Energy News Digest for October 11, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Bonneville Power Administration: Mainzer Will Remain Acting Administrator; Wyden Addresses Fallout (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/10/bpa_mainzer_tells_employees_he.html

SolarWorld Replaces Top U-S Executives, Consolidates Sales & Marketing into Hillsboro Hub (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/10/solarworld_replaces_top_us_executives_consolidates_sales_and_marketing_into_hillsboro_hub.html

U-S Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of FCC Pole Attachment Rule (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=237834&issueID=27123

Okanogan PUD: New Structures to Carry Broadband, Power Line Cables (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)

http://methowvalleynews.com/2013/10/09/new-structures-to-carry-broadband-powerline-cables/

Bye, Bye Cookie: Microsoft Plots Its Own Tracking Technology to Span Desktop, Mobile, Xbox (Ad Age)

http://adage.com/article/digital/microsoft-cookie-replacement-span-desktop-mobile-xbox/244638/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Bonneville Power Administration: Mainzer Will Remain Acting Administrator; Wyden Addresses Fallout
• Damning DOE Report Puts BPA's Independence at Risk
• U-S Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of FCC Pole Attachment Rule
• Electric Rate Increase in the City of Rupert
• Energy Adviser: Hydropower Is Reliable, Renewable & Public
• Snohomish PUD Offers Bill-Paying Assistance to Seniors, Low-Income Customers
• Op/Ed: Suzanne Hartman - Ready for Extreme Weather?
• FERC Files Suit Seeking Market Manipulation Penalties against Barclays
• Ontario's Latest Electricity Scheme: Pumped Energy Storage
• Donald Trump Takes Florida Power & Light Feud over Power Poles to Twitter
• Water Level near Grant County PUD Dams Will Fluctuate during the Next Four Days
• SolarWorld Replaces Top U-S Executives, Consolidates Sales & Marketing into Hillsboro
• Will Oregon Test Project Bring Offshore Wind to the West Coast? 
• Google Invests $103 Million in California Solar Project
• City of Olympia Converts to LED Streetlights
• Editorial: Oroville School Board Should Not Turn Over Energy Savings Incentives
• Good Energy News: U-S Energy More Secure and Reliable, Thanks to Efficiency
• New Jersey Reconsiders Carbon Trading a Year after Sandy
• Op/Ed: Politics is Poorly Suited to Address Global Warming
• LEED Certified Building Projects
• Okanogan PUD: New Structures to Carry Broadband, Power Line Cables
• Google's Free Wi-Fi Is So Terrible That City of Mountain View Seeks Alternatives
• Google Fiber Puts the Kibosh on Startups in Kansas City
• United Kingdom: Britons Waste Enough Broadband to Power BBC iPlayer for 59 Years
• Bye, Bye Cookie: Microsoft Plots Its Own Tracking Technology to Span Desktop, Mobile, Xbox
• Survey Says Twitter Overtakes Facebook among U-S Teens
• Who Is to Blame for Creating Hashtags?
• Utah to Pay Federal Government to Reopen National Parks
• Wire Thieves Hit Steamboat Island Preschool
• Rocket Car Tested in Shelton: Jessi Combs Sets New Women’s Land Speed Record

WORD OF THE DAY

Corrigendum • \kor-uh-JEN-dum\ • Noun - An error in a printed work discovered after printing and shown with its correction on a separate sheet.

Barty’s first attempt at editing his weekly newsletter alone was a disaster. His one pager had quickly grown to at least ten pages as error after error was found in grammar, spelling and layout. The biggest impact was on his customers, who consistently found their feet covered by slips of paper that had fallen out of the mailing envelope, the corrigendum heaped on the floor like small drifts of snow.

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

Bonneville Power Administration: Mainzer Will Remain Acting Administrator; Wyden Addresses Fallout (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/10/bpa_mainzer_tells_employees_he.html

Damning DOE Report Puts BPA's Independence at Risk (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2013/10/damning-doe-report-puts-bpas.html

U-S Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of FCC Pole Attachment Rule (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=237834&issueID=27123

Electric Rate Increase in the City of Rupert (KMVT-TV, Twin Falls, ID)

http://www.kmvt.com/news/local/Rupert-Citizens-Will-See-Higher-Electric-Bills--227145891.html

Energy Adviser: Hydropower Is Reliable, Renewable & Public (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/oct/10/hydropower-is-reliable-renewable-and-public/

Snohomish PUD Offers Bill-Paying Assistance to Seniors, Low-Income Customers (Mountlake Terrace News, WA)

http://mltnews.com/snohomish-pud-offers-bill-paying-assistance-seniors-low-income-customers/

Op/Ed: Suzanne Hartman - Ready for Extreme Weather? (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/blogs/connecting-chelan-pud/2013/oct/10/suzanne-hartman-ready-for-extreme-weather/

FERC Files Suit Seeking Market Manipulation Penalties against Barclays (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2013/10/ferc-files-suit-seeking-market-manipulation-penalties-against-barclays.html

Ontario's Latest Electricity Scheme: Pumped Energy Storage (Financial Post, Canada)

http://opinion.financialpost.com/2013/10/10/ontarios-latest-electricity-scheme-pumped-energy-storage/

Donald Trump Takes Florida Power & Light Feud over Power Poles to Twitter (Miami Herald, FL)

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/10/08/3678105/trump-blast-fpl-on-twitter-for.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Water Level near Grant County PUD Dams Will Fluctuate during the Next Four Days (iFiber News, Ephrata, WA)

http://www.ifiberone.com/news/grantcounty/mattawa/water-level-near-pud-dams-will-fluctuate-during-the-next/article_0459797e-3211-11e3-8c4f-0019bb30f31a.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

SolarWorld Replaces Top U-S Executives, Consolidates Sales & Marketing into Hillsboro Hub (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/10/solarworld_replaces_top_us_executives_consolidates_sales_and_marketing_into_hillsboro_hub.html

Will Oregon Test Project Bring Offshore Wind to the West Coast?  (E&E Publishing)

http://www.eenews.net/stories/1059988558

Google Invests $103 Million in California Solar Project (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-10/google-invests-103-million-in-california-solar-project.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

City of Olympia Converts to LED Streetlights (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

http://www.thurstontalk.com/2013/10/10/city-olympia-converts-led-streetlights/

Editorial: Oroville School Board Should Not Turn Over Energy Savings Incentives (Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune, Oroville, WA)

http://www.gazette-tribune.com/opinion/oroville-school-board-should-not-turn-over-energy-savings-incentives/65669/

Good Energy News: U-S Energy More Secure and Reliable, Thanks to Efficiency (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/peterlehner/286191/amazingly-good-energy-news-us-energy-more-secure-and-reliable-ever-thanks-efficie

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

New Jersey Reconsiders Carbon Trading a Year after Sandy (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-09/new-jersey-reconsiders-carbon-trading-a-year-after-sandy.html

Op/Ed: Politics is Poorly Suited to Address Global Warming (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-politics-is-poorly-suited-to-respond-to-climate-change/2013/10/10/870c1138-31d0-11e3-9c68-1cf643210300_story.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

LEED Certified Building Projects (Louisville Business First, KY)

http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/feature/leed-certified-building-projects.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Okanogan PUD: New Structures to Carry Broadband, Power Line Cables (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)

http://methowvalleynews.com/2013/10/09/new-structures-to-carry-broadband-powerline-cables/

Google's Free Wi-Fi Is So Terrible That City of Mountain View Seeks Alternatives (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2013/10/googles-free-wifi-is-so-terrible-that.html

Google Fiber Puts the Kibosh on Startups in Kansas City (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Fiber-Puts-the-Kibosh-on-Startups-in-Kansas-City-126153

United Kingdom: Britons Waste Enough Broadband to Power BBC iPlayer for 59 Years (The Telegraph, UK)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/broadband/10360602/Britons-waste-enough-broadband-to-power-BBC-iPlayer-for-59-years.html

SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING

Bye, Bye Cookie: Microsoft Plots Its Own Tracking Technology to Span Desktop, Mobile, Xbox (Ad Age)

http://adage.com/article/digital/microsoft-cookie-replacement-span-desktop-mobile-xbox/244638/

Survey Says Twitter Overtakes Facebook among U-S Teens (Yahoo! News)

http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-overtakes-facebook-among-us-teens-survey-161028520.html

Who Is to Blame for Creating Hashtags? (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2013/10/04/who-is-to-blame-for-creating-hashtags/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Utah to Pay Federal Government to Reopen National Parks (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/11/us-usa-fiscal-parks-idUSBRE99A0EW20131011

GENERAL NEWS

Wire Thieves Hit Steamboat Island Preschool (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2013/10/09/2767235/wire-thieves-hit-steamboat-island.html#emlnl=Afternoon_Newsletter

Rocket Car Tested in Shelton: Jessi Combs Sets New Women’s Land Speed Record (Landspeed)

http://landspeed.com/ipad/press/232-jessi-combs-sets-new-women-s-land-speed-record

DIVERSIONS

This iPad Child Potty Represents Everything Wrong with America

http://consumerist.com/2013/10/10/this-ipad-child-potty-represents-everything-wrong-with-america/

U-S Judge Tells Man He's Still Legally Dead

http://news.yahoo.com/us-judge-tells-man-hes-still-legally-dead-202022646.html

Chinese Mock Official for Blaming Cooking Fumes for Pollution

http://news.yahoo.com/chinese-mock-official-blaming-cooking-fumes-pollution-095146450.html

Saudi Women Defy Driving Ban in Online Photos, Video Clips

http://news.yahoo.com/saudi-women-defy-driving-ban-online-photos-video-153303593.html

SONG OF THE DAY

The Cars - Drive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlDZ89mxKts

Everything but the Girl – Driving

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4qw9MU6n3A

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 9, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Bonneville Power Administration: Feds Release Damning Investigation of BPA’s Hiring Practices & Management Culture (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/10/bpa_feds_release_damning_inves.html

Revised Draft I-937 Rules Suggest Significant Changes in Energy Conservation Compliance (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2013/10/revised-draft-i-937-rules-suggest-significant-changes-in-energy-conservation-compliance.html

Governor Inslee Proclaims Public Power Week October 6-12 - Mason PUD 3 Celebration Continues (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1275

San Juan Islands Clash over Broadband; Another Board Member Steps Down (Journal of the San Juan Islands, Friday Harbor, WA)

http://www.sanjuanjournal.com/news/226928601.html

Snohomish PUD Makes Case for Dam, Residents Push Back (Monroe Monitor, WA)

http://www.monroemonitor.com/2013/10/08/pud-makes-case-for-dam-residents-push-back/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Bonneville Power Administration: Feds Release Damning Investigation of BPA’s Hiring Practices & Management Culture
• Report: BPA Hiring Put Veterans at Disadvantage
• Fixing Bonneville Power Hiring Mess a ‘Monumental’ Task
• Report: Bonneville Power Bypassed Veterans
• BPA: IG Finds ‘Massive Breakdown’ In Power Agency’s Management
• BPA Acting Administrator Statement on U-S Department of Energy’s DOE Inspector General Report 
• Snohomish PUD Makes Case for Dam, Residents Push Back
• Chelan PUD Wants Higher Rates for Water, Sewer, Fiber
• Fitch Affirms Chelan PUD Bonds at ‘AA+’; Outlook Revised to Stable
• Montana: City of Great Falls Looks Forward to New Power Supplier
• Governor Inslee Proclaims Public Power Week October 6-12 - Mason PUD 3 Celebration Continues
• Celebrate Public Power Week This Morning with the Grays Harbor PUD
• Kittitas County PUD Celebrates Power Week
• Tillamook PUD Celebrates Public Power Week
• Pacific Gas & Electric Shuts Down Gas Pipeline under San Carlos
• Public, Private Utilities Argue Merits of Fairbanks Gas Plans
• Colorado: Public Power Putsch PUC to Rule Wednesday on Xcel Request in Boulder Utility Fight
• Aluminum: Electric Rate Hikes Hobble an Ohio Industrial Giant
• FERC Sets Date for Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act Workshop
• Connecticut: Sales Call Goes Sour When Electric Company Phones State Power Official
• New Push to Save Endangered Orcas in Puget Sound
• Chinook Salmon Returning to Dam-Less Elwha River
• Researchers, Tribes Detail Climate’s Effects on Salmon
• Oregon: Shutdown Forces Klamath Water Group to Delay
• Battery-Stored Solar Sparks Utilities Backlash: Climate & Carbon
• Can Wind Power Gain Support from Gas-Fired Generation?
• Op/Ed: Should Other Nations Follow Germany’s Lead on Promoting Solar Power?
• Revised Draft I-937 Rules Suggest Significant Changes in Energy Conservation Compliance
• Puget Sound Energy Says Take Our Free Refrigerators, Please
• Can Low-Income & Multi-Family Households Benefit From Energy Efficiency?
• Seattle, Austin Are among Top Cities on ACEEE’s Efficiency Scorecard
• Energy Efficiency: How the Internet Can Lower Your Electric Bill
• Study: Gas Leaf Blowers Put Out More Pollution than F-150 Trucks
• Solar Decathlon Showcases 19 Hi-Tech Homes of the Future
• San Juan Islands Clash over Broadband; Another Board Member Steps Down
• Google’s Faster Broadband Service Pushes Competitors
• Microsoft Outlines Upcoming Enterprise Cloud Services & Products
• Cybersecurity Education Network Moves to Washington State
• Microsoft Awards Hacking Expert, Repairs Browser Bug
• Ruh-Roh: Adobe Breach Is Just the Beginning, Researcher Says
• The Beginner’s Guide to the Hashtag
• Want a Retweet? Include a Photo
• Is Texting the Future of Workplace Communication?
• Hundreds of Washington State Workers Furloughed over Shutdown
• Seismologists Worry Shutdown Will Cripple Earthquake Response
• Double Fatality Highway 3 & Pickering Road in Mason
• Runaway Shelton Teens Found Safe in Oregon
• Association of Washington Business Names Former Tri-City Commerce Leader as New
• Crime Rings Steal Booze from Washington State Grocery
• Oregon Farmer Sees Potential for Industrial Hemp in Oregon

WORD OF THE DAY

Pastiche • \pass-TEESH\ • Noun - 1: a musical, literary, or artistic work that imitates the style of previous work or is made up of selections from different works 2: hodgepodge

Junk drawer, my pastiche

Short string, rubber bands and more

But nothing useful

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

HULLABALOO OVER HIRING – BONNEVILLE HEADLINES

Bonneville Power Administration: Feds Release Damning Investigation of BPA’s Hiring Practices & Management Culture (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/10/bpa_feds_release_damning_inves.html

Report: BPA Hiring Put Veterans at Disadvantage (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/oct/08/report-bpa-hiring-put-veterans-at-disadvantage/

Fixing Bonneville Power Hiring Mess a ‘Monumental’ Task (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/fixing-bonneville-power-hiring-mess-monumental-task

Report: Bonneville Power Bypassed Veterans (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/energy-department-report-bonneville-power-had-culture-of-intimidation-and-mistrust/2013/10/08/48aaa7a8-3043-11e3-8906-3daa2bcde110_story.html

BPA: IG Finds ‘Massive Breakdown’ In Power Agency’s Management (The Hill)

http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/327231-ig-finds-massive-breakdown-in-power-agencys-management

BPA Acting Administrator Statement on U-S Department of Energy’s DOE Inspector General Report (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2013/10/bpa-acting-administrator-statement-on-u.html

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Snohomish PUD Makes Case for Dam, Residents Push Back (Monroe Monitor, WA)

http://www.monroemonitor.com/2013/10/08/pud-makes-case-for-dam-residents-push-back/

Chelan PUD Wants Higher Rates for Water, Sewer, Fiber (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/oct/08/chelan-pud-wants-higher-rates-for-water-sewer-fiber/

Fitch Affirms Chelan PUD Bonds at ‘AA+’; Outlook Revised to Stable (BusinessWire)

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131008006844/en/Fitch-Affirms-Chelan-County-PUD-WA-Consolidated

Montana: City of Great Falls Looks Forward to New Power Supplier (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20131007/NEWS01/310070013/City-looks-forward-new-power-supplier

Governor Inslee Proclaims Public Power Week October 6-12 - Mason PUD 3 Celebration Continues (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1275

Celebrate Public Power Week This Morning with the Grays Harbor PUD (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=6105

Kittitas County PUD Celebrates Power Week (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/members/kittitas-county-pud-celebrates-power-week/article_e7f84412-3054-11e3-a721-001a4bcf887a.html

Tillamook PUD Celebrates Public Power Week (Tillamook Headlight-Herald, OR)

http://www.tillamookheadlightherald.com/news/article_f8688830-307b-11e3-b12b-0019bb2963f4.html

Pacific Gas & Electric Shuts Down Gas Pipeline under San Carlos (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_24260235

Public, Private Utilities Argue Merits of Fairbanks Gas Plans (Alaska Journal of Commerce)

http://www.alaskajournal.com/Alaska-Journal-of-Commerce/October-Issue-1-2013/Public-private-utilities-argue-merits-of-Fairbanks-gas-plans/

Colorado: Public Power Putsch PUC to Rule Wednesday on Xcel Request in Boulder Utility Fight (The Boulder Daily Camera, CO)

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_24269332/puc-rule-wednesday-xcel-request-boulder-utility-fight

Aluminum: Electric Rate Hikes Hobble an Ohio Industrial Giant (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/10/06/electric-rate-hikes-hobble-ohios-industrial-giant/

FERC Sets Date for Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act Workshop (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

http://www.ferc.gov/media/news-releases/2013/2013-3/09-03-13-hydro.asp#.UlV5phDcB8E

Connecticut: Sales Call Goes Sour When Electric Company Phones State Power Official (Hartford Courant, CT)

http://www.courant.com/business/hc-energy-marketers-gaudiosi-20131009,0,3820782.story

FISH & WILDLIFE

New Push to Save Endangered Orcas in Puget Sound (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2013/10/09/orca-whales-species-on-the-brink-teaser/

Chinook Salmon Returning to Dam-Less Elwha River (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20131007/news/310079992/chinook-salmon-returning-to-dam-less-elwha-river

Researchers, Tribes Detail Climate’s Effects on Salmon (Capital Press)

http://www.capitalpress.com/article/20131008/ARTICLE/131009909/1020

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Oregon: Shutdown Forces Klamath Water Group to Delay (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/government-shutdown-forces-group-to-delay/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Battery-Stored Solar Sparks Utilities Backlash: Climate & Carbon (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/Battery-Stored-Solar-Sparks-Utilities-Backlash-4879187.php

Can Wind Power Gain Support from Gas-Fired Generation? (Wind Power Energy & Development)

http://www.windpowerengineering.com/construction/can-wind-power-gain-support-gas-fired-generation/

Op/Ed: Should Other Nations Follow Germany’s Lead on Promoting Solar Power? (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2013/10/04/should-other-nations-follow-germanys-lead-on-promoting-solar-power/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Revised Draft I-937 Rules Suggest Significant Changes in Energy Conservation Compliance (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2013/10/revised-draft-i-937-rules-suggest-significant-changes-in-energy-conservation-compliance.html

Puget Sound Energy Says Take Our Free Refrigerators, Please (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/PSE-says-take-our-free-refrigerators-please-226937461.html

Can Low-Income & Multi-Family Households Benefit From Energy Efficiency? (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/stephenlacey/285611/can-low-income-and-multi-family-households-benefit-energy-efficiency

Seattle, Austin Are among Top Cities on ACEEE’s Efficiency Scorecard (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=236938&issueID=27119

Energy Efficiency: How the Internet Can Lower Your Electric Bill (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2013/1006/Energy-efficiency-How-the-Internet-can-lower-your-electric-bill

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Study: Gas Leaf Blowers Put Out More Pollution than F-150 Trucks (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Study-Gas-leaf-blowers-put-out-more-pollution-than-F-150-trucks-226825161.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Solar Decathlon Showcases 19 Hi-Tech Homes of the Future (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/07/solar-decathlon--hi-tech-homes/2923331/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

San Juan Islands Clash over Broadband; Another Board Member Steps Down (Journal of the San Juan Islands, Friday Harbor, WA)

http://www.sanjuanjournal.com/news/226928601.html

Google’s Faster Broadband Service Pushes Competitors (ValueWalk)

http://www.valuewalk.com/2013/10/googles-faster-broadband-service/

Microsoft Outlines Upcoming Enterprise Cloud Services & Products (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/microsoftpri0/2013/10/07/microsoft-outlines-upcoming-enterprise-cloud-services-and-products-releases/?syndication=rss

Cybersecurity Education Network Moves to Washington State (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/10/cybersecurity-education-network-moves-to-washington/?syndication=rss

Microsoft Awards Hacking Expert, Repairs Browser Bug (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/08/net-us-microsoft-cybersecurity-idUSBRE9970YK20131008

Ruh-Roh: Adobe Breach Is Just the Beginning, Researcher Says (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2013/10/07/ruh-roh-adobe-breach-is-just-the-beginning-researcher-says/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

The Beginner’s Guide to the Hashtag (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/10/08/what-is-hashtag/

Want a Retweet? Include a Photo (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/10/07/retweet-photo

Is Texting the Future of Workplace Communication? (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/10/06/texting-cotap/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Hundreds of Washington State Workers Furloughed over Shutdown (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2013/10/08/hundreds-of-washington-state-workers-furloughed-over-shutdown/

Seismologists Worry Shutdown Will Cripple Earthquake Response (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Siesmologists-Worried-Shutdown-Will-Cripple-Earthquake-Response-226995151.html

GENERAL NEWS

Double Fatality Highway 3 & Pickering Road in Mason County (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/11342

Runaway Shelton Teens Found Safe in Oregon (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/11349

Association of Washington Business Names Former Tri-City Commerce Leader as New President (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/23640312/awb-names-former-tri-city-commerce-leader-as-new-president

Crime Rings Steal Booze from Washington State Grocery Stores (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Crime-rings-stealing-liquor-from-Wash-grocery-stores-227076051.html

Oregon Farmer Sees Potential for Industrial Hemp in Oregon (Oregonian, Portland)

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

DIVERSIONS

The Coolest Thing Anyone Has Ever Worn

http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/cool_story/2013/10/cary_grant_s_sunglasses_the_coolest_article_of_clothing_in_human_history.html

An Extracurricular & Deadly Use for Pencils

http://lilyhnewman.kinja.com/an-extracurricular-and-deadly-use-for-pencils-1441832795

Recent Storms Leave Some Area Farms without Corn Mazes

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Recent-storms-leave-area-farms-without-corn-mazes-226681981.html

Fed shutdown bottling up new craft beers

http://www.kgw.com/news/Fed-shutdown-shutting-down-new-craft-beers-227082131.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Corey Hart - Sunglasses at Night

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

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Bonneville Power Administration Hiring Practices - Report from the Inspector General (U-S Department of Energy)

http://energy.gov/ig/downloads/special-inquiry-doeig-0895

SPECIAL INQUIRY: DOE/IG-0895

Review of Allegations Regarding Prohibited Personnel Practices at the Bonneville Power Administration

“…In total, the immediate costs to quantify the extent of the problem and design corrective action, not including the actual costs needed to remedy the erroneous appointments and discriminatory practices, will likely exceed $3 million – a cost that will have to be absorbed in large part by Bonneville's ratepayers. As of September 2013, the Department estimated it will cost about $1.7 million through FY 2014 for Department and contractor staff to reconstruct and/or review approximately 1,200 delegated examining and merit promotion cases. Additionally, in August 2013, Bonneville entered into an agreement with OPM to reconstruct 400 of those delegated examining and merit promotion case files at a cost of approximately $925,000. Bonneville will also incur costs of about $180,000 to train its HCM staff for OPM re-certification  Subsequent to the completion of its review, Bonneville will be required to complete a variety of remedial actions to provide relief to individuals impacted by its inappropriate practices….”

Energy News Digest for October 8, 2013 – The Hot Shots Edition

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Bonneville Power Administration Disavows Leaked Report Critical of Hiring Audits (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/10/bpa_disavows_leaked_report_tha.html

Weekend Attacks on Arkansas' Electric Grid Leave 10,000 without Power - 'You Should Have Expected U-S' (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/10/07/weekend-attacks-on-arkansas-electric-grid-leave-10000-without-power-you-should-have-expected-u-s/

Pacific Northwest Fish Program Shows Signs of Success (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/public-policy-watch/energy-environment/pacific-northwest-fish-program-success/61758

Anglers Tapping Record Run of King Salmon This Season (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/oct/06/chinook-blowout/

Editorial:  Columbia River Treaty Warrants Revisions That Are Balanced (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/yhr/tuesday/1564629-8/columbia-river-treaty-warrants-revisions-that-are-balanced

Coal May Bring New Life to Longview Aluminum Plant Site (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/oct/06/longview-coal-terminal-jobs-new-life-smelter/

Obama Climate Change Adviser Zichal to Leave Administration (Bloomberg News)

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-10-07/obama-climate-change-adviser-zichal-to-leave-administration

California Law to Change Energy Rates, Aid Renewable Power (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Law-to-change-energy-rates-aid-renewable-power-4876504.php

U-S Tidal Energy Project (Admiralty Inlet) Could Be Derailed by Lack of Proximity Standard (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/10/u-s-tidal-energy-project-could-be-derailed-by-lack-of-proximity-standard?cmpid=rss

New $100 Bill Debuts (CNN Money)

http://money.cnn.com/2013/10/07/news/economy/new-hundred-dollar-bill/index.html

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Energy News Digest for October 7, 2013 – The Hot Shots Edition

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Public Power Week October 6 – 12 (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/11317

Join PUD 3 in Celebrating Public Power Week October 6 – 12! (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1274

Giveaways, Hoopla In Store for Public Power Week (Wenatchee World, WA)
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/oct/05/giveaways-hoopla-in-store-for-public-power-week/

Solar Energy Has a Small – But Growing – Footprint in Mason County (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://m.kitsapsun.com/news/2013/oct/02/solar-energy-has-small-growing-footprint-mason/

BPA Makes 30th Consecutive Annual U-S Treasury Payment in Full & on Time (Albany Tribune, OR)

http://www.albanytribune.com/04102013-bpa-makes-30th-consecutive-annual-us-treasury-payment-full-time/

Recession Helped Reduce Oregon's Greenhouse Gas Emissions, But State Far from Meeting Future Reduction Goals (Oregonian, Portland)

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

Elwha River: Glines Canyon Dam Doesn't Look Much Like a Dam Anymore (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20131007/NEWS/310079998/glines-canyon-dam-doesnt-look-much-like-a-dam-anymore

Hidden Message in National Weather Service Forecast (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2013/10/04/hidden-message-in-national-weather-service-forecast/

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