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I applaud the Governor for his initiatives to make Oregon a green energy mecca. But for so many press releases on the subject, his proposal to raise the gasoline tax by only 2 cents/gallon strikes me as laughably anemic. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when gas fell back to $2.98 a couple months ago. Now it is $1.98 and headed lower. Why not raise the tax by 10 cents (or more)? That would make a real green energy statement, raise badly needed state revenue and our gasoline will still be far cheaper than it has been in years.

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