Energy News Digest for February 26, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

2014 Fall Chinook Returns Could Be Biggest on Record (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/2014-fall-chinook-returns-could-be-biggest-record

10,000 Hatchery Salmon Eggs Die; Pollution Feared (Associated Press)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/10000-hatchery-salmon-eggs-die-pollution-feared-247114811.html

Avista’s 2013 Income Up 42 Percent (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/feb/26/avistas-2013-income-42-percent/

TV Cable Cut in North Mason County (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
http://masonwebtv.com/archives/12333

Wind Turbines Propel Learning at WSU-Vancouver - They are key component of school's renewable energy track (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/feb/25/wind-turbine-washington-state-university-vancouver/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Avista’s 2013 Income Up 42 Percent
• Franklin PUD Commission Raises Electric Rates
• PenLight Keeps Rate Hike Down for One Year
• Editorial: Is It Time to Renew Nuclear Power?
• Radioactive Water from Japan's Fukushima Power Plant Reaches Canada
• 2014 Fall Chinook Returns Could Be Biggest on Record
• 10,000 Hatchery Salmon Eggs Die; Pollution Feared
• Controlling Dam Water Levels Could Increase Number of Salmon
• First Nations Push to Restore Columbia River Salmon Runs
• Acidic Ocean Deadly for Vancouver Island Scallop Industry
• Drought Rates Missing from Local Drought Plans in California
• Wind Turbines Propel Learning at WSU-Vancouver
• Kwoiek Creek Begins Operation of 50 MW Hydroelectric Facility in British Columbia
• Green Energy Expansion in Germany Comes at a Hefty Price
• Energy Efficiency Programs May Have Caused Decline in U-S Electricity Sales
• Ask the Expert: Do Ground-source Heat Pumps Raise Your Electricity Use?
• Ohio Senate Gets Anti-LEED Resolution
• The Weird, Wacky & Cool Energy Ideas Coming Out of Labs Across the U-S
• TV Cable Cut in North Mason County
• Idaho Broadband Contract Extended to 2019, Lawmakers Weren’t Informed
• T-Mobile Losses Mount as No. 4 Carrier Pushes Customer Gains
• FCC Speed Test App Released on Apple iPhone to Measure Mobile Broadband Connections
• APPA Concerned over Reports Tax Reform Proposal Would Put Surtax on Municipal Bond Interest
• Man Pumping Gas in Newport Lights Cigarette, Suffers Burns
• Oregon: Gas Thieves Set Estacada House on Fire
• Faulty Water Heater to Blame in Idaho Carbon Monoxide Deaths
• Newest Summer Outlook for Seattle: Hot & Dry

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

Avista’s 2013 Income Up 42 Percent (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/feb/26/avistas-2013-income-42-percent/

Franklin PUD Commission Raises Electric Rates (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/02/25/2847146/franklin-pud-commission-raises.html

PenLight Keeps Rate Hike Down for One Year (Peninsula Gateway, Gig Harbor, WA)

http://www.gateline.com/2014/02/26/3067461/penlight-keeps-rate-hike-down.html

Editorial: Is It Time to Renew Nuclear Power? (The Daily Astorian, OR)

http://www.dailyastorian.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-is-it-time-to-renew-nuclear-power/article_6f500a06-9e43-11e3-b994-001a4bcf887a.html#.Uw0qlMkmHjQ.email

Radioactive Water from Japan's Fukushima Power Plant Reaches Canada (United Press International)

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/02/25/Radioactive-water-from-Japans-Fukushima-power-plant-reaches-Canada/8711393354629/

FISH & WILDLIFE

2014 Fall Chinook Returns Could Be Biggest on Record (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/2014-fall-chinook-returns-could-be-biggest-record

10,000 Hatchery Salmon Eggs Die; Pollution Feared (Associated Press)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/10000-hatchery-salmon-eggs-die-pollution-feared-247114811.html

Controlling Dam Water Levels Could Increase Number of Salmon (International Science Times)

http://www.isciencetimes.com/articles/6879/20140225/controlling-dam-water-levels-increase-number-salmon.htm

First Nations Push to Restore Columbia River Salmon Runs (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/first-nations-push-to-restore-columbia-river-salmon-runs/article17077250/?service=mobile

Acidic Ocean Deadly for Vancouver Island Scallop Industry (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/acidic-ocean-deadly-for-vancouver-island-scallop-industry-1.2551662?cmp=rss

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Drought Rates Missing from Local Drought Plans in California (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/nrdcswitchboard/345176/drought-rates-missing-most-local-drought-plans-california

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Wind Turbines Propel Learning at WSU-Vancouver - They are key component of school's renewable energy track (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/feb/25/wind-turbine-washington-state-university-vancouver/

Kwoiek Creek Begins Operation of 50 MW Hydroelectric Facility in British Columbia (Trading Charts)

http://futures.tradingcharts.com/news/futures/Kwoiek_Creek_begins_operation_of_hydroelectric_facility_in_British_Columbia_211109482.html

Green Energy Expansion in Germany Comes at a Hefty Price (Voice of America)

http://m.voanews.com/a/green-energy-expansion-in-germany-comes-at-a-hefty-price/1858699.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy Efficiency Programs May Have Caused Decline in U-S Electricity Sales (Environmental Leader)

http://www.environmentalleader.com/2014/02/26/energy-efficiency-programs-may-have-cause-decline-in-us-electricity-sales-aceee-says/

Ask the Expert: Do Ground-source Heat Pumps Raise Your Electricity Use?  (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/02/ask-the-expert-do-ground-source-heat-pumps-raise-your-electricity-use?cmpid=rss

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Ohio Senate Gets Anti-LEED Resolution (Columbus Business First, OH)

http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/2014/02/ohio-senate-gets-anti-leed-resolution.html

The Weird, Wacky & Cool Energy Ideas Coming Out of Labs Across the U-S (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2014/02/26/the-weird-wacky-cool-energy-ideas-coming-out-of-labs-across-the-u-s/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

TV Cable Cut in North Mason County (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
http://masonwebtv.com/archives/12333

Idaho Broadband Contract Extended to 2019, Lawmakers Weren’t Informed (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://m.spokesman.com/stories/2014/feb/25/idaho-broadband-contract-extended-2019-lawmakers-w/

T-Mobile Losses Mount as No. 4 Carrier Pushes Customer Gains (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2022992414_tmobilelossxml.html

FCC Speed Test App Released on Apple iPhone to Measure Mobile Broadband Connections (International Business Times)

http://www.ibtimes.com/fcc-speed-test-app-released-apple-iphone-measure-mobile-broadband-connections-1558018

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

APPA Concerned over Reports Tax Reform Proposal Would Put Surtax on Municipal Bond Interest (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=255298&issueID=34802

GENERAL NEWS

Man Pumping Gas in Newport Lights Cigarette, Suffers Burns (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Man-pumping-gas-in-Newport-lights-cigarette-suffers-burns-247124221.html

Oregon: Gas Thieves Set Estacada House on Fire (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Gas-thieves-set-Estacada-house-on-fire-247269361.html

Faulty Water Heater to Blame in Idaho Carbon Monoxide Deaths (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Faulty-water-heater-to-blame-in-death-of-Idaho-family-247181651.html

Newest Summer Outlook for Seattle: Hot & Dry (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/weather/blogs/scott/Newest-summer-outlook-for-Seattle-Hot-and-dry-247173461.html

DIVERSIONS

California Couple Discovers $10 Million in Gold Coins While Walking Dog

http://www.kgw.com/news/Couple-discovers-10-million-in-gold-coins-while-walking-dog-247136461.html

Typing Takes Its Toll on Cursive Writing

http://www.katu.com/news/problemsolver/Kids-are-losing-the-ability-to-write-in-cursive-247188261.html

Eat Mushrooms That Grow Off the Top of This Living Lampshade

http://gizmodo.com/eat-mushrooms-that-grow-off-the-top-of-this-living-lamp-1530012184

SONG OF THE DAY

Fats Waller - I´M Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself a Letter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZZRAU3DeOo

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.

Energy News Digest for February 25, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Supreme Court Skeptical of Greenhouse Gas Permits (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/24/supreme-court-greenhouse-gas/5779185/

Anita Decker Named New Executive Director of Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2014/02/anita-decker-named-new-executive.html

Local Rivers High, Fast, Cold, Full of Debris (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Local-rivers-high-fast-cold-full-of-debris--246973151.html

Verizon, AT&T Say Netflix Will Pay Them Too (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2014/02/25/verizon-att-say.html

Facebook Closes Down Email Addresses (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/02/25/facebook-ends-its-experiment-with-email.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Anita Decker Named New Executive Director of Northwest Public Power Association
• Mason PUD 3’s Lake Cushman Project Aims to Repair Storm Damaged Power Lines
• Grays Harbor PUD Warns of Phone Scam
• British Columbia: Poles Chopped Down, Transformers Stripped in Brazen Langley Copper Wire Theft 
• How Co-ops Can Help Key Accounts After Storms
• U-S Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Grid Cost-Allocation Ruling
• Alcoa Reaches Electricity Deal with Hydro-Quebec
• Hanford Reach Salmon Thriving After Controlling Water Release from Dam
• USDA Spending $3 Million to Feed Honeybees in Midwest
• Local Rivers High, Fast, Cold, Full of Debris
• People Who Draw Directly from Lake Whatcom Urged to Boil Water
• Will California Get Smart About Water?
• Texas: As Water Usage Drops, Austin Officials Weigh Higher Rates
• Can You Make a Wind Turbine Without Fossil Fuels?
• Supreme Court Skeptical of Greenhouse Gas Permits
• Did EPA Overstep in Tackling Global Warming? Supreme Court Sharply Split
• U-S Readies Big-Data Dump on Climate & Weather
• Volcanoes Helped Slow Global Warming, Livermore Scientists Conclude
• Climate Engineering May Do More Harm than Good, According to New Research
• What Do You Do with a 2.5 Million Ton Pile of Trash?
• Verizon, AT&T Say Netflix Will Pay Them Too
• Why Your Broadband is So Bad That Netflix Has to Pay for Special Access
• TV Networks Are Lining Up to Denounce Aereo to the Supremes
• North Carolina: Analyst Says Google Fiber Would Spark Internet Service ‘Renaissance’
• Comcast to ‘Help’ Consumers by Raising Rates in Washington State
• Facebook Closes Down Email Addresses
• Selfies Have Led to a Head Lice Epidemic
• John Dingell: Five Must-Knows About the Longest-Serving Member of Congress
• Skull in Westport Crab Pot Confirmed Human, FBI Now Involved
• 2013: A Good Year for West Coast Log & Lumber Exports
• Carbon Monoxide Suspected in Deaths of Four Idaho Family Members
• Trustee Lawyer: Ex-Pettit Oil Customers Should Gain Reimbursement
• This Year’s Crazy Weather is Freezing the Economy
• Weather Eye: ‘Old Farmer’s Almanac’ Correctly Predicted This Harsh Winter

WORD OF THE DAY

Monopsony • \muh-NOP-su-nee\ • Noun – A sale apparently limited to one buyer.

Buy my goods kind sir

You’re my only customer

Monopsony, yes!

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Mason County Weather Forecast for February 25, 2014

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Anita Decker Named New Executive Director of Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2014/02/anita-decker-named-new-executive.html

Mason PUD 3’s Lake Cushman Project Aims to Repair Storm Damaged Power Lines (Mason County PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1353

Grays Harbor PUD Warns of Phone Scam (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://thedailyworld.com/news/local/pud-warns-phone-scam

British Columbia: Poles Chopped Down, Transformers Stripped in Brazen Langley Copper Wire Theft (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/metro/Poles+chopped+down+transformers+stripped+brazen+copper+wire/9548786/story.html

How Co-ops Can Help Key Accounts After Storms (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/business-finance/how-co-ops-can-help-key-accounts-after-storms/65983

U-S Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Grid Cost-Allocation Ruling (Platts)

http://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/washington/us-supreme-court-wont-hear-challenge-to-grid-21258926

Alcoa reaches electricity deal with Hydro-Quebec “…Alcoa had threatened…to close its facilities in Quebec if Hydro-Quebec refused to lower its electricity rates…” (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/alcoa-reaches-electricity-deal-with-hydro-quebec/article17080437/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Hanford Reach Salmon Thriving After Controlling Water Release from Dam (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/02/25/2846116/hanford-reach-salmon-thriving.html

USDA Spending $3 Million to Feed Honeybees in Midwest (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/02/25/2846300/usda-spending-3m-to-feed-honeybees.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Local Rivers High, Fast, Cold, Full of Debris (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Local-rivers-high-fast-cold-full-of-debris--246973151.html

People Who Draw Directly from Lake Whatcom Urged to Boil Water (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2014/02/25/3003806/people-who-draw-directly-from.html

Will California Get Smart About Water? (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/christine-hertzog/345146/will-california-get-smart-about-water

Texas: As Water Usage Drops, Austin Officials Weigh Higher Rates (Austin Business Journal, TX)

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2014/02/25/as-water-usage-drops-austin-officials-weigh-higher.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Can You Make a Wind Turbine Without Fossil Fuels? (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/robertwilson190/344771/can-you-make-wind-turbine-without-fossil-fuels

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Supreme Court Skeptical of Greenhouse Gas Permits (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/24/supreme-court-greenhouse-gas/5779185/

Did EPA Overstep in Tackling Global Warming? Supreme Court Sharply Split (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2014/0224/Did-EPA-overstep-in-tackling-global-warming-Supreme-Court-sharply-split.-video

U-S Readies Big-Data Dump on Climate & Weather (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/02/24/noaa-data-cloud/

Volcanoes helped slow global warming, Livermore scientists conclude (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_25219296

Climate Engineering May Do More Harm than Good, According to New Research (The Carbon Brief)

http://www.carbonbrief.org/blog/2014/02/climate-engineering-may-do-more-harm-than-good,-according-to-new-research/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

What Do You Do with a 2.5 Million Ton Pile of Trash? (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/what-do-you-do-with-a-million-ton-pile-of/article_1760638c-9cd0-11e3-90cb-001a4bcf887a.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Verizon, AT&T Say Netflix Will Pay Them Too (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2014/02/25/verizon-att-say.html

Why Your Broadband is So Bad That Netflix Has to Pay for Special Access (Think Progress)

http://thinkprogress.org/home/2014/02/25/3324351/netflix-comcast-deal/#

TV Networks Are Lining Up to Denounce Aereo to the Supremes (New York Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2014/02/25/tv-networks-are-lining-up-to-denounce-aereo-to-the.html

North Carolina: Analyst Says Google Fiber Would Spark Internet Service ‘Renaissance’ (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2014/02/24/analyst-google-fiber-would-spark-internet-service.html

Comcast to ‘Help’ Consumers by Raising Rates in Washington State (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-To-Help-Consumers-By-Raising-Rates-in-Washington-State-127915

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook Closes Down Email Addresses (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/02/25/facebook-ends-its-experiment-with-email.html

Selfies Have Led to a Head Lice Epidemic (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/selfies-have-led-to-a-head-lice-epidemic-1529945578

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

John Dingell: Five Must-Knows About the Longest-Serving Member of Congress (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2014/0224/John-Dingell-five-must-knows-about-the-longest-serving-member-of-Congress-video

GENERAL NEWS

Skull in Westport Crab Pot Confirmed Human, FBI Now Involved (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2014/02/24/skull-in-crab-pot-confirmed-human-fbi-now-involved/#axzz2uLsRVcmz

2013: A Good Year for West Coast Log & Lumber Exports (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/2013-good-year-west-coast-log-and-lumber-exports

Carbon Monoxide Suspected in Deaths of Four Idaho Family Members (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Carbon-monoxide-idaho-family-246969881.html

Trustee Lawyer: Ex-Pettit Oil Customers Should Gain Reimbursement (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140225/NEWS/302259974/trustee-lawyer-ex-pettit-oil-customers-should-gain-reimbursement

This Year’s Crazy Weather is Freezing the Economy (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/02/24/this-years-crazy-weather-is-freezing-the-economy/?wprss=rss_business

Weather Eye: ‘Old Farmer’s Almanac’ Correctly Predicted This Harsh Winter (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/feb/25/old-farmers-almanac-correctly-predicted-this-harsh/

DIVERSIONS

Moon Struck by ‘Extraordinary’ Asteroid Blast

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/02/25/newser-moon-asteroid/5807555/

Why the Same Side of the Moon Always Faces the Earth

http://gizmodo.com/why-the-same-side-of-the-moon-always-faces-the-earth-1529577488

Player Leaves NFL Combine After ‘Hearing God;’ Says He’ll Play for Seahawks

http://q13fox.com/2014/02/24/player-leaves-nfl-combine-after-hearing-god-says-hell-play-for-seahawks/#axzz2uLsRVcmz

Bible Saves Man’s Life by Acting as a Bulletproof Vest

http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/02/25/bible-saves-mans-life-by-acting-as-a-bulletproof-vest/

SONG OF THE DAY

Pink Floyd - Brain Damage/Eclipse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzy6w_jbNRU

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.

Energy News Digest for February 24, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Increasing Salmon Spill at Columbia/Snake Dams; Science Panel Lists Biological Risks to Aquatic Life (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/429790.aspx

Coal Quandary: Avista Uses Cheap Power, But Inslee Wary (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/feb/23/coal-quandary-avista-uses-cheap-power-but-inslee/

U-S Supreme Court Justices Question Obama Climate Change Regulations (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/24/us-usa-court-climate-idUSBREA1N06Q20140224

Oregon Energy Department Looking to Liquidate Collateral from Failed Solar Facility Loan (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/02/oregon_energy_department_looki.html

California Farmers Told Not to Expect U-S Water (Associated Press)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/us/california-farmers-told-not-to-expect-us-water.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=1

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Coal Quandary: Avista Uses Cheap Power, But Inslee Wary
• Franklin PUD Considering Raising Rates
• Portland Man Burned After Using Candles to Heat Home, Officials Say
• Increasing Salmon Spill at Columbia/Snake Dams; Science Panel Lists Biological Risks to Aquatic Life
• Op/Ed: Increasing Spills Will Hurt Fish, Power Users, Environment
• Maine: Group Hopes ‘Planting’ Salmon Eggs in Rivers Will Restore Population
• California Farmers Told Not to Expect U-S Water
• California Drought: Rare Good News as Storms Move In & El Niño Conditions Emerge in Pacific
• California: Q&A - Why Not Tap Lake Tahoe for Water?
• Oregon Energy Department Looking to Liquidate Collateral from Failed Solar Facility Loan
• Powering the U-S with Renewables: A State-By-State Roadmap
• Sun Shines on New York Solar Energy Boom
• Bill for Wind Farm Moratorium in Eastern Oklahoma Moves Along
• Edison Electric Institute & Natural Resources Defense Council Closer to Getting It Right on Net Metering
• Feds Issue Final Rule on Metal Halide Lamp Fixtures
• How to be Part of Rural Utility Services Efficiency Loan Program
• U-S Supreme Court Justices Question Obama Climate Change Regulations
• To Be, or Not to Be: Carbon Markets Post 2020?
• Washington State Electric Car Charging Network at Standstill after Bankruptcy
• How Unheralded Wood Stoves Could Save the World
• Netflix Said to Agree to Pay Comcast for Faster Access
• Google Fiber: Portland Looked Like a Loser, But Years of Work May Now Pay Off
• Google Fiber: Three Things Your Non-Tech Business Needs to Know
• Apple Issues Software Update to Fix Vulnerability for iPhone, iPad
• Mark Zuckerberg: ‘We Want to Create a Dial Tone for the Internet’
• Social-Media Traffic to News Sites Has Increased 57% Since 2009
• Coke Wants You to Wear This Huge Funnel around Your Neck
• U-S Representative McMorris Rodgers ‘Closely’ Watching Farm Bill Implementation
• Shelton Hills Development Meeting Moved To March
• Federal DOT Asks Public Whether to Allow Calls on Planes
• Washington State Twins, 80, Die Working on Antique Car in Chehalis
• Olympia Homeless Camp - Small World, Big Idea
• Mary M. Knight Girls Win First District Basketball Championship
• Mason County Gives Farewell to Bob Simmons of WSU Cooperative Extension

WORD OF THE DAY

Teem • \TEEM\ • Verb - 1: to become filled to overflowing 2: to be present in large quantity.

The frothing brew, teeming with bacteria and fermenting goo spread its enticing, pungent aroma over downtown Olympia. Its residents were unaware that years later, this evidence of community vitality (and God’s blessing to make us happy) would be swept away in brewer consolidation and corporate decisions.

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

Coal Quandary: Avista Uses Cheap Power, But Inslee Wary (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/feb/23/coal-quandary-avista-uses-cheap-power-but-inslee/

Franklin PUD Considering Raising Rates (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/02/22/3493694/rate-lift-proposed-for-franklin.html

Portland Man Burned After Using Candles to Heat Home, Officials Say (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Man-burned-after-using-candles-to-heat-home-officals-say-246803211.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Increasing Salmon Spill at Columbia/Snake Dams; Science Panel Lists Biological Risks to Aquatic Life (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/429790.aspx

Op/Ed: Increasing Spills Will Hurt Fish, Power Users, Environment (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/02/21/3041940/increasing-spills-will-hurt-fish.html

Maine: Group Hopes ‘Planting’ Salmon Eggs in Rivers Will Restore Population (Maine Sun Journal, Lewiston, ME)

http://www.sunjournal.com/news/maine/2014/02/24/group-hopes-planting-salmon-eggs-rivers-will-restore-population/1496056

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

California Farmers Told Not to Expect U-S Water (Associated Press)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/23/us/california-farmers-told-not-to-expect-us-water.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=1

California Drought: Rare Good News as Storms Move In & El Niño Conditions Emerge in Pacific (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_25208082

California: Q&A - Why Not Tap Lake Tahoe for Water? (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/02/23/6183886/qa-why-not-tap-lake-tahoe.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon Energy Department Looking to Liquidate Collateral from Failed Solar Facility Loan (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/02/oregon_energy_department_looki.html

Powering the U-S with Renewables: A State-By-State Roadmap “…Washington State would lead this pack due to its abundant hydro resources…” (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/02/powering-the-u-s-with-renewables-a-state-by-state-roadmap?cmpid=rss

Sun Shines on New York Solar Energy Boom (Yahoo! News)

http://news.yahoo.com/sun-shines-york-solar-energy-boom-054901939.html

Bill for Wind Farm Moratorium in Eastern Oklahoma Moves Along (The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City)

http://newsok.com/bill-for-wind-farm-moratorium-in-eastern-oklahoma-moves-along/article/3936097

Edison Electric Institute & Natural Resources Defense Council Closer to Getting It Right on Net Metering (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterdetwiler/2014/02/23/eei-and-nrdc-closer-to-getting-it-right-on-net-metering/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Feds Issue Final Rule on Metal Halide Lamp Fixtures (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=254480&issueID=34799

How to be Part of Rural Utility Services Efficiency Loan Program (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/efficiency-conservation/energy-efficiency/how-to-be-part-of-rus-efficiency-loan-program/66038

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

U-S Supreme Court Justices Question Obama Climate Change Regulations (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/24/us-usa-court-climate-idUSBREA1N06Q20140224

To Be, or Not to Be: Carbon Markets Post 2020? (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/davidhone/344096/be-or-not-be-carbon-markets-post-2020

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Washington State Electric Car Charging Network at Standstill after Bankruptcy (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/EV-car-charging-network-at-standstill-after-bankruptcy-246649381.html

How Unheralded Wood Stoves Could Save the World (Popular Mechanics Magazine)

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/improvement/energy-efficient/how-unheralded-wood-stoves-could-save-the-world-16518907

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Netflix Said to Agree to Pay Comcast for Faster Access (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-23/netflix-said-to-agree-to-pay-comcast-for-faster-broadband-access.html

Google Fiber: Portland Looked Like a Loser, But Years of Work May Now Pay Off (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/02/google_fiber_portland_looked_l.html

Google Fiber: Three Things Your Non-Tech Business Needs to Know (Nashville Business Journal, TN)

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/2014/02/google-fiber-3-things-your-non-tech.html

Apple Issues Software Update to Fix Vulnerability for iPhone, iPad (Portland Business Journal, OR)
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2014/02/24/apple-issues-software.html

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Mark Zuckerberg: ‘We Want to Create a Dial Tone for the Internet’ (Mashable)

http://gizmodo.com/why-the-same-side-of-the-moon-always-faces-the-earth-1529577488

Social-Media Traffic to News Sites Has Increased 57% Since 2009 (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/02/23/news-and-social-media/

Coke Wants You to Wear This Huge Funnel around Your Neck (TIME Magazine)

http://business.time.com/2014/02/22/coca-cola-social-media-guard-commercial/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

U-S Representative McMorris Rodgers ‘Closely’ Watching Farm Bill Implementation (Capital Press)

http://www.capitalpress.com/article/20140224/ARTICLE/140229956/1318

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton Hills Development Meeting Moved To March (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/12005-shelton-hills-development-meeting-moved-to-march

Federal DOT Asks Public Whether to Allow Calls on Planes (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/2014/02/21/dot-phones-fcc-ban/5678171/

Washington State Twins, 80, Die Working on Antique Car in Chehalis (Associated Press)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Wash-twins-80-die-working-on-antique-car-246912801.html

Olympia Homeless Camp - Small World, Big Idea (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/20/garden/small-world-big-idea.html?ref=garden&_r=0

Mary M. Knight Girls Win First District Basketball Championship (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/12320

Mason County Gives Farewell to Bob Simmons of WSU Cooperative Extension (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/12047-county-gives-farewell-to-bob-simmons

DIVERSIONS

Ghostbusters Actor, Harold Ramis Dies at 69

http://www.kgw.com/news/Harold-Ramis-dies-at-69-246909141.html

‘Which (Blank) Are You?’ Online Quizzes Go Viral

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Which-blank-are-you-Online-quizzes-go-viral-5261364.php

Silver Medal Face - The Saddest-Looking Second-Place Finishers in Olympic History

http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/fivering_circus/2014/02/silver_medal_face_the_saddest_looking_second_place_finishers_in_olympic.html

Want This Star Wars Tapestry? That’ll Be $20,000

http://mashable.com/2014/02/21/star-wars-tapestry/

SONG OF THE DAY

Elmer Bernstein – Stripes (Main Theme)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7DRC9I5boA

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