Thursday, July 5, 2012

Energy News Digest for July 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’s Klickitat County Power Line Set Back One Year (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Columbia River Dam Treaty to be Revisited - Original didn’t address salmon, climate change (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Chelan PUD opts out of NoaNet (Wenatchee World, WA)

Bonneville Power Administration, Utilities Tap Starbucks Employees & Facebook for Energy Efficiency (Sustainable Business Oregon)

Columbia River’s High Water to Continue 2-3 Weeks (Wenatchee World, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Bonneville Power Administration’s Klickitat County Power Line Set Back One Year
  • Columbia River Dam Treaty to be Revisited
  • Firm Behind Proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal in Warrenton: Put Pipeline through Columbia, Cowlitz Counties
  • Oregon - Pipeline across the Cascades Could be in for More Trouble with Settlement
  • Portland General Electric Seeks Input on Draft RFP for New Renewable Resources
  • Feds Settle Western Energy Corridor Lawsuit
  • FERC probes JPMorgan over electricity charges
  • Mason County PUD 3 to Conduct Tree Trimming in Shorecrest area
  • Grant PUD Photo Contest Rewards “River Nomads”
  • Oregon - Linahan Retiring as General Manager of Springfield Utility Board
  • Power Back On for Many Mid-Atlantic Residents
  • Texas Electricity: Impact of PUC Price Cap Ruling Up for Debate
  • Missouri - Feds Deny Stimulus for Repairs to Taum Sauk Pumped Hydro Reservoir
  • Canadian Regulator Approves TransAlta Energy Electricity Competition Blocking Settlement
  • Toxic Shellfish Shuts Down Harvest in Whatcom County
  • Columbia River’s High Water to Continue 2-3 Weeks
  • Yakima River Basin Sees Plenty of Water, If Not a Record Supply
  • California State Farm Bureau Gets OK to Sue over Solar Project
  • Renewable Energy Corporation Financial Restructuring Hits Hurdle
  • Wind Credit with Bipartisan Backing Gets Lost in Election-Year Fray
  • Get Ready for Solar Sharing Communities
  • ‘Flat-Pack’ Wind Turbine Aims to Transform the Future of the Urban Landscape
  • Bonneville Power Administration, Utilities Tap Starbucks Employees & Facebook for Energy Efficiency
  • A Startup Emerges to Help Time Shift Energy Use
  • Oregon Sustainability Center ‘Concerns’ Redacted: Portland City Hall Roundup
  • Chelan PUD opts out of NoaNet
  • Utah’s Strong Broadband Infrastructure Attracts Businesses
  • South Carolina Latest State to Restrict Rural Internet Projects
  • Who’s Driving Your Broadband Bus?
  • QR Codes Become Joke as Enthusiasm Wanes
  • Gregoire, Others Criticize Pay Raises for Western Washington University Professors
  • Powerhouse Minority Contractor Ousted from Government Program
  • Olympic College Students, Employees Report Credit Card Fraud
  • Mt. Ellinor - Gruff Goats Shut Popular Olympic National Forest Trail
  • Wire Theft & Vandalism Cost Pierce County $8,865
  • Hoquiam Copper Theft Will Cost Taxpayers
  • Mason County Man to Chair State Transportation Commission
  • 100 MPH - Motorcyclist Popping Wheelie Before Fatal Crash
  • Hey, That’s Jay Himlie! - ‘Thump Junkies’ Light Up Sky across Olympic Peninsula
  • Occupy Seattle Rains $5,000 Down on City Streets
WORD OF THE DAY

Albeit • \awl-BEE-utt\ • Conjunction - Conceding the fact that: even though: although.

At five-foot-seven Tad was the tallest man in the kingdom, albeit the kingdom consisted of the Aka pygmy tribe of central Africa.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Bonneville Power Administration’s Klickitat County Power Line Set Back One Year (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Columbia River Dam Treaty to be Revisited - Original didn’t address salmon, climate change (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Firm Behind Proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal in Warrenton: Put Pipeline through Columbia, Cowlitz Counties (Longview Daily News, WA)

Oregon - Pipeline across the Cascades Could be in for More Trouble with Settlement (Oregonian, Portland)

Portland General Electric Seeks Input on Draft RFP for New Renewable Resources (Your Industry News)

Feds Settle Western Energy Corridor Lawsuit (Associated Press)

FERC probes JPMorgan over electricity charges (SF Chronicle, CA)

Mason County PUD 3 to Conduct Tree Trimming in Shorecrest area - Project Begins July 9th (Mason County PUD No. 3)

Grant PUD Photo Contest Rewards “River Nomads” (Wenatchee World, WA)

Oregon - Linahan Retiring as General Manager of Springfield Utility Board (American Public Power Association)

Power Back On for Many Mid-Atlantic Residents (Associated Press)

Texas Electricity: Impact of PUC Price Cap Ruling Up for Debate (Energy Central)

Missouri - Feds Deny Stimulus for Repairs to Taum Sauk Pumped Hydro Reservoir (St Louis Post-Dispatch, MO)
http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/feds-deny-stimulus-for-taum-sauk-reservoir/article_3542ac0e-c593-11e1-9dca-001a4bcf6878.html

Canadian Regulator Approves TransAlta Energy Electricity Competition Blocking Settlement (Financial Post, Canada)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Toxic Shellfish Shuts Down Harvest in Whatcom County (KING-TV, Seattle)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Columbia River’s High Water to Continue 2-3 Weeks (Wenatchee World, WA)

Yakima River Basin Sees Plenty of Water, If Not a Record Supply (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

California State Farm Bureau Gets OK to Sue over Solar Project (Fresno Bee, CA)

Renewable Energy Corporation Financial Restructuring Hits Hurdle (PV Magazine)

Wind Credit with Bipartisan Backing Gets Lost in Election-Year Fray (E&E Publishing)

Get Ready for Solar Sharing Communities (GigaOM)

‘Flat-Pack’ Wind Turbine Aims to Transform the Future of the Urban Landscape (Greenwise)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Bonneville Power Administration, Utilities Tap Starbucks Employees & Facebook for Energy Efficiency (Sustainable Business Oregon)

A Startup Emerges to Help Time Shift Energy Use (GigaOM)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Oregon Sustainability Center ‘Concerns’ Redacted: Portland City Hall Roundup (Oregonian, Portland)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Chelan PUD opts out of NoaNet (Wenatchee World, WA)

Utah’s Strong Broadband Infrastructure Attracts Businesses (Utah Pulse)

South Carolina Latest State to Restrict Rural Internet Projects (Huffington Post)

Who’s Driving Your Broadband Bus? (GigaOM)

QR Codes Become Joke as Enthusiasm Wanes (SF Chronicle, CA)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Gregoire, Others Criticize Pay Raises for Western Washington University Professors (Seattle Times)

Powerhouse Minority Contractor Ousted from Government Program (KING-TV, Seattle)

GENERAL NEWS

Olympic College Students, Employees Report Credit Card Fraud (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Mt. Ellinor - Gruff Goats Shut Popular Olympic National Forest Trail (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Wire Theft & Vandalism Cost Pierce County $8,865 (South Sound Business Examiner)

Hoquiam Copper Theft Will Cost Taxpayers (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Mason County Man to Chair State Transportation Commission (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

100 MPH - Motorcyclist Popping Wheelie Before Fatal Crash (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

Hey, That’s Jay Himlie! - ‘Thump Junkies’ Light Up Sky across Olympic Peninsula (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Occupy Seattle Rains $5,000 Down on City Streets - Group throws $1, $5 bills off building to protest money in politics (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Anchorage, Alaska, Mayor Sworn in from Hawaii

126-Year-Old Bible Turns Up in Bag Donated to Sequim Thrift Store

Amelia Earhart Search Missions Begins: Five Others That Failed

Driver Leaves Hit-And-Run Because She ‘Didn’t Want My Ice Cream to Melt’

SONG OF THE DAY

Bette Midler - Ukulele Lady