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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Montana Urged To Lease Coal Reserves
• Rediscovering Natural Gas by Hitting Rock Bottom
• Rural Alaska Energy - Dreading the Diesel Deadline
• Opponents Ask Salazar to Halt Offshore Drilling
• Editorial - A Plan for Columbia River Salmon Recovery to Please A Critic
• Op/Ed - Obama Decision Protects NW Salmon
• Op/Ed - Start On Dam Removal Now
• Willamette Coho Run On Pace to Set A Record
• Chum Salmon Fishery Suspended In Northern Yukon
• See Spawning Spring Chinook Salmon Saturday
• Farm-Fresh Fish - With a Catch
• Killer whales show off in South Sound
• "The Cove" Could Halt Japan's Dolphin Slaughter
• Toxins Shut Mussel, Clam Harvesting In Oregon
• Mini-Golf Course Plots Salmon's Life Journey
• Chehalis River - Study Finds Sites OK for Dams
• Montana - Environmental Groups Log Former Plum Creek Lands
• Editorial - Cleaning up the Chesapeake
• Wind Power Advances A Big Advantage for Cowlitz PUD
• PacifiCorp Looks to Renewables for Future Power Needs
• Bird Deaths Present Problem at Wind Farms
• Wind-Turbine Makers Press for Green Mandates
• Stimulating through Subsidy - Does It Work?
• New York - Crane Collapse: Operator at Wind Farm Escapes Injury
• Cow Poop-To-Power Plant Now Online
• Benton PUD Takes Lead in Putting In 'Smart Meters'
• Oregon Conservation Plan Means More Upgrades Ahead
• Conservation Starter
• HP Plans To Trim Energy Use
• Smart Grid Project Cuts Electricity Usage
• States Can Sue Utilities Over Emissions
• California Plans to Levy Greenhouse Gas Fees
• Emissions of CO2 Set for Best Drop in 40 Years
• Murkowski CO2 Amendment Could Have Broad Reach
• DOE Chief says Clean-Tech Progress More Important than U.N. Climate Treaty
• Refitted to Bury Emissions, West Virginia Coal Plant Draws Attention
• Tesla Founders End Bitter Legal Fight
• Drink Responsibly - Which Is Better For The Planet, Beer Or Wine?
• F.C.C. Calls Open Internet Rules Vital
• Comcast 'Honors' FCC Authority on Neutrality
• FCC Fires Back at Comcast in Net Neutrality Legal Battle
• Washington State Proposes 7.6 Percent Workers' Comp Rate Hike
• Former Classmate - Onalaska Native Brings Bikes to Africa
WORD OF THE DAY
Cantankerous • \kan-TANK-uh-rus\ • adjective - Difficult or irritating to deal with
“A little water displacement formula 40 should loosen that reluctant bolt,” twanged the ancient mechanic to his fresh faced apprentice. “Just call it WD-40 you cantankerous old fool,” thought the sweaty young man as he strained to remove the rusty bolt from the header of the creaky combine.
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
Montana Urged To Lease Coal Reserves (Examiner.com)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2228755~Montana_urged_to_lease_coal_reserves.html?cid=rss-Montana_Headlines
Rediscovering Natural Gas by Hitting Rock Bottom (Nat’l Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113043935&ft=1&f=3
Rural Alaska Energy - Dreading the Diesel Deadline (Alaska Dispatch)
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/news/rural-alaska/2033-dreading-diesel-deadline
Opponents Ask Salazar to Halt Offshore Drilling (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009914495_apusoffshoredrilling2ndldwritethru.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Seattle Times Editorial - A Plan for Columbia River Salmon Recovery to Please A Critic
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorials/2009914632_edit22fish.html
SF Chronicle Op/Ed - Obama Decision Protects NW Salmon
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/22/EDOR19QC3F.DTL&feed=rss.opinion
Spokesman Review Op/Ed - Start On Dam Removal Now (note credentials used in posting opinion)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/sep/22/start-on-dam-removal-now/
Willamette Coho Run On Pace to Set A Record (Salem Statesman Journal, OR)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20090921/OUTDOORS/90921016/1034/SPORTS
Chum Salmon Fishery Suspended In Northern Yukon (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/09/21/yukon-chum-salmon.html
See Spawning Spring Chinook Salmon Saturday (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/09/21/see-spawning-spring-chinook-salmon-saturday
Farm-Fresh Fish - With a Catch: Aquaculture Boom Raises Concerns (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/19/AR2009091900928.html
Killer whales show off in South Sound - Violations: Some boaters appear to be herding orcas (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/888229.html
"The Cove" Could Halt Japan's Dolphin Slaughter (Finding Dulcinea)
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/environment/2009/sep/-The-Cove--Could-Halt-Japan-s-Dolphin-Slaughter-.html
Toxins Shut Mussel, Clam Harvesting In Oregon (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/09/21/financial/f160823D45.DTL&feed=rss.business
Mini-Golf Course Plots Salmon's Life Journey (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/sep/21/Mini-golf-course-plots-salmons-life-journey/
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Chehalis River - Study Finds Sites OK for Dams: Two spots are suitable for construction, says report (The Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/977631.html
Montana - Environmental Groups Log Former Plum Creek Lands For Sake Of Preservation, Access (The Missoulian, MT)
http://www.missoulian.com/news/local/article_b398c586-a5a0-11de-b938-001cc4c002e0.html
Washington Post Editorial - Cleaning up the Chesapeake: Draft reports on the state of the bay signal more aggressive federal action.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/21/AR2009092103109.html?nav=rss_opinions
RENEWABLE & ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Wind Power Advances A Big Advantage for Cowlitz PUD, Officials Say (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/09/21/area_news/doc4ab82b7d87ffd892189214.txt
PacifiCorp Looks to Renewables for Future Power Needs (Idaho Business Review)
http://www.idahobusiness.net/archive.htm/2009/09/21/PacifiCorp-looks-to-renewables-for-future-power-needs
Bird Deaths Present Problem at Wind Farms (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2009-09-21-wind-farms_N.htm
Wind-Turbine Makers Press for Green Mandates (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125358112175629695.html
Stimulating through Subsidy - Does It Work? (Energy Priorities)
http://energypriorities.com/entries/2009/09/stimulating_through_sub.php
New York - Crane Collapse: Operator at Wind Farm Escapes Injury (The Courier, Bath, NY)
http://www.steubencourier.com/news/x1073704913/Crane-collapse-Operator-at-wind-farm-escapes-injury
Cow Poop-To-Power Plant Now Online (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/410362_cow22.html?source=rss
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Benton PUD Takes Lead in Putting In 'Smart Meters' (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/northwest/story/888354.html
Oregon Conservation Plan Means More Upgrades Ahead (Associated Press)
http://gazettetimes.com/business/article_d2be03b0-a4f4-11de-be71-001cc4c002e0.html
Conservation Starter (Helena Independent Record, MT)
http://www.helenair.com/news/local/article_8cced23a-a733-11de-8b48-001cc4c03286.html
HP Plans To Trim Energy Use (Portland Business Journal)
http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2009/09/21/daily1.html?ana=from_rss
Smart Grid Project Cuts Electricity Usage (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/21/smart-grid-project-cuts-electricity-usage/
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
States Can Sue Utilities Over Emissions (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/science/earth/22carbon.html
California Plans to Levy Greenhouse Gas Fees (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/19/MNCK19O6HC.DTL
Emissions of CO2 Set for Best Drop in 40 Years (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/science/earth/22emissions.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Murkowski CO2 Amendment Could Have Broad Reach (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/09/22/22climatewire-murkowski-co2-amendment-could-have-broad-reac-8171.html
DOE Chief says Clean-Tech Progress More Important than U.N. Climate Treaty (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/09/21/21greenwire-clean-tech-progress-more-important-than-un-cli-10686.html
Refitted to Bury Emissions, West Virginia Coal Plant Draws Attention (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/science/earth/22coal.html
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Tesla Founders End Bitter Legal Fight - The co-founders of the electric car company Tesla Motors Inc. have settled their legal battle with laudatory statements of each other's accomplishments (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2009913475_apusteslafoundersfight.html?syndication=rss
Drink Responsibly - Which Is Better For The Planet, Beer Or Wine? (Slate Magazine)
http://www.slate.com/id/2229095/?from=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
F.C.C. Calls Open Internet Rules Vital (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/technology/internet/22net.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Comcast 'Honors' FCC Authority on Neutrality - Except When Suing Them to Prove They Have None (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Honors-FCC-Authority-On-Neutrality-104569
FCC Fires Back at Comcast in Net Neutrality Legal Battle (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/09/21/fcc-fires-back-at-comcast-in-net-neutrality-legal-battle/
GENERAL NEWS
Washington State Proposes 7.6 Percent Workers' Comp Rate Hike (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/60076817.html
Former Classmate - Onalaska Native Brings Bikes to Africa (Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/09/22/life/doc4ab7bdff5b590767981610.txt
DIVERSIONS
Mass. Postal Worker Admits To Stealing 30,000 DVDs
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2009919531_apuspostalworkertheft.html?syndication=rss
Maine Worker Finds New Hire Is Lost Brother
http://www.kirotv.com/family/21055486/detail.html
Cursive Writing May Be Fading Skill, But So What?
http://www.kirotv.com/education/21003548/detail.html
67M to 1 Shot! British Woman Makes 2 Holes-In-One
http://www.kirotv.com/sports/20984399/detail.html
SONG OF THE DAY
James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtqDB2spyG0
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
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