Energy News Digest for February 12, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for February 12, 2016

http://1.usa.gov/1XnW6gL

Small Craft Advisory for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

http://1.usa.gov/20sCmse

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

$15.8 Million for Yakima Basin Water Plan in Jeopardy as Energy Bill Stalls in D-C (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/million-for-yakima-basin-water-plan-in-jeopardy-as-energy/article_ebbfed18-d159-11e5-9886-9f4fea67477c.html

Investors in Huge California Wind Farm Might End Up Repaying Federal Subsidies (Miami Herald, FL)
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article59876436.html

Obama: ‘Don’t Despair’ over Supreme Court Intervention in Carbon Emission Case (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/02/11/obama-dont-despair-over-supreme-court-intervention-in-carbon-emission-case/

Energy Efficiency Anchors Pacific Northwest Power Plan (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=45205

Washington State Issues Report on Life Expectancy by Legislative District – What’s up with the 19^th District? (PubliCola)

http://www.seattlemet.com/articles/2016/2/12/state-issues-report-on-life-expectancy-by-legislative-district

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Energy Efficiency Anchors Pacific Northwest Power Plan
• Kevin Nordt Named New Grant PUD General Manager
• Cowlitz PUD to Audit Meters, Retain Usage App
• Bonneville Power Administration COO Claudia Andrews Announces Retirement
• Energy Northwest Ruling from Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on “Whistleblower” Claims
• Utility Says It Has Stopped Natural Gas Leak near Los Angeles after Nearly 4 Months
• Here’s How Much Exelon Has Spent Pursuing Its $6.8 Billion Merger with Pepco
• Report: Customer Engagement for Utilities Still Elusive
• First Meeting on Washington State Salmon Forecasts, Season-Setting Scheduled, for March 1
• Editorial: Washington State Still Obstinate on Tribal Rights; Fix Culverts to Save Salmon, Now
• $15.8 Million for Yakima Basin Water Plan in Jeopardy as Energy Bill Stalls in D-C
• Puyallup Residents See Utility Rate Increases as City Searches for Sustainable Funding
• Investors in Huge California Wind Farm Might End Up Repaying Federal Subsidies
• Worries over Firearms Surface in Rooftop-Solar Debate
• SolarCity & Other Rooftop Providers Face a Cloudier Future
• California Rejects New Plan for Palen Solar Farm
• California Solar Industry Job Growth Reaches Record Levels
• Going Solar? Here Are nine Questions to Ask Before Hiring an Installer
• Portland Looks to Add Home Efficiency Scores to Seller Listings
• Social Media Massacre: Marijuana Businesses Scrambling as Facebook, Instagram Shutter Accounts
• Obama: ‘Don’t Despair’ over Supreme Court Intervention in Carbon Emission Case
• Five States Forging Ahead With Obama Power Plan, Court Hold or Not
• Group Issues ‘Stop Work’ Order to States on Climate Rule
• Op/Ed: Some State Businesses Lead Way on Low Carbon
• Competing Carbon Tax Initiatives Likely in 2016
• Tesla Lobbies Nevada Regulators to Reconsider Net Metering Changes
• CenturyLink Follows Comcast’s Lead, to Start Charging Broadband Overage Fees
• What’s Wrong with Your Internet?
• Congress Moves near Final OK of Local Internet Tax Ban
• EPA Chief Hits Back on ‘Propaganda’ Charges about Water Rule
• Twitter Woes Deepen as Lack of User Growth Threatens Sales
• Pandora Is Said to Have Held Talks about Selling Itself
• Myspace Still Exists? Yes, & Now Time Inc. Owns It
• Washington State Issues Report on Life Expectancy by Legislative District – What’s up with the 19th District?
• Snapchat Bets Big on Quick-Fire Approach to Campaign Coverage
• Mason County School Levies Passing
• Key Player in Prisoners’ Early Release Resigns Washington State Post
• Residents Oppose Proposed Methanol Plant at Port of Tacoma
• Oregon Standoff: Last Four Occupiers Surrender at Malheur Refuge
• Oregon Standoff Ends, But Its New Kind of ‘Protest’ Is Just Beginning
• Way to Go, Einstein! Gravitational Wave Discovery Hailed as Monumental
• High School Basketball: Shelton Girls Drop First District Game

WORD OF THE DAY

Antebellum • \ANT-i-bell-um\ • Adjective – Existing before a war; especially: existing before the American Civil War. Etymology: Latin ante bellum before the war

Sitting on the front porch of the antebellum mansion in Mississippi, Beauregard thought dreamily of his old home in the far north of Saskatchewan. “Somewhere near Uranium City,” he mused, “a small child is being carried away by a hungry mosquito. Here, the bugs are so laid back that they just expect you to offer a meaty arm or well-turned ankle for their consideration.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Energy Efficiency Anchors Pacific Northwest Power Plan (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=45205

Kevin Nordt Named New Grant PUD General Manager (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/kevin-nordt-named-new-pud-general-manager/article_71a47e3a-d01f-11e5-94eb-b79aeec86e32.html

Cowlitz PUD to Audit Meters, Retain Usage App (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/pud-to-audit-meters-retain-usage-app/article_666d1650-9948-56d7-9ebf-84a1f720f411.html

Bonneville Power Administration COO Claudia Andrews Announces Retirement (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-COO-Claudia-Andrews-announces-retirement.aspx

Energy Northwest Ruling from Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on “Whistleblower” Claims (PDF – Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals)

http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2016/02/12/14-35368.pdf

Utility Says It Has Stopped Natural Gas Leak near Los Angeles after Nearly 4 Months (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/science/articles/2016-02-11/massive-gas-leak-near-los-angeles-plugged-after-16-weeks

Here’s How Much Exelon Has Spent Pursuing Its $6.8 Billion Merger with Pepco (Chicago Business Journal, IL)

http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2016/02/12/heres-how-much-exelon-has-spent-pursuing-its-6-8.html

Report: Customer Engagement for Utilities Still Elusive (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/report-customer-engagement-for-utilities-still-elusive/413743/

FISH & WILDLIFE

First Meeting on Washington State Salmon Forecasts, Season-Setting Scheduled, for March 1 (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/lifestyles/first-meeting-on-salmon-forecasts-season-setting-scheduled-for-march/article_39b09b88-786a-5f2c-a0d9-27903b7ef8b3.html

Editorial: Washington State Still Obstinate on Tribal Rights; Fix Culverts to Save Salmon, Now (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/state-still-obstinate-on-tribal-rights-fix-culverts-to-save-salmon-now/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

$15.8 Million for Yakima Basin Water Plan in Jeopardy as Energy Bill Stalls in D-C (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/million-for-yakima-basin-water-plan-in-jeopardy-as-energy/article_ebbfed18-d159-11e5-9886-9f4fea67477c.html

Puyallup Residents See Utility Rate Increases as City Searches for Sustainable Funding (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/community/puyallup-herald/ph-news/article59822896.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Investors in Huge California Wind Farm Might End Up Repaying Federal Subsidies (Miami Herald, FL)
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article59876436.html

Worries over Firearms Surface in Rooftop-Solar Debate (Las Vegas Review Journal, NV)

http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/energy/worries-over-firearms-surface-rooftop-solar-debate

SolarCity & Other Rooftop Providers Face a Cloudier Future (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/11/business/energy-environment/rooftop-solar-providers-face-a-cloudier-future.html

California Rejects New Plan for Palen Solar Farm (Palm Springs Desert Sun, CA)

http://www.desertsun.com/story/tech/science/energy/2016/02/10/palen-solar-farm-plan/80180178/

California Solar Industry Job Growth Reaches Record Levels (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-solar-industry-job-growth-20160209-story.html

Going Solar? Here Are nine Questions to Ask Before Hiring an Installer (GreenTech Media)

https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/9-questions-to-ask-before-hiring-a-solar-installer

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Portland Looks to Add Home Efficiency Scores to Seller Listings (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/02/portland-looks-to-add-home-efficiency-scores-to.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Social Media Massacre: Marijuana Businesses Scrambling as Facebook, Instagram Shutter Accounts (Marijuana Business Daily)

https://mjbizdaily.com/social-media-massacre-marijuana-businesses-scrambling-facebook-instagram-shutter-accounts/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Obama: ‘Don’t Despair’ over Supreme Court Intervention in Carbon Emission Case (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/02/11/obama-dont-despair-over-supreme-court-intervention-in-carbon-emission-case/

Five States Forging Ahead With Obama Power Plan, Court Hold or Not (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/02/five-states-forging-ahead-with-obama-power-plan-court-hold-or-not.html

Group Issues ‘Stop Work’ Order to States on Climate Rule (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/group-issues-stop-work-order-to-states-on-climate-rule/article/2583093?custom_click=rss

Op/Ed: Some State Businesses Lead Way on Low Carbon (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/op-ed/article59331013.html

Competing Carbon Tax Initiatives Likely in 2016 (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/blog/watch-comes-732-b/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Tesla Lobbies Nevada Regulators to Reconsider Net Metering Changes (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/tesla-lobbies-nevada-regulators-to-reconsider-net-metering-changes/413818/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

CenturyLink Follows Comcast’s Lead, to Start Charging Broadband Overage Fees (TechDirt)

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160211/09480933576/centurylink-follows-comcasts-lead-to-start-charging-broadband-overage-fees.shtml

What’s Wrong with Your Internet? (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/tech/2016/02/11/solving-slow-internet/80188356/

Congress Moves near Final OK of Local Internet Tax Ban (Associated Press)

http://www.kpbj.com/newsletter/Congress-moves-near-final-OK-of-local-Internet-tax-ban--368483451.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

EPA Chief Hits Back on ‘Propaganda’ Charges about Water Rule (Morning Consult)

http://morningconsult.com/2016/02/gina-mccarthy-epa-wotus-propaganda-charges/

Twitter Woes Deepen as Lack of User Growth Threatens Sales (Bloomberg News)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/feb/11/twitter-woes-deepen-as-lack-of-user-growth-threatens-sales/

Pandora Is Said to Have Held Talks about Selling Itself (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/12/business/dealbook/pandora-is-said-to-have-held-talks-about-selling-itself.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Myspace Still Exists? Yes, & Now Time Inc. Owns It (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Magazine-publisher-Time-Inc-buys-what-s-left-of-6823583.php

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Issues Report on Life Expectancy by Legislative District – What’s up with the 19^th District? (PubliCola)

http://www.seattlemet.com/articles/2016/2/12/state-issues-report-on-life-expectancy-by-legislative-district

Snapchat Bets Big on Quick-Fire Approach to Campaign Coverage (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/13/us/politics/snapchat-bets-big-on-quick-fire-approach-to-campaign-coverage.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County School Levies Passing (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/19023

Key Player in Prisoners’ Early Release Resigns Washington State Post (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2016/02/key_player_in_prisoners_early.html

Residents Oppose Proposed Methanol Plant at Port of Tacoma (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/ap/residents-oppose-proposed-methanol-plant-in-port-of-tacoma/

Oregon Standoff: Last Four Occupiers Surrender at Malheur Refuge (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/02/oregon_standoff_last_4_occupie.html

Oregon Standoff Ends, But Its New Kind of ‘Protest’ Is Just Beginning (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2016/0211/Oregon-standoff-ends-but-its-new-kind-of-protest-is-just-beginning-video

Way to Go, Einstein! Gravitational Wave Discovery Hailed as Monumental (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0211/Way-to-go-Einstein%21-Gravitational-wave-discovery-hailed-as-monumental.-video

High School Basketball: Shelton Girls Drop First District Game (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/18979

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Amazon Wrote a Zombie Apocalypse Clause into Its Terms of Service & Here’s Why

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/02/10/amazon-adds-zombie-apocalypse-disclaimer-new-video-game-engine-terms/80183780/

Animal Rights Protest Scrapped after “Greased Pig” Dust-Up

http://www.usnews.com/news/offbeat/articles/2016-02-12/animal-rights-protest-scrapped-after-greased-pig-dust-up

Officials in New York City Say It’s Too Cold for the Annual Ice Festival in Central Park

http://www.usnews.com/news/offbeat/articles/2016-02-12/new-york-city-officials-decide-its-too-cold-for-ice-fest

Smithsonian Uncovers Apollo 11 ‘Graffiti’ Not Seen in Decades

http://gizmodo.com/smithsonian-uncovers-apollo-11-graffiti-not-seen-in-dec-1758694322

SONG OF THE DAY

Adron & Blair Crimmins – The Galaxy Song (from Monty Python)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeXj1vWm0Uc

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Energy News Digest for February 10, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for February 10, 2016

http://1.usa.gov/1Kc9frt

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

U-S Supreme Court Blocks Obama Carbon Emissions Plan (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-carbon-idUSKCN0VI2A0

Judge Tosses Case against Dredging Snake, Clearwater Rivers (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Judge-throws-out-lawsuit-against-dredging-6820606.php

Ecology Officials: Shelton’s C Street Landfill Clean-Up Project Could Take Years (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/26675-ecology-officials-c-street-landfill-clean-up-project-could-take-years

Permanent Ban on Pot Farms Approved by Chelan County Commissioners (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/permanent-ban-on-pot-farms-approved-by-chelan-county-commissioners/

Judge: Pierce County Prosecutor’s Text Message is a Public Record (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/feb/10/judge-prosecutors-text-message-is-a-public-record/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• U-S Supreme Court Blocks Obama Carbon Emissions Plan
• What Does the Supreme Court’s Emissions Regulation Freeze Mean?
• Local Leaders Upset over Klamath Dam Removal Plans
• Cowlitz PUD to Suspend Error-Ridden Online Tool amid Customer Complaints
• Editorial: Power & Politics
• California: How the Drought Boosts Your Utility Bills, & Global Warming
• Ruralite Services Names New CEO
• The U-S Electricity System in 15 Maps
• Judge Tosses Case against Dredging Snake, Clearwater Rivers
• Pacific Northwest Habitat Studies Target over a Dozen Watersheds
• San Juan Islands Still Producing Fair Numbers of Hatchery Winter Chinook
• With Dungeness Crab Season in Limbo, Fishermen Line Up for Federal Aid
• Is That Really Lobster on Your Plate? Restaurants Found Using Cheaper Fish Instead
• Skagit PUD, Anacortes to Draft Policy for Water Rights Transfer to Farmers
• How a Prize for Water Innovators Could Save Billions of Gallons
• Clallam County Public Utility District Eyes Solar Power Project in Sequim
• Clark Public Utilities ‘Pauses’ New Incentives for Solar
• How Much Going Solar with Pacific Gas & Electric Could Cost Your Business
• Despite Cheap Oil, Vestas Blows Past Wind Turbine Sales Record
• Permanent Ban on Pot Farms Approved by Chelan County Commissioners
• Cannabis Business Expo Coming to Tacoma Dome
• Washington State Lawmakers Look at “Revenue Neutral” Carbon Tax
• OP/Ed: Carbon-Reduction Bill is Wrong Path for Oregon
• Will Drone-Attacking Eagles Be the Next Crime-Fighting Tool?
• A Surprise Player Emerges in the Government’s Historic Auction of Airwaves
• Op/Ed: $19 Billion Alone Won’t Fix Washington’s Cybersecurity Problem
• Twitter Tweaks Its Timeline to Look a Bit More Like Facebook
• With a Social-First Mind-Set, Esurance Completely Dominated the Twitter Super Bowl
• Here Are the Ads That Won the Super Bowl on Facebook
• Five Super Bowl Advertisers That Nailed Their Instagram Marketing
• Judge: Pierce County Prosecutor’s Text Message is a Public Record
• Congressman Derek Kilmer Announces Town Hall Tour
• Ecology Officials: Shelton’s C Street Landfill Clean-Up Project Could Take Years
• Data Breach Affects 91,000 Washington Medicaid Clients
• ID Thieves Attack IRS Website Using 460,000 Stolen Social Security Numbers
• Mason County Sheriff’s Cold Case Unit Seeks Help in Death Investigations
• Belfair Senior Center to Open Soon
• Weyerhaeuser’s Federal Way Campus Sells to Los Angeles Developer
• Pacific NW Allergy Forecast: Sneezing & Sniffling Ahead

WORD OF THE DAY

Cartographer• \car-TAH-gruh-fer \ • Noun - One that makes maps

The 14th century artist backed away from his world map…pleased with the colors, shapes of the continents, & the symmetrical arrangement of the landmasses. “It’s a good thing we won’t be using this for navigation,” mused the Genoan sailor to his first mate. “That big land mass painted by this ‘so-called’ cartographer between us & Indies would keep our hands off the spice trade for years.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

U-S Supreme Court Blocks Obama Carbon Emissions Plan (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-carbon-idUSKCN0VI2A0

What Does the Supreme Court’s Emissions Regulation Freeze Mean? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2016/0210/What-does-the-Supreme-Court-s-emissions-regulation-freeze-mean

Local Leaders Upset over Klamath Dam Removal Plans (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

http://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local-leaders-upset-over-dam-removal/article_f97e1d97-5cfb-511f-837f-c25084632d14.html

Cowlitz PUD to Suspend Error-Ridden Online Tool amid Customer Complaints (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/pud-to-suspend-error-ridden-online-tool-amid-customer-complaints/article_81a325c1-9e64-54dd-9011-9c9e8adc24a0.html

Editorial: Power & Politics (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/opinion/power-and-politics/article_0455d54e-c973-51a7-ab10-c814dc73ee45.html

California: How the Drought Boosts Your Utility Bills, & Global Warming (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/How-the-drought-boosts-your-utility-bills-and-6818419.php

Ruralite Services Names New CEO (Ruralite)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/02/ruralite-services-names-new-ceo-ruralite.html

The U-S Electricity System in 15 Maps (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/aqgilbert/2322195/us-electricity-system-15-maps

FISH & WILDLIFE

Judge Tosses Case against Dredging Snake, Clearwater Rivers (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Judge-throws-out-lawsuit-against-dredging-6820606.php

Pacific Northwest Habitat Studies Target over a Dozen Watersheds (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/science/articles/2016-02-08/studies-aim-to-restore-habitat-of-imperiled-northwest-fish

San Juan Islands Still Producing Fair Numbers of Hatchery Winter Chinook (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/san-juan-islands-still-producing-fair-numbers-of-hatchery-winter-chinook/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all

With Dungeness Crab Season in Limbo, Fishermen Line Up for Federal Aid (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/With-crab-season-in-limbo-fishermen-line-up-for-6816225.php

Is That Really Lobster on Your Plate? Restaurants Found Using Cheaper Fish Instead (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/dining/index.ssf/2016/02/is_that_really_lobster_on_your.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Skagit PUD, Anacortes to draft policy for water rights transfer to farmers (Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, WA)

http://www.goskagit.com/all_access/skagit-pud-anacortes-to-draft-policy-for-water-rights-transfer/article_a6556329-a91a-516b-a65b-d2dfe081f586.html

How a Prize for Water Innovators Could Save Billions of Gallons (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/Change-Agent/2016/0210/How-a-prize-for-water-innovators-could-save-billions-of-gallons

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Clallam County Public Utility District Eyes Solar Power Project in Sequim (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20160210/news/302109996/clallam-county-public-utility-district-eyes-solar-power-project-in

Clark Public Utilities ‘Pauses’ New Incentives for Solar (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/feb/09/utility-pauses-incentives-solar/

How Much Going Solar with Pacific Gas & Electric Could Cost Your Business (L.A. Biz, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2016/02/09/how-much-going-solar-with-pge-could-cost-business.html

Despite Cheap Oil, Vestas Blows Past Wind Turbine Sales Record (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/02/despite-cheap-oil-vestas-blows-past-wind-turbine.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Permanent Ban on Pot Farms Approved by Chelan County Commissioners (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/permanent-ban-on-pot-farms-approved-by-chelan-county-commissioners/

Cannabis Business Expo Coming to Tacoma Dome (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/marijuana/article59355899.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Lawmakers Look at “Revenue Neutral” Carbon Tax (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/2130-2/

OP/Ed: Carbon-Reduction Bill is Wrong Path for Oregon (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/34027301-78/carbon-reduction-bill-is-wrong-path-for-oregon.html.csp

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Will Drone-Attacking Eagles Be the Next Crime-Fighting Tool? (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_29497293/will-drone-attacking-eagles-be-next-crime-fighting?source=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

A Surprise Player Emerges in the Government’s Historic Auction of Airwaves (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/02/09/a-surprise-player-emerges-in-the-governments-historic-auction-of-airwaves/

Op/Ed: $19 Billion Alone Won’t Fix Washington’s Cybersecurity Problem (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/Passcode-Voices/2016/0210/Opinion-19-billion-alone-won-t-fix-Washington-s-cybersecurity-problem

MARKETING & MEDIA

Twitter Tweaks Its Timeline to Look a Bit More Like Facebook (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Twitter-tweaks-its-timeline-to-look-a-bit-more-6820383.php

With a Social-First Mind-Set, Esurance Completely Dominated the Twitter Super Bowl (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/social-first-mind-set-esurance-entirely-dominated-twitter-super-bowl-169533

Here Are the Ads That Won the Super Bowl on Facebook (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/television/here-are-ads-won-super-bowl-facebook-169519

Five Super Bowl Advertisers That Nailed Their Instagram Marketing (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/here-are-5-super-bowl-advertisers-nailed-their-instagram-marketing-169517

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Judge: Pierce County Prosecutor’s Text Message is a Public Record (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/feb/10/judge-prosecutors-text-message-is-a-public-record/

Congressman Derek Kilmer Announces Town Hall Tour (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/18998

GENERAL NEWS

Ecology Officials: Shelton’s C Street Landfill Clean-Up Project Could Take Years (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/26675-ecology-officials-c-street-landfill-clean-up-project-could-take-years

Data Breach Affects 91,000 Washington Medicaid Clients (Associated Press)

http://www.khq.com/story/31181128/data-breach-affects-91000-washington-medicaid-clients

ID Thieves Attack IRS Website Using 460,000 Stolen Social Security Numbers (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2016/02/10/id-thieves-attack-irs-website-using-460000-stolen-social-security-numbers/

Mason County Sheriff’s Cold Case Unit Seeks Help in Death Investigations (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/19005

Belfair Senior Center to Open Soon (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/local/belfair-senior-center-to-open-soon-2af65f50-8167-7ba2-e053-0100007fef43-367986141.html

Weyerhaeuser’s Federal Way Campus Sells to Los Angeles Developer (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2016/02/weyerhaeusers-federal-way-campus-sells-to-los.html

Pacific NW Allergy Forecast: Sneezing & Sniffling Ahead (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/02/10/nw-allergy-forecast-sneezing-and-sniffling-ahead/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

The World’s Fastest Ocean Liner May Be Restored to Sail Again

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/02/160208-ss-united-states-ocean-liner-cruise-ship-photos/

The Show Must Go on: Audience Uses Cell Phones to Light Stage During Power Outage

http://q13fox.com/2016/02/09/the-show-must-go-on-audience-uses-cell-phones-to-light-stage-during-power-outage/

Man Convicted of Drunk Driving Blames Beer-Battered Fish

http://katu.com/news/offbeat/man-convicted-of-drunk-driving-blames-beer-battered-fish

Vermin Supreme, a Joke Presidential Candidate, Gets 240 Votes in New Hampshire

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-02-10/vermin-supreme-gets-over-240-votes-in-new-hampshire-primary

SONG OF THE DAY

Christopher Cross – Sailing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyYhZ9HH8cI

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Energy News Digest for February 9, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for February 9, 2016

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

REC Silicon Shuts Down Remaining Moses Lake Production – Ongoing trade dispute continues to hinder business (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/business/rec-silicon-shuts-down-remaining-moses-lake-production/article_943f79ea-ce8f-11e5-ae5c-cfa8709af120.html

South Kitsap Puget Sound Energy Customers Not Pleased with Energy Bills (Port Orchard Independent, WA)

http://www.portorchardindependent.com/news/367855391.html

Snowpack “Oodles Better” than Last Year, Hydrologists Report (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/snowpack-oodles-better-than-last-year-hydrologists-report/article_c918e603-14ad-57a8-9fc9-05cc57c202d1.html

City of Shelton Sued Over Contaminated Landfill (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2016/02/08/shelton-sued-over-contaminated-landfill/80032888/

Inslee Blasts Washington State Senate Republicans for Cabinet Ouster (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/31170592/inslee-blasts-senate-republicans-for-cabinet-ouster

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• South Kitsap Puget Sound Energy Customers Not Pleased with Energy Bills
• Washington State Senate Panel Endorses Colstrip Shut-Down Bill
• Public Power Ranks High in JD Power Customer Satisfaction Study
• Natural Gas Use for Power Generation Higher This Winter
• Why Natural Gas Investments Could Spell Trouble for Electric Utilities
• Canada Makes Big Decisions to Strengthen its Commitment to Nuclear Power
• Fill the Air with Love on Valentine’s Day, Not Metallic Balloons
• Half-Built Nuclear Fuel Plant in South Carolina Faces Test on Its Future
• Snowpack “Oodles Better” than Last Year, Hydrologists Report
• REC Silicon Shuts Down Remaining Moses Lake Production
• Editorial: Is Oregon’s Flip Flop on Business Energy Tax Credit Audit Good Governance or PR?
• Northern Arizona Power Plant to Run on Forest Thinnings
• Coal Companies, Enviros Back Tax Incentive Extension for Carbon Capture Projects
• Op/Ed: Washington State Fiscal Office Miscalculates Carbon Initiative’s Revenue Stream
• Editorial: ‘Cap and Trade’ Overreach Makes Mockery of Short Legislative Sessions
• 5G Might Be Your Next Home Broadband Service
• Evaluating Your Broadband Speed
• Verizon Admits It’s Considering a Yahoo Buy
• Yelp Is Really Struggling
• Three Steps for Adding Video to Your Social Media Marketing
• Inslee Blasts Washington State Senate Republicans for Cabinet Ouster
• City of Shelton Sued Over Contaminated Landfill
• Russell Wilson Pens ‘Thank You’ Letter to Peyton Manning

WORD OF THE DAY

Emaciated • \ih-MAY-shee-ate-ed\ • verb - Wasted away physically 1: Loss of flesh so as to become very thin 2: to be feeble

The thin, pinch-faced clerk heaved a deep sigh. It was either pay $250 for a prime parking spot from his emaciated bank account, or walk ten blocks from a free public lot that had feeble lighting, and heavily cracked pavement…weeds fighting their way to the thin winter sunshine.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

South Kitsap Puget Sound Energy Customers Not Pleased with Energy Bills (Port Orchard Independent, WA)

http://www.portorchardindependent.com/news/367855391.html

Washington State Senate Panel Endorses Colstrip Shut-Down Bill (KRTV-TV, Great Falls, MT)

http://www.krtv.com/story/31157475/wa-state-senate-panel-endorses-colstrip-shut-down-bill

Public Power Ranks High in JD Power Customer Satisfaction Study (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=45167

Natural Gas Use for Power Generation Higher This Winter (US Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=24892

Why Natural Gas Investments Could Spell Trouble for Electric Utilities (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/why-natural-gas-investments-could-spell-trouble-for-electric-utilities/413368/

Canada Makes Big Decisions to Strengthen its Commitment to Nuclear Power (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/mzconsulting/2322123/canada-makes-big-decisions-further-strengthen-its-commitment-nuclear-power

Fill the Air with Love on Valentine’s Day, Not Metallic Balloons (PG&E Currents)

http://www.pgecurrents.com/2016/02/08/fill-the-air-with-love-on-valentine%E2%80%99s-day-not-metallic-balloons/

Half-Built Nuclear Fuel Plant in South Carolina Faces Test on Its Future (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/09/us/politics/half-built-nuclear-fuel-plant-in-south-carolina-faces-test-on-its-future.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Snowpack “Oodles Better” than Last Year, Hydrologists Report (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/snowpack-oodles-better-than-last-year-hydrologists-report/article_c918e603-14ad-57a8-9fc9-05cc57c202d1.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

REC Silicon Shuts Down Remaining Moses Lake Production – Ongoing trade dispute continues to hinder business (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/business/rec-silicon-shuts-down-remaining-moses-lake-production/article_943f79ea-ce8f-11e5-ae5c-cfa8709af120.html

Editorial: Is Oregon’s Flip Flop on Business Energy Tax Credit Audit Good Governance or PR? (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/02/is_flip_flop_on_betc_audit_goo.html

Northern Arizona Power Plant to Run on Forest Thinnings (Arizona Republic, Phoenix)

http://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/energy/2016/02/09/northern-arizona-power-plant-run-forest-thinnings/80029200/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Coal Companies, Enviros Back Tax Incentive Extension for Carbon Capture Projects (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/coal-companies-enviros-back-tax-incentive-extension-for-carbon-capture-pro/413474/

Op/Ed: Washington State Fiscal Office Miscalculates Carbon Initiative’s Revenue Stream (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/op-ed/article58570878.html

Editorial: ‘Cap and Trade’ Overreach Makes Mockery of Short Legislative Sessions (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/02/cap_and_trade_overreach_makes.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

5G Might Be Your Next Home Broadband Service (CIO)

http://www.cio.com/article/3031005/5g-might-be-your-next-home-broadband-service.html

Evaluating Your Broadband Speed (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/09/technology/personaltech/evaluating-your-broadband-speed.html

Verizon Admits It’s Considering a Yahoo Buy (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Admits-Its-Considering-a-Yahoo-Buy-136250

MARKETING & MEDIA

Yelp Is Really Struggling (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/02/08/yelp-is-really-struggling/

Three Steps for Adding Video to Your Social Media Marketing (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/3-steps-for-adding-video-to-your-social-media-marketing/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Inslee Blasts Washington State Senate Republicans for Cabinet Ouster (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/31170592/inslee-blasts-senate-republicans-for-cabinet-ouster

GENERAL NEWS

City of Shelton Sued Over Contaminated Landfill (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2016/02/08/shelton-sued-over-contaminated-landfill/80032888/

Russell Wilson Pens ‘Thank You’ Letter to Peyton Manning (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/sports/russell-wilson-pens-thank-you-letter-to-peyton-manning/36768757

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Lock of John Lennon’s Hair Expected to Fetch $10,000 at Auction

http://news.yahoo.com/lock-lennons-hair-expected-fetch-10k-auction-121044428.html

Wisconsin Couple, Too Drunk to Drive, Give Keys to 9-Year-Old Daughter

http://news.yahoo.com/wisconsin-couple-too-drunk-drive-keys-9-old-184741559.html

Cars Parked on Thin Ice Get Icy Bath in Wisconsin

http://news.yahoo.com/cars-parked-thin-ice-icy-bath-wisconsin-042108734.html

Watch the Birdie! Photo Booth Snaps Mugshot of Thief in the Act

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-crime-photobooth-idUSKCN0VD2ZG

SONG OF THE DAY

Jethro Tull – Skating Away

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kelfA6UeZh0

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