Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Energy News Digest for September 10, 2014


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington’s Indoor Pot Grows Could Be Big Power Suck (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Chinook Going Coo-Coo Crazy on the Columbia (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

Grant PUD Announces Milestone in Wanapum Dam Fix (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

Human Impact on Northwest: 1.3 Degrees Fahrenheit (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Major Websites Participate in “Internet Slowdown Day” (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Washington’s Indoor Pot Grows Could Be Big Power Suck
  • Pot & Power: Power Planning Council Estimates Demand Growth & Conservation Potential
  • Grant PUD Announces Milestone in Wanapum Dam Fix
  • Cowlitz PUD Rolls Out New Base Charge Format for Homes, Businesses
  • Jefferson PUD Board Grapples with Energy Lunch Sponsorship
  • Peace River, Columbia, BC: Group Calls for Independent Audit of Proposed Site C Dam
  • Politico: House to Clear Senate Hydro Bill on Idaho Hydro Project
  • Three Years after Disaster, Japan Declares Nuclear Plant Safe to Operate
  • Chinook Going Coo-Coo Crazy on the Columbia
  • Rising Water Demand Has Officials Looking Ahead
  • Specially Trained Dogs Sniff Out Poop in Kitsap County Creeks
  • Norway May Miss Out on $6 Billion Wind Power Boom
  • How LEDs Are Going to Change the Way We Look at Cities
  • This Smart Lightbulb Adjusts to Your Behavior
  • Human Impact on Northwest: 1.3 Degrees Fahrenheit
  • What a Carbon Tax Would Mean for Washington’s Economy
  • Local Leaders Urge Inslee to Support Clean-Fuel Standards
  • Seattle Trying to Shrink Broadband Boxes
  • AT&T & Verizon Say 10Mbps is Too Fast for “Broadband,” 4Mbps is Enough
  • 33 Equipment Manufacturers Oppose Public-Utility Broadband
  • Editorial: Cell Phone Towers Part of Country’s New Landscape
  • 5 Million Online Passwords Leaked, Check Yours Now
  • Major Websites Participate in “Internet Slowdown Day”
  • On Facebook, Nobody Knows You’re a Voter. Well, Almost Nobody
  • ‘Brand Camp’ for Co-Ops
  • Yakima County Candidate Fired for Misusing Work Computer
  • In a ‘Seinfeld Election,’ Does Obamacare Matter?
  • Marijuana Scarce in Washington State Pot Industry
  • Presented Labor Negotiation Initiatives Could Cost City of Shelton
  • Mason County Finishes 2015 Preliminary Budget Presentation
  • Four Survivors of Tree-Fall Crash on Highway 2 Awarded $10 Million
  • Xinh Dwelley – A Pearl amidst the Oysters
WORD OF THE DAY

Apex • \AY-pecks\ • noun 1a: the uppermost point b: the narrowed or pointed end: tip *2: the highest or culminating point.

Dragov’s grueling win in the Dubai tiddlywinks championship was considered the apex of his career on the pro-am circuit. The exhilaration of the victory was greatly undercut by the fact that his winning prize was a lifetime supply of “store brand” macaroni and cheese from his local supermarket. “Well, at least it’s better than generic ramen noodles,” he was heard to mutter as he left the arena.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Washington’s Indoor Pot Grows Could Be Big Power Suck (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Pot & Power: Power Planning Council Estimates Demand Growth & Conservation Potential (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

Grant PUD Announces Milestone in Wanapum Dam Fix (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

Cowlitz PUD Rolls Out New Base Charge Format for Homes, Businesses (Longview Daily News, WA)

Jefferson PUD Board Grapples with Energy Lunch Sponsorship (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

Peace River, Columbia, BC: Group Calls for Independent Audit of Proposed Site C Dam (Globe & Mail, Canada)

Politico: House to Clear Senate Hydro Bill on Idaho Hydro Project - The House is slated to vote today on a small Senate bill authorizing FERC to reinstate a license & extend the deadline to start construction on a hydroelectric project at the American Falls Reservoir in Idaho. S. 276 cleared the Senate on unanimous consent in 2013, & the House is slated to clear the measure with a suspension of the rules, a maneuver used for non-controversial bills.

Three Years after Disaster, Japan Declares Nuclear Plant Safe to Operate (NY Times)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Chinook Going Coo-Coo Crazy on the Columbia (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Rising Water Demand Has Officials Looking Ahead (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Specially Trained Dogs Sniff Out Poop in Kitsap County Creeks (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Norway May Miss Out on $6 Billion Wind Power Boom (Renewable Energy World)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

How LEDs Are Going to Change the Way We Look at Cities (Forbes Magazine)

This Smart Lightbulb Adjusts to Your Behavior (Gizmodo)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Human Impact on Northwest: 1.3 Degrees Fahrenheit (Portland Business Journal, OR)

What a Carbon Tax Would Mean for Washington’s Economy - State economists say the impact of a carbon emissions tax on short-term economic growth appears negligible (Crosscut Seattle)

Local Leaders Urge Inslee to Support Clean-Fuel Standards (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Seattle Trying to Shrink Broadband Boxes (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

AT&T & Verizon Say 10Mbps is Too Fast for “Broadband,” 4Mbps is Enough (Ars Tenchica)

33 Equipment Manufacturers Oppose Public-Utility Broadband (PC World)

Editorial: Cell Phone Towers Part of Country’s New Landscape (Tri-City Herald, WA)

5 Million Online Passwords Leaked, Check Yours Now (Lifehacker)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Major Websites Participate in “Internet Slowdown Day” (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

On Facebook, Nobody Knows You’re a Voter. Well, Almost Nobody (NY Times)

‘Brand Camp’ for Co-Ops (Prairie Public News, North Dakota)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Yakima County Candidate Fired for Misusing Work Computer (Associated Press)

In a ‘Seinfeld Election,’ Does Obamacare Matter? (Christian Science Monitor)

GENERAL NEWS

Marijuana Scarce in Washington State Pot Industry (Northwest Public Radio)

Presented Labor Negotiation Initiatives Could Cost City of Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Mason County Finishes 2015 Preliminary Budget Presentation (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Four Survivors of Tree-Fall Crash on Highway 2 Awarded $10 Million (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Xinh Dwelley – A Pearl amidst the Oysters (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

DIVERSIONS

High-Tech Survey Exposes Hidden Stonehenge

Report: 1,750 Fans Injured by Baseballs Each MLB Season

Burger King Employee Beats Up Former Co-Worker Who Attempted to Rob Restaurant

Illinois Volunteers Grill 100-Foot-Long Bratwurst

SONG OF THE DAY

John Fogerty – Centerfield

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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