Energy News Digest for June 11, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 11, 2015

http://tinyurl.com/qhzqne2

Small Craft Advisory for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

http://tinyurl.com/oscr8m5

What’s the Difference Between ‘Party Cloudy’ & ‘Mostly Sunny’? (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/whats-the-difference-between-party-cloudy-and-mostly-su-1709252012

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Drought Shouldn’t Impact Pacific Northwest Hydro Dams Too Much This Summer (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/drought-shouldn-t-impact-hydro-dams-too-much-this-summer/article_c53d3395-1183-587d-8eac-e15a7ab2c5cb.html

Citizens Group Files Complaint over Puget Sound Energy’s Energize Eastside Project (Renton Reporter, WA)

http://www.rentonreporter.com/news/306854491.html

Study – Seattle-Owned Broadband Utility Too Expensive (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/seattle/2015/06/10/seattle-city-owned-internet-service/28779807/

EPA Pushed to Give States Advance Notice of Final Carbon Rules, Show ‘Deference’ to State Plans (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/epa-pushed-to-give-states-advance-notice-of-final-carbon-rules-show-defer/400582/

Stanford Study Outlines Path for All 50 States to be 100% Renewable by 2050 (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/stanford-study-outlines-path-for-all-50-states-to-be-100-renewable-by-2050/400496/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Drought Shouldn’t Impact Pacific Northwest Hydro Dams Too Much This Summer

• Citizens Group Files Complaint over Puget Sound Energy’s Energize Eastside Project

• Four North Central Washington Public Utility Districts Win National Honors

• Grant PUD Meeting Dam License Requirements

• Moody’s Assigns Aa2 Rating to Seattle’s 2015 Electric Revenue Bonds; Outlook Stable

• Mason PUD 3 Commission Report – June 9, 2015 Business Meeting

• Appeals Court Strikes Coal Plant Pollution Rules

• Energy Department Invests $60 Million to Advance Nuclear Technology

• Experts Warn of Escalating Grid Security Issues after Pacific Gas & Electric Break-In

• Wellinghoff: Inspector General Finds Former Federal Energy Regulator Guilty of Gross Ethical Violation

• Squirrel Knocks Out Power to 45,000 Pacific Gas & Electric Customers

• Burned-Out Forests Helping Some Birds Thrive

• British Columbia Reservoirs Will Help Aid Northwest during Drought

• Clallam PUD Issues Outdoor Water Restrictions for Upper Fairview

• Columbia Irrigation District Implements Watering Restrictions

• Senate Panel Will Take Up Bill Requiring Rewrite of ‘Waters of U-S’ Rule

• Stanford Study Outlines Path for All 50 States to be 100% Renewable by 2050

• Amazon’s Cloud Gets Some Sun: Eastern Data Centers Will Be Solar-Powered

• Prison Labor Helps U-S Solar Company Manufacture at Home

• Public Power Weekly Exclusive: Community Solar Makes Participation Affordable in Delaware

• Conservation Saves Money? Who Knew? - Efficiency Moderates Effects of Higher Electricity Prices under Proposed Clean Power Plan

• Marijuana Deal in Oregon Legislature Threatened by New Dispute over Local Bans on Pot Sales

• Oregon Could Levy 20% Sales Tax on Recreational Marijuana

• Oregon: Monitoring Legal Pot: How Do We Know If It Works?

• EPA Pushed to Give States Advance Notice of Final Carbon Rules, Show ‘Deference’ to State Plans

• Port of Bremerton Lands Clean Energy Startup

• Study – Seattle-Owned Broadband Utility Too Expensive

• Flathead Electric Cooperative Website among Those Hit by Denial of Services” Attack

• EasyStreet Email Back Online, Company Says, After Two-Day Outage

• Charter Tells FCC Net Neutrality Has Not Affected Its Investments

• ‘Throwing Shade’; Taco Bell Execs Bone Up on Youth Lingo

• Pandora Exec Says Eight Seconds Could Be the Sweet Spot for Mobile Video

• British Columbia Student to Research Whether Social Media Deletes Teens’ Capacity to Care

• Portland Boutique Owner Taps into Social Media to Catch a Thief

• Governor Inslee Reluctant to Talk About Status of Washington State Budget Negotiations

• Acting Washington State Auditor Says Cloud over Kelley, Not Office

• Education, Training Key For Laid Off Simpson Lumber Workers

• Crime Down In Mason County

• Port of Allyn Recommended to Take Over Theler Center

• No Independence Day Fireworks Display in Hoodsport

• Shelton’s Revised Fee Schedule

• City of Shelton: Workshop for Downtown Vision Plan

• Western States Fueled U-S Growth Last Year, New Report Shows

WORD OF THE DAY

Fecund • \FECK-und\ • Adjective - 1: Fruitful in offspring or vegetation: prolific 2: intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree

Barty’s fevered, fecund mind was in overdrive. He was the workhorse in the Menlo Park facility headed by the famed Thomas Edison. Unfortunately, for Barty, he was never given the really BIG projects. He normally got assignments like, come up with an idea for “strike anywhere matches,” or a way to keep maple syrup from running down the outside of the jug. “What I don’t do in flashy inventions,” he was wont to say, “I make up for in quantity!”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Drought Shouldn’t Impact Pacific Northwest Hydro Dams Too Much This Summer (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/drought-shouldn-t-impact-hydro-dams-too-much-this-summer/article_c53d3395-1183-587d-8eac-e15a7ab2c5cb.html

Citizens Group Files Complaint over Puget Sound Energy’s Energize Eastside Project (Renton Reporter, WA)

http://www.rentonreporter.com/news/306854491.html

Four North Central Washington Public Utility Districts Win National Honors (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://pro.kpq-am.tritonflex.com/common/more.php?m=15&r=1&item_id=28261

Grant PUD Meeting Dam License Requirements (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/politics/grant-pud-meeting-license-requirements/article_48a21286-eec0-11e4-9640-535c2fa3f73a.html

Moody’s Assigns Aa2 Rating to Seattle’s 2015 Electric Revenue Bonds; Outlook Stable (Moody’s Investor Service)

https://www.moodys.com/research/Moodys-assigns-Aa2-rating-to-Seattle-WAs-2015-electric-revenue--PR_327477

Mason PUD 3 Commission Report – June 9, 2015 Business Meeting (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1516

Appeals Court Strikes Coal Plant Pollution Rules – They aimed to cut haze from plants in Montana (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/jun/10/appeals-court-rejects-coal-plant-pollution-rules/

Energy Department Invests $60 Million to Advance Nuclear Technology – Recipients include WSU, OSU, Idaho, Boise State, Id Nat’l Lab, PNNL (U-S Department of Energy)

http://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-invests-60-million-advance-nuclear-technology

Experts Warn of Escalating Grid Security Issues after Pacific Gas & Electric Break-In (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/experts-warn-of-escalating-grid-security-issues-after-pge-break-in/400524/

Wellinghoff: Inspector General Finds Former Federal Energy Regulator Guilty of Gross Ethical Violation (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2015/06/09/inspector-general-accuses-former-federal-energy-regulator-of-gross-ethical-violation/?ss=energy

Squirrel Knocks Out Power to 45,000 Pacific Gas & Electric Customers (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/squirrel-knocks-out-power-to-45000-pge-customers/400585/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Burned-Out Forests Helping Some Birds Thrive (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/burned-out-forests-helping-some-birds-thrive/article_d29559b4-0fed-11e5-a226-9b95973e21b6.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

British Columbia Reservoirs Will Help Aid Northwest during Drought (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/jun/11/bc-reservoirs-will-help-aid-northwest-during/

Clallam PUD Issues Outdoor Water Restrictions for Upper Fairview (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/10768

Columbia Irrigation District Implements Watering Restrictions (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/06/09/3600452_columbia-irrigation-district-implements.html?rh=1

Senate Panel Will Take Up Bill Requiring Rewrite of ‘Waters of U-S’ Rule (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=44017

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Stanford Study Outlines Path for All 50 States to be 100% Renewable by 2050 (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/stanford-study-outlines-path-for-all-50-states-to-be-100-renewable-by-2050/400496/

100% Renewable Energy Vision – Click on Your State. It’s Easy & Fun!

http://thesolutionsproject.org/#page-fifty-states

Amazon’s Cloud Gets Some Sun: Eastern Data Centers Will Be Solar-Powered (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2015/06/amazons-cloud-gets-some-sun-eastern-data-centers.html

Prison Labor Helps U-S Solar Company Manufacture at Home (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/10/solar-prison-suniva-idUSL1N0YV2ZJ20150610

Public Power Weekly Exclusive: Community Solar Makes Participation Affordable in Delaware (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=44013

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Conservation Saves Money? Who Knew? - Efficiency Moderates Effects of Higher Electricity Prices under Proposed Clean Power Plan (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=21612&src=email

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana Deal in Oregon Legislature Threatened by New Dispute over Local Bans on Pot Sales (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2015/06/marijuana_deal_in_legislature.html

Oregon Could Levy 20% Sales Tax on Recreational Marijuana (Marijuana Business Daily)

http://mjbizdaily.com/oregon-nears-deal-to-levy-20-sales-tax-on-marijuana/

Oregon: Monitoring Legal Pot: How Do We Know If It Works? (Associated Press)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Monitoring-legal-pot-How-do-we-know-if-it-works-306817291.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

EPA Pushed to Give States Advance Notice of Final Carbon Rules, Show ‘Deference’ to State Plans (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/epa-pushed-to-give-states-advance-notice-of-final-carbon-rules-show-defer/400582/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Port of Bremerton Lands Clean Energy Startup (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://tinyurl.com/pszfppm

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Study – Seattle-Owned Broadband Utility Too Expensive (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/seattle/2015/06/10/seattle-city-owned-internet-service/28779807/

Flathead Electric Cooperative Website among Those Hit by Denial of Services” Attack (KPAX-TV, Missoula, MT)

http://www.kpax.com/story/29277626/flathead-electric-cooperative-website-among-those-hit-by-denial-of-services-attack

EasyStreet Email Back Online, Company Says, After Two-Day Outage (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2015/06/easystreet_email_back_online_c.html

Charter Tells FCC Net Neutrality Has Not Affected Its Investments (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/05/us-charter-net-neutrality-idUSKBN0OL1UP20150605

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

‘Throwing Shade’; Taco Bell Execs Bone Up on Youth Lingo (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Throwing-shade-Taco-Bell-execs-bone-up-on-6318516.php

Pandora Exec Says Eight Seconds Could Be the Sweet Spot for Mobile Video (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/pandora-exec-says-8-seconds-could-be-sweet-spot-mobile-video-165272

British Columbia Student to Research Whether Social Media Deletes Teens’ Capacity to Care (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/b-c-student-to-research-whether-social-media-deletes-teens-capacity-to-care-1.1964517

Portland Boutique Owner Taps into Social Media to Catch a Thief (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/window-shop/index.ssf/2015/06/portland_boutique_owner_catches_thief.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Governor Inslee Reluctant to Talk About Status of Washington State Budget Negotiations (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/inslee-reluctant-talk-about-status-budget-negotiations

Acting Washington State Auditor Says Cloud over Kelley, Not Office (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/politics/2015/06/10/troy-kelley-auditor-jutte-indictment-tax/71039028/

GENERAL NEWS

Education, Training Key For Laid Off Simpson Lumber Workers (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/06/11/education-training-may-be-key-for-laid-off-simpson-workers/71049614/

Crime Down In Mason County (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/15461

Port of Allyn Recommended to Take Over Theler Center (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/port-of-allyn-recommended-to-take-over-theler-center_18585497

No Independence Day Fireworks Display in Hoodsport (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/23391-no-fireworks-display-in-hoodsport

Shelton’s Revised Fee Schedule (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/23381-shelton-s-revised-fee-schedule

City of Shelton: Workshop for Downtown Vision Plan (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/23378-downtown-vision-plan

Western States Fueled U-S Growth Last Year, New Report Shows (Bloomberg News)

http://www.oregonlive.com/money/index.ssf/2015/06/western_states_fueled_us_growt.html

DIVERSIONS

Angry Birds: Crow Attack Season Underway in Western Washington

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2537291/Angry-Birds-Crow-attack-season-underway-in-Western-Washington

Horse Herpes Outbreak Forces Rodeo Queens to Ride Stick Ponies

http://www.ksl.com/?sid=15716018

Australia Man ‘Steals Bulldozer to Crush Cars & Home’

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-33044098

The Genius Behind ‘Headless Body in Topless Bar’ Headline Dies at 74

http://nypost.com/2015/06/09/new-york-post-editor-and-film-critic-vincent-musetto-dies-at-74/

British Actor Christopher Lee Dies at Age 93

http://koin.com/2015/06/11/british-actor-christopher-lee-dies-at-age-93/

SONG OF THE DAY

The Rolling Stones – Wild Horses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE2B_kCfvss

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 8, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 8, 2015

http://tinyurl.com/o83aqpu

Special Weather Statement

http://tinyurl.com/6qonck

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Emails Show Inslee Administration Discussions with Energy Company on Columbia River Oil Refinery (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/emails-show-inslee-administration-discussions-energy-company-columbia-river-oil-refinery

Imperiled Fish Add to California’s Drought Stress “…demands on behalf of fish are sharpening the battle lines and creating additional headaches for regulators…” (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article23294532.html

Drought Conditions Reach Unexpected Corners of the Pacific Northwest (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/drought-conditions-reach-unexpected-corners-northwest

Apple Plans Its Own High-Speed Network to Link Data Centers (Bloomberg News)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2015/06/apple_plans_its_own_high-speed.html

America’s Quality Pot Is Changing the Drug War – With weed now permitted in some form in 23 U-S states, the flow of cannabis out of Mexico has slowed and, to a degree, reversed (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-03/quality-pot-is-changing-the-drug-war

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Emails Show Inslee Administration Discussions with Energy Company on Columbia River Oil Refinery
• Op/Ed: PNNL’s Role in Environmentally Sustainable Hydropower
• Cowlitz PUD Commissioners to Get Update from Rate Committee
• Editorial: West Virginia – Copper Thieves Risk Lives; Disrupt Others
• Another Contractor Arrested for Bribing Con Edison Employees – Should Investors Worry?
• Imperiled Fish Add to California’s Drought Stress
• Another Columbia Salmon Predator: Northern Pike
• Southwest Washington State Crab Fishing Shut Down Until Further Notice
• Sea Lions Not Leaving Port of Astoria Anytime Soon
• Obama Administration Will Address Salmon Recovery in New Columbia River Treaty
• Drought Conditions Reach Unexpected Corners of the Pacific Northwest
• Payette National Forest, Idaho: Greens Fight 40,000-Acre Logging Project
• Flying Blind: Impact of Wind Turbines on Birds Poses More Questions than Answers
• Colorado Dispute over Solar Power Reflects National Trend
• How Renewable Energy Can Become Competitive
• This Captain America-Style Shield Makes Wind Turbines More Powerful
• America’s Quality Pot Is Changing the Drug War
• Chart of the Week: Cannabis Cultivation Methods in Oregon vs. National Breakdown
• Not So Green: Japan Climate Change Strategy at G-7 Summit Still Favors Coal, Nuclear
• Editorial: The Case for a Carbon Tax
• Minnesota Energy Coop Offers Renewable Power to Electric-Car Owners
• Apple Plans Its Own High-Speed Network to Link Data Centers
• Google Fiber Construction Begins in Nashville
• Comcast Hosts Job Fair Meet-And-Greet for New Spokane Area Call Center
• Obama: Expect More Cyberattacks against U-S
• Texting and Sitting at a Computer Too Long May Cause Forward Head Posture
• Apple Hopes Its New Streaming Music Service Gives It a Leading Role
• When the Best Page on a Campaign Website Is the One That's Not There
• Apple's Newsstand is Dead; Long Live News, Baked into IOS 9
• Kennewick Man Broadcasts ‘Country Gold’ Internet Radio Station
• Lawmakers Propose 45 Percent Tax on E-Cigarettes, Liquid Nicotine
• What If Signature Gathering Didn’t Take $1 Million?
• Kitsap County: Woman Delivering Newspapers Run Over, Killed By another Carrier
• Idaho: 7,400-Acre Celebration Fire Determined to be Human-Caused
• Stench Raises Concerns About Seattle Seawall Project
• Forbes Lists Top Retirement Spots, None in California
• Summer in the Pacific Northwest

WORD OF THE DAY

Whipsaw • \WIP-saw\ • Verb – 1: To saw with a whipsaw *2: to beset or victimize in two opposite ways at once, by a two-phase operation, or by the collusive action of two opponents.

The country is being whipsawed by a lively discussion about climate change, carbon credits, cap and trade, cap and reduce, holding your breath, taking “Beano” with every meal, killing all cows and wearing hair shirts.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Emails Show Inslee Administration Discussions with Energy Company on Columbia River Oil Refinery (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/emails-show-inslee-administration-discussions-energy-company-columbia-river-oil-refinery

Op/Ed: PNNL’s Role in Environmentally Sustainable Hydropower (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/06/07/3597931_pnnls-role-in-environmentally.html?rh=1

Cowlitz PUD Commissioners to Get Update from Rate Committee (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/cowlitz-pud-commissioners-to-get-update-from-rate-committee/article_56047d32-3091-5eb2-98cf-3e44717b2249.html

Editorial: West Virginia – Copper Thieves Risk Lives; Disrupt Others (Williamson Daily News, WV)

http://www.williamsondailynews.com/news/editorial-opinion_columns/153921583/Copper-thieves-risk-lives%3B-disrupt-others

Another Contractor Arrested for Bribing Con Edison Employees – Should Investors Worry? (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2015/06/05/another-contractor-is-arrested-for-bribing-con-edison-employees-should-investors-worry/?ss=energy

FISH & WILDLIFE

Imperiled Fish Add to California’s Drought Stress “…demands on behalf of fish are sharpening the battle lines and creating additional headaches for regulators…” (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article23294532.html

Another Columbia Salmon Predator: Northern Pike (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/jun/06/another-columbia-salmon-predator-northern-pike/

Southwest Washington State Crab Fishing Shut Down Until Further Notice (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/crab-fishing-shut-down-until-further-notice/

Sea Lions Not Leaving Port of Astoria Anytime Soon (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/multimedia/index.ssf/2015/06/sea_lions_not_leaving_port_of.html

Obama administration will address salmon recovery in new Columbia River Treaty (The Pacific Northwest Inlander, Spokane, WA)

http://www.inlander.com/Bloglander/archives/2015/06/05/obama-administration-will-address-salmon-recovery-in-new-columbia-river-treaty

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Drought Conditions Reach Unexpected Corners of the Pacific Northwest (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/drought-conditions-reach-unexpected-corners-northwest

Payette National Forest, Idaho: Greens Fight 40,000-Acre Logging Project (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2015/06/08/greens-fight-40-000-acre-logging-project.htm

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Flying Blind: Impact of Wind Turbines on Birds Poses More Questions than Answers (Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA)

http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_28261625/flying-blind-impact-wind-turbines-birds-poses-more

Colorado Dispute over Solar Power Reflects National Trend (Associated Press)

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article23357997.html

How Renewable Energy Can Become Competitive (The Economist Magazine)

http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2015/06/economist-explains-1?fsrc=scn/tw/te/ee/st/howrenewableenergycanbecomecompetitive

This Captain America-Style Shield Makes Wind Turbines More Powerful (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/this-captain-america-style-shield-makes-wind-turbines-m-1709776039

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

America’s Quality Pot Is Changing the Drug War – With weed now permitted in some form in 23 U-S states, the flow of cannabis out of Mexico has slowed and, to a degree, reversed (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-03/quality-pot-is-changing-the-drug-war

Chart of the Week: Cannabis Cultivation Methods in Oregon vs. National Breakdown (Marijuana Business Daily)

http://mjbizdaily.com/chart-week-outdoor-greenhouse-cannabis-cultivation-common-oregon/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Not So Green: Japan Climate Change Strategy at G-7 Summit Still Favors Coal, Nuclear “…Solar and wind power generation are too unstable and costly to provide more than marginal power generation capacity…” (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/06/06/at-g-7-japans-energy-plan-is-not-all-that-green

Editorial: The Case for a Carbon Tax (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/opinion/the-case-for-a-carbon-tax.html?_r=0

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Minnesota Energy Coop Offers Renewable Power to Electric-Car Owners (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2015/0605/Minnesota-energy-coop-offers-renewable-power-to-electric-car-owners

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Apple Plans Its Own High-Speed Network to Link Data Centers (Bloomberg News)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2015/06/apple_plans_its_own_high-speed.html

Google Fiber Construction Begins in Nashville (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Fiber-Construction-Begins-in-Nashville-134063

Comcast Hosts Job Fair Meet-And-Greet for New Spokane Area Call Center (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/29260067/comcast-host-job-fair-meet-and-greet-for-new-call-center

Obama: Expect More Cyberattacks against U-S (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_28274159/obama-expect-more-cyberattacks-against-u-s?source=rss

Texting and Sitting at a Computer Too Long May Cause Forward Head Posture (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/29260751/texting-and-sitting-at-a-computer-too-long-may-cause-forward-head-posture

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Apple Hopes Its New Streaming Music Service Gives It a Leading Role (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2015/06/apple_hopes_its_new_streaming.html

When the Best Page on a Campaign Website Is the One That's Not There (The Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/05/campaign-websites-and-404-pages/394187/

Apple's Newsstand is Dead; Long Live News, Baked into IOS 9 (BetaNews)

http://betanews.com/2015/06/08/apples-newsstand-is-dead-long-live-news-baked-into-ios-9/

Kennewick Man Broadcasts ‘Country Gold’ Internet Radio Station (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/06/07/3598233/kennewick-man-broadcasts-country.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Lawmakers Propose 45 Percent Tax on E-Cigarettes, Liquid Nicotine (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/lawmakers-propose-45-percent-tax-e-cigarettes-liqu/nmYBx/

What If Signature Gathering Didn’t Take $1 Million? (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/a-one-man-crusade-to-democratize-costly-initiative-process-with-online-signatures/

GENERAL NEWS

Kitsap County: Woman Delivering Newspapers Run Over, Killed By another Carrier (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Newspaper-carrier-hit-killed-by-Bremerton-driver-306419081.html

Idaho: 7,400-Acre Celebration Fire Determined to be Human-Caused (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/06/07/3841105_7400-acre-celebration-fire-determined.html?rh=1

Stench Raises Concerns About Seattle Seawall Project (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/Stench-raises-concerns-about-seawall-project-6308418.php

Forbes Lists Top Retirement Spots, None in California – One in Washington State, another in Idaho (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article23028831.html

Summer in the Pacific Northwest “…Bend is the first stop in…our early summer ongoing American Futures tour…” (The Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2015/06/summer-in-the-pacific-northwest/395102/

DIVERSIONS

Taco Bell’s Unholy Cap’N Crunch-Coated, Cream-Filled Donut Concoction Going National

http://consumerist.com/2015/06/05/taco-bells-unholy-capn-crunch-coated-cream-filled-donut-concoction-going-national/

Teen Completes 57-Mile Walk Carrying Brother on Back

http://www.katu.com/news/national/Teen-completes-57-mile-walk-carrying-brother-on-back--306430361.html

Woman Hit by Errant Golf Ball Sues Oregon Course

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Woman-hit-by-errant-golf-ball-sues-Oregon-course-306379651.html

Watch Richard Sherman Star in This Amazing Jurassic World Spoof Trailer

http://time.com/3912315/richard-sherman-jurassic-world-spoof-trailer/

SONG OF THE DAY

Joe South – Walk a Mile in My Shoes

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

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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Energy News Digest for June 5, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 5, 2015

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The Weather Story: The warmest temperatures of the year so far are expected in parts of Western Washington this weekend.

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/wxstory.php?wfo=sew

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Warmest Weather of the Year (so far) Coming This Weekend (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Heat-wave-coming-to-Seattle-this-weekend-6307247.php

Hack Exposes Personal Data of Four Million Federal Workers (C/NET News)

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/hack-exposes-personal-data-4-234539413.html

Army Corps Won’t Rubber Stamp $210 Million Vancouver Oil Terminal (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2015/06/army-corps-wont-rubber-stamp-210m-vancouver-oil.html

Yahoo to Shut Down Maps, Some Other Services (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/04/us-yahoo-maps-idUSKBN0OK2H020150604

‘Fake Willy’ Goes Belly Up near Port of Astoria (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2015/06/04/fake-willy-on-its-way-to-scare-astoria-sea-lions/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Army Corps Won’t Rubber Stamp $210 Million Vancouver Oil Terminal
• FERC Approves Iberdrola-UIL Merger
• Minnesota: Charred Hot Dogs Help Kids Learn about Electrical Safety
• ‘Fake Willy’ Goes Belly Up near Port of Astoria
• Tribal Members Speak Out Against Klamath Water Settlement
• Murray, Kilmer Reintroduce Wild Olympics Wilderness Bill – Familiar Opponents Begin to Take Aim at Legislation
• Chugach Electric Association to Install Hybrid Storage for Renewables Integration
• Pakistan: Free, Clean Electricity: Small Watermills for Country’s Big Energy Crisis
• ComEd-Nest-Xfinity Demand Response Program Paves Way for New Utility Business Models
• Three Federal Marijuana-Related Bills Advance, One Stalls
• The World Hasn’t Stopped or Even Slowed Its Warming Recently – Federal Data Analysis
• California Senate Passes Sweeping 12-Bill Climate & Renewables Package
• Proposed Clean Power Plan Would Accelerate Renewable Additions & Coal Plant Retirements
• Fight against Climate Change Brings Former Portland Mayor to D-C
• Apple & Google Set Their Sights on Their Next Battleground: Your Home
• Hack Exposes Personal Data of Four Million Federal Workers
• Microsoft Leaks Info on New Wi-Fi Service
• Yahoo to Shut Down Maps, Some Other Services
• Facebook Rolls Out ‘Lite’ Version
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• U-S Senate: McConnell – ‘Highly Likely’ Senate Won’t Appoint New Circuit, SCOTUS Judges
• Why a Simple 30-Year-Old Chart is an Ingenious Teaching Tool Today
• Warmest Weather of the Year (so far) Coming This Weekend
• When Forecasts Disagree, Whom Do You Trust?
• U-S Gains 280,000 Jobs in May as Hiring Gets Back on Track
• Shelton CHOICE Students Open Shelton Creek Trail
• Fake Posts, Alleged Voting Fraud & Suspected Hacking Mire Final Day of Outside’s ‘Best Town Ever’ Contest
• Well Done, Port Angeles! Chattanooga Tallied the Most Votes . . . But We Won, Too!

WORD OF THE DAY

Warison • \WAIR-uh-sun\ • Noun – A bugle call to attack

The warison for the garrison was sounding mighty weak

The guards were playing poker, the soldiers fast asleep

The enemy was fast, but did not notice what was cast

The ground around the castle was coated with (gosh, I can’t finish this thing in time)

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Army Corps Won’t Rubber Stamp $210 Million Vancouver Oil Terminal (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2015/06/army-corps-wont-rubber-stamp-210m-vancouver-oil.html

FERC Approves Iberdrola-UIL Merger – UIL is in the business of ownership of operating regulated utilities in Connecticut & Massachusetts (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2015/06/04/ferc-approves-iberdrola-uil-merger/

Minnesota: Charred Hot Dogs Help Kids Learn about Electrical Safety (Grand Rapids Herald-Review, MN)

http://www.grandrapidsmn.com/business/charred-hot-dogs-help-kids-learn-about-electrical-safety/article_9022c2de-0b87-11e5-8f01-db42cc254016.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

‘Fake Willy’ Goes Belly Up near Port of Astoria (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2015/06/04/fake-willy-on-its-way-to-scare-astoria-sea-lions/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Tribal Members Speak Out Against Klamath Water Settlement (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

http://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/community/tribal-members-speak-out-against-settlement/article_d6a2d297-4eff-5845-8360-c1dfe1df0eae.html

Murray, Kilmer Reintroduce Wild Olympics Wilderness Bill – Familiar Opponents Begin to Take Aim at Legislation (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20150605/NEWS/306059966/murray-kilmer-reintroduce-wild-olympics-wilderness-bill-familiar

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Chugach Electric Association to Install Hybrid Storage for Renewables Integration (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/alaska-co-op-to-install-hybrid-storage-for-renewables-integration/400294/

Pakistan: Free, Clean Electricity: Small Watermills for Country’s Big Energy Crisis (The Express-Tribune)

http://tribune.com.pk/story/896589/free-clean-electricity-small-watermills-for-countrys-big-energy-crisis/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

ComEd-Nest-Xfinity Demand Response Program Paves Way for New Utility Business Models (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/comed-nest-xfinity-demand-response-program-paves-way-for-new-utility-busine/400148/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Three Federal Marijuana-Related Bills Advance, One Stalls (Marijuana Business Daily)

http://mjbizdaily.com/u-s-house-votes-on-four-mj-related-bills-passes-three/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

The World Hasn’t Stopped or Even Slowed Its Warming Recently – Federal Data Analysis (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/science/news/articles/2015/06/04/new-fed-data-shows-no-stopping-or-slowing-of-global-warming

California Senate Passes Sweeping 12-Bill Climate & Renewables Package (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-senate-passes-sweeping-12-bill-climate-renewables-package/400276/

Proposed Clean Power Plan Would Accelerate Renewable Additions & Coal Plant Retirements (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=21532

Fight against Climate Change Brings Former Portland Mayor to D-C (National Journal – Now about that Portland energy mix….)

http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/sam-adams-portland-climate-change-20150605

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Apple & Google Set Their Sights on Their Next Battleground: Your Home (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/06/05/apple-and-google-set-their-sights-on-their-next-battleground-your-home/?wprss=rss_business

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Hack Exposes Personal Data of Four Million Federal Workers (C/NET News)

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/hack-exposes-personal-data-4-234539413.html

Microsoft Leaks Info on New Wi-Fi Service (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Microsoft-Leaks-Info-On-New-WiFi-Service-134051

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Yahoo to Shut Down Maps, Some Other Services (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/04/us-yahoo-maps-idUSKBN0OK2H020150604

Facebook Rolls Out ‘Lite’ Version (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/06/05/facebook-lite-announced/28485193/

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2015/06/05/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-292/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

U-S Senate: McConnell – ‘Highly Likely’ Senate Won’t Appoint New Circuit, SCOTUS Judges (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/244107-mcconnell-highly-likely-senate-wont-appoint-new-judges-for

Why a Simple 30-Year-Old Chart is an Ingenious Teaching Tool Today (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/06/05/why-a-simple-30-year-old-chart-is-an-ingenious-teaching-tool-today/?wprss=rss_national

GENERAL NEWS

Warmest Weather of the Year (so far) Coming This Weekend (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Heat-wave-coming-to-Seattle-this-weekend-6307247.php

When Forecasts Disagree, Whom Do You Trust? (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2015/06/when-forecasts-disagree-who-do-you-trust.html

U-S Gains 280,000 Jobs in May as Hiring Gets Back on Track (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/money/index.ssf/2015/06/us_gains_280000_new_jobs_in_ma.html

Shelton CHOICE Students Open Shelton Creek Trail (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/23313-choice-students-open-shelton-creek-trail

Fake Posts, Alleged Voting Fraud & Suspected Hacking Mire Final Day of Outside’s ‘Best Town Ever’ Contest (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20150605/NEWS/306059969/fake-posts-alleged-voting-fraud-and-suspected-hacking-mire-final-day

Well Done, Port Angeles! Chattanooga Tallied the Most Votes . . . But We Won, Too! (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20150605/NEWS/306069999/well-done-port-angeles-chattanooga-tallied-the-most-votes-but

DIVERSIONS

Getting to the Point with Pencils

http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Verbal-Energy/2015/0604/Getting-to-the-point-with-pencils

Michigan Teen Plans 55-Mile Walk with Brother on Back

http://q13fox.com/2015/06/05/teen-plans-about-55-mile-walk-with-brother-on-back/

National Doughnut Day

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/national-doughnut-day/nmWxT/

British Columbia Student’s Grad Dress Made from Old Homework Auctioned for Girls’ Education

http://www.vancouversun.com/life/students+grad+dress+made+from+homework+auctioned+girls+education/11109139/story.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Otis Redding – (What a) Wonderful World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtDrc57DMT8

Sam Cooke – (What a) Wonderful World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNO72aCnVr0

Herman’s Hermits – (What a) Wonderful World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNwE02gBBXI

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.