Energy News Digest for October 26, 2010

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Grays Harbor PUD Crews Spot Housefire, Act (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2085

Port Townsend Paper Biomass Project Given Green Light by Ecology - The order also sets stricter pollution limits for the upgraded boiler than the mill’s current limit (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101026/news/310269994/port-townsend-paper-biomass-project-given-green-light-by-ecology

Proposals to Expand Columba Basin Irrigation to be Released (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013255916_apwacolumbiariverwater1stldwritethru.html

Mason County PUD 3 Smart Grid Project Featured in Time Magazine - PUD 3, Allyn Technology Group, Grid Mobility & the Bonneville Power Administration (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3636-pud-3-project-featured-in-time-magazine

Petition Filed to Recall Port of Shelton Commissioner Jay Hupp (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3640-petition-filed-to-recall-port-of-shelton-commissioner-jay-hupp

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Grays Harbor PUD Crews Spot Housefire, Act

·         Potlatch Power Line Explosion & Fire – Tacoma Power Transmission Lines

·         Jacobs Receives Contract from Bonneville Power Administration to Provide Construction Administration & Inspection Services

·         California - Welds Put Most of Pacific Gas & Electric Pipelines at Risk of Failure

·         Navajos Hope to Shift from Coal to Wind & Sun

·         Hydroelectric & Irrigation Dam May Hold Promise for Peace in Wild Pakistan Region

·         New Jersey - PSE&G Customers Could Win a Ford Fiesta by Enrolling in Paperless Billing

·         Idaho - Anglers Lose Crowds, Find Bountiful Runs on Salmon River

·         Idaho - Funds Sought for Clark Fork Delta Restoration; Possible Assistance from Bonneville Power Administration

·         Baby Seals Saved, Returned to Wild - Then What? Scientists Now Track Them

·         Serving Up Feathered Bait to Attract Ecosystem Data

·         Proposals to Expand Columba Basin Irrigation to be Released

·         Chehalis River Basin - Which Properties Will New Flood-Control Authority Include?

·         Hood Canal: One of Puget Sound’s Most Scenic Places...And Most Troubled

·         Smelter Aftermath - Public Hearing Thursday on Alcoa Monitoring Plan

·         Port Townsend Paper Biomass Project Given Green Light by Ecology

·         Biomass Facility at The Evergreen State College Protested in Olympia

·         Wisconsin - Construction Starts on Madison Biomass Power Plant

·         Mojave Desert - US Approves Solar Project in Desert, the Largest Planned on Public Lands

·         Wind Turbine Giant Vestas Cuts 3,000 Jobs

·         Canada - Wind: The New Nuclear

·         Editorial – Massachusetts: Mass. Study: Fuel, Conservation, Anti-Pollution Rules Add Up

·         Could Yellowstone Power My Home? The Pros & Cons of Geothermal Energy

·         Mason County PUD 3 Smart Grid Project Featured in Time Magazine

·         Report Says ‘Green’ Product Claims Are Often Misleading

·         100 Mbps DSL is Here & 800 Mbps is Around the Corner

·         Chinese Telecom Giant in Push for US Market

·         White House Forms Federal Committee on Internet, Privacy Policy

·         Tourism Bureaus Use Social Sites to Promote Sights

·         Washington Political Strategist Under Fire for Donor Disclosure

·         Murray-Rossi Race Draws $12M in Independent Spending

·         Clallam Treasurer Candidates Take Off Gloves in Final Forum; $617,000 Embezzlement at Issue

·         Petition Filed to Recall Port of Shelton Commissioner Jay Hupp

·         South Kitsap Woman Shot by Her 4-Year-Old Son

·         Trees, Floods Hit South Sound Streets

·         Oregon’s Wasco County Designated Disaster Area After Cold, Wet Spring

·         CWU Students Sickened by ‘Four Loko’ Alcohol/Caffeine Drink

·         State Planning for Future of Green Mountain, Tahuya Forests

WORD OF THE DAY

Lethargic • \luh-THAR-jick\ • Adjective - 1: of, relating to, or characterized by lethargy: sluggish 2: indifferent, apathetic

“Lethargic as the word of the day?” grunted the editor in his morning stupor. “Sure, why not,” he murmured as his hammy hand pounded the “snooze button” on his clock-radio for the fifth time.

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

Grays Harbor PUD Crews Spot Housefire, Act (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2085

Potlatch Power Line Explosion & Fire – Tacoma Power Transmission Lines (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/your-news/105718693.html

Jacobs Receives Contract from Bonneville Power Administration to Provide Construction Administration & Inspection Services (Yahoo! Finance)

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Jacobs-Receives-Contract-from-prnews-3465063494.html?x=0&.v=1

California - Welds Put Most of Pacific Gas & Electric Pipelines at Risk of Failure (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/24/MNC31G03P5.DTL

Navajos Hope to Shift from Coal to Wind & Sun (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/26/science/earth/26navajo.html

Hydroelectric & Irrigation Dam May Hold Promise for Peace in Wild Pakistan Region (Bloomberg News)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2013257360_dam26.html

New Jersey - PSE&G Customers Could Win a Ford Fiesta by Enrolling in Paperless Billing (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=142718

FISH & WILDLIFE

Idaho - Anglers Lose Crowds, Find Bountiful Runs on Salmon River (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/oct/24/upstream-steelhead/

Idaho - Funds Sought for Clark Fork Delta Restoration; Possible Assistance from Bonneville Power Administration (Bonner County Daily Bee, Sandpoint, ID)

http://www.bonnercountydailybee.com/news/local/article_2d75b5aa-df23-11df-91b3-001cc4c03286.html

Baby Seals Saved, Returned to Wild - Then What? Scientists Now Track Them (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013257220_seal26m.html

Serving Up Feathered Bait to Attract Ecosystem Data (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/26/science/26raptor.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Proposals to Expand Columba Basin Irrigation to be Released (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013255916_apwacolumbiariverwater1stldwritethru.html

Chehalis River Basin - Which Properties Will New Flood-Control Authority Include? (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/10/26/1416016/which-properties-will-new-flood.html

Hood Canal: One of Puget Sound’s Most Scenic Places...And Most Troubled (Seattle Post-Globe, WA)

http://seattlepostglobe.org/2010/10/25/hood-canal-one-of-puget-sounds-most-scenic-places-and-most-troubled

Smelter Aftermath - Public Hearing Thursday on Alcoa Monitoring Plan (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/oct/26/public-hearing-thursday-alcoa-monitoring-plan/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Port Townsend Paper Biomass Project Given Green Light by Ecology - The order also sets stricter pollution limits for the upgraded boiler than the mill’s current limit (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101026/news/310269994/port-townsend-paper-biomass-project-given-green-light-by-ecology

Biomass Facility at The Evergreen State College Protested in Olympia (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2082

Wisconsin - Construction Starts on Madison Biomass Power Plant (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, WI)

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/105716338.html

Mojave Desert - US Approves Solar Project in Desert, the Largest Planned on Public Lands (Associated Press)

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/26/3131671/kamala-harris-lodges-fppc-complaint.html

Wind Turbine Giant Vestas Cuts 3,000 Jobs (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11625339

Canada - Wind: The New Nuclear (National Post, Canada)

http://www.nationalpost.com/todays-paper/Wind+nuclear/3715963/story.html

Editorial – Massachusetts: Mass. Study: Fuel, Conservation, Anti-Pollution Rules Add Up, $9.8B for ‘Green’ Effort (Boston Herald, MA)

http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view/20101026utility_ratepayers/

Could Yellowstone Power My Home? The Pros & Cons of Geothermal Energy (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/id/2271717/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Mason County PUD 3 Smart Grid Project Featured in Time Magazine - PUD 3, Allyn Technology Group, Grid Mobility & the Bonneville Power Administration (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3636-pud-3-project-featured-in-time-magazine

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Report Says ‘Green’ Product Claims Are Often Misleading (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/10/green-product-claims/1?csp=34money

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

100 Mbps DSL is Here & 800 Mbps is Around the Corner (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2010/10/25/100-mbps-dsl/

Chinese Telecom Giant in Push for US Market (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/26/technology/26telecom.html

White House forms federal committee on Internet, privacy policy (Washington Post)

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2010/10/obama_admin_forms_federal_comm.html

Tourism Bureaus Use Social Sites to Promote Sights (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013251686_apusfacebooktourism.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington Political Strategist Under Fire for Donor Disclosure (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/10/25/1415726/wa-strategist-under-fire-for-donor.html

Murray-Rossi Race Draws $12M in Independent Spending (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013257531_outsidemoney26m.html

Clallam Treasurer Candidates Take Off Gloves in Final Forum; $617,000 Embezzlement at Issue (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101026/NEWS/310269991/clallam-treasurer-candidates-take-off-gloves-in-final-forum-617000

GENERAL NEWS

Petition Filed to Recall Port of Shelton Commissioner Jay Hupp (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/news/news/3640-petition-filed-to-recall-port-of-shelton-commissioner-jay-hupp

South Kitsap Woman Shot by Her 4-Year-Old Son (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/10/25/1396152/south-kitsap-woman-hurt-in-shooting.html

Trees, Floods Hit South Sound Streets - Drivers going over mountains can use studded snow tires (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/10/26/1416004/trees-floods-hit-south-sound-streets.html

Oregon’s Wasco County Designated Disaster Area After Cold, Wet Spring (Oregon Public Radio)

http://news.opb.org/article/16668-wasco-county-designated-disaster-area-after-cold-wet-spring/

CWU Students Sickened by ‘Four Loko’ Alcohol/Caffeine Drink (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/25501456/detail.html

State Planning for Future of Green Mountain, Tahuya Forests (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/oct/25/state-planning-for-future-of-green-mountain/

DIVERSIONS

Man Kicked in Eye Wins $605,000 from Careless Stripper

http://www.onpointnews.com/NEWS/Man-Kicked-in-Eye-Wins-$605K-From-Careless-Stripper.html

Calling Elaine Benes - Students Win Ugly Dance World Cup

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69O1KA20101025

400 Pound Pumpkin Stolen from Grocery Store

http://www.king5.com/news/local/400-pound-pumpkin-stolen-from-grocery-store-105735728.html

Crows Can Pick You Out of a Crowd

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=382775

SONG OF THE DAY

Counting Crows - Big Yellow Taxi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvtJPs8IDgU

Energy News Digest for October 25, 2010

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

High Seas Close Northwest Coastal Entrances (Associated Press)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/High-seas-close-Northwest-coastal-entrances-105682368.html

Port Angeles Wants Clallam County Help on Nippon Biomass Power Plant Appeal (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101025/news/310259998/port-angeles-wants-county-help-on-nippon-appeal

Task Force Will Reconvene to Assess Sea Lion Eradication at Bonneville Dam (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/oct/25/task-force-will-reconvene-to-assess-sea-lion-eradi/

Observers Report High King Salmon Bycatch in Gulf of Alaska - Pollock boats & other commercial fishermen in the Gulf of Alaska have accidentally caught an estimated 58,336 king salmon this year (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_ak_king_salmon_bycatch.html

With Land-Use Regulations - New Washington State Effort to Cut Greenhouse Gases (KPLU Radio, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1716503

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Rising Coal Costs Will be Felt in Electric Bills

·         Idaho Power Seeks Permission from Property Owners to Survey Land for Power Line Route

·         Wisconsin - Oak Creek Coal-Fired Power Plant Operating in Spurts

·         Maryland - Obscure Electricity Charge Enriches Power Sellers

·         Grant County PUD to Vote on Crescent Bar Island Monday

·         Seattle City Light Launches Redesigned Home Page

·         Alcoa Receives Green Power Award from Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future

·         Observers Report High King Salmon Bycatch in Gulf of Alaska

·         Task Force Will Reconvene to Assess Sea Lion Eradication at Bonneville Dam

·         Report Analyzes Efforts to Move Nesting Terns from Columbia River to Interior Oregon

·         Tail-End Fishing Continues; Bonneville Dam Fall Chinook Count Since Aug. 1 at 464,532

·         Mason County - A Salmon Spawning Experience in Kennedy Creek

·         Kitsap County - Chum Salmon on the Move in Chico Creek

·         Is British Columbia’s Sockeye Boom a One-Off?

·         Bend Charter Boat Captain Will Donate $1,250 to Endangered Wildlife Fund for Encouraging the Killing of a Sea Lion

·         As Species Rebound, Skippers Bemoan ‘Underfishing’

·         Hawaii Birds Confuse Friday Night Lights With Moon

·         Port Angeles Wants Clallam County Help on Nippon Biomass Power Plant Appeal

·         Biomass Barnburner - Tougher Massachusetts Rules Rile ‘Green’ Power Producers

·         Power from Poop? It’s on Its Way - Human waste could become N.C.’s top green fuel for electricity plants

·         Stinky Renewable Energy Source Creates Smog

·         Windsor Plant to Help Vestas Fulfill Next Big Order

·         Hawaii Rejects Proposed Ban on Solar Energy

·         Michigan - Projects Shine Light on Solar Power

·         Avista Construction Ramps Up for Construction of Smart Grid

·         Coos County Catches on to Energy Conservation

·         BC Hydro’s Challenge: How to Tame & Shame Consumers

·         ‘Cash for Caulkers’ Seals Savings for Homeowners

·         Now Is the Perfect Time to Winterize Your Home

·         Is Energy Efficiency Blue, Red or Both?

·         With Land-Use Regulations - New Washington State Effort to Cut Greenhouse Gases

·         Greenpeace Critical of Papua New Guinea Graft, “Carbon Cowboys”

·         For Sustainable Wood, a New & Unloved Standard

·         Advocates of Electric Cars & Public Charging Stations Are Caught in a Conundrum

·         Woodinville Church + Electric Car Parking = Holy Power

·         Seattle’s Proposed Tree Rules Prompt Opposition

·         Responsible Recycling: My E-Waste Odyssey

·         San Francisco; Hypocrisy is Thy Name - Bottle Ban? What Ban?

·         Study Says Space Tourism Could Exacerbate Climate Change

·         Study on Utah Broadband - UTOPIA ‘On Right Track’

·         Survey: Government Broadband Goals Timid

·         Apple’s New North Carolina Data Center Ready to Roll

·         Google Uses Loopholes to Cut $3.1 Billion in Taxes - technique moves most foreign profits through Ireland & the Netherlands to Bermuda

·         Verizon Profits Held Back by Landline Sector

·         Google Tightening Privacy Leash on Its Employees

·         Will 3rd District Race Reflect US Political Tide?

·         The Green File: Election Night, the Way It Used to Be

·         The Ten Weirdest Political Ads of 2010

·         High Seas Close Northwest Coastal Entrances

·         Will this be Us in 2010? Record Low Temperatures & Heavy Snow Plague Washington State for Three Weeks Beginning on January 12, 1950

·         Cowlitz County Clerk Purges People over 80 from Jury Pool

·         Huge Melters Arriving at Hanford Vitrification Plant

·         Pink Whistle-Blower - High School Football Commissioner Receives Hate Emails for Threatening Referees with Suspension

·         Late Harvest, Hungry Bears Hit Oregon Vintners

·         Dashboard Cam Video of Mason County Deputy Chase

·         Shrinking Beef Market May Mean Poorer Meat at Stores

WORD OF THE DAY

Garrulous • \GERR-uh-luss \ • Adjective - 1: given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity: pointlessly or annoyingly talkative 2: wordy

Montgomery began to sag weakly at his table. The presenter at the Oak Lawn Philatelic Society’s annual dinner droned for 45 minutes about the rare “Inverted Jenny” airmail stamp. The presenter’s garrulous appearance began as a series of distinct words and phrases…and slowly declined into a soporific experience similar to listening to the appearance of the adults in a “Peanuts” special.

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

Rising Coal Costs Will be Felt in Electric Bills (Denver Post, CO)

http://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_16412425

Idaho Power Seeks Permission from Property Owners to Survey Land for Power Line Route (Baker City Herald, OR)

http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Idaho-Power-seeks-permission-from-property-owners-to-survey-land

Wisconsin - Oak Creek Coal-Fired Power Plant Operating in Spurts (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, WI)

http://www.jsonline.com/business/105612343.html

Maryland - Obscure Electricity Charge Enriches Power Sellers (Baltimore Sun, MD)

http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-hancock-psc-grid-hearings-20101024,0,5744251.column

Grant County PUD to Vote on Crescent Bar Island Monday (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/community/article_b0eb8cc8-de30-11df-82d9-001cc4c002e0.html

Seattle City Light Launches Redesigned Home Page (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=142657

Alcoa Receives Green Power Award from Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (Your Industry News – I’m guessin’ hydro has a lot to do with this…)

http://www.yourindustrynews.com/alcoa+receives+green+power+award+from+citizens+for+pennsylvania%E2%80%99s+future_55621.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Observers Report High King Salmon Bycatch in Gulf of Alaska - Pollock boats & other commercial fishermen in the Gulf of Alaska have accidentally caught an estimated 58,336 king salmon this year (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_ak_king_salmon_bycatch.html

Task Force Will Reconvene to Assess Sea Lion Eradication at Bonneville Dam (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/oct/25/task-force-will-reconvene-to-assess-sea-lion-eradi/

Report Analyzes Efforts to Move Nesting Terns from Columbia River to Interior Oregon (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/400651.aspx

Tail-End Fishing Continues; Bonneville Dam Fall Chinook Count Since Aug. 1 at 464,532 (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/400643.aspx

Mason County - A Salmon Spawning Experience in Kennedy Creek: Volunteers learn what they’ll teach the public, school groups about fish’s life cycle (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/10/24/1414347/a-salmon-spawning-experience.html

Kitsap County - Chum Salmon on the Move in Chico Creek (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/oct/23/chum-salmon-on-the-move-in-chico-creek/

Is British Columbia’s Sockeye Boom a One-Off? (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/alaskan-volcano-helped-bc-sockeye-bounce-back-scientists-suspect/article1771042/

Bend Charter Boat Captain Will Donate $1,250 to Endangered Wildlife Fund for Encouraging The Killing of a Sea Lion (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/10/bend_charter_boat_captain_will.html

As Species Rebound, Skippers Bemoan ‘Underfishing’ (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013250596_apuslostfish.html

Hawaii Birds Confuse Friday Night Lights With Moon (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2013227152_apusfridaynightlightsseabirds.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Port Angeles Wants Clallam County Help on Nippon Biomass Power Plant Appeal (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20101025/news/310259998/port-angeles-wants-county-help-on-nippon-appeal

Biomass Barnburner - Tougher Massachusetts Rules Rile ‘Green’ Power Producers: New rules would require greater biomass-power efficiency. New rules would require greater biomass-power efficiency

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2010/10/25/tougher_rules_rile_green_power_producers/

Power from Poop? It’s on Its Way - Human waste could become N.C.’s top green fuel for electricity plants (Charlotte Observer, NC)

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/10/24/1783092/power-from-poop-its-on-its-way.html

Stinky Renewable Energy Source Creates Smog (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130754782

Windsor Plant to Help Vestas Fulfill Next Big Order - for Sacramento Municipal Utility District wind farm (The Coloradan, Fort Collins, CO)

http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20101023/BUSINESS/10230329/Windsor-plant-to-help-Vestas-fulfill-next-big-order

Hawaii Rejects Proposed Ban on Solar Energy (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS14303092420101022

Michigan - Projects Shine Light on Solar Power (Travers City Eagle, MI)

http://record-eagle.com/local/x1181614981/Projects-shine-light-on-solar-power

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Avista Construction Ramps Up for Construction of Smart Grid (Istock Analyst)

http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4606383

Coos County Catches on to Energy Conservation (The World, Coos Bay, OR)

http://www.theworldlink.com/business/local/article_6bdf938e-de28-11df-b7e6-001cc4c03286.html

BC Hydro’s Challenge: How to Tame & Shame Consumers (Globe & Mail)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-hydros-challenge-how-to-tame-and-shame-consumers/article1770134/?cmpid=rss1

‘Cash for Caulkers’ Seals Savings for Homeowners (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130597086

Now Is the Perfect Time to Winterize Your Home (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/25/3129444/now-is-the-perfect-time-to-winterize.html

Is Energy Efficiency Blue, Red or Both? (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/25/is-energy-efficiency-blue-red-or-both/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

With Land-Use Regulations - New Washington State Effort to Cut Greenhouse Gases (KPLU Radio, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kplu/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1716503

Greenpeace Critical of Papua New Guinea Graft, “Carbon Cowboys” (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE69O0NC20101025

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

For Sustainable Wood, a New & Unloved Standard (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/for-sustainable-wood-a-new-and-unloved-standard/

Advocates of Electric Cars & Public Charging Stations Are Caught in a Conundrum, & It’s Not Just About Money (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2010/10/25/transportation/20285/Electric-motoring:-What-s-down-NW-roads-/

Woodinville Church + Electric Car Parking = Holy Power (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2010/10/woodinville_church_electric_car_parking_holy_power.html

Seattle’s Proposed Tree Rules Prompt Opposition (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2013246645_apusseattleurbanforest.html?syndication=rss

Responsible Recycling: My E-Waste Odyssey (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/24/responsible-recycling-my-e-waste-odyssey/

San Francisco; Hypocrisy is Thy Name - Bottle Ban? What Ban? Supervisors May Ask (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/24/us/24bcshort.html

Study Says Space Tourism Could Exacerbate Climate Change (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/10/space-tourism-climate-change/1

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Study on Utah Broadband - UTOPIA ‘On Right Track’ (Provo Daily Herald, UT)

http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/article_533b57b2-2df5-58ca-aa65-73ca3b89019f.html

Survey: Government Broadband Goals Timid - 90% think rural goal of 4 Mbps undershoots the moon (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Survey-Government-Broadband-Goals-Timid-111059

Apple’s New North Carolina Data Center Ready to Roll (GigaOM)

http://theappleblog.com/2010/10/25/apples-new-north-carolina-data-center-ready-to-roll/

Google Uses Loopholes to Cut $3.1 Billion in Taxes - technique moves most foreign profits through Ireland & the Netherlands to Bermuda (Bloomberg News)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/10/23/1393408/google-this-24-tax-rate.html

Verizon Profits Held Back by Landline Sector (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/10/23/1393421/verizon-held-back-by-landline.html

Google Tightening Privacy Leash on Its Employees (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013231152_apustecgoogleprivacy.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Will 3rd District Race Reflect US Political Tide? (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2013249952_third25m.html

The Green File: Election Night, the Way It Used to Be (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.net/voices/the-green-file/3613-the-green-file-election-night-the-way-it-used-to-be

The Ten Weirdest Political Ads of 2010 (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Election-2010/2010/1022/The-10-weirdest-political-ads-of-2010/Chuck-Grassley-has-a-.-.-.-Twitter

GENERAL NEWS

High Seas Close Northwest Coastal Entrances (Associated Press)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/High-seas-close-Northwest-coastal-entrances-105682368.html

Will this be Us in 2010? Record Low Temperatures & Heavy Snow Plague Washington State for Three Weeks Beginning on January 12, 1950 (History Link)

http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=8079

Cowlitz County Clerk Purges People over 80 from Jury Pool (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/10/25/1415331/cowlitz-county-clerk-purges-people.html

Huge Melters Arriving at Hanford Vitrification Plant (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/Global/story.asp?S=13372874

Pink Whistle-Blower - High School Football Commissioner Receives Hate Emails for Threatening Referees with Suspension (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=382346

Late Harvest, Hungry Bears Hit Oregon Vintners (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/oct/24/late-harvest-hungry-bears-hit-oregon-vintners/

Dashboard Cam Video of Mason County Deputy Chase (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/video/25484194/index.html

Shrinking Beef Market May Mean Poorer Meat at Stores (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2010-10-23-beef-market_N.htm

DIVERSIONS

Happy National Bologna Day! 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Bologna

http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/10/24/happy-national-bologna-day-8-things-you-didnt-know-about-bologna/

US military beats out Disney as happy place to work

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2010/1025/US-military-beats-out-Disney-as-happy-place-to-work

Tons of Salmon Spilled on Tasmanian Street

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2013235219_apasaustraliasalmoninstreet.html

Florida Pastor Picks Up Car for Canceled Quran Burn

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2013230485_apuspromisetopreacher.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIt3bbqMbHE