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)
- Dry Weather Means Low Water in S. Oregon
- Chelan County PUD Makes More Operational Cuts
- Northern Wasco PUD launches power partnership
- Seattle City Light Warns Of Scam
- Businesses Press Maryland Lawmakers to Reject Regulation of Energy Utilities
- California - Supervisor Seeks Hearing On S.F. Power Plant
- Natural Gas Burns Investors' Fingers
- Lighting up the Darkness in Rural Africa
- At 5.5 Million, Pacific Northwest Pink Salmon Return Could Exceed ’07 Record
- Salmon Count Up, But Fishing May Be Tough
- Negotiating Salmon Fishing Could Be Extra Tough This Year
- Fishermen Brace for New Ban on Ocean Salmon
- Ohio Power Plant Called A Fish 'Killing Machine'
- Herd of Elk Killed By Poachers in Grays Harbor County
- Environmentalists Oppose Stormwater Permits for Washington State Highways
- Breathing Problems Reported Near Tennessee Ash Spill
- T. Boone Pickens Progresses In Wind Energy, Natural Gas Campaigns
- Seattle 10th In US For Energy-Efficient Buildings
- L.A. Tops Rankings In Energy Efficiency
- Obama Tasks Interior Dept. with Conservation, Energy Security
- US Urged To Lead In Cutting Greenhouse Emissions
- Obama Picks Net Neutrality Backer As FCC Chief
- A Novel Idea: Actually Visiting America's Broadband Gaps
- Yahoo CEO Will Negotiate In Private With Microsoft
- John Chambers: Broadband Speeds Our Economy
- DUI Patrol Makes 10 Arrests in Mason County
- Seattle Times Editorial - WSU Tendrils Reach Every Corner of the State
- Law Passes Allowing Benton County Elected Officials to have Multiple Offices
- California Water Employee Arrested In Cat-Abuse Attempt
WORD OF THE DAY
Oligopsony • \ah-luh-GAHP-suh-nee\ • noun - A market situation in which each of a few buyers exerts a disproportionate influence on the market
The National Charcoal Briquettes Cartel had finally found its calling: establishing the first carbon-trading oligopsony under the new cap and trade program for controlling greenhouse gases. Unfortunately for them, barbequing was deemed outdoor burning by many air pollution agencies, which effectively collapsed the cartel in future years.
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
Dry Weather Means Low Water in S. Oregon (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1881948~Dry_weather_means_low_water_in_S__Oregon.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Chelan County PUD Makes More Operational Cuts (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee)
http://www.kpq.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=788
Northern Wasco PUD launches power partnership (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)
http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2009/03/news03-03-09-01.shtml
Seattle City Light Warns Of Scam (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/03/02/daily23.html?ana=from_rss
Businesses Press Maryland Lawmakers to Reject Regulation of Energy Utilities (Baltimore Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2009/03/02/daily27.html
California - Supervisor Seeks Hearing on S.F. Power Plant “…kills fish larvae and sits atop land that may be leaching toxic chemicals into bay mud…” (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/04/BA27168KSE.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
Natural Gas Burns Investors' Fingers (MSN)
http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=759388
Lighting up the Darkness in Rural Africa (NY Times)
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/lighting-up-the-darkness/
FISH & WILDLIFE
At 5.5 Million, Pacific Northwest Pink Salmon Return Could Exceed ’07 Record (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/644869.html
Salmon Count Up, But Fishing May Be Tough (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/40696707.html
Negotiating the Who, When of Salmon Fishing Could Be Extra Tough This Year (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/mar/03/negotiating-the-who-when-of-salmon-fishing-could/?partner=RSS
Fishermen Brace for New Ban on Ocean Salmon (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/03/BAEN168F0I.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
Ohio Power Plant Called A Fish 'Killing Machine' (Detroit News)
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090303/METRO/903030374/1448/LIFESTYLE14
Herd of Elk Killed By Poachers in Grays Harbor County (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_030309WAB-elk-poachers-KS.222422b6.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Environmentalists Oppose Stormwater Permits for Washington State Highways (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1882867~Enviros_opposes_stormwater_permit_for_highways.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
Breathing Problems Reported Near Tennessee Ash Spill (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008793785_apcoalashspill.html?syndication=rss
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
T. Boone Pickens Progresses In Wind Energy, Natural Gas Campaigns (Dallas Morning News, TX)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/columnists/jlanders/stories/DN-landers_04bus.ART.State.Edition1.4a7e51a.html
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Seattle 10th In US For Energy-Efficient Buildings (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9941736
L.A. Tops Rankings In Energy Efficiency - The Environmental Protection Agency says the city has the nation's most Energy Star buildings (Los Angeles Times)
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-green4-2009mar04,0,6700613.story
Obama Tasks Interior Dept. with Conservation, Energy Security (The Hot Spring)
http://www.casavaria.com/hotspring/2009/03/355/obama-tasks-interior-dept-with-conservation-energy-security-science-based-policy/
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
US Urged To Lead In Cutting Greenhouse Emissions (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008808083_apclimatetreaty.html?syndication=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Obama Picks Net Neutrality Backer as FCC Chief (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10187067-38.html?tag=nl.e703
A Novel Idea: Actually Visiting America's Broadband Gaps - Free Press visits Americans without broadband (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/A-Novel-Idea-Actually-Visiting-Americas-Broadband-Gaps-101204
Yahoo CEO Will Negotiate In Private with Microsoft (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11828455
John Chambers: Broadband Speeds Our Economy (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/03/03/john-chambers-broadband-speeds-our-economy/
GENERAL NEWS
DUI Patrol Makes 10 Arrests in Mason County (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/breakingnews/story/775555.html
Seattle Times Editorial - WSU Tendrils Reach Every Corner of the State: Massive cuts to programs tied to the school's land-grant roots are a false economy
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2008808126_editb04exten.html
Law Passes Allowing Benton County Elected Officials to have Multiple Offices (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=9941907
California Water Employee Arrested In Cat-Abuse Attempt (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/04/BACJ1695GG.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
DIVERSIONS
Phew! Asteroid's Passing Was a Cosmic Near-Miss
http://www.examiner.com/a-1883774~Phew__Asteroid_s_passing_was_a_cosmic_near_miss.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
For Free Throws, 50 Years of Practice Is No Help
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/sports/basketball/04freethrow.html
Florida Woman Calls 911 Three Times over Mcnuggets
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090304/ap_on_fe_st/odd_mcnuggets911;_ylt=Amho_VhNuBTLRR9IttfmARftiBIF
Wal-Mart Customer in Massachusetts Finds Teeth in Wallet
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090304/ap_on_fe_st/odd_teeth_in_wallet;_ylt=AgrpFMPv3KM_eDrmSs31j6LtiBIF
SONG OF THE DAY
The Outlaws-Hurry Sundown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_Wp69BcP1U&feature=related
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
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