Fukushima Remembrance Film (Free): FUKUSHIMA, Never Again
In Remembrance of the Fukushima nuclear disaster on March 11, 2011, the Snake River Alliance will be hosting a showing of the documentary Fukushima, Never Again at the Shangri-La Tea Room from 7:00 –...
View ArticleNuclear Power – It’s About the Buzz
There’s been a bit of “buzz” lately about the possibility that a new kind of nuclear reactor might come to the Idaho National Laboratory. It’s based on a July 1 press release from NuScale Power, a...
View ArticleKelsey Jae Nunez Named Executive Director of Snake River Alliance
After a rigorous national search and interview process, the Snake River Alliance Board of Directors has hired Kelsey Jae Nunez as the Alliance’s new Executive Director. Nunez, who will assume her...
View ArticleGlad to Be Here
The last two weeks have been amazing. I feel so grateful to be a part of the Snake River Alliance team. This team includes all of you who are reading this: our generous and inspirational members,...
View ArticleA 9-year-old’s Experience of Hiroshima
In the spring of 2013, Liam Weber-Wells visited family in Hiroshima, Japan and toured the aftermath of the WWII atomic bombing that occurred on August 6, 1945. Liam was kind enough to sit down with us...
View ArticleIdaho Needs a Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Ken Miller’s guest opinion calling for action on climate change in Idaho was published in the Idaho Statesman on February 25. He states, “In its draft Clean Power Plan, EPA assigned states greenhouse...
View ArticleNuclear Power – It’s About the Buzz
There’s been a bit of “buzz” lately about the possibility that a new kind of nuclear reactor might come to the Idaho National Laboratory. It’s based on a July 1 press release from NuScale Power, a...
View ArticleUnderstanding How Idaho Public Utility Commission Hearings Operate and How to...
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has scheduled a public workshop for April 25 to allow Idaho Power, renewable energy companies, and most important YOU to address the utility’s controversial...
View ArticleFireworks Deferred: Divine Strake, Hellish Repercussions
Fireworks Deferred: Divine Strake, Hellish Repercussions By Chip Ward TomDispatch.com Thursday 29 June 2006 Shock and awe is coming home. The Bush administration is planning to conduct future...
View ArticleDOE-Idaho Operations Summary – July 17, 2006
DOE-Idaho Operations Summary Issued July 17, 2006 DOE-Idaho Bi-Weekly Operations Summary For the Period of June 26-July 09, 2006 Environmental Management Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project (AMWTP)...
View ArticleFukushima Remembrance Film (Free): FUKUSHIMA, Never Again
In Remembrance of the Fukushima nuclear disaster on March 11, 2011, the Snake River Alliance will be hosting a showing of the documentary Fukushima, Never Again at the Shangri-La Tea Room from 7:00 –...
View Article‘Solarize the Valley’ Rooftop PV Installations Eclipse Half-Way Mark
Earlier this year, the Snake River Alliance set an audacious goal of adding 250 kilowatts (kW) of new rooftop solar photovoltaic (“solar PV”) systems on southwest Idaho residential and business...
View ArticleSaving Salmon
Idaho congressman Mike Simpson has unveiled a plan to remove the four Lower Snake River Dams (LSRD). These dams –Ice Harbor, Little Goose, Lower Monumental, and Lower Granite – are all situated in...
View ArticleFarewell to Dorian
The Snake River Alliance lost a treasured member of the family. Although we are deeply saddened, we are so happy that you were here, sharing your wisdom and spreading your love to everyone around you,...
View ArticleThe Crossroads Before Us
“The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” ~Milan Kundera On April 1st the Idaho Falls Post Register included a piece by Jakob Thorington. The article...
View ArticleJustice Denied to the Marshallese
Although I have not seen all the films yet, this year’s International Uranium Film Festival did not disappoint. Two films about the Marshall Islands stood out to me; “Children of Strategic Trust” and...
View ArticleDiverse Changemakers
As the weather heats up and the sun keeps shining, June is an excellent time to get outdoors and explore the beautiful scenery of Idaho. Historically, June is LGBTQA+ Pride Month, which celebrates the...
View ArticleSolar is even more valuable than some thought
“We have run out of time; we need clean, renewable energy now! Rooftop solar is widely available and Idaho Power should be encouraging it, not making it harder.” ~Snake River Alliance BOISE, ID — A...
View ArticleVICTORY in the “DIRTY DOZEN”
SNAKE RIVER ALLIANCE CELEBRATES SUCCESS In a monumental triumph for the environment, the Snake River Alliance is delighted to announce the cancellation of NuScale’s Carbon-free power project, which...
View ArticleUnicorn Stampede
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it will start leasing land to corporations that need a place to run experiments. “There is no limit on the length of these leases,” said Katherine Huff,...
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