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December 1996 Full Issue Cortffljjffl--------------------------- DECEMBER 1996 VOL. 2 No. 7 Dear Reader wo polls by Washington and Oregon conservation group last T summer told us what we already knew about public opinion and the envi• ronment. People want clean air and clean water. They want old-growth forests and almon. Yet in November, voters in this region defeated most initiatives aimed at EDITORIAL protecting the environment and elected a preponderance of candidates who are less than green. This disconnect is not easily explained. But it's also important not to End of An Era Page9 Re-Wiring the read too much into the results of Election '96. Many decisions that will By Kathie Durbin Northwest Page 8 shape our region's future are being made outside the polling booth. By Paul Koberstein As we report this i sue of Ca cadia Times, a decision by timber giant Louisiana-Pacific to close its polluting pulp mill in Ketchikan, Ala ka, earl THE USUAL STUFF next year has closed the door on one era and ushered in a new one in Southeast FIELD NOTES: Republicans control Cascadia. POINTS OF VIEW: How the battle for ancient Alaska. And a process et in motion by Bomb-building at Hanford: Clinton and the ESA: forests was lost. by Michael Donnelly 16 the governors of Washington, Oregon, Botulism at Klamath Refuge 3 Idaho and Montana is preparing a new Collusion? Corrupting? Scapegoating? by energy plan that will effect every con• GROUND TRUTHING: Election '96 - Money Robert Brothers (Bobcat) 17 sumer in the Pacific Northwest. It-is part of our mission at Cascadia Talks. by Kathie Durbin 3 BOOK REVIEW: Tree Huggers. reviewed by Times to keep track of these develop• CASCADIA CALENDAR: 15 Roberta Ulrich 18 ments, and to help our readers under• stand how they may affect the quality of REALITY CHECK: 16 Cover Photo by Kathie Durbin life in our corner of the world. AS CASCADIA TIMES finishes 1996, there are so many people to thank, . especially our readers for giving this new Editor/Publisher ".Paul:"Koberstein newspaper a chance. We also thank the Operations Manager/P.ublisher . Robin Klein Bullitt Foundation, John Sherman, the Art Director Bryan Potter CASCADUI.· Oregon Jewish Community Foundation, Contri·buting Editors Kathie Durbin.jo Ostgarden Jim Bernau, Laurie Sonnenfeld, Clyde 'I IMES Doctor, John Frewing, the Policy How to Reach us· · Initiarves Group, Linda Williams, Dan BOABD OF ADUISOBS Phone (503) 223-9036 Fax (503) 736-0097 Meek, Bowen Blair, Robert Stoll, Harry Susan Alexander. 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Field ~-fro-C-mas ca-------------------dia Republicans Maintain Grip Over Cascadia By Paul Koberstein all 10 chambers of the state legislative 54-44 (although Democrats picked up bodies in the region. eight seats) and the Senate, 26-23. epublicans will continue to What follows is a state-by-state Congress: With Adam Smith's win dominate policies in rundown of Election Day in Cascadia: over Tate, Democrats added one new Cascadia for at least the seat among the state's delegation to next two years as a result of California Congress, but still trail 6-3. The day the ov. 5 election. after the election, Democrats thought RDemocrats made few inroads into GOP they had picked up three seats, but a State Races: The Golden State large number of absentee ballots had control. Nowhere is the GOP lock on bucked the trend by returning control yet to be counted. Paul Berendt, chair• power more complete than in Idaho, of the State Assembly to Democrats, where Republicans control 85 percent man of the state Democratic Party, who also maintained control of the of the legislature, the governor's man• toasted the results a bit prematurely: ''I Senate. That assures a divided govern• sion and all four seats in Congress. think we are an extremely moderate ment in Sacramento at least until 1998, state. We don't like the extremism of Only two incumbents, both con• when Republican Gov. Pete Wilson's servative GOP freshmen, lost in U.S. the last two years, and we wanted a term expires. change," he told the Seattle Times. House races: Jim Bunn of Oregon and Congress: Democrats gained two Randy Tate of Washington. They were But maybe Washington isn't as seats in House. A key race was defeated by Democrats Darlene Northern California's District 1, where moderate as he thought. Metcalf and Linda Smith continued to trail for Hooley and Adam Smith, respectively. Frank Riggs surprised by winning eas• Two other members of Washington's sures, the first ever in a state that another week, then began building ily over Michela Alioto, who had expects its population to grow from 33 freshmen congressional class, moved into the district just before the slim, but sufficient, leads over Kevin million to 49 million in 25 years. Will Quigley and Brian Baird. Afterward, Republicans Linda Smith and Jack filing deadline. Critics called her a this start a trend away from sprawl and disappointed Democrats could do little Metcalf, eked out victories only after "carpetbagger." The granddaughter of toward protecting agricultural land? more than chirp about House Speaker absentee ballots were finally counted former San Francisco mayor Joseph two weeks after the election. In both Supporters hope so. ewe Gingrich. As Quigley told the Alioto, she loaned her campaign races, recounts are expected. Seattle Times, "You won't find Jack $600,000 of her own money, traveled total, the five Northwest states (Metcalf) coming out tomorrow and In the district (which stretches from Washington of Alaska, Washington, Montana, Idaho saying he's pro-choice, but 10 months Oregon border all the way to Mare and Oregon are represented by 11 Island) in a Jeep, won the endorsement State Races: Democrat Gary Locke ago Jack said Newt Gingrich is a genius and now he's talking of Congress' need Republicans and seven Democrats in of the Sierra Club - and lost. Both beat conservative Republican Ellen to take power from the speaker." the U.S. House of Representatives; candidates spent over a million dollars. Crasswell for governor, but voters gave and by seven Republicans and three Voters also re-elected freshman Ballot Measure: Five cities in Republicans control of both chambers Democrats in the U.S. Senate. Three Republicans Rick White, George Northern California's Sonoma County of the Legislature for the-first time in Democrats and two Republicans rule approved urban growth boundary mea- 16 years. The GOP ~ontrols the Hou~ as-governor, while Republicans control FIE l D NOTES CONT IN U ED ON P-A-G-E: 4 GROUND '96 Electoral Politics in Cascadia: Money Talks TRUTH ING By Kathie Durbin hat's to say about an election that saw most environmental initiative in amendment to the city charter requiring most businesses to report the use of all toxic Cascadia defeated and most lawmakers with anti-environmental records and hazardous chemicals they manufacture, use, dispose of, transport or release. Wreturned to Congress? Why did environmental activists fail to make the But green Eugene is the exception, not the norm, and the November election political case for reform on so many fronts? raises questions about whether the initiative process is the way to achieve environmen• "Big money" is the most obvious answer. tal reform. "The environmental movement, if they're going to use the ballot box in COMMENTARY Confronting well-financed adversaries who this way, has to be able to play the game the way it's played, which means big money," could afford sophisticated campaigns, backers said Sally Cross, political director of ONRC Action. As evidence, she cited the success of most environmental initiatives were of several state initiatives banning the use of unable to get out their message that voters hounds and bait in hunting. "The Humane had a compelling reason co act. Society of the United States and the mainstream The beverage and grocery industries 'The environmentalmovement. if they're going to use animal rights movement made those issues a threw at least $3.2 million into a campaign national priority," she said. "They went in know• co defeat an initiative expanding Oregon's ing what their opponents would say, they ran landmark bottle bill, outspending sponsors the ballot box in this way.
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