Sunday, December 02, 2007
Fish less important than votes to Republicans
Too bad fish are political; too bad they’re considered to be on the left-wing side of things. Anything non-human, it seems, is considered to be...well, less important than the right of white people to make as much money as they possibly can. Yeah, this is the view of the Republican Party—and it’s policy. Fish, trees, mountains, rivers, the air we breath, and the ground itself are only there to be exploited, according to the folks in power in Washington. Cut it down, dig it up, and plow it under. That’s what made this country great, they say...
When the National Research Council first said the fish in the Klamath River need more water, the administration leaned on them to change their opinion. That was so the issue could be used to milk farmers for votes to the Republicans. Actually, the Republicans can no more about the farmers in the Klamath Basin than they do about miners in Idaho or aero-space workers in Houston: groups like that are just votes. The groups that really matter to the Republicans are the ones that contribute big bribes—er, "campaign contributions."
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
Too bad fish are political; too bad they’re considered to be on the left-wing side of things. Anything non-human, it seems, is considered to be...well, less important than the right of white people to make as much money as they possibly can. Yeah, this is the view of the Republican Party—and it’s policy. Fish, trees, mountains, rivers, the air we breath, and the ground itself are only there to be exploited, according to the folks in power in Washington. Cut it down, dig it up, and plow it under. That’s what made this country great, they say...
When the National Research Council first said the fish in the Klamath River need more water, the administration leaned on them to change their opinion. That was so the issue could be used to milk farmers for votes to the Republicans. Actually, the Republicans can no more about the farmers in the Klamath Basin than they do about miners in Idaho or aero-space workers in Houston: groups like that are just votes. The groups that really matter to the Republicans are the ones that contribute big bribes.
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6600ap_wst_klamath_water.html
Last updated November 28, 2007 1:12 p.m. PT
New report says Klamath River fish need more water
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A new report confirms research indicating that salmon and other fish need more water in the Klamath River.
A National Research Council report on two separate water studies says more work is needed to integrate all the research being done on the Klamath River Basin in southern Oregon and Northern California.
But the council praises one of the studies, conducted by Utah State University. It says more water in the lower Klamath could benefit fish runs.
Meanwhile, talks are under way about the future of four aging dams operated by PacifiCorp on the Klamath River.
Federal regulators have recommended keeping them in place, but environmentalists and others say the water studies show the dams should be removed.
Last updated November 28, 2007 1:12 p.m. PT
New report says Klamath River fish need more water
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A new report confirms research indicating that salmon and other fish need more water in the Klamath River.
A National Research Council report on two separate water studies says more work is needed to integrate all the research being done on the Klamath River Basin in southern Oregon and Northern California.
But the council praises one of the studies, conducted by Utah State University. It says more water in the lower Klamath could benefit fish runs.
Meanwhile, talks are under way about the future of four aging dams operated by PacifiCorp on the Klamath River.
Federal regulators have recommended keeping them in place, but environmentalists and others say the water studies show the dams should be removed.
When the National Research Council first said the fish in the Klamath River need more water, the administration leaned on them to change their opinion. That was so the issue could be used to milk farmers for votes to the Republicans. Actually, the Republicans can no more about the farmers in the Klamath Basin than they do about miners in Idaho or aero-space workers in Houston: groups like that are just votes. The groups that really matter to the Republicans are the ones that contribute big bribes—er, "campaign contributions."
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
Too bad fish are political; too bad they’re considered to be on the left-wing side of things. Anything non-human, it seems, is considered to be...well, less important than the right of white people to make as much money as they possibly can. Yeah, this is the view of the Republican Party—and it’s policy. Fish, trees, mountains, rivers, the air we breath, and the ground itself are only there to be exploited, according to the folks in power in Washington. Cut it down, dig it up, and plow it under. That’s what made this country great, they say...
When the National Research Council first said the fish in the Klamath River need more water, the administration leaned on them to change their opinion. That was so the issue could be used to milk farmers for votes to the Republicans. Actually, the Republicans can no more about the farmers in the Klamath Basin than they do about miners in Idaho or aero-space workers in Houston: groups like that are just votes. The groups that really matter to the Republicans are the ones that contribute big bribes.
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6600ap_wst_klamath_water.html
Last updated November 28, 2007 1:12 p.m. PT
New report says Klamath River fish need more water
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A new report confirms research indicating that salmon and other fish need more water in the Klamath River.
A National Research Council report on two separate water studies says more work is needed to integrate all the research being done on the Klamath River Basin in southern Oregon and Northern California.
But the council praises one of the studies, conducted by Utah State University. It says more water in the lower Klamath could benefit fish runs.
Meanwhile, talks are under way about the future of four aging dams operated by PacifiCorp on the Klamath River.
Federal regulators have recommended keeping them in place, but environmentalists and others say the water studies show the dams should be removed.
Last updated November 28, 2007 1:12 p.m. PT
New report says Klamath River fish need more water
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A new report confirms research indicating that salmon and other fish need more water in the Klamath River.
A National Research Council report on two separate water studies says more work is needed to integrate all the research being done on the Klamath River Basin in southern Oregon and Northern California.
But the council praises one of the studies, conducted by Utah State University. It says more water in the lower Klamath could benefit fish runs.
Meanwhile, talks are under way about the future of four aging dams operated by PacifiCorp on the Klamath River.
Federal regulators have recommended keeping them in place, but environmentalists and others say the water studies show the dams should be removed.
