Energy News Digest for June 17, 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

Excess Hydropower - PUDs Can’t Give It Away (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jun/16/puds-cant-give-it-away/

Tribes Offer Columbia River Chinook Direct to Public (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jun/17/tribes-offer-chinook-direct-public/

Klickitat County Wind Farm Gets $200 Million Federal Boost - Funds will allow near doubling of Windy Point/Windy Flats project (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jun/15/klickitat-county-wind-farm-gets-200m-federal-boost/

Lewis County - Doty Wind Farm Detailed (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://www.kelaam.com/pages/localnews?Doty-Wind-Farm-Detailed-=1&blockID=255497&feedID=410

Data Center Legislation – Washington Governor May Attend Quincy Reception (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.kpq.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2362

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Excess Hydropower - PUDs Can’t Give It Away

·         Alcoa Deal Up for Vote Next Week

·         With Nuclear & Hydro, City Council Calls Kennewick Sustainable Community

·         Deputy US Energy Secretary Visits Bonneville Power Administration Site

·         Approximately 1,200 Without Power in Downtown Olympia Thursday Morning

·         Project of the Day - Johns Prairie Operations Center

·         British Columbia’s Power Exporting Plan Needs Safeguards, University Professor Says

·         Portland General Electric to Get Power from County Water Works Diesel Generators

·         Ohio - American Municipal Power Cuts at Marietta Coal Power Plant to Begin in September

·         Tribes Offer Columbia River Chinook Direct to Public

·         Arctic Bird Poop Loaded With Environmental Poisons, Biologists Say

·         Canal Breaks in Richland, Thousands without Irrigation Water

·         King County Fined for Sewer Overflow Violations

·         Ecology & Economy, Hand in Hand - Watershed restoration projects help economy

·         Planned Strip Mine Near Coos Bay Hits Vein of Opposition

·         Op/Ed - Portland’s Air Pollution: The Hidden Danger in Our Midst

·         British Columbia Begins Inspections of Small Dams

·         Klickitat County Wind Farm Gets $200 Million Federal Boost

·         Lewis County - Doty Wind Farm Detailed

·         Massachusetts - Wal-Mart Challenges Cape Wind’s High Prices

·         Uncle Sam, Solar Landlord, Is Under Fire over Fees

·         Recent Biomass Studies Misconstrued, Inaccurate

·         New Hampshire - Who’s Gets to Build the Biomass Plant in Berlin?

·         Biomass Not Dead in Vermont, Officials Say

·         Recycled Energy Development Buys 30-MW California Biomass Power Plant

·         New York - Taylor Biomass Could Get Federal Loan Guarantee

·         Canada - Nova Scotia Biomass Plan Under Fire

·         Editorial - Alliance Creates Jobs, Helps County Reduce Carbon Footprint

·         Bainbridge Island Receives $4.88 Million Energy Grant

·         Oregon State University Expands Rural Energy Program

·         Smart Meters Promise Big Power Savings

·         How Many Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs Does It Take to Close 705 Coal Plants?

·         Energy-Saving Tips from Progress Energy

·         Clark County Inventor Seeks a Market for Water Heater Strap

·         Climate-Energy Bill Cost for Consumers: Up to $146 a Year

·         Scientists: Greenhouse Emissions Only at High End of Climate Projections

·         Rossi: Murray Should Nix ‘Cap & Trade’ Because BP Backs It

·         Regional Climate Meeting: Wet Areas to Get Wet Wetter

·         Carbon Trading Took a Hit in the Great Recession

·         Can Painting a Mountain Restore a Glacier?

·         Obama Stimulus to Pay for 15,000 Home Electric-Car Charging Units

·         Greener Grilling: Make Backyard Dining More Earth-Friendly

·         Data Center Legislation – Washington Governor May Attend Quincy Reception

·         Data Center Coalition Pushes to Join Missouri Special Session’s Agenda

·         FCC Set to Reconsider Broadband Rules Thursday

·         High-Level Battle over FCC Spectrum Auction

·         Salon: Subsidize Broadband, Not Newspapers

·         Twitter at a Crossroads Once Again

·         Mason County Deputies File Suit over Records Requests

·         For Aiding Cop-Killer - LaTanya Clemmons Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

·         WA Oyster Poaching Case Reveals Shellfish Safety Gaps

·         $171,000 Award Upheld over Cut-Down Trees in Selah

·         NOAA Ships from Seattle Boost Spirits in Oregon Coastal City

·         NASA Prepares for Potentially Damaging 2011 Meteor Shower

·         Ninety Percent of Seniors Passed Washington State Graduation Exams

·         Google Patent Hints at News Idea Generator

WORD OF THE DAY

Asperity • \uh-SPAIR-uh-tee\ • noun - 1: roughness *2: harshness of manner or of temper

“Pay no attention to Danny’s asperity in his little love notes,” murmured Dorothy softly to her sobbing companion. “I’m sure that he means it in endearing terms when he calls you his darlin’ little hush-puppie”

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

Excess Hydropower - PUDs Can’t Give It Away (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jun/16/puds-cant-give-it-away/

Alcoa Deal Up for Vote Next Week (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jun/17/alcoa-deal-up-for-vote-next-week/

With Nuclear & Hydro, City Council Calls Kennewick Sustainable Community (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/06/16/1056313/council-calls-kennewick-sustainable.html

Deputy US Energy Secretary Visits Bonneville Power Administration Site (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=12655742

Approximately 1,200 Without Power in Downtown Olympia Thursday Morning (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/06/17/1275429/approximately-1200-without-power.html

Project of the Day - Johns Prairie Operations Center (Daily Journal of Commerce)

http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/06/16/johns-prairie-operations-center/

British Columbia’s Power Exporting Plan Needs Safeguards, University Professor Says (Canada.Com)

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=eeec7240-f35c-44c8-93a0-803447501c5b&k=71387

Portland General Electric to Get Power from County Water Works Diesel Generators (Oregonian, Portland)

http://blog.oregonlive.com/hillsboroargus/2010/06/pge_to_get_power_from_county_w.html

Ohio - American Municipal Power Cuts at Marietta Coal Power Plant to Begin in September (Business First of Columbus)

http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2010/06/14/daily30.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Tribes Offer Columbia River Chinook Direct to Public (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jun/17/tribes-offer-chinook-direct-public/

Arctic Bird Poop Loaded With Environmental Poisons, Biologists Say (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Arctic+bird+poop+loaded+with+environmental+poisons+biologists/3156804/story.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Canal Breaks in Richland, Thousands without Irrigation Water (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=12658873

King County Fined for Sewer Overflow Violations (Associated Press)

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=333292

Ecology & Economy, Hand in Hand - Report finds that watershed restoration projects can benefit the environment as well as the local economy (Baker City Herald, OR)

http://www.bakercityherald.com/Business/Ecology-and-economy-hand-in-hand

Planned Strip Mine Near Coos Bay Hits Vein of Opposition (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/planned_strip_mine_near_coos_b_1.html

Op/Ed - Portland’s Air Pollution: The Hidden Danger in Our Midst (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/06/portlands_air_pollution_the_hi.html

British Columbia Begins Inspections of Small Dams (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/06/16/bc-dam-inspections.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Klickitat County Wind Farm Gets $200 Million Federal Boost - Funds will allow near doubling of Windy Point/Windy Flats project (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jun/15/klickitat-county-wind-farm-gets-200m-federal-boost/

Lewis County - Doty Wind Farm Detailed (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://www.kelaam.com/pages/localnews?Doty-Wind-Farm-Detailed-=1&blockID=255497&feedID=410

Massachusetts - Wal-Mart Challenges Cape Wind’s High Prices (Boston Globe, MA)

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2010/06/17/wal_mart_says_cape_winds_high_costs_will_hurt_retailer/

Uncle Sam, Solar Landlord, Is Under Fire over Fees (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/17/uncle-sam-solar-landlord-is-under-fire/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Recent Biomass Studies Misconstrued, Inaccurate (Biomass Magazine)

http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=3869

New Hampshire - Who’s Gets to Build the Biomass Plant in Berlin? (New Hampshire Public Radio)

http://www.nhpr.org/node/32924

Biomass Not Dead in Vermont, Officials Say (Montpelier Times-Argus, VT)

http://www.timesargus.com/article/20100617/NEWS02/6170336/1003/NEWS02

Recycled Energy Development Buys 30-MW California Biomass Power Plant (Waste Business Journal)

http://www.wastebusinessjournal.com/news/wbj20100615G.htm

New York - Taylor Biomass Could Get Federal Loan Guarantee, With Help from Hinchey (Mid-Hudson News, Middletown, NY)

http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2010/June/17/TayBio_fedloan-17Jun10.html

Canada - Nova Scotia Biomass Plan Under Fire - US expert says not enough information to rush into decision (Halifax Herald, Nova Scotia)

http://thechronicleherald.ca/Business/1187628.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Editorial - Alliance Creates Jobs, Helps County Reduce Carbon Footprint (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/06/17/1275004/alliance-creates-jobs-helps-county.html

Bainbridge Island Receives $4.88 Million Energy Grant (Bainbridge Island Review, WA)

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/kitsap/bir/news/96229509.html

Oregon State University Expands Rural Energy Program (Portland Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/06/14/daily35.html

Smart Meters Promise Big Power Savings (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html

How Many Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs Does It Take to Close 705 Coal Plants? (Earth Policy Institute)

http://www.earth-policy.org/index.php?/book_bytes/2010/pb4ch04_ss2

Energy-Saving Tips from Progress Energy (WPDE-TV, Florence, SC)

http://www.carolinalive.com/entertainment/story.aspx?id=471111

Clark County Inventor Seeks a Market for Water Heater Strap (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jun/17/ritola-inventor-water-heater-strap/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Climate-Energy Bill Cost for Consumers: Up to $146 a Year (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2010/0616/Climate-energy-bill-cost-for-consumers-up-to-146-a-year

Scientists: Greenhouse Emissions Only at High End of Climate Projections (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2010/06/greenhouse-emissions-meet-high-end-of-projections/1?csp=34tech

Rossi: Murray Should Nix ‘Cap & Trade’ Because BP Backs It (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/211288.asp?source=pimail

Regional Climate Meeting: Wet Areas to Get Wet Wetter (NW Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=7420

Carbon Trading Took a Hit in the Great Recession (Grist)

http://www.grist.org/article/2010-06-15-carbon-trades-took-a-hit-in-the-great-recession/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Can Painting a Mountain Restore a Glacier? (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/latin_america/10333304.stm

Obama Stimulus to Pay for 15,000 Home Electric-Car Charging Units (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/06/obama-stimulus-to-pay-for-15000-home-electric-car-charging-units/1

Greener Grilling: Make Backyard Dining More Earth-Friendly (Hornell Evening Tribune, NY)
http://www.eveningtribune.com/mysource/go_green/x564349395/Greener-grilling-Make-backyard-dining-more-Earth-friendly

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Data Center Legislation – Washington Governor May Attend Quincy Reception (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.kpq.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2362

Data Center Coalition Pushes to Join Missouri Special Session’s Agenda (Kansas City Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2010/06/14/daily23.html

FCC Set to Reconsider Broadband Rules Thursday (Associated Press)

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TEC_FCC_BROADBAND_REGULATION?SITE=KOPB&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

High-Level Battle over FCC Spectrum Auction (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012136341_fccauction17.html?syndication=rss

Salon: Subsidize Broadband, Not Newspapers (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Salon-Subsidize-Broadband-Not-Newspapers-108939

Twitter at a Crossroads Once Again (CNET News)

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20007855-36.html?tag=nl.e703

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Mason County Deputies File Suit over Records Requests (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2448-deputies-file-suit-over-records-requests

GENERAL NEWS

For Aiding Cop-Killer - LaTanya Clemmons Sentenced to Five Years in Prison (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2010/06/17/latanya-clemmons-to-be-sentenced-today/

WA Oyster Poaching Case Reveals Shellfish Safety Gaps (NW Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=7416

$171,000 Award Upheld over Cut-Down Trees in Selah (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/06/15/award-upheld-over-cut-down-trees-in-selah

NOAA Ships from Seattle Boost Spirits in Oregon Coastal City (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012136837_newport17.html?syndication=rss

NASA Prepares for Potentially Damaging 2011 Meteor Shower (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0616/Draconid-meteor-shower-NASA-prepares-for-potentially-damaging-2011-meteor-shower

Ninety Percent of Seniors Passed Washington State Graduation Exams (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Class-of-2010-maintains-90-percent-passing-rate.html

Google Patent Hints at News Idea Generator (Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2010/06/14/daily68.html

DIVERSIONS

Got Red Hair? You’re Invited to Try & Set a World Record (well, I’ve got SOME of it left)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/96432624.html

Kid Extracts Loose Tooth with Model Rocket (lift off at about the 1:00 minute mark)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/Cool-Astronomy/2010/0616/Kid-extracts-loose-tooth-with-model-rocket-VIDEO

Police Arrest Man Found Inside ATM

http://www.kirotv.com/news/23903151/detail.html

BBC May Offer Buzz-Free World Cup Matches

http://www.kirotv.com/sports/23902514/detail.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Elton John - Rocket Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8VB1quQf8o

Energy News Digest for June 16, 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

Jefferson PUD/ Puget Sound Energy Agreement Signed, But PUD Now Watching Dollars (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=27114

Energy Northwest Closes in on Naming CEO – Could Name New Boss Executive Board Meets Thursday (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/06/16/1056312/energy-northwest-closes-in-on.html

Bonneville Power Administration to Spend $2B to Update Transmission Lines (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_bpa_money.html

Power Plant Debate - Mason County Commission Not in Favor of ADAGE Advisory Ballot “Commissioner Sheldon… there has already been a kind of public vote on renewable energy when Initiative 937 passed…” (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2438-mason-county-commission-not-in-favor-of-adage-advisory-ballot

Dirtier than Coal? Under Fire, Institute Clarifies Its Claim about Biomass “…group issues a clarification: Generating electricity from “waste wood” creates little, if any, carbon pollution…” (Solve Climate)

http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100616/dirtier-coal-under-fire-institute-clarifies-its-claim-about-biomass

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Jefferson PUD/ Puget Sound Energy Agreement Signed, But PUD Now Watching Dollars

·         Energy Northwest Closes in on Naming CEO

·         Bonneville Power Administration to Spend $2B to Update Transmission Lines

·         Editorial – Okanogan Transmission Slugfest: Who Plays Power Politics?

·         Snohomish PUD Expands With New $4.8 Million Lake Stevens Facility

·         Oregon - Northern Wasco County PUD Awards Economic Grants

·         Mason PUD 3 Commission Cancels June 22 Meeting

·         New Jersey - Public Service Electric & Gas Co. Would Buy Wetlands for New Nuke Plant

·         US Senator Alexander: “Nuclear Power is the Most Reliable & Useful Source of Green Electricity Today”

·         Maine - Utility Chairman Confirms $1.4 Billion Upgrade for State’s Grid

·         Canada - Meet the Super Sockeye

·         Columbia River Summer Chinook Seasons Open This Week

·         Corps of Engineers Wants Trees Removed Near Levees, Clashing With Salmon Advocates

·         Oregon’s Deschutes River - Above Sherar’s Falls, a Perch for Salmon

·         Editorial - Salmon Must be Our Top Priority; Refurbishing the dams must include improvements in fish passage

·         Totten Inlet Mussel Farm Impact Small, Report Says

·         Giant 337-Pound Fish Leads Seward Halibut Tournament

·         Oregon - Wallowa Lake Yielding Monster Fish with New Unofficial World-Record Kokanee

·         Appeals Court Denies Palouse Earthworm Protection

·         Clallam PUD Watchful - Carlsborg Zoning Restrictions Kept as Development, Sewer Rules Juggled

·         Canada - Warmer Weather Bodes Well for Reservoirs

·         Olympia Parking Lot, Artesian Well Sale at Hand

·         Power Plant Debate - Mason County Commission Not in Favor of ADAGE Advisory Ballot

·         Port of Shelton Commission Continues Discussing ADAGE Power Plant Advisory Ballot

·         University of Missouri to Replace Coal Boiler with Biomass Unit

·         Dirtier than Coal? Under Fire, Institute Clarifies Its Claim about Biomass

·         Clearcut Disaster: Carbon Loophole Threatens US Forests

·         Australia - Timber Industry & Environmentalists at Loggerheads over Biomass Power

·         Meeting Planned June 16 on Naselle Wind Farm

·         South Dakota - Permit Granted for 37K-Acre Wind Farm

·         Could be a Cape Wind-Fall; Turbine Developers Sell Texas Project after Getting OKs

·         Orcas Power & Light Members Wanted to Build New Green Power Program

·         California – Gubernatorial Candidate Brown Sets Far-Reaching Renewable-Energy Goals

·         Homeowners Extremely Satisfied With Northwest Ductless Heat Pump Pilot Program

·         Ikea to Start Phasing Out Incandescent Light Bulbs

·         Obama: The Time to Embrace Clean Energy Is Now

·         EPA: Climate Bill Costs Less than Postage Stamp

·         Holy Burning BioDiesel - Flames Flow through Tacoma Neighborhood after Biodiesel Explosion

·         Oregon Lands $500,000 for Green Jobs

·         Plows Ready? City Wants Urban Farms, More Chickens

·         Using H20 as Wiper Fluid Might Turn Car into Pneumonia Breeding Ground

·         Like Our Data, Storage Startups Are Multiplying

·         Mason County Hires H-R Director

·         Clallam County Woman Accused of Bilking $617,467 of Public Funds Won’t Stand Trial Until 2011

·         EPA Analysis: Senate Energy Bill Would Lower Electric Bills

·         Mason Unchanged at 10.4 % - State’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 9.1% in May

·         Controversy Grows over Officer Seen Punching Woman in Face

·         Archeological Conflicts - Ancient Fish Traps Cause Concern at Hoquiam Waterfront Site

WORD OF THE DAY

Bric-A-Brac • \BRICK-uh-BRACK\ • noun - 1: a miscellaneous collection of small articles commonly of ornamental or sentimental value: curios 2: something suggesting bric-a-brac especially in extraneous decorative quality

“This is the prize of my collection,” crowed the enthusiastic host to his increasingly distracted guest. “Most people shrink with disgust when I tell them that I collect cockroaches,” he whispered, the gloom of his dark, cramped apartment closing in. “The Elvis mosaic in the living room made out of discarded insect skeletons is just so much thrown together bric-a-brac until you step back and see it in its full glory!”

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

Jefferson PUD/ Puget Sound Energy Agreement Signed, But PUD Now Watching Dollars (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=27114

Energy Northwest Closes in on Naming CEO – Could Name New Boss Executive Board Meets Thursday (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/06/16/1056312/energy-northwest-closes-in-on.html

Bonneville Power Administration to Spend $2B to Update Transmission Lines (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_bpa_money.html

Editorial – Okanogan Transmission Slugfest: Who Plays Power Politics? (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jun/15/who-plays-power-politics/

Snohomish PUD Expands With New $4.8 Million Lake Stevens Facility (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100616/NEWS01/706169812

Oregon - Northern Wasco County PUD Awards Economic Grants (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)

http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2010/06/news06-15-10-02.shtml

Mason PUD 3 Commission Cancels June 22 Meeting (Mason County PUD No. 3

http://www.masonpud3.org/Newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=732

New Jersey - Public Service Electric & Gas Co. Would Buy Wetlands for New Nuke Plant (Associated Press)

http://www.northjersey.com/news/state/other_state_news/061510_pseg.html

US Senator Alexander: “Nuclear Power is the Most Reliable & Useful Source of Green Electricity Today” (The Chattanoogan, TN)

http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_177817.asp

Maine - Utility Chairman Confirms $1.4 Billion Upgrade for State’s Grid (Associated Press)

http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/146046.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Canada - Meet the Super Sockeye: The Harrison River breed is thriving while others crash & scientists want to know why (The Tyee)

http://thetyee.ca/News/2010/06/15/SuperSockeye/

Columbia River Summer Chinook Seasons Open This Week - Sport & commercial fishers clash over opening dates & fishery management (The Astorian, OR)

http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=395&ArticleID=71256

Corps of Engineers Wants Trees Removed Near Levees, Clashing With Salmon Advocates (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012102238_levees13m.html

Oregon’s Deschutes River - Above Sherar’s Falls, a Perch for Salmon (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012125937_deschutes16m.html

Editorial - Salmon Must be Our Top Priority; Refurbishing the dams must include improvements in fish passage (The Astorian, OR)

http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=392&ArticleID=71250

Totten Inlet Mussel Farm Impact Small, Report Says – Activist says more review needed (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/06/16/1273731/mussel-farm-impact-small-report.html

Giant 337-Pound Fish Leads Seward Halibut Tournament (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/23910324/detail.html

Oregon - Wallowa Lake Yielding Monster Fish with New Unofficial World-Record Kokanee (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/wallowa_lake_yielding_monster.html

Appeals Court Denies Palouse Earthworm Protection (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_giant_palouse_earthworm.html?source=pimail

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Clallam PUD Watchful - Carlsborg Zoning Restrictions Kept as Development, Sewer Rules Juggled (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100616/NEWS/306169986/carlsborg-zoning-restrictions-kept-as-development-sewer-rules-juggled

Canada - Warmer Weather Bodes Well for Reservoirs (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Warmer+weather+bodes+well+reservoirs/3159318/story.html

Olympia Parking Lot, Artesian Well Sale at Hand - $780,000 to come from budget for new City Hall (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/06/15/1272382/parking-lot-sale-at-hand.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Power Plant Debate - Mason County Commission Not in Favor of ADAGE Advisory Ballot “Commissioner Sheldon… there has already been a kind of public vote on renewable energy when Initiative 937 passed…” (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2438-mason-county-commission-not-in-favor-of-adage-advisory-ballot

Port of Shelton Commission Continues Discussing ADAGE Power Plant Advisory Ballot (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2437-port-of-shelton-commission-continues-discussing-adage-advisory-ballot

University of Missouri to Replace Coal Boiler with Biomass Unit (Brighter Energy)

http://www.brighterenergy.org/12484/news/bioenergy/bw-to-replace-university-of-missouri%E2%80%99s-coal-fired-boiler-with-biomass-fueled-unit/

Dirtier than Coal? Under Fire, Institute Clarifies Its Claim about Biomass “…group issues a clarification: Generating electricity from “waste wood” creates little, if any, carbon pollution…” (Solve Climate)

http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100616/dirtier-coal-under-fire-institute-clarifies-its-claim-about-biomass

Clearcut Disaster: Carbon Loophole Threatens US Forests (Environmental Working Group)

http://www.ewg.org/clearcut-disaster

Australia - Timber Industry & Environmentalists at Loggerheads: Showdown is looming over the timber industry’s plans to burn timber waste in native forests for electricity (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2010/s2928932.htm

Meeting Planned June 16 on Naselle Wind Farm (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)

http://www.chinookobserver.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=31&ArticleID=34494

South Dakota - Permit Granted for 37K-Acre Wind Farm (ABC News)

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=10922563

Could be a Cape Wind-Fall; Turbine Developers Sell Texas Project after Getting OKs (Penn Energy)

http://www.pennenergy.com/index/articles/newsdisplay/1204421329.html

Orcas Power & Light Members Wanted to Build New Green Power Program (San Juan Islander, Friday Harbor, WA)

http://www.sanjuanislander.com/businesses/opalco/green-power.shtml

California – Gubernatorial Candidate Brown Sets Far-Reaching Renewable-Energy Goals (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/15/BAP51DVPH8.DTL

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Homeowners Extremely Satisfied With Northwest Ductless Heat Pump Pilot Program (PR Newswire)

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/independent-evaluation-finds-homeowners-extremely-satisfied-with-neeas-northwest-ductless-heat-pump-pilot-program-96476454.html

Ikea to Start Phasing Out Incandescent Light Bulbs (Associated Press)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gwbYcgtHXbH63b1wdmnCTtRi-NcwD9GBU6RO0

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Obama: The Time to Embrace Clean Energy Is Now (Nat’l Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127874185

EPA: Climate Bill Costs Less than Postage Stamp (Associated Press)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jgtia8XJDhtzR-ed3ZzuVOLC4DvQD9GC24S80

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Holy Burning BioDiesel - Flames Flow through Tacoma Neighborhood after Biodiesel Explosion (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/23917427/detail.html

Oregon Lands $500,000 for Green Jobs (Portland Business Journal) http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/06/14/daily14.html

Plows Ready? City Wants Urban Farms, More Chickens (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/421809_urbanag15.html?source=pimail

Using H20 as Wiper Fluid Might Turn Car into Pneumonia Breeding Ground (The Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2010/06/using-h20-as-wiper-fluid-might-turn-car-into-legionnaires-disease-breeding-ground.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Like Our Data, Storage Startups Are Multiplying (GigaOm)

http://gigaom.com/2010/06/15/like-our-data-storage-startups-are-multiplying/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Mason County Hires H-R Director (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2436-mason-county-hires-h-r-director

Clallam County Woman Accused of Bilking $617,467 of Public Funds Won’t Stand Trial Until 2011 (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100615/news/306159992/woman-accused-of-bilking-617467-of-public-funds-wont-stand-trial

EPA Analysis: Senate Energy Bill Would Lower Electric Bills (Miami Herald, FL)

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/15/1682329/epa-analysis-senate-energy-bill.html

GENERAL NEWS

Mason Unchanged at 10.4 % - State’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 9.1% in May (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/06/15/1273022/wa-unemployment-rate-drops-to.html

Controversy Grows over Officer Seen Punching Woman in Face (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/23909611/detail.html

Archeological Conflicts - Ancient Fish Traps Cause Concern at Hoquiam Waterfront Site (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2010/06/15/local_news/doc4c17bf708aa2b655392213.txt

DIVERSIONS

Forget the Goose - Pet Waste Removal Worker Finds $58 in Dog Poop

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100615/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_dog_doo_money

German Student Attacks Hell’s Angels with Puppy – Escapes on Stolen Bulldozer

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65E39Q20100615

Turkeys Overrun Spokane Neighborhood

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012130667_apwaspokaneturkeyproblem.html?syndication=rss

Squirrel’s Peanuts Threaten Allergic Spokane Boy

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012130659_apwaoddspokanesquirrelthreat.html?syndication=rss

SONG OF THE DAY

Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild

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