Energy News Digest for June 30, 2015

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Weather Forecast for June 30, 2015

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Columbia Generating Station near Richland Producing Electricity Again (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/06/29/3631127_richland-nuclear-plant-producing.html?rh=1

Canada: Pink Salmon Threatened by Greenhouse Gases & Acidification in Rivers (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pink-salmon-threatened-by-greenhouse-gases-and-acidification-in-rivers-1.3132011?cmp=rss

Wenatchee Wildfires: ‘Mind Blowing’ Flames Destroy Homes in Washington State (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/06/28/3629679/dozens-told-to-evacuate-because.html

Two-Year, $38.2 Billion Washington State Budget Passes; Shutdown Averted (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20150630/NEWS01/150639977

Leap Second Will Extend the Day, & Might Roil the Internet (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/science/leap-second-will-extend-the-day-and-might-roil-the-internet.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Columbia Generating Station near Richland Producing Electricity Again
• Power Failure Means Lights Out for 27,400 Yakima-Area Customers
• Conserve, Conserve, Conserve, to Stay Cool & Keep Pockets Full
• Puget Sound Energy Offers Energy-Saving, Cooling Tips during Hot Weather
• Grays Harbor PUD Customer Service Office to Close for Two Days
• Semi Truck Hits Sagging Charter Cable Line in West Richland
• Opinion Analysis: Power Plants Stymie Smokestack Controls
• Canada: Pink Salmon Threatened by Greenhouse Gases & Acidification in Rivers
• Clogged Pipe Kills 400,000 Spring Chinook at Umpqua River Hatchery
• Hatchery Dispute Lands Puget Sound Steelhead in Inland Lake
• Fighting for Idaho’s Anadromous Fish
• States Sue to Block Obama’s Water Rule
• Op/Ed: Time to Revive the Black Rock Water Project
• Washington State: Renewable Energy by Any Other Name Doesn’t Smell as Sweet
• The Trends Behind the Explosion in Distributed Resources
• Community Solar Is the Next Big Thing, Research Firm Says
• Offshore Wind Still the Best Bet for Clean Energy
• DOE-Backed Floating Wind Project May Lose Funding as Utilities Reject Power Prices
• How America’s Largest Power Company Plans to Become a Leading Renewables Developer
• In Losing Battle on Mercury, EPA Gains In War on Climate Change
• Leap Second Will Extend the Day, & Might Roil the Internet
• Study Suggests That Google Has Its Thumb on Scale in Search
• Fiber Broadband Access Can Boost Home Values
• Seattle Has a Lost Connection on Gigabit Broadband Idea
• San Francisco Giants Claim another Title — This Time for Wi-Fi Connectivity
• When It Comes to Online Shopping, We’re Browsing More & Buying Less
• Why Your Facebook Feed Could Look More Like Snapchat
• 26 Million People Changed Their Facebook Profile Photo to Celebrate Gay Marriage
• Two-Year, $38.2 Billion Washington State Budget Passes; Shutdown Averted
• Governor Inslee to Sign Two-Year Washington State Budget That Cuts Tuition, Puts Money into K-12
• Bottled Water, Oregon Shoppers Remain Tax Free under Washington Budget
• Why the Supreme Court Could Spell Trouble for Obama’s Agenda
• Indian Tribe Recognition Process Overhauled
• Wenatchee Wildfires: ‘Mind Blowing’ Flames Destroy Homes in Washington State
• Extreme Fire Danger Has Gov. Inslee ‘Looking Into’ Washington State Fireworks Laws
• Drones Causing More Headaches for Wildland Firefighters
• City of Shelton Increases Conditional Use Permit Fee
• Shelton Historic Building on the Market
• Rhody Back on the Road: Port Townsend Festival to Get a Loaner Float from Spokane
• ‘Crappy’ Solution to Soil Shortage: U-S Open Human Waste
• NBC to Donald Trump: You’re Fired

WORD OF THE DAY

Hoyden • \HOY-dunn\ • Noun - A girl or woman of saucy, boisterous, or carefree behavior.

Amazonians

The ultimate hoyden clan

Don’t cross them buddy

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Columbia Generating Station near Richland Producing Electricity Again (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/06/29/3631127_richland-nuclear-plant-producing.html?rh=1

Power Failure Means Lights Out for 27,400 Yakima-Area Customers (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/power-failure-means-lights-out-for-yakima-area-customers/article_b5e03b9c-1eb9-11e5-81e1-ffbed606d866.html

Conserve, Conserve, Conserve, to Stay Cool & Keep Pockets Full (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/29437459/conserve-conserve-conserve-to-stay-cool-and-keep-pockets-full

Puget Sound Energy Offers Energy-Saving, Cooling Tips during Hot Weather (The Kent Reporter, WA)

http://www.kentreporter.com/news/310722261.html

Grays Harbor PUD Customer Service Office to Close for Two Days (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/ghpud-customer-service-office-to-close-for-two-days/

Semi Truck Hits Sagging Charter Cable Line in West Richland (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/29438003/semi-truck-hits-sagging-charter-cable-line-in-west-richland

Opinion Analysis: Power Plants Stymie Smokestack Controls (SCOTUS Blog)

http://www.scotusblog.com/2015/06/opinion-analysis-power-plants-stymie-smokestack-controls/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Canada: Pink Salmon Threatened by Greenhouse Gases & Acidification in Rivers (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pink-salmon-threatened-by-greenhouse-gases-and-acidification-in-rivers-1.3132011?cmp=rss

Clogged Pipe Kills 400,000 Spring Chinook at Umpqua River Hatchery (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2015/06/pipe_clog_kills_400000_spring.html?ath=b8ce803c49a1eb2e89d6cdad1d455d23#cmpid=nsltr_stryheadline

Hatchery Dispute Lands Puget Sound Steelhead in Inland Lake (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/hatchery-dispute-lands-puget-sound-steelhead-inland-lake

Fighting for Idaho’s Anadromous Fish (Twin Falls Times News, ID)

http://magicvalley.com/news/local/fighting-for-idaho-s-anadromous-fish/article_64cdd068-8c3a-5592-bc8a-18cc66138311.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

States Sue to Block Obama’s Water Rule (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/246435-three-states-sue-to-stop-obama-water-rule

Op/Ed: Time to Revive the Black Rock Water Project (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/jun/30/time-to-revive-the-black-rock-project/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Washington State: Renewable Energy by Any Other Name Doesn’t Smell as Sweet (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2015/06/30/renewable-energy-by-any-other-name-doesnt-smell-as-sweet/?ss=energy

The Trends Behind the Explosion in Distributed Resources (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/grid-edge-live-2015-the-trends-behind-the-explosion-in-distributed-resourc/401417/

Community Solar Is the Next Big Thing, Research Firm Says (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=44112

Offshore Wind Still the Best Bet for Clean Energy (Boston Globe, MA)

https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/06/29/offshore-wind-still-best-bet-for-clean-energy/ZU6HBbTjR2UbKSkz44pgNO/story.html

DOE-Backed Floating Wind Project May Lose Funding as Utilities Reject Power Prices (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-backed-floating-wind-project-may-lose-funding-as-utilities-reject-power/401496/

How America’s Largest Power Company Plans to Become a Leading Renewables Developer (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/how-americas-largest-power-company-plans-to-become-a-leading-renewables-de/401539/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

In Losing Battle on Mercury, EPA Gains In War on Climate Change (Morning Consult)

http://morningconsult.com/2015/06/in-losing-battle-on-mercury-epa-gains-in-war-on-climate-change/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Leap Second Will Extend the Day, & Might Roil the Internet (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/science/leap-second-will-extend-the-day-and-might-roil-the-internet.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Study Suggests That Google Has Its Thumb on Scale in Search (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/business/study-suggests-that-google-has-its-thumb-on-scale-in-search.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Fiber Broadband Access Can Boost Home Values - more than $5,400 to the value of an average U-S home (Computer World)

http://www.computerworld.com/article/2941875/broadband/fiber-broadband-access-can-boost-home-values.html

Seattle has a lost connection on gigabit broadband idea (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/seattle-has-a-lost-connection-on-gigabit-broadband-idea/

San Francisco Giants Claim another Title — This Time for Wi-Fi Connectivity (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/giants/ci_28390454/giants-claim-different-sort-title-this-time-connectivity?source=rss

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

When It Comes to Online Shopping, We’re Browsing More & Buying Less (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2015/06/30/when-it-comes-to-online-shopping-were-browsing-more-and-buying-less/?wprss=rss_business

Why Your Facebook Feed Could Look More Like Snapchat (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2015/0629/Why-your-Facebook-feed-could-look-more-like-Snapchat

26 Million People Changed Their Facebook Profile Photo to Celebrate Gay Marriage (TIME Magazine)

http://time.com/3940931/supreme-court-gay-marriage-facebook/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Two-Year, $38.2 Billion Washington State Budget Passes; Shutdown Averted (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20150630/NEWS01/150639977

Governor Inslee to Sign Two-Year Washington State Budget That Cuts Tuition, Puts Money into K-12 (Associated Press)

http://q13fox.com/2015/06/30/gov-inslee-to-sign-two-year-state-budget-that-cuts-tuition-puts-money-into-k-12/

Bottled Water, Oregon Shoppers Remain Tax Free under Washington Budget (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/bottled-water-oregon-shoppers-remain-tax-free-under-washington-budget

Why the Supreme Court Could Spell Trouble for Obama’s Agenda (National Journal)

http://www.nationaljournal.com/energy/obama-scalia-climate-change-mats-20150629

Indian Tribe Recognition Process Overhauled (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/apnewsbreak-indian-tribe-recognition-process-overhauled-32099002

GENERAL NEWS

Wenatchee Wildfires: ‘Mind Blowing’ Flames Destroy Homes in Washington State (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/06/28/3629679/dozens-told-to-evacuate-because.html

Extreme Fire Danger Has Gov. Inslee ‘Looking Into’ Washington State Fireworks Laws (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2015/06/30/extreme-fire-danger-has-gov-inslee-looking-into-state-fireworks-laws/

Drones Causing More Headaches for Wildland Firefighters (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/drones-causing-more-headaches-wildland-firefighters

City of Shelton Increases Conditional Use Permit Fee (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/15684

Shelton Historic Building on the Market (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/23708-shelton-historic-building-to-be-sold

Rhody Back on the Road: Port Townsend Festival to Get a Loaner Float from Spokane (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20150630/news/306309996/rhody-back-on-the-road-port-townsend-festival-to-get-a-loaner-float

‘Crappy’ Solution to Soil Shortage: U-S Open Human Waste (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Crappy-solution-to-soil-shortage-US-Open-human-waste-310803541.html

NBC to Donald Trump: You’re Fired (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2015/06/29/nbc-to-donald-trump-youre-fired/

DIVERSIONS

Did Your Drone Knock Out a Woman on Sunday? Seattle Police Want to Chat

http://gizmodo.com/did-your-drone-knock-out-a-woman-on-sunday-seattle-pol-1714778551

Man Bought $30K Lottery Ticket by Accident

http://time.com/3940252/man-lottery-accident/

‘Up’ House In Ballard Soon to be on the Market for Relocation Bids

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/up-house-in-ballard-soon-to-be-on-the-market-for-relocation-bids/?utm_source=WhatCountsEmail&utm_medium=Newsline&utm_campaign=Newsline

Wal-Mart Apologizes for Making IS Cake after Refusing to Make Confederate One

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2015/0630/Wal-Mart-apologizes-for-making-IS-cake-after-refusing-to-make-Confederate-one

SONG OF THE DAY

Average White Band – Cut the Cake

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

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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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.

Energy News Digest for June 29, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 29, 2015

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

U-S Supreme Court Blocks Obama’s Limits on Power Plants (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/us/supreme-court-blocks-obamas-limits-on-power-plants.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Montana Coal Plant Operator Says Colstrip Remains Profitable for Now (Associated Press)

http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/Coal-plant-operator-says-Colstrip-remains-profitable-for-now/33826880

Jefferson PUD Won’t Say No to Selling Electricity to Pot Growers (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/news/pud-won-t-say-no-to-selling-electricity-to-pot/article_5b15434c-ccf2-11e4-be73-cfd11bea60c1.html

Oregon: Deschutes County to Review Two Proposed Solar Farms (Bend Bulletin, OR)

http://www.bendbulletin.com/exports/newsletters/main/3288371-151/deschutes-county-to-review-two-proposed-solar-farms#

Structures Burn & Hundreds Evacuate in Chelan County (Associated Press)

http://www.keprtv.com/Structures-burn-and-hundreds-evacuate-in-Chelan-County-310643841.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• U-S Supreme Court Blocks Obama’s Limits on Power Plants
• Montana Coal Plant Operator Says Colstrip Remains Profitable for Now
• Hot Weather is the Time to Conserve Energy
• Why Are the Government’s Energy Forecasts So Bad?
• Germany’s Oldest Remaining Nuclear Plant Shuts Down
• Armenia Suspends Electricity Price Increases after Weeks of Protests
• Warming Northwest Rivers Raise Risk of Fish Kills
• Umatilla Leader Brigham Elected as New Chair of Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
• The Season of Salmon - Columbia-Pacific Sport-Fishers Say Hello to Summer
• Alaska Trollers Outraged by Low King Salmon Quota Set by Pacific Salmon Commission
• Harvesting Geoducks is Lucrative, But It’s Also Brutally Hard Work
• Columbia River Deepening Sparks $1 Billion in Investments
• Oregon: Deschutes County to Review Two Proposed Solar Farms
• Olympia: Roosevelt Elementary School’s Solar Panels Still a Hot Commodity
• Duke Energy: Looking for Payback
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s Commercial Energy-Savings Programs Have Helped ‘Thousands’ of Regional Businesses
• Jefferson PUD Won’t Say No to Selling Electricity to Pot Growers
• Washington State Marijuana Taxes Will Be Reduced
• State Marijuana Laws Complicate Federal Job Recruitment
• Rand Paul Set to Raise Money from Marijuana Industry
• British Columbia is Looking at a New Approach to Tackling Climate Change – Adaptation
• Solar Impulse Passes ‘Point of No Return’ over Pacific
• How to Stop Click! Network from Bleeding Money? Tacoma Looks at Options
• FCC’s O’Rielly: Broadband Neither a Necessity or Human Right
• How Google’s Street View Scaled Yosemite’s El Capitán
• Washington State Lawmakers OK 11.9-Cent Gas Tax Hike in Transportation Package
• Structures Burn & Hundreds Evacuate in Chelan County
• Despite Drought, Fireworks Sales Off to Strong Start
• Fireworks Danger Rises with Heat
• Heat Surge Hits Eastern Washington. The Highest WA Temperature Ever Observed?
• Big Blow for Boeing as Congress Allows Ex-Im Bank to Sunset
• Thurston County Investigates Two Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease
• Sierra Pacific Scoops Up Lewis County Timberland
• Blessing & Stud Signing at Belfair HUB Center for Seniors
• Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival Float Burns after Parade

WORD OF THE DAY

Cybrarian • \sye-BRAIR-ee-un\ • Noun – A person whose job is to find, collect, and manage information that is available on the World Wide Web.

Although it has reached nearly 207,000 page views since its inception, the cybrarian who cares for the online version of the energy news digest blog blanches in humility when confronted with the sheer volume of data included in the “Internet Archive Wayback Machine.” https://archive.org/web/

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

U-S Supreme Court Blocks Obama’s Limits on Power Plants (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/us/supreme-court-blocks-obamas-limits-on-power-plants.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Montana Coal Plant Operator Says Colstrip Remains Profitable for Now (Associated Press)

http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/Coal-plant-operator-says-Colstrip-remains-profitable-for-now/33826880

Hot Weather is the Time to Conserve Energy (Franklin PUD, Pasco, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2015/06/hot-weather-is-time-to-conserve-energy.html

Why Are the Government’s Energy Forecasts So Bad? (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2015/06/why-are-the-federal-governments-energy-forecasts-so-bad-000111

Germany’s Oldest Remaining Nuclear Plant Shuts Down (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/energy/article/Germany-s-oldest-remaining-nuclear-plant-shuts-6354018.php

Armenia Suspends Electricity Price Increases after Weeks of Protests (United Press International)

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/06/28/Armenia-suspends-electricity-price-increases-after-weeks-of-protests/9431435505996/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Warming Northwest Rivers Raise Risk of Fish Kills (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/warming-northwest-rivers-raise-risk-fish-kills

Umatilla Leader Brigham Elected as New Chair of Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/434335.aspx

The Season of Salmon - Columbia-Pacific Sport-Fishers Say Hello to Summer (Coast Weekend, Astoria, OR)

http://www.coastweekend.com/cw/recreation/20150625/the-season-of-salmon

Alaska Trollers Outraged by Low King Salmon Quota Set by Pacific Salmon Commission (SitNews, Ketchikan, AK)

http://www.sitnews.us/0615News/062615/062615_salmon_quota.html

Harvesting Geoducks is Lucrative, But It’s Also Brutally Hard Work (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20150628/NEWS01/150629316/1172/Diving-for-geoducks

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Columbia River Deepening Sparks $1 Billion in Investments (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/columbia-river-deepening-sparks-billion-in-investments/article_e5028496-58f9-5a7b-a907-52becfc2ae44.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Oregon: Deschutes County to Review Two Proposed Solar Farms (Bend Bulletin, OR)

http://www.bendbulletin.com/exports/newsletters/main/3288371-151/deschutes-county-to-review-two-proposed-solar-farms#

Olympia: Roosevelt Elementary School’s Solar Panels Still a Hot Commodity (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

http://www.thurstontalk.com/2015/06/29/roosevelt-elementary-school-solar/

Duke Energy: Looking for Payback – Two years after getting prosecuted under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the energy giant takes aim at the law itself (Audubon)

https://www.audubon.org/news/duke-energy-looking-payback

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s Commercial Energy-Savings Programs Have Helped ‘Thousands’ of Regional Businesses (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article25547095.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Jefferson PUD Won’t Say No to Selling Electricity to Pot Growers (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/news/pud-won-t-say-no-to-selling-electricity-to-pot/article_5b15434c-ccf2-11e4-be73-cfd11bea60c1.html

Washington State Marijuana Taxes Will Be Reduced (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2015/06/pot-taxes-will-be-reduced/

State Marijuana Laws Complicate Federal Job Recruitment (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/us/state-marijuana-laws-complicate-federal-job-recruitment.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Rand Paul Set to Raise Money from Marijuana Industry (Lexington Herald-Leader, KY)

http://www.kentucky.com/2015/06/26/3919180_rand-paul-set-to-raise-money-from.html?rh=1

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

British Columbia is Looking at a New Approach to Tackling Climate Change – Adaptation (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-is-looking-at-a-new-approach-to-tackle-climate-change-adaptation/article25171502/?cmpid=rss1

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Solar Impulse Passes ‘Point of No Return’ over Pacific (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-33244912

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

How to Stop Click! Network from Bleeding Money? Tacoma Looks at Options (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/06/27/3860184/how-to-stop-click-from-bleeding.html

FCC’s O’Rielly: Broadband Neither a Necessity or Human Right (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCCs-ORielly-Broadband-Neither-a-Necessity-or-Human-Right-134328

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

How Google’s Street View Scaled Yosemite’s El Capitán (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2015/0626/How-Google-s-Street-view-scaled-Yosemite-s-El-Capitan-video

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Lawmakers OK 11.9-Cent Gas Tax Hike in Transportation Package (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20150629/NEWS01/150629166

GENERAL NEWS

Structures Burn & Hundreds Evacuate in Chelan County (Associated Press)

http://www.keprtv.com/Structures-burn-and-hundreds-evacuate-in-Chelan-County-310643841.html

Despite Drought, Fireworks Sales Off to Strong Start (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/06/28/despite-drought-fireworks-sales-off-to-strong-start/29437347/

Fireworks Danger Rises with Heat (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20150629/NEWS01/150629164

Heat Surge Hits Eastern Washington. The Highest WA Temperature Ever Observed? (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2015/06/heat-surge-hits-eastern-washington.html

Big Blow for Boeing as Congress Allows Ex-Im Bank to Sunset (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2015/06/26/big-blow-for-boeing-as-congress-allows-ex-im-bank.html

Thurston County Investigates Two Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease (Associated Press)

http://q13fox.com/2015/06/29/thurston-county-investigates-2-cases-of-legionnaires-disease/

Sierra Pacific Scoops Up Lewis County Timberland (South Sound Business Examiner)

http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/June-2015/Sierra-Pacific-scoops-up-Lewis-County-timberland/

Blessing & Stud Signing at Belfair HUB Center for Seniors (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/15661

Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival Float Burns after Parade – Vehicles, Funds Sought For Rest Of Season’s Appearances (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20150629/NEWS/306299995/port-townsend-rhododendron-festival-float-burns-after-parade

DIVERSIONS

Yes Co-Founder, Bassist Chris Squire Dies at 67

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/jun/29/yes-co-founder-bassist-chris-squire-dies-at-67/

Japanese Station Master Cat Tama Given Lavish Send-Off

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33306846

Colonial Americans Drank Roughly Three Times as Much as Americans Do Now

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/06/benjamin-rush-booze-morality-democracy/396818/

A Trip around the Solar System

http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2015/06/a-trip-around-the-solar-system/396872/

SONG OF THE DAY

Yes – Roundabout

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Tdu4uKSZ3M

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Energy News Digest for June 26, 2015

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Weather Forecast for June 26, 2015

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Heat Advisory in Effect from Noon Today to 5 AM Sunday

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Western Washington Heat Advisory in Effect until 5 AM Sunday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/15626

Washington Senate Republicans Prepare One-Month Budget to Avoid Shutdown (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/washington-senate-republicans-prepare-one-month-budget-avoid-shutdown

$34 Million in Fish Threatened by State Government Shutdown (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/tech/science/environment/2015/06/26/fish-hatcheries-government-shutdown/29325445/

Lake Cushman to be Lower than Expected Minimums (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/23656-lake-cushman-to-be-lower-than-expected-minimums

Daily Report: The Promise of Faster Fiber-Optic Transmissions (NY Times)

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/26/daily-report-the-promise-of-faster-fiber-optic-transmissions/?partner=rss&emc=rss

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Lake Cushman to be Lower than Expected Minimums
• Man Blown Into Air as Crane Hits Power Lines, Bursts into Flames
• A New Look for Nuclear Power
• $34 Million in Fish Threatened by State Government Shutdown
• Salmon Threatened by Invasive & Predatory Northern Pike
• Fish Stranded in Puyallup River Due to Low Water Levels
• Pot Patches Discovered during Clark Fork Delta Restoration Project
• Op/Ed: How to Save Wild Salmon with a Fork & Knife
• World’s Aquifers Losing Replenishment Race, Researchers Say
• Here’s House Republicans’ Plan To Fight California’s Drought
• Columbia River Basin: Work Continues on Largest Federal Reclamation Project
• Oregon Offshore Wind Project’s Troubles Leave the DOE 0-for-3 So Far
• Several Boston Companies Are Taking the Lead on Democratizing Solar Energy
• Small Co-op Solar Project Offers Data
• Power from the Tides, Long a Dream, Begins to Show Some Muscle in Europe, Canada
• Driver Crashes through REC Silicon Gate
• Forget Almonds: Look At How Much Water California’s Pot Growers Use
• Portland Updates Climate Action Plan, Activists Disappointed
• Power to the People – Why the Rise of Green Energy Makes Utility Companies Nervous
• Electricity from Your Garden
• The Rise of ‘Speed-Listening’
• Daily Report: The Promise of Faster Fiber-Optic Transmissions
• National Rural Electric Co-op Association Outlines Ways to Close Digital Divide
• Charter Lists Consumer Benefits to Win Merger Approval – Cheaper & Faster Internet
• Average U-S Speeds Don’t Qualify as Broadband
• FCC Chairman Sees No Need to Set Aside More Airwaves for Smaller Cell Carriers
• FCC Chair Tom Wheeler Promises No “Utility Style Regulation” of Broadband
• Tillamook Starts Petition To Remove ‘American’ from American Cheese
• Teen to Mom, ‘Text Faster & Shorter!’
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• Washington Senate Republicans Prepare One-Month Budget to Avoid Shutdown
• Olympia Watching the Budget Clock
• Western Washington Heat Advisory in Effect until 5 AM Sunday
• U-S Supreme Court Extends Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide
• More People Moving to Washington: Population Tops Seven Million
• Bee Advocates in South Sound Abuzz With Plans to Save Pollinators
• New W.F. West High School Bearcat Logo Put on Hold
• Officer Saves Kitten Thrown into Downtown Olympia Traffic

WORD OF THE DAY

Disavow • \dis-uh-VOW\ • verb - 1: to deny responsibility for: repudiate *2: to refuse to acknowledge or accept: disclaim

Derwood’s disavowal of knowledge relating to thefts from the “honors” snack station at the radio station were undermined by the telltale “Cheetos” residue on his fingers and crumbs in the wispy moustache he had been cultivating for the last three months.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Lake Cushman to be Lower than Expected Minimums (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/23656-lake-cushman-to-be-lower-than-expected-minimums

Man Blown Into Air as Crane Hits Power Lines, Bursts into Flames (Associated Press)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Man-jumps-for-his-life-as-crane-bursts-into-flames-in-W-Seattle-309836921.html

A New Look for Nuclear Power (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/energyatmit/2242990/new-look-nuclear-power

FISH & WILDLIFE

$34 Million in Fish Threatened by State Government Shutdown (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/tech/science/environment/2015/06/26/fish-hatcheries-government-shutdown/29325445/

Salmon Threatened by Invasive & Predatory Northern Pike (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/tech/science/environment/2015/06/25/northern-pike-columbia-river-salmon-threatened/29301875/

Fish Stranded in Puyallup River Due to Low Water Levels (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/06/25/puyallup-river-water-level-fish-stranded/29302759/

Pot Patches Discovered during Clark Fork Delta Restoration Project (Bonner County Daily Bee, ID)

http://www.bonnercountydailybee.com/news/local/article_f7035ac8-1b03-11e5-871a-e77a1c9962ce.html

Op/Ed: How to Save Wild Salmon with a Fork & Knife (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/how-to-save-wild-salmon-with-a-fork-and-knife/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

World’s Aquifers Losing Replenishment Race, Researchers Say (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/26/science/worlds-aquifers-losing-replenishment-race-researchers-say.html?ref=energy-environment

Here’s House Republicans’ Plan To Fight California’s Drought (The National Journal)

http://www.nationaljournal.com/energy/here-s-how-house-republicans-want-to-fight-california-s-drought-20150625

Columbia River Basin: Work Continues on Largest Federal Reclamation Project (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://pro.kpq-am.tritonflex.com/common/more.php?m=15&r=1&item_id=28841

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Oregon Offshore Wind Project’s Troubles Leave the DOE 0-for-3 So Far (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2015/06/25/oregon-offshore-wind-projects-troubles-leave-the-doe-0-for-3-so-far/

Several Boston Companies Are Taking the Lead on Democratizing Solar Energy (Boston Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/techflash/2015/06/several-boston-companies-are-taking-the-lead-on.html

Small Co-op Solar Project Offers Data (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/efficiency-conservation/consumer-outreach/small-co-op-solar-project-offers-data/81946

Power from the Tides, Long a Dream, Begins to Show Some Muscle in Europe, Canada (E&E Publishing)

http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060020855

Driver Crashes through REC Silicon Gate (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/crime-fire/driver-crashes-through-rec-silicon-gate/article_fa2d6c18-19e9-11e5-9b7f-27d0f1bf00c6.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Forget Almonds: Look At How Much Water California’s Pot Growers Use (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/26/forget-almonds-look-at-how-much-water-californias-pot-growers-use/?wprss=rss_business

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Portland Updates Climate Action Plan, Activists Disappointed (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2015/06/portland-updates-climate-action-plan-activists.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Power to the People – Why the Rise of Green Energy Makes Utility Companies Nervous (The New Yorker)

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/06/29/power-to-the-people

Electricity from Your Garden (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/06/25/impact-journalism-day-garden-electricity/29280087/

The Rise of ‘Speed-Listening’ (The Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/06/the-rise-of-speed-listening/396740/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Daily Report: The Promise of Faster Fiber-Optic Transmissions (NY Times)

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/26/daily-report-the-promise-of-faster-fiber-optic-transmissions/?partner=rss&emc=rss

National Rural Electric Co-op Association Outlines Ways to Close Digital Divide (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/emerging-technologies/telecom-emerging-technologies/nreca-outlines-ways-to-close-digital-divide/82407

Charter Lists Consumer Benefits to Win Merger Approval – Cheaper & Faster Internet (Reuters – Cynic Alert)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/26/us-charter-communi-fcc-idUSKBN0P60YL20150626

Average U-S Speeds Don’t Qualify as Broadband (Light Reading)

http://www.lightreading.com/services/broadband-services/average-us-speeds-dont-qualify-as-broadband/d/d-id/716591

FCC Chairman Sees No Need to Set Aside More Airwaves for Smaller Cell Carriers (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/26/business/media/fcc-chairman-sees-no-need-to-set-aside-more-airwaves-for-smaller-cell-carriers.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

FCC Chair Tom Wheeler Promises No “Utility Style Regulation” of Broadband (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2015/06/26/fcc-chair-tom-wheeler-promises-no-utility-style-regulation-of-broadband/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Tillamook Starts Petition To Remove ‘American’ from American Cheese (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Tillamook-Cheese-starts-petition-to-remove-American-from-American-Cheese-309921171.html

Teen to Mom, ‘Text Faster & Shorter!’ (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2015/06/25/digital-life/29273693/

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2015/06/26/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-294/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington Senate Republicans Prepare One-Month Budget to Avoid Shutdown (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/washington-senate-republicans-prepare-one-month-budget-avoid-shutdown

Olympia Watching the Budget Clock (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2015/06/olympia-watching-the-budget-clock/

GENERAL NEWS

Western Washington Heat Advisory in Effect until 5 AM Sunday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/15626

U-S Supreme Court Extends Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/2015/06/26/supreme-court-extends-same-sex-marriage-nationwide/

More People Moving to Washington: Population Tops Seven Million (Associated Press)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/29412539/more-people-moving-to-washington-population-tops-7-million

Bee Advocates in South Sound Abuzz With Plans to Save Pollinators (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2015/06/25/3792216_bee-advocates-in-south-sound-abuzz.html?rh=1

New W.F. West High School Bearcat Logo Put on Hold (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2015/06/new-w-f-west-high-school-bearcat-logo.html

Officer Saves Kitten Thrown into Downtown Olympia Traffic (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2015/06/25/3792296/officer-saves-kitten-thrown-into.html

DIVERSIONS

Portland Police Issue a Very Portland Guide Ahead of Marijuana Legalization

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/309988481.html

Men Attacked by Beaver in Deschutes River

http://koin.com/2015/06/26/men-attacked-by-beaver-swimming-in-deschutes-river/

A Visual Guide to Your Company’s Organizational Structure

http://gizmodo.com/a-visual-guide-to-your-companys-organizational-structur-1714095431

A Guy Got Struck by Lightning Twice – His Name Happens to Be Rod (really!)

http://time.com/3937179/lightning-strikes-man-twice-rod-wolfe-survivor/

SONG OF THE DAY

Ella Fitzgerald - Heat Wave

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57qy7MCzLXA

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their web sites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

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.