Energy News Digest for May 3, 2012

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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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments Over Yucca Mountain (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018126445_apusnuclearwaste2ndldwritethru.html

Avista Reports Slight Drop in First-Quarter Profit (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/may/02/avista-reports-slight-drop-first-quarter-profit/

BPA Shuts Down Wind Farms & Promises Compensation (Northwest Public Radio – Wind CRAC anyone?)

http://www.nwpr.org/post/bpa-shuts-down-wind-farms-and-promises-compensation

Oregon - Lawsuit against Wind Energy Project Near Steens Mountain Pits Green Groups against Green Project (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2012/05/lawsuit_against_wind_energy_pr.html

Squaxin Island Tribe Releases Salmon to Find Out Where They Go (Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission)

http://nwifc.org/2012/05/squaxin-island-tribe-releases-salmon-to-find-out-where-they-go/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments Over Yucca Mountain
• Avista Reports Slight Drop in First-Quarter Profit
• Portland General Electric Vetoes Initial Proposal for Coal Export Terminal at Oregon’s Port Westward
• Centralia Finance Director Takes New Position with Lewis County PUD
• Pacific Gas & Electric Profit Is $233 Million, Even After Blast Expenses
• US Company Aims to Treat Mexican Radioactive Waste
• US Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week
• Snake Blamed for Oklahoma City Power Outage
• Squaxin Island Tribe Releases Salmon to Find Out Where They Go
• Fishermen Fire Shot in California Water Wars
• Lake Chelan Hits May 1 Water Level Target
• BPA Shuts Down Wind Farms & Promises Compensation
• Oregon - Lawsuit against Wind Energy Project Near Steens Mountain Pits Green Groups against Green Project
• Wind Power Fuels Renewable-Energy Revolution in Rural Alaska
• Vermont Legislature Drops Renewable Energy Requirements for Utilities
• Crisis-Hit Japan Mulls Shift to Renewable Energy
• Future of Lighting Plays Out in Iowa Town, Global Courts
• Study: Climate change causes plants to flower earlier
• Taxpayers Pay $135 Million in Electric Car Tax Breaks
• Around the World on Solar Power
• FCC Launches $300 Million Mobile Broadband Subsidy for Service in New Areas of US
• Nielsen Reports a Decline in Television Viewing – “…some people are spending more time playing video games & watching web video…”
• Broadband Growth - Comcast Net Income Rises 30 Percent
• Apple to Offer Wireless Services Directly?
• Hacked Utah Health Data Guarded by Weak Password
• Street View Scandal Hovering Over Google
• Governor Begins Contract Talks with Washington State Employees
• Port Angeles City Council Urged to Reinstate Ousted City Finance Director
• How to Call on Congress
• Seventy People Die in Washington State with Lethal Prescription
• Man Who Climbed Olympia Home’s Fence Sues Owner Who Shot Him
• Methane Leak from Port Angeles’ Landfill Creates ‘Potentially Explosive Situation’
• New Director for Mason County’s Emergency Dispatch Center
• Report Warns of Weather Satellites’ ‘Rapid Decline’
• Starbucks Expressway? Washington State Lawmaker Wants to Sell Transportation Naming Rights
• California Mission Lures Iconic Swallows Back
• Super Moon Coming Saturday Night

WORD OF THE DAY

Touché • \too-SHAY\ • Interjection - Used to acknowledge a hit in fencing or the success or appropriateness of an argument, an accusation, or a witty point.

The tension was a tight as a ukulele “A” string tuned an octave too high. The candidates sparred back and forth over tax breaks for attracting industry to the small French town located deep in the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains. The tension snapped when the socialist candidate finally conceded that subsidies supported by the conservative candidate for a fencing foil manufacturer were acceptable, “touché my friend, touché.”

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

Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments Over Yucca Mountain (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018126445_apusnuclearwaste2ndldwritethru.html

Avista Reports Slight Drop in First-Quarter Profit (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/may/02/avista-reports-slight-drop-first-quarter-profit/

Portland General Electric Vetoes Initial Proposal for Coal Export Terminal at Oregon’s Port Westward (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2012/05/portland_general_electric_veto.html

Centralia Finance Director Takes New Position with Lewis County PUD (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://www.chronline.com/news/article_189caa98-9490-11e1-a532-0019bb2963f4.html

Pacific Gas & Electric Profit Is $233 Million, Even After Blast Expenses (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/05/02/BU991OCF20.DTL

US Company Aims to Treat Mexican Radioactive Waste (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2018122490_apusimportingnuclearwaste.html

US Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2018131493_apusnaturalgasstorage.html

Snake Blamed for Oklahoma City Power Outage (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/05/03/1926385/snake-blamed-for-oklahoma-city.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Squaxin Island Tribe Releases Salmon to Find Out Where They Go (Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission)

http://nwifc.org/2012/05/squaxin-island-tribe-releases-salmon-to-find-out-where-they-go/

Fishermen Fire Shot in California Water Wars (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/05/03/46192.htm

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Lake Chelan Hits May 1 Water Level Target (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/may/02/lake-chelan-hits-may-1-target/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

BPA Shuts Down Wind Farms & Promises Compensation (Northwest Public Radio – Wind CRAC anyone?)

http://www.nwpr.org/post/bpa-shuts-down-wind-farms-and-promises-compensation

Oregon - Lawsuit against Wind Energy Project Near Steens Mountain Pits Green Groups against Green Project (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2012/05/lawsuit_against_wind_energy_pr.html

Wind Power Fuels Renewable-Energy Revolution in Rural Alaska (Alaska Dispatch)

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/wind-power-fuels-renewable-energy-revolution-rural-alaska

Vermont Legislature Drops Renewable Energy Requirements for Utilities (Vermont Public Radio)

http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/94373/legislature-drops-renewable-energy-requirements-fo/

Crisis-Hit Japan Mulls Shift to Renewable Energy (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2018128119_apasjapannuclearfreeenergy.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Future of Lighting Plays Out in Iowa Town, Global Courts (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-02/future-of-lighting-plays-out-in-iowa-town-global-courts.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Study: Climate change causes plants to flower earlier (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2012/05/climate-change-prompts-plants-to-flower-faster/1?csp=34news

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Taxpayers Pay $135 Million in Electric Car Tax Breaks (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/05/taxpayers-pay-135-billion-in-electric-car-tax-breaks/1?csp=34money

Around the World on Solar Power (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/03/around-the-world-on-solar-power/?partner=rss&emc=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Launches $300 Million Mobile Broadband Subsidy for Service in New Areas of US (Computerworld)

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9226820/FCC_launches_new_mobile_broadband_subsidy

Nielsen Reports a Decline in Television Viewing – “…some people are spending more time playing video games & watching web video…”  (NY Times)

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/03/nielsen-reports-a-decline-in-television-viewing/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Broadband Growth - Comcast Net Income Rises 30 Percent (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/05/03/2129784/comcast-net-income-rises-30-percent.html

Apple to Offer Wireless Services Directly? (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2012/05/02/apple-to-offer-wireless-services.html

Hacked Utah Health Data Guarded by Weak Password (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Hacked-Utah-health-data-guarded-by-weak-password-3531909.php

Street View Scandal Hovering Over Google (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2018127553_google03.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Governor Begins Contract Talks with Washington State Employees (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018127644_negotiations03m.html

Port Angeles City Council Urged to Reinstate Ousted City Finance Director (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120503/NEWS/305039987/port-angeles-council-urged-to-reinstate-ousted-city-finance-director

How to Call on Congress (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/public-policy-watch/our-energy-our-future/grassroots-summit-congressional-management-foundation/43419

GENERAL NEWS

Seventy People Die in Washington State with Lethal Prescription (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018127032_apwadeathwithdignity.html

Man Who Climbed Olympia Home’s Fence Sues Owner Who Shot Him (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/05/02/2090054/olympia-shooting-victim-sues-homeowner.html

Methane Leak from Port Angeles’ Landfill Creates ‘Potentially Explosive Situation’ (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120503/news/305039988/methane-leak-creates-8216-potentially-explosive-situation-8217

New Director for Mason County’s Emergency Dispatch Center (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/?p=5058

Report Warns of Weather Satellites’ ‘Rapid Decline’ (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/story/2012-05-02/weather-satellites-forecast-storms/54708804/1?csp=34news

Starbucks Expressway? Washington State Lawmaker Wants to Sell Transportation Naming Rights (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=671210

California Mission Lures Iconic Swallows Back (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2018128242_apusserenadingswallows.html

Super Moon Coming Saturday Night (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Super-moon-coming-Saturday-night-149947055.html

DIVERSIONS

Deputies: Drunk Grandparents Tow Girl in Toy Car Behind SUV

http://www.q13fox.com/news/ktla-grandpa-tows-tot,0,3152610.story

Munch’s ‘The Scream’ brings $119.9M at NYC auction

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/entertainment/2018128222_apusartauctionthescream.html

Woman Bites Dog After Night of Drinking

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120503/NEWS02/705039904

Man with Camera Crashes through Ceiling of Women’s Bathroom

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/crime-law/man-camera-crashes-through-ceiling-womens-bathroom/nNQSp/

SONG OF THE DAY

Leo Sayer - Long Tall Glasses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2W3t5u7cxs

Energy News Digest for May 2, 2012

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.

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Feds Cite Issues Behind Massive Southwest Blackout (Associated Press)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gSFBnF2fCuLOaOZqlirCZaVd7H3w?docId=cc114ae597b7487b90a913291874178c

Salmon Counts at Bonneville Dam Won’t Reach Prediction Say Oregon & Washington State Managers (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/bill_monroe/index.ssf/2012/05/salmon_counts_at_bonneville_da.html

Port Angeles Power Plant Construction under Way, But Biomass Debate Continues (Sequim Gazette, WA)

http://www.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2012-05-02_construction_under_way__but_biomass_debate_continues

Report: Hydro Emissions Can Rival Those of Natural Gas (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2012/05/02/report-hydro-emissions-can-rival-those-of-natural-gas/

Violence, Arrests at Seattle May Day protests - Black-clad protesters using sticks & bats smashed stores & automobile windows (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018117494_apwamaydayprotestsseattle13thldwritethru.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Feds Cite Issues Behind Massive Southwest Blackout
• US Blackout Report Cites Lack of Grid Awareness in the Southwest
• FEMA Dollars For WA – Mason PUD 3 expected to receive appx $500,000
• Report: Hydro Emissions Can Rival Those of Natural Gas
• California - Marin, Fairfax Seek Halt to Pacific Gas & Electric Wireless Meters
• Texas - Proposal Could Hike Electricity Rates Despite Lower Fuel Costs
• Salmon Counts at Bonneville Dam Won’t Reach Prediction Say Oregon & Washington State Managers
• Salmon: Students Release Salmon Fry Into River at Columbia Park
• Port of Shelton Receives Grant for Johns Prairie Water Project
• Port Angeles Power Plant Construction under Way, But Biomass Debate Continues
• Balking at Biomass - Mercer Seeks NAFTA Ruling on BC Hydro’s Electricity Policies
• Power: Big Wind Farm Planned for the Palouse
• Snohomish PUD - Learn About the Benefits of Solar Power
• Wind Industry Looks to Karl Rove for Answers
• Map Shows Growth of Renewables in US
• Builders: Energy Efficiency Greens Most New Homes
• LED - Casting a Greener Light on Puget Sound
• Washington State’s Coastal Tribes Create National Symposium on Climate Change
• Political Success Lies in Grassroots
• Violence, Arrests at Seattle May Day protests
• Three Juveniles Arrested on Suspicion of Lacey Arsons, One at Large
• Man Falls from Railroad Trestle in Shelton
• Mason County Hires Matthews as PW/Utilities Director
• Grand Opening of New Ball Fields At MCRA – Mason PUD 3 Helped with Lights
• Study: State is 45th in Church Membership & Attendance

WORD OF THE DAY

Cachinnate • \KACK-un-nate\ • Verb - To laugh loudly or immoderately

“Cachinnate…cachinnate,” cackled the obnoxious stenographer during the otherwise sober court hearing. Snorting furiously in her efforts to keep her laughter under control, the otherwise sedate court reporter couldn’t restrain from unrestrained cachinnation in the courtroom. Similar to the Mary Tyler Moore show’s “Chuckles the Clown Funeral” episode, the narrative regarding the clown car accident sent her into paroxysms of laughter, especially the state trooper’s report which stated “clown white makeup was spread all over the highway…it was horrible.”

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

Feds Cite Issues Behind Massive Southwest Blackout (Associated Press)

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gSFBnF2fCuLOaOZqlirCZaVd7H3w?docId=cc114ae597b7487b90a913291874178c

US Blackout Report Cites Lack of Grid Awareness in the Southwest (Reuters)

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/05/01/utilities-blackout-california-idUKL1E8G1GF020120501

FEMA Dollars For WA – Mason PUD 3 expected to receive appx $500,000 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/29343-fema-dollars-for-wa

Report: Hydro Emissions Can Rival Those of Natural Gas (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2012/05/02/report-hydro-emissions-can-rival-those-of-natural-gas/

California - Marin, Fairfax Seek Halt to Pacific Gas & Electric Wireless Meters (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/05/01/BUA21OBSON.DTL

Texas - Proposal Could Hike Electricity Rates Despite Lower Fuel Costs (Houston Chronicle, TX)

http://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Proposal-could-hike-electricity-rates-despite-3525356.php

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon Counts at Bonneville Dam Won’t Reach Prediction Say Oregon & Washington State Managers (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/bill_monroe/index.ssf/2012/05/salmon_counts_at_bonneville_da.html

Salmon: Students Release Salmon Fry Into River at Columbia Park (Tri-City Herald, Wa)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/05/01/1924239/salmon-students-release-salmon.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Port of Shelton Receives Grant for Johns Prairie Water Project (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/29347-port-receives-grant

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Port Angeles Power Plant Construction under Way, But Biomass Debate Continues (Sequim Gazette, WA)

http://www.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2012-05-02_construction_under_way__but_biomass_debate_continues

Balking at Biomass - Mercer Seeks NAFTA Ruling on BC Hydro’s Electricity Policies (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Mercer+seeks+NAFTA+ruling+Hydro+electricity+policies/6551569/story.html

Power: Big Wind Farm Planned for the Palouse (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/05/01/1923729/power-big-wind-farm-planned-for.html

Snohomish PUD - Learn About the Benefits of Solar Power (Snohomish County Business Journal, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120502/SCBJ22/305029999/1014/BIZ06

Wind Industry Looks to Karl Rove for Answers (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/05/wind-industry-looks-to-karl-rove-for-answers?cmpid=rss

Map Shows Growth of Renewables in US (Sustainable Business)

http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/23662

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Builders: Energy Efficiency Greens Most New Homes (USA Today)

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2012/05/energy-efficiency-makes-most-new-homes-greener-/1?csp=34money

LED - Casting a Greener Light on Puget Sound (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Casting-a-greener-light-on-Puget-Sound-149582975.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State’s Coastal Tribes Create National Symposium on Climate Change (KXRO-Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kxro.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/coastal-tribes-create-national-symposium-on-climate-change/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Political Success Lies in Grassroots (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/political-success-lies-in-grassroots/43349

GENERAL NEWS

Violence, Arrests at Seattle May Day protests - Black-clad protesters using sticks & bats smashed stores & automobile windows (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018117494_apwamaydayprotestsseattle13thldwritethru.html

Three Juveniles Arrested on Suspicion of Lacey Arsons, One at Large (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/05/01/2088789/3-juveniles-1-adult-detained-in.html

Man Falls from Railroad Trestle in Shelton (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/?p=5047#more-5047

Mason County Hires Matthews as PW/Utilities Director (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/?p=5025

Grand Opening of New Ball Fields At MCRA – Mason PUD 3 Helped with Lights (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/29348-grand-opening-of-new-ball-fields-at-mcra

Study: State is 45th in Church Membership & Attendance - Thurston County ranked 28th out of 39 counties with 28.9 percent affiliation (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/05/01/2089326/study-state-is-45th-in-church.html

DIVERSIONS

1958 Postcard Mailed from Chicago Finally Arrives

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/may/01/1958-postcard-mailed-from-chicago-finally-arrives/

Old $50 Bill Found Real, But Not Before Bearer Arrested

http://www.t-g.com/story/1843748.html

Prices Go Thigh-High as Consumers Seek Dark Meat

http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/prices-go-thigh-high-1428983.html

Meet Mensa’s Youngest US Member: She Joined at Age 2 (and CUTE as a button!)

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/47233631#.T6FvCNW_N8G

SONG OF THE DAY

Joe Cocker - The Letter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xraj86LNgYc

Energy News Digest for May 1, 2012

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.

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Bonneville Power Administration Orders Pacific NW Wind Farms to Curtail Production (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/04/30/2087600/bpa-orders-nw-wind-farms-to-curtail.html

Gas Leak Shuts Down a Portion of Shelton’s Hillcrest Neighborhood (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/29256-gas-leak-

Washington State’s Renewable Energy Law May Have Your Utility Bill on the Rise (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/One-reason-why-your-electric-bill-keeps-going-up-149590995.html

Energy Developers Eye New Grid-Stabilizing Hydro Projects (Northwest Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/post/energy-developers-eye-new-grid-stabilizing-hydro-projects

Washington State, South Carolina Seek Court Action over Nuclear Waste Dump (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018110411_yuccamountain01.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Bonneville Power Administration Orders Pacific NW Wind Farms to Curtail Production
• Bonneville Power Administration Calls for First Wind Shutdown of the Season
• Washington State, South Carolina Seek Court Action over Nuclear Waste Dump
• Mason County PUD 3 Conducting Tree Trimming on Johns Prairie Road
• Water over the Dam? A Wasted Resource, Officials Say
• Elwha Sediment Not Just Mud, It’s Nourishment
• Congressman Hastings Pushes Bill That Would Help Fish
• China’s Demand for Geoduck Sends Prices, Profits Soaring in Pacific Northwest
• Washington State’s Renewable Energy Law May Have Your Utility Bill on the Rise
• Renewable Energy Effects - Hydropower Focus of Energy Rates
• Energy Developers Eye New Grid-Stabilizing Hydro Projects
• Wood Makes Comeback as a Fuel
• US Solar Subsidies Consistent with Coal, Oil: Report
• How to Achieve Energy Efficiency with a Blend of Technologies & Human Capital
• Texas - Greener Homes Take Lots of Green
• Inspiring Energy-Efficient Members
• Apple Data Center Helps Fuel Bloom Energy Move to East Coast
• Gas Leak Shuts Down a Portion of Shelton’s Hillcrest Neighborhood
• North Bend Survivalist’s Bunker Was Built for One
• Olympic College Shelton Anniversary
• Timber Still Cuts a Big Footprint in Washington State Economy

WORD OF THE DAY

Uncanny • \un-KANN-nee\ • Adjective - 1a: seeming to have a supernatural character or origin: eerie, mysterious b: being beyond what is normal or expected: suggesting superhuman or supernatural powers 2: chiefly Scottish: severe, punishing

An eerie, uncanny feeling of dread came over Alfred as the cobweb encrusted door slowly opened, its hinges protesting like enraged banshees. He knew that entering the ancient fruit cellar could be his last act on this plane of existence, but the siren’s song of canned peaches, preserved in 1910, was too strong. “Food poisoning be damned,” he muttered to himself.

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

Bonneville Power Administration Orders Pacific NW Wind Farms to Curtail Production (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/04/30/2087600/bpa-orders-nw-wind-farms-to-curtail.html

Bonneville Power Administration Calls for First Wind Shutdown of the Season (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2012/04/bonneville-power-calls-for-first-wind.html

Washington State, South Carolina Seek Court Action over Nuclear Waste Dump (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018110411_yuccamountain01.html

Mason County PUD 3 Conducting Tree Trimming on Johns Prairie Road (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/Newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1022

Water over the Dam? A Wasted Resource, Officials Say (The Daily Mail, Catskill, NY)

http://www.thedailymail.net/articles/2012/05/01/news/doc4f9f6e2e75d6b145170158.txt

FISH & WILDLIFE

Elwha Sediment Not Just Mud, It’s Nourishment (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/fieldnotes/2018106884_big_slugs_of_sediment_hitting_the_elwha_--_new_aerial_photos.html

Congressman Hastings Pushes Bill That Would Help Fish (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/05/01/1923133/hastings-pushes-bill-that-would.html

China’s Demand for Geoduck Sends Prices, Profits Soaring in Pacific Northwest (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018041537_geoduck22m.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Washington State’s Renewable Energy Law May Have Your Utility Bill on the Rise (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/One-reason-why-your-electric-bill-keeps-going-up-149590995.html

Renewable Energy Effects - Hydropower Focus of Energy Rates (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kndo.com/story/17961306/hydropower-focus-of-renewable-energy

Energy Developers Eye New Grid-Stabilizing Hydro Projects (Northwest Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/post/energy-developers-eye-new-grid-stabilizing-hydro-projects

Wood Makes Comeback as a Fuel (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/02/business/global/wood-makes-comeback-as-a-fuel.html

US Solar Subsidies Consistent with Coal, Oil: Report (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/01/usa-solar-subsidies-idUSL1E8G15RD20120501

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

How to Achieve Energy Efficiency with a Blend of Technologies & Human Capital (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/energy/2012/04/30/how-to-achieve-energy-efficiency-with-a-blend-of-technologies-and-human-capital/

Texas - Greener Homes Take Lots of Green (San Antonio Express-News, TX)

http://www.mysanantonio.com/living_green_sa/article/Greener-homes-take-lots-of-green-3495738.php

Inspiring Energy-Efficient Members (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/efficiency-conservation/consumer-outreach/inspiring-energy-efficient-members/43265

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Apple Data Center Helps Fuel Bloom Energy Move to East Coast (CNET News)

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57424037-76/apple-data-center-helps-fuel-bloom-energy-move-to-east-coast/

GENERAL NEWS

Gas Leak Shuts Down a Portion of Shelton’s Hillcrest Neighborhood (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/29256-gas-leak-

North Bend Survivalist’s Bunker Was Built for One (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018110502_bunker01m.html

Olympic College Shelton Anniversary (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/29173-oc-shelton-anniversary

Timber Still Cuts a Big Footprint in Washington State Economy (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundeconomywithjontalton/2018106666_timber_still_cuts_a_big_footpr.html

DIVERSIONS

Dentist Pulls All of Ex-Boyfriend’s Teeth after Getting Dumped

http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-dentist-pulls-all-of-exboyfriends-teeth-after-getting-dumped-20120430,0,6650781.story

Man Soils Pants with Portable Meth Lab during OHP Traffic Stop

http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=17832783

Photos: Harley from Japan Washes Up in BC

http://www.nwcn.com/news/149657815.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild

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