Thursday, July 16, 2009

Energy News Digest for July 16, 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.

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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Controversial California Power Line Project Cancelled
• New Seattle Power Lines - Homeowner: 'My Heart Sank When I Saw This'
• Energy's Thirst for Water Challenges Carbon Debate
• South Carolina Nuclear Reactor Costs up
• Colorado Regulators Mull Oversight of Electric Co-Op
• Work At Chief Joseph Dam Will Impact Salmon Fishing
• Puget Sound Hatchery Chinook Fishing Opens Today
• Ocean Fishing Producing Salmon Success
• Grant to Help Restore Bumblebee Habitat near Farms
• Western Washington River Cities Get Head Start on Flood Strategy
• Interior Secretary to Address Pacific Northwest Forests
• Feasibility Assessment of the Water Energy Resources of the United States for New Low Power and Small Hydro Classes of Hydroelectric Plants
• REC May Supply Kittitas Solar Power Project
• Grants for Grays Harbor Wind and Wave Energy Sought
• Oregon - Surf's Up: Douglas County Catching The Wave
• Can Wind Farms Change the Weather?
• With Push toward Renewable Energy, California Sets Pace for Solar Power (NY Times)
• New Mexico - Hydrogen Power Plant In Works
• Las Vegas School Features Geothermal System
• United Kingdom - Consumers Face Growing Costs For Green Energy
• Op/Ed - Recovery Act Funds Old and New Technology to Conserve Energy
• Green Remodel Eliminates Home's Electric Bill
• GE Planning "Net-Zero Energy Homes"
• Power Industry Infighting Heats Up Over Climate Legislation
• Senator Holds Up EPA Nominee over Climate Study
• Editorial - A Glass Partly Full: The Long, Fractious Road to Global Climate Talks
• Op/Ed - Climate Bill Needs Incentives for Small Forest Owners Like Me
• EPA Releases Clean Energy Guide
• Virginia GOP says Kaine fumbled Apple Data Center to North Carolina
• Minnesota - Stimulus Fizzles For Northfield Fiber Optics
• Property Tax Initiative Will Be On Washington Ballot
• “Red Flag” Rules - Photo ID to be Required at Dental Offices
• Television, Newspapers Beat Internet as Source of Economic News, Pew Poll Finds
• Texas - Cooperative Village Residents In Grand Prairie Enjoy Low Costs

WORD OF THE DAY

Tenebrous • \TEN-uh-brus\ • adjective – 1: shut off from the light: dark, murky 2: hard to understand: obscure 3: causing gloom

“These tenebrous budget predictions do nothing to help us predict the next budget year,” stuttered the fresh faced budget analyst to her stern-faced boss. “What I need is at least a glimmer of clarity from your policy makers as to where you want us to spend the money…and where it is going to come from.”

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

Controversial California Power Line Project Cancelled (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12845469?nclick_check=1

New Seattle Power Lines - Homeowner: 'My Heart Sank When I Saw This' (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/50910422.html

Energy's Thirst for Water Challenges Carbon Debate (Fox Business News)
http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/energy/energys-thirst-water-challenges-carbon-debate/

South Carolina Nuclear Reactor Costs up (Associated Press)
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/07/15/ap6659618.html

Colorado Regulators Mull Oversight of Electric Co-Op (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2119616~Colo__regulators_mull_oversight_of_electric_co_op.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Work At Chief Joseph Dam Will Impact Salmon Fishing (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090715/NEWS04/707159929/1025/rss1025

Puget Sound Hatchery Chinook Fishing Opens Today (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2009477970_fish16.html?syndication=rss

Ocean Fishing Producing Salmon Success Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/outdoors/story/911919.html

Grant to Help Restore Bumblebee Habitat near Farms (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/911689.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Western Washington River Cities Get Head Start on Flood Strategy (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/812183.html

Interior Secretary to Address Pacific Northwest Forests (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/breakingnews/story/912114.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Feasibility Assessment of the Water Energy Resources of the United States for New Low Power and Small Hydro Classes of Hydroelectric Plants (4.5 MB PDF File - Dept. of Energy – Look at Washington State…WOW!)
http://hydropower.inel.gov/resourceassessment/pdfs/main_report_appendix_a_final.pdf

REC May Supply Kittitas Solar Power Project (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/07/15/news/doc4a5e5273c6548910713394.txt

Grants for Grays Harbor Wind and Wave Energy Sought (Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/07/15/local_news/doc4a5e1ba557820034046839.txt

Oregon - Surf's Up: Douglas County Catching The Wave (News Review, Roseburg, OR)
http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090715/NEWS/907159979/1063/NEWS

Can Wind Farms Change the Weather? (Washington Post)
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitalweathergang/2009/07/can_wind_farms_change_the_weat.html?hpid=news-col-blog

With Push toward Renewable Energy, California Sets Pace for Solar Power (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/science/earth/16solar.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

New Mexico - Hydrogen Power Plant In Works (Associated Press)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jul/16/hydrogen-power-plant-in-works/

Las Vegas School Features Geothermal System (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/07/15/state/n151205D30.DTL&feed=rss.business

United Kingdom - Consumers Face Growing Costs For Green Energy (The Scotsman, UK)
http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Consumers-face-growing-costs-.5464026.jp

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Seattle Times Op/Ed - Recovery Act Funds Old and New Technology to Conserve Energy, Create Green Jobs
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2009478109_guest16jones.html

Green Remodel Eliminates Home's Electric Bill (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
http://www.seattlepi.com/athome/408151_green0715.html

GE Planning "Net-Zero Energy Homes" - But Consumers Can Take Smaller Steps Now (Finding Dulcinea)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/environment/2009/july/GE-Planning--Net-Zero-Energy-Homes--But-Consumers-Can-Take-Smaller-Steps-Now.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Power Industry Infighting Heats Up Over Climate Legislation (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/07/16/16climatewire-power-industry-infighting-heats-up-over-clim-38477.html

Senator Holds Up EPA Nominee over Climate Study (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2009478168_apusepanominationhold.html?syndication=rss

Washington Post Editorial - A Glass Partly Full: The Long, Fractious Road to Global Climate Talks in Copenhagen
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/15/AR2009071503380.html?nav=rss_opinions

Atlanta Journal Constitution Op/Ed - Climate Bill Needs Incentives for Small Forest Owners Like Me
http://www.ajc.com/opinion/climate-bill-needs-incentives-92232.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

EPA Releases Clean Energy Guide (CitiesGoGreen)
http://www.citiesgogreen.com/2009/07/15/epa-releases-clean-energy-guide/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Virginia GOP says Kaine fumbled Apple Data Center to North Carolina (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/07/15/state/n163916D68.DTL&feed=rss.business

Minnesota - Stimulus Fizzles For Northfield Fiber Optics (Northfield News, MN)
http://www.northfieldnews.com/news.php?viewStory=49096

GENERAL NEWS

Property Tax Initiative Will Be On Washington Ballot (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009478395_apwapropertytaxinitiative1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss

“Red Flag” Rules - Photo ID to be Required at Dental Offices (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=10734538

Television, Newspapers Beat Internet as Source of Economic News, Pew Poll Finds (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12846178

Texas - Cooperative Village Residents In Grand Prairie Enjoy Low Costs (WFAA-TV, Dallas, TX)
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/tv/stories/wfaa090714_lj_avion.3d39f3d7.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS

Did They Say Bacon-Flavored Ice Cream?
http://www.kirotv.com/health/20058701/detail.html

6-Year-Old Michigan Boy Hits Hole-In-One
http://www.kirotv.com/sports/20060284/detail.html

Dog Wet Nurse Saves Panda Cubs in China
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2009479554_apaschinapandas.html?syndication=rss

SONG OF THE DAY

Cool Water - Sons of the Pioneers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWJPnhScrwI