Energy News Digest for June 26, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Mason County Neighbors Voice Concerns over Sells Road Pot Farm (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/12978

Avista Warns against Scams after Spokane Incident - Woman wearing blue Avista hat tried to enter home (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jun/25/avista-warns-against-scams-after-south-hill-incide/

35 Straight Years – Mason PUD 3 Passes another State Audit (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1399

Studies: Pacific Northwest Orcas among World’s Most Contaminated Marine Mammals (Associated Press)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Research-NWs-orcas-among-worlds-most-contaminated-marine-mammals-264607651.html

Portland General Electric Seeks Zone Change for Possible Solar Power Plant near Salem (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/06/pge_seeks_zone_change_for_poss.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Avista Warns against Scams after Spokane Incident
• 35 Straight Years – Mason PUD 3 Passes another State Audit
• Pasco Power Restored after Utility Work Causes Outage
• Energized Innovation - PUD 3 Linemen & Engineers Move Transmission Lines & Poles in Belfair
• California: Bay Area Clean Energy Advocates Celebrate Partial Defeat of Controversial State Bill
• Seeing a Nuclear Reactor Start Up is Cooler than My Sci-Fi Dreams
• Mummified Man in Manhole Was Likely Electrocuted
• Studies: Pacific Northwest Orcas among World’s Most Contaminated Marine Mammals
• Viewers Alarmed as Wild Baby Eagle Dies on Maine Webcam; Officials Wouldn’t Intervene
• The Effluent Society - In The Midst of an Unprecedented Drought, Wichita Falls is Turning to a Once Unthinkable Source to Slake Its Thirst
• Portland General Electric Seeks Zone Change for Possible Solar Power Plant near Salem
• How Snow Can Help Build Better Wind Turbines
• Governor Inslee Looks to Unveil Early Version of Climate Plan This Summer
• Obama: Climate Change Steps Making a Difference
• Six Major Climate Change Myths, Debunked
• Google, Microsoft & Others Delve Deeper into Cloud Storage for Businesses
• Inside the Giant Data Center Hidden In the Middle of Manhattan
• Beware AT&T’s Dismal Record of Unkept Broadband Promises
• Twelve Percent of Americans Shower with Cellphones, Portland Lawyer Writes in Influential Supreme Court Brief
• Google Cardboard Was the Ultimate WTF Moment of Google I/O
• Facebook Hunts for Bigger Seattle Office
• Four Ways to Nail Your Brand Voice
• Lunch Hour Closures Leaves Mason County Commissioner Hungry
• An Insider’s Battle Plan: ‘Elections Are about Winning. Period’
• Mason County Neighbors Voice Concerns over Sells Road Pot Farm
• Oregon County Told Nuisance Rules on Pot Grows Could Collide with Right-to-Farm Law
• Boy Faces Charges in Mason County Shooting Death
• McCleary Man Connected to Crimes Grays Harbor, Thurston, Mason, & Lewis Counties
• Think You’re Being Robbed Now at the Gas Pump? Real Thieves Could Strike
• Man Who Caused Crash Holding Breath through Tunnel Charged
• Puget Sound Skin Cancer Rates among Tops in Nation
• San Juan Island Rated Tops in Nation for Fourth of July Celebration

WORD OF THE DAY

Cheesecake \CHEEZ-kayk\ Noun - A cake with a sweet filling usually made of cheese, eggs, & sugar; pictures of attractive young women who are scantily clad.

A man’s hushed voice floated out of the darkened ally, pulling Bartholomew up short. The raincoat swathed alley dweller, his hat pulled down over his eyes called out in hushed, gravelly tones, “Hey buddy, wanna buy some cheesecake pictures?” Money was exchanged, furtive looks made, and Barty scurried away from the decrepit neighborhood, holding his ill-gotten gains to his chest. Only when he was alone in his seedy hotel room did he open the grimy envelope from which fell two dog-eared menus from the ‘Cheesecake Factory.’ “I wonder if they do take out,” he sighed to the bare light bulb descending from the ceiling.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 26, 2014

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Avista Warns against Scams after Spokane Incident - Woman wearing blue Avista hat tried to enter home (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jun/25/avista-warns-against-scams-after-south-hill-incide/

35 Straight Years – Mason PUD 3 Passes another State Audit (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1399

Pasco Power Restored after Utility Work Causes Outage (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/06/25/3719299/pasco-power-restored-after-utility.html

Energized Innovation - PUD 3 Linemen & Engineers Move Transmission Lines & Poles in Belfair (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1398

California: Bay Area Clean Energy Advocates Celebrate Partial Defeat of Controversial State Bill (Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA)

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/news/ci_26026054/bay-area-clean-energy-advocates-celebrate-partial-defeat

Seeing a Nuclear Reactor Start Up is Cooler than My Sci-Fi Dreams (Gizmodo)

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/seeing-a-nuclear-reactor-start-up-is-cooler-than-my-sci-1596286481

Mummified Man in Manhole Was Likely Electrocuted (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/mummified-man-manhole-electrocuted-24288148

FISH & WILDLIFE

Studies: Pacific Northwest Orcas among World’s Most Contaminated Marine Mammals (Associated Press)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Research-NWs-orcas-among-worlds-most-contaminated-marine-mammals-264607651.html

Viewers Alarmed as Wild Baby Eagle Dies on Maine Webcam; Officials Wouldn’t Intervene (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/science/news/articles/2014/06/26/viewers-alarmed-when-baby-eagle-dies-on-webcam

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

The Effluent Society - In The Midst of an Unprecedented Drought, Wichita Falls is Turning to a Once Unthinkable Source to Slake Its Thirst (Texas Monthly)

http://www.texasmonthly.com/story/wichita-falls-drought-forces-town-to-drink-toilet-water

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Portland General Electric Seeks Zone Change for Possible Solar Power Plant near Salem (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/06/pge_seeks_zone_change_for_poss.html

How Snow Can Help Build Better Wind Turbines (Mother Nature Network)

http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/energy/stories/how-snow-can-help-build-better-wind-turbines

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Governor Inslee Looks to Unveil Early Version of Climate Plan This Summer (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2014/06/25/under-the-dome/120711/inslee-looks-unveil-early-version-climate-plan-sum/

Obama: Climate Change Steps Making a Difference (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/energy/article/Obama-claims-progress-on-curbing-climate-change-5579461.php

Six Major Climate Change Myths, Debunked (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/06/25/climate-change-myths/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google, Microsoft & Others Delve Deeper into Cloud Storage for Businesses (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/26/technology/google-microsoft-and-others-delve-deeper-into-cloud-storage-for-businesses.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Inside the Giant Data Center Hidden In the Middle of Manhattan (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/inside-the-giant-data-center-hidden-in-the-middle-of-ma-1595614483

Beware AT&T’s Dismal Record of Unkept Broadband Promises (InfoWorld)

http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/beware-atts-dismal-record-of-unkept-broadband-promises-245080

Twelve Percent of Americans Shower with Cellphones, Portland Lawyer Writes in Influential Supreme Court Brief (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/06/12_percent_of_americans_shower.html

Google Cardboard Was the Ultimate WTF Moment of Google I/O (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/06/25/google-io-2014-wtf-cardboard/

SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING

Facebook Hunts for Bigger Seattle Office (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2014/06/facebook-hunts-for-bigger-seattle-office.html

Four Ways to Nail Your Brand Voice (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/06/26/brand-voice-tips/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Lunch Hour Closures Leaves Mason County Commissioner Hungry (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/16254-lunch-hour-closures-leaves-commissioner-hungry

An Insider’s Battle Plan: ‘Elections Are about Winning. Period’ (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/06/25/elections-are-about-winning-period-translation-target-and-spend/

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Neighbors Voice Concerns over Sells Road Pot Farm (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/12978

Oregon County Told Nuisance Rules on Pot Grows Could Collide with Right-to-Farm Law (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2014/06/25/pot-farmers-have-right-to-farm-officials-say

Boy Faces Charges in Mason County Shooting Death (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/14-year-old-dies-in-Mason-Co-shooting-13-year-old-held-264639571.html

McCleary Man Connected to Crimes Grays Harbor, Thurston, Mason, & Lewis Counties (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kxro.wordpress.com/2014/06/26/mccleary-man-connected-to-grays-harbor-thurston-mason-and-lewis-counties/

Think You’re Being Robbed Now at the Gas Pump? Real Thieves Could Strike (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2014/06/24/thieves-targeting-people-while-theyre-pumping-gas/#axzz35f7cvPI4

Man Who Caused Crash Holding Breath through Tunnel Charged (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2014/06/25/man-who-caused-crash-holding-breath-through-tunnel-pleads-not-guilty/

Puget Sound Skin Cancer Rates among Tops in Nation (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2553013/Puget-Sound-skin-cancer-rates-among-tops-in-nation

San Juan Island Rated Tops in Nation for Fourth of July Celebration (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2014/06/san-juan-island-rated-tops-in-nation-for-fourth-of.html

DIVERSIONS

Angry Birds: Crows Never Forget Your Face

http://news.discovery.com/animals/zoo-animals/angry-crows-memory-life-threatening-behavior-110628.htm

How Much Farther? Couple Mistakenly Flown to Caribbean Island Grenada, Not Granada, Spain

http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/much+farther+Couple+mistakenly+flown+Caribbean+island+Grenada/9974112/story.html

An Anatomical Chocolate Skull for Sweet-Toothed Cannibals

http://gizmodo.com/an-anatomical-chocolate-skull-for-sweet-toothed-canniba-1595921930

Amelia Earhart Tries to Complete Her Namesake’s Flight

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/world/amelia-earhart-tries-complete-her-namesakes-flight/ngSmD/

SONG OF THE DAY

The Beatles – Blackbird

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7epRPz0LGPE

Sarah McLachlan – Blackbird

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGd9TqjhANI

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 June 25, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Cowlitz PUD OK’s Policy to Power Pot Industry (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/cowlitz-pud-ok-s-policy-to-power-pot-industry/article_727e9cc6-fc1f-11e3-bdf1-0019bb2963f4.html

Cord Cutters’ Setback - The U-S Supreme Court just killed Aereo (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/06/25/the-supreme-court-just-killed-aereo/

Grant PUD: Wanapum Water Level May Be near Normal by Year’s End (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/2287410-8/pud-wanapum-water-level-may-be-near-normal

The Reach to Become New Columbia River Showcase When It Opens in Richland, Tri-Cities (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2014/06/the_reach_to_become_new_columb.html

Mason County Deputies Investigating Fatal Shooting on Skokomish Reservation (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Mason-Co-11-year-old-boy-shot-264509861.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Cowlitz PUD OK’s Policy to Power Pot Industry
• Grant PUD: Wanapum Water Level May Be near Normal by Year’s End
• Seattle City Light Wants Refund on Image-Boosting Effort
• Grays Harbor PUD Replacing Poles in One of the Hardest Hit Local Areas for Outages
• Avista Launches Subsidiary Salix to Study Natural Gas
• Northwest Power & Conservation Council Names Tom Eckman Acting Director of Power Planning
• OSHA Delays Enforcement of New Standard for Electric Power Industry
• Japan Considers Restarting Nuclear Reactors - Could It Hurt U-S Liquefied Natural Gas Suppliers?
• British Columbia Energy Future Not Black & White But Shades of Grey
• The Reach to Become New Columbia River Showcase When It Opens in Richland, Tri-Cities
• Study: Lake Pend Oreille Water Release Could Help Bull Trout
• Screening of ‘Return of the River’ Planned Thursday in Port Angeles
• One in Ten U-S Beaches Polluted, Researchers Say; Washington State Ranked 19th
• Renewing Industry with Ancient Tech: A Return to Hydropower
• Co-ops Could Be Solar Power Players
• The Switchboard: Google Positions Nest as a Smart Home Hub
• Study Finds That Electric Cars Are Putting the Brakes on Pollution
• Cord Cutters’ Setback - The U-S Supreme Court just killed Aereo
• AT&T Says DirecTV Merger Will Save Money, But Not for Customers
• Broadband Access Still Elusive in Parts of Rural South Dakota
• Google Sets Sights beyond Smartphones at Annual Developer Conference
• The Biggest Misunderstanding in the Net Neutrality Debate
• Soon Your Local Library Could Let You Borrow the Internet
• Facebook Wants Companies to FB@Work, Report Says
• Five Ways to Get the Best Results from Your Content Marketing
• Supreme Court Says Cellphones Can’t Be Searched without a Warrant
• Watch Mason County Candidates’ Video Sit Downs Here! – Includes Mason PUD 3 Commission Race
• Mason County Deputies Investigating Fatal Shooting on Skokomish Reservation
• Women Arrested in Burglary of Governor Inslee’s Olympia Office – Theft Included Squaxin Island Tribe Blanket
• First Marijuana Stores Could Open July 8 - Supply Issues Remain
• State Of Montana to Notify 1.3 Million of Computer Hacking
• Feds: ‘Mismanagement’ by Asiana Pilots Caused Plane to Crash in San Francisco Last Year
• FAA Bans Delivery by Drone
• Owner of ‘Peeping Drone’ Apologizes to Seattle Woman

WORD OF THE DAY

Argus • \ARE-guss\ • noun - 1: a hundred-eyed monster of Greek mythology 2: a watchful guardian

“Man, that guy has eyes in the back of his head… literally” whispered the study hall student to his companion. Principal Strickland was pleased with the hiring of Argus as his vice-principal. “I’m no slacker when it comes to keeping an eye on things,” he barked. “But this guy’s the best!”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 25, 2014

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Cowlitz PUD OK’s Policy to Power Pot Industry (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/cowlitz-pud-ok-s-policy-to-power-pot-industry/article_727e9cc6-fc1f-11e3-bdf1-0019bb2963f4.html

Grant PUD: Wanapum Water Level May Be near Normal by Year’s End (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/2287410-8/pud-wanapum-water-level-may-be-near-normal

Seattle City Light Wants Refund on Image-Boosting Effort (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2023920187_carrascobrandxml.html

Grays Harbor PUD Replacing Poles in One of the Hardest Hit Local Areas for Outages (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kxro.wordpress.com/2014/06/25/grays-harbor-pud-replacing-poles-in-one-of-the-hardest-hit-local-areas-for-outages/

Avista Launches Subsidiary Salix to Study Natural Gas (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jun/25/avista-launches-subsidiary-salix-to-study-natural/

Northwest Power & Conservation Council Names Tom Eckman Acting Director of Power Planning (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/detail_news.php?ID=487561

OSHA Delays Enforcement of New Standard for Electric Power Industry (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=272644&issueID=34885

Japan Considers Restarting Nuclear Reactors - Could It Hurt U-S Liquefied Natural Gas Suppliers? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2014/0624/Japan-considers-restarting-nuclear-reactors.-Could-it-hurt-US-liquefied-natural-gas-suppliers

British Columbia Energy Future Not Black & White But Shades of Grey (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/cmlink/gmg-glacier-media-group/canadian-press/news/bc/b-c-energy-future-not-black-and-white-but-shades-of-grey-minister-1.1156409

FISH & WILDLIFE

The Reach to Become New Columbia River Showcase When It Opens in Richland, Tri-Cities (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2014/06/the_reach_to_become_new_columb.html

Study: Lake Pend Oreille Water Release Could Help Bull Trout (Coeur d’Alene Press, ID)

http://www.cdapress.com/news/local_news/article_9c060f5f-0e07-5fd0-8e9f-d9443b8c2a94.html

Screening of ‘Return of the River’ Planned Thursday in Port Angeles; Admission Free for Elwha Documentary Showing (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140625/NEWS/306259988/screening-of-return-of-the-river-planned-thursday-in-port-angeles

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

One in Ten U-S Beaches Polluted, Researchers Say; Washington State Ranked 19^th (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/1-in-10-US-beaches-polluted-264577201.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewing Industry with Ancient Tech: A Return to Hydropower (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryflynn/2014/06/25/renewing-industry-with-ancient-tech-a-return-to-hydropower/

Co-ops Could Be Solar Power Players (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/power-supply/renewable-energy/co-ops-could-be-solar-power-players/71282

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

The Switchboard: Google Positions Nest as a Smart Home Hub (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/06/25/the-switchboard-google-positions-nest-as-a-smart-home-hub/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Study Finds That Electric Cars Are Putting the Brakes on Pollution (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_26025530

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Cord Cutters’ Setback - The U-S Supreme Court just killed Aereo (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/06/25/the-supreme-court-just-killed-aereo/

AT&T Says DirecTV Merger Will Save Money, But Not for Customers (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/06/25/att-says-directv-merger-will-save-money-but-not-for-customers/

Broadband Access Still Elusive in Parts of Rural South Dakota (USA Today)

http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2014/06/22/broadband-access-still-elusive-parts-rural-sd/11230045/

Google Sets Sights beyond Smartphones at Annual Developer Conference (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/25/us-google-conference-idUSKBN0F00OU20140625

The Biggest Misunderstanding in the Net Neutrality Debate (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/the-biggest-misunderstanding-in-the-net-neutrality-deba-1595281770

Soon Your Local Library Could Let You Borrow the Internet (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/two-major-libraries-are-launching-wi-fi-lending-program-1595842417

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook Wants Companies to FB@Work, Report Says (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/06/25/facebook-wants-companies-to-fb-work-report-says.html

Five Ways to Get the Best Results from Your Content Marketing (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2014/06/5-ways-to-get-the-best-results-from-yourcontent.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Supreme Court Says Cellphones Can’t Be Searched without a Warrant (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/26/us/supreme-court-cellphones-search-privacy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Watch Mason County Candidates’ Video Sit Downs Here! – Includes Mason PUD 3 Commission Race (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/12953

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Deputies Investigating Fatal Shooting on Skokomish Reservation (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Mason-Co-11-year-old-boy-shot-264509861.html

Women Arrested in Burglary of Governor Inslee’s Olympia Office – Theft Included Squaxin Island Tribe Blanket (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jun/25/women-arrested-in-burglary-of-gov-inslees-office/

First Marijuana Stores Could Open July 8 - Supply Issues Remain (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jun/24/first-marijuana-stores-could-open-july-8-but-suppl/

State Of Montana to Notify 1.3 Million of Computer Hacking (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/06/24/3034932/state-to-notify-13-million-of.html

Feds: ‘Mismanagement’ by Asiana Pilots Caused Plane to Crash in San Francisco Last Year (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/24193050/feds-mismanagement-by-asiana-pilots-caused-plane-to-crash-in-san-francisco-last-year

FAA Bans Delivery by Drone (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/techchron/2014/06/24/faa-bans-delivery-by-drone/

Owner of ‘Peeping Drone’ Apologizes to Seattle Woman (Northwest Cable News Network)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/Owner-of-peeping-drone-apologizes-to-Seattle-woman-264509231.html

DIVERSIONS

Bob Dylan’s ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ Auctioned Off for $2 Million

http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Latest-News-Wires/2014/0624/Bob-Dylan-s-Like-a-Rolling-Stone-auctioned-off-for-2-million

Ten Hidden Details in Your City & What They Mean

http://gizmodo.com/10-hidden-details-in-your-city-and-what-they-mean-1593463150

Eli Wallach, Multifaceted Actor, Dies at 98 – Adios Senor Calvera

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/25/movies/eli-wallach-multifaceted-actor-dies-at-98.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Uruguay’s Luis Suarez World Cup ‘Biting’ Mocked in Memes (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/28014318

SONG OF THE DAY

Elmer Bernstein - The Magnificent Seven Soundtrack Suite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IBC9D1wfbc

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 June 24, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Major Earthquake Hits Off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/24/us-earthquake-aleutians-idUSKBN0EY2P820140624

Money Men Tally Cost of Climate Change (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Money-men-tally-cost-of-climate-change-5574170.php

Army Corps of Engineers Disputes Pend Oreille Alliance Claims (Bonner County Daily Bee, Sandpoint, ID)

http://www.bonnercountydailybee.com/news/local/article_ffb79b3c-fb62-11e3-871b-001a4bcf887a.html

Crowded Rails in U-S Coal Country Throw Miners, Utilities Out of Gear (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/24/us-coal-railways-analysis-idUSKBN0EZ0BT20140624

Facebook May Not Have a Teen Problem After All (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/06/24/facebook-teens-forrester/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Crowded Rails in U-S Coal Country Throw Miners, Utilities Out of Gear
• From Smart to Resilient: How Utilities Are Using New Technology to Protect the Grid
• Seattle City Light Leader Fell for ‘Indian’ Copper Con
• News Release - Six GTH Energy & Environmental Named Washington “Super Lawyers”
• Grays Harbor PUD Receives 14th Consecutive Clean Audit
• Struggling to Pay Your Power Bill? Snohomish PUD Has Options
• Electric Utilities Keep on Current Consolidation Path
• Eugene Bee Die-Off Leads to License Suspension for Pesticide Sprayer
• Army Corps of Engineers Disputes Pend Oreille Alliance Claims
• Army Corps of Engineers Deny Causing Missouri River Floods
• British Columbia: Foreign Worker Permits for Conifex Power Plant Raise Questions
• Colorado: New Hydropower Could Ease Transition from Fossil Fuels
• Texas: The Renewable, Green Energy State
• EPA Adds Clothes Dryers to Energy Star Program
• Map: The Age of Housing in Every Zip Code in the U-S
• Money Men Tally Cost of Climate Change
• Though Rebuked for Overreaching, the EPA Prevails Before the Supreme Court
• Google’s Nest Labs Acquires Home Surveillance Company Dropcam
• Nest Labs Joins Race to Define Platform for the Internet of Things
• Congress to Tackle Merger of AT&T & DirecTV
• Cloud Storage Wars: Microsoft, Google, & Others Want Your Digital Stuff
• Facebook May Not Have a Teen Problem After All
• Twitter Testing Ways to Add Commentary to Retweets
• Is Time Spent A Better Metric than Pageviews?
• Major Earthquake Hits Off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands
• Lawsuit Filed Against North Mason Schools over Theler & Public Records
• City of Shelton - Canyon Creek Culvert Replacement to Impact Northcliff Road
• Mount Rainier Hiker, Writer Karen Sykes Died of Hypothermia, Officials Say
• Tank Explosion Produces More Noise than Damage at Terrace Heights Recycling Plant
• El Niño 2014: What It Is, When It’s Coming, & What to Expect
• As Wars Wind Down, Small-Town Police Inherit Armored Vehicles

WORD OF THE DAY

Gaffer • \GAFF-er\ • noun 1: an old man 2: British a: foreman, overseer b: employer 3: a head glassblower *4: a lighting electrician on a motion-picture or television set.

The Orcs of Cirith Ungol quailed before the onslaught of Samwise Gamgee: ‘That’s for Frodo - that’s for the Shire - and that’s for my old Gaffer!’

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 24, 2014

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Crowded Rails in U-S Coal Country Throw Miners, Utilities Out of Gear (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/24/us-coal-railways-analysis-idUSKBN0EZ0BT20140624

From Smart to Resilient: How Utilities Are Using New Technology to Protect the Grid (GreenTech Grid)

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/featured/How-Utilities-Are-Using-New-Technology-to-Protect-the-Grid

Seattle City Light Leader Fell for ‘Indian’ Copper Con (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2023913779_carrascocopperxml.html

News Release - Six GTH Energy & Environmental Named Washington “Super Lawyers” (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2014/06/six-gth-energy-and-environmental-named-washington-super-lawyers.html

Grays Harbor PUD Receives 14th Consecutive Clean Audit (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kxro.wordpress.com/2014/06/24/pud-receives-14th-consecutive-clean-audit/

Struggling to Pay Your Power Bill? Snohomish PUD Has Options (My Edmonds News, WA)

http://myedmondsnews.com/2014/06/strugging-pay-power-bill-pud-options/

Electric Utilities Keep on Current Consolidation Path (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2014/06/24/325073846/electric-utilities-keep-on-current-consolidation-path?ft=1&f=3

FISH & WILDLIFE

Eugene Bee Die-Off Leads to License Suspension for Pesticide Sprayer (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2014/06/eugene-bee-die-off-leads-to-license-suspension-for.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Army Corps of Engineers Disputes Pend Oreille Alliance Claims (Bonner County Daily Bee, Sandpoint, ID)

http://www.bonnercountydailybee.com/news/local/article_ffb79b3c-fb62-11e3-871b-001a4bcf887a.html

Army Corps of Engineers Deny Causing Missouri River Floods (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Officials-deny-causing-Missouri-River-floods-5573022.php

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

British Columbia: Foreign Worker Permits for Conifex Power Plant Raise Questions (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/foreign-worker-permits-for-conifex-power-plant-raise-questions-in-b-c-1.2685242?cmp=rss

Colorado: New Hydropower Could Ease Transition from Fossil Fuels (Boulder Weekly, CO)

http://www.boulderweekly.com/article-13019-new-hydropower-could-ease-transition-from-fossil-fuels.html

Texas: The Renewable, Green Energy State (Community Digital News)

http://www.commdiginews.com/business-2/economics-economy/texas-the-green-energy-state-20116/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

EPA Adds Clothes Dryers to Energy Star Program (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=272043&issueID=34884

Map: The Age of Housing in Every Zip Code in the U-S (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/06/24/map-the-age-of-housing-in-every-zip-code-in-the-u-s/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Money Men Tally Cost of Climate Change (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Money-men-tally-cost-of-climate-change-5574170.php

Though Rebuked for Overreaching, the EPA Prevails Before the Supreme Court (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelbobelian/2014/06/24/though-rebuked-for-overreaching-the-epa-prevails-before-the-supreme-court/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google’s Nest Labs Acquires Home Surveillance Company Dropcam (Bloomberg News)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/06/googles_nest_labs_acquires_hom.html

Nest Labs Joins Race to Define Platform for the Internet of Things (NY Times)

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/24/googles-nest-makes-its-bid-to-become-an-internet-of-things-platform/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Congress to Tackle Merger of AT&T & DirecTV (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/25/technology/congress-to-tackle-merger-of-att-and-directv.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Cloud Storage Wars: Microsoft, Google, & Others Want Your Digital Stuff (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2014/0624/Cloud-storage-wars-Microsoft-Google-and-others-want-your-digital-stuff

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook May Not Have a Teen Problem After All (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/06/24/facebook-teens-forrester/

Twitter Testing Ways to Add Commentary to Retweets (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/06/23/twitter-experiments/

Is Time Spent A Better Metric than Pageviews? (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2014/06/23/is-time-spent-a-better-metric-than-pageviews-upworthy-says-it-is-and-open-sources-its-code-for-attention-minutes/

GENERAL NEWS

Major Earthquake Hits Off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/24/us-earthquake-aleutians-idUSKBN0EY2P820140624

Lawsuit Filed Against North Mason Schools over Theler & Public Records (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/12948

City of Shelton - Canyon Creek Culvert Replacement to Impact Northcliff Road (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/12950

Mount Rainier Hiker, Writer Karen Sykes Died of Hypothermia, Officials Say (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/06/rainier_hiker_writer_karen_syk.html

Tank Explosion Produces More Noise than Damage at Terrace Heights Recycling Plant (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/2285867-8/fuel-tank-explodes-at-terrace-heights-recycling-plant

El Niño 2014: What It Is, When It’s Coming, & What to Expect (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2014/0623/El-Nino-2014-What-it-is-when-it-s-coming-and-what-to-expect-video/What-is-El-Nino-and-how-does-it-work-video

As Wars Wind Down, Small-Town Police Inherit Armored Vehicles (Yahoo! News)

http://news.yahoo.com/as-wars-wind-down--small-town-cops-inherit-armored-vehicles-233505138.html

DIVERSIONS

14 Highly Intellectual Jokes You Probably Won’t Understand

http://mashable.com/2014/06/23/intellectual-jokes/

‘Joyland’ Mixup: Why a Canadian is Spending Stephen King Cash

http://canadaam.ctvnews.ca/joyland-mixup-why-a-canadian-is-spending-stephen-king-cash-1.1881573

San Francisco Tells App to Stop Auctions of Parking Spaces

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140623/BIZ/140629687

Oregon: Police: DUI Suspect Crashes Stolen Model A in Crooked River

http://www.kval.com/news/local/Police-DUII-suspect-crashes-stolen-Model-A-in-Crooked-River-264287701.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Love Land

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1b7Usj_2dY

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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