Monday, May 13, 2013

Energy News Digest for May 13, 2013


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Caused Widespread Power Outage - Port Angeles Man Arrested after Bulldozer Rampage Damages Four Homes: He Was Angry with Neighbors, Authorities Say (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Op/Ed - Local View: Clark County’s Utility Was Built On People Power (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Oregon’s U-S Senators Seek Federal Drought Help (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Report Says Bonneville Power’s Fish/Wildlife Costs for 2012 Pegged at $644.1 Million (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Carbon Dioxide Levels Hit New Peak at Key Observatory (Cable News Network)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Caused Widespread Power Outage - Port Angeles Man Arrested after Bulldozer Rampage Damages Four Homes: He Was Angry with Neighbors, Authorities Say
  • Op/Ed - Local View: Clark County’s Utility Was Built on People Power
  • Greater Use of Natural Gas & Renewables Will Potentially Impact Grid Reliability, APPA Tells House Panel
  • Alaska - Wasilla Set to Hear Matanuska Electric Association Power Line Proposal
  • Three Ways to Increase Hydropower Efficiency & Revenues
  • United Kingdom - Rollout of Smart Energy Meters Delayed By a Year
  • Report Says Bonneville Power’s Fish/Wildlife Costs for 2012 Pegged at $644.1 Million
  • Northern Pikeminnow Reward Fishery Underway in Columbia River
  • Fishing Tournaments a Boost for Columbia Basin Economy
  • Companies Won’t Face Charges in Condor Deaths
  • Oregon’s U-S Senators Seek Federal Drought Help
  • Runoff Forecast: 91% of Normal at Dalles Dam - Above Normal in North Basin, Low in Snake
  • Crews Begin Hauling Sediment from Elwha
  • Editorial - Lower Valley Water Pollution: Cooperation, Not Litigation, Will Solve Problem
  • Colorado Renewable Energy Bill Gets Call for Veto from GOP Lawmakers
  • Connecticut Seeks to Literally Water Down its RPS, Could it Happen in Your Region?
  • California - Placer County Supervisors Reject Bid to Block Biomass Facility
  • Op/Ed – Montana: Does Expensive Energy Serve the Working Man?
  • California Shared Renewable Energy Bills Pass Major Hurdle
  • Europe Not Likely to Get North African Electricity
  • Green Building’s Return to the Spotlight
  • Carbon Dioxide Levels Hit New Peak at Key Observatory
  • Study: Climate Change Will Cut Habitats by 2080
  • Monster Ice Sheets Destroy Homes, Terrorize Residents
  • 84% of U-S Broadband Households Have Home Network
  • Real Estate or Utility? Surging Data Center Industry Blurs Boundaries
  • Analysis: Google+ Struggles to Attract Brands, Some Neglect to Update
  • Special Session - Back to the Washington State Budget Battle in Olympia
  • Five Washington State Air Traffic Control Towers Get FAA Sequestration Reprieve
  • Washington State Auditor Releases Financial Management Performance Audit
  • Mason County Election Filing Begins Monday
  • Boeing to Cut 1,500 IT Jobs Over Next Three Years
  • Oregon - Suspects Steal $20,000 in Wire from Yamhill Quarry
  • State Urging Residents to Better Protect Themselves from Wildfires
  • Mason General Campus Renewal Project Complete
  • Shelton’s Skyline Drive-In Reach Their (sic) Kickstarter Goal

WORD OF THE DAY

Sesquipedalian • \sess-kwuh-pud-DALE-yun\ • Adjective - 1: having many syllables: long 2: using long words

Julie Andrew’s role as the irrepressible “Mary Poppins” cemented her as the ultimate sesquipedalian actress. No one can match the use of the word “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Caused Widespread Power Outage - Port Angeles Man Arrested after Bulldozer Rampage Damages Four Homes: He Was Angry with Neighbors, Authorities Say (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Op/Ed - Local View: Clark County’s Utility Was Built On People Power (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Greater Use of Natural Gas & Renewables Will Potentially Impact Grid Reliability, APPA Tells House Panel (American Public Power Association)

Alaska - Wasilla Set to Hear Matanuska Electric Association Power Line Proposal (Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, AK)

Three Ways to Increase Hydropower Efficiency & Revenues (Renewable Energy World)

United Kingdom - Rollout of Smart Energy Meters Delayed By a Year (The Telegraph, UK)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Report Says Bonneville Power’s Fish/Wildlife Costs for 2012 Pegged at $644.1 Million (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Northern Pikeminnow Reward Fishery Underway in Columbia River (Seattle Times, WA)

Fishing Tournaments a Boost for Columbia Basin Economy (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Companies Won’t Face Charges in Condor Deaths (Los Angeles Times, CA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Oregon’s U-S Senators Seek Federal Drought Help (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Runoff Forecast: 91% of Normal at Dalles Dam - Above Normal in North Basin, Low in Snake (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Crews Begin Hauling Sediment from Elwha (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

Editorial - Lower Valley Water Pollution: Cooperation, Not Litigation, Will Solve Problem (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Colorado Renewable Energy Bill Gets Call for Veto from GOP Lawmakers (Energy Tribune)

Connecticut Seeks to Literally Water Down its RPS, Could it Happen in Your Region? - Including hydropower in the state’s renewable portfolio standard could crowd out other renewable energy sources (Renewable Energy World)

California - Placer County Supervisors Reject Bid to Block Biomass Facility (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Op/Ed – Montana: Does Expensive Energy Serve the Working Man? (Hungry Horse News, MT)

California Shared Renewable Energy Bills Pass Major Hurdle (The Energy Collective)

Europe Not Likely to Get North African Electricity (Deutsch Welle)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Green Building’s Return to the Spotlight (Fierce Energy)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Carbon Dioxide Levels Hit New Peak at Key Observatory (Cable News Network)

Study: Climate Change Will Cut Habitats by 2080 (USA Today)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Monster Ice Sheets Destroy Homes, Terrorize Residents (Grist Online)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

84% of U-S Broadband Households Have Home Network (Broadband-TV News)

Real Estate or Utility? Surging Data Center Industry Blurs Boundaries (NY Times)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Analysis: Google+ Struggles to Attract Brands, Some Neglect to Update (Reuters)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Special Session - Back to the Washington State Budget Battle in Olympia (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Five Washington State Air Traffic Control Towers Get FAA Sequestration Reprieve (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Washington State Auditor Releases Financial Management Performance Audit (Washington Policy Center)

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Election Filing Begins Monday (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

Boeing to Cut 1,500 IT Jobs Over Next Three Years (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Oregon - Suspects Steal $20,000 in Wire from Yamhill Quarry (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

State Urging Residents to Better Protect Themselves from Wildfires (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Mason General Campus Renewal Project Complete (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Shelton’s Skyline Drive-In Reach Their (sic) Kickstarter Goal (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Looking for a Better Beard? Head to Turkey

Time for Some Grub! – Insects: A New Nutritious Ingredient for School Lunches?

Why Are Birthrates Falling Around the World? Blame Television

Sophia Top Baby Name for U-S Girls; Messiah & King on the Rise for Boys

SONG OF THE DAY

ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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