Monday, November 24, 2014

Energy News Digest for November 24, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Solar & Wind Energy Start to Win on Price vs. Conventional Fuels (NY Times)

Rocky Barker: Sockeye Get Their Wildness Back (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

A Power Plant in California Goes Quiet, but the Stacks Still Tower (NY Times)

Cowlitz County’s Marijuana Production Businesses Slow to Gain Traction (Longview Daily News, WA)

Facebook to Brands: No More Free Rides Will hide overly promotional posts in 2015 (AdWeek)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  1. A Power Plant in California Goes Quiet, but the Stacks Still Tower
  2. New Senate Bill Would Let FERC Regulate Demand Response in Wholesale Markets
  3. More Arrests at British Columbia Pipeline Protest; 11-Year-Old Girl Taken into Custody
  4. Rocky Barker: Sockeye Get Their Wildness Back
  5. Snake River Sockeye Featured in American Fisheries Magazine; Natural Origin Fish Recovering?
  6. Feds Issue Basin Salmon Recovery Progress Report: Says More Wild Fish Returning to Columbia River
  7. Billions of Fish Killed Illegally by Power Plant Water Intakes, Greens Claim
  8. California: Small Placer Dam is a Big Barrier to
  9. Op/Ed: How Alaska Bucked the Trend of Salmon Loss - But That’s in Jeopardy
  10. Discarded Packaging Presents Painful, Deadly Threat to British Columbia Sea Lions
  11. Video: 300-Pound Osprey Nest Moved from BC Hydro Power Pole
  12. Editorial: Sacramento to Speed Water Meter Installations, At Last
  13. Solar & Wind Energy Start to Win on Price vs. Conventional Fuels
  14. Community Solar Prices at All-Time Low
  15. SolarCity Rises after Extending Deal with Walmart
  16. Hawaii to Test Smart Water Heaters as Grid Resources
  17. Salt River Project’s New Energy Efficiency Award Helps Utility Interface with Community
  18. Cowlitz County’s Marijuana Production Businesses Slow to Gain Traction
  19. Third Retail Marijuana Shop Opens in Longview
  20. Merry Marijuana: Pot Sellers Woo Holiday Shoppers
  21. Congressional GOP Not Likely to Block DC Marijuana Legalization
  22. Climate Change Threatens to Strip the Identity of Glacier National Park
  23. Should I Feel Guilty About Eating Coal-Fired Pizza?
  24. There’s a Bus in England That Runs on Human Feces & Food Waste
  25. Idaho: State Broadband Committee Lawyers Up
  26. FCC Expects to Be Sued over Net Neutrality No Matter What It Does
  27. FCC’s $100 Million Experiment: Expanding Broadband to Rural America
  28. Oregon: Mt. Tabor Neighbors Fight Proposed Cell Tower
  29. What Cloud Computing Means to Your Job
  30. Cutting the Cord: Verizon Builds; Will Cord Cutters Come?
  31. Facebook to Brands: No More Free Rides Will Hide Overly Promotional Posts in 2015
  32. The Case against Online Comments
  33. Five Email Myths You Can Stop Believing Now
  34. UK Grocery Chain’s Christmas Ad Stirs Tears, Outrage
  35. Sainsbury’s Forgoes Price-Led Message to Tell Poignant Wartime Story in Christmas Ad
  36. TV Washington Caught in Middle as Republicans Complain about Meetings
  37. Senators, Congressman Pile on to Call for Hanford Vapor Fix
  38. Port Slowdown Costing Apple, Hay Industry Millions
  39. Alcohol Involved in 101 Crash Saturday near Kennedy Creek
  40. Smokin’ in the Boy’s Room - Two Men Cause Hash Oil Explosion at Oregon Gas Station
WORD OF THE DAY

Lexical • \LEK-sih-kul\ • adjective - 1: of or relating to words or the vocabulary of a language as distinguished from its grammar & construction 2: of or relating to a lexicon or to lexicography

Sweat poured off the dumbstruck spelling bee contestant. He had aced every lexical challenge presented in the first five rounds. Not to mix metaphors, but his Achilles’ heel reared its ugly head when the judge asked him to spell the word “receive”. For some reason, the “I before E, except after C” rule had never nestled itself into his consciousness…it had always lurked in the darkness, just beyond the reach of his thoughts. Needless to say, he was bounced from the competition.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

A Power Plant in California Goes Quiet, but the Stacks Still Tower (NY Times)

New Senate Bill Would Let FERC Regulate Demand Response in Wholesale Markets (Utility Dive)

More Arrests at British Columbia Pipeline Protest; 11-Year-Old Girl Taken into Custody (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Rocky Barker: Sockeye Get Their Wildness Back (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

Snake River Sockeye Featured in American Fisheries Magazine; Natural Origin Fish Recovering? (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Feds Issue Basin Salmon Recovery Progress Report: Says More Wild Fish Returning to Columbia River (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Billions of Fish Killed Illegally by Power Plant Water Intakes, Greens Claim (Courthouse News Service)

California: Small Placer Dam is a Big Barrier to Salmon (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Op/Ed: How Alaska Bucked the Trend of Salmon Loss - But That’s in Jeopardy (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Discarded Packaging Presents Painful, Deadly Threat to British Columbia Sea Lions (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

Video: 300-Pound Osprey Nest Moved from BC Hydro Power Pole (Vancouver Sun, BC)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Editorial: Sacramento to Speed Water Meter Installations, At Last (Sacramento Bee, CA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Solar & Wind Energy Start to Win on Price vs. Conventional Fuels (NY Times)

Community Solar Prices at All-Time Low (Renewable Energy World)

SolarCity Rises after Extending Deal with Walmart (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Hawaii to Test Smart Water Heaters as Grid Resources (The Energy Collective)

Salt River Project’s New Energy Efficiency Award Helps Utility Interface with Community (American Public Power Association)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Cowlitz County’s Marijuana Production Businesses Slow to Gain Traction (Longview Daily News, WA)

Third Retail Marijuana Shop Opens in Longview (Longview Daily News, WA)

Merry Marijuana: Pot Sellers Woo Holiday Shoppers (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

Congressional GOP Not Likely to Block DC Marijuana Legalization (Marijuana Business Daily)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Climate Change Threatens to Strip the Identity of Glacier National Park (NY Times)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Should I Feel Guilty About Eating Coal-Fired Pizza? (Grist Online)

There’s a Bus in England That Runs on Human Feces & Food Waste (Consumerist)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Idaho: State Broadband Committee Lawyers Up (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

FCC Expects to Be Sued over Net Neutrality No Matter What It Does (Consumerist)

FCC’s $100 Million Experiment: Expanding Broadband to Rural America (Channel Partners)

Oregon: Mt. Tabor Neighbors Fight Proposed Cell Tower (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

What Cloud Computing Means to Your Job (NY Times)

Cutting the Cord: Verizon Builds; Will Cord Cutters Come? (USA Today)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook to Brands: No More Free Rides Will Hide Overly Promotional Posts in 2015 (AdWeek)

The Case against Online Comments “…Unfiltered comment sections can become cesspools filled with hate & spam. And hiring employees to monitor the conversation can be costly, while technology filters often to not catch all potentially abusive posts…” (Washington Post)

Five Email Myths You Can Stop Believing Now (Mashable)

UK Grocery Chain’s Christmas Ad Stirs Tears, Outrage (Associated Press)

Sainsbury’s Forgoes Price-Led Message to Tell Poignant Wartime Story in Christmas Ad (The Drum, UK)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

TV Washington Caught in Middle as Republicans Complain about Meetings (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS

Senators, Congressman Pile on to Call for Hanford Vapor Fix (Northwest Public Radio)

Port Slowdown Costing Apple, Hay Industry Millions (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Alcohol Involved in 101 Crash Saturday near Kennedy Creek (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Smokin’ in the Boy’s Room - Two Men Cause Hash Oil Explosion at Oregon Gas Station (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

DIVERSIONS

Scary Black Seadevil Fish Caught on Video at Depth of 1,900 Feet

Japan: Residents Riled by Smelly Nuts

Ugly Christmas Tree, Ruining Holiday Spirit, to be Removed In Pennsylvania

Polish Town Opposes Pooh Bear for Unclear Gender

SONG OF THE DAY

Eric Clapton – Layla

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