Thursday, October 23, 2014

Energy News Digest for October 23, 2014


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

British Columbia Official Calls for Columbia River Treaty Accounting (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

‘Smart Meter’ Contractor, City of Port Angeles Settle on Failed Project (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

California Getting More Bakken Crude by Barge than Rail “…from barges loaded at terminals in the Pacific Northwest…” (Reuters)

‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’: How Utilities Are Powering the Marijuana Industry

Heavy Rainfall, Eclipse Weather, & Possible Saturday Windstorm (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  1. British Columbia Official Calls for Columbia River Treaty Accounting
  2. ‘Smart Meter’ Contractor, City of Port Angeles Settle on Failed Project
  3. ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’: How Utilities Are Powering the Marijuana Industry
  4. California Getting More Bakken Crude by Barge than Rail “…from barges loaded at terminals in the Pacific Northwest…”
  5. A First: Bonneville Power Administration Customer Schedules Energy in 15-Minute Increments
  6. Detroit Plans to Sell 13 Million Pounds of Scrapped Copper Wire
  7. Not All Power is Created Equally. So Why Does It All Cost the Same?
  8. Be ‘Storm Smart’ is Message of Co-op Website
  9. Tacoma Power:  Lake Cushman Fish Collector Project Nears Completion
  10. Water: The Old but New Piece of the Energy Puzzle
  11. Fight for Cleaner Los Angeles Air Reaches 9th Circuit
  12. Solar Power among Industries Offering ‘Takeoff’ for Troops
  13. Utility-Scale Solar Project for Nevada Co-op
  14. Will Improved Energy Efficiency Lead to Increased Energy Consumption in the Developing World? Quite Possibly
  15. Cree Unveils Cheaper, More Efficient LED Lighting
  16. Plastics Industry Spends Big to Reverse California’s Bag Ban
  17. Lawmakers Call on FCC to Reclassify Broadband for Net Neutrality
  18. Microsoft’s Big Freaking Servers Make Cloud Wars Even More Interesting
  19. Google Tries To Rethink E-Mail with ‘Inbox’
  20. Heavy Rainfall, Eclipse Weather, & Possible Saturday Windstorm
  21. First Heavy Rain of Season Breaks Record
  22. Vice-President of Shelton School Board Resigns
  23. Fish & Wildlife Officers to Star in Reality TV Show
  24. Marijuana News: Seattle Warns Medical Marijuana Shops to Get State License or Face Enforcement
  25. Canadian Police Say Ottawa Attack Was Work of Lone Gunman
  26. Like Dogs & A Hydrant: Vandals Hit Crater Lake as Part of National Park Spraypainting Spree
WORD OF THE DAY

Interlocutor • \in-ter-LAH-kyuh-ter\ • Noun - One who takes part in dialogue or conversation

Interlocutor
Make your point, but don’t butt in
Take your turn, bud

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

British Columbia Official Calls for Columbia River Treaty Accounting (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

‘Smart Meter’ Contractor, City of Port Angeles Settle on Failed Project (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’: How Utilities Are Powering the Marijuana Industry (Utility Dive)

California Getting More Bakken Crude by Barge than Rail “…from barges loaded at terminals in the Pacific Northwest…” (Reuters)

A First: Bonneville Power Administration Customer Schedules Energy in 15-Minute Increments (Bonneville Power Administration)

Detroit Plans to Sell 13 Million Pounds of Scrapped Copper Wire (Associated Press)

Not All Power is Created Equally. So Why Does It All Cost the Same? (Christian Science Monitor)

Be ‘Storm Smart’ is Message of Co-op Website (Electric Co-op Today)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Tacoma Power:  Lake Cushman Fish Collector Project Nears Completion (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Water: The Old but New Piece of the Energy Puzzle (Forbes Magazine)

Fight for Cleaner Los Angeles Air Reaches 9th Circuit (Courthouse News Service)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Solar Power among Industries Offering ‘Takeoff’ for Troops (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Utility-Scale Solar Project for Nevada Co-op (Electric Co-op Today)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Will Improved Energy Efficiency Lead to Increased Energy Consumption in the Developing World? Quite Possibly (The Energy Collective)

Cree Unveils Cheaper, More Efficient LED Lighting (Mashable)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Plastics Industry Spends Big to Reverse California’s Bag Ban (Sacramento Bee, CA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Lawmakers Call on FCC to Reclassify Broadband for Net Neutrality (Infoworld)

Microsoft’s Big Freaking Servers Make Cloud Wars Even More Interesting (GigaOM)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Google Tries To Rethink E-Mail with ‘Inbox’ (Washington Post)

GENERAL NEWS

Heavy Rainfall, Eclipse Weather, & Possible Saturday Windstorm (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

First Heavy Rain of Season Breaks Record (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Vice-President of Shelton School Board Resigns (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Fish & Wildlife Officers to Star in Reality TV Show (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Marijuana News: Seattle Warns Medical Marijuana Shops to Get State License or Face Enforcement (Oregonian, Portland)

Canadian Police Say Ottawa Attack Was Work of Lone Gunman (NY Times)

Like Dogs & A Hydrant: Vandals Hit Crater Lake as Part of National Park Spraypainting Spree (Portland Business Journal, OR)

DIVERSIONS

Air New Zealand Made a Lord of the Rings Movie for an Epic Safety Video

Five Unbelievable Ocean Mysteries We Still Haven’t Solved

Maker of Camel Cigarettes to End Smoking in Its Offices

British Man Pleads Guilty after Faking Two Year Coma to Avoid Court, Cops Say

SONG OF THE DAY

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