Thursday, November 21, 2013

Energy News Digest for November 21, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Study: California Wind Power is the Worst for Wildlife (KCET TV, Huntington Beach, CA)

Updated: Worker Injured in Fire at Grand Coulee Dam Is in Serious Condition (Wenatchee World, WA)

Study Reports 1.6 Billion People on Social Networks (Yahoo! News)

North Fork of the Lewis River Gets Huge Fall Chinook Return (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Shelton Resident in the Spotlight - Ductless Heat Pumps a Super Saver for Pacific Northwest Homeowners (Bonneville Power Administration)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Updated: Worker Injured in Fire at Grand Coulee Dam Is in Serious Condition
  • Puget Sound Energy, Union Negotiate as Strike Looms
  • Oregon:  Baker County Continues Working on Plan to Build a Hydroelectric Plant at Mason Dam
  • Former BPA Administrator, Ex-Marylhurst President Johansen Resurfaces on Bank Board
  • California: Rain Causes Several Utility Pole Fires in San Jose, Causing Power Outages
  • Tennessee Valley Authority Payments Fall to States, Localities
  • Smart Meters, but Dumb Pricing? Not in Sacramento
  • North Fork of the Lewis River Gets Huge Fall Chinook Return
  • Seines May Need Sport-Fishing Closures in Columbia
  • What Exactly Is the Impact of Setnet Bycatch on Alaska’s Kenai River King Salmon Fishery?
  • Op/Ed: Federal Government Doing Too Little to Help Columbia Salmon
  • Columbia Basin Farmer Fined for Illegal Water Use
  • Great Lakes Recover Substantial Water Levels
  • The Longest Rivers & the Tallest Mountains in One Exquisite Graphic
  • Study: California Wind Power is the Worst for Wildlife
  • Business Can Pave the Way for Renewable Energy in the U-S
  • Shelton Resident in the Spotlight - Ductless Heat Pumps a Super Saver for Pacific Northwest Homeowners
  • Energy Saving Initiative Putting Money into Chelan PUD Rate Payers’ Pockets
  • City of Blaine Moving Forward with New Streetlights
  • Living Smart: LED Lights for the Holidays
  • Developing Nations Stage Protest at Climate Talks
  • Putting the Chill on Climate Change, One Refrigerator at a Time
  • Just Ten Percent of California Car Chargers Delivered
  • Researchers Say U-S Internet Traffic Was Re-Routed through Belarus - That’s a Problem
  • Microsoft, Facebook Make Green Data Center Push
  • LG Investigates Smart TV ‘Unauthorized Spying’ Claim
  • Study Reports 1.6 Billion People on Social Networks
  • Half of All Active Twitter Users Live in Five Countries
  • Opower Chief on Fox Business, Bats Down IPO Question
  • Washington State’s Revenue Forecast Remains Steady
  • Sharon Nelson is Washington State Senate’s Democratic Leader
  • Oops: Pro-Boeing Ad in Seattle Uses Airbus Plane
  • Oversized Plane Stuck at Wrong Airport
  • Wire Theft Damage to Cowlitz Way Bridge in Kelso Estimated at $60,000
  • Mason County Asked to Send Fairgrounds Petition to FAA
  • Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Growers Say Business is Looking Up

WORD OF THE DAY

Apostate • \uh-POSS-tayt\ • Noun - Someone whose beliefs have changed & who no longer belongs to a religious or political group.

Apostate: See Dr. Patrick Moore, a co-founder of Greenpeace in 1971; now a supporter of using nuclear energy to slow climate change.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Updated: Worker Injured in Fire at Grand Coulee Dam Is in Serious Condition (Wenatchee World, WA)

Puget Sound Energy, Union Negotiate as Strike Looms (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

Oregon:  Baker County Continues Working on Plan to Build a Hydroelectric Plant at Mason Dam (Baker City Herald, OR)

Former BPA Administrator, Ex-Marylhurst President Johansen Resurfaces on Bank Board (Portland Business Journal, OR)

California: Rain Causes Several Utility Pole Fires in San Jose, Causing Power Outages Overnight (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Tennessee Valley Authority Payments Fall to States, Localities - Power drop hurts tax equivalent payments (Chattanooga Times Free Press, TN)

Smart Meters, but Dumb Pricing? Not in Sacramento (The Energy Collective)

FISH & WILDLIFE

North Fork of the Lewis River Gets Huge Fall Chinook Return (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Seines May Need Sport-Fishing Closures in Columbia (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

What Exactly Is the Impact of Setnet Bycatch on Alaska’s Kenai River King Salmon Fishery? (Alaska Dispatch)

Op/Ed: Federal Government Doing Too Little to Help Columbia Salmon (Oregonian, Portland)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Columbia Basin Farmer Fined for Illegal Water Use (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Great Lakes Recover Substantial Water Levels (NY Times)

The Longest Rivers & the Tallest Mountains in One Exquisite Graphic (Gizmodo)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Study: California Wind Power is the Worst for Wildlife (KCET TV, Huntington Beach, CA)

Business Can Pave the Way for Renewable Energy in the U-S (The Guardian, UK)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Shelton Resident in the Spotlight - Ductless Heat Pumps a Super Saver for Pacific Northwest Homeowners (Bonneville Power Administration)

Energy Saving Initiative Putting Money into Chelan PUD Rate Payers’ Pockets (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

City of Blaine Moving Forward with New Streetlights (The Northern Light, Blaine, WA)

Living Smart: LED Lights for the Holidays (Raleigh News & Observer, NC)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Developing Nations Stage Protest at Climate Talks (NY Times)

Putting the Chill on Climate Change, One Refrigerator at a Time (Environmental Defense Fund)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Just Ten Percent of California Car Chargers Delivered (Associated Press)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Researchers Say U-S Internet Traffic Was Re-Routed through Belarus - That’s a Problem (Washington Post)

Microsoft, Facebook Make Green Data Center Push (Network Computing)

LG Investigates Smart TV ‘Unauthorized Spying’ Claim (British Broadcasting Corporation)

SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING

Study Reports 1.6 Billion People on Social Networks (Yahoo! News)

Half of All Active Twitter Users Live in Five Countries (Mashable)

Opower Chief on Fox Business, Bats Down IPO Question (Washington, DC Business Journal)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State’s Revenue Forecast Remains Steady (Associated Press)

Sharon Nelson is Washington State Senate’s Democratic Leader (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

GENERAL NEWS

Oops: Pro-Boeing Ad in Seattle Uses Airbus Plane (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Oversized Plane Stuck at Wrong Airport (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Wire Theft Damage to Cowlitz Way Bridge in Kelso Estimated at $60,000 (Longview Daily News, WA)

Mason County Asked to Send Fairgrounds Petition to FAA (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Pacific Northwest Christmas Tree Growers Say Business is Looking Up (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Wristwatch Used to Declare JFK’s Time of Death May Sell for $100,000

‘Tis the Season to Use a Frozen Turkey as a Weapon during Grocery Store Brawl

Man Uses Over 4,000 Christmas Lights to Heat His House

Suspect Taunts Police on Facebook & Almost Immediately Gets Arrested

SONG OF THE DAY

Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

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