Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Energy News Digest for October 18, 2011


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

Salmon-Killing Virus Seen for First Time in the Wild on the Pacific Coast (NY Times)

Murray, Cantwell Send Letter to Bonneville Power Administration - US Senators Weigh In On Transmission Line Project (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Spotted Owl Advocates Pipe Up over Skamania County Whistling Ridge Wind Farm Proposal (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Oregon Sen. Wyden, Visiting SolarWorld Plant, Blasts China for Unfair Trade in Solar Products (Oregonian, Portland)

Report Shows Energy Efficiency Efforts In 2010 Marked Biggest Megawatt Savings Gain In 30 Years (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Murray, Cantwell Send Letter to Bonneville Power Administration - US Senators Weigh In On Transmission Line Project
  • Clark Public Utilities Energy Rates Will Stay Competitive
  • New Residential Rate Approved for Chelan PUD
  • Hermiston Electric Rates Going Up in January
  • City of Port Angeles to Continue Hearing on Utility Charge Changes
  • BPA Related McMinnville Power Outage Quickly Resolved
  • Bonneville Power Administration Makes Annual Payment to US Treasury
  • Now Open for Business - Snohomish PUD’s Project is the First Hydro-Power Plant to Open in the Sky Valley and the State in Almost 20 Years
  • Intalco Workers Vote to Strike at Ferndale Area Smelter, But Talks Continue
  • How the Columbia River Treaty Works
  • For Third Consecutive Month, Tennessee Valley Authority Cuts Rate
  • Salmon-Killing Virus Seen for First Time in the Wild on the Pacific Coast
  • Task Force to Weigh In On Whether to Kill & Remove Sea Lions Feasting on Fish
  • Idaho Power Begins Fall Chinook Flow Regime;
  • Olympia Area Watershed Workers Unite
  • John’s Prairie Shelton-Area Water Agreement Ready
  • Spotted Owl Advocates Pipe Up over Skamania County Whistling Ridge Wind Farm Proposal
  • Oregon Sen. Wyden, Visiting SolarWorld Plant, Blasts China for Unfair Trade in Solar Products
  • Light Shed on Solar, Other Elements of Energy Efficiency, Cost at Jefferson County Chamber Session
  • Report Shows Energy Efficiency Efforts In 2010 Marked Biggest Megawatt Savings Gain In 30 Years
  • Microsoft Closes $8.5 Billion Deal to Buy Skype
  • Chelan PUD Fiber Plan Delayed Until April
  • Tacoma’s Click! Network Hires General Manager
  • Ruling Brings Release of Washing6on State Referendum 71 Signers' Names
  • Occupy Olympia Group Moving to Heritage Park
  • Man Says Wife Tried to Cut His Head Off With Power Saw
  • Speed Limit Going Down on 101 Near Capitol Auto Mall
  • Winter Weather Awareness Week
  • Kirkland Mansion Squatter Sues City, Claims False Arrest

WORD OF THE DAY

Credulous • \KRED-juh-luss\ • Adjective - 1: ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence

“Remember,” admonished the Italian tour guide to his wide-eyed, credulous American flock, “Rolex watches are NOT sold on the streets of Naples, nor are they made in China.”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Murray, Cantwell Send Letter to Bonneville Power Administration - US Senators Weigh In On Transmission Line Project (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Clark Public Utilities Energy Rates Will Stay Competitive - Effects of proposed hike dulled in several ways (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

New Residential Rate Approved for Chelan PUD - Industrial Rates Still Under Discussion (Wenatchee World, WA)

Hermiston Electric Rates Going Up in January (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)

City of Port Angeles to Continue Hearing on Utility Charge Changes (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

BPA Related McMinnville Power Outage Quickly Resolved (Yamhill Valley News Register, OR)

Bonneville Power Administration Makes Annual Payment to US Treasury (Bonneville Power Administration)

Now Open for Business - Snohomish PUD’s Project is the First Hydro-Power Plant to Open in the Sky Valley and the State in Almost 20 Years (Sky Valley Chronicle, Monroe, WA)

Intalco Workers Vote to Strike at Ferndale Area Smelter, But Talks Continue (Bellingham Herald, WA)

How the Columbia River Treaty Works (Wenatchee World, WA)

For Third Consecutive Month, Tennessee Valley Authority Cuts Rate (Associated Press)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon-Killing Virus Seen for First Time in the Wild on the Pacific Coast (NY Times)

Sea Lion Task Force to Weigh In On Whether to Kill & Remove Sea Lions Feasting on Fish at Bonneville Dam (Oregonian, Portland)

Idaho Power Begins Fall Chinook Flow Regime; Lower Granite Counts Show Good Spawner Numbers (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Olympia Area Watershed Workers Unite - About ten organizations work to help salmon habitat (Olympian, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

John’s Prairie Shelton-Area Water Agreement Ready – Mason PUD 3, City of Shelton & Port of Shelton participants (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Spotted Owl Advocates Pipe Up over Skamania County Whistling Ridge Wind Farm Proposal (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Oregon Sen. Wyden, Visiting SolarWorld Plant, Blasts China for Unfair Trade in Solar Products (Oregonian, Portland)

Light Shed on Solar, Other Elements of Energy Efficiency, Cost at Jefferson County Chamber Session (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Report Shows Energy Efficiency Efforts In 2010 Marked Biggest Megawatt Savings Gain In 30 Years (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Microsoft Closes $8.5 Billion Deal to Buy Skype (Seattle Times)

Chelan PUD Fiber Plan Delayed Until April (Wenatchee World, WA)

Tacoma’s Click! Network Hires General Manager (Tacoma Daily Index, WA)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Ruling Brings Release of Washing6on State Referendum 71 Signers' Names (Seattle Times)

GENERAL NEWS

Occupy Olympia Group Moving to Heritage Park (Olympian, WA)

Man Says Wife Tried to Cut His Head Off With Power Saw (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

Speed Limit Going Down on 101 Near Capitol Auto Mall (Olympian, WA)

Winter Weather Awareness Week (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Kirkland Mansion Squatter Sues City, Claims False Arrest (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

DIVERSIONS

Demias Jimerson, 11, Penalized for Being “Too Good” in Football

Man Lives Off Roadkill for 30 Years

Liberia's Human-Powered Wooden Trains

Seattle Superhero Dodges Assault Charges

SONG OF THE DAY

I'm A Train - Albert Hammond