Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Energy News Digest for June 18, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Substation Intruder Nearly Electrocuted After Cutting Wire (Associated Press)

Latest Federal Plan for Columbia Salmon Challenged (Associated Press)

As LED Industry Evolves, China Elbows Ahead (NY Times)

Senate Democrats Call on Four Republican EPA Chiefs to Help Press Case on Climate Change (Associated Press)

Amazon Fire Phone Shops for Prime Customers with 4.7-Inch Screen, Rubber Body, Firefly Shopping App (CNET News)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Washington State Substation Intruder Nearly Electrocuted After Cutting Wire
  • Fire Chief: Man Learned Firsthand the Dangers of Stealing Copper Wire from Renton Area Substation
  • Intruder Shocked, Burned at Renton-Area Substation; Thousands Lose Power
  • Chelan PUD Expects Big Insurance Hike Following Turbine Repairs at Rocky Reach Dam
  • Canada OKs “Northern Gateway” Oil Pipeline to the Pacific Coast
  • North Dakota Oil Production Hits 1 Million Barrels a Day, Due Largely to Rich Bakken Formation
  • Efficiency Group Says ‘Utility Death Spiral’ Talk is Overblown
  • Latest Federal Plan for Columbia Salmon Challenged
  • Federal Salmon Plan Heads Back To Courtroom
  • Litigious Environmental Groups Refuse to Acknowledge Success of Federal Salmon Efforts, File another Lawsuit
  • Fish Evacuated from Northern California Hatcheries amid Drought
  • Kansas Governor Says Groups’ Lawsuit over Prairie Chicken is Attempt to Stifle Energy, Agriculture
  • Algae Causing Musty Smell in Bellingham Water
  • Solar Panels Are Not Cell Phones
  • South Sound Solar: Sustainable Living
  • Power Generation Seen Sustaining Brazilian Sugar Mills
  • As LED Industry Evolves, China Elbows Ahead
  • How LEDs Are Set to Revolutionize Hi-Tech Greenhouse Farming
  • How an Oregon Lender’s $15.7 Million Loan Sale Will Save Energy in the Pacific Northwest
  • Senate Democrats Call on Four Republican EPA Chiefs to Help Press Case on Climate Change
  • Earth Has Its Warmest May on Record Globally, Spring Could Be Warmest
  • The Unasked Climate Question: How to Replace 86% of the World’s Energy Mix?
  • Drought Forces California Bees to Rely on Artificial Nectar
  • Asian Bank, UN Agencies Launch Sustainable Energy Hub to Bring Investment, Innovation to Asia
  • Amazon Fire Phone Shops for Prime Customers with 4.7-Inch Screen, Rubber Body, Firefly Shopping App
  • Chinese Smartphone Contains Spyware Straight Out of the Box
  • Washington State Ecology Accepting Comment for Microsoft Data Center Permits
  • Lewis County Broadband Internet Project Finished
  • Verizon 911 Service Restored After Outage
  • Work to Repair Fiber Optic Vandalism Clogs Traffic in Rainier
  • Colorado: Boulder Gives Initial OK to Asking Voters for Broadband Authority
  • We Have No Idea If Online Ads Work
  • Facebook Launches Snapchat Competitor Slingshot, for Real this Time
  • YouTube to Launch Music Service amid Indie Dispute
  • Seattle City Light Spins Its PR Wheels as Publicity Ploy Backfires
  • Arizona Eatery Shames Art Thieves on Facebook
  • Kennewick Judge Confirmed to Federal Court
  • BREAKING: Explosion at Fireworks Company Injures At Least Three
  • Wind Shift Blows Central Washington Wildfire Away from Homes
  • Work on Belfair Senior Center Started
  • Will Recreational Marijuana Supply Meet Public’s Demand?
  • Washington Redskins Trademarks Canceled by U-S Patent Office
  • Redhawks Logo Selected for Port Townsend High School
  • Loud Leaf Blowers Halting Work at Capitol in Olympia?
WORD OF THE DAY

Eidetic • \eye-DET-tick\ • Adjective - Marked by or involving extraordinarily accurate & vivid recall especially of visual images.

Guys, are you with me on this? You can’t remember a conversation you’ve had with your wife or girlfriend last week, let alone five years ago. However, at your weakest moment, their eidetic memory flashes into overdrive & you are committed to a weekend of antique shopping. A promise you made unconsciously one winter day: “Sure, as soon as basketball & football seasons are over, I’d LOVE to spend a weekend rooting through dusty antique stores looking for treasure.” You, my friend, are caught.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


When El Niño Comes to Town (Grist Online)

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Washington State Substation Intruder Nearly Electrocuted After Cutting Wire (Associated Press)

Fire Chief: Man Learned Firsthand the Dangers of Stealing Copper Wire from Renton Area Substation (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Intruder Shocked, Burned at Renton-Area Substation; Thousands Lose Power (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Chelan PUD Expects Big Insurance Hike Following Turbine Repairs at Rocky Reach Dam (Wenatchee World, WA)

Canada OKs “Northern Gateway” Oil Pipeline to the Pacific Coast (Associated Press)

North Dakota Oil Production Hits 1 Million Barrels a Day, Due Largely to Rich Bakken Formation (Associated Press)

Efficiency Group Says ‘Utility Death Spiral’ Talk is Overblown (The Energy Collective)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Latest Federal Plan for Columbia Salmon Challenged (Associated Press)

Federal Salmon Plan Heads Back To Courtroom (Northwest Public Radio)

Litigious Environmental Groups Refuse to Acknowledge Success of Federal Salmon Efforts, File another Lawsuit (News Release, Northwest RiverPartners, Portland, OR)

Fish Evacuated from Northern California Hatcheries amid Drought (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Kansas Governor Says Groups’ Lawsuit over Prairie Chicken is Attempt to Stifle Energy, Agriculture (Associated Press)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Algae Causing Musty Smell in Bellingham Water (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Solar Panels Are Not Cell Phones “…solar panels have become cheaper in recent years, they are still the most expensive way to generate electricity…” (The Energy Collective)

South Sound Solar: Sustainable Living (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

Power Generation Seen Sustaining Brazilian Sugar Mills (Bloomberg News)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

As LED Industry Evolves, China Elbows Ahead (NY Times)

How LEDs Are Set to Revolutionize Hi-Tech Greenhouse Farming (Technology Review)

How an Oregon Lender’s $15.7 Million Loan Sale Will Save Energy in the Pacific Northwest (Sustainable Business Oregon)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Senate Democrats Call on Four Republican EPA Chiefs to Help Press Case on Climate Change (Associated Press)

Earth Has Its Warmest May on Record Globally, Spring Could Be Warmest (Mashable)

The Unasked Climate Question: How to Replace 86% of the World’s Energy Mix? (Forbes Magazine)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Drought Forces California Bees to Rely on Artificial Nectar (Mashable)

Asian Bank, UN Agencies Launch Sustainable Energy Hub to Bring Investment, Innovation to Asia (Associated Press)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Amazon Fire Phone Shops for Prime Customers with 4.7-Inch Screen, Rubber Body, Firefly Shopping App (CNET News)

Chinese smartphone contains spyware straight out of the box (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Washington State Ecology Accepting Comment for Microsoft Data Center Permits (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Lewis County Broadband Internet Project Finished (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

Verizon 911 Service Restored After Outage (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

Work to Repair Fiber Optic Vandalism Clogs Traffic in Rainier (Longview Daily News, WA)

Colorado: Boulder Gives Initial OK to Asking Voters for Broadband Authority (Boulder Daily Camera, CO)

SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING

We Have No Idea If Online Ads Work (Slate Magazine)

Facebook Launches Snapchat Competitor Slingshot, for Real this Time (Mashable)

YouTube to Launch Music Service amid Indie Dispute (Associated Press)

Seattle City Light Spins Its PR Wheels as Publicity Ploy Backfires (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Arizona Eatery Shames Art Thieves on Facebook (Associated Press)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Kennewick Judge Confirmed to Federal Court (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

BREAKING: Explosion at Fireworks Company Injures At Least Three (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Wind Shift Blows Central Washington Wildfire Away from Homes (Associated Press)

Work on Belfair Senior Center Started (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Will Recreational Marijuana Supply Meet Public’s Demand? (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)

Washington Redskins Trademarks Canceled by U-S Patent Office (USA Today)

Redhawks Logo Selected for Port Townsend High School (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Loud Leaf Blowers Halting Work at Capitol in Olympia? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Fossil Found During New Mexico Bachelor Party is Ten Million Years Old

Stamp Sells for a Record $9.5 Million

California Mayor Resigns Over Tossing Dog Poop into Yard

‘Cat from Hell’ That Terrorized Portland Family Stumps TV Host

SONG OF THE DAY

Stravinsky - The Firebird

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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