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.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
* BPA's proposal won't lead to cuts in electric bills soon
* Cowlitz PUD to deliver $65 refunds
* Between Shelton and Olympia – Transmission upgrades aimed at reducing outages
* Idaho desert right for uranium plant, but firm wants tax goodies, too
* Metal thieves on I-5 Bridge find only fiber
* Governors: Coal must be part of energy debate
* A Victory Near for Utilities in Kansas Coal Battle
* Va. Utility Faces Biggest Fight In Plan for 65-Mile Power Line
* Congress expected to approve energy package; who will foot bill?
* Domenici speech highlights water, energy nexus
* Satisfaction of business customers with electric utilities continues to climb
* Idaho’s Dworshak Dam is Safe, Says Army Corps
* Bering Sea pollock fishery accidentally takes 130,000 prize Chinook
* Fishermen, feds debate sea lions' fate
* New York – In City Waters, Beds (and a Job) for Oysters
* State Ecology Department OKs Neah Bay wave power project
* Idaho utility companies, wind developers come to agreement
* Canada - Sidney company proposes giant wind farm in caribou habitat
* Move Over, Oil, There’s Money in Texas Wind
* Energy storage nears its day in the sun
* Jefferson County electrifies travel with no-gasoline car
* Niagra Falls For Wood Power – Move over Niagara hydropower
* 10 things the nation must do to avert an energy crunch and protect the planet
* Columbia River Bridge – Bridging the global warming gap
* Canada – Federal carbon tax proposed
* World switches on to Earth Hour switch-off
* Great expectations given at Grant County EDC banquet – Ask.com discusses move
* Qwest's broadband step may be a little one
* Soaring energy prices bad news for the economy
* Exxon Valdez case drags on; many claimants dead
* Windstorm's wrath forces emergency harvest
* North Mason County Hospital District Gets Loan to Get Off the Ground
* Are retreats working vacations or just work?
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Dodgery • \DAH-juh-ree\ • noun – Evasion, trickery
Alberto was quite impressed with the dodgery of the energy trader during his 2001 internship in Houston. “Now remember,” said the trader. “Although you think I’m selling you something of value, I’m really selling you a derivative of nothing.”
WEATHER
Forecast for Mason County, Washington
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?site=sew&smap=1&textField1=47.21528&textField2=-123.09944
(NOTE: Some readers have noted that the NWS forecast has not been updated regularly. Apparently there is a refresh issue with the weather web site. If you visit and the forecast isn’t updated, press F5 or refresh the web page. That should take care of the issue)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
BPA's proposal won't lead to cuts in electric bills soon “…PacifiCorp…is unlikely to sign off on the BPA's proposal and will keep fighting for higher benefits….” (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/1203737103318840.xml&coll=7
Cowlitz PUD to deliver $65 refunds “…thanks to an approximately $15 million settlement coming from the federal Bonneville Power Administration…” (Daily News, Longview)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/02/23/area_news/10124044.txt
Between Shelton and Olympia – Transmission upgrades aimed at reducing outages. Bonneville Power Administration seeks comment on construction (The Olympian)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/367617.html
Idaho desert right for uranium plant, but firm wants tax goodies, too (Associated Press, via the Olympian)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/368154.html
Metal thieves on I-5 Bridge find only fiber – The damage that took out traffic cameras on the Interstate 5 Bridge bears the markings of a metal thief. The only problem? No metal. (The Columbian)
http://www.columbian.com/news/localNews/2008/02/02222008_Metal-thieves-on-I-5-Bridge-find-only-fiber.cfm?newsletter=1
Governors: Coal must be part of energy debate (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2008-02-23-energy-debate_N.htm?csp=34
A Victory Near for Utilities in Kansas Coal Battle (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/22/AR2008022202878.html?nav=rss_business
Va. Utility Faces Biggest Fight In Plan for 65-Mile Power Line (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/23/AR2008022301830.html?nav=rss_business
Congress expected to approve energy package; who will foot bill? (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/feb/25/oil-wind-battle-for-tax-breaks/
Domenici speech highlights water, energy nexus (New Mexico Business Weekly)
http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2008/02/18/daily37.html?ana=from_rss
Satisfaction of business customers with electric utilities continues to climb: J.D. Power and Associates (Utility Automation & Engineering)
http://uaelp.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONART&PUBLICATION_ID=22&ARTICLE_ID=320927&C=INDUS&dcmp=rss
WATER, FISH & THE ENVIRONMENT
Idaho’s Dworshak Dam is Safe, Says Army Corps (NW Public Radio)
http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=3611
Bering Sea pollock fishery accidentally takes 130,000 prize Chinook (The Canadian Press)
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5i6sTLycKdtFCnJ3GHHpPEvylRlZA
Fishermen, feds debate sea lions' fate (Yakima Herald-Republic)
http://www.yakima-herald.com/page/dis/291077705657541
New York – In City Waters, Beds (and a Job) for Oysters. New York City plans to plant oysters near the mouth of a creek that is wedged between two dormant landfills to establish oyster beds that will absorb waste materials. (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/nyregion/24oysters.html?_r=1&ex=1361595600&en=e7c935e84b602832&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
State Ecology Department OKs Neah Bay wave power project (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1236083~State_Ecology_Department_OKs_Neah_Bay_wave_power_project.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
Idaho utility companies, wind developers come to agreement (Associated Press, via the Olympian)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/368280.html
Canada - Sidney company proposes giant wind farm in caribou habitat (Victoria Times-Colonist)
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=9371f38a-a293-47dd-ba86-047c0aed41f4&k=873
Move Over, Oil, There’s Money in Texas Wind (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/23/business/23wind.html?_r=1&ex=1361509200&en=3235d917da8aadba&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin
Energy storage nears its day in the sun (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSL222164020080222?feedType=nl&feedName=usmorningdigest
Jefferson County electrifies travel with no-gasoline car (Peninsula Daily News)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20080224/NEWS/802240302
Niagra Falls For Wood Power – Move over Niagara hydropower – There’s a new generation of power in town. (Biomass Magazine: Slowly I turn….Step by step…)
http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=1400
CONSERVATION
10 things the nation must do to avert an energy crunch and protect the planet (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/5565637.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Columbia River Bridge – Bridging the global warming gap. Planners of a new I-5 span juggle ideas on tolls and prices, looking for ways to slow the growth in trips (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1203753302183320.xml&coll=7
Canada – Federal carbon tax proposed (Victoria Times Columnist)
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=76a72fff-445f-4b60-8b06-8712c0e5e70a&k=58966
World switches on to Earth Hour switch-off (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSSP878820080219?sp=true
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Great expectations given at Grant County EDC banquet – Ask.com discusses move (Columbia Basin Herald)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2008/02/22/news/news05.txt
Qwest's broadband step may be a little one (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004199035_brier25.html
GENERAL NEWS
Soaring energy prices bad news for the economy – The high cost of oil and gasoline could act as a tax on consumers and undercut the government's stimulus plan. (Christian Science Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0221/p03s01-usec.html
Exxon Valdez case drags on; many claimants dead (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2004199250_exxxon25.html
Windstorm's wrath forces emergency harvest (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004199401_salvagelogging25m.html?syndication=rss
North Mason County Hospital District Gets Loan to Get Off the Ground (Kitsap Sun, may require free registration)
http://kitsapsun.com/news/2008/feb/24/nm-hospital-district-gets-loan-to-get-off-the/
Are retreats working vacations or just work? Puyallup’s City Council went to the downtown Bellevue Hyatt Regency and spent $17,000 over two days (Tacooma News Tribune)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/291425.html
DIVERSIONS
NFL Reverses Call On Church Parties
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/20/AR2008022002772.html
Man 'didn't intend' theft in bank error – A defense attorney in New York City says her client believed he was rightfully entitled to the $2 million he's accused of stealing from a bank account managed by someone with the same name.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080223/ap_on_fe_st/odd_bank_error_arrest;_ylt=Ah6rK94SAfx6kXaV9.cuSjrtiBIF
Famed bun-maker cleans up "doggy" name
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080225/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_china_buns;_ylt=AgA5l79ioBtxJX.8SYjn0E_tiBIF
Monday, February 25, 2008
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