Monday, July 14, 2014

Energy News Digest for July 14, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Should We Build New Nuclear Reactors in Washington? Former EPA chief Christine Todd Whitman talks pros & cons with legislative task force in Olympia (Crosscut Seattle)

American Public Power Association Urges Caution on an Energy Imbalance Market in the West (American Public Power Association)

Sockeye Salmon to Be Returned to Skokomish River (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

With Plenty of Sockeye for Spawning Grounds, Bag Limits Go Way Up On Mainstem above Priest Rapids (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Former Shelton Port Commissioner: Miles DUI Conviction Reversed; New Trial Scheduled (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Should We Build New Nuclear Reactors in Washington State?
  • American Public Power Association Urges Caution on an Energy Imbalance Market in the West
  • News Release: Energy Imbalance Markets - A Modern Energy System for the Pacific Northwest
  • PUD 3 Commission Report - June 24, 2014 Business Meeting
  • Editorial: Another Tacoma City Council Scheme to Politicize Utilities
  • Montana Moment: Electricity Lights Up Rural Areas
  • Peace River Dam: Site C Engineers Just Waiting for the Word to Start
  • Hawaiian Electric Gets 86% of Energy from Oil & Coal
  • Florida: Sparks Fly in Babcock Ranch Power Struggle
  • Linemen Learn to Climb Poles for New Job Training
  • Sockeye Salmon to Be Returned to Skokomish River
  • With Plenty of Sockeye for Spawning Grounds, Bag Limits Go Way Up On Mainstem above Priest Rapids
  • Groups Sue U-S Fish & Wildlife Service over Bull Trout Recovery Plan
  • Northwest Power & Conservation Council Hears Views on Hatcheries, Upper Columbia Fish Passage, Controlling F&W Costs
  • California Man Reels in 482-Pound Halibut after 40-Minute Battle in Alaskan Waters
  • Foreign Aid: Canadians Fight to Keep Water on for 79,000 in Detroit
  • As Arizona Wrestles with Solar’s Costs, Industry Slows
  • United Kingdom: Stop Buying Big Fridges, Middle Class Families Told
  • House Appropriations Panel Approves Bill That Would Cut EPA’s Budget, Block Implementation of Rules on Power Plants
  • Melting Arctic Opens New Routes for Energy Shipping
  • Loss of Snowpack & Glaciers in Rockies Poses Water Threat
  • U-S Web Companies Press Demands for Net Neutrality with FCC
  • The FCC Is Overhauling How It Subsidizes Wi-Fi for Schools & Libraries
  • FCC Takes E-Rate Wireless, Earmarking $2 Billion for Wi-Fi in Schools, Libraries
  • News Release: Pend Oreille Utility District Upgrades to FTTH
  • Itron Picks Microsoft for Cloud Computing
  • Investigators Use Social Media to Solve Ephrata Thefts
  • Turning ‘Likes’ Into a Career - Social Media Stars Use Instagram, Twitter & Tumblr to Build Their Career
  • Business Cards That Turn Into Mini Bow & Arrows Are Robin-Hood-Ready
  • McMorris Rodgers Tests GOP Response to ‘War on Women’ Charge
  • Former Shelton Port Commissioner: Miles DUI Conviction Reversed; New Trial Scheduled
  • Central Washington Wildfire Forces Evacuations
  • Kingston Chopper Crash Survivor: ‘I Knew I Had to Survive for My Children’
  • A Year after Fire, Olympia’s Historic Oyster House Restaurant Plans to Reopen
  • Pot Shop Owners Blame State Bureaucracy for Shortage
  • World Cup - Jubilant Germany Becomes World Champions Again
  • Happy Bastille Day: Why the U-S Should Care About the French Holiday
WORD OF THE DAY

Inchoate • \inn-COE-utt\ • Adjective - Being only partly in existence or operation: incipient; especially: imperfectly formed or formulated: formless, incoherent.

Brandy was certain that her detailed presentation on the origins of the Sith Lords was precise and well understood by her audience. Had she been sitting in the audience, she would have been keenly aware that her inchoate babblings were going right over the heads of the attendees. Her first mistake was mixing “Star Wars” imagery with “Star Trek” vocabulary; most notably, using the Klingon language in her wandering treatise.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Should We Build New Nuclear Reactors in Washington State? Former EPA chief Christine Todd Whitman talks pros & cons with legislative task force in Olympia (Crosscut Seattle)

American Public Power Association Urges Caution on an Energy Imbalance Market in the West (American Public Power Association)

News Release: Energy Imbalance Markets - A Modern Energy System for the Pacific Northwest (Renewable Northwest)

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

Editorial: Another Tacoma City Council Scheme to Politicize Utilities (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

Montana Moment: Electricity Lights Up Rural Areas (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

Peace River Dam: Site C Engineers Just Waiting for the Word to Start (Vancouver Sun, BC)

Hawaiian Electric Gets 86% of Energy from Oil & Coal (Pacific Business News, HI)

Florida: Sparks Fly in Babcock Ranch Power Struggle (Fort Meyers News Press, FL)

Linemen Learn to Climb Poles for New Job Training (Victoria Advocate, Texas)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Sockeye Salmon to Be Returned to Skokomish River (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

With Plenty of Sockeye for Spawning Grounds, Bag Limits Go Way Up On Mainstem above Priest Rapids (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Groups Sue U-S Fish & Wildlife Service over Bull Trout Recovery Plan (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, MT)

Northwest Power & Conservation Council Hears Views on Hatcheries, Upper Columbia Fish Passage, Controlling F&W Costs (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

California Man Reels in 482-Pound Halibut after 40-Minute Battle in Alaskan Waters (Associated Press)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Foreign Aid: Canadians Fight to Keep Water on for 79,000 in Detroit (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

As Arizona Wrestles with Solar’s Costs, Industry Slows (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

United Kingdom: Stop Buying Big Fridges, Middle Class Families Told (The Telegraph, UK)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

House Appropriations Panel Approves Bill That Would Cut EPA’s Budget, Block Implementation of Rules on Power Plants (American Public Power Association)

Melting Arctic Opens New Routes for Energy Shipping (Christian Science Monitor)

Loss of Snowpack & Glaciers in Rockies Poses Water Threat (Yale Environment 360)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

U-S Web Companies Press Demands for Net Neutrality with FCC (Reuters)

The FCC Is Overhauling How It Subsidizes Wi-Fi for Schools & Libraries (Washington Post)

FCC Takes E-Rate Wireless, Earmarking $2 Billion for Wi-Fi in Schools, Libraries (GigaOM)

News Release: Pend Oreille Utility District Upgrades to FTTH (CED Magazine)

Itron Picks Microsoft for Cloud Computing (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Investigators Use Social Media to Solve Ephrata Thefts (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Turning ‘Likes’ Into a Career - Social Media Stars Use Instagram, Twitter & Tumblr to Build Their Career (NY Times)

Business Cards That Turn Into Mini Bow & Arrows Are Robin-Hood-Ready (Gizmodo)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

McMorris Rodgers Tests GOP Response to ‘War on Women’ Charge (Washington Post)

GENERAL NEWS

Former Shelton Port Commissioner: Miles DUI Conviction Reversed; New Trial Scheduled (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Central Washington Wildfire Forces Evacuations (Associated Press)

Kingston Chopper Crash Survivor: ‘I Knew I Had to Survive for My Children’ (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

A Year after Fire, Olympia’s Historic Oyster House Restaurant Plans to Reopen (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Pot Shop Owners Blame State Bureaucracy for Shortage (KOMO-TV. Seattle, WA)

World Cup - Jubilant Germany Becomes World Champions Again (Reuters)

Happy Bastille Day: Why the U-S Should Care About the French Holiday (USA Today)

DIVERSIONS

People Think Steven Spielberg Killed a Triceratops

Boy’s Lemonade Stand Raises nearly $25K for Best Friend’s Expensive Surgery

Trailer, Truck Found on Fire, Tillamook Microbuses Still Missing

Tommy Ramone, Last of the Ramones, Dies at 65

SONG OF THE DAY

The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated

The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

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