Energy News Digest for September 4, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Special Weather Statement for Heavy Thursday Rainfall (Mason County PUD No. 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1251

Cooling Pacific Has Dampened Global Warming, Research Shows (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/climate-energy/cooling-pacific-has-dampened-global-warming-research-shows/

Alaska Sees Record Commercial Salmon Catch (Associated Press)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130903/BIZ/709039897

Wright Takes Over at Chelan PUD (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/sep/03/wright-takes-over-at-chelan-pud/

Editorial: Harness Wind, or Fall Flat - Economic, environmental benefits too important for Pacific Northwest to ignore (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/sep/04/in-our-view-harness-wind-or-fall-flat/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Wright Takes Over at Chelan PUD
• Avista Files 30-Year Electricity Resource Plan
• Boost from the Sun Could Help Gas Power Plants Generate More Electricity, Run More Cleanly
• Valley Tech, Avista Extend Entrepreneurship Program to High Schoolers
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District Ready to Flip Switch on Rancho Cordova Campus
• Switching from Smart Meters Will Cost Kauai Island Utility Cooperative Customers
• Op/Ed: A Scientific Look at Smart Meters Pokes Holes in Central Maine Power’s Safety Claims
• Alliant to Sell Minnesota Utility Businesses
• Errors Cast Doubt on Japan’s Cleanup of Nuclear Accident Site
• Alaska Sees Record Commercial Salmon Catch
• Steelhead Counts Down But Salmon Numbers Up in Snake River
• New Idaho Sockeye Hatchery May Lead to Fishing
• 160 Salmon Killed in Idaho Hatchery Transport, ‘Employee Error’ Blamed
• Feds Plan to Boost Pacific Northwest Salmon Stocks
• Boaters Warned About Lower Water Levels Below Bonneville Dam
• Man Leads Crusade to Deepen Kalama River
• Editorial: Harness Wind, or Fall Flat - Economic, environmental benefits too important for Pacific Northwest to ignore
• California: Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Coming Together
• The U.S. States with the Biggest Renewable Energy Future
• Beyond Renewable Portfolio Standards
• FERC Sets Date for Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act Workshop
• With Large Hydro Resources, Norway Should Easily Integrate $3.3 Billion of New Wind Projects
• Energy Efficient Cities Saving You Money
• Cool News: Big Fridges to Get More Efficient Under New Obama Rules
• Cooling Pacific Has Dampened Global Warming, Research Shows
• Scientists Call for Overhaul of United Nations ‘Blockbuster’ Climate Reports
• Did Soot Cause Climate Change in the 19th Century?
• Ag Energy Debuts Converter - Generator Transforms Farm Waste to Electricity
• Portable Solar Generators Provide Renewable Energy for Events
• Clallam Transit Mobile Wireless Experiment Extended
• Latest Pew Study Shows 70 Percent of U-S Has Broadband
• Facebook for Members of All Ages
• Is This the Funniest Photo in Baseball History?
• Special Weather Statement for Heavy Thursday Rainfall
• Soaking Rains to Bring Potential for Urban Flooding this Week
• Washington State Governor: Special Session on Transportation Needed
• Mason County’s Preliminary Budget Review
• Horse Rescued from Mason County Well

WORD OF THE DAY

Incipient • \in-SIP-ee-unt\ • adjective - Beginning to come into being or to become apparent

Snugly ensconced in the roots of an ancient, gnarled tree in Fanghorn Forest - totally immersed in the final chapters of “The Deathly Hallows” - Bartholomew was unaware of the incipient disaster awaiting his mortality until a single, stringy drop of drool fell upon the word “Dumbledore” on the otherwise perfectly clean page. The Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal had arrived for dinner.

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

Wright Takes Over at Chelan PUD (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/sep/03/wright-takes-over-at-chelan-pud/

Avista Files 30-Year Electricity Resource Plan (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.elp.com/articles/2013/09/avista-files-30-year-electricity-resource-plan.html

Boost from the Sun Could Help Gas Power Plants Generate More Electricity, Run More Cleanly (Seattle Times - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021743081_solarboosterxml.html?syndication=rss

Valley Tech, Avista Extend Entrepreneurship Program to High Schoolers (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/sep/03/valley-tech-avista-extend-entrepreneurship/

Sacramento Municipal Utility District Ready to Flip Switch on Rancho Cordova Campus (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2013/09/03/smud-ready-to-flip-switch-rancho-cordova.html

Switching from Smart Meters Will Cost Kauai Island Utility Cooperative Customers (Pacific Business News, HI)
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/blog/morning_call/2013/08/switching-from-smart-meters-will-cost.html

Op/Ed: A Scientific Look at Smart Meters Pokes Holes in Central Maine Power’s Safety Claims (Portland Press-Herald, ME)

http://www.pressherald.com/opinion/a-scientific-look-at-smart-meters-pokes-holes-in-cmp-safety-claims_2013-08-31.html

Alliant to Sell Minnesota Utility Businesses (Wisconsin State Journal)

http://host.madison.com/wsj/business/alliant-to-sell-minnesota-utility-businesses/article_e90521c1-5769-58e2-be09-0f9df30b6f55.html

Errors Cast Doubt on Japan’s Cleanup of Nuclear Accident Site (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/04/world/asia/errors-cast-doubt-on-japans-cleanup-of-nuclear-accident-site.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

FISH & WILDLIFE

Alaska Sees Record Commercial Salmon Catch (Associated Press)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130903/BIZ/709039897

Steelhead Counts Down But Salmon Numbers Up in Snake River (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/sep/01/steelhead-counts-down-but-salmon-numbers-up-in/

New Idaho Sockeye Hatchery May Lead to Fishing (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/09/04/2741433/new-sockeye-hatchery-may-lead.html

160 Salmon Killed in Idaho Hatchery Transport, ‘Employee Error’ Blamed (KBOI-TV, Boise, ID)

http://www.kboi2.com/news/local/Fish-Kill-Idaho-Salmon-222075111.html

Feds Plan to Boost Pacific Northwest Salmon Stocks (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/public-policy-watch/energy-environment/feds-plan-would-boost-salmon-stocks/60746

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Boaters Warned About Lower Water Levels Below Bonneville Dam (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/boaters-warned-about-lower-water-levels-below-bonneville-dam/

Man Leads Crusade to Deepen Kalama River (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Kalama-mans-crusade-to-deepen-river-222276961.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Editorial: Harness Wind, or Fall Flat - Economic, environmental benefits too important for Pacific Northwest to ignore (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/sep/04/in-our-view-harness-wind-or-fall-flat/

California: Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Coming Together (Palm Springs Desert Sun, CA)

http://www.mydesert.com/article/20130903/BUSINESS0302/309030027/Desert-Renewable-Energy-Conservation-Plan-green-zone-map

The U.S. States with the Biggest Renewable Energy Future (The 9 Billion)

http://www.the9billion.com/2013/09/01/the-u-s-states-with-the-biggest-renewable-energy-future/

Beyond Renewable Portfolio Standards – An Assessment of Regional Supply & Demand Conditions Affecting the Future of Renewable Energy in the West (NREL - PDF File)

http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy13osti/57830-1.pdf

FERC Sets Date for Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act Workshop - Licenses for hydropower development at non-powered dams & closed-loop pumped storage projects (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

http://www.ferc.gov/media/news-releases/2013/2013-3/09-03-13-hydro.asp#.UidUIXddBIQ

With Large Hydro Resources, Norway Should Easily Integrate $3.3 Billion of New Wind Projects (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterdetwiler/2013/09/04/with-large-hydro-resources-norway-should-easily-integrate-3-3-billion-of-new-wind-projects/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy Efficient Cities Saving You Money (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/home/video/Energy-efficient-cities-saving-you-money-222269901.html

Cool News: Big Fridges to Get More Efficient Under New Obama Rules (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/politics/cool-news-big-fridges-to-get-more-efficient-under-new-obama-rules/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Cooling Pacific Has Dampened Global Warming, Research Shows (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/climate-energy/cooling-pacific-has-dampened-global-warming-research-shows/

Scientists Call for Overhaul of United Nations ‘Blockbuster’ Climate Reports (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/sep/04/scientists-overhaul-un-climate-report-ipcc

Did Soot Cause Climate Change in the 19th Century? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/0904/Did-soot-cause-climate-change-in-the-19th-century

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Ag Energy Debuts Converter - Generator Transforms Farm Waste to Electricity (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/sep/04/ag-energy-debuts-converter/

Portable Solar Generators Provide Renewable Energy for Events (Wilmington Star News, NC)

http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20130831/ARTICLES/130839934

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Clallam Transit Mobile Wireless Experiment Extended (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/8964

Latest Pew Study Shows 70 Percent of U-S Has Broadband - Access Is Still Unequal (Wired)

http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/08/latest-pew-results-show-digital-divide-and-mobile-paradox-for-u-s-broadband/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook for Members of All Ages - Grandma & grandpa are on Facebook & might be interested in liking their electric cooperative’s page (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/trends-reports-analyses/facebook-for-members-of-all-ages/60819

Is This the Funniest Photo in Baseball History? (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/09/03/amazing-baseball-foul-ball-photo/

GENERAL NEWS

Special Weather Statement for Heavy Thursday Rainfall (Mason County PUD No. 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1251

Soaking Rains to Bring Potential for Urban Flooding this Week (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Soaking-rains-to-bring-potential-for-urban-flooding-this-week-222240701.html

Washington State Governor: Special Session on Transportation Needed (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/gov-inslee-special-session-transportation-needed

Mason County’s Preliminary Budget Review (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/4896-mason-county-s-preliminary-budget-review

Horse Rescued from Mason County Well (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/4900-horse-rescued-from-well

DIVERSIONS

Lava Lamps: 50 Years Old & Still Groovy

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_23998016

‘Louie, Louie’ Finds another Place in History with Louie Louie Day in Portland

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/09/louie_louie_finds_another_plac.html

McCain Plays Poker on iPhone During Syria Hearing

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/09/04/mccain-syria-poker-hearing/2761445/

Family Finds Gold Treasure worth $300,000 off Florida

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0904/Family-finds-gold-treasure-worth-300-000-off-Florida

SONG OF THE DAY

Fleetwood Mac - Gold Dust Woman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPEGzEttx0w

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Energy News Digest for September 3, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Bonneville Power Administration’s Hiring & Promotion Practices Get Stinging Critique by Department of Energy Audit (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/08/bonneville_power_administratio_6.html

Oregon Wave Energy Stalls Off the Coast of Reedsport (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/08/oregon_wave_energy_stalls_off.html

British Columbia: Fraser Sockeye Numbers Up from 2009, Officials Say (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/08/29/bc-sockeye-fraser-return-numbers.html?cmp=rss

Okanogan PUD: Stimulus Grant Bringing Broadband to Rural America (Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune, Oroville, WA)

http://www.gazette-tribune.com/news/stimulus-grant-bringing-broadband-to-rural-american/65351/

Editorial: LEED Certification vs. Oregon Wood Industry (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/08/leed_certification_vs_oregon_w.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Bonneville Power Administration’s Hiring & Promotion Practices Get Stinging Critique by Department of Energy Audit
• Environmental Group Seeks Information on NorthWestern Energy-PPL Power Plan Deal
• Op/Ed: U-S Senator Mike Crapo - Hydropower is Essential to U-S Energy Network
• BC Hydro to Cut Ten Power Deals, Defer Nine
• Judi Johansen, Former BPA & PacifiCorp Leader, Out as President of Marylhurst University
• California: Modesto Irrigation District Will Fight Order to License 120-Year-Old Dam
• Mason County PUD 3 Sells Former Engineering Building
• License Application Work for Yucca Mountain Could Resume this Week
• Vermont Reactor Closing Signals Death Knell for Aging Nukes; What Replaces Them?
• Op/Ed: Who Told Vermont to be Stupid?
• Tennessee Valley Authority Averts Debt Crisis, Won’t Ask Congress to Raise Borrowing Cap
• The Grid: Oklahoma Utilities Look to Consumers to Help Cut Costs
• Attract Top Talent to Your Electric Co-op
• British Columbia: Fraser Sockeye Numbers Up from 2009, Officials Say
• U-S Army Corps Works for New Dam to Protect White River Salmon
• Olympia-Area Mission Creek Restoration Project Begins September 9
• Feds Delay Controversial Decision on Pocket Gopher Protection
• Divining for Water: City of Eugene Is Trying to Find a Second Source to Tap In Emergencies
• Ex-Snohomish Area Water District Manager Charged with Theft
• Oregon Wave Energy Stalls Off the Coast of Reedsport
• Editorial: Hearings on Wind Farms Will Be Welcome
• Op/Ed: Creative Use of Wind Energy Factoids Keeps Montanans in the Dark
• Is Hydropower a Renewable Energy or Not?
• Oregon: New Geothermal Well Closer for Klamath County
• Wind Power Surge in Texas Curbing Utility Profits
• Germans Pay Dearly for ‘Energy Transformation’
• Snohomish County PUD Targets Hard-To-Reach Markets
• Bonneville Power Administration on Stage at International Innovation Conference; Oliver Named Fellow
• Editorial: LEED Certification vs. Oregon Wood Industry
• Ten U-S States with the Most New Clean Energy Jobs – Oregon No. 5, California No. 1
• Autzen Stadium Cooking Oil to be Converted to Biodiesel
• Okanogan PUD: Stimulus Grant Bringing Broadband to Rural America
• Editorial: New Okanogan PUD Fiber Optic System Stimulating
• Chelan PUD to Get Out of Battery-Backup Business for Fiber-Based Telephones
• $7.2 Billion: Microsoft to Buy Nokia Units & Acquire Executive
• Intel Media Aims to Remake TV with Its Own Technology
• New Study Analyzes ‘Social Media Regrets’
• Meet the Crew behind Those Witty WSDOT Traffic Tweets
• Shelton Man Dies after Motorcycle Crash near Brinnon
• 20-Year-Old Swimmer Drowns in Lake Cushman
• Alleged Tree Thieves Charged with Crime on BPA/King County Property

WORD OF THE DAY

Brown Study • \BROWN – STUD-dee\ • Noun - A state of serious absorption or abstraction

Darnell had been stuck in a brown study all afternoon. His boss had given him what he had considered an unsolvable problem: “Put the lime in the coconut,” or “Put the shama lama, ding dong back into my smile.” He knew it couldn’t be both.

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

Bonneville Power Administration’s Hiring & Promotion Practices Get Stinging Critique by Department of Energy Audit (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/08/bonneville_power_administratio_6.html

Environmental Group Seeks Information on NorthWestern Energy-PPL Power Plan Deal (Montana Standard, Butte, MT)

http://mtstandard.com/news/state-and-regional/environmental-group-seeks-information-on-nwe-ppl-deal/article_ec0d55ec-11e1-11e3-8810-001a4bcf887a.html

Op/Ed: U-S Senator Mike Crapo - Hydropower is Essential to U-S Energy Network (Twin Falls Times-News, ID)

http://magicvalley.com/news/opinion/columns/reader-comment-hydropower-is-essential-to-us-energy-network/article_30f8a66a-a839-5b55-aa3c-af583f8166a3.html

BC Hydro to Cut Ten Power Deals, Defer Nine (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/08/31/bc-hydro-private-power-contracts.html?cmp=rss

Judi Johansen, Former BPA & PacifiCorp Leader, Out as President of Marylhurst University (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2013/08/judi_johansen_former_bpa_and_p.html

California: Modesto Irrigation District Will Fight Order to License 120-Year-Old Dam (Modesto Bee, CA)

http://www.modbee.com/2013/08/30/2894661/mid-will-fight-order-to-license.html

Mason County PUD 3 Sells Former Engineering Building (South Sound Business Examiner)

http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/August-2013/Mason-PUD-sells-former-engineering-building/

License Application Work for Yucca Mountain Could Resume this Week (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/09/02/2553530/license-application-work-for-yucca.html

Vermont Reactor Closing Signals Death Knell for Aging Nukes; What Replaces Them? (Fox News)

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/09/02/vermont-reactor-closing-signals-death-knoll-for-aging-nukes-what-replaces-them/

Op/Ed: Who Told Vermont to be Stupid? (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2013/09/01/who-told-vermont-to-be-stupid/

Tennessee Valley Authority Averts Debt Crisis, Won’t Ask Congress to Raise Borrowing Cap (Chattanooga Times Free Press, TN)

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/sep/03/tva-says-debt-crisis-averted/

The Grid: Oklahoma Utilities Look to Consumers to Help Cut Costs (The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, OK)
http://newsok.com/the-grid-oklahoma-utilities-look-to-consumers-to-help-cut-costs/article/3878432

Attract Top Talent to Your Electric Co-op (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/business-finance/attract-top-talent-to-your-co-op/60542

FISH & WILDLIFE

British Columbia: Fraser Sockeye Numbers Up from 2009, Officials Say (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/08/29/bc-sockeye-fraser-return-numbers.html?cmp=rss

U-S Army Corps Works for New Dam to Protect White River Salmon (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/09/03/2763783/corps-works-for-new-dam-to-protect.html

Olympia-Area Mission Creek Restoration Project Begins September 9 (Thurston Talk, Olympia, WA)

http://www.thurstontalk.com/2013/09/02/mission-creek-restoration-project-begins-september-9/

Feds Delay Controversial Decision on Pocket Gopher Protection (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/feds-delay-controversial-decision-pocket-gopher-protection

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Divining for Water: City of Eugene Is Trying to Find a Second Source to Tap In Emergencies (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://www.registerguard.com/rg/news/local/30336460-75/eweb-utility-source-river-eugene.html.csp

Ex-Snohomish Area Water District Manager Charged with Theft (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130903/NEWS01/709039957

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon Wave Energy Stalls Off the Coast of Reedsport (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/08/oregon_wave_energy_stalls_off.html

Editorial: Hearings on Wind Farms Will Be Welcome (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/08/hearings_on_wind_farms_will_be.html

Op/Ed: Creative Use of Wind Energy Factoids Keeps Montanans in the Dark (The Missoulan, MT)

http://missoulian.com/news/opinion/columnists/creative-use-of-wind-energy-factoids-keeps-montanans-in-dark/article_b741ff4c-11ce-11e3-8b51-0019bb2963f4.html

Is Hydropower a Renewable Energy or Not? As states set ambitious goals to increase their use of renewable energies, hydropower could help them meet their goals (Governing)

http://www.governing.com/topics/transportation-infrastructure/gov-hydropower-renewable-energy.html

Oregon: New Geothermal Well Closer for Klamath County (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/new-geothermal-well-closer-for-klamath-county-/

Wind Power Surge in Texas Curbing Utility Profits (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/09/wind-power-surge-in-texas-curbing-utility-profits?cmpid=rss

Germans Pay Dearly for ‘Energy Transformation’ (Press Europe)

http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/4106491-germans-pay-dearly-energy-transformation

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Snohomish County PUD Targets Hard-To-Reach Markets (Fierce Energy)

http://www.fierceenergy.com/story/pud-targets-hard-reach-markets/2013-09-03

Bonneville Power Administration on Stage at International Innovation Conference; Oliver Named Fellow (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-on-stage-at-international-innovation-conference-Oliver-named-fellow.aspx

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Editorial: LEED Certification vs. Oregon Wood Industry (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/08/leed_certification_vs_oregon_w.html

Ten U-S States with the Most New Clean Energy Jobs – Oregon No. 5, California No. 1 (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/09/ten-us-states-with-the-most-new-clean-energy-jobs?cmpid=rss

Autzen Stadium Cooking Oil to be Converted to Biodiesel (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Autzen-Stadium-cooking-oil-to-be-converted-to-biodiesel-221998801.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Okanogan PUD: Stimulus Grant Bringing Broadband to Rural America (Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune, Oroville, WA)

http://www.gazette-tribune.com/news/stimulus-grant-bringing-broadband-to-rural-american/65351/

Editorial: New Okanogan PUD Fiber Optic System Stimulating (Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune, Oroville, WA)

http://www.gazette-tribune.com/opinion/new-fiber-optic-system-stimulating/65291/

Chelan PUD to Get Out of Battery-Backup Business for Fiber-Based Telephones (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/aug/30/pud-to-get-out-of-battery-backup-business-for-fiber-based-telephone-system/

$7.2 Billion: Microsoft to Buy Nokia Units & Acquire Executive (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/04/technology/microsoft-acquires-nokia-units-and-leader.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Intel Media Aims to Remake TV with Its Own Technology (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2013/09/intel_media_aims_to_remake_tv.html

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

New Study Analyzes ‘Social Media Regrets’ (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/New-study-analyzes-social-media-regrets-222103491.html

Meet the Crew behind Those Witty WSDOT Traffic Tweets (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2013/08/the-team-behind-those-clever-funny.html

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton Man Dies after Motorcycle Crash near Brinnon (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/11031

20-Year-Old Swimmer Drowns in Lake Cushman (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/20-year-old-swimmer-drowns-in-Lake-Cushman-222059091.html

Alleged Tree Thieves Charged with Crime on BPA/King County Property (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/alleged-tree-thieves-charged-crime/nZjqT/

DIVERSIONS

Google Crunches Data on Munching in Office

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/google-crunches-data-on-munching-in-office/2013/09/01/3902b444-0e83-11e3-85b6-d27422650fd5_story.html?wprss=rss_business

Nyad Completes Historic Cuba to Florida Swim

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/sep/02/nyad-1st-to-swim-to-florida-from-cuba-without-cage/

London’s Newest Skyscraper is Melting Cars Parked near It

http://jalopnik.com/londons-newest-skyscraper-is-melting-cars-parked-near-1239950513

Spider-Man Saves the Day, Pays for Local Woman’s Wedding

http://www.cleveland.com/comic-books/index.ssf/2013/08/spidey_saves_the_day_pays_for.html#incart_river

SONG OF THE DAY

John Denver - Calypso

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3EE83q6tzw

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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Sacramento Municipal Utility District Chief Ready to Step down Next Year (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2013/08/16/smud-chief-john-di-stasio-steps-down.html

Energy News Digest for August 16, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Taking Back Power: Tribes Vie for Control of Hydro Dams (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/taking-back-power-tribes-vie-control-hydro-dams

California Attorney General Announces $750M Refund from Canadian Utility Powerex (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/16/5656168/california-attorney-general-announces.html

Fraser River Sockeye Test Fishery Scaled Back (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/08/14/bc-fraser-river-sockeye-test-fishery.html?cmp=rss

Climate Research Targets Western Wildfire Smoke (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Climate-research-targets-Western-wildfire-smoke-219831461.html

Washington State Supreme Court Says Columbia County Ranch Must Fence-In Creek (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/wa-supreme-court-says-ranch-must-fence-creek

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Taking Back Power: Tribes Vie for Control of Hydro Dams
• Bill Eases Regulations on Hydropower Projects - McMorris Rodgers’ Measure Speeds Up Licensing Process
• Power Group: Draft Columbia River Treaty Hurts U-S
• California Attorney General Announces $750M Refund from Canadian Utility Powerex
• Electricity Industry: JP Morgan & Market Complexity
• $22 Million Net Loss - Portland General Electric Announces Second Quarter Results
• Franklin PUD Completes Sale of Revenue Bonds
• Bonneville Power Administration Names Richard Shaheen VP of Engineering & Technical Services - Former Florida Power & Light Executive
• Grays Harbor PUD Earns Clean Annual Audit from Washington State Auditor’s Office
• Columbia River PUD Warns Customers to be Wary of Phone Scam
• Editorial: Heed Court’s Order on Nuke Waste Delay Tactics
• Report Says U-S Nuclear Power Plants Vulnerable to 9/11-Style Attacks
• Appeals Court Blocks Attempt by Vermont to Close a Nuclear Plant
• Minnesota: One Killed, One Injured While Working on Power Line Construction near New Prague
• Sierra Club Raises Concerns over Sale of NV Energy
• Alcoa to Close or Curtail 164,000 Metric Tons of Smelting Capacity
• Increased Air Conditioning Usage Threatens Global Energy Supply
• A Rare Glimpse Inside a Magnificent, Abandoned Shrine to Electricity
• Fraser River Sockeye Test Fishery Scaled Back
• Chehalis Developer to Pay $250,000 for Clean Water Violations
• Scatter Creek: Business Decision Drains Salmon Stream of Water
• California: Judge Orders New Yuba River Biological Opinion
• Washington State Supreme Court Says Columbia County Ranch Must Fence-In Creek
• New Law Caps Gold Mining Dredges in Oregon’s Rivers at 850
• Drought Forces Restrictions on Colorado River Water Releases
• Chelan County: Local Wind Power Keeps Energy Close to Home
• Washington State Agricultural Solar Projects to be Funded
• Secretary Jewell Underscores Importance of Landscape-Level Approach, Mitigation in Meeting Presidents Renewable Energy Goals on Public Lands
• Japan Solar Energy Soars, But Grid Needs to Catch Up
• Your iPhone Uses More Energy than a Refrigerator
• Climate Research Targets Western Wildfire Smoke
• Enviros Not Happy with California Carbon Offsets
• Severe Heat Waves Are Expected to Double by 2020
• White House Solar Panels Being Installed this Week
• New York: Rochester Man Puts Solar Panels on Home to Show Waste
• British Columbia: Solar Panels Mean $3 Electricity Bill for Surrey Man
• Gresham Goes Solar on Some Emergency Vehicles
• Google Unveils Provo Google Fiber Pricing
• Comcast Fights Google Fiber in Provo With New Pricing
• The Surprisingly Large Energy Footprint of the Digital Economy
• Editorial: Dave Sabey - Big Ideas & Big Data Go Hand In Hand
• CBS Blackout on Time Warner Cable May Last Until NFL Season
• Why Dayparting Must Be Part of Your Mobile Strategy
• Facebook is a Bummer, Study Says
• How Ant Colonies Foreshadow the Future of Facebook
• Idaho Congressman Labrador to Seek Third Term, Not Run for Governor
• Paid Washington State Signature Gatherer Accused of Faking Names
• Washington State is at “High Risk” of Losing Federal Education Waiver
• Washington State’s Unemployment Rate Ticks Up in July, While Jobs Continue to Climb
• Radical Environmentalist Rebecca Rubin Will Plead Guilty in Portland in October
• Silverdale Man Believed to be Under the Influence Causes Belfair Crash
• HHS Watchdog Says Rural Hospital Program Needs a Trim

WORD OF THE DAY

Moue • \moo\ • Noun - A little grimace: pout.

Moue, a nervous tic

“Seasons in the Sun,” I cringe

Terry Jacks, oh no!

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

Taking Back Power: Tribes Vie for Control of Hydro Dams (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/taking-back-power-tribes-vie-control-hydro-dams

Bill Eases Regulations on Hydropower Projects - McMorris Rodgers’ Measure Speeds Up Licensing Process (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/aug/16/bill-eases-regulations-on-hydropower-projects/

Power Group: Draft Columbia River Treaty Hurts U-S (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/public-policy-watch/energy-environment/power-group-draft-treaty-hurts-u-s/60245

California Attorney General Announces $750M Refund from Canadian Utility Powerex (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/16/5656168/california-attorney-general-announces.html

Electricity Industry: JP Morgan & Market Complexity (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/jamesbushnell/260151/jp-morgan-and-market-complexity

$22 Million Net Loss - Portland General Electric Announces Second Quarter Results (BusinessWire)

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130802005129/en/Portland-General-Electric-Announces-Quarter-Results

Franklin PUD Completes Sale of Revenue Bonds (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/08/15/2523551/franklin-pud-completes-sale-of.html

Bonneville Power Administration Names Richard Shaheen VP of Engineering & Technical Services - Former Florida Power & Light Executive (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-names-former-Florida-Power-and-Light-executive-VP-of-Engineering-and-Technical-Services.aspx

Grays Harbor PUD Earns Clean Annual Audit from Washington State Auditor’s Office (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5887

Columbia River PUD Warns Customers to be Wary of Phone Scam (St Helens Chronicle, OR)

http://www.thechronicleonline.com/news/article_79f7fefe-05f1-11e3-a887-0019bb2963f4.html

Editorial: Heed Court’s Order on Nuke Waste Delay Tactics (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/aug/15/editorial-heed-courts-order-on-nuke-waste-delay/

Report Says U-S Nuclear Power Plants Vulnerable to 9/11-Style Attacks (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/15/us-usa-nuclear-vulnerabilities-idUSBRE97E18I20130815

Appeals Court Blocks Attempt by Vermont to Close a Nuclear Plant (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/15/business/energy-environment/appeals-court-blocks-attempt-by-vermont-to-close-a-nuclear-plant.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Minnesota: One Killed, One Injured While Working on Power Line Construction near New Prague (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN)

http://www.startribune.com/local/south/219583331.html

Sierra Club Raises Concerns over Sale of NV Energy (Individula.com)

http://www.individual.com/storyrss.php?story=180582771&hash=fe71919d0db659e2f2b9084e55c2a869

Alcoa to Close or Curtail 164,000 Metric Tons of Smelting Capacity (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2013/08/14/alcoa-to-close-or-curtail-164000.html?page=all

Increased Air Conditioning Usage Threatens Global Energy Supply (U-S News & World Report)

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/08/12/increased-air-conditioning-usage-threatens-global-energy-supply

A Rare Glimpse Inside a Magnificent, Abandoned Shrine to Electricity (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/a-rare-glimpse-inside-a-magnificent-abandoned-shrine-t-1000133696

FISH & WILDLIFE

Fraser River Sockeye Test Fishery Scaled Back (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/08/14/bc-fraser-river-sockeye-test-fishery.html?cmp=rss

Chehalis Developer to Pay $250,000 for Clean Water Violations (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/chehalis-developer-to-pay-for-clean-water-violations/article_bd23cc6c-0605-11e3-a1e8-0019bb2963f4.html

Scatter Creek: Business Decision Drains Salmon Stream of Water (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Business-decision-drains-219857321.html

California: Judge Orders New Yuba River Biological Opinion (The Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, CA)

http://www.appeal-democrat.com/articles/yuba-127000-agency-county.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Washington State Supreme Court Says Columbia County Ranch Must Fence-In Creek (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/wa-supreme-court-says-ranch-must-fence-creek

New Law Caps Gold Mining Dredges in Oregon’s Rivers at 850 (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/new-law-caps-gold-mining-dredges-oregon-s-rivers-850

Drought Forces Restrictions on Colorado River Water Releases (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2013/08/16/212527903/drought-forces-restrictions-on-colorado-river-water-releases?ft=1&f=3

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Chelan County: Local Wind Power Keeps Energy Close to Home (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/local-wind-power-keeps-energy-close-home

Washington State Agricultural Solar Projects to be Funded (KVEW-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kvewtv.com/article/2013/aug/15/wa-agricultural-projects-be-funded/

Secretary Jewell Underscores Importance of Landscape-Level Approach, Mitigation in Meeting Presidents Renewable Energy Goals on Public Lands (Renewables Biz)

http://www.renewablesbiz.com/article/13/08/secretary-jewell-underscores-importance-landscape-level-approach-mitigation-meeting-presidents-renewable-energy-go

Japan Solar Energy Soars, But Grid Needs to Catch Up (National Geographic Magazine)

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/08/130814-japan-solar-energy-incentive/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Your iPhone Uses More Energy than a Refrigerator (The Week)

http://theweek.com/article/index/248273/your-iphone-uses-more-energy-than-a-refrigerator#

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Climate Research Targets Western Wildfire Smoke (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Climate-research-targets-Western-wildfire-smoke-219831461.html

Enviros Not Happy with California Carbon Offsets (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_23843662

Severe Heat Waves Are Expected to Double by 2020 (U-S News & World Report)

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/08/14/severe-heat-waves-are-expected-to-double-by-2020

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

White House Solar Panels Being Installed this Week (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/08/15/white-house-solar-panels-finally-being-installed/

New York: Rochester Man Puts Solar Panels on Home to Show Waste (Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, NY)

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20130813/NEWS01/308130053/solar-panels-cost-of-government

British Columbia: Solar Panels Mean $3 Electricity Bill for Surrey Man (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/08/14/bc-surrey-solar-home.html?cmp=rss

Gresham Goes Solar on Some Emergency Vehicles (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Gresham-adding-solar-panels-to-fire-trucks-219713961.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Unveils Provo Google Fiber Pricing (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Unveils-Provo-Google-Fiber-Pricing-125409

Comcast Fights Google Fiber in Provo With New Pricing (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Fights-Google-Fiber-in-Provo-With-New-Pricing-125390

The Surprisingly Large Energy Footprint of the Digital Economy (TIME Magazine)

http://science.time.com/2013/08/14/power-drain-the-digital-cloud-is-using-more-energy-than-you-think/

Editorial: Dave Sabey - Big Ideas & Big Data Go Hand In Hand (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/blogs/common-ground/2013/aug/15/dave-sabey-big-ideas-and-big-data-go-hand-hand/

CBS Blackout on Time Warner Cable May Last Until NFL Season (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/16/business/media/cbs-blackout-on-time-warner-cable-may-last-until-nfl-season.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Why Dayparting Must Be Part of Your Mobile Strategy (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/08/14/dayparting-mobile/

Facebook is a Bummer, Study Says (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-facebook-bummer-20130814,0,3655078.story

How Ant Colonies Foreshadow the Future of Facebook (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/08/16/facebook-breakpoint/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Idaho Congressman Labrador to Seek Third Term, Not Run for Governor (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/aug/14/labrador-seek-3rd-term-not-run-governor/

Paid Washington State Signature Gatherer Accused of Faking Names (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130816/NEWS01/708169905

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State is at “High Risk” of Losing Federal Education Waiver (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/washington-high-risk-losing-federal-education-waiver

Washington State’s Unemployment Rate Ticks Up in July, While Jobs Continue to Climb (Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, WA)

http://kpbj.com/business_daily/2013-08-15/states_unemployment_rate_ticks_up_in_july_while_jobs_continue_to_climb

Radical Environmentalist Rebecca Rubin Will Plead Guilty in Portland in October (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/08/radical_environmentalist_rebec.html

Silverdale Man Believed to be Under the Influence Causes Belfair Crash (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2013/aug/16/silverdale-man-believed-to-be-under-the-causes/?partner=RSS#axzz2c9BS9Gby

HHS Watchdog Says Rural Hospital Program Needs a Trim (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/hhs-watchdog-says-rural-hospital-program-needs-a-trim/2013/08/15/1eaccf7a-05a6-11e3-bfc5-406b928603b2_story.html

DIVERSIONS

Lambrecht Chevrolet Auction is Your Chance to Buy New (And We Mean New) Old Cars

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20130624/CARNEWS01/130629911

Residents Blow Up Home in Attempt to Make Hash Oil

http://q13fox.com/2013/08/16/homeowners-blow-up-home-in-attempt-to-make-hash-oil/#axzz2c98wWDER

Chinese Zoo Tries to Pass Off Dog as African Lion

http://q13fox.com/2013/08/15/zoo-tries-to-pass-off-dog-as-african-lion-but-it-barked/#axzz2c98wWDER

Want a ‘Star Trek’ Tricorder? Your Smart Phone Could Be Getting Close

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/0814/Want-a-Star-Trek-tricorder-Your-smart-phone-could-be-getting-close

SONG OF THE DAY

Jigsaw - Sky High

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

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.