Energy News Digest for October 25, 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

The New DSI? Prineville Pushing For More Data Center Power - Sen. Ron Wyden Visits C.O., Pushing BPA to Step It Up (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)

http://www.ktvz.com/news/29575526/detail.html

City of Shelton, PUD 3 and Port of Shelton Sign Major Johns Prairie Water Utility Agreement (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/Newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=928

Oregon & Washington Should Be Able To Kill Up to 85 California Sea Lions, Task Force Recommends To NOAA (Oregonian, Portland)

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

Editorial - Time to Evaluate, Reshape 'Green Power' Initiative (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/opinion/article_7ffab9a8-fe9c-11e0-8749-001cc4c03286.html

La Niña Continues to Strengthen - Latest forecasts point toward La Niña as strong as 2010-2011 episode (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/weather/29576809/detail.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• The New DSI? Prineville Pushing For More Data Center Power
• Energy Leaders Meet to Plan for Central Oregon's Future Power Needs
• City of Shelton, PUD 3 and Port of Shelton Sign Major Johns Prairie Water Utility Agreement
• Johns Prairie Water Agreements Signed
• Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Wells Hydroelectric Project
• How Coal Is Already Congesting Washington’s Railways
• Montana - Beartooth Electric Coop to Fight Southern Over Refusal to Seat Member
• Idaho Wants Public Input on Updated Energy Plan
• SnoPUD: With Return of La Nina, You Should Be Prepared for Winter Storms
• Canada - Electricity Prices Going Up for Smart Meter Users
• Constellation Preps for Exelon Merger
• Eugene Water & Electric Board Focuses on Nutrition & Exercise
• Oregon & Washington Should Be Able To Kill Up to 85 California Sea Lions
• Sea Lions Show Big Salmon Appetite
• Grant PUD to Pay for Canadian Hatchery
• Editorial - Business Decision: Wednesday’s scheduled work at Condit Dam was determined by economic factors
• Washington's Third Dam Removal Marks a River Renaissance
• Salmon Firm to Admit Breach of Bycatch Law
• Lawsuit Filed Over PCBs in Spokane River
• Campaigns suggest quieter days ahead for Belfair Water District
• Editorial - Time to Evaluate, Reshape 'Green Power' Initiative
• EPA Ranks Intel No. 1 Green Power Purchaser
• Oregon - Matt Dishman Solar Project in Northeast Portland, Expected to Save Taxpayers Thousands
• Editorial - Lights Out for Solar Highways in the State of California?
• Kansas Company Turns Trash into Alternative Energy
• A ‘Renewable’ That’s Worse Than Coal?
• Special Report: Singed by Solyndra
• When Utilities Sidestep Renewables Mandates
• Texas - Bayfront Wind Turbines Can't Keep a Pace
• Former Apple Engineers Create 'World's First Learning Thermostat'
• White Roofs & the Dangers of Geoengineering
• Nissan Betting Big on Electric Cars Despite Poor Sales
• Charge Your Car While You Shop Now Available In Portland
• The Rise of the Eco-Concierge
• Faster Broadband, But Who Needs It?
• High-Speed Internet Boosts Business
• IPads Change Economics, and Speed, of Hotel Wi-Fi
• Inside Comcast’s Massive IP VOD Network
• Netflix Shares Tank Amid Backlash & Defections
• Redistricting Proposal Puts Sheldon, Sitting Senator in the Same District
• La Niña Continues to Strengthen
• RainWatch Could Help You, City Responders Get Ahead of the Storm
• Tahuya Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Shooting Neighbor
• Northwest Lawmakers Fighting EPA Boiler Rules

WORD OF THE DAY

Sublimate • \SUB-lih-mayt\ • Verb - 1: to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state 2: to direct the expression of (a desire or impulse) from a primitive to a more socially and culturally acceptable form.

For the love of Jane, Tarzan sublimated his jungle instincts and bestial tendencies. That is, until he was out of her sight in the jungle. Then, look out.

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

The New DSI? Prineville Pushing For More Data Center Power - Sen. Ron Wyden Visits C.O., Pushing BPA to Step It Up (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)

http://www.ktvz.com/news/29575526/detail.html

Energy Leaders Meet to Plan for Central Oregon's Future Power Needs (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/energy-leaders-meet-plan-central-oregons-future-power-needs/

City of Shelton, PUD 3 and Port of Shelton Sign Major Johns Prairie Water Utility Agreement (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/Newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=928

Johns Prairie Water Agreements Signed (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/16943-jp-water-agreements-signed

Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Wells Hydroelectric Project (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

http://www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower/enviro/eis/2011/10-25-11.asp

How Coal Is Already Congesting Washington’s Railways (Sightline Daily)

http://daily.sightline.org/2011/10/24/how-coal-is-already-congesting-washingtons-railways/

Montana - Beartooth Electric Coop to Fight Southern Over Refusal to Seat Member (Billings Gazette, MT)

http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_8d7d5630-af84-58fe-b2dc-0cf38bd670ab.html

Idaho Wants Public Input on Updated Energy Plan (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/10/25/1852319/idaho-wants-public-input-on-updated.html

SnoPUD: With Return of La Nina, You Should Be Prepared for Winter Storms (Edmonds Patch, WA)

http://edmonds.patch.com/articles/pud-with-the-return-of-la-nina-for-second-year-be-prepared-for-winter-storms

Canada - Electricity Prices Going Up for Smart Meter Users (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2011/10/17/ontario-electricity-prices548.html?cmp=rss

Constellation Preps for Exelon Merger (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.elp.com/index/display/article-display.articles.electric-light-power.policy-and_regulation.2011.10.Constellation_preps_for_Exelon_merger.QP129867.dcmp=rss.page=1.html

Eugene Water & Electric Board Focuses on Nutrition & Exercise (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/print-edition/2011/10/14/eweb-focuses-on-nutrition-and-exercise.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Oregon & Washington Should Be Able To Kill Up to 85 California Sea Lions, Task Force Recommends To NOAA (Oregonian, Portland)

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

Sea Lions Show Big Salmon Appetite (Electric Co-Op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/public-policy-watch/energy-environment/california-sea-lions-eating-salmon/35439

Grant PUD to Pay for Canadian Hatchery (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/article_5902c070-fc26-11e0-ab7f-001cc4c002e0.html

Editorial - Business Decision: Wednesday’s scheduled work at Condit Dam was determined by economic factors (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/oct/25/in-our-view-business-decision/

Washington's Third Dam Removal Marks a River Renaissance (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2011/10/24/energy-utilities/21461/Washington-s-third-dam-removal-marks-a-river-renaissance/

Salmon Firm to Admit Breach of Bycatch Law (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/Salmon+firm+admit+breach+bycatch/5594257/story.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Lawsuit Filed Over PCBs in Spokane River (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/story/15862268/lawsuit-filed-over-pcbs-in-spokane-river

Campaigns suggest quieter days ahead for Belfair Water District (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/oct/24/campaigns-suggest-quieter-days-ahead-for-belfair/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Editorial - Time to Evaluate, Reshape 'Green Power' Initiative (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/opinion/article_7ffab9a8-fe9c-11e0-8749-001cc4c03286.html

EPA Ranks Intel No. 1 Green Power Purchaser (Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/blog/2011/10/the-epas-top-10-green-power-purchasers.html

Oregon - Matt Dishman Solar Project in Northeast Portland, Expected to Save Taxpayers Thousands, to be Unveiled Thursday (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/10/matt_dishman_solar_project_in.html

Editorial - Lights Out for Solar Highways in the State of California? (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/25/4004053/lights-out-for-solar-highways.html

Kansas Company Turns Trash into Alternative Energy (Wichita Eagle, KS)

http://www.kansas.com/2011/10/16/2064227/company-turns-trash-into-alternative.html

A ‘Renewable’ That’s Worse Than Coal? (Earth Techling)

http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/10/a-renewable-thats-worse-than-coal/

Special Report: Singed by Solyndra (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/24/us-usa-prend-idUSTRE79N2JP20111024

When Utilities Sidestep Renewables Mandates (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/jimpierobon/67610/when-utilities-sidestep-renewables-mandates-it-undermines-their-credibitlity-and-s

Texas - Bayfront Wind Turbines Can't Keep a Pace: Salt, Wind Take Spin out of Devices (Corpus Christi Caller, TX)

http://www.caller.com/news/2011/oct/24/bayfront-wind-turbines-cant-keep-a-pace/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Former Apple Engineers Create 'World's First Learning Thermostat' (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_19187375

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

White Roofs & the Dangers of Geoengineering (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/white-roofs-and-the-dangers-of-geoengineering/2011/10/24/gIQALjsWFM_blog.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Nissan Betting Big on Electric Cars Despite Poor Sales (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/10/nissan-leaf-poor-sales/1?csp=34money

Charge Your Car While You Shop Now Available In Portland (Oregon Public Radio)

http://news.opb.org/article/charge-your-car-while-you-shop-now-available-portland/

The Rise of the Eco-Concierge - Will there soon be thousands of consultants on hand to help us go green? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Green-Economics/2011/1024/The-rise-of-the-eco-concierge

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Faster Broadband, But Who Needs It? (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/technology/24iht-rawdata24.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

High-Speed Internet Boosts Business (Orlando Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2011/10/25/high-speed-internet-boosts-business.html

IPads Change Economics, and Speed, of Hotel Wi-Fi (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/25/business/ipads-change-economics-and-speed-of-hotel-wi-fi-on-the-road.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Inside Comcast’s Massive IP VOD Network (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/video/comcast-ip-vod/

Netflix Shares Tank Amid Backlash & Defections (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Netflix-shares-tank-amid-backlash-and-defections-2235080.php

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Redistricting Proposal Puts Sheldon, Sitting Senator in the Same District (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/oct/24/redistricting-proposal-puts-sheldon-sitting-in/

GENERAL NEWS

La Niña Continues to Strengthen - Latest forecasts point toward La Niña as strong as 2010-2011 episode (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/weather/29576809/detail.html

RainWatch Could Help You, City Responders Get Ahead of the Storm (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=567012

Tahuya Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Shooting Neighbor (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/oct/24/tahuya-man-sentenced-to-25-years-for-shooting/

Northwest Lawmakers Fighting EPA Boiler Rules (Bend Bulletin, OR)

http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20111025/NEWS0107/110250387/

DIVERSIONS

Old-Time Radio Convention Signing Off After 36 Years As March of Time Takes Its Toll

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/old-time-radio-convention-signing-off-after-36-years-as-march-of-time-takes-its-toll/2011/10/21/gIQA3AP93L_story.html?wprss=rss_national

Watch: Disgruntled Employee Quits Job, Backed by Brass Band

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/10/24/watch-disgruntled-employee-quits-job-backed-by-brass-band/

NY Couple Tries To Trademark 'Occupy Wall St.'

http://www.kirotv.com/money/29578384/detail.html

Weapon of Ice Destruction: A Snowball Launching Crossbow

http://gizmodo.com/5852796/weapon-of-ice-destruction-a-snowball-launching-crossbow

SONG OF THE DAY

Heart - Sylvan Song/Dream of the Archer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_-MAnZla68

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.

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org

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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