Energy News Digest for February 11, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

For Bonneville Power Administration, Where to Draw the Line - Transmission line gets new focus, urgency as property owners worry (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/feb/10/where-to-draw-the-line-transmission-line-gets-new/

No Fooling: April 1 Is Jefferson County’s Split from Puget Sound Energy (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130211/news/302119997/no-fooling-april-1-is-jefferon-8217-s-split-from-puget-sound-energy

Washington State’s Renewable Energy Law – State Senator Brown Aiming to Loosen Restrictions on Utility Companies & Lower Costs (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/21089485/sen-brown-aiming-to-loosen-restrictions-on-utility-companies-lower-costs

2013 Salmon Prognostications to be Unveiled March 1 (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/02/10/2468804/2013-salmon-prognostications-unveiled.html

Maia Bellon to Washington Department of Ecology - Another Inside Cabinet Appointment (Seattle Times, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2013/02/08/inslee-another-inside-cabinet-appointment/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• For Bonneville Power Administration, Where to Draw the Line
• No Fooling: April 1 Is Jefferson County’s Split from Puget Sound Energy
• Implications of the FERC/Bonneville Power Administration Wind Ruling
• New Bonneville Power Administration Head Has Public Power Background
• Idaho Power Studying Pollution Controls for Wyoming, Nevada Coal Plants
• Initiative Would Shutter California Nuclear Plants For Decades While Feds Ponder Waste
• How to Stay Connected in a Power Outage
• Maker of Device at Root of Super Bowl Power Outage Has Wisconsin Ties
• Consumer-Friendly Regional Transmission Organizations Are Needed
• 2013 Salmon Prognostications to be Unveiled March 1
• Washington to Consider Ocean Acidification Legislation
• Dry Weather Drops Columbia River Basin Water Supply Forecast to 92 Percent of Average; No Precip in Sight
• Washington State’s Renewable Energy Law – State Senator Brown Aiming to Loosen Restrictions on Utility Companies & Lower Costs
• Volcano Power: Alaska Plans another Geothermal Lease Sale, But Development Has Been Slow
• Power Plants’ Carbon Dioxide Emissions Next Likely Target for EPA
• Firefighters Get Training on Electric & Hybrid Car Fires, Accidents
• Toward a Cure for Range Anxiety
• Data Center Bill Has Olympia Examining Proposals
• Facebook Bug Takes Down NY Times, Gawker, Other Websites
• Rural Areas Still Getting Federal Help Linking Up
• Iowa Broadband System Raises Questions about Government’s Role
• To Foster Communication, Bay Area Boss Cuts Off Email
• Focus On Your Communications Goals
• Maia Bellon to Washington Department of Ecology - Another Inside Cabinet Appointment
• Lawsuit Continues for Cops Not Getting Overtime for Checking Email on Their Phones
• Texas Man Dies in Hoodsport Crash
• Mason County Senior Center Search for New Location Continues
• Environmentalists Win Megaload Challenge
• Oregon - Bend Man Convicted of Offering to Buy Blank Ballots for $20 Each
• Northeast U-S Snowstorm: A State-By-State Guide
• Pope Benedict Stepping Down, Cites Poor Health
• 82-Year-Old Man Tackles 27-Year-Old Burglary Suspect

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

For Bonneville Power Administration, Where to Draw the Line - Transmission line gets new focus, urgency as property owners worry (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/feb/10/where-to-draw-the-line-transmission-line-gets-new/

No Fooling: April 1 Is Jefferson County’s Split from Puget Sound Energy (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130211/news/302119997/no-fooling-april-1-is-jefferon-8217-s-split-from-puget-sound-energy

Implications of the FERC/Bonneville Power Administration Wind Ruling (Fierce Energy)

http://www.fierceenergy.com/story/implications-ferc-bpa-wind-ruling/2013-02-11

New Bonneville Power Administration Head Has Public Power Background (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://thedailyworld.com/sections/news/local/new-bpa-head-has-public-power-background.html

Idaho Power Studying Pollution Controls for Wyoming, Nevada Coal Plants (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/02/idaho_power_studying_pollution.html

Initiative Would Shutter California Nuclear Plants For Decades While Feds Ponder Waste (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2013/02/08/initiative-would-shutter-california-nuclear-plants-for-decades-while-feds-ponder-waste/

How to Stay Connected in a Power Outage (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/How-to-stay-connected-in-a-power-outage-4264351.php

Maker of Device at Root of Super Bowl Power Outage Has Wisconsin Ties (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)

http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/blog/2013/02/firm-at-root-of-super-bowl-power.html

Consumer-Friendly Regional Transmission Organizations Are Needed - More than a decade after Enron, organized markets are too complex (EnergyBiz Insider)

http://www.scoop.com/remote/article/include/416978990/53616c7465645f5fbd353c7d3a3044eedfa479b2eb32590a0b06ba65accd531cf33fbc56f688afb6

FISH & WILDLIFE

2013 Salmon Prognostications to be Unveiled March 1 (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/02/10/2468804/2013-salmon-prognostications-unveiled.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Washington to Consider Ocean Acidification Legislation (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/washington-consider-ocean-acidification-legislation

Dry Weather Drops Columbia River Basin Water Supply Forecast to 92 Percent of Average; No Precip in Sight (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/424924.aspx

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Washington State’s Renewable Energy Law – State Senator Brown Aiming to Loosen Restrictions on Utility Companies & Lower Costs (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/21089485/sen-brown-aiming-to-loosen-restrictions-on-utility-companies-lower-costs

Volcano Power: Alaska Plans another Geothermal Lease Sale, But Development Has Been Slow (Anchorage Daily News, AK)

http://www.adn.com/2013/02/10/2784642/volcano-power-alaska-moves-ahead.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Power Plants’ Carbon Dioxide Emissions Next Likely Target for EPA (Charleston Gazette, WV)

http://wvgazette.com/News/201302090090

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Firefighters Get Training on Electric & Hybrid Car Fires, Accidents (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Seattle-Fire-Department-tackles-firefighting-of-hybrid-cars-190680901.html

Toward a Cure for Range Anxiety (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/11/toward-a-cure-for-range-anxiety/?partner=rss&emc=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Data Center Bill Has Olympia Examining Proposals (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/02/10/2469026/data-center-bill-has-olympia-examining.html

Facebook bug takes down NY Times, Gawker, other websites (New York Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2013/02/08/facebook-bug-takes-down-ny-times.html

Rural Areas Still Getting Federal Help Linking Up (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/02/08/54721.htm

Iowa Broadband System Raises Questions about Government’s Role (Sioux City Journal, IA)

http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/state-and-regional/iowa-broadband-system-raises-questions-about-government-s-role/article_d5f8f4bf-02c2-5a06-93fe-7f9aaa1c8eca.html

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

To Foster Communication, Bay Area Boss Cuts Off Email (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2013/02/10/171602674/to-foster-communication-bay-area-boss-cut-off-email?ft=1&f=10

Focus On Your Communications Goals (Washington, D-C Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/2013/02/focus-on-your-communications-goals.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Maia Bellon to Washington Department of Ecology - Another Inside Cabinet Appointment (Seattle Times, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2013/02/08/inslee-another-inside-cabinet-appointment/

Lawsuit Continues for Cops Not Getting Overtime for Checking Email on Their Phones (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2197731

GENERAL NEWS

Texas Man Dies in Hoodsport Crash (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/9184

Mason County Senior Center Search for New Location Continues (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/49584-senior-center-search-for-new-location-continues

Environmentalists Win Megaload Challenge - Judge backs Forest Service intervention (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/feb/10/environmentalists-win-megaload-challenge/

Oregon - Bend Man Convicted of Offering to Buy Blank Ballots for $20 Each (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2013/02/whether_serious_or_joking_bend.html

Northeast U-S Snowstorm: A State-By-State Guide (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2013/02/northeast_snowstorm_a_state-by.html

Pope Benedict Stepping Down, Cites Poor Health (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/11/us-pope-resigns-idUSBRE91A0BH20130211

82-Year-Old Man Tackles 27-Year-Old Burglary Suspect (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/82-year-old-man-tackles-27-year-old-burglary-suspect-190687361.html

DIVERSIONS

John Williams: Star Wars Main Theme

http://gizmodo.com/5982845/john-williams-star-wars-main-theme

WATCH: Disabled Piglet Uses Tiny Wheelchair

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/02/10/watch-disabled-piglet-uses-tiny-wheelchair/

Trained Dogs Lead the Hunt for Valuable Local Truffles (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020326043_trufflesdogswashingtonxml.html

In 1964, U-S News Dismissed the Beatles as a ‘Fad’

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/press-past/2013/02/07/in-1964-us-news-dismissed-the-beatles-as-a-fad

SONG OF THE DAY

John Williams - Harry Potter, Hedwig’s Theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhL2HRAVKZs