Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Energy News Digest for September 29, 2015

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Oregon Energy Department’s Chief Financial Officer Resigns amid Ongoing Problems with Incentive Programs (Oregonian, Portland)

Editorial: Don’t Let Protectionism over Solar Energy Kill Moses Lake Jobs (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Angler Nears $100K in Six Months of Pikeminnow Rewards (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Feds to Release Final Bull Trout Recovery Plan for Pacific Northwest States (Associated Press)

Oregon Farmers near Boardman Seek Lawmakers’ Help on Transmission Line (Wallowa County Chieftain, Enterprise, OR)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Oregon Energy Department’s Chief Financial Officer Resigns amid Ongoing Problems with Incentive Programs
  • Oregon Farmers near Boardman Seek Lawmakers’ Help on Transmission Line
  • California ISO welcomes Idaho Power plan to explore Energy Imbalance Market
  • Man Injured in San Francisco Transformer Explosion Goes Home from Hospital
  • Exelon Asks Washington, DC Regulators to Reconsider Vote on Merger with Pepco
  • New Hampshire Utilities Grapple with Confusion over ‘Grid Modernization’
  • Communicators Share Tips On Price-Increase Communications
  • Lineman’s Lingo Explained in Co-op Video
  • Angler Nears $100K in Six Months of Pikeminnow Rewards
  • Feds to Release Final Bull Trout Recovery Plan for Pacific Northwest States
  • Commercial Fishermen to Get Three Days for Columbia Coho
  • Feds Investigate Large Number of Endangered Guadalupe Fur Seals Dying along California Coast
  • California Cities Face Hidden Downside of Water Conservation: Lost Revenue
  • Editorial: Don’t Let Protectionism over Solar Energy Kill Moses Lake Jobs
  • Big Utilities Enter Market for Small Rooftop Solar
  • Washingtonians Recycle 422,000 Fluorescent Lights in First Months of New Program
  • From 2008 – PUD 3 to Provide for Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb Recycling
  • Is Your Home About to Get a Lot Smarter?
  • Douglas County Imposes Pot Growing Moratorium
  • South Dakota Tribe to Open Nation’s First Marijuana Resort
  • If Everyone Gets Electricity, Can the Planet Survive?
  • GOP Voters Support Clean Energy But Tired of Climate Change Politics
  • California Puts Pacific Gas & Electric Vehicle Charging Program on Hold
  • Artisanal Pizza is Boosting the Coal Industry
  • Belgian Scientists Look for Biofuel Clues in Panda Poo
  • Oregon: City of Warrenton Website Hacked; City Says Personal Information Safe
  • First, Microsoft Tested ‘White-Space’ Internet at Seattle Center – Now It’s Rolling Out to 500,000 Villages in Rural India
  • Comcast Wants You to Watch the Internet on Your TV
  • Handing Over Control of the Internet is Unconstitutional, Republicans Say
  • NTIA Says BTOP Delivered on Broadband Promises
  • If You’re Using iOS9, Check This Setting to Make Sure You Don’t Blow through Your Data Plan
  • With Facebook Down & Everyone Looking to Twitter, Brands Missed Their Moment
  • Facebook & Google, Two Giants in Digital Ads, Seek More
  • How to Launch a Career in Social Media Marketing
  • How to Drive Website Traffic with Instagram
  • U-S Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Won’t Run For House Majority Leader
  • Congress Moves On Spending Bill as Shutdown Deadline Looms
  • ‘Rapid Response Teams’ Organized for Mass Layoffs at Haggen Grocery Stores
  • Donation from Our Community Credit Union Supports Shelton Splash
  • Tree Crashes Down, Neighbors Blame Snohomish County Code
  • State Board Announces Public Investment for Economic Development Feasibility Study in Mason County
  • Don’t Fall for This Facebook Hoax
WORD OF THE DAY

Triskaidekaphobia • \triss-kie-deck-uh-FOE-bee-uh\ • noun – Fear of the number 13

“Friday the Thirteenth, pshaw,” exclaimed Fergus. Triskaidekaphobia had never been a part of his foibles, until the day he unwittingly walked under a ladder while a black cat crossed his path…all while stepping on a crack in the sidewalk. His mother never forgave him for the pain it brought her. However, inexplicably, Fergus received a Christmas card from his mother’s chiropractor from that year on.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Oregon Energy Department’s Chief Financial Officer Resigns amid Ongoing Problems with Incentive Programs (Oregonian, Portland)

Oregon Farmers near Boardman Seek Lawmakers’ Help on Transmission Line (Wallowa County Chieftain, Enterprise, OR)

California ISO welcomes Idaho Power plan to explore Energy Imbalance Market (Electric Energy Online)

Man Injured in San Francisco Transformer Explosion Goes Home from Hospital (SF Chronicle)

Exelon Asks Washington, DC Regulators to Reconsider Vote on Merger with Pepco (Washington Post)

New Hampshire Utilities Grapple with Confusion over ‘Grid Modernization’ (American Public Power Association)

Communicators Share Tips On Price-Increase Communications (Conduit)

Lineman’s Lingo Explained in Co-op Video (Electric Co-op Today)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Angler Nears $100K in Six Months of Pikeminnow Rewards (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Feds to Release Final Bull Trout Recovery Plan for Pacific Northwest States (Associated Press)

Commercial Fishermen to Get Three Days for Columbia Coho (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Feds Investigate Large Number of Endangered Guadalupe Fur Seals Dying along California Coast (Associated Press)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

California Cities Face Hidden Downside of Water Conservation: Lost Revenue (National Public Radio)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Editorial: Don’t Let Protectionism over Solar Energy Kill Moses Lake Jobs (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Big Utilities Enter Market for Small Rooftop Solar (Associated Press)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Washingtonians Recycle 422,000 Fluorescent Lights in First Months of New Program (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA – )

From 2008 – PUD 3 to Provide for Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb Recycling (Mason PUD 3, Shelton WA)

Is Your Home About to Get a Lot Smarter? (British Broadcasting Corporation)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Douglas County Imposes Pot Growing Moratorium (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

South Dakota Tribe to Open Nation’s First Marijuana Resort (Associated Press)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

If Everyone Gets Electricity, Can the Planet Survive? (Atlantic)

GOP Voters Support Clean Energy But Tired of Climate Change Politics (Washington Examiner)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

California Puts Pacific Gas & Electric Vehicle Charging Program on Hold (Utility Dive)

Artisanal Pizza is Boosting the Coal Industry (Smithsonian Magazine)

Belgian Scientists Look for Biofuel Clues in Panda Poo (Reuters)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Oregon: City of Warrenton Website Hacked; City Says Personal Information Safe (Associated Press)

First, Microsoft Tested ‘White-Space’ Internet at Seattle Center – Now It’s Rolling Out to 500,000 Villages in Rural India (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Comcast Wants You to Watch the Internet on Your TV (Washington Post)

Handing Over Control of the Internet is Unconstitutional, Republicans Say (Washington Post)

NTIA Says BTOP Delivered on Broadband Promises (Multichannel News)

If You’re Using iOS9, Check This Setting to Make Sure You Don’t Blow through Your Data Plan (Consumerist)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

With Facebook Down & Everyone Looking to Twitter, Brands Missed Their Moment (AdWeek)

Facebook & Google, Two Giants in Digital Ads, Seek More (NY Times)

How to Launch a Career in Social Media Marketing (U-S News & World Report)

How to Drive Website Traffic with Instagram (Social Media Examiner)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

U-S Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Won’t Run For House Majority Leader (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Congress Moves On Spending Bill as Shutdown Deadline Looms (Christian Science Monitor)

GENERAL NEWS

‘Rapid Response Teams’ Organized for Mass Layoffs at Haggen Grocery Stores (Northwest Public Radio)

Donation from Our Community Credit Union Supports Shelton Splash - Helps Meet Funding Need for Immediate Community Pool Repairs (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Tree Crashes Down, Neighbors Blame Snohomish County Code (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

State Board Announces Public Investment for Economic Development Feasibility Study in Mason County (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

Don’t Fall for This Facebook Hoax (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

DIVERSIONS

Bundle of Marijuana Falls from Sky, Crashes through Family’s Carport

Flea Market Find: Burmese Python Nestled in Clothes

Two Geniuses Post Selfies with Stolen Money, Are Promptly Arrested

Father-Daughter Duo Is Central Washington State Fair’s Power Couple

SONG OF THE DAY

Jethro Tull - Bungle in the Jungle

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