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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Rising Pacific Northwest Hydro Output May Hurt Wind Farms (Reuters)
America’s Wind Industry Reports Slower 2010 Growth (USA Today)
Obama Climate Adviser to Depart in Latest Staff Change (Reuters)
Overcrowded Cyberspace: Is the Web Running out of Addresses? (Times Magazine)
Cold Jumps Arctic ‘Fence,’ Stoking Winter’s Fury (NY Times)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
· Rising Pacific Northwest Hydro Output May Hurt Wind Farms
· City of Shelton Ready to Turnoff Second Phase of Street Lights
· Power Struggle: Kid Valley Electricity Outage Highlights Decades-Old Problem with US Forest Service Maintained Line
· Douglas County PUD Commissioner Named to National Post
· Canada - Ontario’s Power Users Zapped in Export Deals
· New York – A Stew of Salt, Water & Electricity: A Risky Season to be Near a Manhole
· “It Was Just Lying There” - $6,000 Stolen in Copper from School Demolition
· Buyers Sue, Claim Bat Infestation at Historic Clackamas River Lodge
· Thanks to Mason PUD 3 Agreement - Shelton Looking at Eliminating Utility Surcharge for Customers outside the City Limits
· Bill Seeks Sound Ecology - Plan Would Consolidate, Hire Extra Workers & Focus on Puget Sound
· More Than 30 Water Meters Damaged in Ashford Destruction Spree
· Water Quality - Homeowners Ask Court to Block Oregon Mining over Hexavalent Chromium Fears
· California - New Phase Begins on Folsom Dam Face Lift
· America’s Wind Industry Reports Slower 2010 Growth
· Panel Rejects Eminent Domain Ban for Wyoming Wind Developers
· Missouri State Senate Votes to Reject Renewable Energy Rule
· Number of Solarized Homes Grows as Citizen-Initiated Program Moves Through City
· Wisconsin - Wausau Vies for 600 Solar Jobs from a California-Based Energy Company
· Rush Is on for Old-Style Light Bulbs - Looming Ban Will Force Transition to New Technology
· Michigan - Meridian Township Celebrates LED Street Lights in Okemos Downtown
· Obama Climate Adviser to Depart in Latest Staff Change
· United Kingdom - Official Inquiries into the ‘Climategate’ Scandal ‘Unsatisfactory’
· Aging & Failed Satellites Jeopardize Efforts to Collect Data on Climate Change
· Arctic Short-Cut Shipping to Leap in 2011
· Study: Military Should Focus on Energy Efficiency, Not Biofuels
· Police Spying on Eco-Activists Causes Some Soul Searching in Britain
· Plug It in - If You Build It, Will They Charge?
· “Green Business Climate” - Illinois vs Wisconsin: Who’s ‘Open for Business’?
· UW Scientist Captures Strange Song of Cracking Iceberg
· Overcrowded Cyberspace: Is the Web Running out of Addresses?
· FCC’s Rules to Protect Internet Access Spark Claims of Violations
· Anti-Tracking Tools Coming to a Browser Near You
· Public-Record Bills Will be Hot Topic in Olympia
· Worry over City, State Debt Racks (sic) Muni Bond Market
· Going Back to Its Roots - GOP Loses Its Radio Voice as KVI Switches to Music
· Cold Jumps Arctic ‘Fence,’ Stoking Winter’s Fury
· La Nina, Are You Out There?
· Low-Power FM Radio to Gain Space on the Dial
WORD OF THE DAY
Tawny • \TAWN-knee\ • Adjective - 1: of the color tawny 2: of a warm sandy color
“Oh dear,” sighed the distraught interior decorator to her apprentice after seeing the results of an assigned paint job. “I don’t know if I can trust someone who doesn’t know the difference between ‘tawny honey’ and beige.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Rising Pacific Northwest Hydro Output May Hurt Wind Farms (Reuters)
City of Shelton Ready to Turnoff Second Phase of Street Lights (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Power Struggle: Kid Valley Electricity Outage Highlights Decades-Old Problem with US Forest Service Maintained Line (Longview Daily News, WA)
Douglas County PUD Commissioner Named to National Post (Wenatchee World, WA)
Canada - Ontario’s Power Users Zapped in Export Deals (Toronto Star, Ontario, Canada)
New York – A Stew of Salt, Water & Electricity: A Risky Season to be Near a Manhole (NY Times)
“It Was Just Lying There” - $6,000 Stolen in Copper from School Demolition (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Buyers Sue, Claim Bat Infestation at Historic Clackamas River Lodge (Oregonian, Portland)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Thanks to Mason PUD 3 Agreement - Shelton Looking at Eliminating Utility Surcharge for Customers outside the City Limits (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Bill Seeks Sound Ecology - Plan Would Consolidate, Hire Extra Workers & Focus on Puget Sound (Olympian, WA)
More Than 30 Water Meters Damaged in Ashford Destruction Spree (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
Water Quality - Homeowners Ask Court to Block Oregon Mining over Hexavalent Chromium Fears (Oregonian, Portland)
California - New Phase Begins on Folsom Dam Face Lift (Sacramento Bee, CA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
America’s Wind Industry Reports Slower 2010 Growth (USA Today)
Panel Rejects Eminent Domain Ban for Wyoming Wind Developers (Casper Star Tribune, WY)
Missouri State Senate Votes to Reject Renewable Energy Rule (Bloomberg News)
Number of Solarized Homes Grows as Citizen-Initiated Program Moves Through City; Meeting Tonight in North Portland (Oregonian, Portland)
Wisconsin - Wausau Vies for 600 Solar Jobs from a California-Based Energy Company (Wausau Daily Herald, WI)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Rush Is on for Old-Style Light Bulbs - Looming Ban Will Force Transition to New Technology (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
Michigan - Meridian Township Celebrates LED Street Lights in Okemos Downtown (Lansing State Journal, East Lansing, MI)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Obama Climate Adviser to Depart in Latest Staff Change (Reuters)
United Kingdom - Official Inquiries into the ‘Climategate’ Scandal ‘Unsatisfactory’ (The Telegraph, UK)
Aging & Failed Satellites Jeopardize Efforts to Collect Data on Climate Change (Washington Post)
Arctic Short-Cut Shipping to Leap in 2011 (Reuters)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Study: Military Should Focus on Energy Efficiency, Not Biofuels (NY Times)
Police Spying on Eco-Activists Causes Some Soul Searching in Britain (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Plug It in - If You Build It, Will They Charge?
“Green Business Climate” - Illinois vs Wisconsin: Who’s ‘Open for Business’? (Midwestern Energy News)
UW Scientist Captures Strange Song of Cracking Iceberg (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Overcrowded Cyberspace: Is the Web Running out of Addresses? (Times Magazine)
FCC’s Rules to Protect Internet Access Spark Claims of Violations (Washington Post)
Anti-Tracking Tools Coming to a Browser Near You (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Public-Record Bills Will be Hot Topic in Olympia (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Worry over City, State Debt Racks (sic) Muni Bond Market (SF Chronicle)
Going Back to Its Roots - GOP Loses Its Radio Voice as KVI Switches to Music (Seattle Times)
GENERAL NEWS
Cold Jumps Arctic ‘Fence,’ Stoking Winter’s Fury (NY Times)
La Nina, Are You Out There? (Seattle Times)
Low-Power FM Radio to Gain Space on the Dial (NY Times)
DIVERSIONS
‘Toylets’ games make a splash in Japan urinals
Professor Brews Beer with 45-Million-Year-Old Yeast
Mystery Goo Turns Icicles Green & Yellow in Snyder, N.Y.
108-3 Girls’ Basketball Rout Raises Questions
SONG OF THE DAY
Bobby Darin - Splish Splash
