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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
· Flathead Electric Cooperative Board to Vote on Joining Portland
· Seattle City Light rates to rise 4.5% in May
· Seattle City
· High Energy Costs for the Poor Might Push Action in Congress
· The Nuclear Waste Problem: Where to Put It?
· Power to the People, Even During a Storm
· Enron Detritus - India
· Michigan
· Oregonian Op/Ed - The Real Costs of Removing Four Lower Snake River Dams
· BC Siska First Nations Fear Loss of Early Spring Chinook Salmon
· Alaska
· Alaska
· Gone Fishing? More Americans Did in 2009
· New Book Dives into the Underworld of Giant-Clam Poaching
· As Oyster War Heats Up, Maryland
· California Dam to be Upgraded for More San Francisco Water Storage
· The Great Lakes – Study Says River Factor in Low Lake
· World Water Day: Dirty Water Kills More People Than Violence, Says UN
· New Biomass Initiative Won’t Necessarily Benefit Grays Harbor Paper
· Colorado
· Colorado
· Bismarck Tribune Editorial - US Wind Powers Jobs in China
· Offshore Wind; Threat to Great Plains ?
· West Virginia
· Solar Rebate Program Runs out of Money – Again
· Virginia
· Report Says Tribes Key in Renewable Energy Development
· EPA Issues Second Annual Ranking of US Cities with the Most Energy Efficient Building
· Texas
· Please Pay Me to Use Less Energy
· Sculptures on Iceberg Highlight Climate Change
· With the Lights Out, It’s Less Dangerous; for the Planet
· Chelan PUD Seeks Stimulus Funds to Expand Fiber Network
· Clearwire to Expand to L.A. , Miami , St. Louis
· US Senators form Internet Freedom Caucus
· Google Shuts China
· FCC Study Author Thinks Agency Wimped Out on Open Access
· Washington
· TV & Internet Use Together Growing
· Baltimore, Montgomery, Prince George
· Hoping for Gift from Google? Go Jump in the Lake
· State Schools Chief Randy Dorn Arrested on Suspicion of Drunken Driving
· Washington State Governor, AG Battle
· Special Session Drags On - No Action Until Monday?
· City Analysis: Noise & Safety Not Big Concerns for Shelton Hills Rezone
· Benton County
· Mining for More than Ore - Rio Tinto Workers Admit Taking Bribes in China
WORD OF THE DAY
Copacetic • \coe-puh-SET-ick\ • adjective - Very satisfactory
It was all here; the gentle waves lapping on the shore, a slight wind rustling through the palm fronds, the tinkling of Chinese glass wind chimes, the wafting fragrance of fresh cut fruit. As Arnold took another sip of his Pina Colada, he though that his trip to Hawaii
WEATHER
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Flathead Electric Cooperative Board to Vote on Joining Portland Cooperative (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell , MT
Seattle City Light rates to rise 4.5% in May (Seattle Times)
High Energy Costs for the Poor Might Push Action in Congress (US News & World Report)
The Nuclear Waste Problem: Where to Put It? (Christian Science Monitor)
Power to the People, Even During a Storm “…the shorthand answer is that if we made everything bulletproof, no one could afford the electricity…” (NY Times)
Enron Detritus - India
FISH & WILDLIFE
Oregonian Op/Ed - The Real Costs of Removing Four Lower Snake River Dams
BC Siska First Nations Fear Loss of Early Spring Chinook Salmon (CTV, Canada
Gone Fishing? More Americans Did in 2009 (Associated Press)
New Book Dives into the Underworld of Giant-Clam Poaching (Seattle
As Oyster War Heats Up, Maryland Cracks Down on Poachers (Washington
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
The Great Lakes – Study Says River Factor in Low Lake Levels (WLUK-TV, Green Bay , WI
World Water Day: Dirty Water Kills More People Than Violence, Says UN (Christian Science Monitor)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
New Biomass Initiative Won’t Necessarily Benefit Grays Harbor Paper (The Daily World, Aberdeen , WA
Offshore Wind; Threat to Great Plains ? (Des Moines Register , IA
Solar Rebate Program Runs out of Money – Again (Austin Statesman, TX)
Report Says Tribes Key in Renewable Energy Development (Associated Press)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
EPA Issues Second Annual Ranking of US Cities with the Most Energy Efficient Buildings - Portland #12, Seattle #14 (Environmental Protection Agency)
Please Pay Me to Use Less Energy - EnerNOC pays companies to cut energy use. Why won’t someone pay homeowners to do the same? (Slate Magazine)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Sculptures on Iceberg Highlight Climate Change (CBC, Canada
With the Lights Out, It’s Less Dangerous; for the Planet (Wall Street Journal)
http://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2010/03/22/with-the-lights-out-its-less-dangerous-for-the-planet/
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Chelan PUD Seeks Stimulus Funds to Expand Fiber Network (Wenatchee
Clearwire to Expand to L.A. , Miami , St. Louis (Associated Press)
US Senators form Internet Freedom Caucus (Reuters)
Google Shuts China
FCC Study Author Thinks Agency Wimped Out on Open Access (Broadband Reports)
TV & Internet Use Together Growing (Reuters)
GA-GA FOR GOOGLE
Baltimore, Montgomery, Prince George
Hoping for Gift from Google? Go Jump in the Lake (NY Times)
GENERAL NEWS
State Schools Chief Randy Dorn Arrested on Suspicion of Drunken Driving (Olympian, WA)
Special Session Drags On - No Action Until Monday? (Seattle
City Analysis: Noise & Safety Not Big Concerns for Shelton Hills Rezone (KMAS Radio, Shelton , WA
Mining for More than Ore - Rio Tinto Workers Admit Taking Bribes in China
DIVERSIONS
The Top 10 Reasons Students Cannot Cite or Rely on Wikipedia
Study says ‘Last Supper’ Paintings Supersize Food
Mayor Falls for Census Scam
SONG OF THE DAY
Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
