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 Archive 57 - February 2007
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Around 1900, Link River, between Upper Klamath Lake and Lake Ewauna, occasionally went dry before the Klamath Project was built. There was no hydropower, no hatcheries, occasionally no fish (fish need water), no artificially-raised river flows or lake levels.  HERE for more

Oregonians For Food and Shelter Feb 28 legislative update.

Klamath Water Users Executive Director Greg Addington in jail. More news later. 2/28/07
Information on Addington in jail. Fax is: 541.883.8893

Media Myth: America's big dam problem, Business and Media Institute, 2/28/07. "While environmentalists claim to battle for renewable energy, dams that provide renewable power to 10 percent of the United States have come under increasing attack..." followed by Something Fishy about Eco-Extremists' Power Play; Uber-left would rather take out a dam than give one about America's energy future.

Tax breaks proposed for saving animals, 2/28/07 Sacramento Bee. More on ESA go HERE.

Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's Statement From Today's Hearing On The "Evolving West" FOLLOWED BY Reps. Bishop, Heller & Sali's Statements, US Committee on Natural Resources 2/28/07

* DFG Salmon info meetings 2/21&28

Pacific Legal Foundation Press Release: Russ Brooks, PLF Star Attorney in the Pacific Northwest, Passes Away; An environmental-law expert, Brooks won landmark victories against arbitrary regulations, PLF 2/27/07

Klamath River flows, researched by Lewie Baker, 2/27/07. For Lake Level and River Flow page go HERE.

Marsh future uncertain, H&N 2/27/07, followed by Marshland farming doubtful.

An opening on the Klamath, Oregonian editorial 2/26/07. (KBC NOTE: The Oregonian continues it's agenda-driven mission with many untruths. Contrary to the Oregonian article, according to Fish and Wildlife, the runoff from Klamath Project goes through the refuges and is not polluted; no fish or wildlife have died or become sick from the returned water. And see photo on the left; it's dry Link River, a common occurrence before the Klamath Project was built. The Project provides for irrigation, and constant regulated flows for power and fish. The National Academy of Science states that 2002 water levels are not responsible for the 2002 fish die-off, and fish survival does not depend on artificially-elevated flows.)

Potato cyst nematode survey planned, H&N, posted to KBC 2/26/07

Shrinking Water Supplies Threaten National Security; Western Agriculture At Risk From Climate Change And Competing Water Demands, Family Farm Alliance 2/26/07