Energy News Digest for October 24, 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

Southern Montana Electric Cooperative Files for Bankruptcy (Billings Gazette, MT)

http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_80cb4600-4f81-5278-9091-af9e940150fd.html

US Senate Approved Investigation & Response Plan for Virus Outbreak in British Columbia Salmon (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2016574550_us_senate_approved_investigati.html

Spokane Tribal Members Seek New Grand Coulee Dam Deal (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/oct/23/spokanes-seek-new-grand-coulee-deal/

Using Oregon’s Forests for Bioenergy Production Has a Down Side: Increased Carbon Emissions (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/10/using_oregons_forests_for_bioe.html

Data Centers Storm into Hillsboro, Bringing Big Investment - But Not Many Jobs (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2011/10/data_centers_storm_into_hillsb.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Southern Montana Electric Cooperative Files for Bankruptcy
• Southern Montana Electric Cooperative Board Refuses to Seat New Beartooth Co-Op Member, Prompting Walkout
• Spokane Tribal Members Seek New Grand Coulee Dam Deal
• Oregon - Natural-Gas-Fired Power Plant Proposed for Troutdale’s Former Reynolds Aluminum Plant 
• Grays Harbor PUD Battles Copper Wire Theft
• Copper Wiring Traded for Crack - Task Force Helps Catch Copper Thieves
• Fitch Rates Snohomish PUD Electric System Bonds ‘AA-’; Outlook Stable
• Montana Coal Mine Seeks to Expand Exports with Deal
• Gregoire to Welcome TransAlta USA to Olympia Offices
• Deregulating Electric Power - It’s Been Politicized for Too Long
• Expert Says Quakes in England May Be Tied to Gas Extraction
• US Senate Approved Investigation & Response Plan for Virus Outbreak in British Columbia Salmon
• Condit Dam to be Breached Wednesday - Safety a Key Consideration Ahead of Historic Blast
• A White Salmon River Free of Condit Dam is Monumental for Tribal Elder, Kayaker & a Fish Biologist
• Fall Chinook Sports Harvest, Angler Trips Remain In Record-Breaking Mode
• With Survival Data, Grant PUD Alters Strategy in Efforts to Boost ESA-Listed White River Spring Chinook
• Bering Sea Cold Pool Keeps Fish from Moving North
• California - North Bay Center That Lost 60,000 Salmon Gets Donated Fish
• West Coast Habitats Receive New Status to Save Smelt
• Signing Ceremony for Johns Prairie Water Agreement - Mason PUD 3, City of Shelton & Port of Shelton
• EPA Recalls $120,000 in Puget Sound Partnership Funds
• Mid-Columbia Farmers at Odds With Ecology over Water
• Empty Fields Fill Urban Basins & Farmers’ Pockets
• Bureau of Reclamation Names New Pacific Northwest Region Director
• Pinchot Embraces His Family Name, Its Calling
• Op/Ed - Dire Economy Should Not Betray Northwest’s Environmental Values
• Using Oregon’s Forests for Bioenergy Production Has a Down Side: Increased Carbon Emissions
• Oregon - Iberdrola Halts Work on $100 Million Lakeview Biomass Project
• Vancouver’s Biomass Plant Standoff Could Head to Court
• Burning Wood to Save West’s Trees
• China Blasts SolarWorld’s Request for Tariffs - Says Cheap Solar Panels Help Economy, Environment
• Solar: Chinese Efficiency vs. US Innovation
• Solar Power Is Beginning to Go Mainstream
• Olympia Taking Solar Bids - Panels for 4 Buildings
• Maine Reflects Solar Industry’s Rapid Growth
• E.ON Moves Wind Development Office to Portland
• California - First Wind Turbines Energized in Ford County
• Getting Smart, Flathead Electric Co-Op Installs Appliances to Study Efficiency
• Avista’s Light-Bulb Mailing Going ‘Seamlessly’
• The Energy Efficiency Paradox
• Climate Study, Funded In Part by Conservative Group, Confirms Global Warming
• Climate Study Raises ‘Heated Debate’
• How Global Warming Fell Off the National Agenda
• Snohomish County PUD Hosts Regional Workshop on Electric Vehicles
• Data Centers Storm into Hillsboro, Bringing Big Investment - But Not Many Jobs
• Google May Play Role in Possible Yahoo Sale
• Apple Hires Yahoo’s Data Center Chief
• High Hopes for iCloud After Dust Settles Down
• How the Web Has Powered Work for 20 Years
• 150 Years Ago, A Primitive Internet United the USA
• ‘Sovereign’ Washington Group Draws Federal Fire
• Autopsy Shows Washington State Senator Scott White Died of ‘Cardiac Event’
• Forest ‘Roadless Rule’: Environmental Victory or US Job-Killer?
• Plan Would Convert Ferries to Liquefied Natural Gas
• It Never Hurts Commuters to be Prepared for Snowfall

WORD OF THE DAY

Importunate • \im-PORCH-uh-nutt\ • Adjective - 1: troublesomely urgent: overly persistent in request or demand 2: troublesome

Why is it that in the quietest moments before dropping off the sleep, seemingly invisible mosquitos in your bedroom become importunate dive bombers with the buzz and whine the volume of a Stuka dive bomber.

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

Southern Montana Electric Cooperative Files for Bankruptcy (Billings Gazette, MT)

http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_80cb4600-4f81-5278-9091-af9e940150fd.html

Southern Montana Electric Cooperative Board Refuses to Seat New Beartooth Co-Op Member, Prompting Walkout (Billings Gazette, MT)

http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_dbdc0ea2-79a4-5ea6-a51a-d726176cb69b.html

Spokane Tribal Members Seek New Grand Coulee Dam Deal (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/oct/23/spokanes-seek-new-grand-coulee-deal/

Oregon - Natural-Gas-Fired Power Plant Proposed for Troutdale’s Former Reynolds Aluminum Plant (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/10/nature_gas-fired_plant_propose.html

Grays Harbor PUD Battles Copper Wire Theft (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3264

Copper Wiring Traded for Crack - Task Force Helps Catch Copper Thieves (WPLG-TV, Miami, FL)

http://www.local10.com/news/29538347/detail.html

Fitch Rates Snohomish PUD Electric System Bonds ‘AA-’; Outlook Stable (Market Watch)

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/fitch-rates-snohomish-pud-no1-wa-electric-system-bonds-aa-outlook-stable-2011-10-21

Montana Coal Mine Seeks to Expand Exports with Deal (Associated Press)

http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=AP&date=20111018&id=14404808

Gregoire to Welcome TransAlta USA to Olympia Offices (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/10/21/1847428/gregoire-to-welcome-transalta.html

Deregulating Electric Power - It’s Been Politicized for Too Long (Energybiz Insider)

http://www.scoop.com/remote/article/include/290497617/53616c7465645f5f691cfd9cc34c87c5a044c2bc136923e34c012e855c2d746fad8833e669f29e35

Expert Says Quakes in England May Be Tied to Gas Extraction (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/science/earth/22fracking.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

FISH & WILDLIFE

US Senate Approved Investigation & Response Plan for Virus Outbreak in British Columbia Salmon (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2016574550_us_senate_approved_investigati.html

Condit Dam to be Breached Wednesday - Safety a Key Consideration Ahead of Historic Blast (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/oct/23/condit-dam-breach-preparing-for-the-surge-safety-a/

A White Salmon River Free of Condit Dam is Monumental for Tribal Elder, Kayaker & a Fish Biologist (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/10/for_a_tribal_elder_a_kayaker_a.html

Fall Chinook Sports Harvest, Angler Trips Remain In Record-Breaking Mode; Coho Returns Still High (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/413439.aspx

With Survival Data, Grant PUD Alters Strategy in Efforts to Boost ESA-Listed White River Spring Chinook (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/413440.aspx

Bering Sea Cold Pool Keeps Fish from Moving North (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/story/15788198/bering-sea-cold-pool-keeps-fish-from-moving-north

California - North Bay Center That Lost 60,000 Salmon Gets Donated Fish (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_19165793

West Coast Habitats Receive New Status to Save Smelt (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/habitats-receive-new-status-save-smelt/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Signing Ceremony for Johns Prairie Water Agreement - Mason PUD 3, City of Shelton & Port of Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/16848--signing-ceremony-for-jp-water-agreement

EPA Recalls $120,000 in Puget Sound Partnership Funds (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016570758_apwapugetsoundpartnershipfunds.html

Mid-Columbia Farmers at Odds With Ecology over Water (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/article_062ed5fe-fc13-11e0-9887-001cc4c002e0.html

Empty Fields Fill Urban Basins & Farmers’ Pockets (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/science/earth/24water.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

Bureau of Reclamation Names New Pacific Northwest Region Director (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/413437.aspx

Pinchot Embraces His Family Name, Its Calling (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/oct/22/pinchot-embraces-his-family-name-its-calling/

Op/Ed - Dire Economy Should Not Betray Northwest’s Environmental Values (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2016574551_guest24brown.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Using Oregon’s Forests for Bioenergy Production Has a Down Side: Increased Carbon Emissions (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/10/using_oregons_forests_for_bioe.html

Oregon - Iberdrola Halts Work on $100 Million Lakeview Biomass Project (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/10/iberdrola_halts_work_on_100_mi.html

Vancouver’s Biomass Plant Standoff Could Head to Court (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/oct/23/biomass-plant-standoff-could-head-to-court-neither/

Burning Wood to Save West’s Trees (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/52537370-78/biomass-chips-energy-forests.html.csp

China Blasts SolarWorld’s Request for Tariffs - Says Cheap Solar Panels Help Economy, Environment (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/10/china_blasts_solarworlds_reque.html

Solar: Chinese Efficiency vs. US Innovation (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2016583075_btchinasolar24.html

Solar Power Is Beginning to Go Mainstream (Associated Press)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g4gb2SK5gYGIvJVnuw31IWQXKowA?docId=425d21da4c7947de8048769491c14df5

Olympia Taking Solar Bids - Panels For 4 Buildings (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/10/21/1847395/olympia-seeks-proposals-for-solar.html

Maine Reflects Solar Industry’s Rapid Growth (Kennebec Journal, Augusta ME)

http://www.kjonline.com/news/maine-reflects-solar-industrys-rapid-growth_2011-10-22.html

E.ON Moves Wind Development Office to Portland (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2011/10/eon-moves-wind-development-office-to.html

California - First Wind Turbines Energized in Ford County (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/21/3996935/first-turbines-energized-in-ford.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Getting Smart, Flathead Electric Co-Op Installs Appliances to Study Efficiency (The Daily Interlake, Kalispell, MT)

http://www.dailyinterlake.com/business_and_finance/local_montana/article_5013d316-fd37-11e0-b8c6-001cc4c03286.html?mode=print

Avista’s Light-Bulb Mailing Going ‘Seamlessly’ (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/oct/22/avistas-light-bulb-mailing-going-seamlessly/

The Energy Efficiency Paradox (Big Think)

http://bigthink.com/ideas/40779

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Climate Study, Funded In Part by Conservative Group, Confirms Global Warming (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2011/1021/Climate-study-funded-in-part-by-conservative-group-confirms-global-warming

Climate Study Raises ‘Heated Debate’ (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15400748

How Global Warming Fell Off the National Agenda (TIME Magazine)

http://ideas.time.com/2011/10/20/how-global-warming-fell-off-the-national-agenda/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Snohomish County PUD Hosts Regional Workshop on Electric Vehicles (Sky Valley Chronicle, Monroe, WA)

http://www.skyvalleychronicle.com/GENERAL-VALLEY-NEWS/SNOHOMISH-COUNTY-PUD-HOSTS-REGIONAL-WORKSHOP-ON-ELECTRIC-VEHICLES-803715

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Data Centers Storm into Hillsboro, Bringing Big Investment - But Not Many Jobs (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2011/10/data_centers_storm_into_hillsb.html

Google May Play Role in Possible Yahoo Sale (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/10/google_may_play_role_in_possib.html

Apple Hires Yahoo’s Data Center Chief (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/cloud/apple-hires-yahoos-data-center-chief/

High Hopes for iCloud After Dust Settles Down (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2016575133_ptmacc22.html

How the Web Has Powered Work for 20 Years (Gigaom)

http://gigaom.com/collaboration/how-the-web-has-powered-work-for-20-years/

150 Years Ago, A Primitive Internet United the USA (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2016588425_apustelegraphat150.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

‘Sovereign’ Washington Group Draws Federal Fire - Four indicted in ongoing investigation into radical anti-government group; threats against officials (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Sovereign-Washington-group-draws-federal-2230474.php

GENERAL NEWS

Autopsy Shows Washington State Senator Scott White Died of ‘Cardiac Event’ (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Autopsy-shows-Sen-Scott-died-of-cardiac-event-132421923.html

Forest ‘Roadless Rule’: Environmental Victory or US Job-Killer? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/1022/Forest-roadless-rule-environmental-victory-or-US-job-killer

Plan Would Convert Ferries to Liquefied Natural Gas (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016592447_ferrygas24m.html

It Never Hurts Commuters to be Prepared for Snowfall (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016592402_snow24m.html

DIVERSIONS

Bats in Your Hair? Top 15 Most Bizarre Excuses for Missing Work

www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2011/10/top-15-most-bizarre-excuses-for.html

Mountain Jesus Statue Could Lose Its Lease

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2016588438_apusmountainjesusstatue.html

285 Indian Girls Shed ‘Unwanted’ Names

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/oct/22/285-indian-girls-shed-unwanted-names/

And The Most Stolen Food On Earth Is...Cheese

http://www.kirotv.com/news/29553264/detail.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Bread – Baby I’m-A Want You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MxqDv6ofQg

Energy News Digest for October 21, 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

BC Hydro Plays NAFTA Card in Bid to Win Green Status in California - Energy-trading arm claims clean-energy exemption for US power supplier is discriminatory (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Hydro+plays+NAFTA+card+green+status+California/5586278/story.html

Most Energy-Efficient State? California No Longer Tops List - Massachusetts takes the top spot, California takes second place, followed by New York, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, Rhode Island, Minnesota, Connecticut & Maryland (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/10/most-energy-efficient-state-calif-no-longer-tops-list/1?csp=34money

Winter Forecast Cold, Wet With Increased Mountain Snow for Northwest (Associated Press)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Winter-forecast-calls-for-cold-wet--132247018.html

Inspection Prompts Pacific Gas & Electric to Examine Overhead Electrical Lines - inspectors had falsely claimed to have checked underground electrical gear (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_19159663

Plan for Huge Fish Farm in Strait of Juan de Fuca Roils the Waters (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016565085_fishfarms21m.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• BC Hydro Plays NAFTA Card in Bid to Win Green Status in California
• Inspection Prompts Pacific Gas & Electric to Examine Overhead Electrical Lines
• Grays Harbor PUD Looks to Sell “Pain In The” Turbines
• Utility Worker in East Texas Electrocuted
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District Won’t Install Highway 50 Solar Panels
• Virginia - Dominion Says Nuclear Reactors Ready to Restart
• GOP Candidates’ Backing of Yucca Closure Draws Anger in Washington State
• Lines Go Up to Ferry Wind Energy to Major Cities
• US Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week
• Summary Box: Copper Prices Fall On Demand Worries
• Folk Icon’s Time at Bonneville Power Administration Celebrated in Film
• On This Day: Thomas Edison Develops Incandescent Light Bulb
• How The New Mars Rover’s Power Supply Works - This Sucker’s Nuclear!
• Plan for Huge Fish Farm in Strait of Juan de Fuca Roils the Waters
• Closures Implemented for Breach of White Salmon River’s Condit Dam
• Pacific Gas & Electric, Sempra Get Approvals for Western US Solar Deals
• Despite Solyndra’s Collapse, Other Government Bets Pay Off
• Solyndra Puts Off Asset Auction Until November 18
• Energy Storage Key for Wind Power Producers
• $165 Million Biomass-Fired Plant Earmarked for Heart of Oil Country
• The Biomass Carbon Debate: When to Start Counting
• Renewable Energy Development: Smaller Projects That Think Big
• United Kingdom Boosts Support for Marine, Biomass Power
• United Kingdom - Japanese Firm to Test Tide-Power System in Orkney
• Japan Eyes Renewable Energy Deregulation: Report
• Most Energy-Efficient State? California No Longer Tops List
• California Approves Carbon Market Rules
• A Skeptical Physicist Ends Up Confirming Climate Data
• Clark County Electric Vehicles Generating Buzz
• Beyond Green: A Net-Zero College Community
• Getting That Last Mile Coax Run Can Be Costly
• Seattle City Income Tax? A Resolution as Symbol
• White House Adds to ‘Excess’ Federal Properties List
• Winter Forecast Cold, Wet With Increased Mountain Snow for Northwest
• Two Floating ‘Mystery Feet’ Linked to Canadian Woman
• Seattle - Alaskan Way Viaduct Nine-Day Closure Begins Tonight
• Mason County Ballots in the Mail for November 8 General Election
• Washington’s Wine Industry Feeling the Squeeze of Cold Weather
• 23 WA companies named in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500

WORD OF THE DAY

QWERTY • \KWERT-tee\ • Noun - A standard typewriter or computer keyboard - called also QWERTY keyboard.

I know you just looked down at your keyboard.

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

BC Hydro Plays NAFTA Card in Bid to Win Green Status in California - Energy-trading arm claims clean-energy exemption for US power supplier is discriminatory (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Hydro+plays+NAFTA+card+green+status+California/5586278/story.html

Inspection Prompts Pacific Gas & Electric to Examine Overhead Electrical Lines - inspectors had falsely claimed to have checked underground electrical gear (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_19159663

Grays Harbor PUD Looks to Sell “Pain In The” Turbines (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=3263&

Utility Worker in East Texas Electrocuted (Associated Press)

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/state&id=8399419

Sacramento Municipal Utility District Won’t Install Highway 50 Solar Panels – High bid, complex right of way issues cited (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/21/3992155/smud-wont-install-hwy-50-solar.html

Virginia - Dominion Says Nuclear Reactors Ready to Restart (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2016569473_apusearthquakenuclearplant.html

GOP Candidates’ Backing of Yucca Closure Draws Anger in Washington State (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/10/20/1873376/gop-candidates-backing-of-yucca.html

Lines Go Up to Ferry Wind Energy to Major Cities (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/us/lines-go-up-to-ferry-wind-energy-to-major-cities.html

US Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/US-natural-gas-supplies-grew-last-week-2227924.php

Summary Box: Copper Prices Fall On Demand Worries (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/10/20/financial/f131854D56.DTL

Folk Icon’s Time at Bonneville Power Administration Celebrated in Film (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/folk-icons-time-bpa-celebrated-film/

On This Day: Thomas Edison Develops Incandescent Light Bulb (Finding Dulcinea)

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/Oct/Thomas-Edison-Develops-Incandescent-Light-Bulb.html

How The New Mars Rover’s Power Supply Works - This Sucker’s Nuclear! (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/5851853/how-the-new-mars-rovers-power-supply-works-this-suckers-nuclear

FISH & WILDLIFE

Plan for Huge Fish Farm in Strait of Juan de Fuca Roils the Waters (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016565085_fishfarms21m.html

Closures Implemented for Breach of White Salmon River’s Condit Dam (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.koinlocal6.com/news/local/story/Closures-implemented-for-breach-of-White-Salmon/lF5OawV8kEWbmdYfTMwQMw.cspx

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Pacific Gas & Electric, Sempra Get Approvals for Western US Solar Deals (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-20/pg-e-sempra-get-approvals-for-western-u-s-solar-deals-1-.html

Despite Solyndra’s Collapse, Other Government Bets Pay Off (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2016552524_solar20.html

Solyndra Puts Off Asset Auction Until November 18 (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/20/BUKG1LJO33.DTL

Energy Storage Key for Wind Power Producers - Profit would increase if electricity delivered on demand, study finds (Edmonton Journal, AB)

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Energy+storage+wind+power+producers/5578396/story.html

$165 Million Biomass-Fired Plant Earmarked for Heart of Oil Country (Renewable Energy Magazine)

http://www.renewableenergymagazine.com/energias/renovables/index/pag/biomass/colleft/colright/biomass/tip/articulo/pagid/17538/botid/74/

The Biomass Carbon Debate: When to Start Counting (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/10/the-biomass-carbon-debate-when-to-start-counting

Renewable Energy Development: Smaller Projects That Think Big (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/10/renewable-energy-development-smaller-projects-that-think-big?cmpid=rss

United Kingdom Boosts Support for Marine, Biomass Power (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/20/britain-renewables-review-idUSL5E7LK3OW20111020

United Kingdom - Japanese Firm to Test Tide-Power System in Orkney (Scotsman, UK)

http://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/japanese_firm_to_test_tide_power_system_in_orkney_1_1921991

Japan Eyes Renewable Energy Deregulation: Report (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/20/us-japan-energy-idUSTRE79J0G020111020

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Most Energy-Efficient State? California No Longer Tops List - Massachusetts takes the top spot, California takes second place, followed by New York, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, Rhode Island, Minnesota, Connecticut & Maryland (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2011/10/most-energy-efficient-state-calif-no-longer-tops-list/1?csp=34money

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

California Approves Carbon Market Rules (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/21/us-carbon-california-idUSTRE79K00U20111021

A Skeptical Physicist Ends Up Confirming Climate Data (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/a-skeptical-physicist-ends-up-confirming-climate-data/2011/10/20/gIQA6viC1L_blog.html?wprss=ezra-klein

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Clark County Electric Vehicles Generating Buzz - Officials told cars could serve many purposes in county (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/oct/20/electric-vehicles-generating-buzz/

Beyond Green: A Net-Zero College Community (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/21/beyond-green-a-net-zero-college-community/?partner=rss&emc=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Getting That Last Mile Coax Run Can Be Costly - Time Warner Wants $20,000 for 2,583 Feet of Cable (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Getting-That-Last-Mile-Coax-Run-Can-Be-Costly-116676

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Seattle City Income Tax? A Resolution as Symbol (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016565191_cityincometax21m.html

White House Adds to ‘Excess’ Federal Properties List (Puget Sound Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2011/10/white-house-adds-to-excess-federal.html

GENERAL NEWS

Winter Forecast Cold, Wet With Increased Mountain Snow for Northwest (Associated Press)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Winter-forecast-calls-for-cold-wet--132247018.html

Two Floating ‘Mystery Feet’ Linked to Canadian Woman (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/132249913.html

Seattle - Alaskan Way Viaduct Nine-Day Closure Begins Tonightn (Northwest Cable News)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/alaskan-way-viaduct-closure-begins-friday-132306578.html

Mason County Ballots in the Mail for November 8 General Election (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/16742-general-election-november-8-2011

Washington’s Wine Industry Feeling the Squeeze of Cold Weather (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2011/10/21/agriculture/21445/Washington-s-wine-industry-feeling-the-squeeze-of-cold-weather-/

23 WA companies named in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 (Puget Sound Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2011/10/23-wa-companies-named-in-deloittes.html

DIVERSIONS

A Smelly Spot: Luvs Diaper Commercial Voted ‘Worst Ad in America’

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/10/20/a-smelly-spot-luvs-diaper-commercial-voted-worst-ad-in-america/

Tattooed Barbie? No Way, Some Say

http://www.kirotv.com/news/29549022/detail.html

Streaking Referee Starts Brawl at UCLA-Arizona Game

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=565445

Man Jailed After Trying to Turn Feces into Gold – Burns down Entire Block in Effort

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/man-jailed-after-trying-to-turn-faeces-into-gold-.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Shirley Bassey – Goldfinger

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