Year: 2013
Small Hydro Legislation Signed By President Obama
By Staff SustainableBusiness.com Last week, President Obama had a rare moment where he signed legislation passed by both houses in Congress – two bills make it easier to develop small hydropower in the US. They streamline the process for…
What if everyone plugs in their cars at once?
By Sandi Doughton Seattle Times RICHLAND — Electric cars account for fewer than 0.05 percent of passenger vehicles in the United States today, but Michael Kintner-Meyer envisions a future where plug-ins rule the roads. The proliferation of electric…
Warm Springs tribes, ODFW try to resurrect Hood River’s spring chinook run
By Scott Learn The Oregonian PARKDALE — As salmon streams go, Hood River faces some unique challenges: glacial gullywashers from Mount Hood, heavy irrigation withdrawals for Oregon’s top fruit orchards and a once hardy population of spring chinook…
Senate passes hydropower development act
By Staff Bonners Ferry News U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-ID) and John Barrasso (R-WY) on Friday praised the Senate’s unanimous passage of the “Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act.” The bill, which already…
Ruling: Okanogan PUD must look at aesthetic value of Similkameen Falls
By K.C. Mehaffey Wenatchee World OROVILLE — Aesthetics of Similkameen Falls must be considered if the Okanogan County PUD rebuilds the Enloe Dam to generate power, the Pollution Control Hearings Board ruled last week. The board affirmed the state…
Colvilles celebrate $50 million hatchery
By Becky Kramer Spokesman Review BRIDGEPORT, Wash. – Cheers went up when Colville tribal fisherman Mylan Williams hauled a 20-pound chinook out of the Columbia River with a dip net. Then hats came off in a show of respect….
Energy Northwest tests wind power storage system
By Shannon Dininny Associated Press YAKIMA, Wash. — Researchers in the Pacific Northwest are testing and evaluating a new power storage system that could help store excess electricity generated by the region’s many wind farms. The system announced…