October

Early voting down in Oregon

There are some interesting early returns in Oregon’s mail-in balloting this year. Namely, we’re not doing it like we did in 2004.

From the Governor’s climate package announcement

Even more than the policies laid out on Monday, I was struck by the buzz in the room. Everybody was buzzing – advocates, architects, builders, consumers, energy developers, labor reps and policy wonks – and I could almost see the wheels turning in people’s heads as they digested the plan.

Who's minding the store?

The General Accounting Office (GAO) released a report this week which criticizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for overestimating how much money they collect from companies that violate national environmental laws.