Energy News Digest for April 14, 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.

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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Government May Support Nuclear Power’s Comeback

·         Washington State Sues to Stop Feds from Abandoning Yucca Nuclear Waste Site

·         Seattle Times Op/Ed - Obama Administration Right to Terminate Yucca Mountain Project

·         No One Injured in Water Leak at AmerenUE Nuclear Plant

·         Chelan PUD Gears Up for Next Round of Opinion Gathering

·         SF Chronicle Editorial - State Needs to Keep Closer Eye on Smart Meters

·         Florida - Cape Coral Votes to Bury Downtown Power Lines

·         Columnist: The Dirtiest Power Plant in Chicago

·         US Senate Road for ‘Energy Only’ Bill Isn’t as Easy as Some Would Hope

·         Anglers Turning out in Near-Record Numbers for Spring Chinook Harvest

·         Oregonian Editorial - Don’t Barge into Court over Spill for Salmon

·         Federal Agencies Agree to Help Sage Grouse in West

·         Last US Sardine Cans Being Packed in Maine

·         State Budget Plan Has $15 Million to Buy Controversial Maury Island Gravel Mine

·         South Puget Sound Commercial Shellfish Beaches Improve

·         Millions of Gallons of Cow Manure Flow into the Snohomish River

·         Washington State Will Help With Yakima Valley Well Contamination Woes

·         Peruvian Glacier Split Triggers Deadly Tsunami

·         Nuclear Power: Friend or Foe to Renewable Energy?

·         Should the US Burn or Bury Its Trash?

·         Merrill Lynch Has ‘Bearish’ Outlook for U.S. Wind Power Demand

·         Farmers & Foresters Help Create Biofuels through Biomass Crop Assistance Program

·         US Senators Introduce Renewable Heating Tax Credit for Using Renewable Biomass

·         US Geothermal Industry Grew 26% in 2009

·         3TIER Powers Small Wind Decision-Making

·         Clallam PUD - Learn to Save Money & Energy

·         Massachusetts - Energy Conservation Compact Riles Contractors

·         Some ‘Energy Star’ Appliances May Not be That Green

·         ‘Smart’ Charging of Electric Vehicles Will Spare Energy Grid

·         US Senate Leader Set to Take Command of Climate Bill

·         Wisconsin Lawmakers Drop Proposal to Adopt California Emissions Standards

·         A Renewable Alternative to Cap-And-Trade or a Carbon Tax

·         East Anglia’s Climate Lessons

·         Exclusive: Climate Change Could Raise Cost of US Allergies

·         Potato chips vs. cement: An emissions showdown

·         Cisco Says the Doctor Will See You Now, Even from 2,800 Miles Away

·         Is Net Neutrality Dead? A Calmer View of the Recent Ruling That Hamstrings the FCC

·         AT&T to FCC: Don’t Reclassify Us - Just give us our USF money & be quiet

·         Frontier Users Facing New 100, 250 GB Caps

·         Ericsson CEO Predicts 50 Billion Internet Connected Devices by 2010

·         Washington Legislature - No Increased Pollution Tax, But Other Environmental Wins

·         Eyman Initiatives Seek to Block New Washington State Taxes

·         Gregoire Seeks Attorney to Fight Lawsuit Backed by Mckenna

·         Entire Olympia City Council Faces Recall Push in Wake of Hyer Affair

·         Ex-Chief Claims WaMu Was Not Treated Fairly

·         Washington State Economist: State Job Growth May be a Trend

·         Ryanair Complains Boeing Won’t Scrap Toilets for More Seats

WORD OF THE DAY

Licit • \LISS-it\ • adjective - Conforming to the requirements of the law: not forbidden by law: permissible

“Your attentions are not only desirable, they are entirely licit, my dear,” sighed the tired businessman as he tossed his briefcase beside his wife on the couch. Knowing he had spent the entire day with a high-powered energy trader, she had lined up three martinis on the hall table for her husband to swill down on his way to the easy chair.

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

Government May Support Nuclear Power’s Comeback (Nat’l Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125798306&ft=1&f=2

Washington State Sues to Stop Feds from Abandoning Yucca Nuclear Waste Site (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011594253_apwayuccalawsuit.html?syndication=rss

Seattle Times Op/Ed - Obama Administration Right to Terminate Yucca Mountain Project

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2011597013_guest14masto.html?syndication=rss

No One Injured in Water Leak at AmerenUE Nuclear Plant (St. Louis Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2010/04/12/daily37.html

Chelan PUD Gears Up for Next Round of Opinion Gathering (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/apr/13/chelan-pud-gears-up-for-next-round-of-opinion/

SF Chronicle Editorial - State Needs to Keep Closer Eye on Smart Meters

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/04/14/EDA41CU20T.DTL&feed=rss.opinion

Florida - Cape Coral Votes to Bury Downtown Power Lines - $4.5 million price tag (WINK-TV, Fort Myers, FL)

http://www.winknews.com/Local-Florida/2010-04-12/Cape-Coral-votes-to-bury-downtown-power-lines

Columnist: The Dirtiest Power Plant in Chicago (NBC Chicago)

http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/The-Dirtiest-Plant-in-Chicago-90741694.html

US Senate Road for ‘Energy Only’ Bill Isn’t as Easy as Some Would Hope (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/04/14/14greenwire-senate-road-for-energy-only-bill-isnt-as-easy-a-5877.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Anglers Turning out in Near-Record Numbers for Spring Chinook Harvest (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)

http://www.chinookobserver.com/main.asp?SectionID=12&SubSectionID=30&ArticleID=33559

Oregonian Editorial - Don’t Barge into Court over Spill for Salmon

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/04/dont_barge_into_court_over_spi.html

Federal Agencies Agree to Help Sage Grouse in West (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011596873_apwysagegrouse1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss

Last US Sardine Cans Being Packed in Maine (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/04/14/financial/f004537D50.DTL&feed=rss.business

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

State Budget Plan Has $15 Million to Buy Controversial Maury Island Gravel Mine (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011594222_maury14m.html?syndication=rss

South Puget Sound Commercial Shellfish Beaches Improve - Long-term cleanup efforts paying off in water quality

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/04/14/1205454/shellfish-beaches-improve.html

Millions of Gallons of Cow Manure Flow into the Snohomish River (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100414/NEWS01/704149847/-1/RSS02

Washington State Will Help With Yakima Valley Well Contamination Woes (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/04/13/state-will-help-with-well-woes

Peruvian Glacier Split Triggers Deadly Tsunami (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/13/peru-glacier-ice-lake-tsunami

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Nuclear Power: Friend or Foe to Renewable Energy? (CNET News)

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20002381-54.html

Should the US Burn or Bury Its Trash? (NY Times)

http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/should-the-u-s-burn-or-bury-its-trash/

Merrill Lynch Has ‘Bearish’ Outlook for U.S. Wind Power Demand (Business Week)

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-13/merrill-lynch-has-bearish-outlook-for-u-s-wind-power-demand.html

Farmers & Foresters Help Create Biofuels through Biomass Crop Assistance Program (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/04/farmers-and-foresters-help-create-biofuels-through-bcap?cmpid=rss

US Senators Introduce Renewable Heating Tax Credit for Using Renewable Biomass (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/04/us-senators-introduce-renewable-heating-tax-credit?cmpid=rss

US Geothermal Industry Grew 26% in 2009 (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/04/us-geothermal-industry-grew-26-in-2009?cmpid=rss

3TIER Powers Small Wind Decision-Making (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/3tier/news/article/2010/04/3tier-powers-small-wind-decision-making?cmpid=rss

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Clallam PUD - Learn to Save Money & Energy (Sequim Gazette, WA)

http://search.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2010-04-14_learn_to_save_money_and_energy

Massachusetts - Energy Conservation Compact Riles Contractors (Cape Cod Times, MA)

http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100414/NEWS/4140328/-1/NEWSMAP

Some ‘Energy Star’ Appliances May Not be That Green (Nat’l Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125912545&ft=1&f=3

‘Smart’ Charging of Electric Vehicles Will Spare Energy Grid (Detroit News, MI)

http://www.detnews.com/article/20100414/AUTO01/4140346/1148/-Smart--charging-will-spare-energy-grid

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

US Senate Leader Set to Take Command of Climate Bill (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/04/14/14climatewire-senate-leader-set-to-take-command-of-climate-53711.html

Wisconsin Lawmakers Drop Proposal to Adopt California Emissions Standards (Associated Press)

http://dailyreporter.com/blog/2010/04/13/wis-lawmakers-drop-california-emissions-in-bill/

A Renewable Alternative to Cap-And-Trade or a Carbon Tax (Pioneer Press, St Paul, MN)

http://www.twincities.com/opinion/ci_14876862?source=rss

East Anglia’s Climate Lessons (NY Times)

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/east-anglias-climate-lessons/?partner=rss&emc=rss

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Exclusive: Climate Change Could Raise Cost of US Allergies (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63D0J220100414

Potato chips vs. cement: An emissions showdown (Yahoo! News)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ygreen/20100412/sc_ygreen/dopotatochipshavealargercarbonfootprintthancement

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Cisco Says the Doctor Will See You Now, Even from 2,800 Miles Away (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14876388?nclick_check=1

Is Net Neutrality Dead? A Calmer View of the Recent Ruling That Hamstrings the FCC (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/id/2250700/?from=rss

AT&T to FCC: Don’t Reclassify Us - Just give us our USF money & be quiet (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-To-FCC-Dont-Reclassify-Us-107883

         

Frontier Users Facing New 100, 250 GB Caps - Exceed 100 GB & pay $100. Exceed 250 GB & pay $250 (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Frontier-Users-Facing-New-100-250-GB-Caps-107885

Ericsson CEO Predicts 50 Billion Internet Connected Devices by 2010 (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2010/04/14/ericsson-sees-the-internet-of-things-by-2020/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington Legislature - No Increased Pollution Tax, But Other Environmental Wins (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=12310697

Eyman Initiatives Seek to Block New Washington State Taxes (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011598212_taxreaction4m.html?syndication=rss

Gregoire Seeks Attorney to Fight Lawsuit Backed by Mckenna (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011598264_mckenna14m.html?syndication=rss

Entire Olympia City Council Faces Recall Push in Wake of Hyer Affair (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/04/13/1205424/council-faces-recall-push-in-wake.html

GENERAL NEWS

Ex-Chief Claims WaMu Was Not Treated Fairly (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/business/14banks.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Washington State Economist: State Job Growth May be a Trend (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/apr/13/state-job-growth-may-be-a-trend/

Ryanair Complains Boeing Won’t Scrap Toilets for More Seats (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2011594010_webryanairtoilets13.html?syndication=rss

DIVERSIONS

1913 Abraham Lincoln Film Found in New Hampshire Barn Cleanup

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2011594020_apuslincolnfilmrestored.html?syndication=rss

Eater Posts Pics of NY Times Food Critic Hitting KFC

http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2010-04-13-nyt-critic-kfc-double-down_N.htm

Cancer Danger of That Night-Time Trip to the Toilet

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1265277/Cancer-danger-night-time-trip-toilet.html?ITO=1490

Man Drives Drunk to DUI Prison Stay - Man Charged With Second DUI after Incident

http://www.kirotv.com/automotive/23104790/detail.html

What a sis! Federal Way winner splits $2.9 million Lotto with sister

http://blog.thenewstribune.com/street/2010/04/13/what-a-sis-federal-way-winner-splits-2-9-million-lotto-with-sister/

SONG OF THE DAY

Train - Hey, Soul Sister (nice uke riffs!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT3zCj3F1d4