Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Energy News Digest for June 25, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Governor Says Budget Deal ‘Imminent’ (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Death by Hydropower: Canadian Towns Blame Columbia River Treaty for Economic Decline (Wenatchee World, WA)

The Renewable Energy Rollback That Wasn't (USA Today)

Portland General Electric Zoning Change Requests Withdrawn in Columbia County (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, WA)

Peninsula College Gets $2 Million Energy Upgrade Grant (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Death by Hydropower: Canadian Towns Blame Columbia River Treaty for Economic Decline
  • Bonneville Power Administration Substation Nets Big Benefits for Nuclear Plant
  • Clallam County PUD Holding Rate Increase Meetings
  • Idaho - Hydroelectric Project on Payette to Last Until 2017
  • Obama to Outline Ambitious Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gases
  • FACT SHEET: President Obama’s Climate Action Plan
  • Oregon Interests Await Obama's Climate Plan
  • High Court to Review Cross-Border Pollution Rule
  • Colorado - Boulder Should Not Owe Any Stranded Costs If It Becomes a Wholesale Customer of Xcel Energy, APPA Tells FERC
  • Generator Safety: Powering Safely After an Outage
  • Don't Charge for Credit Card Payments, Adviser Tells Utility Audience
  • Oregon - Gillnet Fishery Suppliers Hurt By Uncertainty
  • Summer Chum Salmon Symposium Scheduled for Shelton
  • Water Boil Advisory Issued for Mossyrock
  • Measure Your Water Usage in Real Time with MyWater
  • Portland General Electric Zoning Change Requests Withdrawn in Columbia County
  • The Renewable Energy Rollback That Wasn't
  • The End of a Giant Solar Project in California
  • Offshore Wind - Can an Old Massachusetts Fishing Port Light the World Again?
  • Vestas-Backed Nonprofit Asks: What Do You Wish Was Made with Wind Energy?
  • Watch as These Fourth Graders Flip the Switch to Turn Their Classroom Solar
  • Peninsula College Gets $2 Million Energy Upgrade Grant
  • Five Easy Ways to Lower Your Electric Bill This Summer
  • How Shale Gas Can Slow Global Climate Change
  • Solar Boat Harnessed for Research
  • Seattle - Gigabit Squared Rolls Out Residential Prices for Ultra High-Speed Internet
  • Oregonians Testing Intel's TV Cable Slayer
  • Seattle Fines Comcast – Twice - For Being So Bad at Customer Service
  • BlackBerry Concedes Defeat, Debuts Android, iPhone Systems
  • Dominion Virginia Power Voted Top Utility for Social Media Use
  • OUCH! Alex Rodriguez Joins Twitter, Opens the Gates of Trolling Hell
  • Ex-Senator: Benton's Complaint over Profanity 'Height of Hypocrisy'
  • Washington State Governor Says Budget Deal ‘Imminent’
  • Recall Election: Embattled Pacific Mayor May Soon Learn His Fate
  • The Oregonian: Going the Way of All Newspapers?
  • Port Townsend High School Retires Controversial Mascot

WORD OF THE DAY

Encroach • \in-KROHCH\ • verb - 1: to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another 2: to advance beyond the usual or proper limits.

Don’t let a roach encroach your domicile. Especially if you sleep with your mouth open.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Death by Hydropower: Canadian Towns Blame Columbia River Treaty for Economic Decline (Wenatchee World, WA)

Bonneville Power Administration Substation Nets Big Benefits for Nuclear Plant (Bonneville Power Administration)

Clallam County PUD Holding Rate Increase Meetings (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

Idaho - Hydroelectric Project on Payette to Last Until 2017 (KTVB-TV, Boise, ID)

Obama to Outline Ambitious Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gases (NY Times)

FACT SHEET: President Obama’s Climate Action Plan (White House)

Oregon Interests Await Obama's Climate Plan (Sustainable Business Oregon)

High Court to Review Cross-Border Pollution Rule (Associated Press)

Colorado - Boulder Should Not Owe Any Stranded Costs If It Becomes a Wholesale Customer of Xcel Energy, APPA Tells FERC (American Public Power Association)

Generator Safety: Powering Safely After an Outage (Liberty County Vindicator, TX)

Don't Charge for Credit Card Payments, Adviser Tells Utility Audience (American Public Power Association)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Oregon - Gillnet Fishery Suppliers Hurt By Uncertainty (Associated Press)

Summer Chum Salmon Symposium Scheduled for Shelton (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Water Boil Advisory Issued for Mossyrock (Associated Press)

Measure Your Water Usage in Real Time With MyWater (Mashable)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Portland General Electric Zoning Change Requests Withdrawn in Columbia County (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, WA)

The Renewable Energy Rollback That Wasn't (USA Today)

The End of a Giant Solar Project in California (Forbes Magazine)

Offshore Wind - Can an Old Massachusetts Fishing Port Light the World Again? (National Public Radio)

Vestas-Backed Nonprofit Asks: What Do You Wish Was Made with Wind Energy? (Denver Business Journal, CO)

Watch as These Fourth Graders Flip the Switch to Turn Their Classroom Solar (Grist Online)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Peninsula College Gets $2 Million Energy Upgrade Grant (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Five Easy Ways to Lower Your Electric Bill This Summer (Business Insider)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

How Shale Gas Can Slow Global Climate Change (Christian Science Monitor)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Solar Boat Harnessed for Research (NY Times)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Seattle - Gigabit Squared Rolls Out Residential Prices for Ultra High-Speed Internet (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Oregonians Testing Intel's TV Cable Slayer (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Seattle Fines Comcast – Twice - For Being So Bad at Customer Service (Consumerist)

BlackBerry Concedes Defeat, Debuts Android, iPhone Systems (Portland Business Journal, OR)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Dominion Virginia Power Voted Top Utility for Social Media Use (Morningstar – 31,000 FB likes, 6 million customers for a ratio of .52%)

OUCH! Alex Rodriguez Joins Twitter, Opens the Gates of Trolling Hell (Mashable)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Ex-Senator: Benton's Complaint over Profanity 'Height of Hypocrisy' (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Governor Says Budget Deal ‘Imminent’ (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Recall Election: Embattled Pacific Mayor May Soon Learn His Fate (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

The Oregonian: Going the Way of All Newspapers? The Portland paper is cutting print staff in favor of the paper's weakest link: its web site (Crosscut Seattle, WA)

Port Townsend High School Retires Controversial Mascot (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Couple Orders Tie from Banana Republic, Gets Folders Full of Sensitive Employee Info Instead

Bobby (Blue) Bland, Soul and Blues Balladeer, Dies at 83

Museum Can't Explain Why Ancient Statue Suddenly Started Spinning

At the Corner of Klingon & Romulan Courts In Suburban Sacramento

SONG OF THE DAY

Bobby Blue Band- Goin’ Down Slow

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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