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)
- Power Deal with BPA Averts Plant Closure in Columbia Falls
- BPA Rate Increase Will Have Impact in Ashland, Oregon
- US Senator Murray on Stimulus: Hiring Jolt Doubtful
- Judge Will Decide Soon On Cowlitz County PUD Recall
- Pend Oreille County - Home Of Seattle Dam Seeks Aid
- Grant County Irrigators' Power Group Organizes
- Demand for Heat Assistance Nearly Doubles
- Vantage Bridge Jumper Saved By Grant PUD
- Montana-Dakota Utilities to Consolidate Call Centers and Cut Jobs
- Texas' Image May Hurt Its Place At National Energy Regulation Table
- Is America Ready to Quit Coal?
- Congressional Research - U.S. Energy: Overview and Selected Facts and Numbers
- Report Says Federal Salmon Recovery Strategy Needs 'Immediate Change'
- Expectations Are High For Ocean Fishery
- Oregon Governor Ends Service of Fisheries Adviser
- Fishermen Upset By Planned Change in Fishery Council
- State Eyes Reduction of Fish and Wildlife Staff in Mid-Columbia
- Killer Whales Threatened By California's Thirst
- A People Bound to the Skokomish River
- Skokomish Valley Farmers Struggle with Ongoing Floods
- Forest Roads Contribute Gravel to Clogged Skokomish River
- City Of Seattle To OK Water-Bill Surcharge
- Alternative Energy Still Facing Headwinds
- Turbines Top New Clark College Building
- Novelties - Bringing Wind Turbines to Ordinary Rooftops
- Solar Energy Could Be Texas’ Next Boom
- Clatskanie-Area Ethanol Plant Files for Bankruptcy
- Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid
- Smart Money Is On Energy - Stimulus funds to recharge electric infrastructure
- LEED Loopholes Close As Certification Goes Regional
- Church Groups Hoping Congregants Will Conserve Energy during Lent
- Getting Your Hands on Some Green ... Stimulus
- Washington Post Editorial - Climate Change Solutions
- George Will - Dark Green Doomsayers
- Energy Pulse Commentary - The Plain Truth about Glorious Carbon Dioxide
- Seattle City light named Climate Action Leader
- Do We Need a New Internet?
- Mobile Broadband: It’s Still Gonna Cost You
- Slow but Steady: Dial-Up Saves For Those on a Budget
- Google Plans Data Center at Old Finnish Paper Mill
- How Google Decides to Pull the Plug on its Applications
- Across Nation, Some TV Stations Go Digital Tonight
- Facebook's Users Ask Who Owns Information
- Obama to Sign Stimulus Bill Today In Denver
- A 'Horrific' Washington State Budget Forecast
- 7,900 Federal Credit Unions May Take $5 Billion Hit
- Stock Up On Cough Syrup: Flu Season Has Arrived, Doctors Say
- Dairy Cows Head for Slaughter As Milk Prices Sour
- Zombie Banks Feed Off Bailout Money
- Driving Up the Cost For Public Works
These And Links to More Stories in Today’s Energy News Digest
WORD OF THE DAY
Myriad • \MEER-ee-ud\ • noun - 1: ten thousand *2: a great number
Just before the natural gas technician lit his cigarette, Abercrombie’s life flashed before his eyes. A myriad of images crowded his fevered brain…supplanted by one thought, “I wonder if I told this guy about the pilot light…”
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
Power Deal with Bonneville Power Administration Averts Plant Closure in Columbia Falls (Associated Press)
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2009/02/15/news/state/48-power.txt
BPA Rate Increase Will Have Impact in Ashland, Oregon (The Mail Tribune)
http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090214/NEWS/902140308
Cantwell Gets Word Out On Energy - Subcommittee chair tours state to promote agenda (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20090217/NEWS02/702179968
US Senator Murray on Stimulus: Hiring Jolt Doubtful - Even without stimulus package, BPA was expected to start construction on new transmission lines this year, and construction of additional job-creating projects might not start for years (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008743322_bpa14m.html
Judge Will Decide Soon On Cowlitz County PUD Recall (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/02/15/area_news/doc499670b245a06173057232.txt
Pend Oreille County - Home Of Seattle Dam Seeks Aid (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/400098_power14.html
Grant County Irrigators' Power Group Organizes - Seeking members to work with PUD (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/02/16/news/doc4999a59a33d4c812151832.txt
Demand for Heat Assistance Nearly Doubles (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/18727627/detail.html
Vantage Bridge Jumper Saved By Grant PUD (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/02/13/news/doc4995c9fb1c899094153712.txt
Montana-Dakota Utilities and Three Others, Including Cascade Natural Gas, To Consolidate Five Call Centers and Cut 130 Jobs (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008752392_apndutilitygroupcuts.html?syndication=rss
Texas' Image May Hurt Its Place At National Energy Regulation Table (The Dallas Morning News)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/industries/energy/stories/DN-ceratexas_14bus.ART.State.Edition1.4c081fd.html
Is America Ready to Quit Coal? (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/business/15coal.html
Congressional Research Service - U.S. Energy: Overview and Selected Facts and Numbers
http://opencrs.com/document/R40187
FISH & WILDLIFE
Report Says Federal Salmon Recovery Strategy Needs 'Immediate Change' (The Oregonian, Portland, OR)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/02/report_says_federal_salmon_rec.html
Expectations Are High For Ocean Fishery - Salmon anglers planning on hitting the ocean this summer could be in for a stellar fishing season (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2008745247_outn15.html
Oregon Governor Ends Service of Fisheries Adviser (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1855433~Kulongoski_ends_service_of_fisheries_adviser.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Fishermen Upset By Planned Change in Fishery Council (The Register Guard, Eugene, OR)
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/updates/7816572-55/story.csp
State Eyes Reduction of Fish and Wildlife Staff in Mid-Columbia (Yakima Herald-Republic)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/1358/story/479055.html
Killer Whales Threatened By California's Thirst (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11702151?source=most_emailed
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
A People Bound to the Skokomish River (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/feb/14/a-people-bound-to-the-skokomish-river/?partner=RSS
Skokomish Valley Farmers Struggle with Ongoing Floods (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/feb/15/skokomish-valley-farmers-struggle-with-ongoing/?partner=RSS
Forest Roads Contribute Gravel to Clogged Skokomish River (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/feb/16/forest-roads-contribute-gravel-to-clogged-river/?partner=RSS
City Of Seattle To OK Water-Bill Surcharge - Fee will pay for court-ordered rebate checks (Seattle Post-Intelligencer – water customers charged to pay for rebate to water customers…Huh?)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/400207_surcharge16.html
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Alternative Energy Still Facing Headwinds - Despite Obama's Support, Projects Tripped Up by Financing, Logistics (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/16/AR2009021601199.html?hpid=moreheadlines
Turbines Top New Clark College Building - Environmental touches at East Vancouver site valued for their teaching capabilities (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20090217/NEWS02/702179952/
Novelties - Bringing Wind Turbines to Ordinary Rooftops (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/business/15novel.html
Solar Energy Could Be Texas’ Next Boom (Houston Chronicle)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/6265294.html
Clatskanie-Area Ethanol Plant Files for Bankruptcy (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/02/15//area_news/doc4997b03711ece760715033.txt
Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/17/electric-cars-and-a-smarter-grid/
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Smart Money Is On Energy - Stimulus funds to recharge electric infrastructure (Boston Herald, MA)
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view/2009_02_15_Smart_money_is_on_energy:_Stimulus_funds_to_recharge_electric_infrastructure/
LEED Loopholes Close As Certification Goes Regional -Changes may make building program more adaptable (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/02/16/focus3.html?ana=from_rss
Church Groups Hoping Congregants Will Conserve Energy During Lent (Park Rapids Sentinel, MN)
http://www.parkrapidsenterprise.com/articles/index.cfm?id=15523
Getting Your Hands on Some Green ... Stimulus (CNN Money)
http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/17/news/economy/green_home_stimulus/?postversion=2009021709
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Washington Post Editorial - Climate Change Solutions: Sen. Boxer is open to everything…except what might work best
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/15/AR2009021501425.html?nav=rss_opinions
George Will - Dark Green Doomsayers (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/13/AR2009021302514.html?nav=rss_opinion%2Fcolumns
Energy Pulse Commentary - The Plain Truth about Glorious Carbon Dioxide
http://www.energypulse.net/centers/article/article_display.cfm?a_id=1945
Seattle City light named Climate Action Leader (Electric Energy Online)
http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&id=105326
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Do We Need a New Internet? (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/weekinreview/15markoff.html
Mobile Broadband: It’s Still Gonna Cost You (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/02/17/mobile-broadband-its-still-gonna-cost-you/
Slow but Steady: Dial-Up Saves For Those on a Budget (Associated Press)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/400315_dialup17.html?source=rss
Google Plans Data Center at Old Finnish Paper Mill (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE51B5PW20090213?feedType=nl&feedName=ustechnology
How Google Decides to Pull the Plug on its Applications (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/business/15ping.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Across Nation, Some TV Stations Go Digital Tonight (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/16/AR2009021601067.html?wprss=rss_technology
Facebook's Users Ask Who Owns Information (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11719108
GENERAL NEWS
Obama To Sign Stimulus Bill Today In Denver (Associated Press)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090217/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_stimulus_6
A 'Horrific' Washington State Budget Forecast - Cuts are likely to deepen as state struggles with shortfalls (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/400245_deficit16.html?source=rss
7,900 Federal Credit Unions May Take $5 Billion Hit (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/627049.html
Stock Up On Cough Syrup: Flu Season Has Arrived, Doctors Say (Everett Herald)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090214/NEWS01/702149906/-1/RSS02
Dairy Cows Head for Slaughter As Milk Prices Sour (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008748929_apfarmscenecowslaughter.html?syndication=rss
Zombie Banks Feed Off Bailout Money (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100762999&ft=1&f=3
Driving Up the Cost For Public Works - Party Tabs, Car Leases, Golf Shirts Piled On To Bills for Highway Projects, Audit Shows (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/13/AR2009021303280.html?wprss=rss_technology
DIVERSIONS
Burglary Victim Drives Off In Thieves' Van
http://www.kirotv.com/automotive/18715931/detail.html
Answer to Budget Cuts: Stop Answering Phones
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090217/ap_on_fe_st/phones_not_answered;_ylt=AiBenTo3gY7v1SEjghjaL7jtiBIF
Koala Love Story Wins Hearts after Deadly Fires
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090211/od_nm/us_fires_koala;_ylt=AlD3Z4cvQNQ4bLttIwDQcWPtiBIF
Hong Kong Woman's Airport Hysterics an Online Hit
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090216/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_youtube_hongkong_flight;_ylt=AqNVI8jwLIigdf83mlUkWpHtiBIF
SONG OF THE DAY
New York State of Mind - Billy Joel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZh8YjbDiVk&feature=related
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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