Friday, March 20, 2015

Energy News Digest for March 20, 2015

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Look What Today’s Eclipse Did to German Solar Power Output (Bloomberg News)

Plot Thickens in Federal Probe Involving Washington State Auditor (Northwest Public Radio)

Bonneville Power Administration Officials Say EIS for New SW Washington State Transmission Line Will Wrap Up This Year (Longview Daily News, WA)

Community Broadband Debate Centered on North Carolina Town (Fresno Bee, CA)

First Day of Spring to Bring Snow to Millions in Northeast (TIME Magazine)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  1. Look What Today’s Eclipse Did to German Solar Power Output
  2. How the Energy Grid Handles the Surge after a Solar Eclipse
  3. Bonneville Power Administration Officials Say EIS for New SW Washington State Transmission Line Will Wrap Up This Year
  4. Environmental Groups Take Control of Hanford Nuclear Reservation Meetings
  5. Oregon: Rehired Employee Appointed to Manage Columbia River PUD
  6. Exelon-Pepco Merger Opposition Shrinking, But Still Significant
  7. Lineworkers: The Public Power Cover Story
  8. Students Gain Knowledge as They Release Salmon into Clark County Creek
  9. Oregon’s Lake Abert Dries Up
  10. Things in California Are Even Worse Than You Realize
  11. Energy Quote of the Day: ‘We’re Not Just Up a Creek Without a Paddle, We’re Losing the Creek Too’
  12. ‘Business as Usual’ Will Create a Thirsty Planet in 15 Years, Says United Nations
  13. Community Solar Project Coming to the Flathead
  14. Sea Power Could Eclipse Sun in Drive for Green Energy
  15. Idaho Power Tops Efficiency, Demand Response Targets
  16. Laurence Tribe, Obama’s Legal Mentor, Attacks EPA Power Plant Rule
  17. The World’s Most Polluting Coal Plants Are Identified
  18. The House of the Future? It’s a Honda
  19. Community Broadband Debate Centered on North Carolina Town
  20. FAA Gives Amazon Limited Permission to Test Delivery Drones
  21. Brands Are Already Hustling to Get in on March Madness
  22. Whatever Happened to GeoCities, Lycos, Netscape & Other Giants of Web 1.0?
  23. Plot Thickens in Federal Probe Involving Washington State Auditor
  24. Washington State Auditor’s Office Turns Over Documents in Federal Probe
  25. Washington State Governor Concerned about Apparent Auditor Probe
  26. Ethnic Diversity: Judge Denies Yakima’s Motion in ACLU Case
  27. First Day of Spring to Bring Snow to Millions in Northeast
  28. Warmer than Average Temperatures Could Start in April, Last into Winter
  29. Man Accused of Stealing Car in Lacey with Children Inside Arrested in Portland
  30. New Superintendent for Shelton School District
  31. Supreme Court: Washington State Can Prosecute Tribal Members When They’re Living on another Tribe’s Land
  32. Washington Drivers Reminded to Remove Studded Tires by March 31
WORD OF THE DAY

Onomastics • \ah-nuh-MAS-tiks\ • noun – 1a: the science or study of the origins & forms of words especially as used in a specialized field b: the science or study of the origin & forms of proper names of persons or places *2: the system underlying the formation & use of words especially for proper names or of words used in a specialized field.

Bradford was feeling smug. He had just used his aptitude for omnastics to rattle off the origins of some of skating’s more interesting jumps: the salchow, the toe loop, the axel, and his personal favorites – the “Bunny Hop” and “Walley” jumps.

Here’s a link to the Wikipedia entry on skating jumps:

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Look What Today’s Eclipse Did to German Solar Power Output (Bloomberg News)

How the Energy Grid Handles the Surge after a Solar Eclipse (Gizmodo)

Bonneville Power Administration Officials Say EIS for New SW Washington State Transmission Line Will Wrap Up This Year (Longview Daily News, WA)

Environmental Groups Take Control of Hanford Nuclear Reservation Meetings (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Oregon: Rehired Employee Appointed to Manage Columbia River PUD (Pamplin Media Group)

Exelon-Pepco Merger Opposition Shrinking, But Still Significant (Chicago Business Journal, IL)

Lineworkers: The Public Power Cover Story (American Public Power Association)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Students Gain Knowledge as They Release Salmon into Clark County Creek (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Oregon’s Lake Abert Dries Up (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Things in California Are Even Worse Than You Realize (Refinery 29)

Energy Quote of the Day: ‘We’re Not Just Up a Creek Without a Paddle, We’re Losing the Creek Too’ (The Energy Collective)

‘Business as Usual’ Will Create a Thirsty Planet in 15 Years, Says United Nations (Reuters)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Community Solar Project Coming to the Flathead (Hungry Horse News, MT)

Sea Power Could Eclipse Sun in Drive for Green Energy (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Idaho Power Tops Efficiency, Demand Response Targets (Utility Dive)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Laurence Tribe, Obama’s Legal Mentor, Attacks EPA Power Plant Rule (Politico)

The World’s Most Polluting Coal Plants Are Identified (Phys.Org)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

The House of the Future? It’s a Honda (Washington Post)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Community Broadband Debate Centered on North Carolina Town (Fresno Bee, CA)

FAA Gives Amazon Limited Permission to Test Delivery Drones (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Brands Are Already Hustling to Get in on March Madness (AdWeek)

Whatever Happened to GeoCities, Lycos, Netscape & Other Giants of Web 1.0? (Consumerist)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Plot Thickens in Federal Probe Involving Washington State Auditor (Northwest Public Radio)

Washington State Auditor’s Office Turns Over Documents in Federal Probe (Northwest Public Radio)

Washington State Governor Concerned about Apparent Auditor Probe (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Ethnic Diversity: Judge Denies Yakima’s Motion in ACLU Case (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

First Day of Spring to Bring Snow to Millions in Northeast (TIME Magazine)

Warmer than Average Temperatures Could Start in April, Last into Winter (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Man Accused of Stealing Car in Lacey with Children Inside Arrested in Portland (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

New Superintendent for Shelton School District (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Supreme Court: Washington State Can Prosecute Tribal Members When They’re Living on another Tribe’s Land (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Washington Drivers Reminded to Remove Studded Tires by March 31 (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Paper Planes, Parents Help Indian Pupils Outsmart State Exams

Salem Brewer Swoops in with Attack Owl IPA

State Patrol: Man Drives Stolen Car to WSP Office

A Whopper of an Idea? Burger King Fragrance in Japan

SONG OF THE DAY

Kelly Clarkson - Your Cheatin’ Heart

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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