Council Spotlight
News about energy and natural resources in the Pacific Northwest
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Council Releases Draft 2014 Fish and Wildlife Program for Review
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A revision of the largest regional fish and wildlife recovery program in the
nation includes actions to improve ecosystem function, protect wild salmon and
steelhead, eradicate invasive species, and restore fish runs to areas where fish
passage has been blocked by dams. The Council today released a draft version of
its 2014 Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program for public review.
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Council Comments on NEEA's Strategic, Business Plans
The Council provided comments on the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance's
draft 2015-2019 strategic and business plans this month. NEEA's strategic plan
identifies two major goals: filling the energy efficiency pipeline with new
opportunities and creating market conditions to accelerate and sustain market
adoption. In a letter to NEEA, the Council confirmed its support for both goals,
especially the organization's focus on scanning for new technologies and
strategic market analysis.
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The Region is Doing More, and More Efficiently
The efficiency of electricity use in the Northwest is improving – we are doing
more with our power and using less to do it. And as an added bonus, the
investments that utilities are making in energy efficiency are not having a
detrimental effect on electricity rates.
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Snake River Fall Chinook Make an Impressive Comeback
Snake River fall Chinook salmon are making an amazing resurgence. The return of
adult fish from the Pacific Ocean to Idaho rivers in 2013 was 75,846 fish. Of
these, 20,222 were wild fish, a remarkable 260-percent improvement from the
return in 1990, when just 78 wild fish were counted. 1990 was the year the Nez
Perce Tribe and partners including the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, NOAA
fisheries, the Council and many others began an effort to rebuild the stock.
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Risk of Future Power Shortages Declines in New Analysis
The likelihood of future power shortages in the Pacific Northwest has declined
over the last year, an analysis by the Council shows.
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