Energy News Digest for November 19, 2009

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Nov 19 - After Overnight Storm PUD 3 Restores Electricity to Nearly 1,800 Customers
• Region Smacked Again; Stormy Streak to Continue Thursday
• Concern over Bonneville Power Line Amps Up
• Washington State Opposes Puget Sound Energy Rate Hike
• PUD Eyes Electrical Rates Increase for Lewis County
• Voices of the Past: Power for the People
• Oregon Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Proposal: Two Decisions Favorable
• A wreath for a cause - Northern Wasco PUD gets creative for the winter heating season
• Natural Gas Stocks Grow To New Record High
• Colorado Lawmakers Ask Congress to Limit Energy Bill
• Nuclear Options: Build More Nukes, or Work Existing Ones Harder?
• US Coal Industry Stakes Survival on Carbon Capture
• Transformer Maker to Open First US Site in Colorado
• To Build a Smart Grid, Start With Smart Meters
• World Bank Says Africa Needs More Hydropower
• A Surplus of Energy That Might Even Last
• Wahkiakum County Commissioners Take Issue with Wildlife Official’s Gillnet Comments
• Clog in Sewer Plan - Costs Rising As Brightwater Repair Hits New Snag
• After Outcry over Foreign Investors, Two Companies Shift Their Texas Wind Turbine Plans
• How Much Green is Too Much? Never underestimate the potential of NIMBYism
• Colorado - Going Green without Offending the Neighbors
• Chelan PUD Approves Rebates for Windows, Insulation
• California Now Requires TVs to be More Energy-Efficient
• Weatherization - ‘Cash for Caulkers’: The Details
• Seas Grow Less Effective at Absorbing Emissions
• Carbon Market Clouded By Uncertainty
• Feds Award $3.1 M to Northwest for Green Jobs
• Companies Call Government Incentives the Key to Green
• Microsoft’s Windows Azure Cloud-Computing Platform Goes Live Jan. 1
• Why Every ISP Needs a Fiber-to-the-Home Network
• AOL To Cut a Third of Staff
• FCC Imposes Shot Clock On Permitting Wireless Tower Builds
• New York Says Verizon Lagging On DSL/Landline Repairs
• Unemployment Rate Up in Mason County
• Hood Canal - Dolphins, Sea Lions Will Provide Security at Naval Base Kitsap
• $867K for Montana Tribe on Hold after State Audit
• SF Chronicle Op/Ed - Are Cell Phones, Grid the Next Cigarettes?
• Where to Call or Click in Case of Kitchen Disaster

WORD OF THE DAY

Littoral • \LIT-uh-rul\ • adjective - Of, relating to, or situated or growing on or near a shore especially of the sea

“Sneaker waves are just that,” shouted Abigail to her ill-fated friend as they were buffeted by littoral winds sending their hair flying like streamers as they watched the pounding surf hit the shore.

WEATHER

Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Nov 19 - After Overnight Storm PUD 3 Restores Electricity to Nearly 1,800 Customers (Mason County PUD No. 3)
http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=628

Region Smacked Again; Stormy Streak to Continue Thursday (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/70446862.html

Concern over Bonneville Power Line Amps Up - BPA extends comment period after complaints (The Columbian, Vancouver, WA)
http://columbian.com/article/20091119/NEWS02/711199958/-1/news

Washington State Opposes Puget Sound Energy Rate Hike (Puget Sound Business Journal)
http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2009/11/16/daily25.html

PUD Eyes Electrical Rates Increase for Lewis County - Costs Rising: Green Power Provision Pushing Electrical Rates Higher (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
http://www.chronline.com/articles/2009/11/18/news//doc4b043afb3d2b3590136755.txt

Voices of the Past: Power for the People (Vancouver Voice)
http://www.vanvoice.com/article/20335-voices+past+power+people

Oregon Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Proposal: Two Decisions Favorable (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010303819_aporlngterminal1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss

A wreath for a cause - Northern Wasco PUD gets creative for the winter heating season (Dalles Chronicle, OR)
http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2009/11/news11-18-09-01.shtml

Natural Gas Stocks Grow To New Record High (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010307109_apusnaturalgasstorage.html?syndication=rss

Colorado Lawmakers Ask Congress to Limit Energy Bill (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010298336_apuscoloradoenergybill.html?syndication=rss

Nuclear Options: Build More Nukes, or Work Existing Ones Harder? (Wall Street Journal)
http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2009/11/18/nuclear-options-build-more-nukes-or-work-existing-ones-harder/

US Coal Industry Stakes Survival on Carbon Capture (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNews/idUSN1041984720091118

Transformer Maker to Open First US Site in Colorado (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010303032_apustransformercompanycolorado.html?syndication=rss

To Build a Smart Grid, Start With Smart Meters (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/business/energy-environment/19METER.html

World Bank Says Africa Needs More Hydropower (Renewable Energy World)
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/11/world-bank-africa-needs-more-hydropower?cmpid=rss

A Surplus of Energy That Might Even Last (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/business/energy-environment/19SURPLUS.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Wahkiakum County Commissioners Take Issue with Wildlife Official’s Gillnet Comments (Daily News, Longview, WA)
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/11/19//area_news/doc4b04a8da52081429688438.txt

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Clog in Sewer Plan - Costs Rising As Brightwater Repair Hits New Snag (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010291437_brightwater18m.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

After Outcry over Foreign Investors, Two Companies Shift Their Texas Wind Turbine Plans (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/18/business/energy-environment/18wind.html?_r=2

How Much Green is Too Much? Never underestimate the potential of NIMBYism to throw a wrench in new energy projects (Wall Street Journal)
http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2009/11/18/nimby-how-much-green-is-too-much/

Colorado - Going Green without Offending the Neighbors (Estes Park Trail Gazette, CO)
http://www.eptrail.com/ci_13808443

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Chelan PUD Approves Rebates for Windows, Insulation (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2009/nov/18/chelan-pud-approves-rebates-for-windows-insulation/

California Now Requires TVs to be More Energy-Efficient (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010298552_apuscaliforniatvenergy.html?syndication=rss

Weatherization - ‘Cash for Caulkers’: The Details (NY Times)
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/17/cash-for-caulkers-the-details/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Seas Grow Less Effective at Absorbing Emissions (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/science/earth/19oceans.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Carbon Market Clouded By Uncertainty - The offices of London’s carbon trading companies are a little quieter than usual (BBC News)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8364397.stm

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Feds Award $3.1 M to Northwest for Green Jobs (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/70416062.html

Companies Call Government Incentives the Key to Green (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/business/energy-environment/19CLEAN.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Microsoft’s Windows Azure Cloud-Computing Platform Goes Live Jan. 1 (Seattle Times)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/microsoft/2010291493_microsoft18.html

Why Every ISP Needs a Fiber-to-the-Home Network (GigaOM)
http://gigaom.com/2009/11/18/why-every-isp-needs-a-fiber-to-the-home-network/

AOL To Cut a Third of Staff (Associated Press)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091119/BIZ/711199790/-1/RSS03

FCC Imposes Shot Clock On Wireless Tower Builds - 90 day limit to states &municipalities to approve or deny tower sharing requests, and 150 day limit to act on new tower placement requests. (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Imposes-Shot-Clock-On-Wireless-Tower-Builds-105562

New York Says Verizon Lagging On DSL/Landline Repairs - Timely repair rate at seven year low (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/NY-PSC-Verizon-Lagging-On-DSLLandline-Repairs-105553

GENERAL NEWS

Unemployment Rate Up in Mason County (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
http://masoncountydailynews.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=658:unemployment-rate-up-in-mason-county&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50

Hood Canal - Dolphins, Sea Lions Will Provide Security at Naval Base Kitsap (Associated Press)
http://www.kirotv.com/news/21653885/detail.html

$867K for Montana Tribe on Hold after State Audit (Associated Press)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010305417_apuslittleshellaudit.html?syndication=rss

SF Chronicle Op/Ed - Are Cell Phones, Grid the Next Cigarettes?
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/18/EDG91AM0PF.DTL&feed=rss.opinion

Where to Call or Click in Case of Kitchen Disaster (Associated Press)
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/nov/18/where-to-call-or-click-in-case-of-kitchen-disaster/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS

On This Day: President Lincoln Delivers Gettysburg Address
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/November/President-Lincoln-Delivers-Gettysburg-Address.html

Leggo my Eggo! Kellogg fights waffle shortage
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010299357_apuseggoshortage.html?syndication=rss

Lost man drives nine hours to get newspaper
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE5AH48D20091118

What’s in a name? More than you might think
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE5AG4BJ20091117

SONG OF THE DAY

BJ Thomas - Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYEvz0oniCM