Energy News Digest for September 9, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for September 9, 2015

http://tinyurl.com/py42go9

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

When the Lights Go Out – Threatened by massive solar storms, terrorists, and climate change, how safe is the U-S electrical grid, really? (The Atlantic)

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/09/how-safe-is-the-us-electrical-grid-really/402640/

Big Eddy-Knight 500 kV Line Nears Completion with Columbia River Crossing (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Big-Eddy-Knight-500-kV-line-nears-completion-with-Columbia-River-crossing.aspx

Finding Creatures that Wreck Hydropower Systems (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/finding-creatures-that-wreck-hydropower-systems/84936

Cowlitz PUD to Launch Community Solar Project (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/pud-to-launch-community-solar-project/article_e321ba63-e5c7-526a-9920-e1d5154ad311.html

Study: Klickitat County Is First in Per-Capita Pot Sales; Clark County Is Second (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/325745861.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• When the Lights Go Out
• Big Eddy-Knight 500 kV Line Nears Completion with Columbia River Crossing
• FERC Asked for Stance on Pacific Northwest Power Market
• Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Rates Hike $4 a Month
• McNary, Ice Harbor Dam Locks to Close Wednesday
• Video Shows Puget Sound Energy Workers Rappelling Down Massive Dam
• Clatskanie PUD Employees, Board Members Help Food Banks Stock Up
• Op/Ed: Nuclear Energy Is Clean, Safe Energy
• Michigan Hydro Generators Fear Shutdown as Utilities Plan to Cut Payments
• Finding Creatures that Wreck Hydropower Systems
• A Western Showdown with Mussels
• Study: Habitat Restoration Projects Often Fail to Target Highest Priority Needs for Ecosystem, Salmon
• Baby Orca Born to Endangered Pod Off Washington State Coast – 5th birth in area since December
• Yakima Farmers Say Water Flow or Lack of It Added to Crop Woes
• With El Niño Threatening to Turn California's Drought into Drenching Winter, Worries Mount
• Cowlitz PUD to Launch Community Solar Project
• Solar Power Capacity Growing Exponentially in Washington State
• Powerful Environmental Group Takes on PacifiCorp, Joins Renewable Energy Fray
• Wyoming Wind Held Back by Transmission Backlog, Avian Deaths
• Solar Industry Admits Green Energy Only Exists Thanks to Government Subsidies
• Massachusetts Has a Bunch of New Roadside Solar Panels. Too Bad They’re So Ugly
• Study: Klickitat County Is First in Per-Capita Pot Sales; Clark County Is Second
• I-502 Impact Report: Washington Marijuana Sales Ranked by County
• These Clean Energy Investments Could Save the World’s Cities Trillions of Dollars
• Aspen Becomes Third U-S City to Achieve 100% Renewable Energy
• Comcast's Annual Rate Hike Defies Competition, Streaming Video
• Average Cable Bill Now $100, Up 39% since 2010
• This City Just Rolled Out America’s Fastest Internet Service Yet
• AT&T Wants to Turn Your Car into a Wi-Fi Hotspot
• Facebook's Business Pages Are Getting a Mobile-Centric Overhaul
• Six Tips to Improve Your Facebook Posts
• Instagram Expands Marketing Reach for Businesses
• Energy Bill’s Plan B: The Portman-Shaheen Bill
• Green Diamond Opens Washington State Lands for Hunting
• Two Dead in Chelan County Shooting

WORD OF THE DAY

Imprecate • \IM-prih-kayt\ • Verb – To invoke evil on: curse.

“Bubble, bubble, toilet trouble,” intoned the three witches over their steaming cauldron. They weren’t really evil, just annoying. They never did imprecate anyone seriously. The worst they ever did was to place a curse on the Coca Cola executive who thought coming up with a “new Coke” campaign was an outstanding idea.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

When the Lights Go Out – Threatened by massive solar storms, terrorists, and climate change, how safe is the U-S electrical grid, really? (The Atlantic)

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/09/how-safe-is-the-us-electrical-grid-really/402640/

Big Eddy-Knight 500 kV Line Nears Completion with Columbia River Crossing (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Big-Eddy-Knight-500-kV-line-nears-completion-with-Columbia-River-crossing.aspx

FERC Asked for Stance on Pacific Northwest Power Market (Platts)

http://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/portland-maine/ferc-asked-for-stance-on-northwest-power-market-21094621

Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Rates Hike $4 a Month (Blue Mountain Eagle, John Day, OR – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.bluemountaineagle.com/Local_News/20150908/otec-rates-hike-4-a-month

McNary, Ice Harbor Dam Locks to Close Wednesday (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, WA)

http://union-bulletin.com/news/2015/sep/08/mcnary-ice-harbor-dam-locks-close-wednesday/

Video Shows Puget Sound Energy Workers Rappelling Down Massive Dam (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/video-shows-pse-workers-rappel-down-massive-dam/nnbQm/

Clatskanie PUD Employees, Board Members Help Food Banks Stock Up (The Chieftain, Clatskanie, OR)
http://www.thechiefnews.com/news/article_e7408eec-5363-11e5-b10c-0312b2d8b8c5.html

Op/Ed: Nuclear Energy Is Clean, Safe Energy (Miami Herald, FL)

http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/from-our-inbox/article34340838.html

Michigan Hydro Generators Fear Shutdown as Utilities Plan to Cut Payments (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/michigan-hydro-generators-fear-shutdown-as-utilities-plan-to-cut-payments/405301/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Finding Creatures that Wreck Hydropower Systems (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/finding-creatures-that-wreck-hydropower-systems/84936

A Western Showdown with Mussels (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/08/science/a-western-showdown-with-mussels.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Study: Habitat Restoration Projects Often Fail to Target Highest Priority Needs for Ecosystem, Salmon (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/434882.aspx

Baby Orca Born to Endangered Pod Off Washington State Coast – 5th birth in area since December (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/science/news/articles/2015/09/08/baby-is-born-to-endangered-killer-whale-pod-off-washington

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Yakima Farmers Say Water Flow or Lack of It Added to Crop Woes (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://tinyurl.com/oy26utl

With El Niño Threatening to Turn California's Drought into Drenching Winter, Worries Mount (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/drought/ci_28777823/el-nino-threatening-turn-californias-drought-into-drenching?source=rss

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Cowlitz PUD to Launch Community Solar Project (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/pud-to-launch-community-solar-project/article_e321ba63-e5c7-526a-9920-e1d5154ad311.html

Solar Power Capacity Growing Exponentially in Washington State (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/29984724/solar-power-capacity-growing-exponentially-in-washington-state

Powerful Environmental Group Takes on PacifiCorp, Joins Renewable Energy Fray (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2015/09/powerful-environmental-group-takes-on-pacificorp.html

Wyoming Wind Held Back by Transmission Backlog, Avian Deaths (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/wyoming-wind-held-back-by-transmission-backlog-avian-deaths/405285/

Solar Industry Admits Green Energy Only Exists Thanks to Government Subsidies (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffreydorfman/2015/09/01/solar-industry-admits-green-energy-only-exists-thanks-to-government-subsidies/

Massachusetts Has a Bunch of New Roadside Solar Panels. Too Bad They’re So Ugly (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/news/massachusetts-has-a-bunch-of-new-roadside-solar-panels-too-bad-theyre-so-ugly/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Study: Klickitat County Is First in Per-Capita Pot Sales; Clark County Is Second (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/325745861.html

I-502 Impact Report: Washington Marijuana Sales Ranked by County (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/marijuana/2015/09/02/i-502-impact-report-washington-marijuana-sales-ranked-by-county/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

These Clean Energy Investments Could Save the World’s Cities Trillions of Dollars (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/09/08/these-clean-energy-investments-could-save-the-worlds-cities-trillions-of-dollars/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Aspen Becomes Third U-S City to Achieve 100% Renewable Energy (Epoch Times)

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1746642-aspen-becomes-third-us-city-to-achieve-100-renewable-energy/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Comcast's Annual Rate Hike Defies Competition, Streaming Video (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2015/09/comcasts_annual_rate_hike_defi.html

Average Cable Bill Now $100, Up 39% since 2010 (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Average-Cable-Bill-Now-100-Up-39-Since-2010-135036

This City Just Rolled Out America’s Fastest Internet Service Yet (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/09/09/this-city-just-rolled-out-americas-fastest-internet-service-yet/?wprss=rss_business

AT&T Wants to Turn Your Car into a Wi-Fi Hotspot (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/09/08/att-wants-to-turn-your-car-into-a-wifi-hotspot/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook's Business Pages Are Getting a Mobile-Centric Overhaul (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/facebooks-business-pages-are-getting-mobile-centric-overhaul-166764

Six Tips to Improve Your Facebook Posts (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/6-tips-to-improve-facebook-posts/

Instagram Expands Marketing Reach for Businesses (Associated Press)

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/05359c54ce9748af834f64508ea1cd8c/instagram-expands-marketing-reach-businesses

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Energy Bill’s Plan B: The Portman-Shaheen Bill (Morning Consult)

http://morningconsult.com/2015/09/energy-bills-plan-b-the-portman-shaheen-bill/

GENERAL NEWS

Green Diamond Opens Washington State Lands for Hunting (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/16963

Two Dead in Chelan County Shooting (Associated Press)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/crime/2015/09/08/two-dead--chelan-county-shooting/71903984/

DIVERSIONS

Stonehenge Researchers 'May Have Found Largest Neolithic Site'

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-34156673

How Telephone Etiquette Has Changed

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/09/how-telephone-etiquette-has-changed/403564/

Police: Stuck on Elevator, Burglar Forced to Call 911

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/police-stuck-on-elevator-burglar-forced-to-call/article_9c693c5b-0526-514a-9192-013312024bd2.html

Trucker Choking On Soft Drink Crashes into 23 New Cars

http://news.yahoo.com/cops-trucker-choking-soft-drink-crashes-23-cars-141455867.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Harry Chapin – 30,000 Pounds of Bananas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfFM4Ilt4Rs

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 September 8, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for September 8, 2015

http://tinyurl.com/q6unfqj

Will the Remnants of Hurricane Ignacio Reach the Pacific Northwest? (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2015/09/will-remnants-of-hurricane-ignacio.html

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Powering Pot: Growers Will Gobble Electricity (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2015/09/powering_pot_growers_will_gobb.html

Glen Canyon Dam: Massive Rock Threatening to Crash into Base of Arizona Dam (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/rock-threatening-crash-down-arizona-dam-155853245.html

‘Disastrous’: Low Snow, Heat Eat Away at Pacific Northwest Glaciers (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/disastrous-low-snow-heat-eat-away-at-northwest-glaciers/?utm_source=WhatCountsEmail&utm_medium=Newsline&utm_campaign=Newsline

California: Feds Scramble to Avoid another Mass Salmon Die-Off in the Sacramento River (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article34197762.html#emlnl=Morning_Newsletter

Over 40 Hawaii Lawmakers Call for Study of Public Utility as Alternative to NextEra Deal (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/over-40-hawaii-lawmakers-call-for-study-of-public-utility-as-alternative-to/405183/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Glen Canyon Dam: Massive Rock Threatening to Crash into Base of Arizona Dam
• Over 40 Hawaii Lawmakers Call for Study of Public Utility as Alternative to NextEra Deal
• Women in the Trades: A Look into Puget Sound's Hardworking Women
• Snohomish County PUD Moving To Monthly Billing
• Evacuation Order Lifted for Town near Japan's Stricken Nuclear Plant; Residents Slow to Return
• Co-Sponsored by Electric Cooperatives, This Mobile App Could Give Kentucky's Economic Developers an Edge
• A 10,000 Member Illinois Electric Co-op Says: Go Paperless, Win a Chevy Volt
• California: Feds Scramble to Avoid another Mass Salmon Die-Off in the Sacramento River
• Recent High Sockeye Returns to Columbia River Expected to Decline in Next Few Years
• Oregon Dike Breach Offers Columbia River Salmon & Steelhead New Habitat
• Umatilla Tribes Use BPA Funds to Acquire Acreage to Improve Spawning, Rearing for Endangered Salmon
• Washington State Finds Issue with Moses Lake Irrigation & Rehabilitation District’s North Dam Project
• Wind Industry Aims to Cut Bat Killings
• The Big Surprise in Home Energy Consumption: Gaming PCs
• What’s The Best Way to Heat Things up At Home?
• Powering Pot: Growers Will Gobble Electricity
• Black Market Marijuana Taking Big Hit in States with Operating Dispensaries, Rec Shops
• High Interest in Becoming the Oregonian's Pot Critic
• Buddie, a Fuzzy Marijuana Mascot, Is Cultivating All Kinds of Trouble
• ‘Disastrous’: Low Snow, Heat Eat Away at Pacific Northwest Glaciers
• Oregon Worst in U-S for Drought Conditions
• Analysis: No Legal Teeth in 2008 State Law on Gas Emissions
• Washington State Ecology Officials Offer Rebate for Old Woodstoves
• GE Signs Largest Battery Storage Deal to Date
• Microsoft Ready for Next Battle over Government’s Reach
• Social Media Lit Up By Firefighters' Pics of the West Ablaze
• Apple's New Ad Blockers Threaten to Remove Publishers' Mobile Ads
• Ex-Washington State GOP Chairman Chris Vance to Challenge U-S Senator Patty Murray
• Golden Pheasant Road - Drive By Shooting Suspect Apprehended
• U-S Interior Secretary Visits North-Central Washington to Tour Wildfire
• North Shore Road Closure Starts Tuesday
• City of Shelton’s Porta Potty Pilot
• Kitsap County School District Spends Nearly $250,000 Fighting for Federal Aid
• 'No Californians' Stickers Being Slapped on For Sale Signs in Portland

WORD OF THE DAY

Eldritch • \EL-dritch\ • Adjective – Weird, eerie

Hiding under the covers, lest the closet monster see any part of  its body, the quaking child began having second thoughts about reading “Tales from the Crypt” with a flashlight under the covers at bedtime. Every eldritch creak of the house, branch against the window, or drip of the bathroom faucet conjured up images of a monster with slathering jaws waiting to pounce.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Glen Canyon Dam: Massive Rock Threatening to Crash into Base of Arizona Dam (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/rock-threatening-crash-down-arizona-dam-155853245.html

Over 40 Hawaii Lawmakers Call for Study of Public Utility as Alternative to NextEra Deal (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/over-40-hawaii-lawmakers-call-for-study-of-public-utility-as-alternative-to/405183/

Women in the Trades: A Look into Puget Sound's Hardworking Women (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://projects.seattletimes.com/2015/women-in-trades/

Snohomish County PUD Moving To Monthly Billing (My Edmonds News, WA)

http://myedmondsnews.com/2015/09/snohomish-county-pud-moving-to-monthly-billing/

Evacuation Order Lifted for Town near Japan's Stricken Nuclear Plant; Residents Slow to Return (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/09/04/japan-town-near-damaged-nuclear-plant-lifts-evacuation-order

Co-Sponsored by Electric Cooperatives, This Mobile App Could Give Kentucky's Economic Developers an Edge (Louisville Business First, KY)

http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2015/09/04/this-mobile-app-could-give-kentuckyseconomic.html

A 10,000 Member Illinois Electric Co-op Says: Go Paperless, Win a Chevy Volt (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/go-paperless-win-a-chevy-volt/84869

FISH & WILDLIFE

California: Feds Scramble to Avoid another Mass Salmon Die-Off in the Sacramento River (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article34197762.html#emlnl=Morning_Newsletter

Recent High Sockeye Returns to Columbia River Expected to Decline in Next Few Years (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/434884.aspx

Oregon Dike Breach Offers Columbia River Salmon & Steelhead New Habitat (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Dike-breach-offers-salmon-and-steelhead-new-habitat.aspx

Umatilla Tribes Use BPA Funds to Acquire Acreage to Improve Spawning, Rearing for Endangered Salmon (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/434875.aspx

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Washington State Finds Issue with Moses Lake Irrigation & Rehabilitation District’s North Dam Project (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/business/state-finds-issue-with-mlird-north-dam-project/article_7776b6fc-535b-11e5-aac2-c3e70cc6e6e3.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Wind Industry Aims to Cut Bat Killings (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/252708-wind-industry-aims-to-cut-bat-killings

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

The Big Surprise in Home Energy Consumption: Gaming PCs (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelkanellos/2015/09/07/the-big-surprise-in-home-energy-consumption-gaming-pcs/

What’s The Best Way to Heat Things up At Home? (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/living/whats-the-best-way-to-heat-things-up-at-home/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Powering Pot: Growers Will Gobble Electricity (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2015/09/powering_pot_growers_will_gobb.html

Black Market Marijuana Taking Big Hit in States with Operating Dispensaries, Rec Shops (Marijuana Business Daily)

http://mjbizdaily.com/chart-week-black-market-marijuana-taking-big-hit-states-operating-dispensaries-rec-shops/

High Interest in Becoming the Oregonian's Pot Critic (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/high-interest-becoming-oregonians-pot-critic

Buddie, a Fuzzy Marijuana Mascot, Is Cultivating All Kinds of Trouble (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2015/09/07/buddie-marijuana-mascot/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

‘Disastrous’: Low Snow, Heat Eat Away at Pacific Northwest Glaciers (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/disastrous-low-snow-heat-eat-away-at-northwest-glaciers/?utm_source=WhatCountsEmail&utm_medium=Newsline&utm_campaign=Newsline

Oregon Worst in U-S for Drought Conditions (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/2015/09/07/ore-worst-us-drought-conditions-weather-rainfall/71836442/

Analysis: No Legal Teeth in 2008 State Law on Gas Emissions (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/analysis-no-legal-teeth-in-2008-state-law-on-gas-emissions/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Washington State Ecology Officials Offer Rebate for Old Woodstoves (Associated Press)

http://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-news/state-ecology-officials-offer-rebate-for-old-woodstoves/35135072

GE Signs Largest Battery Storage Deal to Date (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2015/09/07/ge-signs-largest-battery-storage-deal-to-date/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Microsoft Ready for Next Battle over Government’s Reach (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft/microsoft-ready-for-next-battle-over-governments-reach/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Social Media Lit Up By Firefighters' Pics of the West Ablaze (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Social-media-lit-up-by-firefighters-pics-of-the-6490157.php

Apple's New Ad Blockers Threaten to Remove Publishers' Mobile Ads (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/apples-new-ad-blockers-threaten-remove-publishers-mobile-ads-166734

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Ex-Washington State GOP Chairman Chris Vance to Challenge U-S Senator Patty Murray (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/sep/08/ex-washington-gop-chairman-chris-vance-to/

GENERAL NEWS

Golden Pheasant Road - Drive By Shooting Suspect Apprehended (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/24715-drive-by-shooting-suspect-apprehended

U-S Interior Secretary Visits North-Central Washington to Tour Wildfire (Associated Press)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/wildfires/2015/09/07/jewell-visits-north-central-washington-to-tour-wildfire/71850838/

North Shore Road Closure Starts Tuesday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/16922

City of Shelton’s Porta Potty Pilot (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/24690-porta-potty-pilot

Kitsap County School District Spends Nearly $250,000 Fighting for Federal Aid (Associated Press)

http://www.kxly.com/news/northwest/kitsap-district-spends-nearly-250k-fighting-for-federal-aid/35143362

'No Californians' Stickers Being Slapped on For Sale Signs in Portland (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/front-porch/index.ssf/2015/09/no_californians_stickers_being.html

DIVERSIONS

A Police Officer Took a Selfie with a Teen Who Wanted to Keep Her Safe

http://mashable.com/2015/09/07/police-gas-selfie/

The Comprehensive Flight Club Guide to Damn near Every Firefighting Aircraft

http://flightclub.jalopnik.com/the-comprehensive-flight-club-guide-to-damn-near-every-1724742785

Deer Devour Hemp Crops at Southern Oregon Farm – Out of about 1,000 plants, only 40 left

http://koin.com/2015/09/07/deer-devour-hemp-crops-at-southern-oregon-farm/

Texas Couple Convinced Doctors Gave Them the Wrong Baby — And They Were Right

http://q13fox.com/2015/09/08/texas-couple-convinced-doctors-gave-them-the-wrong-baby-and-they-were-right/

SONG OF THE DAY

Linda Ronstadt – Ooh Baby Baby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Dfc9EZShRw

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 September 4, 2015 – Hot Shots Edition

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for September 4, 2015

http://tinyurl.com/pzam8vv

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Utilities Spent $17 Billion on the Grid in 2013. So Why Has Reliability Gotten Worse? “…two types of utilities…those that anticipate weather events and proactively invest, and those which simply react…” (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/utilities-spent-17b-on-the-grid-in-2013-so-why-has-reliability-gotten-wor/405154/

Editorial Cartoon: Thank You to All the Power Crews (Bothell Reporter, WA)

http://www.bothell-reporter.com/opinion/324019991.html

Idaho Opens Salmon, Steelhead Fishing on Snake, Salmon, Clearwater; Expects Big Fall Chinook Return (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/434880.aspx

Hatchery 'Experiment' Saves Up to 1.2 Million Salmon (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/tech/science/environment/2015/09/03/salmon-hatchery-experiment/71663440/

Oregon Governor Wants Review of Renewable Energy Tax Credit (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/oregon-governor-wants-review-energy-tax-credit

New Indictment Accuses Washington State Auditor of Money Laundering, Tax Evasion (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2015/09/new_indictment_accuses_washing.html

The Worst of the Worst: Roads to Avoid during Labor Day Weekend (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
http://mynorthwest.com/11/2804536/The-worst-of-the-worst-Roads-to-avoid-during-Labor-Day-weekend

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Energy News Digest for September 3, 2015

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Crews Working Hard to Restore Power (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/08/31/western-washington-power-outages-monday/71452068/

Community Solar Investors Could Qualify for Federal Tax Credits, IRS Ruling Indicates (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/community-solar-investors-could-qualify-for-federal-tax-credits-irs-ruling/405067/

Salmon Spawns on Obama’s Shoes: ‘He’s Happy to See Me,’ President Laughs (Associated Press)

http://q13fox.com/2015/09/02/salmon-spawns-on-obamas-shoes-hes-happy-to-see-me-president-quips/

Olympic Peninsula Tribe Acquires Mobilisa to Bring Internet Access to Rural Areas “…buys broadband capacity from a Tacoma nonprofit called NoaNet…” (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/peninsula-tribe-acquires-mobilisa-to-bring-internet-access-to-rural-areas/

Good Weather Coming for Labor Day Weekend (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/good-weather-coming-for-labor-day-weekend/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Washington State Crews Working Hard to Restore Power
• ‘Historic’ Summer Storm: Jefferson County All Clear, All Back with Power
• Bellingham Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Suspected in Death of Elderly Couple
• Windstorm Shakes Up BC Hydro’s Weather Prediction System
• Pacific Northwest Wildfires Continue to Plague Co-ops
• Disaster Recovery: We Are All First Responders
• Avista Seeks Rate Changes
• Pacific Gas & Electric Wants to Boost Revenue by $2.7 Billion, Pushing Up Bills
• In Parched California, a Farmer’s Market Is Emerging for Power
• Nuclear Regulators Boost Oversight of Massachusetts Power Plant
• Puerto Rico’s Electric Utility PREPA Reaches Deal with Bondholders
• Salmon Spawns on Obama’s Shoes: ‘He’s Happy to See Me,’ President Laughs
• Obama’s Fish Tale: Salmon Spawning on His Shoes
• Ruling Strikes Down Lesser Prairie-Chicken’s ‘Threatened’ Listing
• Washington State Sues Feds over Safety of Nuclear Waste Tanks
• Feds Work on New Water Quality Rule for Washington State
• Snoqualmie Tribe Rallies to ‘Save Falls’
• Community Solar Investors Could Qualify for Federal Tax Credits, IRS Ruling Indicates
• Spokane’s North Central High School to Get Solar Panels to Teach about Energy
• Editorial: Credibility-Challenged Oregon Department of Energy Should Release Legal Memo
• In Rural Alaska, Obama Works to Speed Renewable Energy Revolution
• Solar Power Supplies Ten Percent of Japan’s Peak Summer Power
• Washington State’s Camas School District Makes the Grade in Energy Efficiency
• Whirlpool’s App-Connected Home Appliances Can Save You Money & Time
• Marijuana Industry Struggles with Devastating Wildfire Season
• Fears of Marijuana ‘Monopoly’ In Ohio Undercut Support for Legalization
• What Does the Clean Power Plan Have In Store? Don’t Count Out Electron Laundering
• Lots of Trees to Hug: Study Counts 3 Trillion Trees on Earth
• Olympic Peninsula Tribe Acquires Mobilisa to Bring Internet Access to Rural Areas
• Click! Subsidy Should Cease, Tacoma Public Utility Bosses Say, But Not Many Options to End It
• Cable-Box Rentals: A Needless $19-Billion Industry
• Eight Ways to Use Data to Tell a Compelling Story
• Three Reminders That Selfies Are More than Frivolous Photos
• The Good, Bad & Weird of Company Logo Changes
• I Can’t Stop Reading One-Star Yelp Reviews of National Parks
• Pam Roach, Controversial GOP State Senator, Running for Pierce County Council
• Federal Energy Bill Vote May Get Pushed to 2016
• FERC Chairman Bay Names Max Minzner as General Counsel
• Good Weather Coming for Labor Day Weekend
• No Charges against Officer in Olympia Skateboard Shooting
• I-5 Exit to U-S 101 in Olympia Closes Thursday Night for Expansion Joint Repairs
• The Biggest Risk for Seattle? No, It’s Not an Earthquake
• Yawn: Judge Lets Brady Play, Ruling against NFL in ‘Deflategate’

WORD OF THE DAY

Doldrums • \DOLE-drums\ • Noun - 1: a spell of listlessness or despondency 2: often capitalized: a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms, squalls, and light shifting winds 3: a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or slump

The drops of rain splattered against Donny’s office window. The rhythm of the pelting deluge worked as a hypnotic drug, dragging the usually energetic accountant into a listless bout of the doldrums.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Washington State Crews Working Hard to Restore Power (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/08/31/western-washington-power-outages-monday/71452068/

‘Historic’ Summer Storm: Jefferson County All Clear, All Back with Power (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/news/law_justice/historic-summer-storm-jefferson-county-all-clear-all-back-with/article_0403cc1c-50fb-11e5-b2c2-37a8f6f86da9.html

Bellingham Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Suspected in Death of Elderly Couple (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Carbon-Monoxide-poising-suspected-in-death-of-elderly-couple-324037651.html

Windstorm Shakes Up BC Hydro’s Weather Prediction System – Heavy rainfall was expected, but high winds a surprise (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/windstorm-shakes-up-b-c-hydro-s-weather-prediction-system-1.2046605

Pacific Northwest Wildfires Continue to Plague Co-ops (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/northwest-wildfires-draw-electric-co-op-response/84814

Disaster Recovery: We Are All First Responders – FEMA Director Craig Fugate on why the Katrina response failed, why it’s important to talk about “survivors” instead of “victims,” and why citizens can’t just wait for the government to save them in a huge disaster (The Atlantic)

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2015/09/we-are-all-first-responders/402146/

Avista Seeks Rate Changes (Goldendale Sentinel, WA)

http://www.goldendalesentinel.com/story/2015/09/02/news/avista-seeks-rate-changes/6393.html

Pacific Gas & Electric Wants to Boost Revenue by $2.7 Billion, Pushing Up Bills (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/PG-E-wants-to-boost-revenue-by-2-7-billion-6479362.php

In Parched California, a Farmer’s Market Is Emerging for Power (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-02/in-parched-california-a-farmer-s-market-is-emerging-for-power

Nuclear Regulators Boost Oversight of Massachusetts Power Plant (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/nuclear-regulators-boost-oversight-massachusetts-plant-33489410

Puerto Rico’s Electric Utility PREPA Reaches Deal with Bondholders (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/puerto-ricos-electric-utility-prepa-reaches-deal-with-bondholders/405033/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon Spawns on Obama’s Shoes: ‘He’s Happy to See Me,’ President Laughs (Associated Press)

http://q13fox.com/2015/09/02/salmon-spawns-on-obamas-shoes-hes-happy-to-see-me-president-quips/

Obama’s Fish Tale: Salmon Spawning on His Shoes (Associated Press)

http://www.wistv.com/story/29946342/obamas-fish-tale-salmon-spawning-on-his-shoes

Ruling Strikes Down Lesser Prairie-Chicken’s ‘Threatened’ Listing (Amarillo Globe News, TX)

http://amarillo.com/news/latest-news/2015-09-02/ruling-strikes-down-lesser-prairie-chickens-threatened-listing

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Washington State Sues Feds over Safety of Nuclear Waste Tanks (Associated Press)

http://www.khq.com/story/29947495/washington-sues-feds-over-safety-of-nuclear-waste-tanks

Feds Work on New Water Quality Rule for Washington State (Associated Press)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/feds-propose-new-water-quality-rule-for-washington/

Snoqualmie Tribe Rallies to ‘Save Falls’ (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/09/03/snoqualmie-tribe-falls-tokul-roundabout-rally-muckleshoot/71626350/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Community Solar Investors Could Qualify for Federal Tax Credits, IRS Ruling Indicates (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/community-solar-investors-could-qualify-for-federal-tax-credits-irs-ruling/405067/

Spokane’s North Central High School to Get Solar Panels to Teach about Energy (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/sep/03/north-central-high-school-solar-panels-energy/

Editorial: Credibility-Challenged Oregon Department of Energy Should Release Legal Memo (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/09/credibility_challenged_doe_sho.html#incart_2box_opinion_index.ssf

In Rural Alaska, Obama Works to Speed Renewable Energy Revolution (Fairbanks News Miner, AK)

http://www.newsminer.com/news/alaska_news/in-rural-alaska-obama-works-to-speed-renewable-energy-revolution/article_f670c37e-51d2-11e5-81e1-dba9266bb8b5.html

Solar Power Supplies Ten Percent of Japan’s Peak Summer Power (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/03/us-japan-power-solar-idUSKCN0R306L20150903

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Washington State’s Camas School District Makes the Grade in Energy Efficiency (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2015/09/02/washington-school-district-makes-the-grade-in-energy-efficiency/

Whirlpool’s App-Connected Home Appliances Can Save You Money & Time (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2015/09/03/whirlpool-smart-home-appliances-app/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana Industry Struggles with Devastating Wildfire Season (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/news/marijuana-industry-struggles-with-devastating-wildfire-season/

Fears of Marijuana ‘Monopoly’ In Ohio Undercut Support for Legalization (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2015/09/02/436958200/fears-of-marijuana-monopoly-in-ohio-undercut-support-for-legalization

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

What Does the Clean Power Plan Have In Store? Don’t Count Out Electron Laundering (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckdevore/2015/09/02/the-epas-clean-power-plan-canadian-electron-laundering-and-the-poor/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Lots of Trees to Hug: Study Counts 3 Trillion Trees on Earth (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/09/02/science/ap-us-sci-trillion-trees.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Olympic Peninsula Tribe Acquires Mobilisa to Bring Internet Access to Rural Areas “…buys broadband capacity from a Tacoma nonprofit called NoaNet…” (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/peninsula-tribe-acquires-mobilisa-to-bring-internet-access-to-rural-areas/

Click! Subsidy Should Cease, Tacoma Public Utility Bosses Say, But Not Many Options to End It (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/politics-government/article33297510.html

Cable-Box Rentals: A Needless $19-Billion Industry (Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/09/cable-boxes-fcc-television/403180/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Eight Ways to Use Data to Tell a Compelling Story (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2015/09/03/data-driven-storytelling/

Three Reminders That Selfies Are More than Frivolous Photos (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2015/09/03/3-reminders-that-selfies-are-more-than-frivolous-photos/

The Good, Bad & Weird of Company Logo Changes (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/The-good-bad-and-weird-of-company-logo-changes-6479303.php#photo-8566019

I Can’t Stop Reading One-Star Yelp Reviews of National Parks (Mother Jones)

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/08/i-cant-stop-reading-these-one-star-yelp-reviews-national-parks

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Pam Roach, Controversial GOP State Senator, Running for Pierce County Council (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/politics-government/article32988606.html

Federal Energy Bill Vote May Get Pushed to 2016 (Morning Consult)

http://morningconsult.com/2015/09/energy-bill-vote-may-get-pushed-to-2016/

FERC Chairman Bay Names Max Minzner as General Counsel (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

http://www.ferc.gov/media/news-releases/2015/2015-3/09-01-15.asp#.VehrH_lVhBc

GENERAL NEWS

Good Weather Coming for Labor Day Weekend (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/good-weather-coming-for-labor-day-weekend/

No Charges against Officer in Olympia Skateboard Shooting (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/no-charges-against-officer-olympia-skateboard-shooting

I-5 Exit to U-S 101 in Olympia Closes Thursday Night for Expansion Joint Repairs (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/24679-i-5-exit-to-us-101-in-olympia-closes-thursday-night-for-expansion-joint-repairs

The Biggest Risk for Seattle? No, It’s Not an Earthquake (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2015/09/the-biggest-risk-for-seattle-no-its-not-an.html

Yawn: Judge Lets Brady Play, Ruling against NFL in ‘Deflategate’ (Yahoo! Sports)

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/judge-lets-brady-play-ruling-against-nfl-deflategate-141543433--nfl.html

DIVERSIONS

Australian Sheep Is Unofficially the World’s Woolliest

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/03/us-australia-sheep-wool-idUSKCN0R30AJ20150903

Female MMA Fighter Puts Man into Incredibly Painful Choke Hold after He Tries to Steal Her Cell Phone

http://news.yahoo.com/female-mma-fighter-puts-man-210941596.html

How the Ballpoint Pen Killed Cursive

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/08/ballpoint-pens-object-lesson-history-handwriting/402205/

Donald Trump Piñatas a Hit for Santa Cruz County Maker

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_28744811/donald-trump-pinatas-hit-santa-cruz-county-maker?source=rss

SONG OF THE DAY

Pat Benatar- Hit Me with Your Best Shot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5kisPBwZOM

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