Energy News Digest for July 18, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for July 18, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Bull Trout Lawsuit Targets 26 Dams in Columbia River Basin (Associated Press)

http://www.paradisepost.com/environment-and-nature/20160713/bull-trout-lawsuit-targets-26-dams-in-columbia-river-basin

Century-Old Bond for Aluminum Smelters & Utilities Falls Apart (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-13/century-old-bond-for-aluminum-smelters-and-utilities-falls-apart

Carbon Initiative Could Cost Grant PUD (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/carbon-initiative-could-cost-grant-pud/article_83cd1102-4a1e-11e6-8b29-07660ca537d7.html

Pacific Northwest Public Power Utilities, Others, Earn High Customer Satisfaction Rankings from J.D. Power (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=46131

Op/Ed: Base Power Plan on Clean, Not Renewable Energy (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article89675842.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Century-Old Bond for Aluminum Smelters & Utilities Falls Apart
• Pacific Northwest Public Power Utilities, Others, Earn High Customer Satisfaction Rankings from J.D. Power
• Op/Ed: Base Power Plan on Clean, Not Renewable Energy
• Op/Ed: Economist’s Attack on Columbia Generating Station Got It Wrong
• Washington State Council Member Rockefeller Retires After Five Years on Northwest Power/Conservation Council
• Lewis County PUD Commissioner Named Officer of National Public Power Council
• How Did Southern California Keep the Lights On During an Historic Heatwave? We Need to Know
• State of Hawaii Says No to Major Electric Utility Merger
• Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Bidding to Buy Oncor Electric
• Impending Electric Shock? Consumers & Investors Should Brace Themselves
• On ‘Life-Support,’ Texas Clean-Coal Project Gets Reprieve
• Bull Trout Lawsuit Targets 26 Dams in Columbia River Basin
• Starving Seabirds Washing Up Dead on Washington State Beaches
• Erosion at Bonneville Dam Forces River Managers to Change Fish Spill Pattern
• Compared to Last Year, Cooler Temperatures Seem to be Giving Snake River Sockeye a Break
• Tribal Fishing Sites along Columbia River Supported by Pacific NW Congressional Members
• Fish Viewing Windows Open at Rocky Reach Dam Visitor Center
• Taylor Shellfish: How a Fifth-Generation Family Raises Sustainable Seafood
• US Representative Kilmer Enlists State Department on Canadian Sewage Issues
• Video: Solar Energy a Growing Domestic Source of Electricity in Mason County
• How Well Do Consumers Understand Rooftop Solar Economics?
• SolarWorld Loses Summary Judgment, Faces $770 Million Claim
• California’s Biggest Utilities Break Record for Solar Power
• Deepwater Wind Proposes Largest Offshore Wind Farm in U-S
• Energy Guzzlers No More: Data Centers Finally Using Less Electricity, New Study Finds
• How to Cool Your House Like a Wonk
• Carbon Initiative Could Cost Grant PUD
• Inslee Carbon Cap Critics Protest, Fast on Capitol Steps – Say it Doesn’t Go Far Enough
• California Governor Proposes Extension of Cap-And-Trade Program to 2050
• Avista Installing Electric Charging Stations in Eastern Washington State
• Driving Lessons: Charging Ahead in the Electric Vehicle Race
• U.-S Regulators Pave Way for Speedy Next-Generation 5G Networks
• Comcast Expands Low-Cost Internet Service to Public Housing Residents
• Rural America Needs Broadband
• Pokémon at Substations? Players Beware!
• Former Kitzhaber Communications Director Files Civil Rights Lawsuit over Firing
• Baton Rouge Gunman’s Motive Remains Unclear after Police Deaths
• Two Belfair Projects Put Pavement to the Highway
• Test of New Look for Railroad Avenue in Downtown Shelton

WORD OF THE DAY

Bombinate • \BAHM-buh-nayt\ • Verb – Buzz, drone.

The “cough quotient” of the audience slowly increased as the second-rate community college economist’s sturdy, yet droning speech on chickpea futures bombinated through the halls of the extension campus of Dirt Junior College.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Century-Old Bond for Aluminum Smelters & Utilities Falls Apart (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-13/century-old-bond-for-aluminum-smelters-and-utilities-falls-apart

Pacific Northwest Public Power Utilities, Others, Earn High Customer Satisfaction Rankings from J.D. Power (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=46131

Op/Ed: Base Power Plan on Clean, Not Renewable Energy (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article89675842.html

Op/Ed: Economist’s Attack on Columbia Generating Station Got It Wrong (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/07/economists_attack_on_columbia.html

Washington State Council Member Rockefeller Retires After Five Years on Northwest Power/Conservation Council (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/437126.aspx

Lewis County PUD Commissioner Named Officer of National Public Power Council (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://www.chronline.com/news/lewis-county-pud-commissioner-named-officer-of-national-public-power/article_4f645d5e-49e6-11e6-b340-8f75c4f352a3.html

How Did Southern California Keep the Lights On During an Historic Heatwave? We Need to Know (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2016/07/15/how-did-southern-california-keep-the-lights-on-during-an-historic-heatwave-we-need-to-know/

State of Hawaii Says No to Major Electric Utility Merger (Associated Press)

http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-news/hawaii-commission-says-no-major-electric-utility-merger

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Bidding to Buy Oncor Electric (Houston Business Journal, TX)

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2016/07/buffett-s-berkshire-hathaway-bidding-to-buy-texas.html

Impending Electric Shock? Consumers & Investors Should Brace Themselves (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/uhenergy/2016/07/15/impending-electric-shock-consumers-and-investors-should-brace-themselves/#44e98c8754a3

On ‘Life-Support,’ Texas Clean-Coal Project Gets Reprieve (Bloomberg News)

http://fuelfix.com/blog/2016/07/15/on-life-support-texas-clean-coal-project-gets-reprieve/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Bull Trout Lawsuit Targets 26 Dams in Columbia River Basin (Associated Press)

http://www.paradisepost.com/environment-and-nature/20160713/bull-trout-lawsuit-targets-26-dams-in-columbia-river-basin

Starving Seabirds Washing Up Dead on Washington State Beaches (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/starving-seabirds-washing-dead-washington-beaches

Erosion at Bonneville Dam Forces River Managers to Change Fish Spill Pattern (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/437135.aspx

Compared to Last Year, Cooler Temperatures Seem to be Giving Snake River Sockeye a Break (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/437136.aspx

Tribal Fishing Sites along Columbia River Supported by Pacific NW Congressional Members (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/32448650/tribal-fishing-sites-along-columbia-river-supported-by-nw-congressional-members-with-new-legislation

Fish Viewing Windows Open at Rocky Reach Dam Visitor Center (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.ncwlife.com/outdoors/fishing/fish-viewing-windows-open-at-rocky-reach-dam-visitor-center/article_bfb6b084-4abd-11e6-9fa6-3f0748421d8e.html

Taylor Shellfish: How a Fifth-Generation Family Raises Sustainable Seafood (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ramcommercial/2016/05/18/how-a-fifth-generation-family-raises-sustainable-seafood/#3fda179a732b

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

US Representative Kilmer Enlists State Department on Canadian Sewage Issues (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/11746

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Video: Solar Energy a Growing Domestic Source of Electricity in Mason County (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/solar-energy-a-growing-domestic-source-of-electricity-in-mason/youtube_d41d7f26-4a27-11e6-9e75-c3922901e089.html

How Well Do Consumers Understand Rooftop Solar Economics? (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/how-well-do-consumers-understand-rooftop-solar-economics/422236/

SolarWorld Loses Summary Judgment, Faces $770 Million Claim (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/07/solarworld-loses-summary-judgment-faces-770m-claim.html

California’s Biggest Utilities Break Record for Solar Power (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article89965022.html

Deepwater Wind Proposes Largest Offshore Wind Farm in U-S (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/deepwater-wind-proposes-largest-offshore-wind-farm-in-us/422718/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy Guzzlers No More: Data Centers Finally Using Less Electricity, New Study Finds (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_30135940/energy-guzzlers-no-more-data-centers-finally-using

How to Cool Your House Like a Wonk (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/07/14/how-to-cool-your-house-like-a-wonk/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Carbon Initiative Could Cost Grant PUD (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/carbon-initiative-could-cost-grant-pud/article_83cd1102-4a1e-11e6-8b29-07660ca537d7.html

Inslee Carbon Cap Critics Protest, Fast on Capitol Steps – Say it Doesn’t Go Far Enough (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/inslee-carbon-cap-critics-protest-fast-capitol-steps

California Governor Proposes Extension of Cap-And-Trade Program to 2050 (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-gov-brown-proposes-extension-of-cap-and-trade-program-to-2050/422562/

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Avista Installing Electric Charging Stations in Eastern Washington State (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/32463960/avista-installing-electric-charging-stations-in-e-washington

Driving Lessons: Charging Ahead in the Electric Vehicle Race (American Public Power Association)

http://publicpower.org/Media/magazine/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=46112

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

U.-S Regulators Pave Way for Speedy Next-Generation 5G Networks (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-telecoms-idUSKCN0ZU1V9?il=0

Comcast Expands Low-Cost Internet Service to Public Housing Residents (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2016/07/comcast_expands_low-cost_inter.html

Rural America Needs Broadband (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/newsmakers/co-op-voices/rural-america-needs-broadband/92971

MARKETING & MEDIA

Pokémon at Substations? Players Beware! (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/newsmakers/co-op-news-newsmakers/pokemon-at-substations-players-beware/93066

POLITICS & MANAGEMENT

Former Kitzhaber Communications Director Files Civil Rights Lawsuit over Firing (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/07/former_kitzhaber_communication.html

GENERAL NEWS

Baton Rouge Gunman’s Motive Remains Unclear after Police Deaths (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-police-idUSKCN0ZX0MX

Two Belfair Projects Put Pavement to the Highway (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/separate-belfair-projects-put-pavement-to-the-highway/article_10620122-4abf-11e6-ab90-578c6583c981.html

Test of New Look for Railroad Avenue in Downtown Shelton (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/21164

FLYING FIGS – DIVERSIONS

Thrifty Bride Serves ‘Garbage Food’ to Her Wedding Guests

https://www.yahoo.com/style/thrifty-bride-serves-garbage-food-to-her-wedding-guests-134927281.html

New Hampshire City Police Use Pokemon Go to Lure Fugitives

http://komonews.com/news/offbeat/new-hampshire-city-police-use-pokemon-go-to-lure-fugitives-07-17-2016-185014462

A Man Has Hidden $50,000 worth of $100 Bills around Salem

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2016/07/a_man_has_hidden_50000_worth_o.html

Rare Solar Eclipse Coming to Oregon in 2017, Hotels Already Booked

http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2016/06/rare_solar_eclipse_coming_to_o.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Trevor Rabin – National Treasure Theme (Movie Soundtrack)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElgZad3HwJo

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Energy News Digest for July 12, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for July 12, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Group Starts Fast in Opposition to Proposed Washington State Carbon Rule (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/340892/group-starts-fast-in-opposition-to-proposed-carbon-rule/

Business Group Emerges to Back Vancouver, WA Oil Terminal (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/07/business-group-emerges-to-back-vancouver-oil.html

Cascade Natural Gas Facing Possible $4M Penalty for Pipeline Safety Violations (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/32428212/cascade-natural-gas-facing-possible-4m-penalty-for-pipeline-safety-violations

Biologists Keep Watchful Eye on Sockeye Migration (Twin Falls Times News, ID)

http://magicvalley.com/lifestyles/recreation/phillips-biologists-keep-watchful-eye-on-sockeye-migration/article_ade77240-49e3-5bf0-b672-7fc638f89418.html

New York’s LED Streetlights: A Crime Deterrent to Some, a Nuisance to Others (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/nyregion/new-yorks-led-streetlights-receive-a-lukewarm-reception.html?ref=energy-environment&_r=0

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Business Group Emerges to Back Vancouver, WA Oil Terminal
• Cascade Natural Gas Facing Possible $4M Penalty for Pipeline Safety Violations
• Op/Ed: Maintaining Low-Cost Electricity Vital for Washington State’s Clean Tech Industries
• Study Says Expansion of California's Electric Grid Would Save Consumers $1.5 Billion
• Arizona: City of Sierra Vista Looks to Hoover Dam for Cheaper Power
• North Carolina: Alcoa’s Yadkin Project Hydroelectric Plants to be Sold
• Greens Sue Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection (PJM), Saying New Capacity Rules Disadvantage Renewables, Demand Response
• Future of Natural Gas Hinges on Stanching Methane Leaks
• Biologists Keep Watchful Eye on Sockeye Migration
• Columbia River Northern Pikeminnow Reward Catch Program Continues to Show Decent Catch Rates
• New Kittitas County Water Bank Website Could Make Shopping for Water Rights Easier
• Is Burning Trees Still Green? Some Experts Now Question Biomass
• Massachusetts Wind Farm Stumbled on Shorebirds
• New York’s LED Streetlights: A Crime Deterrent to Some, a Nuisance to Others
• When Kids Learn to Conserve Energy, Their Behavior Also Spreads to Parents
• Marijuana Ban Ending In Parts of Pierce County
• Group Starts Fast in Opposition to Proposed Washington State Carbon Rule
• California's Climate Change Program: Jerry Brown Pushes Extension of Cap-And-Trade
• Clinton Gives Thumbs Down to Dem Platform's Carbon Tax
• Smart Doesn’t Always Mean an Easy Home
• Harney: Don’t Be Fooled by Fake ‘Green’
• Comcast Experiencing Major Phone Outage
• Wyden, Colleagues Urge FCC: Close Rural Broadband Gap
• Foreign Hackers Target Thousands of Gmail Users Every Month
• Google Fiber Adds New Business Class Tiers, Raises Rates
• Colorado: Big Choices Ahead as Boulder Pursues Faster, Cheaper Broadband
• Cooperative to Start Broadband Project in Northwest Arkansas
• Relax, You're Not Going to Jail for Sharing Your Netflix Password – Consensual Password Sharing
• Mind the Font: London's Underground Getting a New Look
• U-S Senators Strike Deal to Move Forward on Sweeping Energy Bill
• Blood Donation Urged Immediately; Supply 'Alarmingly' Low
• Work Stoppage Continues at Hanford Nuclear Reservation
• Dow Jones Industrial Average Closes at a Record High
• D.B. Cooper Investigation – Unsolved – Is Over after 45 Years, FBI Says

WORD OF THE DAY

Akrasia • \uh-KRAY-zhuh\ • noun – Weakness of will: weakness of will, especially a failure to act according to a sense of moral obligation

Alfonse was ridden with akrasia. On one hand, he knew that the double cheeseburger with jalapenos, blue cheese, thick bacon and avocados was bad for him. On the other hand, he knew that his head would explode if he could not take just one tasty bite of this forbidden fruit. “I know just as Ulysses felt as he had his crew tie him to the mast as they passed by the sirens,” he pondered. In the end, his vegetarian friends came to the rescue, tying him to the bumper of their hybrid vehicle as they slowly glided past the burger joint on their way to the organic “Humus Hut” on south 43rd Avenue.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Business Group Emerges to Back Vancouver, WA Oil Terminal (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/07/business-group-emerges-to-back-vancouver-oil.html

Cascade Natural Gas Facing Possible $4M Penalty for Pipeline Safety Violations (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/32428212/cascade-natural-gas-facing-possible-4m-penalty-for-pipeline-safety-violations

Op/Ed: Maintaining Low-Cost Electricity Vital for Washington State’s Clean Tech Industries (Maple Valley Reporter, WA)

http://www.maplevalleyreporter.com/business/386363121.html

Study Says Expansion of California's Electric Grid Would Save Consumers $1.5 Billion (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-electric-grid-expansion-20160712-snap-story.html

Arizona: City of Sierra Vista Looks to Hoover Dam for Cheaper Power (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)

http://www.svherald.com/news/city-looks-to-hoover-dam-for-cheaper-power/article_0de0b314-47ca-11e6-a99d-f7dd51c69fc3.html

North Carolina: Alcoa’s Yadkin Project Hydroelectric Plants to be Sold (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2016/07/12/alcoa-s-yadkin-project-hydroelectric-plants-to-be.html

Greens Sue Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection (PJM), Saying New Capacity Rules Disadvantage Renewables, Demand Response (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/greens-sue-pjm-saying-new-capacity-rules-disadvantage-renewables-demand-r/422440/

Future of Natural Gas Hinges on Stanching Methane Leaks (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/business/energy-environment/future-of-natural-gas-hinges-on-stanching-methane-leaks.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Biologists Keep Watchful Eye on Sockeye Migration (Twin Falls Times News, ID)

http://magicvalley.com/lifestyles/recreation/phillips-biologists-keep-watchful-eye-on-sockeye-migration/article_ade77240-49e3-5bf0-b672-7fc638f89418.html

Columbia River Northern Pikeminnow Reward Catch Program Continues to Show Decent Catch Rates (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/columbia-river-northern-pikeminnow-reward-catch-program-continues-to-show-decent-catch-rates/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

New Kittitas County Water Bank Website Could Make Shopping for Water Rights Easier (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/new-water-bank-website-could-make-shopping-for-water-rights/article_d1aa6346-47dc-11e6-9400-131bdf057526.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Is Burning Trees Still Green? Some Experts Now Question Biomass (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2016/07/12/482937940/is-burning-trees-still-green-some-experts-now-question-biomass

Massachusetts Wind Farm Stumbled on Shorebirds (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/07/12/massachusetts-wind-farm-stumbled-on-shorebirds.htm

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

New York’s LED Streetlights: A Crime Deterrent to Some, a Nuisance to Others (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/nyregion/new-yorks-led-streetlights-receive-a-lukewarm-reception.html?ref=energy-environment&_r=0

When Kids Learn to Conserve Energy, Their Behavior Also Spreads to Parents (Eurekalert)

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-07/osu-wkl070716.php

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana Ban Ending In Parts of Pierce County (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/07/11/marijuana-ban-ending-in-parts-of-pierce-county/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Group Starts Fast in Opposition to Proposed Washington State Carbon Rule (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/340892/group-starts-fast-in-opposition-to-proposed-carbon-rule/

California's Climate Change Program: Jerry Brown Pushes Extension of Cap-And-Trade (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_30119000/californias-climate-change-program-jerry-brown-pushes-extension?source=rss

Clinton Gives Thumbs Down to Dem Platform's Carbon Tax (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/clinton-gives-thumbs-down-to-dem-platforms-carbon-tax/article/2596171

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Smart Doesn’t Always Mean an Easy Home (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/realestate/smart-doesnt-always-mean-an-easy-home.html

Harney: Don’t Be Fooled by Fake ‘Green’ (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jul/11/harney-dont-be-fooled-by-fake-green/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Comcast Experiencing Major Phone Outage (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/tech/comcast-experiencing-major-phone-outage/270827069

Wyden, Colleagues Urge FCC: Close Rural Broadband Gap (KTVC-TV, Bend, OR)

http://m.ktvz.com/news/wyden-colleagues-urge-fcc-close-rural-broadband-gap/40462718

Foreign Hackers Target Thousands of Gmail Users Every Month (The Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/07/foreign-hackers-target-thousands-of-gmail-users-every-month/490883/?utm_source=feed

Google Fiber Adds New Business Class Tiers, Raises Rates (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Fiber-Adds-New-Business-Class-Tiers-Raises-Rates-137393

Colorado: Big Choices Ahead as Boulder Pursues Faster, Cheaper Broadband (Boulder Daily Camera, CO)

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_30116487/big-choices-ahead-boulder-pursues-faster-cheaper-broadband

Cooperative to Start Broadband Project in Northwest Arkansas (Associated Press)

http://www.nwitimes.com/business/cooperative-to-start-broadband-project-in-northwest-arkansas/article_c9844b71-a1ba-5634-b935-c88427a1bf5e.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

Relax, You're Not Going to Jail for Sharing Your Netflix Password – Consensual Password Sharing (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-netflix-password-sharing-felony-20160712-snap-story.html

Mind the Font: London's Underground Getting a New Look (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/07/12/globalpost-london-underground-britain/86982450/

POLITICS & MANAGEMENT

U-S Senators Strike Deal to Move Forward on Sweeping Energy Bill (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/287276-senate-to-vote-on-moving-toward-house-compromise-on-energy-bill

GENERAL NEWS

Blood Donation Urged Immediately; Supply 'Alarmingly' Low (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/health/blood-donation-urged-immediately-supply-alarmingly-low/270742899

Work Stoppage Continues at Hanford Nuclear Reservation (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jul/12/work-stoppage-continues-at-hanford-nuclear-reservation/

Dow Jones Industrial Average Closes at a Record High (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jul/12/dow-jones-industrial-average-closes-at-a-record-hi/

D.B. Cooper Investigation – Unsolved – Is Over after 45 Years, FBI Says (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/07/db_cooper_investigation_is_ove.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Craft Breweries Fighting over Ever-Dwindling Supply of Puns about Hops

https://consumerist.com/2016/07/11/craft-breweries-fighting-over-ever-dwindling-supply-of-puns-about-hops/

Morse Code Found on Mars?

http://www.nwcn.com/news/morse-code-found-on-mars-1/270616182

He Gave Her a Ring She Gave Him a Kidney – Now They Start a New Life Together

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jul/11/he-gave-her-a-ring-and-she-gave-him-a-kidney-now-t/

Man Mobbed By Monkeys Gets the Photoshop Battle He So Rightly Deserves

http://mashable.com/2016/07/12/man-mobbed-by-monkeys-memes/#NB6J4ugJTqqx

SONG OF THE DAY

Derek & the Dominos – Layla

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WUdlaLWSVM

Eric Clapton - Layla (Unplugged)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZV7akaSo0s

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Energy News Digest for July 11, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for July 11, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Columbia River Fishing Plan Could Alter Limits for Salmon, Steelhead (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/07/columbia_river_fishing_plan_co.html

Protest against Crude Oil on Grays Harbor Draws Hundreds (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://thedailyworld.com/news/local/protest-against-crude-oil-grays-harbor-draws-hundreds

Hood Canal Bridge Reopens after Mechanical Malfunction Causes Hours-Long Closure (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/339112/mechanical-malfunction-closes-hood-canal-bridge-to-vehicles-and-marine-traffic/

Clallam PUD’s Community Solar Project Gains Traction through Reduced Payback Period (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20160611/NEWS/306119987

Some Communities Complain About Sprint’s Use of Small Cells (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Some-Communities-Complain-About-Sprints-Use-of-Small-Cells-137365

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Protest against Crude Oil on Grays Harbor Draws Hundreds
• Vancouver, BC Protest of Peace River Dam at Vanier Park
• Seattle Utilities Startup Acquired by South Korean Company
• 37 Straight Years – Mason PUD 3 Passes another State Audit
• Op/Ed: Study Needed for Bainbridge Island’s Utility Decision
• NW Natural Announces Dividend of 46 Cents
• San Bruno Trial: Pacific Gas & Electric Knew of Widespread Pipeline Hazards before Blast, Internal Emails Reveal
• California: Reopening San Onofre Settlement Could Expose Customers to Higher Costs, California Utility Warns
• Op/Ed: The New Nuclear Renaissance
• $100 Million Added for LIHEAP as Supporters Seek More
• Weather Company Earth Networks Sees Utilities as a New Path to Profit
• Two Linemen & a Squirrel Save a Life
• Columbia River Fishing Plan Could Alter Limits for Salmon, Steelhead
• Projects Restore Fish Habitat on Twisp, Methow Rivers
• ‘The Blob,’ a Pacific Warm-Water Mass That Caused Weather Havoc, Is Back
• Clallam PUD’s Community Solar Project Gains Traction through Reduced Payback Period
• California PUC Directs San Diego Gas & Electric to Buy More Renewables Despite Renewable Portfolio Standards Compliance
• Op/Ed: Mandating Renewable Energy Raises Costs, Cuts Jobs
• Greens Warn against GOP Bill Promoting Wood-Burning Power Plants
• Tidal Power Project Makes Waves in Canada
• Marijuana Shops, Forced to Do Business in Cash, Become Targets of Violent Robberies
• Feds Nearing a Decision on Whether Pot Has Medical Potential
• How Pot Legalization Affects Paranoia
• Some Communities Complain About Sprint’s Use of Small Cells
• Here’s What Facebook Wants in Its Potential New Mexico Data Center
• Cyclist Sues Comcast after Being Clotheslined by Low-Hanging Cable Line
• Twitter Will Livestream CBS News’ Coverage of the Republican & Democratic Conventions
• Why Has Pro-ISIS Twitter Traffic Dropped 45 Percent in Two Years?
• Period. Full Stop. Point. Whatever It’s Called, It’s Going Out of Style
• Forget Beanbag Chairs. Amazon Is Giving Its Workers Treehouses
• Hood Canal Bridge Reopens after Mechanical Malfunction Causes Hours-Long Closure
• Mason County Unemployment Averaging 8.1% in 2016
• Olympia National Park Warns of Mountain Goat Interactions
• ‘Ageless Wonder’ Bernard Lagat Qualifies for Fifth Olympic Team

WORD OF THE DAY

Craven • \KRAY-vun\ • adjective – Lacking the least bit of courage: contemptibly fainthearted

Flavius stood undefeated in the arena; his blood-stained sword glinting in the sharp, angled glow of the setting, golden sun. No craven bone in his body had he…except for his uncharacteristic fear of chickens. Whether by suspicion or a childhood incident involving the family rooster, he would quake in fear at the mere mention of any poultry dish or the appearance of a feathered opponent.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Protest against Crude Oil on Grays Harbor Draws Hundreds (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://thedailyworld.com/news/local/protest-against-crude-oil-grays-harbor-draws-hundreds

Vancouver, BC Protest of Peace River Dam at Vanier Park (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-site-c-dam-protest-1.3672224?cmp=rss

Seattle Utilities Startup Acquired by South Korean Company (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/seattle-utilities-startup-acquired-by-south-korean-company/

37 Straight Years – Mason PUD 3 Passes another State Audit (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/37-straight-years-mason-pud-3-passes-another-state-audit

Op/Ed: Study Needed for Bainbridge Island’s Utility Decision (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/opinion/letters-study-needed-for-islands-utility-decision-36ed9b58-2903-533d-e053-0100007fb16f-386167651.html

NW Natural Announces Dividend of 46 Cents (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jul/08/nw-natural-announces-dividend-of-46-cents/

San Bruno Trial: Pacific Gas & Electric Knew of Widespread Pipeline Hazards before Blast, Internal Emails Reveal (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_30106257/pg-e-knew-widespread-pipeline-hazards-before-san?source=rss

California: Reopening San Onofre Settlement Could Expose Customers to Higher Costs, California Utility Warns (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/reopening-san-onofre-settlement-could-expose-customers-to-higher-costs-cal/422321/

Op/Ed: The New Nuclear Renaissance – The future of nuclear energy in the U-S is bright (US News & World Report)

http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2016-07-11/americas-next-nuclear-power-renaissance-is-here

$100 Million Added for LIHEAP as Supporters Seek More (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/100m-added-for-liheap-as-supporters-seek-more/92995

Weather Company Earth Networks Sees Utilities as a New Path to Profit (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/weather-company-earth-networks-sees-utilities-as-a-new-path-to-profit/2016/07/10/21ddc82a-4518-11e6-88d0-6adee48be8bc_story.html

Two Linemen & a Squirrel Save a Life (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/two-linemen-and-a-squirrel-save-a-life/92907

FISH & WILDLIFE

Columbia River Fishing Plan Could Alter Limits for Salmon, Steelhead (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/07/columbia_river_fishing_plan_co.html

Projects Restore Fish Habitat on Twisp, Methow Rivers (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)

http://methowvalleynews.com/2016/07/08/projects-restore-fish-habitat-on-twisp-methow-rivers/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

‘The Blob,’ a Pacific Warm-Water Mass That Caused Weather Havoc, Is Back (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/07/the_blob_a_pacific_warm_water.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Clallam PUD’s Community Solar Project Gains Traction through Reduced Payback Period (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20160611/NEWS/306119987

California PUC Directs San Diego Gas & Electric to Buy More Renewables Despite Renewable Portfolio Standards Compliance (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-puc-directs-sdge-to-buy-more-renewables-despite-rps-compliance/422315/

Op/Ed: Mandating Renewable Energy Raises Costs, Cuts Jobs (Albuquerque Journal, NM)

http://www.abqjournal.com/805629/mandating-renewable-energy-raises-costs-cuts-jobs.html

Greens Warn against GOP Bill Promoting Wood-Burning Power Plants (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/greens-warn-against-gop-bill-promoting-wood-burning-power-plants/article/2596122?custom_click=rss

Tidal Power Project Makes Waves in Canada (Earth Island Journal)

http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/elist/eListRead/tidal_energy_makes_waves_in_canada

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana Shops, Forced to Do Business in Cash, Become Targets of Violent Robberies (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pot-shops-20160711-snap-story.html

Feds Nearing a Decision on Whether Pot Has Medical Potential (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_30114005/feds-nearing-decision-whether-pot-has-medical-potential?source=rss

How Pot Legalization Affects Paranoia (The Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/07/how-legalization-affects-paranoia/490559/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Some Communities Complain About Sprint’s Use of Small Cells (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Some-Communities-Complain-About-Sprints-Use-of-Small-Cells-137365

Here’s What Facebook Wants in Its Potential New Mexico Data Center (Albuquerque Business First, NM)

http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/blog/morning-edition/2016/07/facebook-potential-nm-data-center-what-we-know.html

Cyclist Sues Comcast after Being Clotheslined by Low-Hanging Cable Line (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/07/11/cyclist-sues-comcast-after-being-clotheslined-by-low-hanging-cable-line/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Twitter Will Livestream CBS News’ Coverage of the Republican & Democratic Conventions (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/twitter-will-livestream-cbs-news-coverage-republican-and-democratic-conventions-172457

Why Has Pro-ISIS Twitter Traffic Dropped 45 Percent in Two Years? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2016/0710/Why-has-pro-ISIS-Twitter-traffic-dropped-45-percent-in-two-years

Period. Full Stop. Point. Whatever It’s Called, It’s Going Out of Style (NY Times)

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/06/10/world/europe/period-full-stop-point-whatever-its-called-millennials-arent-using-it.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=2&referer=

POLITICS & MANAGEMENT

Forget Beanbag Chairs. Amazon Is Giving Its Workers Treehouses. (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/11/technology/forget-beanbag-chairs-amazon-is-giving-its-workers-treehouses.html

GENERAL NEWS

Hood Canal Bridge Reopens after Mechanical Malfunction Causes Hours-Long Closure (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/339112/mechanical-malfunction-closes-hood-canal-bridge-to-vehicles-and-marine-traffic/

Mason County Unemployment Averaging 8.1% in 2016 (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/21104

Olympia National Park Warns of Mountain Goat Interactions (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/11736

‘Ageless Wonder’ Bernard Lagat Qualifies for Fifth Olympic Team (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/ageless-wonder-bernard-lagat-qualifies-fifth-olympic-team

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Why Hordes of Moths Crashed the Euro 2016 Soccer Final

http://gizmodo.com/why-hoards-of-moths-crashed-the-euro-2016-final-1783441478

Pokemon Go Added $7.5 Billion to Nintendo’s Value in Two Days

http://gizmodo.com/pokemon-go-added-7-5-billion-to-nintendos-value-in-two-1783439513

What Would Brian Wilson Change about ‘Pet Sounds’? He Reflects 50 Years Later

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-brian-wilson-pet-sounds-20160626-snap-story.html

Woman Finds Lottery Ticket worth $470,000 While Doing Taxes

https://www.yahoo.com/news/woman-finds-lottery-ticket-worth-470k-while-doing-200239496.html?nhp=1

SONGS OF THE DAY

The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds

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

The Beach Boys – Wouldn’t It Be Nice (From the album “Pet Sounds”)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0spkrwl9Qk

The Beach Boys – God Only KNows (From the album “Pet Sounds”)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybvruzd3XE0

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