Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Energy News Digest of October 30, 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

Sandy Leaves Millions without Power; 16 Dead (USA Today)

Rains Raise Flood Watch in Parts of Washington State (Associated Press)

2012 Juvenile Salmon Migration: Spring Chinook Survival Second Best Since 1999 (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Corps of Engineers Sets Meetings for Columbia River Cormorant Plan (Longview Daily News, WA)

Getting Beyond the Magic Broadband Bullet Theory (GigaOM)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

  • Sandy Leaves Millions without Power; 16 Dead
  • Superstorm Sandy: A State-By-State Look
  • Google Provides Hurricane Sandy Alerts Via Search, Maps
  • Sandy's Power Outages Could Be Epic
  • Line Workers at the Ready
  • Hurricane Sandy Cuts Power for Millions. Why Aren't Utility Lines Underground?
  • Northeast U-S Power Outages Black Out Popular Websites
  • Tree Knocks Out Power for 3,500 PSE Customers in North Kitsap
  • Storm Warning in Edmonds: Utilities Urge Tree Trimming Efforts before Windy Season Hits
  • Grant County PUD Selects 3 Finalists for Commission Seat
  • Bonneville Power Administration Turns 75 - Part Three: Voices Heard
  • California - San Bruno Natural Gas Blast Ruling Goes Against Pacific Gas & Electric
  • Texas - Public Utility Commission Doubles Market Cap on Electricity Price: Now $9,000 per Megawatt Hour
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Says Solar Flares Can't Trounce Grids
  • If Half of U-S Consumers Don’t Know What a 'Smart Meter' Is, How Are They Supposed to Engage?
  • Russian Hydroelectric Project Strengthens Bond with Kyrgyzstan
  • 2012 Juvenile Salmon Migration: Spring Chinook Survival Second Best Since 1999
  • Corps of Engineers Sets Meetings for Columbia River Cormorant Plan
  • It May Look Yucky, But It's Alive with Salmon
  • Salmon the Focus of Northwest Rivers Initiative
  • Vancouver Island - Goldstream Coho Return Best in a Decade
  • "She's All River Now": No More Reservoirs on the Elwha
  • Skagit County PUD to Vote on Water Lawsuit Comments
  • Oakland Bay Tidelands Ceremony Held
  • Catching Some Rays - A Eugene Manufacturer is Ready to Begin Producing Solar Water Heaters for Homes
  • British Columbia - Independent Power Producers of Clean Energy B-C Search for Opportunity
  • BP: Renewables Growing Fast But Can't Compete Without Help
  • Denmark Won't Help Vestas if Wind Turbine Maker Needs Rescue
  • Five Scary Solar PR No-No's for Halloween. Boo!
  • Avista’s Efficiency Programs Strive to Conserve Cheap Energy Now to Avoid Having Expensive Energy Later
  • Winter is Coming - Eight Ways to Prepare Your Home
  • Has Saving Energy Become the New Normal in Tokyo?
  • Editorial - Geoengineering: Testing the Waters
  • City of Olympia’s Budget could shrink “Procession of the Species”
  • Getting Beyond the Magic Broadband Bullet Theory
  • 52% Think Broadband Most Important Utility - Though East Coast Likely Believes Power More Important
  • Once Again, Netflix Shows How to Avoid a Cloud Meltdown
  • Greenpeace Summons Clippy to Diss Microsoft's Data Centers
  • Ninth Circuit Judge Betty Binns Fletcher, 89
  • Rains Raise Flood Watch in Parts of Washington State
  • Areal Flood Watch Is In Effect until 5:00 PM Wednesday, October 31
  • Bomb Destroys White River Flood Gauge on Eve of Storm
  • What If Sandy Hit the West Coast?
  • 6.2 Magnitude Quake Recorded Off British Columbia Coast
  • Reason to Celebrate as Paper Mill Reopens in Grays Harbor
  • Staffing Struggles Lead to More Washington State Ferry Cancellations

WORD OF THE DAY

Mawkish • \MOCK-ish\ • Adjective - 1: having a weak often unpleasant taste 2: marked by sickly sentimentality: sad or romantic in a foolish or exaggerated way

Bertie knew he was a sentimental sap, an easy mark for anyone looking for a contribution for a wacky charity or fund-raiser. He was totally unprepared for the company’s sustainability director’s newest endeavor: a mawkish moment of silence each afternoon at 3:00 to honor the fruit flies that had died that day in the entomological research at the pesticide company.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS



HURRICANE SANDY NEWS SHELTER

Sandy Leaves Millions without Power; 16 Dead (USA Today)

Superstorm Sandy: A State-By-State Look (Associated Press)

Google Provides Hurricane Sandy Alerts Via Search, Maps (USA Today)

Sandy's Power Outages Could Be Epic (USA Today)

Line Workers at the Ready (NY Times)

Hurricane Sandy Cuts Power for Millions. Why Aren't Utility Lines Underground? (Christian Science Monitor)

Northeast U-S Power Outages Black Out Popular Websites (Associated Press)

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Tree Knocks Out Power for 3,500 PSE Customers in North Kitsap (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Storm Warning in Edmonds: Utilities Urge Tree Trimming Efforts before Windy Season Hits (My Edmonds News, WA)

Grant County PUD Selects 3 Finalists for Commission Seat (Crescent Bar Chronicle, WA)

Bonneville Power Administration Turns 75 - Part Three: Voices Heard (Bonneville Power Administration)

California - San Bruno Natural Gas Blast Ruling Goes Against Pacific Gas & Electric (SF Chronicle)

Texas - Public Utility Commission Doubles Market Cap on Electricity Price: Now $9,000 per Megawatt Hour (Austin Business Journal, TX)

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Says Solar Flares Can't Trounce Grids (Courthouse News Service)

If Half of U-S Consumers Don’t Know What a 'Smart Meter' Is, How Are They Supposed to Engage? (The Energy Collective)

Russian Hydroelectric Project Strengthens Bond with Kyrgyzstan (Christian Science Monitor)

FISH & WILDLIFE

2012 Juvenile Salmon Migration: Spring Chinook Survival Second Best Since 1999 (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Corps of Engineers Sets Meetings for Columbia River Cormorant Plan (Longview Daily News, WA)

It May Look Yucky, But It's Alive with Salmon (Wenatchee World, WA)

Salmon the Focus of Northwest Rivers Initiative (Northwest Public Radio)

Vancouver Island - Goldstream Coho Return Best in a Decade (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

"She's All River Now": No More Reservoirs on the Elwha (Seattle Times)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Skagit County PUD to Vote on Water Lawsuit Comments (Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, WA)

Oakland Bay Tidelands Ceremony Held (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Catching Some Rays - A Eugene Manufacturer is Ready to Begin Producing Solar Water Heaters for Homes (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

British Columbia - Independent Power Producers of Clean Energy-B-C Search for Opportunity (Vancouver Sun, B-C)
http://www.vancouversun.com/Independent+power+producers+Clean+Energy+search+opportunity/7455840/story.html

BP: Renewables Growing Fast But Can't Compete Without Help (Forbes Magazine)

Denmark Won't Help Vestas if Wind Turbine Maker Needs Rescue (Renewable Energy World)

Five Scary Solar PR No-No's for Halloween. Boo! (Renewable Energy World)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Avista’s Efficiency Programs Strive to Conserve Cheap Energy Now to Avoid Having Expensive Energy Later (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Winter is Coming - Eight Ways to Prepare Your Home (Christian Science Monitor)

Has Saving Energy Become the New Normal in Tokyo? (NY Times)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Editorial - Geoengineering: Testing the Waters (NY Times)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

City of Olympia’s Budget could shrink “Procession of the Species” - There might not be money for art studio (Olympian, WA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Getting Beyond the Magic Broadband Bullet Theory (GigaOM)

52% Think Broadband Most Important Utility - Though East Coast Likely Believes Power More Important (Broadband Reports)

Once Again, Netflix Shows How to Avoid a Cloud Meltdown (GigaOM)

Greenpeace Summons Clippy to Diss Microsoft's Data Centers (PC Advisor)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Ninth Circuit Judge Betty Binns Fletcher, 89 (Courthouse News Service)

GENERAL NEWS

Rains Raise Flood Watch in Parts of Washington State (Associated Press)

Areal Flood Watch Is In Effect until 5:00 PM Wednesday, October 31 (National Weather Service, Seattle)

Bomb Destroys White River Flood Gauge on Eve of Storm (KING-TV, Seattle)

What If Sandy Hit the West Coast? (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

6.2 Magnitude Quake Recorded Off British Columbia Coast (Associated Press)

Reason to Celebrate as Paper Mill Reopens in Grays Harbor (Northwest Public Radio)

Staffing Struggles Lead to More Washington State Ferry Cancellations (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

DIVERSIONS

A Donated Library Book Hides a Surprise

Woman Arrested for Speaking Too Long at City Council Meeting

Ronald McDonald Violates Restraining Order after Entering McDonald’s Restaurant

South African in Toenail Campaign to Clip Rhino Deaths

SONG OF THE DAY

No Doubt - Don't Speak