Energy News Digest for April 16, 2014

Energy News Digest for April 16, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

EPA Scores Big Win to Limit Mercury in Power Plants (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/04/epa-mercury-power-plants-earth-day-105728.html

Snohomish PUD Proposes Alternative to Dam on Skykomish River (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140415/NEWS01/140419392/A-tunnel-not-a-dam

Nuclear Regulators to Discuss Columbia Generating Station in Richland (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Nuclear-regulators-to-discuss-Columbia-Station-in-Richland-255409551.html

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Decline In U-S for Second Year in a Row (The Business Journals)

http://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/washingtonbureau/2014/04/greenhouse-gas-emissions-decline-in-u-s-for-second.html

Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission Investigating 911 Outage (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/washington-utilities-and-transportation-commission-investigating-911-outage

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• EPA Scores Big Win to Limit Mercury in Power Plants (Politico)
• Snohomish PUD Proposes Alternative to Dam on Skykomish River (Everett Herald, WA)
• Snohomish PUD’s Innovative Hydropower Plan (Fierce Energy)
• Nuclear Regulators to Discuss Columbia Generating Station in Richland (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
• Wanapum Dam Modified to Handle Migrating Fish (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
• Fitch Ratings: Grant PUD Adequately Managing Wanapum Dam Fracture (Yahoo! Finance)
• Jefferson, Clallam PUDs Warn Customers of Phone Scams (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
• Environmental Protection Agency Releases Columbia Falls Aluminum Company Site Study (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT)
• Rogers Seeks Kittitas PUD Re-Election for His Fourth, Six-Year Term (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
• SoCal Edison to Conduct Mass Firings “…memo was issued, incidentally, on April Fool’s Day. Surprise, you’re fired…” (Los Angeles Business Journal, CA)
• Losing Nine of 55,000 Electrical (sub)Stations Would Black Out America for Months (Examiner.Com)
• Do You Have What it Takes to be a Lineman? (Electric Co-op Today)
• Lummi Tribe’s Fishing Case Faces Off in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Courthouse News Service)
• President Signs Bill Protecting Washington State Landmark (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
• Field Poll: Drought Responses Split California (Sacramento Bee, CA)
• Run-of-River Hydropower Market Worth $1.4 Billion in 10 Years, Says Tocardo (Renewable Energy World)
• Clean Energy Finance through the Bond Market (Brookings Institute)
• Fraud, Failure & Frustration: This Is the Story of America’s First Energy Transition (The Atlantic Magazine)
• Infographic: What Oregon Would Look Like with 100% Renewable Energy (Sustainable Business Oregon)
• Struggling Oregon Window Company Saved by Washington Competitor (Portland Business Journal, OR)
• Save Hundreds of Dollars with New Discounted Light Bulbs (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)
• Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Invites Input on Draft 2015-2019 Business Plan (PR NewsWire)
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions Decline In U-S for Second Year in a Row (The Business Journals)
• Tiny Houses: $17,000, Two Summers & a Fancy Shower Head (Sustainable Business Oregon)
• Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission Investigating 911 Outage (Northwest Public Radio)
• Washington Attorney General: Dish to Refund $2 Million (Associated Press)
• The Insanely Fast Wi-Fi Router You’ll Probably Never Need (Washington Post)
• Verizon: Gosh, We Just Can’t Afford to Maintain Copper Networks (Broadband Reports)
• Facebook’s News Feed: What Changed & Why (Mashable)
• What’s Gnip? And Why Did Twitter Buy It? (Washington Post)
• Weather Underground Springs New Outlook for Users (USA Today)
• This Reader Mocked Heartbleed, Posted His Passwords Online. Guess What Happened Next (Washington Post)
• Microsoft Sends E-mail to Make Sure You Don’t Want E-mail from Microsoft (Consumerist)
• Missing Soldier Found Dead in Capitol Forest Was Nephew of Couple Killed in Oso Landslide (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
• Death Toll 39 in Oso Mudslide; 36 Victims Identified (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
• Oso Landslide: Commissioner of Public Lands Sought Out to Provide Answers (Everett Herald, WA)
• Shelton’s Red Apple Market Closing End of Month (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
• Quinault Nation to Reopen Lake Quinault to Public Use (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
• Plea Deal Rejected in Port Angeles Bulldozer Case (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
• Flurry of Earthquakes in Central Idaho Spurs Installation of Seismographs (Associated Press)
• Los Angeles Company Buys Ten Acres in Snohomish County to Grow Pot (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

WORD OF THE DAY

Peccadillo • \peck-uh-DILL-low\ • Noun - A small mistake or fault that is not regarded as very bad or serious: a slight offense.

Our state capitol

Or is it spelled capital

Small peccadillo

http://grammarist.com/usage/capitol-capital/

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Mason County Area Weather Forecast for April 16, 2014

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

EPA Scores Big Win to Limit Mercury in Power Plants (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/04/epa-mercury-power-plants-earth-day-105728.html

Snohomish PUD Proposes Alternative to Dam on Skykomish River (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140415/NEWS01/140419392/A-tunnel-not-a-dam

Snohomish PUD’s Innovative Hydropower Plan (Fierce Energy)

http://www.fierceenergy.com/story/puds-innovative-hydropower-plan/2014-04-16

Nuclear Regulators to Discuss Columbia Generating Station in Richland (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Nuclear-regulators-to-discuss-Columbia-Station-in-Richland-255409551.html

Wanapum Dam Modified to Handle Migrating Fish (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Cracked-dam-modified-to-handle-migrating-fish-255361031.html

Fitch Ratings: Grant PUD Adequately Managing Wanapum Dam Fracture (Yahoo! Finance)

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fitch-grant-pud-adequately-managing-210200342.html;_ylt=AwrTWf3HoU1TwjoAEov_wgt.

Jefferson, Clallam PUDs Warn Customers of Phone Scams (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140415/NEWS/140419985/updated-8212-jefferson-clallam-puds-customers-of-phone-scams

Environmental Protection Agency Releases Columbia Falls Aluminum Company Site Study (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT)

http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/environmental_protection_agency_releases_cfac_site_study/38847/

Rogers Seeks Kittitas PUD Re-Election for His Fourth, Six-Year Term (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/members/rogers-seeks-pud-re-election-for-his-fourth-six-year/article_327a6d94-c4ca-11e3-a8f4-0019bb2963f4.html

SoCal Edison to Conduct Mass Firings “…memo was issued, incidentally, on April Fool’s Day. Surprise, you’re fired…” (Los Angeles Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2014/04/15/socal-edison-to-conduct-mass-firings.html

Losing Nine of 55,000 Electrical (sub)Stations Would Black Out America for Months (Examiner.Com)

http://www.examiner.com/article/losing-9-of-55-000-electrical-stations-would-black-out-america-for-months?cid=rss

Do You Have What it Takes to be a Lineman? (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/newsmakers/co-op-news-newsmakers/high-school-students-learn-about-lineman-program/68892

FISH & WILDLIFE

Lummi Tribe’s Fishing Case Faces Off in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/04/15/67083.htm

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

President Signs Bill Protecting Washington State Landmark (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/President-signs-bill-protecting-Washington-landmark-255440961.html

Field Poll: Drought Responses Split California (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/04/16/6327692/field-poll-drought-responses-split.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Run-of-River Hydropower Market Worth $1.4 Billion in 10 Years, Says Tocardo (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/04/run-of-river-hydropower-market-worth-1-4-billion-in-10-years-says-tocardo?cmpid=rss

Clean Energy Finance through the Bond Market (Brookings Institute)

http://www.brookings.edu/research/reports/2014/04/16-clean-energy-through-bond-market

Fraud, Failure & Frustration: This Is the Story of America’s First Energy Transition (The Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/04/fraud-failure-and-frustration-br-this-is-the-story-of-americas-first-energy-transition/360691/

Infographic: What Oregon Would Look Like with 100% Renewable Energy (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2014/04/what-oregon-would-look-like-with-100.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Struggling Oregon Window Company Saved by Washington Competitor (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2014/04/mercer-windows-sold-vpi-quality-windows.html

Save Hundreds of Dollars with New Discounted Light Bulbs (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/problemsolver/Save-hundreds-of-dollars-with-new-discounted-lightbulbs-255417041.html

Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance Invites Input on Draft 2015-2019 Business Plan (PR NewsWire)

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/neea-invites-energy-efficiency-community-to-provide-input-on-draft-2015-2019-business-plan-255406681.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Decline In U-S for Second Year in a Row (The Business Journals)

http://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/washingtonbureau/2014/04/greenhouse-gas-emissions-decline-in-u-s-for-second.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Tiny Houses: $17,000, Two Summers & a Fancy Shower Head (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2014/04/tiny-houses-17000-2-summers-and-a.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Washington Utilities & Transportation Commission Investigating 911 Outage (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/washington-utilities-and-transportation-commission-investigating-911-outage

Washington Attorney General: Dish to Refund $2 Million (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Washington-attorney-general-Dish-to-refund-2M-5404431.php

The Insanely Fast Wi-Fi Router You’ll Probably Never Need (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/04/15/the-insanely-fast-wi-fi-router-youll-probably-never-need/?wprss=rss_technology

Verizon: Gosh, We Just Can’t Afford to Maintain Copper Networks (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Gosh-We-Just-Cant-Afford-to-Maintain-Copper-Networks-128574

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook’s News Feed: What Changed & Why (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/04/16/news-feed-changes/

What’s Gnip? And Why Did Twitter Buy It? (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/04/15/whats-gnip-and-why-did-twitter-buy-it/?wprss=rss_technology

Weather Underground Springs New Outlook for Users (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2014/04/15/weather-underground-gets-new-look/7715699/

This Reader Mocked Heartbleed, Posted His Passwords Online. Guess What Happened Next (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/04/15/this-reader-mocked-heartbleed-by-posting-his-passwords-online-youll-never-guess-what-happened-next/?wprss=rss_technology

Microsoft Sends E-mail to Make Sure You Don’t Want E-mail from Microsoft (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/04/15/microsoft-sends-e-mail-to-make-sure-you-dont-want-e-mail-from-microsoft/

GENERAL NEWS

Missing Soldier Found Dead in Capitol Forest Was Nephew of Couple Killed in Oso Landslide (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/search-progress-hiker-capitol-forest/nfZbS/

Death Toll 39 in Oso Mudslide; 36 Victims Identified (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2485048/Death-toll-39-in-Oso-mudslide-36-victims-identified

Oso Landslide: Commissioner of Public Lands Sought Out to Provide Answers (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140416/NEWS01/140419328

Shelton’s Red Apple Market Closing End of Month (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/13902-red-apple-market-closing-end-of-month

Quinault Nation to Reopen Lake Quinault to Public Use (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Quinault-Nation-to-reopen-Lake-Quinault-255439881.html

Plea Deal Rejected in Port Angeles Bulldozer Case (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140416/news/304169985/plea-deal-rejected-in-port-angeles-bulldozer-case

Flurry of Earthquakes in Central Idaho Spurs Installation of Seismographs (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/04/idaho_earthquakes_and_seismogr.html

Los Angeles Company Buys Ten Acres in Snohomish County to Grow Pot (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2014/04/la-company-buys-10-acres-in-snohomish-county-to.html

DIVERSIONS

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: Longhaired Woman Sues Walmart for $10,000, Claiming Shampoo Tangled Locks, Forced Her to Cut It

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/04/long-locked_woman_sues_walmart.html

When You’ve Gotta Go, Don’t Do It on the Alamo - Unless You Like Jail (He’s lucky that’s all the punishment he received)

http://consumerist.com/2014/04/15/when-youve-gotta-go-dont-do-it-on-the-alamo-unless-you-like-jail/

Mushrooms Can Mine the Gold from Your Old Cellphones

http://gizmodo.com/mushrooms-can-mine-the-gold-from-your-old-cellphones-1563185046

Missing Nebraska Boy, 3, Found in Toy Claw Machine

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/04/16/nebraska-claw-machine-toddler/7768333/

SONG OF THE DAY

Cowsills – Hair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Dn9Zn9Simc

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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