Energy News Digest for July 16, 2012

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Overworked Feds Slow Relicensing of Douglas PUD’s Wells Dam (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/jul/13/overworked-feds-slow-relicensing-of-wells-dam/

Big Sockeye Salmon Numbers on Columbia (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/jul/12/big-sockeye-numbers-on-columbia/

Tacoma Click Official: CenturyLink Sales Agent Still Lying About Closure (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/07/12/2213034/click-official-centurylink-sales.html

Olympic Peninsula Tribes Host National Climate Change Conference (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120716/news/307169998/peninsula-tribes-host-national-climate-change-conference

Proposal Streamlines Retrofitting of Non-Generating Dams (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/jul/13/proposal-streamlines-retrofitting-of/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Overworked Feds Slow Relicensing of Douglas PUD’s Wells Dam
• Douglas PUD to Issue Bonds for Upgrades, Refinancing
• Bonneville Dam Prepares 75th Anniversary Celebration of Roosevelt Dedication
• Proposal Streamlines Retrofitting of Non-Generating Dams
• Clark Public Utilities Earns Fifth Satisfaction Award
• J.D. Power and Associates Ranking on Overall Utility Satisfaction
• Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for July 10, 2012
• Bremerton City Council to Decide Whether Fourth Businesses Must Pay for Moving Power Lines
• Op/Ed - Beyond Reason: Apparently, The Battle for Clean Energy Can be a Very Dirty Business
• Pacific Northwest Electricity Demand Increases 1.2 Percent Per Year over Last Two Years
• Pepco Grilled over Washington, D-C June Outages
• New York - Con Ed Reinstates Locked Out Workers' Health Insurance
• Nationwide Utility Payment Scam Hurts Thousands
• New Details about Problems at San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant
• Nuclear Waste Issue Searing American Landscape
• Editorial - Texas: Don't Turn to State for Energy Fairness
• Big Sockeye Salmon Numbers on Columbia
• Editorial – Sockeye Salmon, the Record
• Kalispell Tribe of Indians Joins Federal Agencies to Protect Bull Trout & Other Species
• Lamprey Harvest Underway at Willamette Falls by Tribes of the Columbia River Basin
• Elwha Dams: Before & After, An Aerial Photo Essay
• Kitsap County Shellfish Harvest Closure
• Lake Chelan Water Level Meets Target Elevation
• Belfair Water District to Study ‘Haphazard’ Rate Structure
• Editorial - Why The Hysteria Over Restoring Hetch Hetchy?
• Should Grays Harbor Paper Mill Not Reopen, Grays Harbor PUD Could Be on the Hook for Some Cleanup Costs
• Hoku Corp. Decides to Terminate Its Nasdaq Listing Voluntarily
• California Group Appeals Cogeneration Plant Permit; Sierra Pacific's Burn Plan Contested
• Op/Ed - Using Biomass to Generate Jobs in Oregon Forests
• California Hits Solar Power Milestone
• GoSolarSF Rebate Backers Fight Fund Cuts
• Energy, Jobs Topics at July 17 Luncheon Event in Port Townsend
• U.S. Fares Poorly in Efficiency Rankings
• ACEEE Study: States That Spend on Energy-Efficiency May Be Good Bets (
• Olympic Peninsula Tribes Host National Climate Change Conference
• Cap and Trade Resurrected? Some States Awaken to Its Economic Benefits
• De-hazing the Lazy Days of Summer
• Survey: Americans Rank Last In Green Lifestyles, Don't Feel Guilty
• Apple Returns to Environmental Ratings List
• Tacoma Click Official: CenturyLink Sales Agent Still Lying About Closure
• Zhone Technologies Awarded Extensive Broadband Project with Pend Oreille County Public Utility District
• Court Upholds FCC Broadband Subsidy
• West Virginia Officials Defend Stimulus Broadband Spending
• Who’s Afraid of Google Fiber? Time Warner for Starters
• That’s a Wrap: The Four-Part Series on North Carolina’s Mega Data Centers
• MSNBC.Com Breakup Gives Microsoft More Freedom Online
• GOP's Didier Jumps In to Challenge Washington State Lands Commissioner Goldmark
• Former Washington State Senator Cheryl Pflug Lashes Out at Naming of Rossi as Temporary Successor
• About $6 a Signature to Get Charter Schools on State Ballot
• Political Feuds, Denial Drove San Bernardino to Bankruptcy
• Washington Corrections Center Officer Fatally Stabbed in Hoquiam
• Sister of Lakewood Cop Killer Released from Prison
• Thieves in Puyallup Are Stealing Air Conditioners
• Are Solar Storms Hazardous? It Depends on How Fast They Move
• Pours For Prostates at Shelton Business to Feature Westport Winery
• Badge of Honor: Belfair Brothers Get 262 Scout Awards Combined

WORD OF THE DAY

Tussle • \TUSS-sull\ • Noun - 1: a physical contest or struggle: scuffle 2: an intense argument, controversy, or struggle

Graduates get mad

Tussle over a tassel

Flip it left, or right?

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Overworked Feds Slow Relicensing of Douglas PUD’s Wells Dam (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/jul/13/overworked-feds-slow-relicensing-of-wells-dam/

Douglas PUD to Issue Bonds for Upgrades, Refinancing (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/jul/13/douglas-pud-to-issue-bonds-for-upgrades/

Bonneville Dam Prepares 75th Anniversary Celebration of Roosevelt Dedication (Oregonian, Portland)

http://blog.oregonlive.com/terryrichard/2012/07/bonneville_dam_prepares_75th_a.html

Proposal Streamlines Retrofitting of Non-Generating Dams (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/jul/13/proposal-streamlines-retrofitting-of/

Clark Public Utilities Earns Fifth Satisfaction Award (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/jul/11/clark-public-utilities-earns-fifth-satisfaction-aw/

J.D. Power and Associates Ranking on Overall Utility Satisfaction - Clark Public Utilities ranks highest among midsize utility companies in the West region for a fifth consecutive year, followed by Seattle City Light and Colorado Springs Utilities (MarketWatch)

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jd-power-and-associates-reports-on-the-heels-of-powerful-storms-customer-satisfaction-with-electric-utility-companies-declines-for-second-consecutive-year-2012-07-11

Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for July 10, 2012 (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1055

Bremerton City Council to Decide Whether Fourth Businesses Must Pay for Moving Power Lines (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/jul/15/bremerton-council-to-decide-whether-businesses/

Op/Ed - Beyond Reason: Apparently, The Battle for Clean Energy Can be a Very Dirty Business (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/sections/opinion/columnist/don-brunell-%E2%80%94-beyond-reason.html-0

Pacific Northwest Electricity Demand Increases 1.2 Percent Per Year over Last Two Years (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/421625.aspx

Pepco Grilled over Washington, D-C June Outages - Thousands were left without power after derecho (WRC-TV, Washington, D-C)

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Pepco-Grilled-Over-Junes-Power-Outages-162458666.html

New York - Con Ed Reinstates Locked Out Workers' Health Insurance (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2018693255_apusconedisonunion.html

Nationwide Utility Payment Scam Hurts Thousands (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/story/2012-07-12/utility-scam/56178632/1?csp=34money

New Details about Problems at San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/07/san-onofre-new-information.html

Nuclear Waste Issue Searing American Landscape (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2012/07/11/nuclear-waste-issue-searing-american-landscape/

Editorial - Texas: Don't Turn to State for Energy Fairness (Austin Statesman-American, TX)

http://www.statesman.com/opinion/dont-turn-to-state-for-energy-fairness-2416252.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Big Sockeye Salmon Numbers on Columbia (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/jul/12/big-sockeye-numbers-on-columbia/

Editorial – Sockeye Salmon, the Record (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/jul/14/sockeye-the-record/

Kalispell Tribe of Indians Joins Federal Agencies to Protect Bull Trout & Other Species (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2012/07/kalispel-tribe-of-indians-joins-federal.html

Lamprey Harvest Underway at Willamette Falls by Tribes of the Columbia River Basin (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2012/07/lamprey_harvest_at_willamette.html

Elwha Dams: Before & After, An Aerial Photo Essay (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/fieldnotes/2018699702_elwha_dams_before_and_after_an_aerial_photo_essay.html

Kitsap County Shellfish Harvest Closure (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/34681-shellfish-harvest-closure

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Lake Chelan Water Level Meets Target Elevation (Lake Chelan Mirror, WA)

http://lakechelanmirror.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=6313

Belfair Water District to Study ‘Haphazard’ Rate Structure (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/jul/12/belfair-water-district-study-haphazard-rate-struct/

Editorial - Why The Hysteria Over Restoring Hetch Hetchy? (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/12/4625541/why-the-hysteria-over-restoring.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Should Grays Harbor Paper Mill Not Reopen, Grays Harbor PUD Could Be on the Hook for Some Cleanup Costs (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/sections/news/local/should-mill-not-reopen-pud-could-be-hook-some-cleanup-costs.html

Hoku Corp. Decides to Terminate Its Nasdaq Listing Voluntarily (Pacific Business News, HI)

http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2012/07/13/hoku-corp-decides-to-terminate-its.html

California Group Appeals Cogeneration Plant Permit; Sierra Pacific's Burn Plan Contested (Redding Record-Searchlight, CA)

http://www.redding.com/news/2012/jul/14/group-appeals-cogeneration-plant-permit/

Op/Ed - Using Biomass to Generate Jobs in Oregon Forests (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/07/using_biomass_to_generate_jobs.html

California Hits Solar Power Milestone (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/energyrefuge/92686/california-hits-solar-power-milestone

GoSolarSF Rebate Backers Fight Fund Cuts (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/GoSolarSF-rebate-backers-fight-fund-cuts-3709083.php

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy, Jobs Topics at July 17 Luncheon Event in Port Townsend (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=31770

U.S. Fares Poorly in Efficiency Rankings (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/12/u-s-fares-poorly-in-efficiency-rankings/?partner=rss&emc=rss

ACEEE Study: States That Spend on Energy-Efficiency May Be Good Bets (Area Development Online – Reports are in PDF form, linked under story introduction)

http://www.areadevelopment.com/EnergyEnvironment/July2012/ACEEE-study-state-energy-efficiency-spending-2626272.shtml

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Olympic Peninsula Tribes Host National Climate Change Conference (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120716/news/307169998/peninsula-tribes-host-national-climate-change-conference

Cap and Trade Resurrected? Some States Awaken to Its Economic Benefits (Insaide Climate News)

http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20120708/cap-and-trade-rgg-states-california-economic-benefits-energy-efficiency-jobs-carbon-auctions-proceeds-deficits

De-hazing the Lazy Days of Summer (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/12/de-hazing-the-lazy-days-of-summer/?partner=rss&emc=rss

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Survey: Americans Rank Last In Green Lifestyles, Don't Feel Guilty (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddwoody/2012/07/13/survey-americans-rank-last-in-green-lifestyles-dont-feel-guilty/

Apple Returns to Environmental Ratings List (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2018679513_apusappleenvironment.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Tacoma Click Official: CenturyLink Sales Agent Still Lying About Closure (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/07/12/2213034/click-official-centurylink-sales.html

Zhone Technologies Awarded Extensive Broadband Project with Pend Oreille County Public Utility District (MarketWatch)

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/zhone-technologies-awarded-extensive-broadband-project-with-pend-oreille-county-public-utility-district-2012-07-12

Court Upholds FCC Broadband Subsidy (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/07/13/48382.htm

West Virginia Officials Defend Stimulus Broadband Spending (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-07-12/w-dot-va-dot-officials-defend-stimulus-broadband-spending

Who’s Afraid of Google Fiber? Time Warner for Starters (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2012/07/11/whos-afraid-of-google-fiber-time-warner-for-starters/

That’s a Wrap: The Four-Part Series on North Carolina’s Mega Data Centers (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/cleantech/thats-a-wrap-the-4-part-series-on-north-carolinas-mega-data-centers/

MSNBC.Com Breakup Gives Microsoft More Freedom Online (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2018696715_brier16.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

GOP's Didier Jumps In to Challenge Washington State Lands Commissioner Goldmark (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018696706_landscommissioner16m.html

Former Washington State Senator Cheryl Pflug Lashes Out at Naming of Rossi as Temporary Successor (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2012/07/12/cheryl-pflug-lashes-out-at-naming-of-rossi-as-temporary-successor/

About $6 a Signature to Get Charter Schools on State Ballot (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/About-6-a-signature-to-get-charters-on-state-ballot-162095835.html

Political Feuds, Denial Drove San Bernardino to Bankruptcy (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/15/us-usa-san-bernardino-bankruptcy-causes-idUSBRE86E0JA20120715

GENERAL NEWS

Washington Corrections Center Officer Fatally Stabbed in Hoquiam (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/6407

Sister of Lakewood Cop Killer Released from Prison (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018699659_apwaofficersshot.html

Thieves in Puyallup Are Stealing Air Conditioners (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=705326

Are Solar Storms Hazardous? It Depends on How Fast They Move (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0713/Are-solar-storms-hazardous-It-depends-on-how-fast-they-move

Pours For Prostates at Shelton Business to Feature Westport Winery (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4342

Badge of Honor: Belfair Brothers Get 262 Scout Awards Combined (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/07/13/2214234/badge-of-honor-belfair-brothers.html

DIVERSIONS

Coffee that Will Raise the Dead - Newest Starbucks Store Could be Weirdest Ever

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=705546

‘Your Land,’ and Woody Guthrie’s, Preserved

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/arts/music/your-land-and-woody-guthries-preserved.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1342112629-OQdvM1zhdczEZcEY3L9+ww

Chinese Kitten Stows Away on LA-Bound Freighter

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2018674248_apusstowawaykitten.html

Elvis DNA Used on Mice

http://www.examiner.com/article/elvis-dna-used-on-mice

SONG OF THE DAY

Ink Spots - The Java Jive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP6IUqrFHjw

Manhattan Transfer – Java Jive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ptwpdn-IRA

Energy News Digest for July 12, 2012 - the “Hot Shots” Edition

Heavy Schedule this morning: here’s something to wet your beak today.

Electric Rates Not Falling Along with Fuel Costs (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_21053096/electric-rates-not-falling-along-fuel-costs

Idaho Power Says Adding More Wind to Its System Will Cost More Money That Someone Has To Pay (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/07/12/2186557/cost-of-managing-wind-power-increases.html

Total Northwest hydropower output down modestly on month, year (SNL Financial)

http://www.snl.com/Interactivex/article.aspx?CdId=A-15267753-12331

Phone Scammers Targeting Electricity Customers in Grant, Douglas, And Chelan Counties (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/19005198/phone-scammers-targeting

Crews Chip Away on White Salmon River’s Condit Dam - Dismantling of dam moves toward target of Aug. 31 (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/jul/11/chipping-away-at-condit-dam/

Maryland Pepco, BGE Customers Will See Bill for 24 Hours of Lost Storm Income in Form of Bill Stabilization Adjustment (WUSA-TV, Washington, D-C)

http://www.wusa9.com/news/article/212306/158/Pepco--BGE-Allowed-To-Bill-Customers-For-Lost-Outage-Revenue-

Energy News Digest for July 11, 2012

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Smoke from Asian Wildfires Makes for Cool Pacific Northwest Sunsets (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120711/NEWS/307119994/smoke-from-asian-wildfires-makes-for-cool-sunsets

BPA’s 75th Anniversary & Value of the River featured on Comcast Newsmakers (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/BPANews/ArticleTemplate.cfm?ArticleId=article-20120710-01

Editorial: Jefferson County PUD Tax Debate Should Be Over (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=31756

Yakama Nation Continues Program to Reintroduce Sockeye into Yakima River Basin (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2012/07/10/yakama-nation-continue-program-to-re-introduce-sockeye-salmon-into-yakima-river-basin

Second Accident in a Month at REC Silicon Site (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/crime-fire/article_63bbb0da-cade-11e1-b3c4-0019bb2963f4.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• BPA’s 75th Anniversary & Value of the River featured on Comcast Newsmakers
• Editorial: Jefferson County PUD Tax Debate Should Be Over
• Culbertson Out as Grant County PUD Manager
• Support Shown for Seniors to Lease Old Mason County PUD 3 Building
• National Utility Scam Hits Franklin PUD
• Grays Harbor PUD Now Offers Paperless Billing
• Port of Pasco Position to be Filled July 26 - Former Franklin PUD Manager on the List
• Pepco Customer Advocate: ‘We Performed Well’
• Could a Power Outage Become a Teachable Moment About Grid Resiliency?
• Official: Texas Electric Supply Will Be Tight
• Will Duke Energy Customers Pay for CEO’s Severance?
• Yakama Nation Continues Program to Reintroduce Sockeye into Yakima River Basin
• Alaska Copper & Gold Mining Faces off Against Red Gold
• Officials Mark Sale of Hammer Flat to Idaho Fish & Game
• Three Bays in Puget Sound Closed Due to Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning Toxin
• Mason County Lifts Regulation that Stopped Some Building in Belfair
• West Sound Utility District Having No Problems Getting Rid of Highly Treated Biosolids
• Fed Up with Comments about Fluoride, Three Bolt Everett Council Meeting
• Second Accident in a Month at REC Silicon Site
• North Carolina Plant First in State to Convert Human Waste to Energy
• The LEDs of the Future Are Paper-Thin
• U-S Department of Energy Gets Co-op Info on Water Heaters
• Does Climate Change Increase the Odds of Extreme Weather Events?
• The Controversial World of Clean Power & Data Centers
• Google Fiber Still Probably Not Going Nationwide
• Apple Privacy Breech Nets $22.5M Fine for Google
• Smoke from Asian Wildfires Makes for Cool Pacific Northwest Sunsets
• Mason County Burn Ban Starts Sunday
• New Twist in Copper Thefts: Where Are My Water Pipes?
• Three Charged with Metal Theft, One Says He Just Needed Fireworks Cash
• Ancient Quake & Tsunami in Puget Sound Shake Researchers
• Wood Poles Crash Through Woman’s Car; Driver Survives
• Olympia – Capitol Building’s Dirty Dome to Get Long-Awaited Cleaning
• Age Remarks Could Cost Wells Fargo Manager

WORD OF THE DAY

Surreal • \suh-REEL\ • Adjective - Marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream; also: unbelievable, fantastic

“Surreal is my art”

Trumpeted Dali proudly

“Dig my melting clocks”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

BPA’s 75th Anniversary & Value of the River featured on Comcast Newsmakers (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/BPANews/ArticleTemplate.cfm?ArticleId=article-20120710-01

Editorial: Jefferson County PUD Tax Debate Should Be Over (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=31756

Culbertson Out as Grant County PUD Manager (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/politics/article_0cece8aa-cade-11e1-8f26-0019bb2963f4.html

Support Shown for Seniors to Lease Old Mason County PUD 3 Building (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/6339

National Utility Scam Hits Franklin PUD (KVEW-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kvewtv.com/article/2012/jul/10/national-utility-scam-hits-franklin-pud/

Grays Harbor PUD Now Offers Paperless Billing (KXRO-Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kxro.wordpress.com/2012/07/10/grays-harbor-pud-now-offers-paperless-billing/

Port of Pasco Position to be Filled July 26 - Former Franklin PUD Manager on the List (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/07/11/2016752/port-of-pasco-position-to-be-filled.html

Pepco Customer Advocate: ‘We Performed Well’ (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/rosenwald-md/post/pepco-customer-advocate-we-performed-well/2012/07/09/gJQASxEMYW_blog.html?wprss=rss_local

Could a Power Outage Become a Teachable Moment About Grid Resiliency? (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/christine-hertzog/91811/could-power-outage-become-teachable-moment-about-grid-resiliency

Official: Texas Electric Supply Will Be Tight (CNBC)

http://www.cnbc.com/id/48137943

Will Duke Energy Customers Pay for CEO’s Severance? (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2012/07/11/duke-energy-investors-will-pay-for.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Yakama Nation Continues Program to Reintroduce Sockeye into Yakima River Basin (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2012/07/10/yakama-nation-continue-program-to-re-introduce-sockeye-salmon-into-yakima-river-basin

Alaska Copper & Gold Mining Faces off Against Red Gold (Yahoo! News)

http://news.yahoo.com/red-gold.html

Officials Mark Sale of Hammer Flat to Idaho Fish & Game (Boise Weekly, ID)

http://www.boiseweekly.com/CityDesk/archives/2012/07/09/officials-mark-sale-of-hammer-flat-to-idaho-fish-and-game

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Three Bays in Puget Sound Closed Due to Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning Toxin (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/three-bays-puget-sound-closed-due-diarrhetic-shellfish-poisoning-toxin

Mason County Lifts Regulation that Stopped Some Building in Belfair (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/jul/10/mason-county-lifts-regulation-that-stopped-some/

West Sound Utility District Having No Problems Getting Rid of Highly Treated Biosolids (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/jul/09/utility-district-having-no-problems-getting-rid/

Fed Up with Comments about Fluoride, Three Bolt Everett Council Meeting (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120711/NEWS01/707119838

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Second Accident in a Month at REC Silicon Site (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/crime-fire/article_63bbb0da-cade-11e1-b3c4-0019bb2963f4.html

North Carolina Plant First in State to Convert Human Waste to Energy (Waste & Recycling News)

http://www.wasterecyclingnews.com/article/20120709/NEWS02/120709938/north-carolina-plant-first-in-state-to-convert-human-waste-to-energy

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

The LEDs of the Future Are Paper-Thin (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/5924807/the-leds-of-the-future-are-paper+thin

U-S Department of Energy Gets Co-op Info on Water Heaters (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/efficiency-conservation/energy-efficiency/water-heaters-cost-saving-benefits-doe-regulations/46213

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Does Climate Change Increase the Odds of Extreme Weather Events? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/0710/Does-climate-change-increase-the-odds-of-extreme-weather-events-video

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The Controversial World of Clean Power & Data Centers “…The town of Quincy, Washington, has attracted companies like Microsoft, Dell & Yahoo that want to run data centers off of this clean hydro power in the Pacific Northwest…” (Gigaom)

http://gigaom.com/cleantech/the-controversial-world-of-clean-power-and-data-centers/

Google Fiber Still Probably Not Going Nationwide (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Fiber-Still-Probably-Not-Going-Nationwide-120299

Apple Privacy Breech Nets $22.5M Fine for Google (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2012/07/11/apple-privacy-breech-nets-225m-fine.html

GENERAL NEWS

Smoke from Asian Wildfires Makes for Cool Pacific Northwest Sunsets (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120711/NEWS/307119994/smoke-from-asian-wildfires-makes-for-cool-sunsets

Mason County Burn Ban Starts Sunday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/6334

New Twist in Copper Thefts: Where Are My Water Pipes? (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-new-twist-in-copper-thefts-seen-in-bothell-20120710,0,1922377.story

Three Charged with Metal Theft, One Says He Just Needed Fireworks Cash (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/sections/news/local/three-charged-metal-theft-one-says-he-just-needed-fireworks-cash.html

Ancient Quake & Tsunami in Puget Sound Shake Researchers (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018653793_tsunami11m.html

Wood Poles Crash Through Woman’s Car; Driver Survives (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=704623

Olympia – Capitol Building’s Dirty Dome to Get Long-Awaited Cleaning (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/07/10/2169816/capitols-dirty-dome-to-get-cleaning.html

Age Remarks Could Cost Wells Fargo Manager (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/07/10/48241.htm

DIVERSIONS

Sequim Officials Seek Peace between Two Feuding Lavender Festivals

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/07/10/2169488/sequim-seeks-peace-among-2-lavender.html

Soda Versus Pop, Visualized

http://gizmodo.com/5924371/soda-versus-pop-visualized

Family Dealt Baseball Card Treasure

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/jul/10/family-dealt-baseball-card-treasure/

Need a New Lawn? Sounders Offer CenturyLink Sod

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=704944

SONG OF THE DAY

Sanford Townsend Band - Smoke from a Distant Fire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCWVuCCWqzQ