Energy News Digest for June 26, 2012

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.

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State’s Green Jobs Fade Due to Recession - Survey of state finds positions in category fell 18% (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/jun/25/green-jobs-fade-due-to-recession/

Grays Harbor PUD General Manager Rick Lovely Announces Retirement (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4285

Federal Court Upholds EPA's Greenhouse Gas Rules (Associated Press)

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/06/26/us/politics/ap-us-epa-greenhouse-gases.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Pacific Northwest Fish Costs Reach $650 Million (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/protecting-pacific-northwest-fish-cost-rises/45685

Washington State Population Is Now 6.8 Million (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018528855_statepopulation26.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Grays Harbor PUD General Manager Rick Lovely Announces Retirement
• Ex-Lineman Pleads Guilty to Douglas PUD Gas Theft
• Idaho Falls Emergency Crews Train for Downed Power Lines
• Copper Wire Theft Leaves Cowlitz River Trail in the Dark
• Texas Grid Expects to Set June Power Record - Again
• Texas Public Utility Commission Will Vote on Raising Wholesale Electricity Price Cap
• Coal-Plant Plunge Risks Billions in Pollution Spending: Energy
• A Michigan Land Owner Caught Between Energy Giants
• Pacific Northwest Fish Costs Reach $650 Million
• Elwha River Excavation - Blasting to Resume at Glines Canyon Dam, Port Angeles Chamber Told
• Videos: How Lamprey Get Over Bonneville Dam
• Protesters at Oregon State Capitol Climb Flag Poles, Occupy Offices over Logging Plans
• British Columbia Sewage Spills into Lake Roosevelt
• Is Ocean Energy More Than "A Very Expensive Hobby"?
• Electricity and Hot Water - A Hybrid Approach to Solar Power
• Maryland Man Found Guilty in Renewable Energy Scheme
• Nest Thermostat Reviewed: A Smart Device for All Seasons
• Homes in the United Kingdom Getting Hungrier for Electricity
• Federal Court Upholds EPA's Greenhouse Gas Rules
• Rising Sea Levels: Is Global Warming Making the US East Coast a 'Hot Spot?'
• Washington State’s Green Jobs Fade Due to Recession
• Bamboo Experts See Growth Opportunity with Forest-Products Giant
• Blow-Up Solar Lantern Lights Up Haiti's Prospects
• Wave Broadband Continues Acquisition of East Jefferson County Cable Franchise
• Facebook Draws User Ire with Email Switcheroo
• No New Tax on Roll-Your-Own Cigarettes, Judge Rules
• Mason County Politics - Watch Belfair Candidates’ Forum Here
• Washington State Population is Now 6.8 Million
• Stray Bullet in Belfair Wrecking Yard Ignites Two Cities' Worth of Fireworks
• Two Washington State Counties in the Grips of Tent Caterpillar Outbreak
• Cost of Downtown Shelton SAVER Project Added to City Budget
• Pacific Residents Decry 'Tyrant' Mayor over Bullying, Firings

WORD OF THE DAY

Ahimsa • \uh-HIM-sah\ • Noun - The Hindu and Buddhist doctrine of refraining from harming any living being

Here’s Albert Schweitzer

Practiced ahimsa daily

Watch your soul buddy

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Grays Harbor PUD General Manager Rick Lovely Announces Retirement (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4285

Ex-Lineman Pleads Guilty to Douglas PUD Gas Theft (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/jun/25/ex-lineman-pleads-guilty-to-pud-gas-theft/

Idaho Falls Emergency Crews Train for Downed Power Lines (KPVI-TV, Pocatello, ID)
http://www.kpvi.com/content/news/local/story/Idaho-Falls-Emergency-Crews-Train-for-Downed/_DUS7V7apEmZppLDuHPdfA.cspx

Copper Wire Theft Leaves Cowlitz River Trail in the Dark (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/copper-wire-theft-leaves-cowlitz-river-trail-in-the-dark/article_4ac1e436-bf36-11e1-95eb-0019bb2963f4.html

Texas Grid Expects to Set June Power Record - Again (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/26/us-utilities-texas-heat-idUSBRE85O10G20120626

Texas Public Utility Commission Will Vote on Raising Wholesale Electricity Price Cap (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/morning_call/2012/06/texas-puc-will-vote-on-raising.html

Coal-Plant Plunge Risks Billions in Pollution Spending: Energy (Bloomberg News)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/Coal-Plant-Plunge-Risks-Billions-in-Pollution-3660487.php

A Michigan Land Owner Caught Between Energy Giants – Claims two companies colluded to kill deals that could have earned him more than $54 million (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/26/us-encana-land-zaremba-idUSBRE85P0GR20120626

FISH & WILDLIFE

Pacific Northwest Fish Costs Reach $650 Million (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/protecting-pacific-northwest-fish-cost-rises/45685

Elwha River Excavation - Blasting to Resume at Glines Canyon Dam, Port Angeles Chamber Told (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120626/NEWS/306269996/blasting-to-resume-at-glines-canyon-dam-port-angeles-chamber-told

Videos: How Lamprey Get Over Bonneville Dam (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://ecotrope.opb.org/2012/06/videos-how-lamprey-get-over-bonneville-dam

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Protesters at Oregon State Capitol Climb Flag Poles, Occupy Offices over Logging Plans (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2012/06/protesters_at_oregon_state_cap.html

British Columbia Sewage Spills into Lake Roosevelt (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/jun/26/sewage-spills-into-lake-roosevelt/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Is Ocean Energy More Than "A Very Expensive Hobby"? (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2012/06/is-ocean-energy-more-than-a-very-expensive-hobby?cmpid=rss

Electricity and Hot Water - A Hybrid Approach to Solar Power (NY Times)

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/22/a-hybrid-approach-to-solar-power/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Maryland Man Found Guilty in Renewable Energy Scheme (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2018525189_apusrenewableenergyfraud.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Nest Thermostat Reviewed: A Smart Device for All Seasons (Gigaom)

http://gigaom.com/cleantech/nest-thermostat-reviewed-a-smart-device-for-all-seasons/

Homes in the United Kingdom Getting Hungrier for Electricity (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18577035

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Federal Court Upholds EPA's Greenhouse Gas Rules (Associated Press)

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/06/26/us/politics/ap-us-epa-greenhouse-gases.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Rising Sea Levels: Is Global Warming Making the US East Coast a 'Hot Spot?' (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2012/0625/Rising-sea-levels-Is-global-warming-making-the-US-East-Coast-a-hot-spot-video

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Washington State’s Green Jobs Fade Due to Recession - Survey of state finds positions in category fell 18% (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/jun/25/green-jobs-fade-due-to-recession/

Bamboo Experts See Growth Opportunity with Forest-Products Giant (Seattle Times)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2018528945_booshoot26.html

Blow-Up Solar Lantern Lights Up Haiti's Prospects (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/Change-Agent/2012/0626/Blow-up-solar-lantern-lights-up-Haiti-s-prospects

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Wave Broadband Continues Acquisition of East Jefferson County Cable Franchise (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20120626/news/306269995/wave-broadband-continues-acquisition-of-east-jefferson-cable-franchise

Facebook Draws User Ire with Email Switcheroo (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Facebook-draws-user-ire-with-email-switcheroo-3662144.php

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

No New Tax on Roll-Your-Own Cigarettes, Judge Rules (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/06/26/2194388/no-new-tax-on-roll-your-own-cigarettes.html

Mason County Politics - Watch Belfair Candidates’ Forum Here (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/6036#more-6036

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Population is Now 6.8 Million (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018528855_statepopulation26.html

More on Washington State Population Estimates Here (Office of Financial Management, WA)

http://www.ofm.wa.gov/pop/april1/default.asp

Stray Bullet in Belfair Wrecking Yard Ignites Two Cities' Worth of Fireworks (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/jun/25/2-cities-fireworks-displays-go-up-with-one-stray/

Two Washington State Counties in the Grips of Tent Caterpillar Outbreak (KING-TV, Seattle)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Two-Wash-counties-in-the-grips-of-tent-caterpillar-outbreak-160318045.html

Cost of Downtown Shelton SAVER Project Added to City Budget (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/6046

Pacific Residents Decry 'Tyrant' Mayor over Bullying, Firings (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/pacific-residents-decry-tyrant-mayor-over-bullying/nPfKF/

DIVERSIONS

Teen Trying to Steal Soda Gets Arm Stuck in Vending Machine

http://www.10news.com/news/31220455/detail.html

Utah Mom Upset over Judge's Hair-Cut Punishment

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-06-25/utah-judge-sentence-ponytail/55804484/1?csp=34news

London's Big Ben Clock Tower to be Renamed Elizabeth Tower

http://news.yahoo.com/londons-big-ben-renamed-elizabeth-tower-124855042.html

Mass Grave of ‘Giant Wombats’ Discovered in Australia

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/mass-grave-giant-wombats-discovered-australia-201621035.html

SONG OF THE DAY

The First Class - Beach Baby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG8MQ8f4nF4

Energy News Digest for June 25, 2012

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.

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

All Indications Point to Possible Banner Sockeye Salmon Returns (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2018504639_all_indications_point_to_early.html

Oregon Reins in Tax Credits for Clean Energy (Associated Press)

http://www2.wjtv.com/news/2012/jun/24/ore-reins-in-tax-credits-for-clean-energy-ar-4029097/

Chehalis River Dam Remains Most Contentious Proposal (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/sections/news/local/dam-remains-most-contentious-proposal.html

Sixty Years of Pacific Northwest Aluminum (Associated Press)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120625/BIZ/706259953

Clark Public Utilities to Offer a Way to Track Energy Use - Pilot program will launch this fall with 20,000 customers (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/jun/25/utility-to-offer-a-way-to-track-energy-use/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Sixty Years of Pacific Northwest Aluminum
• Hundreds Celebrate Alcoa’s 60th in Wenatchee
• Snohomish PUD honored for Youngs Creek Hydro Project
• With a Clatskanie PUD Connection - Fitch Affirms Boise Kuna Irrigation District, ID
• Montana - Open the Gates: Projections for Kerr Dam Are Made
• BPA’s Oliver Discusses Energy Storage at MIT Enterprise Forum
• Texas Prepares for Soaring Power Demand, Urges Conservation
• er on High Voltage Transmission Lines
• Coal Export Terminals Would Bring Jobs, Execs Say
• Coal Clash Hits Close to Home
• Pacific Northwest Rail Lines Provide Routes for Coal Shipments to Asia
• All Indications Point to Possible Banner Sockeye Salmon Returns
• Many Happy Returns: Lots of Sockeye Counted at Ballard Locks
• Salmon Returning to Puget Sound Energy’s Baker/Marblemount Facilities
• Decline in Alaska’s King Salmon is Rooted in the Sea, Alaska State Biologists Say
• State Officials Try to Contain Western Alaska Salmon Revolt
• Acidic Step: Outsourcing Our Oysters
• Chehalis River Dam Remains Most Contentious Proposal
• Stakeholder Workshops Scheduled on Future Implementation of U-S/Canada Columbia River Treaty
• U-S Supreme Court: Can EPA Regulate Mud from Logging Roads?
• Oregon Reins in Tax Credits for Clean Energy
• Michigan Renewable Energy Ballot Debate Heats Up
• First Major U-S Solar Project Approved on Tribal Land
• Vestas Shuts Chinese Turbine Plant as Demand Cools
• Florida – City of Gainesville Looks for Ways to Limit Rate Impact of Biomass Plant
• Clark Public Utilities to Offer a Way to Track Energy Use
• Projects at Washington Prisons Save Energy, Create Jobs
• Vancouver Library Outshines Itself with LEED Gold
• Richland Goes Green to Save Green
• Global Warming Predicted to Raise Sea Level on West Coast Up to Four Feet in Places
• Editorial - Our Hydro-Powered State Awaits the Electric Model T
• Some Energy Investments Pay Off Faster than Others
• Does Kansas City Own the Business of Broadband?
• Top Ten Broadband Countries
• Why You Will Need a 300 Mbps Broadband Connection
• New Wi-Fi Standard Will Speed Up Video Streaming
• 30 Minutes or More: Why Web Content Keeps Getting Longer
• Ireland - Frustrated Customer Imprisoned Broadband Salesman
• Grays Harbor - Washington Gubernatorial Candidate Inslee Hits the Port, Energy Forum at Satsop
• Dem Front-Runner in Washington State’s 6th District; Five Republicans Vying for a Shot
• Belfair Goes Boom - Person Shooting at Fireworks Container Sets Off Huge Explosion
• Last Ecoterrorist Sentenced for University of Washington Horticulture Arson
• Federal Money Coming to Mason County

WORD OF THE DAY

Borborygmus • \bore-buh-RIGG-muss\ • Noun - Intestinal rumbling caused by moving gas

The campfire meal had been a rousing success. Hot dogs, potato salad, deviled eggs, and spicy baked beans. Alfred had a deep fear, however, that his summer cook-out success was bound for a legendary end. The frequency and volume of the various and sundry borborygmus reverberating from his guests brought visions of the campfire scene from “Blazing Saddles.” “The horror,” he muttered. “The horror.”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Sixty Years of Pacific Northwest Aluminum (Associated Press)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120625/BIZ/706259953

Hundreds Celebrate Alcoa’s 60^th in Wenatchee (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/jun/24/hundreds-celebrate-alcoas-60th/

Snohomish PUD honored for Youngs Creek Hydro Project (Mukilteo Beacon, WA)

http://mukilteobeacon.villagesoup.com/news/story/snohomish-pud-honored-for-youngs-creek-hydro-project/843357

With a Clatskanie PUD Connection - Fitch Affirms Boise Kuna Irrigation District, ID (Arrowrock Hydroelectric Project) Revs at 'A-' (MarketWatch)

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/fitch-affirms-boise-kuna-irrigation-district-id-arrowrock-hydroelectric-project-revs-at-a-2012-06-22

Montana - Open the Gates: Projections for Kerr Dam Are Made (Polson Leader-Advertiser, MT)

http://leaderadvertiser.com/news/article_114c79ce-bbc5-11e1-9605-001a4bcf887a.html

BPA’s Oliver Discusses Energy Storage at MIT Enterprise Forum (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/corporate/BPANews/ArticleTemplate.cfm?ArticleId=article-20120622-01

Texas Prepares for Soaring Power Demand, Urges Conservation (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/25/us-utilities-texas-heat-idUSBRE85O0MO20120625

Austria – After Smoking High Test Weed, Woman Tries to Cross River on High Voltage Transmission Lines (Austrian Times, AT)

http://www.austriantimes.at/image/30691/news/Around_the_World/2012-06-22/42487/High_Voltage

THE COLUMBIAN NEWSPAPER FOCUSES ON PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAL PORTS

Coal Export Terminals Would Bring Jobs, Execs Say - High unemployment fuels interest in plans; permanence doubted (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/jun/24/coal-export-terminals-would-bring-jobs-execs-say/

Coal Clash Hits Close to Home - Activists say promise of jobs doesn't balance impacts on health, environment (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/jun/24/coal-clash-hits-close-to-home-activists-say-promis/

Pacific Northwest Rail Lines Provide Routes for Coal Shipments to Asia (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/jun/24/06-24-coal-routes/

FISH & WILDLIFE

All Indications Point to Possible Banner Sockeye Salmon Returns (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/reeltimenorthwest/2018504639_all_indications_point_to_early.html

Many Happy Returns: Lots of Sockeye Counted at Ballard Locks (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018509255_sockeye23.html

Salmon Returning to Puget Sound Energy’s Baker/Marblemount Facilities (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/06/24/2192245/salmon-returning-to-bakermarblemount.html

Decline in Alaska’s King Salmon is Rooted in the Sea, Alaska State Biologists Say (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/24/4585230/decline-in-king-salmon-is-rooted.html

State Officials Try to Contain Western Alaska Salmon Revolt (Alaska Dispatch, AK)
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/state-officials-try-contain-western-alaska-salmon-revolt

Acidic Step: Outsourcing Our Oysters (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/dannywestneat/2018512589_danny24.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Chehalis River Dam Remains Most Contentious Proposal (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/sections/news/local/dam-remains-most-contentious-proposal.html

Stakeholder Workshops Scheduled on Future Implementation of U-S/Canada Columbia River Treaty (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/421292.aspx

U-S Supreme Court: Can EPA Regulate Mud from Logging Roads? (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Court-Can-EPA-regulate-mud-from-logging-roads-3660520.php

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon Reins in Tax Credits for Clean Energy (Associated Press)

http://www2.wjtv.com/news/2012/jun/24/ore-reins-in-tax-credits-for-clean-energy-ar-4029097/

Michigan Renewable Energy Ballot Debate Heats Up (Associated Press)

http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/viewart/20120623/NEWS01/306230010/Michigan-renewable-energy-ballot-debate-heats-up

First Major U-S Solar Project Approved on Tribal Land (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/06/first-major-u-s-solar-project-approved-on-tribal-land?cmpid=rss

Vestas Shuts Chinese Turbine Plant as Demand Cools (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/25/vestas-china-idUSL5E8HP19120120625

Florida – City of Gainesville Looks for Ways to Limit Rate Impact of Biomass Plant (Gainesville Sun, FL)

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120622/ARTICLES/120629823?tc=ar

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Clark Public Utilities to Offer a Way to Track Energy Use - Pilot program will launch this fall with 20,000 customers (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/jun/25/utility-to-offer-a-way-to-track-energy-use/

Projects at Washington Prisons Save Energy, Create Jobs (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4284

Vancouver Library Outshines Itself with LEED Gold (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/jun/23/library-outshines-itself-with-leed-gold/

Richland Goes Green to Save Green (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Richland-goes-green-to-save-green-160087925.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Global Warming Predicted to Raise Sea Level on West Coast Up to Four Feet in Places (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2012/06/sea_level_on_west_coast_rising.html#cmpid=9547239

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Editorial - Our Hydro-Powered State Awaits the Electric Model T (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/06/24/2192446/our-hydro-powered-state-awaits.html

Some Energy Investments Pay Off Faster than Others (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Some+energy+investments+faster+than+others/6827251/story.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Does Kansas City Own the Business of Broadband? (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/broadband/does-kansas-city-own-the-business-of-broadband/

Top Ten Broadband Countries (My Broadband)

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadband/53209-top-10-broadband-countries-2.html

Why You Will Need a 300 Mbps Broadband Connection (Gigaom)

http://gigaom.com/broadband/why-you-will-need-a-300-mbps-broadband-connection/

New Wi-Fi Standard Will Speed Up Video Streaming (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_20910312

30 Minutes or More: Why Web Content Keeps Getting Longer (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/video/30-minutes-or-more-why-web-content-keeps-getting-longer/

Ireland - Frustrated Customer Imprisoned Broadband Salesman (The Independent, Ireland)

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/courts/frustrated-customer-imprisoned-broadband-salesman-3147004.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Grays Harbor - Washington Gubernatorial Candidate Inslee Hits the Port, Energy Forum at Satsop (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/sections/news/local/inslee-hits-port-energy-forum-satsop.html

Dem Front-Runner in Washington State’s 6th District; Five Republicans Vying for a Shot (Seattle Times, WA)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018520981_6thdistrict25.html

GENERAL NEWS

Belfair Goes Boom - Person Shooting at Fireworks Container Sets Off Huge Explosion (KOMO-TV, Seattle)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Person-shooting-at-fireworks-container-sets-off-huge-explosion-160235535.html

Last Ecoterrorist Sentenced for University of Washington Horticulture Arson (Associated Press)

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018505507_uwarson23m.html

Federal Money Coming to Mason County (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/6009

DIVERSIONS

Bright Red Cars Hit Most Often with Bird Droppings

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/06/bright-red-cars-hit-most-often-with-bird-droppings/1?csp=34money

Oregon Probation Officer Answers Facebook Taunt, "Catch Me If You Can."

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2012/06/probation_officer_answers_face.html#cmpid=9547239

Nobody Writes Anything Anymore, Says Study

http://gizmodo.com/5920711/nobody-writes-anything-anymore-says-study

TV Remotes among Dirtiest Items in Hotels: Study

http://www.timescolonist.com/health/remotes+among+dirtiest+items+hotels+study/6806576/story.html

SONG OF THE DAY

The Wiggles - Big Red Car

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16MmxCfhbOU