Energy News Digest for May 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

Republican Rossi Announces Challenge to Democratic Incumbent Senator Murray (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2011953808_apuswashingtonsenate.html?syndication=rss

Mason County Wood-Powered ‘Biomass’ Plants Have Critics Barking (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127121363

Grays Harbor PUD Won’t Budge on Radar Ridge Wind Farm (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2010/05/25/local_news/doc4bfc116a6f9f6680808556.txt

Washington State Audit Advises Shared Services for Mid-Columbia Public Utility Districts (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2010/05/25/news/doc4bfc524fa2ce5486507219.txt

GOP Congressional Candidates Criticize Removal of Elwha Dams (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100526/news/305269978/gop-candidates-criticize-removal-of-elwha-dams

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Washington State Audit Advises Shared Services for Mid-Columbia Public Utility Districts

·         Washington State Audit Says Mid-Columbia PUD Cooperation Would Save Money

·         Upgrades Under Way at Columbia River Dams

·         Montana Governor Schweitzer Tours Rainbow Dam Renovation Project

·         LNG Protest Planned At NW Natural Shareholder Meeting

·         California - Electricity Rate Tiers Drove Bakersfield Bills to New Heights

·         Iberdrola Deal to Finance Maine Power Grid Upgrade

·         BPA Reports: Salmon Ride Smoothly Through Eight Dams

·         Salmon or Political Games? Obama Administration Makes Its Choice

·         Salmon Pens to Move from Bainbridge to Manchester

·         California - How a Native American Tribe Got Their Salmon Back, by Way of New Zealand

·         GOP Congressional Candidates Criticize Removal of Elwha Dams

·         Belfair Sewer Work on Highway 300 to Resume June 2

·         Upper Columbia Precipitation Is Below Average

·         Mason County Wood-Powered ‘Biomass’ Plants Have Critics Barking

·         Pacific Northwest Biomass Becoming Viable Option for Wind Developers

·         Grays Harbor PUD Won’t Budge on Radar Ridge Wind Farm

·         Leapin’ Lizards! Rush Is on for Desert Solar Project

·         Solar Power Projects Heating Up in Northwest

·         More Wind Farms Mean Cheaper Energy - Compared to What?

·         Pacific Northwest Incentives Offered to Replace Baseboard Heaters

·         Microsoft Web Site Aims to Make Your House a Hohm

·         Cape Cod Times Editorial - Cash for Caulkers

·         Global CO2 Emissions to Rise 43 Percent by 2035

·         UW Researcher Is New State Climatologist

·         Kansas Utilities Worry About Greenhouse Gas Measure

·         Clark County Adopts New Green Building Standards

·         Do LEED-Certified Green Buildings Protect Human Health?

·         Where Are U.S. Green Jobs?

·         Northwest’s Prospective Clean Technology Business Leaders Named

·         Cost of Chelan PUD Fiber-Optics Will Increase Before It Gets Cheaper

·         Washington State is Number One - Does Your State Have Google Mojo?

·         Google Touts Its Economic Impact Amid Increased Scrutiny

·         Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate

·         Comcast 100 Mbps Residential Arrives (For Some) June 1

·         Microsoft Xbox Chief out as Unit Struggles

·         Data Center Power Like Cable: on Demand

·         Republican Rossi Announces Challenge to Democratic Incumbent Senator Murray

·         Rossi: Repeal Health-Care Law & Return to “Limited” Government

·         Governor Gregoire Won’t Rule out Leaving Office for DC Job

·         Mason County Commission Balances Board Salaries for 2011

·         Partial Victory - Former Employee Wins Lawsuit Against City of Bremerton

·         Washington May Have Drier Weather for Weekend

·         Crews Search Sewers, Canal for Missing McCleary Girl

·         Woman Steals Parents’ ID; Refinances Their Home to Get Gambling Money

·         Authorities: Three Severely Burned While Processing Marijuana

·         Widespread Tolling for Transportation Expected in Puget Sound Area

·         In a Reversal Free Olympia Parking Wins

·         Future of Local Yakima Radio Stations Unclear

WORD OF THE DAY

Peripatetic • \pare-uh-pah-TET-tick\ adjective • - Of, relating to, or given to walking b: moving or traveling from place to place

The evening’s peripatetic presentation by the economics professor caused a rush on massage and chiropractic treatment the following morning. Seems his back and forth roaming on stage was more energetic than a Wimbledon tennis volley as the attendees tried in vain to crane their necks left and right to keep up with his pace.

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

Washington State Audit Advises Shared Services for Mid-Columbia Public Utility Districts (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2010/05/25/news/doc4bfc524fa2ce5486507219.txt

Washington State Audit Says Mid-Columbia PUD Cooperation Would Save Money (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/may/25/audit-says-pud-cooperation-would-save-money/

Upgrades Under Way at Columbia River Dams (Associated Press)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i5ln0G9qxd2zHIkEdnW1QbFvUirAD9FU6DRO6

Montana Governor Schweitzer Tours Rainbow Dam Renovation Project (KXLH-TV, Helena, MT)

http://www.kxlh.com/news/governor-schweitzer-tours-rainbow-dam-renovation-project/

LNG protest planned at NW Natural shareholder meeting (Portland Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/05/24/daily17.html

California - Electricity Rate Tiers Drove Bakersfield Bills to New Heights (Bakersfield Californian, CA)

http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x1445990544/Tiers-drove-bills-to-new-heights

Iberdrola Deal to Finance Maine Power Grid Upgrade “…Iberdrola will pay for the improvements, about half with cash, & half through borrowing. The money will be recouped from New England electric ratepayers…” (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/05/25/financial/f114714D04.DTL&feed=rss.business

FISH & WILDLIFE

BPA Reports: Salmon Ride Smoothly Through Eight Dams (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1620

Salmon or Political Games? Obama Administration Makes Its Choice (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2010/05/26/environment/19838/Salmon-or-political-games--Obama-administration-makes-its-choice/

Salmon Pens to Move from Bainbridge to Manchester (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/may/25/salmon-pens-to-move-from-bainbridge-to/?partner=RSS

California - How a Native American Tribe Got Their Salmon Back, by Way of New Zealand (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2010/0525/How-a-native-American-tribe-got-their-salmon-back-by-way-of-New-Zealand

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

GOP Congressional Candidates Criticize Removal of Elwha Dams (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100526/news/305269978/gop-candidates-criticize-removal-of-elwha-dams

Belfair Sewer Work on Highway 300 to Resume June 2 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2247-belfair-sewer-work-on-highway-300-to-resume-june-2

Upper Columbia Precipitation Is Below Average (Omak Chronicle, WA)

http://www.omakchronicle.com/nws/n100525a.shtml

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Mason County Wood-Powered ‘Biomass’ Plants Have Critics Barking (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127121363

Pacific Northwest Biomass Becoming Viable Option for Wind Developers (Daily Journal of Commerce, Oregon)

http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/05/25/biomass-becoming-viable-option-for-wind-developers/

Grays Harbor PUD Won’t Budge on Radar Ridge Wind Farm (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2010/05/25/local_news/doc4bfc116a6f9f6680808556.txt

Leapin’ Lizards! Rush Is on for Desert Solar Project - Developers eager for federal funding, but lizard is an issue (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/may/26/rush-is-on-for-desert-solar-project/

Solar Power Projects Heating Up in Northwest - One Customer Gets Energy Credits, Not Bills (KCPQ-TV, Seattle)

http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-052610-homeenergy,0,1246141.story?track=rss

More Wind Farms Mean Cheaper Energy - Compared to What? (Clean Technica)

http://cleantechnica.com/2010/05/25/more-wind-farms-mean-cheaper-energy/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Pacific Northwest Incentives Offered to Replace Baseboard Heaters (Oregon Public Radio)

http://news.opb.org/article/7431-incentives-offered-replace-baseboard-heaters/

Microsoft Web Site Aims to Make Your House a Hohm (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011954078_apustectechbitmicrosofthohm.html?syndication=rss

Cape Cod Times Editorial - Cash for Caulkers

http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100526/OPINION/5260332/-1/NEWSMAP

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Global CO2 Emissions to Rise 43 Percent by 2035 (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64O3V120100525

UW Researcher Is New State Climatologist (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011957505_apwawaclimatologist.html?syndication=rss

Kansas Utilities Worry About Greenhouse Gas Measure (Bloomberg News)

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9FRE4681.htm

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Clark County Adopts New Green Building Standards - Voluntary program aims to guide builders, customers (Vancouver Columbian, WA - When are standards not standards? When they’re voluntary…)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/may/26/green-building-in-clark-county-county-adopts-new-s/

Do LEED-Certified Green Buildings Protect Human Health? (EarthTimes)

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/environment-amp-human-health-incs,1316046.shtml

Where Are U.S. Green Jobs? (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/05/where-are-u-s-green-jobs?cmpid=rss

Northwest’s Prospective Clean Technology Business Leaders Named (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/energy/archives/207788.asp?source=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Cost of Chelan PUD Fiber-Optics Will Increase Before It Gets Cheaper (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/may/26/cost-of-pud-fiber-optics-will-increase-before-it/

Washington State is Number One - Does Your State Have Google Mojo? Here are the Top 10 states with the most Google business mojo per capita.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Money/new-economy/2010/0526/Does-your-state-have-Google-mojo

Google Touts Its Economic Impact Amid Increased Scrutiny (Washington Post)

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2010/05/google_touts_its_economic_impa.html

Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate (Congressional Research Reports)

http://opencrs.com/document/R40616/

Comcast 100 Mbps Residential Arrives (For Some) June 1 - $200 a month, $250 installation fee (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-100-Mbps-Residential-Arrives-For-Some-June-1-108582

Microsoft Xbox Chief out as Unit Struggles (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64O0AD20100525

Data Center Power Like Cable: on Demand (Earth2Tech)

http://earth2tech.com/2010/05/26/data-center-power-like-cable-on-demand/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Republican Rossi Announces Challenge to Democratic Incumbent Senator Murray (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2011953808_apuswashingtonsenate.html?syndication=rss

Rossi: Repeal Health-Care Law & Return to “Limited” Government (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2011956995_rossi_enters_senate_race_with.html?syndication=rss

Governor Gregoire Won’t Rule out Leaving Office for DC Job (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2011951956_gregoire_wont_rule_out_leaving.html?syndication=rss

Mason County Commission Balances Board Salaries for 2011 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2250-mason-county-commission-balances-salaries-for-2011

Partial Victory - Former Employee Wins Lawsuit Against City of Bremerton (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/may/25/former-employee-wins-lawsuit-against-city-of/?partner=RSS

GENERAL NEWS

Washington May Have Drier Weather for Weekend (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=12544788

Crews Search Sewers, Canal for Missing McCleary Girl (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/23676081/detail.html

Woman Steals Parents’ ID; Refinances Their Home to Get Gambling Money (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Gambling-addict-steals-parents-identity-refinances-their-home-94883314.html

Authorities: Three Severely Burned While Processing Marijuana (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/may/25/authorities-3-severely-burned-while-working-drugs-/

Widespread Tolling for Transportation Expected in Puget Sound Area (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011949127_apwapugetsoundtolls.html?syndication=rss

In a Reversal Free Olympia Parking Wins - New Council Defeats Plan for Meters (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/05/25/1250523/olympia-council-kills-plan-to.html

Future of Local Yakima Radio Stations Unclear (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/05/25/future-of-local-radio-stations-still-unclear

DIVERSIONS

Study: Pac-Man on Google wasted 4.8 million hours

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20005958-52.html?tag=nl.e703

Pennsylvania Woman Still Driving at 103 - Woman Runs Errands for Younger Neighbors (Which basically means…everyone)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/23681286/detail.html

Flood of Frogs Closes Major Greek Highway

http://www.kirotv.com/news/23680321/detail.html

What Is a ‘Milk Moon’ Anyway? The full moon of May, also known as the “Milk moon,” will occur at 7:07 p.m. EDT Thursday

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0526/What-is-a-milk-moon-anyway

SONG OF THE DAY

R.E.M. – Man on the Moon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hKSYgOGtos

Energy News Digest for May 25, 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 SIX STORIES

Grant PUD Considering $511 Million Supplemental Gas Plant - The plant would provide a hedge to back up two dams (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/may/24/grant-pud-considering-511-million-supplemental/

Vancouver City Council Says Keep Power Lines out of City - Resolution urges BPA to choose alternate route for project (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/may/25/Vancouver-BPA-power-lines-council/

One Meeting on Mason County Biomass Projects Down; Two More This Week (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2237-one-meeting-on-biomass-projects-down-two-more-this-week

Radar Ridge Wind - Testing of Bird Radar System Could be Key to Project (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2010/05/24/local_news/doc4bfae249c5eef988762096.txt

Google’s Washington State Impact: $2.8 Billion (Google – Links to PDF File)

http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Feconomicimpact%2Fpdf%2Fgoogle_economicimpact_washington.pdf&pli=1

Dino Rossi to Declare Run for Senate This Week; Key Staff Hired (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2011942043_rossitodeclarerunforsenatethisweekkeystaffhired.html?syndication=rss

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Grant PUD Considering $511 Million Supplemental Gas Plant

·         Vancouver City Council Says Keep Power Lines out of City

·         Wenatchee World Editorial - Audits Speak Well for Chelan PUD

·         Feds Name New Director for Hanford Project

·         Tennessee Valley Authority Eyes Older Nuke Option

·         Ohio - Area Power Plant Uses Controversial CO2 Method

·         Competition Could Bring Cheaper Electricity to Pennsylvanians

• Dual Strategy Ramps Up to Increase Columbia River Fish Survival
• Oregon - Salmon Fishing Again This Year in Powder River
• UN Fish Stocks Review Opens With Dire Outlook
• Chicago Poisoning Operation Finds No Asian Carp
• Migrating Thousands of Miles With Nary a Stop
• Gregoire Criticizes Puget Sound Cleanup Agency
• Shelton City Commission to Hold Hearing on Sewer Moratorium Next Month
• Carlsborg Sewer, Water Treatment Plant Could be Running by Late 2012
• Olympia-Area Water & Wastewater Organization Changes Name & Identity
• Tri-City Herald Editorial - Public Outreach Improves Between Yakima River Sewage Spills
• One Meeting on Mason County Biomass Projects Down; Two More This Week
• Wisconsin - Biomass Suppliers Line Up for Charter Street Project
• Fired Up for Jobs - Wood Scraps Go Up in Smoke to Create Electricity, Money for County
• Xcel Rethinking Wisconsin Biomass Project
• Radar Ridge Wind - Testing of Bird Radar System Could be Key to Project
• Massachusetts - Governor Deval Patrick: Cape Wind Energy Will be Worth It
• Proposed Wyoming Power Line Names Wind Farm Customers
• Five Turbines in the Works for Wind Power Project in Lake Erie
• Kansas’ Potential for New Energy is Getting Lost in the Wind
• Federal Standard for Renewable Energy Sought
• Wind Advocates Rally in Dallas
• Ohio State Lawmakers Push Competing Tax Break Bills for Green Energy
• Florida – Lake Wales News Editorial: US Playing Catch-Up in the Clean Energy Race

·         Minnesota - Zoning Laws Collide: Private Turbine Comes Down

·         Solar Company to Install LED-Light Poles on Boise State Campus

·         Biogas - Scotch Distillery Turns Whisky into Watts

·         European Union - New Plans Try to Revive Carbon Trading

·         New Zealand - Green Law Pushes Up Power Price

·         United Kingdom - Birmingham Zero Carbon House Wins RIBA Award

·         Google’s Washington State Impact: $2.8 Billion

·         Google’s Oregon Impact: $512 Million

·         1996 Communications Law to be Reviewed

·         String of Suicides Continues at Electronics Supplier in China

·         Dino Rossi to Declare Run for Senate This Week; Key Staff Hired

·         Ex-City of Bremerton Employee’s Age Discrimination Case Now in the Hands of Jury

·         Website Lures Oregon, Washington Businesses to Idaho

·         3.4 Quake at 5:21 AM Tuesday near Duvall

·         Quilcene Couple’s Killer Gets 118 Years in Prison

·         ‘Prince of Pot’ Pleads Guilty, Accepts 5 Year Prison Sentence

·         Weather Radar to Improve Wash Coast Forecasts

·         Winlock Store Manager Accused of Stealing $100K in Scratch Tickets

·         New Washington Cell Phone Law Creating New Hazard

·         Paint Shortage Causing Road Striping Work to Stall

WORD OF THE DAY

Foppery • \FAHP-uh-ree\ • noun - *1: foolish character or action: folly 2: the behavior or dress of a fop

The pressure was mounting in the small utility’s outage center. What started out as a trickle of calls from customers had quickly become a torrent of whining and abuse for the harried phone operators. It was at that critical moment that Belvedere set the stage for his eventual firing, as he jumped on the table and started belting out “I Will Survive” in front of the astonished dispatchers and engineers. Needless to say, his foppery was about as welcome as a beer belch in church.

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

Grant PUD Considering $511 Million Supplemental Gas Plant - The plant would provide a hedge to back up two dams (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/may/24/grant-pud-considering-511-million-supplemental/

Vancouver City Council Says Keep Power Lines out of City - Resolution urges BPA to choose alternate route for project (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/may/25/Vancouver-BPA-power-lines-council/

Wenatchee World Editorial - Audits Speak Well for Chelan PUD

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/may/25/audits-speak-well-for-chelan-pud/

Feds Name New Director for Hanford Project (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/94801224.html

Tennessee Valley Authority Eyes Older Nuke Option (Chattanooga Times Free Press, TN)

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/may/25/tva-eyes-older-nuke-option/

Ohio - Area Power Plant Uses Controversial CO2 Method (The Athens News, OH)
http://athensnews.com/news/regional-news/31204-area-power-plant-uses-controversial-co2-method

Competition Could Bring Cheaper Electricity to Pennsylvanians (Pittsburgh Tribune, PA – that is, after “competition” drove up prices)

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_682731.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Dual Strategy Ramps Up to Increase Columbia River Fish Survival (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/05/23/1026748/dual-strategy-ramps-up-to-increase.html

Oregon - Salmon Fishing Again This Year in Powder River (Baker City Herald, OR)

http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Salmon-fishing-again-this-year-in-Powder-River

UN Fish Stocks Review Opens With Dire Outlook (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/05/24/international/i105238D64.DTL&feed=rss.business

Chicago Poisoning Operation Finds No Asian Carp (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011945040_apmiasiancarpgreatlakes.html?syndication=rss

Migrating Thousands of Miles With Nary a Stop (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/science/25migrate.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Gregoire Criticizes Puget Sound Cleanup Agency (NW Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=7314

Shelton City Commission to Hold Hearing on Sewer Moratorium Next Month (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2238-shelton-city-commission-to-hold-hearing-on-sewer-moratorium-next-month

Carlsborg Sewer, Water Treatment Plant Could be Running by Late 2012 - Clallam PUD to be the Operator (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100525/news/305259984/carlsborg-sewer-water-treatment-plant-could-be-running-by-late-2012

Olympia-Area Water & Wastewater Organization Changes Name & Identity (LOTT)

http://www.lottonline.org/news.htm#name

Tri-City Herald Editorial - Public Outreach Improves Between Yakima River Sewage Spills

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/05/25/1027562/public-outreach-improves-between.htm

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

One Meeting on Mason County Biomass Projects Down; Two More This Week (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2237-one-meeting-on-biomass-projects-down-two-more-this-week

Wisconsin - Biomass Suppliers Line Up for Charter Street Project (The Daily Reporter, Milwaukee, WI)

http://dailyreporter.com/blog/2010/05/24/biomass-suppliers-line-up-for-charter-street-project/

Fired Up for Jobs - Wood Scraps Go Up in Smoke to Create Electricity, Money for County (Hickory Record, NC)

http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2010/may/25/fired-jobs/news/

Xcel Rethinking Wisconsin Biomass Project (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, WI)

http://www.jsonline.com/business/94792404.html

Radar Ridge Wind - Testing of Bird Radar System Could be Key to Project (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2010/05/24/local_news/doc4bfae249c5eef988762096.txt

Massachusetts - Governor Deval Patrick: Cape Wind Energy Will be Worth It (Boston Herald, MA)

http://bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1257039&position=0

Proposed Wyoming Power Line Names Wind Farm Customers (Associated Press)

http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/article_0c40add1-a7c5-5dc9-8bbc-77f35f678ee6.html

Five Turbines in the Works for Wind Power Project in Lake Erie (Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH)

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/05/5_wind_turbines_are_in_the_wor.html

Kansas’ Potential for New Energy is Getting Lost in the Wind (Kansas City Star, MO)

http://www.kansascity.com/2010/05/23/1966098/kansas-potential-for-new-energy.html

Federal Standard for Renewable Energy Sought – by Wind Power Advocates (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, TX)

http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/05/24/2212160/federal-standard-for-renewable.html

Wind Advocates Rally in Dallas “…Currently, renewables other than dams supply 3.5 percent of the nation’s electricity…” (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/24/wind-advocates-rally-in-dallas/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Ohio State Lawmakers Push Competing Tax Break Bills for Green Energy “…funnels the tax break to projects from renewable energy sources…also extends the state handout to clean coal, advanced nuclear & co-generation projects…” (Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH)
http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2010/05/state_lawmakers_push_competing.html

Florida – Lake Wales News Editorial: US Playing Catch-Up in the Clean Energy Race

http://www.lakewalesnews.com/articles/2010/05/22/opinion/letters/doc4bf6d1552f5ed383139155.txt

Minnesota - Zoning Laws Collide: Private Turbine Comes Down (Winona Post, MN)

http://www.winonapost.com/stock/functions/VDG_Pub/detail.php?choice=36451&home_page=1&archives=

Solar Company to Install LED-Light Poles on Boise State Campus (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/05/24/1204792/solar-company-to-install-led-light.html

Biogas - Scotch Distillery Turns Whisky into Watts (CNN Environment)

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/05/20/whisky.biogas.distillery.scotland/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

European Union - New Plans Try to Revive Carbon Trading (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/business/global/25carbon.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

New Zealand - Green Law Pushes Up Power Price (New Zealand Herald)

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10647457

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

United Kingdom - Birmingham Zero Carbon House Wins RIBA Award “…Wood-burning stove: top-up space & water heating fuelled by wood from the garden…regrowth of trees captures the carbon dioxide emitted by the stove…” (Green Building Press)

http://www.greenbuildingpress.co.uk/article.php?category_id=1&article_id=587

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google’s Washington State Impact: $2.8 Billion (Google – Links to PDF File)

http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Feconomicimpact%2Fpdf%2Fgoogle_economicimpact_washington.pdf&pli=1

Google’s Oregon Impact: $512 Million (Portland Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/05/24/daily11.html

1996 Communications Law to be Reviewed (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/technology/25broadband.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

String of Suicides Continues at Electronics Supplier in China (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/26/technology/26suicide.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Dino Rossi to Declare Run for Senate This Week; Key Staff Hired (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2011942043_rossitodeclarerunforsenatethisweekkeystaffhired.html?syndication=rss

Ex-City of Bremerton Employee’s Age Discrimination Case Now in the Hands of Jury (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/may/24/closing-arguments-today-ex-employees-case-against-/?partner=RSS

Website Lures Oregon, Washington Businesses to Idaho (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011948307_idaholoveletter26m.html?syndication=rss

GENERAL NEWS

3.4 Quake at 5:21 AM Tuesday near Duvall (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011948259_apwaduvallearthquake1stld.html?syndication=rss

Quilcene Couple’s Killer Gets 118 Years in Prison (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/94785524.html

‘Prince of Pot’ Pleads Guilty, Accepts 5 Year Prison Sentence (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/94777664.html

Weather Radar to Improve Wash Coast Forecasts (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011941956_apwacoastweather1stldwritethru.html

Winlock Store Manager Accused of Stealing $100K in Scratch Tickets (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/23661357/detail.html

New Washington Cell Phone Law Creating New Hazard (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Cell-phone-law-creates-new-hazards-94782159.html

Paint Shortage Causing Road Striping Work to Stall (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Paint-shortage-causing-road-work-to-stall--94760674.html

DIVERSIONS

Teen Werewolves Descend Upon San Antonio High Schools

http://www.kens5.com/news/Teen-wolves-in-San-Antonio-94015234.html

Chicago Hoarders Found Buried Alive Under Trash

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2011948181_apuschicagocoupleburied.html?syndication=rss

Piles of Undelivered Mail Found in Michigan Shed

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100525/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_hoarding_mail

George Washington’s library book returned 221 yrs late

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100520/od_nm/us_library_washington

SONG OF THE DAY

Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MRu8N2K0NY