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Guest Opinion Gets One Thing Right
In the Idaho Statesman yesterday, Idaho Rep. Jeff Thompson badmouths the EPA's much-anticipated carbon reduction plan, saying that the President's rhetoric is bad for Idaho. His lack of any facts to back up his argument clearly demonstrates that his rhetoric is even worse for Idaho. But he did get one thing right...
Reflections on the Road to Paris
ICL member and climate activist Gary Payton's first in a series of blog posts on his travels to Paris for the global climate talks.
Draft Power Plan Ready for Your Action
Do you want clean, affordable and reliable electricity in the Pacific Northwest? Then you should know about the draft seventh power plan.
Walker Fire Highlights Coalition Efforts
The Walker Fire, southwest of Idaho City in the mountains above Boise, is burning in an area that has been collaboratively identified for future fire risk reduction efforts.
ICL Receives Environmental Hero Award
ICL receives Environmental Hero Award that acknowledges leadership and long-standing partnership with The Wilderness Society
Passivhaus! A New Way to Build
Passivhaus-that would be German for a smart and efficient building technique making its way into Idaho.
A Pile of Money for Conservation Could Go Away
The Land and Water Conservation Fund, created by Congress in 1965, will sunset Sept 30 unless Congress reauthorizes it. Idaho has benefited from this fund to the tune of $234 million. Our delegation needs to step up and support this reauthorization.
Dark Day for Idaho Solar
Today the Idaho PUC shut the door on independent businesses that wanted to develop large renewable energy projects in our state. The PUC limited the contract length to just 2 years, making it unlikely that these companies will want to invest in clean energy. It's a dark day indeed.