Monday, September 30, 2013

Energy News Digest for September 30, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

With Water Treaty Set to Expire, Future of Columbia River Up for Debate (Globe & Mail, Canada)

Pacific Northwest Tribes Exult as Nearly One Million Chinook Return to Columbia River (Indian Country Today)

NorthWestern to Buy PPL Montana’s 11 Hydropower Dams (The Missoulian, MT)

Longtime Foes Unite Over Water Plan for Eastern Washington (Seattle Times - Paywall Advisory)

Credits to Spur Renewable Energy Sources Seen Set to End (Bloomberg News)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • With Water Treaty Set to Expire, Future of Columbia River Up for Debate
  • Editorial: The Pacific Northwest Needs an Overhauled Columbia River Treaty
  • NorthWestern to Buy PPL Montana’s 11 Hydropower Dams
  • Spokane Tribe Hopeful Its Long Wait for Payment over Grand Coulee Dam Will End
  • Restoration of Electricity Continues for Tahuya Area Residents – 980 Customers Remain
  • ‘Smart Meter’ Project: Port Angeles City Council to Consider Request for $99,000 ‘Smart Meter’ Consultant
  • 81 Legislators Urge Progress on Yucca Mountain Licensing
  • Small Modular Reactor Use Denounced By Scientists Group
  • Fitch Affirms Energy Northwest’s Wind Project Revenue Bonds at ‘A-’; Outlook Stable
  • Cascade Natural Gas Planning Price Increase
  • Old, Crumbling Dams Pose Potential Hazards across Michigan
  • Returning Chinook ‘Through the Roof’
  • More Room to Spawn
  • Longtime Foes Unite Over Water Plan for Eastern Washington
  • Study: Charred Forests in Columbia Basin Headwaters Leads to Changed Snow Runoff Patterns
  • Credits to Spur Renewable Energy Sources Seen Set to End
  • Other Western States Outpacing New Mexico on Renewable Energy
  • Forget Eagle Deaths, Wind Turbines Kill Humans
  • Company Works to Promote Power of Ductless Heat Pumps
  • Why Efficiency Is Harder in Industrial Facilities than Commercial Buildings
  • Washington State Governor’s Climate Panel Looks at Uphill Haul
  • High-Speed Broadband Networks with a Safety Net
  • Google Launches Huge Overhaul of Search Algorithm - Which You Probably Didn’t Notice
  • Broadband from the Bell Tower: The Church That Became an Internet Hub
  • Is Your Business Spending Too Much Time on Facebook?
  • Facebook Editing Function Raises Concern over Misuse
  • This Is Why No One Follows You on Twitter

WORD OF THE DAY

Foofaraw • \FOO-fu-raw\ • Noun - 1: frills & flashy finery 2: a disturbance or to-do over a trifle: fuss

Pretty foofaraw
Lipstick on a pig, yahoo
Punch drunk from outage

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

With Water Treaty Set to Expire, Future of Columbia River Up for Debate (Globe & Mail, Canada)

Editorial: The Pacific Northwest Needs an Overhauled Columbia River Treaty (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

NorthWestern to Buy PPL Montana’s 11 Hydropower Dams (The Missoulian, MT)

Spokane Tribe Hopeful Its Long Wait for Payment over Grand Coulee Dam Will End (McClatchy News Service)

Restoration of Electricity Continues for Tahuya Area Residents – 980 Customers Remain (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

‘Smart Meter’ Project: Port Angeles City Council to Consider Request for $99,000 ‘Smart Meter’ Consultant (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

81 Legislators Urge Progress on Yucca Mountain Licensing (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Small Modular Reactor Use Denounced By Scientists Group (Akin Standard, SC)

Fitch Affirms Energy Northwest’s Wind Project Revenue Bonds at ‘A-’; Outlook Stable (Yahoo! Finance)

Cascade Natural Gas Planning Price Increase (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Old, Crumbling Dams Pose Potential Hazards across Michigan (McClatchy News Service)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Pacific Northwest Tribes Exult as Nearly One Million Chinook Return to Columbia River (Indian Country Today)

Returning Chinook ‘Through the Roof’ (The Eatonville Dispatch, WA)

More Room to Spawn (Wenatchee World, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Longtime Foes Unite Over Water Plan for Eastern Washington (Seattle Times - Paywall Advisory)

Study: Charred Forests in Columbia Basin Headwaters Leads to Changed Snow Runoff Patterns (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Credits to Spur Renewable Energy Sources Seen Set to End (Bloomberg News)

Other Western States Outpacing New Mexico on Renewable Energy (Albuquerque Business First, NM)

Forget Eagle Deaths, Wind Turbines Kill Humans (Forbes Magazine)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Company Works to Promote Power of Ductless Heat Pumps (Olympian, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Why Efficiency Is Harder in Industrial Facilities than Commercial Buildings (The Energy Collective)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Governor’s Climate Panel Looks at Uphill Haul (Crosscut Seattle)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

High-Speed Broadband Networks with a Safety Net (The Hill)

Google Launches Huge Overhaul of Search Algorithm - Which You Probably Didn’t Notice (Consumerist)

Broadband from the Bell Tower: The Church That Became an Internet Hub (The Guardian, UK)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Is Your Business Spending Too Much Time on Facebook? (Mashable)

Facebook Editing Function Raises Concern over Misuse (British Broadcasting Corporation)

This Is Why No One Follows You on Twitter (Mashable)

DIVERSIONS

Chevrolet Dealer’s Old, Undriven Cars Auctioned Off

Quack! Wisconsin Bill, No Pun Intended, Seeks to Legalize Rubber Duck Races

Jewels on French Mountain May Be from Plane Crash

Boeing Turns Aging Planes into Drones for Air Force Target Practice

SONG OF THE DAY

Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever

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