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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Controversial California Power Line Project Cancelled
• New Seattle Power Lines - Homeowner: 'My Heart Sank When I Saw This'
• Energy's Thirst for Water Challenges Carbon Debate
• South Carolina Nuclear Reactor Costs up
• Colorado Regulators Mull Oversight of Electric Co-Op
• Work At Chief Joseph Dam Will Impact Salmon Fishing
• Puget Sound Hatchery Chinook Fishing Opens Today
• Ocean Fishing Producing Salmon Success
• Grant to Help Restore Bumblebee Habitat near Farms
• Western Washington River Cities Get Head Start on Flood Strategy
• Interior Secretary to Address Pacific Northwest Forests
• Feasibility Assessment of the Water Energy Resources of the United States for New Low Power and Small Hydro Classes of Hydroelectric Plants
• REC May Supply Kittitas Solar Power Project
• Grants for Grays Harbor Wind and Wave Energy Sought
• Oregon - Surf's Up: Douglas County Catching The Wave
• Can Wind Farms Change the Weather?
• With Push toward Renewable Energy, California Sets Pace for Solar Power (NY Times)
• New Mexico - Hydrogen Power Plant In Works
• Las Vegas School Features Geothermal System
• United Kingdom - Consumers Face Growing Costs For Green Energy
• Op/Ed - Recovery Act Funds Old and New Technology to Conserve Energy
• Green Remodel Eliminates Home's Electric Bill
• GE Planning "Net-Zero Energy Homes"
• Power Industry Infighting Heats Up Over Climate Legislation
• Senator Holds Up EPA Nominee over Climate Study
• Editorial - A Glass Partly Full: The Long, Fractious Road to Global Climate Talks
• Op/Ed - Climate Bill Needs Incentives for Small Forest Owners Like Me
• EPA Releases Clean Energy Guide
• Virginia GOP says Kaine fumbled Apple Data Center to North Carolina
• Minnesota - Stimulus Fizzles For Northfield Fiber Optics
• Property Tax Initiative Will Be On Washington Ballot
• “Red Flag” Rules - Photo ID to be Required at Dental Offices
• Television, Newspapers Beat Internet as Source of Economic News, Pew Poll Finds
• Texas - Cooperative Village Residents In Grand Prairie Enjoy Low Costs
WORD OF THE DAY
Tenebrous • \TEN-uh-brus\ • adjective – 1: shut off from the light: dark, murky 2: hard to understand: obscure 3: causing gloom
“These tenebrous budget predictions do nothing to help us predict the next budget year,” stuttered the fresh faced budget analyst to her stern-faced boss. “What I need is at least a glimmer of clarity from your policy makers as to where you want us to spend the money…and where it is going to come from.”
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
Controversial California Power Line Project Cancelled (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12845469?nclick_check=1
New Seattle Power Lines - Homeowner: 'My Heart Sank When I Saw This' (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/50910422.html
Energy's Thirst for Water Challenges Carbon Debate (Fox Business News)
http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/energy/energys-thirst-water-challenges-carbon-debate/
South Carolina Nuclear Reactor Costs up (Associated Press)
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/07/15/ap6659618.html
Colorado Regulators Mull Oversight of Electric Co-Op (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2119616~Colo__regulators_mull_oversight_of_electric_co_op.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Work At Chief Joseph Dam Will Impact Salmon Fishing (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090715/NEWS04/707159929/1025/rss1025
Puget Sound Hatchery Chinook Fishing Opens Today (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2009477970_fish16.html?syndication=rss
Ocean Fishing Producing Salmon Success Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/outdoors/story/911919.html
Grant to Help Restore Bumblebee Habitat near Farms (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/911689.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Western Washington River Cities Get Head Start on Flood Strategy (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/812183.html
Interior Secretary to Address Pacific Northwest Forests (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/breakingnews/story/912114.html
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Feasibility Assessment of the Water Energy Resources of the United States for New Low Power and Small Hydro Classes of Hydroelectric Plants (4.5 MB PDF File - Dept. of Energy – Look at Washington State…WOW!)
http://hydropower.inel.gov/resourceassessment/pdfs/main_report_appendix_a_final.pdf
REC May Supply Kittitas Solar Power Project (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/07/15/news/doc4a5e5273c6548910713394.txt
Grants for Grays Harbor Wind and Wave Energy Sought (Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/07/15/local_news/doc4a5e1ba557820034046839.txt
Oregon - Surf's Up: Douglas County Catching The Wave (News Review, Roseburg, OR)
http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20090715/NEWS/907159979/1063/NEWS
Can Wind Farms Change the Weather? (Washington Post)
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitalweathergang/2009/07/can_wind_farms_change_the_weat.html?hpid=news-col-blog
With Push toward Renewable Energy, California Sets Pace for Solar Power (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/science/earth/16solar.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
New Mexico - Hydrogen Power Plant In Works (Associated Press)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/jul/16/hydrogen-power-plant-in-works/
Las Vegas School Features Geothermal System (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/07/15/state/n151205D30.DTL&feed=rss.business
United Kingdom - Consumers Face Growing Costs For Green Energy (The Scotsman, UK)
http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Consumers-face-growing-costs-.5464026.jp
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Seattle Times Op/Ed - Recovery Act Funds Old and New Technology to Conserve Energy, Create Green Jobs
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2009478109_guest16jones.html
Green Remodel Eliminates Home's Electric Bill (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
http://www.seattlepi.com/athome/408151_green0715.html
GE Planning "Net-Zero Energy Homes" - But Consumers Can Take Smaller Steps Now (Finding Dulcinea)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/environment/2009/july/GE-Planning--Net-Zero-Energy-Homes--But-Consumers-Can-Take-Smaller-Steps-Now.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Power Industry Infighting Heats Up Over Climate Legislation (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/07/16/16climatewire-power-industry-infighting-heats-up-over-clim-38477.html
Senator Holds Up EPA Nominee over Climate Study (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2009478168_apusepanominationhold.html?syndication=rss
Washington Post Editorial - A Glass Partly Full: The Long, Fractious Road to Global Climate Talks in Copenhagen
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/15/AR2009071503380.html?nav=rss_opinions
Atlanta Journal Constitution Op/Ed - Climate Bill Needs Incentives for Small Forest Owners Like Me
http://www.ajc.com/opinion/climate-bill-needs-incentives-92232.html
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
EPA Releases Clean Energy Guide (CitiesGoGreen)
http://www.citiesgogreen.com/2009/07/15/epa-releases-clean-energy-guide/
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Virginia GOP says Kaine fumbled Apple Data Center to North Carolina (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/07/15/state/n163916D68.DTL&feed=rss.business
Minnesota - Stimulus Fizzles For Northfield Fiber Optics (Northfield News, MN)
http://www.northfieldnews.com/news.php?viewStory=49096
GENERAL NEWS
Property Tax Initiative Will Be On Washington Ballot (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009478395_apwapropertytaxinitiative1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss
“Red Flag” Rules - Photo ID to be Required at Dental Offices (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=10734538
Television, Newspapers Beat Internet as Source of Economic News, Pew Poll Finds (San Jose Mercury News)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12846178
Texas - Cooperative Village Residents In Grand Prairie Enjoy Low Costs (WFAA-TV, Dallas, TX)
http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/tv/stories/wfaa090714_lj_avion.3d39f3d7.html
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Did They Say Bacon-Flavored Ice Cream?
http://www.kirotv.com/health/20058701/detail.html
6-Year-Old Michigan Boy Hits Hole-In-One
http://www.kirotv.com/sports/20060284/detail.html
Dog Wet Nurse Saves Panda Cubs in China
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2009479554_apaschinapandas.html?syndication=rss
SONG OF THE DAY
Cool Water - Sons of the Pioneers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWJPnhScrwI
Thursday, July 16, 2009
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