Energy News Digest for July 2, 2010

The energy news digest wishes everyone a meaningful and fun-filled Independence Day. It returns chock full of newsy freshness on Tuesday, the 6^th. Meanwhile refresh your Declaration knowledge here:

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html

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

Feds Wasted Millions in Utilities Program for Poor (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012254753_apuselectricbillfraud.html

Editorial - Northwest Should Find Hope, Encouragement, in a Stronger Decade of Columbia Fish Returns (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/07/northwest_should_find_hope_enc.html

Oregon solar program fills in 15 minutes - Leaves some customers excited; others frustrated (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/07/oregons_new_solar_program_fill.html

Obama to Announce Broadband Recovery Act Awards Friday (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2012260389_apusobamapreview.html

Washington State Initiative Petition Deadline Arrives (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012260769_apwawashingtoninitiatives.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Feds Wasted Millions in Utilities Program for Poor
• Editorial - Diplomacy & Moving Electricity
• Grays Harbor PUD Seeks Public Comment on New Rate Structure
• Fitch Upgrades Cowlitz County Public Utility District Bond Rating to ‘A’
• Cop in Pursuit Yanked from Motorcycle by Downed Utility Line
• Applause Echoes for Departing Chelan PUD Chief
• Alcoa Cutting 65 Jobs at Central Indiana Plant – Lower Orders to Blame
• California - EPA Gives Monterey Turbines Bad Marks; Particulate matter the issue
• Georgia Power Files Double-Digit Rate-Hike Request
• Iowa - High Electric Demand Leads to ‘Sweet Odor’ at Ames Power Plant
• Laos Turns to Hydropower to be ‘Asia’s Battery’
• Finland Approves New Nuclear Plants
• The Dalles Dam: A Safer Place for Salmon
• Editorial - Northwest Should Find Hope, Encouragement, in a Stronger Decade of Columbia Fish Returns
• For Chesapeake Shuckers, Gulf Oil Spill Means the World is No Longer Their Oysters
• Feds Say $30 Million on the Way for Puget Sound Restoration
• Governor Gregoire Advocates Increased Yakima River Basin Water Storage
• Program Gets 200 Dirty Diesel Trucks off Road
• Oregon Solar Program Fills in 15 Minutes
• Solar Energy Fights for Roof Space
• Hybrid Solar Biomass Plant Shelved in California
• Study Says Wyoming Wind Energy is Relatively Cheap
• Hydro, Wave, & Tidal Power Market Outlook Bright
• State Renewable Portfolio Standards May Lead to 250% Market Growth by 2025
• Google’s Renewable Energy Push
• Paris Plans to Harness Energy from the Seine, But What Will be the Effects?
• Global CO2 Trends Show Scope of Climate Challenge
• Per-Capita Emissions of Greenhouse Gasses Rising in China
• Op/Ed - A Simpler Path to Cutting Carbon Emissions
• Climate Scientist Cleared of Altering Data
• Cal #1, Wash. #2 - Oregon Third in New Sustainability Rankings
• Oregon Raises $202 Million for Clean-Tech
• Kitsap County Park to Help Launch Sustainability Project
• Plastic Bags: Untapped Tax Gold Mine?
• Obama to Announce Broadband Recovery Act Awards Friday – None in Washington
• Frontier Closes $5.3 Billion Deal for Verizon Phone Lines
• Apple ‘Stunned’ to Find iPhones Show Too Many Bars
• Washington State Initiative Petition Deadline Arrives
• Backers Have Numbers to Put Income Tax to Vote
• Harsh Toke: Legalized Pot Measure Won’t Make It
• Prostituting the Process - Initiative Signature Gathering Is Big Business in Washington
• Cantwell Now Supports Wall Street Overhaul
• Including Mason - Gregoire Requests Farm Disaster Assistance for 29 Counties
• Larry Pearson: Man Who Led 44-Mile U.S. 101 Chase Guilty

WORD OF THE DAY

Nescience • \NESH-ee-unss\ • noun - Lack of knowledge or awareness: ignorance

“Nescience?” asked Albert. “That’s a word I’ve never heard before.”

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

Feds Wasted Millions in Utilities Program for Poor (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012254753_apuselectricbillfraud.html

Editorial - Diplomacy & Moving Electricity (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/opinion/article_1c9434de-8567-11df-af0c-001cc4c03286.html

Grays Harbor PUD Seeks Public Comment on New Rate Structure (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1710

Fitch Upgrades Cowlitz County Public Utility District Bond Rating to ‘A’ (Earth Times)

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/press/no-1-washington-a,1369917.html

Cop in Pursuit Yanked from Motorcycle by Downed Utility Line (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/07/02/1249987/spokane-cop-yanked-from-motorcycle.html

Applause Echoes for Departing Chelan PUD Chief (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jul/01/applause-echoes-for-pud-chief/

Alcoa Cutting 65 Jobs at Central Indiana Plant – Lower Orders to Blame (Associated Press)

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-alcoa-lafayettela,0,6776869.story

California - EPA Gives Monterey Turbines Bad Marks; Particulate matter the issue (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/07/01/28557.htm

Georgia Power Files Double-Digit Rate-Hike Request (Atlanta Business Chronicle)

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2010/06/28/daily51.html

Iowa - High Electric Demand Leads to ‘Sweet Odor’ at Ames Power Plant (Ames Tribune, IA)

http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2010/06/25/ames_tribune/news/doc4c252c6696ee7783535165.txt

Laos Turns to Hydropower to be ‘Asia’s Battery’ (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2010/0702/Laos-turns-to-hydropower-to-be-Asia-s-battery

Finland Approves New Nuclear Plants (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/02/business/global/02power.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

The Dalles Dam: A Safer Place for Salmon - A new spillwall at the Dalles Dam on the Columbia River is expected to improve survival rates for juvenile salmon by four percent (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/07/the-dalles-dam-a-safer-place-for-salmon

Editorial - Northwest Should Find Hope, Encouragement, in a Stronger Decade of Columbia Fish Returns (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/07/northwest_should_find_hope_enc.html

For Chesapeake Shuckers, Gulf Oil Spill Means the World is No Longer Their Oysters (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/01/AR2010070106581.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Feds Say $30 Million on the Way for Puget Sound Restoration (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012263577_apwapugetsoundrestoration.html

Governor Gregoire Advocates Increased Yakima River Basin Water Storage (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/07/01/gregoire-advocates-increased-water-storage

Program Gets 200 Dirty Diesel Trucks off Road (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=338668

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon Solar Program Fills in 15 Minutes - Leaves some customers excited; others frustrated (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/07/oregons_new_solar_program_fill.html

Solar Energy Fights for Roof Space (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/07/solar-energy-fights-for-roof-space

Hybrid Solar Biomass Plant Shelved in California (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/02/hybrid-plant-shelved-in-california/

Study Says Wyoming Wind Energy is Relatively Cheap (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9GMVK2O4.htm

Hydro, Wave, & Tidal Power Market Outlook Bright (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/07/frost-hydro-wave-and-tidal-power-market-outlook-bright?cmpid=rss

State Renewable Portfolio Standards May Lead to 250% Market Growth by 2025 (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/07/state-rps-lead-to-250-market-growth-by-2025?cmpid=rss

Google’s Renewable Energy Push (Wall Street Journal)

http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2010/07/01/googles-renewable-energy-push/

Paris Plans to Harness Energy from the Seine, But What Will be the Effects? (The Independent, UK)

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/paris-plans-to-harness-energy-from-the-seine-but-what-will-be-the-effects-2016680.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Global CO2 Trends Show Scope of Climate Challenge (NY Times)

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/02/global-co2-trends-show-scope-of-climate-challenge/

Per-Capita Emissions of Greenhouse Gasses Rising in China (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/01/emissions-soar-in-china-and-india/

Op/Ed - A Simpler Path to Cutting Carbon Emissions (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/01/AR2010070104391.html

Climate Scientist Cleared of Altering Data (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/02/science/earth/02climate.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Cal #1, Wash. #2 - Oregon Third in New Sustainability Rankings (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2010/07/oregon_third_in_new_sustainability_ranking.html

Oregon Raises $202 Million for Clean-Tech (Portland Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/06/28/daily46.html

Kitsap County Park to Help Launch Sustainability Project - It’s like LEED certification, but for parks (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/07/02/1249675/park-to-help-launch-sustainability.html

Plastic Bags: Untapped Tax Gold Mine? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Money/2010/0701/Plastic-bags-Untapped-tax-gold-mine

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Obama to Announce Recovery Act Awards Friday (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2012260389_apusobamapreview.html

Here’s a PDF File of Today’s Broadband Awards from the White House – No Washington awards, but some for Oregon (White House)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/Broadband_Award_Roster.pdf

Frontier Closes $5.3 Billion Deal for Verizon Phone Lines (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012254760_apusfrontierverizon.html

Apple ‘Stunned’ to Find iPhones Show Too Many Bars (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15427930

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Initiative Petition Deadline Arrives (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012260769_apwawashingtoninitiatives.html

Backers Have Numbers to Put Income Tax to Vote (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/02/1292204/backers-have-numbers-to-put-income.html

Harsh Toke: Legalized Pot Measure Won’t Make It (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/213228.asp

Prostituting the Process - Initiative Signature Gathering Is Big Business in Washington (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/POL-Initiative-signature-gathering-is-big-business-in-Wash-97632309.html

Cantwell Now Supports Wall Street Overhaul (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/97634719.html

GENERAL NEWS

Including Mason - Gregoire Requests Farm Disaster Assistance for 29 Counties (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/politics/24114796/detail.html

Larry Pearson: Man Who Led 44-Mile U.S. 101 Chase Guilty - defendant says he was honoring God (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100702/news/307029984/man-who-led-44-mile-us-101-chase-guilty-defendant-says-he-was

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS

Scientists to Study the ‘Modern Miracle’ of Ozzy Osbourne’s Survival

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012250058_ozzy01.html

Suspected Burglars Busted at Centralia Police Training Facility

http://www.kelaam.com/pages/localnews?Suspected-Burglars-Busted-at-Police-Trai=1&blockID=264259&feedID=410

7 Things Geek Squad Employee Wishes Every Computer Moron Knew (Comment section may contain PG-13 language)

http://consumerist.com/2010/07/7-things-geek-squad-employee-wishes-every-computer-moron-knew.html

Do Dogs & Cats Really Dream?

http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/pets/2010-06-29-dogs-cats-dream_N.htm

SONG OF THE DAY

Black Sabbath - Iron Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GECit4oSpbk

Energy News Digest for July 1, 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 County Milestone: PUD Signs Power Pact with Bonneville Power Administration (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100701/news/307019996/jefferson-milestone-pud-signs-power-pact-with-bonneville

Puget Sound Energy Names Kimberly Harris New President (Puget Sound Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2010/06/28/daily29.html

Seafood Watch Program Further Defines Which Salmon to Avoid - Drew a distinction between Oregon-caught salmon from the Columbia River (a “good alternative” because Columbia fish stocks are in moderately healthy condition) & salmon from the Sacramento River (Examiner.com)

http://www.examiner.com/x-54816-Seafood-Examiner~y2010m6d30-Seafood-Watch-Program-further-defines-which-salmon-to-avoid

Clark County Mulling Downtown Vancouver Biomass Plant - Commissioners OK $225K feasibility study (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jul/01/county-mulling-downtown-biomass-plant-commissioner/

2009 Sees No Growth in CO2; First Time since 1992 (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012254131_apeunetherlandsco2emissions.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Jefferson County Milestone: PUD Signs Power Pact with Bonneville Power Administration

·         Puget Sound Energy Names Kimberly Harris New President

·         Pennsylvania - Duquesne Light Names Richard Riazzi President & CEO

·         Chelan Port Wants Power-Rate Cuts for Industry

·         Edmonds Pot Raid Stuns Neighbors - Growers stole electricity fromSnohomish PUD

·         Portland General Electric - Tempers Sizzling over Plan for New Power Lines

·         Avista Rate Hikes Would Hit Older Idahoans the Hardest

·         Montana Denies NorthWestern’s Rate Hike Request

·         Cantwell: Energy Bill Coming, But How Strong?

·         Grant PUD Starts Archeology Project - Part of relicensing requirements

·         Colorado - Xcel Switches on Hybrid Solar-Coal Power Plant

·         Florida – State Committee Axes Two More Members Who Rejected Electricity Rate Hikes

·         Seafood Watch Program Further Defines Which Salmon to Avoid – Columbia Salmon OK

·         Greenpeace Flying Blimp over Costco to Draw Attention to Fish-Buying Practices

·         Canada - Observers Cautious on Potential Big Sockeye Run

·         “The Other Red Meat” - Pork Industry Defeats Copycat Salmon Slogan

·         Great Lakes - Lawmakers Seek to Speed Efforts to Stop Asian Carp

·         Feds Consider Birth Control for Oregon’s Wild Horses

·         At the New York Harbor School, Growing Oysters for Credit

·         Bonneville Power Administration Explains Rationale behind Lake Pend Oreille Level Request

·         Municipal Wells in Klamath Basin Town Run Dry

·         Clark County Mulling Downtown Vancouver Biomass Plant

·         Wood-Fired Power Plant - ADAGE Provides More Answers to Questions from May Forum

·         Oregon - A Pilot Project Pays Customers to Generate Solar Power

·         From Wave to Hydro to Biomass - Oregon Grants $158,000 for Renewable Energy Studies

·         SW Washington Renewables Plan Starts Now

·         Op/Ed - Renewable Energy Can be an Economic Engine

·         Nevada - Costs of Renewable Energy Will be Disclosed after State Ruling

·         Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance to Deliver Technical Assistance for Federal Energy Efficiency ARRA Grantees

·         2009 Sees No Growth in CO2; First Time since 1992

·         US Senate Candidate Says California Climate Law is Killing Jobs

·         Arctic Could be a Tipping Point for Warming

·         For $13.5 Million LOTT Clean Water Alliance Goes Green in New Office

·         Editorial - Garbage Argument: Burn, Bury, or Recycle?

·         Swiss Team Postpones Solar Plane Night Flight

·         Man-Made Global Warming Started With Ancient Hunters

·         Into the Great Green Beyond

·         Clearwire to Launch Faster Service in Yakima Valley

·         Baker City Data Center Job Requires Some Heavy Lifting

·         Editorial - The Price of Broadband Politics

·         Is Broadband a Basic Right? Finland Says Yes!

·         Microsoft Hangs Up on Poor-Selling Kin Phones

·         Mason County Video Voters’ Guide – Meet the Candidates

·         Washington State Income Tax Initiative Steps Closer to Ballot

·         Builders Turn in 340,000 Signatures for Workers’ Comp Initiative

·         Poll Points to Murray - Rossi Senate Showdown

·         Op/Ed - State Faces Fiscal Day of Reckoning for State Employee Contracts

·         Pacific Northwest Drivers Using More Gasoline

·         Portland Police Re-Opening Gore Investigation

·         Snoqualmie Pass - Missing Hiker Found Dead With Dog Sitting at His Side

·         Washington State Sued over Exemption of British Columbia Residents from Sales Tax

WORD OF THE DAY

Apostasy • \uh-PAWSS-stuss-ee\ • noun - 1: renunciation of a religious faith 2: abandonment of a previous loyalty

Mr. Bronte’s secret apostasy was revealed almost by accident. As the quality control agent in charge of label glue at the canned vegetable factory, he had complete charge of the colorful paper that heralded the nationally recognized brands over the generic beans and corn that issued from his company. Unbeknownst to his overseers, he had been paid millions under the table to switch the labels when the two product lines diverged. He was caught “red handed” by one of the canning specialists during the Wednesday run of sliced beets.

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 County Milestone: PUD Signs Power Pact with Bonneville Power Administration (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100701/news/307019996/jefferson-milestone-pud-signs-power-pact-with-bonneville

Puget Sound Energy Names Kimberly Harris New President (Puget Sound Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2010/06/28/daily29.html

Pennsylvania - Duquesne Light Names Richard Riazzi President & CEO (Pittsburgh Business Times)

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2010/06/28/daily34.html

Chelan Port Wants Power-Rate Cuts for Industry - Stressed they don’t want to lure data centers (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jun/30/chelan-port-wants-power-rate-cuts-for-industry/

Edmonds Pot Raid Stuns Neighbors - Growers stole electricity from the Snohomish PUD by illegally tapping into power lines (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100701/NEWS01/707019904

Portland General Electric - Tempers Sizzling over Plan for New Power Lines (Clackamas Review, OR)

http://www.clackamasreview.com/news/story.php?story_id=127784696753119000

Avista Rate Hikes Would Hit Older Idahoans the Hardest (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=137056

Montana Denies NorthWestern’s Rate Hike Request (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9GLMJH00.htm

Cantwell: Energy Bill Coming, But How Strong? (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/212986.asp

Grant PUD Starts Archeology Project - Part of relicensing requirements (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/local/article_a421f14d-9f50-5dda-979a-59d1b748391d.html

Colorado - Xcel Switches on Hybrid Solar-Coal Power Plant (Denver Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2010/06/28/daily40.html

Florida – State Committee Axes Two More Members Who Rejected Electricity Rate Hikes (St Petersburg Times, FL)

http://www.tampabay.com/news/committee-axes-two-more-psc-members-who-balked-at-electricity-rate-hikes/1106191

FISH & WILDLIFE

Seafood Watch Program Further Defines Which Salmon to Avoid - Drew a distinction between Oregon-caught salmon from the Columbia River (a “good alternative” because Columbia fish stocks are in moderately healthy condition) & salmon from the Sacramento River (Examiner.com)

http://www.examiner.com/x-54816-Seafood-Examiner~y2010m6d30-Seafood-Watch-Program-further-defines-which-salmon-to-avoid

Greenpeace Flying Blimp over Costco to Draw Attention to Fish-Buying Practices (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012249240_costcoseafood01.html

Canada - Observers Cautious on Potential Big Sockeye Run (Tri-City News, BC)

http://www.bclocalnews.com/tri_city_maple_ridge/tricitynews/news/97524419.html

“The Other Red Meat” - Pork Industry Defeats Copycat Salmon Slogan (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/07/01/28544.htm

Great Lakes - Lawmakers Seek to Speed Efforts to Stop Asian Carp (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012244449_apusasiancarpgreatlakes.html

Feds Consider Birth Control for Oregon’s Wild Horses (Oregonian, Portland)

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

At the New York Harbor School, Growing Oysters for Credit (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/dining/30harbor.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Bonneville Power Administration Explains Rationale behind Lake Pend Oreille Level Request (Bonner County Bee, Sandpoint, ID)

http://www.bonnercountydailybee.com/articles/2010/06/29/news/doc4c26c5361c6fb564692242.txt

Municipal Wells in Klamath Basin Town Run Dry (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/7749-municipal-wells-klamath-basin-town-run-dry/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Clark County Mulling Downtown Vancouver Biomass Plant - Commissioners OK $225K feasibility study (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jul/01/county-mulling-downtown-biomass-plant-commissioner/

Wood-Fired Power Plant - ADAGE Provides More Answers to Questions from May Forum (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2585-adage-provides-more-answer-to-questions-not-answered-may-27th

Oregon - A Pilot Project Pays Customers to Generate Solar Power (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/06/a_pilot_project_starting_thurs.html

From Wave to Hydro to Biomass - Oregon Grants $158,000 for Renewable Energy Studies (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2010/06/oregon_grants_158000_for_renewable_energy_study.html

SW Washington Renewables Plan Starts Now - Expert on siting such energy facilities says region must look to future (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jul/01/renewables-plan-starts-now/

Op/Ed - Renewable Energy Can be an Economic Engine (Cleveland Plain Dealer, Ohio)

http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/06/renewable_energy_can_be_an_eco.html

Nevada - Costs of Renewable Energy Will be Disclosed after State Ruling (Las Vegas Review-Journal, NV)

http://www.lvrj.com/business/costs-of-renewable-energy-will-be-disclosed-after-puc-ruling-97519169.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance to Deliver Technical Assistance for Federal Energy Efficiency ARRA Grantees (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/06/30/2860429/northwest-energy-efficiency-alliance.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

2009 Sees No Growth in CO2; First Time since 1992 (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012254131_apeunetherlandsco2emissions.html

US Senate Candidate Says California Climate Law is Killing Jobs (Associated Press)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hWADm_mtEucB70EkgjBRt29WaJbgD9GLVPRG1

Arctic Could be a Tipping Point for Warming (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2010/06/arctic-could-be-a-tipping-point-for-warming/1?csp=34tech

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

For $13.5 Million LOTT Clean Water Alliance Goes Green in New Office - Building uses recycled materials, vegetated roofs & efficient lighting (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/01/1290975/lott-goes-green-in-new-office.html

Editorial - Garbage Argument: Burn, Bury, or Recycle? (The Tyee, Canada)

http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2010/07/01/GarbageArgument/

Swiss Team Postpones Solar Plane Night Flight (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012251253_apeuswitzerlandsolaradventure.html

Man-Made Global Warming Started With Ancient Hunters (R&D Magazine)

http://www.rdmag.com/News/Feeds/2010/06/environment-man-made-global-warming-started-with-ancient-hunte/

Into the Great Green Beyond (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/into-the-big-green-beyond/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Clearwire to Launch Faster Service in Yakima Valley (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/06/30/clearwire-to-launch-faster-service-in-valley

Baker City Data Center Job Requires Some Heavy Lifting (Baker City Herald, OR)

http://www.bakercityherald.com/Business/Data-center-job-requires-some-heavy-lifting

Editorial - The Price of Broadband Politics (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/opinion/30wed2.html

Is Broadband a Basic Right? Finland Says Yes! (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2010/07/01/is-broadband-a-basic-right-finland-says-yes/

Microsoft Hangs Up on Poor-Selling Kin Phones (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012249432_brier01.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Mason County Video Voters’ Guide – Meet the Candidates (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.youtube.com/user/KMAS1030#p/u

Washington State Income Tax Initiative Steps Closer to Ballot (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012251095_apwaincometaxinitiative.html

Builders Turn in 340,000 Signatures for Workers’ Comp Initiative (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/213062.asp

Poll Points to Murray - Rossi Senate Showdown (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/POL-Poll-points-to-Murray-Rossi-showdown-97533579.html

Op/Ed - State Faces Fiscal Day of Reckoning for State Employee Contracts (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2012249122_guest01williams.html

GENERAL NEWS

Pacific Northwest Drivers Using More Gasoline (Associated Press)

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

Portland Police Re-Opening Gore Investigation (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012251099_apusgoresexallegation.html

Snoqualmie Pass - Missing Hiker Found Dead With Dog Sitting at His Side (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Missing-hikers-body-may-have-been-found-97497824.html

Washington State Sued over Exemption of British Columbia Residents from Sales Tax (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012252028_apwabritishcolumbiataxes.html?syndication=rss

DIVERSIONS

Oldest US Postal Worker Retires at 95

http://www.kirotv.com/news/24098873/detail.html

Put a Shine on That **** - Pampers Offers Designer-Brand Diapers

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g8fWRCZxYGdM5ItQEYA0uGkkeogAD9GLLS600

Prehistoric ‘Killer’ Sperm Whale Packed the Biggest Ever Bite (The Telegraph, UK)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/dinosaurs/7863573/Prehistoric-killer-sperm-whale-packed-the-biggest-ever-bite.html

Maggots Force Plane Back to Gate in Atlanta

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012248297_apusmaggotsonplane.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Joe Cocker - The Letter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xraj86LNgYc