by Snake River Alliance | Jul 21, 2016 | Nuclear
“Houston, we have a problem.” Although engineers and other workers at the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho have probably always tried to handle nuclear material safely, it doesn’t always work. Since 2005, accidents and inadvertent releases have happened with...
by Snake River Alliance | Jul 19, 2016 | Nuclear
Your Action is Needed! The Department of Energy has an open Invitation for Public Comment on the future of “consent-based nuclear waste siting”. Email comments will be accepted until July 31st. In your email, please explain to the agency what type of...
by Snake River Alliance | Jul 19, 2016 | Alliance Publications, Idaho Nuclear Updates, Nuclear, Spent Nuclear Fuel
On Thursday evening, July 14, the Department of Energy (DOE) is coming to Boise to ask Idahoans what we think of a new process for siting nuclear waste facilities. After the agency spent decades trying to force nuclear waste on unwilling Nevadans, the DOE has a “new”...
by Snake River Alliance | Jul 19, 2016 | Idaho Nuclear Updates, Nuclear, Spent Nuclear Fuel
The Department of Energy should not be in charge of the spent fuel and high-level waste programs any longer. The Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future recommended a new agency be formed. The framework for America’s nuclear waste management program should...
by Snake River Alliance | Jul 13, 2016 | Idaho Nuclear Updates, Nuclear, Spent Nuclear Fuel
Board member Brent Marchbanks in his guest opinion featured in the Idaho Statesmen reminds Idahoans on why it is so important that we tell the Department of Energy NO! to nuclear waste during tomorrow evening’s DOE’s Consent Based Siting Public Meeting ....
by Snake River Alliance | Jul 6, 2016 | Idaho Nuclear Updates, Nuclear, Spent Nuclear Fuel
July 14th the Department of Energy is coming to Idaho to ask Idahoans what we think of consent-based siting process for commercial spent nuclear fuel. By answering a few simple questions the Alliance can easily show why Idahoans need to attend this meeting and voice...
by Snake River Alliance | Jun 20, 2016 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program, Electric Utilities & PUC, Idaho Energy Updates
As mentioned above, Idaho Power CEO Darrel Anderson spent the lunch hour with the City Club of Boise June 16 to give a bird’s-eye view of how his company is enjoying its Centennial Year, and he also shed some light on how Idaho’s largest utility is approaching some of...
by Snake River Alliance | Jun 20, 2016 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program, Electric Utilities & PUC, Idaho Energy Updates
Here’s a good-news electric vehicle (EV) item: Idaho Power announced June 13 that its business customers are invited to apply for big incentives to offset part of the cost of installing EV charging stations for their employees. “Incentives include a $1,000 incentive...
by Snake River Alliance | Jun 20, 2016 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program, Idaho Energy Updates
Eyebrows were raised last week when the Idaho Statesman’s Rocky Barker reported some of the details of a huge proposed “pumped storage” electricity generation project that would include a large dam and reservoir above the existing Anderson Ranch Dam Reservoir on the...
by Snake River Alliance | Jun 7, 2016 | Alliance Publications, Clean Energy Program, Idaho Energy Updates
As we reported in our last Idaho Energy Update, a bold new partnership between Idaho’s first clean energy advocacy organization and two popular solar power installers continues to make it easier and more affordable than ever for residential and commercial customers...
