Friday, March 15, 2013

Energy News Digest for March 15, 2013


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Electrical Fire at Grand Coulee Dam Shuts Down One of Four Powerhouses (Associated Press)

Chilling Report: Over 10,000 Could Die in Major Northwest Quake (Associated Press)

U-S Senator Cantwell Bill Would Increase Hydropower Production (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Cities Weigh Taking Over From Private Utilities (NY Times)

Report: Pacific Northwest Energy Efficiency Grows, Wind Energy Slows (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Electrical Fire at Grand Coulee Dam Shuts Down One of Four Powerhouses
  • Bureau of Land Management to Probe Fire at Grand Coulee Dam
  • U-S Senator Cantwell Bill Would Increase Hydropower Production
  • Editorial - Pacific Northwest’s Big Hydro Has Begun to Think Small
  • Cities Weigh Taking Over From Private Utilities
  • Are Municipal Utilities More Resilient During Disasters?
  • Critics Decry Lower Columbia River Coal Terminal Proposals
  • Ambre Energy Asks for Coal Export Permit Delay
  • Phone Scam Targets Oregon & Washington Utility Customers
  • School District, PenLight Partner for Junior Achievement Program
  • Portland General Electric Reports 2012 Financial Results & Initiates 2013 Earnings Guidance
  • Alaska - Inside Passage Electric Cooperative Hydro Project Will Cut Diesel Use
  • U-S Senator Murray Talks Hanford with Energy Secretary Nominee
  • Head of U-S Nuclear Watchdog Emphasizes Preparing for Unknown
  • APPA President & CEO Mark Crisson to Retire in April 2014
  • Tennessee Electric Co-ops in Pole Attachment Tiff
  • Gray Whales Return to Puget Sound
  • U-S Fish Stocks Rebound; Two-Thirds Back from Depletion
  • Shrimp Sport Fishery Opens May 4 with Longer Seasons
  • Skagit PUD Eyes New Water Tank in Mount Vernon
  • LAX Hands Out Bottled Water After Line Contamination
  • U-S Solar Installations Soared 76% in 2012
  • California Utilities’ Renewable Energy Spending Up
  • Front Porch: Help Snohomish County PUD Initiative, Get a Free Solar Flashlight
  • Will North Carolina Nix Its Renewable Energy Mandate?
  • Report: Pacific Northwest Energy Efficiency Grows, Wind Energy Slows
  • Chelan County PUD Will Pay to Recycle Old Refrigerators
  • Grays Harbor to Share $18 Million in Washington State Energy Efficiency Grants
  • Tiny Nuclear Reactions inside Compact Fluorescent Bulbs?
  • Obama Seeks $2 Billion in Research on Cleaner Fuels
  • Benton PUD - Richland Gets New Fiber Optic Cable
  • Google Will Double Kirkland Campus - Announcement comes amid surge of tech investment in Seattle area
  • Four TV Broadcasters Sue to Keep Click! Rates Secret from Public
  • Senator Begs FCC to Pay Attention to Soaring Broadband Prices
  • Reuters Suspends Social Media Editor Charged with Hacking
  • Can Your Business Survive Without a Traditional Website?
  • Google Kills Google Reader, Bans Android Ad Blocker - Search Giant Making Friends All Over the Place
  • Yahoo Should Seize the Moment & Improve Its RSS Reader
  • U-S House Resolution Backs Municipal Bonds
  • What Bills Live On, With Washington State Legislature Half Over
  • Washington State Senate Rejects Effort to Seek Sub-Minimum ‘Training’ Wage
  • Seattle Port Commission Approves Big Pay Increase
  • Chilling Report: Over 10,000 Could Die in Major Northwest Quake
  • Shelton Man Dies in Thursday Arcadia Road Crash
  • Pacific Northwest Wood Products Feed Hungry Asian Market
  • Frustrations Aired on All Aspects of Belfair Bypass Project
  • Workers Ready to Remove Tsunami Dock from Washington State Coast
  • Intoxicated Allyn Man Assaults Golfer, Then Turns Himself In
  • Survey: Washington State High Schoolers Prefer Pot to Cigarettes
  • Montana Man Pleads Guilty to Waterboarding Kids

WORD OF THE DAY

Voracious • \vaw-RAY-shus\ • Adjective - 1: having a huge appetite: ravenous 2: excessively eager: insatiable

Voracious reader
Can’t stop reading anywhere
Even in the loo

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Electrical Fire at Grand Coulee Dam Shuts Down One of Four Powerhouses (Associated Press)

Bureau of Land Management to Probe Fire at Grand Coulee Dam (Wenatchee World, WA)

U-S Senator Cantwell Bill Would Increase Hydropower Production (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Editorial - Pacific Northwest’s Big Hydro Has Begun to Think Small (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Cities Weigh Taking Over From Private Utilities (NY Times)

Are Municipal Utilities More Resilient During Disasters? (Grist Online)

Critics Decry Lower Columbia River Coal Terminal Proposals (Longview Daily News, WA)

Ambre Energy Asks for Coal Export Permit Delay (Northwest Public Radio)

Phone Scam Targets Oregon & Washington Utility Customers (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

School District, PenLight Partner for Junior Achievement Program (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Portland General Electric Reports 2012 Financial Results & Initiates 2013 Earnings Guidance (PR Newswire)

Alaska - Inside Passage Electric Cooperative Hydro Project Will Cut Diesel Use (KSTK Radio, Wrangell, AK)

U-S Senator Murray Talks Hanford with Energy Secretary Nominee (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Head of U-S Nuclear Watchdog Emphasizes Preparing for Unknown (NY Times)

APPA President & CEO Mark Crisson to Retire in April 2014 (American Public Power Association)

Tennessee Electric Co-ops in Pole Attachment Tiff (Electric Co-op Today)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Gray Whales Return to Puget Sound (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

U-S Fish Stocks Rebound; Two-Thirds Back from Depletion (USA Today)

Shrimp Sport Fishery Opens May 4 with Longer Seasons (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Skagit PUD Eyes New Water Tank in Mount Vernon (Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, WA)

LAX Hands Out Bottled Water After Line Contamination (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

U-S Solar Installations Soared 76% in 2012 (Associated Press)

California Utilities’ Renewable Energy Spending Up (SF Chronicle, CA)

Front Porch: Help Snohomish County PUD Initiative, Get a Free Solar Flashlight (Everett Herald, WA)

Will North Carolina Nix Its Renewable Energy Mandate? (Mother Jones)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Report: Pacific Northwest Energy Efficiency Grows, Wind Energy Slows (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Chelan County PUD Will Pay to Recycle Old Refrigerators (Wenatchee World, WA)

Grays Harbor to Share $18 Million in Washington State Energy Efficiency Grants (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Tiny Nuclear Reactions inside Compact Fluorescent Bulbs? (Forbes Magazine)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Obama Seeks $2 Billion in Research on Cleaner Fuels (NY Times)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Benton PUD - Richland Gets New Fiber Optic Cable (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Google Will Double Kirkland Campus - Announcement comes amid surge of tech investment in Seattle area (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Four TV Broadcasters Sue to Keep Click! Rates Secret from Public (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

Senator Begs FCC to Pay Attention to Soaring Broadband Prices (Broadband Reports)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Reuters Suspends Social Media Editor Charged with Hacking (USA Today)

Can Your Business Survive Without a Traditional Website? (Mashable)

Google Kills Google Reader, Bans Android Ad Blocker - Search Giant Making Friends All Over the Place (Broadband Reports)

Yahoo Should Seize the Moment & Improve Its RSS Reader (Mashable)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

U-S House Resolution Backs Municipal Bonds (American Public Power Association)

What Bills Live On, With Washington State Legislature Half Over (Seattle Times, WA)

Washington State Senate Rejects Effort to Seek Sub-Minimum ‘Training’ Wage (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Seattle Port Commission Approves Big Pay Increase (Seattle Times, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Chilling Report: Over 10,000 Could Die in Major Northwest Quake (Associated Press)

Shelton Man Dies in Thursday Arcadia Road Crash (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Pacific Northwest Wood Products Feed Hungry Asian Market (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Frustrations Aired on All Aspects of Belfair Bypass Project (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Workers Ready to Remove Tsunami Dock from Washington State Coast (Associated Press)

Intoxicated Allyn Man Assaults Golfer, Then Turns Himself In (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Survey: Washington State High Schoolers Prefer Pot to Cigarettes (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Montana Man Pleads Guilty to Waterboarding Kids (Associated Press)

DIVERSIONS

Cuddle Up to ‘Frankenfish?’ Author Makes Case for Genetically-Modified Animals

24 Hour Church of Elvis Disappears Again - Is It Gone for Good?

Ohio Woman, 106, Finally Gets High School Diploma

Rail Dig May Have Found London’s Lost “Black Death” Graves

SONG OF THE DAY

Blue Oyster Cult – Don’t Fear the Reaper

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