Monday, April 9, 2012

Energy News Digest for April 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 Braces for Strong Spring Runoff, Excess Power & Wind Power Cuts (Oregonian, Portland - Possible “Wind CRAC”)

Yahoo!'s Job Cuts Won't Affect Quincy - 2,000 Positions Reduced (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Former Quincy Mayor Battles Tech Firms over Potential Server-Farm Pollution (Seattle Times)

Liberal Ocean Salmon Seasons Loom; Especially for Chinook (Oregonian, Portland)

Feds Approve Geothermal Demo Project at Newberry Volcano Near Bend (Oregonian, Portland)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Bonneville Power Administration Braces for Strong Spring Runoff, Excess Power & Wind Power Cuts
  • One of Thurston County PUD’s Commission Members to Quit
  • Seattle City Light Seeks Input on 20-Year Power Plan
  • Artifacts from Elwha Dams to be Displayed around the West
  • Mason County PUD 3 Commissioners Meet at Operations Center Tuesday
  • Sunday Obituary: Hughes Was Beloved, Behind-The-Scenes Brains at Cowlitz County PUD
  • NRC Chief Pledges Tough Probe at California Nuclear Power Plant
  • Natural Gas Glut Means Drilling Boom Must Slow
  • Electricity Consumers Value Internet Communication
  • Feds Begin Spring Spill, Fish Operations for Columbia River Salmon, Steelhead Migration
  • Liberal Ocean Salmon Seasons Loom; Especially for Chinook
  • Skokomish River Salmon Season to be Limited
  • Lost Fishing Gear Becoming Big Threat to Puget Sound Marine Life
  • California Deer Population Declines as Habitat Disappears
  • Colville Tribes, Washington Doing Well in Columbia River Pollution Lawsuit
  • Editorial - Accuracy Crucial When Talking Environmental Issues
  • Then & Now photos: Spokane Middle Falls
  • Feds Approve Geothermal Demo Project at Newberry Volcano Near Bend
  • Port Angeles Mayor Thanks Nippon, Asks for Tour
  • Seattle Sports Stadiums Blossom into Sustainability Champs
  • Are Denmark's Renewable Energy Goals Wishful Thinking?
  • Is Hydropower Necessary To Make Wind Work?
  • United Kingdom - Anger over Wuthering Heights Moors Wind Farm
  • Michigan - Davison Schools Aim To Save Millions in Energy Costs; Flushing School Already Have
  • Editorial - A Lesson from the Bench; Oregon Judge Cites Separation of Powers in Rejecting Lawsuit
  • British Columbia Government Announces Program for Schools to Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  • California Farmers Worry about Climate Regulations
  • The Evergreen State College Renovation Receives LEED Gold Certification
  • Energy Dept. Offers Prize to Create Mobile Apps that Already Exist
  • Does Using Paper Take Carbon Dioxide out of the Environment?
  • Yahoo!'s Job Cuts Won't Affect Quincy - 2,000 Positions Reduced
  • Former Quincy Mayor Battles Tech Firms over Potential Server-Farm Pollution
  • Another Major Data Center for Prineville?
  • As Wireless Sites Increase in Kitsap County, So Does Coverage
  • Contracts Expire for Many at AT&T; Talks Ongoing
  • Internet Thieves Piggyback on Legitimate Users
  • Kilmer: Out of the gate like Secretariat in the Sixth Congressional District Race
  • Evergreen State College Professor Fined $120,000, Then Vanishes
  • Mason County Officials Reject Permit for Grapeview Animal Shelter
  • Little Creek Casino Introduces New CEO
  • Young Americans Less Likely to Drive
  • Self-Checkout Lanes Boost Convenience, Theft Risk
  • “Painter of Light” Kinkade's Death Draws Fans to Painter's Original Placerville Gallery
WORD OF THE DAY

Lam • \LAM\ • noun - Sudden or hurried flight especially from the law.

“The criminal fled the scene, ran away, hit the road, beat cheeks…” You’re almost there son, prompted the grizzled news editor to his fresh-faced cub reporter. “IS ON THE LAM,” finally shouted the reporter, his voice breaking with emotion.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Bonneville Power Administration Braces for Strong Spring Runoff, Excess Power & Wind Power Cuts (Oregonian, Portland - Possible “Wind CRAC”)

One of Thurston County PUD’s Commission Members to Quit (Olympian, WA)

Seattle City Light Seeks Input on 20-Year Power Plan (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Artifacts from Elwha Dams to be Displayed around the West (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Mason County PUD 3 Commissioners Meet at Operations Center Tuesday (Mason Web TV)

Sunday Obituary: Hughes Was Beloved, Behind-The-Scenes Brains at Cowlitz County PUD (Longview Daily News, WA)

NRC Chief Pledges Tough Probe at California Nuclear Power Plant (Associated Press)

Natural Gas Glut Means Drilling Boom Must Slow (Associated Press)

Electricity Consumers Value Internet Communication (Houston Business Journal, TX)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Liberal Ocean Salmon Seasons Loom; Especially for Chinook (Oregonian, Portland)

Feds Begin Spring Spill, Fish Operations for Columbia River Salmon, Steelhead Migration (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Skokomish River Salmon Season to be Limited - Fishery council: Section of river faces significant cutback after large catch in 2011 (Olympian, WA)

Lost Fishing Gear Becoming Big Threat to Puget Sound Marine Life (Seattle Times)

California Deer Population Declines as Habitat Disappears (Sacramento Bee, CA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Colville Tribes, Washington Doing Well in Columbia River Pollution Lawsuit (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Editorial - Accuracy Crucial When Talking Environmental Issues (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Then & Now photos: Spokane Middle Falls (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Feds Approve Geothermal Demo Project at Newberry Volcano Near Bend (Oregonian, Portland)

Port Angeles Mayor Thanks Nippon, Asks for Tour (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

Seattle Sports Stadiums Blossom into Sustainability Champs (Seattle Times)

Are Denmark's Renewable Energy Goals Wishful Thinking? “…just outside Copenhagen, nearly a thousand megawatts of energy is being generated from renewables…most comes from two biomass plants, burning straw and other types of industrial waste…”  (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Is Hydropower Necessary To Make Wind Work? “…one of the key factors supporting Denmark’s…wind power capability…Norway’s vast hydro-power capability (The Energy Collective)

United Kingdom - Anger over Wuthering Heights Moors Wind Farm “Will the love of renewable energy be analogous of the love between Heathcliff & Catherine?” (The Telegraph, UK)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Michigan - Davison Schools Aim To Save Millions in Energy Costs; Flushing School Already Have (Flint Journal, MI)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Editorial - A Lesson from the Bench; Oregon Judge Cites Separation of Powers in Rejecting Lawsuit (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

British Columbia Government Announces Program for Schools to Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

California Farmers Worry about Climate Regulations (Mid-Missouri Public Radio)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

The Evergreen State College Renovation Receives LEED Gold Certification (South Sound Business Examiner)

Energy Dept. Offers Prize to Create Mobile Apps that Already Exist (The Daily Caller)

Does Using Paper Take Carbon Dioxide out of the Environment? (Mother Jones Magazine)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Yahoo!'s Job Cuts Won't Affect Quincy - 2,000 Positions Reduced (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Former Quincy Mayor Battles Tech Firms over Potential Server-Farm Pollution (Seattle Times)

Another Major Data Center for Prineville? (Data Center Knowledge)

As Wireless Sites Increase in Kitsap County, So Does Coverage (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Contracts Expire for Many at AT&T; Talks Ongoing (Associated Press)

Internet Thieves Piggyback on Legitimate Users (USA Today)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Kilmer: Out of the gate like Secretariat in the Sixth Congressional District Race (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

GENERAL NEWS

Evergreen State College Professor Fined $120,000, Then Vanishes (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

Mason County Officials Reject Permit for Grapeview Animal Shelter (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Little Creek Casino Introduces New CEO (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Young Americans Less Likely to Drive (Associated Press)

Self-Checkout Lanes Boost Convenience, Theft Risk (USA Today)

“Painter of Light” Kinkade's Death Draws Fans to Painter's Original Placerville Gallery

DIVERSIONS

Mike Wallace, CBS Pioneer of ‘60 Minutes,’ Dies at 93

Canada Dumping the Penny - Penny Wise, or 2.4 Cents Foolish?

$1,248 to Cage a Bunny? City of Seattle Officials Hopping Mad

Port Angeles Fugitive Updating Facebook While on the Run

SONG OF THE DAY

The Fugitive – Soundtrack