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)
- Slide Causes Shutdown of Swift Dam Powerhouse
- Montana - $195 Million Rainbow Dam Upgrade Delayed
- Snohomish County PUD Wishlist: $1 Billion for Green Energy Efforts
- City of Richland Utility Credit: Saving You Money!
- Grays Harbor County PUD truck stolen, four arrested
- Optimizing Profitability Regarding Aluminum Prices and Electricity Prices
- Keeping Home Life-Support up When Power Goes Out
- Texas- Applause Over Pullout From Coal Venture Is misguided
- Exposing the Myth of Clean Coal Power
- Waste Spills at another T.V.A. Power Plant
- Nuclear Power's Core of Support Gains Strength
- Slovaks to Restart Nuclear Unit Due To Gas Shortage
- Connecticut - Economic Woes Slam Energy Market “Success”
- Monday Update: FERC Chief to Resign
- Judge Won't Hear Plea for Columbia River Salmon Passage
- Washington Offers Small Compromises in Spring Chinook Standoff
- Canadians Agree To Catch Fewer Columbia Salmon
- West Coast Trollers Take Biggest Hit in Salmon treaty
- California - 'Crisis Situation' For Marin's Coho Salmon
- Massive Flooding Has Negative Impact on Young Salmon Survival
- Salmon Researchers Look into Cormorants' Bulging Bellies
- Goldmark Inherits Taylor Shellfish Ruling
- Northwest researchers say 'dirty snow effect' magnifies early snowmelt
- United Kingdom - Wind Energy Supply Dips During Cold snap
- Experts Seek To Strike Wind, Coal Balance
- Evaluating ‘Green Power’ Programs
- Renewing Green Development - New Incentives May Be Needed as Projects Lack Financing
- Oregon Legislature Should Cut Back On Some Tax Credits
- Boise Startup Lights Way to 'Smart Grid'
- Obama's Green Energy Plans Build Hopes, Skepticism
- Baltimore Sun Editorial - Let's Think Big On Energy
- Mid-Columbians Fired Up To Save With Pellet Stoves
- Clatskanie Ethanol Plant Halts Operations
- Promoters Push Solar Panel Recycling as Path to ‘Double Green’
- Maryland - State Freezes Solar Energy Grant Program, Warns of Cuts
- BC Hydro must be 'encouraged' to plan for the right kind of growth
- As It Downsizes, Solo Cup Seeks To Sell Excess Electricity
- Connecticut - Energy Conservation Funds Targeted For Cuts
- Indiana - Waste District Makes It Easy To Recycle Bulbs
- Measuring Your Google Search's Carbon Footprint
- Green My Blog
- Montana Communication Users Still Having Trouble after BPA Line Cut near Libby
- Another $100 Million for Rural WiMAX Operator
- Watch Out For Bogus National Broadband Plans
- A Future in Directing Online Traffic
- Quietly, AOL Becomes an Overseer of Niche Sites
- FCC Chief: Don't Delay DTV Switch
- Microsoft lifts download limit for Windows 7 beta
- Lessons from another Year of Puget Sound Flooding Must Be Embraced
- Washington Lawmakers Start New Legislative Session
- Park Closures Attract Criticism
- $20 Million in Diesel Fuel Stolen From Harbor Island Terminal
- Mason County Has State's First All-Female Bench
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Imbroglio • \im-BROLE-yo\ • noun -1: a confused mass 2a: an intricate or complicated situation b: an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding c: a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation, embroilment d: scandal.
The high-powered politician saw the handwriting on the wall. The 1998 imbroglio involving Beanie-Baby influence trading started unraveling the moment his “supplier” failed to receive bailout funds for a new venture: soybean-babies.
The example sentence of the day went downhill from there. The editor had a hard time coming up with a suitable sentence that did not include references to seamy and dark-hearted things only found in cheap dime-novels or Lifetime made-for-TV movies. Sorry.
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
Slide Causes Shutdown Of Swift Dam Powerhouse (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20090110/NEWS02/701109972/-1/NEWS
Montana - $195 Million Rainbow Dam Upgrade Delayed: Increasing construction and financing costs cited as reasons (Great Falls Tribune, MT)
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20090112/NEWS01/901120310/1002/news01
Snohomish County PUD Wishlist: $1 Billion for Green Energy Efforts (Everett Herald, WA)
http://heraldnet.com/article/20090112/NEWS01/701129918
City of Richland Utility Credit: Saving You Money! (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/37368729.html
Grays Harbor County PUD truck stolen, four arrested (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/01/11/local_news/06news.txt
Optimizing Profitability Regarding Aluminum Prices and Electricity Prices – Ed. Note: check out the discussion on sale of purchased electricity vs. its use in aluminum production (Gerson Lehrmnan Group)
http://www.glgroup.com/News/Optimizing-Profitability-Regarding-Aluminum-Prices-and-Electricity-Prices-31340.html
Keeping Home Life-Support Up When Power Goes Out (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/01/12/national/w002419S61.DTL&feed=rss.business
Texas- Applause Over Pullout From Coal Venture Is misguided - Will they still cheer when the lights go out? (Houston Chronicle, TX)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/steffy/6203552.html
Exposing the Myth of Clean Coal Power (Time Magazine)
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1870599,00.html
Waste Spills at Another T.V.A. Power Plant (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/10/us/10sludge.html
Nuclear Power's Core Of Support Gains Strength (Houston Chronicle, TX)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6203553.html
Slovaks To Restart Nuclear Unit Due To Gas Shortage (Reuters)
http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKTRE50923V20090110
Connecticut - Economic Woes Slam Energy Market Success – detractors: “…The system is a pig and you can't put lipstick on it…" (Connecticut Post)
http://www.connpost.com/ci_11430025
Monday Update: FERC Chief to Resign (Now here’s how you localize a story – The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/01/12//area_news/doc496afc0a5ca9d146400486.txt
FISH & WILDLIFE
Judge Won't Hear Plea for Columbia River Salmon Passage (Tri-City Herald)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/440232.html
Washington Offers Small Compromises in Spring Chinook Standoff (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20090109/SPORTS04/701109981/-1/SPORTS
Canadians Agree To Catch Fewer Columbia Salmon (The Oregonian, Portland, WA)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/canadians_agree_to_catch_fewer.html
West Coast Trollers Take Biggest Hit In Salmon treaty - Goal of new Canada-U.S. deal is to conserve endangered stocks (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Jack+Knox+column+West+coast+trollers+take+biggest+salmon+treaty/1163299/story.html
California - 'Crisis Situation' For Marin's Coho Salmon (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/09/BA4C155A50.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
Massive Flooding Has Negative Impact On Young Salmon Survival (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2008614081_outn11.html
Researchers look into cormorants' bulging bellies - Biologists must find whether birds are feasting on rare salmon (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/704/story/723614.html
Goldmark Inherits Taylor Shellfish Ruling - Sutherland defers decision on profit from illegal planting (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/395539_taylor10.html?source=rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Northwest researchers say 'dirty snow effect' magnifies early snowmelt (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/northwest_researchers_say_dirt.html
RENEWABLE ENERGY
United Kingdom - Wind Energy Supply Dips During Cold snap - Just when it’s needed most: Britain's wind farms have stopped working during the cold snap due to lack of wind (The Daily Telegraph, UK)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/windpower/4208940/Wind-energy-supply-dips-during-cold-snap.html
Experts Seek To Strike Wind, Coal Balance (Great Falls Tribune, MT)
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20090110/NEWS01/901100329/1002/NEWS01
Evaluating ‘Green Power’ Programs “…Participation rates are generally low - 2 percent on average, largely because wind power is more expensive…” (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/12/evaluating-green-power-programs/
Renewing Green Development - New Incentives May Be Needed as Projects Lack Financing (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/08/AR2009010803752.html?wprss=rss_business
Salem Statesman Journal Editorial - Oregon Legislature Should Cut Back On Some Tax Credits (Calls out some energy tax cuts)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090112/COLUMN0703/901120335/1049/OPINION
Boise Startup Lights Way To 'Smart Grid' - Inovus' SmartPole sets the company up to be a local leader in a national energy revolution (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
http://www.idahostatesman.com/235/story/629155.html
Obama's Green Energy Plans Build Hopes, Skepticism (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/deborahCohen/idUSTRE5086BL20090109
Baltimore Sun Editorial - Let's Think Big On Energy: President-elect Barack Obama has stated that his economic stimulus package will include a major initiative to build an alternative energy infrastructure
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.pickensplan11jan11,0,1381234.story
Mid-Columbians Fired Up To Save With Pellet Stoves (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/915/story/441109.html
Clatskanie Ethanol Plant Halts Operations (The Daily News)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/01/11//area_news/doc4967cb7771ca6555942397.txt
Promoters Push Solar Panel Recycling as Path to ‘Double Green’ (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/12/solar-promoters-push-recycling-as-path-to-double-green/
Maryland - State Freezes Solar Energy Grant Program, Warns of Cuts - More than 400 home, business owners still waiting for subsidy (Baltimore Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2009/01/12/story10.html?ana=from_rss
British Columbia - BC Hydro must be 'encouraged' to plan for the right kind of growth (The Vancouver Sun, BC)
http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/Hydro+must+encouraged+plan+right+kind+growth/1153783/story.html
As It Downsizes, Solo Cup Seeks To Sell Excess Electricity (Baltimore Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2009/01/12/story8.html?ana=from_rss
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Connecticut - Energy Conservation Funds Targeted For Cuts (Associated Press)
http://www.courant.com/news/local/statewire/hc-ap-ct-connecticutbudgetjan12,0,3516444.story
Indiana - Waste District Makes It Easy To Recycle Bulbs: Use county drop-off sites instead of sneaking them into garbage (Fort Wayne Sentinel, IN)
http://www.news-sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090112/BUSINESS/901120343
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Measuring Your Google Search's Carbon Footprint (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10140142-54.html?tag=nl.e703
Green My Blog “…I've seen some blogs with tickers to calculate their carbon footprint. Should I be concerned about mine?...” (Slate Magazine)
http://green.msn.com/Home/Green-My-Blog/?gt1=45002
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Montana Communication Users Still Having Trouble after BPA Line Cut near Libby (KECI-TV, Missoula, MT)
http://www.keci.com/montana_news.php?id=545ad1d37afc778393bb20d524b95e7f
Another $100 Million for Rural WiMAX Operator (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/01/12/another-100-million-for-rural-wimax-operator/
Watch Out For Bogus National Broadband Plans - Op/Ed: ISPs that spent millions stifling deployment, now want more subsidies (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Hey-Obama-Watch-Out-For-Bogus-National-Broadband-Plans-100146
A Future in Directing Online Traffic (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/jobs/11starts.html?_r=1
Quietly, AOL Becomes an Overseer of Niche Sites (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/12/business/media/12aol.html
FCC Chief: Don't Delay DTV Switch - Would further confuse an already confused public (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Chief-Dont-Delay-DTV-Switch-100159
Microsoft lifts download limit for Windows 7 beta (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10140093-75.html?tag=nl.e703
GENERAL NEWS
Lessons from Another Year Of Puget Sound Flooding Must Be Embraced (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2008613486_weboped10siemann.html?syndication=rss
Washington Lawmakers Start New Legislative Session (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1789190~Washington_lawmakers_start_new_legislative_session.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
Park Closures Attract Criticism - Some say $1 million audit gave few ways to save money (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/localnewsfeed/story/723593.html
$20 Million In Diesel Fuel Stolen From Harbor Island Terminal - Theft took place over 9-10 months at BP distribution center (Seattle Times)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/395641_gastheft12.html?source=rss
Mason County Has State's First All-Female Bench (The Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/jan/10/mason-county-has-states-first-all-female-bench/?partner=RSS
DIVERSIONS
Eternal Flame Only Lasts Until Gas Bill Arrives
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090110/ap_on_fe_st/odd_extinguished_eternal_flame;_ylt=AsJqSEI13LXub20D0F2VYLLtiBIF
Britain Goes Nuts over Squirrel Flavored Crisps
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090109/wl_uk_afp/britainfoodoffbeat_newsmlmmd;_ylt=Aglza2Zbkn6xcRBV6b7foHGgOrgF
Would-Be Chinese Bride, 107, Seeks First Husband
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090112/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_china_bride_centenarian;_ylt=Ao9QlhjpqlC2wYaUFxc8eq_tiBIF
Drunk Worker Reportedly Starts Fire In Moscow Museum
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090111/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_russia_museum_fire;_ylt=ArzLCITj8BdXKojTs_ryFTTtiBIF
Monday, January 12, 2009
Friday, January 9, 2009
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Power Outage in Allyn Area Overnight
- Montana - Snow, Ice Cut BPA Cables
- Chelan PUD’s lean $329 million budget passes
- Grand Coulee Dam Power & Water Pumping Plant To Be Renamed
- Should Coal Be Considered A Clean Fuel?
- Plant That Spilled Coal Ash Had Earlier Leak Problems
- How To Avert A Looming Power Crisis
- Smart Grid Companies Want Stimulus Cash From Feds
- FACTB0X-What Is A Smart Grid?
- Comcast Tech Left Dangling 100 Feet Up
- Federal Draft Report: Sacramento River Delta System Imperils Fish
- Water Levels Should Stay on Track for the Coming Months
- Victoria, BC – Pollution Squabble Sinks Testing of Sewage Outfalls
- Washington State Turns Down Stock Watering Petition
- Montana - Bill Benefits 'Medium-Speed' Electric Cars
- Cause of English Wind Turbine Damage Unknown – UFO May be to Blame
- Efficiency Help Wanted
- Organic LEDs Have Many Uses
- Global Warming Will Be A Killer for Agriculture, UW Scientists Say
- Qwest Seeks Stimulus Dollars for Broadband
- Comcast Making Switch To Digital Signals In Portland Area
- I-5, Snoqualmie Pass Open
- Solution to Flooding Problem A Long Way Off
- Daily News Editorial - Flood Closure More Costly Than I-5 Fix
- Washington's A State Of Emergency as Rain-Filled Rivers Rebel
- News Tribune Editorial - Is This the Future of Northwest Winters?
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer Put Up For Sale
- Nationwide Inquiry on Bids for Municipal Bonds
- Cabin Owners In National Forests Will Get Lease Break
- Western Washington Cuts Football Program
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Hassock • \HASS-uck\ • noun - 1: a cushion for kneeling b: a padded cushion or low stool that serves as a seat or leg rest
Large, ponderous Casper Gutman waddled across the room, the long tube tied to his water pipe wobbled like an obscene umbilical cord as he drew the grey, swirling smoke from the bowl on the many-faceted contraption through its length. He grunted heavily as he backed into his overstuffed chair, the tassel on his canted fez draped across one ear. Only the dark, heavy, leather hassock protected his dainty, beslippered feet from the desecration of touching the floor. “Now,” he rasped to the impatient Sam Spade, “I assume you are here to speak with me about ‘the bird’”
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
Power Outage In Allyn Area Overnight (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6045/reftab/1632/t/POWER-OUTAGE-IN-ALLYN-AREA-OVERNIGHT/Default.aspx
Montana - Snow, ice cut BPA cables (The Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, MT)
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/articles/2009/01/09/news/local_montana/news_8768521326_08.txt
Chelan PUD’s lean $329 million budget passes (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081216/NEWS04/712169974/1001
Grand Coulee Dam Power & Water Pumping Plant To Be Renamed - Late agency head to be honored (Columbia Basin Herald)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/01/08/news/doc496632150990a132585324.txt
Should Coal Be Considered A Clean Fuel? “…The state should adopt a ‘clean’ standard for generating electricity, not just a ‘renewable’ standard…” (The Tampa Tribune, FL)
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/jan/08/should-coal-be-considered-clean-fuel/
Plant That Spilled Coal Ash Had Earlier Leak Problems
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/09/us/09coal.html
How to Avert A Looming Power Crisis (Houston Chronicle, TX)
http://www.star-telegram.com/245/story/1132371.html
Smart Grid Companies Want Stimulus Cash From Feds (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10137337-54.html
FACTB0X-What Is A Smart Grid? (The Guardian, United Kingdom)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/8219882
Comcast Tech Left Dangling 100 Feet Up - Though saved his own life by following proper safety guidelines (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Tech-Left-Dangling-100-Feet-Up-100129
FISH & WILDLIFE
Federal Draft Report: Sacramento River Delta System Imperils Fish – “…salmon, steelhead and sturgeon in the Central Valley are being driven to extinction…” (Sacramento Bee)
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/1528201.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Water Levels Should Stay on Track for the Coming Months - latest snowpack readings show we're actually a little behind compared to this time last year (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9643134
Victoria, BC – Pollution Squabble Sinks Testing of Sewage Outfalls (Vancouver Sun, BC – BTW, Victoria discharges raw sewage from its “treatment” system into the Strait of Juan de Fuca)
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Pollution+squabble+sinks+testing+sewage+outfalls/1158039/story.html
Washington State Turns Down Stock Watering Petition (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1785608~State_denies_stockwatering_petition.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Montana - Bill Benefits 'Medium-Speed' Electric Cars (Great Falls Tribune, MT)
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20090109/NEWS01/901090337/1002
Cause of English Wind Turbine Damage Unknown – UFO May be to Blame (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090108/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_britain_wind_turbine;_ylt=Ah4hhZJjA4TYuK5tDxS.9pTtiBIF
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Efficiency Help Wanted (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/09/efficiency-help-wanted/
Organic LEDs Have Many Uses (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/09/BUQF15615P.DTL&feed=rss.business
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Global Warming Will Be A Killer For Agriculture, UW Scientists Say (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008606940_warming09m.html?syndication=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Qwest Seeks Stimulus Dollars for Broadband (New Mexico Business Weekly)
http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2009/01/05/daily42.html?ana=from_rss
Comcast Making Switch To Digital Signals In Portland Area - The cable company's conversion is different from the national switch, which may confuse some customers (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/1231476915177900.xml&coll=7
GENERAL NEWS
I-5, Snoqualmie Pass open (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008608509_weblewis09m.html
Solution To Flooding Problem A Long Way Off – For roads there are two years of design work yet to be done (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/transportation/395367_lewis09.html?source=rss
Daily News Editorial - Flood Closure More Costly Than I-5 Fix
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/01/09/editorial/doc4966add6eaf73590765899.txt
Washington's A State Of Emergency As Rain-Filled Rivers Rebel (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/395249_storm09.html
News Tribune Editorial - Is This The Future Of Northwest Winters?
http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/story/589382.html
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Put Up For Sale (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/395463_newspapersale10.html
Nationwide Inquiry on Bids for Municipal Bonds- Lawmen investigating collusion that has taken approximately $400 billion worth of municipal notes and bonds to market each year (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/09/business/09insure.html
Cabin Owners In National Forests Will Get Lease Break – Cushman Residents Rejoice! (Associated Press)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/395398_cabins09.html?source=rss
Western Washington Cuts Football Program (Examiner.Com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1784435~Western_Washington_cuts_football_program.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
DIVERSIONS
Diabetics Beware! Cute Things Falling Asleep
http://www.cutethingsfallingasleep.org/
Karaoke Most Irritating Gadget In Britain: Govt Survey
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090109/lf_afp/lifestylebritaintechnologyoffbeatjapan_newsmlmmd;_ylt=AgfaAlovHgsaWtPZ4GyjQEGgOrgF
Masked Man Waits In Line To Rob Ohio Bank
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090109/ap_on_fe_st/odd_masked_robber;_ylt=AhkJDvEnI2yaUGMebHd.V5jtiBIF
Canadian Woman Mistakes Labor Pains For Kidney Stone – Had no Idea She Was Pregnant
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090108/wl_canada_afp/canadachildfamilyoffbeat_newsmlmmd;_ylt=At5oZK3fLriHtKPu99qcUfmgOrgF
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Power Outage in Allyn Area Overnight
- Montana - Snow, Ice Cut BPA Cables
- Chelan PUD’s lean $329 million budget passes
- Grand Coulee Dam Power & Water Pumping Plant To Be Renamed
- Should Coal Be Considered A Clean Fuel?
- Plant That Spilled Coal Ash Had Earlier Leak Problems
- How To Avert A Looming Power Crisis
- Smart Grid Companies Want Stimulus Cash From Feds
- FACTB0X-What Is A Smart Grid?
- Comcast Tech Left Dangling 100 Feet Up
- Federal Draft Report: Sacramento River Delta System Imperils Fish
- Water Levels Should Stay on Track for the Coming Months
- Victoria, BC – Pollution Squabble Sinks Testing of Sewage Outfalls
- Washington State Turns Down Stock Watering Petition
- Montana - Bill Benefits 'Medium-Speed' Electric Cars
- Cause of English Wind Turbine Damage Unknown – UFO May be to Blame
- Efficiency Help Wanted
- Organic LEDs Have Many Uses
- Global Warming Will Be A Killer for Agriculture, UW Scientists Say
- Qwest Seeks Stimulus Dollars for Broadband
- Comcast Making Switch To Digital Signals In Portland Area
- I-5, Snoqualmie Pass Open
- Solution to Flooding Problem A Long Way Off
- Daily News Editorial - Flood Closure More Costly Than I-5 Fix
- Washington's A State Of Emergency as Rain-Filled Rivers Rebel
- News Tribune Editorial - Is This the Future of Northwest Winters?
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer Put Up For Sale
- Nationwide Inquiry on Bids for Municipal Bonds
- Cabin Owners In National Forests Will Get Lease Break
- Western Washington Cuts Football Program
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Hassock • \HASS-uck\ • noun - 1: a cushion for kneeling b: a padded cushion or low stool that serves as a seat or leg rest
Large, ponderous Casper Gutman waddled across the room, the long tube tied to his water pipe wobbled like an obscene umbilical cord as he drew the grey, swirling smoke from the bowl on the many-faceted contraption through its length. He grunted heavily as he backed into his overstuffed chair, the tassel on his canted fez draped across one ear. Only the dark, heavy, leather hassock protected his dainty, beslippered feet from the desecration of touching the floor. “Now,” he rasped to the impatient Sam Spade, “I assume you are here to speak with me about ‘the bird’”
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
Power Outage In Allyn Area Overnight (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6045/reftab/1632/t/POWER-OUTAGE-IN-ALLYN-AREA-OVERNIGHT/Default.aspx
Montana - Snow, ice cut BPA cables (The Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, MT)
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/articles/2009/01/09/news/local_montana/news_8768521326_08.txt
Chelan PUD’s lean $329 million budget passes (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081216/NEWS04/712169974/1001
Grand Coulee Dam Power & Water Pumping Plant To Be Renamed - Late agency head to be honored (Columbia Basin Herald)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/01/08/news/doc496632150990a132585324.txt
Should Coal Be Considered A Clean Fuel? “…The state should adopt a ‘clean’ standard for generating electricity, not just a ‘renewable’ standard…” (The Tampa Tribune, FL)
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/jan/08/should-coal-be-considered-clean-fuel/
Plant That Spilled Coal Ash Had Earlier Leak Problems
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/09/us/09coal.html
How to Avert A Looming Power Crisis (Houston Chronicle, TX)
http://www.star-telegram.com/245/story/1132371.html
Smart Grid Companies Want Stimulus Cash From Feds (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10137337-54.html
FACTB0X-What Is A Smart Grid? (The Guardian, United Kingdom)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/8219882
Comcast Tech Left Dangling 100 Feet Up - Though saved his own life by following proper safety guidelines (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Tech-Left-Dangling-100-Feet-Up-100129
FISH & WILDLIFE
Federal Draft Report: Sacramento River Delta System Imperils Fish – “…salmon, steelhead and sturgeon in the Central Valley are being driven to extinction…” (Sacramento Bee)
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/1528201.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Water Levels Should Stay on Track for the Coming Months - latest snowpack readings show we're actually a little behind compared to this time last year (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9643134
Victoria, BC – Pollution Squabble Sinks Testing of Sewage Outfalls (Vancouver Sun, BC – BTW, Victoria discharges raw sewage from its “treatment” system into the Strait of Juan de Fuca)
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Pollution+squabble+sinks+testing+sewage+outfalls/1158039/story.html
Washington State Turns Down Stock Watering Petition (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1785608~State_denies_stockwatering_petition.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Montana - Bill Benefits 'Medium-Speed' Electric Cars (Great Falls Tribune, MT)
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20090109/NEWS01/901090337/1002
Cause of English Wind Turbine Damage Unknown – UFO May be to Blame (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090108/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_britain_wind_turbine;_ylt=Ah4hhZJjA4TYuK5tDxS.9pTtiBIF
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Efficiency Help Wanted (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/09/efficiency-help-wanted/
Organic LEDs Have Many Uses (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/09/BUQF15615P.DTL&feed=rss.business
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Global Warming Will Be A Killer For Agriculture, UW Scientists Say (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008606940_warming09m.html?syndication=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Qwest Seeks Stimulus Dollars for Broadband (New Mexico Business Weekly)
http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2009/01/05/daily42.html?ana=from_rss
Comcast Making Switch To Digital Signals In Portland Area - The cable company's conversion is different from the national switch, which may confuse some customers (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/1231476915177900.xml&coll=7
GENERAL NEWS
I-5, Snoqualmie Pass open (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008608509_weblewis09m.html
Solution To Flooding Problem A Long Way Off – For roads there are two years of design work yet to be done (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/transportation/395367_lewis09.html?source=rss
Daily News Editorial - Flood Closure More Costly Than I-5 Fix
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/01/09/editorial/doc4966add6eaf73590765899.txt
Washington's A State Of Emergency As Rain-Filled Rivers Rebel (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/395249_storm09.html
News Tribune Editorial - Is This The Future Of Northwest Winters?
http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/story/589382.html
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Put Up For Sale (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/395463_newspapersale10.html
Nationwide Inquiry on Bids for Municipal Bonds- Lawmen investigating collusion that has taken approximately $400 billion worth of municipal notes and bonds to market each year (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/09/business/09insure.html
Cabin Owners In National Forests Will Get Lease Break – Cushman Residents Rejoice! (Associated Press)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/395398_cabins09.html?source=rss
Western Washington Cuts Football Program (Examiner.Com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1784435~Western_Washington_cuts_football_program.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
DIVERSIONS
Diabetics Beware! Cute Things Falling Asleep
http://www.cutethingsfallingasleep.org/
Karaoke Most Irritating Gadget In Britain: Govt Survey
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090109/lf_afp/lifestylebritaintechnologyoffbeatjapan_newsmlmmd;_ylt=AgfaAlovHgsaWtPZ4GyjQEGgOrgF
Masked Man Waits In Line To Rob Ohio Bank
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090109/ap_on_fe_st/odd_masked_robber;_ylt=AhkJDvEnI2yaUGMebHd.V5jtiBIF
Canadian Woman Mistakes Labor Pains For Kidney Stone – Had no Idea She Was Pregnant
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090108/wl_canada_afp/canadachildfamilyoffbeat_newsmlmmd;_ylt=At5oZK3fLriHtKPu99qcUfmgOrgF
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Energy News Digest for January 8, 2009
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Chair of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to Resign
- Jefferson PUD to Begin Talks With BPA about Electric Power Takeover
- Chelan PUD to Cut Ten Jobs At Dams
- Montana - Senators Seek Power for Columbia Falls Aluminum Company
- Critics Push For PGE To Modernize Boardman Plant
- Douglas PUD Commissioners Take New Posts
- Congressman Markey of Massachusetts to Chair Key House Energy Subcommittee
- Detroit News Editorial - Don't Bar Coal from State's Energy Future
- Bi-State Chinook Flap Set To Resume Friday
- TVA ratepayers may be stuck with ash cleanup bill
- Solar-Cell Maker Halts Construction Plans for New Plant in Hillsboro
- Idaho - Otter Backs Pickens in Drive to Cut Foreign Oil
- Can 'Green Jobs' Stimulate The Economy?
- California - New Power Plant at Half Moon Bay Landfill Turns Methane into Energy
- FPL Energy is Now NextEra Energy Resources
- America's Untapped Energy Resource: Boosting Efficiency
- Obama Wants To Cut Energy Use in Federal Buildings
- Study: Big Homes, One-Person Households Are Main Causes of Consumer Energy Waste
- Plenty Of Green Will Be Spent Being 'Green'
- Charter Sues Verizon - Claims telco is violating four patents with FiOS
- Congress Urged to Postpone Nation's Switch to Digital TV
- Shelton Man Rescued From Raging Stream
- Mason County: Flood Warnings Continue; Roads & Highways Closed
- Washout: Unprecedented flooding forces evacuations, closes highways
- I-5 still swamped; Lewis County cautious, hopeful
- Rainfall totals for Western Washington
- Reichert named to House Ways and Means committee
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Dank • \Dan-k\ • adjective - unpleasantly moist or wet
Insert your favorite flood stories in the “fill in the blanks” example sentence of the day. It’s fun!
Abernathy grumbled under his breath, his frustration over the flooded ________________ River growing with each plodding step through his dank, dark, water permeated garage. As the topper, he couldn’t leave his house in ________________ because of the mudslide over ________________ Road.
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
Chair of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to Resign (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/01/07/national/w105557S76.DTL&feed=rss.business
Jefferson PUD to Begin Talks With BPA about Electric Power Takeover (Peninsula Daily News)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090108/news/301089992
Chelan PUD to Cut Ten Jobs At Dams (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090107/NEWS04/701089932
Montana - Senators Seek Power for Columbia Falls Aluminum Company (The Missoulian, MT)
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2009/01/08/news/mtregional/znews07.txt
Critics Push For PGE To Modernize Boardman Plant - The Environmental Quality Commission hears from people who want the coal-fired power plant to install pollution controls (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/123138873781740.xml&coll=7
Douglas PUD Commissioners Take New Posts (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090107/NEWS04/701089936
Congressman Markey of Massachusetts to Chair Key House Energy Subcommittee (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/08/markey-to-chair-key-house-energy-subcommittee/
Detroit News Editorial - Don't Bar Coal from State's Energy Future
http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090108/OPINION01/901080345
FISH & WILDLIFE
Bi-State Chinook Flap Set To Resume Friday (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20090108/SPORTS04/701089922
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
TVA ratepayers may be stuck with ash cleanup bill (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008583296_apfloodedneighborhood.html?syndication=rss
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Solar-Cell Maker Halts Construction Plans for New Plant in Hillsboro (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/solarcell_maker_halts_construc.html
Idaho - Otter Backs Pickens in Drive to Cut Foreign Oil (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
http://www.idahostatesman.com/business/story/625571.html
Can 'Green Jobs' Stimulate The Economy? (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99100825&ft=1&f=3
California - New Power Plant at Half Moon Bay Landfill Turns Methane Into Energy (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_11401243
FPL Energy is Now NextEra Energy Resources (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=54451&src=rss
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
America's Untapped Energy Resource: Boosting Efficiency (Time Magazine)
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1869224,00.html?xid=rss-topstories
Obama Wants To Cut Energy Use in Federal Buildings (Associated Press)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ieBi6mm2SBfSIWEZtnrQtqL4JC0QD95IIE5G0
Study: Big Homes, One-Person Households Are Main Causes of Consumer Energy Waste (Autility Automation & Engineering)
http://uaelp.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONART&PUBLICATION_ID=22&ARTICLE_ID=349642&C=INDUS&dcmp=rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Plenty Of Green Will Be Spent Being 'Green' (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/virgin/395107_virgin08.html?source=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Charter Sues Verizon - Claims telco is violating four patents with FiOS (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Charter-Sues-Verizon-100097
Congress Urged to Postpone Nation's Switch to Digital TV (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/07/AR2009010703916.html?nav=rss_email%2Fcomponents
GENERAL NEWS
Shelton Man Rescued From Raging Stream (KOMO Radio, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/37278719.html
Mason County: Flood Warnings Continue; Roads & Highways Closed (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6032/reftab/1632/Default.aspx
Washout: Unprecedented flooding forces evacuations, closes highways (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008602949_flood08m.html?syndication=rss
I-5 still swamped; Lewis County cautious, hopeful (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008604400_webchehalis08m.html?syndication=rss
Rainfall totals for Western Washington (Associated Press)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/395242_rainfall09.html?source=rss
Reichert named to House Ways and Means committee (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008601032_apwareichertcongress.html?syndication=rss
DIVERSIONS
Man Demands Estranged Wife Pay Him for Kidney
http://www.kirotv.com/health/18431267/detail.html
Man and Girlfriend Use Disguise in Attempt to Rob Grandmother’s Bank Account
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE50755320090108?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
Holier Than Thou? Brazilian Christ Statue Has Rival
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE50755320090108?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
Greek Court Voids Property Deal between Barman And Alcoholic
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090102/od_afp/greecejusticeoffbeat_newsmlmmd;_ylt=AlvlKXYDuGNf9V26KSefiM2gOrgF
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Chair of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to Resign
- Jefferson PUD to Begin Talks With BPA about Electric Power Takeover
- Chelan PUD to Cut Ten Jobs At Dams
- Montana - Senators Seek Power for Columbia Falls Aluminum Company
- Critics Push For PGE To Modernize Boardman Plant
- Douglas PUD Commissioners Take New Posts
- Congressman Markey of Massachusetts to Chair Key House Energy Subcommittee
- Detroit News Editorial - Don't Bar Coal from State's Energy Future
- Bi-State Chinook Flap Set To Resume Friday
- TVA ratepayers may be stuck with ash cleanup bill
- Solar-Cell Maker Halts Construction Plans for New Plant in Hillsboro
- Idaho - Otter Backs Pickens in Drive to Cut Foreign Oil
- Can 'Green Jobs' Stimulate The Economy?
- California - New Power Plant at Half Moon Bay Landfill Turns Methane into Energy
- FPL Energy is Now NextEra Energy Resources
- America's Untapped Energy Resource: Boosting Efficiency
- Obama Wants To Cut Energy Use in Federal Buildings
- Study: Big Homes, One-Person Households Are Main Causes of Consumer Energy Waste
- Plenty Of Green Will Be Spent Being 'Green'
- Charter Sues Verizon - Claims telco is violating four patents with FiOS
- Congress Urged to Postpone Nation's Switch to Digital TV
- Shelton Man Rescued From Raging Stream
- Mason County: Flood Warnings Continue; Roads & Highways Closed
- Washout: Unprecedented flooding forces evacuations, closes highways
- I-5 still swamped; Lewis County cautious, hopeful
- Rainfall totals for Western Washington
- Reichert named to House Ways and Means committee
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Dank • \Dan-k\ • adjective - unpleasantly moist or wet
Insert your favorite flood stories in the “fill in the blanks” example sentence of the day. It’s fun!
Abernathy grumbled under his breath, his frustration over the flooded ________________ River growing with each plodding step through his dank, dark, water permeated garage. As the topper, he couldn’t leave his house in ________________ because of the mudslide over ________________ Road.
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
Chair of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to Resign (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/01/07/national/w105557S76.DTL&feed=rss.business
Jefferson PUD to Begin Talks With BPA about Electric Power Takeover (Peninsula Daily News)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090108/news/301089992
Chelan PUD to Cut Ten Jobs At Dams (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090107/NEWS04/701089932
Montana - Senators Seek Power for Columbia Falls Aluminum Company (The Missoulian, MT)
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2009/01/08/news/mtregional/znews07.txt
Critics Push For PGE To Modernize Boardman Plant - The Environmental Quality Commission hears from people who want the coal-fired power plant to install pollution controls (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/123138873781740.xml&coll=7
Douglas PUD Commissioners Take New Posts (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090107/NEWS04/701089936
Congressman Markey of Massachusetts to Chair Key House Energy Subcommittee (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/08/markey-to-chair-key-house-energy-subcommittee/
Detroit News Editorial - Don't Bar Coal from State's Energy Future
http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090108/OPINION01/901080345
FISH & WILDLIFE
Bi-State Chinook Flap Set To Resume Friday (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20090108/SPORTS04/701089922
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
TVA ratepayers may be stuck with ash cleanup bill (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008583296_apfloodedneighborhood.html?syndication=rss
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Solar-Cell Maker Halts Construction Plans for New Plant in Hillsboro (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/solarcell_maker_halts_construc.html
Idaho - Otter Backs Pickens in Drive to Cut Foreign Oil (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
http://www.idahostatesman.com/business/story/625571.html
Can 'Green Jobs' Stimulate The Economy? (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99100825&ft=1&f=3
California - New Power Plant at Half Moon Bay Landfill Turns Methane Into Energy (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_11401243
FPL Energy is Now NextEra Energy Resources (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=54451&src=rss
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
America's Untapped Energy Resource: Boosting Efficiency (Time Magazine)
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1869224,00.html?xid=rss-topstories
Obama Wants To Cut Energy Use in Federal Buildings (Associated Press)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ieBi6mm2SBfSIWEZtnrQtqL4JC0QD95IIE5G0
Study: Big Homes, One-Person Households Are Main Causes of Consumer Energy Waste (Autility Automation & Engineering)
http://uaelp.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONART&PUBLICATION_ID=22&ARTICLE_ID=349642&C=INDUS&dcmp=rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Plenty Of Green Will Be Spent Being 'Green' (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/virgin/395107_virgin08.html?source=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Charter Sues Verizon - Claims telco is violating four patents with FiOS (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Charter-Sues-Verizon-100097
Congress Urged to Postpone Nation's Switch to Digital TV (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/07/AR2009010703916.html?nav=rss_email%2Fcomponents
GENERAL NEWS
Shelton Man Rescued From Raging Stream (KOMO Radio, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/37278719.html
Mason County: Flood Warnings Continue; Roads & Highways Closed (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6032/reftab/1632/Default.aspx
Washout: Unprecedented flooding forces evacuations, closes highways (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008602949_flood08m.html?syndication=rss
I-5 still swamped; Lewis County cautious, hopeful (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008604400_webchehalis08m.html?syndication=rss
Rainfall totals for Western Washington (Associated Press)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/395242_rainfall09.html?source=rss
Reichert named to House Ways and Means committee (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008601032_apwareichertcongress.html?syndication=rss
DIVERSIONS
Man Demands Estranged Wife Pay Him for Kidney
http://www.kirotv.com/health/18431267/detail.html
Man and Girlfriend Use Disguise in Attempt to Rob Grandmother’s Bank Account
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE50755320090108?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
Holier Than Thou? Brazilian Christ Statue Has Rival
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE50755320090108?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
Greek Court Voids Property Deal between Barman And Alcoholic
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090102/od_afp/greecejusticeoffbeat_newsmlmmd;_ylt=AlvlKXYDuGNf9V26KSefiM2gOrgF
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Jan 9, 2009 - News Digest Addendum
FERC chief Kelliher to step down (Baltimore Sun, MD)
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/hancock/blog/2009/01/ferc_chief_kelliher_to_step_do.html
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/hancock/blog/2009/01/ferc_chief_kelliher_to_step_do.html
Energy News Digest for January 7, 2009
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Alcoa Plans to Close Plants and Trim Work Force
- Alcoa to Cut 13% of Its Work Force
- New layoffs coming at Alcoa’s Wenatchee Works
- Power Restored - Mason County PUD No. 3 customers affected by January 6 Windstorm
- Mason County PUD No. 3 Commissioner Tom Farmer Takes Oath of Office
- Jefferson County Public Power: Proposition 1 revisited
- Ruling Could Open Door to New Trial in Enron Case
- Portland General Electric Customer Questions Intelligence Of New Smart Meters
- Donation to Help Chelan PUD Customers Pay Power Bills
- Why Storms Are Good News for Fishermen
- Coastal Fishing Closure Won't Affect Inland Fisheries
- U.S. To Compensate B.C. Fishermen Under Latest Pact To Protect Salmon
- Seal Turns Massachusetts Hatchery Into All-You-Can-Eat Buffet
- Runoff Forecast Better, But Still Lacking
- Hundreds of Coal Ash Dumps Lack Regulation
- Company Seeks To Study Ocean Waves' Potential to Produce Electricity
- Canada - Biogas from sewage could power buses
- Wind Turbines Will Cut NYC Building's Electricity Bills in Half
- Cities Use Creative, Targeted Lending to Speed Energy Projects
- Scientists Flock to Rubber Duckies for Measuring Glacial Melt in Greenland
- In New York, Downturn Kills Free WiFi
- As Broadband Growth Slows, Telcos Lose Out
- Intel Writes Almost $1B Off Clearwire Investment
- Lewis County: Dire Flood Predictions Coming True
- Huge Molten Glass Leak Closes Kalama Bottle Plant
- Man Gets Two-Year Sentence for Phone-Wire Theft
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Dipsomaniac • \dips-uh-main-ee-ack\ • noun - One who has an uncontrollable craving for alcoholic liquors
“Aaahhh, Foster Brooks. Now that was a dipsomaniac’s dipsomaniac,” sighed Orson Welles, as he reached for the decanted bottle of Paul Masson Wine. “He really would drink wine before its time.”
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
Alcoa Plans to Close Plants and Trim Work Force “…falling energy and freight prices are helping aluminum makers, it is tough…to make money with aluminum prices at such low levels (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/business/07alcoa.html
Alcoa to Cut 13% of Its Work Force “Ed. Note: more details on where layoffs are occurring, Like EVERYWHERE…” (Associated Press)
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/01/06/business/AP-Alcoa-Job-Cuts.html
New layoffs coming at Alcoa’s Wenatchee Works “…Alcoa pays approximately $12 to $13 per megawatt hour for PUD power. The same power would currently cost $45 to $50 on the open market…” (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090106/NEWS04/701079992
Power Restored - Mason County PUD No. 3 customers affected by January 6 Windstorm (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/News/display.asp?NewsID=494
Mason County PUD No. 3 Commissioner Tom Farmer Takes Oath of Office – Board Elects Officers For 2009 (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/News/display.asp?NewsID=492
Jefferson County Public Power: Proposition 1 revisited (Port Townsend Leader WA)
http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=22860&TM=44895.7
Ruling Could Open Door to New Trial in Enron Case “…judges called “troubling” indications of possible prosecutorial misconduct…” (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/business/07enron.html
Portland General Electric Customer Questions Intelligence Of New Smart Meters - Rates spiked after he had the automated reading system installed (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/123130411766910.xml&coll=7
Donation to Help Chelan PUD Customers Pay Power Bills (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090106/NEWS04/701069966/1025/rss1025
FISH & WILDLIFE
Why Storms Are Good News for Fishermen (NewScientist)
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126881.700-why-storms-are-good-news-for-fishermen--.html
Coastal Fishing Closure Won't Affect Inland Fisheries (The Oregonian, Portalnd, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2008/03/notebook_closure_wont_affect_i.html
U.S. To Compensate B.C. Fishermen Under Latest Pact To Protect Salmon (CBC News)http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/01/06/bc-us-salmon-treaty.html
Seal Turns Massachusetts Hatchery Into All-You-Can-Eat Buffet (Associated Press)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090107/ap_on_fe_st/odd_hungry_seal;_ylt=ArjhBRMB.7J9G7Wu7O2plkftiBIF
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Runoff Forecast Better, But Still Lacking (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090106/NEWS04/701069978
Hundreds of Coal Ash Dumps Lack Regulation (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/us/07sludge.html
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
Company Seeks To Study Ocean Waves' Potential to Produce Electricity (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/395019_oceanenergy07.html
Canada - Biogas from sewage could power buses (BC Local News)
http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/37126169.html
Wind Turbines Will Cut NYC Building's Electricity Bills in Half (EcoGeek)
http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/2433/86/
Cities Use Creative, Targeted Lending to Speed Energy Projects (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/cities-use-creative-targeted-lending-to-speed-energy-projects/
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Scientists Flock to Rubber Duckies for Measuring Glacial Melt in Greenland (Wall Street Journal)
http://columbian.com/article/20090106/NEWS02/701059961/-1/NEWS
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
In New York, Downturn Kills Free WiFi (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/01/06/in-new-york-downturn-kills-free-wifi/
As Broadband Growth Slows, Telcos Lose Out (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/01/06/as-broadband-growth-slows-telcos-lose-out/
Intel Writes Almost $1B Off Clearwire Investment (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/01/07/intel-writes-almost-1b-off-clearwire-investment/
GENERAL NEWS
Lewis County: Dire Flood Predictions Coming True (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/storybreaking.php?subaction=showfull&id=1231349168&archive=&start_from=&ucat=4&
Huge Molten Glass Leak Closes Kalama Bottle Plant (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/718393.html
Man Gets Two-Year Sentence for Phone-Wire Theft – Copper worth $3,000; repairs cost $121,000 (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/01/07//area_news/doc49642fd097183078347836.txt
DIVERSIONS
Chew on This: We'll Soon Be Able to Grow Replacement Teeth
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008593860_teeth06.html?syndication=rss
Nebraska Man Sues Ex-Wife for Putting Recorder in Toy
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090107/ap_on_fe_st/odd_teddy_bear_spy;_ylt=Ao9ScFlp_h3P0NLUBsTKG_ftiBIF
Bummer: Man's Bottom Bared In Colorado Ski-Lift Mishap
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090107/ap_on_fe_st/odd_ski_mishap;_ylt=AsF4O4ojTsDm4mjgsoe6VKbtiBIF
Fahrenheit 451 - Indian teachers burn books to keep warm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090106/od_afp/indiaweatherbooksoffbeat_newsmlmmd;_ylt=AiSIB9.7wjWfdeHwp0jKdBSgOrgF
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Alcoa Plans to Close Plants and Trim Work Force
- Alcoa to Cut 13% of Its Work Force
- New layoffs coming at Alcoa’s Wenatchee Works
- Power Restored - Mason County PUD No. 3 customers affected by January 6 Windstorm
- Mason County PUD No. 3 Commissioner Tom Farmer Takes Oath of Office
- Jefferson County Public Power: Proposition 1 revisited
- Ruling Could Open Door to New Trial in Enron Case
- Portland General Electric Customer Questions Intelligence Of New Smart Meters
- Donation to Help Chelan PUD Customers Pay Power Bills
- Why Storms Are Good News for Fishermen
- Coastal Fishing Closure Won't Affect Inland Fisheries
- U.S. To Compensate B.C. Fishermen Under Latest Pact To Protect Salmon
- Seal Turns Massachusetts Hatchery Into All-You-Can-Eat Buffet
- Runoff Forecast Better, But Still Lacking
- Hundreds of Coal Ash Dumps Lack Regulation
- Company Seeks To Study Ocean Waves' Potential to Produce Electricity
- Canada - Biogas from sewage could power buses
- Wind Turbines Will Cut NYC Building's Electricity Bills in Half
- Cities Use Creative, Targeted Lending to Speed Energy Projects
- Scientists Flock to Rubber Duckies for Measuring Glacial Melt in Greenland
- In New York, Downturn Kills Free WiFi
- As Broadband Growth Slows, Telcos Lose Out
- Intel Writes Almost $1B Off Clearwire Investment
- Lewis County: Dire Flood Predictions Coming True
- Huge Molten Glass Leak Closes Kalama Bottle Plant
- Man Gets Two-Year Sentence for Phone-Wire Theft
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Dipsomaniac • \dips-uh-main-ee-ack\ • noun - One who has an uncontrollable craving for alcoholic liquors
“Aaahhh, Foster Brooks. Now that was a dipsomaniac’s dipsomaniac,” sighed Orson Welles, as he reached for the decanted bottle of Paul Masson Wine. “He really would drink wine before its time.”
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
Alcoa Plans to Close Plants and Trim Work Force “…falling energy and freight prices are helping aluminum makers, it is tough…to make money with aluminum prices at such low levels (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/business/07alcoa.html
Alcoa to Cut 13% of Its Work Force “Ed. Note: more details on where layoffs are occurring, Like EVERYWHERE…” (Associated Press)
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/01/06/business/AP-Alcoa-Job-Cuts.html
New layoffs coming at Alcoa’s Wenatchee Works “…Alcoa pays approximately $12 to $13 per megawatt hour for PUD power. The same power would currently cost $45 to $50 on the open market…” (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090106/NEWS04/701079992
Power Restored - Mason County PUD No. 3 customers affected by January 6 Windstorm (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/News/display.asp?NewsID=494
Mason County PUD No. 3 Commissioner Tom Farmer Takes Oath of Office – Board Elects Officers For 2009 (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/News/display.asp?NewsID=492
Jefferson County Public Power: Proposition 1 revisited (Port Townsend Leader WA)
http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=22860&TM=44895.7
Ruling Could Open Door to New Trial in Enron Case “…judges called “troubling” indications of possible prosecutorial misconduct…” (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/business/07enron.html
Portland General Electric Customer Questions Intelligence Of New Smart Meters - Rates spiked after he had the automated reading system installed (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/123130411766910.xml&coll=7
Donation to Help Chelan PUD Customers Pay Power Bills (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090106/NEWS04/701069966/1025/rss1025
FISH & WILDLIFE
Why Storms Are Good News for Fishermen (NewScientist)
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126881.700-why-storms-are-good-news-for-fishermen--.html
Coastal Fishing Closure Won't Affect Inland Fisheries (The Oregonian, Portalnd, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2008/03/notebook_closure_wont_affect_i.html
U.S. To Compensate B.C. Fishermen Under Latest Pact To Protect Salmon (CBC News)http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/01/06/bc-us-salmon-treaty.html
Seal Turns Massachusetts Hatchery Into All-You-Can-Eat Buffet (Associated Press)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090107/ap_on_fe_st/odd_hungry_seal;_ylt=ArjhBRMB.7J9G7Wu7O2plkftiBIF
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Runoff Forecast Better, But Still Lacking (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090106/NEWS04/701069978
Hundreds of Coal Ash Dumps Lack Regulation (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/07/us/07sludge.html
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
Company Seeks To Study Ocean Waves' Potential to Produce Electricity (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/395019_oceanenergy07.html
Canada - Biogas from sewage could power buses (BC Local News)
http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/37126169.html
Wind Turbines Will Cut NYC Building's Electricity Bills in Half (EcoGeek)
http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/2433/86/
Cities Use Creative, Targeted Lending to Speed Energy Projects (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/cities-use-creative-targeted-lending-to-speed-energy-projects/
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Scientists Flock to Rubber Duckies for Measuring Glacial Melt in Greenland (Wall Street Journal)
http://columbian.com/article/20090106/NEWS02/701059961/-1/NEWS
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
In New York, Downturn Kills Free WiFi (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/01/06/in-new-york-downturn-kills-free-wifi/
As Broadband Growth Slows, Telcos Lose Out (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/01/06/as-broadband-growth-slows-telcos-lose-out/
Intel Writes Almost $1B Off Clearwire Investment (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/01/07/intel-writes-almost-1b-off-clearwire-investment/
GENERAL NEWS
Lewis County: Dire Flood Predictions Coming True (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/storybreaking.php?subaction=showfull&id=1231349168&archive=&start_from=&ucat=4&
Huge Molten Glass Leak Closes Kalama Bottle Plant (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/718393.html
Man Gets Two-Year Sentence for Phone-Wire Theft – Copper worth $3,000; repairs cost $121,000 (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/01/07//area_news/doc49642fd097183078347836.txt
DIVERSIONS
Chew on This: We'll Soon Be Able to Grow Replacement Teeth
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008593860_teeth06.html?syndication=rss
Nebraska Man Sues Ex-Wife for Putting Recorder in Toy
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090107/ap_on_fe_st/odd_teddy_bear_spy;_ylt=Ao9ScFlp_h3P0NLUBsTKG_ftiBIF
Bummer: Man's Bottom Bared In Colorado Ski-Lift Mishap
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090107/ap_on_fe_st/odd_ski_mishap;_ylt=AsF4O4ojTsDm4mjgsoe6VKbtiBIF
Fahrenheit 451 - Indian teachers burn books to keep warm
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090106/od_afp/indiaweatherbooksoffbeat_newsmlmmd;_ylt=AiSIB9.7wjWfdeHwp0jKdBSgOrgF
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Energy News Digest for January 6, 2009
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Montana - Baucus, Tester Press BPA to Renegotiate Aluminum Energy Prices
- Murray: Where have the bailout dollars gone?
- Georgia Coal Plant Project Threatened By Partnership Breakup
- Approval of Puget Sound Energy takeover by foreign interests the wrong decision
- Congdon Named President of Chelan PUD Board
- Utility cutoffs fuel carbon monoxide poisonings
- Michigan - Utility Companies Told To Pay Up For Outage Costs
- China’s Power Surge Ends, for Now
- GridWise report: 280,000 new jobs tied to smart grid deployment
- Belfair Salmon Center Finishes Land Acquisition for Its New Digs
- Bush to Protect Three Areas in Pacific
- Montana’s Got Wind, Needs Power Lines
- The Beauty Of The Backyard Turbine
- Arizona Star Editorial - Solar Panels Are a Good Idea If Affordable
- Obama's Plan Would Double Renewable Energy Production in the U.S.
- California Study Shows Shade Trees Reduce Summertime Electricity Use
- Tossing iron powder into ocean to fight global warming
- Climate Change versus Global Warming
- Seeking Alpha - Broadband: Why Government Investment Is Justified Now
- Comcast Can Now Slow Bandwidth Hogs Across Its Network
- SkyWi President Says Qwest Cost His Firm Customers
- Feds start waiting list for DTV converter box coupons
- Heavy rain forecast for Western Washington
- Mason County Flood Watch In Effect Through Friday Afternoon
- Lewis County Declares Storm Emergency
- Bear Captured In the Island Lake/Shelton Springs Road Area
- Leader of Manke Lumber Embezzlement Scheme Pleads Guilty
- Washington State Employee Hiring Freeze Lifted
- Do Continuing Earthquakes in Yellowstone Signal Monumental Destruction?
- Poll: Seattle Residents Not Thrilled With Mayor
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Frieze • \FREEZ\ • noun - 1: the part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice 2: a sculptured or richly ornamented band (as on a building or piece of furniture) *3: a band, line, or series suggesting a frieze
Lady Emma strolled expectantly towards the house of her next door neighbor, an infamous collector of H.R. Pufnstuff memorabilia. What she did not expect was the frieze that encircled the entire front door, depicting the “Many Moods of Wilhelmina W. Witchiepoo”. Lady Emma thought the exotic carvings were a bit excessive, especially since “Witchiepoo” had only one mood: evil.
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
Montana - Baucus, Tester Press BPA to Renegotiate Energy Prices with Columbia Falls Aluminum Company: Energy Prices a Key Part of Shutdown Decision (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT)
http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/baucus_tester_press_bpa_to_renegotiate_energy_pries_with_cfac/7526/
Murray: Where have the bailout dollars gone? “…she wants $5 billion from the package to rebuild the Bonneville Power Administration…” (KEPR-TV, Pasco, WA)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/37127849.html
Georgia Coal Plant Project Threatened By Partnership Breakup (Atlanta Business Chronicle)
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2009/01/05/daily22.html?ana=from_rss
Seattle Times Editorial - Approval of Puget Sound Energy takeover by foreign interests the wrong decision
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2008592860_edit06wutc.html
Congdon Named President of Chelan PUD Board (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090105/NEWS04/701069996/1001/rss1001
Utility cutoffs fuel carbon monoxide poisonings - Desperate families are turning to dangerous heat sources, experts say (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28508809/
Michigan - Utility Companies Told To Pay Up For Outage Costs: Municipalities' fees for fire, police help unfair; they say (Detroit Free Press, MI)
http://www.freep.com/article/20090102/NEWS05/901020370/-1/Ferndale
China’s Power Surge Ends, for Now (NY Times)
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/chinas-power-surge-ends-for-now/
GridWise report: 280,000 new jobs tied to smart grid deployment (Utility Automation & Engineering)
http://uaelp.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONART&PUBLICATION_ID=22&ARTICLE_ID=349411&C=INDUS&dcmp=rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
Belfair Salmon Center Finishes Land Acquisition for Its New Digs (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/jan/05/belfair-salmon-center-finishes-property/?partner=RSS
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Bush to Protect Three Areas in Pacific (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/05/AR2009010501181.html?nav=rss_email%2Fcomponents
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
Montana’s Got Wind, Needs Power Lines - But environmentalists worry that an expanded grid will help carry more dirty power (Christian Science Monitor)
http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/12/29/montana%e2%80%99s-got-wind-needs-power-lines/
The Beauty Of The Backyard Turbine - Industrial-scale installations aren't the only source of wind energy for Canadian homes and businesses (The Globe and Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090106.wwindside06/BNStory/National/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20090106.wwindside06
Arizona Star Editorial - Solar Panels Are a Good Idea If Affordable: Push for renewable energy shouldn't jeopardize other programs
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/274554
Obama's Plan Would Double Renewable Energy Production in the U.S. (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=54428&src=rss
California Study Shows Shade Trees Reduce Summertime Electricity Use (Science Daily)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090105150831.htm
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Tossing iron powder into ocean to fight global warming (Times of India)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Tossing_iron_powder_into_ocean_to_fight_global_warming/articleshow/3943779.cms
Climate Change versus Global Warming (Muncie Star Press, IN)
http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20090106/GREEN03/90106013
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Seeking Alpha - Broadband: Why Government Investment Is Justified Now
http://seekingalpha.com/article/112991-broadband-why-government-investment-is-justified-now
Comcast Can Now Slow Bandwidth Hogs Across Its Network (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/01/05/comcast-can-now-slow-bandwidth-hogs-across-its-network/
SkyWi President Says Qwest Cost His Firm Customers (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/01/05/financial/f151629S97.DTL&feed=rss.business
Feds start waiting list for DTV converter box coupons (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11373316
GENERAL NEWS
Heavy rain forecast for Western Washington (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9623070
Mason County Flood Watch In Effect Through Friday Afternoon (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6011/reftab/1632/t/FLOOD-WATCH-IN-EFFECT-THROUGH-FRIDAY-AFTERNOON/Default.aspx
Lewis County Declares Storm Emergency (The Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/717733.html
Bear Captured In the Island Lake/Shelton Springs Road Area (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6009/reftab/1632/Default.aspx
Leader of Manke Lumber Embezzlement Scheme Pleads Guilty (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/585821.html
Washington State Employee Hiring Freeze Lifted (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008595313_webhiringfreeze06m.html?syndication=rss
Alert the Discovery Channel! Do Continuing Earthquakes in Yellowstone Signal Monumental Destruction? (Finding Dulcinea)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/science/2009/jan/Do-Continuing-Earthquakes-in-Yellowstone-Signal-Monumental-Destruction.html
Poll: Seattle Residents Not Thrilled With Mayor (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.nwcn.com/topstories/stories/NW_010509WAB_seattle_mayor_city_survey_TP.4086bf02.html
DIVERSIONS
Another Hearing Sought In $54 million Missing Pants Case
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008595208_ap54millionpants.html?syndication=rss
Police Foil German Children's Dash to Africa
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE50444120090105?feedType=nl&feedName=usmorningdigest
Fabulous Fib Is Named Wisconsin Club's Top Lie Of 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_fe_st/odd_top_liars;_ylt=AgOZoR_oLSax4SQOIqAtG_3tiBIF
6-Year-Old Misses Bus, Takes Family Car, Crashes
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_us/odd_boy_driver;_ylt=Aqm1zpIC2bjvAisKATiP3xTtiBIF
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Montana - Baucus, Tester Press BPA to Renegotiate Aluminum Energy Prices
- Murray: Where have the bailout dollars gone?
- Georgia Coal Plant Project Threatened By Partnership Breakup
- Approval of Puget Sound Energy takeover by foreign interests the wrong decision
- Congdon Named President of Chelan PUD Board
- Utility cutoffs fuel carbon monoxide poisonings
- Michigan - Utility Companies Told To Pay Up For Outage Costs
- China’s Power Surge Ends, for Now
- GridWise report: 280,000 new jobs tied to smart grid deployment
- Belfair Salmon Center Finishes Land Acquisition for Its New Digs
- Bush to Protect Three Areas in Pacific
- Montana’s Got Wind, Needs Power Lines
- The Beauty Of The Backyard Turbine
- Arizona Star Editorial - Solar Panels Are a Good Idea If Affordable
- Obama's Plan Would Double Renewable Energy Production in the U.S.
- California Study Shows Shade Trees Reduce Summertime Electricity Use
- Tossing iron powder into ocean to fight global warming
- Climate Change versus Global Warming
- Seeking Alpha - Broadband: Why Government Investment Is Justified Now
- Comcast Can Now Slow Bandwidth Hogs Across Its Network
- SkyWi President Says Qwest Cost His Firm Customers
- Feds start waiting list for DTV converter box coupons
- Heavy rain forecast for Western Washington
- Mason County Flood Watch In Effect Through Friday Afternoon
- Lewis County Declares Storm Emergency
- Bear Captured In the Island Lake/Shelton Springs Road Area
- Leader of Manke Lumber Embezzlement Scheme Pleads Guilty
- Washington State Employee Hiring Freeze Lifted
- Do Continuing Earthquakes in Yellowstone Signal Monumental Destruction?
- Poll: Seattle Residents Not Thrilled With Mayor
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Frieze • \FREEZ\ • noun - 1: the part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice 2: a sculptured or richly ornamented band (as on a building or piece of furniture) *3: a band, line, or series suggesting a frieze
Lady Emma strolled expectantly towards the house of her next door neighbor, an infamous collector of H.R. Pufnstuff memorabilia. What she did not expect was the frieze that encircled the entire front door, depicting the “Many Moods of Wilhelmina W. Witchiepoo”. Lady Emma thought the exotic carvings were a bit excessive, especially since “Witchiepoo” had only one mood: evil.
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
Montana - Baucus, Tester Press BPA to Renegotiate Energy Prices with Columbia Falls Aluminum Company: Energy Prices a Key Part of Shutdown Decision (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT)
http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/baucus_tester_press_bpa_to_renegotiate_energy_pries_with_cfac/7526/
Murray: Where have the bailout dollars gone? “…she wants $5 billion from the package to rebuild the Bonneville Power Administration…” (KEPR-TV, Pasco, WA)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/37127849.html
Georgia Coal Plant Project Threatened By Partnership Breakup (Atlanta Business Chronicle)
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2009/01/05/daily22.html?ana=from_rss
Seattle Times Editorial - Approval of Puget Sound Energy takeover by foreign interests the wrong decision
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2008592860_edit06wutc.html
Congdon Named President of Chelan PUD Board (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090105/NEWS04/701069996/1001/rss1001
Utility cutoffs fuel carbon monoxide poisonings - Desperate families are turning to dangerous heat sources, experts say (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28508809/
Michigan - Utility Companies Told To Pay Up For Outage Costs: Municipalities' fees for fire, police help unfair; they say (Detroit Free Press, MI)
http://www.freep.com/article/20090102/NEWS05/901020370/-1/Ferndale
China’s Power Surge Ends, for Now (NY Times)
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/chinas-power-surge-ends-for-now/
GridWise report: 280,000 new jobs tied to smart grid deployment (Utility Automation & Engineering)
http://uaelp.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONART&PUBLICATION_ID=22&ARTICLE_ID=349411&C=INDUS&dcmp=rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
Belfair Salmon Center Finishes Land Acquisition for Its New Digs (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/jan/05/belfair-salmon-center-finishes-property/?partner=RSS
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Bush to Protect Three Areas in Pacific (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/05/AR2009010501181.html?nav=rss_email%2Fcomponents
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
Montana’s Got Wind, Needs Power Lines - But environmentalists worry that an expanded grid will help carry more dirty power (Christian Science Monitor)
http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/12/29/montana%e2%80%99s-got-wind-needs-power-lines/
The Beauty Of The Backyard Turbine - Industrial-scale installations aren't the only source of wind energy for Canadian homes and businesses (The Globe and Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090106.wwindside06/BNStory/National/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20090106.wwindside06
Arizona Star Editorial - Solar Panels Are a Good Idea If Affordable: Push for renewable energy shouldn't jeopardize other programs
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/274554
Obama's Plan Would Double Renewable Energy Production in the U.S. (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=54428&src=rss
California Study Shows Shade Trees Reduce Summertime Electricity Use (Science Daily)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090105150831.htm
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Tossing iron powder into ocean to fight global warming (Times of India)
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Tossing_iron_powder_into_ocean_to_fight_global_warming/articleshow/3943779.cms
Climate Change versus Global Warming (Muncie Star Press, IN)
http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20090106/GREEN03/90106013
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Seeking Alpha - Broadband: Why Government Investment Is Justified Now
http://seekingalpha.com/article/112991-broadband-why-government-investment-is-justified-now
Comcast Can Now Slow Bandwidth Hogs Across Its Network (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/01/05/comcast-can-now-slow-bandwidth-hogs-across-its-network/
SkyWi President Says Qwest Cost His Firm Customers (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/01/05/financial/f151629S97.DTL&feed=rss.business
Feds start waiting list for DTV converter box coupons (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11373316
GENERAL NEWS
Heavy rain forecast for Western Washington (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9623070
Mason County Flood Watch In Effect Through Friday Afternoon (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6011/reftab/1632/t/FLOOD-WATCH-IN-EFFECT-THROUGH-FRIDAY-AFTERNOON/Default.aspx
Lewis County Declares Storm Emergency (The Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/717733.html
Bear Captured In the Island Lake/Shelton Springs Road Area (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6009/reftab/1632/Default.aspx
Leader of Manke Lumber Embezzlement Scheme Pleads Guilty (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/585821.html
Washington State Employee Hiring Freeze Lifted (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008595313_webhiringfreeze06m.html?syndication=rss
Alert the Discovery Channel! Do Continuing Earthquakes in Yellowstone Signal Monumental Destruction? (Finding Dulcinea)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/science/2009/jan/Do-Continuing-Earthquakes-in-Yellowstone-Signal-Monumental-Destruction.html
Poll: Seattle Residents Not Thrilled With Mayor (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.nwcn.com/topstories/stories/NW_010509WAB_seattle_mayor_city_survey_TP.4086bf02.html
DIVERSIONS
Another Hearing Sought In $54 million Missing Pants Case
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008595208_ap54millionpants.html?syndication=rss
Police Foil German Children's Dash to Africa
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE50444120090105?feedType=nl&feedName=usmorningdigest
Fabulous Fib Is Named Wisconsin Club's Top Lie Of 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_fe_st/odd_top_liars;_ylt=AgOZoR_oLSax4SQOIqAtG_3tiBIF
6-Year-Old Misses Bus, Takes Family Car, Crashes
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090106/ap_on_re_us/odd_boy_driver;_ylt=Aqm1zpIC2bjvAisKATiP3xTtiBIF
Monday, January 5, 2009
Energy News Digest for January 5, 2009
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- BPA Decision on Smelter Contracts Expected This Month
- New Mason County PUD No. 3 Commissioner to be sworn In Tuesday
- Clallam PUD-Puget Sound Energy Agreement Keeps Lights On In Port Townsend
- Oregonian Op/Ed - Our Energy Future: What is noble enough?
- Why “Cheap” Energy Is Really Costly In the Long Run
- Squirrel Causes Afternoon Outage in Boise
- There May Be Better Days Ahead For Salmon Runs
- Army Corps of Engineers Will Kill More Cormorants in Salmon Study
- California - Coho Salmon Are Bred For Diversity, Strength
- California Fishermen's Struggles Worsen
- Alaska Fisheries Had Their Challenges
- Group Uses Lawsuits To Help Clean Up Puget Sound
- Washington Post Editorial - Failure on the Chesapeake Bay
- Our Ocean Backyard: Ocean Energy from Warm Water and Wind?
- Ecology Department Uses Online Campaign to Help Water Quality
- Congressional Research Service - Water Infrastructure Needs and Investment
- Researchers Focus On Bringing Missing Bees Back
- Tacoma Pulp Plant to Generate Power, Too
- Oregon Is Exceptionally Generous with Green-Energy Subsidies
- Solar-Power Industry Remains Hot In California
- Missourians Wanting To Power Their Own Homes Are Finding It Difficult
- Winters Farm Makes Green Fuel By Burning Walnut Shells
- In Blue Economy, Green Jobs Are In Play
- Flat-screen TVs to face energy-efficiency rules in California
- What to Do with All That Carbon
- Carbon Offsets in the Air in San Francisco
- Why Obama's Green Jobs Plan Might Work
- Congressional Research Service - Global Climate Change: Three Policy Perspectives
- East Jefferson, Forks-Area Cable TV Provider Files For Bankruptcy Protection
- Superfast Wimax Comes To Portland
- Teen's Startup Promises Fast Internet Speeds
- Microsoft's Browser Sees Notable Decline in Usage
- Comcast Mum on New Bandwidth Tracker
- Bring in the COWS - Inauguration Spotlights Cell Phone Opportunities
- New Age UK town says Wi-Fi is making them sick
- Olympia Mayor Asks That Council Limit E-Mail Discussions during Meetings
- Rep. Bill Grant Succumbs to Cancer
- Despite Law, Drivers Still Talking And Talking And Talking
- Oregon Looks At Taxing Mileage Instead Of Gasoline
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Elysian • \ih-LIZH-un\ • adjective - Blissful, delightful
In the midst of the contentious meeting over jackstraw game quotas, Ambrose took an unexpected mental trip to his “happy place.” The Elysian retreat was made only slightly less enjoyable by the fact that the incessant chatter of his staff kept intruding in the form of large, swooping crows. “At least they haven’t been gorging themselves on blackberries,” Ambrose thought, dreamily. “That would create quite a mess on my white linen suit…”
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
Monday Update: BPA Decision on Smelter Contracts Expected This Month (Will they, or won’t they…let’s start a pool! The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/01/05/area_news/doc4961bcb835a3a443426880.txt
New Mason County PUD No. 3 Commissioner to be Sworn In Tuesday (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6000/reftab/1632/Default.aspx
Clallam PUD-Puget Sound Energy Agreement Keeps Lights On In Port Townsend (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090105/news/301059996
Oregonian Op/Ed - Our Energy Future: What is noble enough?
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/01/our_energy_future_what_is_nobl.html
Why “Cheap” Energy Is Really Costly In the Long Run (ZDNet)
http://blogs.zdnet.com/green/?p=1619
Squirrel Causes Afternoon Outage in Boise (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/714871.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
There May Be Better Days Ahead For Salmon Runs - With forces aligning in favor of salmon returns, now would be a good time for commercial and sport anglers to compromise Idaho Statesman)
http://www.idahostatesman.com/110/story/621067.html
Army Corps of Engineers Will Kill More Cormorants In Salmon Study (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/715613.html
California - Coho Salmon Are Bred For Diversity, Strength (San Francisco Chronicle, CA)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/02/MNKJ14QS3D.DTL&feed=rss.news
California Fishermen's Struggles Worsen (Associated Press)
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/heraldnews/business/1360967,4_3_JO04_FISH_S1.article
Alaska Fisheries Had Their Challenges (Anchorage Daily News, AK)
http://www.adn.com/money/industries/fishing/story/641996.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Group Uses Lawsuits To Help Clean Up Puget Sound - Citizens take aggressive stand against pollution (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/394707_soundsuits05.html?source=rss
Washington Post Editorial - Failure on the Chesapeake Bay: The cleanup effort will need political courage if it's ever to succeed
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/02/AR2009010202087.html?nav=rss_opinions
Our Ocean Backyard: Ocean Energy from Warm Water and Wind? (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/centralcoast/ci_11365370?nclick_check=1
Ecology Department Uses Online Campaign to Help Water Quality (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008590180_pollutionwebsite05m.html?syndication=rss
Congressional Research Service - Water Infrastructure Needs and Investment: Review and Analysis of Key Issues
http://opencrs.com/document/RL31116
Researchers Focus On Bringing Missing Bees Back - Scientists in the field and the lab are trying to solve a mystery critical to the future of American agriculture: Why are honeybee hives failing at a disturbingly high rate? (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008590495_apfarmscenebringingbeesback.html?syndication=rss
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
Tacoma Pulp Plant to Generate Power, Too - $90M biomass project to squeeze energy out of Simpson Tacoma wood waste (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/01/05/story5.html?ana=from_rss
Oregon Is Exceptionally Generous with Green-Energy Subsidies “…money is going to risky ventures with questionable environmental benefits and to prosperous companies that need no incentives but are cashing in anyway…” (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/oregon_is_exceptionally_genero.html
Solar-Power Industry Remains Hot In California (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11358068?nclick_check=1
Missourians Wanting To Power Their Own Homes Are Finding It Difficult (Kansas City Star, MO)
http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/962821.html
Winters Farm Makes Green Fuel By Burning Walnut Shells - Dixon Ridge Farms wants to produce all of its energy on-site by 2012 (Sacramento Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2009/01/05/story7.html?ana=from_rss
In Blue Economy, Green Jobs Are In Play (Dallas Morning News, TX)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/010409dnnatgreenjobs.2124064.html
Flat-screen TVs to face energy-efficiency rules in California (Los Angeles Times)
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fi-tv3-2009jan03,0,1059107.story
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
What to Do with All That Carbon - We need a global technology center to find ways of capturing and burying greenhouse gases (Newsweek)
http://www.newsweek.com/id/177445?from=rss
Carbon Offsets in the Air in San Francisco (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/02/offsets-in-the-air-in-san-francisco/
Why Obama's Green Jobs Plan Might Work (Los Angeles Times)
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-fi-greenjobs4-2009jan04,0,6373295.story
Congressional Research Service - Global Climate Change: Three Policy Perspectives
http://opencrs.com/document/98-738
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
East Jefferson, Forks-Area Cable TV Provider Files For Bankruptcy Protection (Peninsula Daily News)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090104/NEWS/301049997
Superfast Wimax Comes To Portland (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/01/superfast_wimax_comes_to_portl.html
Teen's Startup Promises Fast Internet Speeds (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/584444.html
Microsoft's Browser Sees Notable Decline in Usage (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11359122
Comcast Mum on New Bandwidth Tracker (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Mum-On-New-Bandwidth-Tracker-99980
Bring in the COWS - Inauguration Spotlights Cell Phone Opportunities (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/04/AR2009010401330.html?wprss=rss_business
Wi-Fi, Like, Totally Messes with My Chakras - New Age UK town says Wi-Fi is making them sick (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/WiFi-Like-Totally-Messes-With-My-Chakras-99990
GENERAL NEWS
Olympia Mayor Asks That Council Limit E-Mail Discussions - Review shows members writing about issues during meetings (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/716442.html
Rep. Bill Grant Succumbs to Cancer (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)
http://union-bulletin.com/articles/2009/01/04/local_news/090104arepbillgrantdeath.txt
Drivers Still Talking And Talking And Talking - Is new state law restricting cell phone use behind the wheel having any effect? (The News Tribune, Tacoma)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/584909.html
Oregon Looks At Taxing Mileage Instead Of Gasoline (The Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008583644_apmileagetax.html
DIVERSIONS
Swedish Town Using Cremation Heat to Warm Houses
http://gizmodo.com/5121450/swedish-town-using-cremation-heat-to-warm-houses
Portland Loo Freezes Up During Snowstorm (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_010409ORN_portland_restroom_freezes_SW.3ad6d646.html
Economic Trends: Boo the Bankers and Lose the Spouse
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090101/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_financial_times;_ylt=Al5rcouoDf61ldwqAgmHMd_tiBIF
Sarah Palin Most Desirable Celebrity Neighbor
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081230/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_neighbors;_ylt=AnVgFbA5nKukwBS_YeTqOtztiBIF
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