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A light bulb revolution: CFLs and LEDs replace incandescent bulbs
We are witnessing a revolution. Not the political revolution creeping across the Arab world. Not the information revolution playing out in Silicon Valley. A light bulb revolution. As we move away from standard incandescents, however, it’s not entirely clear what we’re moving toward. Several designs — including CFLs and LEDs — meet the federal standards. So which of these is best for the environment?
Read the full article online at The Washington Post
Read MoreCoalition comments on BPA's Capital Investment Review process
The NW Energy Coalition writes to submit our comments on BPA’s draft asset strategies and potential investments in Federal Columbia River power and transmission assets. We first offer some general comments and then specifically focus attention on the investment levels outlined in the Asset Management Strategy for Energy Efficiency.
Read MoreFrom the Spokesman-Review: Clean energy best for state
Renewable energy resources are an important part of Washington’s past, and are demonstrating new benefits that can positively shape our future economy, communities and environment.
Taxpayers deserve the truth about energy sources and policies that shape how they are used. All energy resources used in the United States are the result of policy, so as we continue to invest in energy and optimize efficiency, we must determine which resources deliver the greatest benefits.
Read the full article at The Spokesman-Review
Read MoreJudge Redden Endorses Lower Snake Dam Removal
Today Earthfix news released video footage of Judge James Redden endorsing increased spill for salmon as well as lower Snake River Dam removal to save wild salmon. The Judge, who resigned from the long running salmon case last November after a decade, presided over the case longer than any other federal judge and is intricately familiar with both the law and the science around Snake River salmon restoration. His remarks today are his strongest statement on NW salmon policy to date.
Read MoreIdaho Statesman: Fisheries scientists redefine the salmon debate by trumpeting more ‘spill’
Increasing the amount of water spilled over eight Snake and Columbia river dams to keep juvenile fish away from hydroelectric turbines might be enough to recover most of Idaho’s endangered salmon populations without breaching dams, new studies suggest.
A state, tribal and federal science team that has been working since 1996 is urging federal fish and wildlife officials and dam managers to change their management to test the theory, which is based on a dramatic increase in data collected over the past decade.
Read MoreSave Our Wild Salmon celebrates biggest achievement so far
This week, for the seventh straight year, comprehensive spring and summer spill begins on the Snake and Columbia Rivers. Since it began in 2006 due to a court injunction, spill has produced tens of thousands more salmon and steelhead. Measured in fish, it is member organization Save Our Wild Salmon’s biggest achievement in 20 years.
Read the full article on their webpage at Wildsalmon.org
Read MoreEnergy Efficiency Brownbag Lunch- A special presentation on residential energy efficiency
The Coalition convened a panel of experts to update us on their energy efficiency programs in the Puget Sound area. What’s working? What motivates people to be interested in energy efficiency? What are the barriers to investing in efficiency retrofits? How does alternative financing play a role? Hear from panelists on these and many other topics…
Read MoreAppliance savings just get better and better
A new report issued by the Appliance Awareness Standards Project (ASAP)
shows how important efficiency standards are to a clean energy economy.
Existing efficiency standards from their inception through 2035 will net
consumers and businesses more than $1.1 trillion in savings cumulatively.
And by 2035, cumulative energy savings will reach an amount equal to about
two years of total U.S. energy consumption. New standards set to be
adopted in the next four years will produce even more savings. The report
also includes a state-by-state analysis.
www.appliance-standards.org/content/efficiency-boom
Read MoreTwo recent videos highlight the economic benefits of energy efficiency investments
Coalition member Climate Solutions has released a series of videos that show how community based efforts to invest in energy efficiency in Spokane and Kitsap County, WA helped create local jobs and helped home owners and local governments save money even during a time of rising energy prices.
Read MoreRNP releases new report: Renewable investments near $8 billion in Washington state
Washington’s renewable energy sector today announced a milestone in economic development for the state. Capital investment to date in Washington wind, solar, geothermal and biomass has exceeded $7.9 billion, according to data released today by Renewable Northwest Project, a regional nonprofit advocacy group and member of the Coalition…
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