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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
· Energy Northwest Joins Nuclear Waste Lawsuit
· US Sued over Nuclear Waste Fees
· Entergy Cancels Plans to Spin Off Nuclear Plants
· NY Times Editorial - Showdown at Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant
· Bonneville Power Administration to Celebrate Completion of Shelton-Area Transmission Upgrades
· Cowlitz County Commissioners
· Mason PUD 3 to Call for Bids for John’s Prairie Operations Center Site Prep
· Chelan County PUD
· TransAlta Closes Door on Aging Canadian Coal Fired Plant
· Tennessee Valley
· Canada ’s Peace River - The Case against the Site C Dam
· Power Company Warns of Fraud Attempts
· Seattle
· Texas
· Wisconsin Utility Customers Will Get Refund
· Gray Whale’s Body Found Near Shelton’s Oakland Bay
· Lacking Permits, PacifiCorp Puts off Condit Dam Breaching
· Elwha Dam Promotion - Button, Button -- Who’s Got the ‘Dam’ Button?
· Anger Mounts as Sea Lions Are Killed for Eating Endangered Fish
· Where They’re Biting, Where They’re Not
· Oregon
· Storm Gives Northeastern Oregon’s Mountain Snowpack a Boost
· Idaho Cities Say Spokane River
· Duke Energy Permit Battle Latest Front in North/South Carolina Water War
· Study Indicates That Natural Gas Collection Pipelines Help Wyoming
· Workshop on Radar Ridge Wind Project Wednesday Morning in Shelton
· ADAGE to Hold Wednesday Open Houses on Proposed Biomass Power Plant
· Snohomish PUD Underwater Turbine Proposal to be Outlined for Public
· Oregon
· BC Hydro Offers Seabreeze 20-Year Power Purchase Agreement
· United Kingdom - Wind Turbines to Circle Loch Ness
· Is Current Wind Growth Sustainable?
· Idaho
· Conservation Stimulus Grant to Oregon
· Tax Credits for Energy-Saving Windows, Cars Going Strong
· Google, HP Want Internet Controls for Electricity Use
· Scientists’ Use of Computer Models to Predict Climate Change Is Under Attack
· Calgary Among World’s Worst Polluters
· Douglas-Fir Disease Spreading Along Oregon & Washington Coasts
· Roof Colors Become Hot, or Cool, Topic
· Court Rules for Comcast, Against FCC on ‘Net Neutrality’
· Why Everyone Wants Google’s High-Speed Internet Access
· FCC Cooking Up Better Speed Test Measurement Tools
· Already Strained, AT&T Soon to Cope With iPad
· AT&T to Spend $1 Billion to Broaden Network
· Unions Want FCC to Kill Verizon/Frontier Deal
· Ham Radio Growing in the Age of Twitter
· Details Leak on HP’s “iPad killer” -- $549, Win 7, 1080p
· Higher Beer Tax Floated to Fix State
· Opposition to Shelton Hills Rezone
· Former Shelton Resident’s Estate Sues Clemmons’ Associates
· 25 Dead in West Virginia
· Tree Trimmer Falls
· Seattle
· Guilty Plea Expected from Local Money Celebrity
· Boy Saves Friends Buried in Wenatchee-Area Avalanche
· The Green File: New Shelton
· Puget Sound-Area Post Office Locations for Sale
· Moses Lake , Washington
· Grasshopper Invasion: Just What Western States Don’t Want
· Portland Ranked 26th Most Expensive US
WORD OF THE DAY
Tantalize • \TANT-tuh-lyze\ • verb - To tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
From Merriam-Webster - Pity poor King Tantalus of Phrygia . The mythic monarch offended the ancient Greek gods. As punishment, he was plunged up to his chin in water in Hades, where he had to stand beneath overhanging boughs of a tree heavily laden with ripe, juicy fruit. But though he was always hungry and thirsty, Tantalus could neither drink the water nor eat the fruit. Anytime he reached for them, they would retreat from him. Our word “tantalize” is taken from the name of the eternally tormented king.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Energy Northwest Joins Nuclear Waste Lawsuit (Spokesman-Review, Spokane , WA
US Sued over Nuclear Waste Fees (NY Times)
Entergy Cancels Plans to Spin Off Nuclear Plants (Associated Press)
NY Times Editorial - Showdown at Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant
Bonneville Power Administration to Celebrate Completion of Shelton-Area Transmission Upgrades (BPA/Mason County PUD No. 3)
Cowlitz County Commissioners to Hear Presentation, Public Comment on BPA Transmission Line Plan (Longview
Mason PUD 3 to Call for Bids for John’s Prairie Operations Center Site Prep (KMAS Radio, Shelton , WA
Chelan County PUD Extends Rate Surcharge (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee , WA
TransAlta Closes Door on Aging Canadian Coal Fired Plant (KELA Radio, Centralia , WA
Power Company Warns of Fraud Attempts (Associated Press)
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Wisconsin Utility Customers Will Get Refund (The Business Journal of Milwaukee
FISH, WATER & WILDLIFE
Gray Whale’s Body Found Near Shelton’s Oakland Bay
Lacking Permits, PacifiCorp Puts off Condit Dam Breaching (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Elwha Dam Promotion - Button, Button -- Who’s Got the ‘Dam’ Button? (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles , WA
Anger Mounts as Sea Lions Are Killed for Eating Endangered Fish (AOL Daily Finance)
Where They’re Biting, Where They’re Not (Seattle Times)
Storm Gives Northeastern Oregon’s Mountain Snowpack a Boost (Baker City Herald, OR)
Duke Energy Permit Battle Latest Front in North/South Carolina Water War - Utility’s control of Catawba River in limbo as case over state license heads to court (Charlotte Business Journal)
Study Indicates That Natural Gas Collection Pipelines Help Wyoming
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Workshop on Radar Ridge Wind Project Wednesday Morning in Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton , WA
ADAGE to Hold Wednesday Open Houses on Proposed Biomass Power Plant (KMAS Radio, Shelton , WA
Snohomish PUD Underwater Turbine Proposal to be Outlined for Public (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles , WA
BC Hydro Offers Seabreeze 20-Year Power Purchase Agreement (Renewable Energy World)
Is Current Wind Growth Sustainable? (Renewable Energy World)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Conservation Stimulus Grant to Oregon Non-Profit Causing Controversy (Oregon
Tax Credits for Energy-Saving Windows, Cars Going Strong (USA
Google, HP Want Internet Controls for Electricity Use (Business Week)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Scientists’ Use of Computer Models to Predict Climate Change Is Under Attack (Washington
Calgary Among World’s Worst Polluters - Survey says Calgary worse than Tokyo , Mexico City (Edmonton Sun, Alberta , Canada
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Douglas-Fir Disease Spreading Along Oregon & Washington Coasts (The Oregonian, Portland
Roof Colors Become Hot, or Cool, Topic (Oregon
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Court Rules for Comcast, Against FCC on ‘Net Neutrality’ (Associated Press)
Why Everyone Wants Google’s High-Speed Internet Access (Christian Science Monitor)
FCC Cooking Up Better Speed Test Measurement Tools - Laments cable companies who complained about poor data, but wouldn’t help (Broadband Reports)
Already Strained, AT&T Soon to Cope With iPad (Reuters)
AT&T to Spend $1 Billion to Broaden Network (Associated Press)
Unions Want FCC to Kill Verizon/Frontier Deal - Opposition has gotten particularly heated in West Virginia
Ham Radio Growing in the Age of Twitter (Nat’l Public Radio)
Details Leak on HP’s “iPad killer” -- $549, Win 7, 1080p (Seattle Times)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Higher Beer Tax Floated to Fix State
Opposition to Shelton Hills Rezone (KMAS Radio, Shelton , WA
GENERAL NEWS
Former Shelton Resident’s Estate Sues Clemmons’ Associates - Lakewood
25 Dead in West Virginia
Guilty Plea Expected from Local Money Celebrity (KING-TV, Seattle)
Boy Saves Friends Buried in Wenatchee-Area Avalanche (KING-TV, Seattle
The Green File: New Shelton Fire Station Taking Shape (KMAS Radio, Shelton , WA
Puget Sound-Area Post Office Locations for Sale (KING-TV, Seattle
Grasshopper Invasion: Just What Western States Don’t Want (Christian Science Monitor)
DIVERSIONS
Women Arrested After Taking Corpse Onto Plane
Phones in Remote Stehekin , Washington
Snopes - Debunkers of Fictions Sift the Net
SONG OF THE DAY
The Trammps - Hold Back the Night
