Energy News Digest for June 2, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 2, 2016

http://tinyurl.com/zvuon5x

Special Weather Statement: Hot Weather on the Way

http://tinyurl.com/6qonck

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Hot Weather Expected This Weekend in Washington State (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/hot-weather-expected-this-weekend-in-washington/

Washington State Seeks to Limit Carbon Pollution from Largest Sources (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/business/article81128872.html

Tribe Blocks Salmon Fishing on Namesake Skokomish River (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/outdoors/tribe-blocks-salmon-fishing-on-skokomish-river-343d4919-4c41-4369-e053-0100007fb9f0-381592681.html?d=mobile

Power Blackout as French Workers Strike over Labor Bill (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/power-blackout-french-workers-strike-labor-bill-39552159

How Iconic Charities Like Red Cross & United Way Are Trying to Win Over Millennial Donors (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/how-iconic-charities-red-cross-and-united-way-are-trying-win-over-millennial-donors-171646

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Power Blackout as French Workers Strike over Labor Bill
• Cost of Priest Rapids Dam Refurbishment May Increase
• Seattle City Council Passes Resolution Opposing Nuclear Power
• Exelon Says It Will Close Two Illinois Nuclear Plants
• California: Pacific Gas & Electric Faces $24 Million Fine for Explosion
• Rate Design Roundup: Demand Charges vs. Time-Based Rates
• Tribe Blocks Salmon Fishing on Namesake Skokomish River
• Outdoors: Some Coho Fishing Coming After All on the North Olympic Peninsula
• Merwin Reservoir: 500,000-Plus Northern Pikeminnows
• Opinion Analysis: Narrow Loss for the Government in Clean Water Act Finality Case
• SolarCity Launches New Rooftop Loan Product to Replace MyPower Offering
• SolarWorld Gets Training Partner as Solar Industry Booms
• Ravalli Electric Cooperative Celebrates Valley Solar Project
• Renewable Energy Isn’t About to Doom Oil
• Chile Has So Much Solar Energy It’s Giving It Away for Free
• The Surprising Success of Micro Hydro
• Marijuana Edible Sales Start Thursday in Oregon
• Washington State Seeks to Limit Carbon Pollution from Largest Sources
• Does a Stay of the Clean Power Plan Really Mean States Should ‘Put Pencils Down’?
• Clean Power Plan: Obama Team Pledges New Money for Clean Energy
• Researchers Discover Malware Built to Cripple Industrial Systems
• Report: Federal Reserve Breached over 50 Times in Four Years
• How Iconic Charities Like Red Cross & United Way Are Trying to Win Over Millennial Donors
• Facebook Tests Having Users Initiate Safety Check
• Facebook Messenger Adds More Diverse Emojis
• Zen & the Art of Managing Smartphone Photos
• Four Tips for a Professional Email
• Demise of Local News May Be Ruining Congress
• Hot Weather Expected This Weekend in Washington State
• Details Emerge About Gunman, Victim in UCLA Murder-Suicide
• Woman on UCLA Shooter’s ‘Kill List’ Found Dead
• ‘Armed & Dangerous’ Homeowner a Suspect in Elma Murder
• Boeing to Lay Off 211 Workers in Washington State, Agency Says
• Official Says Prince Died of Opioid Overdose
• The Graying of Rural America

WORD OF THE DAY

Beaucoup • \BOE-koo\ • Adjective - Great in quantity or amount: many, much

Barty and Mildred were enjoying their holiday in France. Barty, however, was sowing a crop of bad will with his “jocularity” at each small, snooty street café he visited. “Mercy Buckets,” he would shout at the retreating waiters & waitresses, chortling into his after dinner espresso. His mangling of “thanks much” resulted in beaucoup trouble at the last night’s dinner, as a “clumsy” busboy “tripped” and cascaded dirty dishes and soapy rinse water over Barty’s finest evening wear.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Power Blackout as French Workers Strike over Labor Bill (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/power-blackout-french-workers-strike-labor-bill-39552159

Cost of Priest Rapids Dam Refurbishment May Increase (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/cost-of-priest-rapids-dam-refurbishment-may-increase/article_4cee18c6-2781-11e6-b2a7-e3819d31ae69.html

Seattle City Council Passes Resolution Opposing Nuclear Power (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article81274437.html

Exelon Says It Will Close Two Illinois Nuclear Plants (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/exelon-close-illinois-nuclear-plants-39555124

California: Pacific Gas & Electric Faces $24 Million Fine for Explosion (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/06/02/pg-e-faces-24-million-fine-for-explosion.htm

Rate Design Roundup: Demand Charges vs. Time-Based Rates (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/rate-design-demand-charges-time-based-rates/419997/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Tribe Blocks Salmon Fishing on Namesake Skokomish River (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/outdoors/tribe-blocks-salmon-fishing-on-skokomish-river-343d4919-4c41-4369-e053-0100007fb9f0-381592681.html?d=mobile

Outdoors: Some Coho Fishing Coming After All on the North Olympic Peninsula (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20160602/NEWS/306029989/outdoors-some-coho-fishing-coming-after-all-on-the-north-olympic

Merwin Reservoir: 500,000-Plus Northern Pikeminnows (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jun/02/merwin-reservoir-500000-plus-northern-pikeminnows/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Opinion Analysis: Narrow Loss for the Government in Clean Water Act Finality Case (SCOTUS Blog)

http://www.scotusblog.com/2016/06/opinion-analysis-narrow-loss-for-the-government-in-clean-water-act-finality-case/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

SolarCity Launches New Rooftop Loan Product to Replace MyPower Offering (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/solarcity-launches-new-rooftop-loan-product-to-replace-mypower-offering/420192/

SolarWorld Gets Training Partner as Solar Industry Booms (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/06/solarworld-gets-training-partner-as-solar-industry.html

Ravalli Electric Cooperative Celebrates Valley Solar Project (Bitteroot Star, Stevensville, MT)

http://www.bitterrootstar.com/2016/06/01/rec-celebrates-valley-solar-project/

Renewable Energy Isn’t About to Doom Oil (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-06-01/renewable-energy-isn-t-about-to-doom-oil

Chile Has So Much Solar Energy It’s Giving It Away for Free (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-01/chile-has-so-much-solar-energy-it-s-giving-it-away-for-free

The Surprising Success of Micro Hydro (International Rivers)

https://www.internationalrivers.org/blogs/433/the-surprising-success-of-micro-hydro

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana Edible Sales Start Thursday in Oregon (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/money/business/marijuana-edible-sales-start-thursday-in-oregon/227110426

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Seeks to Limit Carbon Pollution from Largest Sources (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/business/article81128872.html

Does a Stay of the Clean Power Plan Really Mean States Should ‘Put Pencils Down’? (Morning Consult)

https://morningconsult.com/2016/06/01/cpp-stay-really-mean-states-put-pencils/

Clean Power Plan: Obama Team Pledges New Money for Clean Energy (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/06/02/barack-obama-paris-clean-energy-innovation/85290554/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Researchers Discover Malware Built to Cripple Industrial Systems (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/researchers-discover-malware-built-to-cripple-industrial-systems/article/2592791?custom_click=rss

Report: Federal Reserve Breached over 50 Times in Four Years (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/report-federal-reserve-breached-over-50-times-in-four-years/article/2592762?custom_click=rss

MARKETING & MEDIA

How Iconic Charities Like Red Cross & United Way Are Trying to Win Over Millennial Donors (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/how-iconic-charities-red-cross-and-united-way-are-trying-win-over-millennial-donors-171646

Facebook Tests Having Users Initiate Safety Check (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/06/02/facebook-tests-having-users-initiate-safety-check-natural-disaster-terrorist-attack/85273652/

Facebook Messenger Adds More Diverse Emojis (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/06/01/facebook-messenger-adds-more-diverse-emojis/85243230/

Zen & the Art of Managing Smartphone Photos (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/02/technology/personaltech/zen-and-the-art-of-managing-smartphone-photos.html?_r=0

Four Tips for a Professional Email – Writing effective emails is vital for maintaining good relationships at work (U-S News & World Report)

http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/articles/2016-06-02/4-tips-for-a-professional-email

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Demise of Local News May Be Ruining Congress (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-05-31/demise-of-local-news-may-be-ruining-congress

GENERAL NEWS

Hot Weather Expected This Weekend in Washington State (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/hot-weather-expected-this-weekend-in-washington/

Details Emerge About Gunman, Victim in UCLA Murder-Suicide (CBS News)

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ucla-campus-shooting-victim-gunman-safety-protocols/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17&yptr=yahoo&ref=yfp

Woman on UCLA Shooter’s ‘Kill List’ Found Dead (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jun/02/woman-on-kill-list-in-ucla-shooters-home-dead/

‘Armed & Dangerous’ Homeowner a Suspect in Elma Murder (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/homeowner-now-a-suspect-in-elma-murder-investigation/228231467

Boeing to Lay Off 211 Workers in Washington State, Agency Says (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-boeing-layoffs-idUSKCN0YO1JB

Official Says Prince Died of Opioid Overdose (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2016/06/official_says_prince_died_of_o.html

The Graying of Rural America – As young people increasingly move to cities, what happens to the people & places they leave behind? (Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/06/the-graying-of-rural-america/485159/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Kid Destroys $15,000 LEGO Sculpture an Hour after New Exhibit Opens

https://www.yahoo.com/news/kid-destroys-15-000-lego-065937181.html

Call This Number & a Swede Will Answer, Any Swede

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/06/01/call-number-and-swede-answer-any-swede/85228810/

2,000-Year-Old Handwritten Documents Found in London Mud

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/2-000-year-old-handwritten-documents-found-in-7956442.php

Woman Buys Freezer from Neighbor, Finds Human Remains Inside

http://q13fox.com/2016/06/01/woman-buys-freezer-from-neighbor-finds-human-remains-inside/

SONG OF THE DAY

ABBA - Mamma Mia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unfzfe8f9NI

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Energy News Digest for June 1, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 1, 2016

http://tinyurl.com/z7sophc

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Dept. of Ecology Releases Updated Rule to Cap Carbon Pollution (Washington State Department of Ecology)

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2016/072.html

Seattle City Council Measure Seeks Alternatives to Nuclear Power (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/seattle-council-measure-seeks-alternatives-to-nuclear-power/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_politics

Washington State Governor Asked to Increase Water for Spokane River (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/may/31/inslee-asked-to-increase-water-for-spokane-river/

Solar Project Proposed Near City of Kittitas (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/business/solar-project-proposed-near-city-of-kittitas/article_f5d8e616-234c-11e6-a76a-c3b1762cdbf1.html

Suspect Arrested in Shelton Police Investigation of Fire at Abandoned Grove Street Hotel (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/20614#more-20614

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Seattle City Council Measure Seeks Alternatives to Nuclear Power
• Nuclear Plants, Despite Safety Concerns, Gain Support as Clean Energy Sources
• Army Corps of Engineers Makes Tours of Lower Granite Dam Available
• Roger Sparks Has Served Community for 42 Years on Kittitas PUD Board
• Mason PUD 1’s General Manager Elected to NW Public Power Association Board
• Final Environmental Impact Statement Issued for the Sweetheart Lake Hydroelectric Project near Juneau
• Great Plains Energy Agrees to Buy Westar for $8.6 Billion
• Pennsylvania Utility Agency Ordered to Release Records That Led to Outage-Related Fine
• New York: Troubled Indian Point Reactor Will Reopen in Summer
• Domestic Uranium Production Remains Near Historic Low as Imports Continue to Fuel U-S Reactors
• Arizona Public Service Pushes Residential Demand Charges in New Rate Case
• This Florida Power & Light Drone Could Get Your Lights Back on Faster After a Storm
• Scientists Say Dungeness Crab Threatened by Ocean Acidification
• Salmon Ceremony: First Chinook Return to Chief Joseph Hatchery
• Phillips: Watch Hatchery Smolts Get Clipped before Leaving for Ocean
• Skip the Seal Selfie, for Pup’s Sake, Says NOAA
• Washington State Governor Asked to Increase Water for Spokane River
• Records Show Portland School Leaders Knew about Lead in Water as Early as 2012
• Solar Project Proposed Near City of Kittitas
• Renewable Energy Surges to Record Levels around the World
• Public Power Green Energy Programs Recognized by National Lab
• Oregonians Say Jackson County Targets Pot Growers
• Washington State Dept. of Ecology Releases Updated Rule to Cap Carbon Pollution
• Utilities Want to Amp Up EV Charging in the Tri-Cities
• Portland Coffee Roaster Will Capture Energy from Your Cuppa Joe
• Striking Verizon Workers to Return Wednesday; Deal Inked
• ESPN Has Lost 10 Million Viewers since 2013 to Cord Trimming
• Cellphone Radiation Study Raises Concerns despite Low Risk
• 360 Million Myspace Accounts Breached
• Googling Yourself Now Leads to Personal Privacy Controls
• Dozens in Russia Imprisoned for Social Media Likes, Reposts
• Bears Attempt to Break Into Parked Cars at School, Attacked by Social Media
• Feds Plan to Retry Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley on Deadlocked Counts
• California: Former CalPERS Chief Sentenced to Prison in Bribery Scandal
• Suspect Arrested in Shelton Police Investigation of Fire at Abandoned Grove Street Hotel
• Family Desperate to Find Missing Thurston County Teen after Car Found Abandoned
• Summer Means ‘100 Deadliest Days’ for Teen Drivers
• FEMA’s New ‘Disaster Deductible’ Shifts Responsibility to States
• City of Shelton to Use Search Firm to Find New Finance Director
• Elwha Dam Remnants Pose Extreme Risk to Boaters & Swimmers, Park Warns

WORD OF THE DAY

Epiphany • \i-PIH-fun-ee\ • Noun – 1 capitalized: January 6 observed as a church festival in commemoration of the coming of the Magi as the first manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles or in the Eastern Church in commemoration of the baptism of Christ 2: an appearance or manifestation especially of a divine being 3a (1): a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something (2): an intuitive grasp of reality through something (as an event) usually simple and striking (3): an illuminating discovery b: a revealing scene or moment

“I have no Bulwer-Lyttonesque example sentences for this word,” sighed the news digest editor. “Even this small realization could be considered some sort of an epiphany,” he muttered, “but I doubt it”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Seattle City Council Measure Seeks Alternatives to Nuclear Power (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/seattle-council-measure-seeks-alternatives-to-nuclear-power/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_politics

Nuclear Plants, Despite Safety Concerns, Gain Support as Clean Energy Sources (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/01/business/energy-environment/nuclear-plants-despite-safety-concerns-gain-support-as-clean-energy-sources.html?emc=edit_th_20160601&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=73440838&_r=0

Army Corps of Engineers Makes Tours of Lower Granite Dam Available (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, WA)

http://www.union-bulletin.com/news/corps-makes-tours-of-lower-granite-dam-available/article_8bc9f3d2-267b-11e6-bb25-4f6b8f0a6acf.html

Roger Sparks Has Served Community for 42 Years on Kittitas PUD Board (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/members/roger-sparks-has-served-community-for-years-on-pud-board/article_2ed52c88-274c-11e6-a57e-175285bf5bde.html

Mason PUD 1’s General Manager Elected to NW Public Power Association Board (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/20618

Final Environmental Impact Statement Issued for the Sweetheart Lake Hydroelectric Project near Juneau (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

http://www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower/enviro/eis/2016/05-31-16.asp

Great Plains Energy Agrees to Buy Westar for $8.6 Billion (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/01/business/dealbook/great-plains-energy-westar.html?ref=energy-environment&_r=1

Pennsylvania Utility Agency Ordered to Release Records That Led to Outage-Related Fine (Associated Press)

http://www.pantagraph.com/business/utility-agency-ordered-to-release-records-that-led-to-fine/article_cb727e81-0198-5b45-98c8-6b9e2995d6a7.html

New York: Troubled Indian Point Reactor Will Reopen in Summer (Journal News, White Plains, NY)

http://www.lohud.com/story/tech/science/environment/2016/05/26/troubled-indian-point-reactor-reopen-summer/84978218/

Domestic Uranium Production Remains Near Historic Low as Imports Continue to Fuel U-S Reactors (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=26472

Arizona Public Service Pushes Residential Demand Charges in New Rate Case (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/arizona-public-service-pushes-residential-demand-charges-in-new-rate-case/420112/

This Florida Power & Light Drone Could Get Your Lights Back on Faster After a Storm (Orlando Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2016/06/01/this-fpl-drone-could-get-your-lights-back-on.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Scientists Say Dungeness Crab Threatened by Ocean Acidification (Redding Record Searchlight, CA)

http://www.redding.com/news/local/scientists-say-dungeness-crab-threatened-by-ocean-acidification-337c261c-1b67-7a21-e053-0100007fbddb-381114811.html

Salmon Ceremony: First Chinook Return to Chief Joseph Hatchery (Indian Country Today)

http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2016/05/31/salmon-ceremony-first-chinook-return-chief-joseph-hatchery-164614

Phillips: Watch Hatchery Smolts Get Clipped before Leaving for Ocean (Twin Falls Times News, ID)

http://magicvalley.com/lifestyles/recreation/phillips-watch-hatchery-smolts-get-clipped-before-leaving-for-ocean/article_5930eb03-f398-5fba-a960-89cf8868b709.html

Skip the Seal Selfie, for Pup’s Sake, Says NOAA (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/0531/Skip-the-seal-selfie-for-pup-s-sake-says-NOAA

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Washington State Governor Asked to Increase Water for Spokane River (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/may/31/inslee-asked-to-increase-water-for-spokane-river/

Records Show Portland School Leaders Knew about Lead in Water as Early as 2012 (Northwest Public Radio)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/when-portland-public-schools-know-lead-water-2012/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Solar Project Proposed Near City of Kittitas (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/business/solar-project-proposed-near-city-of-kittitas/article_f5d8e616-234c-11e6-a76a-c3b1762cdbf1.html

Renewable Energy Surges to Record Levels around the World (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36420750

Public Power Green Energy Programs Recognized by National Lab (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=45896

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Oregonians Say Jackson County Targets Pot Growers (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/05/31/oregonians-say-county-targets-pot-growers.htm

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Dept. of Ecology Releases Updated Rule to Cap Carbon Pollution (Washington State Department of Ecology)

http://www.ecy.wa.gov/news/2016/072.html

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Utilities Want to Amp Up EV Charging in the Tri-Cities (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article80816662.html

Portland Coffee Roaster Will Capture Energy from Your Cuppa Joe (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/05/one-portland-coffee-roaster-will-capture-energy.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Striking Verizon Workers to Return Wednesday; Deal Inked (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Striking-Verizon-workers-to-return-Wednesday-7952849.php

ESPN Has Lost 10 Million Viewers since 2013 to Cord Trimming (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ESPN-Has-Lost-10-Million-Viewers-Since-2013-to-Cord-Trimming-137087

Cellphone Radiation Study Raises Concerns despite Low Risk (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/medical/article/NIH-experts-question-fed-study-linking-cell-7949355.php

MARKETING & MEDIA

360 Million Myspace Accounts Breached (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2016/05/31/360-million-myspace-accounts-breached/85183200/

Googling Yourself Now Leads to Personal Privacy Controls (ABC News)

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/googling-now-leads-personal-privacy-controls-39526189

Dozens in Russia Imprisoned for Social Media Likes, Reposts (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Dozens-in-Russia-imprisoned-for-social-media-7954329.php

Bears Attempt to Break Into Parked Cars at School, Attacked by Social Media (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/06/01/bears-break-into-cars/#M15huTf88Sqi

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Feds Plan to Retry Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley on Deadlocked Counts (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/feds-plan-retry-troy-kelley-deadlocked-counts

California: Former CalPERS Chief Sentenced to Prison in Bribery Scandal (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article80982407.html

GENERAL NEWS

Suspect Arrested in Shelton Police Investigation of Fire at Abandoned Grove Street Hotel (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/20614#more-20614

Family Desperate to Find Missing Thurston County Teen after Car Found Abandoned (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/05/31/family-desperate-to-find-missing-thurston-county-teen/

Summer Means ‘100 Deadliest Days’ for Teen Drivers (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/100-deadliest-days-for-teen-drivers/226206981

FEMA’s New ‘Disaster Deductible’ Shifts Responsibility to States (Associated Press)

http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/fema%E2%80%99s-new-%E2%80%98disaster-deductible%E2%80%99-shifts-responsibility-to-states/ar-BBtInUa

City of Shelton to Use Search Firm to Find New Finance Director (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/20625

Elwha Dam Remnants Pose Extreme Risk to Boaters & Swimmers, Park Warns (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/former-elwha-dam-site-has-long-sharp-pieces-of-twisted-metal-near-rivers-surface-boaters-warned/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

What’s the Top Spelling ‘Mistake’ in Washington State? The Answer Could Make You Sick

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/whats-the-top-spelling-mistake-in-washington-state-the-answer-could-make-you-sick/

NBA Finals: Schadenfreude in Seattle

http://www.wsj.com/articles/nba-finals-schadenfreude-in-seattle-1464716121?mod=e2fb

Duo Used Stolen Cash to Buy Winning $1 Million Lottery Ticket

http://www.usnews.com/news/offbeat/articles/2016-06-01/cops-duo-used-stolen-cash-to-buy-winning-1m-lottery-ticket

Marilyn Monroe’s 90th Birthday Celebrated in Photo Show

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36424455

SONG OF THE DAY

Elton John – Candle in the Wind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK1XlMsTgmM

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Weather Forecast for May 31, 2016

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

High Court Sides with Property Owners in Wetlands Case – Says Decisions Can Be Tested in Court (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2016-05-31/high-court-sides-with-property-owners-in-wetlands-case

Pacific Northwest Bill for Fish & Wildlife Hits $757 Million (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/norbill-for-nw-fish-and-wildlife-hits-757-million/91984

Avista Seeks Idaho Electric Rate Increase (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/may/27/avista-asking-for-electric-rate-increase-in-idaho/

Appeals Court Rips Federal Review of Contested Echanis Oregon Wind Project (E&E News)

http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060038045

Verizon, Unions Agree to Pay Raises, New Jobs to End Strike (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-verizon-strike-deal-idUSKCN0YL1E7

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Avista Seeks Idaho Electric Rate Increase
• Eugene Water & Electric Board Selects Internal Candidate, Frank Lawson, to Serve as Next General Manager
• Lawsuit Still ‘Hanging Over’ Former Peace River Dam Protest Campers
• IRS Is Urged To Withdraw Proposal Changing Definition of “Political Subdivision” for Purposes of Tax-Exempt Bonds
• Seattle University Students Power Village in Africa
• Huge Benefits from California Regional Market Expansion, Studies Show
• Shameless in Seattle
• Woody Guthrie Sang Praises of Dam on Columbia in 1941
• Tennessee Valley Authority is First Mover for Small Modular Reactor Early Site Permit
• Op/Ed: Xcel Energy Wants to Rewrite Your Electricity Bill
• Why a Power Grid Attack Is a Nightmare Scenario
• Where Free Wind Meets Cheap Gas in U-S, Power Dynamics Changing
• No Hero Stands Alone: Storm Soldiers II
• When Kids Teach Adults on Electrical Safety
• A Simulation of What 100,000 Volts Does to Human Flesh
• Pacific Northwest Bill for Fish & Wildlife Hits $757 Million
• Op/Ed: Snake River Dams Vital to Renewable Energy Future
• River without a Dam - Early Estimates Disappointing for 2016 Fraser River Sockeye Returns
• High Court Sides with Property Owners in Wetlands Case – Says Decisions Can Be Tested in Court
• Chelan County Water Managers Make Play for Alpine Lakes
• Warm Spring Melting Washington’s Snowpack While Contributing to Other Problems
• Appeals Court Rips Federal Review of Contested Echanis Oregon Wind Project
• U-S Senator: Taxpayer-Funded Solar Plant Lights Birds on Fire
• Minnesota: Solar Garden Support – Devil in the Details
• Cloud-seeding program to continue in Idaho
• ​Tesla Will Celebrate Gigafactory Grand Opening in July
• Verizon, Unions Agree to Pay Raises, New Jobs to End Strike
• Forget Your Cable Provider – Verizon Just Hinted at Nationwide 5G Home Broadband
• What Makes Facebook Live Videos So Mind-Blowingly Bad
• Tenants Don’t Like Order to ‘Like’ Landlord on Facebook – Or Else
• State Commissioner of Public Lands Race Has Crowded Field
• Troy Kelley Scheduled to be Back in Court, Feds Could Signal Plans
• New Manager to Oversee Snohomish County Public Records Requests
• Mason County Sheriff: Dog Nabs Man in Possession of Drugs, Guns after Chase
• Washington State is Losing Its Signature Views. Can We Restore Them?

WORD OF THE DAY

Foozle • \FOO-zul\ • Verb – To manage or play awkwardly: bungle

Watching Abercrombie in aerobics class was like watching a large, ponderous bear attempt ballet…only not as good. Just about every move barked out by the harridan leading the class led to a foozled step by Abercrombie. Many times he endangered his fellow classmates with flailing arms or a mistaken left step when a right one was ordered.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Avista Seeks Idaho Electric Rate Increase (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/may/27/avista-asking-for-electric-rate-increase-in-idaho/

Eugene Water & Electric Board Selects Internal Candidate, Frank Lawson, to Serve as Next General Manager (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/34412166-75/eweb-selects-internal-candidate-frank-lawson-to-serve-as-next-general-manager.html.csp

Lawsuit Still ‘Hanging Over’ Former Peace River Dam Protest Campers (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/lawsuit-still-hanging-over-former-site-c-protest-campers-1.2265577

IRS Is Urged To Withdraw Proposal Changing Definition of “Political Subdivision” for Purposes of Tax-Exempt Bonds (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=45882

Seattle University Students Power Village in Africa (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/seattle-university-students-power-village-in-africa/222465876

Huge Benefits from California Regional Market Expansion, Studies Show (National Resources Defense Council)

https://www.nrdc.org/experts/carl-zichella/huge-benefits-regional-market-expansion-studies-show

Shameless in Seattle (Northwest Clean Energy)

https://northwestcleanenergy.com/2016/05/31/shameless-in-seattle/

Woody Guthrie Sang Praises of Dam on Columbia in 1941 (Associated Press)

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/34415857-75/woody-guthrie-sang-praises-of-dam-on-columbia-in-1941.html.csp

Tennessee Valley Authority is First Mover for Small Modular Reactor Early Site Permit (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/dan-yurman/2379639/tva-is-first-mover-for-smr-early-site-permit

Op/Ed: Xcel Energy Wants to Rewrite Your Electricity Bill (Denver Post, CO)

http://www.denverpost.com/2016/05/28/jaffe-hed-goes-here/

Why a Power Grid Attack Is a Nightmare Scenario (the Hill, Washington, DC)
http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/281494-why-a-power-grid-attack-is-a-nightmare-scenario

Where Free Wind Meets Cheap Gas in U-S, Power Dynamics Changing (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-25/where-free-wind-meets-cheap-gas-in-u-s-power-dynamics-changing

No Hero Stands Alone: Storm Soldiers II (Transmission & Distribution World)

http://tdworld.com/electric-utility-operations/no-hero-stands-alone-storm-soldiers-ii&elqTrackId=045F4DC68AD6E503A4CDB3E3D3FD21F3&elqTrack=true#slide-0-field_images-86291c?PK=UM_Top516

When Kids Teach Adults on Electrical Safety (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/kids-teach-adults-on-electrical-safety/91913

A Simulation of What 100,000 Volts Does to Human Flesh (Gizmodo)

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/a-simulation-of-what-100-000-volts-does-to-human-flesh-1779586801

FISH & WILDLIFE

Pacific Northwest Bill for Fish & Wildlife Hits $757 Million (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/norbill-for-nw-fish-and-wildlife-hits-757-million/91984

Op/Ed: Snake River Dams Vital to Renewable Energy Future (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/may/28/terry-fores-snake-river-dams-vital-to-renewable-en/

River without a Dam - Early Estimates Disappointing for 2016 Fraser River Sockeye Returns (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/early-estimates-disappointing-for-2016-fraser-river-sockeye-returns-1.2266654

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

High Court Sides with Property Owners in Wetlands Case – Says Decisions Can Be Tested in Court (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2016-05-31/high-court-sides-with-property-owners-in-wetlands-case

Chelan County Water Managers Make Play for Alpine Lakes (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/may/30/chelan-county-water-managers-make-play-for-alpine-/

Warm Spring Melting Washington’s Snowpack While Contributing to Other Problems (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/may/30/1510405/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Appeals Court Rips Federal Review of Contested Echanis Oregon Wind Project (E&E News)

http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060038045

U-S Senator: Taxpayer-Funded Solar Plant Lights Birds on Fire (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/senator-taxpayer-funded-solar-plant-lights-birds-on-fire/article/2592387

Minnesota: Solar Garden Support – Devil in the Details (Duluth News Tribune, MN)

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/4043914-solar-garden-support-devil-details

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Cloud-seeding program to continue in Idaho (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/may/27/cloud-seeding-program-to-continue-in-idaho/

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

​Tesla Will Celebrate Gigafactory Grand Opening in July (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2016/05/31/tesla-will-celebrate-gigafactory-grand-opening-in.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Verizon, Unions Agree to Pay Raises, New Jobs to End Strike (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-verizon-strike-deal-idUSKCN0YL1E7

Forget Your Cable Provider – Verizon Just Hinted at Nationwide 5G Home Broadband (The Motley Fool)

http://www.fool.com/investing/2016/05/29/forget-your-cable-provider-verizon-just-hinted-at.aspx

MARKETING & MEDIA

What Makes Facebook Live Videos So Mind-Blowingly Bad (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2016/05/toward_a_critical_theory_of_facebook_live_videos_from_watermelon_explosion.html

Tenants Don’t Like Order to ‘Like’ Landlord on Facebook – Or Else (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2016/05/tenants_dont_like_being_told_t.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

State Commissioner of Public Lands Race Has Crowded Field (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20160531/news/305319989/state-commissioner-of-public-lands-race-has-crowded-field

Troy Kelley Scheduled to be Back in Court, Feds Could Signal Plans (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/troy-kelley-scheduled-be-back-court-feds-could-signal-plans

New Manager to Oversee Snohomish County Public Records Requests (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20160531/NEWS01/160539927

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Sheriff: Dog Nabs Man in Possession of Drugs, Guns after Chase (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-sheriff-dog-nabs-man-in-possession-of-drugs-guns/article_f3243fc4-2603-11e6-883e-b7c639a01b31.html

Washington State is Losing Its Signature Views. Can We Restore Them? (Cliff Mass Weather Bog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2016/05/washington-state-is-losing-its.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

These Are the Dumb Questions People in Your State Google Most

http://distractify.com/trending/2016/05/26/states-google-dumb-questions

Dr. Heimlich, 96, Uses His Maneuver to Save Choking Woman

http://www.yakimaherald.com/lifestyle/health/year-old-heimlich-uses-namesake-maneuver-on-choking-woman/article_d7dd1f06-5924-50f0-822a-0bd50198de86.html

Massive Alligator Takes an Afternoon Stroll on a Golf Course

http://mashable.com/2016/05/31/giant-alligator-golf-course/

Anthropologist Follows Trail of Century-Old Hobo Graffiti

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/may/30/anthropologist-follows-trail-of-century-old-hobo-graffiti/

SONG OF THE DAY

Arlo Guthrie – Hobo’s Lullaby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhMiX9cfyPM

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