Energy News Digest for November 7, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Chelan PUD Could Seek Reimbursement for Wanapum-Related Loss (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2014/nov/07/chelan-pud-could-seek-reimbursement-for-wanapum-related-loss/

Emerald People’s Utility District General Manager to Resign - The executive’s taped phone conversations fanned board infighting (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/32383384-75/epud-general-manager-resigns.html.csp

Snohomish PUD Installs First Solar Project on Camano Island (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20141107/NEWS01/141109313/PUD-installs-1st-solar-project-on-Camano

Arizona Considers Axing Efficiency Standards (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/arizona-considers-axing-efficiency-standards/330402/

35^th District Nail Biter: Republican Dan Griffey Moves Ahead of Rep. Kathy Haigh by 157 Votes (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2014/11/06/3412517_republican-dan-griffey-moves-ahead.html?rh=1

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1. Chelan PUD Could Seek Reimbursement for Wanapum-Related Loss
2. Emerald People’s Utility District General Manager to Resign
3. Cowlitz County Commissioners Rebuke Ecology Official over State Coal Review
4. Oregon: FERC Issues Jordan Cove's Draft Environmental Impact Statement
5. Editorial: Power to the People: Gas or Electric?
6. Creeping City Utility Taxes Exceed 36% in Some Cities, & They Aren’t Even Utility Taxes By Law
7. Nuclear Energy & the 2014 Mid-Term Elections
8. What Republicans’ Big Win Means for Harry Reid’s Fight against Yucca Mountain
9. New England Electricity Prices Spike as Gas Pipelines Lag
10. Smart Meter Fire Probe Points to Sensus Design 'Shortcomings'
11. Op/Ed: How to Boost Salmon Populations
12. Yakima River’s Record Coho Extends Fishing Season
13. Feds Eye Ways to Avoid Sage Grouse Listing
14. A New Bounty of Oysters in Maryland, but There Is a Snag
15. Snohomish PUD Installs First Solar Project on Camano Island
16. REC Silicon Wants Grant County to Review 2014 Assessment
17. Arizona Regulatory Staff Rejects APS Bid to Own Rooftop Solar
18. Wyoming: Microsoft Unveils New Data Plant
19. Fewer, Larger Wind Turbines Less Lethal for Birds
20. Listen Up: Geothermal Heat Pumps & Rooftop Solar Are a Perfect Match
21. Arizona Considers Axing Efficiency Standards
22. Home Depot Says Hackers Also Stole Email Addresses
23. Cable Companies Hike Broadband Prices While Losing Subscribers
24. One Man’s Failed Quest to Buy Wired Internet from Time Warner or Verizon
25. Broadband Adoption: U-S County Map
26. Comcast Apologizes for Week’s Second Large-Scale Outage
27. 35th District Nail Biter: Republican Dan Griffey Moves Ahead of Rep. Kathy Haigh by 157 Votes
28. President Obama expected to nominate Loretta Lynch as U-S Attorney General
29. What’s Driving the Tech Exodus from American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)? In A Word, Tech
30. Highway 101 Closure Expected to Last into the Morning after High Winds Wreak Havoc across North Olympic Peninsula
31. More Than 100 Organizations Plead for President to Intervene in Puget Sound Ports' Labor Disputes
32. FBI Director: Agent Posed as AP Reporter to Dupe Lacey Teen Threatening Bombings
33. U-S Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.8% as Employers Add 214,000 Jobs
34. New Pot Laws Could Be Good for Business
35. The Real Reason So Many States Are Legalizing Cannabis in One Chart
36. U-S Forest Service Agrees: First Amendment Applies in Wilderness
37. How Drones & GoPro Cameras Are Helping Recover Lost WWII Planes
38. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Shook Itself to Pieces 74 Years Ago

WORD OF THE DAY

Deglutition • \dee-gloo-TISH-un\ • noun – The act or process of swallowing

Man, Derwood looked cool. He was getting a dressing down from his boss that would turn most folks into a dry husk of humanity. Unfortunately, it was Mr. D’s uncontrolled deglutition that did him in. That Ichabod Crane Adam’s apple bobbing up and down on his long, slender neck showed the powerful emotional forces that were at war within that calm exterior.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Chelan PUD Could Seek Reimbursement for Wanapum-Related Loss (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2014/nov/07/chelan-pud-could-seek-reimbursement-for-wanapum-related-loss/

Emerald People’s Utility District General Manager to Resign - The executive’s taped phone conversations fanned board infighting (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/32383384-75/epud-general-manager-resigns.html.csp

Cowlitz County Commissioners Rebuke Ecology Official over State Coal Review (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/county-commissioners-rebuke-ecology-official-over-state-coal-review/article_6199d1a8-662a-11e4-a1df-4334a1a9570b.html

Oregon: FERC Issues Jordan Cove's Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Coos Bay World, OR)

http://theworldlink.com/news/local/ferc-issues-jordan-cove-s-draft-environmental-impact-statement/article_ee340390-668e-11e4-9b6f-eb33a5e3cfd9.html

Editorial: Power to the People: Gas or Electric? (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-power-to-the-people-gas-or-electric/article_1eaf611c-653c-11e4-9a9e-eb3f759f1ec2.html

Creeping City Utility Taxes Exceed 36% in Some Cities, & They Aren’t Even Utility Taxes By Law (Washington Wire, Olympia, WA)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/blog/creeping-city-utility-taxes-exceed36-cities-arent-even-utility-taxes-law/

Nuclear Energy & the 2014 Mid-Term Elections (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2014/11/07/nuclear-energy-and-the-2014-mid-term-elections/

What Republicans’ Big Win Means for Harry Reid’s Fight against Yucca Mountain (Las Vegas Sun, NV)

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/nov/07/what-republicans-big-win-means-nevadas-yucca-mount/

New England Electricity Prices Spike as Gas Pipelines Lag (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2014/11/05/361420484/new-england-electricity-prices-spike-as-gas-pipelines-lag

Smart Meter Fire Probe Points to Sensus Design 'Shortcomings' (Renew Grid)

http://www.renew-grid.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.11378

FISH & WILDLIFE

Op/Ed: How to Boost Salmon Populations - We need to support expanding spill and managing the hydro-system more like a natural river (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2024971236_lizhamiltonopedsaveoursalmonxml.html

Yakima River’s Record Coho Extends Fishing Season (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/reeltimenorthwest/2014/11/07/yakima-rivers-record-coho-extends-fishing-season/?syndication=rss

Feds Eye Ways to Avoid Sage Grouse Listing (Ontario Argus-Observer, OR)

http://www.argusobserver.com/news/feds-eye-ways-to-avoid-sage-grouse-listing/article_03fab80c-660f-11e4-912f-c3a341f4d545.html

A New Bounty of Oysters in Maryland, but There Is a Snag (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/07/us/a-new-bounty-of-oysters-in-maryland-but-there-is-a-snag.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Snohomish PUD Installs First Solar Project on Camano Island (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20141107/NEWS01/141109313/PUD-installs-1st-solar-project-on-Camano

REC Silicon Wants Grant County to Review 2014 Assessment (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/business/article_9edec20c-6612-11e4-a784-33532509aa0c.html

Arizona Regulatory Staff Rejects APS Bid to Own Rooftop Solar (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/arizona-regulatory-staff-rejects-aps-bid-to-own-rooftop-solar/330168/

Wyoming: Microsoft Unveils New Data Plant (Wyoming Tribune Eagle Cheyenne)

http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2014/11/07/news/01top_11-07-14.txt#.VFzym_nF98E

Fewer, Larger Wind Turbines Less Lethal for Birds (The Independent, Livermore, CA)

http://www.independentnews.com/news/article_8b372704-65e4-11e4-b1b1-c71c658864ab.html

Listen Up: Geothermal Heat Pumps & Rooftop Solar Are a Perfect Match (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/11/listen-up-heat-pumps-and-rooftop-solar-are-a-perfect-match?cmpid=rss

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Arizona Considers Axing Efficiency Standards (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/arizona-considers-axing-efficiency-standards/330402/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Home Depot Says Hackers Also Stole Email Addresses (NY Times)

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/06/home-depot-says-hackers-also-stole-email-addresses/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Cable Companies Hike Broadband Prices While Losing Subscribers (New York Post, NY)

http://nypost.com/2014/11/07/cable-companies-hike-broadband-prices-while-losing-subscribers/

One Man’s Failed Quest to Buy Wired Internet from Time Warner or Verizon (Ars Technica)

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/11/one-mans-failed-quest-to-buy-wired-internet-from-twc-or-verizon/

Broadband Adoption: U-S County Map (Governing)

http://www.governing.com/gov-data/broadband-adoption-rates-data-for-counties-map.html

Comcast Apologizes for Week’s Second Large-Scale Outage (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/11/06/comcast-apologizes-for-weeks-second-large-scale-outage/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

35^th District Nail Biter: Republican Dan Griffey Moves Ahead of Rep. Kathy Haigh by 157 Votes (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2014/11/06/3412517_republican-dan-griffey-moves-ahead.html?rh=1

President Obama expected to nominate Loretta Lynch as U-S Attorney General (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2014/11/07/president-obama-expected-to-nominate-loretta-lynch-as-attorney-general/

What’s Driving the Tech Exodus from American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)? In A Word, Tech (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/11/06/the-tech-community-is-abandoning-alec/

GENERAL NEWS

Highway 101 Closure Expected to Last into the Morning after High Winds Wreak Havoc across North Olympic Peninsula (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20141107/NEWS/311079964/highway-101-closure-expected-to-last-into-the-morning-after-high

More Than 100 Organizations Plead for President to Intervene in Puget Sound Ports' Labor Disputes (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2014/11/06/more-than-100-organizations-ask-obama-to-intervene.html

FBI Director: Agent Posed as AP Reporter to Dupe Lacey Teen Threatening Bombings (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/FBI-Director-Agent-posed-as-AP-reporter-to-dupe-5877044.php

U-S Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.8% as Employers Add 214,000 Jobs (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/money/index.ssf/2014/11/us_unemployment_rate_falls_to_58_as_employers_add_214000_jobs.html

New Pot Laws Could Be Good for Business (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2014/11/06/362086749/new-pot-laws-could-be-good-for-business

The Real Reason So Many States Are Legalizing Cannabis in One Chart (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/this-visualization-shows-why-so-many-states-are-legalis-1655361240

U-S Forest Service Agrees: First Amendment Applies in Wilderness (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/11/06/u-s-forest-service-agrees-1st-amendment-applies-in-wilderness/#12728101=0

How Drones & GoPro Cameras Are Helping Recover Lost WWII Planes (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/11/07/how-drones-and-gopro-cameras-are-helping-recover-lost-wwii-planes/

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Shook Itself to Pieces 74 Years Ago (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/tacoma-narrows-bridge-shook-itself-pieces-74-years-ago

DIVERSIONS

Star Wars: Episode VII Will Be Called the Force Awakens

http://gawker.com/star-wars-episode-vii-will-be-called-the-force-awakens-1655522824

Police: Victim Fights Off Robbers with Bag of Political Flyers

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Police-Victim-fights-off-robbers-with-bag-of-political-fliers-281784261.html

Olympia Therapy Cat Earns National Award for Volunteer Work

http://www.theolympian.com/2014/10/30/3399203_olympia-therapy-cat-earns-national.html?rh=1

Woman Wearing 'I (Heart) Crystal Meth' Shirt Arrested on Drug Charges

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/national/woman-wearing-i-heart-crystal-meth-shirt-arrested-/nh3Fc/

SONG OF THE DAY

Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rD-0tlGGPo

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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Energy News Digest for November 6, 2014

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Mason County Weather Forecast for November 6, 2014

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Wind Advisory for Western Washington, Including Mason County

http://tinyurl.com/ok3pl5o

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

A Windy Day on Tap As a Potent Storm Blows Ashore (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/A-windy-day-on-tap-as-a-potent-storm-blows-ashore-281779131.html

California: Pacific Gas & Electric Executive Linked to Email Scandal Gets $3 Million Severance Package (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/11/06/pg-e-exec-email-scandal-severance-thomas-bottoroff.html

Research Hints High Toll of Salmon Taken by Sea Lions (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2014/nov/06/research-hints-high-toll-salmon-taken-sea-lions/

Undaunted Washington State Governor: Election Losses Won’t Derail Climate Agenda (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/blog/undaunted-inslee-election-losses-wont-derail-climate-agenda/

Portland Drafts New Utility Cabinet Rules for Google Fiber & Others (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/11/portland_drafts_new_utility_ca.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1. California: Pacific Gas & Electric Executive Linked to Email Scandal Gets $3 Million Severance Package
2. Mason PUD 3 Special Meeting Monday Includes Rate & Budget Hearings
3. Pacific Power Warns about Utility Phone Scam
4. Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement - Power Deliveries Not Finalized
5. Three Found with Drones near Nuclear Plant Are Questioned in France
6. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation Warns Carbon Rules Could Threaten Reliability
7. North Dakota: Powering the Bakken: An Update
8. The Hidden Cost of Hydroelectric Power
9. Minnesota: Pine River Dairy Farmers Awarded $6.3 Million in Lawsuit against Power Cooperative
10. Learn to Be Prepared for Future Power Outages
11. Research Hints High Toll of Salmon Taken by Sea Lions
12. Chamber of Commerce, Central Washington University Look at Biomass Power
13. REC Silicon Mulls Solar Panel Polysilicon Plant in Saudi Arabia
14. Energy Adviser: Conservation Shines Bright on School Bills
15. Undaunted Washington State Governor: Election Losses Won’t Derail Climate Agenda
16. The World’s First Solar Road Is a Bike Path in the Netherlands
17. Portland Drafts New Utility Cabinet Rules for Google Fiber & Others
18. Seven Colorado Communities Just Secured the Right to Build Their Own Broadband
19. Gigabit Internet Connections Make Property Values Rise
20. Futurology: U-S Failed with Broadband
21. Welcome to the Murky World of Social Media Marketing
22. Twitter Takes another Teeny Tiny Step Toward Becoming Facebook
23. Microsoft Changes Tack, Making Office Suite Free on Mobile
24. Brand of the Day: LeBron James Was Flo for Halloween, as Progressive Makes Them BFFs
25. GoldieBlox Hammers Barbie-Style Dolls in This Creepy-Cool Homage to Apple’s ‘1984’
26. Washington State Rep. Kathy Haigh Clinging to 110-Vote Edge over GOP Challenger Dan Griffey; Recount Possible in 35th District
27. Washington State’s U-S Senators, Patty Murray, Maria Cantwell Weigh Move to New Committees
28. Dead Man Elected: How to Fill His Seat in the Washington State Legislature
29. Greens Spent Millions on Midterm Elections & Lost. Or Did They?
30. Port Orchard Homicide Suspect Taken into Custody in Oregon
31. A Windy Day on Tap As a Potent Storm Blows Ashore
32. Pacific Northwest Scientists Monitoring ‘Intense’ Earthquake Swarm
33. Pot Proponents Look to California after Victories
34. Clallam County: New Community Development Director to be Tougher on Placement of Rural Marijuana Firms
35. Bugs & Slugs: Oregon Company Gives Christmas Trees Hot Showers

WORD OF THE DAY

Bifurcate • \BYE-fur-kate\ • verb – to cause to divide into two branches or parts

Alfred was distraught. The debate over treatment for his halitosis had fallen into bifurcated disarray among the medical community. One group was debating for large doses of antibiotics parsley pills and other questionable treatments. The second medical team contended that just brushing his teeth every occasionally would provide a measure of success.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

California: Pacific Gas & Electric Executive Linked to Email Scandal Gets $3 Million Severance Package (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/11/06/pg-e-exec-email-scandal-severance-thomas-bottoroff.html

Mason PUD 3 Special Meeting Monday Includes Rate & Budget Hearings (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/13837

Pacific Power Warns about Utility Phone Scam (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/2631534-8/pacific-power-warns-about-utility-phone-scam

Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement - Power Deliveries Not Finalized (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

http://www.heraldandnews.com/email_blast/power-deliveries-yet-to-be-finalized/article_85e88d90-657d-11e4-8d87-878a7e2d7fd5.html

Three Found with Drones near Nuclear Plant Are Questioned in France (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/07/world/europe/3-found-with-drones-near-nuclear-plant-are-questioned-in-france.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation Warns Carbon Rules Could Threaten Reliability (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/nerc-warns-carbon-rules-could-threaten-reliability/329785/

North Dakota: Powering the Bakken: An Update (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

http://bismarcktribune.com/bakken/breakout/powering-the-bakken-an-update/article_3d3d32ea-64ff-11e4-8ba3-dbb105bd836b.html

The Hidden Cost of Hydroelectric Power (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2014/11/04/the-hidden-cost-of-hydroelectric-power/

Minnesota: Pine River Dairy Farmers Awarded $6.3 Million in Lawsuit against Power Cooperative (Park Rapids Enterprise, MN)

http://www.parkrapidsenterprise.com/content/pine-river-dairy-farmers-awarded-63-million-lawsuit-against-power-cooperative-0

Learn to Be Prepared for Future Power Outages (WHSV-TV, Harrisonburg, VA)

http://www.whsv.com/home/headlines/Preparation-for-Future-Outages-281371701.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Research Hints High Toll of Salmon Taken by Sea Lions (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2014/nov/06/research-hints-high-toll-salmon-taken-sea-lions/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Chamber of Commerce, Central Washington University Look at Biomass Power (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/members/chamber-central-look-at-biomass-power/article_3bd3629e-6450-11e4-aceb-c743adb9b1d6.html

REC Silicon Mulls Solar Panel Polysilicon Plant in Saudi Arabia (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/11/rec-silicon-mulls-solar-panel-polysilicon-plant-in-saudi-arabia?cmpid=rss

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy Adviser: Conservation Shines Bright on School Bills (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/nov/06/conservation-shines-bright-on-school-bills/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Undaunted Washington State Governor: Election Losses Won’t Derail Climate Agenda (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/blog/undaunted-inslee-election-losses-wont-derail-climate-agenda/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

The World’s First Solar Road Is a Bike Path in the Netherlands (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/the-worlds-first-solar-road-is-a-bike-path-in-the-nethe-1655037144

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Portland Drafts New Utility Cabinet Rules for Google Fiber & Others (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/11/portland_drafts_new_utility_ca.html

Seven Colorado Communities Just Secured the Right to Build Their Own Broadband (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/11/05/7-colorado-communities-just-voted-themselves-the-right-to-build-their-own-broadband/

Gigabit Internet Connections Make Property Values Rise (Motherboard)

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/gigabit-internet-connections-make-property-values-rise

Futurology: U-S Failed with Broadband - A 2004 prediction guessed the U.S. would have near universal high-speed connections. It hasn’t happened (U-S News & World Report)

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2014/11/06/futurology-us-failed-with-broadband

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Welcome to the Murky World of Social Media Marketing (GigaOM)

https://gigaom.com/2014/11/05/welcome-to-the-murky-world-of-social-media-marketing/

Twitter Takes another Teeny Tiny Step Toward Becoming Facebook (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/twitter-takes-another-teeny-tiny-step-toward-becoming-1655073664

Microsoft Changes Tack, Making Office Suite Free on Mobile (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/07/technology/microsoft-to-give-away-mobile-version-of-office-software.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Brand of the Day: LeBron James Was Flo for Halloween, as Progressive Makes Them BFFs (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/brand-day-lebron-james-was-flo-halloween-progressive-makes-them-bffs-161219

GoldieBlox Hammers Barbie-Style Dolls in This Creepy-Cool Homage to Apple’s ‘1984’ (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/goldieblox-hammers-barbie-style-dolls-and-evil-big-sister-homage-apples-1984-161246

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Rep. Kathy Haigh Clinging to 110-Vote Edge over GOP Challenger Dan Griffey; Recount Possible in 35th District (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2014/11/05/3410622_rep-kathy-haigh-clinging-to-110.html?rh=1

Washington State’s U-S Senators, Patty Murray, Maria Cantwell Weigh Move to New Committees (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2024963012_gopsenatewashiingtonxml.html?syndication=rss

Dead Man Elected: How to Fill His Seat in the Washington State Legislature (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/11/05/dead-man-elected-how-to-fill-his-seat-in-the-legislature/

Greens Spent Millions on Midterm Elections & Lost. Or Did They? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2014/1105/Greens-spent-millions-on-midterm-elections-and-lost.-Or-did-they

GENERAL NEWS

Port Orchard Homicide Suspect Taken into Custody in Oregon (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/16-schools-modified-lockdown-during-murder-suspect/nhz2j/

A Windy Day on Tap As a Potent Storm Blows Ashore (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/A-windy-day-on-tap-as-a-potent-storm-blows-ashore-281779131.html

Pacific Northwest Scientists Monitoring ‘Intense’ Earthquake Swarm (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2014/11/05/scientists-monitoring-intense-earthquake-swarm/

Pot Proponents Look to California after Victories (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/ballot-measures-california-next-pot-activists-115138242--election.html

Clallam County: New Community Development Director to be Tougher on Placement of Rural Marijuana Firms (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20141106/NEWS/311069978/clallam-new-community-development-director-to-be-tougher-on

Bugs & Slugs: Oregon Company Gives Christmas Trees Hot Showers (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/green/2014/11/05/oregon-company-gives-christmas-trees-hot-showers/18573593/

DIVERSIONS

Bad First Date in Wilsonville, OR Starts with Arby’s Milkshake & with Arrest

http://www.oregonlive.com/wilsonville/index.ssf/2014/11/bad_first_date_in_wilsonville.html

Acme Foundry Would Like to Thank Whoever Finally Added Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner to the Building

http://consumerist.com/2014/11/05/acme-foundry-would-like-to-thank-whoever-finally-added-wile-e-coyote-road-runner-to-the-building/

This Guy Made Ice Wheels for His Bike, & They Are Awesome

http://mashable.com/2014/11/01/ice-bike-wheels/

NYC Subway Performers Collaborate to Form First ‘Wi-Fi Orchestra’

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/nyc-subway-performers-collaborate-to-form-first--wi-fi-orchestra-185718028.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Electric Light Orchestra - All Over the World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IlfCsj7gWQ

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Energy News Digest for November 5, 2014

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Mason County Weather Forecast for November 5, 2014

http://tinyurl.com/oxx85ab

Pacific Northwest’s Super Rainshadow (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2014/11/super-rainshadow.html

How Typhoon Nuri is Changing the Weather Forecast in North America (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/11/04/how-super-typhoon-nuri-increases-the-risk-of-extreme-weather-in-north-america/

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Mason County Election Results (Mason County Auditor, Shelton, WA)

http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/current/Mason/

Tacomans Vote for Council Oversight of Utility Director, Defeat Term Limits Change (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/11/04/3470831_tacomans-vote-for-council-oversight.html?rh=1

Seattle City Light’s Pioneering Women Sue, Claiming New Discrimination (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Seattle-City-Light-pioneering-women-sue-claiming-5869893.php

Washington State, Puget Sound Energy Settle on Reduced Electric Rates (Tukwila Reporter, WA)

http://www.tukwilareporter.com/business/281378441.html

Suncadia Withdraws Kittitas County Water Challenge (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/members/suncadia-withdraws-water-challenge/article_694e1628-6384-11e4-a82e-f753c35d336a.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1. Seattle City Light’s Pioneering Women Sue, Claiming New Discrimination
2. Washington State, Puget Sound Energy Settle on Reduced Electric Rates
3. Tacomans Vote for Council Oversight of Utility Director, Defeat Term Limits Change
4. Avista Corp. Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter & Year-to-Date 2014, Confirms 2014 Earnings Guidance, Initiates 2015 Earnings Guidance
5. Ellensburg City Council Passes Utility Rate Changes
6. Mason Conservation District Proposes Purchase of PUD 3 Building
7. Disconnection Moratorium: Jefferson PUD Urges Low-Income Customers to Apply
8. Grays Harbor PUD: Affordability & Service Quality Drive 2015 Capital Budget
9. Fitch Rates Clark County Public Utilities Bonds ‘A+’; Outlook Stable
10. Oregon: Central Lincoln PUD Whittles Office Hours
11. NW Natural Reports Loss in Third Quarter; Results Flat Compared with Last Year
12. Fossil-Fueled Economics Take Hold on the Columbia River
13. BC Hydro, LNG Canada Ink Deal to Power Proposed Kitimat Liquefied Natural Gas Facility
14. Beaver Knocks Out Power at Colfax
15. Synthetic Fish Measures Wild Ride Through Dams
16. Suncadia Withdraws Kittitas County Water Challenge
17. Kalama Votes to Keep Fluoride in Water
18. Washington State Solar Manufacturer, Itek Energy Locating in Minneapolis
19. Sacrament Utility District Seeks Developer to Test Viability of Biomass, Thermal Plant
20. Op/Ed: Snohomish PUD Should Stick to Proven Technologies
21. Helping a Prison Break Out of Wasting Energy
22. LED Light Bulbs Keep Improving in Efficiency & Quality
23. Domino’s Becomes a Tech Company That Happens to Make Pizza
24. Colorado: Boulder Ballot Issue to Give City Broadband Authority Has Strong Lead
25. Facebook ‘I Voted’ Button Experiment: Praiseworthy or Propaganda?
26. Can You Make a Great-Looking Fast-Food Ad Using Actual Fast Food & an iPhone?
27. McRib Goes Viral in Three Videos
28. What Retailers Need to Know about Mobile This Holiday Season
29. Mason County Election Results
30. Election Results: Incumbents Leading; Close Races in 35th; Initiatives Close
31. Mason County Vote: Election Results
32. Voters Legalize Recreational Pot in Oregon
33. Republicans Win Majority in U-S Senate
34. Police Investigating Woman’s Death, Graphic Photos Posted Online
35. Why Banks Are Shying Away from Marijuana Businesses
36. Scam Targeting Newspaper, Magazine Subscribers Nationwide
37. Mummified Body of Man Found in Federal Way Home

WORD OF THE DAY

Trenchant • \TRENCH-unt\ • Adjective - 1: keen, sharp 2: vigorously effective & articulate; also: caustic 3a: sharply perceptive: penetrating b: clear-cut, distinct

Trenchant, he stands tall

Not all hear his wise counsel

Unzipped pants distract

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Seattle City Light’s Pioneering Women Sue, Claiming New Discrimination (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Seattle-City-Light-pioneering-women-sue-claiming-5869893.php

Washington State, Puget Sound Energy Settle on Reduced Electric Rates (Tukwila Reporter, WA)

http://www.tukwilareporter.com/business/281378441.html

Tacomans Vote for Council Oversight of Utility Director, Defeat Term Limits Change (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/11/04/3470831_tacomans-vote-for-council-oversight.html?rh=1

Avista Corp. Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter & Year-to-Date 2014, Confirms 2014 Earnings Guidance, Initiates 2015 Earnings Guidance (MarketWatch)

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/avista-corp-reports-financial-results-for-third-quarter-and-year-to-date-2014-confirms-2014-earnings-guidance-initiates-2015-earnings-guidance-2014-11-05

Ellensburg City Council Passes Utility Rate Changes (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/members/council-passes-utility-rate-changes/article_9d234956-6450-11e4-933e-affdfb655ef8.html

Mason Conservation District Proposes Purchase of PUD 3 Building (Mason County Life – PDF File)

https://sites.google.com/site/newsdigestcafe/mason-conservation-district-proposes-purchase-of-pud-3-building-mason-county-life

Disconnection Moratorium: Jefferson PUD Urges Low-Income Customers to Apply (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/news/disconnection-moratorium-pud-urges-low-income-customers-to-apply/article_0cf471cc-6476-11e4-bf59-001a4bcf6878.html

Grays Harbor PUD: Affordability & Service Quality Drive 2015 Capital Budget (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/local-news/304902

Fitch Rates Clark County Public Utilities Bonds ‘A+’; Outlook Stable (Yahoo! Finance)

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fitch-rates-clark-county-pud-153300679.html

Oregon: Central Lincoln PUD Whittles Office Hours (Newport News-Times, OR)

http://www.newportnewstimes.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&story_id=45824&page=86

NW Natural Reports Loss in Third Quarter; Results Flat Compared with Last Year (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/11/nw_naturals_reports_loss_in_th.html

Fossil-Fueled Economics Take Hold on the Columbia River (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2014/11/fossil-fueled-economics-take-hold-on-the-columbia.html

BC Hydro, LNG Canada Ink Deal to Power Proposed Kitimat Liquefied Natural Gas Facility (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/lng-proponent-commits-to-using-hydro-power-to-run-plant-if-venture-proceeds/article21444513/?cmpid=rss1

Beaver Knocks Out Power at Colfax (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/nov/04/beaver-knocks-out-power-at-colfax/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Synthetic Fish Measures Wild Ride Through Dams (NewsWise)

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/625677/?sc=rssn

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Suncadia Withdraws Kittitas County Water Challenge (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/members/suncadia-withdraws-water-challenge/article_694e1628-6384-11e4-a82e-f753c35d336a.html

Kalama Votes to Keep Fluoride in Water (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Kalama-votes-to-keep-fluoride-in-water-281624641.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Washington State Solar Manufacturer, Itek Energy Locating in Minneapolis (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Solar-manufacturer-locating-in-Minneapolis-5872494.php

Sacrament Utility District Seeks Developer to Test Viability of Biomass, Thermal Plant (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2014/11/05/smud-seeks-developer-to-test-viability-of-biomass.html

Op/Ed: Snohomish PUD Should Stick to Proven Technologies (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20141105/OPINION03/141109648

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Helping a Prison Break Out of Wasting Energy (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/efficiency-conservation/energy-efficiency/indiana-electric-co-op-helps-prison-with-energy-efficiency-improvements/75041

LED Light Bulbs Keep Improving in Efficiency & Quality (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=18671

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Domino’s Becomes a Tech Company That Happens to Make Pizza (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/11/04/359829824/dominos-becomes-a-tech-company-that-happens-to-make-pizza

Colorado: Boulder Ballot Issue to Give City Broadband Authority Has Strong Lead (Boulder Daily Camera, CO)

http://www.dailycamera.com/local-election-news/ci_26863615/boulder-ballot-issue-2c-give-city-broadband-authority

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook ‘I Voted’ Button Experiment: Praiseworthy or Propaganda? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/The-Vote/2014/1104/Facebook-I-Voted-button-experiment-praiseworthy-or-propaganda-video

Can You Make a Great-Looking Fast-Food Ad Using Actual Fast Food & an iPhone? (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/can-you-make-great-looking-fast-food-ad-using-actual-fast-food-and-iphone-161201

McRib Goes Viral in Three Videos (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/11/04/mcrib-mcdonalds-fast-food-restaurants/18462693/

What Retailers Need to Know about Mobile This Holiday Season (GigaOM)

http://research.gigaom.com/2014/11/what-retailers-need-to-know-about-mobile-this-holiday-season/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Mason County Election Results (Mason County Auditor, Shelton, WA)

http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/current/Mason/

Election Results: Incumbents Leading; Close Races in 35th; Initiatives Close (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/13816

Mason County Vote: Election Results (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/19689-unofficial-primary-results-2015

Voters Legalize Recreational Pot in Oregon (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/04/measure-91-legalize-marijuana-oregon/18481827/

Republicans Win Majority in U-S Senate (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/nov/04/republicans-win-majority-us-senate/

GENERAL NEWS

Police Investigating Woman’s Death, Graphic Photos Posted Online (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Kitsap-Co-detectives-investigating-womans-death-as-homicide-281540721.html

Why Banks Are Shying Away from Marijuana Businesses (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20141105/BIZ/141109995/1005/Banks-shy-away-from-pot-businesses

Scam Targeting Newspaper, Magazine Subscribers Nationwide (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/scam-targeting-newspaper-magazine-subscribers-nationwide/article_0848b1be-63aa-11e4-b285-bf69efe6c788.html

Mummified Body of Man Found in Federal Way Home (Associated Press)

http://www.kxly.com/news/northwest/mummified-body-of-man-found-by-in-federal-way-home/29526448

DIVERSIONS

CNN Shows That Microsoft Surface Makes Great $799 iPad Stand

http://consumerist.com/2014/11/05/cnn-shows-that-microsoft-surface-makes-great-799-ipad-stand/

Man Arrested For Stealing House Moves Back In After Posting Bail

http://consumerist.com/2014/11/05/man-arrested-for-stealing-house-moves-back-in-after-posting-bail/

The First Photograph of a Human Being

http://mashable.com/2014/11/05/first-photograph-of-a-human/

The Star Trek Communicator Is Real - And It’s Now on Sale

http://q13fox.com/2014/11/05/the-star-trek-communicator-is-real-and-its-now-on-sale/

SONG OF THE DAY

Sky & the Family Stone – Stand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q_Fyv_znkw

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.