Providing balanced information for using water as a renewable energy resource in the Northwest
Hundreds of millions of dollars are invested annually by federal, public and private operators to mitigate the environmental effects of operating hydroelectric projects. Fish, particularly salmon and steelhead, are the most visible barometer of whether these investments are…
By RACHEL LA CORTE and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press The Columbian OLYMPIA — Until about a decade ago, the rural central Washington town of Quincy was perhaps best known for its apples and potatoes. Then Microsoft and…
By Ted Sickinger Oregonian Depending on where you live and who you listen to, the Clean Power Plan unveiled by President Obama Monday is either the most significant action on climate change ever undertaken or an economic disaster…
Good renewable energy news: Wind generation in the Northwest grew from almost nothing in 1998, to over 4,700 MW in 2015. Other news: Bringing the variable nature of wind generation on and off line quickly is a “load…
If you were flying Alaska Airlines this spring, you may have read a feature article, “The Triumph of Clean Energy.” Click here to read. Using the experience of Kodiak, Alaska, themes regarding integration of hydro, wind and solar…
By Rocky Barker Idaho Statesman Five sockeye salmon swam in tanks at the Eagle Hatchery on Wednesday wearing the scars of their shortened trip to Idaho. Idaho Department of Fish and Game biologists took the unusual step of…
The first documented placement of a GPS-located cache took place on May 3, 2000, by Dave Ulmer of Beavercreek, Oregon. Since then, upwards of a million geocaches have been “stashed” worldwide. By stashing caches at 13 hydropower projects…
By Staff The Columbian News that U.S. officials plan to seek an update to the Columbia River Treaty with Canada was welcomed by local leaders who have long pushed for its renewal. Last month, the entire congressional delegation…
By Becky Kramer Spokesman Review A robust snowpack in British Columbia will help ease drought conditions in the Northwest this summer. Three B.C. reservoirs will release additional water into the Columbia River to help migrating salmon, power production, irrigation…
By Phuong Le, The Associated Press Yakima Herald SEATTLE – With an abundant supply of hydroelectric power, Washington state currently gets less than 14 percent of its electricity from coal. Gov. Jay Inslee wants to take that down…