Calling the failure to address global warming “arguably the greatest failure of my generation,” Bullitt Foundation President Denis Hayes told an audience of high school students Saturday night that they must be the ones to pick up the challenge. “Don’t expect anyone to pass you a torch,” he said during his keynote address at […]
RICHLAND – The “Economics, Environment, and Security for Nuclear Power Plants” is the topic for a professional development seminar at noon Friday (Feb. 29) at Washington State University Tri-Cities. The lunch-hour seminar is in the West Building, Room 210, at 2710 University Drive, Richland. Admission is free and open to the public. Friday’s […]
PULLMAN — Robert and Cecilia Richards make a bold statement about energy sustainability, every time they go for a drive. The couple, both professors in WSU’s School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, recently purchased their eye-popping pink, eerily-quiet electric car, called the Xebra, in an effort to reduce emissions and do their part for the […]
With the new year, many people make personal resolutions to improve their lives. Terry Ryan, director of energy systems operations for Facility Operations, would like people to make a resolution to help improve Washington State University by conserving energy. “We’ve been working on energy conservation for a number of years,” he said. “The university always […]
Washington’s Makah Bay offshore pilot project is on track to become one of the first commercial wave energy power plants in the U.S. The project, which is expected to deliver 1,500 megawatt hours annually to the Clallam County Public Utility’s grid by the end of 2006, recently completed the Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment (PDEA) process. […]
Solar pioneers who have been feeding electricity into the Northwest power grid have until July 31 to apply for retroactive incentives under the state’s newest alternative-energy law. The law provides a payment of 15 cents for every kilowatt-hour of electricity that backyard producers have sent into the grid. “This finally makes solar a viable investment […]
Faculty who are interested in energy-related issues are invited to attend the WSU Energy Initiative Workshop, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, April 6, in the CUB Cascade Room. Funded by the Office of Research, this workshop is a multicollege event designed to initiate collaboration among faculty on energy issues. The goal is to create bridges across […]
Global Oil Depletion and Implications for the Pacific Northwest is the title of an Oct. 4-5 conference that will feature world and national energy experts analyzing energy outlooks and conservation strategies. The conference, presented by Washington State University’s Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service, will be held at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane. […]
Are the run-up in gasoline prices and energy supply problems in the wake of Hurricane Katrina just short-term issues? Or are we now receiving a troubling preview of our uncertain energy future?On Oct. 4-5 at the Davenport Hotel in Spokane, some of the nation’s leading experts on oil production, global energy demand and alternative energy […]
Legislature and WSU lead state to broad development of wind and solar energy Hailed as the most progressive renewable energy legislation passed in the United States, two energy bills took effect this summer after earlier approval by the Washington State Legislature. The next step is making renewable energy available, affordable and understandable to the public. […]