Energy News Digest for September 14, 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.

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Group Files Suit over Mason County Biofuels Plant (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/sep/13/group-files-suit-over-mason-county-biofuels/

Aging Gas Pipes at Risk of Explosion Nationwide (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012887705_apuspipelineexplosion.html

Scientists: Desert Energy Projects Should Tread Lightly (Riverside Press-Enterprise, CA)

http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_tortoise14.2ad1291.html

Melting Sea Ice Forces Walruses Ashore in Alaska (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012885425_apussciwalrusesashore.html

Mason County Lawmen Arrest Suspect in Tahuya Shooting (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/sep/14/detectives-investigating-tahuya-shooting/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Pipeline Explosion Aftermath - Pacific Gas & Electric sets up $100 million fund to help San Bruno

·         Aging Gas Pipes at Risk of Explosion Nationwide

·         Should We Rely on Natural Gas in Earthquake Zones?

·         Montana - Great Falls, Electric Co-Op’s Relationship Splintering

·         Illinois - ComEd’s Life Support Registry Proves Elusive

·         Pepco Ready to Deploy ‘Smart Meters’ in Washington, DC; Pricing Still Up in the Air

·         Miniature Nuclear Reactors Might be a Safe, Efficient Source of Power

·         Melting Sea Ice Forces Walruses Ashore in Alaska

·         Sea Lions Wreaking Havoc for Bonneville Power Administration

·         The Mighty Monarch Butterfly Sets Out on Long Migration

·         Killer Shrimp Assault British Shrimp, Threaten Ecosystem

·         Preparations Underway for Biggest Dam Removal in US History

·         Hood Canal Oyster Harvesting Closed Until October 1

·         Sea Monsters: Giant Rogue Waves Are Out There

·         Group Files Suit over Mason County Biofuels Plant

·         Oregon Wave Energy Park Gets $2.4 Million Bump

·         Agreement Could Boost Montana’s Wind Power Potential

·         Wind in BPA Grid Tops 3,000 MW

·         4,150 Gigawatts - NREL Releases Estimate of National Offshore Wind Energy Potential

·         Iberdrola to Invest $6.1 Billion in UK on Wind Farms, Electricity Lines

·         Wind Industry Fights to Defend Its Position as Clean Energy Alternative

·         New York - Biomass Plans Speed Ahead: Montgomery Officials Urge Quick Review

·         A Power Studying Biomass Power Plant in Nevada

·         New Mexico - County to Consider Bond for Solar Plant

·         Scientists: Desert Energy Projects Should Tread Lightly

• Climate Bill’s Comeback Chances in Congress Still Slim After Summer of Severe Weather
• Oregon BEST invests $1 million in Green Tech lab
• What to Consider Before Buying An Electric Car
• Defending the Plug-In Car
• Will China Dominate the Green Economy? And if They Do, Should We Worry?
• Obama: No Thanks to Carter Solar Panels
• Smells Like Green Spirit - Are Air Fresheners Bad for the Environment?
• Microsoft Prepares to Roll Out New Browser
• Bing Overtakes Yahoo as No. 2 in Search Survey
• No, RSS Is Not Dead, and Neither Are RSS Readers
• US Senate Race - Murray Leads Rossi in New Elway Poll
• Oregon GOP Wants Kitzhaber’s Girlfriend Removed from State Energy Panel
• Soda Pop & Candy Taxes - Money Pours into Ballot Race
• New Commissioner at WA Employment Security Dept.
• Mason County Lawmen Arrest Suspect in Tahuya Shooting
• In Mason County Murder - BC Man Pleads Guilty in Stepdaughter’s Slaying
• State Patrol Identifies Kitsap County Trooper Who Fatally Shot Intruder
• Strike Over, Ferndale Teachers Go Back to Work
• At 100, Glacier National Park Is Tourism Hot Spot
• Mediocre Huckleberry Crop Pushes Bears Near Humans

WORD OF THE DAY

Byzantine • \BIH-zun-teen\ • adjective - 1: of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient city of Byzantium 2: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire especially in the fifth and sixth centuries featuring the dome carried on pendentives over a square and incrustation with marble veneering and with colored mosaics on grounds of gold 3: of or relating to the churches using a traditional Greek rite and subject to Eastern canon law 4: often not capitalized a: of, relating to, or characterized by a devious and usually surreptitious manner of operation b : intricately involved: labyrinthine

“Welcome to the PUD’s engineering building,” smirked the public information officer to the fresh-faced new hire. “Now that I’ve escorted you to the drafting offices, it’s up to you to find your way through this byzantine warren of offices back to the main entrance. Just so you know, we’re still looking for two new meter readers that went missing last fall.”

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

Pipeline Explosion Aftermath - Pacific Gas & Electric sets up $100 million fund to help San Bruno (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012887905_apuslargeexplosionpgepayments.html

Aging Gas Pipes at Risk of Explosion Nationwide (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012887705_apuspipelineexplosion.html

Should We Rely on Natural Gas in Earthquake Zones? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Green-Economics/2010/0914/Should-we-rely-on-natural-gas-in-earthquake-zones

Montana - Great Falls, Electric Co-Op’s Relationship Splintering (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20100914/NEWS01/9140301/City++electric+co-op+s+relationship+splintering

Illinois - ComEd’s Life Support Registry Proves Elusive (Chicago Tribune, IL)

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/problemsolver/ct-biz-0912-problem-chudzik-20100911,0,1178417.column

Pepco Ready to Deploy ‘Smart Meters’ in Washington, DC; Pricing Still Up in the Air (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/12/AR2010091202935.html

Miniature Nuclear Reactors Might be a Safe, Efficient Source of Power (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/13/AR2010091304026.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Melting Sea Ice Forces Walruses Ashore in Alaska (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012885425_apussciwalrusesashore.html

Sea Lions Wreaking Havoc for Bonneville Power Administration (KBND Radio, Bend, OR)

http://www.kbnd.com/397939.aspx

The Mighty Monarch Butterfly Sets Out on Long Migration (Epoch Times)

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/42524/

Killer Shrimp Assault British Shrimp, Threaten Ecosystem (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/Discoveries/2010/0914/Killer-shrimp-assault-British-shrimp-threaten-ecosystem

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Preparations Underway for Biggest Dam Removal in US History (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/13038-preparations-underway-biggest-dam-removal-us-history/

Hood Canal Oyster Harvesting Closed Until October 1 (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100914/news/309149986/hood-canal-oyster-harvesting-closed-until-oct-1

Sea Monsters: Giant Rogue Waves Are Out There (Globe & Mail)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/sea-monsters-giant-rogue-waves-are-out-there/article1706302/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Group Files Suit over Mason County Biofuels Plant (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/sep/13/group-files-suit-over-mason-county-biofuels/

Oregon Wave Energy Park Gets $2.4 Million Bump (Portland Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/09/13/daily5.html

Agreement Could Boost Montana’s Wind Power Potential (KXLF-TV, Butte MT)

http://www.kxlf.com/news/agreement-could-boost-montana-s-wind-power-potential/

Wind in BPA Grid Tops 3,000 MW (North American Wind Power)

http://www.nawindpower.com/naw/e107_plugins/content/content_lt.php?content.6526

4,150 Gigawatts - NREL Releases Estimate of National Offshore Wind Energy Potential (R&D Magazine)

http://www.rdmag.com/News/Feeds/2010/09/materials-nrel-releases-estimate-of-national-offshore-wind-e/

Iberdrola to Invest $6.1 Billion in UK on Wind Farms, Electricity Lines (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-13/iberdrola-to-invest-6-1-billion-in-u-k-on-wind-farms-electricity-lines.html

Wind Industry Fights to Defend Its Position as Clean Energy Alternative (Tulsa World, OK)

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=16&articleid=20100914_16_E4_CUTLIN623153

New York - Biomass Plans Speed Ahead: Montgomery Officials Urge Quick Review (Middletown Times Herald Record, NY)

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100914/BIZ/9140316/-1/SITEMAP

A Power Studying Biomass Power Plant in Nevada (Penn Energy)

http://www.pennenergy.com/index/power/display/6241442308/articles/electric-light-power/renewable-energy/2010/09/A_Power_studying_biomass_power_plant_in_Nevada.html

New Mexico - County to Consider Bond for Solar Plant (Las Cruces Sun News, NM)
http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_16068668

Scientists: Desert Energy Projects Should Tread Lightly (Riverside Press-Enterprise, CA)

http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_tortoise14.2ad1291.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Climate Bill’s Comeback Chances in Congress Still Slim After Summer of Severe Weather (Dallas Morning News, TX)

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/091410dnmetclimate.2afca27.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Oregon BEST invests $1 million in Green Tech lab (Portland Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/09/13/daily8.html

What to Consider Before Buying An Electric Car (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/money/24993207/detail.html

Defending the Plug-In Car (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS254595713920100913

Will China Dominate the Green Economy? And if They Do, Should We Worry? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Green-Economics/2010/0913/Will-China-dominate-the-green-economy-And-if-they-do-should-we-worry

Obama: No Thanks to Carter Solar Panels (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2010/09/obama-no-thanks-to-carter-solar-panels

Smells Like Green Spirit - Are Air Fresheners Bad for the Environment? (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/id/2266478/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Microsoft Prepares to Roll Out New Browser (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=365422

Bing Overtakes Yahoo as No. 2 in Search Survey (NY Times)

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/bing-overtakes-yahoo-for-number-two-search-spot/

No, RSS Is Not Dead, and Neither Are RSS Readers (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2010/09/13/no-rss-is-not-dead-and-neither-are-rss-readers/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

US Senate Race - Murray Leads Rossi in New Elway Poll (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2012888259_new_elway_poll_has_murray_with.html

Oregon GOP Wants Kitzhaber’s Girlfriend Removed from State Energy Panel (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/09/oregon_gop_wants_kitzhabers_gi.html

Soda Pop & Candy Taxes - Money Pours into Ballot Race (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012889716_sodatax14m.html

New Commissioner at WA Employment Security Dept. (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=13147306

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Lawmen Arrest Suspect in Tahuya Shooting (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/sep/14/detectives-investigating-tahuya-shooting/

In Mason County Murder - BC Man Pleads Guilty in Stepdaughter’s Slaying (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012889387_childslain14.html

State Patrol Identifies Kitsap County Trooper Who Fatally Shot Intruder (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012887724_kitsaphooting14m.html

Strike Over, Ferndale Teachers Go Back to Work (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012892812_apwaferndaleteachers.html

At 100, Glacier National Park Is Tourism Hot Spot (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/sep/14/100-glacier-national-park-tourism-hot-spot/

Mediocre Huckleberry Crop Pushes Bears Near Humans (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=13144984

DIVERSIONS

Smoked Salmon Vodka Lands in Washington Liquor Stores

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/sep/13/smoked-salmon-vodka-lands-washington-liquor-stores/

Corn Syrup Producers Want Sweeter Name: Corn Sugar

http://www.kirotv.com/money/25000937/detail.html

Boy Wanders into Wrong Class, Prompts Lockdown

http://www.kirotv.com/education/24998526/detail.html

Plumbers Help Couple Find Flushed $40K Rings

http://www.kirotv.com/news/24870739/detail.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80A6MtPwj-Q

Energy News Digest for September 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

Follow the news digest on Twitter for breaking news & notices: https://twitter.com/energydigest

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Water Surge - Hydropower, Once Shunned Because of Environmental Concerns, Is Making a Comeback (Wall Street Journal)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703960004575427092861731122.html

State Opens Salmon Fishing in Snake River - Washington Chinook Season Opens Immediately (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/sep/10/state-opens-salmon-fishing-snake/

Bonneville Power Administration, Calpine Cut Deal to Use Cogen Plant to Back Up Wind Farms (Platts)

http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/HeadlineNews/ElectricPower/6434104/

Grass for Biomass - Ban on Field Burning Prompts Plan to Convert Straw to Energy (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/09/ban_on_field_burning_prompts_p.html

More Washington State Cuts Near - With low revenue ‘fairly certain,’ Gregoire expected to OK additional trims (Olympian, WA – now, excuse me while I take this trade trip to Asia…)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/09/12/1366632/more-state-cuts-near.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Water Surge - Hydropower, Once Shunned Because of Environmental Concerns, Is Making a Comeback

·         Fossil Fuel Industries Seek to Use Pacific NW as Export Hub

·         Op/Ed - Oil, Wind, Biomass: Federal Regulators Killing Energy Projects & Jobs

·         Mason County PUD 1 Holding Hearings Tuesday Afternoon

·         Pacific Gas & Electric Fears Damage from San Bruno Pipeline Explosion May Exceed $1B Policy

·         Puget Sound Energy Seeks Slight Increase to Low-Income Program Charge

·         Montana - Highwood Power Plant a Go After Special-Use Permit OK’d

·         Wyoming - After Seeing Power Use Remain Lower, Black Hills Power Closes Osage Plant

·         Old-Style Coal Plants Expanding Across the US

·         New York Nuclear Plant Back in Service Four Days After Leak

·         Natural Gas - Fracking Debate Heats Up in New York

·         Michigan - Detroit Activists Blame DTE Energy, City for Fires

·         Allegheny-FirstEnergy - $8.5 Billion Electric Utility Merger Approaches Big Hurdles

·         Draconian Measures - China Guangxi Aluminum Smelters Start to Cut Output

·         The US Power Sector is Changing - Even Without a Climate Bill

·         Pew Illuminates Federal Energy Spending

·         State Opens Salmon Fishing in Snake River

·         Salmon Season Extended from Wells Dam to Brewster

·         Fall Chinook Run Slightly Downgraded; Large Numbers of Unmarked Steelhead Showing Up

·         Will Salmon Need Help Repopulating Unblocked Elwha River?

·         Kootenai Tribe Aims to Restore Burbot

·         BPA to Spend $125 Million for Oregon Wildlife Habitat

·         Fish ‘Cell Phones’ Track Marine Life

·         Missouri Salmon Is Endangered, Says US Fish & Wildlife Agency

·         Scientists Find Drugs That May Fight Bat Disease

·         Bonneville Power Administration, Calpine Cut Deal to Use Cogen Plant to Back Up Wind Farms

·         Sacramento Municipal Utility District to Boost Capacity at Solano Wind Farm

·         World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Set to Open Off Kent Coast

·         Climbing Tower Debuts for Training Wind-Turbine Techs

·         Wind Farms: An Ill Wind for Denmark’s Green Energy Revolution

·         Grass for Biomass - Ban on Field Burning Prompts Plan to Convert Straw to Energy

·         Arizona - Storm Debris to Fuel Biomass Generating Plant

·         Canada - Experts Urge Nova Scotia to Reject Biomass Project

·         Not Just a Lot of Hot Air - Geothermal Energy

·         Texas Clean Energy Hampered by Location

·         Franklin PUD - Bonneville Power Administration Contractor Bringing Free Energy-Saving Items

·         Editorial - Rural Star Energy Program Is Public & Private Winner

·         Rising Sea Levels - How Will Washington State Cope?

·         Oregon’s Largest Glacier Has Declined over 20 Percent since Late 1980s

·         Congress Is Back, But Can It Really Pass a Renewable Electricity Standard?

·         Green Buildings May Make Workers Feel Better

·         Production of Stimulus-Aided Car Batteries Revs Up

·         FCC Expected to Free Up Unused TV ‘White Space’ for Wireless Service

·         Fastest Net Service in US Coming to Chattanooga

·         California - San Jose, County Question $50 Million Broadband Grant

·         Editorial - Broadband Service Has Transformative Potential

·         Charter Starts Charging ‘Broadcast TV Surcharge’

·         More Washington State Cuts Near

·         Choices Are Clear in Senate, House Races in Washington’s 35^th Legislative District

·         U.S. Post Office Can Ban Petitioning on Sidewalks

·         Port of Shelton Announces Lease with Simpson Lumber Company

·         Nearly 10,000 Acres Burn in Huge Eastern Washington Wildfire

·         Cowlitz County Man Killed in Apparent Bow-Hunting Accident

·         Klickitat County Leads in Marijuana Fields to Eradicate

·         Vancouver Loses Cowlitz Tribal Casino Lawsuit, Wins Concession

·         Washington Students Get Top SAT Scores

WORD OF THE DAY

Draconian • \drack-CONE-ee-un\ • adjective - of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him 2: cruel; also: severe

“I know that you’re upset about the lunch thefts from the lunchroom ‘fridge,” whined the CEO’s assistant. “But I think that blood tests and retina scans to get into the icebox are a little draconian.”

Draco was the first legislator of ancient Athens, Greece, 7th century BC. He replaced the prevailing system of oral law and blood feud by a written code to be enforced only by a court. Because of its harshness, this code also gave rise to the term “draconian”.

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

Water Surge - Hydropower, Once Shunned Because of Environmental Concerns, Is Making a Comeback (Wall Street Journal)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703960004575427092861731122.html

Fossil Fuel Industries Seek to Use Pacific NW as Export Hub (Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/wattheadguest/43184/fossil-fuel-industries-seek-use-pacific-nw-export-hub

Op/Ed - Oil, Wind, Biomass: Federal Regulators Killing Energy Projects & Jobs (Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal)

http://kpbj.com/business_weekly/2010-09-13/federal_regulators_killing_energy_projects_and_jobs

Mason County PUD 1 Holding Hearings Tuesday Afternoon (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/3228-pud-1-holding-hearings-tuesday-afternoon

Pacific Gas & Electric Fears Damage from San Bruno Pipeline Explosion May Exceed $1B Policy (Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2010/09/06/daily73.html

Puget Sound Energy Seeks Slight Increase to Low-Income Program Charge (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=139808

Montana - Highwood Power Plant a Go After Special-Use Permit OK’d (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20100911/NEWS01/9110302/Highwood-power-plant-a-go-after-special-use-permit-OKd

Wyoming - After Seeing Power Use Remain Lower, Black Hills Power Closes Osage Plant (Rapid City Journal, SD)

http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/news/article_5b230cfe-bce7-11df-9b44-001cc4c03286.html

Old-Style Coal Plants Expanding Across the US (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012834766_newcoalplants12.html

New York Nuclear Plant Back in Service Four Days After Leak (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012885202_apusindianpoint.html

Natural Gas - Fracking Debate Heats Up in New York (CNN Money)

http://money.cnn.com/2010/09/10/news/economy/epa_fracking_hearing/

Michigan - Detroit Activists Blame DTE Energy, City for Fires (Detroit Free Press, MI)

http://www.freep.com/article/20100910/NEWS01/100910042/Detroit-activists-blame-DTE-city-for-fires

Allegheny-FirstEnergy - $8.5 Billion Electric Utility Merger Approaches Big Hurdles (Pittsburgh Post- Gazette, PA)

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10256/1087131-28.stm

Draconian Measures - China Guangxi Aluminum Smelters Start to Cut Output, CRU Says (Bloomberg News)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/09/13/bloomberg1376-L8O87L07SXKX01-2JCF5K90B19N930AH98ULMRFE4.DTL

The US Power Sector is Changing - Even Without a Climate Bill (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS50377401020100913

Pew Illuminates Federal Energy Spending (PR Newswire)

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pew-illuminates-federal-energy-spending-102577269.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

State Opens Salmon Fishing in Snake River - Washington Chinook Season Opens Immediately (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/sep/10/state-opens-salmon-fishing-snake/

Salmon Season Extended from Wells Dam to Brewster (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/nwhookandbullet/article_17a1c4ac-bd32-11df-af9c-001cc4c03286.html

Fall Chinook Run Slightly Downgraded; Large Numbers of Unmarked Steelhead Showing Up (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/397752.aspx

Will Salmon Need Help Repopulating Unblocked Elwha River? (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/13020-will-salmon-need-help-repopulating-unblocked-elwha-river/

Kootenai Tribe Aims to Restore Burbot (Indian Country Today)

http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/northwest/Kootenai-Tribe-aims-at-restoring-burbot-102371344.html

BPA to Spend $125 Million for Oregon Wildlife Habitat (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/sep/12/bpa-to-spend-125-million-for-or-habitat/

Fish ‘Cell Phones’ Track Marine Life (Voice of America)

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/american-life/Fish-Cell-Phones-Track-Marine-Life-102627729.html

Missouri Salmon Is Endangered, Says US Fish & Wildlife Agency (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/09/10/30268.htm

Scientists Find Drugs That May Fight Bat Disease (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2012885540_apusmedbatdieoff.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Bonneville Power Administration, Calpine Cut Deal to Use Cogen Plant to Back Up Wind Farms (Platts)

http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/HeadlineNews/ElectricPower/6434104/

Sacramento Municipal Utility District to Boost Capacity at Solano Wind Farm (Sacramento Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2010/09/13/story8.html

World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Set to Open Off Kent Coast (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/sep/12/thanet-wind-farm-energy

Climbing Tower Debuts for Training Wind-Turbine Techs (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/sep/11/Climbing-tower-debuts-for-training-wind-turbine-te/

Wind Farms: An Ill Wind for Denmark’s Green Energy Revolution “…every time we were building onshore, the public reacts in a negative way & we had a lot of criticism from neighbours…” (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Windfarms+wind+Denmark+green+energy+revolution/3512685/story.html

Grass for Biomass - Ban on Field Burning Prompts Plan to Convert Straw to Energy (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/09/ban_on_field_burning_prompts_p.html

Arizona - Storm Debris to Fuel Biomass Generating Plant (Yuma Sun, AZ)

http://www.yumasun.com/news/green-63808-storm-plant.html

Canada - Experts Urge Nova Scotia to Reject Biomass Project (New Brunswick Business Journal)

http://nbbusinessjournal.canadaeast.com/journal/article/1213679

Not Just a Lot of Hot Air - Geothermal energy, spurred by new technology & government funds, is enjoying a resurgence (Wall Street Journal)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704133804575198362283533710.html

Texas Clean Energy Hampered by Location (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/business/energy-environment/13green.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Franklin PUD - Bonneville Power Administration Contractor Bringing Free Energy-Saving Items (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/09/10/1335581/bpa-contractor-bringing-free-energy.html

Editorial - Rural Star Energy Program Is Public & Private Winner (The Times & Democrat, Orangeburg, SC)

http://www.thetandd.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_b291e4b0-bd14-11df-b50b-001cc4c03286.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Rising Sea Levels - How Will Washington State Cope? (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/426490_sealevels10.html

Oregon’s Largest Glacier Has Declined over 20 Percent since Late 1980s; Half Its Size since 1850s (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/397744.aspx

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Congress Is Back, But Can It Really Pass a Renewable Electricity Standard? (Grist)

http://www.grist.org/article/2010-09-13-congress-returns-but-will-revive-renewable-electricity-standard/

Green Buildings May Make Workers Feel Better (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2012865305_buildinghealth13.html

Production of Stimulus-Aided Car Batteries Revs Up (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012874855_apuselectriccars.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Expected to Free Up Unused TV ‘White Space’ for Wireless Service (Bloomberg News)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012881257_fcc13.html

Fastest Net Service in US Coming to Chattanooga “…30-megabits-per-second service for $58 a month, 50 megabits for $71 a month, & 100 megabits for $140 a month…” (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/technology/13broadband.html

California - San Jose, County Question $50 Million Broadband Grant (Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2010/09/06/daily56.html

Editorial - Broadband Service Has Transformative Potential (The Daily Advance, Elizabeth City, NC)

http://www.dailyadvance.com/opinion/our-views/broadband-service-has-transformative-potential-127819

Charter Starts Charging ‘Broadcast TV Surcharge’ - So they can raise rates, but leave the advertised price the same (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Charter-Starts-Charging-Broadcast-TV-Surcharge-110316

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

More Washington State Cuts Near - With low revenue ‘fairly certain,’ Gregoire expected to OK additional trims (Olympian, WA – now, excuse me while I take this trade trip to Asia…)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/09/12/1366632/more-state-cuts-near.html

Choices Are Clear in Senate, House Races in Washington’s 35^th Legislative District (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/09/12/1366683/choices-are-clear-in-senate-house.html

U.S. Post Office Can Ban Petitioning on Sidewalks (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/09/13/30303.htm

GENERAL NEWS

Port of Shelton Announces Lease with Simpson Lumber Company (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/3221-port-of-shelton-announces-lease-with-simpson-lumber-company

Nearly 10,000 Acres Burn in Huge Eastern Washington Wildfire (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Nearly-10000-acres-burn-in-huge-Wash-wildfire-102734614.html

Cowlitz County Man Killed in Apparent Bow-Hunting Accident (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/09/11/1365761/wa-man-killed-in-apparent-bow.html

Klickitat County Leads in Marijuana Fields to Eradicate (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/09/10/klickitat-county-leads-in-marijuana-fields-to-eradicate

Vancouver Loses Cowlitz Tribal Casino Lawsuit, Wins Concession (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/sep/11/vancouver-loses-casino-lawsuit-wins-concession/

Washington Students Get Top SAT Scores (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/09/13/1368100/washington-students-get-top-sat.html

DIVERSIONS

Tattooing Is Protected Speech, 9th Circuit Rules

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/09/10/30256.htm

Restroom Spies Say We’re Washing Hands More Often

http://www.kirotv.com/health/24988585/detail.html

Ohio School Tells Wrong Parents Kids Are Absent

http://www.kirotv.com/education/24953394/detail.html

Library Gets Book Back After Some 35 Years - Overdue Fines Would Have Totaled $1,400+

http://www.kirotv.com/news/24976083/detail.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Rolling Stones - Tops (From the Album, Tattoo You)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UWJN01xvdQ