The Energy News Digest: Energy News Digest for June 19, 2014

Bellevue City Council Looking for Answers to Puget Sound Energy’s Energize Eastside
Intruder Burned at Renton Substation Still Alive
Pacific Gas & Electric Upgrading Substation Security after San Jose Sniper Attack
California: Proposal to Raise Pacific Gas & Electric Electricity & Gas Bills Advances
Delaware: Driver Trapped after Farm Equipment Hooks Power Line
Feds: Oil Train Details Not Security Sensitive
Senate Panel Votes to Advance Bay, LaFleur at FERC
Public Power Credit Outlook is Stable, But Challenges Loom, Rating Agencies Tell Conference
About 14,000 Young Salmon Die in Elwha River Release of 2.6 Million Fish
Tab for Saving Pacific Northwest Fish Nears $700 Million
Despite Early Start to Alaska King Salmon Runs, Biologists Not Convinced Slump is Over
Sea Star Epidemic Hits Hood Canal
Obama Oceans Plan Could Boost State Shellfish Industry
Endangered Fish Now Spawning in Grand Canyon National Park
From Billions to Zero: Humans Killed Off Passenger Pigeons But May Try to Bring Them Back
The California Drought Just Got Worse
Lawsuit: Extending Eagle Death Permits Illegal
Onsite Energy Generation is Nice but Centralized Transmission is Here to Stay
Op/Ed: On Biomass, EPA Should Follow the Science
The Rise of Solar Co-ops
California: Berkeley May Consider Gas Pump Warnings about Global Warming
Green Power CEO Denied Temporary Bail
Harley-Davidson Introduces Electric Motorcycle
Grant PUD Declines Request to Support Credit, Leaves NoaNet
How a Sprint Cable Led to a Major Oregon Cell Outage
911 Outage Raises Questions about Who Knew What When
FCC Report Shows Internet Service Providers Are Faster than Ever, but Congestion is a Problem
Former FCC Commissioner: “We Should Be Ashamed of Ourselves” for State of Broadband in the U-S
AT&T Claims ‘Strong’ Net Neutrality Would Actually Ruin the Internet. That’s a Big Leap
No, a Supreme Court Victory by Aereo Would Not Crush the NFL
Facebook Service Restored after Worldwide Cutoff
Seattle Times Bans Use of NFL’s Redskins Name
Try New Facebook & Snapchat Features
June 30: Social Media Day 2014 is Official in These Cities
Lt. Governor Brad Owen to Lead Trade Mission to Taiwan
ATF, Washington State Investigate Fatal Tenino-Area Fireworks Explosion
Different Story: One Dead after Fireworks Set Off in Home
Man Arrested in Tahuya Shooting
Mason County Sheriff Patrol Vehicle Struck in Shelton
Unemployment Rate Steady as State Adds 4,000 Jobs
Oregon, Washington Gas Prices Expected to Pass $4 a Gallon as Iraq Conflict Heats Up
Washington State Domestic Partners to Become Spouses June 30

WORD OF THE DAY

Persiflage • \PER-suh-flahzh\ • Noun - Frivolous bantering talk: light raillery

Cyrano DeBergerac must have been the prince of persiflage. No getting around it, small talk would certainly be the strategy to defer his guest’s unnatural desire to talk about his giant schnoz.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 19, 2014

Why Summer Doesn’t Really Start in Western Washington until July 12 (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2547505/Why-summer-doesnt-really-start-in-western-Washington-until-July-12

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Bellevue City Council Looking for Answers to Puget Sound Energy’s Energize Eastside (Bellevue Reporter, WA)

http://www.bellevuereporter.com/news/263583601.html

Intruder Burned at Renton Substation Still Alive (Associated Press)

http://www.khq.com/story/25819818/intruder-burned-at-renton-substation-still-alive

Pacific Gas & Electric Upgrading Substation Security after San Jose Sniper Attack (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_25988091

California: Proposal to Raise Pacific Gas & Electric Electricity & Gas Bills Advances (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_25991042

Delaware: Driver Trapped after Farm Equipment Hooks Power Line (Wilmington News-Journal, DE)

http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2014/06/18/driver-trapped-farm-equipment-hooks-onto-power-line/10804375/

Feds: Oil Train Details Not Security Sensitive (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/montana-says-oil-train-details-not-confidential/2014/06/18/af855a60-f70b-11e3-9e63-ec28e320b8bf_story.html

Senate Panel Votes to Advance Bay, LaFleur at FERC (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/18/us-usa-ferc-nominations-idUSKBN0ET28M20140618

Public Power Credit Outlook is Stable, But Challenges Loom, Rating Agencies Tell Conference (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=271521&issueID=34880

FISH & WILDLIFE

About 14,000 Young Salmon Die in Elwha River Release of 2.6 Million Fish (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140619/NEWS/306199999/about-14000-young-salmon-die-in-elwha-river-release-of-26-million

Tab for Saving Pacific Northwest Fish Nears $700 Million (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/public-policy-watch/energy-environment/cost-for-saving-northwest-fish-nears-700-million/71114

Despite Early Start to Alaska King Salmon Runs, Biologists Not Convinced Slump is Over (Alaska Dispatch)

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20140615/despite-early-start-alaska-king-salmon-runs-biologists-not-convinced-slump-over

Sea Star Epidemic Hits Hood Canal (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Sea-star-epidemic-hits-Hood-Canal-263745201.html

Obama Oceans Plan Could Boost State Shellfish Industry (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2547824/Obama-oceans-plan-could-boost-state-shellfish-industry

Endangered Fish Now Spawning in Grand Canyon National Park (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0619/Endangered-fish-now-spawning-in-Grand-Canyon-National-Park

From Billions to Zero: Humans Killed Off Passenger Pigeons But May Try to Bring Them Back (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/science/news/articles/2014/06/18/all-gone-how-erasing-billions-of-birds-shocked-us

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

The California Drought Just Got Worse (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/06/19/california-drought-gets-worse/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Lawsuit: Extending Eagle Death Permits Illegal (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/energy/article/Lawsuit-Extending-eagle-death-permits-illegal-5563445.php

Onsite Energy Generation is Nice but Centralized Transmission is Here to Stay (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2014/06/19/onsite-energy-generation-is-nice-but-centralized-transmission-is-here-to-stay/

Op/Ed: On Biomass, EPA Should Follow the Science (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/opinion/op-ed/209863-on-biomass-epa-should-follow-the-science

The Rise of Solar Co-ops (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/06/the-rise-of-solar-co-ops?cmpid=rss

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

California: Berkeley May Consider Gas Pump Warnings about Global Warming (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-berkeley-gas-pump-warnings-20140617-story.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Green Power CEO Denied Temporary Bail (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/06/18/3025872/green-power-ceo-denied-temporary.html

Harley-Davidson Introduces Electric Motorcycle (Associated Press)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Harley-Davidson-introduces-electric-motorcycle-263814781.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Grant PUD Declines Request to Support Credit, Leaves NoaNet (iFIBER One News, Ephrata, WA)

http://www.ifiberone.com/news/grant-pud-declines-request-to-support-credit-leaves-noanet/article_0ccc36b0-f74a-11e3-8ee8-001a4bcf6878.html

How a Sprint Cable Led to a Major Oregon Cell Outage (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2014/06/18/how-a-sprint-cable-led-to-a-major-oregon-cell-outage/

911 Outage Raises Questions about Who Knew What When (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/911-outage-raises-questions-about-who-knew-what-when/

FCC Report Shows Internet Service Providers Are Faster than Ever, but Congestion is a Problem (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2014/06/18/fcc-report-shows-isps-are-faster-than-ever-but-congestion-is-a-problem/

Former FCC Commissioner: “We Should Be Ashamed of Ourselves” for State of Broadband in the U-S (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/06/18/former-fcc-commissioner-we-should-be-ashamed-of-ourselves-for-state-of-broadband-in-the-u-s/

AT&T Claims ‘Strong’ Net Neutrality Would Actually Ruin the Internet. That’s a Big Leap. (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/06/18/att-claims-strong-net-neutrality-would-actually-ruin-the-internet-thats-a-big-leap/

No, a Supreme Court Victory by Aereo Would Not Crush the NFL (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/06/18/no-a-supreme-court-victory-by-aereo-would-not-crush-the-nfl/

SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING

Facebook Service Restored after Worldwide Cutoff (NY Times)

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/19/facebook-service-restored-after-worldwide-outage/?_php=true&_type=blogs&partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Seattle Times Bans Use of NFL’s Redskins Name (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2014/06/seattle-times-bans-use-of-nfls-redskins-name.html

Try New Facebook & Snapchat Features (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/New-Facebook-and-Snapchat-features-to-try-263660171.html

June 30: Social Media Day 2014 is Official in These Cities (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/06/18/social-media-day-2014-official/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Lt. Governor Brad Owen to Lead Trade Mission to Taiwan (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Lt-Gov-Owen-to-lead-trade-mission-to-Taiwan-263729581.html

GENERAL NEWS

ATF, Washington State Investigate Fatal Tenino-Area Fireworks Explosion (Associated Press)

http://www.sunherald.com/2014/06/19/5657796/atf-wash-investigate-fatal-fireworks.html

Different Story: One Dead after Fireworks Set Off in Home (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/25815279/one-dead-after-fireworks-set-off-in-home

Man Arrested in Tahuya Shooting (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/16146-man-arrested-in-tahuya-shooting

Mason County Sheriff Patrol Vehicle Struck in Shelton (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/12938

Unemployment Rate Steady as State Adds 4,000 Jobs (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Unemployment-rate-steady-as-state-adds-4000-jobs-263692771.html

Oregon, Washington Gas Prices Expected to Pass $4 a Gallon as Iraq Conflict Heats Up (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2014/06/oregon_washington_gas_prices_e_1.html

Washington State Domestic Partners to Become Spouses June 30 (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140618/NEWS01/140619275

DIVERSIONS

Chester the Cat Found after Being Lost by Air Canada

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/chester-the-cat-found-after-being-lost-by-air-canada-1.2679723?cmp=rss

The Top 10 Greatest Landmarks in the World

http://mashable.com/2014/06/19/top-world-landmarks/

This Manure-Tossing Monstrosity Can Shred and Spread a Whole Car (PG-13 Language)

http://gizmodo.com/this-manure-tossing-monstrosity-can-shred-and-spread-a-1592707589

CIA Hatched Plan to Make Demon Toy to Counter Osama Bin Laden’s Influence

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/cia-hatched-plan-to-make-demon-toy-to-counter-bin-laden-influence/2014/06/19/cb3d571c-f0d0-11e3-914c-1fbd0614e2d4_story.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Steve Miller Band - Jet Airliner

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

Paul Pena - Jet Airliner (The Original)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cjr5U7g6aiA

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