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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
· Oregonian Columnist - The Case against Fowler's Bonanza
· Anderson Island’s Underwater Puget Sound Power Cable Repairs Taking Extra Time
· For Utility Meters: Nearly $34 Million Coming to Kitsap, Other Regional Bases
· New York Power Authority Scraps Rate Hike Plans
· California - Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Restarts Reactor
· Thefts of Electricity and Natural Gas from Utilities Are Increasing
· Illinois - Utilities Customers May Get Natural Gas Relief
· Smart Grid Leadership: The Top Ten “Smartest” States in 2009
· Utilities Can Play a Critical Role in Economic Recovery
· Hundreds of Killer Whales Seen In Gulf of Mexico
· What We Need Is 'One Orca, One Vote'
· Conservation Group Buys Easement to Help Salmon
· Feds Could Pay For Half of New Ocean Shores Water Plant
· Lawmakers Debate Clean-Energy Initiative Changes
· Who Owns the Wind? An Emerging Public Policy Issue
· U.S. Paper Makers Seek Renewable Energy Credit
· Some See Daylight at Last for U.S. Feed-In Tariffs
· Wells Fargo Finances Solar Projects
· Oregonian Op/Ed - Insuring Ourselves against Energy Uncertainty
· Marysville Kid Leads Energy-Saving Charge
· Xcel Energy Launches Home Energy-Efficiency Programs
· Global Warming Giving Nuclear New Claim to Clean
· Lake Wenatchee-Area Residents Demand PUD Fiber
· Risk Factor Could Affect Broadband Stimulus Payouts
· Cables Of Madison County - Voters in Highland to Weigh Fiber-Optics
· Sprint Will Roll out Wimax Service in 10 Cities in 2009
· Union Members Approve Strike at AT&T
· Mason County Making Additional Cuts to Keep a Balanced Budget
· South Kitsap Woman Gets 18 Years for Panther Lake Killing
· Promotion Gives Simpson Investment Company New Chief
· Lumber Demand Expected To Hit Historic Low
· Heavy Mountain Snow Creates Fierce Driving Conditions
· Scaled-Back School Levy May Go to North Mason Voters
· Senate Approves Former Wash Governor Locke for Commerce
WORD OF THE DAY
Edentulous • \ee-DEN-chuh-luss\ • adjective - Having no teeth: toothless
The lions looked fierce, prowling the moat that surrounded the disgraced energy trading company…the sounds of occasional growls and grunts reaching the ears of startled pedestrians casually passing by on the raised sidewalk. “No need to fear ‘em,” whispered the fantastically garbed doorman. “Since we bought then from the energy regulators, we were sure that they were edentulous.”
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Oregonian Columnist - The Case against Fowler's Bonanza: Former Portland General Electric Chief gets $4.5 million going-away present
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/steve_duin/index.ssf?/base/news/1237607708116510.xml&coll=7
Anderson Island’s Underwater Puget Sound Power Cable Repairs Taking Extra Time (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/687170.html
For Utility Meters: Nearly $34 Million Coming to Kitsap, Other Regional Bases (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
New York Power Authority Scraps Rate Hike Plans (The Business Review)
http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2009/03/23/daily25.html?ana=from_rss
California - Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Restarts Reactor (Examiner.com)
Thefts of Electricity and Natural Gas from Utilities Are Increasing (Kansas City Star)
http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/1104948.html
Illinois - Utilities Customers May Get Natural Gas Relief (The Telegraph, Alton, IL Ed. Note: Ha! Ha! This is one of my favorite headlines of the day!)
http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/gas_24888___article.html/natural_customers.html
Smart Grid Leadership: The Top Ten “Smartest” States in 2009 (Smart Grid News)
New Jersey - PSEG Says Utilities Can Play a Critical Role in Economic Recovery (Electric Energy Online)
http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&id=107950
FISH & WILDLIFE
Hundreds of Killer Whales Seen In Gulf of Mexico (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/breakingnews/story/798057.html
What We Need Is 'One Orca, One Vote' - It’s hard to save Puget Sound when we're rummaging under the couch for spare change (Crosscut Seattle)
http://crosscut.com/2009/03/20/puget-sound/18919/
Conservation Group Buys Easement to Help Salmon (Associated Press)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_id_salmon_easement.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Feds Could Pay For Half of New Ocean Shores Water Plant (The Daily World)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/03/24/local_news/04news.txt
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Lawmakers Debate Clean-Energy Initiative Changes (Associated Press)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/41797367.html
Who Owns the Wind? An Emerging Public Policy Issue (Energy Pulse)
http://www.energypulse.net/centers/article/article_display.cfm?a_id=1984
U.S. Paper Makers Seek Renewable Energy Credit (Associated Press)
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/03/24/ap6208016.html
Some See Daylight at Last for U.S. Feed-In Tariffs (NY Times)
Wells Fargo Finances Solar Projects (Los Angeles Business from bizjournals)
http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2009/03/23/daily15.html?ana=from_rss
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Oregonian Op/Ed - Insuring Ourselves against Energy Uncertainty
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/03/insuring_ourselves_against_ene.html
Marysville Kid Leads Energy-Saving Charge (Everett Herald, WA)
http://heraldnet.com/article/20090325/NEWS01/703259789
Xcel Energy Launches Home Energy-Efficiency Programs (Denver Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2009/03/23/daily32.html?ana=from_rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Global Warming Giving Nuclear New Claim to Clean (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200990325030
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Lake Wenatchee-Area Residents Demand PUD Fiber (Wenatchee World, WA)
Risk Factor Could Affect Broadband Stimulus Payouts (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10203585-38.html?tag=nl.e703
Cables Of Madison County - Voters in Highland to Weigh Fiber-Optics (St Louis Dispatch, MO)
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/sciencemedicine/story/05F4EC7DC35B9F8C86257584001894F1?OpenDocument
Sprint Will Roll out Wimax Service in 10 Cities in 2009 – Including Seattle & Portland (Kansas City Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2009/03/23/daily22.html?ana=from_rss
Union Members Approve Strike At AT&T (The Business Journal of Milwaukee)
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2009/03/23/daily27.html?ana=from_rss
GENERAL NEWS
Mason County Making Additional Cuts to Keep a Balanced Budget (KMAS Radio, Shelton)
South Kitsap Woman Gets 18 Years for Panther Lake Killing (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/mar/24/south-kitsap-woman-gets-18-years-for-panther/?partner=RSS
Promotion Gives Simpson Investment Company New Chief (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/687425.html
Lumber Demand Expected To Hit Historic Low (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/03/23/daily23.html?ana=from_rss
Heavy Mountain Snow Creates Fierce Driving Conditions (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/weather/19009867/detail.html
Scaled-Back School Levy May Go to North Mason Voters (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/mar/24/scaled-back-school-levy-may-go-to-north-mason/?partner=RSS
Senate Approves Former Wash Governor Locke for Commerce (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008888361_aplockecommerce.html?syndication=rss
DIVERSIONS
More Americans Go Fishing As Recession Deepens
Bernie Madoff's Jail Number Is a Queens Man's Lotto Winner
http://www.nydailynews.com/money/2009/03/23/2009-03-23_bernie_madoffs_pain_is_a_queens_mans_gai.html
Washington State Capitol Cutback Hits Flowers Too
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/798053.html
Romantic Teen Seeks Prom Date, Gets Cops Instead
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090325/ap_on_fe_st/odd_prom_problem;_ylt=Am_GFu8BJQcbDK4m.v4VfSXtiBIF
Guard Fired After Locking New Hire In With Inmate
SONG OF THE DAY
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (Studio, 1975)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3t9SfrfDZM
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (Live, Acoustic)
