Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Energy News Digest for June 11, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Cowlitz PUD Commissioners Consider Pulling Plug on Marijuana Businesses (Longview Daily News, WA)

King County, WA: Eastside Neighbors Fight Plans for High Voltage Power Lines (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Salmon Flows through Mid-Columbia Dams Normal Despite Lower River Levels (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

Western Governors' Views on Proposed Power Plant Rules from EPA (Associated Press)

FCC Chair Wants to Eliminate Protectionist State Broadband Laws (Broadband Reports)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Cowlitz PUD Commissioners Consider Pulling Plug on Marijuana Businesses
  • King County, WA: Eastside Neighbors Fight Plans for High Voltage Power Lines
  • Columbia Falls Aluminum: Montana’s U-S Senator Asks Glencore about Its Intentions
  • Online Daily Power Consumption Tracking Available to All Cowlitz PUD Customers
  • Google Said to Plan Energy Push with Tools for Utilities
  • American Public Power Association, Others Voice Support for Draft Cybersecurity Bill in Senate
  • Chile Rejects Divisive Dam Project in Patagonia
  • Sun Unleashes Two Huge Solar Flares. How Will They Affect Us?
  • Salmon Flows through Mid-Columbia Dams Normal Despite Lower River Levels
  • Not Much Refuge in Klamath Basin for Migratory Birds
  • Some BPA Funding - Helicopter Hoists Trees from Park Project in South Eugene
  • U-S Lawmakers Take Aim at Trophy Deer Trade
  • Dow, Nature Conservancy Want to Use Trees, Reforested Land to Clean Industrial Air Pollution
  • Here’s How California Could Fix Its Drought-Time Water Woes
  • 'Carpets' & 'Pillows': Two New Wave Energy Projects Planned for Oregon
  • Ocean Power Technologies Terminates CEO Dunleavy ‘For Cause’
  • June 15: Celebrate Global Wind Day with American Wind Energy Association
  • Western Governors' Views on Proposed Power Plant Rules from EPA
  • Is This Odd-Looking Wind Turbine the Most Efficient You Can Buy?
  • FCC Chair Wants to Eliminate Protectionist State Broadband Laws
  • FCC Chief Plans Action on Wi-Fi in Schools
  • CenturyLink Closing 160-Employee Seattle Call Center
  • Integra Lands California Bandwidth Contract
  • Google Fiber Hiring 'Community Impact Managers' in Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham
  • HP Invented a New Computer That Could Make Data Centers Obsolete
  • Here's Why You're About to Lose YouTube Subscribers
  • The Good News is More People Are Reading the News, The Hard Part Is Figuring out How to Pay for It
  • Your New Boss is Going to Google You - Make Sure She Likes What She Sees
  • Google Just Bought a Swarm of Satellites to Make Maps Way Better
  • Republican Congressman Eric Cantor Succumbs to Tea Party Challenger Tuesday
  • Troutdale, Oregon: Freshman Emilio Hoffman Killed in School Shooting
  • Oregon: Nation Turns to Social Media to Show Support for Reynolds High School
  • Stubborn Oregon, Washington Gas Prices Not Dropping as Summer Approaches 
  • Lawsuit Filed over Centralia Pot Store Ban
  • Fourteen Olympic National Park Hikes 2014
  • Anchor Pulled from Inlet Might Be from 1792 Voyage
WORD OF THE DAY

Frisson ● (free-SONE) ● Noun - A sudden strong feeling or emotion.

“Easy Fred,” urged the attorney to his nervous client. “It’s the coffee talking, not the frisson from the attractive juror in the front row.”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Cowlitz PUD Commissioners Consider Pulling Plug on Marijuana Businesses (Longview Daily News, WA)

King County, WA: Eastside Neighbors Fight Plans for High Voltage Power Lines (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Columbia Falls Aluminum: Montana’s U-S Senator Asks Glencore about Its Intentions (Hungry Horse News, MT)

Online Daily Power Consumption Tracking Available to All Cowlitz PUD Customers (Longview Daily News, WA)

Google Said to Plan Energy Push with Tools for Utilities (Bloomberg News)

American Public Power Association, Others Voice Support for Draft Cybersecurity Bill in Senate (American Public Power Association)

Chile Rejects Divisive Dam Project in Patagonia (Christian Science Monitor)

Sun Unleashes Two Huge Solar Flares. How Will They Affect Us? (Christian Science Monitor)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon Flows through Mid-Columbia Dams Normal Despite Lower River Levels (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

Not Much Refuge in Klamath Basin for Migratory Birds (Northwest Public Radio)

Some BPA Funding - Helicopter Hoists Trees from Park Project in South Eugene (KVAL-TV, Eugene, OR)

U-S Lawmakers Take Aim at Trophy Deer Trade (USA Today)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Dow, Nature Conservancy Want to Use Trees, Reforested Land to Clean Industrial Air Pollution (Associated Press)

Here’s How California Could Fix Its Drought-Time Water Woes (Grist Online)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

'Carpets' & 'Pillows': Two New Wave Energy Projects Planned for Oregon (Sustainable Business Oregon)

Ocean Power Technologies Terminates CEO Dunleavy ‘For Cause’ (Bloomberg News)

June 15: Celebrate Global Wind Day with American Wind Energy Association (REVE)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Western Governors' Views on Proposed Power Plant Rules from EPA (Associated Press)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Is This Odd-Looking Wind Turbine the Most Efficient You Can Buy? (Washington Post)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Chair Wants to Eliminate Protectionist State Broadband Laws (Broadband Reports)

FCC Chief Plans Action on Wi-Fi in Schools (NY Times)

CenturyLink Closing 160-Employee Seattle Call Center (Seattle Times – Paywall Advisory)

Integra Lands California Bandwidth Contract (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Google Fiber Hiring 'Community Impact Managers' in Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham (Triangle Business Journal, NC)

HP Invented a New Computer That Could Make Data Centers Obsolete (Gizmodo)

SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING

Here's Why You're About to Lose YouTube Subscribers (Mashable)

The Good News is More People Are Reading the News, The Hard Part Is Figuring out How to Pay for It (GigaOM)

Your New Boss is Going to Google You - Make Sure She Likes What She Sees (Washington Post, DC)

Google Just Bought a Swarm of Satellites to Make Maps Way Better (Gizmodo)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Republican Congressman Eric Cantor Succumbs to Tea Party Challenger Tuesday (Washington Post, DC)

GENERAL NEWS

Troutdale, Oregon: Freshman Emilio Hoffman Killed in School Shooting (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

Oregon: Nation Turns to Social Media to Show Support for Reynolds High School (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Stubborn Oregon, Washington Gas Prices Not Dropping as Summer Approaches (Oregonian, Portland)

Lawsuit Filed over Centralia Pot Store Ban (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Fourteen Olympic National Park Hikes 2014 (Exotic Hikes)

Anchor Pulled from Inlet Might Be from 1792 Voyage (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

DIVERSIONS

Pacific Northwest Traveling Hedgehog Becoming Internet Sensation

Waffle House Sort of Sorry for Refunding Waitress’s $1,000 Tip

California Mayor Caught on Camera Throwing Bag of Dog Poop on Neighbor’s Property

Washington Couple Melted Used Ammo for Scrap Metal

SONG OF THE DAY

Elton John - Feel Like a Bullet

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