Energy News Digest for June 9, 2010

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.

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Goldmark Says DNR Will Appeal Okanogan PUD Transmission Line Decision (Omak Chronicle, WA – Wait a minute: Goldmark owns a ranch in the area? Hmmmm)

http://www.omakchronicle.com/nws/n100609b.shtml

Jefferson PUD Board to Meet Friday, Poised to Sign Electrical System Purchase Deal (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=27076

Columbia Plateau Aquifer Levels Dropping (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012068210_apwadeclininggroundwater.html?syndication=rss

Editorial - Wind Not Sole Answer to Power Needs “…the state Legislature must revise I-937 to list hydro as renewable energy…” (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jun/09/wind-not-sole-answer-to-power-needs/

Still No Sign of Missing Olympia Man on Mount Rainier (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/06/09/1265722/still-no-sign-of-olympia-man-on.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Goldmark Says DNR Will Appeal Okanogan PUD Transmission Line Decision

·         Over Condemnation Issue - McKenna, Goldmark Battle over Trust Lands Court Case

·         Jefferson PUD Board to Meet Friday, Poised to Sign Electrical System Purchase Deal

·         Okanogan PUD - American Utility Continues to Study Similkameen Dam Option

·         Chelan PUD Plan Predicts Solvent Days

·         Snohomish PUD Reports Theft of Copper Wire

·         Odessa Natural Gas Incident - Regulators Recommend Avista be Fined over Explosion

·         California – Pacific Gas & Electric-backed Prop. 16 faltering at the polls – Would increase vote margin for creating public utilities

·         Natural Gas & Oil Drilling - Wyoming Approves ‘Fracking’ Disclosure Rules

·         Coal’s Share of Energy Use Rises as Natural Gas Falls

·         Colorado - Xcel Urges Conservation Following Denver Substation Fire

·         Editorial - Sea Lion Strategy Should be Continued

·         Montana - Water from Libby Dam to Help Sturgeon

·         Montana - Diverse Groups Pitch Bull Trout Plan to Energy Council

·         Judge: Cattle Cannot Muddy Oregon Steelhead Streams

·         Alaska Says Its Beluga Whales Aren’t Endangered

·         Columbia Plateau Aquifer Levels Dropping

·         Grays Harbor County Won’t Back Chehalis River Dams Yet

·         Oregon Environmentalists Worry About Rush of Suction-Dredging Gold Miners

·         Snowmelt-Swollen Rivers Plague Wyoming, Colorado

·         Beaver Dam Breaks, Floods Road, Buildings near Snoqualmie

·         California EPA Motion over Emissions Involves Oregon & Washington

·         Stephen Colbert Makes Bing Donate $100K for Oil Spill

·         Biomass - Port of Shelton Commission Discusses ADAGE Advisory Ballot

·         Biomass Power Plants Could be Affected Under Proposed EPA Ruling

·         Editorial - Wind Not Sole Answer to Power Needs

·         For Solar Panels - Fluor Finishes Work on REC’s Plant 4

·         California - Utilities Crank up the Power in Race to be Green

·         Utah Governor Gary Herbert Says Free Market Will Supply Clean Energy

·         Op/Ed - Europe Energized

·         SunPower to Build 9.1-Megawatt Solar Plant in Spain

·         Why Wait for a Climate Bill, General Electric Argues

·         Daylong Conference Examines the “Going Green” Movement

·         City of Portland, General Electric Team Up on Green Tech

·         Challenge for Electric Cars: Charging Stations

·         Huzzah! Minnesota Plant Will Produce Fertilizer from Wind

·         State of Hawaii Gives Hawaiian Electric Co. OK to Purchase Renewable Biodiesel

·         Microsoft Launches Office Web Apps to Repel Google Apps

·         Mason County Candidate Filings

·         Budget Cuts Make Washington Only State without Board to Decide Place Names

·         Still No Sign of Missing Olympia Man on Mount Rainier

·         Spokane Popcorn Lover Sues after Contracting Rare Disease

·         GM recalls 1.5M cars - Hot windshield fluid could cause fires

·         Exceptions to Washington Cell Phone Driving Law

·         Would-Be Clallam County Prosecutor Arrested at SeaTac Airport

·         Newly Discovered Comet Visible in Morning Sky

WORD OF THE DAY

Green-Eyed Monster • \c’mon, you can pronounce this one!\ • noun - Jealousy, envy

Monica strode purposefully into the party, intent on one thing: cooling the passions of the “green-eyed monster” that had taken up residence in her belly after seeing her philandering boyfriend chatting up another woman at the office. A bucketful of well-aimed ice water lent by a sympathetic bartender descried a perfect arc across the dance floor; it’s deluge soaking the cheating boyfriend…cooling his misdirected passions, and satisfactorily killing the monster inside her.

Shakespeare - The evil Iago plants doubts in Othello’s mind about his wife’s faithfulness, while advising him:

“O, beware, my lord, of jealousy!

It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on.”

(Othello, Act 3, Scene 3

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Goldmark Says DNR Will Appeal Okanogan PUD Transmission Line Decision (Omak Chronicle, WA – Wait a minute: Goldmark owns a ranch in the area? Hmmmm)

http://www.omakchronicle.com/nws/n100609b.shtml

Over Condemnation Issue - McKenna, Goldmark Battle over Trust Lands Court Case (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2012062921_mckennagoldmarkbattleovertrustlandscourtcase.html

Jefferson PUD Board to Meet Friday, Poised to Sign Electrical System Purchase Deal (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=27076

Okanogan PUD - American Utility Continues to Study Similkameen Dam Option (Keremeos Review, BC)

http://www.bclocalnews.com/okanagan_similkameen/keremeosreview/news/95914314.html

Chelan PUD Plan Predicts Solvent Days (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/jun/08/chelan-pud-plan-predicts-solvent-days/

Snohomish PUD Reports Theft of Copper Wire (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100609/NEWS01/706099813/-1/news01

Odessa Natural Gas Incident - Regulators Recommend Avista be Fined over Explosion (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/jun/08/regulators-recommend-avista-be-fined-over-explosio/

California – Pacific Gas & Electric-backed Prop. 16 faltering at the polls – Would increase vote margin for creating public utilities (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/09/BAN71DSGNK.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea

Natural Gas & Oil Drilling - Wyoming Approves ‘Fracking’ Disclosure Rules (Associated Press)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g2xNT133bYTXr2wiLuabI5ONi1swD9G7CTBG0

Coal’s Share of Energy Use Rises as Natural Gas Falls (Bloomberg News)

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-06-09/coal-s-share-of-energy-use-rises-as-natural-gas-falls-update1-.html

Colorado - Xcel Urges Conservation Following Denver Substation Fire (Associated Press)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5huoZIofeoeDy9BRcM-YsnuapMPZwD9G79QE81

FISH & WILDLIFE

Editorial - Sea Lion Strategy Should be Continued (Daily Astorian, OR)

http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=23&SubSectionID=392&ArticleID=71053

Montana - Water from Libby Dam to Help Sturgeon (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012059510_apwalargestfishdying.html?syndication=rss

Montana - Diverse Groups Pitch Bull Trout Plan to Energy Council

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_ba017828-7377-11df-9d04-001cc4c03286.html

Judge: Cattle Cannot Muddy Oregon Steelhead Streams (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012062925_aporgrazingsteelhead.html?syndication=rss

Alaska Says Its Beluga Whales Aren’t Endangered (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/06/09/27929.htm

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Columbia Plateau Aquifer Levels Dropping (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012068210_apwadeclininggroundwater.html?syndication=rss

Grays Harbor County Won’t Back Chehalis River Dams Yet (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2010/06/08/local_news/doc4c0e845b84a27474673937.txt

Oregon Environmentalists Worry About Rush of Suction-Dredging Gold Miners (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/06/oregon_environmentalists_worry.html

Snowmelt-Swollen Rivers Plague Wyoming, Colorado (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012059685_apuswesternfloods1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss

Beaver Dam Breaks, Floods Road, Buildings near Snoqualmie (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Dam-breaks-floods-road-near-Snoqualmie-95973279.html

California EPA Motion over Emissions Involves Oregon & Washington (Portland Business Journal - Sacramento Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/06/07/daily13.html

Stephen Colbert Makes Bing Donate $100K for Oil Spill (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/210083.asp?source=pimail

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Biomass - Port of Shelton Commission Discusses ADAGE Advisory Ballot (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2372-port-of-shelton-commission-discusses-adage-advisory-ballot-

Biomass Power Plants Could be Affected Under Proposed EPA Ruling (Penn Energy)

http://www.pennenergy.com/index/power/renewable-generation/display/6081920247/articles/powergenworldwide/renewables/biomass/2010/06/Boiler-MACT-proposed.html

Editorial - Wind Not Sole Answer to Power Needs “…the state Legislature must revise I-937 to list hydro as renewable energy…” (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jun/09/wind-not-sole-answer-to-power-needs/

For Solar Panels - Fluor Finishes Work on REC’s Plant 4 (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2010/06/08/news/doc4c0ec0c20158d739100433.txt

California - Utilities Crank up the Power in Race to be Green (Sacramento Business Journal)

http://sanfrancisco.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/othercities/sacramento/stories/2010/06/07/focus1.html

Utah Governor Gary Herbert Says Free Market Will Supply Clean Energy (Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT)

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700038681/Utah-Gov-Gary-Herbert-says-free-market-will-supply-clean-energy.html

Op/Ed - Europe Energized (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/opinion/09iht-edhill.html

SunPower to Build 9.1-Megawatt Solar Plant in Spain (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15252747

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Why Wait for a Climate Bill, General Electric Argues (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/why-wait-for-a-climate-bill-ge-argues/?partner=rss&emc=rss

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Daylong Conference Examines the “Going Green” Movement (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2010/06/08/local_news/doc4c0e8490672b7953572392.txt

City of Portland, General Electric Team Up on Green Tech (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/7538-city-portland-ge-team-green-tech/

Challenge for Electric Cars: Charging Stations (Bloomberg News)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/07/BUBB1DPDHQ.DTL&feed=rss.business

Huzzah! Minnesota Plant Will Produce Fertilizer from Wind (Associated Press)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j68RUoIynhMwWfGW14dDaAesd8XAD9G7KD8O0

State of Hawaii Gives Hawaiian Electric Co. OK to Purchase Renewable Biodiesel – To be used at a new 110-megawatt combustion turbine generator unit (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012059996_aphihecorenewableenergy.html?syndication=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Microsoft Launches Office Web Apps to Repel Google Apps (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/210072.asp?source=pimail

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Mason County Candidate Filings (Mason County Auditor)

http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/mason/Elections/Pages/CandidateFilings.aspx

Budget Cuts Make Washington Only State without Board to Decide Place Names (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2010/06/08/mossback/19875/Danger--This-way.-Washington-state-deregulates-place-names/

GENERAL NEWS

Still No Sign of Missing Olympia Man on Mount Rainier (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/06/09/1265722/still-no-sign-of-olympia-man-on.html

Spokane Popcorn Lover Sues after Contracting Rare Disease (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Spokane-popcorn-lover-sues-after-contracting-rare-disease-95956189.html

GM recalls 1.5M cars - Hot windshield fluid could cause fires (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/06/09/1265299/gm-recalls-15m-cars.html

Exceptions to Washington Cell Phone Driving Law (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/06/08/1264791/exceptions-to-washington-cell.html

Would-Be Clallam County Prosecutor Arrested at SeaTac Airport (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=329729

Newly Discovered Comet Visible in Morning Sky (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0608/Newly-discovered-comet-visible-in-morning-sky

DIVERSIONS

‘Most Beautiful Tweet in the World’ Composed by a Canadian

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Most+beautiful+Tweet+world+composed+Canadian/3127610/story.html

How to Get That Annoying Song out of Your Head Forever (Note: story AND comments may contain PG-13 language)

http://gawker.com/5558486/how-to-get-that-annoying-song-out-of-your-head-forever

Mayor Reportedly Caught on Video Stealing School’s Giant Mixer

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_15252535

Washington Business Offers $1,000 for Stolen $20 Doormat

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/06/08/national/a105531D41.DTL&feed=rss.business

SONG OF THE DAY

Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah5gAkna3jI

Energy News Digest for June 8, 2010

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.

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Puget Sound Energy, Jefferson County PUD Agreement to Move Electric Works Likely This Week (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100608/news/306089989/pse-jefferson-county-pud-agreement-to-move-electric-works-likely

Sea Lions in Mass Die-Off – Carcasses washing up on California coast (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_15227406?source=rss

First Day of Mason County Filing Nets 20 Candidates in 11 Local Races (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2359-first-day-of-filing-nets-20-candidates-in-11-local-races

Western Climate Initiative - US, Canadian Carbon Market Faces Scaled-Back Start (Bloomberg News)

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-06-07/western-u-s-canadian-carbon-market-faces-scaled-back-start.html

Solar Panels could be a Threat to Aquatic Insects - Insects fall into ‘ecological trap’ by mistaking panels for pools of water (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jun/06/solar-panels-threat-aquatic-insects

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Puget Sound Energy, Jefferson County PUD Agreement to Move Electric Works Likely

·         One Dead After Natural Gas Line Explodes in Texas

·         Spokane - Blown Fuse Left Nearly 6,000 without Power Early Today

·         Denver Power Substation Explosion Causes Blackouts

·         Planned Power Outage for Hillcrest Area Today

·         San Francisco Rushes to Complete Power Pact before Vote

·         Alaska - Sitka Looking to Hydro Boost for Economic Development

·         Pumped Hydro & New Energy

·         Leaky Pipes - An Old Nuclear Problem Creeps Back

·         Vote on New Wyoming Fracking Rules for Oil & Gas Wells Planned Tuesday

·         Sea Lions in Mass Die-Off – Carcasses washing up on California coast

·         Federal Agency Ups Protection on Caviar Producing Fish

·         Lake Erie Water Snakes Grow in Numbers, Help Ecosystem

·         Drought, Drought, Gone Away With New Water Forecast

·         Reclaimed Olympia Wastewater Water ... For a Price

·         Should Off-Grid (Meaning Wastewater System) Buildings Still Pay for Services?

·         Environmental Protection Agency Rejects Oregon’s Water Quality Standards

·         Clallam County PUD OKs $38,000 More for Radar Ridge Wind Project

·         Ellensburg - (Solar) Power to the People; City brings renewable energy to the little guy

·         Solar Panels Could be a Threat to Aquatic Insects

·         Limbo Land: Brownfields for Green Energy

·         Nevada - NV Energy Hopeful Waste Wood Will Become an Energy Source

·         Southwest States Expected to Share Renewable Power

·         Canada - Ottawa’s Ensyn Technologies Lands $80M Biomass Alberta Forestry Deal

·         When Out to Dinner, Don’t Count the Watts

·         A New Twist on the ‘Smart’ Window

·         Ohio - LED Traffic Lights May Not be as Safe as Expected

·         Western Climate Initiative - US, Canadian Carbon Market Faces Scaled-Back Start

·         New Mexico High Court to Hear Arguments in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Case

·         Alaska Senator Murkowski Seeks to Rein in EPA Regulation

·         Increased Heat Waves from Climate Change a ‘Public Health Disaster,’

·         UN Climate Chief Doesn’t Expect Key Goals by 2020

·         Do Green Building Standards Minimize Human Health Concerns?

·         Federal Trade Commission to Toughen Anti-Greenwashing Rules

·         Using Star Power for a Clean-Energy Future

·         FCC Starts Spectrum Scavenging Effort

·         EPA Launches Energy Star for Data Centers

·         First Day of Mason County Filing Nets 20 Candidates in 11 Local Races

·         Aberdeen Councilman & Aberdeen Deputy Chief Battle for Open Grays Harbor PUD Commission Seat

·         All Four-Year County Offices Except for 2 Up for Grabs in Clallam County

·         Jefferson County Candidates File Papers

·         Rossi Gains Edge over Murray in Updated Poll

·         Lost Mount Rainier Climber an Olympia Man

·         Port of Shelton Commission Comes Down on Commissioner Miles

·         Mason County’s 10.3 Percent Jobless Rate Highest in Seattle Area

·         Cop Killer Case against Latanya Clemmons Now in Hands of the Jury

·         Wireless Options for Drivers as Washington’s Cell Phone Law Nears

·         Lightning Kills Tennessee Woman Before Fiancé Proposed

·         North California County Worker Dies in Wood Chipper Accident

·         White Pass Ski Area Expansion; 20 Years of Anticipation

·         Why Your Next Printer Will Have an Email Address

WORD OF THE DAY

Obsequious • \ub-SEE-kwee-uss\ • - Marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

For about two minutes the attentiveness of the hovering waiter was a welcome break from the snooty staff at the nearby high-toned restaurant. After that, the cloying attention rapidly descended into an obsequious display that resulted in a declining tip; in an inverse relation to the time that the waiter kept asking if there was “anything you folks need?”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Puget Sound Energy, Jefferson County PUD Agreement to Move Electric Works Likely This Week (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100608/news/306089989/pse-jefferson-county-pud-agreement-to-move-electric-works-likely

One Dead After Natural Gas Line Explodes in Texas – Communications workers reportedly hit a gas line while digging (Associated Press)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-06-07-texas-oil-explosion_N.htm?csp=34news

Spokane - Blown Fuse Left Nearly 6,000 without Power Early Today (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/jun/08/blown-fuse-left-nearly-6000-without-power-early-to/

Denver Power Substation Explosion Causes Blackouts (Associated Press)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5huoZIofeoeDy9BRcM-YsnuapMPZwD9G7338G2

Planned Power Outage for Hillcrest Area Today (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2357-planned-power-outage-for-hillcrest-area-today-tuesday

San Francisco Rushes to Complete Power Pact before Vote (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/06/08/BAT01DRBE0.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea

Alaska - Sitka Looking to Hydro Boost for Economic Development (Alaska Journal of Commerce)

http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/060410/loc_img4_001.shtml

Pumped Hydro & New Energy (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2010/06/pumped-hydro-and-new-energy

Leaky Pipes - An Old Nuclear Problem Creeps Back (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/an-old-nuclear-problem-creeps-back/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Vote on New Wyoming Fracking Rules for Oil & Gas Wells Planned Tuesday - New rules that would require energy companies to disclose the chemicals used in a process that increases the productivity of oil & gas wells (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012054707_apwyoilgasrules.html?syndication=rss

FISH & WILDLIFE

Sea Lions in Mass Die-Off – Carcasses washing up on California coast (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_15227406?source=rss

Federal Agency Ups Protection on Caviar Producing Fish (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/06/07/27885.htm

Lake Erie Water Snakes Grow in Numbers, Help Ecosystem (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2010-06-07-Watersnake07_st_N.htm?csp=34tech

Look Familiar? Pee-Wee Herman & Snakes Flipbook (YouTube)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRNXMp3UexY

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Drought, Drought, Gone Away With New Water Forecast (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/06/07/drought-drought-gone-away-with-new-water-forecast

Reclaimed Olympia Wastewater Water ... For a Price - Cost went up 64 percent over original bid (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/06/08/1264037/reclaimed-water-for-a-price.html

Should Off-Grid (Meaning Wastewater System) Buildings Still Pay for Services? (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012052508_apwaoffgridbuildings.html?syndication=rss

Environmental Protection Agency Rejects Oregon’s Water Quality Standards (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/7529-epa-rejects-oregons-water-quality-standards/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Clallam County PUD OKs $38,000 More for Radar Ridge Wind Project (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100608/news/306089986/clallam-county-pud-oks-38000-more-for-wind-project

Ellensburg - (Solar) Power to the People; City brings renewable energy to the little guy (Grist Magazine)

http://www.grist.org/article/2010-06-02-city-brings-renewable-energy-to-the-little-guy/

Solar Panels Could be a Threat to Aquatic Insects - Insects fall into ‘ecological trap’ by mistaking panels for pools of water (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jun/06/solar-panels-threat-aquatic-insects

Limbo Land: Brownfields for Green Energy: Renewable energy projects planned for contaminated lands (High Country News)

http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.10/limbo-land?utm_source=AllTodaysNewsRSS

Nevada - NV Energy Hopeful Waste Wood Will Become an Energy Source (Las Vegas Sun, NV)

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jun/08/will-wood-burn-plant/

Southwest States Expected to Share Renewable Power (Phoenix Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2010/06/07/story2.html

Canada - Ottawa’s Ensyn Technologies Lands $80M Alberta Forestry Deal - Plant will generate electricity from sawdust & other wood waste at a sawmill in Alberta (The Ottawa Citizen)

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Ottawa+Ensyn+Technologies+lands+Alberta+forestry+deal/3122604/story.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

When Out to Dinner, Don’t Count the Watts (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/nyregion/08bulb.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

A New Twist on the ‘Smart’ Window (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/a-new-twist-on-the-smart-window/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Ohio - LED Traffic Lights May Not be as Safe as Expected (Dayton Daily News, OH)

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/led-traffic-lights-may-not-be-as-safe-as-expected-751368.html?cxtype=rss_local-news

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Western Climate Initiative - US, Canadian Carbon Market Faces Scaled-Back Start (Bloomberg News)

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-06-07/western-u-s-canadian-carbon-market-faces-scaled-back-start.html

New Mexico High Court to Hear Arguments in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Case (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/06/07/financial/f095007D18.DTL&feed=rss.business

Alaska Senator Murkowski Seeks to Rein in EPA Regulation (Associated Press)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jF8bCLiz2mn97wkL5G5C71VfBlXAD9G6JO7G0

Increased Heat Waves from Climate Change a ‘Public Health Disaster,’ Federal Official Says (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/06/increased_heat_waves_from_clim.html

UN Climate Chief Doesn’t Expect Key Goals by 2020 (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2012051867_apunclimate.html?syndication=rss

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Do Green Building Standards Minimize Human Health Concerns? (Scientific American)

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=do-green-building-standards-minimize-health-cooncerns

Federal Trade Commission to Toughen Anti-Greenwashing Rules (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2010/06/ftc_to_toughen_anti-greenwashing_rules.html

Using Star Power for a Clean-Energy Future (CNET News)

http://news.cnet.com/2300-11386_3-10003654.html?tag=newsletter&tag=nl.e434

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Starts Spectrum Scavenging Effort - National Broadband Plan of finding 300 MHz for wireless broadband (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2010/06/07/fcc-starts-spectrum-scavenging-effort/

EPA Launches Energy Star for Data Centers (PC World)

http://www.pcworld.com/article/198188/epa_launches_energy_star_for_data_centers.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

First Day of Mason County Filing Nets 20 Candidates in 11 Local Races (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2359-first-day-of-filing-nets-20-candidates-in-11-local-races

Mason County Candidate Filings (Mason County Auditor)

http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/mason/Elections/Pages/CandidateFilings.aspx

Aberdeen Councilman & Aberdeen Deputy Chief Battle for Open Grays Harbor PUD Commission Seat (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2010/06/07/local_news/doc4c0d860d827b1657384292.txt

All Four-Year County Offices Except for 2 Up for Grabs in Clallam County (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100608/NEWS/306089991/all-4-year-county-offices-except-for-2-up-for-grabs-in-clallam-county

Jefferson County Candidates File Papers (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100608/news/306089992/jefferson-county-candidates-file-papers

Rossi Gains Edge over Murray in Updated Poll (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2012051906_rossigainsedgeovermurrayinupdatedpoll.html?syndication=rss

GENERAL NEWS

Lost Mount Rainier Climber an Olympia Man (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012056843_apwarainieravalanche.html?syndication=rss

Port of Shelton Commission Comes Down on Commissioner Miles (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/2361-port-of-shelton-commission-comes-down-on-commissioner-miles

Mason County’s 10.3 Percent Jobless Rate Highest in Seattle Area (Puget Sound Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2010/06/07/daily5.html

Cop Killer Case against Latanya Clemmons Now in Hands of the Jury (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/06/07/1217096/case-against-latanya-clemmonsbrnow.html

Wireless Options for Drivers as Washington’s Cell Phone Law Nears (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Wireless-options-for-drivers-as-Washingtons-cell-phone-law-nears-95863359.html

Lightning Kills Tennessee Woman Before Fiancé Proposed (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012055224_apuslightningstrikeengagement.html?syndication=rss

North California County Worker Dies in Wood Chipper Accident (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/06/07/state/n154358D62.DTL&feed=rss.news

White Pass Ski Area Expansion; 20 Years of Anticipation (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kndu.com/global/story.asp?s=12610235

Why Your Next Printer Will Have an Email Address (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2010/06/07/why-your-next-printer-will-have-an%C2%A0email%C2%A0address/

DIVERSIONS

San Bernardino Mother Uses Facebook to Find Missing Daughter, Son

http://www.sbsun.com/ci_15221943

$25,000 for Bad Dates, Disappointed Man Says

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/06/08/27890.htm

Washington State’s High Court to Decide if Honking Horn Is Protected Speech - Case of woman arrested for honking goes to state Supreme Court today

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100608/NEWS01/706089915/-1/RSS02

Why Did Chicken Cross Road? Maybe to Obey Nevada Law

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2012055704_apusoddnevadasenatechickensuits.html?syndication=rss

SONG OF THE DAY

Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood - Crossroads

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMR_3BJCmh8