Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Energy News Digest for April 16, 2014

Energy News Digest for April 16, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

EPA Scores Big Win to Limit Mercury in Power Plants (Politico)

Snohomish PUD Proposes Alternative to Dam on Skykomish River (Everett Herald, WA)

Nuclear Regulators to Discuss Columbia Generating Station in Richland (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Decline In U-S for Second Year in a Row (The Business Journals)

Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission Investigating 911 Outage (Northwest Public Radio)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • EPA Scores Big Win to Limit Mercury in Power Plants (Politico)
  • Snohomish PUD Proposes Alternative to Dam on Skykomish River (Everett Herald, WA)
  • Snohomish PUD’s Innovative Hydropower Plan (Fierce Energy)
  • Nuclear Regulators to Discuss Columbia Generating Station in Richland (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
  • Wanapum Dam Modified to Handle Migrating Fish (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
  • Fitch Ratings: Grant PUD Adequately Managing Wanapum Dam Fracture (Yahoo! Finance)
  • Jefferson, Clallam PUDs Warn Customers of Phone Scams (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
  • Environmental Protection Agency Releases Columbia Falls Aluminum Company Site Study (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT)
  • Rogers Seeks Kittitas PUD Re-Election for His Fourth, Six-Year Term (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
  • SoCal Edison to Conduct Mass Firings “…memo was issued, incidentally, on April Fool’s Day. Surprise, you’re fired…” (Los Angeles Business Journal, CA)
  • Losing Nine of 55,000 Electrical (sub)Stations Would Black Out America for Months (Examiner.Com)
  • Do You Have What it Takes to be a Lineman? (Electric Co-op Today)
  • Lummi Tribe’s Fishing Case Faces Off in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Courthouse News Service)
  • President Signs Bill Protecting Washington State Landmark (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
  • Field Poll: Drought Responses Split California (Sacramento Bee, CA)
  • Run-of-River Hydropower Market Worth $1.4 Billion in 10 Years, Says Tocardo (Renewable Energy World)
  • Clean Energy Finance through the Bond Market (Brookings Institute)
  • Fraud, Failure & Frustration: This Is the Story of America’s First Energy Transition (The Atlantic Magazine)
  • Infographic: What Oregon Would Look Like with 100% Renewable Energy (Sustainable Business Oregon)
  • Struggling Oregon Window Company Saved by Washington Competitor (Portland Business Journal, OR)
  • Save Hundreds of Dollars with New Discounted Light Bulbs (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)
  • Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Invites Input on Draft 2015-2019 Business Plan (PR NewsWire)
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions Decline In U-S for Second Year in a Row (The Business Journals)
  • Tiny Houses: $17,000, Two Summers & a Fancy Shower Head (Sustainable Business Oregon)
  • Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission Investigating 911 Outage (Northwest Public Radio)
  • Washington Attorney General: Dish to Refund $2 Million (Associated Press)
  • The Insanely Fast Wi-Fi Router You’ll Probably Never Need (Washington Post)
  • Verizon: Gosh, We Just Can’t Afford to Maintain Copper Networks (Broadband Reports)
  • Facebook’s News Feed: What Changed & Why (Mashable)
  • What’s Gnip? And Why Did Twitter Buy It? (Washington Post)
  • Weather Underground Springs New Outlook for Users (USA Today)
  • This Reader Mocked Heartbleed, Posted His Passwords Online. Guess What Happened Next (Washington Post)
  • Microsoft Sends E-mail to Make Sure You Don’t Want E-mail from Microsoft (Consumerist)
  • Missing Soldier Found Dead in Capitol Forest Was Nephew of Couple Killed in Oso Landslide (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
  • Death Toll 39 in Oso Mudslide; 36 Victims Identified (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
  • Oso Landslide: Commissioner of Public Lands Sought Out to Provide Answers (Everett Herald, WA)
  • Shelton’s Red Apple Market Closing End of Month (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
  • Quinault Nation to Reopen Lake Quinault to Public Use (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
  • Plea Deal Rejected in Port Angeles Bulldozer Case (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
  • Flurry of Earthquakes in Central Idaho Spurs Installation of Seismographs (Associated Press)
  • Los Angeles Company Buys Ten Acres in Snohomish County to Grow Pot (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

WORD OF THE DAY

Peccadillo • \peck-uh-DILL-low\ • Noun - A small mistake or fault that is not regarded as very bad or serious: a slight offense.

Our state capitol
Or is it spelled capital
Small peccadillo


SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

EPA Scores Big Win to Limit Mercury in Power Plants (Politico)

Snohomish PUD Proposes Alternative to Dam on Skykomish River (Everett Herald, WA)

Snohomish PUD’s Innovative Hydropower Plan (Fierce Energy)

Nuclear Regulators to Discuss Columbia Generating Station in Richland (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

Wanapum Dam Modified to Handle Migrating Fish (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Fitch Ratings: Grant PUD Adequately Managing Wanapum Dam Fracture (Yahoo! Finance)

Jefferson, Clallam PUDs Warn Customers of Phone Scams (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Environmental Protection Agency Releases Columbia Falls Aluminum Company Site Study (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT)

Rogers Seeks Kittitas PUD Re-Election for His Fourth, Six-Year Term (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

SoCal Edison to Conduct Mass Firings “…memo was issued, incidentally, on April Fool’s Day. Surprise, you’re fired…” (Los Angeles Business Journal, CA)

Losing Nine of 55,000 Electrical (sub)Stations Would Black Out America for Months (Examiner.Com)

Do You Have What it Takes to be a Lineman? (Electric Co-op Today)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Lummi Tribe’s Fishing Case Faces Off in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Courthouse News Service)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

President Signs Bill Protecting Washington State Landmark (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Field Poll: Drought Responses Split California (Sacramento Bee, CA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Run-of-River Hydropower Market Worth $1.4 Billion in 10 Years, Says Tocardo (Renewable Energy World)

Clean Energy Finance through the Bond Market (Brookings Institute)

Fraud, Failure & Frustration: This Is the Story of America’s First Energy Transition (The Atlantic Magazine)

Infographic: What Oregon Would Look Like with 100% Renewable Energy (Sustainable Business Oregon)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Struggling Oregon Window Company Saved by Washington Competitor (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Save Hundreds of Dollars with New Discounted Light Bulbs (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Invites Input on Draft 2015-2019 Business Plan (PR NewsWire)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Decline In U-S for Second Year in a Row (The Business Journals)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Tiny Houses: $17,000, Two Summers & a Fancy Shower Head (Sustainable Business Oregon)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission Investigating 911 Outage (Northwest Public Radio)

Washington Attorney General: Dish to Refund $2 Million (Associated Press)

The Insanely Fast Wi-Fi Router You’ll Probably Never Need (Washington Post)

Verizon: Gosh, We Just Can’t Afford to Maintain Copper Networks (Broadband Reports)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook’s News Feed: What Changed & Why (Mashable)

What’s Gnip? And Why Did Twitter Buy It? (Washington Post)

Weather Underground Springs New Outlook for Users (USA Today)

This Reader Mocked Heartbleed, Posted His Passwords Online. Guess What Happened Next (Washington Post)

Microsoft Sends E-mail to Make Sure You Don’t Want E-mail from Microsoft (Consumerist)

GENERAL NEWS

Missing Soldier Found Dead in Capitol Forest Was Nephew of Couple Killed in Oso Landslide (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Death Toll 39 in Oso Mudslide; 36 Victims Identified (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Oso Landslide: Commissioner of Public Lands Sought Out to Provide Answers (Everett Herald, WA)

Shelton’s Red Apple Market Closing End of Month (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Quinault Nation to Reopen Lake Quinault to Public Use (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Plea Deal Rejected in Port Angeles Bulldozer Case (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Flurry of Earthquakes in Central Idaho Spurs Installation of Seismographs (Associated Press)

Los Angeles Company Buys Ten Acres in Snohomish County to Grow Pot (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: Longhaired Woman Sues Walmart for $10,000, Claiming Shampoo Tangled Locks, Forced Her to Cut It

When You’ve Gotta Go, Don’t Do It on the Alamo - Unless You Like Jail (He’s lucky that’s all the punishment he received)

Mushrooms Can Mine the Gold from Your Old Cellphones

Missing Nebraska Boy, 3, Found in Toy Claw Machine

SONG OF THE DAY

Cowsills – Hair

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