Monday, February 24, 2014

Energy News Digest for February 24, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Increasing Salmon Spill at Columbia/Snake Dams; Science Panel Lists Biological Risks to Aquatic Life (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Coal Quandary: Avista Uses Cheap Power, But Inslee Wary (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

U-S Supreme Court Justices Question Obama Climate Change Regulations (Reuters)

Oregon Energy Department Looking to Liquidate Collateral from Failed Solar Facility Loan (Oregonian, Portland)

California Farmers Told Not to Expect U-S Water (Associated Press)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Coal Quandary: Avista Uses Cheap Power, But Inslee Wary
  • Franklin PUD Considering Raising Rates
  • Portland Man Burned After Using Candles to Heat Home, Officials Say
  • Increasing Salmon Spill at Columbia/Snake Dams; Science Panel Lists Biological Risks to Aquatic Life
  • Op/Ed: Increasing Spills Will Hurt Fish, Power Users, Environment
  • Maine: Group Hopes ‘Planting’ Salmon Eggs in Rivers Will Restore Population
  • California Farmers Told Not to Expect U-S Water
  • California Drought: Rare Good News as Storms Move In & El Niño Conditions Emerge in Pacific
  • California: Q&A - Why Not Tap Lake Tahoe for Water?
  • Oregon Energy Department Looking to Liquidate Collateral from Failed Solar Facility Loan
  • Powering the U-S with Renewables: A State-By-State Roadmap
  • Sun Shines on New York Solar Energy Boom
  • Bill for Wind Farm Moratorium in Eastern Oklahoma Moves Along
  • Edison Electric Institute & Natural Resources Defense Council Closer to Getting It Right on Net Metering
  • Feds Issue Final Rule on Metal Halide Lamp Fixtures
  • How to be Part of Rural Utility Services Efficiency Loan Program
  • U-S Supreme Court Justices Question Obama Climate Change Regulations
  • To Be, or Not to Be: Carbon Markets Post 2020?
  • Washington State Electric Car Charging Network at Standstill after Bankruptcy
  • How Unheralded Wood Stoves Could Save the World
  • Netflix Said to Agree to Pay Comcast for Faster Access
  • Google Fiber: Portland Looked Like a Loser, But Years of Work May Now Pay Off
  • Google Fiber: Three Things Your Non-Tech Business Needs to Know
  • Apple Issues Software Update to Fix Vulnerability for iPhone, iPad
  • Mark Zuckerberg: ‘We Want to Create a Dial Tone for the Internet’
  • Social-Media Traffic to News Sites Has Increased 57% Since 2009
  • Coke Wants You to Wear This Huge Funnel around Your Neck
  • U-S Representative McMorris Rodgers ‘Closely’ Watching Farm Bill Implementation
  • Shelton Hills Development Meeting Moved To March
  • Federal DOT Asks Public Whether to Allow Calls on Planes
  • Washington State Twins, 80, Die Working on Antique Car in Chehalis
  • Olympia Homeless Camp - Small World, Big Idea
  • Mary M. Knight Girls Win First District Basketball Championship
  • Mason County Gives Farewell to Bob Simmons of WSU Cooperative Extension

WORD OF THE DAY

Teem • \TEEM\ • Verb - 1: to become filled to overflowing 2: to be present in large quantity.

The frothing brew, teeming with bacteria and fermenting goo spread its enticing, pungent aroma over downtown Olympia. Its residents were unaware that years later, this evidence of community vitality (and God’s blessing to make us happy) would be swept away in brewer consolidation and corporate decisions.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Coal Quandary: Avista Uses Cheap Power, But Inslee Wary (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Franklin PUD Considering Raising Rates (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Portland Man Burned After Using Candles to Heat Home, Officials Say (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Increasing Salmon Spill at Columbia/Snake Dams; Science Panel Lists Biological Risks to Aquatic Life (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Op/Ed: Increasing Spills Will Hurt Fish, Power Users, Environment (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

Maine: Group Hopes ‘Planting’ Salmon Eggs in Rivers Will Restore Population (Maine Sun Journal, Lewiston, ME)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

California Farmers Told Not to Expect U-S Water (Associated Press)

California Drought: Rare Good News as Storms Move In & El Niño Conditions Emerge in Pacific (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

California: Q&A - Why Not Tap Lake Tahoe for Water? (Sacramento Bee, CA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon Energy Department Looking to Liquidate Collateral from Failed Solar Facility Loan (Oregonian, Portland)

Powering the U-S with Renewables: A State-By-State Roadmap “…Washington State would lead this pack due to its abundant hydro resources…” (Renewable Energy World)

Sun Shines on New York Solar Energy Boom (Yahoo! News)

Bill for Wind Farm Moratorium in Eastern Oklahoma Moves Along (The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City)

Edison Electric Institute & Natural Resources Defense Council Closer to Getting It Right on Net Metering (Forbes Magazine)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Feds Issue Final Rule on Metal Halide Lamp Fixtures (American Public Power Association)

How to be Part of Rural Utility Services Efficiency Loan Program (Electric Co-op Today)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

U-S Supreme Court Justices Question Obama Climate Change Regulations (Reuters)

To Be, or Not to Be: Carbon Markets Post 2020? (The Energy Collective)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Washington State Electric Car Charging Network at Standstill after Bankruptcy (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

How Unheralded Wood Stoves Could Save the World (Popular Mechanics Magazine)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Netflix Said to Agree to Pay Comcast for Faster Access (Bloomberg News)

Google Fiber: Portland Looked Like a Loser, But Years of Work May Now Pay Off (Oregonian, Portland)

Google Fiber: Three Things Your Non-Tech Business Needs to Know (Nashville Business Journal, TN)

Apple Issues Software Update to Fix Vulnerability for iPhone, iPad (Portland Business Journal, OR)
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MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Mark Zuckerberg: ‘We Want to Create a Dial Tone for the Internet’ (Mashable)

Social-Media Traffic to News Sites Has Increased 57% Since 2009 (Mashable)

Coke Wants You to Wear This Huge Funnel around Your Neck (TIME Magazine)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

U-S Representative McMorris Rodgers ‘Closely’ Watching Farm Bill Implementation (Capital Press)

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton Hills Development Meeting Moved To March (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Federal DOT Asks Public Whether to Allow Calls on Planes (USA Today)

Washington State Twins, 80, Die Working on Antique Car in Chehalis (Associated Press)

Olympia Homeless Camp - Small World, Big Idea (NY Times)

Mary M. Knight Girls Win First District Basketball Championship (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Mason County Gives Farewell to Bob Simmons of WSU Cooperative Extension (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Ghostbusters Actor, Harold Ramis Dies at 69

‘Which (Blank) Are You?’ Online Quizzes Go Viral

Silver Medal Face - The Saddest-Looking Second-Place Finishers in Olympic History

Want This Star Wars Tapestry? That’ll Be $20,000

SONG OF THE DAY

Elmer Bernstein – Stripes (Main Theme)

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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