Energy News Digest for July 1, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Record High Temperatures Likely to be Shattered Today (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/monday-weather-excessive-heat-213829761.html

Feds Propose Making Ecosystem Key Purpose of New Columbia River Treaty with Canada (Portland Tribune, OR)

http://portlandtribune.com/sl/155631-feds-propose-making-ecosystem-key-purpose-of-new-columbia-river-treaty-with-canada-

Colvilles Say Yakama Fish Project Interferes in Their Territory (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/jun/29/colvilles-say-yakama-fish-project-interferes-in-their-territory/

WAPA, Basin Electric, Heartland Lean toward Joining Southwest Power Pool (Platts)

http://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/PortlandMaine/WAPA-Basin-Electric-Heartland-lean-toward-joining-21224170

Five Ways to Engage Low-Income Customers in Energy Efficiency (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/stephenlacey/243701/5-ways-engage-low-income-customers-efficiency

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• WAPA, Basin Electric, Heartland Lean toward Joining Southwest Power Pool
• New York Lawmakers Approve Plan to Downsize LIPA; Commission’s Report Leads to Inquiry over Fees
• U-S Runs Out of Nuclear Fuel from Russian Warheads
• Obama Pledges to Help Double Electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Consumers’ Trust in Utilities Lowest in Four Years, New Accenture Research Shows
• AutoGrid Is Indexing the Electric Grid
• Colvilles Say Yakama Fish Project Interferes in Their Territory
• Yakama Nation Re-Introduction Efforts Brings Once-Extinct Sockeye Back to Cle Elum Lake, Tributaries
• Columbia, Snake, Willamette Dams Target of Study - Multi-Million Dollar Grant For Checking Salmon, Trout & Lamprey Migration
• USGS Research Says Fish Virus in Washington Coastal Steelhead Originated from Columbia River Basin
• Millions of Krill Wash Up on Pacific Northwest Beaches
• Feds Propose Making Ecosystem Key Purpose of New Columbia River Treaty with Canada
• Montana’s Libby Dam Stems from 1964 Columbia River Treaty; State Tracking Closely Possible Changes
• Columbia River Treaty could impact Libby Dam
• Wind Power & the Thrum of Lawsuits
• Rare Bird Last Seen in Britain 22 Years Ago Reappears - Only to be Killed by Wind Turbine in Front of a Horrified Crowd Of Birdwatchers
• Tennessee Valley Authority Looks at Options for Greener Energy
• New Hampshire Legislature’s Use of Renewable Energy Fund Called ‘Bait & Switch’
• Op/Ed – 90 Percent Renewable: Vermont Energy Plan Is Wishful Thinking
• How to Cook Up a Community Solar Energy Project
• Five Ways to Engage Low-Income Customers in Energy Efficiency
• Pacific Power Gives Businesses, Conservation a Boost
• Kitsap County Generating Energy Savings & Cost Savings
• Is There Phantom Power Usage In Your Home?
• Op/Ed Snark - Avista ‘Report Card’ Puts Me in a Class by Myself
• Tree Rings Reveal El Niño Tied to Recent Global Warming
• Homeowner’s Wind Turbine Ruled Nuisance
• Yahoo to Shut Down Pioneering AltaVista Search Site
• Corkscrew Lasers Are About to Revolutionize Internet Bandwidth
• Think Before You Tweet: Lessons from Chik-Fil-A, Alec Baldwin & A-Rod
• Failing to Turn Over Email Record Costs Shoreline
• The “Sue & Settle” Racket
• Tougher Rules for Paid Signature Gathering Operations Wins Oregon Legislative Approval
• Record High Temperatures Likely to be Shattered Today
• Nineteen Firefighters Die Battling Arizona Wildfire
• Governor Inslee Signs Washington State Budget
• Washington State Legislature OKs Suspension of Teacher Raises
• Jay Cole Wins at Grays Harbor Raceway for 20 Years
• Longtime Local Lewis County Radio Personality Retiring

WORD OF THE DAY

Lenitive \LEN-uh-tiv\ adjective - Alleviating pain or harshness: soothing.

Sunburns, toasty hot

Lotion a lenitive balm

Next time, big straw hat

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

WAPA, Basin Electric, Heartland Lean toward Joining Southwest Power Pool (Platts)

http://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/PortlandMaine/WAPA-Basin-Electric-Heartland-lean-toward-joining-21224170

New York Lawmakers Approve Plan to Downsize LIPA; Commission’s Report Leads to Inquiry over Fees (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=224579&issueID=27050

U-S Runs Out of Nuclear Fuel from Russian Warheads (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2013/06/30/u-s-runs-out-of-nuclear-fuel-from-russian-warheads/?ss=business:energy

Obama Pledges to Help Double Electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2013/0630/Obama-pledges-to-help-double-electricity-in-sub-Saharan-Africa-video

Consumers’ Trust in Utilities Lowest in Four Years, New Accenture Research Shows (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=170987

AutoGrid Is Indexing the Electric Grid (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/06/30/autogrid-is-indexing-the-electric-grid/?ss=business:energy

FISH & WILDLIFE

Colvilles Say Yakama Fish Project Interferes in Their Territory (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/jun/29/colvilles-say-yakama-fish-project-interferes-in-their-territory/

Yakama Nation Re-Introduction Efforts Brings Once-Extinct Sockeye Back to Cle Elum Lake, Tributaries (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/427235.aspx

Columbia, Snake, Willamette Dams Target of Study - Multi-Million Dollar Grant For Checking Salmon, Trout & Lamprey Migration (Moscow-Pullman Daily News, WA-ID)

http://dnews.com/article_3023bd9b-96ff-5477-b0ad-4fd13c0076b8.html

USGS Research Says Fish Virus in Washington Coastal Steelhead Originated from Columbia River Basin (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/427227.aspx

Millions of Krill Wash Up on Pacific Northwest Beaches (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Millions-of-krill-wash-up-on-Ore--213551281.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Feds Propose Making Ecosystem Key Purpose of New Columbia River Treaty with Canada (Portland Tribune, OR)

http://portlandtribune.com/sl/155631-feds-propose-making-ecosystem-key-purpose-of-new-columbia-river-treaty-with-canada-

Montana’s Libby Dam Stems from 1964 Columbia River Treaty; State Tracking Closely Possible Changes (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/427232.aspx

Columbia River Treaty could impact Libby Dam (News Bonner’s Ferry, ID)

http://www.newsbf.com/news/1306/30libby.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Wind Power & the Thrum of Lawsuits (National Geographic Magazine)

http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/07/01/wind-power-and-the-thrum-of-lawsuits/

Rare Bird Last Seen in Britain 22 Years Ago Reappears - Only to be Killed by Wind Turbine in Front of a Horrified Crowd Of Birdwatchers (The Daily Mail, UK)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2350267/Rare-bird-white-throated-needletail-killed-wind-turbine-crowd-twitchers.html

Tennessee Valley Authority Looks at Options for Greener Energy (Florence Times Daily, AL)

http://www.timesdaily.com/news/local/article_20e353c8-e142-11e2-922c-10604b9ffe60.html

New Hampshire Legislature’s Use of Renewable Energy Fund Called ‘Bait & Switch’ (New Hampshire Union Leader)

http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130630/NEWS05/130639982

Op/Ed – 90 Percent Renewable: Vermont Energy Plan Is Wishful Thinking (Valley News, West Lebanon, NH)

http://www.vnews.com/opinion/columns/6404489-95/column-vt-energy-plan-is-wishful-thinking

How to Cook Up a Community Solar Energy Project (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/rosana-francescato/243081/how-cook-community-solar-project

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Five Ways to Engage Low-Income Customers in Energy Efficiency (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/stephenlacey/243701/5-ways-engage-low-income-customers-efficiency

Pacific Power Gives Businesses, Conservation a Boost (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/1276079-8/pacific-power-program-gives-businesses-conservation-a-boost

Kitsap County Generating Energy Savings & Cost Savings (Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, WA)

http://kpbj.com/business_daily/2013-07-01/kitsap_county_generating_energy_savings_and_cost_savings

Is There Phantom Power Usage In Your Home? (Clean Technica)

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/30/is-there-phantom-power-usage-in-your-home-2/

Op/Ed Snark - Avista ‘Report Card’ Puts Me in a Class by Myself (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jun/30/clark-avista-report-card-puts-me-in-a-class-by/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Tree Rings Reveal El Niño Tied to Recent Global Warming (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/0701/Tree-rings-reveal-El-Nino-tied-to-recent-global-warming

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Homeowner’s Wind Turbine Ruled Nuisance (National Association of Realtors)

http://www.realtor.org/legal-case-summaries/homeowner-s-wind-turbine-ruled-nuisance

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Yahoo to Shut Down Pioneering AltaVista Search Site (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23127361

Corkscrew Lasers Are About to Revolutionize Internet Bandwidth (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/corkscrew-lasers-are-about-to-revolutionize-internet-ba-613647720

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Think Before You Tweet: Lessons from Chik-Fil-A, Alec Baldwin & A-Rod (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2013/06/think-before-you-tweet-lessons-from.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Failing to Turn Over Email Record Costs Shoreline (Associated Press)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/ap/washington/failing-to-turn-over-email-record-costs-shoreline/nYZXh/

The “Sue & Settle” Racket (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidblackmon/2013/05/27/the-sue-and-settle-racket/

Tougher Rules for Paid Signature Gathering Operations Wins Oregon Legislative Approval (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2013/06/tougher_rules_for_paid_signatu.html

GENERAL NEWS

Record High Temperatures Likely to be Shattered Today (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/monday-weather-excessive-heat-213829761.html

Nineteen Firefighters Die Battling Arizona Wildfire (Associated Press)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/213788631.html

Governor Inslee Signs Washington State Budget (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/10583

Washington State Legislature OKs Suspension of Teacher Raises (KIMG-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Legislature-OKs-suspension-of-teacher-raises-213722951.html

Jay Cole Wins at Grays Harbor Raceway for 20 Years (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

http://www.thurstontalk.com/2013/06/30/jay-cole-wins-at-grays-harbor-raceway-for-20-years/

Longtime Local Lewis County Radio Personality Retiring (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2013/06/longtime-local-lewis-county-radio.html

DIVERSIONS

Fed Marijuana, Snohomish Pigs Go for Premium Price

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130627/NEWS01/706279825

This Hugely Popular National Park Doesn’t Actually Exist

http://grist.org/living/this-hugely-popular-national-park-doesnt-actually-exist/

Swan Song for Cicadas, but Many Missed the Show

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/01/nyregion/during-cicadas-swan-song-many-wonder-if-they-missed-the-show.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Public Pianos Are ‘Keys to the Street’ In Vancouver

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/06/28/bc-keys-to-the-street.html?cmp=rss

SONG OF THE DAY

Alison Krauss - Carolina in My Mind

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83w8SkdJtPM

James Taylor - Carolina in My Mind

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaPIncGS5UA

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.

Energy News Digest for June 28, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Record-Breaking Heat Possible in Washington State (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/1729-record-breaking-heat-possible-in-wa

Columbia River Treaty in the Works - Draft Plan Updates Priorities, Concerns (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jun/28/columbia-river-treaty-in-works/

Whistling Ridge Energy Project - Washington Supreme Court Hears Wind Farm Case (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://earthfix.opb.org/energy/article/washington-supreme-court-hears-wind-farm-case/

Chinese Firm Is Charged in Theft of Wind Turbine Software (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/28/business/energy-environment/chinese-firm-is-charged-in-theft-of-turbine-software.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

BC Hydro Fires Workers Accused of Helping Steal Power (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/06/27/bc-hydro-power-fired.html?cmp=rss

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• BC Hydro Fires Workers Accused of Helping Steal Power
• UPDATE – Mason County PUD 3: Electricity Restored at 12:05 PM to Downtown Shelton Customers
• Regional Approach, Not ‘Top-Down’ Approach, Works Better for Power Marketing Administrations, Lawmakers & Witnesses Tell House Hearing
• Idaho - Underground Power Line Could Cost $14.2 Million
• Northern Wasco PUD Buys New Land Near Rodeo Grounds
• Fitch Revises Outlook on Cowlitz PUD Bonds to Stable; Affirms Ratings
• Mason County PUD 3 Selects Realtor
• Obama Nominates Ron Binz to Head Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
• California PUC Shuffles Its Staff amid Furor over Its Handling of Pacific Gas & Electric Punishment for San Bruno Explosion
• Enron’s Money Trail: Skilling Assets Shift to Victims’ Fund
• Nevada PUC Denies Valley Electric Move to Dismiss NV Energy Encroachment Complaint
• Quarrels Continue Over Repository for Nuclear Waste
• Will Minneapolis’ Next Mayor Seek a Municipal Energy Utility?
• Return of the Kings
• Sockeye Season to Open July 1 on Upper Columbia
• Columbia River Treaty in the Works - Draft Plan Updates Priorities, Concerns
• Whistling Ridge Energy Project - Washington Supreme Court Hears Wind Farm Case
• Chinese Firm Is Charged in Theft of Wind Turbine Software
• Whitworth University Tapping into Sun’s Power
• Solar Project South of Silicon Valley Wins a Major Victory in Appeals Court
• Seventh Circuit Ruling Supports Transmission of Renewable Energy and Questions State Renewable Portfolio Standards that Discriminate Against Out-of-State Renewables
• Clean Energy Will Be World’s No. 2 Source of Power by 2016, IEA Says
• Renewable Energy is Growing, But ...
• LIFX Smart Bulb is Simple, Programmable, Color-Changeable, & Awesome
• Energy Secretary Optimistic on Obama’s Plan to Reduce Emissions
• Warming Climate May Help Pacific Northwest Winemakers
• The U-S Needs a Federal-Aid Highway Act for Affordable Broadband – Now
• FCC to Take Over National Broadband Map
• Google Rather Quietly Funding More Wi-Fi Network Builds
• Facebook’s Road to Clean Power Will Be a Long One
• How Data Center Admins Can Add Computing Capacity While Maintaining Energy Efficiency
• The Most Annoying Part of Facebook Newsfeed Ads? They Work
• Texas & Turkey Show Why Twitter is Often the Only Media Outlet That Matters
• To Draw in Younger Buyers, GE Turns to Postwar Designs
• Rural Electric Cooperatives Honor Congressman Hastings
• U-S Senate Finance Leaders’ “Blank Slate” Proposal for Tax Reform Would Eliminate Exclusion for Municipal Bond Interest
• Record-Breaking Heat Possible in Washington State
• Hot, Hot, Hot - Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Seattle
• Washington State Budget Deal Reached: $1 Billion More for K-12, No General Tax Hike
• Elfendalh Pass Road to Close
• Propane to Blame for Idaho House Explosion – Had Been Converting Appliances from Electric to Gas
• Providence St. Peter Makes “Final Offer” to Union Employees
• Man Accused of Stealing Four Miles of Light Rail Copper Faces Judge
• Alleged Metal Theft Family Arrested in Oakville
• Olympic National Park Turns 75
• “B-C Bud” Judged at Vancouver’s Kush Cup

WORD OF THE DAY

Risorgimento • \ree-zore-jih-MENT-toe\ • Noun - 1: the 19th century movement for Italian political unity 2: a time of renewal or renaissance: revival

After a major setback at the hands of “Tiny Tim” (Herbert Khaury), the diminutive ukulele is experiencing a sort of “risorgimento” due to the likes of uke impresario Jake Shimabukuro.

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

BC Hydro Fires Workers Accused of Helping Steal Power (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/06/27/bc-hydro-power-fired.html?cmp=rss

UPDATE – Mason County PUD 3: Electricity Restored at 12:05 PM to Downtown Shelton Customers (Mason County PUD No. 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1234

Regional Approach, Not ‘Top-Down’ Approach, Works Better for Power Marketing Administrations, Lawmakers & Witnesses Tell House Hearing (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=224294&issueID=27049

Idaho - Underground Power Line Could Cost $14.2 Million: Ketchum leaders question Idaho Power Co. plan (Mountain Express & Guide, Sun Valley, ID)

http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005147882#.Uc2nVXfNnoc

Northern Wasco PUD Buys New Land Near Rodeo Grounds (Dalles Chronicle, OR)

http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2013/jun/27/pud-buys-new-land-near-rodeo-grounds/

Fitch Revises Outlook on Cowlitz PUD Bonds to Stable; Affirms Ratings (Fort Mill Times, SC)

http://www.fortmilltimes.com/2013/06/27/2789710/fitch-revises-outlook-on-cowlitz.html

Mason County PUD 3 Selects Realtor (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

http://theenergycollective.com/mstepp/241446/nuclear-energy-innovation-big-and-small-important-climate-change

Obama Nominates Ron Binz to Head Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/06/27/obama-to-nominate-ron-binz-to-head-federal-energy-regulatory-commission-sources-say/

California PUC Shuffles Its Staff amid Furor over Its Handling of Pacific Gas & Electric Punishment for San Bruno Explosion (Oakland Tribune, CA)

http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_23547672/puc-shuffles-its-staff-amid-furor-over-its?IADID=Search-www.insidebayarea.com-www.insidebayarea.com

Enron’s Money Trail: Skilling Assets Shift to Victims’ Fund (Houston Business Journal, TX)

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/print-edition/2013/06/28/enrons-money-trail-skilling-assets.html

Nevada PUC Denies Valley Electric Move to Dismiss NV Energy Encroachment Complaint (SNL Financial)

http://www.snl.com/Interactivex/article.aspx?CdId=A-18160119-15400

Quarrels Continue Over Repository for Nuclear Waste (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/28/business/energy-environment/quarrels-continue-over-repository-for-nuclear-waste.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Will Minneapolis’ Next Mayor Seek a Municipal Energy Utility? (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2013/06/27/will-minneapolis-next-mayor-seek-a-municipal-energy-utility/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Return of the Kings (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/jun/27/return-of-the-kings/

Sockeye Season to Open July 1 on Upper Columbia (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2013/jun/27/sockeye-season-open-july-1-upper-columbia/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Columbia River Treaty in the Works - Draft Plan Updates Priorities, Concerns (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jun/28/columbia-river-treaty-in-works/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Whistling Ridge Energy Project - Washington Supreme Court Hears Wind Farm Case (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://earthfix.opb.org/energy/article/washington-supreme-court-hears-wind-farm-case/

Chinese Firm Is Charged in Theft of Wind Turbine Software (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/28/business/energy-environment/chinese-firm-is-charged-in-theft-of-turbine-software.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Whitworth University Tapping into Sun’s Power (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jun/28/whitworth-tapping-into-suns-power/

Solar Project South of Silicon Valley Wins a Major Victory in Appeals Court (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_23554917?source=rss

Seventh Circuit Ruling Supports Transmission of Renewable Energy and Questions State Renewable Portfolio Standards that Discriminate Against Out-of-State Renewables (Perkins Coie)

http://www.perkinscoie.com/seventh-circuit-ruling-supports-transmission-of-renewable-energy-and-questions-state-renewable-portfolio-standards-that-discriminate-against-out-of-state-renewables-06-18-2013/

Clean Energy Will Be World’s No. 2 Source of Power by 2016, IEA Says (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0627/Clean-energy-will-be-world-s-No.-2-source-of-power-by-2016-IEA-says

Renewable Energy is Growing, But ... (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0627/Renewable-energy-is-growing-buthttp://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0627/Renewable-energy-is-growing-but

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

LIFX Smart Bulb is Simple, Programmable, Color-Changeable, & Awesome (Reviewed.Com)

http://www.reviewed.com/features/lifx-smart-bulb-is-simple-programmable-color-changeable-and-awesome

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Energy Secretary Optimistic on Obama’s Plan to Reduce Emissions (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/28/us/politics/energy-secretary-optimistic-on-obamas-plan-to-reduce-emissions.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Warming Climate May Help Pacific Northwest Winemakers (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Warming-climate-may-help-NW-winemakers-213417691.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The U-S Needs a Federal-Aid Highway Act for Affordable Broadband - Now (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/garymyer/2013/06/27/the-u-s-needs-a-federal-aid-highway-act-for-affordable-broadband-now/

FCC to Take Over National Broadband Map (Broadcasting & Cable)

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/494274-FCC_to_Take_Over_National_Broadband_Map.php

Google Rather Quietly Funding More Wi-Fi Network Builds (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Rather-Quietly-Funding-More-WiFi-Network-Builds-124810

Facebook’s Road to Clean Power Will Be a Long One (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2013/06/27/facebooks-road-to-clean-power-will-be-a-long-one/

How Data Center Admins Can Add Computing Capacity While Maintaining Energy Efficiency (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2013/06/27/how-data-center-admins-can-add-computing-capacity-while-maintaining-energy-efficiency/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

The Most Annoying Part of Facebook Newsfeed Ads? They Work (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2013/06/27/the-most-annoying-part-of-facebook.html

Texas & Turkey Show Why Twitter is Often the Only Media Outlet That Matters (Gigaom)

http://gigaom.com/2013/06/27/texas-and-turkey-show-why-twitter-is-often-the-only-media-outlet-that-matters/

To Draw in Younger Buyers, GE Turns to Postwar Designs (Refrigerator Info)

http://www.refrigeratorinfo.com/news/to-draw-in-younger-buyers-ge-turns-to-postwar-designs

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Rural Electric Cooperatives Honor Congressman Hastings (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/nreca-honors-rep-hasting/57734

U-S Senate Finance Leaders’ “Blank Slate” Proposal for Tax Reform Would Eliminate Exclusion for Municipal Bond Interest (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=224439&issueID=27049

GENERAL NEWS

Record-Breaking Heat Possible in Washington State (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/1729-record-breaking-heat-possible-in-wa

Hot, Hot, Hot - Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Seattle

http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WA124F06E27E3C.SpecialWeatherStatement.124F06F06088WA.SEWSPSSEW.6adb09b0402b678a713c05d8a792a62a

Washington State Budget Deal Reached: $1 Billion More for K-12, No General Tax Hike (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2013/06/27/state-budget-deal-reached-1b-more-for-k-12-no-general-tax-hike/#axzz2XQman7uj

Elfendalh Pass Road to Close (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/10556

Propane to Blame for Idaho House Explosion – Had Been Converting Appliances from Electric to Gas (Associated Press)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Propane-to-blame-for-Idaho-house-explosion--213320251.html

Providence St. Peter Makes “Final Offer” to Union Employees (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/health-care-inc/2013/06/providence-st-peters-makes-final.html

Man Accused of Stealing Four Miles of Light Rail Copper Faces Judge (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Man-accused-of-stealing-4-miles-of-light-rail-copper-faces-judge-213407131.html

Alleged Metal Theft Family Arrested in Oakville (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5689

Olympic National Park Turns 75 (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/8816

“B-C Bud” Judged at Vancouver’s Kush Cup - Medical marijuana festival at the PNE until Sunday (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/06/28/bc-kush-cup-vancouver.html?cmp=rss

DIVERSIONS

Family Wallops Beer-Toting Intruder Found Using Basement as a Toilet

http://www.komonews.com/news/crime/Police-Family-wallops-PBR-toting-intruder-found-urinating-in-basement-213377211.html

City Claims 80-Year-Old Couple Used 440,000 Gallons of Water in a Month

http://consumerist.com/2013/06/27/city-claims-80-year-old-couple-used-440000-gallons-of-water-in-a-month/

Bible Signed by Einstein Sells for $68,500 in NYC

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Bible-signed-by-Einstein-sells-for-68-500-in-NYC-4627316.php

Real Estate Agents Used Dead Animals to Sabotage Sale of Neighbor’s House, Police Say

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/06/27/2450803/real-estate-agents-use-dead-animals.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Jackson Browne - Rock Me on the Water

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAXl4kYZyoA

Kathy Mattea - Rock Me on the Water

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpuw_y5zu_k

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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Energy News Digest for June 27, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Pacific Northwest’s Hottest Days of the Year So Far Are Looming (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/northwests-hottest-days-year-so-far-are-looming

Study: Wind Energy in California Has Few Benefits (KCET-TV, Burbank, CA)

http://www.kcet.org/news/rewire/wind/study-wind-in-california-has-few-benefits.html

Puget Sound Energy, Montana Revenue Department Settle Tax Dispute over Power Plants & Transmission (The Missoulian, MT)

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/puget-sound-energy-montana-revenue-department-settle-tax-dispute/article_0aa2b77c-d939-11e2-a0e9-001a4bcf887a.html

Obama Highlights Carbon Storage, Northwest Researchers Hope for More Funding (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/obama-highlights-carbon-storage-northwest-researchers-hope-more-funding

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Puget Sound Energy, Montana Revenue Department Settle Tax Dispute over Power Plants & Transmission
• Okanogan PUD Struggling to Make Up for Big Drop in Revenue
• Clallam County PUD Rate Increase Moves Forward
• Decoupling for Puget Sound Energy - A Step Forward for Energy Conservation in Washington State
• Mason County PUD 3 Reaches 34 Consecutive Years of State Audits with No Findings
• Port Angeles Selects New Public Works Director
• Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for June 25, 2013 Business Meeting
• Witnesses Underscore the Importance of Reliable, Affordable Electricity
• National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Welcomes U-S House Oversight on Power Marketing Administrations
• Unregulated Electricity Suppliers Rate Poorly in Ohio
• Municipal Bond Rates - Cost of Public Projects Is Rising, & Pain Will Be Felt for Years
• Fish Collector Up & Running at Swift Reservoir
• Perch-Eating Tiger Muskies Arrive at Phillips Reservoir
• California - Drought Conditions Threaten Sacramento River Salmon
• Like Taste of Tacoma Water? Company Will Soon Bottle It
• Study: Wind Energy in California Has Few Benefits
• Public Power Utilities Use Creative Financing Models to Support Renewables
• Pierce Defeats Kitsap in Inter-County Energy Conservation Challenge
• Energy Conservation At Large Homes is Lowest Hanging Fruit for Cutting Carbon Emissions
• Energy Efficiency: Home Internet Devices Use Enough to Power Silicon Valley
• Obama Highlights Carbon Storage, Northwest Researchers Hope for More Funding
• Legal Fees Awarded in Fiber-Optic Settlement
• Com Ed Crowdsourcing Bill Redesign
• Facebook Begins Highlighting Most Engaging Posts in Page Admin Panel
• Northwest’s Hottest Days of the Year So Far Are Looming
• Hot Temps - Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Seattle
• 4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Central Washington
• Race to Save the Mid-Columbia Cherry Crop
• Ten Terminals for Crude Oil Trains Planned in Washington State
• Lake Quinault Closed to All Nontribal Uses

WORD OF THE DAY

Perfervid • \per-FER-vid\ • Adjective - Marked by overwrought or exaggerated emotion: excessively fervent.

Perfervid: see Shatner, William.

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

Puget Sound Energy, Montana Revenue Department Settle Tax Dispute over Power Plants & Transmission (The Missoulian, MT)

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/puget-sound-energy-montana-revenue-department-settle-tax-dispute/article_0aa2b77c-d939-11e2-a0e9-001a4bcf887a.html

Okanogan PUD Struggling to Make Up for Big Drop in Revenue (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)

http://methowvalleynews.com/2013/06/16/pud-struggling-to-make-up-for-big-drop-in-revenue/

Clallam County PUD Rate Increase Moves Forward (Sequim Gazette, WA)

http://www.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2013-06-26_pud_rate_increase_moves_forward

Decoupling for Puget Sound Energy - A Step Forward for Energy Conservation in Washington State (News Release - Public News Service)

http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/33198-1

Mason County PUD 3 Reaches 34 Consecutive Years of State Audits with No Findings (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1229

Port Angeles Selects New Public Works Director (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130627/NEWS/306279997/port-angeles-selects-new-public-works-director

Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for June 25, 2013 Business Meeting (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1231

Witnesses Underscore the Importance of Reliable, Affordable Electricity (U-S House of Representatives, Natural Resources Committee)

http://naturalresources.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=340648

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Welcomes U-S House Oversight on Power Marketing Administrations (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.utilityproducts.com/articles/elp-archives/2013/06/nreca-welcomes-u-s-house-oversight-on-power-marketing-administrations.html

Unregulated Electricity Suppliers Rate Poorly in Ohio (Columbus Dispatch, OH)
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2013/06/27/unregulated-suppliers-rate-poorly-in-ohio.html

Municipal Bond Rates - Cost of Public Projects Is Rising, & Pain Will Be Felt for Years (NY Times)

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/bill-for-public-projects-is-rising-and-pain-will-be-felt-for-years/?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

FISH & WILDLIFE

Fish Collector Up & Running at Swift Reservoir (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/fish-collector-up-and-running-at-swift-reservoir/article_7b0e6c92-dd33-11e2-a525-0019bb2963f4.html

Perch-Eating Tiger Muskies Arrive at Phillips Reservoir (Baker City Herald, OR)

http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Perch-eating-tiger-muskies-arrive-at-Phillips-Reservoir

California - Drought Conditions Threaten Sacramento River Salmon (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/06/27/5527560/drought-conditions-threaten-sacramento.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Like Taste of Tacoma Water? Company Will Soon Bottle It (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/06/26/2655060/like-taste-of-tacoma-water-company.html?storylink=rss

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Study: Wind Energy in California Has Few Benefits (KCET-TV, Burbank, CA)

http://www.kcet.org/news/rewire/wind/study-wind-in-california-has-few-benefits.html

Public Power Utilities Use Creative Financing Models to Support Renewables (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=224108&issueID=27048

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Pierce Defeats Kitsap in Inter-County Energy Conservation Challenge (Bonney Lake-Sumner Courier-Herald, WA)

http://www.blscourierherald.com/news/213194331.html

Energy Conservation At Large Homes is Lowest Hanging Fruit for Cutting Carbon Emissions (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/06/26/energy-conservation-at-large-homes-is-lowest-hanging-fruit-for-cutting-carbon-emissions/

Energy Efficiency: Home Internet Devices Use Enough to Power Silicon Valley (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/stephenlacey/241306/us-home-internet-devices-suck-enough-energy-power-silicon-valley

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Obama Highlights Carbon Storage, Northwest Researchers Hope for More Funding (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/obama-highlights-carbon-storage-northwest-researchers-hope-more-funding

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Legal Fees Awarded in Fiber-Optic Settlement (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/06/25/58819.htm

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Com Ed Crowdsourcing Bill Redesign (Chicago Business Journal, IL)

http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2013/06/26/com-ed-crowdsourcing-bill-redesign.html

Facebook Begins Highlighting Most Engaging Posts in Page Admin Panel (Inside Facebook)

http://www.insidefacebook.com/2013/06/05/facebook-insights-highlights-most-engaging-posts-in-page-admin-panel/

GENERAL NEWS

Pacific Northwest’s Hottest Days of the Year So Far Are Looming (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/northwests-hottest-days-year-so-far-are-looming

Hot Temps - Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Seattle

http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WA124F06E11C54.SpecialWeatherStatement.124F06F06088WA.SEWSPSSEW.6adb09b0402b678a713c05d8a792a62a

4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Central Washington (Northwest Cable News)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/213255041.html

Race to Save the Mid-Columbia Cherry Crop (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/06/26/2449730/race-to-save-the-mid-columbia.html#storylink=cpy

Ten Terminals for Crude Oil Trains Planned in Washington State (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2013/06/26/ten-terminals-for-crude-oil-trains.html

Lake Quinault Closed to All Nontribal Uses (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Lake-Quinault-closed-to-all-nontribal-uses-213303031.html

DIVERSIONS

Video - Cap’n Crunch Holds Press News Conference to Defend His Rank (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2013/06/26/capn-crunch-hold-press-conference-to-defend-his-rank/#axzz2XQman7uj

How a Fridge Full of Beer That Only Unlocks for Canadians Gets Made

http://gizmodo.com/how-a-fridge-full-of-beer-that-only-unlocks-for-canadia-596858353

One in Every 12 Workers Fear the Copy Machine

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2013/06/eleven-percent-of-workers-fear-the.html

Michigan Man Recognizes Mom as Bank Robbery Suspect

http://news.yahoo.com/mich-man-recognizes-mom-bank-robbery-suspect-184629413.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Marilyn Monroe - ‘Heat Wave’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z8ASz1z4tE

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.