Energy News Digest for September 30, 2010

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

US Senator Murray Discusses Power Line Plan with Bonneville Power Administration Chief (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/sep/30/washington-dc/

Comment Period for Proposed Port Townsend Paper Biomass Generator Extended (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100930/news/309309990/comment-period-for-proposed-port-townsend-paper-biomass-generator

Protected Eagle Halts Eastern Oregon Wind Farms (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/09/endangered_eagle_halts_eastern.html

Oregon - Emerald People’s Utility District May Sell Hydro Plans - The rural utility district has a potential buyer for the proposals that were once called a “nightmare” (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/25348184-41/epud-utility-board-million-lambe.csp

Chelan County PUD to Build $8 Million Hatchery (Lake Chelan Mirror, WA)

http://www.lakechelanmirror.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=2964

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• US Senator Murray Discusses Power Line Plan with Bonneville Power Administration Chief
• Oregon - Emerald People’s Utility District May Sell Hydro Plans
• Idaho - Rupert Signs for Changes in Electrical Power Agreement
• National Hydropower Association Celebrates Hoover Dam 75th Anniversary
• FERC Shifts into High Gear for Hydropower Developers
• Editorial - Congressional Delays in Approving Tennessee Valley Authority Board Members Unconscionable
• Energy Department Says Natural Gas Supplies Rise
• Northern Ohio’s Energy Future Could be Expensive & Bumpy
• Ontario Liberals Accused of Hiding Electricity Report
• Nuclear Power to Remain in Germany’s Energy Equation
• Chelan County PUD to Build $8 Million Hatchery
• NOAA to Present Salmon Hatchery Funding Information
• Elwha River Flows through Man-Made Channel for Dam-Removal Preparation
• Get Out & Fish: Fall Chinook among Surging Salmon Populations
• Enviros Fight Oregon Gold Miners’ Vacuum Dredging
• Irrigation Districts Investing in Water Conservation
• Washington Agency Looks to Cool Water Behind Dams
• Comment Period for Proposed Port Townsend Paper Biomass Generator Extended
• Protected Eagle Halts Eastern Oregon Wind Farms
• Portland General Electric Withdraws Rock Creek Wind Farm Petition
• Hydropower Making Waves in the Renewable Energy World
• 2010 Solar Energy by State Rank – Oregon Gets an “A”, Washington a “C”
• Iberdrola Renewables - Running a Wind Farm Nation from Oregon
• Thinking Small, & Still Smaller, on Wind Power
• Ohio Eliminates Tax on Renewable Energy Projects
• National Renewable Energy Standard Will Mean Higher Electricity Bills
• Maine - High School Biomass Boiler Project Fired Up
• The 21st Century Gold Rush: Pursuit of Renewable Energy
• Denmark Looks to Offshore Wind to be Fossil-Free By 2050
• United Kingdom - Ram Raiders Damage Wind Farm
• Revised power plan adopted for Pacific Northwest - As Energy Demands Grow, Efficiency is Top Priority
• Are American Homes More Energy Efficient? Not Exactly
• Greener than Thou - Portland vs. Seattle
• Smokey the Bear & Renewable Energy
• Oregon Gets Electric Car Stimulus Dollars for Charging Stations
• Oh, This Is Ironic on So Many Levels - Smoking Shelters Spark Hospital Row
• House Democrats Shelve Net Neutrality Proposal
• Firm: Yep, Enterprise Cloud Computing is Growing
• Monday Is Deadline for Voter Registration
• Cap-And-Trade Vote Earns Reichert Endorsement from Environmental Group
• Richland’s Quick Facebook Responses to Citizens
• Shelton-Area Hunters Say They Mistook Man They Shot for Bear
• Powerful La Nina Means Cold, Wet Winter Likely
• Prepare Yourself for Snow This Winter
• Providence to Close Chemical Dependency Centers in Longview, Belfair
• Historic Old Tumwater Brewhouse, Property Sold

WORD OF THE DAY

Raconteur • \raw-conn-TERR\ • noun - A person who excels in telling anecdotes

Barney was considered the neighborhood’s informal historian. While he felt he was the community’s most spellbinding booster, his neighbors were a bit less complimentary of his self-promotion as a raconteur of the first order. “More of the neighborhood’s favorite soporific experience,” yawned one resident during that year’s homeowners’ association meeting.

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

US Senator Murray Discusses Power Line Plan with Bonneville Power Administration Chief (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/sep/30/washington-dc/

Oregon - Emerald People’s Utility District May Sell Hydro Plans - The rural utility district has a potential buyer for the proposals that were once called a “nightmare” (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/25348184-41/epud-utility-board-million-lambe.csp

Idaho - Rupert Signs for Changes in Electrical Power Agreement (Magic Valley Times-News, Twin Falls, ID)

http://www.magicvalley.com/news/local/mini-cassia/article_53c2d863-ec99-5f18-9527-9163a9a3033d.html

National Hydropower Association Celebrates Hoover Dam 75th Anniversary - Event marks milestone for hydropower industry (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/national-hydropower-association/news/article/2010/09/nha-celebrates-hoover-dam-75th-anniversary

FERC Shifts into High Gear for Hydropower Developers (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2010/09/ferc-shifts-into-high-gear-for-hydropower-developers

Editorial - Congressional Delays in Approving Tennessee Valley Authority Board Members Unconscionable (The Oak Ridger, TN)

http://www.oakridger.com/editorials/x211927775/Delays-in-approving-TVA-board-members-unconscionable

Energy Department Says Natural Gas Supplies Rise (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013036885_apusnaturalgasstorage.html

Northern Ohio’s Energy Future Could be Expensive & Bumpy - In the long run, the price of power & natural gas is only going to increase (Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH)

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/09/northern_ohios_energy_future_c.html

Ontario Liberals Accused of Hiding Electricity Report – Call to release a report on future electricity costs amid fears that soaring hydro bills are heading even higher (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/09/29/liberals-electricity.html

Nuclear Power to Remain in Germany’s Energy Equation (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2010/0929/Nuclear-power-to-remain-in-Germany-s-energy-equation

FISH & WILDLIFE

Chelan County PUD to Build $8 Million Hatchery (Lake Chelan Mirror, WA)

http://www.lakechelanmirror.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=2964

NOAA to Present Salmon Hatchery Funding Information (The Astorian, OR)

http://www.dailyastorian.info/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=395&ArticleID=73696

Elwha River Flows through Man-Made Channel for Dam-Removal Preparation (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100930/news/309309991/elwha-river-flows-through-man-made-channel-for-dam-removal-preparation

Get Out & Fish: Fall Chinook among Surging Salmon Populations (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/09/29/1644380/fall-chinook-among-surging-salmon.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Enviros Fight Oregon Gold Miners’ Vacuum Dredging (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/09/30/30688.htm

Irrigation Districts Investing in Water Conservation (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/09/29/irrigation-districts-investing-in-water-conservation

Washington Agency Looks to Cool Water Behind Dams (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/07/HomepageArticles/Article.aspx?n=7854

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Comment Period for Proposed Port Townsend Paper Biomass Generator Extended (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20100930/news/309309990/comment-period-for-proposed-port-townsend-paper-biomass-generator

Protected Eagle Halts Eastern Oregon Wind Farms (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/09/endangered_eagle_halts_eastern.html

Portland General Electric Withdraws Rock Creek Wind Farm Petition (Portland Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/09/27/daily25.html

Hydropower Making Waves in the Renewable Energy World (Energy Digital)

http://www.energydigital.com/industry-focus/renewables-green-business/hydropower-making-waves-renewable-energy-world-0

2010 Solar Energy by State Rank – Oregon Gets an “A”, Washington a “C” (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/solar-flare-systems-inc-/news/article/2010/09/2010-solar-energy-by-state-rank?cmpid=rss

Iberdrola Renewables - Running a Wind Farm Nation from Oregon (Earth Techling)

http://www.earthtechling.com/2010/09/running-a-wind-farm-nation-from-oregon/

Thinking Small, & Still Smaller, on Wind Power (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/29/thinking-small-and-still-smaller-on-wind-power/

Ohio Eliminates Tax on Renewable Energy Projects (Dayton Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2010/09/27/daily36.html

National Renewable Energy Standard Will Mean Higher Electricity Bills (Tucson Citizen, AZ)

http://tucsoncitizen.com/wryheat/2010/09/30/national-renewable-energy-standard-will-mean-higher-electricity-bills/

Maine - High School Biomass Boiler Project Fired Up “…officials say the biomass project will result in a number of ‘green’ benefits, including a huge reduction in the use of fossil fuels…” (Lewiston Sun-Journal, ME)

http://www.sunjournal.com/oxford-hills/story/917204

The 21st Century Gold Rush: Pursuit of Renewable Energy - The Wild West is alive & well, & in New Jersey (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS332952536320100929

Denmark Looks to Offshore Wind to be Fossil-Free By 2050 - While 80% of Denmark’s energy needs today are covered by oil, coal & gas (ReCharge)

http://www.rechargenews.com/business_area/politics/article230750.ece

United Kingdom - Ram Raiders Damage Wind Farm (This Is Devon, UK)

http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/999/Ram-raiders-damage-wind-farm/article-2705003-detail/article.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Revised Power Plan Adopted for Pacific Northwest - As Energy Demands Grow, Efficiency is Top Priority (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT)

http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/as_energy_demands_grow_efficiency_is_top_priority/19807/

Are American Homes More Energy Efficient? Not Exactly (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/29/AR2010092906585.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Greener than Thou - Portland vs. Seattle (PubliCola)

http://www.publicola.net/2010/09/29/worldchangings-bout-of-the-century-portland-v-seattle/

Smokey the Bear & Renewable Energy (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2010/09/smokey-the-bear-and-renewable-energy

Oregon Gets Electric Car Stimulus Dollars for Charging Stations (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2010/09/oregon_gets_electric_car_stimulus_dollars_for_charaging_stations.html

United Kingdom - Oh, This Is Ironic on So Many Levels - Smoking Shelters Spark Hospital Row (Manchester Evening News, UK)

http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1334357_smoking_shelters_spark_hospital_row

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

House Democrats Shelve Net Neutrality Proposal (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2013031063_apustecinternetrulescongress.html

Firm: Yep, Enterprise Cloud Computing is Growing (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/222261.asp

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Monday Is Deadline for Voter Registration (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/article_972dd10c-cc28-11df-b95f-001cc4c002e0.html

Cap-And-Trade Vote Earns Reichert Endorsement from Environmental Group (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politicsnorthwest/2013030414_controversialvoteearnsreichertenvironmentalendorsement.html

Richland’s Quick Facebook Responses to Citizens (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA – Just wait until you get your first records request…)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/104046663.html

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton-Area Hunters Say They Mistook Man They Shot for Bear (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/25226460/detail.html

Powerful La Nina Means Cold, Wet Winter Likely (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/weather/25216484/detail.html

Prepare Yourself for Snow This Winter (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=371997

Providence to Close Chemical Dependency Centers in Longview, Belfair (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/09/29/1386086/providence-to-close-chemical-dependency.html

Historic Old Tumwater Brewhouse, Property Sold - No Plans: Businessman wants to clean up site first (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/09/30/1386770/tumwater-brewhouse-property-sold.html

DIVERSIONS

Science Fuels Magic of Fall Foliage

http://www.middleburycampus.com/2010/09/30/science-fuels-magic-of-fall-foliage/

Washington Potato Official Going on All-Spud Diet

http://www.theolympian.com/2010/09/30/1387407/washington-potato-official-going.html

Delhi Deploys ‘Super Monkey’ Security Guards for Commonwealth Games

http://www.timescolonist.com/health/Delhi+deploys+super+monkey+security+guards+Commonwealth+Games+venues/3597255/story.html

TV Host Announces Wrong Winner for Australian “Top Model”

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100929/od_nm/us_australia_model_odd

SONG OF THE DAY

Rose Royce - Car Wash

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0zA44zK5YQ