Energy News Digest for February 16, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for February 16, 2016

http://1.usa.gov/1To8y0J

Flood Watch for Mason County

http://1.usa.gov/157dzFc

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Conservation Can Likely Meet Power Needs of Pacific Northwest States (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/latest-news/article60438341.html

Controversial Energy Bill Gains Traction in Oregon – The bill would eliminate the use of coal power in Oregon by 2030 (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/2016/02/15/controversial-energy-bill-gains-traction-in-oregon/

Comcast Service Restored for Most after Monday’s Nationwide Outage (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2016/02/comcast_cable_tv_internet_outa.html

Oregon’s U-S Senators: Portland's Toxic Air is a 'Public Health Emergency' (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2016/02/oregon_senators_portlands_toxi.html

U-S Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dead at 79 (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/02/13/u-s-supreme-court-justice-antonin-scalia-dead-at-79/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Conservation Can Likely Meet Power Needs of Pacific Northwest States
• Controversial Energy Bill Gains Traction in Oregon
• Washington State Senate Passes TransAlta Sales Tax Break Bill
• Cross-Border Coalition Urges Collaboration in Modernizing U-S/Canada Columbia River Treaty
• Avista Wants to Install 265 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Eastern Washington
• Ruralite Wins Haggard Award
• Puerto Rico Approves Bill to Restructure Power Company
• How a Supreme Court Decision Affects Your Electricity Bill
• How Utility Executives See the Future of the Electricity Business
• Belfair's Salmon Center Spawns Dreams
• Colville Tribes’ Risky Bid: Bring Back Pronghorn Antelope; BPA Money Helps
• Elwha: Roaring Back to Life
• Oregon’s U-S Senators: Portland's Toxic Air is a 'Public Health Emergency'
• Oregon: Salem Solar Plant to Lay Off 50
• Coalition Forms to Promote Community Solar Power
• Canadian Wind Energy Association Pulls Out Of British Columbia
• Op/Ed: Answer Not Entirely Blowin’ in the Wind
• Including Washington State – 17 Governors Announce Clean Energy, Transportation Agreement
• LEDs Clobber CFLs; Turn Indoor Farming into New Growth Market
• Using Electricity Wisely in an All-Electric Future
• Life in the Cloud: Energy Reality Bites Millennials
• Environmentalists Target Georgia Bill That Makes Energy Consumption a ‘Trade Secret’
• Out-of-State Pot Investors May Be Coming to Oregon
• Editorial: California – Awash in Cash, State’s Marijuana Businesses Can’t Take It to the Bank
• Green Bonds Grow in California
• Poo Power: Fueling Schools & Teaching Students a Lesson
• Comcast Service Restored for Most after Monday’s Nationwide Outage
• As Facebook & Apple Expand, Prineville Makes Room for Mysterious New Data Center
• Gearing Up for the Cloud, AT&T Tells Its Workers: Adapt, or Else
• Google Says it Will Not Participate in 2016 U-S Airwaves Auction
• 1930s Electricity Co-Ops Take Internet Initiative
• Google Shutting Down Picasa Photo Service
• No One Knows How to Use Twitter’s New Timeline
• The Perfect Email – Make your messages short & sweet—but not too short or too sweet
• How to Write Emails If You Want People to Actually Respond
• U-S Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dead at 79
• Local Reaction to U-S Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's Death
• How the Politics of the Next U-S Supreme Court Nomination Will Play Out
• A Crowded Race for Washington State Lieutenant Governor
• Brady Olson, Lacey Teacher Who Tackled Shooter, Cancels Campaign for Statehouse
• Morning in “the Americas” – Vancouver, B-C Featured in Marco Rubio Campaign Ad
• Three to Run for Mason County Commissioner, District One
• El Niño Just Made That Mysterious Warm Blob in the Ocean Disappear
• Cowlitz Tribe Celebrates Homecoming, Casino
• Feb 21-27 is Engineer’s Week – When Was the Last Time You Thanked an Engineer?
• Girls Basketball – Mary M. Knight Heading to District Championship Feb 20
• Taylor Swift Tops Grammys with Historic, Feminist Album of the Year Win

WORD OF THE DAY

Immutable • \ih-MYOO-tuh-bul\ • Adjective – Not capable of or susceptible to change.

The invisible hand swung back and paused at the apex if its backswing. The immutable force of the market place had been battling a slow start in its contest against the dialectic of Marxist theology. Suddenly the hand moved forward and flung the 16-pound ball down the alley…picking up the 7-10 spare. “YOU WIN!” Exclaimed the Keynesian scorekeeper. “Yeah, but in the long run you’ll all be dead,” chortled the ghost of Thomas Malthus.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Conservation Can Likely Meet Power Needs of Pacific Northwest States (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/latest-news/article60438341.html

Controversial Energy Bill Gains Traction in Oregon – The bill would eliminate the use of coal power in Oregon by 2030 (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/2016/02/15/controversial-energy-bill-gains-traction-in-oregon/

Washington State Senate Passes TransAlta Sales Tax Break Bill (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/02/washington-state-senate-passes.html

Cross-Border Coalition Urges Collaboration in Modernizing U-S/Canada Columbia River Treaty (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/436053.aspx

Avista Wants to Install 265 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Eastern Washington (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/feb/14/avista-wants-to-install-265-electric-vehicle-charg/

Ruralite Wins Haggard Award (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/newsmakers/co-op-news-newsmakers/ruralite-wins-haggard-award/89210

Puerto Rico Approves Bill to Restructure Power Company (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/business/national/puerto-rico-approves-bill-to-restructure-power-company/article_4984b7d8-d4e2-5603-b7cc-b18d6bad09ab.html

How a Supreme Court Decision Affects Your Electricity Bill (Scientific American)

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-a-supreme-court-decision-affects-your-electricity-bill/

How Utility Executives See the Future of the Electricity Business (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/how-utility-executives-see-the-future-of-the-electricity-business/413916/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Belfair's Salmon Center Spawns Dreams (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/local/belfairs-salmon-center-spawns-dreams-2b9b855f-480d-04e4-e053-0100007fdd4e-368894071.html?d=mobile

Colville Tribes’ Risky Bid: Bring Back Pronghorn Antelope; BPA Money Helps (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/colville-tribes-risky-bid-bring-back-pronghorn-antelope/

Elwha: Roaring Back to Life (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://projects.seattletimes.com/2016/elwha/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Oregon’s U-S Senators: Portland's Toxic Air is a 'Public Health Emergency' (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2016/02/oregon_senators_portlands_toxi.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Oregon: Salem Solar Plant to Lay Off 50 (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/02/salem-solar-plant-to-lay-off-50.html

Coalition Forms to Promote Community Solar Power (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=45186

Canadian Wind Energy Association Pulls Out Of British Columbia (National Wind Watch)

https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2016/02/15/canadian-wind-energy-association-pulls-out-of-b-c/

Op/Ed: Answer Not Entirely Blowin’ in the Wind (Vancouver Columbian, WA – and another quarter for Bobby Zimmerman)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/feb/16/brunell-answer-not-entirely-blowin-in-the-wind/

Including Washington State – 17 Governors Announce Clean Energy, Transportation Agreement (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/governors-announce-clean-energy-transportation-agreement/article_e5bcc0bb-cb4f-5b71-b8eb-3b3d1da0f1e2.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

LEDs Clobber CFLs; Turn Indoor Farming into New Growth Market (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/djwamsted/2322333/leds-clobber-cfls-turn-indoor-farming-new-growth-market

Using Electricity Wisely in an All-Electric Future (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/using-electricity-wisely-in-an-all-electric-future/89187

Life in the Cloud: Energy Reality Bites Millennials (Boston Herald, MA)

http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/op_ed/2016/02/as_you_were_saying_energy_reality_bites_millennials

Environmentalists Target Georgia Bill That Makes Energy Consumption a ‘Trade Secret’ (Atlanta Journal-Constitution, GA)

http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/02/15/environmentalists-target-georgia-bill-that-makes-energy-consumption-a-trade-secret/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Out-of-State Pot Investors May Be Coming to Oregon – Another pot bill would remove state criminal liability for banks that do business (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2016/02/15/out-of-state-pot-investors-may-be-coming-to-oregon/

Editorial: California – Awash in Cash, State’s Marijuana Businesses Can’t Take It to the Bank (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/california-forum/article59624016.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Green Bonds Grow in California (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_29520288/green-bonds-grow-california?source=rss

Poo Power: Fueling Schools & Teaching Students a Lesson (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/2016/feb/11/poo-power-fuelling-schools-and-teaching-students-a-lesson

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Comcast Service Restored for Most after Monday’s Nationwide Outage (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2016/02/comcast_cable_tv_internet_outa.html

As Facebook & Apple Expand, Prineville Makes Room for Mysterious New Data Center (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2016/02/as_facebook_and_apple_expand_p.html?ath=b8ce803c49a1eb2e89d6cdad1d455d23#cmpid=nsltr_stryheadline

Gearing Up for the Cloud, AT&T Tells Its Workers: Adapt, or Else (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/14/technology/gearing-up-for-the-cloud-att-tells-its-workers-adapt-or-else.html?_r=0

Google Says it Will Not Participate in 2016 U-S Airwaves Auction (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-alphabet-auction-idUSKCN0VL2AV

1930s Electricity Co-Ops Take Internet Initiative (Associated Press)

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2016/02/14/1930s-electricity-co-ops-take-internet-initiative/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Google Shutting Down Picasa Photo Service (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2016/02/12/google-shutting-down-picasa-photo-service/

No One Knows How to Use Twitter’s New Timeline (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/02/12/how-twitter-just-caused-a-lot-of-confusion-for-londons-subways/

The Perfect Email – Make your messages short & sweet—but not too short or too sweet (The Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/02/the-perfect-email/462624/

How to Write Emails If You Want People to Actually Respond (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/02/16/want-to-get-more-responses-for-your-emails-write-like-a-third-grader/?wprss=rss_business

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

U-S Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dead at 79 (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/02/13/u-s-supreme-court-justice-antonin-scalia-dead-at-79/

Local Reaction to U-S Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's Death (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/politics/2016/02/14/local-reaction-justice-antonin-scalias-death/80368958/

How the Politics of the Next U-S Supreme Court Nomination Will Play Out (SCOTUS Blog)

http://www.scotusblog.com/2016/02/how-the-politics-of-the-next-nomination-will-pay-out/

A Crowded Race for Washington State Lieutenant Governor (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/politics/state/2016/02/12/crowded-race-washington-lieutenant-governor/80324252/

Brady Olson, Lacey Teacher Who Tackled Shooter, Cancels Campaign for Statehouse (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article60571146.html

Morning in “the Americas” – Vancouver, B-C Featured in Marco Rubio Campaign Ad (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/marco-rubio-campaign-ad-vancouver-1.3449589?cmp=rss

GENERAL NEWS

Three to Run for Mason County Commissioner, District One (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/19086

El Niño Just Made That Mysterious Warm Blob in the Ocean Disappear (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/that-mysterious-warm-blob-in-the-ocean-just-disappeared-1759406760

Cowlitz Tribe Celebrates Homecoming, Casino (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/feb/14/cowlitz-tribe-celebrates-homecoming-casino/

​Feb 21-27 is Engineer’s Week – When Was the Last Time You Thanked an Engineer? (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/techflash/2016/02/when-was-the-last-time-you-thanked-an-engineer.html

Girls Basketball – Mary M. Knight Heading to District Championship Feb 20 (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/19081

Taylor Swift Tops Grammys with Historic, Feminist Album of the Year Win (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2016/02/taylor_swift_grammy_awards_album_year.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Long Lunch: Spanish Civil Servant Skips Work for Years without Anyone Noticing

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/12/long-lunch-spanish-civil-servant-skips-work-for-years-without-anyone-noticing?CMP=fb_gu

Ohio Woman Assaults Husband with Mini Baseball Bat Because He Didn’t Buy Her a Valentine’s Day Gift

http://q13fox.com/2016/02/15/ohio-woman-assaults-husband-with-mini-baseball-bat-because-he-did-buy-her-a-valentines-day-gift/

Invasive Species BBQ

http://www.opb.org/television/programs/ofg/segment/invasive-species-bbq/

Woman Falls 60 Feet in Department Store, Lands on Display Bed

http://mashable.com/2016/02/10/woman-falls-department-store-bed/#Tfi2FRMzhsqi

SONGS OF THE DAY

10CC – Dreadlock Holiday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C03qmWmnNI0

Madonna – Holiday

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

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Energy News Digest for February 12, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for February 12, 2016

http://1.usa.gov/1XnW6gL

Small Craft Advisory for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

http://1.usa.gov/20sCmse

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

$15.8 Million for Yakima Basin Water Plan in Jeopardy as Energy Bill Stalls in D-C (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/million-for-yakima-basin-water-plan-in-jeopardy-as-energy/article_ebbfed18-d159-11e5-9886-9f4fea67477c.html

Investors in Huge California Wind Farm Might End Up Repaying Federal Subsidies (Miami Herald, FL)
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article59876436.html

Obama: ‘Don’t Despair’ over Supreme Court Intervention in Carbon Emission Case (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/02/11/obama-dont-despair-over-supreme-court-intervention-in-carbon-emission-case/

Energy Efficiency Anchors Pacific Northwest Power Plan (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=45205

Washington State Issues Report on Life Expectancy by Legislative District – What’s up with the 19^th District? (PubliCola)

http://www.seattlemet.com/articles/2016/2/12/state-issues-report-on-life-expectancy-by-legislative-district

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Energy Efficiency Anchors Pacific Northwest Power Plan
• Kevin Nordt Named New Grant PUD General Manager
• Cowlitz PUD to Audit Meters, Retain Usage App
• Bonneville Power Administration COO Claudia Andrews Announces Retirement
• Energy Northwest Ruling from Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on “Whistleblower” Claims
• Utility Says It Has Stopped Natural Gas Leak near Los Angeles after Nearly 4 Months
• Here’s How Much Exelon Has Spent Pursuing Its $6.8 Billion Merger with Pepco
• Report: Customer Engagement for Utilities Still Elusive
• First Meeting on Washington State Salmon Forecasts, Season-Setting Scheduled, for March 1
• Editorial: Washington State Still Obstinate on Tribal Rights; Fix Culverts to Save Salmon, Now
• $15.8 Million for Yakima Basin Water Plan in Jeopardy as Energy Bill Stalls in D-C
• Puyallup Residents See Utility Rate Increases as City Searches for Sustainable Funding
• Investors in Huge California Wind Farm Might End Up Repaying Federal Subsidies
• Worries over Firearms Surface in Rooftop-Solar Debate
• SolarCity & Other Rooftop Providers Face a Cloudier Future
• California Rejects New Plan for Palen Solar Farm
• California Solar Industry Job Growth Reaches Record Levels
• Going Solar? Here Are nine Questions to Ask Before Hiring an Installer
• Portland Looks to Add Home Efficiency Scores to Seller Listings
• Social Media Massacre: Marijuana Businesses Scrambling as Facebook, Instagram Shutter Accounts
• Obama: ‘Don’t Despair’ over Supreme Court Intervention in Carbon Emission Case
• Five States Forging Ahead With Obama Power Plan, Court Hold or Not
• Group Issues ‘Stop Work’ Order to States on Climate Rule
• Op/Ed: Some State Businesses Lead Way on Low Carbon
• Competing Carbon Tax Initiatives Likely in 2016
• Tesla Lobbies Nevada Regulators to Reconsider Net Metering Changes
• CenturyLink Follows Comcast’s Lead, to Start Charging Broadband Overage Fees
• What’s Wrong with Your Internet?
• Congress Moves near Final OK of Local Internet Tax Ban
• EPA Chief Hits Back on ‘Propaganda’ Charges about Water Rule
• Twitter Woes Deepen as Lack of User Growth Threatens Sales
• Pandora Is Said to Have Held Talks about Selling Itself
• Myspace Still Exists? Yes, & Now Time Inc. Owns It
• Washington State Issues Report on Life Expectancy by Legislative District – What’s up with the 19th District?
• Snapchat Bets Big on Quick-Fire Approach to Campaign Coverage
• Mason County School Levies Passing
• Key Player in Prisoners’ Early Release Resigns Washington State Post
• Residents Oppose Proposed Methanol Plant at Port of Tacoma
• Oregon Standoff: Last Four Occupiers Surrender at Malheur Refuge
• Oregon Standoff Ends, But Its New Kind of ‘Protest’ Is Just Beginning
• Way to Go, Einstein! Gravitational Wave Discovery Hailed as Monumental
• High School Basketball: Shelton Girls Drop First District Game

WORD OF THE DAY

Antebellum • \ANT-i-bell-um\ • Adjective – Existing before a war; especially: existing before the American Civil War. Etymology: Latin ante bellum before the war

Sitting on the front porch of the antebellum mansion in Mississippi, Beauregard thought dreamily of his old home in the far north of Saskatchewan. “Somewhere near Uranium City,” he mused, “a small child is being carried away by a hungry mosquito. Here, the bugs are so laid back that they just expect you to offer a meaty arm or well-turned ankle for their consideration.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Energy Efficiency Anchors Pacific Northwest Power Plan (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=45205

Kevin Nordt Named New Grant PUD General Manager (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/kevin-nordt-named-new-pud-general-manager/article_71a47e3a-d01f-11e5-94eb-b79aeec86e32.html

Cowlitz PUD to Audit Meters, Retain Usage App (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/pud-to-audit-meters-retain-usage-app/article_666d1650-9948-56d7-9ebf-84a1f720f411.html

Bonneville Power Administration COO Claudia Andrews Announces Retirement (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-COO-Claudia-Andrews-announces-retirement.aspx

Energy Northwest Ruling from Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on “Whistleblower” Claims (PDF – Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals)

http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2016/02/12/14-35368.pdf

Utility Says It Has Stopped Natural Gas Leak near Los Angeles after Nearly 4 Months (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/science/articles/2016-02-11/massive-gas-leak-near-los-angeles-plugged-after-16-weeks

Here’s How Much Exelon Has Spent Pursuing Its $6.8 Billion Merger with Pepco (Chicago Business Journal, IL)

http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2016/02/12/heres-how-much-exelon-has-spent-pursuing-its-6-8.html

Report: Customer Engagement for Utilities Still Elusive (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/report-customer-engagement-for-utilities-still-elusive/413743/

FISH & WILDLIFE

First Meeting on Washington State Salmon Forecasts, Season-Setting Scheduled, for March 1 (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/lifestyles/first-meeting-on-salmon-forecasts-season-setting-scheduled-for-march/article_39b09b88-786a-5f2c-a0d9-27903b7ef8b3.html

Editorial: Washington State Still Obstinate on Tribal Rights; Fix Culverts to Save Salmon, Now (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/state-still-obstinate-on-tribal-rights-fix-culverts-to-save-salmon-now/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

$15.8 Million for Yakima Basin Water Plan in Jeopardy as Energy Bill Stalls in D-C (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/million-for-yakima-basin-water-plan-in-jeopardy-as-energy/article_ebbfed18-d159-11e5-9886-9f4fea67477c.html

Puyallup Residents See Utility Rate Increases as City Searches for Sustainable Funding (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/community/puyallup-herald/ph-news/article59822896.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Investors in Huge California Wind Farm Might End Up Repaying Federal Subsidies (Miami Herald, FL)
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article59876436.html

Worries over Firearms Surface in Rooftop-Solar Debate (Las Vegas Review Journal, NV)

http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/energy/worries-over-firearms-surface-rooftop-solar-debate

SolarCity & Other Rooftop Providers Face a Cloudier Future (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/11/business/energy-environment/rooftop-solar-providers-face-a-cloudier-future.html

California Rejects New Plan for Palen Solar Farm (Palm Springs Desert Sun, CA)

http://www.desertsun.com/story/tech/science/energy/2016/02/10/palen-solar-farm-plan/80180178/

California Solar Industry Job Growth Reaches Record Levels (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-solar-industry-job-growth-20160209-story.html

Going Solar? Here Are nine Questions to Ask Before Hiring an Installer (GreenTech Media)

https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/9-questions-to-ask-before-hiring-a-solar-installer

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Portland Looks to Add Home Efficiency Scores to Seller Listings (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/02/portland-looks-to-add-home-efficiency-scores-to.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Social Media Massacre: Marijuana Businesses Scrambling as Facebook, Instagram Shutter Accounts (Marijuana Business Daily)

https://mjbizdaily.com/social-media-massacre-marijuana-businesses-scrambling-facebook-instagram-shutter-accounts/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Obama: ‘Don’t Despair’ over Supreme Court Intervention in Carbon Emission Case (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/02/11/obama-dont-despair-over-supreme-court-intervention-in-carbon-emission-case/

Five States Forging Ahead With Obama Power Plan, Court Hold or Not (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/02/five-states-forging-ahead-with-obama-power-plan-court-hold-or-not.html

Group Issues ‘Stop Work’ Order to States on Climate Rule (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/group-issues-stop-work-order-to-states-on-climate-rule/article/2583093?custom_click=rss

Op/Ed: Some State Businesses Lead Way on Low Carbon (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/op-ed/article59331013.html

Competing Carbon Tax Initiatives Likely in 2016 (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/blog/watch-comes-732-b/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Tesla Lobbies Nevada Regulators to Reconsider Net Metering Changes (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/tesla-lobbies-nevada-regulators-to-reconsider-net-metering-changes/413818/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

CenturyLink Follows Comcast’s Lead, to Start Charging Broadband Overage Fees (TechDirt)

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160211/09480933576/centurylink-follows-comcasts-lead-to-start-charging-broadband-overage-fees.shtml

What’s Wrong with Your Internet? (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/tech/2016/02/11/solving-slow-internet/80188356/

Congress Moves near Final OK of Local Internet Tax Ban (Associated Press)

http://www.kpbj.com/newsletter/Congress-moves-near-final-OK-of-local-Internet-tax-ban--368483451.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

EPA Chief Hits Back on ‘Propaganda’ Charges about Water Rule (Morning Consult)

http://morningconsult.com/2016/02/gina-mccarthy-epa-wotus-propaganda-charges/

Twitter Woes Deepen as Lack of User Growth Threatens Sales (Bloomberg News)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/feb/11/twitter-woes-deepen-as-lack-of-user-growth-threatens-sales/

Pandora Is Said to Have Held Talks about Selling Itself (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/12/business/dealbook/pandora-is-said-to-have-held-talks-about-selling-itself.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Myspace Still Exists? Yes, & Now Time Inc. Owns It (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Magazine-publisher-Time-Inc-buys-what-s-left-of-6823583.php

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Issues Report on Life Expectancy by Legislative District – What’s up with the 19^th District? (PubliCola)

http://www.seattlemet.com/articles/2016/2/12/state-issues-report-on-life-expectancy-by-legislative-district

Snapchat Bets Big on Quick-Fire Approach to Campaign Coverage (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/13/us/politics/snapchat-bets-big-on-quick-fire-approach-to-campaign-coverage.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County School Levies Passing (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/19023

Key Player in Prisoners’ Early Release Resigns Washington State Post (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2016/02/key_player_in_prisoners_early.html

Residents Oppose Proposed Methanol Plant at Port of Tacoma (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/ap/residents-oppose-proposed-methanol-plant-in-port-of-tacoma/

Oregon Standoff: Last Four Occupiers Surrender at Malheur Refuge (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/02/oregon_standoff_last_4_occupie.html

Oregon Standoff Ends, But Its New Kind of ‘Protest’ Is Just Beginning (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2016/0211/Oregon-standoff-ends-but-its-new-kind-of-protest-is-just-beginning-video

Way to Go, Einstein! Gravitational Wave Discovery Hailed as Monumental (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0211/Way-to-go-Einstein%21-Gravitational-wave-discovery-hailed-as-monumental.-video

High School Basketball: Shelton Girls Drop First District Game (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/18979

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Amazon Wrote a Zombie Apocalypse Clause into Its Terms of Service & Here’s Why

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/02/10/amazon-adds-zombie-apocalypse-disclaimer-new-video-game-engine-terms/80183780/

Animal Rights Protest Scrapped after “Greased Pig” Dust-Up

http://www.usnews.com/news/offbeat/articles/2016-02-12/animal-rights-protest-scrapped-after-greased-pig-dust-up

Officials in New York City Say It’s Too Cold for the Annual Ice Festival in Central Park

http://www.usnews.com/news/offbeat/articles/2016-02-12/new-york-city-officials-decide-its-too-cold-for-ice-fest

Smithsonian Uncovers Apollo 11 ‘Graffiti’ Not Seen in Decades

http://gizmodo.com/smithsonian-uncovers-apollo-11-graffiti-not-seen-in-dec-1758694322

SONG OF THE DAY

Adron & Blair Crimmins – The Galaxy Song (from Monty Python)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeXj1vWm0Uc

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Weather Forecast for February 10, 2016

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

U-S Supreme Court Blocks Obama Carbon Emissions Plan (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-carbon-idUSKCN0VI2A0

Judge Tosses Case against Dredging Snake, Clearwater Rivers (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Judge-throws-out-lawsuit-against-dredging-6820606.php

Ecology Officials: Shelton’s C Street Landfill Clean-Up Project Could Take Years (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/26675-ecology-officials-c-street-landfill-clean-up-project-could-take-years

Permanent Ban on Pot Farms Approved by Chelan County Commissioners (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/permanent-ban-on-pot-farms-approved-by-chelan-county-commissioners/

Judge: Pierce County Prosecutor’s Text Message is a Public Record (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/feb/10/judge-prosecutors-text-message-is-a-public-record/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• U-S Supreme Court Blocks Obama Carbon Emissions Plan
• What Does the Supreme Court’s Emissions Regulation Freeze Mean?
• Local Leaders Upset over Klamath Dam Removal Plans
• Cowlitz PUD to Suspend Error-Ridden Online Tool amid Customer Complaints
• Editorial: Power & Politics
• California: How the Drought Boosts Your Utility Bills, & Global Warming
• Ruralite Services Names New CEO
• The U-S Electricity System in 15 Maps
• Judge Tosses Case against Dredging Snake, Clearwater Rivers
• Pacific Northwest Habitat Studies Target over a Dozen Watersheds
• San Juan Islands Still Producing Fair Numbers of Hatchery Winter Chinook
• With Dungeness Crab Season in Limbo, Fishermen Line Up for Federal Aid
• Is That Really Lobster on Your Plate? Restaurants Found Using Cheaper Fish Instead
• Skagit PUD, Anacortes to Draft Policy for Water Rights Transfer to Farmers
• How a Prize for Water Innovators Could Save Billions of Gallons
• Clallam County Public Utility District Eyes Solar Power Project in Sequim
• Clark Public Utilities ‘Pauses’ New Incentives for Solar
• How Much Going Solar with Pacific Gas & Electric Could Cost Your Business
• Despite Cheap Oil, Vestas Blows Past Wind Turbine Sales Record
• Permanent Ban on Pot Farms Approved by Chelan County Commissioners
• Cannabis Business Expo Coming to Tacoma Dome
• Washington State Lawmakers Look at “Revenue Neutral” Carbon Tax
• OP/Ed: Carbon-Reduction Bill is Wrong Path for Oregon
• Will Drone-Attacking Eagles Be the Next Crime-Fighting Tool?
• A Surprise Player Emerges in the Government’s Historic Auction of Airwaves
• Op/Ed: $19 Billion Alone Won’t Fix Washington’s Cybersecurity Problem
• Twitter Tweaks Its Timeline to Look a Bit More Like Facebook
• With a Social-First Mind-Set, Esurance Completely Dominated the Twitter Super Bowl
• Here Are the Ads That Won the Super Bowl on Facebook
• Five Super Bowl Advertisers That Nailed Their Instagram Marketing
• Judge: Pierce County Prosecutor’s Text Message is a Public Record
• Congressman Derek Kilmer Announces Town Hall Tour
• Ecology Officials: Shelton’s C Street Landfill Clean-Up Project Could Take Years
• Data Breach Affects 91,000 Washington Medicaid Clients
• ID Thieves Attack IRS Website Using 460,000 Stolen Social Security Numbers
• Mason County Sheriff’s Cold Case Unit Seeks Help in Death Investigations
• Belfair Senior Center to Open Soon
• Weyerhaeuser’s Federal Way Campus Sells to Los Angeles Developer
• Pacific NW Allergy Forecast: Sneezing & Sniffling Ahead

WORD OF THE DAY

Cartographer• \car-TAH-gruh-fer \ • Noun - One that makes maps

The 14th century artist backed away from his world map…pleased with the colors, shapes of the continents, & the symmetrical arrangement of the landmasses. “It’s a good thing we won’t be using this for navigation,” mused the Genoan sailor to his first mate. “That big land mass painted by this ‘so-called’ cartographer between us & Indies would keep our hands off the spice trade for years.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

U-S Supreme Court Blocks Obama Carbon Emissions Plan (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-carbon-idUSKCN0VI2A0

What Does the Supreme Court’s Emissions Regulation Freeze Mean? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2016/0210/What-does-the-Supreme-Court-s-emissions-regulation-freeze-mean

Local Leaders Upset over Klamath Dam Removal Plans (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

http://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local-leaders-upset-over-dam-removal/article_f97e1d97-5cfb-511f-837f-c25084632d14.html

Cowlitz PUD to Suspend Error-Ridden Online Tool amid Customer Complaints (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/pud-to-suspend-error-ridden-online-tool-amid-customer-complaints/article_81a325c1-9e64-54dd-9011-9c9e8adc24a0.html

Editorial: Power & Politics (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/opinion/power-and-politics/article_0455d54e-c973-51a7-ab10-c814dc73ee45.html

California: How the Drought Boosts Your Utility Bills, & Global Warming (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/How-the-drought-boosts-your-utility-bills-and-6818419.php

Ruralite Services Names New CEO (Ruralite)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/02/ruralite-services-names-new-ceo-ruralite.html

The U-S Electricity System in 15 Maps (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/aqgilbert/2322195/us-electricity-system-15-maps

FISH & WILDLIFE

Judge Tosses Case against Dredging Snake, Clearwater Rivers (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Judge-throws-out-lawsuit-against-dredging-6820606.php

Pacific Northwest Habitat Studies Target over a Dozen Watersheds (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/science/articles/2016-02-08/studies-aim-to-restore-habitat-of-imperiled-northwest-fish

San Juan Islands Still Producing Fair Numbers of Hatchery Winter Chinook (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/san-juan-islands-still-producing-fair-numbers-of-hatchery-winter-chinook/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all

With Dungeness Crab Season in Limbo, Fishermen Line Up for Federal Aid (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/With-crab-season-in-limbo-fishermen-line-up-for-6816225.php

Is That Really Lobster on Your Plate? Restaurants Found Using Cheaper Fish Instead (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/dining/index.ssf/2016/02/is_that_really_lobster_on_your.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Skagit PUD, Anacortes to draft policy for water rights transfer to farmers (Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, WA)

http://www.goskagit.com/all_access/skagit-pud-anacortes-to-draft-policy-for-water-rights-transfer/article_a6556329-a91a-516b-a65b-d2dfe081f586.html

How a Prize for Water Innovators Could Save Billions of Gallons (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/Change-Agent/2016/0210/How-a-prize-for-water-innovators-could-save-billions-of-gallons

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Clallam County Public Utility District Eyes Solar Power Project in Sequim (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20160210/news/302109996/clallam-county-public-utility-district-eyes-solar-power-project-in

Clark Public Utilities ‘Pauses’ New Incentives for Solar (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/feb/09/utility-pauses-incentives-solar/

How Much Going Solar with Pacific Gas & Electric Could Cost Your Business (L.A. Biz, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2016/02/09/how-much-going-solar-with-pge-could-cost-business.html

Despite Cheap Oil, Vestas Blows Past Wind Turbine Sales Record (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/02/despite-cheap-oil-vestas-blows-past-wind-turbine.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Permanent Ban on Pot Farms Approved by Chelan County Commissioners (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/permanent-ban-on-pot-farms-approved-by-chelan-county-commissioners/

Cannabis Business Expo Coming to Tacoma Dome (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/marijuana/article59355899.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Lawmakers Look at “Revenue Neutral” Carbon Tax (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/2130-2/

OP/Ed: Carbon-Reduction Bill is Wrong Path for Oregon (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/34027301-78/carbon-reduction-bill-is-wrong-path-for-oregon.html.csp

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Will Drone-Attacking Eagles Be the Next Crime-Fighting Tool? (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_29497293/will-drone-attacking-eagles-be-next-crime-fighting?source=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

A Surprise Player Emerges in the Government’s Historic Auction of Airwaves (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/02/09/a-surprise-player-emerges-in-the-governments-historic-auction-of-airwaves/

Op/Ed: $19 Billion Alone Won’t Fix Washington’s Cybersecurity Problem (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/Passcode-Voices/2016/0210/Opinion-19-billion-alone-won-t-fix-Washington-s-cybersecurity-problem

MARKETING & MEDIA

Twitter Tweaks Its Timeline to Look a Bit More Like Facebook (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Twitter-tweaks-its-timeline-to-look-a-bit-more-6820383.php

With a Social-First Mind-Set, Esurance Completely Dominated the Twitter Super Bowl (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/social-first-mind-set-esurance-entirely-dominated-twitter-super-bowl-169533

Here Are the Ads That Won the Super Bowl on Facebook (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/television/here-are-ads-won-super-bowl-facebook-169519

Five Super Bowl Advertisers That Nailed Their Instagram Marketing (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/here-are-5-super-bowl-advertisers-nailed-their-instagram-marketing-169517

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Judge: Pierce County Prosecutor’s Text Message is a Public Record (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/feb/10/judge-prosecutors-text-message-is-a-public-record/

Congressman Derek Kilmer Announces Town Hall Tour (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/18998

GENERAL NEWS

Ecology Officials: Shelton’s C Street Landfill Clean-Up Project Could Take Years (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/26675-ecology-officials-c-street-landfill-clean-up-project-could-take-years

Data Breach Affects 91,000 Washington Medicaid Clients (Associated Press)

http://www.khq.com/story/31181128/data-breach-affects-91000-washington-medicaid-clients

ID Thieves Attack IRS Website Using 460,000 Stolen Social Security Numbers (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2016/02/10/id-thieves-attack-irs-website-using-460000-stolen-social-security-numbers/

Mason County Sheriff’s Cold Case Unit Seeks Help in Death Investigations (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/19005

Belfair Senior Center to Open Soon (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/local/belfair-senior-center-to-open-soon-2af65f50-8167-7ba2-e053-0100007fef43-367986141.html

Weyerhaeuser’s Federal Way Campus Sells to Los Angeles Developer (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2016/02/weyerhaeusers-federal-way-campus-sells-to-los.html

Pacific NW Allergy Forecast: Sneezing & Sniffling Ahead (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/02/10/nw-allergy-forecast-sneezing-and-sniffling-ahead/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

The World’s Fastest Ocean Liner May Be Restored to Sail Again

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/02/160208-ss-united-states-ocean-liner-cruise-ship-photos/

The Show Must Go on: Audience Uses Cell Phones to Light Stage During Power Outage

http://q13fox.com/2016/02/09/the-show-must-go-on-audience-uses-cell-phones-to-light-stage-during-power-outage/

Man Convicted of Drunk Driving Blames Beer-Battered Fish

http://katu.com/news/offbeat/man-convicted-of-drunk-driving-blames-beer-battered-fish

Vermin Supreme, a Joke Presidential Candidate, Gets 240 Votes in New Hampshire

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-02-10/vermin-supreme-gets-over-240-votes-in-new-hampshire-primary

SONG OF THE DAY

Christopher Cross – Sailing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyYhZ9HH8cI

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