Energy News Digest for April 26, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for April 26, 2016

http://1.usa.gov/1MWgpRX

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Crash Near Shelton High School Causes Power Outage, School Delays (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/crash-causes-power-outages-school-delays/article_5e024e98-0bcf-11e6-a48c-1b6765c64a94.html

Six Tacoma Schools Now Reporting Lead in Drinking Water (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/277324/tests-find-unacceptable-levels-lead-water-two-tacoma-schools/

Most Tribes Hit the Brakes on Marijuana; a Few Move Ahead – Including the Squaxin Tribe (Marijuana Business Daily)

https://mjbizdaily.com/most-tribes-hitting-the-brakes-on-mj-but-some-moving-ahead/

Partner in Beaverton Solar Project Declares Bankruptcy (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2016/04/partner_in_beaverton_solar_pro.html

Intel to Close Steilacoom Site amid Layoffs – Mayor Confirms He’s Been Informed of Closure (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2016/04/26/intel-will-close-washington-site/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Crash Near Shelton High School Causes Power Outage, School Delays
• Feds Deciding if Washington State Coal-Export Project Violates Lummi Tribal Rights
• Standard & Poor’s Affirms Mason PUD 3’s Financial Strength with an A+/Stable Bond Rating
• Enabling Atomic Innovation
• Move Over for Linemen Is the Law in Georgia
• Linemen Rescue Skydiver from Trees
• Six Tacoma Schools Now Reporting Lead in Drinking Water
• Partner in Beaverton Solar Project Declares Bankruptcy
• Renewable Energy Experts Discuss the Importance Using Solar Energy at Badger Mountain Vineyard
• Little Interest from Renewable Energy Companies in Central & Eastern Oregon State Land
• Can New York Solar-Electric Deal Recharge U-S Green-Energy Effort?
• U-S Senator Grassley Pushes for More Money for Wind Energy Research
• As Utilities Build Toward RPS Standards, Costs, Carve-Outs Raise Concerns
• Richland, Energy Northwest Project Shows Promise to Cut Power Costs
• Most Tribes Hit the Brakes on Marijuana; a Few Move Ahead – Including the Squaxin Tribe
• Old-Growth Forests Cooler than Others, Study Says
• Tesla’s 2016 Storage Sales to SolarCity Could Dwarf Entire U-S Behind-Meter Market for 2015
• Giant Cable Merger Will Affect 1 in 6 American Households
• Sixteen Writing Tools for Social Media Marketers – Including My Favorite: Hemingway
• Troy Kelley Jury May Be Facing Deadlock on One or More Counts
• Former Sports Reporter/Barber Tony Ventrella Challenging U-S Congressman Reichert
• Intel to Close Steilacoom Site amid Layoffs – Mayor Confirms He’s Been Informed of Closure
• Shelton Becomes a Tree City USA
• Mitsubishi Motors Says it Cheated on Mileage Tests for 25 Years
• Bellevue Football Report: Coaches Violated Rules for Years, District Obstructed Investigation

WORD OF THE DAY

Lugubrious • \loo-GOO-bree-us\ • Adjective – 1: mournful; especially: exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful 2: dismal

Frank’s lugubrious whining about his poor finances was totally at odds with the $100 dollar bill with which he lit his Cuban cigar.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Crash Near Shelton High School Causes Power Outage, School Delays (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/crash-causes-power-outages-school-delays/article_5e024e98-0bcf-11e6-a48c-1b6765c64a94.html

Feds Deciding if Washington State Coal-Export Project Violates Lummi Tribal Rights (Associated Press)

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/70163a90103946efb7afdd8860ebbd41/feds-deciding-if-coal-export-project-violates-tribal-rights

Standard & Poor’s Affirms Mason PUD 3’s Financial Strength with an A+/Stable Bond Rating (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1612

Enabling Atomic Innovation (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/rodadams/2376833/enabling-atomic-innovation

Move Over for Linemen Is the Law in Georgia (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/move-over-for-linemen-is-the-law-in-georgia/91075

Linemen Rescue Skydiver from Trees (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/newsmakers/co-op-news-newsmakers/linemen-rescue-skydiver-from-trees/91098

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Six Tacoma Schools Now Reporting Lead in Drinking Water (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/277324/tests-find-unacceptable-levels-lead-water-two-tacoma-schools/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Partner in Beaverton Solar Project Declares Bankruptcy (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2016/04/partner_in_beaverton_solar_pro.html

Renewable Energy Experts Discuss the Importance Using Solar Energy at Badger Mountain Vineyard (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/31813272/environmental-experts-discussed-the-importance-using-solar-energy-at-badger-mountain-vineyard

Little Interest from Renewable Energy Companies in Central & Eastern Oregon State Land (Eastern Oregonian, Pendleton)

http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/capital-bureau/20160425/little-interest-from-energy-companies-in-state-land

Can New York Solar-Electric Deal Recharge U-S Green-Energy Effort? (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2016/04/24/can-ny-solar-electric-deal-recharge-us-green-energy-effort/83393122/

U-S Senator Grassley Pushes for More Money for Wind Energy Research (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/grassley-pushes-for-more-money-for-wind-energy-research/article/2589514

As Utilities Build Toward RPS Standards, Costs, Carve-Outs Raise Concerns – Utilities are largely meeting their renewable energy targets, but new challenges are emerging (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/as-utilities-build-toward-rps-standards-costs-carve-outs-raise-concerns/417989/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Richland, Energy Northwest Project Shows Promise to Cut Power Costs (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article73706877.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Most Tribes Hit the Brakes on Marijuana; a Few Move Ahead – Including the Squaxin Tribe (Marijuana Business Daily)

https://mjbizdaily.com/most-tribes-hitting-the-brakes-on-mj-but-some-moving-ahead/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Old-Growth Forests Cooler than Others, Study Says (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/old-growth-forests-cooler-than-others-study-says/153204716

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Tesla’s 2016 Storage Sales to SolarCity Could Dwarf Entire U-S Behind-Meter Market for 2015 (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/teslas-2016-storage-sales-to-solarcity-could-dwarf-entire-us-behind-meter/418119/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Giant Cable Merger Will Affect 1 in 6 American Households (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/04/25/giant-cable-merger-will-affect-1-in-6-american-households/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Sixteen Writing Tools for Social Media Marketers – Including My Favorite: Hemingway (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/16-writing-tools-for-social-media-marketers/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Troy Kelley Jury May Be Facing Deadlock on One or More Counts (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/troy-kelley-jury-may-be-facing-deadlock-one-or-more-counts

Former Sports Reporter/Barber Tony Ventrella Challenging U-S Congressman Reichert (Northwest Cable Network)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/politics/tony-ventrella-challenging-rep-reichert-for-congress/152852802

GENERAL NEWS

Intel to Close Steilacoom Site amid Layoffs – Mayor Confirms He’s Been Informed of Closure (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2016/04/26/intel-will-close-washington-site/

Shelton Becomes a Tree City USA (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/local/shelton-becomes-a-tree-city-usa/article_4af3ac4e-0b47-11e6-b78b-0771c63751b1.html

Mitsubishi Motors Says it Cheated on Mileage Tests for 25 Years (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mitsubishimotors-regulations-idUSKCN0XN0DV

Bellevue Football Report: Coaches Violated Rules for Years, District Obstructed Investigation (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/high-school/bellevue-football-report-finds-coaches-violated-rules-for-years-district-obstructed-investigation/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Beer, Chips Spill All Over I-95 after Florida Truck Crash

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weird-news/beer-chips-spill-all-over-i-95-after-florida-truck-n544266

12-Year-Old Girl Runs NY Half-Marathon by Mistake

https://www.yahoo.com/news/12-old-girl-runs-ny-half-marathon-mistake-115917376.html?nhp=1

Missouri Senator Reads Rapper “50 Cent’s” Book in Sales Tax Filibuster

https://www.yahoo.com/news/missouri-senator-reads-50-cent-book-sales-tax-235322574.html?nhp=1

Idaho Official: Kobe Bryant’s Remarks Help Save Potato Truck

https://www.yahoo.com/news/idaho-official-kobe-bryants-remarks-help-save-potato-193903868.html?nhp=1

SONG OF THE DAY

The B-52’s – Private Idaho

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5F3PHvnQAQ

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Energy News Digest for April 25, 2016

Energy News Digest for April 25, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for April 25, 2016

http://1.usa.gov/1VO55ut

TV Meteorologist Jeff Renner Retires from KING TV (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2016/04/tv-meteorologist-jeff-renner-retires.html?spref=fb&m=1

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Western Washington Water Providers React to Tacoma Finding Some High Lead Levels (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article73244347.html

House Panel Asked to Shine Light on PMA Costs – A little information about the shrouded costs of fish & wildlife programs would go a long way (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/public-policy-watch/legislation/house-subcommittee-power-marketing-administration-costs/91084

Tesla Unveils Pricing Details for Powerpack System (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/tesla-unveils-pricing-details-for-powerpack-system/417967/

Some Businesses Face 20-30 Percent Decline if Puget Sound Salmon Fishing Closes for Summer (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/outdoors/hunting-fishing/article73550127.html#emlnl=A_Roundup_of_the_Days_Top_Stories

Benton PUD’s Prosser Solar Project Ceremony Planned April 26 (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/business/article73627632.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• House Panel Asked to Shine Light on PMA Costs
• Washington, D-C Ratepayer Advocate, Attorney General File for Reconsideration of Exelon-Pepco Deal
• Some Businesses Face 20-30 Percent Decline if Puget Sound Salmon Fishing Closes for Summer
• Western Washington Water Providers React to Tacoma Finding Some High Lead Levels
• What Happens When Dams Come Down?
• Benton PUD’s Prosser Solar Project Ceremony Planned April 26
• Solar Gardens Grow Slowly Out West
• Arizona Utilities Back Initiative to Counter SolarCity-Supported Ballot Proposal
• Higher Oregon Renewable Portfolio Standard Targets Likely to Boost Wind Power
• Biomass Amendments in Federal Energy Legislation Spark Debate over ‘Carbon-Neutrality’
• Pacific Northwest Demand Response Demonstration Project Concludes with High Success Rate, National Award
• Energy Efficiency & Customer Engagement Go Hand in Hand
• Tesla Unveils Pricing Details for Powerpack System
• Why Electric Cars Ruled the Roads 100 Years Ago
• Oregon: Hawaiki Submarine Cable Becomes Tenant in Pacific City
• Verizon Says Strikers Sabotaging Verizon Network
• One of Google’s Loon Balloons Crashed in Chile
• Cheerios’ Tasteless Prince Tribute Bombs on Twitter
• Facebook Introducing Quality Metrics to Cut Down on Clickbait
• Wild Olympics Legislation Presented to U-S Senate Panel for First Time
• Belfair Man Involved in Crash with Kitsap County Sheriff Vehicle
• Intel Plans to Cut 350 Jobs in DuPont; Bellevue Layoffs Expected
• New Area Codes Coming to Western Washington State, Idaho
• CEO Resigns at McNeil Island Lock-Up for Sexual Predators
• Ruined Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Will Remain a Threat for 3,000 Years

WORD OF THE DAY

Antediluvian • \an-tih-dih-LOO-vee-un\ • Adjective – 1: of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible 2a: made, evolved, or developed a long time ago *b: extremely primitive or outmoded

The keys crackled, sounding like a mad tap-dancer, with occasional silence caused by the aged accountant pulling the handle on his manual Victor adding machine. The regression to antediluvian accounting technology was hastened that fateful day by constant computer network problems at the financial firm. The date was henceforth marked on the calendar as “Green Eyeshades Day”.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

House Panel Asked to Shine Light on PMA Costs – A little information about the shrouded costs of fish & wildlife programs would go a long way (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/public-policy-watch/legislation/house-subcommittee-power-marketing-administration-costs/91084

Washington, D-C Ratepayer Advocate, Attorney General File for Reconsideration of Exelon-Pepco Deal (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/updated-dc-ratepayer-advocate-attorney-general-file-for-reconsideration-o/417964/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Some Businesses Face 20-30 Percent Decline if Puget Sound Salmon Fishing Closes for Summer (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/outdoors/hunting-fishing/article73550127.html#emlnl=A_Roundup_of_the_Days_Top_Stories

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Western Washington Water Providers React to Tacoma Finding Some High Lead Levels (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article73244347.html

What Happens When Dams Come Down? (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/what-happens-when-dams-come-down

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Benton PUD’s Prosser Solar Project Ceremony Planned April 26 (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/business/article73627632.html

Solar Gardens Grow Slowly Out West (High Country News)

http://www.hcn.org/articles/solar-gardens-grow-slowly-out-west-energy

Arizona Utilities Back Initiative to Counter SolarCity-Supported Ballot Proposal (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/arizona-utilities-back-initiative-to-counter-solarcity-supported-ballot-pro/417969/

Higher Oregon Renewable Portfolio Standard Targets Likely to Boost Wind Power (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=25932

Biomass Amendments in Federal Energy Legislation Spark Debate over ‘Carbon-Neutrality’ (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/biomass-amendments-in-energy-legislation-spark-debate-over-carbon-neutrali/418012/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Pacific Northwest Demand Response Demonstration Project Concludes with High Success Rate, National Award (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/04/demand-response-demonstration-project.html

Energy Efficiency & Customer Engagement Go Hand in Hand (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=45692

SCIENCE SWIMMING IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Tesla Unveils Pricing Details for Powerpack System (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/tesla-unveils-pricing-details-for-powerpack-system/417967/

Why Electric Cars Ruled the Roads 100 Years Ago (Gizmodo)

http://jalopnik.com/why-electric-cars-ruled-the-roads-100-years-ago-1771719651

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Oregon: Hawaiki Submarine Cable Becomes Tenant in Pacific City (Tillamook Headlight Herald, OR)

http://www.tillamookheadlightherald.com/news/hawaiki-submarine-cable-becomes-tenant-in-pacific-city/article_cc85c8ee-08a6-11e6-8d1c-b3abd0fde105.html

Verizon Says Strikers Sabotaging Verizon Network (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Says-Strikers-Sabotaging-Verizon-Network-136796

One of Google’s Loon Balloons Crashed in Chile (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/one-of-googles-loon-balloons-crashed-in-chile-1772836730

MARKETING & MEDIA

Cheerios’ Tasteless Prince Tribute Bombs on Twitter (Huffington Post)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cheerios-prince_us_57193778e4b0d4d3f722c4fd

Facebook Introducing Quality Metrics to Cut Down on Clickbait (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/blog/morning-edition/2016/04/facebook-introducing-quality-metrics-to-cut-down.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Wild Olympics Legislation Presented to U-S Senate Panel for First Time (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20160425/NEWS/304259986/wild-olympics-legislation-presented-to-us-senate-panel-for-first

GENERAL NEWS

Belfair Man Involved in Crash with Kitsap County Sheriff Vehicle (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/20041

Intel Plans to Cut 350 Jobs in DuPont; Bellevue Layoffs Expected (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2016/04/intel-plans-to-cut-350-jobs-in-dupont-bellevue.html

New Area Codes Coming to Western Washington State, Idaho (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/new-area-codes-coming-western-washington-idaho

CEO Resigns at McNeil Island Lock-Up for Sexual Predators (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/ceo-resigns-mcneil-island-lock-sexual-predators

Ruined Chernobyl Nuclear Plant Will Remain a Threat for 3,000 Years (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/world/article73405857.html#emlnl=Morning_Newsletter

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Little Girl Gives Her Hero Garbage Man a Cupcake, Melts All Our Hearts

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/little-girl-cupcake-garbage-man_us_5719c563e4b0d0042da8ce94?fb_action_ids=10153535898872393&fb_action_types=og.comments

Solar-Plane Pilots Say Trip Was Also Test of Human Endurance

http://koin.com/ap/solar-powered-plane-completes-journey-across-pacific-ocean/

Man Traveling in ‘Ocean Bubble’ from South Florida to Puerto Rico Rescued at Sea

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Bubble-Burst-Florida-Man-Using-Hydropod-at-Sea-Rescued-376899121.html

Ohio Couple Weds at Starting Line, Then Runs Half-Marathon

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ohio-couple-weds-starting-line-then-runs-half-115239232.html?nhp=1

SONG OF THE DAY

Lionel Richie – Running with the Night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZESoIUSw3yg

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Energy News Digest for April 22, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for April 22, 2016

http://1.usa.gov/1Vq4P4g

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Nations Ink Historic Paris Climate Deal (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36108194

Corps of Engineers Resumes Columbia River Cormorant Removal (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/corps-of-engineers-resumes-cormorant-removal/article_1a2dcfb3-c75b-5a34-b6e1-1233f014015d.html

Seattle Public Utilities Asks Residents to Run Water Amid Lead Concerns (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/seattle-public-utilities-asks-residents-to-run-water-amid-lead-concerns/147533056

Hot Weather Leads to Transmission Emergency at Ice Harbor Dam – Reduces Spill for Juvenile Fish (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/436544.aspx

The US Used Less Energy in 2015 with Less Waste, New Report Shows (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/the-us-used-less-energy-in-2015-with-less-waste-new-report-shows/417933/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Hot Weather Leads to Transmission Emergency at Ice Harbor Dam – Reduces Spill for Juvenile Fish
• Pacific Gas & Electric Criminal Trial for San Bruno Fire Delayed
• Tree Climber Dies after Fall
• Why Anti-Nuclear Enviros Just Aren’t the Same as Climate Deniers
• Corps of Engineers Resumes Columbia River Cormorant Removal
• Warm Seas Continue to Chop Salmon Numbers, Affecting Idaho, Pacific Northwest
• As Spring Chinook Passage Picks Up at Bonneville Dam, So Do Sea Lion Numbers, Salmon Mortality
• Lowland Lakes Fishing Season Starts Saturday
• Orca Tagging Stops after Dead Whale Found with Fragments
• Irony Alert: Study Finds Lack of Diversity (Gender, Race) among Fisheries Scientists
• Seattle Public Utilities Asks Residents to Run Water Amid Lead Concerns
• Seattle Area’s Air Quality Gets Poor Grades
• Waters of the U-S – GOP Measure to Block EPA Water Rule Fails
• Indulgence Corner: Buying Clean Electricity
• The US Used Less Energy in 2015 with Less Waste, New Report Shows
• This Earth Day, Let’s Look at How Much Energy We’ve Been Using
• Six Necessary Steps When Oregon Pot Sellers Pay Taxes with Cash
• Canada: Pot Culture Crash? Marijuana Legalization in Canada May Extinguish Drug Cachet
• Nations Ink Historic Paris Climate Deal
• Carbon Emissions & the Washington State Clean Air Rule: A Few Things to Know
• Bill Nye Predicts Major Shift in Climate Change Debate
• Solar Plane Slowly Soaring from Hawaii to California
• AT&T Is Reaching Out to Low-Income Americans with $10 Internet Service
• Ten-Dollar Router Blamed in $80 Million Bangladesh Bank Hack
• Google Parent Alphabet Sees a Worrisome Slowdown in Online Advertising
• Facebook Inches into Skype Territory with Group Calls on Messenger
• Judge Rules British Columbia Woman’s Defamatory Facebook Posts ‘Completely False & Unjustified’
• Online Media Is Tested When Social Platforms Come to Town
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• Conservation Attorney Launches Campaign for Washington State Lands Commissioner
• Life without Parole for Carnation Family Killer
• Update: First Paving on Shelton’s Lake Boulevard Complete
• National Park Spending Contributed $32 Billion to U-S Economy
• In 2015, park visitors spent an estimated $270.6 Million in local gateway regions while visiting Olympic National Park

WORD OF THE DAY

Noetic ● \noh-ET-ik\ ● Adjective – Of, relating to, or based on the intellect.

Smart people are fun

Noetic admiration

A beautiful mind

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Hot Weather Leads to Transmission Emergency at Ice Harbor Dam – Reduces Spill for Juvenile Fish (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/436544.aspx

Pacific Gas & Electric Criminal Trial for San Bruno Fire Delayed (San Francisco Business Times, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2016/04/pg-e-criminal-trial-for-san-bruno-firenow-delayed.html

Tree Climber Dies after Fall (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/11540

Why Anti-Nuclear Enviros Just Aren’t the Same as Climate Deniers (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/politics/why-anti-nuclear-enviros-just-arent-the-same-as-climate-deniers/?

FISH & WILDLIFE

Corps of Engineers Resumes Columbia River Cormorant Removal (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/corps-of-engineers-resumes-cormorant-removal/article_1a2dcfb3-c75b-5a34-b6e1-1233f014015d.html

Warm Seas Continue to Chop Salmon Numbers, Affecting Idaho, Pacific Northwest (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/letters-from-the-west/article73268602.html

As Spring Chinook Passage Picks Up at Bonneville Dam, So Do Sea Lion Numbers, Salmon Mortality (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/436547.aspx

Lowland Lakes Fishing Season Starts Saturday (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/04/lowland-lakes-fishing-season-starts.html

Orca Tagging Stops after Dead Whale Found with Fragments (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/science/articles/2016-04-20/orca-tagging-stops-after-dead-whale-found-with-fragments

Irony Alert: Study Finds Lack of Diversity (Gender, Race) among Fisheries Scientists (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/436536.aspx

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Seattle Public Utilities Asks Residents to Run Water Amid Lead Concerns (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/seattle-public-utilities-asks-residents-to-run-water-amid-lead-concerns/147533056

Seattle Area’s Air Quality Gets Poor Grades (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-areas-air-quality-gets-poor-grades/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news

Waters of the U-S – GOP Measure to Block EPA Water Rule Fails (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/gop-measure-to-block-epa-water-rule-fails/article/2589169

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Indulgence Corner: Buying Clean Electricity (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2016/04/21/buying-clean-electricity-2/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

The US Used Less Energy in 2015 with Less Waste, New Report Shows (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/the-us-used-less-energy-in-2015-with-less-waste-new-report-shows/417933/

This Earth Day, Let’s Look at How Much Energy We’ve Been Using (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/aceee/2376595/this-earth-day-lets-look-at-how-much-energy-weve-been-using

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Six Necessary Steps When Oregon Pot Sellers Pay Taxes with Cash (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/04/20/6-necessary-steps-when-oregon-pot-sellers-pay-taxes-with-cash/

Canada: Pot Culture Crash? Marijuana Legalization in Canada May Extinguish Drug Cachet (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/pot-culture-crash-marijuana-legalization-in-canada-may-extinguish-drug-cachet-1.2235683

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Nations Ink Historic Paris Climate Deal (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36108194

Carbon Emissions & the Washington State Clean Air Rule: A Few Things to Know (Business Institute of Washington)

http://thelens.news/2016/04/21/carbon-emissions-and-the-washington-state-clean-air-rule/

Bill Nye Predicts Major Shift in Climate Change Debate (AOL News)

http://www.aol.com/article/2016/04/22/bill-nye-predicts-major-shift-in-climate-change-debate/21346779/

SCIENCE IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Solar Plane Slowly Soaring from Hawaii to California (ABC News)

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/crew-prepares-fly-solar-plane-hawaii-california-38569784

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AT&T Is Reaching Out to Low-Income Americans with $10 Internet Service (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/04/22/att-is-reaching-out-to-low-income-americans-with-10-internet-service/

Ten-Dollar Router Blamed in $80 Million Bangladesh Bank Hack (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36110421

MARKETING & MEDIA

Google Parent Alphabet Sees a Worrisome Slowdown in Online Advertising (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/04/21/google-parent-alphabet-sees-a-worrisome-slowdown-in-online-advertising/

Facebook Inches into Skype Territory with Group Calls on Messenger (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/04/20/facebook-inches-into-skype-territory-with-group-calls-on-messenger/

Judge Rules British Columbia Woman’s Defamatory Facebook Posts ‘Completely False & Unjustified’ (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/b-c-woman-s-defamatory-facebook-posts-completely-false-and-unjustified-judge-1.2237055

Online Media Is Tested When Social Platforms Come to Town (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/business/media/online-media-is-tested-when-social-platforms-come-to-town.html?_r=0

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/04/22/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-326/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Conservation Attorney Launches Campaign for Washington State Lands Commissioner (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Hilary-Franz-of-Futurewise-launches-land-7276814.php

GENERAL NEWS

Life without Parole for Carnation Family Killer (Seattle Post-Intelligencewr, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/crime/article/Life-without-parole-for-Carnation-killer-of-6-7287250.php

Update: First Paving on Shelton’s Lake Boulevard Complete (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/update-first-paving-on-lake-boulevard-complete/article_0b69abaa-0809-11e6-b71f-1fac300dc31e.html

National Park Spending Contributed $32 Billion to U-S Economy (Travel Weekly)

http://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/National-park-spending-contributed-32-billion-to-U-S-economy

Olympic National Park

In 2015, park visitors spent an estimated $270.6 Million in local gateway regions while visiting Olympic National Park. These expenditures supported 3.7 Thousand jobs, $131.2 Million in labor income, $232.6 Million in value added, & $375.5 Million in economic output in local gateway economies surrounding Olympic National Park.

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/socialscience/vse.htm

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Mechanics Make Unusual Discovery in Car’s Engine

http://komonews.com/news/offbeat/mechanics-make-unusual-discovery-in-cars-engine

Why We Sleep So Poorly In Unfamiliar Places

http://gizmodo.com/why-we-sleep-so-poorly-in-unfamiliar-places-1772263879

McDonald’s Quashes All-You-Can-Eat Fries Reports

http://katu.com/news/offbeat/mcdonalds-quashes-all-you-can-eat-fries-reports

Prost! Germany Celebrates 500 Years of Beer Purity Law

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3553797/Prost-Germany-celebrates-500-years-beer-purity-law.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Roy Orbison – In Dreams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPqZs7Vl_xg

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Energy News Digest for April 21, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for April 21, 2016

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El Nino Declining, Cool Sister May Take Its Place (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/apr/20/el-nino-declining-cool-sister-may-take-its-place/

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

The Senate Just Passed – Overwhelmingly – An Actually Bipartisan Energy Bill (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/04/20/the-senate-just-passed-overwhelmingly-an-actually-bipartisan-energy-bill/

Arizona Utility Executive Calls for More Transparency in Rate-Setting “…require power marketing administrations to include costs associated with fish & wildlife conservation regulations on monthly electric bills to wholesale consumers…” (Arizona Public Broadcasting)

https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2016/04/20/21461/

Chinook Salmon, Flounder Added to Overfishing List (Associated Press)

http://www.sltrib.com/home/3801396-155/salmon-flounder-added-to-overfishing-list

Bonneville Power Administration Expecting Normal Water Year Operations (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-expecting-normal-water-year-operations.aspx

San Francisco Now Requires Solar Panels on New Buildings (San Francisco Business Times)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/real-estate/2016/04/san-francisco-solar-energy-cre.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• The Senate Just Passed – Overwhelmingly – An Actually Bipartisan Energy Bill
• House, Senate Look to Reconcile Energy Bills, Schedule Permitting
• Editorial: An Energy Bill in Need of Fixes
• Arizona Utility Executive Calls for More Transparency in Rate-Setting “…require power marketing administrations to include costs associated with fish & wildlife conservation regulations on monthly electric bills to wholesale consumers…”
• Three Questions with the Columbia Riverkeeper’s Brett Vandenheuvel as He Takes an LNG Victory Lap
• Chelan PUD: Applications Solicited for Hydropower STEM Camp
• Clatskanie PUD’s Marcum & Welter receive 2016 Safety Heroism Award
• Benton PUD’s Steve Frost receives 2016 Career Commitment to Safety Award
• Indiana Supreme Court Rules to Keep Lawmaker-Utility Emails Private
• Chinook Salmon, Flounder Added to Overfishing List
• State of Oregon: Limit Bass Consumption Due to Mercury Levels
• California: Invasive Wild Pigs Nearly Wiped Out in San Diego County
• Bonneville Power Administration Expecting Normal Water Year Operations
• U-S Senate OKs $92 Million for Yakima Basin; Measure Goes to House
• Skagit PUD Opens Water Filling Stations
• San Francisco Now Requires Solar Panels on New Buildings
• SolarCity Ends Support for Political Group Investigating Arizona Regulators
• Wind Generation Growth Slowed In 2015 as Wind Speeds Declined in Key Regions
• Solar Panels Don’t Last Forever & Degradation Varies Wildly, Study Says
• Turning Ocean Waves into Electricity
• Should Iowa’s Small Utilities Be Pushed Harder on Efficiency?
• How Energy Efficiency Could Become the New ‘Bridge Fuel’ to Cut Carbon
• Savings Project: How to Seal Air Leaks with Caulk
• Chelan County Faces Lawsuit from Pot Farmers
• Oregon Has Collected $6.84 Million in Recreational Pot Taxes since January
• Everything You Need to Know about Pot’s Environmental Impact
• High Times Magazine Is Using Big Data to Rebrand Marijuana
• Study: Warming Giving Us Type of Weather We Prefer, For Now
• Washington Is Number 2 – Oregon: Yeah, We’re Green, Just Not the ‘Greenest’ State
• Got EVs? Why Utilities Should Promote Electric Vehicles to Consumers
• A Sunspot the Size of 5 Earths Unleashed a Spectacular Solar Flare This Week
• Scientists Made LEDs 60 Percent Brighter by Copying Firefly Lanterns
• Google Fiber Adds Portland to Its ‘Digital Inclusion Fellowship’ Program
• States Move toward Making Endangered Land Lines Extinct
• Yahoo’s Deterioration Accelerates Ahead of a Possible Sale
• Comcast Will Let You Replace Your Cable Box with an App
• United Kingdom’s Daily Mail Says it May Partner to Bid for Yahoo
• Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley’s Case Goes To Jury
• Will a Tax on Olympia’s Richest Households Hold Up in Court?
• Effort to Change Shelton City Commission to Council Form
• Port of Shelton’s Interim Director Gets Raise – Search for New Director Begins
• Washington State Remains at Risk of Record-Breaking Wildfire Destruction Thanks to Funding Problems
• Intel to Lay Off 12,000 People Worldwide
• New Centralia College President
• Harriet Tubman Ousts Andrew Jackson in Change for a $20

WORD OF THE DAY

Fictioneer • \fik-shuh-NEER\ • noun: One who writes fiction especially in quantity & without high standards

Alejandro bristled at having his astounding output florid romance novels branding him as “a fictioneer.” “I prefer to be called a common hack,” he sniffed. “At least that provides some level of respect for my craft”.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

The Senate Just Passed – Overwhelmingly – An Actually Bipartisan Energy Bill (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/04/20/the-senate-just-passed-overwhelmingly-an-actually-bipartisan-energy-bill/

House, Senate Look to Reconcile Energy Bills, Schedule Permitting (Morning Consult)

https://morningconsult.com/2016/04/house-senate-look-to-reconcile-energy-bills-schedule-permitting/

Editorial: An Energy Bill in Need of Fixes (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/21/opinion/mixed-signals-on-energy.html?ref=opinion&_r=0

Arizona Utility Executive Calls for More Transparency in Rate-Setting “…require power marketing administrations to include costs associated with fish & wildlife conservation regulations on monthly electric bills to wholesale consumers…” (Arizona Public Broadcasting)

https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2016/04/20/21461/

Three Questions with the Columbia Riverkeeper’s Brett Vandenheuvel as He Takes an LNG Victory Lap (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/04/3-questions-with-the-columbia-riverkeepers-brett.html

Chelan PUD: Applications Solicited for Hydropower STEM Camp (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/school_news/applications-solicited-for-hydropower-stem-camp/article_db41b1e2-0660-11e6-ac4d-437b9fc224f7.html

Clatskanie PUD’s Marcum & Welter receive 2016 Safety Heroism Award (Northwest Public Power Association)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/04/clatskanie-puds-marcum-welter-receive.html

Benton PUD’s Steve Frost receives 2016 Career Commitment to Safety Award (Northwest Public Power Association)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/04/benton-puds-steve-frost-receives-2016.html

Indiana Supreme Court Rules to Keep Lawmaker-Utility Emails Private (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/indiana-supreme-court-rules-to-keep-lawmaker-utility-emails-private/417855/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Chinook Salmon, Flounder Added to Overfishing List (Associated Press)

http://www.sltrib.com/home/3801396-155/salmon-flounder-added-to-overfishing-list

State of Oregon: Limit Bass Consumption Due to Mercury Levels (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2016/04/19/oregonians-urged-to-limit-consumption-of-bass/

California: Invasive Wild Pigs Nearly Wiped Out in San Diego County (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-pigs-gone-20160421-story.html?ref=yfp

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Bonneville Power Administration Expecting Normal Water Year Operations (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-expecting-normal-water-year-operations.aspx

U-S Senate OKs $92 Million for Yakima Basin; Measure Goes to House (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/senate-oks-million-for-yakima-basin-measure-goes-to-u/article_b269c820-0789-11e6-82af-8b5453bdadc3.html

Skagit PUD Opens Water Filling Stations (Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, WA)

http://www.goskagit.com/news/skagit-pud-opens-water-filling-stations/article_80b37f92-da8d-5f64-a0e0-4f3d4ea51d57.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

San Francisco Now Requires Solar Panels on New Buildings (San Francisco Business Times)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/real-estate/2016/04/san-francisco-solar-energy-cre.html

SolarCity Ends Support for Political Group Investigating Arizona Regulators (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/solarcity-ends-support-for-political-group-investigating-arizona-regulators/417830/

Wind Generation Growth Slowed In 2015 as Wind Speeds Declined in Key Regions (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=25912

Solar Panels Don’t Last Forever & Degradation Varies Wildly, Study Says (Computerworld)

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3058270/sustainable-it/study-solar-panels-dont-last-forever-and-degradation-varies-wildly.html?ref=yfp

Turning Ocean Waves into Electricity (Cable News Network)

http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/19/technology/waves-columbia-power/index.html?iid=SF_LN

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Should Iowa’s Small Utilities Be Pushed Harder on Efficiency? (Midwest Energy News)

http://midwestenergynews.com/2016/04/21/should-iowas-small-utilities-be-pushed-harder-on-efficiency/

How Energy Efficiency Could Become the New ‘Bridge Fuel’ to Cut Carbon (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/how-energy-efficiency-could-become-the-new-bridge-fuel-to-cut-carbon/417580/

Savings Project: How to Seal Air Leaks with Caulk (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2016/04/20/savings-project-how-to-seal-air-leaks-with-caulk/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Chelan County Faces Lawsuit from Pot Farmers (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/chelan-county-faces-lawsuit-from-pot-farmers/

Oregon Has Collected $6.84 Million in Recreational Pot Taxes since January (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/marijuana/index.ssf/2016/04/oregon_collects_684_million_in.html

Everything You Need to Know about Pot’s Environmental Impact (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/living/everything-you-need-to-know-about-pots-environmental-impact/

High Times Magazine Is Using Big Data to Rebrand Marijuana (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/high-times-using-big-data-rebrand-marijuana-170926

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Study: Warming Giving Us Type of Weather We Prefer, For Now (Associated Press)

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/fb9bcb7ac30b449e866210f3d3a52ba4/study-warming-giving-us-type-weather-we-prefer-now

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Washington Is Number 2 – Oregon: Yeah, We’re Green, Just Not the ‘Greenest’ State (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2016/04/20/yeah-were-green-just-not-the-greenest-state/

Got EVs? Why Utilities Should Promote Electric Vehicles to Consumers (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/got-evs-why-utilities-should-promote-electric-vehicles-to-consumers/417638/

A Sunspot the Size of 5 Earths Unleashed a Spectacular Solar Flare This Week (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/04/19/solar-flare-nasa-gif/

Scientists Made LEDs 60 Percent Brighter by Copying Firefly Lanterns (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/scientists-made-leds-60-percent-brighter-by-copying-fir-1771979185

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Fiber Adds Portland to Its ‘Digital Inclusion Fellowship’ Program (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2016/04/google_fiber_adds_portland_to.html

States Move toward Making Endangered Land Lines Extinct (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/business/article72634277.html

Yahoo’s Deterioration Accelerates Ahead of a Possible Sale (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Yahoo-deterioration-deepens-as-company-mulls-7258229.php

Comcast Will Let You Replace Your Cable Box with an App (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/04/21/comcast-will-let-you-replace-your-cable-box-with-an-app/

MARKETING & MEDIA

United Kingdom’s Daily Mail Says it May Partner to Bid for Yahoo (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yahoo-m-a-dmgt-idUSKCN0XH1X2

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley’s Case Goes To Jury (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/politics/washington-auditor-troy-kelley-case-goes-to-jury/145860536

Will a Tax on Olympia’s Richest Households Hold Up in Court? (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article72960067.html

GENERAL NEWS

Effort to Change Shelton City Commission to Council Form (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/19976

Port of Shelton’s Interim Director Gets Raise – Search for New Director Begins (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-port-interim-director-gets-raise-search-for-new-director/article_a11cb602-0713-11e6-9606-9bf4372e66ea.html

Washington State Remains at Risk of Record-Breaking Wildfire Destruction Thanks to Funding Problems (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/273692/state-remains-risk-record-breaking-wildfire-destruction-thanks-funding-woes/

Intel to Lay Off 12,000 People Worldwide (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/2016/04/19/intel-to-lay-off-12000-people-worldwide/

New Centralia College President (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/04/new-centralia-college-president-kela.html

Harriet Tubman Ousts Andrew Jackson in Change for a $20 (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/21/us/women-currency-treasury-harriet-tubman.html?_r=0

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Here’s the Real Reason We Associate 420 with Weed

http://time.com/4292844/420-april-20-marijuana-pot-holiday-history/

French Baker Fires His Savior Instead of Giving Him His Business

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-baker-idUSKCN0XG1N7

Words That Were Invented Because We Actually Just Got Them Wrong

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/words-that-were-invented-because-we-actually-just-got-t-1771890009

Legendary Pop Singer Prince Dead at 57

http://kdvr.com/2016/04/21/report-singer-prince-dead-at-57/

SONG OF THE DAY

Prince’s 40 Biggest Billboard Hits

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/483652/princes-40-biggest-billboard-hits

Prince – Purple Rain (Live at 2007 Super Bowl)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsRUAoUvP10

Prince – When Doves Cry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYVOrzv61Yg

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