Energy News Digest For October 31, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Lawsuit Challenges Washington State’s Decision to Approve Discharge Permit for Tri-Cities Nuclear Plant (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2014/10/suit-challenges-washingtons-decision-to-approve.html

Washington State Ecology Staff at Odds with Gov. Inslee on Ocean Acidification Effects (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/state-ecology-staff-at-odds-with-gov-inslee-on-ocean/article_23d8a00a-5ff5-11e4-aea9-370bfa96fcb8.html

SolarWorld’s $10 Million Expansion Includes 200 New Jobs (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2014/10/solarworlds-10m-expansion-includes-200-new-jobs.html

State to Fine Owners of Mason County Water System for Neglect (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/local-news/303921

Mason PUD 3 Update - Electricity Restored at 3:00 AM to All Customers Affected by Tahuya Area Outage (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1443

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1. Lawsuit Challenges Washington State’s Decision to Approve Discharge Permit for Tri-Cities Nuclear Plant
2. Diablo Canyon: Environmentalists Take Aim at California’s Last Nuclear Plant
3. Mystery Drones Have Been Flying over France’s Nuclear Power Plants
4. Tour of NuScale Control Room & Test Facility
5. Mason PUD 3 Update - Electricity Restored at 3:00 AM to All Customers Affected by Tahuya Area Outage
6. California: Pacific Gas & Electric Cutting Gas Pressure on Lines with Wrong Kind of Pipe
7. Grant PUD Proposes Raise in 2015 Rates
8. Washington State Natural Gas Customers Will See Higher Bills as of November 1
9. British Columbia: Peace River Landowners go to Court to Halt Site C Dam
10. British Columbia: BC Hydro’s Power Transmission Upgrade behind Schedule
11. Oklahoma Electric Cooperative Shareholders Petition to Rid of Trustees
12. Grid Wars: The Battle to Control Your Electricity
13. Indiana Jonesing at Bonneville Power Administration: An Archaeologist’s Passion for Cultural Resources
14. Indiana Co-op Becomes a Work of Art
15. Washington State Ecology Staff at Odds with Gov. Inslee on Ocean Acidification Effects
16. Mason County Man Accused of Diverting Tahuya Peninsula River
17. SolarWorld’s $10 Million Expansion Includes 200 New Jobs
18. Portland Company Looks to Make (Energy From) Waves in Hawaii
19. Tide-Powered Turbine Will Feed Electricity to British Columbia Fishing Lodge
20. Solar Power Is Good Business for Chelan PUD & NCW
21. Wanted: Wind Turbine Mechanic - Must Be Daredevil, Skilled with Hands
22. Washington State Governor Inslee’s Climate Plans: Heavy Winds Ahead
23. California’s Carbon Market is Leaking
24. Stephen Colbert: War on Halloween - Flaming Bags of Government
25. For Every Portland Trailblazers 3-Pointer, 3 Trees Planted
26. Study Finds Internet Congestion Really Is About Business, Not Technology
27. The American Way of Broadband: Slow
28. FCC’s Tom Wheeler: Let’s Redefine ‘Pay TV’ to Include Online Streaming
29. Connecticut: Frontier Offers Credit for Continued AT&T Transition Issues
30. Hungary Suspends Internet Tax after Huge Protests
31. Hootsuite’s Great Halloween Ads Try to Calm Your Fears about Social Media
32. How to Make Money Blogging: Five Steps
33. Washington State Rep. Roger Freeman, D-Federal Way, Dies of Colon Cancer
34. Washington State Congressman Reichert Says He’ll Consider Run for Governor or Senate in 2016
35. Pot Legalization Votes: Grass-Roots Support May Not Be Enough
36. State to Fine Owners of Mason County Water System for Neglect
37. 700 Show Up to Tell Washington State: Tougher Steps Needed to Ensure Safety of Oil-By-Rail Shipping
38. Seattle Public Utilities Says Heavy Rains Bring Increased Risk of Landslides
39. Studded Tires Legal November 1 in Washington State
40. Five Tips to ‘Fall Back’ This Weekend from Daylight Saving Time 2014

WORD OF THE DAY

Prothalamion • \proh-thuh-LAY-mee-un\ • noun – A song in celebration of a marriage

Arturo considered himself the pre-eminent prothalamion performer in the greater Matlock area of Mason County. With his $59 Casio Keyboard and syndrum machine, he would sing just about any song requested by the wedding couple. However, he drew the line at Michael Stookey’s “Wedding Song.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Lawsuit Challenges Washington State’s Decision to Approve Discharge Permit for Tri-Cities Nuclear Plant (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2014/10/suit-challenges-washingtons-decision-to-approve.html

Diablo Canyon: Environmentalists Take Aim at California’s Last Nuclear Plant (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/10/31/72965.htm

Mystery Drones Have Been Flying over France’s Nuclear Power Plants (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/mystery-drones-have-been-flying-over-frances-nuclear-po-1653152144

Tour of NuScale Control Room & Test Facility (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/rodadams/2147986/tour-nuscale-control-room-and-test-facility

Mason PUD 3 Update - Electricity Restored at 3:00 AM to All Customers Affected by Tahuya Area Outage (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1443

California: Pacific Gas & Electric Cutting Gas Pressure on Lines with Wrong Kind of Pipe (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/PG-E-cutting-gas-pressure-on-lines-with-5859306.php

Grant PUD Proposes Raise in 2015 Rates (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/politics/article_e9450598-6088-11e4-b9a9-8318549a54ff.html

Washington State Natural Gas Customers Will See Higher Bills as of November 1 (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/oct/30/natural-gas-customers-will-see-higher-bills-nov-1/

British Columbia: Peace River Landowners go to Court to Halt Site C Dam (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/peace-river-landowners-go-to-court-to-halt-site-c-dam-1.1479353

British Columbia: BC Hydro’s Power Transmission Upgrade behind Schedule (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-hydros-power-transmission-upgrade-behind-schedule/article21396902/?cmpid=rss1

Oklahoma Electric Cooperative Shareholders Petition to Rid of Trustees (KXII-TV, Sherman, TX)

http://www.kxii.com/home/headlines/Okla-electric-cooperative-shareholders-petition-to-rid-of-trustees-280916692.html

Grid Wars: The Battle to Control Your Electricity (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/10/grid-wars-the-battle-to-control-your-electricity?cmpid=rss

Indiana Jonesing at Bonneville Power Administration: An Archaeologist’s Passion for Cultural Resources (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Indiana-Jonesing-at-BPA-an-archaeologists-passion-for-cultural-resources.aspx

Indiana Co-op Becomes a Work of Art (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/newsmakers/local-initiatives/indiana-co-op-becomes-a-work-of-art/74819

FISH & WILDLIFE

Washington State Ecology Staff at Odds with Gov. Inslee on Ocean Acidification Effects (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/state-ecology-staff-at-odds-with-gov-inslee-on-ocean/article_23d8a00a-5ff5-11e4-aea9-370bfa96fcb8.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Mason County Man Accused of Diverting Tahuya Peninsula River (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/19632-local-man-accused-of-diverting-mason-county-river

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

SolarWorld’s $10 Million Expansion Includes 200 New Jobs (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2014/10/solarworlds-10m-expansion-includes-200-new-jobs.html

Portland Company Looks to Make (Energy From) Waves in Hawaii (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2014/10/portland-company-looks-to-make-energy-from-waves.html

Tide-Powered Turbine Will Feed Electricity to British Columbia Fishing Lodge (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/energy/Tide+powered+turbine+will+feed+electricity+fishing+lodge/10336311/story.html

Solar Power Is Good Business for Chelan PUD & NCW (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2014/oct/30/solar-power-is-good-business-forpud-and-ncw/

Wanted: Wind Turbine Mechanic - Must Be Daredevil, Skilled with Hands (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2014/10/24/358631305/wanted-wind-turbine-mechanic-must-be-daredevil-skilled-with-hands

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Governor Inslee’s Climate Plans: Heavy Winds Ahead (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2014/10/29/under-the-dome/122548/inslee-climate-plans-heavy-winds-ahead/

California’s Carbon Market is Leaking (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/climate-energy/californias-carbon-market-is-leaking/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Stephen Colbert: War on Halloween - Flaming Bags of Government (Yahoo! News)

https://screen.yahoo.com/popular/war-halloween-flaming-bags-government-040000189.html

For Every Portland Trailblazers 3-Pointer, 3 Trees Planted (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/green/2014/10/30/for-every-blazers-3-pointer-3-trees-planted/18216367/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Study Finds Internet Congestion Really Is About Business, Not Technology (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/10/30/study-finds-internet-congestion-really-is-about-business-not-technology/

The American Way of Broadband: Slow (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus-20141031-column.html?track=rss

FCC’s Tom Wheeler: Let’s Redefine ‘Pay TV’ to Include Online Streaming (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/2014/1029/FCC-s-Tom-Wheeler-Let-s-redefine-pay-TV-to-include-online-streaming

Connecticut: Frontier Offers Credit for Continued AT&T Transition Issues (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Frontier-Offers-Credit-For-Continued-ATT-Transition-Issues-131102

Hungary Suspends Internet Tax after Huge Protests (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/10/31/hungary-suspends-internet-tax/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Hootsuite’s Great Halloween Ads Try to Calm Your Fears about Social Media - Fun horror-movie parodies (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/hootsuites-brilliant-halloween-ads-try-calm-your-fears-about-social-media-161129

How to Make Money Blogging: Five Steps (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Saving-Money/2014/1031/How-to-make-money-blogging-Five-steps

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Rep. Roger Freeman, D-Federal Way, Dies of Colon Cancer (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/10/29/rep-roger-freeman-d-federal-way-dies-of-colon-cancer/

Washington State Congressman Reichert Says He’ll Consider Run for Governor or Senate in 2016 (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/politicsnorthwest/2014/10/30/reichert-says-hell-consider-run-for-governor-or-senate-in-16/

Pot Legalization Votes: Grass-Roots Support May Not Be Enough (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/10/31/72963.htm

GENERAL NEWS

State to Fine Owners of Mason County Water System for Neglect (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/local-news/303921

700 Show Up to Tell Washington State: Tougher Steps Needed to Ensure Safety of Oil-By-Rail Shipping (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/10/30/3461453_700-show-up-to-tell-ecology-tougher.html?rh=1

Seattle Public Utilities Says Heavy Rains Bring Increased Risk of Landslides (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014/10/heavy-rains-bring-increased-risk-of-landslides-spu-warns/?syndication=rss

Studded Tires Legal November 1 in Washington State (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestnews/2616983-8/studded-tires-legal-nov-1-in-washington

Five Tips to ‘Fall Back’ This Weekend from Daylight Saving Time 2014 (ABC News)

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/tips-fall-back-daylight-saving-time-2014/story?id=26602222

DIVERSIONS

Stephen Colbert: Here’s When the Last Episode of His ‘Colbert Report’ Will Air

http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Culture-Cafe/2014/1031/Stephen-Colbert-Here-s-when-the-last-episode-of-his-Colbert-Report-will-air

France Halloween: Town Bans Clowns after Assaults

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29846291

‘Dumb Ways to Die’ Returns With a Trick-or-Treat Halloween Special

http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/dumb-ways-die-returns-trick-or-treat-halloween-special-161089

A Magnificent Photo of the Milky Way Arching over Devils Tower

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/a-magnificent-photo-of-the-milky-way-arching-over-devil-1653175308

SONG OF THE DAY

Mussorgsky - A Night on Bald Mountain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fizh0M8TczA

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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Energy News Digest for October 30, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

British Columbia Energy Projects Face New Legal Hurdles (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-energy-projects-face-new-legal-hurdles/article21376888/?cmpid=rss1

Weather: Below-Average Snowfall Expected across Inland Northwest (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/oct/30/below-average-snowfall-expected-across-inland/

As Infrastructure Crumbles, Trillions of Gallons of Water Lost (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2014/10/29/359875321/as-infrastructure-crumbles-trillions-of-gallons-of-water-lost

Portland General Electric Status Report: Earnings Are Up, New Rates Are in the Offing & Three New Power Stations Are in the Pipeline (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2014/10/pge-status-report-earnings-are-up-new-rates-are-in.html

California: Bay Area Solar Firms Take Dim View of Arizona Utility’s Move (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Bay-Area-solar-firms-take-dim-view-of-Arizona-5846326.php

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1. British Columbia Energy Projects Face New Legal Hurdles
2. Portland General Electric Status Report: Earnings Are Up, New Rates Are in the Offing & Three New Power Stations Are in the Pipeline
3. Oregon: Springfield Utility Board Asks for Power, Water Rate Increases
4. Op/Ed: Steve Wright - It’s Time to Plan Projects
5. PacifiCorp Employee Claims Retaliation after Refusing to Meet with Boss’ Daughter, Who Sold Knives Door-to-Door
6. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resumes Plant Licensing
7. OSHA Final Rule on Derricks Delayed
8. Eleven Utilities Are Winners in APPA Annual Report Contest
9. Oregon: Rescue Nets Thousands of Deschutes River Fish
10. Watchdog Group Finds Shrimp Mislabeled Nationwide, with Less Fraud in Portland
11. As Infrastructure Crumbles, Trillions of Gallons of Water Lost
12. California: Bay Area Solar Firms Take Dim View of Arizona Utility’s Move
13. Researchers Turning Wood Waste into Energy, Agricultural Resource
14. Montana: Bridger Bowl Receives Grant to Install Biomass Burner
15. Canada: Report Says Wind Turbines Blowing Ontario Taxpayers’ Money
16. Fukushima Sets Off Green Boom & Glut as Utilities Choke on Cost, Hope for Return of Nuclear
17. This Diagram Will Help You Visualize How Opower’s Software Platform Operates
18. Washington State Governor Inslee’s Consultant: Clean-Fuel Standard Might Raise Gas Prices Two Cents by 2020
19. Fires & Floods: North Cascades Federal Lands Prepare for Climate Change
20. Are Environmental Regulations Causing U-S Utility Bills to Surge?
21. APPA Applauds Recognition by Broadband Agency of Safety Role Played by Electric Utilities
22. Some Connecticut Residents Say Frontier/AT&T Switchover Left Them without Service
23. Op/Ed: Who is Winning the Broadband Race?
24. Seven Big Stats from Facebook’s Third Quarter Earnings Report - Ad Sales Continue to Drive Growth
25. Lysol Buys Ad around Google Searches for ‘Ebola’ Exploiting Public Fear?
26. Why Did Taco Bell Just Wipe Out Its Social Media Accounts? An Unorthodox Approach to Launching an App
27. Senate Republicans Call for Formal Investigations into Mailers Targeting Sen. Sheldon
28. Weather: Below-Average Snowfall Expected across Inland Northwest
29. Transportation Officials Say 3,000 Rail Crossings in Washington Go Un-Inspected
30. Oregon, Alaska Now Ground Zero in Legal Marijuana Fight
31. Pot Legalization Measure Divides Marijuana Producers in Southwest Oregon

WORD OF THE DAY

Colloquial • \cull-LOW-kwee-ull\ • Adjective - 1: of or relating to conversation: conversational 2a: used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation; also: unacceptably informal b: using conversational style

Amber stumbled from her first meeting with her utility’s energy experts in a daze. Acronyms and specialized concepts rolled out the door behind her, somewhat like “Fibber McGee’s Closet.” The colloquial onset was dulled somewhat by a quick “break” at the nearby pub, where a pint of ale replaced her mental confusion with more of a physical one.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

British Columbia Energy Projects Face New Legal Hurdles (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-energy-projects-face-new-legal-hurdles/article21376888/?cmpid=rss1

Portland General Electric Status Report: Earnings Are Up, New Rates Are in the Offing & Three New Power Stations Are in the Pipeline (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2014/10/pge-status-report-earnings-are-up-new-rates-are-in.html

Oregon: Springfield Utility Board Asks for Power, Water Rate Increases - Rising BPA costs & the loss of two big customers hurt the utility (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/32347020-75/sub-proposes-water-power-increases-in-2015.html.csp#

Clallam PUD to Conduct Customer Survey (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/10156

Op/Ed: Steve Wright - It’s Time to Plan Projects (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/blogs/lights/2014/oct/29/steve-wright-its-time-to-plan-projects/

PacifiCorp Employee Claims Retaliation after Refusing to Meet with Boss’ Daughter, Who Sold Knives Door-to-Door (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/10/pacificorp_employee_claims_ret.html

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resumes Plant Licensing (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/nuclear-regulatory-commission-resumes-plant-licensing/327289/

OSHA Final Rule on Derricks Delayed (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/business-finance/osha-final-rule-on-digger-derricks-delayed/74885

Eleven Utilities Are Winners in APPA Annual Report Contest (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=291850&issueID=34975

FISH & WILDLIFE

Oregon: Rescue Nets Thousands of Deschutes River Fish (Bend Bulletin, OR)

http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/2534824-151/rescue-nets-thousands-of-deschutes-river-fish

Watchdog Group Finds Shrimp Mislabeled Nationwide, with Less Fraud in Portland (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/10/watchdog_group_finds_shrimp_mi.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

As Infrastructure Crumbles, Trillions of Gallons of Water Lost (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2014/10/29/359875321/as-infrastructure-crumbles-trillions-of-gallons-of-water-lost

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

California: Bay Area Solar Firms Take Dim View of Arizona Utility’s Move (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Bay-Area-solar-firms-take-dim-view-of-Arizona-5846326.php

Researchers Turning Wood Waste into Energy, Agricultural Resource (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/home/2592872-8/researchers-turning-wood-waste-into-energy-agricultural-resource

Montana: Bridger Bowl Receives Grant to Install Biomass Burner (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, MT)

http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/environment/bridger-bowl-receives-grant-to-install-biomass-burner/article_6a0cbb58-5b07-11e4-9ae0-63fc33e9942e.html

Canada: Report Says Wind Turbines Blowing Ontario Taxpayers’ Money (Sun News, Canada)

http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/politics/archives/2014/10/20141030-103649.html

Fukushima Sets Off Green Boom & Glut as Utilities Choke on Cost, Hope for Return of Nuclear (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/science/news/articles/2014/10/30/after-fukushima-japan-gets-green-boom-and-glut

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

This Diagram Will Help You Visualize How Opower’s Software Platform Operates (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/stephenlacey/2144291/diagram-will-help-you-visualize-how-opowers-software-platform-operates

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Governor Inslee’s Consultant: Clean-Fuel Standard Might Raise Gas Prices Two Cents by 2020 (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/10/29/3458308_inslee-consultant-clean-fuel-standard.html?rh=1

Fires & Floods: North Cascades Federal Lands Prepare for Climate Change (UW Today, Seattle, WA)

http://www.washington.edu/news/2014/10/29/fires-and-floods-north-cascades-federal-lands-prepare-for-climate-change/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Are Environmental Regulations Causing U-S Utility Bills to Surge? (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/10/are-environmental-regulations-causing-us-utility-bills-to-surge?cmpid=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

APPA Applauds Recognition by Broadband Agency of Safety Role Played by Electric Utilities (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=291987&issueID=34974

Some Connecticut Residents Say Frontier/AT&T Switchover Left Them without Service (New Haven Register-Citizen, CT)

http://www.registercitizen.com/general-news/20141027/some-connecticut-residents-say-frontier-switchover-left-them-without-service

Op/Ed: Who is Winning the Broadband Race? (Detroit News, MI)

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2014/10/30/winning-broadband-race/18138407/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Seven Big Stats from Facebook’s Third Quarter Earnings Report - Ad Sales Continue to Drive Growth (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/7-big-stats-facebooks-q3-earnings-report-161060

Lysol Buys Ad around Google Searches for ‘Ebola’ Exploiting Public Fear? (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/lysol-buys-ad-around-google-searches-ebola-161072

Why Did Taco Bell Just Wipe Out Its Social Media Accounts? An Unorthodox Approach to Launching an App (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/will-taco-bells-social-media-shut-down-get-millennials-attention-mobile-161053

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Senate Republicans Call for Formal Investigations into Mailers Targeting Sen. Sheldon (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/blog/senate-republicans-call-formal-investigations-mailers-targeting-sen-sheldon/

GENERAL NEWS

Weather: Below-Average Snowfall Expected across Inland Northwest (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/oct/30/below-average-snowfall-expected-across-inland/

Transportation Officials Say 3,000 Rail Crossings in Washington Go Un-Inspected (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/transportation-officials-say-3000-rail-crossings-washington-go-un-inspected

Oregon, Alaska Now Ground Zero in Legal Marijuana Fight (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Oregon-Alaska-now-ground-zero-in-legal-pot-fight-280919992.html

Pot Legalization Measure Divides Marijuana Producers in Southwest Oregon (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/series/cannabis-country/pot-legalization-measure-divides-marijuana-producers-in-southwest-oregon/

DIVERSIONS

Once & for All: Is It Duck Tape or Duct Tape?

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/ok-once-and-all-it-duck-tape-or-duct-tape-161055

Man’s Own Dog Helps Police Bust Him on Drug Charge

http://news.yahoo.com/mans-own-dog-helps-police-bust-him-drug-020838308.html

Man Who Vanished from Denver NFL Game Said He ‘Had His Fill of Football’

http://news.yahoo.com/man-vanished-denver-nfl-game-said-had-fill-182328212--nfl.html

Grandma Got Run over by a Reindeer. In October - All-Christmas Radio Is an Enduring, & Profitable, Tradition

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/31/business/media/all-christmas-radio-is-an-enduring-and-profitable-tradition.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

SONG OF THE DAY

Genesis - Follow You Follow Me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_eNqHl4K-c

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Hot Shots Edition - Energy News Digest for October 28, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Trying to Raise Profile of Climate Change for Washington Voters (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/28/us/trying-to-raise-profile-of-climate-change-for-washington-voters.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

City of McCleary Owes Ratepayers $400,000, State Auditor Says “…the city improperly relied on its dedicated light and power fund in order to keep the city’s general fund afloat…” (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://thedailyworld.com/news/local/mccleary-owes-ratepayers-400000-state-auditor-says

Benton PUD Utility Rate Increases Possible (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Utility-rate-increases-possible-280594142.html

Upgraded Priest Rapids Fish Hatchery Opens (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/article_368b8c72-5e00-11e4-b8af-4f5b40ab4291.html

Frontier Communications Brings Gigabit Speeds to Beaverton as Portland-Area Fiber Wars, and Rhetoric, Heat Up “…Frontier…derided Google's prospective Portland service as "hype" in a visit to Oregon last summer…” (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/10/frontier_communications_gigabit_speeds_beaverton.html

Should the Feds Reclassify Marijuana? U-S Judge Holds Hearing (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2014/1027/Should-the-Feds-reclassify-marijuana-US-judge-holds-hearing

October 28 is National Chocolate Day! (KATU TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/national/October-28-is-National-Chocolate-Day-280582392.html

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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.