Energy News Digest for May 14, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Kitsap County - Storm Drops Trees Across Power Lines, Roads: Fallen power pole sparks fire at funeral home (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2013/may/13/storm-drops-trees-across-power-lines-roads/

Mason County PUD 3 Update - Electricity Restored in Dayton/Matlock Areas West of Shelton - Tiger/Mission Lk N of Belfair (Mason County PUD No. 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1215

Salmon-Eating Terns Are on Their Own, No More Help from the Army (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/living/travel/Army-wont-kill-gulls-to-help-salmon-eating-terns-207295651.html

Why Wind Farms Kill Eagles with Federal Impunity (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0514/Why-wind-farms-kill-eagles-with-federal-impunity

Efficiency Exchange Northwest Conference Unveils Innovative Ideas on Energy Efficiency (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/05/13/5417354/efficiency-exchange-nw-conference.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Kitsap County - Storm Drops Trees Across Power Lines, Roads: Fallen power pole sparks fire at funeral home
• Puget Sound Energy Crews Still Working to Restore Power
• Mason County PUD 3 Update - Electricity Restored in Dayton/Matlock Areas West of Shelton - Tiger/Mission Lk N of Belfair
• Oregon - Junction City Car Crash Knocks Out Power to Hundreds
• Vilsack: Rural Utility Service Could Turn to Banks
• Colorado - Boulder Selects Finalists for Independent Review of Public Power Proposal
• Long Island Power Authority: Will Three-Year Rate Freeze Help?
• Cyberattacks Against U-S Corporations Are on the Rise - Primary Targets: Energy Companies
• Electricity Loss & Theft: Who Pays?
• Salmon-Eating Terns Are on Their Own, No More Help from the Army
• The Sea Lion Conundrum, Are We at a Tipping Point?
• Washington State, Oregon to Consider Reopening Spring Chinook Season in Columbia
• Fish Tagging Forum Finds Some Consensus on Efficiencies, but Differences on Coded Wire Tags
• Columbia River Estuary Island Purchased for Conservation
• Biologist Fights Transfer of Sick Canadian Salmon
• Montana - Local Meetings Will Consider Columbia Treaty
• Forest Grove Aims to Save for Scoggins Dam Upgrades with Water Rate Increase
• Why Wind Farms Kill Eagles with Federal Impunity
• Ohio - Redactions Cloud Dispute over FirstEnergy’s Renewable Credit Purchases
• Efficiency Exchange Northwest Conference Unveils Innovative Ideas on Energy Efficiency
• Electric Co-ops Urge Water Heater Rule Change
• North Carolina - Bill Rolls Back Energy Efficiency Standards for Builders
• Australia - Carbon Price Slide Hits Green Schemes
• Solar Installer Glows with Pride over Energy-Efficient Projects
• London May Soon Be Drinking Recycled Sewage
• Google Fiber Comes to Gladstone, Missouri
• Google Combines Cloud Storage for Gmail, Drive, Google+ Services
• These Brands Define Advertainment
• Of Course a Cheese Store Has a Tiny Grater Business Card
• Washington State Governor Narrows List of Priorities for Special Session
• First Day of Mason County Candidate Filing - Race on for Shelton Commission Seat
• Port Angeles Man Who Bulldozed Houses Held on $1 Million Bail
• How States & Counties Stack Up in Businesses
• Convicted Puppy Mill Owner Once Again Selling Animals
• Young Americans Lead Trend to Less Driving

WORD OF THE DAY

Stentorian • \stent-TORE-ee-un\ • Adjective - Extremely loud.

Stentorian amp

The knob goes to eleven

Ouch, my bleeding ears

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

Kitsap County - Storm Drops Trees Across Power Lines, Roads: Fallen power pole sparks fire at funeral home (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2013/may/13/storm-drops-trees-across-power-lines-roads/

Puget Sound Energy Crews Still Working to Restore Power (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2273720

Mason County PUD 3 Update - Electricity Restored in Dayton/Matlock Areas West of Shelton - Tiger/Mission Lk N of Belfair (Mason County PUD No. 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1215

Oregon - Junction City Car Crash Knocks Out Power to Hundreds (KVAL-TV, Eugene, OR)

http://www.kval.com/news/local/Car-crash-knocks-out-power-to-hundreds-207264121.html

Vilsack: Rural Utility Service Could Turn to Banks - climate change concerns are behind a budget proposal that would sharply restrict the way the RUS loans money to electric cooperatives

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/tom-vilsack-electric-loan-program/56019

Colorado - Boulder Selects Finalists for Independent Review of Public Power Proposal (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=218596&issueID=27016

Long Island Power Authority: Will Three-Year Rate Freeze Help? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0513/Long-Island-Power-Authority-Will-3-year-rate-freeze-help

Cyberattacks Against U-S Corporations Are on the Rise - Primary Targets: Energy Companies (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/13/us/cyberattacks-on-rise-against-us-corporations.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

Electricity Loss & Theft: Who Pays? (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2013/05/electricity-loss-and-theft-who-pays?cmpid=rss

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon-Eating Terns Are on Their Own, No More Help from the Army (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/living/travel/Army-wont-kill-gulls-to-help-salmon-eating-terns-207295651.html

The Sea Lion Conundrum, Are We at a Tipping Point? (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Preview--207307021.html

Washington State, Oregon to Consider Reopening Spring Chinook Season in Columbia (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/may/13/states-consider-reopening-spring-chinook-season-co/

Fish Tagging Forum Finds Some Consensus on Efficiencies, but Differences on Coded Wire Tags (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/426530.aspx

Columbia River Estuary Island Purchased for Conservation (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Estuary-island-purchased-for-conservation.aspx

Biologist Fights Transfer of Sick Canadian Salmon (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/05/14/57598.htm

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Montana - Local Meetings Will Consider Columbia Treaty (Daily Interlake, Kalispell, MT)

http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_98f80678-bc27-11e2-b3f2-0019bb2963f4.html

Forest Grove Aims to Save for Scoggins Dam Upgrades with Water Rate Increase (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/forest-grove/index.ssf/2013/05/forest_grove_aims_to_save_for.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Why Wind Farms Kill Eagles with Federal Impunity (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0514/Why-wind-farms-kill-eagles-with-federal-impunity

Ohio - Redactions Cloud Dispute over FirstEnergy’s Renewable Credit Purchases (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2013/05/13/redactions-cloud-legal-dispute-over-firstenergys-renewable-credit-purchases/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Efficiency Exchange Northwest Conference Unveils Innovative Ideas on Energy Efficiency (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/05/13/5417354/efficiency-exchange-nw-conference.html

Electric Co-ops Urge Water Heater Rule Change (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/electric-cooperatives-urge-water-heater-rule-change/56006

North Carolina - Bill Rolls Back Energy Efficiency Standards for Builders (Raleigh News & Observer, NC)

http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/05/13/2890491/bill-rolls-back-energy-efficiency.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Australia - Carbon Price Slide Hits Green Schemes (Brisbane Times, AU)

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/federal-budget/carbon-price-slide-hits-green-schemes-20130514-2jkma.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Solar Installer Glows with Pride over Energy-Efficient Projects (Boston Globe, MA)

http://www.boston.com/jobs/news/jobdoc/2013/05/solar_installer_glows_with_pri.html

London May Soon Be Drinking Recycled Sewage (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/list/london-may-soon-be-drinking-recycled-sewage/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Fiber Comes to Gladstone, Missouri (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/05/14/google-fiber-gladstone-missouri/

Google Combines Cloud Storage for Gmail, Drive, Google+ Services (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-google-gmail-drive-combined-storage-20130513,0,1209186.story

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

These Brands Define Advertainment (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/05/14/advertainment/

Of Course a Cheese Store Has a Tiny Grater Business Card (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/of-course-a-cheese-store-has-a-tiny-grater-business-car-505465406

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Governor Narrows List of Priorities for Special Session (Associated Press)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/22246916/wash-gov-inslee-narrows-list-of-priorities-for-special-session

GENERAL NEWS

First Day of Mason County Candidate Filing - Race on for Shelton Commission Seat (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/10184

Port Angeles Man Who Bulldozed Houses Held on $1 Million Bail (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130514/NEWS/305149989/man-who-bulldozed-houses-held-on-1-million-bail

How States & Counties Stack Up in Businesses (Seattle Times, WA)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/jontalton/2013/05/13/how-states-and-counties-stack-up-in-businesses/?syndication=rss

Convicted Puppy Mill Owner Once Again Selling Animals (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Convicted-puppy-mill-owner-once-again-selling-animals-207324971.html

Young Americans Lead Trend to Less Driving (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/us/report-finds-americans-are-driving-less-led-by-youth.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

DIVERSIONS

Joyce Brothers, Columnist, TV Star & $64,000 Winner, Dies

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0513/Joyce-Brothers-columnist-TV-star-and-64-000-winner-dies

Shrimp of the Land - How to Survive Cicada Invasion? Eat Them

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/13/newser-eat-cicadas/2155587/

Bye, Bye Ewoks - JJ Abrams Boldly Going from ‘Trek’ to ‘Star Wars’

http://seattletimes.com/html/entertainment/2020977580_apeubritainjjabrams.html?syndication=rss

Builders Bulldoze Big Mayan Pyramid in Belize

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Builders-bulldoze-Mayan-pyramid-in-Belize-4511776.php

SONG OF THE DAY

Pete Fountain - Shrimp Boats

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2frjctyGRcg

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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

Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.

Energy News Digest for May 13, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Caused Widespread Power Outage - Port Angeles Man Arrested after Bulldozer Rampage Damages Four Homes: He Was Angry with Neighbors, Authorities Say (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130510/NEWS/130519999/power-outage-houses-damaged-at-gales-addition

Op/Ed - Local View: Clark County’s Utility Was Built On People Power (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/may/12/clark-countys-utility-was-built-on-people-power/

Oregon’s U-S Senators Seek Federal Drought Help (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/senators-seek-federal-drought-help/

Report Says Bonneville Power’s Fish/Wildlife Costs for 2012 Pegged at $644.1 Million (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/426525.aspx

Carbon Dioxide Levels Hit New Peak at Key Observatory (Cable News Network)

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/10/us/climate-change/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Caused Widespread Power Outage - Port Angeles Man Arrested after Bulldozer Rampage Damages Four Homes: He Was Angry with Neighbors, Authorities Say
• Op/Ed - Local View: Clark County’s Utility Was Built on People Power
• Greater Use of Natural Gas & Renewables Will Potentially Impact Grid Reliability, APPA Tells House Panel
• Alaska - Wasilla Set to Hear Matanuska Electric Association Power Line Proposal
• Three Ways to Increase Hydropower Efficiency & Revenues
• United Kingdom - Rollout of Smart Energy Meters Delayed By a Year
• Report Says Bonneville Power’s Fish/Wildlife Costs for 2012 Pegged at $644.1 Million
• Northern Pikeminnow Reward Fishery Underway in Columbia River
• Fishing Tournaments a Boost for Columbia Basin Economy
• Companies Won’t Face Charges in Condor Deaths
• Oregon’s U-S Senators Seek Federal Drought Help
• Runoff Forecast: 91% of Normal at Dalles Dam - Above Normal in North Basin, Low in Snake
• Crews Begin Hauling Sediment from Elwha
• Editorial - Lower Valley Water Pollution: Cooperation, Not Litigation, Will Solve Problem
• Colorado Renewable Energy Bill Gets Call for Veto from GOP Lawmakers
• Connecticut Seeks to Literally Water Down its RPS, Could it Happen in Your Region?
• California - Placer County Supervisors Reject Bid to Block Biomass Facility
• Op/Ed – Montana: Does Expensive Energy Serve the Working Man?
• California Shared Renewable Energy Bills Pass Major Hurdle
• Europe Not Likely to Get North African Electricity
• Green Building’s Return to the Spotlight
• Carbon Dioxide Levels Hit New Peak at Key Observatory
• Study: Climate Change Will Cut Habitats by 2080
• Monster Ice Sheets Destroy Homes, Terrorize Residents
• 84% of U-S Broadband Households Have Home Network
• Real Estate or Utility? Surging Data Center Industry Blurs Boundaries
• Analysis: Google+ Struggles to Attract Brands, Some Neglect to Update
• Special Session - Back to the Washington State Budget Battle in Olympia
• Five Washington State Air Traffic Control Towers Get FAA Sequestration Reprieve
• Washington State Auditor Releases Financial Management Performance Audit
• Mason County Election Filing Begins Monday
• Boeing to Cut 1,500 IT Jobs Over Next Three Years
• Oregon - Suspects Steal $20,000 in Wire from Yamhill Quarry
• State Urging Residents to Better Protect Themselves from Wildfires
• Mason General Campus Renewal Project Complete
• Shelton’s Skyline Drive-In Reach Their (sic) Kickstarter Goal

WORD OF THE DAY

Sesquipedalian • \sess-kwuh-pud-DALE-yun\ • Adjective - 1: having many syllables: long 2: using long words

Julie Andrew’s role as the irrepressible “Mary Poppins” cemented her as the ultimate sesquipedalian actress. No one can match the use of the word “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.”

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

Caused Widespread Power Outage - Port Angeles Man Arrested after Bulldozer Rampage Damages Four Homes: He Was Angry with Neighbors, Authorities Say (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130510/NEWS/130519999/power-outage-houses-damaged-at-gales-addition

Op/Ed - Local View: Clark County’s Utility Was Built On People Power (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/may/12/clark-countys-utility-was-built-on-people-power/

Greater Use of Natural Gas & Renewables Will Potentially Impact Grid Reliability, APPA Tells House Panel (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=218335&issueID=27015

Alaska - Wasilla Set to Hear Matanuska Electric Association Power Line Proposal (Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, AK)

http://www.frontiersman.com/news/wasilla-set-to-hear-mea-line-proposal/article_17956afe-baaf-11e2-8f7d-0019bb2963f4.html

Three Ways to Increase Hydropower Efficiency & Revenues (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/05/three-ways-to-increase-hydropower-efficiency-and-revenues?cmpid=rss

United Kingdom - Rollout of Smart Energy Meters Delayed By a Year (The Telegraph, UK)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/10050410/Rollout-of-smart-energy-meters-delayed-by-a-year.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Report Says Bonneville Power’s Fish/Wildlife Costs for 2012 Pegged at $644.1 Million (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/426525.aspx

Northern Pikeminnow Reward Fishery Underway in Columbia River (Seattle Times, WA)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/reeltimenorthwest/2013/05/11/northern-pikeminnow-reward-fishery-underway/

Fishing Tournaments a Boost for Columbia Basin Economy (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/article_204ec1a4-b9ba-11e2-a607-001a4bcf887a.html

Companies Won’t Face Charges in Condor Deaths (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-killing-condors-20130511,0,1790222.story

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Oregon’s U-S Senators Seek Federal Drought Help (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/senators-seek-federal-drought-help/

Runoff Forecast: 91% of Normal at Dalles Dam - Above Normal in North Basin, Low in Snake (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/426526.aspx

Crews Begin Hauling Sediment from Elwha (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/8700

Editorial - Lower Valley Water Pollution: Cooperation, Not Litigation, Will Solve Problem (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/opinion/latestoped/1121654-8/lower-valley-water-pollution-cooperation-not-litigation-will

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Colorado Renewable Energy Bill Gets Call for Veto from GOP Lawmakers (Energy Tribune)

http://www.energytribune.com/76727/colorado-renewable-energy-bill-gets-call-for-veto-from-gop-lawmakers#sthash.7kt87TX1.dpbs

Connecticut Seeks to Literally Water Down its RPS, Could it Happen in Your Region? - Including hydropower in the state’s renewable portfolio standard could crowd out other renewable energy sources (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/05/connecticut-seeks-to-literally-water-down-its-rps-could-it-happen-in-your-region?cmpid=rss

California - Placer County Supervisors Reject Bid to Block Biomass Facility (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/05/12/5414052/supervisors-reject-bid-to-block.html

Op/Ed – Montana: Does Expensive Energy Serve the Working Man? (Hungry Horse News, MT)

http://www.flatheadnewsgroup.com/hungryhorsenews/article_ac769f4c-b999-11e2-85d9-0019bb2963f4.html

California Shared Renewable Energy Bills Pass Major Hurdle (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/rosana-francescato/222276/shared-renewables-bills-california-pass-major-hurdle

Europe Not Likely to Get North African Electricity (Deutsch Welle)

http://www.dw.de/europe-not-likely-to-get-north-african-electricity/a-16807096

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Green Building’s Return to the Spotlight (Fierce Energy)

http://www.fierceenergy.com/story/green-buildings-return-spotlight/2013-05-13

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Carbon Dioxide Levels Hit New Peak at Key Observatory (Cable News Network)

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/10/us/climate-change/

Study: Climate Change Will Cut Habitats by 2080 (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/sciencefair/2013/05/12/climate-habitat-cut/2153843/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Monster Ice Sheets Destroy Homes, Terrorize Residents (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/news/marching-ice-sheets-destroy-homes-terrorize-residents/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

84% of U-S Broadband Households Have Home Network (Broadband-TV News)

http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2013/05/13/84-of-us-broadband-households-have-home-network/

Real Estate or Utility? Surging Data Center Industry Blurs Boundaries (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/technology/north-jersey-data-center-industry-blurs-utility-real-estate-boundaries.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Analysis: Google+ Struggles to Attract Brands, Some Neglect to Update (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/12/net-us-google-social-idUSBRE94B04W20130512

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Special Session - Back to the Washington State Budget Battle in Olympia (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2272766

Five Washington State Air Traffic Control Towers Get FAA Sequestration Reprieve (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2013/05/five-wa-air-traffic-control-towers-get.html

Washington State Auditor Releases Financial Management Performance Audit (Washington Policy Center)

http://www.washingtonpolicy.org/blog/post/state-auditor-releases-financial-management-performance-audit

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Election Filing Begins Monday (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/10163

Boeing to Cut 1,500 IT Jobs Over Next Three Years (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/TIMES-Boeing-to-shed-1500-IT-jobs-here-over-next-three-years-207014991.html

Oregon - Suspects Steal $20,000 in Wire from Yamhill Quarry (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Suspects-steal-20K-in-wire-from-Yamhill-quarry--206934471.html

State Urging Residents to Better Protect Themselves from Wildfires (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/State-urging-residents-to-better-protect-themselves-from-wildfires-207010601.html

Mason General Campus Renewal Project Complete (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/56744-mason-general-campus-renewal-project-complete

Shelton’s Skyline Drive-In Reach Their (sic) Kickstarter Goal (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kxro.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/skyline-drive-in-reach-their-kickstarter-goal/

DIVERSIONS

Looking for a Better Beard? Head to Turkey

http://q13fox.com/2013/05/13/looking-for-a-better-beard-head-to-turkey/

Time for Some Grub! – Insects: A New Nutritious Ingredient for School Lunches?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/05/13/insects-a-new-nutritious-ingredient-for-school-lunches/?wprss=rss_national

Why Are Birthrates Falling Around the World? Blame Television

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/13/why-are-birthrates-falling-around-the-world-in-a-word-television/?wprss=rss_national

Sophia Top Baby Name for U-S Girls; Messiah & King on the Rise for Boys

http://news.yahoo.com/sophia-top-baby-name-u-girls-messiah-king-024139061.html

SONG OF THE DAY

ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn2-b_opVTo

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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

Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.

Energy News Digest for May 10, 2013

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THE NEWS DIGEST WORD CLOUD

Energy News Digest Word Cloud for May 10, 2013

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2013/05/energy-news-digest-word-cloud-for-may.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Proposal for Boardman Coal Terminal Goes Ahead (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/05/09/2389273/proposal-for-boardman-coal-terminal.html

California’s New Energy Crisis Centers on Nuclear Energy (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2013/05/09/californias-new-energy-crisis-centers-on-nuclear-energy/

Editorial - Roll On With an Updated Columbia River Pact (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2020956392_columndickiecolumbiarivertreatyxml.html

Thanks to NoaNet - Lake Stevens School District Goes High-Tech with the Help of Federal Grant Money (Lake Stevens Journal, WA)

http://www.lakestevensjournal.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_lake_stevens_school_district_goes_high_tech_with_the_help_of_federal_grant_money

Washington State Court Website Hack Puts Personal Information at Risk (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/WA-court-website-breach-personal-info-risk-206804361.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Proposal for Boardman Coal Terminal Goes Ahead
• California’s New Energy Crisis Centers on Nuclear Energy
• Editorial - Roll On With an Updated Columbia River Pact
• Hydropower Bills Open Gates of Bipartisanship in Congress
• Chelan County PUD to Pay Down $250 Million in Debt by 2017
• Energy Adviser: Electrical Hazards Hide around Home
• Telephone Scam Hits Franklin PUD Customers Again
• Neighbors Dislike Power Lines but Need the Electricity
• Superstorm Sandy Was Super Expensive for Con Edison
• President Meets with Utility Executives to Discuss Storm Preparedness
• Feds Raise Forecast for Natural Gas Prices
• U-S Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week
• Smart Meter Installations Headed for a Decline
• Ten Reasons Why Houston No Longer Cares About Enron or Jeff Skilling
• West Virginia Man Electrocuted by Live Power Line in Attempted Copper Theft
• Oregon’s Once-Tiny Shrimp Fishery Has Grown into a Multimillion-Dollar Business
• Editorial – U-S Senate Needs to Tweak Bill on Big Water Projects
• Study Proposed for Olympic Peninsula Biomass Air Quality
• Ridegfield Energy Consulting Firm Earns $150,000 Federal Grant
• California Town of Sebastopol Will Require Solar Panels on All New Homes
• North Carolina House Gives Tentative Approval to Anti-LEED Bill
• Turn Any Empty Bottle into a USB-Powered LED Touch Lamp
• Climate-Change Activism - The Number of the Miffed
• California - Energy Rich, Decision Poor
• Washington State Governor Likes ‘Zero Energy House’
• Stakeholders Group Needed On Plastic Bag Use In Thurston County
• Thanks to NoaNet - Lake Stevens School District Goes High-Tech with the Help of Federal Grant Money
• Chelan PUD’s Lake Wenatchee Fiber Optic Work Almost Finished
• US Smart Grid Networks Exploiting Infrastructure to Provide Wireless Broadband
• CenturyLink Consumer Revenue Up in the First Quarter - Predicts Low Broadband Growth in Second Quarter
• Netflix-Hungry Air Travelers Get Broadband Boost from FCC
• Forbes’ Top Tweeter Offers Five Social Media Tips
• Eyman Made $112,000 Last Year for Pitching Washington State Initiatives
• Nebraska U-S Senator Concerned Tax Reform Could Raise Borrowing Costs for Municipal Utilities
• Washington State Court Website Hack Puts Personal Information at Risk
• Guilty Verdict in Monroe Correctional Officer Murder
• GAO Faults U-S Department of Energy’s Management of Hanford Cleanup
• In Hours, Thieves Took $45 Million in ATM Computer Scheme
• Home Builders Struggling to Find Enough Construction Workers
• Prosecutors Say Driver in I-5 Fatal Crash Distracted by Risqué Cellphone Photo
• Research Firm: PC Sales Plunge as Windows 8 Flops
• NBA Reportedly Pushing Kings Owners to Take Sacramento Offer Before Vote
• Shelton’s Skyline Drive-In Theater Fights to Stay Alive

WORD OF THE DAY

Semiotic • \sem-mee-AWE-tick\ • Adjective - A general philosophical theory of signs & symbols that deals especially with their function in both artificially constructed & natural languages & comprises syntactics, semantics, & pragmatics.

The bristling electrical engineer pounded his fist on the table during the safety meeting with his insurance adjuster. “The big glowing signs be blasted,” he thundered. “A semiotic approach would be best advanced by a low voltage shock when someone tried to break into our substation. Now there’s a sign that those copper stealing vermin would notice.”

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

Proposal for Boardman Coal Terminal Goes Ahead (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/05/09/2389273/proposal-for-boardman-coal-terminal.html

California’s New Energy Crisis Centers on Nuclear Energy (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2013/05/09/californias-new-energy-crisis-centers-on-nuclear-energy/

Editorial - Roll On With an Updated Columbia River Pact (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2020956392_columndickiecolumbiarivertreatyxml.html

Hydropower Bills Open Gates of Bipartisanship in Congress (Northwest Public Radio)

http://www.nwpr.org/post/hydropower-bills-open-gates-bipartisanship-congress-1

Chelan County PUD to Pay Down $250 Million in Debt by 2017 (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/may/09/pud-to-pay-down-250-million-in-debt-by-2017/

Energy Adviser: Electrical Hazards Hide around Home (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/may/09/electrical-hazards-hide-around-home/

Telephone Scam Hits Franklin PUD Customers Again (KVEW-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.kvewtv.com/article/2013/may/09/telephone-scam-hits-franklin-pud-customers-again/

Neighbors Dislike Power Lines but Need the Electricity (EnergyBiz)

http://www.energybiz.com/article/13/05/neighbors-dislike-power-lines-need-electricity

Superstorm Sandy Was Super Expensive for Con Edison (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/05/09/superstorm-sandy-was-super-expensive-for-con-edison/

President Meets with Utility Executives to Discuss Storm Preparedness (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=218218&issueID=27014

Feds Raise Forecast for Natural Gas Prices (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=217989&issueID=27014

U-S Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/05/09/2388361/us-natural-gas-supplies-grew-last.html

Smart Meter Installations Headed for a Decline (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/cnunez/222396/smart-meter-installations-headed-decline

Ten Reasons Why Houston No Longer Cares About Enron or Jeff Skilling (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2013/05/09/10-reasons-why-houston-no-longer-cares-about-enron-or-whether-jeff-skilling-gets-out-of-jail-early/

West Virginia Man Electrocuted by Live Power Line in Attempted Copper Theft (Associated Press)

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/122ea0f428ff493299e8e9e26e62c6ea/WV--Copper-Theft-Electrocution

FISH & WILDLIFE

Oregon’s Once-Tiny Shrimp Fishery Has Grown into a Multimillion-Dollar Business (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/05/oregons_once-tiny_shrimp_fishe.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Editorial – U-S Senate Needs to Tweak Bill on Big Water Projects (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/05/10/5409429/us-senate-needs-to-tweak-bill.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Study Proposed for Olympic Peninsula Biomass Air Quality (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://masoncountydailynews.com/news/news-page/56636-study-proposed-for-biomass-air-quality

Ridegfield Energy Consulting Firm Earns $150,000 Federal Grant (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/may/10/ridgefield-energy-consulting-firm-150k-grant/

California Town of Sebastopol Will Require Solar Panels on All New Homes (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/news/sebastopol-requiring-solar-panels-on-all-new-homes/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

North Carolina House Gives Tentative Approval to Anti-LEED Bill (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/going_green/2013/05/nc-housetentative-approval-anti-leed.html

Turn Any Empty Bottle into a USB-Powered LED Touch Lamp (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/turn-any-empty-bottle-into-a-usb-powered-led-touch-lamp-498855729

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Climate-Change Activism - The Number of the Miffed (The Economist Magazine)

http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2013/05/climate-change-activism

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

California - Energy Rich, Decision Poor (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/mark-green/222031/energy-rich-decision-poor

Washington State Governor Likes ‘Zero Energy House’ (South Sound Business Examiner)

http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/May-2013/Governor-likes-Zero-Energy-House/

Stakeholders Group Needed On Plastic Bag Use In Thurston County (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

http://www.thurstontalk.com/2013/05/09/stakeholders-group-needed-on-plastic-bag-use-in-thurston-county/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Thanks to NoaNet - Lake Stevens School District Goes High-Tech with the Help of Federal Grant Money (Lake Stevens Journal, WA)

http://www.lakestevensjournal.com/news/article.exm/2013-05-08_lake_stevens_school_district_goes_high_tech_with_the_help_of_federal_grant_money

Chelan PUD’s Lake Wenatchee Fiber Optic Work Almost Finished (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/may/09/lake-wenatchee-fiber-almost-finished/

US Smart Grid Networks Exploiting Infrastructure to Provide Wireless Broadband (CircleID)

http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130501_smart_grid_exploiting_infrastructure_to_provide_wireless_broadband/

CenturyLink Consumer Revenue Up in the First Quarter - Predicts Low Broadband Growth in Second Quarter (Fierce Telecom)

http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/centurylink-consumer-revenue-q1-predicts-low-broadband-growth-q2/2013-05-09

Netflix-Hungry Air Travelers Get Broadband Boost from FCC (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-09/netflix-hungry-air-travelers-get-broadband-boost-from-fcc.html

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Forbes’ Top Tweeter Offers Five Social Media Tips (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/socialmadness/2013/05/forbes-top-tweeter-offers-5-social.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Eyman Made $112,000 Last Year for Pitching Washington State Initiatives (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020956525_politicsnweymanxml.html

Nebraska’s U-S Senator Concerned Tax Reform Could Raise Borrowing Costs for Municipal Utilities (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=218181&issueID=27014

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Court Website Hack Puts Personal Information at Risk (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/WA-court-website-breach-personal-info-risk-206804361.html

Guilty Verdict in Monroe Correctional Officer Murder (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Byron-Scherf-Jayme-Biendl-murder-trial-206824661.html

GAO Faults U-S Department of Energy’s Management of Hanford Cleanup (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Government-Accountability-Office-say-Hanford--206867141.html

In Hours, Thieves Took $45 Million in ATM Computer Scheme (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/10/nyregion/eight-charged-in-45-million-global-cyber-bank-thefts.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=1&

Home Builders Struggling to Find Enough Construction Workers (Los Angeles Times, CA)
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/may/08/business/la-fi-housing-construction-20130508

Prosecutors Say Driver in I-5 Fatal Crash Distracted by Risqué Cellphone Photo (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/prosecutors-say-driver-i-5-fatal-crash-distracted-/nXnND/

Research Firm: PC Sales Plunge as Windows 8 Flops (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Research-firm-PC-sales-plunge-as-Windows-8-flops-202387501.html

NBA Reportedly Pushing Kings Owners to Take Sacramento Offer Before Vote (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2270970

Shelton’s Skyline Drive-In Theater Fights to Stay Alive (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

http://www.thurstontalk.com/2013/05/07/sheltons-skyline-drive-in-theater-fights-to-stay-alive/

DIVERSIONS

Years Underground, Hatching an Invasion

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/science/marvels-and-a-few-mysteries-in-cicadas-17-years.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Local Man Charged with Smuggling Endangered Turtles

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Local-man-charged-with-smuggling-endangered-turtles-206824611.html

Guns Collected at Seattle Buyback Were Destroyed, Cannot Be Made into ‘Peace Bricks’

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2270873

“Too Pretty” Label Mars South Korean Boxing Starlet’s Win

http://news.yahoo.com/too-pretty-label-mars-south-korean-boxing-starlets-033245299.html

SONG OF THE DAY

The Turtles – Elenore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDjI015s044

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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