Monday, July 28, 2014

Energy News Digest for July 28, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Former Thurston PUD Commissioner Corwin Dies (Bellingham Herald, WA)

Leavin’ BPA - Portland General Electric Says Bekkedahl to Join It’s Executive Team (4-Traders)

Pacific Northwest's Vanishing Seabirds May Be Linked to Herring Decline (Oregonian, Portland)

Guest: Victoria’s Sewage Does Not Pollute Washington Shores (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

3.5 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Belfair (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Former Thurston PUD Commissioner Corwin Dies
  • Leavin’ BPA - Portland General Electric Says Bekkedahl to Join It’s Executive Team
  • Public Agenda: Kittitas County PUD Eyes Pot & Power
  • Workshop Set to Explain Grant PUD Rate Structure
  • NWPPA Showcases Demand Response in Port Angeles, Upgrades at Dworshak Hatchery
  • Sierra Club Sues New York over Electric Rates
  • Alleged Copper Thief Electrocuted at Abandoned Factory in Oakland
  • What Will the 21st Century Grid Look Like?
  • Clamping Down on Power Theft at Grow Houses
  • Editorial Notebook: Solar Storm Would Be the End of the World as We Know It
  • Pacific Northwest's Vanishing Seabirds May Be Linked to Herring Decline
  • What Would It Take to Get Salmon Back above Grand Coulee Dam?
  • Biologists Track Fish Recovery in Tough Conditions on Elwha River
  • More Rearing Habitat for Upper Columbia Sockeye: Cheap Fix Brings ‘Incredible Biological Benefit'
  • Alaska: Judge Rules Feds Wrongly Protected Bearded Seals
  • Guest: Victoria’s Sewage Does Not Pollute Washington Shores
  • California: Voluntary Water Conservation Not Effective, Data Show
  • You Can Now Pay Someone’s Delinquent Detroit Water Bill Online
  • Net-Metering: The Great Debate
  • Wisconsin Utility Companies Take Aim against Solar Power
  • German Utilities Paid to Stabilize Grid Due to Increased Wind and Solar
  • Governor Inslee Asks Businesses to Help Shape Climate Change Policy
  • Shipping Containers Go from Hobo to Hip
  • Utilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee & Wilson, North Carolina, Ask FCC to Enable Local Broadband Choice
  • The Next Big Front for Cloud Competition: Location, Location, Location
  • These Light Paintings Show How Wi-Fi Swirls & Shifts around You
  • Would You Pay $100 a Year to Hear What Sarah Palin Has to Say?
  • 3.5 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Belfair
  • Longer, Hotter Northwest Fire Seasons Are 'New Normal'
  • City of Shelton’s C Street Landfill Now on Hazardous Sites List
  • Pot Farmers in Washington State Driving a Bumpy Road to Market
  • Map of Pot Lottery Winners in Washington State
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Former Thurston PUD Commissioner Corwin Dies (Bellingham Herald, WA)

Leavin’ BPA - Portland General Electric Says Bekkedahl to Join It’s Executive Team (4-Traders)

Public Agenda: Kittitas County PUD Eyes Pot & Power (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

Workshop Set to Explain Grant PUD Rate Structure (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

NWPPA Showcases Demand Response in Port Angeles, Upgrades at Dworshak Hatchery (Bonneville Power Administration)

Sierra Club Sues New York over Electric Rates (Courthouse News Service)

Alleged Copper Thief Electrocuted at Abandoned Factory in Oakland (KNTV-TV, San Jose, CA)

What Will the 21st Century Grid Look Like? (The Energy Collective)

Clamping Down on Power Theft at Grow Houses (Electric Co-op Today)

Editorial Notebook: Solar Storm Would Be the End of the World as We Know It (Sacramento Bee, CA)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Pacific Northwest's Vanishing Seabirds May Be Linked to Herring Decline (Oregonian, Portland)

What Would It Take to Get Salmon Back above Grand Coulee Dam? (Twin Falls News, ID)

Biologists Track Fish Recovery in Tough Conditions on Elwha River (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

More Rearing Habitat for Upper Columbia Sockeye: Cheap Fix Brings ‘Incredible Biological Benefit' (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Alaska: Judge Rules Feds Wrongly Protected Bearded Seals (Associated Press)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Guest: Victoria’s Sewage Does Not Pollute Washington Shores (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

California: Voluntary Water Conservation Not Effective, Data Show (Sacramento Bee, CA)

You Can Now Pay Someone’s Delinquent Detroit Water Bill Online (Washington Post)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Net-Metering: The Great Debate (Renewable Energy World)

Wisconsin Utility Companies Take Aim against Solar Power (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI

German Utilities Paid to Stabilize Grid Due to Increased Wind and Solar (Renewable Energy World)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Governor Inslee Asks Businesses to Help Shape Climate Change Policy (Association of Washington Business)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Shipping Containers Go from Hobo to Hip (Sacramento Bee, CA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Utilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee & Wilson, North Carolina, Ask FCC to Enable Local Broadband Choice (American Public Power Association)

The Next Big Front for Cloud Competition: Location, Location, Location (GigaOM)

These Light Paintings Show How Wi-Fi Swirls & Shifts around You (Gizmodo)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Would You Pay $100 a Year to Hear What Sarah Palin Has to Say? (Mashable)

GENERAL NEWS

3.5 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Belfair (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Longer, Hotter Northwest Fire Seasons Are 'New Normal' (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

City of Shelton’s C Street Landfill Now on Hazardous Sites List (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Pot Farmers in Washington State Driving a Bumpy Road to Market (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Map of Pot Lottery Winners in Washington State (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

DIVERSIONS

Rockies Give Out Shirts Honoring Tulowitzki - But Spell His Name Incorrectly

Guess What Happens When Robbers Go after Money at a Gas Station Staffed by MMA Fighter?

Amazon Worker Piloted Drone around Space Needle

Pennsylvania Parents Locked Son in Car Trunk to Cure Fear of Dark (Great, now the child has claustrophobia)

SONG OF THE DAY

Jimmie Rodgers - The Long Hot Summer (Soundtrack)

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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