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	<title>NW Energy Coalition - For a clean and affordable energy future &#187; Policy</title>
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		<title>The Impact reports on the Clean Energy Initiative debate</title>
		<link>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/the-impact-reports-on-the-clean-energy-initiative-debate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clean Energy Initiative]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coalition Policy Director Nancy Hirsh is featured in this video segment looking at the current roster of proposed changes to Washington&#8217;s Clean Energy Initiative.]]></description>
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		<title>Fulfill Our Clean Energy Initiative</title>
		<link>http://www.nwenergy.org/issues/climatechange/fulfill-our-clean-energy-initiative/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nwenergy.org/issues/climatechange/fulfill-our-clean-energy-initiative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clean Energy Initiative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Efficiency]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington’s Clean Energy Initiative (also know as I-937) was passed by voters in November 2006 and requires the state’s major electric utilities to gradually increase the amount of new renewable resources in their electricity supply to 15% by 2020. 

Since 2006, The Clean Energy Initiative has generated about $7.5 billion in renewable energy investments in this state, especially in our struggling rural communities, and all-time-record efficiency savings for energy consumers. More investments, more savings and more jobs will come to us as long as we keep the pathway open...]]></description>
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		<title>Alliance Reports on Idaho Utilities’ Use of Coal-Fired Generation</title>
		<link>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/alliance-reports-on-idaho-utilities%e2%80%99-use-of-coal-fired-generation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/alliance-reports-on-idaho-utilities%e2%80%99-use-of-coal-fired-generation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coal in the Northwest]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Snake River Alliance has released the first of two reports on the use of coal-fired generation by Idaho’s three electric utilities.
 
The report, “Idaho’s Dangerous Dalliance with King Coal,” notes that the utilities own or have a stake in no fewer than 29 out-of-state coal plants, the bulk of which are owned or partly owned by PacifiCorp, which does business in eastern Idaho as Rocky Mountain Power. ]]></description>
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		<title>NW Energy Coalition and Save Our Wild Salmon Comments on the Draft Climate Change Summary Report</title>
		<link>http://www.nwenergy.org/policy/nw-energy-coalition-and-save-our-wild-salmon-comments-on-the-draft-climate-change-summary-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nwenergy.org/policy/nw-energy-coalition-and-save-our-wild-salmon-comments-on-the-draft-climate-change-summary-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fish and Wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The NW Energy Coalition (“Coalition”) and the Save Our Wild Salmon coalition ("SOS") appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Draft Climate Change Summary Report released by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the Bonneville Power Administration.]]></description>
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		<title>BPA EE Overspend NWEC Comments</title>
		<link>http://www.nwenergy.org/policy/bpa-ee-overspend-nwec-comments/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nwenergy.org/policy/bpa-ee-overspend-nwec-comments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 18:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy Efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following are NWEC's comments in response to the BPA draft proposal "Proposed Approach for EEI Budget Adjustments and Scenario Results Due to Energy Efficiency FY2011 Capital Overspend."

<b><u><a href="http://www.nwenergy.org/data/BPA-EE-Overspend-NWEC-Comments.pdf">BPA EE Overspend NWEC Comments</a></u></b>]]></description>
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		<title>Executive Board Caucus Report Highlights — Aug. 18, 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/executive-board-caucus-report-highlights-%e2%80%94-aug-18-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/executive-board-caucus-report-highlights-%e2%80%94-aug-18-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Each month, we post the updates from the state and provincial caucus reports.  Solar street credits in ID, massive new coal mine has begun test drilling in MT, PacifiCorp’s latest integrated resources plan and Puget Sound Energy seeks new resources in WA...]]></description>
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		<title>Columbia River salmon plans: The judge is not amused</title>
		<link>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/columbia-river-salmon-plans-the-judge-is-not-amused/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/columbia-river-salmon-plans-the-judge-is-not-amused/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cyberryman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Idaho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oregon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy by Region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Seattle Times Editorial page weighs in on Judge Redden's ruling. U.S. District Court Judge James Redden issued a 24-page ruling Tuesday that slapped down another federal plan for operating the economic interests of the Columbia and Snake rivers, while working to save endangered fish.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Judge Rules for Columbia and Snake River Salmon</title>
		<link>http://www.nwenergy.org/uncategorized/federal-judge-rules-for-columbia-and-snake-river-salmon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nwenergy.org/uncategorized/federal-judge-rules-for-columbia-and-snake-river-salmon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cyberryman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. District Court Judge James Redden ruled today that the NOAA Fisheries Service again failed to produce a legal and scientific plan to protect imperiled Columbia-Snake River salmon from harm caused by the operation of federal dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers. Today’s court action – which has been ongoing for almost a decade – is a landmark decision for fishing and conservation groups, the state of Oregon and the Nez Perce and Spokane tribes, all of which have opposed the federal biological opinion, or BiOp, in court.]]></description>
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		<title>Report: House committee holds work session on potential changes to Initiative 937</title>
		<link>http://www.nwenergy.org/policy/policy-by-region/washington/report-house-committee-holds-work-session-on-potential-changes-to-initiative-937/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nwenergy.org/policy/policy-by-region/washington/report-house-committee-holds-work-session-on-potential-changes-to-initiative-937/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Clean Energy Initiative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Washington state’s House Environment Committee held an interim work session on I-937 on Tuesday, July 26. Chair Dave Upthegrove (D-Des Moines), Ranking Minority Member Shelly Short (R-Addy) and fellow Reps. Larry Crouse (R-Spokane), Steve Tharinger (D-Sequim) and Joe Fitzgibbon (D-Burien) attended. Howard Schwartz of the Northwest Power and Conservation CouncilThe Northwest Power and Conservation Council [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Executive Board Caucus Report Highlights — July 21, 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/executive-board-caucus-report-highlights-%e2%80%94-july-21-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nwenergy.org/news/executive-board-caucus-report-highlights-%e2%80%94-july-21-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each month, we post the updates presented to our Executive Board from the state and provincial caucus reports.

In this edition: BC carbon tax popular, working, Avista request alarms clean energy supporters in ID, More condemnations filed against landowners on MATL route in MT, OR's Boardman coal-plant pollution lawsuit settled and Legislative committee takes up I-937 in WA.]]></description>
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