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About the new PerfSpot.com-Group: Friends of Amy Goodman and Democracy NOW! 
A new unofficial "Friends of Amy Goodman and Democracy NOW!" has been founded by the journalist, broadcast journalist and author, Mr. Andreas Klamm, which is also director of Radio IBS Liberty, IBS TV Liberty, IBS Independent Broadcasting Service Liberty since 1986 and author of six books written in the English and German language....
Posted: Sun, Mar 1, 2009 6:31am PST
Poor Communities Cope with Poor Economy (audio/mpeg 12.3MB) After a lengthy budget stalemate, state lawmakers have reached a compromise spending plan-increasing taxes and cutting education and social services. That means social services are in decline, at a time when demand is increasing-given the nations economic downturn. In the town of Ukiah, California, some rural community organizations are unable to keep up with the increased demand....
Posted: Wed, Feb 25, 2009 1:43pm PST
State Will Host Public Meeting on Salmon in Santa Rosa 
The California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is hosting the annual meeting on California salmon populations and the outlook for 2009 ocean and river fisheries on Tuesday, March 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Sonoma County Water Agency building located at 404 Aviation Boulevard in Santa Rosa.
Photo of spring run Chinook Salmon courtesy of Friends of Butte Creek....
Posted: Tue, Feb 24, 2009 10:52am PST
NEC Release: State Water Board Rebuffs Attempt to Delay PacifiCorp's Clean Water Process Here is today's press release from Greg King of the North Coast Environmental Center
about the State Water Resources Control Board's response to PacifiCorp's
attempt to delay the processing of its application for a Clean Water permit for its
Klamath River dams....
Posted: Mon, Feb 23, 2009 5:16pm PST
California Mendocino County Under Medical Marijuana Seige Now On-going medical marijuana busts through-out Mendocino County have been arresting local residents daily. I was one of five busts made and charged with two felonies (cultivation and intent to sell/distribute) last Friday, February 20, 2009, even though I had my doctor recommendation and was growing with the guidelines published at the Mendocino county web site....
Posted: Mon, Feb 23, 2009 8:58am PST
Walib Shoebat vs. Humboldt State University This is an article intended to document the unsettling presentation by Walid Shoebat to the students Humboldt Sate University on Feb. 18, 2009.....
Posted: Fri, Feb 20, 2009 1:15am PST
Klamath River Advocates Speak Out for Dam Removal, Water Quality 
Klamath Riverkeeper Says No to Any Water Bond with Canal and Dams
by Dan Bacher
Tuesday, February 18, was a busy day in the battle by Klamath River activists to remove PacifiCorp's fish-killing dams. In Sacramento, the California State Water Board heard a progress report from the draft dam removal deal's negotiators.
The Klamath Riverkeeper and 20 local activists and tribal members submitted comments encouraging the Water Board to take a tough stance on PacifiCorp's water pollution...
Posted: Wed, Feb 18, 2009 6:09pm PST
Central Valley Salmon Run Reaches a Record Low 
The federal government today released data showing that the return of chinook salmon to the Sacramento River in fall 2008 was the lowest in history.
Photo of Sacramento River in the California Delta below Rio Vista by Dan Bacher....
Posted: Wed, Feb 18, 2009 3:19pm PST
Klamath Riverkeeper Calls for Stronger Dam Removal Agreement as OR Power Rate Bill Passes 
"This is the first step in getting Klamath fisheries a real shot at recovery, provided we can make key improvements in the dam removal deal,” said Klamath Riverkeeper Erica Terence of Senate Bill 76 after it passed the Oregon Senate Tuesday, February 17....
Posted: Wed, Feb 18, 2009 8:49am PST
A Lost Hero; Community Angel. Andrew Pease, Stabbed to death, Humboldt Counties issue....
Posted: Mon, Feb 16, 2009 10:06pm PST
Delta Exports a Key Factor in Salmon and Killer Whale Declines 
Massive water exports out of the California Delta and other freshwater habitat problems not only threaten the survival of Central Valley chinook salmon populations, but could lead to the extinction of the southern resident population of orcas....
Posted: Sat, Feb 14, 2009 4:41pm PST
Treesitters Needed ASAP!!! 
With three days to go until the logging date, forest defenders are ascending into the canopy to protect old-growth redwoods and spotted owls. More feral forest friends are needed ASAP....
Posted: Thu, Feb 12, 2009 10:28am PST
Klamath Price Cap Bill Passes Oregon Senate Committee Today 
Craig Tucker, spokesman for the Karuk Tribe, reported that Oregon SB 76, the Klamath Price Cap Bill, passed the Senate Natural Resources Committee on a 4-1 vote today....
Posted: Tue, Feb 10, 2009 5:09pm PST
Schwarzenegger, Feinstein and Nature Conservancy Capture Cold, Dead Fish Awards In spite of fierce competition among opponents of fish restoration, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senator Dianne Feinstein and the Nature Conservancy managed to capture the annual Cold, Dead Fish Awards....
Posted: Fri, Feb 6, 2009 5:04pm PST
Taxpayers File Suit to Stop Recreational Gold Mining 
Today taxpayers filed suit against the California Department of Fish and Game for using taxpayer dollars to fund an illegal recreational gold mining program in Alameda County Superior Court, according to this news release from the Karuk Tribe of the Klamath River, Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations (PCFFA) and the Environmental Law Foundation. “As a taxpayer I am sick and tired of government handouts to hobby miners that are destroying California’s rivers," said plaintiff Cr...
Posted: Thu, Feb 5, 2009 10:59am PST
Yurok Tribe Presents River of Renewal at Tribal Office Feb. 6, 6 p.m. 
The Yurok Tribe is screening the award-winning documentary, River of Renewal, on Friday, February 6 at 6 p.m. at the Yurok Tribal Offices in Klamath, California....
Posted: Thu, Feb 5, 2009 10:11am PST
Klamath Dam Removal Introduced into Oregon Legislature Oregon lawmakers Tuesday introduced a bill that would direct funds from PacifiCorp power bills to remove Klamath River dams instead of paying millions more for federally mandated dam upgrades, according to this press release from a coalition of Indian Tribes, fishermen, farmers and conservationists....
Posted: Wed, Feb 4, 2009 3:30pm PST
Conservation, Fishing Groups Sue To Protect North Coast Rivers and Fisheries A coalition of conservation and fishermen’s groups filed a lawsuit today in State Superior Court in San Francisco challenging the failure by the state and regional water boards under the Schwarzenegger administration to implement clean water laws that protect wild rivers and streams on California’s North Coast....
Posted: Wed, Feb 4, 2009 1:42pm PST
Klamath Dams - The Hoopa Tribe fights alone for Klamath Redband Trout 
While other "Klamath Defenders" have deferred advocacy and litigation in favor of deal making with PacifiCorp and government officials, the Hoopa Tribe continues to advocate for the Klamath River and its fish....
Posted: Mon, Feb 2, 2009 10:15am PST
Wiggins Slams DFG's Lack of Action on Suction Dredge Mining 
Senator Patricia Wiggins (D-Santa Rosa) today blasted the California Department of Fish and Game for its failure to place new restrictions on suction dredge gold mining to protect imperiled salmon populations on the Klamath and other rivers.
Photo: Pat traveled down the Klamath River in August, along with Assemblywoman Patty Berg (D-Eureka) and others. After touring the river, she met with agency and private scientists to discuss the importance and fragility of the Klamath River salmon. Ph...
Posted: Thu, Jan 29, 2009 2:59pm PST
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