Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Energy News Digest for February 26, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

2014 Fall Chinook Returns Could Be Biggest on Record (Northwest Public Radio)

10,000 Hatchery Salmon Eggs Die; Pollution Feared (Associated Press)

Avista’s 2013 Income Up 42 Percent (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

TV Cable Cut in North Mason County (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
http://masonwebtv.com/archives/12333

Wind Turbines Propel Learning at WSU-Vancouver - They are key component of school's renewable energy track (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Avista’s 2013 Income Up 42 Percent
  • Franklin PUD Commission Raises Electric Rates
  • PenLight Keeps Rate Hike Down for One Year
  • Editorial: Is It Time to Renew Nuclear Power?
  • Radioactive Water from Japan's Fukushima Power Plant Reaches Canada
  • 2014 Fall Chinook Returns Could Be Biggest on Record
  • 10,000 Hatchery Salmon Eggs Die; Pollution Feared
  • Controlling Dam Water Levels Could Increase Number of Salmon
  • First Nations Push to Restore Columbia River Salmon Runs
  • Acidic Ocean Deadly for Vancouver Island Scallop Industry
  • Drought Rates Missing from Local Drought Plans in California
  • Wind Turbines Propel Learning at WSU-Vancouver
  • Kwoiek Creek Begins Operation of 50 MW Hydroelectric Facility in British Columbia
  • Green Energy Expansion in Germany Comes at a Hefty Price
  • Energy Efficiency Programs May Have Caused Decline in U-S Electricity Sales
  • Ask the Expert: Do Ground-source Heat Pumps Raise Your Electricity Use?
  • Ohio Senate Gets Anti-LEED Resolution
  • The Weird, Wacky & Cool Energy Ideas Coming Out of Labs Across the U-S
  • TV Cable Cut in North Mason County
  • Idaho Broadband Contract Extended to 2019, Lawmakers Weren’t Informed
  • T-Mobile Losses Mount as No. 4 Carrier Pushes Customer Gains
  • FCC Speed Test App Released on Apple iPhone to Measure Mobile Broadband Connections
  • APPA Concerned over Reports Tax Reform Proposal Would Put Surtax on Municipal Bond Interest
  • Man Pumping Gas in Newport Lights Cigarette, Suffers Burns
  • Oregon: Gas Thieves Set Estacada House on Fire
  • Faulty Water Heater to Blame in Idaho Carbon Monoxide Deaths
  • Newest Summer Outlook for Seattle: Hot & Dry

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Avista’s 2013 Income Up 42 Percent (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Franklin PUD Commission Raises Electric Rates (Tri-City Herald, WA)

PenLight Keeps Rate Hike Down for One Year (Peninsula Gateway, Gig Harbor, WA)

Editorial: Is It Time to Renew Nuclear Power? (The Daily Astorian, OR)

Radioactive Water from Japan's Fukushima Power Plant Reaches Canada (United Press International)

FISH & WILDLIFE

2014 Fall Chinook Returns Could Be Biggest on Record (Northwest Public Radio)

10,000 Hatchery Salmon Eggs Die; Pollution Feared (Associated Press)

Controlling Dam Water Levels Could Increase Number of Salmon (International Science Times)

First Nations Push to Restore Columbia River Salmon Runs (Globe & Mail, Canada)

Acidic Ocean Deadly for Vancouver Island Scallop Industry (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Drought Rates Missing from Local Drought Plans in California (The Energy Collective)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Wind Turbines Propel Learning at WSU-Vancouver - They are key component of school's renewable energy track (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Kwoiek Creek Begins Operation of 50 MW Hydroelectric Facility in British Columbia (Trading Charts)

Green Energy Expansion in Germany Comes at a Hefty Price (Voice of America)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy Efficiency Programs May Have Caused Decline in U-S Electricity Sales (Environmental Leader)

Ask the Expert: Do Ground-source Heat Pumps Raise Your Electricity Use?  (Renewable Energy World)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Ohio Senate Gets Anti-LEED Resolution (Columbus Business First, OH)

The Weird, Wacky & Cool Energy Ideas Coming Out of Labs Across the U-S (GigaOM)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

TV Cable Cut in North Mason County (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
http://masonwebtv.com/archives/12333

Idaho Broadband Contract Extended to 2019, Lawmakers Weren’t Informed (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

T-Mobile Losses Mount as No. 4 Carrier Pushes Customer Gains (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

FCC Speed Test App Released on Apple iPhone to Measure Mobile Broadband Connections (International Business Times)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

APPA Concerned over Reports Tax Reform Proposal Would Put Surtax on Municipal Bond Interest (American Public Power Association)

GENERAL NEWS

Man Pumping Gas in Newport Lights Cigarette, Suffers Burns (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

Oregon: Gas Thieves Set Estacada House on Fire (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

Faulty Water Heater to Blame in Idaho Carbon Monoxide Deaths (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Newest Summer Outlook for Seattle: Hot & Dry (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

DIVERSIONS

California Couple Discovers $10 Million in Gold Coins While Walking Dog

Typing Takes Its Toll on Cursive Writing

Eat Mushrooms That Grow Off the Top of This Living Lampshade

SONG OF THE DAY

Fats Waller - I´M Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself a Letter

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