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Article: Cautious reception for wave proposal.(City/Region)(Fishermen and others raise concerns about plans to harvest power from the ocean)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- November 8, 2008
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Byline: Winston Ross The Register-Guard
COOS BAY - What is so far the largest proposal for a wave energy park on the Oregon Coast met with some skeptical questions and criticism at a federal public hearing on Friday, but not nearly with the same amount of virulence that has faced another perceived threat to local livelihoods: marine reserves.
There are years to consider the impact of 200 electricity-generating wave buoys on the Oregon Coast, and less time to figure out whether and how to rope off sections of the ocean to fishing for reserves, which may explain the lesser degree of outrage so far. But plenty of questions still remain about the devices, ...