Joel Swisher

Western Washington University is now receiving energy from the Skookumchuck Wind Facility as part of Puget Sound Energy’s Green Direct program, a ground-breaking initiative designed to provide PSE corporate and governmental customers the ability to purchase 100 percent of…

Western Washington University is now receiving energy from the Skookumchuck Wind Facility as part of Puget Sound Energy’s Green Direct program, a ground-breaking initiative designed to provide PSE corporate and governmental customers the ability to purchase 100 percent of…

Fuel blending is something that can make good business sense and provide some environmental benefits for oil companies, said Joel Swisher in an email. Swisher is the director of the Institute of Energy Studies …

Western Washington University’s Institute for Energy Studies will host a symposium titled “Repowering Mobility: Envisioning a New Future for Transportation Energy” from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18 on Western’s campus.

Gov. Jay Inslee will provide the…

Joel Swisher, director of Western Washington University’s Institute for Energy Studies, will discuss clean energy as part of the WWU Huxley College of the Environment Speaker Series at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27 in Miller Hall 138 on the Western Washington University campus.

The…

Western Washington University’s Institute for Energy Studies will host an Energy Symposium titled “The Future of Northwest Leadership in Electric Energy” from noon to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19 on Western’s campus.

Designed for students, faculty, and community…

It's Energy Year in Bellingham.

Making that announcement at a festive celebration Wednesday afternoon was Mayor Kelli Linville, who also launched the Bellingham Energy Prize at the event.

The energy prize is a group effort of nine community partners, including…

After the Viking Commons and the Viking Union Multipurpose Room filled with faculty and staff for the annual convocation breakfast, Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard kicked off the 2015-16 school year with his convocation remarks.

The full text of his speech…

After years of preparation and only offering a minor in the subject, Western Washington University’s Institute for Energy Studies is now offering its first full degree program.

The Energy Policy and Management major is an interdisciplinary approach to the subject that includes a…

This month’s episode of Western Window is hosted by Chris Roselli of the WWU Alumni Association and Anna Magidson, a student at Western. Following is the story lineup for this episode:

Road Trip on Mars – Western’s Melissa Rice is part of the NASA/Jet Propulsion Lab science team that…
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