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)
· Utility Shutoffs Climb by 5% despite Doubling of US Aid
· Going Without Furnace This Holiday Season
· California – Pacific Gas & Electric Fixes Lower & Upper-Tier Users' Imbalance
· Pennsylvania Electric Company to Repay $30M to Customers
· Pennsylvania - Another Day, another Electricity Choice
· South Idaho City Looks At Removing Traffic Lights
· Kentucky - Power Rate Increase Likely To Pay For Repairs to Wolf Creek and Center Hill Dams
· Southern Oregon Liquefied Natural Gas Gets Federal Approval
· California – Pacific Gas & Electric Explains Cause of Fatal 2006 Gas Explosion
· Editorial – Salmon Plan: Obama Was Right
· Managers Put Off Dire Smelt, Sturgeon Decisions
· Seattle - Duwamish Fish Freeway Gets Rest Stop
· Relocated Columbia River Sea Lions - Sweet Home Chicago
· Contract Awarded for Pinto Dam Project
· Efforts to Align Yakima Basin Water Interests at Standstill
· California OKs New Transmission for Renewable Energy
· Air Force Agrees to Solar Power Project near Base in Nevada
· What's Better: LED vs. Incandescent Christmas Lights?
· New Climate Draft Sets Emissions Targets for All
· New Climate Draft Would Forgo Treaty In 2010
· Behind The Story: Chinese Ensure Talks Chaos
· Acid Oceans: The 'Evil Twin' Of Climate Change
· AP Interview: South Carolina Senator Stumps for Climate Change
· On Environment, Obama and Scientists Take Hit in Poll
· Editorial - Plug-In Hybrid Subsidies Are a Bad Deal for Taxpayers
· US Counting On Cows to Reduce Emissions
· Advantages And Disadvantages Of A Cedar Shake Roof
· Technology Grants Slated For Spokane - $2.2 Million
· Utah - UTOPIA: Digital Nirvana or Lost Horizon?
· Obama Moves To Boost U.S. Broadband Access
· Why Is Microsoft Fighting So Hard Over Internet Explorer?
· Bing! Information Design Sues Microsoft
· Popularity of Texting Edging out Cell Phone Calls
· Twitter Hacked By "Iranian Cyber Army"?
· Funds Granted for Coastal Doppler Radar System
· Washington Highways Nation’s 35th Worst
· Port of Shelton Commissioners Approve Pay Raise
· Some Retailers Inflate Costs to Ship to APO Addresses
WORD OF THE DAY
Problematic • \prob-leh-MATT-tick\ • noun – 1a: posing a problem: difficult to solve or decide b: not definite or settled: uncertain c: open to question or debate: questionable 2: expressing or supporting a possibility
Because of time restrictions this morning, the chances of producing an example sentence is problematic at best.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & 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
Utility Shutoffs Climb by 5% despite Doubling of US Aid (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126110107527096499.html?ru=yahoo&mod=yahoo_hs
Going Without Furnace This Holiday Season (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Going-without-furnace-this-holiday-season-79585202.html
California – Pacific Gas & Electric Fixes Lower & Upper-Tier Users' Imbalance: will raise rates for customers who use the least amount of power while cutting rates for those who use the most (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/12/17/BUQ51B5T97.DTL&type=business
Pennsylvania Electric Company to Repay $30M to Customers (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010540917_apuspplrepaymentpennsylvania.html?syndication=rss
Pennsylvania - Another Day, another Electricity Choice (Daily Call, Allentown, PA)
http://www.mcall.com/business/all-5electric.q.7120562dec18,0,3218131.story
South Idaho City Looks At Removing Traffic Lights (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1074583.html
Kentucky - Power Rate Increase Likely To Pay For Repairs To Wolf Creek And Center Hill Dams (Commonwealth Journal, Somerset, KY)
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3724437
Southern Oregon Liquefied Natural Gas Gets Federal Approval (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/6410-southern-oregon-lng-gets-federal-approval/
California – Pacific Gas & Electric Explains Cause of Fatal 2006 Gas Explosion (Sacramento Bee, CA)
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2405381.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Daily Astorian Editorial – Salmon Plan: Obama Was Right
http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=392&ArticleID=66482
Managers Put Off Dire Smelt, Sturgeon Decisions (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/lifestyles/article_e561be40-eb93-11de-a907-001cc4c03286.html
Seattle - Duwamish Fish Freeway Gets Rest Stop (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/news/local/duwamish-fish-freeway-gets-rest-stop-79577282.html
Relocated Columbia River Sea Lions - Sweet Home Chicago (Mother Nature Network)
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/sweet-home-chicago
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Contract Awarded for Pinto Dam Project (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wa)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/12/17/news/doc4b2aaa0da05da630975688.txt
Efforts to Align Yakima Basin Water Interests at Standstill (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/12/17/efforts-to-align-water-interests-at-standstill
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
California OKs New Transmission for Renewable Energy (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BG4YI20091217
Air Force Agrees to Solar Power Project near Base in Nevada (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/17/AR2009121704342.html?wprss=rss_business
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
What's Better: LED vs. Incandescent Christmas Lights? (WMFZ-TV, Allentown, PA)
http://wfmz.com/view/?id=1316437&title=What%26%23039%3Bs%20Better%3A%20LED%20vs.%20Incandescent%20Christmas%20Lights%3F
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
New Climate Draft Sets Emissions Targets for All (Associated Press)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091218/ap_on_sc/climate
New Climate Draft Would Forgo Treaty In 2010 (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/18/AR2009121800637.html?nav=rss_email/components
Behind The Story: Chinese Ensure Talks Chaos (Times of London, UK)
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/copenhagen/article6961594.ece
Acid Oceans: The 'Evil Twin' Of Climate Change (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010540602_apclimatebluecarbon.html?syndication=rss
AP Interview: South Carolina Senator Stumps for Climate Change (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010535964_apclimategrahamqa.html?syndication=rss
On Environment, Obama and Scientists Take Hit in Poll (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/18/AR2009121800002.html?nav=rss_email/components
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Washington Post Editorial - Plug-In Hybrid Subsidies Are a Bad Deal for Taxpayers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/17/AR2009121704152.html?nav=rss_opinions
US Counting On Cows to Reduce Emissions - Methane from Cow Manure to Be Converted to Electricity (Associated Press)
http://www.kirotv.com/money/21973602/detail.html
Advantages And Disadvantages Of A Cedar Shake Roof - A look at the environmental advantages as well as disadvantages of using cedar shakes for roofing (Christian Science Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Bright-Green/2009/1217/Advantages-and-disadvantages-of-a-cedar-shake-roof
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Technology Grants Slated For Spokane - $2.2 Million Will Help More Access Faster Internet (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/dec/18/technology-grants-slated-for-spokane/
Utah - UTOPIA: Digital Nirvana or Lost Horizon? (Davis County Clipper, UT)
http://www.clippertoday.com/pages/full_story/push?article-UTOPIA-++Digital+nirvana+or+lost+horizon-%20&id=5196782-UTOPIA-++Digital+nirvana+or+lost+horizon-&instance=secondary_stories_left_column
Obama Moves To Boost U.S. Broadband Access (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BG1JZ20091217?type=technologyNews?feedType=nl&feedName=ustechnology
Why Is Microsoft Fighting So Hard Over Internet Explorer? (Slate Magazine)
http://www.slate.com/id/2238996/?from=rss
Bing! Information Design Sues Microsoft (St. Louis Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2009/12/14/daily62.html?ana=from_rss
Popularity of Texting Edging out Cell Phone Calls (Associated Press)
http://www.kirotv.com/money/21973279/detail.html
Twitter Hacked By "Iranian Cyber Army"? (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5BH2A620091218?feedType=nl&feedName=ustopnewsearly
GENERAL NEWS
Funds Granted for Coastal Doppler Radar System (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/weather/21996747/detail.html
Washington Highways Nation’s 35th Worst (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/12/14/daily32.html
Port of Shelton Commissioners Approve Pay Raise (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://masoncountydailynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=882:port-of-shelton-commissioners-approve-pay-raise&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
Some Retailers Inflate Costs to Ship to APO Addresses (Stars & Stripes)
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=66700
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Data Confirm Sharp Increase in Bacon on Burgers and More
http://www.burgerbusiness.com/?p=3227
45 of the Weirdest College Scholarships
http://www.zencollegelife.com/2009/12/16/45-of-the-weirdest-college-scholarships/
A Credit Card with a 79.9% Rate? It's For Real
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14018917?nclick_check=1
Turns Out, Sunshine States Really Are Happiest
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010532656_apussciwhoshappyoutthere.html?syndication=rss
SONG OF THE DAY
Katrina and the Waves - Walking On Sunshinehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BN-v-h_JBk
Friday, December 18, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Energy News Digest for December 17, 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)
• Satsop Power Plant Expansion - Neighbors Say Noise Outweighs Added Jobs
• Why Is It So Dark In Aberdeen? City Turns Off Street Lights to Save Money
• Pacific Power - Don’t Flip the Switch Lightly: Power Rates Are Going Up
• California Utilities Agree to Moratorium on Shutoffs
• Benton PUD Encourages Helping Hands Gifts
• US Dept of Energy Says Natural Gas Supplies Plunged Last Week
• $50 Million - NY Electric Grid Operator Wants New Control Center
• National Hydropower Association Pleased With Feds Pumped Storage Hydro Comments
• Meter-Reader Maker Itron Splits Chairman, CEO Jobs
• South Sound Gets $4.7 Million in Salmon Grants
• California - Group Intends to Sue After Retardant Kills Endangered Fish
• Sturgeon - Feds Hope to Boost North America’s Largest Fish
• Wanted by Alaska Lawmakers: PR Firm to Fight Species Listings
• SF Chronicle Op/Ed - A Better Way to Catch Fish
• Western Snowy Plover Responding to Recovery Campaign on the Oregon Coast
• Judge Weighs Deal over California Use of Colorado River
• That Tap Water Is Legal but May Be Unhealthy
• Dams & Development Threaten the Mekong
• White House Proposes Tax Credits for Clean Energy
• Alaska - Tidal Energy Not in Kodiak’s Immediate Future
• Ohio - After Bulb Battle, Utility Offers Voluntary Plan
• Snohomish PUD Launches Online Self-Help Energy Suite from APOGEE Interactive
• Green Building Comes of Age
• U.N. Climate Talks Resume as U.S. Backs $100 Billion Fund
• Questions & Answers on the Heated Climate Debate
• Ironically, Climate Talks Enlarge Carbon Footprint
• Rising Interest in Energy-Efficient Technology Expected in 2010
• Government to Award Stimulus Funds for Broadband
• Questions Continue Over WA Data Center Project
• FCC Offers Early Peak at National Broadband Plan
• Philadelphia Buys Wi-Fi Network
• Unemployment Up in Mason County
• Last Week’s Cold Snap One of Washington’s Costliest
• Low Bids Allow 24 More WA State Highway Projects
• Chrysler to Begin Using Grays Harbor for Exports
• Goldmark Seeks $8.44 Million Owed To Timberland Owners
• Senator Murray Accused Of Being 'Off Her Meds' In Tanker Fight
• Newly Discovered Form of Earthquake May Mean Bad News for Puget Sound
• Washington Ranks Second Nationally in 2009 Teacher Certifications
WORD OF THE DAY
Indefeasible • \in-dih-FEE-zuh-bul\ • adjective - Not capable of being annulled or voided or undone
“Sorry sonny,” growled the wizened, small town attorney. “Yer contract is so indefeasible that even a gnat couldn’t squeeze through a loophole in it.” “Great,” thought the local entrepreneur as he recounted his furtive encounter with a ‘major video game dealer’. “And what am I gonna do with 10,000 Atari video games in 2009?”
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & 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
Satsop Power Plant Expansion - Neighbors Say Noise Outweighs Added Jobs (Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/12/16/local_news/doc4b292c33212f1037639361.txt
Why Is It So Dark In Aberdeen? City Turns Off Street Lights to Save Money (Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/12/16/local_news/doc4b292cf061c48601246217.txt
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Satsop Power Plant Expansion - Neighbors Say Noise Outweighs Added Jobs
• Why Is It So Dark In Aberdeen? City Turns Off Street Lights to Save Money
• Pacific Power - Don’t Flip the Switch Lightly: Power Rates Are Going Up
• California Utilities Agree to Moratorium on Shutoffs
• Benton PUD Encourages Helping Hands Gifts
• US Dept of Energy Says Natural Gas Supplies Plunged Last Week
• $50 Million - NY Electric Grid Operator Wants New Control Center
• National Hydropower Association Pleased With Feds Pumped Storage Hydro Comments
• Meter-Reader Maker Itron Splits Chairman, CEO Jobs
• South Sound Gets $4.7 Million in Salmon Grants
• California - Group Intends to Sue After Retardant Kills Endangered Fish
• Sturgeon - Feds Hope to Boost North America’s Largest Fish
• Wanted by Alaska Lawmakers: PR Firm to Fight Species Listings
• SF Chronicle Op/Ed - A Better Way to Catch Fish
• Western Snowy Plover Responding to Recovery Campaign on the Oregon Coast
• Judge Weighs Deal over California Use of Colorado River
• That Tap Water Is Legal but May Be Unhealthy
• Dams & Development Threaten the Mekong
• White House Proposes Tax Credits for Clean Energy
• Alaska - Tidal Energy Not in Kodiak’s Immediate Future
• Ohio - After Bulb Battle, Utility Offers Voluntary Plan
• Snohomish PUD Launches Online Self-Help Energy Suite from APOGEE Interactive
• Green Building Comes of Age
• U.N. Climate Talks Resume as U.S. Backs $100 Billion Fund
• Questions & Answers on the Heated Climate Debate
• Ironically, Climate Talks Enlarge Carbon Footprint
• Rising Interest in Energy-Efficient Technology Expected in 2010
• Government to Award Stimulus Funds for Broadband
• Questions Continue Over WA Data Center Project
• FCC Offers Early Peak at National Broadband Plan
• Philadelphia Buys Wi-Fi Network
• Unemployment Up in Mason County
• Last Week’s Cold Snap One of Washington’s Costliest
• Low Bids Allow 24 More WA State Highway Projects
• Chrysler to Begin Using Grays Harbor for Exports
• Goldmark Seeks $8.44 Million Owed To Timberland Owners
• Senator Murray Accused Of Being 'Off Her Meds' In Tanker Fight
• Newly Discovered Form of Earthquake May Mean Bad News for Puget Sound
• Washington Ranks Second Nationally in 2009 Teacher Certifications
WORD OF THE DAY
Indefeasible • \in-dih-FEE-zuh-bul\ • adjective - Not capable of being annulled or voided or undone
“Sorry sonny,” growled the wizened, small town attorney. “Yer contract is so indefeasible that even a gnat couldn’t squeeze through a loophole in it.” “Great,” thought the local entrepreneur as he recounted his furtive encounter with a ‘major video game dealer’. “And what am I gonna do with 10,000 Atari video games in 2009?”
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & 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
Satsop Power Plant Expansion - Neighbors Say Noise Outweighs Added Jobs (Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/12/16/local_news/doc4b292c33212f1037639361.txt
Why Is It So Dark In Aberdeen? City Turns Off Street Lights to Save Money (Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/12/16/local_news/doc4b292cf061c48601246217.txt
Pacific Power - Don’t Flip the Switch Lightly: Power Rates Are Going Up (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/12/16/don-t-flip-the-switch-lightly-power-rates-are-going-up
California Utilities Agree to Moratorium on Shutoffs (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/12/17/BUIA1B5AJO.DTL&feed=rss.news
Benton PUD Encourages Helping Hands Gifts (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/northwest/story/997663.html
US Dept of Energy Says Natural Gas Supplies Plunged Last Week (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010531501_apusnaturalgasstorage.html?syndication=rss
$50 Million - NY Electric Grid Operator Wants New Control Center (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010531705_apnyelectricalgrid.html?syndication=rss
National Hydropower Association Pleased With Feds Pumped Storage Hydro Comments (Hydro World)
http://www.hydroworld.com/index/display/article-display/1368779463/articles/hrhrw/hydroindustrynews/pumpedstoragehydro/2009/12/nha-pleased_with_pumped.html
Meter-Reader Maker Itron Splits Chairman, CEO Jobs (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010532088_apusitronpersonnel.html?syndication=rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
South Sound Gets $4.7 Million in Salmon Grants (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/breakingnews/story/1073095.html
California - Group Intends to Sue After Retardant Kills Endangered Fish (Associated Press)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2376013~Group_intends_to_sue_after_retardant_kills_fish.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
Sturgeon - Feds Hope to Boost North America’s Largest Fish (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=11691661
Wanted by Alaska Lawmakers: PR Firm to Fight Species Listings (Anchorage Daily News, AK)
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/wildlife/bears/polar_bears/story/1059211.html
SF Chronicle Op/Ed - A Better Way to Catch Fish
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/12/16/EDK31B4JRH.DTL&feed=rss.opinion
Western Snowy Plover Responding to Recovery Campaign on the Oregon Coast (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/12/western_snowy_plover_respondin.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Judge Weighs Deal over California Use of Colorado River (Associated Press)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2376990~Judge_weighs_deal_over_Calif_use_of_Colorado_River.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
That Tap Water Is Legal but May Be Unhealthy (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/us/17water.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Dams & Development Threaten the Mekong (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/18/world/asia/18mekong.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
White House Proposes Tax Credits for Clean Energy (Christian Science Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2009/1216/White-House-proposes-tax-credits-for-clean-energy
Alaska - Tidal Energy Not in Kodiak’s Immediate Future (Kodiak Daily Mirror, AK)
http://www.kodiakdailymirror.com/?pid=19&id=8300
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Ohio - After Bulb Battle, Utility Offers Voluntary Plan (Associated Press)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jfKmMPHAU-zg9ArzDOKqF0nZ-YGwD9CKI62O1
Snohomish PUD Launches Online Self-Help Energy Suite from APOGEE Interactive (PR Newswire)
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/snohomish-pud-launches-online-self-help-energy-suite-from-apogee-interactive-79492737.html
Green Building Comes of Age (Christian Science Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2009/1216/Green-building-comes-of-age
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
U.N. Climate Talks Resume as U.S. Backs $100 Billion Fund (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/12/17/news/news-us-climate-copenhagen.html
Questions & Answers on the Heated Climate Debate (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010527273_warmqanda17.html
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Ironically, Climate Talks Enlarge Carbon Footprint (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121549568&ft=1&f=3
Rising Interest in Energy-Efficient Technology Expected in 2010 (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14010792
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Government to Award Stimulus Funds for Broadband (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010531288_apustecstimulusfundingbroadband.html?syndication=rss
Questions Continue Over WA Data Center Project (NW Public Radio)
http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=6550
FCC Offers Early Peak at National Broadband Plan (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010525888_apustectechbitfccbroadbandplan.html?syndication=rss
Philadelphia Buys Wi-Fi Network (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Philadelphia-Buys-WiFi-Network-106040
GENERAL NEWS
Unemployment Up in Mason County (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://masoncountydailynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=873:unemployment-up-in-mason-county&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
Last Week’s Cold Snap One of Washington’s Costliest (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/12/14/daily29.html
Low Bids Allow 24 More WA State Highway Projects (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/breakingnews/story/1073136.html
Chrysler to Begin Using Grays Harbor for Exports (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010532053_apwachryslergraysharbor.html?syndication=rss
Goldmark Seeks $8.44 Million Owed To Timberland Owners (Associated Press)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/997209.html
Senator Murray Accused Of Being 'Off Her Meds' In Tanker Fight (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/79465447.html
Newly Discovered Form of Earthquake May Mean Bad News for Puget Sound (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/news/local/A-newly-discovered-form-of-earthquake-may-mean-bad-news-for-Puget-Sound-79447947.html
Washington Ranks Second Nationally in 2009 Teacher Certifications (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010522645_webteachers16m.html?syndication=rss
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Mother Nature Reveals Stash of Stolen Gnomes
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/79463937.html
Dude, They’re Putting Pot in More Than Brownies
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010531796_apusganjagourmet.html?syndication=rss
Flight Attendant Caught Wayward Pilots Unaware (Associated Press)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21980031/detail.html
Money Robbed From Pennsylvania Bank Mailed Back
http://www.kirotv.com/money/21984111/detail.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rox15lCFfi4
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Energy News Digest for December 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)
• City of Shelton May Turn Out Lights to Save Money
• Mason PUD 3 Commission Adopts 2010 Budget - No Retail Rate Increase
• Clark Public Utilities Cranks Up Electricity Production to Meet Demand
• Idaho Power Reports New Record for Winter Power
• Clark County residents protest new BPA line
• Columbian Editorial – Productive BPA Protest Rally
• Daily News Op/Ed - BPA Rushed Planning of Power Line
• New Substation Necessary - ‘Project Chinook’ Near Moses Lake Could Mean 200 Jobs
• Chelan PUD Settles Discrimination Suit for $500,000
• Clallam PUD Gets Enron Refunds
• Two More Seek Appointment to Jefferson County PUD Board
• BPA Seeks Senior Vice President for Power Services
• Washington State Watchdog Hands Out Clean Audits to Whatcom PUD
• Keizer City Councilors Interested in Power Plant Proposal
• Colorado - State Regulators Delay Power Line Decision
• Exxon Mobil Makes $29 Billion Bet on Natural Gas
• Georgia - Burned Man Still Hospitalized after Electric Shock
• Coalition Forms to Fight Klamath River Agreement
• Upcoming Cowlitz Sport Smelt Season Again Could Be Slim
• Bull Trout May Return to Clackamas River
• Washington State Tribe Loses Ruling on Treaty Fishing Rights
• 10 Million Gallons of Wastewater Spills into Elliott Bay
• Sewage-Soaked Madison Valley Residents Sue Seattle
• Forest Service Fined $12,000 for Smoke from Yakima Area Controlled Burn
• Panel Says Great Lakes Not Losing Extra Water Due to Dredging
• Phasing Out Wind Farm Tax Credit Divides Oregon Groups
• TV Washington Feature on Marbled Murrelet Tonight (Wednesday) at 7 PM
• Oregon - Troutdale mayor seeks stimulus assistance for wind project
• Wyoming Allows More Comment on Wind Recommendations
• Kansas - Sunflower Wind Is Suing Turbine Blade Supplier
• Contractor’s 100th Windmill Goes Up in Maine
• Report Says Wind Farms Annoying But Not Harmful
• L.A. Utility Shelves Plans for Solar Farm near Salton Sea
• NY Energy Plan Pushes Conservation, Solar & Wind
• Tampa Electric Allowed to Charge Customers Premium Prices for Solar Energy
• As California Greens, Northwest Power Gains
• Energy-Efficient Traffic Lights Can’t Melt Snow
• ‘Smart’ Device Makers: Variable Electricity Rates Needed
• US Dept. of Energy DOE Wants Water Heated More Efficiently
• Bellevue Family Cuts Power Consumption, Gains $7,500
• Frustration Mounts in Copenhagen as Talks Stall
• Police Beat Back Massed Climate Protesters
• Turning Carbon into Cash
• In Duluth, Carbon Offset Boosts the Holiday Cheer
• Study Says Big Impact of the Plug-In Hybrid Will Be Decades Away
• Soft Cheese for a Clean Planet - A foodie’s guide to planet-friendly fromage
• Quincy Hums With Data Centers & Tax Dollars, Say Summit Speakers
• Bend Broadband Launches Nation’s Fastest Wireless Service
• Privacy concerns close Pierce County septic Web page after personal data found
• F.T.C. Accuses Intel of Trying to Stifle Competition
• The Europe/Microsoft Browser Battle Ends
• Google & Bing Keep Rising While Yahoo Drops Again
• McDonald’s to Lift Fee for Internet Access
• Boeing Dreamliner Finally Takes Flight
• Washington Unemployment Rate Steady at 9.2
• Naveed Haq Guilty in Jewish Center
• Traffic Stop Nets $1.5 Million in
• Cantwell Irked With NOAA over Planned Move
• Congress - Doumit Considering Run for Baird
• Mason County Floral Greens
WORD OF THE DAY
Modicum • \MOD-ih-kum\ • noun - A small portion: a limited quantity
The debate over how much rum was necessary for the best hot butter rum quickly fractured the elves on Christmas Eve. The original Santa-approved recipe called for a “modicum” of the warming alcoholic liquid. One of the two camps defined that as meaning half a shot glass. The other, rosy-cheeked advocates called for “whatever feels right.”
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
City of Shelton May Turn Out Lights to Save Money (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.nwcn.com/news/washington/Shelton-may-turn-out-lights-to-save-money-79348202.html
Mason PUD 3 Commission Adopts 2010 Budget - No Retail Rate Increase Anticipated (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=645
Clark Public Utilities Cranks Up Electricity Production to Meet Demand (Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/news/2009/dec/12/utility-cranks-up-electricity-production-to-meet/
Idaho Power Reports New Record for Winter Power (Associated Press)
Clark County residents protest new BPA line (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010512708_apwabpaline.html?syndication=rss
Columbian Editorial – Productive BPA Protest Rally: Residents speak up, BPA listens & the power line discussion continues (Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/news/2009/dec/16/productive-rally/
Daily News Op/Ed - BPA Rushed Planning of Power Line (Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/news/opinion/article_b658faf4-e7ca-11de-9381-001cc4c03286.html
New Substation Necessary - ‘Project Chinook’ Near Moses Lake Could Mean 200 Jobs (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/12/15/news/doc4b280f4e27117653301276.txt
Chelan PUD Settles Discrimination Suit for $500,000 (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/dec/15/chelan-pud-settles-discrimination-suit-for-500000/
Clallam PUD Gets Enron Refunds (Sequim Gazette, WA)
http://search.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2009-12-16_pud_gets_enron_refunds
Two More Seek Appointment to Jefferson County PUD Board (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20091215/news/312159992
BPA Seeks Senior Vice President for Power Services (Renewable Energy World)
http://jobs.renewableenergyworld.com/careers/jobsearch/detail/jobId/21535075/viewType/rss
Washington State Watchdog Hands Out Clean Audits to Whatcom PUD, City of Blaine (Bellingham Herald, WA)
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/477/story/1205452.html
Keizer City Councilors Interested in Power Plant Proposal (Keizer Times, OR)
http://www.keizertimes.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=12128
Colorado - State Regulators Delay Power Line Decision (Pueblo Chieftain, CO)
http://www.chieftain.com/articles/2009/12/16/business/local/doc4b286d44ab502162424556.txt
Exxon Mobil Makes $29 Billion Bet on Natural Gas (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010509447_exxonxto15.html
Georgia - Burned Man Still Hospitalized after Electric Shock – Was trying to restore his disconnected electrical service (Augusta Chronicle, GA)
http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/latest/lat_703985.shtml?v=1540
FISH & WILDLIFE
Coalition Forms to Fight Klamath River Agreement (Oregonian, Portland)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/12/coalition_forms_to_fight_klama.html
Upcoming Cowlitz Sport Smelt Season Again Could Be Slim (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
Bull Trout May Return to Clackamas River (Courthouse News Service)
http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/12/14/Bull_Trout_May_Return_to_Clackamas_River.htm
Washington State Tribe Loses Ruling on Treaty Fishing Rights (Courthouse News Service)
http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/12/14/Tribe_Loses_Ruling_on_Treaty_Fishing_Rights.htm
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
10 Million Gallons of Wastewater Spills into Elliott Bay (KING-TV, Seattle)
Sewage-Soaked Madison Valley Residents Sue Seattle (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/413272_madisonvalley14.html?source=pimail
Forest Service Fined $12,000 for Smoke from Yakima Area Controlled Burn (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
Panel Says Great Lakes Not Losing Extra Water Due to Dredging (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Phasing Out Wind Farm Tax Credit Divides Oregon Groups (Oregonian, Portland)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/12/phasing_out_wind_farm_tax_cred.html
TV Washington Feature on Marbled Murrelet Tonight (Wednesday) at 7 PM (TV Washington)
http://www.tvw.org/search/theimpact.cfm?eventtype=1&CFID=3101507&CFTOKEN=85585796&bhcp=1
Oregon - Troutdale Mayor Seeks Stimulus Assistance for Wind Project (Daily Journal of Commerce, OR)
http://djcoregon.com/news/2009/12/14/troutdale-mayor-seeks-stimulus-assistance-for-wind-project/
Wyoming Allows More Comment on Wind Recommendations (Associated Press)
Kansas - Sunflower Wind Is Suing Turbine Blade Supplier (Hutchinson News, KS)
http://www.hutchnews.com/Newsbriefs/wind2009-12-14T20-58-58
Contractor’s 100th Windmill Goes Up in Maine (Associated Press)
Report Says Wind Farms Annoying But Not Harmful (Vancouver Sun, BC)
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Wind+farms+annoying+harmful+Report/2344246/story.html
L.A. Utility Shelves Plans for Solar Farm Near Salton Sea – Utility is troubled by the costs of the project (Los Angeles Times, CA)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-la-solar16-2009dec16,0,2282198.story
NY Energy Plan Pushes Conservation, Solar & Wind (Associated Press)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ihzA7tP3Wfr_FRwIstgZCKlrt0NwD9CK0EJ80
Tampa Electric Allowed to Charge Customers Premium Prices for Solar Energy (St. Petersburg Times, SFL)
CONSERVATION
As California Greens, Northwest Power Gains (Crosscut Seattle)
http://crosscut.com/2009/12/15/energy-utilities/19443/
Energy-Efficient Traffic Lights Can’t Melt Snow (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121498684&ft=1&f=3
‘Smart’ Device Makers: Variable Electricity Rates Needed (CNET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10414993-54.html
US Dept. of Energy DOE Wants Water Heated More Efficiently (Courthouse News Service)
http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/12/14/DOE_Wants_Water_Heated_More_Efficiently.htm
Bellevue Family Cuts Power Consumption, Gains $7,500 (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/video/featured-videos/Bellevue-Family-Drops-Power-Gains-7500-79357037.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Frustration Mounts in Copenhagen as Talks Stall (Time Magzine)
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1929071_1929070_1948020,00.html
Police Beat Back Massed Climate Protesters (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/science/earth/17climate.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Turning Carbon into Cash - How the carbon-offsets market is turning Wall Street traders & an African stove maker into unlikely business partners.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/226941?from=rss
In Duluth, Carbon Offset Boosts the Holiday Cheer (Duluth News Tribune, MN)
http://wcco.com/wireapnewsmn/In.Duluth.paying.2.1369106.html
BARELL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Study Says Big Impact of the Plug-In Hybrid Will Be Decades Away (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/15/business/15hybrid.html
Soft Cheese for a Clean Planet - A foodie’s guide to planet-friendly fromage (Slate Magazine)
http://www.slate.com/id/2237779/?from=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Quincy Hums With Data Centers & Tax Dollars, Say Summit Speakers (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/dec/14/quincy-hums-with-data-centers-and-tax-dollars-say/
Bend Broadband Launches Nation’s Fastest Wireless Service (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Bend-Broadband-Launches-Nations-Fastest-Wireless-Service-106018
Privacy concerns close Pierce County septic Web page after personal data found (News Tribune, Tacoma)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/government/story/995705.html
F.T.C. Accuses Intel of Trying to Stifle Competition (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/17/technology/companies/17chip.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
The Europe/Microsoft Browser Battle Ends (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/12/16/the-europemicrosoft-browser-battle-ends/
Google & Bing Keep Rising While Yahoo Drops Again (NY Times)
McDonald’s to Lift Fee for Internet Access (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
Boeing Dreamliner Finally Takes Flight (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1072523.html
Washington Unemployment Rate Steady at 9.2 Percent (Associated Press)
Naveed Haq Guilty in Jewish Center Shooting (Associated Press)
Traffic Stop Nets $1.5 Million in Cocaine (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010516830_webcocaine15.html?syndication=rss
Cantwell Irked With NOAA over Planned Move (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/12/14/daily20.html
Congress - Doumit Considering Run for Baird Seat (Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/12/15/local_news/doc4b27daa88e656970200325.txt
Mason County Floral Greens - Making the Arrangements for a World Market (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/dec/12/making-the-arrangements-for-a-world-market/?partner=RSS
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Man Turns Christmas Lights Into Guitar Hero Game
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10414561-71.html?tag=nl.e703
AP Exclusive: Tourists Enjoy White House Breakfast
http://www.kirotv.com/politics/21977124/detail.html
Sonic Manager Arrested on Charges of Cooking Meth at Restaurant
http://www.slashfood.com/2009/12/11/sonic-meth-bust/
Kelso: Bowhunter Shoots Prowler in Buttocks with Arrow
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/995710.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Harry Nilsson - Me & My Arrow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tgL4p4d1Yo
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