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)
- Bonners Ferry City Administrator Named Public Power Council Chairman
- BPA Completes Removal of PCB Capacitors
- More Energy for Wanapum Dam
- Montana - NorthWestern Energy Wants To Spur Transmission Access
- Study: Electricity Usage Is Down
- DOE Report Paints Bleak Picture of Our Electric Future
- NY Times Editorial - Energy Inefficient
- Is The Power Grid Ready For Electric Cars?
- Statement of Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher At His Last Open FERC Meeting
- Columbian Op/Ed - Shelton Shellfish Farm Deserves Protection, Respect
- Bounty of Oysters: Nonprofit Shellfish Farm Achieves Goal
- Northwest Tribes Advance DNA Testing On Salmon
- Weasel-Like Fishers Settle into Their New Home in Olympics near Hoodsport
- Montana Group Seeks Native Status for Walleye
- Dredging Under Way at Port of Olympia
- Biomass Bogeyman - Air agency expands burn ban
- Colvilles Explore Wind Energy
- New Developments in Hydropower Can Supercharge Obama's Green Jobs Plan
- Minnesota - Wind, Ethanol Cloud Our Difficult Energy Choices
- Turn Trash into Energy in Your Office Parking Lot
- Iconic Light Bulb Is On the Way Out
- Utilities, Retailer Campaign For Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs
- Are Costly Energy Bills Draining Your Wallet? Win the Power Struggle
- 5 Things to Know About Watching TV and Saving Energy
- With an Ultrathin Film, a Big Step Forward for Flexible Electronics
- Can Oregon's Climate Change Plan Survive A Down Economy?
- San Francisco Chronicle Op/Ed - Cleaner-Than-Thou Squabbling Hurts Energy Policy
- More-Reflective Crops May Have Cooling Effect
- Qwest Drops Right Of Way Regulation Case against Oregon Cities
- Most of Powell Fiber Optics Completed
- El Paso Times Op/Ed - Imagine how broadband could impact us in El Paso
- Cisco Plans Big Push into Server Market
- IP Networks Will Feel Traffic Pain in 2009
- Cable Carriers Fined For Stalling FCC Price Investigation
- Advanced Data Centers Receives the Largest 'Savings by Design' Reward
- TV Over the Web: Still a Fuzzy Picture
- Yahoo Joining Internet with TV
- 9th Circuit Ruling Bolsters Class Action Suit Against AOL
- Port of Shelton Commission Places Manager on Administrative Leave
- City Of Tacoma Has To Increase Pension Contributions
- Washington Not Officially "Evergreen State"
These And Links to More Stories in Today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Barbican • \BAR-bih-kun\ • noun - An outer defensive work; especially: a tower at a gate or bridge
The approach to the Chief Executive Officer’s office was an impressive array of winding corridors, stern-faced receptionists, and glass walled conference rooms. It wasn’t until the accounting acolytes arrived at the final, burnished, dark wood doors that they realized that the path represented an imposing, complex barbican designed to deter even the stoutest of heart.
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
Bonners Ferry City Administrator Named Public Power Council Chairman (Boundary County Digest, Bonners Ferry, ID)
http://www.ruralnorthwest.com/artman/publish/article_9310.shtml
BPA Completes Removal of PCB Capacitors (Pacific Builder and Engineer)
http://www.acppubs.com/article/CA6627340.html?industryid=48591
More Energy for Wanapum Dam - Generator Upgrade Begins in 2010 (Grant County PUD)
http://www.gcpud.org/aboutus/news/newsreleases/2009/010509%20generator%20upgrade.htm
Montana - NorthWestern Energy Wants To Spur Transmission Access (Great Falls Tribune, MT)
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20090117/BUSINESS/901170338
Study: Electricity Usage Is Down - Weather, Rates May Be Factors In 2% Drop in '08 (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/17/AR2009011702460.html?hpid=moreheadlines
DOE Report Paints Bleak Picture of Our Electric Future (ARS Technica)
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20090119-doe-report-paints-bleak-picture-of-our-electric-future.html
NY Times Editorial - Energy Inefficient “…many of the solutions pitched to restructure the country’s energy system and confront global warming rely on a faith in high tech…”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/19/opinion/19mon1.html?_r=1
Is The Power Grid Ready For Electric Cars? (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28699258/
Statement of Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher at His Last Open FERC Meeting (FERC, Links to PDF File)
http://www.ferc.gov/news/statements-speeches/kelliher/2009/01-15-09.pdf
FISH & WILDLIFE
Columbian Op/Ed - Shelton Shellfish Farm Deserves Protection, Respect
http://columbian.com/article/20090120/BIZ01/701209996/-1/BIZ
Bounty of Oysters: Nonprofit Shellfish Farm Achieves Goal (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/living/story/732358.html
Northwest Tribes Advance DNA Testing On Salmon (KBAK, Bakersfield, CA)
http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/technology/37822404.html
Weasel-Like Fishers Settle into Their New Home in Olympics near Hoodsport (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/jan/17/fishers-settle-into-their-new-home/?partner=RSS
Montana group seeks native status for walleye (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1802256~Montana_group_seeks_native_status_for_walleye.html?cid=rss-Montana_Headlines
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Dredging Under Way at Port of Olympia (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008649083_apwadredgingolympia.html?syndication=rss
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Biomass Bogeyman - Air agency expands burn ban: All wood-burning devices, outdoor burning prohibited (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/732155.html
Colvilles Explore Wind Energy (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/729040.html
New Developments in Hydropower Can Supercharge Obama's Green Jobs Plan “…a series of renewable energy technologies based on hydropower…will speed up the transition…” (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/story?id=54526&src=rss
Minnesota - Wind, Ethanol Cloud Our Difficult Energy Choices (Duluth News Tribune, MI)
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/109796/
Turn Trash into Energy in Your Office Parking Lot (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10140500-54.html?tag=nl.e703
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Iconic Light Bulb Is On the Way Out (Associated Press)
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/01/16/ap5933324.html
Utilities, Retailer Campaign For Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs (Anchorage Daily News, AK)
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/658593.html
Are Costly Energy Bills Draining Your Wallet? Win the Power Struggle (Los Angeles Times)
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cover18-2009jan18,0,1127761.story
5 Things to Know About Watching TV and Saving Energy (Chicago Tribune)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/home/chi-five-energytv-0118jan18,0,5652430.story
With an Ultrathin Film, a Big Step Forward for Flexible Electronics (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/science/20obbend.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Can Oregon's Climate Change Plan Survive A Down Economy? “…prepare for Stella the Steelworker. Thanks to limits on the release of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, she'll pay higher utility bills at home. Her mill will pay more for electricity, too…” (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/01/can_oregons_climate_change_pla.html
San Francisco Chronicle Op/Ed - Cleaner-Than-Thou Squabbling Hurts Energy Policy
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/20/ED2N15D4SK.DTL&feed=rss.opinion
More-Reflective Crops May Have Cooling Effect (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/science/earth/20obcrops.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Qwest Drops Right Of Way Regulation Case against Oregon Cities (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1801430~Qwest_drops_regulation_case_against_Oregon_cities.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Most of Powell Fiber Optics Completed (Associated Press)
http://www.kxmc.com/News/321452.asp
El Paso Times Op/Ed - Imagine how broadband could impact us in El Paso
http://www.elpasotimes.com/business/ci_11480417
Cisco Plans Big Push into Server Market (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/20/technology/companies/20cisco.html
IP Networks Will Feel Traffic Pain in 2009 (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10145480-62.html?tag=nl.e703
Cable Carriers Fined For Stalling FCC Price Investigation - Kevin Martin's parting shot at the cable industry (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Cable-Carriers-Fined-For-Stalling-FCC-Price-Investigation-100324
Advanced Data Centers Receives the Largest 'Savings by Design' Reward from Sacramento Municipal Utility District (MSNBC)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28694727/
TV Over the Web: Still a Fuzzy Picture (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/14/AR2009011403375.html?wprss=rss_technology
Yahoo Joining Internet with TV (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/18/BU7L15B50Q.DTL&feed=rss.business
9th Circuit Ruling Bolsters Class Action Suit Against AOL (Sacramento Bee, CA)
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/1557429.html
GENERAL NEWS
Port of Shelton Commission Places Manager on Administrative Leave (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6107/reftab/1632/t/PORT-COMMISSION-PLACES-MANAGER-ON-ADMINISTRATIVE-LEAVE/Default.aspx
City Of Tacoma Has To Increase Pension Contributions - City employee pension fund has lost about a third of its value in the stock market slump (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008649048_apwacitypensions.html?syndication=rss
Washington Not Officially "Evergreen State" (KIRO Radio, Seattle)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=126019
DIVERSIONS
Indiana Man, 72, Shaves Shaggy Eyebrows for Charity
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090120/ap_on_fe_st/odd_eyebrows_for_charity;_ylt=AjW.Wkbyhfn8W97uzaDo27XtiBIF
Two Burmese Survive Month at Sea in an Ice Box
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090119/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_australia_fishermen;_ylt=ArKSDI.IXjX2HMVaYzmPQE7tiBIF
Out of Control Texting Reported More and More throughout the Country
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9699888
Web Grief: Funeral Webcasts Gain in Popularity
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008648584_apfuneralwebcasts.html?syndication=rss
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
Energy News Digest for January 16, 2009
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- BPA Finalizes Amendment to Alcoa/Whatcom County PUD Power Sales Agreement
- Puget Energy's Buyout Now On the Fast Track
- FERC Reaffirms Approval of Bradwood Landing Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal
- Seattle Mayor Replaces Utilities Director
- Alaska Sells Clean Coal Power Plant to Golden Valley Electric Co-Op
- Olympic Peninsula Tribes to Receive Compensation for Sockeye Runs
- Oregon Joins Lawsuit against Feds on Endangered Species
- Daily Astorian Editorial - Unwelcome Species Hitching a Ride
- Weather Bashes Washington Hatcheries
- Texas Drought Worsens, Cattle Dying
- For Wind Turbine Manufacturers, the Layoffs Begin
- 'Green' Energy Plan in Obama Stimulus May Be Losing Steam
- Feds: Cape Wind Farm OK for Environment
- BPA What Kind Of Green Power Can You Generate?
- Product Placement - Wind Turbines Installed for Inauguration Day
- Tips for Buying and Using Portable Electric Space Heaters
- Oregon - Ashlanders Challenged To Lose 5,000 Pounds in Low-Carbon Diet
- Industry, Environmentalists Gang Up On Climate
- Paper Details Sites on Mars with Plumes of Methane
- FCC Chairman Martin to Step down Next Week
- More Details on Obama $6 Billion Broadband Plan
- California - Economic Crisis Stalls Palo Alto Fiber Project
- Wireless Carriers Caution of Blockages Tuesday
- Suspect Arrested In Shelton Armed Robbery
- U.S. Senate Releases Second Portion of Bailout Fund
- Gregoire: Building to Revive Economy
- PBJ Poll: Focus On Jobs
- Seattle P-I Columnist - Plan for Worst from Mother Nature
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Shtick • \SH-TICK\ • noun - 1: a usually comic or repetitious performance or routine: bit 2: one's special trait, interest, or activity
“Oh No!” exclaimed Wanda to her lunch companion. “Here comes Gino. He may be the most untalented person in the graphics art department, but his one shtick is the most annoying thing you can imagine.” “It can’t be that bad,” her companion suggested. At that very moment, Gino unleashed his talent on the unsuspecting diners: a falsetto rendition of “Stairway to Heaven”.
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 Finalizes Amendment to Alcoa/Whatcom County PUD Power Sales Agreement (Bonneville Power Administration - Links to PDF File)
http://www.bpa.gov/power/pl/regionaldialogue/implementation/documents/2009/DSI/2009-01-09_AlocaLetter.pdf
Here’s The 19 Page Agreement (Bonneville Power Administration - Links to PDF File)
http://www.bpa.gov/power/pl/regionaldialogue/implementation/documents/2009/DSI/2009-01-09_DSI-Amendment_afterImplementationTeam_blackline.pdf
Puget Energy's Buyout Now On the Fast Track (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008636299_pugetenergy16.html?syndication=rss
FERC Reaffirms Approval of Bradwood Landing Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/01/16//area_news/doc496ff2cf5901f857967648.txt
Seattle Mayor Replaces Utilities Director (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008635405_webutilities16m.html?syndication=rss
Alaska Sells Clean Coal Power Plant to Golden Valley Electric Co-Op; Plant to Restart (Platts)
http://www.platts.com/Coal/News/8289010.xml?sub=Coal&p=Coal/News&
FISH & WILDLIFE
Three North Olympic Peninsula Tribes to Receive Compensation for Sockeye Runs (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090116/news/301169994
Oregon Joins Lawsuit against Feds on Endangered Species (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/01/oregon_joins_lawsuit_against_f.html
Daily Astorian Editorial - Unwelcome Species Hitching a Ride: The EPA needs to take action to clean up our waterways
http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&ArticleID=57501
Weather Bashes Washington Hatcheries (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/4046-weather-bashes-washington-hatcheries/
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Texas Drought Worsens, Cattle Dying (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008635488_apfarmscenedyingcattle.html?syndication=rss
RENEWABLE ENERGY
For Wind Turbine Manufacturers, the Layoffs Begin (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/for-wind-turbine-manufacturers-the-layoffs-begin/
'Green' Energy Plan in Obama Stimulus May Be Losing Steam (Los Angeles Times)
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-energy-stimulus16-2009jan16,0,922149.story
Feds: Cape Wind Farm OK for Environment (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008636270_apcapewind.html?syndication=rss
News Release - BPA Asks The Region, What Kind Of Green Power Can You Generate? (Bonneville Power Administration)
http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/249018/
Product Placement - Wind Turbines Installed For Inauguration Day (Washington Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2009/01/12/daily105.html?ana=from_rss
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Minnesota - Otter Tail Power Company Offers Tips for Buying And Using Portable Electric Space Heaters (Perham Enterprise-Bulletin, MI)
http://www.perhameb.com/articles/index.cfm?id=10872§ion=news
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Oregon - Ashlanders Challenged To Lose 5,000 Pounds in Low-Carbon Diet (Ashland Daily Tidings, OR)
http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090115/NEWS02/901150315/-1/NEWS01
Industry, Environmentalists Gang Up On Climate (San Francisco)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/16/BUPV15BBN9.DTL&feed=rss.business
Paper Details Sites on Mars with Plumes of Methane - The big unanswered question is what belched? (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/science/space/16mars.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
FCC Chairman Martin to Step down Next Week (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/15/AR2009011503853.html?wprss=rss_technology
More Details On Obama $6 Billion Broadband Plan - RUS, NTIA will each get $2.8 billion for grants/loans (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/More-Details-On-Obama-6-Billion-Broadband-Plan-100274
California - Economic Crisis Stalls Palo Alto Fiber Project: 'Fiber to the Premises' consortium seeks new investors after earlier funding sources blow away (Palo Alto Online, CA)
http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=10769
Wireless Carriers Caution of Blockages Tuesday (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99450244&ft=1&f=3
GENERAL NEWS
Suspect Arrested In Shelton Armed Robbery (KMAS Radio, Shelton)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6101/reftab/1632/t/SUSPECT-ARRESTED-IN-SHELTON-ARMED-ROBBERY/Default.aspx
U.S. Senate Releases Second Portion of Bailout Fund (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/us/politics/16stimulus.html
Gregoire: Building to Revive Economy (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008634902_govstimulus16m.html?syndication=rss
PBJ Poll: Focus On Jobs (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/01/12/daily62.html?ana=from_rss
Seattle P-I Columnist - Plan for Worst from Mother Nature
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/connelly/396298_Joel16.html?source=rss
DIVERSIONS
Gun Goes Off In Utah Restroom, Shatters Toilet
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18488344/detail.html
Police: Man Posed As Female Veterinarian
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18487335/detail.html
Shortwave Radio Still Packs an Audible Thrill
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE50D6JF20090114?feedType=nl&feedName=ustechnology
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- BPA Finalizes Amendment to Alcoa/Whatcom County PUD Power Sales Agreement
- Puget Energy's Buyout Now On the Fast Track
- FERC Reaffirms Approval of Bradwood Landing Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal
- Seattle Mayor Replaces Utilities Director
- Alaska Sells Clean Coal Power Plant to Golden Valley Electric Co-Op
- Olympic Peninsula Tribes to Receive Compensation for Sockeye Runs
- Oregon Joins Lawsuit against Feds on Endangered Species
- Daily Astorian Editorial - Unwelcome Species Hitching a Ride
- Weather Bashes Washington Hatcheries
- Texas Drought Worsens, Cattle Dying
- For Wind Turbine Manufacturers, the Layoffs Begin
- 'Green' Energy Plan in Obama Stimulus May Be Losing Steam
- Feds: Cape Wind Farm OK for Environment
- BPA What Kind Of Green Power Can You Generate?
- Product Placement - Wind Turbines Installed for Inauguration Day
- Tips for Buying and Using Portable Electric Space Heaters
- Oregon - Ashlanders Challenged To Lose 5,000 Pounds in Low-Carbon Diet
- Industry, Environmentalists Gang Up On Climate
- Paper Details Sites on Mars with Plumes of Methane
- FCC Chairman Martin to Step down Next Week
- More Details on Obama $6 Billion Broadband Plan
- California - Economic Crisis Stalls Palo Alto Fiber Project
- Wireless Carriers Caution of Blockages Tuesday
- Suspect Arrested In Shelton Armed Robbery
- U.S. Senate Releases Second Portion of Bailout Fund
- Gregoire: Building to Revive Economy
- PBJ Poll: Focus On Jobs
- Seattle P-I Columnist - Plan for Worst from Mother Nature
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Shtick • \SH-TICK\ • noun - 1: a usually comic or repetitious performance or routine: bit 2: one's special trait, interest, or activity
“Oh No!” exclaimed Wanda to her lunch companion. “Here comes Gino. He may be the most untalented person in the graphics art department, but his one shtick is the most annoying thing you can imagine.” “It can’t be that bad,” her companion suggested. At that very moment, Gino unleashed his talent on the unsuspecting diners: a falsetto rendition of “Stairway to Heaven”.
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 Finalizes Amendment to Alcoa/Whatcom County PUD Power Sales Agreement (Bonneville Power Administration - Links to PDF File)
http://www.bpa.gov/power/pl/regionaldialogue/implementation/documents/2009/DSI/2009-01-09_AlocaLetter.pdf
Here’s The 19 Page Agreement (Bonneville Power Administration - Links to PDF File)
http://www.bpa.gov/power/pl/regionaldialogue/implementation/documents/2009/DSI/2009-01-09_DSI-Amendment_afterImplementationTeam_blackline.pdf
Puget Energy's Buyout Now On the Fast Track (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008636299_pugetenergy16.html?syndication=rss
FERC Reaffirms Approval of Bradwood Landing Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/01/16//area_news/doc496ff2cf5901f857967648.txt
Seattle Mayor Replaces Utilities Director (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008635405_webutilities16m.html?syndication=rss
Alaska Sells Clean Coal Power Plant to Golden Valley Electric Co-Op; Plant to Restart (Platts)
http://www.platts.com/Coal/News/8289010.xml?sub=Coal&p=Coal/News&
FISH & WILDLIFE
Three North Olympic Peninsula Tribes to Receive Compensation for Sockeye Runs (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090116/news/301169994
Oregon Joins Lawsuit against Feds on Endangered Species (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/01/oregon_joins_lawsuit_against_f.html
Daily Astorian Editorial - Unwelcome Species Hitching a Ride: The EPA needs to take action to clean up our waterways
http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&ArticleID=57501
Weather Bashes Washington Hatcheries (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/4046-weather-bashes-washington-hatcheries/
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Texas Drought Worsens, Cattle Dying (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008635488_apfarmscenedyingcattle.html?syndication=rss
RENEWABLE ENERGY
For Wind Turbine Manufacturers, the Layoffs Begin (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/for-wind-turbine-manufacturers-the-layoffs-begin/
'Green' Energy Plan in Obama Stimulus May Be Losing Steam (Los Angeles Times)
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-energy-stimulus16-2009jan16,0,922149.story
Feds: Cape Wind Farm OK for Environment (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008636270_apcapewind.html?syndication=rss
News Release - BPA Asks The Region, What Kind Of Green Power Can You Generate? (Bonneville Power Administration)
http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/249018/
Product Placement - Wind Turbines Installed For Inauguration Day (Washington Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2009/01/12/daily105.html?ana=from_rss
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Minnesota - Otter Tail Power Company Offers Tips for Buying And Using Portable Electric Space Heaters (Perham Enterprise-Bulletin, MI)
http://www.perhameb.com/articles/index.cfm?id=10872§ion=news
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Oregon - Ashlanders Challenged To Lose 5,000 Pounds in Low-Carbon Diet (Ashland Daily Tidings, OR)
http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090115/NEWS02/901150315/-1/NEWS01
Industry, Environmentalists Gang Up On Climate (San Francisco)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/16/BUPV15BBN9.DTL&feed=rss.business
Paper Details Sites on Mars with Plumes of Methane - The big unanswered question is what belched? (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/science/space/16mars.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
FCC Chairman Martin to Step down Next Week (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/15/AR2009011503853.html?wprss=rss_technology
More Details On Obama $6 Billion Broadband Plan - RUS, NTIA will each get $2.8 billion for grants/loans (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/More-Details-On-Obama-6-Billion-Broadband-Plan-100274
California - Economic Crisis Stalls Palo Alto Fiber Project: 'Fiber to the Premises' consortium seeks new investors after earlier funding sources blow away (Palo Alto Online, CA)
http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=10769
Wireless Carriers Caution of Blockages Tuesday (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99450244&ft=1&f=3
GENERAL NEWS
Suspect Arrested In Shelton Armed Robbery (KMAS Radio, Shelton)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6101/reftab/1632/t/SUSPECT-ARRESTED-IN-SHELTON-ARMED-ROBBERY/Default.aspx
U.S. Senate Releases Second Portion of Bailout Fund (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/us/politics/16stimulus.html
Gregoire: Building to Revive Economy (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008634902_govstimulus16m.html?syndication=rss
PBJ Poll: Focus On Jobs (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/01/12/daily62.html?ana=from_rss
Seattle P-I Columnist - Plan for Worst from Mother Nature
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/connelly/396298_Joel16.html?source=rss
DIVERSIONS
Gun Goes Off In Utah Restroom, Shatters Toilet
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18488344/detail.html
Police: Man Posed As Female Veterinarian
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18487335/detail.html
Shortwave Radio Still Packs an Audible Thrill
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE50D6JF20090114?feedType=nl&feedName=ustechnology
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Energy News Digest for January 15, 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)
- PSE Willing To Sell To Jefferson? Firm Advises PUD To Move Aggressively
- Lewis PUD Has An Interest - Upper Chehalis Flood Control Study Pending
- FERC Gives Approval To Columbia River LNG Terminal
- Study: Sound Orcas Eating More Toxic Salmon
- Chehalis River Salmon Returns Likely Impacted From Two Years Of Egg Destroying Floods
- Fishermen Question Sardine Harvest Limits
- Oregon - Dam Removal Could Aid Coho Salmon
- Forecast Improves For Steelhead, Salmon Anglers
- Fish Poop Helps Balance Ocean's Acid Levels
- National Park Service Punts to Congress On Issue Of Fish Stocking In North Cascades
- Seattle Post Intelligencer Editorial - State Lands: Political Shellfish
- In West Coast Pelican Mystery, Weather Is A Suspect
- Removing Cats To Protect Birds Backfires On Island
- Seattle Post Intelligencer Op/Ed - Fighting For Puget Sound's Future
- Mudslides Create Skagit County PUD Emergency
- Skagit County PUD May Compensate Dewey Beach Residents For Pipe
- Rock Snot Threatens New England
- As Uncle Sam Steps Up, States Back Off Solar Funding
- BC Hydro Changes Tune Over Green Energy Cutbacks
- Light Bulbs: Which Do You Use?
- Alaska - Residents Use Less Energy On Day 2 Of Diesel Power
- Obama Will Spend $6 Billion On Broadband
- High-Speed Web Can't Rely On Stimulus: Obama
- Qwest Closing Seattle Call Center; 235
- Google To Cut 100 Jobs, Close Engineering
- Reports Say Microsoft Considering Thousands of Layoffs
- Wi-Fi Sales Rise on Strong Demand
- Man Robs Shelton Convenience Store
- Governor Proposes $1.2 Billion In Recession Aid
- Seattle Is Nation’s No. 6 Destination for Moves
- National Geographic Promotes Cascades Geotourism
These And Links To More Stories In Today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Trattoria • \Trah-Tuh-REE-Uh\ • Noun - Restaurant; Specifically: A Usually Small Italian Restaurant
Oswald was the beaming owner of a new restaurant in Naples. Named “Ozzies Trattoria” it was only slightly more successful in the coming months than his Haggis Hut franchise idea for Denver.
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
PSE Willing To Sell To Jefferson? Firm Advises PUD To Move Aggressively (Peninsula Daily News)
Http://Www.Peninsuladailynews.Com/Article/20090115/News/301159992
Lewis PUD Has An Interest - Upper Chehalis Flood Control Study Pending (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
Http://Www.Kelaam.Com/Pages/Localnews/?Upper-Chehalis-Flood-Control-Study-Pendi=1&Blockid=36027&Feedid=410
FERC Gives Approval To Columbia River LNG Terminal (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Http://News.Opb.Org/Article/4041-Ferc-Gives-Approval-Columbia-River-Lng-Terminal/
FISH & WILDLIFE
Study: Sound Orcas Eating More Toxic Salmon (Associated Press)
Http://Seattlepi.Nwsource.Com/Local/6420ap_Wa_Salmon_Orcas.Html
Chehalis River Salmon Returns Likely Impacted From Two Years Of Egg Destroying Floods (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
Http://Www.Kelaam.Com/Pages/Localnews/?Chehalis-River-Salmon-Returns-Likely-Imp=1&Blockid=35906&Feedid=410
Fishermen Question Sardine Harvest Limits (Examiner.Com)
Http://Www.Examiner.Com/A-1794487~Fishermen_Question_Sardine_Harvest_Limits.Html?Cid=Rss-Oregon_Headlines
Oregon - Dam Removal Could Aid Coho Salmon (Portland Tribune, OR)
Http://Www.Portlandtribune.Com/Sustainable/Story.Php?Story_Id=123178900310067300
Forecast Improves For Steelhead, Salmon Anglers (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Http://Seattlepi.Nwsource.Com/Othersports/396060_Out15.Html
Fish Poop Helps Balance Ocean's Acid Levels (Seattle Times)
Http://Seattletimes.Nwsource.Com/Html/Businesstechnology/2008632330_Apscifishpoop.Html?Syndication=Rss
National Park Service Punts To Congress On Issue Of Fish Stocking In North Cascades (Wenatchee World)
Http://Wenatcheeworld.Com/Article/20090114/NEWS04/701149957/1025/Rss1025
Seattle Post Intelligencer Editorial - State Lands: Political Shellfish
Http://Seattlepi.Nwsource.Com/Opinion/396056_Shellfished.Html?Source=Rss
In West Coast Pelican Mystery, Weather Is A Suspect (NY Times)
Http://Www.Nytimes.Com/2009/01/16/Us/16pelicans.Html?_R=1
Removing Cats To Protect Birds Backfires On Island (Associated Press)
Http://News.Yahoo.Com/S/Ap/20090113/Ap_On_Re_Au_An/As_Australia_Rabbit_Infestation
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Seattle Post Intelligencer Op/Ed - Fighting For Puget Sound's Future
Http://Seattlepi.Nwsource.Com/Opinion/396020_Soundonline16.Html?Source=Rss
Mudslides Create PUD Emergency (Skagit Valley Herald)
Http://Www.Goskagit.Com/Home/Article/Mudslides_Create_Pud_Emergency/
Skagit County PUD May Compensate Dewey Beach Residents For Pipe Breaks (Skagit Valley Herald)
Http://Www.Goskagit.Com/Home/Article/Pud_May_Compensate_Dewey_Beach_Residents_For_Pipe_Breaks/
Rock Snot Threatens New England Streams (Finding Dulcinea)
Http://Www.Findingdulcinea.Com/News/Environment/2009/Jan/Rock-Snot-Threatens-New-England-Streams.Html
RENEWABLE ENERGY
As Uncle Sam Steps Up, States Back Off Solar Funding - Severe Economic Strains Have Led States To Cut Back On Incentive Plans (Associated Press)
Http://Www.Registerguard.Com/Csp/Cms/Sites/Web/Business/5825977-41/Story.Csp
BC Hydro Changes Tune Over Green Energy Cutbacks (Globe And Mail)
Http://Www.Theglobeandmail.Com/Servlet/Story/LAC.20090115.BCPOWER15/Tpstory/Tpnational/Britishcolumbia/
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Light Bulbs: Which Do You Use? (NY Times)
Http://Greeninc.Blogs.Nytimes.Com/2009/01/15/Light-Bulbs-Which-Do-You-Use/
Alaska - Residents Use Less Energy On Day 2 Of Diesel Power (Juneau Empire)
Http://Www.Juneauempire.Com/Stories/011509/Loc_377689409.Shtml
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Obama Will Spend $6 Billion On Broadband - Says A Broader Broadband Plan Will Drop Later (Broadband Reports)
Http://Www.Dslreports.Com/Shownews/Obama-Will-Spend-6-Billion-On-Broadband-100239
High-Speed Web Can't Rely On Stimulus: Obama Aide (Reuters)
Http://Tech.Yahoo.Com/News/Nm/20090114/Wr_Nm/Us_Financial_Stimulus_Internet_2
Qwest Closing Seattle Call Center; 235 Affected (Puget Sound Business Journal)
Http://Www.Bizjournals.Com/Seattle/Stories/2009/01/12/Daily25.Html?Ana=From_Rss
Google To Cut 100 Jobs, Close Engineering Offices (San Francisco Chronicle, CA)
Http://Www.Sfgate.Com/Cgi-Bin/Article.Cgi?F=/N/A/2009/01/15/Financial/F050058s27.DTL&Feed=Rss.Business
Reports Say Microsoft Considering Thousands Of Layoffs (The Olympia, Olympia, WA)
Http://Www.Theolympian.Com/Breakingnews/Story/727407.Html
Wi-Fi Sales Rise On Strong Demand (Baltimore Business Journal)
Http://Www.Bizjournals.Com/Baltimore/Stories/2009/01/12/Daily37.Html?Ana=From_Rss
GENERAL NEWS
Man Robs Shelton Convenience Store (KING-TV, Seattle)
Http://Www.King5.Com/Localnews/Stories/NW_011509WAB-Shelton-Convenience-Store-Robbery-SW.6bed45a.Html
Governor Proposes $1.2 Billion In Recession Aid (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Http://Seattlepi.Nwsource.Com/Business/396223_Economy16.Html
Seattle Is Nation’s No. 6 Destination For Moves (Puget Sound Business Journal)
Http://Seattle.Bizjournals.Com/Seattle/Stories/2009/01/12/Daily19.Html
National Geographic Promotes Cascades Geotourism (Associated Press)
Http://Www.Theolympian.Com/Breakingnews/Story/726374.Html
DIVERSIONS
NY Driver, Passenger Switch Places; Both Drunk
Http://News.Yahoo.Com/S/Ap/20090115/Ap_On_Fe_St/Odd_Double_Dwi;_Ylt=Agegwvwh382caxob73obktvtibif
You Can't Fire Me, I'm Drunk!
Http://Www.Reuters.Com/Article/Oddlyenoughnews/Idustre50d6j720090115?Feedtype=RSS&Feedname=Oddlyenoughnews
I Triple-Dog Dare You: Boy's Tongue Stuck On Pole
Http://News.Yahoo.Com/S/Ap/20090115/Ap_On_Fe_St/Odd_Tongue_Pole;_Ylt=Atwps76mrmlkcngj_Gxj80dtibif
Feces-Throwing Monkey On The Loose In Tampa Bay
Http://News.Yahoo.Com/S/Ap/20090115/Ap_On_Fe_St/Odd_Loose_Monkey;_Ylt=Amdpzc.Pkbzrusep2h1yb_Ntibif
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Energy News Digest for January 14, 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)
- Massachusetts Residents Sue Electric Utility Unitil Over Storm Response
- Here’s more: Unitil Sued On Ice Storm Response
- Hydropower Evangelist - Chelan PUD Manager Lobbies In Nation’s Capital
- Chelan County PUD - State Legislative Radar
- Clark Public Utilities Customers Not Left Out In The Cold
- Oregon Lawmakers Hit Liquefied-Natural-Gas Plans
- Energy Nominee Shifts His Stance on Gas Prices, Coal
- Clean Coal Portfolio Standard Bill Signed In Illinois
- Bill to Regulate Coal Ash Ponds Introduced
- Constellation Energy Repays Warren Buffett $1B Loan
- European Gas Crisis, A PR Coup For French Nuclear Industry
- Serbian Power Grid Overloaded Amid Gas Dispute
- Florida – 25 percent Progress Energy Rate Increase
- Oregon's Litigation Puts Columbia River's Future At Risk
- Skokomish Tribe, Tacoma Ink Deal on Mason County Dams
- DNR, Taylor Shellfish Company Settle Harvesting Dispute
- Should You Stop Eating Salmon? Yes, says a top scientist
- Possible Damage To Green River Dam
- Dam Discharge That Swamped Pacific Spurs Finger-Pointing
- Forests Around Swift Reservoir Shielded
- Dirty Snow Causes Early Runoff In Cascade
- New Skagit County PUD Commissioner May Help Cancel Fluoride Decision
- California - Water Rationing Likely In This Spring
- Watchdog Calls For Cleaning Up Solar Industry
- Future Cloudy For California Solar Farm
- Forecasting Crucial For Future of Wind Energy
- Cape Wind Still Swirls - First Offshore Wind Farm is Meeting Stiff Resistance
- Kansas Town To Begin Producing Its Own Wind Power
- Home-Based Wind Turbines 'Don't Provide Much Electricity'
- NY Times Editorial - Geothermal Future
- Washington State Democrats Look To Add 25,000 Jobs
- Getting a Consult to 'Green' Your Home
- Alaska - Energy Conservation In Juneau Is now Automatic
- On the Heels of a Bulb Ban, Europe Mulls Pulling the Plug on Large Plasma TVs
- Seattle Times Op/Ed - Weather Response Must Be Grounded In Science
- World 'needs radical cuts' on CO2
- Google Defends Its Pollution, Energy Use
- Internet Service Speed Is Fast-Track Issue for New Administration
- Change Sweeping to the FCC - Obama's Pick Could Shift Focus to Internet
- Wave Broadband Institutes 3GB Daily Cap
- Turmoil over TV Switch Grows
- KeyBank National Call Center In Tacoma To Close
- Energy Nominee Says Cleaning up Hanford is a Moral Obligation
- New Dock Being Installed at Alderbrook Resort
- Tacoma City Council looks for money in Washington, DC
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Epoch • \EP-uk\ • noun - 1a: an event or a time that begins a new period or development b: a memorable event or date 2*a : an extended period of time usually characterized by a distinctive development or by a memorable series of events b: a division of geologic time less than a period and greater than an age
As smug, plump Buck Mulligan strolled down the front steps of the courthouse, he could not help smiling at his legal win. From that date forward, the “Glissando Epoch” would forevermore be remembered as the time when strumming harps were legally required whenever a flashback scene was shown in movies, television, and on radio. Sound effect purveyors cleaned up.
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
Massachusetts Residents Sue Electric Utility Unitil Over Storm Response (BusinessWeek)
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D95N2P4O1.htm
Here’s more: Unitil Sued On Ice Storm Response (Worcester Telegram & Gazette, MA)
http://www.telegram.com/article/20090114/NEWS/901140573/1116/NEWSREWIND
Hydropower Evangelist - Chelan PUD Manager Lobbies In Nation’s Capital (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090113/NEWS04/701139945
Chelan County PUD - State Legislative Radar (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090113/NEWS04/701139874
Utility's Customers Not Left Out In The Cold - Clark Public Utilities has more federal energy assistance funding this year (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20090112/NEWS02/701129961/-1/NEWS
Oregon Lawmakers Hit Liquefied-Natural-Gas Plans - “…bad for landowners, the environment and energy independence…” (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008625307_pipelinefight14.html
Energy Nominee Shifts His Stance: “…that gasoline prices should be higher, and that coal was his ‘nightmare’…” (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/13/us/politics/13web-chu.html
Clean Coal Portfolio Standard Bill Signed In Illinois (Utility Automation and Engineering)
http://uaelp.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONART&PUBLICATION_ID=22&ARTICLE_ID=350066&C=INDUS&dcmp=rss
Bill to Regulate Coal Ash Ponds Introduced (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/01/14/national/w102123S90.DTL&feed=rss.business
Constellation Energy Repays Warren Buffett $1B Loan (Baltimore Business Journal, now that’s some sweet action!)
http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2009/01/12/daily29.html?ana=from_rss
European Gas Crisis, A PR Coup For French Nuclear Industry (The Guardian, UK)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/8237579
Serbian Power Grid Overloaded Amid Gas Dispute (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008626845_apeuserbiaenergy.html?syndication=rss
Florida – 25 percent Progress Energy Rate Increase - Large Electric Rate Hike Inspires Legislation (Sun Coast News, FL)
http://suncoastpasco.tbo.com/content/2009/jan/14/pn-large-electric-rate-hike-inspires-legislation/
FISH & WILDLIFE
Oregon's Litigation Puts Columbia River's Future At Risk (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/962/story/443014.html
Skokomish Tribe, Tacoma Ink Deal on Mason County Dams (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/jan/12/tribe-tacoma-ink-deal-on-mason-county-dams/?partner=RSS
DNR, Taylor Shellfish Company Settle Harvesting Dispute (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_011309WAB_taylor-shellfish-decision-SW.41aae52.html
Should You Stop Eating Salmon? Yes, says a top University of British Columbia scientist. 'Smart shopping' isn't saving wild stocks (The Tyee Online)
http://thetyee.ca/News/2009/01/13/EatingSalmon/
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Possible damage to Green River dam (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1793676~Possible_damage_to_Green_River_dam.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
Dam discharge that swamped Pacific spurs finger-pointing (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2008625652_pacific14m0.html?syndication=rss
Forests Around Swift Reservoir Shielded - Deal will protect 20,000 acres from development (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20090114/NEWS02/701149946/-1/NEWS
Dirty snow causes early runoff in Cascade (Associated Press – For some reason I can’t get a certain Frank Zappa song out of my head after reading this story…)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=123694
New Skagit County PUD Commissioner May Help Cancel Fluoride Decision (Skagit County Herald)
http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/new_commissioner_may_help_cancel_fluoride_decision1/
California - Water Rationing Likely In This Spring (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1793639~Water_rationing_likely_in_SoCal_this_spring.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Watchdog Calls For Cleaning Up Solar Industry - The process of refining silicon produces waste that can damage the environment. Some newer solar cells use other materials that are themselves toxic and require proper handling (San Francisco Chronicle, CA)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/14/BUI8159KV1.DTL&feed=rss.business
Future Cloudy For California Solar Farm - OptiSolar Inc. lays off nearly half its staff. Money woes raise concerns about its ability to build a solar farm to provide energy to Pacific Gas & Electric customers (Los Angeles Times, CA)
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-optisolar13-2009jan13,0,6185689.story
Forecasting Crucial For Future of Wind Energy (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/4032-forecasting-crucial-future-wind-energy/
Cape Wind Still Swirls - First Offshore Wind Farm is Meeting Stiff Resistance (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123181056426575945.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Kansas Town To Begin Producing Its Own Wind Power (Wichita Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/stories/2009/01/12/daily3.html?ana=from_rss
Home-Based Wind Turbines 'Don't Provide Much Electricity' - Wind turbines mounted on town houses…often do not provide a great deal of electricity because of a lack of wind in urban areas, according to research into the new technology (Daily Telegraph, UK)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/4224513/Wind-turbines-like-David-Camerons-dont-provide-much-electricity.html
NY Times Editorial - Geothermal Future
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/opinion/14wed2.html
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Washington State Democrats Look To Add 25,000 Jobs - Legislators rolled out a job-creation plan Tuesday that is heavy on home weatherization, tax cuts for green-energy products and job retraining (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/725711.html
Getting a Consult to 'Green' Your Home - We Hire Eco-Consultants in Four Cities; One Wields a Gizmo to Measure Air Quality (Wall Street Journal – call your public utility to get an energy audit for free!)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123137708569062911.html
Alaska - Energy Conservation In Juneau Is now Automatic, Residents Say (Juneau Empire, AK)
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/011409/loc_377248952.shtml
On the Heels of a Bulb Ban, Europe Mulls Pulling the Plug on Large Plasma TVs (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/on-the-heels-of-a-bulb-ban-europe-mulls-pulling-the-plug-on-large-plasma-tvs/
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Seattle Times Op/Ed - Weather Response Must Be Grounded In Science
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2008620031_opin13mass.html
World 'needs radical cuts' on CO2 - More carbon dioxide needs to be absorbed than emitted by 2050 in order to prevent catastrophic climate change (BBC News)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7826994.stm
Google Defends Its Pollution, Energy Use (Sacramento Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2009/01/12/daily13.html?ana=from_rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Internet Service Speed Is Fast-Track Issue for New Administration (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/12/AR2009011203179.html?wprss=rss_business
Change Sweeping to the FCC - Obama's Pick, a Venture Capitalist, Could Shift Commission's Focus to Internet (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/13/AR2009011303106.html?wprss=rss_technology
Wave Broadband Institutes 3GB Daily Cap (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Wave-Broadband-Institutes-3GB-Daily-Cap-100176
Turmoil over TV Switch Grows - Some Lawmakers to Join Obama's Call to Push Back Deadline (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/13/AR2009011303060.html?wprss=rss_business
KeyBank National Call Center In Tacoma To Close (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1792381~KeyBank_national_call_center_in_Tacoma_to_close.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
GENERAL NEWS
Energy Nominee Says Cleaning up Hanford is a Moral Obligation (The News Tribune, Tacoma)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/594149.html
New Dock Being Installed at Alderbrook Resort (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/jan/12/new-dock-being-installed-at-alderbrook-resort/?partner=RSS
Tacoma City Council looks for money in Washington, DC - City will argue that at least some of the stimulus money directly to cities, rather than funneling it all through state governments. They believe that cities, rather than states, are in a position to act quickly with the money. (News Tribune, Tacoma)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/591950.html
DIVERSIONS
Demand for "best job in the world" crashes website
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE50D15K20090114?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
A Neglected Revenue Source For California – Marijuana
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/12/EDA4157U1Q.DTL&feed=rss.opinion
You’re Not Making It Up: You Have Cyberchondria
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/health/2009/jan/Youre-Not-Making-it-Up-You-Have-Cyberchondria.html
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Massachusetts Residents Sue Electric Utility Unitil Over Storm Response
- Here’s more: Unitil Sued On Ice Storm Response
- Hydropower Evangelist - Chelan PUD Manager Lobbies In Nation’s Capital
- Chelan County PUD - State Legislative Radar
- Clark Public Utilities Customers Not Left Out In The Cold
- Oregon Lawmakers Hit Liquefied-Natural-Gas Plans
- Energy Nominee Shifts His Stance on Gas Prices, Coal
- Clean Coal Portfolio Standard Bill Signed In Illinois
- Bill to Regulate Coal Ash Ponds Introduced
- Constellation Energy Repays Warren Buffett $1B Loan
- European Gas Crisis, A PR Coup For French Nuclear Industry
- Serbian Power Grid Overloaded Amid Gas Dispute
- Florida – 25 percent Progress Energy Rate Increase
- Oregon's Litigation Puts Columbia River's Future At Risk
- Skokomish Tribe, Tacoma Ink Deal on Mason County Dams
- DNR, Taylor Shellfish Company Settle Harvesting Dispute
- Should You Stop Eating Salmon? Yes, says a top scientist
- Possible Damage To Green River Dam
- Dam Discharge That Swamped Pacific Spurs Finger-Pointing
- Forests Around Swift Reservoir Shielded
- Dirty Snow Causes Early Runoff In Cascade
- New Skagit County PUD Commissioner May Help Cancel Fluoride Decision
- California - Water Rationing Likely In This Spring
- Watchdog Calls For Cleaning Up Solar Industry
- Future Cloudy For California Solar Farm
- Forecasting Crucial For Future of Wind Energy
- Cape Wind Still Swirls - First Offshore Wind Farm is Meeting Stiff Resistance
- Kansas Town To Begin Producing Its Own Wind Power
- Home-Based Wind Turbines 'Don't Provide Much Electricity'
- NY Times Editorial - Geothermal Future
- Washington State Democrats Look To Add 25,000 Jobs
- Getting a Consult to 'Green' Your Home
- Alaska - Energy Conservation In Juneau Is now Automatic
- On the Heels of a Bulb Ban, Europe Mulls Pulling the Plug on Large Plasma TVs
- Seattle Times Op/Ed - Weather Response Must Be Grounded In Science
- World 'needs radical cuts' on CO2
- Google Defends Its Pollution, Energy Use
- Internet Service Speed Is Fast-Track Issue for New Administration
- Change Sweeping to the FCC - Obama's Pick Could Shift Focus to Internet
- Wave Broadband Institutes 3GB Daily Cap
- Turmoil over TV Switch Grows
- KeyBank National Call Center In Tacoma To Close
- Energy Nominee Says Cleaning up Hanford is a Moral Obligation
- New Dock Being Installed at Alderbrook Resort
- Tacoma City Council looks for money in Washington, DC
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Epoch • \EP-uk\ • noun - 1a: an event or a time that begins a new period or development b: a memorable event or date 2*a : an extended period of time usually characterized by a distinctive development or by a memorable series of events b: a division of geologic time less than a period and greater than an age
As smug, plump Buck Mulligan strolled down the front steps of the courthouse, he could not help smiling at his legal win. From that date forward, the “Glissando Epoch” would forevermore be remembered as the time when strumming harps were legally required whenever a flashback scene was shown in movies, television, and on radio. Sound effect purveyors cleaned up.
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
Massachusetts Residents Sue Electric Utility Unitil Over Storm Response (BusinessWeek)
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D95N2P4O1.htm
Here’s more: Unitil Sued On Ice Storm Response (Worcester Telegram & Gazette, MA)
http://www.telegram.com/article/20090114/NEWS/901140573/1116/NEWSREWIND
Hydropower Evangelist - Chelan PUD Manager Lobbies In Nation’s Capital (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090113/NEWS04/701139945
Chelan County PUD - State Legislative Radar (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090113/NEWS04/701139874
Utility's Customers Not Left Out In The Cold - Clark Public Utilities has more federal energy assistance funding this year (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20090112/NEWS02/701129961/-1/NEWS
Oregon Lawmakers Hit Liquefied-Natural-Gas Plans - “…bad for landowners, the environment and energy independence…” (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008625307_pipelinefight14.html
Energy Nominee Shifts His Stance: “…that gasoline prices should be higher, and that coal was his ‘nightmare’…” (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/13/us/politics/13web-chu.html
Clean Coal Portfolio Standard Bill Signed In Illinois (Utility Automation and Engineering)
http://uaelp.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONART&PUBLICATION_ID=22&ARTICLE_ID=350066&C=INDUS&dcmp=rss
Bill to Regulate Coal Ash Ponds Introduced (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/01/14/national/w102123S90.DTL&feed=rss.business
Constellation Energy Repays Warren Buffett $1B Loan (Baltimore Business Journal, now that’s some sweet action!)
http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2009/01/12/daily29.html?ana=from_rss
European Gas Crisis, A PR Coup For French Nuclear Industry (The Guardian, UK)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/8237579
Serbian Power Grid Overloaded Amid Gas Dispute (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008626845_apeuserbiaenergy.html?syndication=rss
Florida – 25 percent Progress Energy Rate Increase - Large Electric Rate Hike Inspires Legislation (Sun Coast News, FL)
http://suncoastpasco.tbo.com/content/2009/jan/14/pn-large-electric-rate-hike-inspires-legislation/
FISH & WILDLIFE
Oregon's Litigation Puts Columbia River's Future At Risk (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/962/story/443014.html
Skokomish Tribe, Tacoma Ink Deal on Mason County Dams (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/jan/12/tribe-tacoma-ink-deal-on-mason-county-dams/?partner=RSS
DNR, Taylor Shellfish Company Settle Harvesting Dispute (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_011309WAB_taylor-shellfish-decision-SW.41aae52.html
Should You Stop Eating Salmon? Yes, says a top University of British Columbia scientist. 'Smart shopping' isn't saving wild stocks (The Tyee Online)
http://thetyee.ca/News/2009/01/13/EatingSalmon/
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Possible damage to Green River dam (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1793676~Possible_damage_to_Green_River_dam.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
Dam discharge that swamped Pacific spurs finger-pointing (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw/2008625652_pacific14m0.html?syndication=rss
Forests Around Swift Reservoir Shielded - Deal will protect 20,000 acres from development (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20090114/NEWS02/701149946/-1/NEWS
Dirty snow causes early runoff in Cascade (Associated Press – For some reason I can’t get a certain Frank Zappa song out of my head after reading this story…)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=123694
New Skagit County PUD Commissioner May Help Cancel Fluoride Decision (Skagit County Herald)
http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/new_commissioner_may_help_cancel_fluoride_decision1/
California - Water Rationing Likely In This Spring (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1793639~Water_rationing_likely_in_SoCal_this_spring.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Watchdog Calls For Cleaning Up Solar Industry - The process of refining silicon produces waste that can damage the environment. Some newer solar cells use other materials that are themselves toxic and require proper handling (San Francisco Chronicle, CA)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/14/BUI8159KV1.DTL&feed=rss.business
Future Cloudy For California Solar Farm - OptiSolar Inc. lays off nearly half its staff. Money woes raise concerns about its ability to build a solar farm to provide energy to Pacific Gas & Electric customers (Los Angeles Times, CA)
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-optisolar13-2009jan13,0,6185689.story
Forecasting Crucial For Future of Wind Energy (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/4032-forecasting-crucial-future-wind-energy/
Cape Wind Still Swirls - First Offshore Wind Farm is Meeting Stiff Resistance (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123181056426575945.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Kansas Town To Begin Producing Its Own Wind Power (Wichita Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/stories/2009/01/12/daily3.html?ana=from_rss
Home-Based Wind Turbines 'Don't Provide Much Electricity' - Wind turbines mounted on town houses…often do not provide a great deal of electricity because of a lack of wind in urban areas, according to research into the new technology (Daily Telegraph, UK)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/4224513/Wind-turbines-like-David-Camerons-dont-provide-much-electricity.html
NY Times Editorial - Geothermal Future
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/opinion/14wed2.html
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Washington State Democrats Look To Add 25,000 Jobs - Legislators rolled out a job-creation plan Tuesday that is heavy on home weatherization, tax cuts for green-energy products and job retraining (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/725711.html
Getting a Consult to 'Green' Your Home - We Hire Eco-Consultants in Four Cities; One Wields a Gizmo to Measure Air Quality (Wall Street Journal – call your public utility to get an energy audit for free!)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123137708569062911.html
Alaska - Energy Conservation In Juneau Is now Automatic, Residents Say (Juneau Empire, AK)
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/011409/loc_377248952.shtml
On the Heels of a Bulb Ban, Europe Mulls Pulling the Plug on Large Plasma TVs (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/on-the-heels-of-a-bulb-ban-europe-mulls-pulling-the-plug-on-large-plasma-tvs/
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Seattle Times Op/Ed - Weather Response Must Be Grounded In Science
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2008620031_opin13mass.html
World 'needs radical cuts' on CO2 - More carbon dioxide needs to be absorbed than emitted by 2050 in order to prevent catastrophic climate change (BBC News)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7826994.stm
Google Defends Its Pollution, Energy Use (Sacramento Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2009/01/12/daily13.html?ana=from_rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Internet Service Speed Is Fast-Track Issue for New Administration (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/12/AR2009011203179.html?wprss=rss_business
Change Sweeping to the FCC - Obama's Pick, a Venture Capitalist, Could Shift Commission's Focus to Internet (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/13/AR2009011303106.html?wprss=rss_technology
Wave Broadband Institutes 3GB Daily Cap (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Wave-Broadband-Institutes-3GB-Daily-Cap-100176
Turmoil over TV Switch Grows - Some Lawmakers to Join Obama's Call to Push Back Deadline (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/13/AR2009011303060.html?wprss=rss_business
KeyBank National Call Center In Tacoma To Close (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1792381~KeyBank_national_call_center_in_Tacoma_to_close.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
GENERAL NEWS
Energy Nominee Says Cleaning up Hanford is a Moral Obligation (The News Tribune, Tacoma)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/594149.html
New Dock Being Installed at Alderbrook Resort (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/jan/12/new-dock-being-installed-at-alderbrook-resort/?partner=RSS
Tacoma City Council looks for money in Washington, DC - City will argue that at least some of the stimulus money directly to cities, rather than funneling it all through state governments. They believe that cities, rather than states, are in a position to act quickly with the money. (News Tribune, Tacoma)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/591950.html
DIVERSIONS
Demand for "best job in the world" crashes website
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE50D15K20090114?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
A Neglected Revenue Source For California – Marijuana
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/12/EDA4157U1Q.DTL&feed=rss.opinion
You’re Not Making It Up: You Have Cyberchondria
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/health/2009/jan/Youre-Not-Making-it-Up-You-Have-Cyberchondria.html
Monday, January 12, 2009
Energy News Digest for January 12, 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)
- 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
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
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
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