Energy News Digest for July 6, 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

First Stretch of Hot Weather in Western Washington (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/06/1295675/first-stretch-of-hot-weather-in.html

July 8 - State Supreme Court to Hear DNR-Attorney General Dispute (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jul/02/state-supreme-court-to-hear-dnr-attorney-general/

Record Columbia River Sockeye Run is a Bounty for Northwest Fishermen (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/07/record_columbia_river_sockeye.html

Biomass Project - Oroville Logging Firm Snags $300,000 Federal Grant (Chico Enterprise Record, CA)

http://www.chicoer.com/news/oroville/ci_15433064

Editorial - There Is Room at the Table for All of the Energy Sources (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20100705/OPINION/7050303

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         July 8 - State Supreme Court to Hear DNR-Attorney General Dispute

·         Grays Harbor PUD Unveils Rate Structure it Says is More Fair to Residents

·         Total Seized in Snohomish Marijuana Raids: Nearly 10,000 Plants - electricity valued at up to $250,000 was stolen

·         Editorial – Chelan PUD’s Riazzi Did Well

·         Squirrel Knocks Out Power for a Thousand

·         Editorial - ‘Smart’ Meter Proposal Gets Failing Mark

·         Editorial - Gauging the Pros & Cons of Smart Meters

·         British Columbia - Why Gordon Campbell’s ‘Smart Meters’ Are Dumb

·         Op/Ed - Nuclear Energy, Version 3.0: Time to Revisit This Low-Carbon Energy Source

·         Pennsylvania Hydro - Hydro Hall of Fame: Taking Holtwood Next into the Century

·         Dominion Virginia Power Night Lights Could be Fire Risk

·         Military Creates Device That “Sucks” Energy from Power Lines

·         Sockeye Salmon Return in Record Numbers

·         Record Columbia River Sockeye Run is a Bounty for Northwest Fishermen

·         Columbia Lamprey Population Appears to be in Danger

·         Elwha Dams - National Park Service Director Praises Tribe for Dam Removal Support

·         Bird-Killing Convictions Hinge on Notification

·         Man Regrets $4,000-a-Year Bear-Feeding Habit

·         Wastewater Woes Fester at Ostrom Mushroom Farm

·         Puget Sound Partnership Gets Spending Help

·         Tacoma Sewer Program Delay Doesn’t Sit Well With Some

·         Realtors Fight Tacoma Sewer Inspection Plan

·         How Clean Is Seattle’s Drinking Water?

·         Canada’s Boreal Forest Primed to be World’s Best-Protected Ecosystem

·         Biomass Project - Oroville Logging Firm Snags $300,000 Federal Grant

·         Vail Biofuels Project Doesn’t Get Award - That leaves the Vail project unfunded

·         Wisconsin - Review of Biomass Plant Sought

·         Editorial - There Is Room at the Table for All of the Energy Sources

·         Energy Spotlight: Forest Biomass Also Generates Jobs

·         Editorial - Greener Pastures: Gas from Cows? Solar Power? Local Consumers Can Buy It Now

·         Op/Ed – Maine: Environmental Hypocrisy is Not Victimless

·         Obama Gives $2 Billion to Solar Plants

·         Maine - Cold War Radar Station Eyed as Wind Power Site

·         Activists Block Road to Maine Wind Power Site

·         United Kingdom - Primary School Forced to Turn Off Wind Turbine after Bird Deaths

·         Editorial - New State Energy Code Saves Up to 26 Percent in Residential Energy Use

·         Loan Giants Opt to Block Energy Programs

·         Green Initiative’s Future Murky as Regulators Weigh Risks to Homeowners

·         “Energy Star” Label Graces Churches for Efficiency

·         As Waters Warm, & Oxygen & Acidity Rise, Oceans as We Know Them Might Already be Lost

·         Oregon Students Charge Their Ideals by Bringing Power to African Villages

·         Washington State No. 2 in Sustainability: Report

·         LEED Certification Neglects Health of Residents

·         Quiet Hybrids: An End to Their Sounds of Silence?

·         The Great Barbecue Debate - Is a Charcoal Grill Bad for the Planet?

·         $800 Million in Stimulus Will Expand Broadband

·         Oregon Gets $16 Million for Broadband

·         Colorado - Town, County Take on Qwest for Failing to Complete State-Funded Fiber Optic Line

·         Undersea Cable Set to Boost West Africa Broadband

·         Senator Pam Roach Sues over GOP Opponent’s Voter Statement

·         Congressional Legroom - For Power, Prestige & Office Space

·         First Stretch of Hot Weather in Western Washington

·         Man Critically Hurt in Hail of Shrapnel from Homemade Firework

·         Plane Makes Emergency Landing on I-90 near Coeur d’Alene

WORD OF THE DAY

Shibboleth • \SHIH-beh-luth\ • noun - 1a: a word or saying used by adherents of a party, sect, or belief and usually regarded by others as empty of real meaning b: a widely held belief c: truism, platitude 2a: a use of language regarded as distinctive of a particular group b: a custom or usage regarded as distinguishing one group from others

Brandy’s political filter was working overtime at the rally for the latest party hack to announce their run for office. She gave an involuntary flinch at each of the candidate’s barbed shibboleths about government waste, throwing the bums out, being a voice of the people..blah, blah, blah. “I’d just go for some basic competence,” she sighed on her way out of the bunting-festooned hall.

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

July 8 - State Supreme Court to Hear DNR-Attorney General Dispute (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jul/02/state-supreme-court-to-hear-dnr-attorney-general/

Grays Harbor PUD Unveils Rate Structure it Says is More Fair to Residents (Aberdeen Daily World WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2010/07/03/local_news/doc4c2e2b72cbd82861718108.txt

Total Seized in Snohomish Marijuana Raids: Nearly 10,000 Plants - electricity valued at up to $250,000 was stolen (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100703/NEWS01/707039875/0/BLOG06

Editorial – Chelan PUD’s Riazzi Did Well (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jul/03/riazzi-did-well/

Squirrel Knocks Out Power for a Thousand (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/690033b4-87ff-11df-b1c2-001cc4c03286.html

Editorial - ‘Smart’ Meter Proposal Gets Failing Mark (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/jul/04/smart-proposal-gets-failing-mark/

Editorial - Gauging the Pros & Cons of Smart Meters (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/04/MNT21E89AJ.DTL

British Columbia - Why Gordon Campbell’s ‘Smart Meters’ Are Dumb: If we have a billion dollars to invest in energy conservation, is this where to start? (The Tyee, BC)

http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2010/07/05/SmartMeters/

Op/Ed - Nuclear Energy, Version 3.0: Time to Revisit This Low-Carbon Energy Source (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2012267467_guest04lawrence.html

Pennsylvania Hydro - Hydro Hall of Fame: Taking Holtwood Next into the Century (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/07/hydro-hall-of-fame-taking-holtwood-next-into-the-century

Dominion Virginia Power Night Lights Could be Fire Risk (Washington Post)

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/local-breaking-news/virginia/dominion-night-lights-could-be.html

Military Creates Device That “Sucks” Energy from Power Lines (Daily Tech)

http://www.dailytech.com/Military+Creates+Device+That++Sucks++Energy+From+Power+Lines/article18923.htm

FISH & WILDLIFE

Sockeye Salmon Return in Record Numbers (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Sockeye-salmon-return-in-record-numbers-97716034.html

Record Columbia River Sockeye Run is a Bounty for Northwest Fishermen (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/07/record_columbia_river_sockeye.html

Columbia Lamprey Population Appears to be in Danger (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/7776-columbia-lamprey-population-appears-be-danger/

Elwha Dams - National Park Service Director Praises Tribe for Dam Removal Support (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100704/NEWS/307049993/national-park-service-director-praises-tribe-for-dam-removal-support

Bird-Killing Convictions Hinge on Notification (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/07/06/28608.htm

Man Regrets $4,000-a-Year Bear-Feeding Habit - Town divided after state euthanizes five animals (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/04/1294389/man-regrets-4000-a-year-bear-feeding.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Wastewater Woes Fester at Ostrom Mushroom Farm - Ecology permit won’t be renewed without plan for treatment

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/04/1293998/wastewater-woes-fester-at-ostrom.html

Puget Sound Partnership Gets Spending Help - Anti-pollution group’s new plan in response to state audit (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/05/1294784/agency-gets-spending-help.html

Tacoma Sewer Program Delay Doesn’t Sit Well With Some (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/07/04/1251824/program-delay-doesnt-sit-well.html

Realtors Fight Tacoma Sewer Inspection Plan - Failed pipes pollute, but repairs are expensive (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/07/04/1251823/realtors-fight-tacoma-sewer-inspection.html

How Clean Is Seattle’s Drinking Water? (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/422768_water02.html

Canada’s Boreal Forest Primed to be World’s Best-Protected Ecosystem (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Canada+boreal+forest+primed+world+best+protected+ecosystem/3233496/story.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Biomass Project - Oroville Logging Firm Snags $300,000 Federal Grant (Chico Enterprise Record, CA)

http://www.chicoer.com/news/oroville/ci_15433064

Vail Biofuels Project Doesn’t Get Award - That leaves the Vail project unfounded (Vail Daily, CO)

http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20100702/NEWS/100709944/1078&ParentProfile=1062

Wisconsin - Review of Biomass Plant Sought (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, WI)

http://www.jsonline.com/business/97714749.html

Editorial - There Is Room at the Table for All of the Energy Sources (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20100705/OPINION/7050303

Energy Spotlight: Forest Biomass Also Generates Jobs (News Review, Roseburg, OR)

http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20100704/GUESTCOLUMNS/100709946/1063/NEWS&ParentProfile=1055

Editorial - Greener Pastures: Gas from Cows? Solar Power? Local Consumers Can Buy It Now (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jul/06/greener-pastures/

Op/Ed – Maine: Environmental Hypocrisy is Not Victimless (Lewiston Sun Journal, ME

http://www.sunjournal.com/guest-columns/story/870323

Obama Gives $2 Billion to Solar Plants (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/07/03/us/politics/AP-US-Obama-Jobs.html

Maine - Cold War Radar Station Eyed as Wind Power Site “...They don’t want the woods cut, it’s already cut. They don’t want people putting in another road, the road’s already here…” (Kennebec Journal, Augusta ME)

http://www.kjonline.com/news/cold-war-radar-stationeyed-as-wind-power-site_2010-07-03.html

Activists Block Road to Maine Wind Power Site (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012289917_apuswindblockade.html

United Kingdom - Primary School Forced to Turn Off Wind Turbine after Bird Deaths (The Telegraph, UK)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/7870929/Primary-school-forced-to-turn-off-wind-turbine-after-bird-deaths.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Editorial - New State Energy Code Saves Up to 26 Percent in Residential Energy Use (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/05/1295079/new-state-energy-code-saves-up.html

Loan Giants Opt to Block Energy Programs (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/04/business/energy-environment/04solar.html

Green Initiative’s Future Murky as Regulators Weigh Risks to Homeowners (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/04/AR2010070400017.html

“Energy Star” Label Graces Churches for Efficiency (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012278621_apusgreenercongregations.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

As Waters Warm, & Oxygen & Acidity Rise, Oceans as We Know Them Might Already be Lost (McClatchy News Service)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jul/05/as-waters-warm-and-oxygen-and-acidity-rise-oceans/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Oregon Students Charge Their Ideals by Bringing Power to African Villages (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/07/oregon_students_charge_their_i.html

Washington State No. 2 in Sustainability: Report (Puget Sound Business Journal)

http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2010/06/28/daily47.html

LEED Certification Neglects Health of Residents (Tainted Green)

http://taintedgreen.com/government-policies/leed-certification-neglects-health-of-residents/000700/bw-16

Quiet Hybrids: An End to Their Sounds of Silence? (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012275933_apusquiethybrids.html

The Great Barbecue Debate - Is a Charcoal Grill Bad for the Planet? “..charcoal’s defenders point out that because the substance is made from trees, it can actually be carbon neutral in the end…” (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/id/2259419/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

$800 Million in Stimulus Will Expand Broadband (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/03/technology/03broadband.html

Oregon Gets $16 Million for Broadband (Portland Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/06/28/daily48.html

Colorado - Town, County Take on Qwest for Failing to Complete State-Funded Fiber Optic Line (Silverton Standard, CO)

http://www.silvertonstandard.com/news.php?id=183

Undersea Cable Set to Boost West Africa Broadband (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66122520100702

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Senator Pam Roach Sues over GOP Opponent’s Voter Statement (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2010/07/03/pam-roach-sues-over-gop-opponents-voter-statement/

Congressional Legroom - For Power, Prestige & Office Space (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/04/us/politics/04cong.html

GENERAL NEWS

First Stretch of Hot Weather in Western Washington (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/06/1295675/first-stretch-of-hot-weather-in.html

Man Critically Hurt in Hail of Shrapnel from Homemade Firework (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/24147315/detail.html

Plane Makes Emergency Landing on I-90 near Coeur d’Alene (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-I-90-near-Coeur-dAlene-97825934.html

DIVERSIONS

Balloons Filled with Welding Gas Explode in Pickup on I-405

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Balloons-filled-with-welding-gas-cause-blast-97768144.html

What Big Eyes You Have, Dear, But Are Those ‘Animé’ Contacts Risky?

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012274355_lens04.html

Widow Lives with Corpses of Husband, Twin

http://www.kirotv.com/news/24146306/detail.html

Band Penalized for Copied Riff in ‘Down Under’ Hit

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2012289710_apasaustraliamenatwork.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Men at Work - Land Down Under

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNT7uZf7lew

Energy News Digest for July 2, 2010

The energy news digest wishes everyone a meaningful and fun-filled Independence Day. It returns chock full of newsy freshness on Tuesday, the 6^th. Meanwhile refresh your Declaration knowledge here:

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html

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

Feds Wasted Millions in Utilities Program for Poor (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012254753_apuselectricbillfraud.html

Editorial - Northwest Should Find Hope, Encouragement, in a Stronger Decade of Columbia Fish Returns (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/07/northwest_should_find_hope_enc.html

Oregon solar program fills in 15 minutes - Leaves some customers excited; others frustrated (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/07/oregons_new_solar_program_fill.html

Obama to Announce Broadband Recovery Act Awards Friday (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2012260389_apusobamapreview.html

Washington State Initiative Petition Deadline Arrives (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012260769_apwawashingtoninitiatives.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Feds Wasted Millions in Utilities Program for Poor
• Editorial - Diplomacy & Moving Electricity
• Grays Harbor PUD Seeks Public Comment on New Rate Structure
• Fitch Upgrades Cowlitz County Public Utility District Bond Rating to ‘A’
• Cop in Pursuit Yanked from Motorcycle by Downed Utility Line
• Applause Echoes for Departing Chelan PUD Chief
• Alcoa Cutting 65 Jobs at Central Indiana Plant – Lower Orders to Blame
• California - EPA Gives Monterey Turbines Bad Marks; Particulate matter the issue
• Georgia Power Files Double-Digit Rate-Hike Request
• Iowa - High Electric Demand Leads to ‘Sweet Odor’ at Ames Power Plant
• Laos Turns to Hydropower to be ‘Asia’s Battery’
• Finland Approves New Nuclear Plants
• The Dalles Dam: A Safer Place for Salmon
• Editorial - Northwest Should Find Hope, Encouragement, in a Stronger Decade of Columbia Fish Returns
• For Chesapeake Shuckers, Gulf Oil Spill Means the World is No Longer Their Oysters
• Feds Say $30 Million on the Way for Puget Sound Restoration
• Governor Gregoire Advocates Increased Yakima River Basin Water Storage
• Program Gets 200 Dirty Diesel Trucks off Road
• Oregon Solar Program Fills in 15 Minutes
• Solar Energy Fights for Roof Space
• Hybrid Solar Biomass Plant Shelved in California
• Study Says Wyoming Wind Energy is Relatively Cheap
• Hydro, Wave, & Tidal Power Market Outlook Bright
• State Renewable Portfolio Standards May Lead to 250% Market Growth by 2025
• Google’s Renewable Energy Push
• Paris Plans to Harness Energy from the Seine, But What Will be the Effects?
• Global CO2 Trends Show Scope of Climate Challenge
• Per-Capita Emissions of Greenhouse Gasses Rising in China
• Op/Ed - A Simpler Path to Cutting Carbon Emissions
• Climate Scientist Cleared of Altering Data
• Cal #1, Wash. #2 - Oregon Third in New Sustainability Rankings
• Oregon Raises $202 Million for Clean-Tech
• Kitsap County Park to Help Launch Sustainability Project
• Plastic Bags: Untapped Tax Gold Mine?
• Obama to Announce Broadband Recovery Act Awards Friday – None in Washington
• Frontier Closes $5.3 Billion Deal for Verizon Phone Lines
• Apple ‘Stunned’ to Find iPhones Show Too Many Bars
• Washington State Initiative Petition Deadline Arrives
• Backers Have Numbers to Put Income Tax to Vote
• Harsh Toke: Legalized Pot Measure Won’t Make It
• Prostituting the Process - Initiative Signature Gathering Is Big Business in Washington
• Cantwell Now Supports Wall Street Overhaul
• Including Mason - Gregoire Requests Farm Disaster Assistance for 29 Counties
• Larry Pearson: Man Who Led 44-Mile U.S. 101 Chase Guilty

WORD OF THE DAY

Nescience • \NESH-ee-unss\ • noun - Lack of knowledge or awareness: ignorance

“Nescience?” asked Albert. “That’s a word I’ve never heard before.”

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

Feds Wasted Millions in Utilities Program for Poor (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012254753_apuselectricbillfraud.html

Editorial - Diplomacy & Moving Electricity (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/opinion/article_1c9434de-8567-11df-af0c-001cc4c03286.html

Grays Harbor PUD Seeks Public Comment on New Rate Structure (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1710

Fitch Upgrades Cowlitz County Public Utility District Bond Rating to ‘A’ (Earth Times)

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/press/no-1-washington-a,1369917.html

Cop in Pursuit Yanked from Motorcycle by Downed Utility Line (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/07/02/1249987/spokane-cop-yanked-from-motorcycle.html

Applause Echoes for Departing Chelan PUD Chief (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jul/01/applause-echoes-for-pud-chief/

Alcoa Cutting 65 Jobs at Central Indiana Plant – Lower Orders to Blame (Associated Press)

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-alcoa-lafayettela,0,6776869.story

California - EPA Gives Monterey Turbines Bad Marks; Particulate matter the issue (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/07/01/28557.htm

Georgia Power Files Double-Digit Rate-Hike Request (Atlanta Business Chronicle)

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2010/06/28/daily51.html

Iowa - High Electric Demand Leads to ‘Sweet Odor’ at Ames Power Plant (Ames Tribune, IA)

http://www.amestrib.com/articles/2010/06/25/ames_tribune/news/doc4c252c6696ee7783535165.txt

Laos Turns to Hydropower to be ‘Asia’s Battery’ (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2010/0702/Laos-turns-to-hydropower-to-be-Asia-s-battery

Finland Approves New Nuclear Plants (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/02/business/global/02power.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

The Dalles Dam: A Safer Place for Salmon - A new spillwall at the Dalles Dam on the Columbia River is expected to improve survival rates for juvenile salmon by four percent (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/07/the-dalles-dam-a-safer-place-for-salmon

Editorial - Northwest Should Find Hope, Encouragement, in a Stronger Decade of Columbia Fish Returns (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/07/northwest_should_find_hope_enc.html

For Chesapeake Shuckers, Gulf Oil Spill Means the World is No Longer Their Oysters (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/01/AR2010070106581.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Feds Say $30 Million on the Way for Puget Sound Restoration (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012263577_apwapugetsoundrestoration.html

Governor Gregoire Advocates Increased Yakima River Basin Water Storage (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/07/01/gregoire-advocates-increased-water-storage

Program Gets 200 Dirty Diesel Trucks off Road (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=338668

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon Solar Program Fills in 15 Minutes - Leaves some customers excited; others frustrated (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/07/oregons_new_solar_program_fill.html

Solar Energy Fights for Roof Space (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/07/solar-energy-fights-for-roof-space

Hybrid Solar Biomass Plant Shelved in California (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/02/hybrid-plant-shelved-in-california/

Study Says Wyoming Wind Energy is Relatively Cheap (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9GMVK2O4.htm

Hydro, Wave, & Tidal Power Market Outlook Bright (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/07/frost-hydro-wave-and-tidal-power-market-outlook-bright?cmpid=rss

State Renewable Portfolio Standards May Lead to 250% Market Growth by 2025 (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/07/state-rps-lead-to-250-market-growth-by-2025?cmpid=rss

Google’s Renewable Energy Push (Wall Street Journal)

http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2010/07/01/googles-renewable-energy-push/

Paris Plans to Harness Energy from the Seine, But What Will be the Effects? (The Independent, UK)

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/paris-plans-to-harness-energy-from-the-seine-but-what-will-be-the-effects-2016680.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Global CO2 Trends Show Scope of Climate Challenge (NY Times)

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/02/global-co2-trends-show-scope-of-climate-challenge/

Per-Capita Emissions of Greenhouse Gasses Rising in China (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/01/emissions-soar-in-china-and-india/

Op/Ed - A Simpler Path to Cutting Carbon Emissions (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/01/AR2010070104391.html

Climate Scientist Cleared of Altering Data (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/02/science/earth/02climate.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Cal #1, Wash. #2 - Oregon Third in New Sustainability Rankings (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2010/07/oregon_third_in_new_sustainability_ranking.html

Oregon Raises $202 Million for Clean-Tech (Portland Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/06/28/daily46.html

Kitsap County Park to Help Launch Sustainability Project - It’s like LEED certification, but for parks (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/07/02/1249675/park-to-help-launch-sustainability.html

Plastic Bags: Untapped Tax Gold Mine? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Money/2010/0701/Plastic-bags-Untapped-tax-gold-mine

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Obama to Announce Recovery Act Awards Friday (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2012260389_apusobamapreview.html

Here’s a PDF File of Today’s Broadband Awards from the White House – No Washington awards, but some for Oregon (White House)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/Broadband_Award_Roster.pdf

Frontier Closes $5.3 Billion Deal for Verizon Phone Lines (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012254760_apusfrontierverizon.html

Apple ‘Stunned’ to Find iPhones Show Too Many Bars (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15427930

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Initiative Petition Deadline Arrives (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012260769_apwawashingtoninitiatives.html

Backers Have Numbers to Put Income Tax to Vote (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/02/1292204/backers-have-numbers-to-put-income.html

Harsh Toke: Legalized Pot Measure Won’t Make It (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/213228.asp

Prostituting the Process - Initiative Signature Gathering Is Big Business in Washington (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/POL-Initiative-signature-gathering-is-big-business-in-Wash-97632309.html

Cantwell Now Supports Wall Street Overhaul (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/97634719.html

GENERAL NEWS

Including Mason - Gregoire Requests Farm Disaster Assistance for 29 Counties (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/politics/24114796/detail.html

Larry Pearson: Man Who Led 44-Mile U.S. 101 Chase Guilty - defendant says he was honoring God (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100702/news/307029984/man-who-led-44-mile-us-101-chase-guilty-defendant-says-he-was

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS

Scientists to Study the ‘Modern Miracle’ of Ozzy Osbourne’s Survival

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012250058_ozzy01.html

Suspected Burglars Busted at Centralia Police Training Facility

http://www.kelaam.com/pages/localnews?Suspected-Burglars-Busted-at-Police-Trai=1&blockID=264259&feedID=410

7 Things Geek Squad Employee Wishes Every Computer Moron Knew (Comment section may contain PG-13 language)

http://consumerist.com/2010/07/7-things-geek-squad-employee-wishes-every-computer-moron-knew.html

Do Dogs & Cats Really Dream?

http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/pets/2010-06-29-dogs-cats-dream_N.htm

SONG OF THE DAY

Black Sabbath - Iron Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GECit4oSpbk