Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Energy News Digest for November 22, 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

Heavy Rain, Strong Winds Drench Western Washington (KING-TV, Seattle)

Clark County's Biomass Plant Proposal for Vancouver Is Dead (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Editorial - Lawmakers Must Stand Firm on Heating Aid (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Work Locker Never Searched - Investigators Set to Look at Items Stored at BPA Since Woman Disappeared in 1987 (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Trout Unlimited Backs Out of Columbia-Snake Salmon Suit (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Heavy Rain, Strong Winds Drench Western Washington
  • 70 Mph Gust in Bellingham as Second Storm Blasts Region
  • Gusts Reach 97 Mph near Oregon Coastal Town
  • Mason County PUD 3 Outages from Overnight Storm Being Cleared Up
  • Grays Harbor Wind Storm Update - Power Restored
  • Editorial - Lawmakers Must Stand Firm on Heating Aid
  • Work Locker Never Searched - Investigators Set to Look at Items Stored at BPA Since Woman Disappeared in 1987
  • Power to Keep Flowing, Trustee to be Appointed for Southern Montana Electric Bankruptcy
  • US Department of Energy Review Raises Concerns about Hanford Plant
  • Tree Trimming near Haven Lake area - Project Begins November 28
  • Alaska Co-op Moves Underground
  • Massachusetts - Power Lines: To Bury, Or Not to Bury -- That's the Question
  • Alliant, MidAmerican in No Rush to Embrace Smart Meters
  • Are "Smart" Utility Meters to Blame for Customers’ Wi-Fi SNAFUs?
  • Massachusetts - Federal Agency Chastises Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Owner for Shutdown
  • Missouri - Burns Hospitalize Copper Theft Suspect
  • Southern California Edison Asks Customers to Take Ten Minutes to Stay Safe This Holiday Season
  • Trout Unlimited Backs Out of Columbia-Snake Salmon Suit
  • Giving Shad a 30-Year Chance
  • Replanting Begins In the Elwha Valley
  • Ecology Approves Money for Yakima County Nitrate Contamination
  • Clark County's Biomass Plant Proposal for Vancouver Is Dead
  • Op/Ed - Clean Energy Isn’t a Clean Process
  • China Bends to U.S. Complaint on Solar Panels but Plans Retaliation
  • Wind Turbine Suppliers Fear Loss of Tax Credits
  • Wind Turbine Gearbox Study Raises Reliability Hopes
  • United Kingdom - New Scots Coast Wind Farm to Be Biggest In the World
  • Are Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs Really Worth It?
  • Fresh Round of Hacked Climate Science Emails Leaked Online
  • On Our Radar: Made With the Wind
  • Bill Gates Calls for Massive Increase in Energy Research
  • Federal Online Piracy Proposal Could Affect Local Websites
  • US Senator Murray Laments Failure at End of Long Road
  • Deficit Super Committee Fails: Who's to Blame?
  • Washington State Governor Proposes Half-Cent Sales-Tax Increase
  • West Coast Lumber Exports Surge in 2011, Thanks Largely to China
  • Moses Lake Stakes 'Front-Runner' Claim for Boeing's New 737
  • On This Day: President Kennedy Assassinated
WORD OF THE DAY

Pizzicato • \pitts-sih-KAW-toe\ • Noun - A note or passage played by plucking strings.

The dancing mice in the orchestral score of “Three Blind Mice” will be represented by the sharp, pizzicato passages. (to be read in a soft, nasally, pretentious manner…)

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


THANKSGIVING STORMAGEDDON EDITION

Heavy Rain, Strong Winds Drench Western Washington (KING-TV, Seattle)

70 Mph Gust in Bellingham as Second Storm Blasts Region (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

Gusts Reach 97 Mph near Oregon Coastal Town (Oregonian, Portland)

Mason County PUD 3 Outages from Overnight Storm Being Cleared Up (Mason County PUD No. 3)

Grays Harbor Wind Storm Update - Power Restored (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Editorial - Lawmakers Must Stand Firm on Heating Aid (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Work Locker Never Searched - Investigators Set to Look at Items Stored at BPA Since Woman Disappeared in 1987 (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Power to Keep Flowing, Trustee to be Appointed for Southern Montana Electric Bankruptcy (Associated Press)

US Department of Energy Review Raises Concerns about Hanford Plant (Associated Press)

Tree Trimming near Haven Lake area - Project Begins November 28 (Mason County PUD No. 3)

Alaska Co-op Moves Underground (Electric Co-op Today)

Massachusetts - Power Lines: To Bury, Or Not to Bury -- That's the Question (Springfield Republican, MA)

Alliant, MidAmerican in No Rush to Embrace Smart Meters (Business 380)

Are "Smart" Utility Meters to Blame for Customers’ Wi-Fi SNAFUs? (Gizmodo)

Massachusetts - Federal Agency Chastises Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Owner for Shutdown (Quincy Patriot Ledger, MA)

Missouri - Burns Hospitalize Copper Theft Suspect - Two men charged after copper stolen from power substation (Springfield News-Leader, MO)

Southern California Edison Asks Customers to Take Ten Minutes to Stay Safe This Holiday Season (Electric Energy Online)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Trout Unlimited Backs Out of Columbia-Snake Salmon Suit (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

Giving Shad a 30-Year Chance (NY Times)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Replanting Begins In the Elwha Valley (Seattle Times)

Ecology Approves Money for Yakima County Nitrate Contamination (Wenatchee World, WA – What a Terrible Headline: money to clean it up, or money to add to it?)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Clark County's Biomass Plant Proposal for Vancouver Is Dead (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Op/Ed - Clean Energy Isn’t a Clean Process (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

China Bends to U.S. Complaint on Solar Panels but Plans Retaliation (NY Times)

Wind Turbine Suppliers Fear Loss of Tax Credits (Crain’s Detroit Business)

Wind Turbine Gearbox Study Raises Reliability Hopes (Renewable Energy World)

United Kingdom - New Scots Coast Wind Farm to Be Biggest In the World (The Scotsman, UK)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Are Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs Really Worth It? (Christian Science Monitor)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Fresh Round of Hacked Climate Science Emails Leaked Online (The Guardian, UK)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/nov/22/fresh-hacked-climate-science-emails

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

On Our Radar: Made With the Wind (NY Times)

Bill Gates Calls for Massive Increase in Energy Research (CNET News)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Federal Online Piracy Proposal Could Affect Local Websites (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

US Senator Murray Laments Failure at End of Long Road - Senator focused on co-leading panel since August (Olympian, WA)

Deficit Super Committee Fails: Who's to Blame? (Christian Science Monitor)

Washington State Governor Proposes Half-Cent Sales-Tax Increase (Seattle Times)

GENERAL NEWS
West Coast Lumber Exports Surge in 2011, Thanks Largely to China (Longview Daily News, WA)

Moses Lake Stakes 'Front-Runner' Claim for Boeing's New 737 (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

On This Day: President Kennedy Assassinated (Finding Dulcinea)

DIVERSIONS

Epic fail for Qantas Twitter competition

Leonardo's To-Do List

The “Sound of Music” Comes to Salzburg

Man Leaves $1.28 Million Dollars at Sydney Restaurant

SONG OF THE DAY

Nat King Cole - Mona Lisa