Monday, January 28, 2013

Energy News Digest for January 28, 2013



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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Climate Assessment: Near 100 Percent Chance Pacific Northwest Summer Flow Reductions by 2050, May Prompt Less Hydro (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

$10,000 in Grant County PUD Copper Stolen (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Study a Big Step for Tidal Power in Admiralty Inlet (Everett Herald, WA)

Are Washington’s Wild Salmon Numbers Increasing? ‘State of the Salmon’ Report Shows Mixed Answer (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Federal Court Overturns EPA’s Biofuels Mandate (New York Times, NY)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

  • $10,000 in Grant County PUD Copper Stolen
  • Feds Asked to Support Historical Partnership between Power Marking Administrations & Their Customers
  • BPA Employee, Portland Resident Aaron Paulson Pursues Paralympic Gold with Determination, Positive Attitude
  • Bellevue First; Portland-Area Middle Schools Take Second & Third in Bonneville Power Administration Science Bowl
  • Utility Stocks Offer Promise, Dependability for Your Portfolio
  • Pacific Northwest Energy Whack-A-Mole: Another Pipeline Rears Its Head
  • Fluke Corporation Recalls Digital Clamp Meters
  • New York - Con Ed Seeks $400 Million in Rate Increases for New Flood-Repelling Equipment
  • Audit Reveals Some Mismanagement of Smart Grid Demonstration Stimulus Funds
  • German Industry under Strain as Energy Costs Jump
  • Are Washington’s Wild Salmon Numbers Increasing?
  • Elwha Manager Recognized for Dam Project
  • Oregon Gold Miner Loses Case over Claim on Salmon Stream
  • Corps Proposed Habitat Estuary Project to Connect Columbia River Salmonids with Isolated Lake
  • Idaho Scientist to Study Trout in Priest Lake
  • Fishing Derbies in Puget Sound Making a Comeback
  • Oysters Rebound in Popularity with Man-Made Bounty
  • Climate Assessment: Near 100 Percent Chance Pacific Northwest Summer Flow Reductions by 2050, May Prompt Less Hydro
  • Faced with Aging Sewer Network, Portland Plans to Spend Millions on Repairs over Next Five Years
  • Study a Big Step for Tidal Power in Admiralty Inlet
  • Oregon Adds Wave & Offshore Wind Zones to Its Sea Plan
  • Fate of Idaho Solar Project Unclear After Pact with Utility
  • California - Greens Fight Kern County over Wind Farm
  • Arizona Officials Consider Altering Renewable Energy Mandate
  • California - Editorial: How Far is Too Far in Promoting Solar?
  • Minnesota Sues Wind Energy Developer
  • Op/Ed - David Frum: Ontario’s Expensive Power, Ruined Landscapes
  • Washington State’s Snohomish PUD Plans to Install up to 38,000 LED Streetlights
  • Los Angeles Saves Millions with LED Street Light Deployment
  • Federal Court Overturns EPA’s Biofuels Mandate
  • Editorial - Homegrown Biofuel Technology Ought to Benefit Tri-Cities
  • Infinity Internet Undergoes Merger, Sale
  • Editorial - The Cautionary Tale of Lake Wenatchee Fiber
  • Google Fiber Provides Faster Internet And - Cities Hope - Business Growth
  • German Judge Rules Internet Connectivity 'Essential' Right - And That ISPs Must Pay Compensation for Outages
  • Five Tips for Leveraging Social Media for Productivity
  • Are You Getting Less Spam Mail?
  • Officials Seek Relief from Abuse of Public Record Access Law
  • Olympic Peninsula Auditors Oppose Washington State Bill on Late Election Night Ballot Counts
  • Heavy Snow Forecast in Washington State Mountains
  • Winter Storm Warning Issued for the Olympic Mountains
  • Flu Peaking Nationwide, Rising in Washington
  • Weyerhaeuser’s Profit Doubles, But Investors Aren’t Impressed
  • Washington State Reviews Plans Governing Uses in Green Mountain, Tahuya State Forests

WORD OF THE DAY

Provocateur • \pro-vock-uh-TER\ • Noun - One who incites or stimulates another to action

After a five minute reprieve, the six year old provocateur kicking the federal marshal’s seat in economy class learned the meaning of a fully reclined airliner seat…spending the remaining three hours and 55 minutes immobilized under the back of a seat, whose magazine bin contained old “Skymall” catalogs, crumpled peanut snack bags, and what appeared to be slightly used air travel “discomfort” bags.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

$10,000 in Grant County PUD Copper Stolen (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Feds Asked to Support Historical Partnership between Power Marking Administrations & Their Customers (American Public Power Association)

BPA Employee, Portland Resident Aaron Paulson Pursues Paralympic Gold with Determination, Positive Attitude (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

Bellevue First; Portland-Area Middle Schools Take Second & Third in Bonneville Power Administration Science Bowl (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

Utility Stocks Offer Promise, Dependability for Your Portfolio (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Pacific Northwest Energy Whack-A-Mole: Another Pipeline Rears Its Head (Crosscut Seattle)

Fluke Corporation Recalls Digital Clamp Meters (PR Newswire)

New York - Con Ed Seeks $400 Million in Rate Increases for New Flood-Repelling Equipment: Storm-Weary Residents Say A Bigger Bill is the Last Thing They Need Right Now (WCBS Radio, NY)

Audit Reveals Some Mismanagement of Smart Grid Demonstration Stimulus Funds (GigaOM)

German Industry under Strain as Energy Costs Jump (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Are Washington’s Wild Salmon Numbers Increasing? ‘State of the Salmon’ Report Shows Mixed Answer (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Elwha Manager Recognized for Dam Project (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Oregon Gold Miner Loses Case over Claim on Salmon Stream (Associated Press)

Corps Proposed Habitat Estuary Project to Connect Columbia River Salmonids with Isolated Lake (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Idaho Scientist to Study Trout in Priest Lake (KLIX Radio, Twin Falls, ID)
http://newsradio1310.com/idaho-scientist-to-study-trout-in-priest-lake/

Fishing Derbies in Puget Sound Making a Comeback (Seattle Times, WA)

Oysters Rebound in Popularity with Man-Made Bounty (National Public Radio)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Climate Assessment: Near 100 Percent Chance Pacific Northwest Summer Flow Reductions by 2050, May Prompt Less Hydro (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Faced with Aging Sewer Network, Portland Plans to Spend Millions on Repairs over Next Five Years (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Study a Big Step for Tidal Power in Admiralty Inlet (Everett Herald, WA)

Oregon Adds Wave & Offshore Wind Zones to Its Sea Plan (Northwest Public Radio)

Fate of Idaho Solar Project Unclear After Pact with Utility (Associated Press)

California - Greens Fight Kern County over Wind Farm (Courthouse News Service)

Arizona Officials Consider Altering Renewable Energy Mandate (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)

California - Editorial: How Far is Too Far in Promoting Solar? (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Minnesota Sues Wind Energy Developer - A wind energy developer broke promises to farmers and left them out thousands of dollars (Grand Forks Herald, ND)

Op/Ed - David Frum: Ontario’s Expensive Power, Ruined Landscapes (The National, Canada)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Washington State’s Snohomish PUD Plans to Install up to 38,000 LED Streetlights (New Streetlights)

Los Angeles Saves Millions with LED Street Light Deployment (Forbes Magazine)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Federal Court Overturns EPA’s Biofuels Mandate (New York Times, NY)

Editorial - Homegrown Biofuel Technology Ought to Benefit Tri-Cities (Tri-City Herald, WA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Infinity Internet Undergoes Merger, Sale - Vancouver company started out as Pacifier; employees to relocate (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Editorial - The Cautionary Tale of Lake Wenatchee Fiber (Wenatchee World, WA)

Google Fiber Provides Faster Internet And - Cities Hope - Business Growth (Washington Post)

German Judge Rules Internet Connectivity 'Essential' Right - And That ISPs Must Pay Compensation for Outages (Broadband Reports)

Five Tips for Leveraging Social Media for Productivity (Nashville Business Journal, TN)

Are You Getting Less Spam Mail? (Gizmodo)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Officials Seek Relief from Abuse of Public Record Access Law (Everett Herald, WA)

Olympic Peninsula Auditors Oppose Washington State Bill on Late Election Night Ballot Counts (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Heavy Snow Forecast in Washington State Mountains (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Winter Storm Warning Issued for the Olympic Mountains (National Weather Service, Seattle, WA)

Flu Peaking Nationwide, Rising in Washington (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Weyerhaeuser’s Profit Doubles, But Investors Aren’t Impressed (Associated Press)

Washington State Reviews Plans Governing Uses in Green Mountain, Tahuya State Forests (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Dead Robins Found in Northeast Portland in Possible Rash of Binge Drinking

Dung Beetles Look to the Stars

"Cleaning Fairy" Arrested After Shoveling Snow without Permission

Florida Squatter Claims Ownership of $2.5 Million Mansion

SONG OF THE DAY

Stardust - Nat King Cole

John Coltrane - Stardust

Mel Torme – Stardust