PORTLAND — If the “Big One” — the anticipated massive Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake — hit today, Oregonians west of the Cascades would be luckiest to find themselves at the recently-retrofitted state Capitol in Salem or on the roof of the new terminal at the Portland International Airport. The comment from Tom Wharton, an engineer […]
Turning on the lights or air conditioning inside a house is costing Gorge residents and businesses more this year. Electric utilities state that the price increase stems from the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), a federal nonprofit that markets energy throughout the Northwest.
“People are supportive of the idea, but they want to make sure the space is well kept for the support that’s being given,” said Glenda Lovejoy, chair of Lyle Community Council. “For me personally, I think it’s a fair thing to expect.”
GOLDENDALE, Wash. – High up on the Washington side of the Columbia River near the John Day hydroelectric dam, members of the Yakama Nation gathered to protest a clean energy storage project slated to be built on a sacred tribal site. Supporters of the Goldendale pumped-hydro energy storage project have said it will help meet […]
CASCADE LOCKS — City Council got a presentation from Energy Efficiency Services Group representatives Debbie Swanson and Brandon Blanchard at its March 23 meeting.
Free news: Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-OR), introduced on March 27, along with Congressmen Mike Simpson (R-ID) and Mark Amodei (R-NV), the “Bonneville Power Leadership Recruitment Act," legislation intended to modernize compensation for the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA).
