Energy News Digest for July 31, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington DNR Bans All Outdoor Burning on State Lands (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/jul/31/dnr-bans-all-outdoor-burning-state-lands/

Oregon: Idaho Man Electrocuted, Dies in Curry County (Associated Press)

http://www.kcby.com/news/local/Idaho-man-electrocuted-dies-in-Curry-County-217643901.html

California Officials Say They 'Got Every Penny' They Demanded from JP Morgan for Manipulative Energy Trades (San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA)

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2013/07/30/2606995/jpmorgan-agrees-to-pay-410m-to.html

Bonneville Power Administration Project Receives Innovation Award for New Occupancy Sensors (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/TI-project-receives-innovation-award-for-new-occupancy-sensors.aspx

Coming to a Starbucks near You: Faster Internet, Thanks to Google (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/starbucks-google-faster-internet-217750001.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Oregon: Idaho Man Electrocuted, Dies in Curry County
• California Officials Say They 'Got Every Penny' They Demanded from JP Morgan for Manipulative Energy Trades
• Bait-And-Switch Electricity Trading Detailed in JP Morgan Chase Settlement
• Editorial: FERC Lets JP Morgan Walk
• California: Driver to Face Trial in Electrocution Deaths of Good Samaritans
• Truck Pulls Down Power Poles in NW Portland; No One Hurt
• Portland: Spectacular 'Domino Effect' of Power Lines in Pearl District
• Power Affected Following Woman’s Hit-And-Run
• Study on Combining Hanford, Commercial Waste under Way
• Pacific Gas & Electric CEO Acknowledges Utility's Guilt in San Bruno Blast but Balks at Proposed Penalty
• Cost of Closing San Onofre Nuclear Plant: $13.6 Billion
• Colorado: Feds Deny Boulder’s Request to Limit Cost of Divorce from Xcel Energy
• Arizona Business Groups, Others Backing APS in Deregulation Fight
• Southern Company Taking $450 Million Charge for Mississippi Power Plant
• Decision on Water Release to Avoid Klamath River Fish Kill Due
• Idaho: Bonneville Power Administration Seeks Comments on Clark Fork Delta’s Restoration
• Avista Celebrates 30 Years of Biomass at Kettle Falls
• Sultan Wins Three Awards & a Snohomish PUD Solar Panel Grant
• Trade Fight Over Solar Benefits a Bystander
• State Wind-Power Efforts Need a Boost in Construction of Electric Power Lines
• Bonneville Power Administration Project Receives Innovation Award for New Occupancy Sensors
• California’s Energy Conservation Claims Questioned
• Could Utilities’ Future be Selling Light Instead of Electrons?
• British Columbia's Carbon Tax after Five Years
• This Film Could Turn Your Smartphone into a Solar Panel
• Coming to a Starbucks near You: Faster Internet, Thanks to Google
• Starbucks Will Get Speedier, Google-Powered Free Wi-Fi
• Now That It’s in the Broadband Game, Google Flip-Flops on Network Neutrality
• Port of Vancouver Runs Afoul of Meetings Law
• Washington DNR Bans All Outdoor Burning on State Lands
• Pacific Northwest Now a Top Priority for Firefighters
• Winds Push Colockum Fire to 60,000 Acres
• Emergency Declared in Kittitas County Due to Wildfire
• First Rain in More Than a Month?
• Mason County Firefighters Fighting Eastern Washington Fire
• Alleged Copper-Wire Thieves in Custody

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

Oregon: Idaho Man Electrocuted, Dies in Curry County (Associated Press)

http://www.kcby.com/news/local/Idaho-man-electrocuted-dies-in-Curry-County-217643901.html

California Officials Say They 'Got Every Penny' They Demanded from JP Morgan for Manipulative Energy Trades (San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA)

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2013/07/30/2606995/jpmorgan-agrees-to-pay-410m-to.html

Bait-And-Switch Electricity Trading Detailed in JP Morgan Chase Settlement (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/07/31/5610529/bait-and-switch-electricity-trading.html

Editorial: FERC Lets JP Morgan Walk (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik-20130731,0,2080850.column

California: Driver to Face Trial in Electrocution Deaths of Good Samaritans (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Aman-Samsonian-to-face-trial-in-electrocution-deaths-of-good-Samaritans-216923681.html

Truck Pulls Down Power Poles in NW Portland; No One Hurt (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Truck-pulls-down-power-pole-in-NW-Portland-217647501.html

Portland: Spectacular 'Domino Effect' of Power Lines in Pearl District (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/07/spectacular_domino_effect_of_p.html

Power Affected Following Woman’s Hit-And-Run (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2013/07/31/power-affected-following-womans-hit-and-run/#axzz2adG0jyn9

Study on Combining Hanford, Commercial Waste under Way (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/07/30/2496383/study-on-combining-hanford-commercial.html

Pacific Gas & Electric CEO Acknowledges Utility's Guilt in San Bruno Blast but Balks at Proposed Penalty (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_23763771

Cost of Closing San Onofre Nuclear Plant: $13.6 Billion (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/rodadams/254626/mcswain-calculates-cost-antinuclear-actions-san-onofre-136-billion

Colorado: Feds Deny Boulder’s Request to Limit Cost of Divorce from Xcel Energy (Denver Buisness Journal, CO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2013/07/feds-deny-boulders-request-to-limit.html

Arizona Business Groups, Others Backing APS in Deregulation Fight (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/energy-inc/2013/07/business-groups-others-backing-aps-in.html

Southern Company Taking $450 Million Charge for Mississippi Power Plant (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/07/30/2704816/southern-co-taking-450m-charge.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Decision on Water Release to Avoid Klamath River Fish Kill Due (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/decision-on-water-release-with-trinity-river/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Idaho: Bonneville Power Administration Seeks Comments on Clark Fork Delta’s Restoration (Bonner County Daily Bee, ID)

http://www.bonnercountydailybee.com/news/local/article_a4f1274e-f8da-11e2-b460-0019bb2963f4.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Avista Celebrates 30 Years of Biomass at Kettle Falls (4-Traders)

http://www.4-traders.com/AVISTA-CORP-11716/news/Avista-Corp-Avista-Celebrates-30-Years-of-Biomass-at-Kettle-Falls-17139750/

Sultan Wins Three Awards & a Snohomish PUD Solar Panel Grant (Monroe Monitor, WA)

http://www.monroemonitor.com/2013/07/30/sultan-wins-three-awards-and-a-solar-panel-grant/

Trade Fight Over Solar Benefits a Bystander (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/31/business/global/solar-trade-dispute-leaves-taiwan-the-clear-winner.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

State Wind-Power Efforts Need a Boost in Construction of Electric Power Lines (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/state-wind-power-efforts-need-a-boost-in-construction-of-electric-power-lines/2013/07/30/0b989fc6-f95e-11e2-8e84-c56731a202fb_story.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Bonneville Power Administration Project Receives Innovation Award for New Occupancy Sensors (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/TI-project-receives-innovation-award-for-new-occupancy-sensors.aspx

California’s Energy Conservation Claims Questioned (Santa Maria Times, CA)

http://m.santamariatimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/commentary/calif-s-energy-conservation-claims-questioned/article_32c85f0e-f8ce-11e2-b7f2-001a4bcf887a.html?mobile_touch=true

Could Utilities’ Future be Selling Light Instead of Electrons? (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2013/07/31/could-utilities-future-be-selling-light-instead-of-electrons/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

British Columbia's Carbon Tax after Five Years (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/markjaccard/253661/bc-s-carbon-tax-after-5-years

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

This Film Could Turn Your Smartphone into a Solar Panel (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/07/31/ucla-solar-panel/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Coming to a Starbucks near You: Faster Internet, Thanks to Google (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/starbucks-google-faster-internet-217750001.html

Starbucks Will Get Speedier, Google-Powered Free Wi-Fi (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2013/07/31/starbucks-will-get-speedier-google-powered-free-wi-fi/

Now That It’s in the Broadband Game, Google Flip-Flops on Network Neutrality (Wired)

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/07/google-neutrality/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Port of Vancouver Runs Afoul of Meetings Law - Commissioners apparently committed violations when they met in private on oil terminal lease (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/jul/30/vancouver-port-meetings-law-oil-terminal-tesoro/

GENERAL NEWS

Washington DNR Bans All Outdoor Burning on State Lands (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/jul/31/dnr-bans-all-outdoor-burning-state-lands/

Pacific Northwest Now a Top Priority for Firefighters (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/pacific-northwest-is-now-a-top-priority-for-firefighters/

Winds Push Colockum Fire to 60,000 Acres (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/jul/30/firefighters-will-try-to-cut-off-fire-to-the-south/

Emergency Declared in Kittitas County Due to Wildfire (Northwest Cable News Network)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/217697521.html

First Rain in More Than a Month? (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/8895

Mason County Firefighters Fighting Eastern Washington Fire (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/10809

Alleged Copper-Wire Thieves in Custody (Seattle Times – Paywall Advisory)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/07/alleged-copper-wire-thieves-in-custody/?syndication=rss

DIVERSIONS

The Entire Premise of Jurassic Park Is Wrong Because of Mosquitoes

http://gizmodo.com/the-entire-premise-of-jurassic-park-is-wrong-because-of-961667776

Package-Chucking FedEx Workers Caught on Viral Video Fired

http://consumerist.com/2013/07/29/fedex-fires-package-chucking-workers-caught-on-video/

Cat Survives Freighter Trip from Philippines to L-A

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/07/31/cat-found-freighter/2601821/

Washington near Bottom of Barrel in Beer Consumption

http://www.king5.com/news/local/States-that-drink-the-most-and-least-beer-217599801.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Al Stewart - Year of the Cat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqZc7ZQURMs

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