Energy News Digest for June 19, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 19, 2015

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Mason County-Wide Outdoor Burn Ban Effective 8 AM Monday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/15543

Warm Water Leads to Chinook Salmon Deaths in Willamette, Clackamas & Santiam Rivers (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2015/06/19/warm-water-leads-to-chinook-salmon-deaths/

Clallam PUD Issues More Water-Use Advisories (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/10783

May Sets New Heat Record (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/245424-may-sets-new-heat-record

Half of Washington State Employees Could Be Off Job in Shutdown (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2015/06/half-of-state-employees-could-be-off-job-in-shutdown/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• 4,400 in Shoreline Lose Power as Naked Woman Crashes Car into Pole
• Snohomish PUD Sells Bonds worth $141 Million for System Improvements
• Editorial: Oregon Lawmakers Discover the Value of Cheap Natural Gas
• U-S House Panel OKs $3.4 Billion in Heating Aid
• Grays Harbor PUD Named Local United Way 2015 Business of the Year
• Is the U-S Investing Enough in Electricity Grid Reliability?
• Bill Would Strengthen Regulatory Flexibility Act – Clarify Definition Tied to Public Power Utility
• Warm Water Leads to Chinook Salmon Deaths in Willamette, Clackamas & Santiam Rivers
• Clallam PUD Issues More Water-Use Advisories
• Drought’s Silver Lining: Cleaner Water at the Beach Due to Lack of Storm Runoff
• Water Wars in California’s Coastal Wine Country
• Solar Power Tour Set in Sequim this Saturday
• Banishing the Clouds – To Threaten Fossil Fuels, Solar Power Must Solve Its Intermittency Problem
• Iowa Utilities: No Net Metering for Third-Party Solar Projects
• Illinois: Official ‘Screws Up’ Wind Farm Vote
• At Cannabis Trade Show, Vendors Tread a Careful Line
• Delaware Governor Signs Bill Decriminalizing Pot: Report
• May Sets New Heat Record
• Federal Scientists Say 2015 on Pace to be Globe’s Warmest
• Catholic Bishops to Meet with Congress, White House on Climate Change
• Grant PUD Expands Wireless Internet Network
• Op/Ed: Municipal Broadband is Far from Dead in Seattle
• FCC Will Continue Plan to Subsidize Broadband for the Poor
• New Modems to Fuel Superfast Broadband over Copper
• How Do We Get Internet Policy Right? Bring in the Nerds
• Twitter Said to Plan Marketing Campaign, Ads for Live Events
• British Man Complains about Crooked Bread, Gets a Perfect Response
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• Half of Washington State Employees Could Be Off Job in Shutdown
• Washington State’s House Democrats Want Operating Budget Done First
• Former Washington State Lawmaker Agrees to Pay $5,600 to Close Ethics Case
• Midwestern Voters Hate Congress, Complicating Battle for the Senate
• Mason County-Wide Outdoor Burn Ban Effective 8 AM Monday
• Shelton Man Dies While Fishing at Lake Nahwatzel
• Suspect Sought in Attempted Abduction in North Mason County
• Logger Dies While Topping Tree in Cowlitz County
• Tumwater Brewery Redevelopment Could Generate More Than 600 Jobs
• Suspect Charged with Murder in Killings at Black U-S Church
• Spokane Removes Rachel Dolezal from Police Commission
• DNA from Kennewick Man Bones Tied to Native Americans

WORD OF THE DAY

Picaresque • \pik-uh-RESK\ • adjective: of or relating to rogues or rascals; also: of, relating to, suggesting, or being a type of fiction dealing with the episodic adventures of a usually roguish protagonist

The troubled tale of Rachel Dolezal’s rise and fall could be dismissed as a picaresque tale of deceit and hubris. Unfortunately, this tale was not fiction.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

4,400 in Shoreline Lose Power as Naked Woman Crashes Car into Pole (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/4400-homes-lose-power-after-naked-woman-crashes-car-into-pole-308427531.html

Snohomish PUD Sells Bonds worth $141 Million for System Improvements (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20150618/BIZ/150619215

Editorial: Oregon Lawmakers Discover the Value of Cheap Natural Gas (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/06/lawmakers_discover_the_value_o.html

U-S House Panel OKs $3.4 Billion in Heating Aid (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/house-panel-oks-3-36-billion-for-liheap/82181

Grays Harbor PUD Named Local United Way 2015 Business of the Year (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/grays-harbor-pud-named-local-united-way-2015-business-of-the-year/

Is the U-S Investing Enough in Electricity Grid Reliability? (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/catherinewolfram/2240161/us-investing-enough-electricity-grid-reliability

Bill Would Strengthen Regulatory Flexibility Act – Clarify Definition Tied to Public Power Utility (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=44065

FISH & WILDLIFE

Warm Water Leads to Chinook Salmon Deaths in Willamette, Clackamas & Santiam Rivers (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2015/06/19/warm-water-leads-to-chinook-salmon-deaths/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Clallam PUD Issues More Water-Use Advisories (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/10783

Drought’s Silver Lining: Cleaner Water at the Beach Due to Lack of Storm Runoff (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-drought-s-silver-lining-cleaner-water-at-the-beach-20150617-story.html

Water Wars in California’s Coastal Wine Country (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/19/us-usa-drought-wine-insight-idUSKBN0OZ0CI20150619

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Solar Power Tour Set in Sequim this Saturday (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20150619/news/306199995/weekend-solar-power-tour-set-in-sequim-this-saturday

Banishing the Clouds – To Threaten Fossil Fuels, Solar Power Must Solve Its Intermittency Problem (The Economist)

http://www.economist.com/news/business/21654082-threaten-fossil-fuels-solar-power-must-solve-its-intermittency-problem-banishing-clouds

Iowa Utilities: No Net Metering for Third-Party Solar Projects (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2015/06/19/iowa-utilities-no-net-metering-for-third-party-solar-projects/

Illinois: Official ‘Screws Up’ Wind Farm Vote (The Ottawa Times, IL)

http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/official-screws-up-wind-farm-vote/article_b7f50fcf-93de-5777-a5e8-c89d26b2c6f0.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

At Cannabis Trade Show, Vendors Tread a Careful Line (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/19/business/at-cannabis-trade-show-vendors-tread-a-careful-line.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Delaware Governor Signs Bill Decriminalizing Pot: Report (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/19/us-usa-marijuana-delaware-idUSKBN0OZ0BE20150619

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

May Sets New Heat Record (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/245424-may-sets-new-heat-record

Federal Scientists Say 2015 on Pace to be Globe’s Warmest (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Fed-scientists-2015-on-pace-to-be-world-s-6335694.php

Catholic Bishops to Meet with Congress, White House on Climate Change (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/245399-catholic-bishops-to-meet-with-congress-white-house-on-climate

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Grant PUD Expands Wireless Internet Network (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/grant-pud-expands-wireless-internet-network/article_50f2fa50-1534-11e5-a60f-371536168a85.html

Op/Ed: Municipal Broadband is Far from Dead in Seattle (The Stranger)

http://www.thestranger.com/blogs/slog/2015/06/18/22412672/guest-editorial-municipal-broadband-is-far-from-dead-in-seattle

FCC Will Continue Plan to Subsidize Broadband for the Poor (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/19/business/fcc-will-continue-plan-to-subsidize-broadband-for-the-poor.html?_r=0

New Modems to Fuel Superfast Broadband over Copper (PC World)

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2937177/new-modems-to-fuel-superfast-broadband-over-copper.html

How Do We Get Internet Policy Right? Bring in the Nerds (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2015/06/19/how-do-we-get-internet-policy-right-bring-in-the-nerds/?wprss=rss_technology

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Twitter Said to Plan Marketing Campaign, Ads for Live Events (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_28340191/twitter-said-plan-marketing-campaign-ads-live-events?source=rss

British Man Complains about Crooked Bread, Gets a Perfect Response (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2015/06/19/bread-complaint-facebook-morrisons/

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2015/06/19/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-293/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Half of Washington State Employees Could Be Off Job in Shutdown (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2015/06/half-of-state-employees-could-be-off-job-in-shutdown/

Washington State’s House Democrats Want Operating Budget Done First ((KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/house-democrats-want-to-operating-budget-done-first/

Former Washington State Lawmaker Agrees to Pay $5,600 to Close Ethics Case (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/former-washington-state-lawmaker-agrees-pay-5600-close-ethics-case

Midwestern Voters Hate Congress, Complicating Battle for the Senate (Morning Consult)

http://morningconsult.com/2015/06/midwestern-voters-hate-congress-complicating-battle-for-the-senate/

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County-Wide Outdoor Burn Ban Effective 8 AM Monday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/15543

Shelton Man Dies While Fishing at Lake Nahwatzel (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
http://masonwebtv.com/archives/15541

Suspect Sought in Attempted Abduction in North Mason County (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2015/06/19/3783204_suspect-sought-in-attempted-abduction.html?rh=1

Logger Dies While Topping Tree in Cowlitz County (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Logger-dies-while-topping-tree-in-Cowlitz-County-308431101.html

Tumwater Brewery Redevelopment Could Generate More Than 600 Jobs (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2015/06/18/3781676/tumwater-brewery-redevelopment.html

Suspect Charged with Murder in Killings at Black U-S Church (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/19/us-usa-shooting-south-carolina-idUSKBN0OY06A20150619

Spokane Removes Rachel Dolezal from Police Commission (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Spokane-removes-Rachel-Dolezal-from-police-commission-308305511.html

DNA from Kennewick Man Bones Tied to Native Americans (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/DNA-from-Kennewick-Man-skeleton-shows-ties-to-Native-Americans-308216671.html

DIVERSIONS

Start Your Day with These Great Cartoony Science Explainers (these are WAY cool)

http://gizmodo.com/start-your-day-with-these-great-cartoony-science-explai-1712428943

The Mystery of How Ozzie the Cat Travelled from Australia to Northern Ireland

http://mashable.com/2015/06/19/mystery-ozzie-cat/

Welcome... to Jurassic Weenie

http://time.com/3926985/jurassic-world-wiener-dogs/

Ad of the Day: This Bug Spray Made Glorious Blood Portraits from Squashed Mosquitos

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/ad-day-bug-spray-made-glorious-blood-portraits-squashed-mosquitos-165384

SONG OF THE DAY

The Galaxy Song - Learn some astronomy in under 3 minutes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIy76M-4txo

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 June 18, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 18, 2015

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Summer Spill Starts At Snake & Columbia Dams (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/06/17/3613438_summer-spill-starts-at-snake-and.html?rh=1

New Electrical Meters Coming to Grant PUD Customers (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/new-electrical-meters-coming-to-pud-customers/article_417403ba-f9c0-11e4-9fcf-4764d553fb93.html

BC Hydro Sues Vancouver Landlord over Refusing Smart Meters (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-hydro-sues-vancouver-landlord-over-refusing-smart-meters-1.3117216?cmp=rss

Community Solar Arrays Greet the Sun – Project funded by utility customer investors is becoming real in Orchards (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/jun/17/community-solar-arrays-greet-the-sun/

Washington State Legislature Preparing for Government Shutdown (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/washington-legislature-preparing-government-shutdown

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• New Electrical Meters Coming to Grant PUD Customers
• BC Hydro Sues Vancouver Landlord over Refusing Smart Meters
• The Grid Is Getting Smarter, But Are Customers Keeping Up?
• Chelan PUD & Large Loads
• How Bonneville Power Administration Is Tapping Demand Response to Balance Power from Dams, Wind & Sun
• BC Hydro’s Over-Budget IT Upgrade Proves Too Ambitious
• Cowlitz PUD Attorney Brachvogel Leaves Post
• NuScale Power: Oregon Nuclear Exec Elected Vice Chair of U-S Chamber of Commerce
• Summer Spill Starts At Snake & Columbia Dams
• Pink Salmon Bumper Crop Headed for Puget Sound – Sockeye Bonanza to Upper Columbia
• Chinook Salmon Season on the Boise River Starts Thursday
• Tribal Salmon Sales Start in Columbia Gorge
• California’s Trout Hatcheries Hurt by Drought, Disease
• Port Angeles Ratchets Up Water Alert to Stage Two
• Editorial: Please, Victoria BC, Clean Up Your Poop
• How 15 Years of Drought Has Changed Lake Powell, In One GIF
• Community Solar Arrays Greet the Sun
• Rec Solar Snaps Up Rival to Better Compete in Commercial Solar Market
• Minnesota Is Where You Will Find the New Solar Gold Rush
• This Is How Much Energy Goes into the Super Bowl Every Year
• Pope Francis: ‘Revolution’ Needed to Combat Climate Change
• Americans Are Again Getting More Worried About the Climate
• GM Uses Old Volt Batteries to Power Office Building
• Fungi Perfecti – He Holds the Patent that Could Destroy Monsanto & Change the World
• FCC to Fine AT&T $100M for Deceiving Customers over Unlimited Data Plan
• New York City Is Very Pissed about Verizon’s Failed FiOS Rollout
• Canada Government Websites Taken Down in Cyber Attack
• Report: Comcast Shows Most Interest in Buying Out T-Mobile
• Make Every Co-op Employee a Communicator
• Disney’s Powerful Marketing Force: Social Media Moms
• With LinkedIn’s Powerful Backing, Can Lynda.com Dominate the Digital-Skills Market?
• Ultimate Guide to Social Media Image Sizes
• Washington State Legislature Preparing for Government Shutdown
• Transportation Revenue Talks Stall in Washington State Legislature
• U-S Senator Wyden Threatens to Block DOE Appointment over Hanford Issues
• Mason County Sheriff: Stay Off Trails Below State’s Highest Bridge
• Washington State Unemployment Rate Dropped to 5.4 Percent in May
• Cliff Mass: ‘Tinderbombs’ Diffused by Moist Conditions
• Three Postal Workers Accused of Posing as Children to Steal from Operation Santa
• U-S Treasury: There Will Be a Woman on the $10 Bill

WORD OF THE DAY

Deliquesce • \del-ih-KWESS\ • Verb – *1: to dissolve or melt away 2: to become soft or liquid with age or maturity -- used of some fungal structures (as the gills of a mushroom)

“Eww, gross!” exclaimed Myrtle. While enjoying a hot summer day on the beach, her portly companion began to deliquesce on his beach towel next to her.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

New Electrical Meters Coming to Grant PUD Customers (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/new-electrical-meters-coming-to-pud-customers/article_417403ba-f9c0-11e4-9fcf-4764d553fb93.html

BC Hydro Sues Vancouver Landlord over Refusing Smart Meters (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-hydro-sues-vancouver-landlord-over-refusing-smart-meters-1.3117216?cmp=rss

The Grid Is Getting Smarter, But Are Customers Keeping Up? (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2015/06/18/the-grid-is-getting-smarter-but-are-customers-keeping-up/

Chelan PUD & Large Loads (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://pro.kpq-am.tritonflex.com/common/more.php?m=15&r=1&item_id=28541

How Bonneville Power Administration Is Tapping Demand Response to Balance Power from Dams, Wind & Sun (Green Tech Media)

https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/how-bonneville-is-tapping-demand-response-to-balance-power-from-dams-wind-a

BC Hydro’s Over-Budget IT Upgrade Proves Too Ambitious (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-hydros-over-budget-it-upgrade-proves-too-ambitious/article24993191/?cmpid=rss1

Cowlitz PUD Attorney Brachvogel Leaves Post (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/cowlitz-pud-attorney-brachvogel-leaves-post/article_b3e51aa3-ce65-5aaa-bbc8-66c09d9873ae.html

NuScale Power: Oregon Nuclear Exec Elected Vice Chair of U-S Chamber of Commerce (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2015/06/oregon-nuclear-exec-elected-vice-chair-of-u-s.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Summer Spill Starts At Snake & Columbia Dams (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/06/17/3613438_summer-spill-starts-at-snake-and.html?rh=1

Pink Salmon Bumper Crop Headed for Puget Sound – Sockeye Bonanza to Upper Columbia (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/outdoors/stories/2015/jun/18/pink-salmon-numbers-will-be-plentiful-in-puget/

Chinook Salmon Season on the Boise River Starts Thursday (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/06/15/3852512_chinook-salmon-season-on-the-boise.html?rh=1

Tribal Salmon Sales Start in Columbia Gorge (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/jun/17/tribal-salmon-sales-start-columbia-gorge/

California’s Trout Hatcheries Hurt by Drought, Disease (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article24825115.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Port Angeles Ratchets Up Water Alert to Stage Two – Sees No Danger of Running Out of Drinking Water (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20150618/NEWS/306189987/port-angeles-ratchets-up-water-alert-to-stage-2-but-sees-no-danger

Editorial: Please, Victoria BC, Clean Up Your Poop (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/06/17/3843222_please-victoria-clean-up-your.html?rh=1

How 15 Years of Drought Has Changed Lake Powell, In One GIF (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/how-15-years-of-drought-has-changed-lake-powell-in-one-1711602015

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Community Solar Arrays Greet the Sun – Project funded by utility customer investors is becoming real in Orchards (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/jun/17/community-solar-arrays-greet-the-sun/

Rec Solar Snaps Up Rival to Better Compete in Commercial Solar Market (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2015/06/17/5805/?ss=energy

Minnesota Is Where You Will Find the New Solar Gold Rush (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2015/06/17/minnesota-is-where-you-will-find-the-new-gold-rush-for-solar/?ss=energy

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

This Is How Much Energy Goes into the Super Bowl Every Year (TIME Magazine)

http://time.com/3926325/nfl-super-bowl-energy-usage/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Pope Francis: ‘Revolution’ Needed to Combat Climate Change (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2015/06/18/pope-francis-revolution-needed-to-combat-climate-change/

Americans Are Again Getting More Worried About the Climate (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/17/upshot/americans-are-again-getting-more-worried-about-the-climate.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&abt=0002&abg=0

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

GM Uses Old Volt Batteries to Power Office Building (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/16/us-gm-batteries-idUSKBN0OW2HX20150616

Fungi Perfecti – He Holds the Patent that Could Destroy Monsanto & Change the World (Progressive Radio Network)

http://prn.fm/he-holds-the-patent-that-could-destroy-monsanto-and-change-the-world/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC to Fine AT&T $100M for Deceiving Customers over Unlimited Data Plan (C/Net News)

http://www.cnet.com/news/fcc-to-fine-at-t-for-deceiving-customers-over-unlimited-data-plan/?tag=nl.e703&s_cid=e703&ttag=e703&ftag=CAD090e536

New York City Is Very Pissed about Verizon’s Failed FiOS Rollout (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/new-york-city-is-very-pissed-about-verizons-failed-fios-1712212751

Canada Government Websites Taken Down in Cyber Attack (Reuters)

http://news.yahoo.com/canada-government-websites-taken-down-cyber-attack-183915732.html

Report: Comcast Shows Most Interest in Buying Out T-Mobile (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/techflash/2015/06/comcast-buy-t-mobile-telecommunications-cell-phone.html

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Make Every Co-op Employee a Communicator (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/make-every-co-op-employee-a-communicator/82039

Disney’s Powerful Marketing Force: Social Media Moms (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/15/us-disney-moms-insight-idUSKBN0OV0DX20150615

With LinkedIn’s Powerful Backing, Can Lynda.com Dominate the Digital-Skills Market? (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/linkedins-powerful-backing-can-lyndacom-dominate-digital-skills-market-165381

Ultimate Guide to Social Media Image Sizes (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/social-media-image-sizes/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Legislature Preparing for Government Shutdown (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/washington-legislature-preparing-government-shutdown

Transportation Revenue Talks Stall in Washington State Legislature (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/state-and-regional/washington/transportation-revenue-talks-stall-in-washington-state/article_a07e3b7f-3bab-5f24-995b-f720e2c28aa9.html

U-S Senator Wyden Threatens to Block DOE Appointment over Hanford Issues (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/06/16/3610933_wyden-threatens-to-block-doe-appointment.html?rh=1

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Sheriff: Stay Off Trails Below State’s Highest Bridge (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Sheriff-sounds-alarm-after-high-risk-rescues-on-states-highest-bridge-308018951.html

Washington State Unemployment Rate Dropped to 5.4 Percent in May (Associated Press)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Washington-unemployment-rate-dropped-to-54-percent-in-May-307930861.html

Cliff Mass: ‘Tinderbombs’ Diffused by Moist Conditions (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2773849/Cliff-Mass-aposTinderbombsapos-diffused-by-moist-conditions

Three Postal Workers Accused of Posing as Children to Steal from Operation Santa (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/18/nyregion/3-postal-service-workers-are-charged-in-operation-santa-scheme.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

U-S Treasury: There Will Be a Woman on the $10 Bill (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2015/06/18/u-s-treasury-there-will-be-a-woman-on-the-10-bill/

DIVERSIONS

Kelso School District’s Diploma Cover Features Wrong State Seal – Oregon’s

http://www.kxly.com/news/northwest/school-districts-diploma-cover-features-wrong-state-seal/33574866

Stuck Squirrel Rescued by Lacey Firefighter

http://www.theolympian.com/2015/06/16/3778166_lacey-firefighter-rescues-stuck.html?rh=1

Former Timber Workers Say Assistance Must Continue Despite Derailed Trade Agreement (Northwest Public Radio)

http://kplu.org/post/former-timber-workers-say-assistance-must-continue-despite-derailed-trade-agreement

Amusing Monday: It’s So Dry … You Just Have To Laugh

http://pugetsoundblogs.com/waterways/2015/06/15/amusing-monday-its-so-dry-you-just-have-to-laugh/

SONG OF THE DAY

Tanya Tucker – Lizzie & the Rain Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIlEFK0KZ6s

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Energy News Digest for June 16, 2015 – Hot Shots Edition

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

El Niño Is Officially Back & Looks Stronger Than Ever (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/weather/index.ssf/2015/06/el_nino_is_officially_back_and.html

Still No Washington State Budget Deal; Layoff Notices Go Out Next Week (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/still-no-washington-budget-deal-layoff-notices-go-out-next-week

Grays Harbor PUD & Union Agree to Three Year Contract (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/pud-and-union-agree-to-three-year-contract/

Chelan PUD Deal May Set Up Local TV Options (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2015/jun/15/pud-deal-may-set-up-local-tv-options/

Broadband for All: Eight Next Steps for Seattle (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2015/06/broadband-for-all-8-next-steps-for-seattle/

State of the Mason County Economy, MHG, MTA, & Mason PUD 3 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/23467-state-of-the-economy-mhg-mta-pud

Toxic Algae Bloom That Shut Down Shellfishing Could Be Largest Ever (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/toxic-algae-bloom-shut-down-shellfishing-could-be-/nmdjD/

Most States on Track to Meet EPA Clean Power Plan, But Political & Legal Contention Remains (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/most-states-on-track-to-meet-epa-clean-power-plan-but-political-legal-co/400407/

EIA’s Mapping System Highlights Energy Infrastructure across the United States (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=21672

In Leaked Encyclical, Pope Issues Stern Warnings on Climate Change (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomzeller/2015/06/15/in-leaked-encyclical-pope-issues-stern-warnings-on-climate-change/

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.