Energy News Digest for April 20, 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

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

British Columbia Liberals Issue Go-Ahead for $6.6 Billion Site C Dam on Peace River (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Liberals+issue+ahead+billion+Site/2925303/story.html

Fish ‘n Ships - Feds to Follow Panel’s Advice on Salmon Migration (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011648764_aporsalmondams.html

Steep Costs Scuttles Idea of Lewis County PUD Solar Project (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://www.kelaam.com/pages/localnews?Steep-Costs-Scuttles-Idea-of-PUD-Solar-P=1&blockID=219640&feedID=410

Plaintiff Says Moses Lake REC Silicon Lawsuit over Plant Expansion Settled “…suit claimed a pervasive history of permit violations, chemical releases, fires, & accidents...” (Puget Sound Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2010/04/19/daily2.html

Seattle Chosen to Lead LED Street Light Study (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/91569554.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         British Columbia Liberals Issue Go-Ahead for $6.6 Billion Site C Dam on Peace River

·         Bidding on Huge Amazon Dam Project Halted Again

·         Montana - Gas-Fired Power Plant Near Great Falls Clears Hurdle

·         Montana – Great Falls City Attorney Says Southern Montana Electric Coop Meetings Should be Open

·         Colorado Pushes Natural Gas to Cut Power Plant Emissions

·         Seattle Times Op/Ed - Safe, Secure Nuclear Energy Must be Part of Climate Change Solution

·         California - Worker Electrocuted While Changing Light

·         Fish ‘n Ships - Feds to Follow Panel’s Advice on Salmon Migration

·         9^th Court of Appeals - Pace V. Bonneville Power Administration

·         California - First Fall-Run Chinook Salmon Fishing Since ‘07 Expected to be OK’d

·         SF Chronicle Editorial - A Skimpy Salmon Season

·         Researchers Say Dead Gray Whale Filled With Garbage

·         Gray Whale Deaths Not Unusual, Experts Say

·         Injured Sea Lion Found on Seattle Beach Dies

·         Officer Says Quilcene Arrests Only Start of Bigger Shellfish Investigation

·         Idaho - Do Sugar Plant Emissions Impair the View of Hells Canyon?

·         Calculating Water Use, Direct & Indirect

·         Steep Costs Scuttles Idea of Lewis County PUD Solar Project

·         Plaintiff Says Moses Lake REC Silicon Lawsuit over Plant Expansion Settled

·         REC Silicon Lawsuit Settled - Agreement Reached, Ending Litigation

·         Gas-Industry Report Claims Wind-Energy Standards Lead to Pollution

·         The Great Lakes - Offshore Turbines on the Horizon

·         Canada - Wind Knocked out of Regional Ontario Green Power Project

·         Oklahoma - Federal Panel Seeks to Ensure Wind Power is Green

·         Solar Industry Remains a Bright Spot in the Economy

·         Utah Homeowners Can Earn Thousands by Shifting to Solar, Wind

·         Seattle Chosen to Lead LED Street Light Study

·         Washington Dept. of Commerce Promotes Appliance Rebate on Earth Day

·         Missouri Appliance Rebates - Crestwood Sears Sells $31,000 in Appliances in 3 Hours

·         Environmental Protection Agency Announces New Guidelines for Energy Star Homes

·         Companies Cut Energy Use as Rate Hikes Loom

·         Seeking Carbon Offsets for Global Warming? Buyer Beware

·         Carbon Offsets: Using the Green Cloak of ‘Certification’ to Sell

·         Experts Predict More Volcanoes, Earthquakes Due To Warming

·         The People vs. CO2 - The Coming Tide of International Climate Lawsuits

·         State Capitol Grounds Crew Goes Electric

·         How Much Energy Does a Tweet Consume?

·         Easy Being Green for Students with List of Eco-Friendly Colleges

·         Washington State Approves Sale of Verizon Landline Business to Frontier, With Conditions

·         Eight Mason County Teachers Get Federal Technology Grants

·         Manassas Shuts Off Program to Use Power Lines for Broadband Internet

·         Cable Cut Disrupts Internet Traffic in Middle East, Europe

·         Hewlett-Packard Brags about ‘Cisco-Free’ Data Center

·         As Cloud Computing Grows, Customer Frustration Mounts

·         ‘Cloud’ Music Plans No Longer Just Pie in the Sky

·         iPad Too Much for Some Campus Networks

·         Washington Attorney General Ready to Argue R-71 Case over Petition Confidentiality

·         Snohomish County’s Information Technology Service Blasted

·         Shelton Hills Rezone Approved

·         Biomass & Zoning - Port of Shelton Holding Business Meeting This Afternoon

·         More Ash Spewing out from Iceland Clouds Outlook

·         Iceland Volcano Costs US Companies Millions of Dollars

·         Onalaska Man Shoots & Kills Intruder

·         Two Seattle-Area Men Accused of Defrauding Neighbors of Millions

·         Goldman Sachs Earns $3.3B in 1Q as Fraud Case Looms

WORD OF THE DAY

Abash • \uh-BASH\ • verb - To destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of: disconcert; embarrass

See today’s diversions to get the “inside” joke…..

“Mmmm, smooth & fruity, good stuff,” murmured the high-toned coffee snob to his cuppa-joe seatmate. “This ‘Civet Brand’ coffee is expensive, but really worth it,” the know-it-all declared. That is, before his abashed response in the form of a spit take when he learned why the coffee was called “Civet Brand.”

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

British Columbia Liberals Issue Go-Ahead for $6.6 Billion Site C Dam on Peace River (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Liberals+issue+ahead+billion+Site/2925303/story.html

Bidding on Huge Amazon Dam Project Halted Again (ABC News)

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=10420121

Montana - Gas-Fired Power Plant Near Great Falls Clears Hurdle (Associated Press)

http://www.abcmontana.com/news/state/91461824.html

Montana – Great Falls City Attorney Says Southern Montana Electric Coop Meetings Should be Open (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20100420/NEWS01/4200309

Colorado Pushes Natural Gas to Cut Power Plant Emissions (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011646402_apcoxgrpowerplantscolorado.html?syndication=rss

Seattle Times Op/Ed - Safe, Secure Nuclear Energy Must be Part of Climate Change Solution

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2011648613_guest20dickerson.html

California - Worker Electrocuted While Changing Light (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/04/19/BA241D10M5.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea

FISH & WILDLIFE

Fish ‘n Ships - Feds to Follow Panel’s Advice on Salmon Migration (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011648764_aporsalmondams.html

9^th Court of Appeals - Pace V. Bonneville Power Administration: Denial of a review of a BPA Record of Decision & endangered species (Leagle)

http://www.leagle.com/unsecure/page.htm?shortname=infco20100419158

California - First Fall-Run Chinook Salmon Fishing Since ‘07 Expected to be OK’d (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/04/20/2690649/first-fall-run-chinook-salmon.html

SF Chronicle Editorial - A Skimpy Salmon Season

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/04/17/EDEL1CVSU4.DTL&feed=rss.opinion

Researchers Say Dead Gray Whale Filled With Garbage (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/23201826/detail.html

Gray Whale Deaths Not Unusual, Experts Say (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – the alternative would be immortal whales, I guess….)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/04/19/1155110/gray-whale-deaths-not-unusual.html

Injured Sea Lion Found on Seattle Beach Dies (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Injured-sea-lion-found-on-Seattle-beach-dies-91606344.html

Officer Says Quilcene Arrests Only Start of Bigger Shellfish Investigation (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100420/news/304209989

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Idaho - Do Sugar Plant Emissions Impair the View of Hells Canyon? (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/04/19/1160316/does-sugar-plant-impair-the-view.html

Calculating Water Use, Direct & Indirect (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/20/science/20obwater.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Steep Costs Scuttles Idea of Lewis County PUD Solar Project (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://www.kelaam.com/pages/localnews?Steep-Costs-Scuttles-Idea-of-PUD-Solar-P=1&blockID=219640&feedID=410

Plaintiff Says Moses Lake REC Silicon Lawsuit over Plant Expansion Settled “…suit claimed a pervasive history of permit violations, chemical releases, fires, & accidents...” (Puget Sound Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2010/04/19/daily2.html

REC Silicon Lawsuit Settled - Agreement Reached, Ending Litigation (Columbia Bason Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2010/04/19/news/doc4bccdb38c1d2b019203054.txt

Gas-Industry Report Claims Wind-Energy Standards Lead to Pollution (Denver Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2010/04/19/daily11.html

The Great Lakes - Offshore Turbines on the Horizon (Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, NY)

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20100418/NEWS01/4180366/1002/NEWS

Canada - Wind Knocked out of Regional Ontario Green Power Project: possibly leaving taxpayers on the hook for $500,000 already spent on the project (St Catherine Standard, Canada)

http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2536388

Oklahoma - Federal Panel Seeks to Ensure Wind Power is Green: Wildlife officials hope to preserve habitat while electricity is generated (Oklahoman, Oklahoma City)

http://newsok.com/panel-seeks-to-ensure-wind-power-is-green/article/3454235

Solar Industry Remains a Bright Spot in the Economy (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14891742?nclick_check=1

Utah Homeowners Can Earn Thousands by Shifting to Solar, Wind (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_14916393?source=most_viewed

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Seattle Chosen to Lead LED Street Light Study (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/91569554.html

Washington Dept. of Commerce Promotes Appliance Rebate on Earth Day (Tacoma Daily Index)

http://www.tacomadailyindex.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=88&cat=23&id=1753853&more=0

Missouri Appliance Rebates - Crestwood Sears Sells $31,000 in Appliances in 3 Hours (St. Louis Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2010/04/19/daily16.html

Environmental Protection Agency Announces New Guidelines for Energy Star Homes (Environmental Protection Agency)

http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/88dd7090decf495e8525770a005bc165?OpenDocument

Companies Cut Energy Use as Rate Hikes Loom (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2010/04/companies_cut_energy_use_as_rate_hikes_loom.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Seeking Carbon Offsets for Global Warming? Buyer Beware (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2010/0420/Seeking-carbon-offsets-for-global-warming-Buyer-beware

Carbon Offsets: Using the Green Cloak of ‘Certification’ to Sell (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2010/0420/Carbon-offsets-Using-the-green-cloak-of-certification-to-sell

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Experts Predict More Volcanoes, Earthquakes Due To Warming (TopNews – Dogs & cats, living together: MASS HYSTERIA!)

http://www.topnews.in/experts-predict-more-volcanoes-earthquakes-due-warming-2259213

The People vs. CO2 - The Coming Tide of International Climate Lawsuits (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/id/2251153/?from=rss

State Capitol Grounds Crew Goes Electric - New Trucks: Move aims to save money, reduce emissions (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/04/20/1211919/capitol-grounds-crew-goes-electric.html

How Much Energy Does a Tweet Consume? (Fast Company)

http://www.fastcompany.com/1620676/how-much-energy-does-a-tweet-consume

Easy Being Green for Students with List of Eco-Friendly Colleges (USA Today – and another 25 cents goes to the Henson Muppet Estate)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-04-20-greencolleges20_ST_N.htm

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Washington State Approves Sale of Verizon Landline Business to Frontier, With Conditions (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011628025_verizonfrontier17.html

Eight Mason County Teachers Get Federal Technology Grants (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.net/news/1916-100-washington-teachers-get-technology-grants-8-in-mason-county

Manassas Shuts Off Program to Use Power Lines for Broadband Internet (Washington Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2010/04/19/story11.html

Cable Cut Disrupts Internet Traffic in Middle East, Europe (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2010/04/19/cable-cut-disrupts-internet-traffic-in-middle-east-europe/

Hewlett-Packard Brags about ‘Cisco-Free’ Data Center (San Francisco Business Times)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2010/04/19/daily5.html

As Cloud Computing Grows, Customer Frustration Mounts (ComputerWorld)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/04/19/urnidgns852573C4006938800025770A00377DAC.DTL&feed=rss.news

‘Cloud’ Music Plans No Longer Just Pie in the Sky (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14899299

iPad Too Much for Some Campus Networks (Washington Post)

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/campus-overload/2010/04/ipad_too_much_for_some_campus.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington Attorney General Ready to Argue R-71 Case over Petition Confidentiality (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=12337574

Snohomish County’s Information Technology Service Blasted - Politics is preventing information services from effectively serving all county offices, a $50,000 audit finds (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100420/NEWS01/704209907/-1/rss02

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton Hills Rezone Approved (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.net/news/1917-shelton-hills-rezone-approved

Biomass & Zoning - Port of Shelton Holding Business Meeting This Afternoon (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.net/news/1914-port-of-shelton-holding-business-meeting-this-afternoon

More Ash Spewing out from Iceland Clouds Outlook (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/21/world/europe/21cloud.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Iceland Volcano Costs US Companies Millions of Dollars (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Money/2010/0419/Iceland-volcano-costs-US-companies-millions-of-dollars

Onalaska Man Shoots & Kills Intruder (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011652678_intruder21m.html?syndication=rss

Two Seattle-Area Men Accused of Defrauding Neighbors of Millions (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011646238_fraud20m.html?syndication=rss

Goldman Sachs Earns $3.3B in 1Q as Fraud Case Looms (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011650700_apusearnsgoldmansachs.html?syndication=rss

DIVERSIONS

Pooping Coffee Beans - From Dung to Coffee Brew with No Aftertaste

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/world/asia/18civetcoffee.html?ref=world&src=me&pagewanted=all

How Restaurants Get You Drunk

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-04-17/how-restaurants-get-you-drunk/full/

Are School Lunches a National Security Threat?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/04/20/national/w015746D93.DTL&feed=rss.news

Prom-Goers Watch Repo Man Drive Away in Their Limo

http://cbs4denver.com/watercooler/prom.repo.limo.2.1641283.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Foo Fighters – DOA (No one’s getting out of here alive…)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5_eWPCB4p4

Energy News Digest for April 19, 2010

Energy News Digest for April 19, 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

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Bonneville Power Administration Power Line Proposal Galvanizes Residents - Hundreds organize in effort to seek change in plans (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/apr/16/power-line-proposal-galvanizes-residents/

British Columbia - Decision Looms on $6.6 Billion Site C Peace River Dam Project (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Second+mega+project+could+announced+Monday/2922559/story.html

Late Snowfall Helps, But Not Enough - No Pacific Northwest Drought: Summer water conservation urged (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/04/19/1210697/late-snowfall-helps-but-not-enough.html

More NoaNet Stimulus - Jamestown S’Klallam, Makah, Shoalwater Bay to Get Broadband (Indian Country Today)

http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/northwest/91461594.html

Newspaper Reports Oregon Treasury Officers Repaid for Free Meals, Exceed Lodging Limits “…Seeking state reimbursement for free meals is ‘acceptable practice within the agency,’ said Ron Schmitz, chief investment officer for Treasury’s investment division…” (The Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/04/oregon_treasury_officers_repai.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Bonneville Power Administration Power Line Proposal Galvanizes Residents

·         Bonneville Power Administration to Address Kelso Council over Transmission Line Proposal

·         Daily News Editorial - Exempting PUD Conservation Funds from Being Taxed Is the Right Move

·         Dam Upgrades, Refinancing of Debt - Grant PUD Sells $349 Million in Bonds

·         British Columbia - Decision Looms on $6.6 Billion Site C Peace River Dam Project

·         Vancouver Sun Columnist – Peace River’s Site C will be a hard sell as green power

·         “Chainsaw Chicken” - Vandalism Damages Portland General Electric Power Poles Near Sandy

·         April 28 – Mason PUD 3 to Host Quarterly Council of Governments Meeting

·         Orcas Power & Light Cooperative Director Roger Crosby Retires

·         Ohio - Problems at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Reactor near Toledo Are Worse Than Expected

·         Cost of Indiana Coal Gasification Plant Rises to $2.9 Billion

·         Powering Up: Wiring Minnesota for the Next Generation

·         Detroit News Editorial - Electricity Theft Rising in Detroit

·         Low Reservoir Level at Dworshak Dam Means Less Cold Water for Summer Flows

·         Record Number of Steller Sea Lions Stealing Salmon from Smaller California Sea Lions

·         Vancouver Sun Op/Ed – British Columbia: Fraser River Sockeye Inquiry Needs to Stay Focused

·         British Columbia Boaters Near Orcas Face More Scrutiny

·         Declining Deer Herds Spark Debate

·         Chelan PUD Storage Yard - Rabbits Popping Up near Appleatchee

·         Congressman Norm Dicks Proud of 17.10 Pound Chinook in Anacortes Fishing Derby

·         Late Snowfall Helps, But Not Enough

·         Idaho Ranks 4th in Geothermal Development

·         Home Solar Panels Doubled Electric Output Last Year

·         Ship Shortage Could Slow Wind Power

·         Massachusetts - Opposition to First US Offshore Wind Farm Could Blow Renewable Energy’s Chances

·         Texas - Windmill Country: Small Turbines Fill the Gap Left by Their Big Brothers

·         You’re Hired: Wind-aided career change

·         Daily Star Editorial - Ghouls Rush In: Alternative Energy Is Only Answer to Coal Disaster

·         Cow-Chips-to-Power Company Sues Idaho

·         Five LED Bulbs You Can (Soon) Buy to Replace Incandescents

·         Betting on Climate Change - Is the Planet Really Warming Up?

·         Google Climate Change Chief Wants Price on Carbon

·         Researchers Explore ‘Coal without Mining’ in Bid to Slash CO2-Storage Price Tag

·         Fossil ‘Gold Mine’ Illuminates Ancient Wyoming Warming

·         To Meet State Mandate - Ephrata Adopts Green Resolution

·         Olympian Editorial - Olympia Area Takes Lead in Green Ideas as Earth Day Nears

·         Looking for a Quick & Easy Way to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint?

·         Greenmyparents Wants to Build an Army of Green Kids, Launching on Earth Day

·         More NoaNet Stimulus - Jamestown S’Klallam, Makah, Shoalwater Bay to Get Broadband

·         State Approves Sale of Verizon’s Landline Business

·         NY Times Editorial - The F.C.C. & the Internet

·         Companies Slowly Join Cloud-Computing

·         Newspaper Reports Oregon Treasury Officers Repaid for Free Meals, Exceed Lodging Limits

·         Who Killed the Washington State Water Quality Tax?

·         Washington State’s 2010 Tax Package

·         Survey Says Majority of Americans Distrust the Government

·         Oklahoma City Marks 15 Years Since Domestic Terror Bombing

·         Travel troubles from ash cloud spread beyond Europe

·         Portable Heaters Headed for Chilly Mount Si High School

·         Shelton City Commission to Take Action on Shelton Hills Rezone Monday Night

·         McCleary: Two Clerks on Paid Leave over Finances

·         Former Oregon BLM Official Admits to $481,000 Fraud

·         Aryan Nations May Buy Long Beach, WA Hotel

WORD OF THE DAY

Frowsy • \FROW-zee\ • adjective - 1: musty, stale *2 : having a slovenly or uncared-for appearance

Open the old trunk

Frowsy air comes wafting out

I gasp, air is stale

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

Bonneville Power Administration Power Line Proposal Galvanizes Residents - Hundreds organize in effort to seek change in plans (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/apr/16/power-line-proposal-galvanizes-residents/

Bonneville Power Administration to Address Kelso Council over Transmission Line Proposal (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://www.tdn.com/news/local/article_6e987050-4b89-11df-8a97-001cc4c002e0.html

Daily News Editorial - Exempting PUD Conservation Funds from Being Taxed Is the Right Move

http://www.tdn.com/news/opinion/article_8f77ef1e-49a2-11df-a45e-001cc4c03286.html

Dam Upgrades, Refinancing of Debt - Grant PUD Sells $349 Million in Bonds (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/apr/16/grant-pud-sells-349-million-in-bonds/

British Columbia - Decision Looms on $6.6 Billion Site C Peace River Dam Project (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Second+mega+project+could+announced+Monday/2922559/story.html

Vancouver Sun Columnist – Peace River’s Site C will be a hard sell as green power

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Site+will+hard+sell+green+power/2922834/story.html

“Chainsaw Chicken” - Vandalism Damages Portland General Electric Power Poles Near Sandy (The Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/04/vandalism_damages_pge_power_po.html

April 28 – Mason PUD 3 to Host Quarterly Council of Governments Meeting (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/Newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=711

Orcas Power & Light Cooperative Director Roger Crosby Retires; Winnie Adams Appointed to Board (San Juan Island, WA)

http://www.sanjuanislander.com/businesses/opalco/crosby.shtml

Ohio - Problems at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Reactor near Toledo Are Worse Than Expected (Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH)

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/04/davis-besse.html

Cost of Indiana Coal Gasification Plant Rises to $2.9 Billion (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100417/ap_on_bi_ge/in_coal_gasification_cost

Powering Up: Wiring Minnesota for the Next Generation - Blueprints for thousands of miles of new power lines to carry wind are sparking debate over the nation’s clean energy future (Minneapolis Star, MN)

http://www.startribune.com/90307062.html?elr=KArks:DCiUo3PD:3D_V_qD3L:c7cQKUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aULPQL7PQLanchO7DiUr

Detroit News Editorial - Electricity Theft Rising in Detroit

http://www.detnews.com/article/20100416/OPINION03/4160390/Electricity-theft-rising-in-Detroit

FISH & WILDLIFE

Low Reservoir Level at Dworshak Dam Means Less Cold Water for Summer Flows (Columbia Basin Bulletin) 

http://www.cbbulletin.com/383196.aspx

Record Number of Steller Sea Lions Stealing Salmon from Smaller California Sea Lions (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/383198.aspx

Vancouver Sun Op/Ed – British Columbia: Fraser River Sockeye Inquiry Needs to Stay Focused

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Fraser+River+sockeye+inquiry+needs+stay+focused/2923293/story.html

British Columbia Boaters Near Orcas Face More Scrutiny (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/travel/Boaters+near+orcas+face+more+scrutiny/2909313/story.html

Declining Deer Herds Spark Debate (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2010-04-18-deerpredators_N.htm

Chelan PUD Storage Yard - Rabbits Popping Up near Appleatchee (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/apr/16/rabbits-popping-up-near-appleatchee/

Congressman Norm Dicks Proud of 17.10 Pound Chinook in Anacortes Fishing Derby (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/04/16/1150016/dicks-prefers-mooching.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Late Snowfall Helps, But Not Enough - No Pacific Northwest Drought: Summer water conservation urged (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/04/19/1210697/late-snowfall-helps-but-not-enough.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Idaho Ranks 4th in Geothermal Development (Penn Energy)

http://www.pennenergy.com/index/articles/newsdisplay/143825689.html

Home Solar Panels Doubled Electric Output Last Year (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/04/homes-solar-panels-doubled-electric-output-last-year/1

Ship Shortage Could Slow Wind Power (Clean Technica)

http://cleantechnica.com/2010/04/16/ship-shortage-could-slow-wind-power/

Massachusetts - Opposition to First US Offshore Wind Farm Could Blow Renewable Energy’s Chances (Business Report)

http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=5433195&fSectionId=2880&fSetId=662

Texas - Windmill Country: Small Turbines Fill the Gap Left by Their Big Brothers (San Angelo Standard-Times, TX)

http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2010/apr/17/small-turbines-fill-the-gap-left-by-their-big/

You’re Hired: Wind-aided career change (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/apr/16/wind-aided-career-change/

Daily Star Editorial - Ghouls Rush In: Alternative Energy Is Only Answer to Coal Disaster

http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/local_story_107040028.html

Cow-Chips-to-Power Company Sues Idaho (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/04/19/26501.htm

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Five LED Bulbs You Can (Soon) Buy to Replace Incandescents (Earth2Tech)

http://earth2tech.com/2010/04/16/5-led-bulbs-you-can-soon-buy-to-replace-incandescents/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Betting on Climate Change - Is the Planet Really Warming Up? Just ask the corporations that stand to make—or lose—billions because of “climate exposure.” (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/id/2251297/?from=rss

Google Climate Change Chief Wants Price on Carbon (Grist)

http://www.grist.org/article/2010-04-15-google-climate-change-chief-wants-price-on-carbon/

Researchers Explore ‘Coal without Mining’ in Bid to Slash CO2-Storage Price Tag (E&E News)

http://www.eenews.net/special_reports/underground/

Fossil ‘Gold Mine’ Illuminates Ancient Wyoming Warming (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/columnist/vergano/2010-04-16-Wyoming-fossils_N.htm

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

To Meet State Mandate - Ephrata Adopts Green Resolution (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2010/04/16/news/doc4bc7a18aa0771780931642.txt

Olympian Editorial - Olympia Area Takes Lead in Green Ideas as Earth Day Nears

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/04/19/1210739/olympia-area-takes-lead-in-green.html

Looking for a Quick & Easy Way to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint? Paperless billing reduces paper waste & the amount of energy needed to print & deliver bills (PR NewsWire)

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Looking-for-a-Quick-and-Easy-prnews-4045030136.html?x=0&.v=1

Greenmyparents Wants to Build an Army of Green Kids, Launching on Earth Day (The Oregonian, Portland)

http://blog.oregonlive.com/pdxgreen/2010/04/greenmyparents_wants_to_build.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

More NoaNet Stimulus - Jamestown S’Klallam, Makah, Shoalwater Bay to Get Broadband (Indian Country Today)

http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/northwest/91461594.html

State Approves Sale of Verizon’s Landline Business (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=12329029

NY Times Editorial - The F.C.C. & the Internet

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/19/opinion/19mon1.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Companies Slowly Join Cloud-Computing (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/19/technology/19cloud.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Newspaper Reports Oregon Treasury Officers Repaid for Free Meals, Exceed Lodging Limits “…Seeking state reimbursement for free meals is ‘acceptable practice within the agency,’ said Ron Schmitz, chief investment officer for Treasury’s investment division…” (The Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/04/oregon_treasury_officers_repai.html

Who Killed the Washington State Water Quality Tax? (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2010/04/16/washington-legislature/19749/

Washington State’s 2010 Tax Package (Lexology)

http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=87f41eab-a5f1-4d27-886f-a8766787fe6c

Survey Says Majority of Americans Distrust the Government (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63I0FB20100419

GENERAL NEWS

Oklahoma City Marks 15 Years Since Domestic Terror Bombing (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/23192763/detail.html

Travel troubles from ash cloud spread beyond Europe (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-04-18-volcano-impact_N.htm

Portable Heaters Headed for Chilly Mount Si High School (KING-TV, Seattle – Are they Amish Heaters?)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Portable-heaters-headed-for-Mount-Si-High-School--91057834.html

Shelton City Commission to Take Action on Shelton Hills Rezone Monday Night (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/1899-shelton-city-commission-to-take-action-on-shelton-hills-rezone-monday-night

McCleary: Two Clerks on Paid Leave over Finances (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/04/17/1209151/mccleary-2-clerks-on-paid-leave.html

Former Oregon BLM Official Admits to $481,000 Fraud (NW Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=7171

Aryan Nations May Buy Long Beach, WA Hotel (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Aryan-Nations-may-buy-Long-Beach-WA-hotel-91080089.html

DIVERSIONS

Downtown Spokane Duck Nest Raided, Four Eggs Taken

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

Pit Bull Clears out Auburn Fred Meyer

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/418628_pitbull17.html?source=pimail

Man Arrested While Trying to Make Citizen’s Arrest

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100417/NEWS01/704179899/-1/RSS02

SONG OF THE DAY

Johnny Rivers - Summer Rain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ_jdbT30Yc