Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Post Number 1,002 - Energy News Digest for February 14, 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

Wind Operators, RNP Protest Latest BPA Wind Power Proposal (Sustainable Business Oregon)

Obama Seeks Billions for Home Energy Retrofits, Electric Vehicles (USA Today)

Death of Young Female Orca Due to Mysterious Trauma - Cause under investigation as body washes up on Washington coast (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

Hurricanes Pose Risk to Offshore Wind Farms (USA Today)

Mylar Balloon Causes Valentine’s Day Outage in San Francisco (Associated Press)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Wind Operators, RNP Protest Latest BPA Wind Power Proposal
  • Avista bills could reflect falling gas prices
  • Mylar Balloon Causes Valentine’s Day Outage in San Francisco
  • Washington Nuclear Cleanup Project Under Scrutiny
  • Are These PNNL Layoffs the Sign of More to Come?
  • Hearing Today in Southern Montana Bankruptcy Case
  • California - Torrance, Other Cities Want to Shed Light on Edison Pole & Replacement Charges
  • Downtown Victoria Gas Leak Caused by Vandals Could Have ‘Blown Them to Smithereens’
  • Federal Legislation Could Limit Rural Utility Service Lending
  • Conference Board of Canada: Investment in Electricity Infrastructure Generates Employment & Economic Growth
  • Germany Powers France in Cold Despite Nuclear U-Turn
  • Death of Young Female Orca Due to Mysterious Trauma
  • Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Adopts Piping System to Transfer Coho Salmon
  • Survey Shows Increase in Goats in Olympic Mountains
  • Idaho Governor Offers 150 Wolves to Oregon to Make Up for One Idaho Hunter Shot
  • Hurricanes Pose Risk to Offshore Wind Farms
  • Washington State Senate Approves Hatfield-Sponsored Pulp Mill Biomass Bill
  • California - Merced Irrigation District Questions State’s Green Energy Costs, Requirements
  • Overcapacity Could Drag on Solar for Some Time
  • SunPower Sues Five Former Employees, Rival SolarCity for Computer Fraud
  • Big Solar Fights California County’s ‘Sun Tax’
  • Obama Seeks Billions for Home Energy Retrofits, Electric Vehicles
  • Why Electric Cars Are More Polluting than Gas Guzzlers - At Least in China
  • Sierra Club - Answering for Taking a Driller’s Cash
  • Cisco Systems: Mobile Traffic Will Multiply 18 Times in 5 Years
  • Illinois - Co-Op Network Hopes to Bring Broadband to More Rural Areas
  • Takko Withdraws Shoreline Permit Bill after Environmentalists Tie it to Coal
  • Washington Same-Sex Marriage Bill Signed into Law
  • Foes of Same-Sex Marriage File Referendum
  • Josh Powell’s ‘Testament’ Found at Recycling Center
  • Washington State Will Apply For Waiver to No Child Left Behind Law
  • Did the AP Just Declare War on News Aggregators?
  • FCC Urged to End Sports Blackout Rule
WORD OF THE DAY

Aubade • \oh-BOD\ • Noun - 1: a song or poem greeting the dawn 2a: a morning love song b: a song or poem of lovers parting at dawn 3: morning music

Young lovers’ aubade
Romeo and Juliet
Saddest end ever

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Wind Operators, RNP Protest Latest BPA Wind Power Proposal (Sustainable Business Oregon)

Avista bills could reflect falling gas prices (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Mylar Balloon Causes Valentine’s Day Outage in San Francisco (Associated Press)

Washington Nuclear Cleanup Project Under Scrutiny (National Public Radio)

Are These PNNL Layoffs the Sign of More to Come? (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

Hearing Today in Southern Montana Bankruptcy Case (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

California - Torrance, Other Cities Want to Shed Light on Edison Pole & Replacement Charges (Torrance Daily Breeze, CA)

Downtown Victoria Gas Leak Caused by Vandals Could Have ‘Blown Them to Smithereens’ (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

Federal Legislation Could Limit Rural Utility Service Lending (Electric Co-op Today)

Conference Board of Canada: Investment in Electricity Infrastructure Generates Employment & Economic Growth (Electric Energy Online)

Germany Powers France in Cold Despite Nuclear U-Turn (Reuters)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Death of Young Female Orca Due to Mysterious Trauma - Cause under investigation as body washes up on Washington coast (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Adopts Piping System to Transfer Coho Salmon (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Survey Shows Increase in Goats in Olympic Mountains (Associated Press)

Idaho Governor Offers 150 Wolves to Oregon to Make Up for One Idaho Hunter Shot (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Hurricanes Pose Risk to Offshore Wind Farms (USA Today)

Washington State Senate Approves Hatfield-Sponsored Pulp Mill Biomass Bill (Longview Daily News, WA)

California - Merced Irrigation District Questions State’s Green Energy Costs, Requirements (Energy Central)

Overcapacity Could Drag on Solar for Some Time (SF Chronicle)

SunPower Sues Five Former Employees, Rival SolarCity for Computer Fraud (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Big Solar Fights California County’s ‘Sun Tax’ (The Energy Collective)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Obama Seeks Billions for Home Energy Retrofits, Electric Vehicles (USA Today)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Why Electric Cars Are More Polluting than Gas Guzzlers - At Least in China (TIME Magazine)

Sierra Club - Answering for Taking a Driller’s Cash (NY Times)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Cisco Systems: Mobile Traffic Will Multiply 18 Times in 5 Years (San Francisco Business Times, CA)

Illinois - Co-Op Network Hopes to Bring Broadband to More Rural Areas (Springfield Journal-Register, IL)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Takko Withdraws Shoreline Permit Bill after Environmentalists Tie it to Coal (Daily World, Aberdeen, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Washington Same-Sex Marriage Bill Signed into Law (Northwest Cable News)

Foes of Same-Sex Marriage File Referendum (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Josh Powell’s ‘Testament’ Found at Recycling Center (Associated Press)

Washington State Will Apply For Waiver to No Child Left Behind Law (Associated Press)

Did the AP Just Declare War on News Aggregators? (GigaOM)

FCC Urged to End Sports Blackout Rule (Associated Press)

DIVERSIONS

The Chieftains: For 50 Years, Irish Music for the World

Surplus of California Chihuahuas Sent to Seattle to Find Owners

Love Stinks! Brooklyn Sewage Plant Offers Special Valentine’s Day Tour

Shanghai Airport Customs Officers Seize 79 Live Turtles

SONG OF THE DAY

The Chieftains & Van Morrison - Have I Told You Lately