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Contradiction in California Plan by Rob French Seattle Times, September 21, 2009

It does not take a Ph.D. in biology to see the abandonment of science behind the latest salmon-recovery plan for the Columbia and Snake rivers. All one needs to do is look at the way NOAA addresses Puget Sound killer whales.

Despite a recent NOAA finding that salmon-killing dams in California threaten Puget Sound orcas, NOAA's Columbia and Snake rivers plan stumbles to the unsupported conclusion the Columbia Basin dams are unlikely to adversely affect those very same Puget Sound killer whales.

California's plan states hatchery fish cannot replace wild fish for purposes of providing adequate prey for orcas, while the Columbia plan relies wholly on hatchery fish to maintain orca populations.

The contradictory treatment smacks of political manipulation that we hoped we had left behind with Obama's inauguration.