Monday, April 1, 2013

Energy News Digest for April 1, 2013


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Today’s The Day for Electrical Power Switch for East Jefferson County (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Sudden Large Smelt Run Likely Reason for High Numbers of Sea Lions Plying Lower Columbia River (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Op/Ed - Water Has Power to Keep Creating Clean Energy (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Op/Ed - Initiative 937: People Power Means Clean Power for the People of Washington State - Washington’s clean-energy law is working to reduce the state’s carbon emissions (Seattle Times, WA)

Some Phone Companies Seek to End Landline Service - The companies say money spent maintaining the old infrastructure could be invested in technology upgrades (USA Today)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Today’s The Day for Electrical Power Switch for East Jefferson County
  • Mason County PUD 3 Manager Retires
  • After 17 Years, Proposed $800M Wyoming Power Plant Faces Skepticism It'll Ever Be Built
  • Montana - Tester Holds Listening Session on Future of Columbia Falls Aluminum
  • One Dead, Three Hurt by Nuclear Power Plant Accident at the Arkansas Number One Plant
  • Arizona - Glendale PD: Man Electrocuted During Apparent Copper Theft Attempt
  • Tennessee - Cable Wants Lower Pole Attachment Rate
  • Nominee for Energy Secretary Lists Assets & Posts
  • Sudden Large Smelt Run Likely Reason for High Numbers of Sea Lions Plying Lower Columbia River
  • Shades of Mark Twain - Reports of Death of Branded California Sea Lion Premature; Found Sunning on Astoria Deck
  • Union River Project Delayed As Money Runs Out
  • Tribes’ Court Win May Flow Beyond Culvert Repairs to Protect Fish
  • Measure of Snowpack Shows Plenty of Water for Snohomish County PUD
  • Op/Ed - Water Has Power to Keep Creating Clean Energy
  • Op/Ed - Initiative 937: People Power Means Clean Power for the People of Washington State
  • Eric Christensen - The Pacific Northwest’s Wind Fleet Integration Struggles
  • New England Renewable Energy a Hard Sell in Region
  • Editorial - Consider All Options in Washington State Greenhouse-Gas Study
  • Spread of Antarctic Ice: No Longer a Global Warming Paradox?
  • Apocalypse Perhaps a Little Later
  • April 21 - Earth Day on Oakland Bay
  • Op/Ed - Going Paperless Not As Green As It Seems
  • Some Phone Companies Seek to End Landline Service
  • Should the Public or Private Sector Control Broadband?
  • Devices Like Cable Boxes Figured in Internet Attack
  • Social Marketing Practiced by Nike Is Fast, Furious
  • Papers Worldwide Embrace Web Subscriptions
  • Congress - House Democratic Leader to Join Kilmer for Roundtable with Kitsap Federal Workers
  • Feds Want $18 Million Back from Timber Counties
  • Names Released in North Shore Road Pedestrian Fatality
  • Investigators: 'Extremely Lazy' Hood Canal Contract Mailman Buried Thousands of Letters
  • Former Lake Forest Park Water-District Worker Accused of Embezzling
  • Hearing on Appeal of Convicted Clallam Embezzler
  • Metal Thefts Not a New Problem in Olympia Area
  • Allergic to Pot: Couple Says Neighbors' Legal Grow Making Them Sick

WORD OF THE DAY

Balneology • \bal-nee-AH-luh-jee\ • Noun - The science of the therapeutic use of baths.

Jean-Paul Marat needed the refuge of his bath to ease his disease;
His balneology made him and easy mark;
His death in the tub made him immortal;
The legendary tub now a tourist attraction at Musée Grévin.
The French revolution reduced to banality.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Today’s The Day for Electrical Power Switch for East Jefferson County (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Mason County PUD 3 Manager Retires (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

After 17 Years, Proposed $800M Wyoming Power Plant Faces Skepticism It'll Ever Be Built (Associated Press)

Montana - Tester Holds Listening Session on Future of Columbia Falls Aluminum (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT)

One Dead, Three Hurt by Nuclear Power Plant Accident at the Arkansas Number One Plant (Associated Press)

Arizona - Glendale PD: Man Electrocuted During Apparent Copper Theft Attempt (KNXV-TV, Glendale, AZ)

Tennessee - Cable Wants Lower Pole Attachment Rate: Tennessee Association says fees are highest in the state (Bristol Herald Courier, TN)

Nominee for Energy Secretary Lists Assets & Posts (NY Times)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Sudden Large Smelt Run Likely Reason for High Numbers of Sea Lions Plying Lower Columbia River (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Shades of Mark Twain - Reports of Death of Branded California Sea Lion Premature; Found Sunning on Astoria Deck (Oregonian, Portland)

Union River Project Delayed As Money Runs Out (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Tribes’ Court Win May Flow Beyond Culvert Repairs to Protect Fish (Seattle Times, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Measure of Snowpack Shows Plenty of Water for Snohomish County PUD (Everett Herald, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Op/Ed - Water Has Power to Keep Creating Clean Energy (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Op/Ed - Initiative 937: People Power Means Clean Power for the People of Washington State - Washington’s clean-energy law is working to reduce the state’s carbon emissions (Seattle Times, WA)

Eric Christensen - The Pacific Northwest’s Wind Fleet Integration Struggles (Power Magazine)

New England Renewable Energy a Hard Sell in Region (Associated Press)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Editorial - Consider All Options in Washington State Greenhouse-Gas Study (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, WA)
http://union-bulletin.com/news/2013/mar/30/consider-all-options-in-state-greenhouse-gas-study/

Spread of Antarctic Ice: No Longer a Global Warming Paradox? (Christian Science Monitor)

Apocalypse Perhaps a Little Later - Climate change may be happening more slowly than scientists thought. But the world still needs to deal with it (The Economist)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

April 21 - Earth Day on Oakland Bay (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Op/Ed - Going Paperless Not As Green As It Seems (Waste Management World)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Some Phone Companies Seek to End Landline Service - The companies say money spent maintaining the old infrastructure could be invested in technology upgrades (USA Today)

Should the Public or Private Sector Control Broadband? (Governing – note that the article calls on FDR’s 1932 campaign speech in Portland regarding public or private utilities)

Devices Like Cable Boxes Figured in Internet Attack (NY Times)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Social Marketing Practiced by Nike Is Fast, Furious (Oregonian, Portland)

Papers Worldwide Embrace Web Subscriptions (NY Times)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Congress - House Democratic Leader to Join Kilmer for Roundtable with Kitsap Federal Workers (Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, WA)

Feds Want $18 Million Back from Timber Counties (Associated Press)

GENERAL NEWS

Names Released in North Shore Road Pedestrian Fatality (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

Investigators: 'Extremely Lazy' Hood Canal Contract Mailman Buried Thousands of Letters (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Former Lake Forest Park Water-District Worker Accused of Embezzling (Seattle Times, WA)

Hearing on Appeal of Convicted Clallam Embezzler (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

Metal Thefts Not a New Problem in Olympia Area (Olympian, WA)

Allergic to Pot: Couple Says Neighbors' Legal Grow Making Them Sick (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

DIVERSIONS

Signed Beatles Album Sgt. Pepper Sells for $290,000

Me-Ouch! Chicago Area Man's $100,000 Suit over Housecat Attack

Easter Bunny Pulled Over By California HP in La Mesa: Person in White Rabbit Suit Not Wearing Helmet

Phil Ramone Dies, Leaving 14-Grammy Legacy with Biggest Stars

SONG OF THE DAY

Tony Bennett/ Billy Joel - New York State of Mind (Produced by Phil Ramone – Grammy award in 2003 – Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - "Playin' With My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues")

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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