Energy News Digest for June 3, 2009

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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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

- Hot Weather to Plague Puget Sound Region – PUD 3 Advises Caution & Preparation
- Salem Statesman Journal Op/Ed - Salem Electric Plays Role in Fighting Climate Change
- Two Men Electrocuted During Southern California Wire Theft
- Idaho Statesman Op/Ed - Democrats are overlooking best green option: nuclear
- Canada - Electricity consumers warned of cost hikes
- Arkansas - Electric Co-Op Meeting Draws Anti-Herbicide Crowd
- High Country News Op/Ed - Salmon Simplification
- Chinook Season Opens on Snake River
- House Passes Bill for Stocking Fish in N. Cascades
- Environmentalists Differ On Collaborative Projects
- Victoria, BC - Capital Regional District Votes In Favor of Four Sewage Plants for $1.2 Billion
- Analysis Finds Elevated Risk From Soot Particles in the Air
- Pacific NW Governors Urge Green Energy Power Grid Funding
- US Small Wind Market Grew 78% in 2008
- US small turbine market enjoys fair wind
- Report: Ending Ethanol Mandates Would Gut Corn Prices
- Colorado - Military Vets Graduate from Green-Jobs Program
- OR Watchdogs Work to Protect Jobs under Western Climate Initiative
- Low-Key Governor Becomes Leading GOP Voice on Climate
- Avoiding A $300 Million Broadband Mapping Boondoggle
- U.S. Census Data Shows What We Know: Internet Growth
- Embarq & Centurytel = CenturyLink
- Microsoft Windows 7 to Hit Market in October
- Microsoft Hopes Bing Is the Next Google
- Gen Y Not Into Twitter
- Suspected Lakewood Wal-Mart Gunman in Custody
- Teen Hunter Found Guilty In Hiker's Shooting Death
- Mason County Departments under County Commission Control to Be Cut
- Day Two of Mason County Candidate Filing Nets 13 More
- Hood Canal Bridge Is about Ready to Reopen
- Road Construction Projects Boosted Kitsap Tax Revenue in April
- "Broken" Communication between Dam Operator and Local Governments Exacerbated Pacific Flood

WORD OF THE DAY

Pompadour • \POMP-uh-dorr\ • noun - 1a: a man's style of hairdressing in which the hair is combed into a high mound in front b: a woman's style of hairdressing in which the hair is brushed into a loose full roll around the face *2: hair dressed in a pompadour

Ambrose was fascinated by the intricate comb-over of his English Literature professor. The swirls of long, lank hair had been delicately combed forward to create a pompadour that had an eerie resemblance to a set of goat horns. One gust of wind, and the wild mess would resemble a fountain grass plant drooping at the end of a long summer.

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

Hot Weather to Plague Puget Sound Region – PUD 3 Advises Caution & Preparation (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=557

Salem Statesman Journal Op/Ed - Salem Electric Plays Role In Fighting Climate Change
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090603/OPINION/906030422/1049

Two Men Electrocuted During Southern California Wire Theft (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12502355

Idaho Statesman Op/Ed - Democrats are overlooking best green option: nuclear
http://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/story/787098.html

Canada - Electricity consumers warned of cost hikes: Transmission, carbon policy may hit prices (Vancouver Sun)
http://www.vancouversun.com/Business/Electricity+consumers+warned+cost+hikes/1373256/story.html

Arkansas - Electric Co-Op Meeting Draws Anti-Herbicide Crowd (Carroll County News, AR)
http://www.carrollconews.com/story/1544158.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

High Country News Op/Ed - Salmon Simplification (From Gregory K. Delwiche, VP Environment, Fish and Wildlife, Bonneville Power Administration)
http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.9/salmon-simplification?src=rc

Chinook Season Opens on Snake River (East Oregonian, Hermiston)
http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=15&SubSectionID=51&ArticleID=93415&TM=59652.45

House Passes Bill for Stocking Fish in N. Cascades (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009291079_apwafishstockingcascades.html?syndication=rss

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Environmentalists Differ On Collaborative Projects (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/5113-environmentalists-differ-collaborative-projects/

Victoria, BC - Capital Regional District Votes In Favor of Four Sewage Plants for $1.2 Billion (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
http://www.timescolonist.com/Technology/Capital+Regional+District+votes+favour+four+sewage+plants+billion/1655084/story.html

Analysis Finds Elevated Risk From Soot Particles in the Air “…A variety of sources produce fine particles, and they include diesel engines, automobile tires, coal-fired power plants and oil refineries (Oh, and wood smoke) (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/03/science/earth/03soot.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Pacific NW Governors Urge Green Energy Power Grid Funding “…backup supply of hydropower from federal dams will be exhausted before regional wind power is expanded from the current 2,000 megawatts to 6,000…” (Associated Press – Especially if Snake River Dams are gone…)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009290721_aporwindpowergrid.html

US Small Wind Market Grew 78% in 2008 (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/06/awea-reports-78-growth-for-small-wind-in-2008?cmpid=rss

US small turbine market enjoys fair wind - New report predicts 30-fold increase in sales of micro-wind turbines over the next five years (Business Green)
http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2243403/small-wind-power-surges

Report: Ending Ethanol Mandates Would Gut Corn Prices (Agriculture Online)
http://www.agriculture.com/ag/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/ag/story/data/1243973104628.xml

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Colorado - Military Vets Graduate from Green-Jobs Program (Associated Press)
http://durangoherald.com/sections/News/2009/06/03/Military_vets_graduate_from_greenjobs_program/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

OR Watchdogs Work to Protect Jobs under Western Climate Initiative (Public News Service)
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/9174-1

Low-Key Governor Becomes Leading GOP Voice on Climate (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/06/02/02greenwire-low-key-governor-becomes-leading-gop-voice-on-85064.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Avoiding A $300 Million Broadband Mapping Boondoggle - Consumer groups warn public about Connected Nation (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/The-300-Million-Broadband-Mapping-Boondoggle-102748

U.S. Census Data Shows What We Know: Internet Growth (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/06/03/u-s-census-data-shows-what-we-know-internet-growth/

Embarq & Centurytel = CenturyLink - Merged companies unveil new name, logo (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Embarq-Centurytel-CenturyLink-102742

Microsoft Windows 7 to Hit Market in October (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/06/02/technology/tech-us-microsoft.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Microsoft Hopes Bing Is the Next Google (Associated Press)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090603/BIZ/706039913/-1/RSS03

Gen Y Not Into Twitter - When it comes to tweeting, the younger generation isn’t getting with the program (South Florida Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2009/06/01/daily30.html?ana=from_rss

GENERAL NEWS

Suspected Lakewood Wal-Mart Gunman in Custody (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/19645757/detail.html?treets=sea&tml=sea_break&ts=T&tmi=sea_break_1_11460106032009

Teen Hunter Found Guilty In Hiker's Shooting Death (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/46730622.html

Mason County Departments under County Commission Control to Be Cut to Meet Latest Budget Shortfall (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/7436/reftab/1632/t/DEPARTMENTS-UNDER-COUNTY-COMMISSION-CONTROL-TO-BE-CUT-TO-MEET-LATEST-BUDGET-SHORTFALL-/Default.aspx

Day Two of Mason County Candidate Filing Nets 13 More (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/7437/reftab/1632/t/DAY-TWO-OF-CANDIDATE-FILING-NETS-13-MORE/Default.aspx

Hood Canal Bridge Is about Ready to Reopen - The Transportation Department hasn't said exactly when it will reopen the Hood Canal floating bridge, but it has a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for Saturday (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009293079_b1hoodcanalbrdgelo03.html?syndication=rss

Road Construction Projects Boosted Kitsap Tax Revenue in April (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/jun/01/road-construction-projects-boosted-kitsap-tax-in/?partner=RSS

"Broken" Communication between Dam Operator and Local Governments Exacerbated Pacific Flood (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009293098_pacific03m0.html?syndication=rss

DIVERSIONS

Student’s marijuana speech ends with flourish – and trip to jail: 17-year-old lights joint to make point
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/765250.html

Woman Who Fed Bears Convicted
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/46780397.html

Peacocks Take Over Phoenix Neighborhood - Lawmakers Do Little To Stop Annoying Birds
http://www.kirotv.com/family/19620034/detail.html?treets=sea&tid=2653595907813&tml=sea_nots&tmi=sea_nots_1_01000206022009&ts=H

SONG OF THE DAY

Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me Not to Come (Written by Randy Newman)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeFii0frqMY&feature=PlayList&p=EB4F320D4378C41C&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=16