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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Energy Northwest Pulls Plug on Coal/Petcoke Gasification Plant
- Idaho Power Reorganizes, 40 Jobs Affected
- Oregon Supplier to Provide Cable for BPA Line
- Washington Energy Summit: How to Get Stimulus Funds
- Texas - Utility Worker Dies in Trench Accident
- In These Halls of Power, Earplugs Are Required
- Gregoire Urging People to 'Call Before You Dig'
- Columbian Op/Ed - Legal Wrangling Doesn't Help Fish, Or Utility Ratepayers
- Indian Tribes Work To Restore Salmon Habitat
- State Won't Close Wind River, Drano Lake to Chinook Salmon Fishing
- Southern Oregon Fishers Hope To Revive Salmon Recovery Technique
- Lands Chief Settles Dispute with Taylor Shellfish
- The Pika - Tiny Mammal May Need Protection
- State Supreme Court to Take Up Port Angeles Fluoride Petitions
- April Rain and Snow Bolsters Idaho's Water Supply
- California - Sewer Rate Overcharges in Los Altos Could Happen Again Next Year
- California Wind Turbine Firm Announces 1st Sales
- Massachusetts Firm Gains Foothold In Small Wind Power
- Illinois - Should Renewable Energy Be Written Into Law?
- Some Americans Clamor to Try Wind Power At Home
- Anaconda Wave-Power Generator Snakes into Next Stage of Production
- Clark County Receives $354K for Energy Efficiency Efforts
- Racing to Build a Better Light Bulb
- Waxman under Fire on Climate Change
- U.S. House Farm Chief Opposes Climate Change Bill
- Cap and Trade Explained
- Putting a Price on Carbon: An Emissions Cap or a Tax?
- Seattle Times Op/Ed - A Morally Acceptable Solution to Climate Change
- Canada - Ecoflation: Coming to a Market near You
- Apple Rumored to Want to Buy Twitter
- All You Need to Know to Twitter
- The Net's Hunger for Power: Google Responds
- Qwest Launches Rebranding Effort: Wants to Be Seen As Broadband Company
- State Looks to Update Broadband Map of Massachusetts
- Former North Mason School Superintendent Dies
- Not This Month - OT for Wash. Lawmakers Still Up In the Air
- Special Session: Green Energy Yes, Key Arena No
- New Law Requires Wash. to Buy Recycled Paper
- Obama Budget Includes Money for Wash. Doppler
- No Fine for Airline That Dumped Fuel over Puget Sound
- Debating the Wisdom of ‘Swine Flu Parties’
- Senate Approves Ron Sims for HUD Job
- U.S. Postal Service Loses $1.9 Billion (San Francisco Business Times)
WORD OF THE DAY
Oneiric • \oh-NYE-rik \ • adjective – Of or relating to dreams: dreamy
Walter Mitty sat perfectly still at his desk, the light from the open transom slanting across his delicate features and projecting a perfect silhouette on the opposite wall. His oneiric expression hid the adventuresome images that made up his afternoon daydreams. Of course, with Virginia Mayo as his damsel in distress, you could pretty much say that he visited his dreamlike state whenever he could.
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
Energy Northwest Pulls Plug on Coal/Petcoke Gasification Plant (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/05/07//area_news/doc4a02285f6f344415975451.txt
Idaho Power Reorganizes, 40 Jobs Affected (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/842913.html
Oregon Supplier to Provide Cable for BPA Line (Associated Press)
http://www.ktvz.com/Global/story.asp?S=10317440
Washington Energy Summit: How to Get Stimulus Funds (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://blog.seattlepi.com/energy/archives/168105.asp?source=rss
Texas - Utility Worker Dies in Trench Accident (Dallas Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2009/05/04/daily34.html?ana=from_rss
In These Halls of Power, Earplugs Are Required (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/nyregion/07rooms.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Gregoire Urging People to 'Call Before You Dig' (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=10314763
FISH & WILDLIFE
Columbian Op/Ed - Washington View: Legal Wrangling Doesn't Help Fish, Or Utility Ratepayers
http://www.columbian.com/article/20090505/BIZ01/705059937
Indian Tribes Work To Restore Salmon Habitat - Federal government being forced to deal with dams that are eradicating fish (Mother Nature Network)
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/stories/indian-tribes-work-to-restore-salmon-habitat
State Won't Close Wind River, Drano Lake to Chinook Salmon Fishing (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20090505/SPORTS04/705059920
Southern Oregon Fishers Hope To Revive Salmon Recovery Technique (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/4936-southern-oregon-fishers-hope-revive-salmon-recovery-technique/
Lands Chief Settles Dispute with Taylor Shellfish (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/may/06/lands-chief-settles-dispute-with-taylor/?partner=RSS
The Pika - Tiny Mammal May Need Protection (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/science/earth/07brfs-TINYMAMMALMA_BRF.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
State Supreme Court to Take Up Port Angeles Fluoride Petitions (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.konp.com/local/4711
April Rain and Snow Bolsters Idaho's Water Supply (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/843770.html
California - Sewer Rate Overcharges In Los Altos Could Happen Again Next Year (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12313745
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
California Wind Turbine Firm Announces 1st Sales (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/07/BUM117G3HF.DTL&feed=rss.business
Massachusetts Firm Gains Foothold In Small Wind Power - Aeronautica partners with Danish company (Boston Globe, MA)
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2009/05/07/firm_gains_foothold_in_wind_power/
Illinois - Should Renewable Energy Be Written Into Law? (WLS-TV, Chicago)
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6799760
Some Americans Clamor to Try Wind Power At Home (Reuters)
http://uk.reuters.com/article/burningIssues/idUKTRE5457XA20090506
United Kingdom - Anaconda Wave-Power Generator Snakes into Next Stage of Production (The Guardian, UK)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/may/06/anaconda-wave-power
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Clark County Receives $354K for Energy Efficiency Efforts (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20090507/NEWS02/705079939
Racing to Build a Better Light Bulb (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/racing-to-build-a-better-light-bulb/?partner=rss&emc=rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Waxman Under Fire On Climate Change - facing fire from all sides over his landmark measure to curb carbon emissions (Politico)
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22207.html
U.S. House Farm Chief Opposes Climate Change Bill (Reuters)
http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKN0621007620090507
Cap And Trade Explained - The cool basics of the hottest topic in climate change (Boston Phoenix)
http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Life/82547-Cap-and-trade-explained/
Putting a Price on Carbon: An Emissions Cap or a Tax? (Yale Environment 360)
http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2148
Seattle Times Op/Ed - A Morally Acceptable Solution to Climate Change: Earth Ministry in Seattle argues that a cap-and-trade approach is a morally acceptable solution
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2009185053_opinc07dye.html
Canada - Ecoflation: Coming to a Market near You (National Post)
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/francis/archive/2009/05/07/ecoflation-coming-to-a-market-near-you.aspx
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Apple Rumored to Want to Buy Twitter (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12310541
All You Need to Know to Twitter (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/technology/personaltech/07basics.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
The Net's Hunger for Power: Google Responds (The Guardian, UK)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/may/07/google-energy
Qwest Launches Rebranding Effort: Wants to Be Seen As Broadband Company - at 896kbps upstream (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Qwest-Launches-Rebranding-Effort-102318
State looks to update broadband map of Massachusetts (The Boston Globe, MA)
http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/05/state_looks_to.html
GENERAL NEWS
Former North Mason School Superintendent Dies (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/7179/reftab/1632/t/FORMER-NORTH-MASON-SUPER-DIES/Default.aspx
Not This Month - OT for Wash. Lawmakers Still Up In The Air (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009185705_apwaspecialsession.html?syndication=rss
What Were They Thinking - Special Session: Green Energy Yes, Key Arena No - Senate Majority Leader discusses agenda likely to be decided Thursday (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/405957_session07.html?source=rss
New Law Requires Wash. to Buy Recycled Paper (Associated Press)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_050709POB-AP-paper-recycling-SW.18f3c1e.html?rss
Obama Budget Includes Money for Wash. Doppler (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009191035_apwadopplerradar.html?syndication=rss
No Fine for Airline That Dumped Fuel over Puget Sound (Associated Press)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_050609WAB-AP-airline-fine-KS.262387cd.html?rss
Debating the Wisdom of ‘Swine Flu Parties’ - Deliberately get swine flu? (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/world/americas/07party.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Senate Approves Ron Sims for HUD Job (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/44529382.html
U.S. Postal Service Loses $1.9 Billion (San Francisco Business Times)
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/05/04/daily43.html?ana=from_rss
DIVERSIONS
Hawaiian Shirts, Big Business Even In Academia
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009176701_apusfeafashionhawaiianshirts.html?syndication=rss
Dos and Don'ts for Wearing Hawaiian Shirts
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009176706_apusfeafashionhawaiianshirtstips.html?syndication=rss
Sticky Situation: Men Charged With Honey Fraud
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/44495587.html
Woman Sues Wal-Mart Over "Norman the Nutria"
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/05/07/national/a090147D75.DTL&feed=rss.business
SONG OF THE DAY
Celtic Thunder - Steal Away
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZzxqSjjt38
Thursday, May 7, 2009
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