Energy News Digest for August 9, 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

Methow Power-Line Fight Turns into Washington State Supreme Court Showdown (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012573301_mckennagoldmark09m.html

New Port Angeles Plant Will Use Forest Biomass for Electricity “…Department of Natural Resources picked Nippon as one of four partners to use forest biomass from state lands for green energy projects…” (Associated Press)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/New-Port-Angeles-plant-will-use-forest-biomass-100231484.html

Streetlights on Shelton City Commission’s Agenda Monday (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2913-streetlights-on-shelton-city-commissions-agenda-monday

Biologists Celebrate Strong Sockeye Return to Central Idaho Spawning Grounds (Northwest Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=7638

Feds May Cut Columbia Basin Hatchery Production to Benefit Wild Fish (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/08/feds_may_cut_columbia_basin_ha.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Methow Power-Line Fight Turns into Washington State Supreme Court Showdown

·         Canada - Ontario’s Cheap Power Advantage Is Gone, Says Industry

·         Editorial – Chelan PUD Wisely Stays the Course

·         Florida - Lee County Electric Cooperative Returns $7.6 Million to Customers

·         Global Warming Heats up a Nuclear Energy Renaissance

·         Gaza Power Plant Shuts Down Citing Lack of Fuel

·         Biologists Celebrate Strong Sockeye Return to Central Idaho Spawning Grounds

·         Feds May Cut Columbia Basin Hatchery Production to Benefit Wild Fish

·         Washington Turns to Private Funding to Operate Fish Hatcheries

·         Colville Tribes Again Funding State’s Fish Hatchery to Avoid Closure Due to Budget

·         Op/Ed - Summer Spill Harms Salmon, Adds Costs

·         Federal Flood Insurance Program Must Consider Salmon & Whales

·         Alaska Fishermen Battle Mammoth Mine Proposal

·         Maryland Seeks Haven to Refresh Oyster Habitat

·         Op/Ed - New Collaboration That Embraces Science & Tribal Knowledge Informs Marine Understanding

·         Boundaries Proposed for Carlsborg Sewer System

·         Kitsap PUD - Two Seek to Unseat Utility District Incumbent

·         Oregon Hits Lewis & Clark College with $77,927 Environmental Fine

·         New Port Angeles Plant Will Use Forest Biomass for Electricity

·         California - Biomass Plant Seeks Negotiation on Charges with Lassen Municipal Utility District

·         Concern over Mercury - Wood Chips May Pose Problems When Charter Street Plant Converts to Biomass

·         Mason County PUD 3 to Discuss Radar Ridge Tuesday

·         Bonneville Power Administration Launches Online Tool to Track Wind, Weather Data

·         Canada - Why Wind Power Is More Complicated Than People Imagine

·         New York - Bird, Bat Deaths Prompt Call for St. Lawrence Valley Wind Moratorium

·         EPA Releases Study on Aerojet Solar Array

·         Bioenergy from Wood Capable of Substituting for a Fifth of German Oil Use

·         Washington State Weatherization Programs: Jobs Up, Power Bills Down

·         Watt Meters at Lake Stevens Library Show How Much Juice You Are Using

·         Shining a Light on Electricity Savings - One Bulb at a Time

·         Appliance Makers Craft More Incentives for Energy Efficiency

·         Go Online for Help Going Green on Energy

·         Storm Clouds Gather in Climate Change Debate

·         Obama Gets a Menu of Climate Actions He Can Take Without Congress

·         US Changes Plan for Capturing Emissions from Coal

·         Giant Ice Island Breaks Off Greenland

·         Oxyburn - New Ways to Scrub Out the Carbon

·         Palo Alto Seeks New Direction in Solid Waste Power Plant

·         Green Living: Off the Grid Families Pioneer Sustainable Energy Lifestyles

·         Hopes Run High for Portland’s Ecoroofs

·         Finding New Life (and Profit) in Doomed Trees

·         Qwest CEO, CenturyLink Dispute Objections to Deal

·         Ookla’s Handy Tools Gauge Broadband Speeds

·         Coffee Shops Are Taking Wi-Fi Off the Menu

·         New York Sues LCD Screen ‘Cartel’ for Fixing Prices

·         Millions Stick With TV Antennas to Save Money

·         Battle Looms over Huge Costs of Public Pensions

·         Wheat’s Turning Golden after Russian Grain Export Ban

·         Streetlights on Shelton City Commission’s Agenda Monday

·         Washington Ferry System Buys Unusable Generators

·         $2.5 Million in Olympic National Park Projects

·         Oregon - Interior Department Okays Cascade Locks Casino

·         Man Pulled over in Tenino With Dead Body in Pickup

·         Belfair - ‘Farm at Water’s Edge’ Wants to Show Connection between Humans, Salmon

·         Habitat for Humanity Starts Recruitment for Belfair Store

·         Former Olympia Brewery Auction Gets Bid of $24.9 Million

·         British Columbia - Glacier Invades: Thousands Ordered to Leave Their Homes

·         Former Videographer for KCPQ-TV Accused of Stealing Expensive Cameras

·         Marijuana-Smoking Boy, 14, Suspected of Starting LA-Area Wildfire

WORD OF THE DAY

Festoon • \FESS-toon\ • noun or as a verb

NOUN 1: a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points 2: a carved, molded, or painted ornament representing a decorative chain

VERB 1: to hang or form festoons on 2: to shape into festoons

Festooned with garlands of freshly picked garlic, the “Garlic Haus” at the fair was the most fragrant, and perhaps the least visited of the Grange’s displays. After three days, it was the most avoided site on the fairgrounds. On the fourth day, the “Twilight” re-enactors started  to complain that it gave them headaches and tingling teeth.

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

Methow Power-Line Fight Turns into Washington State Supreme Court Showdown (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012573301_mckennagoldmark09m.html

Canada - Ontario’s Cheap Power Advantage Is Gone, Says Industry (Toronto Star, Ontario)

http://www.thestar.com/business/article/845060

Editorial – Chelan PUD Wisely Stays the Course (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/aug/07/pud-wisely-stays-the-course/

Florida - Lee County Electric Cooperative Returns $7.6 Million to Customers (WINK-TV, Fort Meyers FL)

http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2010-08-04/LCEC-returns-millions-to-customers

Global Warming Heats up a Nuclear Energy Renaissance (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2010/0809/Global-warming-heats-up-a-nuclear-energy-renaissance

Gaza Power Plant Shuts Down Citing Lack of Fuel (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012558618_apmlpalestinianselectricity.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Biologists Celebrate Strong Sockeye Return to Central Idaho Spawning Grounds (Northwest Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=7638

Feds May Cut Columbia Basin Hatchery Production to Benefit Wild Fish (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/08/feds_may_cut_columbia_basin_ha.html

Washington Turns to Private Funding to Operate Fish Hatcheries (Northwest Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=7636

Colville Tribes Again Funding State’s Fish Hatchery to Avoid Closure Due to Budget (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/394263.aspx

Op/Ed - Summer Spill Harms Salmon, Adds Costs (Othello Outlook, WA)

http://othellooutlook.com/?p=13090

Federal Flood Insurance Program Must Consider Salmon & Whales (Associated Press)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Flood-program-must-consider-salmon-and-whales-100189464.html

Alaska Fishermen Battle Mammoth Mine Proposal (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/aug/07/alaska-fishermen-battle-mammoth-mine-proposal/

Maryland Seeks Haven to Refresh Oyster Habitat (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129037024&ft=1&f=7

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Op/Ed - New Collaboration That Embraces Science & Tribal Knowledge Informs Marine Understanding (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2012556404_guest07johnstone.html

Boundaries Proposed for Carlsborg Sewer System (Sequim Gazette, WA)

http://www.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2010-08-04_boundaries_proposed_for_carlsborg_sewer_system

Kitsap PUD - Two Seek to Unseat Utility District Incumbent (North Kitsap Herald, Poulsbo, WA)

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/kitsap/nkh/news/election/100076794.html

Oregon Hits Lewis & Clark College with $77,927 Environmental Fine (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/08/oregon_hits_lewis_clark_colleg.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

New Port Angeles Plant Will Use Forest Biomass for Electricity “…Department of Natural Resources picked Nippon as one of four partners to use forest biomass from state lands for green energy projects…” (Associated Press)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/New-Port-Angeles-plant-will-use-forest-biomass-100231484.html

California - Biomass Plant Seeks Negotiation on Charges with Lassen Municipal Utility District (Lassen County Times, CA)

http://www.lassennews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6094:biomass-plant-seeks-negotiation-on-charges-with-utility-district

Concern over Mercury - Wood Chips May Pose Problems When Charter Street Plant Converts to Biomass (The Cap Times, Madison, WI)

http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/environment/article_7cc446ca-a31a-11df-a258-001cc4c002e0.html

Mason County PUD 3 to Discuss Radar Ridge Tuesday (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2919-pud-3-to-discuss-radar-ridge-tuesday-

Bonneville Power Administration Launches Online Tool to Track Wind, Weather Data (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/08/08/1293967/bpa-launches-online-tool-to-track.html

Canada - Why Wind Power Is More Complicated Than People Imagine - Many factors come into play as Ontario makes the switch to green energy (Ottawa Citizen, Ontario)

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/wind+power+more+complicated+than+people+imagine/3373758/story.html

New York - Bird, Bat Deaths Prompt Call for St. Lawrence Valley Wind Moratorium (North County Public Radio, Canton, NY)

http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16094/bird-bat-deaths-prompt-call-for-st-lawrence-valley-wind-moratorium

EPA Releases Study on Aerojet Solar Array (Sacramento Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2010/08/02/daily52.html

Bioenergy from Wood Capable of Substituting for a Fifth of German Oil Use (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-08-03/bioenergy-from-wood-capable-of-substituting-for-a-fifth-of-german-oil-use.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Washington State Weatherization Programs: Jobs Up, Power Bills Down (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1814

Watt Meters at Lake Stevens Library Show How Much Juice You Are Using (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100809/NEWS01/708099953/-1/rss02

Shining a Light on Electricity Savings - One Bulb at a Time (North Jersey.Com)

http://www.northjersey.com/news/environment/100239744_Open_the_door_to_Project_Porchlight_and_energy_savings.html

Appliance Makers Craft More Incentives for Energy Efficiency (Dow Jones Newswire)

http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=201008061547dowjonesdjonline000524&title=appliance-makers-craft-more-incentives-for-energy-efficiency#ixzz0vxb6f1N9

Go Online for Help Going Green on Energy (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100808/BIZ/708089967/-1/rss03

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Storm Clouds Gather in Climate Change Debate (New Mexico Business Weekly)

http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2010/08/09/story2.html

Obama Gets a Menu of Climate Actions He Can Take Without Congress (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/08/06/06climatewire-obama-gets-a-menu-of-climate-actions-he-can-35377.html

US Changes Plan for Capturing Emissions from Coal (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/06/business/energy-environment/06coal.html

Giant Ice Island Breaks Off Greenland (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/08/06/national/w133334D85.DTL

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Oxyburn - New Ways to Scrub Out the Carbon (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/06/new-paths-for-scrubbing-out-the-carbon/

Palo Alto Seeks New Direction in Solid Waste Power Plant “…For 40 years, Palo Alto has burned its sewage, sending 20,000 tons of greenhouses gases up a smokestack…” (Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2010/08/09/focus8.html

Green Living: Off the Grid Families Pioneer Sustainable Energy Lifestyles (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2010/0807/Green-living-Off-the-grid-families-pioneer-sustainable-energy-lifestyles

Hopes Run High for Portland’s Ecoroofs (Oregonian, Portland)

http://blog.oregonlive.com/pdxgreen/2010/08/hopes_run_high_for_portlands_e.html

Finding New Life (and Profit) in Doomed Trees (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/08/business/energy-environment/08sustain.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Qwest CEO, CenturyLink Dispute Objections to Deal (Denver Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2010/08/09/story12.html

Ookla’s Handy Tools Gauge Broadband Speeds (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012572845_brier09.html

Coffee Shops Are Taking Wi-Fi Off the Menu (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/aug/08/business/la-fi-cafe-wifi-20100808

New York Sues LCD Screen ‘Cartel’ for Fixing Prices (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012557217_lcdscreens07.html

Millions Stick With TV Antennas to Save Money (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/TV-antennas-picture-perfect-for-tough-economy-100189199.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Battle Looms over Huge Costs of Public Pensions (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/07/your-money/07money.html

GENERAL NEWS

Wheat’s Turning Golden after Russian Grain Export Ban (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/aug/07/wheats-turning-golden-after-russian-grain-export/

Streetlights on Shelton City Commission’s Agenda Monday (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2913-streetlights-on-shelton-city-commissions-agenda-monday

Washington Ferry System Buys Unusable Generators (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=12938893

$2.5 Million in Olympic National Park Projects (Associated Press)

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=352201

Oregon - Interior Department Okays Cascade Locks Casino (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/10668-interior-department-okays-cascade-locks-casino/

Man Pulled over in Tenino With Dead Body in Pickup (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/08/09/1330324/man-pulled-over-with-dead-body.html

Belfair - ‘Farm at Water’s Edge’ Wants to Show Connection between Humans, Salmon (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/aug/06/farm-waters-edge-wants-show-connection-between-hum/

Habitat for Humanity Starts Recruitment for Belfair Store (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/aug/08/habitat-humanity-starts-recruitment-belfair-store/

Former Olympia Brewery Auction Gets Bid of $24.9 Million (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/08/07/1292933/brewery-auction-gets-bid-of-249m.html

British Columbia - Glacier Invades: Thousands Ordered to Leave Their Homes after Massive Slide near Pemberton (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Thousands+ordered+leave+their+homes+after+massive+slide+near+Pemberton/3372482/story.html

Former Videographer for KCPQ-TV Accused of Stealing Expensive Cameras (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012556691_cameraman07m.html

Marijuana-Smoking Boy, 14, Suspected of Starting LA-Area Wildfire (Associated Press)

http://www.examiner.com/a-2767730~Boy__14__suspected_of_starting_LA_area_wildfire.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines

BATS IN THE BELFRY - DIVERSIONS

Lorene Yarnell, Mime, Dancer & Half of a Comedy Duo, Dies at 66

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/07/arts/dance/07yarnell.html

Store Manager Throws Hot Coffee in Intruder’s Face

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_15704501

Recycled Plastic Too Active - Marshfield Playground Delayed over Static Electricity

http://www.patriotledger.com/features/x1137373556/Marshfield-playground-delayed-over-static-electricity

British Man Walks Entire Amazon River in Two Years

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012574264_apltbrazilamazonwalkingman.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdD52DAaFRs

Energy News Digest for August 6, 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

Connecticut - Firms Involved in Power Plant Blast that Killed Six Workers Fined $16 Million (Associated Press)

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2010-08-05-power-plant-explosion-fines_N.htm

Portland General Electric Rates Set to Increase an Average of 3 Percent in 2011 (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/08/pge_rates_set_to_increase_3_pe.html

Idaho - Sockeye to Swim into Redfish Lake under Own Power (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/aug/06/sockeye-swim-redfish-lake-under-own-power/

Port Townsend - Biomass ‘Greenness’: Program to Address Pollution Created by ‘Incinerators’ (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100806/news/308069987/biomass-greenness-program-to-address-pollution-created-by

New Data Center to Open in Puyallup - The Seattle area (sic), rife with hydroelectric power, is about to get another data center (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/217063.asp

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Connecticut - Firms Involved in Power Plant Blast that Killed Six Workers Fined $16 Million

·         Idaho - Nampa Excavator Criticizes Power Project for Hiring Out of State Contractors

·         Chelan/Grant PUDs to Sue State for Tax Collections

·         Portland General Electric Sales Get a Cool Weather Bump

·         Portland General Electric Rates Set to Increase an Average of 3 Percent in 2011

·         Power Outage at US Bank Holds Up Unemployment Benefits for 118,000 Oregonians

·         Collaboration Key to Solving Transmission Congestion

·         Editorial - Wisconsin Power Line Needs Serious Look

·         Feds Sue Michigan Utility over Coal-Fired Plant

·         US Energy Department Alters FutureGen Plans in Illinois

·         Idaho - Sockeye to Swim into Redfish Lake under Own Power

·         Lake Wenatchee Set to Reopen for Sockeye

·         Industry Group Comes Forward to Keep Hood Canal Hatchery Open

·         Bellevue - Fish Count Shows Kelsey Creek Is Healthy

·         Editorial - Are Oysters Canaries in the Coal Mine?

·         Scientist: Carp May Have Been Planted Near Lake Michigan

·         Fungus on Track to Extinguish Bats in Northeast

·         Kittitas Groundwater Rule Comment Period Extended

·         Environmentalists Outraged over Dump of Dredge Spoils on Hayden Island

·         Port Townsend - Biomass ‘Greenness’: Program to Address Pollution Created by ‘Incinerators’

·         Wood into Power - Washington Biomass Plant is Similar to One Planned for Eugene

·         Wisconsin - Charter Street Coal Plant Embarks on Its Transition to Cleaner Biofuels

·         North Dakota - Otter Tail Electric Bills Rise With Wind Power

·         Can Huge Mojave Wind Farm Boost Faltering Wind Power Industry?

·         Dissecting the US Wind Market

·         Polysilicon Maker Hoku’s Loss Bigger Than Year-Ago Period

·         Study: Over Long Term, Cars Worse for Climate than Planes

·         Electric Filling Station Opens in Oregon

·         Let the Chevrolet Volt Buyer Beware, as Some Dealers Mark Up Price

·         Meet Bio-Bug, a VW Beetle That Runs on Human Waste

·         Arbor Anger: City of Seattle, Tree Preservation Panel at Odds

·         New Data Center to Open in Puyallup

·         $1.2 Billion in Broadband Stimulus Funding

·         Remaining Schedule of Grant Announcements - USDA & the Commerce Department Supporting Broadband Access & Economic Opportunity Across America through the Recovery Act

·         Kentucky Utilities Get $246 Million for Broadband Project

·         Ohio Lands $14 Million in Stimulus for Broadband Capacity

·         Most of Portland’s Wi-Fi Gear Is Gone, but Several Dozen Units Remain

·         FCC Abandons Efforts at Net Neutrality Compromise

·         FCC: No More Closed-Door Neutrality Meetings

·         Google Denies Selling Out on Net Neutrality

·         FCC Chief Opposes Fees for Internet Priority

·         Editorial - The Broadband Gap

·         Cable Focuses on Internet & Satellite TV Grows

·         How to Finance a Community Broadband Network When Incumbents Fight Back

·         How Fast Will Your Internet be in 2020?

·         US Senate - Murray Spent $3.9 Million in July

·         State Municipal Bonds Are Offering Decent Rates Now

·         Washington Congressional Delegation Demands Obama Stop NOAA Move

·         WA Supreme Court: Rude King County Judge Suspended for Five Days

·         Russia - Planes Diverted & Offices Close as Smoke Chokes Moscow

·         British Columbia Fires Continue to Send Smoke into the Wenatchee Valley

·         Mason County - Ballots Missing for Some Belfair Voters

·         Anonymous Source Says Lewis County Deputy Coroner Had Morphine Overdose at Work

·         Video Shows Disabled Seattle Firefighter Dancing

·         La Nina Forecast; Snowy, Wet Winter Ahead?

·         Two Teens Arrested in $100,000 School Bus Vandalism Case

WORD OF THE DAY

Extrinsic • \eck-STRIN-zick\ • adjective - 1a: not forming part of or belonging to a thing: extraneous b: originating from or on the outside; especially: originating outside a part and acting upon the part as a whole

Mel gazed upon the unidentifiable auto part in his hand, his brows furrowed in perplexed wonderment as to where it belonged inside his newly rebuilt engine. He puzzled over the odd-shaped widget all afternoon, absently lathing his hands with ‘Goop’ cleaner, hoping that the spare part was an extrinsic cog for the motor.

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

Connecticut - Firms Involved in Power Plant Blast that Killed Six Workers Fined $16 Million (Associated Press)

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2010-08-05-power-plant-explosion-fines_N.htm

Idaho - Nampa Excavator Criticizes Power Project for Hiring Out of State Contractors (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/08/05/1293048/nampa-excavator-criticizes-power.html

Chelan/Grant PUDs to Sue State for Tax Collections (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/aug/05/puds-to-sue-state-for-tax-collections/

Portland General Electric Sales Get a Cool Weather Bump (Portland Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/08/02/daily39.html

Portland General Electric Rates Set to Increase an Average of 3 Percent in 2011 (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/08/pge_rates_set_to_increase_3_pe.html

Power Outage at US Bank Holds Up Unemployment Benefits for 118,000 Oregonians (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/08/power_outage_at_us_bank_holds.html

Collaboration Key to Solving Transmission Congestion (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/848031/

Editorial - Wisconsin Power Line Needs Serious Look (Wisconsin State Journal)

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/opinion/editorial/article_be7033d0-329d-5a76-9273-c2350bdc1123.html

Feds Sue Michigan Utility over Coal-Fired Plant (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012546955_apmicoalplantpollution.html

US Energy Department Alters FutureGen Plans in Illinois (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012545305_apusfuturegen.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Idaho - Sockeye to Swim into Redfish Lake under Own Power (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/aug/06/sockeye-swim-redfish-lake-under-own-power/

Lake Wenatchee Set to Reopen for Sockeye (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/aug/06/lake-wenatchee-set-to-reopen-for-sockeye/

Industry Group Comes Forward to Keep Hood Canal Hatchery Open (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/aug/05/industry-group-comes-forward-to-keep-hood-canal/

Bellevue - Fish Count Shows Kelsey Creek Is Healthy (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/bellevueblog/2012546467_fishcountshowskelseycreekishealthy.html

Editorial - Are Oysters Canaries in the Coal Mine? (The Daily Astorian, OR)

http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&ArticleID=72367

Scientist: Carp May Have Been Planted Near Lake Michigan (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2010-08-05-asian-carp_N.htm

Fungus on Track to Extinguish Bats in Northeast (NY Times)

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/fungus-on-track-to-extinguish-bats-in-northeast/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Kittitas Groundwater Rule Comment Period Extended (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=12932826

Environmentalists Outraged over Dump of Dredge Spoils on Hayden Island (Northwest Cable News)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/Environmentalists-outraged-over-dump-on-Hayden-Island-100120239.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Port Townsend - Biomass ‘Greenness’: Program to Address Pollution Created by ‘Incinerators’ (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100806/news/308069987/biomass-greenness-program-to-address-pollution-created-by

Wood into Power - Washington Biomass Plant is Similar to One Planned for Eugene (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/business/25130851-41/energy-biomass-power-mill-pacific.csp

Wisconsin - Charter Street Coal Plant Embarks on Its Transition to Cleaner Biofuels (Wisconsin State Journal)

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/environment/article_c1ecce5a-a105-11df-b121-001cc4c03286.html

North Dakota - Otter Tail Electric Bills Rise With Wind Power (The Daily Caller)

http://dailycaller.com/2010/08/05/otter-tail-electric-bills-rise-with-wind-power/

Can Huge Mojave Wind Farm Boost Faltering Wind Power Industry? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0806/Can-huge-Mojave-wind-farm-boost-faltering-wind-power-industry

Dissecting the US Wind Market (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/08/dissecting-the-u-s-wind-market

Polysilicon Maker Hoku’s Loss Bigger Than Year-Ago Period (Pacific Business News)

http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories/2010/08/02/daily24.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Study: Over Long Term, Cars Worse for Climate than Planes (United Press International)

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2010/08/04/Study-Cars-warm-climate-more-than-planes/UPI-14821280953226/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Electric Filling Station Opens in Oregon (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/08/06/1327755/portland-electric-filling-station.html

Let the Chevrolet Volt Buyer Beware, as Some Dealers Mark Up Price (NY Times)

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/let-the-chevrolet-volt-buyer-beware-as-some-dealers-mark-up-price/

Meet Bio-Bug, a VW Beetle That Runs on Human Waste (NY Times)

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/meet-bio-bug-a-vw-beetle-that-runs-on-human-waste/

Arbor Anger: City of Seattle, Tree Preservation Panel at Odds (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/424603_trees05.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

New Data Center to Open in Puyallup - The Seattle area (sic), rife with hydroelectric power, is about to get another data center (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/217063.asp

$1.2 Billion in Broadband Stimulus Funding - 126 projects, most of which focus on rural wireless & DSL expansion: $4.8 billion remaining to be distributed (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/12-Billion-In-Broadband-Stimulus-Funding-109774

Remaining Schedule of Grant Announcements - USDA & the Commerce Department Supporting Broadband Access & Economic Opportunity Across America through the Recovery Act (White House)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/08/04/usda-and-commerce-department-supporting-broadband-access-and-economic-opportunity-ac

Kentucky Utilities Get $246 Million for Broadband Project (Business First of Louisville)

http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2010/08/02/daily43.html

Ohio Lands $14 Million in Stimulus for Broadband Capacity (Business First of Columbus)

http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2010/08/02/daily31.html

Most of Portland’s Wi-Fi Gear Is Gone, but Several Dozen Units Remain (Oregonian, Portland)

http://blog.oregonlive.com/siliconforest/2010/08/most_of_portlands_wi-fi_gear_i.html

FCC Abandons Efforts at Net Neutrality Compromise (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2010-08-05-fcc-net-neutrality_N.htm

FCC: No More Closed-Door Neutrality Meetings - Didn’t create ‘robust framework’ of openness. No kidding? (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-No-More-Closed-Door-Neutrality-Meetings-109765

Google Denies Selling Out on Net Neutrality - Though it is clear they’re now fighting real neutrality rules (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Denies-Selling-Out-On-Net-Neutrality-109760

FCC Chief Opposes Fees for Internet Priority

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/06/technology/internet/06fcc.html

Editorial - The Broadband Gap (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/06/opinion/06fri3.html

Cable Focuses on Internet & Satellite TV Grows (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67405Z20100805

How to Finance a Community Broadband Network When Incumbents Fight Back (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2010/08/05/how-to-finance-a-community-broadband-network-when-incumbents-fight-back/

How Fast Will Your Internet be in 2020? (Newsweek Magazine)

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/08/05/how-fast-will-your-internet-be-in-2020.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

US Senate - Murray Spent $3.9 Million in July (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100806/NEWS01/708069877/-1/RSS02

State Municipal Bonds Are Offering Decent Rates Now (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/columnist/waggon/2010-08-06-investing06_ST_N.htm

Washington Congressional Delegation Demands Obama Stop NOAA Move (Puget Sound Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2010/08/02/daily44.html

WA Supreme Court: Rude King County Judge Suspended for Five Days (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=12932518

GENERAL NEWS

Russia - Planes Diverted & Offices Close as Smoke Chokes Moscow (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6751T820100806

British Columbia Fires Continue to Send Smoke into the Wenatchee Valley (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/aug/06/bc-fires-continue-to-send-smoke-into-the/

Mason County - Ballots Missing for Some Belfair Voters (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2903-ballots-missing-for-some-belfair-voters

Anonymous Source Says Lewis County Deputy Coroner Had Morphine Overdose at Work (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/08/06/1291986/anonymous-source-lewis-county.html

Video Shows Disabled Seattle Firefighter Dancing (Northwest Cable News)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/Video-shows-disabled-Seattle-firefighter-dancing-100116939.html

La Nina Forecast; Snowy, Wet Winter Ahead? (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/424615_nina05.html

Two Teens Arrested in $100,000 School Bus Vandalism Case (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/100046274.html

DIVERSIONS

Multnomah County Chief Apologizes for Health Inspectors Who Shut Down 7-Year-Old’s Lemonade Stand at Local Art Show

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/08/multnomah_county_chief_apologi.html

Pink Floyd Anthem Rewritten for Young Iranians

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2012542853_apuspeoplerogerwaters.html

Nebraska’s Move a Sour Note for KU Fight Song

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/08/05/sports/s125952D34.DTL

Germany’s Attack of the Radioactive Boars!

http://www.examiner.com/x-53826-Palm-Springs-Environmental-News-Examiner~y2010m8d3-Attack-of-the-Radioactive-Boars

SONG OF THE DAY

Johnny Cash - Heart of Gold 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-isEdSq7ECg

Neil Young - Heart of Gold (Disregard the five second dopey intro)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFNqj3RGUuM