Energy News Digest for October 4, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

How the Federal Shutdown Affects Federal Energy Agencies (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2013/10/how-the-federal-shutdown-affects-federal-energy-agencies.html

Northwest Hydropower Output Falls Four Percent in September below Same Month in 2012 (Platts)

http://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/washington/northwest-hydropower-output-falls-4-in-september-21632138

Washington Court Ruling Means More Water for Fish, Less For Landowners (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/washington-court-ruling-means-more-water-fish-less-landowners

Group Files Suit to Stop Barred Owl Shooting (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Group-files-suit-to-stop-barred-owl-shooting-226223421.html

Wal-Mart Turns Up the Heat in $10 LED Bulb Pricing War (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2013/10/04/wal-mart-turns-up-the-heat-in-10-led-bulb-pricing-war/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Irrigators Seek Seat at Columbia River Treaty Table
• How the Federal Shutdown Affects Federal Energy Agencies
• Northwest Hydropower Output Falls Four Percent in September below Same Month in 2012
• Tennessee Valley Authority Says Fiscal 2013 Was Record Year for Hydro
• Local Groups Join Cowlitz County PUD’s Annual Food Drive for CAP
• Washington D-C Area Utilities Face Financial Hit under Prolonged Shutdown
• Western Market Appears Inevitable, Says WAPA’s Gabriel
• How Painful Will the Coming Spike in Natural Gas Prices Be?
• Communication Was Key in Burlington’s Conversion to Smart Meters, Manager Says
• Group Files Suit to Stop Barred Owl Shooting
• Elwha River Water Plant Clog Fixed - Work Begins Again on Tearing Down Glines Canyon Dam
• Washington Court Ruling Means More Water for Fish, Less For Landowners
• Group Revives Lawsuit over Lake Pend Oreille Water Levels
• Tube That Delivers Snohomish County’s Water Has Ten-Year Inspection
• Electricity Rate Hikes in California? Not the Jolt Clean Energy Opponents Claim
• Wal-Mart Turns Up the Heat in $10 LED Bulb Pricing War
• Microsoft Energy-Saving Program Called ‘Groundbreaking’
• Polar Opposites: Why Climate Change Affects Arctic & Antarctic Differently
• Tesla Stock Tumbles after Electric Car Catches Fire
• This Merry-Go-Round Turns Kid Energy to Clean Energy
• REI Cuts Cooling Costs at Data Center by 90 Percent
• Google Begins Sign Ups for Google Fiber in Provo
• Phone Mystery: Landline Usage Down, Taxes Up
• How Wired Is the World Today?
• October Is National Cyber Security Awareness Month
• Tri-Cities Campaign Has People “Seeing Green”
• Army Corps Impacted By Shutdown
• Montana Lt. Gov. John Walsh to Seek Senate Seat
• Official’s Big Salary in California City May Lead to Prison
• Obamacare’s ‘Cadillac Tax’ Starting to Worry Employers with Generous Healthcare Plans
• Weather Service Sees ‘Pineapple Express’ Winter for Area
• Boy, 14, Held in Shooting Deaths of Two Men at Oregon Hunting Camp
• Company Fires Scientist Who Warned of Hanford Waste Site Problems
• Washington State Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Mason County in Public Records Case
• Tacoma Rail Conductor Honored for Saving Homeless Man’s Life
• Douglas Fir: Tacoma Exhibit Sheds Light on Naturalist Who Gave Name to Popular Evergreen Tree

WORD OF THE DAY

Rubicon • \ROOB-ih-kahn\ • Noun - A bounding or limiting line; especially: one that when crossed commits a person irrevocably

“You have crossed the Rubicon, grasshopper,” intoned the beefy tiddlywinks coach to his wiry young apprentice. “The callouses you have gained on the amateur circuit show that you are now ready to enter the ring of honor on the professional tour.” “May god protect your soul.”

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

Irrigators Seek Seat at Columbia River Treaty Table (Capital Press) http://www.capitalpress.com/article/20131003/ARTICLE/131009965/1318

How the Federal Shutdown Affects Federal Energy Agencies (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2013/10/how-the-federal-shutdown-affects-federal-energy-agencies.html

Northwest Hydropower Output Falls Four Percent in September below Same Month in 2012 (Platts)

http://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/washington/northwest-hydropower-output-falls-4-in-september-21632138

Tennessee Valley Authority Says Fiscal 2013 Was Record Year for Hydro (Associated Press)

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/oct/04/tva-says-fiscal-2013-was-record-year-for-hydro/

Local Groups Join Cowlitz County PUD’s Annual Food Drive for CAP (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/04068ad8-2c90-11e3-b8c8-001a4bcf887a.html

Washington D-C Area Utilities Face Financial Hit under Prolonged Shutdown (Washington Business Journal, DC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/breaking_ground/2013/10/utilities-face-financial-hit-under.html

Western Market Appears Inevitable, Says WAPA’s Gabriel (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=236813&issueID=27118

How Painful Will the Coming Spike in Natural Gas Prices Be? (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/ansorg/283566/how-painful-will-coming-spike-natural-gas-prices-be

Communication Was Key in Burlington’s Conversion to Smart Meters, Manager Says (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=236626&issueID=27118

FISH & WILDLIFE

Group Files Suit to Stop Barred Owl Shooting (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Group-files-suit-to-stop-barred-owl-shooting-226223421.html

Elwha River Water Plant Clog Fixed - Work Begins Again on Tearing Down Glines Canyon Dam (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20131004/NEWS/310049980/elwha-water-plant-clog-fixed-so-work-begins-again-on-tearing-down

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Washington Court Ruling Means More Water for Fish, Less For Landowners (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/washington-court-ruling-means-more-water-fish-less-landowners

Group Revives Lawsuit over Lake Pend Oreille Water Levels (Associated Press)

http://www.krem.com/news/local/Group-revives-lawsuit-over-Lake-Pend-Oreille-water-levels-226309311.html

Tube That Delivers Snohomish County’s Water Has Ten-Year Inspection (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20131004/NEWS01/710049903

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Electricity Rate Hikes in California? Not the Jolt Clean Energy Opponents Claim (Union of Concerned Scientists)

http://blog.ucsusa.org/electricity-rate-hikes-in-california-not-the-jolt-clean-energy-opponents-claim-260

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Wal-Mart Turns Up the Heat in $10 LED Bulb Pricing War (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2013/10/04/wal-mart-turns-up-the-heat-in-10-led-bulb-pricing-war/

Microsoft Energy-Saving Program Called ‘Groundbreaking’ (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Microsoft-unveils-groundbreaking-energy-saving-program-226222191.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Polar Opposites: Why Climate Change Affects Arctic & Antarctic Differently (Live Science)

http://www.livescience.com/40125-climate-change-affecting-arctic-antarctic-differently.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Tesla Stock Tumbles after Electric Car Catches Fire (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/oct/03/tesla-stock-tumbles-after-electric-car-catches-fir/#.Uk7b8xDcB8E

This Merry-Go-Round Turns Kid Energy to Clean Energy (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/list/this-merry-go-round-turns-kid-energy-to-clean-energy/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

REI Cuts Cooling Costs at Data Center by 90 Percent (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2013/10/rei-cuts-cooling-costs-at-data-center.html

Google Begins Sign Ups for Google Fiber in Provo (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Begins-Sign-Ups-For-Google-Fiber-in-Provo-126075

Phone Mystery: Landline Usage Down, Taxes Up (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2013/10/03/business/116462/taxes-up-usage-down-CenturyLink-landline-service/

Adobe Announces Security Breach (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/04/technology/adobe-announces-security-breach.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

How Wired Is the World Today? (Bloomberg News)

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-10-03/from-mobile-to-fixed-line-broadband-how-wired-is-the-world-today

October Is National Cyber Security Awareness Month (Associated Press)

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/10/04/3668765/october-is-national-cyber-security.html

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Tri-Cities Campaign Has People “Seeing Green” (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/23605327/tri-cities-campaign-has-people-

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Army Corps Impacted By Shutdown (KDRV-TV, Medford, OR)

http://www.kdrv.com/army-corps-impacted-by-shutdown/

Montana Lt. Gov. John Walsh to Seek Senate Seat (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/oct/04/montana-lt-gov-john-walsh-to-seek-senate-seat/

Official’s Big Salary in California City May Lead to Prison (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/04/us/officials-big-salary-in-california-city-may-lead-to-prison.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Obamacare’s ‘Cadillac Tax’ Starting to Worry Employers with Generous Healthcare Plans (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/oct/03/obamacares-cadillac-tax-starting-to-worry-area-employers-with-generous-healthcare-plans/

GENERAL NEWS

Weather Service Sees ‘Pineapple Express’ Winter for Area (Seattle Times - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021960393_winterweatherxml.html?syndication=rss

Boy, 14, Held in Shooting Deaths of Two Men at Oregon Hunting Camp (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/04/us-usa-oregon-boy-idUSBRE99301S20131004

Company Fires Scientist Who Warned of Hanford Waste Site Problems (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-hanford-layoff-20131004,0,1311785.story

Washington State Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Mason County in Public Records Case (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=6086

Tacoma Rail Conductor Honored for Saving Homeless Man’s Life (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/10/03/2819881/tacoma-rail-conductor-honored.html

Douglas Fir: Tacoma Exhibit Sheds Light on Naturalist Who Gave Name to Popular Evergreen Tree (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/10/04/2820278/news-brief-04gowshmc.html

DIVERSIONS

Home Association Frowns on Seahawks 12th Man Flag

http://www.king5.com/sports/seahawks/Home-association-Seahawks-12th-man-flag-226126731.html

Meet the Voice Behind iPhone’s Siri

http://www.kgw.com/news/Meet-the-voice-behind-iPhones-Siri-226464351.html

Sammy the Squirrel Steals the U-S Spotlight at Presidents Cup

http://www.golf.com/ap-news/sammy-steals-us-spotlight-presidents-cup

Pills Made from Poop Cure Serious Gut Infections

http://www.nwcn.com/news/poop-pills-cure-infections-226308301.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Moody Blues - The Voice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_d8OQLPt_A

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

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

Energy News Digest for October 2, 2013

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Energy News Digest Word Cloud for October 2, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Fed Shut-Down – Normal Operations at Bonneville Power Administration: Self-Funding Agency! (U-S Department of Energy)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2013/10/fed-shut-down-normal-operations-at.html

The Shutdown, Day Two: Olympic National Park Curtails Operations; School Kids’ Visits among Foiled Plans (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20131002/NEWS/310029986/the-shutdown-day-2-8212-olympic-national-park-curtails

FERC: Nominee for Energy Regulatory Post Withdraws (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/10/01/nominee-for-energy-regulatory-post-withdraws/2905249/

Reopening Columbia River to Salmon Could Come at High Cost to British Columbia Taxpayers - Bonneville Power reports already spending $750 million a year alleviating effects on wildlife (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Reopening+Columbia+River+salmon+could+come+high+cost+taxpayers/8980855/story.html

Analysis Shows Extending Wind Tax Credit Would Cost Billions (The Hill)

http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/energyenvironment/325973-analysis-shows-wind-tax-credit-would-cost-billions-

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Fed Shut-Down – Normal Operations at Bonneville Power Administration: Self-Funding Agency!
• Department of Energy Implementation Activities in the Case of a Lapse of Appropriations
• What A Shutdown Means for Electric Cooperatives
• FERC: Nominee for Energy Regulatory Post Withdraws
• Reopening Columbia River to Salmon Could Come at High Cost to British Columbia Taxpayers
• Editorial: Columbia River Treaty Talks Need United Front
• Lewis County PUD Looks Into Possible Rate Increase
• Judge Won’t Halt Trustee’s Southern Montana Electric Bankruptcy Plan
• Alaska Utilities Seek $900 Million for Transmission Upgrades, Want to Form Grid Operator
• Bonneville Power Administration Regional Science Bowl Registration Opens
• Alaska’s Poor King Salmon Returns May Benefit Pacific Northwest
• Tacoma Penalized $40,000 for Unknowingly Sending PCB-Contaminated Oil from Collection Program to Be Recycled
• British Columbia First Nation Applies for Lucrative Water License on Nechako River
• Analysis Shows Extending Wind Tax Credit Would Cost Billions
• A Beginner’s Guide to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Reports
• Public Money Powers Charging Stations for Plug-In Cars, But Support Is Slowing
• Op/Ed: How to Bridge the Digital Divide for Low-Income Families
• These Charts Show Comcast Acting More & More Like a Monopolist
• New York City’s “LEED for Broadband” Will Help Companies Pick Tech-Friendly Office Locations
• Some Complain Apple’s IOS-7 is Making Them Sick
• Scientists Use Lightning Bolt to Charge Mobile Phone
• ‘Sign This Petition’: How Political Groups Are Turning Their Data Testing Tools on Social Media
• Shutdown: Social-Media Users Urge Congress to Stop Being ‘Stupid’
• Nebraska Utilities Use State Fair, Videos to Tell Customers about Benefits of Public Power
• The Shutdown, Day Two: Olympic National Park Curtails Operations; School Kids’ Visits among Foiled Plans
• Government Shutdown: Lawmakers Still Get a Check, Even As Staffers Sent Home
• Some Members of Washington State Congressional Delegation to Forego Pay
• Murray, Cantwell Furlough Most of Their Staffs
• Congressional Lawmakers Feeling the Heat from Government Shutdown
• Washington State Health Exchange Website Chokes On First Morning, Healed By Afternoon
• Washout Closes U-S 12 over White Pass
• First Take: Why Microsoft Shareholders Want Gates Out
• Oregonian Ends Daily Home Newspaper Delivery
• More Than Just Oysters at Shelton’s OysterFest
• Spokane Company to Buy Montana TV Stations

WORD OF THE DAY

Betwixt • \bi-TWICKTS\ • Adverb - Between

Betwixt or between

Redundant grammar, oh no!

Like Pete and repeat.

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

Fed Shut-Down – Normal Operations at Bonneville Power Administration: Self-Funding Agency! (U-S Department of Energy)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2013/10/fed-shut-down-normal-operations-at.html

Department of Energy Implementation Activities in the Case of a Lapse of Appropriations (US Department of Energy)

http://energy.gov/articles/department-energy-implementation-activities-case-lapse-appropriations

What A Shutdown Means for Electric Cooperatives (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/public-policy-watch/legislation/what-a-shutdown-means-for-co-ops/61667

FERC: Nominee for Energy Regulatory Post Withdraws (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/10/01/nominee-for-energy-regulatory-post-withdraws/2905249/

Reopening Columbia River to Salmon Could Come at High Cost to British Columbia Taxpayers - Bonneville Power reports already spending $750 million a year alleviating effects on wildlife (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Reopening+Columbia+River+salmon+could+come+high+cost+taxpayers/8980855/story.html

Editorial: Columbia River Treaty Talks Need United Front (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/oct/02/editorial-columbia-river-treaty-talks-need-united/

Lewis County PUD Looks Into Possible Rate Increase (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2013/10/lewis-county-pud-looks-into-possible.html

Judge Won’t Halt Trustee’s Southern Montana Electric Bankruptcy Plan (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20131002/NEWS01/310020008/Judge-won-t-halt-trustee-s-bankruptcy-plan

Alaska Utilities Seek $900 Million for Transmission Upgrades, Want to Form Grid Operator (SNL Financial)

http://www.snl.com/Interactivex/article.aspx?CdId=A-25256996-11303

Bonneville Power Administration Regional Science Bowl Registration Opens (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-Regional-Science-Bowl-registration-opens.aspx

FISH & WILDLIFE

Alaska’s Poor King Salmon Returns May Benefit Pacific Northwest (Alaska Dispatch)

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130928/ak-beat-alaskas-poor-king-salmon-returns-may-benefit-pacific-northwest

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Tacoma Penalized $40,000 for Unknowingly Sending PCB-Contaminated Oil from Collection Program to Be Recycled (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/09/30/2814805/tacoma-penalized-40000-for-unknowingly.html

British Columbia First Nation Applies for Lucrative Water License on Nechako River (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-first-nation-applies-for-lucrative-water-licence-1.1874022?cmp=rss

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Analysis Shows Extending Wind Tax Credit Would Cost Billions (The Hill)

http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/energyenvironment/325973-analysis-shows-wind-tax-credit-would-cost-billions-

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

A Beginner’s Guide to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Reports (Popular Mechanics)

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/climate-change/a-beginners-guide-to-the-ipcc-climate-change-reports-15991849?click=pm_news

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Public Money Powers Charging Stations for Plug-In Cars, But Support Is Slowing (Denver Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2013/10/public-money-charges-market-for.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Op/Ed: How to Bridge the Digital Divide for Low-Income Families (Seattle Times - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2021940987_hilaryosheltonopedbroadbandaccess30xml.html

These Charts Show Comcast Acting More & More Like a Monopolist (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/10/01/these-charts-show-comcast-acting-more-and-more-like-a-monopolist/

New York City’s “LEED for Broadband” Will Help Companies Pick Tech-Friendly Office Locations (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2013/09/30/nycs-leed-for-broadband-will-help-companies-pick-tech-friendly-office-locations/

Some Complain Apple’s IOS-7 is Making Them Sick (Northwest Cable News Network)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/225909051.html

Scientists Use Lightning Bolt to Charge Mobile Phone (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24347185

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

‘Sign This Petition’: How Political Groups Are Turning Their Data Testing Tools on Social Media (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/09/01/sign-this-petition-how-political-groups-are-turning-their-data-testing-tools-on-social-media/?wprss=rss_technology&clsrd

Shutdown: Social-Media Users Urge Congress to Stop Being ‘Stupid’ (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_24221649

Nebraska Utilities Use State Fair, Videos to Tell Customers about Benefits of Public Power (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=236337&issueID=27116

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

The Shutdown, Day Two: Olympic National Park Curtails Operations; School Kids’ Visits among Foiled Plans (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20131002/NEWS/310029986/the-shutdown-day-2-8212-olympic-national-park-curtails

Government Shutdown: Lawmakers Still Get a Check, Even As Staffers Sent Home (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/10/government_shutdown_lawmakers.html

Some Members of Washington State Congressional Delegation to Forego Pay (Northwest Cable News Network)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/226011911.html

Murray, Cantwell Furlough Most of Their Staffs (Seattle Times - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021941684_shutdowndcxml.html

Congressional Lawmakers Feeling the Heat from Government Shutdown (Associated Press)

http://www.katu.com/politics/No-progress-on-ending-stalemate-in-Washington-DC-226126501.html

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Health Exchange Website Chokes On First Morning, Healed By Afternoon (Associated Press)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20131002/NEWS/310029984/state-health-exchange-website-chokes-on-first-morning-healed-by

Washout Closes U-S 12 over White Pass (Associated Press)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Washout-closes-US-12-over-White-Pass-226126271.html

First Take: Why Microsoft Shareholders Want Gates Out (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/10/02/first-take-why-sharedholders-want--gates-out/2907235/

Oregonian Ends Daily Home Newspaper Delivery (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/oregonian-newspaper-reduces-home-delivery/

More Than Just Oysters at Shelton’s OysterFest (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

http://www.thurstontalk.com/2013/10/01/shelton-oysterfest/

Spokane Company to Buy Montana TV Stations (Associated Press)

http://tdn.com/news/state-and-regional/washington/spokane-company-to-buy-montana-tv-stations/article_69e8f39a-fdb4-5c3a-9e94-c849d8670050.html

DIVERSIONS

Russell Wilson Reunites with Children’s Hospital Patient Who Got New Heart

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2366169

This Cool Photo Shows a Swarm of Butterflies Drinking a Turtle’s Tears

http://grist.org/list/this-cool-photo-shows-a-swarm-of-butterflies-drinking-a-turtles-tears/?utm_source=feedly

GPS Gets California Couple Stranded for 2 Days on Logging Road in Southern Oregon

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2013/09/gps_gets_california_couple_str.html

Federal Way Mayor Investigated for Theft Involving Own Campaign Signs

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Federal-Way-mayor-investigated-for-theft-involving-own-campaign-signs-226065211.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Dolly Parton - Love is Like a Butterfly

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

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

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

Energy News Digest for September 30, 2013

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THE NEWS DIGEST WORD CLOUD

Energy News Digest Word Cloud for September 30, 2013

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2013/09/energy-news-digest-word-cloud-for_30.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

With Water Treaty Set to Expire, Future of Columbia River Up for Debate (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/debating-the-future-of-the-columbia-river/article14584669/

Pacific Northwest Tribes Exult as Nearly One Million Chinook Return to Columbia River (Indian Country Today)

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/09/26/northwest-tribes-exult-nearly-one-million-fall-chinook-return-columbia-river-151454

NorthWestern to Buy PPL Montana’s 11 Hydropower Dams (The Missoulian, MT)

http://missoulian.com/news/local/northwestern-to-buy-ppl-montana-s-hydropower-dams/article_24859418-26ee-11e3-a055-001a4bcf887a.html

Longtime Foes Unite Over Water Plan for Eastern Washington (Seattle Times - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021921558_yakimawaterxml.html

Credits to Spur Renewable Energy Sources Seen Set to End (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-30/credits-to-spur-renewable-energy-sources-seen-set-to-end-taxes.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• With Water Treaty Set to Expire, Future of Columbia River Up for Debate
• Editorial: The Pacific Northwest Needs an Overhauled Columbia River Treaty
• NorthWestern to Buy PPL Montana’s 11 Hydropower Dams
• Spokane Tribe Hopeful Its Long Wait for Payment over Grand Coulee Dam Will End
• Restoration of Electricity Continues for Tahuya Area Residents – 980 Customers Remain
• ‘Smart Meter’ Project: Port Angeles City Council to Consider Request for $99,000 ‘Smart Meter’ Consultant
• 81 Legislators Urge Progress on Yucca Mountain Licensing
• Small Modular Reactor Use Denounced By Scientists Group
• Fitch Affirms Energy Northwest’s Wind Project Revenue Bonds at ‘A-’; Outlook Stable
• Cascade Natural Gas Planning Price Increase
• Old, Crumbling Dams Pose Potential Hazards across Michigan
• Returning Chinook ‘Through the Roof’
• More Room to Spawn
• Longtime Foes Unite Over Water Plan for Eastern Washington
• Study: Charred Forests in Columbia Basin Headwaters Leads to Changed Snow Runoff Patterns
• Credits to Spur Renewable Energy Sources Seen Set to End
• Other Western States Outpacing New Mexico on Renewable Energy
• Forget Eagle Deaths, Wind Turbines Kill Humans
• Company Works to Promote Power of Ductless Heat Pumps
• Why Efficiency Is Harder in Industrial Facilities than Commercial Buildings
• Washington State Governor’s Climate Panel Looks at Uphill Haul
• High-Speed Broadband Networks with a Safety Net
• Google Launches Huge Overhaul of Search Algorithm - Which You Probably Didn’t Notice
• Broadband from the Bell Tower: The Church That Became an Internet Hub
• Is Your Business Spending Too Much Time on Facebook?
• Facebook Editing Function Raises Concern over Misuse
• This Is Why No One Follows You on Twitter

WORD OF THE DAY

Foofaraw • \FOO-fu-raw\ • Noun - 1: frills & flashy finery 2: a disturbance or to-do over a trifle: fuss

Pretty foofaraw

Lipstick on a pig, yahoo

Punch drunk from outage

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

With Water Treaty Set to Expire, Future of Columbia River Up for Debate (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/debating-the-future-of-the-columbia-river/article14584669/

Editorial: The Pacific Northwest Needs an Overhauled Columbia River Treaty (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/09/the_northwest_needs_an_overhau.html

NorthWestern to Buy PPL Montana’s 11 Hydropower Dams (The Missoulian, MT)

http://missoulian.com/news/local/northwestern-to-buy-ppl-montana-s-hydropower-dams/article_24859418-26ee-11e3-a055-001a4bcf887a.html

Spokane Tribe Hopeful Its Long Wait for Payment over Grand Coulee Dam Will End (McClatchy News Service)

http://www.macon.com/2013/09/30/2688570/tribe-hopeful-its-long-wait-for.html

Restoration of Electricity Continues for Tahuya Area Residents – 980 Customers Remain (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1271

‘Smart Meter’ Project: Port Angeles City Council to Consider Request for $99,000 ‘Smart Meter’ Consultant (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130930/NEWS/309309990/smart-meter-project-port-angeles-city-council-to-consider-request

81 Legislators Urge Progress on Yucca Mountain Licensing (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/09/28/2599480/81-legislators-urge-progress-on.html

Small Modular Reactor Use Denounced By Scientists Group (Akin Standard, SC)

http://www.aikenstandard.com/article/20130927/AIK0101/130929542/1004/small-modular-reactor-use-denounced

Fitch Affirms Energy Northwest’s Wind Project Revenue Bonds at ‘A-’; Outlook Stable (Yahoo! Finance)

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fitch-affirms-energy-northwest-wind-173100189.html

Cascade Natural Gas Planning Price Increase (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/09/27/2597314/cascade-natural-gas-planning-price.html

Old, Crumbling Dams Pose Potential Hazards across Michigan (McClatchy News Service)

http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20130930/NEWS26/309300003/Old-crumbling-dams-pose-potential-hazards-across-Michigan

FISH & WILDLIFE

Pacific Northwest Tribes Exult as Nearly One Million Chinook Return to Columbia River (Indian Country Today)

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/09/26/northwest-tribes-exult-nearly-one-million-fall-chinook-return-columbia-river-151454

Returning Chinook ‘Through the Roof’ (The Eatonville Dispatch, WA)

http://www.dispatchnews.com/?p=3179

More Room to Spawn (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/sep/28/new-railroad-bridge-clears-century-old-obstacle-for-young-salmon/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Longtime Foes Unite Over Water Plan for Eastern Washington (Seattle Times - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021921558_yakimawaterxml.html

Study: Charred Forests in Columbia Basin Headwaters Leads to Changed Snow Runoff Patterns (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/428442.aspx

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Credits to Spur Renewable Energy Sources Seen Set to End (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-30/credits-to-spur-renewable-energy-sources-seen-set-to-end-taxes.html

Other Western States Outpacing New Mexico on Renewable Energy (Albuquerque Business First, NM)

http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2013/09/27/other-western-states-exceed-nm-renewable.html

Forget Eagle Deaths, Wind Turbines Kill Humans (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2013/09/29/forget-eagle-deaths-wind-turbines-kill-humans/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Company Works to Promote Power of Ductless Heat Pumps (Olympian, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2013/09/29/2749304/company-works-to-promote-power.html

Why Efficiency Is Harder in Industrial Facilities than Commercial Buildings (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/stephenlacey/279661/why-efficiency-so-much-harder-industrial-facilities-commercial-buildings

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Governor’s Climate Panel Looks at Uphill Haul (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2013/09/28/washington-governor/116667/governors-climate-panel-looks-ways-get-moving/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

High-Speed Broadband Networks with a Safety Net (The Hill)

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/324911-high-speed-broadband-netwroks-with-a-safety-net

Google Launches Huge Overhaul of Search Algorithm - Which You Probably Didn’t Notice (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2013/09/27/google-launches-huge-overhaul-of-search-algorithm-which-you-probably-didnt-notice/

Broadband from the Bell Tower: The Church That Became an Internet Hub (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/29/broadband-bell-tower-st-andrews-church-paull

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Is Your Business Spending Too Much Time on Facebook? (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/09/30/facebook-small-business/

Facebook Editing Function Raises Concern over Misuse (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24330771

This Is Why No One Follows You on Twitter (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/09/30/twitter-followers/

DIVERSIONS

Chevrolet Dealer’s Old, Undriven Cars Auctioned Off

http://www.usatoday.com/story/driveon/2013/09/30/lambrecht-chevrolet-auction-nebraska/2894401/

Quack! Wisconsin Bill, No Pun Intended, Seeks to Legalize Rubber Duck Races

http://www.tribtown.com/view/story/5e34b3d472d148e68baa4a64081dbd8d/WI-ODD--Duck-Races

Jewels on French Mountain May Be from Plane Crash

http://news.yahoo.com/jewels-french-mountain-may-plane-crash-175511263.html

Boeing Turns Aging Planes into Drones for Air Force Target Practice

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/boeing-turns-aging-planes-into-drones-for-air-force-target-practice-010653391.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever

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

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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