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Earth Ministry's LeeAnne Beres receives Headwaters Award
Each year the NW Energy Coalition presents the prestigious Headwaters Award to one or more leaders who have made significant contributions to the Northwest’s clean and affordable energy future. Last Thursday, the Coalition presented LeeAnne Beres with the Headwaters Award at the Columbia City Church of Hope in Seattle. LeeAnne Beres is the executive director…
Read More1 Million Homes Weatherized Under US Recovery Act
Coalition member South Central Community Action Partnership (ScCAP) of Twin Falls, Idaho, was one of five agencies selected by the U.S.Department of Energy to host the symbolic weatherization of the 1 millionth home through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The Sept. 27 event featured ScCAP executive director Ken Robinette and local, county, state and federal officials.
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Read MoreNew Oregon wind farm is the largest in U.S.
Last week marked the opening of largest wind farm in the U.S. — the Shepherds Flat Wind Farm near Arlington, Oregon. The Shepherds Flat wind farm is an example of our region’s burgeoning clean energy industry that is strengthening our local rural economy.
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Read MoreFeds Maintain Status Quo as Salmon Numbers Struggle
Late last Friday, the federal “Action Agencies” (Bonneville Power Administration, Army Corps of Engineers, and Bureau of Reclamation) that run the federal dams on the Snake and Columbia Rivers, submitted their 2011 Annual Progress report to the U.S. district court in Portland, Oregon, that’s overseeing the ongoing litigation over the federal salmon plan (also known as a biological opinion). This annual self-assessment presents the agencies’ view of how well they are implementing a biological opinion (in this case, one that has already been ruled illegal in court). This morning, the main findings were presented to interested parties at NOAA’s offices in Portland….
Read the full article at Save our Wild Salmon
Read MoreAvista, Inland far surpass clean energy goals
Regional electricity providers Avista Utilities and Inland Power and Light recorded impressive accomplishments over the first reporting period for Washington’s clean energy law, Initiative 937.
Read and hear the exciting news about clean energy progress in the Spokane area ….
Read MoreSeattle Times Op-ed: Attack on green energy industry misguided
As the elections heat up, some partisans are trying to turn clean energy into a divisive campaign issue, writes guest columnist Bill Richardson. The attacks are misguided and erroneous.
Read the full article online at The Seattle Times.
Read MoreCoalition Director Patton debates wind power subsidies on KUOW's The Conversation
Head on over to KUOW’s webpage for The Conversation to hear NW Energy Coalition Director Sara Patton tackle the big questions of what would happen to local wind power and other green energy sources if federal wind subsidies were eliminated.
Read MoreNEEA’s Jeff Harris Honored as an ACEEE Champion of Energy Efficiency in Buildings
The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance announced today that Jeff Harris, director of emerging technology, has been honored for his contributions to energy efficiency by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
The ACEEE Champion of Energy Efficiency in Buildings awards are presented to outstanding leaders involved with the buildings sector, based on leadership and accomplishment in the energy efficiency field.
Read MoreCUB Policy Center presents its 2nd annual conference, Energy Efficiency: The Next Generation.
NW Energy Coalition member The CUB Policy Center, in partnership with the University of Oregon School of Law, is pleased to announce its second annual policy conference: Energy Efficiency: The Next Generation on Friday, October 26, 2012.
This all-day conference will focus on the past successes and bright future of energy efficiency in the Pacific Northwest and its impact on the regional economy. Panel topics include: Smart Grid, Demand Response and Energy Efficiency; Commercial Buildings: Challenges and Successes; Creative Financing; Behavior and Engaging Customers in Energy Efficiency
Read MoreRousing celebration notes success of I-937
The NW Energy Coalition’s July 31 celebration of Washington state’s Clean Energy Initiative truly was a grand success. Former King County Executive Ron Sims gave a touching and eloquent keynote speech highlighting the Coalition’s unique ability to bring diverse voices together and Coalition senior policy associate Danielle Dixon presented the details of progress on I-937, which passed by public vote in 2006…
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