Energy News Digest for July 3, 2013

The Energy News Digest will be celebrating Independence Day July 4, especially the eventual recognition of freedoms of expression, the press & association.

Y’all be safe & relatively sane this holiday.

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

High Temps Cause Spike in Tri-Cities Energy Use (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/home/video/High-temps-cause-spike-in-engergy-use-214094501.html

Congressman Hastings: Columbia River Treaty Draft Recommendation Needs Re-Working (Capital Press)

http://www.capitalpress.com/content/mw-Treaty-draft-062813

Sockeye Salmon Run Falls Short of 2012 (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/yhr/tuesday/1284409-8/phillips-sockeye-run-falls-short-of-2012

A State Department Bureau Spent $630,000 Buying Facebook Likes (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/a-state-department-bureau-spent-630-000-buying-faceboo-655295195

Obamacare Delay? Large Businesses Get a One-Year Reprieve - Companies with 50 or more workers were given the break (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0702/Obamacare-delay-Large-businesses-get-a-one-year-reprieve

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• High Temps Cause Spike in Tri-Cities Energy Use
• Western Group Submits Proposal for Modular Nuclear Power
• Idaho, Washington Combat Rise in Metal Theft
• California Power Grid Survives Heat Wave, Nuclear Outage
• At An Average of 13.1 Cents per Kilowatt Hour - Electricity Prices Highest on Record for May
• Fitch Affirms Turlock Irrigation District, CA Revenue Bonds at ‘A+’; Outlook Stable
• Florida - Meter Tampering, Electricity Theft on the Rise
• Binz There, Done That? Obama FERC Nominee Likely to Stay the Course on Renewables, But Changes in Regulatory Policy May Be in the Offing
• Sockeye Salmon Run Falls Short of 2012
• Congressman Hastings: Columbia River Treaty Draft Recommendation Needs Re-Working
• Yakima River Basin Water Plan Money Called ‘A Home Run’
• Pe Ell’s Water Shows Signs of E Coli Bacteria
• Too Much Wind Energy? Save it Underground in Volcanic Rock Reservoirs
• How Hard is it to Integrate Renewable Energy into the Electric Grid?
• Minnesota - East Grand Forks Wind Turbine for Show, Not Power
• Solar Energy with a Side of Wind
• Chemical, Oil Companies Fear Potential EPA Greenhouse Gas Rule Will Expose Trade Secrets
• No Fire without Smoke: Wood Stove Trend Creates a Burning Issue
• Colorado - Eight Counties Band Together to Boost Broadband Access
• Connecting America’s Schools to Next-Generation Broadband
• A State Department Bureau Spent $630,000 Buying Facebook Likes
• Social Media Lessons from Four Accounts That Support Veterans
• Obamacare Delay? Large Businesses Get a One-Year Reprieve
• Six Questions about the Health Law Delay
• Public Works Money Grab Helped Solve the Washington State Budget Puzzle
• Mounties Thwart Plot to Bomb Canada Day Celebration in Victoria, BC
• Brockdale Road Structure Fire near Shelton
• As Arizona Fires Rage On, Inquiry into Firefighters’ Death Focuses on Wind
• Mason County Sheriff Appoints New Chief Deputy
• Quinault Tribe Reopens Lake Quinault to Swimming
• The Beer Institute Predicts Brew Sales Could Pass $1 Billion over the Holiday Weekend

WORD OF THE DAY

Shivaree • \shiv-uh-REE\ • Noun - A noisy mock serenade to a newly married couple.

Slim Whitman yodels

Shivaree like no other

And its serious

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

Western Group Submits Proposal for Modular Nuclear Power (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Western-group-submits-proposal-for-nuclear-power-214041281.html

High Temps Cause Spike in Tri-Cities Energy Use (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/home/video/High-temps-cause-spike-in-engergy-use-214094501.html

Idaho, Washington Combat Rise in Metal Theft (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jul/03/idaho-washington-combat-rise-in-metal-theft/

California Power Grid Survives Heat Wave, Nuclear Outage (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/03/utilities-california-heatwave-idUSL2N0F90I120130703

At An Average of 13.1 Cents per Kilowatt Hour - Electricity Prices Highest on Record for May (CNS News)

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/electricity-prices-highest-record-may

Fitch Affirms Turlock Irrigation District, CA Revenue Bonds at ‘A+’; Outlook Stable (Yahoo! Finance)

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fitch-affirms-turlock-irrigation-district-193000381.html

Florida - Meter Tampering, Electricity Theft on the Rise (Tampa Bay Times, FL)

http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/energy/electric-meter-tampering-on-the-rise/2129579

Binz There, Done That? Obama FERC Nominee Likely to Stay the Course on Renewables, But Changes in Regulatory Policy May Be in the Offing (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2013/07/binz-there-done-that-obama-ferc-nominee-likely-to-stay-the-course-on-renewables-but-changes-in-regul.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Sockeye Salmon Run Falls Short of 2012 (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/yhr/tuesday/1284409-8/phillips-sockeye-run-falls-short-of-2012

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Congressman Hastings: Columbia River Treaty Draft Recommendation Needs Re-Working (Capital Press)

http://www.capitalpress.com/content/mw-Treaty-draft-062813

Yakima River Basin Water Plan Money Called ‘A Home Run’ (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/1284647-8/water-plan-money-called-a-home-run

Pe Ell’s Water Shows Signs of E Coli Bacteria (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2013/07/pe-ells-water-shows-signs-of-e-coli.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Too Much Wind Energy? Save it Underground in Volcanic Rock Reservoirs (National Geographic Magazine)

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/07/130702-compressed-air-storage-for-wind-energy/

How Hard is it to Integrate Renewable Energy into the Electric Grid? (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/seancasten/244736/how-hard-it-integrate-renewable-energy-grid

Minnesota - East Grand Forks Wind Turbine for Show, Not Power (Grand Forks Herald, MN)
http://www.individual.com/storyrss.php?story=178423008&hash=9d3ed59a60e5512967ea30dab99a5fd7

Solar Energy with a Side of Wind (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2013/07/solar-energy-with-a-side-of-wind?cmpid=rss

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Chemical, Oil Companies Fear Potential EPA Greenhouse Gas Rule Will Expose Trade Secrets (The Hill)

http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/pending-regs/308805-chemical-oil-companies-fear-potential-epa-rule-will-expose-trade-secrets

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

No Fire without Smoke: Wood Stove Trend Creates a Burning Issue (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/03/fire-smoke-wood-stoves-burning

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Colorado - Eight Counties Band Together to Boost Broadband Access (Aspen Business Journal, CO)

http://www.aspenbusinessjournal.com/article.php?id=9046

Connecting America’s Schools to Next-Generation Broadband (National Telecommunications & Information Administration)

http://www.ntia.doc.gov/blog/2013/connecting-america-s-schools-next-generation-broadband

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

A State Department Bureau Spent $630,000 Buying Facebook Likes (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/a-state-department-bureau-spent-630-000-buying-faceboo-655295195

Social Media Lessons from Four Accounts That Support Veterans (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/socialmadness/2013/07/social-media-lessons-from-four.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Obamacare Delay? Large Businesses Get a One-Year Reprieve - Companies with 50 or more workers were given the break (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0702/Obamacare-delay-Large-businesses-get-a-one-year-reprieve

Six Questions about the Health Law Delay (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/07/03/health-care-insurance-mandate-delay/2485877/

Public Works Money Grab Helped Solve the Washington State Budget Puzzle (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/07/02/v-printerfriendly/2662297/public-works-money-grab-helped.html

GENERAL NEWS

Mounties Thwart Plot to Bomb Canada Day Celebration in Victoria, BC (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/mounties-thwart-plot-bomb-canada-day-celebration-victoria

Brockdale Road Structure Fire near Shelton (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/10601

As Arizona Fires Rage On, Inquiry into Firefighters’ Death Focuses on Wind (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/03/us/as-arizona-fires-rage-on-inquiry-into-firefighters-death-focuses-on-wind.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Mason County Sheriff Appoints New Chief Deputy (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/1943-sheriff-appoints-new-chief-deputy

Quinault Tribe Reopens Lake Quinault to Swimming (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Tribe-reopens-Lake-Quinault-to-swimming-214087391.html

The Beer Institute Predicts Brew Sales Could Pass $1 Billion over the Holiday Weekend (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/window-shop/index.ssf/2013/07/the_beer_institute_predicts_br.html

DIVERSIONS

Here’s How You’ll Injure Yourself with Fireworks, in One Chart

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/07/03/heres-how-youll-injure-yourself-with-fireworks-in-one-chart/?wprss=rss_business

Celebrate America with the 100% Bacon Cheeseburger on a Bacon Bun

http://consumerist.com/2013/07/03/celebrate-america-with-the-100-bacon-cheeseburger-on-a-bacon-bun/

THIS IS AWSOME! The Dog Goldberg Machine is the Best Rube Goldberg Machine

http://gizmodo.com/the-dog-goldberg-machine-is-the-best-rube-goldberg-mach-657325936

Crowdsourcing Baby Names: Logan Jackson Dixon Can Thank the Starbucks Crowd for His Name

http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/2013/0703/Baby-name-Logan-Jackson-Dixon-can-thank-the-Starbucks-crowd-for-his-name

SONG OF THE DAY

Carly Simon - Let the River Run

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv-0mmVnxPA

Sandra - Let the River Run

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vQ4SeB3mJA

Lesley Garrett - Let the River Run

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytLy3kPj_dA

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.

Energy News Digest for July 2, 2013

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Energy News Digest Word Cloud for July 2, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Experts See New Normal as a Hotter, Drier West Faces More Huge Fires (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/02/us/experts-see-a-hotter-drier-west-with-more-huge-fires.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Heat Wave Tests California Power Grid. Why No Blackouts So Far? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0701/Heat-wave-tests-California-power-grid.-Why-no-blackouts-so-far

Federal Agency, Again, Orders Bonneville to Reexamine Wind Power/Hydro Pricing Plan (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2013/07/agency-again-orders-bonneville-to.html

Oregon - Two Wind Farms Planned in Huntington, Lime Area (Baker City Herald, OR)

http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Two-wind-farms-planned-in-Huntington-Lime-area

Wind Farms Touted as ‘Green’ Energy Source, but Have Impact on Birds (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Wind-farms-green-energy-impact-on-birds-213903851.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Federal Agency, Again, Orders Bonneville to Reexamine Wind Power/Hydro Pricing Plan
• Heat Wave Tests California Power Grid. Why No Blackouts So Far?
• Electricity Rates across Clallam County (Outside Port Angeles) to Rise
• Energy Northwest Announces Small Modular Reactor Project Proposal
• Squirrel Trips Power at Substation in Southeast Portland, Causing Outage
• Clallam County PUD Seeks Help in Stopping Copper Theft
• Mason PUD 1’s Jack Janda Reelected to Energy Northwest Executive Board
• Practical Effect of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Decision: Non-Jurisdictionals May Opt Out of Regional Transmission Planning Processes
• Floating Power Plant Proposed For New York City
• For Many in Africa, Lack of Electricity is Barrier to Growth
• Co-op Plan Eyed on Prairie Chicken
• Molasses Pollution? Dead Fish Fill Mexico Reservoir
• Water Commission Approves Temporary Rules for Klamath Water Use
• Oregon - Two Wind Farms Planned in Huntington, Lime Area
• Wind Farms Touted as ‘Green’ Energy Source, but Have Impact on Birds
• Outrage over Plans to Build Wind Farm on First World War Battlefield
• Is Anything Stopping a Truly Massive Build-Out of Desert Solar Power?
• Tribal Teens to Get the Lowdown on Renewable Energy
• So Hot You’re Sticking to Your Couch? Tips on Cooling Your Home
• Want to Reduce Greenhouse Gasses? Don’t Subsidize Taxes, Study Says
• Wave Broadband CEO Not Worried About Gigabit: ‘We Compete with the Big Guys’
• $20 for 768Kbps Internet? AT&T “Deal” Shows Sad State of U-S Broadband
• Free Wi-Fi? Beware of Security Risks
• Apple Building Giant Solar Array to Power New Nevada Data Centre
• Nine Key Elements Missing from Your Social Strategy
• As Google Reader Winds Down, Feedly Just Keeps Growing
• Oregon - Clackamas County Chairman Hires Lawyer to Fight Public Records Request, Gets Board to Pay Legal Bill
• Experts See New Normal as a Hotter, Drier West Faces More Huge Fires
• El Niño Weather Could Be Forecast a Year Ahead
• Dozens of Sheep in Oregon Drop Dead in Heat
• Bomb Threat at Mason County Courthouse
• Nicaragua Canal Project Threatens Puget Sound Ports

WORD OF THE DAY

Demure • \dih-MYOOR\ • Adjective – 1: reserved, modest 2: affectedly modest, reserved, or serious: coy

Could the same primordial soup (or Indian ink) that created Alley Oop have actually been the source of genetic material for his beautiful & demure girlfriend Oola? Or was it just the artist’s preference for goofy, neanderthalic men…accompanied by female characters who looked like they stepped out of the glamor magazines of the 1930’s?

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

Federal Agency, Again, Orders Bonneville to Reexamine Wind Power/Hydro Pricing Plan (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2013/07/agency-again-orders-bonneville-to.html

Heat Wave Tests California Power Grid. Why No Blackouts So Far? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0701/Heat-wave-tests-California-power-grid.-Why-no-blackouts-so-far

Electricity Rates across Clallam County (Outside Port Angeles) to Rise (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130702/news/307029990/electricity-rates-across-clallam-outside-port-angeles-to-rise

Energy Northwest Announces Small Modular Reactor Project Proposal (Energy Northwest)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2013/07/energy-northwest-announces-small.html

Squirrel Trips Power at Substation in Southeast Portland, Causing Outage (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/07/squirrel_trips_power_in_substa.html

Clallam County PUD Seeks Help in Stopping Copper Theft (Sequim Gazette, WA)

http://search.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2013-07-01_pud_seeks_help_in_stopping_copper_theft

Mason PUD 1’s Jack Janda Reelected to Energy Northwest Executive Board (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/10590

Practical Effect of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Decision: Non-Jurisdictionals May Opt Out of Regional Transmission Planning Processes (National Law Review)

http://www.natlawreview.com/article/practical-effect-federal-energy-regulatory-commission-ferc-decision-non-jurisdiction

Floating Power Plant Proposed For New York City (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/07/01/floating-power-plant-proposed-for-new-york-city/?ss=business:energy

For Many in Africa, Lack of Electricity is Barrier to Growth (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/02/world/africa/for-many-in-africa-lack-of-electricity-is-barrier-to-growth.html?_r=0

FISH & WILDLIFE

Co-op Plan Eyed on Prairie Chicken (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/efficiency-conservation/environmental-stewardship/co-op-plan-eyed-on-prairie-chicken/57798

Molasses Pollution? Dead Fish Fill Mexico Reservoir (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23142553

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Water Commission Approves Temporary Rules for Klamath Water Use (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/water-commission-approves-temporary-rules-for-klamath-water-use-/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon - Two Wind Farms Planned in Huntington, Lime Area (Baker City Herald, OR)

http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Two-wind-farms-planned-in-Huntington-Lime-area

Wind Farms Touted as ‘Green’ Energy Source, but Have Impact on Birds (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Wind-farms-green-energy-impact-on-birds-213903851.html

Outrage over Plans to Build Wind Farm on First World War Battlefield (Burton Mail, UK)

http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Outrage-over-plans-to-build-wind-farm-on-First-World-War-battlefield-20130630080000.htm

Is Anything Stopping a Truly Massive Build-Out of Desert Solar Power? (Scientific American)

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=challenges-for-desert-solar-power

Tribal Teens to Get the Lowdown on Renewable Energy (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2013/07/tribal-teens-to-get-the-lowdown-on.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

So Hot You’re Sticking to Your Couch? Tips on Cooling Your Home (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2013/07/01/tips-on-cooling-your-home/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Want to Reduce Greenhouse Gasses? Don’t Subsidize Taxes, Study Says. (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Tax-VOX/2013/0701/Want-to-reduce-greenhouse-gasses-Don-t-subsidize-taxes-study-says

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Wave Broadband CEO Not Worried About Gigabit: ‘We Compete with the Big Guys’ (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2013/07/wave-broadband-ceo-not-worried-about.html

$20 for 768Kbps Internet? AT&T “Deal” Shows Sad State of U-S Broadband (Ars Technica)

http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/07/20-for-768kbps-internet-atdeal-shows-sad-state-of-us-broadband/

Free Wi-Fi? Beware of Security Risks (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/07/01/free-wi-fi-risks/2480167/

Apple Building Giant Solar Array to Power New Nevada Data Centre (Information Age)

http://www.information-age.com/technology/data-centre-and-it-infrastructure/123457174/apple-building-giant-solar-array-to-power-new-data-centre

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Nine Key Elements Missing from Your Social Strategy (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/07/02/social-media-plan-missing/

As Google Reader Winds Down, Feedly Just Keeps Growing (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2013/07/01/as-google-reader-winds-down-feedly-just-keeps-growing/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Oregon - Clackamas County Chairman Hires Lawyer to Fight Public Records Request, Gets Board to Pay Legal Bill (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2013/06/clackamas_county_chairman_hire.html

GENERAL NEWS

Experts See New Normal as a Hotter, Drier West Faces More Huge Fires (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/02/us/experts-see-a-hotter-drier-west-with-more-huge-fires.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

El Niño Weather Could Be Forecast a Year Ahead (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/sciencefair/2013/07/01/el-nino-forecast/2479543/

Dozens of Sheep in Oregon Drop Dead in Heat (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Dozens-of-sheep-in-Oregon-drop-dead-in-heat-213886571.html

Bomb Threat at Mason County Courthouse (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/1894-bomb-threat-at-courthouse

Nicaragua Canal Project Threatens Puget Sound Ports (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2013/06/28/nicaragua-canal-project-threatens.html

DIVERSIONS

Oops: ‘Flordia’ Misspelling Makes It to Interstate 95 Sign

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/article/318442/3/Oops-Flordia-misspelling-makes-it-to-I-95-sign

Could an Italian Scientist Pave the Way for Human Head Transplants?

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/07/01/could-an-italian-scientist-pave-the-way-for-human-head-transplants

Seeing Satan in the Downward Dog - Judge Allows Yoga in Schools

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/02/us/california-judge-allows-yoga-in-schools.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Man Implants Magnets to Make His Ears into Their Own Headphones

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-innovations/man-implants-magnets-to-make-his-ears-into-their-own-headphones/2013/07/01/bc0deef2-e283-11e2-8657-fdff0c195a79_story.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Marc Cohn - Listening to Levon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyLvo2CrkQY

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.

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

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