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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Bill Revives Idea of Shifting Portland General Electric to Public Ownership
- Enron's Skilling Resentencing Hearing Set For July
- Idaho Power Ready to Make Oregon Transmission Case
- Ohio’s Consumer Counsel Seeks Freeze on AEP’s Retroactive Rate Hike
- Support for Nuclear Energy Remains High, New Survey Finds
- Tucson Citizen Op/Ed - The Nuclear Option
- Grants Help Restore Fish Habitat in Oregon, Washington
- Proposal Would Curb Columbia River Gillnetters
- Salmon Oddity Rears Its Heads Once Again in Central Kitsap Classroom
- A Win-Win Idaho Water Deal - Settlement of 2 long Idaho Power disputes
- Oregon’s Legislative "Odd Couple" Tackles Water Issues
- Idaho Governor, Tribe Sign Lake Coeur d'Alene Plan
- Seattle Times Guest Columnist - Beyond Puget Sound
- 60 Die as Dam Breaks Near Jakarta
- Northwest Utilities Warn Green Energy May Raise Rates
- Oregon Wind Farms Whip up Noise, Health Concerns
- Los Angeles Times Editorial - Feinstein's Desert Protection Plan
- Tidal Energy Company Withdraws Permit Request
- Water Worries Shape Local Energy Decisions
- Montana Bill Seeks to Turn Slash into ‘Renewable Biomass'
- A U.S. Federal Renewable Portfolio Standard: Potentials and Pitfalls
- Does D.C. Get Energy Independence? Pickens Is Of Two Minds
- Vestas Breaks Ground in Colorado for Manufacturing Plant
- Renewable Energy Will Boost Software Demand, Says Greenpeace
- Mason County Tribes Getting Stimulus Money for Energy Projects
- Wash Cities, Counties to Get $56 Million for Energy
- STIMULUS: Tri-Cities to receive $1.3 million for energy conservation
- Kitsap County Eligible for Stimulus Money for Energy Efficiency
- NY Times Editorial - The First Green Step
- Ethanol Investors Try To Derail California's Carbon-Emissions Proposal
- Lights Out in 84 Countries for Earth Hour 2009
- Charter Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
- Verizon Leases Fiber For Wireless Backhaul
- Ad Watchdog: Cablevision Internet Not 'Fastest'
- Twitter To Seek Revenue from Businesses
- Google to Lay Off 200 in Latest Round of Cuts
- Spring Storm Headed This Way
- Police: Man Adds Meth to Wife's Water to Give Her Energy
- Seven Indicted In State's Biggest Mortgage-Fraud Scheme
- Thurston Deputies' Union Plans to Sue County
WORD OF THE DAY
Jaunty • \JON-tee\ • noun – Sprightly in manner or appearance: lively
“You are an absolute peacock!” exclaimed Antoine to his friend Archie. “With that jaunty pirate hat all the girls at the party will be asking for your phone number!”
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
Bill Revives Idea of Shifting Portland General Electric to Public Ownership (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/4616-bill-revives-idea-shifting-pge-public-ownership/
Enron's Skilling Resentencing Hearing Set For July (Associated Press)http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/03/26/national/a213606D01.DTL&feed=rss.business
Idaho Power Ready to Make Oregon Transmission Case (Baker City Herald. OR)
http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Idaho-Power-ready-to-make-case-to-PUC
Ohio’s Consumer Counsel Seeks Freeze on AEP’s Retroactive Rate Hike (Dayton Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2009/03/23/daily73.html?ana=from_rss
Support for Nuclear Energy Remains High, New Survey Finds (Utility Automation and Engineering)
http://uaelp.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONART&PUBLICATION_ID=22&ARTICLE_ID=357361&C=INDUS&dcmp=rss
Tucson Citizen Op/Ed - The Nuclear Option
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/opinion/113017.php
FISH & WILDLIFE
Grants Help Restore Fish Habitat in Oregon, Washington (The Oregonian, Portland)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/03/a_45000_grant_will_help.html
Proposal Would Curb Columbia River Gillnetters (The Oregonian, Portland)
http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/news-30/123810927833930.xml&storylist=orlocal
Salmon Oddity Rears Its Heads Once Again in Central Kitsap Classroom (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/mar/26/salmon-oddity-rears-its-heads-again-in-central/
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
A Win-Win Idaho Water Deal - The settlement of 2 long Idaho Power Co. disputes will help the utility, electricity users, Eastern Idaho farmers and salmon (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)
http://www.idahostatesman.com/environment/story/711932.html
Swan Falls Dam – “…JD Strike & Swan Falls dams combined to become the first artificial barrier to anadromous fish migration up the Snake River…” (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Falls_Dam
Oregon’s Legislative "Odd Couple" Tackles Water Issues (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/4614-legislative-odd-couple-tackles-water-issues/
Idaho Governor, Tribe Sign Lake Coeur d'Alene Plan (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-1926725~Otter__tribe_sign_Lake_Coeur_d_Alene_plan.html?cid=rss-Idaho_Headlines
Seattle Times Guest Columnist - Beyond Puget Sound: Ten ideas for saving the Salish Sea
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2008930827_opinc27gaydos.html
60 Die as Dam Breaks Near Jakarta (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/28/world/asia/28indo.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Northwest Utilities Warn Green Energy May Raise Rates (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/4611-northwest-utilities-warn-green-energy-may-raise-rates/
Oregon Wind Farms Whip up Noise, Health Concerns (The Oregonian, Portland)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/03/oregon_wind_farms_whip_up_nois.html
Los Angeles Times Editorial - Feinstein's Desert Protection Plan: A proposal by Sen. Dianne Feinstein could pit those who want to preserve desert land against those who want to use it for solar and wind energy projects.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-desert27-2009mar27,0,3252665.story
Tidal Energy Company Withdraws Permit Request (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/tidal-energy-company-withdraws-permit-request/
Water Worries Shape Local Energy Decisions - Scarcity Forces Electricity Companies to Rethink Power-Plant Plans, Providing an Opening for Renewable Sources (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123802383042842123.html
Montana Bill Seeks to Turn Slash into ‘Renewable Biomass' (The Missoulian, MT)
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2009/03/27/news/local/news05.txt
A U.S. Federal Renewable Portfolio Standard: Potentials and Pitfalls (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/03/a-federal-renewable-portfolio-standard-potentials-and-pitfalls?src=rss
Does D.C. Get Energy Independence? Pickens Is Of Two Minds (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10205110-60.html?tag=nl.e433
Vestas Breaks Ground in Colorado for Manufacturing Plant (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/03/vestas-breaks-ground-in-colorado-sells-tower-facility-in-scotland?src=rss
Renewable Energy Will Boost Software Demand, Says Greenpeace (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/idgGreenComputing/idUS389974836820090327
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Mason County Tribes Getting Stimulus Money for Energy Projects (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6809/reftab/1632/t/TRIBES-GETTING-STIMULUS-MONEY-FOR-ENERGY-PROJECTS/Default.aspx
Wash Cities, Counties to Get $56 Million for Energy (KIRO Radio, Seattle, WA)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/41954877.html
STIMULUS: Tri-Cities to receive $1.3 million for energy conservation (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/523084.html
Kitsap County Eligible for Stimulus Money for Energy Efficiency (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/mar/26/county-eligible-for-stimulus-money-for-energy/?partner=RSS
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
NY Times Editorial - The First Green Step: Fighting global warming starts with a greenhouse gas registry.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/26/AR2009032603469.html?nav=rss_opinions
Ethanol Investors Try To Derail California's Carbon-Emissions Proposal (Los Angeles Times, CA)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ethanol27-2009mar27,0,6273025.story
Lights Out in 84 Countries for Earth Hour 2009 (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2008933256_apearthhour.html?syndication=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Charter Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy - Charter CEO: Good news, everybody! (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Charter-Files-Chapter-11-Bankruptcy-101592
Verizon Leases Fiber For Wireless Backhaul - Looks to recoup multi-billion FiOS and core network investment (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Leases-Fiber-For-Wireless-Backhaul-101591
Ad Watchdog: Cablevision Internet Not 'Fastest' - Cablevision should stop saying it's the 'fastest' Internet provider “…should also stop saying it has ‘America's most advanced fiber optic network’…” (Associated Press)
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Ad-watchdog-Cablevision-apf-14765443.html
Twitter To Seek Revenue from Businesses (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE52P0BP20090326?feedType=nl&feedName=ustechnology
Google to Lay Off 200 in Latest Round of Cuts (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12003406?nclick_check=1
GENERAL NEWS
Spring Storm Headed This Way (KIRO Radio, Seattle)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=149714
Police: Man Adds Meth to Wife's Water to Give Her Energy (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_032609WAB-water-spiked-with-meth-TP.72af820d.html?rss?npc
Seven Indicted In State's Biggest Mortgage-Fraud Scheme (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008932579_mortgage27m.html
Thurston Deputies' Union Plans to Sue County (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_032609WAB-thurston-sheriff-staffing-lawsuit-TP.72e57ca3.html?rss?npc
DIVERSIONS
Ariz. Man Accused of Performing Illegal Weddings
http://www.kirotv.com/family/19020324/detail.html
Clallam Bay Prison Smoke Traced To Inmate Cooking In Toilet
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008929266_webtoiletcooking26m.html?syndication=rss
Federal Way Police Chief in Fender Bender While Surfing Web
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/41931762.html
Woman Arrested 3 Times in 3 Days for Drunk Driving
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090327/ap_on_fe_st/odd3_owis_3_days;_ylt=Ak9Nq7Ysmqq8GW7VFz6Z_kHtiBIF
SONG OF THE DAY (The quarter for Bob Zimmerman Edition)
Bob Dylan - Blowing in the Wind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4nPJ-YYHBc
Sam Cooke-Blowing in the Wind (This is my pick)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYWDgeVqP2U
Friday, March 27, 2009
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