Energy News Digest for April 13, 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)

·         Oregon Land Board Rejects Bradwood Landing Liquefied Natural Gas Project

·         Oregon – Emerald PUD Proposes Rate Increase, Public Hearing Tuesday

·         Alcoa Narrows Loss as Demand & Prices Rise

·         The Nuclear Waste Problem: Where to Put It?

·         This Nuclear Option Is Nuclear - The Costs of Fads & Superstition

·         Officials Cautious About West Coast Salmon Season

·         Low Water Year Sparks Question: To Spill or Not to Spill?

·         Science Panel Opposes Obama Plan for Snake/Columbia Salmon

·         Shoshone-Bannock Indian Tribes Restored Hope for Salmon

·         Group to Look at Wind Farms’ Effects on Grouse

·         US Gives Columbia Land Trust $6 Million Grant for Bull Trout Habitat

·         Bottled Water War in Oregon

·         Bottler Asks Everett for Water Guarantee

·         Taking New Tack in Hetch Hetchy Battle over Dam & Reservoir

·         New Owner Works to Fill Lake Tapps

·         Renewable Energy Helps Fuel Dow Above 11,000

·         Idaho - Cashing in on the Chips: Wood Slash Becomes Biofuel for Paper Mill

·         Europe Finds Clean Energy in Trash, but U.S. Lags Behind

·         Minnesota - General Mills to Power Fridley Plant with Oat Leftovers

·         Montana – Illinois Company Plans Two More Wind Farms near Great Falls

·         A Grid of Wind Turbines to Pick Up the Slack

·         Wind Industry Growing in Blue & Red States Alike

·         Illinois - Naperville Part of Plan to Turn Brush into Energy Sources

·         Washington Lawmakers OK Ballot Measure for School Energy Upgrades

·         Seattle Times Op/Ed - LEED Green-Building Standards Must Not be Diluted

·         Google, Tech Firms: Data Center Efficiency Standard Could Stifle Innovation

·         Pacific Northwest Becoming Primed for More Wildfires

·         Don’t Think That Cap-and-Trade Is Over – Especially since big money is involved

·         Rio Tinto to Congress: Get Going on Carbon Pricing

·         Alabama Power to Start Construction on Carbon Capture Steam Plant

·         King County Council Approves Car Charging Outlets

·         Renewable Energy AND Pollution? Pollution Fine Sets Record for Biofuels Maker

·         US Military’s Green Projects to Save $1.6 Billion over Time

·         Wrap Session - Is Plastic Wrap Greener than Aluminum Foil?

·         Across the State of Oregon Creeks, Buttes, And Peaks Need New Names

·         FCC Chief Julius Genachowski Faces Broadband Dilemma

·         Google on Net Neutrality, Its Fiber Buildout & Cloud

·         Ex-Employees Turn to Cyber Crime after Layoffs

·         Twitter to Have Paid Tweets Show Up in Searches

·         Google Documents Get an Upgrade

·         MIT - Building a Wireless Network out of Junk

·         Microsoft Unveils New Consumer Phones

·         A Google Tablet Could be Good News for Adobe

·         Washington State Lawmakers Pass Budget, Adjourn Special Session

·         Over Pot Charge - Olympia City Council Member Hyer to Plead Guilty to Felony

·         Majority Leader Kessler to Retire from Washington State House

·         Ex-WaMu CEO Defends Bank’s Actions before Failure

·         Griswold Family Lets Claim Against Pierce County Stand

·         Hoquiam Man, Larry Pearson, Still in Custody a Day After 44-Mile, High Speed Chase

·         Two Arrested in Attempted Copper Theft from Mercer Construction Site

·         Starbucks Offering Free Coffee Thursday to Customers with Reusable Tumblers

·         Student Texting Interrupts Speech by Holocaust Survivor, in Latest Incident of Tech-Driven Rudenes

·         Ringo Starr Unmoved by Vatican Praise for Beatles

WORD OF THE DAY

Probabilistic • \prawb-buh-buh-LIST-tick\ • adjective - 1: of or relating to probabilism 2: of, relating to, or based on probability

Joel was certain that the probabilistic nature of the word “probabilistic” being a real word was quite low. However, with the Oxford English Dictionary stating that there are an estimated quarter of a million distinct words in the English language, the chance of “probabilistic” being a real word was actually quite high.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Oregon Land Board Rejects Bradwood Landing Liquefied Natural Gas Project (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_or_lng_terminal_oregon.html

Oregon – Emerald PUD Proposes Rate Increase, Public Hearing Tuesday (KEZI-TV, Eugene, OR)

http://kezi.com/page/169739

Alcoa Narrows Loss as Demand & Prices Rise “…markets are gradually improving, & both policy trends & consumer sentiment bode well for aluminum demand…” (Associated Press)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/business/13alcoa.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The Nuclear Waste Problem: Where to Put It? New Presidential Commission is Exploring Ways to Store Radioactive Nuclear Fuel (ABC News)

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/nuclear-waste-problem-put/story?id=10211941

This Nuclear Option Is Nuclear - The Costs of Fads & Superstition (Newsweek)

http://www.newsweek.com/id/236177

FISH & WILDLIFE

Officials Cautious About West Coast Salmon Season (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/04/12/1204103/officials-cautious-about-west.html

Low Water Year Sparks Question: To Spill or Not to Spill? (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/7096-low-water-year-sparks-question-spill-or-not-spill/

Science Panel Opposes Obama Plan for Snake/Columbia Salmon (The Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/04/science_panel_opposes_obama_pl.html

Shoshone-Bannock Indian Tribes Restored Hope for Salmon (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)

http://www.waterworld.com/index/display/news_display/143619184.html

Group to Look at Wind Farms’ Effects on Grouse (Times-News, Twin Falls, ID)

http://www.magicvalley.com/news/local/state-and-regional/article_318c1516-89fa-5ecc-aee4-7dd230821e16.html

US Gives Columbia Land Trust $6 Million Grant for Bull Trout Habitat (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/apr/13/us-gives-columbia-land-trust-6-million-grant/

WATER & ENVIRONMENT

Bottled Water War in Oregon (FOX News)

http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/04/12/bottled-water-war-in-oregon/?test=latestnews

Bottler Asks Everett for Water Guarantee (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100413/NEWS01/704139900/-1/rss02

Taking New Tack in Hetch Hetchy Battle over Dam & Reservoir (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/us/11sfpolitics.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

New Owner Works to Fill Lake Tapps - Boating season: It’s not as high as normal this spring, but May 1 target looks good (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/04/13/1145781/new-owner-works-to-fill-lake-tapps.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Renewable Energy Helps Fuel Dow Above 11,000 (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/04/13/13climatewire-renewable-energy-helps-fuel-dow-above-11000-87351.html

Idaho - Cashing in on the Chips: Wood Slash Becomes Biofuel for Paper Mill (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/apr/13/cashing-in-on-the-chips/

Europe Finds Clean Energy in Trash, but U.S. Lags Behind (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/science/earth/13trash.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Minnesota - General Mills to Power Fridley Plant with Oat Leftovers (Pioneer Press, St Paul, MN – wonder what deadly stuff will be in those emissions)

http://www.twincities.com/business/ci_14840619

Montana – Illinois Company Plans Two More Wind Farms near Great Falls (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011588032_apmtwinddevelopment.html?syndication=rss

A Grid of Wind Turbines to Pick Up the Slack (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/science/13obwind.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Wind Industry Growing in Blue & Red States Alike (Grist Online)

http://www.grist.org/article/2010-04-12-wind-industry-growing-in-blue-and-red-states/

Illinois - Naperville Part of Plan to Turn Brush into Energy Sources (Chicago Tribune, IL)

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-04-12/triblocal/chi-napervillebrush-100412_1_city-manager-doug-krieger-plainfield-naperville-road-councilman-grant-wehrli

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Washington Lawmakers OK Ballot Measure for School Energy Upgrades (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/04/12/1204305/wa-senate-oks-school-upgrades.html

Seattle Times Op/Ed - LEED Green-Building Standards Must Not be Diluted

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2011591237_guest13hayes.html?syndication=rss

Google, Tech Firms: Data Center Efficiency Standard Could Stifle Innovation (Eart2Tech)

http://earth2tech.com/2010/04/12/google-tech-firms-data-center-efficiency-standard-could-stifle-innovation/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Pacific Northwest Becoming Primed for More Wildfires (RedOrbit)

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1849103/pacific_northwest_becoming_primed_for_more_wildfires/

Don’t Think That Cap-and-Trade Is Over “…Carbon trading, also known as cap & trade, is on the cusp of generating mammoth amounts of money for governments…” (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/business/energy-environment/12iht-green12.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Rio Tinto to Congress: Get Going on Carbon Pricing (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14871141

Alabama Power to Start Construction on Carbon Capture Steam Plant (Birmingham Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2010/04/12/daily5.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

King County Council Approves Car Charging Outlets (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011590487_apwaelectriccarcharging.html?syndication=rss

Renewable Energy AND Pollution? Pollution Fine Sets Record for Biofuels Maker (Des Moines Register, IA)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100413/NEWS/4130348/1001/

US Military’s Green Projects to Save $1.6 Billion over Time (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2010-04-11-military-going-green_N.htm

Wrap Session - Is Plastic Wrap Greener than Aluminum Foil? (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/id/2250001/?from=rss

Across the State of Oregon Creeks, Buttes, And Peaks Need New Names (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/7134-across-state-creeks-buttes-and-peaks-need-new-names/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Chief Julius Genachowski Faces Broadband Dilemma (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2010-04-13-broadband13_ST_N.htm?csp=34

Google on Net Neutrality, Its Fiber Buildout & Cloud (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2010/04/12/google-on-net-neutrality-its-fiber-buildout-and-cloud/

Ex-Employees Turn to Cyber Crime after Layoffs (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2011588615_cybercrime14.html

Twitter to Have Paid Tweets Show Up in Searches (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14874130

Google Documents Get an Upgrade (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14855265

MIT - Building a Wireless Network out of Junk (Nat’l Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125866561&ft=1&f=2

Microsoft Unveils New Consumer Phones (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=308453

A Google Tablet Could be Good News for Adobe (NY Times)

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/12/a-google-tablet-could-be-good-news-for-adobe/?partner=rss&emc=rss

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Lawmakers Pass Budget, Adjourn Special Session (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Washington-state-lawmakers-pass-budget-adjourn-special-session-90737439.html

Over Pot Charge - Olympia City Council Member Hyer to Plead Guilty to Felony (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/04/12/1203870/hyer-to-plead-guilty-to-felony.html

Majority Leader Kessler to Retire from Washington State House (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/04/13/1145897/state-house-majority-leader-kessler.html

GENERAL NEWS

Ex-WaMu CEO Defends Bank’s Actions before Failure (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011593229_apuswashingtonmutualinvestigation1stld.html?syndication=rss

Griswold Family Lets Claim Against Pierce County Stand (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/04/13/1204360/griswold-family-lets-claim-against.html

Hoquiam Man, Larry Pearson, Still in Custody a Day After 44-Mile, High Speed Chase (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100411/NEWS/304119981

Two Arrested in Attempted Copper Theft from Mercer Construction Site (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011593449_theft14m.html?syndication=rss

Starbucks Offering Free Coffee Thursday to Customers with Reusable Tumblers (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Starbucks-offering-free-coffee-Thurs-to-customers-with-reusable-tumblers-90746534.html

Student Texting Interrupts Speech by Holocaust Survivor, in Latest Incident of Tech-Driven Rudeness (Finding Duclinea)

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/technology/2010/Has-Technology-Given-People-an-Excuse-for-Rudeness--.html

Ringo Starr Unmoved by Vatican Praise for Beatles (NY Times)

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/ringo-unmoved-by-vatican-praise-for-beatles/?partner=rss&emc=rss

DIVERSIONS

Iowa Teen to Wear Bubble Gum Wrapper Dress to Prom

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14869021

Cat Awarded for Using Paw to Warn of Gas Leak

http://www.examiner.com/a-2574445~Cat_awarded_for_using_paw_to_warn_of_gas_leak.html?cid=rss-Montana_Headlines

Giant Misspelling: Jersey Says ‘San Francicso’

http://www.kirotv.com/sports/23084041/detail.html

First Chinese Singers Fined for Lip-Synching

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63B4JQ20100412

SONG OF THE DAY

Marc Cohn - Listening to Levon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyLvo2CrkQY

Energy News Digest for April 12, 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)

·         Lawmakers Will Have Say on Centralia Coal Plant

·         Vancouver Columbian Editorial - Cleaner Air: Portland General Electric Takes a Step in the Right Direction

·         Covington Reporter Op/Ed - Hydropower the Key to Washington State’s Future

·         News Tribune Columnist - Cheap Power Can be Magnet for Industries

·         Ontario Green Power Plan Sparks Cost Concerns

·         Toronto Star Editorial - Ontario’s Green Energy, at a Price

·         Stormwater Bill Pits City of Vancouver Versus Bonneville Power Administration

·         Bainbridge, Puget Sound Energy Still at Odds over Need for Second Substation

·         Washington State Smart-Grid Training Programs Get $11 Million

·         Unintended Consequences – Pacific Gas & Electric’s New Rates Could Help Marin Green Power

·         State on the Hook for $768 for Every Salmon Caught in Puget Sound

·         Tribes Help Haze Sea Lions to Save Salmon on Columbia

·         Seals, Sea Lions Devastating West Coast Salmon Runs

·         Will Dam Removal Return Salmon to the Elwha River?

·         Low Flows Likely to Result in Less Water Spilled to Help Salmon Passage at Bonneville Dam

·         Vancouver Columbian Op/Ed - Local View: Protect Fish to Protect Fisheries

·         Seattle Times Op/Ed - Dams, Dikes & Dredging: Can We ‘Fix’ Our Rivers?

·         Wallace River Hatchery Helps Recreational Fishing Live on

·         Squid Invasion Hitting Oregon Coast & Scientists Are Concerned

·         Orcas Attack Gray Whale in Puget Sound

·         California Gray Whale-Watchers Fear Dip in Population

·         British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest Threatened by Power Project, Say Critics

·         Water Rights at Issue - Ecology Withdraws Appeal of Proposed Brewster Development

·         Snowpack Well above Normal in Olympics - 132 percent of normal

·         Sewer Fight: King County, Contractor Squabble over $48 Million

·         Los Angeles Billionaires Sued over California Water Sales

·         Nuts! Desert Squirrels Bury Large Solar Project

·         Neighborhoods Often Slow to Accept Solar Panels on Homes

·         Edison Blankets Warehouse Roofs with Solar Panels

·         Dow Jones Plans Large Solar System for Its New Jersey Campus

·         Water Power via Canals Hearkens to Phoenix’s Past

·         Duke Study Says Energy Efficiency Would Save $41B, Create 380,000 Jobs

·         Taking the LEED in Housing

·         Energy-Saving Tips - Change Your Bulbs

·         GE Unveils New LED Bulb - 17 Year Life Span & $50 Price Tag

·         How to Motivate People to Make Homes Energy-Efficient

·         Supreme Court Fight Adds Confusion to Senate Climate Effort

·         Cantwell - Cash for Climate

·         How Costly Is Building a Green Economy?

·         Are Oysters a Vegan-Friendly Food?

·         Satellite Broadband Users Reach 1 Million - And most of them wish they weren’t

·         Intel’s New Fiber-Optic Connector to Speed Up Downloads

·         Cyber Attacks: The Next Big Security Threat?

·         Legislature Heads toward Special Session Finish

·         Local Legislators Report on Current Session – Sheldon Praises ADAGE Project

·         Olympia City Council Member Hyer Will Quit

·         Pension Promises Threaten California Cities, Counties

·         Microsoft Accounts for 13.6 Percent of Washington State Economy

·         Small Plane Lands on I-5 near Kalama

·         Severe Defects Force Demolition of Nine-Year-Old Seattle Highrise

·         150 Collisions Caused by Cell Phone Use in Tri-Cities

·         Chehalis River Barges - Satsop Business Shipping Tanks to Alaska

·         Contented California Cows to Flee? States Woo Calif. Dairymen with Less Regulation

WORD OF THE DAY

Diametric • \die-uh-MET-trick\ • Adjective - 1: of, relating to, or constituting a diameter: located at the diameter 2: completely opposed: being at opposite extremes

Derwood had a dizzying intellect…and not in a good way. “I am diametrically opposed to your opposition to my opposition to my opposition,” he blustered to his opposing candidate for the school board. Predictably, Derwood lost the election by a large margin.

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

Lawmakers Will Have Say on Centralia Coal Plant - Task force to seek reduced emissions (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/04/12/1203194/lawmakers-will-have-say-on-coal.html

Vancouver Columbian Editorial - Cleaner Air: Portland General Electric Takes a Step in the Right Direction, Vowing to Close Boardman Plant in 2020

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/apr/12/cleaner-air/

Covington Reporter Op/Ed - Hydropower the Key to Washington State’s Future

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/cmv/business/90582849.html

News Tribune Columnist - Cheap Power Can be Magnet for Industries “…the region’s historic advantage in power costs could be eroded in the drive to add more expensive alternatives including wind & solar…”

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/04/11/1143588/cheap-power-can-be-magnet-for.html

Ontario Green Power Plan Sparks Cost Concerns (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/ontario-green-power-plan-sparks-cost-concerns/article1529704/

Toronto Star Editorial - Ontario’s Green Energy, at a Price

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/793121--green-energy-at-a-price

Stormwater Bill Pits City of Vancouver Versus Bonneville Power Administration - Agency no longer paying $8,500 monthly fee (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/apr/12/stormwater-bill-pits-city-versus-bpa/

Bainbridge, Puget Sound Energy Still at Odds over Need for Second Substation (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/apr/11/while-pse-moves-ahead-with-substation-bainbridge/?partner=RSS

Washington State Smart-Grid Training Programs Get $11 Million (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/apr/10/smart-grid/

Unintended Consequences – Pacific Gas & Electric’s New Rates Could Help Marin Green Power (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14862834?source=most_emailed

FISH, WATER & WILDLIFE

State on the Hook for $768 for Every Salmon Caught in Puget Sound (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011571859_fishaudit10m.html

Tribes Help Haze Sea Lions to Save Salmon on Columbia (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011585750_sealions12m.html

Seals, Sea Lions Devastating West Coast Salmon Runs (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/seals-sea-lions-devastating-west-coast-salmon-runs/article1530966/

Will Dam Removal Return Salmon to the Elwha River? (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/04/12/1144470/will-dam-removal-return-salmon.html

Low Flows Likely to Result in Less Water Spilled to Help Salmon Passage at Bonneville Dam (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/382595.aspx

Vancouver Columbian Op/Ed - Local View: Protect Fish to Protect Fisheries. Management plan, spills necessary to sustain runs, family-wage jobs

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/apr/11/protect-fish-to-protect-fisheries/

Seattle Times Op/Ed - Dams, Dikes & Dredging: Can We ‘Fix’ Our Rivers?

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2011570522_guest11freitag.html?syndication=rss

Wallace River Hatchery Helps Recreational Fishing Live on (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100412/NEWS01/704129917/-1/rss02

Squid Invasion Hitting Oregon Coast & Scientists Are Concerned - Could there be a silver lining? (The Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/04/squid_invasion_hitting_oregon.html

Orcas Attack Gray Whale in Puget Sound (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011586897_apwaorcaattack.html?syndication=rss

California Gray Whale-Watchers Fear Dip in Population (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011582534_apuswhalemystery.html?syndication=rss

British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest Threatened by Power Project, Say Critics (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/business/Great+Bear+rainforest+threatened+power+project+critics/2787449/story.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Water Rights at Issue - Ecology Withdraws Appeal of Proposed Brewster Development (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/apr/10/ecology-withdraws-appeal-of-proposed-brewster/

Snowpack Well above Normal in Olympics - 132 percent of normal (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100412/news/304129997

Sewer Fight: King County, Contractor Squabble over $48 Million (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/418216_brightwater12.html?source=rss

Los Angeles Billionaires Sued over California Water Sales (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011575336_apuswesternwaterbaron.html?syndication=rss

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Nuts! Desert Squirrels Bury Large Solar Project (San Francisco Business Times)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2010/04/12/story7.html

Neighborhoods Often Slow to Accept Solar Panels on Homes (Salem Statesman Journal, OR)

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100412/GREEN/4120312/1001/NEWS

Edison Blankets Warehouse Roofs with Solar Panels (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/environment/2010-04-12-rooftopsolar12_CV_N.htm

Dow Jones Plans Large Solar System for Its New Jersey Campus (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/environment/2010-04-12-dowsolar12_ST_N.htm

Water Power via Canals Hearkens to Phoenix’s Past (Phoenix Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2010/04/12/focus1.html?

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Duke Study Says Energy Efficiency Would Save $41B, Create 380,000 Jobs in South (Triangle Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/stories/2010/04/12/daily6.html

Taking the LEED in Housing - Homes, businesses will open their environmentally friendly doors (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/04/12/1203186/taking-the-leed-in-housing.html

Energy-Saving Tips - Change Your Bulbs (WCVB-TV, Boston, MA)

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/mostpopular/23082973/detail.html

GE Unveils New LED Bulb - 17 Year Life Span & $50 Price Tag (Tree Hugger)

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/04/ge-unveils-new-led-bulb-17-year-life-span-and-50-price-tag.php

How to Motivate People to Make Homes Energy-Efficient (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/08/AR2010040806409.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Supreme Court Fight Adds Confusion to Senate Climate Effort (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/04/12/12climatewire-court-fight-adds-confusion-to-senate-climate-84270.html

Cantwell - Cash for Climate (Living on Earth)

http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=10-P13-00015&segmentID=3

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

How Costly Is Building a Green Economy? (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/04/how-costly-is-building-a-green-economy/1?loc=interstitialskip

Are Oysters a Vegan-Friendly Food? (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2010/04/are-oysters-a-vegan-food.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Satellite Broadband Users Reach 1 Million - And most of them wish they weren’t satellite broadband users (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Satellite-Broadband-Users-Reach-1-Million-107843

Intel’s New Fiber-Optic Connector to Speed Up Downloads (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011571022_btintelfiberoptics12.html

Cyber Attacks: The Next Big Security Threat? (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/connelly/418225_joel12.html?source=rss

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Legislature Heads toward Special Session Finish (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/90613244.html

Local Legislators Report on Current Session – Sheldon Praises ADAGE Project (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/the-green-file/1833-local-legislators-report-on-current-session

Olympia City Council Member Hyer Will Quit - Under Fire: He cites toll of public service (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/04/10/1201481/hyer-will-quit-council.html

Pension Promises Threaten California Cities, Counties (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/04/11/2670020/pension-promises-threaten-california.html

GENERAL NEWS

Microsoft Accounts for 13.6 Percent of Washington State Economy (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/90578359.html

Small Plane Lands on I-5 near Kalama (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Small-plane-lands-on-I-5-near-Kalama-90542019.html

Severe Defects Force Demolition of Nine-Year-Old Seattle Highrise (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/23123687/detail.html

150 Collisions Caused by Cell Phone Use in Tri-Cities (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/90423829.html

Chehalis River Barges - Satsop Business Shipping Tanks to Alaska (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011587430_apwasatsopbarge.html?syndication=rss

Contented California Cows to Flee? States Woo Calif. Dairymen with Less Regulation (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011586246_apusfoodandfarmcourtingcows.html?syndication=rss

DIVERSIONS

Zombie Central? - Corpse Was Still Alive at Airport, Wife Says

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6383RN20100409

‘Wet Bandits’ Who Left Water Running Ordered to Pay $200,000 Restitution

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/04/09/1142083/chelan-county-wet-bandits-who.html

Idaho Girl Plays Boys Lacrosse; Coach Penalized

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/apr/11/girl-plays-boys-lacrosse-coach-penalized/

SONG OF THE DAY

Van Morrison - Days like This 

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