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.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Hastings
• Light Snowpack Hits BPA Revenue Forecast
• BC Hydro to Purchase Stake in Waneta Dam Hydro Project
• BPA & Tri-Cities Area Homeowners Replace Trees
• Five Killed in Connecticut
• Connecticut
• No Offers for Montana
• Coal Ad Blitz Launches New Spot as Industry Sees Political Gains
• Chávez Declares an ‘Electricity Emergency’ in Venezuela
• Group Sues US Fish & Wildlife Service to Force Decision on Pygmy Rabbits
• U.S. Officials Plan $78.5 Million Effort to Keep Dangerous Carp Out of Great Lakes
• Belfair Sewer Project Going Full Bore, But Only at Night
• Harvesting Clean Energy Conference in the Tri-Cities
• Oregon - Parents of Technician Killed in Sherman County
• Wyoming
• Wyoming
• British Columbia
• Study Boosts Notion of Offshore Wind Production
• Despite Millions in Tax Credits, Wind Energy Firms Aren’t Hiring
• Colorado School District
• Oregon
• Nuclear Power Giant Buys California
• Pacific Gas & Electric to Attempt Harnessing Power of Pacific Ocean
• Irish Ocean-Energy Firm Makes Splash with US
• Con Edison Calls for More Solar Power
• 25% US Renewable Electricity Standard Will Create 274,000 Jobs
• Canada
• Riding Green Wave, Philips Says “Let There Be LED”
• Economic Impact of Arctic Melt Could Amount to 2.4 Trillion Dollars by 2050
• Sea Trash - Should we bother cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
• Washington State
• FCC Officials Concerned about iPad’s Impact on Wireless Networks
• Jack in the Box’s Free Wi-Fi Experiment Ended. Did Anyone Notice?
• Watch Out, Twitter & Facebook. Google Is on Your Heels
• Comcast Xfinity Rebranding Largely Laughed At
• Billions on the Line in Washington School
• Belfair Congressman Norm Dicks Likely New Leader of Defense Spending Panel
• Parking Petition Submitted to Shelton City
• Highway 97A - Million Dollar Wildlife Fence in Wrong Place
• News Digest Readers are Special - Will You Be E-Mailing This Column? It’s Awesome
WORD OF THE DAY
Enthrall • \in-THRAWL\ • verb - To hold spellbound: charm
Esther sat enthralled in the darkened, cavernous concert hall, her moth agape…her unblinking eyes focused on the orchestra pit. She had never seen anyone play a glockenspiel with the speed and focus shown by the diminutive musician hammering away at the sparkling metal instrument.
WEATHER
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Light Snowpack Hits BPA Revenue Forecast (Associated Press – Good thing there’s a huge reserve for things like this….right?)
BC Hydro to Purchase Stake in Waneta Dam Hydro Project (Renewable Energy World)
Waneta Dam on Wikipedia
BPA & Tri-Cities Area Homeowners Replace Trees Removed from Grandridge Meadows Neighborhood (Bonneville Power Administration)
Five Killed in Connecticut
No Offers for Montana
Coal Ad Blitz Launches New Spot as Industry Sees Political Gains (NY Times)
Chávez Declares an ‘Electricity Emergency’ in Venezuela
FISH & WILDLIFE
Group Sues US
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Belfair Sewer Project Going Full Bore, But Only at Night (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton , WA
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Harvesting Clean Energy Conference in the Tri-Cities (KNDO-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
British Columbia - Secrecy Shrouds Controversial Bailout for ‘Green’ Wind Farm: BC Hydro mulls more green power and, perhaps, dam-building (Vancouver Sun, BC)
Study Boosts Notion of Offshore Wind Production (Baltimore Sun, MD)
Despite Millions in Tax Credits, Wind Energy Firms Aren’t Hiring (McClatchy Newspapers)
Colorado School District’s Answer to Energy Blowing in the Wind (KDVR-TV, Denver, CO – and another 25 cents for Bob Zimmerman…)
Oregon Bill Would Classify Burning Garbage as Renewable Power (Salem Statesman-Journal, OR)
Nuclear Power Giant Buys California Solar Firm (NY Times)
Pacific Gas & Electric to Attempt Harnessing Power of Pacific Ocean (Woodland Daily Democrat, CA)
Irish Ocean-Energy Firm Makes Splash with US Deal (The Independent, Ireland)
Con Edison Calls for More Solar Power (MarketWire)
25% US Renewable Electricity Standard Will Create 274,000 Jobs (Renewable Energy World)
Canada - TransAlta Aims to Be at Tech Forefront (Calgary Herald, Alberta)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Riding Green Wave, Philips Says “Let There Be LED” (Reuters)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Economic Impact of Arctic Melt Could Amount to 2.4 Trillion Dollars by 2050 (Economic Times of London)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Sea Trash - Should we bother cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? (Slate Magazine)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Washington State - Proposed Bill Could Help Data Centers; Re-Establish Tax Break (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
FCC Officials Concerned about iPad’s Impact on Wireless Networks (Dallas Business Journal)
Jack in the Box’s Free Wi-Fi Experiment Ended. Did Anyone Notice? (Consumerist)
Watch Out, Twitter & Facebook. Google Is on Your Heels - Google could unveil a social media feature for Gmail as soon as this week, the Wall Street Journal is reporting (Christian Science Monitor)
Comcast Xfinity Rebranding Largely Laughed At - Analysts, customers aren’t particularly impressed (Broadband Reports)
GENERAL NEWS
Billions on the Line in Washington School Elections (KING-TV, Seattle)
Mason County Has Several Issues on the Ballot – results will be available after 8 PM here:
Belfair Congressman Norm Dicks Likely New Leader of Defense Spending Panel (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Parking Petition Submitted to Shelton City Commission (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Highway 97A - Million Dollar Wildlife Fence in Wrong Place? (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
News Digest Readers are Special - Will You Be E-Mailing This Column? It’s Awesome (NY Times)
DIVERSIONS
Antarctica - 100-Year-Old Whiskey Found ‘On the Rocks’
Winter Missing in Vancouver as Games Approach
Cows Now Outnumber People in New Zealand
Teen Drives Car into High School, Down Hall
SONG OF THE DAY
Steely Dan – Black Cow
