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)
- BPA Says Power Grid ‘Performing Well’ During Storm
- Cold Weather Can Put a Cramp On The Power Grid
- Snow On Your Heat Pump Can Cause Damage
- Oregonian Op/Ed - Bonneville Borrowing: More Bang For Our Infrastructure Bucks
- Avista fights BPA ruling in federal appellate court
- Portland General Electric requests changes to Boardman plant cleanup plan
- EPA Eases Emissions Regulations for New Power Plants
- Fortuitous Doubling Of Low-Income Heating Assistance
- Oregon Congressman Asks Feds To Rescind Mt Hood Pipeline Approval
- FERC Takes Major Step toward Resolution of California-Western Power Crisis
- Sockeye run offers a new twist on the Columbia
- Feds say no to Black Rock Reservoir
- Puget Sound Mud Reveals History Of Toxins
- Water Issues Put Grant County Commission, Health District At Odds
- Tax Breaks For Wind Power Irk Some
- State Of California Grants Bonuses To Electric Utilities For Improving Energy Efficiency
- Texas - Extra charge likely soon as 'smart' meters get OK
- Power Meters Help Homeowners Track And Cut Their Energy Use
- Chip Companies Helping To Solve Energy Problems
- Clean-Tech Startup 3Tier raises $10 million
- New Ban Imposed On Regulating Global Warming Gases
- India suffers massive internet disruption after undersea cables break
- Telecommuters need more than just broadband access
- Qwest Drops Rates For Highest Internet Speed
- Qwest Denies Using FTTN Glitch to Kill Competitive Local Exchanges
- Fiber optics may connect to some Glenwood Springs homes before network expansion
- Gates Foundation Supports Broadband In Libraries
- Storm buries area; more snow may fall Saturday night
- The Weather? It's Just A Practice Run
- “Death Map” Shows Impact of Natural Disasters
- Automakers to get $17.4 billion in government aid
- Legislature Starts With A Lot Fewer Journalists
- Watergate "Deep Throat" Mark Felt dies at 95
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Simulacrum • \sim-yuh-LAK-rum\ • noun - 1: image, representation *2: an insubstantial form or semblance of something: trace
After days of spending his moral capital to defend his “tiddlywinks shaving scandal”, the champion’s standing was a simulacrum of its former self. Small children laughed and pointed as he walked by, the doctored chips rattling in his pockets.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
BPA Says Power Grid ‘Performing Well’ During Storm (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2008/12/15/daily25.html?ana=from_rss
Cold Weather Can Put a Cramp On The Power Grid (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9551463
Snow On Your Heat Pump Can Cause Damage (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9551626
Oregonian Op/Ed - Bonneville Borrowing: More Bang For Our Infrastructure Bucks
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2008/12/more_bang_for_our_infrastructu.html
Avista fights BPA ruling in federal appellate court (Partial Story from Spokane Journal of Commerce)
http://www.spokanejournal.com/article.php?id=3892
Portland General Electric requests changes to Boardman plant cleanup plan (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/122966071561840.xml&coll=7
EPA Eases Emissions Regulations for New Power Plants (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/18/AR2008121803687.html
Fortuitous Doubling Of Low-Income Heating Assistance (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/3835-fortuitous-doubling-low-income-heating-assistance/
Oregon Congressman Asks Feds To Rescind Mt Hood Pipeline Approval (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/3836-wyden-asks-feds-rescind-mt-hood-pipeline-approval/
FERC Takes Major Step toward Resolution of California-Western Power Crisis (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
http://www.ferc.gov/news/news-releases/2008/2008-4/12-18-08-E-1.asp
FISH & WILDLIFE
Sockeye run offers a new twist on the Columbia (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/bill_monroe/index.ssf/2008/12/sockeye_run_offers_a_new_twist.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Feds say no to Black Rock - The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has decided the federal government should not build a massive reservoir called Black Rock in the Yakima Valley (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008539679_apwablackrockreservoir.html?syndication=rss
Puget Sound Mud Reveals History Of Toxins (The Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/breakingnews/story/703297.html
Water Issues Put Grant County Commission, Health District At Odds (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20081218/NEWS04/712189913/1001/rss1001
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
Tax Breaks For Wind Power Irk Some - Wind business thrives without subsidies, argues former teacher (Portland Tribune, OR)
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=122955487327869100
State Of California Grants Bonuses To Electric Utilities For Improving Energy Efficiency - state isn't sure the companies saved as much power as they claim (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/19/BUUG14QRVA.DTL
Texas - Extra charge likely soon as 'smart' meters get OK (Houston Chronicle, TX)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/biz/6172629.html
Power Meters Help Homeowners Track And Cut Their Energy Use (Christian Science Monitor)
http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/12/18/power-meters-help-homeowners-track-and-cut-their-energy-use/
Chip Companies Helping To Solve Energy Problems (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11239206?source=rss
Clean-Tech Startup 3Tier raises $10 million (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008537282_webcleantech19.html?syndication=rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
New Ban Imposed On Regulating Global Warming Gases (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008536774_apbushglobalwarming.html?syndication=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
India suffers massive internet disruption after undersea cables break (Times of London)
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/the_web/article5372294.ece
Telecommuters need more than just broadband access (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2008/12/telecommuters_need_more_than_j.html
Qwest Drops Rates For Highest Internet Speed (Phoenix Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2008/12/15/daily53.html?ana=from_rss
Qwest Denies Using FTTN Glitch to Kill Competitive Local Exchanges (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Qwest-Denies-Using-FTTN-Glitch-To-Kill-CLECs-99752
Colorado - Fiber optics may connect to some Glenwood Springs homes before network expansion: Plan could go to another vote in November 2009 (Glenwood Springs Post-Independent, CO)http://www.postindependent.com/article/20081219/VALLEYNEWS/812189956/1074&title=Fiber%20optics%20may%20connect%20to%20some%20Glenwood%20Springs%20homes%20before%20network%20expansion
Gates Foundation Supports Broadband In Libraries (The Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/703519.html
GENERAL NEWS
Storm buries area; more snow may fall Saturday night (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/392821_storm19.html
The Weather? It's Just A Practice Run (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/392873_forecast19.html?source=rss
“Death Map” Shows Impact of Natural Disasters - A study shows that, of all natural hazards, Americans are most likely to die from extreme heat. But would more data tell a different story? (Finding Dulcinea)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/environment/2008/December/Death-Map-Shows-Impact-of-Natural-Disasters-.html
Automakers to get $17.4 billion in government aid (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE4BI34F20081219?feedType=nl&feedName=ustopnewsearly
Legislature Starts With A Lot Fewer Journalists - Fewer reporters will cover the Legislature in Olympia this year because of newspaper and TV staff cuts (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008537903_presscorps19m0.html?syndication=rss
Watergate "Deep Throat" Mark Felt dies at 95 (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE4BI12Q20081219?feedType=nl&feedName=usmorningdigest
DIVERSIONS
Colorado Doctor Finds Foot In Newborn's Brain - Infant Recovering After Surgery
http://www.kirotv.com/health/18300617/detail.html?treets=sea&tid=2653595907813&tml=sea_nots&tmi=sea_nots_-1_01000212182008&ts=H
More? What the Dickens are you talking about?
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE4BH60N20081218?feedType=nl&feedName=usmorningdigest
Snow Footprints Lead Richland Cops To Suspects
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/392860_snowprints19.html?source=rss
Friday, December 19, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Energy News Digest for December 18, 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)
- DSI Ruling from Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Links to PDF File – 65 Pages)
- News Tribune Editorial – Cushman Power: Skokomish Tribe and Tacoma Power Users Both Win With This Deal
- Dam Relicensing Getting More Expensive
- Federal Power System Performing Well With Record Electricity Use in the Northwest
- A Lot of Juice Flowing to Keep Lewis County Homes and Buildings Warm
- During Cold Spell, Check In On Elderly Neighbors
- Energy Northwest Brightens Christmas for Head Start Children
- Utah Power Company Wants a Vote from Commission on Proposed Coal Plant
- California Regulators to Vote on San Diego Power Line
- French Utility to Buy 49.9% of Constellation Energy
- Palo Verde Nuke Worker Sentenced for Taking Software to Iran
- Boston Residents Warned About Power Outage Scam
- Banner Year Forecast For 2009 Columbia Basin Salmon
- Idaho Statesman Op/Ed – Terry Flores: Study On Salmon Survival Is Moving In The Right Direction
- Bellingham Herald Op/Ed - Science And Opportunity For Columbia/Snake Salmon
- Puget Sound's Future Still Murky
- $7.1 million awarded to protect wetlands – Includes Lynch Cove near Belfair and McMicken Island off Harstine
- Olympian Editorial - Environmental Lobby Sets Good Priorities
- News Tribune Editorial - Helping Grid Go Green Is Essential To Energy Future
- Wenatchee World Columnist - Green jobs? We know about it
- Chasing The Wind - Wind power amasses support, despite some controversy
- Tucson Electric Power Renewable-Energy Charge Going Up
- Imports Help Boost One State's Renewable Energy By 70%
- Renewable Energy Doing Well In Spain, Portugal
- Habits Help save Energy
- Scientists Call AP Report on Global Warming 'Hysteria'
- NY Times Op/Ed - Climate Policy: View from the ‘Murky Middle’
- Montana Regulators Approve Settlement with Qwest
- For the Web, Change All Sides Can Believe In
- Consumer Group Wants $44 Billion For U.S. Broadband
- S.F. Chronicle Editorial - Congress Should Preserve Net Neutrality
- Cable Companies Giving Free Equipment for Digital Move
- Rinse, Repeat, Wait: Bigger Storm Expected This Weekend
- Mason County Eliminates Jobs, Slashes Salaries to Balance Budget
- AP: Gov's Budget Suspends Kids' Health Plan
- Kittitas Mayor Resigns Due To Budget Stress
- How Port of Seattle Moved the Goalposts to Make A Contract Work For Lone Bidder
- LEGISLATURE: Mid-Columbia senators get committee assignments
- Obama Names Salazar as Secretary of Interior
- Praise and Criticism for Proposed Interior Secretary
- Interior Secretary Nominee Brings Western Experience
- Tacoma Man's Accounting System Mandated By the SEC for All Public Companies
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Nonplussed • \NON-plust\ • verb - To cause to be at a loss as to what to say, think, or do: perplex
Barty’s aggressive questioning during trial left the hapless defense witness nonplussed. Although the man had been called as a character witness for the “Burger King”, Barty relentlessly peppered him with questions about “Ronald McDonald”, “Jack in the Box” and the “Taco Time Cactus”. “I don’t know any of those guys,” whined the harried witness.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
DSI Ruling from Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Links to PDF File – 65 Pages) “…We GRANT the Cooperative’s and Industrial Customers’ petitions as to the challenges they bring regarding BPA’s statutory authority to offer the aluminum DSIs and Port Townsend (through Clallam) energy at rates below both the IP rate and the market rate, and REMAND to the agency for determination of the applicability of the agreements’ severability and damage waiver provisions in light of our holdings…”
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/DB08C71F21C79825882575220001264F/$file/0575638.pdf?openelement
News Tribune Editorial – Cushman Power: Skokomish Tribe And Tacoma Power Users Both Win With This Deal
http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/story/569887.html
Dam Relicensing Getting More Expensive (Northwest Public Radio)
http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=4737
Federal Power System Performing Well With Record Electricity Use in the Northwest (Bonneville Power Administration)
http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/245598/
A Lot of Juice Flowing to Keep Lewis County Homes and Buildings Warm (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
http://www.kelaam.com/pages/localnews/?A-Lot-of-Juice-Flowing-to-Keep-Homes-and=1&blockID=33554&feedID=410
During Cold Spell, Check In On Elderly Neighbors (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_121708WAB_cold_weather_seniors_SW.726d47e6.html
Energy Northwest Brightens Christmas for Head Start Children (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9539413
Utah Power Company Wants a Vote from Commission on Proposed Coal Plant (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_11256833
California Regulators to Vote on San Diego Power Line (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008534722_apdesertpowerline.html?syndication=rss
French Utility to Buy 49.9% of Constellation Energy (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/business/worldbusiness/18nuke.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Palo Verde Nuke Worker Sentenced for Taking Software to Iran (Phoenix Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2008/12/15/daily32.html?ana=from_rss
Boston Residents Warned About Power Outage Scam - Crews Working To Restore Power After Ice Storm (WCVB-TV, Boston, MA)
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/18281335/detail.html?taf=bos
FISH & WILDLIFE
Banner Year Forecast For 2009 Columbia Basin Salmon (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/3815-banner-year-forecast-2009-columbia-basin-salmon/
Idaho Statesman Op/Ed – Terry Flores: Study On Salmon Survival Is Moving In The Right Direction
http://www.idahostatesman.com/128/story/599231.html
Bellingham Herald Op/Ed - Science And Opportunity For Columbia/Snake Salmon
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/615/story/717740.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Puget Sound's Future Still Murky - Development, growth, runoff threaten gains (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/392681_sound18.html
$7.1 million awarded to protect wetlands – Includes Lynch Cove near Belfair and McMicken Island off Harstine (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008534282_webwetlands18m.html?syndication=rss
Olympian Editorial - Environmental Lobby Sets Good Priorities
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/702329.html
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
News Tribune Editorial - Helping Grid Go Green Is Essential To Energy Future
http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/story/571027.html
Wenatchee World Columnist - Green jobs? We know about it
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20081217/OP02/712179893/-1/OP
Chasing The Wind - Wind power amasses support, despite some controversy (The Portland Tribune, OR)
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=122955478461859800
Tucson Electric Power Renewable-Energy Charge Going Up (Arizona Star)
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/biz-topheadlines/272215.php
Imports Help Boost One State's Renewable Energy By 70% (The Industry Standard)
http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/12/17/massachusetts-renewal-energy-nearly-doubles-one-year
Renewable Energy Doing Well In Spain, Portugal (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98435458&ft=1&f=3
Habits Help save Energy (Straight.com, Vancouver, BC)
http://www.straight.com/article-176307/habits-help-save-energy
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Scientists Call AP Report on Global Warming 'Hysteria' (Fox News)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,468084,00.html
NY Times Op/Ed - Climate Policy: View from the ‘Murky Middle’
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/climate-policy-view-from-the-murky-middle/?hp
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Montana Regulators Approve Settlement with Qwest (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1749467~Montana_regulators_approve_settlement_with_Qwest.html?cid=rss-Montana_Headlines
For the Web, Change All Sides Can Believe In - Groups Differ on How to Pull Off Obama's Goal of Access for All (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/16/AR2008121602930.html?wprss=rss_business
Consumer Group Wants $44 Billion For U.S. Broadband - But again, plan skirts around and over the primary problem (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Consumer-Group-Wants-44-Billion-For-US-Broadband-99738
S.F. Chronicle Editorial - Congress Should Preserve Net Neutrality
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/18/ED4414PASG.DTL&feed=rss.opinion
Cable Companies Giving Free Equipment for Digital Move (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE4BF7I420081217?feedType=nl&feedName=ustechnology
GENERAL NEWS
Rinse, Repeat, Wait: Bigger Storm Expected This Weekend - Today’s forecast calls for more of the same as light snow and cold nights stick around (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/570973.html
Mason County Eliminates Jobs, Slashes Salaries to Balance Budget (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/dec/17/mason-county-eliminates-37-jobs-to-balance/?partner=RSS
AP: Gov's Budget Suspends Kids' Health Plan (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/36359599.html
Kittitas Mayor Resigns Due To Budget Stress (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/politics/18300025/detail.html
How Port of Seattle Moved the Goalposts to Make A Contract Work For Lone Bidder (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008533590_port18m.html
LEGISLATURE: Mid-Columbia senators get committee assignments (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/419766.html
Obama Names Salazar as Secretary of Interior - Coloradan Is Described as Moderate (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/17/AR2008121701589.html?hpid=topnews
Praise and Criticism for Proposed Interior Secretary (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/us/politics/18salazar.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Interior Secretary Nominee Brings Western Experience (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/3807-interior-secretary-nominee-brings-western-experience/
Tacoma Man's Accounting System, XBRL, Is Mandated By the SEC for All Public Companies (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/business/2008/12/17/tacoma_man_s_acocunting_system_xbrl_is_m
DIVERSIONS
Desert Playground Stunned By Snow - 7,000 Without Power In Vegas Area
http://www.kirotv.com/weather/18305389/detail.html
Serial Crank Caller in Canada Ordered to Seek More Therapy
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/world/americas/18canada.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Cologne Gone Wild - If you'd like to smell like Burger King
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081218/ap_on_fe_st/burger_king;_ylt=At7Qs7xIRNHwlzXICGkVT_PtiBIF
A Cat Called Hope - Woman's 3-legged cat returns after 7-week search
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081218/ap_on_fe_st/odd_cat_quest;_ylt=AkauDDWwosvtPh88BrjojoXtiBIF
1,500 parakeets rescued from 2-room apartment
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081218/ap_on_fe_st/odd_germany_parakeets;_ylt=AtSRdda9PRtRVe6i8sTjM8ftiBIF
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- DSI Ruling from Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Links to PDF File – 65 Pages)
- News Tribune Editorial – Cushman Power: Skokomish Tribe and Tacoma Power Users Both Win With This Deal
- Dam Relicensing Getting More Expensive
- Federal Power System Performing Well With Record Electricity Use in the Northwest
- A Lot of Juice Flowing to Keep Lewis County Homes and Buildings Warm
- During Cold Spell, Check In On Elderly Neighbors
- Energy Northwest Brightens Christmas for Head Start Children
- Utah Power Company Wants a Vote from Commission on Proposed Coal Plant
- California Regulators to Vote on San Diego Power Line
- French Utility to Buy 49.9% of Constellation Energy
- Palo Verde Nuke Worker Sentenced for Taking Software to Iran
- Boston Residents Warned About Power Outage Scam
- Banner Year Forecast For 2009 Columbia Basin Salmon
- Idaho Statesman Op/Ed – Terry Flores: Study On Salmon Survival Is Moving In The Right Direction
- Bellingham Herald Op/Ed - Science And Opportunity For Columbia/Snake Salmon
- Puget Sound's Future Still Murky
- $7.1 million awarded to protect wetlands – Includes Lynch Cove near Belfair and McMicken Island off Harstine
- Olympian Editorial - Environmental Lobby Sets Good Priorities
- News Tribune Editorial - Helping Grid Go Green Is Essential To Energy Future
- Wenatchee World Columnist - Green jobs? We know about it
- Chasing The Wind - Wind power amasses support, despite some controversy
- Tucson Electric Power Renewable-Energy Charge Going Up
- Imports Help Boost One State's Renewable Energy By 70%
- Renewable Energy Doing Well In Spain, Portugal
- Habits Help save Energy
- Scientists Call AP Report on Global Warming 'Hysteria'
- NY Times Op/Ed - Climate Policy: View from the ‘Murky Middle’
- Montana Regulators Approve Settlement with Qwest
- For the Web, Change All Sides Can Believe In
- Consumer Group Wants $44 Billion For U.S. Broadband
- S.F. Chronicle Editorial - Congress Should Preserve Net Neutrality
- Cable Companies Giving Free Equipment for Digital Move
- Rinse, Repeat, Wait: Bigger Storm Expected This Weekend
- Mason County Eliminates Jobs, Slashes Salaries to Balance Budget
- AP: Gov's Budget Suspends Kids' Health Plan
- Kittitas Mayor Resigns Due To Budget Stress
- How Port of Seattle Moved the Goalposts to Make A Contract Work For Lone Bidder
- LEGISLATURE: Mid-Columbia senators get committee assignments
- Obama Names Salazar as Secretary of Interior
- Praise and Criticism for Proposed Interior Secretary
- Interior Secretary Nominee Brings Western Experience
- Tacoma Man's Accounting System Mandated By the SEC for All Public Companies
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Nonplussed • \NON-plust\ • verb - To cause to be at a loss as to what to say, think, or do: perplex
Barty’s aggressive questioning during trial left the hapless defense witness nonplussed. Although the man had been called as a character witness for the “Burger King”, Barty relentlessly peppered him with questions about “Ronald McDonald”, “Jack in the Box” and the “Taco Time Cactus”. “I don’t know any of those guys,” whined the harried witness.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
DSI Ruling from Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Links to PDF File – 65 Pages) “…We GRANT the Cooperative’s and Industrial Customers’ petitions as to the challenges they bring regarding BPA’s statutory authority to offer the aluminum DSIs and Port Townsend (through Clallam) energy at rates below both the IP rate and the market rate, and REMAND to the agency for determination of the applicability of the agreements’ severability and damage waiver provisions in light of our holdings…”
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/DB08C71F21C79825882575220001264F/$file/0575638.pdf?openelement
News Tribune Editorial – Cushman Power: Skokomish Tribe And Tacoma Power Users Both Win With This Deal
http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/story/569887.html
Dam Relicensing Getting More Expensive (Northwest Public Radio)
http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=4737
Federal Power System Performing Well With Record Electricity Use in the Northwest (Bonneville Power Administration)
http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/245598/
A Lot of Juice Flowing to Keep Lewis County Homes and Buildings Warm (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
http://www.kelaam.com/pages/localnews/?A-Lot-of-Juice-Flowing-to-Keep-Homes-and=1&blockID=33554&feedID=410
During Cold Spell, Check In On Elderly Neighbors (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_121708WAB_cold_weather_seniors_SW.726d47e6.html
Energy Northwest Brightens Christmas for Head Start Children (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9539413
Utah Power Company Wants a Vote from Commission on Proposed Coal Plant (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_11256833
California Regulators to Vote on San Diego Power Line (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008534722_apdesertpowerline.html?syndication=rss
French Utility to Buy 49.9% of Constellation Energy (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/business/worldbusiness/18nuke.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Palo Verde Nuke Worker Sentenced for Taking Software to Iran (Phoenix Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2008/12/15/daily32.html?ana=from_rss
Boston Residents Warned About Power Outage Scam - Crews Working To Restore Power After Ice Storm (WCVB-TV, Boston, MA)
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/18281335/detail.html?taf=bos
FISH & WILDLIFE
Banner Year Forecast For 2009 Columbia Basin Salmon (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/3815-banner-year-forecast-2009-columbia-basin-salmon/
Idaho Statesman Op/Ed – Terry Flores: Study On Salmon Survival Is Moving In The Right Direction
http://www.idahostatesman.com/128/story/599231.html
Bellingham Herald Op/Ed - Science And Opportunity For Columbia/Snake Salmon
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/615/story/717740.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Puget Sound's Future Still Murky - Development, growth, runoff threaten gains (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/392681_sound18.html
$7.1 million awarded to protect wetlands – Includes Lynch Cove near Belfair and McMicken Island off Harstine (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008534282_webwetlands18m.html?syndication=rss
Olympian Editorial - Environmental Lobby Sets Good Priorities
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/702329.html
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
News Tribune Editorial - Helping Grid Go Green Is Essential To Energy Future
http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/story/571027.html
Wenatchee World Columnist - Green jobs? We know about it
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20081217/OP02/712179893/-1/OP
Chasing The Wind - Wind power amasses support, despite some controversy (The Portland Tribune, OR)
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=122955478461859800
Tucson Electric Power Renewable-Energy Charge Going Up (Arizona Star)
http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/biz-topheadlines/272215.php
Imports Help Boost One State's Renewable Energy By 70% (The Industry Standard)
http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/12/17/massachusetts-renewal-energy-nearly-doubles-one-year
Renewable Energy Doing Well In Spain, Portugal (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98435458&ft=1&f=3
Habits Help save Energy (Straight.com, Vancouver, BC)
http://www.straight.com/article-176307/habits-help-save-energy
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Scientists Call AP Report on Global Warming 'Hysteria' (Fox News)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,468084,00.html
NY Times Op/Ed - Climate Policy: View from the ‘Murky Middle’
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/climate-policy-view-from-the-murky-middle/?hp
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Montana Regulators Approve Settlement with Qwest (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1749467~Montana_regulators_approve_settlement_with_Qwest.html?cid=rss-Montana_Headlines
For the Web, Change All Sides Can Believe In - Groups Differ on How to Pull Off Obama's Goal of Access for All (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/16/AR2008121602930.html?wprss=rss_business
Consumer Group Wants $44 Billion For U.S. Broadband - But again, plan skirts around and over the primary problem (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Consumer-Group-Wants-44-Billion-For-US-Broadband-99738
S.F. Chronicle Editorial - Congress Should Preserve Net Neutrality
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/18/ED4414PASG.DTL&feed=rss.opinion
Cable Companies Giving Free Equipment for Digital Move (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE4BF7I420081217?feedType=nl&feedName=ustechnology
GENERAL NEWS
Rinse, Repeat, Wait: Bigger Storm Expected This Weekend - Today’s forecast calls for more of the same as light snow and cold nights stick around (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/570973.html
Mason County Eliminates Jobs, Slashes Salaries to Balance Budget (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/dec/17/mason-county-eliminates-37-jobs-to-balance/?partner=RSS
AP: Gov's Budget Suspends Kids' Health Plan (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/36359599.html
Kittitas Mayor Resigns Due To Budget Stress (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/politics/18300025/detail.html
How Port of Seattle Moved the Goalposts to Make A Contract Work For Lone Bidder (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008533590_port18m.html
LEGISLATURE: Mid-Columbia senators get committee assignments (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/419766.html
Obama Names Salazar as Secretary of Interior - Coloradan Is Described as Moderate (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/17/AR2008121701589.html?hpid=topnews
Praise and Criticism for Proposed Interior Secretary (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/us/politics/18salazar.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Interior Secretary Nominee Brings Western Experience (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/3807-interior-secretary-nominee-brings-western-experience/
Tacoma Man's Accounting System, XBRL, Is Mandated By the SEC for All Public Companies (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/business/2008/12/17/tacoma_man_s_acocunting_system_xbrl_is_m
DIVERSIONS
Desert Playground Stunned By Snow - 7,000 Without Power In Vegas Area
http://www.kirotv.com/weather/18305389/detail.html
Serial Crank Caller in Canada Ordered to Seek More Therapy
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/world/americas/18canada.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Cologne Gone Wild - If you'd like to smell like Burger King
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081218/ap_on_fe_st/burger_king;_ylt=At7Qs7xIRNHwlzXICGkVT_PtiBIF
A Cat Called Hope - Woman's 3-legged cat returns after 7-week search
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081218/ap_on_fe_st/odd_cat_quest;_ylt=AkauDDWwosvtPh88BrjojoXtiBIF
1,500 parakeets rescued from 2-room apartment
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081218/ap_on_fe_st/odd_germany_parakeets;_ylt=AtSRdda9PRtRVe6i8sTjM8ftiBIF
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Energy News Digest for December 17, 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)
- 2009 Budget approved by Mason County PUD No. 3
- Chelan PUD’s lean $329 million budget passes
- Grays Harbor County PUD OK’s $115 Mllion ’09 budget
- Mason County PUD No. 3 Farewell - Retirement Reception for John Whalen Held
- Chelan County PUD bids farewell to Janssen
- Record Cold Sets Record Energy Use For Puget Sound
- Records Topple For Power Use Amid Frigid Cold At Chelan, Douglas And Grant County PUD’s
- Montana - Electricity Co-Ops' Feud Sparks Lawsuit
- Colorado - Lights Out? State Faces Energy Crisis By 2025
- Here’s a gift idea: Light and heat through winter
- Declining Energy Prices Extend To Electricity
- Texas - Rules Revised, But Power Rate Hikes Still May Sneak By
- Pennsylvania - Utility Shutoffs Increase This Year
- Florida - After disgruntled Employee Damages Nuke Plant - FP&L ordered to refund $6.2M
- North Carolina - Duke seeks to alter Cliffside Coal Plant permit
- Washington State Faces Critical Task In Appointing New DFW Director
- Washington State Ramps up Columbia River Alcoa Cleanup
- Montana - Proposal Would Help City of Missoula Use Clean Energy
- EPA sponsors green-building contest
- Study Says Wind, Water and Sun Beat Biofuels, Nuclear and Coal for Energy Generation
- U.S. Carbon Output Slower Than Thought by 2030
- Microsoft Issuing Emergency Fix for Browser Flaw
- Frigid temperatures won't end soon
- Home Burns In Burbank After Family Tries Thawing Pipes With Heater
- Interest Rate Near Zero - Bold Fed move prompts other cuts
- Obama picks Vilsack, Salazar for Cabinet
- Allyn Recycling Bins to be Removed
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Kickshaw • \KICK-shaw\ • noun - 1: a fancy dish *2: a showy trifle
The Minnesota potluck was a new experience for the fresh-faced immigrant from San Marino. Exotic casseroles and jello-based kickshaws tempted his palate. But for good or ill, it was the fragrant, prominently displayed fish dish that drew his attention.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
2009 Budget approved by Mason County PUD No. 3 (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/News/display.asp?NewsID=488
Chelan PUD’s lean $329 million budget passes (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20081216/NEWS04/712169974
Grays Harbor County PUD OK’s $115 Mllion ’09 budget (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/12/16/local_news/05news.txt
Mason County PUD No. 3 Farewell - Retirement Reception for John Whalen Held (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/5830/reftab/1896/t/RETIREMENT-RECEPTION-FOR-JOHN-WHALEN-HELD/Default.aspx
Chelan County PUD bids farewell to Janssen (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20081216/NEWS04/712169984/1001/rss1001
Record Cold Sets Record Energy Use For Puget Sound (KCPQ-TV, Seattle)
http://www.q13fox.com/pages/landing/?blockID=164118&feedID=144
Records Topple For Power Use Amid Frigid Cold At Chelan, Douglas And Grant County PUD’s (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20081216/NEWS04/712179986
Montana - Electricity Co-Ops' Feud Sparks Lawsuit (Billings Gazette, MT)
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/12/16/news/state/26-coop.txt
Colorado - Lights Out? State Faces Energy Crisis By 2025 (The Journal Advocate, Sterling, CO)
http://www.journal-advocate.com/news/2008/dec/16/lights-out-state-faces-energy-crisis-2025/
Here’s a gift idea: Light and heat through winter (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/columnists/merryman/story/569870.html
Declining Energy Prices Extend To Electricity - After years of steep increases, costs to build power plants and transmission lines have started to fall, (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2008-12-16-energy-prices-electricity_N.htm
Texas - Rules Revised, But Power Rate Hikes Still May Sneak By (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6168648.html
Pennsylvania - Utility Shutoffs Increase This Year (KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh, PA)
http://kdka.com/consumer/public.utility.commission.2.889121.html
Florida - After disgruntled Employee Damages Nuke Plant - FP&L ordered to refund $6.2M (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2008/12/15/daily16.html?ana=from_rss
North Carolina - Duke seeks to alter Cliffside Coal Plant permit (Charlotte Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2008/12/15/daily33.html?ana=from_rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
Washington State Faces Critical Task In Appointing New DFW Director (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/outdoors/story/700530.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Washington State Ramps up Columbia River Alcoa Cleanup - Effort hits milestone, with bulk of pollutants removed from river (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20081217/NEWS02/712179978
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
Montana - Proposal Would Help City of Missoula Use Clean Energy (The Missoulian, MT)
http://missoulian.com/articles/2008/12/16/news/local/znews04.txt
EPA sponsors green-building contest (San Francisco Business Times)
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2008/12/15/daily43.html?ana=from_rss
Study Says Wind, Water and Sun Beat Biofuels, Nuclear and Coal for Energy Generation (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=54292&src=rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
U.S. Carbon Output Slower Than Thought by 2030 (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE4BG4HW20081217
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Microsoft Issuing Emergency Fix For Browser Flaw (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/technology/18294505/detail.html
GENERAL NEWS
Frigid temperatures won't end soon (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008524740_weather16m.html
Home Burns In Burbank After Family Tries Thawing Pipes With Heater (KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9535488
Interest Rate Near Zero - Bold Fed move prompts other cuts (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE4B70ME20081217?feedType=nl&feedName=ustopnewsearly
Obama picks Vilsack, Salazar for Cabinet (Associated Press)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081217/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama
Allyn Recycling Bins to be Removed (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/dec/16/allyn-recycling-bins-be-removed/?partner=RSS
DIVERSIONS
Santa Delivers Gifts, Gets Parking Ticket
http://www.kirotv.com/holidays/18298098/detail.html
McDonald's Robbery Suspect Gets Laughed At - Cashier Didn't Realize Man Was Trying To Rob Store
http://www.kirotv.com/money/18299017/detail.html
The Customer is Always Right? Baker: No Birthday Cake for Adolf Hitler - Cake Request for 3-Year-Old Hitler Namesake Denied
http://www.kirotv.com/family/18296646/detail.html
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- 2009 Budget approved by Mason County PUD No. 3
- Chelan PUD’s lean $329 million budget passes
- Grays Harbor County PUD OK’s $115 Mllion ’09 budget
- Mason County PUD No. 3 Farewell - Retirement Reception for John Whalen Held
- Chelan County PUD bids farewell to Janssen
- Record Cold Sets Record Energy Use For Puget Sound
- Records Topple For Power Use Amid Frigid Cold At Chelan, Douglas And Grant County PUD’s
- Montana - Electricity Co-Ops' Feud Sparks Lawsuit
- Colorado - Lights Out? State Faces Energy Crisis By 2025
- Here’s a gift idea: Light and heat through winter
- Declining Energy Prices Extend To Electricity
- Texas - Rules Revised, But Power Rate Hikes Still May Sneak By
- Pennsylvania - Utility Shutoffs Increase This Year
- Florida - After disgruntled Employee Damages Nuke Plant - FP&L ordered to refund $6.2M
- North Carolina - Duke seeks to alter Cliffside Coal Plant permit
- Washington State Faces Critical Task In Appointing New DFW Director
- Washington State Ramps up Columbia River Alcoa Cleanup
- Montana - Proposal Would Help City of Missoula Use Clean Energy
- EPA sponsors green-building contest
- Study Says Wind, Water and Sun Beat Biofuels, Nuclear and Coal for Energy Generation
- U.S. Carbon Output Slower Than Thought by 2030
- Microsoft Issuing Emergency Fix for Browser Flaw
- Frigid temperatures won't end soon
- Home Burns In Burbank After Family Tries Thawing Pipes With Heater
- Interest Rate Near Zero - Bold Fed move prompts other cuts
- Obama picks Vilsack, Salazar for Cabinet
- Allyn Recycling Bins to be Removed
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Kickshaw • \KICK-shaw\ • noun - 1: a fancy dish *2: a showy trifle
The Minnesota potluck was a new experience for the fresh-faced immigrant from San Marino. Exotic casseroles and jello-based kickshaws tempted his palate. But for good or ill, it was the fragrant, prominently displayed fish dish that drew his attention.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
2009 Budget approved by Mason County PUD No. 3 (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/News/display.asp?NewsID=488
Chelan PUD’s lean $329 million budget passes (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20081216/NEWS04/712169974
Grays Harbor County PUD OK’s $115 Mllion ’09 budget (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/12/16/local_news/05news.txt
Mason County PUD No. 3 Farewell - Retirement Reception for John Whalen Held (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/5830/reftab/1896/t/RETIREMENT-RECEPTION-FOR-JOHN-WHALEN-HELD/Default.aspx
Chelan County PUD bids farewell to Janssen (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20081216/NEWS04/712169984/1001/rss1001
Record Cold Sets Record Energy Use For Puget Sound (KCPQ-TV, Seattle)
http://www.q13fox.com/pages/landing/?blockID=164118&feedID=144
Records Topple For Power Use Amid Frigid Cold At Chelan, Douglas And Grant County PUD’s (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20081216/NEWS04/712179986
Montana - Electricity Co-Ops' Feud Sparks Lawsuit (Billings Gazette, MT)
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/12/16/news/state/26-coop.txt
Colorado - Lights Out? State Faces Energy Crisis By 2025 (The Journal Advocate, Sterling, CO)
http://www.journal-advocate.com/news/2008/dec/16/lights-out-state-faces-energy-crisis-2025/
Here’s a gift idea: Light and heat through winter (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/columnists/merryman/story/569870.html
Declining Energy Prices Extend To Electricity - After years of steep increases, costs to build power plants and transmission lines have started to fall, (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2008-12-16-energy-prices-electricity_N.htm
Texas - Rules Revised, But Power Rate Hikes Still May Sneak By (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6168648.html
Pennsylvania - Utility Shutoffs Increase This Year (KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh, PA)
http://kdka.com/consumer/public.utility.commission.2.889121.html
Florida - After disgruntled Employee Damages Nuke Plant - FP&L ordered to refund $6.2M (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2008/12/15/daily16.html?ana=from_rss
North Carolina - Duke seeks to alter Cliffside Coal Plant permit (Charlotte Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2008/12/15/daily33.html?ana=from_rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
Washington State Faces Critical Task In Appointing New DFW Director (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/outdoors/story/700530.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Washington State Ramps up Columbia River Alcoa Cleanup - Effort hits milestone, with bulk of pollutants removed from river (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20081217/NEWS02/712179978
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
Montana - Proposal Would Help City of Missoula Use Clean Energy (The Missoulian, MT)
http://missoulian.com/articles/2008/12/16/news/local/znews04.txt
EPA sponsors green-building contest (San Francisco Business Times)
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2008/12/15/daily43.html?ana=from_rss
Study Says Wind, Water and Sun Beat Biofuels, Nuclear and Coal for Energy Generation (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=54292&src=rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
U.S. Carbon Output Slower Than Thought by 2030 (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE4BG4HW20081217
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Microsoft Issuing Emergency Fix For Browser Flaw (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/technology/18294505/detail.html
GENERAL NEWS
Frigid temperatures won't end soon (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008524740_weather16m.html
Home Burns In Burbank After Family Tries Thawing Pipes With Heater (KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9535488
Interest Rate Near Zero - Bold Fed move prompts other cuts (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE4B70ME20081217?feedType=nl&feedName=ustopnewsearly
Obama picks Vilsack, Salazar for Cabinet (Associated Press)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081217/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama
Allyn Recycling Bins to be Removed (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/dec/16/allyn-recycling-bins-be-removed/?partner=RSS
DIVERSIONS
Santa Delivers Gifts, Gets Parking Ticket
http://www.kirotv.com/holidays/18298098/detail.html
McDonald's Robbery Suspect Gets Laughed At - Cashier Didn't Realize Man Was Trying To Rob Store
http://www.kirotv.com/money/18299017/detail.html
The Customer is Always Right? Baker: No Birthday Cake for Adolf Hitler - Cake Request for 3-Year-Old Hitler Namesake Denied
http://www.kirotv.com/family/18296646/detail.html
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Energy News Digest for December 16, 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)
- Dec 16 Update – Electricity Restored to Area North of Shelton
- Cushman Dam Deal Close after Most Of A Century
- With High Winds Be Prepared for Power Outages
- Energy secretary nominee boon to PNNL
- Obama Announces Energy And Environment Team
- No Agreement On Spring Chinook Allocation
- California - Chinook Count Falls In Russian River: Fewer Fish Returning To Spawn
- California - Feds Advise Water Cutbacks To Save Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Fish
- High court rejects appeal by Hanford contractors
- Environmental Group Seeks Clarity on Stock Watering Issue
- Siemens to Pay $1.34 Billion in Fines
- Puget Sound Energy In Deal To Develop New Wind Facilities
- Florida - High Cost, Inconsistent Permitting Processes Slow Solar Energy Use
- Alabama - TVA working to meet Obama's energy goals
- La Nina Cools World, Making 2008 10th-Warmest Year
- Global-warming study shows grim future for ski resorts
- Global warming outlook dire for Rogue Valley
- Goose Eggs Could Get Polar Bears Through Global Warming
- Alaska’s Internet Speed Ranks Among Lowest In Nation
- NY Times Editorial - Mr. Obama’s Internet Agenda
- 'Clear' Officially Hits Portland January 6
- Startup banks on making money from free broadband
- Free Broadband Plan Stirs Debate on Filtering
- Dell offers call center service based in North America - for a price
- More Snow Expected Across W. Wash. Midweek
- Cold weather brings potential dangers
- Several Admit To Cheating Manke Lumber Mill in Tacoma
- 27 People Suffer CO Poisoning In Bellingham
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
prelapsarian • \pree-lap-SAIR-ee-un\ • adjective - Characteristic of or belonging to the time or state before the biblical fall of humankind
Amber and Bert walked hand in hand through the green and fragrant tunnel of vines and creepers in the verdant rain forest. Each was lost in thought. Amber in particular thought that the environment could have been like a prelapsarian Eden, heavy in romance and primitive love. Bert could only think of one thing, “Did I leave the iron on?”
From Merriam Webster Online Dictionary - "Prelapsarian" is the latest creation in the "lapsarian" family, which is etymologically related to Latin "lapsus," meaning "slip" or "fall." "Supralapsarian" is the firstborn, appearing in 1633 as a word for someone who held the belief that people were predestined to either eternal life or eternal death before the Creation and the Fall (the event in the Bible when Adam and Eve were forced to leave the Garden of Eden because they had sinned against God). Next in line is "sublapsarian," which refers to a person who adhered to the view that God foresaw and permitted the Fall and after the Fall decreed predestination to eternal life as a means of saving some of the human race. That word first appears in 1656 and was followed by its synonym, "infralapsarian," in distant 1731. "Postlapsarian," meaning "of, relating to, or characteristic of the time or state after the Fall," appeared two years later, and "prelapsarian" was delayed until 1879.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Dec 16 Update – Electricity Restored to Area North of Shelton (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/News/display.asp?NewsID=487
Cushman Dam Deal Close after Most Of A Century - Skokomish, Tacoma Power Might Settle (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/568844.html
With High Winds Be Prepared for Power Outages (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9527751
Energy secretary nominee boon to PNNL (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/417831.html
Obama Announces Energy And Environment Team (Associated Press)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h776EhBm9MT8AWmnULEB5jp6pxCgD953FUA82
FISH & WILDLIFE
No Agreement On Spring Chinook Allocation (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_or_fish_allocation.html
California - Chinook Count Falls In Russian River: Fewer Fish Returning To Spawn; 2005 Spring Storms May Be To Blame (Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, CA)
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20081213/news/812130316
California - Feds Advise Water Cutbacks To Save Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Fish (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1746214~Feds_advise_water_cutbacks_to_save_delta_fish.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
High court rejects appeal by Hanford contractors (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008524053_webhanford15.html?syndication=rss
Environmental Group Seeks Clarity on Stock Watering Issue (Columbia Basin Herald)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2008/12/15/news/doc4946dfa36d509680590717.txt
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
Siemens to Pay $1.34 Billion in Fines - The company, which makes products ranging from wind turbines to trams, has been embroiled in a far-reaching corruption scandal (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008494911_apeugermanysiemens.html?syndication=rss
Puget Sound Energy In Deal To Develop New Wind Facilities (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/392246_pse16.html?source=rss
Florida - High Cost, Inconsistent Permitting Processes Slow Solar Energy Use (Tampa Bay Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2008/12/15/focus7.html?ana=from_rss
Alabama - TVA working to meet Obama's energy goals (The Times-Daily, Florence, AL)
http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20081215/ARTICLES/812150322/1011/NEWS?Title=TVA_working_to_meet_Obama_s_energy_goals
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
La Nina Cools World, Making 2008 10th-Warmest Year (Bloomberg News)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&sid=aBhjvcCuoRzw&refer=canada
Global-warming study shows grim future for ski resorts (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2008526555_webskiresorts15.html
Global warming outlook dire for Rogue Valley (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/news-28/1229437146217710.xml&storylist=orlocal
Goose Eggs Could Get Polar Bears Through Global Warming (Fox News)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,467246,00.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Alaska’s Internet Speed Ranks Among Lowest In Nation (Anchorage News Miner, AK)
http://newsminer.com/news/2008/dec/15/alaskas-internet-speed-ranks-among-lowest-nation/
NY Times Editorial - Mr. Obama’s Internet Agenda
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/opinion/16tue3.html?th&emc=th
'Clear' Officially Hits Portland January 6 - Though the company has been promoting the service for weeks (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Clear-Officially-Hits-Portland-January-6-99695
Startup banks on making money from free broadband (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11235960?source=rss
Free Broadband Plan Stirs Debate on Filtering (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/14/AR2008121401354.html?wprss=rss_technology
Dell offers call center service based in North America - for a price (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11233498?source=rss
GENERAL NEWS
More Snow Expected Across W. Wash. Midweek (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/topstories/stories/NW_121508WXB_snow_monday_LJ.65aafd02.html
Cold weather brings potential dangers (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_121508WAB_cold_weather_dangers_SW.680a010b.html?npc
Several Admit To Cheating Manke Lumber Mill in Tacoma (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18284550/detail.html
27 People Suffer CO Poisoning In Bellingham (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18291497/detail.html
DIVERSIONS
Man Decked The Halls With Stolen Santas, Cops Say
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18291394/detail.html
Woman goes to the pound and brings home 27 dogs
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081216/ap_on_fe_st/odd_too_many_dogs;_ylt=AgXEfAYTuCeT7SC.FVzle_TtiBIF
Gambler sues casino over $900 million binge
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081212/od_nm/us_crown;_ylt=AnZ3ErnCvaLoo3TPZHNUHhvtiBIF
Man accused of stealing fridge with urine samples “…gimme the fridge, or I’ll throw the samples at ya…” (Headline should have read: Fridge filled with urine samples stolen)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081216/ap_on_fe_st/odd_stolen_urine_sample;_ylt=AgllGerCJ5zGtUihlIvIwvvtiBIF
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Dec 16 Update – Electricity Restored to Area North of Shelton
- Cushman Dam Deal Close after Most Of A Century
- With High Winds Be Prepared for Power Outages
- Energy secretary nominee boon to PNNL
- Obama Announces Energy And Environment Team
- No Agreement On Spring Chinook Allocation
- California - Chinook Count Falls In Russian River: Fewer Fish Returning To Spawn
- California - Feds Advise Water Cutbacks To Save Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Fish
- High court rejects appeal by Hanford contractors
- Environmental Group Seeks Clarity on Stock Watering Issue
- Siemens to Pay $1.34 Billion in Fines
- Puget Sound Energy In Deal To Develop New Wind Facilities
- Florida - High Cost, Inconsistent Permitting Processes Slow Solar Energy Use
- Alabama - TVA working to meet Obama's energy goals
- La Nina Cools World, Making 2008 10th-Warmest Year
- Global-warming study shows grim future for ski resorts
- Global warming outlook dire for Rogue Valley
- Goose Eggs Could Get Polar Bears Through Global Warming
- Alaska’s Internet Speed Ranks Among Lowest In Nation
- NY Times Editorial - Mr. Obama’s Internet Agenda
- 'Clear' Officially Hits Portland January 6
- Startup banks on making money from free broadband
- Free Broadband Plan Stirs Debate on Filtering
- Dell offers call center service based in North America - for a price
- More Snow Expected Across W. Wash. Midweek
- Cold weather brings potential dangers
- Several Admit To Cheating Manke Lumber Mill in Tacoma
- 27 People Suffer CO Poisoning In Bellingham
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
prelapsarian • \pree-lap-SAIR-ee-un\ • adjective - Characteristic of or belonging to the time or state before the biblical fall of humankind
Amber and Bert walked hand in hand through the green and fragrant tunnel of vines and creepers in the verdant rain forest. Each was lost in thought. Amber in particular thought that the environment could have been like a prelapsarian Eden, heavy in romance and primitive love. Bert could only think of one thing, “Did I leave the iron on?”
From Merriam Webster Online Dictionary - "Prelapsarian" is the latest creation in the "lapsarian" family, which is etymologically related to Latin "lapsus," meaning "slip" or "fall." "Supralapsarian" is the firstborn, appearing in 1633 as a word for someone who held the belief that people were predestined to either eternal life or eternal death before the Creation and the Fall (the event in the Bible when Adam and Eve were forced to leave the Garden of Eden because they had sinned against God). Next in line is "sublapsarian," which refers to a person who adhered to the view that God foresaw and permitted the Fall and after the Fall decreed predestination to eternal life as a means of saving some of the human race. That word first appears in 1656 and was followed by its synonym, "infralapsarian," in distant 1731. "Postlapsarian," meaning "of, relating to, or characteristic of the time or state after the Fall," appeared two years later, and "prelapsarian" was delayed until 1879.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Dec 16 Update – Electricity Restored to Area North of Shelton (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/News/display.asp?NewsID=487
Cushman Dam Deal Close after Most Of A Century - Skokomish, Tacoma Power Might Settle (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/568844.html
With High Winds Be Prepared for Power Outages (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9527751
Energy secretary nominee boon to PNNL (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/417831.html
Obama Announces Energy And Environment Team (Associated Press)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h776EhBm9MT8AWmnULEB5jp6pxCgD953FUA82
FISH & WILDLIFE
No Agreement On Spring Chinook Allocation (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_or_fish_allocation.html
California - Chinook Count Falls In Russian River: Fewer Fish Returning To Spawn; 2005 Spring Storms May Be To Blame (Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, CA)
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20081213/news/812130316
California - Feds Advise Water Cutbacks To Save Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Fish (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1746214~Feds_advise_water_cutbacks_to_save_delta_fish.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
High court rejects appeal by Hanford contractors (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008524053_webhanford15.html?syndication=rss
Environmental Group Seeks Clarity on Stock Watering Issue (Columbia Basin Herald)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2008/12/15/news/doc4946dfa36d509680590717.txt
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
Siemens to Pay $1.34 Billion in Fines - The company, which makes products ranging from wind turbines to trams, has been embroiled in a far-reaching corruption scandal (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008494911_apeugermanysiemens.html?syndication=rss
Puget Sound Energy In Deal To Develop New Wind Facilities (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/392246_pse16.html?source=rss
Florida - High Cost, Inconsistent Permitting Processes Slow Solar Energy Use (Tampa Bay Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2008/12/15/focus7.html?ana=from_rss
Alabama - TVA working to meet Obama's energy goals (The Times-Daily, Florence, AL)
http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20081215/ARTICLES/812150322/1011/NEWS?Title=TVA_working_to_meet_Obama_s_energy_goals
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
La Nina Cools World, Making 2008 10th-Warmest Year (Bloomberg News)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&sid=aBhjvcCuoRzw&refer=canada
Global-warming study shows grim future for ski resorts (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2008526555_webskiresorts15.html
Global warming outlook dire for Rogue Valley (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/news-28/1229437146217710.xml&storylist=orlocal
Goose Eggs Could Get Polar Bears Through Global Warming (Fox News)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,467246,00.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Alaska’s Internet Speed Ranks Among Lowest In Nation (Anchorage News Miner, AK)
http://newsminer.com/news/2008/dec/15/alaskas-internet-speed-ranks-among-lowest-nation/
NY Times Editorial - Mr. Obama’s Internet Agenda
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/opinion/16tue3.html?th&emc=th
'Clear' Officially Hits Portland January 6 - Though the company has been promoting the service for weeks (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Clear-Officially-Hits-Portland-January-6-99695
Startup banks on making money from free broadband (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11235960?source=rss
Free Broadband Plan Stirs Debate on Filtering (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/14/AR2008121401354.html?wprss=rss_technology
Dell offers call center service based in North America - for a price (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11233498?source=rss
GENERAL NEWS
More Snow Expected Across W. Wash. Midweek (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/topstories/stories/NW_121508WXB_snow_monday_LJ.65aafd02.html
Cold weather brings potential dangers (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_121508WAB_cold_weather_dangers_SW.680a010b.html?npc
Several Admit To Cheating Manke Lumber Mill in Tacoma (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18284550/detail.html
27 People Suffer CO Poisoning In Bellingham (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18291497/detail.html
DIVERSIONS
Man Decked The Halls With Stolen Santas, Cops Say
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18291394/detail.html
Woman goes to the pound and brings home 27 dogs
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081216/ap_on_fe_st/odd_too_many_dogs;_ylt=AgXEfAYTuCeT7SC.FVzle_TtiBIF
Gambler sues casino over $900 million binge
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081212/od_nm/us_crown;_ylt=AnZ3ErnCvaLoo3TPZHNUHhvtiBIF
Man accused of stealing fridge with urine samples “…gimme the fridge, or I’ll throw the samples at ya…” (Headline should have read: Fridge filled with urine samples stolen)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081216/ap_on_fe_st/odd_stolen_urine_sample;_ylt=AgllGerCJ5zGtUihlIvIwvvtiBIF
Monday, December 15, 2008
Energy News Digest for December 15, 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)
- Dams, Wind, Power and Politics. Who should lead the Bonneville Power Administration
- Cowlitz PUD Approves Budget, Expects No Rate Increases for 2009
- Grays Harbor County PUD Votes Monday on Budge
- Whidbey PUD Proposal May Come Back Before Voters
- Snohomish County PUD Locks In Electricity Contract With Bonneville
- Oregon – 217-Mile Natural Gas Pipeline in Feds’ Hands
- Trees Endangering Power Poles High On His List
- Hundreds Attend Meeting on Uranium Enrichment in Idaho Falls
- Maryland - No Turning Back: Energy Re-Regulation Too Costly
- Texas - Report: Electric Deregulation Proves Costly
- S.F. Chronicle Editorial - Return of Energy Deregulation in California?
- Connecticut - Electricity Consultant Bilked Towns, Schools into Overpayments
- Obama Makes Promising Pick For Energy Secretary
- “Energy Czar” Makes Statement about Obama’s Future Energy Policy
- Forecast Suggests Huge Spring Chinook Run For Columbia River
- Washington Defers Action on Chinook Plan with Oregon
- Washington State Awards $19.8 Million to Protect Salmon
- Healthy Salmon Runs On Other Rivers Raise Questions About The Sacramento River
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer Op/Ed - Salmon Recovery Comes Of Age
- Our Northwest Water Part Four: Salmon
- Salmon Won’t Be a Player in Bush’s Latest Endangered Species Rule Change
- Eat-More-Fish Plan Is Criticized By EPA
- Grand Mound Gets New Water Rights
- EPA Exempts Farms from Reporting Manure's Toxic Fumes
- With Some Work, Capitol Lake Dam to last 50 Years
- NW Power Grid Could Be Part of Job Growth
- Iowa – Transmission Poses Obstacle to Wind Power
- Clark County Adds 618 Solar Panels
- Oregon - Biodigester Will Make Fuel from Cow Pies
- Heat From Underneath - Klamath Falls plans to replace geothermal lines
- Up on the Roof, New Jobs in Solar Power
- Solar Heaters Make "Free" Energy
- Sacramento didn't check out group behind proposed energy plant
- The UK: The Next Great Bastion of Solar Policy?
- Despite All Their Promise, Green Companies Are Awash In Red Ink
- Bright Ideas to Lower Bills - Energy Efficiency
- More Businesses See Holiday Savings from LEDs
- Governor Favors Mostly Free Permits for Greenhouse Gas Polluters
- Concern for Climate Change Defines US Energy Dept. Nominee
- Obama to Name Climate, Environment Team
- Sabey buys land in Quincy for Data Center
- Buyers Should Research Prospective Neighborhoods' Internet Options
- FCC Cancels Vote on Nationwide Free Wireless
- Australia to Test National Web Filter to Block Banned Content
- Some Comcast Customers Will Get New Boxes
- Google Accused of Turning Its Back On Net Neutrality
- Frigid Temperatures Forecast All Week
- Congressman Hastings Says His New Post Could Benefit Washington
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Bohemian • \bo-HEE-mee-un\ • noun - 1a: a native or inhabitant of Bohemia b: the group of Czech dialects used in Bohemia 2a: vagabond, wanderer; especially: gypsy b: a person (as a writer or an artist) living an unconventional life usually in a colony with others
Barnabas thought he was living life to the Bohemian fullest: rooming with four guys; drinking Jagermeister each night with wild abandon; blogging incoherently about anything and everything that popped into his febrile mind; rolling out of bed, bleary-eyed the following morning to raise the dough for rent ant Top Ramen. His distraught mother put his it more succinctly: “My son? He’s living like a bum.”
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Oregonian Editorial - Dams, Wind, Power and Politics. Who should lead the Bonneville Power Administration into a bold new era of green energy? Why not Steve Wright?
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2008/12/dams_wind_power_and_politics.html
Cowlitz PUD Approves Budget, Expects No Rate Increases for 2009 (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/12/13/area_news/doc4941e2efaabb3524572322.txt
Grays Harbor County PUD Votes Monday on Budget (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/12/14/local_news/10news.txt
Whidbey PUD Proposal May Come Back Before Voters (South Whidbey Record)
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/whidbey/swr/news/36079549.html
Snohomish County PUD Locks In Electricity Contract With Bonneville - A utility commissioner figures the deal with Bonneville with save customers $3 billion over 17 years (Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081215/NEWS01/712159874
Oregon – 217-Mile Natural Gas Pipeline in Feds’ Hands: Pipeline would cross national forest and scenic rivers, including Deschutes (Bend Bulletin, OR)
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081213/NEWS0107/812130391/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01
Trees Endangering Power Poles High On His List - Change in notification for tree trimming proposed (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/12/13/local_news/09news.txt
Hundreds Attend Meeting on Uranium Enrichment in Idaho Falls (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/695786.html
Maryland - No Turning Back: Energy Re-Regulation Too Costly, Maryland Panel Says (Baltimore Sun, MD)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.psc12dec12,0,2320156.story
Texas - Report: Electric Deregulation Proves Costly (Dallas Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2008/12/08/daily46.html?ana=from_rss
S.F. Chronicle Editorial - Return of Energy Deregulation in California?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/12/ED6F14MF8T.DTL&feed=rss.opinion
Connecticut - Electricity Consultant Bilked Towns, Schools into Overpayments, AG Says (The Journal-Inquirer, Manchester, CT)
http://www.journalinquirer.com/articles/2008/12/13/business/doc49428943d8c6a979648088.txt
Obama Makes Promising Pick For Energy Secretary (Tri-City Herald)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/962/story/414037.html
“Energy Czar” Makes Statement about Obama’s Future Energy Policy (Finding Dulcinea)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/politics/2008/December/Energy-Czar-Makes-Statement-About-Obama-s-Future-Energy-Policy.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Forecast Suggests Huge Spring Chinook Run For Columbia River (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/12/13/this_day/doc4941ad5ad6f97319173147.txt
Washington Defers Action on Chinook Plan with Oregon (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/36111439.html
Washington State Awards $19.8 Million To Protect Salmon (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/stategovernment/story/698846.html
Healthy Salmon Runs On Other Rivers Raise Questions About The Sacramento River “…fall Chinook runs on the Klamath and Columbia rivers - the next two major river systems north - appear to be healthy…”
http://www.redding.com/news/2008/dec/14/healthy-salmon-runs-on-other-rivers-raise-about/
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Op/Ed - Salmon Recovery Comes Of Age
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/391932_sundaysalmon14.html
Our Northwest Water Part Four: Salmon (Northwest Public Radio)
http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=4702
Salmon Won’t Be a Player in Bush’s Latest Endangered Species Rule Change (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081212/NEWS03/712129957
Eat-More-Fish Plan Is Criticized By EPA (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2008512848_merc14.html?syndication=rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Grand Mound Gets New Water Rights - A settlement agreement will allow Thurston County to move forward with major purchases of water (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/rss/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1229169975&archive=
EPA Exempts Farms from Reporting Manure's Toxic Fumes (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/1229138714178320.xml&coll=7
With Some Work, Capitol Lake Dam to last 50 Years (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/localnewsfeed/story/696556.html
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
NW Power Grid Could Be Part of Job Growth (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/698863.html
Iowa – Transmission Poses Obstacle to Wind Power (Des Moines Register, IA)
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20081213/BUSINESS/812130328/-1/ENT06
Clark County Adds 618 Solar Panels - Energy-saving package costs taxpayers nothing up front (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20081212/NEWS02/712129943/-1/NEWS
Oregon - Biodigester Will Make Fuel from Cow Pies (Oregon public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/3772-biodigester-will-make-fuel-cow-pies/
Heat From Underneath - Klamath Falls plans to replace geothermal lines (Herald and News, Klamath Falls, OR)
http://www.heraldandnews.com/articles/2008/12/11/featured_story/doc4940c60f884e9777123744.txt
Up on the Roof, New Jobs in Solar Power (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/jobs/14starts.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Solar Heaters Make "Free" Energy (WMAZ, Macon, GA)
http://www.13wmaz.com/article/20081212/NEWS01/81212021/1005&referrer=NEWSFRONTCAROUSEL
Energy from Garbage - Sacramento didn't check out group behind proposed energy plant (Sacramento Bee, CA)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18280172/detail.html?treets=sea&tid=2653595907813&tml=sea_7am&tmi=sea_7am_-1_09000112152008&ts=H
The UK: The Next Great Bastion of Solar Policy? (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/reinsider/story?id=54168&src=rss
Enviro Economics - Despite All Their Promise, Green Companies Are Awash In Red Ink (Newsweek Magazine)
http://www.newsweek.com/id/174063?from=rss
Bright Ideas to Lower Bills - Energy Efficiency: Many Small Steps Can Make Big Differences (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/storylife.php?subaction=showfull&id=1229103147&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&
More Businesses See Holiday Savings from LEDs (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/12/HO7C14CTSN.DTL
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Governor Favors Mostly Free Permits for Greenhouse Gas Polluters (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008507759_greenhouse13m.html
Concern for Climate Change Defines US Energy Dept. Nominee (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/12/12/ST2008121200098.html
Obama to Name Climate, Environment Team (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98255017&ft=1&f=3
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Sabey buys land in Quincy - Company moves ahead with its plan to build a data center near Quincy with a roughly $1.5 million land purchase (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2008/12/12/news/doc4942d04ce2e86522889323.txt
Nice View, but How's the WiFi? Buyers Should Research Prospective Neighborhoods' Internet Options (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/12/AR2008121201871.html?wprss=rss_technology
FCC Cancels Vote on Nationwide Free Wireless (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Cancels-Vote-On-Nationwide-Free-Wireless-99677
Australia to Test National Web Filter to Block Banned Content (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/world/asia/14australia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Some Comcast Customers Will Get New Boxes - Expanded basic cable users affected (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/391989_cableswitch13.html?source=rss
Google Accused of Turning Its Back On Net Neutrality (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10122935-38.html?tag=nl.e703
GENERAL NEWS
Frigid Temperatures Forecast All Week (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18280172/detail.html?treets=sea&tid=2653595907813&tml=sea_7am&tmi=sea_7am_-1_09000112152008&ts=H
Congressman Hastings Says His New Post Could Benefit Washington (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081212/NEWS04/712129988
DIVERSIONS
Car Thief Found Guilty, Allegedly Leaves Courtroom In Stolen Truck
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/12/car_thief_found_guilty_alleged.html
Cat Envy? Neighbors' Custody Dispute Ends In Settlement
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2008/12/cat_reunion.html
KFC Workers Fired For Bathing in Sink - Photos Posted On Internet
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18248003/detail.html
Clean Your Plate or Pay Up At NYC Buffet - Manhattan Restaurant Implements Surcharge On Wasted Food
http://www.kirotv.com/money/18263530/detail.html
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Dams, Wind, Power and Politics. Who should lead the Bonneville Power Administration
- Cowlitz PUD Approves Budget, Expects No Rate Increases for 2009
- Grays Harbor County PUD Votes Monday on Budge
- Whidbey PUD Proposal May Come Back Before Voters
- Snohomish County PUD Locks In Electricity Contract With Bonneville
- Oregon – 217-Mile Natural Gas Pipeline in Feds’ Hands
- Trees Endangering Power Poles High On His List
- Hundreds Attend Meeting on Uranium Enrichment in Idaho Falls
- Maryland - No Turning Back: Energy Re-Regulation Too Costly
- Texas - Report: Electric Deregulation Proves Costly
- S.F. Chronicle Editorial - Return of Energy Deregulation in California?
- Connecticut - Electricity Consultant Bilked Towns, Schools into Overpayments
- Obama Makes Promising Pick For Energy Secretary
- “Energy Czar” Makes Statement about Obama’s Future Energy Policy
- Forecast Suggests Huge Spring Chinook Run For Columbia River
- Washington Defers Action on Chinook Plan with Oregon
- Washington State Awards $19.8 Million to Protect Salmon
- Healthy Salmon Runs On Other Rivers Raise Questions About The Sacramento River
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer Op/Ed - Salmon Recovery Comes Of Age
- Our Northwest Water Part Four: Salmon
- Salmon Won’t Be a Player in Bush’s Latest Endangered Species Rule Change
- Eat-More-Fish Plan Is Criticized By EPA
- Grand Mound Gets New Water Rights
- EPA Exempts Farms from Reporting Manure's Toxic Fumes
- With Some Work, Capitol Lake Dam to last 50 Years
- NW Power Grid Could Be Part of Job Growth
- Iowa – Transmission Poses Obstacle to Wind Power
- Clark County Adds 618 Solar Panels
- Oregon - Biodigester Will Make Fuel from Cow Pies
- Heat From Underneath - Klamath Falls plans to replace geothermal lines
- Up on the Roof, New Jobs in Solar Power
- Solar Heaters Make "Free" Energy
- Sacramento didn't check out group behind proposed energy plant
- The UK: The Next Great Bastion of Solar Policy?
- Despite All Their Promise, Green Companies Are Awash In Red Ink
- Bright Ideas to Lower Bills - Energy Efficiency
- More Businesses See Holiday Savings from LEDs
- Governor Favors Mostly Free Permits for Greenhouse Gas Polluters
- Concern for Climate Change Defines US Energy Dept. Nominee
- Obama to Name Climate, Environment Team
- Sabey buys land in Quincy for Data Center
- Buyers Should Research Prospective Neighborhoods' Internet Options
- FCC Cancels Vote on Nationwide Free Wireless
- Australia to Test National Web Filter to Block Banned Content
- Some Comcast Customers Will Get New Boxes
- Google Accused of Turning Its Back On Net Neutrality
- Frigid Temperatures Forecast All Week
- Congressman Hastings Says His New Post Could Benefit Washington
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Bohemian • \bo-HEE-mee-un\ • noun - 1a: a native or inhabitant of Bohemia b: the group of Czech dialects used in Bohemia 2a: vagabond, wanderer; especially: gypsy b: a person (as a writer or an artist) living an unconventional life usually in a colony with others
Barnabas thought he was living life to the Bohemian fullest: rooming with four guys; drinking Jagermeister each night with wild abandon; blogging incoherently about anything and everything that popped into his febrile mind; rolling out of bed, bleary-eyed the following morning to raise the dough for rent ant Top Ramen. His distraught mother put his it more succinctly: “My son? He’s living like a bum.”
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Oregonian Editorial - Dams, Wind, Power and Politics. Who should lead the Bonneville Power Administration into a bold new era of green energy? Why not Steve Wright?
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2008/12/dams_wind_power_and_politics.html
Cowlitz PUD Approves Budget, Expects No Rate Increases for 2009 (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/12/13/area_news/doc4941e2efaabb3524572322.txt
Grays Harbor County PUD Votes Monday on Budget (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/12/14/local_news/10news.txt
Whidbey PUD Proposal May Come Back Before Voters (South Whidbey Record)
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/whidbey/swr/news/36079549.html
Snohomish County PUD Locks In Electricity Contract With Bonneville - A utility commissioner figures the deal with Bonneville with save customers $3 billion over 17 years (Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081215/NEWS01/712159874
Oregon – 217-Mile Natural Gas Pipeline in Feds’ Hands: Pipeline would cross national forest and scenic rivers, including Deschutes (Bend Bulletin, OR)
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081213/NEWS0107/812130391/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01
Trees Endangering Power Poles High On His List - Change in notification for tree trimming proposed (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/12/13/local_news/09news.txt
Hundreds Attend Meeting on Uranium Enrichment in Idaho Falls (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/695786.html
Maryland - No Turning Back: Energy Re-Regulation Too Costly, Maryland Panel Says (Baltimore Sun, MD)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-md.psc12dec12,0,2320156.story
Texas - Report: Electric Deregulation Proves Costly (Dallas Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2008/12/08/daily46.html?ana=from_rss
S.F. Chronicle Editorial - Return of Energy Deregulation in California?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/12/ED6F14MF8T.DTL&feed=rss.opinion
Connecticut - Electricity Consultant Bilked Towns, Schools into Overpayments, AG Says (The Journal-Inquirer, Manchester, CT)
http://www.journalinquirer.com/articles/2008/12/13/business/doc49428943d8c6a979648088.txt
Obama Makes Promising Pick For Energy Secretary (Tri-City Herald)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/962/story/414037.html
“Energy Czar” Makes Statement about Obama’s Future Energy Policy (Finding Dulcinea)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/politics/2008/December/Energy-Czar-Makes-Statement-About-Obama-s-Future-Energy-Policy.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Forecast Suggests Huge Spring Chinook Run For Columbia River (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/12/13/this_day/doc4941ad5ad6f97319173147.txt
Washington Defers Action on Chinook Plan with Oregon (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/36111439.html
Washington State Awards $19.8 Million To Protect Salmon (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/stategovernment/story/698846.html
Healthy Salmon Runs On Other Rivers Raise Questions About The Sacramento River “…fall Chinook runs on the Klamath and Columbia rivers - the next two major river systems north - appear to be healthy…”
http://www.redding.com/news/2008/dec/14/healthy-salmon-runs-on-other-rivers-raise-about/
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Op/Ed - Salmon Recovery Comes Of Age
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/391932_sundaysalmon14.html
Our Northwest Water Part Four: Salmon (Northwest Public Radio)
http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=4702
Salmon Won’t Be a Player in Bush’s Latest Endangered Species Rule Change (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081212/NEWS03/712129957
Eat-More-Fish Plan Is Criticized By EPA (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2008512848_merc14.html?syndication=rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Grand Mound Gets New Water Rights - A settlement agreement will allow Thurston County to move forward with major purchases of water (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/rss/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1229169975&archive=
EPA Exempts Farms from Reporting Manure's Toxic Fumes (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/1229138714178320.xml&coll=7
With Some Work, Capitol Lake Dam to last 50 Years (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/localnewsfeed/story/696556.html
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
NW Power Grid Could Be Part of Job Growth (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/698863.html
Iowa – Transmission Poses Obstacle to Wind Power (Des Moines Register, IA)
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20081213/BUSINESS/812130328/-1/ENT06
Clark County Adds 618 Solar Panels - Energy-saving package costs taxpayers nothing up front (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20081212/NEWS02/712129943/-1/NEWS
Oregon - Biodigester Will Make Fuel from Cow Pies (Oregon public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/3772-biodigester-will-make-fuel-cow-pies/
Heat From Underneath - Klamath Falls plans to replace geothermal lines (Herald and News, Klamath Falls, OR)
http://www.heraldandnews.com/articles/2008/12/11/featured_story/doc4940c60f884e9777123744.txt
Up on the Roof, New Jobs in Solar Power (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/jobs/14starts.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Solar Heaters Make "Free" Energy (WMAZ, Macon, GA)
http://www.13wmaz.com/article/20081212/NEWS01/81212021/1005&referrer=NEWSFRONTCAROUSEL
Energy from Garbage - Sacramento didn't check out group behind proposed energy plant (Sacramento Bee, CA)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18280172/detail.html?treets=sea&tid=2653595907813&tml=sea_7am&tmi=sea_7am_-1_09000112152008&ts=H
The UK: The Next Great Bastion of Solar Policy? (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/reinsider/story?id=54168&src=rss
Enviro Economics - Despite All Their Promise, Green Companies Are Awash In Red Ink (Newsweek Magazine)
http://www.newsweek.com/id/174063?from=rss
Bright Ideas to Lower Bills - Energy Efficiency: Many Small Steps Can Make Big Differences (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/storylife.php?subaction=showfull&id=1229103147&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&
More Businesses See Holiday Savings from LEDs (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/12/HO7C14CTSN.DTL
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Governor Favors Mostly Free Permits for Greenhouse Gas Polluters (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008507759_greenhouse13m.html
Concern for Climate Change Defines US Energy Dept. Nominee (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/12/12/ST2008121200098.html
Obama to Name Climate, Environment Team (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98255017&ft=1&f=3
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Sabey buys land in Quincy - Company moves ahead with its plan to build a data center near Quincy with a roughly $1.5 million land purchase (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2008/12/12/news/doc4942d04ce2e86522889323.txt
Nice View, but How's the WiFi? Buyers Should Research Prospective Neighborhoods' Internet Options (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/12/AR2008121201871.html?wprss=rss_technology
FCC Cancels Vote on Nationwide Free Wireless (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Cancels-Vote-On-Nationwide-Free-Wireless-99677
Australia to Test National Web Filter to Block Banned Content (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/world/asia/14australia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Some Comcast Customers Will Get New Boxes - Expanded basic cable users affected (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/391989_cableswitch13.html?source=rss
Google Accused of Turning Its Back On Net Neutrality (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10122935-38.html?tag=nl.e703
GENERAL NEWS
Frigid Temperatures Forecast All Week (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18280172/detail.html?treets=sea&tid=2653595907813&tml=sea_7am&tmi=sea_7am_-1_09000112152008&ts=H
Congressman Hastings Says His New Post Could Benefit Washington (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081212/NEWS04/712129988
DIVERSIONS
Car Thief Found Guilty, Allegedly Leaves Courtroom In Stolen Truck
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/12/car_thief_found_guilty_alleged.html
Cat Envy? Neighbors' Custody Dispute Ends In Settlement
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2008/12/cat_reunion.html
KFC Workers Fired For Bathing in Sink - Photos Posted On Internet
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18248003/detail.html
Clean Your Plate or Pay Up At NYC Buffet - Manhattan Restaurant Implements Surcharge On Wasted Food
http://www.kirotv.com/money/18263530/detail.html
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Energy News Digest for December 10, 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 No. 3 Approves Bond Sale
- Grays Harbor County PUD - Cheap Holiday Bills and another Federal Court Appeal
- Clark Public Utilities Approves Water, Electric Rate Hikes for 2009
- Alabama - Lower Energy Costs Won't Mean Lower Electricity Rates
- Benton PUD’s Local Rural Economic Development Revolving Fund Created
- Customer Survey Says: Low Rates Chelan County PUD’s Biggest Challenge
- Miniature Nuclear Reactors Could Provide Energy
- Joint Session To Discuss Chinook Salmon Plans
- Taking Stock of Canadian Salmon Stocks
- The Olympian Editorial - Court Issues Welcome Ruling On Tribes
- Irony Alert - Seattle Company Fined For Biodiesel Spill
- BC Hydro's Call for Bioenergy Yields Four Projects
- Solar Power Systems Powering More California Agribusinesses
- Utah - Focus on Efficiency, Energy Panelists Say
- Cool Earth Solar's Solution: Big Party Balloons
- 2008 Coldest Year of the Decade
- UN negotiators to present draft climate treaty in June
- Report Scorches FCC Chairman
- Storm Forecast Buoys Ski Areas - 'We are waiting with bated breath'
- Third-Runway Boss: I Was Following Orders
- Prosecutors Look into Trooper Probe of Phony College Diplomas
- ‘Down is the new up’: T-bills hit zero
- Interior Secretary Choice Nears
- Obama to Name Leader of White House Council on Environmental Quality
- Incentives for Recycling Programs Lose Their Steam
- Civil Service Test - Man dies digging for a job in Seattle
- Mason County Judge Hears Suit against Former Port of Tahuya Commissioners
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Lothario • \loh-THAIR-ee-oh\ • noun - A man whose chief interest is seducing women
It was clear that Dagoberto was not quite the lothario that he imagined himself to be. His disastrous decision to wear “Salesman in a Drum” musk cologne to a speed-dating appointment event was evident in that his prospective dates didn’t just walk away from their two-minute interviews…they actually fled.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Mason County PUD No. 3 Approves Bond Sale (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/5772/reftab/1632/Default.aspx?t=P.U.D.-3-APPROVES-BOND-SALE
Grays Harbor County PUD - Cheap Holiday Bills and another Federal Court Appeal (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/12/09/local_news/03news.txt
Clark Public Utilities Approves Water, Electric Rate Hikes for 2009 (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20081209/BIZ01/812097498
Alabama - Lower Energy Costs Won't Mean Lower Electricity Rates (The Press-Register, Mobile, AL)
http://www.al.com/politics/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1228904155291110.xml&coll=3
Benton PUD’s Local Rural Economic Development Revolving Fund Created (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/bizbeat/story/411338.html
Customer Survey Says: Low Rates Chelan County PUD’s Biggest Challenge (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081209/NEWS04/712099976
Miniature Nuclear Reactors Could Provide Energy - and Opportunity for Terrorists (Fox News)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,464625,00.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Joint Session To Discuss Chinook Salmon Plans - A sport-commercial catch-sharing plan will be presented to commissions (The Statesman Journal, Salem, OR)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20081210/OUTDOORS/812100385/1034/SPORTS
Taking Stock of Canadian Salmon Stocks (Globe and Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081210.COLETTS10-12/TPStory/Comment
The Olympian Editorial - Court Issues Welcome Ruling On Tribes
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/691288.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Irony Alert - Seattle Company Fined For Biodiesel Spill (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008490498_apwabiodieselspill.html?syndication=rss
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
BC Hydro's Call for Bioenergy Yields Four Projects (Vancouver Sun, BC)
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Hydro+call+bioenergy+yields+four+projects/1054445/story.html
Solar Power Systems Powering More California Agribusinesses (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008489528_apfarmscenesolarfarms.html?syndication=rss
Utah - Focus on Efficiency, Energy Panelists Say (Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT)
http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705269347,00.html
Cool Earth Solar's Solution: Big Party Balloons (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11170601?source=rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
2008 Coldest Year of the Decade (Hawaii Reporter)
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?57936010-03ec-4b85-b440-4489120ea443
UN negotiators to present draft climate treaty in June (Irish Times)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/1210/breaking46.htm
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Report Scorches FCC Chairman - Describes a pattern of mismanagement, dysfunction and power abuse at the Federal Communications Commission (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008488580_fcc10.html
GENERAL NEWS
Storm Forecast Buoys Ski Areas - 'We are waiting with bated breath' (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/391398_ski10.html
Third-Runway Boss: I Was Following Orders - Two managers quit after fraud report; port chief suspends four (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/391492_port10.html
Prosecutors Look into Trooper Probe of Phony College Diplomas (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/693762.html
‘Down is the new up’: T-bills hit zero (The Associated Press)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/562997.html
Interior secretary choice nears (Sublette Examiner, WY)
http://www.subletteexaminer.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=976
Obama to Name Leader of White House Council on Environmental Quality (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/nationworld/story/694180.html
Incentives For Recycling Programs Lose Their Steam - Market value drops for items such as paper, aluminum (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/693760.html
Civil Service Test - Man dies digging for a job in Seattle (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1736324~Man_dies_digging_for_a_job_in_Seattle.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
Mason County Judge Hears Suit against Former Port of Tahuya Commissioners (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/dec/09/judge-hears-suit-against-former-port-of-tahuya/?partner=RSS
DIVERSIONS
Indiana Restricts Smiles on Driver's Licenses - Smiles Confuse Facial Recognition Software
http://www.kirotv.com/automotive/18235504/detail.html
Seeing Red Over Scarlet-Marked Homework - Teachers using red pen to mark students' work could be harming their psyche
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE4B811Q20081209?feedType=nl&feedName=usmorningdigest
GPS, Hidden Cameras Watch Over Baby Jesus - Churches Use Security Systems to Protect Holiday Displays
http://www.kirotv.com/holidays/18243662/detail.html
Deer Crashes into Michigan 4th-Grade Classroom
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18245455/detail.html
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Mason County PUD No. 3 Approves Bond Sale
- Grays Harbor County PUD - Cheap Holiday Bills and another Federal Court Appeal
- Clark Public Utilities Approves Water, Electric Rate Hikes for 2009
- Alabama - Lower Energy Costs Won't Mean Lower Electricity Rates
- Benton PUD’s Local Rural Economic Development Revolving Fund Created
- Customer Survey Says: Low Rates Chelan County PUD’s Biggest Challenge
- Miniature Nuclear Reactors Could Provide Energy
- Joint Session To Discuss Chinook Salmon Plans
- Taking Stock of Canadian Salmon Stocks
- The Olympian Editorial - Court Issues Welcome Ruling On Tribes
- Irony Alert - Seattle Company Fined For Biodiesel Spill
- BC Hydro's Call for Bioenergy Yields Four Projects
- Solar Power Systems Powering More California Agribusinesses
- Utah - Focus on Efficiency, Energy Panelists Say
- Cool Earth Solar's Solution: Big Party Balloons
- 2008 Coldest Year of the Decade
- UN negotiators to present draft climate treaty in June
- Report Scorches FCC Chairman
- Storm Forecast Buoys Ski Areas - 'We are waiting with bated breath'
- Third-Runway Boss: I Was Following Orders
- Prosecutors Look into Trooper Probe of Phony College Diplomas
- ‘Down is the new up’: T-bills hit zero
- Interior Secretary Choice Nears
- Obama to Name Leader of White House Council on Environmental Quality
- Incentives for Recycling Programs Lose Their Steam
- Civil Service Test - Man dies digging for a job in Seattle
- Mason County Judge Hears Suit against Former Port of Tahuya Commissioners
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Lothario • \loh-THAIR-ee-oh\ • noun - A man whose chief interest is seducing women
It was clear that Dagoberto was not quite the lothario that he imagined himself to be. His disastrous decision to wear “Salesman in a Drum” musk cologne to a speed-dating appointment event was evident in that his prospective dates didn’t just walk away from their two-minute interviews…they actually fled.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Mason County PUD No. 3 Approves Bond Sale (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/5772/reftab/1632/Default.aspx?t=P.U.D.-3-APPROVES-BOND-SALE
Grays Harbor County PUD - Cheap Holiday Bills and another Federal Court Appeal (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/12/09/local_news/03news.txt
Clark Public Utilities Approves Water, Electric Rate Hikes for 2009 (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20081209/BIZ01/812097498
Alabama - Lower Energy Costs Won't Mean Lower Electricity Rates (The Press-Register, Mobile, AL)
http://www.al.com/politics/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1228904155291110.xml&coll=3
Benton PUD’s Local Rural Economic Development Revolving Fund Created (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/bizbeat/story/411338.html
Customer Survey Says: Low Rates Chelan County PUD’s Biggest Challenge (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081209/NEWS04/712099976
Miniature Nuclear Reactors Could Provide Energy - and Opportunity for Terrorists (Fox News)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,464625,00.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Joint Session To Discuss Chinook Salmon Plans - A sport-commercial catch-sharing plan will be presented to commissions (The Statesman Journal, Salem, OR)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20081210/OUTDOORS/812100385/1034/SPORTS
Taking Stock of Canadian Salmon Stocks (Globe and Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20081210.COLETTS10-12/TPStory/Comment
The Olympian Editorial - Court Issues Welcome Ruling On Tribes
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/691288.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Irony Alert - Seattle Company Fined For Biodiesel Spill (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008490498_apwabiodieselspill.html?syndication=rss
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
BC Hydro's Call for Bioenergy Yields Four Projects (Vancouver Sun, BC)
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Hydro+call+bioenergy+yields+four+projects/1054445/story.html
Solar Power Systems Powering More California Agribusinesses (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008489528_apfarmscenesolarfarms.html?syndication=rss
Utah - Focus on Efficiency, Energy Panelists Say (Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT)
http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705269347,00.html
Cool Earth Solar's Solution: Big Party Balloons (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11170601?source=rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
2008 Coldest Year of the Decade (Hawaii Reporter)
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?57936010-03ec-4b85-b440-4489120ea443
UN negotiators to present draft climate treaty in June (Irish Times)
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/1210/breaking46.htm
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Report Scorches FCC Chairman - Describes a pattern of mismanagement, dysfunction and power abuse at the Federal Communications Commission (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008488580_fcc10.html
GENERAL NEWS
Storm Forecast Buoys Ski Areas - 'We are waiting with bated breath' (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/391398_ski10.html
Third-Runway Boss: I Was Following Orders - Two managers quit after fraud report; port chief suspends four (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/391492_port10.html
Prosecutors Look into Trooper Probe of Phony College Diplomas (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/693762.html
‘Down is the new up’: T-bills hit zero (The Associated Press)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/562997.html
Interior secretary choice nears (Sublette Examiner, WY)
http://www.subletteexaminer.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=976
Obama to Name Leader of White House Council on Environmental Quality (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/nationworld/story/694180.html
Incentives For Recycling Programs Lose Their Steam - Market value drops for items such as paper, aluminum (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/693760.html
Civil Service Test - Man dies digging for a job in Seattle (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1736324~Man_dies_digging_for_a_job_in_Seattle.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
Mason County Judge Hears Suit against Former Port of Tahuya Commissioners (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/dec/09/judge-hears-suit-against-former-port-of-tahuya/?partner=RSS
DIVERSIONS
Indiana Restricts Smiles on Driver's Licenses - Smiles Confuse Facial Recognition Software
http://www.kirotv.com/automotive/18235504/detail.html
Seeing Red Over Scarlet-Marked Homework - Teachers using red pen to mark students' work could be harming their psyche
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE4B811Q20081209?feedType=nl&feedName=usmorningdigest
GPS, Hidden Cameras Watch Over Baby Jesus - Churches Use Security Systems to Protect Holiday Displays
http://www.kirotv.com/holidays/18243662/detail.html
Deer Crashes into Michigan 4th-Grade Classroom
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18245455/detail.html
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