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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Electricity Grid in U.S. Penetrated by Spies
- Energy Outlook 2050: Lower Carbon, But Not So Renewable
- Power Restored to Area near Yakima, Wash.
- Dangling Power Lines Trap Seattle Crash Victim
- Oregon- Hearing could affect Idaho Power Co. line
- Planning Starts for ‘Smart Grid’ Projects
- Rural Colorado Co-Ops Duke It out over Tiered Electricity Rates
- Safety Team Warns Of 'Catastrophic' Wiring in Iraq
- Fishery Managers Set Columbia River Gillnet Season
- Oregon- Removal of Rogue River Dam Spells End of Bitter Battle
- Walla Walla Salmon Projects In Line for Funds
- Cowlitz Still Producing Steelhead Salmon
- Environmental Group Claims Lower Snake 3rd Most Endangered River
- Chelan PUD Water Project under Budget
- Dozens of theories for creation of Mima Mounds
- Bill in Legislature Could Increase Some Water, Sewer Bills
- Texas- Debate Continues Over Wind Energy Tax Deals
- Daily Mail Editorial- Americans Need Reliable Electricity
- Applied Materials' $1.9 Billion Solar Panel Deal Trimmed Back
- Myths and Realities of Renewable Energy
- Energy Secretary Backs Clean-Coal Investments
- Regional U.S. Carbon Markets May Merge
- Energy Secretary Chu on climate threat: Earth is like the Titanic
- NY Times Op/Ed- Show Us the Ball
- Climate Legislation With a Sweetener for Taxpayers
- New Data Show Rapid Arctic Ice Decline
- FCC Broadband Proposal May Miss Out on Stimulus
- 2009: The FCC Finally Makes a Broadband Plan
- Metered Broadband Kills Jobs & May Violate 1st Amendment
- Due To Budget Shortfall, Mason County Commission Denies Contracts
- Grays Harbor County Looks To Cut More Jobs
- Port of Shelton Commission ousts Miles from Chairmanship
- Vancouver Columbian Newspaper May Face Foreclosure
- Alcoa Lost $497 Million in First Quarter
- Pollen delivers allergy season on time
WORD OF THE DAY
Nescience • \NESH-unts\ • noun - Lack of knowledge or awareness; ignorance
Barnabas was the envy of the second floor steno pool. As he blithely glided through his day, he was unaware of the economic turmoil or politics that constantly flailed at his troubled colleagues. Many of his co-workers marveled at his equanimity in the face of life altering, ulcer-inducing pressures in the plastic ukulele factory. His calmness wasn’t zen-like nor an inner peace…it was pure nescience. He had no idea what was going on around him at any time, whatsoever.
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
Electricity Grid in U.S. Penetrated by Spies (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123914805204099085.html
Energy Outlook 2050: Lower Carbon, But Not So Renewable (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/energy-outlook-2050-lower-carbon-but-not-so-renewable/
Power Restored to Area near Yakima, Wash. (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009002435_apwafireoutage1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
Dangling Power Lines Trap Seattle Crash Victim (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009006032_apwapowerlinecrash.html?syndication=rss
Oregon - Hearing could affect Idaho Power Co. line (Baker City Herald, OR)
http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Hearing-could-affect-Idaho-Power-Co-line
Planning Starts for ‘Smart Grid’ Projects (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/4706-planning-starts-smart-grid-projects/
Rural Colorado Co-Ops Duke It out over Bill to Allow Tiered Electricity Rates (Colorado Independent – Hey EWEB, check out the meter face in the story photo!)
http://coloradoindependent.com/25897/rural-co-ops-duke-it-out-over-bill-to-allow-tiered-electricity-rates
Safety Team Warns Of 'Catastrophic' Wiring in Iraq (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2009004316_apelectrocutionsiraq.html?syndication=rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
Fishery Managers Set Columbia River Gillnet Season (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/04/07//area_news/doc49dad42a72a80108009255.txt
Oregon - Removal of Rogue River Dam Spells End of Bitter Battle (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/812684.html
Walla Walla Salmon Projects In Line for Funds (Walla Walla Union Bulletin)
http://union-bulletin.com/articles/2009/04/07/local_news/090407local01snakeriverstimulus.txt
Cowlitz Still Producing Steelhead Salmon (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/adventure/outdoors/story/702800.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Environmental Group Claims Lower Snake 3rd Most Endangered River (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009000859_webdams07.html?syndication=rss
Chelan PUD Water Project under Budget (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090407/NEWS04/704079893/1001/NEWS04
Dozens of theories for creation of Mima Mounds (Wenatchee World)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090407/NEWS03/704079970/1025/rss1025
Bill in Legislature Could Increase Some Water, Sewer Bills (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/apr/07/bill-in-legislature-could-increase-some-water/?partner=RSS
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Texas - Debate Continues Over Wind Energy Tax Deals (KWES-TV, Midland, TX)
http://www.newswest9.com/Global/story.asp?S=10148064&nav=menu505_2
Daily Mail Editorial - Americans Need Reliable Electricity (Charleston, WV)
http://www.dailymail.com/Opinion/Editorials/2009040788765
Applied Materials' $1.9 Billion Solar Panel Deal Trimmed Back To $250 Million (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12090539
Myths and Realities of Renewable Energy (Smart Grid Newsletters)
http://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/commentary/Myths_and_Realities_of_Renewable_Energy-556.html
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Energy Secretary Backs Clean-Coal Investments (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123913664020498157.html
Regional U.S. Carbon Markets May Merge (Reuters)
http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKTRE5366TN20090407
Energy Secretary Chu on climate threat: Earth is like the Titanic (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/greenenergy/ci_12092138?nclick_check=1
NY Times Op/Ed - Show Us the Ball “…Since the opponents of cap-and-trade are going to pillory it as a tax anyway, why not go for the real thing — a simple, transparent, economy-wide carbon tax?...”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/opinion/08friedman.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
Climate Legislation With a Sweetener for Taxpayers - Entrepreneur's Vision Inspires Proposal for a Pollution Dividend (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/07/AR2009040703998.html?hpid=topnews
New Data Show Rapid Arctic Ice Decline - Proportion of Thicker, More Persistent Winter Cover Is the Lowest on Record (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/06/AR2009040601634.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
FCC Broadband Proposal May Miss Out on Stimulus - Networks May Be Built Ahead of Policies (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/07/AR2009040703996.html?wprss=rss_technology
2009: The FCC Finally Makes a Broadband Plan - Now the real test: shaking off lobbyist influence (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/2009-The-FCC-Finally-Makes-A-Broadband-Plan-101787
Congressman: Metered Broadband Kills Jobs & May Violate 1st Amendment (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/04/08/congressman-metered-broadband-kills-jobs-may-violate-1st-amendment/
GENERAL NEWS
Due To Budget Shortfall, Mason County Commission Denies Contracts (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6927/reftab/1632/t/DUE-TO-BUDGET-SHORTFALL-COUNTY-DENIES-CONTRACTS/Default.aspx
Grays Harbor County Looks To Cut More Jobs (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/813433.html
Stroke of State: Port of Shelton Commission outs Miles from Chairmanship (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/6926/reftab/1632/t/NEW-PORT-OF-SHELTON-COMMISSION-CHAIR---MILES-OUSTED/Default.aspx
Vancouver Columbian Newspaper May Face Foreclosure (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009000311_apwanewspaperforeclosure1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
Alcoa Lost $497 Million in First Quarter “…excess supplies of aluminum worldwide…further production cuts are needed to match falling orders…the actual market decline will be twice as much as Alcoa projected…” (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/04/07/financial/f132142D84.DTL&feed=rss.business
Pollen delivers allergy season on time (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2009003730_allergy08m0.html?syndication=rss
DIVERSIONS
Motorist Survives Three Accidents in an Hour
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE53653820090407?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
Woman Calls 911 over Lack of Shrimp in Fried Rice
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090408/ap_on_fe_st/odd_skimp_on_shrimp;_ylt=AoyWBU3vM2i.bFU50SpzC97tiBIF
Fox To Make Reality TV Show Out Of Company Layoffs
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090408/ap_on_en_tv/tv_fox_layoff_show;_ylt=Asn58YcIByaw8Ji5gzppqv7tiBIF
Almost Half of French Approve of Locking Up Bosses
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090407/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_france_bosses;_ylt=AsIS2yFmdCk9bEhNiO1C9lftiBIF
SONG OF THE DAY
Night on Bald Mountain - Fantasia 1940 (Nightmare Food for Kids)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gd2YKyEImY
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
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