Policy
Idaho Public Utility Commission taking comments on rate adjustments and green tags
The Idaho PUC has opened public comment periods on a number of proposed rate changes by Idaho Power and a proposed plan to manage the “green tags” it can obtain from renewable energy projects from which it buys power…
Wash. State Legislature ends with no changes to Clean Energy Initiative
The 2010 legislative session has ended and although the legislature delivered mixed results for the environment overall, supporters of Clean Energy Initiative 937 were pleased that no changes were made to the law. Because of your help, we were able to protect the integrity and strength of Initiative 937 again this year…
How did Clean and Affordable Energy do this session in Washington State?
The 2010 legislative session has finally come to a close and it’s time to take inventory on how clean and affordable energy policies fared in Olympia. Read on to see where we stand…
Greenest building in Seattle planned
The Seattle Times is running a story on how the Bullit Foundation, a Coalition funder, is preparing to build a new headquarters that would also serve as a showplace for cutting-edge green engineering and architecture.
Wash. Leg Review: Some Enviro Bills Live, Others Die
KPLU’s Liam Moriarty has a short report on the Washington state legislative session and the fate of several environmental bills, including some authored or supported by the NW Energy Coalition. Listen online.
IDACORP Shareholder Activists Receive Climate Advocacy Award
The investor activist group that spearheaded a stunning Idaho Power shareholder resolution on climate change last year was awarded the 2009 NGO Activist award by the Climate Change Business Journal last week.
Wash. Legislature passes landmark bill on recycling fluorescent lights
The State Legislature has passed a bill to create a convenient residential recycling program for compact fluorescent lights and other lights that contain mercury. The bill, ESSB 5543, now awaits only the governor’s signature to become law.
NWEC Comments on Avista’s EE targets for I-937
NWEC Comments on Avista’s EE targets for I-937
More Idaho Cities Riding the Clean Energy Wave
They’re not the first and they certainly won’t be the last, but three more Idaho cities are showing how they truly “get” how energy efficiency and renewable energy programs can chop away at their utility bills and help their communities stake a claim to the sustainable energy movement at the local level…
NW power plan focuses on efficiency and reducing emissions
NW Energy Coalition statement on adoption of the Sixth Northwest Power and Conservation Plan Feb. 10, 2010 The Northwest Power and Conservation Council has just approved the most far-sighted power plan in the official regional energy-planning agency’s 30-year history. The Council’s Sixth Plan calls for meeting most new electricity needs over the next 20 years…