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Energy
News Digest Word Cloud for April 1, 2013
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Today’s The Day for Electrical Power Switch for
East Jefferson County (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Sudden
Large Smelt Run Likely Reason for High Numbers of Sea Lions Plying Lower
Columbia River (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Op/Ed
- Water Has Power to Keep Creating Clean Energy (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Op/Ed
- Initiative 937: People Power Means Clean Power for the People of Washington
State - Washington’s clean-energy law is working to reduce the state’s carbon emissions
(Seattle Times, WA)
Some
Phone Companies Seek to End Landline Service - The companies say money spent
maintaining the old infrastructure could be invested in technology upgrades
(USA Today)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Today’s The Day for Electrical Power Switch for East Jefferson County
- Mason County PUD 3 Manager Retires
- After 17 Years, Proposed $800M Wyoming Power Plant Faces Skepticism It'll Ever Be Built
- Montana - Tester Holds Listening Session on Future of Columbia Falls Aluminum
- One Dead, Three Hurt by Nuclear Power Plant Accident at the Arkansas Number One Plant
- Arizona - Glendale PD: Man Electrocuted During Apparent Copper Theft Attempt
- Tennessee - Cable Wants Lower Pole Attachment Rate
- Nominee for Energy Secretary Lists Assets & Posts
- Sudden Large Smelt Run Likely Reason for High Numbers of Sea Lions Plying Lower Columbia River
- Shades of Mark Twain - Reports of Death of Branded California Sea Lion Premature; Found Sunning on Astoria Deck
- Union River Project Delayed As Money Runs Out
- Tribes’ Court Win May Flow Beyond Culvert Repairs to Protect Fish
- Measure of Snowpack Shows Plenty of Water for Snohomish County PUD
- Op/Ed - Water Has Power to Keep Creating Clean Energy
- Op/Ed - Initiative 937: People Power Means Clean Power for the People of Washington State
- Eric Christensen - The Pacific Northwest’s Wind Fleet Integration Struggles
- New England Renewable Energy a Hard Sell in Region
- Editorial - Consider All Options in Washington State Greenhouse-Gas Study
- Spread of Antarctic Ice: No Longer a Global Warming Paradox?
- Apocalypse Perhaps a Little Later
- April 21 - Earth Day on Oakland Bay
- Op/Ed - Going Paperless Not As Green As It Seems
- Some Phone Companies Seek to End Landline Service
- Should the Public or Private Sector Control Broadband?
- Devices Like Cable Boxes Figured in Internet Attack
- Social Marketing Practiced by Nike Is Fast, Furious
- Papers Worldwide Embrace Web Subscriptions
- Congress - House Democratic Leader to Join Kilmer for Roundtable with Kitsap Federal Workers
- Feds Want $18 Million Back from Timber Counties
- Names Released in North Shore Road Pedestrian Fatality
- Investigators: 'Extremely Lazy' Hood Canal Contract Mailman Buried Thousands of Letters
- Former Lake Forest Park Water-District Worker Accused of Embezzling
- Hearing on Appeal of Convicted Clallam Embezzler
- Metal Thefts Not a New Problem in Olympia Area
- Allergic to Pot: Couple Says Neighbors' Legal Grow Making Them Sick
WORD OF THE DAY
Balneology
• \bal-nee-AH-luh-jee\ • Noun - The science of the therapeutic use of baths.
Jean-Paul
Marat needed the refuge of his bath to ease his disease;
His
balneology made him and easy mark;
His
death in the tub made him immortal;
The
legendary tub now a tourist attraction at Musée Grévin.
The
French revolution reduced to banality.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Today’s The Day for Electrical Power Switch for East
Jefferson County (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Mason
County PUD 3 Manager Retires (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)
After
17 Years, Proposed $800M Wyoming Power Plant Faces Skepticism It'll Ever Be
Built (Associated Press)
Montana - Tester Holds Listening Session on
Future of Columbia Falls Aluminum (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT)
One
Dead, Three Hurt by Nuclear Power Plant Accident at the Arkansas Number One
Plant (Associated Press)
Arizona
- Glendale PD: Man Electrocuted During Apparent Copper Theft Attempt (KNXV-TV,
Glendale, AZ)
Tennessee - Cable Wants Lower Pole Attachment Rate:
Tennessee Association says fees are highest in the state (Bristol Herald
Courier, TN)
Nominee
for Energy Secretary Lists Assets & Posts (NY Times)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Sudden
Large Smelt Run Likely Reason for High Numbers of Sea Lions Plying Lower
Columbia River (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Shades
of Mark Twain - Reports of Death of Branded California Sea Lion Premature;
Found Sunning on Astoria Deck (Oregonian, Portland)
Union
River Project Delayed As Money Runs Out (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Tribes’ Court Win May Flow Beyond Culvert Repairs
to Protect Fish (Seattle Times, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Measure
of Snowpack Shows Plenty of Water for Snohomish County PUD (Everett Herald, WA)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Op/Ed
- Water Has Power to Keep Creating Clean Energy (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Op/Ed
- Initiative 937: People Power Means Clean Power for the People of Washington State
- Washington’s clean-energy law is working to reduce the state’s carbon
emissions (Seattle Times, WA)
Eric
Christensen - The Pacific Northwest’s Wind Fleet Integration Struggles (Power
Magazine)
New
England Renewable Energy a Hard Sell in Region (Associated
Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Editorial
- Consider All Options in Washington State Greenhouse-Gas Study (Walla Walla
Union Bulletin, WA)
http://union-bulletin.com/news/2013/mar/30/consider-all-options-in-state-greenhouse-gas-study/
http://union-bulletin.com/news/2013/mar/30/consider-all-options-in-state-greenhouse-gas-study/
Spread
of Antarctic Ice: No Longer a Global Warming Paradox? (Christian Science
Monitor)
Apocalypse
Perhaps a Little Later - Climate change may be happening more slowly than
scientists thought. But the world still needs to deal with it (The Economist)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
April
21 - Earth Day on Oakland Bay (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Op/Ed
- Going Paperless Not As Green As It Seems (Waste Management World)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Some
Phone Companies Seek to End Landline Service - The companies say money spent
maintaining the old infrastructure could be invested in technology upgrades
(USA Today)
Should
the Public or Private Sector Control Broadband? (Governing – note that the
article calls on FDR’s 1932 campaign speech in Portland regarding public or
private utilities)
Devices
Like Cable Boxes Figured in Internet Attack (NY Times)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Social
Marketing Practiced by Nike Is Fast, Furious (Oregonian, Portland)
Papers
Worldwide Embrace Web Subscriptions (NY Times)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Congress - House Democratic Leader to Join Kilmer for
Roundtable with Kitsap Federal Workers (Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, WA)
Feds
Want $18 Million Back from Timber Counties (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
Names
Released in North Shore Road Pedestrian Fatality (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)
Investigators:
'Extremely Lazy' Hood Canal Contract Mailman Buried Thousands of Letters (KOMO-TV,
Seattle, WA)
Former
Lake Forest Park Water-District Worker Accused of Embezzling (Seattle Times,
WA)
Hearing on Appeal of Convicted Clallam Embezzler (KONP
Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
Metal
Thefts Not a New Problem in Olympia Area (Olympian, WA)
Allergic
to Pot: Couple Says Neighbors' Legal Grow Making Them Sick (KATU-TV, Portland,
OR)
DIVERSIONS
Signed
Beatles Album Sgt. Pepper Sells for $290,000
Me-Ouch!
Chicago Area Man's $100,000 Suit over Housecat Attack
Easter
Bunny Pulled Over By California HP in La Mesa: Person in White Rabbit Suit Not
Wearing Helmet
Phil
Ramone Dies, Leaving 14-Grammy Legacy with Biggest Stars
SONG OF THE DAY
Tony
Bennett/ Billy Joel - New York State of Mind (Produced by Phil Ramone – Grammy
award in 2003 – Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - "Playin' With My
Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues")
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