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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
These & links to more stories in today’s Energy News Digest
· Last Month’s Storms unlike Most That Hit Area, Clallam PUD Says
· Clallam PUD Says Underground Lines Only One Option for Cutting Storm Outages
· The Climate Conundrum over Nuclear Energy
· Huge Columbia River Spring Chinook Run Forecast
· Editorial - Coho Are Back From the Brink
· US Congress - Salmon-Recovery Funds Restored to Senate Bill
· NOAA to Move Faster to Reform Commercial Fishing
· Opposition Builds against BPA Proposal to Manage Level of Lake Pend Oreille
· Judge Tentatively Invalidates West Water Pact
· Kittitas County - Environmental Questions Await Proposed Solar Farm
· Ellensburg Residents Invest in Solar Power Park
· Quake Threat Leads Swiss to Close Geothermal Project
· Virginia County Allows Residents to Use Wind Power
· In Energy Innovation, Everything New Is Old Again
· Kitsap & Mason County Homes Get a Weatherizing Boost, Courtesy of Enron
· Richland Looking To Help Eligible Seniors with Heating Bills
· Holiday Lights Are a Low Concern for Pacific NW Power Producers
· Utah - Rocky Mountain Power Urges Customers to Conserve
· New Year’s Energy Resolutions That Really Pay Off
· Cap & Rebate - Cantwell Proposes New Approach to Climate Issue
· Senators Revise Climate Bill to Court GOP Support
· Seattle Charges Up the Electric Cars
· Northern Plains Corn Ethanol Uses More Water
· Port Angeles - Internet Restored for Many Area Residents
· Read It & Weep: Ephrata ISP Hits 114 Mbps, $45 Per Month
· Utah - Brigham City approves bond for fiber-optic network UTOPIA
· Cable Industry Gets Confused By First Amendment
· Cox: Our Non-Fiber Network Is In Fact Fiber
· Winter Storm on the Way
· Feds say El Nino Changes in Pacific Getting Stronger
· Two Challengers Declare Run for Baird’s Congressional Seat
· Editorial - Politicians Have Raided Timber Payment Program to Serve Their Own Interests
· Costco Will Resume Carrying Coca-Cola Products
WORD OF THE DAY
Namby-pamby • \nam-bee-PAM-bee\ • adjective - 1: lacking in character or substance: insipid *2: weak, indecisive
“But I really don’t want to shave today,” whined the public information officer during his floating holiday. “Shave anyway you namby pamby,” the reflection growled back.
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
Last Month’s Storms unlike Most That Hit Area, Clallam PUD Says (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20091211/news/312119988
Clallam PUD Says Underground Lines Only One Option for Cutting Storm Outages (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20091211/news/312119989
The Climate Conundrum over Nuclear Energy (National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121309061&ft=1&f=3
FISH & WILDLIFE
Huge Columbia River Spring Chinook Run Forecast (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2010477902_regr11.html
Wenatchee World Editorial - Coho Are Back From the Brink
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/dec/09/coho-are-back-from-the-brink/
US Congress - Salmon-Recovery Funds Restored to Senate Bill (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20091210/NEWS02/712109946/
NOAA to Move Faster to Reform Commercial Fishing (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010472504_apusfishingcatchshares.html?syndication=rss
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Opposition Builds against BPA Proposal to Manage Level of Lake Pend Oreille (Bonner County Daily Bee, Sandpoint, ID)
http://www.bonnercountydailybee.com/articles/2009/12/10/news/doc4b209c8826507444789140.txt
Judge tentatively invalidates West water pact (Associated Press)
http://www.examiner.com/a-2366875~Judge_tentatively_invalidates_West_water_pact.html?cid=rss-California_Headlines
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Kittitas County - Environmental Questions Await Proposed Solar Farm (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/413046_Solar09.html
Ellensburg Residents Invest in Solar Power Park (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_ellensburg_solar_power.html
Quake Threat Leads Swiss to Close Geothermal Project (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/science/earth/11basel.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Virginia County Allows Residents to Use Wind Power (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010482201_apusalbemarlewindpowervirginia.html?syndication=rss
In Energy Innovation, Everything New Is Old Again - Most Alternative Fuel Technologies Have Roots in Long-Ago Discoveries; Scarcity of ‘Killer Apps’ Slows Progress (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126048948482786623.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStories
CONSERVATION
Kitsap & Mason County Homes Get a Weatherizing Boost, Courtesy of Enron (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/dec/10/kitsap-homes-get-a-weatherizing-boost-courtesy/
Richland Looking To Help Eligible Seniors with Heating Bills (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=11656636
Holiday Lights Are a Low Concern for Pacific NW Power Producers (KUOW, Seattle)
http://kuow.org/program.php?id=18980
Utah - Rocky Mountain Power Urges Customers to Conserve, Reduce Demand on System (Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT)
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350538/Rocky-Mountain-Power-urges-Utah-customer-to-conserve-reduce-demand-on-system.html
New Year’s Energy Resolutions That Really Pay Off (Associated Press)
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gahfc9_l2JRPn0ZL3LJ4tTn_iKgwD9CH9VUG0
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Cap & Rebate - Cantwell Proposes New Approach to Climate Issue (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Cantwell-proposes-new-approach-to-climate-issue-79070902.html
Senators Revise Climate Bill to Court GOP Support (Associated Press)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/12/10/national/w132433S26.DTL&feed=rss.news
BARELL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Seattle Charges Up the Electric Cars (The Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1067554.html
Northern Plains Corn Ethanol Uses More Water (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010478414_apusfarmsceneethanolwater.html?syndication=rss
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Port Angeles - Internet Restored for Many Area Residents (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.konp.com/local/5323
Read It & Weep: Ephrata ISP Hits 114 Mbps, $45 Per Month (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/technologybrierdudleysblog/2010476648_read_it_and_weep_ephrata_isp_h.html
Utah - Brigham City approves bond for fiber-optic network UTOPIA (Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT)
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705350794/Brigham-City-approves-bond-for-fiber-optic-network-UTOPIA.html
Cable Industry Gets Confused By First Amendment - Apparently, anti-competitive behavior is a constitutional right (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Cable-Industry-Gets-Confused-By-First-Amendment-105939
Cox: Our Non-Fiber Network Is In Fact Fiber - Cable industry somewhat ashamed of coaxial use (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Cox-Our-NonFiber-Network-Is-In-Fact-Fiber-105933
GENERAL NEWS
Winter Storm on the Way (The Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://tdn.com/news/article_878cfeec-e611-11de-9899-001cc4c03286.html
Feds say El Nino Changes in Pacific Getting Stronger (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2010472782_apuselnino.html?syndication=rss
Two Challengers Declare Run for Baird’s Congressional Seat (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2010473018_bevyofgopchallengersmullingrunforbrianbairdssoontobevacatedcongr.html?syndication=rss
Daily News Editorial - Politicians Have Raided Timber Payment Program to Serve Their Own Interests
http://tdn.com/news/opinion/article_4451f574-e530-11de-af26-001cc4c002e0.html
Costco Will Resume Carrying Coca-Cola Products (Associated Press)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=11655182
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Teen Racks Up $21K Cell Phone Bill
http://www.kirotv.com/money/21933125/detail.html
Mozart’s Music May Help Preemies Gain Weight
http://www.kirotv.com/health/21921151/detail.html
Seattle High School Drug Counselor Indicted on Drug Charges
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Seattle-high-school-drug-counselor-indicted-on-drug-charges-79083867.html
SONG OF THE DAY
Elton John - Cold as Christmas (In the Middle of the Year)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgX5aupUoRw
Friday, December 11, 2009
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