Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Energy News Digest for June 26, 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

Washington State’s Green Jobs Fade Due to Recession - Survey of state finds positions in category fell 18% (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Grays Harbor PUD General Manager Rick Lovely Announces Retirement (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Federal Court Upholds EPA's Greenhouse Gas Rules (Associated Press)

Pacific Northwest Fish Costs Reach $650 Million (Electric Co-op Today)

Washington State Population Is Now 6.8 Million (Associated Press)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Grays Harbor PUD General Manager Rick Lovely Announces Retirement
  • Ex-Lineman Pleads Guilty to Douglas PUD Gas Theft
  • Idaho Falls Emergency Crews Train for Downed Power Lines
  • Copper Wire Theft Leaves Cowlitz River Trail in the Dark
  • Texas Grid Expects to Set June Power Record - Again
  • Texas Public Utility Commission Will Vote on Raising Wholesale Electricity Price Cap
  • Coal-Plant Plunge Risks Billions in Pollution Spending: Energy
  • A Michigan Land Owner Caught Between Energy Giants
  • Pacific Northwest Fish Costs Reach $650 Million
  • Elwha River Excavation - Blasting to Resume at Glines Canyon Dam, Port Angeles Chamber Told
  • Videos: How Lamprey Get Over Bonneville Dam
  • Protesters at Oregon State Capitol Climb Flag Poles, Occupy Offices over Logging Plans
  • British Columbia Sewage Spills into Lake Roosevelt
  • Is Ocean Energy More Than "A Very Expensive Hobby"?
  • Electricity and Hot Water - A Hybrid Approach to Solar Power
  • Maryland Man Found Guilty in Renewable Energy Scheme
  • Nest Thermostat Reviewed: A Smart Device for All Seasons
  • Homes in the United Kingdom Getting Hungrier for Electricity
  • Federal Court Upholds EPA's Greenhouse Gas Rules
  • Rising Sea Levels: Is Global Warming Making the US East Coast a 'Hot Spot?'
  • Washington State’s Green Jobs Fade Due to Recession
  • Bamboo Experts See Growth Opportunity with Forest-Products Giant
  • Blow-Up Solar Lantern Lights Up Haiti's Prospects
  • Wave Broadband Continues Acquisition of East Jefferson County Cable Franchise
  • Facebook Draws User Ire with Email Switcheroo
  • No New Tax on Roll-Your-Own Cigarettes, Judge Rules
  • Mason County Politics - Watch Belfair Candidates’ Forum Here
  • Washington State Population is Now 6.8 Million
  • Stray Bullet in Belfair Wrecking Yard Ignites Two Cities' Worth of Fireworks
  • Two Washington State Counties in the Grips of Tent Caterpillar Outbreak
  • Cost of Downtown Shelton SAVER Project Added to City Budget
  • Pacific Residents Decry 'Tyrant' Mayor over Bullying, Firings
WORD OF THE DAY

Ahimsa • \uh-HIM-sah\ • Noun - The Hindu and Buddhist doctrine of refraining from harming any living being

Here’s Albert Schweitzer
Practiced ahimsa daily
Watch your soul buddy

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Grays Harbor PUD General Manager Rick Lovely Announces Retirement (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Ex-Lineman Pleads Guilty to Douglas PUD Gas Theft (Wenatchee World, WA)

Idaho Falls Emergency Crews Train for Downed Power Lines (KPVI-TV, Pocatello, ID)
http://www.kpvi.com/content/news/local/story/Idaho-Falls-Emergency-Crews-Train-for-Downed/_DUS7V7apEmZppLDuHPdfA.cspx

Copper Wire Theft Leaves Cowlitz River Trail in the Dark (Longview Daily News, WA)

Texas Grid Expects to Set June Power Record - Again (Reuters)

Texas Public Utility Commission Will Vote on Raising Wholesale Electricity Price Cap (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

Coal-Plant Plunge Risks Billions in Pollution Spending: Energy (Bloomberg News)

A Michigan Land Owner Caught Between Energy Giants – Claims two companies colluded to kill deals that could have earned him more than $54 million (Reuters)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Pacific Northwest Fish Costs Reach $650 Million (Electric Co-op Today)

Elwha River Excavation - Blasting to Resume at Glines Canyon Dam, Port Angeles Chamber Told (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Videos: How Lamprey Get Over Bonneville Dam (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Protesters at Oregon State Capitol Climb Flag Poles, Occupy Offices over Logging Plans (Oregonian, Portland)

British Columbia Sewage Spills into Lake Roosevelt (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Is Ocean Energy More Than "A Very Expensive Hobby"? (Renewable Energy World)

Electricity and Hot Water - A Hybrid Approach to Solar Power (NY Times)

Maryland Man Found Guilty in Renewable Energy Scheme (Associated Press)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Nest Thermostat Reviewed: A Smart Device for All Seasons (Gigaom)

Homes in the United Kingdom Getting Hungrier for Electricity (British Broadcasting Corporation)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Federal Court Upholds EPA's Greenhouse Gas Rules (Associated Press)

Rising Sea Levels: Is Global Warming Making the US East Coast a 'Hot Spot?' (Christian Science Monitor)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Washington State’s Green Jobs Fade Due to Recession - Survey of state finds positions in category fell 18% (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Bamboo Experts See Growth Opportunity with Forest-Products Giant (Seattle Times)

Blow-Up Solar Lantern Lights Up Haiti's Prospects (Christian Science Monitor)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Wave Broadband Continues Acquisition of East Jefferson County Cable Franchise (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Facebook Draws User Ire with Email Switcheroo (Associated Press)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

No New Tax on Roll-Your-Own Cigarettes, Judge Rules (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

Mason County Politics - Watch Belfair Candidates’ Forum Here (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Population is Now 6.8 Million (Associated Press)

More on Washington State Population Estimates Here (Office of Financial Management, WA)

Stray Bullet in Belfair Wrecking Yard Ignites Two Cities' Worth of Fireworks (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Two Washington State Counties in the Grips of Tent Caterpillar Outbreak (KING-TV, Seattle)

Cost of Downtown Shelton SAVER Project Added to City Budget (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Pacific Residents Decry 'Tyrant' Mayor over Bullying, Firings (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

DIVERSIONS

Teen Trying to Steal Soda Gets Arm Stuck in Vending Machine

Utah Mom Upset over Judge's Hair-Cut Punishment

London's Big Ben Clock Tower to be Renamed Elizabeth Tower

Mass Grave of ‘Giant Wombats’ Discovered in Australia

SONG OF THE DAY

The First Class - Beach Baby