Energy News Digest for December 11, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for December 11, 2015

http://tinyurl.com/d45ylov

Flood Warning

http://tinyurl.com/pjaathn

Special Weather Statement – Landslides

http://tinyurl.com/poqy62h

Exceptional Picture of the "Drunken Storm" (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2015/12/exceptional-picture-of-drunken-storm.html

ENERGY & UTILITY

PacifiCorp Spilling Water at All Three Lewis River Dams (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/dec/10/pacificorp-spilling-water-at-all-three-lewis-river-dams/

Energy, Infrastructure Permitting Improvement Legislation Signed by the President (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2015/12/10/energy-infrastructure-permitting-improvement-legislation-signed-by-the-president/

Should Oregon's Energy Department Just 'Go Away?' (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2015/12/should-oregons-energy-department-just-go-away.html

State Supreme Court Upholds Order for Cowlitz PUD Recall Petitioners to Pay Piper's Legal Bills (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/state-supreme-court-upholds-order-for-pud-recall-petitioners-to/article_523e9d13-f55d-5664-8bb5-3224e97ae69c.html

Moody's Assigns Aa2 Rating to Seattle City Light’s Revenue Bonds; Outlook Stable (Moody’s Investor Service)

https://www.moodys.com/research/Moodys-assigns-Aa2-rating-to-Seattle-WAs-2016-electric-revenue--PR_340991

Possible Prepayment Option Discussed by Grant PUD Commission (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/politics/possible-prepayment-option-discussed-by-pud-commission/article_e147b4ec-9ecd-11e5-a47a-efdc73493271.html

Energy Northwest Gathers a Thousand Gifts for Head Start Students in the Tri-Cities (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/30721037/energy-northwest-gathers-a-thousand-gifts-for-head-start-students-in-the-tri-cities

FISH & WILDLIFE

USGS Study: Northern Spotted Owl in Danger Again (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/dec/10/usgs-study-northern-spotted-owl-in-danger-again/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

British Columbia Premier Accused of Interfering in Local Band Election to Aid Brother’s Deal (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/christy-clark-accused-of-interfering-in-band-election-to-aid-brothers-deal/article27654979/

To Store Renewable Electricity, Utilities Turn to Pumped Water (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/Change-Agent/2015/1210/To-store-renewable-electricity-utilities-turn-to-pumped-water

MARKETING & MEDIA

How to Create Instagram Ads Using Facebook Ads Manager (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-create-instagram-ads-using-facebook-ads-manager/

GENERAL NEWS

Speed Limit Reduced During Construction on SR 3 in Belfair (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/25897-speed-limit-reduced-during-construction-on-sr-3-in-belfair

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Energy News Digest for December 10, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for December 10, 2015

http://tinyurl.com/h47thxr

Special Weather Statement – Landslides

http://tinyurl.com/jb23q26

Coastal Flood Advisory

http://tinyurl.com/j3mvq4s

Flood Warning – Skokomish River

http://tinyurl.com/z25mnla

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Governor Declares State of Emergency (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/washington-governor-declares-state-of-emergency/

Idaho Site Eyed for Small Nuclear Reactors – ‘Modular Reactors’ Would Serve Commercial Uses (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/dec/09/idaho-site-eyed-for-small-nuclear-reactors/

Cowlitz PUD Picks Top Finalist, Steve Kern, for New General Manager (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/pud-picks-top-finalist-for-new-general-manager/article_367d72cc-f051-5cfe-b8ba-c65c3f0ded43.html

Outlook Encouraging for Columbia Fall Chinook in 2016 (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/dec/08/outlook-encouraging-for-columbia-fall-chinook-in-2016/

Marijuana Cultivation Power Price Tag Could Reach $11 Billion Nationwide (Marijuana Business Daily)

http://mjbizdaily.com/mj-cultivation-could-cost-11-billion-if-entire-us-legalizes/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Idaho Site Eyed for Small Nuclear Reactors – ‘Modular Reactors’ Would Serve Commercial Uses
• Cowlitz PUD Picks Top Finalist, Steve Kern, for New General Manager
• FAA to Check Bonneville Power Administration Wires for Possible Flight Hazard
• 45 New Native American Cultural Sites Found During Wanapum Dam Drawdown
• Clark Public Utilities Will Not Hike Electric Rate in 2016
• Liquefied Natural Gas Foes Enlist Oyster Farmers to Oppose Coos Bay Pipeline
• Clallam PUD Opens New Payment Centers
• BC Hydro in Hot Water over Dam Repairs
• President Obama Signs Transportation Bill with Grid Emergency Provisions
• Outlook Encouraging for Columbia Fall Chinook in 2016
• The Circle of Life – Dozens of Dead Salmon Found on Banks of Columbia River
• Clallam County Water Fluoridation Survey Count Starts This Monday
• Valley Solar: Ravalli Electric Co-op preparing to install community panels
• Santee Cooper Board Approves Fixed Charges for Solar Users
• Is a Green Power Program Worth Your Money?
• Marijuana Cultivation Power Price Tag Could Reach $11 Billion Nationwide
• Ohio Utility Leaves ALEC to Help States Implement Clean Power Plan
• Idaho Saving Millions from Broadband Internet Change
• Congress Inks Pact on Permanent Internet Access Tax Ban
• Are You Happy With Your Internet Service?
• Facebook Expands Sharing Options to Include Live Video
• Facebook Service Aimed at Professionals to Launch in Coming Months
• Indicted Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley Returns to Office Hoping to Head Off Impeachment
• Washington State Governor Declares State of Emergency
• Two Shelton Students Arrested after Handgun Found at High School
• Selecting the New Shelton City Administrator
• Christmas Trees Can Be a Blaze Waiting to Happen

WORD OF THE DAY

Acolyte • \ACK-uh-lite\ • Noun - 1: one who assists a member of the clergy in a liturgical service by performing minor duties 2: one who attends or assists: follower.

The college intern’s enthusiasm over her new position at PepsiCo hit rock bottom on the second day. That’s when she learned that she’d been assigned to the “Gatorade” division, with the inauspicious title of “electrolyte acolyte.” Somewhere a clever HR staffer is still giggling.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Idaho Site Eyed for Small Nuclear Reactors – ‘Modular Reactors’ Would Serve Commercial Uses (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/dec/09/idaho-site-eyed-for-small-nuclear-reactors/

Cowlitz PUD Picks Top Finalist, Steve Kern, for New General Manager (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/pud-picks-top-finalist-for-new-general-manager/article_367d72cc-f051-5cfe-b8ba-c65c3f0ded43.html

FAA to Check Bonneville Power Administration Wires for Possible Flight Hazard (Goldendale Sentinel, WA)

http://www.goldendalesentinel.com/story/2015/12/09/news/faa-to-check-wires-for-possible-flight-hazard/6826.html

45 New Native American Cultural Sites Found During Wanapum Dam Drawdown (iFiber One News, Ephrata, WA)

http://www.ifiberone.com/news/new-native-american-cultural-sites-found-during-dam-drawdown/article_7b48fb7e-9ec8-11e5-a4e2-138e8d377bd7.html

Clark Public Utilities Will Not Hike Electric Rate in 2016 (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/dec/08/clark-public-utilities-will-not-hike-electric-rate-in-2016/

Liquefied Natural Gas Foes Enlist Oyster Farmers to Oppose Coos Bay Pipeline (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/lng-foes-enlist-oyster-farmers-oppose-coos-bay-pipeline

Clallam PUD Opens New Payment Centers (Sequim Gazette, WA)

http://www.sequimgazette.com/news/361323081.html

BC Hydro in Hot Water over Dam Repairs (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-hydro-in-hot-water-over-dam-repairs/article27658175/?cmpid=rss1

President Obama Signs Transportation Bill with Grid Emergency Provisions (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/president-obama-signs-transportation-bill-with-grid-emergency-provisions/410499/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Outlook Encouraging for Columbia Fall Chinook in 2016 (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/dec/08/outlook-encouraging-for-columbia-fall-chinook-in-2016/

The Circle of Life – Dozens of Dead Salmon Found on Banks of Columbia River (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/30700752/dozens-of-dead-salmon-found-on-banks-of-columbia-river

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Clallam County Water Fluoridation Survey Count Starts This Monday (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20151206/NEWS/312069995

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Valley Solar: Ravalli Electric Co-op preparing to install community panels (Ravalli Republic, MT)

http://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/article_9c2a843c-9e2a-11e5-b8fb-4767c2eaca2b.html

Santee Cooper Board Approves Fixed Charges for Solar Users (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/santee-cooper-board-approves-fixed-charges-for-solar-users/410484/

Is a Green Power Program Worth Your Money? (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/ivy-main/2296998/green-power-program-worth-your-money

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana Cultivation Power Price Tag Could Reach $11 Billion Nationwide (Marijuana Business Daily)

http://mjbizdaily.com/mj-cultivation-could-cost-11-billion-if-entire-us-legalizes/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Ohio Utility Leaves ALEC to Help States Implement Clean Power Plan (Midwest Energy News)

http://midwestenergynews.com/2015/12/09/ohio-utility-leaves-alec-to-help-states-implement-clean-power-plan/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Idaho Saving Millions from Broadband Internet Change (KTVB-TV, Boise, ID)

http://www.ktvb.com/story/news/education/2015/12/09/idaho-saving-millions-broadband-internet-change/77009678/

Congress Inks Pact on Permanent Internet Access Tax Ban (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/ap/congress-inks-pact-on-permanent-internet-access-tax-ban/

Are You Happy With Your Internet Service? (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/12/09/you-happy-your-internet-service/77064982/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook Expands Sharing Options to Include Live Video (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20151204/BIZ02/151209682

Facebook Service Aimed at Professionals to Launch in Coming Months (Reuters)

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/facebook-aimed-professionals-launch-coming-054430124.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Indicted Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley Returns to Office Hoping to Head Off Impeachment (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/indicted-auditor-troy-kelley-returns-office-hoping-head-impeachment

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Governor Declares State of Emergency (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/washington-governor-declares-state-of-emergency/

Two Shelton Students Arrested after Handgun Found at High School (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/two-shelton-students-arrested-after-handgun-found-at-high-school/

Selecting the New Shelton City Administrator (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/25886-selecting-the-new-shelton-city-administrator

Christmas Trees Can Be a Blaze Waiting to Happen (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/christmas-trees-can-be-a-blaze-waiting-to-happen/article_7fed7faa-9de3-11e5-a4e2-d7cb4b9eee5b.html

DIVERSIONS

Dentist Donates Gold from Dental Procedures to Charity

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/dentist-donates-gold-charity-1.3357906?cmp=rss

Pizza Delivery Driver Receives Tip of a Lifetime

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Pizza-delivery-driver-receives-tip-of-a-lifetime-361353991.html

Sewer Plant Helps Create Snow for Small Slice of Town

http://news.yahoo.com/sewer-plant-helps-create-snow-small-slice-town-164026790.html

Deputy: Gator Killed Man in Community Hit by Burglaries

http://news.yahoo.com/deputy-gator-killed-man-community-hit-burglaries-013630562.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Spandau Ballet – Gold

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Om8VChRYuE

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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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Weather Forecast for December 1, 2015

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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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