Posts by NWEnergy Alum
Expanding Fast Charging — 11/9, Seattle
Sponsored by Forth REGISTER Impact Hub 220 2nd Ave S Seattle, WA 98104 Thursday, November 9, 2017 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (PST) Many electric vehicle drivers can do…
Read MoreOregon Gov. Brown asserts leadership in transition to clean energy
NW Energy Coalition congratulates Governor Brown on Energy Efficiency and Transportation Electrification executive orders The NW Energy Coalition congratulates Governor Kate Brown for issuing two executive orders that will accelerate…
Read MoreNew Coalition Formed to Advance Zero Energy Buildings in Oregon
NW Energy Coalition joins with other organizations to promote zero energy building A group of Oregon-based organizations is announcing the formation of a coalition to advance the rapid adoption of zero…
Read MoreA decade under Initiative 937 yields new jobs, new industries, and affordable electricity
Good energy and environmental policy is also good economic policy. That’s the message of a new video collection produced by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), Renewable Northwest, and the…
Read MoreEnergy Efficiency leads the way in carbon emission reductions
In 2005, annual emissions of CO2 in the US reached an all-time high of just under six billion tons. By 2016, emissions had declined by 14% from that peak and…
Read MoreMontana organizations unite to oppose Trump administration budget cuts and policies
On Tuesday, NW Energy Coalition policy analyst, Diego Rivas, joined representatives from the Montana Wildlife Federation and the Montana Farmers Union as well as Helena City Commissioner Andres Halladay to…
Read MoreRocky Barker: Snake River dams expendable?
An informed counterpoint to the flawed EarthFix “Dams or Salmon?” video Idaho Statesman reporter, Rocky Barker, a speaker at the NW Energy Coalition’s spring conference last April in Boise, has published…
Read MoreEarthFix/OPB video, “Dams or Salmon?”, never gives fish a chance
“Explainer” video doesn’t explain, it distorts. We love short, animated explainer videos. They entertainingly and quickly reduce complex issues to their simplest possible terms. The problem is they sometimes overshoot…
Read MoreBPA reduces Montana Intertie rate, but more action is needed
NW Energy Coalition welcomes BPA recognition of barriers to development of renewable energy in Montana SEATTLE, Washington — Yesterday the Bonneville Power Administration announced that its 2018-19 rates will include…
Read MoreNew bill threatens salmon, would weaken Endangered Species Act
(Today, the NW Energy Coalition issued the following press release in conjunction with Save our Wild Salmon, the Sierra Club, and Earthjustice.) Northwest business and conservation leaders oppose legislation to…
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