Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Energy News Digest for October 16, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

U-S Rep. Herrera Beutler: End Shutdown, Pointless ‘Poison Pill’ Solutions (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

Electric Companies Brace for New Worker Safety Rules (The Hill, Washington, DC)

Is Dam Removal Really an Environmental Panacea? (Renewable Energy World)

Supreme Court Decision Reaffirms EPA’s Clean Air Act Authority over Greenhouse Gases (Bloomberg News)

California Poised to Adopt First-In-Nation Energy Storage Mandate (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Electric Companies Brace for New Worker Safety Rules
  • City of Port Angeles Agrees to Bring In Help for Floundering Smart-Meter Program
  • Bonneville Power Administration Hiring Scandal: Live Chat, Noon Wednesday
  • Op/Ed: Chelan County PUD Has Powerful Mission
  • Pacific Gas & Electric Reduces California Diablo Canyon 1 Reactor to 50 Percent Power
  • Edison Again Says Customers Should Help Pay for San Onofre
  • Nuclear Power Plants: Uneven Enforcement Suspected at Nuclear Plants
  • Should the U-S Government Play a Role in Hydro Power?
  • Copper Theft Hits Tennessee Co-op Hard
  • A Contractor Talks about Why He Didn’t Used to Call 811 & Why He Does Now
  • South Carolina’s AG’s Office Warns of Electric Co-Op Scam Targeting Hispanic Community
  • Is Dam Removal Really an Environmental Panacea?
  • Prosecutors: Local Restaurants Unknowingly Sold Stolen Shellfish
  • California Poised to Adopt First-In-Nation Energy Storage Mandate
  • Loan Program Boosts U-S Geothermal
  • How Clean Energy Boosts Idaho Dairies’ Profits
  • Seattle City Light, Aquarium Start Work on Community Solar Project
  • World Bank Support for China Solar & Wind Power May Have Cost U-S Jobs
  • Germany Eyes New Kind of Net-Metering: ‘Self-Consumption’
  • Dinner by Candlelight to Promote Energy Conservation
  • Supreme Court Decision Reaffirms EPA’s Clean Air Act Authority over Greenhouse Gases
  • Climate Scientists Fight U-S Government Shutdown
  • This College Freshman Is Suing Alaska over Climate Change
  • Editorial: Ninth Circuit Deals Blow to Oregon Clean-Fuels Program
  • Fuel in the Fire: Burn Wood for Power or Leave It to Nature
  • Getting to a Gig: How CenturyLink Is Building Out Its Network & Why
  • How Google Plans to Conquer the Broadband Market
  • Hackers Take Control of Internet Appliances
  • Whatever Happened to Broadband over Power Line?
  • U-S Rep. Herrera Beutler: End Shutdown, Pointless ‘Poison Pill’ Solutions
  • Fitch Puts U-S Credit Rating on Negative Watch
  • Federal Budget Standoff to Impact Hanford Cleanup
  • Grocery Workers Strike Could Expand to Thurston, Mason Counties
  • Former Mason County Commissioners Support Fairgrounds
  • Bellingham Landlord to Evict Tenants Who Planned Wild Party
  • Lax Oversight Helped Embezzler Steal, State Democratic Records Show
  • When Will Bad Fall Storms Hit? Just Ask the Trees
  • Investors Pummel Flir Shares after Tuesday Morning Surprise

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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Electric Companies Brace for New Worker Safety Rules (The Hill, Washington, DC)

City of Port Angeles Agrees to Bring In Help for Floundering Smart-Meter Program (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

Bonneville Power Administration Hiring Scandal: Live Chat, Noon Wednesday (Oregonian, Portland)

Op/Ed: Chelan County PUD Has Powerful Mission (Wenatchee World, WA)

Pacific Gas & Electric Reduces California Diablo Canyon 1 Reactor to 50 Percent Power (Reuters)

Edison Again Says Customers Should Help Pay for San Onofre (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Nuclear Power Plants: Uneven Enforcement Suspected at Nuclear Plants (Christian Science Monitor)

Should the U-S Government Play a Role in Hydro Power? (EnergyBiz)

Copper Theft Hits Tennessee Co-op Hard (Electric Co-op Today)

A Contractor Talks about Why He Didn’t Used to Call 811 & Why He Does Now (Currents, Pacific Gas & Electric)

South Carolina’s AG’s Office Warns of Electric Co-Op Scam Targeting Hispanic Community (WIST-TV, Columbia, SC)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Is Dam Removal Really an Environmental Panacea? (Renewable Energy World)

Prosecutors: Local Restaurants Unknowingly Sold Stolen Shellfish (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

California Poised to Adopt First-In-Nation Energy Storage Mandate (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Loan Program Boosts U-S Geothermal (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

How Clean Energy Boosts Idaho Dairies’ Profits (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

Seattle City Light, Aquarium Start Work on Community Solar Project (American Public Power Association)

World Bank Support for China Solar & Wind Power May Have Cost U-S Jobs (Washington Post)

Germany Eyes New Kind of Net-Metering: ‘Self-Consumption’ (Christian Science Monitor)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Dinner by Candlelight to Promote Energy Conservation (EnergeticCity, Fort St John, Canada)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Supreme Court Decision Reaffirms EPA’s Clean Air Act Authority over Greenhouse Gases (Bloomberg News)

Climate Scientists Fight U-S Government Shutdown (USA Today)

This College Freshman Is Suing Alaska over Climate Change (Salon)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Editorial: Ninth Circuit Deals Blow to Oregon Clean-Fuels Program (Oregonian, Portland)

Fuel in the Fire: Burn Wood for Power or Leave It to Nature (National Public Radio)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Getting to a Gig: How CenturyLink Is Building Out Its Network & Why (GigaOM)

How Google Plans to Conquer the Broadband Market (Motley Fool)

Hackers Take Control of Internet Appliances (USA Today)

Whatever Happened to Broadband over Power Line? (Engineering & Technology Magazine)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

U-S Rep. Herrera Beutler: End Shutdown, Pointless ‘Poison Pill’ Solutions (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

Fitch Puts U-S Credit Rating on Negative Watch (Associated Press)

Federal Budget Standoff to Impact Hanford Cleanup (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Grocery Workers Strike Could Expand to Thurston, Mason Counties (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Former Mason County Commissioners Support Fairgrounds (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

Bellingham Landlord to Evict Tenants Who Planned Wild Party (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Lax Oversight Helped Embezzler Steal, State Democratic Records Show (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

When Will Bad Fall Storms Hit? Just Ask the Trees (Thurston Talk, Olympia, WA)

Investors Pummel Flir Shares after Tuesday Morning Surprise (Oregonian, Portland)

DIVERSIONS

46-Million-Year-Old Mosquito Filled with Blood Is a Scientific First

Everett Businessman Pays $2200 to Catch a Russell Wilson Pass

Now That There’s Wine for Cats You Really Won’t Have to Drink Alone

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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