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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
• Okanogan PUD - Enloe Dam Proposal Enters Home Stretch
• Power Lines to Cross Grant & Other Counties Up for Discussion
• State Tax Breaks in the Offing for Alcoa’s Intalco Works?
• Cowlitz PUD Has Installed About 30,000 Automated Meters
• Tacoma
• Experts Say Nixed Virginia Power Line Sets Powerful Example for New York
• Montana
• Coal Production Down in Wyoming
• Feds Recommend Approval for Two Rockies Gas Lines
• Oregon
• Editorial - Taking the Initiative on Gill Nets
• Increased Efforts to Reduce Bird Predation at Mid-Columbia Dams Help Achieve Fish Survival Standards
• Is Washington
• Lewis County
• Water Conservation Could Limit Suburban Lawns
• Three Oregon
• Solar Company Plans Gresham
• eSolar Strikes Deal to Build Power Plants in China
• Imperium Releases Report on Biofuel Plant Explosion
• The Unintended Ripples from the Biomass Subsidy Program
• Wind Farms Produced ‘Practically No Electricity’ During Britain’s Cold Snap
• Environmental Groups Try to Block Parts of California’s Green Building Code
• US Grants $187M for Fuel Efficiency Research
• How to Efficiently Save Energy at Work
• States Want Delay on Emission Rules
• North Dakota Congressman Wants to Block EPA Carbon Dioxide Regs
• Canada
• Oregon
• Obama to Create 17,000 Green Jobs. What’s a Green Job?
• Some Pacific Northwesterners Have a Hang-up over New Verizon Phone Deal
• Santa Fe Wi
• Local Companies Wade Into Cloud Computing
• Social Networking Among Jurors Is Trying Judges’ Patience
• Wet, Windy Weather Blowing in from Pacific
• New Radar to Look for Storms 150 Miles Out in the Pacific
• State Lawmakers Have 60 Days to Solve Budget Crisis
• On Your Mark, Get Set, Legislate
• Here’s a “Huh?” Moment - Why Is Seattle ’s Voice Rarely Heard in Olympia
• Rigged Tools to Electrocute - Wife Accused of Vengeance Against Man
• Shipments of Hawaiian Garbage to Washington State
• Study Says Newspapers Still a Step Ahead in Local News
• Franchises Sue KFC Over Shift to Grilled Chicken
WORD OF THE DAY
Disconcert • \diss-con-SERT\ • noun – 1: to throw into confusion 2: to disturb the composure of
It was a critical moment for the local high school bowing team. Down by one pin, the least proficient member of the group stepped to the line and eyed the 1-9 split. Her laser-like focus was coming into synch, nothing could disconcert her now. Nothing that is, except for the blustery sneeze of a passing barfly whom had just wandered out of the men’s room at the critical moment.
WEATHER
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Okanogan PUD - Enloe Dam Proposal Enters Home Stretch (Wenatchee
Power Lines to Cross Grant & Other Counties Up for Discussion (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee , WA
State Tax Breaks for Alcoa’s Intalco Works? - Bellingham Business leaders expecting tax increases in 2010 (Bellingham Herald, WA)
Cowlitz PUD Has Installed About 30,000 Automated Meters (The Daily News, Longview , WA
Experts Say Nixed Virginia Power Line Sets Powerful Example for New York
Coal Production Down in Wyoming (Casper
Feds Recommend Approval for Two Rockies Gas Lines (Associated Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Oregonian Editorial - Taking the Initiative on Gill Nets
Increased Efforts to Reduce Bird Predation at Mid-Columbia Dams Help Achieve Fish Survival Standards (Columbia Basin
Is Washington
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Water Conservation Could Limit Suburban Lawns (NY Times)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Three Oregon Clean Energy Projects Land $87 Million in Federal Tax Credits (Oregonian, Portland
Solar Company Plans Gresham Plant (Portland
eSolar Strikes Deal to Build Power Plants in China
Imperium Releases Report on Biofuel Plant Explosion (The Daily World, Aberdeen , WA
The Unintended Ripples from the Biomass Subsidy Program (Washington
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Environmental Groups Try to Block Parts of California’s Green Building Code (Los Angeles Times, CA)
US Grants $187M for Fuel Efficiency Research (Associated Press)
How to Efficiently Save Energy at Work (Associated Content)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
States Want Delay on Emission Rules (Wall Street Journal)
North Dakota Congressman Wants to Block EPA Carbon Dioxide Regs (Associated Press)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Obama to Create 17,000 Green Jobs. What’s a Green Job? (Christian Science Monitor)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Some Pacific Northwesterners Have a Hang-up over New Verizon Phone Deal (Spokesman-Review, Spokane , WA
Local Companies Wade Into Cloud Computing (Washington
Social Networking Among Jurors Is Trying Judges’ Patience (Washington
GENERAL NEWS
Wet, Windy Weather Blowing in from Pacific
New Radar to Look for Storms 150 Miles Out in the Pacific (News Tribune, Tacoma , WA
State Lawmakers Have 60 Days to Solve Budget Crisis (KING-TV, Seattle
On Your Mark, Get Set, Legislate - During 60-day session, here are some priorities on to-do list, including renewable energy (News Tribune, Tacoma , WA
Here’s a “Huh?” Moment - Why Is Seattle ’s Voice Rarely Heard in Olympia Seattle
Rigged Tools to Electrocute - Wife Accused of Vengeance Against Man (Olympian, WA)
Shipments of Hawaiian Garbage to Washington State
Study Says Newspapers Still a Step Ahead in Local News (Associated Press)
Franchises Sue KFC Over Shift to Grilled Chicken (Washington
DIVERSIONS
God Bless the Phone That’s Got Its Own - UK
Give a Pint of Blood, Get a Pint of Beer – I’ll Drink to That
SONG OF THE DAY
Temptations - Ball of Confusion
