The Energy News Digest: 04/04/12

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Energy News Digest for April 4, 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

Washington State Snowpack 137 Percent of Average (Associated Press)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/apr/04/washington-snowpack-137-percent-of-average/

Oregon’s Geothermal Industry: ‘Promising Potential, But Underachieving’ (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2012/04/oregons_geothermal_industry_pr.html

Trash Worth $40 Billion When Saved from Landfill for Energy (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/04/04/bloomberg_articlesLYS4XK6VDKHX01-M1YJ3.DTL

States Race to Improve Broadband Speeds (Government Technology)

http://www.govtech.com/wireless/States-Race-to-Improve-Broadband-Speeds.html

Port Angeles City Council Holds Lengthy Input Session on Biomass (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/7793

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

Washington State Snowpack 137 Percent of Average
King to Seek Third Term on Jefferson Public Utility District Board
Bird Causes Tokeland Power Outage
New Columbia River Estuary Purchases Benefit Salmon
Wynoochee Dam Malfunction
Cowlitz Tribe Objects to Mount St. Helens Dam Plan
Everett May Spend $3 Million to Upgrade Water Meters
Oregon’s Geothermal Industry: ‘Promising Potential, But Underachieving’
Port Angeles City Council Holds Lengthy Input Session on Biomass
The Weird Story of a Chinese Solar Firm & Nevada Politics
Five Ways to Guerrilla Market Your Solar Business for Earth Day
Pierce County to Receive ‘Biggest Energy Loser’ Award
Scientists Cite Global Warming for More Heat Waves, Heavier Rainfall
Trash Worth $40 Billion When Saved from Landfill for Energy
Rain Garden Backlash is All Wet
I’m a Lumberjack - How Much Paper Does a Person Use on Average in a Year?
States Race to Improve Broadband Speeds
Energy Efficiency Higher Priority for Data Center Managers
Yahoo Dumping 2,000 Workers in Latest Purge
Redistricting, Inslee Resignation Add Up to Mess in 1st District Election
To Break Gridlock - House Republicans Discuss Reviving Earmarks
Port of Shelton Takes Testimony on Forest Plan
Kennewick Radio ‘Pirate’ Was a Hoax to Drive Ratings

WORD OF THE DAY

Zoomorphic • \zoe-uh-MORE-fick\ • Adjective - 1: having the form of an animal 2: of, relating to, or being a deity conceived of in animal form or with animal attributes

Ralph was sure that his boss was not human, but a zoomorphic, sentient entity in the form of a civet cat. The clues were fleeting, and not obvious, since the supervisor apparently had the ability to mask his true form. The main clues were the musky stench given off by the leader, and the most excellent coffee provided each morning by the employer…it’s source never revealed.

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

Washington State Snowpack 137 Percent of Average (Associated Press)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/apr/04/washington-snowpack-137-percent-of-average/

King to Seek Third Term on Jefferson Public Utility District Board (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120404/news/304049997/king-to-seek-third-term-on-jefferson-public-utility-district-board

Bird Causes Tokeland Power Outage (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/sections/news/local/bird-causes-power-outage.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

New Columbia River Estuary Purchases Benefit Salmon “…Columbia Land Trust purchased the properties with funding from the Bonneville Power Administration & its electric ratepayers…” (Coast River Business Journal, Astoria, OR)

http://www.crbizjournal.com/news/article_ed7b08cc-7dac-11e1-9289-001a4bcf887a.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Wynoochee Dam Malfunction (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4008

Cowlitz Tribe Objects to Mount St. Helens Dam Plan (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/apr/04/cowlitz-tribe-objects-st-helens-dam-plan/

Everett May Spend $3 Million to Upgrade Water Meters (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120404/NEWS01/704049950

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon’s Geothermal Industry: ‘Promising Potential, But Underachieving’ (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2012/04/oregons_geothermal_industry_pr.html

Port Angeles City Council Holds Lengthy Input Session on Biomass (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)