Monday, July 1, 2013

Energy News Digest for July 1, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Record High Temperatures Likely to be Shattered Today (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Feds Propose Making Ecosystem Key Purpose of New Columbia River Treaty with Canada (Portland Tribune, OR)

Colvilles Say Yakama Fish Project Interferes in Their Territory (Wenatchee World, WA)

WAPA, Basin Electric, Heartland Lean toward Joining Southwest Power Pool (Platts)

Five Ways to Engage Low-Income Customers in Energy Efficiency (The Energy Collective)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • WAPA, Basin Electric, Heartland Lean toward Joining Southwest Power Pool
  • New York Lawmakers Approve Plan to Downsize LIPA; Commission’s Report Leads to Inquiry over Fees
  • U-S Runs Out of Nuclear Fuel from Russian Warheads
  • Obama Pledges to Help Double Electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Consumers’ Trust in Utilities Lowest in Four Years, New Accenture Research Shows
  • AutoGrid Is Indexing the Electric Grid
  • Colvilles Say Yakama Fish Project Interferes in Their Territory
  • Yakama Nation Re-Introduction Efforts Brings Once-Extinct Sockeye Back to Cle Elum Lake, Tributaries
  • Columbia, Snake, Willamette Dams Target of Study - Multi-Million Dollar Grant For Checking Salmon, Trout & Lamprey Migration
  • USGS Research Says Fish Virus in Washington Coastal Steelhead Originated from Columbia River Basin
  • Millions of Krill Wash Up on Pacific Northwest Beaches
  • Feds Propose Making Ecosystem Key Purpose of New Columbia River Treaty with Canada
  • Montana’s Libby Dam Stems from 1964 Columbia River Treaty; State Tracking Closely Possible Changes
  • Columbia River Treaty could impact Libby Dam
  • Wind Power & the Thrum of Lawsuits
  • Rare Bird Last Seen in Britain 22 Years Ago Reappears - Only to be Killed by Wind Turbine in Front of a Horrified Crowd Of Birdwatchers
  • Tennessee Valley Authority Looks at Options for Greener Energy
  • New Hampshire Legislature’s Use of Renewable Energy Fund Called ‘Bait & Switch’
  • Op/Ed – 90 Percent Renewable: Vermont Energy Plan Is Wishful Thinking
  • How to Cook Up a Community Solar Energy Project
  • Five Ways to Engage Low-Income Customers in Energy Efficiency
  • Pacific Power Gives Businesses, Conservation a Boost
  • Kitsap County Generating Energy Savings & Cost Savings
  • Is There Phantom Power Usage In Your Home?
  • Op/Ed Snark - Avista ‘Report Card’ Puts Me in a Class by Myself
  • Tree Rings Reveal El Niño Tied to Recent Global Warming
  • Homeowner’s Wind Turbine Ruled Nuisance
  • Yahoo to Shut Down Pioneering AltaVista Search Site
  • Corkscrew Lasers Are About to Revolutionize Internet Bandwidth
  • Think Before You Tweet: Lessons from Chik-Fil-A, Alec Baldwin & A-Rod
  • Failing to Turn Over Email Record Costs Shoreline
  • The “Sue & Settle” Racket
  • Tougher Rules for Paid Signature Gathering Operations Wins Oregon Legislative Approval
  • Record High Temperatures Likely to be Shattered Today
  • Nineteen Firefighters Die Battling Arizona Wildfire
  • Governor Inslee Signs Washington State Budget
  • Washington State Legislature OKs Suspension of Teacher Raises
  • Jay Cole Wins at Grays Harbor Raceway for 20 Years
  • Longtime Local Lewis County Radio Personality Retiring

WORD OF THE DAY

Lenitive \LEN-uh-tiv\ adjective - Alleviating pain or harshness: soothing.

Sunburns, toasty hot
Lotion a lenitive balm
Next time, big straw hat

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

WAPA, Basin Electric, Heartland Lean toward Joining Southwest Power Pool (Platts)

New York Lawmakers Approve Plan to Downsize LIPA; Commission’s Report Leads to Inquiry over Fees (American Public Power Association)

U-S Runs Out of Nuclear Fuel from Russian Warheads (Forbes Magazine)

Obama Pledges to Help Double Electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa (Christian Science Monitor)

Consumers’ Trust in Utilities Lowest in Four Years, New Accenture Research Shows (Electric Energy Online)

AutoGrid Is Indexing the Electric Grid (Forbes Magazine)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Colvilles Say Yakama Fish Project Interferes in Their Territory (Wenatchee World, WA)

Yakama Nation Re-Introduction Efforts Brings Once-Extinct Sockeye Back to Cle Elum Lake, Tributaries (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Columbia, Snake, Willamette Dams Target of Study - Multi-Million Dollar Grant For Checking Salmon, Trout & Lamprey Migration (Moscow-Pullman Daily News, WA-ID)

USGS Research Says Fish Virus in Washington Coastal Steelhead Originated from Columbia River Basin (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Millions of Krill Wash Up on Pacific Northwest Beaches (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Feds Propose Making Ecosystem Key Purpose of New Columbia River Treaty with Canada (Portland Tribune, OR)

Montana’s Libby Dam Stems from 1964 Columbia River Treaty; State Tracking Closely Possible Changes (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Columbia River Treaty could impact Libby Dam (News Bonner’s Ferry, ID)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Wind Power & the Thrum of Lawsuits (National Geographic Magazine)

Rare Bird Last Seen in Britain 22 Years Ago Reappears - Only to be Killed by Wind Turbine in Front of a Horrified Crowd Of Birdwatchers (The Daily Mail, UK)

Tennessee Valley Authority Looks at Options for Greener Energy (Florence Times Daily, AL)

New Hampshire Legislature’s Use of Renewable Energy Fund Called ‘Bait & Switch’ (New Hampshire Union Leader)

Op/Ed – 90 Percent Renewable: Vermont Energy Plan Is Wishful Thinking (Valley News, West Lebanon, NH)

How to Cook Up a Community Solar Energy Project (The Energy Collective)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Five Ways to Engage Low-Income Customers in Energy Efficiency (The Energy Collective)

Pacific Power Gives Businesses, Conservation a Boost (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

Kitsap County Generating Energy Savings & Cost Savings (Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, WA)

Is There Phantom Power Usage In Your Home? (Clean Technica)

Op/Ed Snark - Avista ‘Report Card’ Puts Me in a Class by Myself (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Tree Rings Reveal El Niño Tied to Recent Global Warming (Christian Science Monitor)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Homeowner’s Wind Turbine Ruled Nuisance (National Association of Realtors)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Yahoo to Shut Down Pioneering AltaVista Search Site (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Corkscrew Lasers Are About to Revolutionize Internet Bandwidth (Gizmodo)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Think Before You Tweet: Lessons from Chik-Fil-A, Alec Baldwin & A-Rod (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Failing to Turn Over Email Record Costs Shoreline (Associated Press)

The “Sue & Settle” Racket (Forbes Magazine)

Tougher Rules for Paid Signature Gathering Operations Wins Oregon Legislative Approval (Oregonian, Portland)

GENERAL NEWS

Record High Temperatures Likely to be Shattered Today (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Nineteen Firefighters Die Battling Arizona Wildfire (Associated Press)

Governor Inslee Signs Washington State Budget (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Washington State Legislature OKs Suspension of Teacher Raises (KIMG-TV, Seattle)

Jay Cole Wins at Grays Harbor Raceway for 20 Years (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

Longtime Local Lewis County Radio Personality Retiring (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Fed Marijuana, Snohomish Pigs Go for Premium Price

This Hugely Popular National Park Doesn’t Actually Exist

Swan Song for Cicadas, but Many Missed the Show

Public Pianos Are ‘Keys to the Street’ In Vancouver

SONG OF THE DAY

Alison Krauss - Carolina in My Mind

James Taylor - Carolina in My Mind

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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