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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Scientists at Oregon State University say
a new analysis of a 200-mile-long fault line off the southern and
central Oregon coast shows it is more active than the San Andreas
Fault in California, blamed for the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
They say Blanco Transform Fault Zone likely won't produce the
catastrophic earthquake many predict for the Pacific Northwest. But
they say an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 to 7.0, capable of
inflicting heavy damage, is at least possible.
Results of the study appear in the Journal of Geophysical
Research.
During the past 40 years there have been about 1,500 earthquakes
of magnitude 4.0 or greater along the Blanco Transform Fault Zone,
and many thousands of smaller quakes.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Governor Kulongoski says Oregon must take
the initiative for energy policy changes without waiting for a
response from the federal government.
Kulongoski told an Oregon energy summit on Wednesday he will
create an advisory group by the end of September to focus on what
he calls "the most important public policy question facing the
state."
The questions facing the panel will include how much energy
Oregon has and needs, and how it will make up the difference while
acting aggressively to reduce carbon emissions.
Oregon's 1.6 million households spent $2.1 billion on natural
gas and electricity in 2006, and the overwhelming consensus among
energy experts is that costs will go up no matter what policies
state leaders adopt.
Ratepayers will get a taste of what's to come this winter, as
both natural gas and electricity rates are expected to spike
because of rising commodity costs.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Governor Kulongoski says Oregon must take
the initiative for energy policy changes without waiting for a
response from the federal government.
Kulongoski told an Oregon energy summit on Wednesday he will
create an advisory group by the end of September to focus on what
he calls "the most important public policy question facing the
state."
The questions facing the panel will include how much energy
Oregon has and needs, and how it will make up the difference while
acting aggressively to reduce carbon emissions.
Oregon's 1.6 million households spent $2.1 billion on natural
gas and electricity in 2006, and the overwhelming consensus among
energy experts is that costs will go up no matter what policies
state leaders adopt.
Ratepayers will get a taste of what's to come this winter, as
both natural gas and electricity rates are expected to spike
because of rising commodity costs. |
