The recent election has emboldened many who believe in big dam thinking, continuance of fossil fuel and dirty energy source exploitation. Visible push back from some elected officials, some press and some editorials in dam country is emerging with a vengeance. That makes public pressure to breach the lower Snake River dams during the upcoming […]
Given last night’s election results many of you may have laid down arms and think it is all over for getting these dams down. Trump as president was not an unforeseen obstacle although it certainly makes it tougher. But let’s keep our eyes on the goal during the last two minutes of the Obama Administration. […]
As you all know by now, the death of J28 Polaris has been announced by the Center for Whale Research and the probable death of J54 Dipper is nearly certain. For such a solemn announcement, it was important to have a large number of press to understand the starvation situation facing the Southern Residents and […]
Please attend this important PRESS CONFERENCE regarding the Puget Sound orcas. This is a press conference being put on by The Center for Whale Research. Ken Balcomb, Deborah Giles, Howard Garrett, Carol Ray and Jeff Ventre will all be in attendance. We would like as many people as possible to show up in support of […]
Jim’s message is in response to this Oregon Fish and Wildlife Facebook post: Folks, once again the Feds have got you guys blaming each other, sea lions, birds, you name it. There is a solution waiting in the wings that the Corps of Engineers, BPA and NOAA Fisheries have been hiding because they want to […]
Oregon Fish and Wildlife Facebook post. CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Recreational salmon and steelhead fishing will close starting Saturday on the Columbia River from Buoy 10 to the Hwy. 395 Bridge near Pasco, Wash., under rules adopted today by fishery managers from Oregon and Washington. The closure is based on the latest fall Chinook run forecast, […]
Decommissioning the Lower Snake River Dams Would Help Resolve the Energy Oversupply Problem In the Pacific Northwest and Save Wild Salmon from Extinction Read more here: PDF version Mobile version
Recent comments from Howard Garrett…here’s how this rose-tinted promotional hype below severely impacts the prospects for recovery of Southern Residents. The urgent need right now is for executive action to begin removal of the 4 lower Snake River dams, while continuing to call for every other means of restoring salmon. There are good biological reasons […]
On Friday, September 30th, 2016, the Federal government announced the schedule for the upcoming scoping process for a new Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for 14 dams in the Columbia River Basin. While it is important during this process for citizens to provide comments urging that the 4 lower Snake River dams be breached ASAP to […]
Read more about a forthcoming report on reservoirs contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. Read a DOE report about methane emissions from one of the four lower Snake River dams. Even with this scientific evidence, Bonneville Power Administration and the Walla Walla District US Army Corp of Engineers continue to advertise their “zero carbon footprint” dams […]