Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Energy News Digest for July 8, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Congressman Kilmer Asks EPA Head to Address Sewage Issue with Canada (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

Oregon: Three Arrested in Eugene Wood-Burning Power Plant Protest (Associated Press)

Biologists Eye Fish Passage at Jury-Rigged Columbia Dam Fish Ladders (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

FERC Approves First Settlement in 2011 Southwest Blackout Case (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC)

Lines Form as Legal Marijuana Sales Start in Washington State (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • FERC Approves First Settlement in 2011 Southwest Blackout Case
  • Lenders Agree to Give Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority More Time to Repay Debt
  • Japan Government Sees Delay in Restart of World’s Biggest Nuclear Power Plant
  • Not in My Alps! Examining Germany’s NIMBY Protests
  • Harvey Haven: Bonneville Power Administration’s Patron Saint of Safety
  • Biologists Eye Fish Passage at Jury-Rigged Columbia Dam Fish Ladders
  • Utilities Sign Agreement That Will Improve Fish Runs In the Cowlitz River
  • Cowlitz River Steelhead “Recycling’’ to Begin
  • Congressman Kilmer Asks EPA Head to Address Sewage Issue with Canada
  • Washington State, Navy Sign Hood Canal Conservation Easement
  • Oregon: Three Arrested in Eugene Wood-Burning Power Plant Protest
  • British Columbia: SunMine Solar Farm Construction Begins in Kimberley
  • American Public Power Association Says Solar PV Has Caused Cost Shifting Among Customers
  • ‘Microgrids’ Offer Energy Security & Independence
  • Offshore Wind Energy Traversing Regulatory & Financial Currents
  • Smart LED Light Bulbs Leak Wi-Fi Passwords
  • Home Depot Expands Stock of Smart Home Gadgets
  • Snohomish County Program’s Loans Help Homeowners Save Money, Energy
  • Oregon County Looks At Effects of Climate Change
  • Whale Poop May Help Fight Climate Change
  • Michigan: Chevy Volt Battery Covers Provide Homes for Thousands of Bats at Consumers Energy Facilities
  • Tri-Cities: Basin Disposal Opening Commercial Natural Gas Fueling Stations
  • Four in Ten U-S Homes Are Cellphone Only, Skip Landline
  • New Mexico: Frustrated with Slow Speeds, Santa Fe Launches Muni Broadband Project
  • The Big City Library as Internet Provider
  • A Perfect Storm: Net Neutrality & the End of the Internet Tax Moratorium
  • They Have Seen the Future of the Internet, & It Is Dark
  • Inside the Democratic Party’s Hogwarts for Digital Wizardry
  • Lines Form as Legal Marijuana Sales Start in Washington State
  • Colorado, Washington State Differ in Legalizing Marijuana
  • Veteran Said He Was Entitled to a ‘Preference’ for a Pot License
  • Grays Harbor County Tries Tax Gambit to Stop Timber Companies’ Recreation Fees
  • Two of Three Boeing Fuselages Removed From Montana Derailment
  • FedEx Accidentally Uncovers Spokane Drug-Smuggling Operation
  • Grass from Oregon Seed Grows on World Cup Soccer Fields
WORD OF THE DAY - Flashback

Palaver • \puh-LAV-er\ • noun - 1a: a long parley usually between persons of different cultures or levels of sophistication b: conference, discussion 2a: idle talk b: misleading or beguiling speech

The ethereal palaver between Moses, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Winston Churchill & Tiny Tim had its awkward moments. A breakthrough was achieved when Beethoven snatched Tiny Tim’s ukulele & played an exceptionally energetic version of “Born to be Wild”. God was not amused.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

FERC Approves First Settlement in 2011 Southwest Blackout Case (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC)

Lenders Agree to Give Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority More Time to Repay Debt (NY Times)

Japan Government Sees Delay in Restart of World’s Biggest Nuclear Power Plant (Reuters)

Not in My Alps! Examining Germany’s NIMBY Protests (Renewable Energy World)

Harvey Haven: Bonneville Power Administration’s Patron Saint of Safety (Bonneville Power Administration)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Biologists Eye Fish Passage at Jury-Rigged Columbia Dam Fish Ladders (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Utilities Sign Agreement That Will Improve Fish Runs In the Cowlitz River (Northwest Public Power Association, E-News)

Cowlitz River Steelhead “Recycling’’ to Begin (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Congressman Kilmer Asks EPA Head to Address Sewage Issue with Canada (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

Washington State, Navy Sign Hood Canal Conservation Easement (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon: Three Arrested in Eugene Wood-Burning Power Plant Protest (Associated Press)

British Columbia: SunMine Solar Farm Construction Begins in Kimberley (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

American Public Power Association Says Solar PV Has Caused Cost Shifting Among Customers (American Public Power Association)

‘Microgrids’ Offer Energy Security & Independence “…The quality of our power supply has gone down…storms on the East Coast in the last three years have accelerated that trend…” (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Offshore Wind Energy Traversing Regulatory & Financial Currents (Forbes Magazine)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Smart LED Light Bulbs Leak Wi-Fi Passwords (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Home Depot Expands Stock of Smart Home Gadgets (USA Today)

Snohomish County Program’s Loans Help Homeowners Save Money, Energy (Everett Herald, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Oregon County Looks At Effects of Climate Change (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)

Whale Poop May Help Fight Climate Change (Grist Online)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Michigan: Chevy Volt Battery Covers Provide Homes for Thousands of Bats at Consumers Energy Facilities (Jackson Citi8zen Patriot, MI)

Tri-Cities: Basin Disposal Opening Commercial Natural Gas Fueling Stations (Basin Disposal)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Four in Ten U-S Homes Are Cellphone Only, Skip Landline (Associated Press)

New Mexico: Frustrated with Slow Speeds, Santa Fe Launches Muni Broadband Project (Fierce Telecom)

The Big City Library as Internet Provider (Washington Post)

A Perfect Storm: Net Neutrality & the End of the Internet Tax Moratorium (Forbes Magazine)

They Have Seen the Future of the Internet, & It Is Dark (NY Times)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Inside the Democratic Party’s Hogwarts for Digital Wizardry (Washington Post)

GENERAL NEWS

Lines Form as Legal Marijuana Sales Start in Washington State (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Colorado, Washington State Differ in Legalizing Marijuana (USA Today)

Veteran Said He Was Entitled to a ‘Preference’ for a Pot License (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Grays Harbor County Tries Tax Gambit to Stop Timber Companies’ Recreation Fees (Northwest Public Radio)

Two of Three Boeing Fuselages Removed From Montana Derailment (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

FedEx Accidentally Uncovers Spokane Drug-Smuggling Operation (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)

Grass from Oregon Seed Grows on World Cup Soccer Fields (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

DIVERSIONS

Unfaithful Liar or Romantic Sweetheart? Century-Old Mail Details President’s Affair (Note slight PG-13 Content)

Postal Worker Caught On Video Hurling Packages into Ravine

Gingers Face Extinction Due to Sunshine, Say Scientists

How 911 Became the Emergency Call Number

SONG OF THE DAY

Hank William Sr - Your Cheatin Heart

Patsy Cline - Your Cheatin' Heart

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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