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"Restoring salmon is the right thing to do,
and the bottom line is that we really can’t
afford not to save the salmon.”

Jeff Shields

Former Chair, NW Energy Coalition
Former General Manager, Emerald PUD

Salmon and steelhead are icons of the Pacific Northwest – important to both the region's culture and economy. Yet many runs in the Columbia River Basin are listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Hydroelectric dams that harness the Columbia and Snake Rivers for power production are the biggest killers of these fish and threaten other fish and wildlife. By striking a balance between dams, energy and salmon, we can enjoy clean energy, wild salmon, and healthy fish and wildlife populations.

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Energy Matters Update - October 5, 2007: Most scientists agree that removing the four Lower Snake dams is key to restoring salmon and steelhead stocks threatened or endangered by the Northwest’s federal hydropower system. Clean-energy advocates, including NW Energy Coalition and its members, insist that the dams’ power can be easily and relatively cheaply replaced with energy efficiency and new renewable energy. The Northwest Power and Conservation Council, however, has taken a strangely different tack. Here’s the good and the bad of the Council’s important analysis...
Comments on the Draft Sixth Annual Report to the Northwest Governors On Expenditures of the Bonneville Power Administration: The NW Energy Coalition (“Coalition” or NWEC) and Save Our Wild Salmon (SOS) are taking this opportunity to comment on the Draft Report (“Spending Report”). We take strong exception to the report’s characterization of “forgone revenues” and “power purchases to replace forgone hydropower” amounting to about $465 million in FY2006...
Final BPA plan an improvement: Bonneville Power Administration made significant improvements in its “Regional Dialogue” plan for providing electricity to publicly owned utilities in the Northwest. Improving the plan was a primary focus of the NW Energy Coalition’s Energy Matters campaign...
The Transformer - May 24, 2007: Replacing the power from the Lower Snake dams - Revenue Stream graphically demonstrates that dam removal will reduce costs to the region…to the tune of billions of dollars.
New study shows economic benefits of real salmon recovery: A study released Nov. 15 by a coalition of taxpayer, business and conservation groups shows that removal of four dams on the lower Snake River in Washington state will save U.S. taxpayers and Northwest electricity consumers billions of dollars while increasing tourism, creating new outdoor recreation, and improving sport and commercial fishing opportunities.
Going With The Flow: This report by the National Resource Defense Council analyzes the costs and carbon-emission consequences of removing the four lower Snake River dams - and replacing their energy - to restore salmon. It finds that replacing energy without increasing carbon dioxide and other emissions is affordable for residential electricity users.
Revenue Stream: Released by a coalition of taxpayer, business and conservation groups, this study shows that removal of four dams on the lower Snake River in Washington state will save U.S. taxpayers and Northwest electricity consumers billions of dollars while increasing tourism, creating new outdoor recreation, and improving sport and commercial fishing opportunities.
SEAPA will provide answers on energy and dam removal: An editorial discussing the escalating debate over projected costs for electricity replacement from four Lower Snake River dams and calling for a fresh, comprehensive analysis by neutral and respected researchers.
Rand study: This report by the RAND Corp. examines the implications of alternative power generation technologies in the Northwest. The results are intended to inform both policy-makers and the public about the role of energy efficiency and renewables in meeting future power needs.
The Transformer 03-21-05.pdf: Feds' Fish Failure

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