Energy News Digest for June 27, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Pacific Northwest’s Hottest Days of the Year So Far Are Looming (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/northwests-hottest-days-year-so-far-are-looming

Study: Wind Energy in California Has Few Benefits (KCET-TV, Burbank, CA)

http://www.kcet.org/news/rewire/wind/study-wind-in-california-has-few-benefits.html

Puget Sound Energy, Montana Revenue Department Settle Tax Dispute over Power Plants & Transmission (The Missoulian, MT)

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/puget-sound-energy-montana-revenue-department-settle-tax-dispute/article_0aa2b77c-d939-11e2-a0e9-001a4bcf887a.html

Obama Highlights Carbon Storage, Northwest Researchers Hope for More Funding (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/obama-highlights-carbon-storage-northwest-researchers-hope-more-funding

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Puget Sound Energy, Montana Revenue Department Settle Tax Dispute over Power Plants & Transmission
• Okanogan PUD Struggling to Make Up for Big Drop in Revenue
• Clallam County PUD Rate Increase Moves Forward
• Decoupling for Puget Sound Energy - A Step Forward for Energy Conservation in Washington State
• Mason County PUD 3 Reaches 34 Consecutive Years of State Audits with No Findings
• Port Angeles Selects New Public Works Director
• Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for June 25, 2013 Business Meeting
• Witnesses Underscore the Importance of Reliable, Affordable Electricity
• National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Welcomes U-S House Oversight on Power Marketing Administrations
• Unregulated Electricity Suppliers Rate Poorly in Ohio
• Municipal Bond Rates - Cost of Public Projects Is Rising, & Pain Will Be Felt for Years
• Fish Collector Up & Running at Swift Reservoir
• Perch-Eating Tiger Muskies Arrive at Phillips Reservoir
• California - Drought Conditions Threaten Sacramento River Salmon
• Like Taste of Tacoma Water? Company Will Soon Bottle It
• Study: Wind Energy in California Has Few Benefits
• Public Power Utilities Use Creative Financing Models to Support Renewables
• Pierce Defeats Kitsap in Inter-County Energy Conservation Challenge
• Energy Conservation At Large Homes is Lowest Hanging Fruit for Cutting Carbon Emissions
• Energy Efficiency: Home Internet Devices Use Enough to Power Silicon Valley
• Obama Highlights Carbon Storage, Northwest Researchers Hope for More Funding
• Legal Fees Awarded in Fiber-Optic Settlement
• Com Ed Crowdsourcing Bill Redesign
• Facebook Begins Highlighting Most Engaging Posts in Page Admin Panel
• Northwest’s Hottest Days of the Year So Far Are Looming
• Hot Temps - Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Seattle
• 4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Central Washington
• Race to Save the Mid-Columbia Cherry Crop
• Ten Terminals for Crude Oil Trains Planned in Washington State
• Lake Quinault Closed to All Nontribal Uses

WORD OF THE DAY

Perfervid • \per-FER-vid\ • Adjective - Marked by overwrought or exaggerated emotion: excessively fervent.

Perfervid: see Shatner, William.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Puget Sound Energy, Montana Revenue Department Settle Tax Dispute over Power Plants & Transmission (The Missoulian, MT)

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/puget-sound-energy-montana-revenue-department-settle-tax-dispute/article_0aa2b77c-d939-11e2-a0e9-001a4bcf887a.html

Okanogan PUD Struggling to Make Up for Big Drop in Revenue (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)

http://methowvalleynews.com/2013/06/16/pud-struggling-to-make-up-for-big-drop-in-revenue/

Clallam County PUD Rate Increase Moves Forward (Sequim Gazette, WA)

http://www.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2013-06-26_pud_rate_increase_moves_forward

Decoupling for Puget Sound Energy - A Step Forward for Energy Conservation in Washington State (News Release - Public News Service)

http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/33198-1

Mason County PUD 3 Reaches 34 Consecutive Years of State Audits with No Findings (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1229

Port Angeles Selects New Public Works Director (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130627/NEWS/306279997/port-angeles-selects-new-public-works-director

Mason County PUD 3 Commission Report for June 25, 2013 Business Meeting (Mason County PUD No. 3)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1231

Witnesses Underscore the Importance of Reliable, Affordable Electricity (U-S House of Representatives, Natural Resources Committee)

http://naturalresources.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=340648

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Welcomes U-S House Oversight on Power Marketing Administrations (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.utilityproducts.com/articles/elp-archives/2013/06/nreca-welcomes-u-s-house-oversight-on-power-marketing-administrations.html

Unregulated Electricity Suppliers Rate Poorly in Ohio (Columbus Dispatch, OH)
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2013/06/27/unregulated-suppliers-rate-poorly-in-ohio.html

Municipal Bond Rates - Cost of Public Projects Is Rising, & Pain Will Be Felt for Years (NY Times)

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/bill-for-public-projects-is-rising-and-pain-will-be-felt-for-years/?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

FISH & WILDLIFE

Fish Collector Up & Running at Swift Reservoir (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/fish-collector-up-and-running-at-swift-reservoir/article_7b0e6c92-dd33-11e2-a525-0019bb2963f4.html

Perch-Eating Tiger Muskies Arrive at Phillips Reservoir (Baker City Herald, OR)

http://www.bakercityherald.com/Local-News/Perch-eating-tiger-muskies-arrive-at-Phillips-Reservoir

California - Drought Conditions Threaten Sacramento River Salmon (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/06/27/5527560/drought-conditions-threaten-sacramento.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Like Taste of Tacoma Water? Company Will Soon Bottle It (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2013/06/26/2655060/like-taste-of-tacoma-water-company.html?storylink=rss

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Study: Wind Energy in California Has Few Benefits (KCET-TV, Burbank, CA)

http://www.kcet.org/news/rewire/wind/study-wind-in-california-has-few-benefits.html

Public Power Utilities Use Creative Financing Models to Support Renewables (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=224108&issueID=27048

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Pierce Defeats Kitsap in Inter-County Energy Conservation Challenge (Bonney Lake-Sumner Courier-Herald, WA)

http://www.blscourierherald.com/news/213194331.html

Energy Conservation At Large Homes is Lowest Hanging Fruit for Cutting Carbon Emissions (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/06/26/energy-conservation-at-large-homes-is-lowest-hanging-fruit-for-cutting-carbon-emissions/

Energy Efficiency: Home Internet Devices Use Enough to Power Silicon Valley (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/stephenlacey/241306/us-home-internet-devices-suck-enough-energy-power-silicon-valley

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Obama Highlights Carbon Storage, Northwest Researchers Hope for More Funding (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/obama-highlights-carbon-storage-northwest-researchers-hope-more-funding

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Legal Fees Awarded in Fiber-Optic Settlement (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/06/25/58819.htm

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Com Ed Crowdsourcing Bill Redesign (Chicago Business Journal, IL)

http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2013/06/26/com-ed-crowdsourcing-bill-redesign.html

Facebook Begins Highlighting Most Engaging Posts in Page Admin Panel (Inside Facebook)

http://www.insidefacebook.com/2013/06/05/facebook-insights-highlights-most-engaging-posts-in-page-admin-panel/

GENERAL NEWS

Pacific Northwest’s Hottest Days of the Year So Far Are Looming (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/northwests-hottest-days-year-so-far-are-looming

Hot Temps - Special Weather Statement Issued by NWS Seattle

http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=WA124F06E11C54.SpecialWeatherStatement.124F06F06088WA.SEWSPSSEW.6adb09b0402b678a713c05d8a792a62a

4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Central Washington (Northwest Cable News)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/213255041.html

Race to Save the Mid-Columbia Cherry Crop (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/06/26/2449730/race-to-save-the-mid-columbia.html#storylink=cpy

Ten Terminals for Crude Oil Trains Planned in Washington State (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2013/06/26/ten-terminals-for-crude-oil-trains.html

Lake Quinault Closed to All Nontribal Uses (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Lake-Quinault-closed-to-all-nontribal-uses-213303031.html

DIVERSIONS

Video - Cap’n Crunch Holds Press News Conference to Defend His Rank (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2013/06/26/capn-crunch-hold-press-conference-to-defend-his-rank/#axzz2XQman7uj

How a Fridge Full of Beer That Only Unlocks for Canadians Gets Made

http://gizmodo.com/how-a-fridge-full-of-beer-that-only-unlocks-for-canadia-596858353

One in Every 12 Workers Fear the Copy Machine

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2013/06/eleven-percent-of-workers-fear-the.html

Michigan Man Recognizes Mom as Bank Robbery Suspect

http://news.yahoo.com/mich-man-recognizes-mom-bank-robbery-suspect-184629413.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Marilyn Monroe - ‘Heat Wave’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z8ASz1z4tE

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 June 26, 2013

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Energy News Digest Word Cloud for June 25, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Special Weather Statement - Downpours & Threat of Thunderstorms Expected Today (National Weather Service, Seattle)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2013/06/special-weather-statement-downpours.html

Rate Hikes Approved for Puget Sound Energy (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/174/2303521/Rate-hikes-approved-for-Puget-Sound-Energy

FERC Criticized on Pacific Northwest Planning Order (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/regulatory-watch/power-regulation/ferc-criticized-on-nw-planning-order/57561

Boeing Meeting Its Goals in Cutting Energy Use (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2013/06/25/boeing-continues-to-cut-energy-use.html

FCC Finalizes Effort to Make Available $485M for Rural Broadband in USF Reform Effort (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bna.com/fcc-finalizes-effort-n17179874752/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Rate Hikes Approved for Puget Sound Energy
• FERC Criticized on Pacific Northwest Planning Order
• Mason County PUD 3 Clears another Audit
• Snohomish PUD Electrical System Improvements Aid Reliability & Growth Coming to Lake Stevens
• Scam Targets Pacific Power Customers
• California - San Bruno Demands Documents & Emails amid Rising Furor over PUC Oversight of Pacific Gas & Electric Gas Blast
• Op/Ed - Justice Long Delayed in Feds’ Energy Cheating
• Underground Electrical Vault Explodes In Downtown St. Louis
• APPA Supports Some Parts of Obama’s Climate Change Plan; Has Concerns about Other Aspects
• Presidential Climate Change Memorandum Includes Hydroelectric Power
• U-S Moves to Abandon Costly South Carolina Reactor Fuel Plant
• Coal is Again Our Major Source of Electricity
• Kitsap PUD, Silverdale District Sign Water-Sharing Agreement
• Will Ethiopia's 'Grand' New Dam Steal Nile Waters from Egypt?
• Why Obama's Plan to Accelerate Permitting for Renewable Energy is a Big Deal
• Can Wind Power Keep Energy Prices in Check?
• Dong Sells Off Danish Onshore Wind Projects
• Boeing Meeting Its Goals in Cutting Energy Use
• Nuclear Energy Innovation Big and Small Important to Climate Change
• Port Angeles to Get Donated Electric Car Charger
• FCC Finalizes Effort to Make Available $485M for Rural Broadband in USF Reform Effort
• Congressman Kilmer Speaks in Belfair
• Special Weather Statement - Downpours & Threat of Thunderstorms Expected Today
• Two Injured When SUV Goes over Embankment on Highway 3 Near Shelton
• Washington Same-Sex Marriages Gain Full Benefits as Supreme Court Strikes Down DOMA
• Mason County Unemployment Rate Up in May
• Early Count Shows Residents Voting to Recall Pacific Mayor
• Auburn Woman Arrested in Fake Cancer Scheme

WORD OF THE DAY

Jerkwater • \JERK-wat-err\ • Adjective - 1: remote and unimportant 2: trivial.

“Jerkwater? That’s really what the New York Times called our town?” mused the mayor to his hound-dog as they lazed on the front porch, reveling in the afternoon summer sunshine; the hypnotic droning of bees thrumming from the nearby honeysuckle. “Well, that is most excellent.”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Rate Hikes Approved for Puget Sound Energy (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/174/2303521/Rate-hikes-approved-for-Puget-Sound-Energy

FERC Criticized on Pacific Northwest Planning Order (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/regulatory-watch/power-regulation/ferc-criticized-on-nw-planning-order/57561

Mason County PUD 3 Clears another Audit (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/10515

Snohomish PUD Electrical System Improvements Aid Reliability & Growth Coming to Lake Stevens (Lake Stevens Journal, WA)

http://www.lakestevensjournal.com/news/article.exm/2013-06-25_pud_electrical_system_improvements_aid_reliability_and_growth_coming_to_lake_stevens

Scam Targets Pacific Power Customers (KGW TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Scam-targets-Pac-Power-customers--213018801.html

California - San Bruno Demands Documents & Emails amid Rising Furor over PUC Oversight of Pacific Gas & Electric Gas Blast (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/rss/ci_23539962?source=rss

Op/Ed - Justice Long Delayed in Feds’ Energy Cheating (San Diego Daily Transcript, CA)

http://www.sddt.com/Commentary/article.cfm?Commentary_ID=109&SourceCode=20130625tzb&_t=Justice+long+delayed+in+feds+energy+cheating#.UcoWQ3e0TqI

Underground Electrical Vault Explodes In Downtown St. Louis (KTVI-TV, St Louis, MO)

http://fox2now.com/2013/06/25/smoke-billowing-from-underground-fire-in-downtown-st-louis/

APPA Supports Some Parts of Obama’s Climate Change Plan; Has Concerns about Other Aspects (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=224002&issueID=27047

Presidential Climate Change Memorandum Includes Hydroelectric Power (Pennenergy)

http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/hydro/2013/06/presidential-climate-change-memorandum-includes-hydroelectric-power.html

U-S Moves to Abandon Costly South Carolina Reactor Fuel Plant (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/us-moves-to-abandon-costly-reactor-fuel-plant.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Coal is Again Our Major Source of Electricity (Real Clear Energy)

http://www.realclearenergy.org/charticles/2013/06/26/coal_is_again_our_major_source_of_electricity.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Kitsap PUD, Silverdale District Sign Water-Sharing Agreement (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2013/jun/25/kitsap-pud-silverdale-district-sign-water/#axzz2XHDFSr8o

Will Ethiopia's 'Grand' New Dam Steal Nile Waters from Egypt? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2013/0625/Will-Ethiopia-s-grand-new-dam-steal-Nile-waters-from-Egypt

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Why Obama's Plan to Accelerate Permitting for Renewable Energy is a Big Deal (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/06/25/why-obamas-plan-to-accelerate-permitting-for-renewable-energy-is-a-big-deal/?ss=business:energy

Can Wind Power Keep Energy Prices in Check? (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/06/can-wind-power-keep-energy-prices-in-check?cmpid=rss

Dong Sells Off Danish Onshore Wind Projects (WindPower Monthly)

http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1187538/dong-sells-off-danish-onshore-projects

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Boeing Meeting Its Goals in Cutting Energy Use (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2013/06/25/boeing-continues-to-cut-energy-use.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Nuclear Energy Innovation Big and Small Important to Climate Change (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/mstepp/241446/nuclear-energy-innovation-big-and-small-important-climate-change

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Port Angeles to Get Donated Electric Car Charger (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130626/news/306269991/port-angeles-to-get-donated-electric-car-charger

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Finalizes Effort to Make Available $485M for Rural Broadband in USF Reform Effort (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bna.com/fcc-finalizes-effort-n17179874752/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Congressman Kilmer Speaks in Belfair (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/10495

GENERAL NEWS

Special Weather Statement - Downpours & Threat of Thunderstorms Expected Today (National Weather Service, Seattle)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2013/06/special-weather-statement-downpours.html

Two Injured When SUV Goes over Embankment on Highway 3 Near Shelton (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/10497

Washington Same-Sex Marriages Gain Full Benefits as Supreme Court Strikes Down DOMA (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2013/06/washington_same-sex_marriages.html#cmpid=9547209

Mason County Unemployment Rate Up in May (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/10507

Early Count Shows Residents Voting to Recall Pacific Mayor (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Fate-of-Pacific-and-Mayor-Cy-Sun-in-hands-of-voters-today-213045651.html

Auburn Woman Arrested in Fake Cancer Scheme (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/auburn-woman-arrested-fake-cancer-scheme-get-40000/nYTLR/

DIVERSIONS

The 10 Most Musical Cities

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/06/25/the-10-most-musical-cities?s_cid=rss:the-10-most-musical-cities

Jesus Ski Resort Statue Can Stay, Says Judge

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/25/jesus-ski-statue-montana/2456359/

Just What You Needed: Emergency Flatware Pen Caps for the Office

http://consumerist.com/2013/06/25/just-what-you-needed-emergency-flatware-pen-caps-for-the-office/

Mason County Crash Leaves Man & Dog Covered in Paint

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Man-dog-covered-in-paint-after-Mason-Co-Car-crash-213086331.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Steve Miller Band - Threshold/Jet Airliner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuMi0rO2E-s

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 June 25, 2013

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Energy News Digest Word Cloud for June 25, 2013

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2013/06/energy-news-digest-word-cloud-for-june_25.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Governor Says Budget Deal ‘Imminent’ (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2013/06/24/a-breakthrough-moment-inslee-says-budget-deal-imminent/

Death by Hydropower: Canadian Towns Blame Columbia River Treaty for Economic Decline (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/jun/22/death-by-hydropower/

The Renewable Energy Rollback That Wasn't (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2013/06/24/stateline-renewable-energy/2452093/

Portland General Electric Zoning Change Requests Withdrawn in Columbia County (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, WA)

http://union-bulletin.com/news/2013/jun/24/pge-zoning-change-requests-withdrawn-columbia-coun/

Peninsula College Gets $2 Million Energy Upgrade Grant (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130625/news/306259992/peninsula-college-gets-2-million-upgrade-grant

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Death by Hydropower: Canadian Towns Blame Columbia River Treaty for Economic Decline
• Bonneville Power Administration Substation Nets Big Benefits for Nuclear Plant
• Clallam County PUD Holding Rate Increase Meetings
• Idaho - Hydroelectric Project on Payette to Last Until 2017
• Obama to Outline Ambitious Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gases
• FACT SHEET: President Obama’s Climate Action Plan
• Oregon Interests Await Obama's Climate Plan
• High Court to Review Cross-Border Pollution Rule
• Colorado - Boulder Should Not Owe Any Stranded Costs If It Becomes a Wholesale Customer of Xcel Energy, APPA Tells FERC
• Generator Safety: Powering Safely After an Outage
• Don't Charge for Credit Card Payments, Adviser Tells Utility Audience
• Oregon - Gillnet Fishery Suppliers Hurt By Uncertainty
• Summer Chum Salmon Symposium Scheduled for Shelton
• Water Boil Advisory Issued for Mossyrock
• Measure Your Water Usage in Real Time with MyWater
• Portland General Electric Zoning Change Requests Withdrawn in Columbia County
• The Renewable Energy Rollback That Wasn't
• The End of a Giant Solar Project in California
• Offshore Wind - Can an Old Massachusetts Fishing Port Light the World Again?
• Vestas-Backed Nonprofit Asks: What Do You Wish Was Made with Wind Energy?
• Watch as These Fourth Graders Flip the Switch to Turn Their Classroom Solar
• Peninsula College Gets $2 Million Energy Upgrade Grant
• Five Easy Ways to Lower Your Electric Bill This Summer
• How Shale Gas Can Slow Global Climate Change
• Solar Boat Harnessed for Research
• Seattle - Gigabit Squared Rolls Out Residential Prices for Ultra High-Speed Internet
• Oregonians Testing Intel's TV Cable Slayer
• Seattle Fines Comcast – Twice - For Being So Bad at Customer Service
• BlackBerry Concedes Defeat, Debuts Android, iPhone Systems
• Dominion Virginia Power Voted Top Utility for Social Media Use
• OUCH! Alex Rodriguez Joins Twitter, Opens the Gates of Trolling Hell
• Ex-Senator: Benton's Complaint over Profanity 'Height of Hypocrisy'
• Washington State Governor Says Budget Deal ‘Imminent’
• Recall Election: Embattled Pacific Mayor May Soon Learn His Fate
• The Oregonian: Going the Way of All Newspapers?
• Port Townsend High School Retires Controversial Mascot

WORD OF THE DAY

Encroach • \in-KROHCH\ • verb - 1: to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another 2: to advance beyond the usual or proper limits.

Don’t let a roach encroach your domicile. Especially if you sleep with your mouth open.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/mapclick.php?textfield1=47.213805&textfield2=-123.113412&site=all&smap=1&searchresult=shelton%2c%20wa%2c%20usa

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Death by Hydropower: Canadian Towns Blame Columbia River Treaty for Economic Decline (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/jun/22/death-by-hydropower/

Bonneville Power Administration Substation Nets Big Benefits for Nuclear Plant (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Substation-nets-big-benefits-for-nuclear-plant.aspx

Clallam County PUD Holding Rate Increase Meetings (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/8807

Idaho - Hydroelectric Project on Payette to Last Until 2017 (KTVB-TV, Boise, ID)

http://www.ktvb.com/news/Construction-on-Payette-River-raises-concerns-212883581.html

Obama to Outline Ambitious Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gases (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/politics/obama-plan-to-cut-greenhouse-gases.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

FACT SHEET: President Obama’s Climate Action Plan (White House)

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/06/25/fact-sheet-president-obama-s-climate-action-plan

Oregon Interests Await Obama's Climate Plan (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2013/06/oregon-interests-await-obamas-climate.html

High Court to Review Cross-Border Pollution Rule (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/high-court-review-cross-border-pollution-rule-133659236.html

Colorado - Boulder Should Not Owe Any Stranded Costs If It Becomes a Wholesale Customer of Xcel Energy, APPA Tells FERC (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppw/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=223611&issueID=30522

Generator Safety: Powering Safely After an Outage (Liberty County Vindicator, TX)

http://www.thevindicator.com/community/article_da67f826-dcfb-11e2-9a32-001a4bcf887a.html

Don't Charge for Credit Card Payments, Adviser Tells Utility Audience (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=223795&issueID=27046

FISH & WILDLIFE

Oregon - Gillnet Fishery Suppliers Hurt By Uncertainty (Associated Press)

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/viewart/20130623/UPDATE/130623004/Gillnet-fishery-suppliers-hurt-by-uncertainty

Summer Chum Salmon Symposium Scheduled for Shelton (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2013/06/summer-chum-salmon-symposium-scheduled.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Water Boil Advisory Issued for Mossyrock (Associated Press)

http://q13fox.com/2013/06/25/water-boil-advisory-issued-for-washington-town/#axzz2XEvYMN00

Measure Your Water Usage in Real Time With MyWater (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/06/24/mywater-water-usage/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Portland General Electric Zoning Change Requests Withdrawn in Columbia County (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, WA)

http://union-bulletin.com/news/2013/jun/24/pge-zoning-change-requests-withdrawn-columbia-coun/

The Renewable Energy Rollback That Wasn't (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2013/06/24/stateline-renewable-energy/2452093/

The End of a Giant Solar Project in California (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2013/06/24/the-end-of-a-giant-solar-project-in-california/?ss=business:energy

Offshore Wind - Can an Old Massachusetts Fishing Port Light the World Again? (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2013/06/24/190687185/can-an-old-massachusetts-fishing-port-light-the-world-again?ft=1&f=3

Vestas-Backed Nonprofit Asks: What Do You Wish Was Made with Wind Energy? (Denver Business Journal, CO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2013/06/what-do-you-wish-was-made-with-wind.html

Watch as These Fourth Graders Flip the Switch to Turn Their Classroom Solar (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/list/watch-as-these-fourth-graders-flip-the-switch-to-turn-their-classroom-solar/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Peninsula College Gets $2 Million Energy Upgrade Grant (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20130625/news/306259992/peninsula-college-gets-2-million-upgrade-grant

Five Easy Ways to Lower Your Electric Bill This Summer (Business Insider)

http://www.businessinsider.com/lower-your-electric-bill-this-summer-2013-6

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

How Shale Gas Can Slow Global Climate Change (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0625/How-shale-gas-can-slow-global-climate-change

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Solar Boat Harnessed for Research (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/25/science/solar-boat-harnessed-for-research.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Seattle - Gigabit Squared Rolls Out Residential Prices for Ultra High-Speed Internet (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2013/06/gigabit-squared-announces-prices-for.html

Oregonians Testing Intel's TV Cable Slayer (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2013/06/oregonians-testing-intels-tv-cable.html

Seattle Fines Comcast – Twice - For Being So Bad at Customer Service (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2013/06/25/seattle-fines-comcast-twice-for-being-so-bad-at-customer-service/

BlackBerry Concedes Defeat, Debuts Android, iPhone Systems (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2013/06/blackberry-concedes-defeat-debuts.html

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Dominion Virginia Power Voted Top Utility for Social Media Use (Morningstar – 31,000 FB likes, 6 million customers for a ratio of .52%)

http://news.morningstar.com/all/pr-news-wire/20130624NE37151/dominion-virginia-power-voted-top-utility-for-social-media-use.aspx

OUCH! Alex Rodriguez Joins Twitter, Opens the Gates of Trolling Hell (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2013/06/25/alex-rodriguez-twitter-haterade/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Ex-Senator: Benton's Complaint over Profanity 'Height of Hypocrisy' (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/jun/24/ex-senator-bentons-complaint-over-profanity-height/

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Governor Says Budget Deal ‘Imminent’ (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2013/06/24/a-breakthrough-moment-inslee-says-budget-deal-imminent/

Recall Election: Embattled Pacific Mayor May Soon Learn His Fate (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Recall-election-Embattled-Pacific-mayor-may-soon-learn-his-fate-212928491.html

The Oregonian: Going the Way of All Newspapers? The Portland paper is cutting print staff in favor of the paper's weakest link: its web site (Crosscut Seattle, WA)

http://crosscut.com/2013/06/23/media/115134/oregonians-cutbacks-newspapers-layoffs-delivery/

Port Townsend High School Retires Controversial Mascot (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=11&sid=2302569

DIVERSIONS

Couple Orders Tie from Banana Republic, Gets Folders Full of Sensitive Employee Info Instead

http://consumerist.com/2013/06/21/couple-orders-tie-from-banana-republic-gets-folders-full-of-sensitive-employee-info-instead/

Bobby (Blue) Bland, Soul and Blues Balladeer, Dies at 83

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/25/arts/music/bobby-blue-bland-soul-and-blues-balladeer-dies-at-83.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Museum Can't Explain Why Ancient Statue Suddenly Started Spinning

http://gawker.com/museum-cant-explain-why-ancient-statue-suddenly-starte-558100574

At the Corner of Klingon & Romulan Courts In Suburban Sacramento

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/corner-klingon-romulan-courts-suburban-sacramento-165058276.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Bobby Blue Band- Goin’ Down Slow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyg4sdcodFQ

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