Effort to limit Klamath Basin farming FAILS

Oregonian ^ | July 18, 2002 | Jim Barnett

[WaterDragon]

Washington - The U.S. House on Wednesday rebuffed an effort Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., to limit planting of commercial crops in the Klamath Basin wildlife refuges, but not before the proposal fanned an argument over urban and rural priorities. (snip)

Although Blumenauer's amendment to the Interior Department spending bill faced long odds from the start, it irked colleagues who represent the farming-dependent region. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore, said that the cities such as Portland do greater damage to waterways and the environment than farmers do, but Congress often ignores their problems.

"In the city of Portland, 3.4 billion gallons of storm water and sewage flow in at 55 locations and into the Columbia Slough and the Willamette River," Walden said. "They flush it, and it flows right into where the endangered salmon are, right over where there are toxic dumps of Superfund sites in the Willamette River." (snip)

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[snopercod]

Great news.

[shotabug]

BTTT

[Sacajaweau]

Good news for the farmers. Salmon is a "stock" fish. The environmentalists are finally being "put in their place"...

If you had a choice between a sick owl and a sick child, which would you attend to first??

Would you spend $50,000 to propogate one condor or spend the same for care of a child with cancer.

Let's get our priorities straigtened out folks.

Sac

[brityank]

Ping.

Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore, said that the cities such as Portland do greater damage to waterways and the environment than farmers do, but Congress often ignores their problems.

About time someone stood up to the urban luddites that infest the government.

[glock rocks]

bump for sanity !

[OldFriend]

The environmentalist terrorists have no qualms about pushing their agenda. We MUST not allow them to prevail!

[WaterDragon]

And don't forget that Clinton is in town today to fund raise for a Demo-RAT running against Republican Senator Gordon Smith. See THIS ARTICLE about that turkey's visit here.

[OldFriend]

The grifter sure does get around. You have my sympathies...be sure to protect your daughters!

[dixiechick2000]

Oooooh, great news! Walden is doing a great job.
Thanks for posting this. I don't read the Oregonian much anymore...

Thanks for the ping, brityank.

[madfly]

good news ping!

[E.G.C.]

ALL RIGHT. WAY TO GO!!!!!

[Grampa Dave]

The enabler of the green terrorists and the tinder box situation of our forests returns to Portland in triumph!

Bubba's role model, the original Hitler, was a big time Green Enviralist! He preferred trees over people! Enviral Nazis prefer trees and critters over people.

[MissAmericanPie]

This is wonderful news, but there are still pleanty of ranchers and farmers fighting every day to keep their property rights. And the media makes sure we do not hear about most of these confrontations.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads ups!

[goodieD]

good job!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Great picture!

Great news!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for the ping!

[JustAmy]

Good news for the American farmer but the enviro nuts will not relent; they will continue to push their agenda. With the liberals behind them, we must be persistent is getting the message out to the general public.
Food Grows Where Water Flows
Give the farmers enough water to grow their crops so we are not dependent on food from across the borders.
Save the American Farmer!

[ST.LOUIE1]

...but Congress often ignores their problems.

Too damned often!