Energy News Digest for May 13, 2015

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Despite Drought, ‘Blob,’ Enough Hydro in Northwest (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/despite-drought-blob-enough-hydro-in-northwest/81158

Video: Massive Network Outage Disrupts Services at State Agencies (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/05/12/noanet-network-provider-outage-broadcast-storm/27205621/

BPA Closes Out the 2015 Integrated Program Review Process – Decides to Move Energy Efficiency Capital Program to Expense in 2016 (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-closes-out-IPR2-process-moves-EE-program-to-expense-in-2016.aspx

BC Hydro to Test Fish for Mercury after First Nations Voice Concerns (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-hydro-to-test-fish-for-mercury-after-first-nations-voice-concerns/article24411145/?cmpid=rss1

Editorial: Pull Electric Cars, Plug-In Hybrids into the Road-Tax Fold (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/05/pull_electric_cars_plug-in_hyb.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Despite Drought, ‘Blob,’ Enough Hydro in Northwest
• BPA Closes Out the 2015 Integrated Program Review Process
• Editorial: Jefferson PUD – Public Power Two Years Later
• Snohomish PUD Customers Moving to Monthly Billing
• Look, There’s Avista – Association of Washington Business Announce Environmental Excellence Award Winners
• Why Multi-Purpose Networks Are a Must for Today’s Smart Meter Winners
• Why DOE Says Hydropower is Poised for a Comeback
• Moeller Will Leave FERC after Nine Years with Commission: Report
• FERC: Key Senate Aide Likely to Replace Departing Commissioner
• Dan Poneman: Former Energy Department Official Wins Huge Pay Raise after Moving to Firm with Deep Ties to DOE
• BC Hydro to Test Fish for Mercury after First Nations Voice Concerns
• Let the Hype Begin: Move Over, Alaska Air Cargo. Salty’s on alki Beach Is Angling for First Copper River Salmon of 2015
• Where Are All the Bees?
• U-S House Votes to Block EPA Regulation of Streams, Wetlands
• Final Environmental Study Ready on Raising Lake Cle Elum Reservoir
• For a Second Time, San Francisco Tries New Way to Fund Home Solar
• Kansas Renewable Energy Bill More about Ideology than Environment
• Renewable Energy Transmission: Giving Landowners the Power
• Can High-Tech Companies Compete With Mainline Utilities for Energy Customers?
• Could This Be the World’s Most Efficient Solar Electricity System?
• Philips & the Future of LED Lighting
• Marijuana Grower Sparks a Buzz in Rural Rochester Neighborhood
• Hello Brinnon: First Annual Cannabis Olympics – June
• Need Some Weed? Oregon Offers the Best Buzz for Your Buck
• Paper Finds a Surprising Link between Warmer Temperatures & Math Test Scores
• Editorial: Pull Electric Cars, Plug-In Hybrids into the Road-Tax Fold
• CenturyLink Launches Cable TV in Portland, Challenging Comcast
• Microsoft Joins Plan to Build Undersea Cable from Hillsboro to Asia
• Energy Quote of the Day: Greenpeace Says Apple is the Internet’s Green Leader
• Here’s How Much Energy We Waste on Cat GIFs & Twitterbooks
• Report Says Southern Utilities Stand in the Way of Making the Internet Greener
• AT&T Repeatedly Fails to Meet Broadband Deployment Promises
• Facebook Begins Testing Instant Articles from News Publishers
• Facebook hires former FCC Chairman
• Pinterest Set to Surge in 2016: New Research
• Here’s Why AOL Is Poised to Take on Facebook & Google
• T-Mobile’s CEO has more Twitter followers than the Seattle Seahawks. Here’s how he does it
• Are Your Subject Lines Strong Enough?
• News Release: Representatives MacEwen & Stokesbary File Resolution to Begin Drafting Articles of Impeachment against Troy Kelley, Washington State Auditor
• Video: Massive Network Outage Disrupts Services at State Agencies
• Internet Disruption Affects Schools, County
• Online Filing Hampered by Statewide Network Outage
• Day 2 of Mason County Election Filing
• ‘We’re Going To … Put The Furnace In!’: Aggressive Phone Calls Target Elderly in Heat & AC Scam

WORD OF THE DAY

Askance • \us-SKANSE\ • Adverb – 1: with a side-glance: obliquely 2: with disapproval or distrust: scornfully.

Frankie Pentangeli looked askance at Carmine Rosato’s welcoming gift in the menacing, mid-day silence of the bar meeting. “I don’t like this C-note, Rosato. I take that as an insult.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Despite Drought, ‘Blob,’ Enough Hydro in Northwest (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/despite-drought-blob-enough-hydro-in-northwest/81158

BPA Closes Out the 2015 Integrated Program Review Process – Decides to Move Energy Efficiency Capital Program to Expense in 2016 (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-closes-out-IPR2-process-moves-EE-program-to-expense-in-2016.aspx

Editorial: Jefferson PUD – Public Power Two Years Later (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-public-power-two-years-later/article_2ed616b2-f8f8-11e4-a815-131ffe30f6fc.html

Snohomish PUD Customers Moving to Monthly Billing (My Everett News, WA)

http://myeverettnews.com/2015/05/12/everett-pud-customers-moving-to-monthly-billing/

Look, There’s Avista – Association of Washington Business Announce Environmental Excellence Award Winners (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/29049804/association-of-washington-business-announce-environmental-excellence-award-winners

Why Multi-Purpose Networks Are a Must for Today’s Smart Meter Winners (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/jeffstjohn/2224856/why-multi-purpose-networks-are-must-todays-smart-meter-winners

Why DOE Says Hydropower is Poised for a Comeback – New technology & the world’s pressing need for it could heat up the sector again (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/why-doe-says-hydropower-is-poised-for-a-comeback/396323/

Moeller Will Leave FERC after Nine Years with Commission: Report (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/moeller-will-leave-ferc-after-9-years-with-commission-report/397229/

FERC: Key Senate Aide Likely to Replace Departing Commissioner (E&E Publishing)

http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060018469

Dan Poneman: Former Energy Department Official Wins Huge Pay Raise after Moving to Firm with Deep Ties to DOE (Center for Public Integrity)

http://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/05/13/17265/former-energy-department-official-wins-huge-pay-raise-after-moving-firm-deep-ties

FISH & WILDLIFE

BC Hydro to Test Fish for Mercury after First Nations Voice Concerns (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-hydro-to-test-fish-for-mercury-after-first-nations-voice-concerns/article24411145/?cmpid=rss1

Let the Hype Begin: Move Over, Alaska Air Cargo. Salty’s on alki Beach Is Angling for First Copper River Salmon of 2015 (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2015/05/move-over-alaska-air-cargo-saltys-on-alki-beach-is.html

Where Are All the Bees? (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/science/news/articles/2015/05/13/survey-more-than-40-percent-of-bee-hives-died-in-past-year

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

U-S House Votes to Block EPA Regulation of Streams, Wetlands (Associated Press)

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_EPA_WATER_REGULATIONS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-05-12-03-22-22

Final Environmental Study Ready on Raising Lake Cle Elum Reservoir (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/inbrief/final-environmental-study-ready-on-raising-reservoir/article_2517ff8a-f800-11e4-9790-8fc981981cf4.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

For a Second Time, San Francisco Tries New Way to Fund Home Solar (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/For-a-2nd-time-San-Francisco-tries-new-way-to-6256506.php

Kansas Renewable Energy Bill More about Ideology than Environment (Lawrence Journal-World, KS)

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2015/may/12/renewable-energy-bills-more-about-ideology-science/

Renewable Energy Transmission: Giving Landowners the Power (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2015/05/12/renewable-energy-transmission-giving-landowners-the-power/

Can High-Tech Companies Compete With Mainline Utilities for Energy Customers? (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2015/05/13/can-high-tech-companies-compete-with-mainline-utilities-for-energy-customers/

Could This Be the World’s Most Efficient Solar Electricity System? (The Guardian, UK)
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/may/13/could-this-be-the-worlds-most-efficient-solar-electricity-system

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Philips & the Future of LED Lighting (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterdetwiler/2015/05/13/philips-and-the-future-of-led-lighintg/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana Grower Sparks a Buzz in Rural Rochester Neighborhood (Olympian - Paywall Advisory – Ha! Sparks a “Buzz.” Drug humor is funny?)

http://www.theolympian.com/2015/05/08/3718064_marijuana-grower-sparks-a-buzz.html?rh=1

Hello Brinnon: First Annual Cannabis Olympics – June (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/22969-first-annual-cannabis-olympics-june

Need Some Weed? Oregon Offers the Best Buzz for Your Buck (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2015/05/need-some-weed-oregon-offers-the-best-buzz-for.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Paper Finds a Surprising Link between Warmer Temperatures & Math Test Scores (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/05/12/paper-finds-a-surprising-link-between-warm-temperatures-and-math-test-scores/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Editorial: Pull Electric Cars, Plug-In Hybrids into the Road-Tax Fold (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/05/pull_electric_cars_plug-in_hyb.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

CenturyLink Launches Cable TV in Portland, Challenging Comcast (Oregonian, Portland – Man, this stock photo is becoming “CenturyLink” Story tradition)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2015/05/centurylink_launches_cable_tv.html

Microsoft Joins Plan to Build Undersea Cable from Hillsboro to Asia (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2015/05/microsoft_plan_would_build_und.html

Energy Quote of the Day: Greenpeace Says Apple is the Internet’s Green Leader (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2015/05/12/energy-quote-of-the-day-apple-is-the-internets-green-leader-greenpeace/

Here’s How Much Energy We Waste on Cat GIFs & Twitterbooks (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/heres-how-much-energy-we-waste-on-cat-gifs-and-twitterb-1704095290

Report Says Southern Utilities Stand in the Way of Making the Internet Greener (E&E Publishing)

http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060018386

AT&T Repeatedly Fails to Meet Broadband Deployment Promises (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Repeatedly-Fails-To-Meet-Broadband-Deployment-Promises-133754

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook Begins Testing Instant Articles from News Publishers (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/13/technology/facebook-media-venture-to-include-nbc-buzzfeed-and-new-york-times.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Facebook hires former FCC Chairman (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/05/12/facebook-hires-former-fcc-chairman/?wprss=rss_business

Pinterest Set to Surge in 2016: New Research (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/pinterest-set-to-surge-in-2016-new-research/

Here’s Why AOL Is Poised to Take on Facebook & Google (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/heres-why-aol-poised-take-facebook-and-google-164715

T-Mobile’s CEO has more Twitter followers than the Seattle Seahawks. Here’s how he does it (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2015/05/t-mobiles-ceo-has-more-twitter-followers-than-the.html

Are Your Subject Lines Strong Enough? (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2015/05/13/email-subject-line/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

News Release: Representatives MacEwen & Stokesbary File Resolution to Begin Drafting Articles of Impeachment against Troy Kelley, Washington State Auditor (Washington State House Republicans)

http://houserepublicans.wa.gov/news/reps-macewen-and-stokesbary-file-resolution-to-begin-drafting-articles-of-impeachment-against-troy-kelley/

GENERAL NEWS

Video: Massive Network Outage Disrupts Services at State Agencies (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/05/12/noanet-network-provider-outage-broadcast-storm/27205621/

Internet Disruption Affects Schools, County (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/local-news/internet-disruption-affects-schools-county_59759392

Online Filing Hampered by Statewide Network Outage (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/online-filing-hampered-by-statewide-network-outage/

Day 2 of Mason County Election Filing (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/15225

‘We’re Going To … Put The Furnace In!’: Aggressive Phone Calls Target Elderly in Heat & AC Scam (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2015/05/08/aggressive-phone-calls-go-after-elderly-in-heat-ac-scam/

DIVERSIONS

$250,000 Bail for Wife Accused of Shooting at Husband over Chores

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Its-just-hard-to-believe-woman-accused-of-firing-gun-at-chore-refusing-husband-303531861.html

Can We Reverse-Engineer Dinosaurs Out of Chickens?

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2015/0513/Can-we-reverse-engineer-dinosaurs-out-of-chickens

Missing Cat in Australia Found 49 Days Later in Shipping Container

http://time.com/3854661/missing-cat-australia-49-days/

Song Stuck in Your Head? Chew Gum – Researchers Say Repetitive Jaw Motion Helps Get Rid of Earworms

http://www.newser.com/story/206685/song-stuck-in-your-head-chew-gum.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Billy Joel – The Stranger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnlvPoDU5LY

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 May 12, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for May 12, 2015

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

See Columbia Generating Station – When Should a Nuclear Power Plant Be Refueled? (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2015/05/11/when-should-a-nuclear-power-plant-be-refueled/?ss=energy

B-C Hydro’s Peace River Dam Motion Strikes Out in Court (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/b-c-hydro-s-site-c-dam-motion-strikes-out-in-court-1.1930791

Council Asks BPA to Fund ‘Emerging Priorities,’ Identify Savings in Current Budget (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/433948.aspx

Germany’s Powerhouse Feels Pinch of Shift to Renewables (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-12/germany-s-powerhouse-feels-pinch-of-shift-to-renewables

More Pacific Northwest Mountains Are Snow-Free Already as Drought Deepens (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/more-northwest-mountains-are-snow-free-already-drought-deepens

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• See Columbia Generating Station – When Should a Nuclear Power Plant Be Refueled?
• B-C Hydro’s Peace River Dam Motion Strikes Out in Court
• Council Asks BPA to Fund ‘Emerging Priorities,’ Identify Savings in Current Budget
• Alaska: Matanuska Electric Association Flips Switch on Co-Op’s First Power Plant
• Fitch Rates Cowlitz PUD’s Revenue Bonds ‘A’
• Op/Ed: Clean, Not Coal, for Energy Future in Washington State
• U-S Senate Will Consider 22 Energy Proposals in Hearings This Week
• FERC Adjusts Meeting Schedule to Avoid Protests
• Projected Electric Capacity Additions Are Below Recent Historical Levels
• Touchstone Energy Co-ops Lead in Satisfaction
• The Fantasy of Electric Rates: Time to Educate Ratepayers
• Floating Firebombs: Thousands Learn the Dangers of Sky Lanterns
• What’s Killing Off British Columbia’s Young Salmon?
• British Columbia: First Nations Bring Contaminated Fish to Legislature to Protest Peace River Dam Project
• Opinion: Is It Fair to Kill 10,000 Birds to Keep Our Delicious Salmon Safe?
• More Pacific Northwest Mountains Are Snow-Free Already as Drought Deepens
• Drought Forces Large Group of Yakima Valley Farmers to Turn Off the Spigot
• Recycled Drinking Water: Getting Past the Yuck Factor
• Germany’s Powerhouse Feels Pinch of Shift to Renewables
• California: Family Sues Over Unauthorized Demolition of Vacation Home for Wind Power Farm
• California Environmental Permitting Still Favors Natural Gas
• Sony’s New LED Bulb Is Also a Bluetooth Speaker
• Second Challenge Filed against Kittitas County Marijuana Farm
• Oregon: Dispute over Local Control Drives Pot Committee to Impasse
• The Green Sheet for May 11, 2015 — Is Washington State’s Cap-&-Trade Bill Back?
• Going Green Gets Easier for Sacramento Businesses
• Should I Source My Home Power from Renewable Energy?
• Verizon Barges into Online Video, Buying AOL for $4.4 Billion
• Verizon, Sprint to Pay $158 Million to Settle Wireless Bill-Cramming Allegations
• Op/Ed: FCC Contemplates Subsidized Broadband Services
• Google Acknowledges Eleven Accidents with Its Self-Driving Cars
• NBC Pulls Facebook Post after Sneaking in an Ad for Subway
• Internet Essentials Program – Comcast Hires SS+K to Help Bridge the Digital Divide
• ‘It’s On:’ Battle Brews as Patriots Change Profile Pictures to Brady’s Jersey
• How to Create Social Media Images That Connect with Your Audience
• Court Rules Washington State Auditor Recall Can’t Proceed
• Thousands of Washington State Teachers Expected to Walk Out of Class Wednesday
• Beginning May 18 – Five-Day Long Closure of SR 3 South of Shelton
• Mason County Election Filing Gets Underway
• Another Large-Scale Earthquake Hits Nepal, Death Toll Rises
• Drought Help
• Washington Ranks as #1 Bike-Friendly State

WORD OF THE DAY

Ingurgitate • \inn-GRR-juh-tait\ • verb – To swallow greedily or in large quantities: guzzle.

The “Ingurgitated Bunkhouse Buffet’s” week-long run was an infamous period in Carlsbad’s history. All you can eat shrimp was its claim…except that one, scrawny shrimp was the offering each day at 9:00 AM. “It truly was all they could eat,” claimed the former owner, meaningfully twirling the end of his impressive handlebar moustache.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

See Columbia Generating Station – When Should a Nuclear Power Plant Be Refueled? (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2015/05/11/when-should-a-nuclear-power-plant-be-refueled/?ss=energy

B-C Hydro’s Peace River Dam Motion Strikes Out in Court (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/b-c-hydro-s-site-c-dam-motion-strikes-out-in-court-1.1930791

Council Asks BPA to Fund ‘Emerging Priorities,’ Identify Savings in Current Budget (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/433948.aspx

Alaska: Matanuska Electric Association Flips Switch on Co-Op’s First Power Plant (Anchorage Daily News, AK)

https://www.adn.com/article/20150511/mea-flips-switch-co-ops-first-power-plant

Fitch Rates Cowlitz PUD’s Revenue Bonds ‘A’ (Yahoo! Finance)

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fitch-rates-cowlitz-pud-no-180400758.html

Op/Ed: Clean, Not Coal, for Energy Future in Washington State (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2015/05/11/4284087_clean-not-coal-for-energy-future.html?rh=1

U-S Senate Will Consider 22 Energy Proposals in Hearings This Week (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/senate-will-consider-22-energy-proposals-in-hearings-this-week/396574/

FERC Adjusts Meeting Schedule to Avoid Protests (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-adjusts-meeting-schedule-to-avoid-protests/396112/

Projected Electric Capacity Additions Are Below Recent Historical Levels (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=21172

Touchstone Energy Co-ops Lead in Satisfaction (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/trends-reports-analyses/touchstone-energy-co-ops-lead-in-satisfaction/81020

The Fantasy of Electric Rates: Time to Educate Ratepayers (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2015/05/the-fantasy-of-electric-rates-time-to-educate-ratepayers?cmpid=rss

Floating Firebombs: Thousands Learn the Dangers of Sky Lanterns (Safety Source)

http://safety.blog.nfpa.org/2015/05/thousands-learn-of-the-dangers-of-sky-lanterns.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

What’s Killing Off British Columbia’s Young Salmon? (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/whats-killing-off-bcs-young-salmon/article24362542/?cmpid=rss1

British Columbia: First Nations Bring Contaminated Fish to Legislature to Protest Peace River Dam Project (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/first-nations-bring-contaminated-fish-to-legislature-to-protest-site-c-project-1.1931355

Opinion: Is It Fair to Kill 10,000 Birds to Keep Our Delicious Salmon Safe? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/76/2759864/Is-it-fair-to-kill-10000-birds-to-keep-our-delicious-salmon-safe

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

More Pacific Northwest Mountains Are Snow-Free Already as Drought Deepens (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/more-northwest-mountains-are-snow-free-already-drought-deepens

Drought Forces Large Group of Yakima Valley Farmers to Turn Off the Spigot (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/drought-forces-large-group-yakima-valley-farmers-turn-spigot

Recycled Drinking Water: Getting Past the Yuck Factor (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/12/science/recycled-drinking-water-getting-past-the-yuck-factor.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Germany’s Powerhouse Feels Pinch of Shift to Renewables (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-12/germany-s-powerhouse-feels-pinch-of-shift-to-renewables

California: Family Sues Over Unauthorized Demolition of Vacation Home for Wind Power Farm (Bakersfield Californian)

http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/local/x1262933790/Family-sues-over-unauthorized-demolition-of-vacation-home

California Environmental Permitting Still Favors Natural Gas (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2015/05/california-environmental-permitting-still-favors-natural-gas?cmpid=rss

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Sony’s New LED Bulb Is Also a Bluetooth Speaker (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/sonys-new-led-bulb-is-also-a-bluetooth-speaker-1703838207

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Second Challenge Filed against Kittitas County Marijuana Farm (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/court-rules-washington-state-auditor-recall-cant-proceed

Oregon: Dispute over Local Control Drives Pot Committee to Impasse (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/politics/Dispute-over-local-control-drives-Oregon-pot-committee-for-Measure-91-to-impasse--303363401.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

The Green Sheet for May 11, 2015 — Is Washington State’s Cap-&-Trade Bill Back? (Washington State Wire, Olympia)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/blog/green-sheet-may-11-2015-cap-trade-back/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Going Green Gets Easier for Sacramento Businesses (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/blog/energy-inc/2015/05/for-sacramento-businesses-going-green-just-got.html

Should I Source My Home Power from Renewable Energy? (Grist Online – Or, you could just move to a public power community in Washington State)

http://grist.org/climate-energy/are-renewable-energy-certificates-a-scam/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Verizon Barges into Online Video, Buying AOL for $4.4 Billion (Associated Press)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20150512/BIZ02/150519755

Verizon, Sprint to Pay $158 Million to Settle Wireless Bill-Cramming Allegations (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2015/05/12/verizon-sprint-to-pay-158-million-to-settle-wireless-bill-cramming-allegations/

Op/Ed: FCC Contemplates Subsidized Broadband Services (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2015/05/12/fccs-new-proposal-subsidized-broadband-services/

Google Acknowledges Eleven Accidents with Its Self-Driving Cars (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article20651880.html

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

NBC Pulls Facebook Post after Sneaking in an Ad for Subway (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/nbc-pulls-facebook-post-after-sneaking-ad-subway-164684

Internet Essentials Program – Comcast Hires SS+K to Help Bridge the Digital Divide (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/comcast-hires-ssk-help-bridge-digital-divide-164671

‘It’s On:’ Battle Brews as Patriots Change Profile Pictures to Brady’s Jersey (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2015/05/12/its-on-battle-brews-as-patriots-change-profile-pictures-to-bradys-jersey/

How to Create Social Media Images That Connect with Your Audience (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-create-social-media-images-that-connect-with-your-audience/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Court Rules Washington State Auditor Recall Can’t Proceed (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/court-rules-washington-state-auditor-recall-cant-proceed

GENERAL NEWS

Thousands of Washington State Teachers Expected to Walk Out of Class Wednesday (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Thousands-of-Southwest-Washington-teachers-expected-to-walk-out-of-class-Wednesday-303357631.html

Beginning May 18 – Five-Day Long Closure of SR 3 South of Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/22918-five-day-consecutive-closure-of-sr-3-south-of-shelton

Mason County Election Filing Gets Underway (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/15203

Another Large-Scale Earthquake Hits Nepal, Death Toll Rises (Associated Press)

http://www.katu.com/news/national/73-magnitude-earthquake-hits-Nepal-second-major-quake-death-toll-raises-to-42-303409061.html

Drought Help (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2015/05/drought-help.html

Washington Ranks as #1 Bike-Friendly State (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/29034758/washington-ranks-as-1-bike-friendly-state

DIVERSIONS

Rescue Puppy Grows Up Before Your Eyes in an Inspiring Timelapse

http://mashable.com/2015/05/12/rescue-dog-timelapse/

UK Man Sneezes Out Toy Dart 44 Years after It Was Lodged in His Nose

http://mashable.com/2015/05/12/toy-dart-nose/

Woman Who Didn’t Know She Was Pregnant Gives Birth on Flight

http://mashable.com/2015/05/12/surprise-in-flight-birth/

Sea Lion Pup Snores & Sneezes, Startling Sailor on Yacht

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/05/12/3556821_sea-lion-pup-snores-and-sneezes.html?rh=1

SONG OF THE DAY

Paul Anka - (You’re) Having My Baby

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

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Record-Low Snowpack Prompts Dire Expectations for North Olympic Peninsula Water Supplies (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20150508/NEWS/305089979/record-low-snowpack-prompts-dire-expectations-for-north-olympic

Video: Oregon State Prof Says 9.0 Quake Coming in 30-50 Years (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/2015/05/08/oregon-state-professor-predicts-earthquakes-may7-2015/70994148/

Community Solar – New Concept in Solar Energy Poised to Catch on Across U-S (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/ap/new-concept-in-solar-energy-poised-to-catch-on-across-us-2/

Victoria Area Sewage Plant: Capitol Regional District Not Revealing 20 Possible Locations for West Shore (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/victoria-area-sewage-plant-crd-not-revealing-20-possible-locations-for-west-shore-1.3065118?cmp=rss

Facebook Study Disputes Theory of Political Polarization among Users (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/08/technology/facebook-study-disputes-theory-of-political-polarization-among-users.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• California Public Utilities Commission Member Floats Compromise on Electric Rate Structures
• U-S Senator Murkowski Introduces 17 Bills in Push for Comprehensive Energy Legislation
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Sends California Energy Crisis Case Back to FERC
• France Went All Out for Nuclear Energy
• Utility of the Future: The Grid is Not Going Away
• OSHA Releases Final Confined Space Rule for Construction
• Call of the Wild: Coho Salmon Get Ready To Leave Net Pens for the Ocean
• Record-Low Snowpack Prompts Dire Expectations for North Olympic Peninsula Water Supplies
• Water Woes Prompt Clallam PUD Conservation Call
• Kittitas Reclamation District Drops Water Amount Further
• Victoria Area Sewage Plant: Capitol Regional District Not Revealing 20 Possible Locations for West Shore
• Drought Drives Starbucks to Move Bottled Water Plant Out of California, Seek New West Coast Site
• Community Solar – New Concept in Solar Energy Poised to Catch on Across U-S
• Massachusetts Grapples with Policy Options as It Hits Solar Net Metering Cap
• Wind Power without the Mills
• Introducing SunEdison the Hydropower Plant Owner
• Energy-Saving Tech, Trends & Talk at Efficiency Exchange
• New Rules Force High Times to Call Off Annual Seattle Cannabis Cup
• Will Texas Decriminalize Pot? Why Conservatives Are Getting Behind the Legalization Movement
• Five Local Oregon Governments Call for Carbon Pricing
• Oregon: Hillsdale Solar Discount = Donations to Schools
• Tesla Says Demand for Powerwall Battery Storage Will Outstrip Electric Cars
• Want a Tesla Powerwall? Get in Line
• City of Port Angeles Extends Cable TV Survey Deadline
• Editorial: What’s Missing in Seattle – Affordable Universal Broadband
• Comcast Announces Super-Fast Internet in Tennessee, Mum on Cost
• Cable Hopes Avoiding the Word ‘Cable’ Will Fix Negative Image
• Otterbox iPhone Case Proves No Match for an Actual Otter
• Facebook Study Disputes Theory of Political Polarization among Users
• Pacific Power Fires Up Smartphone App for Customers
• Spin Control by KCTS/9: ‘External Talking Points’ Follow Big Staff Layoffs
• How to Shoot Video Reports on a Smartphone
• Flickr’s Redesign Makes It Much Easier to Find the Photo You’re Looking For
• Five Really Good Reasons Why Millennials Are Actually the Best
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• Special Session Update: Budget Briefings, Cap-&-Trade Proposal Forthcoming
• Recall Effort against Embattled State Auditor Goes Before Judge
• Editorial: Public Work on Private Devices Must Remain Public
• KRXY’s Farmer Seeks Port of Olympia Commission Job
• Video: Oregon State Prof Says 9.0 Quake Coming in 30-50 Years
• Brady Olson: Lacey Teacher Who Tackled Shooter to Throw First Pitch at Mariners Game
• Mount Rainier Hit by National Parks’ Graffiti Scourge
• People Camped Out for Windows 95 – Can Microsoft Ever Be Cool Again?
• Snickers Found Amusing Fails All Over NYC & Put These Stickers Next to Them

WORD OF THE DAY

Louche • \LOOSH\ • Adjective – Not reputable or decent.

“Hurry, Hurry,” shouted the grocery store manager to his pizza-faced bag boy. Get those black plastic covers in the magazine rack to obscure the semi-racy, louche covers of “Cosmopolitan Magazine” from the innocent eyes of our customers. “Who knows what depth of sin a child will be plunged by learning the secrets of eyebrow tweezing or waxing technology.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

California Public Utilities Commission Member Floats Compromise on Electric Rate Structures (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/cpuc-commissioner-floats-compromise-on-electric-rate-structures/395754/

U-S Senator Murkowski Introduces 17 Bills in Push for Comprehensive Energy Legislation (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/sen-murkowski-introduces-17-bills-in-push-for-comprehensive-energy-legisla/395582/

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Sends California Energy Crisis Case Back to FERC (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=43805

France Went All Out for Nuclear Energy (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/08/business/energy-environment/france-went-all-out-for-nuclear-energy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Utility of the Future: The Grid is Not Going Away (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=43811

OSHA Releases Final Confined Space Rule for Construction – Manholes, Crawl Spaces & Other Confined Spaces (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=43810

FISH & WILDLIFE

Call of the Wild: Coho Salmon Get Ready To Leave Net Pens for the Ocean (Daily Astorian, OR)

http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20150507/call-of-the-wild-coho-salmon-get-read-to-leave-net-pens-for-the-ocean

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Record-Low Snowpack Prompts Dire Expectations for North Olympic Peninsula Water Supplies (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20150508/NEWS/305089979/record-low-snowpack-prompts-dire-expectations-for-north-olympic

Water Woes Prompt Clallam PUD Conservation Call (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/10685

Kittitas Reclamation District Drops Water Amount Further – Kittitas County Declares Drought Emergency (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/members/krd-drops-water-amount-further-kittitas-county-declares-drought-emergency/article_648e26fc-f40f-11e4-9dca-6ff5c4e1f3a6.html

Victoria Area Sewage Plant: Capitol Regional District Not Revealing 20 Possible Locations for West Shore (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/victoria-area-sewage-plant-crd-not-revealing-20-possible-locations-for-west-shore-1.3065118?cmp=rss

Drought Drives Starbucks to Move Bottled Water Plant Out of California, Seek New West Coast Site (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2015/05/drought-drives-starbucks-to-move-bottled-water.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Community Solar – New Concept in Solar Energy Poised to Catch on Across U-S (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/ap/new-concept-in-solar-energy-poised-to-catch-on-across-us-2/

Massachusetts Grapples with Policy Options as It Hits Solar Net Metering Cap (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/mass-grapples-with-policy-options-as-it-hits-solar-net-metering-cap/395161/

Wind Power without the Mills (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/billtucker/2015/05/07/wind-power-without-the-mills/?ss=energy

Introducing SunEdison The Hydropower Plant Owner (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2015/05/07/introducing-sunedison-the-hydropower-plant-owner/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy-Saving Tech, Trends & Talk at Efficiency Exchange (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Energy-saving-tech,-trends-and-talk-at-Efficiency-Exchange.aspx

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

New Rules Force High Times to Call Off Annual Seattle Cannabis Cup (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/marijuana/2015/05/07/new-rules-force-high-times-to-call-off-annual-seattle-cannabis-cup/

Will Texas Decriminalize Pot? Why Conservatives Are Getting Behind the Legalization Movement (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2015/0507/Will-Texas-decriminalize-pot-Why-conservatives-are-getting-behind-the-legalization-movement.-video

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Five Local Oregon Governments Call for Carbon Pricing (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2015/05/the-cost-of-carbon-oregon-cities-county-urge-2015.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Oregon: Hillsdale Solar Discount = Donations to Schools (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2015/05/07/hillsdale-solar-discount-donations-to-schools/

Tesla Says Demand for Powerwall Battery Storage Will Outstrip Electric Cars (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2015/05/06/tesla-says-demand-for-powerwall-battery-storage-will-outstrip-electric-cars/?ss=energy

Want a Tesla Powerwall? Get in Line (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2015/05/08/want-a-tesla-powerwall-get-in-line.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

City of Port Angeles Extends Cable TV Survey Deadline (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/10681

Editorial: What’s Missing in Seattle – Affordable Universal Broadband (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/mayor-murray-should-bring-universal-broadband-service-to-seattle/

Comcast Announces Super-Fast Internet in Tennessee, Mum on Cost (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Comcast-announces-super-fast-Internet-in-Tenn-6248841.php

Cable Hopes Avoiding the Word ‘Cable’ Will Fix Negative Image (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Cable-Hopes-Avoiding-The-Word-Cable-Will-Fix-Negative-Image-133691

Otterbox iPhone Case Proves No Match for an Actual Otter (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2015/05/08/otterbox-case-otter/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook Study Disputes Theory of Political Polarization among Users (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/08/technology/facebook-study-disputes-theory-of-political-polarization-among-users.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Pacific Power Fires Up Smartphone App for Customers (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, WA)

http://union-bulletin.com/news/2015/may/07/pacific-power-fires-smartphone-app-customers/

Spin Control by KCTS/9: ‘External Talking Points’ Follow Big Staff Layoffs (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2015/05/07/spin-control-by-kcts-9-external-talking-points-follow-big-staff-layoffs/

How to Shoot Video Reports on a Smartphone (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/videos/tech/2015/05/07/70948448/

Flickr’s Redesign Makes It Much Easier to Find the Photo You’re Looking For (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2015/05/07/yahoo-flickr-redesign/

Five Really Good Reasons Why Millennials Are Actually the Best (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/05/07/five-really-good-reasons-why-millennials-are-actually-the-best/?wprss=rss_business

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2015/05/08/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-288/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Special Session Update: Budget Briefings, Cap-&-Trade Proposal Forthcoming (TV Washington)

http://www.capitolrecord.org/2015/05/special-session-update-budget-briefings-cap-and-trade-proposal-forthcoming/

Recall Effort against Embattled State Auditor Goes Before Judge (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Recall-effort-against-embattled-state-auditor-goes-before-judge-303064201.html

Editorial: Public Work on Private Devices Must Remain Public (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/may/07/editorial-public-work-on-private-devices-must/

KRXY’s Farmer Seeks Port of Olympia Commission Job (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2015/05/07/3716348_roxys-farmer-seeks-port-of-olympia.html?rh=1

GENERAL NEWS

Video: Oregon State Prof Says 9.0 Quake Coming in 30-50 Years (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/2015/05/08/oregon-state-professor-predicts-earthquakes-may7-2015/70994148/

Brady Olson: Lacey Teacher Who Tackled Shooter to Throw First Pitch at Mariners Game (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2758603/Lacey-teacher-who-tackled-shooter-to-throw-first-pitch-at-Mariners-game

Mount Rainier Hit by National Parks’ Graffiti Scourge (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2015/05/mount-rainier-hit-by-parks-graffiti-scourge/

People Camped Out for Windows 95 – Can Microsoft Ever Be Cool Again? (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/05/07/people-camped-out-for-windows-95-can-microsoft-ever-be-cool-again/?wprss=rss_technology

Snickers Found Amusing Fails All Over NYC & Put These Stickers Next to Them

http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/snickers-found-amusing-fails-all-over-nyc-and-put-these-stickers-next-them-164583

DIVERSIONS

Oregon Business Serves Up Crickets as a Food Choice

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/oregon-business-serves-crickets-food-choice

Man Accused of Robbing Bank Posted Video on Social Media

http://www.katu.com/news/national/Man-accused-of-robbing-bank-posted-video-on-social-media--302855851.html

The Golden Gate Bridge Almost Ended Up with a Bumble Bee Paint Job

http://factually.gizmodo.com/the-golden-gate-bridge-almost-ended-up-with-a-bumble-be-1702822993

Men Don High Heels in Port Townsend to Aid Awareness of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20150508/NEWS/305089983/men-don-high-heels-in-port-townsend-to-aid-awareness-of-domestic

SONG OF THE DAY

Cliff Edwards (Ukulele Ike) – When You Wish Upon a Star

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKh6XxYbbIc

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.