Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Energy News Digest for November 18, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Carbon Cap Report to the Governor May Spur Action Statewide, But Obstacles Remain (Associated Press)

Wind Firm Sues to Block Release of Bird-Death Data (Associated Press)

Nuclear Agency Rules Are Ill-Suited for Plant Decommissioning, Leader Says (NY Times)

Puget Sound Energy Customers Getting $40 One-Time Credit – Related to Jefferson PUD Takeover (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Study: Virus Killed Millions of Sea Stars on West Coast (Associated Press)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  1. Nuclear Agency Rules Are Ill-Suited for Plant Decommissioning, Leader Says
  2. Puget Sound Energy Customers Getting $40 One-Time Credit – Related to Jefferson PUD Takeover
  3. Study: Virus Killed Millions of Sea Stars on West Coast
  4. High Ocean Temperatures Endangering Seabirds?
  5. Can We Clone a Woolly Mammoth? Should We?
  6. Idaho:  Lake Pend Oreille Water Releases Excised from Pact
  7. Wind Firm Sues to Block Release of Bird-Death Data
  8. SunEdison, TerraForm to Buy First Wind for $2.4 Billion
  9. City of Spokane Takes Over Operations at Waste to Energy Facility
  10. Giant Southwest U-S Solar Plant Lags in Early Production
  11. Fitch: U-S Wind Power Production Underperformance May Continue
  12. Why Wind Farms Can be Relied on for Almost Zero Power
  13. Marine Energy Making Waves on Both Sides of the Pond
  14. Kudos for Bonneville Power Administration’s ‘Save the Power campaign’
  15. California: In Roseville, Telefunken Spinoff Hopes to Slash World’s Energy Consumption
  16. Is an Electric Fireplace a Cheaper, Greener Alternative?
  17. Cannabis Wars Part 2: The Background, the Battle
  18. Why the Dangers of Secondhand Smoke Could Change the Innovation Dynamics of the Marijuana Industry
  19. Washington State Carbon Cap Report to the Governor May Spur Action Statewide, But Obstacles Remain
  20. Jordan Cove LNG in Coos Bay Could Quickly Become One of the Largest Greenhouse Gas Emitters in Oregon
  21. Study: Polar Bears Disappearing from Key Region
  22. A Road Test of Alternative Fuel Visions - Hydrogen Cars Join Electric Models in Showrooms
  23. A Plumbing Problem for the Internet & the Stock Market
  24. As Broadband Council Disbands, Internet in West Virginia Remains Poor
  25. Pay Phones in New York City Will Become Free Wi-Fi Hot Spots
  26. Google Buys Up Dutch Wind Energy for Data Center
  27. LeBron on Social Media: You Have to be Real
  28. WSP: Series of Errors Led to Skagit River I-5 Bridge Collapse; Driver Responsible
  29. Earthquake Swarm near Oregon Desert Intensifies
  30. Cold? Blame the Omega Block
  31. Private Flaggers Causing Seattle Traffic Concerns outside Amazon
  32. Microsoft Billionaire Reboots Seattle Movie Temple
  33. Well, Duh! Survey Finds Evergreen Is America’s Most Liberal Campus: Go Geoducks!
WORD OF THE DAY

Histrionic • \his-tree-ON-ick\ • Adjective - 1: Deliberately affected: theatrical 2: of or relating to actors, acting, or the theater

Albert’s acting style closely mirrored that of William Shatner. Unfortunately, his histrionic flailing was inappropriate for the part he was playing: a zucchini squash in the pre-school play about the food pyramid. The Klingon peaches were not amused. (insert original Star Trek fight music here)

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Nuclear Agency Rules Are Ill-Suited for Plant Decommissioning, Leader Says (NY Times)

Puget Sound Energy Customers Getting $40 One-Time Credit – Related to Jefferson PUD Takeover (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Study: Virus Killed Millions of Sea Stars on West Coast (Associated Press)

High Ocean Temperatures Endangering Seabirds? (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Can We Clone a Woolly Mammoth? Should We? (Christian Science Monitor)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Idaho:  Lake Pend Oreille Water Releases Excised from Pact (Coeur d’Alene Press, ID)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Wind Firm Sues to Block Release of Bird-Death Data (Associated Press)

SunEdison, TerraForm to Buy First Wind for $2.4 Billion (Reuters)

City of Spokane Takes Over Operations at Waste to Energy Facility (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

Giant Southwest U-S Solar Plant Lags in Early Production (Associated Press)

Fitch: U-S Wind Power Production Underperformance May Continue (PR BusinessWire)

Why Wind Farms Can be Relied on for Almost Zero Power (The Energy Collective)

Marine Energy Making Waves on Both Sides of the Pond (Renewable Energy World)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Kudos for Bonneville Power Administration’s ‘Save the Power campaign’ (Bonneville Power Administration)

California: In Roseville, Telefunken Spinoff Hopes to Slash World’s Energy Consumption (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Is an Electric Fireplace a Cheaper, Greener Alternative? (Las Vegas Review-Journal, NV)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Cannabis Wars Part 2: The Background, the Battle (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

Why the Dangers of Secondhand Smoke Could Change the Innovation Dynamics of the Marijuana Industry (Washington Post)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Carbon Cap Report to the Governor May Spur Action Statewide, But Obstacles Remain (Associated Press)

Jordan Cove LNG in Coos Bay Could Quickly Become One of the Largest Greenhouse Gas Emitters in Oregon (Oregonian, Portland)

Study: Polar Bears Disappearing from Key Region (NY Times)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

A Road Test of Alternative Fuel Visions - Hydrogen Cars Join Electric Models in Showrooms (NY Times)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

A Plumbing Problem for the Internet & the Stock Market (NY Times)

As Broadband Council Disbands, Internet in West Virginia Remains Poor (Charleston Gazette, WV)

Pay Phones in New York City Will Become Free Wi-Fi Hot Spots (NY Times)

Google Buys Up Dutch Wind Energy for Data Center (Associated Press)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

LeBron on Social Media: You Have to be Real (Associated Press)

GENERAL NEWS

WSP: Series of Errors Led to Skagit River I-5 Bridge Collapse; Driver Responsible (Associated Press)

Earthquake Swarm near Oregon Desert Intensifies (Associated Press)

Cold? Blame the Omega Block (Northwest Public Radio)

Private Flaggers Causing Seattle Traffic Concerns outside Amazon (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Microsoft Billionaire Reboots Seattle Movie Temple (NY Times)

Well, Duh! Survey Finds Evergreen Is America’s Most Liberal Campus: Go Geoducks! (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Landfill-Rescued Video Games Sell for $37,000

Meh. Oxford Names ‘Vape’ 2014 Word of the Year

Shades of the ‘Bass-O-Matic’ - Juice Blend Made with Peru’s Lake Titicaca Frog Believed to Have Medicinal Properties

SUPER  ‘Bass-O-Matic’

A Three-Year-Old Girl Saw Santa Eating Alone. So She Joined Him

SONG OF THE DAY

Kevin Bouchard - Pacman Orchestral Tribute

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