Energy News Digest for March 24, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for March 24, 2015

http://tinyurl.com/lyvjbcn

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Shelton Woman Dies in Crash on John’s Prairie Road (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/14851

Homeowners’ Payments at Stake in Olympia Solar Debate (Investigate West)

http://www.invw.org/article/solar-payments-at-stake-1512

Oregon DOJ Launches Investigations of Tax Credits for University Solar Projects (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/03/department_of_justice_launches.html

Sabey Breaks Ground on New Quincy Data Center Building (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/business/sabey-breaks-ground-on-new-data-center-building/article_a6ee892c-d1b1-11e4-829c-fb2762b15b44.html

Seattle City Light’s Ethics Fight with Union Heats Up as Whistleblower Left Cold (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Seattle-City-Light-s-ethics-fight-with-union-6151940.php

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1. Seattle City Light’s Ethics Fight with Union Heats Up as Whistleblower Left Cold
2. Snohomish County PUD Rates to Increase in April
3. Phone Scam Warning Signs
4. Corps Delays Toutle River Sediment Study Due to Endangered Salmon
5. Idaho May Serve as a ‘Noah’s Ark’ for Trout
6. Homeowners’ Payments at Stake in Olympia Solar Debate
7. Oregon DOJ Launches Investigations of Tax Credits for University Solar Projects
8. Leased Solar Panels Can Complicate – Or Kill – A Home Sale
9. California: Alameda County Supervisors to Hear Appeal on Controversial Altamont Wind Turbines
10. California First State to Generate More Than 5% of Electricity from Utility-Scale Solar
11. Kansas Utility Targets Solar Customers for Higher Rate
12. Kansas Lawmakers Debate Axing Wind Energy Tax Exemptions to Fill Budget Hole
13. LED Streetlights in Brooklyn Are Saving Energy but Exhausting Residents
14. Solar Water Heaters
15. Rivers’ Bill on Washington State Medical Marijuana Draws Heat
16. Three Things to Understand about the Grow-Your-Own Marijuana Bill in Washington State
17. Truckers, Fuel Manufacturers Sue to Stop Oregon’s Clean Fuels Law
18. How the California Drought Became Ammunition in Climate Policy Debate
19. Amazon Forest Becoming Less of a Climate Change Safety Net
20. Will the Supreme Court Strike Down Obama’s Green Legacy?
21. Sabey Breaks Ground on New Quincy Data Center Building
22. Oregon Lawmakers Scramble to Fix Google Fiber Tax Law
23. Latest Click! Cable Contracts Show More Big Increases in Broadcaster Fees
24. FCC Sued by Broadband Companies over Net Neutrality Rules
25. Tennessee Sues FCC for Dismantling Its Muni-Broadband Ban
26. Did the National Broadband Plan Spur Innovation?
27. This Should Go Well – Comcast to Take More Complaints via Facebook & Twitter
28. Twitch Warns Users of Possible Data Breach
29. The Network Effect at the Center of the Twitter Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
30. NFL Suspending TV Blackout Rule for 2015 Season
31. Duke Energy Mounts New Advertising Campaign
32. FBI Sought Troy Kelley Records from Washington State Public Disclosure Commission
33. Mystery Figure in Scandal Has Long Ties to Washington State Auditor
34. Shelton Woman Dies in Crash on John’s Prairie Road
35. Swanson Group Purchases Olympic Panel Products – To Relocate Assets to Oregon
36. It’s the End of the Line for Weyerhaeuser Woods Railroad
37. Snow in Mountains May Give Brief Hope to Skiers
38. As Silence Falls on Chicago Trading Pits, a Working-Class Portal Also Closes

WORD OF THE DAY

Bowdlerize • \BOWD-ler-ize\ • Verb – 1: to expurgate by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar *2: to modify by abridging, simplifying, or distorting in style or content

“Call it ‘editing for clarity’ or protecting young minds from overexposure to egg references,” grumbled Winston Smith. “Bowdlerizing ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ will not protect anyone from egg-related cholesterol ingestion!”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Seattle City Light’s Ethics Fight with Union Heats Up as Whistleblower Left Cold (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Seattle-City-Light-s-ethics-fight-with-union-6151940.php

Snohomish County PUD Rates to Increase in April (My Edmonds News, WA)

http://myedmondsnews.com/2015/03/snohomish-county-pud-rates-to-increase-in-april/

Phone Scam Warning Signs (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/28595714/phone-scam-warning-signs

FISH & WILDLIFE

Corps Delays Toutle River Sediment Study Due to Endangered Salmon (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/corps-delays-toutle-river-sediment-study-due-to-endangered-salmon/article_586c5ca4-d0ec-11e4-a6f2-7744bc2f1414.html

Idaho May Serve as a ‘Noah’s Ark’ for Trout (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/03/21/3710028_idaho-may-serve-asnoahs-arkfor.html?rh=1

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Homeowners’ Payments at Stake in Olympia Solar Debate (Investigate West)

http://www.invw.org/article/solar-payments-at-stake-1512

Oregon DOJ Launches Investigations of Tax Credits for University Solar Projects (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/03/department_of_justice_launches.html

Leased Solar Panels Can Complicate – Or Kill – A Home Sale (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-harney-20150322-story.html

California: Alameda County Supervisors to Hear Appeal on Controversial Altamont Wind Turbines (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/green-energy/ci_27766851/alameda-county-supervisors-hear-appeal-controversial-altamont-wind

California First State to Generate More Than 5% of Electricity from Utility-Scale Solar (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=20492

Kansas Utility Targets Solar Customers for Higher Rate (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2015/03/24/kansas-utility-targets-solar-customers-for-higher-rate/

Kansas Lawmakers Debate Axing Wind Energy Tax Exemptions to Fill Budget Hole (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/kansas-lawmakers-debate-axing-wind-energy-tax-exemptions-to-fill-budget-hol/378567/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

LED Streetlights in Brooklyn Are Saving Energy but Exhausting Residents (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/24/nyregion/new-led-streetlights-shine-too-brightly-for-some-in-brooklyn.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Solar Water Heaters (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2015/03/20/solar-water-heaters/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Rivers’ Bill on Washington State Medical Marijuana Draws Heat (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/mar/23/sen-ann-rivers-bill-medical-marijuana-draws-heat/

Three Things to Understand about the Grow-Your-Own Marijuana Bill in Washington State (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/marijuana/2015/03/23/3-things-to-understand-about-the-grow-your-own-marijuana-bill-in-washington/#31507101=0

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Truckers, Fuel Manufacturers Sue to Stop Oregon’s Clean Fuels Law (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2015/03/truckers-fuel-manufacturers-sue-to-stop-oregons.html

How the California Drought Became Ammunition in Climate Policy Debate (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2015/0323/How-California-drought-became-ammunition-in-climate-policy-debate-video

Amazon Forest Becoming Less of a Climate Change Safety Net (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/24/science/earth/amazon-forest-becoming-less-of-a-climate-change-safety-net.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Will the Supreme Court Strike Down Obama’s Green Legacy? (National Journal)

http://www.nationaljournal.com/energy/will-the-supreme-court-strike-down-obama-s-green-legacy-20150323

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Sabey Breaks Ground on New Quincy Data Center Building (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/business/sabey-breaks-ground-on-new-data-center-building/article_a6ee892c-d1b1-11e4-829c-fb2762b15b44.html

Oregon Lawmakers Scramble to Fix Google Fiber Tax Law (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2015/03/oregon_lawmakers_scramble_to_f.html

Latest Click! Cable Contracts Show More Big Increases in Broadcaster Fees (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/03/22/3701349_latest-click-cable-contracts-show.html?rh=1

FCC Sued by Broadband Companies over Net Neutrality Rules (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/24/us-usa-internet-neutrality-idUSKBN0MJ2DP20150324

Tennessee Sues FCC for Dismantling Its Muni-Broadband Ban (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Tennessee-Sues-FCC-For-Dismantling-Its-MuniBroadband-Ban-133085

Did the National Broadband Plan Spur Innovation? (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2015/03/23/did-the-national-broadband-plan-spur-innovation/?wprss=rss_technology

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

This Should Go Well – Comcast to Take More Complaints via Facebook & Twitter (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2015/03/23/comcast-to-take-more-complaints-via-facebook-and-twitter/

Twitch Warns Users of Possible Data Breach (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2015/03/24/twitch-warning-breach/70366310/

The Network Effect at the Center of the Twitter Gender Discrimination Lawsuit (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/03/23/the-network-effect-at-the-center-of-the-twitter-gender-discrimination-lawsuit/?wprss=rss_technology

NFL Suspending TV Blackout Rule for 2015 Season (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2015/03/23/nfl-suspending-tv-blackout-rule-for-2015-season/

Duke Energy Mounts New Advertising Campaign (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/energy/2015/03/duke-energy-mounts-new-advertising-campaign.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

FBI Sought Troy Kelley Records from Washington State Public Disclosure Commission (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/fbi-sought-troy-kelley-records-public-disclosure-commission

Mystery Figure in Scandal Has Long Ties to Washington State Auditor (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Figure-in-budding-scandal-has-long-ties-to-state-auditor-297378301.html

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton Woman Dies in Crash on John’s Prairie Road (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/14851

Swanson Group Purchases Olympic Panel Products – To Relocate Assets to Oregon (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/22009-swanson-group-purchases-olympic-panel-products

It’s the End of the Line for Weyerhaeuser Woods Railroad (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/it-s-the-end-of-the-line-for-weyerhaeuser-woods/article_df243936-d1d4-11e4-b995-4b17113ec02a.html

Snow in Mountains May Give Brief Hope to Skiers (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/snow-pass-may-give-brief-hope-skiers/nkdRL/

As Silence Falls on Chicago Trading Pits, a Working-Class Portal Also Closes (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/25/business/dealbook/as-silence-falls-on-chicago-trading-pits-a-working-class-portal-also-closes.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

DIVERSIONS

Feces Contains Gold Worth Millions

http://news.yahoo.com/feces-contains-gold-worth-millions-224632128.html

Truck Carrying 30,000 Pounds of Lobsters Overturns – All Survive to Become Dinner

http://consumerist.com/2015/03/19/truck-carrying-30000-pounds-of-lobsters-overturns-all-survive-to-become-dinner/

Washington State Girl Completes 600 Random Acts of Kindness

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/outreach/making-a-difference/2015/03/23/wash-girl-completes-600-random-acts-of-kindness/70357902/

Suspect in Maine Burglary Posts Online That He’s Hiding in Cabinet; Police Find Him in Same Cabinet

http://www.usnews.com/news/offbeat/articles/2015/03/24/maine-police-track-suspect-through-social-media-messages

SONG OF THE DAY

John Stewart – Gold

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-SjdN6kuew

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 March 20, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

                                                                                                        

Weather Forecast for March 20, 2015

http://tinyurl.com/mjlut6n

Marine Zone Forecast – Puget Sound & Hood Canal

http://tinyurl.com/ppxd977

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Look What Today’s Eclipse Did to German Solar Power Output (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-20/look-what-today-s-eclipse-did-to-german-solar-power-output

Plot Thickens in Federal Probe Involving Washington State Auditor (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/plot-thickens-federal-probe-involving-washington-state-auditor

Bonneville Power Administration Officials Say EIS for New SW Washington State Transmission Line Will Wrap Up This Year (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/bpa-officials-say-eis-for-new-transmission-line-will-wrap/article_6fada994-cea9-11e4-b217-f3f0f8013650.html

Community Broadband Debate Centered on North Carolina Town (Fresno Bee, CA)

http://www.fresnobee.com/2015/03/19/4436225_community-broadband-debate-centered.html?rh=1

First Day of Spring to Bring Snow to Millions in Northeast (TIME Magazine)

http://time.com/3751975/snow-weather-northeast-spring-first-day/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1. Look What Today’s Eclipse Did to German Solar Power Output
2. How the Energy Grid Handles the Surge after a Solar Eclipse
3. Bonneville Power Administration Officials Say EIS for New SW Washington State Transmission Line Will Wrap Up This Year
4. Environmental Groups Take Control of Hanford Nuclear Reservation Meetings
5. Oregon: Rehired Employee Appointed to Manage Columbia River PUD
6. Exelon-Pepco Merger Opposition Shrinking, But Still Significant
7. Lineworkers: The Public Power Cover Story
8. Students Gain Knowledge as They Release Salmon into Clark County Creek
9. Oregon’s Lake Abert Dries Up
10. Things in California Are Even Worse Than You Realize
11. Energy Quote of the Day: ‘We’re Not Just Up a Creek Without a Paddle, We’re Losing the Creek Too’
12. ‘Business as Usual’ Will Create a Thirsty Planet in 15 Years, Says United Nations
13. Community Solar Project Coming to the Flathead
14. Sea Power Could Eclipse Sun in Drive for Green Energy
15. Idaho Power Tops Efficiency, Demand Response Targets
16. Laurence Tribe, Obama’s Legal Mentor, Attacks EPA Power Plant Rule
17. The World’s Most Polluting Coal Plants Are Identified
18. The House of the Future? It’s a Honda
19. Community Broadband Debate Centered on North Carolina Town
20. FAA Gives Amazon Limited Permission to Test Delivery Drones
21. Brands Are Already Hustling to Get in on March Madness
22. Whatever Happened to GeoCities, Lycos, Netscape & Other Giants of Web 1.0?
23. Plot Thickens in Federal Probe Involving Washington State Auditor
24. Washington State Auditor’s Office Turns Over Documents in Federal Probe
25. Washington State Governor Concerned about Apparent Auditor Probe
26. Ethnic Diversity: Judge Denies Yakima’s Motion in ACLU Case
27. First Day of Spring to Bring Snow to Millions in Northeast
28. Warmer than Average Temperatures Could Start in April, Last into Winter
29. Man Accused of Stealing Car in Lacey with Children Inside Arrested in Portland
30. New Superintendent for Shelton School District
31. Supreme Court: Washington State Can Prosecute Tribal Members When They’re Living on another Tribe’s Land
32. Washington Drivers Reminded to Remove Studded Tires by March 31

WORD OF THE DAY

Onomastics • \ah-nuh-MAS-tiks\ • noun – 1a: the science or study of the origins & forms of words especially as used in a specialized field b: the science or study of the origin & forms of proper names of persons or places *2: the system underlying the formation & use of words especially for proper names or of words used in a specialized field.

Bradford was feeling smug. He had just used his aptitude for omnastics to rattle off the origins of some of skating’s more interesting jumps: the salchow, the toe loop, the axel, and his personal favorites – the “Bunny Hop” and “Walley” jumps.

Here’s a link to the Wikipedia entry on skating jumps:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_skating_jump

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Look What Today’s Eclipse Did to German Solar Power Output (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-20/look-what-today-s-eclipse-did-to-german-solar-power-output

How the Energy Grid Handles the Surge after a Solar Eclipse (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/how-the-energy-grid-handles-the-surge-after-a-solar-ecl-1692567804

Bonneville Power Administration Officials Say EIS for New SW Washington State Transmission Line Will Wrap Up This Year (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/bpa-officials-say-eis-for-new-transmission-line-will-wrap/article_6fada994-cea9-11e4-b217-f3f0f8013650.html

Environmental Groups Take Control of Hanford Nuclear Reservation Meetings (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2015/03/environmental-groups-take-control-of-hanford.html

Oregon: Rehired Employee Appointed to Manage Columbia River PUD (Pamplin Media Group)

http://www.pamplinmedia.com/scs/83-news/254339-124180-rehired-employee-appointed-to-manage-columbia-river-pud-

Exelon-Pepco Merger Opposition Shrinking, But Still Significant (Chicago Business Journal, IL)

http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2015/03/20/exelon-pepco-merger-opposition-shrinking-still.html

Lineworkers: The Public Power Cover Story (American Public Power Association)

http://blog.publicpower.org/?p=297

FISH & WILDLIFE

Students Gain Knowledge as They Release Salmon into Clark County Creek (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/mar/19/salmon-classroom-hockinson-battle-ground/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Oregon’s Lake Abert Dries Up (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/television/programs/ofg/segment/lake-abert-dries-up/

Things in California Are Even Worse Than You Realize (Refinery 29)

http://www.refinery29.com/2015/03/84159/california-water-shortage-2016-problem#pNnNpo:G2np

Energy Quote of the Day: ‘We’re Not Just Up a Creek Without a Paddle, We’re Losing the Creek Too’ (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/ed-dodge/2205836/energy-quote-day-we-re-not-just-creek-without-paddle-ca-we-re-losing-creek-too

‘Business as Usual’ Will Create a Thirsty Planet in 15 Years, Says United Nations (Reuters)

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/science/20150320_Reuters_Report_KBN0MG0AG__Business_as_usual__will_create_a_thirsty_planet_in_15_years__says_U_N_.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Community Solar Project Coming to the Flathead (Hungry Horse News, MT)

http://www.flatheadnewsgroup.com/hungryhorsenews/community-solar-project-coming-to-the-flathead/article_f49955e4-cd83-11e4-a79c-9bf5aa519a4b.html

Sea Power Could Eclipse Sun in Drive for Green Energy (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/03/19/3697920_sea-power-could-eclipse-sun-in.html?rh=1

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Idaho Power Tops Efficiency, Demand Response Targets (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/idaho-power-tops-efficiency-demand-respone-targets/377332/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Laurence Tribe, Obama’s Legal Mentor, Attacks EPA Power Plant Rule (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/epa-power-plant-rule-laurence-tribe-116258.html

The World’s Most Polluting Coal Plants Are Identified (Phys.Org)

http://phys.org/news/2015-03-world-polluting-coal.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

The House of the Future? It’s a Honda (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/the-house-of-the-future-its-a-honda/2015/03/19/63693bf4-b6c5-11e4-a200-c008a01a6692_story.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Community Broadband Debate Centered on North Carolina Town (Fresno Bee, CA)

http://www.fresnobee.com/2015/03/19/4436225_community-broadband-debate-centered.html?rh=1

FAA Gives Amazon Limited Permission to Test Delivery Drones (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/national/faa-gives-amazon-limited-permission-test-delivery-/nkbNH/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Brands Are Already Hustling to Get in on March Madness (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/brands-are-already-hustling-get-march-madness-163585

Whatever Happened to GeoCities, Lycos, Netscape & Other Giants of Web 1.0? (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2015/03/20/where-did-everyone-from-the-90s-go-when-we-all-got-facebook-and-quit-web-1-0/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Plot Thickens in Federal Probe Involving Washington State Auditor (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/plot-thickens-federal-probe-involving-washington-state-auditor

Washington State Auditor’s Office Turns Over Documents in Federal Probe (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/washington-state-auditors-office-turns-over-documents-federal-probe

Washington State Governor Concerned about Apparent Auditor Probe (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Washington-auditor-s-office-turns-over-records-to-6147491.php

Ethnic Diversity: Judge Denies Yakima’s Motion in ACLU Case (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/3013819-8/judge-denies-yakimas-motion-in-aclu-case

GENERAL NEWS

First Day of Spring to Bring Snow to Millions in Northeast (TIME Magazine)

http://time.com/3751975/snow-weather-northeast-spring-first-day/

Warmer than Average Temperatures Could Start in April, Last into Winter (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2733295/Warmer-than-average-temperatures-could-start-in-April-last-into-winter

Man Accused of Stealing Car in Lacey with Children Inside Arrested in Portland (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/man-accused-stealing-car-lacey-children-inside-arr/nkbQ8/

New Superintendent for Shelton School District (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/14821

Supreme Court: Washington State Can Prosecute Tribal Members When They’re Living on another Tribe’s Land (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20150320/news/303209974/supreme-court-state-can-prosecute-tribal-members-when-they-8217-re

Washington Drivers Reminded to Remove Studded Tires by March 31 (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Washington-drivers-are-reminded-to-remove-studded-tires-by-March-31-296898461.html

DIVERSIONS

Paper Planes, Parents Help Indian Pupils Outsmart State Exams

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/20/us-india-cheating-idUSKBN0MG0NZ20150320

Salem Brewer Swoops in with Attack Owl IPA

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/willamette-valley/2015/03/18/attack-owl-ipa-vagabond-brewing-salem-oregon/24951817/

State Patrol: Man Drives Stolen Car to WSP Office

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/State-Patrol-Man-drives-stolen-car-to-WSP-office-6145688.php

A Whopper of an Idea? Burger King Fragrance in Japan

http://q13fox.com/2015/03/20/a-whooper-of-an-idea-burger-king-to-fragrance-in-japan/

SONG OF THE DAY

Kelly Clarkson - Your Cheatin’ Heart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNR4KCfOhE8

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 March 19, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for March 19, 2015

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The Most Asked Weather Question, Answered (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-most-asked-weather-question-answered.html

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Surging Salmon: Kings, Coho, Pinks Coming Back Strong (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/outdoors/stories/2015/mar/19/kings-coho-pinks-coming-back-strong/

Winter Sets Global Heat Record Despite US East’s Big Chill (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Winter-sets-global-heat-record-despite-US-Easts-big-chill-296770351.html

Washington State Auditor’s Home Searched by Federal Agents (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/washington-state-auditor-s-home-searched-federal-agents

California Ballot Initiative Would Create Statewide Public Utility District (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-ballot-initiative-would-create-statewide-public-utility-district/376859/

Feds Warned Premera of Security Risks Three Weeks Before Cyber Attack (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2015/03/feds-warned-premera-of-security-risks-3-weeks.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1. California Ballot Initiative Would Create Statewide Public Utility District
2. UPDATE - Power Restored - Belfair-Focused Outage Needed to Complete Power Pole Replacement along Highway 3
3. Bills Moving on Klickitat PUD Power, Eye Care
4. Flathead Electric Co-Op’s Power Costs Keep Rising
5. Tacoma Public Utilities Names In-House Candidate Chris Robinson to Head Tacoma Power
6. Op/Ed: Cost of Cleaner Power Could Take Toll on Low-Income Families
7. Survey Says: Electric Customers Applaud Utility Service
8. Surging Salmon: Kings, Coho, Pinks Coming Back Strong
9. Downstream from Here: Lake Cle Elum Fills Up So Sockeye Can Begin Their Journey
10. 2,000 Dead Snow Geese Fall from the Sky in Idaho
11. The Race to Save 1,100 Starving Baby Sea Lions
12. California’s New Water Restrictions: If Drought Lingers, Are They Enough?
13. The Renewable Energy Fight
14. Analysis: IRS Grants Wind Power Developers an Extra 12 Months
15. What Will Freak Weather Do to Renewable Energy?
16. Why Four Grandmothers Are Champions of Solar Power in the Philippines
17. Two Retail Marijuana Shops Now Open in Port Angeles
18. Winter Sets Global Heat Record Despite US East’s Big Chill
19. Obama to Order Cuts in Federal Greenhouse Gas Emissions
20. Feds Warned Premera of Security Risks Three Weeks Before Cyber Attack
21. Target Agrees to Pay $10 Million to Settle Lawsuit from Data Breach
22. Internet Explorer, We Hardly Wanted to Know Ye
23. Chrome and Firefox Users Make Better Employees
24. Republicans Can’t Overturn the FCC’s New Net Neutrality Rules Without This Democrat – He’s Not Playing Along
25. Can U-S Rep. Suzan Delbene Keep Your Fridge from Launching Spam Attacks?
26. Would You Trust Facebook with Your Bank Account?
27. Angry Birds Maker Bets on Animated Movie as Profit Drops
28. Washington State Auditor’s Home Searched by Federal Agents
29. Washington State Agencies to Plan for a Government Shutdown
30. ‘Right to Work’ Fight over Public Employee Unions Heats Up in Oregon, May Go to 2016 Ballot
31. Rep. Dan Griffey Gives Legislative Update on KMAS Radio, Shelton
32. Car Stolen in Lacey with Two Children Inside
33. Oregon: Driver Videotaping Child in Car Hit Teens in Crosswalk, Police Say
34. Starbucks CEO Defends ‘Race Together’ after Backlash
35. Washington State Projects Dust Storms & Fires for Eastern Washington

WORD OF THE DAY

Lickerish • \LIK-uh-rish\ • adjective - 1: greedy, desirous *2: lecherous

Bradley’s intense competitive streak would be his undoing. As he hammered each volley of the ping-pong ball at his diminutive opponent, the throng of onlookers gasped with derision. It was one thing to have a lickerish sense of victory and the destruction of an opponent. To take it out on his eight-year-old child was a step too far. After the final set, the crowd rushed the table tennis equipment and folded Bradley into it. He was not found until the next week’s church youth group gathering.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

California Ballot Initiative Would Create Statewide Public Utility District (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-ballot-initiative-would-create-statewide-public-utility-district/376859/

UPDATE - Power Restored - Belfair-Focused Outage Needed to Complete Power Pole Replacement along Highway 3 (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1496

Bills Moving on Klickitat PUD Power, Eye Care (Goldendale Sentinel, WA)

http://www.goldendalesentinel.com/story/2015/03/18/news/bills-moving-on-pud-power-eye-care/5603.html

Flathead Electric Co-Op’s Power Costs Keep Rising (Hungry Horse News, MT)

http://www.flatheadnewsgroup.com/hungryhorsenews/co-op-s-power-costs-keep-rising/article_7add15e6-cd84-11e4-bb66-3778344e254f.html

Tacoma Public Utilities Names In-House Candidate Chris Robinson to Head Tacoma Power (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2015/03/18/4193034_tacoma-public-utilities-names.html?rh=1

Op/Ed: Cost of Cleaner Power Could Take Toll on Low-Income Families (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/236181-cost-of-cleaner-power-could-take-toll-on-low-income

Survey Says: Electric Customers Applaud Utility Service (Intelligent Utility)

http://www.intelligentutility.com/article/15/03/survey-says-electric-customers-applaud-utility-service

FISH & WILDLIFE

Surging Salmon: Kings, Coho, Pinks Coming Back Strong (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/outdoors/stories/2015/mar/19/kings-coho-pinks-coming-back-strong/

Downstream from Here: Lake Cle Elum Fills Up So Sockeye Can Begin Their Journey (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/2972351-8/downstream-from-here-lake-cle-elum-fills-up

2,000 Dead Snow Geese Fall from the Sky in Idaho (CNN Wire)

http://ktla.com/2015/03/18/2000-dead-snow-geese-fall-from-the-sky-in-idaho/

The Race to Save 1,100 Starving Baby Sea Lions (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2015/03/19/starving-sea-lion-pups-california/?utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Mashable+%28Mashable%29&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedburner

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

California’s New Water Restrictions: If Drought Lingers, Are They Enough? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2015/0319/California-s-new-water-restrictions-If-drought-lingers-are-they-enough

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

The Renewable Energy Fight - The battle in Colorado over renewable portfolio standards is a key front in the national climate debate (National Journal)

http://www.nationaljournal.com/political-connections/the-renewable-energy-fight-20150318

Analysis: IRS Grants Wind Power Developers an Extra 12 Months (Wind Power Monthly)

http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1338902/analysis-irs-grants-developers-extra-12-months

What Will Freak Weather Do to Renewable Energy? (New Scientist)

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27196-what-will-freak-weather-do-to-renewable-energy.html

Why Four Grandmothers Are Champions of Solar Power in the Philippines (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/Change-Agent/2015/0318/Why-four-grandmothers-are-champions-of-solar-power-in-the-Philippines

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Two Retail Marijuana Shops Now Open in Port Angeles – Washington State cap on recreational dispensaries inside city limit is met (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20150319/news/303199983/two-retail-marijuana-shops-now-open-within-port-angeles-state-cap-on

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Winter Sets Global Heat Record Despite US East’s Big Chill (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Winter-sets-global-heat-record-despite-US-Easts-big-chill-296770351.html

Obama to Order Cuts in Federal Greenhouse Gas Emissions (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/20/us/politics/obama-order-to-cut-federal-greenhouse-gas-emissions.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Feds Warned Premera of Security Risks Three Weeks Before Cyber Attack (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2015/03/feds-warned-premera-of-security-risks-3-weeks.html

Target Agrees to Pay $10 Million to Settle Lawsuit from Data Breach (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/19/us-target-settlement-idUSKBN0MF04K20150319

Internet Explorer, We Hardly Wanted to Know Ye (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/03/18/internet-explorer-we-hardly-wanted-to-know-ye/?wprss=rss_technology

Chrome and Firefox Users Make Better Employees (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/chrome-and-firefox-users-make-better-employees-1692292193

Republicans Can’t Overturn the FCC’s New Net Neutrality Rules Without This Democrat – He’s Not Playing Along (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/03/19/republicans-cant-overturn-the-fccs-new-net-neutrality-rules-without-this-democrat-and-hes-not-playing-along/?wprss=rss_business

Can U-S Rep. Suzan Delbene Keep Your Fridge from Launching Spam Attacks? (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2015/03/can-rep-susan-delbene-keep-your-fridge-from-launching-spam-attacks/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Would You Trust Facebook with Your Bank Account? (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2015/03/19/facebook-messenger-payments/

Angry Birds Maker Bets on Animated Movie as Profit Drops (Reuters)

http://news.yahoo.com/angry-birds-maker-rovio-says-profit-fell-73-040150944--finance.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Auditor’s Home Searched by Federal Agents (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/washington-state-auditor-s-home-searched-federal-agents

Washington State Agencies to Plan for a Government Shutdown (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/state-agencies-to-plan-for-a-government-shutdown/

‘Right to Work’ Fight over Public Employee Unions Heats Up in Oregon, May Go to 2016 Ballot (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2015/03/right_to_work_fight_heats_up_i.html

Rep. Dan Griffey Gives Legislative Update on KMAS Radio, Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://houserepublicans.wa.gov/news/griffey-kmas-031815/

GENERAL NEWS

Car Stolen in Lacey with Two Children Inside (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/vehicle-child-inside-carjacked-lacey/nkY5H/

Oregon: Driver Videotaping Child in Car Hit Teens in Crosswalk, Police Say (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/gresham/2015/03/18/police-driver-who-hit-teens-in-crosswalk-was-taking-video-in-car/25000993/

Starbucks CEO Defends ‘Race Together’ after Backlash (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/starbucks-ceo-defends-race-together-after-backlash/nkZRr/

Washington State Projects Dust Storms & Fires for Eastern Washington (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.kxly.com/news/northwest/state-projects-dust-storms-and-fires-for-eastern-washington/31869354

DIVERSIONS

Video: Freaky Friday – Solar Eclipse, Supermoon, Spring Equinox

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/03/18/solar-eclipse/24970217/

Bamboozled: Five Barrels of Stolen Bourbon Found in Backyard

http://news.yahoo.com/bamboozled-5-barrels-stolen-bourbon-found-backyard-174219139.html

King Richard III to Get Proper Burial 530 Years after His Death

http://mashable.com/2015/03/19/king-richard-iii-burial/

Someone Keeps Photocopying Their Cat at the University of Wisconsin Library

http://time.com/3749329/photocopy-cat-university-of-wisconsin-library/

SONG OF THE DAY

Oklahoma Outlaws - Drink You Off My Mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7K0UhGv_us

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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