Northwest RiverPartners Urges Columbia Basin Collaborative To Reevaluate Current Framework; Establish More Equitable, Holistic Approach
Advocacy Group Urges Sincere Collaboration by Requiring Participants to Suspend Litigation Activities The Columbia Basin Collaborative was introduced last year by the governors of the four Northwest states to help move the region past unending…
Editorials
Posted: July 10, 2021
Northwest Hydropower System Provides Hope in Climate Fight
Those of us who live west of the Rockies are all too familiar with the profound East Coast bias in the media. From sports to politics… Read the full article: Northwest Hydropower System Provides Hope…
Editorials
Posted: July 8, 2021
Columbia Basin Collaborative Anything but Collaborative
The Columbia Basin Collaborative was introduced last year by the governors of the 4 Northwest states to help move the region past unending litigation around threatened and endangered salmon species… Read the full article: Columbia…
Editorials
Posted: June 18, 2021
Policymakers’ Inconsistent Energy Approach Could Bring Blackouts
The Western United States is in the midst of a historic mega-drought. This drought follows last summer’s devastating wildfires in the Pacific Northwest and this past winter’s super-freeze across Oklahoma and Texas. Many people tie…
Editorials
Posted: June 1, 2021
Salmon & the Snake
Breaching the Snake River dams may offer the best shot at ensuring a healthy future for salmon in the Columbia Basin. Read the full article: Salmon and the Snake
Editorials
Posted: May 26, 2021
Marching Towards a Decarbonized Future Without Leaving Communities Behind
We’ve often been told that Alexander Graham Bell wouldn’t recognize today’s smartphone, but that Thomas Edison would feel right at home with the present-day electric grid. However, the ability to make that comparison is going…
Editorials
Posted: May 23, 2021
Anti-Hydro Narrative Misses the Big Picture of Climate Change, Equity & Salmon
I recently participated in a panel for the CleanTech Alliance on the future of the lower Snake River dams. The panelists had diverse viewpoints, which is a good thing. Read the full article: Anti-Hydro Narrative…
Editorials
Posted: May 15, 2021
Inslee, Murray Reject Dams Removal Plan
Washington’s 2 most powerful politicians said Friday that the region’s salmon and steelhead need help “now more than ever,” but then dismissed Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson’s plan. Read the full article: Inslee, Murray Reject Dams…
Editorials
Posted: May 13, 2021
Bold Proposal To Breach Snake River Dams
A bold proposal to remove 4 dams on the lower Snake River to aid in salmon recovery has been set forth by an Idaho congressman. The proposal by Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, would include more…
Editorials
Posted: May 7, 2021
Dams Play Vital Role in Mitigating Warmer Future of Northwest
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation recently warned, that as a result of a prolonged drought, it may be forced to declare an official water shortage for the Southwestern United States for the first time in…