Monday, October 1, 2012

Energy News Digest for October 1, 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

Obama Blocks Chinese Company from Buying Oregon Wind Farms (Associated Press)

Barbs Exchanged at Forum over Thurston County PUD Power Vote (Olympian, WA)

JPMorgan Case Shows Why Energy Trading Schemes Are Chronic Problem (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Poulsbo Gets Kitsap PUD’s Pilot Fiber-Optic Broadband Program (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Op/Ed - Oregon Should Join the Collaboration to Save Salmon (Oregonian, Portland)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • JPMorgan Case Shows Why Energy Trading Schemes Are Chronic Problem
  • PacifiCorp Violated Open Access Rules, FERC Staff Allege
  • Barbs Exchanged at Forum over Thurston County PUD Power Vote
  • Puget Sound Energy - A Closer Look: The Other Player in Debate over Proposition 1 in Thurston County’s November Election
  • Aging Cranes at Pacific Northwest Hydroelectric Dams Get New Life
  • Idaho – PacifiCorp’s Ashton Dam Work Enters Final Stages
  • Puget Sound Energy’s Receives OK to Increase Energy Assistance for Low-Income Households
  • Electrical Pole Burns & Snaps, Kills Power in Sections of Tacoma
  • Puget Sound Energy Names Vice President of Energy Supply Operations
  • Grand Coulee Dam Visitor’s Center to Move during Power Line Work
  • Greg Abel of Mid American Energy Warns About the Rush to Export Natural Gas & Lack of National Energy Policy
  • Op/Ed - Oregon Should Join the Collaboration to Save Salmon
  • Op/Ed - Progress & the Quest for Peace on the Columbia River
  • White Salmon Homecoming Marks River’s New Direction
  • Alaska Flooding’s Effect on Salmon Will Be Seen Later
  • B-C Supreme Court Upholds Right of Anti-Salmon Farm Activist to Make Defamatory Remarks
  • Fish & Game Permit Proposal Roils Private California Lake Owners
  • 200,000 Gallons of Sewage Dumped into Mt. Rainier Waterfall
  • Toxic Algae - Public Is Warned to Avoid Contact with Black Lake
  • Obama Blocks Chinese Company from Buying Oregon Wind Farms
  • Idaho Utility & Wind Power Generators Still Battling Over Wind Energy Curtailment
  • Buffett Company Grabs Two California Wind Projects
  • Olympia-Area Residents Get a Look at Benefits of Going Solar
  • Portland General Electric Gets Green Light from Oregon PUC to Issue Renewables RFP
  • Michigan - Holland Mayor Calls Renewable Energy Proposal 3 ‘Special Interest Activity at Its Worst’
  • Denmark Renewable Energy Generation 40.7% of Electricity Produced in 2011, Wind Energy 28.1%
  • Flashback - Nearly 92 Percent of Mason County PUD 3 Electricity Comes from Renewable Sources
  • Ikea Plans to Sell Only LED Lights Worldwide to Cut Emissions
  • Puget Sound Energy Offers Energy Efficiency Upgrades
  • Obama Administration Marks 1 Million Homes Weatherized Under the Stimulus
  • British Columbia’s Brilliant Energy Future Springs from an Old-Fashioned Idea
  • Why British Columbia Should Keep the Carbon Tax & Raise It
  • Asteroid Dust Cloud Could Act as Sunshade, Fight Climate Change on Earth, Researchers Suggest
  • Demand Response: Green Energy’s Gateway Drug?
  • Charging Ahead on an Electric Highway
  • Poulsbo Gets Kitsap PUD’s Pilot Fiber-Optic Broadband Program
  • Iran Swipe at Web Brings Angry Reply
  • U-S Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Washington State’s Top-2 Primary
  • Supreme Court to Delve into More Divisive Issues
  • Mason County Commissioner Candidates Debate Sewer, Public Safety
  • Fleeing Mason County Suspect Caught after Swimming Across Lake Kokanee
  • Cost of Washington State Driver’s License Nearly Doubles Beginning Today
  • Ethics Fines Pending - Elusive Evergreen State College Professor Found in Chile
  • No Significant Rainfall in Sight for the Next Ten Days
  • El Nino Could Bring Bad News for Skiers
  • City of Shelton Releases “K” Street Construction Schedule
WORD OF THE DAY

Bombinate • \BOM-buh-nayt\ • Verb - Buzz, drone

Harry’s Haggis Hut was nearly crushed by the Friday rush of customers, clamoring for their weekend helping of sheep’s innards & oatmeal…all encased and cooked in the unfortunate ruminant’s stomach. The crowd’s calls for haggis were unrelenting, their bombinating presence drowning out the orders at the nearby “Cooked Cricket Shack.”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

JPMorgan Case Shows Why Energy Trading Schemes Are Chronic Problem (Los Angeles Times, CA)

PacifiCorp Violated Open Access Rules, FERC Staff Allege (American Public Power Association)

Barbs Exchanged at Forum over Thurston County PUD Power Vote (Olympian, WA)

Puget Sound Energy - A Closer Look: The Other Player in Debate over Proposition 1 in Thurston County’s November Election (Olympian, WA)

Aging Cranes at Pacific Northwest Hydroelectric Dams Get New Life (Bonneville Power Administration)

Idaho – PacifiCorp’s Ashton Dam Work Enters Final Stages (Associated Press)

Puget Sound Energy’s Receives OK to Increase Energy Assistance for Low-Income Households (Electric Energy Online)

Electrical Pole Burns & Snaps, Kills Power in Sections of Tacoma (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

Puget Sound Energy Names Vice President of Energy Supply Operations (Trading Charts)

Grand Coulee Dam Visitor’s Center to Move during Power Line Work (Wenatchee World, WA)

Greg Abel of Mid American Energy Warns About the Rush to Export Natural Gas & Lack Of National Energy Policy (Oregonian, Portland)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Op/Ed - Oregon Should Join the Collaboration to Save Salmon (Oregonian, Portland)

Op/Ed - Progress & the Quest for Peace on the Columbia River (Oregonian, Portland)

White Salmon Homecoming Marks River’s New Direction (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Alaska Flooding’s Effect on Salmon Will Be Seen Later (Associated Press)

B-C Supreme Court Upholds Right of Anti-Salmon Farm Activist to Make Defamatory Remarks (Vancouver Sun, B-C)

Fish & Game Permit Proposal Roils Private California Lake Owners (Sacramento Bee, CA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

200,000 Gallons of Sewage Dumped into Mt. Rainier Waterfall (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Toxic Algae - Public Is Warned to Avoid Contact with Black Lake (Olympian, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Obama Blocks Chinese Company from Buying Oregon Wind Farms (Associated Press)

Idaho Utility & Wind Power Generators Still Battling Over Wind Energy Curtailment (Renewable Energy World)

Buffett Company Grabs Two California Wind Projects (AOL Energy)

Olympia-Area Residents Get a Look at Benefits of Going Solar (Olympian, WA)

Portland General Electric Gets Green Light from Oregon PUC to Issue Renewables RFP (SNL Financial)

Michigan - Holland Mayor Calls Renewable Energy Proposal 3 ‘Special Interest Activity at Its Worst’ (Michigan Live)

Denmark Renewable Energy Generation 40.7% of Electricity Produced in 2011, Wind Energy 28.1% (CelanTechnica)

Flashback - Nearly 92 Percent of Mason County PUD 3 Electricity Comes from Renewable Sources (Mason County PUD No. 3)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Ikea Plans to Sell Only LED Lights Worldwide to Cut Emissions (Bloomberg Businessweek)

Puget Sound Energy Offers Energy Efficiency Upgrades (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

Obama Administration Marks 1 Million Homes Weatherized Under The Stimulus (Forbes Magazine)

British Columbia’s Brilliant Energy Future Springs from an Old-Fashioned Idea (Vancouver Sun, B-C)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Why British Columbia Should Keep the Carbon Tax & Raise It (Vancouver Sun, B-C)
http://www.vancouversun.com/business/should+keep+carbon+raise/7319836/story.html

Asteroid Dust Cloud Could Act as Sunshade, Fight Climate Change on Earth, Researchers Suggest (Huffington Post)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Demand Response: Green Energy’s Gateway Drug? (Forbes Magazine)

Charging Ahead on an Electric Highway (NY Times)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Poulsbo Gets Kitsap PUD’s Pilot Fiber-Optic Broadband Program (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Iran Swipe at Web Brings Angry Reply (Associated Press)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

U-S Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Washington State’s Top-2 Primary (Associated Press)

Supreme Court to Delve into More Divisive Issues (USA Today)

Mason County Commissioner Candidates Debate Sewer, Public Safety (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Fleeing Mason County Suspect Caught after Swimming Across Lake Kokanee (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

Cost of Washington State Driver’s License Nearly Doubles Beginning Today (Northwest Cable News Network)

Ethics Fines Pending - Elusive Evergreen State College Professor Found In Chile (Northwest Public Radio)

No Significant Rainfall in Sight for the Next Ten Days (KING-TV, Seattle)

El Nino Could Bring Bad News for Skiers (Wenatchee World, WA)

City of Shelton Releases “K” Street Construction Schedule (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

DIVERSIONS

California Kids Football League Hit with Bounty Scandal

Did You Know Bluetooth Was Named for a Danish King?

Long Beach Couple Finds Buried Treasure

Crazed fan bites Danny Bonaduce at Skagit Valley Casino

SONG OF THE DAY

Burton Cummings - Break It to Them Gently