All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• BPA Seeks Help Determining Route of New SW Washington Transmission Line
• BPA Plans Line Route through Clark County
• Wyoming Governor Talks Energy with Western Lawmakers
• Portland General Electric Seeks Energy Production Partners
• When Are Those ‘Smart Meters’ Going To Start Paying Off?
• Millions of Homes to Get Smart Meters
• North Dakota Electric Settlement Includes Customer Refund
• California - Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Plant Ends Decommissioning
• FERC Chairman Offers Capital Hill Briefing on Competitive Electricity Markets
• Lack of Competition? - Critics Blame Higher Power Bills on Michigan Law
• Utility Group Spent $2.7M Lobbying Government in 3Q
• Fish Managers Plan to Stock Boise River with Steelhead
• Oregon - Handmade Fish Ladder Helps Fish
• Capitol Forest - After Salmon Seen, DNR Closes Trail Early
• 22 Fish You Mustn’t Eat
• Fish Signs Are Community Art Project in Arlington
• Westport Gets Proactive With Sea Lions
• City of Shelton Closing in on Sewer Rate Increase
• Coastal Algae Bloom: ‘It’s Like an Oil Spill, Without the Oil’
• Study Shows Portland Harbor Contamination Poses Risk to Humans, Environment
• Of Farms, Folks & Fish - A truce in California’s long & bitter fight over water
• Sacramento Tells Nestle: Stop Building Bottled Water Plant
• Water Use by Solar Projects Intensifies
• Pacific Gas & Electric to buy power from desert solar project
• California Utility Wants More Solar From Customers
• Solar: German Subsidy Update
• Transmission Deficit - Kansas Wind Energy Suffers a Blow
• The Wind Farm industry in New York State: Capped?
• Op/Ed - California Must Commit To More Renewable Energy
• Missouri - Hydroelectric Project on Mississippi River Won’t Include Hannibal
• 30 States Could Meet Power Needs with Renewable Energy
• Puget Sound Energy’s “Rock the Bulb” goes to 11!
• Southern Cal Edison Encourages Customers to Slay “Energy Vampires” This Halloween
• Statisticians Reject Global Cooling
• At Google, Chu Announces Grants for ‘Out-Of-The-Box’ Global Warming Projects
• Arkansas Energy Companies Make Case for Climate Bill
• Green Hotel Rooms: South Carolina Launching Green Hospitality Group
• How Bad Should I Feel About Taking Hot Showers?
• Mason PUD 3 Fiber Network - Economic Development Rides Light Waves on Lynch Road
• Lynch Road Businesses to Benefit From PUD. 3 Fiber
• Op/Ed - Washington View: High-Tech Poised to Lead Washington to Economic Recovery
• Google Voice ‘Lite’ — No New Number Required
• Top 10 E-mail Blunders of 2009, So Far
• Storm Brings Some Flooding, First Significant Mountain Snow
• Accusation: Seattle Quake Video Is ‘Fear-Mongering’
• Wayward Pilots Say They Were Working On Their Laptops
• Washington State Spends About Half-Billion in Stimulus
• Fire Marshal Says Change Smoke Alarm Batteries
• Sacramento Bee Finds State of California Buys Vehicles, Then Lets Them Sit Idle
• ‘Twilight’ Phenomenon Both Blessing, Curse for Forks
WORD OF THE DAY
Sanguine • \SAN-gwinn\ • adjective – 1: bloodred 2a: consisting of or relating to blood b: bloodthirsty, sanguinary c: of the complexion: ruddy 3: having blood as the predominating bodily humor; also: having the bodily conformation & temperament held characteristic of such predominance & marked by sturdiness, high color, & cheerfulness 4: confident, optimistic
Santa Claus was a jolly old elf. His sanguine nature made all who were touched by his presence better people. That is, except when he thundered about “Christmas Creep”. “Those retailers need to extend their holiday season to the entire year,” he blustered. “Christmas isn’t just one day a year, it should be celebrated in our hearts every day!”
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
BPA Seeks Help Determining Route of New SW Washington Transmission Line (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/10/26/top_story/doc4ae677a675542187686347.txt
BPA Plans Line Route through Clark County - Agency hopes to avoid taking homes while easing congested transmission (Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20091027/NEWS02/710279964/
Wyoming Governor Talks Energy with Western Lawmakers (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=11386628
Portland General Electric Seeks Energy Production Partners (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/6085-pge-seeks-energy-production-partners/
When Are Those ‘Smart Meters’ Going To Start Paying Off? (Houston Chronicle, TX)
http://blogs.chron.com/newswatchenergy/archives/2009/10/when_are_those.html
Millions of Homes to Get Smart Meters - Government announces $3.4 billion in grants to help pay for 18 million meters as part of stimulus plan (CNN Money)
http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/27/news/economy/smart_grid/?postversion=2009102706
North Dakota Electric Settlement Includes Customer Refund (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010140003_apusottertailelectricrates.html?syndication=rss
California - Rancho Seco Nuclear Power Plant Ends Decommissioning (Power Engineering)
http://pepei.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONART&PUBLICATION_ID=6&ARTICLE_ID=370365&C=INDUS&dcmp=rss
FERC Chairman Offers Capital Hill Briefing on Competitive Electricity Markets “…markets will help us meet our carbon targets & reduce our overall carbon footprint…markets will deliver the most cost effective solutions when policies [promoting renewable energy production] come about…” (Electric Light & Power – “…all while balancing an egg on a spoon!...”)
http://www.elp.com/index/display/article-display/8417898921/articles/electric-light-power/policy-and_regulation/2009/10/ferc-chairman_offers.html
Lack of Competition? - Critics Blame Higher Power Bills on Michigan Law (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/27/financial/f083327D51.DTL&feed=rss.business
Utility Group Spent $2.7M Lobbying Government in 3Q (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010145306_apusedisonelectriclobbying.html?syndication=rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
Fish Managers Plan to Stock Boise River with Steelhead (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1015878.html
Oregon - Handmade Fish Ladder Helps Fish (Mail Tribune, Medford, OR)
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20091026%2FNEWS%2F910260304%2F-1%2Frss01
Capitol Forest - After Salmon Seen, DNR Closes Trail Early (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1015618.html
22 Fish You Mustn’t Eat (EcoWorldly)
http://ecoworldly.com/2009/10/27/22-fish-you-mustnt-eat/
Fish Signs Are Community Art Project in Arlington (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=11384685
Westport Gets Proactive With Sea Lions (Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/10/26/local_news/doc4ae5e5db6f500452947838.txt
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
City of Shelton Closing in on Sewer Rate Increase (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://masoncountydailynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=476:city-of-shelton-closing-in-on-sewer-rate-increase-&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
Coastal Algae Bloom: ‘It’s Like an Oil Spill, Without the Oil’ (Oregon Public Radio)
http://news.opb.org/article/6098-coastal-algae-bloom-its-oil-spill-without-oil/
Portland Harbor Contamination Poses Risk To Humans, Environment, Study Shows (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/10/portland_harbor_contamination.html
Of Farms, Folks & Fish - A truce in California’s long & bitter fight over water at last appears possible (The Economist)
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14699639
Sacramento Tells Nestle: Stop Building Bottled Water Plant (Sacramento Bee, CA)
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2283859.html
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Water Use by Solar Projects Intensifies (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/water-use-by-solar-projects-intensifies/
Pacific Gas & Electric to buy power from desert solar project - Electricity from desert to power 80,000 homes in Northern California (Desert Sun, Palm Springs, CA)
http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091026/NEWS01/91026014/PG&E+to+buy+power+from+desert+solar+project
California Utility Wants More Solar From Customers (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/26/financial/f144602D06.DTL&feed=rss.business
Solar: German Subsidy Update (Barron’s Magazine)
http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2009/10/26/solar-german-subsidy-cuts-coming/
Transmission Deficit - Kansas Wind Energy Suffers a Blow (Kansas City Star, MO)
http://www.kansascity.com/business/story/1531651.html
The Wind Farm industry in New York State: Capped? – Rule requires…studies to determine whether projects they propose may threaten hydro plants or other existing sources of renewable energy (WMAC Radio, Great Barrington, MA)
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wamc/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1570298/WAMC.New.York.News/The.Wind.Farm.industry.in.New.York.State.Capped
San Jose Mercury News Op/Ed - California Must Commit To More Renewable Energy
http://www.mercurynews.com/peninsula/ci_13648653
Missouri - Hydroelectric Project on Mississippi River Won’t Include Hannibal (Hannibal Courier-Post, MO)
http://www.hannibal.net/news/x1615057261/Hydroelectric-project-on-river-won-t-include-in-Hannibal
30 States Could Meet Power Needs with Renewable Energy (Environmental Leader)
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/26/report-finds-30-states-could-meet-their-power-needs-with-homegrown-renewable-power/
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Puget Sound Energy’s “Rock the Bulb” goes to 11! (Reuters - Spinal Tap wants its headline back…)
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS183263+26-Oct-2009+BW20091026
Southern Cal Edison Encourages Customers to Slay “Energy Vampires” This Halloween (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS155120+26-Oct-2009+BW20091026
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Statisticians Reject Global Cooling (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010139346_apussciglobalcooling.html?syndication=rss
At Google, Chu Announces Grants for ‘Out-Of-The-Box’ Global Warming Projects (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13644411
Arkansas Energy Companies Make Case for Climate Bill (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/27/financial/f045704D39.DTL&feed=rss.business
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Green Hotel Rooms: South Carolina Launching Green Hospitality Group (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/27/financial/f071117D96.DTL&feed=rss.business
How Bad Should I Feel About Taking Hot Showers? (Slate Magazine)
http://www.slate.com/id/2233527/?from=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Mason PUD 3 Fiber Network - Economic Development Rides Light Waves on Lynch Road (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=610
Lynch Road Businesses to Benefit From PUD. 3 Fiber (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://masoncountydailynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=479:lynch-road-businesses-to-benefit-from-pud-3-fiber&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
Columbian Op/Ed - Washington View: High-Tech Poised to Lead Washington to Economic Recovery
http://columbian.com/article/20091027/BIZ01/710279996/-1/BIZ
Google Voice ‘Lite’ — No New Number Required (NY Times)
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/google-voice-lite-no-new-number-required/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Top 10 E-mail Blunders of 2009, So Far (Information Week)
http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220900597&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_News
GENERAL NEWS
Storm Brings Some Flooding, First Significant Mountain Snow (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/weather/21426525/detail.html
Accusation: Seattle Quake Video Is ‘Fear-Mongering’ (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/66277607.html
Wayward Pilots Say They Were Working On Their Laptops (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010139830_apusnorthwestflightoverflown.html?syndication=rss
Washington State Spends About Half-Billion in Stimulus (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010140921_apwawashstimulus.html?syndication=rss
Fire Marshal Says Change Smoke Alarm Batteries (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1015635.html
Sacramento Bee Finds State of California Buys Vehicles, Then Lets Them Sit Idle (Sacramento Bee, CA)
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2281287.html
‘Twilight’ Phenomenon Both Blessing, Curse for Forks (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010136404_forks26m.html
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Fan Files Suit over Seats from Old Yankee Stadium
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010139428_apusyankeesseats.html?syndication=rss
Necco Goes Natural; Green Wafer Misses the Cut
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13644392
Illinois Man Took $470,000 in Pay from Company He Never Worked For
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13645523
Possible Cheating Probed At National Sudoku Match
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010145157_apussudokutournament.html?syndication=rss
SONG OF THE DAY
Patsy Cline - Your Cheatin’ Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgnmiLeM76Q
Hank Williams - Your Cheatin’ Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rvLeCMTofE
Hank Williams Jr. - Your Cheatin’ Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YVzFRGp_Lk
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Energy News Digest for October 26, 2009
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Western States Stress Energy Cooperation
• Op/Ed - Finding the Right Path to Our Energy Future
• Could BPA’s High Voltage Line Project Boot People Out Of Their Homes?
• More People Seeking Help Paying Utility Bills
• Montana - Energy & Mining: Holding Steady
• Editorial - Energy Police Crackdown Is Possible
• Nuclear Energy Becomes Pivotal In Climate Debate
• A New Demand for Uranium Power Brings Concerns for Navajo Groups
• Japanese Firms to Develop Small Nuclear Reactors
• Hydro Plants on Ohio to Power Economy, Jobs
• Ohio - FirstEnergy Bulb Plan First Part of ‘Decoupling’
• Shutting Mexico City’s Power Company Is No Cure for Bad Service
• Tribes, States to Cooperate on Columbia River Salmon Recovery Plan
• Coho Returning To Columbia in Big Numbers
• Fixing Culverts - Judge Told Salmon Need Site-Specific Planning
• ‘Stimulus’ Narrows Corps’ Columbia River Funding Gap; $600,000 Added For Breaching Study Plan
• Columbia Riverkeeper Presses For Colder Columbia
• Op/Ed - Lessons for Snake River Dams in the Klamath Basin Agreement
• Fewer Smelt, More Sea Lions Blamed For Sturgeon Decline
• Salmon + Dogs = Salmon Hazard
• Editorial - Keep Fingers Crossed for Infant Orca
• Puget Sound Used As Classroom
• British Columbia Approves “Salish Sea” Proposal
• Flushable Products Causing Expensive Problems Downstream
• Silicon Energy of Arlington Crafts a Sleeker Kind of Solar Panel
• Costs for Wind Power Rise As Other Energy Drops
• Obama Presses Case for Renewable Energy
• Appalachian Conference Studies Energy Help
• South Dakota - Men Accused of Wind Power Conspiracy
• Op/Ed - Environmentalists Steering Federal Energy Policy End up Favoring the Giant Corporations
• AES Taps Into China’s Rush to Wind Power
• Are Biofuels Ready for Prime Time?
• Electronics Industry Fights California Proposal to Regulate TV Energy Use
• Power from Nothing: Northwest’s 20-year energy plan stresses conservation
• Editorial - We All Win When We Conserve Our Energy
• Green Building Council Faces Critical Forest Decision
• Right Lights for the Holidays
• Study: Warmed NW Forests May Yield Less Timber
• Senate Global Warming Bill Is Seeking to Cushion the Impact on Industry
• Iowa - Local Electric Providers: We’re For Cap, But Not Trade
• Seattle Expected To Be Key Market for Electric Cars
• Greenest Place in the U.S.? It’s Not Where You Think
• North Mason at the Head of the Class in Online Communications
• Internet Set for Change with Non-English Addresses
• Electronic Records, Boosted By Stimulus, Rush Hospitals into Unchartered Territory
• Blog Predecessor GeoCities Closes Down
• Data Center Efficiency - Firm Cuts High-Tech Energy Demands
• First Significant Snow in Washington Mountains
• Kitsap County “Amnesia Girl” Drained Bank Account before Vanishing
• Washington DOT Releases Powerful Simulation of Potential Quake
• Obama Declares Swine Flu a National Emergency
• Pilot Who Overshot Airport Denies Crew Was Napping
• Magma Pool under Cascades May Link Mt. Rainier, St. Helens
• Shelton Girls’ Soccer to Play in Narrows League Tournament
• U.S. Newspaper Circulation Falls 10%
• Washington State Wineries Getting Bigger As Production Grows
• Metal Thieves Strip Marysville Businesses
WORD OF THE DAY
Natant • \NAY-tunt\ • adjective - Swimming or floating in water
Happy birthday to the latest natent addition to the Orca L pod in Puget Sound.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Western States Stress Energy Cooperation (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010136136_apwyenergysymposium.html?syndication=rss
Oregonian Op/Ed - Finding the Right Path to Our Energy Future
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/10/finding_the_right_path_to_our.html
Could BPA’s High Voltage Line Project Boot People Out Of Their Homes? (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)
http://www.katu.com/news/local/65878772.html
More People Seeking Help Paying Utility Bills (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/411521_utilities26.html?source=rss
Montana - Energy & Mining: Holding Steady “…At Columbia Falls Aluminum…the situation could hardly be worse…” (Helena Independent, MT)
http://www.helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/article_2caa09a6-c0d8-11de-a928-001cc4c002e0.html
SF Chronicle Editorial - Energy Police Crackdown Is Possible
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/10/24/INO11A8BTS.DTL&feed=rss.opinion
Nuclear Energy Becomes Pivotal In Climate Debate (Associated Press)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jsukLqyQ2R1X4f60DpGHPBX545lgD9BI64TG0
A New Demand for Uranium Power Brings Concerns for Navajo Groups (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/24/AR2009102402023.html?wprss=rss_business
Japanese Firms to Develop Small Nuclear Reactors (Breitbart)
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.314f8f63df41800c448cd89e0a88dd31.331&show_article=1
Hydro Plants on Ohio to Power Economy, Jobs (Cincinnati Enquirer, OH)
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091026/BIZ01/910260303/Hydro+plants+on+Ohio+to+power+economy++jobs
Ohio - FirstEnergy Bulb Plan First Part of ‘Decoupling’: Seeking to comply with energy reform, utility eyes usage cut (Crain’s Business, Cleveland, OH)
http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20091026/SUB1/310269986/1003&Profile=1003
Shutting Mexico City’s Power Company Is No Cure for Bad Service (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/world/americas/26mexico.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
Tribes, States to Cooperate on Columbia River Salmon Recovery Plan (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/northwest/story/927856.html
Coho Returning To Columbia in Big Numbers (Associated Press)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_or_columbia_coho.html
Fixing Culverts - Judge Told Salmon Need Site-Specific Planning (Associated Press)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_salmon_culverts.html?source=pimail
‘Stimulus’ Narrows Corps’ Columbia River Funding Gap; $600,000 Added For Breaching Study Plan (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
http://www.cbbulletin.com/362259.aspx
Columbia Riverkeeper Presses For Colder Columbia (Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20091024/NEWS02/710249962/Group+presses+for+colder+Columbia
Seattle Times Op/Ed - Lessons for Snake River Dams in the Klamath Basin Agreement
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2010126339_guest26wodder.html
Fewer Smelt, More Sea Lions Blamed For Sturgeon Decline (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/10/24/this_day/doc4ae0f18a2f571615125011.txt
Salmon + Dogs = Salmon Hazard (Bend Bulletin, OR)
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091026/NEWS0107/910260310/-1/RSSNEWSMAP
Olympian Editorial - Keep Fingers Crossed for Infant Orca
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/1014626.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Puget Sound Used As Classroom - Nonprofit takes students for a ride they won’t forget (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1014579.html
British Columbia Approves “Salish Sea” Proposal (Crosscut Seattle)
http://crosscut.com/blog/crosscut/19142/
Flushable Products Causing Expensive Problems Downstream (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21406636/detail.html
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Silicon Energy of Arlington Crafts a Sleeker Kind of Solar Panel (Everett Herald)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091025/BIZ/710219982/0/NEWS01
Costs for Wind Power Rise As Other Energy Drops (San Francisco Business Times)
http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/10/26/story7.html?ana=from_rss
Obama Presses Case for Renewable Energy (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/24/us/politics/24obama.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Appalachian Conference Studies Energy Help - Appalachian leaders are seeking ways to use alternative energy initiatives to spark the 13-state region’s long-sluggish economy (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/25/financial/f101224D33.DTL&feed=rss.business
South Dakota - Men Accused of Wind Power Conspiracy: Lawsuit says group developed new venture while working for plaintiff (Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, SD)
http://www.argusleader.com/article/20091026/NEWS/910260328/1001/rss01
Star-Telegram Op/Ed - Environmentalists Steering Federal Energy Policy End up Favoring the Giant Corporations (Fort Worth, TX)
http://www.star-telegram.com/242/story/1708466.html
AES Taps Into China’s Rush to Wind Power (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/25/AR2009102502132.html
Are Biofuels Ready for Prime Time? (Finding Dulcinea)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/environment/2009/oct/Are-Biofuels-Ready-for-Prime-Time.html
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Electronics Industry Fights California Proposal to Regulate TV Energy Use (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13623123
Power from Nothing: Northwest’s 20-year energy plan stresses conservation (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/10/25/top_story/doc4ae3a64bb9449039452097.txt
Daily News Editorial - We All Win When We Conserve Our Energy
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/10/25/editorial/doc4ae39f647bdbd029011886.txt
Green Building Council Faces Critical Forest Decision (Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce)
http://www.djc.com/news/ae/12011268.html
Right Lights for the Holidays (National Post, Canada)
http://www.nationalpost.com/homes/story.html?id=2139564
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Study: Warmed NW Forests May Yield Less Timber (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010135057_aporclimateforests.html?syndication=rss
Senate Global Warming Bill Is Seeking to Cushion the Impact on Industry (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/us/politics/25climate.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Iowa - Local Electric Providers: We’re For Cap, But Not Trade (LeMars Sentinel, IA)
http://www.lemarssentinel.com/story/1581347.html
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Seattle Expected To Be Key Market for Electric Cars (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010131927_electriccars25m.html
Greenest Place in the U.S.? It’s Not Where You Think (Yale Environment 360)
http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2203
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
North Mason at the Head of the Class in Online Communications (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/oct/26/north-mason-at-front-of-class-when-it-comes-to/?partner=RSS
Internet Set for Change with Non-English Addresses (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010137022_apastecinternetnames.html?syndication=rss
Electronic Records, Boosted By Stimulus, Rush Hospitals into Unchartered Territory (Boston Business Journal)
http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2009/10/26/story11.html?ana=from_rss
Blog Predecessor GeoCities Closes Down - Yahoo Bought Service For $3.5B In 1999 (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/technology/21426614/detail.html
Data Center Efficiency - Firm Cuts High-Tech Energy Demands (Arizona Republic, Phoenix)
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2009/10/25/20091025biz-savingenergy1025.html
GENERAL NEWS
First Significant Snow in Washington Mountains (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010138746_apwawinterstorm.html?syndication=rss
Kitsap County “Amnesia Girl” Drained Bank Account before Vanishing (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_102609WAB_amnesia-girl-bank-account-JM.254328e56.html?rss?npc
Washington DOT Releases Powerful Simulation of Potential Quake (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/65982637.html
Obama Declares Swine Flu a National Emergency (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13636328
Pilot Who Overshot Airport Denies Crew Was Napping (Associated Press)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=229777
Magma Pool under Cascades May Link Mt. Rainier, St. Helens (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010135468_volcano26m.html?syndication=rss
Shelton Girls’ Soccer to Play in Narrows League Tournament (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://masoncountydailynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=475:shelton-girls-soccer-to-play-in-narrows-league-tournament&catid=38:sports&Itemid=56
U.S. Newspaper Circulation Falls 10% (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/business/media/27audit.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Washington State Wineries Getting Bigger As Production Grows (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010137197_apusfarmscenebigwineries.html?syndication=rss
Metal Thieves Strip Marysville Businesses (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/65951097.html
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Web Site Ranks Cities with Ugliest Men - Two Texas Cities Show Up On Unflattering List
http://www.kirotv.com/health/21402267/detail.html
Oops! Woman Flashes $27,000 at Bar, Gets Robbed - Woman Bragged About Insurance Claim Payment
http://www.kirotv.com/money/21397402/detail.html
Pot Money Paid For College Tuitions
http://www.kirotv.com/money/21395967/detail.html
Man Wakes up To Find Dog Went on XBOX Spending Spree (Note: Comment section may contain PG-13 language)
http://consumerist.com/5389939/man-wakes-up-to-find-dog-went-on-xbox-spending-spree
Man Stuffs Mouth with 16 Cockroaches in Record Bid
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/25/national/a055439D93.DTL&feed=rss.business
SONG OF THE DAY
Simon & Garfunkel - Hazy Shade of Winter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSd4QJBEMvk
The Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFRx4PkXeVM&feature=related
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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Western States Stress Energy Cooperation
• Op/Ed - Finding the Right Path to Our Energy Future
• Could BPA’s High Voltage Line Project Boot People Out Of Their Homes?
• More People Seeking Help Paying Utility Bills
• Montana - Energy & Mining: Holding Steady
• Editorial - Energy Police Crackdown Is Possible
• Nuclear Energy Becomes Pivotal In Climate Debate
• A New Demand for Uranium Power Brings Concerns for Navajo Groups
• Japanese Firms to Develop Small Nuclear Reactors
• Hydro Plants on Ohio to Power Economy, Jobs
• Ohio - FirstEnergy Bulb Plan First Part of ‘Decoupling’
• Shutting Mexico City’s Power Company Is No Cure for Bad Service
• Tribes, States to Cooperate on Columbia River Salmon Recovery Plan
• Coho Returning To Columbia in Big Numbers
• Fixing Culverts - Judge Told Salmon Need Site-Specific Planning
• ‘Stimulus’ Narrows Corps’ Columbia River Funding Gap; $600,000 Added For Breaching Study Plan
• Columbia Riverkeeper Presses For Colder Columbia
• Op/Ed - Lessons for Snake River Dams in the Klamath Basin Agreement
• Fewer Smelt, More Sea Lions Blamed For Sturgeon Decline
• Salmon + Dogs = Salmon Hazard
• Editorial - Keep Fingers Crossed for Infant Orca
• Puget Sound Used As Classroom
• British Columbia Approves “Salish Sea” Proposal
• Flushable Products Causing Expensive Problems Downstream
• Silicon Energy of Arlington Crafts a Sleeker Kind of Solar Panel
• Costs for Wind Power Rise As Other Energy Drops
• Obama Presses Case for Renewable Energy
• Appalachian Conference Studies Energy Help
• South Dakota - Men Accused of Wind Power Conspiracy
• Op/Ed - Environmentalists Steering Federal Energy Policy End up Favoring the Giant Corporations
• AES Taps Into China’s Rush to Wind Power
• Are Biofuels Ready for Prime Time?
• Electronics Industry Fights California Proposal to Regulate TV Energy Use
• Power from Nothing: Northwest’s 20-year energy plan stresses conservation
• Editorial - We All Win When We Conserve Our Energy
• Green Building Council Faces Critical Forest Decision
• Right Lights for the Holidays
• Study: Warmed NW Forests May Yield Less Timber
• Senate Global Warming Bill Is Seeking to Cushion the Impact on Industry
• Iowa - Local Electric Providers: We’re For Cap, But Not Trade
• Seattle Expected To Be Key Market for Electric Cars
• Greenest Place in the U.S.? It’s Not Where You Think
• North Mason at the Head of the Class in Online Communications
• Internet Set for Change with Non-English Addresses
• Electronic Records, Boosted By Stimulus, Rush Hospitals into Unchartered Territory
• Blog Predecessor GeoCities Closes Down
• Data Center Efficiency - Firm Cuts High-Tech Energy Demands
• First Significant Snow in Washington Mountains
• Kitsap County “Amnesia Girl” Drained Bank Account before Vanishing
• Washington DOT Releases Powerful Simulation of Potential Quake
• Obama Declares Swine Flu a National Emergency
• Pilot Who Overshot Airport Denies Crew Was Napping
• Magma Pool under Cascades May Link Mt. Rainier, St. Helens
• Shelton Girls’ Soccer to Play in Narrows League Tournament
• U.S. Newspaper Circulation Falls 10%
• Washington State Wineries Getting Bigger As Production Grows
• Metal Thieves Strip Marysville Businesses
WORD OF THE DAY
Natant • \NAY-tunt\ • adjective - Swimming or floating in water
Happy birthday to the latest natent addition to the Orca L pod in Puget Sound.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Western States Stress Energy Cooperation (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010136136_apwyenergysymposium.html?syndication=rss
Oregonian Op/Ed - Finding the Right Path to Our Energy Future
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/10/finding_the_right_path_to_our.html
Could BPA’s High Voltage Line Project Boot People Out Of Their Homes? (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)
http://www.katu.com/news/local/65878772.html
More People Seeking Help Paying Utility Bills (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/411521_utilities26.html?source=rss
Montana - Energy & Mining: Holding Steady “…At Columbia Falls Aluminum…the situation could hardly be worse…” (Helena Independent, MT)
http://www.helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/article_2caa09a6-c0d8-11de-a928-001cc4c002e0.html
SF Chronicle Editorial - Energy Police Crackdown Is Possible
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/10/24/INO11A8BTS.DTL&feed=rss.opinion
Nuclear Energy Becomes Pivotal In Climate Debate (Associated Press)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jsukLqyQ2R1X4f60DpGHPBX545lgD9BI64TG0
A New Demand for Uranium Power Brings Concerns for Navajo Groups (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/24/AR2009102402023.html?wprss=rss_business
Japanese Firms to Develop Small Nuclear Reactors (Breitbart)
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.314f8f63df41800c448cd89e0a88dd31.331&show_article=1
Hydro Plants on Ohio to Power Economy, Jobs (Cincinnati Enquirer, OH)
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20091026/BIZ01/910260303/Hydro+plants+on+Ohio+to+power+economy++jobs
Ohio - FirstEnergy Bulb Plan First Part of ‘Decoupling’: Seeking to comply with energy reform, utility eyes usage cut (Crain’s Business, Cleveland, OH)
http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20091026/SUB1/310269986/1003&Profile=1003
Shutting Mexico City’s Power Company Is No Cure for Bad Service (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/world/americas/26mexico.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
Tribes, States to Cooperate on Columbia River Salmon Recovery Plan (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/northwest/story/927856.html
Coho Returning To Columbia in Big Numbers (Associated Press)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_or_columbia_coho.html
Fixing Culverts - Judge Told Salmon Need Site-Specific Planning (Associated Press)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_salmon_culverts.html?source=pimail
‘Stimulus’ Narrows Corps’ Columbia River Funding Gap; $600,000 Added For Breaching Study Plan (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
http://www.cbbulletin.com/362259.aspx
Columbia Riverkeeper Presses For Colder Columbia (Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20091024/NEWS02/710249962/Group+presses+for+colder+Columbia
Seattle Times Op/Ed - Lessons for Snake River Dams in the Klamath Basin Agreement
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2010126339_guest26wodder.html
Fewer Smelt, More Sea Lions Blamed For Sturgeon Decline (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/10/24/this_day/doc4ae0f18a2f571615125011.txt
Salmon + Dogs = Salmon Hazard (Bend Bulletin, OR)
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091026/NEWS0107/910260310/-1/RSSNEWSMAP
Olympian Editorial - Keep Fingers Crossed for Infant Orca
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/1014626.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Puget Sound Used As Classroom - Nonprofit takes students for a ride they won’t forget (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1014579.html
British Columbia Approves “Salish Sea” Proposal (Crosscut Seattle)
http://crosscut.com/blog/crosscut/19142/
Flushable Products Causing Expensive Problems Downstream (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21406636/detail.html
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Silicon Energy of Arlington Crafts a Sleeker Kind of Solar Panel (Everett Herald)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091025/BIZ/710219982/0/NEWS01
Costs for Wind Power Rise As Other Energy Drops (San Francisco Business Times)
http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/10/26/story7.html?ana=from_rss
Obama Presses Case for Renewable Energy (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/24/us/politics/24obama.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Appalachian Conference Studies Energy Help - Appalachian leaders are seeking ways to use alternative energy initiatives to spark the 13-state region’s long-sluggish economy (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/25/financial/f101224D33.DTL&feed=rss.business
South Dakota - Men Accused of Wind Power Conspiracy: Lawsuit says group developed new venture while working for plaintiff (Argus Leader, Sioux Falls, SD)
http://www.argusleader.com/article/20091026/NEWS/910260328/1001/rss01
Star-Telegram Op/Ed - Environmentalists Steering Federal Energy Policy End up Favoring the Giant Corporations (Fort Worth, TX)
http://www.star-telegram.com/242/story/1708466.html
AES Taps Into China’s Rush to Wind Power (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/25/AR2009102502132.html
Are Biofuels Ready for Prime Time? (Finding Dulcinea)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/environment/2009/oct/Are-Biofuels-Ready-for-Prime-Time.html
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Electronics Industry Fights California Proposal to Regulate TV Energy Use (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13623123
Power from Nothing: Northwest’s 20-year energy plan stresses conservation (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/10/25/top_story/doc4ae3a64bb9449039452097.txt
Daily News Editorial - We All Win When We Conserve Our Energy
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/10/25/editorial/doc4ae39f647bdbd029011886.txt
Green Building Council Faces Critical Forest Decision (Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce)
http://www.djc.com/news/ae/12011268.html
Right Lights for the Holidays (National Post, Canada)
http://www.nationalpost.com/homes/story.html?id=2139564
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Study: Warmed NW Forests May Yield Less Timber (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010135057_aporclimateforests.html?syndication=rss
Senate Global Warming Bill Is Seeking to Cushion the Impact on Industry (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/us/politics/25climate.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Iowa - Local Electric Providers: We’re For Cap, But Not Trade (LeMars Sentinel, IA)
http://www.lemarssentinel.com/story/1581347.html
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Seattle Expected To Be Key Market for Electric Cars (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010131927_electriccars25m.html
Greenest Place in the U.S.? It’s Not Where You Think (Yale Environment 360)
http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2203
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
North Mason at the Head of the Class in Online Communications (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/oct/26/north-mason-at-front-of-class-when-it-comes-to/?partner=RSS
Internet Set for Change with Non-English Addresses (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010137022_apastecinternetnames.html?syndication=rss
Electronic Records, Boosted By Stimulus, Rush Hospitals into Unchartered Territory (Boston Business Journal)
http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2009/10/26/story11.html?ana=from_rss
Blog Predecessor GeoCities Closes Down - Yahoo Bought Service For $3.5B In 1999 (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/technology/21426614/detail.html
Data Center Efficiency - Firm Cuts High-Tech Energy Demands (Arizona Republic, Phoenix)
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/2009/10/25/20091025biz-savingenergy1025.html
GENERAL NEWS
First Significant Snow in Washington Mountains (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010138746_apwawinterstorm.html?syndication=rss
Kitsap County “Amnesia Girl” Drained Bank Account before Vanishing (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_102609WAB_amnesia-girl-bank-account-JM.254328e56.html?rss?npc
Washington DOT Releases Powerful Simulation of Potential Quake (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/65982637.html
Obama Declares Swine Flu a National Emergency (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13636328
Pilot Who Overshot Airport Denies Crew Was Napping (Associated Press)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=229777
Magma Pool under Cascades May Link Mt. Rainier, St. Helens (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010135468_volcano26m.html?syndication=rss
Shelton Girls’ Soccer to Play in Narrows League Tournament (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://masoncountydailynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=475:shelton-girls-soccer-to-play-in-narrows-league-tournament&catid=38:sports&Itemid=56
U.S. Newspaper Circulation Falls 10% (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/business/media/27audit.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Washington State Wineries Getting Bigger As Production Grows (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010137197_apusfarmscenebigwineries.html?syndication=rss
Metal Thieves Strip Marysville Businesses (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/65951097.html
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Web Site Ranks Cities with Ugliest Men - Two Texas Cities Show Up On Unflattering List
http://www.kirotv.com/health/21402267/detail.html
Oops! Woman Flashes $27,000 at Bar, Gets Robbed - Woman Bragged About Insurance Claim Payment
http://www.kirotv.com/money/21397402/detail.html
Pot Money Paid For College Tuitions
http://www.kirotv.com/money/21395967/detail.html
Man Wakes up To Find Dog Went on XBOX Spending Spree (Note: Comment section may contain PG-13 language)
http://consumerist.com/5389939/man-wakes-up-to-find-dog-went-on-xbox-spending-spree
Man Stuffs Mouth with 16 Cockroaches in Record Bid
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/25/national/a055439D93.DTL&feed=rss.business
SONG OF THE DAY
Simon & Garfunkel - Hazy Shade of Winter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSd4QJBEMvk
The Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFRx4PkXeVM&feature=related
Friday, October 23, 2009
Energy News Digest for October 23, 2009
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Castle Rock to Troutdale - Proposed I-5 corridor high-voltage line would meet growing demand for electricity
• Centralia’s Electricity Rates Likely to Increase in 2010
• R-I-P Raccoon - Wenatchee Power Outage Affects 2,800 Customers
• Columbia River - Voices of the Past: Revering the Flow
• Hood Canal Oxygen Levels Decline as Scientists Warn of another Fish Kill
• Foam from Ocean Algae Bloom Killing Thousands of Birds
• Big Cuts Loom for Sturgeon Fishing
• Time for Steelhead - Record Run Will Bring Excellent Fishing through January on Lower
• Orcas Move into Central Puget Sound
• Feds to Inspect Yakima Valley Dairies for Pollution
• Bumping Lake Central to Water Talks
• Along Oregon's Eastern Border, A Hellishly Beautiful Canyon
• Ceremony Dedicates Greenhouse Complex to Be Used for Elwha River Restoration
• Kittitas County - Council Ponders Desert Claim Wind Power Project
• Montana Wind Farm Doubles Power-Generating Capacity
• The Tennessee Valley Authority to Buy 450 Megawatts from Dakota Wind Turbines
• Google and Microsoft Eye Wind Farm Investments
• Ontario Freezes Great Lakes Energy Proposals
• West Virginia - Environmentalists Divided over Wind Project
• Wind Farm Would Turn Cumbrian Villagers into Sleep-Deprived Zombies
• Tallying the Real Environmental Cost of Biofuels
• Study Says Advanced Biofuels Will Stoke Global Warming
• Vermont to Hold Lottery for Biomass Energy Developers
• UK Launches Fund To Explore Deep Geothermal Energy
• Report on Investigation of North Columbia Community Action Council’s Weatherization Program Expected Soon
• Alaska – Anchorage Energy Savings Drill Reduced Use by 2-4 %
• Ohio Utility Wants Customers to Pay to Conserve
• Questions Linger Over Energy Star Ratings
• Space-Based Solar Power Can Help On Energy Needs
• Calculating Emissions Is Problematic
• Nissan All-Electric Leaf to Visit Seattle
• The Dilemma of Hand Drying: Paper Towels or Air Dryers?
• How Green Is Your Pet?
• A PUD 3 Fiber Network User - North Mason School District Placed Third Nationally In Digital School Districts Rankings
• Grant PUD Fiber a Big Help - Big Bend Community College Receives Technology Grant
• Clearwire affirms Seattle launch, with Comcast and Sprint
• TDS Telecom Launches 50 Mbps Fiber
• Microsoft’s Profit Falls but Beats Forecasts
• Wait, What Happened To Windows 5 And 6?
• FCC to Draft Net Neutrality Rules, Taking Step toward Web Regulation
• Who Knew Senior Citizens Hated Net Neutrality?
• Weyerhaeuser Says Lumber Market Rebound Still More Than a Year Away
• Busted Fridge - Walla Walla Loses 1,000 Doses of Flu Vaccine
• WWU Research: Cell Phone Users Are Oblivious
• Bill for Glenn Beck Day stuns Mount Vernon
WORD OF THE DAY
Indeterminable • \indi-TERM-nuh-bull\ • adjective –1: incapable of being definitely decided or settled 2: incapable of being definitely fixed or ascertained
Bernard slumped in his chair like a poorly filled sack of wheat. He had come to the “Live to be Green” forum as part of his quest to live a more environmentally responsible life. What he found was a series of droning speakers that stretched to the indeterminable distance who talked about the benefits of permanently dying the skin green…just like the ‘Jolly Green Giant.’
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
Castle Rock to Troutdale - Proposed I-5 corridor high-voltage line would meet growing demand for electricity and help deliver energy – including wind power (Bonneville Power Administration)
http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/361035/
Centralia’s Electricity Rates Likely to Increase in 2010 - 4 to 7 Percent Increase Suggested to Improve Outdated System (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/10/22/news//doc4ae09983ef390006826672.txt
R-I-P Raccoon - Wenatchee Power Outage Affects 2,800 Customers (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/oct/22/power-outage-affects-2800-customers/
Columbia River - Voices of the Past: Revering the Flow (Vancouver Voice, WA)
http://www.vanvoice.com/article/20238-voices+past+revering+flow
FISH & WILDLIFE
Hood Canal Oxygen Levels Decline as Scientists Warn of another Fish Kill (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/oct/22/hood-canal-oxygen-levels-decline-as-scientists/?partner=RSS
Foam from Ocean Algae Bloom Killing Thousands of Birds (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/10/foam_from_ocean_algae_bloom_ki.html
Big Cuts Loom for Sturgeon Fishing - Sport, commercials both expected to have harvests slashed as lower Columbia River population declines (Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20091022/SPORTS04/710229943/-1/SPORTS
Time for Steelhead - Record Run Will Bring Excellent Fishing through January on Lower Deschutes (Bend Bulletin, OR)
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091022/SPORTS05/910220372/-1/RSSNEWSMAP#
Orcas Move into Central Puget Sound (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/oct/22/orcas-move-into-central-puget-sound/?partner=RSS
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Feds to Inspect Yakima Valley Dairies for Pollution (Associated Press)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_yakima_groundwater.html?source=pimail
Bumping Lake Central to Water Talks - Group representing all water interests sees potential with possible reservoir expansion (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/10/22/bumping-lake-central-to-water-talks
Along Oregon's Eastern Border, A Hellishly Beautiful Canyon - The rugged gorge carved by the Snake River is a haven for wildlife and outdoor enthusiasts who don't mind solitude (Mail Tribune, Medford, OR)
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091022/LIFE/910220303
Ceremony Dedicates Greenhouse Complex to Be Used for Elwha River Restoration (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20091023/news/310239985
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Kittitas County - Behind Closed Doors: Council Ponders Desert Claim Wind Power Project (Daily Record, Ellensburg, WA)
http://www.kvnews.com/articles/2009/10/22/news/doc4ae0996c3482e210057310.txt
Montana Wind Farm Doubles Power-Generating Capacity (Associated Press)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2281995~Mont__wind_farm_doubles_power_generating_capacity.html?cid=rss-Montana_Headlines
The Tennessee Valley Authority to Buy 450 Megawatts from Dakota Wind Turbines (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010118662_apustvarenewableenergy.html?syndication=rss
Google and Microsoft Eye Wind Farm Investments (Financial Times of London, UK)
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8ebb43e6-bf37-11de-a696-00144feab49a.html?nclick_check=1
Ontario Freezes Great Lakes Energy Proposals - Flood of applications prompts provincial review `to ensure proper processes in place' (Toronto Star, Ontario)
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/714699
West Virginia - Environmentalists Divided over Wind Project (Boston Globe, MA)
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/10/23/environmentalists_divided_over_wind_project/
United Kingdom - Wind Farm Would Turn Cumbrian Villagers into Sleep-Deprived Zombies (The Cumberland News, UK)
http://www.cumberland-news.co.uk/news/windfarm_would_turn_cumbrian_villagers_into_sleep_deprived_zombies_1_627453
Tallying the Real Environmental Cost of Biofuels “...A pair of new studies in…Science damningly demonstrates that the answer is no…” (Time Magazine)
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1931780,00.html
Study Says Advanced Biofuels Will Stoke Global Warming (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN2225048
Vermont to Hold Lottery for Biomass Energy Developers (Associated Press)
http://www.reflector.com/business/vt-board-to-hold-lottery-for-energy-developers-913446.html
UK Launches Fund To Explore Deep Geothermal Energy – Just don’t break the planet, you kids (Power Engineering)
http://pepei.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONART&PUBLICATION_ID=6&ARTICLE_ID=370303&C=INDUS&dcmp=rss
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Report on Investigation of North Columbia Community Action Council’s Weatherization Program Expected Soon (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/10/22/news/doc4adf802db28b8556264973.txt
Alaska – Anchorage Energy Savings Drill Reduced Use By 2-4 % (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/northwest/story/926335.html
Ohio Utility Wants Customers to Pay to Conserve (Nat’l Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114048368&ft=1&f=2
Questions Linger Over Energy Star Ratings (Nat’l Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114051506&ft=1&f=2
Space-Based Solar Power Can Help On Energy Needs (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/6681871.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Calculating Emissions Is Problematic (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/23/science/earth/23biofuel.html?em
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Nissan All-Electric Leaf to Visit Seattle (KIRO Radio, Seattle)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=228979
The Dilemma of Hand Drying: Paper Towels or Air Dryers? (Greenandsave.com)
http://www.greenandsave.com/green_news/green-lifestyle/dilemma-hand-drying-5250
How Green Is Your Pet? (New Scientist)
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427311.600-how-green-is-your-pet.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
A PUD 3 Fiber Network User - North Mason School District Placed Third Nationally In Digital School Districts Rankings (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://masoncountydailynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=448:the-north-mason-school-district-placed-third-in-the-nation-in-the-digital-school-districts-rankings&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
Grant PUD Fiber a Big Help - Big Bend Community College Receives Technology Grant (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/10/22/news/doc4ae0cf3241bf1840884237.txt
Qwest to End Cell Phone Service on Oct. 31 (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010119662_apusqwestcellphones.html?syndication=rss
Clearwire affirms Seattle launch, with Comcast and Sprint (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/technologybrierdudleysblog/2010119635_clearwire_affirms_seattle_laun.html?syndication=rss
TDS Telecom Launches 50 Mbps Fiber - After it failed to stop Minnesota muni-fiber build (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/TDS-Telecom-Launches-50-Mbps-Fiber-105111
Microsoft’s Profit Falls but Beats Forecasts (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/24/business/24soft.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Wait, What Happened To Windows 5 And 6? (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13619300
FCC to Draft Net Neutrality Rules, Taking Step toward Web Regulation - Writing of regulations expected to be long, contentious process (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/22/AR2009102204462.html?wprss=rss_technology
Who Knew Senior Citizens Hated Net Neutrality? 'XYZ Organization' magically shares AT&T's lobbying positions (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Who-Knew-Senior-Citizens-Hated-Net-Neutrality-105109
GENERAL NEWS
Weyerhaeuser Says Lumber Market Rebound Still More Than a Year Away (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/10/23//area_news/doc4ae15009e61dc758492965.txt
Busted Fridge - Walla Walla Loses 1,000 Doses of Flu Vaccine (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=11367408
WWU Research: Cell Phone Users Are Oblivious (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/65718982.html
Bill for Glenn Beck Day stuns Mount Vernon (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010120920_costofglenn23m.html?syndication=rss
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Soupy Sales, Comedian, Dies at 83
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/23/arts/television/23sales.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Funeral Home Offers Electronic Billboard Obits
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21392805/detail.html
Seattle Diners Worst Tippers in the United States (JUST 18 percent?)
http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/10/19/daily39.html?ana=from_rss
Brewer, Monster-Maker Settle 'Vermonster' Dispute
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010118328_apusmonsterdrinkfight.html?syndication=rss
Pearl Jam, Others Protest Music Used In Torture
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_102209WAB-CNN-pearl-jam-bands-guantanamo-JM.24102e149.html?rss?npc
SONG OF THE DAY
Journey - Wheel in the Sky (I’m waiting to see some wit use this in a windmill story in place of “Blowin’ in the Wind”)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGbVoDVWZsc&feature=related
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Castle Rock to Troutdale - Proposed I-5 corridor high-voltage line would meet growing demand for electricity
• Centralia’s Electricity Rates Likely to Increase in 2010
• R-I-P Raccoon - Wenatchee Power Outage Affects 2,800 Customers
• Columbia River - Voices of the Past: Revering the Flow
• Hood Canal Oxygen Levels Decline as Scientists Warn of another Fish Kill
• Foam from Ocean Algae Bloom Killing Thousands of Birds
• Big Cuts Loom for Sturgeon Fishing
• Time for Steelhead - Record Run Will Bring Excellent Fishing through January on Lower
• Orcas Move into Central Puget Sound
• Feds to Inspect Yakima Valley Dairies for Pollution
• Bumping Lake Central to Water Talks
• Along Oregon's Eastern Border, A Hellishly Beautiful Canyon
• Ceremony Dedicates Greenhouse Complex to Be Used for Elwha River Restoration
• Kittitas County - Council Ponders Desert Claim Wind Power Project
• Montana Wind Farm Doubles Power-Generating Capacity
• The Tennessee Valley Authority to Buy 450 Megawatts from Dakota Wind Turbines
• Google and Microsoft Eye Wind Farm Investments
• Ontario Freezes Great Lakes Energy Proposals
• West Virginia - Environmentalists Divided over Wind Project
• Wind Farm Would Turn Cumbrian Villagers into Sleep-Deprived Zombies
• Tallying the Real Environmental Cost of Biofuels
• Study Says Advanced Biofuels Will Stoke Global Warming
• Vermont to Hold Lottery for Biomass Energy Developers
• UK Launches Fund To Explore Deep Geothermal Energy
• Report on Investigation of North Columbia Community Action Council’s Weatherization Program Expected Soon
• Alaska – Anchorage Energy Savings Drill Reduced Use by 2-4 %
• Ohio Utility Wants Customers to Pay to Conserve
• Questions Linger Over Energy Star Ratings
• Space-Based Solar Power Can Help On Energy Needs
• Calculating Emissions Is Problematic
• Nissan All-Electric Leaf to Visit Seattle
• The Dilemma of Hand Drying: Paper Towels or Air Dryers?
• How Green Is Your Pet?
• A PUD 3 Fiber Network User - North Mason School District Placed Third Nationally In Digital School Districts Rankings
• Grant PUD Fiber a Big Help - Big Bend Community College Receives Technology Grant
• Clearwire affirms Seattle launch, with Comcast and Sprint
• TDS Telecom Launches 50 Mbps Fiber
• Microsoft’s Profit Falls but Beats Forecasts
• Wait, What Happened To Windows 5 And 6?
• FCC to Draft Net Neutrality Rules, Taking Step toward Web Regulation
• Who Knew Senior Citizens Hated Net Neutrality?
• Weyerhaeuser Says Lumber Market Rebound Still More Than a Year Away
• Busted Fridge - Walla Walla Loses 1,000 Doses of Flu Vaccine
• WWU Research: Cell Phone Users Are Oblivious
• Bill for Glenn Beck Day stuns Mount Vernon
WORD OF THE DAY
Indeterminable • \indi-TERM-nuh-bull\ • adjective –1: incapable of being definitely decided or settled 2: incapable of being definitely fixed or ascertained
Bernard slumped in his chair like a poorly filled sack of wheat. He had come to the “Live to be Green” forum as part of his quest to live a more environmentally responsible life. What he found was a series of droning speakers that stretched to the indeterminable distance who talked about the benefits of permanently dying the skin green…just like the ‘Jolly Green Giant.’
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
Castle Rock to Troutdale - Proposed I-5 corridor high-voltage line would meet growing demand for electricity and help deliver energy – including wind power (Bonneville Power Administration)
http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/361035/
Centralia’s Electricity Rates Likely to Increase in 2010 - 4 to 7 Percent Increase Suggested to Improve Outdated System (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/10/22/news//doc4ae09983ef390006826672.txt
R-I-P Raccoon - Wenatchee Power Outage Affects 2,800 Customers (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/oct/22/power-outage-affects-2800-customers/
Columbia River - Voices of the Past: Revering the Flow (Vancouver Voice, WA)
http://www.vanvoice.com/article/20238-voices+past+revering+flow
FISH & WILDLIFE
Hood Canal Oxygen Levels Decline as Scientists Warn of another Fish Kill (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/oct/22/hood-canal-oxygen-levels-decline-as-scientists/?partner=RSS
Foam from Ocean Algae Bloom Killing Thousands of Birds (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/10/foam_from_ocean_algae_bloom_ki.html
Big Cuts Loom for Sturgeon Fishing - Sport, commercials both expected to have harvests slashed as lower Columbia River population declines (Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20091022/SPORTS04/710229943/-1/SPORTS
Time for Steelhead - Record Run Will Bring Excellent Fishing through January on Lower Deschutes (Bend Bulletin, OR)
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091022/SPORTS05/910220372/-1/RSSNEWSMAP#
Orcas Move into Central Puget Sound (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/oct/22/orcas-move-into-central-puget-sound/?partner=RSS
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Feds to Inspect Yakima Valley Dairies for Pollution (Associated Press)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_yakima_groundwater.html?source=pimail
Bumping Lake Central to Water Talks - Group representing all water interests sees potential with possible reservoir expansion (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/10/22/bumping-lake-central-to-water-talks
Along Oregon's Eastern Border, A Hellishly Beautiful Canyon - The rugged gorge carved by the Snake River is a haven for wildlife and outdoor enthusiasts who don't mind solitude (Mail Tribune, Medford, OR)
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091022/LIFE/910220303
Ceremony Dedicates Greenhouse Complex to Be Used for Elwha River Restoration (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20091023/news/310239985
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Kittitas County - Behind Closed Doors: Council Ponders Desert Claim Wind Power Project (Daily Record, Ellensburg, WA)
http://www.kvnews.com/articles/2009/10/22/news/doc4ae0996c3482e210057310.txt
Montana Wind Farm Doubles Power-Generating Capacity (Associated Press)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2281995~Mont__wind_farm_doubles_power_generating_capacity.html?cid=rss-Montana_Headlines
The Tennessee Valley Authority to Buy 450 Megawatts from Dakota Wind Turbines (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010118662_apustvarenewableenergy.html?syndication=rss
Google and Microsoft Eye Wind Farm Investments (Financial Times of London, UK)
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8ebb43e6-bf37-11de-a696-00144feab49a.html?nclick_check=1
Ontario Freezes Great Lakes Energy Proposals - Flood of applications prompts provincial review `to ensure proper processes in place' (Toronto Star, Ontario)
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/714699
West Virginia - Environmentalists Divided over Wind Project (Boston Globe, MA)
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2009/10/23/environmentalists_divided_over_wind_project/
United Kingdom - Wind Farm Would Turn Cumbrian Villagers into Sleep-Deprived Zombies (The Cumberland News, UK)
http://www.cumberland-news.co.uk/news/windfarm_would_turn_cumbrian_villagers_into_sleep_deprived_zombies_1_627453
Tallying the Real Environmental Cost of Biofuels “...A pair of new studies in…Science damningly demonstrates that the answer is no…” (Time Magazine)
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1931780,00.html
Study Says Advanced Biofuels Will Stoke Global Warming (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN2225048
Vermont to Hold Lottery for Biomass Energy Developers (Associated Press)
http://www.reflector.com/business/vt-board-to-hold-lottery-for-energy-developers-913446.html
UK Launches Fund To Explore Deep Geothermal Energy – Just don’t break the planet, you kids (Power Engineering)
http://pepei.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONART&PUBLICATION_ID=6&ARTICLE_ID=370303&C=INDUS&dcmp=rss
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Report on Investigation of North Columbia Community Action Council’s Weatherization Program Expected Soon (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/10/22/news/doc4adf802db28b8556264973.txt
Alaska – Anchorage Energy Savings Drill Reduced Use By 2-4 % (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/northwest/story/926335.html
Ohio Utility Wants Customers to Pay to Conserve (Nat’l Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114048368&ft=1&f=2
Questions Linger Over Energy Star Ratings (Nat’l Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114051506&ft=1&f=2
Space-Based Solar Power Can Help On Energy Needs (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/6681871.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Calculating Emissions Is Problematic (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/23/science/earth/23biofuel.html?em
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Nissan All-Electric Leaf to Visit Seattle (KIRO Radio, Seattle)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=228979
The Dilemma of Hand Drying: Paper Towels or Air Dryers? (Greenandsave.com)
http://www.greenandsave.com/green_news/green-lifestyle/dilemma-hand-drying-5250
How Green Is Your Pet? (New Scientist)
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427311.600-how-green-is-your-pet.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
A PUD 3 Fiber Network User - North Mason School District Placed Third Nationally In Digital School Districts Rankings (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://masoncountydailynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=448:the-north-mason-school-district-placed-third-in-the-nation-in-the-digital-school-districts-rankings&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
Grant PUD Fiber a Big Help - Big Bend Community College Receives Technology Grant (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/10/22/news/doc4ae0cf3241bf1840884237.txt
Qwest to End Cell Phone Service on Oct. 31 (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010119662_apusqwestcellphones.html?syndication=rss
Clearwire affirms Seattle launch, with Comcast and Sprint (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/technologybrierdudleysblog/2010119635_clearwire_affirms_seattle_laun.html?syndication=rss
TDS Telecom Launches 50 Mbps Fiber - After it failed to stop Minnesota muni-fiber build (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/TDS-Telecom-Launches-50-Mbps-Fiber-105111
Microsoft’s Profit Falls but Beats Forecasts (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/24/business/24soft.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Wait, What Happened To Windows 5 And 6? (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13619300
FCC to Draft Net Neutrality Rules, Taking Step toward Web Regulation - Writing of regulations expected to be long, contentious process (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/22/AR2009102204462.html?wprss=rss_technology
Who Knew Senior Citizens Hated Net Neutrality? 'XYZ Organization' magically shares AT&T's lobbying positions (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Who-Knew-Senior-Citizens-Hated-Net-Neutrality-105109
GENERAL NEWS
Weyerhaeuser Says Lumber Market Rebound Still More Than a Year Away (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/10/23//area_news/doc4ae15009e61dc758492965.txt
Busted Fridge - Walla Walla Loses 1,000 Doses of Flu Vaccine (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=11367408
WWU Research: Cell Phone Users Are Oblivious (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/65718982.html
Bill for Glenn Beck Day stuns Mount Vernon (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010120920_costofglenn23m.html?syndication=rss
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Soupy Sales, Comedian, Dies at 83
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/23/arts/television/23sales.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Funeral Home Offers Electronic Billboard Obits
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21392805/detail.html
Seattle Diners Worst Tippers in the United States (JUST 18 percent?)
http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/10/19/daily39.html?ana=from_rss
Brewer, Monster-Maker Settle 'Vermonster' Dispute
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010118328_apusmonsterdrinkfight.html?syndication=rss
Pearl Jam, Others Protest Music Used In Torture
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_102209WAB-CNN-pearl-jam-bands-guantanamo-JM.24102e149.html?rss?npc
SONG OF THE DAY
Journey - Wheel in the Sky (I’m waiting to see some wit use this in a windmill story in place of “Blowin’ in the Wind”)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGbVoDVWZsc&feature=related
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Energy News Digest for October 22, 2009
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Columbia Falls Aluminum to Shut Down “Indefinitely” Oct 31
• Columbia Falls Aluminum runs out of power options
• Energy Sources - Washington Target of “Dirty Little Secret” Tour
• Op/Ed - Clean-Energy Transition Promises Brighter Economic Prospects
• Fallen Tree Limb to Blame - Lake Cushman Electricity Restored
• What’s Behind Co-Op Rate Increases? Southern Montana, Yellowstone Valley offer different takes
• PG&E to Bakersfield: Weather, Not Smart Meters, Cause of Higher Power Bills
• PNGC Power Board of Directors Elects Officers
• Natural Gas Stocks Grow In Line With Expectations
• Vermont Senate Chief Questions Entergy Spinoff of Yankee Nuke Plant
• TransAlta Corporation to Release Q3 2009 Earnings October 27
• More Views on Salmon Adapting To Rivers Altered By Dams
• Fishing - Rain Means Rivers Produce Solid Catch
• Officials Say Pikeminnow Program Helping Salmon
• Three People Charged With Illegally Dealing Geoducks
• Seasonal Ladybug Swarms Pester Even Bug Experts
• Green River Flooding (if it happens) could Leave 800,000 without Sewage for Months
• New Limits on Industrial Stormwater in Washington
• Marine Reserve Plans Contested in California
• Thanks to Tax Breaks & Subsidies Solar Is Getting Cheap - Costs State by State
• Thinking Solar Power? It’s Never Been Cheaper
• Cle Elum Solar Energy Project to be Discussed Tonight
• Oregon - New Tualatin Plant Will Make Wind Turbines
• Kentucky Energy Regulators Reject Wind Surcharge
• Renewable Energy Firms Dash for Vermont Incentives
• South Dakota Dangles Wind Power Carrots
• Northwest States Energy Efficient but Others Are Catching Up
• Grays Harbor - Sea Level Rise Expert Says Our Coast Is In Store for Dramatic Changes
• Fewer Americans See Solid Evidence of Global Warming
• Editorial - Cap & Trade Could Be a Boon to New York
• International Climate Treaty Looks Unlikely
• Canada - Costly Push for Carbon Neutrality Comes At Time of Penny Pinching for Schools
• Rising Energy Costs Triggered By Cap-&-Trade Will Harm Low-Income Workers
• Company Plans to Call Lacey Home for ‘Green’ Cleaning Products Plant
• Plastic Bags Limited in San Francisco - Next Target Is Paper
• Microsoft Hopes for Fresh Start with Windows 7
• As Windows 7 Rolls Out: Four Things to Expect
• Microsoft Befriends Twitter in Google Search Duel
• Expedia to Close Tacoma Call Center
• Telecom Firms Face Net-Neutrality Defeat
• Carriers Eye Pay-As-You-Go Internet
• Canada Allows Internet “Throttling” As Last Resort
• Why the Great Internet Build Out Is Spurring Mergers & Acquisitions
• Comcast Internet Video Launching Before Year End, with a Catch
• Wal-Mart Takes Flak for Limited, Unlimited Wireless
• Swine Flu Blamed For Thurston County Man’s Death
• North Mason Teen Charged With Assault in Incident That Sent Man to Hospital
• U.S. Supreme Court: Ref. 71 Names to Remain Sealed for Now
• Washington School Funding Trial Nearing End
• Move to Cut Bremerton Mayor’s Salary is Rejected
• Lewis County - Elk Killed In Collision with Boisfort School Bus
WORD OF THE DAY
Strake • \STRAYK\ • noun – 1: a continuous band of hull planking or plates on a ship; also: the width of such a band 2: streak, stripe
Amber arose from her daily session of sunbathing on her Mexican vacation. She had found a pleasant spot to soak up the sun near a running fence at the resort. Unfortunately, the slatted fence endowed her lithe form with a straked appearance, which was not apparent until her return to Toronto. The tanned “zebra” effect was not a good look for her.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Columbia Falls Aluminum to Shut Down “Indefinitely” Oct 31 “…(officials) in Washington DC…meeting with the Department of Energy as well as Montana Congressional Delegation…all working towards helping the company…” (KAJ-TV, Kalispell, MT)
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=11354305
Columbia Falls Aluminum runs out of power options (Daily Interlake, Kalispell)
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_125eac66-bec9-11de-8ed2-001cc4c03286.html
Energy Sources - Washington Target of “Dirty Little Secret” Tour (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1048#
See a Breakdown of Fuel Mixes Here (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=537
Seattle Times Op/Ed - Clean-Energy Transition Promises Brighter Economic Prospects “…Renewable power isn’t “alternative energy” in the Northwest; hydropower & efficiency are exactly what make our power supplies so affordable now…”
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2010110988_guest22daudon.html?syndication=rss
Fallen Tree Limb to Blame - Lake Cushman Electricity Restored (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=608
What’s Behind Co-Op Rate Increases? Southern Montana, Yellowstone Valley offer different takes (Billings Gazette, MT)
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_a80fe9cc-be98-11de-811a-001cc4c03286.html
PG&E to Bakersfield: Weather, Not Smart Meters, Cause of Higher Power Bills (Seeking Alpha)
http://seekingalpha.com/article/167958-pg-e-to-bakersfield-weather-not-smart-meters-cause-of-higher-power-bills?source=yahoo
PNGC Power Board of Directors Elects Officers (PNGC Power)
http://www.pngcpower.com/newsroom/news_releases.aspx?ID=56
Natural Gas Stocks Grow In Line With Expectations (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010117543_apusnaturalgasstorage.html?syndication=rss
Vermont Senate Chief Questions Entergy Spinoff of Yankee Nuke Plant (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010117204_apusentergyspinoff.html?syndication=rss
TransAlta Corporation to Release Q3 2009 Earnings October 27 (TransWorldNews)
http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=131968&cat=1
FISH & WILDLIFE
More Views on Salmon Adapting To Rivers Altered By Dams (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/10/more_views_on_salmon_adapting.html
Fishing - Rain Means Rivers Produce Solid Catch (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2010112774_fish22.html?syndication=rss
Officials Say Pikeminnow Program Helping Salmon (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010116982_apidpikeminnowprogram.html?syndication=rss
Three People Charged With Illegally Dealing Geoducks (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/925047.html
Seasonal Ladybug Swarms Pester Even Bug Experts (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010108934_apusbuggedbyladybugs.html?syndication=rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Green River Flooding (if it happens) could Leave 800,000 without Sewage for Months (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21391613/detail.html
New Limits on Industrial Stormwater in Washington (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1009974.html
Marine Reserve Plans Contested in California (Associated Press)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2281466~Marine_reserve_plans_contested_in_California.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Thanks to Tax Breaks & Subsidies Solar Is Getting Cheap - Costs State by State (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010108663_apusbargainsolarglance.html?syndication=rss
Thinking Solar Power? It’s Never Been Cheaper (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010108620_apusbargainsolar.html?syndication=rss
Cle Elum Solar Energy Project to be Discussed Tonight (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/10/21/solar-energy-project-to-be-discussed-tonight
Oregon - New Tualatin Plant Will Make Wind Turbines (Portland Tribune, OR)
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125617524013180400
Kentucky Energy Regulators Reject Wind Surcharge (The Gleaner, Henderson, KY)
http://www.courierpress.com/news/2009/oct/21/psc-rejects-wind-surcharge/
Renewable Energy Firms Dash for Vermont Incentives - A new renewable energy program has more applications than it can handle (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010107305_apusrenewableenergyvermont.html?syndication=rss
South Dakota Dangles Wind Power Carrots (Aberdeen News, SD)
http://www.aberdeennews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091020/FRONTPAGE/910200315
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Northwest States Energy Efficient but Others Are Catching Up (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/6063-northwest-states-energy-efficient-others-are-catching/
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Grays Harbor - Sea Level Rise Expert Says Our Coast Is In Store for Dramatic Changes (Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/10/21/local_news/doc4adf49ec3bde3458867742.txt
Fewer Americans See Solid Evidence of Global Warming - Modest Support for “Cap & Trade” Policy (Pew Research Center)
http://people-press.org/report/556/global-warming
Wall Street Journal Editorial - Cap & Trade Could Be a Boon to New York
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704500604574481812686144826.html
International Climate Treaty Looks Unlikely (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010102982_climate21.html
Canada - Costly Push for Carbon Neutrality Comes At Time of Penny Pinching for Schools (Vancouver Sun, BC)
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Costly+push+carbon+neutrality+comes+time+penny+pinching+schools/2125692/story.html
Rising Energy Costs Triggered By Cap-&-Trade Will Harm Low-Income Workers In Inner Cities (Baltimore Sun, MD)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/sns-200910220803mctnewsservbc-capandtrade-minoriti,0,7394488.story
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Company Plans to Call Lacey Home for ‘Green’ Cleaning Products Plant (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1010695.html
Plastic Bags Limited in San Francisco - Next Target Is Paper (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/10/21/MNUT1A8DSG.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Microsoft Hopes for Fresh Start with Windows 7 (Associated Press)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091022/BIZ/710229938/-1/RSS03
As Windows 7 Rolls Out, 4 Things to Expect (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/10/21/as-windows-7-rolls-out-4-things-to-expect/
Microsoft Befriends Twitter in Google Search Duel (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010112948_apustecmicrosofttwitter2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
Expedia to Close Tacoma Call Center (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/925039.html
Telecom Firms Face Net-Neutrality Defeat - Lobbying Blitz May Fall Short (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/21/AR2009102103944.html?wprss=rss_technology
Carriers Eye Pay-As-You-Go Internet - Amid Government Push to Open Networks, Some See Cover for Pricing Based on Usage (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703816204574483674228258540.html
Canada Allows Internet “Throttling” As Last Resort (Yahoo! Tech)
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20091021/wr_nm/us_internet_traffic_3
Why the Great Internet Build Out Is Spurring Mergers & Acquisitions (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/10/22/why-the-great-internet-build-out-prompting-ma/
Comcast Internet Video Launching Before Year End - Though there are restrictions; like you must be using a Comcast modem (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Internet-Video-Launching-Before-Year-End-105092
Wal-Mart Takes Flak for Limited, Unlimited Wireless (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Walmart-Takes-Flak-For-Limited-Unlimited-Wireless-105078
GENERAL NEWS
Swine Flu Blamed For Thurston County Man’s Death
http://www.kirotv.com/health/21363220/detail.html
North Mason Teen Charged With Assault in Incident That Sent Man to Hospital (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/oct/21/north-mason-teen-charged-with-assault-in-that-to/?partner=RSS
U.S. Supreme Court: Ref. 71 Names to Remain Sealed for Now (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010101080_webref71court21m.html
Washington School Funding Trial Nearing End (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010108460_apwaschoolmoney.html?syndication=rss
Move to Cut Bremerton Mayor’s Salary is Rejected (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1010568.html
Lewis County - Elk Killed In Collision With Boisfort School Bus (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21392661/detail.html
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Clerk Accused of Stealing $1M Lottery Ticket from Customer
http://www.kirotv.com/money/21362061/detail.html
Man Staged Nearly 100 Car Crashes in Cash Scam
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE59K3SX20091021?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
Planned Dog B&B Has Neighbors Howling - Residents Say There Would Be Too Much Noise
http://www.kirotv.com/family/21363134/detail.html
Man Robs Shop on Way to Interrogation: German Police
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091020/od_nm/us_germany_thief
SONG OF THE DAY
Pink Floyd - Shine on You Crazy Diamond
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLKiMbC6s2k
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Columbia Falls Aluminum to Shut Down “Indefinitely” Oct 31
• Columbia Falls Aluminum runs out of power options
• Energy Sources - Washington Target of “Dirty Little Secret” Tour
• Op/Ed - Clean-Energy Transition Promises Brighter Economic Prospects
• Fallen Tree Limb to Blame - Lake Cushman Electricity Restored
• What’s Behind Co-Op Rate Increases? Southern Montana, Yellowstone Valley offer different takes
• PG&E to Bakersfield: Weather, Not Smart Meters, Cause of Higher Power Bills
• PNGC Power Board of Directors Elects Officers
• Natural Gas Stocks Grow In Line With Expectations
• Vermont Senate Chief Questions Entergy Spinoff of Yankee Nuke Plant
• TransAlta Corporation to Release Q3 2009 Earnings October 27
• More Views on Salmon Adapting To Rivers Altered By Dams
• Fishing - Rain Means Rivers Produce Solid Catch
• Officials Say Pikeminnow Program Helping Salmon
• Three People Charged With Illegally Dealing Geoducks
• Seasonal Ladybug Swarms Pester Even Bug Experts
• Green River Flooding (if it happens) could Leave 800,000 without Sewage for Months
• New Limits on Industrial Stormwater in Washington
• Marine Reserve Plans Contested in California
• Thanks to Tax Breaks & Subsidies Solar Is Getting Cheap - Costs State by State
• Thinking Solar Power? It’s Never Been Cheaper
• Cle Elum Solar Energy Project to be Discussed Tonight
• Oregon - New Tualatin Plant Will Make Wind Turbines
• Kentucky Energy Regulators Reject Wind Surcharge
• Renewable Energy Firms Dash for Vermont Incentives
• South Dakota Dangles Wind Power Carrots
• Northwest States Energy Efficient but Others Are Catching Up
• Grays Harbor - Sea Level Rise Expert Says Our Coast Is In Store for Dramatic Changes
• Fewer Americans See Solid Evidence of Global Warming
• Editorial - Cap & Trade Could Be a Boon to New York
• International Climate Treaty Looks Unlikely
• Canada - Costly Push for Carbon Neutrality Comes At Time of Penny Pinching for Schools
• Rising Energy Costs Triggered By Cap-&-Trade Will Harm Low-Income Workers
• Company Plans to Call Lacey Home for ‘Green’ Cleaning Products Plant
• Plastic Bags Limited in San Francisco - Next Target Is Paper
• Microsoft Hopes for Fresh Start with Windows 7
• As Windows 7 Rolls Out: Four Things to Expect
• Microsoft Befriends Twitter in Google Search Duel
• Expedia to Close Tacoma Call Center
• Telecom Firms Face Net-Neutrality Defeat
• Carriers Eye Pay-As-You-Go Internet
• Canada Allows Internet “Throttling” As Last Resort
• Why the Great Internet Build Out Is Spurring Mergers & Acquisitions
• Comcast Internet Video Launching Before Year End, with a Catch
• Wal-Mart Takes Flak for Limited, Unlimited Wireless
• Swine Flu Blamed For Thurston County Man’s Death
• North Mason Teen Charged With Assault in Incident That Sent Man to Hospital
• U.S. Supreme Court: Ref. 71 Names to Remain Sealed for Now
• Washington School Funding Trial Nearing End
• Move to Cut Bremerton Mayor’s Salary is Rejected
• Lewis County - Elk Killed In Collision with Boisfort School Bus
WORD OF THE DAY
Strake • \STRAYK\ • noun – 1: a continuous band of hull planking or plates on a ship; also: the width of such a band 2: streak, stripe
Amber arose from her daily session of sunbathing on her Mexican vacation. She had found a pleasant spot to soak up the sun near a running fence at the resort. Unfortunately, the slatted fence endowed her lithe form with a straked appearance, which was not apparent until her return to Toronto. The tanned “zebra” effect was not a good look for her.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Columbia Falls Aluminum to Shut Down “Indefinitely” Oct 31 “…(officials) in Washington DC…meeting with the Department of Energy as well as Montana Congressional Delegation…all working towards helping the company…” (KAJ-TV, Kalispell, MT)
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=11354305
Columbia Falls Aluminum runs out of power options (Daily Interlake, Kalispell)
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_125eac66-bec9-11de-8ed2-001cc4c03286.html
Energy Sources - Washington Target of “Dirty Little Secret” Tour (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1048#
See a Breakdown of Fuel Mixes Here (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=537
Seattle Times Op/Ed - Clean-Energy Transition Promises Brighter Economic Prospects “…Renewable power isn’t “alternative energy” in the Northwest; hydropower & efficiency are exactly what make our power supplies so affordable now…”
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2010110988_guest22daudon.html?syndication=rss
Fallen Tree Limb to Blame - Lake Cushman Electricity Restored (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=608
What’s Behind Co-Op Rate Increases? Southern Montana, Yellowstone Valley offer different takes (Billings Gazette, MT)
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_a80fe9cc-be98-11de-811a-001cc4c03286.html
PG&E to Bakersfield: Weather, Not Smart Meters, Cause of Higher Power Bills (Seeking Alpha)
http://seekingalpha.com/article/167958-pg-e-to-bakersfield-weather-not-smart-meters-cause-of-higher-power-bills?source=yahoo
PNGC Power Board of Directors Elects Officers (PNGC Power)
http://www.pngcpower.com/newsroom/news_releases.aspx?ID=56
Natural Gas Stocks Grow In Line With Expectations (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010117543_apusnaturalgasstorage.html?syndication=rss
Vermont Senate Chief Questions Entergy Spinoff of Yankee Nuke Plant (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010117204_apusentergyspinoff.html?syndication=rss
TransAlta Corporation to Release Q3 2009 Earnings October 27 (TransWorldNews)
http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=131968&cat=1
FISH & WILDLIFE
More Views on Salmon Adapting To Rivers Altered By Dams (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/10/more_views_on_salmon_adapting.html
Fishing - Rain Means Rivers Produce Solid Catch (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2010112774_fish22.html?syndication=rss
Officials Say Pikeminnow Program Helping Salmon (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010116982_apidpikeminnowprogram.html?syndication=rss
Three People Charged With Illegally Dealing Geoducks (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/925047.html
Seasonal Ladybug Swarms Pester Even Bug Experts (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010108934_apusbuggedbyladybugs.html?syndication=rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Green River Flooding (if it happens) could Leave 800,000 without Sewage for Months (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21391613/detail.html
New Limits on Industrial Stormwater in Washington (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1009974.html
Marine Reserve Plans Contested in California (Associated Press)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2281466~Marine_reserve_plans_contested_in_California.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Thanks to Tax Breaks & Subsidies Solar Is Getting Cheap - Costs State by State (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010108663_apusbargainsolarglance.html?syndication=rss
Thinking Solar Power? It’s Never Been Cheaper (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010108620_apusbargainsolar.html?syndication=rss
Cle Elum Solar Energy Project to be Discussed Tonight (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/10/21/solar-energy-project-to-be-discussed-tonight
Oregon - New Tualatin Plant Will Make Wind Turbines (Portland Tribune, OR)
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=125617524013180400
Kentucky Energy Regulators Reject Wind Surcharge (The Gleaner, Henderson, KY)
http://www.courierpress.com/news/2009/oct/21/psc-rejects-wind-surcharge/
Renewable Energy Firms Dash for Vermont Incentives - A new renewable energy program has more applications than it can handle (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010107305_apusrenewableenergyvermont.html?syndication=rss
South Dakota Dangles Wind Power Carrots (Aberdeen News, SD)
http://www.aberdeennews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091020/FRONTPAGE/910200315
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Northwest States Energy Efficient but Others Are Catching Up (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/6063-northwest-states-energy-efficient-others-are-catching/
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Grays Harbor - Sea Level Rise Expert Says Our Coast Is In Store for Dramatic Changes (Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/10/21/local_news/doc4adf49ec3bde3458867742.txt
Fewer Americans See Solid Evidence of Global Warming - Modest Support for “Cap & Trade” Policy (Pew Research Center)
http://people-press.org/report/556/global-warming
Wall Street Journal Editorial - Cap & Trade Could Be a Boon to New York
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704500604574481812686144826.html
International Climate Treaty Looks Unlikely (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010102982_climate21.html
Canada - Costly Push for Carbon Neutrality Comes At Time of Penny Pinching for Schools (Vancouver Sun, BC)
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Costly+push+carbon+neutrality+comes+time+penny+pinching+schools/2125692/story.html
Rising Energy Costs Triggered By Cap-&-Trade Will Harm Low-Income Workers In Inner Cities (Baltimore Sun, MD)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/sns-200910220803mctnewsservbc-capandtrade-minoriti,0,7394488.story
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Company Plans to Call Lacey Home for ‘Green’ Cleaning Products Plant (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1010695.html
Plastic Bags Limited in San Francisco - Next Target Is Paper (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/10/21/MNUT1A8DSG.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Microsoft Hopes for Fresh Start with Windows 7 (Associated Press)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091022/BIZ/710229938/-1/RSS03
As Windows 7 Rolls Out, 4 Things to Expect (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/10/21/as-windows-7-rolls-out-4-things-to-expect/
Microsoft Befriends Twitter in Google Search Duel (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010112948_apustecmicrosofttwitter2ndldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
Expedia to Close Tacoma Call Center (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/925039.html
Telecom Firms Face Net-Neutrality Defeat - Lobbying Blitz May Fall Short (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/21/AR2009102103944.html?wprss=rss_technology
Carriers Eye Pay-As-You-Go Internet - Amid Government Push to Open Networks, Some See Cover for Pricing Based on Usage (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703816204574483674228258540.html
Canada Allows Internet “Throttling” As Last Resort (Yahoo! Tech)
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20091021/wr_nm/us_internet_traffic_3
Why the Great Internet Build Out Is Spurring Mergers & Acquisitions (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/10/22/why-the-great-internet-build-out-prompting-ma/
Comcast Internet Video Launching Before Year End - Though there are restrictions; like you must be using a Comcast modem (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Internet-Video-Launching-Before-Year-End-105092
Wal-Mart Takes Flak for Limited, Unlimited Wireless (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Walmart-Takes-Flak-For-Limited-Unlimited-Wireless-105078
GENERAL NEWS
Swine Flu Blamed For Thurston County Man’s Death
http://www.kirotv.com/health/21363220/detail.html
North Mason Teen Charged With Assault in Incident That Sent Man to Hospital (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/oct/21/north-mason-teen-charged-with-assault-in-that-to/?partner=RSS
U.S. Supreme Court: Ref. 71 Names to Remain Sealed for Now (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010101080_webref71court21m.html
Washington School Funding Trial Nearing End (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010108460_apwaschoolmoney.html?syndication=rss
Move to Cut Bremerton Mayor’s Salary is Rejected (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1010568.html
Lewis County - Elk Killed In Collision With Boisfort School Bus (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21392661/detail.html
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Clerk Accused of Stealing $1M Lottery Ticket from Customer
http://www.kirotv.com/money/21362061/detail.html
Man Staged Nearly 100 Car Crashes in Cash Scam
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE59K3SX20091021?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
Planned Dog B&B Has Neighbors Howling - Residents Say There Would Be Too Much Noise
http://www.kirotv.com/family/21363134/detail.html
Man Robs Shop on Way to Interrogation: German Police
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091020/od_nm/us_germany_thief
SONG OF THE DAY
Pink Floyd - Shine on You Crazy Diamond
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLKiMbC6s2k
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Energy News Digest for October 21, 2009
All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Columbia Falls Aluminum to Shut Down by End of the Month
• Study’s Conclusion: Hydro Boom Means Jobs for West
• A City of 'Experts' Ponders a New Energy-Saving System
• Pikeminnow: Salmon Predator Catch Down, But Officials See Success
• Coho Bag Limit Will Increase By One Fish in Columbia River
• Coho Run Remains Strong With Season Winding Down
• Chronicle Editorial - Baird Opens Door for Water Retention Proposal
• State Clarifies Muddy Rain Collecting Law
• Shades of Nisqually - State's Habitat Project near Stanwood Raises Farmers’ Ire
• We’re Number Two! Rural Oregon Ranks High In Wind Energy
• Wind Industry Uses Federal Grants To Add Capacity
• Raft River Resurgence
• Arlington Firm Leads Way in Solar Panels
• United Kingdom - Inquiry Re-Opens On Wind Turbines
• Washington Ranked 7th among States for Energy Efficiency Policies
• Olympian Editorial - Wise Energy Use Creates Unique Partnerships
• BP Chief Sees Decades of Fossil Fuel Use
• DSL Provider CenturyTel Gets New Name
• FCC Set To Take on Aggressive Role as Internet Traffic Cop
• Seattle Times Op/Ed - Net Neutrality
• Google goes global with Apps
• Yahoo’s Profit Triples Despite Sales Decline
• Internet Advertising Appears To Begin Its Comeback
• Boeing Posts $1.6B Loss in 3Q on Plane Charges
• Port of Shelton Beginning to Look at Running Fairgrounds
• For $15 Scrap Metal Value, Thieves Do $2,000 Damage
• Couple Sentenced for Dropping Rocks on Interstate
WORD OF THE DAY
Defunct • \DEE-funkt\ • noun – No longer living, existing, or functioning
Here’s a do it yourself word of the day example sentence. Make up your own, maybe even use it in a haiku. It’s easy and fun!
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Columbia Falls Aluminum to Shut Down by End of the Month (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT)
http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/cfac_to_shut_down_by_end_of_the_month/13705/
Study’s Conclusion: Hydro Boom Means Jobs for West (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/oct/20/studys-conclusion-hydro-boom-means-jobs-for-west/
A City of 'Experts' Ponders a New Energy-Saving System (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/10/21/21climatewire-a-city-of-experts-ponders-a-new-energy-savin-78056.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Pikeminnow: Salmon Predator Catch Down, But Officials See Success (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/760908.html
Coho Bag Limit Will Increase By One Fish in Columbia River (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/bill_monroe/index.ssf/2009/10/coho_bag_limit_will_increase_b.html
Coho Run Remains Strong With Season Winding Down (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/adventure/outdoors/story/923607.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Chronicle Editorial - Baird Opens Door for Water Retention Proposal (Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/10/20/opinion/our_views/doc4addf442e10a3864836741.txt
State Clarifies Muddy Rain Collecting Law (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_102109WAB-rain-collecting-law-LJ.23ac3c091.html?rss
Shades of Nisqually - State's Habitat Project near Stanwood Raises Farmers’ Ire (Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091021/NEWS01/710219689/-1/RSS02
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
We’re Number Two! Rural Oregon Ranks High In Wind Energy (Oregon Public Radio)
http://news.opb.org/article/6060-were-number-2-rural-oregon-ranks-high-wind-energy/
Wind Industry Uses Federal Grants To Add Capacity (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/20/financial/f131238D51.DTL&feed=rss.business
Raft River Resurgence - U.S. Geothermal builds Idaho's first commercial geothermal power plant (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/10/raft-river-resurgence
Arlington Firm Leads Way in Solar Panels (Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091021/BIZ/710219982/1005
United Kingdom - Inquiry Re-Opens On Wind Turbines Four Years After They Were First Proposed (BBC)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/8317739.stm
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Washington Ranked 7th among States for Energy Efficiency Policies (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
http://blog.seattlepi.com/energy/archives/182702.asp?source=rss
Olympian Editorial - Wise Energy Use Creates Unique Partnerships
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/1009398.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
BP Chief Sees Decades of Fossil Fuel Use (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/bp-chief-sees-decades-of-fossil-fuel-use/
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
DSL Provider CenturyTel Gets New Name (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/oct/21/in-brief-dsl-provider-gets-new-name/
FCC Set To Take on Aggressive Role as Internet Traffic Cop (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13603357?nclick_check=1
Seattle Times Op/Ed - Net Neutrality: Don't Subject the Internet to Politicians and Bureaucracies
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2010102051_guest21gipson.html?syndication=rss
Google goes global with Apps (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE59I09A20091019?feedType=nl&feedName=usmorningdigest
Yahoo’s Profit Triples Despite Sales Decline (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/technology/companies/21yahoo.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Internet Advertising Appears To Begin Its Comeback (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/20/financial/f130354D90.DTL&feed=rss.business
GENERAL NEWS
Boeing Posts $1.6B Loss in 3Q on Plane Charges (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/923795.html
Port of Shelton Beginning to Look at Running Fairgrounds (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://masoncountydailynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=426:port-beginning-to-look-at-running-fairgrounds&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
For $15 Scrap Metal Value, Thieves Do $2,000 Damage - Concern grows over fire system thefts from Tulalip and Marysville buildings (Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091021/NEWS01/710219729/-1/RSS02
Couple Sentenced for Dropping Rocks on Interstate (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010101691_apusinterstaterocks1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Do We Need A Doggy Tax Break?
http://blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/topstocks/archive/2009/10/19/do-we-need-a-doggy-tax-break.aspx
Wisconsin Bill Would Waive License for Home Canners (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/20/financial/f134801D70.DTL&feed=rss.business
Vic Mizzy, Songwriter of ‘Addams Family’ Fame, Dies at 93
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/arts/television/21mizzy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
SONG OF THE DAY
The Addams Family Theme Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVRX_5tGOlo&feature=related
Green Acres Theme Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbk81X6WHA4
To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Columbia Falls Aluminum to Shut Down by End of the Month
• Study’s Conclusion: Hydro Boom Means Jobs for West
• A City of 'Experts' Ponders a New Energy-Saving System
• Pikeminnow: Salmon Predator Catch Down, But Officials See Success
• Coho Bag Limit Will Increase By One Fish in Columbia River
• Coho Run Remains Strong With Season Winding Down
• Chronicle Editorial - Baird Opens Door for Water Retention Proposal
• State Clarifies Muddy Rain Collecting Law
• Shades of Nisqually - State's Habitat Project near Stanwood Raises Farmers’ Ire
• We’re Number Two! Rural Oregon Ranks High In Wind Energy
• Wind Industry Uses Federal Grants To Add Capacity
• Raft River Resurgence
• Arlington Firm Leads Way in Solar Panels
• United Kingdom - Inquiry Re-Opens On Wind Turbines
• Washington Ranked 7th among States for Energy Efficiency Policies
• Olympian Editorial - Wise Energy Use Creates Unique Partnerships
• BP Chief Sees Decades of Fossil Fuel Use
• DSL Provider CenturyTel Gets New Name
• FCC Set To Take on Aggressive Role as Internet Traffic Cop
• Seattle Times Op/Ed - Net Neutrality
• Google goes global with Apps
• Yahoo’s Profit Triples Despite Sales Decline
• Internet Advertising Appears To Begin Its Comeback
• Boeing Posts $1.6B Loss in 3Q on Plane Charges
• Port of Shelton Beginning to Look at Running Fairgrounds
• For $15 Scrap Metal Value, Thieves Do $2,000 Damage
• Couple Sentenced for Dropping Rocks on Interstate
WORD OF THE DAY
Defunct • \DEE-funkt\ • noun – No longer living, existing, or functioning
Here’s a do it yourself word of the day example sentence. Make up your own, maybe even use it in a haiku. It’s easy and fun!
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Columbia Falls Aluminum to Shut Down by End of the Month (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT)
http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/cfac_to_shut_down_by_end_of_the_month/13705/
Study’s Conclusion: Hydro Boom Means Jobs for West (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/oct/20/studys-conclusion-hydro-boom-means-jobs-for-west/
A City of 'Experts' Ponders a New Energy-Saving System (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/10/21/21climatewire-a-city-of-experts-ponders-a-new-energy-savin-78056.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Pikeminnow: Salmon Predator Catch Down, But Officials See Success (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/760908.html
Coho Bag Limit Will Increase By One Fish in Columbia River (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/bill_monroe/index.ssf/2009/10/coho_bag_limit_will_increase_b.html
Coho Run Remains Strong With Season Winding Down (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/adventure/outdoors/story/923607.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Chronicle Editorial - Baird Opens Door for Water Retention Proposal (Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/10/20/opinion/our_views/doc4addf442e10a3864836741.txt
State Clarifies Muddy Rain Collecting Law (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_102109WAB-rain-collecting-law-LJ.23ac3c091.html?rss
Shades of Nisqually - State's Habitat Project near Stanwood Raises Farmers’ Ire (Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091021/NEWS01/710219689/-1/RSS02
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
We’re Number Two! Rural Oregon Ranks High In Wind Energy (Oregon Public Radio)
http://news.opb.org/article/6060-were-number-2-rural-oregon-ranks-high-wind-energy/
Wind Industry Uses Federal Grants To Add Capacity (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/20/financial/f131238D51.DTL&feed=rss.business
Raft River Resurgence - U.S. Geothermal builds Idaho's first commercial geothermal power plant (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/10/raft-river-resurgence
Arlington Firm Leads Way in Solar Panels (Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091021/BIZ/710219982/1005
United Kingdom - Inquiry Re-Opens On Wind Turbines Four Years After They Were First Proposed (BBC)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/8317739.stm
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Washington Ranked 7th among States for Energy Efficiency Policies (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
http://blog.seattlepi.com/energy/archives/182702.asp?source=rss
Olympian Editorial - Wise Energy Use Creates Unique Partnerships
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/1009398.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
BP Chief Sees Decades of Fossil Fuel Use (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/bp-chief-sees-decades-of-fossil-fuel-use/
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
DSL Provider CenturyTel Gets New Name (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/oct/21/in-brief-dsl-provider-gets-new-name/
FCC Set To Take on Aggressive Role as Internet Traffic Cop (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13603357?nclick_check=1
Seattle Times Op/Ed - Net Neutrality: Don't Subject the Internet to Politicians and Bureaucracies
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2010102051_guest21gipson.html?syndication=rss
Google goes global with Apps (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE59I09A20091019?feedType=nl&feedName=usmorningdigest
Yahoo’s Profit Triples Despite Sales Decline (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/technology/companies/21yahoo.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Internet Advertising Appears To Begin Its Comeback (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/20/financial/f130354D90.DTL&feed=rss.business
GENERAL NEWS
Boeing Posts $1.6B Loss in 3Q on Plane Charges (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/923795.html
Port of Shelton Beginning to Look at Running Fairgrounds (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://masoncountydailynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=426:port-beginning-to-look-at-running-fairgrounds&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
For $15 Scrap Metal Value, Thieves Do $2,000 Damage - Concern grows over fire system thefts from Tulalip and Marysville buildings (Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091021/NEWS01/710219729/-1/RSS02
Couple Sentenced for Dropping Rocks on Interstate (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010101691_apusinterstaterocks1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Do We Need A Doggy Tax Break?
http://blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/topstocks/archive/2009/10/19/do-we-need-a-doggy-tax-break.aspx
Wisconsin Bill Would Waive License for Home Canners (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/20/financial/f134801D70.DTL&feed=rss.business
Vic Mizzy, Songwriter of ‘Addams Family’ Fame, Dies at 93
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/arts/television/21mizzy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
SONG OF THE DAY
The Addams Family Theme Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVRX_5tGOlo&feature=related
Green Acres Theme Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbk81X6WHA4
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