Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Energy News Digest for December 11, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Group: Shutting Down Richland Nuke Plant Would Save Money - Not So Fast Say Backers (Bellingham Herald, WA)

Murray, Ryan Negotiate Bipartisan Budget Deal (U-S News & World Report)

Eagle Deaths Split Wind-Farm Debate (SF Chronicle, CA)

All Power in Downtown Portland Back After Sunday Outage (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

Boeing Plant Has Suitors in Several U-S States (Christian Science Monitor)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Group: Shutting Down Richland Nuke Plant Would Save Money - Not So Fast Say Backers
  • Costly to the Core - How the Nuclear Plant No One Knows About is Wasting Your Money
  • All Power in Downtown Portland Back After Sunday Outage
  • Columbia River Treaty Recommendation near Finalization
  • Decision on Columbia River Treaty Renegotiation Expected
  • Prosecutors: Thieves Posing as ‘Cherokees’ Duped Seattle Utility Head, Stole 21 Tons of Copper Wire
  • Clallam PUD Eyes New Facilities for 2014
  • Montana: Local Electric Use Hits All-Time High
  • 75th Anniversary - Free Mason PUD 3 Calendars for 2014 Now Available
  • Sacramento Municipal Utility District Veteran Named General Manager of Balancing Authority of Northern California
  • British Columbia: Province’s Clean Energy Act Limits BC Hydro Power Options, Site C Dam Critics Told
  • Russian Nukes Supply 10% of U-S Power, But That’s About to Change
  • 60 Years Ago, Ike, the Most Visionary President of the 20th Century, Gave Atoms for Peace Speech
  • Utilities Want to Offer Natural Gas Truck Refueling, Competitors Object
  • Can Bhutan Achieve Hydropowered Happiness?
  • Eagle Deaths Split Wind-Farm Debate
  • Clean Energy’s Rise Fuels Push for Better Batteries
  • Postcard from the Future: 122% Wind Power in Denmark
  • Get Warmer on Chelan PUD’s Dime
  • Cree Ushers In the End of the Incandescent Light Bulb
  • Sea-Level Rise Threatens Hundreds of U-S Animal Species
  • Brooklyn Startup BioLite’s High-Tech Fire Pit to Power Dumbo Christmas Tree
  • Top States for Electric Cars. Where Does Yours Rank?
  • AT&T Offers $70 (Sort-Of) Gigabit Internet… If You Let It Snoop on Your Browsing History
  • Verizon’s McAdam: New FiOS Markets Are Not In the Cards
  • New York City Launches Nation’s Largest Free Public Wi-Fi Network
  • People Didn’t Trust the Internet before There Even Was One
  • Irony Alert: Newspapers Were Social Media Long Before Blogs & Facebook Came Along
  • Cable Industry’s Sad Attack on Cord-Cutting to Meet a Merciful End
  • Murray, Ryan Negotiate Bipartisan Budget Deal
  • Here’s What’s In Paul Ryan & Patty Murray’s Mini-Budget Deal
  • Boeing Plant Has Suitors in Several U-S States
  • Boeing Chief, Machinists Union Officials Talking Again
  • Port of Grays Harbor Buys NewWood Assets for $1.3 Million
  • Bertha Comes to Screeching Halt Blocked By Mystery Object
  • Shelton’s Brian Nault Travels the Globe Playing Rugby
  • Seahawks Fans Outraged by Depiction in Dr. Dre Commercial

WORD OF THE DAY

Desideratum • \dih-si-duh-ROT-tum\ • Noun - Something that is needed or wanted. Something desired as essential (plural is desiderata)

Les Crane – Desiderata

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Group: Shutting Down Richland Nuke Plant Would Save Money - Not So Fast Say Backers (Bellingham Herald, WA)

Costly to the Core - How the Nuclear Plant No One Knows About is Wasting Your Money (Willamette Week, OR)

All Power in Downtown Portland Back After Sunday Outage (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

Columbia River Treaty Recommendation near Finalization (Indian Country Today)

Decision on Columbia River Treaty Renegotiation Expected (Yahoo! News, Canada)

Prosecutors: Thieves Posing as ‘Cherokees’ Duped Seattle Utility Head, Stole 21 Tons of Copper Wire (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

Clallam PUD Eyes New Facilities for 2014 (Sequim Gazette, WA)

Montana: Local Electric Use Hits All-Time High (Associated Press)

75th Anniversary - Free Mason PUD 3 Calendars for 2014 Now Available (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

Sacramento Municipal Utility District veteran named general manager of Balancing Authority of Northern California (Sacramento Bee, CA)

British Columbia: Province’s Clean Energy Act Limits BC Hydro Power Options, Site C Dam Critics Told (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

Russian Nukes Supply 10% of U-S Power, But That’s About to Change (Mashable)

60 Years Ago, Ike, the Most Visionary President of the 20th Century, Gave Atoms for Peace Speech (The Energy Collective)

Utilities Want to Offer Natural Gas Truck Refueling, Competitors Object (Northwest Public Radio)

Can Bhutan Achieve Hydropowered Happiness? (NY Times)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Eagle Deaths Split Wind-Farm Debate (SF Chronicle, CA)

Clean Energy’s Rise Fuels Push for Better Batteries (Christian Science Monitor)

Postcard from the Future: 122% Wind Power in Denmark (Renewable Energy World – Pay no attention to those fossil fuel reserves next door)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Get Warmer on Chelan PUD’s Dime (Wenatchee World, WA)

Cree Ushers In the End of the Incandescent Light Bulb (Forbes Magazine)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Sea-Level Rise Threatens Hundreds of U-S Animal Species (USA Today)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Brooklyn Startup BioLite’s High-Tech Fire Pit to Power Dumbo Christmas Tree (NY Daily News)

Top States for Electric Cars. Where Does Yours Rank? (Christian Science Monitor)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AT&T Offers $70 (Sort-Of) Gigabit Internet… If You Let It Snoop on Your Browsing History (Consumerist)

Verizon’s McAdam: New FiOS Markets Are Not In the Cards (Fierce Telecom)

New York City Launches Nation’s Largest Free Public Wi-Fi Network (Mashable)

People Didn’t Trust the Internet before There Even Was One (PaleoFuture)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Irony Alert: Newspapers Were Social Media Long Before Blogs & Facebook Came Along (GigaOM)

Cable Industry’s Sad Attack on Cord-Cutting to Meet a Merciful End (Washington Post)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Murray, Ryan Negotiate Bipartisan Budget Deal (U-S News & World Report)

Here’s What’s In Paul Ryan & Patty Murray’s Mini-Budget Deal (Washington Post)

GENERAL NEWS

Boeing Plant Has Suitors in Several U-S States (Christian Science Monitor)

Boeing Chief, Machinists Union Officials Talking Again (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Port of Grays Harbor Buys NewWood Assets for $1.3 Million (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Bertha Comes to Screeching Halt Blocked By Mystery Object (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Shelton’s Brian Nault Travels the Globe Playing Rugby (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

Seahawks Fans Outraged by Depiction in Dr. Dre Commercial (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

DIVERSIONS

‘Utah Is Weird:’ What the World Really Thinks of Every State

Most Popular Baby Names in Washington State Are...

Mysterious Package Found in Century-Old Time Capsule

Those Spandex Uniforms on TNG Were Worse Than You Thought...

SONG OF THE DAY

Madness - A Town with No Name

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