The Energy News Digest: Energy News Digest for May 13, 2014

Congressman Says Washington State Coal Plan Hurts Montana
Pipeline, Energy Bill Backers Vow to Keep up Fight
Clallam PUD to Raise Electricity Rates by 3.5 Percent Starting in July
May 22 Planned Outage – Mason PUD 1 & PUD 3 Customers to be Affected by Bonneville Power Administration Maintenance Work
Southern Montana Electric’s Reorganization Plan Moves toward Final Hearing
Editorial: Smarter Electricity in New York
Public Power: Locally Grown, Locally Owned
Beating the Odds to Become First Female Chief Nuclear Officer
When Aluminum Cost More than Gold
Fight over Washington State Fish Consumption Rate Heats Up
Kilmer Advocates for Competition to Reduce Ocean Acidification
Questions Arise About Wisdom of Huge China Water Project
Tri-Tech Uses Solar Energy in the Classroom
More Support for Training Programs at Community Colleges Will Ready More Workers for Solar Jobs
NASA Spots Worrisome Antarctic Ice Sheet Melt
University of Washington Researchers Say Antarctic Ice Sheet Collapsing, Rise of Oceans Inevitable
Can a City Get to Net Zero? Lancaster, California Mayor Thinks So
These Eerie Kinetic Sculptures by the Sea Would Also Make Electricity
Tacoma’s Click! Cable Service Seeks Nearly 10% Rate Increase
FCC Chairman Revises Net Neutrality Proposal - Initial Plan Was Widely Criticized
Trade Group, Lawmaker Question Drive to Classify Broadband as a Utility
U-S Supreme Court Case Could Have Major Implications on TV’s Future
Sources Say AT&T in Talks to Buy DirecTV for Nearly $50 Billion
Rackspace Results Beat Estimates as Web-Hosting Demand Rises
Google Search Results Now Limited by European Court
Twitter Adding ‘Mute’ Option to Silence Tweets
For Marketers, ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Doesn’t Fit in Latin America
Mason County Candidate Filing Week – Day 1
Election Filings: Cowlitz PUD’s Ketcham Facing Two Challengers from Kalama
Pasco Man to Vie for Position as President of Franklin PUD Board
Washington State Moratorium on Logging in Slide-Prone Areas Sought
Dispute over Dog Shooting Leaves One Man Dead in Lewis County
Poor Communication, Tribal Damage Plague Bertha’s Restart
Up To 26% Increase in Health-Plan Rates Proposed by Insurers
Washington State’s Third-Largest Cherry Crop Queued Up this Season
Mount St. Helens Eruption: Where Were You When It Blew?
Judge Orders Investigation into Casey Kasem’s Whereabouts - Daughter says ailing man on Washington reservation

WORD OF THE DAY

Tsundoku • \sun-DOE-koo\ • Noun - the act of buying books & not reading them and/or letting books pile up unread on shelves or floors or nightstands.

Subtle tsondoku

Unread books rise silently

A paper fortress

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for May 13, 2014

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Congressman Says Washington State Coal Plan Hurts Montana (Associated Press)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/05/12/6398879/daines-washington-state-coal-plan.html

Pipeline, Energy Bill Backers Vow to Keep up Fight (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/pipeline-energy-bill-backers-vow-fight-23691463

Clallam PUD to Raise Electricity Rates by 3.5 Percent Starting in July (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140512/NEWS/140519998/clallam-pud-to-raise-electricity-rates-by-35-percent-starting-in-july

May 22 Planned Outage – Mason PUD 1 & PUD 3 Customers to be Affected by Bonneville Power Administration Maintenance Work (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1387

Southern Montana Electric’s Reorganization Plan Moves toward Final Hearing (Associated Press)

http://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/sme-reorganization-plan-moves-toward-final-hearing/article_76db4a7f-4e33-5eb7-a1d1-72cda9afaaf0.html

Editorial: Smarter Electricity in New York (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/13/opinion/smarter-electricity-in-new-york.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Public Power: Locally Grown, Locally Owned (American Public Power Association)

http://blog.publicpower.org/?p=43

Beating the Odds to Become First Female Chief Nuclear Officer (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2014/05/11/311521521/beating-the-odds-to-become-first-female-chief-nuclear-officer

When Aluminum Cost More than Gold (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/how-aluminum-cost-more-than-gold-1575564897

FISH & WILDLIFE

Fight over Washington State Fish Consumption Rate Heats Up (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Fight-over-WA-Fish-Consumption-Rate-heats-up-259006671.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Kilmer Advocates for Competition to Reduce Ocean Acidification (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/05/13/3192748/kilmer-advocates-for-competition.html

Questions Arise About Wisdom of Huge China Water Project (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/05/12/6398687/questions-arise-about-wisdom-of.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Tri-Tech Uses Solar Energy in the Classroom (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Tri-Tech-uses-solar-energy-in-the-classroom-258978291.html

More Support for Training Programs at Community Colleges Will Ready More Workers for Solar Jobs (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2014/05/thank-you-mr-president-more-support-for-training-programs-at-community-colleges-will-ready-more-workers-for-solar-jobs?cmpid=rss

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

NASA Spots Worrisome Antarctic Ice Sheet Melt (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/NASA-spots-worrisome-Antarctic-ice-sheet-melt-5471531.php

University of Washington Researchers Say Antarctic Ice Sheet Collapsing, Rise of Oceans Inevitable (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2520103/UW-researchers-say-Antarctic-ice-sheet-collapsing-rise-of-oceans-inevitable

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Can a City Get to Net Zero? Lancaster, California Mayor Thinks So (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterdetwiler/2014/05/13/can-a-city-get-to-net-zero-lancaster-california-mayor-thinks-so/

These Eerie Kinetic Sculptures by the Sea Would Also Make Electricity (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/these-eerie-kinetic-sculptures-by-the-sea-would-also-ma-1575384016

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Tacoma’s Click! Cable Service Seeks Nearly 10% Rate Increase (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/05/13/3192743/tacoma-cable-service-seeks-nearly.html

FCC Chairman Revises Net Neutrality Proposal - Initial Plan Was Widely Criticized (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/may/13/fcc-chairman-revises-net-neutrality-proposal/

Trade Group, Lawmaker Question Drive to Classify Broadband as a Utility (Computer World)

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9248290/Trade_group_lawmaker_question_drive_to_classify_broadband_as_a_utility

U-S Supreme Court Case Could Have Major Implications on TV’s Future (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Saving-Money/2014/0512/Supreme-Court-case-could-have-major-implications-on-TV-s-future

Sources Say AT&T in Talks to Buy DirecTV for Nearly $50 Billion (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/13/us-directv-att-idUSBREA4B0W220140513

Rackspace Results Beat Estimates as Web-Hosting Demand Rises (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/12/us-rackspace-results-idUSBREA4B0TJ20140512

Google Search Results Now Limited by European Court (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2014/0513/Google-search-results-now-limited-by-European-court

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Twitter Adding ‘Mute’ Option to Silence Tweets (San Francisco Business Times, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/morning_call/2014/05/twitter-adding-mute-option-to-silence-tweets.html

For Marketers, ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Doesn’t Fit in Latin America (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/05/13/brand-marketing-latam/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Mason County Candidate Filing Week – Day 1 (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/12697

Election Filings: Cowlitz PUD’s Ketcham Facing Two Challengers from Kalama (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/election-filings-pud-s-ketcham-facing-two-challengers-from-kalama/article_e5a6f1e8-da3d-11e3-bfe5-0019bb2963f4.html

Pasco Man to Vie for Position as President of Franklin PUD Board (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/05/12/2969526/pasco-man-to-vie-for-position.html

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Moratorium on Logging in Slide-Prone Areas Sought (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Moratorium-on-logging-in-slide-prone-areas-sought-259052991.html

Dispute over Dog Shooting Leaves One Man Dead in Lewis County (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Neighborhood-dispute-over-dog-shooting-leaves-1-dead-258948021.html

Poor Communication, Tribal Damage Plague Bertha’s Restart (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/business/Poor-communication-tribal-damage-plague-Berthas-restart-258991311.html

Up To 26% Increase in Health-Plan Rates Proposed by Insurers (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2023593959_insurancenewratesxml.html

Washington State’s Third-Largest Cherry Crop Queued Up this Season (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/washington-s-third-largest-cherry-crop-queued-season

Mount St. Helens Eruption: Where Were You When It Blew? (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/05/mount_st_helens_eruption_where.html

Judge Orders Investigation into Casey Kasem’s Whereabouts - Daughter says ailing man on Washington reservation (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/may/12/judge-casey-kasem-investigation/

DIVERSIONS

Vegas Sportsbook Favors Seahawks to Win Super Bowl Again in Post-Draft Odds

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2520044/Vegas-sportsbook-favors-Seahawks-to-win-Super-Bowl-again-in-postdraft-odds

Brits Do So Much Cocaine, It’s In Their Drinking Water Now

http://grist.org/list/brits-do-so-much-coke-its-in-their-drinking-water-now/

Bobcat Kitten Discovered in Spa Wall

https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/bobcat-kitten-discovered-in-spa-wall-203006051.html

Bears suspected in New Hampshire car break-ins

http://news.yahoo.com/bears-suspected-hampshire-car-break-ins-023836109.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Hank Williams Sr. - You Win Again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvYDQBIokz0

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.

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