Energy News Digest for August 4, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for August 4, 2015

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Obama’s Power Plant Climate Plan Shifts to Courts, States (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article29836456.html

Idaho Sockeye Returns to Source despite Poor Conditions (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2015/aug/04/idaho-sockeye-returns-source-despite-poor-conditions/

Canadian Rivers: Solution to U-S Northeast’s High Energy Prices? (Bennington Banner, VT)

http://www.benningtonbanner.com/region/ci_28575944/canadian-rivers-solution-northeasts-high-energy-prices

Grays Harbor PUD Looking at Lower Increase than Previously Thought (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/pud-looking-at-lower-increase-than-previously-thought/

Paradise Fire Still Growing in Olympic National Park – Blaze Blossoms by 504 Acres (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20150804/news/308049992/paradise-fire-still-growing-in-olympic-national-park-blaze-blossoms

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Canadian Rivers: Solution to U-S Northeast’s High Energy Prices?
• Grays Harbor PUD Looking at Lower Increase than Previously Thought
• Boosting America’s Hydropower Output
• Minnesota: 12 Co-Ops Complete ‘Unprecedented’ Purchase of Alliant Distribution Assets
• Osprey Rescued after Getting Caught on Power Line
• Idaho Sockeye Returns to Source despite Poor Conditions
• A Last-Ditch Effort to Save Snake River Sockeye
• Lower Columbia Buoy 10 Salmon Weekend Opener Was Best Seen in 14 Years
• Army Corps Memos Show EPA Water Rules Flawed: Industry Groups
• Pasco Council Approves 911 Dispatch Center Consolidation, Franklin PUD Community Solar Permits
• Pacific Gas & Electric Proposes Far-Reaching Changes for Solar Power
• Obama’s Power Plant Climate Plan Shifts to Courts, States
• Final Clean Power Plan Rule Boosts Emissions Reduction Target, Includes Reliability Safety Valve
• Washington State Governor Praises Obama’s Plan to Cut Emissions
• Oregon Already on the Path to Meet Obama’s New Clean Power Goals
• Final Clean Power Plan Drops Support for Existing Nuclear Plants
• Five Questions About Obama’s Climate Change Plan
• Editorial: Despite Shortcomings, Mr. Obama’s Clean Power Plan Sets an Important Example
• Comcast Speeding Up Its Discounted Internet Service
• Internet Experts Submit Draft Plan for U-S to Cede Domain Oversight
• Google Fiber Could Come to Tempe, & Cox is Outraged
• FCC Plan Could Stymie Rural Broadband
• Paradise Fire Still Growing in Olympic National Park – Blaze Blossoms by 504 Acres
• Water Line Relocation Work Could Cause Delays on SR 3 at Belfair
• The Forest Service Wants YOU to Keep Your Drone Away from Wildfires
• Deputies Restart Investigation into $318,000 in Taxpayer Money Obtained by Teen

WORD OF THE DAY

Modus Operandi • \MOE-dus opp-er-RAND-ee\ • Noun – A method of procedure; especially: a distinct pattern or method of operation that indicates or suggests the work of a single criminal in more than one crime

“No gentlemen, we are not dealing with a crazed criminal here,” purred Detective Poirot as he absentmindedly stroked his moustache. “What we have here is a person who is so fixed in their modus operandi that they would not change their ways even if confronted with the most secure lock box in the world.” “Non, mon ami, your lunches have not been stolen by a wayward squirrel, crazed dog, or even a trained capuchin monkey…they have been stolen by only one person….your copy repairman: Rick!” (Insert surprised gasp here)

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Canadian Rivers: Solution to U-S Northeast’s High Energy Prices? (Bennington Banner, VT)

http://www.benningtonbanner.com/region/ci_28575944/canadian-rivers-solution-northeasts-high-energy-prices

Grays Harbor PUD Looking at Lower Increase than Previously Thought (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/pud-looking-at-lower-increase-than-previously-thought/

Boosting America’s Hydropower Output (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2015/08/03/boosting-americas-hydropower-output/

Minnesota: 12 Co-Ops Complete ‘Unprecedented’ Purchase of Alliant Distribution Assets (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/12-co-ops-complete-unprecedented-purchase-of-alliant-distribution-assets/403414/

Osprey Rescued after Getting Caught on Power Line (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/2015/08/03/osprey-rescued-caught-in-power-lines/31075273/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Idaho Sockeye Returns to Source despite Poor Conditions (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2015/aug/04/idaho-sockeye-returns-source-despite-poor-conditions/

A Last-Ditch Effort to Save Snake River Sockeye (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/last-ditch-effort-save-snake-river-sockeye

Lower Columbia Buoy 10 Salmon Weekend Opener Was Best Seen in 14 Years (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/lower-columbia-buoy-10-salmon-weekend-opener-was-best-seen-in-14-years/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Army Corps Memos Show EPA Water Rules Flawed: Industry Groups (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/army-corps-memos-show-epa-water-rules-flawed-industry-groups/article/2569491

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Pasco Council Approves 911 Dispatch Center Consolidation, Franklin PUD Community Solar Permits (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/08/03/3679056_pasco-council-gives-green-light.html?rh=1

Pacific Gas & Electric Proposes Far-Reaching Changes for Solar Power (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_28580259/pg-e-proposes-wide-ranging-changes-solar-electricity

CLEAN POWER PLAN CARAVAN – THE CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Obama’s Power Plant Climate Plan Shifts to Courts, States (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article29836456.html

Final Clean Power Plan Rule Boosts Emissions Reduction Target, Includes Reliability Safety Valve (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=44291

Washington State Governor Praises Obama’s Plan to Cut Emissions (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/inslee-praises-obama-s-plan-to-cut-emissions/article_466cc38b-7d85-5f6f-a5ae-29c6e49f50f3.html

Oregon Already on the Path to Meet Obama’s New Clean Power Goals (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/08/oregon_already_on_the_path_to.html

Final Clean Power Plan Drops Support for Existing Nuclear Plants (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2015/08/03/final-clean-power-plan-drops-support-for-existing-nuclear-plants/?ss=energy

Five Questions About Obama’s Climate Change Plan (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/04/us/politics/5-questions-about-obamas-climate-change-plan.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Editorial: Despite Shortcomings, Mr. Obama’s Clean Power Plan Sets an Important Example (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mr-obamas-clean-power-plan-will-help-combat-global-warming/2015/08/03/82d06bb4-3a20-11e5-8e98-115a3cf7d7ae_story.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Comcast Speeding Up Its Discounted Internet Service (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Comcast-speeding-up-its-discounted-Internet-6423759.php

Internet Experts Submit Draft Plan for U-S to Cede Domain Oversight (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/03/us-usa-internet-icann-idUSKCN0Q823120150803

Google Fiber Could Come to Tempe, & Cox is Outraged (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Fiber-Could-Come-to-Tempe-and-Cox-is-Outraged-134673

FCC Plan Could Stymie Rural Broadband (Light Reading)

http://www.lightreading.com/gigabit/gigabit-cities/fcc-plan-could-stymie-rural-broadband/d/d-id/717401

GENERAL NEWS

Paradise Fire Still Growing in Olympic National Park – Blaze Blossoms by 504 Acres (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20150804/news/308049992/paradise-fire-still-growing-in-olympic-national-park-blaze-blossoms

Water Line Relocation Work Could Cause Delays on SR 3 at Belfair (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/16403

The Forest Service Wants YOU to Keep Your Drone Away from Wildfires (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/08/03/this-wwii-style-propaganda-from-the-forest-service-warns-against-flying-drones-near-wildfires/?wprss=rss_technology

Deputies Restart Investigation into $318,000 in Taxpayer Money Obtained by Teen (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/deputies-restart-investigation-318000-taxpayer-mon/nnCPY/

DIVERSIONS

This ‘Turdinator’ is Staking Out People Who Don’t Pick Up Dog Poop

http://mashable.com/2015/08/04/dog-poop-turdinator/

Ultimate Frisbee Recognized by International Olympic Committee

http://www.npr.org/2015/08/03/429065101/ultimate-frisbee-recognized-by-olympic-committee

Adults Rediscover the Pleasure of Coloring Books

http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Arts/2015/0804/Adults-rediscover-the-pleasure-of-coloring-books

Drone Drops Drugs in Ohio Prison Yard, Spurring Inmate Fight

http://news.yahoo.com/drone-drops-drugs-ohio-prison-yard-spurring-inmate-155039206.html

SONG OF THE DAY

The Doobie Brothers - Another Park, Another Sunday”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpRa_abeA-w

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 August 3, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for August 3, 2015

http://tinyurl.com/nrltou7

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Obama Administration Finalizes Clean Power Plan: Deeper Carbon Dioxide Cuts, More Time to Comply (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/obama-admin-finalizes-clean-power-plan-deeper-co2-cuts-more-time-to-comp/403323/

Mason PUD 3’s Community Solar a First for Mason County - Registration for Shares Open Through September 17 (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1530

Franklin PUD to Begin Customer Sign-Ups for Community Solar Project (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/08/02/3677666_franklin-pud-to-begin-customer.html?rh=1

As Salmon Vanish in the Dry Pacific Northwest, So Does Native Heritage (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/as-salmon-vanish-in-the-dry-pacific-northwest-so-does-native-heritage/2015/07/30/2ae9f7a6-2f14-11e5-8f36-18d1d501920d_story.html

Avista Makes Annual Price Adjustment Filings in Idaho (MarketWatch)

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/avista-makes-annual-price-adjustment-filings-in-idaho-2015-08-03-7173516

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Avista Makes Annual Price Adjustment Filings in Idaho
• Grant PUD Board OKs Power Sales Contract
• $6 Billion: Astoria LNG Project Developers Lose Out on Oregon Coast Land Ruling
• U-S Energy Generation, Mapped in Wonderful Detail
• As Salmon Vanish in the Dry Pacific Northwest, So Does Native Heritage
• $500,000 Send-Off for Greater Victoria Sewage Program Boss
• Clean Water Decision by Washington’s ‘Green’ Governor Makes Business Lobbies Turn Blue
• What Conserves More Water: Your Five-Minute Shower or Fixing a Leak?
• Mason PUD 3’s Community Solar a First for Mason County - Registration for Shares Open Through September 17
• Registration for Shares of First Mason County Community Solar Open
• Franklin PUD to Begin Customer Sign-Ups for Community Solar Project
• One Benefit to Everett’s Sunshine, Snohomish PUD Says Solar Capacity Up 70%
• State Auditors Examine Oregon Energy Tax Credit Sales
• Arizona Readies Consumer Protections for Solar Leasing as Installers Protest
• Co-ops Creative on Energy Efficiency
• How America Fell In Love with Crazy Amounts of Air Conditioning
• Legal Weed Crossing State Borders: No Big Deal?
• Obama Administration Finalizes Clean Power Plan: Deeper Carbon Dioxide Cuts, More Time to Comply
• Climate Change: Obama Orders Steeper Cuts from Power Plants
• Clean-Energy Debate Pitted Ambition against Legal Worries
• Obama’s Clean Power Plan Hailed as U-S’s Strongest Ever Climate Action
• Renewable Energy Group to Acquire Imperium Renewables
• Washington State Commits to Supporting a Growing EV Market
• Research Scientists to Use Network Much Faster Than Internet
• Need a Reason to Celebrate? Check Online, Where Social Media Fills the Calendar
• Update on Deckerville Fire – 8 PM – 100% Contained
• Chelan County Fire Grows to More than 15,000 Acres
• Washington State Senators (including Tim Sheldon) Want Investigation of Lands Commissioner Goldmark over ‘Low’ Lease Deal
• Interfor Gives Up on Tacoma Sawmill, Formerly a Simpson Lumber Facility
• Gas Tax Increases by 7 Cents in Washington State

WORD OF THE DAY

Wisenheimer • \WYE-zun-hye-mer\ • Noun - Smart aleck

“Y’know, if y’all remove those dams, the fishies will tell all their friends, and they’ll come a’flockin back to the river in droves,” droned the out of town wisenheimer.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Avista Makes Annual Price Adjustment Filings in Idaho (MarketWatch)

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/avista-makes-annual-price-adjustment-filings-in-idaho-2015-08-03-7173516

Grant PUD Board OKs Power Sales Contract (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/politics/grant-pud-board-oks-power-sales-contract/article_46143158-36fe-11e5-8f3f-47587865d834.html

$6 Billion: Astoria LNG Project Developers Lose Out on Oregon Coast Land Ruling (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2015/08/6b-lng-project-developers-lose-out-on-oregon.html

U-S Energy Generation, Mapped in Wonderful Detail (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/u-s-energy-generation-mapped-in-wonderful-detail-1721708411

FISH & WILDLIFE

As Salmon Vanish in the Dry Pacific Northwest, So Does Native Heritage (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/as-salmon-vanish-in-the-dry-pacific-northwest-so-does-native-heritage/2015/07/30/2ae9f7a6-2f14-11e5-8f36-18d1d501920d_story.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

$500,000 Send-Off for Greater Victoria Sewage Program Boss (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/send+Greater+Victoria+sewage+program+boss/11261627/story.html

Clean Water Decision by Washington’s ‘Green’ Governor Makes Business Lobbies Turn Blue (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2015/07/31/clean-water-decision-by-washingtons-green-governor-makes-business-lobbies-turn-blue/

What Conserves More Water: Your Five-Minute Shower or Fixing a Leak? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2015/0803/What-conserves-more-water-Your-five-minute-shower-or-fixing-a-leak

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Mason PUD 3’s Community Solar a First for Mason County - Registration for Shares Open Through September 17 (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1530

Registration for Shares of First Mason County Community Solar Open

http://Masonwebtv.Com/Archives/16365#Sthash.Pqlfu0b8.Dpuf

Franklin PUD to Begin Customer Sign-Ups for Community Solar Project (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/08/02/3677666_franklin-pud-to-begin-customer.html?rh=1

One Benefit to Everett’s Sunshine, Snohomish PUD Says Solar Capacity Up 70% (My Everett News, WA)

http://myeverettnews.com/2015/08/01/one-benefit-to-everetts-sunshine-pud-says-solar-capacity-up-70/

State Auditors Examine Oregon Energy Tax Credit Sales (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/08/state_auditors_examine_oregon.html

Arizona readies consumer protections for solar leasing as installers protest (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/arizona-readies-consumer-protections-for-solar-leasing-as-installers-protes/403282/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Co-ops Creative on Energy Efficiency (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/co-ops-creative-on-energy-efficiency/83445

How America Fell In Love with Crazy Amounts of Air Conditioning (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/08/03/how-america-fell-in-love-with-crazy-amounts-of-air-conditioning/?wprss=rss_business

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Legal Weed Crossing State Borders: No Big Deal? (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/marijuana/2015/07/30/oregons-legal-weed-could-easily-travel-home-with-washington-buyers/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Obama Administration Finalizes Clean Power Plan: Deeper Carbon Dioxide Cuts, More Time to Comply (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/obama-admin-finalizes-clean-power-plan-deeper-co2-cuts-more-time-to-comp/403323/

Climate Change: Obama Orders Steeper Cuts from Power Plants (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/obama-mandate-steeper-emissions-cuts-us-power-plants-090146615--politics.html#

Clean-Energy Debate Pitted Ambition against Legal Worries (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/internal-debate-over-clean-energy-plan-pitted-ambition-against-legal-worries/2015/08/02/9e0c1c94-3966-11e5-9c2d-ed991d848c48_story.html

Obama’s Clean Power Plan Hailed as U-S’s Strongest Ever Climate Action (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/aug/03/obamas-clean-power-plan-hailed-as-strongest-ever-climate-action-by-a-us-president

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Renewable Energy Group to Acquire Imperium Renewables (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/renewable-energy-group-to-acquire-imperium-renewables/

Washington State Commits to Supporting a Growing EV Market (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/nicknigro/2255753/washington-state-commits-supporting-growing-ev-market

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Research Scientists to Use Network Much Faster Than Internet (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/01/science/research-scientists-to-use-network-much-faster-than-internet.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Need a Reason to Celebrate? Check Online, Where Social Media Fills the Calendar (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/03/technology/need-a-reason-to-celebrate-check-online-where-social-media-fills-the-calendar.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

GENERAL NEWS

Update on Deckerville Fire – 8 PM – 100% Contained (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/16400

Chelan County Fire Grows to More than 15,000 Acres (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/wildfires/2015/08/02/chelan-county-fire-grows-to-more-than-15000-acres/31024279/

Washington State Senators (including Tim Sheldon) Want Investigation of Lands Commissioner Goldmark over ‘Low’ Lease Deal (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/state-senators-investigate-goldmark-over-low-lease-deal/

Interfor Gives Up on Tacoma Sawmill, Formerly a Simpson Lumber Facility (South Sound Business Examiner)

http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/July-2015/Interfor-gives-up-on-Tacoma-sawmill/

Gas Tax Increases by 7 Cents in Washington State (Associated Press)

http://www.khq.com/story/29687094/gas-tax-increases-by-7-cents-in-washington-state

DIVERSIONS

Maine Man Hires Plane to Fly Banner Protesting NFL’s Tom Brady Ruling

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/maine-man-hires-plane-to-fly-banner-protesting-brady-ruling/article_b0a19ea5-5acf-55af-a316-cb2f0ffb6a2c.html

Massachusetts Woman’s Chicken Getting $2,500 Prosthetic Leg

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/massachusetts-woman-s-chicken-getting-prosthetic-leg/article_2a78d88d-052d-5591-be4b-34c8bc2d6fa4.html

Mountain Home Police Rescue Kitten Trapped on Speed Limit Sign

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/08/01/3920417_mountain-home-police-rescue-kitten.html?rh=1

Here’s How a Facebook Post Turned a Doomed Wedding Into a Giant Party

http://time.com/3982130/israeli-wedding-facebook-post/

SONG OF THE DAY

Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CffNTvoa3CU

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 July 31, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for July 31, 2015

http://tinyurl.com/q47mxas

Red Flag Warning for Olympic and Cascade Mountains

http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=sew&wwa=red%20flag%20warning

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Boeing Chairman Threatens to Move Operations Overseas over Political Flap (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2015/07/boeing_chairman_threatens_to_m.html

Warm Water 'Blob' Invades Puget Sound (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/07/30/blob-in-puget-sound/30916753/

Franklin PUD Plans New Solar Carport (KVEW-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kvewtv.com/article/2015/jul/30/franklin-pud-plans-new-solar-carport/

Idaho Falls Power Pays Off Bonds, Gets Ready for Rate Reduction & ‘Bond Fire’ (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=44276

Northwest Senators Push to Open Banking to Cannabis Businesses (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/northwest-senators-push-open-banking-cannabis-businesses

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Idaho Falls Power Pays Off Bonds, Gets Ready for Rate Reduction & ‘Bond Fire’
• New Bonneville Power Administration Rates Could Impact Mason PUD 1 Rates This Winter
• Vegas-Area Coal Plant Owners to Pay $4.3 Million to Settle Lawsuit
• Electricity from Natural Gas Surpasses Coal for First Time, But Just for One Month
• U-S Senate Panel Advances Broad Energy Bill
• Salmon Habitat Protected In E. Idaho Bonneville Power Administration Conservation Easement
• Fraser River Sockeye Return Still Lagging Behind Preseason Forecast
• Op/Ed: Sockeye Death Toll a Predictable Disaster
• Warm Water 'Blob' Invades Puget Sound
• Alcoa Fined over Columbia River Discharge
• Effluent Levels in Spokane River Higher Due to Drought
• Epic Drought Reveals Lake Mead's Hidden Historic Sites
• Franklin PUD Plans New Solar Carport
• Hydropower: The Renewable Energy Source That’s About to Boom Again
• Need a Weatherman – Though Wind Generation Is Growing Fast, Much Remains Wrong with the Industry
• Feds to Vacate Energy Efficiency Rule for Commercial Walk-In Coolers & Freezers, Industry Group Says
• Customers Want to Control Energy Use as They Use iPads
• Northwest Senators Push to Open Banking to Cannabis Businesses
• Pot-Centric Colorado Credit Union Sues Federal Reserve Bank for Denying Account
• Editorial: California – Growing Pot Outdoors Is Indeed a Waste of Water
• California: $2.2 Million Approved for 12 Bay Area Hydrogen Refueling Stations
• This Idea by the FCC is Terrifying Apple, Amazon & Microsoft
• Facebook to Test 747-Sized Drones That Will Beam Broadband to the Entire World
• Cable Companies Refuse to Reveal How Much They Make Off of Set-Top Boxes
• Broadband for Baltimore
• Google Fights Effort to Apply ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Ruling Worldwide
• Tough Week for Social Media Stocks – No One is Spared
• Boeing Chairman Threatens to Move Operations Overseas over Political Flap
• Judge Hits Greenpeace with $2,500 per Hour Fine for Blocking Portland Exit of Shell Icebreaker
• Man Reported Missing In Puget Sound Found Alive, Well
• Counties Finding Texts to 911 Mostly Bogus, Misdials
• Russell Wilson, Seahawks Reach Contract Extension
• As Americans Figure Out the Roundabout, It Spreads Across the U-S

WORD OF THE DAY

Unfettered • \un-FETT-terd\ • Adjective – Free, unrestrained

Unfettered ferret

Swirls and dances for his treats

Count fingers, post treat

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Idaho Falls Power Pays Off Bonds, Gets Ready for Rate Reduction & ‘Bond Fire’ (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=44276

New Bonneville Power Administration Rates Could Impact Mason PUD 1 Rates This Winter (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/16356

Vegas-Area Coal Plant Owners to Pay $4.3 Million to Settle Lawsuit (ABC News)

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/vegas-area-coal-plant-owners-pay-43m-settle-32788429

Electricity from Natural Gas Surpasses Coal for First Time, But Just for One Month (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=22312

U-S Senate Panel Advances Broad Energy Bill (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/senate-panel-advances-broad-energy-bill/article/2569264?custom_click=rss

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon Habitat Protected In E. Idaho Bonneville Power Administration Conservation Easement (Associated Press)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/salmon-habitat-protected-e-idaho-conservation-ease/nm9Qw/

Fraser River Sockeye Return Still Lagging Behind Preseason Forecast (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/fraser-river-sockeye-return-still-lagging-behind-preseason-forecast/

Op/Ed: Sockeye Death Toll a Predictable Disaster (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/07/31/3917661_guest-opinion-sockeye-death-toll.html?rh=1

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Warm Water 'Blob' Invades Puget Sound (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/07/30/blob-in-puget-sound/30916753/

Alcoa Fined over Columbia River Discharge (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://pro.kpq-am.tritonflex.com/common/more.php?m=15&r=1&item_id=30471

Effluent Levels in Spokane River Higher Due to Drought (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.kxly.com/news/north-idaho-news/effluent-levels-in-spokane-river-higher-due-to-drought/34451222

Epic Drought Reveals Lake Mead's Hidden Historic Sites (CBS News)

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/drought-increases-tourism-nevada-lake-mead-historic-sites-revealed/?ftag=YHF4eb9d17

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Franklin PUD Plans New Solar Carport (KVEW-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kvewtv.com/article/2015/jul/30/franklin-pud-plans-new-solar-carport/

Hydropower: The Renewable Energy Source That’s About to Boom Again (TIME Magazine)

http://time.com/3978215/hydropower-us-growth/

Need a Weatherman – Though Wind Generation Is Growing Fast, Much Remains Wrong with the Industry (The Economist)

http://www.economist.com/news/china/21660164-though-wind-generation-growing-fast-much-remains-wrong-industry-need-weatherman?fsrc=rss

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Feds to Vacate Energy Efficiency Rule for Commercial Walk-In Coolers & Freezers, Industry Group Says (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/regulation/energy-environment/249905-energy-department-reaches-settlement-in-case-challenging-walk

Customers Want to Control Energy Use as They Use iPads (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=44274

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Northwest Senators Push to Open Banking to Cannabis Businesses (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/northwest-senators-push-open-banking-cannabis-businesses

Pot-Centric Colorado Credit Union Sues Federal Reserve Bank for Denying Account (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2015/07/31/pot-centric-colorado-credit-union-sues-federal-reserve-bank-for-denying-account/

Editorial: California – Growing Pot Outdoors Is Indeed a Waste of Water (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article29598118.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

California: $2.2 Million Approved for 12 Bay Area Hydrogen Refueling Stations (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_28561589/2-2m-approved-bay-area-hydrogen-refueling-stations

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

This Idea by the FCC is Terrifying Apple, Amazon & Microsoft (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/07/30/this-idea-by-the-fcc-is-terrifying-apple-amazon-and-microsoft/?wprss=rss_technology

Facebook to Test 747-Sized Drones That Will Beam Broadband to the Entire World (The Independent, UK)

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-is-building-747sized-drones-that-will-beam-broadband-to-the-entire-world-10138542.html

Cable Companies Refuse to Reveal How Much They Make Off of Set-Top Boxes (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2015/07/31/cable-companies-refuse-to-reveal-how-much-they-make-off-of-set-top-boxes/

Broadband for Baltimore (Baltimore Sun, MD)

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-baltimore-broadband-20150726-story.html

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Google Fights Effort to Apply ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Ruling Worldwide (NY Times)

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/30/google-fights-effort-to-apply-right-to-be-forgotten-ruling-worldwide/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Tough Week for Social Media Stocks – No One is Spared (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/business/national/tough-week-for-social-media-stocks-no-one-is-spared/article_339f59b1-d08c-580e-8863-131804238ea3.html

GENERAL NEWS

Boeing Chairman Threatens to Move Operations Overseas over Political Flap (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2015/07/boeing_chairman_threatens_to_m.html

Judge Hits Greenpeace with $2,500 per Hour Fine for Blocking Portland Exit of Shell Icebreaker (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/judge-hits-greenpeace-2500-hour-fine-blocking-exit-shell-icebreaker

Man Reported Missing In Puget Sound Found Alive, Well (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2015/07/31/man-reported-missing-in-puget-sound-found-alive-well/

Counties Finding Texts to 911 Mostly Bogus, Misdials (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Counties-finding-texts-to-911-mostly-bogus-misdials--319687161.html

Russell Wilson, Seahawks Reach Contract Extension (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/sports/nfl/seahawks/2015/07/31/russell-wilson-contract-extension-seahawks/30930175/

As Americans Figure Out the Roundabout, It Spreads Across the U-S (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/31/automobiles/wheels/as-americans-figure-out-the-roundabout-it-spreads-across-the-us.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

DIVERSIONS

90 Percent of Beer in the U-S is Made by These 11 Companies: Bottoms Up

http://www.oregonlive.com/dining/index.ssf/2015/07/90_percent_of_beer_in_the_us_i.html

Blue Moon Celebrates 20th Birthday on Actual Blue Moon

http://www.9news.com/story/life/events/2015/07/31/blue-moon-anniversary/30925879/

Why Buffalo's Dirty Snow Pile Still Hasn't Melted Yet

http://gizmodo.com/why-havent-these-dirty-piles-of-snow-melted-already-1720866704

Washington State Man Arrested after Bizarre Standoff Involving Banjo

http://q13fox.com/2015/07/27/washington-man-arrested-after-bizarre-standoff-involving-banjo/

SONG OF THE DAY

This…Is…Awesome!!!

Earl Scruggs & Steve Martin – Foggy Mountain Breakdown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icMTVV5Lwaw

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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Energy News Digest for July 30, 2015

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Red Flag Warning for Olympic Mountains

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Mason PUD 3 Analyzing New Bonneville Power Administration Rates; Increase Coming (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/16345

Washington State Governor Issues Executive Order to Cap Carbon Emissions (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/washington-gov-inslee-issues-executive-order-to-cap-carbon-emissions/403144/

Bonneville Power Administration Shares Tips on Coping with Hottest Day of Year (Go Local PDX)

http://www.golocalpdx.com/health/bpa-shares-tips-on-coping-with-hottest-day-of-year

Mason in the Cold – Hot Vs. Cold Housing Markets in Western Washington (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/07/29/the-few-buyers-markets-in-our-area/30858351/

Washington State Drought Provides “Critical Condition” Data for Hydrologists (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://thedailyworld.com/news/local/drought-provides-critical-condition-data-hydrologists

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Mason PUD 3 Analyzing New Bonneville Power Administration Rates; Increase Coming
• Seattle City Light Proposes New Substation in South Lake Union
• Could Next-Gen Reactors Spark Revival in Nuclear Power?
• Customer Education is Key to Successful Smart Utility Initiatives
• Nimby Nation: The High Cost to America of Saying No to Everything
• ‘I Am Trying to Save a Company’: FirstEnergy CEO Calls for Re-Regulation in Ohio
• Missouri Regulators Looking into Decoupling Utility Revenues & Profits
• Idaho: First Sockeye Salmon of Year Returns to Redfish Lake Creek
• British Columbia: First Nations Tribal Council Suspends Okanagan Sockeye Salmon Fishery
• In Drought, Conflict Emerges Between Fish & Man
• Washington State Drought Provides “Critical Condition” Data for Hydrologists
• Residents Fight for North Side of Mt. Hood
• Port Angeles City Council Decides on Fluoridation Poll by Mail Rather Than Ballot Item
• If Wind Energy is ‘Strong,’ Why Does It Need Subsidies?
• California: Wind Farm Signs Deal with Edison
• Can SolarCity Crack the Code on Small Commercial Solar?
• Bonneville Power Administration Shares Tips on Coping with Hottest Day of Year
• Trying to Keep Cool? Tips to Maintain Air Conditioning Units
• Energy Adviser: Ductless Heat Pumps Are Coolers on Hot Days
• Estimating Appliance & Home Electronic Energy Use
• Native American Tribes Set to Begin Marijuana Sales
• Washington State Governor Issues Executive Order to Cap Carbon Emissions
• Inslee Says Cap Would Hit Washington State’s Largest Carbon Sources, Including Gas Distributors
• Critics Say a Washington State Carbon Cap Would Raise Gas, Utility Bills
• BMW’s Plan to Prevent Electric Cars from Overwhelming the Grid
• Windows 10 Release May Break Internet Traffic Records
• Beautiful Video Explains How Light’s Been Harnessed for Communication
• Facebook is Tech’s It Company: Column
• PicMonkey Grabs $41 Million Investment
• Mason in the Cold – Hot Vs. Cold Housing Markets in Western Washington
• Small Washington State Exporters ‘Kneecapped’ by Loss of Export-Import Bank
• Greenpeace Protesters Dangle from Portland Bridge
• Indian Ocean Debris Almost Certainly from Boeing 777: Malaysia
• Washington State Cranberry Growers Anxious for Fall Rain at Harvest
• ‘New Yorker’ Magazine Tries to Calm Seattle’s Fears after Terrifying Earthquake Story

WORD OF THE DAY

Conundrum • \kuh-NUN-drum\ • Noun – 1: a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun 2a: a question or problems having only a conjectural answer b: an intricate and difficult problem

Cut, borrow, or tax

Congressional conundrum

The best we can do?

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Mason PUD 3 Analyzing New Bonneville Power Administration Rates; Increase Coming (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/16345

Seattle City Light Proposes New Substation in South Lake Union (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/city-light-proposes-new-substation-south-lake-unio/nm89J/

Could Next-Gen Reactors Spark Revival in Nuclear Power? (National Geographic)

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/energy/2015/07/150724-next-gen-reactors-seek-to-revive-nuclear-power/

Customer Education is Key to Successful Smart Utility Initiatives (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2015/07/30/customer-education-is-key-to-successful-smart-utility-initiatives/

Nimby Nation: The High Cost to America of Saying No to Everything (Forbes Magazine – CAVE People = Citizens Against Virtually Everything)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2015/07/30/nimby-nation-the-high-cost-to-america-of-saying-no-to-everything/?ss=energy

‘I Am Trying to Save a Company’: FirstEnergy CEO Calls for Re-Regulation in Ohio (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/i-am-trying-to-save-a-company-firstenergy-ceo-calls-for-re-regulation-in/403164/

Missouri Regulators Looking into Decoupling Utility Revenues & Profits (Midwest Energy News)

http://midwestenergynews.com/2015/07/30/missouri-regulators-looking-into-decoupling-utility-revenues-and-profits/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Idaho: First Sockeye Salmon of Year Returns to Redfish Lake Creek (Associated Press)

http://newsradio1310.com/first-sockeye-salmon-of-year-returns-to-redfish-lake-creek/

British Columbia: First Nations Tribal Council Suspends Okanagan Sockeye Salmon Fishery (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/first-nations-tribal-council-suspends-okanagan-sockeye-salmon-fishery/article25769695/?cmpid=rss1

In Drought, Conflict Emerges Between Fish & Man (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2015/07/drought-forces-difficult-questions-on-washingtons-fish/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Washington State Drought Provides “Critical Condition” Data for Hydrologists (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://thedailyworld.com/news/local/drought-provides-critical-condition-data-hydrologists

Residents Fight for North Side of Mt. Hood (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2015/07/29/residents-fight-for-north-side-of-mt-hood.htm

Port Angeles City Council Decides on Fluoridation Poll by Mail Rather Than Ballot Item (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20150730/news/307309974/port-angeles-city-council-decides-on-fluoridation-poll-by-mail-rather

RENEWABLE ENERGY

If Wind Energy is ‘Strong,’ Why Does It Need Subsidies? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2015/0729/If-wind-energy-is-strong-why-does-it-need-subsidies

California: Wind Farm Signs Deal with Edison (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/jul/29/tule-wind-farm-contract-signed/

Can SolarCity Crack the Code on Small Commercial Solar? (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/eric-wesoff/2254512/can-solarcity-crack-code-small-commercial-solar

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Bonneville Power Administration Shares Tips on Coping with Hottest Day of Year (Go Local PDX)

http://www.golocalpdx.com/health/bpa-shares-tips-on-coping-with-hottest-day-of-year

Trying to Keep Cool? Tips to Maintain Air Conditioning Units (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2015/07/29/trying-to-keep-cool-tips-to-maintain-ac-units/

Energy Adviser: Ductless Heat Pumps Are Coolers on Hot Days (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/jul/30/ductless-heat-pumps-are-coolers-on-hot-days/

Estimating Appliance & Home Electronic Energy Use (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2015/07/29/estimating-appliance-and-home-electronic-energy-use-3/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Native American Tribes Set to Begin Marijuana Sales (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/07/29/3671296_indian-tribes-set-to-begin-marijuana.html?rh=1

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Governor Issues Executive Order to Cap Carbon Emissions (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/washington-gov-inslee-issues-executive-order-to-cap-carbon-emissions/403144/

Inslee Says Cap Would Hit Washington State’s Largest Carbon Sources, Including Gas Distributors (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/politics-government/article29527189.html

Critics Say a Washington State Carbon Cap Would Raise Gas, Utility Bills (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/politics/2015/07/29/inslee-carbon-cap-gas-prices-ericksen/30843835/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

BMW’s Plan to Prevent Electric Cars from Overwhelming the Grid (The Atlantic)

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/07/bmws-plan-to-prevent-electric-cars-from-overwhelming-the-grid/399821/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Windows 10 Release May Break Internet Traffic Records (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Windows-10-Release-May-Break-Internet-Traffic-Records-134646

Beautiful Video Explains How Light’s Been Harnessed for Communication (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/beautiful-video-explains-how-lights-been-harnessed-for-1721021935

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook is Tech’s It Company: Column (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2015/07/29/facebook-google-microsoft-twitter-youtube-tech-amazon--column/30500175/

PicMonkey Grabs $41 Million Investment (TechCrunch)

http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/30/picmonkey-grabs-41-million-investment/

GENERAL NEWS

Mason in the Cold – Hot Vs. Cold Housing Markets in Western Washington (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/07/29/the-few-buyers-markets-in-our-area/30858351/

Small Washington State Exporters ‘Kneecapped’ by Loss of Export-Import Bank (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2015/07/29/small-washington-state-exporters-kneecapped-by.html

Greenpeace Protesters Dangle from Portland Bridge (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/greenpeace-protesters-dangle-portland-bridge

Indian Ocean Debris Almost Certainly from Boeing 777: Malaysia (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/30/us-malaysia-airlines-crash-reunion-idUSKCN0Q32EM20150730

Washington State Cranberry Growers Anxious for Fall Rain at Harvest (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/state/washington/article29527552.html

‘New Yorker’ Magazine Tries to Calm Seattle’s Fears after Terrifying Earthquake Story (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2789962/aposNew-Yorkerapos-tries-to-calm-Seattleaposs-fears-after-terrifying-earthquake-story

DIVERSIONS

Waters for Rio de Janiero’s 2016 Olympics Are ‘Basically Raw Sewage’

http://mashable.com/2015/07/30/rio-olympic-waters-sewage/

New Hampshire Baby Receives Lifetime Hunting-Fishing License

http://news.yahoo.com/hampshire-baby-receives-lifetime-hunting-fishing-license-150219051.html

Three Sets of Twins Born Same Day at Montana Hospital

http://news.yahoo.com/3-sets-twins-born-same-day-montana-hospital-201102065.html

Florida Man Wins Hemingway Look-Alike Contest in Key West

http://news.yahoo.com/florida-man-wins-hemingway-look-alike-contest-key-165410593.html

SONG OF THE DAY

The Standells – Dirty Water

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JLNnXgQeqU

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.