Energy News Digest for July 8, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Congressman Kilmer Asks EPA Head to Address Sewage Issue with Canada (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/9862

Oregon: Three Arrested in Eugene Wood-Burning Power Plant Protest (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/07/three_arrested_in_eugene_wood-.html

Biologists Eye Fish Passage at Jury-Rigged Columbia Dam Fish Ladders (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2014/jul/07/biologists-eye-fish-passage-jury-rigged-columbia-dam-fish-ladders/

FERC Approves First Settlement in 2011 Southwest Blackout Case (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC)

http://www.ferc.gov/media/news-releases/2014/2014-3/07-07-14.asp#.U7wMC_ldV8E

Lines Form as Legal Marijuana Sales Start in Washington State (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Lines-form-as-legal-marijuana-sales-start-in-Wash-state--266211771.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• FERC Approves First Settlement in 2011 Southwest Blackout Case
• Lenders Agree to Give Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority More Time to Repay Debt
• Japan Government Sees Delay in Restart of World’s Biggest Nuclear Power Plant
• Not in My Alps! Examining Germany’s NIMBY Protests
• Harvey Haven: Bonneville Power Administration’s Patron Saint of Safety
• Biologists Eye Fish Passage at Jury-Rigged Columbia Dam Fish Ladders
• Utilities Sign Agreement That Will Improve Fish Runs In the Cowlitz River
• Cowlitz River Steelhead “Recycling’’ to Begin
• Congressman Kilmer Asks EPA Head to Address Sewage Issue with Canada
• Washington State, Navy Sign Hood Canal Conservation Easement
• Oregon: Three Arrested in Eugene Wood-Burning Power Plant Protest
• British Columbia: SunMine Solar Farm Construction Begins in Kimberley
• American Public Power Association Says Solar PV Has Caused Cost Shifting Among Customers
• ‘Microgrids’ Offer Energy Security & Independence
• Offshore Wind Energy Traversing Regulatory & Financial Currents
• Smart LED Light Bulbs Leak Wi-Fi Passwords
• Home Depot Expands Stock of Smart Home Gadgets
• Snohomish County Program’s Loans Help Homeowners Save Money, Energy
• Oregon County Looks At Effects of Climate Change
• Whale Poop May Help Fight Climate Change
• Michigan: Chevy Volt Battery Covers Provide Homes for Thousands of Bats at Consumers Energy Facilities
• Tri-Cities: Basin Disposal Opening Commercial Natural Gas Fueling Stations
• Four in Ten U-S Homes Are Cellphone Only, Skip Landline
• New Mexico: Frustrated with Slow Speeds, Santa Fe Launches Muni Broadband Project
• The Big City Library as Internet Provider
• A Perfect Storm: Net Neutrality & the End of the Internet Tax Moratorium
• They Have Seen the Future of the Internet, & It Is Dark
• Inside the Democratic Party’s Hogwarts for Digital Wizardry
• Lines Form as Legal Marijuana Sales Start in Washington State
• Colorado, Washington State Differ in Legalizing Marijuana
• Veteran Said He Was Entitled to a ‘Preference’ for a Pot License
• Grays Harbor County Tries Tax Gambit to Stop Timber Companies’ Recreation Fees
• Two of Three Boeing Fuselages Removed From Montana Derailment
• FedEx Accidentally Uncovers Spokane Drug-Smuggling Operation
• Grass from Oregon Seed Grows on World Cup Soccer Fields

WORD OF THE DAY - Flashback

Palaver • \puh-LAV-er\ • noun - 1a: a long parley usually between persons of different cultures or levels of sophistication b: conference, discussion 2a: idle talk b: misleading or beguiling speech

The ethereal palaver between Moses, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Winston Churchill & Tiny Tim had its awkward moments. A breakthrough was achieved when Beethoven snatched Tiny Tim’s ukulele & played an exceptionally energetic version of “Born to be Wild”. God was not amused.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for July 8, 2014

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

FERC Approves First Settlement in 2011 Southwest Blackout Case (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC)

http://www.ferc.gov/media/news-releases/2014/2014-3/07-07-14.asp#.U7wMC_ldV8E

Lenders Agree to Give Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority More Time to Repay Debt (NY Times)

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/07/lenders-agree-to-give-puerto-rico-utility-more-time-to-repay-debt/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Japan Government Sees Delay in Restart of World’s Biggest Nuclear Power Plant (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/03/us-japan-nuclear-idUSKBN0F80PZ20140703

Not in My Alps! Examining Germany’s NIMBY Protests (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/07/not-in-my-alps-examining-germanys-nimby-protests?cmpid=rss

Harvey Haven: Bonneville Power Administration’s Patron Saint of Safety (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Harvey-Haven-BPAs-patron-saint-of-safety.aspx

FISH & WILDLIFE

Biologists Eye Fish Passage at Jury-Rigged Columbia Dam Fish Ladders (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2014/jul/07/biologists-eye-fish-passage-jury-rigged-columbia-dam-fish-ladders/

Utilities Sign Agreement That Will Improve Fish Runs In the Cowlitz River (Northwest Public Power Association, E-News)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2014/07/utilities-sign-agreement-that-will.html

Cowlitz River Steelhead “Recycling’’ to Begin (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jul/06/outdoors-cowlitz-steelhead-reycling-begin/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Congressman Kilmer Asks EPA Head to Address Sewage Issue with Canada (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/9862

Washington State, Navy Sign Hood Canal Conservation Easement (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Wash-Navy-sign-Hood-Canal-conservation-easement-5605757.php

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon: Three Arrested in Eugene Wood-Burning Power Plant Protest (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/07/three_arrested_in_eugene_wood-.html

British Columbia: SunMine Solar Farm Construction Begins in Kimberley (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sunmine-solar-farm-construction-begins-in-kimberley-b-c-1.2699478?cmp=rss

American Public Power Association Says Solar PV Has Caused Cost Shifting Among Customers (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=273763&issueID=34893

‘Microgrids’ Offer Energy Security & Independence “…The quality of our power supply has gone down…storms on the East Coast in the last three years have accelerated that trend…” (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_26102723

Offshore Wind Energy Traversing Regulatory & Financial Currents (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2014/07/08/offshore-wind-energy-traversing-regulatory-and-financial-currents/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Smart LED Light Bulbs Leak Wi-Fi Passwords (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28208905

Home Depot Expands Stock of Smart Home Gadgets (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2014/07/07/home-depot-sells-wink-smart-home-products/12301079/

Snohomish County Program’s Loans Help Homeowners Save Money, Energy (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140708/NEWS01/140709288

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Oregon County Looks At Effects of Climate Change (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)

http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/07/07/3990237/oregon-county-looks-at-effects.html?sp=/99/102/114/

Whale Poop May Help Fight Climate Change (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/climate-energy/whale-poop-may-help-fight-climate-change/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Michigan: Chevy Volt Battery Covers Provide Homes for Thousands of Bats at Consumers Energy Facilities (Jackson Citi8zen Patriot, MI)

http://www.mlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/07/chevy_volt_battery_covers_prov.html

Tri-Cities: Basin Disposal Opening Commercial Natural Gas Fueling Stations (Basin Disposal)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2014/07/tri-cities-basin-disposal-opening.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Four in Ten U-S Homes Are Cellphone Only, Skip Landline (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/10-us-homes-cellphone-skip-landline-24461249

New Mexico: Frustrated with Slow Speeds, Santa Fe Launches Muni Broadband Project (Fierce Telecom)

http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/frustrated-slow-speeds-santa-fe-launches-muni-broadband-project/2014-07-08

The Big City Library as Internet Provider (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/07/07/the-big-city-library-as-internet-provider/

A Perfect Storm: Net Neutrality & the End of the Internet Tax Moratorium (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2014/07/07/a-perfect-storm-net-neutrality-and-the-end-of-the-internet-tax-moratorium/

They Have Seen the Future of the Internet, & It Is Dark (NY Times)

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/05/they-have-seen-the-future-of-the-internet-and-it-is-dark/?partner=rss&emc=rss

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Inside the Democratic Party’s Hogwarts for Digital Wizardry (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/07/08/inside-the-democratic-partys-hogwarts-for-digital-wizardry/

GENERAL NEWS

Lines Form as Legal Marijuana Sales Start in Washington State (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Lines-form-as-legal-marijuana-sales-start-in-Wash-state--266211771.html

Colorado, Washington State Differ in Legalizing Marijuana (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/07/07/marijuana-legal-recreational-colorado-washington/12286057/

Veteran Said He Was Entitled to a ‘Preference’ for a Pot License (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/veteran-said-he-was-entitled-preference-pot-licens/ngbKt/

Grays Harbor County Tries Tax Gambit to Stop Timber Companies’ Recreation Fees (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/coastal-county-tries-tax-gambit-stop-recreation-fees

Two of Three Boeing Fuselages Removed From Montana Derailment (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Boeing-checking-fuselages-for-damage-in-Montana-derailment-266099441.html

FedEx Accidentally Uncovers Spokane Drug-Smuggling Operation (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-news/fed-ex-accidentally-uncovers-drug-smuggling-operation/26835566

Grass from Oregon Seed Grows on World Cup Soccer Fields (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/grass-from-oregon-seed-covers-world-cup-soccer-fields/

DIVERSIONS

Unfaithful Liar or Romantic Sweetheart? Century-Old Mail Details President’s Affair (Note slight PG-13 Content)

http://q13fox.com/2014/07/07/unfaithful-liar-or-romantic-sweetheart-century-old-mail-details-presidents-affair/#axzz36op7N8d5

Postal Worker Caught On Video Hurling Packages into Ravine

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/05/postal-worker-throws-package-into-ravine-video_n_5560202.html

Gingers Face Extinction Due to Sunshine, Say Scientists

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/gingers-face-extinction-due-to-sunshine-say-scientists-30413010.html

How 911 Became the Emergency Call Number

http://gizmodo.com/how-911-become-the-emergency-call-number-1601064956

SONG OF THE DAY

Hank William Sr - Your Cheatin Heart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS4LCoh0VGQ

Patsy Cline - Your Cheatin' Heart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKZRp515SmY

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 July 7, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

History Made: Your First Washington-Licensed Marijuana Retail Stores (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/marijuana/2014/07/07/history-made-your-first-washington-licensed-marijuana-retail-stores/

Olympic Peninsula Utilities Wait for Decision on Electricity for Marijuana-Growing Operations (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140707/news/307079995/peninsula-utilities-wait-for-decision-on-electricity-for-marijuana

Washington State Water Rights May Be Affected by New Wastewater Reclamation Rules (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/2311997-8/water-rights-may-be-affected-by-new-wastewater

Upper Columbia Sockeye Expectations Should Soar in the Near Future (Seattle Times – Paywall Advisory)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/reeltimenorthwest/2014/07/06/upper-columbia-sockeye-expectations-should-soar-in-the-near-future/?syndication=rss

Yahoo Data Center Plans Growth in Grant County (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jul/06/yahoo-data-center-plans-grant-county-growth/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Olympic Peninsula Utilities Wait for Decision on Electricity for Marijuana-Growing Operations
• Clallam PUD Electricity Rates Increase 3.5%
• The Columbia River Basin Provides More than 40% of Total U-S Hydroelectric Generation
• The Columbia: America's Greatest Power Stream
• Squirrel Causes Temporary Power Outages in Washington County – Again
• Seattle City Light CEO Apologizes for ‘Mistakes,’ Vows to Work to Regain Public Trust
• OP/Ed: Klamath River - No Easy Solutions to Power Rates for Irrigators
• Government Asks Utilities, Others to Check Networks after 'Energetic Bear' Cyberattacks
• Op/Ed: Coal Plays Important Role in Powering Utah
• Floating Nuclear Plants: Is the Future of Nuclear Offshore?
• Upper Columbia Sockeye Expectations Should Soar in the Near Future
• Endangered Species Listing an Issue in Western U-S Senate Races
• Washington State Water Rights May Be Affected by New Wastewater Reclamation Rules
• Editorial: California - Beautiful River, Growing Thirst - Looming Battle over the Eel River
• As Dams Fall, Rapid Changes on Elwha River
• For Paper Mills & Cogeneration, Everything Old Is New Again
• Why Solar Shingles Are Not for Everyone
• GE Opens a Pricing War over the Connected LED Light Bulb
• High-Tech Firms Focus on Energy Efficiency to Confront Climate Change
• Carbon Emission Offsets - California Rice Farmers Could Get Pollution Credit
• Four Carbon Pricing Pitfalls to Avoid - Europe paved the way so that Cascadia can do better
• Misconceptions Helped Kill Australian Carbon Tax
• British Broadcasting Corporation Won't Give Climate Skeptics Equal Time
• Yahoo Data Center Plans Growth in Grant County
• History Made: Your First Washington-Licensed Marijuana Retail Stores
• Washington State Marijuana Shops Prepare for Historic Sales
• Canadian Medical Pot Giant Buys Share In Willapa Harbor Garden
• Train Derailment Threatens 737 Production, Leads to Supply Chain Questions

WORD OF THE DAY

This is not a word of the day but a rant about qualitative difference between Robbery vs. Burglary. I’m looking at you Seattle media.

OK: The basic difference between burglary and robbery is that burglary involves entering somewhere by stealth with the intent to commit a crime. Robbery is using force or fear to take personal property.

Robbery is defined by Merriam Webster as: the act or practice of robbing; specifically:  larceny from the person or presence of another by violence or threat.

Burglary is defined: as the act of breaking and entering a dwelling at night to commit a felony (as theft); broadly:  the entering of a building with the intent to commit a crime.

Get it? Got it? Good!

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for July 7, 2014

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Olympic Peninsula Utilities Wait for Decision on Electricity for Marijuana-Growing Operations (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140707/news/307079995/peninsula-utilities-wait-for-decision-on-electricity-for-marijuana

Clallam PUD Electricity Rates Increase 3.5% (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140705/news/307059993/clallam-pud-electricity-rates-increase-35

The Columbia River Basin Provides More than 40% of Total U-S Hydroelectric Generation (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/todayinenergy/410726/columbia-river-basin-provides-more-40-total-us-hydroelectric-generation

The Columbia: America's Greatest Power Stream (Bonneville Power Administration, 1949)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXgp8BExpUo

Squirrel Causes Temporary Power Outages in Washington County – Again (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2014/07/squirrel_causes_temporary_powe.html

Seattle City Light CEO apologizes for ‘mistakes,’ vows to work to regain public trust (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2014/07/03/seattle-city-light-ceo-apologizes-for-mistakes-vows-to-work-to-regain-public-trust/#axzz36nP2ELFD

OP/Ed: Klamath River - No Easy Solutions to Power Rates for Irrigators (Herald & News, Klamath Falls, OR)
http://www.heraldandnews.com/members/forum/guest_commentary/no-easy-solutions-to-power-rates-for-irrigators/article_6ea30266-0491-11e4-8290-001a4bcf887a.html

Government Asks Utilities, Others to Check Networks after 'Energetic Bear' Cyberattacks (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=274204&issueID=34892

Op/Ed: Coal Plays Important Role in Powering Utah (Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT)

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865606262/Coal-plays-important-role-in-powering-Utah.html?pg=all

Floating Nuclear Plants: Is the Future of Nuclear Offshore? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2014/0707/Floating-nuclear-plants-Is-the-future-of-nuclear-offshore

FISH & WILDLIFE

Upper Columbia Sockeye Expectations Should Soar in the Near Future (Seattle Times – Paywall Advisory)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/reeltimenorthwest/2014/07/06/upper-columbia-sockeye-expectations-should-soar-in-the-near-future/?syndication=rss

Endangered Species Listing an Issue in Western U-S Senate Races (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2014/0705/Endangered-species-listing-an-issue-in-Western-senate-races

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Washington State Water Rights May Be Affected by New Wastewater Reclamation Rules (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/2311997-8/water-rights-may-be-affected-by-new-wastewater

Editorial: California - Beautiful River, Growing Thirst - Looming Battle over the Eel River (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/07/06/6532528/beautiful-river-growing-thirst.html

As Dams Fall, Rapid Changes on Elwha River (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/As-dams-fall-rapid-changes-on-Elwha-River-265951841.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

For Paper Mills & Cogeneration, Everything Old Is New Again (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2014/06/30/for-paper-mills-and-cogeneration-everything-old-is-new-again/

Why Solar Shingles Are Not for Everyone (Triangle Business Journal, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/real-estate/2014/07/why-solar-shingles-are-not-for-everyone.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

GE Opens a Pricing War over the Connected LED Light Bulb (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/katherinetweed/414891/ge-opens-pricing-war-over-connected-led-light-bulb

High-Tech Firms Focus on Energy Efficiency to Confront Climate Change (Bangor Daily News, ME)

http://bangordailynews.com/2014/07/03/business/high-tech-firms-focus-on-energy-efficiency-to-confront-climate-change/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Carbon Emission Offsets - California Rice Farmers Could Get Pollution Credit (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/07/05/6535820/california-rice-farmers-who-reduce.html

Four Carbon Pricing Pitfalls to Avoid - Europe paved the way so that Cascadia can do better (Sightline Daily)

http://daily.sightline.org/2014/07/02/four-carbon-pricing-pitfalls-to-avoid/

Misconceptions Helped Kill Australian Carbon Tax (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/misconceptions-helped-kill-australian-carbon-tax-061851872--finance.html

British Broadcasting Corporation Won't Give Climate Skeptics Equal Time (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/211414-bbc-criticized-for-booking-climate-skeptics

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Yahoo Data Center Plans Growth in Grant County (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jul/06/yahoo-data-center-plans-grant-county-growth/

GENERAL NEWS

History Made: Your First Washington-Licensed Marijuana Retail Stores (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/marijuana/2014/07/07/history-made-your-first-washington-licensed-marijuana-retail-stores/

Washington State Marijuana Shops Prepare for Historic Sales (Associated Press)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/marijuana-shops-prepare-historic-sales/ngZmK/

Canadian Medical Pot Giant Buys Share In Willapa Harbor Garden (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jul/04/canadian-medical-pot-giant-buys-share-in-willapa-h/

Train Derailment Threatens 737 Production, Leads to Supply Chain Questions (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2014/07/05/train-derailment-threatens-737-production-leads-to.html

DIVERSIONS

Finnish Couple Wins Quirky 'Wife Carrying' Race

http://news.yahoo.com/finnish-couple-wins-quirky-wife-carrying-race-155952975.html

How Did Electric Eels Get Their Jolt? Genetic Study Reveals Clues

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0627/How-did-electric-eels-get-their-jolt-Genetic-study-reveals-clues

Brainiacs Need Vacations, Too: Nerdy Visitor Experiences Abound in Oregon, Washington

http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2014/07/nerdy_vacations_around_oregon.html

A Lamp That Looks Exactly Like Sneakers Tossed over Power Lines

http://gizmodo.com/a-lamp-that-looks-exactly-like-sneakers-tossed-over-pow-1599035980

SONG OF THE DAY

Tom Petty – Mary Jane’s Last Dance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5pHM-o2_Dk

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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

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Energy News Digest for July 3, 2014

The Energy News Digest will be delighting in the Independence Day Holiday July 4, basking in the rights it enjoys…freedom of speech, right to assemble. The whole works!

Interesting in that while some decry the state of affairs in the U-S, we’re STILL that “shining city on the hill” to nearly everyone else.

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Mayor Nixes Raise for Seattle City Light CEO (Northwest Cable News)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/Seattle-mayor-nixes-raise-for-City-Light-CEO-265576181.html

Control & Consolidation: Researchers Asked 1,400 Experts to Describe the Biggest Threats to The Web. Here’s What They Said (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/07/03/researchers-asked-1400-experts-to-describe-the-biggest-threats-to-the-web-heres-what-they-said/

Columbia River Salmon Anglers Turning Out for Record Season (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jul/03/salmon-anglers-getting-set-for-a-record-season/

While You’re Asleep, Electric Car Owners Are Guzzling Power (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/07/01/tesla-electric-cars-power-usage/

America’s National Parks & Historic Sites Feel the Heat from Climate Change (Bloomberg News)

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-07-03/americas-national-parks-and-historic-sites-feel-the-heat-from-climate-change

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Mayor Nixes Raise for Seattle City Light CEO
• Mayor on Seattle City Light: What Is This, Watergate?
• Clallam PUD Bill Bump Hits This Week
• British Columbia: Northwest Transmission Line Too Expensive for Small Business
• Mason PUD1 Employees Reach Milestone
• Seventh Circuit Rejects FERC’s Cost-Spreading Mechanism for High-Voltage Transmission, Raising Questions for the Pacific Northwest
• Electric Co-ops Reverse Slide in Power Sales
• Greek Unions in Showdown with Government over Planned Electric Utility Sale
• Columbia River Salmon Anglers Turning Out for Record Season
• Shrimp’s New Path to the Plate - With Wild Stocks of Shrimp Dwindling, Tank Farming Is on the Rise
• Portland Bottling Company Faces $450,000 in Fines & Charges for ‘Illicit Discharge’ of Water
• Columbia Falls Aluminum: Cleaning Up - Glencore Wants ‘Sustainable’ Solution
• PGE is (Still) Tops for Renewable Energy Buy-In Program
• Power in the Pipe: Inside a British Columbia Run-of-River Hydro Plant
• Arizona: Lawsuit Filed over Property Taxes on Solar Panels
• Old Materials Are Leading to New Innovations for LED Lighting
• Free Clark County Workshop Showcases Benefits of LED Lighting
• Home Energy Audit: DIY & Save Money
• America’s National Parks & Historic Sites Feel the Heat from Climate Change
• Op/Ed: Obama’s Regulatory Cap-And-Trade Does Not Work for Washington State
• Pumping Up Awareness - Campaign to Put Climate Change Warnings at Gas Stations
• While You’re Asleep, Electric Car Owners Are Guzzling Power
• Why Don’t We Put Solar Panels In The Sahara Desert As A Source Of Electricity?
• Control & Consolidation: Researchers Asked 1,400 Experts to Describe the Biggest Threats to The Web. Here’s What They Said
• Op/Ed: How Free Will the Internet Be in 2025?
• Google Fiber Extends Provo, Utah, Fiber Broadband Sign-Up Through September
• AT&T Wants to Build a 95-Foot Fake-Tree-Style Cell Tower near Tacoma’s Water Tanks Off South 19th Street
• Five Things That You Need Always-On Broadband to Accomplish
• With Apology, Facebook Tries to Defuse Growing Backlash
• Six New Facts about Facebook
• ‘Fraiser’ Tries to Fix Twitter Grammar
• Instagram Started as a Social Network Named After Bourbon
• Cleaning Up: Schedule Updated for Shelton’s Goose Lake Cleanup Site
• Severed Cable Leaves 911, Phone Outages in San Juan Islands
• Washington State Plans to Issue about 20 Pot Retail Licenses Monday
• Former GOP Governor Looks to Build the ‘Microsoft of Marijuana’
• Hurricane Season Is Here as Arthur Hits the East Coast
• Why You Might See More Raccoons Out after the 4th of July
• Tradition Schmadition - Radio Station KGY Discontinues High School Sports Broadcasts

WORD OF THE DAY

Patriotic • \pay-TREE-ot-tick \ • Adjective - Having or showing great love & support for your country: having or showing patriotism.

Patriotic: It’s not just about blowing stuff up, folks.

“The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding Generations, as the great anniversary Festival. It ought to be commemorated, as the Day of Deliverance by solemn Acts of Devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more. You will think me transported with Enthusiasm but I am not. I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States. Yet through all the Gloom I can see the Rays of ravishing Light and Glory. I can see that the End is more than worth all the Means. And that Posterity will tryumph in that Days Transaction, even although We should rue it, which I trust in God We shall not.”

- John Adams July 3, 1776 (the decree was presented July 2 and adopted July 4)

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

Mayor Nixes Raise for Seattle City Light CEO (Northwest Cable News)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/Seattle-mayor-nixes-raise-for-City-Light-CEO-265576181.html

Mayor on Seattle City Light: What Is This, Watergate? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2558159/Mayor-on-City-Light-scandal-What-is-this-Watergate

Clallam PUD Bill Bump Hits This Week (Sequim Gazette, WA)

http://www.sequimgazette.com/news/265620841.html

British Columbia: Northwest Transmission Line Too Expensive for Small Business - Power from $700 million line is unaffordable says wilderness lodge operator (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/northwest-transmission-line-too-expensive-for-small-business-1.2694166?cmp=rss

Mason PUD1 Employees Reach Milestone (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/16531-pud1-employees-reach-milestone

Seventh Circuit Rejects FERC’s Cost-Spreading Mechanism for High-Voltage Transmission, Raising Questions for the Pacific Northwest (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2014/07/seventh-circuit-rejects-fercs-cost-spreading-mechanism-for-high-voltage-transmission.html

Electric Co-ops Reverse Slide in Power Sales (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/trends-reports-analyses/co-ops-halt-slide-in-power-sales/71553

Greek Unions in Showdown with Government over Planned Electric Utility Sale (U-S News & World Report)

http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2014/07/02/greece-faces-power-cuts-as-unions-plan-strikes

FISH & WILDLIFE

Columbia River Salmon Anglers Turning Out for Record Season (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jul/03/salmon-anglers-getting-set-for-a-record-season/

Shrimp’s New Path to the Plate - With Wild Stocks of Shrimp Dwindling, Tank Farming Is on the Rise (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/03/business/with-wild-shrimp-stocks-dwindling-farmers-step-up-to-the-plate.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Portland Bottling Company Faces $450,000 in Fines & Charges for ‘Illicit Discharge’ of Water (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/07/portland_bottling_company_face.html

Columbia Falls Aluminum: Cleaning Up - Glencore Wants ‘Sustainable’ Solution (Hungry Horse News, MT)

http://www.flatheadnewsgroup.com/hungryhorsenews/glencore-wants-sustainable-solution/article_8b0ab7d6-01f4-11e4-96f4-0019bb2963f4.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

PGE is (Still) Tops for Renewable Energy Buy-In Program (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2014/07/pge-is-still-tops-for-renewable-energy.html

Power in the Pipe: Inside a British Columbia Run-of-River Hydro Plant (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/07/power-in-the-pipe-inside-a-british-columbia-run-of-river-hydro-plant?cmpid=rss

Arizona: Lawsuit Filed over Property Taxes on Solar Panels (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/07/01/3046411/lawsuit-filed-over-property-taxes.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Old Materials Are Leading to New Innovations for LED Lighting (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2014/07/02/old-materials-are-leading-to-new-innovations-for-led-lighting/

Free Clark County Workshop Showcases Benefits of LED Lighting (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jul/03/free-workshop-led-lighting/

Home Energy Audit: DIY & Save Money (KAAL-TV, Austin MN)

http://www.kaaltv.com/article/stories/S3492128.shtml?cat=11985

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

America’s National Parks & Historic Sites Feel the Heat from Climate Change (Bloomberg News)

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-07-03/americas-national-parks-and-historic-sites-feel-the-heat-from-climate-change

Op/Ed: Obama’s Regulatory Cap-And-Trade Does Not Work for Washington State (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2023979848_cathymcmorrisrodgerscolumneparulesxxxml.html

Pumping Up Awareness - Campaign to Put Climate Change Warnings at Gas Stations Gains Traction in Berkeley & San Francisco (SF Bay Guardian, CA)

http://www.sfbg.com/2014/07/02/pumping-awareness

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

While You’re Asleep, Electric Car Owners Are Guzzling Power (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/07/01/tesla-electric-cars-power-usage/

Why Don’t We Put Solar Panels In The Sahara Desert As A Source Of Electricity? (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2014/07/02/why-dont-we-put-solar-panels-in-the-sahara-desert-as-a-source-of-electricity/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Control & Consolidation: Researchers Asked 1,400 Experts to Describe the Biggest Threats to The Web. Here’s What They Said (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/07/03/researchers-asked-1400-experts-to-describe-the-biggest-threats-to-the-web-heres-what-they-said/

Op/Ed: How Free Will the Internet Be in 2025? (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/07/03/net-threats-pew-internet-freedom-2025/12125363/

Google Fiber Extends Provo, Utah, Fiber Broadband Sign-Up Through September (Fierce Telecom)

http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/google-fiber-extends-provo-utah-fiber-broadband-sign-through-september/2014-07-02

AT&T Wants to Build a 95-Foot Fake-Tree-Style Cell Tower near Tacoma’s Water Tanks Off South 19th Street (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/07/02/3272360/att-wants-to-build-a-95-foot-fake.html

Five Things That You Need Always-On Broadband to Accomplish (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2014/07/02/5-things-that-you-need-always-on-broadband-to-accomplish/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

With Apology, Facebook Tries to Defuse Growing Backlash (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/07/02/facebook-news-feed-experiment-backlash/12078327/

Six New Facts about Facebook (Pew Research Center)

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/03/6-new-facts-about-facebook/

‘Fraiser’ Tries to Fix Twitter Grammar (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2014/07/02/fraiser-tries-to-fix-twitter-grammar/

Instagram Started as a Social Network Named After Bourbon (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/07/02/instagram-was-burbn-first/

GENERAL NEWS

Cleaning Up: Schedule Updated for Shelton’s Goose Lake Cleanup Site (Washington State Department of Ecology)

http://ecologywa.blogspot.com/2014/07/cleaning-up-schedule-updated-for.html

Severed Cable Leaves 911, Phone Outages in San Juan Islands (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Cut-fiber-leaves-911-phone-outages-in-San-Juan-Islands-265619541.html

Washington State Plans to Issue about 20 Pot Retail Licenses Monday (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/washington-plans-issue-about-20-pot-retail-licenses-monday

Former GOP Governor Looks to Build the ‘Microsoft of Marijuana’ (U-S News & World Report)

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/07/02/former-republican-governor-looks-to-build-the-microsoft-of-marijuana

Hurricane Season Is Here as Arthur Hits the East Coast (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2014/07/03/hurricane-season-is-here-as-arthur-hits-the-east-coast/#axzz36KDHPw7X

Why You Might See More Raccoons Out after the 4th of July (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2557073/Why-you-might-see-more-raccoons-out-after-the-4th-of-July

Tradition Schmadition - Radio Station KGY Discontinues High School Sports Broadcasts (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2014/07/02/3210199/radio-station-kgy-discontinues.html

DIVERSIONS

A Gas Station Frank Lloyd Wright Designed 87 Years Ago Is Now Finished

http://gizmodo.com/a-gas-station-frank-lloyd-wright-designed-87-years-ago-1598706832

It Takes 155 Million Hot Dogs & 15,000 Fireworks to Celebrate the Fourth of July

http://mashable.com/2014/07/02/fourth-of-july-statistics/

Five Ways to Avoid Being Attacked by Crows - Crow Attacks on the Rise during Nesting Season

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/5-ways-to-avoid-being-attacked-by-crows-1.2693880?cmp=rss

Berkeley’s Problem Squirrels Spared Mass Extermination

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Berkeley-won-t-kill-its-squirrels-after-all-5594196.php

SONG OF THE DAY

Ray Charles - America the Beautiful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yaetvTj5DE

Willie Nelson & Friends - America the Beautiful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl0SIC3chbc

Marvin Gaye - The Star Spangled Banner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa4UTkWFb_8

Whitney Houston - The Star Spangled Banner

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

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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