Energy News Digest for June 9, 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

La Niña May Be on Way Out, El Niño Returning (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jun/09/la-nina-may-be-on-way-out-el-nino-returning/

Get Used to It, Scientists Warn As US Swelters (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/get-used-to-it-scientists-warn-as-us-swelters/article2052811/

Bonneville Power Administration Giving Away Power (KBND Radio, Bend, OR)

http://www.kbnd.com/page.php?page_id=60248&article_id=8368

Op/Ed - Columbia River Treaty Negotiations Provide Opportunity to Work Together (Trail Daily Times, BC)

http://www.bclocalnews.com/opinion/123487534.html

Data from Puget Sound's Depths Tell of Marine Life at Proposed Tidal Turbine Site (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/jun/08/data-from-puget-sounds-depths-tell-of-marine-at/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Bonneville Power Administration Giving Away Power
• National Hydropower Association Releases "Guideposts" for Pacific Northwest Power Dispute
• Arizona Wildfire Races toward Transmission Lines
• Thieves Are Now Climbing Poles to Steal Copper
• South Carolina - Man Steals Electricity for Family: Electric Company Reports Increase in Theft
• Cowlitz County Coal Terminal Opponents Make New Push Following Fire
• Coal Companies Say Railroad Monopoly is Driving Up Electric Bills Nationwide
• Colorado - Report Estimates Cost of Boulder Municipal Electric Utility Could Top $622M
• Special Report: After Japan, Where's The Next Nuclear Weak Link?
• Northern Pikeminnow Catch Improves Slightly on Columbia River
• Tribal Officials Explain Dislike of Fin-Clipping Columbia Basin Salmon
• McDonald’s to Serve Sustainable Fish in Europe
• Op/Ed - Columbia River Treaty Negotiations Provide Opportunity to Work Together
• Dwindling of Colorado River Linked to Climate Change, Energy Production
• Family's Olympia-Area Farm Sale to DNR Angers Some
• EPA's Tests of Air Outside Schools Find Problems – Story Cites a Portland, OR School
• Data from Puget Sound's Depths Tell of Marine Life at Proposed Tidal Turbine Site
• Project Pits Green Energy vs. Wildlife
• Wind Farm without Buyer Gets North Dakota Go-Ahead
• United Kingdom - Hidden Green Tax in Fuel Bills
• With Help from Cowlitz PUD - Dick Hannah Toyota Dealership Implements New Energy-Efficiency Measures
• Oregon –Budget Passed by City of Ashland, But Conservation Post is Rejected
• Intel Research Eyes Home Energy, Building Efficiency
• Get Used to It, Scientists Warn As US Swelters
• Americans Still Split on Global Warming, Poll Shows
• Portland Should Brace for ‘Climate Refugees’
• Utility Groups Trade Blows on New EPA Emissions Rules
• USDA Testing Climate Credits for Farmers
• California’s Green Jihad
• Mitt Romney: No Apologies on Climate Change Stance
• Free Green Construction Job Training Begins
• Researchers Discuss Electric Cars
• Moses Lake - Start Your Sun & Get Ready to Race!
• US Is Falling Behind in the Business of ‘Green’
• Product's Green-Ness Often in Eye of the Beholder
• Irony - Portland Mayor Sam Adams Involved In Crash with Bicyclist One Block from City Hall
• 'Super Wi-Fi' Network in Doubt
• Analyst Tells Operators to Quit Whining About the Mobile Data Tsunami
• Levin: Broadband Plan Had 'Pretty Good Year'
• Rob McKenna to Run for Governor of Washington State
• Kitsap Democrats Set Timeline for Replacing Retiring Washington State Senator Phil Rockefeller
• A Federal Study Finds That Local Reporting Has Waned
• Mason County League of Women Voters Wins Award
• California Has Eliminated 29,398 State Issued Cell Phones
• Heat Grips Half the Nation, Schools Close Early
• La Niña May Be on Way Out, El Niño Returning
• Charges Filed Against Man in Allyn Crash That Killed 3; Case Delayed to August
• Boeing's South Carolina Move Gets Even More Political
• Meeting Tonight on Widening Hwy 3 in Belfair
• ‘Solar Flare 2011′ Means Spectacular Northern Lights — Maybe Even in Seattle
• “Scotty, we need more power!” CERN Scientists 'Trap' Antimatter for More Than 16 Minutes

WORD OF THE DAY

Compunction • \kum-PUNK-shun\ • Noun - 1a: anxiety arising from awareness of guilt b: distress of mind over an anticipated action or result 2: a twinge of misgiving: scruple

The dense, dusky silence of the early morning office environment provided the perfect cover for Bosworth’s nefarious activity. Stealing into the break room, the jittery janitor drained the newly made pot of coffee of each caffeinated drop, the carafe making only the slightest tinkling sound as he sat it back on the burner. Did he have any guilt, compunction, hesitation? No, for the voices in his head told him it was OK.

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 Administration Giving Away Power (KBND Radio, Bend, OR)

http://www.kbnd.com/page.php?page_id=60248&article_id=8368

National Hydropower Association Releases "Guideposts" for Pacific Northwest Power Dispute, Future Planning (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/national-hydropower-association/news/article/2011/06/national-hydropower-association-releases-guideposts-for-pacific-northwest-power-dispute-future-planning

Arizona Wildfire Races toward Transmission Lines (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2011/06/09/137075624/wildfire-races-toward-transmission-lines?ft=1&f=3

Thieves Are Now Climbing Poles to Steal Copper (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Thieves-are-now-climbing-poles-to-steal-copper-1417056.php

South Carolina - Man Steals Electricity for Family: Electric Company Reports Increase in Theft (WYFF-TV, Greenville, SC)

http://www.wyff4.com/news/28173264/detail.html

Cowlitz County Coal Terminal Opponents Make New Push Following Fire (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_bff73378-9241-11e0-bc2c-001cc4c002e0.html

Coal Companies Say Railroad Monopoly is Driving Up Electric Bills Nationwide (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/06/09/37225.htm

Colorado - Report Estimates Cost of Boulder Municipal Electric Utility Could Top $622M (Boulder Daily Camera, CO

http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_18233806

Special Report: After Japan, Where's The Next Nuclear Weak Link? (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/09/us-nuclear-power-emerging-idUSTRE75828N20110609

FISH & WILDLIFE

Northern Pikeminnow Catch Improves Slightly on Columbia River (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2015267756_northern_pikeminnow_catch_impr_1.html

Tribal Officials Explain Dislike of Fin-Clipping Columbia Basin Salmon (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/jun/09/tribal-officials-explain-dislike-of-fin-clipping-s/

McDonald’s to Serve Sustainable Fish in Europe (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/09/business/global/09fish.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Op/Ed - Columbia River Treaty Negotiations Provide Opportunity to Work Together (Trail Daily Times, BC)

http://www.bclocalnews.com/opinion/123487534.html

Dwindling of Colorado River Linked to Climate Change, Energy Production (Colorado Independent)

http://coloradoindependent.com/90545/dwindling-of-colorado-river-linked-to-climate-change-energy-production

Family's Olympia-Area Farm Sale to DNR Angers Some - Customers fear they'll soon lose access (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/06/09/1680837/familys-farm-sale-to-dnr-angers.html

EPA's Tests of Air Outside Schools Find Problems – Story Cites a Portland, OR School (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/environment/2011-06-09-air-pollution-schools_n.htm

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Data from Puget Sound's Depths Tell of Marine Life at Proposed Tidal Turbine Site (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/jun/08/data-from-puget-sounds-depths-tell-of-marine-at/

Project Pits Green Energy vs. Wildlife - Windmills on ridge planned at historic military crossing (Beaverton Valley Times, OR)

http://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/sustainable/story.php?story_id=130713234058225000

Wind Farm without Buyer Gets North Dakota Go-Ahead (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN)

http://www.startribune.com/business/123483054.html

United Kingdom - Hidden Green Tax in Fuel Bills: How £200 stealth charge is slipped on to your gas and electricity bill (The Daily Mail, UK)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2001181/Hidden-green-tax-fuel-bills-How-200-stealth-charge-slipped-gas-electricity-bill.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

With Help from Cowlitz PUD - Dick Hannah Toyota Dealership Implements New Energy-Efficiency Measures (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_2339f516-9241-11e0-b046-001cc4c002e0.html

Oregon – Budget Passed by City of Ashland, But Conservation Post is Rejected in Council's $94.6 Million Budget (Ashland Daily Tidings, OR)

http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110609/NEWS02/106090306/-1/NEWSMAP

Intel Research Eyes Home Energy, Building Efficiency (ZD Net)

http://www.zdnetasia.com/intel-research-eyes-home-energy-building-efficiency-62300651.htm

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Get Used to It, Scientists Warn As US Swelters (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/americas/get-used-to-it-scientists-warn-as-us-swelters/article2052811/

Americans Still Split on Global Warming, Poll Shows (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/09/americans-still-split-on-global-warming-poll-shows/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Portland Should Brace for ‘Climate Refugees’ (Portland Tribune, OR)

http://www.portlandtribune.com/sustainable/story.php?story_id=130713227325162200

Utility Groups Trade Blows on New EPA Emissions Rules (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2011/06/08/08greenwire-utility-groups-trade-blows-on-new-epa-emission-87246.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

USDA Testing Climate Credits for Farmers (Des Moinse Register, IA)

http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2011/06/08/project-aims-to-pay-for-farmers-for-cutting-greenhouse-gases/

California’s Green Jihad (Forbes Magazine)

http://blogs.forbes.com/joelkotkin/2011/06/07/californias-green-jihad/

Mitt Romney: No Apologies on Climate Change Stance (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/56580.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Free Green Construction Job Training Begins (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Free-green-construction-job-training-starts-this-month-123540089.html

Researchers Discuss Electric Cars (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kndu.com/story/14871295/researchers-discuss-electric-cars

Moses Lake - Start Your Sun & Get Ready to Race! (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/school_news/article_c38ce7ae-91f5-11e0-8445-001cc4c03286.html

US Is Falling Behind in the Business of ‘Green’ (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/09/business/09subsidies.html?_r=1

Product's Green-Ness Often in Eye of the Beholder (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2011-06-09-review-baig-green-tech_n.htm

Irony - Portland Mayor Sam Adams Involved In Crash with Bicyclist One Block from City Hall (Oregonian, Portland)

http://blog.oregonlive.com/portlandcityhall/2011/06/mayor_sam_adams_crashes_with_b.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

'Super Wi-Fi' Network in Doubt (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/56520.html

Analyst Tells Operators to Quit Whining About the Mobile Data Tsunami (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/broadband/analyst-tells-operators-to-quit-whining-about-the-mobile-tsunami/

Levin: Broadband Plan Had 'Pretty Good Year' - Despite Poor Map, and No Coverage or Competition Improvement (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Levin-Broadband-Plan-Had-Pretty-Good-Year-114614

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Rob McKenna to Run for Governor of Washington State (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/politics/Rob-McKenna-to-announce-run-for-governor-tonight-sources-say-123470589.html

Mason County Elections’ Department Site - 2011 Candidate Filings (Mason County Auditor)

http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/mason/Elections/CandidateInfo/Pages/2010%20General%20Election%20Candidates.aspx

Kitsap Democrats Set Timeline for Replacing Retiring Washington State Senator Phil Rockefeller (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/jun/08/kitsap-democrats-set-timeline-for-replacing-sen/

A Federal Study Finds That Local Reporting Has Waned (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/09/business/media/09press.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Mason County League of Women Voters Wins Award (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/8288-lwvmc-wins-award

California Has Eliminated 29,398 State Issued Cell Phones (Sacramento Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2011/06/08/california-has-eliminated-29398-state.html

GENERAL NEWS

Heat Grips Half the Nation, Schools Close Early (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Heat-gripping-half-of-US-expected-to-last-for-days-1416444.php

La Niña May Be on Way Out, El Niño Returning (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jun/09/la-nina-may-be-on-way-out-el-nino-returning/

Charges Filed Against Man in Allyn Crash That Killed 3; Case Delayed to August (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/jun/08/charges-filed-against-man-in-allyn-crash-that-3/

Boeing's South Carolina Move Gets Even More Political (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2015269434_boeingnlrb09m.html

Meeting Tonight on Widening Hwy 3 in Belfair (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/8209-meeting-on-widening-hwy-3-in-belfair

‘Solar Flare 2011′ Means Spectacular Northern Lights — Maybe Even in Seattle (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2011/06/08/solar-flare-2011-will-produce-spectacular-northern-lights-maybe-even-in-seattle/

“Scotty, we need more power!” CERN Scientists 'Trap' Antimatter for More Than 16 Minutes (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/0607/CERN-scientists-trap-antimatter-for-more-than-16-minutes

DIVERSIONS

Girls Who Play in Dirt Grow Up Healthier According to Researcher

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=493934

Does Coffee Make You Hear Things? A new study reports a link between caffeine intake and mild hallucinations

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2011/06/08/coffee_hallucinations/index.html

P.U. at UW: School's Corpse Flower Opens to Rancid Stink

http://www.nwcn.com/news/PU-at-UW-Schools-corpse-flower-opens-to-rancid-stink-123548259.html

Campbell River Garden Gnome Bolts for the Stanley Cup Final

http://www.timescolonist.com/sports/Campbell+River+garden+gnome+bolts+Stanley+final/4908580/story.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Johnny Rivers - Where Have All The Flowers Gone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpE8IiE437M

Energy News Digest for June 8, 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

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Scientists Have ‘Never Seen Anything Like’ Massive Sun Explosion (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2011/06/08/scientists-have-never-seen-anything-like-massive-sun-explosion/

Auditor: City of Seattle’s Utility Bills Higher Because of Lax Oversight (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Auditor-City-utility-bills-higher-because-of-lax-1413371.php

Utilities, Bonneville Power Administration Move Closer to (Residential Exchange) Agreement (Hermiston Herald, OR)

http://www.hermistonherald.com/news/utilities-bpa-move-closer-to-agreement/article_cfcd926e-9193-11e0-b6ea-001cc4c03286.html

Calling for ‘Achievable’ Target, New Jersey Governor Plans Cut in State’s Renewable Energy Goals (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/science/earth/08christie.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

McKenna to kick off run for Washington State governor – Gregoire Uncertain (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/06/07/1679232/mckennas-run-for-governor-kicks.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Auditor: City of Seattle’s Utility Bills Higher Because of Lax Oversight
• Utilities, Bonneville Power Administration Move Closer to
• Idaho Nuclear Power Plant Rezoning Decision Postponed
• Montana Supreme Court: In Electricity Transmission, New Law Trumps Eminent Domain Case
• Midwest Power-Grid Regulators Debate Best Way to Balance Costs
• Pacific Gas & Electric Board Works to Restore Trust in Utility
• Clalllam County PUD Employees Recognized for Years of Service
• Op/Ed - The Gas Is Greener
• Radioactive Politics over Nuclear Storage at Yucca Mountain
• Germany to Phase out Nuclear Power. Could the US Do the Same?
• Swiss Lawmakers OK Plan to Phase out Nuclear Power
• Power Plant to Steady Wind & Solar With Gas
• West Africa Rising: Why Indian Firms Are Bidding to Buy Up Nigeria’s Decrepit Electrical Grid
• Oregon - Beaver Dam Removal in Tigard Catches Attention of State Wildlife Officials, Neighbors
• Watch Out For Dive-Bombing Crows Protecting Nests
• High River Flows Pose Challenges to Western Montana Dams, BPA Says
• Wave-Powered Robots to Monitor the Oceans
• Calling for ‘Achievable’ Target, New Jersey Governor Plans Cut in State’s Renewable Energy Goals
• South Oregon Biomass Plant Nearing Approval
• Op/Ed – Port Townsend AirWarchers (sic) Worried About Biomass Cogeneration
• Connecticut - Renewables to Add $102 to Ratepayer Bills
• Editorial - Erasing Green Mandates
• China Agrees to Halt Subsidies to Wind Power Firms
• From a Special-Ed Class, Solar Evangelists
• Just How Climate-Ready is Portland?
• California Law Would Force Bay Area Cities to Plan for Sea Level Rise
• Planned Solar-Powered Bainbridge Development Could be the Greenest Around
• ECOtality Plugs In First Public Charging Station In Wilsonville, Oregon
• California’s Electric-Car Rebate Fund Runs Low on Cash
• Intel Explosion in Arizona Hurt 7, But Not Production
• Settlement Bars United Telecom from Offering Phone Service in Oregon
• Facing Data Caps, Consumers Keep Turning to Wi-Fi
• Tweet Costs Pennsylvania Development Agency Worker Her Job
• McKenna to kick off run for Washington State governor – Gregoire Uncertain
• More Mason County Election Filings
• Mason County Elections’ Department Site - 2011 Candidate Filings
• Lawsuit Hits Washington State’s Limits on Recall Contributions
• Gregoire Wishes More Washington State Commissions Had Been Cut
• Norm Dicks - His Antiwar Message Packs Punch
• Port of Shelton Enters Lease with TruFab
• Cosmopolis Pulp Mill Shipping First Product
• State Economic Data Makes It Clear Washington Still Digging Out Of Recession
• Times: 6,800 Tickets Issued Under Cell Phone Law
• Congress to Hold Boeing Hearing in South Carolina
• Scientists Have ‘Never Seen Anything Like’ Massive Sun Explosion
• OPEC Leaves Output on Hold, Causing Oil Price Jump
• Two New Elements Officially Added to Periodic Table

WORD OF THE DAY

Pianissimo • \pee-uh-NISS-uh-moe\ • Adjective or Adverb - Very softly —used as a direction in music

Shhhhh!

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

Auditor: City of Seattle’s Utility Bills Higher Because of Lax Oversight (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Auditor-City-utility-bills-higher-because-of-lax-1413371.php

Utilities, Bonneville Power Administration Move Closer to (Residential Exchange) Agreement (Hermiston Herald, OR)

http://www.hermistonherald.com/news/utilities-bpa-move-closer-to-agreement/article_cfcd926e-9193-11e0-b6ea-001cc4c03286.html

Idaho Nuclear Power Plant Rezoning Decision Postponed (Northwest Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=8934

Montana Supreme Court: In Electricity Transmission, New Law Trumps Eminent Domain Case (Associated Press)

http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Supreme-Court-New-law-trumps-eminent-domain-case-1414004.php

Midwest Power-Grid Regulators Debate Best Way to Balance Costs (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/06/07/2049049/midwest-power-grid-regulators.html

Pacific Gas & Electric Board Works to Restore Trust in Utility (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_18224900

Clalllam County PUD Employees Recognized for Years of Service (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=156675

Op/Ed - The Gas Is Greener (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/opinion/08bryce.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

Radioactive Politics over Nuclear Storage at Yucca Mountain (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/radioactive-politics-over-nuclear-storage-at-yucca-mountain/2011/06/03/AGiNJQLH_story.html?wprss=rss_opinions

Germany to Phase out Nuclear Power. Could the US Do the Same? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0607/Germany-to-phase-out-nuclear-power.-Could-the-US-do-the-same

Swiss Lawmakers OK Plan to Phase out Nuclear Power (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Swiss-lawmakers-OK-plan-to-phase-out-nuclear-power-1414577.php

Power Plant to Steady Wind & Solar With Gas (CNET News)

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20069679-54/power-plant-to-steady-wind-and-solar-with-gas/

West Africa Rising: Why Indian Firms Are Bidding to Buy Up Nigeria’s Decrepit Electrical Grid (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/Africa-Monitor/2011/0607/West-Africa-Rising-Why-Indian-firms-are-bidding-to-buy-up-Nigeria-s-decrepit-electrical-grid

FISH & WILDLIFE

Oregon - Beaver Dam Removal in Tigard Catches Attention of State Wildlife Officials, Neighbors (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/tigard/index.ssf/2011/06/beaver_dam_removal_in_tigard_catches_attention_of_state_wildlife_officials_neighbors.html

Watch Out For Dive-Bombing Crows Protecting Nests (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=491710

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

High River Flows Pose Challenges to Western Montana Dams, BPA Says (The Missoulian, MT)

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/article_0aecc918-9186-11e0-ab5d-001cc4c03286.html

Wave-Powered Robots to Monitor the Oceans (Gigaom)

http://gigaom.com/cleantech/wave-powered-robots-to-monitor-the-oceans/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Calling for ‘Achievable’ Target, New Jersey Governor Plans Cut in State’s Renewable Energy Goals (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/science/earth/08christie.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

South Oregon Biomass Plant Nearing Approval (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/jun/07/s-ore-biomass-plant-nearing-approval/

Op/Ed – Port Townsend AirWarchers (sic) Worried About Biomass Cogeneration (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=29374

Connecticut - Renewables to Add $102 to Ratepayer Bills (Hartford Business Journal, CT)

http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news18874.html

Editorial - Erasing Green Mandates (EnergyBiz Insider)

http://www.scoop.com/remote/article/include/252641415/53616c7465645f5f49c07018361a318b406fe223472bd2e68581902fa95425eddf89a5b9d284bf50

China Agrees to Halt Subsidies to Wind Power Firms (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/07/us-china-windpower-idUSTRE7561B920110607

From a Special-Ed Class, Solar Evangelists (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/from-a-special-ed-class-solar-power-evangelists/?partner=rss&emc=rss

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Just How Climate-Ready is Portland? (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/columns/2011/06/just-how-climate-ready-is-portland.html

California Law Would Force Bay Area Cities to Plan for Sea Level Rise (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_18228644

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Planned Solar-Powered Bainbridge Development Could be the Greenest Around (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/jun/07/planned-solar-powered-bainbridge-development-be/

ECOtality Plugs In First Public Charging Station In Wilsonville, Oregon (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2011/06/ecotality-plugs-in-first-public.html

California’s Electric-Car Rebate Fund Runs Low on Cash (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/07/BUOS1JQRCA.DTL

Report: ‘Green’ Buildings Could Harm Your Health (The Hill)

http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/165191-report-green-buildings-could-harm-your-health

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Intel Explosion in Arizona Hurt 7, But Not Production (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/06/intel_explosion_in_arizona_hur.html

Settlement Bars United Telecom from Offering Phone Service in Oregon (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2011/06/settlement_bars_united_telecom.html

Facing Data Caps, Consumers Keep Turning to Wi-Fi (Gigaom)

http://gigaom.com/broadband/facing-data-caps-consumers-keep-turning-to-wi-fi/

Tweet Costs Pennsylvania Development Agency Worker Her Job (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2015263047_apusworkerstweet.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

McKenna to kick off run for Washington State governor – Gregoire Uncertain (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2011/06/07/1679232/mckennas-run-for-governor-kicks.html

More Mason County Election Filings (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/8201-more-election-filings

Mason County Elections’ Department Site - 2011 Candidate Filings (Mason County Auditor)

http://wei.secstate.wa.gov/mason/Elections/CandidateInfo/Pages/2010%20General%20Election%20Candidates.aspx

Lawsuit Hits Washington State’s Limits on Recall Contributions (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/123440569.html

Gregoire Wishes More Washington State Commissions Had Been Cut (Associated Press)

http://www.kndu.com/Global/story.asp?S=14862114

Norm Dicks - His Antiwar Message Packs Punch (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/dannywestneat/2015258312_danny08.html

GENERAL NEWS

Port of Shelton Enters Lease with TruFab (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/8203-port-enters-lease-with-trufab

Cosmopolis Pulp Mill Shipping First Product (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2015263150_apwacosmopolismill.html

State Economic Data Makes It Clear Washington Still Digging Out Of Recession (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundeconomywithjontalton/2015263149_state_gdp_data_make_clear_wash.html

Times: 6,800 Tickets Issued Under Cell Phone Law (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/6800-tickets-issued-under-cell-phone-law-123459954.html

Congress to Hold Boeing Hearing in South Carolina (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/boeing/123455714.html

Scientists Have ‘Never Seen Anything Like’ Massive Sun Explosion (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2011/06/08/scientists-have-never-seen-anything-like-massive-sun-explosion/

OPEC Leaves Output on Hold, Causing Oil Price Jump (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/OPEC-likely-to-increase-oil-production-1414578.php

Two New Elements Officially Added to Periodic Table (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2015263007_apscinewelements.html

DIVERSIONS

Titanic II Embarks on Maiden Voyage, Lives Up to Its Name

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/2011/0608/Titanic-II-embarks-on-maiden-voyage-lives-up-to-its-name

Barbie Protest: Is Doll Destroying Rain Forests?

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2011/0608/Barbie-protest-Is-doll-destroying-rain-forests

Plenty of Room for Longview Amid the Squirrelscape

http://tdn.com/news/opinion/article_39b80ed8-9145-11e0-9d96-001cc4c002e0.html

Health Officials Stop Sales of Cicada Ice Cream in Missouri “Waiter, there’s ice cream on my bugs!”

http://www.wtma.com/rssItem.asp?feedid=116&itemid=29677487

SONG OF THE DAY

George Benson - Beyond The Sea

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUCABheaOV8

Bobby Darin - Beyond the Sea

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