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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Grays Harbor PUD Rate Increases Approved by Commissioners
• Grant PUD Faces Tough Decisions Concerning Rates
• Avista Offers to Drop Seven Percent Surcharge
• Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Deny Pre-hearing Motions on Environmental Appeal
• Officials Say Financing Set for New Nevada
• Wyoming
• Florida
• Tennessee Valley
• Smaller Loss for Alcoa as Revenue Fell
• Experts Hack New Power Meters: Utilities Installing Networked Devices on Homes
• BPA Administrator to Participate in National Workshop
• Dryden Man Sues State Agencies Over Wenatchee River
• California - Deal Reached to Demolish Dam on Carmel River
• Bainbridge Island
• Treatment Plant Will Keep Port
• Capitol Lake Fans Form Group
• Will Drilling More Wells for Water in California
• Nevada - Technology, Mussels Could Halt Lake
• Stronger Controls Urged on Chemicals in Water
• Neighbors Object to Massive Solar Project near Cle Elum
• Edmonds-based utility Seattle Steam looks to reduce carbon footprint
• Vestas Gets Canadian Order for 18 Wind Turbines
• Indiana
• Minnesota
• Port Angeles School District
• Portland Habitat for Humanity Group Gets Green Building
• Pennsylvania Rising electric bills may make LED bulbs seem necessary
• Editorial - Canceling School in Florida
• Lobbyists Helped Murkowski Write Bill to Limit EPA
• After Climate Talks, Lingering Disputes between Danish Police & Greenpeace
• Valley Firms Reap Millions in Clean-Tech Tax Credit
• Op/Ed - Green Jobs Or Pink Slips?
• Glasses vs. Contact Lenses: An Ophthalmic Guide to Saving the Planet
• Communications Networks Could Be 10,000 Times More Energy Efficient
• First Phase of Verizon FiOS Build Coming to An End
• Comcast Launching Broadband Meter: Watch Your Limit!
• Privacy No Longer a Social Norm, Says Facebook Founder
• Deputies Investigate Hoodsport Bank Robbery
• Pedestrian Killed by Semi-Truck on I-5 Early Tuesday
• Money May Force DNR to Close Trails, Camps
• Activists file initiative to legalize pot in Washington State
• Washington State
• Showdown Looms between Ink Cartridge Makers & Regulators
WORD OF THE DAY
Pied-à-terre • \pee-ay-duh-TAIR\ • noun - A temporary or second lodging
The in-laws were coming; dread filled Angela’s mind as she imagined the state of the garage, which she planned to use as a pied-à-terre for her finicky mother in law and slovenly father in law. “Well, at least my dad won’t have to go far for a cold beer,” quipped her sharp-witted husband.
WEATHER
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Grays Harbor PUD Rate Increases Approved by Commissioners (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen , WA
Grant PUD Faces Tough Decisions Concerning Rates (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake
Avista Offers to Drop Seven Percent Surcharge (Spokesman-Review, Spokane , WA
Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Deny Pre-hearing Motions on Environmental Appeal (KMAS Radio, Shelton , WA
Officials Say Financing Set for New Nevada
Smaller Loss for Alcoa as Revenue Fell (Associated Press)
Experts Hack New Power Meters: Utilities Installing Networked Devices on Homes (Istock Analyst)
BPA Administrator to Participate in Workshop - Ohio Governor Hails Energy Rebirth in America
FISH & WILDLIFE
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
City of Bainbridge Island , Ratepayers Reach Tentative Agreement on Treatment Plant, Charges (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton , WA
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/jan/11/tentative-agreement-could-allow-completion-of/?partner=RSS
Capitol Lake Fans Form Group - Members plan independent review of report that favored its reverting to estuary (Olympian, WA)
Will Drilling More Wells for Water in California
Stronger Controls Urged on Chemicals in Water (SF Chronicle)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Neighbors Object to Massive Solar Project near Cle Elum (Yakima Herald Republic
Edmonds-based utility Seattle Steam looks to reduce carbon footprint (Everett Herald, WA)
Vestas Gets Canadian Order for 18 Wind Turbines (Denver
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Pennsylvania Rising electric bills may make LED bulbs seem necessary (Pocono Record , PA
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Lobbyists Helped Murkowski Write Bill to Limit EPA (Anchorage
After Climate Talks, Lingering Disputes between Danish Police & Greenpeace (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Valley Firms Reap Millions in Clean-Tech Tax Credit (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Glasses vs. Contact Lenses: An Ophthalmic Guide to Saving the Planet (Slate Magazine)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Communications Networks Could Be 10,000 Times More Energy Efficient (Earth2Tech)
First Phase of Verizon FiOS Build Coming to An End - Company will now focus on improving uptake in existing markets (Broadband Reports)
Comcast Launching Broadband Meter: Watch Your Limit! (Seattle
Privacy No Longer a Social Norm, Says Facebook Founder (The Guardian, UK
GENERAL NEWS
Deputies Investigate Hoodsport Bank Robbery (KMAS Radio, Shelton , WA
Pedestrian Killed by Semi-Truck on I-5 Early Tuesday (Olympian, WA)
Money May Force DNR to Close Trails, Camps (Seattle
Activists file initiative to legalize pot in Washington State
Showdown Looms between Ink Cartridge Makers & Regulators (Kansas City
DIVERSIONS
NY Cab Driver Returns $21,000 to Visitor
“Sounder” Train Passenger Wakes Up Locked in Rail Yard
Rogue peacocks a pain for Sultan neighbors
SONG OF THE DAY
Talking Heads - Wild Wild Life
