by Snake River Alliance | Feb 26, 2016 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program, Idaho Energy Updates
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. Yet another public policy survey shows most Idahoans believe climate change is real, underscoring one of the most glaring disconnects of any issue between Idahoans and the politicians they elect to represent them. Climate...
by Snake River Alliance | Feb 26, 2016 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program, Idaho Energy Updates
Idaho legislators, who last year singled out fuel-efficient hybrid owners by zapping them with an arbitrary $75 fee to register their cars because, well, they save gasoline, seem to be having a change of heart, starting with the Senate’s lopsided vote to rescind last...
by Snake River Alliance | Feb 26, 2016 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program, Idaho Energy Updates
Don’t look now, but if you’ve been sleeping through the CFL lighting revolution, you’re about to miss the boat altogether. Illumination Goliath General Electric says it is getting out of the domestic compact fluorescent light bulb market by year’s end in favor of the...
by Snake River Alliance | Jan 27, 2016 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program, Electric Utilities & PUC, Idaho Energy Updates
Idaho Power, which serves a part of eastern Oregon for about 5 percent of its total customer base, has asked Oregon utility regulators to allow it to offer incentives for customers who install “smart thermostats” as part of the utility’s energy efficiency offerings...
by Snake River Alliance | Jan 27, 2016 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program, Electric Utilities & PUC, Idaho Energy Updates
Wednesday was confirmation hearing day for former Rep. Eric Anderson, a five-term GOP House member from Priest River in the Idaho Panhandle who was appointed by Gov. Butch Otter last year to replace former PUC member Marsha Smith, who retired earlier in 2015 but then...
by Snake River Alliance | Jan 13, 2016 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program, Idaho Energy Updates
A collaborative series of articles by four Idaho newspapers featured a healthy helping of Idaho climate change information – especially as viewed through the eyes of decision makers and other interests that often dominate the climate debate in our state and who also...
