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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• BPA Makes Payment to US Treasury
• Eugene Water & Electric Board Manager Opposes Pay Cuts
• Bogged-Down Dams - Emerald People’s Utility District Seeks to Add Turbines
• Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Warns About Possible Telephone Scams
• Customers Say New Pacific Gas & Electric Meters Not Always Smart
• US Rejects Nuclear Plant Design over Specifications of Key Piece
• United Kingdom Power Bills May Rise to Fund Reactors
• Lower Granite Fish Run Ranks Among Best
• Steelhead: Hatchery Fish Pose Threat
• Op/Ed - Migrating Toward Consensus on Salmon
• Op/Ed - Obama Disappoints On Salmon
• Oregon - Restoration Attempts to Help Salmon
• California Water - It’s Fish vs. Lawns, Not North vs. South
• NOAA's 2009 Winter Outlook Has Pacific Northwest Drier than Average
• California Water War Spreads to Congress
• Help for Puget Sound Water Management
• Roslyn Gets New Water Deal
• Bassett will try again with Cosmopolis Pulp Mill
• California & Texas: Renewable Energy’s Odd Couple
• Small Wind Goes Big
• Canada - Controversy Heats up as Cities Look to Incinerators
• Energy Star Appliances May Not All Be Efficient, Audit Finds
• Energy-Efficient Appliance Rebate Program Still Lacks Catchy Name
• Op/Ed - There's Real Power in Energy Conservation
• Kitsap Community Resources Taking Applications for Weatherization Program
• Graser Hired For New WSU/PUD Energy Program in Ferry County
• New Lighting Technology Gaining Ground
• Energy Firms Are Split on Bill to Battle Climate Change
• US Hunters, Anglers Lobby For Climate Bill
• Private Capital Looks to Cash in On Carbon Trading
• Puget Sound Cars About To Get Plugged In
• Residents of Transit-Oriented Oregon Community Still Driving Cars to Work
• Editorial - Time to Drop Ethanol Credit
• Colorado - Climate Concerns Turn City's Smell into Cash Cow
• Hurdles Remain As FCC Ponders Net Neutrality Rules
• Broadband Now! So Why Don’t Some Use It?
• Canadians Take Heed of Harvard Broadband Study
• Comcast to Raise Rates Nearly 3% in January
• Firms Wonder If They Should Use Twitter
• Symantec Says Fake Security Software in Millions of Computers
• US Supreme Court Asked To Hear R-71 Case
• Balloon Scare Was a 'Hoax'; Felony Counts Deemed Likely
• Welco to Close Naples Lumber Mill
• Stimulus Good for Washington - Part of It, Anyway
• Northwest Tribal Leaders to Meet With the President
• States, US Treasury in Spat over WWII Bonds
WORD OF THE DAY
Auteur • \OH-tour\ • noun – 1: a film director whose practice accords with the auteur theory; broadly 2: an artist (as a musician or writer) whose style & practice are distinctive
Alfred was a self-proclaimed auteur in his small town of Brooklyn, Washington. One could not deny that his hats made out of old beer cans were unique.
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
BPA Makes Payment to US Treasury - U.S. taxpayers get return on their investment in NW hydro system (Bonneville Power Administration)
http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/357166/
Eugene Water & Electric Board Manager Opposes Pay Cuts (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/21551288-41/story.csp
Bogged-Down Dams - Emerald People’s Utility District Seeks to Add Turbines despite Roadblocks (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/20497939-57/story.csp
Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Warns About Possible Telephone Scams (Baker City Herald, OR)
http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/OTEC-warns-about-possible-telephone-scams
Customers Say New Pacific Gas & Electric Meters Not Always Smart (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2009/10/18/BUJI1A658S.DTL
U.S. Rejects Nuclear Plant Design over Specifications of Key Piece (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/16/science/earth/16nuke.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
United Kingdom Power Bills May Rise to Fund Reactors (Reuters)
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/10/18/business/business-uk-electricity-britain.html
FISH & WILDLIFE
Lower Granite Fish Run Ranks Among Best - Nearly a quarter of a million steelhead have crossed Lower Granite Dam this year, making it one of the biggest runs on record (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/northwest/story/918609.html
Steelhead: Hatchery Fish Pose Threat - Wild stocks’ gene pool at risk of dilution (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/oct/19/hatchery-fish-pose-threat/
Seattle Times Op/Ed - Migrating Toward Consensus on Salmon
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2010079939_guest18stelle.html?syndication=rss
East Oregonian Op/Ed - Obama Disappoints On Salmon
http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?SectionID=14&SubSectionID=50&ArticleID=99125
Oregon - Restoration Attempts to Help Salmon: Landowners donated land to project on North Santiam (Salem Statesman-Journal, OR)
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20091019/GREEN/910190329/1001
California Water - It’s Fish vs. Lawns, Not North vs. South (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/science/earth/18sfpolitics.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
NOAA's 2009 Winter Outlook Has Pacific Northwest Drier Than Average Due to El Nino (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
http://www.cbbulletin.com/361275.aspx
California Water War Spreads to Congress (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010072957_apuscaliforniawaterwoes.html?syndication=rss
Help for Puget Sound Water Management - Department of Ecology grant money will assist in updating plans for managing creek, lake & Puget Sound shorelines (Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091019/NEWS01/710199805/-1/RSS02
Roslyn Gets New Water Deal (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1005511.html
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Bassett will try again with Cosmopolis Pulp Mill – union rep hopes Bassett is able to “cut a deal” with the Grays Harbor PUD to do something with the Cosi Mill’s power house (Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/10/16/local_news/doc4ad8b5b16824b324528709.txt
California & Texas: Renewable Energy’s Odd Couple (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/weekinreview/18galbraith.html
Small Wind Goes Big (Wichita Eagle, KS)
http://www.kansas.com/business/story/1016741.html
Canada - Controversy Heats Up As Cities Look To Incinerators: Groups argue over whether benefits of green technology outweigh the possible health effects associated with burning garbage (Vancouver Sun, BC)
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Controversy%20heats%20cities%20look%20incinerators/2113736/story.html
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Energy Star Appliances May Not All Be Efficient, Audit Finds (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/business/energy-environment/19star.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Energy-Efficient Appliance Rebate Program Still Lacks Catchy Name (Consumerist – Note: comment section may contain PG-13 language)
http://consumerist.com/5382656/energy+efficient-appliance-rebate-program-still-lacks-catchy-name
Oregonian Op/Ed - There's Real Power in Energy Conservation
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/10/theres_real_power_in_energy_co.html
Kitsap Community Resources Taking Applications for Weatherization Program (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/oct/15/kitsap-community-resources-taking-applications/?partner=RSS
Graser Hired For New WSU/PUD Energy Program in Ferry County (Omak Chronicle, WA)
http://www.omakchronicle.com/nws/n091018a.shtml
New Lighting Technology Gaining Ground (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/greenenergy/ci_13568681
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Energy Firms Are Split on Bill to Battle Climate Change (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/business/energy-environment/19fuel.html?hp
US Hunters, Anglers Lobby For Climate Bill (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/sarahPalin/idUSTRE59H0VY20091018
Private Capital Looks to Cash in On Carbon Trading (CNBC)
http://www.cnbc.com/id/33347684
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Puget Sound Cars About To Get Plugged In - Federal project aims to build electric charging corridor (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1007256.html
Looking Under the Hype - Residents of Transit-Oriented Oregon Community Still Driving Cars to Work (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/10/despite_urban_design_most_oren.html
Spokesman Review Editorial - Time to Drop Ethanol Credit
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/oct/19/time-to-drop-ethanol-credit/
Colorado - Climate Concerns Turn City's Smell into Cash Cow (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/nationworld/story/1005895.html
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Hurdles Remain As FCC Ponders Net Neutrality Rules (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010089712_apustecinternetrules.html
Broadband Now! So Why Don’t Some Use It? (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/business/18digi.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Canadians Take Heed of Harvard Broadband Study - Mirror U.S. policy, get same mediocre results (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Canadians-Take-Heed-Of-Harvard-Broadband-Study-105036
Comcast to Raise Rates Nearly 3% in January (Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20091017/BIZ/910179997/-1/BIZ
Firms Wonder If They Should Use Twitter (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1007329.html
Symantec Says Fake Security Software in Millions of Computers (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/19/AR2009101900096.html?wprss=rss_technology
GENERAL NEWS
US Supreme Court Asked To Hear R-71 Case (Associated Press)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/oct/19/us-supreme-court-asked-hear-r-71-case/
Balloon Scare Was a 'Hoax'; Felony Counts Deemed Likely (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010091154_balloonboy19.html
Welco to Close Naples Lumber Mill (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1005421.html
Stimulus Good for Washington - Part of It, Anyway - Most of the money allocated for Hanford (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/411212_stimulus16.html?source=rss
Northwest Tribal Leaders to Meet With the President (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
http://news.opb.org/article/6048-tribal-leaders-meet-president/
States, US Treasury in Spat over WWII Bonds - More than $16 billion unclaimed (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/business/story/1007258.html
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Longview’s “Hound of the Baskervilles” - Mystery Roaming Mastiff Claimed By Owner
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/10/16//area_news/doc4ad6445b5e7e2392595381.txt
Two-Year Sentence for Coin-Machine Thefts
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091016/NEWS01/710169807/-1/RSS02
Police Stop Driver for 15 Violations in 11 Minutes
http://www.kirotv.com/automotive/21335140/detail.html
Man Finds A Rocket Launcher On His Property – Displays it in Living Room
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21307607/detail.html
Arizona County to Workers: Stay Home Or Risk Firing
http://www.kirotv.com/health/21309819/detail.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Bad Company- Live for the Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Gx5nWKXOjw
Monday, October 19, 2009
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