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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Data Barns in a Washington State Farm Town,
Gobbling Power & Flexing Muscle (NY Times)
California - JPMorgan Chase Asks FERC Not to Revoke
Its Right to Sell Power (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Op/Ed - We Can End the Columbia Basin Salmon Wars
Now by Balancing Energy, Conservation (Oregonian, Portland)
Shepherd
Flat, One of World’s Biggest Wind Farms, Up & Running in Oregon (Sustainable Business Oregon)
Firefighters See Progress Tackling Washington State
Wildfires (Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- California - JPMorgan Chase Asks FERC Not to Revoke Its Right to Sell Power
- A Closer Look: Public Power Debate Rages in Thurston County
- Editorial - Columbia River Dams Allow for Clean Air, Cheap Power
- Oregon – Springfield Utility Board Electricity Rates Jump Again
- Grant County Best Place in World for Carbon Fiber Production
- Energy NW Employee Wins Company’s Lifesaving Award
- Mason County PUD 3 Wins Two Communications Awards
- Mason County PUD 1 Wins Top Communications Honor
- Drought Puts Squeeze on Hydroelectric Grid
- Wyoming, Alaska Top List of States That Use Most Energy
- A Japanese Lesson on How to Phase Out Nuclear Power: Don’t
- Marin Energy Authority Serves 95,000 Marin Customers after Latest Marketing Push
- Pennsylvania - Peco Explains Smart Meter Fires
- Football Fans Zapped at Raiders Game in Oakland - Raised a Flag Pole into a High-Voltage Power Line
- FERC Chairman Appoints Jennifer Whang as New Administrative Law Judge
- Op/Ed - We Can End the Columbia Basin Salmon Wars Now by Balancing Energy, Conservation
- Portable Dam - Nisqually Tribe Has New Tool for Separating Wild, Raised Salmon
- Botulism Kills 1,200 Birds in Portland Wetlands
- Jefferson County Commissioners May Reluctantly Approve Fish Farming
- Inside That Mysterious Goo, Oysters Have a Story
- Oregon - Heceta Water Customers Petition for New PUD
- Desalination No Panacea for California Water Woes
- Toxic Green Slime Has Taken Over the Lakes Of America. Again.
- Shepherd Flat, One of World’s Biggest Wind Farms, Up & Running in Oregon
- Outback, the Northwest’s Largest Solar Farm, Goes Online Oct. 15
- FERC Fires another Shot in Northwest Wind Wars
- Mojave’s Manhandled Tortoises Roil Environmentalists
- Renewable Energy Corp Says Market Remains Difficult, Prices Decline
- Going Solar With a Group Makes Switch Cheaper
- Homeowners Learn about Renewable Energy on a Smaller Scale
- Germany’s Wind Power Chaos Should be a Warning to the UK
- California - Builders Aim for Super-Energy-Efficient Homes
- California Energy Efficiency Upgrade Falls Far Short of Goal
- Court Rules against Alaska Village in Lawsuit over Global Warming
- Backlash Mirrors Public Attitudes on Climate
- Congressional Budget Office: Electric Car Tax Breaks Cost $7.5 Billion
- Op-ed: Attack on Green Energy Industry Misguided
- Charbroiled Burgers Create More Air Pollution than Diesel Trucks
- Data Barns in a Mason County Farm Town, Gobbling Power & Flexing Muscle
- Power, Pollution & the Internet
- Why the New York Times Story “Power, Pollution, & the Internet” is a Sloppy Failure
- Oregon - Damaged Fiber Last Week Blocked Internet Access on Central Coast
- Ketchum Officials Opt to End Wi-Fi Network
- Time Warner Cable Not Worried About Google Fiber - Doesn’t Believe Service Will Spread Nationally
- Pacific Mayor Cy Sun Uses Utility Bill To Promote His Blog
- Firefighters See Progress Tackling Washington State Wildfires
- Washington State Drivers Get Credit for Drop in Accidents
- Grant Announced for North Mason Senior Center
- Foxconn: Chinese iPhone Factory Erupts in Violence
- AAA: Average Price of Gasoline in Washington State $4.02
- Wealthy Seattle Couple Get 18 Months for Welfare Fraud
WORD OF THE DAY
Emolument
• \im-MOLL-yuh-munt\ • Noun - The returns arising from office or employment
usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
Frank
was an easy mark for the unscrupulous fair booth manager. “It’s agreed then,”
the oily midway barker announced. “You will spend the week running this booth,
sleep under the counter, and accept all the pronto pups you can eat as your
only emolument.” (Insert greasy food joke here)
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
California - JPMorgan Chase Asks FERC Not to Revoke
Its Right to Sell Power (Los Angeles Times, CA)
A Closer Look: Public Power Debate Rages in Thurston
County (Olympian, WA)
Editorial
- Columbia River Dams Allow for Clean
Air, Cheap Power (Herald & News, Klamath Falls, OR)
Oregon – Springfield Utility Board Electricity Rates
Jump Again (Springfield Times, OR)
Grant County Best Place in World for Carbon Fiber
Production (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Energy NW Employee Wins Company’s Lifesaving Award
(Tri-City Herald, WA)
Mason County PUD 3 Wins Two Communications Awards
(Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Mason County PUD 1 Wins Top Communications Honor
(Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Drought
Puts Squeeze on Hydroelectric Grid (Seattle Times, WA)
Wyoming, Alaska Top List of States That Use Most
Energy (NBC News)
A Japanese Lesson on How to Phase Out Nuclear Power:
Don’t (Forbes Magazine)
Marin Energy Authority Serves 95,000 Marin Customers
after Latest Marketing Push (Marin Independent Journal, Novato, CA)
Pennsylvania - Peco Explains Smart Meter Fires
(Philadelphia Inquirer, PA)
Football Fans Zapped at Raiders Game in Oakland - Raised a Flag Pole
into a High-Voltage Power Line (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
FERC Chairman Appoints Jennifer Whang as New
Administrative Law Judge (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Op/Ed - We Can End the Columbia Basin Salmon Wars
Now by Balancing Energy, Conservation (Oregonian, Portland)
Botulism Kills 1,200 Birds in Portland Wetlands
(KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Jefferson County Commissioners May Reluctantly
Approve Fish Farming (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Inside That Mysterious Goo, Oysters Have a Story
(KPLU Radio, Tacoma, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Oregon - Heceta Water Customers Petition for New PUD
(Suislaw News, Florence, OR)
Desalination No Panacea for California Water Woes
(Associated Press)
Toxic Green Slime Has Taken Over the Lakes Of
America. Again. (Grist Online)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Shepherd
Flat, One of World’s Biggest Wind Farms, Up & Running in Oregon (Sustainable Business Oregon)
Outback, the Northwest’s Largest Solar Farm, Goes
Online Oct. 15 (Oregonian, Portland)
FERC Fires another Shot in Northwest Wind Wars (GTH
Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)
http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2012/09/ferc-fires-another-shot-in-northwest-wind-wars.html
Mojave’s Manhandled Tortoises Roil Environmentalists
(Bloomberg News)
Renewable Energy Corp Says Market Remains Difficult,
Prices Decline (Reuters)
Going Solar With a Group Makes Switch Cheaper
(Everett Herald, WA)
Homeowners Learn about Renewable Energy on a Smaller
Scale (KPAX-TV, Missoula, MT)
Germany’s
Wind Power Chaos Should be a Warning to the UK - Germany has gone further down
the ‘renewables’ path than any country in the world, & now it’s paying the
price (The Telegraph, UK)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
California - Builders Aim for Super-Energy-Efficient
Homes (Los Angeles Times, CA)
California
Energy Efficiency Upgrade Falls Far
Short of Goal (SF Chronicle, CA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Court Rules against Alaska Village in Lawsuit over
Global Warming (Associated Press)
Backlash Mirrors Public Attitudes on Climate
(Oregonian, Portland)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Congressional
Budget Office: Electric Car Tax Breaks Cost $7.5 Billion (USA Today)
Op-ed: Attack on Green Energy Industry Misguided
(Seattle Times, WA)
Charbroiled Burgers Create More Air Pollution than
Diesel Trucks (Grist Online)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Data Barns in a Mason County Farm Town, Gobbling
Power & Flexing Muscle (NY Times)
Power,
Pollution & the Internet (NY Times)
Why
the New York Times Story “Power, Pollution, & the Internet” is a Sloppy
Failure (Forbes Magazine)
Oregon - Damaged Fiber Last Week Blocked Internet
Access on Central Coast (Oregonian, Portland)
Ketchum Officials Opt to End Wi-Fi Network
(Associated Press)
Time Warner Cable Not Worried About Google Fiber -
Doesn’t Believe Service Will Spread Nationally (Broadband Reports)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Pacific Mayor Cy Sun Uses Utility Bill To Promote
His Blog (King-TV, Seattle, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Firefighters See Progress Tackling Washington State
Wildfires (Associated Press)
Washington State Drivers Get Credit for Drop in
Accidents (Everett Herald, WA)
Grant Announced for North Mason Senior Center (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
Foxconn: Chinese iPhone Factory Erupts in Violence (Christian
Science Monitor)
AAA: Average Price of Gasoline in Washington State $4.02
(Associated Press)
Wealthy Seattle Couple Get 18 Months for Welfare
Fraud (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Kids Keep Two-Headed Snake as Pet
Zimbabwe City Residents Synchronize Toilet Flush
Man Allegedly Steals $100K Coin Collection, Then
Spends at Face Value on Pizza & a Movie
U-S Postal Service Asks Floridians to Stop Crashing
into Post Offices
SONG OF THE DAY
The
Police – Synchronicity
