Energy News Digest for December 9, 2014

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for December 9, 2014

http://tinyurl.com/l9jnnkj

Special Weather Statement for Mason County

http://tinyurl.com/pe3lgnw

Is a Major Windstorm Headed for the Pacific Northwest? (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2014/12/is-major-windstorm-headed-for-northwest.html

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Three Storms, Three Threats: Flooding, Strong Winds, Landslides (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Hat-trick-of-storms-to-bring-heavy-rain-flooding-and-strong-winds-285151911.html

The Great Salmon Compromise - The Columbia Basin Fish Accords have funded $1 billion worth of habitat restoration projects, but can they replace free-flowing rivers? (High Country News)

http://www.hcn.org/issues/46.21/the-great-salmon-compromise

Idaho Power Turns to Cloud Seeding to Boost Snowpack (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/dec/07/idaho-power-turns-to-cloud-seeding-to-boost/

What’s Up with My Heat Pump? - Powerful Advice: Energy Insights from PUD 3 (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1455

The Cost of Carbon: Tax Would Be ‘A Small Drag’ on Oregon Economy (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2014/12/the-cost-of-carbon-tax-would-be-a-small-drag-on.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1. Obama administration to appeal to Supreme Court on FERC Order 745 ruling
2. FERC Nominee Colette Honorable Gets Bipartisan Support at U-S Senate Hearing
3. Clark Public Utilities to Set System Budgets for 2015
4. 2014 Christmas Parade - Mason PUD 3 Wins Second Place in its Division
5. How Utilities Can Prepare for the Bigger, Badder Storms of the Future
6. The Great Salmon Compromise
7. Fund Approved to Help Columbia River Gillnetters When Fishing Rules Change
8. Trout Numbers Declining in the South Fork of the Snake River
9. Avista Studying Long Lake Carp’s Effect on Water Quality
10. Idaho Power Turns to Cloud Seeding to Boost Snowpack
11. SolarWorld Makes Its Case against Asian Competitors
12. Suppliers Criticize Proposed Expansion of Duties on Chinese Solar Panels
13. Tribes Challenge California Mojave Desert Solar Project
14. The Energy Boom You Haven’t Heard About: Wood Pellets
15. Is Renewable Energy Making Money?
16. What’s Up with My Heat Pump? - Powerful Advice: Energy Insights from PUD 3
17. Eight Easy Ways to Save on Your Electricity Bill
18. Marijuana Farmer Finds Takers for His Controversial Donation
19. Marijuana Survey Has Some Eye-Opening Responses
20. Chart of the Week: Percent of U-S Population in States with Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
21. The Cost of Carbon: Tax Would Be ‘A Small Drag’ on Oregon Economy
22. NOAA Throws Cold Water on Idea That Climate Change is to Blame for California’s Record Drought
23. Global Warming to Make European Heat Waves ‘Commonplace’ by 2040s, Study Finds
24. Copenhagen Lighting the Way to Greener, More Efficient Cities
25. As Data Center ‘Halls’ Sit Empty, Washington Casts Wider Net for Tenants
26. Comcast Sued for Turning Home Wi-Fi Routers into Public Hotspots
27. Anheuser-Busch Is Plotting to Win the Super Bowl with Four Social Media Command Rooms
28. Learn How to Block Your Ex & More in Facebook’s Cute, Quirky Tutorial Videos
29. ‘Women Laughing Alone With Tablets’ Is the New ‘Women Laughing Alone With Salad’
30. Washington State House Democrats Ax Three Committees, Add One for Marijuana
31. Three Storms, Three Threats: Flooding, Strong Winds, Landslides
32. Bertha Repair Pit Might Have Caused 30 Seattle Buildings to Sink along With Viaduct
33. Crude Oil Swoons to Five-Year Low, Gas Prices to Follow
34. Washington State Dropping Mandate to Replace License Plates
35. Map: Where Your Christmas Trees Come From

WORD OF THE DAY

Caitiff • \KAY-riff\ • Adjective - Cowardly, despicable

Another fresh sheet of foolscap and Frankie was ready to introduce his third character to his loyal readers. “Ah,” he sighed to his son Bobby. “Now I get to introduce the ‘Caitiff Lion’ to this wonderful story.” The child winced, “c’mon dad, no one knows what that means. Just call ‘im the ‘Cowardly Lion’ and be done with it.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Obama administration to appeal to Supreme Court on FERC Order 745 ruling (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/obama-administration-to-appeal-to-supreme-court-on-ferc-order-745-ruling/341335/

FERC Nominee Colette Honorable Gets Bipartisan Support at U-S Senate Hearing (RTO Insider)

http://www.rtoinsider.com/ferc-colette-honorable-11370/

Clark Public Utilities to Set System Budgets for 2015 (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/dec/08/clark-public-utilities-set-system-budgets-2015/

2014 Christmas Parade - Mason PUD 3 Wins Second Place in its Division (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1454

How Utilities Can Prepare for the Bigger, Badder Storms of the Future (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/how-utilities-can-prepare-for-the-bigger-badder-storms-of-the-future/341630/

FISH & WILDLIFE

The Great Salmon Compromise - The Columbia Basin Fish Accords have funded $1 billion worth of habitat restoration projects, but can they replace free-flowing rivers? (High Country News)

http://www.hcn.org/issues/46.21/the-great-salmon-compromise

Fund Approved to Help Columbia River Gillnetters When Fishing Rules Change (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.earthfix.info/communities/article/fund-approved-to-help-columbia-river-gillnetters-w/

Trout Numbers Declining in the South Fork of the Snake River (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/12/04/3522423_south-fork-snakes-trout-in-decline.html?rh=1

Avista Studying Long Lake Carp’s Effect on Water Quality (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/dec/09/avista-studying-long-lake-carps-effect-on-water/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Idaho Power Turns to Cloud Seeding to Boost Snowpack (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/dec/07/idaho-power-turns-to-cloud-seeding-to-boost/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

SolarWorld Makes Its Case against Asian Competitors (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2014/12/solarworld-makes-its-case-against-asian.html

Suppliers Criticize Proposed Expansion of Duties on Chinese Solar Panels (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/12/suppliers_criticize_proposed_expansion_of_duties_on_chinese_solar_panels.html

Tribes Challenge California Mojave Desert Solar Project (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/12/08/tribes-challenge-california-solar-project.htm

The Energy Boom You Haven’t Heard About: Wood Pellets (National Geographic Magazine)

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/energy/2014/12/141208-wood-pellet-energy-boom-driven-by-exports/

Is Renewable Energy Making Money? (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/trends-reports-analyses/is-renewable-energy-making-money/76142

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

What’s Up with My Heat Pump? - Powerful Advice: Energy Insights from PUD 3 (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1455

Eight Easy Ways to Save on Your Electricity Bill (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/27542557/8-easy-ways-to-save-on-your-electricity-bill

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana Farmer Finds Takers for His Controversial Donation (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/2730686-8/marijuana-farmer-finds-takers-for-his-controversial-donation

Marijuana Survey Has Some Eye-Opening Responses (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/2730899-8/marijuana-survey-has-some-eye-opening-responses

Chart of the Week: Percent of U-S Population in States with Medical Marijuana Dispensaries (Marijuana Business Daily)

http://mmjbusinessdaily.com/chart-of-the-week-percent-of-u-s-population-in-states-with-mmj-dispensaries/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

The Cost of Carbon: Tax Would Be ‘A Small Drag’ on Oregon Economy (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2014/12/the-cost-of-carbon-tax-would-be-a-small-drag-on.html

NOAA Throws Cold Water on Idea That Climate Change is to Blame for California’s Record Drought “…natural variations…mostly a La Nina weather oscillation…” (U-S News & World Report)

http://www.usnews.com/news/science/news/articles/2014/12/08/feds-dont-blame-california-drought-on-warming

Global Warming to Make European Heat Waves ‘Commonplace’ by 2040s, Study Finds (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/09/world/europe/global-warming-to-make-european-heat-waves-commonplace-by-2040s-study-finds.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Copenhagen Lighting the Way to Greener, More Efficient Cities (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/09/business/energy-environment/copenhagen-lighting-the-way-to-greener-more-effecient-cities.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

As Data Center ‘Halls’ Sit Empty, Washington Casts Wider Net for Tenants (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/data-center-halls-sit-empty-washington-casts-wider-net-tenants

Comcast Sued for Turning Home Wi-Fi Routers into Public Hotspots (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Comcast-sued-for-turning-home-Wi-Fi-routers-into-5943750.php

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Anheuser-Busch Is Plotting to Win the Super Bowl with Four Social Media Command Rooms (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/anheuser-busch-plotting-win-super-bowl-four-social-media-command-rooms-161826

Learn How to Block Your Ex & More in Facebook’s Cute, Quirky Tutorial Videos (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/learn-how-block-your-ex-and-more-facebooks-cute-quirky-tutorial-videos-161834

‘Women Laughing Alone With Tablets’ Is the New ‘Women Laughing Alone With Salad’ (TIME Magazine)

http://time.com/3624276/women-laughing-alone-with-salad-tablets/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State House Democrats Ax Three Committees, Add One for Marijuana (Everett Herald, WA)

http://m.heraldnet.com/heraldnet/db/285569/content/lYh2Cnup

GENERAL NEWS

Three Storms, Three Threats: Flooding, Strong Winds, Landslides (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Hat-trick-of-storms-to-bring-heavy-rain-flooding-and-strong-winds-285151911.html

Bertha Repair Pit Might Have Caused 30 Seattle Buildings to Sink along With Viaduct (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/bertha-repair-pit-might-have-caused-30-buildings-s/njN65/

Crude Oil Swoons to Five-Year Low, Gas Prices to Follow (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/12/08/crude-oil-swoons-to-new-five-year-low-gas-prices-to-follow/20095541/

Washington State Dropping Mandate to Replace License Plates (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/dec/08/washington-dropping-mandate-to-replace-license/

Map: Where Your Christmas Trees Come From (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/12/08/map-where-your-christmas-trees-come-from/

DIVERSIONS

TGI Friday’s Dumb Mistletoe Drone Cut Somebody’s Face Open

http://gizmodo.com/tgi-fridays-dumb-mistletoe-drone-cut-sombodys-face-open-1668233262

Roof Experts Say Pigeon Poop Problem Grows in Fairbanks; Excrement Damages Metals, Sealants

http://www.usnews.com/news/offbeat/articles/2014/12/08/pigeon-dung-problem-grows-in-fairbanks

Korean Air Exec Resigns after Ordering Crew Member Off the Plane for Serving Nuts Improperly

http://consumerist.com/2014/12/09/korean-air-exec-resigns-after-ordering-crew-member-off-the-plane-for-serving-nuts-improperly/

Photos Saved from Underwater Camera Lost in Cuba for Two Years

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/photos-saved-from-underwater-camera-lost-in-cuba-for-2-years-1.2865215?cmp=rss

SONG OF THE DAY

George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue

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

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 December 8, 2014

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for December 8, 2014

http://tinyurl.com/myzlsmm

Flood Watch Issued for Mason County (National Weather Service, Seattle)

http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WA12517D8E07FC.FloodWatch.12517DAC1300WA.SEWFFASEW.72bc73358cb3a3b98c5d9bdda304f260

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Power Savings of Smart Meters Prove Slow to Materialize (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/06/business/energy-environment/power-savings-of-smart-meters-prove-slow-to-materialize.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Rate Hikes Loom for Northwest Utilities (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/business-finance/rate-hikes-loom-for-northwest-utilities/76044

Pot Grows Prompt New Power Questions (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2014/12/pot-grows-prompt-new-power-questions.html

Activists, Inslee Want Eight Times More Wind Power in Washington State by 2030 (KPLU Radio, Tacoma, WA)

http://kplu.org/post/activists-inslee-want-eight-times-more-wind-power-wash-2030

Cap & Trade Could Be the Answer to State Budget Crises “…cutting emissions in one state will have no perceptible effect on…climate change. So, for policy options within your own state, it’s about the money…”  (The Conversation)

https://theconversation.com/cap-and-trade-could-be-the-answer-to-state-budget-crises-31876

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1. Power Savings of Smart Meters Prove Slow to Materialize
2. Rate Hikes Loom for Northwest Utilities
3. Clallam Public Utility District Sets Public Meetings This Week on Proposed Rate Increases
4. Cowlitz PUD Commissioners to Discuss 2015 Budget
5. Portland General Electric Rate Increase Trimmed to One Percent
6. Bonneville Power Administration: Richard Shaheen Named Senior VP of Transmission
7. California: Cause of Big Sur Wildfire Traced to Power Line
8. Oregon: Man Trapped in Car by Power Lines
9. British Columbia: BC Hydro Offers to Buy Eleven Homes Downstream of Jordan River Dam
10. APPA & Others Want D-C Circuit to Overturn FERC Order in Case on Municipal Preference in Hydro Licensing
11. Why a Florida Utility Suddenly Wants to Serve Hawaii
12. Smart Meters & Smart Grids: Spearheading the Energy Revolution
13. South Puget Sound Salmon Projects Funded
14. Op/Ed: License Plates - The Benefits of Environmental Spending Must Be Measured
15. Activists, Inslee Want Eight Times More Wind Power in Washington State by 2030
16. Pacific Northwest Wind takes a Week-Long Vacation
17. Fitch Rates Energy Northwest’s $34.8 Million Wind Project Bonds as ‘A-’
18. Pot Grows Prompt New Power Questions
19. Cap & Trade Could Be the Answer to State Budget Crises
20. Should FERC Have a Role in the EPA’s Clean Power Plan?
21. Why Elon Musk’s Batteries Scare the Hell Out of the Electric Company
22. Google Fiber: The Digital Divide Won’t Be Crossed Digitally
23. Google Fiber: Nine Things to Expect if it Comes to Portland
24. Google Fiber: Why Kansas City?
25. 2015 New Year’s Resolution: Remove Public Broadband Handcuffs
26. Report: Live TV Viewing Continues Decline, Net Use Rises
27. NRECA Seeks Exception on FCC Robocall Rules
28. New Media, Old Politics: 22 People Had to Approve Romney’s Tweets
29. Heavy Rain Expected; Flooding Possible; Windy
30. Shelton Woman Struck by Hit & Run Driver While Pumping Gas
31. What Will Insurance Cover for Damage Caused by Downed Trees?

WORD OF THE DAY

Bouleversement • \bool-vares-suh-MONG\ • Noun - 1: reversal 2: a violent disturbance: disorder

A hush fell over the green cathedral “Forest of the Seven Hemlocks,” birds, insects, even the large denizens stilled their voices in anticipation of the impending bouleversement to be visited upon the earth. A sickly yellow light feebly filtered into the glens and copses that would soon be pummeled by rain, lightning and other weather curses. The crushing weight of the silence was almost as heavy as the anticipation that preceded the storm.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Power Savings of Smart Meters Prove Slow to Materialize (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/06/business/energy-environment/power-savings-of-smart-meters-prove-slow-to-materialize.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Rate Hikes Loom for Northwest Utilities (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/business-finance/rate-hikes-loom-for-northwest-utilities/76044

Clallam Public Utility District Sets Public Meetings This Week on Proposed Rate Increases (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20141207/news/312079981/clallam-public-utility-district-sets-public-meetings-this-week-on

Cowlitz PUD Commissioners to Discuss 2015 Budget (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/cowlitz-pud-commissioners-to-discuss-budget/article_36011d36-7e5c-11e4-8697-830076b1f6d2.html

Portland General Electric Rate Increase Trimmed to One Percent (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/12/pge_rate_increase_trimmed_to_1.html

Bonneville Power Administration: Richard Shaheen Named Senior VP of Transmission (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Richard-Shaheen-named-Senior-VP-of-Transmission.aspx

California: Cause of Big Sur Wildfire Traced to Power Line (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Cause-identified-in-last-year-s-Big-Sur-wildfire-5932634.php

Oregon: Man Trapped in Car by Power Lines (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2014/12/08/man-trapped-in-car-by-power-lines/

British Columbia: BC Hydro Offers to Buy Eleven Homes Downstream of Jordan River Dam (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-hydro-offers-to-buy-11-homes-downstream-of-jordan-river-dam-1.2862755?cmp=rss

APPA & Others Want D-C Circuit to Overturn FERC Order in Case on Municipal Preference in Hydro Licensing (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=298037&issueID=35000

Why a Florida Utility Suddenly Wants to Serve Hawaii (Christian Science Monitor)

http://m.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2014/1206/Why-a-Florida-utility-suddenly-wants-to-serve-Hawaii

Smart Meters & Smart Grids: Spearheading the Energy Revolution (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.theguardian.com/british-gas-smart-meter-challenge/2014/dec/08/smart-meters-and-smart-grids-spearheading-the-energy-revolution

FISH & WILDLIFE

South Puget Sound Salmon Projects Funded (South Sound Business Examiner)

http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/December-2014/South-Sound-salmon-projects-funded/

Op/Ed: License Plates - The Benefits of Environmental Spending Must Be Measured (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/12/the_benefits_of_environmental.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Activists, Inslee Want Eight Times More Wind Power in Washington State by 2030 (KPLU Radio, Tacoma, WA)

http://kplu.org/post/activists-inslee-want-eight-times-more-wind-power-wash-2030

Pacific Northwest Wind takes a Week-Long Vacation (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/rodadams/2164131/northwest-wind-takes-week-long-vacation

Fitch Rates Energy Northwest’s $34.8 Million Wind Project Bonds as ‘A-’ (Yahoo! Finance)

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fitch-rates-energy-northwest-34-213200973.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Pot Grows Prompt New Power Questions (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2014/12/pot-grows-prompt-new-power-questions.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Cap & Trade Could Be the Answer to State Budget Crises “…cutting emissions in one state will have no perceptible effect on…climate change. So, for policy options within your own state, it’s about the money…”  (The Conversation)

https://theconversation.com/cap-and-trade-could-be-the-answer-to-state-budget-crises-31876

Should FERC Have a Role in the EPA’s Clean Power Plan? (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/should-ferc-have-a-role-in-the-epas-clean-power-plan/340963/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Why Elon Musk’s Batteries Scare the Hell Out of the Electric Company (Bloomberg News)

http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-05/musk-battery-works-fill-utilities-with-fear-and-promise.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Fiber: The Digital Divide Won’t Be Crossed Digitally (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/12/google_fiber_the_digital_divid.html

Google Fiber: Nine Things to Expect if it Comes to Portland (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/12/google_fiber_9_things_to_expec.html

Google Fiber: Why Kansas City? (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/12/google_fiber_why_kansas_city.html

2015 New Year’s Resolution: Remove Public Broadband Handcuffs (GigaOM)

https://gigaom.com/2014/12/06/2015-new-years-resolution-remove-public-broadband-handcuffs/

Report: Live TV Viewing Continues Decline, Net Use Rises (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2014/12/03/nielsen-live-tv-viewing-declines/19827041/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

NRECA Seeks Exception on FCC Robocall Rules (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/emerging-technologies/telecom-emerging-technologies/nreca-seeks-exception-on-fcc-robocall-rules/75862

New Media, Old Politics: 22 People Had to Approve Romney’s Tweets (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/12/05/new-media-old-politics-22-people-had-to-approve-romneys-tweets/

GENERAL NEWS

Heavy Rain Expected; Flooding Possible; Windy (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/13951

Shelton Woman Struck by Hit & Run Driver While Pumping Gas (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/local-news/319623

What Will Insurance Cover for Damage Caused by Downed Trees? (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/problemsolver/Does-insurance-cover-damage-from-downed-trees-284689951.html

DIVERSIONS

Record-Setting Cat with Two Faces Dies at 15

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Record-setting-cat-with-2-faces-dies-at-15-284992331.html

Man ‘Eaten Alive’ by Anaconda & survives? Maybe the Discovery Channel Was Exaggerating Just a Bit

http://q13fox.com/2014/12/08/man-eaten-alive-by-anaconda-and-survives-maybe-the-discovery-channel-was-exaggerating-just-a-bit/

‘God, I Was Nervous’: Scientists Open Egyptian Mummy Coffin for First Time

http://mashable.com/2014/12/08/chicago-egyptian-mummy-coffin/

Baby Weighing Nearly 14 Pounds Born in Colorado “…first request was for steak & potatoes, no skimping on the sour cream & bacon bits…”

http://news.yahoo.com/baby-weighing-nearly-14-lbs-born-colorado-072028832.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Temptations - Smiling Faces Sometimes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CJZcVi5BA4

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 December 5, 2014 - Hot Shots Edition

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.

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for December 5, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Bonneville Power Administration Proposes Transmission, Power Rate Increases (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/dec/04/bpa-proposes-transmission-power-rate-increases/

Washington State Lawmakers Talk Nuclear Energy, & the State’s Clean Energy Future (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
http://washingtonstatewire.com/blog/lawmakers-talk-nuclear-energy-washingtons-renewable-energy-future/

Judge Upholds Ban on Marijuana Businesses in Clark County (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/dec/04/judge-upholds-ban-marijauan-clark-county/

Legal Weed Could Spark a Portland-Area Industrial Space Boom (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2014/12/legal-weed-could-spark-a-portland-area-industrial.html

FERC Nominee Tells Senate Hearing That Reliability is a Top Priority (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=298304&issueID=35001

Why Is a Three-Week Production Tax Credit Extension Worthless? (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/12/why-is-a-three-week-production-tax-credit-extension-worthless?cmpid=rss

Want Bipartisanship? Look to Energy, Former Senate Leaders Say (Christian science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2014/1204/Want-bipartisanship-Look-to-energy-former-Senate-leaders-say-video

'Superhuman' Electricity Workers Restore Power to Serbian Town (Reuters)

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/12/04/us-weather-serbia-town-idUKKCN0JI0R920141204

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Energy News Digest for December 4, 2014 - Hot Shots Edition

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for December 4, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Proposed Bonneville Power Administration Rate Increase Will Maintain Value of Power & Transmission Systems (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2014/12/proposed-bonneville-power.html

Washington State Attorney General Says Puget Sound Energy Profit Margin Is Too High (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2014/12/attorney-general-ferguson-says-pse-profit-margin.html

U-S House Backs Tax Break Crucial to Wind Turbine Makers (Reuters)

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL6N0TO0SE20141204?irpc=932

Comments Are in on the EPA's Clean Power Plan - Utilities say the rules go too far, too fast (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/comments-are-in-on-the-epas-clean-power-plan/338783/

Japan Defends Use of Climate Finance for Coal Projects Abroad (Bloomberg News)

http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-04/japan-defends-use-of-climate-finance-for-coal-projects-abroad.html

U-S Senate: Landrieu Warns about Cantwell: Cantwell Raises Money for Landrieu (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/12/03/landrieu-warns-about-cantwell-cantwell-raises-money-for-landrieu/

Blayd Fry: Green Diamond Appoints New Northwest VP/GM – Paul Wing to Retire (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/13942

Sun Grown & Rain Watered: First Sustainable Pot Farm Certified in Washington State (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2014/12/03/sun-grown-and-rain-watered-first-sustainable-pot.html

Seattle-Portland, Hello: White House Says 16 Cities Leading US on Climate (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/white-house-16-cities-leading-us-climate-27337094

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Energy News Digest for December 3, 2014 - Hot Shots Edition

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Weather Forecast for December 3, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Washington State Governor Backs EPA Plan to Cut Emissions (Associated Press)

http://www.khq.com/story/27531377/inslee-backs-epa-plan-to-cut-emissions

Federal Energy Commissioner Blasts EPA Climate Rule (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/225770-energy-commissioner-blasts-epa-climate-rule

CenturyLink Faces $2.9 Million Fine from Washington State for 911 Outage (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/centurylink-faces-29-million-fine-for-911-outage/

Cities Start to Get Tougher on Cable Franchise Agreements (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Cities-Start-to-Get-Tougher-on-Cable-Franchise-Agreements-131606

California Nuke Plant Key in Quake Safety Review (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/12/02/3291954_panel-to-review-earthquake-safety.html?rh=1

Former Enron CFO: ‘I Wasn’t Thinking This Was Fraud’ (Albuquerque Business First, NM)

http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/blog/morning-edition/2014/11/former-enron-cfo-i-wasn-t-thinking-this-was-fraud.html?page=all

Mason PUD 3 Commission Report – November 25, 2014 Business Meeting (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1453

Whatcom County Councilors Like Facebook; Public-Records Rules Remain Fuzzy (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/12/03/4006159/whatcom-county-councilors-like.html?sp=/99/100/&ihp=1

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