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Snake River Ag Stakeholders Comment on Klamath Dam Removal
Regional stakeholders are mixed on whether federal regulators’ decision to breach 4 dams on the Klamath River has any bearing on future arguments to breach dams on the lower Snake.
How Our Advocacy Efforts Saved Hydropower in 2022
Imagine the following scenario: Backed by a review of existing “analysis” and stakeholder input, a senior U.S. Senator from the Pacific Northwest introduces legislation to remove 3,000 MW of productive, cost-effective, zero-carbon, dispatchable hydropower capacity during the middle of a…
Breaching Dams Pt. 2
From the Ag Information Network, I’m Bob Larson. Breaching the dams on the lower Snake River is still the focus in the final report that came out recently from NOAA Fisheries. Read the full article: Breaching Dams Pt. 2
With Climate Change, Is Hydropower Still a Renewable Energy Resource?
Recently, US News & World Report listed the states with the best energy infrastructure. The criteria included renewable energy availability, energy affordability, and grid reliability. Northwest states took 4 of the top 5 rankings, with Oregon coming in first and…
NOAA Determines Dams on Lower Snake River Must Be Breached
Seattle – The final report from NOAA on rebuilding salmon and steelhead populations in the Columbia basin is out; among other actions, it calls for the removal of the 4 lower Snake River dams. Read the full article: NOAA Determines…
Why Hydropower Is Critical to the Food Supply
I recently went camping with my daughter near Tonasket, Washington. Being from Vancouver—the 1 by Portland—we took in a lot of scenery during our 7-hour drive up north. Read the full article: Why Hydropower Is Critical to the Food Supply
Murray-Inslee Report Confirms Importance of the LSRD, High Value of Hydroelectricity to the Region
Community Service Advocates Were Concerned Replacement Costs Would Fall on Disadvantaged Vancouver, Washington — August 25, 2022 — Senator Patty Murray and Governor Jay Inslee today released their final “Lower Snake River Dams Benefit Replacement Report” and recommendation. The report…
Dam Breaching Not Feasible at This Time, Inslee and Murray Announce
Washington politicians acknowledge that a free-flowing Snake River would be the strongest action to help salmon and steelhead, but region isn’t prepared to give up benefits of dams. Read the full article: Dam Breaching Not Feasible at This Time, Inslee…
Salmon Face Bigger Threat Than Snake River’s Dams
Our 2020 study demonstrated that chinook all along the Pacific Coast of North America have seen a 65% decline in survival since the 1970s. Snake River salmon are not the exception,… Read the full article: Salmon Face Bigger Threat Than…
All Those EVs Are Great, but Where Will the Electricity Come From?
As part of my career of over 30 years in the energy industry, I led the effort to complete Oregon’s portion of the… Read the full article: All Those EVs Are Great, but Where Will the Electricity Come From?