While
I communed with fellow Northwest Public Power Association communicators this
week, the news digest lounged around the hotel room, scarfing down MoonPies, RC
Cola & watching ESPN Classic. It’s back today, a bit more rotund, &
slightly sluggish.
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News Digest Word Cloud for September 19, 2013
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
FERC Commission Nominee Binz Grilled at
Confirmation Hearing; Nomination May be in Trouble (American Public Power Association)
Public
Weighs in on State Energy Independence Act at Richland Hearing (Bellingham
Herald, WA)
Chinook Salmon Break Records in Columbia River
(Northwest Cable News Network)
Tribes Pushing For Changes in Columbia River
Water Treaty (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Port Angeles Residents Attack Smart-Meter Plan
(Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- FERC Commission Nominee Binz Grilled at Confirmation Hearing; Nomination May be in Trouble
- Port Angeles Residents Attack Smart-Meter Plan
- BC Hydro Outlines Smart Meter Refusal Cost
- New Review of Bonneville Power Administration’s Hiring Practices Finds Systemic Problems
- Avista Makes Annual Price Adjustment Requests in Washington
- Chelan PUD to Build New Substations to Handle Growth
- Okanogan PUD Working on $61.7 Million Budget for 2014
- A Different Energy Idea for Site near Roza Dam
- Janney to Be Consultant to Chelan PUD
- Water, Power, Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement Costs on the Table
- Bonneville Power Launches Pilot Project for Transactive Energy
- Shining Light On History of Electric Service Here
- Editorial: Time to Expedite Transmission Upgrade
- Pacific Gas & Electric: Making Things Right in San Bruno
- Texas Wildfires Prompt Co-op Lawsuit
- Obama & Reinfeldt: A Hydro-Nuclear Bromance
- Chinook Salmon Break Records in Columbia River
- Eastern Washington Anglers Eye More Spring Chinook Salmon
- 9th Circuit Questions Fish & Wildlife Cost Estimate in Northwest Power Plan
- Salmon Restoration in American River Worries Some Kayakers, Rafters
- Tribes Pushing For Changes in Columbia River Water Treaty
- Op/Ed: We Must Keep Boat Sewage Out of Puget Sound
- Public Weighs in on State Energy Independence Act at Richland Hearing
- Oregon Legislators Drill Down on $30 Million in Tax Credits Approved for Shepherds Flat Wind Farm
- Selah Could Be Site for Energy Storage Project
- In-Pipe Turbines to Generate Electricity from Drinking Water for the First Time
- Kitsap Solar Tour Will Showcase Energy-Efficient Homes& Electric Vehicles
- Canada: Green Energy Forcing Ratepayers into the Red
- Wind Turbines May Be Killing Bats by ‘Exploding’ Their Lungs
- Cities’ Energy Efficiency Scorecard: Seattle is No. 5
- Senate’s Energy-Efficiency Bill Bogged Down in Unrelated Amendments
- Obama Climate Change Plan Gets First Airing In Front of House Skeptics
- New Map Reveals Places Most Vulnerable to Climate Change
- Are Internet Companies Easy Targets for the Green Movement?
- The Faster Your Broadband, The Higher Your Income
- America’s Lackluster Broadband Market
- Comcast Bumps $300, 305 Mbps Tier to 500 Mbps
- Video Isn’t Breaking the Internet: The Industry Giants Are
- Clark County Creates Disaster Social Media Game
- Court: Facebook “Likes” Are Protected Speech, Shouldn’t Get You Fired from Your Job
- Does Your Business Need a Full-Time Social Media Team?
- The Dos & Don’ts of Pitching Journalists on Social Media
- White House Threatens to Veto Forest Bill
- Hoodsport Clinic to Join Mason General in 2014
- Mason County Commission: Financial Conflicts over Belfair Sewer Hookups?
- ‘Niners Fans Want NFL to Make 12th Man Pipe Down
WORD OF THE DAY
Collegial
• \kuh-LEEJ-jull\ • Adjective – 1: Marked by power or authority vested equally
in each of a number of colleagues; b: characterized by equal sharing of
authority especially by Roman Catholic bishops 2: marked by camaraderie among colleagues.
Beer,
baseball & brats: an explosive combination guaranteed to foster a collegial
environment for like-minded fans. Beer, baseball, and souvenir bat night: not
so much.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
FERC Commission Nominee Binz Grilled at
Confirmation Hearing; Nomination May be in Trouble (American Public Power Association)
Port Angeles Residents Attack Smart-Meter Plan (Peninsula
Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
BC Hydro Outlines Smart Meter Refusal Cost (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
New Review of Bonneville Power Administration’s Hiring
Practices Finds Systemic Problems (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
Avista Makes Annual Price Adjustment Requests in
Washington (MarketWatch)
Chelan PUD to Build New Substations to Handle
Growth (Wenatchee World, WA)
Okanogan PUD Working on $61.7 Million Budget for
2014 (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)
A Different Energy Idea for Site near Roza Dam (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/yhr/wednesday/1509145-14/a-different-energy-idea-for-site-near-roza
Janney to Be Consultant to Chelan PUD (Wenatchee World, WA)
Water, Power, Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement
Costs on the Table (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Bonneville Power Launches Pilot Project for
Transactive Energy (Greenbiz)
Shining Light On History of Electric Service Here
(Teton Valley News, Driggs, ID)
Editorial: Time to Expedite Transmission Upgrade
(The Missoulian, MT)
http://missoulian.com/news/opinion/editorial/time-to-expedite-transmission-upgrade/article_52c4763e-2133-11e3-9c07-0019bb2963f4.html
http://missoulian.com/news/opinion/editorial/time-to-expedite-transmission-upgrade/article_52c4763e-2133-11e3-9c07-0019bb2963f4.html
Pacific Gas & Electric: Making Things Right in
San Bruno (Forbes Magazine)
Texas Wildfires Prompt Co-op Lawsuit (Electric
Co-op Today)
Obama & Reinfeldt: A Hydro-Nuclear Bromance (Forbes
Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Chinook Salmon Break Records in Columbia River (Northwest
Cable News Network)
Eastern Washington Anglers Eye More Spring
Chinook Salmon (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
9th Circuit Questions Fish & Wildlife Cost
Estimate in Northwest Power Plan (Law 360)
Full Opinion of Above Ruling “…we AFFIRM the Plan
with respect to NRIC’s “due-consideration” challenge, but REMAND the Plan to
the Council for the limited purposes of (1) allowing public notice &
comment on the proposed methodology for determining quantifiable environmental
costs & benefits, & (2) reconsidering the inclusion in the Plan of a
market-price-based estimate of the cost of accommodating fish & wildlife
interests…” (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals – PDF)
Salmon Restoration in American River Worries Some
Kayakers, Rafters (Sacramento Bee, CA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Tribes Pushing For Changes in Columbia River Water
Treaty (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Op/Ed:
We Must Keep Boat Sewage Out of Puget Sound (Seattle Times -
Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Public
Weighs in on State Energy Independence Act at Richland Hearing (Bellingham
Herald, WA)
Oregon
Legislators Drill Down on $30 Million in Tax Credits Approved for Shepherds
Flat Wind Farm (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
Selah
Could Be Site for Energy Storage Project (Yakima Herald-Republic,
WA)
In-Pipe
Turbines to Generate Electricity from Drinking Water for the First Time (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)
Kitsap
Solar Tour Will Showcase Energy-Efficient Homes& Electric Vehicles (Kitsap Peninsula
Business Journal, WA)
Canada:
Green Energy Forcing Ratepayers into the Red (Edmonton Journal, Alberta)
Wind
Turbines May Be Killing Bats by ‘Exploding’ Their Lungs (The Telegraph, UK)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/renewableenergy/10307646/Wind-turbines-may-be-killing-bats-by-exploding-their-lungs.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/renewableenergy/10307646/Wind-turbines-may-be-killing-bats-by-exploding-their-lungs.html
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Cities’
Energy Efficiency Scorecard: Seattle is No. 5 (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Senate’s
Energy-Efficiency Bill Bogged Down in Unrelated Amendments (National Journal)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Obama
Climate Change Plan Gets First Airing In Front of House Skeptics (The Guardian,
UK)
New
Map Reveals Places Most Vulnerable to Climate Change (The Weather Channel)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Are
Internet Companies Easy Targets for the Green Movement? (GigaOM)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
The Faster Your Broadband, The Higher Your Income (GigaOM)
America’s Lackluster Broadband Market (National
Review)
Comcast Bumps $300, 305 Mbps Tier to 500 Mbps (Broadband
Reports)
Video Isn’t Breaking the Internet: The Industry
Giants Are (Gigaom)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Clark County Creates Disaster Social Media Game (KGW
TV, Portland, OR)
Court: Facebook “Likes” Are Protected Speech,
Shouldn’t Get You Fired from Your Job (Consumerist)
Does Your Business Need a Full-Time Social Media
Team? (Mashable)
The Dos & Don’ts of Pitching Journalists on
Social Media (Mashable)
GENERAL NEWS
White House Threatens to Veto Forest Bill (Northwest
Public Radio)
Hoodsport Clinic to Join Mason General in 2014 (South
Sound Business Examiner)
Mason County Commission: Financial Conflicts over
Belfair Sewer Hookups? (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
‘Niners Fans Want NFL to Make 12th Man Pipe Down
(Northwest Cable News Network)
DIVERSIONS
Hopkins
Dairy Queen Manager’s Act of Kindness Goes Viral
Estranged
Couple Squares Off Over $16K Engagement Ring
Oregon:
How Much Do We Love Beer? About $31M Worth
Snoop
Dogg Wins a Pound of Pot on Boxing Match, Brags on Instagram
SONG OF THE DAY
Glen Campbell - Try a Little Kindness
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