by Snake River Alliance | Jan 12, 2017 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program
Idaho may have received a “D” on the website LetsGoSolar but the people of Idaho are investing in solar faster than ever. One year ago there were zero solar farms in Idaho’s portion of Idaho Power’s service territory (which also includes part of Oregon) and less than...
by Snake River Alliance | Jan 12, 2017 | Alliance Publications, Nuclear
The Snake River Alliance helped artists from around the world learn about nuclear contamination at the Idaho National Laboratory, and their work can be seen in Holding What Can’t be Held, an exhibition at Boise’s Ming Studios (420 S 6th St) through Saturday, February...
by Snake River Alliance | Jan 12, 2017 | Alliance Publications, Nuclear
The Leadership in Nuclear Energy (LINE) Commission will meet Tuesday, January 17, from 8 am to 3 pm in the Lincoln Auditorium of the State Capitol. Here’s the agenda for the meeting, which looks as if it might be more informative than some other LINE meetings. Idaho...
by Snake River Alliance | Dec 8, 2016 | Nuclear
Today’s News: The nuclear Navy will build a new, $1.65 billion spent fuel storage facility in Idaho by 2024. Since 1957, the waste from ALL of our nation’s nuclear-powered vessels has come to Idaho. These shipments are allowed under the 1995 Settlement Agreement....
by Snake River Alliance | Dec 1, 2016 | Clean Energy Program, Nuclear
The Alliance has Two Missions One Bright Future Nuclear Containment Flickering monitors lined the green walls of a large room. I fell into an uncomfortable plastic chair, exhausted from a long day on the Arco desert. Inside the 3-foot thick walls of this huge...
by Snake River Alliance | Nov 22, 2016 | Clean Energy Program, Idaho Energy Updates
If you need proof that Idaho clean energy champions never disappoint, look no further than the Snake River Alliance’s successful solar program to help southwest Idaho residents install sun power on their on rooftops and become more energy self-sufficient in the...
by Snake River Alliance | Nov 22, 2016 | Clean Energy Program, Idaho Energy Updates
Developers of Idaho’s second large, utility-scale solar farm recently dedicated the Grand View Solar project, which includes about 340,000 solar panels over 673 acres and will produce enough electricity to power about 17,700 homes. The project was completed in...
by Snake River Alliance | Nov 22, 2016 | Clean Energy Program, Idaho Energy Updates
It’s a long way from being a done deal, but Idaho Power has asked the Public Utilities Commission to clear the way for a possible early retirement of a two-unit Nevada coal plant that has outlived its useful and economic life. The early shutdown of the North Valmy...
by Snake River Alliance | Nov 22, 2016 | Clean Energy Program, Idaho Energy Updates
The Snake River Alliance has made expanding Idaho’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure one of our signature clean energy priorities. As we continue toward the inevitable retirement of the fleet of dirty, out of state coal plants that provide about 40 percent of...
by Snake River Alliance | Nov 22, 2016 | Clean Energy Program, Idaho Energy Updates
The Boise Public Library’s “Library! At Coal & Ustick” branch, which was one of the city’s “greenest” buildings when it opened in 2009, now offers free electric vehicle (EV) charging for visitors and their ultra-clean EVs. The city of Boise is making huge strides...
