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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
As Much as a Foot of Snow Possible Beginning Tuesday Night (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Oregon Paper Mill Power Deal with ADAGE Falls Through (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Quincy is Microsoft’s First Modular Data Center (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Duke Energy to Buy Progress Energy for $13.7 Billion (Reuters)
Bonneville Power Administration Transmission Line Meetings Planned (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
· Duke Energy to Buy Progress Energy for $13.7 Billion
· Bonneville Power Administration Transmission Line Meetings Planned
· Alcoa Intalco to Restart Idled Capacity, Create 60 Jobs
· Seattle City Light Knew of Street Light Problem for Awhile
· Franklin PUD Gives Tips on Door to Door Scams
· Port Townsend Nonprofit Radio Station Closer to Reality “...One scheduled show…weekly blues program hosted by Barney Burke, a Jefferson Public Utility District commissioner…”
· How Great Corporate Power Shadows Gregoire on Coal Shipments to China
· Vermont Nuke Fights for Future but Chances Are Dimming
· Wyoming Uranium Industry Bullish Amid Rising Prices
· California – Pacific Gas & Electric Raised Natural Gas Pipeline Pressure to Legal Limit
· Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline Remains Shut Down
· Business, Obama Officials Come Calling as Rep. Fred Upton Assumes Energy & Commerce Post
· More Tropical Sea Mammals Making Trek to Puget Sound
· Salmon River Snorkeling Sampling Shows Dramatic Impact of Cooler Water Temperatures
· Has Overfishing Ended? Top US Scientist Says Yes
· Bad Decision to Put More Salmon in Path of Fraser River Sockeye, Say Grouping
· Budd Inlet Sewage Spill Creates Health Hazard
· With $17 Million Extension - Lakewood Sewer Hookups May Become Mandatory
· New Recommendations for Cities That Add Fluoride to Water
· US Says Too Much Fluoride in Water
· Montana-Wyoming Water Fight Goes Before High Court
· California - Heavy Sierra Snowfall Translates to Happy Skiers, Replenished Reservoirs
· Farm Group Says Chesapeake Bay Plan Could Ruin Farmers
· Oregon Paper Mill Power Deal with ADAGE Falls Through
· Editorial - Let’s Dispel Three Myths about Wood Power: It is Critical to Our Energy Future
· Green Lobby Weighs ‘Political Realities’ of Energy Policy; Finds ‘Clean Energy Standard’ Isn’t So Bad
· Montana - Northwestern Energy to Buy 24 MW Wind Project from Invenergy Wind
· California - Getting Some Blowback: Guess Who’s Wound Up over Wind Power in West Marin?
· United Kingdom - Wind Farms Don’t Work in the Cold: Why It’s No Use Waiting for Turbines to Keep Us Warm as the Snow Returns
· US Wind Industry: 2010 Year in Review
· Pentagon Must ‘Buy American,’ Barring Chinese Solar Panels
· Energy-Saving Opportunities Are Everywhere, Often Missed, Oregon Experts Say
· Great Melt Predicted by End of Century - Half of Western Canada’s glacier ice could disappear by 2100, scientists say
· British Columbia’s Climate Ardour Cooling
· Customers Who Ordered All-Electric Nissan Leafs Growing Impatient
· US Does Not Have Infrastructure to Consume More Ethanol
· Op/Ed - Biomass for Energy - A Cautionary Tale
· Quincy is Microsoft’s First Modular Data Center
· Verizon Will Offer iPhones, Unlimited Data - Company Prepares Press Event for Tuesday
· Washington State Legislature Opens 105-Day Session
· Some Washington State Democrats Out to Deny Freshman Seat in Legislature
· Tim Sheldon Says Lack of Democrat Partisanship Led to Dumping from Committee
· Washington State’s Outdoor Agencies’ Merger Tricky
· Arizona Shooting Shakes Up Washington State Representatives
· Environmentalists Fear Business-Friendly Hastings - Congressman Will Chair Natural Resources Committee
· Congress - Idaho Republican Appropriator Takes Quick Aim at ‘Scary’ EPA & ‘Its Bloated Budget’
· As Much as a Foot of Snow Possible Beginning Tuesday Night
· Most Load Restrictions Lifted on Mason County Roads
· Storm-Battered Kitsap Close to Meeting Threshold for FEMA Funds
· The Green File: City of Shelton Stayed Busy with Public Works Projects Last Year
· Editorial - Don’t Lock South Kitsap Industrial Area in with Prison Industry
· Survey Shows Gas Prices Up over 9 Cents a Gallon
· KMAS Gets the First Shot - Two Radio Stations Will Feature Pust in Coming Weeks
· Advocates rejoice as Obama signs Local Community Radio Act
WORD OF THE DAY
Rapscallion• \rapp-SKALL-yun\ • Noun - Rascal, ne’er-do-well
Rapscallion, a rogue
Grabs your wallet and he runs
When opened, moths fly
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Duke Energy to Buy Progress Energy for $13.7 Billion (Reuters)
Bonneville Power Administration Transmission Line Meetings Planned (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Alcoa Intalco to Restart Idled Capacity, Create 60 Jobs (KGMI Radio, Bellingham, WA – & Hallmark looks to make another buck on thank you notes to public utilities)
Seattle City Light Knew of Street Light Problem for Awhile (KING-TV, Seattle)
Franklin PUD Gives Tips on Door to Door Scams (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Port Townsend Nonprofit Radio Station Closer to Reality “...One scheduled show…weekly blues program hosted by Barney Burke, a Jefferson Public Utility District commissioner…” (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
How Great Corporate Power Shadows Gregoire on Coal Shipments to China (Crosscut Seattle)
Vermont Nuke Fights for Future but Chances Are Dimming (Associated Press)
Wyoming Uranium Industry Bullish Amid Rising Prices (Associated Press)
California – Pacific Gas & Electric Raised Natural Gas Pipeline Pressure to Legal Limit (Associated Press)
Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline Remains Shut Down (Associated Press)
Business, Obama Officials Come Calling as Rep. Fred Upton Assumes Energy & Commerce Post (Washington Post)
FISH & WILDLIFE
More Tropical Sea Mammals Making Trek to Puget Sound (KING-TV, Seattle)
Salmon River Snorkeling Sampling Shows Dramatic Impact of Cooler Water Temperatures (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Has Overfishing Ended? Top US Scientist Says Yes (Associated Press)
Bad Decision to Put More Salmon in Path of Fraser River Sockeye, Say Grouping (Scottish Whitefish Producers’ Association)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Budd Inlet Sewage Spill Creates Health Hazard (Olympian, WA)
With $17 Million Extension - Lakewood Sewer Hookups May Become Mandatory (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
New Recommendations for Cities That Add Fluoride to Water (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
US Says Too Much Fluoride in Water (USA Today)
Montana-Wyoming Water Fight Goes Before High Court (Associated Press)
California - Heavy Sierra Snowfall Translates to Happy Skiers, Replenished Reservoirs (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Farm Group Says Chesapeake Bay Plan Could Ruin Farmers (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Oregon Paper Mill Power Deal with ADAGE Falls Through (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Editorial - Let’s Dispel Three Myths about Wood Power: It is Critical to Our Energy Future (Concord Monitor, NH)
Green Lobby Weighs ‘Political Realities’ of Energy Policy; Finds ‘Clean Energy Standard’ Isn’t So Bad “…Sen. Lindsey Graham…is starting work on a bill that would require utilities to generate a portion of power from clean energy, which would include renewables, nuclear & coal with carbon capture & sequestration…” (NY Times)
Montana - Northwestern Energy to Buy 24 MW Wind Project from Invenergy Wind (Electric Light & Power)
California - Getting Some Blowback: Guess Who’s Wound Up over Wind Power in West Marin? (Bohemian News, CA)
United Kingdom - Wind Farms Don’t Work in the Cold: Why It’s No Use Waiting for Turbines to Keep Us Warm as the Snow Returns (The Daily Mail, UK)
US Wind Industry: 2010 Year in Review (Sustainable Business)
Pentagon Must ‘Buy American,’ Barring Chinese Solar Panels (NY Times)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Energy-Saving Opportunities Are Everywhere, Often Missed, Oregon Experts Say (Oregonian, Portland)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Great Melt Predicted by End of Century - Half of Western Canada’s glacier ice could disappear by 2100, scientists say (Vancouver Sun, British Columbia, Canada)
British Columbia’s Climate Ardour Cooling (Financial Post, Canada)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Customers Who Ordered All-Electric Nissan Leafs Growing Impatient (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
US Does Not Have Infrastructure to Consume More Ethanol (Renewable Energy World)
Op/Ed - Biomass for Energy - A Cautionary Tale (The Calgary Herald, Alberta, Canada)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Quincy is Microsoft’s First Modular Data Center (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Verizon Will Offer iPhones, Unlimited Data - Company Prepares Press Event for Tuesday (Broadband Reports)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington State Legislature Opens 105-Day Session (KING-TV, Seattle)
Some Washington State Democrats Out to Deny Freshman Seat in Legislature (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
Tim Sheldon Says Lack of Democrat Partisanship Led to Dumping from Committee (Associated Press)
Washington State’s Outdoor Agencies’ Merger Tricky (Associated Press)
Arizona Shooting Shakes Up Washington State Representatives (KIRO-TV, Seattle)
Environmentalists Fear Business-Friendly Hastings - Congressman Will Chair Natural Resources Committee (Olympian, WA)
Congress - Idaho Republican Appropriator Takes Quick Aim at ‘Scary’ EPA & ‘Its Bloated Budget’ (The Hill)
GENERAL NEWS
As Much as a Foot of Snow Possible Beginning Tuesday Night (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Most Load Restrictions Lifted on Mason County Roads (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Storm-Battered Kitsap Close to Meeting Threshold for FEMA Funds (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
The Green File: City of Shelton Stayed Busy with Public Works Projects Last Year (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA – Oh, & don’t forget the Johns Prairie watermain extension)
Editorial - Don’t Lock South Kitsap Industrial Area in with Prison Industry (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Survey Shows Gas Prices Up over 9 Cents a Gallon (Associated Press)
KMAS Gets the First Shot - Two Radio Stations Will Feature Pust in Coming Weeks (Olympian, WA)
Advocates rejoice as Obama signs Local Community Radio Act (Washington Post)
DIVERSIONS
Fresh Step Kitty Litter Ads Spark Lawsuit
Scientists Plan Mission to Probe Uranus
Seahawks Fans Cause 12th Man ‘Quake’ During Lynch Touchdown
Wenatchee Man Finds Silver Ingots in Furnace
SONG OF THE DAY
Digable Planets - Cool Like That
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nLknje5E9E
