Monday, December 2, 2013

Energy News Digest for December 2, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

With Snow in Forecast, Drivers Urged to Plan for Winter Driving Conditions (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Columbia River Treaty Prompts Discussion of Restoring Salmon Passage to Canadian Headwaters (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Columbia River Treaty Hearing to Be Held Dec. 9 (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Eugene Water & Electric Board Sues over Wind Power - The utility has too much power and wants to limit how much it buys from a wind farm (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

Use of Free Citywide Wi-Fi Exceeds Expectations, Santa Clara Says (American Public Power Association)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Columbia River Treaty Hearing to Be Held Dec. 9
  • No Rate Hike for Clark Public Utilities
  • Montana: NorthWestern Energy to Rebate $3 Million for Overstated Loss from Conservation Programs
  • Oregon: Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative Members to Receive Allocation
  • Grant PUD Warns Of River Dangers around Wanapum Dam
  • Douglas PUD Commissioner Heminger Won’t Seek Reelection
  • Ruralite Services plans to move from Forest Grove in 2014
  • BC Hydro Responds to Panel Questions on Site C Dam's Impacts, Costs
  • Calgary: Would-Be Copper Thief Electrocuted
  • Power Theft: A Family Affair
  • Federal Energy Regulator Burns the Barn to Roast the Pig
  • In Germany, Chicago Energy Experts Find Lessons for Midwest
  • Columbia River Treaty Prompts Discussion of Restoring Salmon Passage to Canadian Headwaters
  • Local Companies Work to Protect Birds, Power Lines
  • Seattle Celebrates Life Cycle of Salmon
  • Fish-Farm Firm Still Focused On Atlantic Salmon In B-C Despite Shift in Chile
  • Sardine Crash May Be Hurting Brown Pelicans
  • Skagit County Water Ruling Could Have Far-Reaching Effects
  • Idaho Company Pushes Plan to Divert Big Wood Water
  • Do Fewer Trees Mean More Water from Snow Melt?
  • Eugene Water & Electric Board Sues over Wind Power
  • Port Angeles Biomass Monitoring Device Installation Complete This Week
  • Washington State Wind Power…A View from the Top
  • Can Hydroelectric Power Offset Dwindling Coal Reserves?
  • A Roomba for Solar Panels That Keeps the Sun Shining Through
  • Here's a Climate Change Fix: A Giant Solar Power Plant on the Moon
  • Everett Navy Base's New Lights Easier On the Eyes, Budget
  • The Big Energy Problem That Happens While You’re Sleeping
  • Proposed Motor Efficiency Standards Will Lead to Big Electricity Savings
  • Deep Green Power Plant Taps Low-Velocity Tidal Energy with Underwater Kites
  • Use of Free Citywide Wi-Fi Exceeds Expectations, Santa Clara Says
  • Building a Bigger Grid: Minnesota among States Pushing Broadband to Hinterland, But Hurdles Linger
  • How Telcos & Little Guys Can Win in the Cloud: Five Tips from CenturyLink’s Cloud CTO
  • CenturyLink Bumps Price on Dry Loop DSL
  • Facebook’s Wind-Powered Data Center Gets Props from Data Center Peers
  • Amazon, Nordstrom Shoppers Only Behind Walmart Shoppers in Social Media
  • Why People Unsubscribe from Your Email List
  • Meet the Most-Searched Person of 2013
  • With Snow in Forecast, Drivers Urged to Plan for Winter Driving Conditions
  • A Man Steals Victoria Clipper Hoping to Cruise to West Seattle
  • Aerospace Supply Exec: Texas Best Bet outside Washington for 777X
  • Chris Hansen Hangs 12th Man Flag at Mount Everest

WORD OF THE DAY

Apocryphal • \uh-POCK-ruh-full\ • Adjective - Well-known but probably not true 1: of doubtful authenticity: spurious 2: often capitalized: of or resembling the Apocrypha.

One of the most apocryphal quotes in the movies comes from “Casablanca.” The much-quoted line from Humphrey Bogart’s character, Rick, is “Play it Again Sam.” But the character never says it in the film…

“…This is well-known as one of the most widely misquoted lines from films. The actual line in the film is 'Play it, Sam'. Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman) first says something approaching ‘Play it again, Sam’ in the film in an exchange with the piano player 'Sam' (Dooley Wilson):

    Ilsa: Play it once, Sam. For old times' sake.
    Sam: I don't know what you mean, Miss Ilsa.
    Ilsa: Play it, Sam. Play "As Time Goes By."
    Sam: Oh, I can't remember it, Miss Ilsa. I'm a little rusty on it.
    Ilsa: I'll hum it for you. Da-dy-da-dy-da-dum, da-dy-da-dee-da-dum...
    Ilsa: Sing it, Sam.

The line is usually associated with Humphrey Bogart and later in the film; his character Rick Blaine has a similar exchange, although his line is simply 'Play it':

    Rick: You know what I want to hear.
    Sam: No, I don't.
    Rick: You played it for her, you can play it for me!
    Sam: Well, I don't think I can remember...
    Rick: If she can stand it, I can! Play it!


SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Columbia River Treaty Hearing to Be Held Dec. 9 (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

No Rate Hike for Clark Public Utilities - Proposed 2014 budget sees slight decrease (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Montana: NorthWestern Energy to Rebate $3 Million for Overstated Loss from Conservation Programs (Helena Independent Record, MT)

Oregon: Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative Members to Receive Allocation (Bandon Western World, OR)

Grant PUD Warns Of River Dangers around Wanapum Dam (Wenatchee World, WA)

Douglas PUD Commissioner Heminger Won’t Seek Reelection (Wenatchee World, WA)

Ruralite Services plans to move from Forest Grove in 2014 (Oregonian, Portland)

BC Hydro Responds to Panel Questions on Site C Dam's Impacts, Costs (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

Calgary: Would-Be Copper Thief Electrocuted (Canoe Canada News)

Power Theft: A Family Affair - Of all the things to bring a family together, who would have thought that stealing electricity would be on that list? (Electric Co-op Today)

Federal Energy Regulator Burns the Barn to Roast the Pig - Steep Penalty on Distributed Power Provider May Have Unintended Consequences (Forbes Magazine)

In Germany, Chicago Energy Experts Find Lessons for Midwest (Midwest Energy News)

Beaver Knocks Out Power near Burnaby Lake, B-C (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Columbia River Treaty Prompts Discussion of Restoring Salmon Passage to Canadian Headwaters (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Local Companies Work to Protect Birds, Power Lines (Everett Herald, WA)

Seattle Celebrates Life Cycle of Salmon (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Fish-Farm Firm Still Focused On Atlantic Salmon In B-C Despite Shift in Chile (Associated Press)

Sardine Crash May Be Hurting Brown Pelicans (Associated Press)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Skagit County Water Ruling Could Have Far-Reaching Effects (Skagit Valley Herald, Mt Vernon, WA)

Idaho Company Pushes Plan to Divert Big Wood Water (Associated Press)

Do Fewer Trees Mean More Water from Snow Melt? (Northwest Public Radio)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Eugene Water & Electric Board Sues over Wind Power - The utility has too much power and wants to limit how much it buys from a wind farm (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

Port Angeles Biomass Monitoring Device Installation Complete This Week - Nippon Cogenerator Now Producing Electricity (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Washington State Wind Power…A View from the Top (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Can Hydroelectric Power Offset Dwindling Coal Reserves? (Motley Fool)

A Roomba for Solar Panels That Keeps the Sun Shining Through (Gizmodo)

Here's a Climate Change Fix: A Giant Solar Power Plant on the Moon (The Atlantic)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Everett Navy Base's New Lights Easier On the Eyes, Budget (Everett Herald, WA)

The Big Energy Problem That Happens While You’re Sleeping (GigaOM)

Proposed Motor Efficiency Standards Will Lead to Big Electricity Savings (The Energy Collective)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Deep Green Power Plant Taps Low-Velocity Tidal Energy with Underwater Kites (Forbes Magazine)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Use of Free Citywide Wi-Fi Exceeds Expectations, Santa Clara Says (American Public Power Association)

Building a Bigger Grid: Minnesota among States Pushing Broadband to Hinterland, But Hurdles Linger (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN)

How Telcos & Little Guys Can Win in the Cloud: Five Tips from CenturyLink’s Cloud CTO (GigaOM)

CenturyLink Bumps Price on Dry Loop DSL (Broadband Reports)

Facebook’s Wind-Powered Data Center Gets Props from Data Center Peers (GigaOM)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Amazon, Nordstrom Shoppers Only Behind Walmart Shoppers in Social Media (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Why People Unsubscribe from Your Email List (Mashable)

Meet the Most-Searched Person of 2013 (Portland Business Journal, OR)

GENERAL NEWS

With Snow in Forecast, Drivers Urged to Plan for Winter Driving Conditions (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

A Man Steals Victoria Clipper Hoping to Cruise to West Seattle (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Aerospace Supply Exec: Texas Best Bet outside Washington for 777X (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Chris Hansen Hangs 12th Man Flag at Mount Everest (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Costumed as Homeless, Mormon Bishop Teaches a Lesson in Compassion

Seven Things You Had No Idea the World is Running Out Of

Amazon Reveals Drones Will Soon Be Delivering Your Order

Pizza Hut Wants To Hire Back Manager Who Refused To Work Thanksgiving

SONG OF THE DAY

Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi

Counting Crows - Big Yellow Taxi

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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