Friday, October 8, 2010

Energy News Digest for October 8, 2010


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Heavy Rainfall This Weekend May Cause Minor Flooding (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Old Dams, New Power – Power plant owners are swapping turbines and upgrading powerhouses to wring more generation from old plants (Engineering News-Record)

Smart Grid Woes Move to Illinois, ComEd (GigaOM)

Broadband Summit Set in Moses Lake (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Mason PUD 3 Keeps Low Density Discount from BPA (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

·         Old Dams, New Power
·         Go Inside McNary Dam at Open House
·         DOE Says Hanford Safety Culture Needs Improvement
·         Mason PUD 3 Keeps Low Density Discount from BPA
·         Port Angeles City Council Nixes Hike on Electrical Permit Fee
·         Beginning October 11 – Mason PUD 3 to Conduct Tree Trimming in Agate Loop Rd
·         Demand Up - Alcoa Q3 Profit Beats View, Stock Up on Outlook
·         Arizona Coal Plant Would Get New Emissions Controls
·         Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission - Lawmaker Wants US Attorney Should Probe Ethics Flap
·         Smart Grid Woes Move to Illinois, ComEd
·         'We Need Electricity 2.0' Says US Energy Department's Johnson
·         White House 'Asian Carp Czar' Outlines His Strategy for Eradicating Species
·         Faulty Science Behind California's Landmark Diesel Law
·         Restoration Work Begins on Klingel Wetlands Near Belfair
·         Congressman Reichert: 'I Took Heat' Over Climate Bill
·         Clean Energy is Popular, But is It a Good Investment?
·         First Buyers of Nissan Leaf Get a Trunkful of Perks
·         Broadband Summit Set in Moses Lake
·         Verizon's New High-Speed Network Coming to Seattle
·         Yahoo Upgrades Its Search Engine
·         Adobe Shares Soar on Rumor of Microsoft Bid
·         Survey Finds Deep Distrust of State Governments, Revealing Fiscal Conundrum
·         72,000 Stimulus Payments Went to Dead People
·         Centralia & Shelton - Rossi to Make Pair of Stops in South Sound
·         City of Olympia Website Rated Among Nation's Best
·         Heavy Rainfall This Weekend May Cause Minor Flooding
·         Car Crash Closes Old Belfair Highway for Hours
·         $1 Million Bail in Wenatchee Beauty School Murder Case
·         Deadly Gun Fight after Camouflaged Group Storms Marijuana-Grow Operation

WORD OF THE DAY

Untoward • \un-TOE-erd\ • adjective - 1: difficult to guide, manage, or work with: unruly, intractable 2: not favorable: adverse, unpropitious 3: improper, indecorous

The owner of the small widget company was humming in a tuneless manner after the untoward visit from the oily salesmen representing Conhugeco Corporation. “Never again will he bother us, or any other small company,” he mused, as he put the finishing touches on his latest taxidermogical creation…which he placed over the entranced as a warning to other nefarious poachers of the local firm.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Old Dams, New Power – Power plant owners are swapping turbines and upgrading powerhouses to wring more generation from old plants (Engineering News-Record)

Go Inside McNary Dam at Open House – Do they have some of those cool, old Schwinn fat-tire bikes? (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

DOE Says Hanford Safety Culture Needs Improvement (Associated Press)

Mason PUD 3 Keeps Low Density Discount from BPA (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Port Angeles City Council Nixes Hike on Electrical Permit Fee (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Beginning October 11 – Mason PUD 3 to Conduct Tree Trimming in Agate Loop Rd (Mason County PUD No. 3)

Demand Up - Alcoa Q3 Profit Beats View, Stock Up on Outlook (Reuters)

Arizona Coal Plant Would Get New Emissions Controls (NY Times)

Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission - Lawmaker Wants US Attorney Should Probe Ethics Flap: Commission attorney was trolling for job with Duke Energy while presiding over a utility power plant issue (Associated Press)

Smart Grid Woes Move to Illinois, ComEd (GigaOM)

'We Need Electricity 2.0' Says US Energy Department's Johnson (CIOU Update)

FISH & WILDLIFE

White House 'Asian Carp Czar' Outlines His Strategy for Eradicating Species (Nat’l Public Radio)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Faulty Science Behind California's Landmark Diesel Law - The state grossly miscalculated pollution levels in a scientific analysis used to toughen the state's clean air standards (SF Chronicle)

Restoration Work Begins on Klingel Wetlands Near Belfair (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Congressman Reichert: 'I Took Heat' Over Climate Bill

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Clean Energy is Popular, But is It a Good Investment? (Seeking Alpha)

First Buyers of Nissan Leaf Get a Trunkful of Perks (NY Times)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Broadband Summit Set in Moses Lake (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Verizon's New High-Speed Network Coming to Seattle (Associated Press)

Yahoo Upgrades Its Search Engine (USA Today)

Adobe Shares Soar on Rumor of Microsoft Bid (Associated Press)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Survey Finds Deep Distrust of State Governments, Revealing Fiscal Conundrum (Washington Post)

72,000 Stimulus Payments Went to Dead People (Associated Press)

Centralia & Shelton - Rossi to Make Pair of Stops in South Sound (Bellingham Herald, WA)

City of Olympia Website Rated Among Nation's Best (Olympian, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Heavy Rainfall This Weekend May Cause Minor Flooding (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Car Crash Closes Old Belfair Highway for Hours (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

$1 Million Bail in Wenatchee Beauty School Murder Case (Associated Press)

Deadly Gun Fight after Camouflaged Group Storms Marijuana-Grow Operation (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

DIVERSIONS

Gap Introduces New Logo, Mass Criticism Ensues

Woman on Scooter Chases Husband around Greensburg Wendy's

Woman Mistakenly Uses Glue Instead of Eye Drops

Extravagant Gifts Ideas Offered by Neiman Marcus – Includes $6,000 for ukulele made from gourd

SONG OF THE DAY

Jackson Browne – Doctor My Eyes