Energy News Digest for July 11, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Feds Give Nod to Okanogan PUD’s Enloe Dam Approval (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/jul/11/feds-give-nod-to-enloe-dam-approval/

Draft Report from Federal Agencies Shows Gains for Columbia River Basin Fish (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2013/07/draft-report-from-federal-agencies.html

Even with Environmentalist Governor in Office, Enviros Still See Need to Press Greenhouse Gas Case against Washington State (PubliCola)

http://www.seattlemet.com/articles/environmentalists-press-case-agasint-july-2013

Tri-State: $1 Billion Cost to Meet Colorado’s Renewable-Energy Goal (Denver Business Journal, CO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2013/07/tri-state-will-take-1-billion-to.html

Don’t Thank Stringent Regulations for California’s Reduced Electricity Use (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/07/10/dont-thank-stringent-regulations-for-californias-reduced-electricity-use/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Feds Give Nod to Okanogan PUD’s Enloe Dam Approval
• PPL Montana Dedicates New Powerhouse at Century-Old Rainbow Hydroelectric Facility
• Trudnowski Joins Tacoma Public Utility Board
• Grant PUD to Build Better Park near Vantage
• Conveyance of Kerr Dam Continues to Move Along
• Editorial - California Public Utilities Commission Reverses Course on San Bruno Explosion Penalty for Pacific Gas & Electric
• Russia’s Floating Nuclear Power Plants Will Power Remote Areas
• Op/Ed - Energy Ships Would Bring Hawaii Energy Independence
• Meet the New Generation of Power Plants: Small, Gas Powered & Local
• Arkansas Woman Dies Trying to Steal Copper Wire
• Recent FERC Actions Escalate Western PURPA Litigation War
• Draft Report from Federal Agencies Shows Gains for Columbia River Basin Fish
• Yakamas Celebrate Sockeye Return to Cle Elum Lake
• Sockeye Retention to Reopen in Lower Columbia River
• Oregon Lawmakers Back Columbia River Gillnetting Bill
• Some 200,000 Fish Reported Dead at Lower Elwha Fish Hatchery
• Tennessee Valley Authority Managing Tennessee River to Reduce Flooding
• Tri-State: $1 Billion Cost to Meet Colorado’s Renewable-Energy Goal
• Rooftop Solar Takes Off Across California as Costs Come Down
• Snohomish PUD Expecting More Solar Panel Installations in Everett
• The Disappearing Act of a High-Flying Solar Startup
• Germany’s Solar Industry is Imploding
• Ten Fascinating Facts about Wind Energy
• Don’t Thank Stringent Regulations for California’s Reduced Electricity Use
• To Save on Electricity, Check Your Energy Efficiency
• Even with Environmentalist Governor in Office, Enviros Still See Need to Press Greenhouse Gas Case against Washington State
• How Climate Change Makes It Harder to Keep the Lights On
• Utilities Organize Against EPA Haze Plan for Wyoming
• Microsoft Transforms Company with Massive Reorganization
• Comcast’s Cohen Still Hallucinating U-S Broadband Supremacy
• 137 House Members Sign Letter Supporting Tax-Exempt Municipal Financing
• Washington State Agency Emails Searched for Terms Such as ‘Tea Party,’ ‘Hicks’
• Exploding Targets ‘Growing Concern’ for Wildfire Investigators
• Coho Ferry Crashes into Victoria Seaplane Dock

WORD OF THE DAY

Éminence Grise • \ay-mee-nawns - GREEZ\ • Noun - 1: a confidential agent; especially: one exercising unsuspected or unofficial power 2: a respected authority; specifically: an elder statesman.

See Edgar Bergen

McCarthy’s Éminence Grise

His voice thrown for laughs

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

Feds Give Nod to Okanogan PUD’s Enloe Dam Approval (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/jul/11/feds-give-nod-to-enloe-dam-approval/

PPL Montana Dedicates New Powerhouse at Century-Old Rainbow Hydroelectric Facility (Herald Online)

http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/07/10/5011983/ppl-montana-dedicates-new-powerhouse.html

Trudnowski Joins Tacoma Public Utility Board (South Sound Business Examiner)

http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/July-2013/Monique-Trudnowski-joins-Tacoma-Public-Utility-Board/

Grant PUD to Build Better Park near Vantage (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/jul/11/grant-pud-to-build-better-park-near-vantage/

Conveyance of Kerr Dam Continues to Move Along (Char-Koosta News, Pablo, MT)

http://www.charkoosta.com/2013/2013_07_04/Kerr_Dam_Conveyance.html

Editorial - California Public Utilities Commission Reverses Course on San Bruno Explosion Penalty for Pacific Gas & Electric (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/07/11/5558747/editorial-public-utilities-commission.html

Russia’s Floating Nuclear Power Plants Will Power Remote Areas (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/07/09/nuclear-power-plant/

Op/Ed - Energy Ships Would Bring Hawaii Energy Independence (Hawaii Reporter, Honolulu)

http://www.hawaiireporter.com/energy-ships-would-bring-hawaii-energy-independence/123

Meet the New Generation of Power Plants: Small, Gas Powered & Local (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/breakthrough/meet-the-new-generation-of-power-plants/article13094600/

Arkansas Woman Dies Trying to Steal Copper Wire (KTHV-TV, Little Rock, AR)

http://www.thv11.com/news/article/271228/2/Malvern-woman-dies-trying-to-steal-copper-wire

Recent FERC Actions Escalate Western PURPA Litigation War (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2013/07/recent-ferc-actions-escalate-western-purpa-litigation-war.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Draft Report from Federal Agencies Shows Gains for Columbia River Basin Fish (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2013/07/draft-report-from-federal-agencies.html

Yakamas Celebrate Sockeye Return to Cle Elum Lake (Associated Press)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Yakamas-celebrate-sockeye-return-to-Cle-Elum-Lake-214972631.html

Sockeye Retention to Reopen in Lower Columbia River (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/jul/10/sockeye-retention-reopen-lower-columbia/

Oregon Lawmakers Back Columbia River Gillnetting Bill (Associated Press)

http://www.katu.com/politics/local/Oregon-lawmakers-back-Columbia-River-gillnetting-bill-215004451.html

Some 200,000 Fish Reported Dead at Lower Elwha Fish Hatchery (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130711/news/307119990/some-200000-fish-reported-dead-at-lower-elwha-fish-hatchery

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Tennessee Valley Authority Managing Tennessee River to Reduce Flooding (KPTV-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kptv.com/story/22807807/tva-managing-tennessee-river-to-reduce-flooding

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Tri-State: $1 Billion Cost to Meet Colorado’s Renewable-Energy Goal (Denver Business Journal, CO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2013/07/tri-state-will-take-1-billion-to.html

Rooftop Solar Takes Off Across California as Costs Come Down (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_23635595

Snohomish PUD Expecting More Solar Panel Installations in Everett (My Everett News, WA)

http://myeverettnews.com/2013/07/10/pud-expecting-more-solar-panel-installations-in-everett/

The Disappearing Act of a High-Flying Solar Startup (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2013/07/10/the-disappearing-act-of-a-high-flying-solar-startup/

Germany’s Solar Industry is Imploding (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/07/08/germanys-solar-industry-is-imploding/?ss=business:energy

Ten Fascinating Facts about Wind Energy (The Motley Fool)

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/07/07/10-fascinating-facts-about-wind-energy.aspx

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Don’t Thank Stringent Regulations for California’s Reduced Electricity Use (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2013/07/10/dont-thank-stringent-regulations-for-californias-reduced-electricity-use/

To Save on Electricity, Check Your Energy Efficiency (Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, FL)

http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-07-04/business/fl-energy-efficiency-20130702_1_energy-efficiency-energy-audits-energy-systems

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Even with Environmentalist Governor in Office, Enviros Still See Need to Press Greenhouse Gas Case against Washington State (PubliCola)

http://www.seattlemet.com/articles/environmentalists-press-case-agasint-july-2013

How Climate Change Makes It Harder to Keep the Lights On (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/07/11/heres-how-climate-change-will-make-it-harder-to-keep-the-lights-on/

Utilities Organize Against EPA Haze Plan for Wyoming (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Utilities-organize-against-EPA-haze-plan-for-Wyo-4655280.php

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Microsoft Transforms Company with Massive Reorganization (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/07/11/microsoft-reorganization/

Comcast’s Cohen Still Hallucinating U-S Broadband Supremacy - Perhaps He Should Spend a Year in Rural America (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcasts-Cohen-Still-Hallucinating-US-Broadband-Supremacy-124938

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

137 House Members Sign Letter Supporting Tax-Exempt Municipal Financing (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=225611&issueID=27057

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Agency Emails Searched for Terms Such as ‘Tea Party,’ ‘Hicks’ (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/state-and-regional/washington/state-emails-searched-for-terms-such-as-tea-party-hicks/article_ad86e696-ea48-11e2-a98d-001a4bcf887a.html

Exploding Targets ‘Growing Concern’ for Wildfire Investigators (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Exploding-targets-growing-concern-for-wildfire-investigators-214967681.html

Coho Ferry Crashes into Victoria Seaplane Dock (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/07/11/bc-coho-ferry-crash.html?cmp=rss

DIVERSIONS

First Apple Computer Sells for Nearly $388,000

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_23632912

Nevada Voters Can Keep Choosing ‘None of These’

http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/07/10/59250.htm

Baby Buys Car While Playing On Parents’ Cellphone

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Baby-buys-car-while-playing-on-parents-cellphone-214998151.html

SONG OF THE DAY

The Beatles - Drive My Car

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7dkn1ZnIPk

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 10, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

U-S/Canadian Hydro Treaty Rewrite Called Flawed (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/public-policy-watch/energy-environment/hydro-treaty-rewrite-called-flawed/58007

Idaho Power Continues to Look to Nearby States to Meet Future Energy Needs (SNL Financial)

http://www.snl.com/Interactivex/article.aspx?CdId=A-18397486-11301

U-S Senator Baucus Issues Climate Change Directive (Hungry Horse News, MT)

http://www.flatheadnewsgroup.com/hungryhorsenews/article_e986079c-e8ec-11e2-b416-0019bb2963f4.html

Editorial - Governor Inslee Disappoints with His Veto of I-937 Effectiveness Study (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/07/10/2464572/our-voice-gov-inslee-disappoints.html

Harbor Porpoises Make a Comeback in Puget Sound (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Harbor-porpoises-make-a-comeback-in-Puget-Sound-4654629.php

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• U-S/Canadian Hydro Treaty Rewrite Called Flawed
• Idaho Power Continues to Look to Nearby States to Meet Future Energy Needs
• Cowlitz PUD Commissioners File Five More Charges against Fired GM
• Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for the July 9 Regular Business Meeting
• Overtime Down at Grays Harbor PUD; Managers Look to Minimize
• Snohomish County PUD Employs New Mobile Monitoring System with Smart Phones
• Turning Science Visions into Reality
• Editorial - How the Nazis Nearly Flooded the Flathead
• State of California Drops Pacific Gas & Electric Penalty Proposal
• Xcel: Wind Transmission Capacity to Boulder May be Limited
• Salt River Project Lineworkers Face Concrete Giant
• Reliability Measures Utilities’ Health
• United Kingdom - Cannabis Farms Steal Electricity: Regulator
• Harbor Porpoises Make a Comeback in Puget Sound
• Tacoma Water Seeking Approval to Sell Water at Discounted Rate to Bottler
• Editorial - Governor Inslee Disappoints with His Veto of I-937 Effectiveness Study
• Colorado - Rural Electricity Providers Begin Renewable Energy Talks
• Feeling the Wind’s Worth - Turbines Produce Energy, Royalties on Palouse
• Vestas Plans More Hiring at Pueblo Towers Plant
• Connecticut - State Asks for Long-Term Clean Energy Bids
• Cold-Climate Co-ops Add Solar Power
• Google’s Renewable Energy Search Gets Results
• City Energy Specialist David Tooze - A Catalyst for Energy Savings in Portland
• U-S Senator Baucus Issues Climate Change Directive
• Nuclear Energy: Climate Change Solution? Former Opponents Say Yes.
• Op/Ed - Park Carbon Dioxide under Our Feet with a Biocarbon Approach
• Sprint Takes Over Clearwire in a Move to Compete with Verizon, AT&T
• Telecom Companies Abandon Copper Phone Lines
• New York - No More Landlines on Fire Island? Verizon Seeks to Go Wireless
• Yahoo Shuts Down Internet Relic AltaVista
• Greyhound to Add Wi-Fi & Entertainment System on Buses
• Who is @WSDOT_Traffic? Meet the People Who Make Your Commute Better
• Cloudy Forecast for Mason County Budget
• Belfair Senior Center Plans Move Forward with State Money
• Judge Says Apple Conspired to Raise Prices on E-Books
• Whoops — IRS Mistakenly Posts Thousands of Social Security Numbers Online
• Oregon Man Mum on Refusal to Pay Taxes, His Missing Millions in Gold

WORD OF THE DAY

Phalanx • \FAY-lanks\ • Noun - 1: a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks & files; broadly: a body of troops in close array 2: one of the digital bones of the hand or foot of a vertebrate 3a: a massed arrangement of persons, animals, or things b: an organized body of persons.

The high-powered utility executive, flanked by a phalanx of flacks, strode confidently to the microphone with his highly polished talking points, ready to deflect or demur to all questions asked about his misdeeds, huge salary, and panoply of perks.

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

U-S/Canadian Hydro Treaty Rewrite Called Flawed (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/public-policy-watch/energy-environment/hydro-treaty-rewrite-called-flawed/58007

Idaho Power Continues to Look to Nearby States to Meet Future Energy Needs (SNL Financial)

http://www.snl.com/Interactivex/article.aspx?CdId=A-18397486-11301

Cowlitz PUD Commissioners File Five More Charges against Fired GM (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/09bb9044-e92a-11e2-a1f5-001a4bcf887a.html

Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for the July 9 Regular Business Meeting (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1238

Overtime Down at Grays Harbor PUD; Managers Look to Minimize (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://thedailyworld.com/sections/news/local/overtime-down-pud-managers-look-minimize.html

Snohomish County PUD Employs New Mobile Monitoring System with Smart Phones (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=224659&issueID=27054

Turning Science Visions into Reality (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Turning-science-visions-into-reality.aspx

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Editorial - How the Nazis Nearly Flooded the Flathead (The Daily Interlake, Kalispell, MT)

http://www.dailyinterlake.com/opinion/columns/frank/article_f45a0622-e5f0-11e2-b78e-001a4bcf887a.html

State of California Drops Pacific Gas & Electric Penalty Proposal (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/PUC-drops-PG-amp-E-penalty-proposal-4655755.php

Xcel: Wind Transmission Capacity to Boulder May be Limited - City, Xcel officials debate municipalization before commercial brokers (Colorado Daily, Boulder)

http://www.coloradodaily.com/news/ci_23621634/xcel-wind-transmission-capacity-boulder-may-be-limited

Salt River Project Lineworkers Face Concrete Giant (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=225139&issueID=27055

Reliability Measures Utilities’ Health (Transmission & Distribution)

http://tdworld.com/smart-energy-consumer/reliability-measures-utilities-health

United Kingdom - Cannabis Farms Steal Electricity: Regulator (Reuters)

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/cannabis-farms-steal-electricity-regulator.aspx

FISH & WILDLIFE

Harbor Porpoises Make a Comeback in Puget Sound (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Harbor-porpoises-make-a-comeback-in-Puget-Sound-4654629.php

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Tacoma Water Seeking Approval to Sell Water at Discounted Rate to Bottler (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/07/10/2672247/water-discount-sought-for-bottler.html?storylink=rss#storylink=cpy

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Editorial - Governor Inslee Disappoints with His Veto of I-937 Effectiveness Study (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/07/10/2464572/our-voice-gov-inslee-disappoints.html

Colorado - Rural Electricity Providers Begin Renewable Energy Talks (KOAA, Denver, CO)

http://www.koaa.com/news/rural-electricity-providers-begin-renewable-talks/

Feeling the Wind’s Worth - Turbines Produce Energy, Royalties on Palouse (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jul/09/feeling-the-winds-worth/

Vestas Plans More Hiring at Pueblo Towers Plant (Denver Business Journal, CO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2013/07/vestas-to-hire-at-least-100-people-for.html

Connecticut - State Asks for Long-Term Clean Energy Bids (Hartford Courant, CT)

http://articles.courant.com/2013-07-08/business/hc-malloy-signs-energy-bills-20130708_1_katie-dykes-energy-efficiency-programs-energy-production-tax-credit

Cold-Climate Co-ops Add Solar Power (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/power-supply/renewable-energy/northern-co-ops-adding-solar-power/57064

Google’s Renewable Energy Search Gets Results (The Record, Ontario, Canada)

http://www.therecord.com/news-story/3884942-google-s-renewable-energy-search-gets-results/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

City Energy Specialist David Tooze - A Catalyst for Energy Savings in Portland (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/07/post_333.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

U-S Senator Baucus Issues Climate Change Directive (Hungry Horse News, MT)

http://www.flatheadnewsgroup.com/hungryhorsenews/article_e986079c-e8ec-11e2-b416-0019bb2963f4.html

Nuclear Energy: Climate Change Solution? Former Opponents Say Yes. (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0710/Nuclear-energy-climate-change-solution-Former-opponents-say-yes

Op/Ed - Park Carbon Dioxide under Our Feet with a Biocarbon Approach (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2021361934_davidmontgomerymauricerobinetteoped10xml.html?syndication=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Sprint Takes Over Clearwire in a Move to Compete with Verizon, AT&T (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/07/sprint_takes_over_clearwire_in_a_move_to_compete_with_verizon_att.html

Telecom Companies Abandon Copper Phone Lines (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jul/09/telecom-companies-abandon-copper-phone-lines/

New York - No More Landlines on Fire Island? Verizon Seeks to Go Wireless (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/2013/0709/No-more-landlines-on-Fire-Island-Verizon-seeks-to-go-wireless

Yahoo Shuts Down Internet Relic AltaVista (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Yahoo-shuts-down-Internet-relic-AltaVista-4652707.php

Greyhound to Add Wi-Fi & Entertainment System on Buses (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-greyhound-entertainment-system-20130708,0,6306459.story

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Who is @WSDOT_Traffic? Meet the People Who Make Your Commute Better (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/WSDOT-214787711.html

GENERAL NEWS

Cloudy Forecast for Mason County Budget (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/2217-cloudy-forecast-for-county-budget

Belfair Senior Center Plans Move Forward with State Money (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2013/jul/09/belfair-senior-center-plans-move-forward-with/?partner=RSS#ixzz2Ybl2eIAK

Judge Says Apple Conspired to Raise Prices on E-Books (Reuters)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_23632479?source=rss

Whoops — IRS Mistakenly Posts Thousands of Social Security Numbers Online (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2013/07/09/whoops-irs-mistakingly-posts-thousands-of-social-security-numbers/

Oregon Man Mum on Refusal to Pay Taxes, His Missing Millions in Gold - Company sold software to power companies including General Electric, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers & Bonneville Power Administration (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Mans-mum-on-refusal-to-pay-taxes-his-missing-millions-in-gold-214865801.html

DIVERSIONS

Fugitive Tweets Taunt to District Attorney; Then Gets Caught in Mexico

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-san-diego-fraud-fugitive-twitter-20130708,0,7218159.story

As Alaska Glacier Melts, Secrets of Lost Military Plane Revealed

http://news.yahoo.com/glacier-melts-secrets-lost-military-plane-revealed-120221443.html

NY School Issues Reading List Riddled with Errors

http://news.yahoo.com/ny-school-issues-reading-list-riddled-errors-105330935.html

Minnesota Town Has Four-Year-Old Boy as Mayor

http://news.yahoo.com/minnesota-town-4-old-boy-mayor-115231418.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Ides of March – Vehicle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EBMo8xHGNs

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 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

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