Thursday, September 25, 2014

Energy News Digest for September 25, 2014


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Energy News Digest Word Cloud for September 25, 2014

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

O’Brien, Clark Zap Sawant’s Seattle City Light Rate Proposal (Crosscut Seattle)

Nancy Mitman Named Bonneville Power Administration’s Chief Financial Officer (Bonneville Power Administration)

Portland’s Vestas Picks Up Another Big Texas Order from Duke (Sustainable Business Oregon)

Cities & Counties Hungry for Marijuana Tax Money (Everett Herald, WA)

President Obama to Expand Pacific Ocean Preserve to Six Times Size (Associated Press)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • O’Brien, Clark Zap Sawant’s Seattle City Light Rate Proposal
  • It’s Lights Out for Sawant’s Plan to Change Seattle City Light Rates
  • Nancy Mitman Named Bonneville Power Administration’s Chief Financial Officer
  • Avista Replacing Brittle Natural Gas Lines
  • Op/Ed: Steve Wright - How Can Chelan County PUD Do All That & Not Raise Rates?
  • First Nations Insist British Columbia Choose Between Peace River Region Dam & LNG Projects
  • What Wal-Mart, Microsoft & Johnson & Johnson Want from Their Utilities
  • How to Prepare for & Endure a Power Outage
  • President Obama to Expand Pacific Ocean Preserve to Six Times Size
  • Columbia River Chinook Tops 1 Million Fish for 2014
  • British Columbia Salmon Farmers Pledge to Meet New Global Standard
  • Great Lakes Have Above-Average Water Levels for First Time This Century
  • Portland’s Vestas Picks Up Another Big Texas Order from Duke
  • Wind-Farm Plan to Power Los Angeles Hinges on Huge Utah Caverns
  • Natural Gas Won’t Save Us from Global Warming, Study Confirms
  • The Coming Era of Unlimited - And Free - Clean Energy
  • Electric Vehicles Widen Their Clean-Air Advantage
  • FCC Commissioners Hear Testimony on Net Neutrality in Sacramento
  • Op/Ed: Allow Municipalities the Chance to Build Broadband Networks
  • Apple Pulls iOS Update after Reports of No Cell Service
  • NFL Players & Their New Microsoft Tablets: Just Keep Them Charged
  • KitKat Has the Best Response So Far to Apple’s #Bendgate Scandal
  • This Incredible Aurora Is 2014’s Best Astronomy Photograph
  • Cities & Counties Hungry for Marijuana Tax Money
  • Moratoriums: Pot License Holder Sues Gig Harbor for Damages
  • Study: Washington State Roads among the Worst in the U-S
  • Notes from the Shelton School Board Meeting
  • Media Vow to Fight Rule Requiring Permit to Film on Public Land
  • Montana: Frozen Chicken Load Abandoned after Ransom Attempt
WORD OF THE DAY

Halyard • \HAL-yerd\ • Noun - A rope used to raise or lower something such as a sail or flag.

Benny’s shoulders were creaming with tiredness. The self-proclaimed captain of the tramp steamer, the “Greasy Getaway” had ordered him to spell out the opening lines of “Moby Dick” using the signal flags for the rest of the rusty flotilla of ships. The squeaking of the tackle as the halyard was pulled up and down was almost as excruciating as the aches in Ben’s shoulders.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

O’Brien, Clark Zap Sawant’s Seattle City Light Rate Proposal (Crosscut Seattle)

It’s Lights Out for Sawant’s Plan to Change Seattle City Light Rates (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Nancy Mitman Named Bonneville Power Administration’s Chief Financial Officer (Bonneville Power Administration)

Avista Replacing Brittle Natural Gas Lines (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Op/Ed: Steve Wright - How Can Chelan County PUD Do All That & Not Raise Rates? (Wenatchee World, WA)

First Nations Insist British Columbia Choose Between Peace River Region Dam & LNG Projects (Globe & Mail, Canada)

What Wal-Mart, Microsoft & Johnson & Johnson Want from Their Utilities (Utility Dive)

How to Prepare for & Endure a Power Outage (The St. George Spectrum, UT)

FISH & WILDLIFE

President Obama to Expand Pacific Ocean Preserve to Six Times Size (Associated Press)

Columbia River Chinook Tops 1 Million Fish for 2014 (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

British Columbia Salmon Farmers Pledge to Meet New Global Standard (Vancouver Sun, BC)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Great Lakes Have Above-Average Water Levels for First Time This Century (Wisconsin Public Radio)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Portland’s Vestas Picks Up Another Big Texas Order from Duke (Sustainable Business Oregon)

Wind-Farm Plan to Power Los Angeles Hinges on Huge Utah Caverns (Associated Press)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Natural Gas Won’t Save Us from Global Warming, Study Confirms (Washington Post - Duh)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

The Coming Era of Unlimited - And Free - Clean Energy (Washington Post)

Electric Vehicles Widen Their Clean-Air Advantage (PG&E Currents)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Commissioners Hear Testimony on Net Neutrality in Sacramento (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Op/Ed: Allow Municipalities the Chance to Build Broadband Networks (Huffington Post)

Apple Pulls iOS Update after Reports of No Cell Service (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

NFL Players & Their New Microsoft Tablets: Just Keep Them Charged (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

KitKat Has the Best Response So Far to Apple’s #Bendgate Scandal (AdWeek)

This Incredible Aurora Is 2014’s Best Astronomy Photograph (Gizmodo)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Cities & Counties Hungry for Marijuana Tax Money (Everett Herald, WA)

Moratoriums: Pot License Holder Sues Gig Harbor for Damages (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS

Study: Washington State Roads among the Worst in the U-S (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Notes from the Shelton School Board Meeting (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Media Vow to Fight Rule Requiring Permit to Film on Public Land (Northwest Public Radio)

Montana: Frozen Chicken Load Abandoned after Ransom Attempt (Associated Press)

DIVERSIONS

Washington State Teen Calls Police to Break Up His Own Party

Missing Philadelphia Dog Found Safe in Oregon, 3,000 Miles from Home

Bride-To-Be Crochets Her Own Wedding Gown during Bus Commute

Guy Leaves His iPad On a Plane, Gets It Back 10 Days Later with Airline Staff Selfies Included

SONG OF THE DAY

The Proclaimers - I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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