NOAA to break ground on marine center in Newport

NOAA to break ground on marine center in Newport: "The Port of Newport will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the NOAA Marine Operations Center from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday, June 3, at the South Beach Pacific Homeport site just west of Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center.
Speakers at the groundbreaking are scheduled to include U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader, Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski and Oregon State University President Ed Ray. Also attending the ceremony will be representatives of Oregon’s coastal legislative caucus and other community leaders.
A community-wide celebration will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 6, at the site."

"“BP wants Twitter to shut down a fake BP account that is mocking the oil company. In response, Twitter wants BP to shut down the oil leak that’s ruining the ocean.”"

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Google Reader (6): "Toyota is capitalizing on the success of its hybrid Prius by releasing 8 new body styles–the first of which will be a compact van. Dubbed “Alpha”, the MPV will launch in Spring 2011. Now larger families will finally be able to use the Prius, too!"

Would You Drive 5.4 Miles Less A Day to End Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico? : TreeHugger

Would You Drive 5.4 Miles Less A Day to End Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico? : TreeHugger: "Here's the lead up: In the US per person consumption of gasoline is 428 gallons per year on average, while in Europe is 59 gallons. Yes, the average US citizen uses 6.2 times more gasoline per person per year than does the average European resident.

Moving on: The US uses 9.989 million barrels of oil per day to make gasoline (keep in mind that though a barrel contains 42 gallons of crude oil, it doesn't all go to gasoline). If we just reduced our gasoline consumption to five times that of Europe we'd knock 1.8 million barrels of oil off our daily habit.

How much oil comes from all the offshore oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico? 1.75 million barrels."

"A gold mine," said Mark Twain, "Is a hole in the ground with a liar standing next to it."

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: "This 40-foot gray whale carcass washed up at Beachside State Park south of Waldport on Sunday. Observers seeing the dead whale floating beyond the surf line had earlier reported it to the Coast Guard as a capsized boat. The Oregon State Police reminds the public that it is against the law to touch or take any part of a marine mammal from the beach. (Photo by Larry Coonrod)"

N. Carolina Hiker Bumps Into Barack and Michelle Obama - AOL News

N. Carolina Hiker Bumps Into Barack and Michelle Obama - AOL News: "(April 26) -- On a remote wooded path in North Carolina on Friday, a 65-year-old woman took a solitary hike. Little did she know she'd meet President Barack Obama and the first lady along the way.

The chance encounter happened when Westerville, Ohio, resident Karen Russell was hiking the Mountains-to-Sea Trail just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville's Citizen-Times newspaper reported."