Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Energy News Digest for March 26, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Little Goose: Lock, Dam near Starbuck Closed to Snake River Traffic (Tri-City Herald, WA)

California: Emergency Convoy Trucking Salmon Hatchlings to Safety Downriver (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

New England Seeks to Tap Canadian Hydropower (Associated Press)

Cowlitz PUD Commissioners Give GM More Say in Negotiating Executives’ Contracts (Longview Daily News, WA)

Death Toll Expected to Climb as Mudslide Search Continues (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Little Goose: Lock, Dam near Starbuck Closed to Snake River Traffic (Tri-City Herald, WA)
  • Cowlitz PUD Commissioners Give GM More Say in Negotiating Executives’ Contracts (Longview Daily News, WA)
  • Grant PUD Hurries Repairs to Wanapum Boat Launches (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
  • Environmental Groups Protesting Columbia Coal Export Plan (Associated Press)
  • Ron Wyden’s Replacement as Chair of U-S Senate Energy Committee Goes Whole Hog on Increasing LNG Exports (Oregonian, Portland)
  • Déjà Vu - Missouri: Will Your Electric Bill Subsidize Noranda Aluminum? – Company has threatened to close its New Madrid plant, which has 900 employees (St Louis Business Journal, MO)
  • Alaska’s U-S Senator Murkowski Calls for Greater Emphasis on Protecting Electric Reliability (EC&M Magazine)
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Denies APPA-NRECA Request to Clarify Order on Cybersecurity Standards (American Public Power Association)
  • California: Emergency Convoy Trucking Salmon Hatchlings to Safety Downriver (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
  • Listing Sage Grouse under the Endangered Species Act Could Mean Big Limitations for Oregon Ranchers (Oregonian, Portland)
  • Obama Administration’s Budget Falls Short for Water Storage, Hydropower & Long-Term Drought Relief (U-S House of Representatives, Natural Resources Committee)
  • New England Seeks to Tap Canadian Hydropower (Associated Press)
  • Editorial: State of Massachusetts Shouldn’t Pursue Hydropower from Quebec (Boston Globe, MA)
  • Full Kansas State Senate Votes To Repeal Renewable Standards - Gives approval to bill scuttling energy standards enacted in 2009 (Topeka Capital Journal, KS)
  • U-S Electricity Use Declines, Energy Efficiency Could be a Factor (Buildings)
  • Can We Eat Our Way Out of the Invasive Carp Problem? (Grist Online)
  • Google Cuts Cloud Services Pricing By a Third, Challenging Amazon & Microsoft (Oregonian, Portland)
  • Google Fiber Sets More Sign Up Deadlines in Provo (Broadband Reports)
  • Editorial: Keep Internet Access Wide Open (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
  • Op/Ed: The Fallacies of Government-Run Broadband (Forbes Magazine)
  • U-S Senator Patty Murray Credits Football for Budget Win (U-S News & World Report)
  • What the Oregonian’s New Web Strategy Gets Right & What It Gets Wrong about Online Media (GigaOM)
  • Instagram Reports 200 Million Users, 20 Billion Photos Shared (GigaOM)
  • Death Toll Expected to Climb as Mudslide Search Continues (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
  • Snohomish County Officials Say Stricken Neighborhood Made Aware of Landslide Risk (Northwest Public Radio)
  • Why the U-S Lacks a National Landslide Warning System (Mashable)
  • New Satellite Images Said to Be ‘Credible Lead’ in Jet Search (NY Times)
  • Montana Bride Seeks to Drop Guilty Plea in Husband’s Cliff Death (Reuters)
  • Washington State Cracking Down on Handicapped Parking Permit Abuse (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

WORD OF THE DAY

Sodality • \soe-DALL-uh-tee\ • Noun - 1: brotherhood, community 2: an organized society or fellowship; specifically: a devotional or charitable association of Roman Catholic laity

Pull together folks
PUD sodality
We are the greenest

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Little Goose: Lock, Dam near Starbuck Closed to Snake River Traffic (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Cowlitz PUD Commissioners Give GM More Say in Negotiating Executives’ Contracts (Longview Daily News, WA)

Grant PUD Hurries Repairs to Wanapum Boat Launches (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Environmental Groups Protesting Columbia Coal Export Plan (Associated Press)

Ron Wyden’s Replacement as Chair of U-S Senate Energy Committee Goes Whole Hog on Increasing LNG Exports (Oregonian, Portland)

Déjà Vu - Missouri: Will Your Electric Bill Subsidize Noranda Aluminum? – Company has threatened to close its New Madrid plant, which has 900 employees (St Louis Business Journal, MO)

Alaska’s U-S Senator Murkowski Calls for Greater Emphasis on Protecting Electric Reliability (EC&M Magazine)

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Denies APPA-NRECA Request to Clarify Order on Cybersecurity Standards (American Public Power Association)

FISH & WILDLIFE

California: Emergency Convoy Trucking Salmon Hatchlings to Safety Downriver (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Listing Sage Grouse under the Endangered Species Act Could Mean Big Limitations for Oregon Ranchers (Oregonian, Portland)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Obama Administration’s Budget Falls Short for Water Storage, Hydropower & Long-Term Drought Relief (U-S House of Representatives, Natural Resources Committee)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

New England Seeks to Tap Canadian Hydropower (Associated Press)

Editorial: State of Massachusetts Shouldn’t Pursue Hydropower from Quebec (Boston Globe, MA)

Full Kansas State Senate Votes To Repeal Renewable Standards - Gives approval to bill scuttling energy standards enacted in 2009 (Topeka Capital Journal, KS)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

U-S Electricity Use Declines, Energy Efficiency Could be a Factor (Buildings)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Can We Eat Our Way Out of the Invasive Carp Problem? (Grist Online)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Cuts Cloud Services Pricing By a Third, Challenging Amazon & Microsoft (Oregonian, Portland)

Google Fiber Sets More Sign Up Deadlines in Provo (Broadband Reports)

Editorial: Keep Internet Access Wide Open (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Op/Ed: The Fallacies of Government-Run Broadband (Forbes Magazine)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

U-S Senator Patty Murray Credits Football for Budget Win (U-S News & World Report)

SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING

What the Oregonian’s New Web Strategy Gets Right & What It Gets Wrong about Online Media (GigaOM)

Instagram Reports 200 Million Users, 20 Billion Photos Shared (GigaOM)

GENERAL NEWS

Death Toll Expected to Climb as Mudslide Search Continues (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Snohomish County Officials Say Stricken Neighborhood Made Aware of Landslide Risk (Northwest Public Radio)

Why the U-S Lacks a National Landslide Warning System (Mashable)

New Satellite Images Said to Be ‘Credible Lead’ in Jet Search (NY Times)

Montana Bride Seeks to Drop Guilty Plea in Husband’s Cliff Death (Reuters)

Washington State Cracking Down on Handicapped Parking Permit Abuse (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

DIVERSIONS

North Korea: Men Required to Get Kim Jong-Un Haircuts

School Votes to Allow Girl, 9, Who Shaved Head for Friend with Cancer Back In

Prosecutor: Stalker Who Planned Surprise Wedding for Man at It Again

German ‘Bishop of Bling’ Resigns over Spending Scandal

SONG OF THE DAY

Sting & the Police - Every Breath You Take

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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