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3 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Home News Latest Stories 10 things to know for Thursday, April 16 Arthur I. Cyr: Cuba’s enduring challenge to American foreign policy – and American politics Jackson County led way in building historic Highway 99 in Oregon Police Reports Ashland New Plays Festival chooses new artistic director Education Bracing for Common Core Ashland Kiwanis recognize Lillian Huang Chautauqua series brings author Jane Hamilton to Ashland Ashland Runs on Volunteers: OLLI classes pay dividends in joy of teaching, learning New Southern Oregon University board votes to bump tuition nearly 5 percent in the fall Environment Ashland Fire & Rescue Alarm Box: There are good fires and there are bad fires Lots to celebrate at SOU Arbor Day rites Mt. Ashland Ski Area to host party March 28 Mt. 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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters to the Editor, April 14 DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Apr. 14, 2015 @ 12:01 am Posted Apr. 14, 2015 @ 12:01 am » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2324,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> Don't just sit there The other day someone complained that I was too emotional about global warming. My response is that if the thought of your children or grandchildren dying of thirst, hunger, heat and chaos doesn’t call for emotion, then what in the heck does? Global warming is all too real and is accelerating faster than predicted. Solutions are available, but require the power of government to make them happen in time. To start, we need legislation that will tax or cap greenhouses gas emissions ... and we need it yesterday. So demand that your Oregon representatives fight for a future. Hound them to support and vote for HB 3740, the only bill currently offered in Oregon that addresses all the greenhouse gases. Then ask Congressman Greg Walden what he is doing to stop greenhouse gases at the federal level. (To date he has quite wickedly promoted them.) And then tell Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley to stop promoting natural gas, a major source of methane leaks. If there is one time in your life to get emotional, it is at this 11th hour of global warming. Don’t just sit there playing your fiddle while the world goes up in flames; get involved and help save it! Lee Lull Talent LNG makes no sense Some of the many reasons against having the Jordan Cove LNG pipeline project: Canadian company Veresen stands to profit at Oregon's environmental expense as the large pipeline and huge right of way crosses hundreds of streams and rivers, damaging forests, wetlands and farmlands and bringing downright scary possibilities! The idea of jobs for Coos Bay sounds good on the surface, until you realize the reality; only 104 local, longer-term jobs are anticipated! Property tax benefits of the project are negated by the hundreds of millions lost by a 15-year reduced tax rate being offered to Veresen (a very long time in an industry with future changes, shifts to new energy sources, etc.) Coos Bay and Oregon citizens could be left with nothing to show for all the risk and potential environmental damages. Over the years I've been lulled by the term "natural gas" to think it was the cleanest, least harmful of our energy sources, but I was surprised to learn in recent studies that the use of fracking releases so much methane that it's actually worse than coal, with 85 times the global warming impact of carbon dioxide! This LNG project makes no sense. Susie Stevens-Briody Ashland What a town The little photo of green bags on the Tiding’s front page to alert readers to place their bag by their front door for the Ashland Food Project bi-monthly pickup is most appreciated. The significance of the alert goes a long way when the results of this endeavor are viewed. In Saturday’s pickup, 140 neighborhood coordinators collected 20,827 pounds of food from some 2,500 Ashland households. Pam Marsh, manager of the Ashland Emergency Food Bank, noted that these “gifts fill our shelves and I’m reminded all over again how those magic green bags transform our operation and our community.” Recently, AFP expanded its collaborative partners to include Ashland business sponsors who agree to have their businesses highlighted on reminder cards attached to each bag. In Saturday’s pickup, our sponsor was the Ashland Food Co-op. We appreciate their community involvement in this program. Further, in the area of community involvement are the 70 volunteers who ably unload the green bags and stack the foods. Notably among them are Ashland High School students who receive community service credits for their pickup day participation. What a program. What a town. Phil Gagnon Ashland DailyTidings.com Writer Posted Apr. 14, 2015 @ 12:01 am » Comment or view comments /* $( document ).ready(function() { // Jquery mobile is trying to style the button and leaving a blank gry button on top of a white button $("#viafouracoms .vf-comment-controls li.vf-right").html(' Submit '); });*/ » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. 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