I just got this update from Mari Anne Gest, campaign director for the Oregon Apollo energy ballot initiative.

Moving Oregon Towards an Energy Independent Future
In this Campaign Update – March 2006:

Big Oil Challenges Ballot Title – Issue Goes to Oregon Supreme Court
Moving the Clean Energy Agenda in Oregon – Firing Ahead on all Cylinders
Community Events

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The peak oil stuff keeps coming up again and again. As an environmentalist, I am of course attracted to any argument and fact that might reduce consumption of CO2-producing fossil fuels and promote local economies.
However, despite this, I cannot help but seriously question the underlying science and logic of peak oil. [...]

For red-hot news I use www.energybulletin.net which is an electronic clipping service for all things energy. The home page is updated daily as stuff comes in, and older material is archived – as in 150 web pages on crude oil alone. A splendid source.
It is difficult to find anyone knowledgeable who will deny that [...]

As the third anniversary of the US war and occupation of Iraq approaches, local Oregon/Washington peace, church, and social justice organizations are planning a large-scale family-friendly rally and march calling for withdrawal of US troops. The theme is “End the War, Begin the Peace.”
Show your support Sunday, March 19th, at Waterfront Park, north [...]

March 2nd, the Bureau of Indian Affairs issued their Scoping Report as part of the preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Gorge casino proposal. The BIA eliminated on-reservation alternatives from the range of alternatives that should receive detailed analysis, despite overwhelming citizen input asking that alternatives to Gorge Scenic Area locations be [...]