The Energy News Digest: Energy News Digest for March 20, 2015

Look What Today’s Eclipse Did to German Solar Power Output
How the Energy Grid Handles the Surge after a Solar Eclipse
Bonneville Power Administration Officials Say EIS for New SW Washington State Transmission Line Will Wrap Up This Year
Environmental Groups Take Control of Hanford Nuclear Reservation Meetings
Oregon: Rehired Employee Appointed to Manage Columbia River PUD
Exelon-Pepco Merger Opposition Shrinking, But Still Significant
Lineworkers: The Public Power Cover Story
Students Gain Knowledge as They Release Salmon into Clark County Creek
Oregon’s Lake Abert Dries Up
Things in California Are Even Worse Than You Realize
Energy Quote of the Day: ‘We’re Not Just Up a Creek Without a Paddle, We’re Losing the Creek Too’
‘Business as Usual’ Will Create a Thirsty Planet in 15 Years, Says United Nations
Community Solar Project Coming to the Flathead
Sea Power Could Eclipse Sun in Drive for Green Energy
Idaho Power Tops Efficiency, Demand Response Targets
Laurence Tribe, Obama’s Legal Mentor, Attacks EPA Power Plant Rule
The World’s Most Polluting Coal Plants Are Identified
The House of the Future? It’s a Honda
Community Broadband Debate Centered on North Carolina Town
FAA Gives Amazon Limited Permission to Test Delivery Drones
Brands Are Already Hustling to Get in on March Madness
Whatever Happened to GeoCities, Lycos, Netscape & Other Giants of Web 1.0?
Plot Thickens in Federal Probe Involving Washington State Auditor
Washington State Auditor’s Office Turns Over Documents in Federal Probe
Washington State Governor Concerned about Apparent Auditor Probe
Ethnic Diversity: Judge Denies Yakima’s Motion in ACLU Case
First Day of Spring to Bring Snow to Millions in Northeast
Warmer than Average Temperatures Could Start in April, Last into Winter
Man Accused of Stealing Car in Lacey with Children Inside Arrested in Portland
New Superintendent for Shelton School District
Supreme Court: Washington State Can Prosecute Tribal Members When They’re Living on another Tribe’s Land
Washington Drivers Reminded to Remove Studded Tires by March 31

WORD OF THE DAY

Onomastics • \ah-nuh-MAS-tiks\ • noun – 1a: the science or study of the origins & forms of words especially as used in a specialized field b: the science or study of the origin & forms of proper names of persons or places *2: the system underlying the formation & use of words especially for proper names or of words used in a specialized field.

Bradford was feeling smug. He had just used his aptitude for omnastics to rattle off the origins of some of skating’s more interesting jumps: the salchow, the toe loop, the axel, and his personal favorites – the “Bunny Hop” and “Walley” jumps.

Here’s a link to the Wikipedia entry on skating jumps:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_skating_jump

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Look What Today’s Eclipse Did to German Solar Power Output (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-20/look-what-today-s-eclipse-did-to-german-solar-power-output

How the Energy Grid Handles the Surge after a Solar Eclipse (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/how-the-energy-grid-handles-the-surge-after-a-solar-ecl-1692567804

Bonneville Power Administration Officials Say EIS for New SW Washington State Transmission Line Will Wrap Up This Year (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/bpa-officials-say-eis-for-new-transmission-line-will-wrap/article_6fada994-cea9-11e4-b217-f3f0f8013650.html

Environmental Groups Take Control of Hanford Nuclear Reservation Meetings (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2015/03/environmental-groups-take-control-of-hanford.html

Oregon: Rehired Employee Appointed to Manage Columbia River PUD (Pamplin Media Group)

http://www.pamplinmedia.com/scs/83-news/254339-124180-rehired-employee-appointed-to-manage-columbia-river-pud-

Exelon-Pepco Merger Opposition Shrinking, But Still Significant (Chicago Business Journal, IL)

http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2015/03/20/exelon-pepco-merger-opposition-shrinking-still.html

Lineworkers: The Public Power Cover Story (American Public Power Association)

http://blog.publicpower.org/?p=297

FISH & WILDLIFE

Students Gain Knowledge as They Release Salmon into Clark County Creek (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/mar/19/salmon-classroom-hockinson-battle-ground/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Oregon’s Lake Abert Dries Up (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/television/programs/ofg/segment/lake-abert-dries-up/

Things in California Are Even Worse Than You Realize (Refinery 29)

http://www.refinery29.com/2015/03/84159/california-water-shortage-2016-problem#pNnNpo:G2np

Energy Quote of the Day: ‘We’re Not Just Up a Creek Without a Paddle, We’re Losing the Creek Too’ (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/ed-dodge/2205836/energy-quote-day-we-re-not-just-creek-without-paddle-ca-we-re-losing-creek-too

‘Business as Usual’ Will Create a Thirsty Planet in 15 Years, Says United Nations (Reuters)

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/science/20150320_Reuters_Report_KBN0MG0AG__Business_as_usual__will_create_a_thirsty_planet_in_15_years__says_U_N_.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Community Solar Project Coming to the Flathead (Hungry Horse News, MT)

http://www.flatheadnewsgroup.com/hungryhorsenews/community-solar-project-coming-to-the-flathead/article_f49955e4-cd83-11e4-a79c-9bf5aa519a4b.html

Sea Power Could Eclipse Sun in Drive for Green Energy (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/03/19/3697920_sea-power-could-eclipse-sun-in.html?rh=1

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Idaho Power Tops Efficiency, Demand Response Targets (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/idaho-power-tops-efficiency-demand-respone-targets/377332/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Laurence Tribe, Obama’s Legal Mentor, Attacks EPA Power Plant Rule (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/epa-power-plant-rule-laurence-tribe-116258.html

The World’s Most Polluting Coal Plants Are Identified (Phys.Org)

http://phys.org/news/2015-03-world-polluting-coal.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

The House of the Future? It’s a Honda (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/the-house-of-the-future-its-a-honda/2015/03/19/63693bf4-b6c5-11e4-a200-c008a01a6692_story.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Community Broadband Debate Centered on North Carolina Town (Fresno Bee, CA)

http://www.fresnobee.com/2015/03/19/4436225_community-broadband-debate-centered.html?rh=1

FAA Gives Amazon Limited Permission to Test Delivery Drones (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/national/faa-gives-amazon-limited-permission-test-delivery-/nkbNH/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Brands Are Already Hustling to Get in on March Madness (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/brands-are-already-hustling-get-march-madness-163585

Whatever Happened to GeoCities, Lycos, Netscape & Other Giants of Web 1.0? (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2015/03/20/where-did-everyone-from-the-90s-go-when-we-all-got-facebook-and-quit-web-1-0/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Plot Thickens in Federal Probe Involving Washington State Auditor (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/plot-thickens-federal-probe-involving-washington-state-auditor

Washington State Auditor’s Office Turns Over Documents in Federal Probe (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/washington-state-auditors-office-turns-over-documents-federal-probe

Washington State Governor Concerned about Apparent Auditor Probe (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Washington-auditor-s-office-turns-over-records-to-6147491.php

Ethnic Diversity: Judge Denies Yakima’s Motion in ACLU Case (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/3013819-8/judge-denies-yakimas-motion-in-aclu-case

GENERAL NEWS

First Day of Spring to Bring Snow to Millions in Northeast (TIME Magazine)

http://time.com/3751975/snow-weather-northeast-spring-first-day/

Warmer than Average Temperatures Could Start in April, Last into Winter (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2733295/Warmer-than-average-temperatures-could-start-in-April-last-into-winter

Man Accused of Stealing Car in Lacey with Children Inside Arrested in Portland (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/man-accused-stealing-car-lacey-children-inside-arr/nkbQ8/

New Superintendent for Shelton School District (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/14821

Supreme Court: Washington State Can Prosecute Tribal Members When They’re Living on another Tribe’s Land (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20150320/news/303209974/supreme-court-state-can-prosecute-tribal-members-when-they-8217-re

Washington Drivers Reminded to Remove Studded Tires by March 31 (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Washington-drivers-are-reminded-to-remove-studded-tires-by-March-31-296898461.html

DIVERSIONS

Paper Planes, Parents Help Indian Pupils Outsmart State Exams

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/20/us-india-cheating-idUSKBN0MG0NZ20150320

Salem Brewer Swoops in with Attack Owl IPA

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/willamette-valley/2015/03/18/attack-owl-ipa-vagabond-brewing-salem-oregon/24951817/

State Patrol: Man Drives Stolen Car to WSP Office

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/State-Patrol-Man-drives-stolen-car-to-WSP-office-6145688.php

A Whopper of an Idea? Burger King Fragrance in Japan

http://q13fox.com/2015/03/20/a-whooper-of-an-idea-burger-king-to-fragrance-in-japan/

SONG OF THE DAY

Kelly Clarkson - Your Cheatin’ Heart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNR4KCfOhE8

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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