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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 2007)
Tribes seek solutions to green energy demands (API) — B y 2(025, O re g o n must get a «graanter o f its "elec- tridry from renewable resources, as required b y a law passed last ¡session b y th e state Legislature. On tthe W arm Springs Titmafaim Reservation, the tribes ate look in g at a variety o f w ays to tap itflnr araservariom's asesoramaes tfr© generate green energy, in part to ¡meet A e s ta te s ¡expected need. The3te"s a mew tóopmass ffamit in tthe perm itting stage, sttaadies «an tthe prospects o f w in d pow er are under way, and the tribes are even co n sid erin g gpottheranal potential on the reservation. “ Wkl're praasomkg arn o vaM e scaasen^y prettily aggaiessivdiy in term s o f loo king a t w h at w e have,” said Jim M anion, general m a n a g e r off W a rm S p r in g s B o w er & W aiter Maaoptrisces. “Orar s t a i l e its to llodk att whatt: energy resources we have on the reservation, amai w hat rama they affo to help today's aribalgpitern- memittf’ A nd ithe n e w 'biomass facil ity, M which ahe trübes would btrarn N ovem ber 22„ 2 0 0 7 Spilyay Tyrooo, Wgmnra Springs, O regon Pagje 16 affidbrik m a fradl to generate power, is first on its list. ÄMoäM^fl W arm aaff- meady Baas a hkamnass pflaantt, tilt its planning to build a new one that would produce more than f e e times ahe power. T h e f a d ¡supply fa r dhe fanl- ity, w hich would crome from ah arn k gsm alaitees«^ «iff «liter- crowded forests, bias been ap proved b y the tribali council, Manion said. Now the ffariffiugv wbiiirbbiaislhRfmiiiitffpw^med togem- rarartra about 15JB megawatts — enough pow er for m ore than 12JW0 homes — is äm ahemiddlle of the permitting process. Warm Springs iis aba© work ing on finalizing a deal with in vesto rs fo r th e $4 5 mffltotn project: to fund the new fadiity, said Call Mukumoto, m anager wfflh the Warm Springs Biom ass Project LLC. H e said h e hraprad to have the fenamriiimg settled in early JOTS, a t which paÄnt nonstdnuidtiimacioaiM^» for ward. “Hopelinily, toward tthe end <off 2M$> we'® he «an tflae ^trodi^’ Mukumoto said. Framther down «he road, the arises are Ikaesftdini^ a t tthe possi bility of setttliagaipawindffwm «am tthe tteserroattikam. “Wfel’we identtiffibd tlhatt affneae is «amooi^a w ind eneagy «am «he reservation fo r some form <©f a commercial wind development fama,” Manion said. In thè Mutton Mountain area in «he nordheast corner «sff dae tmseffVHfiom,tÉKe!nribesbiavesBiuid- ied borii thè wind potcntial and ahe «aspogaajpiy. Evram b y jjrast looking at thè area, though, trees are stro n g indicators «sff ahe wàmd, he said, and in that parr «sff dae reservattion aflney show posatóre sigms. bave trees im «he Mmt- ton Mountain area that are all- most fiat on one side,” Manion said. T he atiflses are nasw saaraimg a new series «sff studies «hat wffl look a t «he enviromaaiienilal im- paets of a commercial foriUty, h e said. T he sarady will include w hat roadwork would need to h e dome to ttaansp<M:«ÌKbig«rar- bines up to a fadhty, :and what kind of effect ir mighr have on «he area's bird population, he said. “llf's to «ffetermiiae iff ittisw i- ;dbffe,not|aast(onamesioutffi3esbia- sis, but on an en\rironmental basis as weil,” Manion said. 'Warm Springs has also tahen a preliminary look at thè poten- tliall for tapping underground heat and saeam as g^isdaermall power, h e said. Deputies reduce substance abuse at Chem ewa .SALEM ((AFj)—Vtbifenaoe, d ru g rase an d dribbling a t OnetnroBw» ffmafftaim Srhrad) Haw* dropped «hamaakaBSy «under a n a rra n g e m e n t th a t Baas Marfom C o u n ty S h e r if f s deputies providing security. Three full-rime deputies have pattnofed the sahodTs 400- acre campus morA o f Salem since the beginning of 2006. Deputy Sheriff Heath Nelson said. F ights dropped fey h a lf dmnriitnig the 2006-Ì07 school year compared with the year B E Y design D center Grandma's Homemade Leftover Pumpkin P ie & H ot Cider 01 01 1 D a y O n ly Save up to 25% on Selected items D 01 9* 2006 Ford Escape Hybrid Sport Utility 4D N inJMMM. The federalgovemment pays for ahe Attrae deputies, and a ¡quarter «aff A e saffaay for a ser- geaaiit to m ersee tAem «hpnatiies, a total «iff .about $268,000 per p t M ost M arfon C o u n ty deputies are cross-deputized as IIS . mnmirAalk so they can enforce A e law cm the school property, which is considered federal territteary. “Before now, nobody had jurisdiction «wer A ese Bands,'" said Jon Claymore, tthe super visor <©ff the Gbemawa Indian School for the HIS. Bureau off ffnditan Affiliasi. “T t p a ra v i a real problem, no one having responsibility for A e safety of staff .and students. 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