Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Energy News Digest for May 23, 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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NEWS DIGEST DATEBOOK

May 24, 2 PM – Mason County PUD No. 3: Johns Prairie Operations Center Dedication

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Energy Northwest Nuclear Plant Increases Energy Output (American Public Power Association)

Op/Ed - Federal Proposal to Alter Bonneville Power Administration Responsibilities Ill-Advised (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

Mason County PUD 3 Partners with Simpson Lumber on Relamp Project (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Oregon Auditors Find Schools Missed Out on $40 Million Worth of Energy Savings (Associated Press)

US Forecast: Extra Hot Summer, Except for the Pacific Northwest (Associated Press)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Energy Northwest Nuclear Plant Increases Energy Output
  • Op/Ed - Federal Proposal to Alter Bonneville Power Administration Responsibilities Ill-Advised
  • Beaverton’s Platt Electric Supply Acquired by French Distributor Rexel
  • Grays Harbor PUD Mulls Loan Request from City of Montesano
  • Minnesota - For Xcel, Selling Less Electricity Pays Off
  • Texas - ERCOT Says Power Supplies Will be Tight in Coming Years
  • Don’t Restrict Tax-Exempt Financing, APPA Urges Senate Finance Committee
  • Dog Bites Drive Up Insurance Payouts; Premiums Could be Next
  • Dog Bite Prevention Week a Good Reminder to Teach Children Safe Behavior
  • Britain Says It Will Add Reactors for Energy
  • Feds Want New Study of Makah Tribal Whaling Impact
  • Quilcene Hatchery Releases Juvenile Coho Salmon
  • Op/Ed - Protect Forage Fish, Cornerstone of Our Ocean’s Food Web
  • The End of Fish, In One Chart
  • Pebble Mine Could Devastate Alaska Rivers, Streams, EPA Says
  • Seattle Pilot Program Could Mean Brown Grass at City Parks
  • Obama to Push Clean Energy Technologies in Iowa
  • Who Really Pays for Solar Power in California?
  • A Gust of Wind Industry Mergers
  • Massachusetts Addresses “Biomass Loophole” and Limits Subsidies
  • Op/Ed - Alternate-Energy Sources Are Not Cost-Effective
  • Florida - Largo Owner of Solar-Powered Home Fights Neighbor’s Trees, Gains Little Ground
  • Mason County PUD 3 Partners with Simpson Lumber on Relamp Project
  • Oregon Auditors Find Schools Missed Out on $40 Million Worth of Energy Savings
  • Save Money, Make Money, Reduce Emissions: What’s Not to Like?
  • Editorial - Produce Jobs through Energy Conservation, Land Restoration, Speaker Says
  • What Makes a Building Green?
  • PNNL Research Finds New Way to Store Carbon Emissions
  • LEED Architects: The Changing Face of Green
  • Wooden Light Bulb is the Most Magical-Looking LED Bulb We’ve Seen
  • San Juan Islands’ Broadband Initiative Receives Mixed Reactions
  • Oregon Governor Signs Data Center Bill into Law
  • Bungled Internet Cable Project Keeps Cuba Stuck in Web Slow Lane
  • FCC Chairman Supports Broadband Data Caps amid Netflix Protests
  • Google Completes Motorola Deal, Heralding New Era
  • Washington State Senate in the Balance - Republican Senator Pflug Departing Legislature
  • US Forecast: Extra Hot Summer, Except for the Pacific Northwest
  • Mason County Unemployment Rate Drops in April
  • Hidden Camera Shows 520 Bridge Workers Drinking on the Job
  • State Employee Accused of Stealing Food Stamps, Using Them for Shopping
  • Mason County Awards Lodging Tax Funds to EDC for Racetrack
  • Man Charged with Hitting Loud Child at Kent Movie Theater
WORD OF THE DAY

Supersede • \soop-err-SEED\ • Verb - 1a: to cause to be set aside b: to force out of use as inferior

Ed bought super seed
Meant to fix his ugly lawn
Supersede old grass

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Energy Northwest Nuclear Plant Increases Energy Output (American Public Power Association)

Op/Ed - Federal Proposal to Alter Bonneville Power Administration Responsibilities Ill-Advised (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

Beaverton’s Platt Electric Supply Acquired by French Distributor Rexel (Oregonian, Portland)

Grays Harbor PUD Mulls Loan Request from City of Montesano (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

Minnesota - For Xcel, Selling Less Electricity Pays Off (Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN)
http://www.startribune.com/business/152117775.html

Texas - ERCOT Says Power Supplies Will be Tight in Coming Years (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

Don’t Restrict Tax-Exempt Financing, APPA Urges Senate Finance Committee (American Public Power Association)

Dog Bites Drive Up Insurance Payouts; Premiums Could be Next (USA Today)

Dog Bite Prevention Week a Good Reminder to Teach Children Safe Behavior (Oregonian, Portland)

Britain Says It Will Add Reactors for Energy (NY Times)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Feds Want New Study of Makah Tribal Whaling Impact (Associated Press)

Quilcene Hatchery Releases Juvenile Coho Salmon (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Op/Ed - Protect Forage Fish, Cornerstone of Our Ocean’s Food Web (Seattle Times)

The End of Fish, In One Chart (Washington Post)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Pebble Mine Could Devastate Alaska Rivers, Streams, EPA Says (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

Seattle Pilot Program Could Mean Brown Grass at City Parks (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Obama to Push Clean Energy Technologies in Iowa (Associated Press)

Who Really Pays for Solar Power in California? (Auburn Journal, CA)

A Gust of Wind Industry Mergers (Forbes Magazine)

Massachusetts Addresses “Biomass Loophole” and Limits Subsidies (Forbes Magazine)

Op/Ed - Alternate-Energy Sources Are Not Cost-Effective “…When asked if wind power was reducing carbon emissions…BPA representative, said…they are, in fact, creating emissions…when a natural-gas facility is ramped up & down to respond to fluctuations in wind-power output…”  (Duluth News Tribune, MN)

Florida - Largo Owner of Solar-Powered Home Fights Neighbor’s Trees, Gains Little Ground (Tampa Bay Times, FL)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Mason County PUD 3 Partners with Simpson Lumber on Relamp Project (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Oregon Auditors Find Schools Missed Out on $40 Million Worth of Energy Savings (Associated Press)

Save Money, Make Money, Reduce Emissions: What’s Not to Like? (Sustainable Business Oregon)

Editorial - Produce Jobs through Energy Conservation, Land Restoration, Speaker Says (The Missoulian, MT)

What Makes a Building Green? (Triple Pundit)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

PNNL Research Finds New Way to Store Carbon Emissions (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

LEED Architects: The Changing Face of Green (Albany Business Review, NY)

Wooden Light Bulb is the Most Magical-Looking LED Bulb We’ve Seen (Grist Online)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

San Juan Islands’ Broadband Initiative Receives Mixed Reactions (The Island Sounder, Eastsound, WA)

Oregon Governor Signs Data Center Bill into Law (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Bungled Internet Cable Project Keeps Cuba Stuck in Web Slow Lane (Associated Press)

FCC Chairman Supports Broadband Data Caps amid Netflix Protests (Washington Post)

Google Completes Motorola Deal, Heralding New Era (Associated Press)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Senate in the Balance - Republican Senator Pflug Departing Legislature (Associated Press)

GENERAL NEWS

US Forecast: Extra Hot Summer, Except for the Pacific Northwest (Associated Press)

Mason County Unemployment Rate Drops in April (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Hidden Camera Shows 520 Bridge Workers Drinking on the Job (Seattle Post-intelligencer)

State Employee Accused of Stealing Food Stamps, Using Them for Shopping (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

Mason County Awards Lodging Tax Funds to EDC for Racetrack (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Man Charged with Hitting Loud Child at Kent Movie Theater (KING-TV, Seattle)

DIVERSIONS

Half-Naked Woman in Hot Pink Duct Tape Attacks, Injures Three Cops

Oregon Workers Awarded $332,000 in Onsite Toilet Fight

‘Polka King’ Eddie Blazonczyk Dies at 70

Eugene Polley, Inventor of TV Remote, Dies at 96

SONG OF THE DAY

Eddie Blazonczyk’s Versatones - Twinkletoes Polka