Monday, November 3, 2014

Energy News Digest for November 3, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Report Says Effects of Climate Change ‘Irreversible’ (Everett Herald, WA)

Bonneville Power Administration Moving Forward after Hiring Scandal (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Idaho: State’s Broadband Costs Could Decrease “…costs are going down, because more schools are switching from copper wire to fiber optics…” (Twin Falls Times-News, ID)

Feds Consider Geothermal Leases near Mount Baker (Associated Press)

Facebook Sets Up ‘Dark Web’ Link to Access Network Via Tor (British Broadcasting Corporation)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  1. Bonneville Power Administration Moving Forward after Hiring Scandal
  2. Four Things to Know about the Columbia Generating Station Lawsuit
  3. Oregon: Taped Calls Backfire for Emerald People’s Utility District
  4. Seattle City Light Sells $265 Million of Bonds
  5. Op/Ed: Charter Change Would Politicize Tacoma Public Utilities
  6. Transmission Failure - Power Restored in Most of Bangladesh
  7. Coho Salmon Pour into Regional Tributaries, Far Exceeding Expectations
  8. Olympia National Park Opens Elwha River Viewpoint
  9. Feds Consider Geothermal Leases near Mount Baker
  10. The Fight over Solar Moves from Net Metering to Rate Design
  11. Ohio Utilities Feel Burned by Solar-Energy Users
  12. Texas Lobbying Group Busted for Phony Anti-Solar Campaign
  13. Wind Lobby Issues FERC Order 1000 Call
  14. Massachusetts Eyes Net Metering for Small Hydropower Projects
  15. Will LEDs Trigger Rebound Effects? Examining the Key Evidence
  16. The Newest Demand Response Participant: Electric Vehicles
  17. Report Says Effects of Climate Change ‘Irreversible’
  18. Washington State Governor Looks to Election for Climate Allies
  19. Builders of Tiny Houses Say They’re a Big Thing
  20. Idaho: State’s Broadband Costs Could Decrease
  21. What to Do with a Gigabit? Toying Around with a Hyper-Fast Internet Connection
  22. FCC Considering Hybrid Regulatory Approach to Net Neutrality
  23. Yellowstone Park Considers Bumping Up Bandwidth
  24. One Wi-Fi Hotspot for Every 150 People, Says Study
  25. Facebook Sets Up ‘Dark Web’ Link to Access Network Via Tor
  26. Ad of the Day: Lowe’s Rolls Out Eight More Charming & Useful ‘Fix in Six’ Vines
  27. Stolen SUV Pulled from Panther Lake
  28. Investigators in Virgin Galactic Crash Focus on Tail Booms
  29. Video: Pot Farms Sprouting Up All Over Okanogan
  30. Jedi Knight-Costumed Lawyer Sues Clarkston over Pot Sales Ban
  31. Credit Card Charges after Ex-Girlfriend Steals Visa Leave British Columbia Man on Hook for Thousands
WORD OF THE DAY

Fusty • \FUSS-tee\ • Adjective - 1: saturated with dust & stale odors: musty 2: rigidly old-fashioned or reactionary

The stone doorway grated open, its progress sounding like the wailing of the lost souls of the slaves entrapped with the dead and mummified Pharaoh in the fusty, forgotten corner of Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. “Nothing WORSE than the smell of ‘mummy meat’ in the morning, opined the sweaty, odiferous, and grimy amateur archeologist to his equally fragrant colleagues.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Mason County Weather Forecast for November 3, 2014

Flood Watch in Effect for Skokomish River in Mason County

Wet, Warm & Windy - We Are Living in Interesting Times, Weather-wise That Is (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Bonneville Power Administration Moving Forward after Hiring Scandal (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Four Things to Know about the Columbia Generating Station Lawsuit (KUOW-Radio, Seattle, WA)

Oregon: Taped Calls Backfire for Emerald People’s Utility District (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

Seattle City Light Sells $265 Million of Bonds (American Public Power Association)

Op/Ed: Charter Change Would Politicize Tacoma Public Utilities (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Transmission Failure - Power Restored in Most of Bangladesh (Christian Science Monitor)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Coho Salmon Pour into Regional Tributaries, Far Exceeding Expectations (Oregonian, Portland)

Olympia National Park Opens Elwha River Viewpoint (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Feds Consider Geothermal Leases near Mount Baker (Associated Press)

The Fight over Solar Moves from Net Metering to Rate Design (Utility Dive)

Ohio Utilities Feel Burned by Solar-Energy Users (The Columbus Dispatch, OH – Hey look, Jim Lazar is quoted in here!)

Texas Lobbying Group Busted for Phony Anti-Solar Campaign (Grist Online)

Wind Lobby Issues FERC Order 1000 Call (reNews)

Massachusetts Eyes Net Metering for Small Hydropower Projects (Renewable Energy World)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Will LEDs Trigger Rebound Effects? Examining the Key Evidence (The Energy Collective)

The Newest Demand Response Participant: Electric Vehicles (The Energy Collective)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Report Says Effects of Climate Change ‘Irreversible’ (Everett Herald, WA)

Washington State Governor Looks to Election for Climate Allies (Associated Press)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Builders of Tiny Houses Say They’re a Big Thing (USA Today)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Idaho: State’s Broadband Costs Could Decrease “…costs are going down, because more schools are switching from copper wire to fiber optics…” (Twin Falls Times-News, ID)

What to Do with a Gigabit? Toying Around with a Hyper-Fast Internet Connection (Oregonian, Portland)

FCC Considering Hybrid Regulatory Approach to Net Neutrality (NY Times)

Yellowstone Park Considers Bumping Up Bandwidth (Associated Press)

One Wi-Fi Hotspot for Every 150 People, Says Study (British Broadcasting Corporation)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook Sets Up ‘Dark Web’ Link to Access Network Via Tor (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Ad of the Day: Lowe’s Rolls Out Eight More Charming & Useful ‘Fix in Six’ Vines (AdWeek)

GENERAL NEWS

Stolen SUV Pulled from Panther Lake (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Investigators in Virgin Galactic Crash Focus on Tail Booms (NY Times)

Video: Pot Farms Sprouting Up All Over Okanogan (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Jedi Knight-Costumed Lawyer Sues Clarkston over Pot Sales Ban (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Credit Card Charges after Ex-Girlfriend Steals Visa Leave British Columbia Man on Hook for Thousands (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

DIVERSIONS

Catchiest Song of All Time? A Spice Girls Tune, Say British Scientists

Nik Wallenda Completes Wire Walk across Chicago Skyline

Nearly 100 People Attended a Wedding They Weren’t Invited to on a Southwest Airlines Flight

Cute Chick Rover New Way to Keep an Eye on Shy Penguins Wary of Scientists

SONG OF THE DAY

Jigsaw - Sky High

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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