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Clean and Renewable Energy
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
MidAmerican's Idaho Pullout Shows AEHI Nuclear is a Bad Investment
By @ 6:15 PM :: 1121 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: 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 :: 1123 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: 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 :: 1350 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: 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 :: 1478 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: 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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Thursday, November 01, 2007
IDAHO POWER SHELVES COAL PLANT OVER CO2, COST CONCERNS
By @ 3:30 PM :: 1258 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: 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 :: 1362 Views :: 2 Comments :: :: 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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Tuesday, October 02, 2007
Gov. Otter: Climate Is Warming
By @ 9:50 AM :: 1038 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Clean and Renewable Energy, Energy Intelligence News Releases
Scientists and energy experts stood on a podium at the University of Idaho on Monday and proclaimed that the debate over climate change is dead. Even Gov. Butch Otter agreed: "No matter what theory you accept or what evidence you recognize, the public reality is that our climate is getting warmer."
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Monday, September 24, 2007
Governor's New Energy Office A Good Idea – If It's Funded
By @ 1:42 PM :: 1006 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: 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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Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Idaho Endorsing National Plan for Energy Efficiency
By @ 9:02 AM :: 894 Views :: 1 Comments :: :: Clean and Renewable Energy, Energy Intelligence News Releases
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission, along with other Idaho agencies, is joining in a nationwide effort to enhance energy security and protect the environment by encouraging public and private entities to implement energy efficiency measures.
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Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Coal Rush Reverses, Power Firms Follow
By @ 9:02 AM :: 1078 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Clean and Renewable Energy, Energy Intelligence News Releases
A year after the nation appeared to be in the middle of a coal rush, widening alarm about greenhouse gas emissions has slowed the efforts of electric companies to build coal-fired power plants from hills of eastern Montana to southern Florida.
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