Tag Archives: Oregon

Hansen’s Death Trains – now with extra scary ‘coal fallout’

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

WUWT readers surely remember this: NASA’s Dr. James Hansen once again goes over the top. See his most recent article in the UK Guardian. Some excerpts: “The trains carrying coal to power plants are death trains. Coal-fired power plants are … Continue reading →

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Climate skeptic instructor fired from Oregon State University

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

Gordon Fulks sends this summary of the situation and asks that it be distributed. I’m happy to oblige. For some background on Dr. Drapela’s skeptical views, this slideshow “Global Warming Cracked Open” might give some insight into OSU’s booting him … Continue reading →

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Oregon State Climatologist to be on heated panel April 10th

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

WUWT readers may remember the fiasco from the Oregon State Museum of Science and Industry where they invited, then dis-invited the AMS Oregon Chapter to have a panel because they didn’t consider it “balanced” enough. Translation: “we don’t want any … Continue reading →

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All-Time Snowfall Records Fall Across Western Oregon & SW Washington

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Vancouver, Washington (March 22nd 2012) – “Many cities across Western Oregon and Southwest Washington are setting all-time cold and snowfall records for this late in the season. Since Tuesday night, the Willamette Valley has been blanketed with anywhere from 2″ … Continue reading →

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Historic March Snowstorm Along Oregon Coastline

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

From Steve Pierce, President, Oregon Chapter of the American Meteorological Society Vancouver, Washington (March 13th 2012) – “Many residents along the coastline of Oregon awoke Tuesday morning to no power, downed trees, closed roads and as much as 8″ of … Continue reading →

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Oregon Museum of Science and Industry denial backfires – big crowd in Portland hears all about climate change skepticism

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Readers may recall when I took OMSI to task for being debate deniers. That didn’t work out so well for OMSI what with the negative publicity and the packed room last night. Wish I could have been there. If anyone … Continue reading →

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Stupid: Oregon Museum of Science and Industry cancels climate talk due to skeptics being on panel

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

I guess nobody wanted to “properly debate” skeptics. They couldn’t even get David Appell? From Oregon Live: The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry has pulled the plug on a presentation from three scientists critical of the theory of man-made … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week – channeling George Carlin

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

Todd Wynn writes on his Facebook page:

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Renewables forcing consumer energy price rise in Oregon

Posted on December 19, 2010 by

Rates set to jump for Pacific Power, PGE customers in January. Published: Friday, December 17, 2010, 9:24 PM     Updated: Friday, December 17, 2010, 9:24 PM By Ted Sickinger, The Oregonian Come New Year’s, better strip the lights off the … Continue reading →

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