Providing balanced information for using water as a renewable energy resource in the Northwest
By Jonathan Fahey Associated Press NEW YORK — Renewable energy is growing fast around the world and will edge out natural gas as the second- biggest source of electricity, after coal, by 2016, according to a five-year outlook…
By Associated Press Yakima Herald Republic BRIDGEPORT, Wash. — A new fish hatchery that will release nearly 3 million salmon to the wild each year is set to be dedicated today in rural north-central Washington, marking the opening…
By Scott Learn The Oregonian The Klamath Tribes and the federal government called their water rights in southern Oregon’s Klamath Basin for the first time Monday, likely cutting off irrigation water to hundreds of cattle ranchers and farmers…
By Annette Cary Tri-City Herald Boardman — Up to 800 construction jobs could be generated by two new power projects planned in Boardman and Dayton by Portland General Electric Co. PGE has announced plans for a 440-megawatt natural…
By: Gosia Wozniacka The Associated Press – The Register Guard PORTLAND — Oregon must slash its carbon dioxide emissions from power plants nearly in half by 2030 under federal requirements the Obama administration has proposed to curb global…
By Ted Sickinger The Oregonian Portland General Electric Co. on Monday announced the front end of a massive capital investment program, unveiling its plan to invest nearly $1 billion in a new gas fired power plant in Central…