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)
- $237,000 – PSE contributions to anti-PUD campaign jump in Jefferson County
- Columbia Rural Electric Association gains greater foothold in Walla Walla
- Pacific Power 8.5% increase starts today
- Tri-City utility shut-offs drop
- Chelan County PUD commissioners OK $175 million contingency plan
- BPA makes 25th annual U.S. Treasury payment in full, on time
- Canada – B.C. Hydro still looking for cause of Sunday’s massive blackout
- Former Enron lead prosecutor John Hueston tells his court tale
- Officials set Columbia River commercial fishing seasons for this week
- Montana Dam Removal Feted – EPA touts safety, quality on Milltown cleanup
- Clallam County PUD moves on with sewers for Carlsborg
- Grays Harbor County pitches in to fund sewer system west of Elma
- Tap Water’s Popularity Forces Pepsi to Cut Jobs
- Some bottled water toxicity shown to exceed law
- NY Times Editorial – Where Water Trumps Energy
- What's in your woodsmoke? You may be adding pollutants to an already tarnished airshed
- $2.58M Grant for Kitsap Sustainable Energy and Economic Development
- Seattle a test market for federal solar program
- State of Alabama drops insurance requirement for solar power
- Home energy monitors getting wise to solar
- Wind Energy: Unreliable, Heavily Subsidized
- A greener grid: Will energy be the next big thing for Google?
- When 'free' electricity flowed through Springfield skies
- UConn dorms compete for energy, water savings
- Expedition Sets Off for Antarctic Mountains That “Shouldn’t Be There”
- The Autumn leaves of red and gold
- Verizon Fiber – Unions Want Improper Cable Grounding Inspected
- Michigan – Missing link: Rural communities still waiting for high-speed Internet
- Georgia Power Announces Wireless Co-location on Select Transmission Towers
- Belfair man faces federal charges after pipe bomb found in car wreck
- Pot Farm Causes Heavy Damage In National Park
- Auditor faults Olympia's use of impact fees
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Fete • \PAH-see\ • noun – 1: festival 2a: a lavish often outdoor entertainment b: a large elaborate party
“C’mon guys, the CEO has a fete planned in the cafeteria for today’s big debt payment!” shouted the administrative assistant to his sharp-dressed associates.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and 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
$237,000 – PSE contributions to anti-PUD campaign jump in Jefferson County (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20081015/NEWS/310159993
Columbia Rural Electric Association gains greater foothold in Walla Walla – A new agreement with city expands where the nonprofit can compete with Pacific Power (Union Bulletin, Walla Walla, WA)
http://www.union-bulletin.com/articles/2008/10/14/local_news/081014local06.txt
Pacific Power 8.5% increase starts today (Yakima Herald-Republic , WA)
http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/2008/10/14/pacific-power-increase-starts-wednesday
Tri-City utility shut-offs drop (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/350170.html
Chelan County PUD commissioners OK $175 million contingency plan (Wenatchee World, WA)http://wenatcheeworld.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081014/NEWS04/710149946
News Release – BPA makes 25th annual U.S. Treasury payment in full, on time (Bonneville Power Administration)
http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/232400/
Canada – B.C. Hydro still looking for cause of Sunday’s massive blackout – Outage hit lines south of Ladysmith leaving 200,000 customers in dark (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=94ebc2c8-3f63-4b60-bb36-cda001f5e6ee
Former Enron lead prosecutor John Hueston tells his court tale (Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA)
http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_10720957?source=rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
Officials set Columbia River commercial fishing seasons for this week (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/10/15//area_news/doc48f52ce8d2b9e593595791.txt
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Montana Dam Removal Feted – EPA touts safety, quality on Milltown cleanup (The Missoulian, MT)
http://missoulian.com/articles/2008/10/15/news/top/news01.txt
Clallam County PUD moves on with sewers for Carlsborg (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20081014/news/310149993
Grays Harbor County pitches in to fund sewer system west of Elma (Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/10/14/local_news/07news.txt
Tap Water’s Popularity Forces Pepsi to Cut Jobs (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/business/15pepsi.html?adxnnl=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1224090500-gLK4J5jAU6IVXZn1lOjscg
Some bottled water toxicity shown to exceed law (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/14/MNGV13H0L4.DTL&feed=rss.news
NY Times Editorial – Where Water Trumps Energy
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/15/opinion/15wed3.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
What's in your woodsmoke? You may be adding pollutants to an already tarnished airshed (Portland Tribune, OR)
http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=122402224676190000
Bremerton Port Commissioners Accept $2.58M Grant for Kitsap Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/oct/14/bremerton-port-commissioners-accept-grant-for/?partner=RSS
Seattle a test market for federal solar program (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2008/10/13/daily9.html?ana=from_rss
State of Alabama drops insurance requirement for solar power (Birmingham Business Journal)
http://birmingham.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2008/10/13/story7.html?b=1223870400%5E1714592
Home energy monitors getting wise to solar (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10066715-54.html
Wind Energy: Unreliable, Heavily Subsidized (Hawaii Reporter)
http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?1e623879-2faf-47a2-8cc7-3cd02b3bd770
A greener grid: Will energy be the next big thing for Google? (Los Angeles Times)
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2008/10/in-some-ways-th.html
Republican Editorial –When 'free' electricity flowed through Springfield skies (Springfield, MA)
http://www.masslive.com/news/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1223970691116380.xml&coll=1
CONSERVATION
UConn dorms compete for energy, water savings (Diverse Magazine)
http://diverseeducation.com/artman/publish/article_11823.shtml
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Expedition Sets Off for Antarctic Mountains That “Shouldn’t Be There” (Discover Channel)
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/10/15/expedition-sets-off-for-antarctic-mountains-that-shouldnt-be-there/
The Autumn leaves of red and gold ... colourful canopy of leaves in British woodlands (The Daily Mail)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1077950/The-Autumn-leaves-red-gold---colourful-canopy-leaves-British-woodlands.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Verizon Fiber – Unions Want Improper Cable Grounding Inspected, Too: FiOS grounding issue has cable, telcos jawing (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Unions-Want-Improper-Cable-Grounding-Inspected-Too-98436
Michigan – Missing link: Rural communities still waiting for high-speed Internet (Muskegon Chronicle, MI)
http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2008/10/missing_link_rural_communities_still_waiting_for_high-speed_internet.html
Georgia Power Announces Wireless Co-location on Select Transmission Towers (BusinessWire)
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20081014005441&newsLang=en
GENERAL NEWS
Belfair man faces federal charges after pipe bomb found in car wreck (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/30988859.html
Pot Farm Causes Heavy Damage In National Park (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/17712651/detail.html?rss=sea&psp=news
Auditor faults Olympia's use of impact fees – Report criticizes city’s collection and spending methods (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/localnewsfeed/story/621453.html
DIVERSIONS
Dozens get 35 cent a gallon gas in Wisconsin after mistake
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081015/ap_on_fe_st/odd_super_cheap_gas;_ylt=As6eMLQwvOa9ZoSM4qrzQ3ftiBIF
Missouri grandmother's curiosity squashes scam
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081014/ap_on_fe_st/odd_grandmother_dodges_scam;_ylt=Au4aCTLprMr7VlVhsocVbeLtiBIF
United Kingdom – Watch who you shake hands with up North
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081015/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_britain_hands;_ylt=AoQDim_B2EmrY7SjML6gctztiBIF
Cops: Man tries to pay for fast food meal with pot
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081014/ap_on_fe_st/odd_marijuana_meal;_ylt=AinwrCU0GHEt8iOwqS8aYfLtiBIF
Wild Night in the Midwest – Man allegedly goes for wild ride on stolen combine
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081014/ap_on_fe_st/odd_combine_theft;_ylt=AlS8uef5Nkehy2VxjRs.qvntiBIF
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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