Energy News Digest for March 1, 2011

 

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.

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Jefferson County PUD Logs $1-Million-Plus In Expenses To Transfer Power Authority (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20110228/NEWS/302289990/jefferson-county-pud-logs-1-million-plus-in-expenses-to-transfer

Study: Lodgepole Pine Gone From Pacific Northwest By 2080 (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/117117288.html

Record Run Expected For “Wild” Fall Chinook to Snake (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2011/feb/28/record-run-expected-wild-fall-chinook-snake/

New Federal Air Pollution Regulations A Challenge For Nippon Paper Mill (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20110227/NEWS/302279976

Congressional District Shuffle To Begin In Washington State (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/02/27/1561726/district-shuffle-to-begin-in-state.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Jefferson County PUD Logs $1-Million-Plus In Expenses To Transfer Power Authority

·         Late Afternoon Fizz: Gutted TransAlta Bill Passes Senate Committee

·         Wenatchee - Alcoa Aims To Fire Up Third Potline By Tuesday

·         Fitch Rates Energy Northwest Electric Revenue Bonds 'AA'; Outlook Stable

·         Kimberly Harris Becomes New Puget Sound Energy Chief Executive Officer

·         Portland General Electric Earnings Up 32 Percent In 2010

·         Ghouls Rush In – San Francisco Woman Gets A Year For Posing As Natural Gas Blast Victim

·         Indiana Regulators Won't Probe Duke Energy

·         Tennessee Valley Authority Dives Deep In Nuclear Ventures, But Critics Worried

·         New Study from Texas Coalition for Affordable Power: $15.5 Billion in Excess Electric Costs under Texas Electric Deregulation

·         $2 Billion Power Line Project From West Virginia To Maryland Suspended

·         Regulation Lax as Gas Wells’ Tainted Water Hits Rivers

·         Dangerous Crime: Tampering With Electric Meters

·         Record Run Expected For “Wild” Fall Chinook to Snake

·         Strong River Runs Expected For Pink Salmon

·         Sea Lions Feast On Sturgeon at Bonneville Dam

·         Bodi Named Bonneville Power’s Vice-President For Environment, Fish, Wildlife

·         Wash. Legislature Poised To Get Tougher With Shellfish Operators

·         Washington State House Passes Limit On Phosphorus In Fertilizers

·         Does the Southwest Face a Mega-Drought?

·         Low-Flow Toilets Cause A Stink In San Francisco

·         New Federal Air Pollution Regulations A Challenge For Nippon Paper Mill

·         University Of British Columbia Gets $11.2 Million To Advance Bioenergy Project

·         Idaho Officials Pushing For Geothermal Energy

·         Native American Groups Sue To Stop Solar Projects

·         A Solar Power Struggle in Town and

·         Renewable Energy Costs in Michigan Lower than First Anticipated

·         Wind Farms and Deadly Skies

·         Netherlands - Lack Of Wind Hits Wind Energy Production

·         Op/Ed – Wind Isn't Cheap; Just Look At Denmark

·         Op/Ed - As The Power Bill Rises, Invest In Electricity Saving Measures

·         Oregon - Groups Seek Support Of Efficiency Legislation

·         Penguin Windows Plans Chapter 11 Reorganization

·         Energy Conservation, The Power of Knowledge

·         Study: Lodgepole Pine Gone From Pacific Northwest By 2080

·         “Climategate” E-Mails Rear Their Ugly Heads – Again

·         Google Backs Weather Insurance Startup For Farmers

·         A Monkey-Wrenching Environmentalist Goes on Trial in Utah

·         Around the States: California Legislation, Offshore Wind Incentives, Montana Republicans

·         Spread Wireless Technology for a Shared Future

·         Google Mistakenly Resets An Estimated 150,000 Gmail Accounts

·         Qwest: Settlement Reached In Suit Over CenturyLink

·         Congressional District Shuffle To Begin In Washington

·         Oregon Congressman Wu Says He Was Hospitalized In 2008 For Reaction To Mental-Health

·         Shelton Port Commissioner Miles Arrested for DUI

·         Boeing Already Looking For Tanker

·         Limits On Library E-Books Stir Controversy

·         Say Goodbye To Mercury Thermometers

WORD OF THE DAY

Cuspidor \KUSS-puh-dor\ noun - A receptacle for spit : spittoon

“Look,” exclaimed the excited bullfighting enthusiast. “Here comes the matador, picador, and the corporate sponsor’s cuspidor?” Apparently the inclusion of a new sponsor at the event, the local chewing tobacco vendor, had not gone over well with the fans.

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

Jefferson County PUD Logs $1-Million-Plus In Expenses To Transfer Power Authority (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20110228/NEWS/302289990/jefferson-county-pud-logs-1-million-plus-in-expenses-to-transfer

Late Afternoon Fizz: Gutted TransAlta Bill Passes Senate Committee (Publicola)

http://publicola.com/2011/02/25/late-afternoon-fizz-gutted-transalta-bill-passes-senate-committee/

Wenatchee - Alcoa Aims To Fire Up Third Potline By Tuesday (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/feb/26/alcoa-aims-to-fire-third-potline-up-by-tuesday/

Fitch Rates Energy Northwest Electric Revenue Bonds 'AA'; Outlook Stable (Business Wire)

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110228006948/en/Fitch-Rates-Energy-Northwest-WA-Elec-Rev

Kimberly Harris Becomes New Puget Sound Energy Chief Executive Officer (Puget Sound Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2011/02/28/harris-becomes-new-pse-chief.html

Portland General Electric Earnings Up 32 Percent In 2010 (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2011/02/25/pge-earnings-up-32-percent-in-2010.html

Ghouls Rush In – San Francisco Woman Gets A Year For Posing As Natural Gas Blast Victim (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/28/BA061I0E3D.DTL

Indiana Regulators Won't Probe Duke Energy (Triangle Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2011/02/28/indiana-regulators-wont-probe-duke.html

Tennessee Valley Authority Dives Deep In Nuclear Ventures, But Critics Worried (Tennessean, Nashville, TN)

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110227/NEWS11/102270376/TVA-dives-deep-nuclear-ventures-critics-worried

New Study from Texas Coalition for Affordable Power: $15.5 Billion in Excess Electric Costs under Texas Electric Deregulation (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=149887

$2 Billion Power Line Project From West Virginia To Maryland Suspended – Due to economic forecasts of weaker-than-expected demand (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2014357076_apusmultistatepowerline.html

Regulation Lax as Gas Wells’ Tainted Water Hits Rivers (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/us/27gas.html

Dangerous Crime: Tampering With Electric Meters (Farm & Dairy)

http://www.farmanddairy.com/news/dangerous-crime-tampering-with-electric-meters/21907.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Record Run Expected For “Wild” Fall Chinook to Snake (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2011/feb/28/record-run-expected-wild-fall-chinook-snake/

Strong River Runs Expected For Pink Salmon (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/02/27/1559077/strong-river-runs-expected-for.html

Sea Lions Feast On Sturgeon at Bonneville Dam (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

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

Bodi Named Bonneville Power’s Vice-President For Environment, Fish, Wildlife (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/405827.aspx

Wash. Legislature Poised To Get Tougher With Shellfish Operators (Northwest Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=8436

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Washington State House Passes Limit On Phosphorus In Fertilizers (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/Global/story.asp?S=14159089

Does the Southwest Face a Mega-Drought? (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/25/a-future-mega-drought-in-the-southwest/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Low-Flow Toilets Cause A Stink In San Francisco – Not enough oomph to move the waste through ((SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/28/BAVP1HUSUD.DTL

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

New Federal Air Pollution Regulations A Challenge For Nippon Paper Mill (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20110227/NEWS/302279976

University Of British Columbia Gets $11.2 Million To Advance Bioenergy Project (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/gets+million+advance+bioenergy+project/4341356/story.html

Idaho Officials Pushing For Geothermal Energy (Associated Press)

http://www2.wjtv.com/news/2011/feb/26/idaho-officials-pushing-for-geothermal-energy-ar-1509298/

Native American Groups Sue To Stop Solar Projects (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/02/27/state/n115757S40.DTL

A Solar Power Struggle in Town and Country (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/02/a-solar-power-struggle-in-town-and-country?cmpid=rss

Renewable Energy Costs in Michigan Lower than First Anticipated as A 2015 Mandate Approaches (Muskegon Chronicle, MI – Yes, but take a look at the cost per megawatt hour in the table…YIKES!)

http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/02/renewable_energy_costs_in_mich.html

Wind Farms and Deadly Skies - Turbines on Texas Coast Killing Thousands of Birds, Bats Each Year (San Antonio Express News, TX)

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/environment/article/Wind-farms-and-deadly-skies-1032765.php

Netherlands - Lack Of Wind Hits Wind Energy Production (Dutch News)

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2011/02/lack_of_wind_hits_wind_energy.php

Op/Ed – Wind Isn't Cheap; Just Look At Denmark (Virginia Pilot, Hampton Roads, VA)

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/02/wind-isnt-cheap-just-look-denmark

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Op/Ed - As The Power Bill Rises, Invest In Electricity Saving Measures (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/opinion/article_2bc1df16-41f9-11e0-a1fb-001cc4c03286.html

Oregon - Groups Seek Support Of Efficiency Legislation (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2011/02/groups-seeks-support-of-efficiency.html

Penguin Windows Plans Chapter 11 Reorganization (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2014359734_penguin01.html

Energy Conservation, The Power of Knowledge - With new monitors, homeowners can keep track of their electricity use in real time. It can make all the difference (Wall Street Journal)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703293204576105964069755504.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Study: Lodgepole Pine Gone From Pacific Northwest By 2080 (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/117117288.html

“Climategate” E-Mails Rear Their Ugly Heads – Again (Reuters)

http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2011/02/25/climategate-e-mails-rear-their-ugly-heads-again/

Google Backs Weather Insurance Startup For Farmers (MSNBC)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41838030/ns/weather/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

A Monkey-Wrenching Environmentalist Goes on Trial in Utah (Time Magazine)

http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2011/02/28/a-monkey-wrenching-environmentalist-goes-on-trial-in-utah/

Around the States: California Legislation, Offshore Wind Incentives, Montana Republicans (IB Times, UK)

http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/20110228/around-states-california-legislation-offshore-wind-incentives-montana-republicans.htm

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Spread Wireless Technology for a Shared Future (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorials/2014359748_edit01wireless.html

Google Mistakenly Resets An Estimated 150,000 Gmail Accounts (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2011/02/google-mistakenly-resets-an-estimated-150000-gmail-accounts.html

Qwest: Settlement Reached In Suit Over CenturyLink Merger (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2014335843_apuscenturylinkqwestlawsuit.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Congressional District Shuffle To Begin In Washington State (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/02/27/1561726/district-shuffle-to-begin-in-state.html

Oregon Congressman Wu Says He Was Hospitalized In 2008 For Reaction To Mental-Health Drug (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/02/wu_sayshe_was_hospitalized_for.html

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton Port Commissioner Miles Arrested for DUI (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1666:port-commissioner-arrested-for-dui&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=106

Boeing Already Looking For Tanker Workers (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/27030845/detail.html

Limits On Library E-Books Stir Controversy (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2011/0228/Limits-on-library-e-books-stir-controversy

Say Goodbye To Mercury Thermometers (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2014352219_thermometer28.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS

Crying Toddler Gets Stuck In Bank Vault

http://www.kirotv.com/family/27004927/detail.html

The Patron Saint Of … What? The Internet May Soon Have A New Patron: Saint Isidore Of Seville

http://www.newsweek.com/2011/02/27/the-patron-saint-of-what.html

Royal Wedding Sick Bags Making A Splash

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110301/od_afp/britainroyalsmarriageartoffbeat

Tree-Planting World Record Set In Philippines

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110224/od_afp/philippinesenvironmentforestrecord

SONG OF THE DAY

Three Dog Night - Out In The Country

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ1tF6LgB40

Energy News Digest for February 25, 2011

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

Follow the news digest on Twitter for breaking news & notices: http://twitter.com/energydigest

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Tanker Shocker: Boeing ‘Clear Winner’ (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/boeingaerospace/2014320058_tanker25.html

Bonneville Power to Wind Generators - Shut Down, and You Get Free Power (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2011/02/25/25climatewire-bonneville-power-to-wind-generators-shut-dow-22723.html

Tacoma Power to Lower Level of Lake Cushman (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1502:lower-lake-cushman-level-&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=106

New EPA Data Show Futility of US Carbon Dioxide Restrictions - China’s emissions alone will make reduced emissions in the Western Hemisphere moot (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/2011/02/23/china-carbon-dioxide-emissions-opinions-contributors-james-taylor.html

DOE Finalizes $96.8 Million Guarantee for Oregon Geothermal Project (Sustainable Business Oregon – Just don’t break the planet…)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2011/02/doe-finalizes-968m-guarantee-for.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Bonneville Power to Wind Generators - Shut Down, and You Get Free Power

·         Tacoma Power to Lower Level of Lake Cushman

·         Cowlitz Coal - Millennium Internal Email Reveals Goal of 80 Million Tons in Annual Coal Exports

·         National Transportation Safety Board Chief Concerned About Rash of Pipeline Cases

·         Newspaper: Oil ‘Megaloads’ Will be Downsized

·         California - Final Environmental Impact Statement for the McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project

·         Poll: Nuclear Energy Enjoys Majority Support Among Americans

·         Hackers in China Hit Six Petrochemical Energy Companies

·         Weak Chum Salmon Runs - Starving British Columbia Eagles Swarm to Dumps

·         Salmon Can Once Again Explore Marsh Mapped by Lewis & Clark

·         Canada - Cargo Ships & Freighters Called Threat to Local Sea Life

·         A Small Compromise in California’s Water Wars

·         California Water Company Auditor Guilty of Stealing $9.2 Million

·         DOE Finalizes $96.8 Million Guarantee for Oregon Geothermal Project

·         Jerry Brown’s Tough Choice: Green Energy in Hard Economic Times

·         Solar Projects Pit Green against Green

·         Solar Workers in Denver Protest Xcel Energy’s Decision to Scale Back Rebates

·         New Guidelines Would Temper Wind Energy Development Effects

·         GE & Alstom Prepare for Larger Wind Turbines

·         Paper Maker Turns Waste Wood to Biofuel, Jobs

·         Editorial - A Land Grab for Renewable Energy?

·         Renewable Energy & the Smart Grid

·         New EPA Data Show Futility of US Carbon Dioxide Restrictions

·         Severe Weather, Forecasting Could Prompt Force Majeure Rethink

·         Can Geo-Engineering Put the Freeze on Global Warming?

·         Using Solar Power to Extract Oil

·         Clinton: Too Much Ethanol Could Spark Food Riots

·         Interview: Rob Bernard, The Man Driving Microsoft’s Green Agenda

·         On Hiring Spree, Google Expands in Seattle & Kirkland

·         Editorial - Why the Web May Unleash the Largest Construction Boom in History

·         Tanker Shocker: Boeing ‘Clear Winner’

·         Politicians Jubilant at Unexpected Boeing Victory

·         Intel Survey: Mobile Etiquette Appalling

WORD OF THE DAY

Dilettante • \DILL-luh-tont\ • Noun - 1: an admirer or lover of the arts 2: a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge: dabbler

Barty was proud of his resume…the prospective employer was not. “It says here that you are ‘familiar’ with many software programs,” the interviewer intoned. “What we wanted was ‘proficiency.’ Instead of being an expert in these areas, I can only conclude that you are an expert dilettante.”

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

Bonneville Power to Wind Generators - Shut Down, and You Get Free Power (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2011/02/25/25climatewire-bonneville-power-to-wind-generators-shut-dow-22723.html

Tacoma Power to Lower Level of Lake Cushman (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1502:lower-lake-cushman-level-&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=106

Cowlitz Coal - Millennium Internal Email Reveals Goal of 80 Million Tons in Annual Coal Exports (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_8a86fa28-4072-11e0-b60d-001cc4c002e0.html

National Transportation Safety Board Chief Concerned About Rash of Pipeline Cases (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_17475680

Newspaper: Oil ‘Megaloads’ Will be Downsized (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014329768_apusmegaloads1stld.html

California - Final Environmental Impact Statement for the McCloud-Pit Hydroelectric Project (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

http://www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower/enviro/eis/2011/02-25-11.asp

Poll: Nuclear Energy Enjoys Majority Support Among Americans (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.elp.com/index/display/article-display.articles.electric-light-power.generation.nuclear.2011.02.Poll__Nuclear_energy_enjoys_majority_support_among_Americans.QP129867.dcmp=rss.page=1.html

Hackers in China Hit Six Petrochemical Energy Companies (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/25/BUUG1HTM44.DTL

FISH & WILDLIFE

Weak Chum Salmon Runs - Starving British Columbia Eagles Swarm to Dumps (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/02/24/bc-starving-eagles-dump.html

Salmon Can Once Again Explore Marsh Mapped by Lewis & Clark (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/67725-salmon-can-now-explore-marsh-mapped-lewis-and-clark/

Canada - Cargo Ships & Freighters Called Threat to Local Sea Life (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Cargo+ships+freighters+called+threat+local+life/4345774/story.html

A Small Compromise in California’s Water Wars (NY Times - Mmmm, Smoked Smelt)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/25/a-mini-compromise-in-californias-water-wars/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

California Water Company Auditor Guilty of Stealing $9.2 Million (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/02/24/BA3L1HU15T.DTL

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

DOE Finalizes $96.8 Million Guarantee for Oregon Geothermal Project (Sustainable Business Oregon – Just don’t break the planet…)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2011/02/doe-finalizes-968m-guarantee-for.html

Jerry Brown’s Tough Choice: Green Energy in Hard Economic Times (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2011/0224/Jerry-Brown-s-tough-choice-green-energy-in-hard-economic-times

Solar Projects Pit Green against Green (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/solar-projects-pit-green-against-green/

Solar Workers in Denver Protest Xcel Energy’s Decision to Scale Back Rebates (Associated Press)

http://www.kdvr.com/news/sns-ap-co-xgr--xcelenergy-solarincentives,0,734130.story

New Guidelines Would Temper Wind Energy Development Effects (Twin Falls Times-News, ID)

http://www.magicvalley.com/news/local/twin-falls/article_9fb5f3b7-c022-5e33-904e-02548e8cb002.html

GE & Alstom Prepare for Larger Wind Turbines - Big is better in wind technology, judging by two recent developments in the industry (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/02/ge-and-alstom-prepare-for-larger-wind-turbines?cmpid=rss

Paper Maker Turns Waste Wood to Biofuel, Jobs (Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, MA)

http://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_17477557

Editorial - A Land Grab for Renewable Energy? (Denver Post, CO)

http://www.denverpost.com/ditmer/ci_17476154

Renewable Energy & the Smart Grid - New techniques in renewable energy forecasting can lead to a smarter, more reliable grid (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/02/smart-grid-renewable-energy-and-the-smart-grid

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

New EPA Data Show Futility of US Carbon Dioxide Restrictions - China’s emissions alone will make reduced emissions in the Western Hemisphere moot (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/2011/02/23/china-carbon-dioxide-emissions-opinions-contributors-james-taylor.html

Severe Weather, Forecasting Could Prompt Force Majeure Rethink (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/25/us-climate-contracts-idUSTRE71O1VE20110225

Can Geo-Engineering Put the Freeze on Global Warming? (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2011-02-25-geoengineering25_CV_N.htm?csp=34money

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Using Solar Power to Extract Oil (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/24/using-solar-power-to-extract-oil/

Clinton: Too Much Ethanol Could Spark Food Riots (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110225/ap_on_re_us/us_clinton_biofuels

Interview: Rob Bernard, The Man Driving Microsoft’s Green Agenda (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/feb/24/microsoft-green-agenda

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

On Hiring Spree, Google Expands in Seattle & Kirkland (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/technologybrierdudleysblog/2014324707_on_hiring_spree_google_adds_se.html

Editorial - Why the Web May Unleash the Largest Construction Boom in History (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2011/0225/Why-the-Web-may-unleash-the-largest-construction-boom-in-history

GENERAL NEWS

Tanker Shocker: Boeing ‘Clear Winner’ (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/boeingaerospace/2014320058_tanker25.html

Politicians Jubilant at Unexpected Boeing Victory (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2014325054_tankerside25.html

Intel Survey: Mobile Etiquette Appalling (Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2011/02/25/intel-pew-survey-mobile-etiquette.html

DIVERSIONS

Vinyl Records Spin Back into Vogue

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2011-02-25-vinyl25_ST_N.htm?csp=34tech

Washington State Bill Would Narrow Definition of Service Animals

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/116900448.html

Quieter Biodegradable Bag Set for SunChips

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/02/25/1559051/quieter-biodegradable-bag-set.html

KFC Customer Receives Cash Loot Instead of Food Order at Drive-Through

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/02/25/kfc-customer-receives-cash-loot-instead-of-food-order-at-drive-through/

SONG OF THE DAY

Boston - Rock & Roll Band

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGC3063J-co