Thursday, September 6, 2012

Energy News Digest for September 6, 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 Says Rocky Reach Dam Upgrades Count as Renewable Energy (Wenatchee World, WA)

NRC Looking into Washington State Nuclear Plant's 11-Year-Old Mistake (Northwest Public Radio)

REC Silicon’s Moses Lake Jobs Remain Secure (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Three Gillnet Foes Reverse Tack, Urge No Vote on Oregon’s Anti-Gillnet Measure 81 (Oregonian, Portland)

Decision Made, Mason County Fairgrounds Must Move (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • NRC Looking into Washington State Nuclear Plant's 11-Year-Old Mistake
  • Look Up - Man Moving Pipe is Electrocuted North of Pasco
  • Grays Harbor PUD Commissioners Give Manager Lovely High Marks
  • Approve NERC Definition of Bulk Electric System, APPA Urges FERC
  • U-S Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week
  • Leonard to Retire as Entergy Chair, CEO
  • No End to Brazil's 'Pandora Dam' Drama
  • Yakamas Developing Long-Term Plan for Wenatchee River Coho Salmon
  • Three Gillnet Foes Reverse Tack, Urge No Vote on Oregon’s Anti-Gillnet Measure 81
  • Editorial - Safe for Salmon, Good for Growers
  • Washington State Upgrades Status of Shellfish Beds near Shelton
  • Do You Hear What I Hear? Researchers Record Orcas Underwater
  • Study: Gulf of Mexico Overfishing Has Cost Millions
  • Solution to Declining Water Supply in Odessa Subarea
  • Washington State Says Rocky Reach Dam Upgrades Count as Renewable Energy
  • REC Silicon’s Moses Lake Jobs Remain Secure
  • Utilities Beat Back Community Solar Bill in California
  • Does Power Tower Solar Harm Birds And Bats?
  • Solyndra Investment Funds Could See Big Tax Breaks
  • Japan Utility: No Money to Develop Renewables
  • A Free Online Service Launches to Manage Building Energy Data
  • Video View of an Endangered Program Cutting Energy Waste
  • Shell to Test Capturing of Carbon in Canada
  • Electric Cars Are Becoming Everyday Vehicles
  • As Arenas Go Green, Will Fans Follow?
  • UTOPIA's Executive Director Disputes Reports of Funding Woes
  • Why Time Warner Cable’s New York City Fiber Rollout is Nothing Like Google’s
  • FCC to Measure Mobile Broadband Speeds
  • From London, a Lesson in the Benefits of Free Wi-Fi
  • Microsoft Bing Takes On Google in Search Challenge
  • Mason County Auditor Disagrees with Commissioner Statements on Salaries
  • Decision Made, Mason County Fairgrounds Must Move
  • Prisoner Accidentally Released from Clallam County Jail
  • 500 Acre Fire Burning Outside Ellensburg Threatens Homes, Approaching Wind Turbines
  • Residents Flee Columbia River Gorge Wildfire
  • Forest Service Selects Woman to Lead Olympic National Forest
  • Ebbing Community College Enrollment a Promising Sign for Economy
  • Former North Mason Volleyball Coach Dies
  • Report Confirms Seattle; Tacoma Drivers Are Terrible
WORD OF THE DAY

Gainsay • \gain-SAY\ • Verb - 1: to declare to be untrue or invalid 2: contradict, oppose

There is no doubt that their work makes a useful contribution, but it does not provide enough evidence to gainsay the conclusions of earlier scholars.

This may be the “Year of the Fact Checkers” as battling political foes seek to gainsay the claims of their rivals…spewing vile through the “intertubes,” television, radio, print, and the various media that assaults our senses every minute of our waking days. (cynical much…no, I’m constantly amazed)

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

NRC Looking into Washington State Nuclear Plant's 11-Year-Old Mistake (Northwest Public Radio)

Look Up - Man Moving Pipe is Electrocuted North of Pasco (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Grays Harbor PUD Commissioners Give Manager Lovely High Marks (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

Approve NERC Definition of Bulk Electric System, APPA Urges FERC (American Public Power Association)

U-S Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week (Associated Press)

Leonard to Retire as Entergy Chair, CEO (Associated Press)

No End to Brazil's 'Pandora Dam' Drama (Forbes Magazine)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Yakamas Developing Long-Term Plan for Wenatchee River Coho Salmon (Wenatchee World, WA)

Three Gillnet Foes Reverse Tack, Urge No Vote on Oregon’s Anti-Gillnet Measure 81 (Oregonian, Portland)

Editorial - Safe for Salmon, Good for Growers (Wenatchee World, WA)

Washington State Upgrades Status of Shellfish Beds near Shelton (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Do You Hear What I Hear? Researchers Record Orcas Underwater (Northwest Public Radio)

Study: Gulf of Mexico Overfishing Has Cost Millions (USA Today)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Solution to Declining Water Supply in Odessa Subarea (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Washington State Says Rocky Reach Dam Upgrades Count as Renewable Energy (Wenatchee World, WA)

REC Silicon’s Moses Lake Jobs Remain Secure (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Utilities Beat Back Community Solar Bill in California (Grist Online)

Does Power Tower Solar Harm Birds And Bats? (AOL Energy)

Solyndra Investment Funds Could See Big Tax Breaks (Associated Press)

Japan Utility: No Money to Develop Renewables (Associated Press)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

A Free Online Service Launches to Manage Building Energy Data (GigaOM)

Video View of an Endangered Program Cutting Energy Waste (NY Times)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Shell to Test Capturing of Carbon in Canada (NY Times)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Electric Cars Are Becoming Everyday Vehicles (Christian Science Monitor)

As Arenas Go Green, Will Fans Follow? (NY Times)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

UTOPIA's Executive Director Disputes Reports of Funding Woes (The Ogden Standard-Examiner, UT)

Why Time Warner Cable’s New York City Fiber Rollout is Nothing Like Google’s (GigaOM)

FCC to Measure Mobile Broadband Speeds (Washington Post)

From London, a Lesson in the Benefits of Free Wi-Fi (NY Times)

Microsoft Bing Takes On Google in Search Challenge (USA Today)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Mason County Auditor Disagrees with Commissioner Statements on Salaries (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Decision Made, Mason County Fairgrounds Must Move (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Prisoner Accidentally Released from Clallam County Jail (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

500 Acre Fire Burning Outside Ellensburg Threatens Homes, Approaching Wind Turbines (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Residents Flee Columbia River Gorge Wildfire (Associated Press)

Forest Service Selects Woman to Lead Olympic National Forest (Olympian, WA)

Ebbing Community College Enrollment a Promising Sign for Economy (Northwest Public Radio)

Former North Mason Volleyball Coach Dies (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Report Confirms Seattle; Tacoma Drivers Are Terrible (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

DIVERSIONS

Drought is Ruining People’s Ability to Throw Cow Dung at Things

Farmer Who Wanted ‘a Few Nice Sunflowers’ Accidentally Plants Field Full of Cannabis

Chinese Toddler's Karaoke Tantrum Ends in Bloodbath

97-Year-Old Message in a Bottle Found Off British Coast Sets New World Record

SONG OF THE DAY

Three Dog Night- Out in the Country