Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Energy News Digest for May 14, 2013


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Kitsap County - Storm Drops Trees Across Power Lines, Roads: Fallen power pole sparks fire at funeral home (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Mason County PUD 3 Update - Electricity Restored in Dayton/Matlock Areas West of Shelton - Tiger/Mission Lk N of Belfair (Mason County PUD No. 3, Shelton, WA)

Salmon-Eating Terns Are on Their Own, No More Help from the Army (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

Why Wind Farms Kill Eagles with Federal Impunity (Christian Science Monitor)

Efficiency Exchange Northwest Conference Unveils Innovative Ideas on Energy Efficiency (Sacramento Bee, CA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Kitsap County - Storm Drops Trees Across Power Lines, Roads: Fallen power pole sparks fire at funeral home
  • Puget Sound Energy Crews Still Working to Restore Power
  • Mason County PUD 3 Update - Electricity Restored in Dayton/Matlock Areas West of Shelton - Tiger/Mission Lk N of Belfair
  • Oregon - Junction City Car Crash Knocks Out Power to Hundreds
  • Vilsack: Rural Utility Service Could Turn to Banks
  • Colorado - Boulder Selects Finalists for Independent Review of Public Power Proposal
  • Long Island Power Authority: Will Three-Year Rate Freeze Help?
  • Cyberattacks Against U-S Corporations Are on the Rise - Primary Targets: Energy Companies
  • Electricity Loss & Theft: Who Pays?
  • Salmon-Eating Terns Are on Their Own, No More Help from the Army
  • The Sea Lion Conundrum, Are We at a Tipping Point?
  • Washington State, Oregon to Consider Reopening Spring Chinook Season in Columbia
  • Fish Tagging Forum Finds Some Consensus on Efficiencies, but Differences on Coded Wire Tags
  • Columbia River Estuary Island Purchased for Conservation
  • Biologist Fights Transfer of Sick Canadian Salmon
  • Montana - Local Meetings Will Consider Columbia Treaty
  • Forest Grove Aims to Save for Scoggins Dam Upgrades with Water Rate Increase
  • Why Wind Farms Kill Eagles with Federal Impunity
  • Ohio - Redactions Cloud Dispute over FirstEnergy’s Renewable Credit Purchases
  • Efficiency Exchange Northwest Conference Unveils Innovative Ideas on Energy Efficiency
  • Electric Co-ops Urge Water Heater Rule Change
  • North Carolina - Bill Rolls Back Energy Efficiency Standards for Builders
  • Australia - Carbon Price Slide Hits Green Schemes
  • Solar Installer Glows with Pride over Energy-Efficient Projects
  • London May Soon Be Drinking Recycled Sewage
  • Google Fiber Comes to Gladstone, Missouri
  • Google Combines Cloud Storage for Gmail, Drive, Google+ Services
  • These Brands Define Advertainment
  • Of Course a Cheese Store Has a Tiny Grater Business Card
  • Washington State Governor Narrows List of Priorities for Special Session
  • First Day of Mason County Candidate Filing - Race on for Shelton Commission Seat
  • Port Angeles Man Who Bulldozed Houses Held on $1 Million Bail
  • How States & Counties Stack Up in Businesses
  • Convicted Puppy Mill Owner Once Again Selling Animals
  • Young Americans Lead Trend to Less Driving

WORD OF THE DAY

Stentorian • \stent-TORE-ee-un\ • Adjective - Extremely loud.

Stentorian amp
The knob goes to eleven
Ouch, my bleeding ears

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Kitsap County - Storm Drops Trees Across Power Lines, Roads: Fallen power pole sparks fire at funeral home (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

Puget Sound Energy Crews Still Working to Restore Power (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Mason County PUD 3 Update - Electricity Restored in Dayton/Matlock Areas West of Shelton - Tiger/Mission Lk N of Belfair (Mason County PUD No. 3, Shelton, WA)

Oregon - Junction City Car Crash Knocks Out Power to Hundreds (KVAL-TV, Eugene, OR)

Vilsack: Rural Utility Service Could Turn to Banks - climate change concerns are behind a budget proposal that would sharply restrict the way the RUS loans money to electric cooperatives

Colorado - Boulder Selects Finalists for Independent Review of Public Power Proposal (American Public Power Association)

Long Island Power Authority: Will Three-Year Rate Freeze Help? (Christian Science Monitor)

Cyberattacks Against U-S Corporations Are on the Rise - Primary Targets: Energy Companies (NY Times)

Electricity Loss & Theft: Who Pays? (Renewable Energy World)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon-Eating Terns Are on Their Own, No More Help from the Army (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

The Sea Lion Conundrum, Are We at a Tipping Point? (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

Washington State, Oregon to Consider Reopening Spring Chinook Season in Columbia (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Fish Tagging Forum Finds Some Consensus on Efficiencies, but Differences on Coded Wire Tags (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Columbia River Estuary Island Purchased for Conservation (Bonneville Power Administration)

Biologist Fights Transfer of Sick Canadian Salmon (Courthouse News Service)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Montana - Local Meetings Will Consider Columbia Treaty (Daily Interlake, Kalispell, MT)

Forest Grove Aims to Save for Scoggins Dam Upgrades with Water Rate Increase (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Why Wind Farms Kill Eagles with Federal Impunity (Christian Science Monitor)

Ohio - Redactions Cloud Dispute over FirstEnergy’s Renewable Credit Purchases (Midwest Energy News)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Efficiency Exchange Northwest Conference Unveils Innovative Ideas on Energy Efficiency (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Electric Co-ops Urge Water Heater Rule Change (Electric Co-op Today)

North Carolina - Bill Rolls Back Energy Efficiency Standards for Builders (Raleigh News & Observer, NC)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Australia - Carbon Price Slide Hits Green Schemes (Brisbane Times, AU)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Solar Installer Glows with Pride over Energy-Efficient Projects (Boston Globe, MA)

London May Soon Be Drinking Recycled Sewage (Grist Online)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Fiber Comes to Gladstone, Missouri (Mashable)

Google Combines Cloud Storage for Gmail, Drive, Google+ Services (Los Angeles Times, CA)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

These Brands Define Advertainment (Mashable)

Of Course a Cheese Store Has a Tiny Grater Business Card (Gizmodo)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Governor Narrows List of Priorities for Special Session (Associated Press)

GENERAL NEWS

First Day of Mason County Candidate Filing - Race on for Shelton Commission Seat (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

Port Angeles Man Who Bulldozed Houses Held on $1 Million Bail (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

How States & Counties Stack Up in Businesses (Seattle Times, WA)

Convicted Puppy Mill Owner Once Again Selling Animals (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Young Americans Lead Trend to Less Driving (NY Times)

DIVERSIONS

Joyce Brothers, Columnist, TV Star & $64,000 Winner, Dies

Shrimp of the Land - How to Survive Cicada Invasion? Eat Them

Bye, Bye Ewoks - JJ Abrams Boldly Going from ‘Trek’ to ‘Star Wars’

Builders Bulldoze Big Mayan Pyramid in Belize

SONG OF THE DAY

Pete Fountain - Shrimp Boats

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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