Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Energy News Digest for July 11, 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

Smoke from Asian Wildfires Makes for Cool Pacific Northwest Sunsets (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

BPA’s 75th Anniversary & Value of the River featured on Comcast Newsmakers (Bonneville Power Administration)

Editorial: Jefferson County PUD Tax Debate Should Be Over (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

Yakama Nation Continues Program to Reintroduce Sockeye into Yakima River Basin (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Second Accident in a Month at REC Silicon Site (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • BPA’s 75th Anniversary & Value of the River featured on Comcast Newsmakers
  • Editorial: Jefferson County PUD Tax Debate Should Be Over
  • Culbertson Out as Grant County PUD Manager
  • Support Shown for Seniors to Lease Old Mason County PUD 3 Building
  • National Utility Scam Hits Franklin PUD
  • Grays Harbor PUD Now Offers Paperless Billing
  • Port of Pasco Position to be Filled July 26 - Former Franklin PUD Manager on the List
  • Pepco Customer Advocate: ‘We Performed Well’
  • Could a Power Outage Become a Teachable Moment About Grid Resiliency?
  • Official: Texas Electric Supply Will Be Tight
  • Will Duke Energy Customers Pay for CEO’s Severance?
  • Yakama Nation Continues Program to Reintroduce Sockeye into Yakima River Basin
  • Alaska Copper & Gold Mining Faces off Against Red Gold
  • Officials Mark Sale of Hammer Flat to Idaho Fish & Game
  • Three Bays in Puget Sound Closed Due to Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning Toxin
  • Mason County Lifts Regulation that Stopped Some Building in Belfair
  • West Sound Utility District Having No Problems Getting Rid of Highly Treated Biosolids
  • Fed Up with Comments about Fluoride, Three Bolt Everett Council Meeting
  • Second Accident in a Month at REC Silicon Site
  • North Carolina Plant First in State to Convert Human Waste to Energy
  • The LEDs of the Future Are Paper-Thin
  • U-S Department of Energy Gets Co-op Info on Water Heaters
  • Does Climate Change Increase the Odds of Extreme Weather Events?
  • The Controversial World of Clean Power & Data Centers
  • Google Fiber Still Probably Not Going Nationwide
  • Apple Privacy Breech Nets $22.5M Fine for Google
  • Smoke from Asian Wildfires Makes for Cool Pacific Northwest Sunsets
  • Mason County Burn Ban Starts Sunday
  • New Twist in Copper Thefts: Where Are My Water Pipes?
  • Three Charged with Metal Theft, One Says He Just Needed Fireworks Cash
  • Ancient Quake & Tsunami in Puget Sound Shake Researchers
  • Wood Poles Crash Through Woman’s Car; Driver Survives
  • Olympia – Capitol Building’s Dirty Dome to Get Long-Awaited Cleaning
  • Age Remarks Could Cost Wells Fargo Manager
WORD OF THE DAY

Surreal • \suh-REEL\ • Adjective - Marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream; also: unbelievable, fantastic

“Surreal is my art”
Trumpeted Dali proudly
“Dig my melting clocks”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

BPA’s 75th Anniversary & Value of the River featured on Comcast Newsmakers (Bonneville Power Administration)

Editorial: Jefferson County PUD Tax Debate Should Be Over (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

Culbertson Out as Grant County PUD Manager (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Support Shown for Seniors to Lease Old Mason County PUD 3 Building (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

National Utility Scam Hits Franklin PUD (KVEW-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

Grays Harbor PUD Now Offers Paperless Billing (KXRO-Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Port of Pasco Position to be Filled July 26 - Former Franklin PUD Manager on the List (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Pepco Customer Advocate: ‘We Performed Well’ (Washington Post)

Could a Power Outage Become a Teachable Moment About Grid Resiliency? (The Energy Collective)

Official: Texas Electric Supply Will Be Tight (CNBC)

Will Duke Energy Customers Pay for CEO’s Severance? (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Yakama Nation Continues Program to Reintroduce Sockeye into Yakima River Basin (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Alaska Copper & Gold Mining Faces off Against Red Gold (Yahoo! News)

Officials Mark Sale of Hammer Flat to Idaho Fish & Game (Boise Weekly, ID)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Three Bays in Puget Sound Closed Due to Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning Toxin (Northwest Public Radio)

Mason County Lifts Regulation that Stopped Some Building in Belfair (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

West Sound Utility District Having No Problems Getting Rid of Highly Treated Biosolids (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Fed Up with Comments about Fluoride, Three Bolt Everett Council Meeting (Everett Herald, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Second Accident in a Month at REC Silicon Site (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

North Carolina Plant First in State to Convert Human Waste to Energy (Waste & Recycling News)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

The LEDs of the Future Are Paper-Thin (Gizmodo)

U-S Department of Energy Gets Co-op Info on Water Heaters (Electric Co-op Today)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Does Climate Change Increase the Odds of Extreme Weather Events? (Christian Science Monitor)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The Controversial World of Clean Power & Data Centers “…The town of Quincy, Washington, has attracted companies like Microsoft, Dell & Yahoo that want to run data centers off of this clean hydro power in the Pacific Northwest…” (Gigaom)

Google Fiber Still Probably Not Going Nationwide (Broadband Reports)

Apple Privacy Breech Nets $22.5M Fine for Google (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2012/07/11/apple-privacy-breech-nets-225m-fine.html

GENERAL NEWS

Smoke from Asian Wildfires Makes for Cool Pacific Northwest Sunsets (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Mason County Burn Ban Starts Sunday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

New Twist in Copper Thefts: Where Are My Water Pipes? (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

Three Charged with Metal Theft, One Says He Just Needed Fireworks Cash (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

Ancient Quake & Tsunami in Puget Sound Shake Researchers (Seattle Times)

Wood Poles Crash Through Woman’s Car; Driver Survives (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

Olympia – Capitol Building’s Dirty Dome to Get Long-Awaited Cleaning (Olympian, WA)

Age Remarks Could Cost Wells Fargo Manager (Courthouse News Service)

DIVERSIONS

Sequim Officials Seek Peace between Two Feuding Lavender Festivals

Soda Versus Pop, Visualized

Family Dealt Baseball Card Treasure

Need a New Lawn? Sounders Offer CenturyLink Sod

SONG OF THE DAY

Sanford Townsend Band - Smoke from a Distant Fire