Energy News Digest for July 17, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for July 16, 2015

http://tinyurl.com/ohhdhw9

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Restricts Fishing on Many Rivers Due to Drought (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Washington-restricts-fishing-on-many-rivers-due-to-drought-316068281.html

Sturgeon Fishing on Columbia River Halted July 18 (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/07/16/3654637_sturgeon-fishing-on-columbia-river.html?rh=1

42 States Are Reducing Emissions Ahead of the Final Clean Power Plan Rules (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/report-42-states-are-reducing-emissions-ahead-of-the-final-clean-power-pla/402370/

Washington State’s Record-Long Session Produced Surprisingly Few New Laws (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/record-long-session-produced-surprisingly-few-new-laws

The Evolving Role of News on Twitter & Facebook (Pew Research Center)

http://www.journalism.org/2015/07/14/the-evolving-role-of-news-on-twitter-and-facebook/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Landmark Pacific Northwest Study Reveals Smart Grid Pros & Cons
• U-S Nuclear Outages Are Low During Summer Peak Electricity Demand Season
• Fate of Okanogan PUD’s Enloe Dam Still on Hold
• 3K-Plus Hydropower Experts Flood Portland at Energetic Convention
• Children Get Hands-On Lesson at Umatilla Electric Cooperative’s Hydromania
• Remote Co-ops Face Power Challenges
• What's Going On in Germany?
• Washington State Restricts Fishing on Many Rivers Due to Drought
• Sturgeon Fishing on Columbia River Halted July 18
• Biologists Bring Sockeye into Idaho on Trucks to Get Them Out of Hot Water
• Still No Recovery Plan for Coho Salmon – Advocacy Groups Sue NOAA
• Federal Judge Rules on Quileute, Quinault Fishing Grounds after Makah Lawsuit
• Can Montana’s Smith River Survive a Nearby Mine?
• Renewable Energy Advocates Say Montana-Dakota Utilities' Fee Is Unfair
• Nineteen Graphs That Explain Solar Panels for Home Owners – With Maps
• New Software Offerings Helps Utilities Boost Community Solar Program
• Oregon's Pot Trade Heading Up
• U-S Senate Majority Leader McConnell Uses Clout to Help Hemp Industry
• 42 States Are Reducing Emissions Ahead of the Final Clean Power Plan Rules
• California: Wondering Where Cap-And-Trade Dollars Go? Website Maps Out Projects
• Mini Ice Age in 15 Years? Three Reasons Not to Worry
• In Colorado, an Environmental Group Is Caught Misleadingly Listing Companies as Supporters
• Swap Your Noisy AC for This Room Cooling Dining Table
• New Program Helps Low-Income Families Get Broadband
• Do You Think the City of Seattle Should Provide Municipal Broadband?
• Serial Fiber Cutter Strikes Again in California
• What Is Adobe Flash, and How Can You Get Rid of It?
• Police: Taco Bell Customer Upset over Lack of Wi-Fi Dumped Water on Teens, Then Pulled a Knife
• The Evolving Role of News on Twitter & Facebook
• Spam Email Levels at 12-Year Low
• Five Tips for Writing a Blog That People Actually Want to Read
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• Washington State’s Record-Long Session Produced Surprisingly Few New Laws
• Washington State Continues Modest Job Growth in June
• Why Prepare Your Family for an Emergency? Beyond the ‘Doom & Gloom’

WORD OF THE DAY

Ziggurat • \ZIG-uh-ra \ • noun - An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure built in successive stages with outside staircases and a shrine at the top; also: a structure or object of similar form

“They’ll never find me under this ziggurat of couch cushions,” muttered Abercrombie with glee. Unfortunately, the tipsy structure in his palatial office was topped with his “employee of the month” trophy, which upset the entire pile, burying him under soft, velour boulders for the rest of the day.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Landmark Pacific Northwest Study Reveals Smart Grid Pros & Cons (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=44211

U-S Nuclear Outages Are Low During Summer Peak Electricity Demand Season (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=22112

Fate of Okanogan PUD’s Enloe Dam Still on Hold (Okanogan Gazette-Tribune, Oroville, WA)

http://www.gazette-tribune.com/news/fate-of-puds-enloe-dam-still-on-hold/70417/

3K-Plus Hydropower Experts Flood Portland at Energetic Convention (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2015/07/3k-plus-hydropower-experts-flood-portland-at.html

Children Get Hands-On Lesson at Umatilla Electric Cooperative’s Hydromania (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20150716/children-get-hands-on-lesson-at-hydromania

Remote Co-ops Face Power Challenges (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/public-policy-watch/energy-environment/remote-co-ops-face-power-challenges/82973

What's Going On in Germany? “…Germany has been filling the hole created by the nuclear shutdown mainly with coal…” (Real Clear Energy)

http://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2015/07/16/whats_going_on_in_germany_108594.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Washington State Restricts Fishing on Many Rivers Due to Drought (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Washington-restricts-fishing-on-many-rivers-due-to-drought-316068281.html

Sturgeon Fishing on Columbia River Halted July 18 (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/07/16/3654637_sturgeon-fishing-on-columbia-river.html?rh=1

Biologists Bring Sockeye into Idaho on Trucks to Get Them Out of Hot Water (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/07/17/3898654_biologists-bring-sockeye-into.html?rh=1

Still No Recovery Plan for Coho Salmon – Advocacy Groups Sue NOAA (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2015/07/still_no_recovery_plan_for_coh.html

Federal Judge Rules on Quileute, Quinault Fishing Grounds after Makah Lawsuit (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20150716/news/307169986/federal-judge-rules-on-quileute-quinault-fishing-grounds-after-makah

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Can Montana’s Smith River Survive a Nearby Mine? (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/19/travel/can-montanas-smith-river-survive-a-nearby-mine.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable Energy Advocates Say Montana-Dakota Utilities' Fee Is Unfair (Associated Press)

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/renewable-energy-advocates-say-montana-dakota-utilities-fee-is-unfair/article_85d4176c-8c8b-5ec8-9f74-7ed8492d8af7.html

Nineteen Graphs That Explain Solar Panels for Home Owners – With Maps (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/lindsay-wilson/2250142/19-graphs-explain-solar-panels-home-owners-maps

New Software Offerings Helps Utilities Boost Community Solar Programs (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-software-offerings-helps-utilities-boost-community-solar-programs/401498/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Oregon's Pot Trade Heading Up (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/jul/16/oregon-pot-trade-heading-up/

U-S Senate Majority Leader McConnell Uses Clout to Help Hemp Industry (Roll Call, Washington, DC)

http://blogs.rollcall.com/wgdb/mcconnell-uses-clout-to-help-hemp-industry/?dcz=

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

42 States Are Reducing Emissions Ahead of the Final Clean Power Plan Rules (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/report-42-states-are-reducing-emissions-ahead-of-the-final-clean-power-pla/402370/

California: Wondering Where Cap-And-Trade Dollars Go? Website Maps Out Projects (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2015/07/17/wondering-where-cap-and-trade-dollars-go-website.html

Mini Ice Age in 15 Years? Three Reasons Not to Worry (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/weather/mini-ice-age-15-years-3-reasons-not-worry/nmyrc/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

In Colorado, an Environmental Group Is Caught Misleadingly Listing Companies as Supporters (National Review)

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/421271/colorado-environmental-group-wildearth-guardians-companies-supporters

Swap Your Noisy AC for This Room Cooling Dining Table (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/swap-your-noisy-ac-for-this-room-cooling-dining-table-1718200905

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

New Program Helps Low-Income Families Get Broadband (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/new-program-helps-low-income-families-get-broadban/nm2F5/

Do You Think the City of Seattle Should Provide Municipal Broadband? (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2015/07/do-you-think-the-city-of-seattle-should-provide.html

Serial Fiber Cutter Strikes Again in California (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Serial-Fiber-Cutter-Strikes-Again-in-California-134509

What Is Adobe Flash, and How Can You Get Rid of It? (Yahoo! News)

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/what-is-adobe-flash-and-how-can-you-get-rid-of-124087958879.html

Police: Taco Bell Customer Upset over Lack of Wi-Fi Dumped Water on Teens, Then Pulled a Knife (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2015/07/10/police-taco-bell-customer-upset-over-lack-of-wifi-dumped-water-on-teens-then-pulled-a-knife/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

The Evolving Role of News on Twitter & Facebook (Pew Research Center)

http://www.journalism.org/2015/07/14/the-evolving-role-of-news-on-twitter-and-facebook/

Spam Email Levels at 12-Year Low (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33564016

Five Tips for Writing a Blog That People Actually Want to Read (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2015/07/17/oliver-emberton-blogging-tips/

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2015/07/17/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-296/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State’s Record-Long Session Produced Surprisingly Few New Laws (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/record-long-session-produced-surprisingly-few-new-laws

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Continues Modest Job Growth in June (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/16003

Why Prepare Your Family for an Emergency? Beyond the ‘Doom & Gloom’ (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2015/07/17/why-prepare-your-family-for-an-emergency-beyond-the-doom-and-gloom/

DIVERSIONS

How Much Can 39 Rolls of Duct Tape Be Worth? $20,000 to These Two Students

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/07/17/how-much-can-39-rolls-of-duct-tape-be-worth-20000-to-these-two-students/?wprss=rss_national

Here Are the Four Types of Drunks, According to Science

http://time.com/3962251/four-drunk-types-ernest-hemingway-mary-poppins-nutty-professor-mr-hyde/

Oregon Children Take Un-Detonated Mortar Shell to Play Date

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/15/us-usa-oregon-mortar-idUSKCN0PP2S620150715

Angry Bird Dive-Bombing Customers at Seattle Parking Lot

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Angry-bird-dive-bombing-customers-at-Seattle-parking-garage-315644631.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Leon Redbone – Champagne Charlie

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

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 July 16, 2015 – Hot Shots Edition

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for July 16, 2015

http://tinyurl.com/ohhdhw9

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Ten Years after Installation, Fish Slide at Ice Harbor Celebrated (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/07/15/3653362_10-years-after-installation-fish.html?rh=1

Warm Waters Prompt Federal Measures for Migrating Fish (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/warm-waters-prompt-federal-measures-migrating-fish

Dead Sturgeon Pile Up on Columbia River (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/dead-sturgeon-pile-up-on-columbia-river/article_dd67183a-2bc9-11e5-b41e-ffe0fd345ece.html

Oregon: Millersburg Council Refers Municipal Electric Utility Measure to Voters (Albany Democrat Herald, OR)

http://democratherald.com/news/local/millersburg-council-refers-meu-measure-to-voters/article_ca318d02-8286-515b-adf1-a392035dd838.html

Eugene Water & Electric Board Meter Reader Attacked by Pit Bulls (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/33301815-75/police-eweb-meter-reader-attacked-by-pit-bulls-in-eugene.html.csp

Mason PUD 1 Commissioners Reelected to Energy Northwest Boards (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/16000

FERC, Grid Operator, Others File Supreme Court Briefs in Demand Response Case (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2015/07/14/ferc-grid-operator-others-file-supreme-court-briefs-in-demand-response-case/

How Rate Design Can Save Utilities from the Solar Death Spiral (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/how-rate-design-can-save-utilities-from-the-solar-death-spiral/402205/

Meet the 'Really Big One': The Northwest's Megaquake (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/series/unprepared/meet-the-really-big-one-the-northwest-imminent-megaquake/

Belfair Bypass by 2025? – Governor Signs Washington State Transportation Bill (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/governor-signs-transportation-bill/nmzcs/

Shelton School Board Asked to Name Field for Jack Stark, State Championship Coach (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/15979

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 July 15, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for July 15, 2015

http://tinyurl.com/oso7br8

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Record Warm Ocean Temperatures Pose Threat to B-C Salmon – Salmon face double threat from weather changes (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/record-warm-ocean-temperatures-pose-threat-to-b-c-salmon-1.3151406

Washington State Governor Blames GOP for Climate Failures (Associated Press)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Gov-Jay-Inslee-blames-GOP-for-climate-failures-315093181.html

California: Marin Clean Energy Reaches to Idaho, Oregon for Credits (Marin Independent Journal, CA)

http://www.marinij.com/environment-and-nature/20150711/marin-clean-energy-reaches-to-idaho-oregon-for-credits

Tieton Firefighters Can Only Watch as Live Power Wires Keep Them from Blaze (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/firefighters-can-only-watch-as-live-power-wires-keep-them/article_1dd98170-2ab5-11e5-81b9-77d0a0509384.html

Marijuana Opponents Using Racketeering Law to Fight Industry (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Marijuana-opponents-using-racketeering-law-to-6382656.php

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Tieton Firefighters Can Only Watch as Live Power Wires Keep Them from Blaze
• Rain Causes Pole Fires, Power Outages around Spokane
• Small Nuclear Reactors: Search for Washington State Site is Planned
• Moody’s Maintains Aa3 on Tacoma Power’s Electric System Revenue Bonds – Outlook Stable
• British Columbia: International Brotherhood of Electrical Works & BC Hydro Ratify Agreement
• State Auditor: Snoqualmie Pass PUD Head Misused $20K Worth of District Assets
• Front Porch: Snohomish PUD Announces Grants
• Bonneville Power Administration Shares New Collection of Historical Films
• New Mexico: Utility Says Rejecting Plan Would Force Closure of Power Plant
• When the Lights Went Out in New York: A Tale of Two Nights
• These Are the Ten Dirtiest Power Companies in the U-S
• Record Warm Ocean Temperatures Pose Threat to B-C Salmon
• River Temperatures Prompt Call to Close Fisheries
• Sage Grouse Flies into U-S Species Protection Crossfire
• Report: Canadian Wildlife Officer Suspended for Refusing to Kill Bear Cubs
• Water Theft is Symptom of Bigger Troubles in Wapato Irrigation Project
• California: Marin Clean Energy Reaches to Idaho, Oregon for Credits
• Minnesota Community Solar Coming to Xcel Energy Customers
• Harnessing the Power of the Wind: ‘It’s a Much Better Alternative’
• Yelm High Class Explores Wind, Solar Technology
• Amazon Cloud Services to Buy Power Generated by Wind Farm
• Oklahoma: Osage Nation Prays for the End of Wind Developments
• Solar Industry Rallies in Support of Federal Tax Incentives
• Michigan Cities Gearing Up for Fight with Utilities over LED Streetlights
• Three Questions with a Portland General Electric Smart Grid Expert
• Marijuana Opponents Using Racketeering Law to Fight Industry
• Severe Drought Could Hamper California Recreational Marijuana Efforts
• Fifteen Unlicensed Dispensaries Targeted near Seattle
• Washington State Governor Blames GOP for Climate Failures
• Carbon Tax Initiative in Washington State
• Washington State Lawmakers Extend Sales Tax Break on Electric Vehicles
• Tesla Co-Founder Sees Big Changes for Utilities
• Who Killed the Urban Electric Car?
• Port of Walla Walla’s Broadband Plans Back to Square One
• Comcast’s Super-Fast Internet Costs $300 a Month
• Here’s What High Speed Municipal Broadband Looks Like in a Town 200 Miles Away – Let’s Do This, Seattle
• Obama to Announce Project for More Broadband in Public Housing
• Comcast to Launch $15-Per-Month Internet TV Service
• Here’s How Data Caps Really Affect Your Internet Use, According to Data
• Small Businesses Struggle to Prove Facebook ROI: New Research
• Thirteen Vintage WPA Posters from the Bay Area
• Structure Fire on Harstine Island
• Teen Plane Crash Survivor Arrives Home; Skagit County Searchers Find Wreckage
• British Columbia to Consider Impounding Cars If Drivers Throw Cigarette Butts
• California: Recreational Drones Pose Increasing Risk to Firefighting
• Shelton at Number 19 – These 20 Places in Washington Make the Best Sandwiches EVER

WORD OF THE DAY

Ambuscade • \AM-buss-kade\ • noun - A trap in which concealed persons lie in wait to attack by surprise; also: the persons so concealed or their position

The intricate maze built of copy-paper boxes by the utility’s information services staff had a dual purpose: funnel abusers of the print-limit policy into a single line; and make escape past the carefully organized ambuscade of printer police virtually impossible. The camouflage of those lying in wait was impressive…at first glance; they appeared as innocent boxes of copy paper. However, tear-away panels stood ready to release an onslaught of hidden IS workers at the ambush point.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Tieton Firefighters Can Only Watch as Live Power Wires Keep Them from Blaze (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/firefighters-can-only-watch-as-live-power-wires-keep-them/article_1dd98170-2ab5-11e5-81b9-77d0a0509384.html

Rain Causes Pole Fires, Power Outages around Spokane (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/29527311/rain-causes-pole-fires-power-outages-around-spokane

Small Nuclear Reactors: Search for Washington State Site is Planned (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2015/07/small-nuke-reactors-search-for-site-is-planned/

Moody’s Maintains Aa3 on Tacoma Power’s Electric System Revenue Bonds – Outlook Stable (Moody’s Investors Service)

https://www.moodys.com/research/Moodys-maintains-Aa3-on-Tacoma-Power-WAs-electric-system-revenue--PR_330109

British Columbia: International Brotherhood of Electrical Works & BC Hydro Ratify Agreement (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/detail_news.php?ID=538267&cat=;16;90

State Auditor: Snoqualmie Pass PUD Head Misused $20K Worth of District Assets (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/members/state-auditor-snoqualmie-pass-pud-head-misused-k-worth-of/article_cd4a6f80-2a78-11e5-b471-6fc4e1f678a4.html

Front Porch: Snohomish PUD Announces Grants (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20150714/NEWS01/150719590

Bonneville Power Administration Shares New Collection of Historical Films (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-shares-new-collection-of-historical-films.aspx

New Mexico: Utility Says Rejecting Plan Would Force Closure of Power Plant (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/07/14/3651294_pnm-rejecting-proposal-would-force.html?rh=1

When the Lights Went Out in New York: A Tale of Two Nights (Huffington Post)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/phillip-martin/when-the-lights-went-out-_b_7796292.html

These Are the Ten Dirtiest Power Companies in the U-S (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/climate-energy/these-are-the-10-dirtiest-power-companies-in-the-u-s/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Record Warm Ocean Temperatures Pose Threat to B-C Salmon – Salmon face double threat from weather changes (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/record-warm-ocean-temperatures-pose-threat-to-b-c-salmon-1.3151406

River Temperatures Prompt Call to Close Fisheries (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/tech/science/environment/2015/07/13/wild-fish-conservancy-close-fisheries-river-temperatures-drought/30114059/

Sage Grouse Flies into U-S Species Protection Crossfire (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/13/usa-sagegrouse-endangered-idUSL1N0ZB20U20150713

Report: Canadian Wildlife Officer Suspended for Refusing to Kill Bear Cubs (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2015/07/12/report-canadian-wildlife-officer-suspended-for-refusing-to-kill-bear-cubs/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Water Theft is Symptom of Bigger Troubles in Wapato Irrigation Project (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/water-theft-is-symptom-of-bigger-troubles-in-wapato-irrigation-project/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

California: Marin Clean Energy Reaches to Idaho, Oregon for Credits (Marin Independent Journal, CA)

http://www.marinij.com/environment-and-nature/20150711/marin-clean-energy-reaches-to-idaho-oregon-for-credits

Minnesota Community Solar Coming to Xcel Energy Customers (Minnesota Public Radio)

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/07/13/community-solar-for-xcel-customers

Harnessing the Power of the Wind: ‘It’s a Much Better Alternative’ (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Harnessing-the-wind-Robert-Migliori-Pelican-Wind-Power-314602411.html

Yelm High Class Explores Wind, Solar Technology (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/education/article26137975.html

Amazon Cloud Services to Buy Power Generated by Wind Farm (Associated Press)

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_28478016/amazon-cloud-services-buy-power-generated-by-wind

Oklahoma: Osage Nation Prays for the End of Wind Developments (Tulsa World, OK)

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/osage-nation-prays-for-the-end-of-wind-developments/article_278a9e60-9446-5451-aec3-4610c11fc4fa.html

Solar Industry Rallies in Support of Federal Tax Incentives (Triangle Business Journal, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2015/07/10/solar-industry-rallies-in-support-of-tax-incentive.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Michigan Cities Gearing Up for Fight with Utilities over LED Streetlights (Midwest Energy News)

http://midwestenergynews.com/2015/07/13/michigan-cities-gearing-up-for-fight-with-utilities-over-led-streetlights/

Three Questions with a Portland General Electric Smart Grid Expert (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2015/07/3-questions-with-a-pge-smart-grid-expert.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana Opponents Using Racketeering Law to Fight Industry (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Marijuana-opponents-using-racketeering-law-to-6382656.php

Severe Drought Could Hamper California Recreational Marijuana Efforts (Marijuana Business Daily)

http://mjbizdaily.com/severe-drought-could-hamper-california-rec-efforts/

Fifteen Unlicensed Dispensaries Targeted near Seattle (Marijuana Business Daily)

http://mjbizdaily.com/15-unlicensed-dispensaries-targeted-near-seattle/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Governor Blames GOP for Climate Failures (Associated Press)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Gov-Jay-Inslee-blames-GOP-for-climate-failures-315093181.html

Carbon Tax Initiative in Washington State (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2015/07/carbon-tax-initiative-in-washington.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Washington State Lawmakers Extend Sales Tax Break on Electric Vehicles (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/07/13/3913603_wash-lawmakers-extend-sales-tax.html?rh=1

Tesla Co-Founder Sees Big Changes for Utilities (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/emerging-technologies/r-d/tesla-co-founder-sees-big-changes-for-utilities/82891

Who Killed the Urban Electric Car? (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/matt-conway/2249690/who-killed-urban-electric-car

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Port of Walla Walla’s Broadband Plans Back to Square One (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, WA)

http://union-bulletin.com/news/2015/jul/10/ports-broadband-plans-back-square-one/

Comcast’s Super-Fast Internet Costs $300 a Month (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2015/07/14/comcasts-super-fast-internet-costs-300-a-month/

Here’s What High Speed Municipal Broadband Looks Like in a Town 200 Miles Away – Let’s Do This, Seattle (The Stranger – PG-13 Language)

http://www.thestranger.com/blogs/slog/2015/07/14/22521336/heres-what-high-speed-municipal-broadband-looks-like-in-a-town-200-miles-away-lets-do-this-seattle

Obama to Announce Project for More Broadband in Public Housing (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/15/us-usa-obama-internet-idUSKCN0PP1JI20150715

Comcast to Launch $15-Per-Month Internet TV Service (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Comcast-to-launch-15-per-month-Internet-TV-6382678.php

Here’s How Data Caps Really Affect Your Internet Use, According to Data (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/07/14/heres-how-data-caps-really-affect-your-internet-use-according-to-data/?wprss=rss_technology

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Small Businesses Struggle to Prove Facebook ROI: New Research (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/small-businesses-struggle-to-prove-facebook-roi-new-research/

Thirteen Vintage WPA Posters from the Bay Area (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/13-vintage-WPA-posters-from-the-Bay-Area-6381857.php

GENERAL NEWS

Structure Fire on Harstine Island (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/15983

Teen Plane Crash Survivor Arrives Home; Skagit County Searchers Find Wreckage (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Teen-plane-crash-survivor-arrives-home-searchers-find-wreckage-315319631.html

British Columbia to Consider Impounding Cars If Drivers Throw Cigarette Butts (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://m.kirotv.com/news/news/british-columbia-consider-impounding-cars-if-drive/nmy2d/

California: Recreational Drones Pose Increasing Risk to Firefighting (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/fires/article27021067.html#emlnl=Morning_Newsletter

Shelton at Number 19 – These 20 Places in Washington Make the Best Sandwiches EVER (Only in Your State)

http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/washington/wa-sandwiches/

DIVERSIONS

Pluto’s Not Just a Dwarf Planet, It’s Now a Meme

http://mashable.com/2015/07/14/pluto-memes/

The Danes Are Going to Complete a Karmic Circle by Recycling Urine into Beer

http://time.com/3944313/urine-pee-beer-denmark-roskilde/

Guy Adopts Two Puppies, Finds Out They’re Actually Bears – Oops

http://hellogiggles.com/puppies-actually-bears/

Judge Rules in Battle of the Ukulele Orchestras

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/02/judge-rules-in-battle-of-the-ukulele-orchestras?CMP=share_btn_fb

SONG OF THE DAY

John Lennon – Instant Karma!

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

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Pacific Northwest Fish Expenses Hit $782 Million (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/fish-and-wildlife-programs-hit-782-million-in-2014/82730

Low River Flows Prompt Eugene Water & Electric Board Turbine Shutdown at Trail Bridge Dam (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/33282438-75/story.csp

California Utilities Want Distributed Generation to Count towards Renewables Mandate (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/ca-utilities-want-distributed-generation-to-count-towards-renewables-mandat/402042/

Haze from Canadian Wildfires Spreads over Washington, Other States (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Haze-from-Canadian-wildfires-spreads-across-Wash-other-states-312935531.html

Washington Legislature Set to Adjourn after Final Votes (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/07/10/3909769_washington-legislature-set-to.html?rh=1

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Low River Flows Prompt Eugene Water & Electric Board Turbine Shutdown at Trail Bridge Dam
• Feds Approve Snohomish PUD’s Two Small Hydroelectricity Projects
• Columbia River PUD Explores Rate Increases as Power Costs Spike
• Idaho Falls Power Costs May Decrease
• Man Gets 21 Days for Stealing Copper Wire from Grant PUD
• Power Trade Rises between U-S & Canada, Boosting Reliability
• United States – Canada Electricity Trade Increases
• What About Nuclear Power Isn’t Good?
• Seabrook Atomic Plant Helping to Keep the Lights on in Vermont
• NRC Reopens Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant License Extension Case
• Colorado: Boulder Asks State Regulators for Approval to Transfer Utility Assets to City
• Louisiana: Allen Parish Man Electrocuted While Stealing Copper Wire
• Smart Grid Backers: Energy Tests Show Promise, More Work Needed for Full U-S Rollout
• Utilities Risk Losing Commercial Customers without New Approach
• Pacific Northwest Fish Expenses Hit $782 Million
• West Coast Drought Producing ‘Unprecedented’ Lethal Conditions for Salmon, Trout
• As Willamette Project Dam Work Inches Along, Corps Works Out Deadline Extension
• Clark County Waterways Restoration Projects in the Works
• World’s Seabird Population Down 70 Per Cent, Say UBC Researchers
• California Utilities Want Distributed Generation to Count towards Renewables Mandate
• Colorado Power Cooperative Looks Again at Rates after Jump in Solar Customers
• New Plan Will Fund Solar Energy for Low-Income Americans
• Living Comfortably: A Consumer’s Guide to Home Energy Upgrades
• Many People Have No Idea How to Use Their Thermostats — And It’s Costing Them
• How Much Energy Does the Internet Use? And Other Science Explainers
• New Pot Report Details Year 1 in Washington State
• Black Market Weed is Legal Marijuana’s Biggest Road Block
• The Oregonian’s Marijuana Seeds Have Sprouted – Watch Them Grow 24/7 via Live-Stream
• Warming World Giving Bumblebees the Squeeze, Says Study
• News Release: IDACORP Sustainability Report Goes “Above the Lines”
• How Much Does Your State Care about the Environment?
• ‘Cloud Tax’ Upsets Chicago Tech Community: ‘Life Just Got 9 Percent Harder’
• The United States Wants to Push Back the Date It Gives Up Symbolic Control of the Internet
• Moving from Frame Relay to Network Generation IP Requires Extensive Migration Plans for Utilities
• How to Use Facebook’s New News Feed Controls
• Digital Life: How to Sign Off on Work Email
• Washington Legislature Set to Adjourn after Final Votes
• Washington State Senators Take Votes to Wrap Up Longest Legislative Session
• Troy Who? Auditor’s Office Keeps Going under Jan Jutte’s Steady Hand
• Haze from Canadian Wildfires Spreads over Washington, Other States
• Highway 3 Work in Belfair Begins This Week
• Removing Trees Part of City of Shelton Sidewalk Repairs
• Johns Prairie Road Closure Monday
• Utility, Environmental Group Disagree on Risk Level for Tacoma Oil Train Terminals
• Sawmills Struggle to Break Even with “Thinning” On Public Lands

WORD OF THE DAY

Garderobe • \GAR-drohb\ • Noun – 1: a wardrobe or its contents 2: a private room: bedroom 3: privy, toilet.

It’s a garderobe built for “The King” enthused the overbearing, red-faced realtor to his prospective client. The seams on the salesman’s suit strained as he made expansive gestures with a chubby arm at the bathroom’s color television, bulging magazine rack, and upholstered privy seat. “But when you said ‘The King’ I thought you meant Elvis, not Don King,” the buyer muttered in a soft, guttural sigh.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Low River Flows Prompt Eugene Water & Electric Board Turbine Shutdown at Trail Bridge Dam (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/33282438-75/story.csp

Feds Approve Snohomish PUD’s Two Small Hydroelectricity Projects (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20150706/NEWS01/150709541

Columbia River PUD Explores Rate Increases as Power Costs Spike (Pamplin Media Group, Portland, OR)

http://www.pamplinmedia.com/scs/83-news/265752-139260-pud-explores-rate-increases-as-power-costs-spike
http://www.addison-eagle.com/news/2015/jul/10/seabrook-atomic-plant-helping-keep-lights-vermont/
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-chicago-cloud-tax-tech-reaction-bsi-20150702-story.html

Idaho Falls Power Costs May Decrease (Local News 8, Idaho Falls, ID)

http://www.localnews8.com/news/idaho-falls-power-costs-may-decrease/34075458

Man Gets 21 Days for Stealing Copper Wire from Grant PUD (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/crime-fire/man-gets-days-for-stealing-copper-wire/article_5bdb1558-259a-11e5-a0c9-5fb1124876c3.html

Power Trade Rises between U-S & Canada, Boosting Reliability (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/power-trade-rises-between-us-canada-boosting-reliability/402071/

United States – Canada Electricity Trade Increases (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=21992

What About Nuclear Power Isn’t Good? (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2015/07/07/what-about-nuclear-power-isnt-good/?ss=energy

Seabrook Atomic Plant Helping to Keep the Lights on in Vermont (Addison Eagle, VT)

NRC Reopens Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant License Extension Case (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/nrc-reopens-diablo-canyon-nuclear-plant-license-extension-case/402039/

Colorado: Boulder Asks State Regulators for Approval to Transfer Utility Assets to City (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=44148

Louisiana: Allen Parish Man Electrocuted While Stealing Copper Wire (KATC-TV, Lafayette LA)

http://www.katc.com/story/29503755/allen-parish-man-electrocuted-while-stealing-copper-wire

Smart Grid Backers: Energy Tests Show Promise, More Work Needed for Full U-S Rollout (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2015/07/smart-grid-backers-energy-tests-show-promise-more.html

Utilities Risk Losing Commercial Customers without New Approach (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/djwamsted/2247179/utilities-risk-losing-commercial-customers-without-new-approach

FISH & WILDLIFE

Pacific Northwest Fish Expenses Hit $782 Million (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/fish-and-wildlife-programs-hit-782-million-in-2014/82730

West Coast Drought Producing ‘Unprecedented’ Lethal Conditions for Salmon, Trout (KCBS-TV, San Francisco, CA)

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/07/08/unprecedented-west-coast-drought-ethal-conditions-salmon-trout/

As Willamette Project Dam Work Inches Along, Corps Works Out Deadline Extension (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2015/07/as_willamette_project_dam_work.html

Clark County Waterways Restoration Projects in the Works (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/jul/10/waterways-restoration-projects-in-the-works/

World’s Seabird Population Down 70 Per Cent, Say UBC Researchers (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/world-s-seabird-population-down-70-per-cent-say-ubc-researchers-1.1995515

RENEWABLE ENERGY

California Utilities Want Distributed Generation to Count towards Renewables Mandate (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/ca-utilities-want-distributed-generation-to-count-towards-renewables-mandat/402042/

Colorado Power Cooperative Looks Again at Rates after Jump in Solar Customers (Denver Business Journal, CO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2015/07/irea-taking-another-look-at-new-rates-after-jump.html

New Plan Will Fund Solar Energy for Low-Income Americans (CNBC)

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/07/new-plan-will-fund-solar-energy-for-low-income-americans.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Living Comfortably: A Consumer’s Guide to Home Energy Upgrades (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2015/07/08/living-comfortably-a-consumers-guide-to-home-energy-upgrades/

Many People Have No Idea How to Use Their Thermostats — And It’s Costing Them (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/07/07/many-people-have-no-idea-how-to-use-their-thermostats-and-its-costing-them/

How Much Energy Does the Internet Use? And Other Science Explainers (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/how-much-energy-does-the-internet-use-and-other-scienc-1716885264

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

New Pot Report Details Year 1 in Washington State (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/washingtons-retail-marijuana-turns-one/

Black Market Weed is Legal Marijuana’s Biggest Road Block (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2782593/Black-market-weed-is-legal-marijuanaaposs-biggest-road-block

The Oregonian’s Marijuana Seeds Have Sprouted – Watch Them Grow 24/7 via Live-Stream (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/marijuana/index.ssf/2015/07/the_oregonians_marijuana_seeds.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Warming World Giving Bumblebees the Squeeze, Says Study (The Weather Network)

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/warming-world-giving-bumblebees-the-squeeze-says-study/54024/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

News Release: IDACORP Sustainability Report Goes “Above the Lines” (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/detail_news.php?ID=537140&cat=;90

How Much Does Your State Care about the Environment? (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/business-technology/how-much-does-your-state-care-about-the-environment/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

‘Cloud Tax’ Upsets Chicago Tech Community: ‘Life Just Got 9 Percent Harder’ (Chicago Tribune, IL)

The United States Wants to Push Back the Date It Gives Up Symbolic Control of the Internet (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/07/08/washington-says-it-needs-to-delay-giving-up-its-internet-oversight-authority/?wprss=rss_technology

Moving from Frame Relay to Network Generation IP Requires Extensive Migration Plans for Utilities (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2015/07/09/moving-from-frame-relay-to-network-generation-ip-requires-extensive-migration-plans-for-utilities/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

How to Use Facebook’s New News Feed Controls (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/07/09/how-to-use-facebooks-new-news-feed-controls/?wprss=rss_technology

Digital Life: How to Sign Off on Work Email (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2015/07/10/digital-life-how-sign-off-work-email/29954237/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington Legislature Set to Adjourn after Final Votes (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/07/10/3909769_washington-legislature-set-to.html?rh=1

Washington State Senators Take Votes to Wrap Up Longest Legislative Session (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2015/07/senators-take-votes-to-wrap-up-longest-legislative-session/

Troy Who? Auditor’s Office Keeps Going under Jan Jutte’s Steady Hand (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20150709/NEWS01/150709274/Troy-who-Auditor’s-office-keeps-going-under-Jan-Jutte’s-steady-hand

GENERAL NEWS

Haze from Canadian Wildfires Spreads over Washington, Other States (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/Haze-from-Canadian-wildfires-spreads-across-Wash-other-states-312935531.html

Highway 3 Work in Belfair Begins This Week (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/local-news/highway-3-work-in-belfair-begins-this-week_62166935

Removing Trees Part of City of Shelton Sidewalk Repairs (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news

Johns Prairie Road Closure Monday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/15875

Utility, Environmental Group Disagree on Risk Level for Tacoma Oil Train Terminals (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2015/07/utility-environmental-group-disagree-on-risk-level.html

Sawmills Struggle to Break Even with “Thinning” On Public Lands (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/sawmills-struggle-break-even-thinning-public-lands

DIVERSIONS

‘Lawrence of Arabia’ Star Omar Sharif Dies at 83

http://mashable.com/2015/07/10/omar-sharif-dies-dead/

Lost Dog Walks 35 Miles in 9 Days to Make Its Way Home

http://mashable.com/2015/07/09/lost-dog-walks-home-9-days-35-miles/

Six of Top 10 U-S Cities for Coffee Drinkers Are in Washington State

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2015/07/6-of-top-10-u-s-cities-for-coffee-drinkers-are-in.html

Musician Collapses Wearing All His Clothes to Beat Budget Airline Fees

http://gizmodo.com/musician-collapses-wearing-all-his-clothes-to-beat-budg-1716979706

SONG OF THE DAY

Maurice Jarre – Lawrence of Arabia, Soundtrack Suite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro7ustlPLuc

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.