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.
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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Stimulus Money Puts Clean Coal Projects on a Faster Track
- Scheduled Mason PUD 3 Power Outage in Oak Park Area This Morning
- State Legislators Miss the Mark with Argument against LNG Terminal
- Grant PUD Questions Heritage Center Price
- BPA Honors Outstanding Efforts And Accomplishments
- Electricity Thefts Surge In Bad Times
- NYPA: Forget White Plains, set up shop in Niagara
- Alcoa Cuts Dividend by 82% as It Tries to Cut Costs
- Cattle React To Magnetic Fields from Power Lines; Study Says
- Appeals Court Upholds Feds' Salmon Hatchery Policy
- California - Nature Conservancy Land Buy to Help Revive Coho
- Dam Sinkhole Raises Flooding Fears along Green River
- Oregon Ranchers Concerned With Water Rights Legislation
- Southern Idaho Groundwater Plan Dries Up Some Farmland
- Canadian Company Must Pay Costs in Lawsuit over Columbia Pollution
- Land Conservation Efforts Flourish across South Sound
- EPA Re-Evaluates 'Green Club' For Companies
- Water Tower Leak Puts On a Show in Oak Harbor
- Interior-FERC Feud over Offshore Renewables Winding Down
- Inside Washington: Rivalry Stymies Wind-Power Goal
- Regulators to Rethink Idaho Power Green Tags
- Green Wind Blowing At Walla Walla School
- Massachusetts Energy Siting Board Approves Cape Wind Certificates
- Cap-And-Trade Emissions Bill Dies in the House
- Myth Buster - Northwest Expert Illuminates on Climate Change
- Coen Brothers Join Debate: Can Coal Be Clean Energy?
- Big Telcos Drag Their Heels on Broadband Stimulus
- 8,000 Comcast User Passwords Exposed
- Comcast Phases In Areas for Converter Boxes
- Cisco Offers Its First Server Computer
- Tacoma, Olympia Newspapers Announce Layoffs
- Seattle Paper Shifts Entirely To the Web
- In Seattle, the World Still Turns, a Beacon in Memory of a Lost Newspaper
- Historic Front Pages from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Bill Virgin, P-I Columnist - Class final: How to kill an American newspaper
- Weyerhaeuser Shuts Lumber Mills in Oregon, Oklahoma
- Clock Ticking on States to Spend Billions but Washington Still Writing the Rules
- Congress: Washington Ranks 14th in Congressional Clout
WORD OF THE DAY
Fendersmith • \FEND-err-smith \ • noun - a person employed to clean and repair the metal fenders before fireplaces in mansions, fine estates, or castles. In this archaic profession, the same person is usually also responsible for lighting and keeping the fire contained within the fireplace.
Prince Albert’s fingers shook dramatically as he moved the flame at the end of a long, wooden match towards the newspaper and kindling under the Yule log in the ceremonial fireplace. Only one thought ran through the amateur fendersmith’s mind: “If I blow this performance, I’ll truly be canned.”
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
Stimulus Money Puts Clean Coal Projects on a Faster Track (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/business/energy-environment/17coal.html?_r=1
Scheduled Mason County PUD No. 3 Power Outage in Oak Park Area This Morning (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6708/reftab/1632/t/SCHEDULED-POWER-OUTAGE-IN-OAK-PARK-AREA-THIS-MORNING/Default.aspx
Daily News Editorial - State Legislators Miss the Mark with Argument against LNG Terminal
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/03/17/editorial/doc49bee4a0232ca335164584.txt
Grant PUD Questions Heritage Center Price - Construction Costs Unknown (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/03/16/news/doc49be9cb499da5319198255.txt
BPA Honors Outstanding Efforts And Accomplishments - Winners of Administrator's Excellence Awards announced (Bonneville Power Administration)
http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/260748/
Electricity Thefts Surge In Bad Times (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2009-03-16-electricity-thefts_N.htm
NYPA: Forget White Plains, set up shop in Niagara – Cheap Power is HERE! (Niagara Gazette, NY)
http://www.scoop.com/remote/article/include/79139682/53616c7465645f5fd5e2fb1fe21eb39879770302e6b6ffa0635d0c8697802b68
Alcoa Cuts Dividend by 82% as It Tries to Cut Costs (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/business/17alcoa.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Cattle React To Magnetic Fields from Power Lines; Study Says (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008870964_cows17.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Appeals Court Upholds Feds' Salmon Hatchery Policy (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/789580.html
You Can Read the Ruling Here (PDF File):
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/opinions/view_subpage.php?pk_id=0000009417
California - Nature Conservancy Land Buy to Help Revive Coho (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/17/MNKA16F5S6.DTL&feed=rss.news
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Dam Sinkhole Raises Flooding Fears along Green River (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/41343402.html
Oregon Ranchers Concerned With Water Rights Legislation (Baker City Herald, OR)
http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Ranchers-concerned-with-water-rights-legislation
Southern Idaho Groundwater Plan Dries Up Some Farmland (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/789185.html
Teck Cominco Must Pay Colvilles' Costs in Lawsuit over Columbia River Pollution (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1908723~Teck_Cominco_must_pay_Colvilles__costs.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
Land Conservation Efforts Flourish across South Sound (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/789686.html
EPA Re-Evaluates 'Green Club' For Companies (Seattle Times, I’m not just a customer…)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008870262_apepaprogram.html?syndication=rss
Water Tower Leak Puts On a Show in Oak Harbor (Whidbey News Times)
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/whidbey/wnt/news/41341879.html
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Interior-FERC Feud over Offshore Renewables Winding Down, Salazar Says (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/03/16/16greenwire-interiorferc-feud-over-offshore-renewables-win-10147.html
Inside Washington: Rivalry Stymies Wind-Power Goal (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008868934_apoffshorewinddispute.html?syndication=rss
Regulators to Rethink Idaho Power Green Tags (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/789331.html
Green Wind Blowing At Rogers - Students chipped in on the labor to help the school make way for a 53-foot wind turbine (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)
http://union-bulletin.com/articles/2009/03/16/local_news/090316local02rogersturbine.txt
Massachusetts Energy Siting Board Approves Cape Wind Certificates (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/03/massachusetts-energy-siting-board-approves-cape-wind-certificates?src=rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Cap-And-Trade Emissions Bill Dies in the House - Remains Alive In the Senate (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/03/16/news/doc49be9cd81cf5e106055886.txt
Playing the Role of Myth Buster - Northwest Expert Illuminates on Climate Change (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/localnewsfeed/story/789688.html
Coen Brothers Join Debate: Can Coal Be Clean Energy? (Star-Tribune, Minneapolis, MN)
http://www.startribune.com/local/41349222.html?elr=KArks:DCiUHc3E7_V_nDaycUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Big Telcos Drag Their Heels on Broadband Stimulus - Telecom giants are concerned that Washington's $8 billion plan to promote broadband access will force them to open their networks to other providers (BusinessWeek)
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2009/tc20090316_000261.htm?campaign_id=yhoo
8,000 Comcast User Passwords Exposed - Comcast tells us only about 700 users impacted (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/8000-Comcast-User-Passwords-Exposed-101398
Comcast Phases In Areas for Converter Boxes (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_031609TTB-comcast-digitalES.40e720e9.html?rss
Cisco Offers Its First Server Computer (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/17/BUKD16GCT4.DTL&feed=rss.business
GENERAL NEWS
Tacoma, Olympia Newspapers Announce Layoffs (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/789426.html
Seattle Paper Shifts Entirely To the Web (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/business/media/17paper.html
In Seattle, the World Still Turns, a Beacon in Memory of a Lost Newspaper (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/us/17globe.html
Historic Front Pages from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008870662_picovers.html?syndication=rss
Bill Virgin, P-I Columnist - Class final: How to kill an American newspaper
http://www.seattlepi.com/virgin/403824_virgin17.html
Weyerhaeuser Shuts Lumber Mills in Oregon, Oklahoma; Lumber Capacity Down 18 Percent (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008873561_weyerhaeuserplantclosure.html?syndication=rss
Clock Ticking on States to Spend Billions but Washington Still Writing Stimulus Rules (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008872195_whatnow.html?syndication=rss
Congress: Washington Ranks 14th in Congressional Clout (Tri-City Herald, Wa)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/511261.html?mi_email=Tri-City%20Herald_PM+%26+Breaking+News
DIVERSIONS
Robber's Heart-Attack Ploy Works Only Once
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/16/BADD16GCRI.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
Anti-Logger School Book Replaced In Grants Pass, OR
http://www.examiner.com/a-1908890~Anti_logger_school_book_replaced_in_Grants_Pass.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
After Dora Uproar, Nick and Mattel Soothe Moms
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090316/ap_on_en_tv/dora_for_tweens
Driving Lesson on Runway, Philippine Pilot Averts Crash
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090317/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_philippines_plane;_ylt=AveWS4MYUcneet99v1Gm.OPtiBIF
SONG OF THE DAY
Chase – Get it On
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmX3uBsyEY8&feature=related
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Energy News Digest for March 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.
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- PUD 3 Wraps up Power Restoration Efforts - Windy Weather Cause of Outages
- Cowlitz County - Wind Cuts Power to 3,100 PUD Customers
- Sunday’s Winds Create Trouble, Leave Many without Electricity
- New York – US Senator Schumer “Investigate NY electric rates”
- Canada - BC Hydro Rates To Rise 11 Per Cent by 2010
- Wireless Electricity, Not So Far Off
- PUD 3 Awards Students for Electricity-Related Projects at Science Fair
- Second Sea Lion Killed After State Finds Virus
- San Francisco Chronicle Editorial - Where Are the Salmon Solutions?
- Manila Clams Coming To Twanoh On Hood Canal
- Snowpack's Still Looking Light, but Incoming Weather Could Change That
- Lower Yakima Valley Well Water Concerns Addressed
- Dam Problem Increases Flood Risk in S. King County
- Chilean Town Withers in Free Market for Water
- Where is the Salish Sea?
- Everett Herald Op/Ed - Green Investments Will Sprout Huge Payoffs
- The Daily News Editorial - Time to Reshape Green-Energy Requirements
- Montana Renewable Energy Standards Facing Revision
- U.S. Senators Want $400 Million Spent On Wind Energy
- Lobbyists Say Wind Cuts Exposure to Fuel, Carbon Swings
- Battle Brewing Over Clean-Energy Delivery Grids
- Navy to Explore Turning Ocean Currents into Electrical Currents
- Stanwood Man Hopes Solar Power Pays Off
- Seattle Council Poised to Approve Rooftop Wind-Energy Generators
- Would You Want To Live Near A Wind Farm?
- Harnessing the Sun, With Help from Cities
- California Utility Prepares for Surge in Plug-In Electric Cars
- Manure Provides Green Power in Monroe
- Efficiency: Not Glam but Good at Saving Energy
- Stimulus-Funded ‘Green’ Jobs Triple Company’s Size in Puget Sound Region
- Pacific Gas and Electric energy-efficiency rebate program gets cash advance
- Governor's Emissions Tax Proposal Met with Opposition
- Lawmakers Thwart Gregoire's Cap-And-Trade Plan on Climate
- Seattle Times Editorial - Explain the Pause on a Key Climate-Change Bill
- Everett Herald Editorial - Curbing Greenhouse Gases: Show a Green Commitment
- An Army of Lobbyists Readies for Battle on the Climate Bill
- Latest Reports Reveal Carbon Market on Shaky Ground
- World Wide Web is 20 This Month
- Images: Berners-Lee and the Dawn of the Web
- Comcast Will Launch Wireless Internet Services Via Clearwire
- Alaska Internet Companies Hope Stimulus Is a Boon for the Bush
- Break out the Faraday Cages: Tacoma Cell Tower Dials up Resistance
- Last edition of print P-I set for Tuesday, Hearst says
- Seattle Times In Dire Trouble, Says Union Economist
- State Legislature: What's Hot, What's Not
WORD OF THE DAY
Feckless • \FECK-lus\ • adjective - 1: weak, ineffective 2: worthless, irresponsible
The windmills were still, their blades outstretched as if beseeching Aeolus, the Greek god of wind to stir them from their torpor. But the feckless winds would not come…not today. In the distance a dog barked. A nearby chorus of cricket song was almost a dirge for those whose computers were dark and silent…unable to allow access to their owners’ facebook accounts.
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
PUD 3 Wrapping up Power Restoration Efforts - Windy Weather Cause of Outages (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=523
Cowlitz County - Wind Cuts Power to 3,100 PUD Customers (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/03/16/area_news/doc49bddcd4b9cc8096826969.txt
Sunday’s Winds Create Trouble, Leave Many without Electricity (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/668011.html
New York – US Senator Schumer “Investigate NY electric rates” (Associated Press)
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--electricbills-ny0315mar15,0,201365.story
Canada - BC Hydro Rates To Rise 11 Per Cent by 2010 (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Hydro+rates+rise+cent+2010/1387410/story.html
Wireless Electricity, Not So Far Off (NY Times)
http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/wireless-electricity-not-so-far-off/?partner=rss&emc=rss
PUD 3 Awards Students for Electricity-Related Projects at Skookum Rotary's March 14 Science Fair (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=519
FISH & WILDLIFE
Second Sea Lion Killed After State Finds Virus (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20090314/NEWS02/703149989/
San Francisco Chronicle Editorial - Where Are the Salmon Solutions?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/16/ED8316F0P9.DTL&feed=rss.opinion
Manila Clams Coming To Twanoh On Hood Canal - Settlement project could see 125,000 adults in 2-3 years (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/localnewsfeed/story/787104.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Hope in the Hills - Snowpack's Still Looking Light, but Incoming Weather Could Change That (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090313/NEWS04/703139969/0/BIZ01
Lower Yakima Valley Well Water Concerns Addressed (KNDU-TV, Yakima)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=10007859
Dam Problem Increases Flood Risk in S. King County (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1907176~Dam_problem_increases_flood_risk_in_S__King_County.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
Chilean Town Withers in Free Market for Water (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/world/americas/15chile.html?_r=1
Where is the Salish Sea? (The Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008860075_apwasalishsea1stldwritethru.html
RENEWABLE & ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Everett Herald Op/Ed - Green Investments Will Sprout Huge Payoffs
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090314/OPINION03/703149996/-1/RSS05
The Daily News Editorial - Time to Reshape Green-Energy Requirements
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/03/16/editorial/doc49bc589e85575070445668.txt
Montana Renewable Energy Standards Facing Revision (Associated Press)
http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/renewable_energy_standards_facing_revision/8897/
U.S. Senators Want $400 Million Spent On Wind Energy (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE52C57B20090313
Lobbyists Say Wind Cuts Exposure to Fuel, Carbon Swings (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE52F1KE20090316
Battle Brewing Over Clean-Energy Delivery Grids (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/15/MNFV16FBEG.DTL&feed=rss.news
Navy to Explore Turning Ocean Currents into Electrical Currents (The Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/mar/16/navy-to-explore-turning-ocean-currents-into/?partner=RSS
Stanwood Man Hopes Solar Power Pays Off (Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090316/BIZ/703169968/-1/RSS03
Seattle Council Poised to Approve Rooftop Wind-Energy Generators (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008857934_windmills14m.html
As Interest in Small Wind Grows, So Does Resistance (Farmington Independent, MN)
http://www.farmingtonindependent.com/articles/index.cfm?id=11055§ion=Minnesota%20News
Would You Want To Live Near A Wind Farm? “The mother of all NIMBYs” (High Country News, CO)
http://www.hcn.org/wotr/would-you-want-to-live-near-a-wind-far
Harnessing the Sun, With Help from Cities (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/science/earth/15solar.html
California Utility Prepares for Surge in Plug-In Electric Cars (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2009-03-15-plug-in-electric-cars_N.htm
Manure Provides Green Power in Monroe (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008857469_sundaybuzz15.html?syndication=rss
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Efficiency: Not Glam but Good at Saving Energy (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/13/BUTK16DMFF.DTL&type=business
Stimulus-Funded ‘Green’ Jobs Triple Company’s Size in Puget Sound Region (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/03/16/story4.html?b=1237176000%5E1794203
California - Pacific Gas and Electric energy-efficiency rebate program gets cash advance (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/14/BU0H16F0R6.DTL&feed=rss.business
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Governor's Emissions Tax Proposal Met with Opposition (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=10007794
Lawmakers Thwart Gregoire's Cap-And-Trade Plan on Climate (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008865324_capandtrade16m.html?syndication=rss
Seattle Times Editorial - Explain the Pause on a Key Climate-Change Bill
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2008855715_editb15green.html
Everett Herald Editorial - Curbing Greenhouse Gases: Show a Green Commitment
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090315/OPINION01/703159974/-1/RSS05
An Army of Lobbyists Readies for Battle on the Climate Bill (Yale Environment 360)
http://www.e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2131
Latest Reports Reveal Carbon Market on Shaky Ground - Patchwork of initiatives across continent lack common ground (Daily Astorian, OR)
http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=184&ArticleID=59213
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
World Wide Web is 20 This Month (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008865218_btweb16.html?syndication=rss
Images: Berners-Lee and the Dawn of the Web (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/2300-1023_3-10000532.html?tag=nl.e433
Comcast Will Launch Wireless Internet Services Via Clearwire - Portland will be the first city where Comcast will offer WiMAX service (The Oregonian, Portland)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/123699570531920.xml&coll=7
Alaska Internet Companies Hope Stimulus Is a Boon for the Bush (Fairbanks News Miner, AK)
http://newsminer.com/news/2009/mar/16/internet-companies-hope-stimulus-boon-bush/
Break out the Faraday Cages: Tacoma Cell Tower Dials Up Resistance (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/668005.html
GENERAL NEWS
Last edition of print P-I set for Tuesday, Hearst says (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008867983_webpishutdown16.html
Seattle Times In Dire Trouble, Says Union Economist (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/03/16/daily4.html?ana=from_rss
State Legislature: What's Hot, What's Not (KIRO-Radio, Seattle)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=145452
DIVERSIONS
Estimating wind without an anemometer (wind gauge) Introducing the Beaufort Wind Scale
http://energynewsdigest.blogspot.com/2009/03/estimating-wind-without-anemometer-wind.html
Augusta Man Accused of Using Forklift To Move Car "In His Spot"
http://www.nbcaugusta.com/news/local/41186647.html
Stolen Bulldozer Buried At Texas Golf Course
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18925325/detail.html
Man Wants (to Use) Old Montana Street Bulbs to Grow Pot
http://www.examiner.com/a-1905712~Man_wants_old_Montana_street_bulbs_to_grow_pot.html?cid=rss-Montana_Headlines
Bikaraoke Steps Up to the Fitness Mike - an unholy mix of stationary biking and karaoke
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/16/DDES15VCDR.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
SONG OF THE DAY
Eric Clapton - Layla
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEx9O9x8Jnw&feature=related
Eric Clapton – Layla (Acoustic)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoJbeewnq50&feature=related
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- PUD 3 Wraps up Power Restoration Efforts - Windy Weather Cause of Outages
- Cowlitz County - Wind Cuts Power to 3,100 PUD Customers
- Sunday’s Winds Create Trouble, Leave Many without Electricity
- New York – US Senator Schumer “Investigate NY electric rates”
- Canada - BC Hydro Rates To Rise 11 Per Cent by 2010
- Wireless Electricity, Not So Far Off
- PUD 3 Awards Students for Electricity-Related Projects at Science Fair
- Second Sea Lion Killed After State Finds Virus
- San Francisco Chronicle Editorial - Where Are the Salmon Solutions?
- Manila Clams Coming To Twanoh On Hood Canal
- Snowpack's Still Looking Light, but Incoming Weather Could Change That
- Lower Yakima Valley Well Water Concerns Addressed
- Dam Problem Increases Flood Risk in S. King County
- Chilean Town Withers in Free Market for Water
- Where is the Salish Sea?
- Everett Herald Op/Ed - Green Investments Will Sprout Huge Payoffs
- The Daily News Editorial - Time to Reshape Green-Energy Requirements
- Montana Renewable Energy Standards Facing Revision
- U.S. Senators Want $400 Million Spent On Wind Energy
- Lobbyists Say Wind Cuts Exposure to Fuel, Carbon Swings
- Battle Brewing Over Clean-Energy Delivery Grids
- Navy to Explore Turning Ocean Currents into Electrical Currents
- Stanwood Man Hopes Solar Power Pays Off
- Seattle Council Poised to Approve Rooftop Wind-Energy Generators
- Would You Want To Live Near A Wind Farm?
- Harnessing the Sun, With Help from Cities
- California Utility Prepares for Surge in Plug-In Electric Cars
- Manure Provides Green Power in Monroe
- Efficiency: Not Glam but Good at Saving Energy
- Stimulus-Funded ‘Green’ Jobs Triple Company’s Size in Puget Sound Region
- Pacific Gas and Electric energy-efficiency rebate program gets cash advance
- Governor's Emissions Tax Proposal Met with Opposition
- Lawmakers Thwart Gregoire's Cap-And-Trade Plan on Climate
- Seattle Times Editorial - Explain the Pause on a Key Climate-Change Bill
- Everett Herald Editorial - Curbing Greenhouse Gases: Show a Green Commitment
- An Army of Lobbyists Readies for Battle on the Climate Bill
- Latest Reports Reveal Carbon Market on Shaky Ground
- World Wide Web is 20 This Month
- Images: Berners-Lee and the Dawn of the Web
- Comcast Will Launch Wireless Internet Services Via Clearwire
- Alaska Internet Companies Hope Stimulus Is a Boon for the Bush
- Break out the Faraday Cages: Tacoma Cell Tower Dials up Resistance
- Last edition of print P-I set for Tuesday, Hearst says
- Seattle Times In Dire Trouble, Says Union Economist
- State Legislature: What's Hot, What's Not
WORD OF THE DAY
Feckless • \FECK-lus\ • adjective - 1: weak, ineffective 2: worthless, irresponsible
The windmills were still, their blades outstretched as if beseeching Aeolus, the Greek god of wind to stir them from their torpor. But the feckless winds would not come…not today. In the distance a dog barked. A nearby chorus of cricket song was almost a dirge for those whose computers were dark and silent…unable to allow access to their owners’ facebook accounts.
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
PUD 3 Wrapping up Power Restoration Efforts - Windy Weather Cause of Outages (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=523
Cowlitz County - Wind Cuts Power to 3,100 PUD Customers (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/03/16/area_news/doc49bddcd4b9cc8096826969.txt
Sunday’s Winds Create Trouble, Leave Many without Electricity (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/668011.html
New York – US Senator Schumer “Investigate NY electric rates” (Associated Press)
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--electricbills-ny0315mar15,0,201365.story
Canada - BC Hydro Rates To Rise 11 Per Cent by 2010 (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Hydro+rates+rise+cent+2010/1387410/story.html
Wireless Electricity, Not So Far Off (NY Times)
http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/wireless-electricity-not-so-far-off/?partner=rss&emc=rss
PUD 3 Awards Students for Electricity-Related Projects at Skookum Rotary's March 14 Science Fair (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=519
FISH & WILDLIFE
Second Sea Lion Killed After State Finds Virus (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20090314/NEWS02/703149989/
San Francisco Chronicle Editorial - Where Are the Salmon Solutions?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/16/ED8316F0P9.DTL&feed=rss.opinion
Manila Clams Coming To Twanoh On Hood Canal - Settlement project could see 125,000 adults in 2-3 years (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/localnewsfeed/story/787104.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Hope in the Hills - Snowpack's Still Looking Light, but Incoming Weather Could Change That (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090313/NEWS04/703139969/0/BIZ01
Lower Yakima Valley Well Water Concerns Addressed (KNDU-TV, Yakima)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=10007859
Dam Problem Increases Flood Risk in S. King County (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1907176~Dam_problem_increases_flood_risk_in_S__King_County.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
Chilean Town Withers in Free Market for Water (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/world/americas/15chile.html?_r=1
Where is the Salish Sea? (The Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008860075_apwasalishsea1stldwritethru.html
RENEWABLE & ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Everett Herald Op/Ed - Green Investments Will Sprout Huge Payoffs
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090314/OPINION03/703149996/-1/RSS05
The Daily News Editorial - Time to Reshape Green-Energy Requirements
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/03/16/editorial/doc49bc589e85575070445668.txt
Montana Renewable Energy Standards Facing Revision (Associated Press)
http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/renewable_energy_standards_facing_revision/8897/
U.S. Senators Want $400 Million Spent On Wind Energy (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE52C57B20090313
Lobbyists Say Wind Cuts Exposure to Fuel, Carbon Swings (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE52F1KE20090316
Battle Brewing Over Clean-Energy Delivery Grids (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/15/MNFV16FBEG.DTL&feed=rss.news
Navy to Explore Turning Ocean Currents into Electrical Currents (The Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/mar/16/navy-to-explore-turning-ocean-currents-into/?partner=RSS
Stanwood Man Hopes Solar Power Pays Off (Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090316/BIZ/703169968/-1/RSS03
Seattle Council Poised to Approve Rooftop Wind-Energy Generators (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008857934_windmills14m.html
As Interest in Small Wind Grows, So Does Resistance (Farmington Independent, MN)
http://www.farmingtonindependent.com/articles/index.cfm?id=11055§ion=Minnesota%20News
Would You Want To Live Near A Wind Farm? “The mother of all NIMBYs” (High Country News, CO)
http://www.hcn.org/wotr/would-you-want-to-live-near-a-wind-far
Harnessing the Sun, With Help from Cities (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/science/earth/15solar.html
California Utility Prepares for Surge in Plug-In Electric Cars (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2009-03-15-plug-in-electric-cars_N.htm
Manure Provides Green Power in Monroe (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008857469_sundaybuzz15.html?syndication=rss
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Efficiency: Not Glam but Good at Saving Energy (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/13/BUTK16DMFF.DTL&type=business
Stimulus-Funded ‘Green’ Jobs Triple Company’s Size in Puget Sound Region (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/03/16/story4.html?b=1237176000%5E1794203
California - Pacific Gas and Electric energy-efficiency rebate program gets cash advance (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/14/BU0H16F0R6.DTL&feed=rss.business
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Governor's Emissions Tax Proposal Met with Opposition (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=10007794
Lawmakers Thwart Gregoire's Cap-And-Trade Plan on Climate (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008865324_capandtrade16m.html?syndication=rss
Seattle Times Editorial - Explain the Pause on a Key Climate-Change Bill
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2008855715_editb15green.html
Everett Herald Editorial - Curbing Greenhouse Gases: Show a Green Commitment
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090315/OPINION01/703159974/-1/RSS05
An Army of Lobbyists Readies for Battle on the Climate Bill (Yale Environment 360)
http://www.e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2131
Latest Reports Reveal Carbon Market on Shaky Ground - Patchwork of initiatives across continent lack common ground (Daily Astorian, OR)
http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=184&ArticleID=59213
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
World Wide Web is 20 This Month (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008865218_btweb16.html?syndication=rss
Images: Berners-Lee and the Dawn of the Web (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/2300-1023_3-10000532.html?tag=nl.e433
Comcast Will Launch Wireless Internet Services Via Clearwire - Portland will be the first city where Comcast will offer WiMAX service (The Oregonian, Portland)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/123699570531920.xml&coll=7
Alaska Internet Companies Hope Stimulus Is a Boon for the Bush (Fairbanks News Miner, AK)
http://newsminer.com/news/2009/mar/16/internet-companies-hope-stimulus-boon-bush/
Break out the Faraday Cages: Tacoma Cell Tower Dials Up Resistance (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/668005.html
GENERAL NEWS
Last edition of print P-I set for Tuesday, Hearst says (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008867983_webpishutdown16.html
Seattle Times In Dire Trouble, Says Union Economist (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/03/16/daily4.html?ana=from_rss
State Legislature: What's Hot, What's Not (KIRO-Radio, Seattle)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=145452
DIVERSIONS
Estimating wind without an anemometer (wind gauge) Introducing the Beaufort Wind Scale
http://energynewsdigest.blogspot.com/2009/03/estimating-wind-without-anemometer-wind.html
Augusta Man Accused of Using Forklift To Move Car "In His Spot"
http://www.nbcaugusta.com/news/local/41186647.html
Stolen Bulldozer Buried At Texas Golf Course
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18925325/detail.html
Man Wants (to Use) Old Montana Street Bulbs to Grow Pot
http://www.examiner.com/a-1905712~Man_wants_old_Montana_street_bulbs_to_grow_pot.html?cid=rss-Montana_Headlines
Bikaraoke Steps Up to the Fitness Mike - an unholy mix of stationary biking and karaoke
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/16/DDES15VCDR.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
SONG OF THE DAY
Eric Clapton - Layla
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEx9O9x8Jnw&feature=related
Eric Clapton – Layla (Acoustic)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoJbeewnq50&feature=related
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Estimating wind without an anemometer (wind guage)
The Beaufort Wind Scale is named after Sir Francis Beaufort, an admiral in the British Navy. He developed the scale in 1805 in order to estimate wind speed by noting how sails move in the wind. It turned out to be a great help and was later adapted for use on land.
Force 0
Strength: Calm
Speed: Less than 1 mile per hour (mph)
Observations: Tree leaves don't move, smoke rises vertically, sea is calm
Force 1
Strength: Light Air
Speed: 1-3 mph
Observations: Tree leaves don't move, smoke drifts slowly, sea is lightly rippled
Force 2
Strength: Slight Breeze
Speed: 4-7 mph
Observations: Tree leaves rustle, flags wave slightly, small wavelets or scale waves
Force 3
Strength: Gentle Breeze
Speed: 8-12 mph
Observations: Leaves and twigs in constant motion, small flags extended, long un-breaking waves
Force 4
Strength: Moderate Breeze
Speed: 13-18 mph, 20-29 kph
Observations: Small branches move, flags flap, waves with some whitecaps
Force 5
Strength: Fresh Breeze
Speed: 19-24 mph
Observations: Small trees sway, flags flap and ripple, moderate waves with many whitecaps
Force 6
Strength: Strong Breeze
Speed: 25-31 mph
Observations: Large branches sway, flags beat and pop, larger waves with regular whitecaps
Force 7
Strength: Moderate Gale
Speed: 32-38 mph
Observations: Whole trees sway, large waves ("heaping sea")
Force 8
Strength: Fresh Gale
Speed: 39-46 mph
Observations: Twigs break off trees, moderately high sea with blowing foam
Force 9
Strength: Strong Gale
Speed: 47-54 mph
Observations: Branches break off trees, shingles blown from roofs, high crested waves
Force 10
Strength: Whole Gale
Speed: 55-63 mph
Observations: Some trees blown down, damage to buildings, high churning white sea
Force 11
Strength: Storm
Speed: 64-74 mph
Observations: Widespread damage to trees and buildings, mountainous waves
Force 12
Strength: Hurricane
Speed: 75 mph or greater
Observations: Severe and extensive damage
Friday, March 13, 2009
Energy News Digest for March 13, 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.
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Grant County PUD Considers 3 Percent Rate Increase
- Grant PUD Reserves at Risk - Lower Stream Flows Blamed
- Chelan PUD to Appeal Whistleblower Decision
- Oregon - Wholesale Power Costs Major Issue for Coos Curry Electric
- Obama Admin Faces Power Grid vs. Public Lands Conundrum
- Warming Up: A Consumer Backlash against Rising Electricity Prices
- New York - Power Struggle Sparks St. Regis Mohawk Protest
- Wall Street Journal Op/Ed - There Is No Such Thing as Nuclear Waste
- FERC Issues Final EIS for Southern California Edison Hydro Projects
- Washington Chinook and Coho Runs Best in Years
- Coastal Coho Fishing Could Be Up This Year
- California Salmon Season Prospects Dim; Oregon Limited
- Sick Sea Lion Killed At Bonneville Dam
- NOAA Fisheries Proposes Protection for Pacific Smelt
- Columbia River Dredging Will Go At Full Blast
- Snohomish County PUD to Get $1M for Renewable Energy Projects
- Imperium Cuts 24 Jobs at Grays Harbor Biofuel Plant
- Vestas Wind Systems, Boeing join forces
- Europe’s Way of Encouraging Solar Power Arrives in the US
- Coal Plants May Add Solar Thermal Power
- PPL Providing More Clean, Renewable Electricity with Orono Hydro Plant
- Energy Pulse Commentary - Hydro Industry Seeks to Weaken Standards
- Pacific Gas & Electric Gets California Approval to Fund Smart Meters
- Connecticut – For Conservation Funds, Tax Proposed for Home Heating Oil
- Gray Areas Linger In Green Efforts
- Tribes Want to Talk To Governor about Climate Initiative
- Push to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Would Put a Price on Emitting Pollution
- Mason County Internet Provider Reports Phishing Attempts
- Everybody Wants a Cut of Broadband Stimulus Funds
- 2,000 Long Term Jobs at Stake in Belfair Sewer Project
- Oregon - From Dam Improvements to Mass Transit, Feds Pay
- Washington Department Could Be Renamed Commerce
- Moxee to Make Decision on Waste-Tire Plant Plan
WORD OF THE DAY
Flibbertigibbet • \flib-er-tee-JIB-ut\ • noun - A silly flighty person
How do you solve a problem like Maria?
How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?
How do you find a word that means Maria?
A flibbertigibbet! A will-o'-the wisp! A clown!
WORD ORIGIN FROM MERRIAM WEBSTER - "Flibbertigibbet" is one of many incarnations of the Middle English word "flepergebet," meaning "gossip" or "chatterer." It is a word created from sounds that were intended to represent meaningless chatter. Shakespeare apparently saw a devilish aspect to a gossipy chatterer; he used "flibbertigibbet" in King Lear as the name of a devil. This use never caught on, but the devilish connotation of the word reappeared over 200 years later when Sir Walter Scott used "Flibbertigibbet" as the nickname of an impish urchin in the novel Kenilworth. The impish meaning derived from Scott's character was short-lived and was laid to rest by the 19th-century's end, leaving us with only the "silly flighty person" meaning.
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
Grant County PUD Considers 3 Percent Rate Increase (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/03/12/news/doc49b9576510905200031978.txt
Grant PUD Reserves at Risk - Lower Stream Flows Blamed (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/03/12/news/doc49b957fa9aae0676532278.txt
Chelan PUD to Appeal Whistleblower Decision (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
http://www.kpq.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=821
Oregon - Wholesale Power Costs Major Issue for Coos Curry Electric (Curry County Reporter, Gold Beach, OR)
http://www.currycountyreporter.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=4622
Obama Admin Faces Power Grid vs. Public Lands Conundrum (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/03/12/12greenwire-obama-admin-faces-21stcentury-grid-vs-public-l-10103.html
Warming Up: A Consumer Backlash against Rising Electricity Prices (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/03/12/12climatewire-warming-up-a-consumer-backlash-against-risin-10096.html
New York - Power Struggle Sparks St. Regis Mohawk Protest: over state’s diversion of electrical power set aside for the tribe's use (Indian Country Today)
http://www.scoop.com/remote/article/include/78806502/53616c7465645f5f2b08292712410b6dc927e0182963e0b1f04be603103d4b41
Wall Street Journal Op/Ed - There Is No Such Thing as Nuclear Waste
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123690627522614525.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
California – FERC Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for Southern California Edison’s Big Creek Projects in the Upper San Joaquin River Watershed (FERC)
http://www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower/enviro/eis/2009/03-13-09.asp
FISH & WILDLIFE
Washington Chinook and Coho Runs Best in Years (Associated Press)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=144416
Coastal Coho Fishing Could Be Up This Year (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/mar/12/coastal-coho-fishing-could-be-up-this-year/
California Salmon Season Prospects Dim; Oregon Limited (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_wa_disappearing_salmon.html
Sick Sea Lion Killed At Bonneville Dam (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_or_sea_lion_killed.html
NOAA Fisheries Proposes Protection for Pacific Smelt (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1900791~NOAA_fisheries_proposes_protection_for_smelt.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Columbia River Dredging Will Go At Full Blast - Underwater explosives to tear apart mile of ancient lava flow (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20090313/NEWS02/703139922/
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Snohomish County PUD to Get $1M for Renewable Energy Projects (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008852466_webpud13m.html
Imperium Cuts 24 Jobs at Grays Harbor Biofuel Plant (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/03/12/local_news/01news.txt
Vestas Wind Systems, Boeing join forces (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/03/09/daily42.html?ana=from_rss
Europe’s Way of Encouraging Solar Power Arrives in the US - pay homeowners and businesses top dollar for producing green energy (NY Times – Last time I looked it was already here…)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/business/energy-environment/13solar.html?ref=business
Coal Plants May Add Solar Thermal Power (Environmental Leader)
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/03/12/coal-plants-may-add-solar-thermal-power/
News Release - PPL Providing More Clean, Renewable Electricity with Restart of Orono Hydroelectric Plant: Project part of landmark salmon restoration agreement (PPL Maine)
http://www.pplweb.com/newsroom/newsroom+quick+links/news+releases/030909+PPL+restarts+Orono+dam.htm
Energy Pulse Commentary - Hydro Industry Seeks to Weaken Standards
http://www.energypulse.net/centers/article/article_display.cfm?a_id=1968
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Pacific Gas & Electric Gets California Approval to Fund Smart Meters (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-BusinessofGreen/idUSTRE52C15720090313
Connecticut – For Conservation Funds, Tax Proposed for Home Heating Oil (Greenwich Time, CT)
http://www.greenwichtime.com/ci_11898589
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Gray Areas Linger In Green Efforts - Environmentalists worry new laws could stall progress (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/403543_climate13.html?source=rss
Tribes Want to Talk To Governor about Climate Initiative (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/03/12/local_news/05news.txt
Push to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Would Put a Price on Emitting Pollution (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/12/AR2009031203318.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Mason County Internet Provider Reports Phishing Attempts (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6665/reftab/1632/t/LOCAL-INTERNET-PROVIDER-REPORTS-PHISHING-ATTEMPTS/Default.aspx
Everybody Wants a Cut of Stimulus Funds - But not all rural broadband plans are created equal (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Everybody-Wants-a-Cut-Of-Stimulus-Funds-101355
GENERAL NEWS
2,000 Long Term Jobs at Stake - Mason County Wants Stimulus Funds for Belfair Sewer (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/mar/12/mason-county-wants-stimulus-funds-for-belfair/?partner=RSS
Oregon - From Dam Improvements to Mass Transit, Feds Pay (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1901453~From_dam_improvements_to_mass_transit__feds_pay.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Washington Department Could Be Renamed Commerce (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008853523_apwaxgrdepartmentofcommerce.html?syndication=rss
Moxee to Make Decision on Waste-Tire Plant Plan (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/2009/03/12/moxee-to-make-decision-on-waste-tire-plant-plan
DIVERSIONS
Used Couch for $27; Cat Included
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/403548_couchcat13.html?source=rss
Mom Who Bought Bogus Concert Tickets Gets Even
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_031309WAB-taylor-swift-KS.2f041d7a.html?rss?npc
Math Whiz, Dead for 450 Years, Gets TV Bill
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE52B5L120090312?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
Teen Gives Away Thousands in Cash He Found - Money Apparently Tossed By Drug Dealer
http://www.kirotv.com/money/18915379/detail.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SEULZIHru0
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Grant County PUD Considers 3 Percent Rate Increase
- Grant PUD Reserves at Risk - Lower Stream Flows Blamed
- Chelan PUD to Appeal Whistleblower Decision
- Oregon - Wholesale Power Costs Major Issue for Coos Curry Electric
- Obama Admin Faces Power Grid vs. Public Lands Conundrum
- Warming Up: A Consumer Backlash against Rising Electricity Prices
- New York - Power Struggle Sparks St. Regis Mohawk Protest
- Wall Street Journal Op/Ed - There Is No Such Thing as Nuclear Waste
- FERC Issues Final EIS for Southern California Edison Hydro Projects
- Washington Chinook and Coho Runs Best in Years
- Coastal Coho Fishing Could Be Up This Year
- California Salmon Season Prospects Dim; Oregon Limited
- Sick Sea Lion Killed At Bonneville Dam
- NOAA Fisheries Proposes Protection for Pacific Smelt
- Columbia River Dredging Will Go At Full Blast
- Snohomish County PUD to Get $1M for Renewable Energy Projects
- Imperium Cuts 24 Jobs at Grays Harbor Biofuel Plant
- Vestas Wind Systems, Boeing join forces
- Europe’s Way of Encouraging Solar Power Arrives in the US
- Coal Plants May Add Solar Thermal Power
- PPL Providing More Clean, Renewable Electricity with Orono Hydro Plant
- Energy Pulse Commentary - Hydro Industry Seeks to Weaken Standards
- Pacific Gas & Electric Gets California Approval to Fund Smart Meters
- Connecticut – For Conservation Funds, Tax Proposed for Home Heating Oil
- Gray Areas Linger In Green Efforts
- Tribes Want to Talk To Governor about Climate Initiative
- Push to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Would Put a Price on Emitting Pollution
- Mason County Internet Provider Reports Phishing Attempts
- Everybody Wants a Cut of Broadband Stimulus Funds
- 2,000 Long Term Jobs at Stake in Belfair Sewer Project
- Oregon - From Dam Improvements to Mass Transit, Feds Pay
- Washington Department Could Be Renamed Commerce
- Moxee to Make Decision on Waste-Tire Plant Plan
WORD OF THE DAY
Flibbertigibbet • \flib-er-tee-JIB-ut\ • noun - A silly flighty person
How do you solve a problem like Maria?
How do you catch a cloud and pin it down?
How do you find a word that means Maria?
A flibbertigibbet! A will-o'-the wisp! A clown!
WORD ORIGIN FROM MERRIAM WEBSTER - "Flibbertigibbet" is one of many incarnations of the Middle English word "flepergebet," meaning "gossip" or "chatterer." It is a word created from sounds that were intended to represent meaningless chatter. Shakespeare apparently saw a devilish aspect to a gossipy chatterer; he used "flibbertigibbet" in King Lear as the name of a devil. This use never caught on, but the devilish connotation of the word reappeared over 200 years later when Sir Walter Scott used "Flibbertigibbet" as the nickname of an impish urchin in the novel Kenilworth. The impish meaning derived from Scott's character was short-lived and was laid to rest by the 19th-century's end, leaving us with only the "silly flighty person" meaning.
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
Grant County PUD Considers 3 Percent Rate Increase (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/03/12/news/doc49b9576510905200031978.txt
Grant PUD Reserves at Risk - Lower Stream Flows Blamed (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/03/12/news/doc49b957fa9aae0676532278.txt
Chelan PUD to Appeal Whistleblower Decision (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
http://www.kpq.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=821
Oregon - Wholesale Power Costs Major Issue for Coos Curry Electric (Curry County Reporter, Gold Beach, OR)
http://www.currycountyreporter.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=4622
Obama Admin Faces Power Grid vs. Public Lands Conundrum (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/03/12/12greenwire-obama-admin-faces-21stcentury-grid-vs-public-l-10103.html
Warming Up: A Consumer Backlash against Rising Electricity Prices (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/03/12/12climatewire-warming-up-a-consumer-backlash-against-risin-10096.html
New York - Power Struggle Sparks St. Regis Mohawk Protest: over state’s diversion of electrical power set aside for the tribe's use (Indian Country Today)
http://www.scoop.com/remote/article/include/78806502/53616c7465645f5f2b08292712410b6dc927e0182963e0b1f04be603103d4b41
Wall Street Journal Op/Ed - There Is No Such Thing as Nuclear Waste
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123690627522614525.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
California – FERC Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for Southern California Edison’s Big Creek Projects in the Upper San Joaquin River Watershed (FERC)
http://www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower/enviro/eis/2009/03-13-09.asp
FISH & WILDLIFE
Washington Chinook and Coho Runs Best in Years (Associated Press)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=144416
Coastal Coho Fishing Could Be Up This Year (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/mar/12/coastal-coho-fishing-could-be-up-this-year/
California Salmon Season Prospects Dim; Oregon Limited (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_wa_disappearing_salmon.html
Sick Sea Lion Killed At Bonneville Dam (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_or_sea_lion_killed.html
NOAA Fisheries Proposes Protection for Pacific Smelt (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1900791~NOAA_fisheries_proposes_protection_for_smelt.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Columbia River Dredging Will Go At Full Blast - Underwater explosives to tear apart mile of ancient lava flow (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20090313/NEWS02/703139922/
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Snohomish County PUD to Get $1M for Renewable Energy Projects (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008852466_webpud13m.html
Imperium Cuts 24 Jobs at Grays Harbor Biofuel Plant (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/03/12/local_news/01news.txt
Vestas Wind Systems, Boeing join forces (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/03/09/daily42.html?ana=from_rss
Europe’s Way of Encouraging Solar Power Arrives in the US - pay homeowners and businesses top dollar for producing green energy (NY Times – Last time I looked it was already here…)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/business/energy-environment/13solar.html?ref=business
Coal Plants May Add Solar Thermal Power (Environmental Leader)
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/03/12/coal-plants-may-add-solar-thermal-power/
News Release - PPL Providing More Clean, Renewable Electricity with Restart of Orono Hydroelectric Plant: Project part of landmark salmon restoration agreement (PPL Maine)
http://www.pplweb.com/newsroom/newsroom+quick+links/news+releases/030909+PPL+restarts+Orono+dam.htm
Energy Pulse Commentary - Hydro Industry Seeks to Weaken Standards
http://www.energypulse.net/centers/article/article_display.cfm?a_id=1968
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Pacific Gas & Electric Gets California Approval to Fund Smart Meters (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-BusinessofGreen/idUSTRE52C15720090313
Connecticut – For Conservation Funds, Tax Proposed for Home Heating Oil (Greenwich Time, CT)
http://www.greenwichtime.com/ci_11898589
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Gray Areas Linger In Green Efforts - Environmentalists worry new laws could stall progress (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/403543_climate13.html?source=rss
Tribes Want to Talk To Governor about Climate Initiative (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/03/12/local_news/05news.txt
Push to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Would Put a Price on Emitting Pollution (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/12/AR2009031203318.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Mason County Internet Provider Reports Phishing Attempts (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6665/reftab/1632/t/LOCAL-INTERNET-PROVIDER-REPORTS-PHISHING-ATTEMPTS/Default.aspx
Everybody Wants a Cut of Stimulus Funds - But not all rural broadband plans are created equal (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Everybody-Wants-a-Cut-Of-Stimulus-Funds-101355
GENERAL NEWS
2,000 Long Term Jobs at Stake - Mason County Wants Stimulus Funds for Belfair Sewer (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/mar/12/mason-county-wants-stimulus-funds-for-belfair/?partner=RSS
Oregon - From Dam Improvements to Mass Transit, Feds Pay (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1901453~From_dam_improvements_to_mass_transit__feds_pay.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Washington Department Could Be Renamed Commerce (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008853523_apwaxgrdepartmentofcommerce.html?syndication=rss
Moxee to Make Decision on Waste-Tire Plant Plan (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/2009/03/12/moxee-to-make-decision-on-waste-tire-plant-plan
DIVERSIONS
Used Couch for $27; Cat Included
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/403548_couchcat13.html?source=rss
Mom Who Bought Bogus Concert Tickets Gets Even
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_031309WAB-taylor-swift-KS.2f041d7a.html?rss?npc
Math Whiz, Dead for 450 Years, Gets TV Bill
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE52B5L120090312?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
Teen Gives Away Thousands in Cash He Found - Money Apparently Tossed By Drug Dealer
http://www.kirotv.com/money/18915379/detail.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SEULZIHru0
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Energy News Digest for March 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.
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Cold Spell Sets Puget Sound Energy Utility Records
- Portland General Electric Raises $175.9 Million
- Seattle Utilities Loosen Rule for Rate Assistance Eligibility
- Jumper's Daughter Thanks Grant PUD
- Bush May Have Set Back 'Clean Coal' Efforts by 10 Years, Report Says
- Maryland Regulators Ban Utility Shutoffs for Now
- Coho Forecast Bodes Well For Anglers, Businesses That Cater To Fishermen
- $7M Grant for Wildlife in Oregon, Idaho, Washington
- Centralia Votes to Join Salmon Partnership
- Gray Whales Return to Whidbey Waters
- Summer Water Might Be Below Normal
- Climate Change Accelerates Water Hunt in U.S. West
- Obama Signs U.S. Budget into Law; Oregon Gets $211 Million in Goodies
- Climate Change Course Reversed - Senate shelves efforts to limit CO2 emissions
- Green-Energy Changes a Difficult Balancing Act for Lawmakers
- Oregonians want green energy at any price, and that’s what we’re getting
- Renewable and Affordable - Green Answers, Blowing in the Wind
- Greenpeace Energy Report Projects Cheap, Clean Power - and more jobs
- Centralia OKs Energy Generation Ordinance
- Realtors Want Spending Paused on Port of Bremerton’s Energy Project
- Utah Will Spend Stimulus Cash on Clean-Energy Push
- U.S. Seeks to Spur Renewable Energy on Public Lands
- Too Many Old Stoves - Woodstoves Contribute to Air Quality Problems
- Energy Efficiency = New Era for Electric Utilities
- Electric Choice in Maryland Helps Smart-Grid Conservation
- WA Senate Wants to Study Any Cap-And-Trade Program
- Earth-Friendly Jobs Bill Passes State Senate
- Olympian Op/Ed - Climate Change Likely to Be Costly for Washington Residents
- Global Warming to Carry Big Costs for California
- The National Columnist - The Crumbling Case for Global Warming
- Planning For Future Must Consider Climate Change
- State of New York Eyes Global Warming in Project Reviews
- Comcast Is Now 3rd Largest U.S. Phone Company
- Google Turns Voicemail into Email
- Google's Openness Intensifies Focus on E-Mail Woes
- Faster Clearwire a Mixed Blessing
- West Texas Towns Get Fiber, Thank Verizon
- Wireless-Only Households State-By-State
- Wal-Mart to Enter Electronic Medical Records Arena
- Twitter As A Brand-Builder: Three Examples
- Mason County Sheriff Says Belfair Office ‘Absolutely Necessary'
- Pierce County Skipped Tens of Thousands of Property Inspections
- Another Delay in Mason County Property Tax Statements
- Washington State Patrol Investigating E-Mail
- Washington State Labor Council E-Mail
- Cutoff Day for Washington State Lawmakers
- White House Nominates Seattle Police Chief as Drug Czar
- Obama to States: Spend Stimulus Wisely - Or Else
- Simpson Closing Door Plant at Port Of Centralia
- State Agency Pays 10 Times More per Photocopy
- Webinar on Friday To Help Answer Hood Canal Bridge Closure Questions
WORD OF THE DAY
Acedia • \uh-SEE-dee-uh\ • noun - Apathy, boredom
Amelia stared out the window, the darkness of acedia overcoming her growing weariness with the ongoing chatter of her fellow workers who were in the ascending phase of a sugar high, fueled by toroidal-shaped, doughy pastries. Instead of focusing on the intricacies of filling out form 1524-B-ACE, she was flitting away from consciousness on a rainbow-colored unicorn.
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
Cold Spell Sets Puget Sound Energy Utility Records (Associated Press)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/403270_pse13.html?source=rss
Portland General Electric Raises $175.9 Million (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/03/09/daily30.html?ana=from_rss
Seattle Utilities Loosen Rule for Rate Assistance Eligibility (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/41135372.html
Jumper's Daughter Thanks Grant PUD (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/03/11/news/doc49b7f2316f398971573778.txt
Bush May Have Set Back 'Clean Coal' Efforts by 10 Years, Report Says (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/11/AR2009031102306.html?wprss=rss_politics
Maryland Regulators Ban Utility Shutoffs for Now (Associated Press)
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/03/11/ap6156267.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Coho Forecast Bodes Well For Anglers, Businesses That Cater To Fishermen (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/adventure/story/661157.html
$7M Grant for Wildlife in Oregon, Idaho, Washington (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1898295~_7M_grant_for_wildlife_in_Ore___Idaho__Wash_.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
Centralia Votes to Join Salmon Partnership – Opponent dismisses group as “Big Ball of Fluff” (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.outdoorslc.com/story.php?subaction=showfull&id=1236790066&archive=&start_from=&ucat=5&
Gray Whales Return to Whidbey Waters (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_031109WAB-gray-whales-KS.25d4c46e.html?rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Summer Water Might Be Below Normal (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1898304~Summer_water_might_be_below_normal.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
Climate Change Accelerates Water Hunt in U.S. West (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE52900820090310?sp=true
Obama Signs U.S. Budget into Law; Oregon Gets $211 Million in Goodies (The Oregonian, Portland)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/03/obama_signs_us_budget_into_law.html
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Climate Change Course Reversed - State Senate shelves efforts to limit CO2 emissions (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20090312/NEWS02/703129937/
Green-Energy Changes a Difficult Balancing Act for Lawmakers (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/03/12//area_news/doc49b8963b599fe653692973.txt
A Mighty Wind - Oregonians want green energy at any price, and that’s what we’re getting (Willamette Weekly)
http://wweek.com/columns/coverstory#35.18
Renewable and Affordable - Green Answers, Blowing in the Wind (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/11/AR2009031103831.html
Greenpeace Energy Report Projects Cheap, Clean Power -- and more jobs (Los Angeles Times, CA)
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2009/03/cheap-clean-pow.html
Centralia OKs Energy Generation Ordinance - provides an opportunity for residents to produce their own small-scale energy generating projects (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.outdoorslc.com/story.php?subaction=showfull&id=1236789857&archive=&start_from=&ucat=5&
Realtors Want Spending Paused on Port's Kitsap Sustainable Energy and Economic Development Project (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/mar/11/realtors-want-spending-paused-on-seed/?partner=RSS
Utah Will Spend Stimulus Cash On Clean-Energy Push - Solar, wind, geothermal and biomass top the development list (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_11891417?source=most_viewed
U.S. Seeks to Spur Renewable Energy on Public Lands (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE52A64Q20090311
Too Many Old Stoves - Woodstoves Contribute to Air Quality Problems (Wild over Wood Smoke: Herald and News, Klamath Falls, OR)
http://www.heraldandnews.com/articles/2009/03/12/top_story/doc49b8abb8b67fc796024261.txt
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Energy Efficiency = New Era for Electric Utilities (Seeking Alpha)
http://seekingalpha.com/article/125173-energy-efficiency-new-era-for-electric-utilities
Baltimore Sun Columnist - Electric Choice in Maryland Helps Smart-Grid Conservation
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/hancock/blog/2009/03/electric_choice_helps_smartgri.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
WA Senate Wants to Study Any Cap-And-Trade Program (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/784152.html
Earth-Friendly Jobs Bill Passes State Senate (Tri-City Herald)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/915/story/505298.html?mi_email=Tri-City%20Herald_PM+%26+Breaking+News
Olympian Op/Ed - Climate Change Likely to Be Costly for Washington Residents
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/784154.html
Global Warming to Carry Big Costs for California (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/03/11/financial/f154111D00.DTL&feed=rss.business
The National Columnist - The Crumbling Case for Global Warming: Voters should ask politicians one simple question: ‘Why do you want to raise my energy prices?’ (Canada)
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/03/10/peter-foster-the-crumbling-case-for-global-warming.aspx
Planning For Future Must Consider Climate Change (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008847232_apsciclimatechange.html?syndication=rss
State of New York Eyes Global Warming in Project Reviews (NY Newsday)
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--greenhousegas-pro0311mar11,0,1970837.story
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Comcast Is Now 3rd Largest U.S. Phone Company (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/03/11/comcast-is-now-3rd-largest-us-phone-company/
Google Turns Voicemail into Email (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/12/AR2009031200367.html?wprss=rss_technology
Google's Openness Intensifies Focus on E-Mail Woes (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1898892~Google_s_openness_intensifies_focus_on_e_mail_woes.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
Faster Clearwire a Mixed Blessing (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/brierdudley/2008844214_brier12.html?syndication=rss
West Texas Towns Get Fiber, Thank Verizon (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/03/11/west-texas-towns-get-fiber-thank-verizon/
Wireless-Only Households State-By-State (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008840547_apcellphoneonlystates.html?syndication=rss
Wal-Mart to Enter Electronic Medical Records Arena (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11887344
Twitter As A Brand-Builder: Three Examples (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10192490-2.html?tag=nl.e433
GENERAL NEWS
Mason County Sheriff Says Belfair Office ‘Absolutely Necessary' (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/mar/11/mason-county-sheriff-says-belfair-office/?partner=RSS
Pierce County Skipped Tens of Thousands of Property Inspections, Assessor Says (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/politics/2009/03/11/pierce_county_skipped_tens_of_thousands_
Another Delay in Mason County Property Tax Statements (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6656/reftab/1632/t/ANOTHER-DELAY-IN-PROPERTY-TAX-STATEMENTS/Default.aspx
Washington State Patrol Investigating E-Mail (Seattle Time)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008844278_apwaxgremailinvestigation7thldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
Washington State Labor Council e-mail (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008843314_webwslcemail11.html?syndication=rss
Cutoff Day for Washington State Lawmakers (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_031209WAB-AP-olympia-lawmakers-LJ.2a42723f.html?rss?npc
White House Nominates Seattle Police Chief as Drug Czar (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008840620_webdrugczar11m.html?syndication=rss
Obama to States: Spend Stimulus Wisely — Or Else (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11895902
Simpson Closing Door Plant at Port Of Centralia (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
http://www.kelaam.com/pages/localnews/?SIMPSON-CLOSING-DOOR-ON-PORT-OF-CENTRALI=1&blockID=43992&feedID=410
State Agency Pays 10 Times More per Photocopy (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_031209BUB_agency-pays-more-photocopy-JM.29cef417.html?rss?npc
Webinar On Friday To Help Answer Hood Canal Bridge Closure Questions (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
http://www.ptleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=23644
DIVERSIONS
Oklahoma May Ban Eyeball Tattoos
http://www.kirotv.com/health/18905831/detail.html?treets=sea&tid=2653595907813&tml=sea_12pm&tmi=sea_12pm_1_02000103112009&ts=H
Mix-Up Sends Corpse, Not Fish, To Pet Store
http://www.kirotv.com/money/18904636/detail.html
Eastern Oregon Professor, Wife Say Drawing Hides Leonardo's Self-Portrait
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2009/03/eastern_oregon_professor_wife.html
Man Survives Plunge over Niagara Falls
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/11/niagara.plunge/index.html?eref=ib_topstories
SONG OF THE DAY
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ughqjbzx2Fk
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Cold Spell Sets Puget Sound Energy Utility Records
- Portland General Electric Raises $175.9 Million
- Seattle Utilities Loosen Rule for Rate Assistance Eligibility
- Jumper's Daughter Thanks Grant PUD
- Bush May Have Set Back 'Clean Coal' Efforts by 10 Years, Report Says
- Maryland Regulators Ban Utility Shutoffs for Now
- Coho Forecast Bodes Well For Anglers, Businesses That Cater To Fishermen
- $7M Grant for Wildlife in Oregon, Idaho, Washington
- Centralia Votes to Join Salmon Partnership
- Gray Whales Return to Whidbey Waters
- Summer Water Might Be Below Normal
- Climate Change Accelerates Water Hunt in U.S. West
- Obama Signs U.S. Budget into Law; Oregon Gets $211 Million in Goodies
- Climate Change Course Reversed - Senate shelves efforts to limit CO2 emissions
- Green-Energy Changes a Difficult Balancing Act for Lawmakers
- Oregonians want green energy at any price, and that’s what we’re getting
- Renewable and Affordable - Green Answers, Blowing in the Wind
- Greenpeace Energy Report Projects Cheap, Clean Power - and more jobs
- Centralia OKs Energy Generation Ordinance
- Realtors Want Spending Paused on Port of Bremerton’s Energy Project
- Utah Will Spend Stimulus Cash on Clean-Energy Push
- U.S. Seeks to Spur Renewable Energy on Public Lands
- Too Many Old Stoves - Woodstoves Contribute to Air Quality Problems
- Energy Efficiency = New Era for Electric Utilities
- Electric Choice in Maryland Helps Smart-Grid Conservation
- WA Senate Wants to Study Any Cap-And-Trade Program
- Earth-Friendly Jobs Bill Passes State Senate
- Olympian Op/Ed - Climate Change Likely to Be Costly for Washington Residents
- Global Warming to Carry Big Costs for California
- The National Columnist - The Crumbling Case for Global Warming
- Planning For Future Must Consider Climate Change
- State of New York Eyes Global Warming in Project Reviews
- Comcast Is Now 3rd Largest U.S. Phone Company
- Google Turns Voicemail into Email
- Google's Openness Intensifies Focus on E-Mail Woes
- Faster Clearwire a Mixed Blessing
- West Texas Towns Get Fiber, Thank Verizon
- Wireless-Only Households State-By-State
- Wal-Mart to Enter Electronic Medical Records Arena
- Twitter As A Brand-Builder: Three Examples
- Mason County Sheriff Says Belfair Office ‘Absolutely Necessary'
- Pierce County Skipped Tens of Thousands of Property Inspections
- Another Delay in Mason County Property Tax Statements
- Washington State Patrol Investigating E-Mail
- Washington State Labor Council E-Mail
- Cutoff Day for Washington State Lawmakers
- White House Nominates Seattle Police Chief as Drug Czar
- Obama to States: Spend Stimulus Wisely - Or Else
- Simpson Closing Door Plant at Port Of Centralia
- State Agency Pays 10 Times More per Photocopy
- Webinar on Friday To Help Answer Hood Canal Bridge Closure Questions
WORD OF THE DAY
Acedia • \uh-SEE-dee-uh\ • noun - Apathy, boredom
Amelia stared out the window, the darkness of acedia overcoming her growing weariness with the ongoing chatter of her fellow workers who were in the ascending phase of a sugar high, fueled by toroidal-shaped, doughy pastries. Instead of focusing on the intricacies of filling out form 1524-B-ACE, she was flitting away from consciousness on a rainbow-colored unicorn.
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
Cold Spell Sets Puget Sound Energy Utility Records (Associated Press)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/403270_pse13.html?source=rss
Portland General Electric Raises $175.9 Million (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/03/09/daily30.html?ana=from_rss
Seattle Utilities Loosen Rule for Rate Assistance Eligibility (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/41135372.html
Jumper's Daughter Thanks Grant PUD (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/03/11/news/doc49b7f2316f398971573778.txt
Bush May Have Set Back 'Clean Coal' Efforts by 10 Years, Report Says (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/11/AR2009031102306.html?wprss=rss_politics
Maryland Regulators Ban Utility Shutoffs for Now (Associated Press)
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/03/11/ap6156267.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Coho Forecast Bodes Well For Anglers, Businesses That Cater To Fishermen (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/adventure/story/661157.html
$7M Grant for Wildlife in Oregon, Idaho, Washington (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1898295~_7M_grant_for_wildlife_in_Ore___Idaho__Wash_.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
Centralia Votes to Join Salmon Partnership – Opponent dismisses group as “Big Ball of Fluff” (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.outdoorslc.com/story.php?subaction=showfull&id=1236790066&archive=&start_from=&ucat=5&
Gray Whales Return to Whidbey Waters (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_031109WAB-gray-whales-KS.25d4c46e.html?rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Summer Water Might Be Below Normal (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1898304~Summer_water_might_be_below_normal.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
Climate Change Accelerates Water Hunt in U.S. West (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE52900820090310?sp=true
Obama Signs U.S. Budget into Law; Oregon Gets $211 Million in Goodies (The Oregonian, Portland)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/03/obama_signs_us_budget_into_law.html
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Climate Change Course Reversed - State Senate shelves efforts to limit CO2 emissions (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20090312/NEWS02/703129937/
Green-Energy Changes a Difficult Balancing Act for Lawmakers (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/03/12//area_news/doc49b8963b599fe653692973.txt
A Mighty Wind - Oregonians want green energy at any price, and that’s what we’re getting (Willamette Weekly)
http://wweek.com/columns/coverstory#35.18
Renewable and Affordable - Green Answers, Blowing in the Wind (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/11/AR2009031103831.html
Greenpeace Energy Report Projects Cheap, Clean Power -- and more jobs (Los Angeles Times, CA)
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2009/03/cheap-clean-pow.html
Centralia OKs Energy Generation Ordinance - provides an opportunity for residents to produce their own small-scale energy generating projects (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.outdoorslc.com/story.php?subaction=showfull&id=1236789857&archive=&start_from=&ucat=5&
Realtors Want Spending Paused on Port's Kitsap Sustainable Energy and Economic Development Project (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/mar/11/realtors-want-spending-paused-on-seed/?partner=RSS
Utah Will Spend Stimulus Cash On Clean-Energy Push - Solar, wind, geothermal and biomass top the development list (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_11891417?source=most_viewed
U.S. Seeks to Spur Renewable Energy on Public Lands (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE52A64Q20090311
Too Many Old Stoves - Woodstoves Contribute to Air Quality Problems (Wild over Wood Smoke: Herald and News, Klamath Falls, OR)
http://www.heraldandnews.com/articles/2009/03/12/top_story/doc49b8abb8b67fc796024261.txt
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Energy Efficiency = New Era for Electric Utilities (Seeking Alpha)
http://seekingalpha.com/article/125173-energy-efficiency-new-era-for-electric-utilities
Baltimore Sun Columnist - Electric Choice in Maryland Helps Smart-Grid Conservation
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/hancock/blog/2009/03/electric_choice_helps_smartgri.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
WA Senate Wants to Study Any Cap-And-Trade Program (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/784152.html
Earth-Friendly Jobs Bill Passes State Senate (Tri-City Herald)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/915/story/505298.html?mi_email=Tri-City%20Herald_PM+%26+Breaking+News
Olympian Op/Ed - Climate Change Likely to Be Costly for Washington Residents
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/784154.html
Global Warming to Carry Big Costs for California (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/03/11/financial/f154111D00.DTL&feed=rss.business
The National Columnist - The Crumbling Case for Global Warming: Voters should ask politicians one simple question: ‘Why do you want to raise my energy prices?’ (Canada)
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/03/10/peter-foster-the-crumbling-case-for-global-warming.aspx
Planning For Future Must Consider Climate Change (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008847232_apsciclimatechange.html?syndication=rss
State of New York Eyes Global Warming in Project Reviews (NY Newsday)
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--greenhousegas-pro0311mar11,0,1970837.story
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Comcast Is Now 3rd Largest U.S. Phone Company (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/03/11/comcast-is-now-3rd-largest-us-phone-company/
Google Turns Voicemail into Email (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/12/AR2009031200367.html?wprss=rss_technology
Google's Openness Intensifies Focus on E-Mail Woes (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1898892~Google_s_openness_intensifies_focus_on_e_mail_woes.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
Faster Clearwire a Mixed Blessing (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/brierdudley/2008844214_brier12.html?syndication=rss
West Texas Towns Get Fiber, Thank Verizon (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/03/11/west-texas-towns-get-fiber-thank-verizon/
Wireless-Only Households State-By-State (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008840547_apcellphoneonlystates.html?syndication=rss
Wal-Mart to Enter Electronic Medical Records Arena (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11887344
Twitter As A Brand-Builder: Three Examples (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10192490-2.html?tag=nl.e433
GENERAL NEWS
Mason County Sheriff Says Belfair Office ‘Absolutely Necessary' (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/mar/11/mason-county-sheriff-says-belfair-office/?partner=RSS
Pierce County Skipped Tens of Thousands of Property Inspections, Assessor Says (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/politics/2009/03/11/pierce_county_skipped_tens_of_thousands_
Another Delay in Mason County Property Tax Statements (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6656/reftab/1632/t/ANOTHER-DELAY-IN-PROPERTY-TAX-STATEMENTS/Default.aspx
Washington State Patrol Investigating E-Mail (Seattle Time)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008844278_apwaxgremailinvestigation7thldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
Washington State Labor Council e-mail (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008843314_webwslcemail11.html?syndication=rss
Cutoff Day for Washington State Lawmakers (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_031209WAB-AP-olympia-lawmakers-LJ.2a42723f.html?rss?npc
White House Nominates Seattle Police Chief as Drug Czar (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008840620_webdrugczar11m.html?syndication=rss
Obama to States: Spend Stimulus Wisely — Or Else (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11895902
Simpson Closing Door Plant at Port Of Centralia (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
http://www.kelaam.com/pages/localnews/?SIMPSON-CLOSING-DOOR-ON-PORT-OF-CENTRALI=1&blockID=43992&feedID=410
State Agency Pays 10 Times More per Photocopy (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_031209BUB_agency-pays-more-photocopy-JM.29cef417.html?rss?npc
Webinar On Friday To Help Answer Hood Canal Bridge Closure Questions (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
http://www.ptleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=23644
DIVERSIONS
Oklahoma May Ban Eyeball Tattoos
http://www.kirotv.com/health/18905831/detail.html?treets=sea&tid=2653595907813&tml=sea_12pm&tmi=sea_12pm_1_02000103112009&ts=H
Mix-Up Sends Corpse, Not Fish, To Pet Store
http://www.kirotv.com/money/18904636/detail.html
Eastern Oregon Professor, Wife Say Drawing Hides Leonardo's Self-Portrait
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2009/03/eastern_oregon_professor_wife.html
Man Survives Plunge over Niagara Falls
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/11/niagara.plunge/index.html?eref=ib_topstories
SONG OF THE DAY
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ughqjbzx2Fk
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Energy News Digest for March 11, 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.
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Mason County PUD No. 3 Commission Adopts Average 3% Rate Increase
- Mason PUD (3) Approves Rate Increase
- Mason County PUD No. 3 Adopts 3% Rate Increase
- Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Power Rate Hike Could Grow
- Lewis County Power Use Tops 1 Billion Kilowatts
- Lewis County PUD Urges Business to Support Dams
- Jobs expected to flow with planned upgrade at Lookout Point Dam
- CREDIT: Richland Electric Customers Get a Break on Bills
- Oregonian Op/Ed - BPA's Wright Thanks Congress for "A Miracle"
- Oregon Lumber Mill Sues PacifiCorp Over Grid Connection
- Idaho Power to Consult Residents on Oregon Power Line Plan
- Maryland - Rushing Into Energy Legislation Could Produce Nasty Shock
- Energy Department Made $500 Million Math Error on Clean Coal Project
- Coal to Give Way to Natural Gas for U.S. Electricity?
- 32 Vermont Towns Demand Closing of Yankee Nuclear Power Plant
- Virginia Man Pays His $350 Electric Bill in Pennies
- California Must Step Up to Save Salmon, Experts Tell Legislators
- Pacific Fishery Council Cuts Whiting Harvest
- Orcas Swim from Puget Sound to Monterey in 11 Days
- Lake Chelan Basin Snow runoff may be near all-time low
- Oregon’s US Senators Tout Dredging Projects in Bill
- Clallam County PUD Sewer System for Carlsborg Could Start 2011
- Wash. Senate Approves Measure on Energy Targets
- Seattle Times - Protect Initiative 937's Incentives for Renewable Power
- Grays Harbor Company Would Turn Wood Waste to Biofuel
- Wind Power Helps Lift Port of Longview to New Heights
- Tower of Power - Lewis County Lands Its First Wind Turbine
- Local Firm Plans to Harness The Pacific For Electricity
- Recession Has Taken Toll on Alternative Energy
- Alternative Power Revenue Soars
- Cleaner Trash-To-Energy Tech Hits the Ground
- WA Senate Passes Energy Efficiency Bill
- NW Energy Efficiency Alliance Named as Award Winner
- No Lights Policy Saves Energy and Birds
- US Utilities Gear Up For Fight over Climate-Law Revenue
- EPA Proposes National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Registry
- No Skepticism on the Energy Gap
- Telecom Firms Eager to Help U.S. Spend $7.2 Billion
- Broadband Infrastructure Meeting Standing Room Only
- Broadband Policy Plans Kicked Off in D.C.
- Hood Canal Bridge Project on Time
- Governor Gregoire Touts Commerce, Names New CTED Director
- Senate Passes 'Everything but Marriage' Bill
- Newspapers Would Get Tax Cut under House Bill
- Obama Considering Aerial Tanker Deal Delay
WORD OF THE DAY
Proliferate • \pruh-LIFF-er-rayt\ • verb - To grow or increase in number rapidly
Spontaneous generation was the only solution the PUD energy analyst had for the sudden proliferation of alternative energy “experts” that appeared seemingly out of thin air one morning. “It’s always windy here,” blustered one after a rare summer windstorm. “I’ll just dam this fish-bearing creek,” babbled another. “I’ve got a two-year supply of baked beans,” mumbled one gasbag.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Mason County PUD No. 3 Commission Adopts Average 3% Rate Increase (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=515
Mason PUD (3) Approves Rate Increase (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/breakingnews/story/782901.html
Mason County PUD No. 3 Adopts 3% Rate Increase (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6646/reftab/1632/Default.aspx
Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Power Rate Hike Could Grow - Bonneville Power Administration might boost electricity rates more than it recently projected (Baker City Herald, OR)
http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Power-rate-hike-could-grow
Lewis County Power Use Tops 1 Billion Kilowatts (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.outdoorslc.com/story.php?subaction=showfull&id=1236703809&archive=&start_from=&ucat=5&
Lewis County PUD Urges Business to Support Dams (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.outdoorslc.com/story.php?subaction=showfull&id=1236704321&archive=&start_from=&ucat=5&
Hydroelectric Boost - Jobs Expected To Flow with Planned Upgrade at Lookout Point Dam (Salem Statesman-Journal, OR)
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/9309431-41/story.csp
CREDIT: Richland Electric Customers Get a Break on Bills (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/504581.html
Oregonian Op/Ed - BPA's Wright Thanks Congress for "A Miracle"
http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2009/03/bpas_wright_thanks_congress_fo.html
Oregon Lumber Mill Sues PacifiCorp Over Grid Connection (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1895835~Lumber_mill_sues_PacifiCorp_over_grid_connection.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Idaho Power to Consult Residents on Oregon Power Line Plan (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1896590~Idaho_Power_to_consult_residents_on_Ore__line_plan.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Maryland - Rushing Into Energy Legislation Could Produce Nasty Shock (Baltimore Sun, MD)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-bz.hancock11mar11,0,4001160.column
Energy Department Made $500 Million Math Error on Clean Coal Project (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/science/earth/11coal.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Coal to Give Way to Natural Gas for U.S. Electricity? (Energy Current)
http://www.energycurrent.com/index.php?id=3&storyid=16587
Entergy Go Home! 32 Vermont Towns Demand Closing of Yankee Nuclear Power Plant (InfoShop News)
http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=2009entergy
Virginia Man Pays His $350 Electric Bill in Pennies (Hampton Roads, VA – Ha, Ha, Ha!)
http://hamptonroads.com.nyud.net/2009/03/virginia-man-pays-his-350-electric-bill-pennies
FISH & WILDLIFE
California Must Step Up to Save Salmon, Experts Tell Legislators (Sacramento Bee, CA – Wow! What was happening between 1995 and 2003?)
http://www.sacbee.com/378/story/1688882.html?mi_rss=Environment
Pacific Fishery Council Cuts Whiting Harvest (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1897635~Pacific_fishery_council_cuts_whiting_harvest.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
Orcas Swim from Puget Sound to Monterey in 11 Days (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/782547.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Lake Chelan Basin Snow Runoff May Be Near All-Time Low (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090310/NEWS04/703109948/-1/NEWS90
Oregon’s US Senators Tout Dredging Projects in Bill (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1897068~Wyden__Merkley_tout_dredging_projects_in_bill.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Clallam County PUD Sewer System for Carlsborg Could Start Service in April 2011 (Sequim Gazette, WA)
http://www.sequimgazette.com/topstory/articleDetail.exm/Index/article/2009-03-11_PUD_sewer_system_for_Carlsborg__could_start_service_in_April_2011/
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Wash. Senate Approves Measure on Energy Targets - Washington's largest utilities may get some breathing room in meeting new green-energy targets under a bill that passed the Senate Tuesday night (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008838512_apwaxgralternativeenergy.html?syndication=rss
Seattle Times Guest Columnist - Protect Initiative 937's Incentives for Renewable Power
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2008837346_opinb11inslee.html?syndication=rss
Grays Harbor Company Would Turn Wood Waste to Biofuel (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/03/10/local_news/03news.txt
Wind Power Helps Lift Port of Longview to New Heights (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/03/10//area_news/doc49b5b5769a4e9718040286.txt
Tower of Power - Lewis County Lands Its First Wind Turbine (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.outdoorslc.com/story.php?subaction=showfull&id=1236705734&archive=&start_from=&ucat=5&
Columbian Columnist - Local Firm Plans to Harness The Pacific For Electricity
http://columbian.com/article/20090311/OPINION03/703119994/-1/OPINION
Recession Has Taken Toll on Alternative Energy (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/10/BUVS16CRCG.DTL&feed=rss.business
Alternative Power Revenue Soars (Austin Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/03/09/daily23.html?ana=from_rss
Cleaner Trash-To-Energy Tech Hits the Ground (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10192431-54.html?tag=nl.e433
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
WA Senate Passes Energy Efficiency Bill (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9981570
News Release - NW Energy Efficiency Alliance Named as 2009 ENERGY STAR(R) Partner of the Year (PR Newswire)
http://ca.sys-con.com/node/870579
No Lights Policy Saves Energy and Birds (Finding Dulcinea)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/environment/2009/march/No-Lights-Policy-Saves-Energy-and-Birds.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
US Utilities Gear Up For Fight over Climate-Law Revenue (CNN Money)
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200903101524DOWJONESDJONLINE000699_FORTUNE5.htm
EPA Proposes National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Registry (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/10/AR2009031001445.html?nav=rss_email/components
No Skepticism on the Energy Gap (NY Times)
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/no-doubt-about-energy-gap/
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Telecom Firms Eager to Help U.S. Spend $7.2 Billion (Reuters)
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090310/wr_nm/us_broadband_usa_1
Broadband Infrastructure Meeting Standing Room Only - Agencies in charge of $7.2 billion begin process (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Broadband-Infrastructure-Meeting-Standing-Room-Only-101296
Broadband Policy Plans Kicked Off in D.C. (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/03/10/broadband-policy-plans-kicked-off-in-dc/
GENERAL NEWS
Hood Canal Bridge Project on Time (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008838806_webbridge11.html?syndication=rss
Governor Gregoire Touts Commerce, Names New CTED Director (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008837849_apwagovernorcommerce.html?syndication=rss
Senate Passes 'Everything but Marriage' Bill (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/41073467.html
Newspapers Would Get Tax Cut under House Bill (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008838490_webnewspapertaxcut11.html?syndication=rss
Obama Considering Aerial Tanker Deal Delay - Move on List of Possible Budget Cuts (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/10/AR2009031003627.html?wprss=rss_business
DIVERSIONS
Woman Hit with 14-Year-Old Traffic Ticket
http://www.kirotv.com/automotive/18894241/detail.html
Is There Room For Colbert In Space?
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008838199_colbert11.html?syndication=rss
One-Eyed Filmmaker Conceals Camera in Prosthetic
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090311/ap_on_hi_te/eu_eye_camera_6
Xcel Energy's Million-Dollar Bill Misprint a Shock
http://www.9news.com/rss/article.aspx?storyid=111390
SONG OF THE DAY
Long Distance Dedication for Steve Wright: Barry Manilow - It's A Miracle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTKVm6HY25s
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Mason County PUD No. 3 Commission Adopts Average 3% Rate Increase
- Mason PUD (3) Approves Rate Increase
- Mason County PUD No. 3 Adopts 3% Rate Increase
- Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Power Rate Hike Could Grow
- Lewis County Power Use Tops 1 Billion Kilowatts
- Lewis County PUD Urges Business to Support Dams
- Jobs expected to flow with planned upgrade at Lookout Point Dam
- CREDIT: Richland Electric Customers Get a Break on Bills
- Oregonian Op/Ed - BPA's Wright Thanks Congress for "A Miracle"
- Oregon Lumber Mill Sues PacifiCorp Over Grid Connection
- Idaho Power to Consult Residents on Oregon Power Line Plan
- Maryland - Rushing Into Energy Legislation Could Produce Nasty Shock
- Energy Department Made $500 Million Math Error on Clean Coal Project
- Coal to Give Way to Natural Gas for U.S. Electricity?
- 32 Vermont Towns Demand Closing of Yankee Nuclear Power Plant
- Virginia Man Pays His $350 Electric Bill in Pennies
- California Must Step Up to Save Salmon, Experts Tell Legislators
- Pacific Fishery Council Cuts Whiting Harvest
- Orcas Swim from Puget Sound to Monterey in 11 Days
- Lake Chelan Basin Snow runoff may be near all-time low
- Oregon’s US Senators Tout Dredging Projects in Bill
- Clallam County PUD Sewer System for Carlsborg Could Start 2011
- Wash. Senate Approves Measure on Energy Targets
- Seattle Times - Protect Initiative 937's Incentives for Renewable Power
- Grays Harbor Company Would Turn Wood Waste to Biofuel
- Wind Power Helps Lift Port of Longview to New Heights
- Tower of Power - Lewis County Lands Its First Wind Turbine
- Local Firm Plans to Harness The Pacific For Electricity
- Recession Has Taken Toll on Alternative Energy
- Alternative Power Revenue Soars
- Cleaner Trash-To-Energy Tech Hits the Ground
- WA Senate Passes Energy Efficiency Bill
- NW Energy Efficiency Alliance Named as Award Winner
- No Lights Policy Saves Energy and Birds
- US Utilities Gear Up For Fight over Climate-Law Revenue
- EPA Proposes National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Registry
- No Skepticism on the Energy Gap
- Telecom Firms Eager to Help U.S. Spend $7.2 Billion
- Broadband Infrastructure Meeting Standing Room Only
- Broadband Policy Plans Kicked Off in D.C.
- Hood Canal Bridge Project on Time
- Governor Gregoire Touts Commerce, Names New CTED Director
- Senate Passes 'Everything but Marriage' Bill
- Newspapers Would Get Tax Cut under House Bill
- Obama Considering Aerial Tanker Deal Delay
WORD OF THE DAY
Proliferate • \pruh-LIFF-er-rayt\ • verb - To grow or increase in number rapidly
Spontaneous generation was the only solution the PUD energy analyst had for the sudden proliferation of alternative energy “experts” that appeared seemingly out of thin air one morning. “It’s always windy here,” blustered one after a rare summer windstorm. “I’ll just dam this fish-bearing creek,” babbled another. “I’ve got a two-year supply of baked beans,” mumbled one gasbag.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Mason County PUD No. 3 Commission Adopts Average 3% Rate Increase (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=515
Mason PUD (3) Approves Rate Increase (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/breakingnews/story/782901.html
Mason County PUD No. 3 Adopts 3% Rate Increase (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6646/reftab/1632/Default.aspx
Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Power Rate Hike Could Grow - Bonneville Power Administration might boost electricity rates more than it recently projected (Baker City Herald, OR)
http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Power-rate-hike-could-grow
Lewis County Power Use Tops 1 Billion Kilowatts (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.outdoorslc.com/story.php?subaction=showfull&id=1236703809&archive=&start_from=&ucat=5&
Lewis County PUD Urges Business to Support Dams (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.outdoorslc.com/story.php?subaction=showfull&id=1236704321&archive=&start_from=&ucat=5&
Hydroelectric Boost - Jobs Expected To Flow with Planned Upgrade at Lookout Point Dam (Salem Statesman-Journal, OR)
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/9309431-41/story.csp
CREDIT: Richland Electric Customers Get a Break on Bills (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/504581.html
Oregonian Op/Ed - BPA's Wright Thanks Congress for "A Miracle"
http://blog.oregonlive.com/mapesonpolitics/2009/03/bpas_wright_thanks_congress_fo.html
Oregon Lumber Mill Sues PacifiCorp Over Grid Connection (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1895835~Lumber_mill_sues_PacifiCorp_over_grid_connection.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Idaho Power to Consult Residents on Oregon Power Line Plan (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1896590~Idaho_Power_to_consult_residents_on_Ore__line_plan.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Maryland - Rushing Into Energy Legislation Could Produce Nasty Shock (Baltimore Sun, MD)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-bz.hancock11mar11,0,4001160.column
Energy Department Made $500 Million Math Error on Clean Coal Project (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/science/earth/11coal.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Coal to Give Way to Natural Gas for U.S. Electricity? (Energy Current)
http://www.energycurrent.com/index.php?id=3&storyid=16587
Entergy Go Home! 32 Vermont Towns Demand Closing of Yankee Nuclear Power Plant (InfoShop News)
http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=2009entergy
Virginia Man Pays His $350 Electric Bill in Pennies (Hampton Roads, VA – Ha, Ha, Ha!)
http://hamptonroads.com.nyud.net/2009/03/virginia-man-pays-his-350-electric-bill-pennies
FISH & WILDLIFE
California Must Step Up to Save Salmon, Experts Tell Legislators (Sacramento Bee, CA – Wow! What was happening between 1995 and 2003?)
http://www.sacbee.com/378/story/1688882.html?mi_rss=Environment
Pacific Fishery Council Cuts Whiting Harvest (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1897635~Pacific_fishery_council_cuts_whiting_harvest.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
Orcas Swim from Puget Sound to Monterey in 11 Days (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/782547.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Lake Chelan Basin Snow Runoff May Be Near All-Time Low (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090310/NEWS04/703109948/-1/NEWS90
Oregon’s US Senators Tout Dredging Projects in Bill (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1897068~Wyden__Merkley_tout_dredging_projects_in_bill.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Clallam County PUD Sewer System for Carlsborg Could Start Service in April 2011 (Sequim Gazette, WA)
http://www.sequimgazette.com/topstory/articleDetail.exm/Index/article/2009-03-11_PUD_sewer_system_for_Carlsborg__could_start_service_in_April_2011/
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Wash. Senate Approves Measure on Energy Targets - Washington's largest utilities may get some breathing room in meeting new green-energy targets under a bill that passed the Senate Tuesday night (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008838512_apwaxgralternativeenergy.html?syndication=rss
Seattle Times Guest Columnist - Protect Initiative 937's Incentives for Renewable Power
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2008837346_opinb11inslee.html?syndication=rss
Grays Harbor Company Would Turn Wood Waste to Biofuel (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/03/10/local_news/03news.txt
Wind Power Helps Lift Port of Longview to New Heights (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/03/10//area_news/doc49b5b5769a4e9718040286.txt
Tower of Power - Lewis County Lands Its First Wind Turbine (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.outdoorslc.com/story.php?subaction=showfull&id=1236705734&archive=&start_from=&ucat=5&
Columbian Columnist - Local Firm Plans to Harness The Pacific For Electricity
http://columbian.com/article/20090311/OPINION03/703119994/-1/OPINION
Recession Has Taken Toll on Alternative Energy (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/10/BUVS16CRCG.DTL&feed=rss.business
Alternative Power Revenue Soars (Austin Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2009/03/09/daily23.html?ana=from_rss
Cleaner Trash-To-Energy Tech Hits the Ground (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10192431-54.html?tag=nl.e433
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
WA Senate Passes Energy Efficiency Bill (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9981570
News Release - NW Energy Efficiency Alliance Named as 2009 ENERGY STAR(R) Partner of the Year (PR Newswire)
http://ca.sys-con.com/node/870579
No Lights Policy Saves Energy and Birds (Finding Dulcinea)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/environment/2009/march/No-Lights-Policy-Saves-Energy-and-Birds.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
US Utilities Gear Up For Fight over Climate-Law Revenue (CNN Money)
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200903101524DOWJONESDJONLINE000699_FORTUNE5.htm
EPA Proposes National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Registry (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/10/AR2009031001445.html?nav=rss_email/components
No Skepticism on the Energy Gap (NY Times)
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/no-doubt-about-energy-gap/
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Telecom Firms Eager to Help U.S. Spend $7.2 Billion (Reuters)
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20090310/wr_nm/us_broadband_usa_1
Broadband Infrastructure Meeting Standing Room Only - Agencies in charge of $7.2 billion begin process (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Broadband-Infrastructure-Meeting-Standing-Room-Only-101296
Broadband Policy Plans Kicked Off in D.C. (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/03/10/broadband-policy-plans-kicked-off-in-dc/
GENERAL NEWS
Hood Canal Bridge Project on Time (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008838806_webbridge11.html?syndication=rss
Governor Gregoire Touts Commerce, Names New CTED Director (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008837849_apwagovernorcommerce.html?syndication=rss
Senate Passes 'Everything but Marriage' Bill (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/41073467.html
Newspapers Would Get Tax Cut under House Bill (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008838490_webnewspapertaxcut11.html?syndication=rss
Obama Considering Aerial Tanker Deal Delay - Move on List of Possible Budget Cuts (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/10/AR2009031003627.html?wprss=rss_business
DIVERSIONS
Woman Hit with 14-Year-Old Traffic Ticket
http://www.kirotv.com/automotive/18894241/detail.html
Is There Room For Colbert In Space?
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008838199_colbert11.html?syndication=rss
One-Eyed Filmmaker Conceals Camera in Prosthetic
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090311/ap_on_hi_te/eu_eye_camera_6
Xcel Energy's Million-Dollar Bill Misprint a Shock
http://www.9news.com/rss/article.aspx?storyid=111390
SONG OF THE DAY
Long Distance Dedication for Steve Wright: Barry Manilow - It's A Miracle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTKVm6HY25s
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