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 Finalizes Amendment to Alcoa/Whatcom County PUD Power Sales Agreement
- Puget Energy's Buyout Now On the Fast Track
- FERC Reaffirms Approval of Bradwood Landing Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal
- Seattle Mayor Replaces Utilities Director
- Alaska Sells Clean Coal Power Plant to Golden Valley Electric Co-Op
- Olympic Peninsula Tribes to Receive Compensation for Sockeye Runs
- Oregon Joins Lawsuit against Feds on Endangered Species
- Daily Astorian Editorial - Unwelcome Species Hitching a Ride
- Weather Bashes Washington Hatcheries
- Texas Drought Worsens, Cattle Dying
- For Wind Turbine Manufacturers, the Layoffs Begin
- 'Green' Energy Plan in Obama Stimulus May Be Losing Steam
- Feds: Cape Wind Farm OK for Environment
- BPA What Kind Of Green Power Can You Generate?
- Product Placement - Wind Turbines Installed for Inauguration Day
- Tips for Buying and Using Portable Electric Space Heaters
- Oregon - Ashlanders Challenged To Lose 5,000 Pounds in Low-Carbon Diet
- Industry, Environmentalists Gang Up On Climate
- Paper Details Sites on Mars with Plumes of Methane
- FCC Chairman Martin to Step down Next Week
- More Details on Obama $6 Billion Broadband Plan
- California - Economic Crisis Stalls Palo Alto Fiber Project
- Wireless Carriers Caution of Blockages Tuesday
- Suspect Arrested In Shelton Armed Robbery
- U.S. Senate Releases Second Portion of Bailout Fund
- Gregoire: Building to Revive Economy
- PBJ Poll: Focus On Jobs
- Seattle P-I Columnist - Plan for Worst from Mother Nature
These and links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Shtick • \SH-TICK\ • noun - 1: a usually comic or repetitious performance or routine: bit 2: one's special trait, interest, or activity
“Oh No!” exclaimed Wanda to her lunch companion. “Here comes Gino. He may be the most untalented person in the graphics art department, but his one shtick is the most annoying thing you can imagine.” “It can’t be that bad,” her companion suggested. At that very moment, Gino unleashed his talent on the unsuspecting diners: a falsetto rendition of “Stairway to Heaven”.
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
BPA Finalizes Amendment to Alcoa/Whatcom County PUD Power Sales Agreement (Bonneville Power Administration - Links to PDF File)
http://www.bpa.gov/power/pl/regionaldialogue/implementation/documents/2009/DSI/2009-01-09_AlocaLetter.pdf
Here’s The 19 Page Agreement (Bonneville Power Administration - Links to PDF File)
http://www.bpa.gov/power/pl/regionaldialogue/implementation/documents/2009/DSI/2009-01-09_DSI-Amendment_afterImplementationTeam_blackline.pdf
Puget Energy's Buyout Now On the Fast Track (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008636299_pugetenergy16.html?syndication=rss
FERC Reaffirms Approval of Bradwood Landing Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/01/16//area_news/doc496ff2cf5901f857967648.txt
Seattle Mayor Replaces Utilities Director (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008635405_webutilities16m.html?syndication=rss
Alaska Sells Clean Coal Power Plant to Golden Valley Electric Co-Op; Plant to Restart (Platts)
http://www.platts.com/Coal/News/8289010.xml?sub=Coal&p=Coal/News&
FISH & WILDLIFE
Three North Olympic Peninsula Tribes to Receive Compensation for Sockeye Runs (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090116/news/301169994
Oregon Joins Lawsuit against Feds on Endangered Species (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/01/oregon_joins_lawsuit_against_f.html
Daily Astorian Editorial - Unwelcome Species Hitching a Ride: The EPA needs to take action to clean up our waterways
http://www.dailyastorian.com/Main.asp?SectionID=23&ArticleID=57501
Weather Bashes Washington Hatcheries (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/4046-weather-bashes-washington-hatcheries/
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Texas Drought Worsens, Cattle Dying (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008635488_apfarmscenedyingcattle.html?syndication=rss
RENEWABLE ENERGY
For Wind Turbine Manufacturers, the Layoffs Begin (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/for-wind-turbine-manufacturers-the-layoffs-begin/
'Green' Energy Plan in Obama Stimulus May Be Losing Steam (Los Angeles Times)
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-energy-stimulus16-2009jan16,0,922149.story
Feds: Cape Wind Farm OK for Environment (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008636270_apcapewind.html?syndication=rss
News Release - BPA Asks The Region, What Kind Of Green Power Can You Generate? (Bonneville Power Administration)
http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/249018/
Product Placement - Wind Turbines Installed For Inauguration Day (Washington Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2009/01/12/daily105.html?ana=from_rss
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Minnesota - Otter Tail Power Company Offers Tips for Buying And Using Portable Electric Space Heaters (Perham Enterprise-Bulletin, MI)
http://www.perhameb.com/articles/index.cfm?id=10872§ion=news
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Oregon - Ashlanders Challenged To Lose 5,000 Pounds in Low-Carbon Diet (Ashland Daily Tidings, OR)
http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090115/NEWS02/901150315/-1/NEWS01
Industry, Environmentalists Gang Up On Climate (San Francisco)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/16/BUPV15BBN9.DTL&feed=rss.business
Paper Details Sites on Mars with Plumes of Methane - The big unanswered question is what belched? (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/science/space/16mars.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
FCC Chairman Martin to Step down Next Week (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/15/AR2009011503853.html?wprss=rss_technology
More Details On Obama $6 Billion Broadband Plan - RUS, NTIA will each get $2.8 billion for grants/loans (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/More-Details-On-Obama-6-Billion-Broadband-Plan-100274
California - Economic Crisis Stalls Palo Alto Fiber Project: 'Fiber to the Premises' consortium seeks new investors after earlier funding sources blow away (Palo Alto Online, CA)
http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=10769
Wireless Carriers Caution of Blockages Tuesday (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99450244&ft=1&f=3
GENERAL NEWS
Suspect Arrested In Shelton Armed Robbery (KMAS Radio, Shelton)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6101/reftab/1632/t/SUSPECT-ARRESTED-IN-SHELTON-ARMED-ROBBERY/Default.aspx
U.S. Senate Releases Second Portion of Bailout Fund (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/us/politics/16stimulus.html
Gregoire: Building to Revive Economy (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008634902_govstimulus16m.html?syndication=rss
PBJ Poll: Focus On Jobs (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/01/12/daily62.html?ana=from_rss
Seattle P-I Columnist - Plan for Worst from Mother Nature
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/connelly/396298_Joel16.html?source=rss
DIVERSIONS
Gun Goes Off In Utah Restroom, Shatters Toilet
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18488344/detail.html
Police: Man Posed As Female Veterinarian
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18487335/detail.html
Shortwave Radio Still Packs an Audible Thrill
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE50D6JF20090114?feedType=nl&feedName=ustechnology
Friday, January 16, 2009
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