Energy News Digest for April 30, 2010

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

BPA Defends Need for New Line in Southwest Washington (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011744165_apwabpatransmissionline.html?syndication=rss

Oil from Spill Is Reported to Have Reached the Coast (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/01/us/01gulf.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Pikeminnow Aren’t Only Good-Looking, They’re Valuable (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://www.tdn.com/lifestyles/article_404042a0-53e0-11df-b5b7-001cc4c002e0.html

Missing McCleary Girl’s Investigation Stepped Up - Reward Now $25,000 (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/04/30/1168806/missing-girls-investigation-stepped.html

Former Shelton Police Officer Announces Candidacy for Mason County Commissioner (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/1992-former-shelton-cop-announces-candidacy-for-mason-county-commissioner

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         BPA Defends Need for New Line in Southwest Washington

·         Oil from Spill Is Reported to Have Reached the Coast

·         Possible Political Fall out from US Oil Spill

·         Natural Gas Prices Tumble with Growing Supplies

·         Virginia - Utility to Kick in $27.5 Million to Avoid ‘Rate Shock’

·         Idaho - Salmon River Electric Cooperative Annual Meeting Updates Members on Electric Power Delivery

·         Picture Gallery - Franklin PUD’s Solar Concert

·         Study Says ‘Clean Coal’ Plants Would Create Thousands of Jobs in Illinois

·         Nuclear Industry to Hire for Growth, Retirements

·         Areva to Work on California Nuclear Plant

·         Montenegrins Storm Aluminum Factory over Layoffs

·         May is National Electrical Safety Month

·         Pikeminnow Aren’t Only Good-Looking, They’re Valuable

·         Fishing Report: Still Plenty of Spots to Catch Spring Chinook

·         Judge Sets Aside Washington State Standards for Salmon Farms

·         New Catch Rules to Shake Up New England Fishing Industry

·         Judge Rebuffs Initial Sage Grouse Lawsuit

·         EPA Launches Web Site Listing Water Polluters

·         Report: Wood, Wind Could Help Meet Rural Alaska Energy Needs

·         Michigan - Traverse City Utility Takes Another Step Toward Wood-Based Power

·         Wisconsin - Environmentalists Criticize Energy Bill over Trash Burning

·         Massachusetts Treasurer Says Cape Wind Is ‘Not the Real Solution’ to State’s Energy Needs

·         New York Wind Farm Still Hasn’t Made $6.7 Million Payment in Lieu of Taxes

·         Iowa - Alliant Official Says Wind Energy Is Not Cheaper

·         Baltimore Sun Columnist - Wind Energy Still Expensive, Relatively Rare

·         Answer to High Electric Bills Could be Blowing in the Wind

·         NY Times Op/Ed - American Power Act

·         Includes Energy Efficiency Money - State Makes Good on Money for Port Angeles Mill

·         Global Warming: A Market Proposal Even Libertarians Would Love

·         The Dark Side of Cloud Computing: Soaring Carbon Emissions

·         Greenpeace Lauds Cisco on Climate, Chides Google

·         Want to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint? Move to San Francisco

·         No “Grid Lock” Expected from Electric Transportation

·         Hybrids & Plug-Ins: Cleaner? Yes. Cheaper? Depends.

·         Stimulus Money Helps Bring Car Battery Maker to Portland

·         Alleys Could be Seattle’s “Green Lungs”

·         Visualizing CO2: Making Emissions Tangible to Change Behavior

·         Vermont Ponders More Monitoring of Worker Web Surfing

·         People Start to Realize the National Broadband Plan Has a Broadband Tax

·         Why Your (Renewable Energy) Organization Should be Blogging

·         Former Shelton Police Officer Announces Candidacy for Mason County Commissioner

·         Americans Connecting With Government Online, Pew Finds

·         Missing McCleary Girl’s Investigation Stepped Up - Reward Now $25,000

·         Census Workers to Begin Ringing Doorbells Saturday

·         Taxable Retail Sales Down in Mason County Last Year

·         Your Personal Biomass Project - New $1 Cigarette Tax Starts Tomorrow in Washington

·         Volunteers, Parents Turned Away from School Beautification Project

·         Harley-Davidson May Leave Wisconsin if Costs Don’t Fall

·         Math Error Blamed – California Health Insurance Firm Withdraws Rate Increase Request

·         NASA: Some of Moon’s Craters May be Electrified

WORD OF THE DAY

Spelunker • \spih-LUNK-er\ • noun - One who makes a hobby of exploring & studying caves

Kevin imagined himself a famous spelunker…braving spiders & other mysterious creatures underneath the historic Matlock home as he conducted another free energy audit.

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 Defends Need for New Line in Southwest Washington (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011744165_apwabpatransmissionline.html?syndication=rss

Oil from Spill Is Reported to Have Reached the Coast (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/01/us/01gulf.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Possible Political Fall out from US Oil Spill - Spill in the Gulf of Mexico could undermine support for offshore drilling (Reuters – Golly, “understated headline of the day” department)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63S2LR20100429

Natural Gas Prices Tumble with Growing Supplies (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/04/29/financial/f121221D82.DTL&feed=rss.business

Virginia - Utility to Kick in $27.5 Million to Avoid ‘Rate Shock’ (North Virginia Daily, Strasberg, VA)

http://www.nvdaily.com/news/2010/04/utility-to-kick-in-275-million-to-avoid-rate-shock.php

Idaho - Salmon River Electric Cooperative Annual Meeting Updates Members on Electric Power Delivery (Challis Messenger, ID)

http://www.challismessenger.com/index.php?accnum=story-26-20100429

Picture Gallery - Franklin PUD’s Solar Concert (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/04/29/995929/gallery-solar-sounds.html

Study Says ‘Clean Coal’ Plants Would Create Thousands of Jobs in Illinois (Carbondale Southern, IL)

http://thesouthern.com/news/local/state-and-regional/article_2027174c-539e-11df-aea8-001cc4c03286.html

Nuclear Industry to Hire for Growth, Retirements (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011740855_apusnuclearcareers.html?syndication=rss

Areva to Work on California Nuclear Plant (The Electricity Forum)

http://www.electricityforum.com/news/apr10/ArevatoworkonCalifornianuclearplant.html

Montenegrins Storm Aluminum Factory over Layoffs (Bloomberg News)

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9FDCRE00.htm

May is National Electrical Safety Month (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=132678

FISH & WILDLIFE

Pikeminnow Aren’t Only Good-Looking, They’re Valuable (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://www.tdn.com/lifestyles/article_404042a0-53e0-11df-b5b7-001cc4c002e0.html

Fishing Report: Still Plenty of Spots to Catch Spring Chinook (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://www.tdn.com/lifestyles/article_4336d284-53e1-11df-8b57-001cc4c002e0.html

Judge Sets Aside Washington State Standards for Salmon Farms (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/92478914.html

New Catch Rules to Shake Up New England Fishing Industry (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011744313_apmafishingregulations.html?syndication=rss

Judge Rebuffs Initial Sage Grouse Lawsuit (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/apr/29/judge-rebuffs-initial-sage-grouse-lawsuit/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

EPA Launches Web Site Listing Water Polluters (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/04/30/26876.htm

Here’s a link to the website – beware of popup bureaucrats… (Environmental Protection Agency)

http://www.epa-echo.gov/echo/ancr/us/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Report: Wood, Wind Could Help Meet Rural Alaska Energy Needs (Fairbanks News Miner, AK)

http://newsminer.com/view/full_story/7254229/article-Report--Wood--wind-could-aid-rural-power?instance=home_news_window_left_bullets

Michigan - Traverse City Utility Takes Another Step Toward Wood-Based Power (Traverse City Messenger, MI)

http://michiganmessenger.com/37317/traverse-city-utility-takes-another-step-toward-wood-based-power

Wisconsin - Environmentalists Criticize Energy Bill over Trash Burning (Wisconsin State Journal)

http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt_and_politics/article_02175e00-53f4-11df-999f-001cc4c03286.html

Massachusetts Treasurer Says Cape Wind Is ‘Not the Real Solution’ to State’s Energy Needs (Boston Globe, MA)

http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/04/_a_day_after_th.html

New York Wind Farm Still Hasn’t Made $6.7 Million Payment in Lieu of Taxes (Watertown Daily Times, NY)

http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20100428/NEWS04/304289881

Iowa - Alliant Official Says Wind Energy Is Not Cheaper (The Daily Gate, Keokuk, IA)

http://www.dailygate.com/articles/2010/04/28/news/doc4bd858c4d4ce9441809970.txt

Baltimore Sun Columnist - Wind Energy Still Expensive, Relatively Rare

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/hancock/blog/2010/04/wind_energy_still_expensive_re.html

Answer to High Electric Bills Could be Blowing in the Wind (KWTX-TV, Waco Texas – another 25 cents in royalties to Bob Zimmerman)

http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/92366044.html

NY Times Op/Ed - American Power Act

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/opinion/30brooks.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Includes Energy Efficiency Money - State Makes Good on Money for Port Angeles Mill (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/5729

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Global Warming: A Market Proposal Even Libertarians Would Love (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Money/Green-Economics/2010/0429/Global-warming-a-market-proposal-even-libertarians-would-love

The Dark Side of Cloud Computing: Soaring Carbon Emissions (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/apr/30/cloud-computing-carbon-emissions

Greenpeace Lauds Cisco on Climate, Chides Google (CNET News)

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20003584-54.html

Want to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint? Move to San Francisco (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Money/Green-Economics/2010/0429/Want-to-reduce-your-carbon-footprint-Move-to-San-Francisco

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

No “Grid Lock” Expected from Electric Transportation (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/apr/29/no-grid-lock-expected-from-electric-transportation/

Hybrids & Plug-Ins: Cleaner? Yes. Cheaper? Depends. (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/apr/29/hybrids-and-plug-ins-cleaner-yes-cheaper-depends/

Stimulus Money Helps Bring Car Battery Maker to Portland (Oregon Public Radio)

http://news.opb.org/article/7231-stimulus-money-helps-bring-battery-maker-portland/

Alleys Could be Seattle’s “Green Lungs” (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=315401

Visualizing CO2: Making Emissions Tangible to Change Behavior (Solve Climate)

http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100429/visualizing-co2-making-emissions-tangible-change-behavior

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Vermont Ponders More Monitoring of Worker Web Surfing (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011739013_apusworkplacepornviewing.html?syndication=rss

People Start to Realize the National Broadband Plan Has a Broadband Tax (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/People-Start-To-Realize-The-Broadband-Plan-Has-a-Broadband-Tax-108171

Why Your (Renewable Energy) Organization Should be Blogging (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2010/04/why-your-renewable-energy-organization-should-be-blogging?cmpid=rss

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Former Shelton Police Officer Announces Candidacy for Mason County Commissioner (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/1992-former-shelton-cop-announces-candidacy-for-mason-county-commissioner

Americans Connecting With Government Online, Pew Finds (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14983761

GENERAL NEWS

Missing McCleary Girl’s Investigation Stepped Up - Reward Now $25,000 (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/04/30/1168806/missing-girls-investigation-stepped.html

Census Workers to Begin Ringing Doorbells Saturday (KIRO Radio, Seattle)

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=315743

Taxable Retail Sales Down in Mason County Last Year (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2000-taxable-retail-sales-down-in-mason-county-last-year

Your Personal Biomass Project - New $1 Cigarette Tax Starts Tomorrow in Washington (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/New-1-cigarette-tax-starts-tomorrow-in-Washington-92500004.html

Volunteers, Parents Turned Away from School Beautification Project (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Volunteers-and-parents-told-No-Thanks----this-is-union-work-92469624.html

Harley-Davidson May Leave Wisconsin if Costs Don’t Fall (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011738797_apwiharleycostcuts.html?syndication=rss

Math Error Blamed – California Health Insurance Firm Withdraws Rate Increase Request (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/04/30/BA711D73TF.DTL&feed=rss.news

NASA: Some of Moon’s Craters May be Electrified (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0429/NASA-Some-of-moon-s-craters-may-be-electrified

DIVERSIONS

Average Woman Dates 24 Men to Find ‘Mr. Right’

http://www.kirotv.com/news/23318715/detail.html

Ex-Fiancé Sues over $17K Engagement Ring

http://www.kirotv.com/news/23318305/detail.html

Pack of Raccoons Invade Wisconsin Home

http://www.kirotv.com/news/23317740/detail.html

Snopes.Com Says It’s True! Square Watermelons Hit US Markets

http://www.slashfood.com/2010/04/29/square-watermelons-hit-us-markets/

SONG OF THE DAY

Gary Lewis & The Playboys - This Diamond Ring

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPeUNxV4O1E

Energy News Digest for April 29, 2010

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Protest in Shelton over Proposed Biomass Plant (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/1988-no-biomass-protest-in-shelton

Residents Concerned Bonneville Power Lines Will Hurt Property Values (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Residents-concerned-power-towers-will-decrease-property-values-92417514.html

Seattle City Light - Report Might Affect Plans to Expand Cedar River Sockeye Hatchery (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011729538_hatchery29m.html?syndication=rss

Massachusetts Cape Wind Gets Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down (Associated Press)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gz8VVwo2TgZdHn9MmdvajJdSGq2QD9FCIFEG3

High Court Hears Washington State Arguments on Petitions & Privacy (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/2010-04-28-court-privacy_N.htm

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Residents Concerned Bonneville Power Lines Will Hurt Property Values

·         Idaho Power Company’s Line Route 1/2 Mile from Oregon Trail Interpretive

·         New York Power Subsidy Program for Businesses Faces End

·         New York - ‘Theft’? Loss of Cheap Power at Issue

·         Nuclear Regulatory Commission Panel Delays Deadline on Yucca Mountain

·         Chelan PUD’s Annual Report Online

·         PPL to Acquire E.On Kentucky Utilities for $6.7B

·         DTE Energy Offers Farm Safety Tips

·         Seattle City Light - Report Might Affect Plans to Expand Cedar River Sockeye Hatchery

·         WA Salmon: Swimming Upstream?

·         Bring Binoculars & Boots, The Shorebird Migration Begins

·         Leaking Oil Threatens Gulf Coast Delicacy: Oysters

·         Environmental Issues Worsen in Gulf Spill

·         F. E. Dominy, Who Harnessed Water in the American West, Is Dead at 100

·         Protest in Shelton over Proposed Biomass Plant

·         Massachusetts Cape Wind Gets Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down

·         Cape Wind Wind (sic) Farm Approved

·         Cape Cod Residents Don’t Expect One Ruling on Wind Power to End Long Fight

·         Boston Globe - Cape Wind Reaction: ‘America Needs All the Clean Electrons It Can Get’

·         Oregon County Judge Asks Community to Unite for Wind Projects

·         Wind Turbine Blade Maker to Lay off Third of Work Force at South Dakota Plant

·         Vestas Wind Posts $108 Million Loss

·         Vestas CEO Bets on Surging US Wind Demand

·         Kansas - Wind Farm Insiders Accused of Shenanigans

·         Policy Needs to Support Clean Tech, Speaker Tells Snohomish County Leaders

·         Solar-Powered Concert, Thanks to Franklin County PUD, Set at Columbia Basin College

·         Why Are Windmills Always White? And Why Do They Always Have Three Blades?

·         Patriot News Op/Ed - Getting Rid of Old ‘Energy Hogs’ Saves Costs, Electricity

·         Seattle Times Op/Ed - Federal Climate Legislation Is Needed Now

·         Q&A: Vying for a Role as United Nations Climate Chief

·         First Sewage-Powered Hydro-Electric Plant in Australia

·         Floating Free Above The Grid

·         Okanogan PUD Lowers Rates for Internet Providers

·         Seattle Times Columnist - FCC “Open Internet” Forum in Seattle Draws a Few Minor Jabs, Cheers

·         Denial of Service - Don’t believe the telecoms. Broadband access in the United States is even worse than you think

·         Even Through a Recession, We Want Our Web

·         Pending Incentives Could Lure Data Centers to Missouri

·         Wyoming - ‘Fiber’ Being Burrowed in Cody

·         Hewlett-Packard to Buy Palm for $1.2 Billion

·         Lobbyists Rev Up over US Agenda

·         Federal Reserve Keeps Federal Funds Rate Unchanged

·         High Court Hears Washington State Arguments on Petitions & Privacy

·         Weyerhaeuser Narrows 1Q Loss with Land Sales

·         Man Charged With Illegal Salvage of Columbia River Logs Seeks Dismissal

·         Radioactive Material in Scrapyard in India Kills One Person

·         Astronomers Find Loads of Ice on Big Asteroid

WORD OF THE DAY

Incubus • \INN-kyuh-buss\ • - 1: an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep 2: nightmare 3: one that oppresses or burdens like a nightmare

“May you live in interesting times,” was the benediction from the elderly Chinese priest to the inattentive occidental tourist. The traveler didn’t get the meaning at first. However, after losing his luggage in Nanking; losing his fortune in a Hong Kong casino; and losing his tonsils in Canton, the parting phrase began to prey on the tourist’s mind like an incubus…pushing him close to the edge of snapping his reason.

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

Residents Concerned Bonneville Power Lines Will Hurt Property Values (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Residents-concerned-power-towers-will-decrease-property-values-92417514.html

Idaho Power Company’s Line Route 1/2 Mile from Oregon Trail Interpretive (Baker City Herald, OR)

http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Idaho-Power-line-route-1/2-mile-from-Trail-Center

New York Power Subsidy Program for Businesses Faces End (Associated Press)

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/04/29/business-financial-impact-us-power-subsidies-new-york_7560636.html?boxes=Homepagebusinessnews

New York - ‘Theft’? Loss of Cheap Power at Issue: Low-cost electricity that benefits western New York State may shift to statewide program for businesses (Buffalo News, NY)

http://www.buffalonews.com/2010/04/29/1034389/theft-loss-of-cheap-power-at-issue.html

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Panel Delays Deadline on Yucca Mountain Ruling (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/04/28/994034/nuclear-nrc-panel-delays-deadline.html

Chelan PUD’s Annual Report Online (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/apr/29/chelan-puds-annual-report-online/

PPL to Acquire E.On Kentucky Utilities for $6.7B (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011728369_apuspplkentuckyutilities.html?syndication=rss

DTE Energy Offers Farm Safety Tips (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=132575

FISH & WILDLIFE

Seattle City Light - Report Might Affect Plans to Expand Cedar River Sockeye Hatchery (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011729538_hatchery29m.html?syndication=rss

WA Salmon: Swimming Upstream? Businesspeople are asking Senators Maria Cantwell & Patty Murray to back a new approach to saving Columbia River salmon (Public News Service)

http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/13705-2

Bring Binoculars & Boots, The Shorebird Migration Begins (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Bring-binoculars-and-boots-the-shorebird-migration-begins--92358899.html

Leaking Oil Threatens Gulf Coast Delicacy: Oysters (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011730017_apuslouisianaoilrigexplosionoysters.html?syndication=rss

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Environmental Issues Worsen in Gulf Spill (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2010-04-29-oilspillupdate_N.htm

F. E. Dominy, Who Harnessed Water in the American West, Is Dead at 100 (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/us/29dominy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Protest in Shelton over Proposed Biomass Plant (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/1988-no-biomass-protest-in-shelton

Massachusetts Cape Wind Gets Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down (Associated Press)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gz8VVwo2TgZdHn9MmdvajJdSGq2QD9FCIFEG3

Cape Wind Wind (sic) Farm Approved (Cape Cod Times, MA)

http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100429/NEWS/100429748/-1/NEWSMAP

Cape Cod Residents Don’t Expect One Ruling on Wind Power to End Long Fight (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/science/earth/29cape.html?src=mv

Boston Globe - Cape Wind Reaction: ‘America Needs All the Clean Electrons It Can Get’

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2010/04/reaction_to_the_cape_wind_appr.html

Oregon County Judge Asks Community to Unite for Wind Projects (Burns Times Herald, Or)

http://burnstimesherald.info/2010/04/28/county-judge-asks-community-to-unite-for-wind-projects/

Wind Turbine Blade Maker to Lay off Third of Work Force at South Dakota Plant (Associated Press)

http://www.latimes.com/business/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-us-wind-turbine-plant-layoffs,0,5972243.story

Vestas Wind Posts $108 Million Loss (Portland Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/04/26/daily24.html

Vestas CEO Bets on Surging US Wind Demand (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63R6HX20100428

Kansas - Wind Farm Insiders Accused of Shenanigans (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/04/29/26813.htm

Policy Needs to Support Clean Tech, Speaker Tells Snohomish County Leaders (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100428/BIZ/100429843/1005/biz

Solar-Powered Concert, Thanks to Franklin County PUD, Set at Columbia Basin College (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/04/28/1166355/solar-powered-concert-tree-planting.html

Why Are Windmills Always White? And Why Do They Always Have Three Blades? (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/id/2252255/?from=rss

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Patriot News Op/Ed - Getting Rid of Old ‘Energy Hogs’ Saves Costs, Electricity

http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/index.ssf/2010/04/getting_rid_of_old_energy_hogs.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Seattle Times Op/Ed - Federal Climate Legislation Is Needed Now

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2011688159_guest26kreidler.html

Q&A: Vying for a Role as United Nations Climate Chief (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/qa-vying-for-a-role-as-climate-chief/?partner=rss&emc=rss

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

First Sewage-Powered Hydro-Electric Plant in Australia (Sydney Morning Herald)

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/energy-smart/first-sewagepowered-hydroelectric-plant-in-australia-20100429-tvd3.html

Floating free above the grid - This futuristic single-family home will stand 80 feet high, have wind turbines integrated into its frame & a shape to capture the breezes around it (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/Floating+free+above+grid/2661575/story.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Okanogan PUD Lowers Rates for Internet Providers (Omak Chronicle, WA)

http://www.omakchronicle.com/nws/n100428b.shtml

Seattle Times Columnist - FCC “Open Internet” Forum in Seattle Draws a Few Minor Jabs, Cheers

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/technologybrierdudleysblog/2011728928_fcc_open_internet_forum_in_sea.html?syndication=rss

Denial of Service - Don’t believe the telecoms. Broadband access in the United States is even worse than you think (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/id/2252141/?from=rss

Even Through a Recession, We Want Our Web (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2010/04/28/even-through-a-recession-we-want-our-web/

Pending Incentives Could Lure Data Centers to Missouri (St. Louis Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2010/04/26/daily53.html

Wyoming - ‘Fiber’ Being Burrowed in Cody (Cody Enterprise, WY)

http://www.codyenterprise.com/articles/2010/04/28/news/doc4bd8a33c9ad9f497950902.txt

Hewlett-Packard to Buy Palm for $1.2 Billion (NY Times)

http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/28/h-p-to-buy-palm-for-1-2-billion/?partner=rss&emc=rss

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Lobbyists Rev Up over US Agenda - Lobbyists spent an average $305 million a month from January to March to influence policy this year — more than double the monthly rate of spending a decade ago (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-04-28-lobbying_N.htm

Federal Reserve Keeps Federal Funds Rate Unchanged (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/28/AR2010042801830.html?wprss=rss_business

GENERAL NEWS

High Court Hears Washington State Arguments on Petitions & Privacy (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/2010-04-28-court-privacy_N.htm

What’s Your Sign? A Supreme Court Case From Washington State That Puts Scalia & Gay Rights Advocates On The Same Side (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/id/2252251/?from=rss

Weyerhaeuser Narrows 1Q Loss with Land Sales (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011734036_apusearnsweyerhaeuser.html?syndication=rss

Man Charged With Illegal Salvage of Columbia River Logs Seeks Dismissal (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_201e000a-5342-11df-beff-001cc4c03286.html

Radioactive Material in Scrapyard in India Kills One Person (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2011730459_apasindiaradioactivedeath.html?syndication=rss

Astronomers Find Loads of Ice on Big Asteroid (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011723351_apussciicyasteroid.html?syndication=rss

DIVERSIONS

Bonsai Burglar Cleans out Richland Business

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/04/28/993984/theft-58-bonsai-trees-stolen-from.html

Fla. Cat Becomes Foster Mom to Bobcats

http://www.kirotv.com/news/23304633/detail.html

Crew Mistakenly Demolishes the Wrong House

http://www.kirotv.com/family/23296874/detail.html

Gas Jumps to More Than $9 in Alaska Town

http://www.kirotv.com/money/23292419/detail.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6PFRea9Ihg