Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Energy News Digest for October 19, 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

$10 Million Bird Bond May Doom Naselle Wind Farm - Contingency Fund Too Much For Pacific PUD & Other Developers (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)

TransAlta Preparing to Retrofit Plant to Control Haze Creating Emissions (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet) to Bring Cable Internet to Rural Areas (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Legal Battle over Use of Sludge Could Lengthen Due to Second Trial (Longview Daily News, WA)

Subsidized Charging Stations: Will Electric Vehicles Follow? (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • TransAlta Preparing to Retrofit Plant to Control Haze Creating Emissions
  • Umatilla Electric Puts $15M Loan into Regional Power Lines
  • Obama Pushes Power Line Project
  • Port Angeles Residents to Pay More for Utilities Next Year
  • Snohomish PUD Harvests Power with New Hydropower Project
  • How FERC Order 1000 Could Affect Hydro
  • The Lesson from Solyndra: It’s Time to Deregulate the Energy Market
  • New York - Studies Clash on the Impact of Closing Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant
  • America’s Largest Coal Power Plant Burns 11 Million Tons of Bituminous a Year
  • Seattle City Light Restores Historic Ladder Creek Light Show
  • In Salmon vs. Mining Alaska Voters Say No to Pebble Mine
  • Jellyfish Washing Into Puget Sound
  • Legal Battle over Use of Sludge Could Lengthen Due to Second Trial
  • Regulations Block LOTT Plant Plans - Reclaimed Water Expansion Challenged
  • $10 Million Bird Bond May Doom Naselle Wind Farm
  • California Has One in Four US Solar Energy Jobs, Study Says
  • Oregon Eighth In Nation for Solar Jobs
  • Solar Market Scouts for Cash as Subsidies Fade
  • California’s Green Tax Breaks in Question
  • Sharp Solar Launches First Products Since Camas Move
  • Texas Sets Wind Power Record as Coastal Wind Grows
  • Grays Harbor County Cities to Get Energy Frugal
  • Plugging in the Power of Social Networking
  • Global Warming a Threat to Polar Bears? Judge Orders Review of US Rule
  • Starbucks Worries that Climate Change is Putting World’s Coffee Supply at Risk
  • Subsidized Charging Stations: Will Electric Vehicles Follow?
  • Can Electric Cars Actually Save Electricity?
  • As City Plants Trees, Some Say a Million Are Too Many
  • World’s 100 Best Clean Tech Companies? Surprises Await
  • Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet) to Bring Cable Internet to Rural Areas
  • Ballmer: We’re Beating Google in the Cloud
  • Creators of Stuxnet Computer Worm May be Active Again
  • BlackBerry Outage Linked to Massive Drop in Traffic Crashes
  • Social Media a Growing Source Of Concern Among Firms, Litigation Survey Finds
  • Auditor: State Workers Used State Time, Computers for Personal Gain
  • Tacoma Defends Decision on Canadian Hire to Upgrade Website
  • Warrants Served in Lindsey Baum Case
  • Two Central Kitsap Boys Arrested After Gun Found at Elementary School
  • North Mason School District Taking Voters’ Pulse on Possible Higher Taxes
  • Chinese Airline Cancels Order for 24 Boeing 787s
  • Postal Service Raising Rates
  • Medieval Hobbyist Accused of Forcing Daughter to Swordfight

WORD OF THE DAY

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

TransAlta Preparing to Retrofit Plant to Control Haze Creating Emissions (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

Umatilla Electric Puts $15M Loan into Regional Power Lines (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)

Obama Pushes Power Line Project (Wyoming Business Report)

Port Angeles Residents to Pay More for Utilities Next Year (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Snohomish PUD Harvests Power with New Hydropower Project (Everett Herald, WA)

How FERC Order 1000 Could Affect Hydro (Renewable Energy World)

The Lesson from Solyndra: It’s Time to Deregulate the Energy Market (Washington Post)

New York - Studies Clash on the Impact of Closing Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant (NY Times)

America’s Largest Coal Power Plant Burns 11 Million Tons of Bituminous a Year (Gizmodo)

Seattle City Light Restores Historic Ladder Creek Light Show (Electric Energy Online)

FISH & WILDLIFE

In Salmon vs. Mining Alaska Voters Say No to Pebble Mine (Associated Press)

Jellyfish Washing Into Puget Sound (Tri-City Herald, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Legal Battle over Use of Sludge Could Lengthen Due to Second Trial (Longview Daily News, WA)

Regulations Block LOTT Plant Plans - Reclaimed Water Expansion Challenged (Olympian, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

$10 Million Bird Bond May Doom Naselle Wind Farm - Contingency Fund Too Much For Pacific PUD & Other Developers (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)

California Has One in Four US Solar Energy Jobs, Study Says (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Oregon Eighth In Nation for Solar Jobs (Sustainable Business Oregon)

Solar Market Scouts for Cash as Subsidies Fade (Reuters)

California’s Green Tax Breaks in Question (Associated Press)

Sharp Solar Launches First Products Since Camas Move (Portland Business Journal, OR)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2011/10/sharp-solar-launches-first-product.html

Texas Sets Wind Power Record as Coastal Wind Grows (Reuters)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Grays Harbor County Cities to Get Energy Frugal (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Plugging in the Power of Social Networking (Energy Collective)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Global Warming a Threat to Polar Bears? Judge Orders Review of US Rule (Christian Science Monitor)

Starbucks Worries that Climate Change is Putting World’s Coffee Supply at Risk (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Subsidized Charging Stations: Will Electric Vehicles Follow? (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Can Electric Cars Actually Save Electricity? (Washington Post)

As City Plants Trees, Some Say a Million Are Too Many (NY Times)

World’s 100 Best Clean Tech Companies? Surprises Await (USA Today)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet) to Bring Cable Internet to Rural Areas (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Ballmer: We’re Beating Google in the Cloud (GigaOM)

Creators of Stuxnet Computer Worm May be Active Again (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

BlackBerry Outage Linked to Massive Drop in Traffic Crashes (StreetsBlog)

Social Media a Growing Source Of Concern - And Discovery - Among Firms, Litigation Survey Finds (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Auditor: State Workers Used State Time, Computers for Personal Gain (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

Tacoma Defends Decision on Canadian Hire to Upgrade Website (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Warrants Served in Lindsey Baum Case (Olympian, WA)

Two Central Kitsap Boys Arrested After Gun Found at Elementary School (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

North Mason School District Taking Voters’ Pulse on Possible Higher Taxes (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Chinese Airline Cancels Order for 24 Boeing 787s (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

Postal Service Raising Rates (Associated Press)

Medieval Hobbyist Accused of Forcing Daughter to Swordfight (Seattle Times)

DIVERSIONS

Amazon Sued over Revealing Actress’ Age

US Senate Saves the Potato on School Lunch Menus

Seattle Company Rewards Entire Staff With Free Trip to Mexico

115-Year-Old Electric Car Gets Same 40 Miles to the Charge as Chevy Volt

SONG OF THE DAY

Rolling Stones - Mothers Little Helper (What a Drag it is Getting Old)