Monday, August 13, 2012

Energy News Digest for August 13, 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

Hydropower Legislation Ramps Up Debate over Dams (Seattle Times)

Bonneville Dam Fulfilled Campaign Promise When FDR Dedicated it Sept. 28, 1937 (Oregonian, Portland)

Future of Renewable Energy Now Up to Idaho Public Utilities Commission (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

Oregon Teen Agers’ Climate Lawsuit Appealed - Two Eugene students ask two appeals courts to force the state of Oregon to take action on climate change (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

More Heat in Washington State Forecast (Associated Press)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Hydropower Legislation Ramps Up Debate over Dams
  • Bonneville Dam Fulfilled Campaign Promise When FDR Dedicated it Sept. 28, 1937
  • Bonneville Power Administration Line Crews Get Help from Above
  • Smart Grid Projects across 18 States Secure Funding from U-S Department of Agriculture – Includes $13 million for Clearwater Power, based in Lewiston, ID
  • Kittitas County PUD Charges Ahead
  • New York - Energy Plan for Canadian Electricity Imports May Raise Upstate Costs
  • Nuclear Waste Confidence - NRC Ruling No Big Deal
  • After Botched Merger, Duke Energy Has More to Repair than Broken Nuclear Plant in Florida
  • Department of Energy Wants Electric Utilities to Create “Cybersecurity Governance Board”
  • Groups Sue to Block Logging of Marbled Murrelet Habitat in Washington State
  • Research Shows Snake River Sockeye Broodstock Program Preserving Population’s Genetic Diversity
  • When That Supermarket Labels Salmon ‘Wild’ Is It Really? Or Is It Hatchery-Wild ‘Hybrid’?
  • Colville Tribe, Teck Go to Court over Columbia River Pollution
  • California - Redirecting Fresh Water Raises Fears for Farmers
  • Beverage Companies Pay Millions to Conserve Water
  • Future of Renewable Energy Now Up to Idaho Public Utilities Commission
  • Renewable Energy Future Looks Dim in Idaho
  • SolarWorld Slashes Outlook on Chinese Price War
  • Wind Farm near Anchorage a Landmark for Renewable Energy
  • Florida – Columnist: The New Great Gainesville Biomass Debate
  • Free Light Bulbs Available from Puget Sound Energy
  • Professor Sees Energy ‘Trap’ Ahead
  • Japan Pulls Plug on Business with Strict Energy Conservation Mandate
  • Oregon Teen Agers’ Climate Lawsuit Appealed
  • California Air Resources Board Looks at Reducing ‘Cap & Trade’ Burden on Businesses
  • Summer’s Record Heat, Drought Point to Longer-Term Climate Issues
  • Editorial - The Dust Bowl Revisited: Record July Heat Prompts More Climate Debate
  • Texas - Could Electric Cars Help Supply the Power Grid?
  • Fiber Optics Boost Idaho Co-op
  • As Google Fiber Rollouts Begin, Here’s What Cable Will Watch Most Closely
  • Hong Kong Secures Top Spot for Global Broadband Speed
  • Wireless Industry Fights SF Cancer Radiation Notices in 9th Circuit
  • Could ‘Liking’ Something on Facebook Get You Fired?
  • Washington State Analysis Indicates That Legal Pot Could Bring in $2 Billion over Five Years
  • Washington State Budget Director Moving to New Role
  • More Heat in Washington State Forecast
  • After Elwha Dam Came Down, Tribe’s ‘Creation’ Site Found
  • Tribes Seek Prosecution Power over Non-Indians
  • Port of Shelton Sets Hearing on John’s Prairie Timber Surplus
  • August 25 Fundraiser for Shelton Senior Center
  • U-S Facebook Group Complains About Canadians at Bellingham Costco
WORD OF THE DAY

Scaramouch • \SCARE-uh-moosh\ • Noun - A cowardly buffoon b: rascal, scamp

I see a little silhouetto of a man,
Scaramouch! Scaramouch!
Will you do the Fandango?
Thunderbolt & lightning, very, very frightening

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Hydropower Legislation Ramps Up Debate over Dams (Seattle Times)

Bonneville Dam Fulfilled Campaign Promise When FDR Dedicated it Sept. 28, 1937 (Oregonian, Portland)

Bonneville Power Administration Line Crews Get Help from Above (Bonneville Power Administration)

Smart Grid Projects across 18 States Secure Funding from U-S Department of Agriculture – Includes $13 million for Clearwater Power, based in Lewiston, ID (Penn Energy)

Kittitas County PUD Charges Ahead (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

New York - Energy Plan for Canadian Electricity Imports May Raise Upstate Costs (Buffalo News, NY)

Nuclear Waste Confidence - NRC Ruling No Big Deal (Forbes Magazine)

After Botched Merger, Duke Energy Has More to Repair than Broken Nuclear Plant in Florida (Tampa Bay Times, FL)

Department of Energy Wants Electric Utilities to Create “Cybersecurity Governance Board” (Network World)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Groups Sue to Block Logging of Marbled Murrelet Habitat in Washington State (KING-TV, Seattle)

Research Shows Snake River Sockeye Broodstock Program Preserving Population’s Genetic Diversity (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

When That Supermarket Labels Salmon ‘Wild’ Is It Really? Or Is It Hatchery-Wild ‘Hybrid’? (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Colville Tribe, Teck Go to Court over Columbia River Pollution (Seattle Times)

California - Redirecting Fresh Water Raises Fears for Farmers (NY Times)

Beverage Companies Pay Millions to Conserve Water (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Future of Renewable Energy Now Up to Idaho Public Utilities Commission (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

Renewable Energy Future Looks Dim in Idaho (Associated Press)

SolarWorld Slashes Outlook on Chinese Price War (Reuters)

Wind Farm near Anchorage a Landmark for Renewable Energy (Seattle Times)

Florida – Columnist: The New Great Gainesville Biomass Debate (Gainesville Sun, FL)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Free Light Bulbs Available from Puget Sound Energy (Olympian, WA)

Professor Sees Energy ‘Trap’ Ahead (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Japan Pulls Plug on Business with Strict Energy Conservation Mandate (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Oregon Teen Agers’ Climate Lawsuit Appealed - Two Eugene students ask two appeals courts to force the state of Oregon to take action on climate change (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

California Air Resources Board Looks at Reducing ‘Cap & Trade’ Burden on Businesses (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Summer’s Record Heat, Drought Point to Longer-Term Climate Issues (Washington Post)

Editorial - The Dust Bowl Revisited: Record July Heat Prompts More Climate Debate (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Texas - Could Electric Cars Help Supply the Power Grid? Researchers Will Use Austin to Find Out (Austin American Statesman, TX)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Fiber Optics Boost Idaho Co-op (Electric Co-op Today)

As Google Fiber Rollouts Begin, Here’s What Cable Will Watch Most Closely (GigaOM)

Hong Kong Secures Top Spot for Global Broadband Speed (ZD Net News)

Wireless Industry Fights SF Cancer Radiation Notices in 9th Circuit (Courthouse News Service)

Could ‘Liking’ Something on Facebook Get You Fired? (Christian Science Monitor)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Analysis Indicates That Legal Pot Could Bring in $2 Billion over Five Years (Associated Press)

Washington State Budget Director Moving to New Role (Associated Press)

GENERAL NEWS

More Heat in Washington State Forecast (Associated Press)

After Elwha Dam Came Down, Tribe’s ‘Creation’ Site Found (Associated Press)

Tribes Seek Prosecution Power over Non-Indians - Congress Debates Expanding Indians’ Authority (Olympian, WA)

Port of Shelton Sets Hearing on John’s Prairie Timber Surplus (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Navy Hosts Meeting about Hood Canal Range (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

August 25 Fundraiser for Shelton Senior Center (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

U-S Facebook Group Complains About Canadians at Bellingham Costco (Regina Leader-Post, Saskatchewan)

DIVERSIONS

Bad Month to be a Varmint - Crews Paint over Dead Raccoon in Johnstown, PA

Rich Toddlers Draw Fashion Designers’ Eyes – Juliet…dresses in the latest $650 dresses & $400 shoes…Juliet is 3

Donors to Pay Off Medical Bill of Lifeguard Who Saved 12-Year-Old

Alfred Hitchcock: Ten Quotes on His Birthday

SONG OF THE DAY

Queen - ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’