PULLMAN, Wash. – Daylong workshops on best practices for producing oilseed crops such as canola, mustard and camelina are scheduled for late January at Okanogan, Reardan and Colfax.
I’m trained in geology, but I don’t work in the energy industry. That means I’m an interested bystander on the sidelines of the energy game, more eager than most to see the execution of the next play on the turf –but I’m not on one of the teams actually touching the ball. The people who […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, recently honored Dr. Lee Link of the Washington State University Extension Energy Program with the Secretary’s Appreciation Award. The award recognized the “superior performance and leadership to assure success for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in efforts associated with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” […]
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Energy experts, Washington residents and other shareholders interested in following state energy legislation need look no further than the Washington State Energy Legislation Tracking Tool for information on current bill activity. The bill tracking tool follows energy bills in the state legislature – including those submitted before the session began. It features […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – Young people around the nation, including dozens in Washington state, will take a hands-on approach to addressing U.S. energy concerns as part of National 4-H Week, Oct. 4 -10. Several Washington counties will participate in the 4-H 2009 National Science Experiment, “Biofuel Blast,” on Oct. 7, according to Janet Edwards, WSU Spokane […]
OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington State Department of General Administration’s (GA) award-winning Plant Operations Support program – known as the Consortium – will become part of the Washington State University (WSU) Extension Energy Program effective Sept. 1, 2009.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State University Extension Energy Program — based out of Olympia, Wash. — has been selected to manage and operate the U.S. Department of Energy’s Recovery Act Clearinghouse. The Recovery Act Clearinghouse offers the public information on the Department’s efforts to implement President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Customers can […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – The state of Washington is well positioned to develop biofuel markets, but only if it begins now to take a long-term, targeted approach focused on advanced biofuels and potential biomass sources, according to a team of economists in the Washington State University School of Economic Sciences. “Our analysis suggests that Washington has […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – Energy and agriculture will be the focus of the first annual Washington State University Economic Issues and Outlook Conference scheduled Dec. 6-7 at the Red Lion Inn at Pasco. “The agriculture and energy sectors are operating in unprecedented economic conditions and experiencing record commodity prices,” said Tom Marsh, associate professor in WSU’s […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — A team of 25 employees from the Washington State University Extension Energy Program in Olympia received the Team Excellence Award Saturday (April 8) at the annual awards banquet of WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences. The WSU Extension Energy Program’s Clearinghouse Team responds to thousands of energy-related questions monthly, […]