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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Whatcom County Officials Say Loss of Intalco Would Have Been Hit to Taxpayers, Governments
• California - Bill would halt high-voltage lines in Chino Hills
• Power Surges Spark Frustration
• Editorial - When it’s Cold Inside: Heating Assistance
• Snake River Region Sees Record Steelhead Run
• 2009 Salmon Fishing Gets Above-Average Grade
• Oregon - Conservation Group Wants Gill-Net Salmon Fishing Ban on Ballot
• State Considers Handing Hood Canal Salmon Hatchery to Private Operator
• Fate of Idaho Salmon Plays Out in Tiny Marsh Creek
• Earth Talk: West Coast Salmon Threatened
• Bald Eagles Arriving Home for the Holidays along Washington’s Skagit River
• Pacific Northwest Enjoying Spectacular Crab Harvest
• Op/Ed - Enjoy Puget Sound Oysters? Consumers Should Support Environmental Action
• 125 Pilot Whales Die on New Zealand Beaches, 43 Saved
• Dam Mess? Fluctuating Water Levels Cause Concern at Pend Oreille
• Filters Show Promise in Spokane River Cleanup
• As Lewis County Awaits New Flood Insurance Maps, FEMA Starts Over in Skagit County
• Grays Harbor - Environmental Groups Sue over Critical Areas Ordinance
• California - Regional Lake Study Points to Faster Warming
• New York - 187-Ton Windmill Topples in Madison County
• Small-Scale Turbines Get Praise in Alaska Villages
• Big Plans for Small Wind
• Harnessing the Sun to Store the Wind
• Energy Company to Revive California Geothermal Project
• Indiana Lawmakers Hopeful about Renewable Energy Bill
• Nevada: Renewable Energy Industry Will See Explosive Growth
• The Deal: A Novel Pre-pay Approach for a Wind Power Project
• Building More with Less - Energy Use, That Is
• Smart-Grid Rollout Fueling Revenue for Chip Makers
• Editorial - Environmental, economic concerns do not have to be mutually exclusive
• California Air Quality Guidelines Face Unexpected Critics
• Earth-Friendly Elements, Mined Destructively
• Washington State Data Center Work Has Far-Reaching Effects
• Tacoma’s Click: It’s the envy of ... Seattle?
• Washington State UTC Staff Reverses Position on Frontier’s Bid for Verizon Phone Lines
• ISPs Won’t Give You Broadband, Won’t Let Anyone Else, Either
• Can Usage-based Broadband Billing Be Done Fairly?
• Cell Phone Mania Forces Scramble for More Airwaves
• New Fords Are Wi-Fi Hot Spots
• Man Found Dead in Salt Pile at Longview Chemical Plant
• Lumber Market Shows Signs of Rebound
• Congress - District 3’s Politics Promise Doozy of a Race
WORD OF THE DAY
Ergogenic • \ur-guh-JEN-ik\ • adjective - Enhancing physical performance
Dilton stared wistfully into the dimming light of the distant sunset, his jogging partners silhouetted against the orange rays of the dying sunlight. It was at that very moment that his ergogenic New Year’s resolution crystallized. “I will beat them over the horizon next year,” he muttered to himself between wheezing gasps.
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
Whatcom County Officials Say Loss of Intalco Would Have Been Hit to Taxpayers, Governments (The Bellingham Herald, WA)
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/102/story/1218141.html
California - Bill would halt high-voltage lines in Chino Hills (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Ontario, CA)
http://www.dailybulletin.com/ci_14079149
Power Surges Spark Frustration (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=11735757
NY Times Editorial - When it’s Cold Inside: Heating Assistance
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/28/opinion/28mon2.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
FISH & WILDLIFE
Snake River Region Sees Record Steelhead Run - Anglers reel in thousands; local economy gets boost (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/dec/27/region-sees-record-steelhead-run/
2009 Salmon Fishing Gets Above-Average Grade (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/othersports/2010604237_outn27.html
Oregon - Conservation Group Wants Gill-Net Salmon Fishing Ban on Ballot (Oregonian, Portland)
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/12/conservation_group_wants_gill.html
State Considers Handing Hood Canal Salmon Hatchery to Private Operator (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/dec/25/state-considering-turning-over-hatchery-to/
Fate of Idaho Salmon Plays Out in Tiny Marsh Creek - The fish that spawn here are among the most vulnerable in the region. Will Obama’s plan help if the population plummets? (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)
http://www.idahostatesman.com/newsupdates/story/1022016.html
Earth Talk: West Coast Salmon Threatened (Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA)
http://www.contracostatimes.com/home-garden/ci_14050487
Bald Eagles Arriving Home for the Holidays along Washington’s Skagit River
http://blog.oregonlive.com/terryrichard/2009/12/bald_eagles_arriving_home_for.html
Pacific Northwest Enjoying Spectacular Crab Harvest (Northwest Public Radio)
http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=6589
Seattle Times Op/Ed - Enjoy Puget Sound Oysters? Consumers Should Support Environmental Action
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2010587705_guest26huang.html
125 Pilot Whales Die on New Zealand Beaches, 43 Saved (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2010611321_whale28.html
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Dam Mess? Fluctuating Water Levels Cause Concern at Pend Oreille (Idaho Business Review)
http://www.idahobusiness.net/archive.htm/2009/12/28/Dam-Mess-Fluctuating-water-levels-cause-concern-at-Pend-Oreille
Filters Show Promise in Spokane River Cleanup (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/dec/27/filters-show-promise-in-river-cleanup/
As Lewis County Awaits New Flood Insurance Maps, FEMA Starts Over in Skagit County (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
http://www.kelaam.com/pages/localnews?As-Lewis-County-Awaits-New-Flood-Insuran=1&blockID=107567&feedID=410
Grays Harbor - Environmental Groups Sue over Critical Areas Ordinance (The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/12/27/local_news/doc4b35b81a7eb76197681007.txt
California - Regional lake study points to faster warming (Sacramento Bee, CA)
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/2422319.html
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
New York - 187-Ton Windmill Topples in Madison County: Incident mystifies officials; no one injured (Utica Observer-Dispatch, NY)
http://www.uticaod.com/business/x1136814227/187-ton-windmill-falls-over-in-Madison-County
Small-Scale Turbines Get Praise in Alaska Villages (Anchorage Daily News Miner, AK)
http://newsminer.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Small-scale+turbines+get+praise+in+Alaska+villages%20&id=5317650-Small-scale+turbines+get+praise+in+Alaska+villages&instance=home_news_window_left_top_3
Big Plans for Small Wind (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/business/article_219d78e6-f039-11de-b23f-001cc4c03286.html
Harnessing the Sun to Store the Wind (NY Times)
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/28/harnessing-the-sun-to-store-the-wind/
Energy Company to Revive California Geothermal Project (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/12/26/state/n110854S14.DTL&feed=rss.business
Indiana Lawmakers Hopeful about Renewable Energy Bill (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010613792_apusrenewableenergyindiana.html
Nevada Energy Office Director: Renewable Energy Industry Will See Explosive Growth (Las Vegas Sun, NV)
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/dec/27/renewable-energy-industry-will-undergo-explosive-g/
The Deal: A Novel Pre-pay Approach for a Wind Power Project (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/12/the-deal-a-novel-pre-pay-approach-for-a-wind-power-project
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Building More with Less - Energy Use, That Is (Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/28/AR2009122800745.html
Smart-Grid Rollout Fueling Revenue for Chip Makers (Boston Business Journal)
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2009/12/28/story2.html?ana=from_rss
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Columbian Editorial - Two Shades of Green: Environmental, economic concerns do not have to be mutually exclusive
http://www.columbian.com/news/2009/dec/28/2-shades-of-green/
California Air Quality Guidelines Face Unexpected Critics (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/us/27sfpolitics.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Earth-Friendly Elements, Mined Destructively (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/26/business/global/26rare.html
TELECOMMUNICATIONS & TECNHOLOGY
Washington State Data Center Work Has Far-Reaching Effects (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1083204.html
Tacoma’s Click: It’s the envy of ... Seattle? - Next mayor of Seattle gets advice on publicly owned local network (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/government/story/1007702.html
Washington State UTC Staff Reverses Position on Frontier’s Bid for Verizon Phone Lines (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010591033_wutc25.html
ISPs Won’t Give You Broadband, Won’t Let Anyone Else, Either (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ISPs-Wont-Give-You-Broadband-Wont-let-Anyone-Else-Either-106148
Can Usage-based Broadband Billing Be Done Fairly? (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/12/27/can-usage-based-broadband-billing-be-done-fairly/
Cell Phone Mania Forces Scramble for More Airwaves (Associated Press)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091227/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_spectrum_shortage
New Fords Are Wi-Fi Hot Spots (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/dec/26/new-fords-are-wi-fi-hot-spots/
GENERAL NEWS
Man Found Dead in Salt Pile at Longview Chemical Plant (KING-TV, Seattle)
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Man-found-dead-in-salt-pile-at-Longview-chemical-plant-80165702.html
Lumber Market Shows Signs of Rebound (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010613951_apwalumbermarket.html
Congress - District 3’s Politics Promise Doozy of a Race (Olympian, WA)
http://www.theolympian.com/southsound/story/1083802.html
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Once in a Blue Moon to Happen Thursday
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14077781
Providence St. Vincent’s ‘Pink Glove’ Dancers Go Viral for Breast Cancer Awareness
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/margie_boule/index.ssf/2009/12/providence_st_vincents_pink_gl.html
Saying Potholes Caused Crash, Spokane Man Sues Idaho
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/dec/27/saying-potholes-caused-crash-man-sues-idaho/
Snoopy Named Top Dog in Pop Culture
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091223/od_nm/us_dogs
SONG OF THE DAY
Billie Holiday - Blue Moon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYjn4JNbHWM
Chris Isaak - Blue Moon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuCZDanw3aE
The Marcels - Blue Moon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-avJPsuArgs
Monday, December 28, 2009
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