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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Cold Spell Sets Puget Sound Energy Utility Records
- Portland General Electric Raises $175.9 Million
- Seattle Utilities Loosen Rule for Rate Assistance Eligibility
- Jumper's Daughter Thanks Grant PUD
- Bush May Have Set Back 'Clean Coal' Efforts by 10 Years, Report Says
- Maryland Regulators Ban Utility Shutoffs for Now
- Coho Forecast Bodes Well For Anglers, Businesses That Cater To Fishermen
- $7M Grant for Wildlife in Oregon, Idaho, Washington
- Centralia Votes to Join Salmon Partnership
- Gray Whales Return to Whidbey Waters
- Summer Water Might Be Below Normal
- Climate Change Accelerates Water Hunt in U.S. West
- Obama Signs U.S. Budget into Law; Oregon Gets $211 Million in Goodies
- Climate Change Course Reversed - Senate shelves efforts to limit CO2 emissions
- Green-Energy Changes a Difficult Balancing Act for Lawmakers
- Oregonians want green energy at any price, and that’s what we’re getting
- Renewable and Affordable - Green Answers, Blowing in the Wind
- Greenpeace Energy Report Projects Cheap, Clean Power - and more jobs
- Centralia OKs Energy Generation Ordinance
- Realtors Want Spending Paused on Port of Bremerton’s Energy Project
- Utah Will Spend Stimulus Cash on Clean-Energy Push
- U.S. Seeks to Spur Renewable Energy on Public Lands
- Too Many Old Stoves - Woodstoves Contribute to Air Quality Problems
- Energy Efficiency = New Era for Electric Utilities
- Electric Choice in Maryland Helps Smart-Grid Conservation
- WA Senate Wants to Study Any Cap-And-Trade Program
- Earth-Friendly Jobs Bill Passes State Senate
- Olympian Op/Ed - Climate Change Likely to Be Costly for Washington Residents
- Global Warming to Carry Big Costs for California
- The National Columnist - The Crumbling Case for Global Warming
- Planning For Future Must Consider Climate Change
- State of New York Eyes Global Warming in Project Reviews
- Comcast Is Now 3rd Largest U.S. Phone Company
- Google Turns Voicemail into Email
- Google's Openness Intensifies Focus on E-Mail Woes
- Faster Clearwire a Mixed Blessing
- West Texas Towns Get Fiber, Thank Verizon
- Wireless-Only Households State-By-State
- Wal-Mart to Enter Electronic Medical Records Arena
- Twitter As A Brand-Builder: Three Examples
- Mason County Sheriff Says Belfair Office ‘Absolutely Necessary'
- Pierce County Skipped Tens of Thousands of Property Inspections
- Another Delay in Mason County Property Tax Statements
- Washington State Patrol Investigating E-Mail
- Washington State Labor Council E-Mail
- Cutoff Day for Washington State Lawmakers
- White House Nominates Seattle Police Chief as Drug Czar
- Obama to States: Spend Stimulus Wisely - Or Else
- Simpson Closing Door Plant at Port Of Centralia
- State Agency Pays 10 Times More per Photocopy
- Webinar on Friday To Help Answer Hood Canal Bridge Closure Questions
WORD OF THE DAY
Acedia • \uh-SEE-dee-uh\ • noun - Apathy, boredom
Amelia stared out the window, the darkness of acedia overcoming her growing weariness with the ongoing chatter of her fellow workers who were in the ascending phase of a sugar high, fueled by toroidal-shaped, doughy pastries. Instead of focusing on the intricacies of filling out form 1524-B-ACE, she was flitting away from consciousness on a rainbow-colored unicorn.
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
Cold Spell Sets Puget Sound Energy Utility Records (Associated Press)
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/403270_pse13.html?source=rss
Portland General Electric Raises $175.9 Million (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/03/09/daily30.html?ana=from_rss
Seattle Utilities Loosen Rule for Rate Assistance Eligibility (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/41135372.html
Jumper's Daughter Thanks Grant PUD (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/03/11/news/doc49b7f2316f398971573778.txt
Bush May Have Set Back 'Clean Coal' Efforts by 10 Years, Report Says (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/11/AR2009031102306.html?wprss=rss_politics
Maryland Regulators Ban Utility Shutoffs for Now (Associated Press)
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/03/11/ap6156267.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Coho Forecast Bodes Well For Anglers, Businesses That Cater To Fishermen (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/adventure/story/661157.html
$7M Grant for Wildlife in Oregon, Idaho, Washington (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1898295~_7M_grant_for_wildlife_in_Ore___Idaho__Wash_.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
Centralia Votes to Join Salmon Partnership – Opponent dismisses group as “Big Ball of Fluff” (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.outdoorslc.com/story.php?subaction=showfull&id=1236790066&archive=&start_from=&ucat=5&
Gray Whales Return to Whidbey Waters (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_031109WAB-gray-whales-KS.25d4c46e.html?rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Summer Water Might Be Below Normal (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1898304~Summer_water_might_be_below_normal.html?cid=rss-Washington_Headlines
Climate Change Accelerates Water Hunt in U.S. West (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE52900820090310?sp=true
Obama Signs U.S. Budget into Law; Oregon Gets $211 Million in Goodies (The Oregonian, Portland)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/03/obama_signs_us_budget_into_law.html
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Climate Change Course Reversed - State Senate shelves efforts to limit CO2 emissions (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20090312/NEWS02/703129937/
Green-Energy Changes a Difficult Balancing Act for Lawmakers (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/03/12//area_news/doc49b8963b599fe653692973.txt
A Mighty Wind - Oregonians want green energy at any price, and that’s what we’re getting (Willamette Weekly)
http://wweek.com/columns/coverstory#35.18
Renewable and Affordable - Green Answers, Blowing in the Wind (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/11/AR2009031103831.html
Greenpeace Energy Report Projects Cheap, Clean Power -- and more jobs (Los Angeles Times, CA)
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2009/03/cheap-clean-pow.html
Centralia OKs Energy Generation Ordinance - provides an opportunity for residents to produce their own small-scale energy generating projects (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.outdoorslc.com/story.php?subaction=showfull&id=1236789857&archive=&start_from=&ucat=5&
Realtors Want Spending Paused on Port's Kitsap Sustainable Energy and Economic Development Project (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/mar/11/realtors-want-spending-paused-on-seed/?partner=RSS
Utah Will Spend Stimulus Cash On Clean-Energy Push - Solar, wind, geothermal and biomass top the development list (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_11891417?source=most_viewed
U.S. Seeks to Spur Renewable Energy on Public Lands (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE52A64Q20090311
Too Many Old Stoves - Woodstoves Contribute to Air Quality Problems (Wild over Wood Smoke: Herald and News, Klamath Falls, OR)
http://www.heraldandnews.com/articles/2009/03/12/top_story/doc49b8abb8b67fc796024261.txt
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Energy Efficiency = New Era for Electric Utilities (Seeking Alpha)
http://seekingalpha.com/article/125173-energy-efficiency-new-era-for-electric-utilities
Baltimore Sun Columnist - Electric Choice in Maryland Helps Smart-Grid Conservation
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/hancock/blog/2009/03/electric_choice_helps_smartgri.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
WA Senate Wants to Study Any Cap-And-Trade Program (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/784152.html
Earth-Friendly Jobs Bill Passes State Senate (Tri-City Herald)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/915/story/505298.html?mi_email=Tri-City%20Herald_PM+%26+Breaking+News
Olympian Op/Ed - Climate Change Likely to Be Costly for Washington Residents
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/784154.html
Global Warming to Carry Big Costs for California (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/03/11/financial/f154111D00.DTL&feed=rss.business
The National Columnist - The Crumbling Case for Global Warming: Voters should ask politicians one simple question: ‘Why do you want to raise my energy prices?’ (Canada)
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/03/10/peter-foster-the-crumbling-case-for-global-warming.aspx
Planning For Future Must Consider Climate Change (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008847232_apsciclimatechange.html?syndication=rss
State of New York Eyes Global Warming in Project Reviews (NY Newsday)
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--greenhousegas-pro0311mar11,0,1970837.story
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Comcast Is Now 3rd Largest U.S. Phone Company (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/03/11/comcast-is-now-3rd-largest-us-phone-company/
Google Turns Voicemail into Email (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/12/AR2009031200367.html?wprss=rss_technology
Google's Openness Intensifies Focus on E-Mail Woes (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1898892~Google_s_openness_intensifies_focus_on_e_mail_woes.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
Faster Clearwire a Mixed Blessing (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/brierdudley/2008844214_brier12.html?syndication=rss
West Texas Towns Get Fiber, Thank Verizon (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/03/11/west-texas-towns-get-fiber-thank-verizon/
Wireless-Only Households State-By-State (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008840547_apcellphoneonlystates.html?syndication=rss
Wal-Mart to Enter Electronic Medical Records Arena (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11887344
Twitter As A Brand-Builder: Three Examples (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10192490-2.html?tag=nl.e433
GENERAL NEWS
Mason County Sheriff Says Belfair Office ‘Absolutely Necessary' (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/mar/11/mason-county-sheriff-says-belfair-office/?partner=RSS
Pierce County Skipped Tens of Thousands of Property Inspections, Assessor Says (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/politics/2009/03/11/pierce_county_skipped_tens_of_thousands_
Another Delay in Mason County Property Tax Statements (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6656/reftab/1632/t/ANOTHER-DELAY-IN-PROPERTY-TAX-STATEMENTS/Default.aspx
Washington State Patrol Investigating E-Mail (Seattle Time)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008844278_apwaxgremailinvestigation7thldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
Washington State Labor Council e-mail (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008843314_webwslcemail11.html?syndication=rss
Cutoff Day for Washington State Lawmakers (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_031209WAB-AP-olympia-lawmakers-LJ.2a42723f.html?rss?npc
White House Nominates Seattle Police Chief as Drug Czar (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008840620_webdrugczar11m.html?syndication=rss
Obama to States: Spend Stimulus Wisely — Or Else (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11895902
Simpson Closing Door Plant at Port Of Centralia (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
http://www.kelaam.com/pages/localnews/?SIMPSON-CLOSING-DOOR-ON-PORT-OF-CENTRALI=1&blockID=43992&feedID=410
State Agency Pays 10 Times More per Photocopy (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_031209BUB_agency-pays-more-photocopy-JM.29cef417.html?rss?npc
Webinar On Friday To Help Answer Hood Canal Bridge Closure Questions (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
http://www.ptleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=23644
DIVERSIONS
Oklahoma May Ban Eyeball Tattoos
http://www.kirotv.com/health/18905831/detail.html?treets=sea&tid=2653595907813&tml=sea_12pm&tmi=sea_12pm_1_02000103112009&ts=H
Mix-Up Sends Corpse, Not Fish, To Pet Store
http://www.kirotv.com/money/18904636/detail.html
Eastern Oregon Professor, Wife Say Drawing Hides Leonardo's Self-Portrait
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2009/03/eastern_oregon_professor_wife.html
Man Survives Plunge over Niagara Falls
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/03/11/niagara.plunge/index.html?eref=ib_topstories
SONG OF THE DAY
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ughqjbzx2Fk
Thursday, March 12, 2009
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