The Energy News Digest: Energy News Digest for April 22, 2014

Nuclear Debate on Clark Public Utilities Agenda (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Energy Northwest Nuclear Power Plant to See Normal Oversight (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Pacific Gas & Electric Pleads Innocent in Criminal Case Connected to Fatal San Bruno Explosion (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Snohomish PUD, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Team Up on Cybersecurity (Penn Energy)
Grays Harbor PUD Receives Recognition for Reliable Operations (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Schaapman Seeks Grant PUD Commission Seat (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Clackamas County, OR: Sale of Light Poles Could Offset Portland General Electric Rate Increase (Oregonian, Portland)
GOP Demands Answers on Federal Electric Grid Security Leak (The Hill, Washington, DC)
New Definition for Bulk Electric System (Electric Co-op Today)
U-S Energy Chief: New England Energy Issues Vexing (Associated Press)
Drones Are Becoming Energy’s New Roustabouts (NY Times)
Report: Big Changes Coming for Utilities (Electric Co-op Today)
Egyptians Fear Power Outages Could Fuel More Unrest (National Public Radio)
California’s American River Flow to Rise for Salmon (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Irrigators Seeking Rarely Used Review on Fish Populations (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Op/Ed: NIMBY in My Own Backyard (Olean Times-Herald, NY)
This Year May Be the Slowest Start to the U-S Tornado Season, Ever (Mashable)
Climate Model Shows Pollution in Asia Influences Weather Worldwide (Northwest Public Radio)
How Conserving Water, Energy Isn’t Always About a ‘Green’ Lifestyle (Los Angeles Daily News, CA)
Searching the Planet to Find Power for the Cloud (National Public Radio)
Apple Is Ready For Its Close-Up on Clean Energy (GigaOM)
Study Looks At Ways to Get Broadband Internet for Missoula Businesses (Missoulian, MT)
AT&T Wants to Add Gigabit Internet Service in 21 Big Cities -- But None in the Pacific Northwest (Oregonian, Portland)
The Decades-Old Idea that Could Break the Net Neutrality Logjam (Washington Post)
Comcast Reports Strong Earnings as Cable TV Subscribers Hold Steady (NY Times)
Netflix Poised to Raise Prices after Strong Quarter (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Average U-S Office Worker Uses 10,000 Sheets of Paper Per Year (Mashable)
U-S Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers Seeking Re-Election for Sixth Term (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell travels to Indian Country (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)
U-S Supreme Court to Consider Political Lies, Future of Broadcasting (National Public Radio)
President Obama to Survey Deadly Mudslide Site, Meet with Survivors (Associated Press)
Sheriff’s K-9 Helps Apprehend Armed Burglar in Shelton (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)
Mason Transit Authority Combines Transportation & Community Services (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Seattle Tunnel Machine Bertha May Not Dig Again Until Next March (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Thurston County Sheriff Investigating Alleged Cockfighting in Rochester (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Boy Scouts Revoke Seattle Church's Charter over Gay Scout Leader (Reuters)
Last of the Port Townsend Redskins: High School Selling Off Old Mascot Gear (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

WORD OF THE DAY

Slake • \SLAYK\ • Verb - 1archaic: subside, abate 2: to become slaked: crumble 3: lessen the force of: moderate 4: satisfy, quench 5: to cause (as lime) to heat and crumble by treatment with water: hydrate.

Gatorade, water, pickle juice or a cold beer. All may slake your thirst and ward off dehydration (if you discount the alcohol in beer), but let’s face it, a frosty brew after mowing the lawn just seems to hit the spot.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Mason County Area Weather Forecast for April 22, 2014

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Nuclear Debate on Clark Public Utilities Agenda (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/apr/21/nuclear-debate-on-utility-agenda-jump/

Energy Northwest Nuclear Power Plant to See Normal Oversight (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/04/21/2937352/energy-northwest-plant-to-see.html

Pacific Gas & Electric Pleads Innocent in Criminal Case Connected to Fatal San Bruno Explosion (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_25607898

Snohomish PUD, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Team Up on Cybersecurity (Penn Energy)

http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/elp/2014/04/snohomish-pud-pacific-northwest-national-laboratory-team-up-on-cybersecurity.html

Grays Harbor PUD Receives Recognition for Reliable Operations (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/local-news/139483

Schaapman Seeks Grant PUD Commission Seat (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/politics/article_70fc0e2e-c79a-11e3-95ff-001a4bcf887a.html

Clackamas County, OR: Sale of Light Poles Could Offset Portland General Electric Rate Increase (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2014/04/sale_of_light_poles_could_offs.html

GOP Demands Answers on Federal Electric Grid Security Leak (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/energy-environment/203962-gop-demands-answers-on-electric-grid-security-leak

New Definition for Bulk Electric System (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/regulatory-watch/power-regulation/bulk-electric-system-order-positive-for-electric-co-ops/68707

U-S Energy Chief: New England Energy Issues Vexing (Associated Press)

http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/04/21/4072067/us-energy-chief-new-england-energy.html

Drones Are Becoming Energy’s New Roustabouts (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/22/business/energy-environment/drones-are-becoming-energys-new-roustabouts.html

Report: Big Changes Coming for Utilities (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/trends-reports-analyses/big-changes-coming-for-utilities-report-finds/69064

Egyptians Fear Power Outages Could Fuel More Unrest (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2014/04/22/305814416/egyptians-fear-power-outages-could-fuel-more-unrest?ft=1&f=3

FISH & WILDLIFE

California’s American River Flow to Rise for Salmon (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/04/22/6341746/american-river-flow-to-rise-for.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Irrigators Seeking Rarely Used Review on Fish Populations (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/04/21/2937253/irrigators-seeking-rarely-used.html?sp=/99/177/&ihp=1

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Op/Ed: NIMBY in My Own Backyard (Olean Times-Herald, NY)

http://www.oleantimesherald.com/commentary/article_96eaef32-c97b-11e3-a2af-0019bb2963f4.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

This Year May Be the Slowest Start to the U-S Tornado Season, Ever (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/04/21/tornado-season-record-slow-start/

Climate Model Shows Pollution in Asia Influences Weather Worldwide (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/climate-model-shows-pollution-asia-influences-weather-worldwide

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

How Conserving Water, Energy Isn’t Always About a ‘Green’ Lifestyle (Los Angeles Daily News, CA)

http://www.dailynews.com/environment-and-nature/20140421/how-conserving-water-energy-isnt-always-about-a-green-lifestyle

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Searching the Planet to Find Power for the Cloud (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/04/21/305666363/searching-the-planet-to-find-power-for-the-cloud?ft=1&f=2

Apple Is Ready For Its Close-Up on Clean Energy (GigaOM)

https://gigaom.com/2014/04/21/apple-is-ready-for-its-close-up-on-clean-energy/

Study Looks At Ways to Get Broadband Internet for Missoula Businesses (Missoulian, MT)

http://missoulian.com/news/local/study-looks-at-ways-to-get-broadband-internet-for-missoula/article_45d3ea12-c9d1-11e3-a643-001a4bcf887a.html

AT&T Wants to Add Gigabit Internet Service in 21 Big Cities -- But None in the Pacific Northwest (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/04/att_wants_to_add_gigabit_inter.html

The Decades-Old Idea that Could Break the Net Neutrality Logjam (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/04/21/the-decades-old-idea-that-could-break-the-net-neutrality-logjam/?wprss=rss_technology

Comcast Reports Strong Earnings as Cable TV Subscribers Hold Steady (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/23/business/media/comcast-reports-strong-earnings-as-cable-tv-subscribers-hold-steady.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Netflix Poised to Raise Prices after Strong Quarter (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_25609409

Average U-S Office Worker Uses 10,000 Sheets of Paper Per Year (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/04/22/earth-day-paper-infographic/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

U-S Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers Seeking Re-Election for Sixth Term (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/25302840/rep-cathy-mcmorris-rodgers-seeking-re-election-for-6th-term

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell travels to Indian Country (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/04/21/sec-jewell-travels-to-indian-country/

U-S Supreme Court to Consider Political Lies, Future of Broadcasting (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2014/04/22/305814346/supreme-court-to-consider-political-lies-future-of-broadcasting?ft=1&f=3

GENERAL NEWS

President Obama to Survey Deadly Mudslide Site, Meet with Survivors (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Obama-to-survey-deadly-mudslide-site-meet-with-survivors-256170151.html

Sheriff’s K-9 Helps Apprehend Armed Burglar in Shelton (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/12616

Mason Transit Authority Combines Transportation & Community Services (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/14024-mta-combines-transportation-and-community-services

Seattle Tunnel Machine Bertha May Not Dig Again Until Next March (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Bertha-SR-99-tunnel-digging-256065451.html

Thurston County Sheriff Investigating Alleged Cockfighting in Rochester (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Thurston-Co-Sheriff-investigating-alleged-cockfighting-in-Rochester-256095671.html

Boy Scouts Revoke Seattle Church's Charter over Gay Scout Leader (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/22/us-usa-boyscouts-idUSBREA3L07J20140422

Last of the Port Townsend Redskins: High School Selling Off Old Mascot Gear (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140422/NEWS/304229998/last-of-the-port-townsend-redskins-high-school-selling-off-old

DIVERSIONS

OMG: Airline Calls Baggage Handler Seen Dropping Bags 20 Feet ‘Unacceptable’

http://q13fox.com/2014/04/21/omg-airline-calls-baggage-handler-seen-dropping-bags-20-feet-unacceptable/

That Time Cleveland Released 1.5 Million Balloons and Chaos Ensued

http://gizmodo.com/that-time-cleveland-released-1-5-million-balloons-and-c-1565731191

Meet the Winners of the Most Beautiful Bulldog Contest

http://time.com/71753/meet-the-winners-of-the-most-beautiful-bulldog-contest/

Woman Attacked by Duck Sues Owner for $275,000

http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2014/04/woman_attacked_by_duck_sues_ow.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Roy Head - Long Drop

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

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.

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