by Snake River Alliance | Sep 5, 2017 | Clean Energy Program, Electric Utilities & PUC, Idaho Energy Updates
The Snake River Alliance took action today to protect the future of rooftop solar in Idaho. The Alliance intervened in an Idaho Power request to change the net metering program for people who generate green energy at home. Although this first proposal would not change...
by Snake River Alliance | Aug 25, 2017 | Alliance Publications
The Snake River Alliance members, board, and staff are deeply saddened by the passing of former Idaho Governor Cecil D. Andrus. He was a friend, a leader, an ally and inspiration. I first met Governor Andrus in 1984 shortly after the death of Senator Frank Church. Our...
by Snake River Alliance | Aug 16, 2017 | Nuclear, Spent Nuclear Fuel
On August 11, 2017, the Los Angeles Times revealed that, without significant reform, the Department of Energy (DOE) will miss its 2035 deadline for getting all its spent fuel out of Idaho. The LA Times article is based on a report by Edwin Lyman of the Union of...
by Snake River Alliance | Aug 8, 2017 | Nuclear
The new baseball caps at the Snake River Alliance say “Nuclear Waste is Not Your Friend.” But here it comes again — knocking at your door like a bad date from high school. The Department of Energy is asking Idaho to accept high-level waste from the Byron nuclear...
by Snake River Alliance | Aug 8, 2017 | Nuclear
August 2017 marks the 72nd anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This is a good time to take stock of where we are in the nuclear age. The surprisingly good news is that on July 7, 2017, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was...
