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Friday, February 08, 2008

Owyhee County to Bruneau Nuclear Plant Developer: Pay Up!
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:: Nuclear Power, Clean and Renewable Energy, Bruneau nuclear reactor, Energy Intelligence News Releases

Developers of the proposed Owyhee County nuclear power plant have ignored three requests by county officials to make a payment on the mounting costs of processing the power plant application, the Snake River Alliance has learned.

Thursday, January 31, 2008

State Subsidies for Uranium Enrichment Plant Would be an Insult to Idahoans
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:: 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.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

MidAmerican's Idaho Pullout Shows AEHI Nuclear is a Bad Investment
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:: 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.

Monday, January 28, 2008

MidAmerican Nuclear Agrees with Snake River Alliance That Nuclear Energy is Too Expensive
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:: 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.

Friday, December 07, 2007

PROPOSED PAYETTE NUCLEAR PLANT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT IDAHO ENERGY POLICY
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:: 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.

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

OWYHEE IS IDAHO’S 1ST COUNTY TO ADOPT ENERGY PLAN
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:: 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.

Friday, November 30, 2007

Owyhee Nuke Plant Developers Refuse to Comply with Approval Process to Build Towers
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:: 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.

Thursday, November 01, 2007

IDAHO POWER SHELVES COAL PLANT OVER CO2, COST CONCERNS
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:: 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.

Saturday, October 06, 2007

Alliance Questions Gov's Choice Of Nukes Over Renewables
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:: 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.

Tuesday, October 02, 2007

Gov. Otter: Climate Is Warming
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:: 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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