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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Thieves Hit BPA Potlatch Substation near Hoodsport. Reward Offered
- Snohomish PUD To Seek Rate Increases More Often
- Oregon Forces Pollution Cuts at Portland General Electric Coal Plant
- Utah - US Needs 100 More Nuclear Power Plants
- Study Says Wyoming Coal Essential to Energy Future
- Seattle Garbage Truck Brings Down Power Pole
- National Lightning Safety Awareness Week
- Rogue River - Oregon Dam Deconstruction Takes Break for Fish
- NY Times Editorial - Ocean Rescue from Overfishing
- Report Critical Of Point Reyes Seashore's Take on Farms
- Contract for Shelton’s Kneeland Park Pump Station Awarded
- Oregon - Klamath Dams Removal Bill Goes To Governor
- Could Cowlitz Surges Fix Silt Problems?
- Justices Say Waste Can Be Dumped in Alaska Lake
- Portland General Electric Begins Generation at Biglow Canyon Wind Farm
- Funds Scarce For Alternative Energy Projects
- Can Wind Power Get Up to Speed?
- Wind, (The Myth Of) Backup Power and Emissions
- Solar Project Meets Bigger Foe than Cloudy Skie
- San Jose Closer to Being First U.S. City with Biogas Plant
- Energy Conservation - Stimulus Makes Local Impact
- Columbia Credit Union Earns Green Design Honor
- California Startup's Prefab Homes Aim for Zero Energy Bills
- Eco-Consultants Help Navigate Green Minefield
- Oakland Green Job Corps Grads Get To Work
- House Climate Bill Remains in Holding Pattern
- Word Games Could Threaten Climate Bill
- U.S. Climate Fix To Cost Consumers $175 a Year
- Montana Crowd Protests Cap-And-Trade Proposal (
- United Kingdom - Deforestation Plan for Britain Splits Green Groups
- Ancient Drought and Rapid Cooling Drastically Altered Climate
- Microsoft Hires Yahoo Data Center Exec
- Yahoo to Write Down As Much As $34M for Layoffs
- MySpace to Cut Two-Thirds of Staff Outside U.S.
- A Weak Spot in Our Cyber Defenses
- Grandmas Tell AT&T: We Don't Want Metered Billing Either
- Web Browser Enters a Golden Age
- Shot Across the Bow over Cost Savings for Fire Service
- Washington Highway Funds Stretch
- Bids Lower Than Expected For Idaho Road Projects
- Four Kids Sicced Pit Bull on Women in SeaTac, Cops Say
- Washington State's Top Prisons Doctor Quit Over Execution Policy
- State Audit Rips Apart King County
- Montana City Ends Policy Seeking Internet Passwords
- Editorial - Oregon Follows Suit on Metal Theft Laws
- The Wonder of Mars in Its Seasonal Glory
WORD OF THE DAY
Gumption • \GUMP-shun\ • noun – 1: common sense, horse sense 2: enterprise, initiative
Expertly guiding his team of six horses, the wizened stagecoach driver suspiciously eyed the fresh-faced guard assigned to watch over the chest of gold nuggets stashed under the wildly swaying seat. He absently shifted his quid of chewing tobacco and spat at a hovering fly, all the time wondering of the guard, nicknamed “Buttercup,” would have the gumption to protect the treasure on board the coach, or flee at the first sign of robbers or restive natives.
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
Copper Thieves Hit Potlatch Substation, BPA Offers $25,000 Reward for Info (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_062209WAB-bonnevile-copper-thieves-TP.17040c7d.html
Thieves Hit BPA Potlatch Substation near Hoodsport. Reward Offered (Bonneville Power Administration)
http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=562
Snohomish PUD To Seek Rate Increases More Often - Officials say the move would help them maintain the power grid better (Everett Herald, WA)
http://heraldnet.com/article/20090623/NEWS01/706239910
Oregon Forces Pollution Cuts at Portland General Electric's Coal-Fired Power Plant (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/06/oregon_forces_pollution_cuts_a.html
Utah - US Needs 100 More Nuclear Power Plants: But with Yucca Mountain plan dead, what to do with the hot waste piling up across the country? (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12666571
Study Says Wyoming Coal Essential to Energy Future (Associated Press)
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/06/22/ap6573521.html
Seattle Garbage Truck Brings Down Power Pole (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/19821251/detail.html?treets=sea&tid=2653595907813&tml=sea_4pm&tmi=sea_4pm_1_06000206222009&ts=H
National Lightning Safety Awareness Week (KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=10573262
FISH & WILDLIFE
Rogue River - Oregon Dam Deconstruction Takes Break for Fish (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2080924~Ore__dam_deconstruction_takes_break_for_fish.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
NY Times Editorial - Ocean Rescue: Most of the world’s important commercial fish species have been declining for years. The biggest cause of the deterioration in ocean health…is overfishing
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/22/opinion/22mon1.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Report Critical Of Point Reyes Seashore's Take on Farms – Including Aquaculture? (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12663374
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Contract for Shelton’s Kneeland Park Pump Station Awarded (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/7604/reftab/1632/t/CONTRACT-FOR-KNEELAND-PARK-PUMP-STATION-AWARDED/Default.aspx
Oregon - Klamath Dams Removal Bill Goes To Governor (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2081587~Klamath_dams_removal_bill_goes_to_governor.html?cid=rss-Oregon_Headlines
Could Cowlitz Surges Fix Silt Problems? Mossyrock Dam: Corps Exploring Several Options for Managing Tons of Sediment from Mount St. Helens (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/06/22/news//doc4a3fc0e52b8db967649388.txt
Justices Say Waste Can Be Dumped in Alaska Lake (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/23/us/23alaska.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Portland General Electric Begins Power Generation at Biglow Canyon Wind Farm (iStock Analyst)
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3277097
Funds Scarce For Alternative Energy Projects (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/06/22/local_news/doc4a3fd056ec579567846160.txt
Can Wind Power Get Up to Speed? (Time Magazine)
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1906507,00.html
Wind, (The Myth Of) Backup Power and Emissions (Energy Pulse)
http://www.energypulse.net/centers/article/article_display.cfm?a_id=2078
Solar Project Meets Bigger Foe than Cloudy Skies: The Air Force - Opposition to Plant Highlights Hurdles Facing Renewable Energy (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/19/AR2009061903404.html?wprss=rss_business
San Jose Closer to Being First U.S. City with Biogas Plant (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12650797
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Energy Conservation - Stimulus Makes Local Impact (The Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/localnewsfeed/story/889253.html
Columbia Credit Union Earns Green Design Honor (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20090623/BIZ01/706239988/-1/BIZ
California Startup's Prefab Homes Aim for Zero Energy Bills (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/22/BURR187SSG.DTL&feed=rss.news
Eco-Consultants Help Navigate Green Minefield (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/22/BUTR18A1KA.DTL&feed=rss.business
Oakland Green Job Corps Grads Get To Work (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/22/BUJP18BMCL.DTL&feed=rss.news
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
House Climate Bill Remains in Holding Pattern (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/06/22/22climatewire-house-climate-bill-remains-in-holding-patter-56278.html
Word Games Could Threaten Climate Bill (Politico.com)
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/24059.html
U.S. Climate Fix To Cost Consumers $175 a Year: CBO (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE55L57O20090622
Montana Crowd Protests Cap-And-Trade Proposal (Billings Gazette, MT)
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2009/06/23/news/local/26-protest.txt
United Kingdom - Deforestation Plan for Britain Which Has Split Green Groups: cutting down trees to enhance wildlife habitat? (The Telegraph, UK)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/5300490/Deforestation-plan-for-Britain-which-has-split-green-groups.html
Ancient Drought and Rapid Cooling Drastically Altered Climate (US News & World Report)
http://www.usnews.com/articles/science/2009/06/22/ancient-drought-and-rapid-cooling-drastically-altered-climate.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Microsoft Hires Yahoo Data Center Exec (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/06/22/daily11.html?ana=from_rss
Yahoo to Write Down As Much As $34M for Layoffs (Associated Press)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12648681
MySpace to Cut Two-Thirds of Staff Outside U.S. (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/24/technology/companies/24myspace.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
A Weak Spot in Our Cyber Defenses (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/22/AR2009062202485.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns
Grandmas Tell AT&T: We Don't Want Metered Billing Either - 'We grandmothers know a rip off when we seen one...' (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Grandmas-Tell-ATT-We-Dont-Want-Metered-Billing-Either-103080
Web Browser Enters a Golden Age (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12625109
GENERAL NEWS
Shot Across the Bow - City of Shelton Sending Letter to Dist. Five Inquiring About Cost Savings for Fire Service (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/7607/reftab/1632/t/CITY-SENDING-LETTER-TO-FIRE-FIVE-INQUIRING-ABOUT-COST-SAVINGS-FOR-FIRE-SERVICE/Default.aspx
Washington Highway Funds Stretch - Lower-than-expected bids mean money left over for additional projects (The News Tribune, Tacoma)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/787150.html
Bids Lower Than Expected For Idaho Road Projects (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/888802.html
Four Kids Sicced Pit Bull on Women In SeaTac, Cops Say (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009371116_pitbull23m.html
Washington State's Top Prisons Doctor Quit Over Execution Policy (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009370884_deathpenalty23m.html?syndication=rss
State Audit Rips Apart King County (KIRO Radio, Seattle)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=181400
Montana City Ends Policy Seeking Internet Passwords (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2082538~Mont__city_ends_policy_seeking_Internet_passwords.html?cid=rss-Montana_Headlines
Columbian Editorial - Oregon Follows Suit: New law that cracks down on metal thieves brings state in line with Washington (Vancouver, WA)
http://www.columbian.com/article/20090623/OPINION02/706239994/-1/OPINION
The Wonder of Mars in Its Seasonal Glory (The Independent, UK)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-wonder-of-mars-in-its-seasonal-glory-1714144.html
DIVERSIONS
Which Way to Bay? Baby Sea Lion Rescued On Freeway
http://www.examiner.com/a-2081445~Which_way_to_Bay__Baby_sea_lion_rescued_on_freeway.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
Sorry, Paul Simon, Kodak's Taking Kodachrome Away
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12663537
Mind Your BlackBerry or Mind Your Manners
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/22/us/22smartphones.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Woman Puts Man in Sleeper Hold, Stops Bank Heist
http://www.examiner.com/a-2081948~Woman_puts_man_in_sleeper_hold__stops_bank_heist.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
SONG OF THE DAY Expected AND Unexpected
Paul Simon - Kodachrome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hSXKjHDKkY
Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46bkXgxb66E
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
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