en-us Copyright Sightline Daily - all rights reserved newsfeeds@sightline.org newsfeeds@sightline.org Most recent Energy headlines from Sightline Daily, the Northwest news that matters http://daily.sightline.org Plone http://daily.sightline.org/logo.gif 427 69 The average price for regular unleaded gasoline in Alaska rose above $4 a gallon Wednesday, making it the first state in the nation to pass that mark. http://www.adn.com/front/story/406870.html Economy Energy Sprawl & Transportation Alaska 05/15/2008 Anchorage Daily News Climate-change litigation is heating up. Will the legal strategy that brought down Big Tobacco work against Big Oil? http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200806/conspiracy Climate Energy Environment Green Business United States 05/14/2008 Atlantic Monthly According to City Attorney Dennis Herrera, if San Francisco wants to see the Potrero Hill power plant, which spews pollution over the southeast part of the city, close down next year, the city's going to have to operate its own fossil fuel plants in the neighborhood. Some environmentalists say that's not true — that the city could develop enough renewable energy and use existing backup systems to obviate the need for the so-called peaker plants. http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=6350&catid=4&volume_id=317&issue_id=378&volume_num=42&issue_num=33 Energy Environment Pollution & Toxics California 05/15/2008 San Francisco Bay Guardian Alaska commercial fishermen are petitioning Congress to help them with their high diesel bills. Organizers say fuel costs are keeping fishermen closer to home — in some cases tied up at the docks. http://aprn.org/2008/05/14/fishermen-petition-congress-for-fuel-cost-assistance/ Energy Policy Alaska 05/15/2008 Alaska Public Radio Network Whether it's fixing a pothole or repaving miles of cul-de-sacs and curvy back roads, sweet, smooth blacktop continues to cost Snohomish County taxpayers more per mile each year. Repaving a road is running $210,000 a mile this construction season, based on the apparent low bid received this week by the county for summer paving work. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080515/NEWS01/637250600 Energy Environment Sprawl & Transportation Washington 05/15/2008 Everett Herald Here in Alaska, where melting arctic ice and eroding coastlines have made global warming an urgent threat, this little city has cut its electricity use by more than 30 percent in a matter of weeks, instantly establishing itself as a role model for how to go green, and fast. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/us/14juneau.html?hp Energy Environment Alaska 05/14/2008 New York Times Newly released documents show how the Grays Harbor PUD plans to structure its financing of the Cosmopolis Pulp Mill’s powerhouse purchase to make money on the deal and meet new state “green power” requirements. http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2008/05/13/local_news/02news.txt Energy Environment Washington 05/14/2008 Aberdeen Daily World A new state study concludes Oregon doesn’t need liquefied natural gas, raising serious new doubts about proposals to build LNG terminals in the state. http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.support.viewStory.cls?cid=100418&sid=5&fid=2 Energy Environment Oregon 05/14/2008 Eugene Register Guard Speaking at a panel discussion his campaign organized, the presumed Republican presidential nominee promoted nuclear power as an alternative to fossil fuels that are linked to climate change. Tuesday's meeting at a Seattle Public Utilities education center was part of a two-day Northwest swing aimed at boosting McCain's environmental credentials and distancing himself from President Bush. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004412459_mccain14m.html Energy Environment Policy Washington 05/14/2008 Seattle Times