Energy News Digest for October 11, 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

Weekend Weather - Special Weather Statement for Rain & Possible Breezy Conditions (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1095

Fire near Shelton in Western Washington Raises Fears for Spawning Salmon (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/fire-western-wash-raises-fears-spawning-salmon

Klamath Tribes Get Share of Record Salmon Run (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/10/11/2281768/klamath-tribes-get-share-of-record.html

SolarWorld Wins More Tariffs, But Chinese Companies Can Evade Them (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2012/10/solarworld_wins_more_tariffs_b.html

U-S Electric Grid Gets Regulatory Jolt into 21st Century (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-10/u-s-electric-grid-gets-regulatory-jolt-into-21st-century.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• U-S Electric Grid Gets Regulatory Jolt into 21st Century
• Editorial - Common Ground: Public Power Lights the Past, the Future
• Thurston County Public Power Campaign Responds to Gregoire
• Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for October 9, 2012
• Electric Co-Op Insists 'Smart Meters' Not Capable of Monitoring Appliance Use
• Fire near Shelton in Western Washington Raises Fears for Spawning Salmon
• Klamath Tribes Get Share of Record Salmon Run
• Vancouver Island - Heber River Dam near Gold River Removed, Water Flows on Natural Beds
• Idaho Fish & Game Puzzled at Squirrel Slaughter
• SolarWorld Wins More Tariffs, But Chinese Companies Can Evade Them
• Oregon - Iberdrola's Lakeview Biomass Plans Call for More Emissions
• Oregon - Combustion Chambers Arrive at Wallowa Biomass Mill
• Wind Turbine Manufacturer Suzlon Set to Default on Bond Debt
• Seattle Communities Are Going Solar Together, Tapping Rooftops for Clean Energy
• Michigan Voters to Decide Renewable Energy Mandate
• As Cold Returns, Tips for Saving on Heating Costs
• “Rock the Bulb” Offers Bellevue Puget Sound Energy Customers Free LEDs
• Editorial - Conservation Is the Best ‘Green' Energy
• Scientists: Growing Antarctic Ice is Strange Sign of Global Warming
• China’s Emissions Trading May Spur Global Accord, Report Says
• Op/Ed - Subsidizing Green Industry Is like Propping up a Kid’s Lemonade Stand
• Running on Sunshine: How to Charge Your Electric Car with Solar Panels
• Move Over Electric: Are Natural Gas Vehicles the Future of Cars?
• Congressman Dicks Warns of Possible 'Cyber 911,' Urges Government Action
• News Release - Frontier Communications Speeds Broadband Deployment to State of Washington
• News Release - Frontier Communications Speeds Broadband Deployment to Oregon
• Broadband Bargain Reached Between Oregon City & Clackamas County
• T5 Data Centers Plans Hillsboro Server Farm, Joining Stampede into Oregon
• 35th District, Position 1: Griffey, Haigh Square Off in Rematch
• 35th District, Position 2: MacEwen, Ring-Erickson Vie for Open Seat
• Washington Gubernatorial Race - Inslee's Green-Economy Bets Aren't a Sure Thing
• Tourism Group Plans to Ask Legislature for OK to Assess Mandatory Fee on Businesses for Marketing
• Weekend Weather - Special Weather Statement for Rain & Possible Breezy Conditions
• Central Washington State’s Table Mountain Fire Contained, Smoke Clears Out
• California Gas Prices Take a Dip, Amid Calls to Investigate the Spike
• Mason County Safety Day Saturday
• Pacific No More? Mounting Legal Claims Could Bankrupt City

WORD OF THE DAY

Rectitude • \RECK-tuh-tood\ • Noun - 1: the quality or state of being straight 2: moral integrity: righteousness 3: the quality or state of being correct in judgment or procedure

Don’t tell lies buddy

Video can show the truth

Rectitude gets smashed

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

U-S Electric Grid Gets Regulatory Jolt into 21st Century (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-10/u-s-electric-grid-gets-regulatory-jolt-into-21st-century.html

Editorial - Common Ground: Public Power Lights the Past, the Future (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/oct/11/common-ground-public-power-lights-the-past-the/

Thurston County Public Power Campaign Responds to Gregoire (OlyBlog)

http://olyblog.net/public-power-campaign-responds-gregoire

Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for October 9, 2012 (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1094

Electric Co-Op Insists 'Smart Meters' Not Capable of Monitoring Appliance Use (Laconia Daily Sun, NH)

http://www.laconiadailysun.com/index.php/newsx/local-news/62551-smart-meters-again

FISH & WILDLIFE

Fire near Shelton in Western Washington Raises Fears for Spawning Salmon (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/fire-western-wash-raises-fears-spawning-salmon

Klamath Tribes Get Share of Record Salmon Run (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/10/11/2281768/klamath-tribes-get-share-of-record.html

Vancouver Island - Heber River Dam near Gold River Removed, Water Flows on Natural Beds (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/business/Heber+River+near+Gold+River+removed+water+flows+natural+beds/7371711/story.html

Idaho Fish & Game Puzzled at Squirrel Slaughter (Associated Press)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Idaho-Squirrels-News-173731951.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

SolarWorld Wins More Tariffs, But Chinese Companies Can Evade Them (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2012/10/solarworld_wins_more_tariffs_b.html

Oregon - Iberdrola's Lakeview Biomass Plans Call for More Emissions (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2012/10/iberdrolas-lakeview-biomass-plans.html

Oregon - Combustion Chambers Arrive at Wallowa Biomass Mill (LaGrande Observer, OR)

http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/News/Business/Cumbustion-chambers-arrive-at-Wallowa-biomass-mill

Wind Turbine Manufacturer Suzlon Set to Default on Bond Debt (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/10/wind-turbine-manufacturer-suzlon-set-to-default-on-bond-debt?cmpid=rss

Seattle Communities Are Going Solar Together, Tapping Rooftops for Clean Energy (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=193244&issueID=26865

Michigan Voters to Decide Renewable Energy Mandate (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2012/10/11/162691345/michigan-voters-to-decide-renewable-energy-mandate?ft=1&f=3

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

As Cold Returns, Tips for Saving on Heating Costs (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2019397235_apusonthemoneywinterfuelbills.html

“Rock the Bulb” Offers Bellevue Puget Sound Energy Customers Free LEDs (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/energy/2012/10/10/rock-the-bulb-offers-bellevue-pse-customers-free-leds/

Editorial - Conservation Is the Best ‘Green' Energy (Glenwood Springs Post-Independent, CO)

http://www.postindependent.com/article/20121011/VALLEYNEWS/121019991/1083&ParentProfile=1074

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Scientists: Growing Antarctic Ice is Strange Sign of Global Warming (Associated Press)

http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_21745000/scientists-growing-antarctic-ice-is-strange-sign-global

China’s Emissions Trading May Spur Global Accord, Report Says (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-10/china-s-emissions-trading-may-spur-global-accord-report-says

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Op/Ed - Subsidizing Green Industry Is like Propping up a Kid’s Lemonade Stand (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2019398004_guesttoddmyersxml.html

Running on Sunshine: How to Charge Your Electric Car with Solar Panels (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2012/1010/Running-on-sunshine-how-to-charge-your-electric-car-with-solar-panels

Move Over Electric: Are Natural Gas Vehicles the Future of Cars? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2012/1011/Move-over-electric-Are-natural-gas-vehicles-the-future-of-cars

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Congressman Dicks Warns of Possible 'Cyber 911,' Urges Government Action (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/oct/10/dicks-warns-against-cyber-911/

News Release - Frontier Communications Speeds Broadband Deployment to State of Washington (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

http://tinyurl.com/9ljcees

News Release - Frontier Communications Speeds Broadband Deployment to Oregon (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

http://tinyurl.com/9ztuncs

Broadband Bargain Reached Between Oregon City & Clackamas County (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2012/10/broadband_bargain_reached_betw.html

T5 Data Centers Plans Hillsboro Server Farm, Joining Stampede into Oregon (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2012/10/t5_data_centers_plans_hillsbor.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

35th District, Position 1: Griffey, Haigh Square Off in Rematch

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/oct/10/35th-district-house-griffey-haigh-square-off-in/

35th District, Position 2: MacEwen, Ring-Erickson Vie for Open Seat (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/oct/10/35th-district-position-2-macewan-ring-erickson/

Washington Gubernatorial Race - Inslee's Green-Economy Bets Aren't a Sure Thing (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019396849_insleegreenbet11.html

Tourism Group Plans to Ask Legislature for OK to Assess Mandatory Fee on Businesses for Marketing (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2012/10/10/tourism-group-plans-to-ask-legislature.html

GENERAL NEWS

Weekend Weather - Special Weather Statement for Rain & Possible Breezy Conditions (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1095

Central Washington State’s Table Mountain Fire Contained, Smoke Clears Out (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Table-Mountain-fire-contained-smoke-clears-out-173725731.html

California Gas Prices Take a Dip, Amid Calls to Investigate the Spike (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2012/1010/California-gas-prices-take-a-dip-amid-calls-to-investigate-the-spike

Mason County Safety Day Saturday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/7644

Pacific No More? Mounting Legal Claims Could Bankrupt City (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Claims-by-former-mayor-ex-employees-may-bankrupt-city-of-Pacific-173593711.html

DIVERSIONS

Study Links Eating Chocolate to Winning Nobels

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/10/10/nobel-prizes-chocolate/1625403/

Researcher Says ‘Super-Earth’ Planet Made of Diamonds

http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2012/10/11/researcher-say-super-earth-planet-made-of-diamonds/

Study Says Mice Can Sing

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/study-says-mice-sing-151312538.html

Kennewick Man Wasn’t from Columbia Valley

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/10/11/2281267/kennewick-man-wasnt-from-columbia.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever

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

Energy News Digest for October 10, 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

THE NEWS DIGEST ON TWITTER

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http://twitter.com/energydigest

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Intalco Gets Long-Awaited Ten-Year Power Deal for Ferndale-Area Smelter (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/10/09/2722408/ferndale-area-smelter-intalco.html

Washington State Patrol Asks Drivers to Prepare for Rainy Weather (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/10/09/2279469/wsp-asks-drivers-to-prepare-for.html

Special Weather Statement Issued for Northwest Oregon & Southwest Washington (National Weather Service)

http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WA124CC9A7F170.SpecialWeatherStatement.124CC9AADEA8WA.PQRSPSPQR.1be7a26e0a3a0f9d615d50f39f124c76

Salmon Make a Comeback in California (NBC News - Video Starts On Page Load)

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/49351299#49351299

Final Word on China Solar Duties Due (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/namarchetti/122481/final-word-china-solar-duties-due-sort

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Intalco Gets Long-Awaited Ten-Year Power Deal for Ferndale-Area Smelter
• News Release - Bonneville Power Administration Proposal Extends Alcoa Contract Ten Years: Proposal subject to public review
• Alcoa cuts demand outlook, posts $143M loss – China Slowdown, Payment over Bribe Allegation
• Tacoma Utilities Proposes Power, Water Rate Hikes
• Bonneville Power Administration Overcomes Challenging Weather & Unusually Low Energy Prices to Make Annual Treasury Payment in Full & On Time
• Common Ground: Public Power History Will Be Discussed in Wenatchee Wednesday
• Editorial - Public Power Week Was No Gimme
• Natural Gas Pipeline Meeting Announced for Chehalis
• Montana Wholesale Co-Op's Offshoot Reorganizes
• Smart Meter Fires: Can the Power Industry Manage the Risks?
• Salmon Make a Comeback in California
• Phase 2 of Belfair Sewer Rejected
• Judge to Consider Cross-Border Columbia River Pollution Case
• Final Word on China Solar Duties Due
• Wyoming - Interior Department Authorizes Chokecherry & Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project Site
• No Wind Tax Credit Could Mean Fewer Jobs
• Another Round of Layoffs at Colorado Vestas Plant
• Energy Trust Releases Tool for Calculating Wind Energy Potential
• German Renewable Surcharge to Rise by 47 Percent
• LED Trail Blazes into Emerging Lighting Market
• How Does a $59.95 Duct Cleaning Result in a $1529 Bill?
• Electric Cars Letting off Too Much Steam
• T5 Plans Oregon Data Center
• Greenpeace & Data Centers: A Tough Love
• Is Mobile Broadband a Luxury or Human Right?
• Washington State Public Lands Candidates Trade Words in Yakima
• Valley Fire Captain Fired over Using Work Computer for Religious Emails
• Washington State Patrol Asks Drivers to Prepare for Rainy Weather
• Special Weather Statement Issued for Northwest Oregon & Southwest Washington
• Wildfire Crews Face Tight Funds, Longer Season

WORD OF THE DAY

Lenticular • \len-TICK-yuh-lerr\ • Adjective - 1: having the shape of a double-convex lens 2: of or relating to a lens 3: provided with or utilizing lenticules

Check out these cool pictures of lenticular clouds over Mount Rainier:

http://tinyurl.com/9hozrpt

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

Intalco Gets Long-Awaited Ten-Year Power Deal for Ferndale-Area Smelter (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2012/10/09/2722408/ferndale-area-smelter-intalco.html

News Release - Bonneville Power Administration Proposal Extends Alcoa Contract Ten Years: Proposal subject to public review (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2012/10/news-release-bonneville-power.html

Alcoa cuts demand outlook, posts $143M loss – China Slowdown, Payment over Bribe Allegation (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2019385971_apusearnsalcoa.html

Tacoma Utilities Proposes Power, Water Rate Hikes (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/10/10/2326563/utility-rate-hikes-proposed.html

Bonneville Power Administration Overcomes Challenging Weather & Unusually Low Energy Prices to Make Annual Treasury Payment in Full & On Time (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2012/10/bonneville-power-administration.html

Common Ground: Public Power History Will Be Discussed in Wenatchee Wednesday (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/oct/09/common-ground-public-power-history-will-be/

Editorial - Public Power Week Was No Gimme (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/oct/10/talking-it-over-public-power-week-was-no-gimme/

Natural Gas Pipeline Meeting Announced for Chehalis (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2012/10/natural-gas-pipeline-meeting-announced.html

Montana Wholesale Co-Op's Offshoot Reorganizes (Helena Independent Record, MT)

http://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/wholesale-co-op-s-offshoot-reorganizes/article_89d306c3-7410-59de-892a-7663a8f23c59.html

Smart Meter Fires: Can the Power Industry Manage the Risks? (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/jimpierobon/120846/purported-smart-meter-fires-how-power-industry-can-get-facts-manage-risks

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon Make a Comeback in California (NBC News - Video Starts On Page Load)

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nightly-news/49351299#49351299

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Phase 2 of Belfair Sewer Rejected (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/41082-phase-2-of-belfair-sewer-rejected

Judge to Consider Cross-Border Columbia River Pollution Case (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/judge-consider-cross-border-columbia-river-pollution-case

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Final Word on China Solar Duties Due (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/namarchetti/122481/final-word-china-solar-duties-due-sort

Wyoming - Interior Department Authorizes Chokecherry & Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project Site (Associated Press)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/oct/09/interior-department-authorizes-chokecherry-and/

No Wind Tax Credit Could Mean Fewer Jobs (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/no-wind-tax-credit-could-mean-fewer-jobs

Another Round of Layoffs at Colorado Vestas Plant (Denver Business Journal, CO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2012/10/09/another-round-of-layoffs-at-colorado.html

Energy Trust Releases Tool for Calculating Wind Energy Potential (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2012/10/energy-trust-releases-tool-for.html

German Renewable Surcharge to Rise by 47 Percent (Reuters)

http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL6E8LAB3720121010

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

LED Trail Blazes into Emerging Lighting Market (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2012/10/led-trail-blazes-into-emerging.html

How Does a $59.95 Duct Cleaning Result in a $1529 Bill? (The Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2012/10/09/how-does-a-59-95-duct-cleaning-result-in-a-1529-bill/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Electric Cars Letting off Too Much Steam (EnergyBiz Insider)

http://www.scoop.com/remote/article/include/397021506/53616c7465645f5fa3392ff0543a852c1e843d37a603c70cd2f1dc9bc7f71be6087b39124af894f2

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

T5 Plans Oregon Data Center (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2012/10/10/t5-plans-oregon-data-center.html

Greenpeace & Data Centers: A Tough Love (Data Center Dynamics)

http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/focus/archive/2012/10/greenpeace-and-data-centers-tough-love

Is Mobile Broadband a Luxury or Human Right? (CNN Money)

http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/09/technology/mobile/broadband-human-right/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Public Lands Candidates Trade Words in Yakima (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2012/10/09/public-lands-candidates-trade-words-in-yakima

Valley Fire Captain Fired over Using Work Computer for Religious Emails (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/oct/09/valley-fire-captain-fired-over-religious-emails/

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Patrol Asks Drivers to Prepare for Rainy Weather (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/10/09/2279469/wsp-asks-drivers-to-prepare-for.html

Special Weather Statement Issued for Northwest Oregon & Southwest Washington (National Weather Service)

http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WA124CC9A7F170.SpecialWeatherStatement.124CC9AADEA8WA.PQRSPSPQR.1be7a26e0a3a0f9d615d50f39f124c76

Wildfire Crews Face Tight Funds, Longer Season (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Wildfire-crews-face-tight-funds-longer-season-3927187.php

DIVERSIONS

Huge Cannabis Plant Found in Elderly Couple's Garden - Flea Market Plant Thrived

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/oct/08/cannabis-plant-elderly-couples-garden?CMP=OTCNETTXT8115

Depressed? It Could Be All the Sunshine

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=1341057

Electricity Museum Hopes to Juice Interest with MegaZapper

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019387752_sparks10m.html

SONG OF THE DAY

John Fogerty - Change in the Weather

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