Energy News Digest for October 26, 2012

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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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Idaho Wind Developer’s Woes Mount with Minnesota Lawsuit (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/10/25/2297599/idaho-wind-developers-woes-mount.html

Windmills Overload East Europe’s Grid Risking Blackout: Energy (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-25/windmills-overload-east-europe-s-grid-risking-blackout-energy.html

Avista Should Lower, Not Raise Rates says Washington State Public Counsel (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2012/10/avista-should-lower-not-raise-rates.html

Energy Trust of Oregon Marks Ten Years, $1 Billion in Savings (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2012/10/energy-trust-of-oregon-marks-10.html

South Puget Sound Chum Salmon Spawning to Begin Soon - Local trail gives good view to see 700,000-1 million fish (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/10/25/2296998/chum-salmon-spawning-to-begin.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Avista Should Lower, Not Raise Rates says Washington State Public Counsel
• Avista Expects 46 Percent Dip in Profits
• Avista Offering Buyouts to About 900 Employees
• Gas Heating Bills Will Be Going Down, Washington State Agency Says
• Moses Lake Ratepayers Unhappy over Proposed Grant PUD Hike in Utilities Rates
• Boardman Goes Biomass - Coal Plants Get Second Lives
• Seattle Paid Less for Electricity, More for Gas in September, Compared with U-S
• Benton PUD Picks New General Manager
• Fitch Rates Snohomish County PUD’s $58.3 Million Bonds ‘AA-’; Outlook Stable
• Fitch Affirms Chelan County PUD’s AA+ Rating on Bond Debt
• Texas - Electricity Provider Owners Collect $528.3 Million in Payments Despite Company Nearing Bankruptcy
• Economic Decision - Wisconsin Nuclear Reactor to Be Closed
• South Puget Sound Chum Salmon Spawning to Begin Soon
• They’re Already Here – Johns Creek Salmon near Shelton, WA
• New Hatchery to Bring Salmon to Colville Tribe
• Washington State Fish & Wildlife Project to Put Wild Salmon in Hatcheries Pulls in Fish
• Obama Administration Proposes Dropping ‘Critical Habitat’ Protections for Threatened Marbled Murrelets
• Sea Lion Killings Remain Unsolved, Reward Offer Still Stands
• Mason County Votes to Pull Out of Hood Canal Council
• Management Plan for Yakima River Basin Provides a Splash of Can-Do Cheer
• Coyle Water System Moves under Jefferson County PUD Umbrella
• Idaho Wind Developer’s Woes Mount with Minnesota Lawsuit
• Windmills Overload East Europe’s Grid Risking Blackout: Energy
• Renewable Energy Corp is Merger Candidate as Solar Takeovers Loom, CEO Says
• The Solar Saga Continues: Siemens Flees Solar Market
• Are Wind Turbines Making People Sick? Or Is It All Psychological?
• Giant Wind Turbine on Wheels Can Be Set Up Anywhere You Want
• Energy Trust of Oregon Marks Ten Years, $1 Billion in Savings
• Regulator Approves Idaho Power Efficiency Costs
• Lighting Retrofit Project Aimed at Making Washington State Capitol Campus Parking Garage Safer
• Pacific Northwest Utility (SnoPUD) Cozies Up to Ductless Heat Pumps as CFL Market Saturates
• [Video] Four Tips to Save on Home Energy Costs
• This Light Switch Forces Kids to Save Energy through Emotional Manipulation
• Uwajimaya Recognized for Energy Efficiency Initiatives
• Cities Enticed by Pay-if-You-Save Energy Deals
• Pacific Ocean Hacker Speaks Out
• Op/Ed - Climate Change-Caused Fires Raise Regulatory Questions
• In U-S Building Industry, Is It Too Easy to be Green?
• Avoiding another Smart Grid False Start
• Watching TV Online Often Exposes Slow Bandwidth
• Data Center Confab: Progress, But Not Enough, On Efficiency
• Wi-Fi Electricity Meters Helping Burglars? Easily Hacked, Showing Whether You’re Home
• ‘Frankenstorm,’ the Monster of All Storms, Predicted for East Coast
• New Puget Sound Winter Forecast Ripe for Pineapple Express
• Weyerhaeuser Sees ‘Improving Housing Market’
• Absent Washington State Workers Forcing Ferries to Cancel Sailings
• Auburn Goes To College to Solve Copper Theft Problem
• Northwest Wild Mushrooms in Short Supply
• Season of Carbon Monoxide Looms

WORD OF THE DAY

Demiurge • \DEMM-ee-urj\ • Noun - One that is an autonomous creative force or decisive power

As storms go, the demiurge that takes the prize this year may be the “Frankenstorm” known as Sandy.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Avista Should Lower, Not Raise Rates says Washington State Public Counsel (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2012/10/avista-should-lower-not-raise-rates.html

Avista Expects 46 Percent Dip in Profits - Tied to energy management subsidiary & other non-utility businesses (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/oct/22/avista-expects-46-percent-dip-profits/

Avista Offering Buyouts to About 900 Employees - Spokane utility seeking to trim $14 million from budget (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/oct/23/avista-offering-buyouts/

Gas Heating Bills Will Be Going Down, Washington State Agency Says (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-gas-heating-bills-will-be-going-down-state-agency-says-20121025,0,5598993.story

Moses Lake Ratepayers Unhappy over Proposed Grant PUD Hike in Utilities Rates (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/article_c6e0af9e-1ee4-11e2-b32f-0019bb2963f4.html

Boardman Goes Biomass - Coal Plants Get Second Lives (EnergyBiz)

http://www.energybiz.com/magazine/article/288483/boardman-goes-biomass

Seattle Paid Less for Electricity, More for Gas in September, Compared with U-S (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2012/10/seattle-paid-less-for-electricity.html

Benton PUD Picks New General Manager (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/10/23/2145768/benton-pud-picks-new-general-manager.html

Fitch Rates Snohomish County PUD’s $58.3 Million Bonds ‘AA-’; Outlook Stable (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/24/idUSWLA522020121024

Fitch Affirms Chelan County PUD’s AA+ Rating on Bond Debt (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/oct/25/fitch-affirms-chelan-county-puds-aa-rating-on/

Texas - Electricity Provider Owners Collect $528.3 Million in Payments Despite Company Nearing Bankruptcy (Philadelphia Inquirer, PA)

http://articles.philly.com/2012-10-24/business/34682005_1_debt-management-long-term-debt-debt-deals

Economic Decision - Wisconsin Nuclear Reactor to Be Closed (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/23/business/energy-environment/dominion-to-close-wisconsin-nuclear-plant.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

South Puget Sound Chum Salmon Spawning to Begin Soon - Local trail gives good view to see 700,000-1 million fish (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/10/25/2296998/chum-salmon-spawning-to-begin.html

They’re Already Here – Johns Creek Salmon near Shelton, WA (YouTube)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KI4CFwtjGA

New Hatchery to Bring Salmon to Colville Tribe (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019510071_apwacolvilletribalhatchery1stldwritethru.html

Washington State Fish & Wildlife Project to Put Wild Salmon in Hatcheries Pulls in Fish (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kndu.com/story/19897683/fish-and-wildlife-project-to-put-wild-salmon-in-hatcheries-pulls-in-less-fish-than-they-wanted

Obama Administration Proposes Dropping ‘Critical Habitat’ Protections for Threatened Marbled Murrelets (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2012/10/obama_administration_proposes_1.html

Sea Lion Killings Remain Unsolved, Reward Offer Still Stands (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4724&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kbkwnewsroom+%28Local+News%29

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Mason County Votes to Pull Out of Hood Canal Council (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/oct/24/mason-county-votes-to-pull-out-of-hood-canal/

Management Plan for Yakima River Basin Provides a Splash of Can-Do Cheer (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2019525761_columnlancedickiexml.html

Coyle Water System Moves under Jefferson County PUD Umbrella (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=32377&TM=52280.18

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Idaho Wind Developer’s Woes Mount with Minnesota Lawsuit (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/10/25/2297599/idaho-wind-developers-woes-mount.html

Windmills Overload East Europe’s Grid Risking Blackout: Energy (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-25/windmills-overload-east-europe-s-grid-risking-blackout-energy.html

Renewable Energy Corp is Merger Candidate as Solar Takeovers Loom, CEO Says (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/10/rec-is-merger-candidate-as-solar-takeovers-loom-ceo-says?cmpid=rss

The Solar Saga Continues: Siemens Flees Solar Market (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/cleantech/the-solar-saga-continues-siemens-flees-solar-market/

Are Wind Turbines Making People Sick? Or Is It All Psychological? (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/10/23/are-wind-turbines-making-people-sick-or-is-it-all-just-psychological/?wprss=rss_business

Giant Wind Turbine on Wheels Can Be Set Up Anywhere You Want (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/business-technology/giant-wind-turbine-on-wheels-can-be-set-up-anywhere-you-want/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy Trust of Oregon Marks Ten Years, $1 Billion in Savings (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2012/10/energy-trust-of-oregon-marks-10.html

Regulator Approves Idaho Power Efficiency Costs (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/10/24/2295906/regulator-approves-idaho-power.html

Lighting Retrofit Project Aimed at Making Washington State Capitol Campus Parking Garage Safer (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/10/25/2298157/lighting-retrofit-project-aimed.html

Pacific Northwest Utility (SnoPUD) Cozies Up to Ductless Heat Pumps as CFL Market Saturates (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/energy/2012/10/23/northwest-utility-cozies-up-to-ductless-heat-pumps-as-cfl-market-saturates/

[Video] Four Tips to Save on Home Energy Costs (Yahoo! News)

http://homes.yahoo.com/blogs/project-center/4-tips-save-home-energy-costs-192447447.html

This Light Switch Forces Kids to Save Energy through Emotional Manipulation (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/article/this-light-switch-forces-kids-to-save-energy-through-emotional-manipulation/

Uwajimaya Recognized for Energy Efficiency Initiatives (Progressive Grocer)

http://www.progressivegrocer.com/top-stories/headlines/technology/id36544/uwajimaya-recognized-for-energy-efficiency-initiatives/

Cities Enticed by Pay-if-You-Save Energy Deals (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/business/energy-environment/energy-service-contracts-a-boon-for-public-agencies.html?_r=0

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Pacific Ocean Hacker Speaks Out - Is Russ George a “rogue geoengineer,” salmon savior or something else? (Scientific American)

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=questions-and-answers-with-rogue-geoengineer-carbon-entrepreneur-russ-george

Op/Ed - Climate Change-Caused Fires Raise Regulatory Questions (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/10/24/2321094/climate-change-caused-fires-raise.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

In U-S Building Industry, Is It Too Easy to be Green? (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/24/green-building-leed-certification/1650517/

Avoiding another Smart Grid False Start (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/gerry-runte/134581/avoiding-another-smart-grid-false-start

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Watching TV Online Often Exposes Slow Bandwidth (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2012/10/25/163570116/watching-tv-online-often-exposes-slow-bandwidth

Data Center Confab: Progress, But Not Enough, On Efficiency (Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/blog/2012/10/data-center-confab-progress-but-not.html

Wi-Fi Electricity Meters Helping Burglars? Easily Hacked, Showing Whether You’re Home (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/WiFi-Electricity-Meters-Helping-Burglars-121762

GENERAL NEWS

‘Frankenstorm,’ the Monster of All Storms, Predicted for East Coast (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2019525991_superstorm26.html

New Puget Sound Winter Forecast Ripe for Pineapple Express (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=1795895

Weyerhaeuser Sees ‘Improving Housing Market’ (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2012/10/weyerhaeuser-sees-improving-housing.html

Absent Washington State Workers Forcing Ferries to Cancel Sailings (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20121025/NEWS01/710259923

Auburn Goes To College to Solve Copper Theft Problem (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=1914403

Northwest Wild Mushrooms in Short Supply (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/northwest-wild-mushrooms-short-supply

Season of Carbon Monoxide Looms (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/10/21/2292378/season-of-carbon-monoxide-looms.html

DIVERSIONS

Diaper Theft Ring Busted in Puyallup

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Diaper----yes-diaper----theft-ring-busted-in-Puyallup--175892401.html

After Three Years on the Lam, Tampa’s Wild Monkey is Finally Captured

http://grist.org/article/after-three-years-on-the-lam-tampas-wild-monkey-is-finally-captured/

Kissing Students Steal the Show at President’s Photo Op

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/president-obama-photobombs-students-142551486.html

Truck Runs Over Sunbathing Reality Star’s Head

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/truck-runs-over-sunbathing-reality-star-head-193458950.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Rod Stewart & Chrissie Hynde - As Time Goes By

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmiCegDut4I

Dooley Wilson - As Time Goes By

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vThuwa5RZU

Energy News Digest for October 22, 2012 – Hot Shots Edition

As the energy news digest enjoys communing with public power colleagues this week, the “hot shots” format makes its return. Let its wholesome goodness wash over you.

Energy Northwest Mulls Using Richland Land for Solar Power (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/10/22/2143859/energy-northwest-mulls-using-richland.html

Washington State Staff, Avista Reach Natural Gas, Electricity Rate Hike Settlement (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/oct/19/state-staff-avista-reach-rate-hike-settlement/

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Doubling Size of Its Factory in Lewiston (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/oct/21/schweitzer-doubling-size-of-its-factory-in/

Chum Salmon Returning to Johns Creek near Shelton – PUD 3 Looks in on the Activity near Its New Operations Center (Mason County PUD 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1101

Rains Bring Sudden Rush of Salmon to Kitsap Peninsula (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/oct/20/rains-bring-sudden-rush-of-salmon/

Rogue River Anglers Weary of Counting Coho Salmon (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/oct/20/rogue-anglers-weary-of-counting-coho/

Idaho - Cold Front Shows Promise of Wind Power (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/10/22/2318784/cold-front-shows-wind-power-promise.html

Google Could Disappear in Five Years. Here's Why. (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2012/1020/Google-could-disappear-in-five-years.-Here-s-why

Different Kind of Burn - Banana Boat Recalls Sunscreen over Fire Risk

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/19/banana-boat-sunscreen-recall/1644933/

Energy News Digest for October 19, 2012

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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PROGRAMMING NOTE

The energy news digest will be on the road October 22-25. Be ready for some “Hot Shot” editions as your substitute.

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

A Rogue Climate Experiment Outrages Scientists – Iron Dumping Scientist in the Pacific (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/science/earth/iron-dumping-experiment-in-pacific-alarms-marine-experts.html?_r=0

Apple Starts Work on Massive Prineville Data Center (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2012/10/apple_starts_work_on_massive_p.html

Snohomish PUD Harvests Power with New Hydropower Project (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20111019/NEWS01/710199810/1042/LIVING02

Apple Starts Work on Massive Prineville Data Center (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2012/10/apple_starts_work_on_massive_p.html

Forecast Predicts Drier Than Normal Winter for Pacific Northwest (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/forecast-predicts-drier-normal-winter-northwest

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• To Keep or to Export? The Pacific Northwest’s Natural Gas Debate
• Why Natural Gas Isn't Likely to Solve Our Energy Woes
• Grant County PUD Presents 2013 Budget
• Regulators Rule Again Against Proposed Idaho Dam on Bear River
• Fitch Affirms Klickitat PUD's Bonds at 'A-' - Outlook Negative
• Otter Signs Order to Keep Idaho Energy Office Open
• History of Depression, Bonneville Power Administration Topic of Lecture
• New York Reviews Higher Energy Costs after Deregulation
• Dedham Couple Wins $150,000 Lawsuit against Bangor Hydro – Dispute over Lot Cleared of Trees
• More to Meters Than Meets the Eye
• Making Hydroelectric Turbines
• Oregon - Poor Runs Put Youngs River Off-Limits for Salmon, Steelhead
• Clean Water Act at 40: Is It Failing to Meet New Pollution Challenges?
• Water Permit Denied for Mine near Oregon’s Rogue River
• Columbia Riverkeeper Tests Toxics in Fish Destined for Fishermen's Tables
• Snohomish PUD Harvests Power with New Hydropower Project
• Tests Seek to Harness Power of Oregon Volcano
• Gallery: Oregon Tech Students 'Solarize' Tanzania
• Renewable Portfolio Standard - Is Michigan’s Constitution the Right Place for Energy Policy?
• A Rogue Climate Experiment Outrages Scientists – Iron Dumping Scientist in the Pacific
• Americans Increasingly Believe in Global Warming, Yale Report Says
• A Web Tool for All You Need to Know About Small Wind Energy
• Apple Starts Work on Massive Prineville Data Center
• Google Isn't the First Company to Accidentally Release Earnings Ahead of Time
• Two-Thirds Use Social Networking for Political, Civic Activities
• 81 Percent General Election Turnout Expected in Washington State
• Seattle Times Reporters Protest Newspaper’s Partisan Campaign Ads
• Should Politicians Be Buying Facebook Ads?
• Forecast Predicts Drier Than Normal Winter for Pacific Northwest
• Construction Companies Sued by Taylor Bridge Fire Victims
• Op/Ed - Why the Wildfires Still Rage
• Hackers of Burlington's Bank Account Traced Overseas
• Kootenai County Sheriff’s Home Burglarized by Copper Thieves
• Washington State Farmers Bust Records for Values of Six Crops
• Meteor Shower at Peak This Weekend: Will Weather Cooperate?

WORD OF THE DAY

Hew • \HYOO\ • Verb - 1: to cut or fell with blows (as of an ax) 2: to give shape to with or as if with an ax 3: to conform or to adhere

The logger’s mighty thews;

Rocking the limbs of the towering fir as the ax hews into the woody heart;

“Am I cutting down the right tree? Did I hew  to my  foreman’s orders,” the axe-man pondered as the fibers began to split and the trunk started it’s thunderous descent.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

To Keep or to Export? The Pacific Northwest’s Natural Gas Debate (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://earthfix.opb.org/energy/article/to-keep-or-to-export-the-northwests-natural-gas-de/

Why Natural Gas Isn't Likely to Solve Our Energy Woes (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2012/1017/Why-natural-gas-isn-t-likely-to-solve-our-energy-woes

Grant County PUD Presents 2013 Budget (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/politics/article_8652fa82-1952-11e2-9602-001a4bcf887a.html

Regulators Rule Again Against Proposed Idaho Dam on Bear River (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/10/18/2289955/regulators-rule-again-against.html

Fitch Affirms Klickitat PUD's Bonds at 'A-' - Outlook Negative (BusinessWire)\

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121018006306/en/Fitch-Affirms-Klickitat-PUDs-WA-Electric-Sys

Otter Signs Order to Keep Idaho Energy Office Open (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/10/19/2315595/otter-signs-order-to-keep-energy.html

History of Depression, Bonneville Power Administration Topic of Lecture (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/oct/18/history-depression-bpa-topic-lecture/

New York Reviews Higher Energy Costs after Deregulation (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/energy/article/NY-reviews-higher-energy-costs-after-deregulation-3962400.php

Dedham Couple Wins $150,000 Lawsuit against Bangor Hydro – Dispute over Lot Cleared of Trees (Predict Wallstreet)

http://predictwallstreet.com/news/Story.aspx?StoryID=38ec88942451140f

More to Meters Than Meets the Eye (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/stevencollier/132196/more-meters-meets-eye

Making Hydroelectric Turbines (Mother Earth News)

http://www.motherearthnews.com/renewable-energy/hydroelectric-turbines-zmaz94amzraw.aspx

FISH & WILDLIFE

Oregon - Poor Runs Put Youngs River Off-Limits for Salmon, Steelhead (Salem Statesman Journal, OR)

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20121018/OUTDOORS/310180024/Poor-runs-put-Youngs-River-off-limits-salmon-steelhead

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Clean Water Act at 40: Is It Failing to Meet New Pollution Challenges? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2012/1018/Clean-Water-Act-at-40-Is-it-failing-to-meet-new-pollution-challenges

Water Permit Denied for Mine near Oregon’s Rogue River (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/oct/19/water-permit-denied-for-mine-near-rogue/

Columbia Riverkeeper Tests Toxics in Fish Destined for Fishermen's Tables (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2012/10/columbia_riverkeeper_tests_tox.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Snohomish PUD Harvests Power with New Hydropower Project (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20111019/NEWS01/710199810/1042/LIVING02

Tests Seek to Harness Power of Oregon Volcano (Associated Press)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Tests-seek-to-harness-power-of-Oregon-volcano-174848891.html

Gallery: Oregon Tech Students 'Solarize' Tanzania (Portland Business Journal, OR)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2012/10/18/gallery-oregon-tech-students.html

Renewable Portfolio Standard - Is Michigan’s Constitution the Right Place for Energy Policy? (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2012/10/19/is-michigans-constitution-the-right-place-for-energy-policy/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

A Rogue Climate Experiment Outrages Scientists – Iron Dumping Scientist in the Pacific (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/science/earth/iron-dumping-experiment-in-pacific-alarms-marine-experts.html?_r=0

Americans Increasingly Believe in Global Warming, Yale Report Says (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-climate-change-poll-20121018,0,5956821.story

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

A Web Tool for All You Need to Know About Small Wind Energy (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2012/10/19/a-web-tool-for-all-you-need-to-know-about-small-wind-energy/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Apple Starts Work on Massive Prineville Data Center (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2012/10/apple_starts_work_on_massive_p.html

Google Isn't the First Company to Accidentally Release Earnings Ahead of Time (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_21804431

Two-Thirds Use Social Networking for Political, Civic Activities (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/techchron/2012/10/19/two-thirds-use-social-networking-for-political-civic-activities/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

81 Percent General Election Turnout Expected in Washington State (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019467342_apwaelectionturnout2ndldwritethru.html

Seattle Times Reporters Protest Newspaper’s Partisan Campaign Ads (Associated Press)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/oct/18/seattle-times-reporters-protest-campaign-ads/

Should Politicians Be Buying Facebook Ads? (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2012/10/19/facebook-ads-politics/

GENERAL NEWS

Forecast Predicts Drier Than Normal Winter for Pacific Northwest (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/forecast-predicts-drier-normal-winter-northwest

Construction Companies Sued by Taylor Bridge Fire Victims (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Taylor-Bridge-Fire-victims-file-lawsuit-174867381.html

Op/Ed - Why the Wildfires Still Rage (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/19/opinion/the-wildfires-still-burn.html

Hackers of Burlington's Bank Account Traced Overseas (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Burlington-still-figuring-out-how-hackers-stole-nearly-500000-174865251.html

Kootenai County Sheriff’s Home Burglarized by Copper Thieves (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/oct/19/kootenai-county-sheriffs-home-burglarized-by/

Washington State Farmers Bust Records for Values of Six Crops (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2012/10/19/farmers-bust-records-for-values-of-six-crops

Meteor Shower at Peak This Weekend: Will Weather Cooperate? (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Meteor-shower-at-peak-this-weekend-174824131.html

DIVERSIONS

God’s Cue Ball - Moon's Origin Confirmed in Early Earth Collision

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/sciencefair/2012/10/18/moon-origin-zinc/1641999/

Lost Boy Kept Warm by Puppies

http://www.waff.com/story/19841874/lost-boy-kept-warm-by-puppies?hpt=us_bn8

Washington State High School Kicker Makes 67-Yard Field Goal

http://www.usatodayhss.com/news/article/austin-rehkow-makes-record-67-yard-field-goal-in-high-school-game

SONG OF THE DAY

Heart - Kick It Out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-WxPzS3224