Wednesday, May 29, 2013

FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff Stepping Down (Politico)

Energy News Digest for May 29, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Solar Industry Anxious Over Defective Panels (NY Times)

Grays Harbor PUD Selects New General Manager (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Making Rural Idaho Less Remote with Broadband Internet (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

Cowlitz PUD Promoting Conservation through Usage Comparison Campaign (Longview Daily News, WA)

Washington State Attorney General Appeals Salmon Culvert Ruling (Associated Press)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Grays Harbor PUD Selects New General Manager
  • Bonneville Power Administration Line Crew’s Invention Solves One Hefty Problem
  • Mason County PUD 3 Linemen Replace Major Power Transmission Pole in Downtown Shelton
  • Environmental Groups File Appeal to Stop Coos Bay Liquefied Natural Gas Export Plans
  • Senator Boxer Calls for Probe on California Nuclear Plant
  • Japan Vows Reform after Nuclear Leak
  • Ernest Moniz on Natural Gas & “Forgotten Renewables”
  • California - Hercules Council to Consider Offer from Pacific Gas & Electric to Buy Municipal Utility
  • Want a Secure & High Paying Job? Get Into Power Engineering
  • World Bank Announces Renewed Support for Large Hydropower
  • Washington State Attorney General Appeals Salmon Culvert Ruling
  • Biologist Claims Deadly Disease Found in British Columbia Salmon
  • Seals Tell Tales of Sound’s Health
  • Pot Gardens’ Use of Poison Looked at in Owl Deaths
  • Port Angeles City Officials Brief Business Group on Elwha Sediment Issue
  • Wal-Mart Fined $82 Million over Mishandling of Hazardous Wastes
  • Solar Industry Anxious Over Defective Panels
  • Grant PUD Uses Solar Races to Teach Renewable Energy
  • Wyoming Lawmakers Say State’s Wind Power Industry Doesn’t Need Tax Credit
  • Connecticut - House Passes Energy Bill with Added Restriction on Hydropower
  • Denmark - Dong Energy Delays Switch to Biomass as It Awaits Rules on Tax
  • Ernst & Young: Political Infighting Damaging UK Green Energy Prospects
  • Cowlitz PUD Promoting Conservation through Usage Comparison Campaign
  • Burbank Water & Power GM Sees ‘Silver Lining’ in Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy
  • Mild Winter Cited as Cause - European Union Greenhouse Gas Emissions Lowest to Date
  • Are Electric Cars Green? The External Cost of Lithium Batteries
  • Insight: The Road to a Greener America is Littered with Road-Kill
  • For Those Lacking Electricity - A Little Wind Power Goes a Long Way
  • Making Rural Idaho Less Remote with Broadband Internet
  • Companies Pitch Cities on Going High Tech
  • Duke Energy Fiber-Optic Venture May Be for Sale
  • Banning Employee Uses of Social Media. It’s Happening
  • FEMA Promotes Its Wireless Emergency Alert System
  • Many Don’t Know How Much They Pay for Roads, Survey Finds
  • One Arrest after Tuesday Shooting in Belfair
  • $1 Million Bail for Man Accused in Baby-Freezer Case
  • Man Arrested at Little Creek Casino after Security Agents Find $66,000, Gun & Meth
  • Six Injured When Motorhomes Collide near Lilliwaup
  • Boeing Sends Layoff Notices to Hundreds
  • Students Support Workers on Strike at The Evergreen State College
  • Master Gardeners Celebrate 40th Year of Program That Began Locally

WORD OF THE DAY

Menagerie • \muh-NADJE-uh-ree\ • Noun - 1a: a place where animals are kept & trained especially for exhibition b: a collection of wild or foreign animals kept especially for exhibition 2: a varied mixture.

Every time I hear the word “menagerie.” I think of a song my mom used to sing to us on long trips:

The Animal Fair

I went to the animal fair,
All the birds and the beasts were there,
The big baboon by the light of the moon
Was combing his auburn hair.
You should have seen the monk,
He sat on the elephant’s trunk;
The elephant sneezed and fell on his knees,
And what became of the monk,
The monk, the monk, the monk,
The monk, the monk, the monk?

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Grays Harbor PUD Selects New General Manager (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Bonneville Power Administration Line Crew’s Invention Solves One Hefty Problem (Bonneville Power Administration)

Mason County PUD 3 Linemen Replace Major Power Transmission Pole in Downtown Shelton (Mason County PUD No. 3, Shelton, WA)

Environmental Groups File Appeal to Stop Coos Bay Liquefied Natural Gas Export Plans (Northwest Public Radio)

Senator Boxer Calls for Probe on California Nuclear Plant (Christian Science Monitor)

Japan Vows Reform after Nuclear Leak - Exposure north of Tokyo wasn’t reported for day (Associated Press)

Ernest Moniz on Natural Gas & “Forgotten Renewables” (The Energy Collective)

California - Hercules Council to Consider Offer from Pacific Gas & Electric to Buy Municipal Utility (Contra Costa Times, Walnut Grove, CA)

Want a Secure & High Paying Job? Get Into Power Engineering (Forbes Magazine)

World Bank Announces Renewed Support for Large Hydropower (Renewable Energy World)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Washington State Attorney General Appeals Salmon Culvert Ruling (Associated Press)

Biologist Claims Deadly Disease Found in British Columbia Salmon (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Seals Tell Tales of Sound’s Health (Seattle Times, WA)

Pot Gardens’ Use of Poison Looked at in Owl Deaths (SF Chronicle, CA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Port Angeles City Officials Brief Business Group on Elwha Sediment Issue (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

Wal-Mart Fined $82 Million over Mishandling of Hazardous Wastes (NY Times)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Solar Industry Anxious Over Defective Panels (NY Times)

Grant PUD Uses Solar Races to Teach Renewable Energy (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Wyoming Lawmakers Say State’s Wind Power Industry Doesn’t Need Tax Credit (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

Connecticut - House Passes Energy Bill with Added Restriction on Hydropower (Hartford Courant, CT)

Denmark - Dong Energy Delays Switch to Biomass as It Awaits Rules on Tax (Bloomberg News - Calling Duff Badgley)

Ernst & Young: Political Infighting Damaging UK Green Energy Prospects (Business Green)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Cowlitz PUD Promoting Conservation through Usage Comparison Campaign (Longview Daily News, WA)

Burbank Water & Power GM Sees ‘Silver Lining’ in Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy (American Public Power Association)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Mild Winter Cited as Cause - European Union Greenhouse Gas Emissions Lowest to Date (Associated Press)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Are Electric Cars Green? The External Cost of Lithium Batteries (The Energy Collective)

Insight: The Road to a Greener America is Littered with Road-Kill (Reuters)

For Those Lacking Electricity - A Little Wind Power Goes a Long Way (Renewable Energy World)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Making Rural Idaho Less Remote with Broadband Internet (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

Companies Pitch Cities on Going High Tech (Washington Post)

Duke Energy Fiber-Optic Venture May Be for Sale (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Banning Employee Uses of Social Media. It’s Happening (Portland Business Journal, OR)

FEMA Promotes Its Wireless Emergency Alert System (NY Times)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Many Don’t Know How Much They Pay for Roads, Survey Finds (Washington Post)

GENERAL NEWS

One Arrest after Tuesday Shooting in Belfair (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

$1 Million Bail for Man Accused in Baby-Freezer Case (Associated Press)

Man Arrested at Little Creek Casino after Security Agents Find $66,000, Gun & Meth (Olympian, WA)

Six Injured When Motorhomes Collide near Lilliwaup (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Boeing Sends Layoff Notices to Hundreds (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Students Support Workers on Strike at The Evergreen State College (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Master Gardeners Celebrate 40th Year of Program That Began Locally (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Move Over ‘Ugly American,’ China’s Tourists Are In Town

Ladder May Be Placed Atop Mount Everest

Commuters Say Teakettle Billboard Looks Like Hitler

Missing Man Walks Up to News Crew Reporting On … Missing Man

SONG OF THE DAY

The Mission (Movie Soundtrack) - Gabriel’s Oboe

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