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)
- 2009 Budget approved by Mason County PUD No. 3
- Chelan PUD’s lean $329 million budget passes
- Grays Harbor County PUD OK’s $115 Mllion ’09 budget
- Mason County PUD No. 3 Farewell - Retirement Reception for John Whalen Held
- Chelan County PUD bids farewell to Janssen
- Record Cold Sets Record Energy Use For Puget Sound
- Records Topple For Power Use Amid Frigid Cold At Chelan, Douglas And Grant County PUD’s
- Montana - Electricity Co-Ops' Feud Sparks Lawsuit
- Colorado - Lights Out? State Faces Energy Crisis By 2025
- Here’s a gift idea: Light and heat through winter
- Declining Energy Prices Extend To Electricity
- Texas - Rules Revised, But Power Rate Hikes Still May Sneak By
- Pennsylvania - Utility Shutoffs Increase This Year
- Florida - After disgruntled Employee Damages Nuke Plant - FP&L ordered to refund $6.2M
- North Carolina - Duke seeks to alter Cliffside Coal Plant permit
- Washington State Faces Critical Task In Appointing New DFW Director
- Washington State Ramps up Columbia River Alcoa Cleanup
- Montana - Proposal Would Help City of Missoula Use Clean Energy
- EPA sponsors green-building contest
- Study Says Wind, Water and Sun Beat Biofuels, Nuclear and Coal for Energy Generation
- U.S. Carbon Output Slower Than Thought by 2030
- Microsoft Issuing Emergency Fix for Browser Flaw
- Frigid temperatures won't end soon
- Home Burns In Burbank After Family Tries Thawing Pipes With Heater
- Interest Rate Near Zero - Bold Fed move prompts other cuts
- Obama picks Vilsack, Salazar for Cabinet
- Allyn Recycling Bins to be Removed
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Kickshaw • \KICK-shaw\ • noun - 1: a fancy dish *2: a showy trifle
The Minnesota potluck was a new experience for the fresh-faced immigrant from San Marino. Exotic casseroles and jello-based kickshaws tempted his palate. But for good or ill, it was the fragrant, prominently displayed fish dish that drew his attention.
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
2009 Budget approved by Mason County PUD No. 3 (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/News/display.asp?NewsID=488
Chelan PUD’s lean $329 million budget passes (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20081216/NEWS04/712169974
Grays Harbor County PUD OK’s $115 Mllion ’09 budget (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/12/16/local_news/05news.txt
Mason County PUD No. 3 Farewell - Retirement Reception for John Whalen Held (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/5830/reftab/1896/t/RETIREMENT-RECEPTION-FOR-JOHN-WHALEN-HELD/Default.aspx
Chelan County PUD bids farewell to Janssen (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20081216/NEWS04/712169984/1001/rss1001
Record Cold Sets Record Energy Use For Puget Sound (KCPQ-TV, Seattle)
http://www.q13fox.com/pages/landing/?blockID=164118&feedID=144
Records Topple For Power Use Amid Frigid Cold At Chelan, Douglas And Grant County PUD’s (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20081216/NEWS04/712179986
Montana - Electricity Co-Ops' Feud Sparks Lawsuit (Billings Gazette, MT)
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/12/16/news/state/26-coop.txt
Colorado - Lights Out? State Faces Energy Crisis By 2025 (The Journal Advocate, Sterling, CO)
http://www.journal-advocate.com/news/2008/dec/16/lights-out-state-faces-energy-crisis-2025/
Here’s a gift idea: Light and heat through winter (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/columnists/merryman/story/569870.html
Declining Energy Prices Extend To Electricity - After years of steep increases, costs to build power plants and transmission lines have started to fall, (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2008-12-16-energy-prices-electricity_N.htm
Texas - Rules Revised, But Power Rate Hikes Still May Sneak By (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/6168648.html
Pennsylvania - Utility Shutoffs Increase This Year (KDKA-TV, Pittsburgh, PA)
http://kdka.com/consumer/public.utility.commission.2.889121.html
Florida - After disgruntled Employee Damages Nuke Plant - FP&L ordered to refund $6.2M (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2008/12/15/daily16.html?ana=from_rss
North Carolina - Duke seeks to alter Cliffside Coal Plant permit (Charlotte Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2008/12/15/daily33.html?ana=from_rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
Washington State Faces Critical Task In Appointing New DFW Director (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/outdoors/story/700530.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Washington State Ramps up Columbia River Alcoa Cleanup - Effort hits milestone, with bulk of pollutants removed from river (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20081217/NEWS02/712179978
RENEWABLE ENERGY & CONSERVATION
Montana - Proposal Would Help City of Missoula Use Clean Energy (The Missoulian, MT)
http://missoulian.com/articles/2008/12/16/news/local/znews04.txt
EPA sponsors green-building contest (San Francisco Business Times)
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2008/12/15/daily43.html?ana=from_rss
Study Says Wind, Water and Sun Beat Biofuels, Nuclear and Coal for Energy Generation (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=54292&src=rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
U.S. Carbon Output Slower Than Thought by 2030 (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE4BG4HW20081217
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Microsoft Issuing Emergency Fix For Browser Flaw (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/technology/18294505/detail.html
GENERAL NEWS
Frigid temperatures won't end soon (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008524740_weather16m.html
Home Burns In Burbank After Family Tries Thawing Pipes With Heater (KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9535488
Interest Rate Near Zero - Bold Fed move prompts other cuts (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE4B70ME20081217?feedType=nl&feedName=ustopnewsearly
Obama picks Vilsack, Salazar for Cabinet (Associated Press)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081217/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama
Allyn Recycling Bins to be Removed (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/dec/16/allyn-recycling-bins-be-removed/?partner=RSS
DIVERSIONS
Santa Delivers Gifts, Gets Parking Ticket
http://www.kirotv.com/holidays/18298098/detail.html
McDonald's Robbery Suspect Gets Laughed At - Cashier Didn't Realize Man Was Trying To Rob Store
http://www.kirotv.com/money/18299017/detail.html
The Customer is Always Right? Baker: No Birthday Cake for Adolf Hitler - Cake Request for 3-Year-Old Hitler Namesake Denied
http://www.kirotv.com/family/18296646/detail.html
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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