Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Energy News Digest for April 10, 2013


SUBSCRIBE TO THE ENERGY NEWS DIGEST

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org

THE NEWS DIGEST TWITTER FEED

Follow the news digest on Twitter for breaking news & notices:

THE NEWS DIGEST WORD CLOUD

Energy News Digest Word Cloud for April 10, 2013

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

U-S, Canadian Governments Study Critical Water Treaty (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT)

Washington State to Look at Last-Minute Salary Hikes That Led to Boosted Pensions (Associated Press)

California’s Governor Wants His State’s Carbon Market to Link with Quebec’s (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Bainbridge Island Answers Call to Conserve Energy (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Man Suspected in Fatal Mason County Hit-And-Run Pleads Innocent (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • U-S, Canadian Governments Study Critical Water Treaty
  • Portland Suspends & Fires Electrical Inspectors Accused of Brunching on the Job
  • Cowlitz PUD Establishes Citizen Panel to Guide Rate Decisions
  • U-S Energy Secretary Nominee Backs Natural Gas ‘Revolution’
  • Ernest Moniz: Where Would He Take Energy Department?
  • Ex-Regulator Says U-S Reactors Are Flawed
  • Mississippi - Entergy Repaying School $1.2 Million-Plus for Years of Overbilling
  • Look What Dragged In the Cat: Feline Rescued After 4 Nights atop Utility Pole in Kamloops
  • California Oyster Farm Caught Up in Pipeline Politics
  • Portable Wind Turbines a Versatile Alternative
  • San Jose Solar Startup to Be Acquired by Largest U-S Solar Manufacturer
  • Bainbridge Island Answers Call to Conserve Energy
  • California’s Governor Wants His State’s Carbon Market to Link with Quebec’s
  • Solar Panels Could Destroy U-S Utilities, According To U-S Utilities
  • Burien Resident Claims City Doesn’t Deserve Tree City USA Status
  • Google Expanding Super-Fast Internet Service to Austin, Texas
  • Why AT&T’s Promise to Bring 1 Gbps to Austin is Mostly Empty
  • Kansas City Slow To Connect with Google’s Super-Fast Internet
  • It’s Surprisingly Inexpensive For Google to Build Its Cable-Destroying Google Fiber Network
  • North Carolina - The Curious Tale of Raleigh’s Free Downtown Wi-Fi
  • Fox Affiliates Exec Says Stations ‘On Board’ with Plan to Move to Pay TV amid Aereo Dispute
  • Private Cloud Mania Drives Data Center Expansion, Survey Says
  • Texas - Local Companies Cash in on Google Fiber Announcement
  • General Motors Gives Facebook another Chance
  • Washington State to Look at Last-Minute Salary Hikes That Led to Boosted Pensions
  • Editorial - Spiking Public Safety Pensions Hurts Poor Kids the Most
  • Washington State Senate Leader: ‘Dream Act’ Is Dead This Session
  • Man Suspected in Fatal Mason County Hit-And-Run Pleads Innocent
  • Washington State Worries as Boeing Pours $1 Billion into South Carolina
  • Vancouver, WA Teen Found Safe after Two-Week Disappearance
  • Public to Weigh In on Mason County Forest Conservation
  • Former Tumwater Municipal Court Judge Could Face Jail Time after Second DUI Arrest
  • Court Approves Sale of Last Core Hostess Assets
  • Oregon Girls Rescue Dad by Lifting Tractor Off His Chest

WORD OF THE DAY

Campestral • \camp-PEST-trull\ • Adjective - Of or relating to fields or open country: rural.

After forty years away from the windswept grasslands of northeast Montana, the family matriarch stood among the campestral glory of her ancestral homestead, her face aglow with the dewy freshness of a teen-aged farm girl. She had always felt fenced in in her new home among the towering, deep green forests of western Washington. But she knew deep down that the whispering winds through the pasture grass of the prairie always spoke to her heart.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

U-S, Canadian Governments Study Critical Water Treaty (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT)

Portland Suspends & Fires Electrical Inspectors Accused of Brunching on the Job (Willamette Week, Portland, OR)

Cowlitz PUD Establishes Citizen Panel to Guide Rate Decisions (Longview Daily News, WA)

U-S Energy Secretary Nominee Backs Natural Gas ‘Revolution’ - Ernest Moniz backs increased use of natural gas (Associated Press)

Ernest Moniz: Where Would He Take Energy Department? (Christian Science Monitor)

Ex-Regulator Says U-S Reactors Are Flawed (NY Times)

Mississippi - Entergy Repaying School $1.2 Million-Plus for Years of Overbilling (Associated Press)

Look What Dragged In the Cat: Feline Rescued After 4 Nights atop Utility Pole in Kamloops (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

FISH & WILDLIFE

California Oyster Farm Caught Up in Pipeline Politics (NY Times)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Portable Wind Turbines a Versatile Alternative (Washington State University News)

San Jose Solar Startup to Be Acquired by Largest U-S Solar Manufacturer (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Bainbridge Island Answers Call to Conserve Energy (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

California’s Governor Wants His State’s Carbon Market to Link with Quebec’s (Sacramento Bee, CA)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Solar Panels Could Destroy U-S Utilities, According To U-S Utilities (Grist Online)

Burien Resident Claims City Doesn’t Deserve Tree City USA Status (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Expanding Super-Fast Internet Service to Austin, Texas (Washington Post)

Why AT&T’s Promise to Bring 1 Gbps to Austin is Mostly Empty - Company Tries Damage Control With Carefully-Worded Press Release (Broadband Reports)

Kansas City Slow To Connect with Google’s Super-Fast Internet (National Public Radio)

It’s Surprisingly Inexpensive For Google to Build Its Cable-Destroying Google Fiber Network (Business Insider)

North Carolina - The Curious Tale of Raleigh’s Free Downtown Wi-Fi “…downtown free Wi-Fi went bankrupt last year - and forgot to tell the city…” (The Raleigh Record, NC)

Fox Affiliates Exec Says Stations ‘On Board’ with Plan to Move to Pay TV amid Aereo Dispute (Associated Press)

Private Cloud Mania Drives Data Center Expansion, Survey Says (GigaOM)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Texas - Local Companies Cash in on Google Fiber Announcement (Austin Business Journal, TX)

General Motors Gives Facebook another Chance (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State to Look at Last-Minute Salary Hikes That Led to Boosted Pensions (Associated Press)

Editorial - Spiking Public Safety Pensions Hurts Poor Kids the Most (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Washington State Senate Leader: ‘Dream Act’ Is Dead This Session (Associated Press)

GENERAL NEWS

Man Suspected in Fatal Mason County Hit-And-Run Pleads Innocent (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Washington State Worries as Boeing Pours $1 Billion into South Carolina (Seattle Times, WA)

Vancouver, WA Teen Found Safe after Two-Week Disappearance (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Public to Weigh In on Mason County Forest Conservation (Olympian, WA)

Former Tumwater Municipal Court Judge Could Face Jail Time after Second DUI Arrest (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Court Approves Sale of Last Core Hostess Assets (Associated Press)

Oregon Girls Rescue Dad by Lifting Tractor Off His Chest (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

DIVERSIONS

Cicadas to Emerge on East Coast after 17 Years

Does a Star Wars Palace in Italy Need the Army to Protect It?

New York ‘Gambling Nun’ Guilty in $130,000 Church Thefts

Canada Woman in C$40,000 Lottery Prize Actually Won C $40 Million

SONG OF THE DAY

Zero the Antistar - The Lonely Cricket Sonata

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.