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)
- Energy Department, Change Is Coming
- Constellation Energy Group to Cut 8% of Global Work Force
- French Power Company in Hunt for Constellation
- More Could Get Grays Harbor PUD Discount
- What to Keep on Hand in Case of a Disaster
- US FERC Approves Incentives for Transmission Lines
- New Report Finds Benefits of Southwest Intertie Transmission Project
- Montana - Natural Gas Producer Wins Tax Case against State
- Oregon - Coastal Salmon at Center Of Forest Debate
- State Commissions To Hear Spring Chinook Allocation Recommendation
- A Fraser Full of Fish No More?
- Outdoors Report: Steelheaders Getting in Some Early Punches
- Idaho - Hecla to Pay $102,000 after 2006
- Oregon Projects Clearer Skies in Columbia Gorge
- Economic Stimulus Plan Tied to Energy Savings
- Summary Box: Energy Efficiency Industry Growth
- Our Northwest Energy: Hydrogen as an Alternative Fuel
- PNNL Awarded Grant to Help China with Energy Efficiency
- Austin Aims To Become U.S. 'Clean Energy Capital'
- As More Eat Meat, a Bid to Cut Emissions – Animals are “Methane Machines”
- Maine - Group To Appeal Lincoln Wind Farm Approval
- 3Tier Releases 5km Wind Map of the World
- Con Edison to Customers: Install Safe, Energy-Efficient Lights
- WA Task Force Releases Climate Change Report
- 2008 Washington State Climate Action Team
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increase in US
- Why Government Should Meddle in Broadband
- FCC to Tackle Cable and More Wireless Broadband
- Washington State Asks For Federal Money
- Airbus, Boeing Face Specter Of 'White Tail' Jets
- Port of Seattle Probe Exposes Fraud, A "Get-It-Done Culture
- HANFORD: DOE to Hit Contractor with $385,000 Fine
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Dragoon • \druh-GOON\ • verb - 1: to subjugate or persecute by harsh use of troops *2: to force into submission or compliance especially by violent measures
“My job description said nothing about this,” grumbled the new mail room worker. He had been recruited by the CEO to dragoon the sleeping executives who had missed the big gift exchange on Christmas Eve. Perhaps the fact that the gift drawing was fixed with only the name of the CEO had something to do with the tardy workers.
From Merriam-Webster - A dragoon was a mounted European infantryman of the 17th and 18th centuries armed with a firearm called by the same name. No arm-twisting should be needed to get you to believe that the firearm's name, which came to English from French, is derived from its semblance to a fire-breathing dragon when fired. History has recorded the dragonish nature of the dragoons who persecuted the French Protestants in the 17th century, during the reign of Louis XIV. The persecution by means of the dragoons led to the use of the word "dragoon" as a verb.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Energy Department, Change Is Coming - DOE is expected to get shaken up under Obama's administration, playing a central role in its plans to move the economy to a greener future (CNN)
http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/03/news/obama_doe/?postversion=2008120405
Constellation Energy Group to Cut 8% of Global Work Force (Baltimore Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2008/12/01/daily41.html?ana=from_rss
French Power Company in Hunt for Constellation (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/12/03/financial/f062924S93.DTL&feed=rss.business
More Could Get Grays Harbor PUD Discount (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/12/03/local_news/08news.txt
What to Keep on Hand in Case of a Disaster (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/rss/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1228329457&archive
US FERC Approves Incentives for Transmission Lines (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN0333048420081204
New Report Finds Benefits of Southwest Intertie Transmission Project (Utility Automation & Engineering)
http://uaelp.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONART&PUBLICATION_ID=22&ARTICLE_ID=346991&C=INDUS&dcmp=rss
Montana - Natural Gas Producer Wins Tax Case against State (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1724428~Natural_gas_producer_wins_tax_case_against_state.html?cid=rss-Montana_Headlines
FISH & WILDLIFE
Oregon - Coastal Salmon at Center Of Forest Debate (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/12/_tillamook_five_rivers.html
State Commissions To Hear Spring Chinook Allocation Recommendation (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20081203/SPORTS04/812039963/-1/SPORTS
A Fraser Full of Fish No More? Fraser sockeye: Timeless, diminishing. All of BC has a stake in better managing once massive salmon runs (The Tyee)
http://thetyee.ca/News/2008/12/03/Sockeye/
Outdoors Report: Steelheaders Getting in Some Early Punches - Fishing not hot, but catch reports spread area wide (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/othersports/390536_out04.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Idaho - Hecla to Pay $102,000 after 2006 (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1724613~Hecla_to_pay__102_000_after_2006_spill_in_N__Idaho.html?cid=rss-Idaho_Headlines
Oregon Projects Clearer Skies in Columbia Gorge (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1725158~Oregon_projects_clearer_skies_in_gorge.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
Economic Stimulus Plan Tied to Energy Savings (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/us/politics/04green.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1228374235-hVjuYb/M+rjbrMhZG/EKsA
Summary Box: Energy Efficiency Industry Growth (Associated Press)
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081203/energy_efficiency_summary_box.html?.v=1
Our Northwest Energy: Hydrogen as an Alternative Fuel (Northwest Public Radio)
http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=4674
PNNL Awarded Grant to Help China with Energy Efficiency (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9455089
Austin Aims To Become U.S. 'Clean Energy Capital' - Microsoft is part of consortium to help make city's power grid both green and 'smart' (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/390535_smartgrid04.html?source=rss
As More Eat Meat, a Bid to Cut Emissions – Animals are “Methane Machines” (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/science/earth/04meat.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Maine - Group To Appeal Lincoln Wind Farm Approval (Bangor Daily News)
http://www.bangornews.com/detail/94381.html
3Tier Releases 5km Wind Map of the World (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=54222&src=rss
Con Edison to Customers: Install Safe, Energy-Efficient Lights (Power Marketing Association)
http://powermarketers.netcontentinc.net/newsreader.asp?ppa=8knpp%5E%5CmqsrputUSgew11rbfen%5Fv
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
WA Task Force Releases Climate Change Report (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1724919~WA_task_force_releases_climate_change_report.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
2008 Washington State Climate Action Team (CAT) Implementing the Comprehensive Approach to Climate Change (Washington Department of Ecology)
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/climatechange/2008CAT_overview.htm
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increase in US “…people used more coal, oil and natural gas because of a colder winter and more electricity during a warmer summer…” (Associated Press)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g2WeeFw37TQV5hcs7bEp7RPXS5vAD94RH1201
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Why Government Should Meddle in Broadband (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2008/12/03/why-government-should-meddle-in-broadband/
FCC to Tackle Cable and More Wireless Broadband (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2008/12/03/fcc-to-tackle-cable-and-more-wireless-broadband/
GENERAL NEWS
Washington State Asks For Federal Money - Gregoire, other governors meet with Obama (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/government/story/555926.html
Airbus, Boeing Face Specter Of 'White Tail' Jets (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008463971_apeufranceairbusboeingwhitetails.html?syndication=rss
Port of Seattle Probe Exposes Fraud, A "Get-It-Done Culture" (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008466932_port04m0.html?syndication=rss
HANFORD: DOE to Hit Contractor with $385,000 Fine (Tri-City Herald)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/404475.html?mi_email=Tri-City%20Herald_PM+%26+Breaking+News
DIVERSIONS
The One That Didn't Get Away Yields Long-Lost Ring
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081204/ap_on_fe_st/odd_ring_in_fish;_ylt=AqzTBO.2Qa6szIeEKolj8cbtiBIF
Man Uses Candy Cane to Subdue Attacker With Knife
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081204/ap_on_fe_st/odd_candy_cane_defense;_ylt=ArVW3zJatEyzbmgj3EqOUKLtiBIF
Fla. Man Accused of Making Boy Drive on Beer Run
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081204/ap_on_fe_st/odd_child_designated_driver;_ylt=AjxOUg7b45jc6KB8GGTH4wrtiBIF
Does Daily Use Of Digital Gadgets Rewire Brains? A person's social skills can decline, psychiatrist says
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/390540_brain04.html
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Energy News Digest for December 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)
- Power Line Plan Doesn't Sit Well In Pomona
- High Court Hears Argument on Power Plants
- Grays Harbor - Looking ahead after storm
- Half Full Or Half Empty Is Fine, Just No Styrofoam
- Daily Astorian Editorial - Fish Share Proposal Spells a Slow Death
- The Supreme Court ponders a case of power plants vs. fish
- Canada - Overfishing Pushing Salmon Stocks near Collapse
- Fish - Try Your Luck at Chum This Week
- Virginia - Ask Where Your Fish Came From
- Seattle Times Editorial - Selling Puget Sound Cleanup to Lawmakers
- Utility Rates Going Up In Tacoma
- EPA Offers Public a Chance to Speak Out On Contaminated Yakima-Area Wells
- California Water Board Revokes Permits for Auburn Dam Near Sacramento
- Methane from Landfills to Power Homes
- Colorado - Xcel Seeks Max Rate Pass-Through for Renewable Energy
- UK Government’s Renewable Energy Targets Come under Severe Pressure
- Ohio - AEP Eyeing ‘Transmission Superhighway’ For Wind Energy
- Solar Thermal Projects Gather Steam - And Opposition
- North America's Largest Municipal Utility Proposes Solar Feed-in Tariff
- Hybrid Solar Plant To Reduce Need For Fossil Fuel
- The Energy Debates: Solar Energy at Home
- North Carolina - Progress Energy pushes Energy Star homes
- Truckee PUD Gives Away LED Holiday Lights
- The War on Carbon Heats Up Globally, but Strategies for Change Remain Local
- New Coalition Drawing Up Nationwide Broadband Access Strategy
- Will Obama's FCC Push For Internet Access For All?
- FCC Could Take Free Broadband Nationwide
- Yahoo’s Stock Jumps on Report of Buyout Interest
- Microsoft Puts Data Centers on Wheels
- Ex-Oregon Governor Doubts He'll Get Cabinet Job
- Religious Debate Roils US Capitol Visitor Center
- New Law Keeps Electronic Waste Out Of Landfill
- Weather Bewilders With Rare Fall Colors
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Nota Bene • \note-uh BEEN-ee\ • From the Latin, mark well. Used to call attention to something important (Used as a phrase or the initials: NB)
Alfredo was confused by his employer’s apparent misreading of the new, thick, complex contract with his client. Although he had peppered the document with nota bene references to an extensive appendix, the warnings never got through. Unbeknownst to Fred, his boss has misunderstood the references and had merely thought that the NB notes in the document margins were bizarre doodlings about “New Brunswick, Canada”.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Power Line Plan Doesn't Sit Well In Pomona (Yakima Herald-Republic)
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2008/12/02/power-line-plan-doesn-t-sit-well-in-pomona
High Court Hears Argument on Power Plants (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97713926&ft=1&f=2
Grays Harbor - Looking ahead after storm (Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/12/02/local_news/01news.txt
Half Full Or Half Empty Is Fine, Just No Styrofoam - The Styrofoam coffee cup has gone the way of the pterodactyl at Chelan County PUD board meetings — extinct (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081202/NEWS04/712029973/1005
FISH & WILDLIFE
Daily Astorian Editorial - Fish Share Proposal Spells a Slow Death: Astoria without gillnet boats would be a poorer place
http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=392&ArticleID=56416&TM=63423.4
Washington Post Editorial - The Scales of Justice: The Supreme Court ponders a case of power plants vs. fish
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/02/AR2008120202721.html?nav=rss_opinions
Canada - Overfishing Pushing Salmon Stocks near Collapse, Study Warns (Globe and Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081203.wbcfishery03/BNStory/National/home
Fish - Try Your Luck at Chum This Week (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/adventure/outdoors/story/555997.html
Virginia - Ask Where Your Fish Came From (Daily Press, Newport News, VA)
http://www.dailypress.com/features/dp-life_fishbar_1203dec03,0,3672372.story
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Seattle Times Editorial - Selling Puget Sound Cleanup to Lawmakers
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2008461158_edit03sound.html
Utility Rates Going Up In Tacoma - But Supreme Court decision will save customers from paying even more (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/government/story/555956.html
EPA Offers Public a Chance to Speak Out On Contaminated Yakima-Area Wells (Yakima Herald-Republic)
http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/2008/12/01/epa-offers-public-a-chance-to-speak-out-on-contaminated-welss
California Water Board Revokes Permits for Auburn Dam Near Sacramento (Associated Press)
http://columbian.com/article/20081202/NEWS06/312029986/-1/NEWS
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
Methane from Landfills to Power Homes - Communities around the country are using their landfills as more than a place to store waste (Finding Dulcinea)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/science/2008/December/Methane-From-Landfills-to-Power-Homes-.html
Colorado - Xcel Seeks Max for Renewable Energy: Company wants to raise the amount it collects from customers to pay for renewable energy to the full 2 percent of the bill allowed by state law (Denver Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2008/12/01/daily22.html?ana=from_rss
UK Government’s Renewable Energy Targets Come under Severe Pressure (Financial Advice)
http://financialadvice.co.uk/news/3/householdbills/8763/UK-government%E2%80%99s-renewable-energy-targets-come-under-severe-pressure.html
Ohio - AEP Eyeing ‘Transmission Superhighway’ For Wind Energy (Business First of Columbus)
http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2008/12/01/daily16.html?ana=from_rss
Solar Thermal Projects Gather Steam - And Opposition (Los Angeles Times, CA)
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bigsolar3-2008dec03,1,4010333.story
North America's Largest Municipal Utility Proposes Solar Feed-in Tariff (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=54209&src=rss
Hybrid Solar Plant To Reduce Need For Fossil Fuel (Associated Press)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hejptN7NfA6lkBLLzsYQ32x1xlDQD94QPS680
The Energy Debates: Solar Energy at Home (Live Science)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20081203/sc_livescience/theenergydebatessolarenergyathome
North Carolina - Progress Energy pushes Energy Star homes (The News Observer, Raleigh, NC)
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1318173.html
Truckee PUD Gives Away LED Holiday Lights (Sierra Sun, Truckee-Tahoe, CA)
http://www.sierrasun.com/article/20081202/NEWS/812029995/-1/rss03
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
The War on Carbon Heats Up Globally, but Strategies for Change Remain Local (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122817626182370653.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
New Coalition Drawing Up Nationwide Broadband Access Strategy (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/02/AR2008120203164.html?nav=rss_technology
Will Obama's FCC Push For Internet Access For All? (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97692002&ft=1&f=17
Want To Throw Away Your Internet Bill? The FCC Could Take Free Broadband Nationwide (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18187540/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=news
Yahoo’s Stock Jumps on Report of Buyout Interest (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/03/technology/companies/03yahoo.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Microsoft Puts Data Centers on Wheels (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10111198-75.html?tag=nl.e703
GENERAL NEWS
Ex-Oregon Governor Doubts He'll Get Cabinet Job (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1722283~Ex_Oregon_governor_doubts_he_ll_get_Cabinet_job.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Religious Debate Roils US Capitol Visitor Center (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008462123_center03.html?syndication=rss
New Law Keeps Electronic Waste Out Of Landfill - Vancouver recycling firm expects its business to boom in January (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20081202/NEWS02/712029945/-1/NEWS
Weather Bewilders With Rare Fall Colors (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/weather/2008457905_weather02m.html?syndication=rss
DIVERSIONS
Top 10 Stupid Gifts from Chickens to Toilet Golf
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081202/od_nm/us_stupid;_ylt=AlWbW_XHQV5BdBFXVZIf6XntiBIF
Man Accused of Assaulting His Dad With Christmas Tree
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081203/ap_on_fe_st/odd_christmas_tree_fight;_ylt=Au.eRttlsMRIpOj8oaL7fAftiBIF
Deer Gets Revenge after Hunter Shoots Him
http://www.kansas.com/520/story/616474.html
Cat Lost In Yellowstone Returned To Texas Family
http://www.examiner.com/a-1721934~Cat_lost_in_Yellowstone_returned_to_Texas_family.html?cid=rss-Montana_Headlines
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Power Line Plan Doesn't Sit Well In Pomona
- High Court Hears Argument on Power Plants
- Grays Harbor - Looking ahead after storm
- Half Full Or Half Empty Is Fine, Just No Styrofoam
- Daily Astorian Editorial - Fish Share Proposal Spells a Slow Death
- The Supreme Court ponders a case of power plants vs. fish
- Canada - Overfishing Pushing Salmon Stocks near Collapse
- Fish - Try Your Luck at Chum This Week
- Virginia - Ask Where Your Fish Came From
- Seattle Times Editorial - Selling Puget Sound Cleanup to Lawmakers
- Utility Rates Going Up In Tacoma
- EPA Offers Public a Chance to Speak Out On Contaminated Yakima-Area Wells
- California Water Board Revokes Permits for Auburn Dam Near Sacramento
- Methane from Landfills to Power Homes
- Colorado - Xcel Seeks Max Rate Pass-Through for Renewable Energy
- UK Government’s Renewable Energy Targets Come under Severe Pressure
- Ohio - AEP Eyeing ‘Transmission Superhighway’ For Wind Energy
- Solar Thermal Projects Gather Steam - And Opposition
- North America's Largest Municipal Utility Proposes Solar Feed-in Tariff
- Hybrid Solar Plant To Reduce Need For Fossil Fuel
- The Energy Debates: Solar Energy at Home
- North Carolina - Progress Energy pushes Energy Star homes
- Truckee PUD Gives Away LED Holiday Lights
- The War on Carbon Heats Up Globally, but Strategies for Change Remain Local
- New Coalition Drawing Up Nationwide Broadband Access Strategy
- Will Obama's FCC Push For Internet Access For All?
- FCC Could Take Free Broadband Nationwide
- Yahoo’s Stock Jumps on Report of Buyout Interest
- Microsoft Puts Data Centers on Wheels
- Ex-Oregon Governor Doubts He'll Get Cabinet Job
- Religious Debate Roils US Capitol Visitor Center
- New Law Keeps Electronic Waste Out Of Landfill
- Weather Bewilders With Rare Fall Colors
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Nota Bene • \note-uh BEEN-ee\ • From the Latin, mark well. Used to call attention to something important (Used as a phrase or the initials: NB)
Alfredo was confused by his employer’s apparent misreading of the new, thick, complex contract with his client. Although he had peppered the document with nota bene references to an extensive appendix, the warnings never got through. Unbeknownst to Fred, his boss has misunderstood the references and had merely thought that the NB notes in the document margins were bizarre doodlings about “New Brunswick, Canada”.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Power Line Plan Doesn't Sit Well In Pomona (Yakima Herald-Republic)
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2008/12/02/power-line-plan-doesn-t-sit-well-in-pomona
High Court Hears Argument on Power Plants (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97713926&ft=1&f=2
Grays Harbor - Looking ahead after storm (Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/12/02/local_news/01news.txt
Half Full Or Half Empty Is Fine, Just No Styrofoam - The Styrofoam coffee cup has gone the way of the pterodactyl at Chelan County PUD board meetings — extinct (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081202/NEWS04/712029973/1005
FISH & WILDLIFE
Daily Astorian Editorial - Fish Share Proposal Spells a Slow Death: Astoria without gillnet boats would be a poorer place
http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=392&ArticleID=56416&TM=63423.4
Washington Post Editorial - The Scales of Justice: The Supreme Court ponders a case of power plants vs. fish
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/02/AR2008120202721.html?nav=rss_opinions
Canada - Overfishing Pushing Salmon Stocks near Collapse, Study Warns (Globe and Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081203.wbcfishery03/BNStory/National/home
Fish - Try Your Luck at Chum This Week (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/adventure/outdoors/story/555997.html
Virginia - Ask Where Your Fish Came From (Daily Press, Newport News, VA)
http://www.dailypress.com/features/dp-life_fishbar_1203dec03,0,3672372.story
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Seattle Times Editorial - Selling Puget Sound Cleanup to Lawmakers
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2008461158_edit03sound.html
Utility Rates Going Up In Tacoma - But Supreme Court decision will save customers from paying even more (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/government/story/555956.html
EPA Offers Public a Chance to Speak Out On Contaminated Yakima-Area Wells (Yakima Herald-Republic)
http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/2008/12/01/epa-offers-public-a-chance-to-speak-out-on-contaminated-welss
California Water Board Revokes Permits for Auburn Dam Near Sacramento (Associated Press)
http://columbian.com/article/20081202/NEWS06/312029986/-1/NEWS
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
Methane from Landfills to Power Homes - Communities around the country are using their landfills as more than a place to store waste (Finding Dulcinea)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/science/2008/December/Methane-From-Landfills-to-Power-Homes-.html
Colorado - Xcel Seeks Max for Renewable Energy: Company wants to raise the amount it collects from customers to pay for renewable energy to the full 2 percent of the bill allowed by state law (Denver Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2008/12/01/daily22.html?ana=from_rss
UK Government’s Renewable Energy Targets Come under Severe Pressure (Financial Advice)
http://financialadvice.co.uk/news/3/householdbills/8763/UK-government%E2%80%99s-renewable-energy-targets-come-under-severe-pressure.html
Ohio - AEP Eyeing ‘Transmission Superhighway’ For Wind Energy (Business First of Columbus)
http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2008/12/01/daily16.html?ana=from_rss
Solar Thermal Projects Gather Steam - And Opposition (Los Angeles Times, CA)
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bigsolar3-2008dec03,1,4010333.story
North America's Largest Municipal Utility Proposes Solar Feed-in Tariff (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=54209&src=rss
Hybrid Solar Plant To Reduce Need For Fossil Fuel (Associated Press)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hejptN7NfA6lkBLLzsYQ32x1xlDQD94QPS680
The Energy Debates: Solar Energy at Home (Live Science)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20081203/sc_livescience/theenergydebatessolarenergyathome
North Carolina - Progress Energy pushes Energy Star homes (The News Observer, Raleigh, NC)
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1318173.html
Truckee PUD Gives Away LED Holiday Lights (Sierra Sun, Truckee-Tahoe, CA)
http://www.sierrasun.com/article/20081202/NEWS/812029995/-1/rss03
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
The War on Carbon Heats Up Globally, but Strategies for Change Remain Local (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122817626182370653.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
New Coalition Drawing Up Nationwide Broadband Access Strategy (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/02/AR2008120203164.html?nav=rss_technology
Will Obama's FCC Push For Internet Access For All? (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97692002&ft=1&f=17
Want To Throw Away Your Internet Bill? The FCC Could Take Free Broadband Nationwide (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18187540/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=news
Yahoo’s Stock Jumps on Report of Buyout Interest (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/03/technology/companies/03yahoo.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Microsoft Puts Data Centers on Wheels (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10111198-75.html?tag=nl.e703
GENERAL NEWS
Ex-Oregon Governor Doubts He'll Get Cabinet Job (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1722283~Ex_Oregon_governor_doubts_he_ll_get_Cabinet_job.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Religious Debate Roils US Capitol Visitor Center (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008462123_center03.html?syndication=rss
New Law Keeps Electronic Waste Out Of Landfill - Vancouver recycling firm expects its business to boom in January (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20081202/NEWS02/712029945/-1/NEWS
Weather Bewilders With Rare Fall Colors (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/weather/2008457905_weather02m.html?syndication=rss
DIVERSIONS
Top 10 Stupid Gifts from Chickens to Toilet Golf
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081202/od_nm/us_stupid;_ylt=AlWbW_XHQV5BdBFXVZIf6XntiBIF
Man Accused of Assaulting His Dad With Christmas Tree
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081203/ap_on_fe_st/odd_christmas_tree_fight;_ylt=Au.eRttlsMRIpOj8oaL7fAftiBIF
Deer Gets Revenge after Hunter Shoots Him
http://www.kansas.com/520/story/616474.html
Cat Lost In Yellowstone Returned To Texas Family
http://www.examiner.com/a-1721934~Cat_lost_in_Yellowstone_returned_to_Texas_family.html?cid=rss-Montana_Headlines
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Energy News Digest for December 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)
- Pacific Power Holding Meeting To Discuss Proposed Transmission Line
- High Court Case Tests Power Plants' Water Rules
- Iowa - Supporters: Nuclear Power Plant Has Bright Future
- New Jersey Nuclear Plant Shut Down After Electric Problem
- Benton PUD Offering Development Loans
- On This Day: Enron Files the Largest Corporate Bankruptcy in US History
- Washington State Fish and Wildlife Chief Calls It Quits
- Canada - Controversial Power Project Ventures into Salmon Habitat
- Puget Sound 'Action Agenda' Unveiled
- New Tax District Proposed To Save Puget Sound
- Groups Sue to Block Lake Roosevelt Drawdowns
- Bellevue Utility to Spike Rates
- Wind Power Projects Struggling In Down Economy
- Massachusetts - US Backing Of Cape Wind Farm Could Come This Week
- The Energy Debates: Small Wind Power
- Massive Solar Installation Completed In Southern California
- Carbon Detectives Are Tracking Gases in Colorado
- Activists blast US at climate change talks
- Ex-Bad Boy China Praised At Climate Talks
- FCC to Mull Free Internet Plan
- Intel Joins $3.2B Clearwire Investment
- Regulators Hang Up On Cell Tower Eight Hour Power Backup Rules
- Texas - Tiered Broadband Trials Torment Beaumont
- Google Earth's Blind Spots
- Tough Times, Desperate Data Theft Measures
- Mason County Budget Deficit Now $600,000
- Counterfeiters Working In Mason County
- 3,400 WaMu jobs will be slashed in Seattle
- Online Greeting Card Scam Puts Damper on Holiday Cheer
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Prolix • \proh-LICKS\ • adjective – 1: unduly prolonged or drawn out: too long *2: marked by or using an excess of words
Like King Canute commanding the tides to stop surging to the shore, the moderator knew that his admonition to the speaker about brevity was a fruitless effort to stem an expected torrent of prolix prose. “What more can be said about the importance of mineral oil to the health of baby bottoms?” droned the loquacious after-dinner speaker. “What more indeed,” murmured his wife, who surreptitiously glanced at her watch after two hours of oratorical obfuscation…..
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Pacific Power Holding Meeting To Discuss Proposed Transmission Line (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/9719
High Court Case Tests Power Plants' Water Rules (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97651580&ft=1&f=1001
Iowa - Supporters: Nuclear Power Plant Has Bright Future (Associated Press)
http://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/512620.html?nav=5002
New Jersey Nuclear Plant Shut Down After Electric Problem (Newsday)
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--nuclearplantshutd1201dec01,0,5107372.story
Benton PUD Offering Development Loans (KNDO-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.kndo.com/Global/story.asp?S=9443573&nav=menu484_2_9
On This Day: Enron Files the Largest Corporate Bankruptcy in US History (Finding Dulcinea)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/business/On-this-Day--Enron-Files-the-Largest-Corporate-Bankruptcy-in-U-S--History.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Washington State Fish and Wildlife Chief Calls It Quits “…Many anglers believe that Koenings was weak on salmon conservation…” (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/682574.html
Canada - Controversial Power Project Ventures into Salmon Habitat: Critics say province has abandoned its duty to protect environment (Vancouver Sun, BC)
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=3b0e3880-2232-4a06-b9c4-1f6662e28ec7&k=11194
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Puget Sound 'Action Agenda' Unveiled - Backers hope cleanup can be part of federal economic stimulus package (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/390223_sound02.html?source=rss
New Tax District Proposed To Save Puget Sound (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008458047_pugetplan02m.html
Groups Sue to Block Lake Roosevelt Drawdowns (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081202/NEWS04/712029982
Bellevue Utility to Spike Rates (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/35344729.html
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
Wind Power Projects Struggling In Down Economy (Oregon Public Radio)
http://news.opb.org/article/3678-wind-power-projects-struggling-down-economy/
Massachusetts - US Backing Of Cape Wind Farm Could Come This Week (Boston Globe, MA)
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2008/12/02/us_backing_of_wind_farm_could_come_this_week/
The Energy Debates: Small Wind Power (Live Science)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20081202/sc_livescience/theenergydebatessmallwindpower
Massive Solar Installation Completed In Southern California (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11115402?source=rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Carbon Detectives Are Tracking Gases in Colorado (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/02/science/earth/02carb.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Activists blast US at climate change talks (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/12/02/international/i080932S60.DTL&feed=rss.business
Ex-Bad Boy China Praised At Climate Talks (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008458712_apeupolandclimatechina.html?syndication=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
FCC to Mull Free Internet Plan (Reuters)
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20081202/wr_nm/us_fcc_freeinternet_2
Intel Joins $3.2B Clearwire Investment (San Jose Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/12/01/daily23.html?ana=from_rss
Regulators Hang Up On Cell Tower Eight Hour Power Backup Rules (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11114393?source=rss
Texas - Tiered Broadband Trials Torment Beaumont (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2008/12/01/tiered-broadband-trials-torment-beaumont/
Google's Blind Spots - Can governments get Google Earth to obscure images of sensitive locations? (Slate Magazine)
http://www.slate.com/id/2205755/?from=rss
Tough Times, Desperate Measures - According to a new security survey, 58% of workers in the US have already downloaded sensitive company data in anticipation of being fired (Boston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2008/12/01/daily16.html?ana=from_rss
GENERAL NEWS
Mason County Budget Deficit Now $600,000; Residents Urge No More Cuts From Sheriff (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5706/reftab/1896/Default.aspx?title=COUNTY_BUDGET_DEFICIT_NOW_$600,000;_RESIDENTS_URGE_NO_MORE_CUTS_FROM_SHERIFF_
Counterfeiters Working In Mason County (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5707/reftab/1896/title/COUNTERFEITERS_WORKING_IN_MASON_COUNTY/Default.aspx
3,400 WaMu jobs will be slashed in Seattle - No branches in state are being closed (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/390155_wamu02.html?source=rss
Online Greeting Card Scam Puts Damper on Holiday Cheer (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/money/18181541/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=news
DIVERSIONS
Americans Hail a Postman's Junk-Mail Jihad
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20081202/ts_csm/adonotmail
Police car stolen when officer leaves it running
http://www.examiner.com/a-1721181~Police_car_stolen_when_officer_leaves_it_running.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
They Got Hurt How? Bizarre Athlete Injuries
http://www.kirotv.com/sports/18179096/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=irresistible
Casino says offer was mistake, tries to cover potential $29 million loss
http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2008-12-02-casino-error_N.htm?csp=34
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Pacific Power Holding Meeting To Discuss Proposed Transmission Line
- High Court Case Tests Power Plants' Water Rules
- Iowa - Supporters: Nuclear Power Plant Has Bright Future
- New Jersey Nuclear Plant Shut Down After Electric Problem
- Benton PUD Offering Development Loans
- On This Day: Enron Files the Largest Corporate Bankruptcy in US History
- Washington State Fish and Wildlife Chief Calls It Quits
- Canada - Controversial Power Project Ventures into Salmon Habitat
- Puget Sound 'Action Agenda' Unveiled
- New Tax District Proposed To Save Puget Sound
- Groups Sue to Block Lake Roosevelt Drawdowns
- Bellevue Utility to Spike Rates
- Wind Power Projects Struggling In Down Economy
- Massachusetts - US Backing Of Cape Wind Farm Could Come This Week
- The Energy Debates: Small Wind Power
- Massive Solar Installation Completed In Southern California
- Carbon Detectives Are Tracking Gases in Colorado
- Activists blast US at climate change talks
- Ex-Bad Boy China Praised At Climate Talks
- FCC to Mull Free Internet Plan
- Intel Joins $3.2B Clearwire Investment
- Regulators Hang Up On Cell Tower Eight Hour Power Backup Rules
- Texas - Tiered Broadband Trials Torment Beaumont
- Google Earth's Blind Spots
- Tough Times, Desperate Data Theft Measures
- Mason County Budget Deficit Now $600,000
- Counterfeiters Working In Mason County
- 3,400 WaMu jobs will be slashed in Seattle
- Online Greeting Card Scam Puts Damper on Holiday Cheer
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Prolix • \proh-LICKS\ • adjective – 1: unduly prolonged or drawn out: too long *2: marked by or using an excess of words
Like King Canute commanding the tides to stop surging to the shore, the moderator knew that his admonition to the speaker about brevity was a fruitless effort to stem an expected torrent of prolix prose. “What more can be said about the importance of mineral oil to the health of baby bottoms?” droned the loquacious after-dinner speaker. “What more indeed,” murmured his wife, who surreptitiously glanced at her watch after two hours of oratorical obfuscation…..
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Pacific Power Holding Meeting To Discuss Proposed Transmission Line (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/9719
High Court Case Tests Power Plants' Water Rules (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97651580&ft=1&f=1001
Iowa - Supporters: Nuclear Power Plant Has Bright Future (Associated Press)
http://www.timesrepublican.com/page/content.detail/id/512620.html?nav=5002
New Jersey Nuclear Plant Shut Down After Electric Problem (Newsday)
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--nuclearplantshutd1201dec01,0,5107372.story
Benton PUD Offering Development Loans (KNDO-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.kndo.com/Global/story.asp?S=9443573&nav=menu484_2_9
On This Day: Enron Files the Largest Corporate Bankruptcy in US History (Finding Dulcinea)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/business/On-this-Day--Enron-Files-the-Largest-Corporate-Bankruptcy-in-U-S--History.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Washington State Fish and Wildlife Chief Calls It Quits “…Many anglers believe that Koenings was weak on salmon conservation…” (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/682574.html
Canada - Controversial Power Project Ventures into Salmon Habitat: Critics say province has abandoned its duty to protect environment (Vancouver Sun, BC)
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=3b0e3880-2232-4a06-b9c4-1f6662e28ec7&k=11194
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Puget Sound 'Action Agenda' Unveiled - Backers hope cleanup can be part of federal economic stimulus package (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/390223_sound02.html?source=rss
New Tax District Proposed To Save Puget Sound (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008458047_pugetplan02m.html
Groups Sue to Block Lake Roosevelt Drawdowns (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081202/NEWS04/712029982
Bellevue Utility to Spike Rates (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/35344729.html
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
Wind Power Projects Struggling In Down Economy (Oregon Public Radio)
http://news.opb.org/article/3678-wind-power-projects-struggling-down-economy/
Massachusetts - US Backing Of Cape Wind Farm Could Come This Week (Boston Globe, MA)
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2008/12/02/us_backing_of_wind_farm_could_come_this_week/
The Energy Debates: Small Wind Power (Live Science)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20081202/sc_livescience/theenergydebatessmallwindpower
Massive Solar Installation Completed In Southern California (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11115402?source=rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Carbon Detectives Are Tracking Gases in Colorado (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/02/science/earth/02carb.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Activists blast US at climate change talks (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/12/02/international/i080932S60.DTL&feed=rss.business
Ex-Bad Boy China Praised At Climate Talks (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008458712_apeupolandclimatechina.html?syndication=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
FCC to Mull Free Internet Plan (Reuters)
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20081202/wr_nm/us_fcc_freeinternet_2
Intel Joins $3.2B Clearwire Investment (San Jose Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/12/01/daily23.html?ana=from_rss
Regulators Hang Up On Cell Tower Eight Hour Power Backup Rules (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11114393?source=rss
Texas - Tiered Broadband Trials Torment Beaumont (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2008/12/01/tiered-broadband-trials-torment-beaumont/
Google's Blind Spots - Can governments get Google Earth to obscure images of sensitive locations? (Slate Magazine)
http://www.slate.com/id/2205755/?from=rss
Tough Times, Desperate Measures - According to a new security survey, 58% of workers in the US have already downloaded sensitive company data in anticipation of being fired (Boston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2008/12/01/daily16.html?ana=from_rss
GENERAL NEWS
Mason County Budget Deficit Now $600,000; Residents Urge No More Cuts From Sheriff (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5706/reftab/1896/Default.aspx?title=COUNTY_BUDGET_DEFICIT_NOW_$600,000;_RESIDENTS_URGE_NO_MORE_CUTS_FROM_SHERIFF_
Counterfeiters Working In Mason County (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5707/reftab/1896/title/COUNTERFEITERS_WORKING_IN_MASON_COUNTY/Default.aspx
3,400 WaMu jobs will be slashed in Seattle - No branches in state are being closed (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/390155_wamu02.html?source=rss
Online Greeting Card Scam Puts Damper on Holiday Cheer (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/money/18181541/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=news
DIVERSIONS
Americans Hail a Postman's Junk-Mail Jihad
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20081202/ts_csm/adonotmail
Police car stolen when officer leaves it running
http://www.examiner.com/a-1721181~Police_car_stolen_when_officer_leaves_it_running.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
They Got Hurt How? Bizarre Athlete Injuries
http://www.kirotv.com/sports/18179096/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=irresistible
Casino says offer was mistake, tries to cover potential $29 million loss
http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2008-12-02-casino-error_N.htm?csp=34
Monday, December 1, 2008
Energy News Digest for December 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)
- Sobering storm – Grays Harbor December Storm Retrospective
- Ohio - Mandates driving surge to the river for hydropower
- Holidays Take Energy – Budget Billing can Help
- Utility Taxes Enacted In East Wenatchee
- NorthWestern Energy to Share Property Tax Refund with Customers
- Ben Settle to Receive PUD Association Lifetime Achievement Award
- Texas – Conflicting Power Reports Battle it Out
- S.F. Supervisors Kill Mayor's Plan to Retrofit Polluting Power Plant
- Oregon vineyards, others embroiled in natural gas debate
- Canada's oil-sands boom creates vast riches and a dirty footprint
- Volatile Heating Oil Prices Make Heads Spin
- Water over The Dam: Oregon wants to spill more for salmon
- Dalles Dam - A Big Wall for Small Fish
- Tracking network spills secrets of NW salmon
- Salt Lake Tribune Op/Ed - Klamath dam-removal pact bodes well for Snake
- Seattle Times Op/Ed - Rep. John Dingell's legacy for Northwest fish
- Oregon's Chinook dreams
- Oregon fishers focus on tuna, halibut
- Seattle Times Editorial - The End of the Beginning for Puget Sound Cleanup
- Stalled Chesapeake Cleanup: Back to the future on cleaning the bay
- Daily News Editorial - Deeper Columbia River, stronger economy
- Yakima Valley Reservoir Report Due on Black Rock
- Troubled waters: Kennewick Irrigation District facing difficult times
- Our Northwest Water Part Two: Farming and the Columbia Basin
- Longview City Employee Reports Water Theft
- Olympian Editorial - Support for Downtown Artesian Well Has Dried Up
- Feds, state must try harder to agree on Hanford cleanup
- Western Governors to Obama: Act Quickly On Energy
- Portland offers $12.5 million to woo Vestas Wind Systems
- Avista Corp. to put wind farm on hold
- Canada - Epcor Utilities Proposes B.C. Wind-Power Facility
- A Land Rush in Wyoming Spurred by Wind Power
- Wind Farms Fanning Health Hazard?
- New wave power development offers promise of cheap, green energy
- Billings Begins Test Wells to Squeeze Gas from Garbage
- Seattle City Light Exceeds Energy Savings Goal
- Biodiesel sold overseas still gets U.S. tax credit
- Girding up for plug-ins: Groups seek power system management
- Tesla Roadster - Only the Rich Can Afford It. Should Taxpayers Back It?
- Deck the Halls with Energy-Efficient Lights
- Climate Change Targets Will Push Up Energy Prices
- Bad Times Ahead for Broadband?
- Qwest Brings Back $15 DSL
- Clearwire to sell WiMax under "Clear" brand
- Time Warner Sues AT&T For Vandalism
- Data centers are good focus for energy conservation efforts
- Online schools make gains
- The Internet at Work: Distraction or Productivity Tool?
- Cuts Could Scale Back Deputies' Coverage of Mason County
- Recycling Fees May Rise As Demand; Prices Drop
- Copper’s Every Dip Is Felt in Arizona
- Federal Stimulus Package Will Aid State
- NY Times Cabinet Watch - The New Team: John A. Kitzhaber
- IRS Pares Down Mileage Rates
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Lodestar • \LOAD-star\ • noun - One that serves as an inspiration, model, or guide
The literal, albeit archaic, meaning of “lodestar” is “a star that leads or guides; especially: the North Star.” (The first half of the word derives from the Middle English word “lode,” meaning “course.”)
His realization that woefully outdated generational references and a hyper-nerdish wardrobe were not to his best advantage, Bertrand began to question using Steve Erkle has his cultural and professional lodestar.
Steve Erkle (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Urkel
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Sobering storm – Grays Harbor December Storm Retrospective (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/11/30/local_news/01news.txt
Ohio - Mandates driving surge to the river for hydropower (Associated Press)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jnT5JvI1U424begO53ePHvAyC0KgD94PFB4O0
Holidays Take Energy – Budget Billing can Help (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9419541
Utility Taxes Enacted In East Wenatchee - taxes on electricity, natural gas, telephones and cell phones (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
http://www.kpq.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=476
NorthWestern Energy to Share Property Tax Refund with Customers (MarketWatch)
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/NorthWestern-Energy-Share-Property-Tax/story.aspx?guid=%7B2C6FDF3B-A137-481F-A98C-CC7188205C8B%7D
Ben Settle to Receive PUD Association Lifetime Achievement Award (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5697/reftab/1632/title/BEN_SETTLE_TO_RECEIVE_LIFETIME_ACHIEVEMENT_AWARD/Default.aspx
Texas – Conflicting Power Reports Battle it Out “…residential electricity rates in the state have risen faster since deregulation laws were passed than rates in all other states that allow competition…” (Houston Chronicle, TX)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6136140.html
S.F. Supervisors Kill Mayor's Plan to Retrofit Polluting Power Plant (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/26/BAPM14C7CE.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
Oregon vineyards, others embroiled in natural gas debate (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/oregon_vineyards_others_embroi.html
Canada's oil-sands boom creates vast riches and a dirty footprint (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008451114_oilsands30.html?syndication=rss
Volatile Heating Oil Prices Make Heads Spin (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008446350_apheatingoilvolatilewintersummarybox.html?syndication=rss
Mason County PUD No. 3 Hires Line Superintendent (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5680/reftab/1632/Default.aspx?title=P.U.D._3_HIRES_LINE_SUPERINTENDENT
FISH & WILDLIFE
Water over The Dam: Oregon wants to spill more for salmon (Associated Press)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/11/water_over_the_dam_oregon_want.html
Dalles Dam - A Big Wall for Small Fish: Corps hopes spill wall will keep predators away from young salmon (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)
http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2008/11/news11-30-08-01.shtml
Tracking network spills secrets of NW salmon (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/553257.html
Salt Lake Tribune Op/Ed - Klamath dam-removal pact bodes well for Snake
http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_11096119
Seattle Times Op/Ed - Rep. John Dingell's legacy for Northwest fish: Dingell's love of one of our fish, the steelhead trout, and his firm grip on energy policy nearly 30 years ago profoundly affected the way we conduct the electricity business in our region
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2008447156_opin29royer.html
Oregon's Chinook dreams (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/O/index.ssf/2008/11/oregons_chinook_dreams.html
Oregon fishers focus on tuna, halibut (Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081201/BIZ/712019949/-1/RSS03
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Seattle Times Editorial - The End of the Beginning for Puget Sound Cleanup
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2008445408_opin28lance.html
Washington Post Editorial - Stalled Chesapeake Cleanup: Back to the future on cleaning the bay
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/24/AR2008112402189.html?nav=rss_opinions
Daily News Editorial - Deeper Columbia River, stronger economy
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/11/30/editorial/doc49307b7116e79658981757.txt
Yakima Valley Reservoir Report Due on Black Rock (Associated Press)
http://columbian.com/article/20081128/NEWS06/311289987/-1/NEWS
Troubled waters: Kennewick Irrigation District facing difficult times (Tri-City Herald)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/401079.html
Our Northwest Water Part Two: Farming and the Columbia Basin (NW Public Radio)
http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=4646
Longview City Employee Reports Water Theft (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/11/28//area_news/doc492f988378d7c623323266.txt
Olympian Editorial - Support for Downtown Artesian Well Has Dried Up
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/676118.html
Seattle Times Editorial - Feds, state must try harder to agree on Hanford cleanup
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2008445404_edit28hanford.html
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
Western Governors to Obama: Act Quickly On Energy (Associated Press)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081128/ap_on_re_us/energy_western_governors_4
Portland offers $12.5 million to woo Vestas Wind Systems (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/12/portland_offers_125_million_to.html
Avista Corp. to put wind farm on hold (Associated Press)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1718706~Avista_Corp__to_put_wind_farm_on_hold.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
Canada - Epcor Utilities Proposes B.C. Wind-Power Facility (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=0ecf5496-28af-4088-813a-2350413e60f9
A Land Rush in Wyoming Spurred by Wind Power (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/28/us/28wind.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Wind Farms Fanning Health Hazard? (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/34503059.html
New wave power development offers promise of cheap, green energy (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/x-243-Progressive-Politics-Examiner~y2008m11d30-wave-power
Montana - Billings Begins Test Wells to Squeeze Gas from Garbage (Associated Press)
http://missoulian.com/articles/2008/12/01/news/mtregional/news08.txt
Seattle City Light Exceeds Energy Savings Goal (Seattle City Light)
http://www.seattle.gov/light/news/newsreleases/detail.asp?ID=9079
Biodiesel sold overseas still gets U.S. tax credit - Exports helped keep some companies afloat during price fluctuations (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/390056_biodiesel01.html?source=rss
Girding up for plug-ins: Groups seek power system management (Idaho Business Review)
http://www.idahobusiness.net/archive.htm/2008/12/01/Girding-up-for-plugins-Groups-seek-power-system-management
Tesla Roadster - Only the Rich Can Afford It. Should Taxpayers Back It? (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/business/30digi.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Deck the Halls with Energy-Efficient Lights (Chicago Tribune, IL)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/advice/chi-energy-home_chomes_1128nov28,0,3685167.story
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
United Kingdom - Climate Change Targets Will Push Up Energy Prices (The Daily Telegraph, UK)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/3539418/Climate-change-targets-will-push-up-energy-prices.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Bad Times Ahead for Broadband? (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2008/12/01/bad-times-ahead-for-broadband/
Qwest Brings Back $15 DSL - New promotions in face of sour economy, cable competition (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Qwest-Brings-Back-15-DSL-99333
Clearwire to sell WiMax under "Clear" brand (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9436866
Time Warner Sues AT&T For Vandalism - Things get touchy in Texas (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Time-Warner-Sues-ATT-For-Vandalism-99350
Data centers are good focus for energy conservation efforts (Houston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2008/12/01/focus7.html?ana=from_rss
Online schools make gains - Enrollment jumps as students enjoy benefits of telecommuting to school (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/681234.html
The Internet at Work: Distraction or Productivity Tool? (Finding Dulcinea)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/technology/2008/November/The-Internet-at-Work-Distraction-or-Productivity-Tool.html
GENERAL NEWS
Cuts Could Scale Back Deputies' Coverage of Mason County (The Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/nov/28/cuts-could-scale-back-deputies-coverage-of-mason/?partner=RSS
Recycling Fees May Rise As Demand; Prices Drop (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008454122_recycle29m.html
Copper’s Every Dip Is Felt in Arizona (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/28/business/28copper.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Federal Stimulus Package Will Aid State - Rescue program puts emphasis on creating jobs (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/389795_projects28.html
NY Times Cabinet Watch - The New Team: John A. Kitzhaber
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/us/politics/30web-kitzhaber.html?_r=1
IRS Pares Down Mileage Rates (Dayton Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2008/11/24/daily30.html?ana=from_rss
DIVERSIONS
Man Sues Ex-Fiancée over Engagement Ring
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/Americas/2008/November/Man-Sues-Ex-Fiancee-Over-Engagement-Ring.html
Drunken-Driving Suspect Runs over Self - Suspect Leads Police on Chase
http://www.kirotv.com/automotive/18150905/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=irresistible
Eleanor Rigby document fetches $177,000
http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE4AQ80220081127?feedType=nl&feedName=usmorningdigest
Airport draws smiles with 'recombobulation area'
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/29452504.html
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Sobering storm – Grays Harbor December Storm Retrospective
- Ohio - Mandates driving surge to the river for hydropower
- Holidays Take Energy – Budget Billing can Help
- Utility Taxes Enacted In East Wenatchee
- NorthWestern Energy to Share Property Tax Refund with Customers
- Ben Settle to Receive PUD Association Lifetime Achievement Award
- Texas – Conflicting Power Reports Battle it Out
- S.F. Supervisors Kill Mayor's Plan to Retrofit Polluting Power Plant
- Oregon vineyards, others embroiled in natural gas debate
- Canada's oil-sands boom creates vast riches and a dirty footprint
- Volatile Heating Oil Prices Make Heads Spin
- Water over The Dam: Oregon wants to spill more for salmon
- Dalles Dam - A Big Wall for Small Fish
- Tracking network spills secrets of NW salmon
- Salt Lake Tribune Op/Ed - Klamath dam-removal pact bodes well for Snake
- Seattle Times Op/Ed - Rep. John Dingell's legacy for Northwest fish
- Oregon's Chinook dreams
- Oregon fishers focus on tuna, halibut
- Seattle Times Editorial - The End of the Beginning for Puget Sound Cleanup
- Stalled Chesapeake Cleanup: Back to the future on cleaning the bay
- Daily News Editorial - Deeper Columbia River, stronger economy
- Yakima Valley Reservoir Report Due on Black Rock
- Troubled waters: Kennewick Irrigation District facing difficult times
- Our Northwest Water Part Two: Farming and the Columbia Basin
- Longview City Employee Reports Water Theft
- Olympian Editorial - Support for Downtown Artesian Well Has Dried Up
- Feds, state must try harder to agree on Hanford cleanup
- Western Governors to Obama: Act Quickly On Energy
- Portland offers $12.5 million to woo Vestas Wind Systems
- Avista Corp. to put wind farm on hold
- Canada - Epcor Utilities Proposes B.C. Wind-Power Facility
- A Land Rush in Wyoming Spurred by Wind Power
- Wind Farms Fanning Health Hazard?
- New wave power development offers promise of cheap, green energy
- Billings Begins Test Wells to Squeeze Gas from Garbage
- Seattle City Light Exceeds Energy Savings Goal
- Biodiesel sold overseas still gets U.S. tax credit
- Girding up for plug-ins: Groups seek power system management
- Tesla Roadster - Only the Rich Can Afford It. Should Taxpayers Back It?
- Deck the Halls with Energy-Efficient Lights
- Climate Change Targets Will Push Up Energy Prices
- Bad Times Ahead for Broadband?
- Qwest Brings Back $15 DSL
- Clearwire to sell WiMax under "Clear" brand
- Time Warner Sues AT&T For Vandalism
- Data centers are good focus for energy conservation efforts
- Online schools make gains
- The Internet at Work: Distraction or Productivity Tool?
- Cuts Could Scale Back Deputies' Coverage of Mason County
- Recycling Fees May Rise As Demand; Prices Drop
- Copper’s Every Dip Is Felt in Arizona
- Federal Stimulus Package Will Aid State
- NY Times Cabinet Watch - The New Team: John A. Kitzhaber
- IRS Pares Down Mileage Rates
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Lodestar • \LOAD-star\ • noun - One that serves as an inspiration, model, or guide
The literal, albeit archaic, meaning of “lodestar” is “a star that leads or guides; especially: the North Star.” (The first half of the word derives from the Middle English word “lode,” meaning “course.”)
His realization that woefully outdated generational references and a hyper-nerdish wardrobe were not to his best advantage, Bertrand began to question using Steve Erkle has his cultural and professional lodestar.
Steve Erkle (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Urkel
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Sobering storm – Grays Harbor December Storm Retrospective (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/11/30/local_news/01news.txt
Ohio - Mandates driving surge to the river for hydropower (Associated Press)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jnT5JvI1U424begO53ePHvAyC0KgD94PFB4O0
Holidays Take Energy – Budget Billing can Help (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9419541
Utility Taxes Enacted In East Wenatchee - taxes on electricity, natural gas, telephones and cell phones (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
http://www.kpq.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=476
NorthWestern Energy to Share Property Tax Refund with Customers (MarketWatch)
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/NorthWestern-Energy-Share-Property-Tax/story.aspx?guid=%7B2C6FDF3B-A137-481F-A98C-CC7188205C8B%7D
Ben Settle to Receive PUD Association Lifetime Achievement Award (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5697/reftab/1632/title/BEN_SETTLE_TO_RECEIVE_LIFETIME_ACHIEVEMENT_AWARD/Default.aspx
Texas – Conflicting Power Reports Battle it Out “…residential electricity rates in the state have risen faster since deregulation laws were passed than rates in all other states that allow competition…” (Houston Chronicle, TX)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6136140.html
S.F. Supervisors Kill Mayor's Plan to Retrofit Polluting Power Plant (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/26/BAPM14C7CE.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
Oregon vineyards, others embroiled in natural gas debate (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/oregon_vineyards_others_embroi.html
Canada's oil-sands boom creates vast riches and a dirty footprint (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008451114_oilsands30.html?syndication=rss
Volatile Heating Oil Prices Make Heads Spin (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008446350_apheatingoilvolatilewintersummarybox.html?syndication=rss
Mason County PUD No. 3 Hires Line Superintendent (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5680/reftab/1632/Default.aspx?title=P.U.D._3_HIRES_LINE_SUPERINTENDENT
FISH & WILDLIFE
Water over The Dam: Oregon wants to spill more for salmon (Associated Press)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/11/water_over_the_dam_oregon_want.html
Dalles Dam - A Big Wall for Small Fish: Corps hopes spill wall will keep predators away from young salmon (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)
http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2008/11/news11-30-08-01.shtml
Tracking network spills secrets of NW salmon (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/553257.html
Salt Lake Tribune Op/Ed - Klamath dam-removal pact bodes well for Snake
http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_11096119
Seattle Times Op/Ed - Rep. John Dingell's legacy for Northwest fish: Dingell's love of one of our fish, the steelhead trout, and his firm grip on energy policy nearly 30 years ago profoundly affected the way we conduct the electricity business in our region
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2008447156_opin29royer.html
Oregon's Chinook dreams (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/O/index.ssf/2008/11/oregons_chinook_dreams.html
Oregon fishers focus on tuna, halibut (Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20081201/BIZ/712019949/-1/RSS03
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Seattle Times Editorial - The End of the Beginning for Puget Sound Cleanup
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2008445408_opin28lance.html
Washington Post Editorial - Stalled Chesapeake Cleanup: Back to the future on cleaning the bay
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/24/AR2008112402189.html?nav=rss_opinions
Daily News Editorial - Deeper Columbia River, stronger economy
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/11/30/editorial/doc49307b7116e79658981757.txt
Yakima Valley Reservoir Report Due on Black Rock (Associated Press)
http://columbian.com/article/20081128/NEWS06/311289987/-1/NEWS
Troubled waters: Kennewick Irrigation District facing difficult times (Tri-City Herald)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/401079.html
Our Northwest Water Part Two: Farming and the Columbia Basin (NW Public Radio)
http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=4646
Longview City Employee Reports Water Theft (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/11/28//area_news/doc492f988378d7c623323266.txt
Olympian Editorial - Support for Downtown Artesian Well Has Dried Up
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/676118.html
Seattle Times Editorial - Feds, state must try harder to agree on Hanford cleanup
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2008445404_edit28hanford.html
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
Western Governors to Obama: Act Quickly On Energy (Associated Press)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081128/ap_on_re_us/energy_western_governors_4
Portland offers $12.5 million to woo Vestas Wind Systems (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/12/portland_offers_125_million_to.html
Avista Corp. to put wind farm on hold (Associated Press)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1718706~Avista_Corp__to_put_wind_farm_on_hold.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
Canada - Epcor Utilities Proposes B.C. Wind-Power Facility (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=0ecf5496-28af-4088-813a-2350413e60f9
A Land Rush in Wyoming Spurred by Wind Power (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/28/us/28wind.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Wind Farms Fanning Health Hazard? (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/34503059.html
New wave power development offers promise of cheap, green energy (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/x-243-Progressive-Politics-Examiner~y2008m11d30-wave-power
Montana - Billings Begins Test Wells to Squeeze Gas from Garbage (Associated Press)
http://missoulian.com/articles/2008/12/01/news/mtregional/news08.txt
Seattle City Light Exceeds Energy Savings Goal (Seattle City Light)
http://www.seattle.gov/light/news/newsreleases/detail.asp?ID=9079
Biodiesel sold overseas still gets U.S. tax credit - Exports helped keep some companies afloat during price fluctuations (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/390056_biodiesel01.html?source=rss
Girding up for plug-ins: Groups seek power system management (Idaho Business Review)
http://www.idahobusiness.net/archive.htm/2008/12/01/Girding-up-for-plugins-Groups-seek-power-system-management
Tesla Roadster - Only the Rich Can Afford It. Should Taxpayers Back It? (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/business/30digi.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Deck the Halls with Energy-Efficient Lights (Chicago Tribune, IL)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/advice/chi-energy-home_chomes_1128nov28,0,3685167.story
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
United Kingdom - Climate Change Targets Will Push Up Energy Prices (The Daily Telegraph, UK)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/3539418/Climate-change-targets-will-push-up-energy-prices.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Bad Times Ahead for Broadband? (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2008/12/01/bad-times-ahead-for-broadband/
Qwest Brings Back $15 DSL - New promotions in face of sour economy, cable competition (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Qwest-Brings-Back-15-DSL-99333
Clearwire to sell WiMax under "Clear" brand (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9436866
Time Warner Sues AT&T For Vandalism - Things get touchy in Texas (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Time-Warner-Sues-ATT-For-Vandalism-99350
Data centers are good focus for energy conservation efforts (Houston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2008/12/01/focus7.html?ana=from_rss
Online schools make gains - Enrollment jumps as students enjoy benefits of telecommuting to school (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/news/story/681234.html
The Internet at Work: Distraction or Productivity Tool? (Finding Dulcinea)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/technology/2008/November/The-Internet-at-Work-Distraction-or-Productivity-Tool.html
GENERAL NEWS
Cuts Could Scale Back Deputies' Coverage of Mason County (The Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/nov/28/cuts-could-scale-back-deputies-coverage-of-mason/?partner=RSS
Recycling Fees May Rise As Demand; Prices Drop (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008454122_recycle29m.html
Copper’s Every Dip Is Felt in Arizona (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/28/business/28copper.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Federal Stimulus Package Will Aid State - Rescue program puts emphasis on creating jobs (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/389795_projects28.html
NY Times Cabinet Watch - The New Team: John A. Kitzhaber
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/us/politics/30web-kitzhaber.html?_r=1
IRS Pares Down Mileage Rates (Dayton Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2008/11/24/daily30.html?ana=from_rss
DIVERSIONS
Man Sues Ex-Fiancée over Engagement Ring
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/Americas/2008/November/Man-Sues-Ex-Fiancee-Over-Engagement-Ring.html
Drunken-Driving Suspect Runs over Self - Suspect Leads Police on Chase
http://www.kirotv.com/automotive/18150905/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=irresistible
Eleanor Rigby document fetches $177,000
http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSTRE4AQ80220081127?feedType=nl&feedName=usmorningdigest
Airport draws smiles with 'recombobulation area'
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/29452504.html
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Energy News Digest Addendum - 11/26/2008
Judge OKs plan to kill sea lions - A federal judge ruled the government can kill up to 85 sea lions a year at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, where they gather to eat Chinook salmon (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_112608ORB_sea_lion_ruling_LJ.55988c2.html
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_112608ORB_sea_lion_ruling_LJ.55988c2.html
Energy News Digest for November 26, 2008
The News Digest will be giving thanks for all the information it can eat this Thanksgiving weekend. As such, Thursday and Friday will be down days. Please count your blessings also.
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)
- Grays Harbor County PUD Contract Reduces “Slice”
- Snohomish County PUD More Prepared For Winter
- Clark Public Utilities considers water, electric rate hikes
- Mason County PUD No. 3 Gets a Bond Rating Increase
- Reliant Energy Backs Away From Financing
- California woman who couldn't afford power dies from generator fumes
- $70 Million More Going To Salmon Disaster Aid
- Canada - Salmon Prospects Slightly Brighter For 2009
- Washington State Sues Feds Over Hanford Cleanup
- East Jefferson County Water Planning Seeks a Balance
- Mount Baker Offers Little Snow to Be Grateful For
- Hydropower Generator Mimics Fish
- White House Prods Allies to Oppose Limits on Greenhouse Gases
- Climate Crisis Energizes Radical Environmentalists
- San Francisco Chronicle Op/Ed - We Need A Big Green Jobs Machine
- The Great White Way Tries to Turn Green
- Utah's Utopia Tries to Stay Afloat - Decides to focus on small businesses
- Georgia - CityNet Consultant Will ‘Dig Deeper’ on Municipal network
- Final Mason County Election Results
- Economy is a Main Concern of Washington Residents
- State Auditor Dings Mason County over Financial Accounting
- California - Three Poisoned By Carbon Monoxide in Paramount Home
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
hypaethral • \hye-PEETH-rul\ • adjective - *1: having a roofless central space 2: open to the sky
Anastasia was captivated by her host’s Tulsa home. “I love the hypaethral feeling of your courtyard, even down to moving your furniture outside she enthused.” A major faux pas on her part. Seems the fellow lives in tornado alley, and the roof had been violently removed by a recent twister.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Grays Harbor County PUD Contract Reduces “Slice” (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/11/25/local_news/06news.txt
Snohomish County PUD More Prepared For Winter (Everett Herald)
http://heraldnet.com/article/20081126/NEWS01/711269779
Clark Public Utilities considers water, electric rate hikes - Several options are proposed; effect on bills would be similar (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20081126/BIZ01/711269984/-1/BIZ
Mason County PUD No. 3 Gets a Bond Rating Increase (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5671/reftab/1632/Default.aspx?title=P.U.D._3_GETS_A_BOND_RATING_INCREASE
Reliant Energy Backs Away From Financing - Sale of Business Segments Reduced Need for Capital (Associated Press)
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081126/reliant_energy_financing.html?.v=1
California woman who couldn't afford power dies from generator fumes (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11073223?source=rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
$70 Million More Going To Salmon Disaster Aid (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1711159~_70_million_more_going_to_salmon_disaster_aid.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Canada - Salmon Prospects Slightly Brighter For 2009: Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the salmon returns in 2009 will be no worse than this year (Vancouver Sun, BC)
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=4fa69576-8497-4e50-9feb-259635135d12
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Washington State Sues Feds Over Hanford Cleanup
http://www.examiner.com/a-1711133~Wash__sues_feds_over_Hanford_cleanup.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
East Jefferson County Water Planning Seeks a Balance (Peninsula Daily News)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20081126/news/311269988
Mount Baker Offers Little Snow to Be Grateful For (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/snowsports/2008437414_mtbaker26.html?syndication=rss
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
Hydropower Generator Mimics Fish (EE Times)
http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212200403
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
White House Prods Allies to Oppose Limits on Greenhouse Gases (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/25/AR2008112502743.html?nav=rss_nation
Climate Crisis Energizes Radical Environmentalists (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008437722_apclimateradicals.html?syndication=rss
San Francisco Chronicle Op/Ed - We Need A Big Green Jobs Machine
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/26/EDHN14BDV9.DTL&feed=rss.opinion
The Great White Way Tries to Turn Green (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/26/theater/26gree.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Utah's Utopia Tries to Stay Afloat - Decides to focus on small businesses (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Utahs-Utopia-Tries-To-Stay-Afloat-99301
Georgia - CityNet Consultant Will ‘Dig Deeper’ on Municipal network - A “flawed business plan” presented by the initial consultant as one reason that he needs more time (Tifton Gazette, GA)
http://www.tiftongazette.com/local/local_story_330215939.html
GENERAL NEWS
Final Mason County Election Results (Mason County Auditor)
http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/mason/Elections/ElectionResults/Pages/ElectionResults.aspx
Economy is a Main Concern of Washington Residents (Northwest Public Radio)
http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=4629
State Auditor: Mason County Has Inadequate Control over Financial Accounting and Reporting (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5672/reftab/1896/Default.aspx?title=STATE_AUDITOR:_MASON_COUNTY_HAS_INADEQUATE_CONTROL_OVER_FINANCIAL_ACCOUNTING_AND_REPORTING
California - Three Poisoned By Carbon Monoxide in Paramount Home (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1711196~3_poisoned_by_carbon_monoxide_in_Paramount_home.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
DIVERSIONS
Colorado Noise Polluters Sentenced to Annoying Music
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/Americas/2008/November/Colorado-Noise-Polluters-Sentenced-to-Annoying-Music.html
On This Day: King Tut’s Tomb Discovered (Well, technically: rediscovered)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/entertainment/On-this-Day--King-Tut-s-Tomb-Discovered.html
Holiday Fun Can Mean Constipation for Kids - Travel, Treats, Playtime Can Break Bathroom Routine
http://www.kirotv.com/health/18151075/detail.html
Court says lukewarm food hot enough for prison
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/25/BA8914CBHP.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
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)
- Grays Harbor County PUD Contract Reduces “Slice”
- Snohomish County PUD More Prepared For Winter
- Clark Public Utilities considers water, electric rate hikes
- Mason County PUD No. 3 Gets a Bond Rating Increase
- Reliant Energy Backs Away From Financing
- California woman who couldn't afford power dies from generator fumes
- $70 Million More Going To Salmon Disaster Aid
- Canada - Salmon Prospects Slightly Brighter For 2009
- Washington State Sues Feds Over Hanford Cleanup
- East Jefferson County Water Planning Seeks a Balance
- Mount Baker Offers Little Snow to Be Grateful For
- Hydropower Generator Mimics Fish
- White House Prods Allies to Oppose Limits on Greenhouse Gases
- Climate Crisis Energizes Radical Environmentalists
- San Francisco Chronicle Op/Ed - We Need A Big Green Jobs Machine
- The Great White Way Tries to Turn Green
- Utah's Utopia Tries to Stay Afloat - Decides to focus on small businesses
- Georgia - CityNet Consultant Will ‘Dig Deeper’ on Municipal network
- Final Mason County Election Results
- Economy is a Main Concern of Washington Residents
- State Auditor Dings Mason County over Financial Accounting
- California - Three Poisoned By Carbon Monoxide in Paramount Home
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
hypaethral • \hye-PEETH-rul\ • adjective - *1: having a roofless central space 2: open to the sky
Anastasia was captivated by her host’s Tulsa home. “I love the hypaethral feeling of your courtyard, even down to moving your furniture outside she enthused.” A major faux pas on her part. Seems the fellow lives in tornado alley, and the roof had been violently removed by a recent twister.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Grays Harbor County PUD Contract Reduces “Slice” (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/11/25/local_news/06news.txt
Snohomish County PUD More Prepared For Winter (Everett Herald)
http://heraldnet.com/article/20081126/NEWS01/711269779
Clark Public Utilities considers water, electric rate hikes - Several options are proposed; effect on bills would be similar (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20081126/BIZ01/711269984/-1/BIZ
Mason County PUD No. 3 Gets a Bond Rating Increase (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5671/reftab/1632/Default.aspx?title=P.U.D._3_GETS_A_BOND_RATING_INCREASE
Reliant Energy Backs Away From Financing - Sale of Business Segments Reduced Need for Capital (Associated Press)
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081126/reliant_energy_financing.html?.v=1
California woman who couldn't afford power dies from generator fumes (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11073223?source=rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
$70 Million More Going To Salmon Disaster Aid (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1711159~_70_million_more_going_to_salmon_disaster_aid.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Canada - Salmon Prospects Slightly Brighter For 2009: Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the salmon returns in 2009 will be no worse than this year (Vancouver Sun, BC)
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=4fa69576-8497-4e50-9feb-259635135d12
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Washington State Sues Feds Over Hanford Cleanup
http://www.examiner.com/a-1711133~Wash__sues_feds_over_Hanford_cleanup.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
East Jefferson County Water Planning Seeks a Balance (Peninsula Daily News)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20081126/news/311269988
Mount Baker Offers Little Snow to Be Grateful For (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/snowsports/2008437414_mtbaker26.html?syndication=rss
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
Hydropower Generator Mimics Fish (EE Times)
http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=212200403
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
White House Prods Allies to Oppose Limits on Greenhouse Gases (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/25/AR2008112502743.html?nav=rss_nation
Climate Crisis Energizes Radical Environmentalists (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008437722_apclimateradicals.html?syndication=rss
San Francisco Chronicle Op/Ed - We Need A Big Green Jobs Machine
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/26/EDHN14BDV9.DTL&feed=rss.opinion
The Great White Way Tries to Turn Green (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/26/theater/26gree.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Utah's Utopia Tries to Stay Afloat - Decides to focus on small businesses (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Utahs-Utopia-Tries-To-Stay-Afloat-99301
Georgia - CityNet Consultant Will ‘Dig Deeper’ on Municipal network - A “flawed business plan” presented by the initial consultant as one reason that he needs more time (Tifton Gazette, GA)
http://www.tiftongazette.com/local/local_story_330215939.html
GENERAL NEWS
Final Mason County Election Results (Mason County Auditor)
http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/mason/Elections/ElectionResults/Pages/ElectionResults.aspx
Economy is a Main Concern of Washington Residents (Northwest Public Radio)
http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=4629
State Auditor: Mason County Has Inadequate Control over Financial Accounting and Reporting (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5672/reftab/1896/Default.aspx?title=STATE_AUDITOR:_MASON_COUNTY_HAS_INADEQUATE_CONTROL_OVER_FINANCIAL_ACCOUNTING_AND_REPORTING
California - Three Poisoned By Carbon Monoxide in Paramount Home (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1711196~3_poisoned_by_carbon_monoxide_in_Paramount_home.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
DIVERSIONS
Colorado Noise Polluters Sentenced to Annoying Music
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/Americas/2008/November/Colorado-Noise-Polluters-Sentenced-to-Annoying-Music.html
On This Day: King Tut’s Tomb Discovered (Well, technically: rediscovered)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/entertainment/On-this-Day--King-Tut-s-Tomb-Discovered.html
Holiday Fun Can Mean Constipation for Kids - Travel, Treats, Playtime Can Break Bathroom Routine
http://www.kirotv.com/health/18151075/detail.html
Court says lukewarm food hot enough for prison
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/25/BA8914CBHP.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Energy News Digest for November 25, 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)
- Moody’s Investor Service Upgrades Mason County PUD No. 3 Bond Rating
- Tacoma Public Utility’s going to pay you for a change
- For WPUDA Building - Tacoma firms receive Design-Build award
- Texas - Many electric bills still a mess in the wake of Ike
- FERC issues four reliability orders to strengthen grid
- Conservation Groups Challenge Owl Recovery Plan
- Man's Plan Brings Salmon Back To Local Creeks
- Tougher State Law Means More Puget Sound Burn Bans
- Environmental Groups Target Former Alcoa Site’s Landfill
- Yesterday's Reynolds Metals pollution slows today's economy
- Allocating Water in North Idaho
- Tri-Cities in prime position to develop clean energy technologies
- Sun rising on California's power horizon
- Slump May Limit Moves on Clean Energy
- Six Electric cooperatives unite for Iowa wind farm
- Hot Home Wind Turbines You Can Actually Buy
- The Car of the Future - but at What Cost?
- Spain City Sets Up Solar Cemetery
- City Of Olympia Reduces Emissions
- Washington State Mussels Lose Out As Carbon Dioxide Changes Ocean
- Is it always greener to take public transportation?
- Internet access lags in rural areas in Montana
- Telcos Desperately Try To Keep Landlines Relevant
- 80% of Broadband Users Will Be Wireless By 2013
- Cause of Shelton Timber Bowl Fire Likely Electrical
- Operators of scorched Shelton bowling alley vow to rebuild
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Skullduggery • \skull-DUGG-ur-ree\ • noun - Underhanded or unscrupulous behavior; also: a devious device or trick
Unfortunately for the corporate leader, the skullduggery of his support staff had so undermined his credibility with the stockholders that everything he said at the annual meeting was met with loud peals of laughter. Initially he though that they were laughing along with him at some large, inside joke. That is, until his aide whispered in his ear, “Sir, they’re not laughing WITH you, they’re laughing BESIDE you. And that’s a BIG difference.”
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Moody’s Investor Service Upgrades Mason County PUD No. 3 Bond Rating (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/News/display.asp?NewsID=482
Tacoma Public Utility’s going to pay you for a change - It will be Christmas in February for Tacoma Power customers (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/548416.html
For WPUDA Building - Tacoma firms receive National Design-Build award (Tacoma Daily Index)
http://www.tacomadailyindex.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=88&cat=23&id=1427663&more=0
Texas - Many electric bills still a mess in the wake of Ike (Houston Chronicle, TX)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6130962.html
FERC issues four reliability orders to strengthen grid (Utility Automation & Engineering)
http://uaelp.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONART&PUBLICATION_ID=22&ARTICLE_ID=346294&C=INDUS&dcmp=rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
Conservation Groups Challenge Owl Recovery Plan (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/35062724.html
Man's Plan Brings Salmon Back To Local Creeks (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/35049784.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Tougher State Law Means More Puget Sound Burn Bans (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18051645/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=news
Environmental Groups Target Former Alcoa Site’s Landfill (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20081125/NEWS02/711259958/-1/NEWS
Daily News Editorial - Yesterday's Reynolds Metals pollution slows today's economy (Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/11/25/editorial/doc492b3f7518cca274029096.txt
Allocating Water in North Idaho (NW Public Radio)
http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=4619
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
Sen. Cantwell says Tri-Cities in prime position to develop clean energy technologies (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/395856.html
Sun rising on California's power horizon (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/25/BUVI14B645.DTL&feed=rss.business
Slump May Limit Moves on Clean Energy (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/world/25climate.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Six Electric cooperatives unite in historic support for Iowa wind farm (Lancaster Eagle Gazette)
http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/article/20081124/UPDATES01/81124026
Hot Home Wind Turbines You Can Actually Buy - Plus One You Wish You Could (Treehugger.com)
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/11/five-home-wind-turbines-you-can-actually-buy.php
The Car of the Future - but at What Cost? Hybrid Vehicles Are Popular, but Making Them Profitable Is a Challenge (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/24/AR2008112403211.html?nav=rss_email/components
Spain City Sets Up Solar Cemetery - Solar panels are carefully angled to make them less obtrusive to families: A Spanish city has found an unusual place to generate renewable energy - the local cemetery (BBC)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7745673.stm
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
City Of Olympia Reduces Emissions (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/living/story/673761.html
Washington State Mussels Lose Out As Carbon Dioxide Changes Ocean (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97412198&ft=1&f=1001
Trains vs. Planes vs. Automobiles - Is it always greener to take public transportation? (Slate Magazine)
http://www.slate.com/id/2205330/?from=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Internet access lags in rural areas in Montana (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/11/25/financial/f072147S44.DTL&feed=rss.business
Telcos Desperately Try To Keep Landlines Relevant (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Telcos-Desperately-Try-To-Keep-Landlines-Relevant-99299
Ericsson: 80% Of Broadband Users Will Be Wireless By 2013 (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Ericsson-80-Of-Broadband-Users-Will-Be-Wireless-By-2013-99286
GENERAL NEWS
Cause of Shelton Timber Bowl Fire Likely Electrical (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5661/reftab/1632/title/CAUSE_OF_TIMBER_BOWL_FIRE_LIKELY_ELECTRICAL/Default.aspx
Operators of scorched Shelton bowling alley vow to rebuild (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/35030059.html
DIVERSIONS
NY Public Toilets Feature TVs, Tuxedoed Attendants
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18050724/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=irresistible
Caught Snapping - That Cell May Be a Steal, but Don't Shoot Yourself in the Face
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/21/AR2008112103612.html?nav=rss_technology
Seuss lawyers stop holiday Who-ville in Louisville
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008433395_webwhoville25.html?syndication=rss
Man Wins Two Cars In 10 Days - Luck Includes NFL Tickets From Drawing
http://www.kirotv.com/automotive/18143132/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=irresistible
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Moody’s Investor Service Upgrades Mason County PUD No. 3 Bond Rating
- Tacoma Public Utility’s going to pay you for a change
- For WPUDA Building - Tacoma firms receive Design-Build award
- Texas - Many electric bills still a mess in the wake of Ike
- FERC issues four reliability orders to strengthen grid
- Conservation Groups Challenge Owl Recovery Plan
- Man's Plan Brings Salmon Back To Local Creeks
- Tougher State Law Means More Puget Sound Burn Bans
- Environmental Groups Target Former Alcoa Site’s Landfill
- Yesterday's Reynolds Metals pollution slows today's economy
- Allocating Water in North Idaho
- Tri-Cities in prime position to develop clean energy technologies
- Sun rising on California's power horizon
- Slump May Limit Moves on Clean Energy
- Six Electric cooperatives unite for Iowa wind farm
- Hot Home Wind Turbines You Can Actually Buy
- The Car of the Future - but at What Cost?
- Spain City Sets Up Solar Cemetery
- City Of Olympia Reduces Emissions
- Washington State Mussels Lose Out As Carbon Dioxide Changes Ocean
- Is it always greener to take public transportation?
- Internet access lags in rural areas in Montana
- Telcos Desperately Try To Keep Landlines Relevant
- 80% of Broadband Users Will Be Wireless By 2013
- Cause of Shelton Timber Bowl Fire Likely Electrical
- Operators of scorched Shelton bowling alley vow to rebuild
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Skullduggery • \skull-DUGG-ur-ree\ • noun - Underhanded or unscrupulous behavior; also: a devious device or trick
Unfortunately for the corporate leader, the skullduggery of his support staff had so undermined his credibility with the stockholders that everything he said at the annual meeting was met with loud peals of laughter. Initially he though that they were laughing along with him at some large, inside joke. That is, until his aide whispered in his ear, “Sir, they’re not laughing WITH you, they’re laughing BESIDE you. And that’s a BIG difference.”
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?textField1=47.213805&textField2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=Shelton%2C%20WA%2C%20USA
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Moody’s Investor Service Upgrades Mason County PUD No. 3 Bond Rating (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/News/display.asp?NewsID=482
Tacoma Public Utility’s going to pay you for a change - It will be Christmas in February for Tacoma Power customers (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/548416.html
For WPUDA Building - Tacoma firms receive National Design-Build award (Tacoma Daily Index)
http://www.tacomadailyindex.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=88&cat=23&id=1427663&more=0
Texas - Many electric bills still a mess in the wake of Ike (Houston Chronicle, TX)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6130962.html
FERC issues four reliability orders to strengthen grid (Utility Automation & Engineering)
http://uaelp.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONART&PUBLICATION_ID=22&ARTICLE_ID=346294&C=INDUS&dcmp=rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
Conservation Groups Challenge Owl Recovery Plan (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/35062724.html
Man's Plan Brings Salmon Back To Local Creeks (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/35049784.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Tougher State Law Means More Puget Sound Burn Bans (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18051645/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=news
Environmental Groups Target Former Alcoa Site’s Landfill (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20081125/NEWS02/711259958/-1/NEWS
Daily News Editorial - Yesterday's Reynolds Metals pollution slows today's economy (Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/11/25/editorial/doc492b3f7518cca274029096.txt
Allocating Water in North Idaho (NW Public Radio)
http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=4619
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
Sen. Cantwell says Tri-Cities in prime position to develop clean energy technologies (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/395856.html
Sun rising on California's power horizon (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/25/BUVI14B645.DTL&feed=rss.business
Slump May Limit Moves on Clean Energy (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/world/25climate.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Six Electric cooperatives unite in historic support for Iowa wind farm (Lancaster Eagle Gazette)
http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/article/20081124/UPDATES01/81124026
Hot Home Wind Turbines You Can Actually Buy - Plus One You Wish You Could (Treehugger.com)
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/11/five-home-wind-turbines-you-can-actually-buy.php
The Car of the Future - but at What Cost? Hybrid Vehicles Are Popular, but Making Them Profitable Is a Challenge (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/24/AR2008112403211.html?nav=rss_email/components
Spain City Sets Up Solar Cemetery - Solar panels are carefully angled to make them less obtrusive to families: A Spanish city has found an unusual place to generate renewable energy - the local cemetery (BBC)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7745673.stm
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
City Of Olympia Reduces Emissions (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/living/story/673761.html
Washington State Mussels Lose Out As Carbon Dioxide Changes Ocean (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97412198&ft=1&f=1001
Trains vs. Planes vs. Automobiles - Is it always greener to take public transportation? (Slate Magazine)
http://www.slate.com/id/2205330/?from=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Internet access lags in rural areas in Montana (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/11/25/financial/f072147S44.DTL&feed=rss.business
Telcos Desperately Try To Keep Landlines Relevant (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Telcos-Desperately-Try-To-Keep-Landlines-Relevant-99299
Ericsson: 80% Of Broadband Users Will Be Wireless By 2013 (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Ericsson-80-Of-Broadband-Users-Will-Be-Wireless-By-2013-99286
GENERAL NEWS
Cause of Shelton Timber Bowl Fire Likely Electrical (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/selectmoduleid/3468/ArticleID/5661/reftab/1632/title/CAUSE_OF_TIMBER_BOWL_FIRE_LIKELY_ELECTRICAL/Default.aspx
Operators of scorched Shelton bowling alley vow to rebuild (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/35030059.html
DIVERSIONS
NY Public Toilets Feature TVs, Tuxedoed Attendants
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18050724/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=irresistible
Caught Snapping - That Cell May Be a Steal, but Don't Shoot Yourself in the Face
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/21/AR2008112103612.html?nav=rss_technology
Seuss lawyers stop holiday Who-ville in Louisville
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008433395_webwhoville25.html?syndication=rss
Man Wins Two Cars In 10 Days - Luck Includes NFL Tickets From Drawing
http://www.kirotv.com/automotive/18143132/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=irresistible
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