Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Energy News Digest for Jun 5, 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 Says Wind Curtailment May be Done for 2012 (Sustainable Business Oregon)

Federal Court Gives Energy Department Six Months to Justify Nuclear Waste Fees (American Public Power Association)

Two More Sea Lions Shot to Death along Oregon Coast, Bringing Number to About 20 (Oregonian, Portland)

Vancouver Island - Sea Breeze Receives $7-Million Payment on Wind Farm “…money will be used for…projects such as the Juan de Fuca cable…(to) link the Island with the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

Electric Vehicles Could Collapse the Grid, PJM Warns East Coast (Smart Grid News)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Federal Court Gives Energy Department Six Months to Justify Nuclear Waste Fees
  • Editorial - If DOE Wants to Tax N-Waste Storage, It Should Come Up with a Plan
  • Bonneville Power Administration Extends Alcoa's Contract 35 Days
  • Seasonal Hydroelectric Output Drives down Wholesale Electricity Prices in the West
  • British Columbia Hydro Dam to be Dismantled, Area Returned to Natural State
  • Fitch Affirms Tacoma's Electric System Bonds at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable
  • Parts of Seattle Set to Go Dark for 20 Hours in Planned Power Outage
  • Op/Ed - Sign the Petition to Trigger Thurston County Public Power Vote
  • Ohio Court Reinstates Suit Accusing Duke of Paying Kickbacks
  • Massachusetts - Pilgrim Nuke Workers Reject Contract Offer; Negotiations to Resume
  • Judge Blasts Lack of Nuke Plant Security Oversight
  • Two More Sea Lions Shot to Death along Oregon Coast, Bringing Number to About 20
  • Penn Cove Shellfish Harvest May Resume Soon
  • Lawsuit Claims Eugene, Oregon Pipeline Could Harm Butterfly, Flowers
  • The New Hydropower: Small-Scale Turbines Have Big Potential
  • Bonneville Power Administration Says Wind Curtailment May be Done for 2012
  • Vancouver Island - Sea Breeze Receives $7-Million Payment on Wind Farm
  • British Columbia Clean Energy Exports Lose Steam
  • SolarWorld Cutting Jobs
  • California Solar Panel Payments Set Off a Fairness Debate
  • Klickitat PUD’s H.W. Hill Landfill Gas Expansion Project Complete
  • NorthWestern Energy Gets Extra Year to Meet Small Green Energy Project Requirements
  • Study: Green Energy Could Mean Higher Electric Bills
  • Backwards Day Blows Wind Tower Stocks Offshore
  • A One-Year Lame-Duck Renewal of Wind Credit Would be of Little Use, Advocates Say
  • Eastern US Emissions Fell Under Cap and Trade Program, Report Says
  • The Rationale for Carbon Tax is Failing, Which is Good News for British Columbia
  • Electric Vehicles Could Collapse the Grid, PJM Warns East Coast
  • Solar-Powered Plane Leaves Spain for Morocco
  • New Book Debunks Myths of Green Living
  • Verizon Offering Buyouts to 1,700 Wireline Workers
  • National Labor Relations Board Warns Employers about Restricting Social Media Usage
  • Microsoft Issues Warning about Flame Virus Spread through Unauthorized Security Certificates
  • Under-13 'Baby Facebook' Worries Parenting Experts
  • Supreme Court Sides with City of Indianapolis in Sewer Payment Case
  • Two California Cities Vote on Public Pension Cuts
  • Potlatch Murder-Suicide Victims Identified
  • Two More Arrested in Shelton Double Murder
  • Clallam County Prosecutor: Murder Suspect Planned to Continue Killing of Sex Offenders
  • Permit or Not? Misunderstanding over Shelton Flower Baskets Leads to Chamber Letter
  • Gallo Buys Two Longtime Washington Wine Brands
  • City of Shelton Presented with State Award
WORD OF THE DAY

Tempestuous • \temp-PESS-chuh-wus\ • Adjective - Of, relating to, or resembling a tempest: turbulent, stormy

Tempestuous words
Waves, wind, rain, hail, earthquakes, floods
Run to the bunker

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Federal Court Gives Energy Department Six Months to Justify Nuclear Waste Fees (American Public Power Association)

Editorial - If DOE Wants to Tax N-Waste Storage, It Should Come Up with a Plan: Ruling in federal appeals court that the Department of Energy cannot continue to collect a tax for permanent nuclear storage unless it has a program to create it (Seattle Times)

Bonneville Power Administration Extends Alcoa's Contract 35 Days (Bonneville Power Administration)

Seasonal Hydroelectric Output Drives down Wholesale Electricity Prices in the West (The Financial)

British Columbia Hydro Dam to be Dismantled, Area Returned to Natural State (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

Fitch Affirms Tacoma's Electric System Bonds at 'AA-'; Outlook Stable (MarketWatch)

Parts of Seattle Set to Go Dark for 20 Hours in Planned Power Outage (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

Op/Ed - Sign the Petition to Trigger Thurston County Public Power Vote (Olympian, WA)

Ohio Court Reinstates Suit Accusing Duke of Paying Kickbacks (Hamilton Journal-News, OH)

Massachusetts - Pilgrim Nuke Workers Reject Contract Offer; Negotiations to Resume (Enterprise News, Brockton, MA)

Judge Blasts Lack of Nuke Plant Security Oversight (Courthouse News Service)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Two More Sea Lions Shot to Death along Oregon Coast, Bringing Number to About 20 (Oregonian, Portland)

Penn Cove Shellfish Harvest May Resume Soon (Seattle Times)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Lawsuit Claims Eugene, Oregon Pipeline Could Harm Butterfly, Flowers (Courthouse News Service)

The New Hydropower: Small-Scale Turbines Have Big Potential – Even in Eastern Washington Irrigation Canals (Grist Online – Alert reader noted incorrect link yesterday)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Bonneville Power Administration Says Wind Curtailment May be Done for 2012 (Sustainable Business Oregon)

Vancouver Island - Sea Breeze Receives $7-Million Payment on Wind Farm “…money will be used for…projects such as the Juan de Fuca cable…(to) link the Island with the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

British Columbia Clean Energy Exports Lose Steam (Vancouver Sun, BC)

SolarWorld Cutting Jobs (Sustainable Business Oregon)

California Solar Panel Payments Set Off a Fairness Debate (NY Times)

Klickitat PUD’s H.W. Hill Landfill Gas Expansion Project Complete (Northwest Public Power Association)

NorthWestern Energy Gets Extra Year to Meet Small Green Energy Project Requirements (Renewables Biz)

Study: Green Energy Could Mean Higher Electric Bills - Industry experts say regulations and infrastructure investment could lead to price hikes for consumers (US News & World Report)

Backwards Day Blows Wind Tower Stocks Offshore (Forbes Magazine)

A One-Year Lame-Duck Renewal of Wind Credit Would be of Little Use, Advocates Say (Wichita Business Journal, KS)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Eastern US Emissions Fell Under Cap and Trade Program, Report Says (NY Times)

The Rationale for Carbon Tax is Failing, Which is Good News for British Columbia (Vancouver Sun, BC)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Electric Vehicles Could Collapse the Grid, PJM Warns East Coast (Smart Grid News)

Solar-Powered Plane Leaves Spain for Morocco (Associated Press)

New Book Debunks Myths of Green Living (USA Today)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Verizon Offering Buyouts to 1,700 Wireline Workers (Associated Press)

National Labor Relations Board Warns Employers about Restricting Social Media Usage (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Microsoft Issues Warning about Flame Virus Spread through Unauthorized Security Certificates (Seattle Times)

Under-13 'Baby Facebook' Worries Parenting Experts (USA Today)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Supreme Court Sides with City of Indianapolis in Sewer Payment Case - That meant some homeowners paid $9,278 for sewer hookups while others paid $309 (USA Today)

Two California Cities Vote on Public Pension Cuts (Associated Press)

GENERAL NEWS

Potlatch Murder-Suicide Victims Identified (Olympian, WA)

Two More Arrested in Shelton Double Murder (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Clallam County Prosecutor: Murder Suspect Planned to Continue Killing of Sex Offenders (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

Permit or Not? Misunderstanding over Shelton Flower Baskets Leads to Chamber Letter (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Gallo Buys Two Longtime Washington Wine Brands (Associated Press)

City of Shelton Presented with State Award (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

DIVERSIONS

A Flying Cat? Dutch Artist Turns His Dead Pet Cat into a Helicopter

Watch the Transit of Venus from Your Desktop

Saudi Princess Tries to Sneak Out of Paris Hotel Owing Six Million Euros

Dull Awaits Word on Possible Boring Partnership

SONG OF THE DAY

Richard Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries (Now I know where John Williams got his inspiration for his ‘Star Wars’ score…)