The energy news digest wishes everyone a meaningful and fun-filled Independence Day. It returns chock full of newsy freshness on Tuesday, the 6th. Meanwhile refresh your Declaration knowledge here:
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.
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Feds Wasted Millions in Utilities Program for Poor (Associated Press)
Editorial - Northwest Should Find Hope, Encouragement, in a Stronger Decade of Columbia Fish Returns (Oregonian, Portland
Obama to Announce Broadband Recovery Act Awards Friday (Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Feds Wasted Millions in Utilities Program for Poor
- Editorial - Diplomacy & Moving Electricity
- Grays Harbor PUD Seeks Public Comment on New Rate Structure
- Fitch Upgrades Cowlitz County Public Utility District Bond Rating to ‘A’
- Cop in Pursuit Yanked from Motorcycle by Downed Utility Line
- Applause Echoes for Departing Chelan PUD Chief
- Alcoa Cutting 65 Jobs at
- Georgia Power Files Double-Digit Rate-Hike Request
- The Dalles Dam: A Safer Place for Salmon
- Editorial - Northwest Should Find Hope, Encouragement, in a Stronger Decade of
- For Chesapeake Shuckers, Gulf Oil Spill Means the World is No Longer Their Oysters
- Feds Say $30 Million on the Way for
- Governor Gregoire Advocates Increased
- Program Gets 200 Dirty Diesel Trucks off Road
- Solar Energy Fights for Roof Space
- Hybrid Solar Biomass Plant Shelved in
- Study Says Wyoming Wind Energy is Relatively Cheap
- Hydro, Wave, & Tidal Power Market Outlook Bright
- State Renewable Portfolio Standards May Lead to 250% Market Growth by 2025
- Google’s Renewable Energy Push
- Paris Plans to Harness Energy from the
- Global CO2 Trends Show Scope of Climate Challenge
- Per-Capita Emissions of Greenhouse Gasses Rising in
- Op/Ed - A Simpler Path to Cutting Carbon Emissions
- Climate Scientist Cleared of Altering Data
- Plastic Bags: Untapped Tax Gold Mine?
- Obama to Announce Broadband Recovery Act Awards Friday – None in
- Frontier Closes $5.3 Billion Deal for Verizon Phone Lines
- Apple ‘Stunned’ to Find iPhones Show Too Many Bars
- Backers Have Numbers to Put Income Tax to Vote
- Harsh Toke: Legalized Pot Measure Won’t Make It
- Prostituting the Process - Initiative Signature Gathering Is Big Business in
- Cantwell Now
- Including Mason - Gregoire Requests Farm Disaster Assistance for 29 Counties
- Larry Pearson: Man Who Led 44-Mile
WORD OF THE DAY
Nescience • \NESH-ee-unss\ • noun - Lack of knowledge or awareness: ignorance
“Nescience?” asked Albert. “That’s a word I’ve never heard before.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Feds Wasted Millions in Utilities Program for Poor (Associated Press)
Editorial - Diplomacy & Moving Electricity (Longview
Grays Harbor PUD Seeks Public Comment on New Rate Structure (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen , WA
Fitch Upgrades Cowlitz County Public Utility District Bond Rating to ‘A’ (Earth Times)
Cop in Pursuit Yanked from Motorcycle by Downed Utility Line (News Tribune, Tacoma , WA
Applause Echoes for Departing Chelan PUD Chief (Wenatchee
Alcoa Cutting 65 Jobs at Central Indiana
Georgia Power Files Double-Digit Rate-Hike Request (Atlanta
FISH & WILDLIFE
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/07/the-dalles-dam-a-safer-place-for-salmon
Editorial - Northwest Should Find Hope, Encouragement, in a Stronger Decade of Columbia Fish Returns (Oregonian, Portland
For Chesapeake Shuckers, Gulf Oil Spill Means the World is No Longer Their Oysters (Washington Post)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Feds Say $30 Million on the Way for Puget Sound Restoration (Associated Press)
Governor Gregoire Advocates Increased Yakima River Basin Water Storage (Yakima Herald Republic
Program Gets 200 Dirty Diesel Trucks off Road (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Oregon Solar Program Fills in 15 Minutes - Leaves some customers excited; others frustrated (Oregonian, Portland
Solar Energy Fights for Roof Space (Renewable Energy World)
Hybrid Solar Biomass Plant Shelved in California
Study Says Wyoming Wind Energy is Relatively Cheap (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)
Hydro, Wave, & Tidal Power Market Outlook Bright (Renewable Energy World)
State Renewable Portfolio Standards May Lead to 250% Market Growth by 2025 (Renewable Energy World)
Google’s Renewable Energy Push (Wall Street Journal)
Paris Plans to Harness Energy from the Seine , But What Will be the Effects? (The Independent, UK
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Global CO2 Trends Show Scope of Climate Challenge (NY Times)
Per-Capita Emissions of Greenhouse Gasses Rising in China
Op/Ed - A Simpler Path to Cutting Carbon Emissions (Washington
Climate Scientist Cleared of Altering Data (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Kitsap County Park to Help Launch Sustainability Project - It’s like LEED certification, but for parks (News Tribune, Tacoma , WA
Plastic Bags: Untapped Tax Gold Mine? (Christian Science Monitor)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Obama to Announce Recovery Act Awards Friday (Associated Press)
Here’s a PDF File of Today’s Broadband Awards from the White House – No Washington awards, but some for Oregon
Frontier Closes $5.3 Billion Deal for Verizon Phone Lines (Associated Press)
Apple ‘Stunned’ to Find iPhones Show Too Many Bars (Associated Press)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Backers Have Numbers to Put Income Tax to Vote (Olympian, WA)
Harsh Toke: Legalized Pot Measure Won’t Make It (Seattle
Prostituting the Process - Initiative Signature Gathering Is Big Business in Washington (KING-TV, Seattle
Cantwell Now Supports Wall Street
GENERAL NEWS
Including Mason - Gregoire Requests Farm Disaster Assistance for 29 Counties (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
Larry Pearson: Man Who Led 44-Mile U.S. 101 Chase Guilty - defendant says he was honoring God (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles , WA
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS
Scientists to Study the ‘Modern Miracle’ of Ozzy Osbourne’s Survival
Suspected Burglars Busted at Centralia
7 Things Geek Squad Employee Wishes Every Computer Moron
Do Dogs & Cats Really Dream?
SONG OF THE DAY
Black Sabbath - Iron Man
