Hot Shots Edition - Energy News Digest for May 8, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Feds Looking at Possible Divestiture of Tennessee Valley Authority That Continues Public Power Model (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=265677&issueID=34852

Oregon: Federal Permitting Delays Worry Central Electric Cooperative - CEO says inability to perform routine maintenance could increase fire risk (Bend Bulletin, OR)

http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/2055512-151/permitting-delays-worry-central-electric#

Report Says Climate Change is Likely to Reduce Hydropower in the Pacific Northwest (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/report-says-climate-change-likely-reduce-hydropower-northwest

Oregon Offshore Wind Project Selected For Up To $47 Million (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2014/05/oregon-offshore-wind-project-selected.html

U-S Navy Tells E.on to Move Wind Turbines near Boardman, Oregon (Windpower Monthly)

http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1293419/us-navy-tells-eon-move-turbines

Cowlitz PUD Announces Pay-As-You-Go Program (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/c155a92a-d645-11e3-8af1-0019bb2963f4.html

Keystone XL Vote in Limbo in U-S Senate as Energy-Efficiency Bill Falters (Washington Examiner, DC)

http://washingtonexaminer.com/shaheen-portman-energy-efficiency-bill-in-limbo-in-senate/article/2548157

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SONG OF THE DAY

The Marshall Tucker Band - Can't You See

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Energy News Digest for May 7, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Columbia River Spring Chinook Sport Fishing Open Friday, Saturday (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/columbia-river-spring-chinook-sport-fishing-open-friday-saturday/article_a0a3cfdc-d572-11e3-a525-001a4bcf887a.html

Tennessee Valley Authority Cuts Jobs, Feds to Determine Agency’s Future (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)

http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/morning_call/2014/05/tva-cuts-jobs-feds-to-determine-agencys-future.html

Yakima Basin Canals Could Generate Electricity - New turbine technology can create electricity without using dams (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/may/06/yakima-basin-canals-could-generate-power/

Google Fiber’s Portland Deal Won’t Serve Everyone (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/05/google_fibers_portland_deal_wo.html

Three Charts That Explain How U-S Journalists Use Social Media (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/05/06/three-charts-that-explain-how-u-s-journalists-use-social-media/?wprss=rss_business

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Tennessee Valley Authority Cuts Jobs, Feds to Determine Agency’s Future (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
• Women Make Work a Better Place, Says Bonneville Power Administration Exec (Portland Tribune, OR)
• Jefferson County PUD Billing Cycles Still Being Worked On; Utility Negotiates with Meter-Reading Company (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
• California Here I Come: Oversized Dam Gates Passing Through Clackamas County Tuesday, Wednesday Nights (Oregonian, Portland)
• Avista Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter & Fiscal Year 2013; Confirms 2014 Earnings Guidance (Yahoo! Finance)
• Election Contests for County Commissioners, Utility District Take Form in Jefferson County (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
• Duke Energy Posts Loss on Write-Down of Coal Fleet, Results Top Analyst Expectations (Associated Press)
• Stanford to Purge $18 Billion Endowment of Coal Stock (NY Times)
• Energy Games? Harry Reid Compares GOP to ‘Greased Pigs’ (Politico)
• Op/ED: Did Obama’s New FERC Nominee ‘Criminalize’ Energy Regulation? (Forbes Magazine)
• Columbia River Spring Chinook Sport Fishing Open Friday, Saturday (Longview Daily News, WA)
• Irrigators Call for Cap on Pacific Northwest Salmon Recovery Spending (Capital Press)
• Anglers Upset With Agreement on Steelhead Releases - Planting In Dungeness River Affected By Deal Made To Nix Lawsuit (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
• Mid-Columbia Students Releasing Salmon into Rivers (Tri-City Herald, WA)
• Scientists Say Invasive Trout in Yellowstone Park in Decline Following Costly Removal Program (Associated Press)
• Welcome to PR Hell: Shorebird Wood Chipper Massacre Reported in Oakland (SF Chronicle, CA)
• City of Shelton: Rough Water Ahead - Pay Now or Pay Later (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
• Water Flows Uphill? Maybe, in California Drought (Associated Press)
• Yakima Basin Canals Could Generate Electricity - New turbine technology can create electricity without using dams (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
• SoloPower Systems Marks another Month in the Red as Executives Pursue ‘Major’ Investment (Oregonian, Portland)
• Native Wind: A Look at the Pacific Northwest’s First Tribal Turbine (Sustainable Business Oregon)
• Oregon: Paisley Geothermal Plant May Be Online this Summer (Blue Mountain Eagle, John Day, OR)
• Judge Has Harsh Words for Cape Wind Foes (Renewable Energy World)
• Governor Inslee on Climate Change Warnings for Washington State (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
• White House Climate Report Dire Yet Optimistic (Associated Press)
• Columnist: Climate Change in the Northwest: Lower Snowpack, More Fires, Ocean Acidification (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
• Editorial: States & Cities Need to Act on Climate Change (Washington Post)
• Fortis to Double ‘Green’ Biogas Supplies in British Columbia (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
• Google Fiber’s Portland Deal Won’t Serve Everyone (Oregonian, Portland)
• Google Fiber Passes on Vancouver, WA - Portland, some of its suburbs still in running (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
• Survey: Google Fiber Seeing Great Uptake Rate (Broadband Reports)
• Municipal Broadband Primer Emphasizes the Practical (The Hill, Washington, DC)
• Data Center Firm Igneous Systems Raises $23.6 Million (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
• Data Breaches: A New Source of Worry for CEOs (Associated Press)
• Three Charts That Explain How U-S Journalists Use Social Media (Washington Post)
• Drug Reference? Mocked on Internet, Diet Coke Alters Ads (NY Times)
• Here’s the Button to Save Google Maps to Use Offline (GigaOM)
• Filing for Public Office Begins May 12 in Washington State (Washington Secretary of State Office)
• Rodney Tom Talks about the Sometimes-Petty Olympia Scene He’s Leaving (Crosscut Seattle)
• Embezzler Gets One Year, Three Months in Prison – Took Money from State County Officials Association, Horse Club (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)
• Quinault Tribe Explores “Moving” Town of Taholah (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
• Human Foot in Sneaker Found on Seattle Shore (Associated Press)
• Portland (Yes, Portland) Orders ‘America’s Bicycle Capital’ Mural Removed (Oregonian, Portland)

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Mason County Area Weather Forecast for May 7, 2014

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Tennessee Valley Authority Cuts Jobs, Feds to Determine Agency’s Future (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)

http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/morning_call/2014/05/tva-cuts-jobs-feds-to-determine-agencys-future.html

Women Make Work a Better Place, Says Bonneville Power Administration Exec (Portland Tribune, OR)

http://portlandtribune.com/go/44-features/219677-79995-women-make-work-a-better-place-says-bpa-exec

Jefferson County PUD Billing Cycles Still Being Worked On; Utility Negotiates with Meter-Reading Company (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/news/billing-cycles-still-being-worked-on-pud-negotiates-with-meter/article_21955f2c-d576-11e3-a837-001a4bcf6878.html

California Here I Come: Oversized Dam Gates Passing Through Clackamas County Tuesday, Wednesday Nights (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2014/05/oversized_dam_gates_passing_th.html

Avista Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter & Fiscal Year 2013; Confirms 2014 Earnings Guidance (Yahoo! Finance)

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/avista-corp-reports-financial-results-120500941.html

Election Contests for County Commissioners, Utility District Take Form in Jefferson County (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140507/news/305079978/election-contests-for-county-commissioners-utility-district-take

Duke Energy Posts Loss on Write-Down of Coal Fleet, Results Top Analyst Expectations (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2014/05/07/duke-energy-posts-loss-on-coal-fleet

Stanford to Purge $18 Billion Endowment of Coal Stock (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/07/education/stanford-to-purge-18-billion-endowment-of-coal-stock.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Energy Games? Harry Reid Compares GOP to ‘Greased Pigs’ (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/05/harry-reid-compares-gop-to-greased-pigs-106389.html

Op/ED: Did Obama’s New FERC Nominee ‘Criminalize’ Energy Regulation? (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2014/05/06/did-obamas-new-ferc-nominee-criminalized-energy-market-regulation/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Columbia River Spring Chinook Sport Fishing Open Friday, Saturday (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/columbia-river-spring-chinook-sport-fishing-open-friday-saturday/article_a0a3cfdc-d572-11e3-a525-001a4bcf887a.html

Irrigators Call for Cap on Pacific Northwest Salmon Recovery Spending (Capital Press)

http://www.capitalpress.com/Water/20140506/irrigators-call-forxa0cap-on-salmon-recovery-spending

Anglers Upset With Agreement on Steelhead Releases - Planting In Dungeness River Affected By Deal Made To Nix Lawsuit (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140507/NEWS/305079982/anglers-upset-with-agreement-on-steelhead-releases-planting-in

Mid-Columbia Students Releasing Salmon into Rivers (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/05/06/2959277/mid-columbia-students-releasing.html

Scientists Say Invasive Trout in Yellowstone Park in Decline Following Costly Removal Program (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/science/news/articles/2014/05/06/scientists-invasive-yellowstone-trout-in-decline

Welcome to PR Hell: Shorebird Wood Chipper Massacre Reported in Oakland (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Shorebird-wood-chipper-massacre-reported-in-5458395.php

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

City of Shelton: Rough Water Ahead - Pay Now or Pay Later (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/14672-rough-water-ahead-pay-now-or-pay-later

Water Flows Uphill? Maybe, in California Drought (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/water-flows-uphill-california-drought-23609782

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Yakima Basin Canals Could Generate Electricity - New turbine technology can create electricity without using dams (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/may/06/yakima-basin-canals-could-generate-power/

SoloPower Systems Marks another Month in the Red as Executives Pursue ‘Major’ Investment (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/05/solopower_systems_marks_anothe.html

Native Wind: A Look at the Pacific Northwest’s First Tribal Turbine (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2014/05/native-wind-a-look-at-the-first.html

Oregon: Paisley Geothermal Plant May Be Online this Summer (Blue Mountain Eagle, John Day, OR)

http://www.bluemountaineagle.com/paisley-geothermal-plant-may-be-online-this-summer-publish2_ap_992afc1fc4f78e589ad385351d1d98c9

Judge Has Harsh Words for Cape Wind Foes (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/05/judge-has-harsh-words-for-cape-wind-foes?cmpid=rss

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Governor Inslee on Climate Change Warnings for Washington State (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2014/05/06/report-climate-change-threatens-salmon-water-supply-in-washington/

White House Climate Report Dire Yet Optimistic (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/may/07/climate-report-dire-yet-optimistic/

Columnist: Climate Change in the Northwest: Lower Snowpack, More Fires, Ocean Acidification (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/05/06/climate-change-in-northwest-lower-snowpack-more-fires-ocean-acidification/

Editorial: States & Cities Need to Act on Climate Change (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/states-and-cities-must-act-now-on-climate-change/2014/05/06/ff0c0106-d55f-11e3-aae8-c2d44bd79778_story.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Fortis to Double ‘Green’ Biogas Supplies in British Columbia (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/fortis-to-double-green-biogas-supplies-in-b-c-1.1021590

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Fiber’s Portland Deal Won’t Serve Everyone (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/05/google_fibers_portland_deal_wo.html

Google Fiber Passes on Vancouver, WA - Portland, some of its suburbs still in running (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/may/06/google-fiber-passes-on-vancouver/

Survey: Google Fiber Seeing Great Uptake Rate (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Survey-Google-Fiber-Seeing-Great-Uptake-Rate-128852

Municipal Broadband Primer Emphasizes the Practical (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://blogs.rollcall.com/technocrat/municipal-broadband-primer-released/?dcz=

Data Center Firm Igneous Systems Raises $23.6 Million (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2014/05/data-center-firm-igneous-systems-raises-23-6.html

Data Breaches: A New Source of Worry for CEOs (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Data-breaches-A-new-source-of-worry-for-CEOs-5457193.php

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Three Charts That Explain How U-S Journalists Use Social Media (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/05/06/three-charts-that-explain-how-u-s-journalists-use-social-media/?wprss=rss_business

Drug Reference? Mocked on Internet, Diet Coke Alters Ads (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/07/business/media/mocked-on-internet-diet-coke-alters-ads.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Here’s the Button to Save Google Maps to Use Offline (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2014/05/06/heres-the-button-to-save-google-maps-to-use-offline/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Filing for Public Office Begins May 12 in Washington State (Washington Secretary of State Office)

http://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/candidates.aspx

Rodney Tom Talks about the Sometimes-Petty Olympia Scene He’s Leaving (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2014/05/02/under-the-dome/119877/rodney-tom-talks-about-olympia-scene-hes-leaving/

GENERAL NEWS

Embezzler Gets One Year, Three Months in Prison – Took Money from State County Officials Association, Horse Club (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2014/05/06/3120156/embezzler-gets-one-year-three.html

Quinault Tribe Explores “Moving” Town of Taholah (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Quinault-Tribe-explores-moving-town-of-Taholah-258231671.html

Human Foot in Sneaker Found on Seattle Shore (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/05/human_foot_in_sneaker_found_on.html

Portland (Yes, Portland) Orders ‘America’s Bicycle Capital’ Mural Removed (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2014/05/portland_yes_portland_orders_a.html

DIVERSIONS

Family Dog Lays on Lost 3-Year-Old to Keep Him Warm

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/national/family-dog-lays-lost-3-year-old-keep-him-warm/nfqt7/

Seattle Astronaut Wannabes Make Latest Cut to Colonize Mars

http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2014/05/06/seattle-astronaut-wannabes-make-latest-cut-to-colonize-mars/

Spice Up Your Life with This New Wasabi-Infused Beer

http://time.com/88522/dogfish-head-wasabi-beer/

The Best Meteor Shower of the Year Might Happen on May 24

http://mashable.com/2014/05/07/meteor-shower-maybe/

SONG OF THE DAY

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - Life on Mars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW0ACEOEq6w

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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

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

Energy News Digest for May 6, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Climate Change Study Finds U-S is Already Widely Affected (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/07/science/earth/climate-change-report.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Threat of Oregon Wildfires Increases as Drought Expands in West (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/weather/index.ssf/2014/05/oregon_weather_watch_as_drough.html

British Columbia Dams: Political Leader Opposed To Site C Dam; Wants Third-Party View (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/ndp-s-horgan-opposed-to-site-c-dam-wants-third-party-view-1.1022996

Port Angeles’ Nippon Biomass Plant Remains Down Due to Cracks in Boiler Unit (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140506/NEWS/305069994/nippon-biomass-plant-remains-down-due-to-cracks-in-boiler-unit

Fuel Cell Firm ClearEdge Power Seeks Bankruptcy Protection, Three Years after Top Oregon VC Deal (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/05/clearedge_power_seeks_bankruptcy_protection_three_years_after_top_oregon_venture_capital_deal.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• British Columbia Dams: Political Leader Opposed To Site C Dam; Wants Third-Party View (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
• U-S Senate Takes up Energy Efficiency Bill amid Keystone Squabble (Associated Press)
• Bellingham Studies New Approaches for Waterfront Utilities (Bellingham Herald, WA)
• Malloy wants spot on Chelan PUD board (Insurance NewsNet)
• Colorado: Drake Power Plant Badly Damaged by Fire, Offline Indefinitely (KRDO-TV, Colorado Springs, CO)
• Seeking Consensus on the Internalized Costs of Nuclear (The Energy Collective)
• Energy Future’s Revamp May Put New Oncor Owners under Microscope (Reuters)
• Billy Frank Jr.: Appreciating a Pacific Northwest Civil Rights Legend (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
• Dying Starfish Found in Yaquina Bay, First Major Oregon Discovery of Wasting Disease (Oregonian, Portland)
• Richland Girl Develops Fish-Tagging Game (Tri-City Herald, WA)
• Bees Continue to Swarm into Backyards (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)
• Drought-Stricken Texas Town Turns to Toilets for Water (National Public Radio)\
• Editorial: In California Drought, Fortunes Are Made (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
• Port Angeles’ Nippon Biomass Plant Remains Down Due to Cracks in Boiler Unit (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
• Fuel Cell Firm ClearEdge Power Seeks Bankruptcy Protection, Three Years after Top Oregon VC Deal (Oregonian, Portland)
• Solar Power Breakthrough Hints at Cheaper Panels for More Roofs (Christian Science Monitor)
• Renewable-Energy Surge Slow to Wean China Off Coal (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
• Pacific Northwest Efficiency Exchange Conference Highlights Energy Efficiency Innovations & Trends (PR Newswire)
• How Personalizing Energy Data Could Help Utilities Stay In Business (Forbes Magazine)
• LED Lights Make Your Whites a Little Less Bright (Reviewed.Com)
• Climate Change Study Finds U-S is Already Widely Affected (NY Times)
• Puget Sound Feeling Impact of Climate Change (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
• Obama Tries Weather Outreach on Climate (Politico)
• You Little Scamp: KINGT-TV’s Jeff Renner Invited to ‘Weather at the White House’ (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
• Meet the Washington State Governor’s new Climate Change Attack Plan (Crosscut Seattle)
• Five Out-There Energy Projects that Are Moving Closer To Reality (GigaOM)
• FCC Changes to E-Rate Program Could Leave Struggling School Districts without Websites (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
• GETS Network: AT&T’s New Fiber Could Stymie U-S Disaster Response Communications (Gizmodo)
• Balky Wi-Fi Above the Clouds (NY Times)
• Backlash after Seattle Department of Transportation Posts ‘Scumbag Hat’ Tweet (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
• PayPal Exec Blasts Employees in Twitter Tirade (USA Today)
• A Company Guide to Damage Control after a Social Media Blowup (Washington Post)
• Police Use Pinterest to Get Victims’ Stolen Stuff Back to Them (Consumerist)
• Grassroots, with Social Media, Key for Co-ops (Electric Co-op Today)
• U-S Supreme Court Says Prayer before Town Council Meeting is OK (Associated Press)
• 35th District Representative Drew MacEwen Announces Re-Election Bid (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)
• A Road to Somewhere: Tiny Alaska Fishing Village at Center of Political Fight over Road (Reuters)
• Threat of Oregon Wildfires Increases as Drought Expands in West (Oregonian, Portland)
• Powerful Winds near Snohomish Not a Tornado (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
• Washington State Pot Lottery Rankings Out, But Future Murky for Many (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
• Hash Oil Explosions Rise with Legalized Marijuana (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
• Whistle-Blower Warns of Dangerous Highway Guardrails in Washington State (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
• Cowlitz Push for Tribal-State Compact - Tribe would be able to lease some or all of nearly 1,000 slot machines (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
• Oregon Governor Performs CPR, Helps Save Woman’s Life (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

WORD OF THE DAY

Conquistador • \kon-KEEST-tuh-dore\ • Noun - One that conquers; specifically:  a leader in the Spanish conquest of America & especially of Mexico & Peru in the 16th century.

See Procul Harem, Conquistador:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fpa0XaIbXY

Or, Maynard Ferguson (not the same tune): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYX4TVktOjk

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

British Columbia Dams: Political Leader Opposed To Site C Dam; Wants Third-Party View (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/ndp-s-horgan-opposed-to-site-c-dam-wants-third-party-view-1.1022996

U-S Senate Takes up Energy Efficiency Bill amid Keystone Squabble (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/pipeline-backers-opponents-jockey-ahead-vote-23598527

Bellingham Studies New Approaches for Waterfront Utilities (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/05/05/3181280/bellingham-studies-new-approaches.html?sp=/99/296/359/

Malloy wants spot on Chelan PUD board (Insurance NewsNet)

http://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/2014/05/05/malloy-wants-spot-on-chelan-pud-board-a-499312.html#.U2kbdCjN66J

Colorado: Drake Power Plant Badly Damaged by Fire, Offline Indefinitely (KRDO-TV, Colorado Springs, CO)

http://www.krdo.com/news/fire-burning-at-the-martin-drake-power-plant/25815858

Seeking Consensus on the Internalized Costs of Nuclear (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/schalk-cloete/376591/seeking-consensus-internalized-costs-nuclear

Energy Future’s Revamp May Put New Oncor Owners under Microscope (Reuters)

http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/05/05/energyfuture-bankruptcy-oncor-idINL2N0NO1GR20140505

FISH & WILDLIFE

Billy Frank Jr.: Appreciating a Pacific Northwest Civil Rights Legend (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/05/05/billy-frank-jr-appreciating-a-northwest-civil-rights-legend/

Dying Starfish Found in Yaquina Bay, First Major Oregon Discovery of Wasting Disease (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/05/dying_starfish_found_in_yaquin.html

Richland Girl Develops Fish-Tagging Game (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/05/05/2958631/richland-girl-develops-fish-tagging.html

Bees Continue to Swarm into Backyards (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/25435722/bees-continue-to-swarm-into-backyards

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Drought-Stricken Texas Town Turns to Toilets for Water (National Public Radio)\

http://www.npr.org/2014/05/06/309101579/drought-stricken-texas-town-turns-to-toilets-for-water?ft=1&f=3

Editorial: In California Drought, Fortunes Are Made (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2023537892_fromaharropcolumndrought06xml.html?syndication=rss

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Port Angeles’ Nippon Biomass Plant Remains Down Due to Cracks in Boiler Unit (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140506/NEWS/305069994/nippon-biomass-plant-remains-down-due-to-cracks-in-boiler-unit

Fuel Cell Firm ClearEdge Power Seeks Bankruptcy Protection, Three Years after Top Oregon VC Deal (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/05/clearedge_power_seeks_bankruptcy_protection_three_years_after_top_oregon_venture_capital_deal.html

Solar Power Breakthrough Hints at Cheaper Panels for More Roofs (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2014/0505/Solar-power-breakthrough-hints-at-cheaper-panels-for-more-roofs-video

Renewable-Energy Surge Slow to Wean China Off Coal (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/specialreportspages/2023538675_chinawindmainbarxml.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Pacific Northwest Efficiency Exchange Conference Highlights Energy Efficiency Innovations & Trends (PR Newswire)

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/efficiency-exchange-conference-highlights-energy-efficiency-innovations-and-trends-257959831.html

How Personalizing Energy Data Could Help Utilities Stay In Business (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2014/05/06/4372/

LED Lights Make Your Whites a Little Less Bright (Reviewed.Com)

http://laundry.reviewed.com/features/led-lights-make-your-whites-a-little-less-bright

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Climate Change Study Finds U-S is Already Widely Affected (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/07/science/earth/climate-change-report.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Puget Sound Feeling Impact of Climate Change (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Puget-Sound-feeling-impact-of-climate-change-258061091.html

Obama Tries Weather Outreach on Climate (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/05/barack-obama-al-roker-weather-climate-interview-106368.html

You Little Scamp: KINGT-TV’s Jeff Renner Invited to ‘Weather at the White House’ (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Renner-weather-at-white-house-258055931.html

Meet the Washington State Governor’s new Climate Change Attack Plan (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2014/04/30/washington-governor/119838/inslee-wants-step-climate-change-attack/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Five Out-There Energy Projects that Are Moving Closer To Reality (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2014/05/05/five-out-there-energy-projects-that-are-moving-closer-to-reality/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Changes to E-Rate Program Could Leave Struggling School Districts without Websites (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/innovation/2014/05/fcc-changes-to-e-rate-program.html

GETS Network: AT&T’s New Fiber Could Stymie U-S Disaster Response Communications (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/at-ts-new-fiber-would-stymie-u-s-disaster-response-com-1572282869

Balky Wi-Fi Above the Clouds (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/06/business/balky-wi-fi-above-the-clouds.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Backlash after Seattle Department of Transportation Posts ‘Scumbag Hat’ Tweet (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/backlash-after-sdot-posts-scumbag-hat-tweet/nfp3F/

PayPal Exec Blasts Employees in Twitter Tirade (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/05/05/paypal-exec-twitter/8717945/

A Company Guide to Damage Control after a Social Media Blowup (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/05/05/a-company-guide-to-damage-control-after-a-social-media-blowup/?wprss=rss_technology

Police Use Pinterest to Get Victims’ Stolen Stuff Back to Them (Consumerist)

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/innovation/2014/05/fcc-changes-to-e-rate-program.html

Grassroots, with Social Media, Key for Co-ops (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/public-policy-watch/grassroots-involvement/grassroots-vital-for-electric-co-ops/69643

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

U-S Supreme Court Says Prayer before Town Council Meeting is OK (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_25699224?source=rss

35^th District Representative Drew MacEwen Announces Re-Election Bid (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2014/05/05/3117857/rep-drew-macewen-announces-re.html

A Road to Somewhere: Tiny Alaska Fishing Village at Center of Political Fight over Road (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/06/us-usa-alaska-road-idUSBREA450JD20140506

GENERAL NEWS

Threat of Oregon Wildfires Increases as Drought Expands in West (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/weather/index.ssf/2014/05/oregon_weather_watch_as_drough.html

Powerful Winds near Snohomish Not a Tornado (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/may/06/powerful-winds-near-snohomish-not-a-tornado/

Washington State Pot Lottery Rankings Out, But Future Murky for Many (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/2147311-8/pot-lottery-rankings-out-but-future-murky-for

Hash Oil Explosions Rise with Legalized Marijuana (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Hash-oil-explosions-rise-with-legalized-marijuana-258127361.html

Whistle-Blower Warns of Dangerous Highway Guardrails in Washington State (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2014/05/05/q13fox-investigates-whistleblower-claims-potentially-deadly-guardrails-line-local-highways/

Cowlitz Push for Tribal-State Compact - Tribe would be able to lease some or all of nearly 1,000 slot machines (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/may/05/cowlitz-tribe-push-tribal-state-compact/

Oregon Governor Performs CPR, Helps Save Woman’s Life (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/kitzhaber-saves-life-woman-cpr-portland-governor--258050341.html

DIVERSIONS

Utah Denies Petition to Honor Turkeys with Roadside Memorial

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/05/us-usa-utah-turkeys-idUSKBN0DL1D220140505

Treasure Found on ‘U-S Ship of Gold’

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-27292491

Russell Wilson Gets His Praying, Bowling On With Justin Bieber

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2514578/Russell-Wilson-gets-his-praying-bowling-on-with-Justin-Bieber

Family Who Lost Dog during Sandy Finds It at Pound

http://news.yahoo.com/family-lost-dog-during-sandy-finds-pound-154517671.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Neil Young - Heart of Gold

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkGOrIBCcg4

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