Posts by NWEnergy Alum
Coalition weighs in on TransAlta mercury settlement
Official NW Energy Coalition comments on a proposed air-quality agreement between Washington state and Centralia, Wash., coal plant owner TransAlta reflect a significant weakening of mercury emissions requirements from those adopted in 11 other states and previously considered by Washington state officials.
Read More6th Plan hearings a huge success, but the process continues
Through great turnout at public hearings and written comments, clean energy forces successfully turned the attention of the region’s official power planners to the need to reduce global-warming pollution…
Read MoreEnergy Matters Update: Make the 6th Northwest Power and Conservation Plan a roadmap to a coal-free, clean energy future
We now must work to influence the final draft of the Council’s 6th Northwest Power and Conservation Plan as it passes through the public comment period. Before the plan becomes…
Read MoreState Provincial Caucus Updates – August 2009 Aug 26, 2009
The first of our new updates from around the region are now online. Each month, we’ll post the updates from the state and provincial caucus reports…
Read MoreNW Energy Coalition Resolution on the Need for National Climate and Energy Legislation – May 30, 2009
Final Resolution NW Energy Coalition Resolution on the Need for National Climate and Energy Legislation May 30, 2009 Whereas it is vital that Congress take action in 2009 to…
Read MoreEnergy Activist – Special Edition, Spring 2009
Keynote Address from Congressman Earl Blumenauer
Congressman Earl Blumenauer of Oergon gives the keynote address at the 2008 NW Energy Coalition Fall Conference in Portland, OR on December 5.
Read MoreKeynote Address from Congressman Earl Blumenauer
Congressman Earl Blumenauer of Oergon gives the keynote address at the 2008 NW Energy Coalition Fall Conference in Portland, OR on December 5.
Read MoreThe Transformer – August 6, 2008
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles are a step beyond traditional hybrid vehicles. Much of their fuel comes directly from the electric grid, and thus their extensive employment has significant implications for the electric power system.
This issue of The Transformer considers those implications…
Read MoreEnergy Activist – Summer 2008
FIN and friends sound salmon alarm coast-to-coast
In a 20-state, 3-month migration, the giant fish named FIN crossed the country to tell Americans about the plight of Columbia and Snake river salmon and of fishing communities up and down the West Coast.
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