All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Mid Winter Rate Hike - City Light Gets OK for 13.8 Percent Increase
• Grant PUD Hydropower Auction Yields $64 million
• Comments on Wanapum Dam Water Raise Sought
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District Sues Wall St. Firms over Alleged Bid Rigging
• Avista Fights Labor Ruling - NLRB will hear dispute over dispatchers’ status
• Stricken Jefferson County PUD Commissioner Remains in Coma
• Oregon Public Utility Commission Chairman Leaving Post Early
• Ashland Electric Department Head Takes New Job with Bonneville Environmental Foundation
• Pacific Gas & Electric Smart Meter Rollout Off To Rough Start
• Massachusetts Law Pushes Utilities to Improve Services
• Ahead of the Bell: Rise in Gas Reserves Expected
• Natural Gas Surge, Is It A Pipe Dream?
• Tennessee Valley Authority Bills to Decrease in December
• Groups Challenge Tennessee Valley Authority’s River Discharge from Power Plant
• State of Minnesota Approves Nuke Waste Storage Increase
• Large Run of Spring Chinook Expected for 2010
• Fraser River - British Columbia to Continue Gravel Removal, Despite Salmon Deaths
• A Different Kind of Fish Toss: Planting Dead Salmon to Enrich a Watershed
• Chinook salmon may be the beneficiaries of the federal economic stimulus program
• Columbia Basin Herald Editorial - Water Lawsuit Again?
• Clallam County Could Start Water Exchange for Sequim Area
• Eastern Idaho Dam Security Is Under Scrutiny
• California Water Deal No Quick Fix for Struggling Farms
• Feds Endorse ‘Salish Sea’ - Huge Body of Water Now Has Common Name
• Fast-Tracked Solar Project Could Speed Mojave Desert’s Demise
• First Tidal Power Turbine Lowered into Bay of Fundy
• GE’s Hybrid Water Heater Earns Popular Science Accolades
• Montana Enviro Groups Want Carbon Costs in Regional Power Plan
• Fight over Carbon-Emission Permits Comes to Senate
• Climate-Warming Pollution Dips
• Scientist Claims Global Warming Caused By Volcanoes, Not Humans
• Could Electricity Be a Lifestyle Choice?
• US to Speed up Broadband Plan
• Eastern Oregon Call Center to Close Lay Off 336
• Lessons from the Land of Cheap Broadband
• Intel to Pay AMD $1.25 Billion
• AT&T ‘Sets the Record Straight’ On Verizon Ads
• Verizon Pays $2 Million for Poor Florida Service
• New State Deficit: $2 Billlion+
• Report Says Budget Disasters Loom In Ten States
• Seattle Police Arrest Suspect in String of Arson Fires
• Colorado Balloon Boy Parents Plead Guilty to Hoax
• Olympia May cut Thurston EDC Funding
• Scientists Say Water Found on Moon
• Not a Jolly Holiday for Oregon Christmas Tree Growers
WORD OF THE DAY
Sacerdotal • \sass-er-DOH-tul\ • adjective - *1: of or relating to priests or a priesthood: priestly 2: of, relating to, or suggesting religious belief emphasizing the powers of priests as essential mediators between God and mankind
The manager’s minions burrowed themselves into the framework of the organization, blocking or allowing access to their leader based on prejudice or bribery. The nearly sacerdotal nature of the fawning sycophants sickened even the most hardened brown-noser. “Hubris will win out,” mused one of the rejected acolytes.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Mid Winter Rate Hike - City Light Gets OK for 13.8 Percent Increase (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010259629_webcitylight12m.html?syndication=rss
Grant PUD Hydropower Auction Yields $64 million (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/11/hydropower-quction-yields-64-million
Comments on Wanapum Dam Water Raise Sought (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/11/12/news/doc4afc9f082d300992595916.txt
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Sues Wall St. Firms over Alleged Bid Rigging (Sacramento Bee, CA)
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2322547.html
Avista Fights Labor Ruling - NLRB will hear dispute over dispatchers’ status (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/nov/13/avista-fights-labor-ruling/
Stricken Jefferson County PUD Commissioner Remains in Coma (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20091113/NEWS/311139993
Oregon Public Utility Commission Chairman Leaving Post Early (Portland Business Journal)
http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/11/09/daily48.html
Ashland Electric Department Head Takes New Job with Bonneville Environmental Foundation (Ashland Daily Tidings, OR)
http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091112/NEWS02/911120316/-1/NEWSMAP
Pacific Gas & Electric Smart Meter Rollout Off To Rough Start (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13774449
Massachusetts Law Pushes Utilities to Improve Services (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/13/financial/f084448S49.DTL&feed=rss.business
Ahead of the Bell: Rise in Gas Reserves Expected (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/13/financial/f045847S70.DTL&feed=rss.business
Natural Gas Surge, Is It A Pipe Dream? (Washington Times)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/nov/13/natural-gas-bill-seen-as-pipe-dream/
Tennessee Valley Authority Bills to Decrease in December (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/13/financial/f072741S23.DTL&feed=rss.business
Groups Challenge Tennessee Valley Authority’s River Discharge from Power Plant (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010260962_apustvacoalwaste.html?syndication=rss
State of Minnesota Approves Nuke Waste Storage Increase (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/13/financial/f072539S21.DTL&feed=rss.business
FISH & WILDLIFE
Large Run of Spring Chinook Expected for 2010 (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/11/13/this_day/doc4afc7567cf751128025598.txt
Fraser River - British Columbia to Continue Gravel Removal, Despite Salmon Deaths (Vancouver Sun, BC)
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/continue+gravel+removal+despite+salmon+deaths/2216453/story.html
A Different Kind of Fish Toss: Planting Dead Salmon to Enrich a Watershed (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/a_different_kind_of_fish_toss.html
Fisher Slough - Chinook salmon may be the beneficiaries of the federal economic stimulus program (KUOW Radio, Seattle)
http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=18780
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Columbia Basin Herald Editorial - Water Lawsuit Again? It was inevitable. Urban environmentalists from Spokane are going to sue to stop an irrigation project for farmers
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/11/12/editorials/doc4afc9e0ad5c0e002792176.txt
Clallam County Could Start Water Exchange for Sequim Area (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.konp.com/local/5251
Eastern Idaho Dam Security Is Under Scrutiny (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1035273.html
California Water Deal No Quick Fix for Struggling Farms (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010265106_apusfarmscenecaliforniawater.html?syndication=rss
Feds Endorse ‘Salish Sea’ - Huge Body of Water Now Has Common Name: Puget Sound, Tulalip Bay are part of newly named sea extending into B.C. (Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091113/NEWS01/711139836/-1/RSS02
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Fast-Tracked Solar Project Could Speed Mojave Desert’s Demise (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/11/12/12greenwire-fast-tracked-solar-project-could-speed-mojave-95100.html
First Tidal Power Turbine Lowered into Bay of Fundy (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - The Bay of Fundy has the most extreme tides in the world)
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2009/11/12/ns-fundy-turbine.html
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
GE’s Hybrid Water Heater Earns Popular Science Accolades (Business First of Louisville)
http://louisville.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2009/11/09/daily41.html?ana=from_rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Montana Enviro Groups Want Carbon Costs in Regional Power Plan (Associated Press)
http://www.keci.com/Enviro-groups-want-carbon-costs-in-power-plan/5668718
Fight over Carbon-Emission Permits Comes to Senate (Wall Street Journal)
http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2009/11/13/giveaways-fight-over-carbon-emission-permits-comes-to-senate/
Climate-Warming Pollution Dips (Baltimore Sun, MD)
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/features/green/2009/11/climatewarming_pollution_dips.html
Scientist Claims Global Warming Caused By Volcanoes, Not Humans (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/x-16044-Christianity--Politics-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Scientist-claims-global-warming-caused-by-volcanoes-not-humans
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Could Electricity Be a Lifestyle Choice? (NY Times)
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/12/could-electricity-be-a-lifestyle-choice/
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
US to Speed up Broadband Plan (Portland Business Journal)
http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/11/09/daily30.html
Eastern Oregon Call Center to Close Lay Off 336 (Portland Business Journal)
http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/11/09/daily49.html
Lessons from the Land of Cheap Broadband (CNN Money)
http://brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2009/11/13/lessons-from-the-land-of-cheap-broadband/?source=yahoo_quote
Intel to Pay AMD $1.25 Billion (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/business/story/1034833.html
AT&T ‘Sets the Record Straight’ On Verizon Ads - And continues to give Verizon additional free advertising (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Sets-The-Record-Straight-On-Verizon-Ads-105481
Verizon Pays $2 Million for Poor Florida Service - Years of complaints ‘resolved’ by $2 bill credits (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Pays-2-Million-For-Poor-Florida-Service-105430
GENERAL NEWS
New State Deficit: $2 Billlion+ (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/69930442.html
Report Says Budget Disasters Loom In Ten States (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/12/BAOJ1AIVLD.DTL&feed=rss.news
Seattle Police Arrest Suspect in String of Arson Fires (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/breakingnews/story/1035204.html
Colorado Balloon Boy Parents Plead Guilty to Hoax (Associated Press)
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/11/13/us/AP-US-Balloon-Boy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Olympia May cut Thurston EDC Funding - Budgets: County Economic Development Council could lose $10,000 as city looks to save $4 million (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1034806.html
Scientists Say Water Found on Moon (Associated Press)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/science/14moon.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Not a Jolly Holiday for Oregon Christmas Tree Growers (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/11/low_prices_bode_poorly_for_ore.html
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Bird Sends Million-Dollar Bugatti into Marsh - Low-Flying Pelican, Dropped Cell Phone To Blame, Man Says
http://www.kirotv.com/automotive/21597727/detail.html
Food Fight: Burger King Franchisees Sue Chain Over $1 Burgers
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/12/financial/f122205S66.DTL&feed=rss.business
NC Principal Leaves after Cash-for-Grades Flap
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010269424_apusstudentsbuygrades.html?syndication=rss
12-Year-Old Girl Can’t Stop Sneezing - Va. Girl Sneezes Up To 16 Times per Minute
http://www.kirotv.com/health/21594540/detail.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Johnny Rivers - Secret Agent Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0CQ8iaK5s8
Johnny Rivers - Seventh Son
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBVt_lK0nbs
Friday, November 13, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Energy News Digest for November 12, 2009
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Record-Low River Flows Sock Chelan PUD Revenues, Douglas PUD Also
• Seattle City Light Rates to Go Up - Considering Hikes of Up to 14 Percent
• Grant County PUD Proposes 15 Percent Rate Increase
• Power Outage Plunges Space Needle into Darkness
• Longview Man Awarded $51,000 in Suit against Cowlitz PUD
• Energized Central Lincoln PUD Unveils ‘New’ Toledo Substation
• Pacific Gas & Electric Sued over New Smart Meters, Soaring Bills
• Wisconsin Agency Says Electricity Transmission Project Jeopardizes Lizard
• Feeding Frenzy: Why Giants Are Fighting for Areva’s Power Transmission Business
• The Threat of Nuclear Meltdown - Airplane Hit or Frontal Assault Would Be Big Trouble
• Property Owner near Tennessee Valley Authority Ash Spill `Living in Hell’
• Blackout Raises Fears About Brazil Infrastructure
• NOAA Chief Lubchenco to Attend Salmon Hearing
• Mason County Fishing Fast, Furious At Kennedy Creek & Hoodsport Hatchery
• Kittitas County - Historic Run of Coho Salmon Re-Enter Taneum Creek
• Kayak on Kitsap Peninsula’s Miller Bay to Get Friendly with the Chum (Salmon)
• New Baby Orca Reported In J Pod; 87 in Salish Sea
• Gov’t Says Brown Pelicans Are No Longer Endangered
• Warming Drives off Cape Cod’s Namesake, Other Fish
• Department of Ecology/Chelan PUD Agreement to Study Water Level Approved
• Shouts, Shoves at California Hearing on Protecting Ocean
• California - $350M in Subsidies for Carlsbad Desalination Plant
• Michigan Lt. Governor to Travel to Mideast to Plug His State’s Water
• Afloat in the Ocean, Expanding Islands of Trash
• Editorial – Oregon Wind Project Concerns Must Be Addressed
• As Alternative Energy Grows, NIMBY Turns Green
• Putting Wind Power’s Effect on Birds in Perspective
• Yakima – Wind Power May Cause Impacts: Residents Urge County to Upgrade Busy Roads
• Utah Wind Farm Fans Green Hopes
• Seattle Steam’s Advanced Turbines to Generate Jobs
• NorthWestern Energy Buying 13 MW of Hydropower
• Idaho Landfill Eyes Power Production
• Plants Burning Garbage May Help Cut U.K. Power Prices
• A Greener & More Efficient Plum Creek - Conservation check from Flathead Electric, BPA
• Weak Florida Power Conservation Goals Rejected
• PNW Retailers Anticipate Consumer Demand for Energy-Efficient Electronics
• Editorial - The Energy-Efficient TVs You Want, But May Not Be Able to Buy
• Fresh Demands from ‘Front-Line States’ in Climate Fight
• Over Climate Position - US Sen. Lindsey Graham censured by SC county GOP
• EPA Tells Workers to Tone down YouTube Clip about Climate Bill
• Time to Take a Hard Look at Cost of Tax Incentives for Green Jobs
• Oregon - Boardman Data Center Put on Hold
• Gartner Group Says Cloud Computing Revenue to Grow 18% This Year
• Op/Ed - Frontier’s Focus on Broadband Key
• Hundreds of Facebook Groups Hijacked
• Foot of Snow Forecast for Cascades/Olympics Friday
• Army: Fort Hood Suspect Charged With Murder
• Seattle - Aggravated Murder Charge Filed Against Man Accused of Killing Police Officer
• Man Who Shot Washington Lt. Gov’s Son Dies
• Rep. Finn to Run Again for Statehouse, Sheldon Senate Rematch?
• Wash. Supreme Court Overturns School Salary Ruling
• ‘Balloon Boy’ Parents To Plead Guilty
WORD OF THE DAY
Gazpacho • \gaz-PATCH-oh\ • noun - A spicy soup that is usually made from chopped raw vegetables (as tomato, onion, pepper, & cucumber) & that is served cold
Vichyssoise • \VISH-ee-swaz\ • noun - A soup typically made of pureed leeks or onions and potatoes, cream, and chicken stock and usually served cold
“Soups like gazpacho and vichyssoise just leave me cold,” sniffed the snobbish chef to his minions.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Record-Low River Flows Sock Chelan PUD Revenues, Douglas PUD Also (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/nov/10/record-low-river-flows-sock-chelan-pud-revenues/
Seattle City Light Rates to Go Up - City Council considering hikes of up to 14 percent as utility faces deficit (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/412102_rates12.html?source=rss
Grant County PUD Proposes 15 Percent Rate Increase (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/11/10/news/doc4af9ef9ceb926327845847.txt
Power Outage Plunges Space Needle into Darkness (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21593345/detail.html
Longview Man Awarded $51,000 in Suit against Cowlitz PUD (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/11/10/area_news/doc4af9f8e714e47052223914.txt
Energized Central Lincoln PUD unveils ‘new’ Toledo substation (Newport News Times, OR)
http://www.newportnewstimes.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&story_id=21749&page=72
Pacific Gas & Electric Sued over New Smart Meters, Soaring Bills (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/10/BU851AHKGA.DTL&feed=rss.news
Wisconsin Agency Says Electricity Transmission Project Jeopardizes Lizard (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/11/financial/f081911S00.DTL&feed=rss.business
Feeding Frenzy: Why Giants Are Fighting for Areva’s Power Transmission Business (Wall Street Journal)
http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2009/11/11/feeding-frenzy-why-giants-are-fighting-for-arevas-power-business/
The Threat Of Nuclear Meltdown - The government says nuclear power is safe, but others say an airplane hit or frontal assault would be big trouble (CNN Money)
http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/12/news/economy/nuclear_security/index.htm?section=money_latest
Property Owner near Tennessee Valley Authority Ash Spill `Living In Hell’ (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/11/financial/f051727S38.DTL&feed=rss.business
Blackout Raises Fears About Brazil Infrastructure (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010254695_apltbrazilblackouts.html?syndication=rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
NOAA Chief Lubchenco to Attend Salmon Hearing (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010245144_aporlubchencosalmon1stldwritethru.html
Mason County Fishing Fast, Furious At Kennedy Creek & Hoodsport Hatchery (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/outdoors/story/1033654.html
Kittitas County - Historic Run of Coho Salmon Re-Enter Taneum Creek: Dam removal gives migratory fish access to waterway for first time in 100 years (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/11/11/historic-run-coho-re-enter-taneum-creek
Kayak on Kitsap Peninsula’s Miller Bay to Get Friendly With the Chum (Salmon) (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2010252543_nwwsalmonkayak12.html
New Baby Orca Reported In J Pod; 87 in Salish Sea (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1034056.html
Gov’t Says Brown Pelicans Are No Longer Endangered (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010251065_apusbrownpelicansback.html?syndication=rss
Warming Drives off Cape Cod’s Namesake, Other Fish (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010254710_apusfishonthemove.html?syndication=rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Department of Ecology/Chelan PUD Agreement to Study Water Level Approved (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/nov/10/agreement-to-study-water-level-approved/
Shouts, Shoves at California Hearing on Protecting Ocean (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/11/BAV01AIDND.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
California - $350M in Subsidies for Carlsbad Desalination Plant (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2314437~_350M_in_subsidies_for_Carlsbad_desalination_plant.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
Michigan Lt. Governor to Travel to Mideast to Plug His State’s Water (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/11/financial/f091116S24.DTL&feed=rss.business
Afloat in the Ocean, Expanding Islands of Trash (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/science/10patch.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Observer Editorial – Oregon Wind Project Concerns Must Be Addressed
http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/Opinion/Editorials/Wind-project-concerns-must-be-addressed
As Alternative Energy Grows, NIMBY Turns Green (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10392309-54.html
Putting Wind Power’s Effect on Birds in Perspective (American Wind Energy Association)
http://www.awea.org/faq/sagrillo/swbirds.html
Yakima – Wind Power May Cause Impacts: Residents Urge County to Upgrade Busy Roads (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/11/11/residents-urge-county-to-upgrade-busy-roads
Utah Wind Farm Fans Green Hopes - Project could expand to five or six more phases (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13758356
Seattle Steam’s Advanced Turbines to Generate Jobs (Seattle Tmes)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010245779_combinedpower11.html
NorthWestern Energy Buying 13 MW of Hydropower (Hydro World)
http://www.hydroworld.com/index/display/article-display/9022537906/articles/hrhrw/News-2/2009/11/northwestern-energy.html
Idaho Landfill Eyes Power Production - Trash pile’s methane would fuel generators (Associated Press)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/nov/11/idaho-landfill-eyes-power-production/
Plants Burning Garbage May Help Cut U.K. Power Prices (Bloomberg News)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=a.RirXRltMDI&pos=15
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
A Greener & More Efficient Plum Creek - Timber company receives energy conservation rebate check from Flathead Electric, BPA (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT)
http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/a_greener_and_more_efficient_plum_creek/14083/
Weak Florida Power Conservation Goals Rejected (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/10/financial/f150858S42.DTL&feed=rss.business
Pacific Northwest Retailers Anticipate Consumer Demand for Energy-Efficient Electronics (Yahoo! Finance)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Northwest-Retailers-bw-1726132418.html?x=0&.v=1
Los Angeles Times Editorial - The Energy-Efficient TVs You Want, But May Not Be Able to Buy
http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2009/11/big-screen-tv-california-ban.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Fresh Demands from ‘Front-Line States’ in Climate Fight (NY Times)
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/fresh-demands-from-front-line-states-in-climate-fight/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Over Climate Position - US Sen. Lindsey Graham censured by SC county GOP (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/11/national/a074813S38.DTL&feed=rss.news
EPA Tells Workers to Tone down YouTube Clip about Climate Bill (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/10/AR2009111011231.html
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Time to Take a Hard Look at Cost of Tax Incentives for Green Jobs (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/11/11/editorial/doc4af9e0888bcd3269333011.txt
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Oregon - Boardman Data Center Put on Hold (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/69720107.html
Gartner Group Says Cloud Computing Revenue to Grow 18% This Year (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/184727.asp?source=pimail
Everett Herald Op/Ed - Frontier’s Focus on Broadband Key
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091112/OPINION02/711129989/-1/RSS05
Hundreds of Facebook Groups Hijacked (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10394058-2.html?tag=nl.e703
GENERAL NEWS
Foot of Snow Forecast for Cascades/Olympics Friday (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010258494_apwastorm.html?syndication=rss
Army: Fort Hood Suspect Charged With Murder (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010258691_apusforthoodshootingcharges.html?syndication=rss
Seattle - Aggravated Murder Charge Filed Against Man Accused of Killing Police Officer (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010258892_webmonfort12m.html?syndication=rss
Man Who Shot Washington Lt. Gov’s Son Dies (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1033509.html
Rep. Finn to Run Again for Statehouse, Sheldon Senate Rematch? (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1033595.html
Wash. Supreme Court Overturns School Salary Ruling (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1034081.html
‘Balloon Boy’ Parents To Plead Guilty - Lawyer Says Threat of Deportation Resulted In Plea (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21593277/detail.html
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Gymnastic Coach’s Complaint Costs Team State Title
http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1014473
Ghost Hunters Say Voice Led Them to Bones behind Historic Mansion Wall
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21581001/detail.html
Man Freaks Out Over Lettuce on Burger
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21585440/detail.html
Bank Accidentally Sells Couple’s Home
http://www.kirotv.com/money/21582296/detail.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Jimmy Buffett - Cheeseburger in Paradise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJpDMug1YMA
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Record-Low River Flows Sock Chelan PUD Revenues, Douglas PUD Also
• Seattle City Light Rates to Go Up - Considering Hikes of Up to 14 Percent
• Grant County PUD Proposes 15 Percent Rate Increase
• Power Outage Plunges Space Needle into Darkness
• Longview Man Awarded $51,000 in Suit against Cowlitz PUD
• Energized Central Lincoln PUD Unveils ‘New’ Toledo Substation
• Pacific Gas & Electric Sued over New Smart Meters, Soaring Bills
• Wisconsin Agency Says Electricity Transmission Project Jeopardizes Lizard
• Feeding Frenzy: Why Giants Are Fighting for Areva’s Power Transmission Business
• The Threat of Nuclear Meltdown - Airplane Hit or Frontal Assault Would Be Big Trouble
• Property Owner near Tennessee Valley Authority Ash Spill `Living in Hell’
• Blackout Raises Fears About Brazil Infrastructure
• NOAA Chief Lubchenco to Attend Salmon Hearing
• Mason County Fishing Fast, Furious At Kennedy Creek & Hoodsport Hatchery
• Kittitas County - Historic Run of Coho Salmon Re-Enter Taneum Creek
• Kayak on Kitsap Peninsula’s Miller Bay to Get Friendly with the Chum (Salmon)
• New Baby Orca Reported In J Pod; 87 in Salish Sea
• Gov’t Says Brown Pelicans Are No Longer Endangered
• Warming Drives off Cape Cod’s Namesake, Other Fish
• Department of Ecology/Chelan PUD Agreement to Study Water Level Approved
• Shouts, Shoves at California Hearing on Protecting Ocean
• California - $350M in Subsidies for Carlsbad Desalination Plant
• Michigan Lt. Governor to Travel to Mideast to Plug His State’s Water
• Afloat in the Ocean, Expanding Islands of Trash
• Editorial – Oregon Wind Project Concerns Must Be Addressed
• As Alternative Energy Grows, NIMBY Turns Green
• Putting Wind Power’s Effect on Birds in Perspective
• Yakima – Wind Power May Cause Impacts: Residents Urge County to Upgrade Busy Roads
• Utah Wind Farm Fans Green Hopes
• Seattle Steam’s Advanced Turbines to Generate Jobs
• NorthWestern Energy Buying 13 MW of Hydropower
• Idaho Landfill Eyes Power Production
• Plants Burning Garbage May Help Cut U.K. Power Prices
• A Greener & More Efficient Plum Creek - Conservation check from Flathead Electric, BPA
• Weak Florida Power Conservation Goals Rejected
• PNW Retailers Anticipate Consumer Demand for Energy-Efficient Electronics
• Editorial - The Energy-Efficient TVs You Want, But May Not Be Able to Buy
• Fresh Demands from ‘Front-Line States’ in Climate Fight
• Over Climate Position - US Sen. Lindsey Graham censured by SC county GOP
• EPA Tells Workers to Tone down YouTube Clip about Climate Bill
• Time to Take a Hard Look at Cost of Tax Incentives for Green Jobs
• Oregon - Boardman Data Center Put on Hold
• Gartner Group Says Cloud Computing Revenue to Grow 18% This Year
• Op/Ed - Frontier’s Focus on Broadband Key
• Hundreds of Facebook Groups Hijacked
• Foot of Snow Forecast for Cascades/Olympics Friday
• Army: Fort Hood Suspect Charged With Murder
• Seattle - Aggravated Murder Charge Filed Against Man Accused of Killing Police Officer
• Man Who Shot Washington Lt. Gov’s Son Dies
• Rep. Finn to Run Again for Statehouse, Sheldon Senate Rematch?
• Wash. Supreme Court Overturns School Salary Ruling
• ‘Balloon Boy’ Parents To Plead Guilty
WORD OF THE DAY
Gazpacho • \gaz-PATCH-oh\ • noun - A spicy soup that is usually made from chopped raw vegetables (as tomato, onion, pepper, & cucumber) & that is served cold
Vichyssoise • \VISH-ee-swaz\ • noun - A soup typically made of pureed leeks or onions and potatoes, cream, and chicken stock and usually served cold
“Soups like gazpacho and vichyssoise just leave me cold,” sniffed the snobbish chef to his minions.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Record-Low River Flows Sock Chelan PUD Revenues, Douglas PUD Also (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/nov/10/record-low-river-flows-sock-chelan-pud-revenues/
Seattle City Light Rates to Go Up - City Council considering hikes of up to 14 percent as utility faces deficit (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/412102_rates12.html?source=rss
Grant County PUD Proposes 15 Percent Rate Increase (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/11/10/news/doc4af9ef9ceb926327845847.txt
Power Outage Plunges Space Needle into Darkness (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21593345/detail.html
Longview Man Awarded $51,000 in Suit against Cowlitz PUD (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/11/10/area_news/doc4af9f8e714e47052223914.txt
Energized Central Lincoln PUD unveils ‘new’ Toledo substation (Newport News Times, OR)
http://www.newportnewstimes.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&story_id=21749&page=72
Pacific Gas & Electric Sued over New Smart Meters, Soaring Bills (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/10/BU851AHKGA.DTL&feed=rss.news
Wisconsin Agency Says Electricity Transmission Project Jeopardizes Lizard (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/11/financial/f081911S00.DTL&feed=rss.business
Feeding Frenzy: Why Giants Are Fighting for Areva’s Power Transmission Business (Wall Street Journal)
http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2009/11/11/feeding-frenzy-why-giants-are-fighting-for-arevas-power-business/
The Threat Of Nuclear Meltdown - The government says nuclear power is safe, but others say an airplane hit or frontal assault would be big trouble (CNN Money)
http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/12/news/economy/nuclear_security/index.htm?section=money_latest
Property Owner near Tennessee Valley Authority Ash Spill `Living In Hell’ (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/11/financial/f051727S38.DTL&feed=rss.business
Blackout Raises Fears About Brazil Infrastructure (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010254695_apltbrazilblackouts.html?syndication=rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
NOAA Chief Lubchenco to Attend Salmon Hearing (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010245144_aporlubchencosalmon1stldwritethru.html
Mason County Fishing Fast, Furious At Kennedy Creek & Hoodsport Hatchery (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/outdoors/story/1033654.html
Kittitas County - Historic Run of Coho Salmon Re-Enter Taneum Creek: Dam removal gives migratory fish access to waterway for first time in 100 years (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/11/11/historic-run-coho-re-enter-taneum-creek
Kayak on Kitsap Peninsula’s Miller Bay to Get Friendly With the Chum (Salmon) (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2010252543_nwwsalmonkayak12.html
New Baby Orca Reported In J Pod; 87 in Salish Sea (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1034056.html
Gov’t Says Brown Pelicans Are No Longer Endangered (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010251065_apusbrownpelicansback.html?syndication=rss
Warming Drives off Cape Cod’s Namesake, Other Fish (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010254710_apusfishonthemove.html?syndication=rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Department of Ecology/Chelan PUD Agreement to Study Water Level Approved (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/nov/10/agreement-to-study-water-level-approved/
Shouts, Shoves at California Hearing on Protecting Ocean (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/11/BAV01AIDND.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
California - $350M in Subsidies for Carlsbad Desalination Plant (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2314437~_350M_in_subsidies_for_Carlsbad_desalination_plant.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
Michigan Lt. Governor to Travel to Mideast to Plug His State’s Water (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/11/financial/f091116S24.DTL&feed=rss.business
Afloat in the Ocean, Expanding Islands of Trash (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/science/10patch.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Observer Editorial – Oregon Wind Project Concerns Must Be Addressed
http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/Opinion/Editorials/Wind-project-concerns-must-be-addressed
As Alternative Energy Grows, NIMBY Turns Green (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10392309-54.html
Putting Wind Power’s Effect on Birds in Perspective (American Wind Energy Association)
http://www.awea.org/faq/sagrillo/swbirds.html
Yakima – Wind Power May Cause Impacts: Residents Urge County to Upgrade Busy Roads (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/11/11/residents-urge-county-to-upgrade-busy-roads
Utah Wind Farm Fans Green Hopes - Project could expand to five or six more phases (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_13758356
Seattle Steam’s Advanced Turbines to Generate Jobs (Seattle Tmes)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010245779_combinedpower11.html
NorthWestern Energy Buying 13 MW of Hydropower (Hydro World)
http://www.hydroworld.com/index/display/article-display/9022537906/articles/hrhrw/News-2/2009/11/northwestern-energy.html
Idaho Landfill Eyes Power Production - Trash pile’s methane would fuel generators (Associated Press)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/nov/11/idaho-landfill-eyes-power-production/
Plants Burning Garbage May Help Cut U.K. Power Prices (Bloomberg News)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=a.RirXRltMDI&pos=15
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
A Greener & More Efficient Plum Creek - Timber company receives energy conservation rebate check from Flathead Electric, BPA (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT)
http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/a_greener_and_more_efficient_plum_creek/14083/
Weak Florida Power Conservation Goals Rejected (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/10/financial/f150858S42.DTL&feed=rss.business
Pacific Northwest Retailers Anticipate Consumer Demand for Energy-Efficient Electronics (Yahoo! Finance)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Northwest-Retailers-bw-1726132418.html?x=0&.v=1
Los Angeles Times Editorial - The Energy-Efficient TVs You Want, But May Not Be Able to Buy
http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2009/11/big-screen-tv-california-ban.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Fresh Demands from ‘Front-Line States’ in Climate Fight (NY Times)
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/fresh-demands-from-front-line-states-in-climate-fight/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Over Climate Position - US Sen. Lindsey Graham censured by SC county GOP (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/11/national/a074813S38.DTL&feed=rss.news
EPA Tells Workers to Tone down YouTube Clip about Climate Bill (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/10/AR2009111011231.html
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Time to Take a Hard Look at Cost of Tax Incentives for Green Jobs (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/11/11/editorial/doc4af9e0888bcd3269333011.txt
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Oregon - Boardman Data Center Put on Hold (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/69720107.html
Gartner Group Says Cloud Computing Revenue to Grow 18% This Year (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/184727.asp?source=pimail
Everett Herald Op/Ed - Frontier’s Focus on Broadband Key
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091112/OPINION02/711129989/-1/RSS05
Hundreds of Facebook Groups Hijacked (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10394058-2.html?tag=nl.e703
GENERAL NEWS
Foot of Snow Forecast for Cascades/Olympics Friday (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010258494_apwastorm.html?syndication=rss
Army: Fort Hood Suspect Charged With Murder (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010258691_apusforthoodshootingcharges.html?syndication=rss
Seattle - Aggravated Murder Charge Filed Against Man Accused of Killing Police Officer (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010258892_webmonfort12m.html?syndication=rss
Man Who Shot Washington Lt. Gov’s Son Dies (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1033509.html
Rep. Finn to Run Again for Statehouse, Sheldon Senate Rematch? (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1033595.html
Wash. Supreme Court Overturns School Salary Ruling (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1034081.html
‘Balloon Boy’ Parents To Plead Guilty - Lawyer Says Threat of Deportation Resulted In Plea (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21593277/detail.html
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Gymnastic Coach’s Complaint Costs Team State Title
http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1014473
Ghost Hunters Say Voice Led Them to Bones behind Historic Mansion Wall
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21581001/detail.html
Man Freaks Out Over Lettuce on Burger
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21585440/detail.html
Bank Accidentally Sells Couple’s Home
http://www.kirotv.com/money/21582296/detail.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Jimmy Buffett - Cheeseburger in Paradise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJpDMug1YMA
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Energy News Digest for November 10, 2009
The energy news digest will be taking Wednesday, November 11 off to honor all veterans, especially those in the family.
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Jefferson County PUD Commissioner Roberts in Coma
• New BPA Transmission Line Will Energize Neighbors’ Talk
• Energy Northwest Nuclear Plant Taken Offline
• Benton PUD Rates Going Up
• Idaho Power Delays Rate Increase until 2012
• Longview Man's Suit against Cowlitz PUD Goes to Trial
• Op/Ed - Local Renewables, Not LNG, Will Fuel a Truly Sustainable Energy Economy
• Power for US from Russia’s Old Nuclear Weapons
• Energy Agency Warns of Falling Investment
• Seattle Firm Opens Portland Energy Law Office
• Astoria - A Quarter-Million More Smolts Headed to Young's Bay
• Gov. Chris Gregoire Announces New Director of Ecology
• Big Fine for Tiny Snohomish Water System
• California - Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation for Giant Water Bond
• Cowlitz silt removal about to begin; Corps wrapping up Castle Rock dike work
• EPA Drafts Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Strategy
• Kittitas County - Wild Horse Wind Facility Adds another 22 Turbines
• Wyoming Wind Development Plans Stir Up Dust along Oregon Trail
• Quebec's Wind-Power Plans Take a Blow
• Paging Don Quixote: Spain’s New Wind-Power Record
• Mars Candy Unveils 18-Acre ‘Solar Garden’ In Hackettstown
• Using Fiber Optics, Solar Power Goes Underground
• Snohomish PUD Starting Huge “Smart Power Grid” Project
• Florida Regulator’s Quandary: Will Boosting Conservation Raise Electric Rates?
• EPA’s Energy Star Program Hits Major Milestone
• Illinois Utility Urges Use of Energy-Saving Holiday Lights
• Light ‘Em Up - Cree Buys Huge LED Plant In China
• Agricultural Group Weighs In With Concerns about Climate Change & Health Care
• Is individual cap-and-trade the wave of the future?
• Editorial - Carbon Rules Could Damage Michigan's Biofuel Industry
• Which fruits crops have the smallest environmental footprints?
• For Holiday Travelers - Google Offers Free WiFi At Dozens Of Airports
• Murdoch: We May Block Google
• Google Says Won't Give Clearwire More Financing
• Verizon Keeps Swinging At AT&T - Despite recent lawsuit over 3G ads
• Workplace Shooting - Washington Lt. Governor’s Son in Satisfactory Condition
• Belfair Bank Robber Gets Away on a Bicycle
• North Mason Fiber: Environmental Stewardship Close to Home
• Grant County Declares ‘Swine Flu’ Emergency
• DC Sniper Mastermind Set To Be Executed This Evening
• Water, Sewer, Roads - Walla Walla Infrastructure Plan Heads to Back Burner
WORD OF THE DAY
Nudnik • \NOOD-nik\ • noun - person who is a bore or nuisance
“The nudnik convention will come to order,” blustered the ruddy-faced committee chair. “But before we attend to business, I want to call on our board secretary to read the minutes from our ten-hour meeting last week…..”
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Jefferson County PUD Commissioner Roberts in Coma (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20091110/NEWS/311109992
New BPA Transmission Line Will Energize Neighbors’ Talk (Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20091110/NEWS02/711109964/New+transmission+line+will+energize+neighbors%E2%80%99++talk
Energy Northwest Nuclear Plant Taken Offline (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/786282.html?mi_email=Tri-City%20Herald_PM+%26+Breaking+News
Benton PUD Rates Going Up (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/69625497.html
Idaho Power Delays Rate Increase until 2012 (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1031460.html
Longview Man's Suit against Cowlitz PUD Goes to Trial (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/11/10/area_news/doc4af8d801e624e105049992.txt
Oregonian Op/Ed - Beyond Dams: Local Renewables, Not LNG, Will Fuel a Truly Sustainable Energy Economy
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/11/beyond_dams_local_renewables_n.html
Power for US from Russia’s Old Nuclear Weapons (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/business/energy-environment/10nukes.html
Energy Agency Warns of Falling Investment (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/11/10/business/AP-IEA-World-Energy-Outlook.html
Seattle Firm Opens Portland Energy Law Office (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/11/09/daily13.html?ana=from_rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
Astoria - A Quarter-Million More Smolts Headed to Young's Bay (Salem Statesman-Journal, OR)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20091109/OUTDOORS/91109017/1034/SPORTS/A-quarter-million-more-smolts-headed-to-Young-s-Bay
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Gov. Chris Gregoire Announces New Director of Ecology (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/breakingnews/story/1030506.html
Governor’s Office News Release
http://www.governor.wa.gov/news/news-view.asp?pressRelease=1372&newsType=1
Big Fine for Tiny Snohomish Water System (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/412053_waterfine10.html?source=rss
California - Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation for Giant Water Bond (Sacramento Bee, CA)
http://www.sacbee.com/capitolandcalifornia/story/2316172.html
Cowlitz silt removal about to begin; Corps wrapping up Castle Rock dike work (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/11/10//area_news/doc4af8d93ec63cd165996835.txt
EPA Drafts Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Strategy (Nat’l Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120244725&ft=1&f=2
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Kittitas County - Wild Horse Wind Facility Adds another 22 Turbines (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=11473669
Wyoming Wind Development Plans Stir Up Dust along Oregon Trail (Public News Service)
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/11303-1
Quebec's Wind-Power Plans Take a Blow - Must contend with Ontario law that guarantees premiums to producers (Montreal Gazette, Quebec)
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Quebec+wind+power+plans+take+blow/2204535/story.html
Paging Don Quixote: Spain’s New Wind-Power Record (Wall $treet Journal)
http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2009/11/10/paging-don-quixote-spains-new-wind-power-record/
Mars Candy Unveils 18-Acre ‘Solar Garden’ In Hackettstown (Newark Star Ledger, NJ)
http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2009/11/mars_unveils_18-acre_solar_gar.html
Solar Power Goes Underground - Scientists use fiber optics instead of solar panels to capture sun's energy (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33793775/ns/technology_and_science-future_of_energy/
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Snohomish PUD Starting Huge “Smart Power Grid” Project - $16 Million Plan Could Save You Big Money (KCPQ-TV, Seattle)
http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-111009-smartmeters,0,5456622.story?track=rss
Florida Regulator’s Quandary: Will Boosting Conservation Raise Electric Rates? (St. Petersburg Times, FL)
http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/psc-quandary-will-boosting-conservation-raise-electric-rates/1050609
EPA’s Energy Star Program Hits Major Milestone: 1 Million Energy Star Homes Built in the United States (Environmental Protection Agency)
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/873399d03de0b48485257669007479f9?OpenDocument
Illinois Utility Urges Use of Energy-Saving Holiday Lights (Chicago Tribune, IL)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-holidaylights-ene,0,7203445.story
Light ‘Em Up - Cree Buys Huge LED Plant In China (Triangle Business Journal)
http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2009/11/09/daily5.html?ana=from_rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Montana Farm Bureau: Agricultural Group Weighs In With Concerns about Climate Change & Health Care Legislation (The Missoulian, MT)
http://www.missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_330c08f4-cdc5-11de-b94b-001cc4c002e0.html
Is individual cap-and-trade the wave of the future? (SF Chronicle – just a little edit: “everything you think, do, or say….is in the bill, you got today – ‘In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus),’ Zager & Evans)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=51292&tsp=1
Detroit News Editorial - Carbon Rules Could Damage Michigan's Biofuel Industry
http://www.detnews.com/article/20091110/OPINION01/911100318/1008/opinion01/Carbon-rules-could-damage-Michigan-s-biofuel-industry
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Sustainable Salads - Which fruits, vegetables, & other crops have the smallest environmental footprints? (Slate Magazine)
http://www.slate.com/id/2234783/?from=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
For Holiday Travelers - Google Offers Free WiFi At Dozens Of Airports (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/11/09/daily17.html?ana=from_rss
Murdoch: We May Block Google (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/11/09/murdoch-we-may-block-google/
Google Says Won't Give Clearwire More Financing (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5A83QX20091109?feedType=nl&feedName=ustechnology
Verizon Keeps Swinging At AT&T - Despite recent lawsuit over 3G ads (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Keeps-Swinging-At-ATT-105405
GENERAL NEWS
Workplace Shooting - Washington Lt. Governor’s Son in Satisfactory Condition (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010242596_apwaltgovernorsonshot.html?syndication=rss
Belfair Bank Robber Gets Away on a Bicycle (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/nov/09/belfair-bank-robber-gets-away-on-a-bicycle/?partner=RSS
North Mason Fiber: Environmental Stewardship Close to Home (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/nov/09/north-mason-fiber-environmental-stewardship-close-/?partner=RSS
Grant County Declares ‘Swine Flu’ Emergency (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/11/09/news/doc4af8920333156807911743.txt
DC Sniper Mastermind Set To Be Executed This Evening (Associated Press)
http://www.king5.com/news/local/DC-sniper-mastermind-set-to-be-executed-this-evening-69651277.html
Water, Sewer, Roads - Walla Walla Infrastructure Plan Heads to Back Burner (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, WA)
http://union-bulletin.com/articles/2009/11/10/local_news/091108local12shawa_isp.txt
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
In Brazil? Student Expelled After Row over Short Dress
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5A830V20091109
Spokane: Woman Would Like To Buy Back Stolen 1965 Volkswagen Van
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/948756.html
Woman with Child on Lap Drives into Aquarium, Kills Most of Fish
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21574588/detail.html
Man Allegedly Assaults Worker with Backhoe
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21566776/detail.html
SONGS OF THE DAY
Happy Birthday Sesame Street - “Sesame Street Theme”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXqMzmFSX_4
Sesame Street: Ernie & his Rubber Duckie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh85R-S-dh8
Sesame Street: Kermit Sings Being Green
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51BQfPeSK8k
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Jefferson County PUD Commissioner Roberts in Coma
• New BPA Transmission Line Will Energize Neighbors’ Talk
• Energy Northwest Nuclear Plant Taken Offline
• Benton PUD Rates Going Up
• Idaho Power Delays Rate Increase until 2012
• Longview Man's Suit against Cowlitz PUD Goes to Trial
• Op/Ed - Local Renewables, Not LNG, Will Fuel a Truly Sustainable Energy Economy
• Power for US from Russia’s Old Nuclear Weapons
• Energy Agency Warns of Falling Investment
• Seattle Firm Opens Portland Energy Law Office
• Astoria - A Quarter-Million More Smolts Headed to Young's Bay
• Gov. Chris Gregoire Announces New Director of Ecology
• Big Fine for Tiny Snohomish Water System
• California - Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation for Giant Water Bond
• Cowlitz silt removal about to begin; Corps wrapping up Castle Rock dike work
• EPA Drafts Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Strategy
• Kittitas County - Wild Horse Wind Facility Adds another 22 Turbines
• Wyoming Wind Development Plans Stir Up Dust along Oregon Trail
• Quebec's Wind-Power Plans Take a Blow
• Paging Don Quixote: Spain’s New Wind-Power Record
• Mars Candy Unveils 18-Acre ‘Solar Garden’ In Hackettstown
• Using Fiber Optics, Solar Power Goes Underground
• Snohomish PUD Starting Huge “Smart Power Grid” Project
• Florida Regulator’s Quandary: Will Boosting Conservation Raise Electric Rates?
• EPA’s Energy Star Program Hits Major Milestone
• Illinois Utility Urges Use of Energy-Saving Holiday Lights
• Light ‘Em Up - Cree Buys Huge LED Plant In China
• Agricultural Group Weighs In With Concerns about Climate Change & Health Care
• Is individual cap-and-trade the wave of the future?
• Editorial - Carbon Rules Could Damage Michigan's Biofuel Industry
• Which fruits crops have the smallest environmental footprints?
• For Holiday Travelers - Google Offers Free WiFi At Dozens Of Airports
• Murdoch: We May Block Google
• Google Says Won't Give Clearwire More Financing
• Verizon Keeps Swinging At AT&T - Despite recent lawsuit over 3G ads
• Workplace Shooting - Washington Lt. Governor’s Son in Satisfactory Condition
• Belfair Bank Robber Gets Away on a Bicycle
• North Mason Fiber: Environmental Stewardship Close to Home
• Grant County Declares ‘Swine Flu’ Emergency
• DC Sniper Mastermind Set To Be Executed This Evening
• Water, Sewer, Roads - Walla Walla Infrastructure Plan Heads to Back Burner
WORD OF THE DAY
Nudnik • \NOOD-nik\ • noun - person who is a bore or nuisance
“The nudnik convention will come to order,” blustered the ruddy-faced committee chair. “But before we attend to business, I want to call on our board secretary to read the minutes from our ten-hour meeting last week…..”
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Jefferson County PUD Commissioner Roberts in Coma (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20091110/NEWS/311109992
New BPA Transmission Line Will Energize Neighbors’ Talk (Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20091110/NEWS02/711109964/New+transmission+line+will+energize+neighbors%E2%80%99++talk
Energy Northwest Nuclear Plant Taken Offline (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/786282.html?mi_email=Tri-City%20Herald_PM+%26+Breaking+News
Benton PUD Rates Going Up (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/69625497.html
Idaho Power Delays Rate Increase until 2012 (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1031460.html
Longview Man's Suit against Cowlitz PUD Goes to Trial (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/11/10/area_news/doc4af8d801e624e105049992.txt
Oregonian Op/Ed - Beyond Dams: Local Renewables, Not LNG, Will Fuel a Truly Sustainable Energy Economy
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/11/beyond_dams_local_renewables_n.html
Power for US from Russia’s Old Nuclear Weapons (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/10/business/energy-environment/10nukes.html
Energy Agency Warns of Falling Investment (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/11/10/business/AP-IEA-World-Energy-Outlook.html
Seattle Firm Opens Portland Energy Law Office (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/11/09/daily13.html?ana=from_rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
Astoria - A Quarter-Million More Smolts Headed to Young's Bay (Salem Statesman-Journal, OR)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20091109/OUTDOORS/91109017/1034/SPORTS/A-quarter-million-more-smolts-headed-to-Young-s-Bay
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Gov. Chris Gregoire Announces New Director of Ecology (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/breakingnews/story/1030506.html
Governor’s Office News Release
http://www.governor.wa.gov/news/news-view.asp?pressRelease=1372&newsType=1
Big Fine for Tiny Snohomish Water System (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/412053_waterfine10.html?source=rss
California - Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation for Giant Water Bond (Sacramento Bee, CA)
http://www.sacbee.com/capitolandcalifornia/story/2316172.html
Cowlitz silt removal about to begin; Corps wrapping up Castle Rock dike work (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/11/10//area_news/doc4af8d93ec63cd165996835.txt
EPA Drafts Chesapeake Bay Cleanup Strategy (Nat’l Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120244725&ft=1&f=2
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Kittitas County - Wild Horse Wind Facility Adds another 22 Turbines (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=11473669
Wyoming Wind Development Plans Stir Up Dust along Oregon Trail (Public News Service)
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/11303-1
Quebec's Wind-Power Plans Take a Blow - Must contend with Ontario law that guarantees premiums to producers (Montreal Gazette, Quebec)
http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Quebec+wind+power+plans+take+blow/2204535/story.html
Paging Don Quixote: Spain’s New Wind-Power Record (Wall $treet Journal)
http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2009/11/10/paging-don-quixote-spains-new-wind-power-record/
Mars Candy Unveils 18-Acre ‘Solar Garden’ In Hackettstown (Newark Star Ledger, NJ)
http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2009/11/mars_unveils_18-acre_solar_gar.html
Solar Power Goes Underground - Scientists use fiber optics instead of solar panels to capture sun's energy (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33793775/ns/technology_and_science-future_of_energy/
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Snohomish PUD Starting Huge “Smart Power Grid” Project - $16 Million Plan Could Save You Big Money (KCPQ-TV, Seattle)
http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-111009-smartmeters,0,5456622.story?track=rss
Florida Regulator’s Quandary: Will Boosting Conservation Raise Electric Rates? (St. Petersburg Times, FL)
http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/psc-quandary-will-boosting-conservation-raise-electric-rates/1050609
EPA’s Energy Star Program Hits Major Milestone: 1 Million Energy Star Homes Built in the United States (Environmental Protection Agency)
http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/873399d03de0b48485257669007479f9?OpenDocument
Illinois Utility Urges Use of Energy-Saving Holiday Lights (Chicago Tribune, IL)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-holidaylights-ene,0,7203445.story
Light ‘Em Up - Cree Buys Huge LED Plant In China (Triangle Business Journal)
http://triangle.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2009/11/09/daily5.html?ana=from_rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Montana Farm Bureau: Agricultural Group Weighs In With Concerns about Climate Change & Health Care Legislation (The Missoulian, MT)
http://www.missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_330c08f4-cdc5-11de-b94b-001cc4c002e0.html
Is individual cap-and-trade the wave of the future? (SF Chronicle – just a little edit: “everything you think, do, or say….is in the bill, you got today – ‘In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus),’ Zager & Evans)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/green/detail?entry_id=51292&tsp=1
Detroit News Editorial - Carbon Rules Could Damage Michigan's Biofuel Industry
http://www.detnews.com/article/20091110/OPINION01/911100318/1008/opinion01/Carbon-rules-could-damage-Michigan-s-biofuel-industry
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Sustainable Salads - Which fruits, vegetables, & other crops have the smallest environmental footprints? (Slate Magazine)
http://www.slate.com/id/2234783/?from=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
For Holiday Travelers - Google Offers Free WiFi At Dozens Of Airports (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/11/09/daily17.html?ana=from_rss
Murdoch: We May Block Google (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/11/09/murdoch-we-may-block-google/
Google Says Won't Give Clearwire More Financing (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5A83QX20091109?feedType=nl&feedName=ustechnology
Verizon Keeps Swinging At AT&T - Despite recent lawsuit over 3G ads (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Keeps-Swinging-At-ATT-105405
GENERAL NEWS
Workplace Shooting - Washington Lt. Governor’s Son in Satisfactory Condition (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010242596_apwaltgovernorsonshot.html?syndication=rss
Belfair Bank Robber Gets Away on a Bicycle (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/nov/09/belfair-bank-robber-gets-away-on-a-bicycle/?partner=RSS
North Mason Fiber: Environmental Stewardship Close to Home (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/nov/09/north-mason-fiber-environmental-stewardship-close-/?partner=RSS
Grant County Declares ‘Swine Flu’ Emergency (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/11/09/news/doc4af8920333156807911743.txt
DC Sniper Mastermind Set To Be Executed This Evening (Associated Press)
http://www.king5.com/news/local/DC-sniper-mastermind-set-to-be-executed-this-evening-69651277.html
Water, Sewer, Roads - Walla Walla Infrastructure Plan Heads to Back Burner (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, WA)
http://union-bulletin.com/articles/2009/11/10/local_news/091108local12shawa_isp.txt
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
In Brazil? Student Expelled After Row over Short Dress
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE5A830V20091109
Spokane: Woman Would Like To Buy Back Stolen 1965 Volkswagen Van
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/948756.html
Woman with Child on Lap Drives into Aquarium, Kills Most of Fish
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21574588/detail.html
Man Allegedly Assaults Worker with Backhoe
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21566776/detail.html
SONGS OF THE DAY
Happy Birthday Sesame Street - “Sesame Street Theme”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXqMzmFSX_4
Sesame Street: Ernie & his Rubber Duckie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh85R-S-dh8
Sesame Street: Kermit Sings Being Green
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51BQfPeSK8k
Monday, November 9, 2009
Energy News Digest for November 9, 2009
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Radar Ridge Wind Farm Plan an Uphill Battle for Utilities
• Update - Electricity Restored in N Mason Outage
• Wyoming – Lower Valley Energy Grapples with Demand Increase
• Wall Street Journal Editorial - Why the U.S. Needs Nuclear Power
• Self-Described Nuke Watchdog Group Folds amid Claims It Was a Front
• Maryland - Third Reactor at Calvert Cliffs Moves Forward
• United Kingdom - Government Plans Fast-Track Nuclear Expansion
• Creating a Landfill to Have Cleaner Air
• Potential Problems at 20 West Virginia Coal Ash Dams
• California Power Company Seeks Higher Rates for Energy Efficient Customers
• Texas - Electric Companies Offer Time-Of-Use Pricing
• Investing - Wholesale Power: A Smart Alternative to Regulated Utilities
• Chinese Company to Buy Stake in AES
• The Scientist in the Courtroom
• Researchers Say Sea Lion Numbers Fall, But Appetites Rise at Bonneville Dam
• Fishery Managers Say Harvest Rules Must Allow More Spring Chinook above Bonneville Dam
• Big Return for Steelhead
• Chum, Coho Salmon Take an Upstream Ride in the Rain
• Dam Removal, ‘Roughened Channel,’ Allow Return of Salmon in Upper Yakima Basin
• New Antennas Help Biologists Study Salmon
• Canada - Hatching a Plan to Solve BC’s Salmon Crisis
• Canadian Government Name BC Judge to Head Probe into Salmon Stock Collapse
• Four-Way Land Deal Designed to Protect Habitat around Mud Lake
• State Agencies Sign Water Quality Roadmap
• Conservation Groups Challenge Eastern Washington Water Delivery Project
• Rogue River Dam Removal May Leave Wetland High & Dry
• Appeal Lost In Olympia Brewery Water Case
• Flush With Knowledge on Water-Efficient Toilets
• Port Townsend’s Efforts Earn State ‘Solar City of the Year’ Honor
• Powered up – Bend Solar Power Business Plans for Expansion
• Spokesman Review Op/Ed - Clean Energy Action Crucial
• Flathead Beacon Op/Ed - Biomass Power Key to Future of Energy
• Massachusetts Governor Rethinks Wood-Burning Plants
• SMUD Signs 16-MW Biomass Power Purchase Agreement
• Stimulus Funds Put Wind in the Sales for Iberdrola
• Iowa - Wind Mill Worker Survives Fall
• Can Offshore Winds Spin a Market for US-Made Turbines?
• Railroads & Windmills: Berkshire’s ‘Green’ Bets
• An Elixir for Health Reform? Lawmakers Offer ‘Black Liquor.’
• Columnist - Silicon Valley’s Catholic Community Finds Higher Power in Solar Power
• Ocean Energy Advocates Testify to Senate Subcommittee
• Tennessee - Tribal Company Shielded from Biodiesel Plant’s Claim
• Inventors’ High-Flying Kites Harness Wind Power
• San Francisco Area Utility Turns Food Waste into Green Energy
• Cold Ocean Water to be Turned into A/C
• Washington Post Columnist - Bad Climate for Global Worriers
• No Clear Map for Democrats on Path to New Energy Plan
• Is the U.S. News Media Failing to Do Its Job on Climate Change?
• Oceans Give Warning Signs About Climate
• Environmental Groups Want to Rework Columbia River Crossing for Climate, Costs
• Biomass Imbroglio – San Francisco Fines for Burning on Winter “Spare the Air” Days
• New Home for Plastic Foam - Tumwater site takes stuff that was garbage
• State Of California’s Recycled Paper Trail Not So Green for Climate
• America’s Berlin Wall of Energy & Germany’s Feed-In Tariff
• Internet Changes Course of Learning
• Broadband Growth Will Come from New Tech, Not New Adds
• Law Experts: FCC Neutrality Rules Too Murky
• 15 States Have Now Gotten Broadband Mapping Money
• Minnesota Needs Significant Internet Upgrades
• Census Bureau, Lockheed Martin to Open Data-Capture Center in Phoenix
• Former North Mason Man Found Shot, Killed Outside San Francisco
• Unofficial Election Results: Wallitner Extends Lead for Port of Shelton
• City of Shelton to Hold Budget Hearing Tonight –Sewer Rate Hike Looms
• Heavy Snowfall Has Some Washington Ski Areas Opening
• Ex-Boeing Worker Guilty of E-Mail Threats
• Editorial - Price of Public Records Delay: $525,001
• Germany Celebrates Memory of Berlin Wall Falling
• What Does “Stable” Condition Mean?
WORD OF THE DAY
Imbroglio • \im-BROLE-yo\ • noun - 1: a confused mass 2a: an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel) b: an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding c: a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation
“You need to burn wood to stay warm,” intoned the nature camp director. “But don’t burn it on the coldest days; or when the wind is still; or if your neighbors complain; or if it is in an open pit; or if it is in an urban area…lest you invoke an imbroglio with the pollution control forces.”
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Radar Ridge Wind Farm Plan an Uphill Battle for Utilities (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/11/09/top_story/doc4af3b3f12c723029882123.txt
Update - Electricity Restored in N Mason Outage (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=617
Wyoming – Lower Valley Energy Grapples with Demand Increase (Jackson Hole Daily, WY)
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=5266
Wall Street Journal Editorial - Why the U.S. Needs Nuclear Power: Other clean energy sources can’t meet the needs of a growing economy
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704224004574489702243465472.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Self-Described Watchdog Group Folds amid Claims It Was a Front for a Competitor That Wanted To Store Nuclear Waste (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1028952.html
Maryland - Third Reactor at Calvert Cliffs Moves Forward: Constellation, EDF finish $4.5 billion deal (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/06/AR2009110604767.html
United Kingdom - Government Plans Fast-Track Nuclear Expansion (The Guardian, UK)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/6521576/Government-plans-fast-track-nuclear-expansion.html
Creating a Landfill to Have Cleaner Air (Associated Press)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/science/earth/08tva.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Potential Problems at 20 West Virginia Coal Ash Dams (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010219217_apuscoalashwva.html?syndication=rss
California Power Company Seeks Higher Rates for Energy Efficient Customers (Raw Story)
http://rawstory.com/2009/11/calif-power-company-seeks-higher-rates-energy-efficient-customers/
Texas - Electric Companies Offer Time-Of-Use Pricing “…TXU charges 8.9 cents per kWh for…off peak. Power used during peak times…costs 24.3 cents…” (Dallas Morning News, TX)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/industries/energy/stories/DN-timeofuse_07bus.ART.State.Edition1.3cbe492.html
Investing - Wholesale Power: A Smart Alternative to Regulated Utilities (Seeking Alpha)
http://seekingalpha.com/article/171931-wholesale-power-a-smart-alternative-to-regulated-utilities?source=yahoo
Chinese Company to Buy Stake in AES (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/06/AR2009110601977.html?wprss=rss_business
FISH & WILDLIFE
The Scientist in the Courtroom (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2009/11/05/rockybarker/scientist_courtroom
Researchers Say Sea Lion Numbers Fall, But Appetites Rise at Bonneville Dam (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/sea_lion_numbers_fall_appetite.html
Fishery Managers Say Harvest Rules Must Allow More Spring Chinook above Bonneville Dam (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
http://www.cbbulletin.com/364176.aspx
Big Return for Steelhead (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/69540652.html
Chum, Coho Salmon Take an Upstream Ride in the Rain (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/nov/07/chum-salmon-swim-upstream/?partner=RSS
Dam Removal, ‘Roughened Channel,’ Allow Return of Salmon in Upper Yakima Basin (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
http://www.cbbulletin.com/364171.aspx
New Antennas Help Biologists Study Salmon (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010224984_apidsalmonantennas.html
Canada - Hatching a Plan to Solve BC’s Salmon Crisis (Globe & Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/hatching-a-plan-to-solve-bcs-salmon-crisis/article1354885/
Canadian Government Name BC Judge to Head Probe into Salmon Stock Collapse (Ottawa Citizen, Ontario)
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Feds+name+judge+head+probe+into+salmon+stock+collapse/2193479/story.html
Four-Way Land Deal Designed to Protect Habitat around Mud Lake – Part of $40.5 million BPA pact with Washington State (Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20091108/NEWS02/711089973/-1/news
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
State Agencies Sign Water Quality Roadmap (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/11/06/state-agencies-sign-water-quality-roadmap
Conservation Groups Challenge Reclamation’s Eastern Washington Water Delivery Project (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
http://www.cbbulletin.com/364173.aspx
Rogue River Dam Removal May Leave Wetland High & Dry (Medford Mail Tribune, OR)
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20091108%2FNEWS%2F911080325%2F-1%2Frss01
Appeal Lost In Olympia Brewery Water Case - Trustee says he again might try to recover money lost in former Tumwater beer factory (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1028342.html
Flush With Knowledge on Water-Efficient Toilets (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/ecoconsumer/2010221511_ecoconsumer07m.html?syndication=rss
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Port Townsend’s Efforts to Generate, Share Renewable Energy Earn State ‘Solar City of the Year’ Honor (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20091109/news/311099995
Powered up – Bend Solar Power Business Plans for Expansion (Bend Bulletin, OR)
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091106/BIZ0102/911060378/0/NEWS01
Spokesman Review Op/Ed - Clean Energy Action Crucial
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/nov/08/clean-energy-action-crucial/
Flathead Beacon Op/Ed - Biomass Power Key to Future of Energy
http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/biomass_power_key_to_future_of_energy/13951/
Massachusetts Governor Rethinks Wood-Burning Plants “…Some environmentalists fear the plants could lead to the clear-cutting of forests while actually pumping more carbon dioxide into the air than coal plants…” (WWLP-TV, Springfield, MA)
http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/wwlp_local_Patrick_rethinks_wood_burning_plants_200911081042
SMUD Signs 16-MW Biomass Power Purchase Agreement (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/11/smud-signs-16-mw-biomass-ppa?cmpid=rss
Stimulus Funds Put Wind in the Sales for Iberdrola - Spanish company receives $550M in grants for its wind farm investments (Portland Business Journal – Chuck Shumer Alert….)
http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/11/09/story6.html?ana=from_rss
Iowa - Wind Mill Worker Survives Fall (KIMT-TV, Mason City, IA – Editor must have been asleep: “…to get the guy to the ground…”)
http://www.kimt.com/content/localnews/story/Wind-Mill-Worker-Survives-Fall/J9PmOqI2j0-APGpFLXH4kQ.cspx
Can Offshore Winds Spin a Market for US-Made Turbines? (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/11/09/09climatewire-can-offshore-winds-spin-a-market-for-us-made-71345.html
Railroads & Windmills: Berkshire’s ‘Green’ Bets (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125755485686735097.html?ru=yahoo&mod=yahoo_hs
An Elixir for Health Reform? Lawmakers Offer ‘Black Liquor.’ (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/07/AR2009110703179.html?wprss=rss_politics
San Jose Mercury News Columnist - Silicon Valley’s Catholic Community Finds Higher Power in Solar Power
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13729555?nclick_check=1
Ocean Energy Advocates Testify to Senate Subcommittee (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/11/ocean-energy-advocates-testify-to-senate-subcommittee?cmpid=rss
Tennessee - Tribal Company Shielded from Biodiesel Plant’s Claim (Courthouse News)
http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/11/06/Tribal_Co_Shielded_From_Biodiesel_Plant_s_Claim.htm
Inventors’ high-flying kites harness wind power (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/06/MNC71AFVT1.DTL&feed=rss.news
San Francisco Area Utility Turns Food Waste into Green Energy (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2009-11-09-foodfuel09_ST_N.htm
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Cold Ocean Water to be Turned into A/C (US News & World Report)
http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2009/11/08/cold-ocean-water-to-be-turned-into-ac.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Washington Post Columnist - Bad Climate for Global Worriers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/06/AR2009110603075.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns
No Clear Map for Democrats on Path to New Energy Plan (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/us/politics/09caucus.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Is the U.S. News Media Failing to Do Its Job on Climate Change? (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/gwmEnergy/idUS343035023720091109
Oceans Give Warning Signs About Climate - NOAA left out of recommended members of policy council (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/government/story/946215.html
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Environmental Groups Want to Rework Columbia River Crossing for Climate, Costs (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/environmental_groups_want_to_r.html
Biomass Imbroglio – San Francisco Fines for Burning on Winter “Spare the Air” Days (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/09/BA0M1AG1TO.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
New Home for Plastic Foam - Tumwater site takes stuff that was garbage (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1029927.html
State Of California’s Recycled Paper Trail Not So Green for Climate (Sacramento Bee, CA)
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2314229.html
America’s Berlin Wall of Energy & Germany’s Feed-In Tariff (Seattle Post-Intelligencer – From the “Long Reach for a Metaphor” category….)
http://blog.seattlepi.com/energy/archives/184444.asp?source=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Internet Changes Course of Learning - More K-12 students drawn to flexibility, options of online education (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/nov/09/internet-changes-course-of-learning/
Broadband Growth Will Come from New Tech, Not New Adds (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/11/09/broadband-growth-will-come-from-new-tech-not-new-adds/
Law Experts: FCC Neutrality Rules Too Murky - As now written, could be utterly useless (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Law-Experts-FCC-Neutrality-Rules-Too-Murky-105386
15 States Have Now Gotten Broadband Mapping Money - And Connected Nation has yet to be included (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/15-States-Have-Now-Gotten-Broadband-Mapping-Money-105403
Minnesota Needs Significant Internet Upgrades (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/06/financial/f091457S36.DTL&feed=rss.business
Census Bureau, Lockheed Martin to Open Data-Capture Center in Phoenix (Phoenix Business Journal)
http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2009/11/02/daily66.html?ana=from_rss
GENERAL NEWS
Former North Mason Man Found Shot, Killed Outside San Francisco (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/nov/07/former-belfair-man-found-shot-killed-outside-san/?partner=RSS
Unofficial Election Results: Wallitner Extends Lead for Port of Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://masoncountydailynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=564:unofficial-election-results-wallitner-extends-lead-for-port-of-shelton-leader-in-hood-canal-school-board-race-changes-while-other-race-stays-same&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
City of Shelton to Hold Budget Hearing Tonight – Six Percent Sewer Rate Hike Looms (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://masoncountydailynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=576:city-of-shelton-holding-budget-hearing-monday-night&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
Heavy Snowfall Has Some Washington Ski Areas Opening (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=11466348
Ex-Boeing Worker Guilty of E-Mail Threats (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010221643_threats07m.html
News Tribune Editorial - Price of Public Records Delay: $525,001
http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/story/947078.html
Germany Celebrates Memory of Berlin Wall Falling (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13743872
What Does “Stable” Condition Mean? How can someone be “critical but stable”? (Slate Magazine)
http://www.slate.com/id/2234903/?from=rss
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Man Steals Car to Make Court Appearance…on Auto Theft Charges
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/06/state/n171544S75.DTL&feed=rss.business
Industry Pushes Chocolate Milk In Schools
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010234080_apusgotchocolatemilk.html?syndication=rss
9-Year-Old Stops Carjacking - Boy Takes Keys from Ignition
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21561438/detail.html
Woman Passes Driver’s Exam on 950th Try
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21542425/detail.html
SONG/COOL THING OF THE DAY
The Kinks - A Well Respected Man (Thanks to tip from Central Lincoln PUD)
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/2251329/7095632
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Radar Ridge Wind Farm Plan an Uphill Battle for Utilities
• Update - Electricity Restored in N Mason Outage
• Wyoming – Lower Valley Energy Grapples with Demand Increase
• Wall Street Journal Editorial - Why the U.S. Needs Nuclear Power
• Self-Described Nuke Watchdog Group Folds amid Claims It Was a Front
• Maryland - Third Reactor at Calvert Cliffs Moves Forward
• United Kingdom - Government Plans Fast-Track Nuclear Expansion
• Creating a Landfill to Have Cleaner Air
• Potential Problems at 20 West Virginia Coal Ash Dams
• California Power Company Seeks Higher Rates for Energy Efficient Customers
• Texas - Electric Companies Offer Time-Of-Use Pricing
• Investing - Wholesale Power: A Smart Alternative to Regulated Utilities
• Chinese Company to Buy Stake in AES
• The Scientist in the Courtroom
• Researchers Say Sea Lion Numbers Fall, But Appetites Rise at Bonneville Dam
• Fishery Managers Say Harvest Rules Must Allow More Spring Chinook above Bonneville Dam
• Big Return for Steelhead
• Chum, Coho Salmon Take an Upstream Ride in the Rain
• Dam Removal, ‘Roughened Channel,’ Allow Return of Salmon in Upper Yakima Basin
• New Antennas Help Biologists Study Salmon
• Canada - Hatching a Plan to Solve BC’s Salmon Crisis
• Canadian Government Name BC Judge to Head Probe into Salmon Stock Collapse
• Four-Way Land Deal Designed to Protect Habitat around Mud Lake
• State Agencies Sign Water Quality Roadmap
• Conservation Groups Challenge Eastern Washington Water Delivery Project
• Rogue River Dam Removal May Leave Wetland High & Dry
• Appeal Lost In Olympia Brewery Water Case
• Flush With Knowledge on Water-Efficient Toilets
• Port Townsend’s Efforts Earn State ‘Solar City of the Year’ Honor
• Powered up – Bend Solar Power Business Plans for Expansion
• Spokesman Review Op/Ed - Clean Energy Action Crucial
• Flathead Beacon Op/Ed - Biomass Power Key to Future of Energy
• Massachusetts Governor Rethinks Wood-Burning Plants
• SMUD Signs 16-MW Biomass Power Purchase Agreement
• Stimulus Funds Put Wind in the Sales for Iberdrola
• Iowa - Wind Mill Worker Survives Fall
• Can Offshore Winds Spin a Market for US-Made Turbines?
• Railroads & Windmills: Berkshire’s ‘Green’ Bets
• An Elixir for Health Reform? Lawmakers Offer ‘Black Liquor.’
• Columnist - Silicon Valley’s Catholic Community Finds Higher Power in Solar Power
• Ocean Energy Advocates Testify to Senate Subcommittee
• Tennessee - Tribal Company Shielded from Biodiesel Plant’s Claim
• Inventors’ High-Flying Kites Harness Wind Power
• San Francisco Area Utility Turns Food Waste into Green Energy
• Cold Ocean Water to be Turned into A/C
• Washington Post Columnist - Bad Climate for Global Worriers
• No Clear Map for Democrats on Path to New Energy Plan
• Is the U.S. News Media Failing to Do Its Job on Climate Change?
• Oceans Give Warning Signs About Climate
• Environmental Groups Want to Rework Columbia River Crossing for Climate, Costs
• Biomass Imbroglio – San Francisco Fines for Burning on Winter “Spare the Air” Days
• New Home for Plastic Foam - Tumwater site takes stuff that was garbage
• State Of California’s Recycled Paper Trail Not So Green for Climate
• America’s Berlin Wall of Energy & Germany’s Feed-In Tariff
• Internet Changes Course of Learning
• Broadband Growth Will Come from New Tech, Not New Adds
• Law Experts: FCC Neutrality Rules Too Murky
• 15 States Have Now Gotten Broadband Mapping Money
• Minnesota Needs Significant Internet Upgrades
• Census Bureau, Lockheed Martin to Open Data-Capture Center in Phoenix
• Former North Mason Man Found Shot, Killed Outside San Francisco
• Unofficial Election Results: Wallitner Extends Lead for Port of Shelton
• City of Shelton to Hold Budget Hearing Tonight –Sewer Rate Hike Looms
• Heavy Snowfall Has Some Washington Ski Areas Opening
• Ex-Boeing Worker Guilty of E-Mail Threats
• Editorial - Price of Public Records Delay: $525,001
• Germany Celebrates Memory of Berlin Wall Falling
• What Does “Stable” Condition Mean?
WORD OF THE DAY
Imbroglio • \im-BROLE-yo\ • noun - 1: a confused mass 2a: an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel) b: an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding c: a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation
“You need to burn wood to stay warm,” intoned the nature camp director. “But don’t burn it on the coldest days; or when the wind is still; or if your neighbors complain; or if it is in an open pit; or if it is in an urban area…lest you invoke an imbroglio with the pollution control forces.”
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Radar Ridge Wind Farm Plan an Uphill Battle for Utilities (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/11/09/top_story/doc4af3b3f12c723029882123.txt
Update - Electricity Restored in N Mason Outage (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=617
Wyoming – Lower Valley Energy Grapples with Demand Increase (Jackson Hole Daily, WY)
http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=5266
Wall Street Journal Editorial - Why the U.S. Needs Nuclear Power: Other clean energy sources can’t meet the needs of a growing economy
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704224004574489702243465472.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Self-Described Watchdog Group Folds amid Claims It Was a Front for a Competitor That Wanted To Store Nuclear Waste (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1028952.html
Maryland - Third Reactor at Calvert Cliffs Moves Forward: Constellation, EDF finish $4.5 billion deal (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/06/AR2009110604767.html
United Kingdom - Government Plans Fast-Track Nuclear Expansion (The Guardian, UK)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/6521576/Government-plans-fast-track-nuclear-expansion.html
Creating a Landfill to Have Cleaner Air (Associated Press)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/science/earth/08tva.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Potential Problems at 20 West Virginia Coal Ash Dams (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010219217_apuscoalashwva.html?syndication=rss
California Power Company Seeks Higher Rates for Energy Efficient Customers (Raw Story)
http://rawstory.com/2009/11/calif-power-company-seeks-higher-rates-energy-efficient-customers/
Texas - Electric Companies Offer Time-Of-Use Pricing “…TXU charges 8.9 cents per kWh for…off peak. Power used during peak times…costs 24.3 cents…” (Dallas Morning News, TX)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/industries/energy/stories/DN-timeofuse_07bus.ART.State.Edition1.3cbe492.html
Investing - Wholesale Power: A Smart Alternative to Regulated Utilities (Seeking Alpha)
http://seekingalpha.com/article/171931-wholesale-power-a-smart-alternative-to-regulated-utilities?source=yahoo
Chinese Company to Buy Stake in AES (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/06/AR2009110601977.html?wprss=rss_business
FISH & WILDLIFE
The Scientist in the Courtroom (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2009/11/05/rockybarker/scientist_courtroom
Researchers Say Sea Lion Numbers Fall, But Appetites Rise at Bonneville Dam (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/sea_lion_numbers_fall_appetite.html
Fishery Managers Say Harvest Rules Must Allow More Spring Chinook above Bonneville Dam (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
http://www.cbbulletin.com/364176.aspx
Big Return for Steelhead (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/69540652.html
Chum, Coho Salmon Take an Upstream Ride in the Rain (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/nov/07/chum-salmon-swim-upstream/?partner=RSS
Dam Removal, ‘Roughened Channel,’ Allow Return of Salmon in Upper Yakima Basin (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
http://www.cbbulletin.com/364171.aspx
New Antennas Help Biologists Study Salmon (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010224984_apidsalmonantennas.html
Canada - Hatching a Plan to Solve BC’s Salmon Crisis (Globe & Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/hatching-a-plan-to-solve-bcs-salmon-crisis/article1354885/
Canadian Government Name BC Judge to Head Probe into Salmon Stock Collapse (Ottawa Citizen, Ontario)
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Feds+name+judge+head+probe+into+salmon+stock+collapse/2193479/story.html
Four-Way Land Deal Designed to Protect Habitat around Mud Lake – Part of $40.5 million BPA pact with Washington State (Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20091108/NEWS02/711089973/-1/news
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
State Agencies Sign Water Quality Roadmap (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/11/06/state-agencies-sign-water-quality-roadmap
Conservation Groups Challenge Reclamation’s Eastern Washington Water Delivery Project (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
http://www.cbbulletin.com/364173.aspx
Rogue River Dam Removal May Leave Wetland High & Dry (Medford Mail Tribune, OR)
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20091108%2FNEWS%2F911080325%2F-1%2Frss01
Appeal Lost In Olympia Brewery Water Case - Trustee says he again might try to recover money lost in former Tumwater beer factory (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1028342.html
Flush With Knowledge on Water-Efficient Toilets (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/ecoconsumer/2010221511_ecoconsumer07m.html?syndication=rss
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Port Townsend’s Efforts to Generate, Share Renewable Energy Earn State ‘Solar City of the Year’ Honor (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20091109/news/311099995
Powered up – Bend Solar Power Business Plans for Expansion (Bend Bulletin, OR)
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091106/BIZ0102/911060378/0/NEWS01
Spokesman Review Op/Ed - Clean Energy Action Crucial
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/nov/08/clean-energy-action-crucial/
Flathead Beacon Op/Ed - Biomass Power Key to Future of Energy
http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/biomass_power_key_to_future_of_energy/13951/
Massachusetts Governor Rethinks Wood-Burning Plants “…Some environmentalists fear the plants could lead to the clear-cutting of forests while actually pumping more carbon dioxide into the air than coal plants…” (WWLP-TV, Springfield, MA)
http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/local/wwlp_local_Patrick_rethinks_wood_burning_plants_200911081042
SMUD Signs 16-MW Biomass Power Purchase Agreement (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/11/smud-signs-16-mw-biomass-ppa?cmpid=rss
Stimulus Funds Put Wind in the Sales for Iberdrola - Spanish company receives $550M in grants for its wind farm investments (Portland Business Journal – Chuck Shumer Alert….)
http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/11/09/story6.html?ana=from_rss
Iowa - Wind Mill Worker Survives Fall (KIMT-TV, Mason City, IA – Editor must have been asleep: “…to get the guy to the ground…”)
http://www.kimt.com/content/localnews/story/Wind-Mill-Worker-Survives-Fall/J9PmOqI2j0-APGpFLXH4kQ.cspx
Can Offshore Winds Spin a Market for US-Made Turbines? (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/11/09/09climatewire-can-offshore-winds-spin-a-market-for-us-made-71345.html
Railroads & Windmills: Berkshire’s ‘Green’ Bets (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125755485686735097.html?ru=yahoo&mod=yahoo_hs
An Elixir for Health Reform? Lawmakers Offer ‘Black Liquor.’ (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/07/AR2009110703179.html?wprss=rss_politics
San Jose Mercury News Columnist - Silicon Valley’s Catholic Community Finds Higher Power in Solar Power
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13729555?nclick_check=1
Ocean Energy Advocates Testify to Senate Subcommittee (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/11/ocean-energy-advocates-testify-to-senate-subcommittee?cmpid=rss
Tennessee - Tribal Company Shielded from Biodiesel Plant’s Claim (Courthouse News)
http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/11/06/Tribal_Co_Shielded_From_Biodiesel_Plant_s_Claim.htm
Inventors’ high-flying kites harness wind power (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/06/MNC71AFVT1.DTL&feed=rss.news
San Francisco Area Utility Turns Food Waste into Green Energy (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2009-11-09-foodfuel09_ST_N.htm
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Cold Ocean Water to be Turned into A/C (US News & World Report)
http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2009/11/08/cold-ocean-water-to-be-turned-into-ac.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Washington Post Columnist - Bad Climate for Global Worriers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/06/AR2009110603075.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns
No Clear Map for Democrats on Path to New Energy Plan (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/09/us/politics/09caucus.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Is the U.S. News Media Failing to Do Its Job on Climate Change? (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/gwmEnergy/idUS343035023720091109
Oceans Give Warning Signs About Climate - NOAA left out of recommended members of policy council (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/government/story/946215.html
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Environmental Groups Want to Rework Columbia River Crossing for Climate, Costs (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/environmental_groups_want_to_r.html
Biomass Imbroglio – San Francisco Fines for Burning on Winter “Spare the Air” Days (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/09/BA0M1AG1TO.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
New Home for Plastic Foam - Tumwater site takes stuff that was garbage (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1029927.html
State Of California’s Recycled Paper Trail Not So Green for Climate (Sacramento Bee, CA)
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2314229.html
America’s Berlin Wall of Energy & Germany’s Feed-In Tariff (Seattle Post-Intelligencer – From the “Long Reach for a Metaphor” category….)
http://blog.seattlepi.com/energy/archives/184444.asp?source=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Internet Changes Course of Learning - More K-12 students drawn to flexibility, options of online education (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/nov/09/internet-changes-course-of-learning/
Broadband Growth Will Come from New Tech, Not New Adds (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/11/09/broadband-growth-will-come-from-new-tech-not-new-adds/
Law Experts: FCC Neutrality Rules Too Murky - As now written, could be utterly useless (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Law-Experts-FCC-Neutrality-Rules-Too-Murky-105386
15 States Have Now Gotten Broadband Mapping Money - And Connected Nation has yet to be included (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/15-States-Have-Now-Gotten-Broadband-Mapping-Money-105403
Minnesota Needs Significant Internet Upgrades (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/06/financial/f091457S36.DTL&feed=rss.business
Census Bureau, Lockheed Martin to Open Data-Capture Center in Phoenix (Phoenix Business Journal)
http://phoenix.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2009/11/02/daily66.html?ana=from_rss
GENERAL NEWS
Former North Mason Man Found Shot, Killed Outside San Francisco (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/nov/07/former-belfair-man-found-shot-killed-outside-san/?partner=RSS
Unofficial Election Results: Wallitner Extends Lead for Port of Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://masoncountydailynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=564:unofficial-election-results-wallitner-extends-lead-for-port-of-shelton-leader-in-hood-canal-school-board-race-changes-while-other-race-stays-same&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
City of Shelton to Hold Budget Hearing Tonight – Six Percent Sewer Rate Hike Looms (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://masoncountydailynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=576:city-of-shelton-holding-budget-hearing-monday-night&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
Heavy Snowfall Has Some Washington Ski Areas Opening (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=11466348
Ex-Boeing Worker Guilty of E-Mail Threats (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010221643_threats07m.html
News Tribune Editorial - Price of Public Records Delay: $525,001
http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/story/947078.html
Germany Celebrates Memory of Berlin Wall Falling (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13743872
What Does “Stable” Condition Mean? How can someone be “critical but stable”? (Slate Magazine)
http://www.slate.com/id/2234903/?from=rss
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Man Steals Car to Make Court Appearance…on Auto Theft Charges
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/06/state/n171544S75.DTL&feed=rss.business
Industry Pushes Chocolate Milk In Schools
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010234080_apusgotchocolatemilk.html?syndication=rss
9-Year-Old Stops Carjacking - Boy Takes Keys from Ignition
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21561438/detail.html
Woman Passes Driver’s Exam on 950th Try
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21542425/detail.html
SONG/COOL THING OF THE DAY
The Kinks - A Well Respected Man (Thanks to tip from Central Lincoln PUD)
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/2251329/7095632
Friday, November 6, 2009
Energy News Digest for November 6, 2009
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Packwood Lake Hydroelectric Facility to Get $800,000 Stimulus
• Stimulus Fund Loan Guarantees at Issue - McClintock Proposes Bill Axing WAPA Bail-Out Provisions
• Earthjustice vs. TransAlta Heads to Federal Level
• Get the Jump on Winter Storms!
• Power Restored In Downtown Spokane
• Op/Ed - A New Power Line Isn’t the Only Answer
• Virginia Court Upholds Permits for Construction of Multistate Power Line
• Tonbridge Power Inks Agreement for New Transmission Line in Montana
• S. Colorado Power Line Faces Further Environmental Study
• High-Voltage Export from Canada
• Editorial - Energy Initiative Should Spark Broader Dialogue
• Op/Ed - Embrace Technology to Turn Nuclear Energy into Environmental Solution
• Nuclear Stirring up Old Debate
• Tennessee Valley Authority Prepares To Start Smokestack Scrubbers
• Ethics Panel Clears NC Congressman in Tennessee Valley Authority Probe
• Natural Gas - Energy West Gets 83 Percent of Cut Bank Utility
• Canada to Probe Missing Salmon Stocks
• Comments Sought On Washington State Hatchery Water Quality Certification
• Pelican Convention
• Looking for Sharks Deep in Puget Sound
• Editorial - Clean Water Requires More Than Idealism
• Op/Ed – California Legislature Breaks a Generation of Water Gridlock
• Large Dams Can Bring Long-Term Benefits
• Wyoming Sets Wildlife Guidelines for Wind Developers
• Jobs Question Jeopardizes Texas Wind Farm’s Stimulus Deal
• Wind Industry Faces ‘Prairie Rebellion’ in Kansas County
• Massachusetts Commission Ruling Means Delay for Cape Wind
• South Carolina - Santee Cooper Releases Offshore Wind Turbine Simulation Photos
• Biologists Study Effect of At-Sea Turbines on Migratory Birds
• Congress Seeks To End Biofuels Paper Tax Breaks
• Tennessee Governor Calls Biofuels Project Criticism ‘Outrageous’
• Lewis County - A Chance to Ditch Avacado Green, Harvest Gold Appliances
• Carbon Traders Deny Sub-Prime Crisis Brewing
• Senate Democrats Advance Climate Bill Without GOP
• Environmental Groups at Odds over New Tack in Climate Fight
• Study Says British Columbia Has Enough Electricity for Millions of Vehicles
• Personalized Solar Units Could Power Homes & Cars, Scientist Says
• Being Green: Ten Earth-Friendly Habits You Can Adopt
• Oregon Regulators Not Thrilled With Verizon/Frontier Deal
• CenturyLink Earnings Jump after Embarq Purchase
• Voice is Cable’s Secret Weapon for Growth
• Army Officials Praise Policewoman Who Wounded Shooter at Fort Hood
• Police: Gunman Trailed Patrol Car before Deadly Shooting
• Wild Weather Blows through Puget Sound
• Forecast: 2010 to Be a Good Year for Lumber Demand
• Bellevue Land Use Dispute Ends In Assault Charge
• Longview Switching To Four-Day Work Week for City Employees
WORD OF THE DAY
Maugre • \MAW-gur\ • preposition - In spite of
Bobby liked his erector set. Liked it so much that he would play with no other toys, maugre the family fear that the boy’s obsession would soon dwarf the neighboring houses with a swaying, shining structure that was literally held together with cheap bolts, tape and bailing wire.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Packwood Lake Hydroelectric Facility to Get $800,000 Stimulus (Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/11/05/news//doc4af31a1dd4e8f547688386.txt
Stimulus Fund Loan Guarantees at Issue - McClintock Proposes Bill Axing WAPA Bail-Out Provisions (The Union, Nevada County, CA)
http://www.theunion.com/article/20091105/BREAKINGNEWS/911059966/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1053
Earthjustice vs. TransAlta Heads to Federal Level (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
http://www.kelaam.com/pages/localnews?Earthjustice-vs-TransAlta-Heads-to-Feder=1&blockID=87203&feedID=410
Get the Jump on Winter Storms! (Lake Stevens Journal, WA)
http://www.lakestevensjournal.com/county-state/article.exm/2009-11-05_get_the_jump_on_winter_storms
Power Restored In Downtown Spokane (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/nov/05/power-goes-out-downtown-spokane/
Mountain Express & Guide Op/Ed - A New Power Line Isn’t the Only Answer: There are numerous alternatives to reduce peak demand.
http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005128681
Virginia Court Upholds Permits for Construction of Multistate Power Line (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010210005_apvamultistatepowerline.html?syndication=rss
Montana - Tonbridge Power Inks Agreement for New Transmission Line in Montana: Would connect with Bonneville Power Administration on Colstrip transmission line (MarketWire)
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Tonbridge-Power-Inc-TSX-VENTURE-TBZ-1072060.html
S. Colorado Power Line Faces Further Environmental Study (Denver Business Journal)
http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2009/11/02/daily87.html?ana=from_rss
High-Voltage Export from Canada - Our largest trading partner, Canada, wants to start shipping the U.S. a new product: green energy (Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN)
http://www.startribune.com/business/69312552.html?elr=KArks:DCiU1OiP:DiiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU
Tri-City Herald Editorial - Energy Initiative Should Spark Broader Dialogue
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinions/story/782478.html
Seattle Times Op/Ed - Embrace Technology to Turn Nuclear Energy into Environmental Solution
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2010211528_guest06alben.html?syndication=rss
Nuclear Stirring up Old Debate (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2009/11/nuclear_stirring_up_old_debate.html
Tennessee Valley Authority Prepares To Start Smokestack Scrubbers (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010217920_apustvacoalwastetennessee.html?syndication=rss
Ethics Panel Clears NC Congressman in Tennessee Valley Authority Probe (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010211237_apustvashuler.html?syndication=rss
Natural Gas - Energy West Gets 83 Percent of Cut Bank Utility (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010217815_apusenergywestmontana.html?syndication=rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
Canada to Probe Missing Salmon Stocks (AFP)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jd9nbEDBZJdq8bh6yU1G6H4wIGeg
Comments Sought On Washington State Hatchery Water Quality Certification (Wash. Department of Ecology)
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2009news/2009-262.html
Pelican Convention (Bandon Western World, OR)
http://www.bandonwesternworld.com/articles/2009/11/05/news/doc4af210394be21900003804.txt
Looking for Sharks Deep in Puget Sound (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/69353182.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Spokesman Review Editorial - Clean Water Requires More Than Idealism
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/nov/06/clean-water-requires-more-than-idealism/
SF Chronicle Op/Ed – California Legislature Breaks a Generation of Water Gridlock
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/05/EDU11AFRR7.DTL&feed=rss.opinion
Large Dams Can Bring Long-Term Benefits (Swazi Observer, Africa)
http://www.observer.org.sz/index.php?news=8744
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Wyoming Sets Wildlife Guidelines for Wind Developers (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010210894_apuswindenergywildlifewyoming.html?syndication=rss
Jobs Question Jeopardizes Texas Wind Farm’s Stimulus Deal (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/business/energy-environment/06wind.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Wind Industry Faces ‘Prairie Rebellion’ in Kansas County (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/11/05/05greenwire-wind-industry-faces-prairie-rebellion-in-kansa-34024.html
Massachusetts Commission Ruling Means Delay for Cape Wind (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010217786_apuscapewindmassachusetts.html?syndication=rss
South Carolina - Santee Cooper Releases Offshore Wind Turbine Simulation Photos (WBTW-TV, Myrtle Beach, SC)
http://www2.scnow.com/scp/news/local/grand_strand/article/santee_cooper_releases_offshore_wind_turbine_simulation_photos/85210/
Biologists Study Effect of At-Sea Turbines on Migratory Birds (Press of Atlantic City, NJ)
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic_city/article_8dde4c12-ca5d-11de-890c-001cc4c002e0.html
Congress Seeks To End Biofuels Paper Tax Breaks (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-BusinessofGreen/idUSTRE5A35JK20091105
Tennessee Governor Calls Biofuels Project Criticism ‘Outrageous’ (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010217845_apusbiofuelsinitiativetennessee.html?syndication=rss
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Lewis County - A Chance to Ditch Avacado Green, Harvest Gold Appliances (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
http://www.kelaam.com/pages/localnews?A-Chance-To-Ditch-Avacado-Green-Harvest-=1&blockID=87615&feedID=410
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Carbon Traders Deny Sub-Prime Crisis Brewing (Telegraph, UK)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/6510147/Carbon-traders-deny-sub-prime-crisis-brewing.html
Senate Democrats Advance Climate Bill Without GOP (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010209528_apusclimatebill.html?syndication=rss
Environmental Groups at Odds over New Tack in Climate Fight (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/05/AR2009110502134.html?wprss=rss_business
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Study Says British Columbia Has Enough Electricity for Millions of Vehicles (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/11/03/bc-electric-vehicle-study.html
Personalized Solar Units Could Power Homes & Cars, Scientist Says (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/personalized_solar_units_could.html
Being Green: Ten Earth-Friendly Habits You Can Adopt (Scientific American)
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=ecofriendly-habits-walking-school-bus-locasexual-gas-cap
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Oregon Regulators Not Thrilled With Verizon/Frontier Deal - ‘Lots of risk, but very little upside...’ (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Oregon-Regulators-Not-Thrilled-With-Frontier-Deal-105372
CenturyLink Earnings Jump after Embarq Purchase (Kansas City Business Journal)
http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2009/11/02/daily39.html?ana=from_rss
Voice is Cable’s Secret Weapon for Growth (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/11/06/voice-is-cables-secret-weapon-for-growth/
GENERAL NEWS
Army Officials Praise Policewoman Who Wounded Shooter at Fort Hood (Voice of America)
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-06-voa19.cfm
Police: Gunman Trailed Patrol Car before Deadly Shooting (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/69326562.html
Wild Weather Blows through Puget Sound (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=236950
Forecast: 2010 to Be a Good Year for Lumber Demand (Portland Business Journal)
http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/11/02/daily42.html?ana=from_rss
Bellevue Land Use Dispute Ends In Assault Charge (Seattle Post-Intelligence)
http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattle911/archives/184218.asp?source=pimail
Longview Switching To Four-Day Work Week for City Employees (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/11/06//area_news/doc4af3c00a5c67b811319369.txt
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Man in Gorilla Suit Beat Up By Girlfriend
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/kitsap/poi/news/69308392.html
Dog Swims Dangerous Waters to Leave New Lighthouse Home
http://www.timescolonist.com/life/swims+dangerous+waters+leave+lighthouse+home+Trial+Island/2186390/story.html
Van Stolen In Spokane 35 Years Ago Turns Up In Shipping Container
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/nov/05/van-stolen-here-35-years-ago-turns-shipping-contai/
Airplane Part Falls onto New York Home’s Front Lawn
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13728935
Boy Brings Peanut Dog to School
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Boy-Brings-Peanut-Dog-To-School-69324642.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Duke Ellington - It Don’t Mean a Thing (If it Ain’t got that Swing)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDQpZT3GhDg
Ella Fitzgerald - Night & Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEM_63_P0CY&feature=related
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Packwood Lake Hydroelectric Facility to Get $800,000 Stimulus
• Stimulus Fund Loan Guarantees at Issue - McClintock Proposes Bill Axing WAPA Bail-Out Provisions
• Earthjustice vs. TransAlta Heads to Federal Level
• Get the Jump on Winter Storms!
• Power Restored In Downtown Spokane
• Op/Ed - A New Power Line Isn’t the Only Answer
• Virginia Court Upholds Permits for Construction of Multistate Power Line
• Tonbridge Power Inks Agreement for New Transmission Line in Montana
• S. Colorado Power Line Faces Further Environmental Study
• High-Voltage Export from Canada
• Editorial - Energy Initiative Should Spark Broader Dialogue
• Op/Ed - Embrace Technology to Turn Nuclear Energy into Environmental Solution
• Nuclear Stirring up Old Debate
• Tennessee Valley Authority Prepares To Start Smokestack Scrubbers
• Ethics Panel Clears NC Congressman in Tennessee Valley Authority Probe
• Natural Gas - Energy West Gets 83 Percent of Cut Bank Utility
• Canada to Probe Missing Salmon Stocks
• Comments Sought On Washington State Hatchery Water Quality Certification
• Pelican Convention
• Looking for Sharks Deep in Puget Sound
• Editorial - Clean Water Requires More Than Idealism
• Op/Ed – California Legislature Breaks a Generation of Water Gridlock
• Large Dams Can Bring Long-Term Benefits
• Wyoming Sets Wildlife Guidelines for Wind Developers
• Jobs Question Jeopardizes Texas Wind Farm’s Stimulus Deal
• Wind Industry Faces ‘Prairie Rebellion’ in Kansas County
• Massachusetts Commission Ruling Means Delay for Cape Wind
• South Carolina - Santee Cooper Releases Offshore Wind Turbine Simulation Photos
• Biologists Study Effect of At-Sea Turbines on Migratory Birds
• Congress Seeks To End Biofuels Paper Tax Breaks
• Tennessee Governor Calls Biofuels Project Criticism ‘Outrageous’
• Lewis County - A Chance to Ditch Avacado Green, Harvest Gold Appliances
• Carbon Traders Deny Sub-Prime Crisis Brewing
• Senate Democrats Advance Climate Bill Without GOP
• Environmental Groups at Odds over New Tack in Climate Fight
• Study Says British Columbia Has Enough Electricity for Millions of Vehicles
• Personalized Solar Units Could Power Homes & Cars, Scientist Says
• Being Green: Ten Earth-Friendly Habits You Can Adopt
• Oregon Regulators Not Thrilled With Verizon/Frontier Deal
• CenturyLink Earnings Jump after Embarq Purchase
• Voice is Cable’s Secret Weapon for Growth
• Army Officials Praise Policewoman Who Wounded Shooter at Fort Hood
• Police: Gunman Trailed Patrol Car before Deadly Shooting
• Wild Weather Blows through Puget Sound
• Forecast: 2010 to Be a Good Year for Lumber Demand
• Bellevue Land Use Dispute Ends In Assault Charge
• Longview Switching To Four-Day Work Week for City Employees
WORD OF THE DAY
Maugre • \MAW-gur\ • preposition - In spite of
Bobby liked his erector set. Liked it so much that he would play with no other toys, maugre the family fear that the boy’s obsession would soon dwarf the neighboring houses with a swaying, shining structure that was literally held together with cheap bolts, tape and bailing wire.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Packwood Lake Hydroelectric Facility to Get $800,000 Stimulus (Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/11/05/news//doc4af31a1dd4e8f547688386.txt
Stimulus Fund Loan Guarantees at Issue - McClintock Proposes Bill Axing WAPA Bail-Out Provisions (The Union, Nevada County, CA)
http://www.theunion.com/article/20091105/BREAKINGNEWS/911059966/1001/NONE&parentprofile=1053
Earthjustice vs. TransAlta Heads to Federal Level (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
http://www.kelaam.com/pages/localnews?Earthjustice-vs-TransAlta-Heads-to-Feder=1&blockID=87203&feedID=410
Get the Jump on Winter Storms! (Lake Stevens Journal, WA)
http://www.lakestevensjournal.com/county-state/article.exm/2009-11-05_get_the_jump_on_winter_storms
Power Restored In Downtown Spokane (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/nov/05/power-goes-out-downtown-spokane/
Mountain Express & Guide Op/Ed - A New Power Line Isn’t the Only Answer: There are numerous alternatives to reduce peak demand.
http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005128681
Virginia Court Upholds Permits for Construction of Multistate Power Line (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010210005_apvamultistatepowerline.html?syndication=rss
Montana - Tonbridge Power Inks Agreement for New Transmission Line in Montana: Would connect with Bonneville Power Administration on Colstrip transmission line (MarketWire)
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Tonbridge-Power-Inc-TSX-VENTURE-TBZ-1072060.html
S. Colorado Power Line Faces Further Environmental Study (Denver Business Journal)
http://denver.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2009/11/02/daily87.html?ana=from_rss
High-Voltage Export from Canada - Our largest trading partner, Canada, wants to start shipping the U.S. a new product: green energy (Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN)
http://www.startribune.com/business/69312552.html?elr=KArks:DCiU1OiP:DiiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU
Tri-City Herald Editorial - Energy Initiative Should Spark Broader Dialogue
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinions/story/782478.html
Seattle Times Op/Ed - Embrace Technology to Turn Nuclear Energy into Environmental Solution
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2010211528_guest06alben.html?syndication=rss
Nuclear Stirring up Old Debate (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2009/11/nuclear_stirring_up_old_debate.html
Tennessee Valley Authority Prepares To Start Smokestack Scrubbers (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010217920_apustvacoalwastetennessee.html?syndication=rss
Ethics Panel Clears NC Congressman in Tennessee Valley Authority Probe (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010211237_apustvashuler.html?syndication=rss
Natural Gas - Energy West Gets 83 Percent of Cut Bank Utility (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010217815_apusenergywestmontana.html?syndication=rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
Canada to Probe Missing Salmon Stocks (AFP)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jd9nbEDBZJdq8bh6yU1G6H4wIGeg
Comments Sought On Washington State Hatchery Water Quality Certification (Wash. Department of Ecology)
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2009news/2009-262.html
Pelican Convention (Bandon Western World, OR)
http://www.bandonwesternworld.com/articles/2009/11/05/news/doc4af210394be21900003804.txt
Looking for Sharks Deep in Puget Sound (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/69353182.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Spokesman Review Editorial - Clean Water Requires More Than Idealism
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/nov/06/clean-water-requires-more-than-idealism/
SF Chronicle Op/Ed – California Legislature Breaks a Generation of Water Gridlock
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/05/EDU11AFRR7.DTL&feed=rss.opinion
Large Dams Can Bring Long-Term Benefits (Swazi Observer, Africa)
http://www.observer.org.sz/index.php?news=8744
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Wyoming Sets Wildlife Guidelines for Wind Developers (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010210894_apuswindenergywildlifewyoming.html?syndication=rss
Jobs Question Jeopardizes Texas Wind Farm’s Stimulus Deal (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/business/energy-environment/06wind.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Wind Industry Faces ‘Prairie Rebellion’ in Kansas County (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/11/05/05greenwire-wind-industry-faces-prairie-rebellion-in-kansa-34024.html
Massachusetts Commission Ruling Means Delay for Cape Wind (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010217786_apuscapewindmassachusetts.html?syndication=rss
South Carolina - Santee Cooper Releases Offshore Wind Turbine Simulation Photos (WBTW-TV, Myrtle Beach, SC)
http://www2.scnow.com/scp/news/local/grand_strand/article/santee_cooper_releases_offshore_wind_turbine_simulation_photos/85210/
Biologists Study Effect of At-Sea Turbines on Migratory Birds (Press of Atlantic City, NJ)
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic_city/article_8dde4c12-ca5d-11de-890c-001cc4c002e0.html
Congress Seeks To End Biofuels Paper Tax Breaks (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-BusinessofGreen/idUSTRE5A35JK20091105
Tennessee Governor Calls Biofuels Project Criticism ‘Outrageous’ (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010217845_apusbiofuelsinitiativetennessee.html?syndication=rss
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Lewis County - A Chance to Ditch Avacado Green, Harvest Gold Appliances (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
http://www.kelaam.com/pages/localnews?A-Chance-To-Ditch-Avacado-Green-Harvest-=1&blockID=87615&feedID=410
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Carbon Traders Deny Sub-Prime Crisis Brewing (Telegraph, UK)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/6510147/Carbon-traders-deny-sub-prime-crisis-brewing.html
Senate Democrats Advance Climate Bill Without GOP (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010209528_apusclimatebill.html?syndication=rss
Environmental Groups at Odds over New Tack in Climate Fight (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/05/AR2009110502134.html?wprss=rss_business
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Study Says British Columbia Has Enough Electricity for Millions of Vehicles (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/11/03/bc-electric-vehicle-study.html
Personalized Solar Units Could Power Homes & Cars, Scientist Says (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/personalized_solar_units_could.html
Being Green: Ten Earth-Friendly Habits You Can Adopt (Scientific American)
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=ecofriendly-habits-walking-school-bus-locasexual-gas-cap
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Oregon Regulators Not Thrilled With Verizon/Frontier Deal - ‘Lots of risk, but very little upside...’ (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Oregon-Regulators-Not-Thrilled-With-Frontier-Deal-105372
CenturyLink Earnings Jump after Embarq Purchase (Kansas City Business Journal)
http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2009/11/02/daily39.html?ana=from_rss
Voice is Cable’s Secret Weapon for Growth (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/11/06/voice-is-cables-secret-weapon-for-growth/
GENERAL NEWS
Army Officials Praise Policewoman Who Wounded Shooter at Fort Hood (Voice of America)
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-06-voa19.cfm
Police: Gunman Trailed Patrol Car before Deadly Shooting (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/69326562.html
Wild Weather Blows through Puget Sound (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=236950
Forecast: 2010 to Be a Good Year for Lumber Demand (Portland Business Journal)
http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/11/02/daily42.html?ana=from_rss
Bellevue Land Use Dispute Ends In Assault Charge (Seattle Post-Intelligence)
http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattle911/archives/184218.asp?source=pimail
Longview Switching To Four-Day Work Week for City Employees (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/11/06//area_news/doc4af3c00a5c67b811319369.txt
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Man in Gorilla Suit Beat Up By Girlfriend
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/kitsap/poi/news/69308392.html
Dog Swims Dangerous Waters to Leave New Lighthouse Home
http://www.timescolonist.com/life/swims+dangerous+waters+leave+lighthouse+home+Trial+Island/2186390/story.html
Van Stolen In Spokane 35 Years Ago Turns Up In Shipping Container
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/nov/05/van-stolen-here-35-years-ago-turns-shipping-contai/
Airplane Part Falls onto New York Home’s Front Lawn
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13728935
Boy Brings Peanut Dog to School
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Boy-Brings-Peanut-Dog-To-School-69324642.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Duke Ellington - It Don’t Mean a Thing (If it Ain’t got that Swing)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDQpZT3GhDg
Ella Fitzgerald - Night & Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEM_63_P0CY&feature=related
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Energy News Digest for November 5, 2009
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Cushman Hydroelectric Plant Gets Federal Stimulus Boost
• Federal Grant Supports Power, Fish Project on Snohomish River
• Cushman/Packwood - Two Washington State Projects Chosen For Hydropower Upgrades
• Op/Ed - Invest In Seattle City Light to Keep the Lights On
• BC Hydro CEO Leaving His Post, No Replacement Named
• Nuclear Waste: Coming To a Town near You?
• Florida Energy Regulators To Do Ethics Self-Examination
• Dynegy Posts 3Q Loss on Sale of Plants
• Cowlitz Census Shows This Is Best Coho Season Since 1990
• Easements Will Preserve Mid-Valley Habitat - BPA contributes $965,000
• Thousands of NW Seabirds Killed By Algal Foam
• Clallam County, PUD Sign Carlsborg Sewage-Treatment Agreement
• Detractors Line Up Against State’s Spokane River Plan
• Tiny Oregon Town Takes Geothermal Lead
• Senator Wants No Fed Money for US-China Wind Project
• Green Ink: Gas Glut, Climate Fights, & Black Liquor
• Pacific Gas & Electric Loses Solar Agreement
• Okanagan Environmental Industry Alliance Slams Province’s Love Affair with Run of River
• Backyard Wind Turbine? There’s an App for That
• Using Bossie for Biomass - Row over Plan to Use Unsold Meat for Power
• California Delays Vote on Energy Efficiency Standards for TVs
• State May Require Companies to Track Greenhouse Gases
• Climate Legislation Is Running Into a Chilly Reception
• CEO: Utilities Must Join Climate-Change Debate
• Study: Clean Energy to Boost US Manufacturing Jobs
• Energy Watchdogs Say It’s Not Easy Going Green
• Landscapes Now Get ‘Green’ Ratings
• British Cops Unable to Use Blue Lights on New Electric Car
• Verizon Plan To Sell Washington State Landlines Hits Bump
• New York AG Says Intel Paid Billions in Kickbacks, Bullied Competitors
• If the Data Center Is the Computer, the Fight Is on to Control the Ecosystem
• CNN Explains the Cloud … Badly
• Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Could Go Global
• Microsoft to Do Major Revamp of MSN Site
• Comcast Hints At Layoffs - As it’s poised to acquire NBC Universal
• There Are Now 100,000 Apps for That
• T-Mobile Says Software Glitch Jammed Network Tuesday
• Hang On To Your Umbrella; It’s Going To Be a Blustery Day
• Flood Watch Continues for the Skokomish River
• Army Corps of Engineers Say Dam Work Lessens Seattle-Area Flood Chance
• Prolific Serial Burglar Lands City Job
• Feds Pledge Overhaul of Tribal Recognition System
• Olympic National Forest - Permits Available To Cut Christmas Trees
WORD OF THE DAY
Glissando • \gliss-sand-oh\ • noun - A rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
Where would flashbacks be without a harp glissando?
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Cushman Hydroelectric Plant Gets Federal Stimulus Boost (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/942481.html
Federal Grant Supports Power, Fish Project on Snohomish River (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/nov/04/federal-grant-supports-power-fish-project-on/?partner=RSS
Two Wash. projects chosen for hydropower upgrades (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1025554.html
Seattle Times Op/Ed - Invest In Seattle City Light to Keep the Lights On
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2010203583_guest05carrasco.html?syndication=rss
BC Hydro CEO Leaving His Post, No Replacement Named (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Hydro+leaving+post+replacement+named/2184006/story.html
Nuclear Waste: Coming To a Town near You? The nuclear industry could be on the verge of a major expansion just as the government cancels a plan to store the waste. Where’s it going to go? (CNN Money)
http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/04/news/economy/nuclear_waste/index.htm?section=money_news_economy
Florida Energy Regulators To Do Ethics Self-Examination - Amid complaints the agency has been too cozy with the utilities it regulates (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010209664_apusfloridapscethics.html?syndication=rss
Dynegy Posts 3Q Loss on Sale of Plants (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/05/financial/f042121S94.DTL&feed=rss.business
FISH & WILDLIFE
Cowlitz Census Shows This Is Best Coho Season Since 1990 (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/outdoors/story/1025997.html
Easements Will Preserve Mid-Valley Habitat - BPA contributes $965,000 for protected areas (Salem Statesman Journal, OR)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20091105/GREEN/911050352/1001/news
Thousands of NW Seabirds Killed By Algal Foam (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010205181_aporkillerfoam1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Clallam County, PUD Sign Carlsborg Sewage-Treatment Agreement (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20091105/news/311059987
Detractors Line Up Against State’s Spokane River Plan - Draft seeks to reduce phosphorus levels by 90 percent in the next decade (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/nov/05/detractors-line-up-against-states-spokane-river/
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Tiny Oregon Town Takes Geothermal Lead (Daily Journal of Commerce, Oregon)
http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/11/04/tiny-town-takes-geothermal-lead/
Senator Wants No Fed Money for US-China Wind Project (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/05/AR2009110501245.html
Green Ink: Gas Glut, Climate Fights, & Black Liquor (Wall Street Journal)
http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2009/11/05/green-ink-gas-glut-climate-fights-and-black-liquor/
Pacific Gas & Electric Loses Solar Agreement (San Francisco Business Times)
http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/11/02/daily129.html?ana=from_rss
Okanagan Environmental Industry Alliance Slams Province’s Love Affair with Run of River Power (CKFR Radio, Kelowna, BC)
http://www.am1150.ca/news/565/1017338
Backyard Wind Turbine? There’s an App for That (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10390435-54.html?tag=nl.e703
Using Bossie for Biomass - Row over Plan to Use Unsold Meat for Power (The Metro, UK)
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Row_over_plan_to_use_unsold_meat_for_power&in_article_id=762817&in_page_id=34
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
California Delays Vote on Energy Efficiency Standards for TVs (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13713307
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
State May Require Companies to Track Greenhouse Gases (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/nov/05/state-may-require-companies-to-track-greenhouse/
Climate Legislation Is Running Into a Chilly Reception (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/05/AR2009110502134.html?wprss=rss_politics
CEO: Utilities Must Join Climate-Change Debate (Associated Press)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-nd-powerfuture,0,6468657.story
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Study: Clean Energy to Boost US Manufacturing Jobs (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE5A351U20091104
Energy watchdogs say it’s not easy going green (Salt Lake Tribune, UT – Here’s another 25-cent royalty payment for Jim Henson)
http://www.sltrib.com/midvalley/ci_13707823
Landscapes Now Get ‘Green’ Ratings (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2009-11-04-green-rating_N.htm
British Cops Unable to Use Blue Lights on New Electric Car (Gas 2.0)
http://gas2.org/2009/11/02/british-cops-unable-to-use-blue-lights-on-new-electric-car/
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Verizon Plan To Sell Washington State Landlines Hits Bump - State utility commission fears deal with Frontier would hurt consumers (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20091105/BIZ01/711059978/-1/biz
New York AG Says Intel Paid Billions in Kickbacks, Bullied Competitors (Courthouse News)
http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/11/04/Intel_Paid_Billions_in_Kickbacks_Bullied_Competitors_NY_AG_Says.htm
If the Data Center Is the Computer, the Fight Is on to Control the Ecosystem (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/11/04/if-the-data-center-is-the-computer-the-fight-is-on-to-control-the-ecosystem/
CNN Explains the Cloud … Badly (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/11/04/cnn-explains-the-cloud-badly/
Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Could Go Global (Information Week)
http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/microsoft_news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=221600447&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_News
Microsoft to Do Major Revamp of MSN Site (Seattle Tmes)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoft/2010195551_msn04.html
Comcast Hints At Layoffs - As cable giant is poised to acquire NBC Universal (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Hints-At-Layoffs-105347
There Are Now 100,000 Apps for That (NY Times)
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/there-are-now-100000-apps-for-that/?partner=rss&emc=rss
T-Mobile Says Software Glitch Jammed Network Tuesday (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/technologybrierdudleysblog/2010204191_t-mobile_says_software_glitch.html?syndication=rss
GENERAL NEWS
Hang On To Your Umbrella; It’s Going To Be a Blustery Day (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1025936.html
By the looks of this weather model, mid-day may be the blustery part of the day
http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/loops/wxloop.cgi?mm5d2_slp+///1
Flood Watch Continues for the Skokomish River (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://masoncountydailynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=546:flood-watch-continues-for-the-skokomish-river&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
Army Corps of Engineers Say Dam Work Lessens Seattle-Area Flood Chance (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010209423_apusvalleyinperil.html?syndication=rss
Prolific Serial Burglar Lands City Job - Failed Background Check Under Review (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21523230/detail.html
Feds Pledge Overhaul of Tribal Recognition System (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010208585_apusindianrecognition.html?syndication=rss
Olympic National Forest - Permits Available To Cut Christmas Trees (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010205157_bluebox05m.html?syndication=rss
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Police: Man Who Claimed Stabbing Didn’t Want To Go To Work
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/21509945/detail.html
Calf Frolics with Prosthetic Legs
http://www.kirotv.com/family/21516931/detail.html
Fla. Baby Missing For 5 Days Found Alive Under Bed
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21527933/detail.html
Woman Calls 911, Says Man Won’t Marry Her
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21529326/detail.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Glenn Miller Band/Nicholas Brothers - I’ve got a Gal in Kalamazoo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFv_PoZ2iP0&feature=rec-LGOUT-exp_fresh+div-HM
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Cushman Hydroelectric Plant Gets Federal Stimulus Boost
• Federal Grant Supports Power, Fish Project on Snohomish River
• Cushman/Packwood - Two Washington State Projects Chosen For Hydropower Upgrades
• Op/Ed - Invest In Seattle City Light to Keep the Lights On
• BC Hydro CEO Leaving His Post, No Replacement Named
• Nuclear Waste: Coming To a Town near You?
• Florida Energy Regulators To Do Ethics Self-Examination
• Dynegy Posts 3Q Loss on Sale of Plants
• Cowlitz Census Shows This Is Best Coho Season Since 1990
• Easements Will Preserve Mid-Valley Habitat - BPA contributes $965,000
• Thousands of NW Seabirds Killed By Algal Foam
• Clallam County, PUD Sign Carlsborg Sewage-Treatment Agreement
• Detractors Line Up Against State’s Spokane River Plan
• Tiny Oregon Town Takes Geothermal Lead
• Senator Wants No Fed Money for US-China Wind Project
• Green Ink: Gas Glut, Climate Fights, & Black Liquor
• Pacific Gas & Electric Loses Solar Agreement
• Okanagan Environmental Industry Alliance Slams Province’s Love Affair with Run of River
• Backyard Wind Turbine? There’s an App for That
• Using Bossie for Biomass - Row over Plan to Use Unsold Meat for Power
• California Delays Vote on Energy Efficiency Standards for TVs
• State May Require Companies to Track Greenhouse Gases
• Climate Legislation Is Running Into a Chilly Reception
• CEO: Utilities Must Join Climate-Change Debate
• Study: Clean Energy to Boost US Manufacturing Jobs
• Energy Watchdogs Say It’s Not Easy Going Green
• Landscapes Now Get ‘Green’ Ratings
• British Cops Unable to Use Blue Lights on New Electric Car
• Verizon Plan To Sell Washington State Landlines Hits Bump
• New York AG Says Intel Paid Billions in Kickbacks, Bullied Competitors
• If the Data Center Is the Computer, the Fight Is on to Control the Ecosystem
• CNN Explains the Cloud … Badly
• Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Could Go Global
• Microsoft to Do Major Revamp of MSN Site
• Comcast Hints At Layoffs - As it’s poised to acquire NBC Universal
• There Are Now 100,000 Apps for That
• T-Mobile Says Software Glitch Jammed Network Tuesday
• Hang On To Your Umbrella; It’s Going To Be a Blustery Day
• Flood Watch Continues for the Skokomish River
• Army Corps of Engineers Say Dam Work Lessens Seattle-Area Flood Chance
• Prolific Serial Burglar Lands City Job
• Feds Pledge Overhaul of Tribal Recognition System
• Olympic National Forest - Permits Available To Cut Christmas Trees
WORD OF THE DAY
Glissando • \gliss-sand-oh\ • noun - A rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
Where would flashbacks be without a harp glissando?
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Cushman Hydroelectric Plant Gets Federal Stimulus Boost (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/942481.html
Federal Grant Supports Power, Fish Project on Snohomish River (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/nov/04/federal-grant-supports-power-fish-project-on/?partner=RSS
Two Wash. projects chosen for hydropower upgrades (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1025554.html
Seattle Times Op/Ed - Invest In Seattle City Light to Keep the Lights On
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2010203583_guest05carrasco.html?syndication=rss
BC Hydro CEO Leaving His Post, No Replacement Named (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Hydro+leaving+post+replacement+named/2184006/story.html
Nuclear Waste: Coming To a Town near You? The nuclear industry could be on the verge of a major expansion just as the government cancels a plan to store the waste. Where’s it going to go? (CNN Money)
http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/04/news/economy/nuclear_waste/index.htm?section=money_news_economy
Florida Energy Regulators To Do Ethics Self-Examination - Amid complaints the agency has been too cozy with the utilities it regulates (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010209664_apusfloridapscethics.html?syndication=rss
Dynegy Posts 3Q Loss on Sale of Plants (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/11/05/financial/f042121S94.DTL&feed=rss.business
FISH & WILDLIFE
Cowlitz Census Shows This Is Best Coho Season Since 1990 (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/outdoors/story/1025997.html
Easements Will Preserve Mid-Valley Habitat - BPA contributes $965,000 for protected areas (Salem Statesman Journal, OR)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20091105/GREEN/911050352/1001/news
Thousands of NW Seabirds Killed By Algal Foam (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010205181_aporkillerfoam1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Clallam County, PUD Sign Carlsborg Sewage-Treatment Agreement (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20091105/news/311059987
Detractors Line Up Against State’s Spokane River Plan - Draft seeks to reduce phosphorus levels by 90 percent in the next decade (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/nov/05/detractors-line-up-against-states-spokane-river/
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Tiny Oregon Town Takes Geothermal Lead (Daily Journal of Commerce, Oregon)
http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/11/04/tiny-town-takes-geothermal-lead/
Senator Wants No Fed Money for US-China Wind Project (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/05/AR2009110501245.html
Green Ink: Gas Glut, Climate Fights, & Black Liquor (Wall Street Journal)
http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2009/11/05/green-ink-gas-glut-climate-fights-and-black-liquor/
Pacific Gas & Electric Loses Solar Agreement (San Francisco Business Times)
http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/11/02/daily129.html?ana=from_rss
Okanagan Environmental Industry Alliance Slams Province’s Love Affair with Run of River Power (CKFR Radio, Kelowna, BC)
http://www.am1150.ca/news/565/1017338
Backyard Wind Turbine? There’s an App for That (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10390435-54.html?tag=nl.e703
Using Bossie for Biomass - Row over Plan to Use Unsold Meat for Power (The Metro, UK)
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Row_over_plan_to_use_unsold_meat_for_power&in_article_id=762817&in_page_id=34
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
California Delays Vote on Energy Efficiency Standards for TVs (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13713307
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
State May Require Companies to Track Greenhouse Gases (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/nov/05/state-may-require-companies-to-track-greenhouse/
Climate Legislation Is Running Into a Chilly Reception (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/05/AR2009110502134.html?wprss=rss_politics
CEO: Utilities Must Join Climate-Change Debate (Associated Press)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-nd-powerfuture,0,6468657.story
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Study: Clean Energy to Boost US Manufacturing Jobs (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE5A351U20091104
Energy watchdogs say it’s not easy going green (Salt Lake Tribune, UT – Here’s another 25-cent royalty payment for Jim Henson)
http://www.sltrib.com/midvalley/ci_13707823
Landscapes Now Get ‘Green’ Ratings (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2009-11-04-green-rating_N.htm
British Cops Unable to Use Blue Lights on New Electric Car (Gas 2.0)
http://gas2.org/2009/11/02/british-cops-unable-to-use-blue-lights-on-new-electric-car/
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Verizon Plan To Sell Washington State Landlines Hits Bump - State utility commission fears deal with Frontier would hurt consumers (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20091105/BIZ01/711059978/-1/biz
New York AG Says Intel Paid Billions in Kickbacks, Bullied Competitors (Courthouse News)
http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/11/04/Intel_Paid_Billions_in_Kickbacks_Bullied_Competitors_NY_AG_Says.htm
If the Data Center Is the Computer, the Fight Is on to Control the Ecosystem (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/11/04/if-the-data-center-is-the-computer-the-fight-is-on-to-control-the-ecosystem/
CNN Explains the Cloud … Badly (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/11/04/cnn-explains-the-cloud-badly/
Microsoft-Yahoo Deal Could Go Global (Information Week)
http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/microsoft_news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=221600447&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_News
Microsoft to Do Major Revamp of MSN Site (Seattle Tmes)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoft/2010195551_msn04.html
Comcast Hints At Layoffs - As cable giant is poised to acquire NBC Universal (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Hints-At-Layoffs-105347
There Are Now 100,000 Apps for That (NY Times)
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/there-are-now-100000-apps-for-that/?partner=rss&emc=rss
T-Mobile Says Software Glitch Jammed Network Tuesday (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/technologybrierdudleysblog/2010204191_t-mobile_says_software_glitch.html?syndication=rss
GENERAL NEWS
Hang On To Your Umbrella; It’s Going To Be a Blustery Day (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1025936.html
By the looks of this weather model, mid-day may be the blustery part of the day
http://www.atmos.washington.edu/~ovens/loops/wxloop.cgi?mm5d2_slp+///1
Flood Watch Continues for the Skokomish River (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://masoncountydailynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=546:flood-watch-continues-for-the-skokomish-river&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
Army Corps of Engineers Say Dam Work Lessens Seattle-Area Flood Chance (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010209423_apusvalleyinperil.html?syndication=rss
Prolific Serial Burglar Lands City Job - Failed Background Check Under Review (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21523230/detail.html
Feds Pledge Overhaul of Tribal Recognition System (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010208585_apusindianrecognition.html?syndication=rss
Olympic National Forest - Permits Available To Cut Christmas Trees (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010205157_bluebox05m.html?syndication=rss
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Police: Man Who Claimed Stabbing Didn’t Want To Go To Work
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/21509945/detail.html
Calf Frolics with Prosthetic Legs
http://www.kirotv.com/family/21516931/detail.html
Fla. Baby Missing For 5 Days Found Alive Under Bed
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21527933/detail.html
Woman Calls 911, Says Man Won’t Marry Her
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21529326/detail.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Glenn Miller Band/Nicholas Brothers - I’ve got a Gal in Kalamazoo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFv_PoZ2iP0&feature=rec-LGOUT-exp_fresh+div-HM
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Energy News Digest for November 4, 2009
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Chelan PUD Floats Idea of Raising Lake Entiat Levels
• Central Lincoln PUD Awarded Nearly $10 Million in Smart Grid Funds
• How Stuff Works: How the Smart Grid Works
• Oregon Reduces Avista Utility Rate Hike Request
• Nuclear Power - Uncertainty Grows on Vermont Yankee Future
• Constellation to Use Funds from EDF Deal to Buy Power Plants
• Constellation Deal Makes Maryland Quest for Affordable Energy Tougher
• Florida - Lower Fuel Costs Lead FPL Customers to Receive Break
• Record Returns for Sockeye Salmon - 833 red fish make trip back to Sawtooth Valley
• Canada - BC Natives Claim Victory in Landmark Court Ruling on Commercial Fisheries
• Oregon - Removing Barrier Allows Big Creek to Run along Its Natural Path
• Report Says Barbed Wire Fences Deadly to Sage Grouse
• Energy Companies Offer Reward in Poaching Incident
• An $11 Billion Price-Tag - California Legislature Passes State Water Conservation Bill
• High-Tech Forecasting for Howard Hanson Dam
• Experts Say Total Impact of Hydro Projects on BC'S Rivers Unknown
• Biomass Brouhaha - Forest Service Accused of Polluting Yakima Air
• Oregon Curbs Controversial Tax Breaks for Wind and Solar Firms
• Oregon - Emergency Measures Needed To Stop Energy Tax Credit Abuse
• Oregonian Editorial - Oregonians Ask, 'Where's My Subsidy?'
• The Federal Energy Subsidy Scorecard: How Renewables Stack Up
• Officials See Challenges for Kansas Wind Energy
• Financial Post Op/Ed - Wind Power Is a Complete Disaster
• Oregon - Solar Plant's Opening May Light Salem Future
• Fire Extinguished at REC Silicon in Moses Lake
• Wisconsin - Wood-Fueled Power Makes Gain in State
• TransAlta Acquires Over 93 Per Cent of Canadian Hydro Developers
• Puget Sound Energy Selects Comverge for Smart Grid-Enabled Demand Response Pilot Program
• California State Energy Commission to Vote on TV Power Standards
• From Smart Meters to Smart Thermostats
• UN Climate Talks Focus On How to Cut Emissions
• Survey: Economists See Threat in Climate Change
• The Vagaries of Estimating Cap-and-Trade’s Impact on Consumers
• Oregon - ‘Treebates’ Might Help City Stormwater Programs Branch Out
• Rejoice! Billions More Reasons To Panic
• Microsoft Lays Off 800 More Workers Worldwide
• Cisco, EMC Form Acadia Joint Venture for Data Centers
• Microsoft to Set Up Cloud Research Center in Taiwan
• Why Run Fiber When You Can Run Ads That Pretend You Do?
• Better Business Bureau Refers Comcast 'Fiber-Optic' Claim To FTC
• AT&T to Verizon: We Have a Lawsuit for That
• Winds, Rains Heading for Washington
• Unofficial Election Results: Tight Race for Port of Shelton; 3 New Commissioners for Port of Hoodsport; and Levy Lid Lifts & School Board Redistricting Passing
• Mason County Auditor’s Election Results Site
• State Changes Mind on New License Plates
• Kellogg Pulls Immunity Claims from Rice Krispies
WORD OF THE DAY
Vagary • \VAY-gu-ree\ • noun - An erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion.
Beatrice was the most graceful of dancers; her lithe form was pure poetry whether it floated on the strains of soft classical music or bounced along on the latest beat of hip-hop. Her friends were always amused at the vagary of her condition off the dance floor, which showed her to be one of the clumsiest persons imaginable when conducting normal human locomotion.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Chelan PUD Floats Idea of Raising Lake Entiat Levels (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/nov/03/pud-floats-idea-of-raising-lake-entiat-levels/
Central Lincoln PUD Awarded Nearly $10 Million in Smart Grid Funds (Umpqua Post, Reedsport, OR)
http://www.theumpquapost.com/articles/2009/11/04/business/doc4af0c0a43cada833804070.txt
How Stuff Works: How the Smart Grid Works (HowStuffWorks.com)
http://www.scoop.com/remote/article/include/122967224/53616c7465645f5f4e36fe4ff45cce03383286141d2a4db45a57a72ed74b8623
Oregon Reduces Avista Utility Rate Hike Request (Yahoo! Finance)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Ore-reduces-Avista-utility-apf-2107493167.html?x=0&.v=2
Nuclear Power - Uncertainty Grows on Vermont Yankee Future (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010201835_apusvermontyankee.html?syndication=rss
Constellation to Use Funds from EDF Deal to Buy Power Plants (CNN Money)
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200911031104DOWJONESDJONLINE000463_FORTUNE5.htm
Constellation Deal Makes Maryland Quest for Affordable Energy Tougher (Baltimore Sun, MD)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/readersrespond/bal-constellationletter1104,0,221160.story
Florida - Lower Fuel Costs Lead FPL Customers to Receive Break, State Agency Rules (News Press, Fort Meyers FL)
http://www.news-press.com/article/20091104/NEWS01/911040414/1002/FPL-customers-to-receive-break--state-agency-rules
FISH & WILDLIFE
Record Returns for Sockeye Salmon - 833 red fish make trip back to Sawtooth Valley (Idaho Mountain Express & Guide, Sun Valley)
http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005128642
Canada - BC Natives Claim Victory in Landmark Court Ruling on Commercial Fisheries (Vancouver Sun, BC)
http://www.vancouversun.com/natives+claim+victory+court+ruling+commercial+fisheries/2179770/story.html
Oregon - Removing Barrier Allows Big Creek to Run along Its Natural Path: Project could enhance the return of historic fishing runs (Daily Astorian, OR)
http://www.dailyastorian.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398&ArticleID=65372
Report Says Barbed Wire Fences Deadly to Sage Grouse (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010194034_apwysagegrousefences1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
Energy Companies Offer Reward in Poaching Incident (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010201262_apusbighornpoachedcolorado.html?syndication=rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
An $11 Billion Price-Tag - California Legislature Passes State Water Conservation Bill (Los Angeles Times, CA)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-water4-2009nov04,0,3695225.story
High-Tech Forecasting for Howard Hanson Dam (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/news/local/High-Tech-Forecasting-for-Howard-Hanson-Dam--68994887.html
Experts Say Total Impact of Hydro Projects on BC'S Rivers Unknown (Vancouver Sun, BC)
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Total+impact+hydro+projects+rivers+unknown+experts/2181082/story.html
Biomass Brouhaha - Forest Service Accused of Polluting Yakima Air (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1023840.html
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Oregon Curbs Controversial Tax Breaks for Wind and Solar Firms (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/11/oregon_curbs_controversial_tax.html
Oregon - Emergency Measures Needed To Stop Energy Tax Credit Abuse (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/6146-emergency-measures-needed-stop-energy-tax-credit-abuse/
Oregonian Editorial - Oregonians Ask, 'Where's My Subsidy?'
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/steve_duin/index.ssf/2009/11/oregonians_ask_wheres_my_subsi.html
The Federal Energy Subsidy Scorecard: How Renewables Stack Up (Renewable Energy World - Note: But is it truly a subsidy if it has to be paid back, I.E. Columbia-Snake hydro?)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/11/the-federal-energy-subsidy-scorecard-how-renewables-stack-up?cmpid=rss
Officials See Challenges for Kansas Wind Energy (Wichita Eagle, KS)
http://www.kansas.com/news/breaking/story/1040395.html
Financial Post Op/Ed - Wind power is a complete disaster (Canada)
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/04/08/wind-power-is-a-complete-disaster.aspx
Oregon - Solar Plant's Opening May Light Salem Future (Salem Statesman Journal, OR)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20091103/GREEN/311030001/1001
Fire Extinguished at REC Silicon in Moses Lake (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/11/03/news/doc4af0b6bfb5137020227061.txt
Wisconsin - Wood-Fueled Power Makes Gain in State: We Energies plans to spend $500 million on two facilities (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. WI)
http://www.scoop.com/remote/article/include/122897554/53616c7465645f5ffbb3c39960e4614ef353578eb89f9970dece43ca28f4c5b5
TransAlta Acquires Over 93 Per Cent of Canadian Hydro Developers (Trading Markets)
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2623084/
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Puget Sound Energy Selects Comverge for Smart Grid-Enabled Demand Response Pilot Program (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS155085+03-Nov-2009+PRN20091103
California State Energy Commission to Vote on TV Power Standards (Sacramento Bee, CA)
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2303689.html
From Smart Meters to Smart Thermostats (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/from-smart-meters-to-smart-thermostats/
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
UN Climate Talks Focus On How to Cut Emissions (Associated Press)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i9u9GMQj8IuTIkIKDmsiGSXq4KuAD9BOON7G0
Survey: Economists See Threat in Climate Change (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2009-11-03-economist-climate_N.htm
The Vagaries of Estimating Cap-and-Trade’s Impact on Consumers (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/the-vagaries-of-estimating-cap-and-trades-impact-on-consumers/
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Oregon - ‘Treebates’ Might Help City Stormwater Programs Branch Out (Portland Tribune, OR)
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125731371395092500
Rejoice! Billions More Reasons To Panic - CO2 from yeast; wood stoves and fire; cow flatulence… (Cape Cod Times, MA)
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091104/OPINION/911040330/-1/NEWSMAP
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Microsoft Lays Off 800 More Workers Worldwide (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=235768
Cisco, EMC Form Acadia Joint Venture for Data Centers (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13707848
Microsoft to Set Up Cloud Research Center in Taiwan (Yahoo! Tech)
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20091104/tc_nm/us_microsoft_taiwan_3
Why Run Fiber When You Can Run Ads That Pretend You Do? And why not run those ads when nobody stops you from lying? (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Why-Run-Fiber-When-You-Can-Run-Ads-That-Pretend-You-Do-105329
Better Business Bureau Refers Comcast 'Fiber-Optic' Claim To FTC - Verizon Had Challenged the Operator's Ad Claim It Provides Services Over A ‘Fiber-Optic Network' (MultiChannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/367682-Better_Business_Bureau_Refers_Comcast_Fiber_Optic_Claim_To_FTC.php
AT&T to Verizon: We Have a Lawsuit for That (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/11/03/att-to-verizon-we-have-a-lawsuit-for-that/
GENERAL NEWS
Winds, Rains Heading for Washington (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010201254_apwastorm.html?syndication=rss
Unofficial Election Results: Tight Race for Port of Shelton; 3 New Commissioners for Port of Hoodsport; and Levy Lid Lifts & School Board Redistricting Passing (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://masoncountydailynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=539:unofficial-election-results-tight-race-for-port-of-shelton-3-new-commissioners-on-port-of-hoodsport-and-all-measures-passing&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
Mason County Auditor’s Election Results Site (Mason County, WA)
http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/mason/Elections/ElectionResults/Pages/ElectionResults.aspx
State Changes Mind on New License Plates (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/68867962.html
Kellogg Pulls Immunity Claims from Rice Krispies (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010201944_apuskelloggricekrispies.html?syndication=rss
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Rebels Ban Musical Ringtones on Phones
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE5A24CE20091103?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
Sportscaster Must Pay Ex-Wife $916,000 A Year
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091103/SPORTS/711039787/0/NEWS
Co-Worker Recognizes Voice of Woman Phoning In Bomb Threat
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21521580/detail.html
Robbery Victim IDs Suspect From Old Yearbook
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21521505/detail.html
Man Appears Alive At Own Funeral in Brazil
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21520673/detail.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller Orchestra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XQybKMXL-k&feature=related
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Chelan PUD Floats Idea of Raising Lake Entiat Levels
• Central Lincoln PUD Awarded Nearly $10 Million in Smart Grid Funds
• How Stuff Works: How the Smart Grid Works
• Oregon Reduces Avista Utility Rate Hike Request
• Nuclear Power - Uncertainty Grows on Vermont Yankee Future
• Constellation to Use Funds from EDF Deal to Buy Power Plants
• Constellation Deal Makes Maryland Quest for Affordable Energy Tougher
• Florida - Lower Fuel Costs Lead FPL Customers to Receive Break
• Record Returns for Sockeye Salmon - 833 red fish make trip back to Sawtooth Valley
• Canada - BC Natives Claim Victory in Landmark Court Ruling on Commercial Fisheries
• Oregon - Removing Barrier Allows Big Creek to Run along Its Natural Path
• Report Says Barbed Wire Fences Deadly to Sage Grouse
• Energy Companies Offer Reward in Poaching Incident
• An $11 Billion Price-Tag - California Legislature Passes State Water Conservation Bill
• High-Tech Forecasting for Howard Hanson Dam
• Experts Say Total Impact of Hydro Projects on BC'S Rivers Unknown
• Biomass Brouhaha - Forest Service Accused of Polluting Yakima Air
• Oregon Curbs Controversial Tax Breaks for Wind and Solar Firms
• Oregon - Emergency Measures Needed To Stop Energy Tax Credit Abuse
• Oregonian Editorial - Oregonians Ask, 'Where's My Subsidy?'
• The Federal Energy Subsidy Scorecard: How Renewables Stack Up
• Officials See Challenges for Kansas Wind Energy
• Financial Post Op/Ed - Wind Power Is a Complete Disaster
• Oregon - Solar Plant's Opening May Light Salem Future
• Fire Extinguished at REC Silicon in Moses Lake
• Wisconsin - Wood-Fueled Power Makes Gain in State
• TransAlta Acquires Over 93 Per Cent of Canadian Hydro Developers
• Puget Sound Energy Selects Comverge for Smart Grid-Enabled Demand Response Pilot Program
• California State Energy Commission to Vote on TV Power Standards
• From Smart Meters to Smart Thermostats
• UN Climate Talks Focus On How to Cut Emissions
• Survey: Economists See Threat in Climate Change
• The Vagaries of Estimating Cap-and-Trade’s Impact on Consumers
• Oregon - ‘Treebates’ Might Help City Stormwater Programs Branch Out
• Rejoice! Billions More Reasons To Panic
• Microsoft Lays Off 800 More Workers Worldwide
• Cisco, EMC Form Acadia Joint Venture for Data Centers
• Microsoft to Set Up Cloud Research Center in Taiwan
• Why Run Fiber When You Can Run Ads That Pretend You Do?
• Better Business Bureau Refers Comcast 'Fiber-Optic' Claim To FTC
• AT&T to Verizon: We Have a Lawsuit for That
• Winds, Rains Heading for Washington
• Unofficial Election Results: Tight Race for Port of Shelton; 3 New Commissioners for Port of Hoodsport; and Levy Lid Lifts & School Board Redistricting Passing
• Mason County Auditor’s Election Results Site
• State Changes Mind on New License Plates
• Kellogg Pulls Immunity Claims from Rice Krispies
WORD OF THE DAY
Vagary • \VAY-gu-ree\ • noun - An erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion.
Beatrice was the most graceful of dancers; her lithe form was pure poetry whether it floated on the strains of soft classical music or bounced along on the latest beat of hip-hop. Her friends were always amused at the vagary of her condition off the dance floor, which showed her to be one of the clumsiest persons imaginable when conducting normal human locomotion.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Chelan PUD Floats Idea of Raising Lake Entiat Levels (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/nov/03/pud-floats-idea-of-raising-lake-entiat-levels/
Central Lincoln PUD Awarded Nearly $10 Million in Smart Grid Funds (Umpqua Post, Reedsport, OR)
http://www.theumpquapost.com/articles/2009/11/04/business/doc4af0c0a43cada833804070.txt
How Stuff Works: How the Smart Grid Works (HowStuffWorks.com)
http://www.scoop.com/remote/article/include/122967224/53616c7465645f5f4e36fe4ff45cce03383286141d2a4db45a57a72ed74b8623
Oregon Reduces Avista Utility Rate Hike Request (Yahoo! Finance)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Ore-reduces-Avista-utility-apf-2107493167.html?x=0&.v=2
Nuclear Power - Uncertainty Grows on Vermont Yankee Future (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010201835_apusvermontyankee.html?syndication=rss
Constellation to Use Funds from EDF Deal to Buy Power Plants (CNN Money)
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200911031104DOWJONESDJONLINE000463_FORTUNE5.htm
Constellation Deal Makes Maryland Quest for Affordable Energy Tougher (Baltimore Sun, MD)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/readersrespond/bal-constellationletter1104,0,221160.story
Florida - Lower Fuel Costs Lead FPL Customers to Receive Break, State Agency Rules (News Press, Fort Meyers FL)
http://www.news-press.com/article/20091104/NEWS01/911040414/1002/FPL-customers-to-receive-break--state-agency-rules
FISH & WILDLIFE
Record Returns for Sockeye Salmon - 833 red fish make trip back to Sawtooth Valley (Idaho Mountain Express & Guide, Sun Valley)
http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005128642
Canada - BC Natives Claim Victory in Landmark Court Ruling on Commercial Fisheries (Vancouver Sun, BC)
http://www.vancouversun.com/natives+claim+victory+court+ruling+commercial+fisheries/2179770/story.html
Oregon - Removing Barrier Allows Big Creek to Run along Its Natural Path: Project could enhance the return of historic fishing runs (Daily Astorian, OR)
http://www.dailyastorian.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398&ArticleID=65372
Report Says Barbed Wire Fences Deadly to Sage Grouse (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010194034_apwysagegrousefences1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
Energy Companies Offer Reward in Poaching Incident (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010201262_apusbighornpoachedcolorado.html?syndication=rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
An $11 Billion Price-Tag - California Legislature Passes State Water Conservation Bill (Los Angeles Times, CA)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-water4-2009nov04,0,3695225.story
High-Tech Forecasting for Howard Hanson Dam (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/news/local/High-Tech-Forecasting-for-Howard-Hanson-Dam--68994887.html
Experts Say Total Impact of Hydro Projects on BC'S Rivers Unknown (Vancouver Sun, BC)
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Total+impact+hydro+projects+rivers+unknown+experts/2181082/story.html
Biomass Brouhaha - Forest Service Accused of Polluting Yakima Air (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1023840.html
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Oregon Curbs Controversial Tax Breaks for Wind and Solar Firms (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/11/oregon_curbs_controversial_tax.html
Oregon - Emergency Measures Needed To Stop Energy Tax Credit Abuse (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/6146-emergency-measures-needed-stop-energy-tax-credit-abuse/
Oregonian Editorial - Oregonians Ask, 'Where's My Subsidy?'
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/steve_duin/index.ssf/2009/11/oregonians_ask_wheres_my_subsi.html
The Federal Energy Subsidy Scorecard: How Renewables Stack Up (Renewable Energy World - Note: But is it truly a subsidy if it has to be paid back, I.E. Columbia-Snake hydro?)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/11/the-federal-energy-subsidy-scorecard-how-renewables-stack-up?cmpid=rss
Officials See Challenges for Kansas Wind Energy (Wichita Eagle, KS)
http://www.kansas.com/news/breaking/story/1040395.html
Financial Post Op/Ed - Wind power is a complete disaster (Canada)
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/04/08/wind-power-is-a-complete-disaster.aspx
Oregon - Solar Plant's Opening May Light Salem Future (Salem Statesman Journal, OR)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20091103/GREEN/311030001/1001
Fire Extinguished at REC Silicon in Moses Lake (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/11/03/news/doc4af0b6bfb5137020227061.txt
Wisconsin - Wood-Fueled Power Makes Gain in State: We Energies plans to spend $500 million on two facilities (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. WI)
http://www.scoop.com/remote/article/include/122897554/53616c7465645f5ffbb3c39960e4614ef353578eb89f9970dece43ca28f4c5b5
TransAlta Acquires Over 93 Per Cent of Canadian Hydro Developers (Trading Markets)
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2623084/
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Puget Sound Energy Selects Comverge for Smart Grid-Enabled Demand Response Pilot Program (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS155085+03-Nov-2009+PRN20091103
California State Energy Commission to Vote on TV Power Standards (Sacramento Bee, CA)
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2303689.html
From Smart Meters to Smart Thermostats (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/from-smart-meters-to-smart-thermostats/
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
UN Climate Talks Focus On How to Cut Emissions (Associated Press)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i9u9GMQj8IuTIkIKDmsiGSXq4KuAD9BOON7G0
Survey: Economists See Threat in Climate Change (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2009-11-03-economist-climate_N.htm
The Vagaries of Estimating Cap-and-Trade’s Impact on Consumers (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/the-vagaries-of-estimating-cap-and-trades-impact-on-consumers/
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Oregon - ‘Treebates’ Might Help City Stormwater Programs Branch Out (Portland Tribune, OR)
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125731371395092500
Rejoice! Billions More Reasons To Panic - CO2 from yeast; wood stoves and fire; cow flatulence… (Cape Cod Times, MA)
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091104/OPINION/911040330/-1/NEWSMAP
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Microsoft Lays Off 800 More Workers Worldwide (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=235768
Cisco, EMC Form Acadia Joint Venture for Data Centers (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13707848
Microsoft to Set Up Cloud Research Center in Taiwan (Yahoo! Tech)
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20091104/tc_nm/us_microsoft_taiwan_3
Why Run Fiber When You Can Run Ads That Pretend You Do? And why not run those ads when nobody stops you from lying? (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Why-Run-Fiber-When-You-Can-Run-Ads-That-Pretend-You-Do-105329
Better Business Bureau Refers Comcast 'Fiber-Optic' Claim To FTC - Verizon Had Challenged the Operator's Ad Claim It Provides Services Over A ‘Fiber-Optic Network' (MultiChannel News)
http://www.multichannel.com/article/367682-Better_Business_Bureau_Refers_Comcast_Fiber_Optic_Claim_To_FTC.php
AT&T to Verizon: We Have a Lawsuit for That (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/11/03/att-to-verizon-we-have-a-lawsuit-for-that/
GENERAL NEWS
Winds, Rains Heading for Washington (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010201254_apwastorm.html?syndication=rss
Unofficial Election Results: Tight Race for Port of Shelton; 3 New Commissioners for Port of Hoodsport; and Levy Lid Lifts & School Board Redistricting Passing (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://masoncountydailynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=539:unofficial-election-results-tight-race-for-port-of-shelton-3-new-commissioners-on-port-of-hoodsport-and-all-measures-passing&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
Mason County Auditor’s Election Results Site (Mason County, WA)
http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/mason/Elections/ElectionResults/Pages/ElectionResults.aspx
State Changes Mind on New License Plates (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/68867962.html
Kellogg Pulls Immunity Claims from Rice Krispies (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010201944_apuskelloggricekrispies.html?syndication=rss
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Rebels Ban Musical Ringtones on Phones
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE5A24CE20091103?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
Sportscaster Must Pay Ex-Wife $916,000 A Year
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091103/SPORTS/711039787/0/NEWS
Co-Worker Recognizes Voice of Woman Phoning In Bomb Threat
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21521580/detail.html
Robbery Victim IDs Suspect From Old Yearbook
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21521505/detail.html
Man Appears Alive At Own Funeral in Brazil
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21520673/detail.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller Orchestra
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XQybKMXL-k&feature=related
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