On December 19, Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission voted 4-1 to adopt California regulations that will begin restricting the sale of gasoline-powered motor vehicles in Oregon, starting in 2026. By the end of that year, automobile manufacturers must deliver and offer for sale electric vehicles (EVs) totaling at least 35% of their overall vehicle sales in […]
This is excellent. If the social media companies are smart, they will cite the studies that show aluminum and mercury in vaccines – and vaccination – are harmful and cause dementia.In a stunning turn of events, the massive social media companies Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Tiktok, and Youtube – have been sued. According to Malwarebytes.com, “The […]
A familiar sound at our house recently has been the screech of electrical gadgets sending out one last desperate distress call, as they die from another Portland General Electric (PGE) power failure. “How long will it last this time,” we wonder? Calls to PGE are infuriating, because they rarely provide essential information as to what […]
How about contract term limits for the unelected position of County Administrator? Clackamas County Commissioners are in office by popular vote. Later, there is an option of recall of a Commissioner by the citizens. But the Administrator is unelected, and may influence public policy over time, at taxpayer expense, simply by outlasting everyone. A committed […]
The protestors have had their say – or so the CCP wants us to believe. But NYS’s ENX Program may be alive and well. We are one step farther away from a global police state – or are we? According the CNN, China is backing away from its zero COVID policy and will “inactivate” its […]
Today, many people associate the word “monopoly” with big tech firms like Google and Amazon that crowd out competitors. They may be unaware that many other monopolies operate in local jurisdictions and are protected by Oregon law. Water, sewage, electricity, natural gas, mass transit, and even waste hauling services are all provided by government-run or […]
A June poll of Oregonians conducted by Nelson Research and sponsored by the Oregon Moms Union (an education advocacy group) found that most Oregonians are unhappy with the K-12 education system. It also showed that 73% of Oregon voters support school choice, including 60% of Democrats. This shouldn’t be a surprise, as national polls consistently […]
Portland is a world leader in magical thinking on climate change. Last Wednesday, we saw the City Council wave its magic wand yet again, when it considered banning petroleum diesel in Portland by 2030. Only so-called renewable diesel will be available within the city limits. City staffers and proponents of the ban are confident the […]
It took 3 weeks for the November data of all petitions filed in the Counter Measures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) to be published today. That’s what we get when our government relies on contractors to process petition claims, correspondence with petitioners, and correlate data for monthly and annual reporting. The November 2022 data was released […]
Africa resists policies that promote primitive farming and energy, and making muffins out of flies As Americans give thanks this week for our many blessings, let us recall the Pilgrims’ and Native Americans’ primitive agricultural knowledge and technologies, the hunger and disease that were constants in their lives – and how so many around the […]
