Energy News Digest for July 6, 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

Bremerton Fiber Optic Cable Cut Knocks Out Service for Wave Broadband Customers (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/jul/06/bremerton-fiber-optic-cable-cut-knocks-out-for/

EPA Grants Biomass a Final Reprieve from Carbon Dioxide Rules (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/07/05/05greenwire-epa-grants-biomass-a-final-reprieve-from-co2-r-18885.html

Portland General Electric & Northwest Natural Sue City of Gresham over Utility Fee (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/gresham/index.ssf/2011/07/utility_fee_dispute_pits_pge_a.html

No Charges Against Vermont-Yankee Nuclear Power Plant Officials (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2015522510_apusvermontyankee.html

Washington State Prison Chief Admits Affair; Video Tape at Olympia Motel Leaked (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/State-prison-chief-admits-affair-video-tape-at-1454305.php

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Portland General Electric & Northwest Natural Sue City of Gresham over Utility Fee
• Mason County PUD 3 Passes Washington State Financial & Regulatory Evaluation
• Massachusetts - Unions Fear Job-Loss Jolt after Nstar, Northeast Utilities Merge
• SMUD Employee to Compete - ‘Over-50’ Athletes to Compete in World Championships in Sacramento
• Indiana - Goshen Revitalizing Old Hydroelectric Power Plant
• No Charges Against Vermont-Yankee Nuclear Power Plant Officials
• At US Nuclear Reactors, Crews Train For the Worst
• Aging Nuclear Plants: Nuclear Plants’ Life Spans Exceeding Intended Limits
• A Safer Nuclear Crypt
• Japan Nuclear Plants to Undergo ‘Stress Tests’
• Japan Disaster Will Slow Nuclear Energy Growth, CH2M Hill Says
• Germany Looks to Replace Nuclear Power
• Pacific Ocean Trash Patch Mystery: How Many Fish Eat Plastic?
• Bureau of Land Management Calls Its Own Oregon Timber Plan Faulty; Urges It Be Tossed
• Columbia River Project Could Mean Major Eyesore for Prescott
• Fluoride Foes Appeal Port Angeles, Forks Water Issue to Washington State Supreme Court
• EPA Grants Biomass a Final Reprieve from Carbon Dioxide Rules
• BP Joins Others in Opposing Bonneville Power Administration Environmental Redispatch
• Wind & Vehemence: Vermont Electric Co-Op Readies for Vote
• California Rooftop Solar Installations Surge
• Minnesota Town Rejects Solar Panels, Turns Down $100,000 Grant
• United Kingdom - Solar Panel Myth: Experts Slash Estimates for How Much Panels Will Save You
• Texas - Utility Commission Drops Plan for Renewable Energy Mandate
• Michigan - Rooftop Turbines Give New Meaning to Being Green
• Washington State Plan Would Weatherize More Walls
• The World’s Greatest Light Bulb
• EPA Chief Stands Firm as Tough Rules Loom
• Most Americans Want Scientists, Not Politicians, to Lead Climate Debate
• Report: Washington Still Nation’s Number 2 ‘Sustainable’ State
• Clark Public Utilities Hosts Clark County’s First Public Electric Vehicle Charging Station
• United Kingdom - Solar Power: Middle-Class Indulgence or Lifeline for the Earth’s Poorest?
• Bremerton Fiber Optic Cable Cut Knocks Out Service for Wave Broadband Customers
• Oregon Regulators Will Investigate Phone Connection Problems in Rural Areas
• Federal Investigators Visit Clackamas County as Part of Audit into County’s $7.8-Million
• Facebook’s New Video Chat Has Rival in Google+
• Verizon Nixing Unlimited Data for Newbies
• Washington State Prison Chief Admits Affair; Video Tape at Olympia Motel Leaked
• Highway 101 Near Shelton Blocked for Eight Hours
• Shelton Port Commission Censures Miles
• Three Possible Mason County Commissioner Districts [sic]
• Umatilla Tribes Claim Any Surplus Hanford Land
• Grapes of Wrath - Cleanup Under Way After Massive Arizona Dust Storm

WORD OF THE DAY

Irrefragable • \irr-ih-FRAGG-uh-bull\ • Adjective - 1: impossible to refute 2: impossible to break or alter

Brannigan was backed into an irrefragable glass box. The head mime at the Glendale Improv group, he had been asked to take part in a ten-minute interview on the local radio station…but only if he appeared in character…

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

Portland General Electric & Northwest Natural Sue City of Gresham over Utility Fee (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/gresham/index.ssf/2011/07/utility_fee_dispute_pits_pge_a.html

Mason County PUD 3 Passes Washington State Financial & Regulatory Evaluation (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/Newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=885

Massachusetts - Unions Fear Job-Loss Jolt after Nstar, Northeast Utilities Merge (Boston Herald, MA)

http://bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1349878&position=1

SMUD Employee to Compete - ‘Over-50’ Athletes to Compete in World Championships in Sacramento (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/06/3749815/over-50-athletes-to-compete-in.html

Indiana - Goshen Revitalizing Old Hydroelectric Power Plant (WSBT-TV, South Bend, IN)

http://www.wsbt.com/news/wsbt-goshen-revitalizing-old-hydroelectric-power-plant-20110705,0,2200467.story

NUCLEAR SCIENCE READING ROOM

No Charges Against Vermont-Yankee Nuclear Power Plant Officials (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2015522510_apusvermontyankee.html

At US Nuclear Reactors, Crews Train For the Worst (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2011/07/06/137633351/at-u-s-nuclear-reactors-crews-train-for-the-worst?ft=1&f=3

Aging Nuclear Plants: Nuclear Plants’ Life Spans Exceeding Intended Limits (Associated Press)

http://daily-journal.com/archives/dj/display.php?id=475943

A Safer Nuclear Crypt (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/06/business/energy-environment/06cask.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

Japan Nuclear Plants to Undergo ‘Stress Tests’ (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/07/05/international/i225531D44.DTL

Japan Disaster Will Slow Nuclear Energy Growth, CH2M Hill Says (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-06/japan-disaster-will-slow-nuclear-energy-growth-ch2m-hill-says.html

Germany Looks to Replace Nuclear Power (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2011/07/05/137630991/germany-looks-to-replace-nuclear-power?ft=1&f=2

FISH & WILDLIFE

Pacific Ocean Trash Patch Mystery: How Many Fish Eat Plastic? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2011/0706/Pacific-Ocean-trash-patch-mystery-How-many-fish-eat-plastic

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Bureau of Land Management Calls Its Own Oregon Timber Plan Faulty; Urges It Be Tossed (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
http://www.registerguard.com/web/newslocalnews/26507043-41/plan-blm-oregon-timber-judge.html.csp

Columbia River Project Could Mean Major Eyesore for Prescott (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_2bb1749e-a777-11e0-9e56-001cc4c03286.html

Fluoride Foes Appeal Port Angeles, Forks Water Issue to Washington State Supreme Court (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20110706/news/307069988/fluoride-foes-appeal-port-angeles-forks-water-issue-to-supreme-court

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

EPA Grants Biomass a Final Reprieve from Carbon Dioxide Rules (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/07/05/05greenwire-epa-grants-biomass-a-final-reprieve-from-co2-r-18885.html

BP Joins Others in Opposing Bonneville Power Administration Environmental Redispatch (Platts)

http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/ElectricPower/8082906

Wind & Vehemence: Vermont Electric Co-Op Readies for Vote (Burlington Free Press, VT)

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20110706/NEWS02/107060302/Wind-vehemence-Vermont-Electric-Co-op-readies-vote

California Rooftop Solar Installations Surge - Renewable energy approaches oil output, reports say (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/07/california-rooftop-solar-surges-and-renewable-energy-approaches-oil-reports-say.html

Minnesota Town Rejects Solar Panels, Turns Down $100,000 Grant (Bemidji Pioneer, MN)

http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/event/article/id/100029842/

United Kingdom - Solar Panel Myth: Experts Slash Estimates for How Much Panels Will Save You (The Daily Mail, UK)
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/money/article-2011540/Energy-experts-slash-estimates-household-savings-using-solar-panels.html

Texas - Utility Commission Drops Plan for Renewable Energy Mandate (Austin American- Statesman, TX)

http://www.statesman.com/business/utility-commission-drops-plan-for-renewable-energy-mandate-1584351.html

Michigan - Rooftop Turbines Give New Meaning to Being Green (The Detroit News, MI)

http://www.detnews.com/article/20110705/BIZ/107050363/Rooftop-turbines-give-new-meaning-to-being-green

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Washington State Plan Would Weatherize More Walls (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/07/06/1713944/plan-would-weatherize-more-walls.html

The World’s Greatest Light Bulb - Dump your fluorescents & incandescents for this amazing new LED bulb (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/id/2298444/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

EPA Chief Stands Firm as Tough Rules Loom (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/06/science/earth/06epa.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Most Americans Want Scientists, Not Politicians, to Lead Climate Debate (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/05/idUS333949079520110705

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Report: Washington Still Nation’s Number 2 ‘Sustainable’ State (Puget Sound Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2011/07/05/report-washington-still-nations-no.html

Clark Public Utilities Hosts Clark County’s First Public Electric Vehicle Charging Station (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/clark-county/index.ssf/2011/07/clark_public_utilities_hosts_clark_countys_first_public_electric_vehicle_charging_station.html

United Kingdom - Solar Power: Middle-Class Indulgence or Lifeline for the Earth’s Poorest? (The Daily Telegraph, UK)
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/geoffreylean/100095461/solar-power-middle-class-indulgence-or-lifeline-for-the-earths-poorest/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Bremerton Fiber Optic Cable Cut Knocks Out Service for Wave Broadband Customers (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/jul/06/bremerton-fiber-optic-cable-cut-knocks-out-for/

Oregon Regulators Will Investigate Phone Connection Problems in Rural Areas (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2011/07/oregon_regulators_will_investigate_phone_connectio.html

Federal Investigators Visit Clackamas County as Part of Audit into County’s $7.8-Million Broadband Grant (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-city/index.ssf/2011/07/federal_investigators_visit_clackamas_county_as_part_of_audit_into_countys_78-million_broadband_gran.html

Facebook’s New Video Chat Has Rival in Google+ (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2011-07-06-facebook-video-chat_n.htm?csp=34tech

Verizon Nixing Unlimited Data for Newbies (Associated Press)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2011-07-05-verizon-wireless-data-plans_n.htm?csp=34tech

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Prison Chief Admits Affair; Video Tape at Olympia Motel Leaked (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/State-prison-chief-admits-affair-video-tape-at-1454305.php

Highway 101 Near Shelton Blocked for Eight Hours (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/10001-101-blocked-for-8-hours

Shelton Port Commission Censures Miles (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/10002-port-commission-censures-miles

Three Possible Mason County Commissioner Districts [sic] (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/10003-three-possible-commissioner-districts

Umatilla Tribes Claim Any Surplus Hanford Land (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015522556_apwahanfordumatillatribes.html

Grapes of Wrath - Cleanup Under Way After Massive Arizona Dust Storm (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2015522456_apusphoenixduststorm.html

DIVERSIONS

Contemplate This - Scientists Find a Rich Array of Unknown Bacteria in Human Navels

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/scientists-find-a-rich-array-of-unknown-bacteria-in-human-navels/2011/07/01/gHQAJ476xH_story.html?wprss=rss_national

777-Pound Burger Takes Guinness Record

http://www.kirotv.com/health/28449106/detail.htm

Prison Guards Foil Suitcase Escape Bid - Inmate Found Curled in Fetal Position in Wife’s Luggage

http://www.kirotv.com/news/28448044/detail.html

Typing Beats Scribbling: Indiana Schools Can Stop Teaching Cursive

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/07/06/typing-beats-scribbling-indiana-schools-can-stop-teaching-cursive/

SONG OF THE DAY

Giovanni Marradi - Arabian Nights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4EtygdvZZk

Energy News Digest for July 5, 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

State's Only Commercial Nuclear-Power Plant: How Safe Is It? (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015494517_nukeplant03m.html

Avista Customers Feel Shock over Yearly Rate-Hike Requests (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jul/03/ratepayers-feeling-powerless/

Kalispel Tribe Joins Federal Agencies to Protect Bull Trout & Other Species - Agreement is similar to Accords inked by other Northwest tribes and three states (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/1126155/

REC Silicon, Grant PUD Sign Power Contract (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/ephrata/article_97675d5a-a409-11e0-8f3a-001cc4c03286.html

City of Seattle pays $11,000 to Owners of Electrocuted Dog (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/124920734.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Avista Customers Feel Shock over Yearly Rate-Hike Requests
• As Avista Rates Rise, So Does Workers’ Pay
• City of Seattle pays $11,000 to Owners of Electrocuted Dog
• Beloved Gardening Columnist, BPA Employee, Dulcy Mahar Dies in Portland at Age 69
• When Water Overpowers, Wind Farms Get Steamed
• Chelan County PUD Toasts Dam’s 50 Anniversary
• Alaska Co-op Rebuilds Hydro Plant
• 'Deer With Wings' Causes Power Outage in Montana
• Michigan - New Electric Meters Sparking Protests in Oakland, Macomb Counties
• Indiana - Hydroelectric Dams May Offer Gateway to Ohio River's Power
• Man Goes without Power for Eight Days Because ComEd Won’t Believe That His Power Is Out
• State's Only Commercial Nuclear-Power Plant: How Safe Is It?
• Weighing N-Plant's Costs, Benefits
• Court Rules against Washington State, Others in Shipment of Hanford Waste
• New Jersey - Nuclear Regulatory Commission OKs license renewal for PSEG Nuclear Salem Generating Station
• Kalispel Tribe Joins Federal Agencies to Protect Bull Trout & Other Species
• Summer Chum Make Comeback in Hood Canal
• Op/Ed - Story Misled on Klamath Dam Removal
• High Water Hurting Montana Fly Fishing Industry
• What Happened to the Western Meadowlark?
• Exxon Fights Yellowstone Oil Spill, Residents' Outrage
• Op/Ed - Columbia River Dams Help Prevent Flooding
• Op/Ed - Lake Roosevelt Belongs to All of Us
• Haggling Over California's Water Complicates US Senator Feinstein's Re-Election Bid
• REC Silicon, Grant PUD Sign Power Contract
• Cloudy Future for Oregon's Solar Industry
• California - Antelope Valley Residents Not Fired Up over Green Energy Projects
• New Jersey Solar Farm Plans Raise Concerns
• Red Lights Ahead for Green Projects
• Dies Irae - Backers Say New Hampshire Biomass Project Hits Wall
• Using Fossil-Fueled Generation to Accelerate the Deployment of Renewables
• Hawaii - Big Wind Project Needs to be Killed Before It Kills Our Pocketbooks
• Hydropower (Tidal) Promises Smooth Sailing for Green Investors
• Farm Uses Poultry Power to Supply Green Energy
• Push To Cut Costs, Go Green Boosts Hand-Dryer Business
• Audits Promote Energy Efficiency
• Editorial - Power-Hungry Devices
• Five Reasons Why Microsoft Hohm Didn’t Take Off
• Missing PowerMeter & Hohm? Here Are 12 Other Home Energy Tool Options
• New Vehicle Rules to Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions Spark Debate
• Asia Pollution Blamed for Halt in Warming: Study
• Coastal California Developers Now Must Consider Sea-Level Rise
• Study Says Global Warming No Friend of California Wines
• British Academics Win Right to Temperature Data Held by University at Center of ‘Climategate’
• Canada - Carbon Tax Finds Plenty of Green Supporters in British Columbia
• Electric-Vehicle Station Opens in Clark County
• Nissan Leaf Whips Chevrolet Volt in Electric Sales Race
• United Kingdom - Has the Green Movement Lost Its Way?
• Calling Icarus - Swiss Solar Plane Team Eyes Mediterranean Flight
• Australia - Outrage over Cull of Farting Camels
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - Cyberattack Still Being Fought at National Lab
• Clark County’s Comcast Regulators Struggle
• Evidence "Increasingly Against" Phone Cancer Risk
• Google Says Gmail Getting a Makeover
• Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Seen as Hulu Suitors
• A Cloud Hub in North Texas?
• Washington State Auditor Brian Sonntag Won't Run for Governor
• That’s A Wrap for Washington State Film Incentives
• Fireworks Cause Mason County Brush Fire
• Forecast: Warm & Dry for the Rest of the Summer
• Wire Thieves Do $350K in Damage to Vacant Everett Businesses
• Forewarned - Archaeologists Warned of Burial Ground Under Oak Harbor Street
• Washington State Highway 3: Is It the Road or the Drivers?

WORD OF THE DAY

Hubris • \hyoo-bruss\ • Noun - Exaggerated pride or self-confidence

As the ancients would say about hubris, “Those whom the Gods would destroy, they first make proud.”

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 Customers Feel Shock over Yearly Rate-Hike Requests (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jul/03/ratepayers-feeling-powerless/

As Avista Rates Rise, So Does Workers’ Pay (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jul/03/as-rates-rise-so-does-workers-pay/

City of Seattle pays $11,000 to Owners of Electrocuted Dog (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/124920734.html

Beloved Gardening Columnist, BPA Employee, Dulcy Mahar Dies in Portland at Age 69 (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/hg/index.ssf/2011/07/beloved_gardening_columnist_du.html

When Water Overpowers, Wind Farms Get Steamed (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2011/07/03/137589667/when-water-overpowers-wind-farms-get-steamed

Chelan County PUD Toasts Dam’s 50 Anniversary (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/jul/01/pud-toasts-dams-50th/

Alaska Co-op Rebuilds Hydro Plant - Facility washed away by 2006 flood better than ever (Electric Coop Today)

http://www.ect.coop/power-supply/renewable-energy/alaska-co-op-rebuilds-hydro-plant/30990

'Deer With Wings' Causes Power Outage in Montana (Associated Press)

http://www.katu.com/news/weird/124074979.html

Michigan - New Electric Meters Sparking Protests in Oakland, Macomb Counties (Daily Tribune, Mount Clemens, MI)

http://www.dailytribune.com/articles/2011/07/02/news/doc4e0fa75d9462b345842024.txt

Indiana - Hydroelectric Dams May Offer Gateway to Ohio River's Power (Evansville Courier & Press, IN)
http://www.courierpress.com/news/2011/jul/03/48pt-hed1-15-inches-ofy/

Man Goes without Power for Eight Days Because ComEd Won’t Believe That His Power Is Out (Consumerist – Note cynicism & potential PG 13 language in comment section)

http://consumerist.com/2011/07/man-goes-without-power-for-eight-days-because-comed-wont-believe-that-his-power-is-out.html

RETURN OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE READING ROOM

State's Only Commercial Nuclear-Power Plant: How Safe Is It? (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015494517_nukeplant03m.html

Weighing N-Plant's Costs, Benefits (Seattle Times – Just ask Jim?)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015494397_nukecostside03m.html

Court Rules against Washington State, Others in Shipment of Hanford Waste (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/124876324.html

New Jersey - Nuclear Regulatory Commission OKs license renewal for PSEG Nuclear Salem Generating Station (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.elp.com/index/display/article-display.articles.electric-light-power.generation.nuclear.2011.07.NRC_OKs_license_renewal_for_PSEG_Nuclear_Salem_Generating_Station.QP129867.dcmp=rss.page=1.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Kalispel Tribe Joins Federal Agencies to Protect Bull Trout & Other Species - Agreement is similar to Accords inked by other Northwest tribes and three states (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/1126155/

Summer Chum Make Comeback in Hood Canal (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/jul/01/summer-chum-make-comeback-in-hood-canal/

Op/Ed - Story Misled on Klamath Dam Removal (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/05/3747086/story-misled-on-klamath-dam-removal.html

High Water Hurting Montana Fly Fishing Industry (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/07/03/1710957/high-water-hurting-montana-fly.html

What Happened to the Western Meadowlark? (Eugene Daily News, OR)

http://eugenedailynews.com/2011/07/02/what-happened-to-the-western-meadowlark/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Exxon Fights Yellowstone Oil Spill, Residents' Outrage (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2015503964_yellowstone04.html

Op/Ed - Columbia River Dams Help Prevent Flooding (Columbia Basin Bulletin, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/nwhookandbullet/clay/article_f6b42d20-a359-11e0-88b0-001cc4c002e0.html

Op/Ed - Lake Roosevelt Belongs to All of Us (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jul/02/guest-opinion-lake-roosevelt-belongs-to-all-of-us/

Haggling Over California's Water Complicates US Senator Feinstein's Re-Election Bid (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/03/3744308/haggling-over-californias-water.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

REC Silicon, Grant PUD Sign Power Contract (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/ephrata/article_97675d5a-a409-11e0-8f3a-001cc4c03286.html

Cloudy Future for Oregon's Solar Industry (KVAL-TV, Eugene, OR)

http://www.kval.com/news/local/124824349.html

California - Antelope Valley Residents Not Fired Up over Green Energy Projects: Wind and solar projects proposed in the Antelope Valley would ruin the area's ambiance and harm the environment, residents say (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-wind-turbines-20110704,0,7448120.story

New Jersey Solar Farm Plans Raise Concerns (Asbury Park Press, NJ)

http://www.app.com/article/20110704/NJNEWS/307040046/New-Jersey-solar-farm-plans-raise-concerns

Red Lights Ahead for Green Projects (EnergyBiz Insider)

http://www.scoop.com/remote/article/include/259315438/53616c7465645f5f77db42c9ef1f7f08f7a727de822b938b1d86e2064498ee59c413450ea272f822

Dies Irae - Backers Say New Hampshire Biomass Project Hits Wall (Associated Press)

http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2011/07/02/backers_say_nh_biomass_project_hits_wall/

Using Fossil-Fueled Generation to Accelerate the Deployment of Renewables (Power Magazine)

http://www.powermag.com/coal/3794.html

Hawaii - Big Wind Project Needs to be Killed Before It Kills Our Pocketbooks (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, HI)

http://www.staradvertiser.com/editorials/20110703_Big_Wind_project_needs_to_be_killed_before_it_kills_our_pocketbooks.html

Hydropower (Tidal) Promises Smooth Sailing for Green Investors (The National)

http://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/personal-finance/hydropower-promises-smooth-sailing-for-green-investors

Farm Uses Poultry Power to Supply Green Energy (Greenwise)

http://www.greenwisebusiness.co.uk/news/farm-uses-poultry-power-to-supply-green-energy-2452.aspx

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Push To Cut Costs, Go Green Boosts Hand-Dryer Business (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jul/03/push-to-cut-costs-go-green-boosts-hand-dryer/

Audits Promote Energy Efficiency (The Coloradan)

http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20110705/COLUMNISTS94/107050304

Editorial - Power-Hungry Devices (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/05/opinion/05tue2.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Five Reasons Why Microsoft Hohm Didn’t Take Off (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/cleantech/5-reasons-why-microsoft-hohm-didnt-take-off/

Missing PowerMeter & Hohm? Here Are 12 Other Home Energy Tool Options (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/cleantech/a-dozen-home-energy-tools-are-still-here-rip-powermeter-hohm/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

New Vehicle Rules to Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions Spark Debate (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/new-vehicle-rules-to-curb-greenhouse-gas-emissions-spark-debate/2011/06/28/AG32hbwH_story.html?wprss=rss_national

Asia Pollution Blamed for Halt in Warming: Study (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/04/us-climate-sulphur-idUSTRE7634IQ20110704

Coastal California Developers Now Must Consider Sea-Level Rise (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/03/3744307/coastal-california-developers.html

Study Says Global Warming No Friend of California Wines (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/life/green-guide/Global+warming+friend+California+wines+Study/5045412/story.html

British Academics Win Right to Temperature Data Held by University at Center of ‘Climategate’ (Associated Press)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/british-academic-wins-right-to-climate-data-set-held-by-university-of-east-anglia/2011/07/01/AGDLintH_story.html

Canada - Carbon Tax Finds Plenty of Green Supporters in British Columbia (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=febeab63-cf58-486e-9fda-fa4f108e6811

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Electric-Vehicle Station Opens in Clark County (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/jul/02/electric-vehicle-station-opens-clark-county/

Nissan Leaf Whips Chevrolet Volt in Electric Sales Race (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/07/nissan-leaf-whips-chevrolet-volt-in-electric-sales-race/1?csp=34money

United Kingdom - Has the Green Movement Lost Its Way? Anti-nuclear, anti-capitalist, anti-flying: the green movement may have alienated more people than it has won over The Guardian, UK)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jul/02/green-movement-lost-its-way

Calling Icarus - Swiss Solar Plane Team Eyes Mediterranean Flight (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Swiss-solar-plane-team-eyes-Mediterranean-flight-1450994.php

Australia - Outrage over Cull of Farting Camels (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia)

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/outrage-over-cull-of-farting-camels-20110704-1gzdm.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - Cyberattack Still Being Fought at National Lab (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/07/05/1555748/pnnl-cyberattack-still-being-fought.html

Clark County’s Comcast Regulators Struggle (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/jul/03/comcast-regulators-struggle/

Evidence "Increasingly Against" Phone Cancer Risk (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/04/us-cancer-phones-idUSTRE7606GX20110704

Google Says Gmail Getting a Makeover (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/faster-forward/post/google-says-gmail-getting-a-makeover/2011/07/01/AGcAIRtH_blog.html?wprss=faster-forward

Google, Yahoo, Microsoft Seen as Hulu Suitors (Los Angeles Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2011/07/01/google-yahoo-microsoft-in-talks-for-hulu.html

A Cloud Hub in North Texas? (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/2011/07/a-cloud-hub-in-north-texas.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Auditor Brian Sonntag Won't Run for Governor (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2011/07/05/auditor-brian-sonntag-wont-run-for-governor/

That’s A Wrap for Washington State Film Incentives (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20110705/news/307059989/that-8217-s-a-wrap-for-washington-film-incentives

GENERAL NEWS

Fireworks Cause Mason County Brush Fire (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/9911-fireworks-cause-brush-fire

Forecast: Warm & Dry for the Rest of the Summer (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/07/03/1730935/forecast-warm-and-dry-for-the.html

Wire Thieves Do $350K in Damage to Vacant Everett Businesses (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/28420853/detail.html

Forewarned - Archaeologists Warned of Burial Ground Under Oak Harbor Street (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Swinomish-want-remains-found-under-Oak-Harbor-street-respectfully-handled-124891729.html

Washington State Highway 3: Is It the Road or the Drivers? (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/jul/03/highway-3-is-it-the-road-or-the-drivers/

DIVERSIONS

Motorcyclist Crashes in Helmet Law Protest, Dies

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/04/us-motorcycle-helmet-odds-idUSTRE76325720110704

Cheers! The 50 Best Beers in America

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/07/02/cheers-the-50-best-beers-in-america/

Oy Vey! America the Baffled: One in Four Americans Doesn't Know the Country from Which We Broke Free

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/07/03/america-the-baffled-from-whom-did-we-break-free/

Irony or Hubris - To Catch a Predator's Chris Hansen Caught By Hidden Cameras Cheating On His Wife

http://www.katu.com/news/va?vaid=71c5d648e2b88b428d173a41865312c7

SONG OF THE DAY

Billy Paul - Me & Mrs Jones

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