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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Puget Sound Energy Natural-Gas Rates May Fall 17%
• BPA - $32M Power Deal Doesn't Add Up, 9th Circuit Rules
• Avista Seeks Oregon Natural Gas Rate Cut
• Eugene Natural Gas Prices to Decline, But Electricity’s Going Up
• Great Falls Plans to Write off Some of Its $2.3 Million Power Plant Investment as Losses
• Tacoma Power Scores Fifth In Region on J.D. Power Survey
• Grid Lock: New Transmission Lines Key for Clean Energy–And Coal
• Siberia Dam Accident Could Aid Aluminum Industry
• Wisconsin - Lawsuits Seek Payment from Manitowoc Aluminum Mill
• Climate Change Bill to Boost Nuclear Plants
• Editorial - Obama’s Plan B for Nuke Waste: Hanford
• United Kingdom Is ‘Facing 70s-Style Blackouts’
• Op/Ed - Collaborating For Salmon
• Op/Ed - Washington View: Breaching Snake River dams will return farmland to desert
• Editorial - New Salmon Voices Are Welcome
• Columbia River & Tributaries Fish Reports
• Mussel Invasion Closes In On Northwest Waters
• The Art in Returning A Stream to Its Natural State
• Kingco May Declare Green River Flood Emergency
• Editorial - Great Lakes Rescue
• Editorial - Tax Dollars Blowin' in the Wind
• Editorial - Not Blowing Smoke: The reality of wind energy shows promise of living up to the hype
• Europe’s Ban on Old-Style Light Bulbs Begins
• Hoarding Energy-Guzzling Bulbs Ahead Of European Union Ban
• Firm's Hybrid Bulbs Put Spotlight on Incandescents
• Compact Fluorescent Bulbs Shine in Tests
• EPA To Declare Carbon Dioxide a Dangerous Pollutant
• U.S. Climate Change Bill Hits New Senate Delay
• US Agriculture Interests Split Over Energy Bill
• Op/Ed - ‘Cap & Trade’ Will Hit Montana Hard
• Venture Firm’s ‘Green’ Funds Top $1 Billion
• California - Palo Alto Plans for Electric Car Boom
• Key Milestones in the Development of Internet
• Report: Microsoft Hosts Weekly 'Screw Google' Meetings
• Surprise! Wi-Fi Alliance Says Travelers Want Wi-Fi on Planes
• Referendum to Overturn Gay Partnership Law Makes Ballot
• Wash. Panel Wants Repeal of Lawmaker Public Records Exemption
• St. Edwards "Unwavering" In Sale of Former Shelton Church Building
• Modeled on PUD 3 Program – Shelton City Employees Raise Funds for S-O-S Program
• Recession Trims Seattle Traffic Congestion 8%
WORD OF THE DAY
Animadversion • \an-uh-mad-VER-zhun\ • noun – *1: a critical & usually censorious remark - often used with "on" 2: adverse criticism
It was a surreal moment. In a room full of energy analysts, it was expected that the power marketers would walk the “party line” of their corporate bosses. That’s what made the animadversion of the XYZ Energy representative (who blurted out Tourettes fashion) that he wasn’t interested in price equity, his company just wanted to squeeze all the utilities for as much as they could get. The ensuing, jaw-dropping silence was deafening.
WEATHER
Shelton Forecast & 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
Puget Sound Energy Natural-Gas Rates May Fall 17% “…the utility also has a separate, & unrelated, request pending before the utilities commission that would increase rates next year…” (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009782277_gasrates01m.html
BPA - $32M Power Deal Doesn't Add Up, 9th Circuit Rules (Courthouse News Service)
http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/08/31/$32M_Power_Deal_Doesn_t_Add_Up_9th_Circuit_Rules.htm
Avista Seeks Oregon Natural Gas Rate Cut (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/08/31/daily8.html?ana=from_rss
Eugene Natural Gas Prices to Decline, But Electricity’s Going Up (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/19459044-41/story.csp
Great Falls Plans to Write off Some of Its $2.3 Million Power Plant Investment as Losses (Great Falls Tribune, MT)
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20090901/NEWS01/909010301/City-plans-to-write-off-some-of-its--2.3-million-as-losses
Tacoma Power Scores Fifth In Region on J.D. Power Survey (Tacoma Public Utilities)
http://www.mytpu.org/newsroom/power-news/tacoma-power-scores.htm
Grid Lock: New Transmission Lines Key for Clean Energy–And Coal (Wall Street Journal)
http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2009/08/31/grid-lock-new-transmission-lines-key-for-clean-energy-and-coal/
Siberia Dam Accident Could Aid Aluminum Industry (Yahoo! Finance)
http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/18082009/323/siberia-dam-accident-aid-aluminum-industry.html
Wisconsin - Lawsuits Seek Payment From Manitowoc Aluminum Mill – Disputes over services rendered but not paid for or metal that has gone missing (Herald Times Reporter, Manitowoc, WI)
http://www.htrnews.com/article/20090901/MAN0101/909010489/1984/MAN04
Climate Change Bill to Boost Nuclear Plants (Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/01/climate-change-bill-to-boost-nuclear-plants/
News Tribune Editorial - Obama’s Plan B for Nuke Waste: Hanford
http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/story/863291.html
United Kingdom Is ‘Facing 70s-Style Blackouts’ - Report casts doubt over the Government's pledge that renewable sources can make up for lower output from nuclear & coal (Press Association, UK)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jGxxCQiHSsrWH_wMcfxmR-cRfyGw
FISH & WILDLIFE
Oregonian Op/Ed - Collaborating For Salmon
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/08/collaborating_for_salmon.html
Columbian Op/Ed - Washington View: Breaching Snake River dams will return farmland to desert
http://columbian.com/article/20090818/BIZ01/708189998/-1/BIZ
Astorian Editorial - New Salmon Voices Are Welcome: Lower river joint fisheries commission can be a constructive force
http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=392&ArticleID=63709&TM=56871.56
Columbia River & Tributaries Fish Reports (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2009781639_columbia_river_and_tributaries.html
Mussel Invasion Closes In On Northwest Waters - threaten to gum up the dams that produce the region's cheap electricity (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/outdoors/2009776836_mussels31.html
The Art in Returning A Stream to Its Natural State (Bend Bulletin, OR)
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090831/NEWS0107/908310372/-1/rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Kingco May Declare Green River Flood Emergency (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009785728_apwagreenriverflooding.html?syndication=rss
NY Times Editorial - Great Lakes Rescue “…the lakes still suffer — from lingering industrial pollution, toxics like mercury, deteriorating wetlands &, more recently, invasive species that have devastated the fishing industry & fouled shorelines…”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/01/opinion/01tue3.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Oregonian Editorial - Tax Dollars Blowin' in the Wind “…Oregon taxpayers are paying an unnecessarily high price to encourage clean renewable energy…”
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/08/tax_dollars_blowin_in_the_wind.html
Columbian Editorial - Not Blowing Smoke: The reality of wind energy shows promise of living up to the hype
http://columbian.com/article/20090901/OPINION02/709019986/-1/OPINION
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Europe’s Ban on Old-Style Light Bulbs Begins (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/01/business/energy-environment/01iht-bulb.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Hoarding Energy-Guzzling Bulbs Ahead Of European Union Ban (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE57U4WT20090831?feedType=nl&feedName=usmorningdigest
Firm's Hybrid Bulbs Put Spotlight on Incandescents (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112407832&ft=1&f=2
Compact Fluorescent Bulbs Shine in Tests (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112416464&ft=1&f=2
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
EPA To Declare Carbon Dioxide a Dangerous Pollutant (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/31/MNM219GIJD.DTL&feed=rss.news
U.S. Climate Change Bill Hits New Senate Delay (Reuters)
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKWBT01311020090831
US Agriculture Interests Split Over Energy Bill (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/09/01/financial/f000050D77.DTL&feed=rss.business
Missoulian Op/Ed - ‘Cap & Trade’ Will Hit Montana Hard
http://www.missoulian.com/news/opinion/columnists/article_1d300018-9700-11de-bffa-001cc4c03286.html
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Venture Firm’s ‘Green’ Funds Top $1 Billion (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/01/business/01khosla.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
California - Palo Alto Plans for Electric Car Boom (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13244410?nclick_check=1
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Key Milestones in The Development Of Internet (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009779438_apustecinternetat40timeline.html?syndication=rss
Report: Microsoft Hosts Weekly 'Screw Google' Meetings (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/177866.asp?source=pimail
Surprise! Wi-Fi Alliance Says Travelers Want Wi-Fi on Planes (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/08/31/surprise-wi-fi-alliance-says-travelers-want-wi-fi-on-planes/
GENERAL NEWS
Referendum to Overturn Gay Partnership Law Makes Ballot (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/20653666/detail.html
Wash. Panel Wants Repeal of Lawmaker Public Records Exemption (Associated Press)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_sunshine_committee.html?source=pimail
St. Edwards "Unwavering" In Sale of Former Shelton Church Building (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/8115/reftab/1632/Default.aspx
Modeled on PUD 3 Program – Shelton City Employees Raise Funds for S-O-S Program (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/8121/reftab/1632/t/CITY-EMPLOYEES-RAISE-FUNDS-FOR-S-O-S-PROGRAM/Default.aspx
Recession Trims Seattle Traffic Congestion 8% (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009785888_webtraffic01m.html?syndication=rss
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Detroit Mailman Charged After Thousands of Pieces Found
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_13240728
Teacher Accused of Selling Grades for Cash - Students Told Money Went To Charity
http://www.kirotv.com/news/20653270/detail.html
Ohio Judge Silences Defendant with Duct Tape
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090901/ap_on_re_us/us_odd_defendant_s_mouth_taped;_ylt=Apf.SQNEiUem6SAg_7rCEg3tiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJ2N2h1MTdhBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwOTAxL3VzX29kZF9kZWZlbmRhbnRfc19tb3V0aF90YXBlZARjcG9zAzEEcG9zAzEEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yeQRzbGsDb2hpb2p1ZGdlc2ls
“Too Tall” Chinese Basketball Player Sparks Fan Violence
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090827/od_nm/us_china_violence;_ylt=Ag2EJBVuez4BUvrfIei.Z9ntiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJtM2RzaW9sBGFzc2V0A25tLzIwMDkwODI3L3VzX2NoaW5hX3Zpb2xlbmNlBHBvcwM1BHNlYwN5bl9hcnRpY2xlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDcXVvdHRvb3RhbGxx
SONG OF THE DAY
Make Me Lose Control - Eric Carmen (Just don’t get any of this bubblegum in your hair, Eric – BTW, George Lucas wants his white Thunderbird from America Graffiti back…)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zajTU5h_YGM
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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