Energy News Digest for July 18, 2012

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Manipulation of California Energy Market Gives Consumers a Jolt (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik-20120718,0,1949782.column

Electric Co-ops Rally against Obama DOE Plan for Power Marketing Administrations (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/238083-rural-electric-customers-ready-for-showdown-with-energy-department

Salmon Spotted Upstream of Breached Condit Dam Site on White Salmon River (Associated Press)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Salmon-spotted-upstream-of-breached-Condit-Dam-162799606.html

The $55 Million Question: Will Port Townsend Paper's Cogeneration Turn a Profit? (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=31797

Washington State Hospitals Well Represented in 2012 “Most Wired” Hospital Report (Hospitals and Health Networks Magazine)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2012/07/washington-state-hospitals-well.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Manipulation of California Energy Market Gives Consumers a Jolt
• Electric Co-ops Rally against Obama DOE Plan for Power Marketing Administrations
• Mason County PUD 3 Reaches 33 Consecutive Years of State Audits with No Findings
• Editorial – Thurston County Voters Need Accurate, Complete Information on Public Power
• Eugene Water & Electric Board Survey: Customers Want Reliable Service
• Customers Rank Seattle City Light Among the Best U-S Utilities
• Oregon Tech Renewable Energy Engineering Students Bring Electricity to Tanzanian Villages
• July 24 – Planned Power Outage for Strong Road Area
• Clark Public Utilities Board Race Draws Crowded Field
• Pacific Gas & Electric Ads - Utility 'Lost Its Way'
• CEO Switch: Duke Energy Seeks Delay in Testimony
• U-S Senators Spar with Power Industry: Is It Safe From Cyberattack?
• Few Options for Replacing Copper
• Op/Ed - Tree Down: The Ethics of Being a Neighbor
• Salmon Spotted Upstream of Breached Condit Dam Site on White Salmon River
• Get Eye to Eye with Thousands of Salmon a Day at Rocky Reach Dam
• Alaskan Salmon Evolve Along With the Climate
• Pacific Northwest Lawmakers Say Tsunami Debris Grants Not Enough
• Poll Finds Water Quality Pacific Northwest Residents Top Concern
• Illegal Aquatic Weed Treatment Fuels Controversy at Haven Lake in North Mason
• 19th District Legislators Support Potential Dam on Chehalis River
• Washougal Company Lands Toutle River Spillway Contract
• Vancouver Island Sewage Project Overruns, If Any, Will Fall to Local Taxpayers
• The $55 Million Question: Will Port Townsend Paper's Cogeneration Turn a Profit?
• Science Group Grades Sacramento-Area Utilities on Clean Energy
• The Potential of Plug-N-Play Solar
• Renewable Energy Corporation Receives Global Customer Value Enhancement Award from Frost & Sullivan for Solar Industry
• Utilities Embracing Smart Thermostats to Help Manage Grids
• South Carolina Rural Energy Efficiency Effort Goes National
• The Air Conditioner: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of 110 Years Beating the Heat
• U-S Leads the World in Cutting CO2 Emissions - So Why Aren’t We Talking About It?
• Editorial - Not So Fast on Blaming Global Warming
• Poor Corn Crop Will Have Major Impact on Ethanol Market
• Washington State Hospitals Well Represented in 2012 “Most Wired” Hospital Report
• Google Fiber to Launch Next Week
• Is Broadband Must-Have Resource for Economic Recovery?
• Meet the Company Building AOL’s Micro Data Centers
• Five Fun Data Center Facts from the Uptime Institute
• Washington State to Unveil Voter Registration on Facebook
• Connie Schultz Hopes for ‘Teaching Moment’ on Conservative Blogger’s Failed Gotcha
• Former Mason County Fish Hatchery Manager Sentenced for Voyeurism
• Highway 3 Slide Repairs near Shelton Begin Monday
• Shell: An Embarrassing Start to Arctic Drilling
• Potlatch State Park Plays Host to ShellFest 2012
• NASA's Mars Rover May Be in for Blind Landing
• Lawn Chair Balloonists Recount Harrowing Flight over Oregon

WORD OF THE DAY

Calliope • \kuh-LIE-uh-pee\ • Noun - 1: the Greek Muse of heroic poetry 2: a keyboard musical instrument resembling an organ and consisting of a series of whistles sounded by steam or compressed air.

Calliope was in a funk. Resting her chin atop her shapely hands, she looked down from the heavens upon a scene of utter chaos: a musician madly hammering away at the keys of a steam-powered organ making the most unlikely sounds. “Great,” she opined. “If they were going to name an instrument after me, couldn’t they have made is something really cool, like a ukulele?”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Manipulation of California Energy Market Gives Consumers a Jolt (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hiltzik-20120718,0,1949782.column

Electric Co-ops Rally against Obama DOE Plan for Power Marketing Administrations (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/238083-rural-electric-customers-ready-for-showdown-with-energy-department

Mason County PUD 3 Reaches 33 Consecutive Years of State Audits with No Findings (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1060

Editorial – Thurston County Voters Need Accurate, Complete Information on Public Power (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/07/18/2176969/voters-need-accurate-complete.html

Eugene Water & Electric Board Survey: Customers Want Reliable Service - Results indicate ratepayers favor a balanced approach to solving a budget crunch (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://www.registerguard.com/web/newslocalnews/28380948-41/percent-reducing-customers-eweb-programs.html.csp

Customers Rank Seattle City Light Among the Best U-S Utilities (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&rss=1&id=165960

Oregon Tech Renewable Energy Engineering Students Bring Electricity to Tanzanian Villages (Oregon Tech)

http://www.oit.edu/news/07-17-2012/oregon_tech_renewable_energy_engineering_students_bring_electricity_to_tanzanian_villages.aspx

July 24 – Planned Power Outage for Strong Road Area (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1058

Clark Public Utilities Board Race Draws Crowded Field (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/jul/17/utility-board-race-draws-crowded-field/

Pacific Gas & Electric Ads - Utility 'Lost Its Way' (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/PG-E-s-ads-Utility-lost-its-way-3714243.php

CEO Switch: Duke Energy Seeks Delay in Testimony (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2018708477_apusdukeprogressmerger.html

U-S Senators Spar with Power Industry: Is It Safe From Cyberattack? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2012/0717/Senators-spar-with-power-industry-Is-it-safe-from-cyberattack

Few Options for Replacing Copper (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/few-options-for-replacing-copper/46336

Op/Ed - Tree Down: The Ethics of Being a Neighbor (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/tree-down-the-ethics-of-being-a-neighbor/2012/07/13/gJQAAwUniW_story.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon Spotted Upstream of Breached Condit Dam Site on White Salmon River (Associated Press)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Salmon-spotted-upstream-of-breached-Condit-Dam-162799606.html

Get Eye to Eye with Thousands of Salmon a Day at Rocky Reach Dam (North Central Washington TV)

http://www.ncwtv.com/get-eye-to-eye-with-thousands-of-salmon-a-day-at-rocky-reach-3577/

Alaskan Salmon Evolve Along With the Climate (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/17/science/alaskan-salmon-evolve-along-with-the-climate.html?partner=rss

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Pacific Northwest Lawmakers Say Tsunami Debris Grants Not Enough (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/northwest-lawmakers-say-tsunami-debris-grants-not-enough

Poll Finds Water Quality Pacific Northwest Residents Top Concern (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/poll-finds-water-quality-nw-residents-top-concern

Illegal Aquatic Weed Treatment Fuels Controversy at Haven Lake in North Mason (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/jul/17/illegal-treatment-fuels-controversy-at-haven-in/

19th District Legislators Support Potential Dam on Chehalis River (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/sections/news/local/19th-district-legislators-support-potential-dam-chehalis-river.html

Washougal Company Lands Toutle River Spillway Contract (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/washougal-company-lands-toutle-river-spillway-contract/article_a718f718-d05e-11e1-8cfe-001a4bcf887a.html

Vancouver Island Sewage Project Overruns, If Any, Will Fall to Local Taxpayers (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1060

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

The $55 Million Question: Will Port Townsend Paper's Cogeneration Turn a Profit? (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubSectionID=55&ArticleID=31797

Science Group Grades Sacramento-Area Utilities on Clean Energy (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/18/4638074/science-group-grades-sacramento.html

The Potential of Plug-N-Play Solar (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/cleantech/the-potential-of-plug-n-play-solar/

Renewable Energy Corporation Receives Global Customer Value Enhancement Award from Frost & Sullivan for Solar Industry (MarketWatch)

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/rec-receives-global-customer-value-enhancement-award-from-frost-sullivan-for-solar-industry-2012-07-18

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Utilities Embracing Smart Thermostats to Help Manage Grids (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/cleantech/utilities-starting-to-embrace-smart-thermostats-to-help-manage-their-grids/

South Carolina Rural Energy Efficiency Effort Goes National (Associated Press)

http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/jul/17/sc-rural-energy-efficiency-effort-goes-national/

The Air Conditioner: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of 110 Years Beating the Heat (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/post/the-air-conditioner-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-110-years-beating-the-heat/2012/07/17/gJQAOWSerW_blog.html?wprss=rss_national

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

U-S Leads the World in Cutting CO2 Emissions - So Why Aren’t We Talking About It? (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/climate-policy/u-s-leads-the-world-in-cutting-co2-emissions-so-why-arent-we-talking-about-it/

Editorial - Not So Fast on Blaming Global Warming (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/not-so-fast-on-blaming-global-warming/2012/07/17/gJQAHIl2rW_story.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Poor Corn Crop Will Have Major Impact on Ethanol Market (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/robertrapier/93501/poor-corn-crop-will-have-major-impact-ethanol-market

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Washington State Hospitals Well Represented in 2012 “Most Wired” Hospital Report (Hospitals and Health Networks Magazine)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2012/07/washington-state-hospitals-well.html

Google Fiber to Launch Next Week (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2012/07/18/google-fiber-to-launch-next-week/

Is Broadband Must-Have Resource for Economic Recovery? (CNBC)

http://www.cnbc.com/id/48200112

Meet the Company Building AOL’s Micro Data Centers (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/cloud/meet-the-company-building-aols-micro-data-centers/

Five Fun Data Center Facts from the Uptime Institute (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/cloud/5-fun-data-center-facts-from-the-uptime-institute/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State to Unveil Voter Registration on Facebook (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Wash-to-unveil-voter-registration-on-Facebook-3714140.php

Connie Schultz Hopes for ‘Teaching Moment’ on Conservative Blogger’s Failed Gotcha (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/in-the-loop/post/connie-schultz-hopes-for-teaching-moment-on-conservative-bloggers-failed-gotcha/2012/07/18/gJQAsMzZtW_blog.html

GENERAL NEWS

Former Mason County Fish Hatchery Manager Sentenced for Voyeurism (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/34782-hatchery-manager-sentenced-for-voyeurism

Highway 3 Slide Repairs near Shelton Begin Monday (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/6438

Shell: An Embarrassing Start to Arctic Drilling (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2012/07/17/shell-an-embarrassing-start-to-arctic-drilling/

Potlatch State Park Plays Host to ShellFest 2012 (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4358

NASA's Mars Rover May Be in for Blind Landing (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/16/us-space-mars-idUSBRE86F15I20120716

Lawn Chair Balloonists Recount Harrowing Flight over Oregon (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2018708922_apuslawnchairballoonists.html

DIVERSIONS

Mayor of Alaska Village Walks on Four Paws

http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-mayor-of-alaska-village-walks-on-four-paws-20120717,0,6949103.story

Darth Vader Interviews 12-Year-Old Anakin (Note: There may be some PG-13 content in this video)

http://mashable.com/2012/07/16/darth-vader-interview/

NYC Bus Driver Catches Girl Who Fell from Third-Story Window

http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/2012/0717/NYC-bus-driver-catches-girl-who-fell-from-third-story-window

Graphic Novel Stars Nicola Tesla, Inventor of AC Power & An Oddball Physicist

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/graphic-novel-stars-nicola-tesla-inventor-of-ac-power-and-an-oddball-physicist/2012/07/16/gJQAphtApW_story.html?wprss=rss_national

SONG OF THE DAY

Delta Queen Calliope Music Playoff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZveIu-0MbxQ

Energy News Digest for July 17, 2012

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Thurston County Public Power Vote Certain - Auditor certifies enough signatures for ballot (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/07/17/2175736/public-power-vote-certain.html

Sockeye Salmon Return to Lake Cle Elum after 100 Years (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/top_story/sockeye-salmon-return-to-lake-cle-elum-after-years/article_50008e0a-cf64-11e1-8128-0019bb2963f4.html

Oregon Tax Break Juices Troutdale Power Plant (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/gresham/index.ssf/2012/07/tax_break_juices_power_plant.html

EPA Slows Down Green House Gas Tailoring Rule (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/07/16/48429.htm

Vancouver Island - Three Governments Announce Deal for Greater Victoria Sewage Plant (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/Three+governments+announce+deal+Greater+Victoria+sewage+plant/6941399/story.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Thurston County Public Power Vote Certain - Auditor certifies enough signatures for ballot
• Oregon Tax Break Juices Troutdale Power Plant
• Editorial - Columbia Generating Station’s Licensing Renewal a Win for Clean Energy Future
• July 27-29 - Customers Invited to Visit PUD 3 Booth at the Mason Area Fair & Rodeo
• Montana - City Files Complaint against Southern Montana Electric
• Schweitzer Labs Opening Spokane Valley Office
• Smart Meters - So Much Data, but Who Can Analyze It?
• Maine Court Sides with Smart-Meter Foes on Health Issue
• Sockeye Salmon Return to Lake Cle Elum after 100 Years
• Giant Fish Collector Key to Recolonizing Upper Lewis River
• Chelan County PUD Thanked for Supporting Wenatchee River Salmon Festival
• Eatonville Man Pleads Guilty to 14 Counts of Bear Baiting
• California - Bald Eagles Soaring to Recovery in Bay Area & State
• Vancouver Island - Three Governments Announce Deal for Greater Victoria Sewage Plant
• Washington among Five States to Get Help for Tsunami Debris
• Belfair Water Reclamation Ribbon Cutting
• Editorial - Is Fluoridation in Everett Worthy of Another Vote?
• Obama Official Touts Production Tax Credits
• This Is What 37,000 Layoffs in the Wind Industry Looks Like
• Southwest Wind Power Turbines Power Remote Water Treatment Plant in Alaska
• United Kingdom Delays Green Power Subsidy Decision for Second Time
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District to Participate In $2 Million Renewable Intermittency Study
• Dirty Air Conditioner Filters Can Make You Lose Your Cool
• Before Anyone Complained About the Air-Conditioning, an Idea
• Commercial Lighting Staple - T12 Fluorescent Tubes - Fades Out
• ‘Stair Step’ Approach Can Boost Energy Efficiency Implementation
• EPA Slows Down Green House Gas Tailoring Rule
• Epic Drought Covers Widest Area since 1956
• Why Drought Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Ruin for U-S Farmers
• Oregon - Washington County’s First Fast-Charge Electric Vehicle Charging Station Opens in Hillsboro
• Using ‘Smart Growth’ Language May Not Always Be That Smart
• White Space Broadband as a White Knight for Rural America
• Rural Broadband Tales: Slow Speeds & a Love of Amazon.com
• Mason County PUD 3 Conducting Maintenance Work on Downtown Shelton Fiber Optic Network
• Data Centers Aren’t the Answer to Reno’s Woes
• Sprint Fires Up New 4G Data Network
• Yahoo Turns to Former Nemesis to be Its CEO Savior
• Washington State Congressional Candidate’s Mom Funds Attack Ad Targeting Rival
• McKenna Campaign Staffer Apologizes for Tweets
• Volunteer Watchdogs Sniff Out Code Violations for Money-Short Cities
• Teen Charged as Adult in Fatal Stabbing of Washington Corrections Center Officer
• Swords & Gasoline - Bizarre Incidents at Washington & Oregon State Capitols
• North Central Washington - Thunderstorms Batter the Region
• El Nino Looms & Could Help Snuff Out Hurricane Season
• City of Shelton Awards Contract for “K” Street Project
• Oregon Transportation Officials Take Blame for Weekend Traffic Mess on Portland Highways
• Washington State Patrol Issues Last Crown Victoria Cruiser
• Stephen Covey, Author of ‘The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,’ Dies at 79

WORD OF THE DAY

Wifty • \WIFF-tee\ • Adjective - Eccentrically silly, giddy, or inane: ditzy

Wide-eyed and naive, Dodie Goodman made oodles of money off her wifty personae.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Thurston County Public Power Vote Certain - Auditor certifies enough signatures for ballot (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/07/17/2175736/public-power-vote-certain.html

Oregon Tax Break Juices Troutdale Power Plant (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/gresham/index.ssf/2012/07/tax_break_juices_power_plant.html

Editorial - Columbia Generating Station’s Licensing Renewal a Win for Clean Energy Future (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/07/15/2021754/licensing-renewal-a-win-for-clean.html

July 27-29 - Customers Invited to Visit PUD 3 Booth at the Mason Area Fair & Rodeo (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1056

Montana - City Files Complaint against Southern Montana Electric (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20120717/NEWS01/207170315

Schweitzer Labs Opening Spokane Valley Office (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/jul/17/schweitzer-labs-opening-valley-office/

Smart Meters - So Much Data, but Who Can Analyze It? (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/11/so-much-data-from-smart-meters-but-who-can-analyze-it/

Maine Court Sides with Smart-Meter Foes on Health Issue (Smart Grid News)

http://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Technologies_Metering/Maine-court-sides-with-smart-meter-foes-on-health-issue-4963.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Sockeye Salmon Return to Lake Cle Elum after 100 Years (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/top_story/sockeye-salmon-return-to-lake-cle-elum-after-years/article_50008e0a-cf64-11e1-8128-0019bb2963f4.html

Giant Fish Collector Key to Recolonizing Upper Lewis River (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/giant-fish-collector-key-to-recolonizing-upper-lewis-river/article_5194bf28-cdc2-11e1-b49a-0019bb2963f4.html

Chelan County PUD Thanked for Supporting Wenatchee River Salmon Festival (North Central Washington TV)

http://www.ncwtv.com/pud-thanked-for-supporting-wenatchee-river-salmon-festival-3603/

Eatonville Man Pleads Guilty to 14 Counts of Bear Baiting - Lured bears with doughnuts & then shot them (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/Eatonville-man-pleads-guilty-to-17-counts-of-bear-baiting-162670296.html

California - Bald Eagles Soaring to Recovery in Bay Area & State (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_21087222

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Vancouver Island - Three Governments Announce Deal for Greater Victoria Sewage Plant (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/Three+governments+announce+deal+Greater+Victoria+sewage+plant/6941399/story.html

Washington among Five States to Get Help for Tsunami Debris (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Washington-among-5-states-to-get-help-for-tsunami-debris-162685896.html

Belfair Water Reclamation Ribbon Cutting (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/34744-belfair-water-reclamation-ribbon-cutting

Editorial - Is Fluoridation in Everett Worthy of Another Vote? (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120713/NEWS01/707139957/1056/comm0615

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Obama Official Touts Production Tax Credits (Houston Business Journal, TX)

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/drilling-down/2012/07/obama-official-touts-production-tax.html

This Is What 37,000 Layoffs in the Wind Industry Looks Like (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/07/this-is-what-37000-layoffs-in-the-wind-industry-looks-like?cmpid=rss

Southwest Wind Power Turbines Power Remote Water Treatment Plant in Alaska (Renewable Energy Magazine)

http://www.renewableenergymagazine.com/article/southwest-windpower-turbines-power-remote-water-treatment/

United Kingdom Delays Green Power Subsidy Decision for Second Time (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/17/us-britain-renewables-subsidies-idUSBRE86G0MT20120717

Sacramento Municipal Utility District to Participate In $2 Million Renewable Intermittency Study (Fierce Energy)

http://www.fierceenergy.com/story/smud-participate-2m-renewable-intermittency-study/2012-07-13

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Dirty Air Conditioner Filters Can Make You Lose Your Cool (Consumer Reports)

http://news.consumerreports.org/home/2012/07/how-to-maintain-your-air-conditioner-during-a-heat-wave.html

Before Anyone Complained About the Air-Conditioning, an Idea (NY Times)

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/16/before-anyone-complained-about-the-air-conditioning-an-idea/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Commercial Lighting Staple - T12 Fluorescent Tubes - Fades Out (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/trends-reports-analyses/commercial-lighting-staple-fades-out/46345

‘Stair Step’ Approach Can Boost Energy Efficiency Implementation (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=183425&issueID=26803

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

EPA Slows Down Green House Gas Tailoring Rule (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/07/16/48429.htm

Epic Drought Covers Widest Area since 1956 (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/drought/story/2012-07-16/drought-us/56257054/1?csp=34news

Why Drought Doesn’t Necessarily Mean Ruin for U-S Farmers (U-S News & World Report)

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/07/17/why-drought-doesnt-necessarily-mean-ruin-for-us-farmers

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Oregon - Washington County’s First Fast-Charge Electric Vehicle Charging Station Opens in Hillsboro (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2012/07/washington_countys_first_fast-.html

Using ‘Smart Growth’ Language May Not Always Be That Smart (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-07-16/smart-growth-lingo/56250622/1?csp=34news

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

White Space Broadband as a White Knight for Rural America (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2012/07/15/white-space-broadband-as-a-white-knight-for-rural-america/

Rural Broadband Tales: Slow Speeds & a Love of Amazon.com (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2012/07/13/rural-broadband-tales-slow-speeds-and-a-love-of-amazon-com/

Mason County PUD 3 Conducting Maintenance Work on Downtown Shelton Fiber Optic Network (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1059

Data Centers Aren’t the Answer to Reno’s Woes (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2012/07/15/data-centers-arent-the-answer-to-renos-woes/

Sprint Fires Up New 4G Data Network (Associated Press)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120716/BIZ/707169856

Yahoo Turns to Former Nemesis to be Its CEO Savior (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2018702288_apustecyahooceo.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Congressional Candidate’s Mom Funds Attack Ad Targeting Rival (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Mailers-attacking-Suzan-Del-Bene-paid-for-by-opponent-162664196.html

McKenna Campaign Staffer Apologizes for Tweets (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/2012/07/16/2175467/mckenna-campaign-staffer-apologizes.html

Volunteer Watchdogs Sniff Out Code Violations for Money-Short Cities (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/realestate/2018664779_realenforcers15.html

GENERAL NEWS

Teen Charged as Adult in Fatal Stabbing of Washington Corrections Center Officer (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/6425

Swords & Gasoline - Bizarre Incidents at Washington & Oregon State Capitols (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://news.opb.org/article/bizarre_incidents_at_wash._and_oregon_state_capitols/

North Central Washington - Thunderstorms Batter the Region (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/jul/17/thunderstorms-batter-region/

El Nino Looms & Could Help Snuff Out Hurricane Season (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/story/2012-07-16/el-nino-atlantic-hurricane-season/56257174/1?csp=34news

City of Shelton Awards Contract for “K” Street Project (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/6430

Oregon Transportation Officials Take Blame for Weekend Traffic Mess on Portland Highways (Oregonian, Portland)

http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2012/07/oregon_transportation_official_1.html

Washington State Patrol Issues Last Crown Victoria Cruiser (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4355

Stephen Covey, Author of ‘The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,’ Dies at 79 (Associated Press)

http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/07/16/stephen-covey-7-habits-author-dies-at-79/

DIVERSIONS

Woman Tries to Sell Home by Advertising Husband’s Infidelity

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Woman-uses-husbands-cheating-as-home-selling-incentive-162497346.html

Farm-Friendly Speed Dating? Try ‘Weed Dating’

http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/2012/0716/Farm-friendly-speed-dating-Try-weed-dating

Bad Date Rescue App Helps You End Miserable Dates Early

http://www.q13fox.com/news/kdaf-bad-date-rescue-app-story,0,6490573.story

Kitty Wells, Country Music Star, Dies at 92

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/17/entertainment-us-kittywells-death-idUSBRE86F1AT20120717

SONG OF THE DAY

Kitty Wells - It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyGnX7J2pfE