Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, October 17, 1990, Page 12, Image 12

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    Page l2 "The Portland Observer- October 17, 1990
Measure
Drastic
Would
and Costly...
Measure 4 would immediately
force the complete shutdown of
the Trojan electric plant on
December 6, 1990.
Please consider these facts about Trojan and Measure 4
when voting November 6.
Trojan produces as much power as Bonneville
Dam, up to 20% o f Oregon's electricity needs
In 14 years of serving Oregon. Trojan has provided an
average of 5 billion kilowatt-hours ol electricity each
year. Trojan is the largest electricity plant we have within
our state.
Our electricity surplus is gone, and power
supplies are getting seriously tight
Recent reports from the Bonneville Power Administration
show serious pow er shortages developing in the Puget
Sound area, with a good likelihood ol blackouts in the near
future. Oregon's pow er supply situation is getting
similarly tight. A shutdown of Trojan could create serious
power reliability problems.
Measure 4's shutdown o f Trojan would be
expensive for consumers
The respected Northwest Power Planning Council’s study
of the potential impacts of Measure 4 shows the likely
costs to consumers would be about $1.5 billion dollars—
with the costs going as high as $3 billion dollars.
Measure 4's shutdown would be
environmentally damaging
Closing Trojan would force more coal, gas, and oil burning
to produce power. Burning these fuels pours polluting
carbon dioxide gases into the air, and adds to the global
wanning Greenhouse Effect.
Moreover, closing Trojan would create more pressure to
dam our remaining free-flowing rivers and streams,
destroying fish populations and wildlife habitats.
Join us in voting NO on 4.
NO on 4 Committee
Over 35,000 members... and still growing.
Dr. Gary F. Gates, M.D.
Louisa Bateman
Dr. Ansel G. Johnson
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Dr. Alan H. R obinson
Dr. Dwight A Sangrey
Environmentalist
Klamath Falls
Former Member, Oregon
Fish & Wildlife
Commission
Director. Nuclear Medicine
Department. St. Vincent
Hospital iN Medical Center
Chair and Professor
Geology Department
Portland State University
Head, Nuclear Engineering
Department
Oregon State University
President
Oregon Graduate Institute
of Science and Technology
Dr. Anna S. Gail, M.D.
Dr. Barbara M. Karmel
Keith Parks
Phil Schneider
Radiologist
Donald J . Cook
Don (rtxlard
President
The Reed Company
Retired General Manager
Eugene Water and
Electric Board
General Manager
Pendleton Grain Growers
Jo h n R. (Jack) Donaldson
Manager. Canby Utility Board
Former Memlxr, Northwest
Power Planning Council
Former Director
Oregon Department of
Fish & Wildlife
Jo h n D. Gray
Irv Fletcher
Farmer
President
Oregon AFVCIO
Gerald W. Herrmann
Vickie L. McFarlane
Director, Senior
Volunteer Program
Oregon City
Dr. Cyrus W. Field
Chairman. Department
of Geosciences
Oregon State University
Chairman, Grayco Resources
Stafford Hansell
Ron Fortune
Executive Secretary and
Treasurer, Northwest Oregon
Labor Council, AFVCIO
Dr. Jo h n W. Mitchell
Economist
Dr. Peter J . Paquet
Wildlife Biologist
Professor Jam es E.
Reinmuth
Dean, College of Business
Administration
University of Oregon
Vem Rifer
Coral Angus
Executive Director, Klamath
Associate Professor
Biology/Environmental
Sciences
Portland State University
Dr. Robert C. Loomis, M.D.
Hector Macpherson
Basin Cenior Citizens Council
Past President. Oregon
Medical Asstxiation
Farmer
Albany
Dr. Jo h n Owen
Linda KozJowski
Roy Bowden
Executive Director,
Association Northwest
Steelheaders
Clinical Assistant Professor
Neurology, Oregon Health
Sciences University
Jean K. Young
Sam VanVactor
President. Murphy, Symonds,
and Stowell
Dr. Stephen Stolzberg, M.D.
Past President
Oregon Environmental
Council
Director, John Inskeep
Fnvin »nmental Learning
Center
Former Senior Economist,
International Energy Agency
Member
Oregon Fish & Wildlife
Commission, Former
Member, Oregon Energy
Facility- Siting Council
Dean
School of Engineering
Oregon State University
Senior Advocate
Former Mayor of King City
Dr. Mary Taylor
(Partial list. Titles and affiliations for
identification purposes only.)
Slop the shutdown ol Troian's electricity
Vote
Authorized by the No on 4 Committee 621 S.W. Alder. Suite 605, Portland. Oregon 97205
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