The Energy News Digest: Energy News Digest for November 24, 2014

A Power Plant in California Goes Quiet, but the Stacks Still Tower
New Senate Bill Would Let FERC Regulate Demand Response in Wholesale Markets
More Arrests at British Columbia Pipeline Protest; 11-Year-Old Girl Taken into Custody
Rocky Barker: Sockeye Get Their Wildness Back
Snake River Sockeye Featured in American Fisheries Magazine; Natural Origin Fish Recovering?
Feds Issue Basin Salmon Recovery Progress Report: Says More Wild Fish Returning to Columbia River
Billions of Fish Killed Illegally by Power Plant Water Intakes, Greens Claim
California: Small Placer Dam is a Big Barrier to
Op/Ed: How Alaska Bucked the Trend of Salmon Loss - But That’s in Jeopardy
Discarded Packaging Presents Painful, Deadly Threat to British Columbia Sea Lions
Video: 300-Pound Osprey Nest Moved from BC Hydro Power Pole
Editorial: Sacramento to Speed Water Meter Installations, At Last
Solar & Wind Energy Start to Win on Price vs. Conventional Fuels
Community Solar Prices at All-Time Low
SolarCity Rises after Extending Deal with Walmart
Hawaii to Test Smart Water Heaters as Grid Resources
Salt River Project’s New Energy Efficiency Award Helps Utility Interface with Community
Cowlitz County’s Marijuana Production Businesses Slow to Gain Traction
Third Retail Marijuana Shop Opens in Longview
Merry Marijuana: Pot Sellers Woo Holiday Shoppers
Congressional GOP Not Likely to Block DC Marijuana Legalization
Climate Change Threatens to Strip the Identity of Glacier National Park
Should I Feel Guilty About Eating Coal-Fired Pizza?
There’s a Bus in England That Runs on Human Feces & Food Waste
Idaho: State Broadband Committee Lawyers Up
FCC Expects to Be Sued over Net Neutrality No Matter What It Does
FCC’s $100 Million Experiment: Expanding Broadband to Rural America
Oregon: Mt. Tabor Neighbors Fight Proposed Cell Tower
What Cloud Computing Means to Your Job
Cutting the Cord: Verizon Builds; Will Cord Cutters Come?
Facebook to Brands: No More Free Rides Will Hide Overly Promotional Posts in 2015
The Case against Online Comments
Five Email Myths You Can Stop Believing Now
UK Grocery Chain’s Christmas Ad Stirs Tears, Outrage
Sainsbury’s Forgoes Price-Led Message to Tell Poignant Wartime Story in Christmas Ad
TV Washington Caught in Middle as Republicans Complain about Meetings
Senators, Congressman Pile on to Call for Hanford Vapor Fix
Port Slowdown Costing Apple, Hay Industry Millions
Alcohol Involved in 101 Crash Saturday near Kennedy Creek
Smokin’ in the Boy’s Room - Two Men Cause Hash Oil Explosion at Oregon Gas Station

WORD OF THE DAY

Lexical • \LEK-sih-kul\ • adjective - 1: of or relating to words or the vocabulary of a language as distinguished from its grammar & construction 2: of or relating to a lexicon or to lexicography

Sweat poured off the dumbstruck spelling bee contestant. He had aced every lexical challenge presented in the first five rounds. Not to mix metaphors, but his Achilles’ heel reared its ugly head when the judge asked him to spell the word “receive”. For some reason, the “I before E, except after C” rule had never nestled itself into his consciousness…it had always lurked in the darkness, just beyond the reach of his thoughts. Needless to say, he was bounced from the competition.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

A Power Plant in California Goes Quiet, but the Stacks Still Tower (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/24/us/a-power-plant-in-california-goes-quiet-but-the-stacks-still-tower.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

New Senate Bill Would Let FERC Regulate Demand Response in Wholesale Markets (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-senate-bill-would-let-ferc-regulate-demand-response-in-wholesale-makets/336374/

More Arrests at British Columbia Pipeline Protest; 11-Year-Old Girl Taken into Custody (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/more-arrests-at-b-c-pipeline-protest-11-year-old-girl-taken-into-custody-1.1617750

FISH & WILDLIFE

Rocky Barker: Sockeye Get Their Wildness Back (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/11/24/3504769_sockeye-get-their-wildness-back.html?rh=1

Snake River Sockeye Featured in American Fisheries Magazine; Natural Origin Fish Recovering? (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/432662.aspx

Feds Issue Basin Salmon Recovery Progress Report: Says More Wild Fish Returning to Columbia River (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/432660.aspx

Billions of Fish Killed Illegally by Power Plant Water Intakes, Greens Claim (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/11/24/billions-of-fish-killed-illegally-greens-claim.htm

California: Small Placer Dam is a Big Barrier to Salmon (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article4070870.html

Op/Ed: How Alaska Bucked the Trend of Salmon Loss - But That’s in Jeopardy (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2025074028_montgomeryopeddams24xml.html?cmpid=2628

Discarded Packaging Presents Painful, Deadly Threat to British Columbia Sea Lions (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/discarded-packaging-presents-painful-deadly-threat-to-b-c-sea-lions-1.1618240

Video: 300-Pound Osprey Nest Moved from BC Hydro Power Pole (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Video+pound+osprey+nest+moved+from+power+pole+Hydro/10403723/story.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Editorial: Sacramento to Speed Water Meter Installations, At Last (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article4058431.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Solar & Wind Energy Start to Win on Price vs. Conventional Fuels (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/24/business/energy-environment/solar-and-wind-energy-start-to-win-on-price-vs-conventional-fuels.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Community Solar Prices at All-Time Low (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2014/11/community-solar-prices-at-all-time-low?cmpid=rss

SolarCity Rises after Extending Deal with Walmart (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_26985455/solarcity-rises-after-extending-deal-walmart

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Hawaii to Test Smart Water Heaters as Grid Resources (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/jeffstjohn/2159946/hawaii-test-smart-water-heaters-grid-resources

Salt River Project’s New Energy Efficiency Award Helps Utility Interface with Community (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppw/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=296051&issueID=30596

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Cowlitz County’s Marijuana Production Businesses Slow to Gain Traction (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/cowlitz-county-s-marijuana-production-businesses-slow-to-gain-traction/article_0b6f85ee-71f0-11e4-bd23-ff5fd2a02cb3.html

Third Retail Marijuana Shop Opens in Longview (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/third-retail-marijuana-shop-opens-in-longview/article_c63cd9e2-721a-11e4-af68-9bc3a1c33095.html

Merry Marijuana: Pot Sellers Woo Holiday Shoppers (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/national/Merry-marijuana-Pot-sellers-woo-holiday-shoppers-283698081.html

Congressional GOP Not Likely to Block DC Marijuana Legalization (Marijuana Business Daily)

http://mmjbusinessdaily.com/congressional-gop-not-likely-to-block-dc-marijuana-legalization/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Climate Change Threatens to Strip the Identity of Glacier National Park (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/us/climate-change-threatens-to-strip-the-identity-of-glacier-national-park.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Should I Feel Guilty About Eating Coal-Fired Pizza? (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/food/should-i-feel-guilty-about-eating-coal-fired-pizza/

There’s a Bus in England That Runs on Human Feces & Food Waste (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/11/21/theres-a-bus-in-england-that-runs-on-human-feces-and-food-waste/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Idaho: State Broadband Committee Lawyers Up (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/11/21/3500174_state-broadband-committee-lawyers.html?sp=/99/101/&rh=1

FCC Expects to Be Sued over Net Neutrality No Matter What It Does (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/11/24/fcc-expects-to-be-sued-over-net-neutrality-no-matter-what-it-does/

FCC’s $100 Million Experiment: Expanding Broadband to Rural America (Channel Partners)

http://www.channelpartnersonline.com/Articles/2014/11/FCC-s-100-Million-Experiment-Expanding-Broadband.aspx

Oregon: Mt. Tabor Neighbors Fight Proposed Cell Tower (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/2014/11/23/mt-tabor-planned-cell-tower/19459681/

What Cloud Computing Means to Your Job (NY Times)

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/what-cloud-computing-means-to-your-job/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Cutting the Cord: Verizon Builds; Will Cord Cutters Come? (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2014/11/22/cutting-the-cord-verizon-fios-package/19396911/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook to Brands: No More Free Rides Will Hide Overly Promotional Posts in 2015 (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/facebook-brands-no-more-free-rides-161587

The Case against Online Comments “…Unfiltered comment sections can become cesspools filled with hate & spam. And hiring employees to monitor the conversation can be costly, while technology filters often to not catch all potentially abusive posts…” (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/11/21/the-case-against-comments/

Five Email Myths You Can Stop Believing Now (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/11/24/email-myths/

UK Grocery Chain’s Christmas Ad Stirs Tears, Outrage (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/grocery-chains-christmas-ad-stirs-tears-outrage-27075984

Sainsbury’s Forgoes Price-Led Message to Tell Poignant Wartime Story in Christmas Ad (The Drum, UK)

http://www.thedrum.com/news/2014/11/12/sainsburys-forgoes-price-led-message-tell-poignant-war-time-story-christmas-ad

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

TV Washington Caught in Middle as Republicans Complain about Meetings (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/11/21/3501658_tv-station-caught-in-middle-as.html?rh=1

GENERAL NEWS

Senators, Congressman Pile on to Call for Hanford Vapor Fix (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/senators-congressman-pile-call-hanford-vapor-fix

Port Slowdown Costing Apple, Hay Industry Millions (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/2678461-8/port-slowdown-costing-apple-hay-industry-millions

Alcohol Involved in 101 Crash Saturday near Kennedy Creek (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/13911

Smokin’ in the Boy’s Room - Two Men Cause Hash Oil Explosion at Oregon Gas Station (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Two-men-cause-hash-oil-explosion-at-Ore-gas-station-283649991.html

DIVERSIONS

Scary Black Seadevil Fish Caught on Video at Depth of 1,900 Feet

http://mashable.com/2014/11/24/black-seadevil-fish-video/

Japan: Residents Riled by Smelly Nuts

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-30177505

Ugly Christmas Tree, Ruining Holiday Spirit, to be Removed In Pennsylvania

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2014/1124/Ugly-Christmas-tree-ruining-holiday-spirit-to-be-removed-in-Pa

Polish Town Opposes Pooh Bear for Unclear Gender

http://news.yahoo.com/polish-town-opposes-pooh-bear-unclear-gender-071038981.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Eric Clapton – Layla

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX5USg8_1gA

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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