It's a whole lot of can kicking and subservience to corporations. We consumers are having to deal with higher energy costs due to decisions made by few people in largely rural counties.

#ColumbiaRiver #Drought #ClimateEmergency #Datacenters #PNW

Finished up attending a state preparedness conference this last week. The keynote speaker who has a PhD in '#AI in #EmergencyManagement'. What entailed was a nearly two hour-long ad for ai and robots. The what now feels old shtick of 'if you don't hop onto the planet-burning bandwagon, you'll be left behind. Robots will run shelters and do all #SAR.'

#ClimateEmergency #Drought #ColumbiaRiver

A tugboat pulling a barge at Astoria, Oregon
📷Canon Eos Rebel G
🎞️Kodak Ektar
#photography #filmphotography #colorfilm #Oregon #astoria #tugboat #ships #columbiariver
A riverboat in Astoria, Oregon
📷Canon Eos Rebel G
🎞️Kodak Ektar
#photography #filmphotography #colorfilm #Oregon #astoria #riverboat #ships #columbiariver
Darigold to Pay $2 Million Penalty - Columbia Riverkeeper

Darigold agrees to remediate water pollution to the Lower Yakima Valley and pay $2,000,000 to the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation for projects benefiting water quality.

Columbia Riverkeeper -

#WashingtonFlats located near the #ColumbiaRiver offers scenic hiking opportunities amidst diverse #flora inspiring a poem celebrating #nature beauty during a #spring visit. #poetry #poetry26 #napowrimo #napowrimo26 #clmooc #cascade

http://sheri42.net/2026/04/15/napowrimo-nature-and-the-columbia-river/

NaPoWriMo Nature and the Columbia River

Washington Flats, located near the Columbia River, offers scenic hiking opportunities amidst diverse flora, inspiring a poem celebrating nature’s beauty during a spring visit.

I wonder, if I draw a line...