Energy News Digest for June 10, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Extreme Weather Raises Dam Safety Concerns (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2013/06/10/weather-raises-dam-safety-concerns/2407653/

Biological Opinion Says Klamath Project Will Not Jeopardize ESA- Listed Suckers, Salmon (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/426927.aspx

CenturyLink Says a City Rule Is Putting Seattle Behind on Broadband (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/centurylink-says-city-rule-putting-seattle-behind-/nYD6b/

SoloPower Moving Headquarters to Portland, Pursuing South Korean Hub (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/money/index.ssf/2013/06/solopower_moving_headquarters_to_portland_pursuing_south_korean_hub.html

Getting There: LED Lights Being Installed on Interstate 90 (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jun/10/getting-there-led-lights-being-installed-on/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Extreme Weather Raises Dam Safety Concerns
• Bonneville Power Administration Plans to Rebuild Power Line in NW Montana
• Editorial - State of California’s Power Supplies Will Be Tested by Shutdown of San Onofre Plant
• Op/Ed - The Power Act Swims Upstream
• Pandora’s Promise - The Sundance Film Festival’s Nuclear Exposé
• APPA, Utilities Wait for Court to Decide Fate of Order 1000
• FirstEnergy May Be Liable for Zapped Child
• Police: Man Electrocuted Trying to Steal Copper in Kansas
• se Man Facing Manslaughter Charge
• Meet Andi Sanderlin, the Mom Who Ran a $3 Million Grow House
• Biological Opinion Says Klamath Project Will Not Jeopardize ESA- Listed Suckers, Salmon
• Op/Ed - Inslee & Kitzhaber Can Lead a Columbia Resolution
• Editorial - A Railroad Ticket for the Salmon
• SoloPower Moving Headquarters to Portland, Pursuing South Korean Hub
• Last Engineer Let Go at Eastern Idaho Hoku Plant
• Colorado Officials Talk Secession over Renewable Energy Law, Other Issues
• Utilities & Solar Advocates Square Off over the Future
• What Happens When California Meets 33 Percent Renewables Mandate?
• Editorial - Hydro Energy Divides Aspen
• Getting There: LED Lights Being Installed on Interstate 90
• U-S Senate Bill Would Sweeten Loans for Energy-Efficient Homes
• Energy Conservation Funds Raided in Connecticut Budget
• Canada - Climate Change Negatively Impacting Shellfish Industry
• IEA: Energy Carbon Dioxide Emissions Hit Record High in 2012
• Study: Utility Rate-Making Carries Disincentives for Opting for ‘Salmon-Friendly’ Renewables
• Green Building Codes Raise Concerns
• CenturyLink Says a City Rule Is Putting Seattle Behind on Broadband
• Comcast to Expand Number of Neighborhood Wi-Fi Hotspots
• Broadcast World Changes amid ‘Multichannel Video Subscriber Universe’
• Cable Operators Buff Up Guides for Internet Age
• California Legislature Wrangles with Social Media Privacy
• Disruptions: Celebrities’ Product Plugs on Social Media Draw Scrutiny
• Ten Tips for Company Color Schemes
• Washington State’s Special Session Nears End with No Budget Deal
• One Dead in Car-Motorcycle Collision near Union
• Operation “Big Bottom Bust” Nets Ten from Randle, More Expected
• Report: NSA Contractor Was Source of Fed Spying Info
• Accused Hoarder Suing Lewis County for Nearly $400 Billion
• Torch to Kill Weeds Catches Home on Fire

WORD OF THE DAY

Prosaic • \proh-ZAY-ik\ • Adjective - 1: characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry: factual 2: dull, unimaginative 3: everyday, ordinary.

Everett was a happy traveler. After spending years living in the rugged, tree cloaked hills of Morton, Washington he was head back to the prosaic land of his birth & youth: northeast Montana. “You just couldn’t see there from there, if you know what I mean,” he told his friends of his decision one cloudy, drizzly day while sipping coffee at the Cody Café.

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

Extreme Weather Raises Dam Safety Concerns (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2013/06/10/weather-raises-dam-safety-concerns/2407653/

Bonneville Power Administration Plans to Rebuild Power Line in NW Montana (Associated Press)

http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/bonneville-plans-to-rebuild-power-line-in-nw-mt/-/14594602/20499722/-/11e2ei8z/-/index.html

Editorial - State of California’s Power Supplies Will Be Tested by Shutdown of San Onofre Plant (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/06/09/5480615/states-power-supplies-will-be.html

Op/Ed - The Power Act Swims Upstream (Twin Falls Times-News, ID)

http://magicvalley.com/news/opinion/columns/reader-comment-the-power-act-swims-upstream/article_2d7df736-3cd6-523f-81b5-4cb4c94a40db.html

Pandora’s Promise - The Sundance Film Festival’s Nuclear Exposé (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2013/06/09/pandoras-promise-the-sundance-film-festivals-nuclear-expose/

APPA, Utilities Wait for Court to Decide Fate of Order 1000 (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=221604&issueID=27035

FirstEnergy May Be Liable for Zapped Child (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/06/10/58360.htm

Police: Man Electrocuted Trying to Steal Copper in Kansas (Associated Press)

http://www.kshb.com/dpp/news/crime/police-man-electrocuted-trying-to-steal-copper-in-kansas

California - Alleged Burglary Accomplice Electrocuted; San Jose Man Facing Manslaughter Charge (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_23414030/milpitas-alleged-burglary-accomplice-electrocuted-san-jose-man

Meet Andi Sanderlin, the Mom Who Ran a $3 Million Grow House - “…her Con Edison bill, which at $9,000 a month, paid in cash…” (Gawker)

http://gawker.com/meet-andi-sanderlin-the-mom-who-ran-a-3-million-grow-512115492

FISH & WILDLIFE

Biological Opinion Says Klamath Project Will Not Jeopardize ESA- Listed Suckers, Salmon (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/426927.aspx

Op/Ed - Inslee & Kitzhaber Can Lead a Columbia Resolution (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/06/07/3042598/inslee-and-kitzhaber-can-lead.html

Editorial - A Railroad Ticket for the Salmon (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/jun/08/a-railroad-ticket-for-the-salmon/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

SoloPower Moving Headquarters to Portland, Pursuing South Korean Hub (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/money/index.ssf/2013/06/solopower_moving_headquarters_to_portland_pursuing_south_korean_hub.html

Last Engineer Let Go at Eastern Idaho Hoku Plant (Associated Press)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/06/10/2610668/last-engineer-let-go-at-eastern.html

Colorado Officials Talk Secession over Renewable Energy Law, Other Issues (Associated Press)

http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/06/07/colorado-officials-talk-secession-over-renewable-energy-law-other-issues/

Utilities & Solar Advocates Square Off over the Future (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/utilities-and-solar-advocates-square-off-over-the-future/2013/06/09/580c0ad8-c3b6-11e2-914f-a7aba60512a7_story.html?wprss=rss_national

What Happens When California Meets 33 Percent Renewables Mandate? (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/hermantrabish/235226/what-happens-when-california-s-33-percent-renewables-mandate-met

Editorial - Hydro Energy Divides Aspen: Community grapples with competing environmental values, institutional barriers, financial limits & resistance to change (Denver Post, CO)

http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_23411612/hydro-energy-divides-aspen

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Getting There: LED Lights Being Installed on Interstate 90 (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/jun/10/getting-there-led-lights-being-installed-on/

U-S Senate Bill Would Sweeten Loans for Energy-Efficient Homes (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/07/business/senate-bill-sweetens-loans-for-energy-efficient-homes.html?_r=0

Energy Conservation Funds Raided in Connecticut Budget (New Haven Register, CT)

http://nhregister.com/articles/2013/06/10/news/doc51b5d08095678375225571.txt

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Canada - Climate Change Negatively Impacting Shellfish Industry (Canada.Com)

http://www.canada.com/Climate+change+negatively+impacting+shellfish+industry/8499206/story.html

IEA: Energy Carbon Dioxide Emissions Hit Record High in 2012 (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/06/10/iea-energy-emissions-rose-to-record-high-in-2012/2407555/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Study: Utility Rate-Making Carries Disincentives for Opting for ‘Salmon-Friendly’ Renewables (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/426929.aspx

Green Building Codes Raise Concerns - Chemical firms say proposed new rules would harm them (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/jun/10/green-building-codes-raise-concerns/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

CenturyLink Says a City Rule Is Putting Seattle Behind on Broadband (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/centurylink-says-city-rule-putting-seattle-behind-/nYD6b/

Comcast to Expand Number of Neighborhood Wi-Fi Hotspots (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/06/10/comcast-wifi-hotspots/2407219/

Broadcast World Changes amid ‘Multichannel Video Subscriber Universe’ (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/06/09/2631334/broadcast-world-changes-amid-multichannel.html?storylink=rss

Cable Operators Buff Up Guides for Internet Age (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/06/09/2427303/cable-operators-buff-up-guides.html

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

California Legislature Wrangles with Social Media Privacy (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/06/09/5482607/california-legislature-wrangles.html

Disruptions: Celebrities’ Product Plugs on Social Media Draw Scrutiny (NY Times)

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/09/disruptions-celebrities-product-plugs-on-social-media-draw-scrutiny/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Ten Tips for Company Color Schemes (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/06/09/color-schemes-business/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State’s Special Session Nears End with No Budget Deal (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Special-session-nears-end-with-no-budget-deal-210790431.html

GENERAL NEWS

One Dead in Car-Motorcycle Collision near Union (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/822-1-dead-in-collision-near-union

Operation “Big Bottom Bust” Nets Ten from Randle, More Expected (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5595

Report: NSA Contractor Was Source of Fed Spying Info (Associated Press)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Report-NSA-contract-worker-is-surveillance-source-210758071.html

Accused Hoarder Suing Lewis County for Nearly $400 Billion (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Accused-hoarder-suing-Lewis-County-for-nearly-400-billion-210658651.html

Torch to Kill Weeds Catches Home on Fire (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Man-using-torch-to-kill-weeds-catches-home-on-fire-210772681.html

DIVERSIONS

Truck Carrying Fireworks Hits Moose on Trans-Canada Highway - Shuts Down Road for 5.5 Hours & Lights Up the Sky

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/06/07/truck-carrying-fireworks-hits-moose-on-trans-canada-highway-shuts-down-road-for-5-5-hours-and-lights-up-the-sky/

Woman Discovers Online ‘Friend’ is Actually Ex-Husband

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/woman-discovers-online-friend-actually-ex-husband-185458324.html

TSA Agents Stop Chewbacca Actor over Light Saber

http://news.yahoo.com/tsa-agents-stop-chewbacca-actor-over-light-saber-200631369.html

Saudi Prince Sues Forbes after It Says He’s Only Worth $20 Billion

http://news.yahoo.com/saudi-prince-sues-forbes-says-hes-only-worth-131244333.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Stewart Copeland - The Tall Weeds; “Wall Street” soundtrack

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

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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

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

Energy News Digest for June 7, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Google Proposes New Data Center in the Dalles (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/jun/06/google-proposes-new-data-center-in-the-dalles/

Hedging Plan Reaps Millions for Chelan PUD (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/jun/06/hedging-plan-reaps-millions-for-chelan-pud-but/

California Utility Will Close Troubled San Onofre Nuclear Plant (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/06/07/5479205/calif-utility-says-it-will-retire.html

Mt. Bachelor Joins Climate Push (Bend Bulletin, OR)

http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130606/NEWS0107/306060318/1009/NEWS01&nav_category

Hoodsport Area - Where There’s Smoke, There’s Prescribed Fire (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2013/06/06/fiery-approach-to-hinder-forest-fires/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Hedging Plan Reaps Millions for Chelan PUD
• California Utility Will Close Troubled San Onofre Nuclear Plant
• Small Reactor Developers Face Funding Challenges, SNL Reports
• Ohio - Goldfish Caper at Perry Nuclear Power Plant Has Been Solved
• Keeping Power Lines from Trees a Challenge for Co-Ops
• What is the Smart Grid, Really?
• Oregon Tribe Secures Stretch of Santiam for Salmon
• Lamprey Ramp Installed on North Umpqua Dam
• Sea to Shining Sea - Salmon Fishing with the Nez Perce
• Farm Subsidies Leading to More Water Use
• Portland General Electric Beats Rest of Utilities for Green Power Sales
• Op/Ed - A Sweet Deal on Solar for Consumers
• A New Spin on “Intelligent” Wind Energy
• Lighten Your Load with LEDs & Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
• Mt. Bachelor Joins Climate Push
• Op/Ed - Warming World: It’s Time to Give Up the 2 Degree Target
• Google Proposes New Data Center in the Dalles
• Obama Wants Faster Internet in US Schools. Would You Pay $5 a Year For It?
• U-S Intelligence Mining Data from Nine U-S Internet Companies in Broad Secret Program
• AT&T Says It’s Connecting More Devices
• Is the Internet Green? Yes & No
• Facebook Finally Ditching Those “Sponsored Stories” We All Love So Very Much
• Former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to Work on Energy, Tribal Issues for Int’l Law Firm in Denver
• Hoodsport Area - Where There’s Smoke, There’s Prescribed Fire
• Olympia Couple Sued by WA Attorney General Over Timeshare Scheme
• I-5 Clark County Closure Starting Tonight Could be ‘Carmaggedon’
• How Congress unknowingly legalized PRISM in 2007
• Mason Area Fair Is On - July 26-28
• British Columbia City Puts Chicken Manure on Homeless Encampment

WORD OF THE DAY

In honor of “National Doughnut Day,” I took a dip in the WOTD archives:

Toroidal • \ tor-OYD-ul \ • adjective - Of, relating to, or shaped like a torus or toroid: doughnut-shaped

Frederic could not understand the lack of business at his new bakery. In a town renowned for its love of doughnuts, no one was interested in visiting his aptly, but unfortunately named, “Frederic’s Toroidal Pastry Shack”.

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

Hedging Plan Reaps Millions for Chelan PUD (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/jun/06/hedging-plan-reaps-millions-for-chelan-pud-but/

California Utility Will Close Troubled San Onofre Nuclear Plant (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/06/07/5479205/calif-utility-says-it-will-retire.html

Small Reactor Developers Face Funding Challenges, SNL Reports (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/power_city/2013/06/small-reactor-developers-face-funding.html

Ohio - Goldfish Caper at Perry Nuclear Power Plant Has Been Solved (Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH)

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2013/06/goldfish_caper_at_perry_nuclea.html

Keeping Power Lines from Trees a Challenge for Co-Ops (Santa Fe New Mexican – How about keeping trees from power lines…)

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/fire_information/article_d987a2f5-2f37-5a21-a475-aa1a86365f2d.html

What is the Smart Grid, Really? (Electronic Design)

http://electronicdesign.com/power/what-smart-grid-really

FISH & WILDLIFE

Oregon Tribe Secures Stretch of Santiam for Salmon (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2013/06/tribe-secures-stretch-of-santiam-for.html

Lamprey Ramp Installed on North Umpqua Dam (Associated Press)

http://www.kgw.com/news/210498161.html

Sea to Shining Sea - Salmon Fishing with the Nez Perce “…with lots of fish hatchery activity & fish ladders to allow the salmon to get past the dams, the fish are coming back…”

 (Cape Cod Gazette, MA)

http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/sea-to-shining-sea-salmon-fishing-with-the-nez-perce/1011690

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Farm Subsidies Leading to More Water Use (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/07/us/irrigation-subsidies-leading-to-more-water-use.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Portland General Electric Beats Rest of Utilities for Green Power Sales (Portland Tribune, OR)

http://portlandtribune.com/sl/154167-pge-beats-rest-of-utilities-for-green-power-sales

Op/Ed - A Sweet Deal on Solar for Consumers (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/06/07/5477918/a-sweet-deal-on-solar-for-consumers.html

A New Spin on “Intelligent” Wind Energy (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/06/a-new-spin-on-intelligent-wind-energy?cmpid=rss

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Lighten Your Load with LEDs & Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (Lake Stevens Journal. WA)

http://www.lakestevensjournal.com/county-state/article.exm/2013-06-06__discounts_at_pud_retail_network

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Mt. Bachelor Joins Climate Push (Bend Bulletin, OR)

http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130606/NEWS0107/306060318/1009/NEWS01&nav_category

Op/Ed - Warming World: It’s Time to Give Up the 2 Degree Target (Der Spiegel)

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/climate-change-target-of-two-degrees-celsius-needs-revision-a-904219.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Proposes New Data Center in the Dalles (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/jun/06/google-proposes-new-data-center-in-the-dalles/

Obama Wants Faster Internet in US Schools. Would You Pay $5 a Year For It? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2013/0606/Obama-wants-faster-Internet-in-US-schools.-Would-you-pay-5-a-year-for-it

U-S Intelligence Mining Data from Nine U-S Internet Companies in Broad Secret Program (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/us-intelligence-mining-data-from-nine-us-internet-companies-in-broad-secret-program/2013/06/06/3a0c0da8-cebf-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html?wprss=rss_national

AT&T Says It’s Connecting More Devices (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/06/06/2424136/att-says-its-connecting-more-devices.html

Is the Internet Green? Yes & No (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/techchron/2013/06/06/is-the-internet-green-yes-and-no/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook Finally Ditching Those “Sponsored Stories” We All Love So Very Much (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2013/06/07/facebook-finally-ditching-those-sponsored-stories-we-all-love-so-very-much/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to Work on Energy, Tribal Issues for Int’l Law Firm in Denver (Associated Press)

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/210468171.html

GENERAL NEWS

Hoodsport Area - Where There’s Smoke, There’s Prescribed Fire (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2013/06/06/fiery-approach-to-hinder-forest-fires/

Olympia Couple Sued by WA Attorney General Over Timeshare Scheme (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2013/06/06/olympia-couple-sued-by-wa-attorney-general-over-timeshare-scheme/

I-5 Clark County Closure Starting Tonight Could be ‘Carmaggedon’ (Northwest Cable News Network)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/210561641.html

How Congress unknowingly legalized PRISM in 2007 (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/06/how-congress-unknowingly-legalized-prism-in-2007/?wprss=rss_national

Mason Area Fair Is On - July 26-28 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/754-mason-area-fair-is-on

British Columbia City Puts Chicken Manure on Homeless Encampment (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2013/06/06/b-c-city-puts-chicken-manure-on-homeless-encampment/

DIVERSIONS

That Was Some Kick: Stunned Runner Didn’t Even Realize She Was Pregnant

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/jun/06/that-was-some-kick-stunned-runner-didnt-even/

Murder of Crows Dive-Bombing Everett Residents, Police

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Murder-of-crows-dive-bombing-Everett-residents-police-210333741.html

Maps Show How U-S Regions Speak Differently

http://www.kgw.com/news/22-maps-show-how-Americans-speak-differently-210410531.html

Free Donuts! Everything You Need to Know to Celebrate National Donut Day

http://business.time.com/2013/06/07/free-donuts-everything-you-need-to-know-to-celebrate-national-donut-day/

SONG OF THE DAY

Isaac Hayes - Shaft Theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbXvdJF-1U8

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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

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

Energy News Digest for June 6, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Sierra Club Sues over Coal Dust from Uncovered Trains in Columbia River Gorge (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/06/sierra_club_sues_over_coal_dus.html

Obama to Seek More Internet Aid for Schools & Libraries (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/07/us/politics/obama-to-seek-more-internet-aid-for-schools-and-libraries.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

California Officials Outraged at Transfers of PUC Attorneys Investigating Deadly San Bruno Blast (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_23399322

Colorado’s Governor Signs Controversial Rural Renewable-Energy Bill “…The bill also allows rural cooperatives to add a monthly surcharge, up to 2 percent…to help pay for projects needed to meet the goal…” (Denver Business Journal, CO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2013/06/hickenlooper-doubles-renewable-energy.html

NEEA, Utilities & Northwest Builders Test the Market with New Homes Pilot (Herald Online)

http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/06/06/4924456/neea-utilities-and-northwest-builders.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• California Officials Outraged at Transfers of PUC Attorneys Investigating Deadly San Bruno Blast
• Feds Back California on JPMorgan Energy Trades
• APPA, TAPS Back Extension of Effective Date of Bulk Electric System Definition, with Clarification
• U-S Natural Gas Supplies Grew Last Week
• Minnesota - Charges Brought In Theft of Electricity
• Where Does Texas Rank in Power Outages?
• Rare Willamette Valley Salmon & Steelhead Habitat Protected
• Birds Spread Nuclear Waste
• Thrifty Thurston Tours Taylor Shellfish Farms
• Sierra Club Sues over Coal Dust from Uncovered Trains in Columbia River Gorge
• Portland Reservoir Plan Ignites New PUD Fight
• Colorado’s Governor Signs Controversial Rural Renewable-Energy Bill
• Tidal Energy Could Be Next Big Wave
• National Renewable Energy Lab Names Top 10 Utilities for Renewable Energy
• NEEA, Utilities & Northwest Builders Test the Market with New Homes Pilot
• Start-Up to Connect Home Appliances
• Isn’t It a Pain When Your Beer Fridge Knocks out the Entire Neighborhood’s Cell Network?
• United Kingdom - Climate Change: Let’s Bury the Carbon Dioxide Problem
• EPA Biofuel Rule: Energy Solution or Economic Burden?
• Low-Cost Leases Electrify Plug-In Car Sales on West Coast
• Mount Hood Community College Uses Solar Picnic Tables as Chargers
• Obama to Seek More Internet Aid for Schools & Libraries
• NTIA: There Are Rural/Urban Broadband Subdivides
• Comcast’s Top Lobbyist Pens Editorial to Remind Americans That US Broadband Service Is Awesome
• Months after Sandy Tore Up Fire Island, Verizon’s Fix Gets Stormy Reception
• AT&T LTE Hits another 22 Markets - Expands Coverage in another Ten Markets
• Wireless to Surpass Home Broadband Spending This Year
• Hashtags in Bathrooms? CMT Displays #CMTawards above Toilets
• Washington State Government Shutdown? Inslee Concedes the Possibility
• Couldn’t Happen without Dams & Locks - Tall Ships Making Stop in Port of Pasco on June 8-16
• 69 Years Ago Today, the Allies Launched Massive Normandy Invasion on D-Day
• One Dead, One Injured in SW Mason County Motorcycle Crash
• Report: Gov’t Secretly Collecting Millions of Phone Records in U-S
• Washington State Courts Ignored Expert’s Warning that Computer System Was at Risk
• Douglas County Arrests Could Put a Dent in Metal Theft Plague, Sheriff Says
• U-S Security Agency Scraps Plan to Allow Small Knives on Planes
• Genetically Altered Wheat in Oregon Comes as No Surprise
• Average Gas Mileage of New Cars Hits Record High

WORD OF THE DAY

Orotund • \ORE-uh-tund\ • Adjective - 1: marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound: sonorous 2: pompous, bombastic.

The rollers of crashing music washed over Frederick’s dinner guests in orotund waves, its throbbing resonance causing wine glasses to hum to the vibrations of the Wagnerian opera his stereo system was blasting into the enclosed dining space of his small apartment. Conversation was impossible, as was hearing after exposure to the eardrum bursting concert.

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

California Officials Outraged at Transfers of PUC Attorneys Investigating Deadly San Bruno Blast (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_23399322

Feds Back California on JPMorgan Energy Trades (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/06/06/5475151/feds-back-california-on-jpmorgan.html

APPA, TAPS Back Extension of Effective Date of Bulk Electric System Definition, with Clarification (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=221290&issueID=27033

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

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/06/06/2423465/us-natural-gas-supplies-grew-last.html

Minnesota - Charges Brought In Theft of Electricity (New Ulm Journal, MN)

http://www.nujournal.com/page/content.detail/id/535118/Charges-brought-in-theft-of-electricity.html?nav=5009

Where Does Texas Rank in Power Outages? (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2013/06/06/where-does-texas-rank-in-power-outages.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Rare Willamette Valley Salmon & Steelhead Habitat Protected (Albany Tribune, OR)

http://www.albanytribune.com/05062013-rare-willamette-valley-salmon-and-steelhead-habitat-protected/

Birds Spread Nuclear Waste (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/1208844-8/birds-spread-nuclear-waste

Thrifty Thurston Tours Taylor Shellfish Farms (Thurston Talk, Olympia, WA)

http://www.thurstontalk.com/2013/06/06/thrifty-thurston-tours-taylor-shellfish-farms/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Sierra Club Sues over Coal Dust from Uncovered Trains in Columbia River Gorge (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/06/sierra_club_sues_over_coal_dus.html

Portland Reservoir Plan Ignites New PUD Fight (Portland Tribune, OR)

http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/154037-reservoir-plan-ignites-new-pud-fight

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Colorado’s Governor Signs Controversial Rural Renewable-Energy Bill “…The bill also allows rural cooperatives to add a monthly surcharge, up to 2 percent…to help pay for projects needed to meet the goal…” (Denver Business Journal, CO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2013/06/hickenlooper-doubles-renewable-energy.html

Tidal Energy Could Be Next Big Wave (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2013/06/06/tidal-energy-could-be-next-big-wave/

National Renewable Energy Lab Names Top 10 Utilities for Renewable Energy (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.elp.com/articles/2013/06/nrel-names-top-10-utilities-for-renewable-energy.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

NEEA, Utilities & Northwest Builders Test the Market with New Homes Pilot (Herald Online)

http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/06/06/4924456/neea-utilities-and-northwest-builders.html

Start-Up to Connect Home Appliances (NY Times)

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/05/start-up-to-connect-thermostats-light-sensors/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Isn’t It a Pain When Your Beer Fridge Knocks out the Entire Neighborhood’s Cell Network? (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2013/06/05/isnt-it-a-pain-when-your-beer-fridge-knocks-out-the-entire-neighborhoods-cell-network/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

United Kingdom - Climate Change: Let’s Bury the Carbon Dioxide Problem (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jun/05/bury-co2-problem-capture-store-carbon

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

EPA Biofuel Rule: Energy Solution or Economic Burden? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0605/EPA-biofuel-rule-energy-solution-or-economic-burden

Low-Cost Leases Electrify Plug-In Car Sales on West Coast (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/low-cost-leases-electrify-plug-car-sales-west-coast

Mount Hood Community College Uses Solar Picnic Tables as Chargers (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Mt-Hood-Community-College--210338381.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Obama to Seek More Internet Aid for Schools & Libraries (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/07/us/politics/obama-to-seek-more-internet-aid-for-schools-and-libraries.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

NTIA: There Are Rural/Urban Broadband Subdivides (MultiChannel)

http://www.multichannel.com/policy/ntia-there-are-ruralurban-broadband-subdivides/143677

Comcast’s Top Lobbyist Pens Editorial to Remind Americans That US Broadband Service Is Awesome (TechDirt)

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130531/10524423274/comcasts-top-lobbyist-pens-editorial-to-remind-americans-that-us-broadband-service-is-awesome.shtml

Months after Sandy Tore Up Fire Island, Verizon’s Fix Gets Stormy Reception (New York Business Journal, NY)

http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2013/06/05/verizon-using-voice-link-instead-of.html

AT&T LTE Hits another 22 Markets - Expands Coverage in another Ten Markets (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-LTE-Hits-Another-22-Markets-124527

Wireless to Surpass Home Broadband Spending This Year - Which Of Course Should Surprise Nobody (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Wireless-to-Surpass-Home-Broadband-Spending-This-Year-124510

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Hashtags in Bathrooms? CMT Displays #CMTawards above Toilets (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/06/05/cmt-awards-twitter-hashtag/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Government Shutdown? Inslee Concedes the Possibility (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2013/06/04/olympia-2013/114822/inslee-raises-shutdown-possibility-he-attacks-repu/

Couldn’t Happen without Dams & Locks - Tall Ships Making Stop in Port of Pasco on June 8-16 (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/06/05/2422220/tall-ships-making-stop-in-port.html

GENERAL NEWS

69 Years Ago Today, the Allies Launched Massive Normandy Invasion on D-Day (U-S News & World Report)

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/press-past/2013/06/06/69-years-ago-today-the-allies-launched-massive-normandy-invasion-on-d-day?s_cid=rss:press-past:69-years-ago-today-the-allies-launched-massive-normandy-invasion-on-d-day

One Dead, One Injured in SW Mason County Motorcycle Crash (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/10351

Report: Gov’t Secretly Collecting Millions of Phone Records in U-S (Associated Press)

http://www.katu.com/news/national/Report-Govt-secretly-collecting-millions-of-phone-records-in-US--210351431.html

Washington State Courts Ignored Expert’s Warning that Computer System Was at Risk (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Courts-ignored-experts-warning-that-system-was-at-risk-210339841.html

Douglas County Arrests Could Put a Dent in Metal Theft Plague, Sheriff Says (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/jun/05/douglas-arrests-could-put-a-dent-in-metal-theft/

U-S Security Agency Scraps Plan to Allow Small Knives on Planes (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/05/us-usa-transportation-knives-idUSBRE95419W20130605

Genetically Altered Wheat in Oregon Comes as No Surprise (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/06/us/genetically-altered-crop-in-oregon-no-surprise.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Average Gas Mileage of New Cars Hits Record High (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2013/0606/Average-gas-mileage-of-new-cars-hits-record-high

DIVERSIONS

Key Peninsula 8th Graders Send Egg to Edge of Space, Passing over Yakima

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/8th-graders-send-egg-to-edge-of-space-passing-over-Yakima-210303691.html

Reefer for Rover? Vet Recommends Marijuana for Sick Pets

http://www.katu.com/news/national/Reefer-for-Rover-Vet-recommends-marijuana-for-sick-pets--210291251.html

Secret Man Caves Found in EPA Warehouse

http://www.govexec.com/contracting/2013/06/secret-man-caves-found-epa-warehouse/64202/#.Ua866sv4Jdk.twitter

29 Valedictorians? That’s a Lot of Speeches

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/29-valedictorians-210138741.html

SONG OF THE DAY

The Longest Day Soundtrack

(The first four drum beats -  dot-dot-dot-dash - represent Morse Code for “V”, for Victory…also meant to reflect the beginning of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ7hYEJt2UY

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