Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Energy News Digest for July 9, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Water Reserves OK for Now, But Hot Weather Has Put a Dent in Snowpack (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

Balance of Power, Environment Key to Columbia River Treaty Talks (Vancouver Sun, BC)

SolarWorld Cuts Jobs, Blames Cheap Chinese Solar Panels (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Lake Washington Sockeye Count Now Totals 117,251, And Still Increasing Day-To-Day (Seattle Times, WA)
Understanding Yakima’s Expanding 4G Network (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Balance of Power, Environment Key to Columbia River Treaty Talks
  • “Coal Transition Power” - TransAlta Receives Power Purchase Agreement Approval with Puget Sound Energy for Centralia Coal-Fired Plant
  • Mason County PUD 3 Linemen Restore Electricity to Island Shores Road on Harstine Island
  • Chelan County PUD GM Search
  • NorthWestern Energy Works to Rebuild Trust; $370 Million Investment in Delivery System Key
  • Enron's Fastow is Remorseful & Nearly Poor
  • New CEO Brings Tennessee Valley Authority Nuclear & Non-Nuclear Power Plants under Same Management
  • Duke Energy: Political Contributions Mistakenly Charged to Customers in Rate Proposal
  • Editorial - Rhode Island: Canadian Hydro On Hold
  • Lake Washington Sockeye Count Now Totals 117,251, And Still Increasing Day-To-Day
  • Chinook Are Waiting in Our Own Back Yard
  • Puget Sound Crabbing Season Underway
  • Oyster Lovers Beware in Hot Weather
  • Water Reserves OK for Now, But Hot Weather Has Put a Dent in Snowpack
  • Water Squeeze in Oregon's Klamath Basin Pits Ranchers against Tribes, Both with Strong Ties to the Land
  • Klamath Basin Task Force Will Be Coordinated By Governor's Office
  • SolarWorld Cuts Jobs, Blames Cheap Chinese Solar Panels
  • News Release: Washington Governor Inslee, First Wind and Avista Celebrate
  • Developer Gives Up on Proposed Lompoc Wind Power Project
  • California - Operator Seeks Phase-Out Changes of Altamont Wind Turbines
  • TransAlta Bets Renewables Spinoff Ends Losses: Corporate Canada
  • Biomass Company Excited to be Headquartered in Sacramento
  • The Massive London Array Offshore Wind Farm is Finally Done & It’s Awesome
  • Mafia Laundering Via Wind on Rise
  • Five Easy Fixes for a High Summer Electric Bill
  • Cooling Costs Give Retirees the Shivers
  • Will the Philosophical Divide Swallow Obama's Climate Plan?
  • Storm Warning: Climate Change to Spawn More Hurricanes
  • Olympia School District Named a ‘Green District’
  • Energy Plant to Use Toronto Zoo's Animal Manure to Generate Electricity
  • Understanding Yakima’s Expanding 4G Network
  • Wi-Fi Is About to Get Faster, More Reliable
  • Op/Ed - Should Government be in Internet Biz? YES
  • Op/Ed - Should Government be in Internet Biz? NO
  • United Kingdom Rural Broadband Rollout Criticized by Auditors
  • How to Become a Thought Leader
  • This Brain Part Decides What Goes Viral on Social Media
  • Oregon Lawmakers Close Out 2013 Session
  • SR 3-JP Road Intersection - Two Injured in Bayshore Crash
  • Fireworks May Have Started Fire near Lake Chelan
  • Audit Finds Department of Ecology Employee Gave Dozens of Massages on State Dime

WORD OF THE DAY

Utile • \YOO-tul\ • Adjective - Useful

Full of utile things
Batman’s utility belt
Batarangs Baby!

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Balance of Power, Environment Key to Columbia River Treaty Talks (Vancouver Sun, BC)

“Coal Transition Power” - TransAlta Receives Power Purchase Agreement Approval with Puget Sound Energy for Centralia Coal-Fired Plant (Individual.Com)

Mason County PUD 3 Linemen Restore Electricity to Island Shores Road on Harstine Island (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

Chelan County PUD GM Search (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

NorthWestern Energy Works to Rebuild Trust; $370 Million Investment in Delivery System Key (McClatchy)

Enron's Fastow is Remorseful & Nearly Poor (EnergyBiz Insider)

New CEO Brings Tennessee Valley Authority Nuclear & Non-Nuclear Power Plants under Same Management (Knoxville News Sentinel, TN)

Duke Energy: Political Contributions Mistakenly Charged to Customers in Rate Proposal (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/power_city/2013/07/duke-energy-political-contributions.html

Editorial - Rhode Island: Canadian Hydro On Hold (Province Journal, RI)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Lake Washington Sockeye Count Now Totals 117,251, And Still Increasing Day-To-Day (Seattle Times, WA)

Chinook Are Waiting in Our Own Back Yard (Wenatchee World, WA)

Puget Sound Crabbing Season Underway (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Oyster Lovers Beware in Hot Weather (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Water Reserves OK for Now, But Hot Weather Has Put a Dent in Snowpack (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

Water Squeeze in Oregon's Klamath Basin Pits Ranchers against Tribes, Both with Strong Ties to the Land (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

Klamath Basin Task Force Will Be Coordinated By Governor's Office (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

SolarWorld Cuts Jobs, Blames Cheap Chinese Solar Panels (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

News Release: Washington Governor Inslee, First Wind and Avista Celebrate (4-Traders)

Developer Gives Up on Proposed Lompoc Wind Power Project (KCOY-TV, Santa Maria, CA)

California - Operator Seeks Phase-Out Changes of Altamont Wind Turbines (The Independent, Livermore, CA)

TransAlta Bets Renewables Spinoff Ends Losses: Corporate Canada (Bloomberg News)

Biomass Company Excited to be Headquartered in Sacramento (Sacramento Bee, CA)

The Massive London Array Offshore Wind Farm is Finally Done & It’s Awesome (GigaOM)

Mafia Laundering Via Wind on Rise (ReNews)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Five Easy Fixes for a High Summer Electric Bill (Forbes Magazine)

Cooling Costs Give Retirees the Shivers (Albuquerque Business First, NM)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Will the Philosophical Divide Swallow Obama's Climate Plan? (Forbes Magazine)

Storm Warning: Climate Change to Spawn More Hurricanes (USA Today)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Olympia School District Named a ‘Green District’ (Thurston Talk, Olympia, WA)

Energy Plant to Use Toronto Zoo's Animal Manure to Generate Electricity (Vancouver Sun, BC)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Understanding Yakima’s Expanding 4G Network (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Wi-Fi Is About to Get Faster, More Reliable (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Op/Ed - Should Government be in Internet Biz? YES (Charlotte Observer, NC)

Op/Ed - Should Government be in Internet Biz? NO (Charlotte Observer, NC)

United Kingdom Rural Broadband Rollout Criticized by Auditors (British Broadcasting Corporation)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

How to Become a Thought Leader (Mashable)

This Brain Part Decides What Goes Viral on Social Media (Mashable)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Oregon Lawmakers Close Out 2013 Session (Northwest Public Radio)

GENERAL NEWS

SR 3-JP Road Intersection - Two Injured in Bayshore Crash (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Fireworks May Have Started Fire near Lake Chelan (Associated Press)

Audit Finds Department of Ecology Employee Gave Dozens of Massages on State Dime (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Roller Coaster Screams Exceed Decibel Limit in Northern California

New Twinkies Rising from the Ashes to be Reborn with Extended Shelf Life

California City Tries Humor to Keep Butts Out of Parks

Patient Awoke to Doctors Mistakenly Preparing to Remove Her Organs

SONG OF THE DAY

Jerry Goldsmith - Disco Strut - Coma Soundtrack

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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