Editorials

Snake River Dam
How Our Advocacy Efforts ...

NHA Powerhouse

Imagine the following scenario: Backed by a review of existing “analysis” and stakeholder input, a senior U.S. Senator from the Pacific Northwest introduces legislation to remove 3,000 MW of productive, cost-effective, zero-carbon, dispatchable hydropower capacity during the middle of a climate crisis, worldwide energy shortages, and soaring retail electricity prices….Read the whole editorial here

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Snake River Dam
With climate change, is h...

The Spokesman-Review

Recently, US News & World Report listed the states with the best energy infrastructure. The criteria included renewable energy availability, energy affordability, and grid reliability. Northwest states took four of the top five rankings, with Oregon coming in first and Washington second…. Read the full article here.

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Snake River Dams
Why hydropower is critica...

The Spokesman-Review

I recently went camping with my daughter near Tonasket, Washington. Being from Vancouver—the one by Portland—we took in a lot of scenery during our seven-hour drive up north. Read the whole editorial here.

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To protect the grid and m...

The Spokesman-Review

The headlines in recent weeks have been startling: Extreme heat and energy shortfalls in much of the country could…

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Multiple Salmons jumping out of the water
Salmon face bigger threat...

Herald Net

Our 2020 study demonstrated that chinook all along the Pacific Coast of North America have seen a 65 percent decline in survival since the 1970s. Snake River salmon are not the exception,…Read the full article here.

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Dam and Mountain
All those EVs are great, ...

The Spokesman-Review

As part of my career of over 30 years in the energy industry, I led the effort to complete Oregon’s portion of the… Read the full article here.

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