Monday, November 17, 2014

Energy News Digest for November 17, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

The Week Ahead in Washington State Climate Policy (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

Wanapum Dam repairs will continue into 2015 (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Death by Dirty Water: Storm Runoff a Risk for Salmon (Associated Press)

Zarelli Sees the Light on Marijuana - After opposing legalized recreational pot as legislator, he forges business tied to industry (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Shout Out to Benton PUD: Success in Public-Owned Broadband - It’s About Main Street, Not Wall Street (GigaOM)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  1. Wanapum Dam Repairs Will Continue into 2015
  2. Klamath Bills Pass U-S Senate Committee
  3. Utilities Say Coal Stockpiles near ‘Dire’ Levels
  4. Death by Dirty Water: Storm Runoff a Risk for Salmon
  5. California: Sacramento’s Salmon Run in Full Swing, But Drought Still a Worry
  6. California Study: Wild, Larger Steelhead at Higher Risk than Hatchery Fish of Predation by Sea Birds
  7. Study: U-S Water Usage Drops to Pre-1970s Amounts
  8. Three Years into Drought, Californians Adapt to a Drier Way of Life
  9. ‘Waters of the U-S’ Rule Should Be Withdrawn, Revised & Re-Proposed, APPA Tells Federal Agencies
  10. Vestas Picks Up Orders for 200 Wind Turbines
  11. Ohio: Why Don’t Some State Officials Want You to Read This Report on ‘Green’ Energy Jobs?
  12. How Green Are Those Solar Panels, Really?
  13. Changing Attitudes on Renewable Energy Test Co-ops
  14. Energy Efficiency Program Coming to Clark County
  15. LED Lights & Energy Efficiency: Practice What You Preach - Powerful Advice: Energy Insights from Mason PUD 3
  16. PUC Approves Idaho Power Energy Efficiency Spending
  17. Zarelli Sees the Light on Marijuana - After opposing legalized recreational pot as legislator, he forges business tied to industry
  18. Washington State’s First Marijuana Auction Brings In $600,000
  19. New Pot Shops Draw Ire of Nearby Businesses
  20. The Week Ahead in Washington State Climate Policy
  21. What Should a Smart Appliance Actually Do?
  22. Missing the Big Picture about California’s Low Electric Bills Again
  23. Shout Out to Benton PUD: Success in Public-Owned Broadband - It’s About Main Street, Not Wall Street
  24. Comcast to Take over Tri-City Cable Operations from Charter
  25. More than Half of America’s Poorest Households Still Don’t Get the Internet at Home
  26. Why the South Lags Behind When It Comes to Home Broadband Use
  27. FCC Chief Aims to Bolster Internet for Schools
  28. Amazon Moves to Extend Cloud-Computing Dominance
  29. Facebook Will Curtail Unpaid Ads by Brands
  30. Oregon Ducks Hunt Fake Social Media Accounts of Marcus Mariota, More Thanks to Fans & Athletes
  31. Facebook Developing a Professional Website ‘Facebook at Work’
  32. AT&T Dropping Cellphone Tracking Codes
  33. One Injured as Boat Explodes near Shelton
  34. Website Hacks into Thousands of Security Cameras
  35. Mason General Hospital Applies for Accountable Care Organization Status
  36. Oregon Town That Thrived on Logging Is Looking for a Second Growth
  37. Editorial: Legacy of Simpson’s Camp Grisdale Will Survive Mill Sale
  38. First Results Expected from Philae’s Experiments on Comet Before Its Batteries Died
WORD OF THE DAY

Meliorism • \MEAL-lee-rizz-um\ • Noun - The belief that the world tends to improve & that humans can aid its betterment.

“It’s Getting Better”
Hear ‘Beatles’ meliorism
“Better all the time!”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Wanapum Dam repairs will continue into 2015 (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Klamath Bills Pass U-S Senate Committee (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)


FISH & WILDLIFE

Death by Dirty Water: Storm Runoff a Risk for Salmon (Associated Press)

California: Sacramento’s Salmon Run in Full Swing, But Drought Still a Worry (Sacramento Bee, CA)

California Study: Wild, Larger Steelhead at Higher Risk than Hatchery Fish of Predation by Sea Birds (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Study: U-S Water Usage Drops to Pre-1970s Amounts (Associated Press)

Three Years into Drought, Californians Adapt to a Drier Way of Life (Christian Science Monitor)

‘Waters of the U-S’ Rule Should Be Withdrawn, Revised & Re-Proposed, APPA Tells Federal Agencies (American Public Power Association)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Vestas Picks Up Orders for 200 Wind Turbines (Denver Business Journal, CO)

Ohio: Why Don’t Some State Officials Want You to Read This Report on ‘Green’ Energy Jobs? (Columbus Dispatch, OH)
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2014/11/16/report-on-green-energy-jobs-was-put-on-ice-during-debate.html

How Green Are Those Solar Panels, Really? As the industry grows, so does concern over the environmental impact. (National Geographic)

Changing Attitudes on Renewable Energy Test Co-ops (Electric Co-op Today)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy Efficiency Program Coming to Clark County (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

LED Lights & Energy Efficiency: Practice What You Preach - Powerful Advice: Energy Insights from Mason PUD 3 (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

PUC Approves Idaho Power Energy Efficiency Spending (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Zarelli Sees the Light on Marijuana - After opposing legalized recreational pot as legislator, he forges business tied to industry (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Washington State’s First Marijuana Auction Brings In $600,000 (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

New Pot Shops Draw Ire of Nearby Businesses (Associated Press)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

The Week Ahead in Washington State Climate Policy (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

What Should a Smart Appliance Actually Do? (Laundry Reviewed)

Missing the Big Picture about California’s Low Electric Bills Again “…maintaining extremely low residential bills & merely normal growth in prices…” (The Energy Collective)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Shout Out to Benton PUD: Success in Public-Owned Broadband - It’s About Main Street, Not Wall Street (GigaOM)

Comcast to Take over Tri-City Cable Operations from Charter (Tri-City Herald, WA)

More than Half of America’s Poorest Households Still Don’t Get the Internet at Home (Washington Post)

Why the South Lags Behind When It Comes to Home Broadband Use (Washington Post)

FCC Chief Aims to Bolster Internet for Schools (NY Times)

Amazon Moves to Extend Cloud-Computing Dominance (NY Times)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook Will Curtail Unpaid Ads by Brands (NY Times)

Oregon Ducks Hunt Fake Social Media Accounts of Marcus Mariota, More Thanks to Fans & Athletes (Oregonian, Portland)

Facebook Developing a Professional Website ‘Facebook at Work’ (Reuters)

AT&T Dropping Cellphone Tracking Codes (Associated Press)

GENERAL NEWS

One Injured as Boat Explodes near Shelton (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Website Hacks into Thousands of Security Cameras (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

Mason General Hospital Applies for Accountable Care Organization Status (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Oregon Town That Thrived on Logging Is Looking for a Second Growth (NY Times)

Editorial: Legacy of Simpson’s Camp Grisdale Will Survive Mill Sale (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

First Results Expected from Philae’s Experiments on Comet Before Its Batteries Died (Associated Press)

DIVERSIONS

Chopin’s Heart Exhumed in Secret, Like a Relic

The 110 Year-Old Light Bulb That’s Never Been Turned Off

Professional Cuddler Squeezes Profits from Loneliness

RIP Glen Larson, Creator of Battlestar Galactica, Knight Rider & More

SONG OF THE DAY

Chopin - Nocturne op.9 No.2

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