Energy News Digest for September 11, 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

Canadian Smelter Admits to Polluting Columbia River (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019120357_apwaminingcleanupcolvilletribes.html

Bonneville Power Administration Has Rare Job Opening At the Very Top (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2012/09/bonneville_power_administratio.html

Gillnet Foes in Oregon Drop Efforts to Pass Ballot Measure & Support Governor's Compromise (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2012/09/gillnet_foes_in_oregon_drop_ef.html

Studies: Wind Potentially Could Power the World (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/09/10/2094753/studies-wind-potentially-could.html

GoDaddy Outage Hits Small Businesses Hardest (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0911/Go-Daddy-outage-hits-small-businesses-hardest

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Bonneville Power Administration Has Rare Job Opening At the Very Top
• $500,000 Announced for Mossyrock Dam Tourist Improvements
• Most of Centralia’s Power Comes from Renewable Sources
• Employees of Two Mason County PUDs Featured in Statewide Public Power Promotion
• New York - Westchester County Couple Claims They Are Being Shocked Out of Their House
• New York - Turning Off Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant & Keeping Subways Running
• Op/Ed – Maine: Health & Privacy Issues Drive Grassroots Opposition to Not-So-Smart Meters
• Japan Energy Deadlock Deepens; Government Fails to Announce Policy Mix
• Gillnet Foes in Oregon Drop Efforts to Pass Ballot Measure & Support Governor's Compromis
• Elwha Sediment Flows to Increase in Coming Months
• Whale Surveys Spot Killer Whales in Alaska Arctic
• Canadian Smelter Admits to Polluting Columbia River
• Idaho - American Falls Man Fined For Illegal Irrigation
• In Portland, Fluoride Debate is Ideological Clash
• Salton Sea Eyed as Culprit of Big Stink in California
• Studies: Wind Potentially Could Power the World
• Could Wind Power Ever Meet the World’s Energy Needs?
• How Much Wind Power Is Too Much? Don't Worry
• Texas - The Downside of Wind's Success
• Ocean Energy Teams Compete for $16 Million Scotland Prize
• New Lights in Spokane Arena Save Time & Money
• Green-Building Features Are Going Mainstream
• How 3M, General Mills Save Millions on Energy Use
• Norway to Compensate Industry for Carbon Emissions
• GoDaddy Outage Hits Small Businesses Hardest
• Kansas City Neighborhoods Get Second Shot at Google Fiber
• Google Goes Big with Free Wi-Fi Campaign
• Amazon to Start Collecting Sales Tax in California
• Inslee Maintains Edge in Washington State Governor’s Race
• Moody's Set to Downgrade U-S without Congressional Budget Deal
• Nation Remembers 9/11 Attacks
• Multiple Wildfires Merge into Wenatchee River Complex
• Two Fires Burn 30,000 Acres near Grand Coulee Dam
• Capitol High School Basketball Coach Won't Get Job Back
• Mayor McGinn: Seattle City Council Agrees to Support Arena Deal
• Coffee Skyrockets as Weather Affects Crops
• New Belfair Sculpture Is Talk of the Town

WORD OF THE DAY

Gallant • \GAL-unt\ • Adjective - 1: showy in dress or bearing: smart 2a: splendid, stately b: spirited, brave c: nobly chivalrous and often self-sacrificing 3: courteously and elaborately attentive especially to ladies.

“Very chivalrous of you,” whispered the beautiful maiden to her gallant knight…marveling that the tattered paladin had access to such a beautiful silk cape with which to cover her muddy path from her door to the carriage.

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

Bonneville Power Administration Has Rare Job Opening At the Very Top (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2012/09/bonneville_power_administratio.html

$500,000 Announced for Mossyrock Dam Tourist Improvements (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2012/09/500000-announced-for-mossyrock-dam.html

Most of Centralia’s Power Comes from Renewable Sources (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2012/09/most-of-centralias-power-comes-from.html

Employees of Two Mason County PUDs Featured in Statewide Public Power Promotion (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1078

New York - Westchester County Couple Claims They Are Being Shocked Out of Their House (WCBS-TV, New York)

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/09/10/westchester-county-couple-claims-they-are-being-shocked-out-of-their-house/

New York - Turning Off Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant & Keeping Subways Running (New Jersey Newsroom)

http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/science-updates/turning-off-indian-point-and-keeping-subways-running

Op/Ed – Maine: Health & Privacy Issues Drive Grassroots Opposition to Not-So-Smart Meters (Bangor Daily News, ME)

http://bangordailynews.com/2012/09/09/opinion/contributors/health-and-privacy-issues-drive-grassroots-opposition-to-not-so-smart-meters/

Japan Energy Deadlock Deepens; Government Fails to Announce Policy Mix (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/10/us-japan-nuclear-idUSBRE88907420120910

FISH & WILDLIFE

Gillnet Foes in Oregon Drop Efforts to Pass Ballot Measure & Support Governor's Compromise (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2012/09/gillnet_foes_in_oregon_drop_ef.html

Elwha Sediment Flows to Increase in Coming Months (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120910/NEWS/309109991/elwha-sediment-flows-to-increase-in-coming-months

Whale Surveys Spot Killer Whales in Alaska Arctic (Associated Press)

http://newsminer.com/bookmark/20102964

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Canadian Smelter Admits to Polluting Columbia River (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019120357_apwaminingcleanupcolvilletribes.html

Idaho - American Falls Man Fined For Illegal Irrigation (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/09/10/2245148/american-falls-man-fined-for-illegal.html

In Portland, Fluoride Debate is Ideological Clash (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/health/2019120119_apusnofluoridecity.html

Salton Sea Eyed as Culprit of Big Stink in California (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/sep/11/salton-sea-eyed-as-culprit-of-big-stink-in-calif/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Studies: Wind Potentially Could Power the World (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/09/10/2094753/studies-wind-potentially-could.html

Could Wind Power Ever Meet the World’s Energy Needs? (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/09/10/is-there-enough-wind-energy-to-meet-the-worlds-needs/

How Much Wind Power Is Too Much? Don't Worry (San Francisco Business Times, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2012/09/how-much-wind-power-is-too-much-dont.html

Texas - The Downside of Wind's Success (San Antonio Express-News, TX)

http://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/commentary/article/Wind-energy-crowds-out-new-power-plants-3848318.php

Ocean Energy Teams Compete for $16 Million Scotland Prize (National Geographic)

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2012/09/120907-scotland-wave-energy-saltire-prize/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

New Lights in Spokane Arena Save Time & Money (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/sep/11/new-lights-in-the-arena-save-time-and-money/

Green-Building Features Are Going Mainstream (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-umberger-20120909,0,1045260.story

How 3M, General Mills Save Millions on Energy Use (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal, MN)

http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/morning_roundup/2012/09/how-3m-general-mills-save-millions-on.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Norway to Compensate Industry for Carbon Emissions (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2019120092_apeunorwaycarbonemissions.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

GoDaddy Outage Hits Small Businesses Hardest (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0911/Go-Daddy-outage-hits-small-businesses-hardest

Kansas City Neighborhoods Get Second Shot at Google Fiber (Kansas City Star, MO)

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/09/10/3806274/google-fiber-gives-second-chance.html

Google Goes Big with Free Wi-Fi Campaign (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/mobile/google-goes-big-with-free-wi-fi-campaign/

Amazon to Start Collecting Sales Tax in California (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/09/11/2095607/amazon-to-start-collecting-sales.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Inslee Maintains Edge in Washington State Governor’s Race (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Inslee-mckenna-governor-poll-169301856.html

Moody's Set to Downgrade U-S without Congressional Budget Deal (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/09/11/2095716/moodys-set-to-downgrade-us-without.html

GENERAL NEWS

Nation Remembers 9/11 Attacks (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012/09/11/nation-remembers-911-attacks/57742560/1?csp=34news

Multiple Wildfires Merge into Wenatchee River Complex (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Wenatchee-River-Complex-Tuesday--169303856.html

Two Fires Burn 30,000 Acres near Grand Coulee Dam (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Grand-Coulee-Dam-Barker-Canyon-Leahy-Junction-Monday--169173256.html

Capitol High School Basketball Coach Won't Get Job Back (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=735460

Mayor McGinn: Seattle City Council Agrees to Support Arena Deal (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Mayor-McGinn-City-Council-agrees-to-support-arena-deal-169273946.html

Coffee skyrockets as weather affects crops (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/09/10/2094780/coffee-skyrockets-as-weather-affects.html

New Belfair Sculpture Is Talk of the Town (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/sep/10/new-belfair-sculpture-is-talk-of-the-town/

DIVERSIONS

At Political Fund-Raiser - Idaho Plane That Crashed Was Dropping Toilet Paper

http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2019122722_apusairshowcrash.html

Grandmother Gives Birth to Daughter’s Baby

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/grandmother-gives-birth-daughter-baby-190924900.html

Boy Loses Beloved Toy Monkey; Three Years Later Mom Finds It on EBay

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/boy-loses-beloved-stuffed-toy-monkey-three-years-142737946.html

Huzzah! Magic Store Owner Gets Two Years; Made Cash Disappear (the old fashioned way)

http://news.yahoo.com/magic-store-owner-gets-2-yrs-made-cash-133745743.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Paul Anka - (You're) Having My Baby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7_ZayphlC4