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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Friday News Dump - Tentative Power Deal with BPA Looks Good for Intalco Smelter
• Montana – Columbia Falls Aluminum Goes Dark
• Jobs at Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Relied on Ratepayers’ Subsidies
• NE Washington Transmission Line Re-Established
• Columbian Editorial - Power Worries: Thousands of property owners duly concerned about BPA’s plans for new 70-mile power line
• Seattle City Light Wants to Raise Rates
• Cowlitz County – 2,100 Lose Electricity Due To Traffic Accident
• News in Brief: How You Can Stay Safe During High Winds, Power Outages
• Salem Statesman Journal Op/Ed - Salem Electric Has People Power
• Crowded With Coho - Experts Predict Second Largest Coho Salmon Run Ever
• Big Snake River Numbers: Over 300,000 Steelhead Cross Lower Granite, Jacks & Coho Set Records
• Kootenai Tribe’s Efforts at Rebuilding Kokanee in Idaho Panhandle Showing Success
• Plan to Evaluate whether Salmon Passage Survival at Lower Columbia Dams Meets BiOp Targets
• Federal Inspectors Say Snohomish County Dams Sound
• Chronicle Editorial - Our State Reps Push for Water Retention Inclusion
• Expense Of Walla Walla Infrastructure Plan Worries Some
• Walla Walla - Economy Can Benefit from Improved Infrastructure
• Washington Post Editorial – Getting serious about the Chesapeake Bay
• State Board OKs ‘Salish Sea’ as Name for the Sound & Two Straits
• Oregon - State Lowballed Cost of Green Tax Breaks
• Potent Income Tax Credit for Solar Power May Need Tweaking
• Grays Harbor PUD awarded $63 Million in Renewable Energy Bonds for Radar Ridge
• Wind Power Means More Transmission Lines Coming to Oregon
• Montana - Details Cloudy in Wind Project Report
• Wyoming Lawmakers Recommend New Wind Regulations
• Canada - TransAlta Kills Lake Erie Wind Farm Idea
• Massachusetts - Cape Towns Seek Assurance They Can Cash In On Wind
• Massachusetts Tribes Claim Wind Farm Would Destroy Sacred Ritual
• Experts: Wind Plays Key Role in Reducing Carbon Footprint
• Study Says You Do Have to Know Which Way the Wind Blows on the Grid
• One of the World’s Largest Solar Projects Is Planned Near Cle Elum
• Bellingham Solar Company Unveils Two New Products
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District Lands Grant to Link Solar Homes
• Solar Power From Sahara a Step Closer
• Pacific NW Energy Efficiency Better in 2008, Council Says
• Portland Energy Conservation Program a Fed Recovery Act Success
• US Dept. of Energy to Revisit Washing Machine Efficiency Rules
• Eliminating Energy Phantoms Can Reduce Utility Bills
• Energy-Efficient Upgrades Could Save Businesses Thousands
• Green Prison: Coyote Ridge Receives Green Building Award
• Prosser Bulb Eater Hungry for Fluorescent Tubes
• As Tropical Storms Ebb, Climate Debate Kicks In
• Tree Farmers May Profit From Climate Regulation
• University Of Oregon - Climate Change Ethics to be Explored
• Company Strikes Gold with ‘Green’ Paper
• Going For The Green - Who Says There’s No Profit In Saving The Planet?
• Farmers Growing Electricity Along With Their Crops
• Simple Actions Help Homeowners Go Green
• Study Says Dog’s Eco-Footprint a Hummer
• Is Ask.Com Trying To Court Microsoft As A Buyer?
• Why Google Doesn’t Like Its Phone Bill
• Get Congress Out of the Net Neutrality Debate, Please
• FCC Lusts after TV Industry Spectrum
• Few Clues in ‘Cold-Blooded’ Shooting of Seattle Officer
• City of Shelton to Release Preliminary Budget/Hold Hearing on Sewer Rate Increase
• After Charleston Move, Sen. Patty Murray “Won’t Be As Inclined” To Help Boeing
• Rep. Norm Dicks Says Ethics Panel’s Questions Are No Cause for Concern
• Mason County Sheriff’s Offices Begin Move To New Location
• Forbes Report Says Seattle is America’s Fourth-Safest City
• New Rule Bars Religious Displays in Washington State Capitol
WORD OF THE DAY
Disavow • \dis-uh-VOW\ • verb - 1: to deny responsibility for: repudiate *2: to refuse to acknowledge or accept: disclaim
Derwood’s disavowal of knowledge relating to thefts from the “honors” snack station at the radio station were undermined by the telltale “Cheetoh” residue on his fingers and crumbs in the wispy moustache he had been cultivating for the last three months.
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
Friday News Dump - Tentative Power Deal with BPA Looks Good for Intalco Smelter - Reported Deal Announced October 30 (Bellingham Herald, WA)
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/latestheadlines/story/1137656.html
Montana – Columbia Falls Aluminum Goes Dark (Daily Interlake, Kalispell, MT)
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_a83d5e08-c5d6-11de-9c36-001cc4c03286.html
Jobs at Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Relied on Ratepayers’ Subsidies “…Beaudry insists that the subsidy - most recently $8.5 million for 88 workers - is insignificant when spread across all of BPA’s customers. ‘Pennies per person’ -- Drummond counters that eliminating it reduces electric rates by a full 3 percent or 4 percent, ‘and every little bit counts when you’re an industrial ratepayer trying to scratch out a living’…” (The Missoulian, MT)
http://www.missoulian.com/news/local/article_80e88722-c6a0-11de-a2bf-001cc4c002e0.html
Comments on Proposed Aluminum Contracts May Be Posted/Viewed Here (You must scroll down to the section ‘Draft DSI contracts’. The view/make comment function is at the bottom of this section)
http://www.bpa.gov/applications/publiccomments/OpenCommentListing.aspx
Comments listing may be found at the following location:
http://www.bpa.gov/applications/publiccomments/CommentList.aspx?ID=86
NE Washington Transmission Line Re-Established (Daily Journal of Commerce)
http://www.djc.com/news/co/12011680.html
Columbian Editorial - Power Worries: Thousands of property owners duly concerned about BPA’s plans for new 70-mile power line
http://www.columbian.com/article/20091101/OPINION02/711019976
Seattle City Light Wants to Raise Rates (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Seattle-City-Light-wants-to-raise-rates-67576202.html
Cowlitz County – 2,100 Lose Electricity Due To Traffic Accident (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/11/02//area_news/doc4aee88cc8c99f405720386.txt
News in Brief: How You Can Stay Safe During High Winds, Power Outages (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/10/31/news//doc4aeb22aa38c6e158642606.txt
Salem Statesman Journal Op/Ed - Salem Electric Has People Power
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20091101/BUSINESS01/911010314/1040
FISH & WILDLIFE
Crowded With Coho - Experts Predict Second Largest Coho Salmon Run Ever (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)
http://eastoregonian.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=99696&SectionID=13&SubSectionID=48
Big Snake River Numbers: Over 300,000 Steelhead Cross Lower Granite, Jacks & Coho Set Records (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
http://www.cbbulletin.com/363218.aspx
Kootenai Tribe’s Efforts at Rebuilding Kokanee in Idaho Panhandle Showing Success (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
http://www.cbbulletin.com/363216.aspx
Plan to Evaluate whether Salmon Passage Survival at Lower Columbia Dams Meets BiOp Targets (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
http://www.cbbulletin.com/363221.aspx
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Federal Inspectors Say Snohomish County Dams Sound (Everett Herald, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091102/NEWS01/711029919/-1/RSS02
Chronicle Editorial - Our State Reps Push for Water Retention Inclusion
http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/10/31/opinion/our_views/doc4aebc669d5a54002954026.txt
Expense Of Walla Walla Infrastructure Plan Worries Some - One suggestion would be to increase the hotel tax as a possible funding source (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, WA)
http://union-bulletin.com/articles/2009/10/31/local_news/091101aexpense.txt
Walla Walla - Economy Can Benefit from Improved Infrastructure: The Infrastructure Sustainability Plan will improve road conditions throughout the city (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, WA)
http://union-bulletin.com/articles/2009/10/31/local_news/091101beconomy.txt
Washington Post Editorial – Getting serious about the Chesapeake Bay: A Senate bill would give the latest Chesapeake cleanup effort some teeth
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/31/AR2009103101767.html?nav=rss_opinions
State Board OKs ‘Salish Sea’ as Name for the Sound & Two Straits (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/oct/30/state-board-oks-salish-sea-name-sound-and-two-stra/?partner=RSS
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Oregon - State Lowballed Cost of Green Tax Breaks (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/10/state_lowballed_cost_of_green.html
Potent Income Tax Credit for Solar Power May Need Tweaking (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/21865345-57/story.csp
Grays Harbor PUD awarded $63 Million in Renewable Energy Bonds for Radar Ridge (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA - Note: this site does not play well with FireFox)
http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1091
Wind Power Means More Transmission Lines Coming to Oregon (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/10/30/breaking_news/doc4aeb4f37ea0c9003388283.txt
Montana - Details Cloudy in Wind Project Report (Big Sky Business Journal, MT)
http://www.bigskybusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=768:details-cloudy-in-wind-project-report&catid=19:montanagovernment&Itemid=17
Wyoming Lawmakers Recommend New Wind Regulations (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010171527_apuswindlawswyoming.html?syndication=rss
Canada - TransAlta Kills Lake Erie Wind Farm Idea (Edmonton Sun, Alberta)
http://www.edmontonsun.com/money/2009/10/31/11589201-sun.html
Massachusetts - Cape Towns Seek Assurance They Can Cash In On Wind (Cape Cod Times, MA)
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091101/NEWS/911010332/-1/NEWSMAP
Massachusetts Tribes Claim Wind Farm Would Destroy Sacred Ritual (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010183995_apustribevswindfarm.html?syndication=rss
Experts: Wind Plays Key Role in Reducing Carbon Footprint (New York Newsday)
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/experts-wind-plays-key-role-in-reducing-carbon-footprint-1.1558545
Study Says You Do Have to Know Which Way the Wind Blows on the Grid (NY Times – A subtle reference to “Subterranean Homesick Blues” sends another quarter to Bob Zimmerman)
http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2009/10/30/30climatewire-you-do-have-to-know-which-way-the-wind-blows-84451.html
One of the World’s Largest Solar Projects Is Planned Near Cle Elum (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/10/31/a-bright-idea
Bellingham Solar Company Unveils Two New Products (Bellingham Herald, WA)
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/602/story/1137954.html
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Lands Grant to Link Solar Homes (Sacramento Bee, CA)
http://www.sacbee.com/content/business/story/2295672.html
Solar Power From Sahara a Step Closer - The German-led Desertec initiative believes it can deliver power to Europe as early as 2015 (Guardian, UK)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/nov/01/solar-power-sahara-europe-desertec
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Pacific NW Energy Efficiency Better in 2008, Council Says (Associated Press)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1021421.html
Portland Energy Conservation Program a Fed Recovery Act Success (Oregonian)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/portland_energy_conservation_p.html
US Dept. of Energy to Revisit Washing Machine Efficiency Rules (Courthouse News Service)
http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/10/30/DOE_to_Revisit_Washing_Machine_Efficiency_Rules.htm
Eliminating Energy Phantoms Can Reduce Utility Bills (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS224139+30-Oct-2009+PRN20091030
Energy-Efficient Upgrades Could Save Businesses Thousands (Daily Astorian, OR)
http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=395&ArticleID=65301
Green Prison: Coyote Ridge Receives Green Building Award (Tri-City Herald, WA)
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/945/story/774653.html
Prosser Bulb Eater Hungry for Fluorescent Tubes (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/northwest/story/938573.html
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
As Tropical Storms Ebb, Climate Debate Kicks In - Slow hurricane season for US was the same across the globe, scientists say (Houston Chronicle, TX)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6697013.html
Tree Farmers May Profit From Climate Regulation (Oregon Public Radio)
http://news.opb.org/article/6131-tree-farmers-may-profit-climate-regulation/
University Of Oregon - Climate Change Ethics to be Explored (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/22340398-46/story.csp#ID:22340398
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Company Strikes Gold with ‘Green’ Paper - Quality paper helps firm add jobs (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1022640.html
Going For The Green - Who Says There’s No Profit In Saving The Planet? (Gazette-Times, Corvallis, OR)
http://gazettetimes.com/business/local/article_58b32474-c6aa-11de-8e4e-001cc4c03286.html
Farmers Growing Electricity Along With Their Crops (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010183474_apusfarmsceneoffthegrid.html?syndication=rss
Simple Actions Help Homeowners Go Green (The Tennessean)
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20091101/GREEN02/911010370/Simple+actions+help+homeowners+go+green
Study Says Dog’s Eco-Footprint a Hummer (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010183212_dogcarbon02m.html?syndication=rss
TECHNOLOGY &TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Is Ask.Com Trying To Court Microsoft As A Buyer? (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/183601.asp?source=pimail
Why Google Doesn’t Like Its Phone Bill (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/01/business/01digi.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Get Congress Out of the Net Neutrality Debate, Please (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/10/30/get-congress-out-of-the-net-neutrality-debate-please/
FCC Lusts after TV Industry Spectrum - Hopes to beef up wireless broadband capacity (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Lusts-After-TV-Industry-Spectrum-105271
GENERAL NEWS
Few Clues in ‘Cold-Blooded’ Shooting of Seattle Officer (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21496591/detail.html
City of Shelton to Release Preliminary Budget/Hold Hearing on Sewer Rate Increase Tonight (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://masoncountydailynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=525:city-of-shelton-releasing-preliminary-budget-and-holding-hearing-on-sewer-rate-increase-tonight&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50
After Charleston Move, Sen. Patty Murray “Won’t Be As Inclined” To Help Boeing (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/boeingaerospace/2010177963_boeingmurray01.html
Rep. Norm Dicks Says Ethics Panel’s Questions Are No Cause for Concern (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010172810_ethics31.html?syndication=rss
Mason County Sheriff’s Offices Begin Move To New Location (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1022343.html
Forbes Report Says Seattle is America’s Fourth-Safest City (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/10/26/daily48.html?ana=from_rss
New Rule Bars Religious Displays in Washington State Capitol (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/news/local/New-rule-bars-religious-displays-in-Wash-Capitol-68042642.html
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Man in Halloween Breathalyzer Outfit Suspected Of DUI
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21497696/detail.html
Man Creates Huge, 9,000 Pound Rubber Band Ball
http://www.kirotv.com/entertainment/21493743/detail.html
Man Rescues Phone from Dump by Listening For Ring
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21486251/detail.html
Mechanic Disables Parked Cars to Drum Up Business
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21477441/detail.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Benny Goodman- Sing, Sing, Sing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apc50yPFXPI&feature=related
Monday, November 2, 2009
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