Monday, June 24, 2013

Energy News Digest for June 24, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Canadians Weigh the Value of Water (Wenatchee World, WA)

Pacific Power May Not Get Requested Rate Hike (Yakima Herald Republic)

Ninth Circuit Hears Arguments on Whether Northwest Power & Conservation Council Power Plan Gave ‘Due Consideration’ to Fish/Wildlife (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Obama to Address Climate Change in Speech Tuesday (USA Today)

Washington State Just One Week Away from Gov't Shutdown (Associated Press)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Pacific Power May Not Get Requested Rate Hike
  • Flooded TransAlta Transformer Blacks Out Banff, Lake Louise, Alta.
  • Trains Full of North Dakota Oil Heading to Pacific Northwest
  • Cowlitz PUD Completes Maintenance Work on Spirit Lake Memorial Highway Power Lines
  • New Grays Harbor PUD General Manager Coming Back to His Roots
  • Openness Urged in Tennessee Valley Authority Planning
  • Gabriola Island Plans Break from BC Hydro
  • Ninth Circuit Hears Arguments on Whether Northwest Power & Conservation Council Power Plan Gave ‘Due Consideration’ to Fish/Wildlife
  • With New Ladders at Columbia River Dams, Pacific Lamprey Get a Fighting Chance at Survival
  • Army Corps of Engineers Moves Ahead to Remove 1930s Sandy River Dam, Modify Delta Channels to Aid Salmon, Steelhead
  • Snohomish Island Center of Farm-Environment Debate
  • Oregon Bee Deaths a Result of Pesticide Safari; Count Upped to 50,000 Dead Insects
  • Canadians Weigh the Value of Water
  • Columbia River Treaty at a Glance
  • San Diego County Wind-Energy Dispute Heads to Court
  • Small Hydro May Harm Environment More Than Big Hydro, Study Finds
  • Tax Programs to Finance Clean Energy Catch On
  • Georgia Solar Panels Show Utility Vulnerabilities
  • Colorado - Could Renewable Energy Lead to a 51st State?
  • Ontario Slashes Green Energy Deal
  • New Generation of LED Bulbs a Bright Idea for Your Home
  • What Are You Doing About Light Bulbs These Days?
  • Obama to Address Climate Change in Speech Tuesday
  • Baucus Bill Calls for Federal Land Managers to Cooperate on Global Warming
  • Methane Leaks of Shale Gas May Undermine Its Climate Benefits
  • Volvo Nears 3 Million Miles. Is It Greener than a Hybrid?
  • Google Fiber Spawns Startup Renaissance in Kansas City
  • Google Fiber Seen among Broadband's Top 10 By 2022
  • Microsoft Seeks to Build another Iowa Data Center
  • Data Center Companies Seek Tax Incentives
  • Is Cable Holding Back Superfast Broadband Adoption on Purpose?
  • Is It Ethical? Universities Pay Newspaper for Coverage
  • Spin Control: Washington Could Benefit from Ballot Measure Boom
  • Washington State Just One Week Away from Gov't Shutdown
  • Thousands of Washington State Workers Get Furlough Notices
  • Washington State Landlords Worried, Confused About Marijuana Laws
  • Skydive Kapowsin Jumps in Shelton & Hollywood Movies

WORD OF THE DAY

Monger • \MUNG-gurr\ • Noun - 1: broker, dealer - usually used in combination 2: a person who attempts to stir up or spread something that is usually petty or discreditable - usually used in combination

“You have the voice of an inebriated fish-monger’s wife,” observed the smooth-speaking Englishman. “And you have the manners of a bounder,” the well-dressed noblewoman shrieked in response.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Pacific Power May Not Get Requested Rate Hike (Yakima Herald Republic)

Flooded TransAlta Transformer Blacks Out Banff, Lake Louise, Alta. (Victoria Times Colonist, B-C)

Trains Full of North Dakota Oil Heading to Pacific Northwest (Associated Press)

Cowlitz PUD Completes Maintenance Work on Spirit Lake Memorial Highway Power Lines (Longview Daily News, WA)

New Grays Harbor PUD General Manager Coming Back to His Roots (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

Openness Urged in Tennessee Valley Authority Planning (Chattanooga Times Free Press, TN)

Gabriola Island Plans Break from BC Hydro - Independent energy co-operative would set own rates (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Ninth Circuit Hears Arguments on Whether Northwest Power & Conservation Council Power Plan Gave ‘Due Consideration’ to Fish/Wildlife (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

With New Ladders at Columbia River Dams, Pacific Lamprey Get a Fighting Chance at Survival (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

Army Corps of Engineers Moves Ahead to Remove 1930s Sandy River Dam, Modify Delta Channels to Aid Salmon, Steelhead (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Snohomish Island Center of Farm-Environment Debate (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Oregon Bee Deaths a Result of Pesticide Safari; Count Upped to 50,000 Dead Insects (Oregonian, Portland)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Canadians Weigh the Value of Water (Wenatchee World, WA)

Columbia River Treaty at a Glance (Wenatchee World, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

San Diego County Wind-Energy Dispute Heads to Court (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)

Small Hydro May Harm Environment More Than Big Hydro, Study Finds (Forbes Magazine)

Tax Programs to Finance Clean Energy Catch On (NY Times)

Georgia Solar Panels Show Utility Vulnerabilities (Associated Press)

Colorado - Could Renewable Energy Lead to a 51st State? (Motley Fool)

Ontario Slashes Green Energy Deal (Globe & Mail, Canada)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

New Generation of LED Bulbs a Bright Idea for Your Home (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

What Are You Doing About Light Bulbs These Days? (Gizmodo)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Obama to Address Climate Change in Speech Tuesday (USA Today)

Baucus Bill Calls for Federal Land Managers to Cooperate on Global Warming (The Missoulian, MT)

Methane leaks of shale gas may undermine its climate benefits (Christian Science Monitor)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Volvo Nears 3 Million Miles. Is It Greener than a Hybrid? (Christian Science Monitor)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Fiber Spawns Startup Renaissance in Kansas City (CNET News)

Google Fiber Seen among Broadband's Top 10 By 2022 (Investors Business Daily)

Microsoft Seeks to Build another Iowa Data Center (Associated Press)

Data Center Companies Seek Tax Incentives (Washington Post)

Is Cable Holding Back Superfast Broadband Adoption on Purpose? (CNET News)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Is It Ethical? Universities Pay Newspaper for Coverage (National Public Radio)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Spin Control: Washington Could Benefit from Ballot Measure Boom (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Just One Week Away from Gov't Shutdown (Associated Press)

Thousands of Washington State Workers Get Furlough Notices (Associated Press)

Washington State Landlords Worried, Confused About Marijuana Laws (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

Skydive Kapowsin Jumps in Shelton & Hollywood Movies (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Hostess: Twinkies to Return to Shelves July 15

Lawn chair flier reaches 20,000 feet before landing in tree in Washington state

Racing Pigeon Travels from Japan to Vancouver Island

Grand Canyon Tightrope Walk: A Gusty Sunday Stroll At 1,500 Feet

SONG OF THE DAY

John Sebastian - Welcome Back

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