Thursday, February 9, 2012

Energy News Digest for February 9, 2012


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

Bonneville Power Administration Releases Plan to Reimburse Wind Energy Producers (Longview Daily News, WA)

Wind Power Dispute May Have Mason County Power Impacts (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Okanogan PUD Appeal - Court Denies McKenna’s Request to Reconsider Goldmark Victory (Wenatchee World, WA)

Washington State Supreme Court Upholds Yakama Tribal Fishing Rights (Associated Press)

New Cost for Hanford Cleanup Projected at $112 Billion (Tri-City Herald, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Bonneville Power Administration Releases Plan to Reimburse Wind Energy Producers
  • Wind Power Dispute May Have Mason County Power Impacts
  • Okanogan PUD Appeal - Court Denies McKenna’s Request to Reconsider Goldmark Victory
  • Early Jolt: Goldmark v. McKenna - Today’s Loser: Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna
  • Update: Crews Restore Power to About 900 throughout Clark County
  • Regulatory Approval Is Expected for New Reactors in Georgia
  • State of Alaska Issues Permit for Coal Power Plant in Interior
  • Minnesota Power Proposes New Transmission for Canadian Hydropower
  • Washington State Supreme Court Upholds Yakama Tribal Fishing Rights
  • Douglas PUD to Rehab 45-Year-Old Hatchery
  • Two Belfair Salmon Groups Merge
  • Editorial - It’s Short-Sighted to End Fishery Restrictions
  • Animal Slavery? Judge Tosses Suit Seeking Orca Rights
  • New Cost for Hanford Cleanup Projected at $112 Billion
  • Debris from Japanese Tsunami Washing Up onto Local Shores
  • The Next Wave in Renewable Energy from the Ocean
  • In Our View: Sending Power Underground
  • Please Stay - Portland Development Commission Approves $1.15 Million Iberdrola Grant
  • Solar Tower Will Power Las Vegas at Night
  • European Grid Blackout Threat Weighs on Renewables Take Up
  • Thermostat Wars - Nest to Honeywell: We Will Vigorously Defend Ourselves
  • Wal-Mart’s Biggest Green Feat: Putting Sustainability on the Corporate Agenda
  • Seattle - Pioneer Square Companies Get a Faster Lane on the Information Superhighway
  • Historic Day for Gay Marriage as Another Fight Looms
  • Washington State Redistricting Challenged
  • Investigators Seek Two Women in Lindsey Baum Case
  • Westboro Church to Picket Powell Boys’ Funeral as Anti-Gay Protest
  • Former Thurston Landfill Employee Allegedly Kept Customers’ Fees
  • Truck Stolen from Olympia Parking Lot While Owner Asleep Inside
  • Quinault Tribe Closes Ocean Beaches on Reservation
  • Growth a Source of Pride - And Strain - At Some Northwest Tribes
WORD OF THE DAY

Adulation • \adje-uh-LAY-shun\ • Noun - Excessive or slavish admiration or flattery

“Your form of adulation is acceptable,” pronounced the science fiction writer to his overly appreciative fans. “But it’s totally creepy,” he thought to himself as fanboy after fanboy sauntered into the bookstore for his latest signing party…all dressed as him.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Bonneville Power Administration Releases Plan to Reimburse Wind Energy Producers (Longview Daily News, WA)

Wind Power Dispute May Have Mason County Power Impacts (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Okanogan PUD Appeal - Court Denies McKenna’s Request to Reconsider Goldmark Victory (Wenatchee World, WA)

Early Jolt: Goldmark v. McKenna - Today’s Loser: Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna (PubliCola)

Update: Crews Restore Power to About 900 throughout Clark County (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Regulatory Approval Is Expected for New Reactors in Georgia (NY Times)

State of Alaska Issues Permit for Coal Power Plant in Interior (Kenai Peninsula Clarion, AK)

Minnesota Power Proposes New Transmission for Canadian Hydropower (Electric Light & Power)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Washington State Supreme Court Upholds Yakama Tribal Fishing Rights (Associated Press)

Douglas PUD to Rehab 45-Year-Old Hatchery (Wenatchee World, WA)

Two Belfair Salmon Groups Merge (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Editorial - It’s Short-Sighted to End Fishery Restrictions (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Animal Slavery? Judge Tosses Suit Seeking Orca Rights (Associated Press)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

New Cost for Hanford Cleanup Projected at $112 Billion (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Debris from Japanese Tsunami Washing Up onto Local Shores (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

The Next Wave in Renewable Energy from the Ocean (Forbes Magazine)

In Our View: Sending Power Underground (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Please Stay - Portland Development Commission Approves $1.15 Million Iberdrola Grant (Sustainable Business Oregon)

Solar Tower Will Power Las Vegas at Night (CNET News)

European Grid Blackout Threat Weighs on Renewables Take Up (Euractiv)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Thermostat Wars - Nest to Honeywell: We Will Vigorously Defend Ourselves (GigaOM)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Wal-Mart’s Biggest Green Feat: Putting Sustainability on the Corporate Agenda (Grist Online)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Seattle - Pioneer Square Companies Get a Faster Lane on the Information Superhighway (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Historic Day for Gay Marriage as Another Fight Looms (Seattle Times)

Washington State Redistricting Challenged (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Investigators Seek Two Women in Lindsey Baum Case (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

Westboro Church to Picket Powell Boys’ Funeral as Anti-Gay Protest (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

Former Thurston Landfill Employee Allegedly Kept Customers’ Fees (Olympian, WA)

Truck Stolen from Olympia Parking Lot While Owner Asleep Inside (Olympian, WA)

Quinault Tribe Closes Ocean Beaches on Reservation (Associated Press)

Growth a Source of Pride - And Strain - At Some Northwest Tribes (Oregonian Public Broadcasting)

DIVERSIONS

Justice Sonia Sotomayor Settles a Fairy-Tale Dispute on Sesame Street

A City’s Character: Chattanooga, Tennessee Designs Its Own Typeface

Necklace Flushed Down Toilet Returned Months Later

SONG OF THE DAY

Glenn Miller Orchestra - A String of Pearls