Energy News Digest for February 4, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Deep Freeze Hits Pacific Northwest this Week (Northwest Cable News Network)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/Deep-freeze-hits-Northwest-this-week-243486291.html

California: Drought Cuts into State’s Hydro Power Supplies (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/02/04/6125877/drought-cuts-into-states-hydro.html

Tiny Oregon Backwater Minnow is First Fish Taken Off Endangered List (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/02/tiny_oregon_backwater_minnow_i.html

Fast Internet is Chattanooga’s New Locomotive (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/04/technology/fast-internet-service-speeds-business-development-in-chattanooga.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Status Update: Ten Years In, Facebook Still a Force (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Status-update-10-years-in-Facebook-still-a-force-243498861.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• California: Drought Cuts into State’s Hydro Power Supplies
• Midwest Propane Shortages Cause Price Increases in Eastern Washington
• City of Port Angeles to Get Report Tonight on Smart-Meter Program
• Grant PUD to Set Rules for Living near Dams, Includes Public Passage
• February 11 – Planned Power Outage Shelton-Matlock Road Area
• Grays Harbor PUD Commissioners Pick a New Community & Government Relations Director
• Westinghouse Slows Small Reactor Development
• Colorado Public Power: Boulder Officials Say Request for Xcel Assets is Just Fine
• ‘The Great Crew Change’ Forces Utilities to Rethink Hiring
• Santee Cooper Educates Future Customers with High School Curriculum
• Tiny Oregon Backwater Minnow is First Fish Taken Off Endangered List
• AP NewsBreak: Changes Sought for Endangered Act
• California Officials Forecast ‘Zero’ Water Deliveries
• As SoloPower Systems Pulls Together ‘Major Investment Plans,’ Oregon State Lender Grows Wary
• More Kitsap Workshops Scheduled on Solar Power, Available Rebates
• Meet the New World’s Biggest Wind Turbine
• Editorial: Conservation Plan a Smart Approach for Renewable Energy, Protecting the Desert
• Centralia’s Bright Idea – New LED Street Lights Installed by Sunset Air
• New $10 Million Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Campus Will Focus on Smart Grid
• News Release: Transformative Wave & Snohomish County Public Utility District Partnership is Recognized by AESP in Its Award for Outstanding Achievement in Technology Deployment
• A Next-Gen Battery is Coming Soon to the Power Grid
• Fast Internet is Chattanooga’s New Locomotive
• Cable Merger Future-Proofs against Internet’s Rise
• Cable Companies Want to Block Cities from Building Fiber Networks - Here’s How the FCC Could Intervene
• Facebook’s New Cold Storage: 10,000 Blu-Ray Discs, 1 Petabyte of Data
• Status Update: Ten Years In, Facebook Still a Force
• Being the Squeaky Wheel on Social Media
• NBC Hopes Free Pass Will Help TV Everywhere
• Plan to Shrink Washington State Supreme Court Size to Be Heard by Senate
• Deep Freeze Hits Pacific Northwest this Week
• Special Weather Statement - Temperatures Well Below Normal Expected this Week
• This Week’s Western Washington Weather Story
• Satya Nadella Named Microsoft CEO
• Magnitude 3 Quake Struck near Tacoma Monday
• Fans Gear Up for Wednesday’s Super Seahawks Parade
• Marriott Looking into Customer Data Breach
• Oregon One of Country’s Most Liberal & Least Religious States: Gallup Poll

WORD OF THE DAY

Suss • \SUSS\ • Verb - To find or discover (something) by thinking; to inspect or investigate (something) in order to gain more knowledge.

Francois was deep in thought, his chin resting on his hardened, sculptor’s fist. He had made a bet with himself that he could create a piece of art that would last the ages; be used to represent man’s quest to suss the answer to life, the universe and everything; doing it all while stark naked. For days, the only answer he could come up with was 42. He didn’t know why, but every so often the answer, like a brief glimpse of Truth, would flicker into his peripheral vision…only to be lost again to the sands of time.

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

California: Drought Cuts into State’s Hydro Power Supplies (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/02/04/6125877/drought-cuts-into-states-hydro.html

Midwest Propane Shortages Cause Price Increases in Eastern Washington (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/24624395/midwest-propane-shortages-cause-price-increases-in-eastern-washington

City of Port Angeles to Get Report Tonight on Smart-Meter Program (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/9423

Grant PUD to Set Rules for Living near Dams, Includes Public Passage (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

http://www.ifiberone.com/news/grant-pud-to-set-rules-for-living-near-dams-includes/article_17f1e9aa-8d45-11e3-aa94-0017a43b2370.html

February 11 – Planned Power Outage Shelton-Matlock Road Area (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1336

Grays Harbor PUD Commissioners Pick a New Community & Government Relations Director (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/local-news/104216

Westinghouse Slows Small Reactor Development (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/power_city/2014/02/westinghouse-slows-small-reactor-development.html

Colorado Public Power: Boulder Officials Say Request for Xcel Assets is Just Fine (Denver Business Journal, CO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2014/02/boulder-officials-say-citys-request.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search

‘The Great Crew Change’ Forces Utilities to Rethink Hiring (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2014/02/04/the-great-crew-change-forces-utilities-to-rethink-hiring/

Santee Cooper Educates Future Customers with High School Curriculum (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=252088&issueID=34786

FISH & WILDLIFE

Tiny Oregon Backwater Minnow is First Fish Taken Off Endangered List (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/02/tiny_oregon_backwater_minnow_i.html

AP NewsBreak: Changes Sought for Endangered Act (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/apnewsbreak-changes-sought-endangered-act-144729804.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

California Officials Forecast ‘Zero’ Water Deliveries (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/01/31/6119042/california-officials-forecast.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

As SoloPower Systems Pulls Together ‘Major Investment Plans,’ Oregon State Lender Grows Wary (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/02/as_solopower_systems_pulls_together_major_investment_plans_state_lender_grows_wary.html

More Kitsap Workshops Scheduled on Solar Power, Available Rebates (Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, WA)

http://kpbj.com/business_daily/2014-02-04/more_kitsap_workshops_scheduled_on_solar_power_available_rebates

Meet the New World’s Biggest Wind Turbine (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/02/meet-the-new-worlds-biggest-wind-turbine?cmpid=rss

Editorial: Conservation Plan a Smart Approach for Renewable Energy, Protecting the Desert (Palm Springs Desert Sun, CA)

http://www.mydesert.com/article/20140201/OPINION01/302010041/Our-Voice-Conservation-plan-smart-approach-renewable-energy-protecting-desert

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Centralia’s Bright Idea – New LED Street Lights Installed by Sunset Air (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

http://www.thurstontalk.com/2014/02/04/centralias-bright-idea-new-led-street-lights-installed-sunset-air/

New $10 Million Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Campus Will Focus on Smart Grid (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2014/02/new-10m-pnnl-campus-will-focus.html

News Release: Transformative Wave & Snohomish County Public Utility District Partnership is Recognized by AESP in Its Award for Outstanding Achievement in Technology Deployment (PR-Web)

http://www.prweb.com/releases/AESP-recognizes-PUD/Transformative-Wave/prweb11542095.htm

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

A Next-Gen Battery is Coming Soon to the Power Grid (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2014/02/04/the-power-grid-is-getting-a-lot-of-new-next-gen-battery-options-this-year/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Fast Internet is Chattanooga’s New Locomotive (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/04/technology/fast-internet-service-speeds-business-development-in-chattanooga.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Cable Merger Future-Proofs against Internet’s Rise (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Cable-merger-future-proofs-against-Internet-s-rise-5202131.php

Cable Companies Want to Block Cities from Building Fiber Networks - Here’s How the FCC Could Intervene (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/02/03/cable-companies-want-to-block-cities-from-building-fiber-networks-heres-how-the-fcc-could-intervene/?wprss=rss_technology

Facebook’s New Cold Storage: 10,000 Blu-Ray Discs, 1 Petabyte of Data (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/facebooks-new-cold-storage-10-000-blu-ray-discs-1-pe-1512231362

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Status Update: Ten Years In, Facebook Still a Force (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Status-update-10-years-in-Facebook-still-a-force-243498861.html

Being the Squeaky Wheel on Social Media (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Being-the-squeaky-wheel-on-social-media-243421891.html

NBC Hopes Free Pass Will Help TV Everywhere (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/nbc-hopes-free-pass-help-tv-everywhere-190803393.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Plan to Shrink Washington State Supreme Court Size to Be Heard by Senate (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/feb/04/plan-to-shrink-washington-supreme-court-size-to/

GENERAL NEWS

Deep Freeze Hits Pacific Northwest this Week (Northwest Cable News Network)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/Deep-freeze-hits-Northwest-this-week-243486291.html

Special Weather Statement - Temperatures Well Below Normal Expected this Week (National Weather Service, Seattle, WA)

http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WA125141B65824.SpecialWeatherStatement.125141C3C540WA.SEWSPSSEW.6adb09b0402b678a713c05d8a792a62a

This Week’s Western Washington Weather Story (National Weather Service, Seattle, WA)

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/wxstory.php?wfo=sew

Satya Nadella Named Microsoft CEO (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2013/11/satya-nadella-will-be-the-next.html

Magnitude 3 Quake Struck near Tacoma Monday (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/magnitude-3-quake-struck-near-tacoma/ndB8b/

Fans Gear Up for Wednesday’s Super Seahawks Parade (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2014/02/03/seahawks-fans-prepare-for-wednesday-superbowl-victory-parade/#axzz2sHEg0Vyd

Marriott Looking into Customer Data Breach (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Marriott-looking-into-customer-data-breach-243360271.html

Oregon One of Country’s Most Liberal & Least Religious States: Gallup Poll (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2014/02/oregon_one_of_countrys_most_li.html

DIVERSIONS

Broncos Super Bowl Championship Merchandise Headed Overseas After Loss

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2448105

Seahawks Win Costs Gallery Furniture Owner $7 Million

http://www.kgw.com/news/Seahawks-win-costs-Gallery-Furniture-owner-7M-243515211.html

The Story Behind the Super Bowl’s Most Famous Puppeteer

http://mashable.com/2014/02/03/super-bowl-puppeteer/

El Salvador Fisherman Washes Up In Marshall Islands after Year Adrift

http://news.yahoo.com/corrected-el-salvador-fisherman-washes-marshall-islands-adrift-044202282.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Bette Midler - On a Slow Boat to China

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49wLAmd2INs

Ella Fitzgerald - On a Slow Boat to China

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

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 February 3, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Forget Forecast: Seahawks Pour It On in the Super Bowl (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/03/sports/football/start-to-finish-its-all-seahawks.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Washington State to Ask for Funds in Case Dry Winter Results in Drought (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140203/news/302039978/state-to-ask-for-funds-in-case-dry-winter-results-in-drought

Chinook Season Set; High Run Projected for 2014 (Salem Statesman-Journal, OR)

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20140203/NEWS/302030018/Chinook-season-set-high-run-projected-2014

Google, Other Companies Blast New Kansas Broadband Bill (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Other-Companies-Blast-New-Kansas-Broadband-Bill-127562

California: Pacific Gas & Electric Says Electricity Infrastructure Not For Sale in Davis (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2014/02/03/pge-electricity-distribution-davis.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• California: Pacific Gas & Electric Says Electricity Infrastructure Not For Sale in Davis
• Hundreds Sue Makers of Fukushima Nuclear Plant
• Electric Power & Light Magazine Names Di Stasio Its Large Utility CEO of the Year
• Kentucky: Man Dies From Apparent Electrocution While Stripping Power Lines for Copper
• Applying Lessons Learned from One of the Biggest Blackouts in History
• Chinook Season Set; High Run Projected for 2014
• Editorial: Time to Catch Up to Oregon in Protecting Rivers
• ‘Zombie’ Bees Put East Coast Beekeepers on Edge
• Washington State to Ask for Funds in Case Dry Winter Results in Drought
• Olympic Mountain Snowpack Has Grown in Last Month
• Severe Drought Has U-S West Fearing Worst
• TransAlta Seals Wyoming Wind Energy Deal
• Editorial: Colorado - Progress on Biomass, Finally Seeing the Results of Waste-To-Energy
• Fremont Company Profits in China’s Solar Market
• Worries about Bird Deaths Derail Wind Power Project in Ohio
• How LED Streetlights Will Change Cinema - And Make Cities Look Awesome
• Hurray for Hydro! Lights Out for Denver Broncos – The Energy Efficiency Bowl
• Another Energy Conservation Tool: Educational Theater?
• United Kingdom: Heavy Rain & Wild Weather Forecast for Southern England & Wales
• Wastewater from Cheese is Generating Electricity in Wisconsin
• Google, Other Companies Blast New Kansas Broadband Bill
• Kansas Cable Lobbyists Deny Hatred of Google Fiber, Will “Tweak” Restrictive Bill Language
• Disruptions: Paying to Travel in the Internet’s Fast Lanes
• Op/Ed: Protect Consumers in Cases of Telecommunications Outages
• Passengers Win Ruling in Fight over Gogo’s In-Flight Wi-Fi “Monopoly”
• 50 Million People Discussed the Super Bowl on Facebook
• Coca-Cola’s “It’s Beautiful” Super Bowl Ad Brings Out Some Ugly Americans
• How Facebook Changed Our Lives
• Every Business Needs a Richard Sherman
• Washington State Democrats Elect Ravens as Chair, Rebuffing Governor’s Candidate
• Forget Forecast: Seahawks Pour It On in the Super Bowl
• Oops! Seahawks Fans Cause $25,000 Damage to Pioneer Square Pergola
• Cold Front Moving into Western Washington State Could Break Records
• Hacking of Point-Of-Sales Systems Escalates
• What the Farm Bill Tucked Beneath Northwest Christmas Trees
• Fuss Over a Festival – Grays Harbor County Commissioner Raging Mad at Elma’s Wine & Seafood Festival

WORD OF THE DAY

Simpatico • \simp-PAH-tick-coe\ • Adjective - 1: agreeable, likeable 2: being on the same wavelength: congenial, sympathetic

“Peas” … “In a Pod.” “Up” …”The Lazy River.” “Dog” …”Gone.” The husband & wife team were like a series of rimshots as they finished each other’s’ sentences. Their simpatico ended there, however, as their daily domestic life was one long series of miscommunications about the household budget, what to watch on T-V…and even worse, what to name the children. One of the offspring was named three (for the third child) for nearly ten years.

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

California: Pacific Gas & Electric Says Electricity Infrastructure Not For Sale in Davis (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2014/02/03/pge-electricity-distribution-davis.html

Hundreds Sue Makers of Fukushima Nuclear Plant (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/01/30/2800217/hundreds-sue-makers-of-fukushima.html

Electric Power & Light Magazine Names Di Stasio Its Large Utility CEO of the Year (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=251704&issueID=34785

Kentucky: Man Dies From Apparent Electrocution While Stripping Power Lines for Copper (Louisville Courier-Journal, KY)

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20140131/NEWS01/301310064/Man-dies-from-apparent-electrocution-while-stripping-power-lines-copper

Applying Lessons Learned from One of the Biggest Blackouts in History (Georgia Tech)

http://www.news.gatech.edu/2014/01/31/applying-lessons-learned-one-biggest-blackouts-history

FISH & WILDLIFE

Chinook Season Set; High Run Projected for 2014 (Salem Statesman-Journal, OR)

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20140203/NEWS/302030018/Chinook-season-set-high-run-projected-2014

Editorial: Time to Catch Up to Oregon in Protecting Rivers (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/editorials/2022806983_editwildriversxml.html

‘Zombie’ Bees Put East Coast Beekeepers on Edge (Associated Press)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/zombie-bees-put-east-coast-beekeepers-edge/nc8Gw/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Washington State to Ask for Funds in Case Dry Winter Results in Drought (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140203/news/302039978/state-to-ask-for-funds-in-case-dry-winter-results-in-drought

Olympic Mountain Snowpack Has Grown in Last Month (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140203/news/302039979/olympic-mountain-snowpack-has-grown-in-last-month

Severe Drought Has U-S West Fearing Worst (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/02/us/severe-drought-has-us-west-fearing-worst.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

TransAlta Seals Wyoming Wind Energy Deal (ReNews)

http://renews.biz/59580/transalta-seals-wyoming-deal/

Editorial: Colorado - Progress on Biomass, Finally Seeing the Results of Waste-To-Energy (Denver Post, CO)

http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_25036584/finally-seeing-results-waste-energy

Fremont Company Profits in China’s Solar Market (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/02/02/6117196/fremont-company-profits-in-chinas.html

Worries about Bird Deaths Derail Wind Power Project in Ohio (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2014/02/02/worries-about-bird-deaths-derail-wind-power-project-in-ohio/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

How LED Streetlights Will Change Cinema - And Make Cities Look Awesome (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/led-streetlights-will-change-hollywood-and-make-every-c-1514840416

Hurray for Hydro! Lights Out for Denver Broncos – The Energy Efficiency Bowl (Fierce Energy)

http://www.fierceenergy.com/story/lights-out-denver-broncos/2014-02-03

Another Energy Conservation Tool: Educational Theater? (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2014/01/29/another-energy-conservation-tool-educational-theater/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

United Kingdom: Heavy Rain & Wild Weather Forecast for Southern England & Wales (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jan/31/heavy-rain-wild-weather-southern-england-wales

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Wastewater from Cheese is Generating Electricity in Wisconsin (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/wastewater-from-cheese-is-generating-electricity-in-wis-1512047383

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google, Other Companies Blast New Kansas Broadband Bill (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Other-Companies-Blast-New-Kansas-Broadband-Bill-127562

Kansas Cable Lobbyists Deny Hatred of Google Fiber, Will “Tweak” Restrictive Bill Language (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/02/03/kansas-cable-lobbyists-deny-hatred-of-google-fiber-will-tweak-restrictive-bill-language/

Disruptions: Paying to Travel in the Internet’s Fast Lanes (NY Times)

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/02/disruptions-paying-to-travel-in-the-internets-fast-lanes/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Op/Ed: Protect Consumers in Cases of Telecommunications Outages (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2022807019_kevinrankeropedtelecomxxxml.html

Passengers Win Ruling in Fight over Gogo’s In-Flight Wi-Fi “Monopoly” (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2014/02/03/passengers-win-ruling-in-fight-over-gogos-in-flight-wifi-monopoly/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

50 Million People Discussed the Super Bowl on Facebook (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/02/03/super-bowl-facebook-interactions/

Coca-Cola’s “It’s Beautiful” Super Bowl Ad Brings Out Some Ugly Americans (TIME Magazine)

http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/02/coca-colas-its-beautiful-super-bowl-ad-brings-out-some-ugly-americans/

How Facebook Changed Our Lives (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/02/02/facebook-turns-10-cultural-impact/5063979/

Every Business Needs a Richard Sherman (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/strauss/2014/02/02/every-business-needs-a-richard-sherman/5164385/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Democrats Elect Ravens as Chair, Rebuffing Governor’s Candidate (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/02/01/dems-elect-ravens-as-chair-rebuffing-inslees-candidate/

GENERAL NEWS

Forget Forecast: Seahawks Pour It On in the Super Bowl (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/03/sports/football/start-to-finish-its-all-seahawks.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Oops! Seahawks Fans Cause $25,000 Damage to Pioneer Square Pergola (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Seahawks-fans-cause-25000-damage-to-Pergola-243346881.html

Cold Front Moving into Western Washington State Could Break Records (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/02/03/3026209/cold-front-moving-into-western.html

Hacking of Point-Of-Sales Systems Escalates (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/cybertruth/2014/02/03/hacking-of-point-of-sales-systems-escalates/5060523/

What the Farm Bill Tucked Beneath Northwest Christmas Trees (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/what-farm-bill-tucked-beneath-northwest-christmas-trees

Fuss Over a Festival – Grays Harbor County Commissioner Raging Mad at Elma’s Wine & Seafood Festival (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://thedailyworld.com/news/gordon-raging-mad-elma-s-wine-seafood-festival

DIVERSIONS

Labrador Retrievers Set Popularity-Ranking Record – Puppies Break Cuteness-Meter

http://news.yahoo.com/labrador-retrievers-set-popularity-ranking-record-143613249.html

Same Old Groundhog Day; Phil Predicts More Winter

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/02/us-usa-pennsylvania-groundhog-idUSBREA1103020140202

Oscar-Winning Actor Maximilian Schell Dies at 83

http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2022815348_schellobitxml.html

Man Learns That For Decades, He Was Holding Onto Rare Aluminum Penny worth Hundreds of Thousands, Maybe Even Millions

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/man-learns-that-for-decades--he-was-holding-onto-rare-aluminum-penny-worth-hundreds-of-thousands--maybe-even-millions-231225674.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Of Course:

Sarah Vaughan - Pennies from Heaven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g19AixJ6_w

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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Energy News Digest for January 31, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Large Chinook Run Set to Rumble through Salmon River (Twin Falls Times News, ID)
http://magicvalley.com/lifestyles/recreation/large-chinook-run-set-to-rumble-through-salmon-river/article_423d75fb-315b-5586-9e25-922e6c99e4d0.html

Dry Pacific Northwest Winter Raises Concerns about Possible Drought (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Dry-winter-raises-concerns-about-possible-drought-242947951.html

South Idaho Farmers Told to Brace for Water Shutdown (Associated Press)

http://www.kxly.com/news/northwest/s-idaho-farmers-told-to-brace-for-water-shutdown/-/101246/24205368/-/g53aus/-/index.html

What Regional Leaders Are Saying about Elliot Mainzer’s Appointment as BPA Administrator (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/What-regional-leaders-are-saying-about-Mainzers-appointment.aspx

SoloPower Systems Says It Has Lined Up Interim Financing as Bigger Deal Comes Together (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/01/solopower_systems_says_it_has_lined_up_interim_financing_as_bigger_deal_comes_together.html#cmpid=nwsltrhead

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• What Regional Leaders Are Saying about Elliot Mainzer’s Appointment as BPA Administrator
• ‘They’re Not Going to Restart Columbia Falls Aluminum’
• Avista Getting New Computer Systems - Testing Underway for $80 Million Project
• Oregon: Study Says Cost for Millersburg Electric Utility Would Be $13.6 Million
• California: City of Davis Has Long Fight Ahead to Break Off From Pacific Gas & Electric
• Public Power Thrives in City Named for a Radio Show
• Researchers Get Mixed Results in Studies of How Transmission Lowers Home Values
• Hydropower in U-S Gets Boost from New Laws. Will Congress Do More?
• FERC Chair Nomination Included: President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
• Large Chinook Run Set to Rumble through Salmon River
• Op/Ed: It’s Been a Good Year for Salmon on the Columbia River
• Is the Annual Monarch Butterfly Migration Coming to an End?
• Dry Pacific Northwest Winter Raises Concerns about Possible Drought
• South Idaho Farmers Told to Brace for Water Shutdown
• California Orders Dozens of Streams Closed to Fishing as Drought Worsens
• SoloPower Systems Says It Has Lined Up Interim Financing as Bigger Deal Comes Together
• Forecast: More Wind … Vestas’ Chris Brown Speaks
• Wave Energy Carpet Needs Help to Roll Out
• ‘How Do I Know if Green Electricity is Really Green?’
• To Cut Food Waste Costs, Washington Prison Turns to Worms
• Farm Bill Supports Renewable Energy, Hemp, Organic Program
• High Speed Internet Coming to Onalaska
• Comcast Fights FCC Rate Caps in Spokane Area
• Idaho $14.5 Million Short on Bill for Broadband in Schools
• A Case for Cheaper Broadband in Schools
• Microsoft Board Close to Naming Nadella as New CEO: Source
• Great, Now Yahoo E-mail Addresses & Passwords Have Been Stolen
• Washington State Lawmakers Chat Up Per-Mile Road Tax
• Battered Coastal Paper Mill Now Faces Demolition
• Eight-Year Sentence for Belfair Felon with Guns
• Aspiring Marijuana Sellers in Washington, Facing Local Resistance to Legalization, May Get Help from Legislature
• Recycling Companies Back Up Their Buys & Crack Down on Metal Theft
• Six Ways to Prepare Yourself for Super Bowl Sunday

WORD OF THE DAY

Orotund • \ORE-uh-tund\ • Adjective - 1: marked by fullness, strength, & clarity of sound: sonorous 2: pompous, bombastic.

The rollers of crashing music washed over Frederick’s dinner guests in orotund waves, its throbbing resonance causing wine glasses to hum to the vibrations of the Wagnerian opera his stereo system was blasting into the enclosed dining space of his small apartment. Conversation was impossible, as was hearing after exposure to the eardrum-bursting concert.

Also, see Seahawks 12^th Man.

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

What Regional Leaders Are Saying about Elliot Mainzer’s Appointment as BPA Administrator (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/What-regional-leaders-are-saying-about-Mainzers-appointment.aspx

‘They’re Not Going to Restart Columbia Falls Aluminum’ - Union officials speak up about future of plant (Daily Interlake, Kalispell, MT)

http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_c8be833e-8a1f-11e3-be87-0019bb2963f4.html

Avista Getting New Computer Systems - Testing Underway for $80 Million Project (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jan/31/avista-getting-new-computer-systems/

Oregon: Study Says Cost for Millersburg Electric Utility Would Be $13.6 Million (Albany Democrat Herald, OR)

http://democratherald.com/news/local/2ed53892-897c-11e3-bcdd-0019bb2963f4.html

California: City of Davis Has Long Fight Ahead to Break Off From Pacific Gas & Electric (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2014/01/31/davis-has-long-fight-ahead-to-break.html

Public Power Thrives in City Named for a Radio Show (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=251206&issueID=34784

Researchers Get Mixed Results in Studies of How Transmission Lowers Home Values (SNL Financial)

http://www.snl.com/Interactivex/article.aspx?CdId=A-26637982-10284

Hydropower in U-S Gets Boost from New Laws. Will Congress Do More? (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bna.com/hydropower-us-gets-b17179881735/

FERC Chair Nomination Included: President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts (The White House)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/01/30/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts

FISH & WILDLIFE

Large Chinook Run Set to Rumble through Salmon River (Twin Falls Times News, ID)
http://magicvalley.com/lifestyles/recreation/large-chinook-run-set-to-rumble-through-salmon-river/article_423d75fb-315b-5586-9e25-922e6c99e4d0.html

Op/Ed: It’s Been a Good Year for Salmon on the Columbia River (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/01/its_been_a_good_year_for_salmo.html

Is the Annual Monarch Butterfly Migration Coming to an End? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0129/Is-the-annual-Monarch-butterfly-migration-coming-to-an-end

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Dry Pacific Northwest Winter Raises Concerns about Possible Drought (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Dry-winter-raises-concerns-about-possible-drought-242947951.html

South Idaho Farmers Told to Brace for Water Shutdown (Associated Press)

http://www.kxly.com/news/northwest/s-idaho-farmers-told-to-brace-for-water-shutdown/-/101246/24205368/-/g53aus/-/index.html

California Orders Dozens of Streams Closed to Fishing as Drought Worsens (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/01/31/6116936/california-orders-dozens-of-streams.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

SoloPower Systems Says It Has Lined Up Interim Financing as Bigger Deal Comes Together (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/01/solopower_systems_says_it_has_lined_up_interim_financing_as_bigger_deal_comes_together.html#cmpid=nwsltrhead

Forecast: More Wind … Vestas’ Chris Brown Speaks (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2014/01/forecast-more-wind-vestas.html

Wave Energy Carpet Needs Help to Roll Out (Earth Techling)

http://www.earthtechling.com/2014/01/wave-energy-carpet-needs-help-to-roll-out/

‘How Do I Know if Green Electricity is Really Green?’ (The Telegraph, UK)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/household-bills/10601451/How-do-I-know-if-green-electricity-is-really-green.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

To Cut Food Waste Costs, Washington Prison Turns to Worms (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/The-Bite/2014/0131/To-cut-food-waste-costs-Washington-prison-turns-to-worms

Farm Bill Supports Renewable Energy, Hemp, Organic Program (Sustainable Business)

http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/25487

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

High Speed Internet Coming to Onalaska (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2014/01/high-speed-internet-coming-to-onalaska.html

Comcast Fights FCC Rate Caps in Spokane Area (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jan/31/comcast-fights-fcc-rate-caps-in-spokane-area/

Idaho $14.5 Million Short on Bill for Broadband in Schools (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jan/31/idaho-145-million-short-on-bill-for-broadband-for/

A Case for Cheaper Broadband in Schools (NY Times)

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/30/a-case-for-cheaper-broadband-in-schools/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

Microsoft Board Close to Naming Nadella as New CEO: Source (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/31/us-microsoft-ceo-idUSBREA0T1ZY20140131

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Great, Now Yahoo E-mail Addresses & Passwords Have Been Stolen (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/01/30/great-now-yahoo-e-mail-addresses-passwords-have-been-stolen/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Lawmakers Chat Up Per-Mile Road Tax (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/WA-lawmakers-chat-up-per-mile-road-tax-242940881.html

GENERAL NEWS

Battered Coastal Paper Mill Now Faces Demolition (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/battered-coastal-paper-mill-now-faces-demolition

Eight-Year Sentence for Belfair Felon with Guns (Associated Press)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014/01/8-year-sentence-for-belfair-felon-with-guns/?syndication=rss

Aspiring Marijuana Sellers in Washington, Facing Local Resistance to Legalization, May Get Help from Legislature (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/clark-county/index.ssf/2014/01/aspiring_marijuana_sellers_in.html#cmpid=nwsltrhead

Recycling Companies Back Up Their Buys & Crack Down on Metal Theft (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/24595696/recycling-companies-back-up-their-buys-with-documents-on-sellers

Six Ways to Prepare Yourself for Super Bowl Sunday (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/01/6_ways_to_prepare_yourself_for.html#cmpid=nwsltrhead

DIVERSIONS

This is ESPN – Seahawks-Broncos Edition

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GBKX2RV3Ajw

Video: Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Denver Mayor Arrested on ‘Colbert Report’

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2445845

The 12 Weirdest Bets You Can Make on Super Bowl XLVIII

http://mashable.com/2014/01/30/super-bowl-weird-bets/

Eight Wines to Pair with Your Fast Food

http://mashable.com/2014/01/31/fast-food-wine-pairings/

SONG OF THE DAY

NFL Films Theme song - Classic Battle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p30QHbD8018

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.