Energy News Digest for December 7, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for December 7, 2015

http://1.usa.gov/1OL1Dw3

Forecasters: Heavy Rain Means Landslide Danger and Flooding

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2015/12/forecasters-heavy-rain-means-landslide.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Power Outages Accompany Storms; ‘Excessive Rain’ on the Way (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/weather/article48448050.html

U-S State Department Mulls Columbia River Treaty Recommendation (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT)

http://flatheadbeacon.com/2015/12/04/state-department-mulls-columbia-river-treaty-recommendation/

Sports Fishing Groups: Columbia River Salmon Reforms Working (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/dec/04/sports-fishing-groups-columbia-river-salmon-reforms-working/

Seattle to Comcast: We Want Contract Deal Like Philly Got (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-to-comcast-we-want-a-deal-like-philly-got/

US Postal Service Warns Newspapers to Stop Running Pot Ads (Associated Press)

http://nypost.com/2015/12/04/us-postal-service-warns-newspapers-to-stop-running-pot-ads/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• U-S State Department Mulls Columbia River Treaty Recommendation
• Storm Packing 68 Mph Winds Knocks Out Power to Over 18,000 in Northwest Washington
• Energy Costs Were a Concern Long Before Decision to Shut Down Intalco
• Peninsula Light Customers to See Rate Hike in April
• Oregon: Central Electric Announces Rate Hikes
• Oregon: Eugene Water & Electric Board Votes to Increase Prices in 2016
• Grand Opening for New Clallam Public Utility District Office in Carlsborg Set Saturday
• Grant Co. Deputies Warn of Phone Scam Targeting Grant PUD Customers
• California Regulators Finalize $16.7 Million Fine to SoCal Edison for Secret San Onofre Deal
• California Entrepreneurs Push to Reinvent the Nuclear Industry
• Touchstone Energy Launches Your Source Campaign
• Sports Fishing Groups: Columbia River Salmon Reforms Working
• Study: Removing Bateman Island Causeway Would Assist Salmon
• Op/Ed: Abundant Salmon Runs Are Early Christmas Present
• Smelt Run Expected to Decrease This Season
• Portland Loses Again in Water Utility Lawsuit, This Time for $3 Million
• Wind, Solar Credits on the Chopping Block?
• British Columbia: Vancouver Roofing Company Starts Offering Solar Panel Installation
• As IOUs Push Solar, Santee Cooper Rate Plan Draws Ire of South Carolina Greens
• Google Nearly Doubles Bet on Renewable Energy
• Disruptive Deceptions: How Electric Utilities Stifled Rooftop Solar
• Insulation
• US Postal Service Warns Newspapers to Stop Running Pot Ads
• Marijuana Retailers Giving to Charity
• Surprising Study Says Heat-Trapping Gases Worldwide May Have Gone Down in 2015 Thanks to China
• Messy Midway: Paris Draft Climate Deal Ready, Long Way to Go
• Anonymous Hacked the Data of More Than 1,000 Climate Change Officials
• Giant Battery System Could Help Light Up Homes in Snohomish County
• Oregon’s ‘Clean Economy’ Is Growing Much Faster Than the Rest of the State
• Seattle to Comcast: We Want Contract Deal Like Philly Got
• Tacoma Takes Step toward Municipal Broadband amid Cost Concerns
• Hawaii to Get Added Broadband Thanks to New Undersea Cable
• Streaming Video Now Accounts for 70 Percent of Broadband Usage
• AT&T Expands Speedy GigaPower Fiber Network
• Why Stakes Are High for Court’s Decision on FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules
• Broadband Adoption Rates & Gaps in U-S Metropolitan Areas
• ications Buttons
• Digital Ad Spending Expected to Soon Surpass TV
• The Online Industry Is Losing $8 Billion a Year, and Ad Blocking Is the Least of Its Worries
• Hack a Hairdryer: Campaign Aimed at Women Suddenly Backfires
• Fourteen Video Tools for Social Media Marketers
• Pearl Harbor Day Ceremonies to Mark 74 Years since Attack
• Power Outages Accompany Storms; ‘Excessive Rain’ on the Way
• Grays Harbor PUD Remembers the December 2007 Storm
• Very High Winds around Bellingham
• Kaiser Permanente to Acquire Seattle’s Group Health

WORD OF THE DAY

Volition • \voe-LISH-shun\ • Noun - 1: an act of making a choice or decision; also: a choice or decision made 2: the power of choosing or determining: will

Belvedere was considered the hapless sad sack of the office. It seemed that every endeavor he undertook was doomed to failure, no matter what good intentions he had. His latest venture to house feral civet cats in the basement of the office building came to naught, after he discovered the creature’s scent glands produced such an overpowering stench that the building had to be evacuated several times before the maintenance workers found the source. “Next time you get a bright idea,” thundered the overall-bedecked maintenance supervisor, “don’t act on your own volition…ask me first so I can put an end to it beforehand.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

U-S State Department Mulls Columbia River Treaty Recommendation (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT)

http://flatheadbeacon.com/2015/12/04/state-department-mulls-columbia-river-treaty-recommendation/

Storm Packing 68 Mph Winds Knocks Out Power to Over 18,000 in Northwest Washington (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Over-18000-in-the-dark-as-windstorm-slams-parts-of-region-360751401.html

Energy Costs Were a Concern Long Before Decision to Shut Down Intalco (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article48063665.html

Peninsula Light Customers to See Rate Hike in April (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article48012635.html

Oregon: Central Electric Announces Rate Hikes (My Central Oregon, Bend)

http://www.mycentraloregon.com/2015/12/03/central-electric-announces-rate-hikes/

Oregon: Eugene Water & Electric Board Votes to Increase Prices in 2016 (KMTR-TV, Eugene, OR)

http://kmtr.com/news/local/eweb-votes-to-increase-prices-in-2016

Grand Opening for New Clallam Public Utility District Office in Carlsborg Set Saturday – With Santa, a Nice Touch (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20151207/NEWS/312079997

Grant Co. Deputies Warn of Phone Scam Targeting Grant PUD Customers (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/30680842/grant-co-deputies-warn-of-phone-scam

California Regulators Finalize $16.7 Million Fine to SoCal Edison for Secret San Onofre Deal (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-regulators-finalize-167-million-fine-to-socal-edison-for-secre/410302/

California Entrepreneurs Push to Reinvent the Nuclear Industry (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-climate-nuclear-energy-20151204-story.html

Touchstone Energy Launches Your Source Campaign (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/trends-reports-analyses/touchstone-energy-launches-your-source-campaign/87329

FISH & WILDLIFE

Sports Fishing Groups: Columbia River Salmon Reforms Working (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/dec/04/sports-fishing-groups-columbia-river-salmon-reforms-working/

Study: Removing Bateman Island Causeway Would Assist Salmon (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article48218360.html

Op/Ed: Abundant salmon runs are early Christmas present (The Covington Reporter, WA)

http://www.maplevalleyreporter.com/business/360755871.html

Smelt Run Expected to Decrease This Season (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/lifestyles/smelt-run-expected-to-decrease-this-season/article_83ce3679-3917-566b-9919-3912ab01fe69.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Portland Loses Again in Water Utility Lawsuit, This Time for $3 Million (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/12/portland_loses_again_in_utilit.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Wind, Solar Credits on the Chopping Block? (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/262200-wind-solar-credits-on-the-chopping-block

British Columbia: Vancouver Roofing Company Starts Offering Solar Panel Installation (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-roofing-company-starts-offering-solar-panel-installation-1.3349676?cmp=rss

As IOUs Push Solar, Santee Cooper Rate Plan Draws Ire of South Carolina Greens (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/as-ious-push-solar-santee-cooper-rate-plan-draws-ire-of-south-carolina-gre/410305/

Google Nearly Doubles Bet on Renewable Energy (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_29197746/google-nearly-doubles-bet-renewable-energy?source=rss

Disruptive Deceptions: How Electric Utilities Stifled Rooftop Solar (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2015/12/04/disruptive-deceptions-how-electric-utilities-stifled-rooftop-solar/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Insulation (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2015/12/02/insulation/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

US Postal Service Warns Newspapers to Stop Running Pot Ads (Associated Press)

http://nypost.com/2015/12/04/us-postal-service-warns-newspapers-to-stop-running-pot-ads/

Marijuana Retailers Giving to Charity (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2015/12/07/marijuana-retailers-charity/76915044/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Surprising Study Says Heat-Trapping Gases Worldwide May Have Gone Down in 2015 Thanks to China (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/12/07/study-sees-possible-dip-in-world-carbon-dioxide-emissions

Messy Midway: Paris Draft Climate Deal Ready, Long Way to Go (Associated Press)

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/7be1326b77b243ed88bce2afa4d84967/messy-midway-paris-draft-climate-deal-ready-long-way-go

Anonymous Hacked the Data of More Than 1,000 Climate Change Officials (Mother Jones)

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/12/anonymous-just-hacked-data-more-1000-climate-change-officials

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Giant Battery System Could Help Light Up Homes in Snohomish County (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Giant-battery-system-could-help-light-up-homes-in-Snohomish-Co-360520281.html?mobile=y

Oregon’s ‘Clean Economy’ Is Growing Much Faster Than the Rest of the State (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2015/12/oregons-clean-economy-is-growing-much-faster-than.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Seattle to Comcast: We Want Contract Deal Like Philly Got (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-to-comcast-we-want-a-deal-like-philly-got/

Tacoma Takes Step toward Municipal Broadband amid Cost Concerns (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/tacoma-takes-step-toward-municipal-broadband-amid-/npcBT/

Hawaii to Get Added Broadband Thanks to New Undersea Cable (Pacific Business Journal, HI)

http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2015/12/04/hawaii-to-get-added-broadband-thanks-to-new.html

Streaming Video Now Accounts for 70 Percent of Broadband Usage (re/code)

http://recode.net/2015/12/07/streaming-video-now-accounts-for-70-percent-of-broadband-usage/

AT&T Expands Speedy GigaPower Fiber Network (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/baig/2015/12/07/t-expands-speedy-gigapower-fiber-network/76919784/

Why Stakes Are High for Court’s Decision on FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2015/1207/Why-stakes-are-high-for-court-s-decision-on-FCC-s-net-neutrality-rules

Broadband Adoption Rates & Gaps in U-S Metropolitan Areas (Brookings Institution)

http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports2/2015/12/07-broadband-adoption-rates-metropolitan-areas-tomer-kane

MARKETING & MEDIA

Some Twitter Users Cry Foul as Platform Switches Moments and Notifications Buttons (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/some-twitter-users-call-foul-it-switches-moments-and-notifications-buttons-168476

Digital Ad Spending Expected to Soon Surpass TV (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/07/business/media/digital-ad-spending-expected-to-soon-surpass-tv.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

The Online Industry Is Losing $8 Billion a Year, and Ad Blocking Is the Least of Its Worries (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/how-online-industry-losing-8-billion-every-year-168389

Hack a Hairdryer: Campaign Aimed at Women Suddenly Backfires (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-35027902

Fourteen Video Tools for Social Media Marketers (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/14-video-tools-for-social-media-marketers/

GENERAL NEWS

Pearl Harbor Day Ceremonies to Mark 74 Years since Attack (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2015/12/07/pearl-harbor-day-ceremonies-to-mark-74-years-since-attack/

Power Outages Accompany Storms; ‘Excessive Rain’ on the Way (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/weather/article48448050.html

Grays Harbor PUD Remembers the December 2007 Storm (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/grays-harbor-pud-remembers-the-december-2007-storm/

Very High Winds around Bellingham (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2015/12/very-high-winds-around-bellingham.html

Kaiser Permanente to Acquire Seattle’s Group Health (Associated Press)

http://www.khq.com/story/30675978/kaiser-permanente-to-acquire-seattles-group-health

DIVERSIONS

A Sunken Spanish Galleon Worth Billions Has Been Discovered Off the Coast of Colombia

http://gizmodo.com/a-sunken-spanish-galleon-worth-billions-has-been-discov-1746636321

Cat Missing for Eight Years Reunited With Family in California

http://news.yahoo.com/cat-missing-8-years-reunited-family-california-125017857.html

Wild Boar in Germany Adopted by Herd of Cattle

http://news.yahoo.com/wild-boar-germany-adopted-herd-cattle-113523432.html

Man Named Bud Weisser Arrested at Budweiser Brewery

http://news.yahoo.com/man-named-bud-weisser-arrested-budweiser-brewery-224051120.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Richard Rodgers – Victory at Sea, Main Theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-EXNounv-U

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Energy News Digest for December 1, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for December 1, 2015

http://tinyurl.com/zr4y9td

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Pacific Power Seeking Rate Hike to Pay Off Coal Plants (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/pacific-power-seeking-rate-hike-to-pay-off-coal-plants/article_8727e034-97fe-11e5-b169-1764828b1351.html

Internet Speed Too Slow in 1 of 10 Washington School Districts, Report Finds (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/1-in-10-washington-school-districts-lack-access-to-high-speed-broadband-report-finds/

Bill Gates Lays Out Vision for Clean Energy at Paris Climate Conference (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/bill-gates-lays-out-vision-for-clean-energy/

Catch-And-Release Deaths Spark Early Closure of Salmon Fishing (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Catch-and-release-deaths-spark-early-closure-of-salmon-fishing-358949591.html

Snohomish County Appliance Recycler Leaves 154 without Jobs (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/snohomish-county-appliance-recycler-leaves-154-wit/npZGW/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Pacific Power Seeking Rate Hike to Pay Off Coal Plants
• Avista Crews Cleanup after Historic Spokane-Area Outage
• Hydro Reforms in House Bill Are Compatible with Environmental Rules, APPA Says
• The Bear Survived and Got Doughnuts
• New Trouble for NextEra Merger as Regulators Slam Hawaiian Electric Power Supply Plan
• Prepare Your Electric Co-op for Rate Hikes
• Consumer Advocates Protest Indiana Utilities Pushing Fixed Charge Increases
• Could an Attack Spell 'Lights Out' for the Power Grid?
• Catch-And-Release Deaths Spark Early Closure of Salmon Fishing
• Freshwater Salmon Have ‘Exceptional’ Rebound in British Columbia’s Okanagan Lakes
• Cantwell Measure Allows More Irrigation in Return for Fish, Land Protections
• All Those Toxic Chemicals in the Ocean? Birds Are Pooping Them Back on Shore
• Bill Gates Lays Out Vision for Clean Energy at Paris Climate Conference
• ‘Huge Response’ for Community Solar in Cowlitz County
• Art of the Lease: The Silicon Valley Idea That's Driving Solar Use Worldwide
• City of Las Vegas Strikes Deal for 100% Renewables as Casinos Look to Defect
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory Lays Off Ten Workers after Round of Buyouts
• Research Discover How to Mimic Plants for Solar Production
• EIA Now Provides Monthly State-Level Estimates of Small-Scale Solar PV Capacity & Generation
• Snohomish County Appliance Recycler Leaves 154 without Jobs
• Cowlitz PUD: These Energy Products Won't Save You Money
• Cree Accuses California E-Retailer of Counterfeiting, Trademark Infringement
• Top Carbon Culprits U-S, China, India Debate Nuances of Roles
• British Columbia Climate Report Says Hike Carbon Tax, Extend Reduction Targets to 2050
• Can Monsanto Lead Way to Carbon Neutral Farming?
• Why Is these 15-Year-Old Suing Obama?
• How This Michigan Family Lives Stylishly Off the Grid
• Internet Speed Too Slow in 1 of 10 Washington School Districts, Report Finds
• Northern British Columbia Town Deprived of Internet for at Least a Month
• Why Are There So Many Data Centers in Iowa? – “Networks, land, power, and taxes.”
• Christmas Lights Might Slow Down Your Wi-Fi
• Advisory Council Condemns ‘Misguided’ KPLU Sale
• Twitter Turns Pope Francis into a Rapper with #PopeBars
• Indicted Washington State Auditor Seeks Return of Seized $908,000
• White House Threatens to Veto House Energy Bill
• Puerto Rico’s Financial Crisis Just Got More Serious
• Including Wind Tax Breaks, Health Care “Cadillac Tax” – Congress closes in on deal to extend tax breaks
• Principals Say Washington State Teacher Shortage Now a Crisis
• Snow Is Coming to the Cascades, Weather Service Says
• New Columbia/Snake River Barge Service Provides Much-Needed Relief for Oregon Exporters
• City of Shelton to Fund Port-A-Potties in 2016
• Photo: Raising the Washington State Capitol Christmas Tree
• New Weather Model Predicts Vivid Sunsets Before They Happen

WORD OF THE DAY

Perennial • \puh-REN-ee-ul\ • Adjective – 1: present at all seasons of the year 2: continuing to live from year to year 3: recurring regularly: permanent

Monte whispered to his shriveling coneflowers, “I’ll see you in the spring!” “Not if we see you first,” croaked the eldest of the perennial flowers with its final breath of fall.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Pacific Power Seeking Rate Hike to Pay Off Coal Plants (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/pacific-power-seeking-rate-hike-to-pay-off-coal-plants/article_8727e034-97fe-11e5-b169-1764828b1351.html

Avista Crews Cleanup after Historic Spokane-Area Outage (KREM-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.krem.com/story/news/local/spokane-county/2015/11/30/avista-crews-cleanup-after-historic-outage/76589754/

Hydro Reforms in House Bill Are Compatible with Environmental Rules, APPA Says (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=44863

The Bear Survived and Got Doughnuts (Electric Co-op Today – Editor’s Pick)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/bonneville-power-administration-bear-doughnuts/87129

New Trouble for NextEra Merger as Regulators Slam Hawaiian Electric Power Supply Plan (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-trouble-for-nextera-merger-as-regulators-slam-hawaiian-electric-power-s/409843/

Prepare Your Electric Co-op for Rate Hikes (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/prepare-your-co-op-for-rate-hikes/87162

Consumer Advocates Protest Indiana Utilities Pushing Fixed Charge Increases (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/consumers-advocates-protest-indiana-utilities-pushing-fixed-charge-increase/409990/

Could an Attack Spell 'Lights Out' for the Power Grid? (E&E Publishing)

http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060028635

FISH & WILDLIFE

Catch-And-Release Deaths Spark Early Closure of Salmon Fishing (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Catch-and-release-deaths-spark-early-closure-of-salmon-fishing-358949591.html

Freshwater Salmon Have ‘Exceptional’ Rebound in British Columbia’s Okanagan Lakes (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/freshwater-salmon-have-exceptional-rebound-in-okanagan-lakes/article27538535/?cmpid=rss1

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Cantwell Measure Allows More Irrigation in Return for Fish, Land Protections (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2015/11/cantwell-measure-allows-more-irrigation-in-return-for-fish-land-protections/

All Those Toxic Chemicals in the Ocean? Birds Are Pooping Them Back on Shore (Grist Online)

https://grist.org/news/all-those-toxic-chemicals-in-the-ocean-birds-are-pooping-them-back-on-shore/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Bill Gates Lays Out Vision for Clean Energy at Paris Climate Conference (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/bill-gates-lays-out-vision-for-clean-energy/

‘Huge Response’ for Community Solar in Cowlitz County (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2015/11/30/huge-response-for-community-solar-in-cowlitz-co/

Art of the Lease: The Silicon Valley Idea That's Driving Solar Use Worldwide (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-30/the-silicon-valley-idea-that-s-driving-solar-use-worldwide

City of Las Vegas Strikes Deal for 100% Renewables as Casinos Look to Defect (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/city-of-las-vegas-strikes-deal-for-100-renewables-as-casinos-look-to-defec/409984/

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Lays Off Ten Workers after Round of Buyouts (Denver Post, CO)

http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_29161850/nrel-lays-off-10-workers-after-round-buyouts

Research Discover How to Mimic Plants for Solar Production (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2015/1130/Research-discover-how-to-mimic-plants-for-solar-production

EIA Now Provides Monthly State-Level Estimates of Small-Scale Solar PV Capacity & Generation (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/pressroom/releases/press430.cfm

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Snohomish County Appliance Recycler Leaves 154 without Jobs (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/snohomish-county-appliance-recycler-leaves-154-wit/npZGW/

Cowlitz PUD: These Energy Products Won't Save You Money (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/pud-these-energy-products-won-t-save-you-money/article_48a2206a-aea5-5980-8b78-49d021547038.html

Cree Accuses California E-Retailer of Counterfeiting, Trademark Infringement (Triangle Business Journal, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/blog/techflash/2015/12/cree-accuses-california-e-retailer-of.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Top Carbon Culprits U-S, China, India Debate Nuances of Roles (Associated Press)

http://www.katu.com/politics/Top-carbon-culprits-US-China-India-debate-nuances-of-roles-359247921.html

British Columbia Climate Report Says Hike Carbon Tax, Extend Reduction Targets to 2050 (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/b-c-climate-report-says-hike-carbon-tax-extend-reduction-targets-to-2050-1.2121638

Can Monsanto Lead Way to Carbon Neutral Farming? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2015/1201/Can-Monsanto-lead-way-to-carbon-neutral-farming

Why Is these 15-Year-Old Suing Obama? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2015/1201/Why-is-this-15-year-old-suing-Obama

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

How This Michigan Family Lives Stylishly Off the Grid (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/nation-now/2015/11/30/good-looking-sustainability/76562534/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Internet Speed Too Slow in 1 of 10 Washington School Districts, Report Finds (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/1-in-10-washington-school-districts-lack-access-to-high-speed-broadband-report-finds/

Northern British Columbia Town Deprived of Internet for at Least a Month – The town's sole internet provider is shutting down (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/no-internet-northern-bc-1.3344816?cmp=rss

Why Are There So Many Data Centers in Iowa? – “Networks, land, power, and taxes.” (The Atlantic)

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/12/why-are-so-many-data-centers-built-in-iowa/418005/

Christmas Lights Might Slow Down Your Wi-Fi (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/christmas-lights-might-slow-down-your-wi-fi-1745434189

MARKETING & MEDIA

Advisory Council Condemns ‘Misguided’ KPLU Sale – Calls out university for ‘misleading, flatly incorrect’ statements (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2015/11/30/advisory-council-condemns-misguided-kplu-sale-calls-out-university-for-misleading-flatly-incorrect-statements/

Twitter Turns Pope Francis into a Rapper with #PopeBars (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34969627

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Indicted Washington State Auditor Seeks Return of Seized $908,000 (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Indicted-state-auditor-seeks-return-of-seized-908000-359530891.html

White House Threatens to Veto House Energy Bill (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/white-house-threatens-to-veto-house-energy-bill/article/2577324?custom_click=rss

Puerto Rico’s Financial Crisis Just Got More Serious (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/12/01/puerto-ricos-fiscal-crisis-just-got-more-serious/?wprss=rss_economy

Including Wind Tax Breaks, Health Care “Cadillac Tax” – Congress closes in on deal to extend tax breaks (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2015/11/30/tax-extender-negotiations-heat-up/

GENERAL NEWS

Principals Say Washington State Teacher Shortage Now a Crisis (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Principals-say-Washington-state-teacher-shortage-now-a-crisis-359526741.html

Snow Is Coming to the Cascades, Weather Service Says (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/snow-is-coming-to-the-cascades-weather-service-says/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all

New Columbia/Snake River Barge Service Provides Much-Needed Relief for Oregon Exporters (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2015/11/new-barge-service-provides-much-needed-relief-for.html

City of Shelton to Fund Port-A-Potties in 2016 (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/18064

Photo: Raising the Washington State Capitol Christmas Tree (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/dec/01/photo-raising-the-capitol-christmas-tree/

New Weather Model Predicts Vivid Sunsets Before They Happen (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://keprtv.com/news/offbeat/new-weather-model-predicts-vivid-sunsets-before-they-happen-12-01-2015

DIVERSIONS

Hollywood's 100 Favorite Films

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-hollywood-movies-all-time-818512/item/seven-samurai-hollywoods-100-favorite-818479

What Do You Get the Person Who Has Everything? Nothing, Says Cards against Humanity

http://keprtv.com/news/offbeat/what-do-you-get-the-person-who-has-everything-nothing-says-cards-against-humanity

Parents Are Naming Their Babies after Instagram Filters

http://time.com/4130646/baby-names-instagram-2015/

Christmas Signs Posted Anonymously Are Stirring Controversy

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Christmas-signs-posted-anonymously-are-stirring-controversy-359194871.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Billy Preston - Nothing from nothing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g37B5Ra4yrI

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Energy News Digest for November 30, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for November 30, 2015

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Salmon Run at McNary Dam Breaks Record, Sign of Success for Facility’s Efforts (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2015/11/salmon_run_at_mcnary_dam_break.html

Spokane- Area Windstorm 2015 by the Numbers (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/nov/29/windstorm-2015-by-the-numbers/

Washington State Governor Heading to Paris for Climate Change Summit (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/gov-inslee-heading-to-paris-for-climate-change-summit/article_11fbde5d-4440-5cfc-9b21-92223f6f9603.html

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to Work on Cutting-Edge Energy Projects (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article46825320.html

Dependable Water Supply Needed for Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/25726-dependable-water-supply-needed-for-shelton

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Spokane- Area Windstorm 2015 by the Numbers
• Avista Customers Receive Gift Cards after Power Outage
• Commissioners Approve Proposed Grant PUD Rate Schedule
• Eugene Water & Electric Board Commissioners Will Look at Four Different Rate Increase Proposals
• BC Hydro’s Peace River Dam Hardly a Done Deal as Ottawa Reviews First Nations Issues
• New Visitor Center Opens Tuesday at Wanapum Dam
• A “Virtual Pipeline”: Juneau May Look to Canadian Natural Gas to Lower Energy Costs
• Salmon Run at McNary Dam Breaks Record, Sign of Success for Facility’s Efforts
• Editorial: Salmon Are King of Homecomings
• Northwest Montana Bull Trout Spawning Check Shows Declines
• Killer Whale Salmon Catches All In the Family, B-C Study Finds
• British Columbia Fishers Used to Repopulate Cascade Mountains with Endangered Animal
• Projects Stall after Feds Allow Fish Farming in Open Ocean
• Dependable Water Supply Needed for Shelton
• Editorial: Walden & Others Must Make Klamath Water Deal Happen Quickly
• Why Rooftop Solar Advocates Are Upset about California’s Clean-Energy Law
• North Carolina Wood Pellet Industry Creating Confusion
• On Clean Energy, the Wind Blows From Germany
• Convenience Stores – Mason PUD 3’s Unsung Heroes of Energy Efficiency
• Two Southeastern Idaho Facilities Recognized for Energy Conservation
• Washington State Governor Heading to Paris for Climate Change Summit
• Columnist: As World Leaders Kick off Paris Climate Talks, Prescriptions Abound, from a Carbon Tax to a New Nuclear Push
• No Climate Solution without Nuclear, Experts Say
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to Work on Cutting-Edge Energy Projects
• Other Cars Block Electric Charging Stations
• Big Companies Put Their Money Where the Trash Is
• Details on Click Cable TV’s Possible Future Begin to Emerge
• Disney Feels Pain of Seven Million Lost ESPN Subscribers
• Clinton: Internet for All U-S Households by 2020
• Cyber Monday Sales Still On Top, But Losing Some Luster
• Millennials Want to be Inspired by a Company’s Mission. Is Yours Inspiring?
• Meet the Bleacher Report Editor Who Is Trouncing ESPN in Social Sharing
• Two Canadians Free Bald Eagle from Trap, Take Selfie
• Ice Contributes to Highway 3 Crash on Sunday
• Heavy Rains Ease Drought Conditions in Western Washington
• After Huge Fire, Colville Tribes Unleash Unprecedented Logging Blitz
• How to Avoid Chimney Fires During Power Outages
• Shelton’s Number 8 – Ten Best Cities to Retire in Washington

WORD OF THE DAY

Minatory • \MINN-nu-tore-ee\ • Adjective - Having a menacing quality.

The fluffy, white-haired kitten puffed its fur and took what it thought would be a minatory appearance to the slowly advancing German Shephard guard dog. Far from appearing threatening, the continued hissing and growling of the diminutive feline only made it more adorable to the mother instinct of its looming canine friend.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Spokane- Area Windstorm 2015 by the Numbers (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/nov/29/windstorm-2015-by-the-numbers/

Avista Customers Receive Gift Cards after Power Outage (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/avista-customers-receive-gift-cards-after-power-outage/article_e2657d46-25e4-5d80-81eb-2a290150d1c3.html

Commissioners Approve Proposed Grant PUD Rate Schedule (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/politics/commissioners-approve-proposed-pud-rate-schedule/article_e829f0a4-93ab-11e5-ab1a-1fcc7f99c3db.html

Eugene Water & Electric Board Commissioners Will Look at Four Different Rate Increase Proposals (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/33785713-63/eweb-commissioners-will-look-at-four-different-rate-increase-proposals.html.csp

BC Hydro’s Peace River Dam Hardly a Done Deal as Ottawa Reviews First Nations Issues (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-hydros-site-c-hardly-a-done-deal-as-ottawa-reviews-first-nations-issues/article27523822/?cmpid=rss1

New Visitor Center Opens Tuesday at Wanapum Dam (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article47021485.html

A “Virtual Pipeline”: Juneau May Look to Canadian Natural Gas to Lower Energy Costs (Alaska Dispatch)

https://www.adn.com/article/20151127/juneau-may-look-canadian-natural-gas-lower-energy-costs

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon Run at McNary Dam Breaks Record, Sign of Success for Facility’s Efforts (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2015/11/salmon_run_at_mcnary_dam_break.html

Editorial: Salmon Are King of Homecomings (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article47136165.html

Northwest Montana Bull Trout Spawning Check Shows Declines (Associated Press)

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/nov/30/northwest-montana-bull-trout-spawning-check-shows-/

Killer Whale Salmon Catches All In the Family, B-C Study Finds (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/killer+whale+salmon+catches+family+study+finds/11552839/story.html?__lsa=27cf-d2e6

British Columbia Fishers Used to Repopulate Cascade Mountains with Endangered Animal (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-fishers-used-repopulate-cascade-mountains-in-washington-state-1.3342869?cmp=rss

Projects Stall after Feds Allow Fish Farming in Open Ocean (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/nov/29/projects-stall-after-feds-allow-fish-farming-in-op/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Dependable Water Supply Needed for Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/25726-dependable-water-supply-needed-for-shelton

Editorial: Walden & Others Must Make Klamath Water Deal Happen Quickly (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/11/walden_and_others_must_make_th.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Why Rooftop Solar Advocates Are Upset about California’s Clean-Energy Law (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-solar-subsidy-20151130-story.html

North Carolina Wood Pellet Industry Creating Confusion (Ashville Citizen Times, NC)

http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/2015/11/28/wood-pellet-industry-creating-confusion/76241058/

On Clean Energy, the Wind Blows From Germany (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-11-30/wind-and-solar-are-gaining-ground-in-germany

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Convenience Stores – Mason PUD 3’s Unsung Heroes of Energy Efficiency (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1574

Two Southeastern Idaho Facilities Recognized for Energy Conservation (NPG of Idaho, Idaho Falls)

http://www.localnews8.com/news/Two-southeastern-Idaho-facilities-recognized-for-energy-conservation/36685546

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Governor Heading to Paris for Climate Change Summit (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/gov-inslee-heading-to-paris-for-climate-change-summit/article_11fbde5d-4440-5cfc-9b21-92223f6f9603.html

Columnist: As World Leaders Kick off Paris Climate Talks, Prescriptions Abound, from a Carbon Tax to a New Nuclear Push (NY Times)

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/29/as-world-leaders-kick-off-paris-climate-talks-prescriptions-abound-from-a-carbon-tax-to-a-new-nuclear-push/

No Climate Solution without Nuclear, Experts Say (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/jarretadams1/2293694/no-climate-solution-without-nuclear-experts-say

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to Work on Cutting-Edge Energy Projects (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article46825320.html

Other Cars Block Electric Charging Stations (Everett Herald, WA – I’m Lookin’ at you – guy with a Benz at the Tumwater Costco)

http://www.theheraldbusinessjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20151128/BIZ02/151129182

Big Companies Put Their Money Where the Trash Is (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/29/business/energy-environment/big-companies-put-their-money-where-the-trash-is.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Details on Click Cable TV’s Possible Future Begin to Emerge (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/politics-government/article46850900.html

Disney Feels Pain of Seven Million Lost ESPN Subscribers (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/videos/money/business/2015/11/30/76559342/

Clinton: Internet for All U-S Households by 2020 (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/clinton-internet-for-all-u.s.-households-by-2020/article/2577249?custom_click=rss

MARKETING & MEDIA

Cyber Monday Sales Still On Top, But Losing Some Luster (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article47139200.html

Millennials Want to be Inspired by a Company’s Mission. Is Yours Inspiring? (Philadelphia Business Journal. PA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/blog/guest-comment/2015/11/millennials-want-to-be-inspired-by-a-companys.html

Meet the Bleacher Report Editor Who Is Trouncing ESPN in Social Sharing (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/meet-bleacher-report-editor-who-trouncing-espn-social-sharing-168293

Two Canadians Free Bald Eagle from Trap, Take Selfie (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/story/features/2015/11/30/2-canadians-free-bald-eagle-trap-take-selfie/76560146/

GENERAL NEWS

Ice Contributes to Highway 3 Crash on Sunday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/18050

Heavy Rains Ease Drought Conditions in Western Washington (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2015/11/heavy_rains_ease_drought_condi.html

After Huge Fire, Colville Tribes Unleash Unprecedented Logging Blitz (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2015/11/after_huge_fire_colville_tribe.html

How to Avoid Chimney Fires During Power Outages (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/30573994/how-to-avoid-chimney-fires-during-power-outages

Shelton’s Number 8 – Ten Best Cities to Retire in Washington (Social Daily)

http://www.socialdailypost.com/10-best-cities-to-retire-in-washington/

DIVERSIONS

Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Human Brains from Indiana Medical Museum

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0TE2XP20151125

Hermiston Decides ‘You Can GROW Here’ Brand Seems Too Pot-Friendly

http://www.opb.org/news/article/hermiston-decides-you-can-grow-here-brand-seems-too-pot-friendly-/

Suspected Burglar Dies in Chimney after Unknowing Resident Lights Fire

http://koin.com/ap/suspected-burglar-dies-in-chimney-after-resident-lights-fire/

Powell’s $350,000 Gift: For the Person Who Has Everything

http://www.opb.org/news/series/greetings-northwest/powells-most-expensive-book/

SONG OF THE DAY

Harry Connick Jr. – If I Only Had a Brain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0pUShNMC3U

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