Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Energy News Digest for May 15, 2013


Programming Note: The energy news digest will be recreating in coastal climes Thursday & Friday. Next week will be fellowship week with other public utilities, so the news digest will be on “Hot Shots” mode from the 20th through the 23rd.

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

City of Seattle Recovers $1.1 Million Allegedly Stolen by Utilities Employee (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Opening of Columbia River Sport Salmon Season Delayed (Longview Daily News, WA)

Franklin County Might Sue over Endangered Listing for Bladderpod (Tri-City Herald, WA)

‘Social Media Bill’ Passes the Oregon Senate (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

Energy Innovation: Waste to Energy from Grease & Fats in London’s Sewers (The Energy Collective)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • City of Seattle Recovers $1.1 Million Allegedly Stolen by Utilities Employee
  • Cowlitz PUD Shifts $9 Million to Rate Stabilization Fund
  • Electricity Restored for 86 Mason PUD 3 Customers Affected by Sand Hill Road Outage Northwest of Belfair
  • Cowlitz PUD Commissioners Remove ‘Interim’ from General Manager’s Title
  • North Dakota - Utilities Warn Farmers to Watch Out for Poles
  • Goldfish in a Nuclear Reactor - The Simpsons or Thoreau?
  • Opening of Columbia River Sport Salmon Season Delayed
  • Franklin County Might Sue over Endangered Listing for Bladderpod
  • Relocated Endangered Deer Make the Transition in Southwest Washington
  • California - Drakes Bay Oyster States Case in Court
  • Clean Energy Learns to Compete
  • Energy Innovation: Waste to Energy from Grease & Fats in London’s Sewers
  • U-S DOE Launches Public-Private Partnership to Deploy Hydrogen Infrastructure
  • New Yorkers Furious to Discover Bike Sharing Requires Bikes, Racks
  • Washington State Courts Seek IT Security Review, Audit Following Breach
  • Idaho - Ketchum Broadband Consultant to Speak
  • Yahoo to Woo Younger Users in Effort to be Cool Again
  • ‘Social Media Bill’ Passes the Oregon Senate
  • How Not to Use Social Media: Restaurant’s Epic Facebook Meltdown
  • How the Cincinnati Reds Built One of the Strongest Social Media Followings in MLB
  • Op/Ed - The Backlash over Making Washington State Laws Gender Neutral
  • City of Portland Sued Over Workplace Fragrances
  • Mason County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Suspected Shooter
  • Over 20,000 Washington State Civilian Workers Facing Federal Furloughs
  • Will Washington Become a Right-To-Work State to Win Boeing’s 777X?
  • Welfare Fraud Investigators Raid Aberdeen Tavern
  • Mason County Fairgrounds - Port & County Get Together for Special Meeting
  • Seattle Man Dribbling Soccer Ball to Brazil World Cup Hit, Killed on Oregon Highway
  • Bing Releases Translation Tool for Klingon

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

City of Seattle Recovers $1.1 Million Allegedly Stolen by Utilities Employee (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Cowlitz PUD Shifts $9 Million to Rate Stabilization Fund (Longview Daily News, WA)

Electricity Restored for 86 Mason PUD 3 Customers Affected by Sand Hill Road Outage Northwest of Belfair (Mason County PUD No. 3, Shelton, WA)

Cowlitz PUD Commissioners Remove ‘Interim’ from General Manager’s Title (Longview Daily News, WA)

North Dakota - Utilities Warn Farmers to Watch Out for Poles: Just halfway into the month, nine accidents involving farm equipment & utility poles have already been reported (Associated Press)

Goldfish in a Nuclear Reactor - The Simpsons or Thoreau? (Forbes Magazine)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Opening of Columbia River Sport Salmon Season Delayed (Longview Daily News, WA)

Franklin County Might Sue over Endangered Listing for Bladderpod (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Relocated Endangered Deer Make the Transition in Southwest Washington (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

California - Drakes Bay Oyster States Case in Court (SF Chronicle, CA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Clean Energy Learns to Compete (NY Times)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Energy Innovation: Waste to Energy from Grease & Fats in London’s Sewers (The Energy Collective)

U-S DOE Launches Public-Private Partnership to Deploy Hydrogen Infrastructure (Vehicle Service Pros)

New Yorkers Furious to Discover Bike Sharing Requires Bikes, Racks (Gawker)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Washington State Courts Seek IT Security Review, Audit Following Breach (Northwest Public Radio)

Idaho - Ketchum Broadband Consultant to Speak (Idaho Mountain Express, Sun Valley, ID)

Yahoo to Woo Younger Users in Effort to be Cool Again (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

‘Social Media Bill’ Passes the Oregon Senate (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

Warning: Adult Language in this Story - How Not to Use Social Media: Restaurant’s Epic Facebook Meltdown (Mashable)

How the Cincinnati Reds Built One of the Strongest Social Media Followings in MLB (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Op/Ed - The Backlash over Making Washington State Laws Gender Neutral (Seattle Times, WA)

City of Portland Sued Over Workplace Fragrances (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Sheriff’s Office Seeking Suspected Shooter (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

Over 20,000 Washington State Civilian Workers Facing Federal Furloughs (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Will Washington Become a Right-To-Work State to Win Boeing’s 777X? (Everett Herald, WA)

Welfare Fraud Investigators Raid Aberdeen Tavern (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Mason County Fairgrounds - Port & County Get Together for Special Meeting (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Seattle Man Dribbling Soccer Ball to Brazil World Cup Hit, Killed on Oregon Highway (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

Bing Releases Translation Tool for Klingon (Washington Post – Let the fanboy fact-checking begin)

DIVERSIONS

Shameless? Rich Moms’ Tactics to Cut Lines at Disney

Can Portland Toilet Solve Seattle’s Potty Problems?

This is ******* Awesome! Study: Washington the Least Foul-Mouthed State in the U-S

Seattle Man Sues Ex Fiancée for $19,000 Engagement Ring

SONG OF THE DAY

Sam Ambrose - This Diamond Ring

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.