Energy News Digest for July 8, 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

Heat Streak Peaking in Washington (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/08/1298094/heat-streak-peaking-in-washington.html

Body Found in Area Where Boater Ws Reported Missing in Mason County (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/24180140/detail.html

Washington State PUD Association’s Relevance Questioned (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2010/07/07/local_news/doc4c34c119518a9074803611.txt

Group Files Suit over Pacific Northwest Power Plan & Salmon (iStock Analyst)

http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4288901

Yakima Valley Water Supply Will be Normal After All (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/07/07/water-supply-will-be-normal-after-all

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Washington State PUD Association’s Relevance Questioned

·         Puget Sound Energy Plans Upgrade to Gorst-Area Substation

·         Thanks to Hydropower - Ground Broken for BMW Parts Plant at Moses Lake

·         AREVA Gets $2 Billion Loan Guarantee for Idaho Enrichment Plant

·         Janney Will be Interim Chelan PUD Boss

·         Central Lincoln PUD Lineman Gets a Jolt from Contest

·         New Commander for Walla Walla Army Corps of Engineers

·         Get Out! Dam’s Heritage Center Honors Wanapum History

·         North Carolina’s 400 Year Old ‘Mother Grapevine’ Sprayed With Weed Killer; Dominion Power Says ‘Sorry’

·         Group Files Suit over Pacific Northwest Power Plan & Salmon

·         Sockeye Streaming Up Columbia at Record Pace - Count of 353,000 & growing tops 1947 mark

·         Confederated Colville Tribes & NRCS Welcome Spring Salmon

·         Determined Cowlitz River Sockeye Salmon Returns to Hatchery Three Times

·         California - $80 Million Pacific Gas & Electric Battle Creek Dam Removal Begins

·         Yakima Valley Water Supply Will be Normal After All

·         Flows KO Kayaks in Chelan Gorge

·         Solar Industry Powers Up Slowly in Washington

·         Raising the Bar on Biomass

·         United Kingdom - Waitrose Looks to Open First Biomass-Powered Store in Isle of Wight

·         Editorial - Subsidies Are Non-Renewable

·         Think Twice: Why Wind Power Mandates Are Wrong for the Northwest

·         Recurrent Sells Solar Energy to Sacramento

·         South Carolina - Rally against Chicken Litter Energy Plant Planned for Thursday in Lavonia

·         King County Plan: Cut Energy Use in Buildings by Ten Percent

·         US Department of Energy Lags in Saving Energy

·         Global Heat Wave Hits US, Reignites Climate Change Debate

·         Carbon Dioxide Emissions to Rise 3.2% This Year, EIA Projects

·         Congressional Budget Office Says Climate Bill Would Cut Deficit by $19 Billion

·         A Flush of Funding for Carbon Capture

·         Bold Public-Private Venture Aims to Make Portland an ‘Icon of Sustainability’

·         Not American Enough for Biofuel Funding?

·         Solar-Powered Plane Flies for 26 Hours

·         The Parking Lot as Solar Grove

·         Service Planned to Mourn Geese Euthanized in Bend

·         AT&T Network Glitch Limits iPhone 4 Upload Speeds

·         Monday Furlough for Many Washington State Agencies

·         Lawmaker Says ‘Stick It to Seattle’ Tunnel Provision ‘is Real’

·         Northwest Congressman Appears Teflon Despite Ethics Questions

·         Body Found in Area Where Boater Ws Reported Missing in Mason County

·         Heat Streak Peaking in Washington

·         Mason County under Heat Advisory from National Weather Service

·         High Temps Could Create Smog in Washington

·         Surveyors Taking New Measure of Mount Rainier

·         Over Stalled Hawaiian Garbage - Suit Filed Against Trash Shipping Company

·         Workers Busy at Olympia City Hall Site

WORD OF THE DAY

Pensive • \PENT-sive\ • adjective - 1: musingly or dreamily thoughtful 2: suggestive of sad thoughtfulness

Darlene sat at her desk, her pensive expression looking to the entire world as if she was trying to solve a “dark matter” problem for her upcoming physics treatise. Unknown to her admiring observers was that her dreamy expression was hiding the fact that she had just finished her “New York Times” crossword puzzle in record time.

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

Washington State PUD Association’s Relevance Questioned (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2010/07/07/local_news/doc4c34c119518a9074803611.txt

Puget Sound Energy Plans Upgrade to Gorst-Area Substation (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/jul/07/puget-sound-energy-plans-upgrade-to-gorst-area/

Ground Broken for BMW Parts Plant at Moses Lake “…drawn to central Washington…by cheap & sustainable hydropower…” (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/07/1296960/ground-breaking-for-bmw-parts.html

AREVA Gets $2 Billion Loan Guarantee for Idaho Enrichment Plant (Nuclear Street)

http://nuclearstreet.com/blogs/nuclear_power_news/archive/2010/07/08/AREVA-Gets-_2400_2-Billion-Loan-Guarantee-For-Idaho-Enrichment-Plant-07082.aspx

Janney Will be Interim Chelan PUD Boss (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jul/07/janney-will-be-interim-pud-boss/

Central Lincoln PUD Lineman Gets a Jolt from Contest (Newport News Times, OR)

http://www.newportnewstimes.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&story_id=23174&page=72

New Commander for Walla Walla Army Corps of Engineers (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/07/1297311/new-commander-for-walla-walla.html

Get Out! Dam’s Heritage Center Honors Wanapum History (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jul/08/get-out-dams-heritage-center-honors-wanapum/

North Carolina’s 400 Year Old ‘Mother Grapevine’ Sprayed With Weed Killer; Dominion Power Says ‘Sorry’ (WSOC-TV, Charlotte, NC)

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/24154759/detail.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Group Files Suit over Pacific Northwest Power Plan & Salmon (iStock Analyst)

http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4288901

Sockeye Streaming Up Columbia at Record Pace - Count of 353,000 & growing tops 1947 mark (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jul/08/sockeye-streaming-up-columbia-at-record-pace/

Confederated Colville Tribes & NRCS Welcome Spring Salmon (Indian Country Today)

http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/northwest/97672284.html

Determined Cowlitz River Sockeye Salmon Returns to Hatchery Three Times (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2012298350_determined_cowlitz_river_socke.html

California - $80 Million Pacific Gas & Electric Battle Creek Dam Removal Begins (Redding Record Searchlight, CA)

http://www.redding.com/news/2010/jul/05/dam-removal-project-starts/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Yakima Valley Water Supply Will be Normal After All (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/07/07/water-supply-will-be-normal-after-all

Flows KO Kayaks in Chelan Gorge (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jul/07/flows-ko-kayaks-in-chelan-gorge/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Solar Industry Powers Up Slowly in Washington (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012302922_wasolar08.html

Raising the Bar on Biomass (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/08/raising-the-bar-on-biomass/

United Kingdom - Waitrose Looks to Open First Biomass-Powered Store in Isle of Wight (Green Wise)

http://www.greenwisebusiness.co.uk/news/waitrose-looks-to-open-first-biomasspowered-store-in-isle-of-wight-1610.aspx

Editorial - Subsidies Are Non-Renewable (The Shelby Star, NC)

http://www.shelbystar.com/articles/doesn-48011-non-renewable.html

Think Twice: Why Wind Power Mandates Are Wrong for the Northwest (National Center for Policy Analysis)

http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=19555

Recurrent Sells Solar Energy to Sacramento (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/07/BUOQ1EB1B0.DTL

South Carolina - Rally against Chicken Litter Energy Plant Planned for Thursday in Lavonia (Independent Mail, Anderson, SC)

http://www.independentmail.com/news/2010/jul/07/rally-against-chicken-litter-energy-plant-planned-/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

King County Plan: Cut Energy Use in Buildings by Ten Percent (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/213799.asp

US Department of Energy Lags in Saving Energy (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/08/science/earth/08efficient.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Global Heat Wave Hits US, Reignites Climate Change Debate (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2010/0707/Global-heat-wave-hits-US-reignites-climate-change-debate

Carbon Dioxide Emissions to Rise 3.2% This Year, EIA Projects (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-07/co2-emissions-to-rise-3-2-this-year-eia-projects.html

Congressional Budget Office Says Climate Bill Would Cut Deficit by $19 Billion – Money to come from sale of carbon credits in so-called a cap-and-trade plan (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012298256_apusclimatebill.html

A Flush of Funding for Carbon Capture (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/a-flush-of-funding-for-carbon-capture/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Bold Public-Private Venture Aims to Make Portland an ‘Icon of Sustainability’ (NY Times – Now, about that coal plant…)

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/07/07/07greenwire-bold-public-private-venture-aims-to-make-ore-c-32109.html

Not American Enough for Biofuel Funding? (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/07/08/28663.htm

Solar-Powered Plane Flies for 26 Hours

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/world/europe/09plane.html

The Parking Lot as Solar Grove

http://www.parking-net.com/News/34500/The-Parking-Lot-as-Solar-Grove

Service Planned to Mourn Geese Euthanized in Bend (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2010/07/service_planned_to_mourn_geese_euthanized_in_bend.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AT&T Network Glitch Limits iPhone 4 Upload Speeds (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100707/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_at_t_iphone

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Monday Furlough for Many Washington State Agencies (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

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

Lawmaker Says ‘Stick It to Seattle’ Tunnel Provision ‘is Real’ (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/213816.asp

Northwest Congressman Appears Teflon Despite Ethics Questions (NW Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=7498

GENERAL NEWS

Body Found in Area Where Boater Ws Reported Missing in Mason County (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/24180140/detail.html

Heat Streak Peaking in Washington (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/08/1298094/heat-streak-peaking-in-washington.html

Mason County under Heat Advisory from National Weather Service (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=744

High Temps Could Create Smog in Washington (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/jul/07/high-temps-could-create-smog-wash/

Surveyors Taking New Measure of Mount Rainier (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/07/07/1255274/surveyors-taking-the-measure-of.html

Over Stalled Hawaiian Garbage - Suit Filed Against Trash Shipping Company (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012298889_aphishippingtrash.html

Workers Busy at Olympia City Hall Site - Crews work on surrounding roads (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/08/1297839/workers-busy-at-city-hall-site.html

DIVERSIONS

Official Iranian Haircut List: No Mullets, Ponytails, or Spikes

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2010/0707/Official-Iranian-haircut-list-no-mullets-ponytails-or-spikes

Bulls Thundering Through Pamplona for Annual Fiesta

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jul/08/bulls-thundering-through-pamplona-for-annual/

Man Arrested After Lawnmower Ride on Highway

http://www.kirotv.com/news/24184525/detail.html

Egypt Unveils Discovery of 4,300-Year-Old Tombs

http://www.kirotv.com/news/24179258/detail.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Haircut 100 - Love Plus One (THESE guys haircuts would most likely be illegal in Iran!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_msHpEa3_Y

Energy News Digest for July 7, 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

Heat Wave to Roll over Western Washington – Mason County’s Public Utility Districts Urge Customers to be Prepared (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/Newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=742

Bonneville Power Administration - Sudden Surplus Calls for Quick Thinking (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/sudden-surplus-calls-for-quick-thinking/

Interim Chelan PUD General Manager Named (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.kpq.com/7-6-10---Interim-Chelan-Co--PUD-GM-named/7628085

Mason County Wood Power - ADAGE Submits Permit Applications to Mason County (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2630-adage-submits-permit-applications-to-mason-county

Six Initiatives Appear Headed for Fall Ballot (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012268546_initiatives03m.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Heat Wave to Roll over Western Washington – Mason County’s Public Utility Districts Urge Customers to be Prepared

·         As Eastern US Power Demand Soars, Grid Holds Up ... So Far

·         Bonneville Power Administration - Sudden Surplus Calls for Quick Thinking

·         Interim Chelan PUD General Manager Named

·         Washington State Lawmakers Want Nuclear Waste Repository

·         Editorial - NRC judges made the right call on Yucca Mountain

·         Fitch Upgrades Benton County Public Utility District Revenue Bonds to ‘A+’

·         Pacific Gas & Electric to Pay Bereaved Mother $5 Million in Wrongful Death Lawsuit

·         Vermont - CVPS Argues Against Subsidies for Low Income Vermonters

·         Op/Ed - Vermont Utility Apologizes for Insensitivity

·         Wisconsin - Utility Discounts to Factories Called Unfair in Lawsuit

·         Kansas - City Approves Permit for New Hydroelectric Power Plant

·         Natural Gas - Fracas Erupts over ‘Fracking’ Practices

·         ‘Smart’ Meters Blamed for Higher Electric Bills during Colder-Than-Normal Winter

·         Beijing Shuts Aluminum Smelters to Meet Energy Targets

·         Falling Stadium Light Poles Recalled by Feds

·         Ocean Chinook Restriction Relaxed off Columbia Mouth, Washington Coast

·         British Columbia Fishers Expecting Bumper Salmon Run

·         Local Angler Lands a Lunker: A 39-Pounder

·         Tough Year for Salmon-Munching Terns & Cormorants

·         Lake Washington’s Sockeye Run Still Down

·         Post Falls Approves Suit against EPA over Phosphorus-Reduction Plan for the Spokane River

·         EPA: Clean-Air Rule Would Overturn Bush-Era Plan

·         Mexican Town Evacuated Amid Fears Dam Will Burst

·         Mason County Wood Power - ADAGE Submits Permit Applications to Mason County

·         Bad First Date – Traverse City May Drop Renewable Energy Goal of ‘30 by 20’

·         Minnesota - Project Finds Burning Corn Cobs with Coal Is a Viable Fuel Opportunity

·         Editorial - Considerations for Factoring Biomass into Clean Energy

·         United Kingdom - Government Is ‘Split’ over Leith Biomass Plant Scheme

·         California - No Bids Necessary for Big Solar Projects, & That Can Cost You

·         Bellingham Food Co-Op Joins Puget Sound Energy to Promote Green Power

·         Spain to Cut Subsidies to Renewable Energy Producers

·         Ten Key Clean Energy Policies for Senate Legislation

·         Habitat for Humanity of Mason County Completes First Built Green Home

·         Conservation Groups Defend Washington State Energy Standards

·         Green Homes Gain Market Share

·         How Many BTUs Does My Air Conditioner Need?

·         Energy Needs of China’s Consumers Swamping Efficiency Gains

·         Is Global Warming Causing the Heat Wave?

·         Pacific Gas & Electric Opposes California Proposition to Halt Global Warming Law

·         Dutch Agency Admits Mistake in Climate Report

·         UK Inquiry Finds Emails Do Not Undermine Climate Science

·         Op/Ed – Pacific Northwest Should Lead America’s Clean-Energy Revolution

·         Alaska - Electric Car Possibility Sparks Interest of Juneau Utility

·         Rising CO2 May Lead Nemo to Danger

·         Sugary-Drink Ban Starts to Affect San Francisco Sites

·         Six Initiatives Appear Headed for Fall Ballot

·         Resident Loses Free Speech Suit against Jefferson County

·         Washington State Agencies Take Day Off

·         As Temps Rise, Heat Records in Danger of Falling

·         Four Arrested After Monday Shooting Incident at Collins Lake

·         Switch to a CFL - Hot-Burning Lamp Bulb Caused $475,000 Fire, Official Says

·         Post Office Wants to Raise Stamp Price

·         Everett Schools Make Kids Walk to School to Save Money

·         Lobbyists Try to Reframe Distracted Driving Issue

WORD OF THE DAY

Antaean • \an-TEE-un\ • adjective - 1: mammoth *2: having superhuman strength

Oswald Slugfest guffawed at his puny opponent, unaware of Milton Milquetoast’s antaean strength. Unlike the mythical Antaeas (whose superhuman strength came from his contact with the earth), Miltie’s strength came from contact with his magical, horn-rimmed glasses. Only after the ambulance had hauled away Ozzie’s battered remains did Milton strip his coke-bottle glasses from his pinched face for a well deserved rest.

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

Heat Wave to Roll over Western Washington – Mason County’s Public Utility Districts Urge Customers to be Prepared (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/Newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=742

As Eastern US Power Demand Soars, Grid Holds Up ... So Far (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012292253_apusheatwavepowergrid.html

Bonneville Power Administration - Sudden Surplus Calls for Quick Thinking (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/sudden-surplus-calls-for-quick-thinking/

Interim Chelan PUD General Manager Named (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.kpq.com/7-6-10---Interim-Chelan-Co--PUD-GM-named/7628085

Washington State Lawmakers Want Nuclear Waste Repository (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012297502_apwahanfordyuccamountain.html

Editorial - NRC judges made the right call on Yucca Mountain (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/07/07/1254832/nrc-judges-made-the-right-call.html

Fitch Upgrades Benton County Public Utility District Revenue Bonds to ‘A+’ (Earth Times)

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/press/1-washingtons-revs-a,1372135.html

Pacific Gas & Electric to Pay Bereaved Mother $5 Million in Wrongful Death Lawsuit – Utility employee had blacked out from diabetic episode (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15452319

Vermont - CVPS Argues Against Subsidies for Low Income Vermonters (Times Argus, Montpelier, VT – Thanks to Samuel Insull for the tip)

http://www.timesargus.com/article/20100701/NEWS01/7010354/0/OPINION02

Op/Ed - Vermont Utility Apologizes for Insensitivity (Rutland Herald, VT)

http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20100702/OPINION/707029995

Wisconsin - Utility Discounts to Factories Called Unfair in Lawsuit (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI)

http://www.jsonline.com/business/97906344.html

Kansas - City Approves Permit for New Hydroelectric Power Plant (Lawrence Journal World & News, KS)

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2010/jul/07/city-approves-permit-new-power-plant/

Natural Gas - Fracas Erupts over ‘Fracking’ Practices (Houston Business Journal – with all due deference to “Battlestar Galactica”)

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2010/07/05/story3.html

‘Smart’ Meters Blamed for Higher Electric Bills during Colder-Than-Normal Winter (The Monitor, McAllen, Texas)

http://www.themonitor.com/articles/mcallen-40527-bills-meters.html

Beijing Shuts Aluminum Smelters to Meet Energy Targets (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia)

http://www.smh.com.au/business/beijing-shuts-smelters-to-meet-energy-targets-20100706-zyzy.html

Falling Stadium Light Poles Recalled by Feds (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012293046_apusfallinglightpoles.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Ocean Chinook Restriction Relaxed off Columbia Mouth, Washington Coast (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/bill_monroe/index.ssf/2010/07/ocean_chinook_restriction_rela.html

British Columbia Fishers Expecting Bumper Salmon Run (National Post, Canada)

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/fishers+expecting+bumper+salmon/3243186/story.html

Local Angler Lands a Lunker: A 39-Pounder (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jul/06/local-angler-lands-a-lunker-a-39-pounder/

Tough Year for Salmon-Munching Terns & Cormorants - Predators, Flooded Nests, Food Shortages (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)

http://www.chinookobserver.com/main.asp?SectionID=12&SubSectionID=30&ArticleID=34748

Lake Washington’s Sockeye Run Still Down (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012293861_sockeye07m.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Post Falls Approves Suit against EPA over Phosphorus-Reduction Plan for the Spokane River (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/jul/06/post-falls-approves-suit-against-epa/

EPA: Clean-Air Rule Would Overturn Bush-Era Plan (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2012290515_apusepacleanair.html

Mexican Town Evacuated Amid Fears Dam Will Burst (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012289977_aplttropicalweathermexico.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Mason County Wood Power - ADAGE Submits Permit Applications to Mason County (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2630-adage-submits-permit-applications-to-mason-county

Bad First Date – Traverse City May Drop Renewable Energy Goal of ‘30 by 20’ (Traverse City Record Eagle, MI)

http://record-eagle.com/local/x302724322/L-P-may-drop-energy-goal-of-30-by-20

Minnesota - Project Finds Burning Corn Cobs with Coal Is a Viable Fuel Opportunity (West Central Tribune, Willmar, MN)

http://www.wctrib.com/event/article/id/69545/

Editorial - Considerations for Factoring Biomass into Clean Energy (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/04/AR2010070403818.html

United Kingdom - Government Is ‘Split’ over Leith Biomass Plant Scheme (The Scotsman, UK)

http://news.scotsman.com/politics/Government-is-39split39-over-.6398983.jp

California - No Bids Necessary for Big Solar Projects, & That Can Cost You (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15436612

Bellingham Food Co-Op Joins Puget Sound Energy to Promote Green Power (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/07/04/1507831/bellingham-co-op-joins-pse-to.html

Spain to Cut Subsidies to Renewable Energy Producers (AFP)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iNQSIn1cUpgJrGdfvnCKQLkP0dag

Ten Key Clean Energy Policies for Senate Legislation (Natural Resources Defense Council)

http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/jpresswood/ten_key_clean_energy_policies.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Habitat for Humanity of Mason County Completes First Built Green Home (South Sound Business Examiner) -- Habitat For Humanity will receive a level 5 Built Green Certificate on Thursday from Olympia Master Builders for its home at 111 E. Cedar Grove Lane, Shelton. The certification is for the first of two homes Habitat for Humanity of Mason County is committed to building Built Green in Mason County this year. Mason County PUD No. 3 certified the home as Energy Star under the Energy Star Program. PUD staff says the home is extremely tight and efficient with a ductless heat pump. It presented the PUD with a confirmation of one of the lowest blower door tests the utility has ever done. OMB’s Built Green program focuses on providing greater energy efficiency, reducing pollution, healthier indoor air, reduction of water usage and the preservation of natural resources. Built Green homes are designed to provide homeowners with comfortable, durable, environmentally friendly homes that are cost-effective to own and operate. The homes are crafted to exceed building codes and provide homeowners with years of healthy, quality living, while protecting the environment.

Conservation Groups Defend Washington State Energy Standards (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=12762622

Green Homes Gain Market Share (Portland Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/07/05/daily3.html

How Many BTUs Does My Air Conditioner Need? (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2010/07/how-many-btus-does-my-air-conditioner-need.html

Energy Needs of China’s Consumers Swamping Efficiency Gains (NY Times)

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/05/energy-needs-of-chinas-consumers-swamping-efficiency-gains/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Is Global Warming Causing the Heat Wave? (Discovery News)

http://news.discovery.com/earth/is-global-warming-causing-the-heatwave.html

Pacific Gas & Electric Opposes California Proposition to Halt Global Warming Law (ABC News)

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=11102630

Dutch Agency Admits Mistake in Climate Report (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/07/05/science/earth/AP-Climate.html

UK Inquiry Finds Emails Do Not Undermine Climate Science (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66627120100707

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Op/Ed – Pacific Northwest Should Lead America’s Clean-Energy Revolution (Oregonian, Portland)

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

Alaska - Electric Car Possibility Sparks Interest of Juneau Utility (Anchorage Daily News, AK)

http://www.adn.com/2010/07/05/1354637/electric-car-possibility-sparks.html

Rising CO2 May Lead Nemo to Danger (Australia Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/07/2946968.htm

Sugary-Drink Ban Starts to Affect San Francisco Sites - Coca-Cola is out, & soy milk is now part of San Francisco’s official city policy (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/06/BAMU1E8QKR.DTL

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Six Initiatives Appear Headed for Fall Ballot (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012268546_initiatives03m.html

Resident Loses Free Speech Suit against Jefferson County; Unsure if He’ll Appeal (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100707/news/307079987/resident-loses-free-speech-suit-against-jefferson-county-unsure-if

Washington State Agencies Take Day Off - Two affected Tuesday; list released of more coming Monday (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/07/1296605/agencies-take-day-off.html

GENERAL NEWS

As Temps Rise, Heat Records in Danger of Falling (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/422961_heatwave06.html

Four Arrested After Monday Shooting Incident at Collins Lake (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2627-four-arrested-after-shooting-incident-at-collins-lake

Switch to a CFL - Hot-Burning Lamp Bulb Caused $475,000 Fire, Official Says (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jul/06/hot-burning-lamp-bulb-caused-475000-fire-official/

Post Office Wants to Raise Stamp Price (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/business/07postal.html

Everett Schools Make Kids Walk to School to Save Money (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/07/1297078/everett-makes-kids-walk-to-school.html

Lobbyists Try to Reframe Distracted Driving Issue (NY Times)

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/lobbyists-try-to-reframe-distracted-driving-issue/

DIVERSIONS

They Bare (Almost) All to Help Kids

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/06/1296067/they-bare-almost-all-to-help-kids.html

Brooklyn Mom Sues Starbucks over Scalding Tea That Burned Infant Son

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/ma_sues_bucks_in_tot_scalding_FffnGfcdFcUN5pvBVCkcUN

Motorists Hit Jackpot with Coins on Highway

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6652VC20100706

SONG OF THE DAY

Sarah Vaughan - Pennies from Heaven 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYxlUqyB7bY