Friday, June 27, 2014

Energy News Digest for June 27, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Group Tests Oregon Coast for Fukushima Radiation (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

Discarded Fish Cost About $2 Billion in U-S, $20 Million in Northwest, Oceana Says (Oregonian, Portland)

FERC under Fire (The Hill, Washington, DC)

Mason PUD 1 Commissioner, Janda Elected Vice Chair of Energy Northwest Executive Board (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Seattle City Light Worker Who Blew Whistle on Whiskey ‘Gifts’ Loses Out (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • FERC under Fire
  • Seattle City Light Worker Who Blew Whistle on Whiskey ‘Gifts’ Loses Out
  • Mason PUD 1 Commissioner, Janda Elected Vice Chair of Energy Northwest Executive Board
  • PUD 3 Commission Report - June 24, 2014 Business Meeting
  • Seattle City Light Releases Energy Bills for CEO
  • Coleman Smith Named Grand Coulee Dam Power Manager
  • Natural Gas Sinks after Weekly Storage Report
  • British Columbia: Ex-MLA Weisgerber Moves from Site C Consultancy to B-C Hydro’s Board
  • Florida Move Over Law Now Protects Utility Vehicles
  • Glencore Denies Media Claim It Avoided Australia Taxes
  • Discarded Fish Cost About $2 Billion in U-S, $20 Million in Northwest, Oceana Says
  • Latest State Fish & Wildlife Ocean Salmon Catch Figures
  • Op/Ed: Environmentalists Refuse To See Success of Salmon Efforts
  • Celilo Arc Will Honor Tribes, Salmon and a Lost Way of Life
  • Group Tests Oregon Coast for Fukushima Radiation
  • Editorial: Water Storage Projects Still Vital for Mid-Columbia
  • California: Feds Nix Eagle Penalties for Solano County Wind Farm
  • Rooftop Solar Leases Scaring Buyers When Homeowners Sell
  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Using $2.2 Million Grant for Hydrogen-Production System
  • German Lawmakers Vote to Reduce Renewable-Energy Subsidies
  • 'Risky Business:' The Regional Rundown from the Climate Report
  • A Map of How Much Better U-S Air Quality Has Gotten in the Last Decade
  • Portland State University Lands Federal Grant for Ecodistrict Energy Project
  • Portland EV Fest Will Show Off the Latest Electric Cars at Pioneer Courthouse Square
  • Orem Bows Out of Macquarie UTOPIA Proposal
  • Is Municipal Broadband More Important than Net Neutrality?
  • Oregon: 911 Service Restored to Thousands after Outage
  • Woman Electrocuted & Killed While Talking on Phone Plugged into Faulty USB Charger
  • Facebook or Twitter? Here's What 4,700 People Say
  • Mason County Hospital District 2 Selects New Commissioner
  • $1 Million Washington State Lottery Ticket About to Expire
  • New Jersey: Two Men Throw Away Winning $1M Powerball Ticket, Sue Lottery
  • Environment Canada Tornado Tweets Stalled by Language Laws
WORD OF THE DAY

Sophomoric • \soff-MORE-ick\ • Adjective - 1: conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature 2: of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophomore.

“This stuff is like crack,” complained Abernathy to his stolid butler. Sitting before his big-screen TV, engaged in binge watching, he sophomoric “Three Stooges” humor washed over him in waves. Ab knew he should find it so funny, but he just couldn’t resist. He also likes “Benny Hill.”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect until 3:00 This Afternoon.

Wind & Waves: southerly winds 15 to 25 knots...becoming light and variable this afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 feet this morning before subsiding this afternoon.

Precautionary/Preparedness Actions: a small craft advisory means that wind speeds of 21 to 33 knots are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. inexperienced mariners...especially those operating smaller vessels should...avoid navigating in these conditions.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

FERC under Fire (The Hill, Washington, DC)

Seattle City Light Worker Who Blew Whistle on Whiskey ‘Gifts’ Loses Out (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

Mason PUD 1 Commissioner, Janda Elected Vice Chair of Energy Northwest Executive Board (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

PUD 3 Commission Report - June 24, 2014 Business Meeting (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

Seattle City Light Releases Energy Bills for CEO (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Coleman Smith Named Grand Coulee Dam Power Manager (Star of the Grand Coulee, WA)

Natural Gas Sinks after Weekly Storage Report (Associated Press)

British Columbia: Ex-MLA Weisgerber Moves from Site C Consultancy to B-C Hydro’s Board (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

Florida Move Over Law Now Protects Utility Vehicles (Electric Energy Online)

Glencore Denies Media Claim It Avoided Australia Taxes (Reuters)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Discarded Fish Cost About $2 Billion in U-S, $20 Million in Northwest, Oceana Says (Oregonian, Portland)

Latest State Fish & Wildlife Ocean Salmon Catch Figures (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Op/Ed: Environmentalists Refuse To See Success of Salmon Efforts (Capital Press)

Celilo Arc Will Honor Tribes, Salmon and a Lost Way of Life (Skanner News, Portland, OR)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Group Tests Oregon Coast for Fukushima Radiation (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

Editorial: Water Storage Projects Still Vital for Mid-Columbia (Tri-City Herald, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

California: Feds Nix Eagle Penalties for Solano County Wind Farm (Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA)

Rooftop Solar Leases Scaring Buyers When Homeowners Sell (Renewable Energy World)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Using $2.2 Million Grant for Hydrogen-Production System (Bellingham Herald, WA)

German Lawmakers Vote to Reduce Renewable-Energy Subsidies (Bloomberg News)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

'Risky Business:' The Regional Rundown from the Climate Report (U-S News & World Report)

A Map of How Much Better U-S Air Quality Has Gotten in the Last Decade (Gizmodo)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Portland State University Lands Federal Grant for Ecodistrict Energy Project (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Portland EV Fest Will Show Off the Latest Electric Cars at Pioneer Courthouse Square (Oregonian, Portland)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Orem Bows Out of Macquarie UTOPIA Proposal - City joins four others in rejecting plan to make Internet service a utility (Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT)

Is Municipal Broadband More Important than Net Neutrality? (Fortune Magazine)

Oregon: 911 Service Restored to Thousands after Outage - Cut Telephone Fiber in Yamhill County Left More than 2,000 without Phone, Internet Service (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

Woman Electrocuted & Killed While Talking on Phone Plugged into Faulty USB Charger (Consumerist)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook or Twitter? Here's What 4,700 People Say (Mashable)

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Hospital District 2 Selects New Commissioner (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

$1 Million Washington State Lottery Ticket About to Expire (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

New Jersey: Two Men Throw Away Winning $1M Powerball Ticket, Sue Lottery Commission to Get the Money (Consumerist)

Environment Canada Tornado Tweets Stalled by Language Laws (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

DIVERSIONS

Eight Months Pregnant, Olympian Runs Elite 800M Race

This Means War! Seth Rogen Laughs Off North Korea's Threats

Food Truck Meals Can Be More Sanitary than Sit-Down Dining

Where the Dollar Sign Comes From

SONG OF THE DAY

ABBA - Money Money Money

Sungha Jung - Money Money Money

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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