Pentagon drops opposition to big Oregon wind farm | OregonLive.com

Pentagon drops opposition to big Oregon wind farm | OregonLive.com: "On Friday, Oregon Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden� and Jeff Merkley� and U.S. Rep. Greg Walden,� R-Ore., announced the Pentagon had agreed to allow the project, the largest in the United States, to go forward."

News Times Newport Oregon - News Times - local news, vacation rentals, entertainment, school sports, event calendar, real estate, breaking news, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay

News Times Newport Oregon - News Times - local news, vacation rentals, entertainment, school sports, event calendar, real estate, breaking news, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay: "The Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) at Oregon State University (OSU)’s Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) proposes building a wave energy test facility known as a Mobile Ocean Test Berth (MOTB), deploying it in a designated area about two miles offshore from Yaquina Head. As part of the process, DOE officials are preparing an environmental assessment as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), subject to scrutiny by and input from local, state, federal, and tribal agencies, and area residents."

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Google Reader: "investigators may have picked the wrong culprit. Processed carbohydrates, which many Americans eat today in place of fat, may increase the risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease more than fat does--a finding that has serious implications for new dietary guidelines expected this year."

Senior citizens' version of 'Jersey Shore': Drama at retirement center is tame in 'Sunset Daze'

Senior citizens' version of 'Jersey Shore': Drama at retirement center is tame in 'Sunset Daze': "'Sunset Daze' seems determined to prove that even when we move to retirement communities, we never completely escape the melodramas of high school."

Ephphatha Poetry: "Imagine if the Tea Party Was Black" - Tim Wise

Ron says... Don't read this if you like what you see on the TV about the Tea Party. It is a political point of view that is disturbing. I don't normally publish anything of a political or religious nature here but this makes a point that I feel compelled to share.

Ephphatha Poetry: "Imagine if the Tea Party Was Black" - Tim Wise: "'Imagine if the Tea Party Was Black' - Tim Wise"

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Google Reader: "This new gem rivals what may be Hubble’s most famous image, a shot of the Pillars of Creation taken in 1995. The shot above is of a star-forming region in the Carina Nebula. The enormous pillar of gas and dust is 3 light-years tall. The seam in the middle is the result of new stars forming and emitting powerful gas jets that are ripping the pillar apart."

The Lunatics Who Made a Religion Out of Greed and Wrecked the Economy | The Smirking Chimp

The Lunatics Who Made a Religion Out of Greed and Wrecked the Economy | The Smirking Chimp: "Even if he stands to make a buck at it, even your average used-car salesman won't sell some working father a car with wobbly brakes, then buy life insurance policies on that customer and his kids. But this is done almost as a matter of routine in the financial services industry, where the attitude after the inevitable pileup would be that that family was dumb for getting into the car in the first place. Caveat emptor, dude!"

The beaches along the Eastern seaboard are about to disappear, says one EPA scientist. Why isn't anyone listening? - By Josh Harkinson, with additional reporting by Kate Sheppard - Slate Magazine

The beaches along the Eastern seaboard are about to disappear, says one EPA scientist. Why isn't anyone listening? - By Josh Harkinson, with additional reporting by Kate Sheppard - Slate Magazine: "Titus, the Environmental Protection Agency's resident expert on sea-level rise, first happened on Maryland's disappearing beaches 15 years ago while looking for a place to windsurf. 'Having the name 'beach,' ' he discovered, 'is not a very good predictor of having a beach.' Since then, he's kept an eye out for other beach towns that ha ve lost their namesakes—Maryland's Masons Beach and Tolchester Beach, North Carolina's Pamlico Beach, and many more."

WE TV Premiering New Reality Series About Senior Citizens In Retirement Home | AHN

WE TV Premiering New Reality Series About Senior Citizens In Retirement Home | AHN: "WE tv is set to premiere the highly anticipated new docu-series “Sunset Daze.” The cable network is premiering a back-to-back episode of the show where the party-loving senior men and women are the stars.

“Sunset Daze” will take us to the world’s largest retirement community of Sun City in Surprise, AZ. It explores the lives of nine Sun City residents who do not see their advanced age as detriment to live their lives to the fullest."

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Google Reader: "“Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.”"