Energy News Digest for February 3, 2011

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

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

US Hydropower Can be Doubled by 2035, Industry Group Tells Obama (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.elp.com/index/from-the-wires/wire_news_display/1350189664.html

Fishing: Chinook Return Likely to be Smaller Than 2010 (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/02/02/1848053/fishing-chinook-return-likely.html

Rusting Barge Cracks in Half, Leaks Oil into Columbia River; Focuses Attention on Derelict Vessels (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/01/salvage_barge_cracked_open_and.html

Two Views on Future of Biomass - The Evergreen State College Wants Project Funded; Others Worry About Air (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/02/03/1529846/2-views-on-future-of-biomass.html

British Columbia, Washington State to Promote Climate Action - But agreements have no legal weight (Canadian Free Press)

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/bc-washington-to-promote-climate-action-but-agreements-have-no-legal-weight--115131809.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         US Hydropower Can be Doubled by 2035, Industry Group Tells Obama

·         Washington’s Bill of (Coal-Free) Health

·         California - Controversial; Natural Gas? Disputed Power Plant for San Joaquin Valley Clears Hurdle

·         California Utility Told to Cut Gas Pipeline Pressures

·         A Big Future for Small Nuclear Reactors?

·         Editorial – Montana: Going Co-Op Won’t Solve Great Falls’ Electric City Power’s Troubles

·         Oregon - Richardson Wins Northern Wasco PUD Board Post

·         New York - $300 Million in Price-Fixing by Keyspan Will Cost It $12 Million

·         Fishing: Chinook Return Likely to be Smaller Than 2010

·         Canada, US May Restrict Chinook Salmon Harvest to Benefit Killer Whales

·         Rusting Barge Cracks in Half, Leaks Oil into Columbia River; Focuses Attention on Derelict Vessels

·         Editorial - The Mighty Columbia, Our Fabled Junkyard

·         Port Angeles Cuts Fluoride in Water; Forks Next?

·         Two Views on Future of Biomass - The Evergreen State College Wants Project Funded; Others Worry About Air

·         State of Oregon Studies Wind Health

·         Idaho Turns on 183 Megawatts of Wind Power

·         Idaho Irrigation District Proposes Canal Power Plant

·         Edmonds Woman Is Taking Advantage of PUD Solar Express

·         33 Percent Solution - California Democrats Launch ‘Green Energy’ Bills

·         Report Says Intel the Biggest Buyer of Green Energy in the US

·         Editorial - Renewable-Energy Push Is Off-Base

·         Grand Coulee Energy Efficiency Boosts Output of Nation’s Largest Hydroelectric Dam

·         Canadian Fluorescent Bulb Disposal Plan Up in the Air

·         Clark PUD Energy Adviser: Tax Credits Available; Amounts Reduced

·         Future Uncertain for In-Home Energy ‘Dashboards’

·         British Columbia, Washington State to Promote Climate Action - But agreements have no legal weight

·         Obama Administration Threatens Climate Veto

·         Climate Change Will Bring More Monster Winter Storms

·         What Could Possibly Go Wrong: Blotting Out the Sun

·         Opinions Differ on Wind Power’s Pollution Reduction

·         Energy Firms Aided by US Find Backers

·         Turning Garbage into Gas - Atomizing Trash Eliminates the Need to Dump It

·         Hiybbprqag: Did Google Catch Bing Cheating?

·         Microsoft: We’re Not Stealing Google’s Search Results

·         Intel Chip Design Error Affects Few Computers

·         Oregon - Class Action Suit Alleges Comcast Charged Illegal Late Fees

·         Hotels Sock Travelers with Wi-Fi Fees

·         Top 10 Countries That Say Internet Access Is a Basic Right

·         Washington State Senate Budget Still Leaves $200 Million Deficit

·         Groups Ramp Up Lobbying as New Regulations Loom

·         Microsoft Spent $6.9 Million on Lobbying in 2010

·         US Representative McMorris Rodgers Aims to Nullify Health Law Via IRS

·         Washington State Bill Proposes State Websites Should Sell Advertising

·         Winter Storm Begs the Question: What’s Going on with the Weather?

·         Peak Flu Season Hits Washington

·         Rural Airport Subsidies Test Resolve to Cut Spending

·         Feds in New York Pull Plug on Pirated Sports Broadcasts

WORD OF THE DAY

Gesamtkunstwerk • \guh-ZAHMT-koonst-verk\ • Noun - From the German. The total work of art, meaning the architect designs everything, soup to nuts.

The architect as artist had begun the meeting with a bright-eyed exuberance. His vision, his gesamtkunstwerk was to be the crowning achievement…a shining structure in the dusty, Midwest town that would be a beacon for students everywhere. By the time the design had been festooned with folk art and rustic, rural design suggestions…his initial posture had declined into a thousand-mile square. “Great,” he mused. “I started with the Guggenheim, and wound up with Green Acres."

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

US Hydropower Can be Doubled by 2035, Industry Group Tells Obama (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.elp.com/index/from-the-wires/wire_news_display/1350189664.html

Washington’s Bill of (Coal-Free) Health (Sightline)

http://daily.sightline.org/daily_score/archive/2011/02/02/a-coal-free-washington

California - Controversial; Natural Gas? Disputed Power Plant for San Joaquin Valley Clears Hurdle (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/02/avenal-power-plant-san-joaquin-valley-pollution.html

California Utility Told to Cut Gas Pipeline Pressures (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2014114461_apuspipelineexplosion.html

A Big Future for Small Nuclear Reactors? (Heritage Foundation)

http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2011/02/A-Big-Future-for-Small-Nuclear-Reactors

Editorial – Montana: Going Co-Op Won’t Solve Great Falls’ Electric City Power’s Troubles (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20110202/OPINION01/102020341

Oregon - Richardson Wins Northern Wasco PUD Board Post (Dalles Chronicle, OR)

http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2011/02/02-02-11-02.shtml

New York - $300 Million in Price-Fixing by Keyspan Will Cost It $12 Million (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/03/nyregion/03keyspan.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Fishing: Chinook Return Likely to be Smaller Than 2010 (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/02/02/1848053/fishing-chinook-return-likely.html

Canada, US May Restrict Chinook Salmon Harvest to Benefit Killer Whales (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Canada+restrict+chinook+salmon+harvest+benefit+killer+whales/4213858/story.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Rusting Barge Cracks in Half, Leaks Oil into Columbia River; Focuses Attention on Derelict Vessels (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/01/salvage_barge_cracked_open_and.html

Editorial - The Mighty Columbia, Our Fabled Junkyard (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/02/the_mighty_columbia_our_fabled.html

Port Angeles Cuts Fluoride in Water; Forks Next? (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20110203/news/302039993/port-angeles-cuts-fluoride-in-water-forks-next

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Two Views on Future of Biomass - The Evergreen State College Wants Project Funded; Others Worry About Air (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/02/03/1529846/2-views-on-future-of-biomass.html

State of Oregon Studies Wind Health (Dalles Chronicle, OR)

http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2011/02/02-02-11-01.shtml

Idaho Turns on 183 Megawatts of Wind Power (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.elp.com/index/display/article-display.articles.electric-light-power.renewable-energy.wind.2011.02.Idaho_turns_on_183_MW_of_wind_power.QP129867.dcmp=rss.page=1.html

Idaho Irrigation District Proposes Canal Power Plant (Twin Falls Times-News, ID)

http://www.magicvalley.com/news/local/twin-falls/article_7e8e87bd-82df-548a-9dfd-75068b9c305b.html

Edmonds Woman Is Taking Advantage of PUD Solar Express (Edmonds Enterprise, WA)

http://heraldnet.com/article/20110202/ETP03/702029805/-1/NEWS01

33 Percent Solution - California Democrats Launch ‘Green Energy’ Bills (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/03/3373329/democrats-launch-green-energy.html

Report Says Intel the Biggest Buyer of Green Energy in the US (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/02/idUS390777168420110202

Editorial - Renewable-Energy Push Is Off-Base (Arizona Republic, Phoenix)

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/2011/02/03/20110203thurlets035.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy Efficiency Boosts Output of Nation’s Largest Hydroelectric Dam - Lighting upgrades at Grand Coulee Dam save enough power for America to watch the Super Bowl (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/1003619/

Canadian Fluorescent Bulb Disposal Plan Up in the Air - Environmentalists, cities worry mercury will end up in municipal dumps (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2011/02/02/light-bulbs.html

Clark PUD Energy Adviser: Tax Credits Available; Amounts Reduced (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/feb/03/tax-credits-available-amounts-reduced/

Future Uncertain for In-Home Energy ‘Dashboards’ (CNET News)

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20030373-54.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

British Columbia, Washington State to Promote Climate Action - But agreements have no legal weight (Canadian Free Press)

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/greenpage/environment/bc-washington-to-promote-climate-action-but-agreements-have-no-legal-weight--115131809.html

Obama Administration Threatens Climate Veto (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/48690.html

Climate Change Will Bring More Monster Winter Storms (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/0202/Climate-change-will-bring-more-monster-winter-storms

What Could Possibly Go Wrong: Blotting Out the Sun (Popular Science)

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-01/what-could-possibly-go-wrong-blotting-out-sun

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Opinions Differ on Wind Power’s Pollution Reduction (Vermont Public Radio)

http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/89924/

Energy Firms Aided by US Find Backers (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/03/business/energy-environment/03energy.html

Turning Garbage into Gas - Atomizing Trash Eliminates the Need to Dump It, And Generates Useful Power Too (Economist)

http://www.economist.com/node/18061104?story_id=18061104&fsrc=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Hiybbprqag: Did Google Catch Bing Cheating? Bing is copying search results from Google, company reps alleged this week. The proof? Hiybbprqag. (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2011/0202/Hiybbprqag-Did-Google-catch-Bing-cheating

Microsoft: We’re Not Stealing Google’s Search Results (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/26721635/detail.html

Intel Chip Design Error Affects Few Computers (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/02/03/1528552/intel-chip-design-error-affects.html

Oregon - Class Action Suit Alleges Comcast Charged Illegal Late Fees (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/57103-comcast-required-return-late-fees-some-customers/

Hotels Sock Travelers with Wi-Fi Fees (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2014107428_webtroubleshooter02.html

Top 10 Countries That Say Internet Access Is a Basic Right (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/CSM-Photo-Galleries/Lists/Top-10-countries-that-say-Internet-access-is-a-basic-right

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Senate Budget Still Leaves $200 Million Deficit (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/237967.asp

Groups Ramp Up Lobbying as New Regulations Loom (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-02-03-lobbying_N.htm?csp=34news

Microsoft Spent $6.9 Million on Lobbying in 2010 (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/237704.asp

US Representative McMorris Rodgers Aims to Nullify Health Law Via IRS (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2014118346_mcmorrisrodgersaimstonullifyhealthlawviairs.html

Washington State Bill Proposes State Websites Should Sell Advertising (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014113100_stateads03m.html

GENERAL NEWS

Winter Storm Begs the Question: What’s Going on with the Weather? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0203/Winter-storm-begs-the-question-What-s-going-on-with-the-weather

Peak Flu Season Hits Washington (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=419845

Rural Airport Subsidies Test Resolve to Cut Spending (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2014118181_apusairportsubsidies.html

Feds in New York Pull Plug on Pirated Sports Broadcasts (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2014107773_apuspayperviewpirating.html

DIVERSIONS

Hunter sues after failing to find elephant

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/02/us-hunter-elephants-idUSTRE71175S20110202

‘Stupid Smoking’ Causes Fire at North Portland Home, Fire Officials Say

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/02/stupid_smoking_causes_fire_at.html

Wal-Mart Employee Accused of Faking Robbery, Stealing $160,000

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20110203/NEWS01/110203007/1002/NEWS

Man, Globe Roll Around US For Diabetes Awareness

http://www.kirotv.com/health/26706660/detail.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Henry Mancini - Baby Elephant Walk

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

Energy News Digest for February 2, 2011

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

Follow the news digest on Twitter for breaking news & notices: http://twitter.com/energydigest

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Thanks to Public Power & NoaNet - High-Speed Internet Access Coming to Mount Baker Foothills Area (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/02/02/1846045/high-speed-internet-access-coming.html

Washington State Gives Green Light to Jefferson PUD’s Proposed Takeover of Puget Sound Energy’s Electrical System in County (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/boomerconsumer/archives/237931.asp

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal Rejects US Bid to Establish Corridors for New Electric Transmission Lines (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-electric-corridors-20110202,0,835999.story

Penguin Windows Closing Several Locations amid Claims over Energy Savings & Sales Tactics (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Penguin-Windows-closing-115033904.html

Punxsutawney Phil Predicts an Early Spring (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2014103463_apusgroundhogday.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Washington State Gives Green Light to Jefferson PUD’s Proposed Takeover of Puget Sound Energy’s Electrical System in County

·         Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal Rejects US Bid to Establish Corridors for New Electric Transmission Lines

·         Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Blocks National Park Power Line Plan

·         Richland Firm Gets Energy Northwest Nuclear Plant Contract

·         Natural Gas Pipeline Contractor for Puget Sound Energy Laying Off 300

·         Montana - NorthWestern, Others, Appeal Rate Case

·         Spokane Power Outage Blamed on Contractor

·         Chelan PUD - Lineman Memorial Scholarship Deadline Nears

·         White House Clean Energy Standard Gets Key Support

·         The Truth About Risks, Benefits of the Smart Grid

·         Colorado - Frozen Pipe Sparks Light Show at Xcel Substation

·         US Probes BP for Natural Gas Market Manipulation

·         New York - Hey, Is That a Cell Phone Tower in Your Yard?

·         California - A Small Fish Caught in a Big Fuss

·         Editorial - Fishing for a Laugh, Obama Missed the Mark on Salmon

·         EPA Will Limit Rocket Fuel Chemical in Tap Water

·         Oregon - Intel Adds Solar Capacity at Two Hillsboro Campuses

·         Community Solar Gets a Tryout with Major California Utility

·         Silicon Producer REC Profit Beats Estimates, Shares Rise Most Since May 2009

·         Missouri Lawmakers Vote to Reject Renewable Energy Rule

·         Wyoming House Panel Backs Extending Wind Moratorium

·         Rethinking Wind Rankings

·         Southside Virginians Back Biomass Power Plant

·         Ohio - Environmentalists Challenge Biomass Burning at Dayton Utility’s Plant

·         Penguin Windows Closing Several Locations amid Claims over Energy Savings & Sales Tactics

·         Flathead Electric Coop - High-Tech Program to Test Use of Electricity in Libby

·         Cyberthieves Shut Down the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme

·         Report: Obama Unlikely to Meet His Electric-Car Goal

·         Los Angeles Homebuilder Offers Smog-Eating Tile Roofs

·         Inkjet Printers May be the Future of Solar Cells

·         Thanks to Public Power & NoaNet - High-Speed Internet Access Coming to Mount Baker Foothills Area

·         Google Claims Microsoft Is Copying Its Search Results

·         Internet Runs Out of Addresses as Devices Grow

·         Egypt Reopens Internet, Facebook Access

·         Google Dials Up Voice Service in Egypt

·         Abandon Washington State’s Presidential Primary, Leaders Say

·         Panel Hears Bill to Take Schools Chief Off Ballot

·         Some Kitsap County Officials Ready to Harness the Power of Social Media

·         Punxsutawney Phil Predicts an Early Spring

·         Weapons Screening Coming to Mason County Courthouse

·         Insane Photos of an Absurd Blizzard: The Most Astonishing Snowpocalypse Shots

WORD OF THE DAY

Kerfuffle • \kurr-FUFF-full\ • Noun - Disturbance, fuss

Beatrice heard the ruckus in the copy room; punctuated by shouts and obscene words. What she thought was a fight over the use of the copy machine was merely a kerfuffle between the repairman and a reluctant adjustment knob.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Washington State Gives Green Light to Jefferson PUD’s Proposed Takeover of Puget Sound Energy’s Electrical System in County (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/boomerconsumer/archives/237931.asp

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal Rejects US Bid to Establish Corridors for New Electric Transmission Lines (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-electric-corridors-20110202,0,835999.story

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Blocks National Park Power Line Plan (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/02/01/33813.htm

Richland Firm Gets Energy Northwest Nuclear Plant Contract (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/02/01/1349664/richland-firm-gets-nuke-plant.html

Natural Gas Pipeline Contractor for Puget Sound Energy Laying Off 300 (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2014101554_pilchuck02.html

Montana - NorthWestern, Others, Appeal Rate Case (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20110202/NEWS01/110202003/NorthWestern++others++appeal+rate+case

Spokane Power Outage Blamed on Contractor (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/feb/01/power-outage-darkens-county-campus-jail/

Chelan PUD - Lineman Memorial Scholarship Deadline Nears (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/feb/02/lineman-memorial-scholarship-deadline-nears/

White House Clean Energy Standard Gets Key Support (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/01/idUS163126540220110201

The Truth About Risks, Benefits of the Smart Grid (Forbes Magazine)

http://blogs.forbes.com/oshadavidson/2011/02/01/the-truth-about-risks-benefits-of-the-smart-grid/

Colorado - Frozen Pipe Sparks Light Show at Xcel Substation (KUSA-TV, Denver, CO)

http://www.9news.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=179020&catid=346

US Probes BP for Natural Gas Market Manipulation (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/02/us-bp-marketmanipulation-idUSTRE7111LY20110202

New York - Hey, Is That a Cell Phone Tower in Your Yard? Local Officials Call It ‘Construction by Ambush’ & Demand Answers (MSNBC)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41376150/ns/technology_and_science-wireless/?GT1=43001

FISH & WILDLIFE

California - A Small Fish Caught in a Big Fuss - The tiny delta smelt has a big effect on the amount of water sent to 25 million people & 2 million acres of Central Valley farmland (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-delta-smelt-20110202,0,5552268.story

Editorial - Fishing for a Laugh, Obama Missed the Mark on Salmon (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/02/02/1528377/fishing-for-a-laugh-obama-missed.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

EPA Will Limit Rocket Fuel Chemical in Tap Water (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/02/epa-rocket-fuel-tap-water/1?csp=34tech

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon - Intel Adds Solar Capacity at Two Hillsboro Campuses (Oregonian, Portland)

http://blog.oregonlive.com/siliconforest/2011/02/intel_adds_solar_capacity_at_t.html

Community Solar Gets a Tryout with Major California Utility (CNET News)

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20030345-54.html

Silicon Producer REC Profit Beats Estimates, Shares Rise Most Since May 2009 (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-02/rec-profit-beats-estimates-shares-rise-in-oslo-most-since-september-2009.html

Missouri Lawmakers Vote to Reject Renewable Energy Rule (Associated Press)

http://www.koamtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=13948089

Wyoming House Panel Backs Extending Wind Moratorium (Associated Press)

http://trib.com/ap/state/article_44efc5f0-98ab-54f2-80d5-3b469bda1de7.html

Rethinking Wind Rankings (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2011/01/27/rethinking-wind-rankings/

Southside Virginians Back Biomass Power Plant (Richmond Times-Dispatch, VA)

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/business/2011/feb/02/tdbiz03-southside-virginians-back-biomass-power-pl-ar-814254/

Ohio - Environmentalists Challenge Biomass Burning at Dayton Utility’s Plant (Dayton Daily News, OH)

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/environmentalists-challenge-biomass-burning-at-dayton-utilitys-plant-1070056.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Penguin Windows Closing Several Locations amid Claims over Energy Savings & Sales Tactics (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Penguin-Windows-closing-115033904.html

Flathead Electric Coop - High-Tech Program to Test Use of Electricity in Libby (The Western News, Libby MT)

http://www.thewesternnews.com/news/article_156257d6-2e54-11e0-a43a-001cc4c03286.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Cyberthieves Shut Down the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/01/idUS118181819720110201

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Report: Obama Unlikely to Meet His Electric-Car Goal (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/02/report-obama-unlikely-to-meet-his-electric-car-goal/1?csp=34money

Los Angeles Homebuilder Offers Smog-Eating Tile Roofs (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_17260807

Inkjet Printers May be the Future of Solar Cells (MSNBC)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41316632/ns/technology_and_science-future_of_energy/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Thanks to Public Power & NoaNet - High-Speed Internet Access Coming to Mount Baker Foothills Area (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/02/02/1846045/high-speed-internet-access-coming.html

Google Claims Microsoft Is Copying Its Search Results (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2014102094_binggoogle02.html

Internet Runs Out of Addresses as Devices Grow (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-02-02-internet-addresses_N.htm?csp=34tech

Egypt Reopens Internet, Facebook Access (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2011/0202/Egypt-reopens-Internet-Facebook-access

Google Dials Up Voice Service in Egypt (Newsweek)

http://www.newsweek.com/2011/02/01/google-dials-up-voice-service-in-egypt.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Abandon Washington State’s Presidential Primary, Leaders Say - Canceling state’s event would save millions; results largely ignored (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/feb/02/abandon-presidential-primary-leaders-say/

Panel Hears Bill to Take Schools Chief Off Ballot (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/Global/story.asp?S=13953288

Some Kitsap County Officials Ready to Harness the Power of Social Media (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/feb/01/some-kitsap-county-officials-ready-to-harness-of/

GENERAL NEWS

Punxsutawney Phil Predicts an Early Spring (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2014103463_apusgroundhogday.html

Weapons Screening Coming to Mason County Courthouse (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/4491-weapons-screening-coming-to-courthouse

Insane Photos of an Absurd Blizzard: The Most Astonishing Snowpocalypse Shots (Time Magazine)

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/02/02/snowpocalypse-slams-the-midwest-the-most-astonishing-photos/

DIVERSIONS

A Discourse on Emerging Tectonic Visualization & the Effects of Materiality on Praxis - Or an essay on the ridiculous way architects talk

http://www.slate.com/id/2283172/

Chinese ‘Year of the Rabbit’ Could be Year of the Love Rat

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Year+Rabbit+could+year+love/4210949/story.html

Immigration Officer Fired After Bosses Learn He Added Wife to Do-Not-Fly List

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/02/02/time-for-counseling-immigration-officer-adds-wife-to-terrorist-suspect-list/

If Not for Postal Clerks, Puppy Would Have Been DOA - A 39-year-old woman was charged with animal cruelty after she tried to air-mail the dog to Atlanta from downtown Minneapolis

http://www.startribune.com/local/115011544.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Harry Bidgood - “Run, Rabbit, Run!”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1SX8r5y1qw