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Editorials Posted: June 22, 2023Heating Planet Demands We Keep Lower Snake River Dams
With wildfire smoke encircling the globe, we are feeling the effects of climate change directly. And it is only June. Unfortunately, “heat domes” are no longer novel and will continue to be part of our…
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Editorials Posted: June 16, 2023Biden’s Fishy Plan To Breach the Snake River Dams
The Biden administration is committed to destroying four hydroelectric dams on the Snake River in southeastern Washington state. Given the energy crisis in America—with two-thirds of the U.S. risking electricity outages this summer, including nearly…
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Editorials Posted: June 15, 2023The Importance of Lower Snake River Dams
As we embark on a second “Great Electrification,” in an effort to decarbonize our economy, it’s worth remembering the first one that occurred 80 years ago. Campaigning for president in Portland, Franklin Roosevelt pushed for…
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Editorials Posted: December 31, 2022Idaho has the Lowest Electricity Rates in the Country, Washington State is 7th Lowest
LEWISTON – According to a recent 2021 state electricity profiles report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Idaho has the lowest average electricity cost in the nation. Read the full article: Idaho has the Lowest…
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Editorials Posted: November 18, 2022Snake 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.
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Editorials Posted: November 7, 2022How 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…
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Editorials Posted: October 17, 2022Breaching 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:…
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Editorials Posted: October 10, 2022With 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…
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Editorials Posted: October 4, 2022NOAA 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…
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Editorials Posted: September 5, 2022Why 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…