Energy News Digest for July 13, 2011

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Clipped Fins Hamper Hatchery Salmon, University of Victoria Biologist’s Study Finds (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Clipped+fins+hamper+hatchery+salmon+UVic+biologist+study+finds/5086423/story.html

Elwha River Dams Coming Down - Massive removal project also a boon to many museums (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jul/13/dams-coming-down/

Op/Ed – Columbia Generating Station: Plant’s Costs Versus Benefits (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/northwestvoices/2015551389_plantscostsversusbenefits.html

Belfair Businesses Pushing for Mason County Help Paying Off Sewer System (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/jul/11/businesses-pushing-for-county-help-paying-off/

Clark County Picks Private Partner for Vancouver Biomass Plant (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/jul/12/county-picks-private-partner-biomass-plant/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Elwha River Dams Coming Down
• Decision Makers Ponder Lewis County PUD Rate Hike
• Marijuana Grow Found in Pair of Clark County Homes
• Megaloads - Pipeline Protesters Hit Montana Governor’s Office
• Arizona - Cooperatives Join to Fight for Share of Hoover Power
• Group Looks to Bring More Canadian Power to New England
• Time Is Running Out for Canada to Sell Hydro to US, Connecticut Governor Says
• Alcoa Earnings Point Toward Global Manufacturing Rebound
• District of Columbia Regulators Tighten Reliability Standards for Pepco
• No End in Sight for Britain’s Rising Energy Costs
• Op/Ed – Columbia Generating Station: Plant’s Costs Versus Benefits
• Nebraska - Nuclear Power Plant Lifts Alert as Floods Recede
• Task Force Recommends Improvements for Nuclear Plants
• Japan PM Wants Less Reliance on Nuclear Power
• Clipped Fins Hamper Hatchery Salmon, University of Victoria Biologist’s Study Finds
• Op/Ed - Restore the Elwha without Hatchery Fish
• Early Kings Making Their Way into Upper Reaches of Columbia River
• 9th Circuit Rules Against Alaska Salmon Fishermen
• Latest Word on Northern Pikeminnow Catches in Columbia River
• Fish & Wildlife Service Will Tackle Species Backlog
• A New Protection Deal for 60 Northwest Species
• Residents Split on Fate of ‘Hazard Tree’ Housing Family of Owls
• Belfair Businesses Pushing for Mason County Help Paying Off Sewer System
• Mason County Public Meeting on Belfair Sewer Well Attended
• Clallam PUD to Get Accurate Dollar Figures on Carlsborg Sewer Project
• Clark County Picks Private Partner for Vancouver Biomass Plant
• Clark County Signs Schneider Electric to Develop Proposed Downtown Vancouver Biomass Plant
• Overheated Assembly Caused Georgia Biomass Explosion
• Hawaii - Kauai Electric Power Cooperative Members Petition for Meeting on Hydropower
• Solar Panels Still Rare, Despite Glow of $7 Power Bills
• Texas - Solar Energy Customers Can Get $1,000 Discount
• Texas - Wind Farm Firm Commits to Bird Study
• GOP Bid to Void Light Bulb Law Fails
• Climate Scientists Evaluate Impact of El Nino Modoki on the Pacific Coast
• Australia - Coalition Says Carbon Tax Fight Not Over
• Bellingham Will Ban Plastic Shopping Bags
• State to Open Electric-Car Charging Stations Along I-5 Corridor
• Green Jobs Pay Better as Clean-Tech Sector Booms
• Quincy Data Centers’ Backup Diesel Generators to be Discussed
• Amazon Wants California Voters to Decide on Tax Collection
• Netflix Raises Price of DVD & Online Movies Package by 60%
• One Quarter of Smartphone Users Rely on Their Device for Internet Access
• Eric Anderson Out as Tacoma’s City Manager After Six Years
• Gregoire Names New Chief of Staff
• Washington State Governor in the Market for a Speechwriter – Again
• Talk of Soda Tax Bubbles Back Up in Seattle
• High Levels of Radiation Detected in Northwest Rainwater
• Helicopter Measures Radiation Around Puget Sound
• Woman Arrested After Baby Found in Trash at St. Peter Hospital in Olympia
• Mason County Public Safety Taxes?
• State Patrol: Woman Chasing Ducks Causes I-5 Crash
• Public Pillory - Aberdeen Embezzler Sentenced to Carry Guilty Sign
• Chase Hugs It Out with Washington State Man It Had Thrown in Jail for Cashing Non-Fake Check

WORD OF THE DAY

Raiment • \RAY-munt\ • Noun - Clothing, garments

“You are an absolute peacock!” crowed the squawking starling chicks to their oddly dressed mother. She had filched feathers from a variety of bird nests around the neighborhood to come up with a cloak of many colors, the raiment reminiscent of an aviary “crazy quilt.” “Let those darn goldfinches laugh at this,” she bellowed to the murmuration of starlings that had gathered to view the show.

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

Elwha River Dams Coming Down - Massive removal project also a boon to many museums (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jul/13/dams-coming-down/

Decision Makers Ponder Lewis County PUD Rate Hike (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://www.kelaam.com/pages/localnews?Decision-makers-ponder-Lewis-County-PUD-=1&blockID=527132&feedID=410

Marijuana Grow Found in Pair of Clark County Homes – At one home someone had diverted power around the meter outside (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/jul/12/marijuana-grow-found-in-homes/

Megaloads - Pipeline Protesters Hit Montana Governor’s Office (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-07-13-montana-oil-protest_n.htm?csp=34news

Arizona - Cooperatives Join to Fight for Share of Hoover Power (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)

http://www.svherald.com/content/news/2011/07/12/212069

Group Looks to Bring More Canadian Power to New England (Vermont Public Radio)

http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/91345/

Time Is Running Out for Canada to Sell Hydro to US, Connecticut Governor Says (Canadian Business)

http://www.canadianbusiness.com/article/33188--time-is-running-out-for-canada-to-sell-hydro-to-u-s-connecticut-governor-says

Alcoa Earnings Point Toward Global Manufacturing Rebound (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/earnings/2011-07-11-alcoa-earnings-manufacturing-sector-stocks_n.htm?csp=34money

District of Columbia Regulators Tighten Reliability Standards for Pepco (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=158799

No End in Sight for Britain’s Rising Energy Costs (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/13/future-energy-bills-government

NUCLEAR SCIENCE READING ROOM

Op/Ed – Columbia Generating Station: Plant’s Costs Versus Benefits (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/northwestvoices/2015551389_plantscostsversusbenefits.html

Nebraska - Nuclear Power Plant Lifts Alert as Floods Recede (Associated Press)

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/floods/2011-07-13-missouri-river-flooding-cooper-nuclear_n.htm?csp=34news

Task Force Recommends Improvements for Nuclear Plants (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/13/science/earth/13nuke.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Japan PM Wants Less Reliance on Nuclear Power (Associated Press)

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2011/07/13/japan_pm_wants_less_reliance_on_nuclear_power/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Clipped Fins Hamper Hatchery Salmon, University of Victoria Biologist’s Study Finds (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Clipped+fins+hamper+hatchery+salmon+UVic+biologist+study+finds/5086423/story.html

Op/Ed - Restore the Elwha without Hatchery Fish (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2015588897_guest13atlas.html

Early Kings Making Their Way into Upper Reaches of Columbia River (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2015588645__there_are_summer_run.html

9th Circuit Rules Against Alaska Salmon Fishermen - Fishing regulations did not violate property rights (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/07/11/38051.htm

Latest Word on Northern Pikeminnow Catches in Columbia River (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2015584478_latest_word_on_northern_pikemi.html

Fish & Wildlife Service Will Tackle Species Backlog (Northwest Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=9113

A New Protection Deal for 60 Northwest Species (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://ecotrope.opb.org/2011/07/a-new-protection-deal-for-60-northwest-species/

Residents Split on Fate of ‘Hazard Tree’ Housing Family of Owls (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/125470143.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Belfair Businesses Pushing for Mason County Help Paying Off Sewer System (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/jul/11/businesses-pushing-for-county-help-paying-off/

Mason County Public Meeting on Belfair Sewer Well Attended (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/10463-public-meeting-well-attended

Clallam PUD to Get Accurate Dollar Figures on Carlsborg Sewer Project, It Tells Property Owners (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20110712/news/307129991/pud-to-get-accurate-dollar-figures-on-carlsborg-sewer-project-it

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Clark County Picks Private Partner for Vancouver Biomass Plant (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/jul/12/county-picks-private-partner-biomass-plant/

Clark County Signs Schneider Electric to Develop Proposed Downtown Vancouver Biomass Plant (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/clark-county/index.ssf/2011/07/clark_county_signs_schneider_electric_to_develop_proposed_downtown_vancouver_biomass_plant.html

Overheated Assembly Caused Georgia Biomass Explosion (Florida Times Union – Jacksonville)

http://jacksonville.com/news/georgia/2011-07-13/story/overheated-assembly-caused-georgia-biomass-explosion

Hawaii - Kauai Electric Power Cooperative Members Petition for Meeting on Hydropower (Associated Press)

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/957355c0d2bb4576bb1c063f14306afb/HI--Kauai-Hydropower/

Solar Panels Still Rare, Despite Glow of $7 Power Bills (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/12/nyregion/solar-energy-slowly-grows-in-new-york-homes.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

Texas - Solar Energy Customers Can Get $1,000 Discount (Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX)

http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/07/12/3217431/solar-energy-customers-can-get.html

Texas - Wind Farm Firm Commits to Bird Study (Brownsville Herald, TX)

http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/articles/wind-128742-bird-farm.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

GOP Bid to Void Light Bulb Law Fails (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/13/business/energy-environment/republicans-fail-to-annul-new-light-bulb-law.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Climate Scientists Evaluate Impact of El Nino Modoki on the Pacific Coast (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/07/climate_scientists_evaluate_im.html

Australia - Coalition Says Carbon Tax Fight Not Over (Sky News, AUS)

http://www.skynews.com.au/national/article.aspx?id=636633&vId=2551078&cId=National

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Bellingham Will Ban Plastic Shopping Bags (Puget Sound Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2011/07/12/bellingham-will-ban-plastic-shopping.html

State to Open Electric-Car Charging Stations Along I-5 Corridor (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2015595660_eleccars13.html

Green Jobs Pay Better as Clean-Tech Sector Booms (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-07-12-green-jobs-economy_n.htm?csp=34tech

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Quincy Data Centers’ Backup Diesel Generators to be Discussed (Northwest Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=9112

Amazon Wants California Voters to Decide on Tax Collection (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/11/3762681/amazon-wants-voters-to-decide.html

Netflix Raises Price of DVD & Online Movies Package by 60% (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/13/technology/netflix-raises-price-of-dvd-and-online-movies-package.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

One Quarter of Smartphone Users Rely on Their Device for Internet Access (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2011/07/11/14-of-smartphone-users-rely-on-their-device-for-internet-access/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Eric Anderson Out as Tacoma’s City Manager After Six Years (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/07/12/1742818/tacoma-city-manager-eric-andersons.html

Gregoire Names New Chief of Staff (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2015579305_gregoire_names_new_chief_of_st.html

Washington State Governor in the Market for a Speechwriter - Again (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2011/07/12/gregoire-in-market-for-speechwriter-again/

Talk of Soda Tax Bubbles Back Up in Seattle (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Soda-tax-bubbling-back-up-in-Seattle-125386858.html

GENERAL NEWS

High Levels of Radiation Detected in Northwest Rainwater (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/High-levels-of-radiation-detected-in-Northwest-rainwater--125391598.html

Helicopter Measures Radiation Around Puget Sound (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=512032

Woman Arrested After Baby Found in Trash at St. Peter Hospital in Olympia (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/07/12/1722062/st-peter-hospital-staff-find-newborn.html

Mason County Public Safety Taxes? (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/10460-public-safety-taxes

State Patrol: Woman Chasing Ducks Causes I-5 Crash (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/story/15071647/state-patrol-woman-chasing-ducks-causes-i-5-crash

Public Pillory - Aberdeen Embezzler Sentenced to Carry Guilty Sign (Associated Press)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Aberdeen-embezzler-sentenced-to-carry-guilty-sign-125484748.html

Chase Hugs It Out with Washington State Man It Had Thrown in Jail for Cashing Non-Fake Check (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2011/07/chase-hugs-it-out-with-man-it-had-thrown-in-jail-for-cashing-non-fake-check.html

DIVERSIONS

Dog Left at Centralia Burglary Leads Police to Suspect

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Centralia-burglary-leaves-dog-at-crime-scene-125357388.html

Pennsylvania - Noise Prompts Monroeville Restaurant to Ban Young Kids

http://www.wtae.com/r/28488145/detail.html

Pinocchio: A Puppet with a Much-Disputed Past

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/07/11/pinocchio-a-puppet-with-a-much-disputed-past/

Creator of ‘Brady Bunch,’ ‘Gilligan’s Island’ Dies

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2015585022_apusobitsherwoodschwartz.html

SONGS OF THE DAY

Brady Bunch TV Show Opening Theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou-FeOoKDq4

The Ballad of Gilligan’s Isle

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

Energy News Digest for July 11, 2011

Energy News Digest for July 11, 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

Australia Unveils Carbon Tax (The Telegraph, UK)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/8628720/Australia-unveils-carbon-tax.html

Idled Japanese Nuclear Reactors Could Restart After Stress Test First Stage (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/11/japan-nuclear-stress-idUSL3E7IB01E20110711

Oregon - A Loophole for Coal-Fired Power Hiding In the Grid? (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://ecotrope.opb.org/2011/07/a-loophole-for-coal-fired-power-hiding-in-the-grid/

Pollution Poses Problem for Oysters, Puget Sound (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/07/10/1719508/pollution-poses-problems-for-oysters.html

Oregon - Aurora-Area Solar Farm Reaps $20,000 a Month from Portland General Electric Program (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/wilsonville/index.ssf/2011/07/aurora-area_solar_farm_generat.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Oregon - A Loophole for Coal-Fired Power Hiding In the Grid?
• Clean Coal Group Spent $940,000 on First Quarter Lobbying
• Judge Approves Tennessee Valley Authority Settlement on Air Pollution
• Coal Plants Important to Duke Energy’s Future
• Editorial - So Now Burning Coal Causes Cooling?
• Lineworkers Bring Power to the People, Without a Net
• In Person: Kimberly Harris, CEO of Puget Sound Energy
• Colorado - Country Watches as Boulder Considers Forming Own Electric Utility
• Washington, DC Mayor Vincent Gray under Pressure over Virginia Power Plant
• Idled Japanese Nuclear Reactors Could Restart After Stress Test First Stage
• Feds, Nuclear Power Industry Criticized for Skirting Public
• Energy’s Deputy Secretary to Speak at Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant
• Shades of “Office Space” - Hanford Engineer Banished to Basement
• Fate of Yucca Mountain Decision in Nuclear Regulatory Commission Hands
• Minnesota - US to Pay Xcel $100M for Nuclear Waste Storage
• Radiation Probe Finds Risks at Ohio Nuclear Plant
• Scatology Used to Study Orca Decline
• American Fisheries Society Western Division Again Calls for Breaching Snake River Dams
• Skokomish River to Open for Salmon in August
• Op/Ed - Science Will Show Status of Pocket Gophers
• Answer for Invasive Species: Put It on a Plate & Eat It
• Pollution Poses Problem for Oysters, Puget Sound
• Clallam PUD Sends Letters to Carlsborg Concerning Potential Sewer Costs
• Oregon - Aurora-Area Solar Farm Reaps $20,000 a Month from Portland General Electric Program
• Google Enhances Its Image by Beefing Up Solar Program
• Power Play in the Klamath Basin
• Progress Report on Washington State Biomass Study
• Florida - Feds Say Wind Farm Proposed Near Everglades Could Harm Birds
• North Carolina - Ways to Meet “Electricity from Poultry Litter” Mandate Expanded
• United Kingdom - Power Bills to Soar by 30 Percent in ‘Green’ Reforms
• Spain’s First Wave Power Plant Goes Online
• Puget Sound Energy Events Trade New Bulbs for Old
• Program Will Help Lacey Residents Save On Home Energy Costs
• Texans Rally to Save Old-Style Light Bulbs
• Editorial - Roll Back Bulb Standards? Not a Bright Idea
• Car Makers Jump on Energy Bandwagon as Japan Saves Power
• Australia Unveils Carbon Tax
• Australia - Carbon Tax Governance A Real Growth Industry
• Word Choice Matters for Energy Policy
• Nissan Works on Recharging Leaf with Solar Power
• Future of Electric Cars Hinges on Better Batteries
• British Columbia - Gardener Ticketed for Trying to Grow Garry Oak Meadow in Saanich Yard
• Michigan - Oak Park Woman Faces 93-Days in Jail for Planting Vegetable Garden
• The Greener Beer: In Bottles or Cans?
• CenturyLink Says Qwest Merger Will Help Idaho
• US Internet Providers to Act Against Online Pirates
• The Social Web Still Has a Lot of Room to Grow
• Servers Are Like Money, You’ll Always Need More
• Will Washington’s US Senator Cantwell Get a Free Ride in 2012 Re-Election Bid?
• Unions Were Big Spenders in Past Washington State Legislative Session
• Inslee Takes The Edge Off Controversial Idea - Use of state pension fund money
• Politicians Turning to Newspaper Ads to Keep Constituents Up to Date
• Port of Shelton Whistleblower Accusations Deemed Unfounded
• Mercer Island Fined $90,000 over Withholding Documents in Firing Case
• Driver Killed in Hydroplane Accident Near Olympia
• Rail Ownership is a Drain on City of Tacoma
• Scammers Claim Luxury Cars as Farm Vehicles for Cheap Insurance
• Photographic Film: Its End May Be Near

WORD OF THE DAY

Dreadnought • \DREDD-nott\ • Noun - 1: a warm garment of thick cloth; also: the cloth 2: battleship 3: one that is among the largest or most powerful of its kind

As the negotiations over the stalled renewable energy project ground to a screeching, painful halt, its proponents were aghast at the irony of their adversaries. “Time to bring in the big guns,” grinned the dreadlocked, wool-socked, sandal-clad leader. “Billy Turbine-Blades, the dreadnaught of the wind farm lobby on Capitol Hill!” The street-theater effect was not lost on those in attendance…but not in a good way. A gigantic street puppet with “BILLY” emblazond down its quivering pylon lumbered into the business chambers, clashing against the ceiling, stuffed “dead” birds and bats dangling from its paper mache blades…bits of old newspaper and glue past snowing down on the tables and chairs of the attendees. The horror…the horror…

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

Oregon - A Loophole for Coal-Fired Power Hiding In the Grid? (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://ecotrope.opb.org/2011/07/a-loophole-for-coal-fired-power-hiding-in-the-grid/

Clean Coal Group Spent $940,000 on First Quarter Lobbying (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Clean-coal-group-spent-940-000-on-1Q-lobbying-1458328.php

Judge Approves Tennessee Valley Authority Settlement on Air Pollution (Ashville Citizen-Times, NC)

http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20110710/NEWS/307100036/TVA-pollution-deal-finalized

Coal Plants Important to Duke Energy’s Future (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/power_city/2011/07/CEOs-coal-plants-important-to-duke-energ.html

Editorial - So Now Burning Coal Causes Cooling? (Tucson Citizen, AZ)

http://tucsoncitizen.com/wryheat/2011/07/10/so-now-burning-coal-causes-cooling/

Lineworkers Bring Power to the People, Without a Net (KUOW Radio, Seattle)

http://kuow.org/program.php?id=23811

In Person: Kimberly Harris, CEO of Puget Sound Energy (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2015552427_inpersonharris11.html

Colorado - Country Watches as Boulder Considers Forming Own Electric Utility (Denver Post, CO)

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_18445005

Washington, DC Mayor Vincent Gray under Pressure over Virginia Power Plant (Associated Press)

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2011/07/d-c-mayor-vincent-gray-under-pressure-over-va-power-plant--63454.html

NUCLEAR SCIENCE READING ROOM

Idled Japanese Nuclear Reactors Could Restart After Stress Test First Stage (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/11/japan-nuclear-stress-idUSL3E7IB01E20110711

Feds, Nuclear Power Industry Criticized for Skirting Public (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2015567243_apusnuclearinformation.html

Energy’s Deputy Secretary to Speak at Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/energys_deputy_secretary_to_speak_at_hanfords_waste_treatment_plant/

Shades of “Office Space” - Hanford Engineer Banished to Basement (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/07/10/1739586/hanford-engineer-banished-to-basement.html

Fate of Yucca Mountain Decision in Nuclear Regulatory Commission Hands (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/07/11/38033.htm

Minnesota - US to Pay Xcel $100M for Nuclear Waste Storage: In the latest in a series of settlements with the nation’s electric utilities, the government agreed to bear the cost of storing waste (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN)
http://www.startribune.com/business/125250519.html

Radiation Probe Finds Risks at Ohio Nuclear Plant (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2015547733_apusnuclearplantradiation.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Scatology Used to Study Orca Decline (Northwest Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=9102

American Fisheries Society Western Division Again Calls for Breaching Snake River Dams (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/410608.aspx

Skokomish River to Open for Salmon in August (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/07/09/1738529/skokomish-to-open-for-salmon-in.html

Op/Ed - Science Will Show Status of Pocket Gophers (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/07/10/1719213/science-will-show-status-of-pocket.html

Answer for Invasive Species: Put It on a Plate & Eat It (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/science/earth/10fish.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Pollution Poses Problem for Oysters, Puget Sound (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/07/10/1719508/pollution-poses-problems-for-oysters.html

Clallam PUD Sends Letters to Carlsborg Concerning Potential Sewer Costs (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/7039

Developer, Washington State Dispute Spokane River Water Level - Department of Ecology says wrong number used for Coyote Rock plans (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jul/09/developer-state-dispute-water-level/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon - Aurora-Area Solar Farm Reaps $20,000 a Month from Portland General Electric Program (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/wilsonville/index.ssf/2011/07/aurora-area_solar_farm_generat.html

Google Enhances Its Image by Beefing Up Solar Program (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jul/10/google-enhances-its-image-by-beefing-up-solar/

Power Play in the Klamath Basin (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

http://www.heraldandnews.com/news/article_341747b0-aac1-11e0-89ec-001cc4c002e0.html

Progress Report on Washington State Biomass Study (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/local-events/features/10010-progress-report-on-biomass-study

Florida - Feds Say Wind Farm Proposed Near Everglades Could Harm Birds (Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, FL)

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/blogs/green-south-florida/sfl-proposed-wind-farm-near-everglades-could-harm-birds-20110708,0,7838198.story

North Carolina - Ways to Meet “Electricity from Poultry Litter” Mandate Expanded (North Wilkesboro Journal Patriot, NC)

http://www.journalpatriot.com/news/article_ed253258-a98b-11e0-b169-001a4bcf6878.html

United Kingdom - Power Bills to Soar by 30 Percent in ‘Green’ Reforms (The Telegraph, UK)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/8627719/Power-bills-to-soar-by-30-in-green-reforms.html

Spain’s First Wave Power Plant Goes Online (Domestic Fuel)

http://domesticfuel.com/2011/07/08/spains-first-wave-power-plant-goes-online/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Puget Sound Energy Events Trade New Bulbs for Old (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015563309_newbulbs10.html

Program Will Help Lacey Residents Save On Home Energy Costs – Customers to pay $95 for discounted home energy audits (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/07/09/1718143/program-will-help-lacey-residents.html

Texans Rally to Save Old-Style Light Bulbs (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jul/10/texans-rally-to-save-old-style-light-bulbs/

Editorial - Roll Back Bulb Standards? Not a Bright Idea (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/11/3760447/roll-back-bulb-standards-not-a.html

Car Makers Jump on Energy Bandwagon as Japan Saves Power (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/11/automakers-power-idUSL3E7I616U20110711

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Australia Unveils Carbon Tax (The Telegraph, UK)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/8628720/Australia-unveils-carbon-tax.html

Australia - Carbon Tax Governance A Real Growth Industry (The Australian)

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/carbon-plan/carbon-tax-governance-a-real-growth-industry/story-fn99tjf2-1226092679234

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Word Choice Matters for Energy Policy (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/11/business/global/11iht-green11.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Nissan Works on Recharging Leaf with Solar Power (Associated Press)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/jul/10/nissan-works-on-recharging-leaf-with-solar-power/

Future of Electric Cars Hinges on Better Batteries (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_18450778

British Columbia - Gardener Ticketed for Trying to Grow Garry Oak Meadow in Saanich Yard (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/life/Gardener+ticketed+trying+grow+Garry+meadow+Saanich+yard/5075803/story.html

Michigan - Oak Park Woman Faces 93-Days in Jail for Planting Vegetable Garden (WJKB-TV, Detroit, MI)

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/local/julie-bass-of-oak-park-faces-misdemeanor-charge-for-vegetable-garden-20110630-wpms

The Greener Beer: In Bottles or Cans? (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://ecotrope.opb.org/2011/07/the-greener-beer-bottles-v-cans/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

CenturyLink Says Qwest Merger Will Help Idaho - The new company says it plans to invest $15 million in the Gem State (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/07/09/1720292/centurylink-says-qwest-merger.html

US Internet Providers to Act Against Online Pirates (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/08/us-internet-piracy-idUSTRE7667FL20110708

The Social Web Still Has a Lot of Room to Grow (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2011/07/08/the-social-web-growth/

Servers Are Like Money, You’ll Always Need More (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/cloud/servers-are-like-money-youll-always-need-more/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Will Washington’s US Senator Cantwell Get a Free Ride in 2012 Re-Election Bid? (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015562138_cantwell10m.html

Unions Were Big Spenders in Past Washington State Legislative Session - Public-sector fights prompted spending (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/07/11/1720153/unions-were-big-spenders-in-past.html

Inslee Takes The Edge Off Controversial Idea - Use of state pension fund money to seed start-up companies that agree to stay in Washington (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2011/07/09/inslee-takes-the-edge-off-controversial-idea/

Politicians Turning to Newspaper Ads to Keep Constituents Up to Date (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/07/11/1740562/politicians-turning-to-ads.html

GENERAL NEWS

Port of Shelton Whistleblower Accusations Deemed Unfounded (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/10233-accusations-still-unfounded

Mercer Island Fined $90,000 over Withholding Documents in Firing Case (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015571375_mercersuit11m.html

Driver Killed in Hydroplane Accident Near Olympia (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Hydroplane-driver-killed-in-accident-during-Black-Lake-event-125272184.html

Rail Ownership is a Drain on City of Tacoma - Board members call for action to address liability, ownership concerns (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/07/10/1719197/rail-is-a-drain-on-tacoma.html

Scammers Claim Luxury Cars as Farm Vehicles for Cheap Insurance (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/07/car-insurance-scam-porsche-audi-cadillac-farm-vehicles1/1?csp=34money

Photographic Film: Its End May Be Near (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2015540667_filmfadeout10.html

DIVERSIONS

Smartphones Smelling Like Jelly Beans?! Jelly Belly Introduces Scented Cases

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/2011/0708/Smartphones-smelling-like-jelly-beans-!-Jelly-Belly-introduces-scented-cases

Deschutes Brewery Wins Beer Championship

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2011/07/08/deschutes-wins-beer-championship.html

Free Slurpees At 7-Eleven Stores on July 11

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/07/08/1556337/free-slurpees-at-7-eleven-stores.html

Thieves Hit Arizona Church, Haul Off Two 5-Ton Air Conditioners Before Sunday Services

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/thieves-hit-arizona-church-haul-off-two-5-ton-air-conditioners-before-sunday-services/2011/07/08/gIQALSX43H_story.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Neil Diamond - Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bteDZ3bq75E