Energy News Digest for July 9, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Water Reserves OK for Now, But Hot Weather Has Put a Dent in Snowpack (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.planning.org/news/daily/story.htm?story_id=187502535

Balance of Power, Environment Key to Columbia River Treaty Talks (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Balance+power+environment+talks/8625053/story.html

SolarWorld Cuts Jobs, Blames Cheap Chinese Solar Panels (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/solarworld-cuts-jobs-blames-cheap-chinese-solar-panels/

Lake Washington Sockeye Count Now Totals 117,251, And Still Increasing Day-To-Day (Seattle Times, WA)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/reeltimenorthwest/2013/07/05/lake-washington-sockeye-count-now-totals-117251-and-still-increasing-day-to-day/?syndication=rss

Understanding Yakima’s Expanding 4G Network (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/1285849-8/understanding-yakimas-expanding-4g-network

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Balance of Power, Environment Key to Columbia River Treaty Talks
• “Coal Transition Power” - TransAlta Receives Power Purchase Agreement Approval with Puget Sound Energy for Centralia Coal-Fired Plant
• Mason County PUD 3 Linemen Restore Electricity to Island Shores Road on Harstine Island
• Chelan County PUD GM Search
• NorthWestern Energy Works to Rebuild Trust; $370 Million Investment in Delivery System Key
• Enron's Fastow is Remorseful & Nearly Poor
• New CEO Brings Tennessee Valley Authority Nuclear & Non-Nuclear Power Plants under Same Management
• Duke Energy: Political Contributions Mistakenly Charged to Customers in Rate Proposal
• Editorial - Rhode Island: Canadian Hydro On Hold
• Lake Washington Sockeye Count Now Totals 117,251, And Still Increasing Day-To-Day
• Chinook Are Waiting in Our Own Back Yard
• Puget Sound Crabbing Season Underway
• Oyster Lovers Beware in Hot Weather
• Water Reserves OK for Now, But Hot Weather Has Put a Dent in Snowpack
• Water Squeeze in Oregon's Klamath Basin Pits Ranchers against Tribes, Both with Strong Ties to the Land
• Klamath Basin Task Force Will Be Coordinated By Governor's Office
• SolarWorld Cuts Jobs, Blames Cheap Chinese Solar Panels
• News Release: Washington Governor Inslee, First Wind and Avista Celebrate
• Developer Gives Up on Proposed Lompoc Wind Power Project
• California - Operator Seeks Phase-Out Changes of Altamont Wind Turbines
• TransAlta Bets Renewables Spinoff Ends Losses: Corporate Canada
• Biomass Company Excited to be Headquartered in Sacramento
• The Massive London Array Offshore Wind Farm is Finally Done & It’s Awesome
• Mafia Laundering Via Wind on Rise
• Five Easy Fixes for a High Summer Electric Bill
• Cooling Costs Give Retirees the Shivers
• Will the Philosophical Divide Swallow Obama's Climate Plan?
• Storm Warning: Climate Change to Spawn More Hurricanes
• Olympia School District Named a ‘Green District’
• Energy Plant to Use Toronto Zoo's Animal Manure to Generate Electricity
• Understanding Yakima’s Expanding 4G Network
• Wi-Fi Is About to Get Faster, More Reliable
• Op/Ed - Should Government be in Internet Biz? YES
• Op/Ed - Should Government be in Internet Biz? NO
• United Kingdom Rural Broadband Rollout Criticized by Auditors
• How to Become a Thought Leader
• This Brain Part Decides What Goes Viral on Social Media
• Oregon Lawmakers Close Out 2013 Session
• SR 3-JP Road Intersection - Two Injured in Bayshore Crash
• Fireworks May Have Started Fire near Lake Chelan
• Audit Finds Department of Ecology Employee Gave Dozens of Massages on State Dime

WORD OF THE DAY

Utile • \YOO-tul\ • Adjective - Useful

Full of utile things

Batman’s utility belt

Batarangs Baby!

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

Balance of Power, Environment Key to Columbia River Treaty Talks (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Balance+power+environment+talks/8625053/story.html

“Coal Transition Power” - TransAlta Receives Power Purchase Agreement Approval with Puget Sound Energy for Centralia Coal-Fired Plant (Individual.Com)

http://www.individual.com/storyrss.php?story=178515059&hash=e35d27b23c74fd0980dd040954fac7c3

Mason County PUD 3 Linemen Restore Electricity to Island Shores Road on Harstine Island (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1237

Chelan County PUD GM Search (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.kpq.com/common/more.php?m=15&r=1&item_id=1091

NorthWestern Energy Works to Rebuild Trust; $370 Million Investment in Delivery System Key (McClatchy)

http://www.individual.com/storyrss.php?story=178557573&hash=2ccc013dcb67a5a4a1a3e52bae0a4321

Enron's Fastow is Remorseful & Nearly Poor (EnergyBiz Insider)

http://www.scoop.com/remote/article/include/442149452/53616c7465645f5f31117e8ea23739b097d992d0d192a07e0144ed4f698712634f786795b4247fe0

New CEO Brings Tennessee Valley Authority Nuclear & Non-Nuclear Power Plants under Same Management (Knoxville News Sentinel, TN)

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/jul/06/new-ceo-brings-tva-nuclear-and-non-nuclear-power/

Duke Energy: Political Contributions Mistakenly Charged to Customers in Rate Proposal (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/power_city/2013/07/duke-energy-political-contributions.html

Editorial - Rhode Island: Canadian Hydro On Hold (Province Journal, RI)

http://www.providencejournal.com/opinion/editorials/20130708-hydro-on-hold.ece

FISH & WILDLIFE

Lake Washington Sockeye Count Now Totals 117,251, And Still Increasing Day-To-Day (Seattle Times, WA)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/reeltimenorthwest/2013/07/05/lake-washington-sockeye-count-now-totals-117251-and-still-increasing-day-to-day/?syndication=rss

Chinook Are Waiting in Our Own Back Yard (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/jul/05/chinook-are-waiting-in-our-own-back-yard/

Puget Sound Crabbing Season Underway (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/214622791.html

Oyster Lovers Beware in Hot Weather (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2307920

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Water Reserves OK for Now, But Hot Weather Has Put a Dent in Snowpack (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.planning.org/news/daily/story.htm?story_id=187502535

Water Squeeze in Oregon's Klamath Basin Pits Ranchers against Tribes, Both with Strong Ties to the Land (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/07/water_squeeze_in_oregons_klama.html

Klamath Basin Task Force Will Be Coordinated By Governor's Office (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/klamath-basin-task-force-will-be-coordinated-by-governors-office/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

SolarWorld Cuts Jobs, Blames Cheap Chinese Solar Panels (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/solarworld-cuts-jobs-blames-cheap-chinese-solar-panels/

News Release: Washington Governor Inslee, First Wind and Avista Celebrate (4-Traders)

http://www.4-traders.com/AVISTA-CORP-11716/news/Avista-Corp-Washington-Governor-Inslee-First-Wind-and-Avista-Celebrate-17076103/

Developer Gives Up on Proposed Lompoc Wind Power Project (KCOY-TV, Santa Maria, CA)

http://www.kcoy.com/story/22788624/developer-gives-up-on-proposed-lompoc-wind-power-project

California - Operator Seeks Phase-Out Changes of Altamont Wind Turbines (The Independent, Livermore, CA)

http://www.independentnews.com/news/article_dbcd9942-e470-11e2-8aa1-001a4bcf887a.html

TransAlta Bets Renewables Spinoff Ends Losses: Corporate Canada (Bloomberg News)

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-07-08/transalta-bets-renewables-spinoff-ends-losses-corporate-canada

Biomass Company Excited to be Headquartered in Sacramento (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/07/07/5547833/biomass-company-excited-to-be.html

The Massive London Array Offshore Wind Farm is Finally Done & It’s Awesome (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2013/07/08/the-massive-london-array-offshore-wind-farm-is-finally-done-and-its-awesome/

Mafia Laundering Via Wind on Rise (ReNews)

http://renews.biz/45548/mafia-laundering-via-wind-on-rise/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Five Easy Fixes for a High Summer Electric Bill (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/investopedia/2013/07/04/5-easy-fixes-for-a-high-summer-electric-bill/

Cooling Costs Give Retirees the Shivers (Albuquerque Business First, NM)

http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/blog/morning-edition/2013/07/cooling-costs-give-retirees-the-shivers.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Will the Philosophical Divide Swallow Obama's Climate Plan? (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2013/07/09/will-the-philosophical-divide-swallow-obamas-climate-plan/?ss=business:energy

Storm Warning: Climate Change to Spawn More Hurricanes (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2013/07/08/climate-change-global-warming-hurricanes/2498611/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Olympia School District Named a ‘Green District’ (Thurston Talk, Olympia, WA)

http://www.thurstontalk.com/2013/07/05/olympia-school-district-named-green-district/

Energy Plant to Use Toronto Zoo's Animal Manure to Generate Electricity (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Energy+plant+plans+Toronto+Zoos+animal+manure+generate/8626767/story.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Understanding Yakima’s Expanding 4G Network (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/1285849-8/understanding-yakimas-expanding-4g-network

Wi-Fi Is About to Get Faster, More Reliable (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jul/07/wi-fi-is-about-to-get-faster-more-reliable/

Op/Ed - Should Government be in Internet Biz? YES (Charlotte Observer, NC)

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/06/20/4119331/should-government-be-in-internet.html

Op/Ed - Should Government be in Internet Biz? NO (Charlotte Observer, NC)

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/06/20/4119332/should-government-be-in-internet.html

United Kingdom Rural Broadband Rollout Criticized by Auditors (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23173157

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

How to Become a Thought Leader (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/07/09/thought-leader/

This Brain Part Decides What Goes Viral on Social Media (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/07/08/brain-science-social-media/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Oregon Lawmakers Close Out 2013 Session (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/oregon-lawmakers-close-out-2013-session

GENERAL NEWS

SR 3-JP Road Intersection - Two Injured in Bayshore Crash (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/10649

Fireworks May Have Started Fire near Lake Chelan (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Firefighters-containing-wildfire-near-Lake-Chelan-214629281.html

Audit Finds Department of Ecology Employee Gave Dozens of Massages on State Dime (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2310349

DIVERSIONS

Roller Coaster Screams Exceed Decibel Limit in Northern California

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2013/07/roller_coaster_screams_exceed.html

New Twinkies Rising from the Ashes to be Reborn with Extended Shelf Life

http://consumerist.com/2013/07/09/new-twinkies-rising-from-the-ashes-to-be-reborn-with-extended-shelf-life/

California City Tries Humor to Keep Butts Out of Parks

http://news.yahoo.com/calif-city-tries-humor-keep-butts-parks-141636404.html

Patient Awoke to Doctors Mistakenly Preparing to Remove Her Organs

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/patient-awoke-doctors-errantly-preparing-remove-her-organs-141547610.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Jerry Goldsmith - Disco Strut - Coma Soundtrack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUYjtHiz1t4

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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Energy News Digest for July 5, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Canada Defends Hydropower ‘Entitlement’ from U-S Pacific Northwest (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/npr-canada-defends-hydropower-entitlement-from-us-northwest/

Idaho - Cold Water Released at Dworshak Reservoir Early (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jul/04/cold-water-released-at-dworshak-early/

Ultrafast Internet Service Launched by Vancouver, B-C Start-Up (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/07/03/technology-one-gigabit-internet.html?cmp=rss

Idaho PUC: Don’t Burn Solar Users (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/07/04/2642509/puc-dont-burn-solar-users.html

Governor Inslee Misses Some Top Priorities in First Washington State Session (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Inslee-misses-some-top-priorities-in-first-session-214168491.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Canada Defends Hydropower ‘Entitlement’ from U-S Pacific Northwest
• Editorial - How Much for a Modern Columbia River Treaty?
• Editorial - Columbia River Treaty: Maintain the Goodwill That Has Worked
• Cowlitz Falls - Debt Extension on Small Project Yields Real Savings
• ‘Widespread Catastrophic Event’ Could Cripple B-C Hydro
• Grays Harbor PUD Outage May Have Been Due to Tampering
• Chelan PUD - Rocky Reach: Have a Dam Fine Time for Free
• Fallen Tree Shuts Down Tennessee Nuclear Reactor
• Idaho - Cold Water Released at Dworshak Reservoir Early
• Strange Fish Appearing in Columbia River
• Columbia River Northern Pikeminnow Reward Catch Figures
• New Law Protects Landowners from Liability in Salmon Projects
• Port Angeles Company Loses $6,000 worth of Hagfish after Port Angeles Mall Fire
• Editorial - Eat Your Fill, Tiger Muskies
• Washington State Budget Includes Clallam County Water Funds
• Idaho PUC: Don’t Burn Solar Users
• Hoku Corporation Files Bankruptcy
• Hoku Solar Will Fulfill Obligations in Hawaii despite Bankruptcy Filing
• Solar Panel Price War Claims Latest German Victim
• California - Riverside Signs Contract for Geothermal Power through 2039
• Committee Named to Review Colorado’s Latest Renewable Energy Law
• Why the Military Is a Game Changer for Clean Power
• Choosing the Right Bulb Has Never Been So Complicated
• “Just Get a Nest!” My Journey into the World of Connected Thermostats
• Obama’s Advocacy Group Lining Up Behind Clean Energy
• Ultrafast Internet Service Launched by Vancouver, B-C Start-Up
• Verizon Pursues All-Wireless Phone Service in Seaside New York Town
• Behind Every Cloud is an Upstart Computer Company
• House Dems Fight for Followers on Social Media
• Governor Inslee Misses Some Top Priorities in First Washington State Session
• U-S Senator Patty Murray Quietly Builds Power Center in Senate
• Olympia Woman Dies in Motorcycle Crash on 101 near Shelton
• Application Filed For New Natural Gas Pipeline through Lewis County
• Arizona Wildfire Prompts Congressional Hearing on Logging. The Right Focus?
• Port Townsend Begins the Search for a New Mascot
• The Inventor of the Computer Mouse Has Died. Here’s Why His Invention Took 30 Years to Catch On

WORD OF THE DAY

Esplanade • \ESS-pluh-nodd\ • Noun - A level open stretch of paved or grassy ground; especially: one designed for walking or driving along a shore.

Demetrius drove his Escalade across the esplanade & got a ticket for leaving tire tracks across the newly planted lawn.

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

Canada Defends Hydropower ‘Entitlement’ from U-S Pacific Northwest (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/npr-canada-defends-hydropower-entitlement-from-us-northwest/

Editorial - How Much for a Modern Columbia River Treaty? (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/jul/03/how-much-for-a-modern-treaty/

Editorial - Columbia River Treaty: Maintain the Goodwill That Has Worked (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2021323572_dickiecolumbiarivertreatyxml.html

Cowlitz Falls - Debt Extension on Small Project Yields Real Savings (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Debt-extension-on-small-project-yields-real-savings.aspx

‘Widespread Catastrophic Event’ Could Cripple B-C Hydro - Rate increase to pay for upgrades inevitable, warns energy minister (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/07/04/bc-hydro-rate-increase.html?cmp=rss

Grays Harbor PUD Outage May Have Been Due to Tampering (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://thedailyworld.com/sections/news/local/outage-may-have-been-due-tampering.html

Chelan PUD - Rocky Reach: Have a Dam Fine Time for Free (Chelan County PUD, Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.chelanpud.org/11752.html

Fallen Tree Shuts Down Tennessee Nuclear Reactor (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/07/03/fallen-tree-shuts-down-nuclear-reactor/?ss=business:energy

FISH & WILDLIFE

Idaho - Cold Water Released at Dworshak Reservoir Early (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jul/04/cold-water-released-at-dworshak-early/

Strange Fish Appearing in Columbia River (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/jul/04/strange-fish-appearing-columbia-river/

Columbia River Northern Pikeminnow Reward Catch Figures (Seattle Times, WA)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/reeltimenorthwest/2013/07/04/columbia-river-northern-pikeminnow-reward-catch-figures-2/?syndication=rss

New Law Protects Landowners from Liability in Salmon Projects (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)

http://methowvalleynews.com/2013/07/03/new-law-protects-landowners-from-liability-in-salmon-projects/

Port Angeles Company Loses $6,000 worth of Hagfish after Port Angeles Mall Fire (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130705/NEWS/307059984/company-loses-6000-worth-of-hagfish-after-port-angeles-mall-fire

Editorial - Eat Your Fill, Tiger Muskies (Baker City Herald, OR)

http://www.bakercityherald.com/Editorials/Eat-your-fill-tiger-muskies

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Washington State Budget Includes Clallam County Water Funds (Sequim Gazette, WA)

http://www.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2013-07-03_state_budget_includes_water_funds

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Idaho PUC: Don’t Burn Solar Users (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/07/04/2642509/puc-dont-burn-solar-users.html

Hoku Corporation Files Bankruptcy (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jul/05/hoku-corp-files-bankruptcy/

Hoku Solar Will Fulfill Obligations in Hawaii despite Bankruptcy Filing (Pacific Business News, HI)

http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2013/07/03/hoku-solar-will-fulfill-obligations-in.html

Solar Panel Price War Claims Latest German Victim (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/07/05/2459710/solar-panel-price-war-claims-latest.html

California - Riverside Signs Contract for Geothermal Power through 2039 (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=224791&issueID=27053

Committee Named to Review Colorado’s Latest Renewable Energy Law (Denver Business Journal, CO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2013/07/committee-named-to-review-colorados.html

Why the Military Is a Game Changer for Clean Power (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2013/07/04/why-the-military-is-a-game-changer-for-clean-power/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Choosing the Right Bulb Has Never Been So Complicated (Portland Press-Herald, ME)

http://www.pressherald.com/news/choosing-the-right-bulb-has-never-been-so-complicated_2013-07-05.html

“Just Get a Nest!” My Journey into the World of Connected Thermostats (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2013/07/04/just-get-a-nest-my-journey-into-the-world-of-connected-thermostats/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Obama’s Advocacy Group Lining Up Behind Clean Energy (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/07/04/organizing-for-action-president-obama-renewable-energy-ethics-climate-change/2483895/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Ultrafast Internet Service Launched by Vancouver, B-C Start-Up (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/07/03/technology-one-gigabit-internet.html?cmp=rss

Verizon Pursues All-Wireless Phone Service in Seaside New York Town (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/verizon-pursues-all-wireless-phone-service-in-seaside-ny-town/2013/07/04/9120fa80-ac4c-11e2-a198-99893f10d6dd_story.html?hpid=z2

Behind Every Cloud is an Upstart Computer Company (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/07/03/clouds-vs-cloud-computing/2482437/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

House Dems Fight for Followers on Social Media (U-S News & World Report)

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2013/07/03/house-democrats-fight-for-followers-on-social-media

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Governor Inslee Misses Some Top Priorities in First Washington State Session (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Inslee-misses-some-top-priorities-in-first-session-214168491.html

U-S Senator Patty Murray Quietly Builds Power Center in Senate (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/07/04/patty-murray-senate-budget-sequester-taxes/2483633/

GENERAL NEWS

Olympia Woman Dies in Motorcycle Crash on 101 near Shelton (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/10624

Application Filed For New Natural Gas Pipeline through Lewis County (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021331401_gaspipelinexml.html?syndication=rss

Arizona Wildfire Prompts Congressional Hearing on Logging. The Right Focus? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2013/0704/Arizona-wildfire-prompts-Congressional-hearing-on-logging.The-right-focus

Port Townsend Begins the Search for a New Mascot (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.com/html/highschoolsports/2021331852_porttownsendredskins05xml.html

The Inventor of the Computer Mouse Has Died. Here’s Why His Invention Took 30 Years to Catch On (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/07/03/the-inventor-of-the-mouse-has-died-heres-why-his-invention-took-30-years-to-catch-on/?wprss=rss_technology

DIVERSIONS

Disabled Duck with New Foot & an AFLAC Sponsorship Starts His Victory Laps

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/07/02/duck-prosthetic-foot/2484903/

Paint Made From People: The Fascinating History behind Extinct Colors

http://gizmodo.com/paint-made-from-people-the-fascinating-history-behind-650844628

Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley Is Now on Google Street View

http://mashable.com/2013/07/04/diagon-alley-harry-potter-google-maps/

Note Graphic Content - Photos: Battle of Gettysburg’s 150th Anniversary (July 1-3) Relives Civil War Carnage (U-S News & World Report)

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/07/03/photos-battle-of-gettysburgs-150th-anniversary-relives-civil-war-carnage

SONG OF THE DAY

Elton John - Madman across the Water

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N0YUrwkzGk

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.

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Energy News Digest for July 3, 2013

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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.