Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Energy News Digest for November 16, 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

Wind Coming, Followed by Chilly Nights (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Report Calls for Changes in the Energy Department “the department spent nearly $13 billion a year to run 16 separate laboratories but that only about half of that money went toward actual research…” (NY Times – Note, not unusual: see university/higher ed grant overhead)

Columbia River Treaty a ‘Once in a Generation’ Chance (Invermere Valley Echo, BC)

Editorial - PUDs Shouldn’t Sell Broadband (Wenatchee World, WA)

Northeast US Carbon Trading Initiative a Success, Study Says (NY Times)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Columbia River Treaty a ‘Once in a Generation’ Chance
  • Lower Columbia CAP Flooded with Applications for Home Energy Aid
  • BC Hydro Ignites Hart Dam Project on Campbell River
  • Thirsty Power Plants Threaten Watersheds, Study Finds
  • Report Calls for Changes in the Energy Department
  • Florida - Progress Energy Bills Likely to Rise to Pay for Cost of Idle Nuclear Plant
  • A Long, Long Road to Recycling Nuclear Fuel
  • DTE Energy Offers Winter Storm Tips
  • These Are the Most Horrible Clowns I’ve Seen
  • Columbia River Pikeminnow Reward Program Reveal Angler Earnings Dip from Past Years
  • Vestas Launches LinkedIn Marketing Campaign
  • Beacon Power Says It May Have to Liquidate
  • Does the US Spend Too Much on Green Energy - or Not Enough?
  • New York - Vote Nears on Trash to Energy
  • The Power to Persevere: How One City Is Rebuilding Itself through Biomass
  • Iowa - County Looks to Remove Barriers for Those Who Want Wind Turbines
  • Restored Italian Mill Generates Clean Micro-Hydroelectric Power
  • Saving Money through Energy Efficiency
  • Northeast US Carbon Trading Initiative a Success, Study Says
  • Report: Greenhouse Gas Pact Contributes $500M to Massachusetts Economy
  • Study: More Recycling Could Add 1.5 Million US Jobs
  • Natural Gas: A Threat to Biofuels?
  • Editorial - PUDs Shouldn’t Sell Broadband
  • Facebook Warns of Recent Wave of Spam
  • Web Giants at Odds with Chamber of Commerce over Piracy Bill
  • Viewers Tuning In to Online Video for Longer Periods of Time
  • The Internet Isn’t Just Pipes, It’s a Belief System
  • The First Gigabit Wi-Fi Chip for Consumer Devices is Here
  • Steve Gonzalez Appointed to Washington State Supreme Court
  • Washington State Adjusts Workers’ Pensions
  • US Postal Service Loses $5.1 Billion, Could Face Default This Week as Financial Woes Mount
  • Wind Coming, Followed by Chilly Nights
  • November Storm is Chance to Test New Doppler
  • Snow Reported Near Seabeck, Belfair
  • Crystal Mountain Resort Might Open this Friday Becoming the First State Ski Area to Begin Winter Operations
  • Idaho Man Sought in White House Shooting
  • Search Resumes for Lindsey Baum in McCleary
  • Police Nab Suspected Military Headstone Thief
  • Murray, Dicks Present Version of Olympic National Park Wilderness Additions
  • Target Employee Petitions Store to Close on Thanksgiving
WORD OF THE DAY

Anachronism • \ uh-NAH-kruh-nizz-um\ • noun - 1: an error in chronology; especially: a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other 2: a person or a thing that is chronologically out of place; especially: one from a former age that is incongruous in the present 3: the state or condition of being chronologically out of place.

Bobby had to smile every time he filled out a form for a software upgrade for his turbo charged office PC. The order forms were only available as multi part NEC documents. The irony of this anachronism was not lost on him, especially since the documents required him to use his 1949 Royal Standard typewriter to fill them out.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Columbia River Treaty a ‘Once in a Generation’ Chance (Invermere Valley Echo, BC)

Lower Columbia CAP Flooded with Applications for Home Energy Aid (Longview Daily News, WA)

BC Hydro Ignites Hart Dam Project on Campbell River - Utility issues information request, wants replacement by 2017 (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

Thirsty Power Plants Threaten Watersheds, Study Finds (NY Times)

Report Calls for Changes in the Energy Department “the department spent nearly $13 billion a year to run 16 separate laboratories but that only about half of that money went toward actual research…” (NY Times – Note, not unusual: see university/higher ed grant overhead)

Florida - Progress Energy Bills Likely to Rise to Pay for Cost of Idle Nuclear Plant (St Petersburg Times, FL)
http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/energy/progress-energy-bills-likely-to-rise-to-pay-for-cost-of-idle-nuclear-plant/1201876

A Long, Long Road to Recycling Nuclear Fuel (NY Times)

DTE Energy Offers Winter Storm Tips (Electric Energy Online)

These Are the Most Horrible Clowns I’ve Seen—And They May Give You Cancer Too (Gizmodo)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Columbia River Pikeminnow Reward Program Reveal Angler Earnings Dip from Past Years (Seattle Times)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Vestas Launches LinkedIn Marketing Campaign (Sustainable Business Oregon)

Beacon Power Says It May Have to Liquidate (Associated Press)

Does the US Spend Too Much on Green Energy - or Not Enough? (TIME Magazine)

New York - Vote Nears on Trash to Energy: DEC warns against aid change without new edge for wind, solar power (Albandy Times Union, NY)

The Power to Persevere: How One City Is Rebuilding Itself through Biomass (Renewable Energy World)

Iowa - County Looks to Remove Barriers for Those Who Want Wind Turbines (Iowa City Press-Citizen, IA)

Restored Italian Mill Generates Clean Micro-Hydroelectric Power (Plant Engineer)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Saving Money through Energy Efficiency (British Broadcasting Corporation)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Northeast US Carbon Trading Initiative a Success, Study Says (NY Times)

Report: Greenhouse Gas Pact Contributes $500M to Massachusetts Economy (Boston Herald, MA)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Study: More Recycling Could Add 1.5 Million US Jobs (USA Today)

Natural Gas: A Threat to Biofuels? (Des Moines Register, IA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Editorial - PUDs Shouldn’t Sell Broadband (Wenatchee World, WA)

Facebook Warns of Recent Wave of Spam (Associated Press)

Web Giants at Odds with Chamber of Commerce over Piracy Bill (Washington Post)

Viewers Tuning In to Online Video for Longer Periods of Time (GigaOM)

The Internet Isn’t Just Pipes, It’s a Belief System (GigaOM)

The First Gigabit Wi-Fi Chip for Consumer Devices is Here (GigaOM)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Steve Gonzalez Appointed to Washington State Supreme Court (Associated Press)

Washington State Adjusts Workers’ Pensions (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

US Postal Service Loses $5.1 Billion, Could Face Default This Week as Financial Woes Mount (Washington Post)

GENERAL NEWS

Wind Coming, Followed by Chilly Nights (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

November Storm is Chance to Test New Doppler (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Snow Reported Near Seabeck, Belfair (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Crystal Mountain Resort Might Open this Friday Becoming the First State Ski Area to Begin Winter Operations (Seattle Times)

Idaho Man Sought in White House Shooting (Oregonian, Portland)

Search Resumes for Lindsey Baum in McCleary (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

Police Nab Suspected Military Headstone Thief (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

Murray, Dicks Present Version of Olympic National Park Wilderness Additions – Includes Land in Mason County (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Target Employee Petitions Store to Close on Thanksgiving

DIVERSIONS

Owner Finds His Used Car Was Fully Loaded - With Cocaine

Canada Introduces Plastic $100 Bill

Amnesiac Cellist Astounds Doctors with Musical Memory

Publicity Hounds - PETA to Kids: Would You Eat Your Dog for Thanksgiving?

SONG OF THE DAY

Jackson Browne - Cocaine

J.J. Cale – Cocaine (original version)