Efficiency Exchange 2017 Recap
- May 23, 2017
- Carol Winkel
Hear what people are doing to advance energy efficiency in the Pacific Northwest.
News
Wet Winter
- May 17, 2017
- John Harrison
Winter and spring were wet and snowy in the Northwest, and there's still plenty of snow to melt, weather experts say.
Efficiency Exchange Conference Highlights Energy Efficiency in a Changing Environment
- May 08, 2017
- Carol Winkel
The Bonneville Power Administration and the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, in partnership with the Northwest Power and Conservation Council and utilities throughout the Northwest are hosting the fifth annual Efficiency Exchange conference.
Can Electric Cars and Buses Help Power the Northwest’s Economy?
- April 19, 2017
- Carol Winkel
At the Council’s April meeting, Massoud Jourabchi, manager of economic analysis, and Steve Simmons, senior economic analyst, reported on the electrification of public transit and school buses. The presentation followed up on an earlier analysis on the impact of electric
Protecting Cold Water Refuges
- April 18, 2017
- John Harrison
Cold-water habitat will be critical for fish in a warming world; finding and protecting those places now is a priority.
To Help Fish, You Need to Know Where They Are
- April 17, 2017
- Mark Walker
At the Council’s April meeting, research fisheries biologists Michael Young and Dan Isaak from the USDA Forest Service shared first-year results from an environmental DNA inventory of bull trout, the target of the most extensive effort to date to map
Fish Head Bounty
- March 24, 2017
- John Harrison
Northern pike, a voracious predator, are continuing to invade Lake Roosevelt, imperiling other fish species. There is a $10 per fish bounty to get them out of the lake.
Columbia and Snake River Reservoirs Not Associated with High Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- March 16, 2017
- Carol Winkel
Last September, the Washington Post wrote about a study conducted by researchers at Washington State University. The study, which provides a more comprehensive look at all known greenhouse gas emission estimates from reservoirs around the world, found that reservoir methane
Fish Forecast: 'Not Very Good'
- March 15, 2017
- John Harrison
2017 is predicted to be another poor year for Columbia River salmon and steelhead runs, but they've been worse in the past.
Water for Fish, Farms, and People
- March 14, 2017
- John Harrison
Water transactions are helping fish and boosting local economies across the West, and the Columbia River Basin provides an example of success.