Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Energy News Digest for September 24, 2014


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

$8 Billion Proposal Aims to Send Wyoming Wind Energy to Los Angeles Area within a Decade (Associated Press)

Tribes, Religious Leaders Call for Columbia River Treaty Updates (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Frontier Boosts Top Internet Speeds to 100 Mbps as Fiber War Heats Up (Oregonian, Portland)

Season’s First Storm Breaks Plenty of Records, But When Will It End? (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Sale Pending for Mason PUD 3’s Former Administration Building (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Tribes, Religious Leaders Call for Columbia River Treaty Updates
  • Washington State a Leader in Race to Replace Aging Natural Gas Pipes
  • Clatskanie PUD Raises Rates to Cover Its Growing Expenses
  • Council Member Sawant Wants Seattle City Light to Flatten Rates, Help Residents
  • Chelan County PUD Puts $72 Million Dent in Long-Term Debt
  • Sale Pending for Mason PUD 3’s Former Administration Building
  • Sale Pending for Mason PUD 3’s Former Admin Building
  • Conservation District to Buy Former Mason PUD 3 Building
  • Longview Man Digging Trench Zapped by Power Line
  • Squirrel Causes Outage That Leads to Columbia Heights Flooding
  • Pepco Shareholders Approve $6.8 Billion Acquisition by Nuclear Power Giant Exelon
  • Meters Eyed As Possible Cause of Nevada Fires
  • Florida: Drug Habit May Have Prompted Electrocuted Man’s Copper Thefts, Family Says
  • Lower Columbia Hatcheries Jumpstart Clearwater Coho Comeback
  • Idaho, Bonneville Power Administration Reach $40 Million Habitat Agreement
  • 2014 Pinniped Predation: Salmonid Consumption Higher than Past Three Years, 2.1 Percent of Run
  • $8 Billion Proposal Aims to Send Wyoming Wind Energy to Los Angeles Area within a Decade
  • Things to Know about $8 Billion Proposal That Would Send Wind Energy from Wyoming to Los Angeles
  • Plan to Boost Clean Energy in the California Desert Released
  • 5 States Leading the Distributed Energy Revolution
  • Jefferson PUD Revs Up Rebate Program
  • Tillamook PUD is Committed to Energy Efficiency
  • Demand-Response Compensation: FERC, Group Ask Court to Hold Off on Finalizing Ruling That Vacated Order 745
  • Hey Look, It’s BPA! Finalists Announced in Second Annual Fierce Innovation Awards
  • Jerry Brown Defends Cap-And-Trade, Calls for Further Climate Change Action at United Nations
  • Companies Take the Baton in Climate Change Efforts
  • California Teachers Fund to Boost Clean Energy Bets
  • Frontier Boosts Top Internet Speeds to 100 Mbps as Fiber War Heats Up
  • Bent iPhone Claims Put Apple under Pressure to Respond
  • Apple’s New iPhones Score Big in Durability
  • Google Balloons Take Flight in Vast Remote Broadband Launch
  • FCC Embraces Broadband as Health Solution for Aging Population
  • This Map of the U-S Shows the Most Googled Brand in Each State
  • Five Facebook Settings to Change Now
  • Season’s First Storm Breaks Plenty of Records, But When Will It End?
  • FEMA Rejects Washington Appeal for Wildfire Victim Aid
  • Mason Transit Authority Gets $1.5 million Grant for Transit-Community Center
  • Spokane Sewage Could Be Tested for Marijuana Levels
  • Washington Wineries Wrestling with Record Grape Crop
  • Seattle to Fine People for Food Scraps in Trash
  • Customer Sues Costco for $670,000 - Claims Employee Used Martial Arts Move to Break Leg
WORD OF THE DAY

Leitmotif • \LITE-moh-teef\ • Noun – 1: In music drama, a marked melodic phrase or short passage which always accompanies the reappearance of a certain person, situation, abstract idea, or allusion in the course of the play; a sort of musical label 2: A dominant & recurring theme.

Leitmotif: Star Wars, Darth Vader – Peter & the Wolf – Harry Potter’s Hedwig’s Theme….

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Tribes, Religious Leaders Call for Columbia River Treaty Updates (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Washington State a Leader in Race to Replace Aging Natural Gas Pipes (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Clatskanie PUD Raises Rates to Cover Its Growing Expenses (Longview Daily News, WA)

Council Member Sawant Wants Seattle City Light to Flatten Rates, Help Residents (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Chelan County PUD Puts $72 Million Dent in Long-Term Debt (American Public Power Association)

Sale Pending for Mason PUD 3’s Former Administration Building (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

Sale Pending for Mason PUD 3’s Former Admin Building (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Conservation District to Buy Former Mason PUD 3 Building (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Longview Man Digging Trench Zapped by Power Line (Longview Daily News, WA)

Squirrel Causes Outage That Leads to Columbia Heights Flooding (Longview Daily News, WA)

Pepco Shareholders Approve $6.8 Billion Acquisition by Nuclear Power Giant Exelon (Washington Post)

Meters Eyed As Possible Cause of Nevada Fires (Associated Press)

Florida: Drug Habit May Have Prompted Electrocuted Man’s Copper Thefts, Family Says (Orlando Sentinel, FL)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Lower Columbia Hatcheries Jumpstart Clearwater Coho Comeback (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Idaho, Bonneville Power Administration Reach $40 Million Habitat Agreement (Boise State Public Radio, ID)

2014 Pinniped Predation: Salmonid Consumption Higher than Past Three Years, 2.1 Percent of Run (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

$8 Billion Proposal Aims to Send Wyoming Wind Energy to Los Angeles Area within a Decade (Associated Press)

Things to Know about $8 Billion Proposal That Would Send Wind Energy from Wyoming to Los Angeles (Associated Press)

Plan to Boost Clean Energy in the California Desert Released (Reuters)

5 States Leading the Distributed Energy Revolution (The Energy Collective)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Jefferson PUD Revs Up Rebate Program (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

Tillamook PUD is Committed to Energy Efficiency (St. Helens Chronicle, OR)

Demand-Response Compensation: FERC, Group Ask Court to Hold Off on Finalizing Ruling That Vacated Order 745 (American Public Power Association)

Hey Look, It’s BPA! Finalists Announced in Second Annual Fierce Innovation Awards (PR Web)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Jerry Brown Defends Cap-And-Trade, Calls for Further Climate Change Action at United Nations (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Companies Take the Baton in Climate Change Efforts (NY Times)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

California Teachers Fund to Boost Clean Energy Bets (Associated Press)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Frontier Boosts Top Internet Speeds to 100 Mbps as Fiber War Heats Up (Oregonian, Portland)

Bent iPhone Claims Put Apple under Pressure to Respond (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Apple’s New iPhones Score Big in Durability (Associated Press)

Google Balloons Take Flight in Vast Remote Broadband Launch (Forbes Magazine)

FCC Embraces Broadband as Health Solution for Aging Population (Health Data Management)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

This Map of the U-S Shows the Most Googled Brand in Each State (AdWeek)

Five Facebook Settings to Change Now (USA Today)

GENERAL NEWS

Season’s First Storm Breaks Plenty of Records, But When Will It End? (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

FEMA Rejects Washington Appeal for Wildfire Victim Aid (Associated Press)

Mason Transit Authority Gets $1.5 million Grant for Transit-Community Center (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Spokane Sewage Could Be Tested for Marijuana Levels (Associated Press)

Washington Wineries Wrestling with Record Grape Crop (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Seattle to Fine People for Food Scraps in Trash (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

Customer Sues Costco for $670,000 - Claims Employee Used Martial Arts Move to Break Leg (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

DIVERSIONS

9% of Americans Are Bad People, Think It’s Ok to Use Phone at Movies

First Day of Autumn: Why Do the Leaves Change Color Anyway?

Cashews Come From What? Ten Foods That Grow in Unexpected Places

Hearses to Parade through Hell (Michigan)

SONG OF THE DAY

Sergei Prokofiev - Peter & the Wolf

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.

Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.