Energy News Digest for October 1, 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

Seattle Utility Bills Would Go Up $10 a Month under Proposal (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/427686_rates01.html?source=rss

Arizona - Armed Guards, Vandalism Add to Electric Cooperative’s Power Line Tensions (Nogales International, AZ)

http://www.nogalesinternational.com/articles/2010/10/01/news/doc4ca5fec1dba63272648880.txt

State of Oregon OKs Dumping of Contaminated Spoils on West Hayden Island (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/09/oregon_oks_dumping_of_contamin.html

Wyoming Wind Task Force Favors Eminent Domain Limits (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013042076_apwywindenergy.html

Proposed Clean-Energy Projects Could Boost Clark County - State leaders will seek $20 million from legislature (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/sep/30/proposed-clean-energy-projects-could-boost-clark-c/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Seattle Utility Bills Would Go Up $10 a Month under Proposal

·         Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demo Project Inks $89 Million More

·         Avista to Increase Natural Gas Rates

·         Sector Snap: Analyst Sees Natural Gas Consolidation

·         Puget Sound Energy Customer Donations to Salvation Army Surpassed $610,000

·         Arizona - Armed Guards, Vandalism Add to Electric Cooperative’s Power Line Tensions

·         In California, a Grid Storage Mandate

·         High Voltage, Big Price - Report Says Cost to Move Midwest Wind Power is $3 Billion

·         In a Computer Worm, a Possible Biblical Clue

·         Cowlitz River Fish Are Taken for Dam Run-Around

·         Editorial - National Marine Fisheries Assumes Columbia Fish Hatcheries Will be Cut

·         Fall Chinook Fishery Decent in the Hanford Reach Area of Columbia River

·         State of Oregon OKs Dumping of Contaminated Spoils on West Hayden Island

·         The Biggest Threat Facing Puget Sound

·         Wyoming Wind Task Force Favors Eminent Domain Limits

·         Power Deal Agreed for 80 MW Nebraska Wind Project

·         Chances for Renewable Electricity Standard Now Slim & Slimmer

·         Oregon - Get It While You Can: Solar Feed-In Tariff Program Opens Again, if Briefly

·         Tacoma Solar Tour to Showcase 20 Buildings

·         Tour to Visit Solar Sites in Clallam County

·         California Big Solar Binge Continues With Approval of More Projects

·         Wood Supply Deal for 100 MW Florida Biomass Project

·         California - Biomass: Residents Say Green Isn’t Necessarily Serene

·         Editorial - New England’s Wood Energy

·         North Carolina - Nursery Turns to Wood, & Other Natural Fuels to Heat Its Greenhouse

·         Snohomish PUD Has Free Light Bulb Exchange

·         California Climate Change Fund Vetoed

·         Proposed Clean-Energy Projects Could Boost Clark County

·         NOT FOR THE WEAK AT HEART - ‘Go Green or We’ll Kill Your Kids’

·         Hearing Held for Microsoft Data Center’s Backup Diesel Generators

·         FCC’s Julius Genachowski Struggles Between Roles of Regulator, Innovator

·         Washington State Auditor Finds Financial Reporting Problems in Two Mason County Departments

·         Washington Department of Corrections Memo Outlines Budget Cuts

·         Washington State Details Deep Cuts to Social Services

·         A Drumbeat of Warnings about Impropriety Regarding Alaska Native Corporation Contracts

·         Investigation Continues in Death of Brush Picker

·         Winter Could be a Whopper, Forecasters Say

·         State Delays Decision on Whether to Raise Minimum Wage

·         US Senate Approves Expansion of Hoh Tribal Reservation

·         Postal Service Close to Going Broke

·         Will Historic Olympia Brewhouse Brew Beer Again?

WORD OF THE DAY

Haiku • \HI-koo\ • noun - An unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having three lines containing usually five, seven, and five syllables respectively; also: a poem in this form usually having a seasonal reference

Nuclear dreams rise

History’s ghosts fade away

Follow power’s path

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

Seattle Utility Bills Would Go Up $10 a Month under Proposal (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/427686_rates01.html?source=rss

Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demo Project Inks $89 Million More (Xconomy)

http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2010/09/30/smart-grid-demo-project-inks-89m-more/

Avista to Increase Natural Gas Rates (Portland Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/09/27/daily34.html

Sector Snap: Analyst Sees Natural Gas Consolidation - Consolidation within the shale gas industry will likely ramp up in the US (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013037202_apusnaturalgassectorsnap.html

Puget Sound Energy Customer Donations to Salvation Army Surpassed $610,000 (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=141188

Arizona - Armed Guards, Vandalism Add to Electric Cooperative’s Power Line Tensions (Nogales International, AZ)

http://www.nogalesinternational.com/articles/2010/10/01/news/doc4ca5fec1dba63272648880.txt

In California, a Grid Storage Mandate (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/01/in-california-a-grid-storage-mandate/

High Voltage, Big Price - Report Says Cost to Move Midwest Wind Power is $3 Billion (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI)

http://www.jsonline.com/business/104123534.html

In a Computer Worm, a Possible Biblical Clue (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/world/middleeast/30worm.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Cowlitz River Fish Are Taken for Dam Run-Around (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://www.kelaam.com/pages/localnews?Fish-are-taken-for-dam-run-around=1&blockID=322525&feedID=410

Editorial - National Marine Fisheries Assumes Columbia Fish Hatcheries Will be Cut (Daily Astorian, OR)

http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=392&ArticleID=73725

Fall Chinook Fishery Decent in the Hanford Reach Area of Columbia River (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2013041772_fall_chinook_fishery_decent_in.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

State of Oregon OKs Dumping of Contaminated Spoils on West Hayden Island (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/09/oregon_oks_dumping_of_contamin.html

The Biggest Threat Facing Puget Sound (Seattle Post-Globe)

http://seattlepostglobe.org/2010/10/01/the-biggest-threat-facing-puget-sound

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Wyoming Wind Task Force Favors Eminent Domain Limits (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013042076_apwywindenergy.html

Power Deal Agreed for 80 MW Nebraska Wind Project (Brighter Energy)

http://www.brighterenergy.org/17047/news/wind/power-deal-agreed-for-80mw-nebraska-wind-project/

Chances for Renewable Electricity Standard Now Slim & Slimmer (Grist Magazine)

http://www.grist.org/article/2010-09-29-chances-for-renewable-electricity-standard-now-slim-and-slimmer

Oregon - Get It While You Can: Solar Feed-In Tariff Program Opens Again, if Briefly

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

Tacoma Solar Tour to Showcase 20 Buildings (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/10/01/1363966/let-the-sun-reduce-power-bills.html

Tour to Visit Solar Sites in Clallam County (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101001/news/310019987/tour-to-visit-solar-sites-in-clallam-county

California Big Solar Binge Continues With Approval of More Projects (Grist Magazine)

http://www.grist.org/article/california-big-solar-binge-continues-with-approval-of-more-projects/

Wood Supply Deal for 100 MW Florida Biomass Project (Brighter Energy)

http://www.brighterenergy.org/17082/news/bioenergy/wood-supply-deal-for-100mw-florida-biomass-project/

California - Biomass: Residents Say Green Isn’t Necessarily Serene (Stockton Record, CA)

http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4544954

Editorial - New England’s Wood Energy (Providence Journal, RI)

http://www.projo.com/opinion/editorials/content/ED_wood1_10-01-10_12K5BAC_v19.2757475.html

North Carolina - Nursery Turns to Wood, & Other Natural Fuels to Heat Its Greenhouse (Charlotte Observer, NC)

http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/10/01/712887/nursery-turns-to-wood-and-other.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Snohomish PUD Has Free Light Bulb Exchange (Edmonds Enterprise, WA)

http://heraldnet.com/article/20100930/ETP03/710069997/-1/NEWS01

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

California Climate Change Fund Vetoed (Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2010/09/27/daily81.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Proposed Clean-Energy Projects Could Boost Clark County - State leaders will seek $20 million from legislature (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/sep/30/proposed-clean-energy-projects-could-boost-clark-c/

NOT FOR THE WEAK AT HEART - ‘Go Green or We’ll Kill Your Kids’ Says Richard Curtis Eco-Propaganda Shocker (Telegraph, UK)

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100056510/go-green-or-well-kill-your-kids-says-richard-curtis-eco-propaganda-shocker/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Hearing Held for Microsoft Data Center’s Backup Diesel Generators (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/article_78cfd962-ccdc-11df-adea-001cc4c002e0.html

FCC’s Julius Genachowski Struggles Between Roles of Regulator, Innovator (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/01/AR2010100103118.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Auditor Finds Financial Reporting Problems in Two Mason County Departments (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/3396-state-auditor-finds-financial-reporting-problems-in-two-mason-county-departments

Washington Department of Corrections Memo Outlines Budget Cuts: Prison Closure, More Layoffs (Northwest Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=7864

Washington State Details Deep Cuts to Social Services (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Wash-details-deep-cuts-to-social-services-104108664.html

A Drumbeat of Warnings about Impropriety Regarding Alaska Native Corporation Contracts (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/29/AR2010092906342.html

GENERAL NEWS

Investigation Continues in Death of Brush Picker (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/sep/30/investigation-continues-in-death-of-brush-picker/

Winter Could be a Whopper, Forecasters Say (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013042975_forecast01m.html

State Delays Decision on Whether to Raise Minimum Wage (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013042130_apusminimumwage3rdldwritethru.html

US Senate Approves Expansion of Hoh Tribal Reservation (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/09/30/1387680/senate-approves-hoh-reservation.html

Postal Service Close to Going Broke (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/29/AR2010092906645.html

Will Historic Olympia Brewhouse Brew Beer Again? Microbrewery among possible new uses (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/10/01/1388167/will-brewhouse-brew-beer-again.html

DIVERSIONS

Man Dies after Downing Pint of Vodka in Four Seconds

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-11437449

Hanford Haiku - Hanford Nuclear Reservation Inspires 3-Line Poems

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013046864_apwahanfordhaikus.html

The Template for Every Weasely Science Article

http://consumerist.com/2010/09/the-template-for-every-weasely-science-article.html

Giant Penguins With No Tux? Fossil Feathers Say So

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2010-09-30-ancient-penguin_N.htm

SONG OF THE DAY

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJBGSb0frSc

Energy News Digest for September 30, 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

US Senator Murray Discusses Power Line Plan with Bonneville Power Administration Chief (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/sep/30/washington-dc/

Comment Period for Proposed Port Townsend Paper Biomass Generator Extended (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100930/news/309309990/comment-period-for-proposed-port-townsend-paper-biomass-generator

Protected Eagle Halts Eastern Oregon Wind Farms (Oregonian, Portland)

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

Oregon - Emerald People’s Utility District May Sell Hydro Plans - The rural utility district has a potential buyer for the proposals that were once called a “nightmare” (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/25348184-41/epud-utility-board-million-lambe.csp

Chelan County PUD to Build $8 Million Hatchery (Lake Chelan Mirror, WA)

http://www.lakechelanmirror.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=2964

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• US Senator Murray Discusses Power Line Plan with Bonneville Power Administration Chief
• Oregon - Emerald People’s Utility District May Sell Hydro Plans
• Idaho - Rupert Signs for Changes in Electrical Power Agreement
• National Hydropower Association Celebrates Hoover Dam 75th Anniversary
• FERC Shifts into High Gear for Hydropower Developers
• Editorial - Congressional Delays in Approving Tennessee Valley Authority Board Members Unconscionable
• Energy Department Says Natural Gas Supplies Rise
• Northern Ohio’s Energy Future Could be Expensive & Bumpy
• Ontario Liberals Accused of Hiding Electricity Report
• Nuclear Power to Remain in Germany’s Energy Equation
• Chelan County PUD to Build $8 Million Hatchery
• NOAA to Present Salmon Hatchery Funding Information
• Elwha River Flows through Man-Made Channel for Dam-Removal Preparation
• Get Out & Fish: Fall Chinook among Surging Salmon Populations
• Enviros Fight Oregon Gold Miners’ Vacuum Dredging
• Irrigation Districts Investing in Water Conservation
• Washington Agency Looks to Cool Water Behind Dams
• Comment Period for Proposed Port Townsend Paper Biomass Generator Extended
• Protected Eagle Halts Eastern Oregon Wind Farms
• Portland General Electric Withdraws Rock Creek Wind Farm Petition
• Hydropower Making Waves in the Renewable Energy World
• 2010 Solar Energy by State Rank – Oregon Gets an “A”, Washington a “C”
• Iberdrola Renewables - Running a Wind Farm Nation from Oregon
• Thinking Small, & Still Smaller, on Wind Power
• Ohio Eliminates Tax on Renewable Energy Projects
• National Renewable Energy Standard Will Mean Higher Electricity Bills
• Maine - High School Biomass Boiler Project Fired Up
• The 21st Century Gold Rush: Pursuit of Renewable Energy
• Denmark Looks to Offshore Wind to be Fossil-Free By 2050
• United Kingdom - Ram Raiders Damage Wind Farm
• Revised power plan adopted for Pacific Northwest - As Energy Demands Grow, Efficiency is Top Priority
• Are American Homes More Energy Efficient? Not Exactly
• Greener than Thou - Portland vs. Seattle
• Smokey the Bear & Renewable Energy
• Oregon Gets Electric Car Stimulus Dollars for Charging Stations
• Oh, This Is Ironic on So Many Levels - Smoking Shelters Spark Hospital Row
• House Democrats Shelve Net Neutrality Proposal
• Firm: Yep, Enterprise Cloud Computing is Growing
• Monday Is Deadline for Voter Registration
• Cap-And-Trade Vote Earns Reichert Endorsement from Environmental Group
• Richland’s Quick Facebook Responses to Citizens
• Shelton-Area Hunters Say They Mistook Man They Shot for Bear
• Powerful La Nina Means Cold, Wet Winter Likely
• Prepare Yourself for Snow This Winter
• Providence to Close Chemical Dependency Centers in Longview, Belfair
• Historic Old Tumwater Brewhouse, Property Sold

WORD OF THE DAY

Raconteur • \raw-conn-TERR\ • noun - A person who excels in telling anecdotes

Barney was considered the neighborhood’s informal historian. While he felt he was the community’s most spellbinding booster, his neighbors were a bit less complimentary of his self-promotion as a raconteur of the first order. “More of the neighborhood’s favorite soporific experience,” yawned one resident during that year’s homeowners’ association meeting.

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

US Senator Murray Discusses Power Line Plan with Bonneville Power Administration Chief (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/sep/30/washington-dc/

Oregon - Emerald People’s Utility District May Sell Hydro Plans - The rural utility district has a potential buyer for the proposals that were once called a “nightmare” (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/25348184-41/epud-utility-board-million-lambe.csp

Idaho - Rupert Signs for Changes in Electrical Power Agreement (Magic Valley Times-News, Twin Falls, ID)

http://www.magicvalley.com/news/local/mini-cassia/article_53c2d863-ec99-5f18-9527-9163a9a3033d.html

National Hydropower Association Celebrates Hoover Dam 75th Anniversary - Event marks milestone for hydropower industry (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/national-hydropower-association/news/article/2010/09/nha-celebrates-hoover-dam-75th-anniversary

FERC Shifts into High Gear for Hydropower Developers (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2010/09/ferc-shifts-into-high-gear-for-hydropower-developers

Editorial - Congressional Delays in Approving Tennessee Valley Authority Board Members Unconscionable (The Oak Ridger, TN)

http://www.oakridger.com/editorials/x211927775/Delays-in-approving-TVA-board-members-unconscionable

Energy Department Says Natural Gas Supplies Rise (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013036885_apusnaturalgasstorage.html

Northern Ohio’s Energy Future Could be Expensive & Bumpy - In the long run, the price of power & natural gas is only going to increase (Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH)

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/09/northern_ohios_energy_future_c.html

Ontario Liberals Accused of Hiding Electricity Report – Call to release a report on future electricity costs amid fears that soaring hydro bills are heading even higher (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/09/29/liberals-electricity.html

Nuclear Power to Remain in Germany’s Energy Equation (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2010/0929/Nuclear-power-to-remain-in-Germany-s-energy-equation

FISH & WILDLIFE

Chelan County PUD to Build $8 Million Hatchery (Lake Chelan Mirror, WA)

http://www.lakechelanmirror.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=2964

NOAA to Present Salmon Hatchery Funding Information (The Astorian, OR)

http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=395&ArticleID=73696

Elwha River Flows through Man-Made Channel for Dam-Removal Preparation (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100930/news/309309991/elwha-river-flows-through-man-made-channel-for-dam-removal-preparation

Get Out & Fish: Fall Chinook among Surging Salmon Populations (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/09/29/1644380/fall-chinook-among-surging-salmon.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Enviros Fight Oregon Gold Miners’ Vacuum Dredging (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/09/30/30688.htm

Irrigation Districts Investing in Water Conservation (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/09/29/irrigation-districts-investing-in-water-conservation

Washington Agency Looks to Cool Water Behind Dams (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=7854

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Comment Period for Proposed Port Townsend Paper Biomass Generator Extended (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100930/news/309309990/comment-period-for-proposed-port-townsend-paper-biomass-generator

Protected Eagle Halts Eastern Oregon Wind Farms (Oregonian, Portland)

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

Portland General Electric Withdraws Rock Creek Wind Farm Petition (Portland Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/09/27/daily25.html

Hydropower Making Waves in the Renewable Energy World (Energy Digital)

http://www.energydigital.com/industry-focus/renewables-green-business/hydropower-making-waves-renewable-energy-world-0

2010 Solar Energy by State Rank – Oregon Gets an “A”, Washington a “C” (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/solar-flare-systems-inc-/news/article/2010/09/2010-solar-energy-by-state-rank?cmpid=rss

Iberdrola Renewables - Running a Wind Farm Nation from Oregon (Earth Techling)

http://www.earthtechling.com/2010/09/running-a-wind-farm-nation-from-oregon/

Thinking Small, & Still Smaller, on Wind Power (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/29/thinking-small-and-still-smaller-on-wind-power/

Ohio Eliminates Tax on Renewable Energy Projects (Dayton Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2010/09/27/daily36.html

National Renewable Energy Standard Will Mean Higher Electricity Bills (Tucson Citizen, AZ)

http://tucsoncitizen.com/wryheat/2010/09/30/national-renewable-energy-standard-will-mean-higher-electricity-bills/

Maine - High School Biomass Boiler Project Fired Up “…officials say the biomass project will result in a number of ‘green’ benefits, including a huge reduction in the use of fossil fuels…” (Lewiston Sun-Journal, ME)

http://www.sunjournal.com/oxford-hills/story/917204

The 21st Century Gold Rush: Pursuit of Renewable Energy - The Wild West is alive & well, & in New Jersey (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS332952536320100929

Denmark Looks to Offshore Wind to be Fossil-Free By 2050 - While 80% of Denmark’s energy needs today are covered by oil, coal & gas (ReCharge)

http://www.rechargenews.com/business_area/politics/article230750.ece

United Kingdom - Ram Raiders Damage Wind Farm (This Is Devon, UK)

http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/999/Ram-raiders-damage-wind-farm/article-2705003-detail/article.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Revised Power Plan Adopted for Pacific Northwest - As Energy Demands Grow, Efficiency is Top Priority (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT)

http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/as_energy_demands_grow_efficiency_is_top_priority/19807/

Are American Homes More Energy Efficient? Not Exactly (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/29/AR2010092906585.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Greener than Thou - Portland vs. Seattle (PubliCola)

http://www.publicola.net/2010/09/29/worldchangings-bout-of-the-century-portland-v-seattle/

Smokey the Bear & Renewable Energy (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2010/09/smokey-the-bear-and-renewable-energy

Oregon Gets Electric Car Stimulus Dollars for Charging Stations (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2010/09/oregon_gets_electric_car_stimulus_dollars_for_charaging_stations.html

United Kingdom - Oh, This Is Ironic on So Many Levels - Smoking Shelters Spark Hospital Row (Manchester Evening News, UK)

http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1334357_smoking_shelters_spark_hospital_row

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

House Democrats Shelve Net Neutrality Proposal (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013031063_apustecinternetrulescongress.html

Firm: Yep, Enterprise Cloud Computing is Growing (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/222261.asp

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Monday Is Deadline for Voter Registration (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_972dd10c-cc28-11df-b95f-001cc4c002e0.html

Cap-And-Trade Vote Earns Reichert Endorsement from Environmental Group (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2013030414_controversialvoteearnsreichertenvironmentalendorsement.html

Richland’s Quick Facebook Responses to Citizens (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA – Just wait until you get your first records request…)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/104046663.html

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton-Area Hunters Say They Mistook Man They Shot for Bear (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/25226460/detail.html

Powerful La Nina Means Cold, Wet Winter Likely (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/weather/25216484/detail.html

Prepare Yourself for Snow This Winter (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=371997

Providence to Close Chemical Dependency Centers in Longview, Belfair (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/09/29/1386086/providence-to-close-chemical-dependency.html

Historic Old Tumwater Brewhouse, Property Sold - No Plans: Businessman wants to clean up site first (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/09/30/1386770/tumwater-brewhouse-property-sold.html

DIVERSIONS

Science Fuels Magic of Fall Foliage

http://www.middleburycampus.com/2010/09/30/science-fuels-magic-of-fall-foliage/

Washington Potato Official Going on All-Spud Diet

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/09/30/1387407/washington-potato-official-going.html

Delhi Deploys ‘Super Monkey’ Security Guards for Commonwealth Games

http://www.timescolonist.com/health/Delhi+deploys+super+monkey+security+guards+Commonwealth+Games+venues/3597255/story.html

TV Host Announces Wrong Winner for Australian “Top Model”

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100929/od_nm/us_australia_model_odd

SONG OF THE DAY

Rose Royce - Car Wash

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0zA44zK5YQ