Renewable energy fight in CA spills over into BC

A renewable energy bill now making its way through California's state legislature could further accelerate the development of hydropower in British Columbia.

Environmental groups say PG&E is proposing amendments to the Senate version of the bill (SB 14) in order to import power from B.C. that would not only be cheaper, but would also be classified as “green.” When coupled with new state requirements to boost renewable energy, groups say this would further drive the recent “gold rush” for hydropower in the province.

All those red dots on the map are water power license applications.

LINK (Via: The Cleanest Line)

Here in Washington State Puget Sound Energy has agreed to sell nearly all their wind power to California.

Great Lakes fishermen less contaminated than a decade ago

Anglers who ate Great Lakes fish have 33 percent fewer PCBs and 43 percent less DDT in their bodies than they did a decade ago, largely because they changed their diet and switched to less contaminated fish, according to a study by Wisconsin researchers.

The scientists compared blood drawn from people in 1994-1995 with blood from the same people drawn roughly nine years later. Most of the 293men and womentested were sports fishers and boat captains who consumed large amounts of Great Lakes fish.

LINK (Via: Environmental Health News)

In other Great Lakes news.

Obama proposes $475M for Great Lakes restoration.

The 2010 spending blueprint released last Thursday includes a $475 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative led by the Environmental Protection Agency. It would target problems such as invasive species, runoff pollution, degraded wildlife habitat and contaminated bottomlands.

LINK (Via:The Chicago Trib)

Down Goes Utah House Bill 187!

Dreaming of the Take is reporting that the Utah House of Representatives has voted down HB187 which would have blocked public access to most Utah streams and rivers.

LINK

Underwater Armageddon

Bait ball mayhem from the BBC.

Dry Fly Waters

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Yet more Cheney coverage

The Cheney AMFF invite was part of the #1 story on Countdown last night. You'll have to wade through the rips on Rush before they get to the piece.