Monday, May 6, 2013

Energy News Digest for May 6, 2013


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Refueling Outage Planned at Richland Nuclear Plant (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Oregon Prepares to Foreclose on SoloPower as Solar Startup Misses Loan Payment (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

Threat to Water Supply – City of Port Angeles, Olympic National Park Meet on Elwha Sediment Issue (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

Olympia May See LED Streetlights (Olympian, WA)

Race Fosters Kids’ Engineering Skills at Lacey Renewable Energy Fair (Olympian, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Refueling Outage Planned at Richland Nuclear Plant
  • Northwest Utilities Report Details Load, Resources Need for Next Decade - Says Demand Down 2014
  • Changes to Columbia River Treaty Might Affect Mid-Columbia
  • OP/Ed - To Manage the Columbia River, We Need a New Treaty for a New Era
  • Canadian Hydropower: Is It Good for Connecticut?
  • Connecticut Law Could Be Good for Northern Pass, Bad for New Hampshire Biomass
  • Plans to Harness Chinese River’s Power Threaten a Region
  • Chicken Soup for the Hydropower Soul
  • Is Nuclear Fusion Power Now Possible?
  • Navajo Generating Station worth $13 Billion to Navajo Nation over Next Three Decades
  • Bassmaster Magazine Again Brags on Dworshak, Columbia River as Some of Country’s ‘Best Bass Lakes’
  • Nevada - Big Trout Saved from Close Call with Extinction
  • Threat to Water Supply – City of Port Angeles, Olympic National Park Meet on Elwha Sediment Issue
  • How Much Water in That Snowpack? Scientists Seek a Better Gauge
  • Montana to Keep River Gauges Operating
  • Op/Ed - It’s Time to Assess Use of Shrinking Tax Dollars on Lower Snake River Dams
  • Oregon Prepares to Foreclose on SoloPower as Solar Startup Misses Loan Payment
  • Small Alternative-Energy Projects Hold Hope for Villages
  • Will Pacific Gas & Electric Be the First Utility to Fall to Solar Energy?
  • Tennessee Valley Authority Cap on Solar Worries New Energy Companies
  • Scotland - £1 Million ($1.5 million) for Wind Farms to Shut Turbines for One Day
  • Olympia May See LED Streetlights
  • Green Building Education Workshops Offered To Real Estate Brokers
  • Banks Reluctant to Finance Energy Efficiency
  • Tacoma Glaciologist Discusses Local Efforts to Monitor Climate Change
  • United Nations: 2012 Was 9th-Hottest Year since 1850
  • Cap-And-Trade Puttering Along Quite Nicely in the Northeast U-S
  • Race Fosters Kids’ Engineering Skills at Lacey Renewable Energy Fair
  • Company Expands Wi-Fi Reach on Long-Beach Peninsula
  • Google Fiber Earns Good Grades from Early Customers
  • USDA Announces New Rules to Fund Broadband Service in Unserved Rural Communities
  • Why Hang on to Your Unlimited Data Plan?
  • Accessories No Longer Tethered to Apple
  • How to Use Twitter for Business: Tips for Novices & the More Experienced
  • Social Media & Disasters: When a Small Post Can Spur Hope
  • The Onion Explains Exactly How Much Your Social Media Cred Is Worth
  • Former Washington State Governor Gregoire Gets Top Pension under Old Rules
  • Most Top City of Portland Administrators Hired without Outside Recruitment
  • Fatal Motorcycle Crash on Highway 101 near Eldon
  • Another Fatal Motorcycle Crash on 101
  • Weekend Wildfires Continue to Burn in Washington State
  • Utah Soccer Ref Dies after Punch by Player
  • Washington State Worker Demoted for Jell-O Shot Party - To Celebrate his Promotion
  • In The Chips – Shelton’s Jalisco Tortillas a Family Dream

WORD OF THE DAY

Troglodyte • \TROG-luh-dyte\ • Noun - 1: a member of any of various peoples who lived or were reputed to live chiefly in caves 2: a person characterized by reclusive habits or outmoded or reactionary attitudes

Troglodyte, troglodyte; come into the light.
Your cave is dark and damp.
But the future is bright.

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Refueling Outage Planned at Richland Nuclear Plant (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Northwest Utilities Report Details Load, Resources Need for Next Decade - Says Demand Down 2014 (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Changes to Columbia River Treaty Might Affect Mid-Columbia (Tri-City Herald, WA)

OP/Ed - To Manage the Columbia River, We Need a New Treaty for a New Era (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

Canadian Hydropower: Is It Good for Connecticut? (Connecticut Post, Bridgeport, CT)

Connecticut Law Could Be Good for Northern Pass, Bad for New Hampshire Biomass (New Hampshire Public Radio)

Plans to Harness Chinese River’s Power Threaten a Region (NY Times)

Chicken Soup for the Hydropower Soul (Renewable Energy World)

Is Nuclear Fusion Power Now Possible? (Christian Science Monitor)

Navajo Generating Station worth $13 Billion to Navajo Nation over Next Three Decades, Study Finds (American Public Power Association)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Bassmaster Magazine Again Brags on Dworshak, Columbia River as Some of Country’s ‘Best Bass Lakes’ (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Nevada - Big Trout Saved from Close Call with Extinction (Sacramento Bee, CA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Threat to Water Supply – City of Port Angeles, Olympic National Park Meet on Elwha Sediment Issue (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

How Much Water in That Snowpack? Scientists Seek a Better Gauge (Christian Science Monitor)

Montana to Keep River Gauges Operating (Associated Press)

Op/Ed - It’s Time to Assess Use of Shrinking Tax Dollars on Lower Snake River Dams (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon Prepares to Foreclose on SoloPower as Solar Startup Misses Loan Payment (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

Difficulties Plague Interior Alaska Experimental Biomass-Burning Generator (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, AK)

Small Alternative-Energy Projects Hold Hope for Villages (Anchorage Daily News, AK)
http://www.adn.com/2013/05/04/2890872/bradner-small-alternative-energy.html

Will Pacific Gas & Electric Be the First Utility to Fall to Solar Energy? (Renewable Energy World)

Tennessee Valley Authority Cap on Solar Worries New Energy Companies (Memphis Business Journal, TN)

Scotland - £1 Million ($1.5 million) for Wind Farms to Shut Turbines for One Day (The Scotsman, UK)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Olympia May See LED Streetlights (Olympian, WA)

Green Building Education Workshops Offered To Real Estate Brokers (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

Banks Reluctant to Finance Energy Efficiency (The Energy Collective)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Tacoma Glaciologist Discusses Local Efforts to Monitor Climate Change (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

United Nations: 2012 Was 9th-Hottest Year since 1850 (USA Today)

Cap-And-Trade Puttering Along Quite Nicely in the Northeast U-S (Grist Online)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Race Fosters Kids’ Engineering Skills at Lacey Renewable Energy Fair (Olympian, WA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Company Expands Wi-Fi Reach on Long-Beach Peninsula (Coast River Business Journal, Astoria, OR)

Google Fiber Earns Good Grades from Early Customers (Phys.Org)

USDA Announces New Rules to Fund Broadband Service in Unserved Rural Communities (U-S Department of Agriculture)

Why Hang on to Your Unlimited Data Plan? (USA Today)

Accessories No Longer Tethered to Apple (NY Times)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

How to Use Twitter for Business: Tips for Novices & the More Experienced (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Social Media & Disasters: When a Small Post Can Spur Hope - When social media is used during disasters, it can save lives & ease communities (Christian Science Monitor)

The Onion Explains Exactly How Much Your Social Media Cred Is Worth (The Onion – Remember this is the ONION!)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Former Washington State Governor Gregoire Gets Top Pension under Old Rules (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Most Top City of Portland Administrators Hired without Outside Recruitment (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

GENERAL NEWS

Fatal Motorcycle Crash on Highway 101 near Eldon (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Another Fatal Motorcycle Crash on 101 (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Weekend Wildfires Continue to Burn in Washington State (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Utah Soccer Ref Dies after Punch by Player (Associated Press)

Washington State Worker Demoted for Jell-O Shot Party - To Celebrate his Promotion (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

In The Chips – Shelton’s Jalisco Tortillas a Family Dream (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Scranton Gives Big Sendoff to TV’s ‘The Office’ After Image Boost – Final Episode May 16

Washington State Boy Drove Mom’s Car 115 Mph in I-5 Chase

Kafkaesque - Man Accused of Robbing Credit Union to Pay for Disney Cruise Didn’t Want to Ruin Family Trip

The Twinkies Are Coming, the Twinkies Are Coming! New Hostess to Open Bakeries Soon

SONG OF THE DAY

UK Office Theme Song – Handbags & Gladrags

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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