Tribal fishing platforms line the Columbia River as Mount Hood floats on the horizon at the proposed Columbia Hills pumped energy project site
A few folks had questions about the Goldendale Energy Project (what I called the “Columbia Hills Energy Project” in my last post), so I thought I’d post some resources for anyone looking to learn more about the project and how to help the coalition of opponents.
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Recent coverage by Northwest Public Broadcasting:
‘It’s Irreversible’: Goldendale Green Energy Project Highlights a History of Native Dispossession
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February 2020 letter to Governors Jay Inslee and Kate Brown from the coalition of opponents:
RE: Opposition to Rye Development’s proposed Goldendale Energy Storage Hydroelectric Project
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Columbia Riverkeeper statement and Q&A on the project:
Stand in Solidarity with Tribal Nations
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November 2020 announcement of acquisition of the project by foreign investors:
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) Acquires Pumped Storage Project
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Washington Department of Ecology website for the project:
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