Energy News Digest for September 23, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Idaho Power Waits for Obama Carbon Rules (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/09/23/2776800/idaho-power-waits-for-obama-rules.html

U-N Panel to Blame Mankind for Global Warming, Explain “Hiatus” (Reuters)

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/09/23/climate-ipcc-global-warming-idINDEE98M03R20130923

Regional Players Divided on How to Renegotiate Columbia River Treaty (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/regional-players-divided-how-renegotiate-columbia-river-treaty

Cell Tower Companies Negotiating to Pay for King County Staff (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Cell-companies-negotiating-to-pay-for-King-Co-staff-224803682.html

Restoration Work Starts Again Near Upper Elwha River Dam (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/9027

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Idaho Power Waits for Obama Carbon Rules
• Everything You Need to Know about the EPA’s Carbon Limits for New Power Plants
• Regional Players Divided on How to Renegotiate Columbia River Treaty
• U-S Congressman Hastings Statement on Draft Recommendation on the Columbia River Treaty
• Oregon’s Energy Hub on the Willamette River a Catastrophic Risk When a Megaquake Hits
• How Smart Are ‘Smart Meters’? Enough to Stir a Ruckus in Port Angeles
• Tom Stredwick, Ephrata Relief Worker: ‘Simple Things Mean More’ In Flood-Damaged Colorado
• Tennessee Valley Authority Ready for Coal Power Change, Lamar Alexander Opposes It
• FERC: Senate Support Unravels for Obama’s Energy Nominee
• French Nuclear Tax to Be Added to Carbon Tax to Fund Green Sector Growth
• Rehabs Squeeze More Power from Existing Plants
• Utilities Jump into the Weather Business
• South Carolina: Stolen Copper Returned to Co-op
• Restoration Work Starts Again Near Upper Elwha River Dam
• Rocky Barker: A Quick Guide to the Salmon-Dam Debate
• Op/Ed: There’s Good News & Bad News for Pacific Northwest’s Salmon
• Sea Change: Ocean Acidification Drives Willapa Bay Oyster Farmers to Hawaii
• Tests on Idaho River Reveal Challenge of Cleaning Up Waterways
• Southern California Water Users View Delta Tunnel Plan as Key to Reliable Future
• Oregon: Wind Energy - Principle Power Town Hall Meeting
• Editorial: $30 Million in Business Energy Tax Credits for Shepherds Flat Wind Farm? State Needs to Explain It Better
• Montana Opinion: Let’s Face Facts about Wind Energy
• Massachusetts Utilities Seek More Wind Power
• Why Most ‘Renewable’ Energy Sources Aren’t Really Renewable
• Oklahoma Gas & Electric Smart Temp Thermostats on Hold in Arkansas
• U-N Panel to Blame Mankind for Global Warming, Explain “Hiatus”
• Global Warming Slowdown Hinders Climate Treaty Effort
• Australia Abolishes Climate Change Commission
• Santa Monica Bets on Electric Cars, but Consumers Are Slow to Switch
• Part 1: Millennial Trains Project Explores Energy Innovation in Utah
• Part 2: The Mad Scientists at the Department of Energy’s National Laboratories
• Cell Tower Companies Negotiating to Pay for King County Staff
• Report Says Wireless Broadband Network Investments Will Create 1.2 Million Jobs over Five Years
• Cut The Cord for Home Broadband? Not So Fast
• Is Asia’s Internet Superiority Due to High-Density Cities? Readers Debate.
• Customers Allege LinkedIn Hacked Email Addresses
• Ten Empowering Apps for Social Good
• Secession Drive Gathers Steam in Rural Colorado
• Shelton Man Injured in Sunday I-5 Pileup
• Western Washington Tribes Receive More Than $10-Million in Department of Justice Grants
• Women’s’ Prison at Mission Creek Has New Superintendent
• Apple Shatters iPhone Sales Record
• Using Homeless to Buy New iPhones Sparks Outrage, Anger

WORD OF THE DAY

Pluviophile • \PLEW-vee-ph-file\ • Noun - In biology, thriving in conditions of abundant rainfall; One who likes rain.

Pluviophiles had an embarrassment of riches over the weekend. Welcome to autumn everybody!

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

Idaho Power Waits for Obama Carbon Rules (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/09/23/2776800/idaho-power-waits-for-obama-rules.html

Everything You Need to Know about the EPA’s Carbon Limits for New Power Plants (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/09/20/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-epas-carbon-limits-for-new-power-plants/

Regional Players Divided on How to Renegotiate Columbia River Treaty (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/regional-players-divided-how-renegotiate-columbia-river-treaty

U-S Congressman Hastings Statement on Draft Recommendation on the Columbia River Treaty (U-S House Natural Resources Committee)

http://naturalresources.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=350655

Oregon’s Energy Hub on the Willamette River a Catastrophic Risk When a Megaquake Hits (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2013/09/oregons_energy_hub_on_the_will.html

How Smart Are ‘Smart Meters’? Enough to Stir a Ruckus in Port Angeles (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130922/NEWS/309229987/how-smart-are-smart-meters-enough-to-stir-a-ruckus-in-port-angeles

Tom Stredwick, Ephrata Relief Worker: ‘Simple Things Mean More’ In Flood-Damaged Colorado (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/sep/21/ephrata-relief-worker-simple-things-mean-more-in-flood-damaged-colorado/

Tennessee Valley Authority Ready for Coal Power Change, Lamar Alexander Opposes It (Chattanooga Timnes Free Press, TN)

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2013/sep/21/tva-ready-for-changealexander-opposes-it/

FERC: Senate Support Unravels for Obama’s Energy Nominee (The Hill)

http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/323559-senate-support-unravels-for-ferc-nominee

French Nuclear Tax to Be Added to Carbon Tax to Fund Green Sector Growth (Platts)

http://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/london/french-nuclear-tax-to-be-added-to-carbon-tax-26299431

Rehabs Squeeze More Power from Existing Plants (Hydro World)

http://www.hydroworld.com/articles/hr/print/volume-32/issue-7/articles/rehabs-squeeze-more-power-from-existing-plants.html

Utilities Jump into the Weather Business (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.elp.com/articles/electric-light-and-power-newsletter/articles/2013/09/utilities-jump-into-the-weather-business.html

South Carolina: Stolen Copper Returned to Co-op (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/copper-theft/stolen-copper-returned-to-south-carolina-electric-co-op/61392

FISH & WILDLIFE

Restoration Work Starts Again Near Upper Elwha River Dam (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/9027

Rocky Barker: A Quick Guide to the Salmon-Dam Debate (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/09/23/2776799/a-quick-guide-to-salmon-dam-debate.html

Op/Ed: There’s Good News & Bad News for Pacific Northwest’s Salmon (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/09/22/3218294/theres-good-news-and-bad-news.html

Sea Change: Ocean Acidification Drives Willapa Bay Oyster Farmers to Hawaii (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/sea-change-ocean-acidification-drives-willapa-bay-oyster-farmers-to/article_20a2e462-23c0-11e3-ae22-0019bb2963f4.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Tests on Idaho River Reveal Challenge of Cleaning Up Waterways (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/tests-idaho-river-reveal-challenge-cleaning-waterways

Southern California Water Users View Delta Tunnel Plan as Key to Reliable Future (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/09/22/5756636/southern-california-water-users.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon: Wind Energy - Principle Power Town Hall Meeting (Coos Bay World, OR)

http://theworldlink.com/calendar/community-events/principle-power-town-hall-meeting/event_7ece3842-1cbe-11e3-b96a-001a4bcf887a.html

Editorial: $30 Million in Business Energy Tax Credits for Shepherds Flat Wind Farm? State Needs to Explain It Better (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/09/30_million_in_betcs_for_shephe.html

Montana Opinion: Let’s Face Facts about Wind Energy (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20130918/OPINION/309180041/Montana-opinion-Let-s-face-facts-about-wind-energy

Massachusetts Utilities Seek More Wind Power (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/09/23/2588845/mass-utilities-seek-more-wind.html

Why Most ‘Renewable’ Energy Sources Aren’t Really Renewable (Wall Street Journal)

http://blogs.wsj.com/experts/2013/09/23/why-most-renewable-energy-sources-arent-really-renewable/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Oklahoma Gas & Electric Smart Temp Thermostats on Hold in Arkansas (The Times Record, Fort Smith AR)

http://swtimes.com/business/oge-smart-temp-thermostats-hold-arkansas

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

U-N Panel to Blame Mankind for Global Warming, Explain “Hiatus” (Reuters)

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/09/23/climate-ipcc-global-warming-idINDEE98M03R20130923

Global Warming Slowdown Hinders Climate Treaty Effort (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-22/global-warming-slowdown-hinders-climate-treaty-effort.html

Australia Abolishes Climate Change Commission (United Press International)

http://www.islandsbusiness.com/news/australia/2986/australia-abolishes-climate-change-commission/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Santa Monica Bets on Electric Cars, but Consumers Are Slow to Switch (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/21/business/santa-monica-bets-on-electric-cars-but-consumers-are-slow-to-switch.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Part 1: Millennial Trains Project Explores Energy Innovation in Utah (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/mstepp/261056/millennial-trains-project-explores-energy-innovation-utah

Part 2: The Mad Scientists at the Department of Energy’s National Laboratories (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/mstepp/277291/pt-2-mad-scientists-department-energy-s-national-laboratories

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Cell Tower Companies Negotiating to Pay for King County Staff (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Cell-companies-negotiating-to-pay-for-King-Co-staff-224803682.html

Report Says Wireless Broadband Network Investments Will Create 1.2 Million Jobs over Five Years (Fierce Telecom)

http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/wireless-broadband-network-investments-will-create-12m-jobs-over-5-years-re/2013-09-22

Cut The Cord for Home Broadband? Not So Fast (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/09/22/home-internet-service-dsl-cable-or-wireless/2840097/

Is Asia’s Internet Superiority Due to High-Density Cities? Readers Debate. (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/09/22/is-asias-internet-superiority-due-to-high-desnity-cities-readers-debate/?wprss=rss_business

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Customers Allege LinkedIn Hacked Email Addresses (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130920/BIZ/130929992

Ten Empowering Apps for Social Good (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/09/20/social-good-apps/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Secession Drive Gathers Steam in Rural Colorado (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-adv-colorado-rural-secession-20130923,0,4273759.story

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton Man Injured in Sunday I-5 Pileup (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/11223

Western Washington Tribes Receive More Than $10-Million in Department of Justice Grants (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=6020

Women’s’ Prison at Mission Creek Has New Superintendent (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/11200

Apple Shatters iPhone Sales Record (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/morning-roundup/2013/09/apple-shatters-iphone-sales-record.html

Using Homeless to Buy New iPhones Sparks Outrage, Anger (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_24147113

DIVERSIONS

Venezuela Orders Temporary Takeover of Toilet Paper Factory (insert scatological puns here)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/21/us-venezuela-toiletpaper-idUSBRE98K00420130921

“I’m Not Tarzan,” Pope Francis Tells Young Crowd

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/22/us-pope-tarzan-idUSBRE98L0HM20130922

New York Town Finds 850 Snakes in Man’s Home

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/19/us-usa-snakes-idUSBRE98I16L20130919

Tokyo Man to Lose Home to Make Way for Stadium: Again

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/19/us-olympics-japan-eviction-idUSBRE98H0F520130919

SONG OF THE DAY

Guitarzan - Ray Stevens

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

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Special Weather Statement for Rain & Wind This Weekend (National Weather Service, Seattle)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2013/09/special-weather-statement-for-rain-wind.html

Ninth Circuit Orders Amendments to Northwest Power & Conservation Council's Sixth Power Plan (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2013/09/ninth-circuit-orders-amendments-to-northwest-power-conservation-councils-sixth-power-plan.html

Google Tax Deal Opens Door to $200 Million Data Center in the Dalles (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

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

Regulators: Renegotiate Columbia River Treaty (Associated Press)

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/09/20/3638987/regulators-renegotiate-columbia.html

Oregon’s Antelope Ridge Wind Farm Withdrawn (Oregon Department of Energy)

http://www.oregon.gov/energy/Siting/Pages/ARW.aspx

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Ninth Circuit Orders Amendments to Northwest Power & Conservation Council's Sixth Power Plan
• FERC Follow-Up: Odds Grow Longer for Obama’s Nominee to U-S Energy Panel
• Grays Harbor PUD Pulling the Plug on Harbor Paper Mill
• Port Angeles Officials Warn of Utility Phone Scam
• Addressing Error Could Mean Higher Tax Payments for Some Chelan PUD Customers
• Former Bonneville Power Employee: Richland Woman's Lawsuit Found Meritless
• Many Natural Gas Bills to Drop across British Columbia This Winter
• California Water Agency Sounds Alarm over Pacific Gas & Electric Hydropower Move
• Nevada: Wells Rural Electric Hosts Rate Information Workshops
• Editorial: Electricity Deregulation Is an Idea Ahead of Its Time
• Colorado Springs Utility Provider Facing Significant Flood Damage
• NRECA: EPA Enforcing an 'All-But-One' Energy Policy
• Why Utility Downgrades are a Big Deal
• Electricity in Japan - Power struggle
• Germany’s Effort at Clean Energy Proves Complex
• Returning Fish Face Thermal Blockage at Lower Granite Dam
• Witnesses Agree Federal Regulatory Changes will Benefit Current and Future Hydropower Projects
• Rare Bumblebee Raises Concerns about Mt. Hood Bike Park
• Regulators: Renegotiate Columbia River Treaty
• Power Struggles at Klamath Basin Task Force
• Oregon’s Antelope Ridge Wind Farm Withdrawn
• In Minnesota, Looking for Lessons from Goodhue Wind Fight
• Alaska: Washington State Company to Study Hydro Idea at Thomas Bay
• The North American Hydropower Opportunity
• U.S. Revives Aid Program for Clean Energy
• Google Is On the Way to Quietly Becoming an Electric Utility
• Study: Battery Energy Storage Works for Solar; Not Wind
• Home Buyers of Two Minds on Energy Efficiency
• Virtual Audits Uncover Surprising Trends in Building Energy Efficiency
• GE Imagines the Home of 2025, Automated Laundry & Robot Bees Included
• Administration to Press Ahead with Carbon Limits
• City of Tumwater Oks Plastic Grocery-Bag Ban
• Google Tax Deal Opens Door to $200 Million Data Center in the Dalles
• Kansas: Overland Park First City to Block Google Fiber
• Why the Internet of Things is Moving from Industry to Consumers Sooner Than You Think
• Twitter Flies from Obscurity to the Height of Fame
• Everything You Need to Know About Twitter
• Fall Isn’t Waiting - Stormy Weather Coming
• Special Weather Statement for Rain & Wind This Weekend
• Nintendo Exec, Mariners Owner Hiroshi Yamauchi Dies at 85
• Source of Mystery Bellingham Odor Remains… A Mystery
• Tribal Casinos Move into New Territory: High-End Luxury

WORD OF THE DAY

Importune • \imp-per-TOON\ • Verb - 1: to urge or beg with troublesome persistence 2: annoy, trouble

Importune defense

Seahawks, the legion of boom

Poor Jaguars - Beware

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

Ninth Circuit Orders Amendments to Northwest Power & Conservation Council's Sixth Power Plan (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2013/09/ninth-circuit-orders-amendments-to-northwest-power-conservation-councils-sixth-power-plan.html

FERC Follow-Up: Odds Grow Longer for Obama’s Nominee to U-S Energy Panel (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-19/odds-grow-longer-for-obama-s-nominee-to-u-s-energy-commission.html

Grays Harbor PUD Pulling the Plug on Harbor Paper Mill (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=6015

Port Angeles Officials Warn of Utility Phone Scam (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130920/NEWS/309209986/port-angeles-officials-warn-of-utility-phone-scam

Addressing Error Could Mean Higher Tax Payments for Some Chelan PUD Customers (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/sep/17/addressing-error-could-mean-higher-tax-payments-for-some-chelan-pud-customers/

Former Bonneville Power Employee: Richland Woman's Lawsuit Found Meritless (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/09/19/3213827/richland-womans-lawsuit-found.html

Many Natural Gas Bills to Drop across British Columbia This Winter (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/many-natural-gas-bills-to-drop-across-b-c-this-winter-1.1860817?cmp=rss

California Water Agency Sounds Alarm over Pacific Gas & Electric Hydropower Move (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/09/19/5751731/water-agency-sounds-alarm-over.html

Nevada: Wells Rural Electric Hosts Rate Information Workshops (Elko Daily Free Press, NV)

http://elkodaily.com/business/wells-rural-electric-hosts-rate-information-workshops/article_813f6450-1cc5-11e3-86f2-001a4bcf887a.html

Editorial: Electricity Deregulation Is an Idea Ahead of Its Time (Arizona Republic, Phoenix)

http://www.azcentral.com/opinions/articles/20130913deregulation-an-idea-ahead-its-time.html

Colorado Springs Utility Provider Facing Significant Flood Damage (KXRM-TV, Colorado Springs, CO)
http://www.fox21news.com/news/story.aspx?id=948579#.UjyNHHfcB8E

NRECA: EPA Enforcing an 'All-But-One' Energy Policy (Utility Products)

http://www.utilityproducts.com/articles/elp-archives/2013/09/nreca-epa-enforcing-an-all-but-one-energy-policy.html

Why Utility Downgrades are a Big Deal (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/eliashinckley/275346/why-utility-downgrades-are-big-deal

Electricity in Japan - Power struggle (Economist Magazine)

http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21586570-shadow-fukushima-worlds-worst-nuclear-disaster-after-chernobyl-hangs-over-japans-energy

Germany’s Effort at Clean Energy Proves Complex (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/19/world/europe/germanys-effort-at-clean-energy-proves-complex.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

FISH & WILDLIFE

Returning Fish Face Thermal Blockage at Lower Granite Dam (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, WA)

http://union-bulletin.com/news/2013/sep/19/returning-fish-face-thermal-blockage-lower-granite/

Witnesses Agree Federal Regulatory Changes will Benefit Current and Future Hydropower Projects (U-S House Natural Resources Committee – Hey Look! Okanogan’s John Grubich is here!)

http://naturalresources.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=350265

Rare Bumblebee Raises Concerns about Mt. Hood Bike Park (Northwest Cable News Network)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/224508021.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Regulators: Renegotiate Columbia River Treaty (Associated Press)

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/09/20/3638987/regulators-renegotiate-columbia.html

Power Struggles at Klamath Basin Task Force (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/power-struggles-klamath-basin-task-force

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon’s Antelope Ridge Wind Farm Withdrawn (Oregon Department of Energy)

http://www.oregon.gov/energy/Siting/Pages/ARW.aspx

In Minnesota, Looking for Lessons from Goodhue Wind Fight (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2013/09/20/in-minnesota-looking-for-lessons-from-goodhue-wind-fight/

Alaska: Washington State Company to Study Hydro Idea at Thomas Bay (Alaska Public Media)

http://www.alaskapublic.org/2013/09/13/washington-company-to-study-hydro-idea-at-thomas-bay/

The North American Hydropower Opportunity (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2013/09/the-north-american-hydropower-opportunity?cmpid=rss

U.S. Revives Aid Program for Clean Energy (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/business/energy-environment/us-revives-aid-program-for-clean-energy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Google Is On the Way to Quietly Becoming an Electric Utility (Quartz)

http://qz.com/125407/google-is-on-the-way-to-quietly-becoming-an-electric-utility/

Study: Battery Energy Storage Works for Solar; Not Wind (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/silviomarcacci/274151/study-battery-energy-storage-works-solar-not-wind

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Home Buyers of Two Minds on Energy Efficiency (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/realestate/article/Home-buyers-of-2-minds-on-energy-efficiency-4828348.php

Virtual Audits Uncover Surprising Trends in Building Energy Efficiency (The Energy Collective)

https://theenergycollective.com/stephenlacey/275396/virtual-audits-uncover-surprising-trends-building-energy-efficiency

GE Imagines the Home of 2025, Automated Laundry & Robot Bees Included (ReViewed)

http://www.reviewed.com/features/ge-imagines-the-home-of-2025-automated-laundry-and-robot-bees-included

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Administration to Press Ahead with Carbon Limits (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/21/us/politics/obama-administration-carbon-limits.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

City of Tumwater Oks Plastic Grocery-Bag Ban (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/City-of-Tumwater-OKs-plastic-grocery-bag-ban-224460531.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Tax Deal Opens Door to $200 Million Data Center in the Dalles (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

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

Kansas: Overland Park First City to Block Google Fiber (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Overland-Park-First-City-to-Block-Google-Fiber-125899

Why the Internet of Things is Moving from Industry to Consumers Sooner Than You Think (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2013/09/18/why-the-internet-of-things-is-moving-from-industry-to-consumers-sooner-than-you-think/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Twitter Flies from Obscurity to the Height of Fame (Associated Press)

http://www.katu.com/news/national/Twitter-flies-from-obscurity-to-the-height-of-fame-223828541.html

Everything You Need to Know About Twitter (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/09/20/twitter-history/

GENERAL NEWS

Fall Isn’t Waiting - Stormy Weather Coming (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2013/09/fall-isnt-waiting-stormy-weather-coming.html

Special Weather Statement for Rain & Wind This Weekend (National Weather Service, Seattle)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2013/09/special-weather-statement-for-rain-wind.html

Nintendo Exec, Mariners Owner Hiroshi Yamauchi Dies at 85 (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Mariners-owner-Hiroshi-Yamauchi-dies-at-85-224423461.html

Source of Mystery Bellingham Odor Remains… A Mystery (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2013/09/20/source-of-mystery-odor-remains-a-mystery/

Tribal Casinos Move into New Territory: High-End Luxury (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/tribal-casinos-move-new-territory-high-end-luxury

DIVERSIONS

18-Wheeler Crashes, Spills Hundreds of Bottles of Champagne on Highway

http://gizmodo.com/18-wheeler-crashes-spills-hundreds-of-bottles-of-champ-1348928536

Clown Terrorizes Town: Why Are Clowns Scary?

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/0919/Clown-terrorizes-town-Why-are-clowns-scary

And They’re Off! Seahawks to Host Halftime Wiener Dog Race

http://q13fox.com/2013/09/19/and-theyre-off-seahawks-to-host-wiener-dog-halftime-race/

Every Original Star Trek Episode as a Vintage Movie Poster

http://gizmodo.com/every-original-star-trek-episode-as-a-vintage-movie-pos-1315030958

SONG OF THE DAY

Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - The Tears of a Clown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zww7FQILQec

When the Cat's Away - Tears of a clown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ttam59Wjf8

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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