NW Energy Coalition's
Spring Conference and Board Meeting
May 30, 31
Helena, Montana
Join us in Helena for a great conference weekend, with panels and discussions focusing on the role that renewable energy will play in Montana’s future and how climate change policy could affect consumers and low-income populations. You can also join us for a Friday evening reception honoring our Montana member organizations. More info on the agenda and registration!
- Hot Topics In Energy
-
Assure that Puget Sound Energy remains a clean energy leader and offers fair rates for gas and electricity
May 09, 2008
In May and June, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) will be taking public comments on two important cases involving Puget Sound Energy: its request for a rate increase and the proposed acquisition of the utility by an investor consortium. PSE gas and electric customers should express their support for energy efficiency, low-income energy services, renewable energy and strong greenhouse gas emissions-reduction policies at any of the following hearings...
-
New report: Global warming heats up urgency of Columbia/Snake salmon recovery
Mar 28, 2008
A report released March 27 documents global warming's effects on endangered Columbia and Snake river salmon and steelhead and proposes action steps to be incorporated into federal plans. The scientific review warns that global warming is now an overarching threat to salmon survival, and is co-authored by former Oregon fisheries chief Jim Martin and National Wildlife Federation global warming expert Patty Glick.
-
The Transformer - February 25, 2008
Feb 26, 2008
Our Nov. 28 Transformer on decoupling, a strategy for overcoming potential revenue losses for utilities that invest in energy efficiency, elicited a flurry of electronic responses. Several writers were complimentary; others sought clarifications of insider terminology (we’ll keep working on that!) or additional information, which we supplied them individually.
-
The Transformer - February 6, 2008
Feb 06, 2008
Wind continues to provide just a small fraction of the region’s power. To really combat global warming we will need a lot more renewable energy of all types in the next 15-20 years. This issue of The Transformer considers a recent study from the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies (CEERT) that examines the economics of “mega projects.”
-
MidAmerican withdrawing nuke plans in Idaho
Jan 29, 2008
MidAmerican Energy and its newly created MidAmerican Nuclear Energy subsidiary announced Sunday they’re withdrawing plans to develop a nuclear power plant northwest of Boise in Payette County.
-
More news…
