Friday, September 6, 2013

Energy News Digest for September 6, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Mason County Thunderstorms Knock Out Power (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

More Rain Friday; Flood Watch in Effect (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Why Washington State Could Become a Major Global Fuel Supplier (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Threatened Seabird (Associated Press)

Nippon Paper Performs Testing and Commissioning on New Biomass Cogen in Washington State (MarketWire)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Mason County Thunderstorms Knock Out Power
  • Why Washington State Could Become a Major Global Fuel Supplier
  • Sierra Club Ramps Up Climate Fight against Gas-Fired Power Plants
  • Why Don't We "Mothball" Shutdown Nuclear Energy Plants?
  • Meeting North Dakota’s Increased Need for Electricity
  • Police: Convicted Thief Electrocuted While Stealing Copper
  • Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Threatened Seabird
  • Lower Columbia River Sees Record High Chinook Catch, And Buoy 10 Is Best since 1988
  • California: Drakes Bay Oyster Co. Will Challenge Federal Ruling
  • Washington State DNR: It's a Banner Year for Yellow Jackets
  • Nippon Paper Performs Testing and Commissioning on New Biomass Cogen in Washington State
  • Washington State's Wind Power Industry Surges
  • Energy Update: Renewables, Coal & Gas, By the Numbers
  • Germany's Energy Poverty: How Electricity Became a Luxury Good
  • Snohomish PUD Offers Small Businesses No-Cost Measures to Save Energy
  • Being Monitored Motivates Less Electricity Use
  • Ohio: FirstEnergy Boycott Targets Utility’s Stance on Energy Efficiency Standards (
  • Bay Bridge: Cutting Edge LED Lights Create Unique Night Landscape
  • Hundreds Gather In Portland for Conference on Climate Change Science
  • Boat's Voyage a Shining Example of Solar Potential
  • Google to Double Size of Kirkland Campus
  • Idaho Wi-Fi Project Logs On First School District
  • Boston’s Need for Internet Speed Holds Tech Firms in Check
  • Curry County Leader Says He's Not Interested in Secession
  • Lightning Zaps Trees, A Shelton School, Knocks Out Power … But Starts a Car
  • Massive Storm Hits Western Washington; Mudslides, Flooding Reported
  • More Rain Friday; Flood Watch in Effect
  • Yosemite Rim Fire Cause: Hunter's Illegal Campfire
  • As Washington State Unemployment Goes, So Goes the Nation

WORD OF THE DAY

Heuristic • \hyur-RIST-tick\ • Adjective - Involving or serving as an aid to learning, discovery, or problem-solving by experimental and especially trial-and-error methods also: of or relating to exploratory problem-solving techniques that utilize self-educating techniques (as the evaluation of feedback) to improve performance

Fran’s heuristic approach to breaking down the brick wall between her kitchen and tiny breakfast nook had not been going well. She had hoped that by starting small she would be able to find the best tool to demolish the wall, without creating dust or large piles of bricks throughout the apartment. The shop vac was working…but at glacial pace. After two years of constant application, a single row of removed grout was the fruit of her labors. The jackhammer approach was looking much more attractive.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Mason County Thunderstorms Knock Out Power (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Why Washington State Could Become a Major Global Fuel Supplier (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Sierra Club Ramps Up Climate Fight against Gas-Fired Power Plants (SNL Financial)

Why Don't We "Mothball" Shutdown Nuclear Energy Plants? (The Energy Collective)

Meeting North Dakota’s Increased Need for Electricity (Minot Daily News, ND)

Police: Convicted Thief Electrocuted While Stealing Copper (WBBM, Chicago, IL)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Threatened Seabird (Associated Press)

Lower Columbia River Sees Record High Chinook Catch, And Buoy 10 Is Best since 1988 (Seattle Times - Paywall Advisory)

California: Drakes Bay Oyster Co. Will Challenge Federal Ruling (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Washington State DNR: It's a Banner Year for Yellow Jackets (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Nippon Paper Performs Testing and Commissioning on New Biomass Cogen in Washington State (MarketWire)

Washington State's Wind Power Industry Surges (Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, WA)

Energy Update: Renewables, Coal & Gas, By the Numbers “…Renewables don't seem to be displacing fossil fuels as we might like them to. Instead, they're displacing one another…” (Missoula Independent, MT)

Germany's Energy Poverty: How Electricity Became a Luxury Good (Spiegel Online, Germany)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Snohomish PUD Offers Small Businesses No-Cost Measures to Save Energy (Edmonds Beacon, WA)

Being Monitored Motivates Less Electricity Use (Scientific American)

Ohio: FirstEnergy Boycott Targets Utility’s Stance on Energy Efficiency Standards (Colu8mbus Business First, OH)

Bay Bridge: Cutting Edge LED Lights Create Unique Night Landscape (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Hundreds Gather In Portland for Conference on Climate Change Science (Northwest Public Radio)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Boat's Voyage a Shining Example of Solar Potential (British Broadcasting Corporation)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google to Double Size of Kirkland Campus (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Idaho Wi-Fi Project Logs On First School District (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

Boston’s Need for Internet Speed Holds Tech Firms in Check (Boston Herald, MA)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Curry County Leader Says He's Not Interested in Secession (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

GENERAL NEWS

Lightning Zaps Trees, A Shelton School, Knocks Out Power … But Starts a Car (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Massive Storm Hits Western Washington; Mudslides, Flooding Reported (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

More Rain Friday; Flood Watch in Effect (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Yosemite Rim Fire Cause: Hunter's Illegal Campfire (SF Chronicle, CA)

As Washington State Unemployment Goes, So Goes the Nation (Washington Post)

DIVERSIONS

Lincoln City Burying Dollars on the Beach for Visitors to Find

Colorado Town Flooded With Applications for Drone-Hunting Permits

UK Firm Sorry for Making Jobseekers Dance at Interview

Capitol Statues Honor the Famous, Tragic & Odd

SONG OF THE DAY

Leo Sayer - Long Tall Glasses

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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