en-us Copyright Sightline Daily - all rights reserved editor@sightline.org ask_us@sightline.org Most recent headlines about Energy and Washington from Sightline Daily, the Northwest news that matters http://daily.sightline.org Plone http://daily.sightline.org/logo.gif http://daily.sightline.org 427 69 An energy company hopes to break ground by late this year on a power plant in the town of Shelton, near Olympia, that would convert wood waste from logging operations into electricity. The company needs 600,000 tons of wood debris yearly to fuel its $250 million biomass plant. http://www.theolympian.com/business/story/1126936.html Energy Forests Washington 02/05/2010 Olympian Gov. Chris Gregoire has approved the Desert Claim wind project in Kittitas County, eight miles north of Ellensburg. Desert Claim, which becomes the fourth wind farm approved in the county, will have a capacity of 95 turbines across 5,200 acres. http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/02/03/gregoire-gives-green-light-to-desert-claim?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+yhronlinenews+%28Yakima+Herald-Republic+Today%27s+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader Energy Washington 02/03/2010 Yakima Herald-Republic Gov. Chris Gregoire is applauding President Barack Obama's recent push for nuclear power -- a stance that could cause political headaches in her state. Gregoire met with Obama and 10 other governors Wednesday to talk abut energy. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010974758_apwaobamaenergygregoire.html?syndication=rss Energy Environment United States Washington 02/03/2010 Seattle Times It's not so easy to make money in real estate these days. Seattle home prices are down more than 20 percent from their peak in 2007, and they continued to decline in 2009. But one group of investors thinks they can make money even in this market. Their plan is to buy up distressed properties and make them certifiably green. http://kuow.org/program.php?id=19324 Climate Efficiency Energy Environment Green Business Human Health Sustainable Living Washington 02/02/2010 KUOW Only three states added more wind energy capacity than Oregon last year - and only six added more than Washington. Texas' lead as the biggest wind developing state got bigger last year. But Cathy Belyeu with the American Wind Energy Association, says the Northwest is becoming a leader in wind. http://news.opb.org/article/6641-northwest-continues-growth-wind-power-producer/ Climate Economy Energy Green Business Green Jobs Oregon Washington 02/01/2010 Oregon Public Broadcasting A proposed Kittitas County solar power plant is entangled in a web of questions, such as how closely is the solar project linked with a nearby proposed community of at least 1,100 homes, is the project financially viable and is there enough sunlight for a solar farm in a Cascade forest? http://www.seattlepi.com/local/414684_solar1.html?source=rss Energy Environment Forests Washington 02/01/2010 Seattle Post-Intelligencer Kittitas County officials have announced that former Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Doug Sutherland is taking the helm of a new public-private partnership focused on renewable energy jobs and research. http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/01/30/sutherland-will-lead-renewable-energy-partnership?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+yhronlinenews+%28Yakima+Herald-Republic+Today%27s+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader Energy Forests Washington 01/31/2010 Yakima Herald-Republic Getting energy from garbage reflects a new environmental truth: renewable power is more valuable because we've made it so. http://www.seattlepi.com/local/414576_energy25.html?source=rss Climate Economy Energy Environment Policy Washington 01/24/2010 Seattle Post-Intelligencer Northwest dam managers will need to start filling the region's reservoirs earlier in the spring to minimize the impact of climate change on power production and salmon, a new study concludes. Water managers in Oregon and the West are realizing river flows from the past are no longer a good indication of what the future may hold. http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/01/climage_change_means_changing.html Climate Energy Environment Salmon Idaho Oregon US Northwest Washington 01/24/2010 Oregonian