Monday, June 30, 2014

Energy News Digest for June 30, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Clatsop County Was Biased against Pipeline for Oregon LNG, Must Reconsider Permit (Oregonian, Portland)

Columbia River Sockeye Run at Halfway Point Double 10-Year Average, Over 20,000 a Day Crossing Bonneville Dam (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Vestas Settles Shareholder Suit for $5 Million (Northern Colorado Business Report)

Industry Groups Stir Opposition to a Cap-And-Trade Expansion They Say Will Lead to Higher Gas Prices (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Facebook Reveals News Feed Experiment to Control Emotions (The Guardian, UK)
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/29/facebook-users-emotions-news-feeds

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Clatsop County Was Biased against Pipeline for Oregon LNG, Must Reconsider Permit
  • Jordan Cove LNG Terminal in Coos Bay: Five Takeaways on Earthquake & Tsunami Risks
  • Op/Ed: Why Nuclear Energy Matters for New York
  • American Public Power Association Recognized as a Top Workplace in the Washington, D-C Region
  • Columbia River Sockeye Run at Halfway Point Double 10-Year Average, Over 20,000 a Day Crossing Bonneville Dam
  • Despite Bountiful Forecasts, Terrible 2009 Sockeye Return Still Haunts British Columbia
  • Idaho Biologists Tag Trout to Study Pelican Predation
  • Pacific Northwest Tribes Seek Changes to Draft Language in Council Fish/Wildlife Program Regarding Hatchery Production
  • California Oyster Farm Owners Eye Options after Supreme Court Won't Hear Appeal on Closure
  • Scientists Link Millions of Starfish Dying Off in the Pacific Ocean to Warming of the Waters
  • Water Levels Higher in Great Lakes after Record Lows
  • Vestas Settles Shareholder Suit for $5 Million
  • Editorial: Hydro Has Always Been Renewable
  • Energy Efficiency First – Optimal Efficiency & Comfort Starts with the Building Envelope
  • Philips to Separate Its LED Parts Arm
  • Industry Groups Stir Opposition to a Cap-And-Trade Expansion They Say Will Lead to Higher Gas Prices
  • NASA Launching Satellite to Track Carbon
  • Has the Last March of the Emperor Penguin Begun?
  • Putting Price Tag on Green Building a Challenge, Even for the Pros
  • Boston Is Getting Solar-Powered Smart Benches in Its Parks
  • Google Will Try Android TV Again - Search Giant Sees Television as Lucrative Frontier
  • Fox Moves to Use Aereo Ruling against Dish Hopper DVR
  • Lawmakers Back Municipalities' Right to Offer Broadband
  • Facebook Reveals News Feed Experiment to Control Emotions
  • Google+ After Three Years: Future of Social Network Still Unclear
  • Google Pulls Plug on QuickOffice after Ramping Up Other Editing Tools
  • World Cup Breaks Super Bowl Record on Twitter
  • The World Is a-Twitter as More World Leaders Connect
  • Happy 2014 Social Media Day!
  • Supreme Court: Can't Make Employers Cover Contraception
  • Supreme Court Ruling Allows Some Public Workers to Opt Out of Union Fees
  • Migrants Help Push Washington State Population near 7 Million
  • Average Prices of Gas Hits $4 in Washington State
  • Pot Growers Preparing for First Wave of Orders
  • Thurston County's Plastic Bag Ban Begins Tuesday
  • Hundreds of Classic Cars Take Part in Shelton Show
WORD OF THE DAY

Sectarian • \seck-TAIR-ee-un\ • Adjective - 1: of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian 2: limited in character or scope: parochial.

“Dernubus was left-handed, you dolt,” roared the black clad Barnoosian monk to his white swathed antagonist. “You blathering idiot, he was right handed,” came the withering response. “Known as the “Back Handed Sacrament,” the argument about the preferential hand of the Antares’ star cluster deity would rage for centuries. Only when Carbanth ‘The Wise’ was elevated to chief priest was the sectarian violence quelled. Carbanth had experienced a vision which made the argument moot: “Dernubus was ambidextrous,” he proclaimed.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Clatsop County Was Biased against Pipeline for Oregon LNG, Must Reconsider Permit (Oregonian, Portland)

Jordan Cove LNG Terminal in Coos Bay: Five Takeaways on Earthquake & Tsunami Risks (Oregonian, Portland)

Op/Ed: Why Nuclear Energy Matters for New York (New York Post, NY)
http://nypost.com/2014/06/29/why-nuclear-energy-matters-for-new-york/

American Public Power Association Recognized as a Top Workplace in the Washington, D-C Region (American Public Power Association)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Columbia River Sockeye Run at Halfway Point Double 10-Year Average, Over 20,000 a Day Crossing Bonneville Dam (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Despite Bountiful Forecasts, Terrible 2009 Sockeye Return Still Haunts British Columbia (Canadian Press)

Idaho Biologists Tag Trout to Study Pelican Predation (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

Pacific Northwest Tribes Seek Changes to Draft Language in Council Fish/Wildlife Program Regarding Hatchery Production (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

California Oyster Farm Owners Eye Options after Supreme Court Won't Hear Appeal on Closure (Associated Press)

Scientists Link Millions of Starfish Dying Off in the Pacific Ocean to Warming of the Waters (The Daily Mail, UK)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Water Levels Higher in Great Lakes after Record Lows (Globe & Mail, Canada)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Vestas Settles Shareholder Suit for $5 Million (Northern Colorado Business Report)

Editorial: Hydro Has Always Been Renewable (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall Advisory)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy Efficiency First – Optimal Efficiency & Comfort Starts with the Building Envelope (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

Philips to Separate Its LED Parts Arm (Associated Press)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Industry Groups Stir Opposition to a Cap-And-Trade Expansion They Say Will Lead to Higher Gas Prices (Sacramento Bee, CA)

NASA Launching Satellite to Track Carbon (NY Times)

Has the Last March of the Emperor Penguin Begun? (Christian Science Monitor)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Putting Price Tag on Green Building a Challenge, Even for the Pros (Oregonian, Portland)

Boston Is Getting Solar-Powered Smart Benches in Its Parks (Gizmodo)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Will Try Android TV Again - Search Giant Sees Television as Lucrative Frontier (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Fox Moves to Use Aereo Ruling against Dish Hopper DVR (Broadband Reports)

Lawmakers Back Municipalities' Right to Offer Broadband (American Public Power Association)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook Reveals News Feed Experiment to Control Emotions (The Guardian, UK)
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/29/facebook-users-emotions-news-feeds

Google+ After Three Years: Future of Social Network Still Unclear (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Google Pulls Plug on QuickOffice after Ramping Up Other Editing Tools (Mashable)

World Cup Breaks Super Bowl Record on Twitter (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

The World Is a-Twitter as More World Leaders Connect (Miami Herald, FL)

Happy 2014 Social Media Day! (Mashable)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Supreme Court: Can't Make Employers Cover Contraception (Associated Press)

Supreme Court Ruling Allows Some Public Workers to Opt Out of Union Fees (NY Times)

GENERAL NEWS

Migrants Help Push Washington State Population near 7 Million (Associated Press)

Average Prices of Gas Hits $4 in Washington State (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Pot Growers Preparing for First Wave of Orders (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Thurston County's Plastic Bag Ban Begins Tuesday (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

Hundreds of Classic Cars Take Part in Shelton Show (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

DIVERSIONS

Old Glory, Stars & Stripes: Brush Up on Your Flag Etiquette for the Fourth of July

Wrong Miss Florida Crowned in Voting Mix-Up

Utah Man Sent To Jail for Fight over Church Seats

New Zealand Schoolboy Wins Right to Keep Hair Long

SONG OF THE DAY

George M. Cohan Medley

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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