Monday, April 13, 2015

Energy News Digest for April 13, 2015

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

‘Warm Blob’ in Pacific Ocean Linked to Weird Weather across the U-S (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Solar Companies Say Legislation Would Drive Them Out of Washington State (Everett Herald, WA)

Group Fighting for Seattle Broadband to Become a Public Utility (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Nez Perce Tribe Fights the Loss of the Lamprey (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

Gallup: Public Support Waning for Nuclear, Coal Power (Utility Dive)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  1. Gallup: Public Support Waning for Nuclear, Coal Power
  2. Op/Ed: Bainbridge Island – Cut Your Carbon Emissions without a Lifestyle Overhaul
  3. Benton PUD to Consider Raising Rates
  4. Car into Pole Knocks Out Power for Hours to Areas East of Port Angeles
  5. Congressman Dan Newhouse Tours Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository Site
  6. Bonneville Power Administration Line Crew Puts Innovative Work Plan into Aerial Action
  7. Copper Wire Thief Electrocuted in Stockton – Man Was 30 Years Old
  8. The Case for Breaking Up Combined Gas & Electric Utilities
  9. Nez Perce Tribe Fights the Loss of the Lamprey
  10. Hooking a Slippery Prize Where the Klamath River Meets the Pacific
  11. British Columbia Sockeye Run at Risk Due to DFO Policy, Say Critics
  12. NW Power/Conservation Council Assesses Ways to Protect Past Fish & Wildlife Infrastructure
  13. Astoria Tests Electrified Mats to Keep Sea Lions Off Docks
  14. Water Supply: Early Runoff Depleting Snowpack, Columbia River at Dalles Dam Projected at 82 Percent
  15. Cascade Locks Presses Forward With Nestle Spring Water Deal
  16. U-S Forest Service Investigates Expired Permit Nestle Uses to Draw Water Out of California for Bottled Water
  17. Mighty Rio Grande Now a Trickle under Siege
  18. Solar Companies Say Legislation Would Drive Them Out of Washington State
  19. Forest Service Considers Thousands of Acres for Geothermal Leasing
  20. FBI Joins Oregon Probe into Tax Credits for University Solar Projects
  21. Cowltiz PUD Commissioners to Get I-937 Update
  22. Go Solar with SolarCity, Get a Free Nest
  23. Microlenses Can Help Significantly Boost the Brightness of LED Bulbs
  24. ‘The Promise of Marijuana’ Tax Revenue May No Longer Save Washington’s Health Centers
  25. British Columbia Farmland Lost to Tree Planting for Carbon Credits is a Frightening Loss
  26. Oregon Lawmakers Want to Ban Gas Vehicles from Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
  27. A Solar Tree Grows at Co-op Office
  28. Group Fighting for Seattle Broadband to Become a Public Utility
  29. Getting Rural Areas Online a Worthy Challenge for Cathlamet Startup
  30. Google’s New Data Center in The Dalles Brings Total Project to $1.2 Billion
  31. Woman Sentenced for Theft from Mattawa Internet Company
  32. How California’s Red Tape Hurts Google Fiber, Future Telecommunications Upgrades
  33. Net Neutrality Will Be Fair Game for Lawsuits Starting Next Week
  34. Infographic: See Which Devices Your Target Audience Is Using
  35. Internet in a Frenzy over Hillary Campaign Logo
  36. Amazon, Google & More Are Drawn to Home Services Market
  37. Seven Ways to Use Video to Boost Your Social Media Marketing
  38. ‘Warm Blob’ in Pacific Ocean Linked to Weird Weather across the U-S
WORD OF THE DAY

Grandiloquence • \gran-DIH-luh-kwunss\ • noun – a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language

The superfluous use of bombastic and luridly descriptive language was the hallmark of Edgar Rice Burrough’s writing style. As one wit commented, “when you read about a rainstorm in one of his (Burrough’s) books, you actually get wet.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Gallup: Public Support Waning for Nuclear, Coal Power (Utility Dive)

Op/Ed: Bainbridge Island – Cut Your Carbon Emissions without a Lifestyle Overhaul (Bainbridge Review, WA)

Benton PUD to Consider Raising Rates (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Car into Pole Knocks Out Power for Hours to Areas East of Port Angeles (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

Congressman Dan Newhouse Tours Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository Site (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

Bonneville Power Administration Line Crew Puts Innovative Work Plan into Aerial Action (Bonneville Power Administration)

Copper Wire Thief Electrocuted in Stockton – Man Was 30 Years Old (KCRA TV, Sacramento, CA)

The Case for Breaking Up Combined Gas & Electric Utilities (Forbes Magazine)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Nez Perce Tribe Fights the Loss of the Lamprey (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

Hooking a Slippery Prize Where the Klamath River Meets the Pacific (NY Times)

British Columbia Sockeye Run at Risk Due to DFO Policy, Say Critics – Conservationists & First Nations groups say fisheries officials too focused on commercial interests (Vancouver Sun, BC)

NW Power/Conservation Council Assesses Ways to Protect Past Fish & Wildlife Infrastructure (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Astoria Tests Electrified Mats to Keep Sea Lions Off Docks (Associated Press)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Water Supply: Early Runoff Depleting Snowpack, Columbia River at Dalles Dam Projected at 82 Percent (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Cascade Locks Presses Forward With Nestle Spring Water Deal (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

U-S Forest Service Investigates Expired Permit Nestle Uses to Draw Water Out of California for Bottled Water (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Mighty Rio Grande Now a Trickle under Siege (NY Times)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Solar Companies Say Legislation Would Drive Them Out of Washington State (Everett Herald, WA)

Forest Service Considers Thousands of Acres for Geothermal Leasing (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

FBI Joins Oregon Probe into Tax Credits for University Solar Projects (Oregonian, Portland)

Cowltiz PUD Commissioners to Get I-937 Update (Longview Daily News, WA)

Go Solar with SolarCity, Get a Free Nest (SF Chronicle)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Microlenses Can Help Significantly Boost the Brightness of LED Bulbs (Gizmodo)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

‘The Promise of Marijuana’ Tax Revenue May No Longer Save Washington’s Health Centers (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

British Columbia Farmland Lost to Tree Planting for Carbon Credits is a Frightening Loss (Globe & Mail, Canada)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Oregon Lawmakers Want to Ban Gas Vehicles from Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (Northwest Public Radio)

A Solar Tree Grows at Co-op Office (Electric Co-op Today)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Group Fighting for Seattle Broadband to Become a Public Utility (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Getting Rural Areas Online a Worthy Challenge for Cathlamet Startup (Longview Daily News, WA)

Google’s New Data Center in The Dalles Brings Total Project to $1.2 Billion (Oregonian, Portland)

Woman Sentenced for Theft from Mattawa Internet Company (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

How California’s Red Tape Hurts Google Fiber, Future Telecommunications Upgrades (San Francisco Business Times, CA)

Net Neutrality Will Be Fair Game for Lawsuits Starting Next Week (Washington Post)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Infographic: See Which Devices Your Target Audience Is Using (AdWeek)

Internet in a Frenzy over Hillary Campaign Logo (Associated Press)

Amazon, Google & More Are Drawn to Home Services Market (NY Times)

Seven Ways to Use Video to Boost Your Social Media Marketing (Social Media Examiner)

GENERAL NEWS

‘Warm Blob’ in Pacific Ocean Linked to Weird Weather across the U-S (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Space Station Grocery Run Includes Italian Espresso Maker

‘Houston, We Have a Problem’ – Explosion Happened 200,000 Miles from Earth on April 13, 1970 (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

Wisconsin Students’ Rice Krispies Treat a Snap, Crackle, Colossus

Ghostbusters - Big Twinkie

Chess Star Cheats in Tournament… From Unlikely Spot

SONG OF THE DAY

Billy Preston - Outa-Space

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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