Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Federal Judge James A. Redden to Step Down After a Decade on the Northwest's Biggest Salmon Lawsuit

Federal Judge James A. Redden to Step Down After a Decade on the Northwest's Biggest Salmon Lawsuit (Oregonian, Portland)

Energy News Digest for November 23, 2011


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Another Storm on Its Way for Thanksgiving (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

BPA Locker Could Yield New Clues in Weflen Disappearance (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)

Google Shuts Down Its Initiative to Reduce the Cost of Clean Power (Gigaom)

Salmon Recovery Groups Asking Courts to Shake Things Up (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

California - Firm Pulls Plug on Wind Farm near Winters, Citing Risk to Birds (Sacramento Bee, CA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • BPA Locker Could Yield New Clues in Weflen Disappearance
  • UPDATE - Mason County PUD 3 Working to Restore Electricity to 400 Lake Cushman Area Customers
  • Grays Harbor Power Outage Update – 5:30 AM
  • Winds Knock Over Truck, Leave Thousands Without Power
  • BPA & California ISO Enhance Regional Coordination with Faster Response in Energy Scheduling
  • California State Regulators Reveal ‘Opt-Out’ Plan for PG&E Smartmeters
  • Texas - When Smart Meters Aren’t So Smart
  • Pumped Hydro Not a Magic Bullet for Energy Storage
  • Mason County PUD 3 Commission to Hold Hearing on 2012 Budget
  • Twelve Charged in Huge Hood Canal Shellfish Poaching Case
  • Salmon Recovery Groups Asking Courts to Shake Things Up
  • Come Celebrate Returning Salmon This Friday at a Creek Right in the Heart of Seattle
  • Feds: No Hacking in Illinois Water Pump Failure
  • Google Shuts Down Its Initiative to Reduce the Cost of Clean Power
  • California - Firm Pulls Plug on Wind Farm near Winters, Citing Risk to Birds
  • Solyndra Unable to Find a Buyer, Looks to Sell Assets Separately
  • Solar Manufacturers Expect Tough Times for 2012
  • Solar Savior - California School District to Save Millions on Energy Bills
  • Hacked ‘Climategate’ Emails ‘Truly Pathetic,’ Says Climate Scientist
  • Illinois - Carbon Dioxide Burial Experiment Commences
  • What’s Wrong with the Electric Car? Psychology, Perhaps
  • Comcast Raises Oregon Rates for the Second Time in 2011
  • Tech Coalition Backs Off SOPA Support
  • Internet Search Engine Duel Escalates as Microsoft Licenses Rudolph Characters to Promote Bing
  • Washington State Redistricting Commission Confident It Can Meet Deadline
  • Another Storm on Its Way for Thanksgiving
  • ‘Ark’ & Ride? More Storms on the Way This Week
  • Oregon Governor Bans Death Penalty for Rest of Term
  • Bellingham Boy Shoots Mom’s Attacker in Face with BB Gun
  • Who’s on the Line? Increasingly, Caller ID Is Duped
WORD OF THE DAY

Postprandial • \post-PRAN-dee-ull\ • Adjective - Occurring after a meal

Looking startlingly like the banker on those “Monopoly” cards, Samuel Insull eased his way from the Thanksgiving dinner table, cautiously tottering to the living room for his postpradial football feast and tryptophan induced stupor by the second quarter of the Dallas Cowboys game.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

BPA Locker Could Yield New Clues in Weflen Disappearance (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)

UPDATE - Mason County PUD 3 Working to Restore Electricity to 400 Lake Cushman Area Customers (Mason County PUD No. 3)

Grays Harbor Power Outage Update – 5:30 AM (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Winds Knock Over Truck, Leave Thousands Without Power (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

BPA & California ISO Enhance Regional Coordination with Faster Response in Energy Scheduling - Joint pilot tests the trading of green imports every half-hour (MarketWatch)

California State Regulators Reveal ‘Opt-Out’ Plan for PG&E Smartmeters (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Texas - When Smart Meters Aren’t So Smart (Eastex Advocate, TX)

Pumped Hydro Not a Magic Bullet for Energy Storage (Midwest Energy News)

Mason County PUD 3 Commission to Hold Hearing on 2012 Budget (Mason County PUD No. 3)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Twelve Charged in Huge Hood Canal Shellfish Poaching Case (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

Salmon Recovery Groups Asking Courts to Shake Things Up (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Come Celebrate Returning Salmon This Friday at a Creek Right in the Heart of Seattle (Seattle Times)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Feds: No Hacking in Illinois Water Pump Failure (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Google Shuts Down Its Initiative to Reduce the Cost of Clean Power (Gigaom)

California - Firm Pulls Plug on Wind Farm near Winters, Citing Risk to Birds (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Solyndra Unable to Find a Buyer, Looks to Sell Assets Separately (Associated Press)

Solar Manufacturers Expect Tough Times for 2012 (Renewable Energy World)

Turbine Towers Gaining Ground on Cornstalks (Sioux City Journal, SD)

Solar Savior - California School District to Save Millions on Energy Bills (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Hacked ‘Climategate’ Emails ‘Truly Pathetic,’ Says Climate Scientist (Christian Science Monitor)

Illinois - Carbon Dioxide Burial Experiment Commences (USA Today)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

What’s Wrong with the Electric Car? Psychology, Perhaps (Washington Post)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Comcast Raises Oregon Rates for the Second Time in 2011 (Oregonian, Portland)

Tech Coalition Backs Off SOPA Support (Washington Post)

Internet Search Engine Duel Escalates as Microsoft Licenses Rudolph Characters to Promote Bing (Associated Press)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Redistricting Commission Confident It Can Meet Deadline (Olympian, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Another Storm on Its Way for Thanksgiving (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

‘Ark’ & Ride? More Storms on the Way This Week (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

Oregon Governor Bans Death Penalty for Rest of Term (Associated Press)

Bellingham Boy Shoots Mom’s Attacker in Face with BB Gun (KING-TV, Seattle)

Who’s on the Line? Increasingly, Caller ID Is Duped (NY Times)

DIVERSIONS

Foreclosure Mill That Mocked Homeless for Halloween is Shutting Down, Blames NY Times

Typo Leads to Wrong Candidate’s Election in Connecticut

Tanker Truck Leaks Sticky Goo Along 40-Mile Stretch of Pennsylvania Turnpike, Disabling Over 100 Cars

Elephant Picks WSU to Defeat UW in Apple Cup Game

VIDEO CLIP SONG OF THE DAY

Da Vinci Science Center Presents: Can Turkeys Fly?