Marie Gargano: Citizen Reporter

I work to be a protector and defender of the environment.

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My professional life began as a science teacher, then for 24 years I was a manufacturing manager for an international pharmaceutical company. The for 2 years I was a consultant for another international company. Today I design, create and sell my one-of-a kind dichroic glass jewelry.

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One Woman's Quest Against Naval Testing on the Oregon Coast

Oregon Shores, a 500 member-strong Oregon environmental group, sends out periodic emails to alert members to Oregon-related issues and actions of interest. In late January 2009 an email arrived in my Inbox stating the US Navy was conducting on January 31st an Open House and Hearing called “Northwest Training Range Complex Environmental Impact Statement”. This sounded ominous so my interest was piqued and I ended up attending both the Open House and the Hearing.

What an eye opener.

I was told by one of the Navy’s representatives that the Navy wants to take over the two training areas currently used by the Oregon Air National Guard. This includes almost the entire coastal waters of Oregon, extending from near shoreline out to over 250 miles offshore. Their plans include using live war heads, live missiles, EA-18G Growler aircraft (which can fly at Mach 1.6), guided missile ...read full post

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