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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Canada – Okanogan PUD’s Shanker's Bend Project: Flood of Anger
- June 7 Power Outage is Planned for Skamania County
- 13.5 Percent - Idaho State Regulators Approve Power Rate Increase
- Manager Fills Top Chelan County PUD Energy Post
- Seattle Times Op/Ed - Liftoff for the New Apollo Energy Project
- Kansas - Westar Gets Third Rate Hike This Year
- Shattuck Addresses Constellation's Bumpy Year
- New Mexico’s Smart Grid Might Be Too Smart
- University Of Idaho Utility Executives Course Provides Critical Energy Info
- Crapo: Be Open to Dam Breaching (and NOT breaching too)
- Spokesman Review Op/Ed - Judge Endangers Salmon, Dams Plan
- Breaching Northwest Dams: Push Comes To Shove
- “Jack Salmon” - Bounty of Small Salmon Creates Columbia River Mystery
- Ten Sea Lions Killed Near Bonneville Dam This Season
- Yukon River Villagers Protest Slash in King Salmon Harvest
- Feds Release Lake Ozette Sockeye Salmon Plan
- Tri-City Herald Editorial - Stocking Cascade Lakes Time-Tested Enhancement
- Olympian Op/Ed - Taylor Shellfish Not Part Of Duck Hunting in Eld Inlet
- Oregon - Bill to Tap Columbia River for Aquifer Recharge Stays Afloat
- Lake Chelan Dam Spill to Begin June 8
- Raw Sewage Pouring into Harbor off Bainbridge Island
- Tunnel Problem Delays New King County Sewage Plant
- Capitol Lake - Estuary or Lake
- Flooding Reshapes Waterfalls in Grand Canyon
- Groups Ask EPA to Ban Lead Tire Weights
- Obama move to cut wave power funding upsets NW advocates
- Washington State Wind Power Tax-Break Should Save Cowlitz PUD $1.2 Million
- Tri-Cities Wind Turbine Blade Plant Could Bring 600 Jobs
- The Switch: Cascades Make Oregon a Geothermal ‘Hotbed’
- Hastings Visits REC – Silicon Company Applies to Become Foreign Trade Zone
- Betting the Farm - Wind for a Generation: From Humble Start To Mega 'What Ifs'
- Solar Panel Project Planned At Anacortes High School
- Holland - Energy from Pig Slurry Helps Fight Climate Change
- Biomass Power Generates Traction
- Wartsila Engines Running on Biofuels
- Deadlines Loom for Stimulus' Green Grants
- Energy-Efficient Appliances Can Cut Costs
- Green Promise Seen in Switch to LED Lighting
- Carbon Sequestration - Stimulus Money at Work against Climate Change
- Montana Electricity Co-ops worry about costs of cap-and-trade approach
- GOP Attacks Democrats for Climate Proposal
- Free Carbon Emissions Permits Could Create Added Costs
- Duke Energy Boss Say Obama's Plan Will Drive Up Rates
- Expecting New Tax, Firm Prepares to Track Carbon
- Washington Post Op/Ed - Cap-and-Trade: All Cost, No Benefit
- Topeka Capitol-Journal Op/Ed - Enron's Kyoto Protocols for Global Warming
- Texas Lags As Nation Shifts To Green Policies
- Oregon Health Network to Receive $20M for Rural Hospital Broadband
- Rural Broadband Report Takes 'Middle' Road, But Fiber Shines
- New Data Center Model Reduces Energy Use Up To 50%
- No Foul Play - Mason General Hospital Anesthesiologist Found Dead
- Historic Shelton Church Could Be Demolished
- Hood Canal Bridge Draw Span Testing to Start Tuesday Morning
- More Roadside Trash? Blame Wash. State Budget Cuts
- Radar A “No Duh” For Coast
- Does 'smart growth' also create more sprawl?
- Sign, Sign, Everywhere (An Illegal) Sign
- Olympia Makes Kiplinger's Top Cities List
- Seattle Radio Rankings Shaken Up
WORD OF THE DAY
Malinger • \muh-LING-gur\ • verb - To pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
After repeated calls, the energy news digest finally staggered into the office claiming that due to illness the example sentence for the “Word of the Day” would be less than stellar. Suspecting that the digest would malinger all morning, I applied a gentle, but soothing lexicological laxative. Let’s just say it worked…
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
Canada – Okanogan PUD’s Shanker's Bend Project: Flood of Anger (Globe and Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/flood-of-anger/article1161201/
June 7 Power Outage is Planned for Skamania County - BPA will be upgrading transmission lines (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20090530/NEWS02/705309962/Power+outage+is+planned+for+Skamania+County
13.5 Percent - Idaho State Regulators Approve Power Rate Increase (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/865609.html
Manager Fills Top Chelan County PUD Energy Post (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090529/NEWS04/705299966?Manager-fills-top-PUD-energy-post
Seattle Times Op/Ed - Liftoff for the New Apollo Energy Project: The House Energy and Commerce Committee has approved legislation that could help build a cleaner-energy economy for the United States, writes U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Bainbridge Island.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2009278200_opinb30inslee.html?syndication=rss
Kansas - Westar Gets Third Rate Hike This Year: The increase will pay for environmental upgrades to the company's fossil-fuel-powered plants (Kansas City Star, MO)
http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/1223969.html
Shattuck Addresses Constellation's Bumpy Year - Constellation CEO faces shareholders after near collapse of company, aborted Buffett merger (Baltimore Sun, MD)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-bz.constellation30may30,0,2441214.story
New Mexico’s Smart Grid Might Be Too Smart - Stimulus guidelines could limit funding for complex, integrated systems (New Mexico Business Weekly)
http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2009/06/01/story7.html?ana=from_rss
University Of Idaho Utility Executives Course Provides Critical Energy Info (Idaho Business Review)
http://www.idahobusiness.net/archive.htm/2009/06/01/Utility-executives-course-provides-critical-energy-info
FISH & WILDLIFE
Crapo: Be Open to Dam Breaching - Idaho's senior senator says he's willing to wade into the region's most heated issue (Idaho Statesman, Boise) Methinks Rocky is reading too much into this: “‘…Does that mean dam breaching must be on the table?’ he said. ‘Yes. But that also means not dam breaching must be on the table.’"
http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/786301.html
Spokesman Review Op/Ed - Judge Endangers Salmon, Dams Plan (Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/30/judge-endangers-salmon-dams-plan/
Breaching Northwest Dams: Push Comes To Shove - Judge Redden is nudging the administration that way on the Columbia, and we're about to have some test cases on the Elwha and the Klamath. The departure of the Bush administration could make a big difference (Crosscut Seattle)
http://crosscut.com/2009/05/29/animals-wildlife/19026/
“Jack Salmon” - Bounty of Small Salmon Creates Columbia River Mystery (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009279676_salmon30m.html
Ten Sea Lions Killed Near Bonneville Dam This Season (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/06/ten_sea_lions_killed_near_bonn.html
Yukon River Villagers Protest Slash in King Salmon Harvest (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009281681_apakyukonriversalmon1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
Feds Release Lake Ozette Sockeye Salmon Plan (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.konp.com/local/4786
Tri-City Herald Editorial - Stocking Cascade Lakes Time-Tested Enhancement
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/962/story/597430.html
Olympian Op/Ed - Taylor Shellfish Not Part Of Duck Hunting Issue in Eld Inlet
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/866116.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Oregon - Bill to Tap Columbia River for Aquifer Recharge Stays Afloat: Bill would dedicate $2.5M to project (Associated Press)
http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=93326&SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48
Lake Chelan Dam Spill to Begin June 8 (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090530/NEWS04/705309996?Lake-Chelan-Dam-spill-to-begin-June-8
Raw Sewage Pouring into Harbor off Bainbridge Island (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009284656_sewage01m.html
Tunnel Problem Delays New King County Sewage Plant (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/867758.html
Capitol Lake - Estuary or Lake: Advisory board preferences expected this summer (The Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/localnewsfeed/story/865917.html
Flooding Reshapes Waterfalls in Grand Canyon (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/us/31canyon.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Groups Ask EPA to Ban Lead Tire Weights (San Francisco Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/31/BAJB17TLD7.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Obama move to cut wave power funding upsets NW advocates (The Bellingham Herald, WA)
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/477/story/929938.html
Washington State Wind Power Tax-Break Should Save Cowlitz PUD $1.2 Million (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/06/01/area_news/doc4a22b97eef287147930097.txt
Tri-Cities Wind Turbine Blade Plant Could Bring 600 Jobs (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/761937.html
The Switch: Cascades Make Oregon a Geothermal ‘Hotbed’ (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/5102-switch-cascades-make-oregon-geothermal-hotbed/
Hastings Visits REC – Silicon Company Applies to Become Foreign Trade Zone “…one concern involves a federal proposal that could tax industries and entities for the use of carbon-based fuels…” (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/05/29/news/doc4a20425915101716463786.txt
Betting the Farm - Wind for a Generation: From Humble Start To Mega 'What Ifs' (Idaho Business Review)
http://www.idahobusiness.net/archive.htm/2009/06/01/Wind-for-a-generation-From-humble-start-to-mega-what-ifs
Solar Panel Project Planned At Anacortes High School (Anacortes America, WA)
http://www.goskagit.com/home/article/solar_panel_project_planned_at_ahs/
Holland - Energy from Pig Slurry Helps Fight Climate Change (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009283444_apeunetherlandspigsandco2.html?syndication=rss
Biomass Power Generates Traction (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124381655398570779.html
Wartsila Engines Running on Biofuels (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/06/wrtsil-engines-running-on-biofuels?cmpid=rss
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Deadlines Loom for Stimulus' Green Grants (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2009-05-31-goinggreen_N.htm
Energy-Efficient Appliances Can Cut Costs (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009281555_pfmoneytip31.html?syndication=rss
Green Promise Seen in Switch to LED Lighting (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/30/science/earth/30degrees.html?th&emc=th
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Carbon Sequestration - Bellevue Firm Puts Stimulus Money to Work against Climate Change (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009282088_co2capture31.html
Montana Electricity Co-ops worry about costs of cap-and-trade approach - Factions squabble over what legislation would mean to the cost of electricity for consumers (Billings Gazette, MT)
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2009/06/01/news/local/18-capandtrade.txt
GOP Attacks Democrats for Climate Proposal (Associated Press)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5giKvz3EwJs6_tEiZGzBFY_64p0bwD98GGAL80
Free Carbon Emissions Permits Could Create Added Costs (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/05/29/29greenwire-free-carbon-emissions-permits-could-create-add-73326.html
Duke Energy Boss Say Obama's Plan Will Drive Up Rates (Austin Star Telegram, TX)
http://www.star-telegram.com/464/story/1406368.html
Expecting New Tax, Firm Prepares to Track Carbon (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/01/technology/start-ups/01carbon.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Washington Post Op/Ed - Cap-and-Trade: All Cost, No Benefit
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/31/AR2009053102077.html
Topeka Capitol-Journal Op/Ed - Enron's Kyoto Protocols for Global Warming: “…Remember Enron…Enron owed part of its early success to emissions trading…”
http://www.cjonline.com/interact/blog/reasonmclucus/2009-06-01/enrons_kyoto_protocals_for_global_warming
Texas Lags As Nation Shifts To Green Policies (Dallas Morning News, TX)http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/state/stories/060109dnbustexasenergy.44bd41e.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Nonprofit Oregon Health Network to Receive $20M for Rural Hospital Broadband (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/05/25/daily34.html?ana=from_rss
Rural Broadband Report Takes 'Middle' Road, But Fiber Shines (Utility Automation & Engineering)
http://lw.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ARTCL&SubSection=Display&PUBLICATION_ID=13&ARTICLE_ID=363584
New Data Center Model Reduces Energy Use Up To 50% (Environmental Leader)
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/05/29/new-data-center-model-reduces-energy-use-up-to-50/
GENERAL NEWS
No Foul Play - Mason General Hospital Anesthesiologist Found Dead (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/7413/reftab/1632/t/M-G-H-ANESTHESIOLGIST-FOUND-DEAD/Default.aspx
Historic Shelton Church Could Be Demolished (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_060109WAB-shelton-church-endangered-SW.3a195fc8.html?rss
Hood Canal Bridge Draw Span Testing to Start Tuesday Morning; last big test before floating span reopens to traffic (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
http://www.ptleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=24363
More Roadside Trash? Blame Wash. State Budget Cuts (KIRO Radio, Seattle)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=172922
Radar A “No Duh” For Coast (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/05/30/local_news/doc4a201fa5b0908947932468.txt
Does 'smart growth' also create more sprawl? Urban density, a Seattle and Portland mantra, is supposed to constrain sprawl, but a new analysis suggests that vital, dense cities produce bigger suburbs too (Crosscut Seattle)
http://crosscut.com/2009/05/27/mossback/19015/
Sign, Sign, Everywhere (An Illegal) Sign - Roadside ads: County tries to combat placard proliferation (The News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – And, 25 cents to the Five Man Electrical Band)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/761878.html
Olympia Makes Kiplinger's Top Cities List (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_052909WAB-kiplinger-cities-KS.2b6c5b69.html?rss
Seattle Radio Rankings Shaken Up – In new Arbitron rating method talk radio drops off the map (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009284439_radio01m.html?syndication=rss
DIVERSIONS
Dead-On Zombie Costume Gets Man Arrested
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/406716_zombie29.html?source=rss
Lightning Stings Oregon Fast-Food Employee
http://www.examiner.com/a-2044927~Lightning_stings_fast_food_employee_in_S__Ore_.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Oh, the Humanity! Port a Potties Burst into Flames Spreading to Nearby Trees and Brush in Union Gap
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=10447547
SONG OF THE DAY
Signs – Five Man Electrical Band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1Q7cP3ij5g
Monday, June 1, 2009
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