Power lurks in Oregon forests ?
Tucked into a sprawling, 1,200-page climate change bill before Congress today is a tiny paragraph that touches the federal forests covering a quarter of Oregon.
It says these lands, that already give us trails to hike and clean water to drink, can provide renewable power for our toasters while helping to replace long gone lumbering jobs. .
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When we evaluate replacement technologies, we need to weigh the total impact, in this case, It is going to be extremely complicated because the decision tree begins with multiple start points and multi decisions at each level.