Energy News Digest for July 15, 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

Capped for Now – BP Says No Oil Leaking into Gulf from Busted Well (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-07-15-oil-spill-cap_N.htm

Editorial - Go East, BPA: Power producer peers into forest for areas to build new transmission line (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Better hope its not DNR land … Oh, it is …)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jul/15/go-east-bpa/

Mason County EDC Supports Simpson Lumber’s Co-Gen Project (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2708-edc-supports-simpson-co-gen-project

Rural Electric Co-Ops Say Utility-Only Carbon Dioxide Limits Discriminatory (Platts)

http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews.aspx?xmlpath=RSSFeed/HeadlineNews/ElectricPower/6182294.xml

State Finds Possible Fraud Involving Initiative (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=342906

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Capped for Now – BP Says No Oil Leaking into Gulf from Busted Well

·         Natural Gas Jumps as Hot Weather Boosts Demand

·         Benton PUD Gets A-Plus Upgrade by Fitch Ratings

·         Editorial - Go East, BPA: Power producer peers into forest for areas to build new transmission line

·         BPA Picks Port Angeles for Pilot Project on Power Demand

·         Chelan PUD Nets June Gain in ‘Negatively Priced’ Power Trading

·         Douglas PUD to Pay $27,000 for Cyber Audit Dings

·         Bird Strike Power Outages Force Seattle City Light to Make Changes

·         Special Committee Assembled by Obama Tours Hanford

·         The Nuclear Option: Is Atomic Energy Clean & Green?

·         Modular Nuclear Reactor Boost as Bechtel Joins Forces with Babcock & Wilcox

·         Ms. Sparky Aims at KBR, Electrifies War-Contractor Scrutiny with Blog

·         Enviro Groups to Sue Coal Plant Touted by Texas as Permitting Success

·         US Chamber: A Flawed Permitting Process for Energy Projects

·         Trees’ Defender Sees a Conspiracy

·         Los Angeles Dept. of Water & Power Workers Caught Drinking on the Job

·         Los Angeles DWP to Terminate 2 Workers Caught on Tape Apparently Drinking, Driving & Patronizing Strip Club

·         Salmon Returns to Columbia River Look Good So Far

·         Oregon - Surplus Salmon, Steelhead ‘Recycled’ to Make Trip up South Santiam Again

·         Fish Hatcheries Safe from Oregon Budget Cuts

·         Asian Carp Threat: Real or Overblown?

·         Mason County EDC Supports Simpson Lumber’s Co-Gen Project

·         Northwest-Born Fuel Cells Getting Close to Hitting the Open Road

·         Clean Energy Builds Slowly, Despite Federal Cash

·         Green Electricity Reaches ‘Tipping Point’

·         Landfill Gas Plant Construction Continues

·         Locally Owned Wind Power: Quaint it Ain’t

·         California Attorney General Sues Feds on Renewable Energy Loan

·         Editorial - Energy Program Assists Homeowners, Businesses

·         Rural Electric Co-Ops Say Utility-Only Carbon Dioxide Limits Discriminatory

·         Utilities, Signaling Support for Carbon Caps, Want ‘Relief’ on Other Air Pollutants

·         Report: Carbon Cap to Spur Nukes, Gas, Renewables

·         Columnist - Climategate & the Big Green Lie

·         Then & Now: The Retreating Glaciers

·         Will New Charging Stations Spark Electric Car Sales?

·         Michigan Governor: Electric Cars to Create 62,000 Jobs

·         Ads Backed by Fossil-Fuel Interests Argue ‘Carbon Dioxide Is Green’

·         FCC Seeks to Boost Rural Health Care Program Use

·         Google Launches New Community Fiber Website – But no actual deployment

·         Could Free Wi-Fi Hit the Skies? Travelers Reluctant to Pay

·         State Finds Possible Fraud Involving Initiative

·         Editorial - Petition Signers Should Beware

·         Study: Privatizing Email Will Not Save Washington Money

·         Fire Danger - Burn Ban in Effect in Mason County

·         Washington State Unemployment Rate Drops to 8.9 Percent in June

·         Cell Phone Traffic Tickets Potentially Invalid

·         Onalaska Farmer Catches Arsonist on Surveillance Video

WORD OF THE DAY

Bellicose • \BELL-ih-kose\ • adjective - Favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars

The bellicose attitude of the nest leader would have been much more impressive to his opponents had they not been cats…and their antagonist had not been a plump, tomato-sized mouse.

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

Capped for Now – BP Says No Oil Leaking into Gulf from Busted Well (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-07-15-oil-spill-cap_N.htm

Natural Gas Jumps as Hot Weather Boosts Demand (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012360716_apoilprices.html

Benton PUD Gets A-Plus Upgrade by Fitch Ratings (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/07/08/1085058/benton-pud-gets-a-plus-upgrade.html

Editorial - Go East, BPA: Power producer peers into forest for areas to build new transmission line (Vancouver Columbian, WA – Better hope its not DNR land … Oh, it is …)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jul/15/go-east-bpa/

BPA Picks Port Angeles for Pilot Project on Power Demand (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100714/news/307149984/bpa-picks-port-angeles-for-pilot-project-on-power-demand

Chelan PUD Nets June Gain in ‘Negatively Priced’ Power Trading (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jul/15/chelan-pud-nets-june-gain-in-negatively-priced/

Douglas PUD to Pay $27,000 for Cyber Audit Dings (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jul/15/douglas-pud-to-pay-27000-for-cyber-audit-dings/

Bird Strike Power Outages Force Seattle City Light to Make Changes (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Reducing-A-Shocking-Bird-Problem-98464959.html

Special Committee Assembled by Obama Tours Hanford (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=12808718

The Nuclear Option: Is Atomic Energy Clean & Green? (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/id/2259986/

Modular Nuclear Reactor Boost as Bechtel Joins Forces with Babcock & Wilcox (Power-Gen Worldwide)

http://www.powergenworldwide.com/index/display/articledisplay/5095256638/articles/powergenworldwide/nuclear/reactors/2010/07/modular-nuclear_reactor.html

Ms. Sparky Aims at KBR, Electrifies War-Contractor Scrutiny with Blog (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/ms_sparky_aims_at_war_contract.html

Enviro Groups to Sue Coal Plant Touted by Texas as Permitting Success (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/07/15/15greenwire-enviro-groups-to-sue-coal-plant-touted-by-texas-8391.html

US Chamber: A Flawed Permitting Process for Energy Projects - Cost of NIMBY is $560 Billion & 250,000 Jobs (Cape Fear Business News, NC)

http://capefearbusiness.com/?p=5245

Trees’ Defender Sees a Conspiracy - Indicted on six felony counts for objecting to the way a power company trimmed trees after Hurricane Ike (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/07/15/28835.htm

Los Angeles Dept. of Water & Power Workers Caught Drinking on the Job (Video - KCAL-TV, Studio City, CA)

http://cbs2.com/video/?id=133507@kcbs.dayport.com

Los Angeles DWP to Terminate 2 Workers Caught on Tape Apparently Drinking, Driving & Patronizing Strip Club (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/05/dwp-to-terminate-2-workers-caught-on-tape-apparently-drinking-driving-and-patronizing-strip-club.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon Returns to Columbia River Look Good So Far - Additional promising signs for later this year & next (Indian Country Today)

http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/northwest/Salmon-returns-to-Columbia-River-look-good-so-far-98321114.html

Oregon - Surplus Salmon, Steelhead ‘Recycled’ to Make Trip up South Santiam Again (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

http://www.democratherald.com/news/local/article_d3d0a49a-8f88-11df-9c33-001cc4c03286.html

Fish Hatcheries Safe from Oregon Budget Cuts (Associated Press)

http://www.kptv.com/news/24257293/detail.html

Asian Carp Threat: Real or Overblown? (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/asian-carp-threat-real-or-exaggerated/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Mason County EDC Supports Simpson Lumber’s Co-Gen Project (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2708-edc-supports-simpson-co-gen-project

Northwest-Born Fuel Cells Getting Close to Hitting the Open Road (Northwest Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=7524

Clean Energy Builds Slowly, Despite Federal Cash (Nat’l Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128517333&ft=1&f=1025

Green Electricity Reaches ‘Tipping Point’ - More invested in renewable power generation than in conventional plants (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/green-electricity-reaches-clear-tipping-point/article1640903/

Landfill Gas Plant Construction Continues - Methane will be converted to electricity when finished (NWA Online)

http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2010/jul/12/tontitown-plant-construction-continues-20100712/

Locally Owned Wind Power: Quaint it Ain’t (Miller McCune Magazine)

http://www.miller-mccune.com/environment/locally-owned-wind-power-quaint-it-aint-18454

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

California Attorney General Sues Feds on Renewable Energy Loan (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/07/14/state/n124909D95.DTL

Editorial - Energy Program Assists Homeowners, Businesses (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/15/1304974/energy-program-assists-homeowners.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Rural Electric Co-Ops Say Utility-Only Carbon Dioxide Limits Discriminatory (Platts)

http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews.aspx?xmlpath=RSSFeed/HeadlineNews/ElectricPower/6182294.xml

Utilities, Signaling Support for Carbon Caps, Want ‘Relief’ on Other Air Pollutants (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/07/15/15climatewire-utilities-signaling-support-for-carbon-caps-37350.html

Report: Carbon Cap to Spur Nukes, Gas, Renewables (CNET News)

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20010656-54.html

Columnist - Climategate & the Big Green Lie (National Post, Canada)

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/07/15/climategate-and-the-big-green-lie/

Then & Now: The Retreating Glaciers (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/15/then-and-now-the-vanishing-glaciers/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Will New Charging Stations Spark Electric Car Sales? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2010/0714/Will-new-charging-stations-spark-electric-car-sales

Michigan Governor: Electric Cars to Create 62,000 Jobs (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012359000_apmiobamaelectriccars.html

Ads Backed by Fossil-Fuel Interests Argue ‘Carbon Dioxide Is Green’ (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/07/14/14greenwire-ads-backed-by-fossil-fuel-interests-argue-co2-79814.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Seeks to Boost Rural Health Care Program Use - Expand use of the $400 million program that subsidizes Internet services at health care facilities in rural areas (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012364611_apustecfccruralhealthcare.html

Google Launches New Community Fiber Website - Perhaps someday we’ll see an actual deployment (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Launches-New-Community-Fiber-Website-109358

Could Free Wi-Fi Hit the Skies? Travelers Reluctant to Pay (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2012364060_webwifi15.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

State Finds Possible Fraud Involving Initiative (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=342906

Editorial - Petition Signers Should Beware (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jul/15/petition-signers-should-beware/

Study: Privatizing Email Will Not Save Washington Money (Northwest Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=7523

GENERAL NEWS

Fire Danger - Burn Ban in Effect in Mason County (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2713-burn-ban-in-effect-in-mason-county

Washington State Unemployment Rate Drops to 8.9 Percent in June (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/15/1305540/wa-unemployment-rate-drops-to.html

Cell Phone Traffic Tickets Potentially Invalid (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Hundreds-of-cell-phone-tickets-not-valid-98478019.html

Onalaska Farmer Catches Arsonist on Surveillance Video (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Farmer-catches-arsonist-on-surveillance-video-98437664.html

DIVERSIONS

Buffalo, NY, Bus Driver Saves Ten from Burning Home

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012353402_apusherobusdriver.html

Parade-Goer Loses Claim over Float’s Coconut Toss

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/07/14/28824.htm

Sadly, the ‘Five-Second Rule’ is Not Really Safe

http://blogs.chron.com/momhouston/2010/07/sadly_the_fivesecond_rule_is_n.html

Sailboaters Moon State Ferry near Bainbridge

http://www.kirotv.com/news/24257474/detail.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Mark Knopfler & James Taylor - Sailing to Philadelphia 

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

Energy News Digest for July 14, 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

Idaho Falls Mayor: Stable, Long Term Electric Rates Could Soon Be Gone (Local News 8, Idaho Falls, ID)

http://www.localnews8.com/news/24242310/detail.html

Standard and Poor’s Upgrades Mason PUD 3 Bond Rating by Two Classification Levels (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/Newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=748

Clark Public Utilities - Local Utilities Agency Earns Top Marks in Study (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jul/14/local-utilities-agency-earns-top-marks-study/

Shellfish at Risk: Puget Sound & Hood Canal Becoming Acidified (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012338264_acidification13m.html

Mason County EDC Comes Out In Support of ADAGE Project (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2701-edc-comes-out-in-support-of-adage-project

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Idaho Falls Mayor: Stable, Long Term Electric Rates Could Soon Be Gone

·         Idaho Falls Power Needs You to Vote for Keeping Its Rates Low

·         BPA Considers Easterly Route for High-Voltage Line

·         Standard and Poor’s Upgrades Mason PUD 3 Bond Rating by Two Classification Levels

·         Clark Public Utilities - Local Utilities Agency Earns Top Marks in Study

·         Overall Satisfaction among Residential Electric Utility Customers Increases

·         Canada - BC Hydro Faces Severe Drought on Peace River

·         Mason PUD 3 Commission Cancels July 20 Meeting, Rescheduled For July 21

·         $3 Billion Gas Pipeline from Wyoming to Oregon Gets Feds' OK

·         Foes Tell (Ask) Nuclear Regulator to Shutter Vermont Plant

·         Utah Firm Nixes Plan to Import Italian Nuke Waste

·         Top Vermont Utility Lawyer Accused of Plagiarism

·         Alcoa Profit Exceeds Expectations

·         $200 Million for Smart Grid Ideas

·         Federal Energy Bill to Debut as Shadow of Itself

·         Illinois - Vandals Use Chain Saws To Down Power Poles

·         Op/Ed - The Seafood Watch Ratings: Taking a Closer Look at Columbia Salmon

·         Wanted: Salmon, Dead and Wanted: Salmon, Dead and Alive

·         Canada - Fraser River Sockeye Certified Sustainable

·         Dead Carp Washing Up At Spokane-Area Lake

·         Shellfish at Risk: Puget Sound & Hood Canal Becoming Acidified

·         Hoquiam City Council Listens To Pitch from Opponents of Plan for Chehalis River Dams

·         Mason County EDC Comes Out In Support of ADAGE Project

·         Group of Residents Voice Support of ADAGE Project

·         Op/Ed - Biomass Plants Aren't in the Business of Clearing Forests

·         Oregon Wind Project Faces Environmental Scrutiny

·         Vestas Plans to Add 1,000 Workers to Colorado Factories by End of 2011

·         Massachusetts - Wind Power Bill Debated: Would make it easier for wind projects to receive permits

·         Spain Said to Save $1.5 Billion on Wind Power Subsidy Cuts

·         Solar-Powered Wells Displacing Windmills on Western Range

·         Global Geothermal Power Capacity to Exceed 18.4 GigaWatts by 2015

·         Two Kitsap School Districts Get Energy Grants

·         US Agencies Try to Restore Faith in Energy Star Appliance Testing

·         Grants to Promote More Earth-Friendly Air Conditioning

·         Compact Fluorescent Lamps Save Energy but Need to be Disposed of Properly

·         Big Chunk of Greenland Glacier Breaks Off

·         Senate Eyes Bush Plan on Carbon Dioxide

·         Boulder to Invest $12M to Cut Carbon Emissions by 15 Percent

·         Selling a Home with Wood Heat? Oregon Wants Your Old Wood Stove Destroyed

·         Editorial - Timing Is Right to Build Car-Charging Stations along I-5

·         Will ‘Solar Trees’ Sprout in Parking Lots

·         Portland Mayor Sam Adams Says City, Too, Will Ban Plastic Grocery Bags

·         Enviro Groups' Memo Outlines Corporate Welfare Attack on Oil Industry

·         A Green Retreat - Why the Environment Is No Longer a Surefire Political Winner

·         Trying to Stop Cattle Burps from Heating up Planet

·         Qwest Sets Meeting on CenturyLink Deal

·         North Carolina - Municipal Broadband Haters In Dealt a Blow

·         Microsoft Grounds its Azure Cloud With an Enterprise Appliance

·         Google Begins Using Its Planned Fiber Network to Flog Internet Service Providers

·         Hello Chelan! Two Northwest Lake Towns among America's Best

·         Montana - Man Convicted Of Stealing Polson House

·         Mayor Proposes Staggering Bar Closing Times to Cut Nightlife Violence

·         It’s Dangerous, Man - California May Drop Its Official State Rock

·         Inventors of Game - Bid for Trophy Becomes a Test of Iroquois Identity

WORD OF THE DAY

Penultimate • \pih-NULL-tih-met\ • adjective - 1: next to the last 2: of or relating to a penult

The drama that is the turning of dirt for the new Mason County PUD No. 3 operations center is nearing its penultimate stage with today’s bid opening. I can see you shiver with antici……pation.

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

Idaho Falls Mayor: Stable, Long Term Electric Rates Could Soon Be Gone (Local News 8, Idaho Falls, ID)

http://www.localnews8.com/news/24242310/detail.html

Idaho Falls Power Needs You to Vote for Keeping Its Rates Low (KIDK-TV, Idaho Falls, ID)

http://www.kidk.com/news/local/98391154.html

BPA Considers Easterly Route for High-Voltage Line (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jul/13/bpa-considers-easterly-route-for-high-voltage-line/

Standard and Poor’s Upgrades Mason PUD 3 Bond Rating by Two Classification Levels (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/Newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=748

Clark Public Utilities - Local Utilities Agency Earns Top Marks in Study (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jul/14/local-utilities-agency-earns-top-marks-study/

Overall Satisfaction among Residential Electric Utility Customers Increases - Clark Public Utilities, Tacoma Power, SMUD score big (Marketwatch)

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jd-power-and-associates-reports-overall-satisfaction-among-residential-electric-utility-customers-increases-due-to-perceptions-of-fewer-outages-and-lower-bill-amounts-2010-07-14?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Canada - BC Hydro Faces Severe Drought on Peace River: Dry June blamed for $220-million purchase of imported power (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/Hydro+faces+severe+drought+Peace+River/3274186/story.html

Mason PUD 3 Commission Cancels July 20 Meeting, Rescheduled For July 21 (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/Newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=747

$3 Billion Gas Pipeline from Wyoming to Oregon Gets Feds' OK (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012348016_apwygaspipeline.html

Foes Tell (Ask) Nuclear Regulator to Shutter Vermont Plant (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012354089_apusvermontyankeenrc.html

Utah Firm Nixes Plan to Import Italian Nuke Waste (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012353665_apusforeignnuclearwaste.html

Top Vermont Utility Lawyer Accused of Plagiarism (Associated Press)

http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2010/07/13/top_vt_utility_lawyer_accused_of_plagiarism/

Alcoa Profit Exceeds Expectations - Alcoa has cut its work force by 37,000 since late 2008, using a combination of layoffs and divestitures to combat the recession (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10194/1072321-28.stm

$200 Million for Smart Grid Ideas (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/200-million-for-smart-grid-ideas/

Federal Energy Bill to Debut as Shadow of Itself (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-07-13-energy-bill_N.htm

Illinois - Vandals Use Chain Saws To Down Power Poles (The Southern, Carbondale, IL)

http://thesouthern.com/news/local/article_94c97ce8-8ddc-11df-8463-001cc4c03286.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Op/Ed - The Seafood Watch Ratings: Taking a Closer Look at Columbia Salmon (Oregonian, Portland)

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

Wanted: Salmon, Dead and Wanted: Salmon, Dead and Alive (Idaho State Journal, Pocatello, ID)

http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/online/article_a45d24f6-8eb9-11df-a3f7-001cc4c03286.html

Canada - Fraser River Sockeye Certified Sustainable: Decision follows objections from local environmental groups (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/fraser-river-sockeye-certified-sustainable/article1637363/

Dead Carp Washing Up At Spokane-Area Lake (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012341675_deadcarp13.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Shellfish at Risk: Puget Sound & Hood Canal Becoming Acidified (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012338264_acidification13m.html

Hoquiam City Council Listens To Pitch from Opponents of Plan for Chehalis River Dams (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2010/07/13/local_news/doc4c3ca8eba7b52890117830.txt

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Mason County EDC Comes Out In Support of ADAGE Project (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2701-edc-comes-out-in-support-of-adage-project

Group of Residents Voice Support of ADAGE Project (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2700-group-of-residents-voice-support-of-adage-project

Op/Ed - Biomass Plants Aren't in the Business of Clearing Forests (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/13/AR2010071306246.html

Oregon Wind Project Faces Environmental Scrutiny (Daily Journal of Commerce, OR)

http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/07/13/oregon-wind-project-faces-environmental-scrutiny/

Vestas Plans to Add 1,000 Workers to Colorado Factories by End of 2011 (Denver Post, CO)
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_15509008

Massachusetts - Wind Power Bill Debated: Would make it easier for wind projects to receive permits and overcome local opposition (Springfield Republican, MA)

http://www.masslive.com/springfield/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-29/1279092072218080.xml&coll=1

Spain Said to Save $1.5 Billion on Wind Power Subsidy Cuts (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-09/spain-said-to-save-1-5-billion-on-wind-power-cuts.html

Solar-Powered Wells Displacing Windmills on Western Range (Associated Press)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gj4MWwW6R15_E-sQqIvMCNllEb4gD9GUMFGG1

Global Geothermal Power Capacity to Exceed 18.4 GigaWatts by 2015 (Just Don’t Break the Planet – REVE)

http://www.evwind.es/noticias.php?id_not=6475

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Two Kitsap School Districts Get Energy Grants (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/jul/12/two-kitsap-school-districts-get-energy-grants/

US Agencies Try to Restore Faith in Energy Star Appliance Testing (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/08/AR2010070806804.html

Grants to Promote More Earth-Friendly Air Conditioning (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/07/13/1261881/grants-to-prmote-more-earth-friendly.html

Compact Fluorescent Lamps Save Energy but Need to be Disposed of Properly (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15499538

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Big Chunk of Greenland Glacier Breaks Off (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/sciencefair/post/2010/07/big-chunk-of-greeland-glacier-breaks-off/

Senate Eyes Bush Plan on Carbon Dioxide (NY Times)

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/senate-eyes-bush-plan-on-co2/

Boulder to Invest $12M to Cut Carbon Emissions by 15 Percent (Daily Camera, Boulder, CO)

http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news/ci_15500016

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Selling a Home with Wood Heat? Oregon Wants Your Old Wood Stove Destroyed (Examiner.com)

http://www.examiner.com/x-39974-Eugene-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m7d13-Selling-a-home-with-wood-heat-Oregon-DEQ-wants-your-old-wood-stove-destroyed-after-August1-2010

Editorial - Timing Is Right to Build Car-Charging Stations along I-5 (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/opinion/article_08d3d382-8edb-11df-994c-001cc4c002e0.html

Will ‘Solar Trees’ Sprout in Parking Lots? (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/will-solar-trees-sprout-in-parking-lots/

Portland Mayor Sam Adams Says City, Too, Will Ban Plastic Grocery Bags (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/07/portland_mayor_sam_adams_says.html

Enviro Groups' Memo Outlines Corporate Welfare Attack on Oil Industry (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/07/12/12greenwire-enviro-groups-memo-outlines-corporate-welfare-41134.html

A Green Retreat - Why the Environment Is No Longer a Surefire Political Winner (Newsweek)

http://www.newsweek-interactive.com/2010/07/12/a-green-retreat.html

Trying to Stop Cattle Burps from Heating up Planet (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/science/earth/14australia.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Qwest Sets Meeting on CenturyLink Deal (Business First of Columbus)

http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2010/07/12/daily11.html

North Carolina - Municipal Broadband Haters In Dealt a Blow (Ars Technica)

http://arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/07/north-carolina-kills-moratorium-on-muni-broadband.ars

Microsoft Grounds its Azure Cloud With an Enterprise Appliance (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2010/07/12/microsoft-azure-appliance/

Google Begins Using Its Planned Fiber Network to Flog Internet Service Providers (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2010/07/13/google-begins-using-its-fiber-to-flog-isps/

GENERAL NEWS

Hello Chelan! Two Northwest Lake Towns among America's Best, Says Travel Magazine (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/2-Northwest-lake-towns-among-Americas-best-says-travel-magazine-98274509.html

Montana - Man Convicted Of Stealing Polson House (Associated Press)

http://www.examiner.com/a-2724872~Man_convicted_of_stealing_Polson_house.html

Mayor Proposes Staggering Bar Closing Times to Cut Nightlife Violence (KIRO-TV, Seattle – I LOVE this headline…wonder if it was intentional)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/24252886/detail.html

It’s Dangerous, Man - California May Drop Its Official State Rock (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/us/14rock.html

Inventors of Game - Bid for Trophy Becomes a Test of Iroquois Identity (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/us/13lacrosse.html

DIVERSIONS

Dog Left in Hot Car Honks for Help

http://www.kirotv.com/news/24208310/detail.html

Woman Jailed For Making Threats ... To Herself

http://www.ocregister.com/news/sister-257108-law-manunga.html

Choking on Pork Rinds Lead to Blaine Crash

http://www.kirotv.com/news/24243598/detail.html

Idaho Cops Catch Up With Alleged Condiment Vandal

http://www.examiner.com/a-2724930~Idaho_cops_catch_up_with_alleged_condiment_vandal.html?cid=rss-Idaho_Headlines

SONG OF THE DAY

Kenny Loggins - This Is It

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7-e6Yhu5SU