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
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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
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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
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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. 'This bias
been a bong tim e coming.”
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