Energy News Digest for October 15, 2014

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Hot Shots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Snow Forecast in Cascades High Country (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/26794721/snow-forecast-in-cascades-high-country

Pacific County PUD Sets Policy on New Large-Load Customers as Pot Farms Take Root (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.chinookobserver.com/co/local-news/20141014/pud-sets-policy-on-new-large-load-customers-as-pot-farms-take-root.

Idaho Power’s Vital Boardman-To-Hemingway Transmission Line Wrestles with Permitting (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/idaho-powers-vital-boardman-to-hemingway-transmission-line-wrestles-with-p/316552/

The Risks of Cheap Water (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/business/economy/the-price-of-water-is-too-low.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Study: Recent Sea Level Rise is Highest in 6,000 Years (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2014/10/14/sea-level-rise-climate-change/17258055/

News Highlights (Details Below)

1. Pacific County PUD Sets Policy on New Large-Load Customers as Pot Farms Take Root
2. Idaho Power’s Vital Boardman-To-Hemingway Transmission Line Wrestles with Permitting
3. Power Outage Leads to Chlorine Dioxide Leak, Evacuation at Wauna Mill
4. Tacoma Utility Increases Proposed at City Budget Meeting
5. Peace River: British Columbia Gives Environmental Green Light to $7.9-Billion Site C Dam Project
6. Mason PUD 3 Commission Report – October 14, 2014 Business Meeting
7. Snohomish PUD Low-Income & Senior Energy Assistance
8. Skagit PUD Receives Clean Audit for 2013
9. Preserving Tax-Exempt Status of Municipal Bonds is Vital to the Utility Sector, APPA & Others Tell DOE
10. What Congress Should Know about EPA’s Control over Electric Power
11. Acing Your Bucket Truck Inspection
12. The Risks of Cheap Water
13. OneEnergy Renewables Raises $5 Million in Funding
14. Is Solar Power About to Go through the Roof?
15. Study: Recent Sea Level Rise is Highest in 6,000 Years
16. Infographic on EPA Regulation Matrix
17. Washington State Computer Network Goes on Blink, Stopping Email & Other Service at Agencies for Nearly Four Hours
18. Idaho Broadband Case Remains Unsettled
19. Google Earnings Will Depend on Wringing More from Mobile Advertisers
20. Virgin America’s Six Hour Preroll Ad Is Creepy, Warholian & Sort of Brilliant
21. Watch Shelton-Mason County Chamber Candidates’ Forum
22. Former Seattle Mayor’s Office Press Secretary Files Discrimination Claim against City
23. Snow Forecast in Cascades High Country
24. FCC Approves Sale of KGY AM to Catholic Broadcasting Group
25. ‘Word Gap’ Chasm for Kids: 30 Million Words

Word of the Day

Hoodwink • \HOOD-wink\ • verb – to deceive by false appearance: dupe

(Use hoodwink in your own sample sentence: it’s fun! Insert your very own cynical comment about government, energy trading shenanigans, pet peeves and other issues here)

A now-obsolete sense of the word “wink” is “to close one’s eyes,” and “hoodwink” once meant to cover the eyes of someone, such as a prisoner, with a hood or blindfold. (“Hoodwink” was also once a name for the game of blindman’s buff.) This 16th-century term soon came to be used figuratively for veiling the truth.

Energy & Utility Issues

Pacific County PUD Sets Policy on New Large-Load Customers as Pot Farms Take Root (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.chinookobserver.com/co/local-news/20141014/pud-sets-policy-on-new-large-load-customers-as-pot-farms-take-root

Idaho Power’s Vital Boardman-To-Hemingway Transmission Line Wrestles with Permitting (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/idaho-powers-vital-boardman-to-hemingway-transmission-line-wrestles-with-p/316552/

Power Outage Leads to Chlorine Dioxide Leak, Evacuation at Wauna Mill (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/power-outage-leads-to-chlorine-dioxide-leak-evacuation-at-wauna/article_d96a2ffa-53f8-11e4-9409-4fe620abde97.html

Tacoma Utility Increases Proposed at City Budget Meeting (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/10/14/3432482_tacoma-utility-increases-proposed.html?rh=1

Peace River: British Columbia Gives Environmental Green Light to $7.9-Billion Site C Dam Project (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-gives-environmental-green-light-to-79-billion-site-c-dam-project/article21095196/?cmpid=rss1

Mason PUD 3 Commission Report – October 14, 2014 Business Meeting (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1436

Snohomish PUD Low-Income & Senior Energy Assistance (Snohomish Times, WA)

http://www.snohomishtimes.com/snohomishNEWS.cfm?inc=story&newsID=3568

Skagit PUD Receives Clean Audit for 2013 (Skagit Valley Herald, Mt Vernon, WA)

http://www.goskagit.com/news/local_news/pud-receives-clean-audit-for/article_80f42fd4-7a4c-52e3-ae0e-4693cfc7d055.html

Preserving Tax-Exempt Status of Municipal Bonds is Vital to the Utility Sector, APPA & Others Tell DOE (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=289742&issueID=34964

What Congress Should Know about EPA’s Control over Electric Power (Roll Call, Washington, DC)

http://www.rollcall.com/news/what_congress_should_know_about_epas_control_over_electric_power_commentary-237093-1.html?pos=oopih

Acing Your Bucket Truck Inspection (ADT Trucking Info)

http://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/fleet-management/article/story/2014/10/safety-in-the-sky-tips-for-bucket-truck-inspections.aspx

Water & Environment

The Risks of Cheap Water (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/business/economy/the-price-of-water-is-too-low.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Renewable/Alternative Energy

OneEnergy Renewables Raises $5 Million in Funding (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2014/10/oneenergy-renewables-raises-5m-in-funding.html

Is Solar Power About to Go through the Roof? (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/power-supply/renewable-energy/is-solar-power-about-to-go-through-the-roof/74358

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

Study: Recent Sea Level Rise is Highest in 6,000 Years (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2014/10/14/sea-level-rise-climate-change/17258055/

Infographic on EPA Regulation Matrix (Action.Coop)

https://action.coop/content.aspx?page=about

Technology & Telecommunications

Washington State Computer Network Goes on Blink, Stopping Email & Other Service at Agencies for Nearly Four Hours (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/10/14/3432402_state-computer-network-goes-on.html

Idaho Broadband Case Remains Unsettled (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/10/15/3428596_idaho-broadband-case-remains-unsettled.html?sp=/99/101/&rh=1

Social Media & Marketing

Google Earnings Will Depend on Wringing More from Mobile Advertisers (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/technology/google-earnings-will-depend-on-wringing-more-from-mobile-advertisers.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Virgin America’s Six Hour Preroll Ad Is Creepy, Warholian & Sort of Brilliant (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/ad-day-virgin-americas-6-hour-preroll-ad-creepy-warholian-and-sort-brilliant-160775

Politics & Governance

Watch Shelton-Mason County Chamber Candidates’ Forum (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/13709

Former Seattle Mayor’s Office Press Secretary Files Discrimination Claim against City (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2014/10/14/politics-government/122327/former-mayors-office-press-secretary-files-discrim/

General News

Snow Forecast in Cascades High Country (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/26794721/snow-forecast-in-cascades-high-country

FCC Approves Sale of KGY AM to Catholic Broadcasting Group (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2014/10/14/3371178_fcc-approves-sale-of-kgy-to-catholic.html?rh=1

‘Word Gap’ Chasm for Kids: 30 Million Words (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2014/10/14/local-organization-fighting-to-close-word-gap/

Diversions

Renton High School Student Sues over ‘F’ Grade

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Renton-high-school-student-sues-over-F-grade-279280042.html

Woman Sent to Jail over Overgrown Yard

http://news.yahoo.com/woman-sent-jail-over-overgrown-yard-120710636.html

New Florida Million-Dollar Home Has Nice View, But Built on Wrong Lot

http://news.yahoo.com/florida-million-dollar-home-nice-view-built-wrong-222355539.html

Drunken Santa Zombie Enters St. Paul Home

http://news.yahoo.com/police-drunken-santa-zombie-enters-st-paul-home-141127788.html

Song of the Day

Dr. John - Right Place, Wrong Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTow6VPD6NE

Links & Paywall Advisory

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Energy News Digest for October 14, 2014

Energy News Digest for October 14, 2014

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Hot Shots – Today’s Top Five Stories

Why Washington State Regulators Want to Slash PacifiCorp’s Proposed 8.5 Percent Rate Hike (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2014/10/why-washington-regulators-want-to-slash.html

Washington State Tribal Fishing Rights Cases Hit the 9th Circuit (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/10/13/72401.htm

British Columbia: Adams River Sockeye Salmon Run near Kamloops Draws Crowds (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/adams-river-sockeye-salmon-run-near-kamloops-draws-crowds-1.2797036?cmp=rss

Oregon Regulators to Eliminate Some Popular Weatherization Incentives (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/10/oregon_regulators_to_eliminate.html

Climate Change Threatens National Security, Pentagon Says (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2014/10/13/climate-change-threatens-national-security-pentagon-says/

News Highlights (Details Below)

1. Why Washington State Regulators Want to Slash PacifiCorp’s Proposed 8.5 Percent Rate Hike
2. Tacoma Council Would Have Say in Selection of Tacoma Public Utilities Boss with Proposed Charter Change
3. Balloons Caused Pasco’s Sunday Power Outage
4. Fitch Rates Grant County PUD’s Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project Bonds ‘AA’
5. Grant PUD, Wanapum Hosting Archaeology Days This Week
6. Washington State Tribal Fishing Rights Cases Hit the 9th Circuit
7. British Columbia: Adams River Sockeye Salmon Run near Kamloops Draws Crowds
8. Cedar River’s Restored Habitat Provides Ideal Spawning Conditions for Chinook
9. Local Veterinarians Urge Caution for Dogs with Salmon Poisoning
10. Idaho: Impacted Wildlife Habitat Includes Black Canyon Dam
11. Often Pesky Beavers Put to Work Restoring Streams
12. Wolverines Need Protection, Wildlife Groups Charge in Lawsuit against Federal Government
13. Energy for a Rainy Day, or a Windless One
14. Grab the Low-hanging Fruit: Use Solar Forecasting Before Storage to Stabilize the Grid
15. Oregon Regulators to Eliminate Some Popular Weatherization Incentives
16. EPA Lauds Camas School District for Energy Reductions
17. Energy Savings Myths
18. OLED Lighting Sheets Could Replace Bulbs & Halve Your Lighting Bill
19. The Great Washer Debate: Are Front-Loaders Really Better?
20. Climate Change Threatens National Security, Pentagon Says
21. Low-Carbon Fuels in Washington: Is Mandate Needed to Spur Technological Breakthrough?
22. Net-Zero Neighborhoods Gaining Traction
23. Cities Comcast is Leaving Say Company Providing Few Answers
24. Aereo to the FCC: Let Us Join the Cable Companies We Tried to Replace
25. Photo-Saving Service Snapsaved.com Claims Hackers Stole Snapchat Images
26. Most Consumers Have No Idea What a Gigabit Is
27. Pasadena Water & Power Uses Film (Video) to Engage Community in IRP Process
28. McDonald’s Says It’s Going to Start Answering Your Questions with “Real” Answers
29. 12 Inventive Vines That’ll Spark Your Own Creative Juices
30. Divide Deep over Marijuana in Rural Areas
31. Airway Heights Neighbors Concerned about New Marijuana Grow

Word of the Day

Frigorific • \frig-uh-RIFF-ik\ • adjective - Causing cold: chilling

“This frigorific weather is unbearable,” grunted the all-electric home customer during a short outage. “Let’s turn up the heat to full blast so the house warms up quickly when the lights come back on,” the bright-bulbed visitor from warmer climates exclaimed.

Energy & Utility Issues

Why Washington State Regulators Want to Slash PacifiCorp’s Proposed 8.5 Percent Rate Hike (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2014/10/why-washington-regulators-want-to-slash.html

Tacoma Council Would Have Say in Selection of Tacoma Public Utilities Boss with Proposed Charter Change (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Payroll Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/10/11/3425983_tacoma-council-would-have-say.html

Balloons Caused Pasco’s Sunday Power Outage (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/10/13/3201323_balloons-caused-pasco-power-outage.html

Fitch Rates Grant County PUD’s Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project Bonds ‘AA’ (Yahoo! Finance)

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fitch-rates-grant-county-pud-205300663.html

Grant PUD, Wanapum Hosting Archaeology Days This Week (Ifiber One News, Ephrata, WA)

http://www.ifiberone.com/news/grant-pud-wanapum-hosting-archaeology-days-this-week/article_0a30ccd2-5306-11e4-af3f-0017a43b2370.html

Fish & Wildlife

Washington State Tribal Fishing Rights Cases Hit the 9th Circuit (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/10/13/72401.htm

British Columbia: Adams River Sockeye Salmon Run near Kamloops Draws Crowds (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/adams-river-sockeye-salmon-run-near-kamloops-draws-crowds-1.2797036?cmp=rss

Cedar River’s Restored Habitat Provides Ideal Spawning Conditions for Chinook (Northwest Salmon)

http://northwestsalmon.org/2014/10/part-5/

Local Veterinarians Urge Caution for Dogs with Salmon Poisoning (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/10/12/3200291_local-veterinarians-urge-caution.html

Idaho: Impacted Wildlife Habitat Includes Black Canyon Dam (Emmett Messenger-Index, ID)

http://www.messenger-index.com/news/impacted-wildlife-habitat-includes-black-canyon-dam/article_4e8f5d32-4e40-11e4-8f81-1b55f7691bae.html

Often Pesky Beavers Put to Work Restoring Streams (Associated Press)

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BEAVERS_TO_THE_RESCUE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Wolverines Need Protection, Wildlife Groups Charge in Lawsuit against Federal Government (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/10/wolverines_need_protection_wil.html

Renewable/Alternative Energy

Energy for a Rainy Day, or a Windless One (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/08/business/energy-for-a-rainy-day-or-a-windless-one.html?_r=0

Grab the Low-hanging Fruit: Use Solar Forecasting Before Storage to Stabilize the Grid (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/10/grab-the-low-hanging-fruit-of-grid-integration-with-solar-forecasting?cmpid=rss

Conservation & Efficiency

Oregon Regulators to Eliminate Some Popular Weatherization Incentives (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/10/oregon_regulators_to_eliminate.html

EPA Lauds Camas School District for Energy Reductions (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/oct/12/epa-lauds-camas-school-district-energy-reductions/

Energy Savings Myths (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mef45efifi/energy-savings-myths/

OLED Lighting Sheets Could Replace Bulbs & Halve Your Lighting Bill (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/oled-lighting-sheets-could-replace-bulbs-and-halve-your-1643745172

The Great Washer Debate: Are Front-Loaders Really Better? (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/10/13/the-great-washer-debate-are-front-loaders-really-better/17204535/

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

Climate Change Threatens National Security, Pentagon Says (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2014/10/13/climate-change-threatens-national-security-pentagon-says/

Low-Carbon Fuels in Washington: Is Mandate Needed to Spur Technological Breakthrough? (Washington State Wire)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/blog/low-carbon-fuels-in-washington-is-mandate-needed-to-spur-technological-breakthrough/

Barrel O’ Green Potpourri

Net-Zero Neighborhoods Gaining Traction (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2014/10/net-zero-neighborhoods-gaining-traction?cmpid=rss

Technology & Telecommunications

Cities Comcast is Leaving Say Company Providing Few Answers (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Cities-Comcast-is-Leaving-Say-Company-Providing-Few-Answers-130840

Aereo to the FCC: Let Us Join the Cable Companies We Tried to Replace (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/10/13/aereo-to-the-fcc-let-us-join-the-cable-companies-we-tried-to-replace/

Photo-Saving Service Snapsaved.com Claims Hackers Stole Snapchat Images (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/13/us-snapchat-snapsaved-idUSKCN0I21V420141013

Most Consumers Have No Idea What a Gigabit Is (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Most-Consumers-Have-No-Idea-What-a-Gigabit-Is-130779

Social Media & Marketing

Pasadena Water & Power Uses Film (Video) to Engage Community in IRP Process (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=288642&issueID=34960

McDonald’s Says It’s Going to Start Answering Your Questions with “Real” Answers (Consumerist – This should go well, right?)

http://consumerist.com/2014/10/13/mcdonalds-says-its-going-to-start-answering-your-questions-with-real-answers/

12 Inventive Vines That’ll Spark Your Own Creative Juices (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/10/14/creative-vines/

General News

Divide Deep over Marijuana in Rural Areas (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/members/divide-deep-over-marijuana-in-rural-areas/article_29cf56de-50e1-11e4-8fa0-cb9a8f1cc81d.html

Airway Heights Neighbors Concerned about New Marijuana Grow (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-news/airway-heights-neighbors-concerned-about-new-marijuana-grow/29113110

Diversions

A Missing Parrot with a British Accent Returns Home after Four Years Speaking Spanish

http://www.katu.com/news/national/A-missing-parrot-with-a-British-accent-returns-home-after-4-years-speaking-Spanish-279049411.html

Everyone Wants to Know What Thieves Are Planning to Do With 18 Tons of Crisco

http://consumerist.com/2014/10/13/everyone-wants-to-know-what-thieves-are-planning-to-do-with-18-tons-of-crisco/

Watch Drone Flyers Compete in a Star Wars–Style Race in a French Forest

https://gigaom.com/2014/10/08/drone-flyers-compete-in-star-wars-style-race-in-forests-of-france/

A Retired Businessman Unearthed $1 Million Worth of Viking Treasures in Scotland

http://mashable.com/2014/10/13/metal-detector-hobbyist-unearths-trove-of-viking-treasures/

Song of the Day

Paul Simon – Slip Sliding Away (demo cut)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfesT6IcKGM

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 October 13, 2014

Shelton Forecast & Weather Alerts

Wind Advisory for the Washington State Coast (National Weather Service, Seattle)

http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WA125171EE7454.WindAdvisory.125171FC4890WA.SEWNPWSEW.f8e778e6fc2b218f94e2d41380ce07ab

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Hot Shots – Today’s Top Five Stories

FEMA Awards $2.35 Million in Disaster Funds for Okanogan County PUD (Federal Emergency Management Agency, DC)

http://www.fema.gov/news-release/2014/10/08/fema-awards-235-million-disaster-funds-okanogan-county-pud

Green Power Advocates Urge Shift Away from Coal - Protest Petitions Delivered to Puget Sound Energy (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/oct/13/green-power-advocates-urge-shift-away-from-coal/

Pacific Northwest Energy Efficiency Gains Hit $3.5 Billion (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/trends-reports-analyses/northwest-energy-efficiency-gains-hit-3-5-billion/74305

Environmentalists Eye Idaho Sage Grouse Ruling as Leverage for Similar Lawsuits Elsewhere (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/10/environmentalists_eye_idaho_sa.html

Editorial: Snohomish PUD’s Tidal Project Well Worth the Investment (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20141013/OPINION01/141019795

News Highlights (Details Below)

1. FEMA Awards $2.35 Million in Disaster Funds for Okanogan County PUD
2. Green Power Advocates Urge Shift Away from Coal - Protest Petitions Delivered to Puget Sound Energy
3. Peace River Dam: As Decision Time Looms, Price Tag for Site C Remains in Doubt
4. Smart Grid Provides Power Bridge to Fox Island
5. Idaho Co-op’s Outage Reporting Goes High-tech
6. ‘Power Line’ Examines History Of, & Sacrifices for Electricity
7. Environmentalists Eye Idaho Sage Grouse Ruling as Leverage for Similar Lawsuits Elsewhere
8. NW Power & Conservation Council Approves New Columbia River Basin Fish & Wildlife Program
9. Stream Flows Increased in Klamath River by 75 Percent to Fight Parasite Threatening Coho, Chinook
10. Grant’s Getaways: Salmon Watch
11. Hood Canal Bridge May be Death Trap for Steelhead
12. Idaho: Kootenai Tribe Celebrates Twin River’s Hatchery’s Launch
13. Idaho Power Stocks 72K Trout in C.J. Strike & Snake River
14. Dam Removal Study Suggests Rivers Return to Natural Conditions Surprisingly Fast
15. Editorial: Snohomish PUD’s Tidal Project Well Worth the Investment
16. Bats Are Hit by a Hard One-Two Punch: Deadly Windmills & White-Nose Disease
17. New Wind Farm Coming to Eastern New Mexico
18. Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican to Invest $280 Million in Iowa Wind
19. China Finally Acknowledges Unfair Pricing, to Sharply Lower Renewable Tariffs by 2020
20. Pacific Northwest Energy Efficiency Gains Hit $3.5 Billion
21. Is Energy Efficiency Investment Hurting Renewables?
22. LED Lights Are a ‘Transformative Technology’ in the Developing World
23. NOAA: Record Antarctic Sea Ice Growth Linked to Its Staggering Loss of Land Ice
24. Climate Change Forcing Fish Stocks North: Study
25. Cap-And-Trade Opponents Hit California Incumbents
26. Southwest Power Pool Says Rule on Carbon Dioxide Would Hurt Reliability
27. Hackers Slam Their Way into Oregon Employment Department Site
28. Social Media Karma & the Golden Rule
29. Watch Your Mailbox for Ballots, Voters’ Guides
30. Mason County Candidates’ Forum Tuesday
31. Oregon Governor Responds to Fiancé’s Sham Marriage
32. Forecast for Heavy Rain Follows Weekend of Unusual Weather
33. The National Weather Service Kicks off Windstorm Season – 52 Years after 1962 Columbus Day Disaster
34. Columbus Day Storm in 1962 Still a Record-Holder
35. Small Earthquake Rattles South Sound
36. Police Catch Copper Thief beneath Old Seattle Times Building

Word of the Day

Megillah • \muh-GILL-luh\ • noun - slang a long involved story or account.

“Ask him what time it is, and he’ll tell you how to make a watch,” murmured the junior executive to his neighbor during the longest board meeting in company history. The CEO was asked the secret to his success, and promptly began a droning recitation of his life’s history. The boss’s megillah began to wear thin at the two-hour point, at which he recounted his memorable personal experiences with teething and potty training.

Energy & Utility Issues

FEMA Awards $2.35 Million in Disaster Funds for Okanogan County PUD (Federal Emergency Management Agency, DC)

http://www.fema.gov/news-release/2014/10/08/fema-awards-235-million-disaster-funds-okanogan-county-pud

Green Power Advocates Urge Shift Away from Coal - Protest Petitions Delivered to Puget Sound Energy (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/oct/13/green-power-advocates-urge-shift-away-from-coal/

Peace River Dam: As Decision Time Looms, Price Tag for Site C Remains in Doubt (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/as-decision-time-looms-price-tag-for-site-c-remains-in-doubt/article21078571/?cmpid=rss1

Smart Grid Provides Power Bridge to Fox Island (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Smart-grid-fills-critical-need-on-Fox-Island.aspx

Idaho Co-op’s Outage Reporting Goes High-tech (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/idaho-co-op-members-less-in-the-dark-during-outages/74146

‘Power Line’ Examines History Of, & Sacrifices for Electricity (Billings Gazette, MT)

http://billingsgazette.com/entertainment/books-and-literature/power-line-examines-history-of-and-sacrifices-for-electricity/article_2f5babac-5882-5813-94a4-199dc848bce8.html

Fish & Wildlife

Environmentalists Eye Idaho Sage Grouse Ruling as Leverage for Similar Lawsuits Elsewhere (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/10/environmentalists_eye_idaho_sa.html

NW Power & Conservation Council Approves New Columbia River Basin Fish & Wildlife Program (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/432366.aspx

Stream Flows Increased in Klamath River by 75 Percent to Fight Parasite Threatening Coho, Chinook (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/432360.aspx

Grant’s Getaways: Salmon Watch (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/story/travel/destinations/grants-getaways/2014/10/10/grants-getaways-salmon-watch/17054843/

Hood Canal Bridge May be Death Trap for Steelhead (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/local-news/hood-canal-bridge-may-be-death-trap-for-steelhead_29802140

Idaho: Kootenai Tribe Celebrates Twin River’s Hatchery’s Launch (Bonner County Daily Bee, Sandpoint, ID)

http://www.bonnercountydailybee.com/news/local/article_b408a5d6-5040-11e4-a96d-7f3d66350ccd.html

Idaho Power Stocks 72K Trout in C.J. Strike & Snake River (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/10/07/3415479_idaho-power-stocks-72k-trout-in.html

Water & Environment

Dam Removal Study Suggests Rivers Return to Natural Conditions Surprisingly Fast (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/432363.aspx

Renewable/Alternative Energy

Editorial: Snohomish PUD’s Tidal Project Well Worth the Investment (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20141013/OPINION01/141019795

Bats Are Hit by a Hard One-Two Punch: Deadly Windmills & White-Nose Disease (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/bats-are-laid-low-by-a-hard-one-two-punch-deadly-windmills-and-white-nose-disease/2014/10/12/ca4bfa48-4f26-11e4-aa5e-7153e466a02d_story.html?wprss=rss_national

New Wind Farm Coming to Eastern New Mexico (Associated Press)

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/texas/article/New-wind-farm-coming-to-eastern-New-Mexico-5816682.php

Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican to Invest $280 Million in Iowa Wind (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-10/midamerican-to-invest-280-million-in-iowa-wind-power.html

China Finally Acknowledges Unfair Pricing, to Sharply Lower Renewable Tariffs by 2020 (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2014/10/china-finally-acknowledges-unfair-pricing-to-sharply-lower-renewable-tariffs-by-2020?cmpid=rss

Conservation & Efficiency

Pacific Northwest Energy Efficiency Gains Hit $3.5 Billion (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/trends-reports-analyses/northwest-energy-efficiency-gains-hit-3-5-billion/74305

Is Energy Efficiency Investment Hurting Renewables? (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/10/is-energy-efficiency-investment-hurting-renewables?cmpid=rss

LED Lights Are a ‘Transformative Technology’ in the Developing World (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/blogs/goatsandsoda/2014/10/13/354845893/led-lights-are-a-transformative-technology-in-the-developing-world

Climate Change Sequestration Vault

NOAA: Record Antarctic Sea Ice Growth Linked to Its Staggering Loss of Land Ice (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/josephromm/2137806/noaa-record-antarctic-sea-ice-growth-linked-its-staggering-loss-land-ice

Climate Change Forcing Fish Stocks North: Study (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/climate-change-forcing-fish-stocks-north-study-1.2796207?cmp=rss

Cap-And-Trade Opponents Hit California Incumbents (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/10/10/6774496/cap-and-trade-opponents-hit-california.html

Southwest Power Pool Says Rule on Carbon Dioxide Would Hurt Reliability - Asks EPA to Extend Deadlines by at Least Five Years (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=289375&issueID=34962

Technology & Telecommunications

Hackers Slam Their Way into Oregon Employment Department Site (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2014/10/hackers-slam-their-way-into-oregon-employment.html

Social Media & Marketing

Social Media Karma & the Golden Rule (Social Mediopolis)

http://socialmediopolis.com/socialtrax-blog/2955-social-media-karma-and-the-golden-rule

Politics & Governance

Watch Your Mailbox for Ballots, Voters’ Guides (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/watch-your-mailbox-ballots-voters-guides

Mason County Candidates’ Forum Tuesday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/13693

Oregon Governor Responds to Fiancee’s Sham Marriage (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, WA)

http://union-bulletin.com/news/2014/oct/13/oregon-governor-responds-fiancees-sham-marriage/

General News

Forecast for Heavy Rain Follows Weekend of Unusual Weather (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2623398/Forecast-for-heavy-rain-follows-weekend-of-unusual-weather

The National Weather Service Kicks off Windstorm Season – 52 Years after 1962 Columbus Day Disaster (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1435

Columbus Day Storm in 1962 Still a Record-Holder (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2014/10/13/columbus-day-blow-1962-still-a-record-holder/

Small Earthquake Rattles South Sound (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/homepage/2014/10/12/small-earthquake-rattles-south-sound/17151583/

Police Catch Copper Thief beneath Old Seattle Times Building (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattle911/2014/10/07/police-catch-copper-thief-beneath-old-seattle-times-building/

Diversions

Pest Control Company Takes Drastic Measures to Rid House of 5,000 Brown Recluse Spiders

http://q13fox.com/2014/10/13/pest-control-company-takes-drastic-measures-to-rid-house-of-5000-brown-recluse-spiders/

California Police Field Reports of Creepy Clowns

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/12/us-usa-california-clowns-idUSKCN0I10WP20141012

Employee Upset over Working Conditions Allegedly Steals, Then Crashes Train

http://consumerist.com/2014/10/13/employee-upset-over-working-conditions-allegedly-steals-then-crashes-train/

‘As You Wish’: Take a Peek At the Making of ‘The Princess Bride’

http://www.npr.org/2014/10/12/354643052/as-you-wish-take-a-peek-at-the-making-of-the-princess-bride

Song of the Day

Mark Knopfler - Once Upon a Time, Storybook Love (Princess Bride Soundtrack)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgVAA7crk8g

Links & Paywall Advisory

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Hot Shots – Today’s Top Stories

Pacific Northwest Tribes Celebrate Highest Fall Fish Returns to Columbia River Basin in 75 Years (Indian Country Today)

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/10/06/northwest-tribes-celebrate-highest-fall-fish-returns-columbia-river-basin-75-years-critfc

Ninth Circuit Probes Erosion at Albeni Falls Dam in Idaho (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/10/08/72236.htm

NOAA: Army Corps Must Improve Dam on White River to Protect Fish (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/NOAA-Army-Corps-must-improve-dam-to-protect-fish-278467851.html

Grant PUD Customers in Quincy Targeted by Scammers (iFiber One News, Ephrata, WA)

http://www.ifiberone.com/news/fraud-alert-grant-pud-customers-in-quincy-targeted-by-scammers/article_48852344-4e4b-11e4-af47-001a4bcf6878.html

Police: Fake Utility Workers on the Prowl in Sammamish (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Fake-Utility-Workers-on-the-Prowl-in-Sammamish-278383081.html

Jefferson PUD Takes Customers to Collections; Most No Longer Live Here (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/news/pud-takes-customers-to-collections-most-no-longer-live-here/article_2cf641a6-4e89-11e4-94f5-001a4bcf6878.html

LED Lighting Gets a Big Nobel Prize Nod (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2014/10/07/led-lighting-gets-a-nobel-prize-nod/

Port Angeles: 1 Killed, 1 Jailed and 1 Kidnapping Victim Rescued (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/1-killed-1-arrested-and-kidnapping-victim-rescued-in-Port-Angeles-278478411.html

Pineapple Express (Not the Movie) Possibly Headed for Pacific Northwest (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/blog/newsblog/pineapple-express-not-the-movie-headed-for-northwest-oregon-southwest-washington/

Washington State's Most Affluent Regions May Surprise You – Shelton’s on this list! (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2014/10/washington-states-most-affluent-regions-may.html

Exploding 'Pot Pop' Removed from Three Washington State Marijuana Shops (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Exploding-pot-pop-removed-from-three-mariujana-shops-278467461.html

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.