Episode 1304
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- Wind Power
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- Renewable energy specialist Don Bain takes us to 7 mile hill outside of the Dalles, and explains the potential of this area for wind turbines. Choice wind locations are plentiful in Oregon, but convincing the public to tolerate the visual impact of turbine fields is another issue. The potential problems of wind power are solvable, Bain says, and the benefits far out way the negatives.
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- Kiteboarding
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- Meet a group of pioneers who have taken windsports to a whole new level. With a modified kite, a board, and a strong wind, these thrillseekers race across the water and fly up to 100 feet into the air over the Columbia River near Hood River.
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- Grande Ronde River Trip
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- In between glassy, calm waters there is the occasional white water on the Grande Ronde, but this rafting trip is not about navigating through violent rapids or roughing it overnight on baked beans and hot dogs... Floating, fishing, feasting and fun seem to be the theme of this tour guided trip down the scenic river. Join the OFG crew for a leisurely float down one of Oregon's hidden treasures.
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- Field Journal Blog
- Industrial Meadows?
- by Vince Patton | 03/18/2010
- Would it be possible to convert thousands of acres of industrial rooftops in Portland into lush meadows without tearing the buildings down? Dusty George thinks you can. He’s the President of the European Federation of Green Roof Associations. You’d still see warehouses through your windshield as you drive through industrial areas. But birds [...]
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