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Energy
News Digest Word Cloud for April 9, 2014
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
USA’s
Most Endangered Rivers of 2014 – Includes White River in Washington State &
Clearwater/Lochsa Rivers in Idaho (USA Today)
Equipment Rupture Caused Eastern Washington State
Natural Gas Explosion (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Foundation Not a Contributing Factor in Wanapum
Dam Fracture (Grant PUD, Ephrata, WA)
Gophers Found in Thurston & Pierce Counties
to be Added to Endangered Species List (Olympian -
Paywall Advisory)
Passwords Vulnerable After Security Flaw Found (Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Equipment Rupture Caused Eastern Washington State Natural Gas Explosion (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
- Foundation Not a Contributing Factor in Wanapum Dam Fracture (Grant PUD, Ephrata, WA)
- Bonneville Power Administration Delays Public Records Releases Again - Keeping the lid on hiring scandal details (Oregonian, Portland)
- Officials Say Jefferson County Public Utility District Has Corrected Deficiencies Cited in State Report (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
- Clallam County Public Utility District Names Treasurer-Controller (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
- Grays Harbor Transit Denies Bus Ads against Crude-By-Rail (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
- Sultan Student’s Electrical Safety Artwork Sparks Snohomish PUD Award (Monroe Monitor, WA)
- Texas: Electricity Phone Scam Has Businesses on the Alert (KVUE-TV, Austin, TX)
- Gophers Found in Thurston & Pierce Counties to be Added to Endangered Species List (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)
- U-S Congressman Hastings Issues Subpoena for Bladderpod Documents (Tri-City Herald, WA)
- California Bill Ending SeaWorld Orca Shows Stalls (Associated Press)
- USA’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2014 – Includes White River in Washington State & Clearwater/Lochsa Rivers in Idaho (USA Today)
- The Thirsty West: Where’s the Snow? (Slate Magazine)
- As SoloPower Systems Misses Latest Payment Deadline, State Not Ready to Foreclose (Oregonian, Portland)
- Massachusetts: Canadian Hydropower Plan Is Raising Alarms - Some say it may stall wind & solar energy (Boston Globe, MA)
- A Wind War for Oklahoma? (City Sentinel, Oklahoma City)
- United Kingdom: Conservatives to Promise Ban on New Onshore Wind Farms (The Guardian, UK)
- Wal-Mart Commits to Massive LED Lighting Rollout (Forbes Magazine)
- Now Available in Everett, New Online Tool Analyzes Snohomish PUD Customer’s Power Usage (My Everett News, WA)
- Researchers Say Arctic Sea Ice on the Decline (Christian Science Monitor)
- Op/Ed: Global Warming Scare Tactics (NY Times)
- Is Portland on the Verge of a Tiny House Explosion? (Sustainable Business Oregon)
- Passwords Vulnerable After Security Flaw Found (Associated Press)
- What Is This Scary Heartbleed Bug & Why Is Everyone Freaking Out About It? (Consumerist)
- Comcast Argues Benefits of Time Warner Cable Deal (Associated Press)
- Seeking an Edge with Regulators, Comcast Dangles the Idea of a Wi-Fi-First Mobile Network (GigaOM)
- Comcast the Little Guy? There’s Competition Everywhere, The Company Argues (Washington Post)
- Fiber Investments by Counties Pay for Themselves, Says Broadband Consultant (Broadband Breakfast)
- Op/Ed: Broadband is Not a Government Obligation - Private enterprise can do it better, & rural Minnesota isn’t an access desert (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN)
- The Emerging Dark Side of Social Networks (Washington Post)
- Smartphone Trial Judge Annoyed by Phones in Court (Associated Press)
- Salmon Swallows Whale: Website Buys Anchorage Daily News, Alaska’s Largest Newspaper (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)
- Tacoma City Council Votes to Change Pay Policy for City Employees (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)
- Scientists Raise Odds of El Niño This Year to at Least 70% (Mashable)
- High Tech Animation Shows Oso Landslide as It Happened (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
- Dungeness Pot Grower First to be Licensed on North Olympic Peninsula (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
- Mason County Commission Versus Sheriff’s Office (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
- Tribal-State Compact Sets Rules for Proposed Cowlitz Casino (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
- Washington State Wildfire Season Begins Next Week (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
- Study: Two Washington State Cities on Opposite Ends of U-S Obesity Scale (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
WORD OF THE DAY
I
guess if Garry Trudeau can do it, I can also - from 2008:
Imbroglio
• \im-BROLE-yo\ • noun – 1: a confused mass 2a: an intricate or complicated
situation (as in a drama or novel) b: an acutely painful or embarrassing
misunderstanding c: a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation:
embroilment d: scandal
Like
some unholy game of Twister, the rugby players piled themselves on the loose
ball, readying themselves for the inevitable scrum. That is, until the 400
pound fullback flung himself into the imbroglio, causing the entire pile to
sink at least six inches into the muddy, bloody field below.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Equipment Rupture Caused Eastern Washington State
Natural Gas Explosion (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Foundation Not a Contributing Factor in Wanapum Dam
Fracture (Grant PUD, Ephrata, WA)
Bonneville Power Administration Delays Public
Records Releases Again - Keeping the lid on hiring scandal details (Oregonian,
Portland)
Officials Say Jefferson County Public Utility
District Has Corrected Deficiencies Cited in State Report (Peninsula Daily
News, Port Angeles, WA)
Clallam County Public Utility District Names
Treasurer-Controller (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Grays Harbor Transit Denies Bus Ads against
Crude-By-Rail (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Sultan Student’s Electrical Safety Artwork Sparks
Snohomish PUD Award (Monroe Monitor, WA)
Texas: Electricity Phone Scam Has Businesses on the
Alert (KVUE-TV, Austin, TX)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Gophers Found in Thurston & Pierce Counties to
be Added to Endangered Species List (Olympian -
Paywall Advisory)
U-S Congressman Hastings Issues Subpoena for
Bladderpod Documents (Tri-City Herald, WA)
California Bill Ending SeaWorld Orca Shows Stalls
(Associated Press)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
USA’s
Most Endangered Rivers of 2014 – Includes White River in Washington State &
Clearwater/Lochsa Rivers in Idaho (USA Today)
The
Thirsty West: Where’s the Snow? (Slate Magazine)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
As
SoloPower Systems Misses Latest Payment Deadline, State Not Ready to Foreclose (Oregonian,
Portland)
Massachusetts:
Canadian Hydropower Plan Is Raising Alarms - Some say it may stall wind &
solar energy (Boston Globe, MA)
A
Wind War for Oklahoma? (City Sentinel, Oklahoma City)
United
Kingdom: Conservatives to Promise Ban on New Onshore Wind Farms (The Guardian,
UK)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Wal-Mart Commits to Massive LED Lighting Rollout (Forbes
Magazine)
Now Available in Everett, New Online Tool Analyzes Snohomish
PUD Customer’s Power Usage (My Everett News, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Researchers
Say Arctic Sea Ice on the Decline (Christian Science Monitor)
Op/Ed:
Global Warming Scare Tactics (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Is
Portland on the Verge of a Tiny House Explosion? (Sustainable
Business Oregon)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Passwords Vulnerable After Security Flaw Found (Associated Press)
What Is This Scary Heartbleed Bug & Why Is
Everyone Freaking Out About It? (Consumerist)
Comcast Argues Benefits of Time Warner Cable Deal (Associated Press)
Seeking an Edge with Regulators, Comcast Dangles
the Idea of a Wi-Fi-First Mobile Network (GigaOM)
Comcast the Little Guy? There’s Competition
Everywhere, The Company Argues (Washington Post)
Fiber Investments by Counties Pay for Themselves,
Says Broadband Consultant (Broadband Breakfast)
Op/Ed: Broadband is Not a Government Obligation - Private
enterprise can do it better, & rural Minnesota isn’t an access desert
(Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN)
SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING
The Emerging Dark Side of Social Networks (Washington
Post)
Smartphone Trial Judge Annoyed by Phones in Court (Associated Press)
Salmon Swallows Whale: Website Buys Anchorage Daily
News, Alaska’s Largest Newspaper (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Tacoma City Council Votes to Change Pay Policy for
City Employees (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
Scientists Raise Odds of El Niño This Year to at
Least 70% (Mashable)
High Tech Animation Shows Oso Landslide as It
Happened (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Dungeness Pot Grower First to be Licensed on North
Olympic Peninsula (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Mason County Commission Versus Sheriff’s Office (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
Tribal-State Compact Sets Rules for Proposed
Cowlitz Casino (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Washington State Wildfire Season Begins Next Week (KEPR-TV,
Tri-Cities, WA)
Study: Two Washington State Cities on Opposite Ends
of U-S Obesity Scale (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
DIVERSIONS
Wearing
Socks with Sandals Suddenly in Vogue among Wealthy Elite
Dog-Poop
Sting Coming to Portland Playgrounds
Missing
Painting Sold in Hong Kong for $3.7 Million May Have Gone Out with the Trash
What
if: Hydroelectricity from your Faucet
SONG OF THE DAY
Moody Blues - Ride My See Saw
LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY
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