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.
The News Digest Is Also Available At The Following Web Site:
http://www.energynewsdigest.blogspot.com/
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- 16 bills seek to amend alternative-energy initiative approved by voters
- No appeal of PSE sale; new Whidbey PUD effort
- Pend Oreille County Wants Bigger Piece Of Wealth From Seattle's
- River Flows Affect Chelan PUD Revenues
- The Daily News Editorial - Anger Can Be Justified, but Cowlitz PUD Recall Isn't the Answer
- No easy power fix for Anderson Island resident
- POWER: Benton PUD installing new meters
- Utilities and Transportation Commission Gets New Chairman
- Oregon Report: Energy Tax Credits Created Jobs
- $375 Million Coal Plant Proposed For SE Montana
- Dallas Morning News Editorial - Electric Dereg A Bust/Ripoff in Texas?
- Retail electricity competition pumps billions in economy
- Energy Secretary's Dire California Prediction
- Michigan Man Who Froze Over $1K In Unpaid Power Bills Had $
- Iowa Board May Revamp Electric Shut-Off Rules
- JD Power and Associates 2009 Electricity Customer Satisfaction Survey
- Idaho Statesman Editorial - Salmon Need Help From New Administration
- Sacramento: Hatchery Salmon Shortage Means Fewer Fish In Fall
- Lewis County PUD Believes Chehalis Dams Would Control Flooding
- Ice Dam Creates Potential Threat In Twisp
- Oregon - How Much Klamath River Water?
- Stormwater Ruling A Win For Small Cities
- State of Montana May Get $2 Million Riverfront Property
- Dark Days for Green
- Florida - Solar powered popcorn in Palm Beach
- Energy lawyer advocates for Great Lakes wind
- WHO GETS WHAT: Tax breaks for energy
- Obama ordering energy-efficient
- Hearing Airs Views On Proposed 'Cap and Trade' Emissions Bill
- Mid-Columbia Lawmakers Fight Emissions
- Congress Delays Troubled Switch To Digital
- Washington State Lawmakers Consider Bagging Plastic
- North Mason Storm Repair Work Could Begin Soon
These And Links to More Stories in Today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Girandole • \JEER-un-dohl\ • noun - 1: a radiating and showy composition (as a cluster of skyrockets fired together) *2: an ornamental branched candlestick 3: a pendant earring usually with three ornaments hanging from a central piece
The crowd exhaled with “Oohs” and “Aahs” which pleased the bearded pyrotechnican standing near the firing site for the Alaska State Fair. He figured that the girandole finale would bring the crowd to its feet….and he was not disappointed.
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
16 bills seek to amend alternative-energy initiative approved by voters (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20090205/NEWS02/702059937
No appeal of PSE sale; new Whidbey PUD effort (The Whidbey Examiner, Coupeville, WA)
http://www.whidbeyexaminer.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=2185&TM=63271.02
Pend Oreille County Wants Bigger Piece Of Wealth From Seattle's Dam (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008704810_pendoreille04m.html?syndication=rss
River Flows Affect Chelan PUD Revenues (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090203/NEWS04/702039919/1001
The Daily News Editorial - Anger Can Be Justified, but Cowlitz PUD Recall Isn't the Answer
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/02/05/editorial/doc498a0b39ec5fd067705987.txt
No easy power fix for Anderson Island resident (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_020409WAB-anderson-island-power-KC.1df25d36.html
POWER: Benton PUD installing new meters (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/468670.html
Utilities and Transportation Commission Gets New Chairman (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008704732_webgoltz04.html?syndication=rss
Oregon Report: Energy Tax Credits Created Jobs (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/02/02/daily23.html?ana=from_rss
$375 Million Coal Plant Proposed For SE Montana (Examiner.Com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1831723~_375_million_coal_plant_proposed_for_SE_Mont_.html?cid=rss-Montana_Headlines
Dallas Morning News Editorial - Electric Dereg A Bust/Ripoff in Texas?
http://dallasmorningviewsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/02/electric-dereg.html
Retail electricity competition pumps billions in economy (San Antonio Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2009/02/02/daily12.html
Energy Secretary's Dire California Prediction (MSNBC)
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Energy-Secretarys-Dire-California-Prediction.html
Michigan Man Who Froze Over $1K In Unpaid Power Bills Had $600K (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/nationworld/story/748361.html
Iowa Board May Revamp Electric Shut-Off Rules (Associated Press)
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/02/04/ap6008353.html
JD Power and Associates 2009 Electricity Customer Satisfaction Survey (Links to PDF File)
http://www.jdpower.com/corporate/news/releases/pdf/2009018.pdf
FISH & WILDLIFE
Idaho Statesman Editorial - Salmon Need Help From New Administration
http://www.idahostatesman.com/126/story/656237.html
Sacramento: Hatchery Salmon Shortage Means Fewer Fish In Fall Run (Sacramento Bee, CA)
http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/1600663.html?mi_rss=Our+Region
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Lewis County PUD Believes Chehalis Dams Would Control Flooding (KELA-Radio, Centralia, WA)
http://www.kelaam.com/pages/localnews/?Lewis-County-PUD-Believes-Chehalis-Dams-=1&blockID=38420&feedID=410
Ice Dam Creates Potential Threat In Twisp (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/38931314.html
Oregon - How Much Klamath River Water? Though winter isn’t over, irrigators are concerned (Herald and News, Klamath Falls, OR)
http://www.heraldandnews.com/articles/2009/02/05/top_story/doc498a92878880c077721990.txt
Stormwater Ruling A Win For Small Cities (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008704765_webruling04.html?syndication=rss
State of Montana May Get $2 Million Riverfront Property – Some assistance from Bonneville Power Administration (The Daily Interlake, Kalispell, MT)
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/articles/2009/02/04/news/local_montana/news_8766237295_01.txt
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Dark Days for Green Energy (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/business/04windsolar.html?_r=1
Florida - Solar powered popcorn in Palm Beach County (WPTV-TV, West Palm Beach, FL)
http://www.wptv.com/news/local/story/Solar-powered-popcorn-in-Palm-Beach-County/RYwznnl_5UmOkh7LE51Ovg.cspx
Energy lawyer advocates for Great Lakes wind power (West Michigan Business)
http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2009/02/energy_lawyer_advocates_for_gr.html
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
WHO GETS WHAT: Tax breaks for energy conservation - Congress may soon give you a break that could save you hundreds of dollars (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008711203_apstimulusenergy.html?syndication=rss
Obama ordering energy-efficient standards – Potentially higher efficiency standards for everyday household appliances such as dishwashers, lamps and microwave ovens (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008710191_apobamaenergy.html?syndication=rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Hearing Airs Views On Proposed 'Cap and Trade' Emissions Bill (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/398642_cap04.html
Mid-Columbia Lawmakers Fight Emissions Cap (Tri-City Herald)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/467714.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Congress Delays Troubled Switch To Digital TV (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/04/AR2009020402584.html?wprss=rss_technology
GENERAL NEWS
Washington State Lawmakers Consider Bagging Plastic Bags (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/39119792.html
North Mason Storm Repair Work Could Begin Soon (The Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://kitsapsun.com/news/2009/feb/04/north-mason-storm-repair-work-could-begin-soon/?partner=RSS
DIVERSIONS
Man Found Stuck In Chimney - Man Says He Doesn't Know How He Got There
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18629084/detail.html
Karma Visits Identity Thief While He Awaits Trial
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/02/05/local_news/06news.txt
Washington High Court Dismisses Cow Bone Lawsuit
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/398893_dental06.html?source=rss
SONG OF THE DAY
Angel from Montgomery - Bonnie Raitt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhe3vb0z7mY&feature=related
Thursday, February 5, 2009
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