Monday, April 28, 2014

Energy News Digest for April 28, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Summer-Like Forecast Brings 70, 80-Degree Temperatures to Puget Sound (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Want ‘God Squad’ Convened to Assess Basin Salmon Recovery (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Public Records Request No Longer As Big of a Budget Buster for Energy Northwest (Bellingham Herald, WA)

Comcast Offers Reward for Information Leading to Arrest of Arlington Cable-Cutters (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Does El Niño Plus Global Warming Equal Global Temperature Records in 2014 & 2015? (The Energy Collective)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Public Records Request No Longer As Big of a Budget Buster for Energy Northwest (Bellingham Herald, WA)
  • Washington State Contractor: Oregon Dam Project a `Quagmire' (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
  • Information about Dorena Dam (U-S Army Corps of Engineers)
  • Pacific Northwest’s Cheap Power Drawing Bitcoin Miners “…operating or preparing to launch in Grant, Chelan and Douglas counties…” (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
  • Oregon Governor Firmly Opposes Ambre Energy Coal Export Terminal, Sets May Deadline (Oregonian, Portland)
  • Snohomish PUD, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Co-Host Washington Cybersecurity Conference (American Public Power Association)
  • Oregon: Editorial - Millersburg Public Power Drama Should Play Out in Public (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
  • Massachusetts: Two Linemen Perish - Officials Probe Cause of Fatal Bourne Crane Accident (Boston Globe, MA)
  • The Price of Electricity in the U-S Is About to Skyrocket “…As the U-S becomes more reliant on renewable energy like solar and wind, our electricity bills are going to go up. Way up…” (Gizmodo)
  • Electricity Rate Manipulation Alleged in Texas (Courthouse News Service)
  • Security Holes in Power Grid Have Federal Officials Scrambling (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
  • Eight Energy Myths Explained (The Energy Collective)
  • Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Want ‘God Squad’ Convened to Assess Basin Salmon Recovery (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
  • Lower River Spring Chinook Fishing On Hold Until Run Update; Bonneville Dam Counts Building (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
  • Washington State, Wild Fish Conservancy Settle Lawsuit over ‘Early Winter’ Hatchery Steelhead Releases (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
  • Editorial: Thumbs Up to Tribes & Ranchers in Klamath Basin for Fish, Water Pact (Tri-City Herald, WA)
  • Sediment Flow at Elwha River's Mouth an Outdoor Classroom for University of Washington Students (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
  • A Battle Is Looming Over Renewable Energy, & Fossil Fuel Interests Are Losing (Washington Post)
  • Will Newer Wind Turbines Mean Fewer Bird Deaths? (National Geographic Magazine)
  • Experimental Efforts to Harvest the Ocean’s Power Face Cost Setbacks (NY Times)
  • Moody's Report Examines Risks & Rewards of Distributed Generation (American Public Power Association)
  • Op/Ed:  Renewable Energy Isn’t Radical, It’s Practical (Hungry Horse News, MT)
  • Montana: Governor Highlights Energy Efficiency in State Buildings (Helena Independent-Record, MT)
  • Conserving Water Enhances Energy Efficiency (Crain’s Business Cleveland, OH)
  • Why You're Not Seeing More Smart Home Appliances (Mashable)
  • Does El Niño Plus Global Warming Equal Global Temperature Records in 2014 & 2015? (The Energy Collective)
  • Getting a CLEW from the IPCC: Can IPCC's Policy Analysis Break the Olympia Logjam on Climate Policy? (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)
  • U-S Energy Chief Moniz: Three Reasons for Hope on Global Warming (Christian Science Monitor)
  • Young People Are Taking the Government to Court Over Its Failure to Address Climate Change (Moyers & Company)
  • Study Says Wetlands Likely to Blame for Greenhouse Gas Increases (Science Codex)
  • Ultragreen Seattle Building Is Ready for Challenge (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
  • Comcast Offers Reward for Information Leading to Arrest of Arlington Cable-Cutters (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
  • Microsoft Warns of Internet Explorer Security Gap (Associated Press)
  • Comcast Offers to Divest Customers to Win Time Warner Approval (Reuters)
  • Net Neutrality Rewritten: Will Next Generation of Innovators Have a Chance? (Christian Science Monitor)
  • Don’t Believe Comcast… Mobile Broadband Is Not Competition for Cable Internet (Consumerist)
  • When Employees Use Their Own Devices for Work, Employers’ Risks Abound (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
  • Op/Ed: Let’s Upgrade Our Schools for the Digital Age (Sacramento Bee, CA)
  • Do You Know These Google Tricks? (Northwest Cable News Network)
  • NPR Got the Internet 20 Years Ago: Read the Memo (Gizmodo)
  • Amid Criticism about a Partisan Congress, Idaho & Washington Senators Collaborate on Local Issues (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
  • Op/Ed: New Deal - An Example for Today? (Sacramento Bee, CA)
  • Summer-Like Forecast Brings 70, 80-Degree Temperatures to Puget Sound (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
  • Abandoned In Shelton as a Baby, Olympia Woman Seeks Birth Mom (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
  • Shelton Man Wanted for Kitsap Robbery (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
  • Three Injured in Crash North of Allyn – Alcohol Suspected (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
  • Sheriff: Oregon Coast Tightrope Walker Swept into Ocean (Associated Press)
  • Idaho: $1,800 Worth of Copper Wire Reported Stolen in Post Falls (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
  • Federal Government Concerned about Puget Sound Transportation (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
  • Pickers No Fans of Mushrooming Restrictions in Kitsap (Associated Press)

WORDPLAY OF THE DAY

15 Sad, Six Word Stories to Make You Feel Better About Monday (Mashable)

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Public Records Request No Longer As Big of a Budget Buster for Energy Northwest (Bellingham Herald, WA)

Washington State Contractor: Oregon Dam Project a `Quagmire' (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

Information about Dorena Dam (U-S Army Corps of Engineers)

Pacific Northwest’s Cheap Power Drawing Bitcoin Miners “…operating or preparing to launch in Grant, Chelan and Douglas counties…” (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Oregon Governor Firmly Opposes Ambre Energy Coal Export Terminal, Sets May Deadline (Oregonian, Portland)

Snohomish PUD, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Co-Host Washington Cybersecurity Conference (American Public Power Association)

Oregon: Editorial - Millersburg Public Power Drama Should Play Out in Public (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

Massachusetts: Two Linemen Perish - Officials Probe Cause of Fatal Bourne Crane Accident (Boston Globe, MA)

The Price of Electricity in the U-S Is About to Skyrocket “…As the U-S becomes more reliant on renewable energy like solar and wind, our electricity bills are going to go up. Way up…” (Gizmodo)

Electricity Rate Manipulation Alleged in Texas (Courthouse News Service)

Security Holes in Power Grid Have Federal Officials Scrambling (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Eight Energy Myths Explained (The Energy Collective)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Want ‘God Squad’ Convened to Assess Basin Salmon Recovery (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Lower River Spring Chinook Fishing On Hold Until Run Update; Bonneville Dam Counts Building (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Washington State, Wild Fish Conservancy Settle Lawsuit over ‘Early Winter’ Hatchery Steelhead Releases (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Editorial: Thumbs Up to Tribes & Ranchers in Klamath Basin for Fish, Water Pact (Tri-City Herald, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Sediment Flow at Elwha River's Mouth an Outdoor Classroom for University of Washington Students (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

A Battle Is Looming Over Renewable Energy, & Fossil Fuel Interests Are Losing (Washington Post)

Will Newer Wind Turbines Mean Fewer Bird Deaths? (National Geographic Magazine)

Experimental Efforts to Harvest the Ocean’s Power Face Cost Setbacks (NY Times)

Moody's Report Examines Risks & Rewards of Distributed Generation (American Public Power Association)

Op/Ed:  Renewable Energy Isn’t Radical, It’s Practical (Hungry Horse News, MT)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Montana: Governor Highlights Energy Efficiency in State Buildings (Helena Independent-Record, MT)

Conserving Water Enhances Energy Efficiency (Crain’s Business Cleveland, OH)

Why You're Not Seeing More Smart Home Appliances (Mashable)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Does El Niño Plus Global Warming Equal Global Temperature Records in 2014 & 2015? (The Energy Collective)

Getting a CLEW from the IPCC: Can IPCC's Policy Analysis Break the Olympia Logjam on Climate Policy? (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

U-S Energy Chief Moniz: Three Reasons for Hope on Global Warming (Christian Science Monitor)

Young People Are Taking the Government to Court Over Its Failure to Address Climate Change (Moyers & Company)

Study Says Wetlands Likely to Blame for Greenhouse Gas Increases (Science Codex)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Ultragreen Seattle Building Is Ready for Challenge (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Comcast Offers Reward for Information Leading to Arrest of Arlington Cable-Cutters (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Microsoft Warns of Internet Explorer Security Gap (Associated Press)

Comcast Offers to Divest Customers to Win Time Warner Approval (Reuters)

Net Neutrality Rewritten: Will Next Generation of Innovators Have a Chance? (Christian Science Monitor)

Don’t Believe Comcast… Mobile Broadband Is Not Competition for Cable Internet (Consumerist)

When Employees Use Their Own Devices for Work, Employers’ Risks Abound (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)

Op/Ed: Let’s Upgrade Our Schools for the Digital Age (Sacramento Bee, CA)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Do You Know These Google Tricks? (Northwest Cable News Network)

NPR Got the Internet 20 Years Ago: Read the Memo (Gizmodo)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Amid Criticism about a Partisan Congress, Idaho & Washington Senators Collaborate on Local Issues (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Op/Ed: New Deal - An Example for Today? (Sacramento Bee, CA)

GENERAL NEWS

Summer-Like Forecast Brings 70, 80-Degree Temperatures to Puget Sound (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Abandoned In Shelton as a Baby, Olympia Woman Seeks Birth Mom (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Shelton Man Wanted for Kitsap Robbery (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Three Injured in Crash North of Allyn – Alcohol Suspected (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Sheriff: Oregon Coast Tightrope Walker Swept into Ocean (Associated Press)

Idaho: $1,800 Worth of Copper Wire Reported Stolen in Post Falls (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

Federal Government Concerned about Puget Sound Transportation (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Pickers No Fans of Mushrooming Restrictions in Kitsap (Associated Press)

DIVERSIONS

New Mexico Dig Uncovers 'E.T.' Video Games Buried after 1980s Flop

Good Grief - Driver Who Killed Teen Now Suing Dead Boy's Family

It's Spring in Shelton - Mama and Her Ducklings Take a Stroll at Mason PUD 3's Operations Center

Pizza Hut Manager Helped Boyfriend Rob Her Own Store… Three Times in Four Months

SONG OF THE DAY

John Williams - E.T. Soundtrack Suite (which sounds like Star Wars, which sounds like Indiana Jones, which sounds like Harry Potter, and so on)

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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