Friday, April 20, 2012

Energy News Digest for April 20, 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

International Agreement Helps Northwest Fish & Power (Bonneville Power Administration)

Greenpeace Hangs Banner from Amazon Building in Protest of the Cloud (KCPQ-TV, Tacoma/Seattle)

Lacey, Olympia Tied for 14th in Contest Boosting Conservation (Olympian, WA)

Two-Headed Trout Spur Scrutiny of Mine Pollution (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Washington State Government to Cut another 1,266 Jobs (KING-TV, Seattle)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • International Agreement Helps Northwest Fish & Power
  • Delayed Hanford Waste Decision Nettles Washington State Regulators
  • Suspect Trapped by Downed Power Lines after Snohomish County Chase
  • PUD 3 to Conduct Tree Trimming near Collins Lake - Project Begins April 23, 2012
  • Third Grays Harbor PUD Candidate Announces
  • California - Federal Court Hears Arguments on Hayward Power Plant Permit
  • Smart Meter Opt Out Options Grow in California
  • Pedernales Electric Cooperative to Stop Hanging Festival Signs on Utility Poles
  • Two-Headed Trout Spur Scrutiny of Mine Pollution
  • Spill Causes Die-Off of Salmon in Nooksack River
  • Killer Whales Facing an Airborne Threat
  • Meetings to Help Shape Murrelet Strategy Next Month
  • Bats Rebound in New York Caves First Hit by White-Nose
  • Sequoia Cloning Project Plants Seed of a Second Old-Growth Forest
  • Floating Wind Turbines Could Get Great Lakes Test
  • Co-op Ties Tennessee Valley Authority to Huge Solar Farm
  • Lacey, Olympia Tied for 14th in Contest Boosting Conservation
  • New Fridges Could Save Minnesota Renters Cold Cash - And Help the Environment
  • Oregon's Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Faces Legislative, Legal Hurdles
  • 287 Coastal Energy Facilities at Risk from Sea Level Rise
  • Honda Seeks to Reverse Hybrid Owner's Small Claims Award
  • Greenpeace Hangs Banner from Amazon Building in Protest of the Cloud
  • Carriers Warn of Crisis in Mobile Spectrum
  • Parties Seek New US Supreme Court Challenge on Top Two Primary System
  • Washington State Government to Cut another 1,266 Jobs
  • Last Chance to Bid on Washington State Liquor Stores
  • Swarm of Mini Earthquakes Recorded Throughout Western Washington State
  • Wee Little Gig Harbor Called a ‘Best Small Town’
WORD OF THE DAY

Somnolent • \SOMM-nuh-lunt\ • Adjective - 1: of a kind likely to induce sleep 2a: inclined to or heavy with sleep: drowsy b: sleepy

Perhaps practicing on himself in the mirror was not the best approach for the locally heralded hypnotist. His somnolent patter was too effective, as the last thing he remembered prior to a two week slumber were the words “you are getting very sleepy…”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

International Agreement Helps Northwest Fish & Power (Bonneville Power Administration)

Delayed Hanford Waste Decision Nettles Washington State Regulators (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Suspect Trapped by Downed Power Lines after Snohomish County Chase (Everett Herald, WA)

PUD 3 to Conduct Tree Trimming near Collins Lake - Project Begins April 23, 2012 (Mason County PUD No. 3)

Third Grays Harbor PUD Candidate Announces (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

California - Federal Court Hears Arguments on Hayward Power Plant Permit (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Smart Meter Opt Out Options Grow in California (The Energy Collective)

Pedernales Electric Cooperative to Stop Hanging Festival Signs on Utility Poles (River Cities Daily Tribune, Marble Falls, TX)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Two-Headed Trout Spur Scrutiny of Mine Pollution (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Spill Causes Die-Off of Salmon in Nooksack River (Associated Press)

Killer Whales Facing an Airborne Threat (Seattle Times)

Meetings to Help Shape Murrelet Strategy Next Month (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

Bats Rebound in New York Caves First Hit by White-Nose (Associated Press)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Sequoia Cloning Project Plants Seed of a Second Old-Growth Forest (San Francisco Business Times, CA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Floating Wind Turbines Could Get Great Lakes Test (Associated Press)

Co-op Ties Tennessee Valley Authority to Huge Solar Farm (Electric Co-op Today)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Lacey, Olympia Tied for 14th in Contest Boosting Conservation (Olympian, WA)

New Fridges Could Save Minnesota Renters Cold Cash - And Help the Environment (Duluth News-Tribune, MN)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Oregon's Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Faces Legislative, Legal Hurdles (Oregonian, Portland)

287 Coastal Energy Facilities at Risk from Sea Level Rise (Grist Online)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Honda Seeks to Reverse Hybrid Owner's Small Claims Award (USA Today)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Greenpeace Hangs Banner from Amazon Building in Protest of the Cloud (KCPQ-TV, Tacoma/Seattle)

Carriers Warn of Crisis in Mobile Spectrum (NY Times)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Parties Seek New US Supreme Court Challenge on Top Two Primary System (Olympian, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Government to Cut another 1,266 Jobs (KING-TV, Seattle)

Last Chance to Bid on Washington State Liquor Stores (Associated Press)

Swarm of Mini Earthquakes Recorded Throughout Western Washington State (KING-TV, Seattle)

Wee Little Gig Harbor Called a ‘Best Small Town’ (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

DIVERSIONS

Levon Helm, Key Member of the Band, Dies at 71

Stolen Cameras Transmit Images of Alleged Thieves

New Zealand Woman's Coca-Cola Habit Cited in Death

Starbucks Debugs Its Frappuccinos

SONG OF THE DAY

The Band - The Weight