Thursday, October 11, 2012

Energy News Digest for October 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

Weekend Weather - Special Weather Statement for Rain & Possible Breezy Conditions (Mason County PUD No. 3)

Fire near Shelton in Western Washington Raises Fears for Spawning Salmon (Northwest Public Radio)

Klamath Tribes Get Share of Record Salmon Run (Associated Press)

SolarWorld Wins More Tariffs, But Chinese Companies Can Evade Them (Oregonian, Portland)

U-S Electric Grid Gets Regulatory Jolt into 21st Century (Bloomberg News)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

  • U-S Electric Grid Gets Regulatory Jolt into 21st Century
  • Editorial - Common Ground: Public Power Lights the Past, the Future
  • Thurston County Public Power Campaign Responds to Gregoire
  • Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for October 9, 2012
  • Electric Co-Op Insists 'Smart Meters' Not Capable of Monitoring Appliance Use
  • Fire near Shelton in Western Washington Raises Fears for Spawning Salmon
  • Klamath Tribes Get Share of Record Salmon Run
  • Vancouver Island - Heber River Dam near Gold River Removed, Water Flows on Natural Beds
  • Idaho Fish & Game Puzzled at Squirrel Slaughter
  • SolarWorld Wins More Tariffs, But Chinese Companies Can Evade Them
  • Oregon - Iberdrola's Lakeview Biomass Plans Call for More Emissions
  • Oregon - Combustion Chambers Arrive at Wallowa Biomass Mill
  • Wind Turbine Manufacturer Suzlon Set to Default on Bond Debt
  • Seattle Communities Are Going Solar Together, Tapping Rooftops for Clean Energy
  • Michigan Voters to Decide Renewable Energy Mandate
  • As Cold Returns, Tips for Saving on Heating Costs
  • “Rock the Bulb” Offers Bellevue Puget Sound Energy Customers Free LEDs
  • Editorial - Conservation Is the Best ‘Green' Energy
  • Scientists: Growing Antarctic Ice is Strange Sign of Global Warming
  • China’s Emissions Trading May Spur Global Accord, Report Says
  • Op/Ed - Subsidizing Green Industry Is like Propping up a Kid’s Lemonade Stand
  • Running on Sunshine: How to Charge Your Electric Car with Solar Panels
  • Move Over Electric: Are Natural Gas Vehicles the Future of Cars?
  • Congressman Dicks Warns of Possible 'Cyber 911,' Urges Government Action
  • News Release - Frontier Communications Speeds Broadband Deployment to State of Washington
  • News Release - Frontier Communications Speeds Broadband Deployment to Oregon
  • Broadband Bargain Reached Between Oregon City & Clackamas County
  • T5 Data Centers Plans Hillsboro Server Farm, Joining Stampede into Oregon
  • 35th District, Position 1: Griffey, Haigh Square Off in Rematch
  • 35th District, Position 2: MacEwen, Ring-Erickson Vie for Open Seat
  • Washington Gubernatorial Race - Inslee's Green-Economy Bets Aren't a Sure Thing
  • Tourism Group Plans to Ask Legislature for OK to Assess Mandatory Fee on Businesses for Marketing
  • Weekend Weather - Special Weather Statement for Rain & Possible Breezy Conditions
  • Central Washington State’s Table Mountain Fire Contained, Smoke Clears Out
  • California Gas Prices Take a Dip, Amid Calls to Investigate the Spike
  • Mason County Safety Day Saturday
  • Pacific No More? Mounting Legal Claims Could Bankrupt City

WORD OF THE DAY

Rectitude • \RECK-tuh-tood\ • Noun - 1: the quality or state of being straight 2: moral integrity: righteousness 3: the quality or state of being correct in judgment or procedure

Don’t tell lies buddy
Video can show the truth
Rectitude gets smashed

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

U-S Electric Grid Gets Regulatory Jolt into 21st Century (Bloomberg News)

Editorial - Common Ground: Public Power Lights the Past, the Future (Wenatchee World, WA)

Thurston County Public Power Campaign Responds to Gregoire (OlyBlog)

Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for October 9, 2012 (Mason County PUD No. 3)

Electric Co-Op Insists 'Smart Meters' Not Capable of Monitoring Appliance Use (Laconia Daily Sun, NH)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Fire near Shelton in Western Washington Raises Fears for Spawning Salmon (Northwest Public Radio)

Klamath Tribes Get Share of Record Salmon Run (Associated Press)

Vancouver Island - Heber River Dam near Gold River Removed, Water Flows on Natural Beds (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

Idaho Fish & Game Puzzled at Squirrel Slaughter (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

SolarWorld Wins More Tariffs, But Chinese Companies Can Evade Them (Oregonian, Portland)

Oregon - Iberdrola's Lakeview Biomass Plans Call for More Emissions (Sustainable Business Oregon)

Oregon - Combustion Chambers Arrive at Wallowa Biomass Mill (LaGrande Observer, OR)

Wind Turbine Manufacturer Suzlon Set to Default on Bond Debt (Renewable Energy World)

Seattle Communities Are Going Solar Together, Tapping Rooftops for Clean Energy (American Public Power Association)

Michigan Voters to Decide Renewable Energy Mandate (National Public Radio)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

As Cold Returns, Tips for Saving on Heating Costs (Associated Press)

“Rock the Bulb” Offers Bellevue Puget Sound Energy Customers Free LEDs (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Editorial - Conservation Is the Best ‘Green' Energy (Glenwood Springs Post-Independent, CO)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Scientists: Growing Antarctic Ice is Strange Sign of Global Warming (Associated Press)

China’s Emissions Trading May Spur Global Accord, Report Says (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Op/Ed - Subsidizing Green Industry Is like Propping up a Kid’s Lemonade Stand (Seattle Times)

Running on Sunshine: How to Charge Your Electric Car with Solar Panels (Christian Science Monitor)

Move Over Electric: Are Natural Gas Vehicles the Future of Cars? (Christian Science Monitor)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Congressman Dicks Warns of Possible 'Cyber 911,' Urges Government Action (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

News Release - Frontier Communications Speeds Broadband Deployment to State of Washington (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

News Release - Frontier Communications Speeds Broadband Deployment to Oregon (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

Broadband Bargain Reached Between Oregon City & Clackamas County (Oregonian, Portland)

T5 Data Centers Plans Hillsboro Server Farm, Joining Stampede into Oregon (Oregonian, Portland)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

35th District, Position 1: Griffey, Haigh Square Off in Rematch

35th District, Position 2: MacEwen, Ring-Erickson Vie for Open Seat (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Washington Gubernatorial Race - Inslee's Green-Economy Bets Aren't a Sure Thing (Associated Press)

Tourism Group Plans to Ask Legislature for OK to Assess Mandatory Fee on Businesses for Marketing (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Weekend Weather - Special Weather Statement for Rain & Possible Breezy Conditions (Mason County PUD No. 3)

Central Washington State’s Table Mountain Fire Contained, Smoke Clears Out (KING-TV, Seattle)

California Gas Prices Take a Dip, Amid Calls to Investigate the Spike (Christian Science Monitor)

Mason County Safety Day Saturday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Pacific No More? Mounting Legal Claims Could Bankrupt City (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

DIVERSIONS

Study Links Eating Chocolate to Winning Nobels

Researcher Says ‘Super-Earth’ Planet Made of Diamonds

Study Says Mice Can Sing

Kennewick Man Wasn’t from Columbia Valley

SONG OF THE DAY

Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever