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)
- Bonneville Wants Power Rate Hike - Grays Harbor PUD to Be Affected
- BPA Looking For 2010 Rate Increase – Tri-City Utilities Watchful
- Puget Sound Energy Buys Whatcom County Power Plant
- Washington State Agency, Riverkeeper Sue to Halt LNG Project
- Nevada - Environmentalists Hail Utility's Decision To Halt Coal-Fired Power Plant
- Nuclear power vs. clean coal's dirty mess
- TVA: Cleaning Tennessee Spill Could Cost $825 Million
- Pro-Nuclear Loan Program Dropped From Stimulus
- Washington, DC - A Winter of Discontent over Utility Bills
- Tribes Influence Columbia River Management Plan
- Salmon return to Wallowa Fish Hatchery
- Fish May Ride Out Winter Floods
- Scientists Use Human Medicine to Detect Brain Injuries in Salmon
- Canada - The state of the wild salmon? Not so great
- Bald Eagles Turn Heads at a Gathering of Fans
- 1,600 People Apply For One Tacoma Public Utilities Water Meter Reader Job
- Dam Problem Raises Flood Risk in Auburn, Kent
- ID Snowpack Dropping; Waters Supply Should Be OK
- Skokomish Valley Residents Still Frustrated
- Idaho Lawmakers Skeptical After Whiff of Poop Power Bill
- British Columbia - War over River Power Escalates
- Billions for Weatherization in Stimulus Questioned
- Google Power Meter Analyzes Home Energy Consumption
- Do Energy-Saving LED Lamps Save Energy?
- State Not Ready For 'Climate Refugees'
- Climate Change May Squeeze Hydropower, But Boost Winter Wheat
- $7.2 Billion Broadband Stimulus Almost Finalized
- Charter Communications to File for Bankruptcy
- Comcast Accused of Overcharging For Cable Box Rental
- $4 Billion Of Stimulus Package For State
- Gregoire: Combine Small School Districts
- Woman Dies after Being Struck By Cars on U.S. 101 North of Shelton
- Motorcycles for Children Pulled From Sale
- When the Hood Canal Bridge sank 30 years ago
These And Links to More Stories in Today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Keelhaul • \KEEL-hawl\ • verb - 1: to haul under the keel of a ship as punishment or torture *2: to rebuke severely
The bold thief stood in the middle of the dry dock, laughing maniacally at the stevedores that surrounded him. “You can’t keelhaul me, not on dry land you idiots,” he gasped between bouts of pealing laughter. Unfortunately, his laughter turned to screams of pain, as the burly dockworkers took turns pulling him back and forth under the hull of a barnacle encrusted ship sat idly nearby in it’s heavy cradle.
Did you know? Merriam-Webster Dictionary - In the mid-1600s, British monarchs were intent on using their powerful navy to expand their empire. Insubordination was not tolerated, and mutinous sailors were disciplined severely to discourage others from similar rebellion. "Keelhauling" was one of the worst penalties that could befall a renegade mariner. Although they definitely practiced the gruesome punishment, the British did not invent it -- the Dutch did. "Keelhaul" is a translation of the Dutch word "kielhalen," which means "to haul under the keel of a ship." Even after the practice was banned on European naval vessels in the mid-1800s, the word "keelhaul" remained in English as a term for a severe scolding.
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
Bonneville Wants Power Rate Hike - Grays Harbor PUD to Be Affected (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/02/12/local_news/12news.txt
BPA Looking For 2010 Rate Increase – Tri-City Utilities Watchful (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/915/story/476535.html
Puget Sound Energy Buys Whatcom County Power Plant (Lynden Tribune, WA)
http://www.lyndentribune.com/node/4053
Washington State Agency, Riverkeeper Sue to Halt LNG Project (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/02/13//area_news/doc49959fffcdbe6217719590.txt
Nevada - Environmentalists Hail Utility's Decision To Halt Coal-Fired Power Plant - Critic warns that higher rates will come (Las Vegas Review)
http://www.lvrj.com/business/39483597.html
Nuclear power vs. clean coal's dirty mess: A tale of two power plants (McClatchy Newspapers)
http://dev.scoop.com/remote/article/include/73578579/53616c7465645f5fa7b1cddb24a8a97c0c559d13003f001fb7b4f54f9c1b5fc2
TVA: Cleaning Tennessee Spill Could Cost $825 Million (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008737209_apcoalashspill.html?syndication=rss
Pro-Nuclear Loan Program Dropped From Stimulus (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008737978_apstimulusnuclear.html?syndication=rss
Washington, DC - A Winter of Discontent over Utility Bills: Customers Are Upset That Rates Are Still High Despite Lower Fuel Costs (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/12/AR2009021203661.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Tribes Influence Columbia River Management Plan (Reznet)
http://www.reznetnews.org/article/tribes-influence-columbia-river-management-plan-29900
Salmon return to Wallowa Fish Hatchery (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)
http://www.eastoregonian.info/main.asp?SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48&ArticleID=88842&TM=71083.52
Fish May Ride Out Winter Floods - Cowlitz seemed to fare better than Chehalis and Puyallup rivers (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/757343.html
Scientists Use Human Medicine to Detect Brain Injuries in Salmon (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/4268-scientists-use-human-medicine-detect-brain-injuries-salmon/
Canada - The state of the wild salmon? Not so great (Tri-City News, Maple Ridge, BC)
http://www.bclocalnews.com/tri_city_maple_ridge/tricitynews/lifestyles/39528469.html
Bald Eagles Turn Heads at a Gathering of Fans (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/nyregion/westchester/15eagleswe.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
1,600 People Apply For One Tacoma Public Utilities Water Meter Reader Job (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/39498372.html
Dam Problem Raises Flood Risk in Auburn, Kent (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1850204~Dam_problem_raises_flood_risk_in_Auburn__Kent.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
ID Snowpack Dropping; Waters Supply Should Be OK (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1849352~ID_snowpack_dropping__waters_supply_should_be_OK.html?cid=rss-Idaho_Headlines
Skokomish Valley Residents Still Frustrated (The Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/feb/12/skokomish-valley-residents-still-frustrated/
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Idaho Lawmakers Skeptical After Whiff of Poop Power Bill (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/756950.html
British Columbia - War over River Power Escalates: Industry, foes clash over massive private Bute Inlet project (The Tyee, BC)
http://thetyee.ca/News/2009/02/13/RiverPower/
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Billions for Weatherization in Stimulus Questioned (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008741042_apstimulusweatherizations.html?syndication=rss
Google Power Meter Analyzes Home Energy Consumption (PC World)
http://www.pcworld.com/article/159430/google_power_meter_analyzes_home_energy_consumption.html
Do Energy-Saving LED Lamps Save Energy? (NY Times)
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/do-energy-saving-led-lamps-save-energy/
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
State Not Ready For 'Climate Refugees' - Scientists Warn Of Migration, Sickness (Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Lakes of FIRE! Flesh from BONE! Dogs and cats living together: mass hysteria! Yikes!)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/399958_climate13.html?source=rss
Ghostbusters (1984) "Cats and Dogs" speech in Mayors Office (PG-13 YouTube)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w91-GMc3j7I
Climate Change May Squeeze Hydropower, But Boost Winter Wheat (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/4265-climate-change-may-squeeze-hydropower-boost-winter-wheat/
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
$7.2 Billion Broadband Stimulus Almost Finalized - $350 million to mapping, network neutrality language preserved (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/72-Billion-Broadband-Stimulus-Almost-Finalized-100871
Charter Communications to File for Bankruptcy (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/technology/companies/13charter.html
Comcast Accused of Overcharging For Cable Box Rental (Daily Herald, Chicago, IL)
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=270923
GENERAL NEWS
$4 Billion Of Stimulus Package For State - Plan would help fund Medicaid, transportation projects and Hanford cleanup (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/localnewsfeed/story/757345.html
Gregoire: Combine Small School Districts (Associated Press)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090212/NEWS04/702129876/1001/rss1001
Woman Dies after Being Struck By Cars on U.S. 101 North of Shelton (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/localnewsfeed/story/757834.html
Motorcycles for Children Pulled From Sale (NY Times)
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/12/dirt-bikes/?partner=rss&emc=rss
When the Hood Canal Bridge sank 30 years ago (The Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090213/news/302139997
DIVERSIONS
ATM Thieves Drain $60,000 from Machine, Camera Helps Catch Them
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008740833_webatm13m.html?syndication=rss
Woman's Record-Length Fingernails Broken In Crash
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18708196/detail.html
Woman Accused of Selling Neighbors' 2 Terriers
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18708238/detail.html
Florida Dad Let Son, 8, Drive Van - Boy Hit 2 Trees, Nearly Hit 2 People
http://www.kirotv.com/automotive/18695693/detail.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BuzG4VoXMY&feature=related
Friday, February 13, 2009
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