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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Vets, Visitors Flock To Normandy to Remember D-Day (TIME Magazine)

http://time.com/2835908/vets-visitors-flock-to-normandy-to-remember-d-day/

Ocean Salmon Fishing Hot, as Predicted “…summer salmon runs for the Pacific Ocean & Columbia River should be immense…” (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2014/jun/05/ocean-salmon-fishing-hot-predicted/

Portland General Electric Moving Ahead with Boardman Natural Gas Plant (East Oregonian, Pendleton)

http://www.eastoregonian.com/free/pge-moving-ahead-with-natural-gas-plant/article_f005935c-ed2e-11e3-8afb-001a4bcf887a.html

How Will EPA Rules Affect Your Power Bill? Power Providers Say It Is Too Soon to Tell (Bend Bulletin, OR)

http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/2137055-151/how-will-epa-rules-affect-your-power-bill

Washington State Governor: Fires Will Worsen without Emission Control (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jun/05/inslee-fires-will-worsen-without-emission-control/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Portland General Electric Moving Ahead with Boardman Natural Gas Plant
• Idaho: Wednesday’s Power Outage Caused by Gunshot
• Zapped Squirrel Caused Clark County Outage
• $120,000 Raise OK’d for Seattle City Light’s Top Job
• Seattle City Light Chief Gets Pay Boost with Help from Tacoma
• California: Seven Arrested in Copper Wire Theft Ring
• Lost Films Chronicle Dawn of Hydroelectric Power in the Pacific Northwest
• Xcel Sues over Push for City-Owned Utility in Colorado
• Prepay Plans for Electricity Offer Alternative to the Usual Monthly Power Bill
• Ontario’s Power Trip: Irrational Energy Planning Has Tripled Power Rates under the Liberals’ Direction
• India Fights to Keep the Lights On
• Ocean Salmon Fishing Hot, as Predicted
• Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission Voting on Plan to Limit Hatchery Salmon
• Oregon Fish & Wildlife Budget $32 Million Short
• The Columbia River Treaty: Salmon En Route - Canada & the United States Face Tough Negotiations
• Washington State Residents See ‘Massive Killer Whale Parade’
• New Program Could Mean More Money for Yakima Basin Projects
• El Niño Likely to be Too Weak to Have Big Impact on California Drought
• Wave Energy Finally Gets Its Day in the Water Off the Oregon Coast
• Ocean Current Energy Getting a Test Site in Florida
• Small-Scale Ocean Turbines Could Expand U-S Renewable Energy Portfolio
• State Official: Cut Subsidies for Texas Wind Energy
• IBM Has a Machine Learning Project to Forecast Solar & of Course It’s Called (LOL) Watt-Sun
• This Is How Little It Costs for States to Go Renewable
• How Many BTUs of A/C Do I Need for My Home?
• Try Snohomish PUD EnergyAdvisor for a Chance to Win $200 Off Your Bill
• Energy Efficiency Strategy Benefits from a Portfolio Approach
• Indiana: Utility Watchdog Says Ending Efficiency Program ‘Short-Sighted’
• How Will EPA Rules Affect Your Power Bill? Power Providers Say It Is Too Soon to Tell
• Washington State Governor: Fires Will Worsen without Emission Control
• U-S Hottest Spots of Warming: Northeast, Southwest
• Comcast Introduces Public & Private Wi-Fi Signals in One Modem
• Google Owns Up to Crashed Loon Balloon
• Killing Muni-Broadband Bans First Step to Helping U-S Broadband
• Affordable Seattle broadband? What Would Macklemore Do?
• Google Gets Serious About Rescuing Broadband
• Online TV Viewing Up 246% as More Turn to Smartphones
• 2015: The Year There Will Be More Cellular Connections than People
• How Not to Pay the Price for Free Wi-Fi
• Skip the Website? Some Small Businesses Still Do
• Gatorade Apologizes For Tweets after LeBron James Cramps Up in Game 1 of NBA Finals
• 24% of Americans Stopped Buying Online Because of Breaches
• Twitch Study Finds Video Gamers Are More Sociable, Optimistic, Creative than Non-Players
• One California County Votes to Secede, Two Counties Vote to Stick Around
• Nisqually Wildlife Refuge Center to Be Named Friday for Norm Dicks
• Students Gather to Pray after Seattle Pacific Shooting
• Police Search Home Believed to be Tied to SPU Shooting Suspect
• SPU Student Praised As Hero for Actions during Shooting
• Alcohol Involved in Highway 3 Rollover
• Pacific Northwest Fire Season Ramps Up East of the Cascades
• El Niño Could Bring Mild Pacific Northwest Winter
• Vets, Visitors Flock To Normandy to Remember D-Day
• D-Day (U-S Army)
• The Day before D-Day, Dwight Eisenhower Wrote This Famous Message
• AP Was There, 1944: Allies Win Footholds in France
• Very Cool - Watch D-Day Unfold in Real Time on Twitter, 70 Years Later

WORD OF THE DAY

Perdure • \purr-DURR\ • Verb - To continue to exist: last

My father shuddered when we begged for ice cream cones at “Dairy Dan’s” in Chehalis. He knew that one tiny drop of the gooey soft-serve would purdure for months in the car; migrating to door handles, windows, door locks and vinyl seats before finally ending its life as a permanent stain on a floor mat.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 6, 2014

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Portland General Electric Moving Ahead with Boardman Natural Gas Plant (East Oregonian, Pendleton)

http://www.eastoregonian.com/free/pge-moving-ahead-with-natural-gas-plant/article_f005935c-ed2e-11e3-8afb-001a4bcf887a.html

Idaho: Wednesday’s Power Outage Caused by Gunshot (Ketchum Keystone, ID)

http://theketchumkeystone.org/2014/06/05/wednesdays-power-outage-caused-by-gunshot/

Zapped Squirrel Caused Clark County Outage (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jun/05/zapped-squirrel-caused-outage/

$120,000 Raise OK’d for Seattle City Light’s Top Job (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2023769781_carrascoraisexml.html

Seattle City Light Chief Gets Pay Boost with Help from Tacoma (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/06/05/3229168/seattle-city-light-chief-gets.html

California: Seven Arrested in Copper Wire Theft Ring (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_25907870

Lost Films Chronicle Dawn of Hydroelectric Power in the Pacific Northwest (Bonneville Power Administration – Links to PDF File)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/releases/Documents/PR-13-14-20140605-Lost-films-chronicle-dawn-of-hydroelectric-power-in-the-Northwest.pdf

Xcel Sues over Push for City-Owned Utility in Colorado (Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal, MN)

http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/blog/law/2014/06/xcel-sues-boulder-colorado-municipalization.html

Prepay Plans for Electricity Offer Alternative to the Usual Monthly Power Bill (National Geographic Magazine)

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2014/06/140604-pre-paid-electricity-billing-plans-help-or-hurt-consumers/

Ontario’s Power Trip: Irrational energy planning has tripled power rates under the Liberals’ direction (Financial Post, Canada)

http://business.financialpost.com/2014/06/02/ontarios-power-trip-irrational-energy-planning-tripling-power-rates-under-the-liberals-direction/

India Fights to Keep the Lights On (Bloomberg News)

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-06-05/india-fights-electricity-theft-as-modi-pledges-energy-upgrade

FISH & WILDLIFE

Ocean Salmon Fishing Hot, as Predicted “…summer salmon runs for the Pacific Ocean & Columbia River should be immense…” (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2014/jun/05/ocean-salmon-fishing-hot-predicted/

Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission Voting on Plan to Limit Hatchery Salmon (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/06/oregon_fish_wildlife_commissio.html

Oregon Fish & Wildlife Budget $32 Million Short (Associated Press)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Oregon-Fish-and-Wildlife-budget-32M-short-262120931.html

The Columbia River Treaty: Salmon En Route - Canada & the United States Face Tough Negotiations (The Economist Magazine)

http://www.economist.com/news/americas/21603435-canada-and-united-states-face-tough-negotiations-salmon-en-route

Washington State Residents See ‘Massive Killer Whale Parade’ (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Massive-killer-whale-parade-off-San-Juan-Island-261908211.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

New Program Could Mean More Money for Yakima Basin Projects (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/2235095-8/new-program-could-mean-more-money-for-yakima

El Niño Likely to be Too Weak to Have Big Impact on California Drought (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/El-Ni-o-likely-to-be-too-weak-to-have-big-impact-5532447.php

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Wave Energy Finally Gets Its Day in the Water Off the Oregon Coast (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/list/wave-energy-finally-gets-its-day-in-the-water-off-the-oregon-coast/

Ocean Current Energy Getting a Test Site in Florida (National Geographic Magazine)

http://energyblog.nationalgeographic.com/2014/06/04/ocean-current-energy-getting-a-test-site-in-florida/

Small-Scale Ocean Turbines Could Expand U-S Renewable Energy Portfolio (Fierce Energy)

http://www.fierceenergy.com/story/small-scale-ocean-turbines-could-expand-us-renewable-energy-portfolio/2014-06-06

State Official: Cut Subsidies for Texas Wind Energy (Associated Press)

http://www.kswo.com/story/25693301/puc-official-cut-subsidies-for-texas-wind-energy

IBM Has a Machine Learning Project to Forecast Solar & of Course It’s Called (LOL) Watt-Sun (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2014/06/05/ibm-has-a-machine-learning-project-to-forecast-solar-and-of-course-its-called-lol-watt-sun/

This Is How Little It Costs for States to Go Renewable (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/news/this-is-how-little-it-costs-for-states-to-go-renewable/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

How Many BTUs of A/C Do I Need for My Home? (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/06/05/how-many-btus-of-ac-do-i-need-for-my-home/

Try Snohomish PUD EnergyAdvisor for a Chance to Win $200 Off Your Bill (Edmonds Beacon, WA)

http://edmondsbeacon.villagesoup.com/p/try-pud-energyadvisor-for-a-chance-to-win-200-off-your-bill/1191754

Energy Efficiency Strategy Benefits from a Portfolio Approach (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/heatherclancy/2014/06/04/why-energy-efficiency-strategy-benefits-from-a-portfolio-approach/

Indiana: Utility Watchdog Says Ending Efficiency Program ‘Short-Sighted’ (Indianapolis Business Journal, IN)

http://www.ibj.com/utility-watchdog-ending-efficiency-program-short-sighted/PARAMS/article/47954

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

How Will EPA Rules Affect Your Power Bill? Power Providers Say It Is Too Soon to Tell (Bend Bulletin, OR)

http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/2137055-151/how-will-epa-rules-affect-your-power-bill

Washington State Governor: Fires Will Worsen without Emission Control (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jun/05/inslee-fires-will-worsen-without-emission-control/

U-S Hottest Spots of Warming: Northeast, Southwest (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/texas/article/US-hottest-spots-of-warming-Northeast-Southwest-5528442.php

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Comcast Introduces Public & Private Wi-Fi Signals in One Modem (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/morning_roundup/2014/06/comcast-introduces-public-and-private-wi-fi.html

Google Owns Up to Crashed Loon Balloon (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/2232458-8/google-owns-up-to-crashed-loon-balloon

Killing Muni-Broadband Bans First Step to Helping U-S Broadband (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Killing-MuniBroadband-Bans-First-Step-to-Helping-US-Broadband-129221

Affordable Seattle broadband? What Would Macklemore Do? (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2014/06/04/op-ed/120274/seattle-broadband-city-owned-comcast-centurylink/

Google Gets Serious About Rescuing Broadband (InfoWorld)

http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/google-gets-serious-about-rescuing-broadband-243743

Online TV Viewing Up 246% as More Turn to Smartphones (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/06/04/online-tv-viewing-surges/9981773/

2015: The Year There Will Be More Cellular Connections than People (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2014/06/03/2015-the-year-there-will-be-more-cellular-connections-than-people/

How Not to Pay the Price for Free Wi-Fi (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/08/travel/how-not-to-pay-the-price-for-free-wi-fi.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING

Skip the Website? Some Small Businesses Still Do (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/personal-finance/article/Skip-the-website-Some-small-businesses-still-do-5528643.php

Gatorade Apologizes For Tweets after LeBron James Cramps Up in Game 1 of NBA Finals (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/basketball/Gatorade+apologizes+tweets+after+LeBron+James+cramps/9914205/story.html

24% of Americans Stopped Buying Online Because of Breaches (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/06/03/internet-security-survey/9907947/

Twitch Study Finds Video Gamers Are More Sociable, Optimistic, Creative than Non-Players (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/techchron/2014/06/05/twitch-study-finds-video-gamers-are-more-sociable-optimistic-creative-than-non-players/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

One California County Votes to Secede, Two Counties Vote to Stick Around (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/06/04/one-california-county-votes-to-secede-two-counties-vote-to-stick-around/?wprss=rss_national

Nisqually Wildlife Refuge Center to Be Named Friday for Norm Dicks (Olympian, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/2014/06/05/3167054/nisqually-wildlife-refuge-center.html

GENERAL NEWS

Students Gather to Pray after Seattle Pacific Shooting (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/students-gather-prayer-after-seattle-pacific-shoot/ngFnD/

Police Search Home Believed to be Tied to SPU Shooting Suspect (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2538610/Police-search-home-believed-to-be-tied-to-SPU-shooting-suspect

SPU Student Praised As Hero for Actions during Shooting (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/hero--262076251.html

Alcohol Involved in Highway 3 Rollover (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/12886

Pacific Northwest Fire Season Ramps Up East of the Cascades (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/northwest-fire-season-ramps-east-cascades

El Niño Could Bring Mild Pacific Northwest Winter (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jun/06/el-nino-could-bring-mild-nw-winter/

D-DAY REMBEMBRANCE

Vets, Visitors Flock To Normandy to Remember D-Day (TIME Magazine)

http://time.com/2835908/vets-visitors-flock-to-normandy-to-remember-d-day/

D-Day (U-S Army)

http://www.army.mil/d-day/

The Day before D-Day, Dwight Eisenhower Wrote This Famous Message (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/Decoder-Buzz/2014/0605/The-day-before-D-Day-Dwight-Eisenhower-wrote-this-famous-message-video

AP Was There, 1944: Allies Win Footholds in France (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/ap-1944-allies-win-footholds-france-140911292.html

Very Cool - Watch D-Day Unfold in Real Time on Twitter, 70 Years Later (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/06/05/d-day-twitter-accounts/

DIVERSIONS

Police: ‘Golf Addict’ Steals $9,200 Worth of Clubs, More

http://www.komonews.com/news/crime/Police-Golf-addict-steals-9200-worth-of-clubs-more-262016611.html

Hey Baby! Frogs Use Storm Drains to Amplify Mating Calls, Say Scientists

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0605/Frogs-use-storm-drains-to-amplify-mating-calls-say-scientists

Angry Birds: Crow Attack Season Underway in Western Washington State

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2537291/Angry-Birds-Crow-attack-season-underway-in-Western-Washington

Colbert Says Shop at Powell’s: ‘We’re Going to Prove That I Can Sell More Books than Amazon’

http://www.opb.org/news/blog/newsblog/colbert-says-shop-at-powells-were-going-to-prove-i-can-sell-more-books-than-amazon/

SONG OF THE DAY

Maurice Jarre - The Longest Day Soundtrack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5h9oGPL-OE

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 4, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Oregon, Washington on Path to Meet New Carbon Rules; Factors Outside Region May Cost Ratepayers (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/06/oregon_washington_on_path_to_m.html

Port Angeles City Council Approves Action to End ‘Smart’ Meters (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140604/NEWS/306049971/updated-8212-port-angeles-city-council-approves-action-to-end

Turbines to Be Replaced at Grant PUD’s Priest Rapids Dam (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/article_de9769cc-eb37-11e3-a9dc-0019bb2963f4.html

Adequate Power Supply Forecast for the Pacific Northwest (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/trends-reports-analyses/adequate-power-supply-forecast-for-northwest/70578

Overfished Pacific Northwest Snapper, Cod, Sole Now Ruled Sustainable (Associated Press)

http://www.kgw.com/news/snapper-cod-sole-sustainable-fishing-261828221.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Port Angeles City Council Approves Action to End ‘Smart’ Meters
• Turbines to Be Replaced at Grant PUD’s Priest Rapids Dam
• Adequate Power Supply Forecast for the Pacific Northwest
• British Columbia: Former Power Deputy Steps in as BC Hydro CEO - Critics Fear Jessica McDonald Has Been ‘Flung in the Deep End’
• Buffett’s $26 Billion Power Bet in West Seen Paying Off
• City of Vancouver Opposes Columbia River Oil Terminal Plan; Now What?
• The Potential Downside of Natural Gas
• The Real Threat to the Electric Power Grid Is Not Terrorism
• Overfished Pacific Northwest Snapper, Cod, Sole Now Ruled Sustainable
• Study: Hatcheries Disrupt Steelhead Internal Compass
• With Bayshore Golf Course Out of the Way, Habitat Can Be Restored
• Greens Fight Uncle Sam for Idaho Trout
• Desalination Plants: The Future of the California Coast?
• Counting Each Drop: Corporate Concern Mounts about Water Supplies
• SolarWorld Nets Another Win in Battle with China
• Seattle City Light to Install Largest Community Solar Project in Washington State
• Hillsboro, Home of SolarWorld’s U-S Headquarters, to Host 2014 Solar Oregon Conference
• New Mexico Utility to Add More Solar Power
• Bonneville Power Administration Receives EPRI Award for New Heat Pump Technology
• Cree’s New 3-Step LED Bulb Brightens Better than You’re Used To
• Oregon, Washington on Path to Meet New Carbon Rules; Factors Outside Region May Cost Ratepayers
• Carbon Standards for Native American Reservation Plants Delayed
• Nuclear Power, Natural Gas Drillers Like Exxon Mobil Surprise Beneficiaries of Obama Rule
• Gas Boom Dulls Carbon Rule’s Effect
• Power Plant Rule a Tipping Point for Clean Energy Economy
• Editorial: Fired Up over Coal Plan - While critics blast stricter regulations, EPA’s proposed rules are rather modest
• Murray Works for Jet Biofuels Center Money; National Center Co-Led by WSU in the Tri-Cities
• Lake Oswego City Council Signs ‘Fiber Hut’ Agreement with Google
• How Google Just Turned Internet Access into a Space Race
• Volume of Encrypted Email Rising Amid Spying Fears
• Online Pirates Rake in Millions from Legitimate Companies’ Ads
• AT&T says DirecTV Deal Would Let It Build Fiber
• Netflix Lets People Know When Bad Streaming is Verizon’s Fault - Update: Verizon Calls It a “PR Stunt”
• Tiananmen Square Protesters Slip Memes through China’s Web Censors
• Strife Imitates Art: ‘Hunger Games’ Salute Flashed In Protest in Thailand; Arrests Threatened
• We’re Learning More from Stephen Colbert than the Actual News, Study Says
• Opelika Ministry Rents, Removes Billboard with Hitler Quote
• Public’s Help Needed in Locating Missing Mason County Man
• Idaho Town to Celebrate Soldier’s Release, Despite Backlash
• Alaska: Aviation Alert Lowered as Pavlof Eruption Continues
• Seattle Drivers Spend 83 Hours-Per-Year in Delays

WORD OF THE DAY

Diktat \dik-TAHT\ Noun - 1: a harsh settlement unilaterally imposed (as on a defeated nation) 2: decree, order

Curious diktat

Northwest power clean and green

Feds: carbon be bad

(Wow, now THAT’S a bad haiku)

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 4, 2014

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Port Angeles City Council Approves Action to End ‘Smart’ Meters (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140604/NEWS/306049971/updated-8212-port-angeles-city-council-approves-action-to-end

Turbines to Be Replaced at Grant PUD’s Priest Rapids Dam (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/article_de9769cc-eb37-11e3-a9dc-0019bb2963f4.html

Adequate Power Supply Forecast for the Pacific Northwest (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/trends-reports-analyses/adequate-power-supply-forecast-for-northwest/70578

British Columbia: Former Power Deputy Steps in as BC Hydro CEO - Critics Fear Jessica McDonald Has Been ‘Flung in the Deep End’ (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/Former+power+deputy+steps+Hydro/9890354/story.html

Buffett’s $26 Billion Power Bet in West Seen Paying Off (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-03/buffett-s-26-billion-power-bet-in-west-seen-paying-off.html

City of Vancouver Opposes Columbia River Oil Terminal Plan; Now What? (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jun/03/vancouver-opposes-oil-plan-now-what/

The Potential Downside of Natural Gas (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/business/energy-environment/the-potential-downside-of-natural-gas.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

The Real Threat to the Electric Power Grid Is Not Terrorism (The Fiscal Times)

http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/05/28/Real-Threat-Electric-Power-Grid-Not-Terrorism

FISH & WILDLIFE

Overfished Pacific Northwest Snapper, Cod, Sole Now Ruled Sustainable (Associated Press)

http://www.kgw.com/news/snapper-cod-sole-sustainable-fishing-261828221.html

Study: Hatcheries Disrupt Steelhead Internal Compass (Associated Press)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Study-Hatcheries-disrupt-steelhead-internal-compass-261835571.html

With Bayshore Golf Course Out of the Way, Habitat Can Be Restored (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2014/06/03/3162830/with-golf-out-of-the-way-habitat.html

Greens Fight Uncle Sam for Idaho Trout (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/06/04/68426.htm

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Desalination Plants: The Future of the California Coast? (Redding Record-Searchlight, CA)

http://www.redding.com/news/2014/jun/04/desalination-plants-future-california-coast/

Counting Each Drop: Corporate Concern Mounts about Water Supplies (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/02/business/energy-environment/counting-each-drop-corporate-concern-mounts-about-water-supplies.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

SolarWorld Nets Another Win in Battle with China (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2014/06/solarworld-nets-another-win-in-battle.html

Seattle City Light to Install Largest Community Solar Project in Washington State (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=269392&issueID=34870

Hillsboro, Home of SolarWorld’s U-S Headquarters, to Host 2014 Solar Oregon Conference (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2014/06/hillsboro_home_of_solarworlds.html

New Mexico Utility to Add More Solar Power (Associated Press)

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2014-06-03/nm-utility-to-add-more-solar-power

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Bonneville Power Administration Receives EPRI Award for New Heat Pump Technology (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-receives-EPRI-award-for-new-heat-pump-technology.aspx

Cree’s New 3-Step LED Bulb Brightens Better than You’re Used To (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/cree-turns-on-its-new-three-step-led-bulb-1585550336

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Oregon, Washington on Path to Meet New Carbon Rules; Factors Outside Region May Cost Ratepayers (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/06/oregon_washington_on_path_to_m.html

Carbon Standards for Native American Reservation Plants Delayed (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/carbon-standards-reservation-plants-delayed-23981139

Nuclear Power, Natural Gas Drillers Like Exxon Mobil Surprise Beneficiaries of Obama Rule (Associated Press)

http://www.startribune.com/business/261556061.html

Gas Boom Dulls Carbon Rule’s Effect (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-epa-economy-20140603-story.html

Power Plant Rule a Tipping Point for Clean Energy Economy (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/edfenergyexchange/2014/06/04/power-plant-rule-a-tipping-point-for-clean-energy-economy/

Editorial: Fired Up over Coal Plan - While critics blast stricter regulations, EPA’s proposed rules are rather modest (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jun/04/in-our-view-fired-up-over-coal-plan/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Murray Works for Jet Biofuels Center Money; National Center Co-Led by WSU in the Tri-Cities (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/06/03/3002387/murray-works-for-jet-biofuels.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Lake Oswego City Council Signs ‘Fiber Hut’ Agreement with Google (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/lake-oswego/index.ssf/2014/06/lake_oswego_city_council_signs.html

How Google Just Turned Internet Access into a Space Race (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/06/02/how-google-just-turned-internet-access-into-a-space-race/?wprss=rss_technology

Volume of Encrypted Email Rising Amid Spying Fears (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/volume-encrypted-email-rising-amid-spying-fears-23979374

Online Pirates Rake in Millions from Legitimate Companies’ Ads (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_25888127

AT&T says DirecTV Deal Would Let It Build Fiber (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/texas/article/AT-T-says-DirecTV-deal-would-let-it-build-fiber-5525994.php

Netflix Lets People Know When Bad Streaming is Verizon’s Fault - Update: Verizon Calls It a “PR Stunt” (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/netflix-lets-you-know-when-your-bad-stream-is-verizons-1585899837

SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING

Tiananmen Square Protesters Slip Memes through China’s Web Censors (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/06/04/tiananmen-square-memes/

Strife Imitates Art: ‘Hunger Games’ Salute Flashed In Protest in Thailand; Arrests Threatened (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2014/06/03/hunger-games-salute-used-as-protest-in-thailand

We’re Learning More from Stephen Colbert than the Actual News, Study Says (Huffington Post)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/02/colbert-news-study-campaign-financing_n_5431713.html

Opelika Ministry Rents, Removes Billboard with Hitler Quote (The Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, GA)

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2014/06/02/3134053/opelika-church-school-rents-billboard.html?sp=/99/100/&ihp=1

GENERAL NEWS

Public’s Help Needed in Locating Missing Mason County Man (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Mason-County-missing-man-261838341.html

Idaho Town to Celebrate Soldier’s Release, Despite Backlash (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/04/us-usa-afghanistan-bergdahl-hometown-idUSKBN0EF0A620140604

Alaska: Aviation Alert Lowered as Pavlof Eruption Continues (KTUU-TV, Anchorage, AK)

http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/scientists-monitor-active-alaska-pavlof-volcano/26309734

Seattle Drivers Spend 83 Hours-Per-Year in Delays (Northwest Cable News)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/Seattle-Tom-Tom-trafficy-study-261819461.html

DIVERSIONS

What’s Lost as Handwriting Fades

http://tinyurl.com/nprhk2w

Utah High School Apologizes to Some for Raising Necklines, Adding Sleeves in Yearbook Photos

http://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2014/06/03/utah-school-apologizes-to-teens-for-altered-photos

Zombie Apocalypse Forces Road Closures in Spokane

http://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-news/zombie-apocalypse-forces-road-closures-in-spokane/26314256

Wake & Bake: Budding Marijuana Business Gives New Meaning to ‘Coffee Pot’

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2517886/Budding-marijuana-business-gives-new-meaning-to-coffee-pot

SONG OF THE DAY

Lou Reed - Satellite of Love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH2EgYq_NCY

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - Satellite of Love

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

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Energy News Digest for June 3, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

EPA: Washington State Must Cut Emissions by 72 Percent (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/EPA-Washington-must-cut-emissions-by-72-percent-261573771.html

Washington State’s Prior Agreement to Phase Out Centralia Coal Plant Will Cover Most Emissions Reductions (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2023753691_carbonwalocalxml.html

Caspian Terns Taking Big Bite Out of Columbia River Steelhead, Salmon Trying to Reach Ocean (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/39ceafe71ba146889c5852073c326e33/WA--Caspian-Terns

Ninth Oregon County Gets Drought Declaration (Salem Statesman-Journal, OR)

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2014/06/02/ninth-oregon-county-gets-drought-declaration/9888401/

Port Angeles City Council Action Could Lead to End of ‘Smart’ Meters; Vote Scheduled for Tonight (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140603/NEWS/306039978/port-angeles-city-council-action-could-lead-to-end-of-smart-meters

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• EPA: Washington State Must Cut Emissions by 72 Percent
• Washington State’s Prior Agreement to Phase Out Centralia Coal Plant Will Cover Most Emissions Reductions
• EPA Says Idaho Must Cut Carbon Emissions by 33 Percent
• California Has Head Start, But New EPA Rules on Carbon Will Prompt State to Go Further on Curbing Emissions
• Five Things to Know about EPA’s Power Plant Rule
• Look Up Your Polluting Ways Online – It’s Easy AND Fun
• Democrats in Coal Country Run from EPA
• Port Angeles City Council Action Could Lead to End of ‘Smart’ Meters; Vote Scheduled for Tonight
• Thunderstorms Cause Widespread Spokane-Area Power Outages
• Power Restored in Post Falls After Canopy Gets Stuck In Power Lines
• Energy Northwest Pays $4.4 Million in State Taxes
• Lower Power Bills for Puget Sound Energy Customers
• Will EPA’s New Emission Rules Boost Your Power Bill? It Depends
• Editorial: Private Sector Can Offer Power Solutions
• About That Deadline: State of Oregon Extends Coal Export Decision, Again, To Study Fisheries
• Caspian Terns Taking Big Bite Out of Columbia River Steelhead, Salmon Trying to Reach Ocean
• Lovin’ Those Lamprey - Why Some in the Pacific Northwest Want More of These Jawless, Eel-Like Creatures
• Snake River to Re-Open for Spring Chinook
• Yakamas Testing Suction Tubes to Transport Salmon
• Op/Ed: ‘Roll On, Columbia,’ But with Some Amendments
• Congressional Committee Approves Legislation to Strengthen & Improve Our Nation’s Fisheries
• Ninth Oregon County Gets Drought Declaration
• Kennewick Water Supply Project Causes Erosion Behind Zintel Canyon Dam
• Hanford’s Iron-Rich Soil May Help Protect River
• Those Cheap Chinese Solar Panels Have a Dirty Little Secret
• Apple Makes a Play for ‘Smart Homes’ by Connecting Appliances
• Eco-Friendly Burials Gain Favor among Baby Boomers
• Maple Valley Residents Battle AT&T over Backyard Tower
• FCC Website Crashes Under Load of Neutrality Commenters
• Editorial: HBO’s John Oliver to Internet Commenters: ‘Channel Your Anger’
• Comcast Collects Alarm System Payments for 7 Years, Doesn’t Notice It’s Offline
• Myspace Tries to Win Users Back with Old, Embarrassing Photos
• Welcome to the Future: U-S Ambassador Swore in on Kindle
• These Teens Just Learned ‘90s Internet Was a Strange, Beautiful Place
• DuPont City Council Decides to Stop Using Electronic Devices
• 18-Year-Old Olympia Man Killed in Rollover Crash at Thurston County Gravel Pit
• No Vacancy at the Port of Shelton
• Expect Evening Delays on SR 3 in Belfair
• Seattle to Get $15 Minimum Wage - Nation’s Highest
• Burlington Berry Farm Won’t Use Guest Workers

WORD OF THE DAY

Gamut ● \GAM-mutt\ ● Noun - 1: the whole series of recognized musical notes 2: an entire range or series.

Running the Gamut

Better wear good running shoes

Everything is here

Eight Common Misspellings That Are Totally Inexcusable (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/06/03/commonly-misspelled-words/

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 3, 2014

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

EPA: Washington State Must Cut Emissions by 72 Percent (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/EPA-Washington-must-cut-emissions-by-72-percent-261573771.html

Washington State’s Prior Agreement to Phase Out Centralia Coal Plant Will Cover Most Emissions Reductions (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2023753691_carbonwalocalxml.html

EPA Says Idaho Must Cut Carbon Emissions by 33 Percent - The state’s low existing footprint gives it a head start, but neighboring coal may affect its ratepayers (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/06/03/3216093/epa-says-idaho-must-cut-carbon.html?sp=/99/101/102/

California Has Head Start, But New EPA Rules on Carbon Will Prompt State to Go Further on Curbing Emissions (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/06/03/6451336/california-has-head-start-but.html

Five Things to Know about EPA’s Power Plant Rule (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/energy/article/5-things-to-know-about-EPA-s-power-plant-rule-5524151.php

Look Up Your Polluting Ways Online – It’s Easy AND Fun (U-S Environmental Protection Agency)

http://www2.epa.gov/carbon-pollution-standards/where-you-live

Democrats in Coal Country Run from EPA (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/us/carbon-plan-puts-democrats-in-coal-states-on-the-defensive.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Port Angeles City Council Action Could Lead to End of ‘Smart’ Meters; Vote Scheduled for Tonight (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140603/NEWS/306039978/port-angeles-city-council-action-could-lead-to-end-of-smart-meters

Thunderstorms Cause Widespread Spokane-Area Power Outages (Northwest Cable News)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/261649631.html

Power Restored in Post Falls After Canopy Gets Stuck In Power Lines (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/25674390/photos-power-restored-in-post-falls-after-canopy-gets-stuck-in-power-lines

Energy Northwest Pays $4.4 Million in State Taxes (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/06/02/3000183/energy-northwest-pays-44m-in-state.html

Lower Power Bills for Puget Sound Energy Customers (Yahoo! Finance - Thanks Public Power Customers!)

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/lower-power-bills-pse-customers-151800044.html;_ylt=AwrTWf288Y1TAFoA14z_wgt.

Will EPA’s New Emission Rules Boost Your Power Bill? It Depends (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2014/06/02/318261777/will-epas-new-emission-rules-boost-your-power-bill-it-depends?ft=1&f=2

Editorial: Private Sector Can Offer Power Solutions (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jun/03/private-sector-can-offer-power-solutions/

About That Deadline: State of Oregon Extends Coal Export Decision, Again, To Study Fisheries (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2014/05/about-that-deadline-state-extends.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Caspian Terns Taking Big Bite Out of Columbia River Steelhead, Salmon Trying to Reach Ocean (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/39ceafe71ba146889c5852073c326e33/WA--Caspian-Terns

Lovin’ Those Lamprey - Why Some in the Pacific Northwest Want More of These Jawless, Eel-Like Creatures (KPLU Radio, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.kplu.org/post/why-some-northwest-want-more-these-jawless-eel-creatures

Snake River to Re-Open for Spring Chinook (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/06/02/3000656/snake-river-to-re-open-for-spring.html

Yakamas Testing Suction Tubes to Transport Salmon (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/2216380-8/yakamas-testing-suction-tubes-to-transport-salmon

Op/Ed: ‘Roll On, Columbia,’ But with Some Amendments (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2014/06/02/3161399/roll-on-columbia-but-with-some.html?sp=/99/109/

Congressional Committee Approves Legislation to Strengthen & Improve Our Nation’s Fisheries (U-S House Committee on Natural Resources)

http://naturalresources.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=381519

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Ninth Oregon County Gets Drought Declaration (Salem Statesman-Journal, OR)

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2014/06/02/ninth-oregon-county-gets-drought-declaration/9888401/

Kennewick Water Supply Project Causes Erosion Behind Zintel Canyon Dam (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/06/01/2999149/kennewick-water-supply-project.html

Hanford Iron May Help Protect River (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/06/01/2999154/hanford-iron-may-help-protect.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Those Cheap Chinese Solar Panels Have a Dirty Little Secret “…a solar panel made in China would take about 20 to 30 percent longer to produce enough energy to cancel out the energy used to make it. The carbon footprint is about twice as high…” (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/list/those-cheap-chinese-solar-panels-have-a-dirty-little-secret/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Apple Makes a Play for ‘Smart Homes’ by Connecting Appliances (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/06/02/318223412/apple-makes-a-play-for-smart-homes-by-connecting-appliances?ft=1&f=2

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Eco-Friendly Burials Gain Favor among Baby Boomers (Associated Press)

http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/06/03/4155368/eco-friendly-burials-gain-favor.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Maple Valley Residents Battle AT&T over Backyard Tower (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/residents-battle-t-over-backyard-tower/ngCSf/

FCC Website Crashes Under Load of Neutrality Commenters (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Website-Crashes-Under-Load-of-Neutrality-Commenters-129183

Editorial: HBO’s John Oliver to Internet Commenters: ‘Channel Your Anger’ (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/opinionnw/2014/06/03/hbos-john-oliver-to-internet-commenters-channel-your-anger/?syndication=rss

Comcast Collects Alarm System Payments for 7 Years, Doesn’t Notice It’s Offline (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/06/02/comcast-collects-alarm-system-payments-for-7-years-doesnt-notice-its-offline/

SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING

Myspace Tries to Win Users Back with Old, Embarrassing Photos (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/06/03/myspace-tries-to-win-users-back-with-old.html

Welcome to the Future: U-S Ambassador Swore in on Kindle (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/techchron/2014/06/02/welcome-to-the-future-u-s-ambassador-swore-in-on-kindle/

These Teens Just Learned ‘90s Internet Was a Strange, Beautiful Place (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/06/03/teens-react-90s-internet/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

DuPont City Council Decides to Stop Using Electronic Devices (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/06/02/3223504/dupont-council-decides-to-stop.html

GENERAL NEWS

18-Year-Old Olympia Man Killed in Rollover Crash at Thurston County Gravel Pit (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/18-year-old-killed-in-rollover-crash-in-Thurston-Co-gravel-pit-261663871.html

No Vacancy at the Port of Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/15621-no-vacancy-at-the-port

Expect Evening Delays on SR 3 in Belfair (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/15618-expect-evening-delays-on-sr-3-in-belfair

Seattle to Get $15 Minimum Wage - Nation’s Highest (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/seattle-city-coucil-make-historic-vote-15-minimum-/ngB5K/

Burlington Berry Farm Won’t Use Guest Workers (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2014/06/burlington-berry-farm-won-t-use-guest-workers.html

DIVERSIONS

These Plantable Pencils Grow Fresh Herbs from Your Failed Lit Ambitions

http://gizmodo.com/these-plantable-pencils-grow-fresh-herbs-from-your-fail-1582141733

Man Mows Message to Welcome Home Family Member

http://www.khq.com/story/25674702/man-mows-message-to-welcome-home-family-member

Study Claims Female-Named Hurricanes Kill More Than Male Hurricanes Because People Don’t Respect Them

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/06/02/female-named-hurricanes-kill-more-than-male-because-people-dont-respect-them-study-finds/

Newlyweds Ask for Blood Instead of Wedding Gifts

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/newlyweds-ask-for-blood-instead-of-wedding-gifts-193345204.html

SONG OF THE DAY

John Sebastian - Welcome Back Kotter

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

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.