Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Energy News Digest for April 24, 2013


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Tri-Cities Nuclear Power Plant Shutdown worth Analysis, Says Doctors Group (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Google Contemplates New Data Centers in the Dalles (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

Klamath Basin Scientists Get Apology from Federal Agency over Bias Claim (Associated Press)

Newsrooms May Revisit Security after Associated Press Hacking (USA Today)

Mason County PUD 3 Looking for Real Estate Broker (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Tri-Cities Nuclear Power Plant Shutdown worth Analysis, Says Doctors Group
  • Fact Sheet on Columbia Generating Station
  • Port Townsend Lays Off City Finance Director to Cut Costs; He Moves to Jefferson PUD
  • Jefferson PUD’s First Electric Bills Still Tied to Puget Sound Energy
  • Mason County PUD 3 Looking for Real Estate Broker
  • Commissioners May Vote McMaster to be Cowlitz PUD General Manager
  • Tacoma Power Crew Gets Kudos for Creative Mossyrock Dam Solution
  • Tillamook PUD to Appeal Denial of Power Line
  • Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for April 23, 2013
  • Dirty War - A Rancorous Scrap over Plans to Send American Coal to Asia
  • Southern Montana Power Co-Op Trustee Fights $46 Million Claim
  • South Carolina - Berkeley Man Electrocuted at Electric Substation
  • Support for Hydroelectric Power is Strong, Wyden & McMorris Rodgers Tell National Hydropower Association Audience
  • Electricity Theft: A Bigger Issue Than You Think
  • Klamath Basin Scientists Get Apology from Federal Agency over Bias Claim
  • Catch Trout on Opening Day of Fishing Season
  • Why Are Bee Swarms Popping Up in Oregon?
  • Basin Water Supply Forecast At 96 Percent of Average
  • California Failed to Spend $455 Million on Water Projects
  • Editorial - California Water Funds Go Unspent, Even with Tainted Taps
  • Elwha River Reborn Red? More on “Beautiful Clouds of Goo”
  • U.S. States Turning Against Renewable Portfolio Standards as Gas Plunges
  • United Kingdom - Why is the National Trust Investing in Renewables While Fighting a Wind Farm?
  • Reality Check - Is British Columbia's Carbon Tax Green or Not?
  • Cloning Takes California's Ancient Redwood Trees Abroad
  • Washington State Fines to Protect Electric Vehicle Parking Spots
  • Drive On: Electric Cars Sure to Fail as Taxis
  • Scotland - Helius Set to Receive Subsidies for Whisky Waste-to-Power Plant
  • Google Contemplates New Data Centers in the Dalles
  • Facebook Plans Iowa Data Center to Help Support Instagram
  • Average U-S Connection Speed Now 7.4 Mbps – U-S Now Eighth Place for Average Connection Speed
  • Op/Ed - Broadband Internet Connection for All Residents is Essential
  • Newsrooms May Revisit Security after Associated Press Hacking
  • A Solar Fred/"Spinal Tap" Solar Guerrilla Marketing Tip: 11
  • Baucus, Powerful Montana Democrat, Will Leave Senate
  • Ron Wyden is Wonkish, Optimistic, Idiosyncratic - And About to be Very Powerful
  • Mason County Funding Measures Passing
  • Mason County Jail Inmate Commits Suicide

WORD OF THE DAY

Vexatious • \vex-ay-shuss\ • Adjective - 1a: causing vexation: distressing b: intended to harass 2: full of disorder or stress: troubled

“I am NOT paranoid or a vexatious litigator. Did my mother tell you that? Or maybe my brother; he never liked me, that weasel,” bellowed the whiskered, barrel-chested jailhouse lawyer to the judge in his case. “Everyone has wronged me, or will wrong me sometime in my life. This is just my way of protecting my rights.”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Tri-Cities Nuclear Power Plant Shutdown worth Analysis, Says Doctors Group (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Fact Sheet on Columbia Generating Station (Energy Northwest)

Port Townsend Lays Off City Finance Director to Cut Costs; He Moves to Jefferson PUD (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Jefferson PUD’s First Electric Bills Still Tied to Puget Sound Energy - Public utility swamped with Port Townsend calls about usage details (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

Mason County PUD 3 Looking for Real Estate Broker (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Commissioners May Vote McMaster to be Cowlitz PUD General Manager (Longview Daily News, WA)

Tacoma Power Crew Gets Kudos for Creative Mossyrock Dam Solution (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

Tillamook PUD to Appeal Denial of Power Line (Tillamook Headlight Herald, OR)

Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for April 23, 2013 (Mason County PUD No. 3, Shelton, WA)

Dirty War - A Rancorous Scrap over Plans to Send American Coal to Asia (The Economist Magazine)

Southern Montana Power Co-Op Trustee Fights $46 Million Claim (Missoulian, MT)

South Carolina - Berkeley Man Electrocuted at Electric Substation (WCIV-TV, Charleston, SC)

Support for Hydroelectric Power is Strong, Wyden & McMorris Rodgers Tell National Hydropower Association Audience (Renewable Energy World)

Electricity Theft: A Bigger Issue Than You Think (Forbes Magazine)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Klamath Basin Scientists Get Apology from Federal Agency over Bias Claim (Associated Press)

Catch Trout on Opening Day of Fishing Season (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

Why Are Bee Swarms Popping Up in Oregon? (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Basin Water Supply Forecast At 96 Percent of Average; Several Oregon Basins Facing Drought Condition (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

California Failed to Spend $455 Million on Water Projects (USA Today)

Editorial - California Water Funds Go Unspent, Even with Tainted Taps (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Elwha River Reborn Red? More on “Beautiful Clouds of Goo” (Seattle Times, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

U.S. States Turning Against Renewable Portfolio Standards as Gas Plunges (Renewable Energy World)

United Kingdom - Why is the National Trust Investing in Renewables While Fighting a Wind Farm? (The Guardian, UK)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Reality Check - Is British Columbia's Carbon Tax Green or Not? (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Cloning Takes California's Ancient Redwood Trees Abroad (USA Today)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Washington State Fines to Protect Electric Vehicle Parking Spots (Associated Press)

Drive On: Electric Cars Sure to Fail as Taxis (USA Today)

Scotland - Helius Set to Receive Subsidies for Whisky Waste-to-Power Plant (Bloomberg News)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Contemplates New Data Centers in the Dalles (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

Facebook Plans Iowa Data Center to Help Support Instagram (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Average U-S Connection Speed Now 7.4 Mbps – U-S Now Eighth Place for Average Connection Speed (Broadband Reports)

Op/Ed - Broadband Internet Connection for All Residents is Essential (Sacramento Bee, CA)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Newsrooms May Revisit Security after Associated Press Hacking (USA Today)

A Solar Fred/"Spinal Tap" Solar Guerrilla Marketing Tip: 11 (Renewable Energy World)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Baucus, Powerful Montana Democrat, Will Leave Senate (NY Times)

Ron Wyden is Wonkish, Optimistic, Idiosyncratic - And About to be Very Powerful (Washington Post)

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Funding Measures Passing (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Mason County Jail Inmate Commits Suicide (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Mason County Unemployment Drops in March (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Captioner Sorry for Calling Actress Zoey Deschanel Bomb Suspect

One Way Ticket - Mars One Opens Applications for Red Planet Settlers

‘Holy Grail’ of Video Games Valued at $38,000 Bought at Goodwill for $8

Oops! New York's Suffolk County Accidentally Defaults on Debt

SONG OF THE DAY

Mark Knopfler - Going Home, Theme from “Local Hero”

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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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