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Outdoor Activities

How to Get Interested in Kayaking

Welcome to ActiveLifestylesNW Kayaking Column – Let’s Get Started! Chuck Hemphill We have all seen kayakers on rivers, lakes and on the ocean… quietly gliding along the water enjoying the scenery and weather.  How many times have you thought it might be fun to kayak but really didn’t have a notion of how to get […]

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Oregon

Study IDs two compressed air energy storage methods in Northwest

Portland, Ore. – Enough Northwest wind energy to power about 85,000 homes each month could be stored in porous rocks deep underground for later use, according to a new, comprehensive study. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Bonneville Power Administration identified two unique methods for this energy storage approach, and […]