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www.hoodrivernews.com Continued from Page A1 Charley Boonstra gy,” said Dae Dahlquist, who is 10. “The carbon tax is de- signed to bring in $2.1 to 2.2 billion a year into the state and is therefore budget posi- tive. With the tax being grad- uated, initial compliance is not overwhelming to busi- nesses,” Dae said. “However, with the tax increasing to strict levels, organizations will be forced to release less carbon and therefore seek out alternative energy.” (See page A5 for the remainder of Dae’s statement.) The council, which had started the process of look- ing at the resolution last month, took no action Mon- day. A council subcommittee had recommended changes to a draft of the resolution, and advised in the document, “it would be wise if we took the time to ensure that we have let the public weigh in on the resolution. When using the bully pulpit we should first invite the com- munity to tell us what they think.” On Monday, the council discussed gaining additional public input. Mayor Paul Blackburn said, “We’d like to hear from our constituents, pro and con, before acting.” Blackburn and City Man- ager Steve Wheeler will be in Salem Thursday and plan to discuss the proposal with State legislators Sen. Chuck Thomsen and Rep. Mark Johnson, and convene a pub- lic comment period at a March council meeting. The Oregon Legislature passed Senate Bill 306 (SB306) during its 2013 Regu- lar Session, which directed the Legislature to conduct a study of the economic and greenhouse gas emissions impacts of implementing a carbon tax in Oregon. The final study, by the Northwest Economic Research Center, was released in December 2014. The study concluded that imposing a price on carbon would have “relatively small impacts on the economy and would significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” according to the draft resolu- tion. T he draft resolution states, in part, that “the council … is compelled by the scientific consensus that a carbon dioxide emissions are the primary cause of global climate change, and agrees that climate change is a crisis demanding immedi- ate measures to reduce the negative effects … the city finds that climate change is a threat to public health, na- tional security, food security, and business supply chains. These societal costs of inac- tion are significant and out- weigh the temporary eco- nomic impacts associated with the energy transition ... the city believes that assign- ing a cost to carbon dioxide emissions is one of the most efficient ways to discourage consumption of fossil fuels and encourage development of alternatives. It states that the city calls on the Legislature to “craft legislation carefully to im- pose a carbon price, in the form of a tax, fee, or cap, re- lying on modeling described in the NERC report and ex- perience of British Colum- bia and California, with spe- cial attention to mitigating impacts on low-income Ore- gonians.” ■ “We want to set an exam- ple of being a leading com- munity that cares about our future,” said Boonstra, who is co-founder of the HRVHS Climate Club, formed this year. “Passing this carbon pric- ing initiative is a direct state- ment saying that those peo- ple polluting the earth must pay, not profit, from pumping carbon into the atmosphere,” she said. “To pollute the earth should not be free. We all know that this is an issue of our conscience and we must follow that message.” Boonstra said putting a price on carbon reduces emissions, protects or grows living wage jobs, and is “po- litically feasible and re- silient, and non-regressive.” Dae Dahlquist of Trout Lake told council, “Dr. Mar- tin Luther King is famous for saying, ‘freedom is never vol- untarily given by the oppres- sor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.’ The Earth cannot speak for itself. It is our responsibility to repre- sent the Earth’s best inter- ests,” said Dae, who re- searched and wrote his com- ments, with an assist from his mother, Bryn. “Unfortunately, most of the population does not rec- ognize how much carbon is being released into the envi- ronment and only has curso- ry knowledge of the effects which are caused from his malicious act. Fossil fuel companies and big polluters are not going to voluntarily give up their power and use of carbon. We must demand that they not only recognize, but pay for their crimes against the environment and our future. “What do you want your legacy to be?” Dae said. “Do you want me to grow up in a place where I do not respect the earth? Do you want me to raise my children in a place with clean air? Do you want me to grow up in a place where salmon spawn in our rivers? Do you want me to be able to grow up in the shad- ow of mountains covered in snow? For all these reasons, please approve the carbon tax resolution for the State of Oregon. Please be responsi- ble with my future.” HRCSO investigating two deaths of recreationalists Today Feb 25 Thurs. Feb 26 Forecast PM Showers Showers Schulz appeared to have suffered a medical emer- gency while on the trail, HRCSO reported. Friends on scene attempted life-saving measures without success. Sheriff Matt English ad- vised that cell phone recep- tion in the area was “pretty spotty” and there appeared to have been multiple “dropped 911 calls” from the group as they attempted to contact authorities. The second incident oc- curred at 10:30 a.m., on Sun- The Hood River County Sheriff ’s Office is investigat- ing two unrelated incidents over the weekend involving the deaths of two recreation- alists. On Saturday, February 21, just after 3 p.m., deputies were notified of a medical in- cident involving motorcycle riders near the 640 road on the east side of the Hood River Valley. When person- nel arrived, they found Eirik Elton Schulz, 43, of Portland, deceased. Continued from Page A1 and crew repeating their vic- tory at the 2014 inaugural. The winning dish was, specifically, candied bacon and salted caramel ice cream bacon brown sugar cookie, and bacon pecan crumble. Boda’s Kitchen was run- ner-up with its porchetta- crisp hors d’ouevres. 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