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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Chronicle Editorial - Dams Once Again Being Considered Across Washington State
- Hydropower May Be the Solution to Energy Storage Problem
- Montana - Rainbow Dam upgrade still planned
- Penlight’s Rates an Investment for the Future
- California - State Has Enough Electricity for Summer
- Florida - Osprey Nest Causes Power Outage on Marco Island
- BPA Seeks More Smart Grid Projects Partners
- Women in Trades Career Fair Encourages Girls to “Go Green”
- Bonneville Jack Salmon Counts On Record Rate
- N.W. Lawmakers Fight To Save Salmon Fund
- West Linn: The "Aluminum Hatch" Ebbs and Flows With the Willamette's Fisheries
- Oregon - State Will Stock South Fork of Yamhill River for First Time in a Decade
- Ringold Area Bank Salmon Fishery on Columbia River to Close Soon
- Comments Sought On Proposed Hatchery and Fishery Reform Policy
- Washington State Dept of Fish and Wildlife Announces Layoffs
- A Few More Winters Before Howard Hanson Dam Fixed
- Rising Calls to Regulate California Groundwater
- San Diego Water Board OKs Huge Desalination Plant
- Feds Hunt for Former Water Company Worker in $9 Million Theft
- The Next Big Thing in Wind: Slow Wind, Huge Turbines
- Coyote Ridge Prison near Connell is Using Solar Panels to Save Energy
- Wave Power Coming On Slow Rollers
- Utah - Utility's Energy-Credit Program Draws Multitudes
- Mason County PUD No. 3 and EDC Promote Conservation Programs
- Tapping Into Students' Brain Power
- Sequim to Conduct Climate Change Survey
- Climate Policy Tracker Tracks Progress in 33 States
- Will BC Premier's Win Bring The Carbon Tax Back To Life?
- The Top 10 Green Living Myths
- Google Glitch Disrupts Search Engine, E-Mail
- Comcast's Digital Transition Creates Digital Confusion
- The Internet Apocalypse Is Ahead Of Schedule
- Oregon - State Radio Upgrade Faces Disconnect
- Cisco To Supply Clearwire With Wimax Devices
- FCC Hits Streets to Publicize Digital TV Switch
- Evergreen State College Missing Costly Gadgets
- Olympia Rock Station to Shift to All News
WORD OF THE DAY
Bludge • \BLUJ\ • verb - 1: to avoid work or responsibility *2: to get something from or live on another by imposing on hospitality or good nature: sponge.
The sharp knock on the front door rang throughout the house like a rifle shot. It was Christmas, and “Sparky” knew it was time for the annual visit of his bludging relatives.
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
Chronicle Editorial - Dams Once Again Being Considered Across Washington State
http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/05/13/opinion/our_views/doc4a0b0871a13a9031444992.txt
Hydropower May Be the Solution to Energy Storage Problem (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/4974-hydropower-may-be-solution-energy-storage-problem/
Montana - Rainbow Dam Upgrade Still Planned (Associated Press)
http://www.abcmontana.com/news/state/44986632.html
Penlight’s Rates an Investment for the Future (Peninsula Gateway, Gig Harbor, WA)
http://www.gateline.com/opinion/story/4196.html
California - State has enough electricity for summer (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/14/BU7V17K67U.DTL&feed=rss.business
Florida - Osprey Nest Causes Power Outage on Marco Island (Fort Myers News-Press, FL)
http://www.news-press.com/article/20090513/NEWS01/90513046/1075
BPA Seeks More Smart Grid Projects Partners (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/05/11/daily40.html?ana=from_rss
Women in Trades Career Fair Encourages Girls to “Go Green” (Bonneville Power Administration)
http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/273772/
FISH & WILDLIFE
Bonneville Jack Salmon Counts On Record Rate (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/bill_monroe/index.ssf/2009/05/bonneville_jack_salmon_counts.html
N.W. Lawmakers Fight To Save Salmon Fund - Regional members of Congress appeal to Locke to preserve fish & habitat program (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20090513/NEWS02/705139956/N.W.+lawmakers+fight+to+save+salmon+fund
West Linn: The "Aluminum Hatch" Ebbs and Flows With the Willamette's Fisheries (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2009/05/west_linn_the_aluminum_hatch_e.html
Oregon - State Will Stock South Fork of Yamhill River for First Time in a Decade (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/05/state_will_stock_south_fork_of.html
Ringold Area Bank Salmon Fishery on Columbia River to Close Soon (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2009217065_ringold_area_bank_salmon_fishe.html
Comments Sought On Proposed Hatchery and Fishery Reform Policy (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2009217080_comments_sought_on_proposed_ha.html
Washington State Dept of Fish and Wildlife Announces Layoffs (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/44939997.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
A Few More Winters Before Howard Hanson Dam Fixed (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/44910072.html
Rising Calls to Regulate California Groundwater (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/science/earth/14aquifer.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
San Diego Water Board OKs Huge Desalination Plant (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2014138~San_Diego_water_board_OKs_huge_desalination_plant.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
Feds Hunt for Former Water Company Worker in $9 Million Theft (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/14/BA4U17KGAE.DTL&feed=rss.news
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
The Next Big Thing in Wind: Slow Wind, Huge Turbines (C/NET News)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10233108-54.html
Coyote Ridge Prison near Connell is Using Solar Panels to Save Energy (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=10358886
Wave Power Coming On Slow Rollers (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/4972-wave-power-coming-slow-rollers/
Utah - Utility's Energy-Credit Program Draws Multitudes (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)
http://www.sltrib.com/business/ci_12364152
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Mason County PUD No. 3 and EDC Promote Conservation Programs (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/7246/reftab/1632/t/PUD-3-AND-EDC-PROMOTE-CONSERVATION-PROGRAMS/Default.aspx
Tapping Into Students' Brain Power - Program Looks to Classrooms for Ideas on Reducing Energy Use (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051301481.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Sequim to Conduct Climate Change Survey; Forks Slow In Addressing Issue (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090513/news/305139995
Climate Policy Tracker Tracks Progress in 33 States (Environmental Leader)
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/05/14/climate-policy-tracker-tracks-progress-in-33-states/
Canada - Will B.C. Premier's Win Bring The Carbon Tax Back To Life? (Globe And Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090514.wbcelectionclimate14art22282/BNStory/politics/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20090514.wbcelectionclimate14art22282
The Top 10 Green Living Myths (Christian Science Monitor)
http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2009/05/13/the-top-10-green-living-myths/
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Google Glitch Disrupts Search Engine, E-Mail (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12369406
Comcast's Digital Transition Creates Digital Confusion (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12364064
The Internet Apocalypse Is Ahead Of Schedule (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/The-Internet-Apocalypse-Is-Ahead-Of-Schedule-102431
Oregon - State Radio Upgrade Faces Disconnect (The Oregonian, Portland)
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/05/state_radio_upgrade_faces_disc.html
Cisco To Supply Clearwire With Wimax Devices (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/05/13/financial/f194219D01.DTL&feed=rss.business
FCC Hits Streets to Publicize Digital TV Switch (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/13/AR2009051302107.html?wprss=rss_technology
GENERAL NEWS
College Missing Costly Gadgets - Evergreen: Audit Shows $100,000 in Equipment Lost (The Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/localnewsfeed/story/849134.html
Olympia Rock Station to Shift to All News - The Eagle: Owners sign deal with Seattle’s KOMO; 10 to 15 employees of 97.7 FM will lose their jobs (The Olympian, Olympia, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/business/story/849181.html#Comments_Container
DIVERSIONS
Funky Office Fridge Sends 7 to Hospital - Hazmat Team Responds to Clean Up Old Lunches, Disinfectant
http://www.kirotv.com/health/19445205/detail.html
$20,000 - Postal Worker Accused of Stealing, Selling Stamps
http://www.kirotv.com/news/19439741/detail.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Donovan - Sunshine Superman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD0NFCVQTqs&feature=related
Thursday, May 14, 2009
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