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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Energy News Digest for July 13, 2011
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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Clipped Fins Hamper Hatchery Salmon, University of Victoria Biologist’s Study Finds (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
Elwha River Dams Coming Down - Massive removal project also a boon to many museums (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Op/Ed – Columbia Generating Station: Plant’s Costs Versus Benefits (Seattle Times)
Belfair Businesses Pushing for Mason County Help Paying Off Sewer System (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Clark County Picks Private Partner for Vancouver Biomass Plant (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Elwha River Dams Coming Down
- Decision Makers Ponder Lewis County PUD Rate Hike
- Marijuana Grow Found in Pair of Clark County Homes
- Megaloads - Pipeline Protesters Hit Montana Governor’s Office
- Arizona - Cooperatives Join to Fight for Share of Hoover Power
- Group Looks to Bring More Canadian Power to New England
- Time Is Running Out for Canada to Sell Hydro to US, Connecticut Governor Says
- Alcoa Earnings Point Toward Global Manufacturing Rebound
- District of Columbia Regulators Tighten Reliability Standards for Pepco
- No End in Sight for Britain’s Rising Energy Costs
- Op/Ed – Columbia Generating Station: Plant’s Costs Versus Benefits
- Nebraska - Nuclear Power Plant Lifts Alert as Floods Recede
- Task Force Recommends Improvements for Nuclear Plants
- Japan PM Wants Less Reliance on Nuclear Power
- Clipped Fins Hamper Hatchery Salmon, University of Victoria Biologist’s Study Finds
- Op/Ed - Restore the Elwha without Hatchery Fish
- Early Kings Making Their Way into Upper Reaches of Columbia River
- 9th Circuit Rules Against Alaska Salmon Fishermen
- Latest Word on Northern Pikeminnow Catches in Columbia River
- Fish & Wildlife Service Will Tackle Species Backlog
- A New Protection Deal for 60 Northwest Species
- Residents Split on Fate of ‘Hazard Tree’ Housing Family of Owls
- Belfair Businesses Pushing for Mason County Help Paying Off Sewer System
- Mason County Public Meeting on Belfair Sewer Well Attended
- Clallam PUD to Get Accurate Dollar Figures on Carlsborg Sewer Project
- Clark County Picks Private Partner for Vancouver Biomass Plant
- Clark County Signs Schneider Electric to Develop Proposed Downtown Vancouver Biomass Plant
- Overheated Assembly Caused Georgia Biomass Explosion
- Hawaii - Kauai Electric Power Cooperative Members Petition for Meeting on Hydropower
- Solar Panels Still Rare, Despite Glow of $7 Power Bills
- Texas - Solar Energy Customers Can Get $1,000 Discount
- Texas - Wind Farm Firm Commits to Bird Study
- GOP Bid to Void Light Bulb Law Fails
- Climate Scientists Evaluate Impact of El Nino Modoki on the Pacific Coast
- Australia - Coalition Says Carbon Tax Fight Not Over
- Bellingham Will Ban Plastic Shopping Bags
- State to Open Electric-Car Charging Stations Along I-5 Corridor
- Green Jobs Pay Better as Clean-Tech Sector Booms
- Quincy Data Centers’ Backup Diesel Generators to be Discussed
- Amazon Wants California Voters to Decide on Tax Collection
- Netflix Raises Price of DVD & Online Movies Package by 60%
- One Quarter of Smartphone Users Rely on Their Device for Internet Access
- Eric Anderson Out as Tacoma’s City Manager After Six Years
- Gregoire Names New Chief of Staff
- Washington State Governor in the Market for a Speechwriter – Again
- Talk of Soda Tax Bubbles Back Up in Seattle
- High Levels of Radiation Detected in Northwest Rainwater
- Helicopter Measures Radiation Around Puget Sound
- Woman Arrested After Baby Found in Trash at St. Peter Hospital in Olympia
- Mason County Public Safety Taxes?
- State Patrol: Woman Chasing Ducks Causes I-5 Crash
- Public Pillory - Aberdeen Embezzler Sentenced to Carry Guilty Sign
- Chase Hugs It Out with Washington State Man It Had Thrown in Jail for Cashing Non-Fake Check
WORD OF THE DAY
Raiment • \RAY-munt\ • Noun - Clothing, garments
“You are an absolute peacock!” crowed the squawking starling chicks to their oddly dressed mother. She had filched feathers from a variety of bird nests around the neighborhood to come up with a cloak of many colors, the raiment reminiscent of an aviary “crazy quilt.” “Let those darn goldfinches laugh at this,” she bellowed to the murmuration of starlings that had gathered to view the show.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Elwha River Dams Coming Down - Massive removal project also a boon to many museums (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Decision Makers Ponder Lewis County PUD Rate Hike (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
Marijuana Grow Found in Pair of Clark County Homes – At one home someone had diverted power around the meter outside (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Megaloads - Pipeline Protesters Hit Montana Governor’s Office (USA Today)
Arizona - Cooperatives Join to Fight for Share of Hoover Power (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Group Looks to Bring More Canadian Power to New England (Vermont Public Radio)
Time Is Running Out for Canada to Sell Hydro to US, Connecticut Governor Says (Canadian Business)
Alcoa Earnings Point Toward Global Manufacturing Rebound (USA Today)
District of Columbia Regulators Tighten Reliability Standards for Pepco (Electric Energy Online)
No End in Sight for Britain’s Rising Energy Costs (The Guardian, UK)
NUCLEAR SCIENCE READING ROOM
Op/Ed – Columbia Generating Station: Plant’s Costs Versus Benefits (Seattle Times)
Nebraska - Nuclear Power Plant Lifts Alert as Floods Recede (Associated Press)
Task Force Recommends Improvements for Nuclear Plants (NY Times)
Japan PM Wants Less Reliance on Nuclear Power (Associated Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Clipped Fins Hamper Hatchery Salmon, University of Victoria Biologist’s Study Finds (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
Op/Ed - Restore the Elwha without Hatchery Fish (Seattle Times)
Early Kings Making Their Way into Upper Reaches of Columbia River (Seattle Times)
9th Circuit Rules Against Alaska Salmon Fishermen - Fishing regulations did not violate property rights (Courthouse News Service)
Latest Word on Northern Pikeminnow Catches in Columbia River (Seattle Times)
Fish & Wildlife Service Will Tackle Species Backlog (Northwest Public Radio)
A New Protection Deal for 60 Northwest Species (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Residents Split on Fate of ‘Hazard Tree’ Housing Family of Owls (KOMO-TV, Seattle)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Belfair Businesses Pushing for Mason County Help Paying Off Sewer System (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Mason County Public Meeting on Belfair Sewer Well Attended (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Clallam PUD to Get Accurate Dollar Figures on Carlsborg Sewer Project, It Tells Property Owners (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Clark County Picks Private Partner for Vancouver Biomass Plant (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Clark County Signs Schneider Electric to Develop Proposed Downtown Vancouver Biomass Plant (Oregonian, Portland)
Overheated Assembly Caused Georgia Biomass Explosion (Florida Times Union – Jacksonville)
Hawaii - Kauai Electric Power Cooperative Members Petition for Meeting on Hydropower (Associated Press)
Solar Panels Still Rare, Despite Glow of $7 Power Bills (NY Times)
Texas - Solar Energy Customers Can Get $1,000 Discount (Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX)
Texas - Wind Farm Firm Commits to Bird Study (Brownsville Herald, TX)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
GOP Bid to Void Light Bulb Law Fails (NY Times)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Climate Scientists Evaluate Impact of El Nino Modoki on the Pacific Coast (Oregonian, Portland)
Australia - Coalition Says Carbon Tax Fight Not Over (Sky News, AUS)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Bellingham Will Ban Plastic Shopping Bags (Puget Sound Business Journal)
State to Open Electric-Car Charging Stations Along I-5 Corridor (Seattle Times)
Green Jobs Pay Better as Clean-Tech Sector Booms (USA Today)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Quincy Data Centers’ Backup Diesel Generators to be Discussed (Northwest Public Radio)
Amazon Wants California Voters to Decide on Tax Collection (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Netflix Raises Price of DVD & Online Movies Package by 60% (NY Times)
One Quarter of Smartphone Users Rely on Their Device for Internet Access (GigaOM)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Eric Anderson Out as Tacoma’s City Manager After Six Years (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)
Gregoire Names New Chief of Staff (Seattle Times)
Washington State Governor in the Market for a Speechwriter - Again (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Talk of Soda Tax Bubbles Back Up in Seattle (KING-TV, Seattle)
GENERAL NEWS
High Levels of Radiation Detected in Northwest Rainwater (KING-TV, Seattle)
Helicopter Measures Radiation Around Puget Sound (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)
Woman Arrested After Baby Found in Trash at St. Peter Hospital in Olympia (Olympian, WA)
Mason County Public Safety Taxes? (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
State Patrol: Woman Chasing Ducks Causes I-5 Crash (Associated Press)
Public Pillory - Aberdeen Embezzler Sentenced to Carry Guilty Sign (Associated Press)
Chase Hugs It Out with Washington State Man It Had Thrown in Jail for Cashing Non-Fake Check (Consumerist)
DIVERSIONS
Dog Left at Centralia Burglary Leads Police to Suspect
Pennsylvania - Noise Prompts Monroeville Restaurant to Ban Young Kids
Pinocchio: A Puppet with a Much-Disputed Past
Creator of ‘Brady Bunch,’ ‘Gilligan’s Island’ Dies
SONGS OF THE DAY
Brady Bunch TV Show Opening Theme
The Ballad of Gilligan’s Isle
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