Energy News Digest Word Cloud for November 27, 2013

Wind Energy Company Pleads Guilty to Wyoming Eagle Deaths (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/11/22/2692090/wind-energy-company-pleads-guilty.html

Former Energy Secretary Calls for More Canada/U-S Co-Operation on Renewables - Like Hydroelectricity (Nanaimo Daily News, BC)

http://www.nanaimodailynews.com/business/former-energy-secretary-calls-for-more-canada-u-s-co-operation-on-renewables-1.707104

Idaho’s Governor Finds Major Ally on Grouse, Power Line (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/11/23/2887412/otter-finds-major-ally-on-grouse.html

Orcas Power & Light Speeds Up Broadband Project (The Island Sounder, Eastsound, WA)

http://www.islandssounder.com/news/233091391.html

Franklin Pierce School District Gets Tacoma Power Rebate for $2 Million Power Project (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/11/25/2912996/district-gets-rebate-for-2m-power.html

Energy News Digest Word Cloud for November 25, 2013

Executive Director of Northwest Public Power Association to Retire in March (American Public Power Association)

Will Lutgen, executive director of the Northwest Public Power Association in Vancouver, Wash., will retire on March 31, 2014. "It has been the best job of my career and I’ve appreciated the opportunity to be of service to the consumer-owned electric utility industry," said Lutgen. He will pursue consulting or limited project work upon his retirement. He was hired as NWPPA’s executive director in March 2002. 

On 50th Anniversary of JFK Death, Dallas Holds First Memorial (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/22/us-usa-jfk-idUSBRE9AL06720131122

Severe Winds Leave Two Dead, 50,000 without Power in San Francisco Area (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/22/us-usa-weather-sanfrancisco-idUSBRE9AL0BI20131122

Grant PUD Brings High-Speed Wireless Pilot Program to Part of Quincy Valley (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/article_b3066c7e-52d8-11e3-982e-001a4bcf887a.html

Wild Winter this Year? Not Likely, NOAA Forecasts (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Wild-winter-this-year-Not-likely-NOAA-forecasts-4998630.php

How Rain Strengthens the Cascades Snowpack (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/how-rain-strengthens-cascades-snowpack

Energy News Digest word cloud for November 22, 2013

Study: California Wind Power is the Worst for Wildlife (KCET TV, Huntington Beach, CA)

http://www.kcet.org/news/rewire/wind/study-california-wind-turbines-deadliest-in-us.html

Updated: Worker Injured in Fire at Grand Coulee Dam Is in Serious Condition (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/nov/19/worker-hurt-after-fire-at-grand-coulee-dam/

Study Reports 1.6 Billion People on Social Networks (Yahoo! News)

http://news.yahoo.com/1-6-billion-people-social-networks-study-102641776.html

North Fork of the Lewis River Gets Huge Fall Chinook Return (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/nov/21/north-fork-lewis-gets-huge-fall-chinook-return/

Shelton Resident in the Spotlight - Ductless Heat Pumps a Super Saver for Pacific Northwest Homeowners (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Ductless-heat-pumps-a-super-saver-for-Northwest-homeowners.aspx

Energy News Digest Word Cloud for November 21, 2013

U-S, Canada Clash over Columbia River Treaty Agendas (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/nov/20/british-columbia-us-talk-updates-to-columbia/

Energy Department Is Told to Stop Collecting Fee for Nuclear Waste Disposal (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/20/us/energy-dept-is-told-to-stop-collecting-fee-for-nuclear-waste-disposal.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Obama Budget Staff Studying Sale of Tennessee Valley Authority - Unions & U-S Senator Lamar Alexander Denounce Move (The Chattanooga Times Free Press, TN)

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/nov/20/obama-budget-staff-studying-sale-tva-unions-and-la/

With Rogue River Dams Gone, Chinook Salmon Make a Splash (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2022293731_rogueriverxml.html?syndication=rss

Special Weather Statement for Cold and Clear Conditions into the Weekend (National Weather Service, Seattle, WA)

http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WA124F24436374.SpecialWeatherStatement.124F24452E70WA.PQRSPSPQR.b21182d3573a8d9ba59335575eeadc3a

Energy News Digest Word Cloud for November 20, 2013

Worker Hurt in Grand Coulee Dam Fire (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/11/18/2684387/worker-hurt-in-grand-coulee-dam.html

Coal Export Terminal Proposed for Longview Draws Unprecedented 163,000-Plus Public Comments (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2013/11/coal_export_terminal_in_longvi.html

Fuel Removal Starts at Japan’s Crippled Nuclear Plant (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/19/world/asia/fuel-removal-starts-at-japans-crippled-nuclear-plant.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Tidal Energy Sparks Concerns over Impact on Marine Life (KING-TV, Seattle, WA – Build a qualifying renewable energy project; we dare you…)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Underwater-power-project--232441581.html

No Data Storage, No Spying in Port Angeles’ Wi-Fi System, City Police Say (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20131119/NEWS/311199996/no-data-storage-no-spying-in-port-angeles-wi-fi-system-city-police

Flood Warning for Mason County’s Skokomish River (National Weather Service, Seattle, WA)

http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WA124F24340000.FloodWarning.124F2435FFB8WA.SEWFLWSEW.323eba1f5aba1cd6746e6a0e83758f4e

Energy News Digest Word Cloud for November 19, 2013

Editorial: DOE Does the Right Thing in Promising It Has No Plan to Run Bonneville Power Administration (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/11/doe_issues_promise_to_wyden_it.html

PNNL Practices Defense Drill against Cyber Attack on Grid (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/11/16/2681246/pnnl-practices-defense-drill-against.html

Cloud City: Amazon Web Services Is One of Many Reasons Seattle Is the Next Tech Mecca (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2013/11/cloud-city-aws-azure-and-the.html

Dead Fish Wash Up On Richland's Waterfront after Record Salmon Run (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/home/video/Dead-fish-wash-up-on-Richlands-waterfront-after-record-salmon-run-231997801.html

Op/Ed: Climate Change Forces Us to Rethink Glen Canyon Dam & Its Releases (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/57125291-82/canyon-grand-lake-powell.html.csp

Energy News Digest Word Cloud for November 18, 2013

Federal Bill Would Make It Easier to Kill Salmon-Munching Sea Lions (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/photosandvideos/latestphotos/1664392-8/bill-would-make-it-easier-to-kill-salmon-munching

600,000 Bats Killed at Wind Farms in 2012 (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/600000-bats-killed-wind-farms-2012

DOE Nominee Pledges to Study Whistleblowing Policies – Respect Regional Control of Bonneville Power Administration (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/11/14/3316419/doe-nominee-pledges-to-study-whistleblowing.html

Appeals Court Overturns Shelton Area’s Johns Creek Ruling (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/11613

Winter Storm Warning Issued as Heavy Snow Aims for Cascade Passes (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Winter-Storm-Warning-issued-as-heavy-snow-coming-to-Cascade-passes-231986951.html

Energy News Digest Word Cloud for November 15, 2013

Washington State Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Okanogan PUD Powerline (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)

http://methowvalleynews.com/2013/11/08/latest-news/

Congressman Hastings Joins Pacific Northwest Lawmakers in Calling for Bonneville Power Administration Independence (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/11/08/2664781/hastings-joins-northwest-lawmakers.html

Gigabit Internet in Portland: It’s Here, If You Pick Your Spots (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2013/11/gigabit_internet_in_portland_i.html

Federal Money to Boost Solar Installations (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/nov/11/federal-money-to-boost-solar-installations/

Marbled Murrelets Discovered in Elliott State Forest, Put Land Sale in Doubt (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/11/marbled_murrelets_discovered_i.html

Energy News Digest Word Cloud for November 12, 2013

Pacific Northwest Congressional Delegation to Feds: Fix Bonneville Power Administration's Hiring Problems, Then Hands Off (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/11/nw_congressional_delegation_to.html

U-S Columbia River Users Seek ‘Better Bargain’ with Canada (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/us-columbia-river-users-seek-better-bargain-canada

Phone, Data Outage at San Juan Islands Causes Island Fever (Northwest Cable News Network)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/231089501.html

Napa on the Sound: Climate Change Turning Puget Sound Area into Prime Terrain to Grow Valuable Vines (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2013/11/08/napa-on-the-sound-climate-change.html

Sake, Food, Speeches Celebrate Nippon Paper Mill’s New Biomass Cogeneration Plant (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20131103/NEWS/311039998/sake-food-speeches-celebrate-nippon-paper-mills-new-biomass

Energy News Digest Word Cloud for November 8, 2013

Wet & Windy Day Ahead (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Wet-and-windy-day-ahead-230981471.html

Bonneville Power Administration: Feds Hire New HR Director for BPA, Appoint Acting Deputy Administrator (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/11/bpa_hires_new_hr_director_appo.html

Turbine Topples at Stateline Wind Farm in Eastern Washington State (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/11/wind_turbine_collapse_in_washi.html

REC Silicon to Reduce Employees (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/article_a6eae630-473a-11e3-91ac-001a4bcf887a.html

Special Washington State Legislative Session Beginning for Boeing Incentives (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Special-legislative-session-beginning-for-Boeing-incentives-230983521.html

Energy News Digest Word Cloud for November 7, 2013

Electric Jolt Causes Minor Damage at Grand Coulee Dam Powerhouse (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/oct/31/electric-jolt-causes-minor-damage-at-grand-coulee-dam/

Blustery Weekend in Store - Special Statement from National Weather Service in Seattle (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1284

Wind Power Installations Down 96 Percent in the Third Quarter from 2012, But Orders Looking Up (Denver Business Journal, CO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2013/10/wind-industry-installations-down-96.html

Puget Sound Still in “Critical Condition” (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/puget-sound-still-critical-condition

Editorial: Keep Bonneville Power Administration Independent despite Hiring Problems (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/11/01/2652683/our-voice-keep-bpa-independent.html

Energy News Digest Word Cloud for November 1, 2013