Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Energy News Digest for July 3, 2013

The Energy News Digest will be celebrating Independence Day July 4, especially the eventual recognition of freedoms of expression, the press & association.

Y’all be safe & relatively sane this holiday.

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

High Temps Cause Spike in Tri-Cities Energy Use (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

Congressman Hastings: Columbia River Treaty Draft Recommendation Needs Re-Working (Capital Press)

Sockeye Salmon Run Falls Short of 2012 (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

A State Department Bureau Spent $630,000 Buying Facebook Likes (Gizmodo)

Obamacare Delay? Large Businesses Get a One-Year Reprieve - Companies with 50 or more workers were given the break (Christian Science Monitor)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • High Temps Cause Spike in Tri-Cities Energy Use
  • Western Group Submits Proposal for Modular Nuclear Power
  • Idaho, Washington Combat Rise in Metal Theft
  • California Power Grid Survives Heat Wave, Nuclear Outage
  • At An Average of 13.1 Cents per Kilowatt Hour - Electricity Prices Highest on Record for May
  • Fitch Affirms Turlock Irrigation District, CA Revenue Bonds at ‘A+’; Outlook Stable
  • Florida - Meter Tampering, Electricity Theft on the Rise
  • Binz There, Done That? Obama FERC Nominee Likely to Stay the Course on Renewables, But Changes in Regulatory Policy May Be in the Offing
  • Sockeye Salmon Run Falls Short of 2012
  • Congressman Hastings: Columbia River Treaty Draft Recommendation Needs Re-Working
  • Yakima River Basin Water Plan Money Called ‘A Home Run’
  • Pe Ell’s Water Shows Signs of E Coli Bacteria
  • Too Much Wind Energy? Save it Underground in Volcanic Rock Reservoirs
  • How Hard is it to Integrate Renewable Energy into the Electric Grid?
  • Minnesota - East Grand Forks Wind Turbine for Show, Not Power
  • Solar Energy with a Side of Wind
  • Chemical, Oil Companies Fear Potential EPA Greenhouse Gas Rule Will Expose Trade Secrets
  • No Fire without Smoke: Wood Stove Trend Creates a Burning Issue
  • Colorado - Eight Counties Band Together to Boost Broadband Access
  • Connecting America’s Schools to Next-Generation Broadband
  • A State Department Bureau Spent $630,000 Buying Facebook Likes
  • Social Media Lessons from Four Accounts That Support Veterans
  • Obamacare Delay? Large Businesses Get a One-Year Reprieve
  • Six Questions about the Health Law Delay
  • Public Works Money Grab Helped Solve the Washington State Budget Puzzle
  • Mounties Thwart Plot to Bomb Canada Day Celebration in Victoria, BC
  • Brockdale Road Structure Fire near Shelton
  • As Arizona Fires Rage On, Inquiry into Firefighters’ Death Focuses on Wind
  • Mason County Sheriff Appoints New Chief Deputy
  • Quinault Tribe Reopens Lake Quinault to Swimming
  • The Beer Institute Predicts Brew Sales Could Pass $1 Billion over the Holiday Weekend

WORD OF THE DAY

Shivaree • \shiv-uh-REE\ • Noun - A noisy mock serenade to a newly married couple.

Slim Whitman yodels
Shivaree like no other
And its serious

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Western Group Submits Proposal for Modular Nuclear Power (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

High Temps Cause Spike in Tri-Cities Energy Use (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

Idaho, Washington Combat Rise in Metal Theft (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

California Power Grid Survives Heat Wave, Nuclear Outage (Reuters)

At An Average of 13.1 Cents per Kilowatt Hour - Electricity Prices Highest on Record for May (CNS News)

Fitch Affirms Turlock Irrigation District, CA Revenue Bonds at ‘A+’; Outlook Stable (Yahoo! Finance)

Florida - Meter Tampering, Electricity Theft on the Rise (Tampa Bay Times, FL)

Binz There, Done That? Obama FERC Nominee Likely to Stay the Course on Renewables, But Changes in Regulatory Policy May Be in the Offing (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Sockeye Salmon Run Falls Short of 2012 (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Congressman Hastings: Columbia River Treaty Draft Recommendation Needs Re-Working (Capital Press)

Yakima River Basin Water Plan Money Called ‘A Home Run’ (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Pe Ell’s Water Shows Signs of E Coli Bacteria (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Too Much Wind Energy? Save it Underground in Volcanic Rock Reservoirs (National Geographic Magazine)

How Hard is it to Integrate Renewable Energy into the Electric Grid? (The Energy Collective)

Minnesota - East Grand Forks Wind Turbine for Show, Not Power (Grand Forks Herald, MN)
http://www.individual.com/storyrss.php?story=178423008&hash=9d3ed59a60e5512967ea30dab99a5fd7

Solar Energy with a Side of Wind (Renewable Energy World)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Chemical, Oil Companies Fear Potential EPA Greenhouse Gas Rule Will Expose Trade Secrets (The Hill)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

No Fire without Smoke: Wood Stove Trend Creates a Burning Issue (The Guardian, UK)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Colorado - Eight Counties Band Together to Boost Broadband Access (Aspen Business Journal, CO)

Connecting America’s Schools to Next-Generation Broadband (National Telecommunications & Information Administration)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

A State Department Bureau Spent $630,000 Buying Facebook Likes (Gizmodo)

Social Media Lessons from Four Accounts That Support Veterans (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/socialmadness/2013/07/social-media-lessons-from-four.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Obamacare Delay? Large Businesses Get a One-Year Reprieve - Companies with 50 or more workers were given the break (Christian Science Monitor)

Six Questions about the Health Law Delay (USA Today)

Public Works Money Grab Helped Solve the Washington State Budget Puzzle (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Mounties Thwart Plot to Bomb Canada Day Celebration in Victoria, BC (Northwest Public Radio)

Brockdale Road Structure Fire near Shelton (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

As Arizona Fires Rage On, Inquiry into Firefighters’ Death Focuses on Wind (NY Times)

Mason County Sheriff Appoints New Chief Deputy (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Quinault Tribe Reopens Lake Quinault to Swimming (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

The Beer Institute Predicts Brew Sales Could Pass $1 Billion over the Holiday Weekend (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

DIVERSIONS

Here’s How You’ll Injure Yourself with Fireworks, in One Chart

Celebrate America with the 100% Bacon Cheeseburger on a Bacon Bun

THIS IS AWSOME! The Dog Goldberg Machine is the Best Rube Goldberg Machine

Crowdsourcing Baby Names: Logan Jackson Dixon Can Thank the Starbucks Crowd for His Name

SONG OF THE DAY

Carly Simon - Let the River Run

Sandra - Let the River Run

Lesley Garrett - Let the River Run

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.


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