Eric Hirst
Citizen Journalist • Member since Jul 23, 2015
Eric Hirst has a Ph.D. in engineering from Stanford University, spent 30 years as an energy policy analyst at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and retired to Bellingham 18 years ago. He is a local environmental activist.
By Eric Hirst • On May 19, 2020
How can we best resolve long-standing water-resource issues in the Nooksack River Basin? These problems–primarily too little water in the river and streams during the summer months–have been [...]
By Eric Hirst • On Feb 06, 2020
Electricity and water are essential resources in our society. But the way we efficiently plan for our electricity needs is vastly different from how poorly we plan for our water [...]
By Eric Hirst • On May 25, 2018
State water law is a complicated mess, a piece-by-piece accumulation and accretion of disparate laws since 1917. Worse, these laws confound solutions to the problems we face today in managing an [...]
"John,
Congratulations on turning 77 and deciding to begin a well deserved retirement.
Although I often disagree with the stories and/or comments published in NW Citizen, I very much [...]
May 17, 2018 on
A time to change NW Citizen ownership
"Elisabeth, thanks for your helpful comments on my article.
We likely both believe that salmon are doing poorly because of many factors, some involving ocean conditions and others involving their [...]
Feb 01, 2018 on
Water, Water Everywhere, But ...