The Energy News Digest: 05/29/13

Grays Harbor PUD Selects New General Manager
Bonneville Power Administration Line Crew’s Invention Solves One Hefty Problem
Mason County PUD 3 Linemen Replace Major Power Transmission Pole in Downtown Shelton
Environmental Groups File Appeal to Stop Coos Bay Liquefied Natural Gas Export Plans
Senator Boxer Calls for Probe on California Nuclear Plant
Japan Vows Reform after Nuclear Leak
Ernest Moniz on Natural Gas & “Forgotten Renewables”
California - Hercules Council to Consider Offer from Pacific Gas & Electric to Buy Municipal Utility
Want a Secure & High Paying Job? Get Into Power Engineering
World Bank Announces Renewed Support for Large Hydropower
Washington State Attorney General Appeals Salmon Culvert Ruling
Biologist Claims Deadly Disease Found in British Columbia Salmon
Seals Tell Tales of Sound’s Health
Pot Gardens’ Use of Poison Looked at in Owl Deaths
Port Angeles City Officials Brief Business Group on Elwha Sediment Issue
Wal-Mart Fined $82 Million over Mishandling of Hazardous Wastes
Solar Industry Anxious Over Defective Panels
Grant PUD Uses Solar Races to Teach Renewable Energy
Wyoming Lawmakers Say State’s Wind Power Industry Doesn’t Need Tax Credit
Connecticut - House Passes Energy Bill with Added Restriction on Hydropower
Denmark - Dong Energy Delays Switch to Biomass as It Awaits Rules on Tax
Ernst & Young: Political Infighting Damaging UK Green Energy Prospects
Cowlitz PUD Promoting Conservation through Usage Comparison Campaign
Burbank Water & Power GM Sees ‘Silver Lining’ in Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy
Mild Winter Cited as Cause - European Union Greenhouse Gas Emissions Lowest to Date
Are Electric Cars Green? The External Cost of Lithium Batteries
Insight: The Road to a Greener America is Littered with Road-Kill
For Those Lacking Electricity - A Little Wind Power Goes a Long Way
Making Rural Idaho Less Remote with Broadband Internet
Companies Pitch Cities on Going High Tech
Duke Energy Fiber-Optic Venture May Be for Sale
Banning Employee Uses of Social Media. It’s Happening
FEMA Promotes Its Wireless Emergency Alert System
Many Don’t Know How Much They Pay for Roads, Survey Finds
One Arrest after Tuesday Shooting in Belfair
$1 Million Bail for Man Accused in Baby-Freezer Case
Man Arrested at Little Creek Casino after Security Agents Find $66,000, Gun & Meth
Six Injured When Motorhomes Collide near Lilliwaup
Boeing Sends Layoff Notices to Hundreds
Students Support Workers on Strike at The Evergreen State College
Master Gardeners Celebrate 40th Year of Program That Began Locally

WORD OF THE DAY

Menagerie • \muh-NADJE-uh-ree\ • Noun - 1a: a place where animals are kept & trained especially for exhibition b: a collection of wild or foreign animals kept especially for exhibition 2: a varied mixture.

Every time I hear the word “menagerie.” I think of a song my mom used to sing to us on long trips:

The Animal Fair

I went to the animal fair,

All the birds and the beasts were there,

The big baboon by the light of the moon

Was combing his auburn hair.

You should have seen the monk,

He sat on the elephant’s trunk;

The elephant sneezed and fell on his knees,

And what became of the monk,

The monk, the monk, the monk,

The monk, the monk, the monk?

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

Grays Harbor PUD Selects New General Manager (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kxro.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/grays-harbor-pud-selects-new-general-manager/

Bonneville Power Administration Line Crew’s Invention Solves One Hefty Problem (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-line-crews-invention-solves-one-hefty-problem.aspx

Mason County PUD 3 Linemen Replace Major Power Transmission Pole in Downtown Shelton (Mason County PUD No. 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1223

Environmental Groups File Appeal to Stop Coos Bay Liquefied Natural Gas Export Plans (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/environmental-groups-file-appeal-stop-coos-bay-export-plans

Senator Boxer Calls for Probe on California Nuclear Plant (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0528/Senator-Boxer-calls-for-probe-on-California-nuclear-plant

Japan Vows Reform after Nuclear Leak - Exposure north of Tokyo wasn’t reported for day (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/may/29/japan-vows-reform-after-nuclear-leak/

Ernest Moniz on Natural Gas & “Forgotten Renewables” (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/tinacasey/229646/ernest-moniz-natural-gas-and-forgotten-renewables

California - Hercules Council to Consider Offer from Pacific Gas & Electric to Buy Municipal Utility (Contra Costa Times, Walnut Grove, CA)

http://www.contracostatimes.com/west-county-times/ci_23334179/hercules-council-consider-offer-from-pg-e-buy

Want a Secure & High Paying Job? Get Into Power Engineering (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterdetwiler/2013/05/29/want-a-secure-and-high-paying-job-get-into-power-engineering/

World Bank Announces Renewed Support for Large Hydropower (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/05/world-bank-back-in-large-hydro?cmpid=rss

FISH & WILDLIFE

Washington State Attorney General Appeals Salmon Culvert Ruling (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Wash-attorney-general-appeals-culvert-ruling-4554236.php

Biologist Claims Deadly Disease Found in British Columbia Salmon (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2283806

Seals Tell Tales of Sound’s Health (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021075490_harborsealsxml.html?syndication=rss

Pot Gardens’ Use of Poison Looked at in Owl Deaths (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Pot-gardens-use-of-poison-looked-at-in-owl-deaths-4554807.php

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Port Angeles City Officials Brief Business Group on Elwha Sediment Issue (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/8748

Wal-Mart Fined $82 Million over Mishandling of Hazardous Wastes (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/business/wal-mart-is-fined-82-million-over-mishandling-of-hazardous-wastes.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Solar Industry Anxious Over Defective Panels (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/business/energy-environment/solar-powers-dark-side.html?hpw&_r=0

Grant PUD Uses Solar Races to Teach Renewable Energy (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/school_news/article_ddc1da20-c4b7-11e2-83f1-001a4bcf887a.html

Wyoming Lawmakers Say State’s Wind Power Industry Doesn’t Need Tax Credit (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

http://trib.com/business/energy/wyoming-lawmakers-say-state-s-wind-power-industry-doesn-t/article_cf96232e-88d2-552f-b55c-3e55e69bb97e.html

Connecticut - House Passes Energy Bill with Added Restriction on Hydropower (Hartford Courant, CT)

http://www.courant.com/business/hc-clean-energy-bill-passes-20130528,0,1357945.story

Denmark - Dong Energy Delays Switch to Biomass as It Awaits Rules on Tax (Bloomberg News - Calling Duff Badgley)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-28/dong-energy-delays-switch-to-biomass-as-it-awaits-rules-on-tax.html

Ernst & Young: Political Infighting Damaging UK Green Energy Prospects (Business Green)

http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2271001/ernst-young-political-infighting-damaging-uk-green-energy-prospects

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Cowlitz PUD Promoting Conservation through Usage Comparison Campaign (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/cowlitz-pud-promoting-conservation-through-usage-comparison-campaign/article_5b665b98-c802-11e2-8728-0019bb2963f4.html

Burbank Water & Power GM Sees ‘Silver Lining’ in Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=220161&issueID=27027

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Mild Winter Cited as Cause - European Union Greenhouse Gas Emissions Lowest to Date (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/EU-greenhouse-gas-emissions-lowest-to-date-4557017.php

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Are Electric Cars Green? The External Cost of Lithium Batteries (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/nnadir/221226/green-electric-car-actually-green-external-cost-lithium-batteries

Insight: The Road to a Greener America is Littered with Road-Kill (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/20/us-usa-energy-green-insight-idUSBRE94J03D20130520

For Those Lacking Electricity - A Little Wind Power Goes a Long Way (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/05/a-little-wind-power-goes-a-long-way?cmpid=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Making Rural Idaho Less Remote with Broadband Internet (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/05/28/2594494/making-rural-less-remote-with.html

Companies Pitch Cities on Going High Tech (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/on-it/companies-pitch-cities-on-going-high-tech/2013/05/19/62c75c32-b1d4-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html?wprss=rss_technology

Duke Energy Fiber-Optic Venture May Be for Sale (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/power_city/2013/05/duke-energy-fiber-optic-venture-may-be.html

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Banning Employee Uses of Social Media. It’s Happening (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2013/05/banning-employee-uses-of-social-media.html

FEMA Promotes Its Wireless Emergency Alert System (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/business/media/fema-promotes-its-wireless-emergency-alert-system.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Many Don’t Know How Much They Pay for Roads, Survey Finds (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/many-dont-know-how-much-they-pay-for-roads-survey-finds/2013/05/28/32fcc020-c4ab-11e2-914f-a7aba60512a7_story.html?wprss=rss_business

GENERAL NEWS

One Arrest after Tuesday Shooting in Belfair (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/10285

$1 Million Bail for Man Accused in Baby-Freezer Case (Associated Press)

http://www.kgw.com/news/209301661.html

Man Arrested at Little Creek Casino after Security Agents Find $66,000, Gun & Meth (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2013/05/29/2563331/man-arrested-at-casino-after-security.html

Six Injured When Motorhomes Collide near Lilliwaup (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/10282

Boeing Sends Layoff Notices to Hundreds (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2013/05/29/boeing-sends-layoff-notices-to-hundreds/

Students Support Workers on Strike at The Evergreen State College (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Student-support-workers-on-strike-at-Evergreen-State-College-209209871.html

Master Gardeners Celebrate 40th Year of Program That Began Locally (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/05/29/2616343/garden-masters.html?storylink=rss

DIVERSIONS

Move Over ‘Ugly American,’ China’s Tourists Are In Town

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2013/0529/Move-over-ugly-American-China-s-tourists-are-in-town

Ladder May Be Placed Atop Mount Everest

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/national/ladder-may-be-placed-atop-mount-everest/nX5tP/

Commuters Say Teakettle Billboard Looks Like Hitler

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/commuters-tea-kettle-billboard-looks-hitler-011814197.html

Missing Man Walks Up to News Crew Reporting On … Missing Man

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/news-crew-reporting-missing-man-finds-him-during-144040400.html

SONG OF THE DAY

The Mission (Movie Soundtrack) - Gabriel’s Oboe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L41oGXgVmZg

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