Energy News Digest for July 1, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Heat Advisory Issued for NW Oregon, SW Washington State (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/blog/newsblog/heat-advisory-issued-for-nw-oregon-sw-washington/

Group Voices Opposition to Seattle City Light ‘Smart Meters’ (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/City-Light-considering-smart-meters-critics-voice-health-concerns-265309131.html

Idaho: Chinook Coming to the Boise River (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/06/30/3260895/chinook-coming-to-the-boise-river.html

U-S Supreme Court Denies Review of California Low-Carbon Fuel Standard (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2014/06/us-supreme-court-denies-review-of-california-low-carbon-fuel-standard.html

The Return of ‘Mr. Floatie,’ Falsetto-Voiced Symbol of Victoria Sewage (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/06/30/the-return-of-mr-floatie-falsetto-voiced-symbol-of-victoria-sewage/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Group Voices Opposition to Seattle City Light ‘Smart Meters’
• Seattle City Light CEO Admits He Sought Raise, Contrary to Earlier Statement
• Montana: Senator Tester Voices Frustration over Glencore –
• The Pacific Northwest Grid Gets Smarter with Nation’s Largest Test
• Deadly Derecho Hits U-S Midwest, Knocks Out Power to Hundreds of Thousands
• Symantec Warns ‘Energetic Bear’ Hackers Threaten Utilities
• Inaugural Class of Women with Hydro Vision Award Recipients Announced
• How One Proactive Kentucky Municipal Utility Lowers Overall Electricity Costs to Customers
• A Solar Show with Mixed Reviews
• Idaho: Chinook Coming to the Boise River
• The Hanford REACH Holds Opening Events in Richland
• New Puget Sound Smelt Fishing Regulations Hope to Stop Decline in Fish Population
• Oregon: Turning Gravel Pits into Fish Habitat
• The Return of ‘Mr. Floatie,’ Falsetto-Voiced Symbol of Victoria Sewage
• Olympia Solar Energy Meeting Draws a Crowd
• Massachusetts: Cape Wind Gets $150 Million Boost
• Four New Energy Maps Show a Lot about Renewables
• For Oil-And-Gas Giant Iran, Officials Launch New Push for Solar Power to Light Its Future
• U-S Supreme Court Denies Review of California Low-Carbon Fuel Standard
• Oregon’s Electric Vehicle Work Gets an NPR Spotlight
• Google Fiber Build Complaints Mount
• Montana: Bozeman Prepares to Launch Broadband Master Plan
• Op/Ed: For Taxpayers, Broadband ‘UTOPIA’ Anything But
• Olympia’s KGY AM 1240 Sold to Catholic Broadcasting Company
• “…Otto Mattick Reporting…” How Robots Will Write Earnings Stories for the Associated Press
• Google to Terminate Orkut, Its First Social Network
• Nearly 3,000 Washington Businesses Scammed Out of $125 Each
• Heat Advisory Issued for NW Oregon, SW Washington State
• Heat Advisory for Southwest Washington & Northwest Oregon
• Washington State Bets on Composites as Future of Manufacturing
• GM Safety Crisis Grows as Recalls Mount
• GM Has Officially Recalled More Vehicles in 2014 Than It Has Sold in the Last Seven Years
• Coast to Coast, STEM Jobs Take Longest to Fill

WORD OF THE DAY

Propinquity • \pruh-PIN-kwuh-tee\ • Noun - 1: nearness of blood: kinship 2: nearness in place or time: proximity.

Propinquity versus Desire

Power in the wind

Green scream, “we want more of it!”

Transmission; got some?

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for July 1, 2014

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Group Voices Opposition to Seattle City Light ‘Smart Meters’ (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/City-Light-considering-smart-meters-critics-voice-health-concerns-265309131.html

Seattle City Light CEO Admits He Sought Raise, Contrary to Earlier Statement (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/politicsnorthwest/2014/06/30/carrasco-admits-he-sought-raise-contrary-to-earlier-statement/?syndication=rss

Montana: Senator Tester Voices Frustration over Glencore - Says global company never intended to reopen shuttered Columbia Falls Aluminum Company plant (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT)

http://flatheadbeacon.com/2014/06/30/tester-voices-frustration-glencore/

The Pacific Northwest Grid Gets Smarter with Nation’s Largest Test (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Grid-gets-smarter-with-nations-largest-test.aspx

Deadly Derecho Hits U-S Midwest, Knocks Out Power to Hundreds of Thousands (The Vane)

http://thevane.gawker.com/deadly-derecho-hits-midwest-knocks-out-power-to-hundre-1598323902

Symantec Warns ‘Energetic Bear’ Hackers Threaten Utilities (Bloomberg News)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_26062854

Inaugural Class of Women with Hydro Vision Award Recipients Announced (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/companies/hydro-group/news/article/2014/06/inaugural-class-of-women-with-hydro-vision-award-recipients-announced

How One Proactive Kentucky Municipal Utility Lowers Overall Electricity Costs to Customers (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterdetwiler/2014/06/30/how-one-proactive-kentucky-municipal-utility-lowers-overall-electricity-costs-to-customers/

A Solar Show with Mixed Reviews (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/01/science/a-solar-show-with-mixed-reviews.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

FISH & WILDLIFE

Idaho: Chinook Coming to the Boise River (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/06/30/3260895/chinook-coming-to-the-boise-river.html

The Hanford REACH Holds Opening Events in Richland (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/25910272/the-reach-holds-opening-events-in-richland

New Puget Sound Smelt Fishing Regulations Hope to Stop Decline in Fish Population (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/reeltimenorthwest/2014/07/01/new-puget-sound-smelt-fishing-regulations-hope-to-stop-decline-in-population/?syndication=rss

Oregon: Turning Gravel Pits into Fish Habitat (Jefferson Public Radio, Ashland, OR)

http://ijpr.org/post/turning-gravel-pits-fish-habitat

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

The Return of ‘Mr. Floatie,’ Falsetto-Voiced Symbol of Victoria Sewage (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/06/30/the-return-of-mr-floatie-falsetto-voiced-symbol-of-victoria-sewage/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Olympia Solar Energy Meeting Draws a Crowd (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/blog/solar-energy-draws-a-crowd/

Massachusetts: Cape Wind Gets $150 Million Boost – U-S Department of Energy to loan money for construction of offshore turbine farm (Boston Globe, MA)

http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/06/30/feds-promise-million-for-cape-wind/j1U3p10vGnra1dvQAeGh5J/story.html

Four New Energy Maps Show a Lot about Renewables (Clean Technica)

http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/30/new-energy-mapping-system-shows-lot-renewables/

For Oil-And-Gas Giant Iran, Officials Launch New Push for Solar Power to Light Its Future (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2014/07/01/oil-producing-iran-looks-to-solar-to-light-future

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

U-S Supreme Court Denies Review of California Low-Carbon Fuel Standard (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2014/06/us-supreme-court-denies-review-of-california-low-carbon-fuel-standard.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Oregon’s Electric Vehicle Work Gets an NPR Spotlight (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2014/06/oregons-electric-vehicle-work-gets-an-npr.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Fiber Build Complaints Mount (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Fiber-Build-Complaints-Mount-129550

Montana: Bozeman Prepares to Launch Broadband Master Plan (KVTM-TV, Butte, MT)

http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/bozeman-prepares-to-launch-broadband-master-plan/26734584

Op/Ed: For Taxpayers, Broadband ‘UTOPIA’ Anything But (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2014/07/01/for-taxpayers-broadband-utopia-anything-but/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Olympia’s KGY AM 1240 Sold to Catholic Broadcasting Company (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2014/06/30/3207034/catholic-broadcasting-company.html

“…Otto Mattick Reporting…” How Robots Will Write Earnings Stories for the Associated Press (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/06/30/ap-automated-stories/11799077/

Google to Terminate Orkut, Its First Social Network (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/06/30/google-to-terminate-orkut-its-first-social-network.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Nearly 3,000 Washington Businesses Scammed Out of $125 Each (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2014/07/nearly-3-000-washington-businesses-scammed-out-of.html

GENERAL NEWS

Heat Advisory Issued for NW Oregon, SW Washington State (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/blog/newsblog/heat-advisory-issued-for-nw-oregon-sw-washington/

Heat Advisory for Southwest Washington & Northwest Oregon - Even though the National Weather Service says it will be HOT in south Puget Sound region, it has not issued a heat advisory for us (National Weather Service, Seattle)

http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WA12515F55AA9C.HeatAdvisory.12515F63FFC0WA.PQRNPWPQR.31f7dd09495bff3ceba7b2d2bab2d14d

Washington State Bets on Composites as Future of Manufacturing “…BMW demanded a plant powered by low-cost, renewable, “green” energy…” (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2023936730_compositeswashingtonxml.html?syndication=rss

GM Safety Crisis Grows as Recalls Mount (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_26063439

GM Has Officially Recalled More Vehicles in 2014 Than It Has Sold in the Last Seven Years (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/06/30/gm-has-officially-recalled-more-vehicles-in-2014-than-it-has-sold-in-the-last-7-years/

Coast to Coast, STEM Jobs Take Longest to Fill (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/07/01/brookings-job-vacancies-stem-skills/11787741/

DIVERSIONS

Fifteen Classic Images to Celebrate 150 Years of Yosemite

http://mashable.com/2014/06/30/yosemite-national-park-150-years/

Diamond Dog Coughs Up Wisconsin Woman’s Wedding Ring, Five Years After It Disappeared

http://www.usnews.com/news/offbeat/articles/2014/06/30/diamond-dog-coughs-up-missing-wedding-ring

Local Pet Supply Store Owner Eats Dog Food for a Month

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/25914977/local-pet-supply-store-owner-eats-dog-food-for-a-month

Cousteau Prepares to End ‘Mission 31’ in Florida Keys

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Cousteau-prepares-to-end-Mission-31-in-Fla-Keys-5591965.php

SONG OF THE DAY

Sammy Ambrose - This Diamond Ring

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4BalW00Uow

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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

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

Energy News Digest for June 30, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Clatsop County Was Biased against Pipeline for Oregon LNG, Must Reconsider Permit (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/06/clatsop_county_was_biased_agai.html

Columbia River Sockeye Run at Halfway Point Double 10-Year Average, Over 20,000 a Day Crossing Bonneville Dam (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/431254.aspx

Vestas Settles Shareholder Suit for $5 Million (Northern Colorado Business Report)

http://www.ncbr.com/article/20140627/NEWS/140629914

Industry Groups Stir Opposition to a Cap-And-Trade Expansion They Say Will Lead to Higher Gas Prices (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/06/30/6521238/industry-groups-stir-opposition.html

Facebook Reveals News Feed Experiment to Control Emotions (The Guardian, UK)
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/29/facebook-users-emotions-news-feeds

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Clatsop County Was Biased against Pipeline for Oregon LNG, Must Reconsider Permit
• Jordan Cove LNG Terminal in Coos Bay: Five Takeaways on Earthquake & Tsunami Risks
• Op/Ed: Why Nuclear Energy Matters for New York
• American Public Power Association Recognized as a Top Workplace in the Washington, D-C Region
• Columbia River Sockeye Run at Halfway Point Double 10-Year Average, Over 20,000 a Day Crossing Bonneville Dam
• Despite Bountiful Forecasts, Terrible 2009 Sockeye Return Still Haunts British Columbia
• Idaho Biologists Tag Trout to Study Pelican Predation
• Pacific Northwest Tribes Seek Changes to Draft Language in Council Fish/Wildlife Program Regarding Hatchery Production
• California Oyster Farm Owners Eye Options after Supreme Court Won't Hear Appeal on Closure
• Scientists Link Millions of Starfish Dying Off in the Pacific Ocean to Warming of the Waters
• Water Levels Higher in Great Lakes after Record Lows
• Vestas Settles Shareholder Suit for $5 Million
• Editorial: Hydro Has Always Been Renewable
• Energy Efficiency First – Optimal Efficiency & Comfort Starts with the Building Envelope
• Philips to Separate Its LED Parts Arm
• Industry Groups Stir Opposition to a Cap-And-Trade Expansion They Say Will Lead to Higher Gas Prices
• NASA Launching Satellite to Track Carbon
• Has the Last March of the Emperor Penguin Begun?
• Putting Price Tag on Green Building a Challenge, Even for the Pros
• Boston Is Getting Solar-Powered Smart Benches in Its Parks
• Google Will Try Android TV Again - Search Giant Sees Television as Lucrative Frontier
• Fox Moves to Use Aereo Ruling against Dish Hopper DVR
• Lawmakers Back Municipalities' Right to Offer Broadband
• Facebook Reveals News Feed Experiment to Control Emotions
• Google+ After Three Years: Future of Social Network Still Unclear
• Google Pulls Plug on QuickOffice after Ramping Up Other Editing Tools
• World Cup Breaks Super Bowl Record on Twitter
• The World Is a-Twitter as More World Leaders Connect
• Happy 2014 Social Media Day!
• Supreme Court: Can't Make Employers Cover Contraception
• Supreme Court Ruling Allows Some Public Workers to Opt Out of Union Fees
• Migrants Help Push Washington State Population near 7 Million
• Average Prices of Gas Hits $4 in Washington State
• Pot Growers Preparing for First Wave of Orders
• Thurston County's Plastic Bag Ban Begins Tuesday
• Hundreds of Classic Cars Take Part in Shelton Show

WORD OF THE DAY

Sectarian • \seck-TAIR-ee-un\ • Adjective - 1: of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian 2: limited in character or scope: parochial.

“Dernubus was left-handed, you dolt,” roared the black clad Barnoosian monk to his white swathed antagonist. “You blathering idiot, he was right handed,” came the withering response. “Known as the “Back Handed Sacrament,” the argument about the preferential hand of the Antares’ star cluster deity would rage for centuries. Only when Carbanth ‘The Wise’ was elevated to chief priest was the sectarian violence quelled. Carbanth had experienced a vision which made the argument moot: “Dernubus was ambidextrous,” he proclaimed.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 30, 2014

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Clatsop County Was Biased against Pipeline for Oregon LNG, Must Reconsider Permit (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/06/clatsop_county_was_biased_agai.html

Jordan Cove LNG Terminal in Coos Bay: Five Takeaways on Earthquake & Tsunami Risks (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/06/post_209.html

Op/Ed: Why Nuclear Energy Matters for New York (New York Post, NY)
http://nypost.com/2014/06/29/why-nuclear-energy-matters-for-new-york/

American Public Power Association Recognized as a Top Workplace in the Washington, D-C Region (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=273177&issueID=34888

FISH & WILDLIFE

Columbia River Sockeye Run at Halfway Point Double 10-Year Average, Over 20,000 a Day Crossing Bonneville Dam (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/431254.aspx

Despite Bountiful Forecasts, Terrible 2009 Sockeye Return Still Haunts British Columbia (Canadian Press)

http://www.timescolonist.com/cmlink/gmg-glacier-media-group/canadian-press/news/bc/despite-bountiful-forecasts-terrible-2009-sockeye-return-still-haunts-b-c-1.1186214

Idaho Biologists Tag Trout to Study Pelican Predation (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/06/30/3259748/a-scientific-ballgame.html

Pacific Northwest Tribes Seek Changes to Draft Language in Council Fish/Wildlife Program Regarding Hatchery Production (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/431257.aspx

California Oyster Farm Owners Eye Options after Supreme Court Won't Hear Appeal on Closure (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2014/06/30/high-court-turns-down-california-oyster-farm

Scientists Link Millions of Starfish Dying Off in the Pacific Ocean to Warming of the Waters (The Daily Mail, UK)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2665081/Scientists-link-MILLIONS-starfish-dying-Pacific-Ocean-warming-waters.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Water Levels Higher in Great Lakes after Record Lows (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/water-levels-higher-in-great-lakes-after-record-lows/article19386849/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Vestas Settles Shareholder Suit for $5 Million (Northern Colorado Business Report)

http://www.ncbr.com/article/20140627/NEWS/140629914

Editorial: Hydro Has Always Been Renewable (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/blogs/werner-janssens-blog/2014/jun/28/hydro-has-always-been-renewable/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy Efficiency First – Optimal Efficiency & Comfort Starts with the Building Envelope (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

http://www.thurstontalk.com/2014/06/28/energy-efficiency-first-optimal-efficiency-comfort-starts-building-envelope/

Philips to Separate Its LED Parts Arm (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Philips-to-separate-its-LED-parts-arm-5588712.php

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Industry Groups Stir Opposition to a Cap-And-Trade Expansion They Say Will Lead to Higher Gas Prices (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/06/30/6521238/industry-groups-stir-opposition.html

NASA Launching Satellite to Track Carbon (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/30/science/nasa-launching-satellite-to-track-carbon.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Has the Last March of the Emperor Penguin Begun? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0630/Has-the-last-march-of-the-emperor-pengiun-begun

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Putting Price Tag on Green Building a Challenge, Even for the Pros (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/front-porch/index.ssf/2014/06/green_building_home_value.html

Boston Is Getting Solar-Powered Smart Benches in Its Parks (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/boston-is-getting-solar-powered-smart-benches-in-its-pa-1597886448

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Will Try Android TV Again - Search Giant Sees Television as Lucrative Frontier (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jun/30/google-will-try-android-tv-again/

Fox Moves to Use Aereo Ruling against Dish Hopper DVR (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Fox-Moves-to-Use-Aereo-Ruling-Against-Dish-Hopper-DVR-129548

Lawmakers Back Municipalities' Right to Offer Broadband (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=273383&issueID=34888

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook Reveals News Feed Experiment to Control Emotions (The Guardian, UK)
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/29/facebook-users-emotions-news-feeds

Google+ After Three Years: Future of Social Network Still Unclear (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_26009387/google-after-three-years-future-social-network-still

Google Pulls Plug on QuickOffice after Ramping Up Other Editing Tools (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/06/30/google-kills-quickoffice/

World Cup Breaks Super Bowl Record on Twitter (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/world-cup-breaks-super-bowl-record-twitter/ngWTY/

The World Is a-Twitter as More World Leaders Connect (Miami Herald, FL)

http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/06/25/4201724/the-world-is-atwiter-as-more-world.html

Happy 2014 Social Media Day! (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/06/30/happy-social-media-day-2014/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Supreme Court: Can't Make Employers Cover Contraception (Associated Press)

http://www.katu.com/news/national/Supreme-Court-Cant-make-employers-cover-contraception-265221461.html

Supreme Court Ruling Allows Some Public Workers to Opt Out of Union Fees (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/01/business/supreme-court-ruling-on-public-workers-and-union-fees.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

GENERAL NEWS

Migrants Help Push Washington State Population near 7 Million (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Migrants-help-push-Wash-state-population-near-7-million-265247851.html

Average Prices of Gas Hits $4 in Washington State (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Average-prices-of-gas-hits-4-in-Washington-265204881.html

Pot Growers Preparing for First Wave of Orders (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Pot-growers-preparing-for-first-wave-of-orders-265141241.html

Thurston County's Plastic Bag Ban Begins Tuesday (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2014/06/29/3203164/thurston-countys-plastic-bag-ban.html

Hundreds of Classic Cars Take Part in Shelton Show (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2014/06/29/3205787/hundreds-of-classic-cars-take.html

DIVERSIONS

Old Glory, Stars & Stripes: Brush Up on Your Flag Etiquette for the Fourth of July

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2014/06/old-glory-stars-and-stripes-brush-up-on-your-flag.html

Wrong Miss Florida Crowned in Voting Mix-Up

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/27/us-usa-florida-pageant-idUSKBN0F22JH20140627

Utah Man Sent To Jail for Fight over Church Seats

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/utah-man-sent-jail-fight-over-church-seats-195021757.html

New Zealand Schoolboy Wins Right to Keep Hair Long

https://news.yahoo.com/zealand-schoolboy-wins-keep-hair-long-015842371.html

SONG OF THE DAY

George M. Cohan Medley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ8hpDy6HxM

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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

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

Energy News Digest for June 27, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Group Tests Oregon Coast for Fukushima Radiation (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Group-tests-Oregon-coast-for-tsunami-radiation-264835481.html

Discarded Fish Cost About $2 Billion in U-S, $20 Million in Northwest, Oceana Says (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/06/discarded_fish_cost_about_2_bi.html

FERC under Fire (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/210584-ferc-under-fire

Mason PUD 1 Commissioner, Janda Elected Vice Chair of Energy Northwest Executive Board (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/12997

Seattle City Light Worker Who Blew Whistle on Whiskey ‘Gifts’ Loses Out (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Seattle-City-Light-who-blew-whistle-on-whiskey-5583076.php

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• FERC under Fire
• Seattle City Light Worker Who Blew Whistle on Whiskey ‘Gifts’ Loses Out
• Mason PUD 1 Commissioner, Janda Elected Vice Chair of Energy Northwest Executive Board
• PUD 3 Commission Report - June 24, 2014 Business Meeting
• Seattle City Light Releases Energy Bills for CEO
• Coleman Smith Named Grand Coulee Dam Power Manager
• Natural Gas Sinks after Weekly Storage Report
• British Columbia: Ex-MLA Weisgerber Moves from Site C Consultancy to B-C Hydro’s Board
• Florida Move Over Law Now Protects Utility Vehicles
• Glencore Denies Media Claim It Avoided Australia Taxes
• Discarded Fish Cost About $2 Billion in U-S, $20 Million in Northwest, Oceana Says
• Latest State Fish & Wildlife Ocean Salmon Catch Figures
• Op/Ed: Environmentalists Refuse To See Success of Salmon Efforts
• Celilo Arc Will Honor Tribes, Salmon and a Lost Way of Life
• Group Tests Oregon Coast for Fukushima Radiation
• Editorial: Water Storage Projects Still Vital for Mid-Columbia
• California: Feds Nix Eagle Penalties for Solano County Wind Farm
• Rooftop Solar Leases Scaring Buyers When Homeowners Sell
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Using $2.2 Million Grant for Hydrogen-Production System
• German Lawmakers Vote to Reduce Renewable-Energy Subsidies
• 'Risky Business:' The Regional Rundown from the Climate Report
• A Map of How Much Better U-S Air Quality Has Gotten in the Last Decade
• Portland State University Lands Federal Grant for Ecodistrict Energy Project
• Portland EV Fest Will Show Off the Latest Electric Cars at Pioneer Courthouse Square
• Orem Bows Out of Macquarie UTOPIA Proposal
• Is Municipal Broadband More Important than Net Neutrality?
• Oregon: 911 Service Restored to Thousands after Outage
• Woman Electrocuted & Killed While Talking on Phone Plugged into Faulty USB Charger
• Facebook or Twitter? Here's What 4,700 People Say
• Mason County Hospital District 2 Selects New Commissioner
• $1 Million Washington State Lottery Ticket About to Expire
• New Jersey: Two Men Throw Away Winning $1M Powerball Ticket, Sue Lottery
• Environment Canada Tornado Tweets Stalled by Language Laws

WORD OF THE DAY

Sophomoric • \soff-MORE-ick\ • Adjective - 1: conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature 2: of, relating to, or characteristic of a sophomore.

“This stuff is like crack,” complained Abernathy to his stolid butler. Sitting before his big-screen TV, engaged in binge watching, he sophomoric “Three Stooges” humor washed over him in waves. Ab knew he should find it so funny, but he just couldn’t resist. He also likes “Benny Hill.”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 27, 2014

Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect until 3:00 This Afternoon.

Wind & Waves: southerly winds 15 to 25 knots...becoming light and variable this afternoon. Wind waves 2 to 4 feet this morning before subsiding this afternoon.

Precautionary/Preparedness Actions: a small craft advisory means that wind speeds of 21 to 33 knots are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. inexperienced mariners...especially those operating smaller vessels should...avoid navigating in these conditions.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

FERC under Fire (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/210584-ferc-under-fire

Seattle City Light Worker Who Blew Whistle on Whiskey ‘Gifts’ Loses Out (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Seattle-City-Light-who-blew-whistle-on-whiskey-5583076.php

Mason PUD 1 Commissioner, Janda Elected Vice Chair of Energy Northwest Executive Board (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/12997

PUD 3 Commission Report - June 24, 2014 Business Meeting (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1400

Seattle City Light Releases Energy Bills for CEO (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Seattle-City-Light-releases-energy-billing-history-for-CEO-Carrasco-264844201.html

Coleman Smith Named Grand Coulee Dam Power Manager (Star of the Grand Coulee, WA)

http://www.grandcoulee.com/story/2014/06/25/news/coleman-smith-named-grand-coulee-dam-power-manager/4329.html

Natural Gas Sinks after Weekly Storage Report (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/natural-gas-sinks-weekly-storage-report-24321722

British Columbia: Ex-MLA Weisgerber Moves from Site C Consultancy to B-C Hydro’s Board (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/ex-mla-weisgerber-moves-from-site-c-consultancy-to-b-c-hydro-s-board-1.1159178

Florida Move Over Law Now Protects Utility Vehicles (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/detail_news.php?ID=487838&cat=;90

Glencore Denies Media Claim It Avoided Australia Taxes (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/27/us-glencore-taxavoidance-denial-idUSKBN0F209A20140627

FISH & WILDLIFE

Discarded Fish Cost About $2 Billion in U-S, $20 Million in Northwest, Oceana Says (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/06/discarded_fish_cost_about_2_bi.html

Latest State Fish & Wildlife Ocean Salmon Catch Figures (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/reeltimenorthwest/2014/06/27/latest-state-fish-and-wildlife-ocean-salmon-catch-figures-2/?syndication=rss

Op/Ed: Environmentalists Refuse To See Success of Salmon Efforts (Capital Press)

http://www.capitalpress.com/Opinion/Columns/20140626/environmentalists-refuse-to-see-success-of-salmon-efforts#.U6x-__ldV8E

Celilo Arc Will Honor Tribes, Salmon and a Lost Way of Life (Skanner News, Portland, OR)

http://www.theskanner.com/news/northwest/21445-celilo-arc-will-honor-tribes-salmon-and-a-lost-way-of-life

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Group Tests Oregon Coast for Fukushima Radiation (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Group-tests-Oregon-coast-for-tsunami-radiation-264835481.html

Editorial: Water Storage Projects Still Vital for Mid-Columbia (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/06/27/3039321/our-voice-water-storage-projects.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

California: Feds Nix Eagle Penalties for Solano County Wind Farm (Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA)

http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_26038820/feds-nix-eagle-penalties-solano-county-wind-farm

Rooftop Solar Leases Scaring Buyers When Homeowners Sell (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/06/rooftop-solar-leases-scaring-buyers-when-homeowners-sell?cmpid=WNL-Friday-June27-2014

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Using $2.2 Million Grant for Hydrogen-Production System (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/06/26/3720328/pnnl-using-22m-grant-for-hydrogen.html

German Lawmakers Vote to Reduce Renewable-Energy Subsidies (Bloomberg News)

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-06-27/german-lawmakers-back-new-clean-energy-law-to-reduce-subsidies

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

'Risky Business:' The Regional Rundown from the Climate Report (U-S News & World Report)

http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/data-mine/2014/06/26/risky-business-the-region-by-region-rundown-from-the-global-warming-report

A Map of How Much Better U-S Air Quality Has Gotten in the Last Decade (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/a-map-of-how-much-better-us-air-quality-has-gotten-in-t-1596438040

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Portland State University Lands Federal Grant for Ecodistrict Energy Project (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2014/06/psu-lands-federal-grant-for-ecodistrict-energy.html

Portland EV Fest Will Show Off the Latest Electric Cars at Pioneer Courthouse Square (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/06/ev_fest_will_show_off_electric.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Orem Bows Out of Macquarie UTOPIA Proposal - City joins four others in rejecting plan to make Internet service a utility (Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT)

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865605915/Orem-bows-out-of-Macquarie-UTOPIA-proposal.html

Is Municipal Broadband More Important than Net Neutrality? (Fortune Magazine)

http://fortune.com/2014/06/26/is-municipal-broadband-more-important-than-net-neutrality/

Oregon: 911 Service Restored to Thousands after Outage - Cut Telephone Fiber in Yamhill County Left More than 2,000 without Phone, Internet Service (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2014/06/26/911-service-restored-to-thousands-after-outage/

Woman Electrocuted & Killed While Talking on Phone Plugged into Faulty USB Charger (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/06/27/woman-electrocuted-and-killed-while-talking-on-phone-plugged-into-faulty-usb-charger/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook or Twitter? Here's What 4,700 People Say (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/06/27/social-media-habits-illustrated/

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Hospital District 2 Selects New Commissioner (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/12995

$1 Million Washington State Lottery Ticket About to Expire (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2553879/1-million-Washington-State-Lottery-ticket-about-to-expire

New Jersey: Two Men Throw Away Winning $1M Powerball Ticket, Sue Lottery Commission to Get the Money (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/06/27/two-men-throw-away-winning-1m-powerball-ticket-sue-lottery-commission-to-get-the-money/

Environment Canada Tornado Tweets Stalled by Language Laws (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/environment-canada-tornado-tweets-stalled-by-language-laws-1.2688958?cmp=rss

DIVERSIONS

Eight Months Pregnant, Olympian Runs Elite 800M Race

http://www.kgw.com/news/montano-pregnant-800-usatf-olympics-264904041.html

This Means War! Seth Rogen Laughs Off North Korea's Threats

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_26039247

Food Truck Meals Can Be More Sanitary than Sit-Down Dining

http://mashable.com/2014/06/23/street-food-versus-restaurants-safety/

Where the Dollar Sign Comes From

http://gizmodo.com/where-the-dollar-sign-comes-from-1595204281

SONG OF THE DAY

ABBA - Money Money Money

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP0sC_s5EfE

Sungha Jung - Money Money Money

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrNlMhJrH7g

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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