The Energy News Digest: Energy News Digest for December 11, 2013

Group: Shutting Down Richland Nuke Plant Would Save Money - Not So Fast Say Backers
Costly to the Core - How the Nuclear Plant No One Knows About is Wasting Your Money
All Power in Downtown Portland Back After Sunday Outage
Columbia River Treaty Recommendation near Finalization
Decision on Columbia River Treaty Renegotiation Expected
Prosecutors: Thieves Posing as ‘Cherokees’ Duped Seattle Utility Head, Stole 21 Tons of Copper Wire
Clallam PUD Eyes New Facilities for 2014
Montana: Local Electric Use Hits All-Time High
75th Anniversary - Free Mason PUD 3 Calendars for 2014 Now Available
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Veteran Named General Manager of Balancing Authority of Northern California
British Columbia: Province’s Clean Energy Act Limits BC Hydro Power Options, Site C Dam Critics Told
Russian Nukes Supply 10% of U-S Power, But That’s About to Change
60 Years Ago, Ike, the Most Visionary President of the 20th Century, Gave Atoms for Peace Speech
Utilities Want to Offer Natural Gas Truck Refueling, Competitors Object
Can Bhutan Achieve Hydropowered Happiness?
Eagle Deaths Split Wind-Farm Debate
Clean Energy’s Rise Fuels Push for Better Batteries
Postcard from the Future: 122% Wind Power in Denmark
Get Warmer on Chelan PUD’s Dime
Cree Ushers In the End of the Incandescent Light Bulb
Sea-Level Rise Threatens Hundreds of U-S Animal Species
Brooklyn Startup BioLite’s High-Tech Fire Pit to Power Dumbo Christmas Tree
Top States for Electric Cars. Where Does Yours Rank?
AT&T Offers $70 (Sort-Of) Gigabit Internet… If You Let It Snoop on Your Browsing History
Verizon’s McAdam: New FiOS Markets Are Not In the Cards
New York City Launches Nation’s Largest Free Public Wi-Fi Network
People Didn’t Trust the Internet before There Even Was One
Irony Alert: Newspapers Were Social Media Long Before Blogs & Facebook Came Along
Cable Industry’s Sad Attack on Cord-Cutting to Meet a Merciful End
Murray, Ryan Negotiate Bipartisan Budget Deal
Here’s What’s In Paul Ryan & Patty Murray’s Mini-Budget Deal
Boeing Plant Has Suitors in Several U-S States
Boeing Chief, Machinists Union Officials Talking Again
Port of Grays Harbor Buys NewWood Assets for $1.3 Million
Bertha Comes to Screeching Halt Blocked By Mystery Object
Shelton’s Brian Nault Travels the Globe Playing Rugby
Seahawks Fans Outraged by Depiction in Dr. Dre Commercial

WORD OF THE DAY

Desideratum • \dih-si-duh-ROT-tum\ • Noun - Something that is needed or wanted. Something desired as essential (plural is desiderata)

Les Crane – Desiderata

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yNJaKF9sXA

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Group: Shutting Down Richland Nuke Plant Would Save Money - Not So Fast Say Backers (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/12/10/3366592/group-shutting-down-richland-nuke.html

Costly to the Core - How the Nuclear Plant No One Knows About is Wasting Your Money (Willamette Week, OR)

http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-21636-costly_to_the_core.html

All Power in Downtown Portland Back After Sunday Outage (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Multnomah-Couty-Courthouse-closed-on-Monday-234993321.html

Columbia River Treaty Recommendation near Finalization (Indian Country Today)

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/12/10/columbia-river-treaty-recommendation-near-finalization-152635

Decision on Columbia River Treaty Renegotiation Expected (Yahoo! News, Canada)

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/decision-columbia-river-treaty-renegotiation-expected-203445674.html

Prosecutors: Thieves Posing as ‘Cherokees’ Duped Seattle Utility Head, Stole 21 Tons of Copper Wire (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Prosecutors-Thieves-posing-as-Cherokees-5052936.php

Clallam PUD Eyes New Facilities for 2014 (Sequim Gazette, WA)

http://search.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2013-12-10_clallam_pud_eyes_new_facilities_for_2014

Montana: Local Electric Use Hits All-Time High (Associated Press)

http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_2c708e96-6206-11e3-bbb9-0019bb2963f4.html

75th Anniversary - Free Mason PUD 3 Calendars for 2014 Now Available (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1311

Sacramento Municipal Utility District veteran named general manager of Balancing Authority of Northern California (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/12/10/5988547/smud-veteran-named-general-manager.html

British Columbia: Province’s Clean Energy Act Limits BC Hydro Power Options, Site C Dam Critics Told (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/province-s-clean-energy-act-limits-b-c-hydro-power-options-site-c-dam-critics-told-1.753239

Russian Nukes Supply 10% of U-S Power, But That’s About to Change (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/12/10/russia-nuclear-energy-us/

60 Years Ago, Ike, the Most Visionary President of the 20th Century, Gave Atoms for Peace Speech (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/rodadams/314811/60-years-ago-ike-most-visionary-president-20th-century-gave-atoms-peace-speech

Utilities Want to Offer Natural Gas Truck Refueling, Competitors Object (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/utilities-want-offer-natural-gas-truck-refueling-competitors-object

Can Bhutan Achieve Hydropowered Happiness? (NY Times)

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/10/can-bhutan-achieve-hydro-powered-happiness/?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Eagle Deaths Split Wind-Farm Debate (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Eagle-deaths-split-wind-farm-debate-5053033.php

Clean Energy’s Rise Fuels Push for Better Batteries (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/1210/Clean-energy-s-rise-fuels-push-for-better-batteries

Postcard from the Future: 122% Wind Power in Denmark (Renewable Energy World – Pay no attention to those fossil fuel reserves next door)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2013/12/postcard-from-the-future-122-wind-power-in-denmark?cmpid=rss

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Get Warmer on Chelan PUD’s Dime (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/dec/10/get-warmer-on-the-puds-dime-utility-incentives-pay-people-to-save-energy/

Cree Ushers In the End of the Incandescent Light Bulb (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2013/12/09/cree-ushers-in-the-end-of-the-incandescent-lightbulb/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Sea-Level Rise Threatens Hundreds of U-S Animal Species (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2013/12/11/sea-level-rise-threatened-endangered-species/3963339/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Brooklyn Startup BioLite’s High-Tech Fire Pit to Power Dumbo Christmas Tree (NY Daily News)

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/dumbo-high-tech-fire-pit-power-christmas-tree-lights-article-1.1543756

Top States for Electric Cars. Where Does Yours Rank? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2013/1210/Top-states-for-electric-cars.-Where-does-yours-rank

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AT&T Offers $70 (Sort-Of) Gigabit Internet… If You Let It Snoop on Your Browsing History (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2013/12/11/att-offers-70-sort-of-gigabit-internet-if-you-let-it-snoop-on-your-browsing-history/

Verizon’s McAdam: New FiOS Markets Are Not In the Cards (Fierce Telecom)

http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/verizons-mcadam-new-fios-markets-are-not-cards/2013-12-09#ixzz2nA23nMI2

New York City Launches Nation’s Largest Free Public Wi-Fi Network (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/12/10/new-york-city-harlem-wi-fi-network/

People Didn’t Trust the Internet before There Even Was One (PaleoFuture)

http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/people-didnt-trust-the-internet-before-there-even-was-1480380952

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Irony Alert: Newspapers Were Social Media Long Before Blogs & Facebook Came Along (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2013/12/10/irony-alert-newspapers-were-social-media-long-before-blogs-and-facebook-came-along/

Cable Industry’s Sad Attack on Cord-Cutting to Meet a Merciful End (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2013/12/11/cable-industrys-sad-attack-on-cord-cutting-to-meet-a-merciful-end/?wprss=rss_national

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Murray, Ryan Negotiate Bipartisan Budget Deal (U-S News & World Report)

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/12/10/murray-ryan-negotiate-bipartisan-budget-deal?s_cid=rss:murray-ryan-negotiate-bipartisan-budget-deal

Here’s What’s In Paul Ryan & Patty Murray’s Mini-Budget Deal (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/12/10/heres-whats-in-paul-ryan-and-patty-murrays-mini-budget-deal/?wprss=rss_business

GENERAL NEWS

Boeing Plant Has Suitors in Several U-S States (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2013/1211/Boeing-plant-has-suitors-in-several-US-states

Boeing Chief, Machinists Union Officials Talking Again (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Boeing-chief-union-officials-talking--235325961.html

Port of Grays Harbor Buys NewWood Assets for $1.3 Million (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2013/12/port-of-grays-harbor-buys-newwood.html

Bertha Comes to Screeching Halt Blocked By Mystery Object (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2013/12/10/bertha-comes-to-screeching-halt-blocked-by-mystery-object/#axzz2nBLIEsqd

Shelton’s Brian Nault Travels the Globe Playing Rugby (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

http://www.thurstontalk.com/2013/12/11/sheltons-brian-nault-travels-globe-playing-rugby/

Seahawks Fans Outraged by Depiction in Dr. Dre Commercial (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2412008

DIVERSIONS

‘Utah Is Weird:’ What the World Really Thinks of Every State

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/12/11/utah-is-weird-what-the-world-really-thinks-of-every-state/

Most Popular Baby Names in Washington State Are...

http://www.kgw.com/news/Most-popular-baby-names-in-Wash-are-235323071.html

Mysterious Package Found in Century-Old Time Capsule

http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/mysterious-package-found-in-century-old-time-capsule-1471206141

Those Spandex Uniforms on TNG Were Worse Than You Thought...

http://observationdeck.io9.com/those-spandex-uniforms-on-tng-were-worse-than-you-thoug-1480434755

SONG OF THE DAY

Madness - A Town with No Name

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6g3BDbxXAI

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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