Thursday, July 8, 2010

Energy News Digest for July 8, 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

Heat Streak Peaking in Washington (Associated Press)

Body Found in Area Where Boater Ws Reported Missing in Mason County (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

Washington State PUD Association’s Relevance Questioned (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

Group Files Suit over Pacific Northwest Power Plan & Salmon (iStock Analyst)

Yakima Valley Water Supply Will be Normal After All (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Washington State PUD Association’s Relevance Questioned
·         Puget Sound Energy Plans Upgrade to Gorst-Area Substation
·         Thanks to Hydropower - Ground Broken for BMW Parts Plant at Moses Lake
·         AREVA Gets $2 Billion Loan Guarantee for Idaho Enrichment Plant
·         Janney Will be Interim Chelan PUD Boss
·         Central Lincoln PUD Lineman Gets a Jolt from Contest
·         New Commander for Walla Walla Army Corps of Engineers
·         Get Out! Dam’s Heritage Center Honors Wanapum History
·         North Carolina’s 400 Year Old ‘Mother Grapevine’ Sprayed With Weed Killer; Dominion Power Says ‘Sorry’
·         Group Files Suit over Pacific Northwest Power Plan & Salmon
·         Sockeye Streaming Up Columbia at Record Pace - Count of 353,000 & growing tops 1947 mark
·         Confederated Colville Tribes & NRCS Welcome Spring Salmon
·         Determined Cowlitz River Sockeye Salmon Returns to Hatchery Three Times
·         California - $80 Million Pacific Gas & Electric Battle Creek Dam Removal Begins
·         Yakima Valley Water Supply Will be Normal After All
·         Flows KO Kayaks in Chelan Gorge
·         Solar Industry Powers Up Slowly in Washington
·         Raising the Bar on Biomass
·         United Kingdom - Waitrose Looks to Open First Biomass-Powered Store in Isle of Wight
·         Editorial - Subsidies Are Non-Renewable
·         Think Twice: Why Wind Power Mandates Are Wrong for the Northwest
·         Recurrent Sells Solar Energy to Sacramento
·         South Carolina - Rally against Chicken Litter Energy Plant Planned for Thursday in Lavonia
·         King County Plan: Cut Energy Use in Buildings by Ten Percent
·         US Department of Energy Lags in Saving Energy
·         Global Heat Wave Hits US, Reignites Climate Change Debate
·         Carbon Dioxide Emissions to Rise 3.2% This Year, EIA Projects
·         Congressional Budget Office Says Climate Bill Would Cut Deficit by $19 Billion
·         A Flush of Funding for Carbon Capture
·         Bold Public-Private Venture Aims to Make Portland an ‘Icon of Sustainability’
·         Not American Enough for Biofuel Funding?
·         Solar-Powered Plane Flies for 26 Hours
·         The Parking Lot as Solar Grove
·         Service Planned to Mourn Geese Euthanized in Bend
·         AT&T Network Glitch Limits iPhone 4 Upload Speeds
·         Monday Furlough for Many Washington State Agencies
·         Lawmaker Says ‘Stick It to Seattle’ Tunnel Provision ‘is Real’
·         Northwest Congressman Appears Teflon Despite Ethics Questions
·         Body Found in Area Where Boater Ws Reported Missing in Mason County
·         Heat Streak Peaking in Washington
·         Mason County under Heat Advisory from National Weather Service
·         High Temps Could Create Smog in Washington
·         Surveyors Taking New Measure of Mount Rainier
·         Over Stalled Hawaiian Garbage - Suit Filed Against Trash Shipping Company
·         Workers Busy at Olympia City Hall Site

WORD OF THE DAY

Pensive • \PENT-sive\ • adjective - 1: musingly or dreamily thoughtful 2: suggestive of sad thoughtfulness

Darlene sat at her desk, her pensive expression looking to the entire world as if she was trying to solve a “dark matter” problem for her upcoming physics treatise. Unknown to her admiring observers was that her dreamy expression was hiding the fact that she had just finished her “New York Times” crossword puzzle in record time.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Washington State PUD Association’s Relevance Questioned (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

Puget Sound Energy Plans Upgrade to Gorst-Area Substation (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Ground Broken for BMW Parts Plant at Moses Lake “…drawn to central Washington…by cheap & sustainable hydropower…” (Associated Press)

AREVA Gets $2 Billion Loan Guarantee for Idaho Enrichment Plant (Nuclear Street)

Janney Will be Interim Chelan PUD Boss (Wenatchee World, WA)

Central Lincoln PUD Lineman Gets a Jolt from Contest (Newport News Times, OR)

New Commander for Walla Walla Army Corps of Engineers (Associated Press)

Get Out! Dam’s Heritage Center Honors Wanapum History (Wenatchee World, WA)

North Carolina’s 400 Year Old ‘Mother Grapevine’ Sprayed With Weed Killer; Dominion Power Says ‘Sorry’ (WSOC-TV, Charlotte, NC)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Group Files Suit over Pacific Northwest Power Plan & Salmon (iStock Analyst)

Sockeye Streaming Up Columbia at Record Pace - Count of 353,000 & growing tops 1947 mark (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Confederated Colville Tribes & NRCS Welcome Spring Salmon (Indian Country Today)

Determined Cowlitz River Sockeye Salmon Returns to Hatchery Three Times (Seattle Times)

California - $80 Million Pacific Gas & Electric Battle Creek Dam Removal Begins (Redding Record Searchlight, CA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Yakima Valley Water Supply Will be Normal After All (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

Flows KO Kayaks in Chelan Gorge (Wenatchee World, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Solar Industry Powers Up Slowly in Washington (Seattle Times)

Raising the Bar on Biomass (NY Times)

United Kingdom - Waitrose Looks to Open First Biomass-Powered Store in Isle of Wight (Green Wise)

Editorial - Subsidies Are Non-Renewable (The Shelby Star, NC)

Think Twice: Why Wind Power Mandates Are Wrong for the Northwest (National Center for Policy Analysis)

Recurrent Sells Solar Energy to Sacramento (SF Chronicle)

South Carolina - Rally against Chicken Litter Energy Plant Planned for Thursday in Lavonia (Independent Mail, Anderson, SC)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

King County Plan: Cut Energy Use in Buildings by Ten Percent (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

US Department of Energy Lags in Saving Energy (NY Times)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Global Heat Wave Hits US, Reignites Climate Change Debate (Christian Science Monitor)

Carbon Dioxide Emissions to Rise 3.2% This Year, EIA Projects (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

Congressional Budget Office Says Climate Bill Would Cut Deficit by $19 Billion – Money to come from sale of carbon credits in so-called a cap-and-trade plan (Associated Press)

A Flush of Funding for Carbon Capture (NY Times)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Bold Public-Private Venture Aims to Make Portland an ‘Icon of Sustainability’ (NY Times – Now, about that coal plant…)

Not American Enough for Biofuel Funding? (Courthouse News Service)

Solar-Powered Plane Flies for 26 Hours

The Parking Lot as Solar Grove

Service Planned to Mourn Geese Euthanized in Bend (Associated Press)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AT&T Network Glitch Limits iPhone 4 Upload Speeds (Associated Press)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Monday Furlough for Many Washington State Agencies (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Lawmaker Says ‘Stick It to Seattle’ Tunnel Provision ‘is Real’ (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Northwest Congressman Appears Teflon Despite Ethics Questions (NW Public Radio)

GENERAL NEWS

Body Found in Area Where Boater Ws Reported Missing in Mason County (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

Heat Streak Peaking in Washington (Associated Press)

Mason County under Heat Advisory from National Weather Service (Mason County PUD No. 3)

High Temps Could Create Smog in Washington (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

Surveyors Taking New Measure of Mount Rainier (Associated Press)

Over Stalled Hawaiian Garbage - Suit Filed Against Trash Shipping Company (Associated Press)

Workers Busy at Olympia City Hall Site - Crews work on surrounding roads (Olympian, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Official Iranian Haircut List: No Mullets, Ponytails, or Spikes

Bulls Thundering Through Pamplona for Annual Fiesta

Man Arrested After Lawnmower Ride on Highway

Egypt Unveils Discovery of 4,300-Year-Old Tombs

SONG OF THE DAY

Haircut 100 - Love Plus One (THESE guys haircuts would most likely be illegal in Iran!)