The Washington Public Power Supply System continued to shudder toward total collapse when formal default was recently declared on $2.25 billion in bonds issued to finance construction of two now-terminated nuclear power plants. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/15.15/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
John Soisson
Posted inMay 27, 1983: Going from good to better
Timber defaults threaten Northwest
Senators from Idaho, Washington and Oregon have joined forces to try to head off a massive default on timber sale contracts which some timber industry experts say could wipe out as much as 25 percent of the lumber production capacity in Oregon and Northern California alone. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/15.10/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inDecember 10, 1982: Washington nuke plant has unsafe welds
Washington nuke plant has unsafe welds
A welding engineer with the Washington Public Power Plant Supply System says the plant has structural problems that could cause costly delays. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/14.24/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inOctober 15, 1982: The Best and Worst of the West in Congress
A bias toward the public land
We aren’t wholly controlled by economic and scientific laws. There are spiritual values that people have and share and that they sometimes act to preserve. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/14.20/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inMarch 5, 1982: Pine beetles munch on, policies differ
Northwest nuclear future is all in the past
When the board of directors of the Washington Public Power Supply System voted unanimously to stop construction of their nuclear power projects 4 and 5, they sent a message to other utilities: There’s no such thing as electricity too cheap to meter. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/14.5/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJanuary 22, 1982: Juggling wildlife and 'other needs'
Energy conservation versus power plant construction
The Bonneville Power Administration may preside over the most ambitious federally mandated energy conservation and public power development program in the nation. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/14.2/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJuly 10, 1981: A mountain of money above a not-so-fruitful plan
Tuning in media causes environmental fade-out
Given the press of time and circumstances, the vocabulary of environmental organizations increasingly reflects a new technological style. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/13.14/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inJune 12, 1981: Looking for juice in backyard dams
Environmental sophistry imperils the West
Several years ago, environmental organizations in Wyoming chose to begin making compromises. Slowly, inexorably, they are losing whatever it is they love. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/13.12/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E
Posted inMarch 14, 1975: Habitat destruction threatens wildlife
Wyoming passes siting, land use bills
Bart Koehler, the director of the Wyoming Outdoor Council and the Wyoming Citizens Lobby, put in the long hours to push two key bills through Wyoming’s legislature. Download entire issue to view this article: http://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/7.6/download-entire-issue%3C/p%3E