Energy News Digest for April 26, 2010

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

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Power Line Plan Foes Air Concerns - Crowd of about 700 packs high school auditorium (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/apr/25/power-line-plan-foes-air-concerns/

Montana - Five Wind-Energy Transmission Projects Planned (Helena Independent-Record, MT)

http://helenair.com/article_97ef2460-502c-11df-abe0-001cc4c03286.html

US Senators Postpone Climate Bill Unveiling (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/25/AR2010042501065.html

Columbia River Dredging Ends This Year, Benefits End Mixed (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/04/columbia_river_dredging_ends_t.html

Shelton Police Looking for Missing Girl (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/1949-shelton-police-looking-for-missing-girl

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Power Line Plan Foes Air Concerns - Crowd of about 700 packs high school auditorium

·         Battle Ground Schools to Address BPA Power Line Siting

·         Idaho – Bonneville Power Administration Schedules Line Work

·         Police Say Evicted Woman Found Pilfering Neighbor’s Power

·         Tacoma Power Wants to Help With Bill

·         McMinnville will see water rate rise 6.2%, power 8.5%

·         Oregon Department of Energy Gets New Leader

·         Paris Runs for Grant PUD Commissioner

·         California - Marin Says 78% of Its Power Is Renewable: Includes Hydro as Part of Claim

·         Scathing Audit of East Kentucky Power Demands Change

·         Canada - Ottawa Tells Energy Firms to Start Powering Down Coal-Fired Plants

·         Alaska - Errant squirrel causes hour long power outage in west Fairbanks

·         Show Business - Broadway Has a New Play About Enron. Where’s the one about Madoff?

·         New Salmon Season Details Unveiled for Anglers

·         Feds vs. Fish: Crying over Spilled Water

·         Feds Award Contracts to Improve Makah Hatchery on Olympic Peninsula

·         Northern Idaho Salmon & Steelhead Hatchery Needs Expensive Repairs

·         California’s Costly Trout Recovery Effort Criticized

·         Economists Work on Financial Cost of Zebra/Quagga Mussel Invasion

·         Supreme Court Stays out of Great Lakes Asian Carp Dispute

·         Columbia River Dredging Ends This Year, Benefits End Mixed

·         Elwha River Dams Removal Draws Interest of 180 Contractors

·         Canal-Area Residents Urged to ‘Do Some Good for the Hood’

·         Ocean Acidification Hits Northwest Oyster Farms

·         Montana - Flathead Lake May Not Quite Reach Full-Pool Mark

·         Montana - Five Wind-Energy Transmission Projects Planned

·         British Columbia - Grouse Mountain Wind Turbine Threatens Birds, Bats

·         NY Times Editorial - Cape Wind & Mr. Salazar

·         Earth Day Lessons in the Wind

·         Five Myths about Green Energy

·         Wisconsin: Renewable-Energy Bill Dies on Earth Day

·         Solar Industry Leaders Push to Overcome Technical & Market Barriers

·         California - Thieves Steal Pacifica School’s Solar Panels

·         East Washington Studied for Camelina Biofuel

·         Energy Vampires Put Bite on Your Electricity Bill

·         US Senators Postpone Climate Bill Unveiling

·         Lindsay Graham Says Politics May ‘Derail’ Energy/Climate Bill

·         Spokesman Review Editorial - Electric Car Aid Unearths Misguided Reaction

·         More Corporations See the Value of Going Green

·         Silage - Smog in a Rural Valley? Mystery Is Solved

·         Qwest’s Sale Ends Era, Raises Service Questions

·         The Strategy Behind the CenturyTel-Qwest Deal

·         Is Arkansas Really the Most Competitive State for Broadband?

·         Audit Finds Kennewick Irrigation District Treasurer in Need of ‘Basic’ Training

·         Surprise Tucked into State Budget Bill: A Panel to Plan School-District Mergers

·         Shelton Police Looking for Missing Girl

·         Portland Man Drowns in Hood Canal

·         Deadly Airborne Fungus Reaches Pacific Northwest

·         Washington State Initiative Case in Supreme Court Wednesday

·         State DNR Agrees to Pay Barbecue Restaurant Owner $800,000 after Mudslide

·         WIAA Takes ‘Monumental’ Step – State BB tourney: first round single-elimination

·         US Newspaper Circulation Down 8.7% in Latest Survey

WORD OF THE DAY

Gnarled • \NARLD\ • Adjective - 1: full of knots or gnarls:  knotty 2: crabbed in disposition, aspect, or character

The old, testy gnarled apple tree swatted angrily at Dorothy’s outstretched hand, and growled “How would you like to have someone come along and pick something off of you?” “Oh dear!” exclaimed Dorothy, “I keep forgetting I’m not in Kansas!”

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

Power Line Plan Foes Air Concerns - Crowd of about 700 packs high school auditorium (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/apr/25/power-line-plan-foes-air-concerns/

Battle Ground Schools to Address BPA Power Line Siting (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/apr/24/battle-ground-schools-address-bpa-power-line-sitin/

Idaho – Bonneville Power Administration Schedules Line Work: $8 million project to rebuild 25 miles of transmission line between here & the Albeni Falls Dam (Bonner County Daily Bee, Sandpoint, ID)

http://www.bonnercountydailybee.com/articles/2010/04/24/news/doc4bd29b54de5da617209239.txt

Police Say Evicted Woman Found Pilfering Neighbor’s Power (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://www.kelaam.com/pages/localnews?Police-Say-Evicted-Woman-Found-Pilfering=1&blockID=223416&feedID=410

Tacoma Power Wants to Help With Bill (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/04/23/1159891/tacoma-power-wants-to-help-with.html

McMinnville will see water rate rise 6.2%, power 8.5% (Yamhill County News Register, McMinnville, OR)

http://www.newsregister.com/article/43994-water+rate+rise+6.2+power+8.5

Oregon Department of Energy Gets New Leader (Portland Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/04/19/daily52.html

Paris Runs for Grant PUD Commissioner (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2010/04/23/news/doc4bd20abb38f26011256417.txt

California - Marin Says 78% of Its Power Is Renewable: Includes Hydro as Part of Claim (San Francisco Business Times)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2010/04/19/daily58.html

Scathing Audit of East Kentucky Power Demands Change (Lexington Herald-Leader, KY)

http://www.kentucky.com/2010/04/23/1235456/scathing-audit-of-utility-demands.html

Canada - Ottawa Tells Energy Firms to Start Powering Down Coal-Fired Plants (Globe & Mail)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/ottawa-tells-energy-firms-to-start-powering-down-coal-fired-plants/article1546314/?cmpid=rss1

Alaska - Errant squirrel causes hour long power outage in west Fairbanks (Fairbanks News Miner, AK)

http://newsminer.com/view/full_story/7168509/article-Errant-squirrel-causes-hourlong-power-outage-in-west-Fairbanks?instance=home_news_window_left_top_4

Show Business - Broadway Has a New Play About Enron. Where’s the one about Madoff? (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/id/2251659/?from=rss

FISH & WILDLIFE

New Salmon Season Details Unveiled for Anglers – Skokomish to be open Aug. 1-Sept. 30; Puyallup schedule changes (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/04/25/1218082/new-salmon-season-details-unveiled.html

Feds vs. Fish: Crying over Spilled Water (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2010/04/26/environment/19763/

Feds Award Contracts to Improve Makah Hatchery on Olympic Peninsula (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=12360817

Northern Idaho Salmon & Steelhead Hatchery Needs Expensive Repairs (Associated Press)

http://www.khq.com/Global/story.asp?S=12372310

California’s Costly Trout Recovery Effort Criticized (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2011699564_apusfreewaysforfish.html?syndication=rss

Economists Work on Financial Cost of Zebra/Quagga Mussel Invasion in Columbia River Basin (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/383961.aspx

Supreme Court Stays out of Great Lakes Asian Carp Dispute (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011706029_apussupremecourtasiancarp.html?syndication=rss

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Columbia River Dredging Ends This Year, Benefits End Mixed (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/04/columbia_river_dredging_ends_t.html

Elwha River Dams Removal Draws Interest of 180 Contractors (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100423/news/304239982

Canal-Area Residents Urged to ‘Do Some Good for the Hood’ (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/apr/24/canal-area-residents-urged-do-some-good-hood/?partner=RSS

Ocean Acidification Hits Northwest Oyster Farms - Scientists Say Carbon Dioxide in Oceans Could Mean Curtains for Shellfish (ABC News)

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Eco/ocean-acidification-hits-northwest-oyster-farms/story?id=10425738

Montana - Flathead Lake May Not Quite Reach Full-Pool Mark (Daily InterLake, Kalispell, MT)

http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_50c50a1c-50d3-11df-ad21-001cc4c002e0.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Montana - Five Wind-Energy Transmission Projects Planned (Helena Independent-Record, MT)

http://helenair.com/article_97ef2460-502c-11df-abe0-001cc4c03286.html

British Columbia - Grouse Mountain Wind Turbine Threatens Birds, Bats: Dozens of species at risk, according to report commissioned by resort (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Grouse+Mountain+wind+turbine+threatens+birds+bats/2950622/story.html

NY Times Editorial - Cape Wind & Mr. Salazar

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/26/opinion/26mon3.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Earth Day Lessons in the Wind - Sager Middle School adds a residential-scale wind turbine, which will be used for education & power (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)

http://union-bulletin.com/stories/2010/04/22/earth-day-lessons-in-the-wind

Five Myths about Green Energy (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/23/AR2010042302220.html

Wisconsin: Renewable-Energy Bill Dies on Earth Day (Associated Press)

http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=280501

Solar Industry Leaders Push to Overcome Technical & Market Barriers (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14938110

California - Thieves Steal Pacifica School’s Solar Panels (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/04/22/BA9Q1D2RID.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea

East Washington Studied for Camelina Biofuel (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011706183_apwacamelinabiofuel.html?syndication=rss

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy Vampires Put Bite on Your Electricity Bill (Ft Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, FL)

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/realestate/chi-100425-phantom-energy-users-pictures,0,1279980.photogallery

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

US Senators Postpone Climate Bill Unveiling (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/25/AR2010042501065.html

Lindsay Graham Says Politics May ‘Derail’ Energy/Climate Bill (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0410/36302.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Spokesman Review Editorial - Electric Car Aid Unearths Misguided Reaction

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/apr/24/electric-car-aid-unearths-misguided-reaction/

More Corporations See the Value of Going Green (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100424/BIZ/704249955/-1/rss03

Silage - Smog in a Rural Valley? Mystery Is Solved (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/26/smog-in-a-rural-valley-a-mystery-is-solved/?partner=rss&emc=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Qwest’s Sale Ends Era, Raises Service Questions (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/04/qwests_sale_ends_era_raises_se.html

The Strategy Behind the CenturyTel-Qwest Deal (NY Times)

http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/22/the-strategy-behind-the-centurytel-qwest-deal/?src=busln

Is Arkansas Really the Most Competitive State for Broadband? (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2010/04/22/is-arkansas-really-the-most-competitive-state-for-broadband/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Audit Finds Kennewick Irrigation District Treasurer in Need of ‘Basic’ Training (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/04/24/989225/audit-finds-kid-treasurer-in-need.html

Surprise Tucked into State Budget Bill: A Panel to Plan School-District Mergers (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2011695858_schooldistricts25.html?syndication=rss

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton Police Looking for Missing Girl (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/1949-shelton-police-looking-for-missing-girl

Portland Man Drowns in Hood Canal (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/04/26/1219167/portland-man-drowns-in-hood-canal.html

Deadly Airborne Fungus Reaches Pacific Northwest (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Deadly-airborne-fungus-reaches-Pacific-Northwest-91915994.html

Washington State Initiative Case in Supreme Court Wednesday (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011704244_apwasupremecourtdomesticpartnership.html?syndication=rss

State DNR Agrees to Pay Barbecue Restaurant Owner $800,000 after Mudslide (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/04/23/1159855/state-dnr-agrees-to-pay-barbecue.html

WIAA Takes ‘Monumental’ Step - State tourney: first round single-elimination, sites double up, cut to one weekend (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/04/24/1217287/wiaa-takes-monumental-step.html

US Newspaper Circulation Down 8.7% in Latest Survey (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2010-04-26-newspaper-circulation_N.htm?csp=34

DIVERSIONS

Aliens May Exist but Contact Would Hurt Humans: Hawking

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100425/sc_afp/scienceastronomyextraterrestrialhawking

Teen Sailor Abby Sunderland Abandons Nonstop Around-The-World Quest

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/17192/teen+sailor+abby+sunderland+abandons+nonstop+around-the-world+quest/

10 Profile Pics You Should Never Upload When Dating Online

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/sex/10-profile-pics-you-should-never-upload-when-dating-online-1281166/

Wis. Woman Braves Traffic; Saves 14 Ducklings

http://www.kirotv.com/news/23256973/detail.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Sarah Vaughan - September Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otPzP4YYFpE

Energy News Digest for April 22, 2010

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

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Seattle-Area Garbage Workers Go on Strike (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011667148_apwagarbageworkers3rdldwritethru.html?syndication=rss

CenturyTel to Buy Qwest in $10.6 Billion Stock Swap (Associated Press)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100422/BIZ/704229829/-1/rss03

Chinook Fishing to Remain Open above Bonneville, Despite Torrid Catches (The Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/bill_monroe/index.ssf/2010/04/chinook_fishing_to_remain_open.html

Big Cost Savings Predicted if Bainbridge Transfers Water & Sewer Utilities to Kitsap PUD (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/apr/21/big-cost-savings-predicted-if-bainbridge-to-pud/

Earth Day: No More Burning Rivers, But New Threats (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011668807_apussciearthdayissues.html?syndication=rss

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         7,000-Pound Steel Block Removed from Columbia River near Nuclear Plant

·         Olympian Editorial - Task Force Needs to Get TransAlta on Cleaner Course

·         British Columbia - Farmer Vows to Fight Peace River’s Site C Dam

·         Pacific Gas & Electric to Run SmartMeter vs. Analog Tes

·         Environmental Group Sues the Feds Over Wyoming Coal Leasing

·         After Missouri Hydro Plant Collapse - AmerenUE’s Taum Sauk Plant Operating Again

·         Call First, Dig It?

·         To Protect Fish, Skunks, Badgers Enlisted to Control Idaho Pelicans

·         Salmon Like Their New Chelan Falls Digs

·         Chinook Fishing to Remain Open above Bonneville, Despite Torrid Catches

·         Word on Columbia River, & Tributaries & Lakes Sport Fisheries

·         Juneau Empire Op/Ed - Alaska: What Do We Do When Salmon Fisheries Disappear?

·         Want to Strike a Blow on Behalf of Salmon for Earth Day?

·         Big Cost Savings Predicted if Bainbridge Transfers Water & Sewer Utilities to Kitsap PUD

·         April Sun Raises Inland Pacific Northwest Stream Flows

·         Outlook Good for Seattle’s Water Reservoirs

·         New Energy Powers Up Lobbying - $5 Million for Wind Alone

·         Solar Power to the People, With a Lot of Public Help

·         Missouri - Wood-to-Electricity Power Generation - Plant Under Review in Perry County

·         Converting Biomass into Alternative Energy Sources

·         Boston Proposes Wind Turbine That Could Power 800 Homes

·         How to Determine if Wind Power is for You

·         Houses of 2020 Will be All About Energy

·         California Offers Millions in Funds for New Appliances

·         Green Bay Schools’ Energy Efficiency Efforts save $5.6 Million

·         Study Warns of Climate Health Threats

·         State Officials Warn US Senate Not to Block Their Efforts to Lower Greenhouse Gases

·         Climate Scientist Sues Canada’s National Post Newspaper

·         Perpetuating the Myth That Climate Policy Is All Cost

·         News Tribune Editorial - Earth Day: Each of Us Doing a Little Can Add Up to a Lot

·         Earth Day: No More Burning Rivers, But New Threats

·         Earth Day at 40: Time to ‘Think Big’

·         Washington Times Editorial - A Gasoline-Fueled Earth Day

·         Warming In America - Mass Migrations, Water Wars, & Insect Plagues

·         NY Times Op/Ed - How to Green Your Parents

·         CenturyTel to Buy Qwest in $10.6 Billion Stock Swap

·         Questions & Answers on Qwest-CenturyTel Deal

·         Yahoo Gets $78 Million from Microsoft as Search Deal Spins Up

·         Tri-Cities Business Learning to Get Google Savvy

·         Seven Washington State GOP Candidates Eye US Senate

·         WA State Lawmakers Decide to Keep Levy Equalizations Money

·         Seattle-Area Garbage Workers Go on Strike

·         Mason County Recycling Efforts Reduce Household Waste

·         Mason Fire District 5 Moving Ahead with Proposed Shelton Annexation

·         Man Accused of Threatening Patty Murray Appears In Seattle Court

·         Fired Clallam County Treasurer Clerk to Appear on Theft Charge

·         Onalaska Fatal Shooting Circumstances Disputed

·         Harry Wappler Was ‘Pioneer’ of TV Weather

·         NCAA to expand March Madness from 65 to 68 teams

WORD OF THE DAY

Recalcitrant • \ree-CAL-sit-trunt\ • adjective - 1: obstinately defiant of authority or restraint 2a: difficult to manage or operate b: not responsive to treatment c: resistant

Despite the valiant effort of the mechanic, the recalcitrant lug nut on Daphne’s front left wheel would not budge from the bold on which it rested.

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

7,000-Pound Steel Block Removed from Columbia River near Nuclear Plant (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/04/22/1158469/big-block-removed-from-columbia.html

Olympian Editorial - Task Force Needs to Get TransAlta on Cleaner Course

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/04/22/1214733/task-force-needs-to-get-transalta.html

British Columbia - Farmer Vows to Fight Peace River’s Site C Dam (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/04/21/bc-peace-river-farms-site-c.html

Pacific Gas & Electric to Run SmartMeter vs. Analog Test (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/04/22/BU5G1D2BKH.DTL&feed=rss.news

Environmental Group Sues the Feds Over Wyoming Coal Leasing (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011667956_apuscoalminesclimate.html?syndication=rss

After Missouri Hydro Plant Collapse - AmerenUE’s Taum Sauk Plant Operating Again (St. Louis Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2010/04/19/daily49.html

Call First, Dig It? (Sequim Gazette, WA)

http://www.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2010-04-21_call_first,_dig_it

FISH & WILDLIFE

To Protect Fish, Skunks, Badgers Enlisted to Control Idaho Pelicans (Northwest Cable News)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/91713764.html

Salmon Like Their New Chelan Falls Digs (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/apr/22/salmon-like-their-new-chelan-falls-digs/

Chinook Fishing to Remain Open above Bonneville, Despite Torrid Catches (The Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/bill_monroe/index.ssf/2010/04/chinook_fishing_to_remain_open.html

Word on Columbia River, & Tributaries & Lakes Sport Fisheries (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2011667144_word_on_columbia_river_and_tri_1.html?syndication=rss

Juneau Empire Op/Ed - Alaska: What Do We Do When Salmon Fisheries Disappear?

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/042210/opi_616546979.shtml

Want to Strike a Blow on Behalf of Salmon for Earth Day? Get cracking on Corps’ of Engineers rule change (Investigate West)

http://www.invw.org/node/1013

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Big Cost Savings Predicted if Bainbridge Transfers Water & Sewer Utilities to Kitsap PUD (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/apr/21/big-cost-savings-predicted-if-bainbridge-to-pud/

April Sun Raises Inland Pacific Northwest Stream Flows (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/apr/21/april-sun-raises-inland-nw-stream-flows/

Outlook Good for Seattle’s Water Reservoirs (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011668450_water22m.html?syndication=rss

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

New Energy Powers Up Lobbying - $5 Million for Wind Alone (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0410/36172.html

Solar Power to the People, With a Lot of Public Help (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/22/business/energy-environment/22SOLAR.html

Missouri - Wood-to-Electricity Power Generation - Plant Under Review in Perry County (St Genevieve Herald, MO)

http://www.stegenherald.com/news/2%20news.html

Converting Biomass into Alternative Energy Sources (DesignWorld Online)

http://www.designworldonline.com/articles/5774/313/Converting-Biomass-into-Alternative-Energy-Sources.aspx

Boston Proposes Wind Turbine That Could Power 800 Homes (Boston Globe, MA)

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/04/22/boston_proposes_wind_turbine_that_could_power_800_homes/

How to Determine if Wind Power is for You (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Eco-renovation/2010/0421/How-to-determine-if-wind-power-is-for-you

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Houses of 2020 Will be All About Energy (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2010-04-22-EARTHgreenfuture22_ST_N.htm

California Offers Millions in Funds for New Appliances (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/04/21/state/n122629D41.DTL&feed=rss.news

Green Bay Schools’ Energy Efficiency Efforts save $5.6 Million (Green Bay Gazette, WI)

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20100422/GPG0108/4220643/1207&located=rss

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Study Warns of Climate Health Threats (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/21/AR2010042104153.html

State Officials Warn US Senate Not to Block Their Efforts to Lower Greenhouse Gases (The Hill)

http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/93555-state-officials-warn-senate-not-to-block-their-efforts-to-lower-greenhouse-gases

Climate Scientist Sues Canada’s National Post Newspaper (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/04/22/26627.htm

Perpetuating the Myth That Climate Policy Is All Cost (Grist)

http://www.grist.org/article/2010-04-20-perpetuating-the-myth-that-climate-policy-is-all-cost/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

News Tribune Editorial - Earth Day: Each of Us Doing a Little Can Add Up to a Lot

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/04/22/1158388/earth-day-each-of-us-doing-a-little.html

Earth Day: No More Burning Rivers, But New Threats (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011668807_apussciearthdayissues.html?syndication=rss

Earth Day at 40: Time to ‘Think Big’ (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011668664_earthday22m.html

Washington Times Editorial - A Gasoline-Fueled Earth Day: Government subsidies spawn widespread environmental fraud

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/22/a-gasoline-fueled-earth-day/

Warming in America - Mass migrations, water wars, & insect plagues. How will climate change reshape the electoral map? (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/id/2251547/?from=rss

NY Times Op/Ed - How to Green Your Parents (Jedi Mind Tricks?)

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/21/how-to-green-your-parents/?partner=rss&emc=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

CenturyTel to Buy Qwest in $10.6 Billion Stock Swap (Associated Press)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100422/BIZ/704229829/-1/rss03

Questions & Answers on Qwest-CenturyTel Deal (Denver Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2010/04/19/daily53.html

Yahoo Gets $78 Million from Microsoft as Search Deal Spins Up (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/202750.asp?source=pimail

Tri-Cities Business Learning to Get Google Savvy (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=12350291

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Seven Washington State GOP Candidates Eye US Senate (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/04/22/1158323/gop-candidates-eye-us-senate.html

WA State Lawmakers Decide to Keep Levy Equalizations Money (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA))

http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=12351211

GENERAL NEWS

Seattle-Area Garbage Workers Go on Strike (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011667148_apwagarbageworkers3rdldwritethru.html?syndication=rss

Mason County Recycling Efforts Reduce Household Waste (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/apr/21/mason-county-recycling-efforts-reduce-household-wa/?partner=RSS

Mason Fire District 5 Moving Ahead with Proposed Shelton Annexation (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/1935-fire-district-5-moving-ahead-with-annexation

Man accused of threatening Patty Murray appears in Seattle court (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/theblotter/2011667561_man_accused_of_threatening_sen.html?syndication=rss

Fired Clallam County Treasurer Clerk to Appear on Theft Charge (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/5708

Onalaska Fatal Shooting Circumstances Disputed (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=12355355

Harry Wappler Was ‘Pioneer’ of TV Weather (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/04/22/1158331/harry-wappler-was-pioneer-of-tv.html

NCAA to Expand March Madness from 65 to 68 Teams (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/04/22/sports/s091435D78.DTL&feed=rss.business

DIVERSIONS

Carrier Saves Mail from Burning Truck

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011669277_apwamailtruckfire.html?syndication=rss

Coin Collection in Donated Desk Is Returned

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011668109_coins22m.html?syndication=rss

Bowl of Chili Saves Woman as Car Crashes into Kent Home

http://www.kirotv.com/news/23230080/detail.html

Eight-Year-Old Message in Bottle from Taiwan Found in Ocean Shores

http://www.kirotv.com/news/23231831/detail.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Let it Rain - Eric Clapton & Phil Collins (Harry Wappler, RIP)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_xvup4oKdM