Go to his link for his letter about how happy he is that Oregon won’t get cheaper coal energy to fuel electrical plants in Oregon and how it will be good to reduce MAN MADE GLOBAL WARMING GASES.
What’s left, wind? See the T Boone Pickens post below.
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Jan. 14, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Roy Kaufmann
Office of Mayor Sam Adams
503‐823‐4799
roy.kaufmann@ci.portland.or.us
Mayor Adams Commends PGE on Boardman Announcement
Portland, Ore ‐‐ In October 5, 2009 in my public testimony to the Public Utilities Commission, I wrote that I consider Portland General Electric to be one of Portland’s most valued community partners and I am proud that PGE is an independent Portland‐based company.
In that same letter, I stated my concern about PGE’s draft Integrated Resource Plan relying too heavily on coal‐based energy production. Coal currently plays a significant role in providing electricity to the Northwest. In Multnomah County, coal‐generated electricity accounts for more than 40 percent of our energy mix. As such, I strongly urged PGE to evaluate phasing out the Boardman Plant and the procurement of coal‐produced electricity by 2020 at the latest.
I am pleased and encouraged by PGE’s announcement today that it is seeking to submit an alternative operating plan for the Boardman Plant and phase out Boardman, or switch to non‐coal fuel, by 2020.
Achieving closure by 2020 would significantly reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions, and would be a major step forward for Portland’s Climate Action Plan, which seeks to reduce our emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.
I support PGE’s commitment to closing Boardman by 2020, or sooner if viable. And I want to reiterate that the City of Portland is willing to help PGE achieve this goal. I look forward to continuing to be involved in the IRP process and applaud PGE’s willingness to revisit the Boardman issue.
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