Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Energy News Digest for April 24, 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

Tribal Group Claims Sea Lions Munch More Salmon than Previously Thought (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Editorial - Grand Coulee Dam Project is Much Needed (Olympian, WA)

Comments Sought on Mount Baker Geothermal Leasing (Bellingham Herald, WA)

Greenpeace Lauds Quincy as ‘Green’ Data Center Site - points to area’s access to hydropower via Grant County PUD (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Port Angeles Adjusting to High-Tech Electricity Metering (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Editorial - Grand Coulee Dam Project is Much Needed
  • Workers Building Big Dam in Amazon Plan Strike
  • Port Angeles Adjusting to High-Tech Electricity Metering
  • Snohomish County PUD Warning of Scam Targeting Utility Customers
  • Energy Northwest Video Ad Promotes Nuclear Energy as Clean
  • Cub Scouts Plant Trees in Kennewick – Thanks to Benton PUD
  • California Nuclear Plant Developing Plan to go Back Online
  • Massachusetts - NRC to Hear Public Comment on Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant
  • Nuclear Waste: Why is DOE Collecting Fees for ‘Program That Isn’t Doing Very Much’? – Judge
  • California - Downed Power Line Electrocutes San Mateo Man
  • Illinois - ComEd Files Smart Meter Deployment Plan
  • Tribal Group Claims Sea Lions Munch More Salmon than Previously Thought
  • Improved Oregon Stock Means More Salmon near Washington State
  • Fisheries Scientists Redefine the Salmon Debate by Trumpeting More ‘Spill’
  • Oyster Hatchery to be Built at Manchester Research Station
  • First Group of Endangered Butterflies Hatches in Belfair-Area Prison
  • Belfair Water District Gets $1.9 Million Loan
  • City of Shelton’s Sewer System Upgrades Wins State Award
  • Oregon - Conservation Group Challenges Bend’s Water Plans
  • ‘Taking the Waste Out of Wastewater’
  • Comments Sought on Mount Baker Geothermal Leasing
  • Washington State Gubernatorial Candidate Jay Inslee Talks Clean Energy in Visit to Tri-Cities
  • Partners Sought to Invest in Solar Panels at King County Facilities
  • California Lawsuit Says Wind Energy Industry Hurts Condors
  • California - Discovery of Indian Artifacts Complicates Genesis Solar Project
  • First Solar Execs Accused of Inside Trading
  • Earth Day Technology: The Spray-On Solar Panel?
  • Pennsylvania - Water Company Uses Flow to Make Electricity
  • The Skinny on Gadgets’ Growing Energy Appetite
  • British Columbia Greenhouse Uses Captured Carbon Dioxide to Grow Food
  • Greenpeace Lauds Quincy as ‘Green’ Data Center Site
  • The DSL Death March Continues…
  • Four Social Media Principles You Must Remember
  • Washington State Legislature: Balance of Power in State Senate Could Tip Toward Republicans in Next Election
  • Not Guilty Plea in Lake Cushman Fatal Shooting
  • Highway 3 Slide Light near Shelton in Place through Summer
  • Vintner Vituperation - Governor Backs Washington ‘Fine’ Wine over California ‘Jug’ Wine
  • Teens Getting Drunk Off Hand Sanitizer
  • Seattle Tops Popularity List of US Cities
WORD OF THE DAY

Kowtow • \COW-tow (sounds like the sound in ouch)\ • Verb - 1: to show obsequious deference: fawn 2: to kneel and touch the forehead to the ground in token of homage, worship, or deep respect

From Merriam-Webster - “Kowtow” originated as a noun referring to the act of kneeling and touching one’s head to the ground as a salute or act of worship to a revered authority. In traditional China this ritual was performed by commoners making requests to the local magistrate, by the emperor to the shrine of Confucius, or by foreign representatives appearing before the emperor to establish trade relations. (In the late 18th century, some Western nations resisted performing the ritual, which acknowledged the Chinese emperor as the “son of heaven.”) The word “kowtow” derives from Chinese “koutou,” formed by combining the verb “kou” (“to knock”) with the noun “tou” (“head”). The noun had arrived in English by 1804, and the earliest evidence for the verb dates from 1826.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Editorial - Grand Coulee Dam Project is Much Needed (Olympian, WA)

Workers Building Big Dam in Amazon Plan Strike (Associated Press)

Port Angeles Adjusting to High-Tech Electricity Metering (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Snohomish County PUD Warning of Scam Targeting Utility Customers (My Edmonds News, WA)

Energy Northwest Video Ad Promotes Nuclear Energy as Clean (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Cub Scouts Plant Trees in Kennewick – Thanks to Benton PUD (KVEW Tri-Cities, WA)

California Nuclear Plant Developing Plan to go Back Online (Associated Press)

Massachusetts - NRC to Hear Public Comment on Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant (Newburyport News, MA)

Nuclear Waste: Why is DOE Collecting Fees for ‘Program That Isn’t Doing Very Much’? – Judge (E&E Publishing)
http://www.eenews.net/public/Greenwire/2012/04/20/2

California - Downed Power Line Electrocutes San Mateo Man (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Illinois - ComEd Files Smart Meter Deployment Plan (Electric Light & Power)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Tribal Group Claims Sea Lions Munch More Salmon than Previously Thought (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Improved Oregon Stock Means More Salmon near Washington State (Associated Press)

Fisheries Scientists Redefine the Salmon Debate by Trumpeting More ‘Spill’ (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

Oyster Hatchery to be Built at Manchester Research Station (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

First Group of Endangered Butterflies Hatches in Belfair-Area Prison (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Belfair Water District Gets $1.9 Million Loan (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

City of Shelton’s Sewer System Upgrades Wins State Award (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Oregon - Conservation Group Challenges Bend’s Water Plans (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

‘Taking the Waste Out of Wastewater’ (NY Times)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Comments Sought on Mount Baker Geothermal Leasing (Bellingham Herald, WA)

Washington State Gubernatorial Candidate Jay Inslee Talks Clean Energy in Visit to Tri-Cities (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Partners Sought to Invest in Solar Panels at King County Facilities (Enumclaw Patch, WA)

California Lawsuit Says Wind Energy Industry Hurts Condors (Associated Press)

California - Discovery of Indian Artifacts Complicates Genesis Solar Project (Los Angeles Times, CA)

First Solar Execs Accused of Inside Trading (Courthouse News Service)

Earth Day Technology: The Spray-On Solar Panel? (Christian Science Monitor)

Pennsylvania - Water Company Uses Flow to Make Electricity (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

The Skinny on Gadgets’ Growing Energy Appetite (CNET News)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

British Columbia Greenhouse Uses Captured Carbon Dioxide to Grow Food (Vancouver Sun, BC)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Greenpeace Lauds Quincy as ‘Green’ Data Center Site - points to area’s access to hydropower via Grant County PUD (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

The DSL Death March Continues…. (GigaOM)

Four Social Media Principles You Must Remember (New Mexico Business Weekly)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Legislature: Balance of Power in State Senate Could Tip Toward Republicans in Next Election (Oregonian, Portland)

GENERAL NEWS

Not Guilty Plea in Lake Cushman Fatal Shooting (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Highway 3 Slide Light near Shelton in Place through Summer (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Vintner Vituperation - Governor Backs Washington ‘Fine’ Wine over California ‘Jug’ Wine (KING-TV, Seattle)

Teens Getting Drunk Off Hand Sanitizer (Associated Press)

Seattle Tops Popularity List of US Cities (Public Policy Polling)

DIVERSIONS

Alaska Distiller Making Hemp Seed Vodka

Does This Woman Have the Perfect Face?

Bulldog Licks Competition in Beauty Contest

Company Aims to Strike it Rich by Mining Asteroids

SONG OF THE DAY

The Beatles - I’ve Just Seen a Face