600th Post! Energy News Digest for March 15, 2010

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)

·         Aberdeen City Council Says Savings Aren’t Worth Keeping Street Lights Off

·         Citizens Gather in Castle Rock to Discuss BPA Transmission Line Plan

·         Clallam PUD Moves Supplies into Remodeled Costco Site in Sequim

·         Great Expectations along the Columbia River, as PNNL Reels in Big Energy Problems

·         Strange Bedfellows – Seattle City Light Advisors, Managers to Join Union

·         2.6% Hike for Conservation - Idaho to Study Avista Request for Six Months

·         Montana Electric Co-Op Appeals Ruling That Requires Release of Great Falls Power Plant Documents

·         Judge Orders Port of Astoria to Renew Oregon LNG Lease

·         Mason PUD 3 to Conduct Tree Trimming on Cougar Smith & Muller Road

·         Dalles Dam - Tours Offered of Dam in Oregon’s Columbia Gorge

·         New York Issues New Rules to Make Power Plants Switch to Fish-Friendly Cooling Towers

·         Toronto Star Columnist - Why Paying More for Electricity Is Good for You

·         Oregon Fishermen May Get to Catch More Chinook Salmon in 2010

·         Oregon to Have Its First Sport Chinook Season Since 2007

·         Above Lower Granite: Record Steelhead Return Continues

·         18,000 Salmon Fry Released, Killed by Vandals in Mill Creek

·         Montana - Electric Co-Op, Audubon Society Team Up to Build New Osprey Nest Platform

·         Pygmy Rabbits - Endangered Bunnies Breeding Again

·         How Long Will Kitsap’s Water Last? Group Ponders Study to Find Out

·         New Washington State Pipeline a Symbol of New Water Policy

·         Divers Remove 50 Tons of Nets, Crab Pots, Fishing Gear from State Marine Waters

·         Everett Courts Water-Bottling Company

·         Burning Wood as Renewable Power Draws Scrutiny in Oregon & Nationwide

·         Wind Power’s Dirty Secret: It Has a Carbon Footprint

·         Nevada Wind Turbine Factory to Create 1,000 Jobs, Backers Say

·         California - High Desert Residents Struggle With Wind Turbine Regulations

·         Colorado - Aspen Pumps up Effort for Hydropower

·         California - Sacramento Municipal Utility District Plans Solar Panels along Highway 50

·         Considering Renewables? Our Guide to Green, Clean Energy in the Home

·         Fluorescent Light Bulb Recycling - Bill Would Let Lights Shine a Bit ‘Greener’

·         Businesses Bidding Farewell to Outdated Fluorescent Lighting

·         WA Offers Residential & Consumer Energy Related Rebates

·         Alaska - Chugach Electric Association Tries Energy Monitors to Lower Power Costs

·         EPA Studying Own Carbon-Trading System, Official Says

·         Delaware Gains $2 Million in Carbon Credit Sale

·         Energy Bills to Go Up With Tough European Union Clampdown on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

·         More Daylight Means Power Savings, Right? Well ... Maybe

·         Wait! Daylight Saving Time Will Cost Me Money?

·         Charging Ahead: Electric Vehicle Rollout on Track in NW

·         Pennsylvania - Solar-Powered Trash Cans Spark Rhubarb

·         Connecticut Would Waive Student Loans in ‘Green’ Jobs

·         Data Center - Shhh! Unnamed Company’s Code-Named Project Could Happen Here

·         Kitsap PUD Seeks Stimulus Grant to Extend Fiber Optic Network

·         NoaNet’s Benefits - Grant Pays for Broadband Upgrades in Yakima County

·         Fiber-Optic Pact With CPI Up for Consideration Thursday by Port Angeles City Council

·         Nebraska - Falls City Hopes to Hit Home Run With Fiber Optic Network

·         FCC Unveiling Sweeping National Broadband Plan

·         Effort to Widen US Internet Access Sets Up Battle

·         FCC Releases Internet Speed Test Tool

·         Cisco Says New Routing System Will Triple Internet Speed

·         Douglas Deputies Want Separate Internet Policy

·         Clallam, Port Angeles Might Go After Coveted Spot in Google Broadband Project

·         Renton Wants Help Going After Google’s Fiber Optic Network

·         Reno-Sparks Eyes Google’s Giga-Fast Net Connection

·         Chanute, Kansas is Ready for Google

·         McCleary Not Ready to Give up Mark Reed Hospital to Elma

·         Baird Endorses Heck for 3rd Congressional District

·         Thief Uses Dead Toddler’s ID for Tax Write-Off

WORD OF THE DAY

Zaftig • \ZAHF-tig\ • adjective - Having a full rounded figure: pleasingly plump

The throbbing tom-tom, the wailing sax, the blaring trumpets all worked the audience into a frenzy. Each red-blooded American male had plunked down a sawbuck to take in a show featuring the zaftig goddess Mae West. Unfortunately, all they got was Mae East; a passable, generic substitute, but not as good as the real thing.

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

Aberdeen City Council Says Savings Aren’t Worth Keeping Street Lights Off (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2010/03/11/local_news/doc4b99400c7223a932570987.txt

Citizens Gather in Castle Rock to Discuss BPA Transmission Line Plan (The Daily News, Longview, WA)

http://www.tdn.com/news/local/49babee0-2dad-11df-bc1c-001cc4c002e0.html

Clallam PUD Moves Supplies into Remodeled Costco Site in Sequim (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100313/news/303139999

Great Expectations along the Columbia River, as PNNL Reels in Big Energy Problems (Xconomy Seattle)

http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2010/03/12/great-expectations-along-the-columbia-river-as-pnnl-reels-in-big-energy-problems/

Strange Bedfellows – Seattle City Light Advisors, Managers to Join Union (Seattle Post-Intelligercer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/198015.asp?source=pimail

2.6% Hike for Conservation - Idaho to Study Avista Request for Six Months (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/mar/13/idaho-to-study-avista-request-for-six-months/

Montana Electric Co-Op Appeals Ruling That Requires Release of Great Falls Power Plant Documents (Associated Press)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/economy/mont-electric-co-op-appeals-ruling-that-requires-release-of-great-falls-power-plant-documents-87363647.html

Judge Orders Port of Astoria to Renew Oregon LNG Lease (The Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/03/judge_orders_port_of_astoria_t.html

Mason PUD 3 to Conduct Tree Trimming on Cougar Smith & Muller Road (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/Newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=695

Dalles Dam - Tours Offered of Dam in Oregon’s Columbia Gorge (Oregon Travel Daily)

http://www.oregontraveldaily.com/news/dallesd031310_230.php

New York Issues New Rules to Make Power Plants Switch to Fish-Friendly Cooling Towers (Associated Press)

http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/new-york-issues-new-rules-to-make-power-plants-switch-to-fish-friendly-cooling-towers-87383272.html

Toronto Star Columnist - Why Paying More for Electricity Is Good for You

http://www.thestar.com/business/cleanbreak/article/779813--hamilton-why-paying-more-for-electricity-is-good-for-you

FISH & WILDLIFE

Oregon Fishermen May Get to Catch More Chinook Salmon in 2010 (The Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/03/oregon_fishermen_may_get_to_ca.html

Oregon to Have Its First Sport Chinook Season Since 2007 (Salem Statesman-Journal, OR)

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100313/OUTDOORS/3130313/1034/SPORTS/Oregon-to-have-its-first-sport-Chinook-season-since-2007

Above Lower Granite: Record Steelhead Return Continues, Big Increase in Wild Spring Chinook Expected (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/379769.aspx

18,000 Salmon Fry Released, Killed by Vandals in Mill Creek (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_fish_killing.html?source=pimail

Montana - Electric Co-Op, Audubon Society Team Up to Build New Osprey Nest Platform (Billings Gazette, MT)

http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/article_414cbf8a-2e6e-11df-b39a-001cc4c002e0.html

Pygmy Rabbits - Endangered Bunnies Breeding Again (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/mar/13/endangered-bunnies-breeding-again/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

How Long Will Kitsap’s Water Last? Group Ponders Study to Find Out (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/mar/11/how-long-will-kitsaps-water-last-group-ponders/?partner=RSS

New Washington State Pipeline a Symbol of New Water Policy (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/03/14/1172456/new-wa-pipeline-a-symbol-of-new.html

Divers Remove 50 Tons of Nets, Crab Pots, Fishing Gear from State Marine Waters (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/03/13/1108320/divers-remove-nets-crab-pots-from.html

Everett Courts Water-Bottling Company (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100312/NEWS01/703129883/-1/rss02

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Burning Wood as Renewable Power Draws Scrutiny in Oregon & Nationwide (The Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/03/burning_wood_for_renewable_pow.html

Wind Power’s Dirty Secret: It Has a Carbon Footprint “…The more wind power…the more backup power is needed, & often it’s coal or natural gas…” (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/87439577.html

Nevada Wind Turbine Factory to Create 1,000 Jobs, Backers Say (NY Times)

http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/15/nevada-wind-turbine-factory-to-create-1000-jobs-backers-say/

California - High Desert Residents Struggle With Wind Turbine Regulations (San Bernardino County Sun, CA)

http://www.sbsun.com/ci_14676339

Colorado - Aspen Pumps up Effort for Hydropower - Contract for $2.3 million issued to build pipeline to divert water from creeks (The Aspen Times, CO)

http://www.aspentimes.com/article/20100315/NEWS/100319876/1077&ParentProfile=1058

California - Sacramento Municipal Utility District Plans Solar Panels along Highway 50 (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/03/14/2603891/smud-plans-solar-panels-along.html

Considering Renewables? Our Guide to Green, Clean Energy in the Home (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/energy-saving-trust/clean-energy-in-the-home

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Fluorescent Light Bulb Recycling - Bill Would Let Lights Shine a Bit ‘Greener’ (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/03/15/1172775/bill-would-let-lights-shine-a.html

Businesses Bidding Farewell to Outdated Fluorescent Lighting (Richmond Times-Dispatch, VA)

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/business/energy/article/BULB14_20100313-194805/330211/

WA Offers Residential & Consumer Energy Related Rebates (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/energy/archives/198157.asp?source=rss

Alaska - Chugach Electric Association Tries Energy Monitors to Lower Power Costs (Associated Press)

http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=12139129

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

EPA Studying Own Carbon-Trading System, Official Says (Bloomberg News)

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-15/epa-studying-own-carbon-trading-system-official-says-update1-.html

Delaware Gains $2 Million in Carbon Credit Sale - Auction helps curb greenhouse gases (The Newcastle News Journal, DE)

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100314/NEWS02/3140339

Energy Bills to Go Up With Tough European Union Clampdown on Greenhouse Gas Emissions (The Times of London, UK)

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7061938.ece

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

More Daylight Means Power Savings, Right? Well ... Maybe (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/mar/12/more-daylight-means-power-savings-right-well-maybe/

Wait! Daylight Saving Time Will Cost Me Money? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Money/new-economy/2010/0313/Wait!-Daylight-Saving-Time-will-cost-me-money

Charging Ahead: Electric Vehicle Rollout on Track in NW (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/6907-charging-ahead-electric-vehicle-rollout-track-nw/

Pennsylvania - Solar-Powered Trash Cans Spark Rhubarb (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/03/12/25507.htm

Connecticut Would Waive Student Loans in ‘Green’ Jobs (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011344611_apusstudentloanforgiveness.html?syndication=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Data Center - Shhh! Unnamed Company’s Code-Named Project Could Happen Here (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/mar/12/shhh-unnamed-companys-code-named-project-could/

Kitsap PUD Seeks Stimulus Grant to Extend Fiber Optic Network (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/mar/15/kitsap-pud-seeks-stimulus-grant-to-extend-fiber/?partner=RSS

NoaNet’s Benefits - Grant Pays for Broadband Upgrades in Yakima County (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/03/13/p-grant-pays-for-broadband-upgrades-in-county-p

Fiber-Optic Pact With CPI Up for Consideration Thursday by Port Angeles City Council (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100315/news/303159996

Nebraska - Falls City Hopes to Hit Home Run With Fiber Optic Network (Lincoln Journal-Star, NE)

http://journalstar.com/news/local/article_8ee12a88-2f0e-11df-9a71-001cc4c002e0.html

FCC Unveiling Sweeping National Broadband Plan (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011351005_apustecfccbroadband.html?syndication=rss

Effort to Widen US Internet Access Sets Up Battle (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/business/media/13fcc.html?th&emc=th

FCC Releases Internet Speed Test Tool (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62B08720100312

Cisco Says New Routing System Will Triple Internet Speed (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011300638_cisco10.html

Douglas Deputies Want Separate Internet Policy (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/mar/13/douglas-deputies-want-separate-internet-use-policy/

GA-GA FOR GOOGLE

Clallam, Port Angeles Might Go After Coveted Spot in Google Broadband Project (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100315/news/303159995

Renton Wants Help Going After Google’s Fiber Optic Network (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/sound/416581_sound87497037.html?source=rss

Reno-Sparks Eyes Google’s Giga-Fast Net Connection (Reno Gazette-Journal, NV)

http://www.rgj.com/article/20100315/NEWS/3150325/1321/news

Chanute, Kansas is Ready for Google (KOAM-TV, Pittsburg, KS)

http://www.koamtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12131341

GENERAL NEWS

McCleary Not Ready to Give up Mark Reed Hospital to Elma (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2010/03/14/local_news/doc4b9c91a549b33369529338.txt

Baird Endorses Heck for 3rd Congressional District (The Daily News, Longview, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_138b54e2-2f10-11df-a5f6-001cc4c03286.html

Thief Uses Dead Toddler’s ID for Tax Write-Off (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/416496_idtheft11.html?source=rss

DIVERSIONS

‘Mission: Impossible’ Star Peter Graves Dies in LA

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/03/14/1172665/mission-impossible-star-peter.html

Man Steals Nearly $500 from Tacoma Girl Scout

http://www.kirotv.com/news/22825056/detail.html

400-Pound Suspect Had $26,000 in Bra

http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/87617382.html

Move Over, Mr. Whipple; Flo’s on the Floor

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/mar/13/move-over-mr-whipple-flos-on-the-floor/

SONG OF THE DAY

Lalo Schifrin - Mission Impossible Theme Song (RIP Peter Graves)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2WYqrdCPhU

Energy News Digest for March 11, 2010

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)

·         Bill May Allow City Light to Arbitrate Pend Oreille County Boundary Dam Fees

·         State Legislature Approves Pend Oreille County Dam Compensation Bill

·         Peninsula Gateway Editorial - PenLight Put Off Rate Increase

·         Okanogan PUD Sets Workshops on Proposed Rate Changes

·         TransAlta Tax Breaks Upheld in House Tax Bill

·         Oregon - Transmission Lines to Skirt Local Valleys

·         Lower Lake Cushman Boat Ramp Closed For Work on Dam

·         Commodity Futures Trading Commission, FERC Fight Over Role in Electricity Markets

·         Five Percent Los Angeles Electric Rate Hike Linked to Solar Power

·         In Trade Mission, Two Vermont Utilities Hope To Reach Deal with Quebec Utility

·         Natural Gas Stocks Declined Last Week

·         Elwha Dams Removal Good for Salmon, But Maybe Not for Trout

·         Sixth Sea Lion Killed At Bonneville Dam

·         Washington State Considers Expanding Selective Fishing Practices

·         State Budget Could Limit Lewis County Dam Options

·         Olympian Editorial - Time to Look toward Potential Water Shortage

·         DOE E-Mails to Wind Energy Lobbyists Cast Cloud Over Green Jobs Proposals

·         Learn How to 'Solarize' At North Peninsula Expo

·         Albany Democrat Herald, OR - Editorial: Another Cost, Ruined Views

·         Grays Harbor’s Imperium Biofuel Plant Back In Business

·         EPA Recognizes Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance with Sustained Excellence Award

·         US House Members Introduce Rural Utility Loan Bill Designed to Spur Energy

·         Wasting Watts with Idle Gadgets - Phantom Electricity Boosts Utility Bill, Carbon Emissions

·         World's Top Scientists to Review Climate Panel

·         Tri-Cities: A Model for Going Green

·         Think You Know What a 'Green Job' Is? Think Again

·         Washington data centers may get tax break

·         Google Still Big Gorilla of Online Search

·         Former FCC Boss Kevin Martin Pretends He Fought for Open

·         Gadgets in Emergency Vehicles Seen as Peril

·         Michigan - Get Goofy for Google, But Be Serious about High-Speed Wireless for Area

·         City Officials Iron Out Misunderstanding over Google

·         $35 Billion Boeing Tanker Deal May Be Expedited

·         EADS Sees No Financial Hit from US Tanker Loss

·         Schools fear layoffs as state lawmakers decide budget

·         Olympia Man Facing Drug Charges Still Serving On City Council

·         Wiring Stolen from Griffin School District Buses

·         Did some Bellevue City Council members violate state's law on open meetings?

·         Schafer State Park on Historic Register

·         Truffle Trespassers Ruffle Oregon Man's Forest

WORD OF THE DAY

Vituperative • \vie-TOOP-per-uh-tiv\ • adjective – Uttering or given to censure: containing or characterized by verbal abuse

Barty knew that his actions deserved a rebuke from his supervisor. He was unprepared for the vituperative dressing down he received. “All over throwing coffee in the face of an unruly customer,” he mused. Unbeknownst to Barty, the unruly customer just happened to be the CEO, who had arrived for an undercover inspection of the customer service function at the remote bank branch.

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

Bill May Allow City Light to Arbitrate Pend Oreille County Boundary Dam Fees (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011312187_pendoreille11m.html?syndication=rss

State Legislature Approves Pend Oreille County Dam Compensation Bill (KPLU Radio, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news.newsmain/article/0/1/1621991/KPLU.Local.News/State.Legislature.Approves.Dam.Compensation.Bill

Peninsula Gateway Editorial - PenLight Put Off Rate Increase

http://www.gateline.com/2010/03/10/6453/editorial-penlight-put-off-rate.html

Okanogan PUD Sets Workshops on Proposed Rate Changes (Omak Chronicle, WA)

http://www.omakchronicle.com/nws/n100310a.shtml

TransAlta Tax Breaks Upheld in House Tax Bill (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://chronline.com/news/article_22accf74-2bb3-11df-9c55-001cc4c03286.html

Oregon - Transmission Lines to Skirt Local Valleys (Ontario Argus-Observer, OR)

http://www.argusobserver.com/articles/2010/03/10/news/doc4b97dcb2ad3f6452720704.txt

Lower Lake Cushman Boat Ramp Closed For Work on Dam (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/1564-lower-lake-cushman-boat-ramp-closed-for-work-on-dam

Commodity Futures Trading Commission, FERC Fight Over Role in Electricity Markets (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0924079820100309

Five Percent Los Angeles Electric Rate Hike Linked to Solar Power – Would increase rate to 13 cents per kWh (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/science/earth/11solar.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

In Trade Mission, Two Vermont Utilities Hope To Reach Deal with Quebec Utility (Canadian Business Online)

http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/market_news/article.jsp?content=D9EC10IO0

Natural Gas Stocks Declined Last Week (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011317194_apapfnusnaturalgasstorage.html?syndication=rss

FISH & WILDLIFE

Elwha Dams Removal Good for Salmon, But Maybe Not for Trout (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100311/news/303119991

Sixth Sea Lion Killed At Bonneville Dam (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Sixth-sea-lion-killed-at-Bonneville-Dam-87262872.html

Washington State Considers Expanding Selective Fishing Practices (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/mar/02/state-considers-expanding-selective-fishing/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

State Budget Could Limit Lewis County Dam Options (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://chronline.com/news/article_bd84265e-2c72-11df-9919-001cc4c002e0.html

Olympian Editorial - Time to Look toward Potential Water Shortage

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/03/10/1166984/missing-headline-for-10oeditb1.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

DOE E-Mails to Wind Energy Lobbyists Cast Cloud Over Green Jobs Proposals (Investor’s Business Daily)

http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=526944

Learn How to 'Solarize' At North Peninsula Expo (Sequim Gazette, WA)

http://search.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2010-03-10_learn_how_to_solarize_at_expo

Albany Democrat Herald, OR - Editorial: Another Cost, Ruined Views

http://www.democratherald.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_097afa6a-2c82-11df-bbe1-001cc4c03286.html

Grays Harbor’s Imperium Biofuel Plant Back In Business (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2010/03/10/local_news/doc4b97ff3494097633214376.txt

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

EPA Recognizes Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance with Sustained Excellence Award (PR Newswire)

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/EPA-Recognizes-Northwest-prnews-2797312348.html?x=0&.v=1

US House Members Introduce Rural Utility Loan Bill Designed to Spur Energy Efficiency (The Hill)

http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/86025-members-introduce-rural-utility-loan-bill-designed-to-spur-energy-efficiency-efforts

Wasting Watts with Idle Gadgets - Phantom Electricity Boosts Utility Bill, Carbon Emissions (Lake Oswego Review, OR)

http://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/sustainable/story.php?story_id=126807246099456000

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

World's Top Scientists to Review Climate Panel (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011306794_apunsciunclimatepanel.html?syndication=rss

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Tri-Cities: A Model for Going Green (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=12110464

Think You Know What a 'Green Job' Is? Think Again (Forbes Magazine)

http://blogs.forbes.com/energysource/2010/03/10/think-you-know-what-a-green-job-is-think-again/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Washington data centers may get tax break (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/mar/10/data-centers-may-get-deal/

Google Still Big Gorilla of Online Search (San Francisco Business Times)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2010/03/08/daily43.html

Former FCC Boss Kevin Martin Pretends He Fought for Open Access (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Former-FCC-Boss-Kevin-Martin-Pretends-He-Fought-For-Open-Access-107304

Gadgets in Emergency Vehicles Seen as Peril (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/technology/11distracted.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

GA-GA FOR GOOGLE

Michigan - Get Goofy for Google, But Be Serious about High-Speed Wireless for Area (The Flint Journal, MI)

http://www.mlive.com/opinion/flint/index.ssf/2010/03/get_goofy_for_google_but_be_se.html

City Officials Iron Out Misunderstanding over Google (Worthington Daily Globe, MN)

http://www.dglobe.com/event/article/id/33764/group/home/

GENERAL NEWS

$35 Billion Boeing Tanker Deal May Be Expedited (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100310/BIZ/703109936

EADS Sees No Financial Hit from US Tanker Loss (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62A0X820100311

Schools fear layoffs as state lawmakers decide budget (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Teacher-layoffs-loom-as-schools-await-state-budget-87337767.html

Olympia Man Facing Drug Charges Still Serving On City Council (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/22803897/detail.html

Wiring Stolen from Griffin School District Buses (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/03/10/1166946/thurston-county.html

Did some Bellevue City Council members violate state's law on open meetings? (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011312648_bellevue11m.html?syndication=rss

Schafer State Park on Historic Register (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2010/03/10/local_news/doc4b97ff5f3551a448018971.txt

Truffle Trespassers Ruffle Oregon Man's Forest (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011316963_truffles11m.html?syndication=rss

DIVERSIONS

Over Cell Phone Dispute – Man Stabbed With Meat Thermometer at Movie

http://www.accessatlanta.com/atlanta-movies/man-stabbed-with-meat-359043.html?cxntlid=thbz_hm

Doomsday Seed Vault Hits Half-Million Mark

http://www.kirotv.com/news/22803124/detail.html

Robber Holds Up 11 People, Gets $6

http://www.kirotv.com/news/22797521/detail.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard - Pancho and Lefty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvdmxszsDM8