Energy News Digest for June 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

Riazzi quits Chelan PUD (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jun/30/riazzi-quits-pud/

Administration Cannot Drop Bid for Nuclear Waste Dump in Nevada, Panel Finds (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/science/earth/30nuke.html?src=mv

Chelan PUD Could Rejoin State Lobby Group (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jun/30/chelan-pud-could-rejoin-state-lobby-group/

Wind Farms Fight Headwinds West of the Cascades (Northwest Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=7470

Washington State Initiatives Face Friday Deadline (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/06/30/1246835/initiatives-face-friday-deadline.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Riazzi quits Chelan PUD

·         Washington State Approves Grant PUD Substation Funding

·         Yucca Mountain - Nuclear Waste Dump Process Back on Track

·         Administration Cannot Drop Bid for Nuclear Waste Dump in Nevada, Panel Finds

·         Chelan PUD Could Rejoin State Lobby Group

·         Bonneville Power Administration Says Highway 101 Trees at Reedsport ‘Dangerous’

·         Cancer Fight – Mason PUD 3 Employees Raise Funds for Relay for Life

·         Oregon Utilities: Natural Gas Prices Look Stable, Rate Increases Unlikely

·         The Dirt on Coal - Clearing Oregon’s Air

·         Senators Willing to Scale Back Energy Bill

·         Utah - Critics Question State’s Handling of Energy Report

·         For New Gas Turbine – Florida Power & Light Plans to Ask for Rate Increase

·         Pumped Hydro Debacle - Ameren Sues Energy Insurance Mutual over Taum Sauk Claims

·         Kansas City Loses Appeal on Sales Tax for Electricity Use

·         Big Return This Year for Spring Chinook

·         Salmon Returns to Columbia River Look Good So Far

·         Canada - High Salmon Numbers Promise Great Season

·         State: Oregon Salmon Safe & Sustainable

·         Editorial - Shellfish Companies Need to Take Boundaries Seriously

·         Key Washington Lawmaker Responds to Sanitary Shellfish Report

·         Groups Sue over Sage Grouse Protections

·         Researchers Ponder Missing Water Layer in Hood Canal

·         Officials Closing in on Rates & Connection Fees for Belfair Sewers

·         Plan Would Save Capitol Lake

·         Alaska - Environmental Groups Lose Bid to Halt Logging

·         Wind Farms Fight Headwinds West of the Cascades

·         General Electric Invests in Idaho Wind Project

·         MIT Says Military Can Cut Wind Turbine Interference with Oregon Radar

·         Canada - Windmills Kill More Birds

·         Wind Turbine Blade Comes to DC with Message from Americans to Federal Policymakers

·         Connecticut - City of Shelton Taking Slow Approach to Wind Power

·         Vestas Gets Order for 139 Turbines for Colorado Wind Farm

·         Grant PUD Discusses Possible Solar Plant

·         Congressman Blumenauer’s Bill Would Boost Geothermal Energy Development

·         United Kingdom - Green Property: Solar Electricity

·         Study Says Smart Meters Alone Not Enough to Save

·         Climate Change - Scientists from Mars Face Public from Venus

·         Democrats Prepared to Scale Back Climate Proposal, Kerry Says

·         North Dakota - Supporters Tout Broadband Network for Researchers

·         Washington State Initiatives Face Friday Deadline

·         Workers’ Comp Initiative Steps Closer to Ballot

·         Two State Agencies Tell Workers to Stay Home Tuesday

·         Washington State School Chief Compares Salary to Mariners Player

·         Ninth Circuit Punts Retiree Insurance Payment Case to California Justices

·         Lake Cushman Murder - Candlelight Vigil for Slain Girl Tonight

·         Belfair Sewer Work Closes Section of Highway 300

·         Airbus Subsidies Illegal, WTO Report Says

·         Olympia Peace Activist Wins $248,817 in Attorneys’ Fees

·         NOAA Botched Decision to Move Seattle Fleet to Oregon, Audit Finds

·         Supreme Court to Rule on Retaliation against Friends of Employees Who Claim Discrimination

·         Traveling to Arizona? Take a Passport, Says ACLU

WORD OF THE DAY

Eructation • \ir-uck-TAY-shun\ • noun - An act or instance of belching

“Most impressive,” noted the Episcopalian priest when the dainty, elderly, white-haired maiden emitted an unexpected and echoing eructation of the first order in the middle of his sermon. The performance did not go without note, as the congregation was kept on edge for the remainder of the half-hour homily…expecting an encore.

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

Riazzi quits Chelan PUD (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jun/30/riazzi-quits-pud/

Washington State Approves Grant PUD Substation Funding - Could serve BMW parts maker (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/local/article_cf5dd9f2-949c-54f1-a990-b017a853a69b.html

Yucca Mountain - Nuclear Waste Dump Process Back on Track (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/06/29/1074274/yucca-nuclear-waste-dump-process.html

Administration Cannot Drop Bid for Nuclear Waste Dump in Nevada, Panel Finds (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/science/earth/30nuke.html?src=mv

Chelan PUD Could Rejoin State Lobby Group (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jun/30/chelan-pud-could-rejoin-state-lobby-group/

Bonneville Power Administration Says Highway 101 Trees at Reedsport ‘Dangerous’ - Power company plans to remove tall firs at city entrance (Umpqua Post, Reedsport, OR)

http://www.theumpquapost.com/articles/2010/06/30/local_news/doc4c2ad7c999c65991201439.txt

Cancer Fight – Mason PUD 3 Employees Raise Funds for Relay for Life (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=737

Oregon Utilities: Natural Gas Prices Look Stable, Rate Increases Unlikely (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/06/utilities_natural_gas_prices_l.html

The Dirt on Coal - Clearing Oregon’s Air (Sightline)

http://daily.sightline.org/daily_score/archive/2010/06/29/cold-turkey-on-coal

Senators Willing to Scale Back Energy Bill (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012235591_apusobamaenergy.html

Utah - Critics Question State’s Handling of Energy Report (KSL-TV, Salt Lake City, UT)

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=11372355

For New Gas Turbine – Florida Power & Light Plans to Ask for Rate Increase: The utility will ask state regulators to pass on to customers the costs of a new $900 million power plant (South Florida Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, FL)

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-fpl-rates-plant-20100629,0,7909203.story

Pumped Hydro Debacle - Ameren Sues Energy Insurance Mutual over Taum Sauk Claims (St. Louis Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2010/06/28/daily18.html

Kansas City Loses Appeal on Sales Tax for Electricity Use (Kansas City Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2010/06/28/daily18.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Big Return This Year for Spring Chinook (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012240038_salmon30m.html

Salmon Returns to Columbia River Look Good So Far - Additional promising signs for later this year & next (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1582/722183/

Canada - High Salmon Numbers Promise Great Season (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/columnists/High+salmon+numbers+promise+great+season/3219835/story.html

State: Oregon Salmon Safe & Sustainable (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Group-wants-you-to-avoid-eating-some-Oregon-salmon-97411029.html

Editorial - Shellfish Companies Need to Take Boundaries Seriously (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/06/30/1289668/shellfish-companies-need-to-take.html

Key Washington Lawmaker Responds to Sanitary Shellfish Report (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/key-washington-lawmaker-responds-sanitary-shellfish-report/

Groups Sue over Sage Grouse Protections (Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT)

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700044197/Groups-sue-over-sage-grouse-protections.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Researchers Ponder Missing Water Layer in Hood Canal (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/jun/29/researchers-ponder-missing-water-layer-in-hood/

Officials Closing in on Rates & Connection Fees for Belfair Sewers (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2565-officials-closing-in-on-rates-and-connection-fees-for-belfair-sewers

Plan Would Save Capitol Lake - Group issues report that calls for public-private partnership to fix problems (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/06/30/1289634/plan-would-save-lake.html

Alaska - Environmental Groups Lose Bid to Halt Logging (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/06/29/28480.htm

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Wind Farms Fight Headwinds West of the Cascades (Northwest Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=7470

General Electric Invests in Idaho Wind Project (Associated Press)

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9GL0IS00.htm

MIT Says Military Can Cut Wind Turbine Interference with Oregon Radar (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/mit_says_military_can_cut_wind.html

Canada - Windmills Kill More Birds (National Post)

http://www.nationalpost.com/Windmills+kill+more+birds/3218558/story.html

Wind Turbine Blade Comes to DC with Message from Americans to Federal Policymakers (Market Watch)

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/wind-turbine-blade-comes-to-dc-with-message-from-americans-to-federal-policymakers-we-want-action-on-clean-energy-now-2010-06-29?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Connecticut - City of Shelton Taking Slow Approach to Wind Power (New Haven Register, CT)

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/06/30/news/valley/bb5shwind063010.txt

Vestas Gets Order for 139 Turbines for Colorado Wind Farm (Canadian Business Online)

http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/market_news/article.jsp?content=D9GLLDFG0

Grant PUD Discusses Possible Solar Plant (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/local/article_6557b54e-4dac-5ec1-83e5-197c589f1983.html

Congressman Blumenauer’s Bill Would Boost Geothermal Energy Development (Portland Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/06/28/daily14.html

United Kingdom - Green Property: Solar Electricity (The Telegraph, UK)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/greenproperty/7859184/Green-property-solar-electricity.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Study Says Smart Meters Alone Not Enough to Save (Associated Press)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jrDWxD4DC-l59pqD11E5k0sC89GgD9GL666G0

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Climate Change - Scientists from Mars Face Public from Venus (NY Times)

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/scientists-from-mars-face-public-from-venus/

Democrats Prepared to Scale Back Climate Proposal, Kerry Says (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-06-30/democrats-prepared-to-scale-back-climate-proposal-kerry-says.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

North Dakota - Supporters Tout Broadband Network for Researchers (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=12728100

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Initiatives Face Friday Deadline (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/06/30/1246835/initiatives-face-friday-deadline.html

Workers’ Comp Initiative Steps Closer to Ballot (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/06/30/1290186/workers-comp-initiative-steps.html

Two State Agencies Tell Workers to Stay Home Tuesday (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/06/30/1246827/agencies-tell-workers-to-stay.html

Washington State School Chief Compares Salary to Mariners Player – Too Low (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012245067_apwadornspaycheck1stldwritethru.html

Ninth Circuit Punts Retiree Insurance Payment Case to California Justices - Lawsuit challenging practice of requiring retirees, but not active employees, to pay the bulk of their health insurance premiums (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/06/29/28482.htm

GENERAL NEWS

Lake Cushman Murder - Candlelight Vigil for Slain Girl Tonight (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2568-candlelight-vigil-for-slain-girl-tonight

Belfair Sewer Work Closes Section of Highway 300 (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/jun/29/sewer-work-closes-section-of-highway-300/

Airbus Subsidies Illegal, WTO Report Says (Associated Press)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100630/BIZ/100639998/-1/rss03

Olympia Peace Activist Wins $248,817 in Attorneys’ Fees - Anti-war: He was arrested on way to 2007 anti-war protest (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/06/30/1289647/olympia-activist-wins-248817-in.html

NOAA Botched Decision to Move Seattle Fleet to Oregon, Audit Finds (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012239196_noaa30m.html

Supreme Court to Rule on Retaliation against Friends of Employees Who Claim Discrimination (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15400941

Traveling to Arizona? Take a Passport, Says ACLU (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2012245046_webaclu30.html?syndication=rss

DIVERSIONS

Blind Taste Test: Costco Generic Beer About as Good as Brand Name

http://consumerist.com/2010/06/blind-taste-test-costco-generic-beer-about-as-good-as-brand-name-beer.html

Distilleries Make Meat-Flavored Vodkas

http://www.kirotv.com/news/24078318/detail.html

Errors Found in Mass. School’s Test - Spelling, Grammatical, Factor Errors Found

http://www.kirotv.com/education/24081814/detail.html

Seattle Woman’s Gerbil - Water Bottle Simile Wins Bad Writing Contest

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Seattle-writer-wins-2010-bad-writing-contest-97407869.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Celtic Legends - Irish Drinking Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpOoPQ6JmbM

Energy News Digest for June 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

British Columbia Man Held in Mason County in Death of Five-Year-Old Stepdaughter (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/highschoolsports/2012230378_mason29m.html

State of Oregon Proposes New Options for Shutdown of Portland General Electric Coal Plant (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/06/deq_proposes_new_options_for_s.html

Hundreds of Aging British Columbia Dams Pose Safety Risk - Many are abandoned & could cause death & destruction if they fail, report says (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Hundreds+aging+dams+pose+safety+risk/3199237/story.html

Power Line Issues Tangle Up Governors’ Meeting (Associated Press)

http://www.katu.com/news/business/97333374.html

Lake Washington Sockeye Returns on the Rise (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2012231867_lake_washington_sockeye_return_2.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         State of Oregon Proposes New Options for Shutdown of Portland General Electric Coal Plant

·         Portland General Electric PGE ‘Disappointed’ by Options for Plant Closure

·         Power Line Issues Tangle Up Governors’ Meeting

·         Stealing Steel: Law, Price Shift Spur New Trend

·         Op/Ed - Grant PUD Power Is Oversold

·         Grant PUD Releases Idea Sketches for Crescent Bar Island

·         Hundreds of Aging British Columbia Dams Pose Safety Risk

·         Cracks Repaired, Ohio Nuclear Plant Restarts

·         Energy Co’s Use Ballot Initiatives, Other Tools to Fight for Continued Market Dominance

·         Power Problems Reported in New York

·         Ohio - Hydroelectric Project to Help Power Hamilton

·         Lake Washington Sockeye Returns on the Rise

·         Clallam PUD Objections a Roadblock for Watershed Plan

·         Oregon - The Once & Future Marsh: In Bandon, a Salt Marsh is Re-Engineered

·         California Faces Grid Challenge to Implement 33% Aim

·         Editorial - California’s Renewable energy: Pass SB 722

·         United Kingdom - Green Setback for UK as British Power Supplied by Renewable Sources Falls

·         Manure-Powered Electricity Generator Planned for Lynden

·         Michigan - Traverse City Light & Power Scraps Plan for Biomass Plant, Opts for Gas

·         Massachusetts - Proposed Palmer Renewal Energy Springfield Biomass Plant Gets Cold Reception at Public Hearing

·         United Kingdom – Scots Jobs ‘At Risk’ as Fears Grow over Biomass Plants’ Appetite for Wood

·         California Solar Start-Up Rakes in Capital

·         Georgia Shuns East Coast Wind Power Group

·         Small Wind Picks Up Even as Economy Turns Down

·         Editorial - Regrettable, but Necessary Delay for Energy Efficiency Standards

·         Cisco Enters Home Smart-Grid Fray with Energy Display

·         Why Climate Stumps Even the Brightest Scientists

·         Washington State to Get $1.3 Million for Electric Highway

·         US Broadband Numbers Don’t Lie, They Just Confuse

·         In Faulty-Computer Suit, Window to Dell Decline

·         Cell Phone Industry Attacks San Francisco’s Ruling on Handset Radiation

·         Judge Says No to Gregoire Request on Health Care Lawsuit

·         Washington Governor to Travel to DC to Ask for Budget Help

·         What Worries Washington State’s Chief Economist

·         British Columbia Man Held in Mason County in Death of Five-Year-Old Stepdaughter

·         Family of Girl Killed by Father near Lake Cushman Releases Statement

·         Shelton - Fire in Dust Collection System at Simpson Lumber Mill

·         Nalley Valley Bridge Error Poorly Handled, DOT Chief Says

·         Some Sobering Fourth of July Injury & Fire Statistics

WORD OF THE DAY

Scuttlebutt • \SKUTT-ul-butt\ • noun - Rumor, gossip

WORD ORIGIN, FROM MERRIAM-WEBSTER - Nowadays, office workers catch up on the latest scuttlebutt around the water cooler, and when they do, they are continuing a long-standing (although not necessarily honorable) tradition. That kind of gossip sharing probably also occurred on the sailing ships of yore. Back in the early 1800s, the cask containing a ship’s daily supply of freshwater was called a “scuttlebutt”; that name was later applied to a drinking fountain on a ship or at a naval installation. By the early 20th century, the term for the water source was also applied to the gossip and rumors generated around it, and the latest chatter has been called “scuttlebutt” ever since.

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

State of Oregon Proposes New Options for Shutdown of Portland General Electric Coal Plant (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/06/deq_proposes_new_options_for_s.html

Portland General Electric PGE ‘Disappointed’ by Options for Plant Closure (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/7728-pge-disappointed-options-plant-closure/

Power Line Issues Tangle Up Governors’ Meeting (Associated Press)

http://www.katu.com/news/business/97333374.html

Stealing Steel: Law, Price Shift Spur New Trend - Thieves transition from copper to heavy metal (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jun/28/stealing-steel-law-price-shift-spur-new-trend/

Op/Ed - Grant PUD Power Is Oversold (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jun/28/grant-pud-power-is-oversold/

Grant PUD Releases Idea Sketches for Crescent Bar Island (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jun/28/grant-pud-releases-idea-sketches-for-crescent-bar/

Hundreds of Aging British Columbia Dams Pose Safety Risk - Many are abandoned & could cause death & destruction if they fail, report says (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Hundreds+aging+dams+pose+safety+risk/3199237/story.html

Cracks Repaired, Ohio Nuclear Plant Restarts (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012234957_apusreactorrepairs.html

Energy Co’s Use Ballot Initiatives, Other Tools to Fight for Continued Market Dominance - California voters rejected one utility-sponsored ballot initiative, but fights are brewing across the country (Solve Climate)

http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100628/energy-cos-use-ballot-initiatives-other-tools-fight-continued-market-dominance

Power Problems Reported in New York (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/nyregion/29coned.html

Ohio - Hydroelectric Project to Help Power Hamilton (Business Courier of Cincinnati)

http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2010/06/28/daily16.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Lake Washington Sockeye Returns on the Rise (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2012231867_lake_washington_sockeye_return_2.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Clallam PUD Objections a Roadblock for Watershed Plan - Instream flows & water availability at issue (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100628/news/306289992/pud-objections-a-roadblock-for-watershed-plan

Oregon - The Once & Future Marsh: in Bandon, a Salt Marsh is Re-Engineered (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/06/the_once_and_future_marsh_in_b.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

California Faces Grid Challenge to Implement 33% Aim (Wind Power Monthly)

http://www.windpowermonthly.com/news/1012287/California-faces-grid-challenge-implement-33-aim/

Editorial - California’s Renewable energy: Pass SB 722 - A state Senate bill mandating that California get 33% of its power from renewable sources by 2020 fails year after year. This year’s bill shouldn’t suffer the same fate (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jun/26/opinion/la-ed-renewable-20100626

United Kingdom - Green Setback for UK as British Power Supplied by Renewable Sources Falls (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jun/28/drive-switch-green-power-setback

Manure-Powered Electricity Generator Planned for Lynden (Puget Sound Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2010/06/28/daily1.html

Michigan - Traverse City Light & Power Scraps Plan for Biomass Plant, Opts for Gas (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-06-29/traverse-city-light-power-scraps-plan-for-biomass-plant-opts-for-gas.html

Massachusetts - Proposed Palmer Renewal Energy Springfield Biomass Plant Gets Cold Reception at Public Hearing (Springfield Republican, MA)

http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/proposed_springfield_biomass_p.html

United Kingdom – Scots Jobs ‘At Risk’ as Fears Grow over Biomass Plants’ Appetite for Wood (Scotsman, UK)

http://news.scotsman.com/news/Scots-jobs-39at-risk39-as.6388493.jp

California Solar Start-Up Rakes in Capital (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/a-solar-start-up-rakes-in-capital/

Georgia Shuns East Coast Wind Power Group (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012227979_apgawindenergygeorgia.html

Small Wind Picks Up Even as Economy Turns Down (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/06/small-wind-picks-up-even-as-economy-turns-down

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Editorial - Regrettable, but Necessary Delay for Energy Efficiency Standards (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/06/29/1288424/regrettable-but-necessary-delay.html

Cisco Enters Home Smart-Grid Fray with Energy Display (CNET News)

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20009141-54.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Why Climate Stumps Even the Brightest Scientists (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/why-climate-stumps-even-the-brightest-scientists/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Washington State to Get $1.3 Million for Electric Highway (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_electric_highway.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

US Broadband Numbers Don’t Lie, They Just Confuse (Nat’l Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128170431&ft=1&f=2

In Faulty-Computer Suit, Window to Dell Decline (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/technology/29dell.html

Cell Phone Industry Attacks San Francisco’s Ruling on Handset Radiation (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/28/AR2010062805231.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Judge Says No to Gregoire Request on Health Care Lawsuit (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/212778.asp

Washington Governor to Travel to DC to Ask for Budget Help (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012231389_apwabudgetcrisisgregoire.html

What Worries Washington State’s Chief Economist (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundeconomywithjontalton/2012227936_what_worries_washington_states.html

GENERAL NEWS

British Columbia Man Held in Mason County in Death of Five-Year-Old Stepdaughter (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/highschoolsports/2012230378_mason29m.html

Family of Girl Killed by Father near Lake Cushman Releases Statement (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2549-family-of-girl-killed-by-father-near-lake-cushman-releases-statement

Shelton - Fire in Dust Collection System at Simpson Lumber Mill (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2554-fire-in-simpson-mill-dust-collection-system

Nalley Valley Bridge Error Poorly Handled, DOT Chief Says (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/06/28/1245328/bridge-goof-mishandled-dot-chief.html

Some Sobering Fourth of July Injury & Fire Statistics (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012235169_fireworks30m.html

DIVERSIONS

Camouflage Wearing Bow Hunters Marry in Tree

http://www.kirotv.com/family/24070973/detail.html

6-Year-Old Girl Put on No-Fly List

http://www.kirotv.com/news/24068042/detail.html

Marilyn Monroe Chest X-Rays Sell for $45K

http://www.kirotv.com/entertainment/24063805/detail.html

Newly Rescued Chihuahua Takes ‘Ugliest Dog’ Title

http://www.kirotv.com/news/24047896/detail.html

SONG OF THE DAY

ABC - Poison Arrow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CAjy8Guf3U