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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2017 Kalama port drops methanol shoreline permit appeal Future of meat found in petri dish? Produced with stem cell technology appeal when it learned recently that the reduction requirements apply only to the plant, not its docks. The permit still faces a challenge by Columbia Riv- erkeeper, Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diver- sity. Their appeal argues the shoreline permits “fail to address threats to climate, safety and public health.” The same groups, rep- resented by attorneys from Earthjustice, have also ap- pealed the adequacy of the en- vironmental impact statement of the project last October. Associated Press LONGVIEW, Wash. — The Port of Kalama is dropping its appeal of the state’s shoreline permit for the Kalama methanol plant, removing a major challenge to the permit. The Columbian reported the port had opposed the per- mit because offi cials worried it would require the port to reduce greenhouse gas emis- sions at its marine terminal, which would serve the meth- anol plant. The port dropped the By ALIYA HALL EO Media Group By the year 2021, a San Francisco company says some meat production will look different. Very different. Instead of animals being raised on ranches, meat will also be produced in laboratory petri dishes. Variously called “clean” meat or “cultured” meat, it is produced using stem cell technology. Memphis Meats in San Fransisco and Cultured Beef in the Netherlands plan to com- pete with traditional meat for a spot in grocers’ refrigerators. “We’re going to bring meat to the plate in a more sustain- able, affordable and delicious way,” said Dr. Uma Valeti, co-founder and CEO of Mem- phis Meats, in a press release. “Meat demand is growing rap- idly around the world. We want the world to keep eating what it loves. However, he said, “The way conventional meat is pro- duced today creates challenges for the environment, animal welfare and human health.” In 2016, the Americans ate 25.6 billion pounds of beef, according to the National Cat- tlemen’s Beef Association, Oregon drivers warned to expect fi re-caused delays using a pilot car to direct two-way traffi c because of fi refi ghting efforts. The delays are expected to continue through the weekend as temperatures rise and the fi re danger increases. Motorists are urged to be careful driving through or parking near dry grass or brush. Hot exhaust pipes can start grass fi res. ODOT says motorists plan- ning to travel over the Cas- cades should visit TripCheck. com before hitting the road. Associated Press PORTLAND — The Ore- gon Department of Transpor- tation warns drivers to expect wildfi re-related delays when traveling between central Oregon and the Willamette Valley during the Labor Day weekend. Fires are burning from Detroit Lake to Sisters, and the busy U.S. 20 corridor over Santiam Pass has been particularly active. Just west of the pass, ODOT has been FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT SATURDAY SUNDAY 55 Sunny and warm; breezy in the afternoon Clear ALMANAC Last Mostly sunny and very warm Partly sunny; record- breaking temperatures Salem 58/99 Newport 51/72 Coos Bay 55/79 First Sep 19 Prineville 54/102 Lebanon 55/100 The Daily Astorian Baker 46/99 Ontario 55/97 Burns 47/96 Klamath Falls 53/97 Lakeview 52/96 Ashland 64/105 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Tonight's Sky: Vega, the brightest star of Lyra, the harp, stands almost directly overhead around 9:30 p.m. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 5:46 a.m. 5:41 p.m. Low 0.2 ft. 2.4 ft. REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 93 95 78 90 72 93 102 92 69 73 Today Lo 46 56 61 55 58 53 63 58 51 54 W s pc pc s s pc pc s s s Hi 99 100 75 97 74 97 106 99 72 75 Sat. Lo 49 60 60 59 60 54 67 61 54 55 W s pc pc pc s pc pc s pc pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 84 94 90 98 93 76 87 93 90 94 Today Lo 51 59 61 61 58 57 59 55 59 54 W s s s pc s s s s s pc Hi 90 100 97 106 99 79 94 99 96 99 Sat. Lo 54 65 64 65 63 58 62 60 62 60 W s s s pc pc s s pc s pc TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES W t s s pc s pc s sh pc c s pc s c t r t pc pc pc s s s s c Sat. Hi Lo 84 65 70 56 76 59 89 61 82 62 69 57 91 68 59 38 85 73 73 57 81 64 103 80 98 76 81 63 89 78 77 56 87 73 68 62 86 66 66 62 79 64 94 68 91 67 86 62 68 66 whose members raise most of the nation’s cattle. The World Health Organi- zation estimates that today 70 percent of arable land world- wide is used for livestock agri- culture, and in 2050 meat con- sumption will be 70 percent higher than it currently is. “That would mean that we don’t have enough land on the planet to increase livestock volume to match that demand,” Mark Post, a researcher at Cultured Beef, said on the company’s website. The process of produc- ing cultured meat starts with removing specifi c muscle stem cells — undifferentiated cells that can turn into spe- cialized cells — from a cow, a harmless procedure resem- bling a blood draw. The stem cells then divide to give researchers trillions of cells from the original sam- ple. After enough cells have grown, they are assembled in groups of 1.5 million cells to form small muscle tissue, sim- ilar to muscle fi bers in steak. From 10,000 of those fi bers, a patty can be formed by adding salt, breadcrumbs and binder, according to Post. The process takes four to six weeks. “We are currently focus- ing on hamburgers because we rely on self-organization of the muscle cells to form muscle tissue or fi bers,” Post said. “That process results in small tissues that are large enough for minced meat applications, which accounts for 50 percent of the meat market.” Memphis Meats can now grow a pound of meat for less than $2,400 — a steep drop from the $18,000 it took to produce it in 2016. The com- pany was co-founded in 2015 by Valeti and Nicholas Geno- vese, who is also the chief security offi cer. $10 per hamburger Post expects the price to be about $10 per ham- burger once the production is at scale. As technology improves, however, it will come down further to a price that’s competitive with beef, the company predicts. Post joined Netherland research teams in 2007, after gaining funding from the Dutch government. Even though the grant expired in 2009, Post continues to work on cultured meat through the Cultured Beef company. In 2016, the cattle industry was second among Oregon’s agricultural commodities, bringing in $701.2 million. Food waste Rosa is also concerned about the food waste issue if cultured meat were to gain momentum. Byproducts from food processing and even mak- ing beer are now fed to cattle. “These (food waste) byproducts are fed to cattle. If there’s not a demand for cattle feed out there, these products are going in the landfi ll,” he said. “We’re taking food waste products and turning them into fi rst-class protein to feed peo- ple; that’s a signifi cant envi- ronmental benefi t.” He used malts as an exam- ple. The microbrewery indus- try is a large business sector in Oregon, and the malt from the breweries goes to feed cattle. Rosa also said that ranch- ers are able to “make food and protein to feed the world on land that is unusable for other food production.” “Fundamentally the dis- cussion has led to: We really believe that meat comes from an animal raised by a farmer or rancher — there’s no substitute for that,” he said. Local offi ces close for Labor Day La Grande 49/97 Roseburg 61/106 Brookings 60/76 Sep 27 John Day 60/100 Bend 56/100 Medford 63/106 UNDER THE SKY Today Hi Lo 83 65 70 51 71 53 87 58 77 58 67 55 92 67 59 42 86 71 68 56 78 62 105 83 102 78 79 64 90 79 70 58 86 73 69 56 85 66 73 57 76 52 91 66 95 70 80 60 72 61 Pendleton 59/100 The Dalles 59/102 Eugene 55/97 New Sep 12 City Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC Mostly sunny, nice and warm Portland 61/97 Sunset tonight ........................... 7:54 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 6:37 a.m. Moonrise today .......................... 5:19 p.m. Moonset today ............................ 1:58 a.m. High 6.7 ft. 7.6 ft. 89 59 Tillamook 55/82 SUN AND MOON Time 12:13 p.m. 11:32 p.m. 84 61 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 55/80 Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 0.00" Month to date ................................... 0.39" Normal month to date ....................... 1.16" Year to date .................................... 50.06" Normal year to date ........................ 38.10" Sep 5 TUESDAY 78 59 REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 70°/53° Normal high/low ........................... 69°/52° Record high ............................ 88° in 1942 Record low ............................. 43° in 1973 Full MONDAY 80 56 Maegan Murray Instead of animals being raised on ranches, meat will also be produced in laboratory petri dishes. Nationally, the industry had sales of $64.4 billion. Post said surveys in Euro- pean countries and the U.S. have shown that 20 to 50 per- cent of consumers are will- ing to try cultured meat, but Jerome Rosa, executive direc- tor of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association, hasn’t seen any data to prove that traditional meat eaters will switch to cul- tured meat. “I fi nd it hard to believe; I think that’s a real stretch,” he said. “Consumers seem to be moving towards an anti-lab sentiment. All the concerns we hear about anti-GMOs, and with the continued increase of organic products out there, we see an increase in natural. To come out with a petri-dish product, it’s something that seems to not be the direction of what consumers are wanting.” In observance of Labor Day on Monday, all federal, state, county and city offi ces and services, including Asto- ria, Warrenton, Gearhart, Sea- side and Cannon Beach city halls, are closed. All U.S. post offi ces are closed, and there is no mail delivery. Astoria, Jewell, Knappa, Warrenton/Hammond, Sea- side (including Cannon Beach and Gearhart schools) and Ocean Beach School District schools and Clatsop Commu- nity College are closed. The Astoria Library, Sea- side Library, Warrenton Library and all Timberland libraries in Washington state, including Ilwaco, Ocean Park and Naselle, are closed. The Port of Astoria offi ces and services are closed. Garbage collection through Recology Western Oregon (covering Astoria, Seaside, Gearhart and Cannon Beach), city of Warrenton garbage col- lection, and Peninsula San- itation (covering the Long Beach, Washington, Penin- sula) are not affected by the holiday. Recology Western Oregon’s transfer station and Peninsula Sanitation’s transfer station are open. The Sunset Pool in Sea- side is open from 5:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Astoria Aquatic Center is open from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m., then is closed until Sept. 17 for maintenance. The Clatsop County Her- itage Museum, Oregon Film Museum and Flavel House are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the Carriage House is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Uppertown Fire- fi ghters’ Museum is closed. Capt. Gray’s Port of Play and Lil’ Sprouts are closed through Monday. Fort Clatsop is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Columbia River Mari- time Museum is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Sea- side Museum is closed. Sunset Empire Transporta- tion (“The Bus”) is running. The Daily Astorian offi ces are closed, but the newspaper printed and delivered as usual. Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc pc s s s pc s pc pc pc s s pc pc sh c pc r s r s s s s r LOTTERIES DEATH Aug. 30, 2017 REED, Ancil Jean, 93, of Warrenton, died in Seaside. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary & Crematory in Astoria/Sea- side is in charge of the arrangements. PUBLIC MEETINGS TUESDAY Port of Astoria Commis- sion, 4 p.m., Port offices, 10 Pier 1 Suite 209. Miles Crossing Sanitary Sewer District Board, 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 101 Business. Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Cannon Beach City Coun- cil, 7 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. OREGON Thursday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 6628 4 p.m.: 4047 7 p.m.: 3757 10 p.m.: 8843 Thursday’s Lucky Lines: 04-05-10- 16-17-23-28-30 Estimated jackpot: $49,000 WASHINGTON Thursday’s Daily Game: 0-7-1 Thursday’s Keno: 14-20-24-30-32- 39-40-43-51-53-54-61-66-67-68- 71-72-74-77-80 Thursday’s Match 4: 06-08-17-20 OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a fl ag symbol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 9 a.m. the business day prior. 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