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Editorials Posted: December 1, 2021Oregon Senator Should Champion Hydropower
How can Build Back Better not include a staple like hydropower? According to the most recently available data from the state of Oregon, hydropower represents 37% of our electricity resource mix, coal 27%, natural gas…
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Editorials Posted: November 28, 2021U.S. Hydropower Can Secure a Greener Tomorrow – & Create American Jobs
The abundance of hydropower is essential to the economy and the way of life of the Pacific Northwest. The world’s source of renewable energy… Read the full article: U.S. Hydropower Can Secure a Greener Tomorrow…
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Editorials Posted: November 22, 2021Executive Interview With Kurt Miller, Northwest RiverPartners
Northwest River Partners emphasizes the importance of hydroelectric power in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, encouraging science-based solutions that help hydropower and salmon coexist and thrive. Read the full article: Executive Interview With Kurt Miller, Northwest…
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Editorials Posted: November 19, 2021Our Decarbonization Efforts Are Being Compromised, but That Can Change
We live in a time described as “a code red for humanity” and “the point of no return,” writes Kurt Miller, shouldn’t our actions match this urgency?… Read the full article: Our Decarbonization Efforts Are…
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Editorials Posted: November 18, 2021WA Sen. Murray & Gov. Inslee Are Trying To Answer the Wrong Question About Snake Dams
Over the past 10 months, we’ve seen the most fervent activity in the region’s history surrounding the lower… Read the full article: WA Sen. Murray & Gov. Inslee Are Trying To Answer the Wrong Question…
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Editorials Posted: October 23, 2021Leaders To Probe Dam Alternatives
Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray intend to announce next summer whether they support breaching the 4 lower Snake River dams as a necessary measure to save salmon. Read the full article: Leaders To…
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Editorials Posted: October 22, 2021Combatants Agree To Pause Snake, Columbia River Litigation To Negotiate Salmon Solutions
Thursday’s agreement outlines how 8 dams in the Columbia River Basin will be operated over the coming year. This will include additional fish passage spill of water past the dams at certain times of the…
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Editorials Posted: October 22, 2021Inslee, Murray Launch Study That Could Lead to Tearing Down Snake River Dams
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Sen. Patty Murray pledged to keep open minds as they announced Friday a joint federal and state process to see if there are reasonable means to replace. Read the full…
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Editorials Posted: October 22, 2021‘With Open Minds,’ Murray, Inslee Detail Process To Consider Breaching Snake River Dams
Sen. Patty Murray and Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday announced they will lead a regional process to consider “all options” to restore declining salmon and steelhead runs in the Columbia River. Read the full article:…