Governor feels gas projects....
This looked at first as though it might be a story about the Guv feeling the same way that many of us do regarding the general gas emanating from Salem. Like maybe the stories of the lurid ties between him and his old buddy Neil were finally forcing him to consider decriminalizing the possession of Pepto Bismol. Nope, wrong again. This story's about the Guv's view on LNG terminals - and surprisingly, he doesn't appear to support a statewide prohibition on construction of such facilities. In an era where everybody from Portland's Fireman Randy on out seems to support banning everthing from spray paint to duct tape to exhaling within 50 feet of any building, this is actually a news event.
"It's unreal to think we can supply all of our growing energy needs just through renewables," Carrier said last week. "Any new energy source that adds to additional supply is probably in Oregon's best interest.
It's significant to see that Ted's not looking at wind as the answer to Oregon's energy requirements.
