Thursday, April 25, 2013

Energy News Digest for April 25, 2013


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Studies Mull Impact of Closing Nuclear Power Plant near Richland (Tri-City Herald, WA)

How to Charge Millions of Electric Cars? Not All at Once (NY Times)

Nest Labs: Proof Life Exists in the Smart Grid Ecosystem (Forbes Magazine)

Exergy Sued by Cycling Organizers in Colorado (KTVB-TV, Boise, ID)

Washington State Legislature - Special Session Likely, Inslee Says (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)\

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Studies Mull Impact of Closing Nuclear Power Plant near Richland
  • How to Charge Millions of Electric Cars? Not All at Once
  • Arkansas Nuclear Waste Storage Hooks Feds for $47 Million
  • The Coming Crisis in Electricity Generation
  • National Energy Policy Institute Publishes Five-Step Plan for Nation
  • Bonneville Power Administration Legacy Computer System Retires After Keeping the Lights on for 38 Years
  • Feds Accept Petition on Captive Orca Lolita
  • Exergy Sued by Cycling Organizers in Colorado
  • How Wind Energy Helped Iowa Attract Facebook’s New Data Center
  • Homeowner Associations Fight Solar, Homeowners Fight Back
  • Nest Labs: Proof Life Exists in the Smart Grid Ecosystem
  • What You Need to Know About Appliance Efficiency
  • Why is Reuters Puzzled by Global Warming's Acceleration?
  • CenturyLink Whines about Google Fiber in Utah - Uses Sleazy Tactics for a Decade; Cries about Fairness
  • As Internet Gets Faster, Hong Kong & South Korea Lead the Broadband Speed Derby
  • Internet Sales Tax Embraced by No-Tax Republicans
  • In Digital Age, Social Media Becoming Valuable Police Tool
  • Report: Social Networking Sites Play More Prominent Role in Politics
  • How Elephants Deli Leads the Herd in Social Media
  • Washington State Legislature - Special Session Likely, Inslee Says
  • Editorial - What Happens When You Put Microsoft Managers in Charge of the Washington State Budget
  • Idaho Rep. Raul Labrador Emerges as GOP Point Man on Immigration Reform
  • Mason County’s Collective Marijuana Garden Regs Draw Challenge
  • Oregon - Woman in Clackamas County Ballot-Altering Case to Plead Guilty
  • Oregon - 324% Interest Rates Get Western Sky in Trouble
  • Dog Rescued from Car After Up to 6 Days without Food, Water

WORD OF THE DAY

De Rigueur • \duh ree-GURR\ • Adjective - Prescribed or required by fashion, etiquette, or custom: proper.

During my years at the Evergreen State College, periodic potlucks were a wonderful way to sample various vegan/sustainable dietary offerings (including home-made beer, yum). A socially-conscious menu was considered de rigueur, but it was hard to achieve for those like me who lived a fair distance from the school. Therefore, Kentucky Fried Chicken was my standard offering. At every potluck I was berated for bringing “Corporate Meat” to the gathering.

However, I never went home with leftovers.

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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Studies Mull Impact of Closing Nuclear Power Plant near Richland (Tri-City Herald, WA)

How to Charge Millions of Electric Cars? Not All at Once (NY Times)

Arkansas Nuclear Waste Storage Hooks Feds for $47 Million (Courthouse News Service)

The Coming Crisis in Electricity Generation (EnergyBiz)

National Energy Policy Institute Publishes Five-Step Plan for Nation (Tulsa World, OK)

Bonneville Power Administration Legacy Computer System Retires After Keeping the Lights on for 38 Years (Bonneville Power Administration)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Feds Accept Petition on Captive Orca Lolita (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Exergy Sued by Cycling Organizers in Colorado (KTVB-TV, Boise, ID)

How Wind Energy Helped Iowa Attract Facebook’s New Data Center (Midwest Energy News)

Homeowner Associations Fight Solar, Homeowners Fight Back (Renewable Energy World)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Nest Labs: Proof Life Exists in the Smart Grid Ecosystem (Forbes Magazine)

What You Need to Know About Appliance Efficiency (Dishwashers Info)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Why is Reuters Puzzled by Global Warming's Acceleration? (The Guardian, UK)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

CenturyLink Whines about Google Fiber in Utah - Uses Sleazy Tactics for a Decade; Cries About Fairness (Broadband Reports)

As Internet Gets Faster, Hong Kong & South Korea Lead the Broadband Speed Derby (Gigaom)

Internet Sales Tax Embraced by No-Tax Republicans (Associated Press)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

In Digital Age, Social Media Becoming Valuable Police Tool (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Report: Social Networking Sites Play More Prominent Role in Politics (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

How Elephants Deli Leads the Herd in Social Media (Portland Business Journal, OR)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Legislature - Special Session Likely, Inslee Says (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)\

Editorial - What Happens When You Put Microsoft Managers in Charge of the Washington State Budget (Seattle Times, WA)

Idaho Rep. Raul Labrador Emerges as GOP Point Man on Immigration Reform (U-S News & World Report)

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County’s Collective Marijuana Garden Regs Draw Challenge (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Oregon - Woman in Clackamas County Ballot-Altering Case to Plead Guilty (Associated Press)

Oregon - 324% Interest Rates Get Western Sky in Trouble (Portland Business Journal, OR. I think the term you’re fishing for us “usury.”)

Dog Rescued from Car After Up to 6 Days without Food, Water (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

DIVERSIONS

100 Years Later, A Time Capsule is Opened

Pup Named Huckleberry Crowned 'Beautiful Bulldog'

How Coffee Influenced the Course of History

Police Confiscate 4-Foot, 2-Pound Marijuana Joint

SONG OF THE DAY

John Lennon - Beautiful Boy

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