Monday, April 20, 2015

Energy News Digest for April 20, 2015

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Governor Expands Drought Emergency to Include More of Mason County & More of Washington State (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Report: Oregon, Washington Solar Markets Will Boom This Year (Utility Dive)

West Side Story: California & Energy Northwest Lead $8.7B Week (The Bond Buyer)

Washington State Governor Paves Way for Doctors to Ramp Up Telemedicine Use (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Pot’s Holy Day Brings New Attention to Legalization Debate (Sacramento Bee, CA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • West Side Story: California & Energy Northwest Lead $8.7B Week
  • Grays Harbor County Outage Hits Over 1500 Yesterday
  • Update: Mason PUD 3 Crews Restore Electricity to nearly 600 Customers in Kamilche Area
  • Reuse of Harbor Paper Materials Saves Grays Harbor PUD over $460K in Clean-Up Costs
  • Go Grand Coulee! The Ten Biggest Power Plants in America – Not What You Think
  • Congressman Newhouse Tours Ice Harbor Dam, Discusses Treaty Negotiations
  • British Columbia: Dam Pioneers Displeased with Bill Bennett, BC Hydro’s Peace River Dam Site Visions
  • Utah’s Oldest Coal Plant Retired in Face of New EPA Standards
  • North Dakota: Pole Fires Were Likely Cause of Fargo Power Outages
  • APPA, LPPC, TAPS Ask Senate Tax Groups to Preserve Tax-Exempt Status of Municipal Bonds
  • Globally Rethinking the Power of the Grid
  • House Panel OKs Bill Directing Withdrawal of WOTUS Rule
  • Editorial: American Rivers’ Annual ‘Most Endangered’ List Lacks Credibility
  • Editorial: Idaho Governor Steps Up for Lake Pend Oreille
  • Report: Oregon, Washington Solar Markets Will Boom This Year
  • Solar Power Battle Puts Hawaii at Forefront of Worldwide Changes
  • New Mexico Attorney General Joins Solar Lobby in Opposition to PNM Grid Fees
  • Wind Tax Credits Likely to Get ‘Rolled over in Some Capacity,’ GE’s Immelt Says
  • Nine Easy Earth Day Tips You Won’t Find Anywhere Else
  • Efficiency Exchange Highlights Energy Efficiency Innovations & Trends
  • Pot’s Holy Day Brings New Attention to Legalization Debate
  • Five Things to Know on 420: Some Facts about Marijuana
  • Marijuana Web Site Puts $1 Million into Possible California Initiative
  • U-S Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions Increase in Past Two Years
  • The Most Carbon-Efficient Year Ever for America’s Power Industry?
  • Eugene’s Great Electric Vehicle Hope Lands $1 Million
  • Low-Carbon Energy Systems Costlier than Gas-Fed Plants
  • Washington State Governor Paves Way for Doctors to Ramp Up Telemedicine Use
  • Comcast Bringing Super-Fast Fiber Network to Silicon Valley & Other California Markets
  • Norway Will Be the First Country to Turn Off FM Radio in 2017
  • Is Facebook Trying to Edge Out YouTube?
  • Box, Provider of Cloud-Computing Services, Faces Make-or-Break Moment
  • Governor Expands Drought Emergency to Include More of Mason County & More of Washington State
  • Jail Time for Man Who Moved Tahuya River
  • Smoke from Siberian Wildfires Turns Northwestern Sunsets a Fiery Red
  • California: Judge Rejects Sierra Pacific Attempt to Throw Out Moonlight Fire Settlement
WORD OF THE DAY

Ailurophile • \eye-LOOR-uh-fyle\ • Noun - A cat fancier: a lover of cats.

Apartment 4-A
Crazy cat lady in there
Ailurophile…yes

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

West Side Story: California & Energy Northwest Lead $8.7B Week (The Bond Buyer)

Grays Harbor County Outage Hits Over 1500 Yesterday (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Update: Mason PUD 3 Crews Restore Electricity to nearly 600 Customers in Kamilche Area (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

Reuse of Harbor Paper Materials Saves Grays Harbor PUD over $460K in Clean-Up Costs (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Go Grand Coulee! The Ten Biggest Power Plants in America – Not What You Think (Forbes Magazine)

Congressman Newhouse Tours Ice Harbor Dam, Discusses Treaty Negotiations (Tri-City Herald, WA)

British Columbia: Dam Pioneers Displeased with Bill Bennett, BC Hydro’s Peace River Dam Site Visions (Globe & Mail, Canada)

Utah’s Oldest Coal Plant Retired in Face of New EPA Standards (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)

North Dakota: Pole Fires Were Likely Cause of Fargo Power Outages (Inforum, Fargo, ND)

APPA, LPPC, TAPS Ask Senate Tax Groups to Preserve Tax-Exempt Status of Municipal Bonds (American Public Power Association)

Globally Rethinking the Power of the Grid (Breaking Energy)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

House Panel OKs Bill Directing Withdrawal of WOTUS Rule (American Public Power Association)

Editorial: American Rivers’ Annual ‘Most Endangered’ List Lacks Credibility (Longview Daily News, WA)

Editorial: Idaho Governor Steps Up for Lake Pend Oreille (Coeur d’Alene Press, ID)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Report: Oregon, Washington Solar Markets Will Boom This Year (Utility Dive)

Solar Power Battle Puts Hawaii at Forefront of Worldwide Changes (NY Times)

New Mexico Attorney General Joins Solar Lobby in Opposition to PNM Grid Fees (Utility Dive)

Wind Tax Credits Likely to Get ‘Rolled over in Some Capacity,’ GE’s Immelt Says (SNL Financial)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Nine Easy Earth Day Tips You Won’t Find Anywhere Else (Renewable Energy World)

Efficiency Exchange Highlights Energy Efficiency Innovations & Trends (Bonneville Power Administration)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Pot’s Holy Day Brings New Attention to Legalization Debate (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Five Things to Know on 420: Some Facts about Marijuana – On historic pot culture ‘holiday’ for state, here’s a brief history lesson (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Marijuana Web Site Puts $1 Million into Possible California Initiative (Sacramento Bee, CA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

U-S Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions Increase in Past Two Years (U-S Energy Information Administration)

The Most Carbon-Efficient Year Ever for America’s Power Industry? (Breaking Energy)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Eugene’s Great Electric Vehicle Hope Lands $1 Million (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Low-Carbon Energy Systems Costlier than Gas-Fed Plants – That Will Reverse Over Time, Experts Say (Vancouver Sun, BC)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Washington State Governor Paves Way for Doctors to Ramp Up Telemedicine Use (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Comcast Bringing Super-Fast Fiber Network to Silicon Valley & Other California Markets (Consumerist)

Norway Will Be the First Country to Turn Off FM Radio in 2017 (Gizmodo)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Is Facebook Trying to Edge Out YouTube? More publishers are debuting exclusive, optimized content (AdWeek)

Box, Provider of Cloud-Computing Services, Faces Make-or-Break Moment (NY Times)

GENERAL NEWS

Governor Expands Drought Emergency to Include More of Mason County & More of Washington State (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Jail Time for Man Who Moved Tahuya River (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Smoke from Siberian Wildfires Turns Northwestern Sunsets a Fiery Red (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

California: Judge Rejects Sierra Pacific Attempt to Throw Out Moonlight Fire Settlement (Sacramento Bee, CA)

DIVERSIONS

Behind The Photo That Changed the Boston Marathon Forever

You Can Now Bathe in Ramen Noodles

Mom Eats Three 72-Ounce Steaks in 20 Minutes

New Species of Frog Found in Costa Rica Looks Just Like Kermit

SONG OF THE DAY

Willie Nelson – Rainbow Connection

Kermit the Frog - Rainbow Connection, The Muppet Movie

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