Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Energy News Digest for October 31, 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

Snohomish County Red Cross, PUD Head East to Help after Sandy (Everett Herald, WA)

Two Killed in Mason County Crash Identified (Olympian, WA)

Chelan PUD Settles With Fired Managers for $1 Million (Associated Press)

BPA Wraps Up ‘Demand Response’ Pilot Projects, Including Mason County PUD 3 (Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, WA)

Barclays Says It Will Fight FERC Penalty on Energy Trades (Bloomberg News)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

  • Snohomish County Red Cross, PUD Head East to Help after Sandy
  • Report: 6 Million without Power Due to Sandy, 3 Nuclear Power Plants Disabled
  • Will Hurricane Sandy Raise Your Utility Bill?
  • FCC: 25% of Cell Towers, Broadband Down in Ten States
  • Red Cross Has Web Tools to Connect with Superstorm Victims
  • Pacific Northwest Has Seen Its Share of Dangerous Storms
  • Barclays Says It Will Fight FERC Penalty on Energy Trades
  • Mason County PUD 3 Update - Outage on North Shore Road: Restoration Complete
  • Grays Harbor PUD Scrutinizes Capital Budget
  • State Auditor: Clallam PUD Should Pursue $24,000 in Pay from Former Employee
  • California - Pacific Gas & Electric Profits Jump Despite Pipeline Costs
  • Nuclear Vs. Renewable Energy Sources Debated by NPR’s Ira Flatow Panel
  • Guards at Breached Tennessee Nuclear Site Cheated on Exam, Energy Dept. Says
  • Study: Water Takes More Energy than Lighting
  • Minnesota - Demand Dropping? Time to Raise Prices, Xcel Says
  • Sandy River Hatchery Salmon Releases Challenged in Lawsuit by Wild Fish Advocates
  • Oregon - Environmental Groups Sue Forest Service over Suction-Dredge Gold Mining
  • British Columbia Salmon Inquiry Final Report Will Be Made Public Today
  • Op/Ed – Oregon’s Measure 81 Would Take Salmon off the Kitchen Table
  • New Reservoir Planned in Yakima River Canyon
  • Puget Sound Ports Tout Air Pollution Progress
  • More Tsunami Debris Expected on Washington State Beaches
  • Ikea Uses Sun, Wind to Become Energy Independent
  • Building Wind Turbine Towers from Wood
  • BPA Wraps Up ‘Demand Response’ Pilot Projects, Including Mason County PUD 3
  • Are ‘Smart Bulbs’ the Next Bright Idea in Energy Efficiency?
  • Vampire Electronics Cause Higher Electric Bills
  • Editorial – Ohio: Keep Energy Efficiency First
  • Have You Been ‘ICE’d’? Drivers Promote Electric Car Parking Etiquette
  • Chelan PUD Settles With Fired Managers for $1 Million
  • Wi-Fi’s Annoying Little Secret: Not All Wi-Fi is Created Equal
  • Rackspace - Revitalizing a Dead Mall…Don’t Expect Shoppers
  • Washington State Sends Out Thousands of Defective Voter Pamphlets
  • Two Killed in Mason County Crash Identified
  • Flood Warning Continues for Skokomish River in Mason County
  • FEMA: Here Comes the Rain
  • Teen Arrested for Murder of Transient Man in Olympia
  • Washington State Woman Arrested after Leaving Sons, Ages 6 & 3, Along Interstate 90 in Idaho
  • Semiahmoo Hotel in Washington State Will Close; 200 People Will Lose Jobs

WORD OF THE DAY

Phantasm • \FAN-tazz-um\ • Noun - 1a: a product of fantasy: as b: delusive appearance: illusion c: ghost, specter d: a figment of the imagination 2: a mental representation of a real object

Deregulation
Phantasm has failed the test
Power rates go up

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


HURRICANE SANDY NEWS SHELTER

Snohomish County Red Cross, PUD Head East to Help after Sandy (Everett Herald, WA)

Report: 6 Million without Power Due to Sandy, 3 Nuclear Power Plants Disabled (U-S News & World Report)

Will Hurricane Sandy Raise Your Utility Bill? (Christian Science Monitor)

FCC: 25% of Cell Towers, Broadband Down in Ten States (USA Today)

Red Cross Has Web Tools to Connect with Superstorm Victims (Wenatchee World, WA)

Pacific Northwest Has Seen Its Share of Dangerous Storms - ‘Frankenstorm’ not likely here, pros say (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Barclays Says It Will Fight FERC Penalty on Energy Trades (Bloomberg News)

Mason County PUD 3 Update - Outage on North Shore Road: Restoration Complete (Mason County PUD No. 3)

Grays Harbor PUD Scrutinizes Capital Budget (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

State Auditor: Clallam PUD Should Pursue $24,000 in Pay from Former Employee (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

California - Pacific Gas & Electric Profits Jump Despite Pipeline Costs (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Nuclear Vs. Renewable Energy Sources Debated by NPR’s Ira Flatow Panel (Seattle Times)

Guards at Breached Tennessee Nuclear Site Cheated on Exam, Energy Dept. Says (NY Times)

Study: Water Takes More Energy than Lighting (San Antonio Express-News, TX)

Minnesota - Demand Dropping? Time to Raise Prices, Xcel Says (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal, MN)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Sandy River Hatchery Salmon Releases Challenged in Lawsuit by Wild Fish Advocates (Oregonian, Portland)

Oregon - Environmental Groups Sue Forest Service over Suction-Dredge Gold Mining (Associated Press)

British Columbia Salmon Inquiry Final Report Will Be Made Public Today (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

Op/Ed – Oregon’s Measure 81 Would Take Salmon off the Kitchen Table (Salem Statesman Journal, OR)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

New Reservoir Planned in Yakima River Canyon (Associated Press)

Puget Sound Ports Tout Air Pollution Progress (KING-TV, Seattle)

More Tsunami Debris Expected on Washington State Beaches (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Ikea Uses Sun, Wind to Become Energy Independent (USA Today)

Building Wind Turbine Towers from Wood (Christian Science Monitor)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

BPA Wraps Up ‘Demand Response’ Pilot Projects, Including Mason County PUD 3 (Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, WA)

Are ‘Smart Bulbs’ the Next Bright Idea in Energy Efficiency? (The Energy Collective)

Vampire Electronics Cause Higher Electric Bills (USA Today)

Editorial – Ohio: Keep Energy Efficiency First (Toledo Blade, OH)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Have You Been ‘ICE’d’? Drivers Promote Electric Car Parking Etiquette (Christian Science Monitor)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Chelan PUD Settles With Fired Managers for $1 Million (Associated Press)

Wi-Fi’s Annoying Little Secret: Not All Wi-Fi is Created Equal (Gigaom)

Rackspace - Revitalizing a Dead Mall…Don’t Expect Shoppers (NY Times)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Sends Out Thousands of Defective Voter Pamphlets (KING-TV, Seattle)

GENERAL NEWS

Two Killed in Mason County Crash Identified (Olympian, WA)

Flood Warning Continues for Skokomish River in Mason County (National Weather Service, Seattle)

FEMA: Here Comes the Rain (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Teen Arrested for Murder of Transient Man in Olympia (KING-TV, Seattle)

Washington State Woman Arrested after Leaving Sons, Ages 6 & 3, Along Interstate 90 in Idaho (Associated Press)

Semiahmoo Hotel in Washington State Will Close; 200 People Will Lose Jobs (Associated Press)

DIVERSIONS

Disney Buying Lucasfilm, Will Continue ‘Star Wars’ Movie Series

Foul-Mouthed Parrot Seeks New Home in UK

Curiosity Mars Rover Finds Soil Similar To Hawaii’s

PETA Seeks Memorial Where 1,600 Pounds of Fish Died in Crash

SONG OF THE DAY

The Fortunes – Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again