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Apple defends parts pairing as Oregon mulls right-to-repair bill
Oregon may soon become the latest state to pass right-to-repair legislation. Last month, Google lent its support in an open letter, calling Senate Bill 1596 “a compelling model for other states to follow.” The bill, sponsored by a sextet of state senators and representatives, was inspired in part by California SB 244, which Governor Gavin […]
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The Oregon Trail horror movie actually looks pretty good, or at least pretty fun
Plus the movie is actually called Organ Trail, which rules
Amazon, Despite Climate Pledge, Fought To Kill Emissions Bill In Oregon
“Amazon’s representatives were in the Capitol lobbying against the bill from the very first moment of discussion,” said Marsh, chair of the Oregon House climate committee and sponsor of the bill, HB2816. Though Amazon did not testify publicly, Marsh said the company’s lobbyists helped organize the opposition and “successfully nurtured fear that our energy requirements would drive away the development of data centers.” “No one wants that,” Marsh continued, “but we do want them to use energy in a responsible, sustainable manner.”
In addition to the Climate Pledge, Amazon has set a goal of moving entirely to renewable energy by 2025; the company has spent millions on solar and wind energy projects and is the largest private purchaser of clean energy. From its $2 billion climate fund to the Climate Pledge, Amazon has invested heavily in creating the perception that it’s an environmental leader. But its dealings in Oregon show that, behind the scenes, it wants to call the shots on how that transition happens. Amazon spokesperson David Ward said in a statement that “a number of organizations, including Amazon, oppose HB2816 because the bill does not address the build-out of electric infrastructure that is needed to bring more clean energy to the grid.”
“Building new renewable projects requires infrastructure investments in the grid and today there are hurdles in key areas like permitting and interconnection,” he continued. “Accelerating energy infrastructure permitting and interconnections for renewables like solar and wind would have a greater impact on reducing emissions, bringing more clean energy to the grid, and helping achieve our goal of accessing more clean energy in Oregon.”
Oregon’s biggest business organizations are all opposed to the bill, reports Government Technology. “That includes Oregon Business & Industry and the Technology Association of Oregon, and the national trade group TechNet.” Aside from Amazon and its lobbying behind the scenes, no other major tech company has taken a position on the bill.
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Otherworldly GREY HUMANOID ENCOUNTER Described by Oregon Experiencer
A 12-year-old girl describes her encounters with an otherworldly humanoid while with her family. They were in the woods near Siletz, Oregon when the unknown being first appeared.
The investigator ‘RW’ has over 30 years of work involving crop circles, cattle mutilations, UFO sightings, and a search and rescue of a missing woman in eastern Oregon. But this is his firsthand report of a CE3:
This incident comes from a phone call to my spouse on the late evening of June 6, 2018, at about 9:30pm. She received a call from her son. He is a former US Army veteran, a former police officer, and currently a security guard at a local casino. Watching my spouse’s face as she was talking to her son, was a look of concern. She handed me the phone and said, “You need to hear this!” As I listened to her son, he was sincere about what they saw and encountered. The main witness was his girlfriend’s daughter who is age 12. Given permission, I spoke with the girl for over 30 minutes asking specific questions. Here is a short summary of that chat:
Q – What time and where did you have this sighting?
A – About 7:30ish today, 5 miles southeast of Siletz, Oregon off a gravel road near Ojalla Road in the woods.
Q – How far was this creature from you?
A – About 100 feet or so, standing 2 legs, pale grey height 4-5 feet quarter size eyes (dark brown) ribs showing, super skinny, no clothes head round oval, looked like no ears or nose, roundish bump where the nose should be!
Q – How long did you see it?
A – 10 seconds the first time and about 12 seconds the second time.
Q – What else did you see or hear?
A – Birds were really quiet, then when it took off, the birds got noisy again. Prior to the sighting, you could hear a ‘buzzing noise’. Then sounds echoed, which lasted about 20 seconds, then sounds in the area got normal again. It, the creature moved unnaturally fast and quietly, no sound at all!
Q – Did you see the whole creature?
A – Yeah, real skinny, ribs showing, thin like almost transparent, no clothes, quick movements.
She went on to tell me the family checked that area for evidence and found only tuffs of black and white fur on the stump. The time I spoke with this young girl was 9:30pm on the evening of June 6, 2018.
The following is a full written report from this 12 year girl of her entity encounter:
“The night of June 6th, 2018 me, and my family decided to go for a drive up in the hills 5 miles out of Siletz, Oregon. We were out to find wood to make ourselves a bow. My mom’s boyfriend “J” saw some sticks that were perfect for the bows so we cut them off the tree that they were attached to.
Then we went down the road and “J” saw some downed alder that could be used for firewood. I started hearing a faint buzzing noise but put it off as a bug in the car. Then out of the corner of my eye, I saw the most bizarre thing ever. It was about 100 to 120 feet away from my mom’s car. What I saw was human-like, and about 4 to 5 feet tall with pale grey skin. Its skin was so thin it was almost transparent and it was so skinny. I saw it a total of three times and this was the first. I saw it for about 10 seconds.
When I made eye contact with it everything went silent. The birds stopped chirping, and everything was silent. Then it ran away. I told my mom and “J” and we thought ok we’ll keep an eye out. Then I saw it again I knew that something was up there. And as I said previously it ran away, but it looked like it came from behind the stump it was standing by.
Then I said, “Hey, I saw it again. I think we should go up there and look around.” We went up there and looked around and then while I was standing where I saw it the first time and I saw it again! It moved so quick when it noticed that I saw it. And for moving so quickly it was incredibly quiet. I yelled for “J.” “I saw it again!” So we went over to where I saw the 3rd time and when we were talking it got really quiet and voices echoed a lot more than the other places in the woods.”
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Experienced Hiker STALKED BY SASQUATCH in Willamette National Forest, Oregon
An experienced hiker/camper was in Willamette National Forest, Oregon. After about a week on the trail, he began to sense that he was being followed, eventually believing that it was a Sasquatch.
The following account was forwarded to me:
“I was hiking in the Cascades in Willamette National Forest, Oregon. It was a remote area of the range. On the 7th day of my hike, the hair on the back of my neck started to stand up. I chalked it up to be a mountain lion in the area. But the weird thing was the uneasy feeling never left.
That night I set up camp, planning to stay put for a few days. That is when I heard the strange howling. It wasn’t wolves or bears or any other animal I had ever heard. The closest thing I could relate it to is the noises primates make. This persisted for the next few nights. Something started rummaging through my campsite soon after. I assumed it was a bear or raccoon.
But then on the 9th day, I woke up and my food bag was removed from the tree. Something had cut the line through. All my food was gone. I decided to break camp and push forward. I had a few days left until the end of the trail. I could always fish for food.
The same nightly activities occurred on the 11th night. By that time I was sure that I was being followed. Something started throwing rocks at my tent. For some reason, I lost it. I screamed into the darkness for whatever it was to leave me alone. Hoping it was just some person f*cking with me and maybe they’d leave me the hell alone. Instead, it grew quiet for the first time in nights. Nothing could be heard. Then a scream louder and more vicious than any other night cut through the silence. Then nothing, complete and utter silence again.
Despite it being quiet I wasn’t able to sleep that night. I just waited. The next day I continued my hike, dead tired, just wanting to get out. The hair on the back of my neck still standing, and the forest was still quiet. I felt like I was being hunted.
Towards the end of the day, I sat down to rest before pushing a few more miles when I saw it. Something tall and large, bigger than any man or animal I had seen, sliding through the forest not making a noise. I yelled at it. It turned to look at me. I never got a good look at it through the trees and the brush and it was dark. I threw a rock at it and then pulled my knife. This thing just kept staring at me. I don’t know what kicked in, but I no longer felt scared. Dammit, I was angry and I bluff-charged at the thing. It stepped back a few steps then stopped. I yelled again. This time it took off running to my left. It had long strides and was quite agile.
I was very tired and made camp there. A night of silence. When I woke up the next day I knew that I had about 10 miles until the end of the trail. Exhausted, hungry, and mentally drained, I made my way out. As I got closer and closer to the end of the trail, the typical forest noises returned. I no longer had this feeling of unease. I got to the trail’s end and sat in my car. I was an emotional wreck.
I believe that I was stalked by a Sasquatch, but I just don’t know. I told a park ranger about it and he jokingly said they have a bunch of Sasquatch sightings in the area, but most likely it was my own imagination. I still do a lot of long hikes, but that trip was by far the worst.” C
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Power Grid Worries Force Amazon To Run Oregon Datacenters Using Fuel Cells
For Amazon, these natural gas fuel cells will be used as the primary energy supply, delivering 24.3 megawatts of power to each of the three datacenter sites. “We are investing in fuel cells as a way to power a small number of our operations in Oregon,” an Amazon spokesperson told The Register in an email. “We continually innovate to minimize our impact on our neighbors, local resources, and the environment and this technology provides a pathway for less carbon intensive solutions in the region.”
Continuing to use fossil fuels to power its datacenters is at odds with Amazon’s stated sustainability goals — which include transitioning facilities to 100 percent renewable energy by 2025. However, sources familiar with the matter tell The Register that Amazon’s decision to use natural gas fuel cells was made in part due to challenges associated with power transmission infrastructure in the region. Oregon Live notes that the e-tail giant has had problems with landowners, who have objected to having high-voltage transmission lines cross their properties. Fuel cells provide Amazon a way to circumvent these headaches by generating the power onsite. However, regulators are concerned that the decision could actually increase Amazon’s carbon footprint in the region as the power supplied by local utilities includes a mix of hydroelectric power. In documents filed with the state, it’s estimated the fuel cells would generate 250,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually.
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Multiple BIGFOOT ENCOUNTERS Described by Coos County, Oregon Witness
This Bigfoot incident occurred 20 miles from Coquille, Oregon near the North Fork of the Coquille River in Coos County. It was the Autumn of 1949. Another encounter is also described.
The witness stated that an unknown pounding was heard on something like a log:
“That sound brought one of my brothers into the house to alert the rest of the family to “come hear this.”
We went outside and stood in the driveway, and heard the most frightening guttural roar you can imagine! This accompanied the pounding on the wood object. This lasted several minutes. The evening was clear, warm, and without wind. I do not remember a moon. Neither brother could explain what was happening and I recall being scared out of my wits!
When the sounds subsided, the family returned inside. The incident was not discussed in front of me again. As a child, I was privileged to live in this remote beautiful area and be allowed to run free.
Sometime later, a boyfriend and I observed what we were told must have been a bear in a thicket of alder trees near the house. The feces found there later contained crawdad shells and berry seeds, with a horrible odor. But the creature we saw was not a bear. The hard dry ground showed no tracks. Our fathers were loggers and we were well-versed in the local wildlife. While this all happened a very long time ago, I still get cold chills remembering those sounds.
Years later, my fiance and I were driving north on Oregon Highway 101 near Cape Perpetua, north of Florence, OR. The highway was narrow, two-lane, with the Pacific Ocean on the west and steep rock cliffs on the east. I was watching the moon over the ocean, turned sidewise, facing the ocean. A very large black creature rose from a cleft in the cliff and towered over the little car we were in. My fiance yelled, “What the hell was that?” I only caught a glimpse of the thing through my peripheral vision, but it was huge and very fast. I suppose we surprised it as much as it surprised us. It terrified me.
My fiance searched for a place to turn around as he wanted to go back, and I refused to let him. We were armed with what suddenly seemed to be a very small weapon, considering the size of the creature!
When we returned home, my fiance told his father about the encounter. His father told us of the rancher at the foot of the Capes (Also on Highway 101) who had been riding to check on his cattle when he heard a cow bellowing in agony. His horse became nervous but he forced it on and found a very large hairy animal chewing on the live cow. He carried a 30.06 rifle and shot the creature. It stood up and ran off on two legs. He followed until he lost the trail of blood in the rocky terrain. This is the first time I have ever heard of someone shooting and wounding one of these creatures. It is also the first time I’ve heard of this creature eating the meat of any animal
Our encounter was in the late evening with clear skies and a full moon. My fiance saw the creature in the headlights and had a great view of it. He knew it was not a bear and didn’t think it was a human in a fursuit. Facial features did not have a snout and the arms were too long for a bear’s front legs. I was too terrified to grasp any features. I have never felt fear like that before or since.
NOTE: This old account was listed as a Class A report at the BFRO. I remember seeing another recollection of the encounters, presumably by the original eyewitness. Lon
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Multiple BIGFOOT ENCOUNTERS Described by Coos County, Oregon Witness
This Bigfoot incident occurred 20 miles from Coquille, Oregon near the North Fork of the Coquille River in Coos County. It was the Autumn of 1949. Another encounter is also described.
The witness stated that an unknown pounding was heard on something like a log:
“That sound brought one of my brothers into the house to alert the rest of the family to “come hear this.”
We went outside and stood in the driveway, and heard the most frightening guttural roar you can imagine! This accompanied the pounding on the wood object. This lasted several minutes. The evening was clear, warm, and without wind. I do not remember a moon. Neither brother could explain what was happening and I recall being scared out of my wits!
When the sounds subsided, the family returned inside. The incident was not discussed in front of me again. As a child, I was privileged to live in this remote beautiful area and be allowed to run free.
Sometime later, a boyfriend and I observed what we were told must have been a bear in a thicket of alder trees near the house. The feces found there later contained crawdad shells and berry seeds, with a horrible odor. But the creature we saw was not a bear. The hard dry ground showed no tracks. Our fathers were loggers and we were well-versed in the local wildlife. While this all happened a very long time ago, I still get cold chills remembering those sounds.
Years later, my fiance and I were driving north on Oregon Highway 101 near Cape Perpetua, north of Florence, OR. The highway was narrow, two-lane, with the Pacific Ocean on the west and steep rock cliffs on the east. I was watching the moon over the ocean, turned sidewise, facing the ocean. A very large black creature rose from a cleft in the cliff and towered over the little car we were in. My fiance yelled, “What the hell was that?” I only caught a glimpse of the thing through my peripheral vision, but it was huge and very fast. I suppose we surprised it as much as it surprised us. It terrified me.
My fiance searched for a place to turn around as he wanted to go back, and I refused to let him. We were armed with what suddenly seemed to be a very small weapon, considering the size of the creature!
When we returned home, my fiance told his father about the encounter. His father told us of the rancher at the foot of the Capes (Also on Highway 101) who had been riding to check on his cattle when he heard a cow bellowing in agony. His horse became nervous but he forced it on and found a very large hairy animal chewing on the live cow. He carried a 30.06 rifle and shot the creature. It stood up and ran off on two legs. He followed until he lost the trail of blood in the rocky terrain. This is the first time I have ever heard of someone shooting and wounding one of these creatures. It is also the first time I’ve heard of this creature eating the meat of any animal
Our encounter was in the late evening with clear skies and a full moon. My fiance saw the creature in the headlights and had a great view of it. He knew it was not a bear and didn’t think it was a human in a fursuit. Facial features did not have a snout and the arms were too long for a bear’s front legs. I was too terrified to grasp any features. I have never felt fear like that before or since.
NOTE: This old account was listed as a Class A report at the BFRO. I remember seeing another recollection of the encounters, presumably by the original eyewitness. Lon
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