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2004 News Releases




FRIDAY, Oct. 29, 2004
PR 84 04
Local industries benefit from major BPA power line upgrade
     Dedication ceremony scheduled Nov. 1

MONDAY, Oct. 25, 2004
PR 83 04
Delwiche appointed to top fish and wildlife post at BPA
     

Friday, Oct. 22, 2004
PR 82 04
Shooters endanger BPA line crews near Vantage
     Up to $25,000 reward offered for information

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2004
PR 81 04
Valuable Willamette Valley wetlands receive protection
     

FRIDAY, October 8, 2004
PR 80 04
Willamette Valley wetlands protection celebration
     to be held Wednesday, Oct. 13

FRIDAY, October 8, 2004
PR 79 04
BPA makes U.S. Treasury payment
     In full and on time

THURSDAY, Oct. 7, 2004
PR 78 04
Northern pikeminnow sport reward season best ever
     Independent economic analysis says money well spent

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 2004
PR 77 04
Army buys “green power” to light Fort Lewis
     Major purchase boosts renewable resources

THURSDAY, Sept. 23, 2004
PR 76 04
MEDIA ADVISORY
Symposium to address the Northwest’s energy future

     Almost 400 utility executives, energy experts and regional stakeholders to attend

THURSDAY, Sept. 23, 2004
PR 75 04
Forecast reflects uncertainty regarding energy resources
     

TUESDAY, Sept. 21, 2004
PR 74 04
BPA honored for one of the most successful
conservation efforts in the nation

     BPA receives prestigious “Star of Energy Efficiency” award

FRIDAY, Sept. 17, 2004
PR 73 04
BPA to hold public meetings for
     draft environmental impact statement on Salmon Creek project

THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2004
PR 72 04
BPA to lower wholesale electricity rates 7.5 percent in October
     Rate cut should help energize Northwest economy

THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2004
PR 71 04
Media Advisory
Attention all Northwest news organizations:

     Subject: Important BPA rate reduction announcement.

THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2004
Joint Release
Federal Agencies Continue Efforts to Restore Pacific Northwest Salmon
     

THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2004
PR 70 04
Media Advisory
Federal executives to hold telephone press conference to

     discuss the 2004 draft biological opinion being released today, Thursday, Sept. 9

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2004
PR 69 04
ATTENTION PORTLAND AREA REPORTERS
     SUBJECT: Response to demonstration by fishing interests.

TUESDAY, Sept. 7, 2004
PR 68 04
Attention assignment editors:
     Heavy return of salmon at Bonneville Dam

MONDAY, August 30, 2004
PR 67 04
BPA to use implosive devices to construct new transmission line
     Some residents of Spokane might hear bangs Aug. 31-Sept. 2

WEDNESDAY, Aug 18, 2004
PR 66 04
BPA proposes wholesale power rate decrease
     

MONDAY, Aug. 9, 2004
PR 65 04
GAO urges BPA to limit future firm energy sales,
     hold down costs of federal system power

THURSDAY, July 22, 2004
PR 64 04
Attention assignment editors:
     Kids get feet wet scientifically in Hydromania

THURSDAY, July 22, 2004
PR 63 04
BPA offers $25,000 for identity of power line vandals
     Shooters bring down line near Sweet Home

THURSDAY, July 8, 2004
PR 62 04
A major new BPA transmission line along Columbia River?
     Only if power plant developers finance the project

WEDNESDAY, July 7, 2004
PR 61 04
BPA offers draft plan for future services
     At issue: preserving value of Columbia River hydropower

Tuesday, July 6, 2004
PR 60 04
VanZandt to head BPA's Transmission Business
     

Tuesday, July 6, 2004
PR 59 04
Summer spill program expected to reduce costs, protect fish
     

WEDNESDAY, June 30, 2004
PR 58 04
Attention Business Editors
WANTED: innovative ways to defer building transmission lines

     BPA requests proposals for pilot projects

THURSDAY, June 24, 2004
PR 57 04
Media Advisory
BPA and Corps release final summer spill plan

     Final decision awaits NOAA review

Wednesday, June 16, 2004
PR 56 04
Rebuild starts for old western Washington transmission line
     

TUESDAY, June 8, 2004
PR 55 04
Amended summer spill proposal to help
     Northwest rate payers and maintain fish benefits

MONDAY, June 7, 2004
PR 54 04
Media Advisory
Telephone press conference with federal executives to discuss

     amended summer spill proposal for salmon scheduled for Tuesday

Tuesday, June 01, 2004
PR 53 04
Cash award pool for pikeminnow fishers increases 60 percent
     BPA prods piscary for predator with more pay

TUESDAY, June 1, 2004
PR 52 04
BPA and investor-owned utilities sign agreements that
     will benefit the region’s electricity ratepayers

FRIDAY, May 28, 2004
PR 51 04
Ashland getting “smart home” technology
     to save energy and environment

WEDNESDAY, May 19, 2004
PR 50 04
BPA conservation programs now save enough
     electricity to serve a city the size of Portland

THURSDAY, April 29, 2004
PR 49 04
Delwiche, Maslen named to top posts in BPA’s
     Office of Environment, Fish and Wildlife

WEDNESDAY, April 28, 2004
PR 48 04
BPA tests alternatives to building a transmission line
     on the Olympic Peninsula

Wednesday, April 28, 2004
PR 47 01
Save a salmon – go fishing
     

WEDNESDAY, April 21, 2004
PR 46 04
Federal agencies make progress toward spill decision,
     remain optimistic that a final program will be developed soon

WEDNESDAY, April 21, 2004
PR 45 04
MEDIA ADVISORY
BPA receives a national award for innovative building use

     Earth Day event planned at BPA Ross Complex, 8 a.m., Thursday, April 22

FRIDAY, April 16, 2004
PR 44 04
BPA, investor-owned utilities propose mutually
     beneficial agreement

THURSDAY, April 15, 2004
PR 43 04
BPA Olympia linemen resuscitate Jefferson County heart attack victim
     

WEDNESDAY, April 14, 2004
PR 42 04
Whitney assumes Transmission management post at BPA
     

WEDNESDAY, April 14, 2004
PR 41 04
Federal Agencies delay final summer spill decisions
     

THURSDAY, April 8, 2004
PR 40 04
PRESS ADVISORY
     BPA to splice power lines in Rivergate industrial area;
Blasts from implosive devices are no cause for concern.


THURSDAY, April 1, 2004
PR 39 04
Media Advisory
     The 2004 Washington State Science and Engineering Fair

THURSDAY, April 01, 2004
PR 38 04
Media Advisory
Letters from Northwest governors, congressional delegation

     supporting spill test at Columbia River dams now available.

TUESDAY, March 30, 2004
PR 37 04
Federal agencies propose more efficient
     summer spill program for salmon

TUESDAY, March 30, 2004
PR 36 04
Media Advisory
     Telephone press conference with federal executives regarding
summer spill program for salmon scheduled for today


FRIDAY,
March 26, 2004

PR 35 04
Media Advisory
     SnoKing transmission line cleaning begins; Crews to work in carts suspended from power lines

THURSDAY, March 25, 2004
PR 34 04
Media Advisory
     The 2004 Washington State Science and Engineering Fair

WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2004
PR 33 04
Olympia resident honored by BPA
     

WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2004
PR 32 04
University of Portland alum honored by the
     Bonneville Power Administration

WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2004
PR 31 04
Son of Las Animas resident honored by the
     Bonneville Power Administration

WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2004
PR 30 04
Bremerton resident honored by the
     Bonneville Power Administration

WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2004
PR 29 04
Vancouver resident honored by BPA
     

WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2004
PR 28 04
Daughter of Lakehurst resident honored
     by the Department of Energy

WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2004
PR 27 04
Son of local residents honored by the
     Department of Energy

WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2004
PR 26 04
University of Vermont alum honored by the U.S. Dept. of Energy
     

WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2004
PR 25 04
Henninger High alum honored
     By the Department of Energy

WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2004
PR 24 04
Milwaukie resident honored by BPA
     

WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2004
PR 23 04
Former Walla Walla resident receives award
     

WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2004
PR 22 04
Columbia Falls resident honored posthumously
     

WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2004
PR 21 04
Son of Moses Lake residents honored by BPA
     

WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2004
PR 20 04
Idaho State grad honored by BPA
     

WEDNESDAY, March 24, 2004
PR 19 04
OSU alums honored by BPA
     

TUESDAY, March 23, 2004
PR 18 04
BPA books big savings on E-purchases
     When sellers bid, ratepayers benefit

TUESDAY, March 23, 2004
PR 17 04
Reward offered for spring vacation power line vandals
     

FRIDAY, March 19, 2004
PR 16 04
Moody’s raises rating of BPA-backed bonds to Triple-A;
     Cites actions by BPA to cut costs, maintain cash reserves

Wednesday, March 17, 2004
PR 15 04
Fairchild Air Force Base rides the wind
     

FRIDAY, March 5, 2004
PR 14 04
Woodinville wins Science Bowl
     

TUESDAY, Feb. 24, 2004
PR 13 04
MEDIA ADVISORY
     2004 BPA Science Bowl

MONDAY, Feb. 23, 2004
PR 12 04
Completion of major BPA transmission project celebrated
     U.S. Energy Department official to participate

FRIDAY, Feb. 20, 2004
PR 11 04
MEDIA ADVISORY
U.S. Energy Department official and

     Seattle mayor to attend

FRIDAY, Feb. 20, 2004
PR 10 04
Attention Business Editors
     Standard & Poor’s issues “stable outlook” for
BPA-backed bonds


FRIDAY, Jan. 30, 2004
PR 09 04
Construction to begin on major Washington power line
     

THURSDAY, Jan. 22, 2004
PR 08 04
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission clears BPA of
     market manipulation

THURSDAY, Jan. 22, 2004
PR 07 04
Settlement fails to earn regional approval
     

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 21, 2004
PR 06 04
MEDIA ADVISORY
Federal Funding Increase Proposed For

     Northwest Salmon Restoration

FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2004
PR 05 04
Snohomish County Christmas-time line vandalism
     investigated; reward offered

THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2004
PR 04 04
Umatilla Tribe, BPA reach historic 20-year agreement on power line easements
     on power line easements

TUESDAY, Jan. 13, 2004
PR 03 04
BPA boosts Northwest wind energy
     

MONDAY, Jan.12, 2004
PR 02 04
BPA calls for public comment on transmission policy
     environmental impact statement

MONDAY, Jan. 5, 2004
PR 01 04
Power line completed just in time to keep lights on
     

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    Ed Mosey
    Chief Press Officer
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    503-230-5359
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    Mike Hansen
    Press Officer
    mshansen@bpa.gov
    503-230-4328
    Eve. 503-598-0603

    Bill Murlin
    Press Officer
    wemurlin@bpa.gov
    503-230-5141
    Eve. 971-235-0073

    Aretha Hyman
    Press Assistant
    aahyman@bpa.gov
    503-230-5131

    Bonneville Power Administration
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