Energy News Digest for February 27, 2008

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)

- Avista, BPA Reach Proposed Settlement Of Lengthy Fight
- Maryland - Energy firms fight reregulation
- Recovery in Action: Minnesota and Oregon
- DOE to Expedite Disbursement of Funds Received via Stimulus Act
- Dallas Morning News Editorial - Do Texans Pay Too Much For Electricity?
- U.S. Renewable Energy Faces Weak Economy and Old Grid
- Will Americans Learn To Love 'Smart Grid'?
- BPA, tribes and Washington advance first Fish Accord project
- Helping salmon downstream, emotional
- Court Won't Stop the Killing of Salmon-Eating Sea Lions
- South Kitsap District Waits for Federal Stimulus Ship to Come In
- Energy Company Looks for Biomass Location in Idaho
- $25 Billion to Promote Electric Cars Is Untouched
- GM Volt May Be Less-Effective Green Car than Prius
- Texas Green Energy to Grow Flush With Fed Cash
- N.C. Regulators Put Brakes on Save-A-Watt
- Rich-Nation 2020 Greenhouse Gas Cuts Seen At 15 Percent
- Australia Tackles Farm Animal Gas Emissions
- Time Warner Cable Getting Slammed By Denial Of Service Attack
- Senate bars FCC from revisiting Fairness Doctrine
- Man at Center of Belfair Attack, Fiery Standoff Identified
- Legislators Look to Reign in "Abuse" of Public Records Request

WORD OF THE DAY

Hackle • \HACK-ul\ • noun - 1: one of the long feathers on the neck or back of a bird 2: hairs (as on a dog's neck) that can be erected *3: temper, dander

Whistling past the graveyard, Abernathy’s little hairs started to stand up on the back of his neck. Clearly coming back in harmony from the Smith mausoleum in perfect harmony was another, unworldly whistle. His hackles raised, he switched from “Misty” into the “William Tell” Overture as he quickly ran from the scene.

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

Avista, BPA Reach Proposed Settlement Of Lengthy Fight (Spokane Business Journal)
http://www.spokanejournal.com/article.php?id=4279

Maryland - Energy firms fight reregulation - Constellation, Pepco lead State House battle (Gazette.com)
http://www.gazette.net/stories/02272009/businew172956_32470.shtml

Recovery in Action: Minnesota and Oregon (The White House)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/02/23/Recovery-in-Action-Minnesota-and-Oregon/

DOE to Expedite Disbursement of Funds Received via Stimulus Act (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/02/doe-to-expedite-disbursement-of-funds-received-via-stimulus-act

Dallas Morning News Editorial - Do Texans Pay Too Much For Electricity?
http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/02/do-texans-pay-t.html

U.S. Renewable Energy Faces Weak Economy and Old Grid (Reuters)
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20090223/tpl-uk-usa-renewables-grid-analysis-02bfc7e.html

Will Americans Learn To Love 'Smart Grid'? (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/02/27/27greenwire-will-americans-learn-to-love-smart-grid-9911.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

BPA, tribes and Washington advance first Fish Accord project - Klickitat fish ladder upgrade will boost key species, create jobs (Bonneville Power Administration)
http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/257435/

Helping salmon downstream, emotional “…survival per mile traveled in the Fraser River, is lower than it is through the eight dam hydropower system in the Snake and Columbia…” (KMNT-TV, Twin Falls, ID)
http://www.kmvt.com/news/local/40391337.html

Court Won't Stop the Killing of Salmon-Eating Sea Lions (Examiner.Com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1874120~Court_won_t_stop_killing_salmon_eating_sea_lions.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

South Kitsap District Waits for Federal Stimulus Ship to Come In (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/feb/26/south-kitsap-schools-waits-for-federal-stimulus/?partner=RSS

RENEWABLE & ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Energy Company Looks for Biomass Location in Idaho (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/770910.html

$25 Billion to Promote Electric Cars Is Untouched (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/business/energy-environment/27green.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

GM Volt May Be Less-Effective Green Car than Prius “…A rechargeable auto with the Volt's target range of 40 miles on electricity is "not cost-effective in any scenario…” (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11794018

Texas Green Energy to Grow Flush With Fed Cash (Austin American Statesman, TX)
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2009/02/26/texas_green_energy_to_grow_flu.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

N.C. Regulators Put Brakes on Save-A-Watt (Charlotte Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2009/02/23/daily50.html?ana=from_rss

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Rich-Nation 2020 Greenhouse Gas Cuts Seen At 15 Percent (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE51P31K20090226?feedType=nl&feedName=ustopnewsearly

Australia Tackles Farm Animal Gas Emissions (Finding Dulcinea)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/international/2009/feb/Australia-Tackles-Farm-Animal-Gas-Emissions.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Time Warner Cable Getting Slammed By Denial Of Service Attack (Consumerist)
http://consumerist.com/5161168/time-warner-cable-getting-slammed-by-denial-of-service-attack

Senate bars FCC from revisiting Fairness Doctrine (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008789917_apfairnessdoctrine.html?syndication=rss

GENERAL NEWS

Man at Center of Belfair Attack, Fiery Standoff Identified (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/40388727.html

Legislators Look to Reign in "Abuse" of Public Records Requests (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/40398317.html

DIVERSIONS

Octo-Mess: Eight-Legged Resident Blamed for Flood at Santa Monica Aquarium
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11794140

Preschoolers Pitch In To Help Rescued Dogs
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_022609WAB-kids-help-puppy-mill-dogs-SW.853335a.html?npc

How Many Billion Dollars for That Tank of Gas?
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008790918_webbigbill27.html?syndication=rss

Woman Claims To find $5 Bill inside Coconut (There’s gotta be a Gilligan’s Island joke in here somewhere)
http://www.kirotv.com/money/18803615/detail.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Elvis Costello – Alison
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI4Qel8qvW0&feature=related