Tag: Idaho
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How a community (solar) comes together: Details on Idaho’s first 500-kW community solar install
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission is approving an Idaho Power application to build a 500-kilowatt community solar project in southeast Boise. The $1.16 million single-axis solar project on the southwest corner of Amity and Holcomb roads will allow up to 1,093 residential customers and 470 non-residential customers to buy oneRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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USDA Invests $7 Million to Research Small Farm Challenges
Several grants focus on how small and mid-scale farms can contribute to local and regional food systems and increase profitability through more environmentally sustainable…
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Idaho Residents Protest Auction of Public Lands for Oil and Gas Drilling
Yesterday, prior to the Idaho Oil and Gas Commission auctioning of mineral rights for 17,700 acres of state endowment land, a small but lively group of residents protested the sale, which saw every tract awarded to Alta Mesa Idaho for $1,148,435 in “bonus bids.” [blackoutgallery id=”331101″] For an hour they sang the climate activism song…
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Idaho Passes Bill to Kill Hundreds of Wolves
The Idaho Legislature yesterday passed House Bill 470, a bill to create a new lethal “Wolf Depredation Control Board” to administer a fund for widespread killing of wolves in the state. The bill, expected to be signed into law by Gov. Otter (R-ID), sets aside $400,000 in state funds to kill roughly 500 wolves, leaving just…
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Wolf Killing Contest Disguised as Holiday Family Fun in Idaho
By Alicia Graef This year while most people will be enjoying a holiday break and winding down after Christmas, a hunters’ rights group in Idaho has something special planned to bring people together: it will be hosting the first predator killing contest in decades to take out wolves and coyotes the weekend of Dec. 28-29. [caption id=”attachment_315890″…