Energy News Digest for May 10, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Proposal for Boardman Coal Terminal Goes Ahead (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/05/09/2389273/proposal-for-boardman-coal-terminal.html

California’s New Energy Crisis Centers on Nuclear Energy (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2013/05/09/californias-new-energy-crisis-centers-on-nuclear-energy/

Editorial - Roll On With an Updated Columbia River Pact (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2020956392_columndickiecolumbiarivertreatyxml.html

Thanks to NoaNet - Lake Stevens School District Goes High-Tech with the Help of Federal Grant Money (Lake Stevens Journal, WA)

http://www.lakestevensjournal.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_lake_stevens_school_district_goes_high_tech_with_the_help_of_federal_grant_money

Washington State Court Website Hack Puts Personal Information at Risk (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/WA-court-website-breach-personal-info-risk-206804361.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Proposal for Boardman Coal Terminal Goes Ahead
• California’s New Energy Crisis Centers on Nuclear Energy
• Editorial - Roll On With an Updated Columbia River Pact
• Hydropower Bills Open Gates of Bipartisanship in Congress
• Chelan County PUD to Pay Down $250 Million in Debt by 2017
• Energy Adviser: Electrical Hazards Hide around Home
• Telephone Scam Hits Franklin PUD Customers Again
• Neighbors Dislike Power Lines but Need the Electricity
• Superstorm Sandy Was Super Expensive for Con Edison
• President Meets with Utility Executives to Discuss Storm Preparedness
• Feds Raise Forecast for Natural Gas Prices
• U-S Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week
• Smart Meter Installations Headed for a Decline
• Ten Reasons Why Houston No Longer Cares About Enron or Jeff Skilling
• West Virginia Man Electrocuted by Live Power Line in Attempted Copper Theft
• Oregon’s Once-Tiny Shrimp Fishery Has Grown into a Multimillion-Dollar Business
• Editorial – U-S Senate Needs to Tweak Bill on Big Water Projects
• Study Proposed for Olympic Peninsula Biomass Air Quality
• Ridegfield Energy Consulting Firm Earns $150,000 Federal Grant
• California Town of Sebastopol Will Require Solar Panels on All New Homes
• North Carolina House Gives Tentative Approval to Anti-LEED Bill
• Turn Any Empty Bottle into a USB-Powered LED Touch Lamp
• Climate-Change Activism - The Number of the Miffed
• California - Energy Rich, Decision Poor
• Washington State Governor Likes ‘Zero Energy House’
• Stakeholders Group Needed On Plastic Bag Use In Thurston County
• Thanks to NoaNet - Lake Stevens School District Goes High-Tech with the Help of Federal Grant Money
• Chelan PUD’s Lake Wenatchee Fiber Optic Work Almost Finished
• US Smart Grid Networks Exploiting Infrastructure to Provide Wireless Broadband
• CenturyLink Consumer Revenue Up in the First Quarter - Predicts Low Broadband Growth in Second Quarter
• Netflix-Hungry Air Travelers Get Broadband Boost from FCC
• Forbes’ Top Tweeter Offers Five Social Media Tips
• Eyman Made $112,000 Last Year for Pitching Washington State Initiatives
• Nebraska U-S Senator Concerned Tax Reform Could Raise Borrowing Costs for Municipal Utilities
• Washington State Court Website Hack Puts Personal Information at Risk
• Guilty Verdict in Monroe Correctional Officer Murder
• GAO Faults U-S Department of Energy’s Management of Hanford Cleanup
• In Hours, Thieves Took $45 Million in ATM Computer Scheme
• Home Builders Struggling to Find Enough Construction Workers
• Prosecutors Say Driver in I-5 Fatal Crash Distracted by Risqué Cellphone Photo
• Research Firm: PC Sales Plunge as Windows 8 Flops
• NBA Reportedly Pushing Kings Owners to Take Sacramento Offer Before Vote
• Shelton’s Skyline Drive-In Theater Fights to Stay Alive

WORD OF THE DAY

Semiotic • \sem-mee-AWE-tick\ • Adjective - A general philosophical theory of signs & symbols that deals especially with their function in both artificially constructed & natural languages & comprises syntactics, semantics, & pragmatics.

The bristling electrical engineer pounded his fist on the table during the safety meeting with his insurance adjuster. “The big glowing signs be blasted,” he thundered. “A semiotic approach would be best advanced by a low voltage shock when someone tried to break into our substation. Now there’s a sign that those copper stealing vermin would notice.”

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

Proposal for Boardman Coal Terminal Goes Ahead (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/05/09/2389273/proposal-for-boardman-coal-terminal.html

California’s New Energy Crisis Centers on Nuclear Energy (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2013/05/09/californias-new-energy-crisis-centers-on-nuclear-energy/

Editorial - Roll On With an Updated Columbia River Pact (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2020956392_columndickiecolumbiarivertreatyxml.html

Hydropower Bills Open Gates of Bipartisanship in Congress (Northwest Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/post/hydropower-bills-open-gates-bipartisanship-congress-1

Chelan County PUD to Pay Down $250 Million in Debt by 2017 (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/may/09/pud-to-pay-down-250-million-in-debt-by-2017/

Energy Adviser: Electrical Hazards Hide around Home (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/may/09/electrical-hazards-hide-around-home/

Telephone Scam Hits Franklin PUD Customers Again (KVEW-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.kvewtv.com/article/2013/may/09/telephone-scam-hits-franklin-pud-customers-again/

Neighbors Dislike Power Lines but Need the Electricity (EnergyBiz)

http://www.energybiz.com/article/13/05/neighbors-dislike-power-lines-need-electricity

Superstorm Sandy Was Super Expensive for Con Edison (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/05/09/superstorm-sandy-was-super-expensive-for-con-edison/

President Meets with Utility Executives to Discuss Storm Preparedness (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=218218&issueID=27014

Feds Raise Forecast for Natural Gas Prices (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=217989&issueID=27014

U-S Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/05/09/2388361/us-natural-gas-supplies-grew-last.html

Smart Meter Installations Headed for a Decline (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/cnunez/222396/smart-meter-installations-headed-decline

Ten Reasons Why Houston No Longer Cares About Enron or Jeff Skilling (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2013/05/09/10-reasons-why-houston-no-longer-cares-about-enron-or-whether-jeff-skilling-gets-out-of-jail-early/

West Virginia Man Electrocuted by Live Power Line in Attempted Copper Theft (Associated Press)

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/122ea0f428ff493299e8e9e26e62c6ea/WV--Copper-Theft-Electrocution

FISH & WILDLIFE

Oregon’s Once-Tiny Shrimp Fishery Has Grown into a Multimillion-Dollar Business (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/05/oregons_once-tiny_shrimp_fishe.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Editorial – U-S Senate Needs to Tweak Bill on Big Water Projects (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/05/10/5409429/us-senate-needs-to-tweak-bill.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Study Proposed for Olympic Peninsula Biomass Air Quality (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/56636-study-proposed-for-biomass-air-quality

Ridegfield Energy Consulting Firm Earns $150,000 Federal Grant (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/may/10/ridgefield-energy-consulting-firm-150k-grant/

California Town of Sebastopol Will Require Solar Panels on All New Homes (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/news/sebastopol-requiring-solar-panels-on-all-new-homes/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

North Carolina House Gives Tentative Approval to Anti-LEED Bill (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/going_green/2013/05/nc-housetentative-approval-anti-leed.html

Turn Any Empty Bottle into a USB-Powered LED Touch Lamp (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/turn-any-empty-bottle-into-a-usb-powered-led-touch-lamp-498855729

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Climate-Change Activism - The Number of the Miffed (The Economist Magazine)

http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2013/05/climate-change-activism

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

California - Energy Rich, Decision Poor (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/mark-green/222031/energy-rich-decision-poor

Washington State Governor Likes ‘Zero Energy House’ (South Sound Business Examiner)

http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/May-2013/Governor-likes-Zero-Energy-House/

Stakeholders Group Needed On Plastic Bag Use In Thurston County (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

http://www.thurstontalk.com/2013/05/09/stakeholders-group-needed-on-plastic-bag-use-in-thurston-county/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Thanks to NoaNet - Lake Stevens School District Goes High-Tech with the Help of Federal Grant Money (Lake Stevens Journal, WA)

http://www.lakestevensjournal.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_lake_stevens_school_district_goes_high_tech_with_the_help_of_federal_grant_money

Chelan PUD’s Lake Wenatchee Fiber Optic Work Almost Finished (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/may/09/lake-wenatchee-fiber-almost-finished/

US Smart Grid Networks Exploiting Infrastructure to Provide Wireless Broadband (CircleID)

http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130501_smart_grid_exploiting_infrastructure_to_provide_wireless_broadband/

CenturyLink Consumer Revenue Up in the First Quarter - Predicts Low Broadband Growth in Second Quarter (Fierce Telecom)

http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/centurylink-consumer-revenue-q1-predicts-low-broadband-growth-q2/2013-05-09

Netflix-Hungry Air Travelers Get Broadband Boost from FCC (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-09/netflix-hungry-air-travelers-get-broadband-boost-from-fcc.html

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Forbes’ Top Tweeter Offers Five Social Media Tips (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/socialmadness/2013/05/forbes-top-tweeter-offers-5-social.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Eyman Made $112,000 Last Year for Pitching Washington State Initiatives (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020956525_politicsnweymanxml.html

Nebraska’s U-S Senator Concerned Tax Reform Could Raise Borrowing Costs for Municipal Utilities (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=218181&issueID=27014

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Court Website Hack Puts Personal Information at Risk (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/WA-court-website-breach-personal-info-risk-206804361.html

Guilty Verdict in Monroe Correctional Officer Murder (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Byron-Scherf-Jayme-Biendl-murder-trial-206824661.html

GAO Faults U-S Department of Energy’s Management of Hanford Cleanup (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Government-Accountability-Office-say-Hanford--206867141.html

In Hours, Thieves Took $45 Million in ATM Computer Scheme (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/nyregion/eight-charged-in-45-million-global-cyber-bank-thefts.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=1&

Home Builders Struggling to Find Enough Construction Workers (Los Angeles Times, CA)
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/may/08/business/la-fi-housing-construction-20130508

Prosecutors Say Driver in I-5 Fatal Crash Distracted by Risqué Cellphone Photo (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/prosecutors-say-driver-i-5-fatal-crash-distracted-/nXnND/

Research Firm: PC Sales Plunge as Windows 8 Flops (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Research-firm-PC-sales-plunge-as-Windows-8-flops-202387501.html

NBA Reportedly Pushing Kings Owners to Take Sacramento Offer Before Vote (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2270970

Shelton’s Skyline Drive-In Theater Fights to Stay Alive (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

http://www.thurstontalk.com/2013/05/07/sheltons-skyline-drive-in-theater-fights-to-stay-alive/

DIVERSIONS

Years Underground, Hatching an Invasion

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/science/marvels-and-a-few-mysteries-in-cicadas-17-years.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Local Man Charged with Smuggling Endangered Turtles

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Local-man-charged-with-smuggling-endangered-turtles-206824611.html

Guns Collected at Seattle Buyback Were Destroyed, Cannot Be Made into ‘Peace Bricks’

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2270873

“Too Pretty” Label Mars South Korean Boxing Starlet’s Win

http://news.yahoo.com/too-pretty-label-mars-south-korean-boxing-starlets-033245299.html

SONG OF THE DAY

The Turtles – Elenore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDjI015s044

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Energy News Digest for May 9, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Enron’s Skilling Strikes Deal for Shorter Sentence (NY Times)

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/05/08/enrons-skilling-strikes-deal-for-shorter-sentence/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Northwest Montana Electricity Restored after Major Morning Outage (The Daily Interlake, Kalispell, MT)

http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_cfc70ea2-b8b6-11e2-9b3e-001a4bcf887a.html

Douglas PUD to Celebrate New License for Wells Dam (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/may/08/douglas-pud-to-celebrate-new-license-for-wells-dam/

No New Wind Farm Construction in the Pacific Northwest This Year (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/no-new-wind-farm-construction-pnw-year

Washington State Home Builders Lead the Nation in Energy Code Compliance (MarketWatch)

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/washington-state-home-builders-lead-the-nation-in-energy-code-compliance-2013-05-09

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Enron’s Skilling Strikes Deal for Shorter Sentence
• Why Ex-Enron CEO’s Prison Deal Matters in Portland
• Northwest Montana Electricity Restored after Major Morning Outage
• Douglas PUD to Celebrate New License for Wells Dam
• Port Angeles to Pay More for Utility Study
• Better Power Rates Possible for Mid-Columbia Customers if Columbia River Treaty Changes
• More Regulations on Idaho Rivers? Columbia Treaty Could Make It So
• Boardman to Hemmingway Power Line Talks Continue
• Energy Company Drops Columbia River Coal Terminal
• Over Canadian Hydroelectricity - New Hampshire Governor Criticizes Connecticut Renewable Energy Legislation
• World Bank Turns to Hydropower to Square Development with Climate Change
• U-S Senate Energy Committee Approves Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power Bills
• Plan to Use Sewage Worries Lake Stevens Residents
• Cheeseburger Grease Clogs Up Local Sewers!
• No New Wind Farm Construction in the Pacific Northwest This Year
• Vestas Reports Tough First Quarter in U-S Wind Market - No deliveries to U-S wind farms in the quarter
• South Dakota - Small Wind Farm Wins Right to Sell Power to Big Company
• Washington State Home Builders Lead the Nation in Energy Code Compliance
• Energy Efficiency First Provides Puget Sound Energy’s Free HomePrint Assessment
• Voltage Management: A Hidden Energy Efficiency Resource
• Greenland Glaciers Not Melting as Quickly: Sea Level Rise Slower Than Predicted
• National Telecommunications & Information Administration Releases BTOP Best Practices Toolkit
• Rural, Municipal Broadband Providers See Gains
• Verizon Tells More Sandy Victims They’ll Never See DSL Repaired
• Microsoft Mulling Nook Media LLC Purchase For $1 Billion
• Syrian Web Traffic Returns after 20-Hour Outage
• Dish Network Profit Drops 40 Percent; Subscription Growth Falls
• McDonald’s Shows How to Capitalize on Recent Cleveland News in a Totally Tacky Way
• A Lesson for Teens: Be Careful What You Tweet
• U-S Senate Republicans Block Vote on Nominee to Lead EPA
• Lumber Mills Boost Production as Home Starts Rebound
• Mason County Special Election Results Official
• Federal Officials Reaffirm Support of Cowlitz Tribe’s LaCenter Area Casino Plans
• Study: Oregon the Worst State to Retire In – Washington’s Not That Much Better
• Future of Tillamook Blimp Hangar in Question as Air Museum Prepares to Move

WORD OF THE DAY

Decussate • \DECK-uh-sate\ • Verb - To intersect or cross

Brittanee sat spellbound watching the darkened eastern Oregon sky. The meteor showers created more wishes than she could count, as the sparkling trails of the dying specks of stellar dust spend all night decussating across each other. “Well,” she murmured as she picked up her blanket, “I’d better start buying those lottery tickets now.”

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

Enron’s Skilling Strikes Deal for Shorter Sentence (NY Times)

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/05/08/enrons-skilling-strikes-deal-for-shorter-sentence/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Why Ex-Enron CEO’s Prison Deal Matters in Portland (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2013/05/why-ex-enron-ceos-prison-deal-matters.html

Northwest Montana Electricity Restored after Major Morning Outage (The Daily Interlake, Kalispell, MT)
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_cfc70ea2-b8b6-11e2-9b3e-001a4bcf887a.html

Douglas PUD to Celebrate New License for Wells Dam (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/may/08/douglas-pud-to-celebrate-new-license-for-wells-dam/

Port Angeles to Pay More for Utility Study (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/8690

Better Power Rates Possible for Mid-Columbia Customers if Columbia River Treaty Changes (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/05/07/2386456/better-power-rates-possible-for.html

More Regulations on Idaho Rivers? Columbia Treaty Could Make It So (KTVB-TV, Boise, ID)

http://www.ktvb.com/news/Meeting-held-about-Columbia-River-Treaty-206701631.html

Boardman to Hemmingway Power Line Talks Continue (Baker City Herald, OR)

http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/B2H-power-line-talks-continue

Energy Company Drops Columbia River Coal Terminal (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Energy-company-drops-Columbia-River-coal-terminal-206642901.html

Over Canadian Hydroelectricity - New Hampshire Governor Criticizes Connecticut Renewable Energy Legislation (New Haven Register, CT)

http://nhregister.com/articles/2013/05/08/news/doc518ad4322791a259726577.txt

World Bank Turns to Hydropower to Square Development with Climate Change (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/world-bank-turns-to-hydropower-to-square-development-with-climate-change/2013/05/08/b9d60332-b1bd-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html?wprss=rss_business

U-S Senate Energy Committee Approves Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power Bills (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=218040&issueID=27013

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Plan to Use Sewage Worries Lake Stevens Residents (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130509/NEWS01/705099873

Cheeseburger Grease Clogs Up Local Sewers! (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Cheeseburger-grease-clogs-up-our-sewers-206523121.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

No New Wind Farm Construction in the Pacific Northwest This Year (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/no-new-wind-farm-construction-pnw-year

Vestas Reports Tough First Quarter in U-S Wind Market - No deliveries to U-S wind farms in the quarter, the wind turbine maker says (Denver Business Journal, CO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2013/05/vestas-reports-tough-first-quarter-in.html

South Dakota - Small Wind Farm Wins Right to Sell Power to Big Company (Rapid City Journal, SD)

http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/small-wind-farm-wins-right-to-sell-power-to-big/article_77e1dc36-885c-50d0-83fa-b0de65f37595.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Washington State Home Builders Lead the Nation in Energy Code Compliance (MarketWatch)

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/washington-state-home-builders-lead-the-nation-in-energy-code-compliance-2013-05-09

Energy Efficiency First Provides Puget Sound Energy’s Free HomePrint Assessment (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

http://www.thurstontalk.com/2013/05/08/energy-efficiency-first-provides-pses-free-homeprint-assessment/

Voltage Management: A Hidden Energy Efficiency Resource (GreenTech Media)

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/Voltage-Management-A-Hidden-Energy-Efficiency-Resource

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Greenland Glaciers Not Melting as Quickly: Sea Level Rise Slower Than Predicted (Science World Report)

http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/6727/20130508/greenland-glaciers-melting-quickly-sea-level-rise-slower-predicted.htm

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

National Telecommunications & Information Administration Releases BTOP Best Practices Toolkit - Drawn from Experiences of Stimulus Fund Grantees (MultiChannel News)

http://www.multichannel.com/technology/ntia-releases-btop-best-practices-toolkit/143075

Rural, Municipal Broadband Providers See Gains (Civsource)

http://civsourceonline.com/2013/05/07/rural-municipal-broadband-providers-see-gains/

Verizon Tells More Sandy Victims They’ll Never See DSL Repaired - Verizon Uses Storm Cover as Opportunity to Hang Up on Users (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Tells-More-Sandy-Victims-Theyll-Never-See-DSL-Repaired-124166

Microsoft Mulling Nook Media LLC Purchase For $1 Billion (Tech Crunch)

http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/08/microsoft-mulling-nook-media-llc-purchase-for-1-billion/

Syrian Web Traffic Returns after 20-Hour Outage (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/syrian-web-traffic-returns-after-20-hour-outage/2013/05/08/60fdec6e-b7fa-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html?wprss=rss_technology

Dish Network Profit Drops 40 Percent; Subscription Growth Falls (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/09/us-dishnetwork-results-idUSBRE9480EV20130509

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

McDonald’s Shows How to Capitalize on Recent Cleveland News in a Totally Tacky Way (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2013/05/08/mcdonalds-shows-how-to-capitalize-on-recent-cleveland-news-in-a-totally-tacky-way/

A Lesson for Teens: Be Careful What You Tweet (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/A-lesson-for-teens-Be-careful-what-you-tweet-206701461.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

U-S Senate Republicans Block Vote on Nominee to Lead EPA (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/us/politics/republicans-block-vote-on-nominee-to-lead-epa.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

GENERAL NEWS

Lumber Mills Boost Production as Home Starts Rebound (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2013/05/08/lumber-mills-boost-production-as-home.html

Mason County Special Election Results Official (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/10148

Federal Officials Reaffirm Support of Cowlitz Tribe’s LaCenter Area Casino Plans (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/may/08/federal-officials-reaffirm-support-cowlitz-tribes-/

Study: Oregon the Worst State to Retire In – Washington’s Not That Much Better (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Study-Oregon-the-worst-state-to-retire-in-206632821.html

Future of Tillamook Blimp Hangar in Question as Air Museum Prepares to Move (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2013/05/future_of_tillamook_blimp_hang.html

DIVERSIONS

We Still Use the Same Words We Did 15,000 Years Ago

http://gizmodo.com/we-still-use-the-same-words-we-did-15-000-years-ago-493591254

Disney Drops Bid to Trademark ‘Dia de los Muertos’

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_23198046

Canada’s Jedi Knights Not as Much of a Religious Force

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/05/08/census-jedi-knights-religion-household-survey-statscan.html?cmp=rss

Longview Squirrel Fest Returning Aug. 17; Spin Doctors to Perform

http://tdn.com/news/local/squirrel-fest-returning-aug-spin-doctors-to-perform/article_3b4648f0-b849-11e2-a1d6-001a4bcf887a.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Dirk Leupolz - Suite from Hindenburg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttKB5M4AAHs

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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Energy News Digest for May 8, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Appeals Court Upholds Okanogan PUD’s Power Line Plan (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/may/07/appeals-court-upholds-okanogan-puds-powerline-plan/

Pacific Power’s Retort to Klamath Falls Municipal Electricity Service Plan (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

http://www.heraldandnews.com/members/news/frontpage/article_743d939a-b7ac-11e2-9575-0019bb2963f4.html

Flawed Study Led to Sediment Miscalculation on Elwha Project (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/8689

AT&T adds 4G LTE to Grays Harbor (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kxro.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/att-adds-4g-lte-to-grays-harbor/

Norm Dicks Joins the Law Firm of Van Ness Feldman (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2013/05/norm-dicks-joining-seattle-law-firm.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Appeals Court Upholds Okanogan PUD’s Power Line Plan
• Washington Appeals Court Finds PUDs Have Authority to Condemn Public Trust Lands
• Pacific Power’s Retort to Klamath Falls Municipal Electricity Service Plan
• Washington State Office Recommends Changes to Puget Sound Energy’s Multi-Year Rate Plan Proposal
• Oregon - Scammers Target Central Lincoln PUD Customers
• President’s Proposed Budget Calls for Strategic Review of Government’s Role in the Tennessee Valley Authority
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Staff Issues Report on Bonneville Power Administration’s Reliability Standards Audit
• Planning for the Power Grid of the Future
• As Price of Nuclear Energy Drops, a Wisconsin Plant Is Shut
•  in Sacramento
• So Long Salmon. Tri-City Kids Set Science Projects Free
• Congressman Doc Hastings Discusses Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization at Fisheries Conference
• Pacific Power Spares Nesting Northern Flickers in Northeast Portland
• Greens Sue British Columbia for Trees
• Flawed Study Led to Sediment Miscalculation on Elwha Project
• Upper Klamath Basin Braces for Irrigation Shutoffs
• Montana - Five Charged with Pocketing Federal Stimulus Aid Meant for Chippewa Cree Tribe - Meant for Water Project
• Celebrate Puget Sound Starts Here Month in May
• Minnesota House Passes Bill That Would Require 4% Solar Power
• Canada Loses Appeal at WTO over Ontario’s Green Energy Legislation
• American Wind Energy Association Looks to Step up Lobbying, Political Contributions
• New Wind Turbine for Low Wind Sites
• Utilities Must Walk the Energy-Efficiency Talk
• Encroaching Sea Already a Threat in Caribbean
• Electric-Car Enthusiasts Eye World Records in Cross-Country Trip
• AT&T adds 4G LTE to Grays Harbor
• Why Does Broadband in the U-S Lag Behind Many Other Countries?
• Yanking Broadband from the Slow Lane
• San Francisco Surrenders in Fight over Cell Phone Warnings
• Syria Is Completely Cut Off from the Internet Again
• Don’t Wait Until You Need Social Media - It’s Time to Face Facebook
• Why the Sierra Club is Boycotting Facebook
• Norm Dicks Joins the Law Firm of Van Ness Feldman
• Tacoma City Managers, Employees Slated To Get Sizable Pay Raise; Some Call Foul
• Mason County High School Baseball Team Disciplined for Drinking Moonshine
• Employers Can’t Be Forced to Display Pro-Union Posters, Court Rules
• Thurston County Deputies: Man Siphoned, Resold Thousands of Dollars of Gasoline

WORD OF THE DAY

Diseuse • \dee-ZOOZ\ • Noun - A woman who is a skilled & usually professional reciter

Elocutionist

Diseuse shames all the shy boys

Brings the big house down

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

Appeals Court Upholds Okanogan PUD’s Power Line Plan (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/may/07/appeals-court-upholds-okanogan-puds-powerline-plan/

Washington Appeals Court Finds PUDs Have Authority to Condemn Public Trust Lands (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2013/05/washington-appeals-court-finds-puds-have-authority-to-condemn-public-trust-lands.html

Pacific Power’s Retort to Klamath Falls Municipal Electricity Service Plan (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

http://www.heraldandnews.com/members/news/frontpage/article_743d939a-b7ac-11e2-9575-0019bb2963f4.html

Washington State Office Recommends Changes to Puget Sound Energy’s Multi-Year Rate Plan Proposal (Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, WA)

http://kpbj.com/business_daily/2013-05-08/state_office_recommends_changes_to_puget_sound_energys_multi_year_rate_pla

Oregon - Scammers Target Central Lincoln PUD Customers (Suislaw News, Florence, OR)

http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=80&story_id=6601

President’s Proposed Budget Calls for Strategic Review of Government’s Role in the Tennessee Valley Authority (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=11151

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Staff Issues Report on Bonneville Power Administration’s Reliability Standards Audit (National Law Review)

http://www.natlawreview.com/article/federal-energy-regulatory-commission-ferc-staff-issues-report-bonneville-power-admin

Planning for the Power Grid of the Future (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Planning-for-the-power-grid-of-the-future.aspx

As Price of Nuclear Energy Drops, a Wisconsin Plant Is Shut (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/08/business/energy-environment/kewaunee-nuclear-power-plant-shuts-down.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

FISH & WILDLIFE

Three Million Hatchery Salmon Released into American River in Sacramento (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/05/07/5402563/3-million-hatchery-salmon-released.html

So Long Salmon. Tri-City Kids Set Science Projects Free (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22185647/so-long-salmon-kids-set-science-projects-free

Congressman Doc Hastings Discusses Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization at Fisheries Conference (U-S House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee)

http://naturalresources.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=332834

Pacific Power Spares Nesting Northern Flickers in Northeast Portland (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/05/pacific_power_spares_nesting_n.html

Greens Sue British Columbia for Trees (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/05/07/57375.htm

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Flawed Study Led to Sediment Miscalculation on Elwha Project (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/8689

Upper Klamath Basin Braces for Irrigation Shutoffs (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Upper-Klamath-Basin-braces-for-irrigation-shutoffs-4496439.php

Montana - Five Charged with Pocketing Federal Stimulus Aid Meant for Chippewa Cree Tribe - Meant for Water Project (Great Falls Tribune, MT)
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/viewart/20130507/NEWS01/305070011/5-charged-diverting-federal-stimulus-aid-meant-Chippewa-Cree-Tribe

Celebrate Puget Sound Starts Here Month in May (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2013/may/08/celebrate-puget-sound-starts-here-month-may/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Minnesota House Passes Bill That Would Require 4% Solar Power (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN)

http://www.startribune.com/business/206538021.html?refer=y

Canada Loses Appeal at WTO over Ontario’s Green Energy Legislation (Canadian Press, CTV)

http://london.ctvnews.ca/canada-loses-appeal-at-wto-over-ontario-s-green-energy-legislation-1.1269464

American Wind Energy Association Looks to Step up Lobbying, Political Contributions (Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition)

http://www.governorswindenergycoalition.org/?p=5613

New Wind Turbine for Low Wind Sites (DomesticFuel)

http://domesticfuel.com/2013/05/07/new-wind-turbine-for-low-wind-sites/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Utilities Must Walk the Energy-Efficiency Talk (Fierce Energy)

http://www.fierceenergy.com/story/utilities-must-walk-energy-efficiency-talk/2013-04-30

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Encroaching Sea Already a Threat in Caribbean (Associated Press)

http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/international/americas/2013/05/encroaching_sea_already_a_threat_in_caribbean

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Electric-Car Enthusiasts Eye World Records in Cross-Country Trip (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2013/0507/Electric-car-enthusiasts-eye-world-records-in-cross-country-trip

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AT&T adds 4G LTE to Grays Harbor (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kxro.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/att-adds-4g-lte-to-grays-harbor/

Why Does Broadband in the U-S Lag Behind Many Other Countries? (Wired)

http://www.wired.com/insights/2013/05/broadband-lag-behind/

Yanking Broadband from the Slow Lane (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/08/business/google-project-may-spur-broadband-competition.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&

San Francisco Surrenders in Fight over Cell Phone Warnings (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/08/us-usa-sanfrancisco-cellphones-idUSBRE9470I520130508

Syria Is Completely Cut Off from the Internet Again (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/syria-is-completely-cut-off-from-the-internet-again-494724786

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Don’t Wait Until You Need Social Media - It’s Time to Face Facebook (Houston Business Journal, TX)

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/bizorama/2013/05/dont-wait-until-you-need-social-media.html

Why the Sierra Club is Boycotting Facebook (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/05/08/why-the-sierra-club-is-boycotting.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Norm Dicks Joins the Law Firm of Van Ness Feldman (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2013/05/norm-dicks-joining-seattle-law-firm.html

Tacoma City Managers, Employees Slated To Get Sizable Pay Raise; Some Call Foul (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2013/05/07/city-managers-employees-slated-to-get-sizable-pay-raise-some-call-foul/

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County High School Baseball Team Disciplined for Drinking Moonshine (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/High-school-baseball-team-disciplined-for-drinking-moonshine-206446041.html

Employers Can’t Be Forced to Display Pro-Union Posters, Court Rules (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2013/0507/Employers-can-t-be-forced-to-display-pro-union-posters-court-rules

Thurston County Deputies: Man Siphoned, Resold Thousands of Dollars of Gasoline (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Deputies-Man-siphoned-resold-thousands-of-dollars-in-gasoline-206544761.html

DIVERSIONS

Saul Bass: Designer, Artist & Auteur of the Opening Credits

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/2013/0508/Saul-Bass-Designer-artist-and-auteur-of-the-opening-credits-video

Lawsuit: Intel Worker Subjected to ‘Kick Me’ Prank

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Lawsuit-Intel-worker-subjected-to-Kick-Me-prank-4495440.php

‘The Peacocks Are Vandalizing Our Cars’

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/TH-206382891.html

Shades of the “Three Stooges” - When Remodeling Goes Wrong: House Destroyed by Fire, Falling Tree

http://www.katu.com/news/local/When-remodeling-goes-wrong-House-destroyed-by-fire-falling-tree-206456141.html

SONG OF THE DAY

BJ. Thomas - I Just Can’t Help Believing (The Living Room Sessions)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4j-fJb40TY

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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.

Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.