Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Energy News Digest for August 7, 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

Jorge Carrasco Reconfirmed as Superintendent for Seattle City Light (Northwest Energy Efficiency Council)

Grays Harbor PUD Announces Sale of Renewable Generation Assets to Harbor Paper (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Op/Ed - High-Speed Broadband Access Essential (Tri-City Herald, WA)

30,000 gallons of untreated sewage may have flowed into bay off Everett (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

Mason County Primary Election Day (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)\

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Jorge Carrasco Reconfirmed as Superintendent for Seattle City Light
  • Clark Public Utilities Provides Oasis at County Fair
  • Op/Ed - The Natural-Gas Revolution: Let's Do This the Right Way
  • Ohio Electric Cooperative Aids Copper Theft Sting
  • Westar Investigating Spike in Electricity Thefts
  • India’s Infrastructure Woes, In Two Charts
  • Solar Super Storm Could Knock Out U-S Power Grid – Experts
  • The Elwha River - The Nation’s Largest Dam Removal Project
  • New Baby Orca Spotted in Western Washington
  • Walla Walla County Farmers Worry That Road Project Will Turn Productive Bees into Road Kill
  • 30,000 gallons of untreated sewage may have flowed into bay off Everett
  • Sparing Sewers All That Restaurant Grease
  • Grays Harbor PUD Announces Sale of Renewable Generation Assets to Harbor Paper
  • Solar Panels Could Conflict With Urban Trees, Says Expert at Portland Ecology Meeting
  • SolarWorld Plans $27 Million Plant Upgrade in Hillsboro
  • Green Energy, Politics on Tap for Vegas 'Summit'
  • Solar, Wind Power Get Pentagon Boost
  • Wind Power Hits 57% Mark in Colorado
  • Bloom Energy Says It’s Half Way to Break Even
  • Recouping Cost of a Home Wind Turbine May Take More Than a Lifetime
  • Best Energy-Efficient Monitors
  • How to Parse Climate Change and Extreme Weather?
  • Can Any Green Social Networks Have Staying Power?
  • Op/Ed - High-Speed Broadband Access Essential
  • Op/Ed - In the Olympics of Web Access, U-S Consumers Are Left Behind
  • Rural Broadband: Big Telcos Opt Out & Continue to Lobby Against, Others See Opportunity
  • Editorial - Defenseless Against Cyberattacks
  • Local Governments Could Save Most from Cloud, But Are Least Receptive to It
  • Primary Day: Five Things Watch for in Missouri, Michigan & Washington State
  • Mason County Primary Election Day
  • Drowning Not Cause of Puyallup Man’s Death at Spencer Lake
  • Shelton’s Mayor Asks for Impact Fee Moratorium
  • Wanted: Cheaper Way to Send Money to Latin America
  • NASA Releases Color Photo, Video of Mars Rover Landing
WORD OF THE DAY

Oriflamme • \ORE-uh-flamm\ •  Noun - A banner, symbol, or ideal inspiring devotion or courage

Come follow me boys
The army’s oriflamme flies
Hope we all don’t die

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Jorge Carrasco Reconfirmed as Superintendent for Seattle City Light (Northwest Energy Efficiency Council)

Clark Public Utilities Provides Oasis at County Fair – Clark County fairgoers have had their thirst quenched by free water for 30 years (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Op/Ed - The Natural-Gas Revolution: Let's Do This the Right Way (Seattle Times)

Ohio Electric Cooperative Aids Copper Theft Sting (Electric Co-op Today)

Westar Investigating Spike in Electricity Thefts (KAKE-TV, Wichita, KS)

India’s Infrastructure Woes, In Two Charts (Washington Post)

Solar Super Storm Could Knock Out U-S Power Grid – Experts (Planet Ark)

FISH & WILDLIFE

The Elwha River - The Nation’s Largest Dam Removal Project (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

New Baby Orca Spotted in Western Washington (KING-TV, Seattle)

Walla Walla County Farmers Worry That Road Project Will Turn Productive Bees into Road Kill (Seattle Times)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

30,000 gallons of untreated sewage may have flowed into bay off Everett (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

Sparing Sewers All That Restaurant Grease (NY Times)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Grays Harbor PUD Announces Sale of Renewable Generation Assets to Harbor Paper (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Solar Panels Could Conflict With Urban Trees, Says Expert at Portland Ecology Meeting (Oregonian, Portland)

SolarWorld Plans $27 Million Plant Upgrade in Hillsboro (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Green Energy, Politics on Tap for Vegas 'Summit' - Politics of renewable power to be focus of 'National Clean Energy Summit' in Vegas (Associated Press)

Solar, Wind Power Get Pentagon Boost (SF Chronicle, CA)

Wind Power Hits 57% Mark in Colorado (CNN Money)

Bloom Energy Says It’s Half Way to Break Even (GigaOM)

Recouping Cost of a Home Wind Turbine May Take More Than a Lifetime (Consumer Reports)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Best Energy-Efficient Monitors (SF Chronicle)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

How to Parse Climate Change and Extreme Weather? (NY Times)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Can Any Green Social Networks Have Staying Power? (The Energy Collective)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Op/Ed - High-Speed Broadband Access Essential (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Op/Ed - In the Olympics of Web Access, U-S Consumers Are Left Behind (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Rural Broadband: Big Telcos Opt Out & Continue to Lobby Against, Others See Opportunity (CivSource)

Editorial - Defenseless Against Cyberattacks (Washington Post)

Local Governments Could Save Most from Cloud, But Are Least Receptive to It (Gigaom)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Primary Day: Five Things Watch for in Missouri, Michigan & Washington State (Washington Post)

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Primary Election Day (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)\

Drowning Not Cause of Puyallup Man’s Death at Spencer Lake (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Shelton’s Mayor Asks for Impact Fee Moratorium (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Wanted: Cheaper Way to Send Money to Latin America (Associated Press)

NASA Releases Color Photo, Video of Mars Rover Landing (USA Today)

DIVERSIONS

Dr. Dre Gets Beats Headphones on Olympians’ Ears, Annoys Actual Sponsor Panasonic

House Cats Kill More Critters than Thought

Composer Marvin Hamlisch Dies at 68 in Los Angeles

Possible Da Vinci Painting Found in Scottish Farmhouse; Could be Worth $150 Million

SONG OF THE DAY

Jerry Douglas - The Boxer