Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Energy News Digest for May 28, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Federal, State, Tribal Colorado River Users to Meet in San Diego about Water Supply Concerns (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

Seattle Plan is for City to be Carbon Neutral by 2050 (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Op/Ed - Washington State Clean Energy Incentives Keep Spurring Growth (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Powerhouse of the Uranium Enrichment Industry Seeks an Exit (NY Times)

Pakistan Faces Struggle to Keep Its Lights On (NY Times)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Powerhouse of the Uranium Enrichment Industry Seeks an Exit
  • Pakistan Faces Struggle to Keep Its Lights On
  • California - Placer County River Canal Break Spawns Lawsuits over Pacific Gas & Electric’s Response
  • Sacramento Municipal Utility District Proposes Plan to Convert All Customers to Time-Of-Use Rates
  • Mason County PUD 1 Honored for Communication
  • APPA, NRECA Question FERC Analyses of Impact of Rule Defining the Bulk Electric System
  • NRECA: Seek Cyber Security Consensus
  • The Next 75 Years: Let the Journey Begin
  • California - Chinook Salmon Study Breaks Ground in Bay, Delta
  • Lake Roosevelt Bass Escape New Liberal Limits
  • Federal, State, Tribal Colorado River Users to Meet in San Diego about Water Supply Concerns
  • Op/Ed - Washington State Clean Energy Incentives Keep Spurring Growth
  • The Cost of Green: Germany Tussles over the Bill for Its Energy Revolution
  • Unusual Funding for Unusual Proof-of-Concept Power Plant in Klamath Falls
  • Making Solar Installations Easier for the Masses: A Sage Approach
  • Renewable Energy: Burning U-S Trees in UK Power Stations
  • New Habitat for Humanity House in Vancouver Has Latest in Energy Efficiency
  • Point Edwards Lighting Project Cuts Energy Use by More than Half
  • Ed Begley Jr. Coming to Puyallup to Talk About Saving Energy
  • Companies Share Energy Efficiency Secrets
  • How To: Energy-Saving Tips Around the Home
  • Hot Water Heaters: When Energy Efficiency Fights Demand Response
  • Seattle Plan is for City to be Carbon Neutral by 2050
  • Third California Cap & Trade Auction Sells Out, At Record Price
  • Washington State Receives 14 Applicants for Climate Job - Would become consultant on climate change
  • Can Poop Save the World? Absolutely, Says Scientist David Walter-Toews
  • This Electric Car Runs on Tweets
  • AT&T Takes Integration Lead for Co-Op Smart Metering Project
  • Op/Ed - Faster Broadband Speeds: The View from the FCC
  • Report: Google Wants to Connect the Developing World with Wireless
  • Washington State, Local Jobless Rates Still Falling
  • Skagit River Bridge Collapse: Not the Only One Waiting to Happen
  • Father Accused of Putting Six-Week-Old Baby Girl in Freezer
  • Shelton Police Arrest Stabbing Suspect
  • Washington Lawmakers’ Official Portraits Touched Up

WORD OF THE DAY

Tontine • \TAWN-teen\ • Noun - A joint financial arrangement whereby the participants usually contribute equally to a prize that is awarded entirely to the participant who survives all the others.

“What a stupid prize,” muttered Barty to his assembled friends whom had come to the party celebrating the tontine that had begun late in his senior year in high school. The prize was a gift certificate to the local tattoo and massage parlor.

Rather than depending on death, the agreement centered on the one person who had not succumbed to having a Mike Tyson-like tattoo engraved on their face. Of the 21 students in the pool, he was the only one not to enjoy the benefits of tattoo ink on his head. His posterior, however, was a different matter. Anyone who had the chance to see Barty’s ample tuckus was “treated” to a startlingly lifelike portrait of Mike Tyson’s face.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Powerhouse of the Uranium Enrichment Industry Seeks an Exit (NY Times)

Pakistan Faces Struggle to Keep Its Lights On (NY Times)

California - Placer County River Canal Break Spawns Lawsuits over Pacific Gas & Electric’s Response (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Sacramento Municipal Utility District Proposes Plan to Convert All Customers to Time-Of-Use Rates (American Public Power Association)

Mason County PUD 1 Honored for Communication (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

APPA, NRECA Question FERC Analyses of Impact of Rule Defining the Bulk Electric System (American Public Power Association)

NRECA: Seek Cyber Security Consensus (Electric Co-op Today)

The Next 75 Years: Let the Journey Begin (Bonneville Power Administration)

FISH & WILDLIFE

California - Chinook Salmon Study Breaks Ground in Bay, Delta (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Lake Roosevelt Bass Escape New Liberal Limits (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Federal, State, Tribal Colorado River Users to Meet in San Diego about Water Supply Concerns (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Op/Ed - Washington State Clean Energy Incentives Keep Spurring Growth (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

The Cost of Green: Germany Tussles over the Bill for Its Energy Revolution (TIME Magazine)

Unusual Funding for Unusual Proof-of-Concept Power Plant in Klamath Falls (Northwest Public Radio)

Making Solar Installations Easier for the Masses: A Sage Approach (Forbes Magazine)

Renewable Energy: Burning U-S Trees in UK Power Stations (British Broadcasting Corporation)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

New Habitat for Humanity House in Vancouver Has Latest in Energy Efficiency (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Point Edwards Lighting Project Cuts Energy Use by More than Half (My Edmonds News, WA)

Ed Begley Jr. Coming to Puyallup to Talk About Saving Energy (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

Companies Share Energy Efficiency Secrets (USA Today)

How To: Energy-Saving Tips Around the Home (PC Advisor)

Hot Water Heaters: When Energy Efficiency Fights Demand Response (GreenTech Media)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Seattle Plan is for City to be Carbon Neutral by 2050 (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Third California Cap & Trade Auction Sells Out, At Record Price (The Energy Collective)

Washington State Receives 14 Applicants for Climate Job - Would become consultant on climate change (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Can Poop Save the World? Absolutely, Says Scientist David Walter-Toews (New York Daily News)

This Electric Car Runs on Tweets (Grist Online)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AT&T Takes Integration Lead for Co-Op Smart Metering Project Smart Grid News)

Op/Ed - Faster Broadband Speeds: The View from the FCC (NY Times)

Report: Google Wants to Connect the Developing World with Wireless (GigaOM)

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State, Local Jobless Rates Still Falling (South Sound Business Examiner)

Skagit River Bridge Collapse: Not the Only One Waiting to Happen (Christian Science Monitor)

Father Accused of Putting Six-Week-Old Baby Girl in Freezer (Associated Press)

Shelton Police Arrest Stabbing Suspect (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Washington Lawmakers’ Official Portraits Touched Up (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

DIVERSIONS

14-Year-Old Girl Destroys Van Halen Guitar Solo

Rare Superman Comic Found in House Insulation

Scratch & Sniff Cash? Canadians Ask Bank of Canada about Maple Syrup Smell on New Bank Notes

Think You Can Tell a $99 Wedding Dress from A $1,800 One?

SONG OF THE DAY

Norah Jones - I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

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