Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Energy News Digest for October 23, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Op/Ed: Energy Independence Act Costing Less than Naysayers Warned (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory – but to paraphrase Galileo Galilei "Eppur si aumenta")

Chelan PUD’s Wright: Mistakes at Bonneville Power Administration Were Well Intended (Wenatchee World, WA)

Grand Coulee Dam's Third Power Plant Undergoes Refurbishment (Power Engineering)

Washington State: The Truth about Carbon Pricing (Sightline Daily)

Utilities Need Policy on Use of Social Media, Attorney Tells Legal Seminar (American Public Power Association)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Chelan PUD’s Wright: Mistakes at Bonneville Power Administration Were Well Intended
  • Editorial: DOE Needs to Explain How Bonneville Power Administration's Brass, Placed on Leave, Win Offers of Continued Employment
  • Grand Coulee Dam's Third Power Plant Undergoes Refurbishment
  • Mason County PUD 3 Commission Meeting Report for October 22, 2013
  • Scam Attempt Informs Moses Lake Woman to Pay or Power Is Cut Off
  • Beware of Man Posing as Utility Worker, Longview Officials Warn
  • FERC Finds That Generators Providing Reactive Power without Compensation Must Have Rate Schedule on File
  • Tennessee Valley Authority Seeks Public Input on Energy Needs
  • If Landowners Get Annual Payments for Wind Turbines, Why Not Transmission Lines?
  • Columbia River Gillnet Rules to Remain During Oregon Court Case
  • Lower Yakima River Salmon Season Ends with a Record-Breaking Catch Total
  • New Report Identifies Sturgeon Habitat
  • Op/Ed: Energy Independence Act Costing Less than Naysayers Warned
  • Can New Energy Operations Make Forest Restoration Affordable? 
  • Koch Brother Wages 12-Year Fight over Massachusetts Wind Farm
  • Solar ‘Gardens’ Let Communities Share Renewable Power
  • Port of Longview Moves Ahead with Energy Efficiency Projects
  • Washington State: The Truth about Carbon Pricing
  • Back Door Enforcement: Clean-Water Laws - The Second Front in the War on Greenhouse Gases
  • Step Aside, Street Lamps: These Ordinary Paths Glow on Their Own
  • Equipment Makers Try Coaxing Telcos Beyond Basic Broadband
  • Google Grants $2 Million to Researchers Bringing Broadband to Rural California
  • Udall Visits Navajo Broadband Data Center that Puts Tribe 'Among the Clouds'
  • Company Completes Filing on Proposal to Run Broadband Line through Arctic
  • NASA’s Moon Laser Just Blew Your Home Internet Out of the Water
  • Utilities Need Policy on Use of Social Media, Attorney Tells Legal Seminar
  • KOMO Not Commenting on Reported Layoffs of Nearly 20 Staff Members
  • White House Security Official Fired over Controversial Tweets
  • How to Write a Rockstar Twitter Bio
  • Outside Money, Coal Shapes Whatcom County Political Races
  • Larry Crouse, Spokane Valley GOP Lawmaker, Retires
  • Missing Hunter in Mason County Found Deceased
  • Boeing Raises Forecast as Third-Quarter Profit Jumps; Stock Soars
  • Jerky Treats Recall: FDA Seeks Help in Mystery Deaths of 580 Dogs & Cats
  • Chemical-Resistant 'Super Lice' a Growing Problem
  • Obesity in Washington: How Communities Compare
  • New Group Makes Pitch for Major League Baseball in Portland
  • What's With This Fog?

WORD OF THE DAY

Polyglot • \PAWL-lee-glot\ • Adjective - 1a: speaking or writing several languages b: composed of numerous linguistic groups 2: containing matter in several languages 3: composed of elements from different languages 4: widely diverse (as in ethnic or cultural origins)

The new public relations intern was not shy about her polyglot abilities and their value to the large electrical utility: “I speak four languages, and ten dialects,” she calmly explained to the HR manager, “In addition, I can communicate in the language of engineering, accounting, and energy efficiency.”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Chelan PUD’s Wright: Mistakes at Bonneville Power Administration Were Well Intended (Wenatchee World, WA)

Editorial: DOE Needs to Explain How Bonneville Power Administration's Brass, Placed on Leave, Win Offers of Continued Employment (Oregonian, Portland)

Grand Coulee Dam's Third Power Plant Undergoes Refurbishment (Power Engineering)

Mason County PUD 3 Commission Meeting Report for October 22, 2013 (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

Scam Attempt Informs Moses Lake Woman to Pay or Power Is Cut Off (iFiber One News, Ephrata, WA)

Beware of Man Posing as Utility Worker, Longview Officials Warn (Longview Daily News, WA)

FERC Finds That Generators Providing Reactive Power without Compensation Must Have Rate Schedule on File - Will not exercise enforcement authority for past transgressions in light of current policy clarification (Lexology)

Tennessee Valley Authority Seeks Public Input on Energy Needs (The Tennessean, Nashville)

If Landowners Get Annual Payments for Wind Turbines, Why Not Transmission Lines? (Midwest Energy News)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Columbia River Gillnet Rules to Remain During Oregon Court Case (Associated Press)

Lower Yakima River Salmon Season Ends with a Record-Breaking Catch Total (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

New Report Identifies Sturgeon Habitat (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Op/Ed: Energy Independence Act Costing Less than Naysayers Warned (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory – but to paraphrase Galileo Galilei "Eppur si aumenta")

Can New Energy Operations Make Forest Restoration Affordable?  (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Koch Brother Wages 12-Year Fight over Massachusetts Wind Farm (NY Times)

Solar ‘Gardens’ Let Communities Share Renewable Power (National Geographic Magazine)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Port of Longview Moves Ahead with Energy Efficiency Projects (Longview Daily News, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State: The Truth about Carbon Pricing (Sightline Daily)

Back Door Enforcement: Clean-Water Laws - The Second Front in the War on Greenhouse Gases (Grist Online)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Step Aside, Street Lamps: These Ordinary Paths Glow on Their Own (Gizmodo)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Equipment Makers Try Coaxing Telcos Beyond Basic Broadband (CNET News)

Google Grants $2 Million to Researchers Bringing Broadband to Rural California (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Udall Visits Navajo Broadband Data Center that Puts Tribe 'Among the Clouds' (Hispanic Business)

Company Completes Filing on Proposal to Run Broadband Line through Arctic (Global Post)

NASA’s Moon Laser Just Blew Your Home Internet Out of the Water (Washington Post)

SOCIAL MEDIA, MARKETING & NEWSY NUGGETS

Utilities Need Policy on Use of Social Media, Attorney Tells Legal Seminar (American Public Power Association)

KOMO Not Commenting on Reported Layoffs of Nearly 20 Staff Members (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

White House Security Official Fired over Controversial Tweets (Mashable)

How to Write a Rockstar Twitter Bio (Mashable)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Outside Money, Coal Shapes Whatcom County Political Races (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Larry Crouse, Spokane Valley GOP Lawmaker, Retires (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Missing Hunter in Mason County Found Deceased (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Boeing Raises Forecast as Third-Quarter Profit Jumps; Stock Soars (Reuters)

Jerky Treats Recall: FDA Seeks Help in Mystery Deaths of 580 Dogs & Cats (Christian Science Monitor)

Chemical-Resistant 'Super Lice' a Growing Problem (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Obesity in Washington: How Communities Compare - Check out how Washington counties stack up in terms of obesity (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

New Group Makes Pitch for Major League Baseball in Portland (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

What's With This Fog? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

DIVERSIONS

China Sackings over Ruined Ancient Buddhist Frescos

Why Coffee Pooped Out of a Brazilian Bird Sells for Big Bucks

Live & Travel Vicariously Through Your Stuffed Animal

Dogs Shaking in Super Slow Motion Will Fix Any Bad Day

SONG OF THE DAY

Victor Young - Around the World in 80 Days Suite

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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