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News Digest Word Cloud for August 12, 2013
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
The Day the Lights Went Out: New York Marks Ten
Years Since the City That Never Sleeps Went Dark (The Daily Mail, UK)
White House Calls for Increased Grid Spending
“…U-S customers lose power on average 1.2 times per year, for a total of 112
minutes…” (Associated Press)
Sockeye Salmon Shortfall Drives Up Price
(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Eastern
Oregon resident sues over Willow Creek wind project noise level (Oregonian,
Portland, OR)
Lightning Strikes Spark More Washington Wildfires
(KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- The Day the Lights Went Out: New York Marks Ten Years Since the City That Never Sleeps Went Dark
- Ten Years After: How a Massive Power Outage Sent People Out In the Street
- A Look at How Power Is Produced & Distributed to Americans & Who Oversees the System
- White House Calls for Increased Grid Spending
- Bonneville Power Administration Rate Hike Likely to be Felt by Grays Harbor PUD Ratepayers Eventually
- Cowlitz PUD Holding Wednesday Hearing on Proposed Rate Increase
- Walla Walla Country Club Tees Up Suit Against PacifiCorp - Wants Switch to Columbia Rural Electric Association
- Montana: Bankruptcy Judge Denies Electric Co-Op’s Liquidation
- Editorial: Hydropower? There’s more?
- Letters to the Editor: See the Second Letter Regarding Bonneville Power Administration News
- Center of Excellence for Clean Energy/Centralia College Achieves 140 Percent Hiring Target
- Pacific Northwest Names in Here: HydroVision International 2013 Attendee Choice Awards Announced
- Push to Create Minneapolis Electric Utility Fizzles
- Arizona: Copper Theft Attempt Suspected - Man Electrocuted near Wellton Identified
- Alcoa May Have Been Close to Receiving Hydroelectric Permit When North Carolina Sued
- Ex-FERC Commissioners Defend Nominee Binz
- Sockeye Salmon Shortfall Drives Up Price
- Northwest Power/Conservation Council Recommends Continued BPA Funding for Coded Wire Tagging
- Inside the Outdoors: Sockeye, Other Salmon & Treaty Rights
- Endangered Species Thrive on U-S Military Ranges
- EPA: Oregon Failing to Protect Water Quality
- Eastern Oregon resident sues over Willow Creek wind project noise level
- Ironically, Texas Leads the Way in Wind Energy
- California: Planning Commission Rejects 20-Acre Oak Hills Solar Farm Plan
- Colorado: From Beetle-Killed Trees to Come Renewable Energy
- United Kingdom: Wind Farms Paid £30 Million ($46.4 Million US) a Year to Stand Idle - Grid Can’t Cope With All the Energy They Produce
- Unanswered Questions Remain in FirstEnergy Renewable Case
- Don’t For a Second Imagine We’re Heading for an Era of Renewable Energy
- Multi-State Coalition Reaches Agreement with DOE over Energy-Efficiency Standards – Includes Washington & Oregon
- Charged-up Britain - Over a Quarter of People Bicker with Their Loved Ones about Their Gadget Overcharging Habits
- In First Test of Washington’s Greenhouse Gas Law, Court of Appeals Rejects Challenge to Puget Sound Regional Council’s Transportation Plan
- California to Hold Carbon Auction as It Consider Giving More Allowances Away for Free
- What if Everyone Plugs in Their Cars At Once?
- Bill Gates Slams Google’s ‘Broadband Via Helium Balloon’ Project
- How Many of Your Friends See Your Facebook Posts? The Debate’s Over, It’s 35%
- Twitter Boosts Political Profile
- Oversight Costs Washougal Workers - City retroactively seeks seasonal workers’ retirement premiums
- Lightning Strikes Spark More Washington Wildfires
- Southern Oregon Wildfires Torching Business for Outfitters, Rafting Companies
- Teen, Abductor Stood Out in Idaho Wilderness
- Six-Year-Old Boy Hit by SUV near Victor
- Kelso Police Arrested Man Suspected of Cutting Metal Off Cowlitz Way Bridge
- Washington Ranks 15th for Wine Consumer Friendly States
- Arizona Family Survives Weeks Lost at Sea Trying to Flee the U-S
WORD OF THE DAY
Tourbillion
• \toor-BIL-yun\ • Noun - 1: whirlwind 2: a vortex especially of a whirlwind or
whirlpool
The
massive windmill slowly came to life, its blades like outstretched arms
embracing the tourbillion forces through the narrow gap along the Columbia
River.
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
The Day the Lights Went Out: New York Marks Ten
Years Since the City That Never Sleeps Went Dark (The Daily Mail, UK)
Ten Years After: How a Massive Power Outage Sent
People Out In the Street (National Public Radio)
A Look at How Power Is Produced & Distributed
to Americans & Who Oversees the System (Associated
Press)
White House Calls for Increased Grid Spending “…U-S
customers lose power on average 1.2 times per year, for a total of 112 minutes…”
(Associated Press)
Bonneville Power Administration Rate Hike Likely to
be Felt by Grays Harbor PUD Ratepayers Eventually (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Cowlitz PUD Holding Wednesday Hearing on Proposed
Rate Increase (Longview Daily News, WA)
Walla Walla Country Club Tees Up Suit Against PacifiCorp
- Wants Switch to Columbia Rural Electric Association (Walla Walla
Union-Bulletin, WA)
Montana: Bankruptcy Judge Denies Electric Co-Op’s
Liquidation (Associated Press)
Editorial: Hydropower? There’s more? (Wenatchee World, WA)
Letters to the Editor: See the Second Letter
Regarding Bonneville Power Administration News (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
Center of Excellence for Clean Energy/Centralia
College Achieves 140 Percent Hiring Target - Sets New Goals With Dept. Of Labor
Grant Application (Centralia College, WA)
Pacific Northwest Names in Here: HydroVision
International 2013 Attendee Choice Awards Announced (Penn Energy)
Push to Create Minneapolis Electric Utility
Fizzles (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN)
Arizona: Copper Theft Attempt Suspected - Man Electrocuted
near Wellton Identified (Yuma Sun, AZ)
Alcoa May Have Been Close to Receiving Hydroelectric
Permit When North Carolina Sued (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Ex-FERC Commissioners Defend Nominee Binz (The
Hill)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Sockeye Salmon Shortfall Drives Up Price (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
Northwest Power/Conservation Council Recommends
Continued BPA Funding for Coded Wire Tagging (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Inside the Outdoors: Sockeye, Other Salmon &
Treaty Rights (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Endangered Species Thrive on U-S Military Ranges (Associated Press)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
EPA:
Oregon Failing to Protect Water Quality (KGW TV, Portland,
OR)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Eastern
Oregon resident sues over Willow Creek wind project noise level (Oregonian,
Portland, OR)
Ironically,
Texas Leads the Way in Wind Energy (Associated
Press - Ironically, this article says nothing about the role of the production
tax credit…)
California:
Planning Commission Rejects 20-Acre Oak Hills Solar Farm Plan (San Bernardino
Sun, CA)
Colorado:
From Beetle-Killed Trees to Come Renewable Energy (Grand Junction Daily
Sentinel, CO)
United
Kingdom: Wind Farms Paid £30 Million ($46.4 Million US) a Year to Stand Idle - Grid
Can’t Cope With All the Energy They Produce (Daily Mail, UK)
Unanswered
Questions Remain in FirstEnergy Renewable Case - Ohio regulators rebuked
FirstEnergy for overpaying for renewable energy credits (Midwest Energy News)
Don’t
For a Second Imagine We’re Heading for an Era of Renewable Energy (Grist Online)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Multi-State
Coalition Reaches Agreement with DOE over Energy-Efficiency Standards –
Includes Washington & Oregon (Legal Newsline)
Charged-up
Britain - Over a Quarter of People Bicker with Their Loved Ones about Their
Gadget Overcharging Habits (Sacramento Bee, CA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
In
First Test of Washington’s Greenhouse Gas Law, Court of Appeals Rejects
Challenge to Puget Sound Regional Council’s Transportation Plan (GTH Energy
& Natural Resources Law Blog)
California
to Hold Carbon Auction as It Consider Giving More Allowances Away for Free (Bloomberg
News)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
What
if Everyone Plugs in Their Cars At Once? (Seattle Times -
Paywall Advisory)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Bill Gates Slams Google’s ‘Broadband Via Helium
Balloon’ Project (DNA)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
How Many of Your Friends See Your Facebook Posts?
The Debate’s Over, It’s 35% (Business Insider)
Twitter Boosts Political Profile (Seattle Times -
Paywall Advisory)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Oversight Costs Washougal Workers - City
retroactively seeks seasonal workers’ retirement premiums (Vancouver Columbian,
WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Lightning Strikes Spark More Washington Wildfires (KEPR-TV,
Tri-Cities, WA)
Southern Oregon Wildfires Torching Business for
Outfitters, Rafting Companies (Oregonian, Portland, OR)
Teen, Abductor Stood Out in Idaho Wilderness (Associated
Press)
Six-Year-Old Boy Hit by SUV near Victor (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
Kelso Police Arrested Man Suspected of Cutting
Metal Off Cowlitz Way Bridge (Longview Daily News, WA)
Washington Ranks 15th for Wine Consumer Friendly
States (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Arizona Family Survives Weeks Lost at Sea Trying to
Flee the U-S (Associated Press)
DIVERSIONS
I
Really Want a Giant Unabridged English Dictionary & I Don’t Care
Man
Survives Attack By Shark, Snake, Lightning...
Driver
Crashes New Lexus into Dealership
Mamma
Mia! Seattle One of the Top Cities for Pizza
SONG OF THE DAY
Lou
Christie - Lightning Strikes Again
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