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  Plan doesn't sufficiently consider global warming

  There are a number of glaring shortcomings to the administration's latest plan.

  But one really stands out -- the plan fails to take the likely regional effects of global warming into account.  It assumes that the period between 1980 and 2001, which generally featured below average ocean and river runoff conditions, is a reasonable surrogate for what the effects of climate change are likely to be.

  No basis is provided for this conclusion.  Given what the UW's Climate Impacts Group and others have been saying, the future climate will likely be warmer (and "worse" for salmon) than late 20th century conditions.

  So, stronger salmon recovery measures, like removing the four dams on the lower Snake River, deserve serious consideration.

  Studies show the dams' limited power can be affordably replaced with conservation and renewables. We should make sure that if these four dams are removed, it is done in a climate-neutral way.

  To call on our leaders to come up with a stronger plan that works for salmon and communities, visit www.giveadamforsalmon.org
  On Fisheries Service releases yet another Northwest salmon recovery plan posted 2 years ago 2 Responses

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  You missed one!

  LeeAnne Beres, director of Earth Ministry in Seattle -- www.earthministry.orgOn 15 Green Religious Leaders posted 2 years, 4 months ago 28 Responses