Energy News Digest for September 10, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Federal Dam Plan Offers No Major Strategy Changes (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/sep/10/new-federal-plan-offered-to-make-northwest-dams/

SoloPower Job Benchmarks, Loan Payments on Hold as Oregon Agrees to Restructure (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/money/index.ssf/2013/09/solopower_job_benchmarks_loan.html

FCC Releases Map for Round Two of Stimulus Funding (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Releases-Map-for-Round-Two-of-Stimulus-Funding-125721

State Energy Bill Could Alter Electricity Rates for Millions in California (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-electric-rates-bill-20130910,0,786513.story

Record High Temperatures This Week as Summer Gives Last Gasp (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/Record-high-temperatures-this-week-as-summer-4800494.php

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• State Energy Bill Could Alter Electricity Rates for Millions in California
• Grays Harbor PUD Transformers Replaced Following Lighting Storm
• Cowlitz Tribe Opposes Longview Coal Terminal
• Pacific Gas & Electric to Settle San Bruno Pipeline Explosion Claims
• NRC 'Waste Confidence' Meetings to Focus on Spent Nuclear Fuel
• Op/Ed: Renewables, Efficiency or Natural Gas to Replace San Onofre?
• Report: Smart Advanced Meters Offer Multiple Benefits to Utilities, Customers
• Federal Dam Plan Offers No Major Strategy Changes
• Feds Say Dams Are Working Fine for Columbia Salmon
• Federal Columbia River Power System Biological Opinion
• Idaho: 80-Year-Old Hatchery Grows Healthier Fish with New Technology
• California: Pot Grow Sites' Poisons Cited in Fishers' Survival Struggles
• This Colossal Dam Keeps Russia's Capital City above Water
• SoloPower Job Benchmarks, Loan Payments on Hold as Oregon Agrees to Restructure
• Oregon: Baker County Commissioners to Hear Wind Farm Appeal
• Arizona: Zoners to Consider Extension for Kingman Wind Farm
• Push to Green Energy Will Cost California Customers
• Net Energy Metering Policies Helping to Spur Solar Growth
• Renewables: Here's How Much Your State Cares About Climate Change
• Commercial Solar: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
• Just Say No to Combustion in Buildings & Say Yes to Geothermal Heat Pumps
• Don't be Fooled by These Urban Legends of Green Living
• National Ceiling Fan Day Makes Saving Energy a Breeze
• Green Group Targets GOP Senators in New Climate Change Campaign
• NFL Goes Solar, Who's in the Lead?
• Solar Boat Reaches Paris after Crossing Atlantic
• FCC Releases Map for Round Two of Stimulus Funding
• Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase I Round Two
• Washington State Law Change Forces Poulsbo Fiber Project into Wireless Mesh
• Judges Hear Arguments on Neutrality Rules for Internet
• Amazon Lobbies Heavily for Internet Sales Tax
• The Ultimate Guide to Choosing an Internet Provider
• Inslee Kicking Off 'Results Washington' Initiative Tuesday to Promote Lean in Agencies
• U-S Senator Baucus, Congressman Camp Say Consensus Forming in Washington on a Corporate Tax Overhaul
• Record High Temperatures This Week as Summer Gives Last Gasp
• Pot Retailers, Growers in Washington State Gear Up for Legalization
• Parents Say They Regret In Vitro Twins, Stir Up Controversy

WORD OF THE DAY

Itinerant • \eye-TIN-uh-runt\ • Adjective - Traveling from place to place; especially: covering a circuit

Itinerant Grace

Brother Love’s Salvation Show

That’s what he’s there for…

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

State Energy Bill Could Alter Electricity Rates for Millions in California (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-electric-rates-bill-20130910,0,786513.story

Grays Harbor PUD Transformers Replaced Following Lighting Storm (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kxro.wordpress.com/2013/09/10/pud-transformers-replaced-following-lighting-storm/

Cowlitz Tribe Opposes Longview Coal Terminal (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Cowlitz-tribe-opposes-Longview-coal-terminal-223140301.html

Pacific Gas & Electric to Settle San Bruno Pipeline Explosion Claims (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-10/pg-e-to-settle-san-bruno-pipeline-explosion-claims.html

NRC 'Waste Confidence' Meetings to Focus on Spent Nuclear Fuel (Augusta Chronicle, GA)

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-09-09/nrc-waste-confidence-meetings-focus-spent-nuclear-fuel?v=1378746062

Op/Ed: Renewables, Efficiency or Natural Gas to Replace San Onofre? (The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, CA)

http://voices.mydesert.com/2013/09/09/renewables-efficiency-or-natural-gas-to-replace-san-onofre/

Report: Smart Advanced Meters Offer Multiple Benefits to Utilities, Customers (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.elp.com/articles/2013/09/report-smart-meters-offer-multiple-benefits-to-utilities-customers.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Federal Dam Plan Offers No Major Strategy Changes (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/sep/10/new-federal-plan-offered-to-make-northwest-dams/

Feds Say Dams Are Working Fine for Columbia Salmon (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/feds-say-dams-are-working-fine-columbia-salmon

Federal Columbia River Power System Biological Opinion (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration)

http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/hydropower/fcrps_opinion/federal_columbia_river_power_system.html

Idaho: 80-Year-Old Hatchery Grows Healthier Fish with New Technology (Twin Falls Times News, ID)

http://magicvalley.com/news/local/hagerman-hatchery-celebrates-years/article_1fc7180e-2c83-5861-9013-363f3dc583de.html

California: Pot Grow Sites' Poisons Cited in Fishers' Survival Struggles (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/09/08/5716665/pot-grow-sites-poisons-cited-in.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

This Colossal Dam Keeps Russia's Capital City above Water (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/this-colossal-dam-keeps-russias-capital-city-above-wat-1184785440

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

SoloPower Job Benchmarks, Loan Payments on Hold as Oregon Agrees to Restructure (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/money/index.ssf/2013/09/solopower_job_benchmarks_loan.html

Oregon: Baker County Commissioners to Hear Wind Farm Appeal (Baker City Herald, OR)

http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Commissioners-to-hear-wind-farm-appeal

Arizona: Zoners to Consider Extension for Kingman Wind Farm (Kingman Daily Miner, AZ)

http://kdminer.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=57890

Push to Green Energy Will Cost California Customers (Hi-Desert Star, Yucca Valley, CA)

http://www.hidesertstar.com/news/article_7033be26-1776-11e3-9287-0019bb2963f4.html

Net Energy Metering Policies Helping to Spur Solar Growth (Huffington Post)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rhone-resch/net-energy-metering-polic_b_3875795.html

Renewables: Here's How Much Your State Cares About Climate Change (Business Insider)

http://www.businessinsider.com/map-of-renewable-portfolio-standards-2013-9

Commercial Solar: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/solarbusiness/268806/commercial-solar-what-could-possibly-go-wrong

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Just Say No to Combustion in Buildings & Say Yes to Geothermal Heat Pumps (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/09/just-say-no-to-combustion-in-buildings-and-say-yes-to-geothermal-heat-pumps?cmpid=rss

Don't be Fooled by These Urban Legends of Green Living (PR Newswire)

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/9/prweb11062268.htm

National Ceiling Fan Day Makes Saving Energy a Breeze (Bloomer Advance, WI)

http://www.bloomeradvance.com/online_features/home_improvement/article_547e57dc-4460-59a0-b601-ff6e8712464f.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Green Group Targets GOP Senators in New Climate Change Campaign (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/environmental-defense-fund-gop-senatorsclimate-change-campaign-96539.html?hp=r5

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

NFL Goes Solar, Who's in the Lead? (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2013/09/nfl-goes-solar-whos-in-the-lead?cmpid=rss

Solar Boat Reaches Paris after Crossing Atlantic (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Solar-boat-reaches-Paris-after-crossing-Atlantic-4801204.php

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Releases Map for Round Two of Stimulus Funding (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Releases-Map-for-Round-Two-of-Stimulus-Funding-125721

Connect America Fund (CAF) Phase I Round Two (Federal Communications Commission)

http://www.fcc.gov/maps/connect-america-fund-phase-i-round-two

Washington State Law Change Forces Poulsbo Fiber Project into Wireless Mesh (Institute for Local Self-Reliance)

http://www.muninetworks.org/content/washington-state-law-change-forces-poulsbo-fiber-project-wireless-mesh

Judges Hear Arguments on Neutrality Rules for Internet (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/10/technology/judges-hear-arguments-on-rules-for-internet.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Amazon Lobbies Heavily for Internet Sales Tax (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/sep/09/amazon-lobbies-heavily-for-internet-sales-tax/

The Ultimate Guide to Choosing an Internet Provider (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/The-Simple-Dollar/2013/0910/The-ultimate-guide-to-choosing-an-internet-provider

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Inslee Kicking Off 'Results Washington' Initiative Tuesday to Promote Lean in Agencies (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/09/09/2775168/inslee-kicking-off-results-washington.html

U-S Senator Baucus, Congressman Camp Say Consensus Forming in Washington on a Corporate Tax Overhaul (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/2013/09/09/01002442-199a-11e3-82ef-a059e54c49d0_story.html?wprss=rss_business

GENERAL NEWS

Record High Temperatures This Week as Summer Gives Last Gasp (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/Record-high-temperatures-this-week-as-summer-4800494.php

Pot Retailers, Growers in Washington State Gear Up for Legalization (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/09/09/bc-washington-legal-pot.html?cmp=rss

Parents Say They Regret In Vitro Twins, Stir Up Controversy (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/medicalalert/Parents-say-they-regret-In-vitro-twins-stir-up-controversy--222991161.html

DIVERSIONS

Pilfered Light Bulb Leads to Stolen Car, Three Arrests

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130909/NEWS01/709099838

Van Gogh Painting: Long-Lost Painting Identified as Van Gogh's

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0909/Van-Gogh-painting-Long-lost-painting-identified-as-Van-Gogh-s

Cal Worthington, Car Dealer with Manic Ads, Dies at 92

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/10/business/cal-worthington-car-dealer-with-an-incessant-jingle-dies-at-92.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Tacoma Man Trapped in Chimney after Hide-And-Seek

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/Tacoma-man-trapped-in-chimney-after-hide-and-seek-4801311.php

SONG OF THE DAY

Don McLean - Vincent (Starry Starry Night)

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

Chet Atkins - Vincent (Starry Starry Night)

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

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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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 September 9, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

NoaNet: Over the Rivers & Through the Woods - How a Non-Profit Telecom Company Connected Rural Washington State with Fiber (OSP)

http://www.ospmag.com/issue/article/Over-the-Rivers-and-Through-the-Woods

Salmon Heading to Spawn Past Elwha River Dam Site (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Salmon-spawn-Elwha-Dam--222951691.html

Army Corps Shrinks Endangered Species Review for Columbia River Coal Project (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/sep/06/army-corps-shrinks-endangered-species-review-for-c/

Earmarks on the Rise Again in Olympia - Legislators steered more than $170 million in the state’s capital budget toward special projects (Seattle Times - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021778525_legislatureearmarksxml.html

Editorial: Energy - Sweden Sets a Good Example (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/sep/06/sweden-sets-a-good-example/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Army Corps Shrinks Endangered Species Review for Columbia River Coal Project
• Oregon: BPA’s Lowell-Oakridge Power Line Due for 500 New Poles - Critters, Weather Cited
• California: Edison Crews Start Putting Transmission Lines Underground in Chino Hills
• Grant PUD Names Photo Contest Winners
• Op/Ed: Why I Believe that Nuclear Energy is the Safest Form of Energy
• Massachusetts: Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant Foes Cry Foul
• Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant Closure in 2014 Will Challenge New England Energy Markets
• When Should Nuclear Power Plants Die?
• Massachusetts: Governor Patrick Heading to Canada for Energy Confab - Lookin’ for some sweet hydropower
• Meters Don’t Cause Fires, Poorly Installed Meters Cause Fires
• Salmon Heading to Spawn Past Elwha River Dam Site
• Big Fall Chinook Numbers Crossing Bonneville: Early Arrivals Or Run Larger Than Predicted?
• Idaho: Dam’s Removal Should Boost Steelhead Trout
• Oregon: Men Cited for Snagging Salmon from Hatchery
• Canoe Journey Spotlights Plight of Columbia River Salmon
• Editorial: Energy - Sweden Sets a Good Example
• Wild Horse Wind Farm Tour Goes Up a Turbine
• SolarWorld Breaks Ground on More Than 500 KW of Solar Carports at Four California Parks
• Tennessee Valley Authority Launches Community Solar Initiative
• Rhode Island: Developer Seeks to Use Ancient Technology to Draw Energy from Pawtuxet River
• Report: Saving Water Saves Energy & Vice Versa
• New Research Pins Some Extreme Weather Events on Climate Change
• Scientists Studying Solar Radiation Management as a Way to Cool Planet
• Conservative Wins Australia by Landslide; Declares End to Climate Change ‘Crap’
• Mid-Columbia Drivers Charged Up About Benefits of Electric Cars
• Electric Cars Vs. Plug-In Hybrids: What’s the Difference?
• NoaNet: Over the Rivers & Through the Woods
• Ephrata: This Town Has America’s Fastest Internet
• Idaho Alters School Wi-Fi Deal Under Pressure from Lawmakers
• Worries That Microsoft Is Growing Too Tricky to Manage
• Earmarks on the Rise Again in Olympia
• Seriously, How Does a Cannabis Business Deposit, Move or Bank Its Money
• Times: Study Finds Drivers in State Busy on Cellphones, Texting
• Cable Thefts Can Leave Snohomish County Victims Unable to Call 911
• Summer Storm: National Weather Service Forecasters Nail Difficult Forecast with High Resolution Modeling Program
• Technology Is Out There to Better Predict Storms, But Not Everyone Has Access
• Credit Unions Fight to Keep Tax-Exempt Status
• Satsop Courts Hollywood to Use Old Nuke Plant for Filming
• A Quest to Save AM Before It’s Lost in the Static

WORD OF THE DAY

Per Contra • \per-KAHN-truh\ • adverb - 1a: on the contrary b: by way of contrast 2: as an offset

“You may think I like your plan in this case,” murmured the well-coifed attorney to his fresh-faced intern, “but per contra I think it will eventually fail.” The strategy was to trick the witness with word association to force a confession. The problem was that the witness had an iron-clad alibi. He had been iron-clad in a prison cell in Pawtucket the night of the Twinkie burglary.

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

Army Corps Shrinks Endangered Species Review for Columbia River Coal Project (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/sep/06/army-corps-shrinks-endangered-species-review-for-c/

Oregon: BPA’s Lowell-Oakridge Power Line Due for 500 New Poles - Critters, Weather Cited (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://www.registerguard.com/rg/news/local/30344639-75/poles-bpa-heredia-oakridge-public.html.csp

California: Edison Crews Start Putting Transmission Lines Underground in Chino Hills (Southern California Public Radio)

http://www.scpr.org/blogs/environment/2013/09/06/14675/edison-crews-start-putting-transmission-lines-unde/

Grant PUD Names Photo Contest Winners (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/entertainment/art/article_1c77e5be-1735-11e3-99c8-0019bb2963f4.html

Op/Ed: Why I Believe that Nuclear Energy is the Safest Form of Energy (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/charlesbarton/270516/why-i-believe-nuclear-power-safest-form-energy

Massachusetts: Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant Foes Cry Foul (Cape Cod Online, MA)

http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130907/NEWS/309070338

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant Closure in 2014 Will Challenge New England Energy Markets (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=12851

When Should Nuclear Power Plants Die? (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2013/09/08/when-should-nuclear-power-plants-die/

Massachusetts: Governor Patrick Heading to Canada for Energy Confab - Lookin’ for some sweet hydropower (Boston Globe, MA)

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2013/09/07/gov-patrick-heading-canada-for-energy-confab/wPu4oavG5yXKc14Js4D8vI/story.html

Meters Don’t Cause Fires, Poorly Installed Meters Cause Fires (Chicago Business Journal, IL)

http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2013/09/06/icc-says-comed-smart-meters-didnt.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon Heading to Spawn Past Elwha River Dam Site (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Salmon-spawn-Elwha-Dam--222951691.html

Big Fall Chinook Numbers Crossing Bonneville: Early Arrivals Or Run Larger Than Predicted? (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/428234.aspx

Idaho: Dam’s Removal Should Boost Steelhead Trout (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/sep/08/dams-removal-should-boost-steelhead-trout/

Oregon: Men Cited for Snagging Salmon from Hatchery (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Men-cited-for-snagging-salmon-from-hatchery-222877951.html

Canoe Journey Spotlights Plight of Columbia River Salmon (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2013/sep/08/canoe-journey-spotlights-plight-columbia-salmon/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Editorial: Energy - Sweden Sets a Good Example (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/sep/06/sweden-sets-a-good-example/

Wild Horse Wind Farm Tour Goes Up a Turbine (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/1478386-8/wild-horse-wind-farm-tour-goes-up-a

SolarWorld Breaks Ground on More Than 500 KW of Solar Carports at Four California Parks (CIOL)

http://www.ciol.com/ciol/news/195018/solarworld-breaks-ground-500-kw-solar-carports-california-parks

Tennessee Valley Authority Launches Community Solar Initiative (Chattanooga Times Free Press, TN)

http://timesfreepress.com/news/2013/sep/08/tva-launches-community-solar-initiativestaff/

Rhode Island: Developer Seeks to Use Ancient Technology to Draw Energy from Pawtuxet River (Providence Journal, RI)

http://www.providencejournal.com/breaking-news/content/20130907-developer-seeks-to-use-ancient-technology-to-draw-energy-from-pawtuxet-river.ece

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Report: Saving Water Saves Energy & Vice Versa (KCET-TV, Los Angeles, CA)

http://www.kcet.org/news/rewire/conservation/report-saving-water-saves-energy-and-vice-versa.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

New Research Pins Some Extreme Weather Events on Climate Change (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2013/0906/New-research-pins-some-extreme-weather-events-on-climate-change

Scientists Studying Solar Radiation Management as a Way to Cool Planet (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/scientists-studying-solar-radiation-management-as-a-way-to-cool-planet/2013/09/08/cfb9def8-170c-11e3-be6e-dc6ae8a5b3a8_story.html?wprss=rss_national

Conservative Wins Australia by Landslide; Declares End to Climate Change ‘Crap’ (Bizpac Insider)

http://www.bizpacreview.com/2013/09/08/conservative-wins-australia-by-landslide-declares-end-to-climate-change-crap-82935

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Mid-Columbia Drivers Charged Up About Benefits of Electric Cars (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/09/07/2562396/mid-columbia-drivers-charged-up.html

Electric Cars Vs. Plug-In Hybrids: What’s the Difference? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0907/Electric-cars-vs.-plug-in-hybrids-What-s-the-difference

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

NoaNet: Over the Rivers & Through the Woods - How a Non-Profit Telecom Company Connected Rural Washington State with Fiber (OSP)

http://www.ospmag.com/issue/article/Over-the-Rivers-and-Through-the-Woods

Ephrata: This Town Has America’s Fastest Internet (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/This-Town-Has-Americas-Fastest-Internet-125706

Idaho Alters School Wi-Fi Deal Under Pressure from Lawmakers (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/sep/06/idaho-alters-school-wifi-deal-under-pressure-lawma/

Worries That Microsoft Is Growing Too Tricky to Manage (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/09/technology/worries-that-microsoft-is-growing-too-tricky-to-manage.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Earmarks on the Rise Again in Olympia - Legislators steered more than $170 million in the state’s capital budget toward special projects (Seattle Times - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021778525_legislatureearmarksxml.html

Seriously, How Does a Cannabis Business Deposit, Move or Bank Its Money (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

http://wacannabiswire.washingtonstatewire.com/seriously-how-does-a-cannabis-business-deposit-move-or-bank-the-money/

GENERAL NEWS

Times: Study Finds Drivers in State Busy on Cellphones, Texting (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Study-finds-drivers-in-state-busy-texting-222954161.html

Cable Thefts Can Leave Snohomish County Victims Unable to Call 911 (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130908/NEWS01/709089957

Summer Storm: National Weather Service Forecasters Nail Difficult Forecast with High Resolution Modeling Program (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/weather/index.ssf/2013/09/posted_to_weather_summer_storm.html

Technology Is Out There to Better Predict Storms, But Not Everyone Has Access (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2348611

Credit Unions Fight to Keep Tax-Exempt Status (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130909/BIZ/709099995

Satsop Courts Hollywood to Use Old Nuke Plant for Filming (Seattle Times - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021778369_satsopnuclearxml.html?syndication=rss

A Quest to Save AM Before It’s Lost in the Static (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/09/us/a-quest-to-save-am-radio-before-its-lost-in-the-static.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

DIVERSIONS

Baby Wasn’t Only One Crying at Seattle Baptism Beat Down

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2349985

Dallas Zoo to Raise Cheetah Cubs with a Labrador Puppy

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/06/us-usa-cheetahs-idUSBRE9850W320130906

Droopy Beijing Duck Gets a Breath of Fresh Air

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/droopy-beijing-duck-gets-breath-fresh-air-103817103.html#sHnU5Q7

‘Fastest Loop of Manhattan’ Driver Arrested

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fastest-loop-manhattan-driver-arrested-212350022.html#7ELmNTk

SONG OF THE DAY

John Fogerty & the Blue Ridge Rangers - Change in the Weather

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAYgj6CoPeg

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 September 6, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Mason County Thunderstorms Knock Out Power (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/11080

More Rain Friday; Flood Watch in Effect (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/11082

Why Washington State Could Become a Major Global Fuel Supplier (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2013/09/05/opening-the-spigot-why-washingtons.html

Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Threatened Seabird (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Federal-judge-rules-in-favor-of-threatened-seabird-4790633.php

Nippon Paper Performs Testing and Commissioning on New Biomass Cogen in Washington State (MarketWire)

http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/nippon-paper-performs-testing-commissioning-on-new-biomass-cogen-washington-state-industrial-1828020.htm

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Mason County Thunderstorms Knock Out Power
• Why Washington State Could Become a Major Global Fuel Supplier
• Sierra Club Ramps Up Climate Fight against Gas-Fired Power Plants
• Why Don't We "Mothball" Shutdown Nuclear Energy Plants?
• Meeting North Dakota’s Increased Need for Electricity
• Police: Convicted Thief Electrocuted While Stealing Copper
• Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Threatened Seabird
• Lower Columbia River Sees Record High Chinook Catch, And Buoy 10 Is Best since 1988
• California: Drakes Bay Oyster Co. Will Challenge Federal Ruling
• Washington State DNR: It's a Banner Year for Yellow Jackets
• Nippon Paper Performs Testing and Commissioning on New Biomass Cogen in Washington State
• Washington State's Wind Power Industry Surges
• Energy Update: Renewables, Coal & Gas, By the Numbers
• Germany's Energy Poverty: How Electricity Became a Luxury Good
• Snohomish PUD Offers Small Businesses No-Cost Measures to Save Energy
• Being Monitored Motivates Less Electricity Use
• Ohio: FirstEnergy Boycott Targets Utility’s Stance on Energy Efficiency Standards (
• Bay Bridge: Cutting Edge LED Lights Create Unique Night Landscape
• Hundreds Gather In Portland for Conference on Climate Change Science
• Boat's Voyage a Shining Example of Solar Potential
• Google to Double Size of Kirkland Campus
• Idaho Wi-Fi Project Logs On First School District
• Boston’s Need for Internet Speed Holds Tech Firms in Check
• Curry County Leader Says He's Not Interested in Secession
• Lightning Zaps Trees, A Shelton School, Knocks Out Power … But Starts a Car
• Massive Storm Hits Western Washington; Mudslides, Flooding Reported
• More Rain Friday; Flood Watch in Effect
• Yosemite Rim Fire Cause: Hunter's Illegal Campfire
• As Washington State Unemployment Goes, So Goes the Nation

WORD OF THE DAY

Heuristic • \hyur-RIST-tick\ • Adjective - Involving or serving as an aid to learning, discovery, or problem-solving by experimental and especially trial-and-error methods also: of or relating to exploratory problem-solving techniques that utilize self-educating techniques (as the evaluation of feedback) to improve performance

Fran’s heuristic approach to breaking down the brick wall between her kitchen and tiny breakfast nook had not been going well. She had hoped that by starting small she would be able to find the best tool to demolish the wall, without creating dust or large piles of bricks throughout the apartment. The shop vac was working…but at glacial pace. After two years of constant application, a single row of removed grout was the fruit of her labors. The jackhammer approach was looking much more attractive.

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

Mason County Thunderstorms Knock Out Power (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/11080

Why Washington State Could Become a Major Global Fuel Supplier (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2013/09/05/opening-the-spigot-why-washingtons.html

Sierra Club Ramps Up Climate Fight against Gas-Fired Power Plants (SNL Financial)

http://www.snl.com/Interactivex/article.aspx?CdId=A-24746474-10544

Why Don't We "Mothball" Shutdown Nuclear Energy Plants? (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/ansorg/268086/why-don-t-we-mothball-shutdown-nuclear-plants

Meeting North Dakota’s Increased Need for Electricity (Minot Daily News, ND)

http://www.minotdailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/577968/Meeting-N-D--s-increased-need-for-electricity.html?nav=5010

Police: Convicted Thief Electrocuted While Stealing Copper (WBBM, Chicago, IL)

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/09/04/police-convicted-thief-electrocuted-while-stealing-copper/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Threatened Seabird (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/news/science/article/Federal-judge-rules-in-favor-of-threatened-seabird-4790633.php

Lower Columbia River Sees Record High Chinook Catch, And Buoy 10 Is Best since 1988 (Seattle Times - Paywall Advisory)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/reeltimenorthwest/2013/09/05/lower-columbia-river-sees-record-high-chinook-catch/?syndication=rss

California: Drakes Bay Oyster Co. Will Challenge Federal Ruling (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_24023200

Washington State DNR: It's a Banner Year for Yellow Jackets (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/DNR-Its-a-banner-year-for-yellow-jackets-221894011.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Nippon Paper Performs Testing and Commissioning on New Biomass Cogen in Washington State (MarketWire)

http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/nippon-paper-performs-testing-commissioning-on-new-biomass-cogen-washington-state-industrial-1828020.htm

Washington State's Wind Power Industry Surges (Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, WA)

http://kpbj.com/headlines/environment/2013-09-05/states_wind_power_industry_surges

Energy Update: Renewables, Coal & Gas, By the Numbers “…Renewables don't seem to be displacing fossil fuels as we might like them to. Instead, they're displacing one another…” (Missoula Independent, MT)

http://missoulanews.bigskypress.com/IndyBlog/archives/2013/09/05/energy-update-renewables-coal-and-gas-by-the-numbers

Germany's Energy Poverty: How Electricity Became a Luxury Good (Spiegel Online, Germany)

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/high-costs-and-errors-of-german-transition-to-renewable-energy-a-920288.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Snohomish PUD Offers Small Businesses No-Cost Measures to Save Energy (Edmonds Beacon, WA)

http://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/pud-offers-small-businesses-no-cost-measures-to-save-energy/1052008

Being Monitored Motivates Less Electricity Use (Scientific American)

http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=being-monitored-motivates-less-elec-13-09-05

Ohio: FirstEnergy Boycott Targets Utility’s Stance on Energy Efficiency Standards (Colu8mbus Business First, OH)

http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2013/09/firstenergy-boycott-targets-utilitys.html

Bay Bridge: Cutting Edge LED Lights Create Unique Night Landscape (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_24027833

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Hundreds Gather In Portland for Conference on Climate Change Science (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/hundreds-gather-portland-conference-climate-change-science

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Boat's Voyage a Shining Example of Solar Potential (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23936775

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google to Double Size of Kirkland Campus (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2013/09/05/google-to-double-size-of-kirkland-campus/

Idaho Wi-Fi Project Logs On First School District (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/09/06/2744877/state-wi-fi-project-logs-on-first.html

Boston’s Need for Internet Speed Holds Tech Firms in Check (Boston Herald, MA)

http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/09/forum_boston_s_need_for_internet_speed_holds_tech_firms_in_check?

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Curry County Leader Says He's Not Interested in Secession (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2013/09/oregon_counties_dont_seem_to_b.html

GENERAL NEWS

Lightning Zaps Trees, A Shelton School, Knocks Out Power … But Starts a Car (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2013/09/05/tens-of-thousands-left-without-power-after-day-long-thunderstorms/

Massive Storm Hits Western Washington; Mudslides, Flooding Reported (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2013/09/06/storms-pound-western-washington-mudslides-flooding-reported/

More Rain Friday; Flood Watch in Effect (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/11082

Yosemite Rim Fire Cause: Hunter's Illegal Campfire (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Rim-Fire-cause-hunter-s-illegal-campfire-4789468.php

As Washington State Unemployment Goes, So Goes the Nation (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2013/09/06/as-washington-state-unemployment-goes-so-goes-the-nation/?wprss=rss_politics&clsrd

DIVERSIONS

Lincoln City Burying Dollars on the Beach for Visitors to Find

http://nwpr.org/post/hundreds-gather-portland-conference-climate-change-science

Colorado Town Flooded With Applications for Drone-Hunting Permits

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/06/us-usa-colorado-drones-idUSBRE98500S20130906

UK Firm Sorry for Making Jobseekers Dance at Interview

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/05/us-dance-idUSBRE9840WX20130905

Capitol Statues Honor the Famous, Tragic & Odd

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/capitol-statues-honor-famous-tragic-odd-20150414

SONG OF THE DAY

Leo Sayer - Long Tall Glasses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-qxCWf0SCY

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.