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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Oregon - Power is Back On in Lane County (KEZI-TV, Eugene,
OR)
Canada - BC Hydro Pulls Smart Meters for Testing (Globe
& Mail)
EPA to Reduce New Power Plants’ Carbon Pollution (Associated
Press)
Fuel Demand Not Cut By Alternative Energy - A University of
Oregon researcher concludes that energy demand rises when more sources become
available (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
Prison Overcrowding Affects Guards, Too (KMAS Radio,
Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Oregon - Power is Back On in Lane County
- Canada - BC Hydro Pulls Smart Meters for Testing
- EPA to Reduce New Power Plants’ Carbon Pollution
- Copper Theft Insurance Claims Soar
- Bonneville Power Administration Seeking Proposals for Its 2013 Research Portfolio
- Inland Power & Light Selects Chad Jensen to be New CEO
- Brewer to Seek Second Term on Grant PUD Commission
- Oregon Governor Taps Margi Hoffmann as Energy Adviser
- Natural Gas Prices Fall Again on Supply Concerns
- STUDY: Texas Lost $7.7 Billion, Forfeited 8,600 Jobs from Declining Natural Gas Use
- California ISO Approves Transmission Plan for Power Grid Reliability
- To Junk or Not To Junk? What Coal Plants & Ancient Subarus Have in Common
- Man Giving Nature a Helping Hand in Laying a New Elwha Carpet
- Battle Over Building in Puget Sound Flood Plains
- Metal Foundries Twisting In Breeze over Wind Tax Credit
- Breaking Down the Costs of Wind Turbine Components
- Maryland - In Flurry of Activity in Annapolis, Wind Power Bill Advances
- Communities Dive In: Local Planning for Energy Efficiency
- Fuel Demand Not Cut By Alternative Energy
- Does The Prius Actually Save Gas? A Closer Look at the ‘Rebound Effect’
- Global Warming Could Explode ‘Compost Bombs’ All Over the Planet
- Whose Data Centers Are More Efficient? Facebook’s Or Google’s?
- State Auditors Finds Oregon State Data Center Secure, Stable, Makes Recommendations
- The Good & Bad of Niche Broadband Networks
- Money, Mountains & Maps Block Broadband Coverage
- CenturyLink to Close Three Call Centers, Move 240 Workers
- Western State Lawmakers Push to Take Over Millions of Federal Acres
- Prison Overcrowding Affects Guards, Too
- Fraud Investigation Forces More Franklin County Workers Off the Job
- Study: Health Insurers Charge Idaho Women Hundreds More than Men
WORD OF THE DAY
Multitudinous \mul-tuh-TOO-duh-nus\ Adjective - 1: including
a multitude of individuals 2: existing in a great multitude 3: existing in or
consisting of innumerable elements or aspects
Ah yes, separating the wheat from the chaff in the daily
perusal of multitudinous news sources to produce the energy news digest.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Oregon - Power is Back On in Lane County (KEZI-TV, Eugene,
OR)
Canada - BC Hydro Pulls Smart Meters for Testing (Globe
& Mail)
EPA to Reduce New Power Plants’ Carbon Pollution (Associated
Press)
Copper Theft Insurance Claims Soar (Electric Co-op Today)
Bonneville Power Administration Seeking Proposals for Its
2013 Research Portfolio (Bonneville Power Administration)
Inland Power & Light Selects Chad Jensen to be New CEO
(NWPPA E-News)
Brewer to Seek Second Term on Grant PUD Commission
(Wenatchee World, WA)
Oregon Governor Taps Margi Hoffmann as Energy Adviser (Sustainable
Business Oregon)
Natural Gas Prices Fall Again on Supply Concerns (Associated
Press)
STUDY: Texas Lost $7.7 Billion, Forfeited 8,600 Jobs from
Declining Natural Gas Use (PR NewsWire)
California ISO Approves Transmission Plan for Power Grid
Reliability (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
To Junk or Not To Junk? What Coal Plants & Ancient
Subarus Have in Common (Sightline Daily)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Man Giving Nature a Helping Hand in Laying a New Elwha Carpet
(Seattle Times, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Battle Over Building in Puget Sound Flood Plains (Associated
Press)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Metal Foundries Twisting In Breeze over Wind Tax Credit (Midwest
Energy News)
Breaking Down the Costs of Wind Turbine Components (Midwest
Energy News)
Maryland - In Flurry of Activity in Annapolis, Wind Power
Bill Advances (Washington Post)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Communities Dive In: Local Planning for Energy Efficiency
(The Energy Collective)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Fuel Demand Not Cut By Alternative Energy - A University of
Oregon researcher concludes that energy demand rises when more sources become
available (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
Does The Prius Actually Save Gas? A Closer Look at the ‘Rebound
Effect’ (Washington Post)
Global Warming Could Explode ‘Compost Bombs’ All Over the
Planet (Grist Online)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Whose Data Centers Are More Efficient? Facebook’s Or Google’s?
(GigaOM)
State Auditors Finds Oregon State Data Center Secure,
Stable, Makes Recommendations (Oregonian,
Portland)
The Good & Bad of Niche Broadband Networks (GigaOM)
Money, Mountains & Maps Block Broadband Coverage (Innovation
Trail, NY)
CenturyLink to Close Three Call Centers, Move 240 Workers
(Orlando Business Journal, FL)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Western State Lawmakers Push to Take Over Millions of
Federal Acres (USA Today)
GENERAL NEWS
Prison Overcrowding Affects Guards, Too (KMAS Radio,
Shelton, WA)
Fraud Investigation Forces More Franklin County Workers Off
the Job (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Study: Health Insurers Charge Idaho Women Hundreds More than
Men - Oregon & Washington have banned gender rating in health insurance
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER DIVERSIONS
Victoria Police Called in for Dire Wind-Chime Complaint
Storage Firm Sold Her Andy Warhol Art, Woman Says
Paul Allen Victim of Identity Theft
Ohio: Century-Old Light Bulb from Site Still Works
SONG OF THE DAY
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells
