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)
- Man severely burned inside Orcas Island substation
- News Release – Public invited to comment on BPA's electricity rate-setting process
- Idaho Power Co. seeks rate changes
- Hanford waste could go to Idaho
- Electricity use holds flat – Ashland's electricity use per person has dropped slightly since 1982
- The Power Drain – The Pinch At Home: Many Residents Stung By High Cost of Utilities
- Michigan – Electrical energy: State needs to create stability for utilities
- Changing and challenging winds in the power industry
- FERC rules on Sacramento Public Utilities’ projects
- News Release – BPA holding open houses to stress danger posed by trees and power lines
- Snohomish County PUD Names New Attorney
- Shutdown on salmon a major blow to anglers
- California Chinook Salmon Vanish Without a Trace
- West Coast salmon season imperiled by low stocks
- Cushman Dam water release will aid salmon
- Hood Canal – Young Steelhead Return to Familiar Waters
- Makah 'treaty warriors': Heroes or criminals?
- More testing sought for water
- Power from the people: Aberdeen lacks “gas”
- U.S. on the Verge of a Small Hydro Boom?
- Arizona Star Op/Ed – Say no to reneging on energy standards
- Energy portfolio in question – Some officials say local renewable energy projects better than buying credits
- Bright ideas in solar energy
- Switching off incandescents a no-brainer?
- Tri-City Herald Op/Ed – Dani Doane: Light bulbs: An illuminating accident
- Montana – Green and lean: Carbon-neutral home results in $28 February power bill
- Carbon-Trading Exchange Opens in New York
- The greening of Wall Street: environment's pot of gold?
- Canada – National carbon tax gets nod
- Wenatchee – Is it really greener here?
- Portland's gold standard for green meetings
- Corvallis named greenest city in U.S.
- Maryland lawmakers seek to speed rural Web access
- Taxpayers may be asked to help pay for political campaigns
- Metal thieves strike air conditioning units
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Fruition • \froo-ISH-un\ • noun – 1: pleasurable use or possession: enjoyment 2a: the state of bearing fruit *b: realization
Time was running out. All his years of practicing three point shots would hinge on his left corner shot…the fruition of his efforts was not to be, however, as a power outage reset Antonio’s NBA video game with two seconds left on the game clock. “Curses,” he fumed under his breath as he was forced to return to work in his cubicle on his first quarter reports.
From Merriam-Webster Dictionary – "Fruition" must come from the word "fruit," right? Not exactly. "Fruition" and "fruit" are related (both ultimately come from the Latin verb "frui," meaning "to enjoy"), but they were derived independently. The original meaning of "fruition" had nothing to do with fruit. Rather, when the term was first used in the early 15th century, it meant only "pleasurable use or possession." Not until the 19th century did "fruition" develop a second meaning, "the state of bearing fruit," possibly as the result of a mistaken assumption that "fruition" evolved from "fruit." The "state of bearing fruit" sense was followed quickly by the figurative application to anything that can be "realized" and metaphorically bear fruit, such as a plan or a project.
WEATHER
Forecast for Mason County, Washington
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?site=sew&smap=1&textField1=47.21528&textField2=-123.09944
(NOTE: Some readers have noted that the NWS forecast has not been updated regularly. Apparently there is a refresh issue with the weather web site. If you visit and the forecast isn’t updated, press F5 or refresh the web page. That should take care of the issue)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Man severely burned inside Orcas Island substation (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komotv.com/news/local/16727266.html
News Release – Public invited to comment on BPA's electricity rate-setting process (Bonneville Power Administration)
http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/195351/
Idaho Power Co. seeks rate changes – Idaho Power wants a new fee to pay for conservation and an adjustment in power rates. (Idaho Statesman)
http://www.idahostatesman.com/business/story/324392.html
Hanford waste could go to Idaho (The Associated Press, via the Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/355263_hanford17.html?source=rss
Electricity use holds flat – Ashland's electricity use per person has dropped slightly since 1982, even as average electricity use has jumped significantly in Oregon and the United States. (Ashland Daily Tidings)
http://www.dailytidings.com/2008/0315/stories/0315_electricity.php
The Power Drain – The Pinch At Home: Many Residents Stung By High Cost of Utilities (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/15/AR2008031501014.html?nav=rss_nation
Michigan – Electrical energy: State needs to create stability for utilities, closely evaluate plans (Livingston Daily Press & Argus)
http://www.dailypressandargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080317/OPINION01/803170308/1014/OPINION
Changing and challenging winds in the power industry – It's an awkward time in the energy business. Coal is plentiful, but coal-gas generation is carbon-spewing, and the body politic won't tolerate that. (Crosscut Seattle)
http://www.crosscut.com/politics-government/12625/Changing+and+challenging+winds+in+the+power+industry/
FERC rules on Sacramento Public Utilities’ projects – Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Upper American River Projects (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
http://www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower/enviro/eis/2008/03-14-08.asp
News Release – BPA holding open houses to stress danger posed by trees and power lines – Policy change resulting in additional tree removal will be explained (Bonneville Power Administration)
http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/195240/
SNOHOMISH COUNTY PUD NAMES NEW ATTORNEY – Snohomish County PUD named Anne Spangler as its new general counsel. Spanger has more than 25 years of experience as an attorney, most recently as chief counsel for Tacoma Public Utilities. Her background includes work for the city of Tacoma, the Seattle city attorney and the Washington state attorney general. Spangler holds a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Reed College and a law degree with honors from the University of California's Hastings College of Law in San Francisco. She begins her new post May 5. (Everett Herald)
WATER, FISH & THE ENVIRONMENT
Shutdown on salmon a major blow to anglers – Final decisions on options will be adopted in April (Salem Statesman Journal)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080316/NEWS/803160307
California Chinook Salmon Vanish Without a Trace (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/17/science/earth/17salmon.html?_r=1&ex=1363492800&en=8e708979a1f2a936&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin
West Coast salmon season imperiled by low stocks (Christian Science Monitor)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20080317/ts_csm/asalmon
Water release will aid salmon – Tacoma Power, Skokomish tribe reach deal on dam (The Olympian)
http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/391040.html
Hood Canal – Young Steelhead Return to Familiar Waters (Kitsap Sun, may require free registration)
http://kitsapsun.com/news/2008/mar/16/steelhead-get-boost-in-hamma-hamma-river/
Makah 'treaty warriors': Heroes or criminals? Whaling case has political implications for all U.S. tribes (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/355205_makah17.html?source=rss
More testing sought for water (The Associated Press, via the Olympian)
http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/391037.html
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Power from the people: Aberdeen lacks “gas” – A Grays Harbor County PUD study to see if Aberdeen’s wastewater could generate power determined that the city doesn’t produce enough methane gas to make the conversion worthwhile. (The Daily World, Aberdeen)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/03/14/local_news/02news.txt
U.S. on the Verge of a Small Hydro Boom? (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=51858&src=rss
Arizona Star Op/Ed – Say no to reneging on energy standards – U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/business/229856.php
Energy portfolio in question – Some officials say local renewable energy projects better than buying credits (The Coloradan)
http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080317/NEWS01/803170322
Bright ideas in solar energy (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004286878_btsoho17.html?syndication=rss
CONSERVATION
Switching off incandescents a no-brainer? (Toronto Star)
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/346692
Tri-City Herald Op/Ed – Dani Doane: Light bulbs: An illuminating accident – The Heritage Foundation
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/987/story/119707.html
Montana – Green and lean: Carbon-neutral home results in $28 February power bill (The Missoulian)
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/03/16/news/top/news01.txt
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Carbon-Trading Exchange Opens in New York (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88382450&ft=1&f=3
The greening of Wall Street: environment's pot of gold? (The Economist Magazine, via the Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/355065_greenonline17.html?source=rss
Canada – National carbon tax gets nod from Dion – Liberal leader says levy on gasoline and other fuels would fight warming (Victoria Times-Colonist)
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=0094730b-b485-4040-bd07-645fa0cb5e2e&k=74706
Is it really greener here? It's been nearly a year since Wenatchee found itself in a surprising national spotlight, being named the fifth-greenest city in America. (The Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080315/NEWS04/661595410
City's gold standard for green meetings – Portland is counting on its long-standing "green" reputation to help it become the destination of choice for people who want to meet in an eco-friendly place. (The Oregonian – Just don’t pay attention to that darned fuel mix report)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/1205465133259710.xml&coll=7
Corvallis named greenest city in U.S. (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/03/10/daily39.html?ana=from_rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Maryland lawmakers seek to speed rural Web access (The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware)
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080315/NEWS/80315004
GENERAL NEWS
Taxpayers may be asked to help pay for political campaigns (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/355246_pubmoney17.asp?source=rss
China-bound copper thefts stop Australian trains – With stopped trains, stolen phone lines and pilfered power cables, Australians are paying a hefty price for China's pre-Olympic building boom
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080313/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_australia_china_copper;_ylt=AmJs3zHR.k.volps8MAcSVftiBIF
Metal thieves strike air conditioning units (The Columbian)
http://www.columbian.com/news/localNews/2008/03/03142008_Metal-thieves-strike-air-conditioning-units.cfm?newsletter=1
DIVERSIONS
Accountant loses $600,000 grape lawsuit – He tried to sue British retail chain Marks & Spencer after he slipped on a grape and injured himself
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080313/od_nm/court_grape_dc;_ylt=AnivFlZ2E0JnJEsZgLGpJn3tiBIF
Engagement ring ends up gone with the wind – Helium-filled balloon not the best delivery device…
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080314/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_britain_engagement;_ylt=AspfQEFSOa9fGaLcRaM_frDtiBIF
Discipline despite Calif. bus rescue – A 15-year-old girl who stopped an out-of-control school bus she was riding on was handed a Saturday detention instead because she was skipping school.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080316/ap_on_fe_st/odd_school_bus_drama;_ylt=ApltMu1ZHRtzUQELpb4nOqTtiBIF
`Ben Franklin,' `Betsy Ross' to marry
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080315/ap_on_fe_st/odd_revolutionary_marriage;_ylt=AuKvXGpiA0cKVhvBt5SeXoDtiBIF
Monday, March 17, 2008
Friday, March 14, 2008
Energy News Digest for March 14, 2008 - the Pi Day Edition
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)
- Police Raid Recyclers Accused Of Buying Stolen Metal
- Nuclear power crucial to US energy needs, says industry executive
- Canada – Nuclear Power plans unveiled for Alberta
- News Release – Western Energy Institute Names Chuck Meyer as President
- Sources: NOAA to approve 'lethal means' to remove some sea lions
- Oh, get a room! Steelhead trout seen flirting in Alameda Creek
- Upper Columbia Chinook fishing starts this Sunday
- Olympic Mountain snowpack, runoff predicted above average
- Lacey-area residents take in sewer plans
- More chlorine added to Port Townsend water as a precaution after failed tests for bacteria
- Once Puget Sound's dirtiest, lake attracts attention
- EPA Closure of Libraries Faulted For Curbing Access to Key Data
- Montana wind farm work to begin with thaw
- GE Powers Japan's Largest Wood Gas Plant
- Greening the home, New England style
- Canada – Couple wins $11,500 in energy conservation products
- WA gov signs climate change blueprint into law
- Climate Change Bill the Latest Victory for Bainbridge Senator Phil Rockefeller
- Olympian Editorial – State action on climate change is the right idea
- Some gadgets come with viruses preloaded
- MPAA boss: Net neutrality would cramp our P2P snooping plans
- EarthLink’s meltdown casts spotlight on public ownership of broadband
- Big strides vs. baby steps: Parties put their spin on Legislative session – It's over
- Seattle giving bottled water the boot
- Win a Pie on Pi Day
- Christians get ready for early Easter (March 23)
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Errant • \AIR-unt\ • adjective – 1: traveling or given to traveling 2*a: straying outside the proper path or bounds b: moving about aimlessly or irregularly c: behaving wrongly
Baby chicks spilled out of the shipping cartons at the post office, scattering hither and yon in their errant travels through the racks of “business direct” publications and tubs of regular mail. Days after the incident, postal clerks would stop still whenever a small chirp was heard to track down the missing chick. Finally, one employee decided to put a food dish out, which was appropriately dubbed the USPS “chick magnet”.
WEATHER
Forecast for Mason County, Washington
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?site=sew&smap=1&textField1=47.21528&textField2=-123.09944
(NOTE: Some readers have noted that the NWS forecast has not been updated regularly. Apparently there is a refresh issue with the weather web site. If you visit and the forecast isn’t updated, press F5 or refresh the web page. That should take care of the issue)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Police Raid Recyclers Accused Of Buying Stolen Metal (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/15589576/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=news
Nuclear power crucial to US energy needs, says industry executive (Energy Business Review)
http://www.energy-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=55158E29-6349-4319-8803-A0D2C6A287E7
Canada – Nuclear Power plans unveiled for Alberta (Canada.com)
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=71a9324b-5972-4b44-a24b-73e859942cec&k=89094
News Release – Western Energy Institute Names Chuck Meyer as President – “…Meyer joins WEI after…a 31 year career with Bonneville Power Administration…” (eMediaWire)
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2008/3/prweb768274.htm
WATER, FISH & THE ENVIRONMENT
Sources: NOAA to approve 'lethal means' to remove some sea lions (KATU-TV, Portland)
http://www.katu.com/news/16666251.html
Oh, get a room! Steelhead trout seen flirting in Alameda Creek – For the first time in four decades, a pair of steelhead trout may be attempting to spawn in the Niles Canyon area between Sunol and Hayward. (Contra Costa Times)
http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_8570858?source=rss
Upper Columbia Chinook fishing starts this Sunday (The Daily News, Longview)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/03/14/this_day/10151069.txt
Olympic Mountain snowpack, runoff predicted above average (KONP Radio, Port Angeles)
http://www.konp.com/local/3479
Lacey-area residents take in sewer plans – “…Many wondered how they would pay for their share of the project, which averages $31,376 per lot for the estimated 1,470 homeowners who could be hooked up to sewers in years ahead…” (The Olympian)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/388366.html
More chlorine added to Port Townsend water as a precaution after failed tests for bacteria (Peninsula Daily News)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20080314/NEWS/803140305
Once Puget Sound's dirtiest, lake attracts attention – Local, county, state and federal officials to discuss cleanup ideas (Everett Herald)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080314/ETP03/947987234/-1/RSS01
EPA Closure of Libraries Faulted For Curbing Access to Key Data (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/13/AR2008031303649.html?nav=rss_technology
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Montana wind farm work to begin with thaw – Construction of the state's largest wind farm is scheduled to begin this spring 85 miles north Great Falls, Spain-based developer Naturener said. (Associated Press, via the Missoulian)
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/03/13/business/biz27.txt
GE Powers Japan's Largest Wood Gas Plant (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=51844&src=rss
Greening the home, New England style (Photos from CNET News)
http://www.news.com/Photos-Greening-the-home%2C-New-England-style/2300-13842_3-6234286.html?part=dht&tag=nl.e703
CONSERVATION
Canada – Couple wins $11,500 in energy conservation products (Northern Life)
http://www.northernlife.ca/News/Lifestyle/2008/03-13-08-contest.asp?NLStory=03-13-08-contest
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
WA gov signs climate change blueprint into law (Associated Press, via the Columbian)
http://news.columbian.com/news/state/APStories/AP03142008news291791.cfm?newsletter=10
Climate Change Bill the Latest Victory for Bainbridge Senator Phil Rockefeller (Kitsap Sun, may require free registration)
http://kitsapsun.com/news/2008/mar/13/phil-rockefeller-climate-change-victory-the-for/
Olympian Editorial – State action on climate change is the right idea
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/387907.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Some gadgets come with viruses preloaded – viruses introduced in production stage a growing problem (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8569693?source=rss
MPAA boss: Net neutrality would cramp our P2P snooping plans (ARS Technica, via Baller/Herbst)
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080313-mpaa-boss-net-neutrality-would-cramp-our-p2p-snooping-plans.html
EarthLink’s meltdown casts spotlight on public ownership of broadband (Muni Wireless, via Baller/Herbst)
http://www.muniwireless.com/applications/economic-development/2008/03/14/earthlinks-meltdown-casts-spotlight-on-public-ownership-of-broadband/
GENERAL NEWS
Big strides vs. baby steps: Parties put their spin on Legislative session – It's over. The Legislature adjourned its 60-day session Thursday night (The Olympian)
http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/388373.html
Lt. Gov. Owen hands out "recognitions" (Tri-City Herald)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/944/story/116934.html
Seattle giving bottled water the boot (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2004281669_water14m.html?syndication=rss
DIVERSIONS
A dozen pregnant women wanted - for ballet
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSL1271421620080313?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
Dolphin Rescues Wayward Whales – Moko Usually Swims With People In New Zealand
http://www.kirotv.com/family/15583332/detail.html
Woman Attacked Clerk Over Cup, Police Say – Store's Security Cameras Capture Incident
http://www.kirotv.com/news/15580219/detail.html
Win a Pie on Pi Day
http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/14/win-a-pie-on-pi-day/index.html?ex=1363233600&en=e7bbdb1300996a5d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Christians get ready for early Easter (March 23) – 1913 was the last year the holiday was celebrated in the month of March
http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_8570666?source=rss
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Police Raid Recyclers Accused Of Buying Stolen Metal
- Nuclear power crucial to US energy needs, says industry executive
- Canada – Nuclear Power plans unveiled for Alberta
- News Release – Western Energy Institute Names Chuck Meyer as President
- Sources: NOAA to approve 'lethal means' to remove some sea lions
- Oh, get a room! Steelhead trout seen flirting in Alameda Creek
- Upper Columbia Chinook fishing starts this Sunday
- Olympic Mountain snowpack, runoff predicted above average
- Lacey-area residents take in sewer plans
- More chlorine added to Port Townsend water as a precaution after failed tests for bacteria
- Once Puget Sound's dirtiest, lake attracts attention
- EPA Closure of Libraries Faulted For Curbing Access to Key Data
- Montana wind farm work to begin with thaw
- GE Powers Japan's Largest Wood Gas Plant
- Greening the home, New England style
- Canada – Couple wins $11,500 in energy conservation products
- WA gov signs climate change blueprint into law
- Climate Change Bill the Latest Victory for Bainbridge Senator Phil Rockefeller
- Olympian Editorial – State action on climate change is the right idea
- Some gadgets come with viruses preloaded
- MPAA boss: Net neutrality would cramp our P2P snooping plans
- EarthLink’s meltdown casts spotlight on public ownership of broadband
- Big strides vs. baby steps: Parties put their spin on Legislative session – It's over
- Seattle giving bottled water the boot
- Win a Pie on Pi Day
- Christians get ready for early Easter (March 23)
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Errant • \AIR-unt\ • adjective – 1: traveling or given to traveling 2*a: straying outside the proper path or bounds b: moving about aimlessly or irregularly c: behaving wrongly
Baby chicks spilled out of the shipping cartons at the post office, scattering hither and yon in their errant travels through the racks of “business direct” publications and tubs of regular mail. Days after the incident, postal clerks would stop still whenever a small chirp was heard to track down the missing chick. Finally, one employee decided to put a food dish out, which was appropriately dubbed the USPS “chick magnet”.
WEATHER
Forecast for Mason County, Washington
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?site=sew&smap=1&textField1=47.21528&textField2=-123.09944
(NOTE: Some readers have noted that the NWS forecast has not been updated regularly. Apparently there is a refresh issue with the weather web site. If you visit and the forecast isn’t updated, press F5 or refresh the web page. That should take care of the issue)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Police Raid Recyclers Accused Of Buying Stolen Metal (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/15589576/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=news
Nuclear power crucial to US energy needs, says industry executive (Energy Business Review)
http://www.energy-business-review.com/article_news.asp?guid=55158E29-6349-4319-8803-A0D2C6A287E7
Canada – Nuclear Power plans unveiled for Alberta (Canada.com)
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=71a9324b-5972-4b44-a24b-73e859942cec&k=89094
News Release – Western Energy Institute Names Chuck Meyer as President – “…Meyer joins WEI after…a 31 year career with Bonneville Power Administration…” (eMediaWire)
http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2008/3/prweb768274.htm
WATER, FISH & THE ENVIRONMENT
Sources: NOAA to approve 'lethal means' to remove some sea lions (KATU-TV, Portland)
http://www.katu.com/news/16666251.html
Oh, get a room! Steelhead trout seen flirting in Alameda Creek – For the first time in four decades, a pair of steelhead trout may be attempting to spawn in the Niles Canyon area between Sunol and Hayward. (Contra Costa Times)
http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_8570858?source=rss
Upper Columbia Chinook fishing starts this Sunday (The Daily News, Longview)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/03/14/this_day/10151069.txt
Olympic Mountain snowpack, runoff predicted above average (KONP Radio, Port Angeles)
http://www.konp.com/local/3479
Lacey-area residents take in sewer plans – “…Many wondered how they would pay for their share of the project, which averages $31,376 per lot for the estimated 1,470 homeowners who could be hooked up to sewers in years ahead…” (The Olympian)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/388366.html
More chlorine added to Port Townsend water as a precaution after failed tests for bacteria (Peninsula Daily News)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20080314/NEWS/803140305
Once Puget Sound's dirtiest, lake attracts attention – Local, county, state and federal officials to discuss cleanup ideas (Everett Herald)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080314/ETP03/947987234/-1/RSS01
EPA Closure of Libraries Faulted For Curbing Access to Key Data (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/13/AR2008031303649.html?nav=rss_technology
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Montana wind farm work to begin with thaw – Construction of the state's largest wind farm is scheduled to begin this spring 85 miles north Great Falls, Spain-based developer Naturener said. (Associated Press, via the Missoulian)
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/03/13/business/biz27.txt
GE Powers Japan's Largest Wood Gas Plant (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=51844&src=rss
Greening the home, New England style (Photos from CNET News)
http://www.news.com/Photos-Greening-the-home%2C-New-England-style/2300-13842_3-6234286.html?part=dht&tag=nl.e703
CONSERVATION
Canada – Couple wins $11,500 in energy conservation products (Northern Life)
http://www.northernlife.ca/News/Lifestyle/2008/03-13-08-contest.asp?NLStory=03-13-08-contest
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
WA gov signs climate change blueprint into law (Associated Press, via the Columbian)
http://news.columbian.com/news/state/APStories/AP03142008news291791.cfm?newsletter=10
Climate Change Bill the Latest Victory for Bainbridge Senator Phil Rockefeller (Kitsap Sun, may require free registration)
http://kitsapsun.com/news/2008/mar/13/phil-rockefeller-climate-change-victory-the-for/
Olympian Editorial – State action on climate change is the right idea
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/387907.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Some gadgets come with viruses preloaded – viruses introduced in production stage a growing problem (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8569693?source=rss
MPAA boss: Net neutrality would cramp our P2P snooping plans (ARS Technica, via Baller/Herbst)
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080313-mpaa-boss-net-neutrality-would-cramp-our-p2p-snooping-plans.html
EarthLink’s meltdown casts spotlight on public ownership of broadband (Muni Wireless, via Baller/Herbst)
http://www.muniwireless.com/applications/economic-development/2008/03/14/earthlinks-meltdown-casts-spotlight-on-public-ownership-of-broadband/
GENERAL NEWS
Big strides vs. baby steps: Parties put their spin on Legislative session – It's over. The Legislature adjourned its 60-day session Thursday night (The Olympian)
http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/388373.html
Lt. Gov. Owen hands out "recognitions" (Tri-City Herald)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/944/story/116934.html
Seattle giving bottled water the boot (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2004281669_water14m.html?syndication=rss
DIVERSIONS
A dozen pregnant women wanted - for ballet
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSL1271421620080313?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
Dolphin Rescues Wayward Whales – Moko Usually Swims With People In New Zealand
http://www.kirotv.com/family/15583332/detail.html
Woman Attacked Clerk Over Cup, Police Say – Store's Security Cameras Capture Incident
http://www.kirotv.com/news/15580219/detail.html
Win a Pie on Pi Day
http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/14/win-a-pie-on-pi-day/index.html?ex=1363233600&en=e7bbdb1300996a5d&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Christians get ready for early Easter (March 23) – 1913 was the last year the holiday was celebrated in the month of March
http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_8570666?source=rss
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Energy News Digest for March 13, 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)
- Mason County PUD 3 Moving Forward With Rate Increase
- Businesses could see rate cuts up to 12.7% from Franklin PUD
- News Release – Avista Files Request to Decrease Customer Bills if Interim BPA Payment is Received
- New water wheel for Stehekin power generation likely to be installed by Chelan PUD this month
- Idaho Senate committee backs tax breaks for uranium plant
- Maryland – Constellation data on costs to close nuclear plant lacking
- Pennsylvania plans energy trade mission to South Africa
- Never Mind – Texas won't face electricity crisis after all, ERCOT head says
- Oregon – Forest Grove says no to Liquefied Natural Gas line
- Grant County PUD reaches settlement in contracts lawsuit
- Collapse of Salmon Stocks Endangers Pacific Fishery
- Salmon numbers crash – Managers say there will be little or no commercial or recreational fishing
- Competition grows for limited salmon stocks
- New spring salmon rules on Columbia include more bank fishing
- Federal protection requested for popular smelt
- Tribe to fish downstream of Bonneville Dam
- Columbia holds promise for spring Chinook
- Robust Idaho snowpack has officials optimistic
- Oregon Looks To Ground For Water Storage Solutions
- Tribe Views Whale Hunters as Heroes, Nuisances
- Grays Harbor County PUD hires engineering firm to plan mill power generation
- PUD to sell Chelan Hydro’s environmental credits
- Idaho – Governor Otter Highlights Idaho Energy Needs
- Florida – St. Lucie officials, activists say wind-farm idea is mostly hot air
- Five Trends to Watch in the Renewable Energy Industry
- Utility Gives Power to the People – Xcel Energy Inc. plans to roll out "smart grid" technology
- Australia – Light bulb recycling needed: conservation council
- Climate plan phases approach
- Sea Levels Are Falling Over the Long Term Because of Lower Basins
- There's a homegrown way to address climate change
- Nickels calls for switch to hybrid cabs
- Video Road Hogs Stir Fear of Internet Traffic Jam
- Three-year, $7 million computer project at State Health Care Authority set to be shelved
- Downtown Wenatchee café hosts mostly adult players – Chess nights gather players of all abilities
- Last day for Legislature – $306 million supplemental plan at stake
- Rayonier buying 56,300 acres in timberland in Pacific County in Southwest Washington
- Diesel: Fuel for Inflation? Truckers Face Record Pump Prices to Get Goods to Stores
- Kent police arrest wire theft, burglary suspect
- Lewis County EDC Head To Step Down Next Year
- Great Wolf Lodge Opening Next Week
- New color $5 bills come out today
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Contraband • \CONT-ruh-band\ • noun – 1: illegal or prohibited traffic in goods: smuggling 2: goods or merchandise whose importation, exportation, or possession is forbidden; also: smuggled goods
“Ha, ha, ha,” snorted Stanislaus to his feeble companion. “Contraband is something you sneak into a party, like liquor to spike the punch. Not a music combo that plays at contra dances.” “Thanks for the elucidation,” said his partner.
WEATHER
Forecast for Mason County, Washington
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?site=sew&smap=1&textField1=47.21528&textField2=-123.09944
(NOTE: Some readers have noted that the NWS forecast has not been updated regularly. Apparently there is a refresh issue with the weather web site. If you visit and the forecast isn’t updated, press F5 or refresh the web page. That should take care of the issue)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
MASON COUNTY PUD 3 MOVING FORWARD WITH RATE INCREASE – Mason County PUD No. 3 is moving forward with an electricity rate increase of an average of five percent. Tuesday, the PUD 3 Board of Commissioners directed staff to draft a resolution for the rate increase to take effect on May 1st. The resolution will also allow for an increase of up to five percent next year. Any rate increase in 2009 would depend on whole sale energy costs and other financial conditions. In addition, the Commission is considering a change in late fees. Past due billings would be assessed a late fee after 28 days, amounting to $7.50 for residential and lighting accounts, and $7.50 or 1% of the past due balance (whichever is greater) for commercial and industrial accounts. The rate increase this year was part of the Utility's budget adopted in December. The Mason County PUD No. 3 Board of Commissioner is expected to adopt the resolution during its next meeting, 10am March 18th. A typical residential customer, using about 1,000 kilowatt hours per month, will pay about $3.60 more a month. The last Mason County PUD No. 3 rate increase was three percent in 2006. And again, this year's five percent electricity rate increase will take effect on May 1st.
Businesses could see rate cuts up to 12.7% – Franklin PUD announced a rate decrease Wednesday that will provide the biggest savings for some business accounts. (Tri-City Herald)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/901/story/116265.html
News Release – Avista Files Request to Decrease Customer Bills if Interim BPA Payment is Received (Yahoo! Finance)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080312/aqw545.html?.v=1
New water wheel for Stehekin power generation likely to be installed by Chelan County PUD this month – Residents of this remote town at the northwest tip of Lake Chelan should have a secure electric system by late August. (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080311/NEWS04/718967199
Idaho Senate committee backs tax breaks for uranium plant (Associated Press, via the Columbian)
http://news.columbian.com/news/state/APStories/AP03132008news291447.cfm
Maryland – Constellation data on costs to close nuclear plant lacking, PSC says (Baltimore Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2008/03/10/daily19.html?ana=from_rss
Pennsylvania plans energy trade mission to South Africa (Pittsburgh Business Times – “See, what ya need is deregulation. This nostrum will cure all your energy ills. Trust us!)
http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2008/03/10/daily21.html?ana=from_rss
Never Mind – Texas won't face electricity crisis after all, ERCOT head says (Dallas Morning News)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/industries/energy/stories/DN-power_13bus.ART0.State.Edition1.39ba496.html
Oregon – Forest Grove says no to Liquefied Natural Gas line – The city says the liquefied natural gas is a danger to natural resources (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/1205290504304570.xml&coll=7
Grant County PUD reaches settlement in contracts lawsuit – Former manager to pay PUD $50,000 (Columbia Basin Herald)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2008/03/12/news/news01.txt
WATER, FISH & THE ENVIRONMENT
Collapse of Salmon Stocks Endangers Pacific Fishery (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/13/us/13salmon.html?ex=1363060800&en=0e6074ebbae420a1&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Salmon numbers crash – Managers say there will be little or no commercial or recreational fishing (The World, Coos Bay)
http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/03/13/news/doc47d7f4fa367ed531592954.txt
Competition grows for salmon – Poor salmon returns make commercial fishing unlikely off the coasts of California and Oregon this year, heating up the competition for fish off portions of Washington's coast. (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004279228_salmon13m.html?syndication=rss
New spring salmon rules on Columbia include more bank fishing (News Tribune, Tacoma)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/adventure/story/307822.html
Federal protection requested for popular smelt – Pacific smelt, a small, popular recreational and food fish, could be listed as a threatened or endangered species by the end of next year. (Everett Herald)
http://heraldnet.com/article/20080313/NEWS01/493587243
Tribe to fish downstream of Bonneville Dam – Construction of a tribal fishing platform is under way downstream of Bonneville Dam as members of the Yakama Indian Nation prepare to expand the area where they catch Columbia River spring Chinook salmon. (The Columbian)
http://www.columbian.com/sports/localNews/2008/03/03132008_Tribe-to-fish-downstream-of-Bonneville-Dam.cfm
Columbia holds promise for spring Chinook – All eyes will be on the Columbia River when a long stretch of the mainstem opens this Sunday for what is expected to be a dandy hatchery spring Chinook fishery. (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2004278983_fish13.html?syndication=rss
Robust Idaho snowpack has officials optimistic (Associated Press, via the Columbian)
http://news.columbian.com/news/state/APStories/AP03122008news291401.cfm
Oregon Looks To Ground For Water Storage Solutions – Eastern Oregon farmers want to take water from rivers during the peak summer growing season. But conservation groups say that’s when salmon need that water the most. (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/oregon-looks-ground-water-storage-solutions/
Tribe Views Whale Hunters as Heroes, Nuisances – Five Makah Indians are due in federal court next month to face charges of illegally killing a gray whale in the waters off Washington State. (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88159568&ft=1&f=2
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Grays Harbor County PUD hires engineering firm to plan mill power generation (The Daily World, Aberdeen)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/03/12/local_news/04news.txt
PUD to sell Chelan Hydro’s environmental credits – A still-unknown buyer could pay as much as $200,000 for credits associated with the Chelan Hydro Project’s environmental friendliness, Chelan County PUD officials said Monday. (The Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080312/NEWS04/536499587
Idaho – Governor Otter Highlights Idaho Energy Needs “…because of hydroelectric power, the Gem State is already a leader in green energy…” (KTRV-TV, Boise)
http://www.fox12news.com/Global/story.asp?S=8001325&nav=menu439_7_6
Florida – St. Lucie officials, activists say wind-farm idea is mostly hot air: Florida isn't breezy enough (McClatchy Tribune Business News, via Power Marketing Association Online)
http://powermarketers.netcontentinc.net/newsreader.asp?ppa=8knpp%5E%5CjhnrqnkUTgd%216%3C%22bfen%5Fv
Five Trends to Watch in the Renewable Energy Industry (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=51825&src=rss
CONSERVATION
Utility Gives Power to the People – Xcel Energy Inc. plans to roll out "smart grid" technology in Boulder, Colo., in coming months (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120537871607432823.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Australia – Light bulb recycling needed: conservation council (Yahoo! News)
http://au.news.yahoo.com/080313/21/164zt.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Climate plan phases approach – An effort in the western U.S. and Canada to cut greenhouse gases starts with less than half the sources (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/120529230421830.xml&coll=7
Sea Levels Are Falling Over the Long Term Because of Lower Basins (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/science/11obseas.html?ex=1363147200&en=8751d4104fcc625e&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
There's a homegrown way to address climate change (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/354753_tilth13.html?source=rss
Nickels calls for switch to hybrid cabs – The mayor of Seattle wants to transform the city's gas-guzzling taxis into eco-friendly rides. But some taxi drivers say going green will cost them too much green. (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komotv.com/news/local/16629961.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Video Road Hogs Stir Fear of Internet Traffic Jam (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/13/technology/13net.html?_r=1&ex=1363147200&en=08c7b46f377c8f16&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin
Three-year, $7 million computer project at State Health Care Authority set to be shelved (The Olympian)
http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/387174.html
Downtown Wenatchee café hosts mostly adult players – Chess nights gather players of all abilities “…Nena Walton, marketing administrator for fiber optics at the Chelan County PUD, started the chess nights as a way to find more players…” (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080312/NEIGHBORS/536995601
GENERAL NEWS
Last day for Legislature – $306 million supplemental plan at stake (The Olympian)
http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/387173.html
Rayonier buying 56,300 acres in timberland in Pacific County in Southwest Washington for $215M (P{uget Sound Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2008/03/10/daily22.html?ana=from_rss
Diesel: Fuel for Inflation? Truckers Face Record Pump Prices to Get Goods to Stores (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/12/AR2008031203670.html?nav=rss_business
Kent police arrest wire theft, burglary suspect – Police believe they have arrested a major metal thief and burglar in Kent. (The Associated Press, via the Olympian)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/387605.html
LEWIS COUNTY EDC HEAD TO STEP DOWN NEXT YEAR – Lewis County Economic Development Council Executive Director Bill Lotto today announced his resignation, effective April 30, 2009. Lotto has held his position for over 15 years. During his tenure, the organization has been involved with over 60 recruitment and expansion cases resulting in over 3,000 jobs in Lewis County. (KELA Radio, Centralia)
Great Wolf Lodge Opening Next Week – $100 Million Resort Holding Soft Opening This Weekend (The Chronicle, Centralia)
http://www.chronline.com/story.php?subaction=showfull&id=1205344417&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&
New color $5 bills come out today (Tri City Herald)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/business/business_wire/story/115739.html
DIVERSIONS
Final 'Harry Potter' book to be split into 2 movies – Harry Potter was the center of seven novels, but he'll star in eight films.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/13/harry.potter.ap/index.html?eref=ib_topstories
Boyfriend: Phobia caused woman's 2-year bathroom stay
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/13/woman.in.bathroom.ap/index.html?eref=ib_topstories
Contraband Candy: 8th-Grader Suspended For Buying Skittles In School
http://www.kirotv.com/irresistible/15575672/detail.html
Business of haiku: No rhyme, but some reason
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/virgin/354731_virgin13.html
The scammers get scammed – He bit into some Nigerian spam - to fight it
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/13/MNTTVEAI9.DTL&feed=rss.business
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Mason County PUD 3 Moving Forward With Rate Increase
- Businesses could see rate cuts up to 12.7% from Franklin PUD
- News Release – Avista Files Request to Decrease Customer Bills if Interim BPA Payment is Received
- New water wheel for Stehekin power generation likely to be installed by Chelan PUD this month
- Idaho Senate committee backs tax breaks for uranium plant
- Maryland – Constellation data on costs to close nuclear plant lacking
- Pennsylvania plans energy trade mission to South Africa
- Never Mind – Texas won't face electricity crisis after all, ERCOT head says
- Oregon – Forest Grove says no to Liquefied Natural Gas line
- Grant County PUD reaches settlement in contracts lawsuit
- Collapse of Salmon Stocks Endangers Pacific Fishery
- Salmon numbers crash – Managers say there will be little or no commercial or recreational fishing
- Competition grows for limited salmon stocks
- New spring salmon rules on Columbia include more bank fishing
- Federal protection requested for popular smelt
- Tribe to fish downstream of Bonneville Dam
- Columbia holds promise for spring Chinook
- Robust Idaho snowpack has officials optimistic
- Oregon Looks To Ground For Water Storage Solutions
- Tribe Views Whale Hunters as Heroes, Nuisances
- Grays Harbor County PUD hires engineering firm to plan mill power generation
- PUD to sell Chelan Hydro’s environmental credits
- Idaho – Governor Otter Highlights Idaho Energy Needs
- Florida – St. Lucie officials, activists say wind-farm idea is mostly hot air
- Five Trends to Watch in the Renewable Energy Industry
- Utility Gives Power to the People – Xcel Energy Inc. plans to roll out "smart grid" technology
- Australia – Light bulb recycling needed: conservation council
- Climate plan phases approach
- Sea Levels Are Falling Over the Long Term Because of Lower Basins
- There's a homegrown way to address climate change
- Nickels calls for switch to hybrid cabs
- Video Road Hogs Stir Fear of Internet Traffic Jam
- Three-year, $7 million computer project at State Health Care Authority set to be shelved
- Downtown Wenatchee café hosts mostly adult players – Chess nights gather players of all abilities
- Last day for Legislature – $306 million supplemental plan at stake
- Rayonier buying 56,300 acres in timberland in Pacific County in Southwest Washington
- Diesel: Fuel for Inflation? Truckers Face Record Pump Prices to Get Goods to Stores
- Kent police arrest wire theft, burglary suspect
- Lewis County EDC Head To Step Down Next Year
- Great Wolf Lodge Opening Next Week
- New color $5 bills come out today
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Contraband • \CONT-ruh-band\ • noun – 1: illegal or prohibited traffic in goods: smuggling 2: goods or merchandise whose importation, exportation, or possession is forbidden; also: smuggled goods
“Ha, ha, ha,” snorted Stanislaus to his feeble companion. “Contraband is something you sneak into a party, like liquor to spike the punch. Not a music combo that plays at contra dances.” “Thanks for the elucidation,” said his partner.
WEATHER
Forecast for Mason County, Washington
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?site=sew&smap=1&textField1=47.21528&textField2=-123.09944
(NOTE: Some readers have noted that the NWS forecast has not been updated regularly. Apparently there is a refresh issue with the weather web site. If you visit and the forecast isn’t updated, press F5 or refresh the web page. That should take care of the issue)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
MASON COUNTY PUD 3 MOVING FORWARD WITH RATE INCREASE – Mason County PUD No. 3 is moving forward with an electricity rate increase of an average of five percent. Tuesday, the PUD 3 Board of Commissioners directed staff to draft a resolution for the rate increase to take effect on May 1st. The resolution will also allow for an increase of up to five percent next year. Any rate increase in 2009 would depend on whole sale energy costs and other financial conditions. In addition, the Commission is considering a change in late fees. Past due billings would be assessed a late fee after 28 days, amounting to $7.50 for residential and lighting accounts, and $7.50 or 1% of the past due balance (whichever is greater) for commercial and industrial accounts. The rate increase this year was part of the Utility's budget adopted in December. The Mason County PUD No. 3 Board of Commissioner is expected to adopt the resolution during its next meeting, 10am March 18th. A typical residential customer, using about 1,000 kilowatt hours per month, will pay about $3.60 more a month. The last Mason County PUD No. 3 rate increase was three percent in 2006. And again, this year's five percent electricity rate increase will take effect on May 1st.
Businesses could see rate cuts up to 12.7% – Franklin PUD announced a rate decrease Wednesday that will provide the biggest savings for some business accounts. (Tri-City Herald)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/901/story/116265.html
News Release – Avista Files Request to Decrease Customer Bills if Interim BPA Payment is Received (Yahoo! Finance)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080312/aqw545.html?.v=1
New water wheel for Stehekin power generation likely to be installed by Chelan County PUD this month – Residents of this remote town at the northwest tip of Lake Chelan should have a secure electric system by late August. (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080311/NEWS04/718967199
Idaho Senate committee backs tax breaks for uranium plant (Associated Press, via the Columbian)
http://news.columbian.com/news/state/APStories/AP03132008news291447.cfm
Maryland – Constellation data on costs to close nuclear plant lacking, PSC says (Baltimore Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2008/03/10/daily19.html?ana=from_rss
Pennsylvania plans energy trade mission to South Africa (Pittsburgh Business Times – “See, what ya need is deregulation. This nostrum will cure all your energy ills. Trust us!)
http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2008/03/10/daily21.html?ana=from_rss
Never Mind – Texas won't face electricity crisis after all, ERCOT head says (Dallas Morning News)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/industries/energy/stories/DN-power_13bus.ART0.State.Edition1.39ba496.html
Oregon – Forest Grove says no to Liquefied Natural Gas line – The city says the liquefied natural gas is a danger to natural resources (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/1205290504304570.xml&coll=7
Grant County PUD reaches settlement in contracts lawsuit – Former manager to pay PUD $50,000 (Columbia Basin Herald)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2008/03/12/news/news01.txt
WATER, FISH & THE ENVIRONMENT
Collapse of Salmon Stocks Endangers Pacific Fishery (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/13/us/13salmon.html?ex=1363060800&en=0e6074ebbae420a1&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Salmon numbers crash – Managers say there will be little or no commercial or recreational fishing (The World, Coos Bay)
http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/03/13/news/doc47d7f4fa367ed531592954.txt
Competition grows for salmon – Poor salmon returns make commercial fishing unlikely off the coasts of California and Oregon this year, heating up the competition for fish off portions of Washington's coast. (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004279228_salmon13m.html?syndication=rss
New spring salmon rules on Columbia include more bank fishing (News Tribune, Tacoma)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/adventure/story/307822.html
Federal protection requested for popular smelt – Pacific smelt, a small, popular recreational and food fish, could be listed as a threatened or endangered species by the end of next year. (Everett Herald)
http://heraldnet.com/article/20080313/NEWS01/493587243
Tribe to fish downstream of Bonneville Dam – Construction of a tribal fishing platform is under way downstream of Bonneville Dam as members of the Yakama Indian Nation prepare to expand the area where they catch Columbia River spring Chinook salmon. (The Columbian)
http://www.columbian.com/sports/localNews/2008/03/03132008_Tribe-to-fish-downstream-of-Bonneville-Dam.cfm
Columbia holds promise for spring Chinook – All eyes will be on the Columbia River when a long stretch of the mainstem opens this Sunday for what is expected to be a dandy hatchery spring Chinook fishery. (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2004278983_fish13.html?syndication=rss
Robust Idaho snowpack has officials optimistic (Associated Press, via the Columbian)
http://news.columbian.com/news/state/APStories/AP03122008news291401.cfm
Oregon Looks To Ground For Water Storage Solutions – Eastern Oregon farmers want to take water from rivers during the peak summer growing season. But conservation groups say that’s when salmon need that water the most. (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/oregon-looks-ground-water-storage-solutions/
Tribe Views Whale Hunters as Heroes, Nuisances – Five Makah Indians are due in federal court next month to face charges of illegally killing a gray whale in the waters off Washington State. (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88159568&ft=1&f=2
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Grays Harbor County PUD hires engineering firm to plan mill power generation (The Daily World, Aberdeen)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/03/12/local_news/04news.txt
PUD to sell Chelan Hydro’s environmental credits – A still-unknown buyer could pay as much as $200,000 for credits associated with the Chelan Hydro Project’s environmental friendliness, Chelan County PUD officials said Monday. (The Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080312/NEWS04/536499587
Idaho – Governor Otter Highlights Idaho Energy Needs “…because of hydroelectric power, the Gem State is already a leader in green energy…” (KTRV-TV, Boise)
http://www.fox12news.com/Global/story.asp?S=8001325&nav=menu439_7_6
Florida – St. Lucie officials, activists say wind-farm idea is mostly hot air: Florida isn't breezy enough (McClatchy Tribune Business News, via Power Marketing Association Online)
http://powermarketers.netcontentinc.net/newsreader.asp?ppa=8knpp%5E%5CjhnrqnkUTgd%216%3C%22bfen%5Fv
Five Trends to Watch in the Renewable Energy Industry (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=51825&src=rss
CONSERVATION
Utility Gives Power to the People – Xcel Energy Inc. plans to roll out "smart grid" technology in Boulder, Colo., in coming months (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120537871607432823.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Australia – Light bulb recycling needed: conservation council (Yahoo! News)
http://au.news.yahoo.com/080313/21/164zt.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Climate plan phases approach – An effort in the western U.S. and Canada to cut greenhouse gases starts with less than half the sources (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/120529230421830.xml&coll=7
Sea Levels Are Falling Over the Long Term Because of Lower Basins (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/science/11obseas.html?ex=1363147200&en=8751d4104fcc625e&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
There's a homegrown way to address climate change (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/354753_tilth13.html?source=rss
Nickels calls for switch to hybrid cabs – The mayor of Seattle wants to transform the city's gas-guzzling taxis into eco-friendly rides. But some taxi drivers say going green will cost them too much green. (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komotv.com/news/local/16629961.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Video Road Hogs Stir Fear of Internet Traffic Jam (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/13/technology/13net.html?_r=1&ex=1363147200&en=08c7b46f377c8f16&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin
Three-year, $7 million computer project at State Health Care Authority set to be shelved (The Olympian)
http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/387174.html
Downtown Wenatchee café hosts mostly adult players – Chess nights gather players of all abilities “…Nena Walton, marketing administrator for fiber optics at the Chelan County PUD, started the chess nights as a way to find more players…” (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080312/NEIGHBORS/536995601
GENERAL NEWS
Last day for Legislature – $306 million supplemental plan at stake (The Olympian)
http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/387173.html
Rayonier buying 56,300 acres in timberland in Pacific County in Southwest Washington for $215M (P{uget Sound Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2008/03/10/daily22.html?ana=from_rss
Diesel: Fuel for Inflation? Truckers Face Record Pump Prices to Get Goods to Stores (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/12/AR2008031203670.html?nav=rss_business
Kent police arrest wire theft, burglary suspect – Police believe they have arrested a major metal thief and burglar in Kent. (The Associated Press, via the Olympian)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/387605.html
LEWIS COUNTY EDC HEAD TO STEP DOWN NEXT YEAR – Lewis County Economic Development Council Executive Director Bill Lotto today announced his resignation, effective April 30, 2009. Lotto has held his position for over 15 years. During his tenure, the organization has been involved with over 60 recruitment and expansion cases resulting in over 3,000 jobs in Lewis County. (KELA Radio, Centralia)
Great Wolf Lodge Opening Next Week – $100 Million Resort Holding Soft Opening This Weekend (The Chronicle, Centralia)
http://www.chronline.com/story.php?subaction=showfull&id=1205344417&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&
New color $5 bills come out today (Tri City Herald)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/business/business_wire/story/115739.html
DIVERSIONS
Final 'Harry Potter' book to be split into 2 movies – Harry Potter was the center of seven novels, but he'll star in eight films.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/13/harry.potter.ap/index.html?eref=ib_topstories
Boyfriend: Phobia caused woman's 2-year bathroom stay
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/13/woman.in.bathroom.ap/index.html?eref=ib_topstories
Contraband Candy: 8th-Grader Suspended For Buying Skittles In School
http://www.kirotv.com/irresistible/15575672/detail.html
Business of haiku: No rhyme, but some reason
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/virgin/354731_virgin13.html
The scammers get scammed – He bit into some Nigerian spam - to fight it
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/13/MNTTVEAI9.DTL&feed=rss.business
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Energy News Digest for March 12, 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)
- Grays Harbor County PUD votes to join lawsuit over BPA payment offer
- Clark Public Utilities: Utility considers BPA plan
- State panel gives Port of Kalama petcoke plant planners an extension
- Grant County PUD Reaches Settlement With Former Gm
- PUDs to host talks by pro-nuclear environmentalist
- Moses Lake overhead power lines may go underground
- Consumer groups push Maryland lawmakers to rein in electricity costs
- Baltimore Sun Blog – Why aren't we raising heck about Pepco electric rates?
- Proposal favors ratepayers in failed Nevada energy plant case
- News Release WOW! – PJM Market Monitor Finds Wholesale Electricity Markets Remain Competitive
- California GPS tracking could be salmon salvation
- U.S. Department of Energy speeds up Hanford water cleanup
- Drugs in water causing troubling problems to fish, wildlife
- Oakville Water Tops in State
- Review of federal Tieton River operations could mean changes for fish and kayakers
- Oregon – Questions Raised About Selling Solar Tax Credits
- U.S. Geothermal Announces Power Agreement for Raft River Unit with Eugene Water and Electric Board
- Tulsa electricity company trying to save power
- Biofuel Rush Makes Drought a Bigger Economic Risk
- Green energy is making big money
- Clean Edge report: Clean energy growing rapidly
- A Light Bulb Went Off: Print the Lights
- The fight over what "green" means
- Studies: Climate Change Threatens U.S. Roadways
- 'Green' storage in forests may be going up in smoke
- Canada’s federal climate plan compliments British Columbia carbon tax
- Google wraps up $3.1B DoubleClick deal
- Key House Democrat opposes network neutrality law
- Families of victims in White Pass plane crash sue Cessna over wreck of Shelton-based plane
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Natty • \NAT-tee\ • adjective – Trimly neat and tidy
“You have to admit, Belvedere is a natty dresser,” exclaimed Betty to her walking partner. “Yeah,” her companion agreed. “But shouldn’t he be a natty dresser in men’s clothes; not his wife’s sun dress?”
WEATHER
Forecast for Mason County, Washington
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?site=sew&smap=1&textField1=47.21528&textField2=-123.09944
(NOTE: Some readers have noted that the NWS forecast has not been updated regularly. Apparently there is a refresh issue with the weather web site. If you visit and the forecast isn’t updated, press F5 or refresh the web page. That should take care of the issue)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Grays Harbor County PUD votes to join lawsuit over BPA payment offer (Daily World, Aberdeen)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/03/11/local_news/04news.txt
Clark Public Utilities: Utility considers BPA plan – Who should Clark County’s electricity provider side with – other utilities that want millions of dollars now, or those that want to sue for possibly more? (The Columbian)
http://www.columbian.com/business/businessNews/2008/03/03122008_Utility-considers-BPA-plan.cfm/
State panel gives Port of Kalama petcoke plant planners an extension (Daily News, Longview)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/03/12//area_news/10153105.txt
GRANT COUNTY PUD REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH FORMER GM – A mediated settlement was reached last week in Grant County PUD's litigation case against former general manager Don Godard. In the settlement, PUD officials say Godard will pay the utility 50 thousand dollars. The PUD filed its amended complaint against Godard in 2005, asserting that actions directed by Godard resulted in the improper payment of funds as reported in a 2003 State Auditor's report. Godard served as the district's GM for 12 years, and resigned effective February 29th, 2004. (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee)
PUDs to host talks by pro-nuclear environmentalist – The Chelan, Douglas and Grant County PUDs will host two public talks, likely in June, by Greenpeace founder and pro-nuclear-power environmentalist Patrick Moore. (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080311/NEWS04/233561073
Moses Lake overhead power lines may go underground – who pays? (Columbia Basin Herald)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2008/03/11/news/news04.txt
Consumer groups push Maryland lawmakers to rein in electricity costs (Baltimore Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2008/03/10/daily16.html?ana=from_rss
Baltimore Sun Blog – Why aren't we raising heck about Pepco electric rates?
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/hancock/blog/2008/03/why_arent_we_raising_heck_abou.html
Proposal favors ratepayers in failed Nevada energy plant case (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/03/11/state/n145258D48.DTL&feed=rss.business
News Release WOW! – PJM Market Monitor Finds Wholesale Electricity Markets Remain Competitive (PR NewsWire)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/03-11-2008/0004771987&EDATE=
WATER, FISH & THE ENVIRONMENT
California GPS tracking could be salmon salvation (Press Democrat, Santa Rosa)
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/EarlyEdition/article_view.cfm?recordID=8849&publishdate=03/12/2008
U.S. Department of Energy speeds up Hanford water cleanup (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2004276338_hanford12m.html?syndication=rss
Drugs in water causing troubling problems to fish, wildlife (CNN)
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/03/11/pharma.waterfish.ap/index.html?eref=ib_topstories
Oakville Water Tops in State – H2Oakville: City’s Supply Takes Evergreen Rural Water Award (Daily Chronicle, Centralia)
http://www.chronline.com/story.php?subaction=showfull&id=1205344121&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&
Review of federal Tieton River operations could mean changes for fish and kayakers (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_wa_tieton_river.html
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Oregon – Questions Raised About Selling Solar Tax Credits (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/questions-raised-about-selling-solar-tax-credits/
News Release – U.S. Geothermal Announces Power Purchase Agreement for Planned Raft River Unit Two with Eugene Water and Electric Board (Yahoo! Finance)
http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/080311/0373755.html
Tulsa electricity company trying to save power (KJRH-TV, Tulsa)
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=aad92b3d-6892-4dc7-9554-13cff122a0c9&rss=701
Biofuel Rush Makes Drought a Bigger Economic Risk – As grain prices rise and ethanol makes up an increasing portion of the nation's fuel supply, a major drought in the Plains states could pose a significant threat to the U.S. economy. (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88116154&ft=1&f=2
Green energy is making big money – The alternative energy business is starting to make real money. (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/11/MNVBVHVSN.DTL
Clean Edge report: Clean energy growing rapidly – Worldwide markets for clean energy are expanding rapidly, and slated for strong growth over the next decade (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/03/10/daily13.html?ana=from_rss
CONSERVATION
A Light Bulb Went Off: Print the Lights (NY Times)
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/a-light-bulb-went-off-print-the-lights/index.html?ex=1363060800&en=416d7c63e4ee728c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
The fight over what "green" means (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004276447_green12m.html?syndication=rss
Studies: Climate Change Threatens U.S. Roadways – Scientists on Tuesday issued a warning of almost Biblical proportions to the nation's transportation planners. (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88116192&ft=1&f=2
'Green' storage in forests may be going up in smoke – Study: Wildfires emit more global warming gases than thought (Sacramento Bee)
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/778649.html
Canada’s federal climate plan compliments British Columbia carbon tax (Canada.com)
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=cdad8050-e167-4d0a-b9e2-bb7a3214dc58&k=11560
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Google wraps up $3.1B DoubleClick deal (Associated Press, via Yahoo! News)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080311/ap_on_hi_te/google_doubleclick_16
Key House Democrat opposes network neutrality law (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8535517?source=rss&nclick_check=1
GENERAL NEWS
Families of victims in White Pass plane crash sue Cessna over wreck of Shelton-based plane (Associated Press, via the Columbian)
http://news.columbian.com/news/state/APStories/AP03122008news290814.cfm
DIVERSIONS
100 years later: Yes, I'd like to renew this, please
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN1156954620080311?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
'Gilligan's' Mary Ann Caught With Pot
http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=304846>1=7703
Underpass Collision Cancels 800-Pound Man's Date
http://www.kirotv.com/irresistible/15565575/detail.html
Woman Faces $1,000 Fine For Pink Poodle – Dog Dyed To Help Raise Awareness For Breast Cancer
http://www.kirotv.com/irresistible/15562174/detail.html
Americans May Be Getting Enough Sleep After All, Report Says
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/11/AR2008031102537.html?nav=rss_email/components
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Grays Harbor County PUD votes to join lawsuit over BPA payment offer
- Clark Public Utilities: Utility considers BPA plan
- State panel gives Port of Kalama petcoke plant planners an extension
- Grant County PUD Reaches Settlement With Former Gm
- PUDs to host talks by pro-nuclear environmentalist
- Moses Lake overhead power lines may go underground
- Consumer groups push Maryland lawmakers to rein in electricity costs
- Baltimore Sun Blog – Why aren't we raising heck about Pepco electric rates?
- Proposal favors ratepayers in failed Nevada energy plant case
- News Release WOW! – PJM Market Monitor Finds Wholesale Electricity Markets Remain Competitive
- California GPS tracking could be salmon salvation
- U.S. Department of Energy speeds up Hanford water cleanup
- Drugs in water causing troubling problems to fish, wildlife
- Oakville Water Tops in State
- Review of federal Tieton River operations could mean changes for fish and kayakers
- Oregon – Questions Raised About Selling Solar Tax Credits
- U.S. Geothermal Announces Power Agreement for Raft River Unit with Eugene Water and Electric Board
- Tulsa electricity company trying to save power
- Biofuel Rush Makes Drought a Bigger Economic Risk
- Green energy is making big money
- Clean Edge report: Clean energy growing rapidly
- A Light Bulb Went Off: Print the Lights
- The fight over what "green" means
- Studies: Climate Change Threatens U.S. Roadways
- 'Green' storage in forests may be going up in smoke
- Canada’s federal climate plan compliments British Columbia carbon tax
- Google wraps up $3.1B DoubleClick deal
- Key House Democrat opposes network neutrality law
- Families of victims in White Pass plane crash sue Cessna over wreck of Shelton-based plane
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Natty • \NAT-tee\ • adjective – Trimly neat and tidy
“You have to admit, Belvedere is a natty dresser,” exclaimed Betty to her walking partner. “Yeah,” her companion agreed. “But shouldn’t he be a natty dresser in men’s clothes; not his wife’s sun dress?”
WEATHER
Forecast for Mason County, Washington
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?site=sew&smap=1&textField1=47.21528&textField2=-123.09944
(NOTE: Some readers have noted that the NWS forecast has not been updated regularly. Apparently there is a refresh issue with the weather web site. If you visit and the forecast isn’t updated, press F5 or refresh the web page. That should take care of the issue)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Grays Harbor County PUD votes to join lawsuit over BPA payment offer (Daily World, Aberdeen)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/03/11/local_news/04news.txt
Clark Public Utilities: Utility considers BPA plan – Who should Clark County’s electricity provider side with – other utilities that want millions of dollars now, or those that want to sue for possibly more? (The Columbian)
http://www.columbian.com/business/businessNews/2008/03/03122008_Utility-considers-BPA-plan.cfm/
State panel gives Port of Kalama petcoke plant planners an extension (Daily News, Longview)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/03/12//area_news/10153105.txt
GRANT COUNTY PUD REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH FORMER GM – A mediated settlement was reached last week in Grant County PUD's litigation case against former general manager Don Godard. In the settlement, PUD officials say Godard will pay the utility 50 thousand dollars. The PUD filed its amended complaint against Godard in 2005, asserting that actions directed by Godard resulted in the improper payment of funds as reported in a 2003 State Auditor's report. Godard served as the district's GM for 12 years, and resigned effective February 29th, 2004. (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee)
PUDs to host talks by pro-nuclear environmentalist – The Chelan, Douglas and Grant County PUDs will host two public talks, likely in June, by Greenpeace founder and pro-nuclear-power environmentalist Patrick Moore. (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080311/NEWS04/233561073
Moses Lake overhead power lines may go underground – who pays? (Columbia Basin Herald)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2008/03/11/news/news04.txt
Consumer groups push Maryland lawmakers to rein in electricity costs (Baltimore Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2008/03/10/daily16.html?ana=from_rss
Baltimore Sun Blog – Why aren't we raising heck about Pepco electric rates?
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/hancock/blog/2008/03/why_arent_we_raising_heck_abou.html
Proposal favors ratepayers in failed Nevada energy plant case (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/03/11/state/n145258D48.DTL&feed=rss.business
News Release WOW! – PJM Market Monitor Finds Wholesale Electricity Markets Remain Competitive (PR NewsWire)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/03-11-2008/0004771987&EDATE=
WATER, FISH & THE ENVIRONMENT
California GPS tracking could be salmon salvation (Press Democrat, Santa Rosa)
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/EarlyEdition/article_view.cfm?recordID=8849&publishdate=03/12/2008
U.S. Department of Energy speeds up Hanford water cleanup (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2004276338_hanford12m.html?syndication=rss
Drugs in water causing troubling problems to fish, wildlife (CNN)
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/03/11/pharma.waterfish.ap/index.html?eref=ib_topstories
Oakville Water Tops in State – H2Oakville: City’s Supply Takes Evergreen Rural Water Award (Daily Chronicle, Centralia)
http://www.chronline.com/story.php?subaction=showfull&id=1205344121&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&
Review of federal Tieton River operations could mean changes for fish and kayakers (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_wa_tieton_river.html
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Oregon – Questions Raised About Selling Solar Tax Credits (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/questions-raised-about-selling-solar-tax-credits/
News Release – U.S. Geothermal Announces Power Purchase Agreement for Planned Raft River Unit Two with Eugene Water and Electric Board (Yahoo! Finance)
http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/080311/0373755.html
Tulsa electricity company trying to save power (KJRH-TV, Tulsa)
http://www.kjrh.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=aad92b3d-6892-4dc7-9554-13cff122a0c9&rss=701
Biofuel Rush Makes Drought a Bigger Economic Risk – As grain prices rise and ethanol makes up an increasing portion of the nation's fuel supply, a major drought in the Plains states could pose a significant threat to the U.S. economy. (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88116154&ft=1&f=2
Green energy is making big money – The alternative energy business is starting to make real money. (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/11/MNVBVHVSN.DTL
Clean Edge report: Clean energy growing rapidly – Worldwide markets for clean energy are expanding rapidly, and slated for strong growth over the next decade (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/03/10/daily13.html?ana=from_rss
CONSERVATION
A Light Bulb Went Off: Print the Lights (NY Times)
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/a-light-bulb-went-off-print-the-lights/index.html?ex=1363060800&en=416d7c63e4ee728c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
The fight over what "green" means (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004276447_green12m.html?syndication=rss
Studies: Climate Change Threatens U.S. Roadways – Scientists on Tuesday issued a warning of almost Biblical proportions to the nation's transportation planners. (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88116192&ft=1&f=2
'Green' storage in forests may be going up in smoke – Study: Wildfires emit more global warming gases than thought (Sacramento Bee)
http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/778649.html
Canada’s federal climate plan compliments British Columbia carbon tax (Canada.com)
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=cdad8050-e167-4d0a-b9e2-bb7a3214dc58&k=11560
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Google wraps up $3.1B DoubleClick deal (Associated Press, via Yahoo! News)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080311/ap_on_hi_te/google_doubleclick_16
Key House Democrat opposes network neutrality law (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8535517?source=rss&nclick_check=1
GENERAL NEWS
Families of victims in White Pass plane crash sue Cessna over wreck of Shelton-based plane (Associated Press, via the Columbian)
http://news.columbian.com/news/state/APStories/AP03122008news290814.cfm
DIVERSIONS
100 years later: Yes, I'd like to renew this, please
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN1156954620080311?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
'Gilligan's' Mary Ann Caught With Pot
http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=304846>1=7703
Underpass Collision Cancels 800-Pound Man's Date
http://www.kirotv.com/irresistible/15565575/detail.html
Woman Faces $1,000 Fine For Pink Poodle – Dog Dyed To Help Raise Awareness For Breast Cancer
http://www.kirotv.com/irresistible/15562174/detail.html
Americans May Be Getting Enough Sleep After All, Report Says
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/11/AR2008031102537.html?nav=rss_email/components
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Energy News Digest for March 11, 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)
- Planned Clallam PUD electricity rate increase could be offset
- Fitch Rates Chelan County PUD's $92 MM Revs 'AA/F1+'
- Oregon – The LNG dilemma
- U.S. may protect Canada's oilsands
- Florida – Progress Energy unveils $17 billion nuclear project
- New York – Foes of Indian Point Nuclear Power Plants Begin Legal Battle
- PJM lays out details of allegations against Tower firms
- News Release – Electricity Initiative Ads Aim to Spark Grid Improvement Demands
- Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission approves state plan to rebuild wild steelhead stocks
- LOTT to test water for pharmaceuticals
- A medicine cabinet runs through it
- Seattle Times Editorial – A long drink of water
- Four towers would measure wind for possible turbines on Rattlesnake Hills
- Nordic Windpower picks Idaho for turbine-manufacturing plant
- German turbine maker plans to build plant in Butte
- Texas – Drop in wind energy production leads to power curtailment
- Virginia – Regulations crafted for wind-power turbines
- Alabama Pollution Is Called a Byproduct of a ‘Clean’ Fuel
- Amid the debate, energy gets cleaner
- Non-Profits Missing Out On Green Power Tax Credits
- Kids Learning Simple Energy Conservation
- San Jose's first "green certified" subdivision
- Southern Baptists Back a Shift on Climate Change
- Canada – No region untouched by climate change
- Ericsson predicts demise of hotspots
- Computers play havoc with census
- Truck fleet slows to save fuel
- Boeing filing protest today over tankers
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Hibernaculum • \hy-ber-NAK-yuh-lum\ • noun – : a shelter occupied during the winter by a dormant animal (as an insect or reptile)
With the arrival of spring, Alfredo grunted and heaved himself out of his overstuffed recliner. His basement sanctuary was dark, warm and well stocked with cheap beer, pork rinds and other tasty goodies designed to help him hunker down for the winter. His wife actually enjoyed the annual three month reprieve from her husband’s monosyllabic grunts and inopportune moments of bodily functions while her friends visited. The formal sealing of the door to Alfredo’s self-styled hibernaculum every winter was celebrated with a neighborhood party, which only ended when the latch clicked shut on the basement door.
WEATHER
Forecast for Mason County, Washington
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?site=sew&smap=1&textField1=47.21528&textField2=-123.09944
(NOTE: Some readers have noted that the NWS forecast has not been updated regularly. Apparently there is a refresh issue with the weather web site. If you visit and the forecast isn’t updated, press F5 or refresh the web page. That should take care of the issue)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Planned Clallam PUD electricity rate increase could be offset (Peninsula Daily News)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20080311/NEWS/803110307
Fitch Rates Chelan County PUD's $92 MM Revs 'AA/F1+' (Electric Energy Online)
http://www.electricenergyonline.com/IndustryNews.asp?m=1&id=85182
Oregon – The LNG dilemma – Pipeline proponents say natural gas is a clean fuel; critics say it’s still a bad option (Sustainable Life)
http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/sustainable/story.php?story_id=120491459945476300
U.S. may protect Canada's oilsands – Considering exempting oil produced from the region from an environmental crackdown (National Post)
http://www.nationalpost.com/newsletter/story.html?id=366042
Florida – Progress Energy unveils $17 billion nuclear project (Tampa Bay Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2008/03/10/daily17.html?ana=from_rss
New York – Foes of Indian Point Nuclear Power Plants Begin Legal Battle (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/nyregion/11nuke.html?ex=1362974400&en=3e619053f06289c9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
PJM lays out details of allegations against Tower firms – Alleges that the seven manipulated the PJM financial transmission rights and energy markets and asking FERC to ban them from participating in those markets and to impose civil penalties. (Platts Energy News)
http://www.platts.com/HOME/News/6809835.xml?sub=HOME&p=HOME/News&
News Release – Electricity Initiative Ads Aim to Spark Grid Improvement Demands – According to “Sad Socket,” it is time for Americans to plug into a new electric power system. (Electric Energy Online – Sad socket, meet Reddy Kilowatt and Willie Wirehands)
http://www.electricenergyonline.com/IndustryNews.asp?m=1&id=85158
WATER, FISH & THE ENVIRONMENT
Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission approves state plan to rebuild wild steelhead stocks (Omak Chronicle)
http://www.omakchronicle.com/nws/n080310a.shtml
LOTT to test water for pharmaceuticals (The Olympian)
http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/384985.html
A medicine cabinet runs through it – If there was any doubt Portland is a highly caffeinated city, just look at the bottoms of local rivers and streams. (The Oregonian)
http://blog.oregonlive.com/oregonianextra/2008/03/a_medicine_cabinet_runs_throug.html
Seattle Times Editorial – A long drink of water – Two smart developments are under way with the region's water system.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2004273183_watered11.html
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Four towers would measure wind for possible turbines on Rattlesnake Hills (Tri-City Herald)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/901/story/114188.html
Nordic Windpower picks Idaho for turbine-manufacturing plant (East Bay Business Times)
http://www.bizjournals.com/eastbay/stories/2008/03/10/daily3.html?ana=from_rss
German turbine maker plans to build plant in Butte – The company intends to build a manufacturing plant near Butte to assemble wind turbines for wind power machines (The Missoulian)
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/03/11/business/biz22.txt
Texas – Drop in wind energy production leads to power curtailment – ERCOT implemented the second stage of its emergency grid procedures following a sudden drop in wind energy production at the same time the evening electricity load was increasing (Utility Automation & Engineering)
http://uaelp.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONART&PUBLICATION_ID=22&ARTICLE_ID=321548&C=ENVIR&dcmp=rss
Virginia – Regulations crafted for wind-power turbines: Localities are developing land-use rules to give them tighter control over where wind turbines could be built, even as energy companies study the area's potential for large wind farms. (McClatchy Tribune Business News, via Power Marketing Association Online)
http://powermarketers.netcontentinc.net/newsreader.asp?ppa=8knpp%5E%5CjhghkkpZTeb%216%3C%22bfen%5Fv
Alabama Pollution Is Called a Byproduct of a ‘Clean’ Fuel (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/us/11biofuel.html?_r=1&ei=5088&en=fd908c3699c79e03&ex=1362974400&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1205248117-IuPmf/d4L0Et+sg8o7rG8Q
Amid the debate, energy gets cleaner – Forget the arguments over whether global warming is real. Many American businesses and researchers are well past all that and are scrambling to find ways to make money in a world that must slash its use of fossil fuels. (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004270167_warming09.html
Non-Profits Missing Out On Green Power Tax Credits (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/non-profits-missing-out-green-power-tax-credits/
CONSERVATION
Kids Learning Simple Energy Conservation (WITN-TV, North Carolina)
http://www.witntv.com/home/headlines/16479656.html
San Jose's first "green certified" subdivision (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8524422?source=rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Southern Baptists Back a Shift on Climate Change (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/10/us/10baptist.html?ex=1362974400&en=5bc05fa097af4ad3&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Canada – No region untouched by climate change, study shows (Globe and Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080311.wclimate11/BNStory/National/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20080311.wclimate11
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Ericsson predicts demise of hotspots – As mobile broadband takes off, Wi-Fi hotspots will become as irrelevant as telephone booths, Ericsson Chief Marketing Officer Johan Bergendahl said Monday. (Info World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080310/tc_infoworld/95867
Computers play havoc with census – Defective mobile devices have caused the census to be called a "high-risk area" (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/120496290940000.xml&coll=7
GENERAL NEWS
Truck fleet slows to save fuel – San Mateo's Con-Way Says Reducing Driving Speeds Eases Costs, Too (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8530090?source=rss&nclick_check=1
Boeing filing protest today over tankers (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/boeingaerospace/2004273848_boeingprotest11.html?syndication=rss
DIVERSIONS
Catholic Church says pollution and drugs on its updated thou-shalt-not list
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080311/NEWS02/578743774/-1/RSS01
Teen boys and body spray: Stinky enough for a legislator to act?
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080311/NEWS02/261269616/-1/RSS01
Belfast Judges Overturn Libel Verdict Over Pizzeria's Rotten Review
http://www.kirotv.com/irresistible/15554819/detail.html
'Missing Couple' Surprise Daughter, Police On Return From Vacation
http://www.kirotv.com/irresistible/15554764/detail.html
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Planned Clallam PUD electricity rate increase could be offset
- Fitch Rates Chelan County PUD's $92 MM Revs 'AA/F1+'
- Oregon – The LNG dilemma
- U.S. may protect Canada's oilsands
- Florida – Progress Energy unveils $17 billion nuclear project
- New York – Foes of Indian Point Nuclear Power Plants Begin Legal Battle
- PJM lays out details of allegations against Tower firms
- News Release – Electricity Initiative Ads Aim to Spark Grid Improvement Demands
- Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission approves state plan to rebuild wild steelhead stocks
- LOTT to test water for pharmaceuticals
- A medicine cabinet runs through it
- Seattle Times Editorial – A long drink of water
- Four towers would measure wind for possible turbines on Rattlesnake Hills
- Nordic Windpower picks Idaho for turbine-manufacturing plant
- German turbine maker plans to build plant in Butte
- Texas – Drop in wind energy production leads to power curtailment
- Virginia – Regulations crafted for wind-power turbines
- Alabama Pollution Is Called a Byproduct of a ‘Clean’ Fuel
- Amid the debate, energy gets cleaner
- Non-Profits Missing Out On Green Power Tax Credits
- Kids Learning Simple Energy Conservation
- San Jose's first "green certified" subdivision
- Southern Baptists Back a Shift on Climate Change
- Canada – No region untouched by climate change
- Ericsson predicts demise of hotspots
- Computers play havoc with census
- Truck fleet slows to save fuel
- Boeing filing protest today over tankers
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Hibernaculum • \hy-ber-NAK-yuh-lum\ • noun – : a shelter occupied during the winter by a dormant animal (as an insect or reptile)
With the arrival of spring, Alfredo grunted and heaved himself out of his overstuffed recliner. His basement sanctuary was dark, warm and well stocked with cheap beer, pork rinds and other tasty goodies designed to help him hunker down for the winter. His wife actually enjoyed the annual three month reprieve from her husband’s monosyllabic grunts and inopportune moments of bodily functions while her friends visited. The formal sealing of the door to Alfredo’s self-styled hibernaculum every winter was celebrated with a neighborhood party, which only ended when the latch clicked shut on the basement door.
WEATHER
Forecast for Mason County, Washington
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?site=sew&smap=1&textField1=47.21528&textField2=-123.09944
(NOTE: Some readers have noted that the NWS forecast has not been updated regularly. Apparently there is a refresh issue with the weather web site. If you visit and the forecast isn’t updated, press F5 or refresh the web page. That should take care of the issue)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Planned Clallam PUD electricity rate increase could be offset (Peninsula Daily News)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20080311/NEWS/803110307
Fitch Rates Chelan County PUD's $92 MM Revs 'AA/F1+' (Electric Energy Online)
http://www.electricenergyonline.com/IndustryNews.asp?m=1&id=85182
Oregon – The LNG dilemma – Pipeline proponents say natural gas is a clean fuel; critics say it’s still a bad option (Sustainable Life)
http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/sustainable/story.php?story_id=120491459945476300
U.S. may protect Canada's oilsands – Considering exempting oil produced from the region from an environmental crackdown (National Post)
http://www.nationalpost.com/newsletter/story.html?id=366042
Florida – Progress Energy unveils $17 billion nuclear project (Tampa Bay Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2008/03/10/daily17.html?ana=from_rss
New York – Foes of Indian Point Nuclear Power Plants Begin Legal Battle (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/nyregion/11nuke.html?ex=1362974400&en=3e619053f06289c9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
PJM lays out details of allegations against Tower firms – Alleges that the seven manipulated the PJM financial transmission rights and energy markets and asking FERC to ban them from participating in those markets and to impose civil penalties. (Platts Energy News)
http://www.platts.com/HOME/News/6809835.xml?sub=HOME&p=HOME/News&
News Release – Electricity Initiative Ads Aim to Spark Grid Improvement Demands – According to “Sad Socket,” it is time for Americans to plug into a new electric power system. (Electric Energy Online – Sad socket, meet Reddy Kilowatt and Willie Wirehands)
http://www.electricenergyonline.com/IndustryNews.asp?m=1&id=85158
WATER, FISH & THE ENVIRONMENT
Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission approves state plan to rebuild wild steelhead stocks (Omak Chronicle)
http://www.omakchronicle.com/nws/n080310a.shtml
LOTT to test water for pharmaceuticals (The Olympian)
http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/384985.html
A medicine cabinet runs through it – If there was any doubt Portland is a highly caffeinated city, just look at the bottoms of local rivers and streams. (The Oregonian)
http://blog.oregonlive.com/oregonianextra/2008/03/a_medicine_cabinet_runs_throug.html
Seattle Times Editorial – A long drink of water – Two smart developments are under way with the region's water system.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2004273183_watered11.html
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Four towers would measure wind for possible turbines on Rattlesnake Hills (Tri-City Herald)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/901/story/114188.html
Nordic Windpower picks Idaho for turbine-manufacturing plant (East Bay Business Times)
http://www.bizjournals.com/eastbay/stories/2008/03/10/daily3.html?ana=from_rss
German turbine maker plans to build plant in Butte – The company intends to build a manufacturing plant near Butte to assemble wind turbines for wind power machines (The Missoulian)
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/03/11/business/biz22.txt
Texas – Drop in wind energy production leads to power curtailment – ERCOT implemented the second stage of its emergency grid procedures following a sudden drop in wind energy production at the same time the evening electricity load was increasing (Utility Automation & Engineering)
http://uaelp.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONART&PUBLICATION_ID=22&ARTICLE_ID=321548&C=ENVIR&dcmp=rss
Virginia – Regulations crafted for wind-power turbines: Localities are developing land-use rules to give them tighter control over where wind turbines could be built, even as energy companies study the area's potential for large wind farms. (McClatchy Tribune Business News, via Power Marketing Association Online)
http://powermarketers.netcontentinc.net/newsreader.asp?ppa=8knpp%5E%5CjhghkkpZTeb%216%3C%22bfen%5Fv
Alabama Pollution Is Called a Byproduct of a ‘Clean’ Fuel (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/us/11biofuel.html?_r=1&ei=5088&en=fd908c3699c79e03&ex=1362974400&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1205248117-IuPmf/d4L0Et+sg8o7rG8Q
Amid the debate, energy gets cleaner – Forget the arguments over whether global warming is real. Many American businesses and researchers are well past all that and are scrambling to find ways to make money in a world that must slash its use of fossil fuels. (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004270167_warming09.html
Non-Profits Missing Out On Green Power Tax Credits (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/non-profits-missing-out-green-power-tax-credits/
CONSERVATION
Kids Learning Simple Energy Conservation (WITN-TV, North Carolina)
http://www.witntv.com/home/headlines/16479656.html
San Jose's first "green certified" subdivision (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8524422?source=rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Southern Baptists Back a Shift on Climate Change (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/10/us/10baptist.html?ex=1362974400&en=5bc05fa097af4ad3&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Canada – No region untouched by climate change, study shows (Globe and Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080311.wclimate11/BNStory/National/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20080311.wclimate11
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Ericsson predicts demise of hotspots – As mobile broadband takes off, Wi-Fi hotspots will become as irrelevant as telephone booths, Ericsson Chief Marketing Officer Johan Bergendahl said Monday. (Info World)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/20080310/tc_infoworld/95867
Computers play havoc with census – Defective mobile devices have caused the census to be called a "high-risk area" (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/120496290940000.xml&coll=7
GENERAL NEWS
Truck fleet slows to save fuel – San Mateo's Con-Way Says Reducing Driving Speeds Eases Costs, Too (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8530090?source=rss&nclick_check=1
Boeing filing protest today over tankers (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/boeingaerospace/2004273848_boeingprotest11.html?syndication=rss
DIVERSIONS
Catholic Church says pollution and drugs on its updated thou-shalt-not list
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080311/NEWS02/578743774/-1/RSS01
Teen boys and body spray: Stinky enough for a legislator to act?
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080311/NEWS02/261269616/-1/RSS01
Belfast Judges Overturn Libel Verdict Over Pizzeria's Rotten Review
http://www.kirotv.com/irresistible/15554819/detail.html
'Missing Couple' Surprise Daughter, Police On Return From Vacation
http://www.kirotv.com/irresistible/15554764/detail.html
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