Energy News Digest for November 5, 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

Spokane Area Power Crews Heading to Long Island (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-news/Spokane-area-power-crews-heading-to-Long-Island/-/101214/17252516/-/13k3eq5/-/index.html

Former Duke Energy CEO Johnson to make up to $4M at Tennessee Valley Authority (Triangle Business Journal, Raleigh, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/2012/11/former-duke-energy-ceo-johnson-to-make.html

South Puget Sound Chum Salmon Return is Much Larger than Anticipated (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2019596844__it_looks_like_the_1.html

Conservative Group Seeks to Repeal State Renewable Standards (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2012/11/05/conservative-group-seeks-to-repeal-state-renewable-standards/

Bellingham Becomes Ground Zero in Debate on Coal Exports (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019600556_coalclash04m.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Spokane Area Power Crews Heading to Long Island
• Crews Work to Restore Power, And Explain the Delay
• Hurricane Sandy Utility Outages May Be Worsened by Underinvestment, Lack of Planning
• Hurricane Sandy Shows Nuclear Is Safe
• Former Duke Energy CEO Johnson to make up to $4M at Tennessee Valley Authority
• Bellingham Becomes Ground Zero in Debate on Coal Exports
• Update of Power Grid in Inland Northwest Has Begun
• (Video) Mason County PUD 3 Installs Remote Meters 3,000 Feet Up in the Olympic Mountain Foothills
• Strictly Business: Clark Public Utilities Ready for Emergency
• Op/Ed - Grant PUD President Encourages Public Participation in Budget Process
• Mason County PUD 3 Bond Sale to Refinance Debt Will Result in $200K in Annual Savings
• B-C Hydro Gets More Time for Electricity Plan
• Idaho - Simplot Sues to Drop Magic’s Water Level: Hydraulic Leak in Dam Could Cost $32,500 Per Day
• A Hard Look at U-S Reactor Hardware after Fukushima
• German Leaders Vow Better Energy Cooperation
• Utility Bill Complaint Goes Nuclear
• South Puget Sound Chum Salmon Return is Much Larger than Anticipated
• Salmon BiOp Challengers Say Agencies’ Progress Report to Court Inadequate; RiverPartners Praise
• Gill-Net Ban in Lower Columbia River Bankrolled with $500,000 from Norm Brenden
• Fish Hide from Heavy Sediment Flow in Newly Freed Elwha River
• Op/Ed - The Tribes’ View: Abundance Will Save Salmon, Not Greed
• Environmentalists Sue State of California over Flying Fish
• Washington State Weighing Options to Rebalance Area Shrimp Fishery
• Vancouver Island - Landmark Nanaimo Fishing & Swimming Holes Will Disappear with Demolition of Two Dams
• Conservative Group Seeks to Repeal State Renewable Standards
• Oregon - Fishermen: New Wave Energy Site Has a Catch
• End of Massachusetts Wood-Burning Plant Plans Sparks Reactions
• Florida - Some Businesses May Pay Thousands More Thanks to Gainesville Biomass Plant
• Boston Company Considers Hydropower for Pittsburgh Area Dams
• Germany’s Solar Power Use Jumps 50% This Year
• China Files European Union Solar Subsidy Complaint with WTO
• Wisconsin - Millions in Green Energy Grants, Loans Remain to be Used
• Making Ground Source Geothermal a Win-Win Resource for Utilities & Customers
• Study Shows Climate Change Filling Cascade Meadow with Trees
• Geoengineering - United Nations Group Clashes with First Nation over Iron Dumping
• Sugar for the Bird - Puget Sound Energy to Unveil New Electric Vehicle Charging Station
• Breaking: Portland Sustainability Chief Admits ‘Portlandia’ Isn’t Really a Parody
• Sandy Exposes Gaps in Wireless System during Emergency
• This Week in Cloud: More Outages, Fewer Data Centers
• Broadband & You: Industry Think Tank’s Top Ten Benefits
• Oregon - Clackamas County Commissioners Call Emergency Meeting Monday; Recall Effort against County Clerk Starts Amidst Ballot Tampering Investigation
• Independent-Minded Washington Poised to Lead Again
• Military Hearing in Afghanistan Massacre Begins for Lake Tapps Resident
• Measure Aimed at Curbing Costly, Frequent Metal Thefts in Tacoma
• Editorial - Winter Weather on Its Way
• Shell Midden Could Affirm Tribe’s Stories of Hood Canal
• Football: Mary M Knight & Shelton High School Lose in Football Playoffs
• California Town Pushes Back Against Industrial Pot Growers
• Historic Aircraft Carrier to Be Scrapped at Puget Sound

WORD OF THE DAY

Maieutic • \may-YOO-tik\ • Adjective - Relating to or resembling the Socratic method of eliciting new ideas from another.

“I love the maieutic learning process in this class,” enthused the east coast trust-funder to his fellow ‘Greener seminar members. “Yeah,” barked the professor to his hipster student. “But the Socratic Method this seminar follows requires that you read the material and participate with your opinions…not blather on about your trip to a third world country to take in the local scenery.”

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

HURRICANE SANDY NEWS SHELTER

Spokane Area Power Crews Heading to Long Island (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-news/Spokane-area-power-crews-heading-to-Long-Island/-/101214/17252516/-/13k3eq5/-/index.html

Crews Work to Restore Power, And Explain the Delay (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2012/11/03/164242814/crews-work-to-restore-power-and-explain-the-delay?ft=1&f=2

Hurricane Sandy Utility Outages May Be Worsened by Underinvestment, Lack of Planning (Huffington Post)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/01/hurricane-sandy-utility-outages_n_2053120.html

Hurricane Sandy Shows Nuclear Is Safe (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2012/11/04/hurricane-sandy-shows-nuclear-is-safe/

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Former Duke Energy CEO Johnson to make up to $4M at Tennessee Valley Authority (Triangle Business Journal, Raleigh, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/2012/11/former-duke-energy-ceo-johnson-to-make.html

Former Duke, Progress Energy CEO to head Tennessee Valley Authority (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/power_city/2012/11/former-duke-progress-energy-ceo-to.html

Bellingham Becomes Ground Zero in Debate on Coal Exports (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019600556_coalclash04m.html

Update of Power Grid in Inland Northwest Has Begun - Pullman at center of project aimed at savings, efficiency (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/nov/04/update-of-power-grid-has-begun/

(Video) Mason County PUD 3 Installs Remote Meters 3,000 Feet Up in the Olympic Mountain Foothills - More Accurate & Timely Consumption Information for Customers - Safety for Meter Readers (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1105

Strictly Business: Clark Public Utilities Ready for Emergency (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/nov/04/utility-ready-for-emergency/

Op/Ed - Grant PUD President Encourages Public Participation in Budget Process (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/opinion/editorials/politics/article_aa65fbb0-245e-11e2-96bf-001a4bcf887a.html

Mason County PUD 3 Bond Sale to Refinance Debt Will Result in $200K in Annual Savings -

Bond Rating Firms Affirms PUD’s Financial Strength (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1103

B-C Hydro Gets More Time for Electricity Plan (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Hydro+gets+more+time+electricity+plan/7492361/story.html

Idaho - Simplot Sues to Drop Magic’s Water Level: Hydraulic Leak in Dam Could Cost $32,500 Per Day (Idaho Mountain Express & Guide, Sun Valley, ID)

http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005144649#.UJf3a4ZO7nh

A Hard Look at U-S Reactor Hardware after Fukushima (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/a-hard-look-at-u-s-reactor-hardware-after-fukushima/

German Leaders Vow Better Energy Cooperation (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2019587057_apeugermanyenergyswitchover.html

Utility Bill Complaint Goes Nuclear (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/billsinger/2012/11/02/utility-bill-complaint-goes-nuclear/

FISH & WILDLIFE

South Puget Sound Chum Salmon Return is Much Larger than Anticipated (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2019596844__it_looks_like_the_1.html

Salmon BiOp Challengers Say Agencies’ Progress Report to Court Inadequate; RiverPartners Praise (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/423674.aspx

Gill-Net Ban in Lower Columbia River Bankrolled with $500,000 from Norm Brenden (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/11/banning_gillnets_in_the_columb.html

Fish Hide from Heavy Sediment Flow in Newly Freed Elwha River (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Fish-hide-from-heavy-sediment-flow-in-newly-freed-Elwha-River-177171461.html

Op/Ed - The Tribes’ View: Abundance Will Save Salmon, Not Greed (Salem Statesman Journal, OR)

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20121101/OPINION/311010059/Abundance-will-save-salmon-not-greed

Environmentalists Sue State of California over Flying Fish (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/11/02/51934.htm

Washington State Weighing Options to Rebalance Area Shrimp Fishery (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/othersports/2019600008_outn04.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Vancouver Island - Landmark Nanaimo Fishing & Swimming Holes Will Disappear with Demolition of Two Dams (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Landmark+Nanaimo+fishing+swimming+holes+will+disappear+with/7477546/story.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Conservative Group Seeks to Repeal State Renewable Standards (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2012/11/05/conservative-group-seeks-to-repeal-state-renewable-standards/

Oregon - Fishermen: New Wave Energy Site Has a Catch (The World, Coos Bay, OR)

http://theworldlink.com/news/local/fishermen-new-wave-energy-site-has-a-catch/article_3c01a8ea-c989-5893-b206-b821e87be5d8.html

End of Massachusetts Wood-Burning Plant Plans Sparks Reactions (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/End-of-wood-burning-plant-plans-sparks-reactions-4007553.php

Florida - Some Businesses May Pay Thousands More Thanks to Gainesville Biomass Plant (Gainesville Sun, FL)

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20121104/ARTICLES/121109859?tc=ar

Boston Company Considers Hydropower for Pittsburgh Area Dams (Renewablesbiz)

http://www.renewablesbiz.com/article/12/11/boston-company-considers-hydropower-pittsburgh-area-dams

Germany’s Solar Power Use Jumps 50% This Year (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2012/11/05/germany-renewable-power/1682675/

China Files European Union Solar Subsidy Complaint with WTO (British Broadcasting Service)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20207305

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Wisconsin - Millions in Green Energy Grants, Loans Remain to be Used (Wisconsin State Journal, Madison)

http://host.madison.com/wsj/business/millions-in-green-energy-grants-loans-remain-to-be-used/article_21811bda-25e0-11e2-8517-001a4bcf887a.html

Making Ground Source Geothermal a Win-Win Resource for Utilities & Customers (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/10/making-ground-source-geothermal-a-win-win-resource-for-utilities-and-customers?cmpid=rss

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Study Shows Climate Change Filling Cascade Meadow with Trees (Northwest Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/post/study-shows-climate-change-filling-cascade-meadow-trees

Geoengineering - United Nations Group Clashes with First Nation over Iron Dumping (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/group+clashes+with+First+Nation+over+iron+dumping/7492522/story.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Sugar for the Bird - Puget Sound Energy to Unveil New Electric Vehicle Charging Station (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/11/02/2306486/pse-to-unveil-new-electric-vehicle.html

Breaking: Portland Sustainability Chief Admits ‘Portlandia’ Isn’t Really a Parody (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/cities/breaking-portland-sustainability-chief-admits-portlandia-isnt-really-a-parody/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Sandy Exposes Gaps in Wireless System during Emergency (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-tech/post/sandy-exposes-gaps-in-wireless-system-during-emergency/2012/11/02/2d4d5a4e-2461-11e2-ba29-238a6ac36a08_blog.html?wprss=rss_business

This Week in Cloud: More Outages, Fewer Data Centers (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/cloud/this-week-in-cloud-more-outages-fewer-data-centers/

Broadband & You: Industry Think Tank’s Top Ten Benefits (WRAL Broadcasting, Raleigh, NC)

http://wraltechwire.com/industry-think-tank-lists-consumer-broadband-benefits/11737705/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Oregon - Clackamas County Commissioners Call Emergency Meeting Monday; Recall Effort against County Clerk Starts Amidst Ballot Tampering Investigation (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-city/index.ssf/2012/11/clackamas_county_commissioners_7.html

Independent-Minded Washington Poised to Lead Again (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/connelly/article/Independent-minded-Washingon-poised-to-lead-again-4007551.php

GENERAL NEWS

Military Hearing in Afghanistan Massacre Begins for Lake Tapps Resident (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Robert-Bales-faces-hearing-in-Afghanistan-massacre-177258441.html

Measure Aimed at Curbing Costly, Frequent Metal Thefts in Tacoma (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/11/02/2354296/meaure-aimed-at-curbing-costly.html

Editorial - Winter Weather on Its Way (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/nov/02/our-view-winter-weather-on-its-way/

Shell Midden Could Affirm Tribe’s Stories of Hood Canal (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/nov/04/shell-midden-could-affirm-tribes-stories-of-hood/

Football: Mary M Knight & Shelton High School Lose in Football Playoffs (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/7896

California Town Pushes Back Against Industrial Pot Growers (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/11/03/pot-town-industrial-growers/1679181/

Historic Aircraft Carrier to Be Scrapped at Puget Sound - World’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise decommissioned (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-historic-aircraft-carrier-to-be-scrapped-at-puget-sound-20121105,0,3861684.story?track=rss

DIVERSIONS

What Everyone Was Saying - ‘The Story of Ain’t’

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/books/review/the-story-of-aint-by-david-skinner.html?_r=0

Surprised Couple Finds ‘Huge’ Python in Storage Unit

http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-couple-finds-huge-python-in-storage-unit-20121103,0,7414790.story

Hard-to-Read Fonts Will Make You Less of a Biased Jerk

http://updates.gizmodo.com/post/34899045408/hard-to-read-fonts-will-make-you-less-of-a-biased

Sandy Fail: American Apparel’s Hurricane Sale Doesn’t Go over Well

http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/10/31/a-little-bored-american-apparels-hurricane-sandy-sale-doesnt-go-over-well/

SONG OF THE DAY

Dave Mason - We Just Disagree

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCpQLZs2Eh8

Energy News Digest for November 2, 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.

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Puget Sound Energy Has Given [Spent] Thousands to Fight Thurston Public Power (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/11/01/2305680/pse-has-given-thousands-to-fight.html

Barclays Traders Rigged American Electricity Prices to Boost Their Own Profits & Bragged About It in Damning E-Mails (The Daily Mail, UK)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2226573/Barclays-traders-rigged-American-electricity-prices-boost-profits.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Seattle City Light Personnel Sent to New York for Sandy Relief – Trucks Being Airlifted (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/JBLM-to-help-out-on-Sandy-176893941.html

No 'Smoking Gun' for Canada’s Fraser River Sockeye Salmon Collapse (CBC News)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/10/31/bc-cohen-salmon-report-released.html?cmp=rss

Portland Aims To Reduce Carbon Footprint with 'Kilowatt Crackdown' (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-aims-to-reduce-carbon-footprint-with-kilowatt-crackdown/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Seattle City Light Personnel Sent to New York for Sandy Relief – Trucks Being Airlifted
• New Yorkers’ Wait for Power May Linger for Some
• Getting Lights Back On Can Be Maddeningly Complex
• Sandy Highlights Fragile Infrastructure
• A State-By-State Look at Hurricane Sandy’s Effects
• In Crisis, Public Officials Embrace Social Media
• Puget Sound Energy Has Given [Spent] Thousands to Fight Thurston Public Power
• Barclays Traders Rigged American Electricity Prices to Boost Their Own Profits & Bragged About It in Damning E-Mails
• FERC Takes Aim at Wall Street
• FERC Stays the Course, Denies Rehearing of Its Landmark Order No. 1000
• Snohomish PUD Targeting Trouble-Making Trees to Keep Lights On
• Trees One of East Coast Storm's Biggest Killers
• BPA Powered the Industry That Helped Win World War II
• Costs at Ailing California Nuclear Plant Top $300 Million
• U-S Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week
• Texas - Texas Power Grid Expects to Have Enough Capacity to Meet Winter Demand
• No 'Smoking Gun' for Canada’s Fraser River Sockeye Salmon Collapse
• Kitsap County’s Bainbridge Creek Sees Return of Long-Sought Salmon
• Vancouver Island - Despite Spills, Colquitz Coho Return above Average
• Study Links Climate Change to Warmer Oregon Streams
• Shellfish Beds near Belfair to Reopen
• Divers Outraged over Seattle Octopus Hunt
• Skagit PUD Won’t Weigh in on Court Battle over Water
• Corvallis Area Greenbelt Lands $1.5M Bonneville Power Administration Grant
• Did Hurricane Sandy Bolster the Case for 'Green' Energy?
• Portland Aims To Reduce Carbon Footprint with 'Kilowatt Crackdown'
• Ephrata Tries to Improve, Save on Energy Efficiency – Hires McKinstry to Help
• Tip: Save Money on Electric Bill by Unplugging Devices
• Editorial - Was Hurricane Sandy a Wake-Up Call on Climate Change?
• Editorial - It's Global Warming, Stupid
• Op/Ed - California Cap & Trade Should Look to Broader Goals
• Plastic-Bag Ban Begins in Port Townsend
• Sewage: A Secret Power Source?
• Clearwire Investor Demands Sale of Spectrum
• Audit: Seattle Fails to Track Millions of Federal Dollars
• Candidates for Governor Differ in Approach on Environment
• City of Spokane’s PR Firm Contract Should Be Troubling
• One Dead in Officer-Involved Shooting in Littlerock
• Dangerous Recalled Cadet Heaters Still Used In the Pacific Northwest
• Gas Price Wars Breaking Out In Pierce County
• Wild Olympics Says Plan Won't Cut Jobs; Loggers Disagree
• Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday As We Dial Clocks Back an Hour
• Judge's Order Bars Ex-Student from Releasing Ramtha Videos
• Football: MMK Ranked; NM & SHS Open Post Season Play

WORD OF THE DAY

Sequacious • \suh-KWAY-shuss\ • Adjective - Intellectually servile

Sequacious viewer

Left and right, talking heads shout

Truth is on the outs

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

HURRICANE SANDY NEWS SHELTER

Seattle City Light Personnel Sent to New York for Sandy Relief – Trucks Being Airlifted (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/JBLM-to-help-out-on-Sandy-176893941.html

New Yorkers’ Wait for Power May Linger for Some (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/nyregion/power-restoration-after-hurricane-sandy-may-take-longer-than-expected.html?_r=0

Getting Lights Back On Can Be Maddeningly Complex (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/31/power-utilities-restore-substations-flood/1671403/

Sandy Highlights Fragile Infrastructure (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/bottomline/article/Sandy-highlights-fragile-infrastructure-4001695.php

A State-By-State Look at Hurricane Sandy’s Effects (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2019583544_apussuperstormsandystates.html

In Crisis, Public Officials Embrace Social Media (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/technology/in-crisis-public-officials-embrace-social-media.html

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Puget Sound Energy Has Given [Spent] Thousands to Fight Thurston Public Power (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/11/01/2305680/pse-has-given-thousands-to-fight.html

Barclays Traders Rigged American Electricity Prices to Boost Their Own Profits & Bragged About It in Damning E-Mails (The Daily Mail, UK)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2226573/Barclays-traders-rigged-American-electricity-prices-boost-profits.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

FERC Takes Aim at Wall Street (NY Times)

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/ferc-takes-aim-at-wall-street/

FERC Stays the Course, Denies Rehearing of Its Landmark Order No. 1000 (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2012/10/ferc-stays-the-course-denies-rehearing-of-its-landmark-order-no-1000.html

Snohomish PUD Targeting Trouble-Making Trees to Keep Lights On (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20121102/NEWS01/711029926

Trees One of East Coast Storm's Biggest Killers (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/31/trees-one-of-storms-biggest-killers/1673005/

BPA Powered the Industry That Helped Win World War II (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-powered-the-industry-that-helped-win-World-War-II.aspx

Costs at Ailing California Nuclear Plant Top $300 Million (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_21908912/costs-at-ailing-california-nuclear-plant-top-300

U-S Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/11/01/2155886/us-natural-gas-supplies-grew-last.html

Texas - Texas Power Grid Expects to Have Enough Capacity to Meet Winter Demand (Fort Worth Star-Telegram, TX)

http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/11/01/4382064/texas-power-grid-expects-to-have.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

No 'Smoking Gun' for Canada’s Fraser River Sockeye Salmon Collapse (CBC News)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/10/31/bc-cohen-salmon-report-released.html?cmp=rss

Kitsap County’s Bainbridge Creek Sees Return of Long-Sought Salmon (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/nov/01/bainbridge-creek-sees-return-of-long-sought/

Vancouver Island - Despite Spills, Colquitz Coho Return above Average (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Despite+spills+Colquitz+coho+return+above+average/7487925/story.html

Study Links Climate Change to Warmer Oregon Streams (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/lifestyle/green/Study-links-climate-change-to-warmer-Oregon-streams-176885211.html

Shellfish Beds near Belfair to Reopen (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/oct/31/shellfish-beds-near-belfair-to-reopen/

Divers Outraged over Seattle Octopus Hunt (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019583596_apwaseattleoctopushunt1stld.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Skagit PUD Won’t Weigh in on Court Battle over Water (Skagit Valley Herald, Mt Vernon, WA)

http://www.goskagit.com/all_access/pud-won-t-weigh-in-on-court-battle-over-water/article_363c4df4-d693-5ae6-a21c-91fe909345a6.html

Corvallis Area Greenbelt Lands $1.5M Bonneville Power Administration Grant (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)

http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/greenbelt-lands-m-grant/article_672caa34-239f-11e2-acae-0019bb2963f4.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Did Hurricane Sandy Bolster the Case for 'Green' Energy? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2012/1101/Did-hurricane-Sandy-bolster-the-case-for-green-energy

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Portland Aims To Reduce Carbon Footprint with 'Kilowatt Crackdown' (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-aims-to-reduce-carbon-footprint-with-kilowatt-crackdown/

Ephrata Tries to Improve, Save on Energy Efficiency – Hires McKinstry to Help (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/article_6187bed4-2381-11e2-a1c4-001a4bcf887a.html

Tip: Save Money on Electric Bill by Unplugging Devices (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2012/11/02/komando-electric-bill-voicemail-password/1665781/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Editorial - Was Hurricane Sandy a Wake-Up Call on Climate Change? (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/11/02/2353415/was-hurricane-sandy-a-wake-up.html

Editorial - It's Global Warming, Stupid (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-01/its-global-warming-stupid

Op/Ed - California Cap & Trade Should Look to Broader Goals (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/11/02/4956023/cap-and-trade-should-look-to.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Plastic-Bag Ban Begins in Port Townsend (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20121102/NEWS/311029982/plastic-bag-ban-begins-in-port-townsend

Sewage: A Secret Power Source? (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2012/11/01/sewage-a-secret-power-source/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Clearwire Investor Demands Sale of Spectrum (NY Times)

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/11/01/clearwire-investor-demands-a-sale-of-spectrum/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Audit: Seattle Fails to Track Millions of Federal Dollars (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2092130

Candidates for Governor Differ in Approach on Environment (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019572963_guvenvironment01m.html

City of Spokane’s PR Firm Contract Should Be Troubling (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/nov/02/pr-firm-contract-should-be-troubling/

GENERAL NEWS

One Dead in Officer-Involved Shooting in Littlerock (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/11/02/2306258/1-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting.html

Dangerous Recalled Cadet Heaters Still Used In the Pacific Northwest (Northwest Cable News Network)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/176967901.html

Gas Price Wars Breaking Out In Pierce County (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/11/01/2352633/gas-price-wars-breaking-out-in.html

Wild Olympics Says Plan Won't Cut Jobs; Loggers Disagree (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20121102/NEWS/311029983/wild-olympics-says-plan-wont-cut-jobs-loggers-disagree

Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday As We Dial Clocks Back an Hour (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/daylight-saving-time-ends-sunday-as-we-dial-clocks/nStyL/

Judge's Order Bars Ex-Student from Releasing Ramtha Videos (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/11/01/2305414/judge-grants-temporary-restraining.html

Football: MMK Ranked; NM & SHS Open Post Season Play (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/7870

DIVERSIONS

Doing Math Can Literally Hurt Your Brain

http://mashable.com/2012/11/02/math-hurts-your-brain/

Legal Fight over Transgender in Evergreen College Locker Room

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2118929

Drivers Should Not Swerve to Avoid Deer, Oregon Authorities Advise

http://www.oregonlive.com/roadreport/index.ssf/2012/10/drivers_should_not_swerve_to_a.html

Lonely Elephant in South Korean Zoo Imitates Human Speech

http://news.yahoo.com/elephant-south-korean-zoo-imitates-human-speech-080222456.html

SONG OF THE DAY

The Marshall Tucker Band - Can't You See

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

Energy News Digest for November 1, 2012 – The Hot Shots Edition

Greetings. The news digest is out standing in its field today. As a result, the “hot shots” edition returns to provide a quick look at some of the top energy stories.

Unabridged returns tomorrow.

Clark Public Utilities to Send Crews to Help Restore Power on East Coast (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/oct/31/clark-public-utilities-send-crews-help-restore-pow/

Superstorm Sandy: A State-By-State Look (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2012/11/superstorm_sandy_a_state-by-st_2.html

Skokomish River Flood Warning Issued by NWS Seattle (National Weather Service, Seattle)

http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WA124CCF159130.FloodWarning.124CCF16C9B0WA.SEWFLSSEW.b92f76e4cde6a59e2b4e1ee846f4c898

Video: Why Did the Salmon Cross the Road? Hint: with help from the Skokomish River (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/Why-did-the-salmon-cross-the-road-176693451.html

Tacoma Public Works May Cut Nearly Half of Staff (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Tacoma-Public-Works-to-lay-off-nearly-half-of-staff-176686101.html

Washington State Auditor Implicates Ex-Clallam PUD Employee (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20121101/news/311019992/state-auditor-implicates-ex-pud-employee

Vestas to Close Three U-S Research Centers (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2012/10/vestas-to-close-three-us-research.html

Canadian Report Calls for Freeze on Fish Farms Off Vancouver Island (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Salmon+inquiry+makes+suggestions+protect+salmon+finds+smoking/7477997/story.html