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SRA News Releases
Friday, April 04, 2008
Nomad Nuke Plant Ditches Owyhee County; Targets Elmore
By @ 1:19 PM :: 659 Views :: Nuclear Power, Bruneau nuclear reactor, SRA News Releases
BOISE – Friday’s announcement by the Idaho Energy Complex that it’s bailing out of Owyhee County in favor of adjacent Elmore County should send chills through the new target for the proposed merchant nuclear power plant, the Snake River Alliance said. “The last thing Idaho needs is a nomad nuclear power plant developer bouncing from county to county, looking for the best deal for his outrageously bad idea,” Alliance Executive Director Andrea Shipley said.
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Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Another Session of Missed Opportunities as Legislature Skirts Energy Issues
By @ 2:50 PM :: 518 Views :: Clean and Renewable Energy, SRA News Releases
BOISE - The Idaho Legislature completed another session this week in which lawmakers ducked key energy and climate issues, and also failed to implement a single recommendation contained in the 2007 Idaho Energy Plan, the Snake River Alliance said.
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Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Idahoans Gather on April Fool’s Day to Say No to Areva, the French-based Nuclear Giant
By @ 12:39 PM :: 531 Views :: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Waste and Contamination, SRA News Releases
BOISE, April 1, 2008—The Snake River Alliance, Idaho’s nuclear watchdog and advocate for clean energy, will be joined by other concerned Idahoans for a rally outside the state annex building on April Fool’s day at 12:30 pm to tell Areva, the French-based Nuclear giant that Idahoans do not want a uranium enrichment facility built outside Idaho Falls.
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Friday, March 07, 2008
Alliance Commends Craig, Simpson on DOE Cleanup Funding
By @ 11:41 AM :: 461 Views :: Nuclear Waste and Contamination, SRA News Releases
The Snake River Alliance commends Senator Larry Craig and Representative Mike Simpson. Both signed letters to the leaders of the Senate and House Budget Committees objecting to the serious cuts in DOE cleanup funding proposed by the Bush Administration for next year.
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
State Subsidies for Uranium Enrichment Plant Would be an Insult to Idahoans
By @ 4:36 PM :: 887 Views :: Nuclear Power, Reprocessing, Plutonium-238, SRA News Releases, Energy Intelligence News Releases
Idaho’s state leaders have no business using taxpayer money to try to lure a French government-controlled uranium enrichment plant to Idaho, the Snake River Alliance said Thursday.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
MidAmerican's Idaho Pullout Shows AEHI Nuclear is a Bad Investment
By @ 6:15 PM :: 742 Views :: Nuclear Power, Clean and Renewable Energy, SRA News Releases, Energy Intelligence News Releases
MidAmerican Energy announced Sunday they’re withdrawing plans to develop a nuclear power plant northwest of Boise in Payette County. It’s a prudent business decision, and one that Don Gillispie and his colleagues and investors at Alternate Energy Holdings Inc. (AEHI) should heed as they consider the wisdom of building a nuclear plant on the shores of C.J. Strike Reservoir near Bruneau.
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Monday, January 28, 2008
MidAmerican Nuclear Agrees with Snake River Alliance That Nuclear Energy is Too Expensive
By @ 3:44 PM :: 725 Views :: Nuclear Power, Clean and Renewable Energy, SRA News Releases, Energy Intelligence News Releases
Advocates of a nuclear power “renaissance” are basing their appeals on the notion that nuclear power will be an inexpensive way to get new baseload capacity and to combat global warming. However, MidAmerican Nuclear Energy Company, owned by Warren Buffett, has ended its pursuit of a nuclear energy facility in Payette County after the company spent $13 million researching the viability of the location.
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Friday, December 07, 2007
PROPOSED PAYETTE NUCLEAR PLANT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT IDAHO ENERGY POLICY
By @ 11:01 AM :: 964 Views :: Nuclear Power, Clean and Renewable Energy, SRA News Releases, Energy Intelligence News Releases
News that one of the nation’s largest utility companies is considering Payette County for a mega-nuclear power plant raises serious questions about how Idaho plans for its energy future and who is in charge of reviewing large power plants that pose long-term environmental and health risks in Idaho and beyond, the Snake River Alliance said.
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Tuesday, December 04, 2007
OWYHEE IS IDAHO’S 1ST COUNTY TO ADOPT ENERGY PLAN
By @ 9:07 AM :: 1097 Views :: Clean and Renewable Energy, Bruneau nuclear reactor, SRA News Releases, Energy Intelligence News Releases
Owyhee County, which has the dubious distinction of being targeted for Idaho’s first commercial nuclear power plant, recently became the state’s first county to adopt an energy plan to develop its clean energy resources.
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Friday, November 30, 2007
Owyhee Nuke Plant Developers Refuse to Comply with Approval Process to Build Towers
By @ 6:13 PM :: 1041 Views :: Nuclear Power, Bruneau nuclear reactor, SRA News Releases, Energy Intelligence News Releases
Two towers have been built in Owyhee County contrary to Owyhee County’s denial of the towers in early November. One tower is a cellular tower, although there is no contract with a cellular company. The other tower is a meteorological tower designed to gather wind and other data required to process an application to build what could become Idaho’s first commercial nuclear power plant.
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Friday, November 16, 2007
Andrea Shipley Chosen as Snake River Alliance Executive Director
By @ 4:09 PM :: 749 Views :: SRA News Releases
The Snake River Alliance board of directors has chosen Andrea Shipley of Boise as executive director to succeed Jeremy Maxand, who left last summer to pursue other personal and professional interests.
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Thursday, November 01, 2007
IDAHO POWER SHELVES COAL PLANT OVER CO2, COST CONCERNS
By @ 3:30 PM :: 850 Views :: Clean and Renewable Energy, SRA News Releases, Energy Intelligence News Releases
Idaho Power Co.’s announcement Wednesday that it’s scrapping plans to invest in new coal generation in 2013 shows the state’s largest utility is listening to consumers who demand clean energy resources that don’t add significantly to global warming, the Snake River Alliance said.
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Saturday, October 06, 2007
Alliance Questions Gov's Choice Of Nukes Over Renewables
By @ 12:58 PM :: 981 Views :: Nuclear Power, Clean and Renewable Energy, SRA News Releases, Energy Intelligence News Releases
Gov. Butch Otter’s claim that Idaho should focus more of its energy efforts on nuclear programs rather than renewable energy reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the costs of nuclear power and the benefits of renewable energy and conservation and efficiency programs, the Snake River Alliance said.
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Monday, September 24, 2007
Governor's New Energy Office A Good Idea – If It's Funded
By @ 1:42 PM :: 734 Views :: Clean and Renewable Energy, SRA News Releases, Energy Intelligence News Releases
Gov. Butch Otter’s decision to create a new Office of Energy Resources is a welcome step toward promoting new state energy policies, but the new office must be adequately funded and staffed in order to do its job, the Snake River Alliance said.
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Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Governor's Climate Move Makes Idaho Part Of National Discussion
By @ 5:09 PM :: 704 Views :: Clean and Renewable Energy, SRA News Releases, Energy Intelligence News Releases
Gov. Butch Otter’s long-awaited decision to include Idaho in the national Climate Registry will help ensure that Idaho is part of the national climate-change discussion and will benefit Idaho businesses that are already reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.
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