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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Washington Nuclear Plant Goes Back Online
• California Watching Wildfire Threat to Power Grid
• Puget Sound Energy Seeks Electricity Rate Hike
• Snohomish PUD to Raise Rates for Commercial Customers
• Eugene - Rates, Commissioner’s Arrest Get EWEB’s Attention
• Idaho Power to Build Natural Gas Plant
• Class Action Suit Claims San Diego Gas & Electric Cheats on Billing
• Oregon - Liquefied Natural Gas Opponents Appeal Clatsop County Decision to State
• Ameren Power Outage Info Goes Mobile
• Dam Safety: Investigating Failures of Post-Tensioned Anchors
• Tribes Agree To Fishing Closure in Tarboo Bay to Help Protect Coho Salmon Run
• California – American River Salmon Festival Canceled This Year
• Group Hopes To Expand Restoration Work on the Columbia River Estuary
• Eight Seabirds Found Mowed down on Beach near Gearhart
• Scientists Discuss 'Ambitious Effort' to Fix Hood Canal
• Washington State Delays Olympia Brewery Water Rights Decision
• California - The Water Wars: San Francisco Bay and the delta are dying
• Oregon Tops in Clean-Energy Stimulus Funds
• Leave No Wind Farm Behind - Iberdrola Renewables Receives $300M Stimulus Grants
• Columnist - Renewable Energy: ‘Buy California’ Fight Heats Up
• Editorial - California Legislature Should Reject Utilities' Demands, Pass Clean-Energy Law
• Richland Lab to Study Ocean, River Power
• Whidbey Tides May Churn Electricity
• Canola Good for Bio-Fuels, But Dangerous For Other Crops
• Biomass Electricity More Efficient than Ethanol, Researchers Say
• The Impact of Electric Vehicles on the Power Grid
• Ecos Consulting Sold To Advantage IQ
• Vast Shift in Bird Species Expected From Warming
• British Columbia Budget Bites into Green Programs
• Potential Seen For Climate Insurance in Tourism
• The Beginning of Richland's Broadband Backbone
• Barely Broadband - Internet Providers Seek Low Broadband Bar
• Qwest Sees 100 Gbps in Its (Long Haul) Future
• Connected Nation Wins Florida Mapping Bid
• WhiteFi: Broadcasting Wireless Internet over TV Airwaves
• Comcast Raising Rates in Washington By 3 Percent
• Ebay Sells Skype, Ending Ill-Fated Match
• Sun's Server Share Hit As Antitrust Scrutiny Looms
• Sony Ships PCs with Google Web Browser Installed
• Study Finds Web No Equalizer for Civic Engagement
• Mason County Sex Predator Won't Be Released
• Fire Destroys Condominium Recreation Center in Mason County
• Shelton Mayor Asks Mason County for Credit If Road Levy Shift Is Approved
• BP Makes "Giant" Oil Find in Gulf of Mexico
• Twitter, Texting Could Help Families in Disasters
• Vernon Stoner - Sequim Gets New City Manager
WORD OF THE DAY
Inordinate • \in-OR-dun-ut\ • adjective - exceeding reasonable limits: immoderate
What was supposed to be a simple installation of a computer program became an epic adventure for Billy. He was especially galled by the inordinate amount of time it took to get through to technical support – two hours – before being told that they had closed two minutes before the technician picked up the phone. “I look forward to speaking with you tomorrow,” chirped the cheerful propeller head.
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
Washington Nuclear Plant Goes Back Online (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/957337.html
California Watching Wildfire Threat to Power Grid (Reuters)
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2009/09/01/103426.htm
Puget Sound Energy Seeks Electricity Rate Hike (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/sep/01/pse-seeks-electricity-rate-hike/
Snohomish PUD to Raise Rates for Commercial Customers (Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090902/BIZ/709029940/-1/RSS03
Eugene - Rates, Commissioner’s Arrest Get EWEB’s Attention (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/19543029-41/story.csp
Idaho Power to Build Natural Gas Plant (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/957287.html
Class Action Suit Claims San Diego Gas & Electric Cheats on Billing (Courthouse News)
http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/09/01/Class_Claims_SDG&E_Cheats_on_Billing.htm
Oregon - Liquefied Natural Gas Opponents Appeal Clatsop County Decision To State (Daily Astorian, OR)
http://www.dailyastorian.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=398&ArticleID=63735&TM=64997.22
Ameren Power Outage Info Goes Mobile (St. Louis Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2009/08/31/daily33.html?ana=from_rss
Dam Safety: Investigating Failures of Post-Tensioned Anchors (Hydro Review)
http://www.hydroworld.com/index/display/article-display/2797948588/s-articles/s-hydro-review-worldwide/s-volume-17/s-Issue_4/s-articles/s-Dam_Safety__Investigating_Failures_of_Post-Tensioned_Anchors.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Tribes Agree To Fishing Closure in Tarboo Bay to Help Protect Coho Salmon Run (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
http://www.ptleader.com/Main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=25046
California – American River Salmon Festival Canceled This Year: Cost and Lack of Fish Cited (Sacramento Bee, CA)
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2154565.html
Group Hopes To Expand Restoration Work on the Columbia River Estuary (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/09/group_hopes_to_expand_restorat.html
Eight Seabirds Found Mowed down on Beach near Gearhart (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/08/slaughter_of_seabirds_continue.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Scientists Discuss 'Ambitious Effort' to Fix Hood Canal (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/sep/01/scientists-discuss-ambitious-effort-to-fix-hood/?partner=RSS
Washington State Delays Olympia Brewery Water Rights Decision (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/957527.html
California - The Water Wars: San Francisco Bay and the delta are dying. Salmon runs are collapsing. Droughts are getting worse. And big agriculture still wants more water (SF Bay Guardian)
http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=9088
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Oregon Tops in Clean-Energy Stimulus Funds (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/5739-oregon-tops-windpower-stimulus-funds/
Leave No Wind Farm Behind - Iberdrola Renewables Receives $300M Stimulus Grants (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/08/31/daily23.html?ana=from_rss
Sacramento Bee Columnist - Renewable Energy: ‘Buy California’ Fight Heats Up
http://www.sacbee.com/capitolandcalifornia/story/2154412.html
San Jose Mercury News Editorial - California Legislature Should Reject Utilities' Demands, Pass Clean-Energy Law
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_13250505
Richland Lab to Study Ocean, River Power (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=11029456
Whidbey Tides May Churn Electricity (Whidbey News-Times)
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/whidbey/wnt/news/56664277.html
Canola Good for Bio-Fuels, But Dangerous For Other Crops (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2009/08/canola_good_for_biofuels_but_d.html
Biomass Electricity More Efficient than Ethanol, Researchers Say (Power Magazine)
http://www.powermag.com/renewables/waste_to_energy/Biomass-Electricity-More-Efficient-than-Ethanol-Researchers-Say_2142.html
The Impact of Electric Vehicles on the Power Grid (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/x-12791-SF-Green-Careers-Examiner~y2009m9d1-The-impact-of-electric-vehicles-on-the-power-grid
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Ecos Consulting Sold To Advantage IQ (Portland Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/08/31/daily20.html?ana=from_rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Vast Shift in Bird Species Expected From Warming (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/01/MNBT19E450.DTL&feed=rss.news
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
British Columbia Budget Bites into Green Programs (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/09/01/bc-victoria-vancouver-budget-green-environment-programs.html?ref=rss
Potential Seen For Climate Insurance in Tourism (Reuters)
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLNE58102Y20090902
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
The Beginning of Richland's Broadband Backbone (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/56668882.html
Barely Broadband - Internet Providers Seek Low Broadband Bar (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE5806LY20090902?feedType=nl&feedName=usmorningdigest
Qwest Sees 100 Gbps in Its (Long Haul) Future (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/09/02/qwest-sees-the-future-and-its-100gbps-for-the-long-haul/
Connected Nation Wins Florida Mapping Bid - Despite being twice as expensive as closest alternative (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Connected-Nation-Wins-Florida-Mapping-Bid-104264
WhiteFi: Broadcasting Wireless Internet over TV Airwaves (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/177725.asp?source=pimail
Comcast Raising Rates in Washington By 3 Percent (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/technologybrierdudleysblog/2009786819_comcast_raising_rates_in_washi.html?syndication=rss
Ebay Sells Skype, Ending Ill-Fated Match (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/02/BU1819GU5U.DTL&feed=rss.business
Sun's Server Share Hit As Antitrust Scrutiny Looms (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/09/01/financial/f210525D69.DTL&feed=rss.business
Sony Ships PCs with Google Web Browser Installed (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009787868_apustectechbitgooglesony.html?syndication=rss
Study Finds Web No Equalizer for Civic Engagement (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/09/01/financial/f110447D52.DTL&feed=rss.business
GENERAL NEWS
Mason County Sex Predator Won't Be Released (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_090109WAB-cherry-sex-offender-release-TP.13a55cf75.html?rss
Fire Destroys Condominium Recreation Center in Mason County (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/sep/01/fire-destroys-condominum-recreation-center-mason-c/?partner=RSS
Shelton Mayor Asks Mason County for Credit If Road Levy Shift Is Approved (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1897/smid/3468/ArticleID/8128/reftab/1632/t/MAYOR-ASKS-COUNTY-FOR-CREDIT-IF-ROAD-LEVY-SHIFT-IS-APPROVED/Default.aspx
BP Makes "Giant" Oil Find in Gulf of Mexico (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSTRE58133V20090902?feedType=nl&feedName=usbusinessearly
Twitter, Texting Could Help Families in Disasters (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2009785942_apusdisastersocialmedia.html?syndication=rss
Vernon Stoner - Sequim Gets New City Manager (KONP Radio, Port Angeles)
http://www.konp.com/local/5072
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Gator On the Loose In Salmon Creek - Two-foot-long creature likely an abandoned exotic pet
http://columbian.com/article/20090902/NEWS02/709029945/
Honolulu Seeking To Ban 'BO' On Buses
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/09/01/national/a142409D91.DTL&feed=rss.business
SONG OF THE DAY
John Fogerty - Change in the weather
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0QvsgwGBJY
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
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