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)
- Avista Reaches Settlement in Idaho Electric and Natural Gas Rate Requests
- Southern Idaho Commissioners Leave Nuke Project in Limbo
- Government to Guarantee Loans for Nuclear Power Plants
- Funds to Shut Nuclear Plants Fall Short
- Audit Faults TVA Response to Coal Ash Spill
- Iowa - Alliant, Co-Ops Consider Natural Gas to Replace Canceled Coal Plant
- Alaska - Matanuska Electric Association Board Fires General Manager
- Kansas - Error Causes Spikes in Electricity Bills
- Ohio - Utility upgrade costs need controls
- Qwest Seeks New ‘Smart Grid’ Markets
- Avoid Electrical Dangers with These Simple Steps
- Prison for Elma Man for Cutting down Eagle's Nest
- News Release - Puget Sound Energy’s Fish-Enhancement Efforts
- Clallam County PUD - Carlsborg Sewer System Completion In 2012
- Stimulus Money, Loan Pay for Olympia Area Water Project
- Olympian Editorial - Turning Capitol Lake into Estuary Will Harm Local Economy
- Water Supplies at Risk from Fires in Dead Forests
- Tractors Clog California Freeway in Water Cuts Protest
- Don't Feel Bad About Taking Long Showers And Driving Fast Cars
- Wood-To-Energy Projects Get Stimulus Dollars
- Oregon May Trim Tax Subsidies for Wind Farms
- Clean-Energy Windmills a 'Dirty Business' For Farmers in Mexico
- Wind Farm Protestors Fly Blimp to Show How High Turbines Would Be
- Feds Playing Catch-up As States Take Renewable Energy Lead
- PPL Executive: U.S. Renewable Power Goals Too Aggressive
- Waiting for that Spark - Metals demand in markets for wind, solar and other renewable energy sources
- Washington Post Editorial - Critical Biomass
- Idaho - Hoku Reaffirms Commitment to Polysilicon Plant
- Iowa Moves Ahead With Underground Energy Storage
- Earth Talk: The Most Energy-Efficient Way to Heat a Cup of Water
- House May Vote On Climate Change Bill Next Week
- Legislators Framing Climate Bills Hold Energy Stock
- Taxman May Go After Carbon Permits under Climate Bill
- Utilities Could Cash In On Climate Bill
- Portland Officials Release Climate Action Plan
- Detroit News Op/Ed - Cap-And-Trade Bill Creates Green Jobs
- Scientists: Global Warming Is Real, and It Is Only Getting Worse
- The FCC Finally Gets a New Boss
- Microsoft Files Lawsuit over "Click Fraud"
- Twitter Is a Player in Iran's Drama
- Opera Lets Browser Be Used As A Server
- Mason County Cuts Director of Operations
- Unemployment Rate Down In Mason County
- Portland Area Has Largest Unemployment Hike
- Police Investigating 'Bump and Go Posse' Crashes
- Group Shows Support For Dosewallips Road Plan
- Vandals Use Herbicide to Kill Lawns, Trees, Shrubs
- Green Thumbs with Sticky Fingers: Plant Thieves Strike Seattle Yards, Parks
- French Fries Behind Half-Dozen Home Fires In Tacoma Area
- FDA: Zicam Nasal Products Can Destroy Sense of Smell
WORD OF THE DAY
Henceforth • \HENSS-fourth \ • adverb – From this point on
“I am tired of my commonplace name,” sighed Bill to his drinking mates at pub. “Henceforth, you shall call me ‘Dirk Squarejaw’,” pronounced the diminutive circus performer.
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
News Release - Avista Reaches Settlement in Idaho Electric and Natural Gas Rate Requests (Electric Energy Online)
http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=113993
Southern Idaho Commissioners Leave Nuke Project in Limbo (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/883031.html
Government to Guarantee Loans for Nuclear Power Plants - $18.5 billion in loan guarantees for the construction of new nuclear power plants to four utilities (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/17/AR2009061701699.html?wprss=rss_business
Funds to Shut Nuclear Plants Fall Short (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2009345426_apusnuclearfundsshortfall.html?syndication=rss
Audit Faults TVA Response to Coal Ash Spill (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/06/16/national/a174926D77.DTL&feed=rss.business
Iowa - Alliant, Co-Ops Consider Natural Gas to Replace Canceled Coal Plant (The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IA)
http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090617/BUSINESS/706179956/1007
Alaska - Matanuska Electric Association Board Fires General Manager (Anchorage Daily News, AK)
http://community.adn.com/adn/node/141826
Kansas - Error Causes Spikes in Electricity Bills: Kaw Valley Electric cooperative says customers must pay difference (Topeka Capital-Journal, KS)
http://www.cjonline.com/news/local/2009-06-16/error_causes_spikes_in_bills
Ohio - Utility upgrade costs need controls: Ohio's utility watchdog says she'll fight for more accountability from giant utility companies as they convert to green energy and extended cell phone, wireless and broadband coverage (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009345816_apohutilitywatchdog.html?syndication=rss
Qwest Seeks New ‘Smart Grid’ Markets (Denver Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2009/06/15/daily36.html?ana=from_rss
Avoid Electrical Dangers with These Simple Steps (The Daily Comet, Lafourche Parish, LA)
http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20090616/ARTICLES/906161001/1008?Title=Avoid-electrical-dangers-with-these-simple-steps
FISH & WILDLIFE
Prison for Elma Man for Cutting down Eagle's Nest (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/883252.html
News Release - Puget Sound Energy’s Fish-Enhancement Efforts Contribute to Record number of Salmon Heading to Sea (Electric Energy Online)
http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=114019
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Clallam County PUD - Carlsborg Sewer System Envisioned for Completion In 2012 (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090617/news/306179985
Stimulus Money, Loan Pay for Olympia Area Water Project - LOTT: $2.6 million plan aims to deliver reclaimed water to golf course (The Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/localnewsfeed/story/883739.html
Olympian Editorial - Turning Capitol Lake into Estuary Will Harm Local Economy
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/883792.html
Water Supplies at Risk from Fires in Dead Forests (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009345481_apusbeetlesforests2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
Tractors Clog California Freeway in Water Cuts Protest (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2071592~Tractors_clog_Calif_freeway_in_water_cuts_protest.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
Lazy Environmentalist Says Don't Feel Bad About Taking Long Showers And Driving Fast Cars (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE55F5OI20090617?feedType=nl&feedName=ustopnewsearly
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Wood-To-Energy Projects Get Stimulus Dollars (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/5227-wood-energy-projects-get-stimulus-dollars/
Oregon May Trim Tax Subsidies for Wind Farms - Backers say the measure could save the state $20 million; others say it could discourage new business (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1245205520197300.xml&coll=7
Clean-Energy Windmills a 'Dirty Business' For Farmers in Mexico (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/environment/2009-06-16-mexico-wind-power_N.htm
United Kingdom - Wind Farm Protestors Fly Blimp to Show How High Turbines Would Be (Horncastle Target, UK)
http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/horncastle/news/Wind-farm-protestors-fly-blimp-high-turbines/article-1083710-detail/article.html
Feds Playing Catch-up As States Take Renewable Energy Lead (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/06/feds-playing-catch-up-as-states-take-renewable-energy-lead?cmpid=rss
PPL Executive: U.S. Renewable Power Goals Too Aggressive (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-BusinessofGreen/idUSTRE55F74J20090616
Waiting for that Spark - Metals demand in markets for wind, solar and other renewable energy sources will be among the first to take off once the economy improves (Metal Center News)
http://www.metalcenternews.com/2009/5May/May2009Alternative%20Energy.html
Washington Post Editorial - Critical Biomass: Can Congress avoid a renewable-energy boondoggle?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/16/AR2009061602796.html
Idaho - Hoku Reaffirms Commitment to Polysilicon Plant (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/883124.html
Iowa Moves Ahead With Underground Energy Storage (Chicago Tribune, IL)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-ia-undergroundenergy,0,3978460.story
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Earth Talk: The Most Energy-Efficient Way to Heat a Cup of Water - When choosing among the microwave or a gas or electric stove top, the answer may surprise you. (Christian Science Monitor)
http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2009/06/16/earth-talk-the-most-energy-efficient-way-to-heat-a-cup-of-water/
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
House May Vote On Climate Change Bill Next Week (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE55F5UC20090616
Legislators Framing Climate Bills Hold Energy Stock (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124519704993421187.html
Taxman May Go After Carbon Permits under Climate Bill (Bloomberg News)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a3l04BwN.TIM
Utilities Could Cash In On Climate Bill - Legislation requiring heavy investment in clean technologies should actually boost utilities' profits (Forbes Magazine)
http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/16/aep-global-warming-business-energy-utilities.html
Portland Officials Release Climate Action Plan (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/5223-portland-officials-release-climate-action-plan/
Detroit News Op/Ed - Cap-And-Trade Bill Creates Green Jobs: Legislation balances employment with warming fight
http://www.detnews.com/article/20090617/OPINION03/906170314/Cap-and-trade-bill-creates-green-jobs
Scientists: Global Warming Is Real, and It Is Only Getting Worse (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2009348033_warming17.html?syndication=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
The FCC Finally Gets a New Boss - Julius Genachowski to be appointed today (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/The-FCC-Finally-Gets-A-New-Boss-102987
Microsoft Files Lawsuit over "Click Fraud" (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE55F1UM20090616?feedType=nl&feedName=ustechnology
Twitter Is a Player in Iran's Drama - State Dept. Asked Site to Keep Running (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/16/AR2009061603391.html?nav=rss_email/components
Opera Lets Browser Be Used As A Server (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/17/BUDV18876M.DTL&feed=rss.business
GENERAL NEWS
Mason County Cuts Operations Director Position (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/7549/reftab/1632/t/COUNTY-CUTS-OPERATIONS-DIRECTOR-POSITION/Default.aspx
Mason County Cuts Director of Operations (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/jun/16/mason-county-cuts-director-of-operations/?partner=RSS
Unemployment Rate Down In Mason County (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/7547/reftab/1632/t/UNEMPLOYMENT-RATE-DOWN-IN-MASON-COUNTY/Default.aspx
Portland Area Has Largest Unemployment Hike (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/06/15/daily27.html?ana=from_rss
Police Investigating 'Bump and Go Posse' Crashes - Police believe intoxicated man, 45, caused three hit-and-runs
http://www.theolympian.com/localnewsfeed/story/883727.html
Group Shows Support For Dosewallips Road Plan; Expected Foes Are No-Shows (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090617/news/306179993
Vandals Use Herbicide to Kill Lawns, Trees, Shrubs (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/19769013/detail.html
Green Thumbs with Sticky Fingers: Plant Thieves Strike Seattle Yards, Parks (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/homegarden/2009347306_planttheft17m.html?syndication=rss
French Fries Behind Half-Dozen Home Fires In Tacoma Area (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009349214_frenchfryfires18m.html?syndication=rss
FDA: Zicam Nasal Products Can Destroy Sense of Smell (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2009347314_zicam17.html?syndication=rss
DIVERSIONS
Calling PeeWee Herman - Collectors Scramble To Save Reptiles during House Fire
http://www.kirotv.com/news/19760072/detail.html
Student Denied Diploma after Blowing Kiss
http://www.kirotv.com/education/19766393/detail.html?treets=sea&tid=2653595907813&tml=sea_nots&tmi=sea_nots_1_01000106162009&ts=H
Ohioans Ticketed For Parking in Own Driveways - Law Bans Parking On Unpaved Surfaces
http://www.kirotv.com/news/19764866/detail.html
Man Who Fears Flying Spending Month on Plane - Mark Malkoff Spending June Living On Plane
http://www.kirotv.com/travelgetaways/19757722/detail.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Fats Waller - Ain't Misbehavin' (Stormy Weather 1943)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWViLtPQMzo&feature=related
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Energy News Digest for June 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)
- Chelan PUD - More Rehab Work Approved For Rock Island Dam
- Chronicle Op/Ed – Lewis County PUD Supports Keeping Our Hydroelectric Dams
- Nearly 8 Percent - Lower Avista Rate Hike Proposed In Idaho
- California - Pacific Gas and Electric Blackouts Last Longer Than Elsewhere
- Alaska Village Electric Cooperative to Selawik: Pay $250,000 or Lose Power
- Alaska - Man Proposes Nuclear Power Plant near Fairbanks
- Drilled Through Electrical Service - House Fire Started By Cable Worker
- "Smart" Power Grids May Be Rife With Dumb Security Bugs
- IR Thermography in the Smart Grid Initiative
- A Proactive Approach to Detecting Energy Theft, Now
- Idaho Officials Unhappy With Neighbor States
- Eco Wars: Battle between Renewable Energy and Wildlife Conservation
- Tribes Want Protection for Mystery Bay Shellfish
- Stillaguamish Tribe Renews Salmon Ceremony
- Condition of Shelton’s Aging Sewer Plant Leads to Building Moratorium
- Olympia’s Capitol Lake Option Costlier than Estuary
- Rock Snot - Unsightly Algae Extends Its Grip to a Crucial New York Stream
- The Damming of the Mekong: Major Blow to an Epic River
- Water Risks Ripple through the Beverage Industry
- Federal Officials Vow Support for Renewable Energy in West
- WA To Get $4.2 Million for Biomass and Wood-To-Energy Projects
- Oregon - Council Learns About Helix Wind Project
- If You Hug the Trees, Can You Have More Renewable Energy?
- Renewable Power Requirement Could Jump Start Manufacturing
- Honolulu Advertiser Op/Ed - Solar-Energy Plants Use Too Much Water
- High-Altitude Wind Machines Could Power New York City
- “Grass Roots” Anti-Wind Farm Campaign Adopts Corporate PR Tactics
- Intel Aims To Capture Wild Electricity
- Cities Spend Stimulus Funds to Retrofit Lighting
- One More Day to Finish Climate Talks with Farm State Democrats
- NY Times Editorial - Climate Trap
- The Next 'Moon Landing?' Norway Plans Deep-Sea CO2 Storage
- Undersea cable links Alaska to Lower 48
- Google: The Data Center Is the Computer
- Data Centers in the Desert
- AT&T Wants 100% Broadband Coverage By 2014
- U.K. Plans Universal Access To High-Speed Internet
- Survey: Family Time Eroding As Internet Use Soars
- Day 28 of Seattle Dry Spell
- Hard Times Means Low Bids on Washington Contracts
- Restrictions Tweak Oregon's Century-Old Initiative System
- Why Washington and Oregon Could End Up With Garbage from Canada
- City Of Shelton Delays Decision On Development Regulations in Urban Growth Area
- ACS Hiring 200 for Puget Sound Call Centers
- Seattle Times Completes Sale of Maine News Properties
- No Powerball Tickets Will Be Sold In Washington
- World War II Bombers Welcomed Back to Bremerton
WORD OF THE DAY
Regnant • \REGG-nunt\ • adjective – 1: exercising rule: reigning 2a: having the chief power: dominant b: of common or widespread occurrence
Dilton’s harsh, cackling laugh echoed throughout the throne room. His minions, shaking with fear, waited in ignorance for his next, cruel order that would once again mark the regnant stamp of his iron rule. “You, Tin Man,” he thundered. “You will be the next karaoke contestant tonight, and I will choose your music: ‘Afternoon Delight’.” A horrified gasp rolled through the room.
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
Chelan PUD - More Rehab Work Approved For Rock Island Dam (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090616/NEWS04/706169964/-1/SPORTS?More-rehab-work-approved-for-Rock-Island-Dam
Chronicle Op/Ed – Lewis County PUD Supports Keeping Our Hydroelectric Dams (Centralia, WA) http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/06/15/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/doc4a3685407595d837957954.txt
Nearly 8 Percent - Lower Avista Rate Hike Proposed In Idaho (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jun/15/lower-avista-rate-hike-proposed-idaho/
California - Pacific Gas and Electric Blackouts Last Longer Than Elsewhere (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/15/MNRG184E5B.DTL&feed=rss.news
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative to Selawik: Pay $250,000 or Lose Power (The Arctic Sounder, Anchorage, AK)
http://www.thearcticsounder.com/news/story/6266
Alaska - Man Proposes Nuclear Power Plant near Fairbanks (The News-Miner, Fairbanks, AK)
http://newsminer.com/news/2009/jun/15/man-proposes-nuclear-power-plant-near-fairbanks/
Drilled Through Electrical Service - House Fire Started By Cable Worker (The Mercury, Pottstown, PA)
http://pottsmerc.com/articles/2009/06/16/news/srv0000005599811.txt
"Smart" Power Grids May Be Rife with Dumb Security Bugs - New technology that controls our electrical grids is hackable without proper security measures, one expert shows (Popular Science)
http://www.popsci.com/gear-amp-gadgets/article/2009-06/smart-power-grids-may-be-rife-dumb-security-bugs
IR Thermography in the Smart Grid Initiative (Utility Automation & Engineering)
http://uaelp.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ARTCL&PUBLICATION_ID=22&ARTICLE_ID=364597&C=INDUS&dcmp=rss
A Proactive Approach to Detecting Energy Theft, Now (Energy Pulse)
http://www.energypulse.net/centers/article/article_display.cfm?a_id=2069
FISH & WILDLIFE
Idaho Officials Unhappy With Neighbor States (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/1358/story/613667.html
Eco Wars: Battle between Renewable Energy and Wildlife Conservation (Mother Nature Network)
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/energy/stories/eco-wars-battle-between-renewable-energy-and-wildlife-conservation
Tribes Want Protection for Mystery Bay Shellfish (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/882182.html
Stillaguamish Tribe Renews Salmon Ceremony (Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090616/NEWS01/706169934/-1/RSS02
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Condition of Shelton’s Aging Sewer Plant Leads to Building Moratorium (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/7539/reftab/1632/t/AGING-SEWER-PLANT-LEADS-TO-BUILDING-MORATORIUM/Default.aspx
Olympia’s Capitol Lake Option Costlier than Estuary (The Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/882634.html
Rock Snot - Unsightly Algae Extends Its Grip to a Crucial New York Stream (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/science/16invasive.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
The Damming of the Mekong: Major Blow to an Epic River (Yale Environment 360)
http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2162
Water Risks Ripple through the Beverage Industry (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSTRE55F05420090616?feedType=nl&feedName=usbeforethebell
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Federal Officials Vow Support for Renewable Energy in West (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009341038_aputwesterngovernorsenergy.html?syndication=rss
WA To Get $4.2 Million for Biomass and Wood-To-Energy Projects (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://blog.seattlepi.com/energy/archives/171308.asp?source=rss
Oregon - Council Learns About Helix Wind Project (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)
http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=93965&SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48
Biomass Conundrum - If You Hug the Trees, Can You Have More Renewable Energy and Protect the Forest? (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/06/16/16climatewire-if-you-hug-the-trees-can-you-have-more-renew-20190.html
Renewable Power Requirement Could Jump Start Manufacturing (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/mnEnergy/idUS422433101520090616
Honolulu Advertiser Op/Ed - Solar-Energy Plants Use Too Much Water
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090615/OPINION03/906150305/Solar-energy+plants+use+too+much+water
High-Altitude Wind Machines Could Power New York City (Wired Magazine – Good Grief! They look like siege balloons from WWII!)
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/06/highaltitudewindpower/
United Kingdom – “Grass Roots” Anti-Wind Farm Campaign Adopts Corporate PR Tactics: New nationwide group launches campaign to lobby politicians and demonize wind farm developers (Business Green)
http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2244207/grass-roots-anti-wind-farm
Intel Aims To Capture Wild Electricity - Free high-def TV is just one benefit of Friday's shift to digital broadcasting. A bonus may be free electricity for everyone (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009340228_brier15.html?syndication=rss
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Cities Spend Stimulus Funds to Retrofit Lighting - Seattle plans to replace all 40,000 residential streetlights with energy- and cost-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) technology (Environmental Leader)
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/06/16/cities-spend-stimulus-funds-to-retrofit-lighting/
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Rep. Waxman Gives Himself another Day to Finish Climate Talks With Farm State Democrats (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/06/16/16climatewire-rep-waxman-gives-himself-another-day-to-fini-56404.html
NY Times Editorial - Climate Trap: Officials from the Obama administration have been beating a steady path to China’s door to talk about climate change.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/opinion/16tue2.html
The Next 'Moon Landing?' Norway Plans Deep-Sea CO2 Storage (Christian Science Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0615/p06s01-woeu.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Undersea cable links Alaska to Lower 48 (KTUU-TV, Anchorage, AK)
http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=10538372
Google: The Data Center Is the Computer (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/06/15/google-the-data-center-is-the-computer/
Data Centers in the Desert - Why some of the largest companies in North America have chosen Arizona for their data centers (Forbes Magazine)
http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/12/data-centers-desert-technology-cio-network-data-centers.html
AT&T Wants 100% Broadband Coverage By 2014 - Though critics take opportunity to highlight past AT&T promises (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Wants-100-Broadband-Coverage-By-2014-102953
U.K. Plans Universal Access To High-Speed Internet (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12600076
Survey: Family Time Eroding As Internet Use Soars (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12594356
GENERAL NEWS
Day 28 of Seattle Dry Spell (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/882912.html
Hard Times Means Low Bids on Washington Contracts - The economic hard times have a small silver lining for some Washington communities. (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009344611_apwabidbonanza.html?syndication=rss
Restrictions Tweak Oregon's Century-Old Initiative System (Associated Press)
http://www.nwcn.com/topstories/stories/NW_061609ORN-initiative-ballot-LJ.879c9b79.html
Why Washington and Oregon Could End Up With Garbage from Canada (Associated Press)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/48116142.html
City Of Shelton Delays Decision On Development Regulations in Urban Growth Area (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/7538/reftab/1632/t/CITY-CONTINUES-HEARING-ON-U-G-A-AGREEMENT/Default.aspx
ACS Hiring 200 for Puget Sound Call Centers (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/06/15/daily20.html?ana=from_rss
Seattle Times Completes Sale of Maine News Properties (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009341889_apusmainenewspaperssold1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
No Powerball Tickets Will Be Sold In Washington (Associated Press)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/48153417.html
World War II Bombers Welcomed Back to Bremerton, WA
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/jun/15/world-war-ii-bombers-welcomed-back-to-bremerton/?partner=RSS
DIVERSIONS
Bob Bogle of Rock Band the Ventures Dies At 75
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009344343_apobitbogle1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
Pennsylvania Windfall: Cop Finds $100 Bills Blowing In Wind
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12599870
Atlanta among Worst for Road Rage
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2009/06/15/daily26.html?ana=from_rss
California Woman Dies after Lightning Strike
http://www.examiner.com/a-2070067~Plumas_County_woman_dies_after_lightning_strike.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
New York City Correction Official Resigns Over Bar Mitzvah Held in Jail
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/nyregion/16jail.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
SONGS OF THE DAY
The Ventures - Walk Don't Run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ11y7pYl-8
The Ventures - Wipe Out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjiOtouyBOg&feature=PlayList&p=5086C858FAD2D2A1&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=41
The Ventures Hawaii - Five O
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSKL8dz-Qjk&feature=related
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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Chelan PUD - More Rehab Work Approved For Rock Island Dam
- Chronicle Op/Ed – Lewis County PUD Supports Keeping Our Hydroelectric Dams
- Nearly 8 Percent - Lower Avista Rate Hike Proposed In Idaho
- California - Pacific Gas and Electric Blackouts Last Longer Than Elsewhere
- Alaska Village Electric Cooperative to Selawik: Pay $250,000 or Lose Power
- Alaska - Man Proposes Nuclear Power Plant near Fairbanks
- Drilled Through Electrical Service - House Fire Started By Cable Worker
- "Smart" Power Grids May Be Rife With Dumb Security Bugs
- IR Thermography in the Smart Grid Initiative
- A Proactive Approach to Detecting Energy Theft, Now
- Idaho Officials Unhappy With Neighbor States
- Eco Wars: Battle between Renewable Energy and Wildlife Conservation
- Tribes Want Protection for Mystery Bay Shellfish
- Stillaguamish Tribe Renews Salmon Ceremony
- Condition of Shelton’s Aging Sewer Plant Leads to Building Moratorium
- Olympia’s Capitol Lake Option Costlier than Estuary
- Rock Snot - Unsightly Algae Extends Its Grip to a Crucial New York Stream
- The Damming of the Mekong: Major Blow to an Epic River
- Water Risks Ripple through the Beverage Industry
- Federal Officials Vow Support for Renewable Energy in West
- WA To Get $4.2 Million for Biomass and Wood-To-Energy Projects
- Oregon - Council Learns About Helix Wind Project
- If You Hug the Trees, Can You Have More Renewable Energy?
- Renewable Power Requirement Could Jump Start Manufacturing
- Honolulu Advertiser Op/Ed - Solar-Energy Plants Use Too Much Water
- High-Altitude Wind Machines Could Power New York City
- “Grass Roots” Anti-Wind Farm Campaign Adopts Corporate PR Tactics
- Intel Aims To Capture Wild Electricity
- Cities Spend Stimulus Funds to Retrofit Lighting
- One More Day to Finish Climate Talks with Farm State Democrats
- NY Times Editorial - Climate Trap
- The Next 'Moon Landing?' Norway Plans Deep-Sea CO2 Storage
- Undersea cable links Alaska to Lower 48
- Google: The Data Center Is the Computer
- Data Centers in the Desert
- AT&T Wants 100% Broadband Coverage By 2014
- U.K. Plans Universal Access To High-Speed Internet
- Survey: Family Time Eroding As Internet Use Soars
- Day 28 of Seattle Dry Spell
- Hard Times Means Low Bids on Washington Contracts
- Restrictions Tweak Oregon's Century-Old Initiative System
- Why Washington and Oregon Could End Up With Garbage from Canada
- City Of Shelton Delays Decision On Development Regulations in Urban Growth Area
- ACS Hiring 200 for Puget Sound Call Centers
- Seattle Times Completes Sale of Maine News Properties
- No Powerball Tickets Will Be Sold In Washington
- World War II Bombers Welcomed Back to Bremerton
WORD OF THE DAY
Regnant • \REGG-nunt\ • adjective – 1: exercising rule: reigning 2a: having the chief power: dominant b: of common or widespread occurrence
Dilton’s harsh, cackling laugh echoed throughout the throne room. His minions, shaking with fear, waited in ignorance for his next, cruel order that would once again mark the regnant stamp of his iron rule. “You, Tin Man,” he thundered. “You will be the next karaoke contestant tonight, and I will choose your music: ‘Afternoon Delight’.” A horrified gasp rolled through the room.
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
Chelan PUD - More Rehab Work Approved For Rock Island Dam (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090616/NEWS04/706169964/-1/SPORTS?More-rehab-work-approved-for-Rock-Island-Dam
Chronicle Op/Ed – Lewis County PUD Supports Keeping Our Hydroelectric Dams (Centralia, WA) http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/06/15/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/doc4a3685407595d837957954.txt
Nearly 8 Percent - Lower Avista Rate Hike Proposed In Idaho (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jun/15/lower-avista-rate-hike-proposed-idaho/
California - Pacific Gas and Electric Blackouts Last Longer Than Elsewhere (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/15/MNRG184E5B.DTL&feed=rss.news
Alaska Village Electric Cooperative to Selawik: Pay $250,000 or Lose Power (The Arctic Sounder, Anchorage, AK)
http://www.thearcticsounder.com/news/story/6266
Alaska - Man Proposes Nuclear Power Plant near Fairbanks (The News-Miner, Fairbanks, AK)
http://newsminer.com/news/2009/jun/15/man-proposes-nuclear-power-plant-near-fairbanks/
Drilled Through Electrical Service - House Fire Started By Cable Worker (The Mercury, Pottstown, PA)
http://pottsmerc.com/articles/2009/06/16/news/srv0000005599811.txt
"Smart" Power Grids May Be Rife with Dumb Security Bugs - New technology that controls our electrical grids is hackable without proper security measures, one expert shows (Popular Science)
http://www.popsci.com/gear-amp-gadgets/article/2009-06/smart-power-grids-may-be-rife-dumb-security-bugs
IR Thermography in the Smart Grid Initiative (Utility Automation & Engineering)
http://uaelp.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ARTCL&PUBLICATION_ID=22&ARTICLE_ID=364597&C=INDUS&dcmp=rss
A Proactive Approach to Detecting Energy Theft, Now (Energy Pulse)
http://www.energypulse.net/centers/article/article_display.cfm?a_id=2069
FISH & WILDLIFE
Idaho Officials Unhappy With Neighbor States (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/1358/story/613667.html
Eco Wars: Battle between Renewable Energy and Wildlife Conservation (Mother Nature Network)
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/energy/stories/eco-wars-battle-between-renewable-energy-and-wildlife-conservation
Tribes Want Protection for Mystery Bay Shellfish (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/882182.html
Stillaguamish Tribe Renews Salmon Ceremony (Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090616/NEWS01/706169934/-1/RSS02
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Condition of Shelton’s Aging Sewer Plant Leads to Building Moratorium (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/7539/reftab/1632/t/AGING-SEWER-PLANT-LEADS-TO-BUILDING-MORATORIUM/Default.aspx
Olympia’s Capitol Lake Option Costlier than Estuary (The Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/882634.html
Rock Snot - Unsightly Algae Extends Its Grip to a Crucial New York Stream (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/science/16invasive.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
The Damming of the Mekong: Major Blow to an Epic River (Yale Environment 360)
http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2162
Water Risks Ripple through the Beverage Industry (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSTRE55F05420090616?feedType=nl&feedName=usbeforethebell
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Federal Officials Vow Support for Renewable Energy in West (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009341038_aputwesterngovernorsenergy.html?syndication=rss
WA To Get $4.2 Million for Biomass and Wood-To-Energy Projects (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://blog.seattlepi.com/energy/archives/171308.asp?source=rss
Oregon - Council Learns About Helix Wind Project (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)
http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=93965&SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48
Biomass Conundrum - If You Hug the Trees, Can You Have More Renewable Energy and Protect the Forest? (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/06/16/16climatewire-if-you-hug-the-trees-can-you-have-more-renew-20190.html
Renewable Power Requirement Could Jump Start Manufacturing (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/mnEnergy/idUS422433101520090616
Honolulu Advertiser Op/Ed - Solar-Energy Plants Use Too Much Water
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090615/OPINION03/906150305/Solar-energy+plants+use+too+much+water
High-Altitude Wind Machines Could Power New York City (Wired Magazine – Good Grief! They look like siege balloons from WWII!)
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/06/highaltitudewindpower/
United Kingdom – “Grass Roots” Anti-Wind Farm Campaign Adopts Corporate PR Tactics: New nationwide group launches campaign to lobby politicians and demonize wind farm developers (Business Green)
http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2244207/grass-roots-anti-wind-farm
Intel Aims To Capture Wild Electricity - Free high-def TV is just one benefit of Friday's shift to digital broadcasting. A bonus may be free electricity for everyone (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009340228_brier15.html?syndication=rss
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Cities Spend Stimulus Funds to Retrofit Lighting - Seattle plans to replace all 40,000 residential streetlights with energy- and cost-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) technology (Environmental Leader)
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/06/16/cities-spend-stimulus-funds-to-retrofit-lighting/
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Rep. Waxman Gives Himself another Day to Finish Climate Talks With Farm State Democrats (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/06/16/16climatewire-rep-waxman-gives-himself-another-day-to-fini-56404.html
NY Times Editorial - Climate Trap: Officials from the Obama administration have been beating a steady path to China’s door to talk about climate change.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/opinion/16tue2.html
The Next 'Moon Landing?' Norway Plans Deep-Sea CO2 Storage (Christian Science Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0615/p06s01-woeu.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Undersea cable links Alaska to Lower 48 (KTUU-TV, Anchorage, AK)
http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=10538372
Google: The Data Center Is the Computer (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/06/15/google-the-data-center-is-the-computer/
Data Centers in the Desert - Why some of the largest companies in North America have chosen Arizona for their data centers (Forbes Magazine)
http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/12/data-centers-desert-technology-cio-network-data-centers.html
AT&T Wants 100% Broadband Coverage By 2014 - Though critics take opportunity to highlight past AT&T promises (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Wants-100-Broadband-Coverage-By-2014-102953
U.K. Plans Universal Access To High-Speed Internet (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12600076
Survey: Family Time Eroding As Internet Use Soars (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12594356
GENERAL NEWS
Day 28 of Seattle Dry Spell (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/882912.html
Hard Times Means Low Bids on Washington Contracts - The economic hard times have a small silver lining for some Washington communities. (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009344611_apwabidbonanza.html?syndication=rss
Restrictions Tweak Oregon's Century-Old Initiative System (Associated Press)
http://www.nwcn.com/topstories/stories/NW_061609ORN-initiative-ballot-LJ.879c9b79.html
Why Washington and Oregon Could End Up With Garbage from Canada (Associated Press)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/48116142.html
City Of Shelton Delays Decision On Development Regulations in Urban Growth Area (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/7538/reftab/1632/t/CITY-CONTINUES-HEARING-ON-U-G-A-AGREEMENT/Default.aspx
ACS Hiring 200 for Puget Sound Call Centers (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/06/15/daily20.html?ana=from_rss
Seattle Times Completes Sale of Maine News Properties (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009341889_apusmainenewspaperssold1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
No Powerball Tickets Will Be Sold In Washington (Associated Press)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/48153417.html
World War II Bombers Welcomed Back to Bremerton, WA
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/jun/15/world-war-ii-bombers-welcomed-back-to-bremerton/?partner=RSS
DIVERSIONS
Bob Bogle of Rock Band the Ventures Dies At 75
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009344343_apobitbogle1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
Pennsylvania Windfall: Cop Finds $100 Bills Blowing In Wind
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12599870
Atlanta among Worst for Road Rage
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2009/06/15/daily26.html?ana=from_rss
California Woman Dies after Lightning Strike
http://www.examiner.com/a-2070067~Plumas_County_woman_dies_after_lightning_strike.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
New York City Correction Official Resigns Over Bar Mitzvah Held in Jail
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/nyregion/16jail.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
SONGS OF THE DAY
The Ventures - Walk Don't Run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ11y7pYl-8
The Ventures - Wipe Out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjiOtouyBOg&feature=PlayList&p=5086C858FAD2D2A1&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=41
The Ventures Hawaii - Five O
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSKL8dz-Qjk&feature=related
Monday, June 15, 2009
Energy News Digest for June 15, 2009
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- BPA, Columbia Falls Aluminum Talk about Electric Rates
- Union-Bulletin Op/Ed - Hydropower Should Be Considered Renewable
- TransAlta coal power plant faces heat from Sierra Club
- Here’s the Sierra Club Letter for Action on TransAlta
- TransAlta Releases Its 12th Annual Report on Sustainability
- Locations of High-Risk Coal Ash Sites Kept Secret
- Nuclear Power May Sprout
- Monday is moment of truth for nuclear power plant near Mountain Home
- Investors Pour Cash into Columbia River LNG Project
- Study: U.S. Public Power Was Financially Sound In 2008
- Seattle City Light Rolling Out Hybrid Repair Trucks
- Renton - Overloaded Outlet Sparked Five-Alarm Blaze
- Northern Wasco County PUD Gives Away $30K
- Utilities Profit from Lower Electricity Sales
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District Rolls Out a Smart Electrical Grid
- $1.3 Billion FPL Rate Increase Raises Ire of Florida Attorney General
- Ohio - Foes Help Sink Gorge Hydro Project
- Massachusetts - Highest-In-Nation Power Bills Poised To Surge In 2010
- Austin Energy - Finding Energy for Future Is a Worry for Utility Chief
- South Carolina - Utilities to Tweet If Hurricane Hits
- Electricity Woes A Way of Life in Afghanistan
- Lake Washington Sockeye Fishing Season Unlikely
- Northern Pikeminnow Fishing Is Off To a Good Start
- Upper Klickitat River Opens For Hatchery Spring Chinook Fishing
- Progress at Condit: Removal of White River Dam Set for Next Year
- Klamath Dam Removal Moves a Step Forward In Salem
- Water Management in California Deemed Critical to Orcas
- Peninsula Daily News Op/Ed - Lower Elwha Klallam Nurture River Steelhead
- Oysters In Deep Trouble
- NY Times Editorial - Of Fish and Flexibility
- Biologists Study Decline In Eastern Washington Geese
- Climate Change & Renewables: Bills to Protect Environment Derailed By Finances
- Nestle Eyes Columbia Gorge Spring to Bottle Water
- Bainbridge Sewage Pipe Leaked More Than Thought
- Bainbridge Leak Highlights Island's Decaying Sewer System
- Castle Rock and Cowlitz County to Meet About Water System
- Portland Building Will Be Sewage-Recycling Standard
- Columbian Op/Ed - Company Confronts Maze in Effort to Develop Wind Energy
- Idaho Statesman Editorial - Idaho Must Act to Keep Clean Energy Growing
- California Sees Big Costs To Renewable Power Plan
- The Switch: Oregon Well Situated For Ocean Energy
- Seeking Growth Market, Chip Maker Eyes Solar Cells
- Idaho - Hoku polysilicon plant faces delay
- Oregon - Green and On Top
- Biodiesel Refiners See Red, Not Green
- How to Get Solar Power on Your Farm or Ranch for Cheap
- Irish Investor Blows Into Illinois with $1 Billion to Buy Wind Farms
- Today is Global Wind Day
- Solar Airplane Aims for 36-Hour Flight
- ‘Built Green” Homes Grew In Value in Last Two Years
- Energy Audit Company in Mountain View Hits Potential Stimulus Hot Spot
- Water, Energy, Climate Top Western Govs' Agenda
- Gov. Gregoire Has Overstepped Her Authority with Climate Policy
- Daily Astorian Op/Ed - Thoughts on Energy
- Democrats Struggling for Consensus on Climate Bills
- U.S. Emissions Bill Is Criticized Abroad
- Washington Post Op/Ed - Could We Engineer a Cooler Planet?
- Boxlight Trades In Poulsbo for New, Smaller Belfair Home
- Quincy, WA - Data Centers Keep Economy Humming
- Arizona - Data Center Breaking Ground in Phoenix
- IBM Ready to Help Business Users Step into Cloud Computing
- Widespread Broadband Internet Access Moving Closer to Reality
- The Tweet Smell of Success
- WA Gov Prepares For Further Budget Cuts
- Port Orchard Remains Likely From Young Man
- Russia Faces Collapse of 'Monotowns'
- Radar Money for Washington Coast Passes Committee
- Oregon Gets Tough on Metal Thieves
- Neighbors to Sue Sea-Tac Airport over Noise from New Runway
WORD OF THE DAY
Avuncular • \uh-VUNK-you-lerr\ • adjective - 1: of or relating to an uncle 2: suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality
“Here ya go sonny,” croaked Francis to the small boy, patting him gently on the head and dropping a hard candy into the tiny, begrimed child’s hand. Francis was known throughout the neighborhood as a benign, avuncular porch-sitter. What had most of his neighbors scratching their heads is that it appeared that a kindly 75-year old man resided in Francis’ 15-year old body.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
BPA, Columbia Falls Aluminum Talk about Electric Rates “…it's not just electrical rates that are affecting the companies bottom line, but also a sharply depressed aluminum world market…” (KPAX, Missoula, MT)
http://www.kpax.com/global/story.asp?s=10487855
Union-Bulletin Op/Ed - Hydropower Should Be Considered A Renewable Energy Source (Walla Walla)
http://www.union-bulletin.com/articles/2009/06/13/opinion/daily_editorial/090614editorialhydro.txt
TransAlta coal power plant faces heat from Sierra Club (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/06/15/story8.html?ana=from_rss
Here’s the Sierra Club Letter for Action on TransAlta (Seattle Dirt)
http://seattledirt.com/2009/04/09/stop-the-coal-industrys-sweetheart-deal-write-gov-gregoire-today/
TransAlta Releases Its 12th Annual Report on Sustainability (Electric Energy Online)
http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=113715
Locations of High-Risk Coal Ash Sites Kept Secret (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2009331951_apuscoalashdisclosure.html?syndication=rss
Nuclear Power May Sprout - Energy supply system seeks to study construction of small reactors at Hanford reservation (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/778125.html
Idaho Statesman Columnist - Monday is moment of truth for nuclear power plant near Mountain Home (Boise)
http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/802660.html
Investors Pour Cash into Columbia River LNG Project (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/06/14//area_news/doc4a349a24d99af601688295.txt
Study: U.S. Public Power Was Financially Sound In 2008 (Utility Automation & Engineering)
http://uaelp.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONART&PUBLICATION_ID=22&ARTICLE_ID=364431&C=INDUS&dcmp=rss
Seattle City Light Rolling Out Hybrid Repair Trucks (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/06/08/daily50.html?ana=from_rss
Renton - Overloaded Outlet Sparked Five-Alarm Blaze (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/47963861.html
Northern Wasco County PUD Gives Away $30K - Gymnastics, fort win biggest grants (Dalles Chronicle, OR)
http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2009/06/news06-12-09-02.shtml
Utilities Profit from Lower Electricity Sales (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009332801_apusskewedutilitiesglance.html?syndication=rss
California - Sacramento Municipal Utility District Rolls Out a Smart Electrical Grid (Sacramento Bee, CA)
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1942943.html
$1.3 Billion FPL Rate Increase Raises Ire of Florida Attorney General - Average increase would be 30% for typical customer (Tampa Bay Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/06/08/daily72.html?ana=from_rss
Ohio - Foes Help Sink Gorge Hydro Project: A long and heated battle over adding hydroelectric facilities to a Cuyahoga River dam between Akron and Cuyahoga Falls appears over (Akron Beacon, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/48007187.html
Massachusetts - Highest-In-Nation Power Bills Poised To Surge In 2010 (Boston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2009/06/15/story8.html?ana=from_rss
Austin Energy - Finding Energy for Future Is a Worry for Utility Chief (American Statesman, Austin, TX)
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/2009/06/14/0614duncan.html
South Carolina - Utilities to Tweet If Hurricane Hits: Twitter will be used to help give S.C. residents updates on storms (The State, Columbia, SC)
http://www.thestate.com/local/story/827242.html
Electricity Woes A Way of Life in Afghanistan (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105249682&ft=1&f=7
FISH & WILDLIFE
Lake Washington Sockeye Fishing Season Unlikely (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_061209WAB-no-salmon-KS.747e5faf.html?rss
Northern Pikeminnow Fishing Is Off To a Good Start (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2009336118_outn14.html
Upper Klickitat River Opens For Hatchery Spring Chinook Fishing (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2009332708_upper_klickitat_river_opens_fo.html
Columbian Editorial - Progress at Condit: Removal of White River dam set for next year after Department of Ecology ruling (Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20090615/OPINION02/706159988/-1/OPINION
Klamath Dam Removal Moves a Step Forward In Salem (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/5208-klamath-dam-removal-moves-step-forward-salem/
Water Management in California Deemed Critical to Orcas (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/2009/06/11/water-management-in-california-deemed-critical-to-orcas/
Peninsula Daily News Op/Ed - Lower Elwha Klallam Nurture River Steelhead (Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090615/NEWS/306159989
Oysters In Deep Trouble: Is Pacific Ocean's Chemistry Killing Sea Life? (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009336458_oysters14m.html?syndication=rss
NY Times Editorial - Of Fish and Flexibility: New bill would poke holes in the Magnuson-Stevens Act that imposes ambitious timetables for rebuilding fish stocks and gives scientists a say in setting limits.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/13/opinion/13sat3.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Biologists Study Decline In Eastern Washington Geese (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/881973.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Oregon – Climate Change & Renewables: Bills to Protect Environment Derailed By Finances (Salem Statesman Journal, OR)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090615/LEGISLATURE/906150328/1042/STATE
Nestle Eyes Columbia Gorge Spring to Bottle Water (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/06/nestle_eyes_columbia_gorge_spr.html
Bainbridge Sewage Pipe Leaked More Than Thought (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/WN_061309WAB-AP-sewage-leak-KS.793dae43.html?rss
Bainbridge Leak Highlights Island's Decaying Sewer System (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/jun/12/bainbridge-leak-highlights-islands-decaying/?partner=RSS
Castle Rock and Cowlitz County to Meet About Water System (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/06/14//area_news/doc4a34974f418ca959114308.txt
Portland Building Will Be Sewage-Recycling Standard (Associated Press)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/778172.html
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Columbian Op/Ed - Company Confronts Maze in Effort to Develop Wind Energy (Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20090614/OPINION03/706149992/-1/OPINION
Idaho Statesman Editorial - Idaho Must Act to Keep Clean Energy Growing (and where, pray tell, is your inclusion of hydropower?)
http://www.idahostatesman.com/Opinion/story/801971.html
California Sees Big Costs To Renewable Power Plan “…28 percent rise in electricity rates and $115 billion in construction if the state wants to get a third of its electricity from renewable sources…” (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE55B5KN20090612
The Switch: Oregon Well Situated For Ocean Energy (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/5206-switch-oregon-well-situated-wave-and-tidal-power/
Seeking Growth Market, Chip Maker Eyes Solar Cells (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/13/business/energy-environment/13chip.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Idaho - Hoku polysilicon plant faces delay (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/881483.html
Oregon - Green and On Top: Solar. Wind. Water. Geothermal, biomass and even garbage. With all these opportunities, it’s no wondering Oregon leads the nation in clean energy (The Bend Bulletin, OR)
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090614/BIZ0102/906140325/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01
Biodiesel Refiners See Red, Not Green - Combination of factors closes at least a third of U.S. plants (The Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jun/14/biodiesel-refiners-see-red-not-green/
How to Get Solar Power on Your Farm or Ranch for Cheap (Business Insider)
http://www.businessinsider.com/solar-power-for-the-farm-or-ranch-2009-6
Irish Investor Blows Into Illinois with $1 Billion to Buy Wind Farms (Chicago Tribune, IL)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-biz-windfarm-june15,0,6549179.story
Today is Global Wind Day - In U.S. organizers hope to alert country to risk of losing jobs in this sector to China (Industry Week)
http://www.industryweek.com/articles/today_is_global_wind_day_19356.aspx
Solar Airplane Aims for 36-Hour Flight (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/15/solar-plane-aims-for-36-hour-flight/?partner=rss&emc=rss
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
‘Built Green” Homes Grew In Value in Last Two Years (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/realestate/2009333428_builtgreen140.html
California - Energy Audit Company in Mountain View Hits Potential Stimulus Hot Spot (Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/06/15/story7.html?ana=from_rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Water, Energy, Climate Top Western Govs' Agenda (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_ut_western_governors.html
Olympian Op/Ed - Gov. Gregoire Has Overstepped Her Authority with Climate Policy
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/880966.html
Daily Astorian Op/Ed - Thoughts on Energy
http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=393&ArticleID=61748&TM=56845.91
Democrats Struggling for Consensus on Climate Bills (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/14/AR2009061402266.html?wprss=rss_politics
U.S. Emissions Bill Is Criticized Abroad: Inadequate for the climate and unfair to poor countries. (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/12/AR2009061202072.html?wprss=rss_business
Washington Post Op/Ed - Could We Engineer a Cooler Planet?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/12/AR2009061203453.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Boxlight Trades In Poulsbo for New, Smaller Belfair Home “…Another draw is the availability of fiber optics. PUD 3's massive system provides faster service than in Seattle…” (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/jun/14/boxlight-uproots-from-poulsbo-for-new-belfair/
Quincy, WA - Data Centers Keep Economy Humming (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090613/NEWS04/706139972?Data-centers-keep-economy-humming
Arizona - Data Center Breaking Ground in Phoenix - A 160,000-square-foot retrofit dubbed Phoenix NAP (Phoenix Business Journal
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2009/06/08/daily64.html?ana=from_rss
IBM Ready to Help Business Users Step into Cloud Computing (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009338808_ibmcloud15.html
Widespread Broadband Internet Access Moving Closer to Reality (Pittsburgh Business Times)
http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2009/06/15/story11.html?ana=from_rss
The Tweet Smell of Success (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/weekinreview/14cohen.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
GENERAL NEWS
WA Gov Prepares For Further Budget Cuts (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/5202-wa-gov-prepares-further-budget-cuts/
Port Orchard Remains Likely From Young Man (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=10529514
Russia Faces Collapse of 'Monotowns' - As small cities centered around one industry feel economic strain, popular unrest grows (Forbes Magazine)
http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/11/russia-putin-monotowns-business-oxford.html
Radar Money for Washington Coast Passes Committee (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/06/14/local_news/doc4a3344993c0d2366025061.txt
Oregon Gets Tough on Metal Thieves - If it passes, law could be a boon for Clark County (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20090615/NEWS02/706159967/Oregon+gets+tough+on+metal+thieves+
Neighbors to Sue Sea-Tac Airport over Noise from New Runway (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009338948_webseatacsue15.html?syndication=rss
DIVERSIONS
PETA Complaints Won't Stop Fish Toss
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_061309WAB-AP-peta-fish-KS.78c8697d.html?rss
Mother Secretly Lives In Home for Sale - Woman, 2 Children Stay In House Unbeknownst To Homeowner
http://www.kirotv.com/money/19735014/detail.html
Parking Space in Boston Sells For $300,000
http://www.kirotv.com/automotive/19722079/detail.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Take Me to the River - Talking Heads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anjT71N4PGM&feature=related
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- BPA, Columbia Falls Aluminum Talk about Electric Rates
- Union-Bulletin Op/Ed - Hydropower Should Be Considered Renewable
- TransAlta coal power plant faces heat from Sierra Club
- Here’s the Sierra Club Letter for Action on TransAlta
- TransAlta Releases Its 12th Annual Report on Sustainability
- Locations of High-Risk Coal Ash Sites Kept Secret
- Nuclear Power May Sprout
- Monday is moment of truth for nuclear power plant near Mountain Home
- Investors Pour Cash into Columbia River LNG Project
- Study: U.S. Public Power Was Financially Sound In 2008
- Seattle City Light Rolling Out Hybrid Repair Trucks
- Renton - Overloaded Outlet Sparked Five-Alarm Blaze
- Northern Wasco County PUD Gives Away $30K
- Utilities Profit from Lower Electricity Sales
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District Rolls Out a Smart Electrical Grid
- $1.3 Billion FPL Rate Increase Raises Ire of Florida Attorney General
- Ohio - Foes Help Sink Gorge Hydro Project
- Massachusetts - Highest-In-Nation Power Bills Poised To Surge In 2010
- Austin Energy - Finding Energy for Future Is a Worry for Utility Chief
- South Carolina - Utilities to Tweet If Hurricane Hits
- Electricity Woes A Way of Life in Afghanistan
- Lake Washington Sockeye Fishing Season Unlikely
- Northern Pikeminnow Fishing Is Off To a Good Start
- Upper Klickitat River Opens For Hatchery Spring Chinook Fishing
- Progress at Condit: Removal of White River Dam Set for Next Year
- Klamath Dam Removal Moves a Step Forward In Salem
- Water Management in California Deemed Critical to Orcas
- Peninsula Daily News Op/Ed - Lower Elwha Klallam Nurture River Steelhead
- Oysters In Deep Trouble
- NY Times Editorial - Of Fish and Flexibility
- Biologists Study Decline In Eastern Washington Geese
- Climate Change & Renewables: Bills to Protect Environment Derailed By Finances
- Nestle Eyes Columbia Gorge Spring to Bottle Water
- Bainbridge Sewage Pipe Leaked More Than Thought
- Bainbridge Leak Highlights Island's Decaying Sewer System
- Castle Rock and Cowlitz County to Meet About Water System
- Portland Building Will Be Sewage-Recycling Standard
- Columbian Op/Ed - Company Confronts Maze in Effort to Develop Wind Energy
- Idaho Statesman Editorial - Idaho Must Act to Keep Clean Energy Growing
- California Sees Big Costs To Renewable Power Plan
- The Switch: Oregon Well Situated For Ocean Energy
- Seeking Growth Market, Chip Maker Eyes Solar Cells
- Idaho - Hoku polysilicon plant faces delay
- Oregon - Green and On Top
- Biodiesel Refiners See Red, Not Green
- How to Get Solar Power on Your Farm or Ranch for Cheap
- Irish Investor Blows Into Illinois with $1 Billion to Buy Wind Farms
- Today is Global Wind Day
- Solar Airplane Aims for 36-Hour Flight
- ‘Built Green” Homes Grew In Value in Last Two Years
- Energy Audit Company in Mountain View Hits Potential Stimulus Hot Spot
- Water, Energy, Climate Top Western Govs' Agenda
- Gov. Gregoire Has Overstepped Her Authority with Climate Policy
- Daily Astorian Op/Ed - Thoughts on Energy
- Democrats Struggling for Consensus on Climate Bills
- U.S. Emissions Bill Is Criticized Abroad
- Washington Post Op/Ed - Could We Engineer a Cooler Planet?
- Boxlight Trades In Poulsbo for New, Smaller Belfair Home
- Quincy, WA - Data Centers Keep Economy Humming
- Arizona - Data Center Breaking Ground in Phoenix
- IBM Ready to Help Business Users Step into Cloud Computing
- Widespread Broadband Internet Access Moving Closer to Reality
- The Tweet Smell of Success
- WA Gov Prepares For Further Budget Cuts
- Port Orchard Remains Likely From Young Man
- Russia Faces Collapse of 'Monotowns'
- Radar Money for Washington Coast Passes Committee
- Oregon Gets Tough on Metal Thieves
- Neighbors to Sue Sea-Tac Airport over Noise from New Runway
WORD OF THE DAY
Avuncular • \uh-VUNK-you-lerr\ • adjective - 1: of or relating to an uncle 2: suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality
“Here ya go sonny,” croaked Francis to the small boy, patting him gently on the head and dropping a hard candy into the tiny, begrimed child’s hand. Francis was known throughout the neighborhood as a benign, avuncular porch-sitter. What had most of his neighbors scratching their heads is that it appeared that a kindly 75-year old man resided in Francis’ 15-year old body.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
BPA, Columbia Falls Aluminum Talk about Electric Rates “…it's not just electrical rates that are affecting the companies bottom line, but also a sharply depressed aluminum world market…” (KPAX, Missoula, MT)
http://www.kpax.com/global/story.asp?s=10487855
Union-Bulletin Op/Ed - Hydropower Should Be Considered A Renewable Energy Source (Walla Walla)
http://www.union-bulletin.com/articles/2009/06/13/opinion/daily_editorial/090614editorialhydro.txt
TransAlta coal power plant faces heat from Sierra Club (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/06/15/story8.html?ana=from_rss
Here’s the Sierra Club Letter for Action on TransAlta (Seattle Dirt)
http://seattledirt.com/2009/04/09/stop-the-coal-industrys-sweetheart-deal-write-gov-gregoire-today/
TransAlta Releases Its 12th Annual Report on Sustainability (Electric Energy Online)
http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=113715
Locations of High-Risk Coal Ash Sites Kept Secret (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2009331951_apuscoalashdisclosure.html?syndication=rss
Nuclear Power May Sprout - Energy supply system seeks to study construction of small reactors at Hanford reservation (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/778125.html
Idaho Statesman Columnist - Monday is moment of truth for nuclear power plant near Mountain Home (Boise)
http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/802660.html
Investors Pour Cash into Columbia River LNG Project (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/06/14//area_news/doc4a349a24d99af601688295.txt
Study: U.S. Public Power Was Financially Sound In 2008 (Utility Automation & Engineering)
http://uaelp.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONART&PUBLICATION_ID=22&ARTICLE_ID=364431&C=INDUS&dcmp=rss
Seattle City Light Rolling Out Hybrid Repair Trucks (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/06/08/daily50.html?ana=from_rss
Renton - Overloaded Outlet Sparked Five-Alarm Blaze (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/47963861.html
Northern Wasco County PUD Gives Away $30K - Gymnastics, fort win biggest grants (Dalles Chronicle, OR)
http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2009/06/news06-12-09-02.shtml
Utilities Profit from Lower Electricity Sales (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009332801_apusskewedutilitiesglance.html?syndication=rss
California - Sacramento Municipal Utility District Rolls Out a Smart Electrical Grid (Sacramento Bee, CA)
http://www.sacbee.com/business/story/1942943.html
$1.3 Billion FPL Rate Increase Raises Ire of Florida Attorney General - Average increase would be 30% for typical customer (Tampa Bay Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2009/06/08/daily72.html?ana=from_rss
Ohio - Foes Help Sink Gorge Hydro Project: A long and heated battle over adding hydroelectric facilities to a Cuyahoga River dam between Akron and Cuyahoga Falls appears over (Akron Beacon, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/48007187.html
Massachusetts - Highest-In-Nation Power Bills Poised To Surge In 2010 (Boston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2009/06/15/story8.html?ana=from_rss
Austin Energy - Finding Energy for Future Is a Worry for Utility Chief (American Statesman, Austin, TX)
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/2009/06/14/0614duncan.html
South Carolina - Utilities to Tweet If Hurricane Hits: Twitter will be used to help give S.C. residents updates on storms (The State, Columbia, SC)
http://www.thestate.com/local/story/827242.html
Electricity Woes A Way of Life in Afghanistan (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105249682&ft=1&f=7
FISH & WILDLIFE
Lake Washington Sockeye Fishing Season Unlikely (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_061209WAB-no-salmon-KS.747e5faf.html?rss
Northern Pikeminnow Fishing Is Off To a Good Start (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2009336118_outn14.html
Upper Klickitat River Opens For Hatchery Spring Chinook Fishing (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2009332708_upper_klickitat_river_opens_fo.html
Columbian Editorial - Progress at Condit: Removal of White River dam set for next year after Department of Ecology ruling (Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20090615/OPINION02/706159988/-1/OPINION
Klamath Dam Removal Moves a Step Forward In Salem (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/5208-klamath-dam-removal-moves-step-forward-salem/
Water Management in California Deemed Critical to Orcas (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/2009/06/11/water-management-in-california-deemed-critical-to-orcas/
Peninsula Daily News Op/Ed - Lower Elwha Klallam Nurture River Steelhead (Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090615/NEWS/306159989
Oysters In Deep Trouble: Is Pacific Ocean's Chemistry Killing Sea Life? (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009336458_oysters14m.html?syndication=rss
NY Times Editorial - Of Fish and Flexibility: New bill would poke holes in the Magnuson-Stevens Act that imposes ambitious timetables for rebuilding fish stocks and gives scientists a say in setting limits.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/13/opinion/13sat3.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Biologists Study Decline In Eastern Washington Geese (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/881973.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Oregon – Climate Change & Renewables: Bills to Protect Environment Derailed By Finances (Salem Statesman Journal, OR)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090615/LEGISLATURE/906150328/1042/STATE
Nestle Eyes Columbia Gorge Spring to Bottle Water (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/06/nestle_eyes_columbia_gorge_spr.html
Bainbridge Sewage Pipe Leaked More Than Thought (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/WN_061309WAB-AP-sewage-leak-KS.793dae43.html?rss
Bainbridge Leak Highlights Island's Decaying Sewer System (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/jun/12/bainbridge-leak-highlights-islands-decaying/?partner=RSS
Castle Rock and Cowlitz County to Meet About Water System (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/06/14//area_news/doc4a34974f418ca959114308.txt
Portland Building Will Be Sewage-Recycling Standard (Associated Press)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/778172.html
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Columbian Op/Ed - Company Confronts Maze in Effort to Develop Wind Energy (Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20090614/OPINION03/706149992/-1/OPINION
Idaho Statesman Editorial - Idaho Must Act to Keep Clean Energy Growing (and where, pray tell, is your inclusion of hydropower?)
http://www.idahostatesman.com/Opinion/story/801971.html
California Sees Big Costs To Renewable Power Plan “…28 percent rise in electricity rates and $115 billion in construction if the state wants to get a third of its electricity from renewable sources…” (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE55B5KN20090612
The Switch: Oregon Well Situated For Ocean Energy (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/5206-switch-oregon-well-situated-wave-and-tidal-power/
Seeking Growth Market, Chip Maker Eyes Solar Cells (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/13/business/energy-environment/13chip.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Idaho - Hoku polysilicon plant faces delay (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/881483.html
Oregon - Green and On Top: Solar. Wind. Water. Geothermal, biomass and even garbage. With all these opportunities, it’s no wondering Oregon leads the nation in clean energy (The Bend Bulletin, OR)
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090614/BIZ0102/906140325/1001/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01
Biodiesel Refiners See Red, Not Green - Combination of factors closes at least a third of U.S. plants (The Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jun/14/biodiesel-refiners-see-red-not-green/
How to Get Solar Power on Your Farm or Ranch for Cheap (Business Insider)
http://www.businessinsider.com/solar-power-for-the-farm-or-ranch-2009-6
Irish Investor Blows Into Illinois with $1 Billion to Buy Wind Farms (Chicago Tribune, IL)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-biz-windfarm-june15,0,6549179.story
Today is Global Wind Day - In U.S. organizers hope to alert country to risk of losing jobs in this sector to China (Industry Week)
http://www.industryweek.com/articles/today_is_global_wind_day_19356.aspx
Solar Airplane Aims for 36-Hour Flight (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/15/solar-plane-aims-for-36-hour-flight/?partner=rss&emc=rss
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
‘Built Green” Homes Grew In Value in Last Two Years (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/realestate/2009333428_builtgreen140.html
California - Energy Audit Company in Mountain View Hits Potential Stimulus Hot Spot (Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/06/15/story7.html?ana=from_rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Water, Energy, Climate Top Western Govs' Agenda (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_ut_western_governors.html
Olympian Op/Ed - Gov. Gregoire Has Overstepped Her Authority with Climate Policy
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/880966.html
Daily Astorian Op/Ed - Thoughts on Energy
http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=393&ArticleID=61748&TM=56845.91
Democrats Struggling for Consensus on Climate Bills (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/14/AR2009061402266.html?wprss=rss_politics
U.S. Emissions Bill Is Criticized Abroad: Inadequate for the climate and unfair to poor countries. (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/12/AR2009061202072.html?wprss=rss_business
Washington Post Op/Ed - Could We Engineer a Cooler Planet?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/12/AR2009061203453.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Boxlight Trades In Poulsbo for New, Smaller Belfair Home “…Another draw is the availability of fiber optics. PUD 3's massive system provides faster service than in Seattle…” (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/jun/14/boxlight-uproots-from-poulsbo-for-new-belfair/
Quincy, WA - Data Centers Keep Economy Humming (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090613/NEWS04/706139972?Data-centers-keep-economy-humming
Arizona - Data Center Breaking Ground in Phoenix - A 160,000-square-foot retrofit dubbed Phoenix NAP (Phoenix Business Journal
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2009/06/08/daily64.html?ana=from_rss
IBM Ready to Help Business Users Step into Cloud Computing (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009338808_ibmcloud15.html
Widespread Broadband Internet Access Moving Closer to Reality (Pittsburgh Business Times)
http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2009/06/15/story11.html?ana=from_rss
The Tweet Smell of Success (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/weekinreview/14cohen.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
GENERAL NEWS
WA Gov Prepares For Further Budget Cuts (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/5202-wa-gov-prepares-further-budget-cuts/
Port Orchard Remains Likely From Young Man (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=10529514
Russia Faces Collapse of 'Monotowns' - As small cities centered around one industry feel economic strain, popular unrest grows (Forbes Magazine)
http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/11/russia-putin-monotowns-business-oxford.html
Radar Money for Washington Coast Passes Committee (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/06/14/local_news/doc4a3344993c0d2366025061.txt
Oregon Gets Tough on Metal Thieves - If it passes, law could be a boon for Clark County (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20090615/NEWS02/706159967/Oregon+gets+tough+on+metal+thieves+
Neighbors to Sue Sea-Tac Airport over Noise from New Runway (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009338948_webseatacsue15.html?syndication=rss
DIVERSIONS
PETA Complaints Won't Stop Fish Toss
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_061309WAB-AP-peta-fish-KS.78c8697d.html?rss
Mother Secretly Lives In Home for Sale - Woman, 2 Children Stay In House Unbeknownst To Homeowner
http://www.kirotv.com/money/19735014/detail.html
Parking Space in Boston Sells For $300,000
http://www.kirotv.com/automotive/19722079/detail.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Take Me to the River - Talking Heads
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anjT71N4PGM&feature=related
Friday, June 12, 2009
Energy News Digest for June 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)
- As Wind Power Grows, a Push to Tear down Dams
- Okanogan PUD Hires Team to Remove Fire Dangers near Poles
- Tree Cutting Costs Farmers - BPA buzzes through hazelnut orchards
- Metal Theft Bill Clears Oregon House
- NorthWestern Energy Adds Hybrid Bucket Truck
- Alternate Gas Routes Studied In Eastern Oregon
- Cantwell - Senate Panel Hands FERC 'Cease and Desist' Power for Gas, Electricity Markets
- Chesapeake Energy: McClendon Mum On Lawsuits Over $75M Bonus
- Stalled Clean Coal Plant Moving Ahead In Illinois
- Wrongful Death Suit Filed In Fatal Water Heater Explosion
- Into the Breach - Unlikely voices call for a more inclusive approach to resolving the Snake River’s dam vs. salmon conundrum
- Lower Columbia River Opens Again After Delay
- Coho Salmon Season Set for Oregon Coastal Rivers
- Dead Fish in Lake Washington Prompt Concern
- State Approves Water Right for Large Eastern Washington Feedlot
- Obama Turns Out To Be Not So Much a Friend of the Environment
- Oregon - Hybrid Car Tax Break May Fade Away
- Nation's Largest Solar Plant to Be Built In New Mexico
- Atlanta Startup Turns Human Waste into Fuel
- Eating Your Own Dog Food: Congress Will Run Project on Saving Electricity
- Tacoma Building So Green It Needs To Be Mowed
- North Carolina - Duke Reaches Save-A-Watt Settlement
- Solid-State Lighting is a Bright Idea for Energy Efficiency, Study Says
- Agricultural Panel Jeopardizes Climate Bill
- Agriculture Carbon Offsets - Savior or a Boondoggle?
- Congress - GOP Charges Markey with Climate Witness Intimidation
- Clever Cap and Trade Primer - Where's My Carbon Credit, Dude?
- Stations Turn Off Analog Signals as Digital TV Deadline Arrives
- GAO On Broadband: Please Listen To Us. For Once. Please.
- Broadband Confession: I Have Pipe Envy
- Microsoft to Sell Windows minus Browser in Europe
- Yahoo Names New CFO, Fills Void Left By Shake-Up
- Twitter Helps Dell Rake in Sales
- Study Says Belfair Bypass Is Top Priority on Highway 3 Corridor
- Science Publication Says Mount St. Helens May Sit On "Supervolcano"
- Oregonian Op/Ed - What Ever Happened To Those 'Green' Jobs?
- Ride Out the Recession in Olympia
- Hanford Digs Up Radioactive Wasp Nests
- Olympia: Legendary KGY Broadcaster Got His Wish
WORD OF THE DAY
Glutinous • \GLUTE-tin-uss\ • adjective – Having the quality of glue: gummy; sticky
“The key to eating rice with chopsticks is the rice itself,” the cook breathlessly whispered to the apprentice chef. “If you cook it just right, it will result in a slightly glutinous mass, which makes it easy to pick up the bowl and start shoveling chunks of tasty rice into your pie-hole.”
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
As Wind Power Grows, a Push to Tear down Dams (NY Times, surprisingly more balanced than the headline implies)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/business/energy-environment/12bonneville.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Okanogan PUD Hires Team to Remove Fire Dangers near Poles (Omak Chronicle, WA)
http://www.omakchronicle.com/nws/n090611a.shtml
Tree Cutting Costs Farmers - BPA buzzes through hazelnut orchards to clear right-of-way (Capital Press)
http://www.capitalpress.info/main.asp?SectionID=67&SubSectionID=618&ArticleID=52003&TM=64607.3
Metal Theft Bill Clears Oregon House (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2064957~Metal_theft_bill_clears_Ore__House.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
NorthWestern Energy Adds Hybrid Bucket Truck (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/06/11/financial/f191109D77.DTL&feed=rss.business
Alternate Gas Routes Studied In Eastern Oregon (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2063296~Alternate_gas_routes_studied_in_Eastern_Oregon.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Cantwell - Senate Panel Hands FERC 'Cease and Desist' Power for Gas, Electricity Markets (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/06/12/12greenwire-senate-panel-hands-ferc-cease-and-desist-power-74482.html
Chesapeake Energy: McClendon Mum On Lawsuits Over $75M Bonus - The chief executive is under fire for taking a $75 million bonus while the company was losing billions (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009331585_apuschesapeakemeeting.html?syndication=rss
Stalled Clean Coal Plant Moving Ahead In Illinois (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/06/12/financial/f071856D24.DTL&feed=rss.business
Wrongful Death Suit Filed In Fatal Water Heater Explosion (Wisconsin State Journal, Madison)
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/454621
FISH & WILDLIFE
Into the Breach - Unlikely voices call for a more inclusive approach to resolving the Snake River’s dam vs. salmon conundrum (The Inlander, Spokesman Review’s Weekly, Spokane, WA)
http://www.inlander.com/content/newscommentary_mike_crapo_and_jim_risch_snake_river_dams
Lower Columbia River Opens Again After Delay - Small run of spring Chinook salmon put opening on hold (Salem Statesman Journal, OR)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090612/OUTDOORS/906120332/1034/SPORTS/Lower-Columbia-River-opens-again-after-delay
Coho Salmon Season Set for Oregon Coastal Rivers (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2064804~Coho_salmon_season_set_for_Ore__coastal_rivers.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Dead Fish in Lake Washington Prompt Concern (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_061109WAB-stickleback-KS.6fb5e042.html?rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
State Approves Water Right for Large Eastern Washington Feedlot (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/878436.html
Examiner Columnist - Obama Turns Out To Be Not So Much a Friend of the Environment
http://www.examiner.com/x-5908-Boston-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m6d12-Obama-turns-out-to-be-not-so-much-a-friend-of-the-environment
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Oregon - Hybrid Car Tax Break May Fade Away (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1244775306167300.xml&coll=7
Nation's Largest Solar Plant to Be Built In New Mexico (Associated Press)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gOVUnTb2J7yKCIVSfCfWRZtHOF_QD98OQFU81
Atlanta Startup Turns Human Waste into Fuel (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/smallBusinessNews/idUSTRE55B3UU20090612
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Eating Your Own Dog Food: Congress Will Run Project on Saving Electricity (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/11/AR2009061102978.html?wprss=rss_politics
Tacoma Building So Green It Needs To Be Mowed (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/776124.html
North Carolina - Duke Reaches Save-A-Watt Settlement (Charlotte Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2009/06/08/daily51.html
Solid-State Lighting is a Bright Idea for Energy Efficiency, Study Says (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/gwmBuildings/idUS178093055120090611
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Agricultural Panel Jeopardizes Climate Bill - Lawmakers threatened to derail controversial legislation to combat climate change unless it does more to support forestry and farming interests (San Francisco Chronicle, CA)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/11/MNP0185SB3.DTL&feed=rss.news
Agriculture Carbon Offsets - Savior or a Boondoggle? (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/06/12/12climatewire-agriculture-offsets----a-savior-or-a-boondog-33517.html
Congress - GOP Charges Markey with Climate Witness Intimidation (The Hill)
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/gop-charges-markey-with-climate-witness-intimidation-2009-06-11.html
Clever Cap and Trade Primer - Where's My Carbon Credit, Dude? (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105285865
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Stations Turn Off Analog Signals as Digital TV Deadline Arrives (NY Times)
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/stations-turn-off-analog-signals-as-digital-tv-deadline-arrives/?partner=rss&emc=rss
GAO On Broadband: Please Listen To Us. For Once. Please. - Government waste agency wants clear goals (duh) for broadband (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/GAO-On-Broadband-Please-Listen-To-Us-For-Once-Please-102891
Broadband Confession: I Have Pipe Envy (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/06/11/broadband-confession-i-have-pipe-envy/
Microsoft to Sell Windows minus Browser in Europe (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=10519030
Yahoo Names New CFO, Fills Void Left By Shake-Up (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12570906
Twitter Helps Dell Rake in Sales (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE55B0NU20090612?feedType=nl&feedName=usmorningdigest
GENERAL NEWS
Study Says Belfair Bypass Is Top Priority on Highway 3 Corridor (The Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/jun/11/study-says-belfair-bypass-is-top-priority-on-3/?partner=RSS
Science Publication Says Mount St. Helens May Sit On "Supervolcano" (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/06/science_publication_says_mount.html
Oregonian Op/Ed - What Ever Happened To Those 'Green' Jobs?
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/06/what_ever_happened_to_those_gr.html
Ride Out the Recession in Olympia (KIRO Radio, Seattle)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=177803
Hanford Digs Up Radioactive Wasp Nests (Associated Press)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/47890677.html
Olympia: Legendary KGY Broadcaster Got His Wish - Dick Pust has been a part of KGY for more than half its history (The Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/879075.html
DIVERSIONS
City of New York Investigating Bar Mitzvah Held in Jail
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/nyregion/12jail.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Filming the Flight of a Winged Maple Seed
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/science/16obseed.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Chimps Made Honorary Citizens of Cle Elum
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_061109ANB-cle-elum-chimps-KS.6f3cbbf8.html?rss
Obama Writes Girl a Note for Missing School
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2009328636_apusobamanote.html?syndication=rss
SONG OF THE DAY
Maurice Jarre - Lawrence of Arabia (Backdoor shout out to Stephen Colbert)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irPSvEkQl8Q
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- As Wind Power Grows, a Push to Tear down Dams
- Okanogan PUD Hires Team to Remove Fire Dangers near Poles
- Tree Cutting Costs Farmers - BPA buzzes through hazelnut orchards
- Metal Theft Bill Clears Oregon House
- NorthWestern Energy Adds Hybrid Bucket Truck
- Alternate Gas Routes Studied In Eastern Oregon
- Cantwell - Senate Panel Hands FERC 'Cease and Desist' Power for Gas, Electricity Markets
- Chesapeake Energy: McClendon Mum On Lawsuits Over $75M Bonus
- Stalled Clean Coal Plant Moving Ahead In Illinois
- Wrongful Death Suit Filed In Fatal Water Heater Explosion
- Into the Breach - Unlikely voices call for a more inclusive approach to resolving the Snake River’s dam vs. salmon conundrum
- Lower Columbia River Opens Again After Delay
- Coho Salmon Season Set for Oregon Coastal Rivers
- Dead Fish in Lake Washington Prompt Concern
- State Approves Water Right for Large Eastern Washington Feedlot
- Obama Turns Out To Be Not So Much a Friend of the Environment
- Oregon - Hybrid Car Tax Break May Fade Away
- Nation's Largest Solar Plant to Be Built In New Mexico
- Atlanta Startup Turns Human Waste into Fuel
- Eating Your Own Dog Food: Congress Will Run Project on Saving Electricity
- Tacoma Building So Green It Needs To Be Mowed
- North Carolina - Duke Reaches Save-A-Watt Settlement
- Solid-State Lighting is a Bright Idea for Energy Efficiency, Study Says
- Agricultural Panel Jeopardizes Climate Bill
- Agriculture Carbon Offsets - Savior or a Boondoggle?
- Congress - GOP Charges Markey with Climate Witness Intimidation
- Clever Cap and Trade Primer - Where's My Carbon Credit, Dude?
- Stations Turn Off Analog Signals as Digital TV Deadline Arrives
- GAO On Broadband: Please Listen To Us. For Once. Please.
- Broadband Confession: I Have Pipe Envy
- Microsoft to Sell Windows minus Browser in Europe
- Yahoo Names New CFO, Fills Void Left By Shake-Up
- Twitter Helps Dell Rake in Sales
- Study Says Belfair Bypass Is Top Priority on Highway 3 Corridor
- Science Publication Says Mount St. Helens May Sit On "Supervolcano"
- Oregonian Op/Ed - What Ever Happened To Those 'Green' Jobs?
- Ride Out the Recession in Olympia
- Hanford Digs Up Radioactive Wasp Nests
- Olympia: Legendary KGY Broadcaster Got His Wish
WORD OF THE DAY
Glutinous • \GLUTE-tin-uss\ • adjective – Having the quality of glue: gummy; sticky
“The key to eating rice with chopsticks is the rice itself,” the cook breathlessly whispered to the apprentice chef. “If you cook it just right, it will result in a slightly glutinous mass, which makes it easy to pick up the bowl and start shoveling chunks of tasty rice into your pie-hole.”
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
As Wind Power Grows, a Push to Tear down Dams (NY Times, surprisingly more balanced than the headline implies)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/business/energy-environment/12bonneville.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Okanogan PUD Hires Team to Remove Fire Dangers near Poles (Omak Chronicle, WA)
http://www.omakchronicle.com/nws/n090611a.shtml
Tree Cutting Costs Farmers - BPA buzzes through hazelnut orchards to clear right-of-way (Capital Press)
http://www.capitalpress.info/main.asp?SectionID=67&SubSectionID=618&ArticleID=52003&TM=64607.3
Metal Theft Bill Clears Oregon House (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2064957~Metal_theft_bill_clears_Ore__House.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
NorthWestern Energy Adds Hybrid Bucket Truck (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/06/11/financial/f191109D77.DTL&feed=rss.business
Alternate Gas Routes Studied In Eastern Oregon (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2063296~Alternate_gas_routes_studied_in_Eastern_Oregon.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Cantwell - Senate Panel Hands FERC 'Cease and Desist' Power for Gas, Electricity Markets (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/06/12/12greenwire-senate-panel-hands-ferc-cease-and-desist-power-74482.html
Chesapeake Energy: McClendon Mum On Lawsuits Over $75M Bonus - The chief executive is under fire for taking a $75 million bonus while the company was losing billions (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009331585_apuschesapeakemeeting.html?syndication=rss
Stalled Clean Coal Plant Moving Ahead In Illinois (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/06/12/financial/f071856D24.DTL&feed=rss.business
Wrongful Death Suit Filed In Fatal Water Heater Explosion (Wisconsin State Journal, Madison)
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/454621
FISH & WILDLIFE
Into the Breach - Unlikely voices call for a more inclusive approach to resolving the Snake River’s dam vs. salmon conundrum (The Inlander, Spokesman Review’s Weekly, Spokane, WA)
http://www.inlander.com/content/newscommentary_mike_crapo_and_jim_risch_snake_river_dams
Lower Columbia River Opens Again After Delay - Small run of spring Chinook salmon put opening on hold (Salem Statesman Journal, OR)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090612/OUTDOORS/906120332/1034/SPORTS/Lower-Columbia-River-opens-again-after-delay
Coho Salmon Season Set for Oregon Coastal Rivers (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2064804~Coho_salmon_season_set_for_Ore__coastal_rivers.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Dead Fish in Lake Washington Prompt Concern (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_061109WAB-stickleback-KS.6fb5e042.html?rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
State Approves Water Right for Large Eastern Washington Feedlot (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/878436.html
Examiner Columnist - Obama Turns Out To Be Not So Much a Friend of the Environment
http://www.examiner.com/x-5908-Boston-Environmental-Policy-Examiner~y2009m6d12-Obama-turns-out-to-be-not-so-much-a-friend-of-the-environment
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Oregon - Hybrid Car Tax Break May Fade Away (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1244775306167300.xml&coll=7
Nation's Largest Solar Plant to Be Built In New Mexico (Associated Press)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gOVUnTb2J7yKCIVSfCfWRZtHOF_QD98OQFU81
Atlanta Startup Turns Human Waste into Fuel (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/smallBusinessNews/idUSTRE55B3UU20090612
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Eating Your Own Dog Food: Congress Will Run Project on Saving Electricity (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/11/AR2009061102978.html?wprss=rss_politics
Tacoma Building So Green It Needs To Be Mowed (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/776124.html
North Carolina - Duke Reaches Save-A-Watt Settlement (Charlotte Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2009/06/08/daily51.html
Solid-State Lighting is a Bright Idea for Energy Efficiency, Study Says (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/gwmBuildings/idUS178093055120090611
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Agricultural Panel Jeopardizes Climate Bill - Lawmakers threatened to derail controversial legislation to combat climate change unless it does more to support forestry and farming interests (San Francisco Chronicle, CA)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/11/MNP0185SB3.DTL&feed=rss.news
Agriculture Carbon Offsets - Savior or a Boondoggle? (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/06/12/12climatewire-agriculture-offsets----a-savior-or-a-boondog-33517.html
Congress - GOP Charges Markey with Climate Witness Intimidation (The Hill)
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/gop-charges-markey-with-climate-witness-intimidation-2009-06-11.html
Clever Cap and Trade Primer - Where's My Carbon Credit, Dude? (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105285865
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Stations Turn Off Analog Signals as Digital TV Deadline Arrives (NY Times)
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/stations-turn-off-analog-signals-as-digital-tv-deadline-arrives/?partner=rss&emc=rss
GAO On Broadband: Please Listen To Us. For Once. Please. - Government waste agency wants clear goals (duh) for broadband (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/GAO-On-Broadband-Please-Listen-To-Us-For-Once-Please-102891
Broadband Confession: I Have Pipe Envy (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/06/11/broadband-confession-i-have-pipe-envy/
Microsoft to Sell Windows minus Browser in Europe (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=10519030
Yahoo Names New CFO, Fills Void Left By Shake-Up (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12570906
Twitter Helps Dell Rake in Sales (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE55B0NU20090612?feedType=nl&feedName=usmorningdigest
GENERAL NEWS
Study Says Belfair Bypass Is Top Priority on Highway 3 Corridor (The Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/jun/11/study-says-belfair-bypass-is-top-priority-on-3/?partner=RSS
Science Publication Says Mount St. Helens May Sit On "Supervolcano" (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/06/science_publication_says_mount.html
Oregonian Op/Ed - What Ever Happened To Those 'Green' Jobs?
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/06/what_ever_happened_to_those_gr.html
Ride Out the Recession in Olympia (KIRO Radio, Seattle)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=177803
Hanford Digs Up Radioactive Wasp Nests (Associated Press)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/47890677.html
Olympia: Legendary KGY Broadcaster Got His Wish - Dick Pust has been a part of KGY for more than half its history (The Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/879075.html
DIVERSIONS
City of New York Investigating Bar Mitzvah Held in Jail
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/nyregion/12jail.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Filming the Flight of a Winged Maple Seed
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/science/16obseed.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Chimps Made Honorary Citizens of Cle Elum
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_061109ANB-cle-elum-chimps-KS.6f3cbbf8.html?rss
Obama Writes Girl a Note for Missing School
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2009328636_apusobamanote.html?syndication=rss
SONG OF THE DAY
Maurice Jarre - Lawrence of Arabia (Backdoor shout out to Stephen Colbert)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irPSvEkQl8Q
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Energy News Digest for June 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)
- Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Not Done Fighting Yet
- Tennessee - Senate Passes Resolution Urging TVA to Finalize Contract with Alcoa
- Chinese Miner Orders Guyana Layoffs Amid Global Economic Crisis: Lower Demand For Bauxite
- BPA Contracts with Oregon Firm to Build Part of a New McNary-John Day Transmission Line
- RELOCATION: Cascade Natural Gas to move corporate office to Tri-Cities
- Alaska - Aurora Energy Plant Fire Will Affect Golden Valley Electric Association Bills
- Montana - Whitefish’s Hydropower Plant: A Mystery and an Opportunity
- Crow Sizzles, Downtown Bend Goes Without Power
- Maryland Regulators Say They Must OK Nuclear Power Deal
- Company Calls New Small Nuclear Reactor a 'Game Changer'
- Mississippi - (IGCC) Power Plant Challenges Dismissed
- Steep Contango Points to Sharp Rebound in Natural Gas
- 1,000-Page Bill Attracts Lobbyists to Energy Plan
- President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
- Chelan PUD boosts habitat budget for longevity
- Trapping Fish to Help Stocks Recover
- Puget Sound Anglers Come Through With Hatchery Help
- More fishing options looming in the Columbia River
- Columbia Steelhead Recreational Sport Fishery Opens Friday
- It's Early, but Salmon Fishing Looks Good On the Sound
- Farmed Salmon in High Demand but Still Faces Challenges
- "The Sea Lion Attack"
- Puget Sound Cleanup Budget May Rise By 150 Percent
- British Columbia - Victoria to Stop Sending Untreated Sewage to Sea
- Washington DOE to Lead Crescent Bar Water Raise
- Washington Tribes Receive Nearly $2 Million to Protect Puget Sound
- Portland Settles Bias Case by Sewer Worker
- Wyden Calls BPA Wind Energy Hikes 'Downright Unaffordable'
- Will wind energy follow ethanol's path?
- After Long Wait, Longview Man's Windmill Nearly Ready To Generate Energy
- Rhode Island Lawmakers Debate New Plan for Funding Wind Farm
- Study: Jobs in fledgling green-energy sector growing
- States with most, fewest clean energy jobs listed
- Congress abandoning Obama clean energy goals
- Electric Utilities Fail to Promote Their Energy-Efficiency Initiatives
- Japan Sets Emissions Targets, and No One Seems Pleased
- Of Kites, Coal and the Waxman-Markey Climate Bill
- World's Largest Fossil Bed Linked To Ancient Climate Change
- Data Center Overload - Pics of Central Washington Data Centers!
- Amazon’s EC2 Service Suffers Outage
- Community Broadband - High Capacity, Low Cost
- Comcast Sued Again Over Forced Equipment Leases
- Dry Spell: 23 Days without Rain
- Boy dies during PE class in Vancouver, Wash.
- State Finds Union Fire Commissioner Benefited From Vote
- Newspaper Subscribers Get Petitions on Immigration
- Bill Would Tone Down Commercials
WORD OF THE DAY
Toupee • \too-PAY\ • noun – 1: a curl or lock of hair made into a topknot on a periwig or natural coiffure; also: a periwig with such a topknot 2: a wig or section of hair worn to cover a bald spot
“Toupee or combover,” mused Phil as he reviewed his graybar motel grooming options. “Combover it is,” he decided. “I’m sure unnatural things would happen to my wonderful wig collection if it were to be confiscated by the other prisoners.”
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
Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Not Done Fighting Yet - With production at just 10 percent of capacity and layoffs looming at the end of July, things look bleak “…Senator Baucus: "I've fought to help keep Columbia Falls Aluminum Co.'s doors open for 30 years, and I'm not giving up now…” (Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, MT)
http://dailyinterlake.com/articles/2009/06/10/news/local_montana/news_8755388518_02.txt
Tennessee - Senate Passes Resolution Urging TVA to Finalize Contract with Alcoa - For 500 employees: “…The smelter's power cost is in the top 15 percent of all smelters in North America…” (Blount Today, Marysville, TN)
http://www.blounttoday.com/news/2009/jun/10/senate-passes-resolution-urging-tva-finalize-contr/
Chinese Miner Orders Guyana Layoffs Amid Global Economic Crisis: Lower Demand For Bauxite (Associated Press)
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/06/03/ap6499547.html
BPA Contracts with Oregon Firm to Build Part of a New McNary-John Day Transmission Line (Bonneville Power Administration)
http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/280520/
RELOCATION: Cascade Natural Gas to move corporate office to Tri-Cities (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/609305.html?mi_email=Tri-City%20Herald_PM+%26+Breaking+News
Alaska - Aurora Energy Plant Fire Will Affect Golden Valley Electric Association Bills (Fairbanks Daily News Miner, AK)
http://newsminer.com/news/2009/jun/11/aurora-energy-plant-fire-will-impact-electric-bill/
Montana - Whitefish’s Hydropower Plant: A Mystery and an Opportunity (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT)
http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/whitefishs_hydropower_plant_a_mystery_and_an_opportunity/10984/
Crow Sizzles, Downtown Bend Goes Without Power (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2061679~Crow_sizzles__downtown_Bend_goes_without_power.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Maryland Regulators Say They Must OK Nuclear Power Deal (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/06/11/financial/f083221D80.DTL&feed=rss.business
Company Calls New Small Nuclear Reactor a 'Game Changer' (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/06/10/10greenwire-company-calls-new-small-nuclear-reactor-a-game-45123.html
Mississippi - Power Plant Challenges Dismissed - $2.2 billion integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) facility that converts “brown coal,” into a gas to generate lower-emission electricity (Associated Press)
http://www.sunherald.com/business/story/1402247.html
Steep Contango Points to Sharp Rebound in Natural Gas - Producers cut back exploration; prices still face pressure in short term (MarketWatch)
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/natural-gas-could-see-sharp-rebound-this-year?siteid=moren
1,000-Page Bill Attracts Lobbyists to Energy Plan (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105240996&ft=1&f=3
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts: John R. Norris, Nominee for Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (The White House)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Announces-More-Key-Administration-Posts-6-10-09/
FISH & WILDLIFE
Chelan PUD boosts habitat budget for longevity (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090610/NEWS04/706109961/-1/PRINTINDEX?PUD-boosts-habitat-budget-for-longevity
Trapping Fish to Help Stocks Recover (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/06/11/news//doc4a2ffd17b9468537238719.txt
Puget Sound Anglers Come Through With Hatchery Help (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090611/news/306119987
More fishing options looming in the Columbia River (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2009324924_more_fishing_options_looming_i.html
Columbia Steelhead Recreational Sport Fishery Opens Friday (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/06/11//area_news/doc4a30a37686965956923002.txt
It's Early, but Salmon Fishing Looks Good On the Sound (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2009325220_fish11.html?syndication=rss
Farmed Salmon in High Demand but Still Faces Challenges (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
http://www.timescolonist.com/Technology/Farmed+salmon+high+demand+still+faces+challenges/1682302/story.html
"The Sea Lion Attack" (w/ photos) (Tri City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/sports/blogs/degerman/story/608410.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Puget Sound Cleanup Budget May Rise By 150 Percent (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/government/story/774823.html
British Columbia - Victoria to Stop Sending Untreated Sewage to Sea (Associated Press)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_victorias_sewage.html?source=pimail
Washington DOE to Lead Crescent Bar Water Raise - May be too expensive for Wanapum Dam power increase (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/06/10/news/doc4a30286b6a533917846217.txt
Washington Tribes Receive Nearly $2 Million to Protect Puget Sound (Indian Country Today)
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/northwest/47225337.html
Portland Settles Bias Case by Sewer Worker (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2062825~Portland_settles_bias_case_by_sewer_worker.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Wyden Calls BPA Wind Energy Hikes 'Downright Unaffordable' – Proposed wind integration rate increase (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/5185-wyden-calls-wind-energy-hikes-downright-unaffordable/
Will wind energy follow ethanol's path? (The Wichita Eagle, KS)
http://www.kansas.com/topstories/story/847964.html
After Long Wait, Longview Man's Windmill Nearly Ready To Generate Energy (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/06/10/area_news//doc4a2f0fcdc8525763528756.txt
Rhode Island Lawmakers Debate New Plan for Funding Wind Farm (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009325166_aprixgrrenewableenergy.html?syndication=rss
Study: Jobs in fledgling green-energy sector growing (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12565163
States with most, fewest clean energy jobs listed (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/06/10/financial/f134945D85.DTL&feed=rss.business
Congress abandoning Obama clean energy goals (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12565794
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Electric Utilities Fail to Promote Their Energy-Efficiency Initiatives (Forbes Magazine)
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/gigaom/green/2009_06_10_electric_utilities_fail_to_promote_their_energy_efficiency_initiatives.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Japan Sets Emissions Targets, and No One Seems Pleased (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/world/asia/11emit.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Of Kites, Coal and the Waxman-Markey Climate Bill (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/gwmEnergy/idUS387554852520090608
World's Largest Fossil Bed Linked To Ancient Climate Change (Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA)
http://www.insidebayarea.com/localnews/ci_12562210
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Data Center Overload - Pics of Central Washington Data Centgers! (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/magazine/14search-t.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Amazon’s EC2 Service Suffers Outage - Lost connectivity in a part of its network because of a “localized power issue.” (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/06/10/amazons-ec2-service-suffers-outage/
Community Broadband - High Capacity, Low Cost (MuniNetworks)
http://www.muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-high-capacity-low-cost
Comcast Sued Again Over Forced Equipment Leases - May ultimately result in one class action suit (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Sued-Again-Over-Forced-Equipment-Leases-102883
GENERAL NEWS
Dry Spell: 23 Days without Rain (KIRO Radio, Seattle)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=177347
Boy dies during PE class in Vancouver, Wash. (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009325320_webboycollapses10.html?syndication=rss
State Finds Union Fire Commissioner Benefited From Vote (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/7505/reftab/1632/t/STATE-FINDS-UNION-FIRE-COMMISSIONER-BENEFITED-FROM-VOTE/Default.aspx
Newspaper Subscribers Get Petitions on Immigration (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009325131_apwaimmigrationpetitions2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
Bill Would Tone Down Commercials - Broadcasters have their own plan to lower volume (The Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jun/11/bill-would-tone-down-commercials/
DIVERSIONS
Dog Gets High On Pot Found In Park
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_061009WAB-dog-pot-park-KC.6b862fc4.html?rss?npc
Mo. Family Christmas Photo Turns Up In Czech Ad
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090611/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_card_photo_prague;_ylt=AvSFVL8wwR_XKNDRgcSH4WXtiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJwM3JlZDRmBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNjExL3VzX29kZF9jYXJkX3Bob3RvX3ByYWd1ZQRjcG9zAzEEcG9zAzIEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yeQRzbGsDbW9mYW1pbHljaHJp
Man Toupee (To Pay) For Revealing Bald Truth
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090609/od_nm/us_taiwan_wig;_ylt=AvMzrDFYSskEcVqIbfyQgIrtiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJpcGMzbWxqBGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMDkwNjA5L3VzX3RhaXdhbl93aWcEcG9zAzYEc2VjA3luX2FydGljbGVfc3VtbWFyeV9saXN0BHNsawNtYW50b3VwZWVmb3I-
Venezuela Bans Coke Zero, Cites "Danger to Health"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090611/od_nm/us_venezuela_coke;_ylt=AnaG72JLa2314tDxS8reLkPtiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJtaWVmbm1hBGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMDkwNjExL3VzX3ZlbmV6dWVsYV9jb2tlBHBvcwMzBHNlYwN5bl9hcnRpY2xlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDdmVuZXp1ZWxhYmFu
SONG OF THE DAY
Jigsaw - Sky High
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mudlXF3MA8Q
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Not Done Fighting Yet
- Tennessee - Senate Passes Resolution Urging TVA to Finalize Contract with Alcoa
- Chinese Miner Orders Guyana Layoffs Amid Global Economic Crisis: Lower Demand For Bauxite
- BPA Contracts with Oregon Firm to Build Part of a New McNary-John Day Transmission Line
- RELOCATION: Cascade Natural Gas to move corporate office to Tri-Cities
- Alaska - Aurora Energy Plant Fire Will Affect Golden Valley Electric Association Bills
- Montana - Whitefish’s Hydropower Plant: A Mystery and an Opportunity
- Crow Sizzles, Downtown Bend Goes Without Power
- Maryland Regulators Say They Must OK Nuclear Power Deal
- Company Calls New Small Nuclear Reactor a 'Game Changer'
- Mississippi - (IGCC) Power Plant Challenges Dismissed
- Steep Contango Points to Sharp Rebound in Natural Gas
- 1,000-Page Bill Attracts Lobbyists to Energy Plan
- President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
- Chelan PUD boosts habitat budget for longevity
- Trapping Fish to Help Stocks Recover
- Puget Sound Anglers Come Through With Hatchery Help
- More fishing options looming in the Columbia River
- Columbia Steelhead Recreational Sport Fishery Opens Friday
- It's Early, but Salmon Fishing Looks Good On the Sound
- Farmed Salmon in High Demand but Still Faces Challenges
- "The Sea Lion Attack"
- Puget Sound Cleanup Budget May Rise By 150 Percent
- British Columbia - Victoria to Stop Sending Untreated Sewage to Sea
- Washington DOE to Lead Crescent Bar Water Raise
- Washington Tribes Receive Nearly $2 Million to Protect Puget Sound
- Portland Settles Bias Case by Sewer Worker
- Wyden Calls BPA Wind Energy Hikes 'Downright Unaffordable'
- Will wind energy follow ethanol's path?
- After Long Wait, Longview Man's Windmill Nearly Ready To Generate Energy
- Rhode Island Lawmakers Debate New Plan for Funding Wind Farm
- Study: Jobs in fledgling green-energy sector growing
- States with most, fewest clean energy jobs listed
- Congress abandoning Obama clean energy goals
- Electric Utilities Fail to Promote Their Energy-Efficiency Initiatives
- Japan Sets Emissions Targets, and No One Seems Pleased
- Of Kites, Coal and the Waxman-Markey Climate Bill
- World's Largest Fossil Bed Linked To Ancient Climate Change
- Data Center Overload - Pics of Central Washington Data Centers!
- Amazon’s EC2 Service Suffers Outage
- Community Broadband - High Capacity, Low Cost
- Comcast Sued Again Over Forced Equipment Leases
- Dry Spell: 23 Days without Rain
- Boy dies during PE class in Vancouver, Wash.
- State Finds Union Fire Commissioner Benefited From Vote
- Newspaper Subscribers Get Petitions on Immigration
- Bill Would Tone Down Commercials
WORD OF THE DAY
Toupee • \too-PAY\ • noun – 1: a curl or lock of hair made into a topknot on a periwig or natural coiffure; also: a periwig with such a topknot 2: a wig or section of hair worn to cover a bald spot
“Toupee or combover,” mused Phil as he reviewed his graybar motel grooming options. “Combover it is,” he decided. “I’m sure unnatural things would happen to my wonderful wig collection if it were to be confiscated by the other prisoners.”
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
Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Not Done Fighting Yet - With production at just 10 percent of capacity and layoffs looming at the end of July, things look bleak “…Senator Baucus: "I've fought to help keep Columbia Falls Aluminum Co.'s doors open for 30 years, and I'm not giving up now…” (Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, MT)
http://dailyinterlake.com/articles/2009/06/10/news/local_montana/news_8755388518_02.txt
Tennessee - Senate Passes Resolution Urging TVA to Finalize Contract with Alcoa - For 500 employees: “…The smelter's power cost is in the top 15 percent of all smelters in North America…” (Blount Today, Marysville, TN)
http://www.blounttoday.com/news/2009/jun/10/senate-passes-resolution-urging-tva-finalize-contr/
Chinese Miner Orders Guyana Layoffs Amid Global Economic Crisis: Lower Demand For Bauxite (Associated Press)
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/06/03/ap6499547.html
BPA Contracts with Oregon Firm to Build Part of a New McNary-John Day Transmission Line (Bonneville Power Administration)
http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/280520/
RELOCATION: Cascade Natural Gas to move corporate office to Tri-Cities (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/609305.html?mi_email=Tri-City%20Herald_PM+%26+Breaking+News
Alaska - Aurora Energy Plant Fire Will Affect Golden Valley Electric Association Bills (Fairbanks Daily News Miner, AK)
http://newsminer.com/news/2009/jun/11/aurora-energy-plant-fire-will-impact-electric-bill/
Montana - Whitefish’s Hydropower Plant: A Mystery and an Opportunity (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT)
http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/whitefishs_hydropower_plant_a_mystery_and_an_opportunity/10984/
Crow Sizzles, Downtown Bend Goes Without Power (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2061679~Crow_sizzles__downtown_Bend_goes_without_power.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Maryland Regulators Say They Must OK Nuclear Power Deal (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/06/11/financial/f083221D80.DTL&feed=rss.business
Company Calls New Small Nuclear Reactor a 'Game Changer' (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/06/10/10greenwire-company-calls-new-small-nuclear-reactor-a-game-45123.html
Mississippi - Power Plant Challenges Dismissed - $2.2 billion integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) facility that converts “brown coal,” into a gas to generate lower-emission electricity (Associated Press)
http://www.sunherald.com/business/story/1402247.html
Steep Contango Points to Sharp Rebound in Natural Gas - Producers cut back exploration; prices still face pressure in short term (MarketWatch)
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/natural-gas-could-see-sharp-rebound-this-year?siteid=moren
1,000-Page Bill Attracts Lobbyists to Energy Plan (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105240996&ft=1&f=3
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts: John R. Norris, Nominee for Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (The White House)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Announces-More-Key-Administration-Posts-6-10-09/
FISH & WILDLIFE
Chelan PUD boosts habitat budget for longevity (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090610/NEWS04/706109961/-1/PRINTINDEX?PUD-boosts-habitat-budget-for-longevity
Trapping Fish to Help Stocks Recover (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/06/11/news//doc4a2ffd17b9468537238719.txt
Puget Sound Anglers Come Through With Hatchery Help (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090611/news/306119987
More fishing options looming in the Columbia River (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2009324924_more_fishing_options_looming_i.html
Columbia Steelhead Recreational Sport Fishery Opens Friday (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/06/11//area_news/doc4a30a37686965956923002.txt
It's Early, but Salmon Fishing Looks Good On the Sound (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2009325220_fish11.html?syndication=rss
Farmed Salmon in High Demand but Still Faces Challenges (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
http://www.timescolonist.com/Technology/Farmed+salmon+high+demand+still+faces+challenges/1682302/story.html
"The Sea Lion Attack" (w/ photos) (Tri City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/sports/blogs/degerman/story/608410.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Puget Sound Cleanup Budget May Rise By 150 Percent (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/government/story/774823.html
British Columbia - Victoria to Stop Sending Untreated Sewage to Sea (Associated Press)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_victorias_sewage.html?source=pimail
Washington DOE to Lead Crescent Bar Water Raise - May be too expensive for Wanapum Dam power increase (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/06/10/news/doc4a30286b6a533917846217.txt
Washington Tribes Receive Nearly $2 Million to Protect Puget Sound (Indian Country Today)
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/northwest/47225337.html
Portland Settles Bias Case by Sewer Worker (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2062825~Portland_settles_bias_case_by_sewer_worker.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Wyden Calls BPA Wind Energy Hikes 'Downright Unaffordable' – Proposed wind integration rate increase (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/5185-wyden-calls-wind-energy-hikes-downright-unaffordable/
Will wind energy follow ethanol's path? (The Wichita Eagle, KS)
http://www.kansas.com/topstories/story/847964.html
After Long Wait, Longview Man's Windmill Nearly Ready To Generate Energy (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/06/10/area_news//doc4a2f0fcdc8525763528756.txt
Rhode Island Lawmakers Debate New Plan for Funding Wind Farm (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009325166_aprixgrrenewableenergy.html?syndication=rss
Study: Jobs in fledgling green-energy sector growing (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12565163
States with most, fewest clean energy jobs listed (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/06/10/financial/f134945D85.DTL&feed=rss.business
Congress abandoning Obama clean energy goals (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12565794
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Electric Utilities Fail to Promote Their Energy-Efficiency Initiatives (Forbes Magazine)
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/gigaom/green/2009_06_10_electric_utilities_fail_to_promote_their_energy_efficiency_initiatives.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Japan Sets Emissions Targets, and No One Seems Pleased (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/world/asia/11emit.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Of Kites, Coal and the Waxman-Markey Climate Bill (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/gwmEnergy/idUS387554852520090608
World's Largest Fossil Bed Linked To Ancient Climate Change (Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA)
http://www.insidebayarea.com/localnews/ci_12562210
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Data Center Overload - Pics of Central Washington Data Centgers! (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/magazine/14search-t.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Amazon’s EC2 Service Suffers Outage - Lost connectivity in a part of its network because of a “localized power issue.” (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/06/10/amazons-ec2-service-suffers-outage/
Community Broadband - High Capacity, Low Cost (MuniNetworks)
http://www.muninetworks.org/content/community-broadband-high-capacity-low-cost
Comcast Sued Again Over Forced Equipment Leases - May ultimately result in one class action suit (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Sued-Again-Over-Forced-Equipment-Leases-102883
GENERAL NEWS
Dry Spell: 23 Days without Rain (KIRO Radio, Seattle)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=177347
Boy dies during PE class in Vancouver, Wash. (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009325320_webboycollapses10.html?syndication=rss
State Finds Union Fire Commissioner Benefited From Vote (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/7505/reftab/1632/t/STATE-FINDS-UNION-FIRE-COMMISSIONER-BENEFITED-FROM-VOTE/Default.aspx
Newspaper Subscribers Get Petitions on Immigration (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009325131_apwaimmigrationpetitions2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
Bill Would Tone Down Commercials - Broadcasters have their own plan to lower volume (The Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jun/11/bill-would-tone-down-commercials/
DIVERSIONS
Dog Gets High On Pot Found In Park
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_061009WAB-dog-pot-park-KC.6b862fc4.html?rss?npc
Mo. Family Christmas Photo Turns Up In Czech Ad
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090611/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_card_photo_prague;_ylt=AvSFVL8wwR_XKNDRgcSH4WXtiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJwM3JlZDRmBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNjExL3VzX29kZF9jYXJkX3Bob3RvX3ByYWd1ZQRjcG9zAzEEcG9zAzIEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yeQRzbGsDbW9mYW1pbHljaHJp
Man Toupee (To Pay) For Revealing Bald Truth
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Venezuela Bans Coke Zero, Cites "Danger to Health"
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SONG OF THE DAY
Jigsaw - Sky High
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mudlXF3MA8Q
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