Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber used a multi-state forum Wednesday to warn
regional power and fish and wildlife interests that they must end their
fractious ways or be left powerless to control their own destiny.
Kitzhaber, in an address to the Northwest Power Planning Council in
Portland, said that provincial bickering must end, and solutions produced,
or Congress may impose its own solutions for energy industry restructuring
and fish and wildlife restoration. He encouraged the Council to take
