Friday, June 11, 2010

Energy News Digest for June 11, 2010

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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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Bonneville Power Administration Trims Wind, Nuclear Output to Help Fish (Reuters)

Nez Perce Say Feds’ Water Priorities Are Skewed (Courthouse News Service)

Mason County Community of Allyn Granted Water Rights (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Massachusetts Study: Wood Power Worse Polluter Than Coal “...Biomass has long been part of the…portfolio of renewable energy sources, along with solar, wind & geothermal energy…” (Associated Press)

Mason County Auditor's Office Holding Primary Election Lot Draw Friday (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Bonneville Power Administration Trims Wind, Nuclear Output to Help Fish
·         Fitch Rates Clark County Public Utility District Bonds ‘A+’; Outlook Stable
·         Grant PUD Firm on Crescent Bar
·         California – Pacific Gas & Electric’s Prop. 16 Lost Big in Its Service Area
·         Polls: Americans Still Worried About Global Warming
·         Will New York Rebel Against Oil & Natural Gas Fracking?
·         Kentucky - Residents Worry about Pollution from Coal Plant
·         Colorado - Black Hills Rate Hike Could Have Been Higher - Than Ten Percent
·         Hawaii Begins Study of Undersea Power Cable Plan
·         British Petroleum - A Branding Nightmare
·         Summer Salmon Season Starts Wednesday on Columbia
·         Nez Perce Say Feds’ Water Priorities Are Skewed
·         Seals’ Whiskers Can Track Fish from Hundreds of Feet Away
·         Scientists to Begin Charting Amazing Coral Colonies in Ocean off Olympic Peninsula
·         Mason County Community of Allyn Granted Water Rights
·         Aberdeen City Council Puts Off Chehalis River Dam Decision
·         Pend Oreille Basin Board Seeks EIS on BPA Plan for Lake’s Water Level
·         Dishwasher Soap Rules Go Statewide
·         Massachusetts Study: Wood Power Worse Polluter Than Coal
·         Wood Burning Power Plants May Hurt Global Warming Fight
·         New York Wood Boiler Dealers Up in Arms
·         Air Emissions Control for the Biomass Industry
·         Oregon Geothermal Plant Project Gets Funding - A $102.2-million loan guarantee
·         BP Oil Spill: Renewable Energy Looking Pretty Good Now
·         Op/Ed – Radar Ridge, et. al.: Earth-Friendliness Wrapped in Red Tape
·         Massachusetts - State Suspends Rule That Utilities Buy Local Green Energy
·         North Carolina House Passes Bill to Boost Renewable Energy
·         NY Solar Bill Would Create 22,000 Jobs, US $20B Industry
·         Why the Wind Market is Hurting – Energy Conservation & Lower Natural Gas Prices
·         Washington Schools Invited to Apply for Energy Grants
·         Obama’s Greenhouse Gas Rules Survive Senate Vote
·         Resolution on Greenhouse Gases Fails, Could Boost Energy Bill
·         Study: Shrinking Glaciers to Spark Asian Food Shortages
·         Calling Mr. Clean - Can Whiter Clouds Reduce Global Warming?
·         FCC, Public Safety Groups at Odds over Control of Nationwide Wireless Network
·         Twitter to Use Own Web Link Shortener
·         Tennessee - Data Center Looking at Lewisburg
·         Google Reverts to Spartan Look After Photos Flop
·         4:30 PM Deadline - Mason County Candidate Filings
·         California’s Move to ‘Top Two’ Primaries: An End to Political Parties?
·         Cell Phone Grace Period Over - It’s now primary offense to drive while talking or texting
·         LaTanya Clemmons Found Guilty of Rendering Criminal Assistance
·         Seattle Man Arrested for Suspicious Mail Sent to US Senator Jim DeMint
·         Man Accused of Threatening US Senator Murray Pleads Guilty
·         Extreme Avalanche Danger in Cascades, Olympics
·         Rupture Caused Washington State Refinery Blast That Killed Seven
·         League of Women Voters to Present Results of Study of Mason County Budget
·         Army: Bodies Misidentified, Misplaced at Arlington

WORD OF THE DAY

Nonplussed • \non-PLUST\ • verb - To cause to be at a loss as to what to say, think, or do

The local candidate felt he was prepared for just about any question regarding the office of dog catcher…that is until a left-field question was lobbed during the intense radio debate left him nonplussed, “if elected, what would you do about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Bonneville Power Administration Trims Wind, Nuclear Output to Help Fish (Reuters)

Fitch Rates Clark County Public Utility District Bonds ‘A+’; Outlook Stable (Business Wire)

Grant PUD Firm on Crescent Bar (Wenatchee World, WA)

California – Pacific Gas & Electric’s Prop. 16 Lost Big in Its Service Area (SF Chronicle)

Polls: Americans Still Worried About Global Warming (USA Today)

Will New York Rebel Against Oil & Natural Gas Fracking? (NY Times)

Kentucky - Residents Worry about Pollution from Coal Plant (Richmond Register, KY)

Colorado - Black Hills Rate Hike Could Have Been Higher - Than Ten Percent (Pueblo Chieftain, CO)

Hawaii Begins Study of Undersea Power Cable Plan (Associated Press)

British Petroleum - A Branding Nightmare (EnergyBiz Insider)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Summer Salmon Season Starts Wednesday on Columbia (Longview Daily News, WA)

Nez Perce Say Feds’ Water Priorities Are Skewed (Courthouse News Service)

Seals’ Whiskers Can Track Fish from Hundreds of Feet Away (Christian Science Monitor)

Scientists to Begin Charting Amazing Coral Colonies in Ocean off Olympic Peninsula (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Mason County Community of Allyn Granted Water Rights (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Aberdeen City Council Puts Off Chehalis River Dam Decision (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

Pend Oreille Basin Board Seeks EIS on BPA Plan for Lake’s Water Level (Bonner County Daily Bee, Sandpoint, ID)

Dishwasher Soap Rules Go Statewide (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Massachusetts Study: Wood Power Worse Polluter Than Coal “...Biomass has long been part of the…portfolio of renewable energy sources, along with solar, wind & geothermal energy…” (Associated Press)

Wood Burning Power Plants May Hurt Global Warming Fight (Boston Globe, MA)

New York Wood Boiler Dealers Up in Arms - Just the talk about regulations has hurt business already; some say (The Daily Mail, Catskill, NY)

Air Emissions Control for the Biomass Industry (Biomass Magazine)

Oregon Geothermal Plant Project Gets Funding - A $102.2-million loan guarantee (Daily Journal of Commerce, OR)

BP Oil Spill: Renewable Energy Looking Pretty Good Now - A new Stanford University poll out of found that most Americans percent favor breaks for wind, solar, & water power (Christian Science Monitor)

Op/Ed – Radar Ridge, et. al.: Earth-Friendliness Wrapped in Red Tape (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Massachusetts - State Suspends Rule That Utilities Buy Local Green Energy (Boston Globe, MA)

North Carolina House Passes Bill to Boost Renewable Energy - including biomass, hydro-generation, solar, wind & geothermal heat pumps (Triangle Business Journal)

NY Solar Bill Would Create 22,000 Jobs, US $20B Industry (Renewable Energy World)

Why the Wind Market is Hurting – Energy Conservation & Lower Natural Gas Prices (Renewable Energy World – So, the bane of renewable energy is…CONSERVATION?)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Washington Schools Invited to Apply for Energy Grants (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Obama’s Greenhouse Gas Rules Survive Senate Vote (Associated Press)

Resolution on Greenhouse Gases Fails, Could Boost Energy Bill (Christian Science Monitor)

Study: Shrinking Glaciers to Spark Asian Food Shortages (Associated Press)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Calling Mr. Clean - Can Whiter Clouds Reduce Global Warming? (USA Today)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC, Public Safety Groups at Odds over Control of Nationwide Wireless Network (Washington Post)

Twitter to Use Own Web Link Shortener (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

Tennessee - Data Center Looking at Lewisburg (Marshall County Tribune, Lewisburg, TN)

Google Reverts to Spartan Look After Photos Flop (Associated Press)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Mason County Auditor's Office Holding Primary Election Lot Draw Friday (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

4:30 PM Deadline - Mason County Candidate Filings (Mason County Auditor)

California’s Move to ‘Top Two’ Primaries: An End to Political Parties? Modeled after a similar one in Washington State passed in 2004 (Christian Science Monitor)

GENERAL NEWS

Cell Phone Grace Period Over - It’s now primary offense to drive while talking or texting (Olympian, WA)

LaTanya Clemmons Found Guilty of Rendering Criminal Assistance (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

Seattle Man Arrested for Suspicious Mail Sent to US Senator Jim DeMint (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

Man Accused of Threatening US Senator Murray Pleads Guilty (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

Extreme Avalanche Danger in Cascades, Olympics (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

Rupture Caused Washington State Refinery Blast That Killed Seven (Associated Press)

League of Women Voters to Present Results of Study of Mason County Budget (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Army: Bodies Misidentified, Misplaced at Arlington (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

DIVERSIONS

Eastern Washington University Sees Red on Football Field

NY Lawmaker Got His Goat, & Horn in the Hand

Mr. Potato Head -- The Elvis Version?

Colonial Document Turns Up in Classroom

SONG OF THE DAY

Neil Young - Old Man