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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• NW Energy Resources Form the ‘Middle East of North America’
• Contractor Gets Too Close - Power Restored To Downtown Olympia
• Including BPA Poles - Keizer Woman Accused Of Setting Fires in Detroit Area
• Entergy Pushes To Get Spinoff of Nuclear Reactors Done
• Colorado Regulators Review Gas Drilling At Nuke Site
• Nearly 70 Million Households Now Use Online Banking
• Avista Spares Tree House in Old Apple Tree
• $10 per Year per Customer - Oregon to Fund Klamath River Dams' Removal
• Salmon Run at Rocky Reach Dam
• Showdown at Icicle Creek
• PacifiCorp Agrees To $10.5 Million Settlement in Wyoming Raptor Deaths
• California State Lawmakers OK Temporary Dredging Ban Targeting Salmon Habitat
• California - Sea Lions Are Flooding Into Bay Area Rescue Centers
• Whitewater Park Faces Trout Hurdle
• Treating Ballast Water Could Fight Invasive Species
• Leaks Found In Seattle City Reservoirs
• Water Shortage in Benton City
• Alaska - Huge Blob of Arctic Goo Floats past Slope Communities
• Ellensburg - Public Testimony Heard Over Desert Claim Wind Farm
• Editorial - Wind Farms Are Coming; Who Stands To Benefit?
• Renewable Energy Developing in Northwest, But Transmission is a Bottleneck
• BLM Seeks Comment on Use of Public Land for Large Solar-Energy Projects
• Energy Department to Pay $52.5 Million for 24/7 Solar Power
• Feds Reviewing Bay Area Geothermal Energy Project
• Stimulus money to give NW consumers rebates for Energy Star appliances
• Reflective Roof Paint Repels the Heat
• How to Teach Kids about Global Warming
• The Gray in 'Green Jobs'
• Wal-Mart to Rate Products’ Impact on Environment
• My Backyard Fish Farm
• Constrained Power Grids for Data Centers Zap Sales at 3Par
• Wireless Innovation Faces Roadblocks
• Bing Reverses Microsoft’s Decline, But Actual Gain Is Modest
• Microsoft Office Users Attacked By Cybercriminals
• Google’s Software Plan Confusing, Ballmer Says
• Comcast Online Video Trial Grows To 23 Networks
• Google Voice Goes Mobile
• Wash. unemployment rate rises to 9.3 percent
• Mason County Residents Angry About Added Recycling Fee
• Boy Scout Missing from Camp near Hood Canal Found
• Ferry Stimulus Shorts Washington State, Officials Say
• Federal Aid May Go To Local Swine Flu Fight
• Thieves Steal New Wiring at Harmony Sports Complex
• North Dakota Could Have a Huge New Oil Field
WORD OF THE DAY
Fractious • \FRAK-shus\ • adjective - 1: Tending to be troublesome: unruly 2: quarrelsome, irritable
Dilbert walked warily to the teller’s window at Fractious Bank. He was unaware when he had opened his account a month prior that it was required that each customer had to argue loudly and forcefully for withdrawal of funds…and plead pitifully to be allowed to deposit money at the beautifully appointed financial center. Closing an account: that was an entirely different matter…
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
NW Energy Resources Form the ‘Middle East of North America’ (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jul/14/nw-energy-resources-form-middle-east-north-america/
Contractor Gets Too Close - Power Restored To Downtown Olympia (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/localnewsfeed/story/911519.html
Including BPA Poles - Keizer Woman Accused Of Setting Fires in Detroit Area (Keizer Times, OR)
http://www.keizertimes.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=11477
Entergy Pushes To Get Spinoff of Nuclear Reactors Done (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009469910_apusentergyspinoff.html?syndication=rss
Colorado Regulators Review Gas Drilling At Nuke Site (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/07/15/financial/f114004D01.DTL&feed=rss.business
Nearly 70 Million Households Now Use Online Banking (The Business Journal of Milwaukee)
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2009/07/13/daily35.html?ana=from_rss
Avista Spares Tree House in Old Apple Tree (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/910556.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
$10 per Year per Customer - Oregon to Fund Klamath River Dams' Removal (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2009472063_klamathdams15.html?syndication=rss
Salmon Run at Rocky Reach Dam - Right now is a good time to look a salmon in the eye at the Rocky Reach Dam Visitor Center (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee)
http://www.kpq.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1195
Showdown at Icicle Creek - A long dispute over the way U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service operates its hatchery has moved to the courts (Crosscut Seattle)
http://crosscut.com/2009/07/15/agriculture/19107/
PacifiCorp Agrees To $10.5 Million Settlement in Wyoming Raptor Deaths (Associated Press)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/07/pacificorp_agrees_to_105_milli.html
California State Lawmakers OK Temporary Dredging Ban Targeting Salmon Habitat (Sacramento Bee, CA)
http://www.sacbee.com/latest/story/2025063.html
California - Sea Lions Are Flooding Into Bay Area Rescue Centers (LA Times)
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-sea-lions15-2009jul15,0,4663405.story?track=rss
Whitewater Park Faces Trout Hurdle (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jul/14/whitwater-park-faces-trout-hurdle/
Treating Ballast Water Could Fight Invasive Species (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106599241&ft=1&f=2
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Leaks Found In Seattle City Reservoirs (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_071309WAB-reservoir-leaks-discovered-TP.3d919d74.html?rss
Water Shortage in Benton City (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/50804167.html
Alaska - Huge Blob of Arctic Goo Floats past Slope Communities (Anchorage Daily News, AK)
http://www.adn.com/2835/story/864687.html
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Ellensburg - Public Testimony Heard Over Desert Claim Wind Farm (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=10726846
Idaho Statesman Editorial - Wind Farms Are Coming; Who Stands To Benefit?
http://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/story/834013.html
Renewable Energy Developing in Northwest, But Transmission is a Bottleneck (New West)
http://www.newwest.net/city/article/renewable_energy_developing_in_northwest/C108/L108/
BLM Seeks Comment on Use of Public Land for Large Solar-Energy Projects (Denver Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/stories/2009/07/13/daily38.html?ana=from_rss
Energy Department to Pay $52.5 Million for 24/7 Solar Power (San Francisco Business Times)
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/07/13/daily53.html?ana=from_rss
Feds Reviewing Bay Area Geothermal Energy Project (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/07/14/national/a095839D80.DTL&feed=rss.business
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Stimulus money to give Oregon, Washington consumers rebates for Energy Star appliances (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/07/stimulus_money_to_give_oregon.html
Reflective Roof Paint Repels the Heat (LA Times)
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cool-roof15-2009jul15,0,2823772.story
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
How to Teach Kids about Global Warming - Without Scaring Them (Opposing Views)
http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/advice-how-to-teach-kids-about-global-warming-without-scaring-them-r-1247688250
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
The Gray in 'Green Jobs' - Everyone from patent lawyers for washing machines to security guards in green buildings wants a ride on this gravy train. (Christian Science Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0715/p08s01-comv.html
Wal-Mart to Rate Products’ Impact on Environment (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/business/energy-environment/16walmart.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
My Backyard Fish Farm (The Globe and Mail)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/food-and-wine/my-backyard-fish-farm/article1218280/
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Constrained Power Grids for Data Centers Zap Sales at 3Par (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/07/15/constrained-power-grids-zap-sales-at-3par/
Wireless Innovation Faces Roadblocks (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12837756
Bing Reverses Microsoft’s Decline, But Actual Gain Is Modest (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/07/13/daily23.html?ana=from_rss
Microsoft Office Users Attacked By Cybercriminals (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE56D6FU20090714?feedType=nl&feedName=usmorningdigest
Google’s Software Plan Confusing, Ballmer Says (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/811126.html
Comcast Online Video Trial Grows To 23 Networks (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/07/14/financial/f112748D98.DTL&feed=rss.business
Google Voice Goes Mobile (NY Times)
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/15/google-voice-goes-mobile/?partner=rss&emc=rss
GENERAL NEWS
Wash. unemployment rate rises to 9.3 percent – Mason County at 10.1% (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/breakingnews/story/910327.html
Mason County Residents Angry About Added Recycling Fee (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/7791/reftab/1632/t/COUNTY-RESIDENTS-ANGRY-ABOUT-ADDED-RECYCLING-FEE-/Default.aspx
Boy Scout Missing from Camp near Hood Canal Found (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/20061704/detail.html
Ferry Stimulus Shorts Washington State, Officials Say - Despite nation’s biggest system, Washington low on federal funding list (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/910887.html
Federal Aid May Go To Local Swine Flu Fight (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2009472064_bluebox15m.html?syndication=rss
Thieves Steal New Wiring at Harmony Sports Complex (Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20090714/NEWS02/707159976/
North Dakota Could Have a Huge New Oil Field (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/07/14/financial/f090317D07.DTL&feed=rss.business
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Man Tries To Fix Airbed, Blows up Apartment
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE56E3XV20090715?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews
Here Is My Job Resumay
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE56D4XA20090714?feedType=nl&feedName=usmorningdigest
Prisoner Released After Fooling Judge
http://www.kirotv.com/news/20059980/detail.html
NH Man Charged 23 Quadrillion Dollars for Smokes
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090715/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_quadrillion_dollar_debit;_ylt=Aq1Z.liCPc0A0oS8WXhUZOftiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTMwcTN0cGs2BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNzE1L3VzX29kZF9xdWFkcmlsbGlvbl9kb2xsYXJfZGViaXQEY3BvcwMxBHBvcwMxBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA25obWFuY2hhcmdlZA--
SONG OF THE DAY
Jerry Garcia - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEuJqlrfEZ0
Bryan Ferry - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJtMoX_mHBg
Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htmIjfNuZqs
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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