The Energy News Digest: Energy News Digest for October 2, 2014

Mason PUD 3 Marks 75 Years in Operation
Central Lincoln PUD Celebrating Public Power Week
Op/Ed: For Northwest Ratepayers, Talks on Columbia River Treaty’s Future Are Vital
Suspected Drunk Driver Hits Power Pole in Lynnwood
San Bruno Explosion Was ‘Relevant,’ in Pacific Gas & Electric Case, Judge Says
Canada Switches On World’s First Carbon Capture Power Plant
The Great Canadian Liquefied Natural Gas Poker Game
FERC, NERC Launch Review of Power Industry Recovery & Restoration Plans
Fish Rap: Steelhead Run Exceeding Expectations
Pend Oreille Kokanee Spawning Habitat Project to Begin
Senate Hopeful Grilled at Alaska Fisheries Debate
Holy Crap! City of Seattle Says Improper Flushing Costing Millions
Nevada: Tribe Gets Remaining Truckee River Resources
A Decade after Welcoming Wind (Power), States Reconsider
Solar Power: World’s No. 1 Electricity Source by 2050?
Explained: Portland’s Switch to LED Lights
Sports Stadiums Embrace the Advantages of LED Lights
Montana: Hellgate High Students Detail Energy Efficiency Ideas for Lt. Gov. Mclean
Infographic: Energy Use of a 100-Watt Light Bulb per Year by Source
Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the Rise in Oregon
Editorial: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Isn’t Washington State’s Priority
The 12-Volt Solution
Internet Use in Oregon: Statewide Survey Tallies Who Has Access, Who Doesn’t, & Who’s Not Happy
Idaho Elementary School Scraps iPad Pilot Program
San Francisco Expands Free Public Wi-Fi Access
U-S Lags in Broadband Speed Due to Serious Lack of Competition
Programming Costs Have Small Cable Operators Giving up on TV
Verizon Realizes Throttling LTE Users Is A Stupid, Stupid Idea; Decides Not To
Facebook Changes Real-Name Policy, Allows Aliases
Republican Hashtag Campaign Uses Stock Photos to Prove They’re Just like Us
A Brief History of the Most Influential Camel Selfies of Our Time
OysterFest 2014 is Coming Your Way!
Update on Highway 3 Widening through Belfair
SR3 Widening/Belfair Water System Update
Landslide Safety All Over the Map in Washington
$1 Billion Recreation Spending Fueled by Sagebrush, Study Says

WORD OF THE DAY

Ebullient • \ih-BULL-yunt\ • adjective - 1: boiling, agitated *2: having or showing liveliness and enthusiasm: exuberant

All the bubbles in the champagne made Betty Boop’s ebullient personality even more so.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Mason PUD 3 Marks 75 Years in Operation (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/19117-mason-pud-3-marks-75-years-in-operation

Central Lincoln PUD Celebrating Public Power Week (The Umpqua Post, Coos Bay, OR)

http://theworldlink.com/reedsport/news/central-lincoln-pud-celebrating-public-power-week/article_b788ebf8-48e3-11e4-a1f6-83e9f7f745e3.html

Op/Ed: For Northwest Ratepayers, Talks on Columbia River Treaty’s Future Are Vital (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/10/02/3405184_for-northwest-ratepayers-talks.html

Suspected Drunk Driver Hits Power Pole in Lynnwood (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Suspected-drunk-driver-hits-power-pole-in-Lynnwood-277888381.html

San Bruno Explosion Was ‘Relevant,’ in Pacific Gas & Electric Case, Judge Says (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/09/30/71927.htm

Canada Switches On World’s First Carbon Capture Power Plant (The Guardian, UK)
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/01/canada-switches-on-worlds-first-carbon-capture-power-plant?CMP=twt_gu

The Great Canadian Liquefied Natural Gas Poker Game (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/the-great-canadian-lng-poker-game/article20870551/?cmpid=rss1

FERC, NERC Launch Review of Power Industry Recovery & Restoration Plans (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=287853&issueID=34955

FISH & WILDLIFE

Fish Rap: Steelhead Run Exceeding Expectations (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/10/02/3404967/steelhead-run-exceeding-expectations.html

Pend Oreille Kokanee Spawning Habitat Project to Begin (Coeur d’Alene Press, ID)

http://www.cdapress.com/news/outdoors/article_5bc031a9-c792-519c-b912-d17a7ffece87.html

Senate Hopeful Grilled at Alaska Fisheries Debate (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/sullivan-grilled-during-fisheries-debate-alaska-043444872--election.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Holy Crap! City of Seattle Says Improper Flushing Costing Millions (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2616353/Holy-crap-City-of-Seattle-says-improper-flushing-costing-millions

Nevada: Tribe Gets Remaining Truckee River Resources (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/10/01/72018.htm

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

A Decade after Welcoming Wind (Power), States Reconsider (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/decade-welcoming-wind-states-reconsider-170411568.html

Solar Power: World’s No. 1 Electricity Source by 2050? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2014/1001/Solar-power-World-s-No.-1-electricity-source-by-2050

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Explained: Portland’s Switch to LED Lights (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2014/10/02/explained-portlands-switch-to-led-lights/

Sports Stadiums Embrace the Advantages of LED Lights (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/10/02/sports-stadiums-embrace-the-advantages-of-led-lights/

Montana: Hellgate High Students Detail Energy Efficiency Ideas for Lt. Gov. Mclean (Missoulian, MT)

http://missoulian.com/news/local/hellgate-high-students-detail-energy-efficiency-ideas-for-lt-gov/article_9697e1e4-49b3-11e4-96f8-bb80fd12972d.html

Infographic: Energy Use of a 100-Watt Light Bulb per Year by Source (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2014/09/30/infographic-energy-use-of-a-100-watt-light-bulb-per-year-by-source/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the Rise in Oregon (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2014/10/greenhouse-gas-emissions-on-the-rise-in-oregon.html

Editorial: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Isn’t Washington State’s Priority (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, WA)

http://union-bulletin.com/news/2014/sep/30/greenhouse-gas-reduction-isnt-states-priority/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

The 12-Volt Solution (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/02/garden/the-12-volt-solution.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Internet Use in Oregon: Statewide Survey Tallies Who Has Access, Who Doesn’t, & Who’s Not Happy (Oregonian, Portland)

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

Idaho Elementary School Scraps iPad Pilot Program (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/09/30/3402515_idaho-elementary-school-scraps.html

San Francisco Expands Free Public Wi-Fi Access (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/San-Francisco-expands-free-public-Wi-Fi-access-5794384.php

U-S Lags in Broadband Speed Due to Serious Lack of Competition (CIO)

http://www.cio.com/article/2689996/consumer-technology/us-lags-in-broadband-speed-due-to-serious-lack-of-competition.html

Programming Costs Have Small Cable Operators Giving up on TV (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Programming-Costs-Have-Small-Cable-Operators-Giving-up-on-TV-130701

Verizon Realizes Throttling LTE Users Is A Stupid, Stupid Idea; Decides Not To (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/10/01/verizon-realizes-throttling-lte-users-is-a-stupid-stupid-idea-decides-not-to/

SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING

Facebook Changes Real-Name Policy, Allows Aliases (Reuters)

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-changes-real-name-policy-allows-aliases-121834358--finance.html

Republican Hashtag Campaign Uses Stock Photos to Prove They’re Just like Us (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/national/republican-hashtag-campaign-uses-stock-photos-prov/nhZm8/

A Brief History of the Most Influential Camel Selfies of Our Time (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/10/02/camel-selfies/

GENERAL NEWS

OysterFest 2014 is Coming Your Way! (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/19116-oysterfest-2014-is-coming-your-way

Update on Highway 3 Widening through Belfair (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/13614

SR3 Widening/Belfair Water System Update (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/19106-sr3-widening-belfair-water-system-update

Landslide Safety All Over the Map in Washington (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/landslide-safety-all-over-map-washington

$1 Billion Recreation Spending Fueled by Sagebrush, Study Says (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Latest-News-Wires/2014/1001/1-billion-recreation-spending-fueled-by-sagebrush-study-says

DIVERSIONS

McDonald’s Japan Also Gets into the Black Burger Game

http://consumerist.com/2014/10/02/mcdonalds-japan-also-gets-into-the-black-burger-game/

UC Irvine Breaks Guinness World Record for Largest Pillow Fight

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/world-636871-record-year.html

Police: Worker Hid $1,200 Worth of Meat in Pants

http://news.yahoo.com/police-worker-hid-1-200-worth-meat-pants-173827245.html

New Mexico Hopes ‘Singing Road’ Curbs Speeding

http://news.yahoo.com/mexico-hopes-singing-road-curbs-speeding-152956223.html

SONGS OF THE DAY

Sniff ‘n’ the Tears - Driver’s Seat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V88yyayq6AY

Golden Earring - Radar Love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDivcHe-tsc

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