Council honored for best-ever regional plan
- July 18, 2011
- John Harrison
[reformatted from NW Energy Coalition July 18, 2011 emailed press release]
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Joan Dukes elected Council Vice Chair
- July 14, 2011
- John Harrison
The Council unanimously elected Joan Dukes, an Oregon member of the Council, vice chair this week for the remainder of 2011. Dukes replaces Dick Wallace, a Washington member, in the position. Wallace resigned from the Council in June.
Council praises new efficiency standards for heating and cooling equipment that account for regional patterns of energy use
- July 13, 2011
- John Harrison
The Council is pleased that new federal energy-efficiency standards for air conditioners and furnaces, issued in June, account for regional differences in energy use. It’s the first time standards for those appliances have taken a regional approach since they first
Ocean Study Reveals Patterns of Undersea Life
- June 22, 2011
- Carol Winkel
A decade-long research study in which a variety of sea animals were tagged and tracked beneath the Pacific ocean has unveiled fresh insight into a world that has remained largely hidden and unknown.The Washington Post's story and The New York
High Runoff Prompts Flooding, Power Concerns
- June 13, 2011
- Carol Winkel
According to NOAA's Northwest River Forecast Center's official June forecast, the April to August runoff at the Dalles Dam is now 126 MAF, or 135 percent of the 30-year (1971-2001) average. That's a lot of water set to flow through
Council recommends short-term funding for research projects; future funding would depend on demonstrated effectiveness
- June 08, 2011
- John Harrison
see decision memo and project list
Upgrading the Grid, One Step At a Time
- June 07, 2011
- Carol Winkel
Most of us have heard of the smart grid and have some sort of hazy understanding of it as moving the power grid into the digital age. Technologies that automatically communicate usage data to power providers make it possible to
Survey Signals Support for Energy-efficient Lighting
- April 27, 2011
- Carol Winkel
A recent consumer survey by EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency in the energy sector, found that two-thirds of Americans feel that phasing out traditional incandescent light bulbs and replacing them with energy-efficient lights is a good idea. A majority of
Council comments on a clean energy standard
- April 15, 2011
- John Harrison
The Council is pleased to comment on the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources’ white paper on a clean energy standard. In particular, the Council is responding to the question of energy efficiency’s role in a standard, which we believe
Council recommends 100 research projects focused on Columbia River Basin fish and wildlife
- April 13, 2011
- John Harrison
The Council today recommended 100 projects, some new and some ongoing, to improve scientific knowledge about fish and wildlife throughout the Columbia River Basin. The projects are part of the Council’s Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program and would
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