Energy News Digest for January 31, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Large Chinook Run Set to Rumble through Salmon River (Twin Falls Times News, ID)
http://magicvalley.com/lifestyles/recreation/large-chinook-run-set-to-rumble-through-salmon-river/article_423d75fb-315b-5586-9e25-922e6c99e4d0.html

Dry Pacific Northwest Winter Raises Concerns about Possible Drought (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Dry-winter-raises-concerns-about-possible-drought-242947951.html

South Idaho Farmers Told to Brace for Water Shutdown (Associated Press)

http://www.kxly.com/news/northwest/s-idaho-farmers-told-to-brace-for-water-shutdown/-/101246/24205368/-/g53aus/-/index.html

What Regional Leaders Are Saying about Elliot Mainzer’s Appointment as BPA Administrator (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/What-regional-leaders-are-saying-about-Mainzers-appointment.aspx

SoloPower Systems Says It Has Lined Up Interim Financing as Bigger Deal Comes Together (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/01/solopower_systems_says_it_has_lined_up_interim_financing_as_bigger_deal_comes_together.html#cmpid=nwsltrhead

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• What Regional Leaders Are Saying about Elliot Mainzer’s Appointment as BPA Administrator
• ‘They’re Not Going to Restart Columbia Falls Aluminum’
• Avista Getting New Computer Systems - Testing Underway for $80 Million Project
• Oregon: Study Says Cost for Millersburg Electric Utility Would Be $13.6 Million
• California: City of Davis Has Long Fight Ahead to Break Off From Pacific Gas & Electric
• Public Power Thrives in City Named for a Radio Show
• Researchers Get Mixed Results in Studies of How Transmission Lowers Home Values
• Hydropower in U-S Gets Boost from New Laws. Will Congress Do More?
• FERC Chair Nomination Included: President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
• Large Chinook Run Set to Rumble through Salmon River
• Op/Ed: It’s Been a Good Year for Salmon on the Columbia River
• Is the Annual Monarch Butterfly Migration Coming to an End?
• Dry Pacific Northwest Winter Raises Concerns about Possible Drought
• South Idaho Farmers Told to Brace for Water Shutdown
• California Orders Dozens of Streams Closed to Fishing as Drought Worsens
• SoloPower Systems Says It Has Lined Up Interim Financing as Bigger Deal Comes Together
• Forecast: More Wind … Vestas’ Chris Brown Speaks
• Wave Energy Carpet Needs Help to Roll Out
• ‘How Do I Know if Green Electricity is Really Green?’
• To Cut Food Waste Costs, Washington Prison Turns to Worms
• Farm Bill Supports Renewable Energy, Hemp, Organic Program
• High Speed Internet Coming to Onalaska
• Comcast Fights FCC Rate Caps in Spokane Area
• Idaho $14.5 Million Short on Bill for Broadband in Schools
• A Case for Cheaper Broadband in Schools
• Microsoft Board Close to Naming Nadella as New CEO: Source
• Great, Now Yahoo E-mail Addresses & Passwords Have Been Stolen
• Washington State Lawmakers Chat Up Per-Mile Road Tax
• Battered Coastal Paper Mill Now Faces Demolition
• Eight-Year Sentence for Belfair Felon with Guns
• Aspiring Marijuana Sellers in Washington, Facing Local Resistance to Legalization, May Get Help from Legislature
• Recycling Companies Back Up Their Buys & Crack Down on Metal Theft
• Six Ways to Prepare Yourself for Super Bowl Sunday

WORD OF THE DAY

Orotund • \ORE-uh-tund\ • Adjective - 1: marked by fullness, strength, & clarity of sound: sonorous 2: pompous, bombastic.

The rollers of crashing music washed over Frederick’s dinner guests in orotund waves, its throbbing resonance causing wine glasses to hum to the vibrations of the Wagnerian opera his stereo system was blasting into the enclosed dining space of his small apartment. Conversation was impossible, as was hearing after exposure to the eardrum-bursting concert.

Also, see Seahawks 12^th Man.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

What Regional Leaders Are Saying about Elliot Mainzer’s Appointment as BPA Administrator (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/What-regional-leaders-are-saying-about-Mainzers-appointment.aspx

‘They’re Not Going to Restart Columbia Falls Aluminum’ - Union officials speak up about future of plant (Daily Interlake, Kalispell, MT)

http://www.dailyinterlake.com/news/local_montana/article_c8be833e-8a1f-11e3-be87-0019bb2963f4.html

Avista Getting New Computer Systems - Testing Underway for $80 Million Project (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jan/31/avista-getting-new-computer-systems/

Oregon: Study Says Cost for Millersburg Electric Utility Would Be $13.6 Million (Albany Democrat Herald, OR)

http://democratherald.com/news/local/2ed53892-897c-11e3-bcdd-0019bb2963f4.html

California: City of Davis Has Long Fight Ahead to Break Off From Pacific Gas & Electric (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2014/01/31/davis-has-long-fight-ahead-to-break.html

Public Power Thrives in City Named for a Radio Show (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=251206&issueID=34784

Researchers Get Mixed Results in Studies of How Transmission Lowers Home Values (SNL Financial)

http://www.snl.com/Interactivex/article.aspx?CdId=A-26637982-10284

Hydropower in U-S Gets Boost from New Laws. Will Congress Do More? (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bna.com/hydropower-us-gets-b17179881735/

FERC Chair Nomination Included: President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts (The White House)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/01/30/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts

FISH & WILDLIFE

Large Chinook Run Set to Rumble through Salmon River (Twin Falls Times News, ID)
http://magicvalley.com/lifestyles/recreation/large-chinook-run-set-to-rumble-through-salmon-river/article_423d75fb-315b-5586-9e25-922e6c99e4d0.html

Op/Ed: It’s Been a Good Year for Salmon on the Columbia River (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/01/its_been_a_good_year_for_salmo.html

Is the Annual Monarch Butterfly Migration Coming to an End? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0129/Is-the-annual-Monarch-butterfly-migration-coming-to-an-end

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Dry Pacific Northwest Winter Raises Concerns about Possible Drought (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Dry-winter-raises-concerns-about-possible-drought-242947951.html

South Idaho Farmers Told to Brace for Water Shutdown (Associated Press)

http://www.kxly.com/news/northwest/s-idaho-farmers-told-to-brace-for-water-shutdown/-/101246/24205368/-/g53aus/-/index.html

California Orders Dozens of Streams Closed to Fishing as Drought Worsens (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/01/31/6116936/california-orders-dozens-of-streams.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

SoloPower Systems Says It Has Lined Up Interim Financing as Bigger Deal Comes Together (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/01/solopower_systems_says_it_has_lined_up_interim_financing_as_bigger_deal_comes_together.html#cmpid=nwsltrhead

Forecast: More Wind … Vestas’ Chris Brown Speaks (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2014/01/forecast-more-wind-vestas.html

Wave Energy Carpet Needs Help to Roll Out (Earth Techling)

http://www.earthtechling.com/2014/01/wave-energy-carpet-needs-help-to-roll-out/

‘How Do I Know if Green Electricity is Really Green?’ (The Telegraph, UK)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/consumertips/household-bills/10601451/How-do-I-know-if-green-electricity-is-really-green.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

To Cut Food Waste Costs, Washington Prison Turns to Worms (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/The-Bite/2014/0131/To-cut-food-waste-costs-Washington-prison-turns-to-worms

Farm Bill Supports Renewable Energy, Hemp, Organic Program (Sustainable Business)

http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/25487

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

High Speed Internet Coming to Onalaska (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2014/01/high-speed-internet-coming-to-onalaska.html

Comcast Fights FCC Rate Caps in Spokane Area (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jan/31/comcast-fights-fcc-rate-caps-in-spokane-area/

Idaho $14.5 Million Short on Bill for Broadband in Schools (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jan/31/idaho-145-million-short-on-bill-for-broadband-for/

A Case for Cheaper Broadband in Schools (NY Times)

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/30/a-case-for-cheaper-broadband-in-schools/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

Microsoft Board Close to Naming Nadella as New CEO: Source (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/31/us-microsoft-ceo-idUSBREA0T1ZY20140131

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Great, Now Yahoo E-mail Addresses & Passwords Have Been Stolen (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/01/30/great-now-yahoo-e-mail-addresses-passwords-have-been-stolen/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Lawmakers Chat Up Per-Mile Road Tax (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/WA-lawmakers-chat-up-per-mile-road-tax-242940881.html

GENERAL NEWS

Battered Coastal Paper Mill Now Faces Demolition (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/battered-coastal-paper-mill-now-faces-demolition

Eight-Year Sentence for Belfair Felon with Guns (Associated Press)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014/01/8-year-sentence-for-belfair-felon-with-guns/?syndication=rss

Aspiring Marijuana Sellers in Washington, Facing Local Resistance to Legalization, May Get Help from Legislature (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/clark-county/index.ssf/2014/01/aspiring_marijuana_sellers_in.html#cmpid=nwsltrhead

Recycling Companies Back Up Their Buys & Crack Down on Metal Theft (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/24595696/recycling-companies-back-up-their-buys-with-documents-on-sellers

Six Ways to Prepare Yourself for Super Bowl Sunday (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/01/6_ways_to_prepare_yourself_for.html#cmpid=nwsltrhead

DIVERSIONS

This is ESPN – Seahawks-Broncos Edition

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GBKX2RV3Ajw

Video: Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, Denver Mayor Arrested on ‘Colbert Report’

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2445845

The 12 Weirdest Bets You Can Make on Super Bowl XLVIII

http://mashable.com/2014/01/30/super-bowl-weird-bets/

Eight Wines to Pair with Your Fast Food

http://mashable.com/2014/01/31/fast-food-wine-pairings/

SONG OF THE DAY

NFL Films Theme song - Classic Battle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p30QHbD8018

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.

Energy News Digest for January 30, 2014 – Hot Shots Edition

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TODAY’S TOP STORIES

APPA Board of Directors Appoints Sue Kelly as President & CEO (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=251557&issueID=34783

The Hidden Cost of Space Heaters: Powerful Advice – Electricity Insights from Mason PUD 3 (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1335

States Move to Counter Propane Shortages (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jan/30/states-move-to-counter-propane-shortages/

City of Seattle Steps Up Awareness of Utility-Discount Program for Low-Income Users (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2022788201_utilitydiscountxml.html?syndication=rss

Wind Power for Sale, If the Price Is Right (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)

http://union-bulletin.com/news/2014/jan/29/wind-power-sale-if-price-right/

Risk to British Columbia Salmon 'Minimal' from Run-Of-River Projects (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/risk-to-b-c-salmon-minimal-from-run-of-river-projects-1.2516563?cmp=rss

FCC to Consider Move toward Ditching Existing Landline Networks (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/01/30/fcc-to-consider-move-toward-ditching-existing-landline-networks/

Holy Fargo Batman - Man Survives Going through Wood Chipper

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Man-survives-going-through-wood-chipper-242697101.html

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather forecast for Shelton area for January 30, 2014

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.

Energy News Digest for January 29, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Freezing Rain Hits Kittitas Valley, PUD Declares Minor Emergency (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/members/freezing-rain-hits-kittitas-valley-pud-declares-minor-emergency/article_9e67f152-884d-11e3-87a3-0019bb2963f4.html

Conservation Groups File Suit for Court Injunction to Stop Hatchery Fish Release in Elwha River (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140129/news/301299988/conservation-groups-file-suit-for-court-injunction-to-stop-hatchery

Feds Declare Fraser Sockeye Salmon Fishery a “Disaster” (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/feds-declare-fraser-sockeye-salmon-fishery-disaster

California Drought: 17 Communities Could Run Out of Water within 60 to 120 Days, State Says (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_25013388

NFL to Block Mobile Streaming Video in Super Bowl Stadium - Bandwidth hogs could prevent attendees from texting & tweeting (Ars Technica)

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/01/nfl-to-block-mobile-streaming-video-in-super-bowl-stadium/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Freezing Rain Hits Kittitas Valley, PUD Declares Minor Emergency
• Increased Natural Gas Demand Could Spike Heating Prices
• City Of Tacoma’s Union Pay, Up 13; Non-Union, 0. How Come?
• The California ISO-PacifiCorp Energy Imbalance Market Experiment: Can Public Power Avoid Assimilation?
• BPA Regional Science Bowl Middle School Competition Final Results
• From Warheads to Cheap Energy
• A Critique of an Upbeat Assessment of Nuclear Power’s Prospects
• Conservation Groups File Suit for Court Injunction to Stop Hatchery Fish Release in Elwha River
• Feds Declare Fraser Sockeye Salmon Fishery a “Disaster”
• Sunset Falls Dam Fight: Citizen Activists Accuse SnoPUD of Waste, Illegal Meeting
• Op/Ed: Idaho & Its Chinook Deserve an Expansion of Water Spills
• California Drought: 17 Communities Could Run Out of Water within 60 to 120 Days, State Says
• As California Drought Continues, Federal Officials Could Seize Water
• City of Shelton:  Is Your Water Worth the Risk?
• Leaky Bend Dam Could Affect Deschutes River Summer Recreation
• Net Metering in 2014: Where the First Battles Will Be Fought
• High Renewable Energy Costs Damage Vermont’s Economy
• Forecast: More Wind … Turbine Fans’ Favorite Pictures
• Who’s Your Energy Daddy?
• Windy Weather Can Be Good & Bad for Wind Energy
• Facebook Cites Progress on Low-Power Server Technology
• Slow Uptake of Electric Cars Prompts Calls to Extend Washington Tax Break
• This Small Loophole Could Give the FCC Much Greater Control of the Internet
• Bill Would Provide Tax Exemptions for Telecommunications Companies
• President Announces New School Broadband Effort
• Here’s What the Internet’s Arteries Look Like in 2014
• NFL to Block Mobile Streaming Video in Super Bowl Stadium
• 61% of Super Bowl Viewers Will Share Ads on Social Media
• With Social Media’s Rise, the Pulpit Isn’t Just the President’s Anymore
• President Obama Warns Divided Congress That He Will Act Alone
• U-S House of Representatives Clears Farm Bill
• Washington State Senator Suggests Abolishing Office of Insurance Commissioner
• Study Warns Douglas Fir Root Rot Could Get Worse
• Port of Shelton - Is The Sweet Smell Of Dope Too Much?
• Federal Judge Says Yakama Tribal Tobacco Company Owes Up to $6 Million Taxes
• Popular Flood Insurance Law is Target of Both Political Parties

WORD OF THE DAY

Obstreperous • \ub-STREP-russ\ • Adjective - 1: marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness: clamorous 2: stubbornly resistant to control: unruly.

Kindergarten, chasing the obstreperous inmates of the primary colored refuge. Tired…so tired. Teacher seeks the comfort of Morpheus’ embrace. To start the race again tomorrow.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Freezing Rain Hits Kittitas Valley, PUD Declares Minor Emergency (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/members/freezing-rain-hits-kittitas-valley-pud-declares-minor-emergency/article_9e67f152-884d-11e3-87a3-0019bb2963f4.html

Increased Natural Gas Demand Could Spike Heating Prices (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2014/01/28/increased-natural-gas-demand-could.html

City Of Tacoma’s Union Pay, Up 13; Non-Union, 0. How Come? (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/01/27/3013675/city-union-pay-up-13-non-union.html

The California ISO-PacifiCorp Energy Imbalance Market Experiment: Can Public Power Avoid Assimilation? (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2014/01/eric-christensen-publishes.html

BPA Regional Science Bowl Middle School Competition Final Results (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-Regional-Science-Bowl-Middle-School-Competition-final-results-2014.aspx

From Warheads to Cheap Energy (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/28/science/thomas-l-neffs-idea-turned-russian-warheads-into-american-electricity.html

A Critique of an Upbeat Assessment of Nuclear Power’s Prospects (NY Times)

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/28/a-critique-of-an-upbeat-assessment-of-nuclear-powers-prospects/?partner=rss&emc=rss

FISH & WILDLIFE

Conservation Groups File Suit for Court Injunction to Stop Hatchery Fish Release in Elwha River (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140129/news/301299988/conservation-groups-file-suit-for-court-injunction-to-stop-hatchery

Feds Declare Fraser Sockeye Salmon Fishery a “Disaster” (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/feds-declare-fraser-sockeye-salmon-fishery-disaster

Sunset Falls Dam Fight: Citizen Activists Accuse SnoPUD of Waste, Illegal Meeting (KPLU Radio, Tacoma, WA)

http://kplu.org/post/sunset-falls-dam-fight-citizen-activists-accuse-snopud-waste-illegal-meeting

Op/Ed: Idaho & Its Chinook Deserve an Expansion of Water Spills (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/01/27/2992944/idaho-and-its-chinook-deserve.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

California Drought: 17 Communities Could Run Out of Water within 60 to 120 Days, State Says (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_25013388

As California Drought Continues, Federal Officials Could Seize Water (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2014/01/as_california_drought_continue.html

City of Shelton:  Is Your Water Worth the Risk? (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/11041-is-your-water-worth-the-risk

Leaky Bend Dam Could Affect Deschutes River Summer Recreation (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/leaky-dam-could-affect-deschutes-river-summer-recreation/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Net Metering in 2014: Where the First Battles Will Be Fought (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/01/net-metering-in-2014-where-the-first-battles-will-be-fought?cmpid=rss

High Renewable Energy Costs Damage Vermont’s Economy (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/willem-post/332911/high-renewable-energy-costs-damage-vermonts-economy

Forecast: More Wind … Turbine Fans’ Favorite Pictures (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2014/01/forecast-scattered-winds-turbine.html

Who’s Your Energy Daddy? (Renewable Energy World – Oedipus Complex as a metaphor, really?)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2014/01/whos-your-energy-daddy?cmpid=rss

Windy Weather Can Be Good & Bad for Wind Energy (KRCG-TV, Columbia MO)

http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/story.aspx?id=999418#.Uukxw7TzLqp

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Facebook Cites Progress on Low-Power Server Technology (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/28/us-facebook-servers-idUSBREA0R1OZ20140128

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Slow Uptake of Electric Cars Prompts Calls to Extend Washington Tax Break (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/slow-uptake-electric-cars-prompts-calls-extend-washington-tax-break

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

This Small Loophole Could Give the FCC Much Greater Control of the Internet (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/01/28/this-small-loophole-could-give-the-fcc-much-greater-control-of-the-internet/?wprss=rss_business

Bill Would Provide Tax Exemptions for Telecommunications Companies - Would provide the companies with investment incentives by eliminating sales & use taxes applied to the purchase of telecommunications equipment (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2014/01/28/2954760/bill-would-provide-tax-exemptions.html

President Announces New School Broadband Effort (MultiChannel News0

http://www.multichannel.com/technology/president-announces-new-school-broadband-effort/147970

Here’s What the Internet’s Arteries Look Like in 2014 (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2014/01/29/heres-what-the-internets-arteries-look-like-in-2014/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

NFL to Block Mobile Streaming Video in Super Bowl Stadium - Bandwidth hogs could prevent attendees from texting & tweeting (Ars Technica)

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/01/nfl-to-block-mobile-streaming-video-in-super-bowl-stadium/

61% of Super Bowl Viewers Will Share Ads on Social Media (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/01/29/super-bowl-ads-infographic/

With Social Media’s Rise, the Pulpit Isn’t Just the President’s Anymore (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/29/us/politics/a-night-no-longer-just-the-presidents-pulpit.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

President Obama Warns Divided Congress That He Will Act Alone (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/29/us-usa-obama-speech-idUSBREA0R07T20140129

U-S House of Representatives Clears Farm Bill (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/01/house-farm-bill-102806.html?hp=t1_3

Washington State Senator Suggests Abolishing Office of Insurance Commissioner (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/health-care-inc/2014/01/becker-proposes-abolishing-office-of.html

GENERAL NEWS

Study Warns Douglas Fir Root Rot Could Get Worse (Associated Press)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Study-warns-Douglas-fir-root-rot-could-get-worse-242425851.html

Port of Shelton - Is The Sweet Smell Of Dope Too Much? (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/11040-is-the-sweet-smell-of-dope-too-much

Federal Judge Says Yakama Tribal Tobacco Company Owes Up to $6 Million Taxes (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/1878442-8/federal-judge-says-tribal-tobacco-company-owes-up

Popular Flood Insurance Law is Target of Both Political Parties (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/29/us/politics/popular-flood-insurance-law-is-target-of-both-political-parties.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

DIVERSIONS

Computer Simulation Predicts Seahawks Over Broncos, 24-21

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2014/01/27/computer-simulation-predicts-seahawks-over-broncos-24-21/

Seattle Lawyers Send Peyton Manning Jersey & Help to Fired Broncos Fan

http://kpbj.com/business_daily/2014-01-29/seattle_lawyers_send_peyton_manning_jersey_and_help_to_fired_broncos_fan

RIP Pete Seeger: In the Words of Other Musicians Who Knew Him

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2014/0128/Pete-Seeger-in-the-words-of-other-musicians-who-knew-him-video

Toothpaste Goes Chocolate with Crest’s ‘Be’ Line (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140128/BIZ/140128976

SONG OF THE DAY

A Mighty Wind is Blowin’ - New Main Street Singers, The Folksmen & Mitch & Mickey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVh0Iq_85aw

OK, now let’s get real

Pete Seeger - Where Have all the Flowers Gone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1tqtvxG8O4

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

BPA: Elliot Mainzer Officially Named Administrator; Looks to Firm Up Leadership Team (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/01/bpa_elliot_mainzer_officially_1.html

Blast Leaves Only 35 Feet of Glines Canyon Dam Standing on the Elwha River (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140128/NEWS/301289998/blast-leaves-only-35-feet-of-glines-canyon-dam-standing-on-the-elwha

Congressional Negotiators Reach Deal on U-S Farm Bill (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/28/us-usa-agriculture-farmbill-idUSBREA0Q1UI20140128

Montana Ranks near the Bottom for Broadband Access (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/montana-ranks-near-the-bottom-for-broadband-access/24146128

Leveraging the Seahawks Super Bowl Run for a Business Win (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2014/01/24/leveraging-the-seahawks-super-bowl-run.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• BPA: Elliot Mainzer Officially Named Administrator; Looks to Firm Up Leadership Team
• Department of Energy Names Elliot Mainzer Permanent BPA Administrator
• Elliot Mainzer New BPA Administrator - Reaxn from Public Power Council/U-S Senator Murray
• Kentucky-Fried Politics – Report Makes Claim About Purchase of Nuclear Fuel in Pacific Northwest
• Western Utilities Try to Balance a Proposed Energy Imbalance Market with Pros, Cons
• Shahala Middle School Team a BPA Science Bowl Finalist
• Chelan PUD Donations to Helping Hand Fund
• Widespread Reliability Violations Contributed to 2011 Blackout, FERC Staff Allege
• Could Wind Emerge As a Major Provider of Frequency Regulation?
• Blast Leaves Only 35 Feet of Glines Canyon Dam Standing on the Elwha River
• Fall River, Land Trust Team Up to Protect Birds from Electricity
• Snohomish River-Delta Stink: Humans, Sensors Smell It Differently
• NYC’s Charming Water Towers Are Actually Bacteria-Filled Horrorshows
• The Tortoise & the Flare: California Solar Power Projects Confront Habitat Impact
• U-S Solar Jobs Jump 20% in Biggest Climb for Past Four Years
• How Do You Recycle a Solar Panel?
• Renewable Energy Provides 37% of All New US Electrical Generating Capacity in 2013
• Molten Magma Could Power Electric Plants of the Future
• Don’t Get Blown Away by the Naysayers: Three Reasons to Be Bullish on Wind
• California: Despite Cold Classrooms, 140 HVAC Units Sat Idle at Twin Rivers
• Quiet Sun Could Cause ‘Mini Ice Age’
• Whoops: Anti-Fracking Activists Glued Themselves to the Wrong Gas Station
• This Student-Designed Portable Home May be the Most Beautiful Tiny House We’ve Seen
• Montana Ranks near the Bottom for Broadband Access
• AT&T Blames U-Verse Internet Outage on ‘Web Hosting Service Issue’
• Why Do Washington, DC Residents Pay the Highest Internet Costs in the Country?
• Microsoft Changes ‘SkyDrive’ name to ‘OneDrive’
• Former FCC Commissioner: FCC Needs to Reclassify Broadband ISPs, Save Net Neutrality
• Report: Spies Can Track You through Google Maps, Angry Birds
• ESPN Is Wary of Cord-Cutters, Says Protecting Pay-TV is First Priority
• Leveraging the Seahawks Super Bowl Run for a Business Win
• THC-Hawks? Pot Puns Pack This Super Bowl
• Congressional Negotiators Reach Deal on U-S Farm Bill
• Congressmen Kilmer & Heck Pass ‘Chick Pic’ (It’s Not What You Might Think)
• Work Begins on Downtown Shelton’s New Transit-Community Center
• Report: Red Light Camera Operator Bribed Officials in Multiple States
• Top 12 Moments in Seahawks Pop Culture History
• Winlock: Egg-cited about Seahawks!
• Seahawks Uniform History – The “Seattle Kings?”

WORD OF THE DAY

Acephalous • \ay-SEFF-uh-luss\ • Adjective – 1: Lacking a head or having the head reduced 2: lacking a governing head or chief

Acephalous era

Ends at Bonneville Power

Good luck Elliot

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

BPA: Elliot Mainzer Officially Named Administrator; Looks to Firm Up Leadership Team (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/01/bpa_elliot_mainzer_officially_1.html

Department of Energy Names Elliot Mainzer Permanent BPA Administrator (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2014/01/department-of-energy-names-elliot-mainzer-permanent-bpa-administrator.html

Elliot Mainzer New BPA Administrator - Reaxn from Public Power Council/U-S Senator Murray (Energy News Feed)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2014/01/elliot-mainzer-new-bpa-administrator.html

Kentucky-Fried Politics – Report Makes Claim About Purchase of Nuclear Fuel in Pacific Northwest (Newsweek Magazine)

http://mag.newsweek.com/2014/01/24/kentucky-fried-politics.html

Western Utilities Try to Balance a Proposed Energy Imbalance Market with Pros, Cons (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppw/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=250542&issueID=30553

Shahala Middle School Team a BPA Science Bowl Finalist (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jan/25/shahala-middle-school-bpa-science-bowl-finalist/

Chelan PUD Donations to Helping Hand Fund (Chelan PUD, Wenatchee, WA)

http://chelanpud.org/12109.html

Widespread Reliability Violations Contributed to 2011 Blackout, FERC Staff Allege (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppw/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=250973&issueID=30553

Could Wind Emerge As a Major Provider of Frequency Regulation? (Green Tech Media)

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/could-wind-emerge-as-a-major-provider-of-frequency-regulation

FISH & WILDLIFE

Blast Leaves Only 35 Feet of Glines Canyon Dam Standing on the Elwha River (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140128/NEWS/301289998/blast-leaves-only-35-feet-of-glines-canyon-dam-standing-on-the-elwha

Fall River, Land Trust Team Up to Protect Birds from Electricity (Teton Valley News, Driggs, ID)

http://www.tetonvalleynews.net/page2/fall-river-land-trust-team-up-to-protect-birds-from/article_94a13d7a-848a-11e3-8b16-0019bb2963f4.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Snohomish River-Delta Stink: Humans, Sensors Smell It Differently (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140124/SCBJ02/301259991/1011/River-delta-stink-Humans-sensors-smell-it-differently

NYC’s Charming Water Towers Are Actually Bacteria-Filled Horrorshows (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/nycs-charming-water-towers-are-actually-bacteria-fille-1509759091

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

The Tortoise & the Flare: California Solar Power Projects Confront Habitat Impact (PBS)

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/jan-june14/solar_01-23.html

U-S Solar Jobs Jump 20% in Biggest Climb for Past Four Years (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_25004805

How Do You Recycle a Solar Panel? (Huffington Post – Shades of other electric component disposal dilemmas: don’t forget those nasty other materials that are in a solar panel)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hamza-tahiri/how-do-you-recycle-a-solar-panel_b_4648903.html

Renewable Energy Provides 37% of All New US Electrical Generating Capacity in 2013 (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/01/renewable-energy-provides-37-of-all-new-us-electrical-generating-capacity-in-2013?cmpid=rss

Molten Magma Could Power Electric Plants of the Future (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/molten-magma-could-power-electric-plants-of-the-future-1510033594

Don’t Get Blown Away by the Naysayers: Three Reasons to Be Bullish on Wind (Motley Fool)

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/01/27/3-reasons-pattern-energy-will-win-when-wind-is-wid.aspx

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

California: Despite Cold Classrooms, 140 HVAC Units Sat Idle at Twin Rivers (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/01/27/6103161/despite-cold-classrooms-140-hvac.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Quiet Sun Could Cause ‘Mini Ice Age’ (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Quiet-sun-could-cause-mini-ice-age--242265491.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Whoops: Anti-Fracking Activists Glued Themselves to the Wrong Gas Station (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/list/whoops-anti-fracking-activists-glued-themselves-to-the-wrong-gas-station/

This Student-Designed Portable Home May be the Most Beautiful Tiny House We’ve Seen (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/list/this-student-designed-portable-home-may-be-the-most-beautiful-tiny-house-weve-seen/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Montana Ranks near the Bottom for Broadband Access (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/montana-ranks-near-the-bottom-for-broadband-access/24146128

AT&T Blames U-Verse Internet Outage on ‘Web Hosting Service Issue’ (Fierce Cable)

http://www.fiercecable.com/story/att-blames-u-verse-internet-outage-web-hosting-service-issue/2014-01-27

Why Do Washington, DC Residents Pay the Highest Internet Costs in the Country? (DCist)

http://dcist.com/2014/01/dc_residents_pay_the_highest_intern.php

Microsoft Changes ‘SkyDrive’ name to ‘OneDrive’ (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2014/01/microsoft-changes-skydrive-name-to.html

Former FCC Commissioner: FCC Needs to Reclassify Broadband ISPs, Save Net Neutrality (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/01/27/former-fcc-commissioner-fcc-needs-to-reclassify-broadband-isps-save-net-neutrality/

Report: Spies Can Track You through Google Maps, Angry Birds (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_25002926?source=rss

ESPN Is Wary of Cord-Cutters, Says Protecting Pay-TV is First Priority (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2014/01/27/espn-is-wary-of-cord-cutters-says-protecting-pay-tv-is-first-priority/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Leveraging the Seahawks Super Bowl Run for a Business Win (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2014/01/24/leveraging-the-seahawks-super-bowl-run.html

THC-Hawks? Pot Puns Pack This Super Bowl “…’I’m staying home & will be watching the Super Bowl while I light up my own Super Bowl,’ well-known stoner Tommy Chong…” (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/THC-Hawks-Pot-puns-pack-this-Super-Bowl-5177596.php

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Congressional Negotiators Reach Deal on U-S Farm Bill (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/28/us-usa-agriculture-farmbill-idUSBREA0Q1UI20140128

Congressmen Kilmer & Heck Pass ‘Chick Pic’ (It’s Not What You Might Think) (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/01/27/3014957/congressmen-kilmer-and-heck-pass.html

GENERAL NEWS

Work Begins on Downtown Shelton’s New Transit-Community Center (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/10903-work-begins-on-new-transit-community-center

Report: Red Light Camera Operator Bribed Officials in Multiple States (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2014/01/27/report-red-light-camera-operator-bribed-officials-in-multiple-states/#axzz2rdAVypr8

Top 12 Moments in Seahawks Pop Culture History (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2441902

Winlock: Egg-cited about Seahawks! (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA – I remember when certain schools – ahem – would paint the egg their colors before or after a game with the Cardinals.)

http://q13fox.com/2014/01/25/winlock-egg-cited-about-seahawks/#axzz2rZAnUon3

Seahawks Uniform History – The “Seattle Kings?” (MickyLantz)

http://mickelyantz.com/HawksUnis.html

DIVERSIONS

All the Crazy Stuff People Tried to Bring on Airplanes Last Year

http://gizmodo.com/all-the-crazy-stuff-people-tried-to-bring-on-airplanes-1508105214

South Korea: Plastic Surgery Clinic Fined for Tower of Bones

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-25881152

Flatulent Cows Start Fire at German Dairy Farm – Police

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/27/us-germany-cows-idUSBREA0Q1HY20140127

Eric Lawson, Who Portrayed Marlboro Man, Dies at 72

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/eric-lawson-who-portrayed-marlboro-man-dies-at-72/2014/01/27/6662d0aa-8772-11e3-916e-e01534b1e132_story.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Elmer Bernstein - The Magnificent Seven Theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XDB7GMnbUQ

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

Note that as some newspapers migrate to a “paywall” system of access, some articles may not be available without forking over some cold hard credit card cash. However, some sites will allow a certain number of story accesses per month before holding out their hand. Sorry if this is an inconvenience.