The Energy News Digest: Energy News Digest for June 20, 2014

Daniel Poneman, Deputy U-S Energy Secretary, to Step Down
Cowlitz PUD Staff Revises Proposal Regarding Marijuana Businesses’ Access to Power
Final Andrew York Memorial Lineman’s Rodeo
Canada: Northern Gateway Oil Pipeline Likely to Threaten At-Risk Species, But Feds Say Impacts ‘Justified’
FERC Tackles Rates of Return, Other Key Issues at June 19 Meeting
Friday Energy Facts: Hydropower Supplies More than Three-Quarters of Brazil’s Electric Power
How Unlikely Partners Came Together on a Maine River
Activists Decry Amount of Chemicals in Oregon Rivers
Group Says Washington State is 24th Worst Water Polluter
Covered Seattle Water Reservoir Needs Quake Retrofit
Port Angeles: Can’t Make Them Like They Used To: Permitting Rules Would Make ‘Sluicing the Hogback’ Impossible Today
Oregon: Baker County Planners to Review Wind Farm Application
Industry: Setback Changes Will End New Wind Farms in Ohio
Buying into Solar Power, No Roof Access Needed
How to Turn a Lot of Sewage into Fuel & Electricity
Walla Walla School Board OKs $348,435 to Improve Wireless Networks
Google Wins ‘Fiber Hut’ Approval in Beaverton
If You Have DSL, You’re Probably Not Getting What You Pay For
Google Wi-Fi Balloon Landing Causes a Stir in New Zealand
This One Supreme Court Decision Could Upend the Future of TV. Here’s What You Need To Know
What if the FCC is the Wrong Agency to Handle Net Neutrality?
Facebook Explains the Cause Behind Its Early Thursday Downtime
Yo’s Now a Security Threat as Well as Being Stupid
Twitter Makes For Good PR for Police Forces, but Study Warns of Pitfalls
Soccer Interactions Dwarf Other Events on Facebook
Congrats, Your Facebook Relationship Survived Another Year!
There’s Marketing Magic Behind These Favorite Business Mascots
$1 Billion Shortfall: Governor Inslee Warns of Huge Deficit
U-S House GOP Elects McCarthy, Scalise to Leadership
Congress Hits New Low: Only 7% Have Confidence in the Institution
MasonWebTV.com Talking with Candidates
Neighbors Plan to Protest Pot Farm in Shelton
Man Killed in Fireworks Explosion Identified
3.9 Earthquake Recorded Off Oregon Coast; No Damage Reported
Hemp Seeds Seized at US-Canada Border
You Can’t Just Patent an Idea - You Actually Have to Make a Thing, Supreme Court Rules
Olympic Peninsula, Walla Walla, Palouse Falls Listed as Top Northwest Destinations for Summer Road Trips
Seahawks Receive Super Bowl Championship Rings
June 21: Summer Solstice: Longest Day of the Year

WORD OF THE DAY

Gargantuan • \gar-GANT-shew-un\ • Adjective - Very large in size or amount.

The employees’ appetites for treats could only be sated by a gargantuan, Costco-sized bag of peanut M&M’s.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Daniel Poneman, Deputy U-S Energy Secretary, to Step Down (Reuters)

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/06/19/usa-energy-poneman-idUKL2N0P00ZO20140619

Cowlitz PUD Staff Revises Proposal Regarding Marijuana Businesses’ Access to Power (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/6e47d694-f815-11e3-b1d3-0019bb2963f4.html

Final Andrew York Memorial Lineman’s Rodeo (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://pro.kpq-am.tritonflex.com/common/more.php?m=15&r=1&item_id=13751

Canada: Northern Gateway Oil Pipeline Likely to Threaten At-Risk Species, But Feds Say Impacts ‘Justified’ (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Northern+Gateway+likely+threaten+risk+species+feds+impacts/9956477/story.html

FERC Tackles Rates of Return, Other Key Issues at June 19 Meeting (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=272092&issueID=34882

Friday Energy Facts: Hydropower Supplies More than Three-Quarters of Brazil’s Electric Power (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/todayinenergy/402406/hydropower-supplies-more-three-quarters-brazils-electric-power

FISH & WILDLIFE

How Unlikely Partners Came Together on a Maine River (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Common-Ground/2014/0619/How-unlikely-partners-came-together-on-a-Maine-river

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Activists Decry Amount of Chemicals in Oregon Rivers (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Report-Portland-company-dumps-350000-pounds-of-chemicals-in-water-263915081.html

Group Says Washington State is 24th Worst Water Polluter (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Group-says-Washington-is-24th-worst-water-polluter-263910171.html

Covered Seattle Water Reservoir Needs Quake Retrofit (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Covered-Seattle-reservoir-needs-quake-retrofit-263865841.html

Port Angeles: Can’t Make Them Like They Used To: Permitting Rules Would Make ‘Sluicing the Hogback’ Impossible Today (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140620/NEWS/306209970/cant-make-them-like-they-used-to-permitting-rules-would-make

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon: Baker County Planners to Review Wind Farm Application (Baker City Herald, OR)

http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/County-planners-to-review-windfarm-application

Industry: Setback Changes Will End New Wind Farms in Ohio (Midwest Energy News)

http://www.midwestenergynews.com/2014/06/19/industry-setback-changes-will-end-new-wind-farms-in-ohio/

Buying into Solar Power, No Roof Access Needed (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/20/business/energy-environment/buying-into-solar-power-no-roof-access-needed.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

How to Turn a Lot of Sewage into Fuel & Electricity (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2014/06/sewer-plants-clean-up-their-own-act.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Walla Walla School Board OKs $348,435 to Improve Wireless Networks (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)

http://union-bulletin.com/news/2014/jun/19/walla-walla-school-board-oks-348435-improve-wirele/

Google Wins ‘Fiber Hut’ Approval in Beaverton (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/06/google_wins_fiber_hut_approval.html

If You Have DSL, You’re Probably Not Getting What You Pay For (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/if-you-have-dsl-youre-probably-not-getting-what-you-pa-1593149943

Google Wi-Fi Balloon Landing Causes a Stir in New Zealand (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/06/20/google-wi-fi-balloon-landing-causes-a-stir-in-new.html

This One Supreme Court Decision Could Upend the Future of TV. Here’s What You Need To Know (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/06/19/inside-the-supreme-courts-high-stakes-bet-on-the-future-of-television/

What if the FCC is the Wrong Agency to Handle Net Neutrality? (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/06/20/what-if-the-fcc-is-the-wrong-agency-to-handle-net-neutrality/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook Explains the Cause Behind Its Early Thursday Downtime (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2014/06/19/facebook-explains-the-cause-behind-its-early-thursday-downtime/

Yo’s Now a Security Threat as Well as Being Stupid (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/yos-now-a-security-threat-as-well-as-being-stupid-1593674895

Twitter Makes For Good PR for Police Forces, but Study Warns of Pitfalls (Yahoo! News, Canada)

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/twitter-makes-good-pr-police-forces-study-warns-192809686.html

Soccer Interactions Dwarf Other Events on Facebook (Associated Press)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/06/20/6498644/soccer-interactions-dwarf-other.html

Congrats, Your Facebook Relationship Survived Another Year! (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/06/19/facebook-anniversary-congrats/

There’s Marketing Magic Behind These Favorite Business Mascots (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2014/06/theres-marketing-magic-behind-these-favorite.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

$1 Billion Shortfall: Governor Inslee Warns of Huge Deficit (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2014/06/19/cr-douglas-state-budget-cuts/#axzz35C57Dw7j

U-S House GOP Elects McCarthy, Scalise to Leadership (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jun/19/house-gop-elects-mccarthy-scalise-leadership/

Congress Hits New Low: Only 7% Have Confidence in the Institution (USA Today)

http://onpolitics.usatoday.com/2014/06/19/congress-confidence-gallup-poll/

MasonWebTV.com Talking with Candidates (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/12941

GENERAL NEWS

Neighbors Plan to Protest Pot Farm in Shelton (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Neighbors-plan-to-protest-pot-farm-263912261.html

Man Killed in Fireworks Explosion Identified (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2014/06/man-killed-in-fireworks-explosion.html

3.9 Earthquake Recorded Off Oregon Coast; No Damage Reported (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2014/06/39_earthquake_recorded_off_ore.html

Hemp Seeds Seized at US-Canada Border (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/APNewsBreak-Hemp-seeds-seized-at-US-Canada-border-5564491.php

You Can’t Just Patent an Idea - You Actually Have to Make a Thing, Supreme Court Rules (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/06/19/you-cant-just-patent-an-idea-you-actually-have-to-make-a-thing-supreme-court-rules/

Olympic Peninsula, Walla Walla, Palouse Falls Listed as Top Northwest Destinations for Summer Road Trips (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/25823097/walla-walla-palouse-falls-listed-as-top-northwest-destinations-for-summer-road-trips

Seahawks Receive Super Bowl Championship Rings (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Seahawks-receive-Super-Bowl-XLVIII-championship-rings-263924861.html

June 21: Summer Solstice: Longest Day of the Year

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/06/20/summer-solstice-explained-sun-earth/10887737/

DIVERSIONS

Missing Dog Found in Tahoe Forest Two Years After She Disappeared (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/06/missing_dog_found_in_tahoe_for.html

Drunk 5th-graders & Tattooed 12-year-olds: Meet the Contenders for Worst Parents of the Year

https://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/drunk-5th-graders-tattooed-12-olds-meet-contenders-162100666.html

‘Girl with Pearl Earring’ Comes Home to Holland

http://news.yahoo.com/girl-pearl-earring-comes-home-holland-142136991.html

Gerry Goffin: Carole King’s Songwriting Partner, Ex-Husband Dies

http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Latest-News-Wires/2014/0619/Gerry-Goffin-Carole-King-s-songwriting-partner-ex-husband-dies

SONG OF THE DAY

Aretha Franklin - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

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

Carole King - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68vfkd1dvBQ

Adele - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhCEOr8yUZY

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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