Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Energy News Digest for August 7, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Boardman Coal Plant Back on Line after Repairs (Associated Press)

Editorial: Is the Fix In? Privatizing Bonneville Power Has Been a Republican Plan (Daily Astorian, OR)

Washington State Grows as Leader in Wind Power (South Sound Business Examiner)

Consultant to Study Missoula Broadband Infrastructure Needs (Missoulian, MT)

Your Grandma is Three Times as Likely to Use a Social Networking Site Now as in 2009 (Washington Post)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Boardman Coal Plant Back on Line after Repairs
  • Editorial: Is the Fix In? Privatizing Bonneville Power Has Been a Republican Plan
  • Op/Ed: Explore Alternatives to More Power Lines
  • Grand Coulee Dam - How It Works
  • New Leaks into Pacific at Japan Nuclear Plant
  • How Vulnerable Are Power Companies to Cyberattack?
  • Beetle Infestation Helps Open Shuttered Saw Mills
  • Washington State Grows as Leader in Wind Power
  • Feds Report Record Growth in Wind Industry, Some Surprising Results
  • Op/Ed: Lisa Murkowski - Hydropower: The Key to Clean, More-Affordable Energy for Alaska
  • Canada: Hydroelectric Project in Northern Ontario Expected to Create 100 New Jobs
  • United Kingdom - British Stately Home Hosts Hydropower Project
  • Colorado: GE Scraps Nation's Largest Solar Panel Plant
  • Solar is from Mars, Utilities Are from Venus: Finding a Common Language for Net Metering
  • To Mandate or Not to Mandate Solar Hot Water, That Is the Question
  • A Very Short History of How Americans Use Energy at Home
  • 2012 One of Ten Warmest Years on Record, Report Says
  • Sacramento Municipal Utility District to Install Fast Electric Car Chargers
  • How to Light Your House during a Blackout - Without Buying a Generator
  • Consultant to Study Missoula Broadband Infrastructure Needs
  • Op/Ed: Public-Private Partnerships Will Close Rural Broadband Gap
  • Confused Xerox Copiers Rewrite Documents, Expert Finds
  • Cord Cutting Deniers Change Tune as Industry Losses Mount
  • Your Grandma is Three Times as Likely to Use a Social Networking Site Now as in 2009
  • Facebook: Here's How Your News Feed Works
  • Yahoo Announced a New Logo By Not Announcing a New Yahoo Logo
  • How to Court Congress and Win Allies
  • Mason County Primary Election Results
  • Smoke from Wildfires is Expected in the Willamette Valley & Portland Area
  • Port Townsend Paper Mill Tries New Odor Treatment
  • Backers of Columbia River Crossing Push to Revive Project
  • Cadillac Tax Will Hit High-End Health Plans. Will Yours Be Affected?
  • Cleveland May Offer Preview Oregonian's Future
  • Do Video Game Makers Owe It to Players to Keep Them from Getting Addicted?

WORD OF THE DAY

Kinetic • \kuh-NET-tick\ • Adjective - 1: of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated with them 2a: active, lively b: dynamic, energizing 3: of or relating to kinetic art.

I LOVE those Lyman Whitaker kinetic wind art creations at the Freed Gallery near Lincoln City. Whizz!

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Boardman Coal Plant Back on Line after Repairs (Associated Press)

Editorial: Is the Fix In? Privatizing Bonneville Power Has Been a Republican Plan (Daily Astorian, OR)

Op/Ed: Explore Alternatives to More Power Lines (Idaho Mountain Express, Sun Valley, ID)

Grand Coulee Dam - How It Works (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

New Leaks into Pacific at Japan Nuclear Plant (NY Times)

How Vulnerable Are Power Companies to Cyberattack? (Forbes Magazine)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Beetle Infestation Helps Open Shuttered Saw Mills (National Public Radio)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Washington State Grows as Leader in Wind Power (South Sound Business Examiner)

Feds Report Record Growth in Wind Industry, Some Surprising Results (KCET-TV, Burbank, CA)

Op/Ed: Lisa Murkowski - Hydropower: The Key to Clean, More-Affordable Energy for Alaska (Alaska Dispatch)

Canada: Hydroelectric Project in Northern Ontario Expected to Create 100 New Jobs (CTV News, Canada)

United Kingdom - British Stately Home Hosts Hydropower Project (Renewable Energy Focus)

Colorado: GE Scraps Nation's Largest Solar Panel Plant (Associated Press)

Solar is from Mars, Utilities Are from Venus: Finding a Common Language for Net Metering (Renewable Energy World)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

To Mandate or Not to Mandate Solar Hot Water, That Is the Question (Renewable Energy World)

A Very Short History of How Americans Use Energy at Home (The Atlantic)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

2012 One of Ten Warmest Years on Record, Report Says (Los Angeles Times, CA)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Sacramento Municipal Utility District to Install Fast Electric Car Chargers (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

How to Light Your House during a Blackout - Without Buying a Generator (Gizmodo)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Consultant to Study Missoula Broadband Infrastructure Needs (Missoulian, MT)


Confused Xerox Copiers Rewrite Documents, Expert Finds (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Cord Cutting Deniers Change Tune as Industry Losses Mount (Broadband Reports)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Your Grandma is Three Times as Likely to Use a Social Networking Site Now as in 2009 (Washington Post)

Facebook: Here's How Your News Feed Works (Mashable)

Yahoo Announced a New Logo By Not Announcing a New Yahoo Logo (Gizmodo)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

How to Court Congress and Win Allies (Electric Co-op Today)

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Primary Election Results (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Smoke from Wildfires is Expected in the Willamette Valley & Portland Area (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Port Townsend Paper Mill Tries New Odor Treatment (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Backers of Columbia River Crossing Push to Revive Project - They contend work can be done without Washington Legislature (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Cadillac Tax Will Hit High-End Health Plans. Will Yours Be Affected? (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Cleveland May Offer Preview Oregonian's Future (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Do Video Game Makers Owe It to Players to Keep Them from Getting Addicted? (Washington Post)

DIVERSIONS

15-Ton “Fatberg” Lodged in Sewer System is Disgusting Reminder Not to Flush Baby Wipes

Nightmare Food: Kid Finds Egyptian Mummy in Attic

Cop Learns Speeding Woman Faked Emergency, Brings Proof to Her House

Utah Man Accused of Running Speakeasy from Garage

SONG OF THE DAY

Ella Fitzgerald - I Get a Kick Out of You

Dave Brubeck - I Get a Kick Out of You

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