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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
· Seattle City Light, Pend Oreille County At Odds Over Boundary Dam Payments
· Columbia Generating Station - Nuclear Plant Operating At Reduced Capacity
· BPA Invites Public To Provide Feedback On Proposed Transmission Line
· Los Angeles' 'Coal Free' Vow Scuttles Utah Power-Plant Expansion
· Editorial - Unit 3, RIP: Good riddance to Intermountain Power Project
· Colorado Governor Hails Natural Gas As Critical Fuel
· Mason County PUD No. 3 Clears Another Audit
· Missouri - Tree Cutter Knocks Electric Transformer Into Other Trees
· After 16 Years, Skagit River Open For Salmon Fishing
· Prepare for the Pink Salmon in Puget Sound
· A Caterpillar Infestation Of “Biblical Proportions” Hits Kamloops Fir Trees
· US Senator Requests $2 Million for Chehalis Basin Flood Projects
· Tulalip Nation Gets $2 Million For Snohomish River Basin Work
· Editorial - Time For Decision On Future Of Olympia’s Capitol Lake
· Car Washers Seeing More Rules On Soapy Runoff
· World's Largest Solar Plant May Be Built In Cle Elum
· Oregon Governor May Veto Bills On Biomass Rule, Wind Credits
· North Olympic Peninsula - Funding In Works For Battelle Tidal Power Research
· Las Vegas Touts Plans To Use Solar Panels
· BP Closes Alternative Energy Division
· Guidelines For Renewable Energy Funding Released
· Solar Is Nearly Competitive With Traditional Energy in Some Markets
· Study: Utility Investment In Smart Grid Remains Strong
· Editorial - Oregon Legislature Misses Big Opportunity on Climate
· Greening The Internet: How Much CO2 Does This Article Produce?
· Buses May Aid Climate Battle in Poor Cities
· Are Green Jobs Really On The Way?
· Akamai: U.S. 33rd Fastest Broadband Country
· PCs Used in Korean Denial of Service Attacks May Self Destruct
· Google vs. Yahoo: Two Routes Toward Carbon Neutral
· Puget Sound Poised For Extremely Dry Summer
· El Nino May Hurt Vancouver Olympics
· Washington's White Pass Ski Area Being Expanded
· Barge Hauling 1 Million Gallons Of Gas Runs Aground In Columbia Gorge
· Washington Health Officials Prepare For More Flu
· GM Emerges From Bankruptcy After Government Bailout
· 7-Eleven Rallies Customers Against Credit Card Transaction Fees
· Washington Court: Partial Fence Not Enough For Burglary
· Hundreds Of Bodies Dug Up In Chicago Grave Reselling
WORD OF THE DAY
Bandy • \BAN-dee\ • noun – 1: to bat (as a tennis ball) to and fro 2a: to toss from side to side or pass about from one to another often in a careless or inappropriate manner b: exchange; especially: to exchange (words) argumentatively c: to discuss lightly or banteringly d: to use in a glib or offhand manner
Adjective - 1 of legs: bowed 2: bowlegged
The diminutive, bandy-legged auctioneer tried valiantly to inject himself into the conversation between his peers. Regardless of his efforts, he couldn’t get a word in edgewise as the tobacco auctioneer and his art-house companion bandied words about like so many bubbles of champagne on a party night at Bernie’s.
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
Seattle City Light, Pend Oreille County at odds over Boundary Dam payments (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009443192_pendoreille10m.html?syndication=rss
Columbia Generating Station - Nuclear Plant Operating At Reduced Capacity So Workers Can Fix Leak (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/641801.html
BPA Invites Public To Provide Feedback On Proposed Transmission Line - 500-kilovolt line would help integrate wind and reinforce reliability (Bonneville Power Administration)
http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/287482/
Los Angeles' 'Coal Free' Vow Scuttles Utah Power-Plant Expansion (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/07/09/09greenwire-los-angeles-coal-free-vow-scuttles-utah-power-29532.html
Salt Lake Tribune Editorial - Unit 3, RIP: Good riddance to Intermountain Power Project
http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_12805077
Colorado Governor Hails Natural Gas As Critical Fuel (Associated Press)
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/07/09/ap6638772.html
Mason County PUD No. 3 Clears Another Audit (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/7739/reftab/1632/Default.aspx
Missouri - Tree Cutter Knocks Electric Transformer Into Other Trees (Pulaski County Daily News, MO)
http://www.pulaskicountydaily.com/news.php?viewStory=1058
FISH & WILDLIFE
After 16 Years, Skagit River Open For Salmon Fishing (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/50412862.html
Prepare for the Pink Salmon in Puget Sound (The Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/localnewsfeed/story/906650.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
A Caterpillar Infestation Of “Biblical Proportions” Hits Kamloops Fir Trees (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Caterpillar+infestation+biblical+proportions+hits+Kamloops/1774887/story.html
US Senator Requests $2 Million for Chehalis Basin Flood Projects (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/07/10/news//doc4a562d6512118234656800.txt
Tulalip Nation Gets $2 Million For Snohomish River Basin Work (The Herald, Everett, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090710/NEWS01/707109958
Olympian Editorial - Time For Decision On Future Of Capitol Lake
http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/story/906632.html
Car Washers Seeing More Rules On Soapy Runoff (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009443661_apuscarwashrunoff.html?syndication=rss
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
World's Largest Solar Plant May Be Built In Cle Elum (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009441447_websolar09m.html?syndication=rss
Oregon Governor May Veto Bills On Biomass Rule, Wind Credits (Associated Press)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/07/ore_governor_may_veto_bills_on.html
North Olympic Peninsula - Funding In Works For Battelle Tidal Power Research (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20090710/news/307109991
Las Vegas Touts Plans To Use Solar Panels (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/07/09/state/n142911D69.DTL&feed=rss.business
BP Closes Alternative Energy Division (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106437880&ft=1&f=2
Guidelines For Renewable Energy Funding Released (Associated Press)
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/07/09/ap6638381.html
Solar Is Nearly Competitive With Traditional Energy in Some Markets (Renewable Energy World – Ed. Note…thanks for being man enough to admit that subsidies have a great deal to do with this)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/07/solar-is-nearly-competitive-with-traditional-energy?cmpid=rss
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Study: Utility Investment In Smart Grid Remains Strong (Utility Automation & Engineering)
http://uaelp.pennnet.com/Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONART&PUBLICATION_ID=22&ARTICLE_ID=365971&C=INDUS&dcmp=rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Statesman Journal Editorial - Oregon Legislature Misses Big Opportunity on Climate
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090709/COLUMN0103/907090358/1001/NEWS/Legislature-Misses-Big-Opportunity-on-Climate
Greening The Internet: How Much CO2 Does This Article Produce? (CNN Tech)
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/07/10/green.internet.CO2/
Buses May Aid Climate Battle in Poor Cities (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/10/world/americas/10degrees.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
BARRELL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Are Green Jobs Really On The Way? (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/50412562.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Akamai: U.S. 33rd Fastest Broadband Country - Behind Slovakia, in terms of percentage of connections above 2Mbps (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Akamai-US-33rd-Fastest-Broadband-Country-103395
PCs Used in Korean Denial of Service Attacks May Self Destruct (Washington Post)
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/07/pcs_used_in_korean_ddos_attack.html
Google vs. Yahoo: Two Routes Toward Carbon Neutral (Business Week)
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2009/tc2009079_137943.htm
GENERAL NEWS
Puget Sound Poised For Extremely Dry Summer (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=187443
El Nino May Hurt Vancouver Olympics (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_070909WXB-el-nino-snowfall-olympics-TP.24234630.html?rss
Washington's White Pass Ski Area Being Expanded (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=10677545
Barge Hauling 1 Million Gallons Of Gas Runs Aground In Columbia Gorge (The Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/07/barge_hauling_1_million_gallon.html
Washington Health Officials Prepare For More Flu (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009441541_apwaswinefluwashington.html?syndication=rss
GM Emerges From Bankruptcy After Government Bailout (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/10/AR2009071001473.html?nav=rss_email/components
7-Eleven Rallies Customers Against Credit Card Transaction Fees (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009441525_apus7elevenfees.html?syndication=rss
Washington Court: Partial Fence Not Enough For Burglary (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=10670472
Ghouls Are Us - Hundreds Of Bodies Dug Up In Chicago Grave Reselling Scheme (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2009442929_cemetery10.html
DIVERSIONS
United Airlines Breaks Passenger’s Guitar- Revenge Video Persuades Them to Pay Up
http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/scarce/united-breaks-guitars
SF Mayor Bans Doughnuts for City Employees
http://www.examiner.com/a-2110715~No_doughnuts_under_Newsom_s_SF_healthy_foods_plan.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
Dictionary Adds News Words: Frenemy, Staycation
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106459410&ft=1&f=3
Paging Morticia Adams - Thief Snips 100 Rose Blooms From Maine Park
http://www.kirotv.com/news/19990668/detail.html
Michigan: 200 Tons Road Salt Is Stolen
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/10/us/10brfs-ROADSALTISST_BRF.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
SONG OF THE DAY
Tennessee Ernie Ford - Sixteen Tons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWGNQIecbcc
Friday, July 10, 2009
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