A couple who wants to go into the business of installing small wind turbines is worried their company will lose customers because Ada County has no renewable energy ordinance that allows such structures. A renewable energy ordinance that was proposed ...
Read More »Ordinance could come too late for south Ada wind project
Study shows beetle-killed trees ignite faster
The red needles of a tree killed in a mountain pine beetle attack can ignite up to three times faster than the green needles of a healthy tree, new research into the pine beetle epidemic has found. The findings by ...
Read More »U.S. Silver reports 270 percent increase in operating cash flow 
The Idaho-based U.S. Silver Corp. ended 2010 with a 270 percent increase in operating cash flow, largely the result of a worldwide increase in silver prices. U.S. Silver owns and operates the Galena Mine and Mill in northern Idaho’s Coeur ...
Read More »Experts predict low risk for fires in Idaho this season
Average or above-average snowpack and ample rain and cool spring temperatures have reduced the risk or delayed the onset of the wildfire season from Washington and Idaho to North Dakota. National wildfire experts are predicting a busy and costly fire ...
Read More »Emmett sawmill operations suspended, projects planned 
The Emerald Forest Products sawmill, opened in Emmett in May 2010, is shutting down temporarily, displacing 45 workers. Emerald Forest Products Inc. said the mill has not been able to reach targeted production levels, though operational improvements have been made ...
Read More »Ski resorts, businesses hope to squeeze cash from extra snow 
Late-season snowfall has given Brundage Mountain ski resort in McCall a chance to hold its latest season ever this year, with weekend skiing planned through May 15. Starting the weekend of April 30, Brundage will be the only resort open ...
Read More »Changes to Boise Cascade beam business displace workers 
Wood products company Boise Cascade is making changes in its beam business. The Boise-based company on April 21 announced it will curtail operations indefinitely at its laminated-beam plant in Emmett by the end of June, displacing about 40 employees. The ...
Read More »Flurry of Idaho mining activity could have some staying power this time around 
In more than 40 years of observing Idaho mining, geologist Earl Bennett has seen activity rise and fall sharply three times. The first (for Bennett) was in 1979 and 1980, when high gold and silver prices drew dozens of new ...
Read More »Despite threat, Idaho’s Exergy sticks by projects
A wind energy industry lobbyist pushing to extend Idaho’s sales tax rebate for alternative power developers made it clear: If the extension died, Roy Eiguren told lawmakers on April 7, so would hundreds of millions worth of his company’s projects. ...
Read More »Idaho Power ratepayers to benefit from snow, rain 
The portion of Idaho Power customer rates that reflects recent and anticipated costs will decrease. The company on April 15 filed with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission for a 4.78 percent average rate decrease, starting June 1, in its annual ...
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