Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Energy News Digest for September 9, 2014


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Cities Prepare for Warm Climate without Saying So (Associated Press)

APPA, Other Groups Urge Court to Reject Bid to Recover Damages from Power Outages (Associated Press)

Migratory Fish Return to Upper Elwha River for the First Time in Over a Century (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Montana Lawmakers Give Renewable Energy Standard Green Light (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

As Wind Power Surges, Opposition Grows (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • APPA, Other Groups Urge Court to Reject Bid to Recover Damages from Power Outages
  • Alaska: Hydropower Project Planned for Tok Area
  • Grant PUD to Discuss Possible Rate Increases on Thursday
  • Pacific Power CEO to Give Energy Talk in Corvallis Wednesday
  • Migratory Fish Return to Upper Elwha River for the First Time in Over a Century
  • Radio Transmitters Lead Biologists to Salmon
  • Washington State to Compensate Wahkiakum, Pacific Counties for Murrelet Land
  • Purified Sewer Water Is Secret Ingredient in Hillsboro Homebrew Competition
  • Montana Lawmakers Give Renewable Energy Standard Green Light
  • As Wind Power Surges, Opposition Grows
  • Tech from Stealth Warplanes Make Wind Turbines Invisible to Radar
  • Everett Area Solar Power Generation Up 50 Percent over Last Year
  • North Carolina: Utilities Will Meet Target for Generating Electricity from Poultry Waste
  • Milton-Freewater: A Frontier for New Technology
  • GE, Home Appliance Pioneer, Gives Up on Consumers
  • Cities Prepare for Warm Climate without Saying So
  • Greenhouse Gas Levels Rising at Fastest Rate since 1984
  • Global Warming May Mean Bye-Bye for Some Birdies
  • California Charges Ahead with Electric Vehicles
  • Helsinki Blasted Out an Underground Lake to Water-Cool Its Buildings
  • Apple Kicks Off Star-Studded Event with Larger iPhone
  • Get Ready: The Senate Is About to Hold a Hearing on Net Neutrality
  • Tech, Equipment Makers Join U-S ‘Net Neutrality’ Debate
  • U-S Telcos Shy Away from Broadband Definition Benchmark Boost
  • Google Fiber’s ‘Fiberhood’ Plan Could Further the Broadband Divide, Say Critics
  • Facebook Will Soon Tell Users How Many Views a Video Receives
  • Comcast Is Injecting Ads Right into Web Pages at Its Public Hotspots
  • A Desperate Amazon Drops the Fire Phone’s Price to 99 Cents
  • Logo Design Contest Leaves Portland Bureau of Transportation Spinning Its Wheels
  • Congress Is Back for ‘Closing Arguments’ Before Election Day
  • Overdue Hiker in Olympics Found Safe
  • Shelton: Turner Avenue Improvements Start Sept. 10
  • Drought-Plagued Phoenix Is Swamped by Rain
  • Home Depot Admits Hack Attack Dates Back to April
  • What If Your Small Town Suddenly Got Huge?
WORD OF THE DAY

Precocial • \prih-KOE-shull\ • Adjective - Capable of a high degree of independent activity from birth.

Witness the precocial skills of the protagonist of Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “Sixteen Tons”:

I was born one mornin’ when the sun didn’t shine
I picked up my shovel & I walked to the mine
I loaded sixteen tons of number nine coal
And the straw boss said “Well, a-bless my soul”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

APPA, Other Groups Urge Court to Reject Bid to Recover Damages from Power Outages (Associated Press)

Alaska: Hydropower Project Planned for Tok Area (Fairbanks News-Miner, AK)

Grant PUD to Discuss Possible Rate Increases on Thursday (iFiber One News, Ephrata, WA)

Pacific Power CEO to Give Energy Talk in Corvallis Wednesday (Corvallis Gazette-Times, OR)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Migratory Fish Return to Upper Elwha River for the First Time in Over a Century (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Radio Transmitters Lead Biologists to Salmon (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Washington State to Compensate Wahkiakum, Pacific Counties for Murrelet Land (Longview Daily News, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Purified Sewer Water Is Secret Ingredient in Hillsboro Homebrew Competition (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Montana Lawmakers Give Renewable Energy Standard Green Light (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

As Wind Power Surges, Opposition Grows (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Tech from Stealth Warplanes Make Wind Turbines Invisible to Radar (Gizmodo)

Everett Area Solar Power Generation Up 50 Percent over Last Year (My Everett News, WA)

North Carolina: Utilities Will Meet Target for Generating Electricity from Poultry Waste (Charlotte News & Observer, NC)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Milton-Freewater: A Frontier for New Technology (Bonneville Power Administration)

GE, Home Appliance Pioneer, Gives Up on Consumers (Associated Press)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Cities Prepare for Warm Climate without Saying So (Associated Press)

Greenhouse Gas Levels Rising at Fastest Rate since 1984 (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Global Warming May Mean Bye-Bye for Some Birdies (Associated Press)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

California Charges Ahead with Electric Vehicles (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Helsinki Blasted Out an Underground Lake to Water-Cool Its Buildings (Gizmodo)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Apple Kicks Off Star-Studded Event with Larger iPhone (Yahoo! News)

Get Ready: The Senate Is About to Hold a Hearing on Net Neutrality (Washington Post)

Tech, Equipment Makers Join U-S ‘Net Neutrality’ Debate (Yahoo! News)

U-S Telcos Shy Away from Broadband Definition Benchmark Boost (Zdnet)

Google Fiber’s ‘Fiberhood’ Plan Could Further the Broadband Divide, Say Critics (Fierce Telecom)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook Will Soon Tell Users How Many Views a Video Receives (Christian Science Monitor)

Comcast Is Injecting Ads Right into Web Pages at Its Public Hotspots (Gizmodo)

A Desperate Amazon Drops the Fire Phone’s Price to 99 Cents (Gizmodo)

Logo Design Contest Leaves Portland Bureau of Transportation Spinning Its Wheels (Oregonian, Portland)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Congress Is Back for ‘Closing Arguments’ Before Election Day (Christian Science Monitor)

GENERAL NEWS

Overdue Hiker in Olympics Found Safe (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Shelton: Turner Avenue Improvements Start Sept. 10 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Drought-Plagued Phoenix Is Swamped by Rain (NY Times)

Home Depot Admits Hack Attack Dates Back to April (British Broadcasting Corporation)

What If Your Small Town Suddenly Got Huge? (The Atlantic)

DIVERSIONS

Carb Overload: Olive Garden Offers Seven Weeks of Endless Pasta for $100 — Until Promotion Crashes Site

Want a Lighthouse? Feds Giving Them Away

Oops: College Exams Already Had All the Answers

Woman Accused of Setting Fire with Burned Bacon

SONG OF THE DAY

Tennessee Ernie Ford - 16 Tons

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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