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Energy
News Digest Word Cloud for April 8, 2013
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington
State Snowpack At 112 Percent, Best in the West (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Montana
- NorthWestern Energy Trying to Restrict Wind Energy Contracts (Ravalli
Republic, MT)
Uncertain
Future for Sea Lion Hazing Program at Willamette Falls (Oregonian, Portland)
U-S
Army Corp of Engineers Prepares Snake River Dredging Plans (Northwest Public Radio)
Pension Maneuvers Hit Washington State Fund Hard
(Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- PenLight & Mason PUD 3 - Tree Wire Technology Passes the Test
- Washington State Governor Renews Tom Karier’s Appointment to NW Power/Conservation Council
- Risks, Hazards Hide in Confined Spaces for Novice & Veteran Utility Crews, Public Power Reports
- America’s Most Dispersed Power System
- Uncertain Future for Sea Lion Hazing Program at Willamette Falls
- Unique Flume System at Bonneville Dam, Other Improvements, Intended to Aid Lamprey Upstream Passage
- Editorial - Chelan, Douglas PUD Fish Goals Set & Met
- Editorial - Klamath River Dam Removal Hits a Wall: Feds want to demolish Klamath River dams, but political forces block the way
- Oregon Fishermen’s Group Unhappy with Steelhead Donation
- ‘Tsunami Fish’ Story: Flooded Boat. A 4,500 Mile Trip to a Washington State Beach
- Washington State Snowpack At 112 Percent, Best in the West
- Oregon - Mount Hood Has Normal Snowpack, But Statewide Snowpack is 84 Percent of Normal
- U-S Army Corp of Engineers Prepares Snake River Dredging Plans
- Editorial - Revising the U-S-Canada Treaty for Columbia River Use Needs Full Public Input Now
- Montana - NorthWestern Energy Trying to Restrict Wind Energy Contracts
- Vestas Receives Major Canadian Turbine Order; Colorado Plants Will Get Work
- NPR Gives Wind Power Hypochondriacs a Platform
- Solar Energy Seems to Make Environmentalists Mad
- Chelan PUD Appliance Rebates Are Here
- Natural Gas, Warm Winters Lead to Lower Carbon Dioxide Pollution
- Global Warming: Time to Rein Back on Doom & Gloom?
- Sweden, Finland in Grip of Lingering Ice on the Baltic Sea; Five Icebreakers Deployed
- Antarctic Team Digs Deep to Predict Climate Future
- Fisker Files: Gentlemen, Stop Your Engines
- Mushrooms: Key to Safe & Natural Carbon Sequestration?
- Paris Will Harvest Energy from its Marathon Runners
- Broadcasters Worry About ‘Zero TV’ Homes
- Cell Tower Regulations Not Keeping Up with Technology
- The Next Tech at Sea-Tac: Airport Wi-Fi & Power Outlets Are Just the Beginning
- Did Google Accidentally Announce Its Next Fiber City?
- Google Translate Reaches 1 Billion Translations per Day
- Telemedicine Makes New Advances, All the Way to Antarctica
- Microsoft: Facebook Home is Cool. But a Lot of Those Ideas Are Ours
- Why Even Prehistoric Firms Should Embrace Social Media
- Pension Maneuvers Hit Washington State Fund Hard
- Tech Tax-Break Extensions Losing Steam in Olympia, And Other News
- Don’t Cap or Remove the Tax-Exempt Status of Municipal Bonds, 14 Senators Urge Obama
- Montana’s U-S Senator - Tax Lobby Builds Ties to Chairman of Finance Panel
- Early Sunday Morning 3.5 Magnitude Quake Rattles Parts of Western Washington State
- Ocean Shores Woman, Man Jailed in Baby Death
- Region’s Lumber Producers Scrambling to Meet Demand
- Apple Harvesters Report Record Crop
- Little Creek Casino near Shelton Will Host ESPN Boxing Event
- New Book Explores Schafer State Park & Its History
- Margaret Thatcher Dies at the Age of 87
- Frustrated by Loitering Crowds, Building Owners Turn to Technology
WORD OF THE DAY
Boisterous
• \BOYCE-struss\ • Adjective – 1: obsolete a: coarse b: durable, strong c:
massive 2a: noisily turbulent: rowdy b: marked by or expressive of exuberance &
high spirits 3: stormy, tumultuous.
The
boisterous party in the moss-covered grotto was in full swing. The natural air-conditioning
of the hideaway, along with its remote location was the perfect spot for Barty’s
summer soirees. Especially since the vinyl record of his favorite performance piece;
(John Cage’s 4′33”) was full of pops and clicks that made the stereo’s speakers
thunder like shotgun blasts when turned up to their maximum level.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
PenLight
& Mason PUD 3 - Tree Wire Technology Passes the Test (Electric Co-op Today)
Washington
State Governor Renews Tom Karier’s Appointment to NW Power/Conservation Council
(Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Risks, Hazards Hide in Confined Spaces for Novice
& Veteran Utility Crews, Public Power Reports (American Public Power Association)
America’s
Most Dispersed Power System (Forbes Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Uncertain
Future for Sea Lion Hazing Program at Willamette Falls (Oregonian, Portland)
Unique
Flume System at Bonneville Dam, Other Improvements, Intended to Aid Lamprey
Upstream Passage (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Editorial
- Chelan, Douglas PUD Fish Goals Set & Met (Wenatchee
World, WA)
Editorial - Klamath River Dam Removal Hits a Wall:
Feds want to demolish Klamath River dams, but political forces block the way (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Oregon
Fishermen’s Group Unhappy with Steelhead Donation (Associated Press)
‘Tsunami
Fish’ Story: Flooded Boat. A 4,500 Mile Trip to a Washington State Beach (Christian
Science Monitor)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Washington
State Snowpack At 112 Percent, Best in the West (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Oregon - Mount Hood Has Normal Snowpack, But
Statewide Snowpack is 84 Percent of Normal (Associated
Press)
U-S
Army Corp of Engineers Prepares Snake River Dredging Plans (Northwest Public Radio)
Editorial - Revising the U-S-Canada Treaty for
Columbia River Use Needs Full Public Input Now (Oregonian, Portland)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Montana
- NorthWestern Energy Trying to Restrict Wind Energy Contracts (Ravalli
Republic, MT)
Vestas
Receives Major Canadian Turbine Order; Colorado Plants Will Get Work (Denver
Business Journal, CO)
NPR
Gives Wind Power Hypochondriacs a Platform (Media Matters)
Solar
Energy Seems to Make Environmentalists Mad (Forbes Magazine)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2013/04/07/solar-energy-seems-to-make-environmentalists-mad/
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Chelan PUD Appliance Rebates Are Here (Wenatchee
World, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Natural
Gas, Warm Winters Lead to Lower Carbon Dioxide Pollution (South Florida
Business Journal)
Global
Warming: Time to Rein Back on Doom & Gloom? Climate change scientists
acknowledge that the decline in rapid temperature increases is a positive sign
(The Telegraph, UK)
Sweden,
Finland in Grip of Lingering Ice on the Baltic Sea; Five Icebreakers Deployed (Alaska
Dispatch)
Antarctic
Team Digs Deep to Predict Climate Future (USA Today)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Fisker Files: Gentlemen, Stop Your Engines (The
Energy Collective)
Mushrooms: Key to Safe & Natural Carbon
Sequestration? (The Energy Collective)
http://theenergycollective.com/silviomarcacci/206326/mushrooms-safe-and-natural-carbon-sequestration
Paris Will Harvest Energy from its Marathon Runners
(Grist Online)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Broadcasters Worry About ‘Zero TV’ Homes (Associated
Press)
Cell Tower Regulations Not Keeping Up with
Technology (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
The Next Tech at Sea-Tac: Airport Wi-Fi & Power
Outlets Are Just the Beginning (Seattle Times, WA)
Did Google Accidentally Announce Its Next Fiber
City? (Gizmodo)
Google Translate Reaches 1 Billion Translations per
Day (Associated Press)
Telemedicine Makes New Advances, All the Way to Antarctica
(Washington Post)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Microsoft: Facebook Home is Cool. But a Lot of
Those Ideas Are Ours (Christian Science Monitor)
Why Even Prehistoric Firms Should Embrace Social
Media (British Broadcasting Corporation)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Pension Maneuvers Hit Washington State Fund Hard
(Associated Press)
Tech Tax-Break Extensions Losing Steam in Olympia,
And Other News (Seattle Times, WA)
Don’t Cap or Remove the Tax-Exempt Status of
Municipal Bonds, 14 Senators Urge Obama (American Public Power Association)
Montana’s U-S Senator - Tax Lobby Builds Ties to
Chairman of Finance Panel (NY Times)
GENERAL NEWS
Early Sunday Morning 3.5 Magnitude Quake Rattles
Parts of Western Washington State (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Ocean Shores Woman, Man Jailed in Baby Death (Associated
Press)
Region’s Lumber Producers Scrambling to Meet Demand
(Longview Daily News, WA)
Apple Harvesters Report Record Crop (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
Little Creek Casino near Shelton Will Host ESPN
Boxing Event (Seattle Times, WA)
New Book Explores Schafer State Park & Its
History (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Margaret Thatcher Dies at the Age of 87 (Associated
Press)
Frustrated
by Loitering Crowds, Building Owners Turn to Technology (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Seven-Year-Old
Boy Fighting Brain Cancer Scores 69-Yard Touchdown
Five
Tons of Nutella Stolen in Germany
Sacrilege
- Does Reworking Beatles’ Song ‘Hey Jude’ Into a Minor Key Make It Better?
Honus
Wagner Baseball Card Fetches $2.1 Million
SONG OF THE DAY
Ian
Matthews - Shake It
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