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 Idaho Power Co. is investing up to $1 million to seed the clouds above Idaho's mountains in hopes of increasing the snowpack that holds the water that will drive the hydroelectric turbines to produce the cheapest power the company can get. http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/978705.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IdahostatesmancomLocalNews+%28IdahoStatesman.com+Local+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader Energy Idaho 11/19/2009 Boise Idaho Statesman Technology and policy are coming together to promise electricity as abundant as sunshine and as freely available as the breeze -- and about as fickle. That could change. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/business/businessspecial2/19POWER.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=renewable%20power%20reliable&st=cse Energy California United States 11/19/2009 New York Times A new report from the advocacy group Physicians for Social Responsibility concludes that pollutants from coal-fired power plants contribute to four of the five leading causes of mortality in the US: heart disease, cancer, stroke, and chronic lower respiratory diseases. Coal plants still provide about 40 percent of the electricity used in OR and nearly 20 percent in WA. http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/physicians_group_details_healt.html Climate Energy Human Health Pollution & Toxics Oregon Washington 11/18/2009 Oregonian Senate Democratic leaders said Tuesday they would put off debate on a big climate-change bill until spring, in a sign of weakening political will to tackle a long-term environmental issue at a time of high unemployment and economic uncertainty. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125850693443052993.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us Cap and Trade Climate Economy Energy Environment Green Jobs Green Taxes Policy Pollution & Toxics United States 11/17/2009 Wall Street Journal On a book tour in Seattle, former Vice President Al Gore weighs in on the Copenhagen climate summit, Obama's efforts so far, the prospects for US legislation, pseudo-science and garden-variety denial. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010291286_webgore17m.html?syndication=rss Cap and Trade Climate Efficiency Energy Environment Policy Pollution & Toxics United States Washington 11/17/2009 Seattle Times Gov. Ted Kulongoski ordered a hurry-up review Tuesday of Oregon's incentives for renewable energy companies in the face of ongoing criticism of the tax breaks, asking whether the increasingly expensive Business Energy Tax Credit is necessary for continued expansion of renewable and wind energy. http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/11/governor_orders_review_of_ener.html Climate Economy Energy Green Jobs Green Taxes Policy Oregon 11/17/2009 Oregonian As their manufacturers see it, the electric cars entering U.S. showrooms as early as next year will be engineering marvels: stylish, battery-operated, zero-emission wonders. Yet for all their technological prowess, there's one practical question that unsettles the green dreamers and entrepreneurs alike: Where, oh, where, can you plug them in? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/16/AR2009111603706.html?wprss=rss_business Climate Energy Environment Sprawl & Transportation United States 11/18/2009 Washington Post Treasure Valley Solar is marketing a way to keep electronic devices revved up in the car without turning on the engine. http://www.idahostatesman.com/business/story/976013.html Energy Green Business Sprawl & Transportation Idaho 11/17/2009 Boise Idaho Statesman Close to a million electricity customers have signed up for voluntary "green power" payments, and the amount of electricity sold in this way has nearly tripled since 2005, amid rising concern about climate change and energy security. But the participants are in a distinct minority, with a sign-up rate of only about 2 percent in programs run by utilities. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/business/energy-environment/17power.html?adxnnl=1&ref=todayspaper&adxnnlx=1258473606-mGj4I5AnW+QF+Ktz4VYxCA Energy Green Business United States 11/17/2009 New York Times