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• Gas drilling protests held in US, other countries

  September 22, 2012 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Demonstrators in the United States and other countries protested Saturday against the natural gas drilling process known as fracking that they say threatens public health and the …

• Desalination no panacea for Calif. water woes

  September 22, 2012 MARINA, Calif. (AP) — In the Central California coastal town of Marina, a $7 million desalination plant that can turn salty ocean waves into fresh drinking water sits idle behind …

• Asian energy boom threatens Montana ranches

  September 21, 2012 ROUNDUP, Mont. (AP) — The big mining companies first came knocking on Ellen Pfister’s door in the 1970s, ready to tap the huge coal deposits beneath her family’s eastern Montana …

• Alpha closing 8 mines, cutting 1,200 jobs in all

  September 18, 2012 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Coal producer Alpha Natural Resources said Tuesday it was cutting production by 16 million tons and eliminating 1,200 jobs companywide, including 400 with the immediate closing …

• Calif. art work emerges from Solyndra’s bankruptcy

  September 14, 2012 BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — A small building tucked in the hills of Northern California shines with an unusual green glow from hundreds of glass tubes jutting out from one side …

• Wire thefts are risky, costly and persistent

  September 14, 2012 in City on Page A1 Thieves are creeping down country roads at night cutting copper wire from power poles to sell on the scrap market, leaving hazards for line crews, headaches for utility managers and … 11

• Foul smell reported across Southern California

  September 10, 2012 SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A strong rotten egg smell had Southern Californians plugging their noses and crying foul Monday as air quality investigators scrambled to determine if the sulfurous … 2

• US watchdog questions spending for Afghan army

  September 10, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — The watchdog for U.S. spending in Afghanistan says lax accountability in a $1.1 billion program supplying fuel to the Afghan National Army needs “immediate attention” before control …

• US watchdog questions spending for Afghan army

  September 9, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — The watchdog for U.S. spending in Afghanistan says lax accountability in a $1.1 billion program supplying fuel to the Afghan National Army needs “immediate attention” before control …

• 2 minor injuries in French nuclear plant incident

  September 5, 2012 in Health PARIS (AP) — A steam blast at France’s oldest nuclear plant Wednesday left two workers with slight finger burns and revived calls to reduce this country’s heavy reliance on nuclear …

• BPA, utilities to build $14 million power line

  July 3, 2012 in Region PORTLAND — The Bonneville Power Administration says it signed an agreement Monday with three utilities to build a $14 million high-voltage line in central Washington. 3

• Avista reports slight drop in first-quarter profit

  May 2, 2012 in Business, City Avista Corp. reported a profit of $38.4 million for the first quarter, slightly down from last year’s first quarter profit of $41.9 million. 14

• W. Washington wind farm canceled due to seabird

  November 17, 2011 in Region Energy Northwest and four southwest Washington utilities have canceled the Radar Ridge wind power project, which had been proposed as the first major wind farm in Western Washington. 17

• Idaho decision on Avista hike not imminent

  July 24, 2011 in Idaho on Page B1 The Idaho Public Utilities Commission will take up to six months to consider Avista Utilities’ request for higher electric and natural gas rates, officials announced last week. Avista had hoped … 4

• As rates rise, so does workers’ pay

  July 3, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Wages for Avista Corp.’s rank-and-file workers grew by an average of 2.5 to 3 percent this year. The workers also collected about $8.4 million in bonuses through a program that … 22

• Avista seeks rate increase for Washington customers

  August 26, 2010 in City on Page A1 Avista customers in Washington could see their electric rates go up 7.2 percent and their natural gas rates rise 3.2 percent starting Dec. 1, according to an agreement pending state … 10

• Hearing set for Avista hikes for Idaho customers

  August 25, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 Avista’s Idaho customers can participate in a 7 p.m. hearing Thursday via telephone regarding the utility’s request for rate hikes. To listen or participate, customers should call (800) 920-7487. The …

• Bert Caldwell: California turbulence blows ill for region

  August 22, 2010 in Business on Page E1 In California’s effort to marshal a symphony of energy resources, the Northwest is the designated woodwind. John White, director of the Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies – CEERT … 2

• Avista profit dips slightly in second quarter

  August 5, 2010 in Business Avista Corp. saw its profit decline slightly in the second quarter, the Spokane energy company said today. The results primarily are due to an increase in interest expense, other operating … 22

• Spokane sewer rates to rise

  December 22, 2009 in City on Page A6 Sewer rates in Spokane will jump almost $5 a month next year. The Spokane City Council on Monday approved the new rates, which were proposed by Spokane Mayor Mary Verner, … 4

• Avista pushes climate bill

  November 25, 2009 in City on Page A1 Avista Corp., which gets half its energy from hydropower dams, has joined other clean-energy providers, retailer Gap Inc. and Colorado resort operator Aspen Skiing Co. to form a new lobbying … 10

• Avista earns $8.1 million for quarter

  October 28, 2009 in City Avista Corp. Wednesday reported improved third-quarter earnings despite sharply lower revenues. 14

• Emissions control? We’re getting warmer

  April 17, 2007 in Business on Page A10 Not so much as a week seems to go by without another report on the dire implications of global warming. Monday, two new reports focused on the stress that will …

• Duke, Panenergy Deal Cleared Merger’s Impact On Panenergy’s Spokane Office Remains Unclear

  May 29, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A12 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Wednesday gave the green light to Duke Power Co.’s plan to buy PanEnergy Corp. for $7.7 billion in stock. The transaction is now cleared to …

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