Energy News Digest for July 12, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Portland General Electric & PacifiCorp Rates Set to Increase in January under Proposed Settlement (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

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

Oregon – Baker County Wind Farm Opponents Gather (Baker City Herald, OR)
http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Wind-farm-opponents-gather

Wind Power Does Not Strongly Affect Greater Prairie Chickens, Seven-Year Study Finds (Eureka Alert)

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/ksu-wpd071013.php

In Obama Climate Plan, States Seek Flexibility (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/07/12/stateline-obama-climate-change/2512055/

Steep Drop in Coastal Fish Found in California Power Plant Records (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-fish-decline-southern-california-20130709,0,866454.story

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Portland General Electric & PacifiCorp Rates Set to Increase in January under Proposed Settlement
• Lower Columbia River Hydropower Output Down Sharply in June
• U-S House Passes Gosar Amendment to Protect Power Marketing Administrations from Chu Memo’s Directives
• NorthWestern Energy Signs New Power Contracts
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s Dynamic Pricing Pilot Yielding Early Successes
• British Columbia Backs Down on Wireless Smart Meters
• New Light Show at Coulee Dam Delayed a Year
• Power Outage near Hermiston Caused by Snake
• Bonneville Power Administration Library: A Collection Worth Millions
• Emissions a Concern after California Nuclear Plant Shutdown
• Demonizing Existing Nuclear Energy Tech is a Poor Communications Tool
• Managing Outrage: A Primer
• Living Smart: Home Generators
• United Kingdom - Thieves Expose Power Plant Visitors to Electrocution Risk after Stealing Copper from Betteshanger
• Power Outage? Blame a Poor Squirrel
• Steep Drop in Coastal Fish Found in California Power Plant Records
• Port Angeles Officials React to Loss at Lower Elwha Klallam Fish Hatchery
• Three Cowlitz County Creeks to Turn Red for Salmon
• Land Trust Acquires Columbia River Island
• Cantwell, Herrera Beutler Introduce Bill to Help Local Fishermen
• Oregon – Baker County Wind Farm Opponents Gather
• Wind Power Does Not Strongly Affect Greater Prairie Chickens, Seven-Year Study Finds
• Solyndra Founder Unlikely to Face Criminal Charges, Sources Say
• Walgreens Taking on Big Boxes for Solar Energy Leadership
• Effort to Create New State Called ‘North Colorado’ Grows
• Why Storm Winds Turned Wind Turbine into a Fireball
• Vermont - Tensions Rise as Credits for Solar Cut into Utility Budgets; VEC Is the Third Utility to Hit Four Percent Cap
• Tiny Modems & Routers Can Be Big Energy Hogs
• In Obama Climate Plan, States Seek Flexibility
• Google Faces Environmentalists’ Ire over Inhofe Fundraiser
• Can Climate Bonds Advance Renewable Energy Finance?
• UN Recognition for Hydro in Brazil, Wind in Uruguay
• Verizon’s Test of Landline-Less Service Leaves Some Customers out in Cold
• Critics: Comcast’s $10 Broadband is a Shallow PR Ploy - When Government Acts as a Comcast Advertising Vessel
• Revealed: How Microsoft Handed the NSA Access to Encrypted Messages
• AltaVista is Dead. Here’s Why It’s So Hard to Compete with Google.
• New Smokey Bear Gives Hugs, Not Just Warnings
• Eleven Words We Learned on the Wienermobile
• Standard & Poor’s Raises ‘Puffery’ Defense in Federal Investor-Fraud Case
• 19-Year Corruption Sentence for Ex-Manager with Army Corps of Engineers
• No Sign Automatic Equipment Failed in San Francisco Airplane Crash: NTSB
• Copper Wire Thefts from Streetlights Reported in Lacey
• Longtime Washington State Lawmaker Duane Berentson Dies

WORD OF THE DAY

Vouchsafe • \vowtch-SAYF\ • Verb - 1a: to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner b: to give by way of reply 2: to grant as a privilege or special favor

After dragging his blanket through the mud, grass & gravel, Linus vouchsafed the little blue “binkie” a respite by running it through the gentle wash cycle; topping of its soapy journey with a light tumble in the dryer with the most expensive & fragrant “dryer sheets.”

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

Portland General Electric & PacifiCorp Rates Set to Increase in January under Proposed Settlement (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

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

Lower Columbia River Hydropower Output Down Sharply in June (SNL Financial)

http://www.snl.com/Interactivex/article.aspx?CdId=A-18412830-13615

U-S House Passes Gosar Amendment to Protect Power Marketing Administrations from Chu Memo’s Directives (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=226036&issueID=27058

NorthWestern Energy Signs New Power Contracts (Associated Press)

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/northwestern-energy-signs-new-power-contracts/article_e398f4d4-eb08-11e2-987a-001a4bcf887a.html

Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s Dynamic Pricing Pilot Yielding Early Successes (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=171116

British Columbia Backs Down on Wireless Smart Meters - Customers will be able to pay extra for meters without wireless technology (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

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

New Light Show at Coulee Dam Delayed a Year (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/1313357-8/new-light-show-at-coulee-dam-delayed-a

Power Outage near Hermiston Caused by Snake (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2013/07/power_outage_near_hermiston_ca.html

Bonneville Power Administration Library: A Collection Worth Millions (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-Library-a-collection-worth-millions.aspx

Emissions a Concern after California Nuclear Plant Shutdown (Associated Press)

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100879479

Demonizing Existing Nuclear Energy Tech is a Poor Communications Tool (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/rodadams/247701/demonizing-existing-nuclear-technology-poor-communications-tool

Managing Outrage: A Primer (Peter M. Sandman)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2013/07/managing-outrage-primer.html

Living Smart: Home Generators (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/07/11/5559815/living-smart-home-generators.html

United Kingdom - Thieves Expose Power Plant Visitors to Electrocution Risk after Stealing Copper from Betteshanger (Kent Online, UK)
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/east_kent_mercury/news/Cable-thieves-expose-power-station-3131/

Power Outage? Blame a Poor Squirrel (Hickory Record, NC)

http://www.hickoryrecord.com/opinion/article_14685408-e8c3-11e2-b03a-001a4bcf6878.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Steep Drop in Coastal Fish Found in California Power Plant Records (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-fish-decline-southern-california-20130709,0,866454.story

Port Angeles Officials React to Loss at Lower Elwha Klallam Fish Hatchery (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130712/news/307129992/port-angeles-officials-react-to-loss-at-fish-hatchery

Three Cowlitz County Creeks to Turn Red for Salmon (Access Washington, Olympia, WA)

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2013/181.html

Land Trust Acquires Columbia River Island (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/jul/11/land-trust-acquires-columbia-river-island/

Cantwell, Herrera Beutler Introduce Bill to Help Local Fishermen (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://thedailyworld.com/sections/news/local/cantwell-herrera-beutler-introduce-bill-help-local-fishermen.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon – Baker County Wind Farm Opponents Gather (Baker City Herald, OR)
http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Wind-farm-opponents-gather

Wind Power Does Not Strongly Affect Greater Prairie Chickens, Seven-Year Study Finds (Eureka Alert)

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-07/ksu-wpd071013.php

Solyndra Founder Unlikely to Face Criminal Charges, Sources Say (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_23643551

Walgreens Taking on Big Boxes for Solar Energy Leadership (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2013/07/12/walgreens-taking-on-big-boxes-for-solar-energy-leadership/

Effort to Create New State Called ‘North Colorado’ Grows (KCNC-TV, Denver, CO)

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2013/07/09/effort-to-create-new-state-called-north-colorado-grows/

Why Storm Winds Turned Wind Turbine into a Fireball (New Scientist)

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23848-why-storm-winds-turned-wind-turbine-into-a-fireball.html#.Ud7t6XddCzc

Vermont - Tensions Rise as Credits for Solar Cut into Utility Budgets; VEC Is the Third Utility to Hit Four Percent Cap (VT Digger, Vermont)

http://vtdigger.org/2013/07/10/tensions-rise-as-credits-for-solar-cut-into-utility-budgets/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Tiny Modems & Routers Can Be Big Energy Hogs (Live Science)

http://www.livescience.com/38104-modems-routers-are-energy-drain.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

In Obama Climate Plan, States Seek Flexibility (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/07/12/stateline-obama-climate-change/2512055/

Google Faces Environmentalists’ Ire over Inhofe Fundraiser (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/07/11/google-faces-environmentalists-ire-over-inhofe-fundraiser/?wprss=rss_technology

Can Climate Bonds Advance Renewable Energy Finance? (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/07/can-climate-bonds-advance-renewable-energy-finance?cmpid

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

UN Recognition for Hydro in Brazil, Wind in Uruguay (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/07/un-recognition-for-hydro-in-brazil-wind-in-uruguay?cmpid=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Verizon’s Test of Landline-Less Service Leaves Some Customers out in Cold (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2013/07/10/verizons-test-of-landline-less-service-leaves-some-customers-out-in-cold/

Critics: Comcast’s $10 Broadband is a Shallow PR Ploy - When Government Acts as a Comcast Advertising Vessel (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Critics-Comcasts-10-Broadband-is-a-Shallow-PR-Ploy-124953

Revealed: How Microsoft Handed the NSA Access to Encrypted Messages (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/11/microsoft-nsa-collaboration-user-data

AltaVista is Dead. Here’s Why It’s So Hard to Compete with Google. (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/07/11/altavista-is-dead-heres-why-its-so-hard-to-compete-with-google/?wprss=rss_business

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

New Smokey Bear Gives Hugs, Not Just Warnings (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/12/business/media/new-smokey-bear-gives-hugs-not-just-warnings.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Eleven Words We Learned on the Wienermobile (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/07/12/wienermobile-words/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Standard & Poor’s Raises ‘Puffery’ Defense in Federal Investor-Fraud Case (Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, WA)

http://kpbj.com/business_daily/2013-07-11/sp_raises_puffery_defense_in_federal_investor_fraud_case

19-Year Corruption Sentence for Ex-Manager with Army Corps of Engineers (Associated Press)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/12/us/19-year-corruption-sentence-for-ex-manager-with-army-corps-of-engineers.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

GENERAL NEWS

No Sign Automatic Equipment Failed in San Francisco Airplane Crash: NTSB (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/12/us-usa-crash-autopilot-idUSBRE96A13X20130712

Copper Wire Thefts from Streetlights Reported in Lacey (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2013/07/11/2618542/copper-wire-thefts-from-streetlights.html#storylink=cpy

Longtime Washington State Lawmaker Duane Berentson Dies (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Longtime-lawmaker-Duane-Berentson-dies-4655366.php

DIVERSIONS

Embarrassed by Your Bald Baby? Now You Can Get Her a Wig.

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/07/11/embarrassed-by-your-bald-baby-now-you-can-get-her-a-wig/

One Small Step for Man: Lawmakers Want a National Park on the Moon

http://www.usnews.com/news/newsgram/articles/2013/07/11/one-small-step-for-man-lawmakers-want-a-national-park-on-the-moon?s_cid=rss:one-small-step-for-man-lawmakers-want-a-national-park-on-the-moon

‘Whoa! I’ve Been Hit by Lightning,’ Says British Columbia Man

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/07/12/bc-prince-george-lightning.html?cmp=rss

Free Slurpee Day Gets Sloppy

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/07/free-slurpee-day-goes-awry/?syndication=rss

SONG OF THE DAY

Jose Feliciano - Dance With Me (Instrumental)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7josp99KTw

Orleans - Dance With Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soG3VlG7tVY

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.

Energy News Digest for 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

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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.

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.