Energy News Digest for February 25, 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.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

- With Mason PUD 3 Assistance - City Of Shelton to Switch Traffic Lights to L-E-D
- Ferry County PUD Won’t Give Bonneville Power Administration Rebates
- Columbian Op/Ed - Washington View: Clean Coal Can Be Mined For Energy Solutions
- US Interior Secretary Says Department Will Play Large Role in Transmission
- California Governor Proposes One-Stop Permitting for Electricity Transmission
- Stimulus Doesn’t Require Utility 'Decoupling,' Key Democrat Says
- Chicago Tribune Op/Ed - Solving Our Nation's Energy Predicament
- Oregon and Washington Plan to Resume Trapping Sea Lions
- Salmon Restoration Focus of Meetings
- Smelt Dipping Best Its Been in Years
- Port Of Portland, Audubon Society at Odds over Island
- Washington Fish and Wildlife May Cut More Than 100 Employees
- Southern Oregon Dam Awaits Removal; Questions Raised
- Canada - Aging Dam Threatens Major B.C. Fishery
- Los Angeles Times Editorial - California's Dry Future
- Olympia’s Artesian Well Will Stay Open
- Towers in Manhattan Gather Heat for Power
- Pacific Gas and Electric Announces Solar Power Initiative
- WA Governor's Plan to Cap Emissions Faces Challenges
- Economic Crisis Complicates California’s Goals on Climate
- Seattle Times Op/Ed - Create Incentive to Cut Emissions with Carbon Price
- Exaggeration a Common Pitfall of Climate Change Dialogue
- Obama Prefers Congress to EPA in Tackling Climate
- Study: Antarctic Glaciers Slipping Swiftly Seaward
- Qwest: $1 Billion Would Provide 95% DSL Coverage
- Google Pays for E-Mail Outage with 15-Day Credit
- Security of Adobe PDF Readers Compromised
- Jurassic Web
- Obama to Name Locke on Wednesday
- Washington Lawmakers Face Wednesday Bill Deadline
- Deputies Looking for Belfair Pizzeria Robber
- Washington Legislature Unveils $340M Highway Stimulus Plan
- Seattle Shut Out Of State’s Stimulus Money
- Stimulus leaves out Pierce projects

WORD OF THE DAY

Nosh • \nosh\ • verb - to eat a snack: munch

“A little nosh won’t hurt,” pondered Charles as the biology professor droned on about the natural progression of species. Just as the tasty cookie reached the student’s lips the professor thundered, “I home you brought enough for everyone MISTER Darwin!”

WEATHER

Shelton Forecast and 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

With Mason PUD 3 Assistance - City Of Shelton to Switch Traffic Lights to L-E-D (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6475/reftab/1632/t/CITY-TO-SWITCH-TRAFFIC-LIGHTS-TO-L-E-D/Default.aspx

Ferry County PUD Won’t Give Bonneville Power Administration Rebates (Omak Chronicle, WA)
http://www.omakchronicle.com/nws/n090224a.shtml

Columbian Op/Ed - Washington View: Clean Coal Can Be Mined For Energy Solutions
http://columbian.com/article/20090225/BIZ01/702259962/-1/BIZ

US Interior Secretary Says Department Will Play Large Role in Transmission (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/02/us-interior-secretary-says-department-will-play-large-role-in-transmission?src=rss

California Governor Proposes One-Stop Permitting for Electricity Transmission (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/02/24/24greenwire-schwarzenegger-proposes-onestop-permitting-for--9837.html

Stimulus Doesn’t Require Utility 'Decoupling,' Key Democrat Says (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/02/24/24greenwire-stimulus-does-not-require-decoupling--markey-9846.html

Chicago Tribune Op/Ed - Solving Our Nation's Energy Predicament (T. Boone Pickens)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-oped0224energyfeb24,0,1215284.story

FISH & WILDLIFE

Oregon and Washington Plan to Resume Trapping Sea Lions (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008780086_aporsealions.html

Salmon Restoration Focus of Meetings - Plan targets habitat in East Fork of the Lewis River (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20090224/NEWS02/702249960/

Smelt Dipping Best Its Been in Years (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/adventure/outdoors/story/637553.html

Port Of Portland, Audubon Society at Odds over Island (The Oregonian, Portland)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/02/port_of_portland_audubon_socie.html

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife May Cut More Than 100 Employees (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/money/18785436/detail.html

Southern Oregon Dam Awaits Removal; Questions Raised (The Oregonian, Portland)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/02/southern_oregon_dam_awaits_rem.html

Canada - Aging Dam Threatens Major B.C. Fishery (Vancouver Sun, BC)
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Aging+threatens+major+fishery/1325085/story.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Los Angeles Times Editorial - California's Dry Future: The state may experience a water shortage this year. Residents have no choice but to use less and pay more for it
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-brick24-2009feb24,0,3291692.story?track=rss

Olympia’s Artesian Well Will Stay Open - Thurston County PUD Agrees to Test Water Regularly (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/768968.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Towers in Manhattan Gather Heat for Power (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/realestate/commercial/25cogen.html?_r=1

Pacific Gas and Electric Announces Solar Power Initiative (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/02/24/financial/f174247S89.DTL&feed=rss.business

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

WA Governor's Plan to Cap Emissions Faces Challenges (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008782259_apwacapandtrade.html?syndication=rss

Economic Crisis Complicates California’s Goals on Climate (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/science/earth/25carbon.html?partner=rss

Seattle Times Op/Ed - Create Incentive to Cut Emissions with Carbon Price - Gov. Gregoire's proposed cap-and-trade approach to helping the state meet reduced carbon-emission targets would actually kill jobs and not make a difference for years
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2008777644_opinb24myers.html?syndication=rss

Exaggeration a Common Pitfall of Climate Change Dialogue (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/science/earth/25hype.html?_r=1&partner=rss

Obama Prefers Congress to EPA in Tackling Climate (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/02/23/23climatewire-obama-prefers-congress-to-epa-when-it-comes-t-9800.html

Study: Antarctic Glaciers Slipping Swiftly Seaward (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008783734_apununwarmingantarctic.html?syndication=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Qwest: $1 Billion Would Provide 95% DSL Coverage - Carrier continues to complain about $7 billion plan “…Qwest's sudden concern…is a little disingenuous, given they have a history of spending millions of dollars to crush town and city efforts to wire themselves…” (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Qwest-1-Billion-Would-Provide-95-DSL-Coverage-101048

Google Pays for E-Mail Outage with 15-Day Credit (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11775351

Security of Adobe PDF Readers Compromised (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9899899

Jurassic Web - The Internet of 1996 is almost unrecognizable compared with what we have today (Slate Magazine)
http://www.slate.com/id/2212108/?from=rss

GENERAL NEWS

Obama to Name Locke on Wednesday (Associated Press)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/40250452.html

Washington Lawmakers Face Wednesday Bill Deadline (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1868104~Washington_lawmakers_face_Wednesday_bill_deadline.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines

Deputies Looking for Belfair Pizzeria Robber (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/feb/24/deputies-looking-for-belfair-pizzeria-robber/?partner=RSS

Washington Legislature Unveils $340M Highway Stimulus Plan (The Olympian, Olympia)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/768454.html

Seattle Shut Out Of State’s Stimulus Money (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008783007_stimulus25m.html?syndication=rss

Stimulus leaves out Pierce projects (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/government/story/637493.html?source=rss

DIVERSIONS

Stay Married and Save the Planet
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE51N4ST20090224?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews

Too Much Playstation Can Cause Painful Lumps?
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE51N4TE20090224?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews

Notorious Greek Prisoner Escapes by Helicopter-Again
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090223/od_nm/us_greece_escape_odd;_ylt=AlyPJjOUkqt0I_LxeXC7iA_tiBIF

SONG OF THE DAY

Smash Mouth - I’m a Believer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUyu5prWjTE&NR=1

The Monkees - I'm a Believer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfuBREMXxts