Friday, October 4, 2013

Energy News Digest for October 4, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

How the Federal Shutdown Affects Federal Energy Agencies (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

Northwest Hydropower Output Falls Four Percent in September below Same Month in 2012 (Platts)

Washington Court Ruling Means More Water for Fish, Less For Landowners (Northwest Public Radio)

Group Files Suit to Stop Barred Owl Shooting (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

Wal-Mart Turns Up the Heat in $10 LED Bulb Pricing War (Midwest Energy News)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Irrigators Seek Seat at Columbia River Treaty Table
  • How the Federal Shutdown Affects Federal Energy Agencies
  • Northwest Hydropower Output Falls Four Percent in September below Same Month in 2012
  • Tennessee Valley Authority Says Fiscal 2013 Was Record Year for Hydro
  • Local Groups Join Cowlitz County PUD’s Annual Food Drive for CAP
  • Washington D-C Area Utilities Face Financial Hit under Prolonged Shutdown
  • Western Market Appears Inevitable, Says WAPA’s Gabriel
  • How Painful Will the Coming Spike in Natural Gas Prices Be?
  • Communication Was Key in Burlington’s Conversion to Smart Meters, Manager Says
  • Group Files Suit to Stop Barred Owl Shooting
  • Elwha River Water Plant Clog Fixed - Work Begins Again on Tearing Down Glines Canyon Dam
  • Washington Court Ruling Means More Water for Fish, Less For Landowners
  • Group Revives Lawsuit over Lake Pend Oreille Water Levels
  • Tube That Delivers Snohomish County’s Water Has Ten-Year Inspection
  • Electricity Rate Hikes in California? Not the Jolt Clean Energy Opponents Claim
  • Wal-Mart Turns Up the Heat in $10 LED Bulb Pricing War
  • Microsoft Energy-Saving Program Called ‘Groundbreaking’
  • Polar Opposites: Why Climate Change Affects Arctic & Antarctic Differently
  • Tesla Stock Tumbles after Electric Car Catches Fire
  • This Merry-Go-Round Turns Kid Energy to Clean Energy
  • REI Cuts Cooling Costs at Data Center by 90 Percent
  • Google Begins Sign Ups for Google Fiber in Provo
  • Phone Mystery: Landline Usage Down, Taxes Up
  • How Wired Is the World Today?
  • October Is National Cyber Security Awareness Month
  • Tri-Cities Campaign Has People “Seeing Green”
  • Army Corps Impacted By Shutdown
  • Montana Lt. Gov. John Walsh to Seek Senate Seat
  • Official’s Big Salary in California City May Lead to Prison
  • Obamacare’s ‘Cadillac Tax’ Starting to Worry Employers with Generous Healthcare Plans
  • Weather Service Sees ‘Pineapple Express’ Winter for Area
  • Boy, 14, Held in Shooting Deaths of Two Men at Oregon Hunting Camp
  • Company Fires Scientist Who Warned of Hanford Waste Site Problems
  • Washington State Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Mason County in Public Records Case
  • Tacoma Rail Conductor Honored for Saving Homeless Man’s Life
  • Douglas Fir: Tacoma Exhibit Sheds Light on Naturalist Who Gave Name to Popular Evergreen Tree

WORD OF THE DAY

Rubicon • \ROOB-ih-kahn\ • Noun - A bounding or limiting line; especially: one that when crossed commits a person irrevocably

“You have crossed the Rubicon, grasshopper,” intoned the beefy tiddlywinks coach to his wiry young apprentice. “The callouses you have gained on the amateur circuit show that you are now ready to enter the ring of honor on the professional tour.” “May god protect your soul.”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Irrigators Seek Seat at Columbia River Treaty Table (Capital Press) http://www.capitalpress.com/article/20131003/ARTICLE/131009965/1318

How the Federal Shutdown Affects Federal Energy Agencies (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

Northwest Hydropower Output Falls Four Percent in September below Same Month in 2012 (Platts)

Tennessee Valley Authority Says Fiscal 2013 Was Record Year for Hydro (Associated Press)

Local Groups Join Cowlitz County PUD’s Annual Food Drive for CAP (Longview Daily News, WA)

Washington D-C Area Utilities Face Financial Hit under Prolonged Shutdown (Washington Business Journal, DC)

Western Market Appears Inevitable, Says WAPA’s Gabriel (American Public Power Association)

How Painful Will the Coming Spike in Natural Gas Prices Be? (The Energy Collective)

Communication Was Key in Burlington’s Conversion to Smart Meters, Manager Says (American Public Power Association)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Group Files Suit to Stop Barred Owl Shooting (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

Elwha River Water Plant Clog Fixed - Work Begins Again on Tearing Down Glines Canyon Dam (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Washington Court Ruling Means More Water for Fish, Less For Landowners (Northwest Public Radio)

Group Revives Lawsuit over Lake Pend Oreille Water Levels (Associated Press)

Tube That Delivers Snohomish County’s Water Has Ten-Year Inspection (Everett Herald, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Electricity Rate Hikes in California? Not the Jolt Clean Energy Opponents Claim (Union of Concerned Scientists)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Wal-Mart Turns Up the Heat in $10 LED Bulb Pricing War (Midwest Energy News)

Microsoft Energy-Saving Program Called ‘Groundbreaking’ (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Polar Opposites: Why Climate Change Affects Arctic & Antarctic Differently (Live Science)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Tesla Stock Tumbles after Electric Car Catches Fire (Associated Press)

This Merry-Go-Round Turns Kid Energy to Clean Energy (Grist Online)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

REI Cuts Cooling Costs at Data Center by 90 Percent (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Google Begins Sign Ups for Google Fiber in Provo (Broadband Reports)

Phone Mystery: Landline Usage Down, Taxes Up (Crosscut Seattle)

Adobe Announces Security Breach (NY Times)

How Wired Is the World Today? (Bloomberg News)

October Is National Cyber Security Awareness Month (Associated Press)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Tri-Cities Campaign Has People “Seeing Green” (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Army Corps Impacted By Shutdown (KDRV-TV, Medford, OR)

Montana Lt. Gov. John Walsh to Seek Senate Seat (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Official’s Big Salary in California City May Lead to Prison (NY Times)

Obamacare’s ‘Cadillac Tax’ Starting to Worry Employers with Generous Healthcare Plans (Wenatchee World, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Weather Service Sees ‘Pineapple Express’ Winter for Area (Seattle Times - Paywall Advisory)

Boy, 14, Held in Shooting Deaths of Two Men at Oregon Hunting Camp (Reuters)

Company Fires Scientist Who Warned of Hanford Waste Site Problems (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Washington State Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Mason County in Public Records Case (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Tacoma Rail Conductor Honored for Saving Homeless Man’s Life (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Douglas Fir: Tacoma Exhibit Sheds Light on Naturalist Who Gave Name to Popular Evergreen Tree (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

DIVERSIONS

Home Association Frowns on Seahawks 12th Man Flag

Meet the Voice Behind iPhone’s Siri

Sammy the Squirrel Steals the U-S Spotlight at Presidents Cup

Pills Made from Poop Cure Serious Gut Infections

SONG OF THE DAY

Moody Blues - The Voice

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