Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » electricity http://newstalk870.am Fri, 24 May 2013 22:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Will Benton PUD Rates Rise in April? Public Meeting Will Decide Jan. 15 http://newstalk870.am/could-benton-pud-rates-rise-in-april-public-meeting-january-15th/ http://newstalk870.am/could-benton-pud-rates-rise-in-april-public-meeting-january-15th/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:00:46 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=115821 The Benton PUD is proposing a two-percent rate increase for residential customers beginning in April.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/could-benton-pud-rates-rise-in-april-public-meeting-january-15th/feed/ 0 (Townsquare media image) President Visits Storm-Blasted NYC Then Declares 'America Recycles Day' http://newstalk870.am/president-visits-storm-blasted-nyc-then-declares-thursday-america-recycles-day/ http://newstalk870.am/president-visits-storm-blasted-nyc-then-declares-thursday-america-recycles-day/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:49:46 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=107153 Perhaps the White House could have delayed this proclamation just a bit!

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/president-visits-storm-blasted-nyc-then-declares-thursday-america-recycles-day/feed/ 0 (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Wind Industry Dead In The Water-10K Jobs Lost Since '09 http://newstalk870.am/wind-industry-dead-in-the-water-10k-jobs-lost-since-09/ http://newstalk870.am/wind-industry-dead-in-the-water-10k-jobs-lost-since-09/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:00:33 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=53336 We see them everywhere--wind farms.  South of Tri Cities, the hills are dotted with wind turbines.  But across the US, the industry is shedding jobs quickly.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/wind-industry-dead-in-the-water-10k-jobs-lost-since-09/feed/ 0 (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Celebration Set for World's Longest-Burning Light Bulb http://newstalk870.am/celebration-set-for-worlds-longest-burning-light-bulb/ http://newstalk870.am/celebration-set-for-worlds-longest-burning-light-bulb/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:08:07 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=17928 Let there be light!

A celebration honoring the anniversary of a light bulb that has been on for 110 years at a fire station in Livermore, California will take place this weekend.

The 60-watt light, which is only powered to four watts, was turned on in 1901 and has been burning up like a Lady Gaga song ever since.

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