Feb. 13 / Avista seeks to lower gas ratesAvista Corp., of Spokane, asked utility commissions in Washington and Idaho for permission to reduce overall natural gas rates by 6.4 percent and 6.0 percent, respectively. If approved, the changes would
Meetings & EventsThe Washington state Department of Labor & Industries will hold a free public hearing on rules about structured settlement agreements for workers' compensation claims Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 10 a.m. at Center Place, 2426 N. To a
Green Living Monthly, a Tum Tum, Wash.-based magazine, now is owned by Green Living Publications LLC, a company established by the magazine's editor, Chris Ellis.The magazine formerly was owned and published by Lake Spokane Media LLC, based in a
Some Spokane-area residents and businesses might qualify for discount vouchers worth up to $1,000 that would go toward the cost of replacing an old wood stove with a more efficient wood, pellet-burning, or gas appliance.The Spokane Regional Air
Two studies by Boise State University geoscientists provide new information about how snowmelt is stored and used in mountain environments.Global warming is said to be reducing snowpacks across the western U.S., with potentially far-reaching for
Concrete is the most common construction material used globally and is said to account for 70 percent of all construction materials. Though concrete has advantages such as easy application and high availability, it has major disadvantages when a of
Generation method now accounts for 16 percent of energy consumption
February 2, 2012
Global use of hydropower increased more than 5 percent between 2009 and 2010, says new research published last month by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online publication. Hydropower use reached a record of about 3,400 or 16 percent
At the order of the Washington state Department of Ecology, Kaiser Aluminum Corp. recently completed a draft document outlining options to remove contaminants found in the soil and groundwater at its Trentwood aluminum rolling mill in Spokane of at
Two-year-old Spokane Valley manufacturer One Earth Starch recently has grown into an adjacent space to prepare for expansion and additional storage of its biodegradable alternative to plastic foam packaging peanuts.One Earth Starch, which makes
More than half surveyed don't think tax increases should be taken off table
February 2, 2012
Finance professionals overwhelmingly believe that clear action must be taken on deficit reduction to accelerate economic growth this year, and more than half think that tax increases shouldn't be taken off the table to achieve a deficit reduction a