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.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Tribe loses legal bid to oust power plant from Snoqualmie Falls
- Washington State threatens to sue FERC over Bradwood Landing decision
- Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative trims rates slightly
- TransAlta Upbeat About Company’s Future
- Canada – Labor Disputes Ongoing at TransAlta Alberta Power Plants
- Maryland State Agency Greenlights Power Line in Rural North Virginia
- Maine PUC fines utility for violating safety regulations
- Wall Street Could Jolt Utilities
- Killer whales threatened by salmon shortage
- Oregon State employees come to aid of salmon in Sandy River
- Douglas PUD wins award from Canada for fish computer program
- Birdwatchers flock to Oregon to see rare bird
- New York – Beavers: Dam good for songbirds
- Port Angeles gains title to water plant linked to Elwha River dam removal
- Cosmopolis pulp mill picture gets muddier
- Oregon – Klondike III and IIIa wind turbines spin up
- Whatcom County considers allowing wind turbine towers without notice
- Waste wood to heat downtown Seattle buildings
- South Carolina – New plant in Newberry to make electricity from wood
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company Interconnects 25,000th Net Metered Solar Customer
- Army plans 500-megawatt solar thermal farm
- Winter heating: how to stay safe
- Homeowners can pocket more cash on energy-saving improvements
- Massachusetts – Peabody energy conservation event cancelled due to lack of interest
- Map reveals species most at risk from climate change
- Consumers 'must think about carbon'
- Microsoft: U.S. Broadband Policy 'Total Failure'
- No reports of problems, but American Airlines will filter Internet service
- Washington State worker jobs at risk with 1% cut
- Mason County Commission Asks Departments To Not Look To Reduce Staff (sic)
- Man jumps to death from Capitol Boulevard Bridge
- Alcoa Profit Falls 52%; Buyback Plan Ends
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Glom • \GLAHM\ • verb – *1: take, steal 2: seize, catch
Frances sighed and rolled her eyes as the large party of customers sauntered out of the “Keg Restaurant.” After double helpings each of “Keg Classic” dinners, along with large desserts, their glomming onto handfuls of chocolate mints from the jar near the exit nearly pushed her exasperation over the edge. “What, no toothpicks,” she shouted at their retreating figures.
WORD ORGIN FROM MIRRIAM-WEBSTER – It's a classic case of glomming: Americans seized on "glaum" (a term from Scots dialect that basically means "grab") and appropriated it as our own, changing it to "glom" in the process. "Glom" first meant "steal" (as in the purse-snatching, robber kind of stealing), but over time that meaning got stretched. Today, "glom" often figuratively extends that original "steal" sense. A busy professional might glom a weekend getaway, for example. "Glom" also appears frequently in the phrase "glom on to," which can mean "to appropriate for one's own use" ("glom on to another's idea"); "to grab hold of" ("glom on to the last cookie"); or "to latch on to" ("glom on to an opinion" or "glom on to an influential friend").
WEATHER
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
Tribe loses bid to oust power plant from Snoqualmie Falls (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/382206_snoqualmiefalls08.html?source=rss
Here’s a link to the tribe vs. FERC/PSE/Dept. of Ecology ruling (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals)
http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/0EEDA5BD9FF3798E882574DB0058A488/$file/0572739.pdf?openelement
Washington State threatens to sue FERC over Bradwood Landing Liquefied Natural Gas decision (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/10/08//area_news/doc48ec1e306ebb4460640059.txt
Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative trims rates slightly – Customers will enjoy a small break starting with their October electric bill (Baker City Herald)
http://www.bakercityherald.com/2008100177757/News/Business/OTEC-trims-rates-slightly
TransAlta Upbeat About Company’s Future (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/rss/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1223401022&archive=
Canada – Labor Disputes Ongoing at TransAlta Alberta Power Plants (Electric Energy Online)
http://www.electricenergyonline.com/IndustryNews.asp?m=1&id=98435
Maryland State Agency Greenlights Power Line in Rural North Virginia (Washington Post)
http://loudounextra.washingtonpost.com/news/2008/oct/07/regulators-approve-power-line-proposal/
Maine PUC fines utility – Northern Utilities must pay a $2 million fine for violating safety regulations (Portland Press-Herald, ME)
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=214460&ac=PHnws
Wall Street Could Jolt Utilities (Power Marketing Association Online)
http://powermarketers.netcontentinc.net/newsreader.asp?ppa=8kowu%5D%5CmjmopwwZSki%23%3A%40%24bfen%5Fv
FISH & WILDLIFE
Killer whales threatened by salmon shortage – Lack food may be reason for changes in behaviour (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=82ffec21-a2ef-488a-b16b-385da014c34f&k=15724
Oregon State employees come to aid of salmon in Sandy River – Persistence pays off for Sandy River Chinook program (Gresham Outlook, OR)
http://www.theoutlookonline.com/news/story.php?story_id=122343048632165500
Douglas PUD wins award from Canada – PUD funded a computer program that helps save fish by calculating the best time to release water from a dam (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081007/NEWS04/810070280
Birdwatchers flock to Oregon to see rare bird – Wood Sandpiper is rarely seen in U.S.; hundreds of birders rush to lake near Eugene to see it (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2008239841_webbirdwatch08.html?syndication=rss
New York – Beavers: Dam good for songbirds (EurekAlert)
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-10/wcs-bdg100808.php
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Port Angeles gains title to water plant linked to Elwha River dam removal (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20081008/NEWS/810080311
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Cosmopolis pulp mill picture gets muddier – Grays Harbor PUD seeks output from cogeneration (The Daily World)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/10/07/local_news/02news.txt
Oregon – Klondike III and IIIa wind turbines spin up (Dalles Chronicle, OR)
http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2008/10/news10-07-08-01.shtml
Whatcom County considers allowing wind turbine towers without notice (Bellingham Herald, WA)
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/102/story/591963.html
Waste wood to heat downtown Seattle buildings (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008238613_biomass08m.html
South Carolina – New plant in Newberry to make electricity from wood: “Burn, baby, burn” might be the new energy chant in Newberry County as plans were announced Tuesday for a biomass energy plant that generates electricity by burning wood waste (The State, Columbia, SC)
http://www.thestate.com/business/story/547952.html?RSS=business
News Release – Pacific Gas and Electric Company Interconnects 25,000th Net Metered Solar Customer in Northern and Central California (PR NewsWire)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/081008/aqw084.html?.v=66
Army plans 500-megawatt solar thermal farm (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10060244-54.html?tag=nl.e703
CONSERVATION
Winter heating: how to stay safe – As the weather turns cooler, fireplaces, wood stoves and other home heaters should be cleaned and inspected before use (Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081008/NEWS01/710089816/-1/RSS02
Homeowners can pocket more cash on energy-saving improvements (Lebanon Express, OR)
http://www.lebanon-express.com/articles/2008/10/08/news/regional/region01energy.txt
Massachusetts – Peabody energy conservation event cancelled due to lack of interest (The Daily Item, Lynn, MA)
http://www.thedailyitemoflynn.com/articles/2008/10/07/news/news11.txt
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Map reveals species most at risk from climate change (New Scientist)
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn14899-map-reveals-species-most-at-risk-from-climate-change.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news2_head_dn14899
Consumers 'must think about carbon' (Low Carbon Economy)
http://www.lowcarboneconomy.com/community_content/_low_carbon_news/2452/consumers_'must_think_about_carbon'
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Microsoft: U.S. Broadband Policy 'Total Failure' – As country sinks in global penetration, price broadband rankings (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Microsoft-US-Broadband-Policy-Total-Failure-98275
No reports of problems, but American Airlines will filter Internet service (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/502483.html
GENERAL NEWS
Washington State worker jobs at risk with 1% cut – Gregoire orders across-the-board spending reduction from agencies (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/611448.html
Mason County Commission Asks Departments To Not Look To Reduce Staff (sic) (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5236/reftab/1896/Default.aspx
Man jumps to death from Capitol Boulevard Bridge – Death from span is fourth in 10 years; state has no plans to add safety measures (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/611429.html
Alcoa Profit Falls 52%; Buyback Plan Ends (Associated Press)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/08/business/08alcoa.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin
DIVERSIONS
10-Year-Old Driving Van Crashes Going 90 MPH – 2 Other Children, 2 Adults In Van
http://www.kirotv.com/automotive/17654951/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=irresistible
Woof and Worship: Church Welcomes Pious Pets
http://www.kirotv.com/news/17643108/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=irresistible
Crackdown on tight trousers cancelled
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE4978DS20081008?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
Mom brings rabid bat to school, lets kids touch it
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081008/ap_on_re_us/rabid_bat_school;_ylt=AoJwZii7h_Fwz3Xlcsm8jHbtiBIF
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Energy News Digest for October 7, 2008
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.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Fall storm blows into Washington
- Blustery night leads to chilly day – Includes wind speeds
- Port Townsend council hints at city electric utility if voters disenfranchise PSE
- Clallam County PUD commissioner argues against 3% electricity rate increase
- AP Enterprise: In bad economy, power cutoffs soar
- Energy Department warns of higher heating costs
- Real estate roundup: BPA leases Vancouver space
- Edmonds neighbors pitch fit over new metal pole
- Texas – Reliant Energy says it may look for a buyer
- Michigan Governor signs energy package into law: more renewables
- United Kingdom – UK to run out of electricity this winter
- What the Heck Is "Clean Coal"? It depends whom you ask
- Nashville Electric Service‘s bill “round up” charitable program under fire
- Fall Is the Ideal Time for Planting: Plant the Right Tree in the Right Place
- Canada – Report blames Ottawa for British Columbia sockeye peril
- Ten Best and Worst Fish to Eat For the Environment
- 315 miles of Idaho rivers up for protection – Major hurdle is water rights
- Geothermal energy development gathers steam
- A New Flexibility with Thin Solar Cells
- Oregon Celebrates the State's Newest Wind Power Projects
- New Jersey – We'll become a world leader in wind power
- Olympia retiree builds solar bike
- UN calls for review on biofuel subsidies
- Washington State energy policies score well – State ranked No. 6 in national report
- A Gift from the ’70s: Energy Lessons
- ComEd: Fight Global Warming One Pledge, One Light Bulb at a Time
- 'Green-tech' industry could create local jobs, report says
- Wholesale Internet Bandwidth Prices Keep Falling
- The candidates click on broadband
- Philly network build out continues, Portland’s Wi-Fi access points face cold winter
- Illinois – Highland fiber-optic system viable
- Pennsylvania – High speed Internet service slow in coming to rural areas
- Washington State starts 4-day work weeks
- Skokomish Tribe Proposing a Marina in Potlatch
- City of Shelton considers transportation impact fees for new developments
- Digging (Six Feet Under) For Scrap Metal
- Experts Urge Homeowners to Protect Trees from Wind
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Puissant • \PWISS-unt\ • adjective – Of great force or vigor: strong, powerful
Alfred staggered away from the door, gasping for air. His neighbor, Gomer, had just come from the local garlic festival, where he had enjoyed the pungent herb in all its many permutations. Unfortunately, Gomer’s pores had begun emitting puissant waves of garlic odor, miasma-like throughout the neighborhood. Weeks later, Alfred still experienced faint, wafting odors that made him shudder in remembrance of that fateful day.
WEATHER
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
Fall storm blows into Washington (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_100708WXB_wind_washington_LJ.ec32f670.html?npc
Blustery night leads to chilly day – Includes wind speeds (KOMO-TV, Seatle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/30560249.html
Port Townsend council hints at city electric utility if voters disenfranchise PSE (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20081007/NEWS/810070305
Clallam County PUD commissioner argues against 3% electricity rate increase (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20081007/NEWS/810070307
AP Enterprise: In bad economy, power cutoffs soar (Associated Press)
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gxa6CESVTg4kMwjUstZFvjd1VKzAD93L5MV00
Energy Department warns of higher heating costs (The Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008235093_apwinterheating.html?syndication=rss
Real estate roundup: BPA leases Vancouver space (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/10/06/daily2.html?ana=from_rss
Edmonds neighbors pitch fit over new metal pole – Displeased by pole's aesthetics, some residents say their opinions weren't considered (The Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081007/NEWS01/710079894/-1/rss02
Texas – Reliant Energy says it may look for a buyer (Dallas Morning News, TX)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-reliant_07bus.ART0.State.Edition1.39949d4.html
Michigan – Governor signs energy package into law: Includes greater use of renewable sources (The Associated Press)
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081007/mi_energy_granholm.html?.v=1
United Kingdom – UK to run out of electricity this winter (The Inquirer, UK)
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/10/07/uk-run-electricity-winter
What the Heck Is "Clean Coal"? It depends whom you ask. (Slate Magazine)
http://www.slate.com/id/2201661/?from=rss
Nashville Electric Service‘s bill “round up” charitable program under fire (The Consumerist)
http://consumerist.com/5059692/nashville-electric-service-donates-to-charity-with-customers-money-but-not-their-permission
News Release – Fall Is the Ideal Time for Planting: PECO Says Plant the Right Tree in the Right Place (BusinessWire)
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/081007/20081007005888.html?.v=1
FISH & WILDLIFE
Canada – Report blames Ottawa for British Columbia sockeye peril (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=4029d241-bb61-44f1-8812-c16d5a858cca
Ten Eco Worst Fish to Eat – Six: Atlantic Farmed Salmon
http://green.msn.com/Articles/article.aspx?aid=650>1=45002&page=6
Ten Eco Best Fish to Eat – Five: Oysters (Farmed)
http://green.msn.com/Articles/article.aspx?aid=649>1=45002&page=5
Ten Eco Best Fish to Eat – Seven: Salmon, Wild (Alaska)
http://green.msn.com/Articles/article.aspx?aid=649>1=45002&page=7
Ten Eco Best Fish to Eat – Nine: Trout, Rainbow (Farmed)
http://green.msn.com/Articles/article.aspx?aid=649>1=45002&page=9
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
315 miles of Idaho rivers are up for protection – The major hurdle to designating Wild and Scenic Rivers is water rights “…Senator Church began his river conservation efforts in the 1950s after he saw thousands of salmon die when Idaho Power erected its Hells Canyon dams...” (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)
http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/524588.html
Hells Canyon Dam (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hells_Canyon_Dam
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Geothermal energy development gathers steam (The Associated Press)
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081007/wst_geothermal_conference.html?.v=1
A New Flexibility with Thin Solar Cells (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/science/07obsola.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
News Release –Oregon Elected Officials and Sherman County Community Celebrate the State's Newest Wind Power Projects (MarketWatch)
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/renewable-energy-leaders-oregon-elected/story.aspx?guid=%7B06B164A6-3628-495A-BE79-294795D27926%7D&dist=hppr
New Jersey – We'll become a world leader in wind power: New Jersey is powering up an ambitious plan to become a world leader in the use of wind-generated energy “Ed Note: NJ and every other state in the union…” (The Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008234842_apwindpower.html?syndication=rss
Olympia retiree builds solar bike (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008234411_solarbike07.html?syndication=rss
UN calls for review on biofuel subsidies (The Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/10/07/financial/f020729D21.DTL&feed=rss.business
CONSERVATION
Washington State energy policies score well – State ranked No. 6 in national report (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/environment/story/610086.html
Here’s a link to the conservation report (Links to PDF File at American Council for Energy Efficiency Economy)
http://www.aceee.org/pubs/e086_es.pdf
A Gift from the ’70s: Energy Lessons (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/science/07tier.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
News Release – ComEd Urges Customers to Fight Global Warming One Pledge, One Light Bulb at a Time (Electric Energy Online)
http://www.electricenergyonline.com/IndustryNews.asp?m=1&id=98359
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
'Green-tech' industry could create local jobs, report says (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/382038_energy07.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Wholesale Internet Bandwidth Prices Keep Falling (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2008/10/07/wholesale-internet-bandwidth-prices-keep-falling/
The candidates click on broadband – The US needs to boost fast Internet access. Fortunately, both presidential candidates agree (Christian Science Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1006/p08s01-comv.html
Updates: Philly network build out continues, Portland’s Wi-Fi access points face cold winter (MuniWIreless)
http://www.muniwireless.com/2008/10/05/philly-network-buildout-continues-portland-stalled/
Illinois – Highland fiber-optic system viable: Startup costs put at $15.7 million (Belleville News Democrat, IL)
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/492510.html
Pennsylvania – High speed Internet service slow in coming to rural areas (Clarion County News, PA)
http://www2.theclarionnews.com/General_News/74915.shtml
GENERAL NEWS
Washington State starts 4-day work weeks – Several agencies try out schedule in cost-saving effort (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/localnewsfeed/story/610085.html
Skokomish Tribe Proposing a Marina in Potlatch (The Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/oct/06/potlatch-marina-floated-as-idea/?partner=RSS
City of Shelton considers transportation impact fees for new developments (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5222/reftab/1896/Default.aspx
Digging (Six Feet Under) For Scrap Metal – The scrap metal crime wave that has been gripping much of the country is getting worse and a little weird (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95440401
Experts Urge Homeowners to Protect Trees from Wind (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/30497204.html
DIVERSIONS
Fla. Fairgoers Catch Toddler Dropped From Ride
http://www.kirotv.com/irresistible/17634510/detail.html
Skydivers make unprecedented jump over Everest
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081005/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_nepal_everest_skydive;_ylt=Alt_7bB1jPgjW65wstk5wJ7tiBIF
Farmer carves out Calif. record with huge pumpkin
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081005/ap_on_fe_st/odd_giant_pumpkin;_ylt=Ai_kZuV4QZTtnG8a.yQX70LtiBIF
English judges' wigs get the chop
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081003/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_britain_wigs;_ylt=Ahagup.y3kzOlZa8zsd2aNbtiBIF
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Fall storm blows into Washington
- Blustery night leads to chilly day – Includes wind speeds
- Port Townsend council hints at city electric utility if voters disenfranchise PSE
- Clallam County PUD commissioner argues against 3% electricity rate increase
- AP Enterprise: In bad economy, power cutoffs soar
- Energy Department warns of higher heating costs
- Real estate roundup: BPA leases Vancouver space
- Edmonds neighbors pitch fit over new metal pole
- Texas – Reliant Energy says it may look for a buyer
- Michigan Governor signs energy package into law: more renewables
- United Kingdom – UK to run out of electricity this winter
- What the Heck Is "Clean Coal"? It depends whom you ask
- Nashville Electric Service‘s bill “round up” charitable program under fire
- Fall Is the Ideal Time for Planting: Plant the Right Tree in the Right Place
- Canada – Report blames Ottawa for British Columbia sockeye peril
- Ten Best and Worst Fish to Eat For the Environment
- 315 miles of Idaho rivers up for protection – Major hurdle is water rights
- Geothermal energy development gathers steam
- A New Flexibility with Thin Solar Cells
- Oregon Celebrates the State's Newest Wind Power Projects
- New Jersey – We'll become a world leader in wind power
- Olympia retiree builds solar bike
- UN calls for review on biofuel subsidies
- Washington State energy policies score well – State ranked No. 6 in national report
- A Gift from the ’70s: Energy Lessons
- ComEd: Fight Global Warming One Pledge, One Light Bulb at a Time
- 'Green-tech' industry could create local jobs, report says
- Wholesale Internet Bandwidth Prices Keep Falling
- The candidates click on broadband
- Philly network build out continues, Portland’s Wi-Fi access points face cold winter
- Illinois – Highland fiber-optic system viable
- Pennsylvania – High speed Internet service slow in coming to rural areas
- Washington State starts 4-day work weeks
- Skokomish Tribe Proposing a Marina in Potlatch
- City of Shelton considers transportation impact fees for new developments
- Digging (Six Feet Under) For Scrap Metal
- Experts Urge Homeowners to Protect Trees from Wind
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Puissant • \PWISS-unt\ • adjective – Of great force or vigor: strong, powerful
Alfred staggered away from the door, gasping for air. His neighbor, Gomer, had just come from the local garlic festival, where he had enjoyed the pungent herb in all its many permutations. Unfortunately, Gomer’s pores had begun emitting puissant waves of garlic odor, miasma-like throughout the neighborhood. Weeks later, Alfred still experienced faint, wafting odors that made him shudder in remembrance of that fateful day.
WEATHER
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
Fall storm blows into Washington (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_100708WXB_wind_washington_LJ.ec32f670.html?npc
Blustery night leads to chilly day – Includes wind speeds (KOMO-TV, Seatle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/30560249.html
Port Townsend council hints at city electric utility if voters disenfranchise PSE (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20081007/NEWS/810070305
Clallam County PUD commissioner argues against 3% electricity rate increase (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20081007/NEWS/810070307
AP Enterprise: In bad economy, power cutoffs soar (Associated Press)
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gxa6CESVTg4kMwjUstZFvjd1VKzAD93L5MV00
Energy Department warns of higher heating costs (The Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008235093_apwinterheating.html?syndication=rss
Real estate roundup: BPA leases Vancouver space (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/10/06/daily2.html?ana=from_rss
Edmonds neighbors pitch fit over new metal pole – Displeased by pole's aesthetics, some residents say their opinions weren't considered (The Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081007/NEWS01/710079894/-1/rss02
Texas – Reliant Energy says it may look for a buyer (Dallas Morning News, TX)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-reliant_07bus.ART0.State.Edition1.39949d4.html
Michigan – Governor signs energy package into law: Includes greater use of renewable sources (The Associated Press)
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081007/mi_energy_granholm.html?.v=1
United Kingdom – UK to run out of electricity this winter (The Inquirer, UK)
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/10/07/uk-run-electricity-winter
What the Heck Is "Clean Coal"? It depends whom you ask. (Slate Magazine)
http://www.slate.com/id/2201661/?from=rss
Nashville Electric Service‘s bill “round up” charitable program under fire (The Consumerist)
http://consumerist.com/5059692/nashville-electric-service-donates-to-charity-with-customers-money-but-not-their-permission
News Release – Fall Is the Ideal Time for Planting: PECO Says Plant the Right Tree in the Right Place (BusinessWire)
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/081007/20081007005888.html?.v=1
FISH & WILDLIFE
Canada – Report blames Ottawa for British Columbia sockeye peril (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=4029d241-bb61-44f1-8812-c16d5a858cca
Ten Eco Worst Fish to Eat – Six: Atlantic Farmed Salmon
http://green.msn.com/Articles/article.aspx?aid=650>1=45002&page=6
Ten Eco Best Fish to Eat – Five: Oysters (Farmed)
http://green.msn.com/Articles/article.aspx?aid=649>1=45002&page=5
Ten Eco Best Fish to Eat – Seven: Salmon, Wild (Alaska)
http://green.msn.com/Articles/article.aspx?aid=649>1=45002&page=7
Ten Eco Best Fish to Eat – Nine: Trout, Rainbow (Farmed)
http://green.msn.com/Articles/article.aspx?aid=649>1=45002&page=9
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
315 miles of Idaho rivers are up for protection – The major hurdle to designating Wild and Scenic Rivers is water rights “…Senator Church began his river conservation efforts in the 1950s after he saw thousands of salmon die when Idaho Power erected its Hells Canyon dams...” (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)
http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/524588.html
Hells Canyon Dam (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hells_Canyon_Dam
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Geothermal energy development gathers steam (The Associated Press)
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081007/wst_geothermal_conference.html?.v=1
A New Flexibility with Thin Solar Cells (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/science/07obsola.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
News Release –Oregon Elected Officials and Sherman County Community Celebrate the State's Newest Wind Power Projects (MarketWatch)
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/renewable-energy-leaders-oregon-elected/story.aspx?guid=%7B06B164A6-3628-495A-BE79-294795D27926%7D&dist=hppr
New Jersey – We'll become a world leader in wind power: New Jersey is powering up an ambitious plan to become a world leader in the use of wind-generated energy “Ed Note: NJ and every other state in the union…” (The Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008234842_apwindpower.html?syndication=rss
Olympia retiree builds solar bike (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008234411_solarbike07.html?syndication=rss
UN calls for review on biofuel subsidies (The Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/10/07/financial/f020729D21.DTL&feed=rss.business
CONSERVATION
Washington State energy policies score well – State ranked No. 6 in national report (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/environment/story/610086.html
Here’s a link to the conservation report (Links to PDF File at American Council for Energy Efficiency Economy)
http://www.aceee.org/pubs/e086_es.pdf
A Gift from the ’70s: Energy Lessons (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/science/07tier.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
News Release – ComEd Urges Customers to Fight Global Warming One Pledge, One Light Bulb at a Time (Electric Energy Online)
http://www.electricenergyonline.com/IndustryNews.asp?m=1&id=98359
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
'Green-tech' industry could create local jobs, report says (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/382038_energy07.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Wholesale Internet Bandwidth Prices Keep Falling (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2008/10/07/wholesale-internet-bandwidth-prices-keep-falling/
The candidates click on broadband – The US needs to boost fast Internet access. Fortunately, both presidential candidates agree (Christian Science Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1006/p08s01-comv.html
Updates: Philly network build out continues, Portland’s Wi-Fi access points face cold winter (MuniWIreless)
http://www.muniwireless.com/2008/10/05/philly-network-buildout-continues-portland-stalled/
Illinois – Highland fiber-optic system viable: Startup costs put at $15.7 million (Belleville News Democrat, IL)
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/story/492510.html
Pennsylvania – High speed Internet service slow in coming to rural areas (Clarion County News, PA)
http://www2.theclarionnews.com/General_News/74915.shtml
GENERAL NEWS
Washington State starts 4-day work weeks – Several agencies try out schedule in cost-saving effort (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/localnewsfeed/story/610085.html
Skokomish Tribe Proposing a Marina in Potlatch (The Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/oct/06/potlatch-marina-floated-as-idea/?partner=RSS
City of Shelton considers transportation impact fees for new developments (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5222/reftab/1896/Default.aspx
Digging (Six Feet Under) For Scrap Metal – The scrap metal crime wave that has been gripping much of the country is getting worse and a little weird (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95440401
Experts Urge Homeowners to Protect Trees from Wind (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/30497204.html
DIVERSIONS
Fla. Fairgoers Catch Toddler Dropped From Ride
http://www.kirotv.com/irresistible/17634510/detail.html
Skydivers make unprecedented jump over Everest
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081005/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_nepal_everest_skydive;_ylt=Alt_7bB1jPgjW65wstk5wJ7tiBIF
Farmer carves out Calif. record with huge pumpkin
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081005/ap_on_fe_st/odd_giant_pumpkin;_ylt=Ai_kZuV4QZTtnG8a.yQX70LtiBIF
English judges' wigs get the chop
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081003/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_britain_wigs;_ylt=Ahagup.y3kzOlZa8zsd2aNbtiBIF
Monday, October 6, 2008
Energy News Digest for October 6, 2008
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.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Weekend High Winds Topple Trees, Cause Outages For Thousands
- Energy aid is going unclaimed despite need, Snohomish County PUD says
- Oregon – Liquefied Natural Gas companies at odds over site
- Tree Trimming On North Shore Begins Tuesday
- Energy Pulse Commentary – Identity Theft – Red Flags
- United Kingdom – Gas and electricity markets are working well for most customers
- Steelhead season opens on the upper Columbia, Methow and Okanogan rivers
- Grant PUD gauges state group's support on raising river
- AP Investigation: Hurricane Ike’s environmental toll apparent
- Two energy initiatives in California under fire
- Oregon – Cloudy skies don’t stop solar tour
- Seattle: Solar Power in the Rain City
- The race is on to turn waves, tides and currents into electrical energy
- Algae fueling the green revolution
- The True Costs of Renewable Energy
- Renewable Energy Price Stability Report Released
- CFL and LED lamps: White light in a 'green' world
- The Next Financial Derivative? There's a Gold Mine In Environmental Guilt
- Climate Change Refugees – Look out, Oregon, for a global warming land rush
- Philadelphia's Wi-Fi Story Begins a New Chapter
- Connecticut – Metal Boxes on Utility Poles Stir Safety Concerns
- United Kingdom – Wanted: a viable model for fiber Optics
- EBay to cut 1,600 jobs, 10 percent of work force
- Ask.com unveils new version to improve searches
- 7 Stupid Online Security Mistakes You're Probably Making
- Google Chrome: One Month Later
- Seattle couple hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Red herring • \RED-HERR-ing\ • noun – 1: a herring cured by salting and slow smoking to a dark brown color *2: something that distracts attention from the real issue
The wordsmith is having some problems this morning due to the fact that he injured his back trying to tie up some dangling participles over the weekend. Please enjoy the origin of the word “red herring,” via Merriam-Webster.
WORD ORIGINS, FROM MERRIAM-WEBSTER – Believe it or not, "red herring" has as much to do with hunting dogs as with brightly colored fish. Here's how: A herring is a soft-finned bony fish. People who like to eat herring have long preserved them by salting and slowly smoking them. That process makes a herring turn red or dark brown -- and gives them a very strong smell. Dogs love to sniff such smelly treats, a fact that makes the fish a perfect diversion for anyone trying to distract hunting dogs from the trail of their quarry. The practice of using preserved fish to confuse hunting dogs led to the use of the term "red herring" for anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.
WEATHER
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
Weekend High Winds Topple Trees, Cause Outages For Thousands (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/17625961/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=news
Energy aid is going unclaimed despite need, Snohomish County PUD says (Everett Herald)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081006/NEWS01/710069897/-1/rss02
Oregon – Liquefied Natural Gas companies at odds over site: NorthernStar says it has ownership interests in Oregon LNG's site and wants the competitor's application put on hold (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/1223004323239640.xml&coll=7
Tree Trimming On North Shore Begins Tuesday (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5212/reftab/1896/Default.aspx
Energy Pulse Commentary – Identity Theft: Utilities, Uncle Sam is Asking: Are Your Red Flags Ready to Fly by November 1?
http://www.energypulse.net/centers/article/article_display.cfm?a_id=1841
United Kingdom – Gas and electricity markets are working well for most customers with no evidence of a cartel, according to a report from the energy watchdog (News Channel Four)
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/business_money/ofgem%20energy%20markets%20work%20well/2488682
FISH & WILDLIFE
Steelhead season opens on the upper Columbia, Methow and Okanogan rivers (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081004/OUT/710049954/1025/rss1025
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Grant PUD gauges state group's support on raising river (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2008/10/05/news/news03.txt
AP Investigation: Hurricane Ike’s environmental toll apparent (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008229848_aphurricaneenvironment.html?syndication=rss
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Two energy initiatives in California under fire (San Diego Union Tribune)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20081006-9999-1n6energy.html
Oregon – Cloudy skies don’t stop solar tour (Eugene Register-Guard)
http://www.registerguard.com/web/news/429253//story.csp
Seattle: Solar Power in the Rain City (KUOW Radio, Seattle)
http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=15977
Everybody Into the Ocean – The race is on to turn waves, tides and currents into electrical energy (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122305758177602871.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Algae fueling the green revolution – Big bucks behind the search for new power (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/381932_superalgae06.html?source=rss
The True Costs of Renewable Energy (Live Science)
http://www.livescience.com/environment/081006-energy-costs.html
Renewable Energy Price Stability Report Released (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=53759&src=rss
CONSERVATION
CFL and LED lamps: White light in a 'green' world (EE Times)
http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210604761
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
The Next Financial Derivative? There's a Gold Mine In Environmental Guilt – Carbon-Offset Sales Brisk Despite Financial Crisis (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/05/AR2008100502518.html
Climate Change Refugees – Look out, Oregon, for a global warming land rush (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/10/look_out_oregon_for_a_global_w.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Philadelphia's Wi-Fi Story Begins a New Chapter (Wi-Fi Planet)
http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/news/article.php/3775456
Connecticut – Metal Boxes on Utility Poles Stir Safety Concerns (Greenwich Citizen, CT)
http://www.greenwichcitizen.com/localnews/ci_10618550
United Kingdom – Wanted: a viable model for fiber Optics (Computing, UK)
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/analysis/2227182/wanted-viable-model-fibre-4252585
EBay to cut 1,600 jobs, 10 percent of work force (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/10/06/financial/f054240D58.DTL&feed=rss.news
Ask.com unveils new version to improve searches (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10631765?source=rss
7 Stupid Online Security Mistakes You're Probably Making (Consumerist – Comments may have PG-13 Content)
http://consumerist.com/5058841/7-stupid-online-security-mistakes-youre-probably-making
Google Chrome: One Month Later (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2008/10/04/google-chrome-one-month-later/
GENERAL NEWS
Seattle couple hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/30491269.html
DIVERSIONS
Obesity Changes Seating Choices At Buffet – Heavier People Sit Closer, Watch Food
http://www.kirotv.com/health/17632273/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=irresistible
Billionaire Buffett's Hidden Talent: The Ukulele (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95394222&ft=1&f=7
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain – The Theme from Shaft
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfK-UzQ48JE
Noodle, the tumbling kitten, finds a new home
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/30496874.html
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Weekend High Winds Topple Trees, Cause Outages For Thousands
- Energy aid is going unclaimed despite need, Snohomish County PUD says
- Oregon – Liquefied Natural Gas companies at odds over site
- Tree Trimming On North Shore Begins Tuesday
- Energy Pulse Commentary – Identity Theft – Red Flags
- United Kingdom – Gas and electricity markets are working well for most customers
- Steelhead season opens on the upper Columbia, Methow and Okanogan rivers
- Grant PUD gauges state group's support on raising river
- AP Investigation: Hurricane Ike’s environmental toll apparent
- Two energy initiatives in California under fire
- Oregon – Cloudy skies don’t stop solar tour
- Seattle: Solar Power in the Rain City
- The race is on to turn waves, tides and currents into electrical energy
- Algae fueling the green revolution
- The True Costs of Renewable Energy
- Renewable Energy Price Stability Report Released
- CFL and LED lamps: White light in a 'green' world
- The Next Financial Derivative? There's a Gold Mine In Environmental Guilt
- Climate Change Refugees – Look out, Oregon, for a global warming land rush
- Philadelphia's Wi-Fi Story Begins a New Chapter
- Connecticut – Metal Boxes on Utility Poles Stir Safety Concerns
- United Kingdom – Wanted: a viable model for fiber Optics
- EBay to cut 1,600 jobs, 10 percent of work force
- Ask.com unveils new version to improve searches
- 7 Stupid Online Security Mistakes You're Probably Making
- Google Chrome: One Month Later
- Seattle couple hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Red herring • \RED-HERR-ing\ • noun – 1: a herring cured by salting and slow smoking to a dark brown color *2: something that distracts attention from the real issue
The wordsmith is having some problems this morning due to the fact that he injured his back trying to tie up some dangling participles over the weekend. Please enjoy the origin of the word “red herring,” via Merriam-Webster.
WORD ORIGINS, FROM MERRIAM-WEBSTER – Believe it or not, "red herring" has as much to do with hunting dogs as with brightly colored fish. Here's how: A herring is a soft-finned bony fish. People who like to eat herring have long preserved them by salting and slowly smoking them. That process makes a herring turn red or dark brown -- and gives them a very strong smell. Dogs love to sniff such smelly treats, a fact that makes the fish a perfect diversion for anyone trying to distract hunting dogs from the trail of their quarry. The practice of using preserved fish to confuse hunting dogs led to the use of the term "red herring" for anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.
WEATHER
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
Weekend High Winds Topple Trees, Cause Outages For Thousands (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/17625961/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=news
Energy aid is going unclaimed despite need, Snohomish County PUD says (Everett Herald)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081006/NEWS01/710069897/-1/rss02
Oregon – Liquefied Natural Gas companies at odds over site: NorthernStar says it has ownership interests in Oregon LNG's site and wants the competitor's application put on hold (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/1223004323239640.xml&coll=7
Tree Trimming On North Shore Begins Tuesday (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5212/reftab/1896/Default.aspx
Energy Pulse Commentary – Identity Theft: Utilities, Uncle Sam is Asking: Are Your Red Flags Ready to Fly by November 1?
http://www.energypulse.net/centers/article/article_display.cfm?a_id=1841
United Kingdom – Gas and electricity markets are working well for most customers with no evidence of a cartel, according to a report from the energy watchdog (News Channel Four)
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/business_money/ofgem%20energy%20markets%20work%20well/2488682
FISH & WILDLIFE
Steelhead season opens on the upper Columbia, Methow and Okanogan rivers (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081004/OUT/710049954/1025/rss1025
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Grant PUD gauges state group's support on raising river (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2008/10/05/news/news03.txt
AP Investigation: Hurricane Ike’s environmental toll apparent (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008229848_aphurricaneenvironment.html?syndication=rss
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Two energy initiatives in California under fire (San Diego Union Tribune)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20081006-9999-1n6energy.html
Oregon – Cloudy skies don’t stop solar tour (Eugene Register-Guard)
http://www.registerguard.com/web/news/429253//story.csp
Seattle: Solar Power in the Rain City (KUOW Radio, Seattle)
http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=15977
Everybody Into the Ocean – The race is on to turn waves, tides and currents into electrical energy (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122305758177602871.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Algae fueling the green revolution – Big bucks behind the search for new power (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/381932_superalgae06.html?source=rss
The True Costs of Renewable Energy (Live Science)
http://www.livescience.com/environment/081006-energy-costs.html
Renewable Energy Price Stability Report Released (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=53759&src=rss
CONSERVATION
CFL and LED lamps: White light in a 'green' world (EE Times)
http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210604761
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
The Next Financial Derivative? There's a Gold Mine In Environmental Guilt – Carbon-Offset Sales Brisk Despite Financial Crisis (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/05/AR2008100502518.html
Climate Change Refugees – Look out, Oregon, for a global warming land rush (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/10/look_out_oregon_for_a_global_w.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Philadelphia's Wi-Fi Story Begins a New Chapter (Wi-Fi Planet)
http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/news/article.php/3775456
Connecticut – Metal Boxes on Utility Poles Stir Safety Concerns (Greenwich Citizen, CT)
http://www.greenwichcitizen.com/localnews/ci_10618550
United Kingdom – Wanted: a viable model for fiber Optics (Computing, UK)
http://www.computing.co.uk/computing/analysis/2227182/wanted-viable-model-fibre-4252585
EBay to cut 1,600 jobs, 10 percent of work force (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/10/06/financial/f054240D58.DTL&feed=rss.news
Ask.com unveils new version to improve searches (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10631765?source=rss
7 Stupid Online Security Mistakes You're Probably Making (Consumerist – Comments may have PG-13 Content)
http://consumerist.com/5058841/7-stupid-online-security-mistakes-youre-probably-making
Google Chrome: One Month Later (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2008/10/04/google-chrome-one-month-later/
GENERAL NEWS
Seattle couple hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/30491269.html
DIVERSIONS
Obesity Changes Seating Choices At Buffet – Heavier People Sit Closer, Watch Food
http://www.kirotv.com/health/17632273/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=irresistible
Billionaire Buffett's Hidden Talent: The Ukulele (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95394222&ft=1&f=7
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain – The Theme from Shaft
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfK-UzQ48JE
Noodle, the tumbling kitten, finds a new home
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/30496874.html
Friday, October 3, 2008
Energy News Digest for October 3, 2008
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.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Okanogan County PUD may go to court for line easements
- Turnout low at Chelan County PUD rate meetings
- WISCONSIN – Sierra Club blasts ex-official over coal plant ad
- Fixing the U.S. "Third World" Transmission Grid with the Public's Support
- Oregon Final drawdown set at Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River
- Puget Sound a crowded stop for birds on the Pacific Flyway
- Tuna Imperiled by Its Bicoastal Habits
- Idaho Statesman Editorial – A dried-up Boise River doesn't fit into anyone's agenda
- Water compact negotiations continue with eyes looking towards Hungry Horse Reservoir
- CALIFORNIA – Two dead in Nacimiento water pipeline accident
- Chinese solar company Suntech Power to triple U.S. sales
- CALIFORNIA – A charged debate over Prop. 7 renewable energy plan
- News Release – PSE Customers Reach Solar-Power Milestones
- ILLINOIS – Everyday is sun day with solar power
- Horizon wind farm goes online at Arlington, Oregon
- Shoshone Nation Announces Groundbreaking of New Geothermal Plant
- Student pushes Walla Walla University toward greener future
- State of Kentucky seeks light-bulb changers
- Saving energy: Changing laundry habits, unplugging electronics can add up
- Residents Can Look to Library for Energy-saving Assistance
- Olympian Editorial – Praise Western coalition to reduce carbon
- OREGON – Ashland Mayor: Go green on growth
- DOJ monitoring of Google-Yahoo urged
- Electrical Expert: FiOS Installations Safe
- $700 Billion Would Buy A Lot Of Fiber
- Credit Crunch Could Stall Clearwire Network
- Kitsap County Tree Trimmer Airlifted After Falling 40 Feet
- WaMu execs will be leaving positions
- Wells Fargo to Buy Troubled Wachovia for $15.1 Billion
- Post-Enron regulations were supposed to hold markets accountable
- Seattle credit union to hand out $10 bills
- 'Top two' lawsuit back to US District Court
- Are Wal-Mart’s Changes Enough to Quiet Critics?
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
theriac • \THEER-ee-ak\ • noun – 1: a mixture of many drugs and honey formerly held to be an antidote to poison *2: cure-all
“Dude, this is a mixture of all-natural herbs and mushrooms that will cure just about anything,” slurred the backwoods homeopath. “And, even if it isn’t the theree….thuree…um, theriac it’s designed to be, you probably won’t care. You’ll be on a whole ‘nother astral plain after taking it, man.”
WEATHER
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
Okanogan County PUD may go to court for line easements (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081002/NEWS04/710029879
Turnout low at Chelan County PUD rate meetings (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081002/NEWS04/710029885
WISCONSIN – Sierra Club blasts ex-official over coal plant ad: Sierra Club blasts former official for ad supporting proposed coal plant in Wisconsin (Associated Press)
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081002/wi_power_plant.html?.v=1
Fixing the U.S. "Third World" Transmission Grid with the Public's Support (Power Marketing Association Online)
http://powermarketers.netcontentinc.net/newsreader.asp?ppa=8kowu%5D%5CmjjklmnXSfd%23%3A%40%24bfen%5Fv
FISH & WILDLIFE
Oregon Final drawdown set at Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River (Associated Press)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/381514_savagerapids03.html?source=rss
Puget Sound a crowded stop for birds on the Pacific Flyway – The great fall migration of birds along the Pacific Flyway from northern breeding grounds to southern overwintering areas is under way (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008224246_portsusan03m.html?syndication=rss
Tuna Imperiled by Its Bicoastal Habits (NY Times)
http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/tuna-imperiled-by-bicoastal-habits/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Idaho Statesman Editorial – A dried-up Boise River doesn't fit into anyone's agenda (Boise, ID)
http://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/story/522207.html
MONTANA – Water compact negotiations continue with eyes looking towards Hungry Horse Reservoir (Char-Koosta News, Pablo, MT)
http://www.charkoosta.com/2008/2008_10_02/Water_negotiation_100208.html
CALIFORNIA – Two dead in Nacimiento water pipeline accident (Associated Press)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1619796~2_dead_in_Nacimiento_water_pipeline_accident.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Chinese solar company Suntech Power to triple U.S. sales (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008224309_solarpush03.html?syndication=rss
CALIFORNIA – A charged debate over Prop. 7 renewable energy plan (Los Angeles Times)
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/environment/la-me-energy3-2008oct03,0,2376736.story?track=rss
News Release – PSE Customers Reach Solar-Power Milestones: Customers Generate More Than 1 MW of Power; Receive More Than $86,000 in Incentives (MarketWatch)
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/pse-customers-reach-solar-power-milestones/story.aspx?guid=%7B3AFDCE01-2959-4977-9D44-57A652C0AA97%7D&dist=hppr
ILLINOIS – Everyday is sun day with solar power (Chicago Sun-Times)
http://searchchicago.suntimes.com/homes/1198455,HOF-News-cover03.article
Horizon wind farm goes online at Arlington, Oregon (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/09/29/daily41.html?ana=from_rss
News Release – Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation Announces Groundbreaking of New Geothermal Plant (PR Newswire)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/10-01-2008/0004896367&EDATE=
CONSERVATION
Student pushes Walla Walla University toward greener future (Walla Walla Union Bulletin)
http://www.union-bulletin.com/articles/2008/10/02/local_news/081002local08chelseapatten.txt
State of Kentucky seeks light-bulb changers (Business First of Louisville)
http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2008/09/29/daily54.html?ana=from_rss
Easy steps to saving energy: Changing laundry habits, unplugging electronics can add up (The Wall Street Journal)
http://readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=108313
CONNECTICUT – Residents Can Look to Library for Energy-saving Assistance (Darien News Review, CT)
http://www.dariennews-review.com/ci_10609630
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Olympian Editorial – Praise Western coalition to reduce carbon (Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/606103.html
OREGON – Ashland Mayor: Go green on growth (Ashland Daily Tidings, OR)
http://www.dailytidings.com/2008/1002/stories/1002_gross.php
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
DOJ monitoring of Google-Yahoo urged – Senator worried about antitrust issue (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/381591_yahoogoogle03.html?source=rss
Electrical Expert: FiOS Installations Safe – 'The only person I've ever seen harmed by photons was on Star Trek' (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Electrical-Expert-FiOS-Installations-Safe-98172
$700 Billion Would Buy A Lot Of Fiber – Actually it would wire every single home and a whole lot more (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/700-Billion-Would-Buy-A-Lot-Of-Fiber-98165
Credit Crunch Could Stall Clearwire Network (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2008/10/02/credit-crunch-could-stall-clearwire-network/
GENERAL NEWS
Kitsap County Tree Trimmer Airlifted After Falling 40 Feet (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/oct/02/tree-trimmer-airlifted-after-falling-40-feet/?partner=RSS
WaMu execs will be leaving positions – WaMu employees to know their fate December 1st (Associated Press)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_100308BUB_wamu_execs_LJ.d7af20ff.html?npc
Wells Fargo to Buy Troubled Wachovia for $15.1 Billion – FDIC Says It Intends to Uphold Deal With Citigroup (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/03/AR2008100301042.html?nav=rss_nation
Have We Learned Nothing? Post-Enron regulations were supposed to hold companies and markets accountable (Newsweek)
http://www.newsweek.com/id/162044?from=rss
Seattle credit union to hand out $10 bills (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/381606_money03.html?source=rss
'Top two' lawsuit back to US District Court (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/30217454.html
Are Wal-Mart’s Changes Enough to Quiet Critics? (Finding Dulcinea)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/business/October-08/Are-Wal-Mart-s-Changes-Enough-to-Quiet-Critics--.html
DIVERSIONS
Inability to sanitize live carp ends fishy foot treatments
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/381596_FishFeet03.html?source=rss
Australian boy wreaks zoo havoc while feeding croc
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081003/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_australia_zoo;_ylt=AmhLo2qEyiAy9ikO5Gt54hbtiBIF
Wild boars wreak havoc in Germany
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081002/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_germany_boar;_ylt=AgT8_42puLwzwWKZWIbjKUHtiBIF
Man gets burned while using lighter to siphon gas
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081002/ap_on_fe_st/odd_siphoning_fire;_ylt=AkTzt4lbqlvOF73TC_wgv6PtiBIF
Good grief! Gigantic gourd goes missing in Mich.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081003/ap_on_fe_st/odd_great_pumpkin_heist;_ylt=AiXIgkhWa3nbl2hhTeVjPqvtiBIF
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Energy News Digest for October 2, 2008
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.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Residential Exchange – Puget Sound Energy trying to lower electric rates
- Rate cut possible for Puget Sound Energy customers
- CALIFORNIA – Electricity from Pacific Gas & Electric to cost 6% more
- Jefferson County Public Power – New cash, new vote proposal in campaign
- Policy group's report backs Jefferson County power by PSE over PUDs
- Public Power Week Next Week
- MONTANA – Flathead Co-op puts $3.5 mil in rebates for customers
- IDAHO – Salmon River Electric Cooperative membership tops 2,000
- Enron creditors to receive $900 million distribution
- Energy Pulse Commentary – Another Inconvenient Truth: The Need for Coal
- FISHING: Portion of Yakima River closed to salmon fishing
- Cowlitz River is the place to go for Coho
- Orcas Move South Into Kitsap Waters
- Documentary looks at effects of Snake River dam removal
- Feds will review protected status of seabirds
- Puget Sound agency considers array of taxes to restore Puget Sound's environmental health
- Regulating Interstate Water Pollution
- Columbian Editorial – Septic Assistance: Poorly functioning septic tanks pose a major threat to the quality of groundwater and underground aquifers
- Solar tour showcases renewable energy resources in Clark County
- Seattle Steam Building Biomass Facility
- Great Lakes show great promise for wind energy, researchers find
- UNITED KINGDOM – Study eases fear about wind farm threat to birds
- CFLs: Are We Trading Energy Conservation For Toxic Mercury Emissions?
- Everett Home Show Goes Green!
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District rates customers on energy consumption
- High mountain meadows at Rainier melt away
- British Columbia’s glaciers steadily disappearing
- Report: 4.2 million new 'green' jobs possible
- Google unveils $4.4 trillion plan to reduce fossil-fuel dependence
- The 'Clean Coal' Myth
- Costco's data center future uncertain in Grant County
- Google Data Centers More Efficient Than the Industry Average
- Powell, Wyoming: Population 5,500, Fiber Fed
- Outsourcing aids many data thefts, Verizon says
- Winter May Bring Heavy Rain, Strong Winds, Lowland Snow
- Huh? Forecasters see chance of warmer, drier winter
- This winter, expect ... absolutely anything
- Indian Tribes’ Sales of Untaxed Cigarettes Getting More Scrutiny
- Tacoma City Council explores user-fee system for streets
- Spokane, Wash., paper makes cuts, editor resigns
- Political vandals tearing up campaign signs in Western Washington
- WaMu CEO Fishman won't accept any severance pay
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Bilious • \BILL-yus\ • adjective – 1a: of or relating to bile b : marked by or suffering from liver dysfunction and especially excessive secretion of bile *2: of or indicative of a peevish ill-natured disposition 3: sickeningly unpleasant
Barty instinctively shrank away from the close-talking energy trader at the party celebrating his new wind farm. “Your little pinwheels won’t ever compete with my nuke plant,” growled his bilious guest.
WEATHER
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
Residential Exchange – Puget Sound Energy trying to lower electric rates (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/business/stories/NW_100108BUB_pse_rate_reduction_TP.cf072fc5.html
Rate cut possible for Puget Sound Energy customers (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Public power preference customer are still waiting for their thank you note….)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/497429.html
CALIFORNIA – Electricity from Pacific Gas & Electric to cost 6% more (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/02/BUEC139ONR.DTL&feed=rss.business
Jefferson County Public Power Measure – New cash, new vote proposal in Prop. 1 campaign (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=21956&TM=51790.86
Policy group's report backs Jefferson County power by PSE over PUDs (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20081002/NEWS/810020309
Public Power Week Next Week (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5185/reftab/1896/Default.aspx
MONTANA – Flathead Co-op puts $3.5 mil in rebates for customers (KAJ-TV, Kalispell, MT)http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=9109349
IDAHO – Salmon River Electric Cooperative membership tops 2,000 (The Challis Messenger, ID)
http://www.challismessenger.com/index.php?accnum=story-11-20081002
Enron creditors to receive $900 million distribution (Portland Business Journal, OR)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/09/29/daily38.html?ana=from_rss
Energy Pulse Commentary – Another Inconvenient Truth: The Need for Coal
http://www.energypulse.net/centers/article/article_display.cfm?a_id=1839
FISH & WILDLIFE
FISHING: Portion of Yakima River closed to salmon fishing (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/337015.html
Cowlitz River is the place to go for Coho (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/sports/story/604526.html
Orcas Move South Into Kitsap Waters (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/oct/01/orcas-move-south-into-kitsap-waters/?partner=RSS
Documentary looks at effects of Snake River dams removal (Tri-City Herald)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/337357.html
Feds will review protected status of seabirds (Associated Press)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1616640~Feds_will_review_protected_status_of_seabirds.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Puget Sound agency considers array of taxes to restore Puget Sound's environmental health (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/30073154.html
Regulating Interstate Water Pollution (KUOW Radio, Seattle)
http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=15954
Columbian Editorial – Septic Assistance: Poorly functioning septic tanks pose a major threat to the quality of groundwater and underground aquifers (Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20081002/OPINION02/810019941/-1/opinion
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Energy Adviser: Solar tour showcases renewable energy resources in Clark County (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20081002/LIVING/810019956
Seattle Steam Building Biomass Facility (Renewable Energy World Online)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=53731&src=rss
Great Lakes show great promise for wind energy, researchers find (Detroit Free Press, MI)
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081001/BUSINESS06/81001057
UNITED KINGDOM – Study eases fear about wind farm threat to birds (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE4900A120081001?sp=true
CONSERVATION
Compact Fluorescent Lighting: Are We Trading Energy Conservation For Toxic Mercury Emissions? (Science Daily)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081001093454.htm
Everett Home Show Goes Green! (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/greenhuman/archives/150173.asp
CALIFORNIA – Sacramento Municipal Utility District rates customers on energy consumption (Sacramento Bee, CA)
http://www.sacbee.com/378/story/1267187.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
High mountain meadows at Rainier melt away (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/603990.html
British Columbia’s glaciers steadily disappearing (Straight.com, Vancouver, BC)
http://www.straight.com/article-164354/bc-glaciers-steadily-disappearing
Report: 4.2 million new 'green' jobs possible (Associated Press)
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ipuPwK5YeRDA9nnfxKFH15moXmSgD93HTSM02
Google unveils $4.4 trillion plan to reduce fossil-fuel dependence (Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/09/29/daily64.html?ana=from_rss
The 'Clean Coal' Myth (Newsweek/Washington Post)
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/energywire/2008/10/the_clean_coal_myth.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Costco's data center future uncertain in Grant County – Dark fiber halt impacted decisions by Amazon, Oracle (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2008/10/01/news/news02.txt
Google Data Centers More Efficient Than the Industry Average (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2008/10/01/google-data-centers-more-efficient-than-the-industry-average/
Powell, Wyoming: Population 5,500, Fiber Fed – Municipal broadband project getting lit (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Powell-Wyoming-Population-5500-Fiber-Fed-98110?nocomment=1
Outsourcing aids many data thefts, Verizon says (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10616778?source=rss
GENERAL NEWS
Winter May Bring Heavy Rain, Strong Winds, Lowland Snow (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/weather/17599914/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=news
Huh? Forecasters see chance of warmer, drier winter (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/localnewsfeed/story/604343.html
This winter, expect ... absolutely anything (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/381402_weather02.html?source=rss
Indian Tribes’ Sales of Untaxed Cigarettes Getting More Scrutiny (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/nyregion/02smoke.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin
Tacoma City Council explores user-fee system for streets – A new utility might be what it takes to transform Tacoma’s streets from a mess to a source of pride. (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/government/story/490383.html
Spokane, Wash., paper makes cuts, editor resigns (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008221002_apwaspokesmancuts1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
Political vandals tearing up campaign signs in Western Washington (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_100108WAB_political_vandals_LJ.ce8cc18f.html
WaMu CEO Fishman won't accept any severance pay (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008221171_fishman02.html
DIVERSIONS
Lost Dog Finds Fla. Travel Agency, And A Way Home
http://www.kirotv.com/irresistible/17599000/detail.html
Woman In Cow Suit Moo-ves Police To Arrest
http://www.kirotv.com/irresistible/17598558/detail.html
Chicken droppings cheap fertilizer for U.S. wheat
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081002/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_usa_fertilizer_poultry;_ylt=AsBAh1BGNvm9cnjb7c9hX7rtiBIF
Bangkok governor hopeful punches TV host - Claims he was provoked by tough questions during a live interview.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081002/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_thailand_election_fight;_ylt=Asib9oC.IK9RXYLUVHqEy_XtiBIF
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Residential Exchange – Puget Sound Energy trying to lower electric rates
- Rate cut possible for Puget Sound Energy customers
- CALIFORNIA – Electricity from Pacific Gas & Electric to cost 6% more
- Jefferson County Public Power – New cash, new vote proposal in campaign
- Policy group's report backs Jefferson County power by PSE over PUDs
- Public Power Week Next Week
- MONTANA – Flathead Co-op puts $3.5 mil in rebates for customers
- IDAHO – Salmon River Electric Cooperative membership tops 2,000
- Enron creditors to receive $900 million distribution
- Energy Pulse Commentary – Another Inconvenient Truth: The Need for Coal
- FISHING: Portion of Yakima River closed to salmon fishing
- Cowlitz River is the place to go for Coho
- Orcas Move South Into Kitsap Waters
- Documentary looks at effects of Snake River dam removal
- Feds will review protected status of seabirds
- Puget Sound agency considers array of taxes to restore Puget Sound's environmental health
- Regulating Interstate Water Pollution
- Columbian Editorial – Septic Assistance: Poorly functioning septic tanks pose a major threat to the quality of groundwater and underground aquifers
- Solar tour showcases renewable energy resources in Clark County
- Seattle Steam Building Biomass Facility
- Great Lakes show great promise for wind energy, researchers find
- UNITED KINGDOM – Study eases fear about wind farm threat to birds
- CFLs: Are We Trading Energy Conservation For Toxic Mercury Emissions?
- Everett Home Show Goes Green!
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District rates customers on energy consumption
- High mountain meadows at Rainier melt away
- British Columbia’s glaciers steadily disappearing
- Report: 4.2 million new 'green' jobs possible
- Google unveils $4.4 trillion plan to reduce fossil-fuel dependence
- The 'Clean Coal' Myth
- Costco's data center future uncertain in Grant County
- Google Data Centers More Efficient Than the Industry Average
- Powell, Wyoming: Population 5,500, Fiber Fed
- Outsourcing aids many data thefts, Verizon says
- Winter May Bring Heavy Rain, Strong Winds, Lowland Snow
- Huh? Forecasters see chance of warmer, drier winter
- This winter, expect ... absolutely anything
- Indian Tribes’ Sales of Untaxed Cigarettes Getting More Scrutiny
- Tacoma City Council explores user-fee system for streets
- Spokane, Wash., paper makes cuts, editor resigns
- Political vandals tearing up campaign signs in Western Washington
- WaMu CEO Fishman won't accept any severance pay
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Bilious • \BILL-yus\ • adjective – 1a: of or relating to bile b : marked by or suffering from liver dysfunction and especially excessive secretion of bile *2: of or indicative of a peevish ill-natured disposition 3: sickeningly unpleasant
Barty instinctively shrank away from the close-talking energy trader at the party celebrating his new wind farm. “Your little pinwheels won’t ever compete with my nuke plant,” growled his bilious guest.
WEATHER
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
Residential Exchange – Puget Sound Energy trying to lower electric rates (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/business/stories/NW_100108BUB_pse_rate_reduction_TP.cf072fc5.html
Rate cut possible for Puget Sound Energy customers (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Public power preference customer are still waiting for their thank you note….)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/497429.html
CALIFORNIA – Electricity from Pacific Gas & Electric to cost 6% more (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/02/BUEC139ONR.DTL&feed=rss.business
Jefferson County Public Power Measure – New cash, new vote proposal in Prop. 1 campaign (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=21956&TM=51790.86
Policy group's report backs Jefferson County power by PSE over PUDs (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20081002/NEWS/810020309
Public Power Week Next Week (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5185/reftab/1896/Default.aspx
MONTANA – Flathead Co-op puts $3.5 mil in rebates for customers (KAJ-TV, Kalispell, MT)http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=9109349
IDAHO – Salmon River Electric Cooperative membership tops 2,000 (The Challis Messenger, ID)
http://www.challismessenger.com/index.php?accnum=story-11-20081002
Enron creditors to receive $900 million distribution (Portland Business Journal, OR)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/09/29/daily38.html?ana=from_rss
Energy Pulse Commentary – Another Inconvenient Truth: The Need for Coal
http://www.energypulse.net/centers/article/article_display.cfm?a_id=1839
FISH & WILDLIFE
FISHING: Portion of Yakima River closed to salmon fishing (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/337015.html
Cowlitz River is the place to go for Coho (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/sports/story/604526.html
Orcas Move South Into Kitsap Waters (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/oct/01/orcas-move-south-into-kitsap-waters/?partner=RSS
Documentary looks at effects of Snake River dams removal (Tri-City Herald)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/337357.html
Feds will review protected status of seabirds (Associated Press)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1616640~Feds_will_review_protected_status_of_seabirds.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Puget Sound agency considers array of taxes to restore Puget Sound's environmental health (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/30073154.html
Regulating Interstate Water Pollution (KUOW Radio, Seattle)
http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=15954
Columbian Editorial – Septic Assistance: Poorly functioning septic tanks pose a major threat to the quality of groundwater and underground aquifers (Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20081002/OPINION02/810019941/-1/opinion
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Energy Adviser: Solar tour showcases renewable energy resources in Clark County (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20081002/LIVING/810019956
Seattle Steam Building Biomass Facility (Renewable Energy World Online)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=53731&src=rss
Great Lakes show great promise for wind energy, researchers find (Detroit Free Press, MI)
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081001/BUSINESS06/81001057
UNITED KINGDOM – Study eases fear about wind farm threat to birds (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE4900A120081001?sp=true
CONSERVATION
Compact Fluorescent Lighting: Are We Trading Energy Conservation For Toxic Mercury Emissions? (Science Daily)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081001093454.htm
Everett Home Show Goes Green! (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/greenhuman/archives/150173.asp
CALIFORNIA – Sacramento Municipal Utility District rates customers on energy consumption (Sacramento Bee, CA)
http://www.sacbee.com/378/story/1267187.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
High mountain meadows at Rainier melt away (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/603990.html
British Columbia’s glaciers steadily disappearing (Straight.com, Vancouver, BC)
http://www.straight.com/article-164354/bc-glaciers-steadily-disappearing
Report: 4.2 million new 'green' jobs possible (Associated Press)
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ipuPwK5YeRDA9nnfxKFH15moXmSgD93HTSM02
Google unveils $4.4 trillion plan to reduce fossil-fuel dependence (Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/09/29/daily64.html?ana=from_rss
The 'Clean Coal' Myth (Newsweek/Washington Post)
http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/energywire/2008/10/the_clean_coal_myth.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Costco's data center future uncertain in Grant County – Dark fiber halt impacted decisions by Amazon, Oracle (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2008/10/01/news/news02.txt
Google Data Centers More Efficient Than the Industry Average (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2008/10/01/google-data-centers-more-efficient-than-the-industry-average/
Powell, Wyoming: Population 5,500, Fiber Fed – Municipal broadband project getting lit (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Powell-Wyoming-Population-5500-Fiber-Fed-98110?nocomment=1
Outsourcing aids many data thefts, Verizon says (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10616778?source=rss
GENERAL NEWS
Winter May Bring Heavy Rain, Strong Winds, Lowland Snow (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/weather/17599914/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=news
Huh? Forecasters see chance of warmer, drier winter (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/localnewsfeed/story/604343.html
This winter, expect ... absolutely anything (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/381402_weather02.html?source=rss
Indian Tribes’ Sales of Untaxed Cigarettes Getting More Scrutiny (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/02/nyregion/02smoke.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin
Tacoma City Council explores user-fee system for streets – A new utility might be what it takes to transform Tacoma’s streets from a mess to a source of pride. (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/government/story/490383.html
Spokane, Wash., paper makes cuts, editor resigns (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008221002_apwaspokesmancuts1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
Political vandals tearing up campaign signs in Western Washington (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_100108WAB_political_vandals_LJ.ce8cc18f.html
WaMu CEO Fishman won't accept any severance pay (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008221171_fishman02.html
DIVERSIONS
Lost Dog Finds Fla. Travel Agency, And A Way Home
http://www.kirotv.com/irresistible/17599000/detail.html
Woman In Cow Suit Moo-ves Police To Arrest
http://www.kirotv.com/irresistible/17598558/detail.html
Chicken droppings cheap fertilizer for U.S. wheat
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081002/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_usa_fertilizer_poultry;_ylt=AsBAh1BGNvm9cnjb7c9hX7rtiBIF
Bangkok governor hopeful punches TV host - Claims he was provoked by tough questions during a live interview.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081002/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_thailand_election_fight;_ylt=Asib9oC.IK9RXYLUVHqEy_XtiBIF
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Energy News Digest for October 1, 2008
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.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Ads on transit buses spark questions about taking sides in Jefferson PUD power vote
- BPA boss tells Intalco workers no guarantee of future cheap powe
- TEXAS – Alcoa, Luminant blame each other as Alcoa prepares to lay off 660
- On top of its pending rate hike – Avista rates likely going up this fall
- News Release – Avista Disappointed in BPA Decision That Will Increase Customer Bills
- Related to Trojan Nuke Plant – Portland General Electric ordered to refund $33.1 million
- Environmental Groups File Air Pollution Lawsuit against Boardman Coal Plant
- Nuclear services company Areva seeks DOE loan guarantee for Idaho plant
- Coos Bay gives Liquefied Natural Gas project in Oregon an extra year
- Chelan County PUD PUD manager gets OK to act quickly on finances
- OHIO – Blanchester linemen 'walked out' on job: better pay restoring electricity in Texas
- Maine officials expect to weather energy crunch
- APPA Calls Recent Government Accounting Office Report on Electricity Market Restructuring ‘Constructive’ but ‘Inconclusive’
- UNITED KINGDOM – Belfast households braced for huge energy price hikes
- Disaster relief checks in mail to salmon fishermen
- Conservation groups propose marine reserves off Oregon
- Tribal Chinook salmon season extended
- Nez Perce recalls salmon's centrality to his people
- Seeing Chinook as Indicators
- Coalition Focused on Health of Lower Hood Canal
- Chelan PUD expands office recycling
- Big step for Hetch Hetchy system upgrade: water system serves 2.5 million residents of San Francisco area
- U.S. Senate adds renewable credits to bailout
- Coastal Towns Need Persuading To Embrace Wave Energy
- Tillamook green power backers in uncharted waters with wind energy
- OREGON – Bend firm tapped for solar electricity team
- Coal to Wood: The Conversion Calculus
- San Francisco Mayor challenges city’s largest businesses to install solar
- Iowa's energy future is in the wind, but requires investment elsewhere, like transmission
- Exploding Wind Turbine…look out Toto!
- WISCONSIN – Waste to electricity conversion will help manage soaring energy costs
- “Extremely Green” Building Comes to the Northwest
- Calgary team shows how to scrub CO2 from the air
- Progress Energy Carolinas Offers New Carbon-Offset Program to Its Customers
- Congress OKs Greater Broadband Access
- Internet threats lead to increase in consumer worries
- Europe Leads Global Broadband Growth Again
- VERMONT – Fairpoint announces broadband expansion
- Caps: Innovation Killer? Paper: killing off power users not a great idea
- Washington Prisoners Return from Arizona; Some Now at Corrections Center near Shelton
- Grapeview School Receives Home Depot Grant
- Chris Mulick Leaves Olympia Press Corps
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Recuse • \rih-KYOOZ\ • verb – To disqualify (oneself) as a judge in a particular case; broadly: to remove (oneself) from participation to avoid a conflict of interest.
The energy executive cooed to his customers at the annual board meeting, “trust me, I can decide what’s best for you, my board doesn’t need the pressure of the decision on rates.” The pliant board members squirmed restlessly in their seats under the glare of the customers who became increasingly irate at the board’s decision to recuse itself from such an important decision.
WEATHER
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
Ads on transit buses spark questions about taking sides in Jefferson PUD power vote (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20081001/NEWS/810010302
BPA boss tells Intalco workers no guarantee of future cheap power (Bellingham Herald, WA – Check out the photo)
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/102/story/581148.html
TEXAS – Alcoa, Luminant blame each other as Alcoa prepares to lay off 660 (Dallas Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2008/09/29/daily33.html?ana=from_rss
On top of its pending rate hike – Avista rates likely going up this fall “…the anticipated increase is the result of lower credits from the operation of federal dams…” (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/breaking/story.asp?ID=16960
News Release – Avista Disappointed in BPA Decision That Will Increase Customer Bills (Avista)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080930/aqtu090.html?.v=65
Related to Trojan Nuke Plant – Portland General Electric ordered to refund $33.1 million (Portland Business Journal, OR)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/09/29/daily21.html?ana=from_rss
Environmental Groups File Air Pollution Lawsuit against Boardman Coal Plant (Northwest Public Radio)
http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=4387
Nuclear services company Areva seeks DOE loan guarantee for Idaho plant (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/603460.html
Coos Bay gives Liquefied Natural Gas project in Oregon an extra year (Associated Press)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1616213~Coos_Bay_gives_LNG_project_in_Ore__an_extra_year.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Chelan County PUD PUD manager gets OK to act quickly on finances (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080930/NEWS04/709309978
OHIO – Blanchester linemen 'walked out' on job: better pay restoring electricity in Texas (Wilmington News-Journal, OH)
http://www.wnewsj.com/main.asp?SectionID=49&SubSectionID=156&ArticleID=169797&TM=69.549
Maine officials expect to weather energy crunch (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)
http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/RH/20081001/NEWS03/810010322/1004/SPORTS
APPA Calls Recent Government Accounting Office Report on Electricity Market Restructuring ‘Constructive’ but ‘Inconclusive’ (Electric Energy Online)
http://www.electricenergyonline.com/IndustryNews.asp?m=1&id=97925
UNITED KINGDOM – Belfast households braced for huge energy price hikes (Belfast Telegraph, UK)
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/households-braced-for-huge-energy-price-hikes-13988591.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Disaster relief checks in mail to salmon fishermen (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/29999819.html
Conservation groups propose marine reserves off Oregon – The extent of the proposal may be difficult for the state's fishermen (The Oregonian Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/122282970711550.xml&coll=7
Tribal Chinook salmon season extended (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)
http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=9099035
Nez Perce recalls salmon's centrality to his people (Gresham Outlook, OR)
http://www.theoutlookonline.com/features/story.php?story_id=122282598168765900
Seeing Chinook as Indicators (World Changing Online)
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/008779.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Coalition Focused on Health of Lower Hood Canal (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/sep/30/coalition-focused-health-lower-hood-canal/?partner=RSS
Chelan PUD expands office recycling (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080930/NEWS04/710019996
CALIFORNIA – Big step for Hetch Hetchy system upgrade: water system serves 2.5 million residents of San Francisco area (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/30/MNH413916O.DTL&feed=rss.news
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
U.S. Senate adds renewable credits to bailout (South Florida Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/09/29/daily18.html?ana=from_rss
Coastal Towns Need Persuading To Embrace Wave Energy (Northwest Public Radio)
http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=4385
Tillamook green power backers in uncharted waters with wind energy (Headlight-Herald, Tillamook, OR)
http://tillamookheadlightherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=8&ArticleID=10307
OREGON – Bend firm tapped for solar electricity team (Portland Business Journal, OR)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/09/29/daily17.html?ana=from_rss
Coal to Wood: The Conversion Calculus (The NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/good-bye-coal-hello-wood-chips/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
San Francisco Mayor challenges city’s largest businesses to install solar (San Francisco Business Times)
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2008/09/29/daily28.html?ana=from_rss
Daily Iowan Editorial – Iowa's energy future is in the wind, but requires investment elsewhere, like transmission
http://media.www.dailyiowan.com/media/storage/paper599/news/2008/10/01/Opinions/Iowas.Energy.Future.Is.In.The.Wind.But.Requires.Investment.Elsewhere-3462033.shtml
Exploding Wind Turbine…look out Toto! (Snopes)
http://www.snopes.com/photos/accident/windmill.asp
WISCONSIN – Waste to electricity conversion will help manage soaring energy costs (Journal Times, Racine, WI)
http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2008/10/01/local_news/doc48e2c0cac10c4371278272.txt
CONSERVATION
“Extremely Green” Building Comes to the Northwest – How would you like to pay little to nothing on your electric bill for the rest of your life? (Northwest Public Radio)
http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=4378
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Calgary team shows how to scrub CO2 from the air (CBC News)
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/09/30/carbon.html?ref=rss
News Release – Progress Energy Carolinas Offers New Carbon-Offset Program to Its Customers (Earth Times)
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/progress-energy-carolinas-offers-new-carbon-offset-program-to-its-customers,562886.shtml
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Congress OKs Greater Broadband Access (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/30/AR2008093002469.html?nav=rss_technology
Internet threats lead to increase in consumer worries (Phoenix Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2008/09/29/daily20.html?ana=from_rss
Europe Leads Global Broadband Growth Again (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2008/09/30/europe-leads-global-broadband-growth-again/
VERMONT – Fairpoint announces broadband expansion (Burlington Free Press, VT)
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081001/NEWS02/810010314
Caps: Innovation Killer? Paper: killing off power users not a great idea (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Caps-Innovation-Killer-98104
GENERAL NEWS
Washington Prisoners Return from Arizona; Some Now at Corrections Center near Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5175/reftab/1896/Default.aspx
Grapeview School Receives Home Depot Grant (The Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/sep/30/grapeview-school-receives-home-depot-grant/?partner=RSS
Chris Mulick Leaves Olympia Press Corps – My sorrowful and unthinkable goodbye (Tri-City Herald)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/olympiadispatch/story/331448.html
DIVERSIONS
Mailman Sentenced For Dealing Pot On Route (Neither rain, hail, sleet, or purple haze will deter the mailman from his route…”
http://www.kirotv.com/news/17593705/detail.html
Neither snow, nor rain, nor 'aw, the heck with it
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10601822?source=rss
Man Goes For Record With 1,800-Pound Pumpkin
http://www.kirotv.com/health/17593559/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=irresistible
NY Judge: Nibble On Cinema Popcorn At Own Risk
http://www.kirotv.com/news/17590765/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=irresistible
Judge To Anti-Feminist: Ladies' Night Is Alright
http://www.kirotv.com/news/17590759/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=irresistible
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Ads on transit buses spark questions about taking sides in Jefferson PUD power vote
- BPA boss tells Intalco workers no guarantee of future cheap powe
- TEXAS – Alcoa, Luminant blame each other as Alcoa prepares to lay off 660
- On top of its pending rate hike – Avista rates likely going up this fall
- News Release – Avista Disappointed in BPA Decision That Will Increase Customer Bills
- Related to Trojan Nuke Plant – Portland General Electric ordered to refund $33.1 million
- Environmental Groups File Air Pollution Lawsuit against Boardman Coal Plant
- Nuclear services company Areva seeks DOE loan guarantee for Idaho plant
- Coos Bay gives Liquefied Natural Gas project in Oregon an extra year
- Chelan County PUD PUD manager gets OK to act quickly on finances
- OHIO – Blanchester linemen 'walked out' on job: better pay restoring electricity in Texas
- Maine officials expect to weather energy crunch
- APPA Calls Recent Government Accounting Office Report on Electricity Market Restructuring ‘Constructive’ but ‘Inconclusive’
- UNITED KINGDOM – Belfast households braced for huge energy price hikes
- Disaster relief checks in mail to salmon fishermen
- Conservation groups propose marine reserves off Oregon
- Tribal Chinook salmon season extended
- Nez Perce recalls salmon's centrality to his people
- Seeing Chinook as Indicators
- Coalition Focused on Health of Lower Hood Canal
- Chelan PUD expands office recycling
- Big step for Hetch Hetchy system upgrade: water system serves 2.5 million residents of San Francisco area
- U.S. Senate adds renewable credits to bailout
- Coastal Towns Need Persuading To Embrace Wave Energy
- Tillamook green power backers in uncharted waters with wind energy
- OREGON – Bend firm tapped for solar electricity team
- Coal to Wood: The Conversion Calculus
- San Francisco Mayor challenges city’s largest businesses to install solar
- Iowa's energy future is in the wind, but requires investment elsewhere, like transmission
- Exploding Wind Turbine…look out Toto!
- WISCONSIN – Waste to electricity conversion will help manage soaring energy costs
- “Extremely Green” Building Comes to the Northwest
- Calgary team shows how to scrub CO2 from the air
- Progress Energy Carolinas Offers New Carbon-Offset Program to Its Customers
- Congress OKs Greater Broadband Access
- Internet threats lead to increase in consumer worries
- Europe Leads Global Broadband Growth Again
- VERMONT – Fairpoint announces broadband expansion
- Caps: Innovation Killer? Paper: killing off power users not a great idea
- Washington Prisoners Return from Arizona; Some Now at Corrections Center near Shelton
- Grapeview School Receives Home Depot Grant
- Chris Mulick Leaves Olympia Press Corps
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Recuse • \rih-KYOOZ\ • verb – To disqualify (oneself) as a judge in a particular case; broadly: to remove (oneself) from participation to avoid a conflict of interest.
The energy executive cooed to his customers at the annual board meeting, “trust me, I can decide what’s best for you, my board doesn’t need the pressure of the decision on rates.” The pliant board members squirmed restlessly in their seats under the glare of the customers who became increasingly irate at the board’s decision to recuse itself from such an important decision.
WEATHER
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
Ads on transit buses spark questions about taking sides in Jefferson PUD power vote (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20081001/NEWS/810010302
BPA boss tells Intalco workers no guarantee of future cheap power (Bellingham Herald, WA – Check out the photo)
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/102/story/581148.html
TEXAS – Alcoa, Luminant blame each other as Alcoa prepares to lay off 660 (Dallas Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2008/09/29/daily33.html?ana=from_rss
On top of its pending rate hike – Avista rates likely going up this fall “…the anticipated increase is the result of lower credits from the operation of federal dams…” (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/breaking/story.asp?ID=16960
News Release – Avista Disappointed in BPA Decision That Will Increase Customer Bills (Avista)
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080930/aqtu090.html?.v=65
Related to Trojan Nuke Plant – Portland General Electric ordered to refund $33.1 million (Portland Business Journal, OR)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/09/29/daily21.html?ana=from_rss
Environmental Groups File Air Pollution Lawsuit against Boardman Coal Plant (Northwest Public Radio)
http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=4387
Nuclear services company Areva seeks DOE loan guarantee for Idaho plant (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/603460.html
Coos Bay gives Liquefied Natural Gas project in Oregon an extra year (Associated Press)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1616213~Coos_Bay_gives_LNG_project_in_Ore__an_extra_year.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Chelan County PUD PUD manager gets OK to act quickly on finances (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080930/NEWS04/709309978
OHIO – Blanchester linemen 'walked out' on job: better pay restoring electricity in Texas (Wilmington News-Journal, OH)
http://www.wnewsj.com/main.asp?SectionID=49&SubSectionID=156&ArticleID=169797&TM=69.549
Maine officials expect to weather energy crunch (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)
http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/RH/20081001/NEWS03/810010322/1004/SPORTS
APPA Calls Recent Government Accounting Office Report on Electricity Market Restructuring ‘Constructive’ but ‘Inconclusive’ (Electric Energy Online)
http://www.electricenergyonline.com/IndustryNews.asp?m=1&id=97925
UNITED KINGDOM – Belfast households braced for huge energy price hikes (Belfast Telegraph, UK)
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/households-braced-for-huge-energy-price-hikes-13988591.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Disaster relief checks in mail to salmon fishermen (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/29999819.html
Conservation groups propose marine reserves off Oregon – The extent of the proposal may be difficult for the state's fishermen (The Oregonian Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/122282970711550.xml&coll=7
Tribal Chinook salmon season extended (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)
http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=9099035
Nez Perce recalls salmon's centrality to his people (Gresham Outlook, OR)
http://www.theoutlookonline.com/features/story.php?story_id=122282598168765900
Seeing Chinook as Indicators (World Changing Online)
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/008779.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Coalition Focused on Health of Lower Hood Canal (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/sep/30/coalition-focused-health-lower-hood-canal/?partner=RSS
Chelan PUD expands office recycling (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080930/NEWS04/710019996
CALIFORNIA – Big step for Hetch Hetchy system upgrade: water system serves 2.5 million residents of San Francisco area (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/30/MNH413916O.DTL&feed=rss.news
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
U.S. Senate adds renewable credits to bailout (South Florida Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/09/29/daily18.html?ana=from_rss
Coastal Towns Need Persuading To Embrace Wave Energy (Northwest Public Radio)
http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=4385
Tillamook green power backers in uncharted waters with wind energy (Headlight-Herald, Tillamook, OR)
http://tillamookheadlightherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=8&SubSectionID=8&ArticleID=10307
OREGON – Bend firm tapped for solar electricity team (Portland Business Journal, OR)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2008/09/29/daily17.html?ana=from_rss
Coal to Wood: The Conversion Calculus (The NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/good-bye-coal-hello-wood-chips/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
San Francisco Mayor challenges city’s largest businesses to install solar (San Francisco Business Times)
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2008/09/29/daily28.html?ana=from_rss
Daily Iowan Editorial – Iowa's energy future is in the wind, but requires investment elsewhere, like transmission
http://media.www.dailyiowan.com/media/storage/paper599/news/2008/10/01/Opinions/Iowas.Energy.Future.Is.In.The.Wind.But.Requires.Investment.Elsewhere-3462033.shtml
Exploding Wind Turbine…look out Toto! (Snopes)
http://www.snopes.com/photos/accident/windmill.asp
WISCONSIN – Waste to electricity conversion will help manage soaring energy costs (Journal Times, Racine, WI)
http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2008/10/01/local_news/doc48e2c0cac10c4371278272.txt
CONSERVATION
“Extremely Green” Building Comes to the Northwest – How would you like to pay little to nothing on your electric bill for the rest of your life? (Northwest Public Radio)
http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=4378
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Calgary team shows how to scrub CO2 from the air (CBC News)
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/09/30/carbon.html?ref=rss
News Release – Progress Energy Carolinas Offers New Carbon-Offset Program to Its Customers (Earth Times)
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/progress-energy-carolinas-offers-new-carbon-offset-program-to-its-customers,562886.shtml
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Congress OKs Greater Broadband Access (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/30/AR2008093002469.html?nav=rss_technology
Internet threats lead to increase in consumer worries (Phoenix Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2008/09/29/daily20.html?ana=from_rss
Europe Leads Global Broadband Growth Again (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2008/09/30/europe-leads-global-broadband-growth-again/
VERMONT – Fairpoint announces broadband expansion (Burlington Free Press, VT)
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081001/NEWS02/810010314
Caps: Innovation Killer? Paper: killing off power users not a great idea (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Caps-Innovation-Killer-98104
GENERAL NEWS
Washington Prisoners Return from Arizona; Some Now at Corrections Center near Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5175/reftab/1896/Default.aspx
Grapeview School Receives Home Depot Grant (The Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/sep/30/grapeview-school-receives-home-depot-grant/?partner=RSS
Chris Mulick Leaves Olympia Press Corps – My sorrowful and unthinkable goodbye (Tri-City Herald)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/olympiadispatch/story/331448.html
DIVERSIONS
Mailman Sentenced For Dealing Pot On Route (Neither rain, hail, sleet, or purple haze will deter the mailman from his route…”
http://www.kirotv.com/news/17593705/detail.html
Neither snow, nor rain, nor 'aw, the heck with it
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10601822?source=rss
Man Goes For Record With 1,800-Pound Pumpkin
http://www.kirotv.com/health/17593559/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=irresistible
NY Judge: Nibble On Cinema Popcorn At Own Risk
http://www.kirotv.com/news/17590765/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=irresistible
Judge To Anti-Feminist: Ladies' Night Is Alright
http://www.kirotv.com/news/17590759/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=irresistible
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