Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Energy News Digest for June 29, 2011

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HOT SHOTS – TOP FIVE STORIES

Bonneville Power Administration Says Wind Power Cutbacks at Seven Percent (Associated Press)

Nebraska - A Long Road Ahead for a Flooded Reactor (NY Times)

Scientists: Remove Dams - Free-Flowing’ River Crucial to Fish, Society Says (Idaho Mountain Express, Sun Valley, ID)

Washington State Official Says Water a Serious Concern (Associated Press)

Future of Federal Solar Programs in Doubt (USA Today)

  • Bonneville Power Administration Says Wind Power Cutbacks at Seven Percent
  • Most Pacific Northwest Wind Energy Continues Uninterrupted
  • Tillamook PUD Rates to Rise by Five Percent
  • Mason County PUD 3 Personnel Conducting System Survey Through September
  • Montana - Southern Montana Electric Generation & Transmission Approves $300 Million Limit for Power Plant on Split Vote
  • Nebraska - A Long Road Ahead for a Flooded Reactor
  • New York - Cuomo Takes Tough Stance on Nuclear Reactors
  • US Senator Calls for Probe of Nuke Evacuation Plans
  • Lawmakers Seek Inquiry of Natural Gas Industry
  • Xcel Found Not Guilty in Power Plant Deaths
  • Vermont Utility to Discuss Competing Acquisition Offer
  • Feds Running a High-Voltage Gravy Train for Power Transmission
  • Scientists: Remove Dams - Free-Flowing’ River Crucial to Fish, Society Says
  • New Interior Assistant Secretary Nomination Has History of Supporting Dam Removal
  • Lower Columbia Picking Up Steam for Summer Chinook and Sockeye
  • Northern Pikeminnow Reward Catch Levels Improved This Past Week
  • Feds: Fungus May be Threatening Two Bats' Survival
  • Washington State Official Says Water a Serious Concern
  • Oregon - Urine-Tainted Mount Tabor Reservoir Emptied; Cleaning to Follow
  • Talk Focuses on South Sound Septic-To-Sewer Change
  • Georgia: Ruling on Water Favors Atlanta
  • Future of Federal Solar Programs in Doubt
  • Vestas Study: Intel, Whole Foods Among Clean Energy Leaders
  • Texas - Aspen Power Official Says Company Looking to Flip the Biomass Power Plant Switch by Late July
  • Simplot Receives Energy Star Award
  • Global Warming Continues as Greenhouse Gas Grows
  • Court Rules California’s Cap-And-Trade Program Can Advance
  • What Is Carbon Capture?
  • United Nations Names Endangered Sites
  • Olympic Peninsula is a United Nations Heritage Site
  • Phone Book Company Loses Court Fight Against Seattle
  • Greening of the Prairie -- Not Your Father's Kansas Anymore
  • Sabey to Build New Data Center in Virginia
  • Microsoft Office 365 debuts, gets slammed by Google
  • Google Unveils Latest Social Networking Feat
  • FCC Report Dodges Answers on Wireless Industry Competition
  • Satellite Broadband Still Promising to Someday Suck Less –
  • News Corp. to Sell Struggling Social Network Site MySpace
  • Inslee Pulls in $110,000 in First Days of Washington State Gubernatorial Campaign
  • Washington State Governor Gregoire's Chief of Staff Leaving
  • Washington Secretary of State Reed to Retire at the End of ’12, Urges Civility in Politics
  • Mercer Island to Pay $90,000 for Withholding Records
  • Metal thefts back on the rise again in Washington
  • Fed Sits On a Billion Unwanted Dollar Coins
  • Special Report: A Little House of Secrets on the Great Plains

WORD OF THE DAY

Amanuensis • \uh-man-yuh-WENTS-sis\ • Noun - One employed to write from dictation or to copy manuscript

“I’ve been suffering from an irritating amanuensis every day,” moaned the new judge to his grizzled, yet distracted mentor. “Maybe you should put some ointment on it and it will eventually go away.” A week later, the court reporter issued her resignation to HR.

WEATHER

Shelton Forecast and Weather Alerts



Most Pacific Northwest Wind Energy Continues Uninterrupted (Bonneville Power Administration)

Tillamook PUD Rates to Rise by Five Percent (Tillamook Headlight Herald, OR)

Mason County PUD 3 Personnel Conducting System Survey Through September (Mason County PUD No. 3)

Montana - Southern Montana Electric Generation & Transmission Approves $300 Million Limit for Power Plant on Split Vote (Billings Gazette, MT)


New York - Cuomo Takes Tough Stance on Nuclear Reactors (NY Times)

US Senator Calls for Probe of Nuke Evacuation Plans (Associated Press)

Lawmakers Seek Inquiry of Natural Gas Industry (NY Times)

Xcel Found Not Guilty in Power Plant Deaths (Denver Business Journal, CO)

Vermont Utility to Discuss Competing Acquisition Offer (Associated Press)

Feds Running a High-Voltage Gravy Train for Power Transmission (Grist Online)

FISH & WILDLIFE


New Interior Assistant Secretary Nomination Has History of Supporting Dam Removal (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

Lower Columbia Picking Up Steam for Summer Chinook and Sockeye (Seattle Times)

Northern Pikeminnow Reward Catch Levels Improved This Past Week (Seattle Times)

Feds: Fungus May be Threatening Two Bats' Survival (Associated Press)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT


Oregon - Urine-Tainted Mount Tabor Reservoir Emptied; Cleaning to Follow (Oregonian, Portland)

Talk Focuses on South Sound Septic-To-Sewer Change (Olympian, WA)

Georgia: Ruling on Water Favors Atlanta (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY


Vestas study: Intel, Whole Foods among clean energy leaders (Sustainable Business Oregon)

Texas - Aspen Power Official Says Company Looking to Flip the Biomass Power Plant Switch by Late July (Lufkin Daily News, TX)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Simplot Receives Energy Star Award (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Global Warming Continues as Greenhouse Gas Grows (Associated Press)

Court Rules California’s Cap-And-Trade Program Can Advance (Grist Online)

What Is Carbon Capture? (Mother Nature Network)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

United Nations Names Endangered Sites (Associated Press)

Olympic Peninsula is a United Nations Heritage Site (UNESCO)

Phone Book Company Loses Court Fight Against Seattle (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

Greening of the Prairie -- Not Your Father's Kansas Anymore (Huffington Post)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY

Sabey to Build New Data Center in Virginia (Columbia Basin Bulletin, Moses Lake, WA)

Microsoft Office 365 debuts, gets slammed by Google (Washington Post)

Google Unveils Latest Social Networking Feat (Associated Press)

FCC Report Dodges Answers on Wireless Industry Competition (Washington Post)

Satellite Broadband Still Promising to Someday Suck Less - Companies Hope New Satellite Can Let Them Compete with DSL (Broadband Reports)

News Corp. to Sell Struggling Social Network Site MySpace (Associated Press)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Inslee Pulls in $110,000 in First Days of Washington State Gubernatorial Campaign (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Washington State Governor Gregoire's Chief of Staff Leaving (Seattle Times)

Washington Secretary of State Reed to Retire at the End of ’12, Urges Civility in Politics (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

GENERAL NEWS

Mercer Island to Pay $90,000 for Withholding Records (Associated Press)

Metal thefts back on the rise again in Washington (KING-TV, Seattle)

Fed Sits On a Billion Unwanted Dollar Coins (National Public Radio)

Special Report: A Little House of Secrets on the Great Plains (Reuters)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER - DIVERSIONS

Study: Women Dig Dudes Driving Hot Cars

Boeing Rights a Wrong: The Flight Attendant Button

Chef Catches Flak for Treated Tap Water

Iran Plans To Send Monkey Into Space

SONG OF THE DAY

ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man