Monday, April 26, 2010

Energy News Digest for April 26, 2010

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

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Power Line Plan Foes Air Concerns - Crowd of about 700 packs high school auditorium (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Montana - Five Wind-Energy Transmission Projects Planned (Helena Independent-Record, MT)

US Senators Postpone Climate Bill Unveiling (Washington Post)

Columbia River Dredging Ends This Year, Benefits End Mixed (Oregonian, Portland)

Shelton Police Looking for Missing Girl (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Power Line Plan Foes Air Concerns - Crowd of about 700 packs high school auditorium
·         Battle Ground Schools to Address BPA Power Line Siting
·         Idaho – Bonneville Power Administration Schedules Line Work
·         Police Say Evicted Woman Found Pilfering Neighbor’s Power
·         Tacoma Power Wants to Help With Bill
·         McMinnville will see water rate rise 6.2%, power 8.5%
·         Oregon Department of Energy Gets New Leader
·         Paris Runs for Grant PUD Commissioner
·         California - Marin Says 78% of Its Power Is Renewable: Includes Hydro as Part of Claim
·         Scathing Audit of East Kentucky Power Demands Change
·         Canada - Ottawa Tells Energy Firms to Start Powering Down Coal-Fired Plants
·         Alaska - Errant squirrel causes hour long power outage in west Fairbanks
·         Show Business - Broadway Has a New Play About Enron. Where’s the one about Madoff?
·         New Salmon Season Details Unveiled for Anglers
·         Feds vs. Fish: Crying over Spilled Water
·         Feds Award Contracts to Improve Makah Hatchery on Olympic Peninsula
·         Northern Idaho Salmon & Steelhead Hatchery Needs Expensive Repairs
·         California’s Costly Trout Recovery Effort Criticized
·         Economists Work on Financial Cost of Zebra/Quagga Mussel Invasion
·         Supreme Court Stays out of Great Lakes Asian Carp Dispute
·         Columbia River Dredging Ends This Year, Benefits End Mixed
·         Elwha River Dams Removal Draws Interest of 180 Contractors
·         Canal-Area Residents Urged to ‘Do Some Good for the Hood’
·         Ocean Acidification Hits Northwest Oyster Farms
·         Montana - Flathead Lake May Not Quite Reach Full-Pool Mark
·         Montana - Five Wind-Energy Transmission Projects Planned
·         British Columbia - Grouse Mountain Wind Turbine Threatens Birds, Bats
·         NY Times Editorial - Cape Wind & Mr. Salazar
·         Earth Day Lessons in the Wind
·         Five Myths about Green Energy
·         Wisconsin: Renewable-Energy Bill Dies on Earth Day
·         Solar Industry Leaders Push to Overcome Technical & Market Barriers
·         California - Thieves Steal Pacifica School’s Solar Panels
·         East Washington Studied for Camelina Biofuel
·         Energy Vampires Put Bite on Your Electricity Bill
·         US Senators Postpone Climate Bill Unveiling
·         Lindsay Graham Says Politics May ‘Derail’ Energy/Climate Bill
·         Spokesman Review Editorial - Electric Car Aid Unearths Misguided Reaction
·         More Corporations See the Value of Going Green
·         Silage - Smog in a Rural Valley? Mystery Is Solved
·         Qwest’s Sale Ends Era, Raises Service Questions
·         The Strategy Behind the CenturyTel-Qwest Deal
·         Is Arkansas Really the Most Competitive State for Broadband?
·         Audit Finds Kennewick Irrigation District Treasurer in Need of ‘Basic’ Training
·         Surprise Tucked into State Budget Bill: A Panel to Plan School-District Mergers
·         Shelton Police Looking for Missing Girl
·         Portland Man Drowns in Hood Canal
·         Deadly Airborne Fungus Reaches Pacific Northwest
·         Washington State Initiative Case in Supreme Court Wednesday
·         State DNR Agrees to Pay Barbecue Restaurant Owner $800,000 after Mudslide
·         WIAA Takes ‘Monumental’ Step – State BB tourney: first round single-elimination
·         US Newspaper Circulation Down 8.7% in Latest Survey

WORD OF THE DAY

Gnarled • \NARLD\ • Adjective - 1: full of knots or gnarls:  knotty 2: crabbed in disposition, aspect, or character

The old, testy gnarled apple tree swatted angrily at Dorothy’s outstretched hand, and growled “How would you like to have someone come along and pick something off of you?” “Oh dear!” exclaimed Dorothy, “I keep forgetting I’m not in Kansas!”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Power Line Plan Foes Air Concerns - Crowd of about 700 packs high school auditorium (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Battle Ground Schools to Address BPA Power Line Siting (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Idaho – Bonneville Power Administration Schedules Line Work: $8 million project to rebuild 25 miles of transmission line between here & the Albeni Falls Dam (Bonner County Daily Bee, Sandpoint, ID)

Police Say Evicted Woman Found Pilfering Neighbor’s Power (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

Tacoma Power Wants to Help With Bill (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

McMinnville will see water rate rise 6.2%, power 8.5% (Yamhill County News Register, McMinnville, OR)

Oregon Department of Energy Gets New Leader (Portland Business Journal)

Paris Runs for Grant PUD Commissioner (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

California - Marin Says 78% of Its Power Is Renewable: Includes Hydro as Part of Claim (San Francisco Business Times)

Scathing Audit of East Kentucky Power Demands Change (Lexington Herald-Leader, KY)

Canada - Ottawa Tells Energy Firms to Start Powering Down Coal-Fired Plants (Globe & Mail)

Alaska - Errant squirrel causes hour long power outage in west Fairbanks (Fairbanks News Miner, AK)

Show Business - Broadway Has a New Play About Enron. Where’s the one about Madoff? (Slate Magazine)

FISH & WILDLIFE

New Salmon Season Details Unveiled for Anglers – Skokomish to be open Aug. 1-Sept. 30; Puyallup schedule changes (Olympian, WA)

Feds vs. Fish: Crying over Spilled Water (Crosscut Seattle)

Feds Award Contracts to Improve Makah Hatchery on Olympic Peninsula (Associated Press)

Northern Idaho Salmon & Steelhead Hatchery Needs Expensive Repairs (Associated Press)

California’s Costly Trout Recovery Effort Criticized (Associated Press)

Economists Work on Financial Cost of Zebra/Quagga Mussel Invasion in Columbia River Basin (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Supreme Court Stays out of Great Lakes Asian Carp Dispute (Associated Press)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Columbia River Dredging Ends This Year, Benefits End Mixed (Oregonian, Portland)

Elwha River Dams Removal Draws Interest of 180 Contractors (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Canal-Area Residents Urged to ‘Do Some Good for the Hood’ (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Ocean Acidification Hits Northwest Oyster Farms - Scientists Say Carbon Dioxide in Oceans Could Mean Curtains for Shellfish (ABC News)

Montana - Flathead Lake May Not Quite Reach Full-Pool Mark (Daily InterLake, Kalispell, MT)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Montana - Five Wind-Energy Transmission Projects Planned (Helena Independent-Record, MT)

British Columbia - Grouse Mountain Wind Turbine Threatens Birds, Bats: Dozens of species at risk, according to report commissioned by resort (Vancouver Sun, BC)

NY Times Editorial - Cape Wind & Mr. Salazar

Earth Day Lessons in the Wind - Sager Middle School adds a residential-scale wind turbine, which will be used for education & power (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)

Five Myths about Green Energy (Washington Post)

Wisconsin: Renewable-Energy Bill Dies on Earth Day (Associated Press)

Solar Industry Leaders Push to Overcome Technical & Market Barriers (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

California - Thieves Steal Pacifica School’s Solar Panels (SF Chronicle)

East Washington Studied for Camelina Biofuel (Seattle Times)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy Vampires Put Bite on Your Electricity Bill (Ft Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, FL)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

US Senators Postpone Climate Bill Unveiling (Washington Post)

Lindsay Graham Says Politics May ‘Derail’ Energy/Climate Bill (Politico)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Spokesman Review Editorial - Electric Car Aid Unearths Misguided Reaction

More Corporations See the Value of Going Green (Everett Herald, WA)

Silage - Smog in a Rural Valley? Mystery Is Solved (NY Times)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Qwest’s Sale Ends Era, Raises Service Questions (Oregonian, Portland)

The Strategy Behind the CenturyTel-Qwest Deal (NY Times)

Is Arkansas Really the Most Competitive State for Broadband? (GigaOM)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Audit Finds Kennewick Irrigation District Treasurer in Need of ‘Basic’ Training (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Surprise Tucked into State Budget Bill: A Panel to Plan School-District Mergers (Seattle Times)

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton Police Looking for Missing Girl (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Portland Man Drowns in Hood Canal (Olympian, WA)

Deadly Airborne Fungus Reaches Pacific Northwest (KING-TV, Seattle)

Washington State Initiative Case in Supreme Court Wednesday (Associated Press)

State DNR Agrees to Pay Barbecue Restaurant Owner $800,000 after Mudslide (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

WIAA Takes ‘Monumental’ Step - State tourney: first round single-elimination, sites double up, cut to one weekend (Olympian, WA)

US Newspaper Circulation Down 8.7% in Latest Survey (USA Today)

DIVERSIONS

Aliens May Exist but Contact Would Hurt Humans: Hawking

Teen Sailor Abby Sunderland Abandons Nonstop Around-The-World Quest

10 Profile Pics You Should Never Upload When Dating Online

Wis. Woman Braves Traffic; Saves 14 Ducklings

SONG OF THE DAY

Sarah Vaughan - September Song