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Energy
News Digest Word Cloud for October 30, 2013
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Pacific
States Push for Price on Carbon. Is it Effective? (Christian Science Monitor)
Bonneville Power Administration Grand Bargain on
Residential Exchange is Legal, Court Says (Oregonian, Portland)
Go-Go NoaNet: Washington State Governor Hails
Completion of $140 Million Broadband Network (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Scheduling
Conflict: Washington State Governor Cancels Appearance at Port Angeles Biomass
Ceremony (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday; Change Clocks
& Alarms (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Bonneville Power Administration Grand Bargain on Residential Exchange is Legal, Court Says
- End of a Litigation Era? Ninth Circuit Upholds Bonneville Power’s Residential Exchange Settlement
- Editorial: Chilly Directives to BPA Must Not Undercut Northwest Priorities
- Grant PUD Looking at Smaller Rate Increase than Expected
- October 30 - Planned Mason PUD 3 Outage for Maggie Lake Area for Needed Power Pole Repairs
- Editorial: Tacoma’s Prop. 1 - Keep Politics Away from Power Rates
- Low Sales Growth Challenges Utilities’ Traditional Business Models, Fitch Says
- Massachusetts: National Grid Educates Local First Responders Using Live Electricity
- South Korea: As Power Line Grows, So Does Fight Between Ancient & Modern Korea
- Washington State Governor Jay Inslee: Ellensburg Area Stream Restoration Good for Salmon & Farms
- Broad Agreement That New Water Storage Needed for Water Supply, Hydropower & Environmental Uses
- Scheduling Conflict: Washington State Governor Cancels Appearance at Port Angeles Biomass Ceremony
- More Than 4,999 Served: Energy Trust of Oregon Hits Solar Milestone
- British Columbia Announces Funds for First Nations to Get Involved in Clean Energy
- Wal-Mart Now Draws More Solar Power than 38 U-S States
- Maine: Op/Ed - No, Wind Power Still Isn’t Competitive with Conventional Sources
- Energy Efficiency Standards Could Save Up to $1000 on Energy Bills
- Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance & Refrigerating Engineers & Technicians Association Launch Industrial Energy Efficiency Certification
- Pacific States Push for Price on Carbon. Is it Effective?
- Should We Use Geoengineering to Cool the Planet?
- Electric Vehicles Myths 2: Mandates Are Not Victory
- Go-Go NoaNet: Washington State Governor Hails Completion of $140 Million Broadband Network
- Intel May Sell OnCue Video Box to Verizon
- Comcast Now Has Almost 21 Million Broadband Subscribers
- Will 4G Replace Your Home Broadband?
- New Chief of the FCC Confirmed
- That Adobe Hack? It Was 13 Times Larger than Originally Announced
- Who Benefits from Muni Bonds? It’s More Complicated Than You Think
- Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday; Change Clocks & Alarms
- Washington Prisons Looking for More Space
- Social Security Benefits to Go Up By 1.5 Percent
- Grays Harbor County to Start Taxing Pre-Paid Wireless
- Postal Worker Who Stole, Threw Away Thousands of Letters on Rochester Route Hired As State Employee
- Thieves Stealing Warm Cars
WORD OF THE DAY
Rambunctious•
\ram-BUNK-shuss\ • Adjective - Uncontrolled in a way that is playful or full of
energy
Fall
winds, swirling gusts
Rambunctious
leaves playing tag
Float
softly to rest
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Bonneville Power Administration Grand Bargain on
Residential Exchange is Legal, Court Says (Oregonian, Portland)
End of a Litigation Era? Ninth Circuit Upholds
Bonneville Power’s Residential Exchange Settlement (GTH Energy & Natural
Resources Law Blog)
Editorial: Chilly Directives to BPA Must Not
Undercut Northwest Priorities (Oregonian, Portland)
Grant PUD Looking at Smaller Rate Increase than
Expected (iFiber One News, Ephrata, WA)
October 30 - Planned Mason PUD 3 Outage for
Maggie Lake Area for Needed Power Pole Repairs (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton,
WA)
Editorial: Tacoma’s Prop. 1 - Keep Politics Away
from Power Rates (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Low Sales Growth Challenges Utilities’
Traditional Business Models, Fitch Says (American Public Power Association)
Massachusetts: National Grid Educates Local First
Responders Using Live Electricity (Bridgewater Independent, Raynham, MA)
South Korea: As Power Line Grows, So Does Fight
Between Ancient & Modern Korea (NY Times)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Washington State Governor Jay Inslee: Ellensburg
Area Stream Restoration Good for Salmon & Farms (Northwest Public Radio)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Broad
Agreement That New Water Storage Needed for Water Supply, Hydropower &
Environmental Uses (U-S House Committee on Natural Resources)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
Scheduling
Conflict: Washington State Governor Cancels Appearance at Port Angeles Biomass
Ceremony (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
More
Than 4,999 Served: Energy Trust of Oregon Hits Solar Milestone (Sustainable Business Oregon)
British
Columbia Announces Funds for First Nations to Get Involved in Clean Energy
(CTV, Canada)
Wal-Mart
Now Draws More Solar Power than 38 U-S States (Bloomberg News)
Maine:
Op/Ed - No, Wind Power Still Isn’t Competitive with Conventional Sources
(Bangor Daily News, ME)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Energy
Efficiency Standards Could Save Up to $1000 on Energy Bills (The Energy
Collective)
Northwest
Energy Efficiency Alliance & Refrigerating Engineers & Technicians
Association Launch Industrial Energy Efficiency Certification (PR NewsWire)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Pacific
States Push for Price on Carbon. Is it Effective? (Christian Science Monitor)
Should
We Use Geoengineering to Cool the Planet? (Washington Post)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Electric
Vehicles Myths 2: Mandates Are Not Victory (Forbes Magazine)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Go-Go NoaNet: Washington State Governor Hails
Completion of $140 Million Broadband Network (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Intel May Sell OnCue Video Box to Verizon (Oregonian,
Portland)
Comcast Now Has Almost 21 Million Broadband
Subscribers (GigaOM)
Will 4G Replace Your Home Broadband? (The Next Web)
New Chief of the FCC Confirmed (NY Times)
That Adobe Hack? It Was 13 Times Larger than
Originally Announced (Consumerist)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Who Benefits from Muni Bonds? It’s More Complicated
Than You Think (Christian Science Monitor)
GENERAL NEWS
Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday; Change Clocks
& Alarms (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Washington Prisons Looking for More Space (Associated Press)
Social Security Benefits to Go Up By 1.5 Percent (Associated Press)
Grays Harbor County to Start Taxing Pre-Paid
Wireless (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Postal Worker Who Stole, Threw Away Thousands of
Letters on Rochester Route Hired As State Employee (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle,
WA)
Thieves Stealing Warm Cars (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities,
WA)
DIVERSIONS
The
Day 1 Million Americans Thought Aliens Invaded Earth
Bullet-Stopping
Cellphone Saves Gas Station Clerk Held at Gunpoint
Mouth-to-Snout
Breathing Brings Puppy Back to Life
Deep-Fried
Twinkie Burger Now Available to Clog Your Arteries
SONG OF THE DAY
Jeff
Wayne’s War of the Worlds - Thunder Child
Jeff
Wayne Featuring Justin Hayward - Forever Autumn
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