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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Energy News Digest for May 30, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

FERC Chairman, a Champion of Green Power, to Step Down (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2013/05/30/ferc-chairman-jon-wellinghoff-a-champion-of-green-power-to-step-down/

Berkshire Unit in $5.6 Billion Deal for Nevada’s Largest Electric Utility (NY Times)

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/berkshire-unit-in-5-6-billion-deal-for-nevadas-largest-electric-utility/?partner=rss&emc=rss

California - Two Injured When Boiler Blows at Ione Biomass Plant (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/05/30/5457507/two-injured-when-boiler-blows.html

Utilities Want a Piece of the FCC’s $4.5 Billion Rural Broadband Push (GreenTech Media - Tacoma PUD?)

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/Utilities-Want-a-Piece-of-the-FCCs-4.5B-Rural-Broadband-Push

Energy Management Keeps Washington Plant Kilowatts Ahead of Competition (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Energy-management-keeps-Washington-plant-kilowatts-ahead-of-competition.aspx

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

FERC Chairman, a Champion of Green Power, to Step Down
Berkshire Unit in $5.6 Billion Deal for Nevada’s Largest Electric Utility
Cowlitz PUD Commissioners Announce 15-Member Rate Advisory Panel
Mason County PUD 3 - Planned Power Outage Thursday for Twanoh Falls Area
No Tall Tale: Power Poles Are Growing, Thanks To Our Appetite for Cable, Bandwidth, Electricity
Op/Ed - Orcas Power & Light: The Next Chapter
Montana - Judge Approves City of Great Falls' Settlement with Southern Montana Electric
Specialist Lowers the Boom on Pacific Gas & Electric
North American Electric Reliability Corporation Releases Reports to Identify Reliability Performance, Trends
Feds Want Power Grid Plans for Solar Flares
Survey: Many Americans Don't Know What Fracking Is
Here’s Why 1.2 Billion People Still Don’t Have Access to Electricity
Columbia Steelhead "Strongholds''
Idaho Power Shutters Portions of C-J Strike Dam to Fishing
Saving the Teanaway River: Hit your iPhones
Skokomish Tribe’s Potlatch Waste Water Treatment Plant Update
Cooling Water from Northeast U-S Power Plants Keeps Rivers Warmer
California - Two Injured When Boiler Blows at Ione Biomass Plant
Wyoming Company Plans 300-Turbine Wind Farm near Wheatland, Chugwater
Solar-Rental Options Open Doors for Homeowners
Parker Hannifin Joins Snohomish PUD Energy Storage Project
Pennsylvania - In Peco Dispute, Solar Homeowners Wouldn't Give Up
Ontario to Change Green Energy Law after World Trade Organization Ruling
Energy Management Keeps Washington Plant Kilowatts Ahead of Competition
This Innovative Web Site is a Good Place to be for Energy-Minded Homeowners
Mason County PUD 3’s Landing Site on “A Good Place to Be.”
Did the UK Sign Up to 20 Percent Renewable Energy By Mistake?
Anti-LEED Bill Pulled from North Carolina Senate Committee Review
Utilities Want a Piece of the FCC’s $4.5 Billion Rural Broadband Push
Science, Politics & the Optics of Broadband
Dropbox Goes Down for Many Users Worldwide
Texas to Offer Tax Breaks to Data Center Operators
Dish Tops Sprint's Bid for Clearwire Ahead of Vote
With Windows 8.1, Microsoft Goes Retro - And Says “Uncle”
Americans Talk, Surf More than Europeans on Cells
Nasdaq is Fined $10 Million Over Mishandled Facebook Public Offering
Washington State Senator Mike Carrell Of Lakewood Dies At Age 69
Inmate Assaults Washington State Corrections Center Staff
Construction Crews Installing Stormwater Pipes in Downtown Shelton
Tree-Trimming Scam Leaves Mess in Yard, Empty Pockets

WORD OF THE DAY

Efflorescence • \eff-luh-RESS-suns\ • Noun - 1a: the action or process of developing and unfolding as if coming into flower b: an instance of such development c: fullness of manifestation: culmination 2: the period or state of flowering 3: the process or product of efflorescing chemically

“Blink and its gone,” bellowed the intergalactic Master Gardener to his well-behaved minions, trailing behind him like so many ducklings as they trekked across the plans of Minubious-Two on their way to observe the once millennial efflorescence of the “scavenging blink-flower.” Unfortunately for the group, their attention at the exact time of flowering was diverted at the worst time, as one of the sentient talking dogs of Canis Carnivora barked “squirrel” at a small rodent running across the remote mountain trail.

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

FERC Chairman, a Champion of Green Power, to Step Down (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2013/05/30/ferc-chairman-jon-wellinghoff-a-champion-of-green-power-to-step-down/

Berkshire Unit in $5.6 Billion Deal for Nevada’s Largest Electric Utility (NY Times)

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/berkshire-unit-in-5-6-billion-deal-for-nevadas-largest-electric-utility/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Cowlitz PUD Commissioners Announce 15-Member Rate Advisory Panel (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/a44b195c-c802-11e2-b63c-0019bb2963f4.html

Mason County PUD 3 - Planned Power Outage Thursday for Twanoh Falls Area (Mason County PUD No. 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1222

No Tall Tale: Power Poles Are Growing, Thanks To Our Appetite for Cable, Bandwidth, Electricity (My Edmonds News, WA)

http://myedmondsnews.com/2013/05/no-tall-tale-power-poles-are-growing-thanks-to-our-appetite-for-cable-bandwidth-electricity/

Op/Ed - Orcas Power & Light: The Next Chapter (Island Sounder, Eastsound, WA)

http://www.islandssounder.com/opinion/209365151.html

Montana - Judge Approves City of Great Falls' Settlement with Southern Montana Electric (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20130529/NEWS01/305290019/Judge-approves-city-Great-Falls-settlement-SME

Specialist Lowers the Boom on Pacific Gas & Electric (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/05/30/58064.htm

North American Electric Reliability Corporation Releases Reports to Identify Reliability Performance, Trends (Transmission & Distribution World)

http://tdworld.com/energizing/nerc-releases-reports-identify-reliability-performance-trends

Feds Want Power Grid Plans for Solar Flares (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/05/30/58039.htm

Survey: Many Americans Don't Know What Fracking Is (U-S News & World Report)

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/05/29/survey-many-americans-dont-know-what-fracking-is

Here’s Why 1.2 Billion People Still Don’t Have Access to Electricity (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/29/heres-why-1-2-billion-people-still-dont-have-access-to-electricity/?wprss=rss_business

FISH & WILDLIFE

Columbia Steelhead "Strongholds'' (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/may/29/steelhead-strongholds-Columbia-River/

Idaho Power Shutters Portions of C-J Strike Dam to Fishing (Associated Press)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/05/30/2596356/idaho-power-shutters-portions.html

Saving the Teanaway River: Hit your iPhones (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2013/05/29/saving-the-teanaway-hit-your-ipods/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Skokomish Tribe’s Potlatch Waste Water Treatment Plant Update (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/58200-potlatch-waste-water-treatment-plant-update

Cooling Water from Northeast U-S Power Plants Keeps Rivers Warmer (Environmental Monitor)

http://www.fondriest.com/news/cooling-water-from-northeast-u-s-power-plants-keeps-rivers-warmer.htm

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

California - Two Injured When Boiler Blows at Ione Biomass Plant (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/05/30/5457507/two-injured-when-boiler-blows.html

Wyoming Company Plans 300-Turbine Wind Farm near Wheatland, Chugwater (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

http://trib.com/business/energy/f1d87113-6593-518a-9385-499b217b53da.html

Solar-Rental Options Open Doors for Homeowners (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/05/30/2413837/solar-rental-options-open-doors.html

Parker Hannifin Joins Snohomish PUD Energy Storage Project (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=220317&issueID=27028

Pennsylvania - In Peco Dispute, Solar Homeowners Wouldn't Give Up (Individual.Com)

http://www.individual.com/storyrss.php?story=176537718&hash=5187db4e0155fd012e7d248fbd592739

Ontario to Change Green Energy Law after World Trade Organization Ruling (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/ontario-to-change-green-energy-law-after-wto-ruling/article12236781/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy Management Keeps Washington Plant Kilowatts Ahead of Competition (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Energy-management-keeps-Washington-plant-kilowatts-ahead-of-competition.aspx

This Innovative Web Site is a Good Place to be for Energy-Minded Homeowners (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/energy/2013/05/29/this-innovative-web-site-is-a-good-place-to-be-for-energy-minded-homeowners/

Mason County PUD 3’s Landing Site on “A Good Place to Be.”

http://masonpud3.goodplacetobe.com/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Did the UK Sign Up to 20 Percent Renewable Energy By Mistake? (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/robertwilson190/230481/did-uk-sign-20-renewable-energy-mistake

Anti-LEED Bill Pulled from North Carolina Senate Committee Review (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/going_green/2013/05/anti-leed-bill-pulled-nc-senate.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Utilities Want a Piece of the FCC’s $4.5 Billion Rural Broadband Push (GreenTech Media - Tacoma PUD?)

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/Utilities-Want-a-Piece-of-the-FCCs-4.5B-Rural-Broadband-Push

Science, Politics & the Optics of Broadband (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2013/05/29/science-politics-and-the-optics-of-broadband/

Dropbox Goes Down for Many Users Worldwide (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/05/30/dropbox-outage/

Texas to Offer Tax Breaks to Data Center Operators (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2013/05/29/texas-to-offer-tax-breaks-to-data.html

Dish Tops Sprint's Bid for Clearwire Ahead of Vote (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Dish-tops-Sprint-s-bid-for-Clearwire-ahead-of-vote-4559113.php

With Windows 8.1, Microsoft Goes Retro - And Says “Uncle” (Seattle Times, WA)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/brierdudley/2013/05/30/15239/?syndication=rss

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Americans Talk, Surf More than Europeans on Cells (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Americans-talk-surf-more-than-Europeans-on-cells-4558721.php

Nasdaq is Fined $10 Million Over Mishandled Facebook Public Offering (NY Times)

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/nasdaq-to-pay-10-million-fine-over-facebook-i-p-o/?partner=rss&emc=rss

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Senator Mike Carrell Of Lakewood Dies At Age 69 (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/State-Sen-Mike-Carrell-of-Lakewood-dies-at-age-69-209385201.html

GENERAL NEWS

Inmate Assaults Washington State Corrections Center Staff (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/58111-inmate-assaults-corrections-staff

Construction Crews Installing Stormwater Pipes in Downtown Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/58109-construction-crews-to-install-pipes-in-shelton

Tree-Trimming Scam Leaves Mess in Yard, Empty Pockets (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Tree-trimming-scam-leaves-mess-in-yard-empty-pockets-209436551.html

DIVERSIONS

Ants Ringing Doorbell Disturb German Woman's Sleep

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_23345214

Ten Scripps National Spelling Bee Words You'd Definitely Mess Up

http://mashable.com/2013/05/29/scripps-national-spelling-bee-words/

Huge Asteroid 1998 QE2 Sails by Earth on Friday

http://news.yahoo.com/huge-asteroid-1998-qe2-sails-earth-friday-133958512.html

Scientists say newly discovered woolly mammoth blood boosts cloning prospects

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/scientists-newly-discovered-woolly-mammoth-blood-boosts-cloning-181709077.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Eumir Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Rn7S2zLWE

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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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.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff Stepping Down (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/ferc-chairman-jon-wellinghoff-stepping-down-91995.html

Energy News Digest for May 29, 2013

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Energy News Digest Word Cloud for May 29, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Solar Industry Anxious Over Defective Panels (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/business/energy-environment/solar-powers-dark-side.html?hpw&_r=0

Grays Harbor PUD Selects New General Manager (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kxro.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/grays-harbor-pud-selects-new-general-manager/

Making Rural Idaho Less Remote with Broadband Internet (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/05/28/2594494/making-rural-less-remote-with.html

Cowlitz PUD Promoting Conservation through Usage Comparison Campaign (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/cowlitz-pud-promoting-conservation-through-usage-comparison-campaign/article_5b665b98-c802-11e2-8728-0019bb2963f4.html

Washington State Attorney General Appeals Salmon Culvert Ruling (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Wash-attorney-general-appeals-culvert-ruling-4554236.php

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

Grays Harbor PUD Selects New General Manager
Bonneville Power Administration Line Crew’s Invention Solves One Hefty Problem
Mason County PUD 3 Linemen Replace Major Power Transmission Pole in Downtown Shelton
Environmental Groups File Appeal to Stop Coos Bay Liquefied Natural Gas Export Plans
Senator Boxer Calls for Probe on California Nuclear Plant
Japan Vows Reform after Nuclear Leak
Ernest Moniz on Natural Gas & “Forgotten Renewables”
California - Hercules Council to Consider Offer from Pacific Gas & Electric to Buy Municipal Utility
Want a Secure & High Paying Job? Get Into Power Engineering
World Bank Announces Renewed Support for Large Hydropower
Washington State Attorney General Appeals Salmon Culvert Ruling
Biologist Claims Deadly Disease Found in British Columbia Salmon
Seals Tell Tales of Sound’s Health
Pot Gardens’ Use of Poison Looked at in Owl Deaths
Port Angeles City Officials Brief Business Group on Elwha Sediment Issue
Wal-Mart Fined $82 Million over Mishandling of Hazardous Wastes
Solar Industry Anxious Over Defective Panels
Grant PUD Uses Solar Races to Teach Renewable Energy
Wyoming Lawmakers Say State’s Wind Power Industry Doesn’t Need Tax Credit
Connecticut - House Passes Energy Bill with Added Restriction on Hydropower
Denmark - Dong Energy Delays Switch to Biomass as It Awaits Rules on Tax
Ernst & Young: Political Infighting Damaging UK Green Energy Prospects
Cowlitz PUD Promoting Conservation through Usage Comparison Campaign
Burbank Water & Power GM Sees ‘Silver Lining’ in Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy
Mild Winter Cited as Cause - European Union Greenhouse Gas Emissions Lowest to Date
Are Electric Cars Green? The External Cost of Lithium Batteries
Insight: The Road to a Greener America is Littered with Road-Kill
For Those Lacking Electricity - A Little Wind Power Goes a Long Way
Making Rural Idaho Less Remote with Broadband Internet
Companies Pitch Cities on Going High Tech
Duke Energy Fiber-Optic Venture May Be for Sale
Banning Employee Uses of Social Media. It’s Happening
FEMA Promotes Its Wireless Emergency Alert System
Many Don’t Know How Much They Pay for Roads, Survey Finds
One Arrest after Tuesday Shooting in Belfair
$1 Million Bail for Man Accused in Baby-Freezer Case
Man Arrested at Little Creek Casino after Security Agents Find $66,000, Gun & Meth
Six Injured When Motorhomes Collide near Lilliwaup
Boeing Sends Layoff Notices to Hundreds
Students Support Workers on Strike at The Evergreen State College
Master Gardeners Celebrate 40th Year of Program That Began Locally

WORD OF THE DAY

Menagerie • \muh-NADJE-uh-ree\ • Noun - 1a: a place where animals are kept & trained especially for exhibition b: a collection of wild or foreign animals kept especially for exhibition 2: a varied mixture.

Every time I hear the word “menagerie.” I think of a song my mom used to sing to us on long trips:

The Animal Fair

I went to the animal fair,

All the birds and the beasts were there,

The big baboon by the light of the moon

Was combing his auburn hair.

You should have seen the monk,

He sat on the elephant’s trunk;

The elephant sneezed and fell on his knees,

And what became of the monk,

The monk, the monk, the monk,

The monk, the monk, the monk?

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

Grays Harbor PUD Selects New General Manager (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kxro.wordpress.com/2013/05/28/grays-harbor-pud-selects-new-general-manager/

Bonneville Power Administration Line Crew’s Invention Solves One Hefty Problem (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-line-crews-invention-solves-one-hefty-problem.aspx

Mason County PUD 3 Linemen Replace Major Power Transmission Pole in Downtown Shelton (Mason County PUD No. 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1223

Environmental Groups File Appeal to Stop Coos Bay Liquefied Natural Gas Export Plans (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/environmental-groups-file-appeal-stop-coos-bay-export-plans

Senator Boxer Calls for Probe on California Nuclear Plant (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0528/Senator-Boxer-calls-for-probe-on-California-nuclear-plant

Japan Vows Reform after Nuclear Leak - Exposure north of Tokyo wasn’t reported for day (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/may/29/japan-vows-reform-after-nuclear-leak/

Ernest Moniz on Natural Gas & “Forgotten Renewables” (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/tinacasey/229646/ernest-moniz-natural-gas-and-forgotten-renewables

California - Hercules Council to Consider Offer from Pacific Gas & Electric to Buy Municipal Utility (Contra Costa Times, Walnut Grove, CA)

http://www.contracostatimes.com/west-county-times/ci_23334179/hercules-council-consider-offer-from-pg-e-buy

Want a Secure & High Paying Job? Get Into Power Engineering (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterdetwiler/2013/05/29/want-a-secure-and-high-paying-job-get-into-power-engineering/

World Bank Announces Renewed Support for Large Hydropower (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/05/world-bank-back-in-large-hydro?cmpid=rss

FISH & WILDLIFE

Washington State Attorney General Appeals Salmon Culvert Ruling (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Wash-attorney-general-appeals-culvert-ruling-4554236.php

Biologist Claims Deadly Disease Found in British Columbia Salmon (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2283806

Seals Tell Tales of Sound’s Health (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021075490_harborsealsxml.html?syndication=rss

Pot Gardens’ Use of Poison Looked at in Owl Deaths (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Pot-gardens-use-of-poison-looked-at-in-owl-deaths-4554807.php

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Port Angeles City Officials Brief Business Group on Elwha Sediment Issue (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/8748

Wal-Mart Fined $82 Million over Mishandling of Hazardous Wastes (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/business/wal-mart-is-fined-82-million-over-mishandling-of-hazardous-wastes.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Solar Industry Anxious Over Defective Panels (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/business/energy-environment/solar-powers-dark-side.html?hpw&_r=0

Grant PUD Uses Solar Races to Teach Renewable Energy (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/school_news/article_ddc1da20-c4b7-11e2-83f1-001a4bcf887a.html

Wyoming Lawmakers Say State’s Wind Power Industry Doesn’t Need Tax Credit (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

http://trib.com/business/energy/wyoming-lawmakers-say-state-s-wind-power-industry-doesn-t/article_cf96232e-88d2-552f-b55c-3e55e69bb97e.html

Connecticut - House Passes Energy Bill with Added Restriction on Hydropower (Hartford Courant, CT)

http://www.courant.com/business/hc-clean-energy-bill-passes-20130528,0,1357945.story

Denmark - Dong Energy Delays Switch to Biomass as It Awaits Rules on Tax (Bloomberg News - Calling Duff Badgley)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-28/dong-energy-delays-switch-to-biomass-as-it-awaits-rules-on-tax.html

Ernst & Young: Political Infighting Damaging UK Green Energy Prospects (Business Green)

http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2271001/ernst-young-political-infighting-damaging-uk-green-energy-prospects

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Cowlitz PUD Promoting Conservation through Usage Comparison Campaign (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/cowlitz-pud-promoting-conservation-through-usage-comparison-campaign/article_5b665b98-c802-11e2-8728-0019bb2963f4.html

Burbank Water & Power GM Sees ‘Silver Lining’ in Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=220161&issueID=27027

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Mild Winter Cited as Cause - European Union Greenhouse Gas Emissions Lowest to Date (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/EU-greenhouse-gas-emissions-lowest-to-date-4557017.php

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Are Electric Cars Green? The External Cost of Lithium Batteries (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/nnadir/221226/green-electric-car-actually-green-external-cost-lithium-batteries

Insight: The Road to a Greener America is Littered with Road-Kill (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/20/us-usa-energy-green-insight-idUSBRE94J03D20130520

For Those Lacking Electricity - A Little Wind Power Goes a Long Way (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/05/a-little-wind-power-goes-a-long-way?cmpid=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Making Rural Idaho Less Remote with Broadband Internet (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/05/28/2594494/making-rural-less-remote-with.html

Companies Pitch Cities on Going High Tech (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/on-it/companies-pitch-cities-on-going-high-tech/2013/05/19/62c75c32-b1d4-11e2-bbf2-a6f9e9d79e19_story.html?wprss=rss_technology

Duke Energy Fiber-Optic Venture May Be for Sale (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/power_city/2013/05/duke-energy-fiber-optic-venture-may-be.html

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Banning Employee Uses of Social Media. It’s Happening (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2013/05/banning-employee-uses-of-social-media.html

FEMA Promotes Its Wireless Emergency Alert System (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/29/business/media/fema-promotes-its-wireless-emergency-alert-system.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Many Don’t Know How Much They Pay for Roads, Survey Finds (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/many-dont-know-how-much-they-pay-for-roads-survey-finds/2013/05/28/32fcc020-c4ab-11e2-914f-a7aba60512a7_story.html?wprss=rss_business

GENERAL NEWS

One Arrest after Tuesday Shooting in Belfair (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/10285

$1 Million Bail for Man Accused in Baby-Freezer Case (Associated Press)

http://www.kgw.com/news/209301661.html

Man Arrested at Little Creek Casino after Security Agents Find $66,000, Gun & Meth (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2013/05/29/2563331/man-arrested-at-casino-after-security.html

Six Injured When Motorhomes Collide near Lilliwaup (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/10282

Boeing Sends Layoff Notices to Hundreds (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2013/05/29/boeing-sends-layoff-notices-to-hundreds/

Students Support Workers on Strike at The Evergreen State College (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Student-support-workers-on-strike-at-Evergreen-State-College-209209871.html

Master Gardeners Celebrate 40th Year of Program That Began Locally (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/05/29/2616343/garden-masters.html?storylink=rss

DIVERSIONS

Move Over ‘Ugly American,’ China’s Tourists Are In Town

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2013/0529/Move-over-ugly-American-China-s-tourists-are-in-town

Ladder May Be Placed Atop Mount Everest

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/national/ladder-may-be-placed-atop-mount-everest/nX5tP/

Commuters Say Teakettle Billboard Looks Like Hitler

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/commuters-tea-kettle-billboard-looks-hitler-011814197.html

Missing Man Walks Up to News Crew Reporting On … Missing Man

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/news-crew-reporting-missing-man-finds-him-during-144040400.html