Friday, May 3, 2013

Energy News Digest for May 3, 2013


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Climber Killed In Fiery Plunge on Seattle High-Voltage Tower (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Decision on International Columbia River Water Treaty in the Works (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Warmest Weekend of Year - So Far - Forecast for Washington State (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Hood Canal Shrimp Sport Fishery Opens May 4 as Five-Day Season (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Climber Killed In Fiery Plunge on Seattle High-Voltage Tower
  • Clallam County PUD to Consider New Rate Plan
  • Montana - Mission Valley Power Users Learn About Rate Increases at Customer Appreciation Dinner
  • Avista Reports Profitable First Quarter
  • Chelan County PUD Hires New Communications Manager from Seattle City Light
  • Power-Pole Inspection Work Will Improve Safety in Quincy, Ephrata, Royal Slope
  • Columbia River PUD Employees Donate to Food Bank
  • Texas - ERCOT Predicts Rolling Blackouts
  • Marijuana Growers Siphon Electricity from Power Lines
  • Dams in the Amazon - The Rights & Wrongs of Belo Monte
  • Plans for a Memorial to Honor Nikola Tesla
  • Grant PUD builds salmon slide down face of Priest Rapids Dam
  • Scientists Are Divided Over Threat to Pacific Northwest Salmon
  • 3,500 Students to Fill Columbia Park in Kennewick for Salmon Summit
  • Decision on International Columbia River Water Treaty in the Works
  • USGS Losing Some Critical Stream Gauges
  • Wind Farm Threat to D-Day Beaches
  • Five Steps to Keep Your Wind Farm from Killing Eagles
  • PacifiCorp Issues Oregon Solar RFP
  • Kansas - $2 Billion Wind Power Transmission Project Promises 5,000 Construction Jobs
  • United Kingdom - Renewable Energy Firms Accuse Activists of Scaremongering over Biomass
  • Northwest Initiative Offers $200 Rebate for Water Heater Upgrades
  • Seattle City Light Measures Carbon Footprint, Registers with Climate Registry
  • Study Estimates Low-Carbon Future Would Be Costly
  • Unburnable Fuel - Either Governments Are Not Serious About Climate Change or Fossil-Fuel Firms Are Overvalued
  • Solar-Powered Plane Takes Off for Flight Across U-S
  • New York Deems Free Electric Car Charging Unconstitutional on Public Property
  • Renewable Energy Groups in Spat over Imports
  • Prosser - Wi-Fi Coming to a School Bus near You?
  • Bye, Hotmail: Microsoft Completes Switch to Outlook
  • Microsoft Azure Cloud Sales Top $1 Billion, Challenging Amazon
  • RealNetworks Loss Continues to Grow as Company Moves to Smaller Space
  • Next Google Fiber City - Welcome, Shawnee, Kansas!
  • Provo Doesn’t Know Where Its Fiber Is, Google Makes City Spend $500,000 to Find It
  • Craving Wi-Fi, Preferably Free & Really Fast
  • Sore Thumbs? U-S Text Messaging Declines
  • Managers to Millennials: Job Interview No Time to Text
  • Golden State Warriors Step Up Social Media Game Plan
  • How Photographing Your Food Can Help Fight World Hunger
  • Clark County Shocker: Benton Tapped for Top Environmental Job - Commissioner Stuart storms out of meeting, alleges cronyism
  • DSHS Case in Washington Supreme Court May Cost $100 Million
  • Warmest Weekend of Year - So Far - Forecast for Washington State
  • Hood Canal Shrimp Sport Fishery Opens May 4 as Five-Day Season
  • Belfair Water District “Most Improved”
  • Xerox Closing Oregon Call Centers - 300 to Lose Jobs
  • Massive Swarm of Bees Forces Kids to Stay Inside Oregon School
  • Study: More Teens Want Money, Less Willing to Earn It
  • Really? David Stern: Seattle Would-Be NBA Owners the ‘Perfect Prototype’
  • Rat-Meat Ring Busted, China Beefs Up Food Safety Law

WORD OF THE DAY

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Here’ a funny, ribald joke to brighten your Friday: [REDACTED]!

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Climber Killed In Fiery Plunge on Seattle High-Voltage Tower (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Clallam County PUD to Consider New Rate Plan (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Montana - Mission Valley Power Users Learn About Rate Increases at Customer Appreciation Dinner (Char Koosta News, Pablo, MT)

Avista Reports Profitable First Quarter (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Chelan County PUD Hires New Communications Manager from Seattle City Light (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee)

Power-Pole Inspection Work Will Improve Safety in Quincy, Ephrata, Royal Slope (Wenatchee World, WA)

Columbia River PUD Employees Donate to Food Bank (St Helens Chronicle, OR)

Texas - ERCOT Predicts Rolling Blackouts (Lake County Sun, Graford, TX)

Marijuana Growers Siphon Electricity from Power Lines (Energy Manager Today)

Dams in the Amazon - The Rights & Wrongs of Belo Monte: Having spent heavily to make the world’s third-biggest hydroelectric project greener, Brazil risks getting a poor return on its $14 billion investment (The Economist)

Plans for a Memorial to Honor Nikola Tesla (NY Times)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Grant PUD builds salmon slide down face of Priest Rapids Dam (iFiber One, Ephrata, WA)

Scientists Are Divided Over Threat to Pacific Northwest Salmon (NY Times)

3,500 Students to Fill Columbia Park in Kennewick for Salmon Summit (Tri-City Herald, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Decision on International Columbia River Water Treaty in the Works (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

USGS Losing Some Critical Stream Gauges (Northwest Public Radio)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Wind Farm Threat to D-Day Beaches (London Times, UK)
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/europe/article3753230.ece

Five Steps to Keep Your Wind Farm from Killing Eagles (Forbes Magazine)

PacifiCorp Issues Oregon Solar RFP (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

Kansas - $2 Billion Wind Power Transmission Project Promises 5,000 Construction Jobs (Kansas City Business Journal, KS)

United Kingdom - Renewable Energy Firms Accuse Activists of Scaremongering over Biomass (The Guardian, UK)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Northwest Initiative Offers $200 Rebate for Water Heater Upgrades (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Seattle City Light Measures Carbon Footprint, Registers with Climate Registry (American Public Power Association)

Study Estimates Low-Carbon Future Would Be Costly (American Public Power Association)

Unburnable Fuel - Either Governments Are Not Serious About Climate Change or Fossil-Fuel Firms Are Overvalued (The Economist)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Solar-Powered Plane Takes Off for Flight Across U-S (Reuters)

New York Deems Free Electric Car Charging Unconstitutional on Public Property (Fox News)

Renewable Energy Groups in Spat over Imports (Politico)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Prosser - Wi-Fi Coming to a School Bus near You? (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

Bye, Hotmail: Microsoft Completes Switch to Outlook (USA Today)

Microsoft Azure Cloud Sales Top $1 Billion, Challenging Amazon (Bloomberg News)

RealNetworks Loss Continues to Grow as Company Moves to Smaller Space (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Next Google Fiber City - Welcome, Shawnee, Kansas! (Google)

Provo Doesn’t Know Where Its Fiber Is, Google Makes City Spend $500,000 to Find It (Ars Technica)

Craving Wi-Fi, Preferably Free & Really Fast (NY Times)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Sore Thumbs? U-S Text Messaging Declines (Associated Press)

Managers to Millennials: Job Interview No Time to Text (CNBC)

Golden State Warriors Step Up Social Media Game Plan (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

How Photographing Your Food Can Help Fight World Hunger (Mashable)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Clark County Shocker: Benton Tapped for Top Environmental Job - Commissioner Stuart storms out of meeting, alleges cronyism (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

DSHS Case in Washington Supreme Court May Cost $100 Million (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Warmest Weekend of Year - So Far - Forecast for Washington State (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Hood Canal Shrimp Sport Fishery Opens May 4 as Five-Day Season (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

Belfair Water District “Most Improved” (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

Xerox Closing Oregon Call Centers - 300 to Lose Jobs (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Massive Swarm of Bees Forces Kids to Stay Inside Oregon School (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Study: More Teens Want Money, Less Willing to Earn It (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

Really? David Stern: Seattle Would-Be NBA Owners the ‘Perfect Prototype’ (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Rat-Meat Ring Busted, China Beefs Up Food Safety Law (Christian Science Monitor)

DIVERSIONS

Nice Weather Shuts Down Washington State School

Watch the World’s Smallest Flying Robot Insect Take to the Sky (Gizmodo)

NY Firm Gives Raises for Tattoos of Company Logo

House Fire Teaches Couple Not to Put Shiny Metal Dog Bowls in the Sun

SONGS OF THE DAY

The Lovin’ Spoonful - Daydream

The Young Rascals - Groovin’

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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