CRSO DEIS Information
Northwest RiverPartners DEIS Media Pre-Briefing Packet
DEIS Release Press Conference: Northwest RiverPartners Joins Community Leaders to Respond to Federal Report on the Future of the Lower Snake River Dams
***NOT OPEN TO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE***
Monday, March 2, 2020 at 10:00a.m.
Benton PUD Auditorium – 2721 W 10th Avenue, Kennewick, WA 99336
Livestream: https://www.facebook.com/nwriverpartners/
Speaking panel:
Rick Dunn, General Manager – Benton PUD
Colin Hastings, Executive Director – Pasco Chamber of Commerce
Martin Valadez, President – Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Robin Priddy, Executive Director – Clean Air Agency
Kurt Miller, Executive Director – Northwest River Partners
The event will be led and/or supported by: Benton PUD, Benton Rural Electric Cooperative, Big Bend Electric Cooperative, City of Richland Energy Services, Franklin PUD, Northwest River Partners, Congressman Dan Newhouse, Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Benton Clean Air Agency, City of Kennewick, City of Pasco, Grant PUD, Hermiston Energy Services, Pasco Chamber of Commerce, Port of Benton, Port of Pasco, Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Tri-City Development Council (TRIDEC), Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce, Visit Tri-Cities, Washington Policy Center, West Richland Chamber of Commerce
For more info, contact:
Oonagh Morgan Hurst
Morgan Communications
oonagh@morgancomms.agency
503-887-4345
Press Releases and Statements
Response to Letter from Governor Brown on the Lower Snake River Dams
Response to Governor Inslee’s Lower Snake River Dams Draft [11/25/2019]
Energy Debate Overlooks Profound Threat to Vulnerable Northwest Communities [11/25/2019]
Return of Deadly Marine Heat Wave Underscores Critical Role of Carbon-Free Hydropower Energy
Response to the ECONorthwest Study – Lower Snake River Dams: Economic Tradeoffs of Removal
Media Resources
Northwest RiverPartners
Northwest RiverPartners is a not-for-profit, member-driven organization. Members include consumer-owned utilities, ports, and businesses from across the northwestern United States. The organization is focused on raising awareness about how the Northwest’s hydropower system betters communities and the natural environment and encourages science-based solutions that help hydropower and salmon coexist and thrive.es Here
Kurt Miller Biography
Kurt Miller is the executive director of Northwest RiverPartners (NWRP)—a not-for-profit organization that advocates hydropower for a better Northwest. Kurt joined NWRP in March 2019 and has made it a priority to find collaborative, science-driven solutions to energy and environmental challenges. Kurt has spent almost 30 years in the Northwest energy and utilities industry, during which he established the first successful electricity brokerage business in the United States. He began his career at the Bonneville Power Administration as an economist and spent 20 years at Portland General Electric in a variety of leadership and expert roles focused on energy supply, customer programs, and organizational change management. While at PGE, Kurt spearheaded the development of the largest microgrid project in the region and led the successful completion of Oregon’s Electric Highway for electric vehicles. Kurt graduated Magna Cum Laude from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. He lives in Vancouver, Washington with his wife Jennifer, and daughter Emily.
For press interviews and inquiries, contact:
Oonagh Morgan Hurst
Morgan Communications
503-887-4345
oonagh@morgancomms.agency