Energy News Digest for May 17, 2011

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

Avista requests gas, electrical rate hikes in Washington – 9.3 percent for electricity; 5.1 percent for natural gas (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/may/16/avista-requests-gas-electrical-rate-hikes-washingt/

How the Pacific Northwest Power Grid is Getting Smarter (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://ecotrope.opb.org/2011/05/how-the-northwest-power-grid-is-getting-smarter/

Sea Lions Caught at Bonneville Dam Monday Not Eligible to be Euthanized (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/05/sea_lions_caught_at_bonneville.html

LED Bulbs Hit 100 Watts as Federal Incandescent Bulb Ban Looms (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2011-05-17-LED-lighting_n.htm

Oregon - Central Electric Cooperative Helps Fund Wave Power Project (The Bend Bulletin, OR – Via MySanAntonio.com)

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/C-Ore-utility-helps-fund-wave-power-project-1381381.php

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Avista requests gas, electrical rate hikes in Washington
• Bonneville Power Administration Decision May Prompt Wind Shutdown Soon
• Chelan PUD Transmission Line Study
• How the Pacific Northwest Power Grid is Getting Smarter
• A New Place to Store Wind Power: Your Bathwater
• Montana - Smart Meters Take Utility Monitoring Into the Future
• Oregon’s Midstate Electric to Present Benefits of Prepaid Utility Services at CS Week Conference
• Kathy Vaughn, Snohomish PUD Commissioner Plans to Run for Lynnwood (sic – should be Snohomish) County Council
• Sen. Bingaman: Outlook Bleak for Passing 'Clean Energy' Standard, Repealing Oil Subsidies
• Texas - Ex-Pedernales Electric Cooperative Attorney Heads to Trial
• Drought Worsens China Power Supply Crunch
• Sea Lions Caught at Bonneville Dam Monday Not Eligible to be Euthanized
• Let the Hype Begin - First Alaska Copper River Salmon Arrive in Seattle
• Critics Say Obama Abandons Science in Forest Rule
• Reichert, House Dems: Protect Fish, Critters
• Naturalists Fear Overuse of Birdcall Apps
• Clallam PUD Approves Water Rate Increase in Some Unincorporated Areas
• Oregon - Central Electric Cooperative Helps Fund Wave Power Project
• Oregon’s Perpetua Power Closes $4 Million Investment, Plans Expansion
• Tidal Turbines: New Sparks of Hope for Green Energy from Beneath the Waves
• Editorial – Oregon Bill on Biofuel Needs to be More Specific
• Franklin County Commissioners Moving Toward Planning a Solar Project
• Editorial – California: Locals Should Level Playing Field for Solar
• What Happens When the Incentives Expire?
• Op/Ed - Wind Energy: Its Time Has Come (Back) for California
• Wisconsin - We Energies Decides to Move Forward With Biomass Project
• United Kingdom - Grangemouth Biomass Protesters in Court
• New Air Pollutant ‘Discovered’: Biomass Industry and Fire Targeted for Extinction?
• LED Bulbs Hit 100 Watts as Federal Incandescent Bulb Ban Looms
• Scalding Hot Water - Dad Sues Whirlpool over Bath Time Tragedy
• Germany to Invest $1.4 Billion in Electric Cars
• Too Much Fertilizer - Fields of Watermelon Burst in China Farm Fiasco
• Telcos, Utilities Look for Harmony
• Want Broadband? Odds Are, You’ll Choose Cable
• Google Expands Superfast Kansas City, KS, Internet to Kansas City, MO
• Bloomberg Suggests CenturyLink Might Acquire Sprint
• FCC Commissioner Turned Comcast Flunky Defends Herself
• Washington State Governor Gregoire Signs Transportation Budget
• Washington State Government Preps for July Shutdown as Budget Talks Stall
• AAA Thinks Puget Sound Gas Prices Have Peaked

WORD OF THE DAY

Mucilaginous • \myoo-suh-LAJ-uh-nuss\ • Adjective - 1: sticky, viscid 2: of, relating to, full of, or secreting mucilage

“OK, who ate my lettuce to the ground,” growled the gnarled farmer McDonald to his empty backyard. The only evidence to the culprit’s identity was a slimy, mucilaginous trail that ran from the tiny, remaining nubs of lettuce to the underside of an immovable granite boulder. “Next time, I’ll have a nice tuna tin full of beer for you,” the farmer muttered to the rock, and the apparent tenant which lived beneath it.

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

Avista requests gas, electrical rate hikes in Washington – 9.3 percent for electricity; 5.1 percent for natural gas (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/may/16/avista-requests-gas-electrical-rate-hikes-washingt/

Bonneville Power Administration Decision May Prompt Wind Shutdown Soon (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2011/05/bpa-decision-may-prompt-wind-shutdown.html

Chelan PUD Transmission Line Study (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.kpq.com/5-16-11---Chelan-PUD-Line-Study--more-/9849667

How the Pacific Northwest Power Grid is Getting Smarter (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://ecotrope.opb.org/2011/05/how-the-northwest-power-grid-is-getting-smarter/

A New Place to Store Wind Power: Your Bathwater (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://ecotrope.opb.org/2010/09/a-new-place-to-store-wind-power-your-bathwater/

Montana - Smart Meters Take Utility Monitoring Into the Future (West Yellowstone News, MT)

http://www.westyellowstonenews.com/news/article_dc0759be-7f6b-11e0-9093-001cc4c03286.html

Oregon’s Midstate Electric to Present Benefits of Prepaid Utility Services at CS Week Conference (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/17/3632464/midstate-electric-to-present-benefits.html

Kathy Vaughn, Snohomish PUD Commissioner Plans to Run for Lynnwood (sic – should be Snohomish) County Council (Everett Herald, WA – OK, this whole story needs a re-write SNOHOMISH County Council…oops)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110517/news01/705179849/-1/rss02

Sen. Bingaman: Outlook Bleak for Passing 'Clean Energy' Standard, Repealing Oil Subsidies (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/05/16/16greenwire-sen-bingaman-outlook-bleak-for-passing-clean-e-38941.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Texas - Ex-Pedernales Electric Cooperative Attorney Heads to Trial (Austin American Statesman, TX)

http://www.statesman.com/news/local/ex-pedernales-electric-cooperative-attorney-heads-to-trial-1477301.html

Drought Worsens China Power Supply Crunch (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Drought-worsens-China-power-supply-crunch-1382442.php

FISH & WILDLIFE

Sea Lions Caught at Bonneville Dam Monday Not Eligible to be Euthanized (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/05/sea_lions_caught_at_bonneville.html

Let the Hype Begin - First Alaska Copper River Salmon Arrive in Seattle (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015075560_apwacopperriversalmon1stld.html

Critics Say Obama Abandons Science in Forest Rule (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/Global/story.asp?S=14654473

Reichert, House Dems: Protect Fish, Critters (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2011/05/16/reichert-house-dems-protect-fish-critters/

Naturalists Fear Overuse of Birdcall Apps (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015072324_birdcalls17m.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Clallam PUD Approves Water Rate Increase in Some Unincorporated Areas (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20110517/news/305179990/clallam-pud-approves-water-rate-increase-in-some-unincorporated-areas

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon - Central Electric Cooperative Helps Fund Wave Power Project (The Bend Bulletin, OR – Via MySanAntonio.com)

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/C-Ore-utility-helps-fund-wave-power-project-1381381.php

Oregon’s Perpetua Power Closes $4 Million Investment, Plans Expansion (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2011/05/perpetua-power-closes-4m-investment.html

Tidal Turbines: New Sparks of Hope for Green Energy from Beneath the Waves (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Tech/2011/0516/Tidal-turbines-New-sparks-of-hope-for-green-energy-from-beneath-the-waves

Editorial – Oregon Bill on Biofuel Needs to be More Specific (Salem Statesman Journal, OR)

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110517/OPINION/105170316/Bill-biofuel-needs-more-specific

Franklin County Commissioners Moving Toward Planning a Solar Project (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/05/17/1493082/franklin-commissioners-moving.html

Editorial – California: Locals Should Level Playing Field for Solar (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/16/3629130/editorial-locals-should-level.html

What Happens When the Incentives Expire? (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/05/financial-trends-what-happens-when-the-incentives-expire?cmpid=rss

Op/Ed - Wind Energy: Its Time Has Come (Back) for California (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_18061908

Wisconsin - We Energies Decides to Move Forward With Biomass Project (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI)

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/121952144.html

United Kingdom - Grangemouth Biomass Protesters in Court: Seven people have appeared in court after a protest against a proposed biomass power station (British Broadcasting Corporation, UK)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-13431657

New Air Pollutant ‘Discovered’: Biomass Industry and Fire Targeted for Extinction? (Canada Free Press)

http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/36560

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

LED Bulbs Hit 100 Watts as Federal Incandescent Bulb Ban Looms (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2011-05-17-LED-lighting_n.htm

Scalding Hot Water - Dad Sues Whirlpool over Bath Time Tragedy (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/05/17/36628.htm

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Germany to Invest $1.4 Billion in Electric Cars (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_18074617

Too Much Fertilizer - Fields of Watermelon Burst in China Farm Fiasco (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/05/17/international/i030801D13.DTL

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Telcos, Utilities Look for Harmony “…Regional electric utilities themselves…(including) Washington State-based Mason PUD No. 3, are also driving the smart grid trend. (Motley Fool)

http://www.fool.com/investing/fiercemarkets/2011/05/17/telcos-utilities-look-for-harmony.aspx

Want Broadband? Odds Are, You’ll Choose Cable (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/broadband/want-broadband-odds-are-youll-choose-cable/

Google Expands Superfast Kansas City, KS, Internet to Kansas City, MO (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_18079763

Bloomberg Suggests CenturyLink Might Acquire Sprint - After its Recent Embarq, Qwest Acquisition Spree (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Bloomberg-Suggests-CenturyLink-Might-Acquire-Sprint-114248

FCC Commissioner Turned Comcast Flunky Defends Herself (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2011/05/fcc-commissioner-turned-comcast-flunky-defends-herself.html

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Governor Gregoire Signs Transportation Budget (Washington Governor’s Office)

http://www.governor.wa.gov/news/news-view.asp?pressRelease=1707&newsType=1

Link to Legislative Page (Washington State Legislature)

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1175

Washington State Government Preps for July Shutdown as Budget Talks Stall (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/121994329.html

AAA Thinks Puget Sound Gas Prices Have Peaked (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=482021

DIVERSIONS

'Botox Mom' Isn't Who She Says She Is

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Botox-mom-isn-t-who-she-says-she-is-1382397.php

How Old is Too Old to Wear a Bikini?

http://www.king5.com/news/local/How-old-is-too-old-to-wear-a-bikini-121971684.html

The Rosslyn Code - The Real Mystery Lurking in the Chapel Where Dan Brown Set the Da Vinci Code

http://www.slate.com/id/2293858/

Princess Beatrice's Royal Wedding Hat Going for More Than $29,000 on eBay

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/05/17/princess-beatrices-royal-wedding-hat-going-for-more-than-29000-on-ebay/

SONG OF THE DAY

The Warmth Of The Sun

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

Energy News Digest for May 16, 2011

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

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Bonneville Power Administration Says It Will Tamp Down Wind Farms When Too Much Power Floods the System (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/05/bpa_says_it_will_tamp_down_win.html

OK Given to Resume Killing or Removing Salmon-Munching Sea Lions Below Bonneville Dam (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/05/okay_given_to_resume_killing_o.html

Cold Winter Fuels Puget Sound Energy’s Profit Surge (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sundaybuzz/2015049012_sundaybuzz15.html

Nippon’s Final Hurdle for Its Port Angeles Cogeneration Boiler Project: Air Permit Hearing Tuesday (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20110515/news/305159983/nippon-8217-s-final-hurdle-for-its-cogeneration-boiler-project-air

Oregon - After Ditching Wilsonville, SoloPower Gets a Richer Deal in Portland (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/05/after_ditching_wilsonville_sol.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Bonneville Power Administration Says It Will Tamp Down Wind Farms When Too Much Power Floods the System
• Periods of Northwest Power Surplus May Halt Wind Energy
• News Release - High Flows Prompt Bonneville Power Administration Action on Power Generation
• Cold Winter Fuels Puget Sound Energy’s Profit Surge
• Cowlitz County Commissioners Schedule Public Forum on Longview Coal Terminal
• Low Hanging Wires - Power Lines Trap Children Friday in Day Care Center
• Mason PUD 3 to Sign Option to Purchase with Mason County Senior Activities Association
• Fitch Rates Clark County Public Utility District No. 1 Bonds ‘A+’; Outlook Stable
• Hydropower’s Resurgence & the Controversy Around It
• Angry Birds – Kansas Power-Line Shift to Protect Prairie Chickens Would Cost Millions
• Texas - No Shock Here: Your Electric Bill’s Going Up
• Connecticut - Distributed Generation Could Lower Electricity Rates
• OK Given to Resume Killing or Removing Salmon-Munching Sea Lions Below Bonneville Dam
• Spring Chinook Forecast Return Raised To 210,000 Fish; Tribes Open Commercial Sales to Public
• Government Enacts New Rules to Protect Killer Whales
• Researchers Try Beads to Thwart Fish-Thieving Whales
• Op/Ed - John Spencer: Dams on Klamath May be Removed to Aid Salmon
• California - Fishing Gear Suppliers Excited About Central Valley Salmon Season
• Native Groups Sue Feds Over Polar Bear Critical Habitat
• Thurston County Gopher Situation Frustrating for Some
• A Coast-to-Coast Guide to Endangered Species
• Nippon’s Final Hurdle for Its Port Angeles Cogeneration Boiler Projec
• Oregon - After Ditching Wilsonville, SoloPower Gets a Richer Deal in Portland
• Oregon - As SoloPower Exits Wilsonville, Opponents Feel the Heat
• Op/Ed – California is Missing the Boat on Trash-to-Power Technology
• Wisconsin - We Energies Cancels Renewable Energy Aid
• Canadian Hydro Power May Eclipse Wisconsin’s
• Op/Ed - North Dakota’s Energy Industry Needs to Ramp Down
• Wolverton: LED Light Bulbs Gaining Traction
• $20 Million Pacific Northwest Climate Change Study Begins
• Climate Change to Create a Dustier Southwest
• Climate Study Gets Pulled After Charges of Plagiarism
• Australia - Carbon Price Shock: Now Its $40 per Ton
• Phone Book Industry Fights for Relevancy
• Study: Tennessee Businesses with High-Speed Internet Make More Money
• Microsoft Apologizes for Cloud-Service Outages
• Sony Network Breach Shows Amazon Cloud’s Appeal for Hackers
• Twitter Feed Lawsuit Underscores Power of a Tweet
• Washington State Political Redistricting a Complex Task
• One House Legislature for Washington? Works in Nebraska
• Seattle Mayor McGinn Goes Grampa Simpson: Stay Off My Lawn
• Kucinich Sightings Mount in Media & in Washington
• Weekend Storm Dumps Record-Breaking Rain over Puget Sound
• Army Corps Responds to Inland NW Flooding
• Shelton Matlock Road Improvement Info
• Should Drivers Pay By the Mile Instead of the Gallon?
• Circulation Slips at Most State Newspapers
• Mars Landing Sites Narrowed Down to Final Four
• Port Townsend’s Second New Radio Station

WORD OF THE DAY

Demur • \DIH-murr\ • Verb – 1: archaic: delay, hesitate 2: to file a demurrer 3: to take exception: object

“Haggis will put some meat on yer bones sonny,” barked the kilt-wearing scot to the wan, pale Canadian. The youth demurred: “I guess it would, if I could keep it down sir.”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Bonneville Power Administration Says It Will Tamp Down Wind Farms When Too Much Power Floods the System (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/05/bpa_says_it_will_tamp_down_win.html

Periods of Northwest Power Surplus May Halt Wind Energy (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Northwest-power-surplus-may-halt-wind-energy-1379008.php

News Release - High Flows Prompt Bonneville Power Administration Action on Power Generation (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/1089343/

Cold Winter Fuels Puget Sound Energy’s Profit Surge (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sundaybuzz/2015049012_sundaybuzz15.html

Cowlitz County Commissioners Schedule Public Forum on Longview Coal Terminal (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_deacf5a6-7f12-11e0-8a49-001cc4c002e0.html

Low Hanging Wires - Power Lines Trap Children Friday in Day Care Center (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/27890611/detail.html

Mason PUD 3 to Sign Option to Purchase with Mason County Senior Activities Association (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/Newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=864

Fitch Rates Clark County Public Utility District No. 1 Bonds ‘A+’; Outlook Stable (Business Wire)

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110516006566/en/Fitch-Rates-Clark-County-Public-Utility-District

Hydropower’s Resurgence & the Controversy Around It (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/16/business/global/16iht-green16.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

Angry Birds – Kansas Power-Line Shift to Protect Prairie Chickens Would Cost Millions (Kansas City Star, MO)

http://www.kansascity.com/2011/05/15/2877538/power-line-shift-to-protect-prairie.html

Texas - No Shock Here: Your Electric Bill’s Going Up (Houston Chronicle, TX)

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/7563662.html

Connecticut - Distributed Generation Could Lower Electricity Rates (Hartford Business Journal, CT)

http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news18466.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

OK Given to Resume Killing or Removing Salmon-Munching Sea Lions Below Bonneville Dam (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/05/okay_given_to_resume_killing_o.html

Spring Chinook Forecast Return Raised To 210,000 Fish; Tribes Open Commercial Sales to Public (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/408452.aspx

Government Enacts New Rules to Protect Killer Whales (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=481803

Researchers Try Beads to Thwart Fish-Thieving Whales (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015060974_apakthievingspermwhales1stldwritethru.html

Op/Ed - John Spencer: Dams on Klamath May be Removed to Aid Salmon (Redding Record Searchlight, CA)

http://www.redding.com/news/2011/may/14/dams-may-be-removed/

California - Fishing Gear Suppliers Excited About Central Valley Salmon Season (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/15/3625769/fishing-gear-suppliers-excited.html

Native Groups Sue Feds Over Polar Bear Critical Habitat (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/05/13/1664362/native-groups-sue-feds-over-polar.html

Thurston County Gopher Situation Frustrating for Some - Threatened rodents latest headache for rural landowners (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/05/16/1652611/gopher-situation-frustrating-for.html

A Coast-to-Coast Guide to Endangered Species (NY Times)

http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/05/15/travel/endangered-species-travel-guide.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Nippon’s Final Hurdle for Its Port Angeles Cogeneration Boiler Project: Air Permit Hearing Tuesday (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20110515/news/305159983/nippon-8217-s-final-hurdle-for-its-cogeneration-boiler-project-air

Oregon - After Ditching Wilsonville, SoloPower Gets a Richer Deal in Portland (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/05/after_ditching_wilsonville_sol.html

Oregon - As SoloPower Exits Wilsonville, Opponents Feel the Heat (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/columns/2011/05/as-solopower-exits-wilsonville.html

Op/Ed – California is Missing the Boat on Trash-to-Power Technology (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_18060824

Wisconsin - We Energies Cancels Renewable Energy Aid: Timing Questioned Amid Rise in Profits, Rates (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, WI)

http://www.jsonline.com/business/121820099.html

Canadian Hydro Power May Eclipse Wisconsin’s (Milwaukee Public Radio, WI)

http://www.wuwm.com/programs/news/view_news.php?articleid=8490

Op/Ed - North Dakota’s Energy Industry Needs to Ramp Down (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

http://www.bismarcktribune.com/news/opinion/mailbag/article_139a05b4-7df2-11e0-9691-001cc4c002e0.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Wolverton: LED Light Bulbs Gaining Traction (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_18051598

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

$20 Million Pacific Northwest Climate Change Study Begins (Associated Press)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/may/14/20-million-northwest-climate-change-study-begins/

Climate Change to Create a Dustier Southwest (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/51656888-90/climate-crusts-dust-livestock.html.csp

Climate Study Gets Pulled After Charges of Plagiarism (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/globalwarming/2011-05-15-climate-study-plagiarism-Wegman_n.htm

Australia - Carbon Price Shock: Now Its $40 Ton (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia)

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/carbon-price-shock-now-its-40-tonne-20110516-1epxo.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Phone Book Industry Fights for Relevancy (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2011/05/13/phone-book-industry-fights-for-relevancy/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Study: Tennessee Businesses with High-Speed Internet Make More Money (Nashville Business Journal, TN)

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2011/05/13/study-tennessee-businesses-with.html

Microsoft Apologizes for Cloud-Service Outages (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/2011/05/13/microsoft-apologizes-for-cloud-service-outages/

Sony Network Breach Shows Amazon Cloud’s Appeal for Hackers (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-05-16/sony-network-breach-shows-amazon-cloud-s-appeal-for-hackers.html

Twitter Feed Lawsuit Underscores Power of a Tweet (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2015053637_apustwitterfeedfight.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Political Redistricting a Complex Task (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/05/16/1666692/redistricting-a-complex-task.html

One House Legislature for Washington? Works in Nebraska (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Would-a-one-house-Legislature-work-for-Washington-121812529.html

Seattle Mayor McGinn Goes Grampa Simpson: Stay Off My Lawn (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2011/05/13/mcginn-goes-grampa-simpson-stay-off-my-lawn/

Kucinich Sightings Mount in Media & in Washington (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110516/BLOG13/110519866/-1/NEWS01

GENERAL NEWS

Weekend Storm Dumps Record-Breaking Rain over Puget Sound (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015064201_rainfall16m.html

Army Corps Responds to Inland NW Flooding (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015068033_apwafloodwarnings1stld.html

Shelton Matlock Road Improvement Info (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/6537-shelton-matlock-road-info

Should Drivers Pay By the Mile Instead of the Gallon? (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-05-13-gas-mileage-tax_n.htm

Circulation Slips at Most State Newspapers – Longview Daily News saw increase, Kitsap Sun lost the most (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110514/biz/705149946/-1/rss03

Mars Landing Sites Narrowed Down to Final Four (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Mars-landing-sites-narrowed-down-to-final-4-1380443.php

Port Townsend’s Second New Radio Station — Christian KROH-FM — Plans Summer Premiere (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20110516/NEWS/305169995/port-townsends-second-new-radio-station-8212-christian-kroh-fm

DIVERSIONS

The Best Flowchart for Proper Office Coffee-Maker Etiquette

http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/2011/05/13/coffee-pot-flowchart/

In Reversal, Connecticut School Says Teen Can Go to Prom

http://www.king5.com/news/local/In-reversal-Conn-school-says-teen-can-go-to-prom-121836769.html

German hairdresser lifts 'best beard' trophy

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110515/od_afp/norwaygermanyoffbeat_20110515213843

Doomsday Fears Spur Spate of Bunker Building

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/05/14/BU331JFFO8.DTL

SONG OF THE DAY

Vera Lynn – We’ll Meet Again (Spoiler Alert: End of Dr. Strangelove)

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