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Friday, May 09, 2008

Idaho Energy Update May 9: Areva & Toxic Sand
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:: Nuclear Power, Clean and Renewable Energy, Idaho Energy Updates

Idahoans continue to react with alarm over reports that thousands of tons of weapons-contaminated sand are being shipped from Kuwait to Grand View in one of the priciest trash pick-ups ever; as well as reports that the Idaho Legislature was successful in rolling out the red carpet to a French firm that will import milled uranium into Idaho, produce nuclear fuel for power plants, and leave a mountain of dangerous waste at its proposed site outside Idaho Falls. Meanwhile, Canada-based Iogen, which Idahoans assumed was a lock to build a major cellulosic ethanol plant in Shelley, has shut down its Idaho operations and is headed back to Saskatchewan, where the subsidies are much greener.

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

No Good Site for Dangerous Uranium Enrichment Plant
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:: Nuclear Power, Clean and Renewable Energy, SRA News Releases

Tuesday’s announcement by French-controlled Areva, Inc., that it selected Idaho for its proposed uranium enrichment plant puts Idaho in the unenviable position of contributing to an industry that’s both dangerously risky and bad energy policy, the Snake River Alliance said.

Friday, April 25, 2008

Nuclear Power is Not the Answer for Idaho
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:: Nuclear Power, Clean and Renewable Energy, SRA News Releases

The Idaho National Laboratory welcomed Patrick Moore, a paid spokesman of the nuclear industry and self described environmentalist, to speak to the Idaho Environmental Forum in Boise this afternoon. “The good news is that Idahoans are having a conversation about climate change,” said Andrea Shipley, Snake River Alliance executive director. “But nuclear power is still not the answer."

Friday, April 04, 2008

Idaho Energy Update: April 4 - End of Session Report
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:: Nuclear Power, Clean and Renewable Energy, Bruneau nuclear reactor, Idaho Energy Updates

The 2008 Idaho Legislature adjourned Wednesday night, ending a session in which lawmakers accomplished very little to address Idaho’s energy challenges or climate issues. Meanwhile, the would-be developer of a nuclear power plant south of Boise suddenly shunned Owyhee County and is now courting adjacent Elmore County. The PUC sets a May 15 deadline for public comments on Idaho Power’s request to raise rates for conservation programs, and Intermountain Gas Co. is on the blocks and will likely be sold this year.

Friday, April 04, 2008

Nomad Nuke Plant Ditches Owyhee County; Targets Elmore
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:: 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.

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Idahoans Gather on April Fool’s Day to Say No to Areva, the French-based Nuclear Giant
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:: 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.

Friday, March 07, 2008

Idaho Energy Update: March 7, 2008
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:: Nuclear Power, Clean and Renewable Energy, Bruneau nuclear reactor, Idaho Energy Updates

A week after a Senate committee voted against bills to promote energy efficient schools and state buildings, the full Senate killed a resolution to engage Idaho in climate change issues and promote renewable energy. Meanwhile, the House couldn’t vote fast enough to grant French-subsidized nuclear giant Areva a pair of sweet tax deals. On the upside, Rocky Mountain Power asked the Public Utilities Commission to approve a request to ramp up its energy efficiency programs in eastern Idaho, and Rich Rayhill, one of Idaho’s leading proponents of renewable energy, will give a presentation on “Renewable Energy Opportunities in Idaho” at a House panel Monday afternoon.

Friday, March 07, 2008

Say NO to Uranium Enrichment Plant
By @ 11:34 AM :: 265 Views :: 1 Comments ::

:: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Waste and Contamination, Action Alert

Areva, a giant nuclear corporation controlled by the French government, first saw how compliant Idaho’s state and local governments can be when it came here to push the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership. Now it’s come back to eastern Idaho to look for a building site—and financial incentives—for a uranium enrichment plant.

Friday, February 22, 2008

Idaho Energy Update: February 22, 2008
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:: Nuclear Power, Clean and Renewable Energy, Bruneau nuclear reactor, Idaho Energy Updates

Legislators nudged a handful of helpful energy bills toward approval this week, while the Public Utilities Commission signed off on a prolonged settlement agreement dealing with Idaho utilities and wind developers, and the developers of the proposed Bruneau nuclear power plant say they’ve finally paid the $50,000 they promised Owyhee County way back in December.

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.

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