by Snake River Alliance | Oct 11, 2016 | Alliance Publications, Nuclear
Idahoans packed a Department of Energy meeting in Boise and our comments showed we know a lot and care a lot about nuclear waste accumulation. Well done. We’ll no doubt need to keep speaking up – it’s so hard for the DOE to hear. Over the spring and summer, the...
by Snake River Alliance | Oct 11, 2016 | Clean Energy Program
The dedication of Idaho’s first utility-sized solar power farm south of Boise near Kuna on Sept. 16 marked an energy milestone for Idaho: At 40 megawatts, the solar plant built by DEPCOM Power off of South Cloverdale Road produces enough power for 9,000 homes a year...
by Snake River Alliance | Sep 7, 2016 | Clean Energy Program, Idaho Energy Updates
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just released its updated collection of fact sheets providing a high-level look at how climate change is affecting each state. Snippets from the “What Climate Change Means for Idaho” two-page update: “Idaho’s climate...
by Snake River Alliance | Aug 24, 2016 | Alliance Publications, Nuclear
Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) has picked out land within the boundaries of the Idaho National Laboratory where it wants to build and operate a small modular reactor (SMR) by 2024. A company called NuScale is finalizing the design right now. Whoa!...
by Snake River Alliance | Aug 12, 2016 | Clean Energy Program, Idaho Energy Updates
BOISE – (Aug. 9, 2016) – Solarize the Valley, the campaign led by the Snake River Alliance to install rooftop solar power across the Treasure Valley, reached another milestone this week. Solarize the Valley participants Mary Lucachick and Tony Engleman installed a...
