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EditorialsPosted: August 21, 2022Salmon 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:…
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EditorialsPosted: August 1, 2022All 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…
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EditorialsPosted: July 30, 2022A Carbon Free, Renewable Resource Faces Extinction
The lower Snake River dams— a critical component of the Federal Columbia River Power System—play an essential role… Read the full article: A Carbon-Free, Renewable Resource Faces Extinction
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EditorialsPosted: July 13, 2022Blatant Political Posturing Overrides Science in WA’s Snake River Dams Debate
It appears partisan politics has unabashedly and officially taken over the debate on whether salmon and the Snake River dams can coexist. The Biden Administration’s Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) just released 2 draft reports…
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EditorialsPosted: July 13, 2022Central Washington Ignored in Snake River Dams Reports
This week marked the conclusion of the public comment period for Governor Inslee and Senator Murray’s recently released draft Lower Snake River Dams Benefit Replacement Report. Read the full article: Central Washington Ignored in Snake…
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EditorialsPosted: July 10, 2022A Clean Power Grid & Its Jobs Depend on Hydropower
As members of the Blue-Green Alliance, The Washington State Building and Construction Trades are leading our… Read the full article: A Clean Power Grid & Its Jobs Depend on Hydropower
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EditorialsPosted: July 8, 2022
The Future of the Lower Snake River Dams: Draft Report Makes a Poor Case, Economically, for Breaching
A draft of the “Lower Snake River Dams Benefit Replacement Report,” requested by Washington’s U.S. Sen. Patty … Read the full article: The Future of the Lower Snake River Dams: Draft Report Makes a Poor…
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EditorialsPosted: July 6, 2022
Dam Breaching Is Bad for Idaho
The latest push comes from Washington state, where Governor Jay Inslee (D) and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D) are calling to remove 4 dams on the Snake River… Read the full article: Dam Breaching Is…
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EditorialsPosted: July 5, 2022To Protect the Grid & Meet Climate Goals, We Need the Lower Snake River Dams
The headlines in recent weeks have been startling: Extreme heat and energy shortfalls in much of the country could lead to power outages this summer across the Midwest, Texas, and California, and another active wildfire…
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EditorialsPosted: July 5, 2022
To Protect the Grid & Meet Climate Goals, We Need the Lower Snake River Dams
The headlines in recent weeks have been startling: Extreme heat and energy shortfalls in much of the country could lead to power outages this summer across the Midwest, Texas, and California, and another active wildfire…