Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Energy News Digest for April 2, 2013


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Army Corps of Engineers Studies Threat of Quakes to Oregon, Southwest Washington Dams (Associated Press)

FERC Won’t Charge Hydro Licensees for Land Subject to Power Site Reservation – Order sought by eight utilities, including Chelan County & Grant County PUDs (American Public Power Association)

Cloudy Days for a Washington-State Community Solar Effort (Grist Online)

Environmental Group Fights Delay in Marbled Murrelet Habitat Protections (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Biorefinery Lays Off Eastern Oregon Workers (Northwest Public Radio)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Army Corps of Engineers Studies Threat of Quakes to Oregon, Southwest Washington Dams
  • FERC Won’t Charge Hydro Licensees for Land Subject to Power Site Reservation
  • Castle Rock Officials Concerned New Bonneville Power Administration Line Could Hamper Growth
  • Puget Sound Energy Sees More, Cheap Gas in Its Future
  • Amazon’s Growth Drives up Cost of Seattle Electrical Substation by 48 Percent
  • Oregon - Port of Coos Bay Coal-Export Proposal Ends after 18 Months of Work
  • EPA to Begin Evaluation of Closed Columbia Falls Aluminum Plant
  • Debbie Kitchin Re-Elected to Oregon Energy Trust Position
  • Q-and-A: Debbie Kitchin Energized by Board Role
  • Wyoming Industrial Siting Council OK’s Seventh Extension in 16 Years for Long-Delayed Power Plant
  • Pakistan Attack: Deadly Raid on Peshawar Power Plant
  • Japan Moves to Revamp Troubled Power Industry
  • Germany: Electricity Exports Much Higher Than Imports Last Year despite Faster Nuclear Exit
  • Environmental Group Fights Delay in Marbled Murrelet Habitat Protections
  • Fort George Brewery’s Commonsense Approach to the Sea Lion Problem
  • Plan for Regional Kitsap County Water Supply Coming True
  • Editorial – California: Reservoirs Should Stay in Water Bond
  • Lake Erie: Big Algae Problems, More to Come
  • Cloudy Days for a Washington-State Community Solar Effort
  • Heavens to BETC: Oregon Sets Hearing On Embattled Incentives Program
  • Germany’s Solar-Power Success: Too Much of a Good Thing?
  • De-risking Wind: Hedging Against Variability
  • U-S Senator Lamar Alexander Still Tilting at Wind Energy
  • Combine Home Improvement with Lower Energy Bills in Thurston County
  • NASA’s James Hansen Retires to Pursue Climate Fight
  • Biorefinery Lays Off Eastern Oregon Workers
  • Op/Ed – Oregon Lawmakers Should Extend the Clean Fuels Program
  • Comcast Adding Hurdles to Most-Basic Cable-TV Service
  • Court Clears Online TV Rebroadcaster
  • New Mexico - Navajo Nation Nearing Completion of $46 Million Broadband Project
  • Social Media Advice: Are Voicemails Verboten or Not?
  • Social Networks: Building Empires, Not Businesses
  • Hormel Hopes to Make Spam a Star with Social Media
  • Social Marketing Drives a New York Renaissance
  • Washington State Governor Proposes Extending Beer Tax to Microbreweries
  • North Mason Food Bank Director Resigns
  • Flight Attendants Take ‘No Knives on Planes’ Campaign to Passengers
  • U-S to Re-Examine Health Effects of Cellphone Radio Waves
  • Leaders celebrate San Juan Islands National Monument
  • Shelton Drive-In Looking for Help to Keep Shows Running

WORD OF THE DAY

Mellifluous • \mel-LIF-loo-us\ • Adjective - 1: having a smooth rich flow 2: filled with something (as honey) that sweetens

Mellifluous voice
Like sweet honey from heaven
Nat King Cole’s “Stardust”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Army Corps of Engineers Studies Threat of Quakes to Oregon, Southwest Washington Dams (Associated Press)

FERC Won’t Charge Hydro Licensees for Land Subject to Power Site Reservation – Order sought by eight utilities, including Chelan County & Grant County PUDs (American Public Power Association)

Castle Rock Officials Concerned New Bonneville Power Administration Line Could Hamper Growth (Longview Daily News, WA – What’s a “high speed transmission line?”)

Puget Sound Energy Sees More, Cheap Gas in Its Future (South Sound Business Examiner)

Amazon’s Growth Drives up Cost of Seattle Electrical Substation by 48 Percent (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Oregon - Port of Coos Bay Coal-Export Proposal Ends after 18 Months of Work (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

EPA to Begin Evaluation of Closed Columbia Falls Aluminum Plant (The Missoulian, MT)

Debbie Kitchin Re-Elected to Oregon Energy Trust Position (Portland Business Journal, OR)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2013/04/debbie-kitchin-takes-leadership-role.html

Q-and-A: Debbie Kitchin Energized by Board Role (Sustainable Business Oregon)

Wyoming Industrial Siting Council OK’s Seventh Extension in 16 Years for Long-Delayed Power Plant (Associated Press)

Pakistan Attack: Deadly Raid on Peshawar Power Plant (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Japan Moves to Revamp Troubled Power Industry (Associated Press)

Germany: Electricity Exports Much Higher Than Imports Last Year despite Faster Nuclear Exit (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Environmental Group Fights Delay in Marbled Murrelet Habitat Protections (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Fort George Brewery’s Commonsense Approach to the Sea Lion Problem (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Plan for Regional Kitsap County Water Supply Coming True (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Editorial – California: Reservoirs Should Stay in Water Bond (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Lake Erie: Big Algae Problems, More to Come (Christian Science Monitor)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Cloudy Days for a Washington-State Community Solar Effort (Grist Online)

Heavens to BETC: Oregon Sets Hearing On Embattled Incentives Program (Sustainable Business Oregon)

Germany’s Solar-Power Success: Too Much of a Good Thing? (Grist Online)

De-risking Wind: Hedging Against Variability (Renewable Energy World)

U-S Senator Lamar Alexander Still Tilting at Wind Energy - TVA, other utilities committed, despite war on subsidies (The Tennessean, Nashville)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Combine Home Improvement with Lower Energy Bills in Thurston County (Thurston Talk, Olympia, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

NASA’s James Hansen Retires to Pursue Climate Fight (British Broadcasting Corporation)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Biorefinery Lays Off Eastern Oregon Workers (Northwest Public Radio)

Op/Ed – Oregon Lawmakers Should Extend the Clean Fuels Program (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Comcast Adding Hurdles to Most-Basic Cable-TV Service (Seattle Times, WA)

Court Clears Online TV Rebroadcaster - Aereo digitizes free signals of major networks for a fee (Associated Press)

New Mexico - Navajo Nation Nearing Completion of $46 Million Broadband Project (Farmington Daily Times, NM)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Social Media Advice: Are Voicemails Verboten or Not? (National Public Radio)

Social Networks: Building Empires, Not Businesses (USA Today)

Hormel Hopes to Make Spam a Star with Social Media (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Social Marketing Drives a New York Renaissance (NY Times)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Governor Proposes Extending Beer Tax to Microbreweries (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

North Mason Food Bank Director Resigns (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Flight Attendants Take ‘No Knives on Planes’ Campaign to Passengers (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

U-S to Re-Examine Health Effects of Cellphone Radio Waves (Reuters)

Leaders celebrate San Juan Islands National Monument (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Shelton Drive-In Looking for Help to Keep Shows Running (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Dozens Shimmy, Shake to Protest Washington State Dance Tax

Sea Lion Bobs Head to Backstreet Boys in Groundbreaking Study

‘Pawn Stars’ Offer Valuable Business Lessons

‘New York Times’ Kicks Off Poetry Month with Haiku Tumblr

SONG OF THE DAY

Nat King Cole – Stardust

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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