by Editor | May 27, 2013 | Smart Meters
By Pete Aleshire Payson Roundup posted May 26, 2013 A crush of people alarmed about the imminent installation of “smart meters” crowded the Payson Town Council meeting last week, hoping to convince the town to pass a resolution opposing the automated transmitters that...
by Editor | May 24, 2013 | Dams, Govt Agencies, Water Issues
By MITCH LIES Capital Press SALEM — One down, 87,212 to go. Rep. Greg Smith, R-Heppner, has kicked off a petition drive to place an initiative before voters that calls for the state to recognize hydropower as a renewable energy source. Petition supporters need...
by Editor | May 22, 2013 | Accountability, Agenda 21, Drones, Privacy Issues
Scott Roberts Freedom Foundation Posted 5/22/2013 Washington State – It may sound Orwellian to have government watching and fining you for installing a bike rack or flower box, but if CityScan has their way, this is exactly what is coming to a town near you....
by Editor | May 22, 2013 | Drones, Privacy Issues
KOMO News 4/26/2013 SEATTLE (AP) – The airport at Moses Lake could be one of six places in the nation where the Federal Aviation Administration tests drones. A coalition of agencies and organizations in the state is bidding to create the Pacific Northwest...
by Editor | May 21, 2013 | Economy, EPA, Wildlands Project
Energy bills are rising so steeply that they could overtake mortgage repayments in parts of Britain in just five years’ time, the chief executive of supplier, First Utility, has claimed. The Telegraph, UK Posted 5/21/2013 Ian McCaig issued the stark warning as he said...