The Energy News Digest: Energy News Digest for October 16, 2013

Electric Companies Brace for New Worker Safety Rules
City of Port Angeles Agrees to Bring In Help for Floundering Smart-Meter Program
Bonneville Power Administration Hiring Scandal: Live Chat, Noon Wednesday
Op/Ed: Chelan County PUD Has Powerful Mission
Pacific Gas & Electric Reduces California Diablo Canyon 1 Reactor to 50 Percent Power
Edison Again Says Customers Should Help Pay for San Onofre
Nuclear Power Plants: Uneven Enforcement Suspected at Nuclear Plants
Should the U-S Government Play a Role in Hydro Power?
Copper Theft Hits Tennessee Co-op Hard
A Contractor Talks about Why He Didn’t Used to Call 811 & Why He Does Now
South Carolina’s AG’s Office Warns of Electric Co-Op Scam Targeting Hispanic Community
Is Dam Removal Really an Environmental Panacea?
Prosecutors: Local Restaurants Unknowingly Sold Stolen Shellfish
California Poised to Adopt First-In-Nation Energy Storage Mandate
Loan Program Boosts U-S Geothermal
How Clean Energy Boosts Idaho Dairies’ Profits
Seattle City Light, Aquarium Start Work on Community Solar Project
World Bank Support for China Solar & Wind Power May Have Cost U-S Jobs
Germany Eyes New Kind of Net-Metering: ‘Self-Consumption’
Dinner by Candlelight to Promote Energy Conservation
Supreme Court Decision Reaffirms EPA’s Clean Air Act Authority over Greenhouse Gases
Climate Scientists Fight U-S Government Shutdown
This College Freshman Is Suing Alaska over Climate Change
Editorial: Ninth Circuit Deals Blow to Oregon Clean-Fuels Program
Fuel in the Fire: Burn Wood for Power or Leave It to Nature
Getting to a Gig: How CenturyLink Is Building Out Its Network & Why
How Google Plans to Conquer the Broadband Market
Hackers Take Control of Internet Appliances
Whatever Happened to Broadband over Power Line?
U-S Rep. Herrera Beutler: End Shutdown, Pointless ‘Poison Pill’ Solutions
Fitch Puts U-S Credit Rating on Negative Watch
Federal Budget Standoff to Impact Hanford Cleanup
Grocery Workers Strike Could Expand to Thurston, Mason Counties
Former Mason County Commissioners Support Fairgrounds
Bellingham Landlord to Evict Tenants Who Planned Wild Party
Lax Oversight Helped Embezzler Steal, State Democratic Records Show
When Will Bad Fall Storms Hit? Just Ask the Trees
Investors Pummel Flir Shares after Tuesday Morning Surprise

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

Electric Companies Brace for New Worker Safety Rules (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/pending-regs/328625-electric-companies-expect-power-line-worker-rules-to-be-imminent-

City of Port Angeles Agrees to Bring In Help for Floundering Smart-Meter Program (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/9100

Bonneville Power Administration Hiring Scandal: Live Chat, Noon Wednesday (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/10/bonneville_power_administratio.html

Op/Ed: Chelan County PUD Has Powerful Mission (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/blogs/lights/2013/oct/15/steve-wright-chelan-county-pud-has-powerful-mission/

Pacific Gas & Electric Reduces California Diablo Canyon 1 Reactor to 50 Percent Power (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/15/utilities-operations-pge-diablo-idUSL1N0I516J20131015

Edison Again Says Customers Should Help Pay for San Onofre (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-edison-says-customers-should-pay-for-san-onofre-20131014,0,2444836.story

Nuclear Power Plants: Uneven Enforcement Suspected at Nuclear Plants (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Latest-News-Wires/2013/1015/Nuclear-power-plants-Uneven-enforcement-suspected-at-nuclear-plants

Should the U-S Government Play a Role in Hydro Power? (EnergyBiz)

http://www.energybiz.com/article/13/10/should-us-government-play-role-hydro-power

Copper Theft Hits Tennessee Co-op Hard (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/copper-theft/copper-theft-hits-tennessee-electric-cooperative/62287

A Contractor Talks about Why He Didn’t Used to Call 811 & Why He Does Now (Currents, Pacific Gas & Electric)

http://www.pgecurrents.com/2013/10/11/video-a-contractor-talks-about-why-he-didn%E2%80%99t-used-to-call-811-and-why-he-does-now/

South Carolina’s AG’s Office Warns of Electric Co-Op Scam Targeting Hispanic Community (WIST-TV, Columbia, SC)

http://www.wistv.com/story/23701196/ags-office-warns-of-electric-co-op-scam-targetting-hispanic-community

FISH & WILDLIFE

Is Dam Removal Really an Environmental Panacea? (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2013/10/is-dam-removal-really-an-environmental-panacea?cmpid=rss

Prosecutors: Local Restaurants Unknowingly Sold Stolen Shellfish (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Prosecutors-Local-restaurants-markets-sold-stolen-shellfish-227911631.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

California Poised to Adopt First-In-Nation Energy Storage Mandate (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_24316359/california-poised-adopt-first-nation-energy-storage-mandate

Loan Program Boosts U-S Geothermal (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/10/15/2815862/loan-program-boosts-us-geothermal.html

How Clean Energy Boosts Idaho Dairies’ Profits (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/10/15/2815571/how-clean-energy-boosts-idaho.html

Seattle City Light, Aquarium Start Work on Community Solar Project (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=238006&issueID=27126

World Bank Support for China Solar & Wind Power May Have Cost U-S Jobs (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/world-bank-support-for-china-solar-and-wind-power-may-have-cost-us-jobs/2013/10/14/1e551948-27b5-11e3-b3e9-d97fb087acd6_story.html?wprss=rss_business

Germany Eyes New Kind of Net-Metering: ‘Self-Consumption’ (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/1012/Germany-eyes-new-kind-of-net-metering-self-consumption

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Dinner by Candlelight to Promote Energy Conservation (EnergeticCity, Fort St John, Canada)

http://energeticcity.ca/article/news/2013/10/15/dinner-by-candlelight-to-promote-energy-conservation

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Supreme Court Decision Reaffirms EPA’s Clean Air Act Authority over Greenhouse Gases (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bna.com/supreme-court-decision-b17179878188/

Climate Scientists Fight U-S Government Shutdown (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/15/climate-scientists-government-shutdown/2989107/

This College Freshman Is Suing Alaska over Climate Change (Salon)

http://www.salon.com/2013/10/04/this_college_freshman_is_suing_alaska_over_climate_change/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Editorial: Ninth Circuit Deals Blow to Oregon Clean-Fuels Program (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/10/ninth_circuit_deals_blow_to_or.html

Fuel in the Fire: Burn Wood for Power or Leave It to Nature (National Public Radio)

http://www.wbur.org/npr/234743147/fuel-in-the-fire-burn-wood-for-power-or-leave-it-to-nature

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Getting to a Gig: How CenturyLink Is Building Out Its Network & Why (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2013/10/15/getting-to-a-gig-how-centurylink-is-building-out-its-network-and-why/

How Google Plans to Conquer the Broadband Market (Motley Fool)

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/10/14/how-this-company-plans-to-conquer-the-broadband-ma.aspx

Hackers Take Control of Internet Appliances (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/cybertruth/2013/10/15/hackers-taking-control-of-internet-appliances/2986395/

Whatever Happened to Broadband over Power Line? (Engineering & Technology Magazine)

http://eandt.theiet.org/magazine/2013/10/broadband-over-power-line.cfm

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

U-S Rep. Herrera Beutler: End Shutdown, Pointless ‘Poison Pill’ Solutions (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Wash-representative-pushes-House-leaders-to-act-228013791.html

Fitch Puts U-S Credit Rating on Negative Watch (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Fitch-puts-US-credit-rating-on-negative-watch-4898184.php

Federal Budget Standoff to Impact Hanford Cleanup (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Hanford-workers-told-to-go-home-on-Friday-227923881.html

GENERAL NEWS

Grocery Workers Strike Could Expand to Thurston, Mason Counties (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Grocery-strike-could-expand-to-Thurston-Mason-counties-227859231.html

Former Mason County Commissioners Support Fairgrounds (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/11392

Bellingham Landlord to Evict Tenants Who Planned Wild Party (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Bellingham-landlord-to-evict-tenants-who-planned-wild-party-228019451.html

Lax Oversight Helped Embezzler Steal, State Democratic Records Show (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2022051485_democratsembezzlementxml.html

When Will Bad Fall Storms Hit? Just Ask the Trees (Thurston Talk, Olympia, WA)

http://www.thurstontalk.com/2013/10/14/will-bad-fall-storms-hit-just-ask-trees/

Investors Pummel Flir Shares after Tuesday Morning Surprise (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/10/investors_pummel_flir_shares_a.html#cmpid=nwsltrhead

DIVERSIONS

46-Million-Year-Old Mosquito Filled with Blood Is a Scientific First

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/1015/46-million-year-old-mosquito-filled-with-blood-is-a-scientific-first-video

Everett Businessman Pays $2200 to Catch a Russell Wilson Pass

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2375303

Now That There’s Wine for Cats You Really Won’t Have to Drink Alone

http://consumerist.com/2013/10/15/now-that-theres-wine-for-cats-you-really-wont-have-to-drink-alone/

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

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