Energy News Digest for June 11, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Cowlitz PUD Commissioners Consider Pulling Plug on Marijuana Businesses (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/cowlitz-pud-commissioners-consider-pulling-plug-on-marijuana-businesses/article_9c5cec8a-f10e-11e3-8a36-001a4bcf887a.html

King County, WA: Eastside Neighbors Fight Plans for High Voltage Power Lines (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2541630/Eastside-neighbors-fight-plans-for-high-voltage-power-lines

Salmon Flows through Mid-Columbia Dams Normal Despite Lower River Levels (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://pro.kpq-am.tritonflex.com/common/more.php?m=15&r=1&item_id=13441

Western Governors' Views on Proposed Power Plant Rules from EPA (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/science/news/articles/2014/06/10/western-governors-views-on-proposed-epa-rules

FCC Chair Wants to Eliminate Protectionist State Broadband Laws (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Wheeler-Wants-to-Eliminate-Protectionist-State-Broadband-Laws-129297

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Cowlitz PUD Commissioners Consider Pulling Plug on Marijuana Businesses
• King County, WA: Eastside Neighbors Fight Plans for High Voltage Power Lines
• Columbia Falls Aluminum: Montana’s U-S Senator Asks Glencore about Its Intentions
• Online Daily Power Consumption Tracking Available to All Cowlitz PUD Customers
• Google Said to Plan Energy Push with Tools for Utilities
• American Public Power Association, Others Voice Support for Draft Cybersecurity Bill in Senate
• Chile Rejects Divisive Dam Project in Patagonia
• Sun Unleashes Two Huge Solar Flares. How Will They Affect Us?
• Salmon Flows through Mid-Columbia Dams Normal Despite Lower River Levels
• Not Much Refuge in Klamath Basin for Migratory Birds
• Some BPA Funding - Helicopter Hoists Trees from Park Project in South Eugene
• U-S Lawmakers Take Aim at Trophy Deer Trade
• Dow, Nature Conservancy Want to Use Trees, Reforested Land to Clean Industrial Air Pollution
• Here’s How California Could Fix Its Drought-Time Water Woes
• 'Carpets' & 'Pillows': Two New Wave Energy Projects Planned for Oregon
• Ocean Power Technologies Terminates CEO Dunleavy ‘For Cause’
• June 15: Celebrate Global Wind Day with American Wind Energy Association
• Western Governors' Views on Proposed Power Plant Rules from EPA
• Is This Odd-Looking Wind Turbine the Most Efficient You Can Buy?
• FCC Chair Wants to Eliminate Protectionist State Broadband Laws
• FCC Chief Plans Action on Wi-Fi in Schools
• CenturyLink Closing 160-Employee Seattle Call Center
• Integra Lands California Bandwidth Contract
• Google Fiber Hiring 'Community Impact Managers' in Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham
• HP Invented a New Computer That Could Make Data Centers Obsolete
• Here's Why You're About to Lose YouTube Subscribers
• The Good News is More People Are Reading the News, The Hard Part Is Figuring out How to Pay for It
• Your New Boss is Going to Google You - Make Sure She Likes What She Sees
• Google Just Bought a Swarm of Satellites to Make Maps Way Better
• Republican Congressman Eric Cantor Succumbs to Tea Party Challenger Tuesday
• Troutdale, Oregon: Freshman Emilio Hoffman Killed in School Shooting
• Oregon: Nation Turns to Social Media to Show Support for Reynolds High School
• Stubborn Oregon, Washington Gas Prices Not Dropping as Summer Approaches 
• Lawsuit Filed over Centralia Pot Store Ban
• Fourteen Olympic National Park Hikes 2014
• Anchor Pulled from Inlet Might Be from 1792 Voyage

WORD OF THE DAY

Frisson ● (free-SONE) ● Noun - A sudden strong feeling or emotion.

“Easy Fred,” urged the attorney to his nervous client. “It’s the coffee talking, not the frisson from the attractive juror in the front row.”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 11, 2014

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Cowlitz PUD Commissioners Consider Pulling Plug on Marijuana Businesses (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/cowlitz-pud-commissioners-consider-pulling-plug-on-marijuana-businesses/article_9c5cec8a-f10e-11e3-8a36-001a4bcf887a.html

King County, WA: Eastside Neighbors Fight Plans for High Voltage Power Lines (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2541630/Eastside-neighbors-fight-plans-for-high-voltage-power-lines

Columbia Falls Aluminum: Montana’s U-S Senator Asks Glencore about Its Intentions (Hungry Horse News, MT)

http://www.flatheadnewsgroup.com/hungryhorsenews/tester-asks-glencore-about-its-intentions/article_2de86768-f175-11e3-a6ee-001a4bcf887a.html

Online Daily Power Consumption Tracking Available to All Cowlitz PUD Customers (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/online-daily-power-consumption-tracking-available-to-all-pud-customers/article_0fd550f4-f0f5-11e3-a7c6-001a4bcf887a.html

Google Said to Plan Energy Push with Tools for Utilities (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-10/google-said-to-plan-energy-push-with-tools-for-utilities.html

American Public Power Association, Others Voice Support for Draft Cybersecurity Bill in Senate (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=270426&issueID=34875

Chile Rejects Divisive Dam Project in Patagonia (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2014/0610/Chile-rejects-divisive-dam-project-in-Patagonia

Sun Unleashes Two Huge Solar Flares. How Will They Affect Us? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0610/Sun-unleashes-two-huge-solar-flares.-How-will-they-affect-us

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon Flows through Mid-Columbia Dams Normal Despite Lower River Levels (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://pro.kpq-am.tritonflex.com/common/more.php?m=15&r=1&item_id=13441

Not Much Refuge in Klamath Basin for Migratory Birds (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/not-much-refuge-klamath-basin-migratory-birds

Some BPA Funding - Helicopter Hoists Trees from Park Project in South Eugene (KVAL-TV, Eugene, OR)

http://www.kval.com/news/local/Helicopter-hoists-trees-from-Ridgeline-park-project-in-south-Eugene-262567901.html

U-S Lawmakers Take Aim at Trophy Deer Trade (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/10/lawmakers-take-aim-at-trophy-deer-trade/10305021/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Dow, Nature Conservancy Want to Use Trees, Reforested Land to Clean Industrial Air Pollution (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/science/news/articles/2014/06/09/scientists-explore-using-trees-to-clean-pollution

Here’s How California Could Fix Its Drought-Time Water Woes (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/news/heres-how-california-could-fix-its-drought-time-water-woes/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

'Carpets' & 'Pillows': Two New Wave Energy Projects Planned for Oregon (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2014/06/carpets-and-pillows-2-new-wave-energy.html

Ocean Power Technologies Terminates CEO Dunleavy ‘For Cause’ (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-10/ocean-power-technologies-terminates-ceo-dunleavy-for-cause-.html

June 15: Celebrate Global Wind Day with American Wind Energy Association (REVE)

http://www.evwind.es/2014/06/10/celebrate-global-wind-day-with-awea/45816

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Western Governors' Views on Proposed Power Plant Rules from EPA (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/science/news/articles/2014/06/10/western-governors-views-on-proposed-epa-rules

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Is This Odd-Looking Wind Turbine the Most Efficient You Can Buy? (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/06/10/is-this-odd-looking-wind-turbine-the-most-efficient-you-can-buy/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Chair Wants to Eliminate Protectionist State Broadband Laws (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Wheeler-Wants-to-Eliminate-Protectionist-State-Broadband-Laws-129297

FCC Chief Plans Action on Wi-Fi in Schools (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/11/business/fcc-chief-plans-action-on-wi-fi-in-schools.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

CenturyLink Closing 160-Employee Seattle Call Center (Seattle Times – Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2023814603_centurylinkclosurexml.html?syndication=rss

Integra Lands California Bandwidth Contract (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2014/06/integra-lands-california-bandwidth-contract.html

Google Fiber Hiring 'Community Impact Managers' in Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham (Triangle Business Journal, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2014/06/10/google-fiber-is-hiring-community-impact-managers.html

HP Invented a New Computer That Could Make Data Centers Obsolete (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/hp-invented-a-new-computer-that-could-make-data-centers-1589212272

SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING

Here's Why You're About to Lose YouTube Subscribers (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/06/10/lose-youtube-subscribers/

The Good News is More People Are Reading the News, The Hard Part Is Figuring out How to Pay for It (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2014/06/10/the-good-news-is-more-people-are-reading-the-news-the-hard-part-is-figuring-out-how-to-pay-for-it/

Your New Boss is Going to Google You - Make Sure She Likes What She Sees (Washington Post, DC)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/your-new-boss-is-going-to-google-you-make-sure-she-likes-what-she-sees/2014/06/10/646124be-f09f-11e3-9ebc-2ee6f81ed217_story.html?wprss=rss_business

Google Just Bought a Swarm of Satellites to Make Maps Way Better (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/google-just-bought-a-swarm-of-satellites-to-make-maps-w-1588777966

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Republican Congressman Eric Cantor Succumbs to Tea Party Challenger Tuesday (Washington Post, DC)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/eric-cantor-faces-tea-party-challenge-tuesday/2014/06/10/17da5d20-f092-11e3-bf76-447a5df6411f_story.html?wprss=rss_congress

GENERAL NEWS

Troutdale, Oregon: Freshman Emilio Hoffman Killed in School Shooting (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Victim-in-Reynolds-high-school-shooting-IDd-Emilio-Hoffman-262612161.html

Oregon: Nation Turns to Social Media to Show Support for Reynolds High School (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/blog/newsblog/nation-turns-to-social-media-to-show-support-for-reynolds-high-school/

Stubborn Oregon, Washington Gas Prices Not Dropping as Summer Approaches (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2014/06/oregon_washington_gas_prices_r.html

Lawsuit Filed over Centralia Pot Store Ban (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Lawsuit-filed-over-Centralia-pot-store-ban-262638921.html

Fourteen Olympic National Park Hikes 2014 (Exotic Hikes)

http://exotichikes.com/14-olympic-national-park-hikes-for-new-years-day-2014/

Anchor Pulled from Inlet Might Be from 1792 Voyage (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Anchor-pulled-from-inlet-might-be-from-1792-voyage-5542051.php

DIVERSIONS

Pacific Northwest Traveling Hedgehog Becoming Internet Sensation

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2536273/Northwest-traveling-hedgehog-becoming-Internet-sensation

Waffle House Sort of Sorry for Refunding Waitress’s $1,000 Tip

http://consumerist.com/2014/06/11/waffle-house-sort-of-sorry-for-refunding-waitresss-1000-tip/

California Mayor Caught on Camera Throwing Bag of Dog Poop on Neighbor’s Property

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/california-mayor-caught-on-camera-throwing-bag-of-dog-poop-on-neighbor%E2%80%99s-property-215158479.html

Washington Couple Melted Used Ammo for Scrap Metal

http://news.yahoo.com/washington-couple-melted-used-ammo-scrap-metal-133225314.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Elton John - Feel Like a Bullet

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

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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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 10, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Klamath River Basin: Congress Considers Largest Dam Removal in U-S History (High Country News)

https://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/as-congress-considers-water-rights-and-dam-removal-a-klamath-river-primer

Salmon Make Way around Cracked Columbia River Dam (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Salmon-make-way-around-cracked-Columbia-River-dam-262527581.html

Montana: Half of NorthWest Energy Will Be Renewable Power if Dam Deal is Approved (KAJ-TV, Kalispell, MT)

http://www.kaj18.com/news/half-of-nw-energy-will-be-renewable-power-if-dam-deal-is-approved/

Feds Fund Upper Deschutes Climate Change Study (Blue Mountain Eagle, John Day, OR)

http://www.bluemountaineagle.com/feds-fund-upper-deschutes-climate-change-study-publish2_ap_ea1628184b103b444d0148949d4bebb5#.U5ceYihwW5I

Little Progress on Finding Idaho’s Missing Broadband Funds (Associated Press)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/06/09/6470416/little-progress-on-finding-missing.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Klamath River Basin: Congress Considers Largest Dam Removal in U-S History
• Montana: Half of NorthWest Energy Will Be Renewable Power if Dam Deal is Approved
• PPL Corp. Spinning Off Much of Its Electricity Generation Business, News Release Says
• Ack!: Avista Replacing Transformers with Toxic PCBs
• Better Headline: Avista Replacing Transformers to Eliminate PCBs
• Deal to Sell Municipal Utility in Vero Beach, Florida, Appears to be All But Dead
• Should Utility Companies Be More Like Broadband Providers?
• United Kingdom: Big Energy Firms’ Prices Challenged by Ofgem
• Salmon Make Way around Cracked Columbia River Dam
• Tribes to Fish Three More Days in Columbia Gorge
• Cut the Carp: Turning around Malheur Refuge One Carp Carcass at a Time
• One Part Habitat Restoration, One Part Classroom
• British Columbia: Paying Farmers to Maintain Streamside Vegetation One Way to Protect Fraser Valley Fish Streams
• Obama Signs $12.3 Billion Water Projects Bill
• Includes Willamette River Floodplain: 34 Projects Authorized by Water Legislation
• Oregon Looks at Adding More Renewable Investments to State’s Portfolio
• SoloPower Systems ‘Close’ to Funding Deal, Oregon Officials Say, Despite Missing Loan Payment
• Landmark Legislation Could Put Geothermal Back on Track for California
• New Program Solves the Stranded Solar Meter Problem for California Farms
• California: Greenleaf Power Secures $100 Million to Buy More Biomass Plants
• When the Wind Doesn’t Blow
• Energy from Wind Turbines Actually Less Than Estimated?
• Orcas Power & Light Passes $46,230 in Bonneville Power Administration Rebates on to Friday Harbor Labs
• Honeywell Finally Has a Thermostat That Can Compete With Nest
• Feds Fund Upper Deschutes Climate Change Study
• Calgary Billboard Blames Sun for Climate Change, Not Humanity
• Three Portland Neighborhoods Selected for Deep Sustainability Work
• Little Progress on Finding Idaho’s Missing Broadband Funds
• Netflix’s Formal Response to Verizon’s Cease-And-Desist Is another Boatload of Snark
• Netflix Speeds on Verizon Do Not Improve Even After Agreeing to Pay Up
• Cisco: Broadband Providers Should Not Treat All Bits the Same
• Web Hosting Company GoDaddy Files for Initial Public Offering
• How to Boost Home Wi-Fi for PCs & More
• Facebook, Twitter Brace for World Cup Fever
• Facebook Accidentally Launches Snapchat Rival App Slingshot Early, Yanks It
• Pot Advertising Creating a Buzz in Port Angeles
• The Art of the Awkward Photo Opportunity
• More Mystical Secrets of Retail Price Codes
• Armed Woman Causes Shelton School Lockdown, Street Closures
• Two Bulls Wildfire near Bend is 25 Percent Contained, Not Expected to Grow
• Wildfire Sparks Amazing Wedding Photo in Oregon
• Vegas Killer Had Extensive Criminal History in Tri-Cities
• SeaTac Business Adds ‘Living Wage Surcharge’ after Minimum Wage Hike
• Washington Is America’s No. 1 State to Make a Living: Forbes
• Eagle Targeting Family Pets along Willamette River

WORD OF THE DAY

Orthography • \or-THAH-gruh-fee\ • Noun - 1a: the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage, b: the representation of the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols, 2: a part of language study that deals with letters & spelling.

English orthography wasn’t standardized in medieval times, so words often had many different spellings.

“It’s a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word!”  -- Andrew Jackson.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 10, 2014

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Klamath River Basin: Congress Considers Largest Dam Removal in U-S History (High Country News)

https://www.hcn.org/blogs/goat/as-congress-considers-water-rights-and-dam-removal-a-klamath-river-primer

Montana: Half of NorthWest Energy Will Be Renewable Power if Dam Deal is Approved (KAJ-TV, Kalispell, MT)

http://www.kaj18.com/news/half-of-nw-energy-will-be-renewable-power-if-dam-deal-is-approved/

PPL Corp. Spinning Off Much of Its Electricity Generation Business, News Release Says (Lehigh Valley Express Times, PA)

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/breaking-news/index.ssf/2014/06/ppl_corp_spinning_off_much_of.html

Ack!: Avista Replacing Transformers with Toxic PCBs (Bellingham Herald, WA – No Kidding, this is the real headline)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/06/10/3690353/avista-replacing-transformers.html

Better Headline: Avista Replacing Transformers to Eliminate PCBs (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jun/10/avista-replacing-transformers-to-eliminate-pcbs/

Deal to Sell Municipal Utility in Vero Beach, Florida, Appears to be All But Dead (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=269951&issueID=34874

Should Utility Companies Be More Like Broadband Providers? (GreenTech Media)

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/should-utility-companies-be-more-like-broadband-providers

United Kingdom: Big Energy Firms’ Prices Challenged by Ofgem “…companies should explain…why falling wholesale prices have not been passed on to household bills…” (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-27781634

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon Make Way around Cracked Columbia River Dam (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Salmon-make-way-around-cracked-Columbia-River-dam-262527581.html

Tribes to Fish Three More Days in Columbia Gorge (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jun/09/outdoors-tribes-fish-three-more-days/

Cut the Carp: Turning around Malheur Refuge One Carp Carcass at a Time (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/cut-carp-turning-around-malheur-refuge-one-carp-carcass-time

One Part Habitat Restoration, One Part Classroom (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/One-part-habitat-restoration-one-part-classroom.aspx

British Columbia: Paying Farmers to Maintain Streamside Vegetation One Way to Protect Fraser Valley Fish Streams (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Paying+farmers+maintain+streamside+vegetation+good+protect/9922667/story.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Obama Signs $12.3 Billion Water Projects Bill (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/obama-signs-12-3-billion-water-projects-bill-152633126--politics.html

Includes Willamette River Floodplain: 34 Projects Authorized by Water Legislation (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/06/10/3012540/34-projects-authorized-by-water.html

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon Looks at Adding More Renewable Investments to State’s Portfolio (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2014/06/oregon-looks-at-adding-more-renewable-investments.html

SoloPower Systems ‘Close’ to Funding Deal, Oregon Officials Say, Despite Missing Loan Payment (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/06/solopower_systems_close_to_funding_deal_officials_say_despite_missing_loan_payment.html

Landmark Legislation Could Put Geothermal Back on Track for California (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/06/landmark-legislation-could-put-geothermal-back-on-track-for-california?cmpid=rss

New Program Solves the Stranded Solar Meter Problem for California Farms (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2014/06/new-program-solves-the-stranded-solar-meter-problem-for-california-farms?cmpid=rss

California: Greenleaf Power Secures $100 Million to Buy More Biomass Plants (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2014/06/10/greenleaf-power-secures-100m-to-buy-more-biomass.html

When the Wind Doesn’t Blow (The Energy Collective – 40% capacity factor? Really?)

http://theenergycollective.com/robertrapier/397011/when-wind-doesn-t-blow

Energy from Wind Turbines Actually Less Than Estimated? (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/willem-post/169521/wind-turbine-energy-capacity-less-estimated

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Orcas Power & Light Passes $46,230 in Bonneville Power Administration Rebates on to Friday Harbor Labs (San Juan Islander, Friday Harbor, WA)

http://www.sanjuanislander.com/island-newshome/more/opalco/9402-opalco-passes-46230-in-bpa-rebates-onto-friday-harbor-labs

Honeywell Finally Has a Thermostat That Can Compete With Nest (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/06/10/honeywell-lyric-thermostat-smart/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Feds Fund Upper Deschutes Climate Change Study (Blue Mountain Eagle, John Day, OR)

http://www.bluemountaineagle.com/feds-fund-upper-deschutes-climate-change-study-publish2_ap_ea1628184b103b444d0148949d4bebb5#.U5ceYihwW5I

Calgary Billboard Blames Sun for Climate Change, Not Humanity (Yahoo! News, Canada)

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/calgary-billboard-blames-sun-climate-change-not-humanity-154657243.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Three Portland Neighborhoods Selected for Deep Sustainability Work (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2014/06/3-portland-neighborhoods-selected-for.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Little Progress on Finding Idaho’s Missing Broadband Funds (Associated Press)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/06/09/6470416/little-progress-on-finding-missing.html

Netflix’s Formal Response to Verizon’s Cease-And-Desist Is another Boatload of Snark (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/06/09/netflixs-formal-response-to-verizons-cease-and-desist-is-another-boatload-of-snark/?wprss=rss_technology&clsrd

Netflix Speeds on Verizon Do Not Improve Even After Agreeing to Pay Up (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/06/09/netflix-speeds-on-verizon-do-not-improve-even-after-agreeing-to-pay-up/

Cisco: Broadband Providers Should Not Treat All Bits the Same (PC World)

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2361780/cisco-broadband-providers-should-not-treat-all-bits-the-same.html

Web Hosting Company GoDaddy Files for Initial Public Offering (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Web-hosting-company-GoDaddy-files-for-IPO-5539794.php

How to Boost Home Wi-Fi for PCs & More (Northwest Cable News)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/How-to-boost-home-WiFi-262113411.html

SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING

Facebook, Twitter Brace for World Cup Fever (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/facebook-twitter-brace-world-cup-fever-123209800.html

Facebook Accidentally Launches Snapchat Rival App Slingshot Early, Yanks It (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/06/10/facebook-accidentally-launches-snapchat-rival-app-slingshot-early-yanks-it/

Pot Advertising Creating a Buzz in Port Angeles (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Pot-advertising-creating-a-buzz-in-Port-Angeles-262452891.html

The Art of the Awkward Photo Opportunity (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27778459

More Mystical Secrets of Retail Price Codes (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/06/06/more-mystical-secrets-of-retail-price-codes/

GENERAL NEWS

Armed Woman Causes Shelton School Lockdown, Street Closures (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/15826-armed-woman-causes-school-lockdown

Two Bulls Wildfire near Bend is 25 Percent Contained, Not Expected to Grow (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/06/two_bulls_wildfire_fire_is_25.html

Wildfire Sparks Amazing Wedding Photo in Oregon (Associated Press)

https://news.yahoo.com/wildfire-sparks-amazing-wedding-photo-oregon-131449989.html

Vegas Killer Had Extensive Criminal History in Tri-Cities (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/06/09/3011922/vegas-killer-had-extensive-criminal.html

SeaTac Business Adds ‘Living Wage Surcharge’ after Minimum Wage Hike (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Company-adds-living-wage-surcharge-after-minimum-wage-increase--262466051.html

Washington Is America’s No. 1 State to Make a Living: Forbes (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/06/09/washington-is-americas-no-1-state-to-make-a-living-forbes/

Eagle Targeting Family Pets along Willamette River (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Young-Bald-eagle-targeting-family-pets-along-Willamette-river-in-Lake-Oswego-262478001.html

DIVERSIONS

German Museum Shows Live Replica of Van Gogh’s Ear

http://news.yahoo.com/german-museum-shows-live-replica-van-goghs-ear-161607421.html

No, a Paris Bridge Did Not Collapse Under the Weight of Its Love Locks

http://gizmodo.com/no-a-paris-bridge-did-not-collapse-under-the-weight-of-1588157318

That’ll Do Pig - Pet Pig Saves Family from Fire

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/national/pet-pig-saves-family-fire/ngHrk/

Seven Buildings That Look Exactly Like What Happens Inside

http://gizmodo.com/7-buildings-that-look-exactly-like-what-happens-inside-1586663567

SONG OF THE DAY

Don McClean – Vincent

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

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 9, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Environmental Protection Agency Agrees to Temporary Pesticide Buffers to Protect Salmon (Associated Press)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140609/news/306099989/environmental-protection-agency-agrees-to-temporary-pesticide-buffers

Mason PUD 3 Restores Electricity on Tahuya Peninsula after Moving High Voltage Power Pole Affected by Highway 3 Project (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1395

Oregon: Evacuations Eased in Bend Wildfire, 2,000 Homes Still at Risk (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/bend-wildfire-deschutes-two-bulls-262364131.html

Oregon: Extension Granted for La Pine Biomass Project (Bend Bulletin, OR)

http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/2139574-151/extension-granted-for-la-pine-biomass-project

Valley Cities Turn to Utility Rates to Balance Budgets (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/2221404-8/valley-cities-turn-to-utility-rates-to-balance

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Mason PUD 3 Restores Electricity on Tahuya Peninsula after Moving High Voltage Power Pole Affected by Highway 3 Project
• Crews Repair Transmission Lines after Washington Wildfire
• Tribes Worry about Chelan PUD’s Work at Pinnacles Park
• Financial Advisor Recommends against Divesting Tennessee Valley Authority
• Canada: Hydro Imports - When Will the Bulb Go on for Ontario & Quebec?
• Two Killed in Kosovo Power Station Blast near Pristina
• Environmental Protection Agency Agrees to Temporary Pesticide Buffers to Protect Salmon
• Migrating Juvenile Sockeye in Mid-Columbia Showing High Descaling Rates; Solutions Hard to Come By
• Pikeminnow Predators - A Fishing Trip That Pays for Itself
• Valley Cities Turn to Utility Rates to Balance Budgets
• Editorial: Victoria Sewage Creates New Stink
• Not a Drop to Drink: Syrian Shortages Feed Black Market for Water
• Oregon: Extension Granted for La Pine Biomass Project
• California: State Bill Could Nix Possible Arcata Alternative Energy Program
• Open House Puts Solar Technology to the Test
• Why Buffett, Apple, Google Love Solar Power
• Colorado: Energy-Efficiency Could Be within Your Means
• EPA Proposes Limits on Carbon Dioxide from Power Plants: What It Means for the Pacific Northwest
• States Testing Obama's Carbon Limits
• Carbon Emissions Standards Delayed for Coal-Fired Plants on Reservation Land
• Planned Coal-Power Closings Won't Cut Carbon Dioxide Much
• Aussie Leader Seeks to Counter Obama on Climate Change
• 'Organic' Isn't Clean & It Isn't Toxin-Free
• Here’s a New Way to Keep Cattle Burps from Toasting the Planet
• ‘A Soup of Misery’: Over Half of People Say They’d Abandon Their Cable Company, If Only They Could
• Broadband Shouldn’t Be Like Cable TV - Why Consumers Should Care About Peering
• Without Net Neutrality, ISPs Would Destroy U-S Broadband Speeds
• The Internet of Things Isn’t about Things - It’s about Cheap Data
• Better Business Bureau: Austin Company's Bitcoin Mining Machines Don't Live Up to Promises
• Facebook's New Listening Feature an Invasion of Privacy?
• Smile & Make Someone Happy is Sacramento Woman’s Goal
• Oregon: Evacuations Eased in Bend Wildfire, 2,000 Homes Still at Risk
• Fire Danger High - 'Red Flag Warning' Issued for Parts of Central Washington State
• One Dead, another Critically Injured in Crash with Power Pole
• Seattle Pacific University Hero Jon Meis Requests 'Hate Be Met with Love,' Donations go to Victims
• Where Will Legal Marijuana Stash Its Cash?
• Uncertainty Dominates New Hemp Market
• Judge Approves Sales of Pettit Oil's Remaining Assets
• Seahawks' Richard Sherman is 'Madden 15' Cover Boy

WORD OF THE DAY

Totem ● \TOE-tum\ ● Noun - 1: an animal or plant serving as the emblem of a family or clan; also: a representation of such an object 2: a revered emblem or symbol: a person or thing that represents an idea.

If Seattle gets a National Hockey League franchise, I vote that they use the old “Seattle Totems” name. Emblematic of a region, emblematic of a city. Got Totems!

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 9, 2014

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Mason PUD 3 Restores Electricity on Tahuya Peninsula after Moving High Voltage Power Pole Affected by Highway 3 Project (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1395

Crews Repair Transmission Lines after Washington Wildfire (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Crews-repair-transmission-lines-after-Washington-wildfire.aspx

Tribes Worry about Chelan PUD’s Work at Pinnacles Park (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jun/08/tribes-worry-about-puds-work-at-pinnacles-park/

Financial Advisor Recommends against Divesting Tennessee Valley Authority (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=269950&issueID=34873

Canada: Hydro Imports - When Will the Bulb Go on for Ontario & Quebec? (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/when-will-the-hydro-bulb-go-on-for-ontario-quebec/article19011993/

Two Killed in Kosovo Power Station Blast near Pristina (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27734312

FISH & WILDLIFE

Environmental Protection Agency Agrees to Temporary Pesticide Buffers to Protect Salmon (Associated Press)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140609/news/306099989/environmental-protection-agency-agrees-to-temporary-pesticide-buffers

Migrating Juvenile Sockeye in Mid-Columbia Showing High Descaling Rates; Solutions Hard to Come By (Columba Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/431019.aspx

Pikeminnow Predators - A Fishing Trip That Pays for Itself (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/06/06/3683487/a-fishing-trip-that-pays-for-itself.html?sp=/99/110/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Valley Cities Turn to Utility Rates to Balance Budgets (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/2221404-8/valley-cities-turn-to-utility-rates-to-balance

Editorial: Victoria Sewage Creates New Stink (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://seattletimes.com/html/editorials/2023787772_victoriasewageeditxml.html

Not a Drop to Drink: Syrian Shortages Feed Black Market for Water (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2014/0609/Not-a-drop-to-drink-Syrian-shortages-feed-black-market-for-water

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon: Extension Granted for La Pine Biomass Project (Bend Bulletin, OR)

http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/2139574-151/extension-granted-for-la-pine-biomass-project

California: State Bill Could Nix Possible Arcata Alternative Energy Program (Eureka Times-Standard, CA)

http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_25922917/state-bill-could-nix-possible-arcata-alternative-energy

Open House Puts Solar Technology to the Test (KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/25721014/open-house-puts-solar-technology-to-the-test

Why Buffett, Apple, Google Love Solar Power (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/06/08/warren-buffett-apple-mojave-desert/10067283/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Colorado: Energy-Efficiency Could Be within Your Means - Sustainable homes growing popular with homebuilders, buyers (Durango Herald, CO)

http://durangoherald.com/article/20140607/NEWS04/140609675/0/A/Energy-efficiency-could-be-within-your-means

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

EPA Proposes Limits on Carbon Dioxide from Power Plants: What It Means for the Pacific Northwest (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2014/06/epa-111d-proposes-limits-on-carbon-dioxide-from-power-plants-what-it-means-for-the-pacific-northwest.html

States Testing Obama's Carbon Limits (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2014/06/08/states-testing-obamas-carbon-limits/

Carbon Emissions Standards Delayed for Coal-Fired Plants on Reservation Land (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2014/06/carbon_emissions_standards_del.html

Planned Coal-Power Closings Won't Cut Carbon Dioxide Much (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/06/08/coal-plant-retirements-barely-cut-carbon-emissions/10008553/

Aussie Leader Seeks to Counter Obama on Climate Change (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/theoval/2014/06/09/obama-abbott-climate-change-thursday-meeting-white-house/10233427/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

'Organic' Isn't Clean & It Isn't Toxin-Free (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-06-06/organic-isn-t-clean-and-it-isn-t-toxin-free

Here’s a New Way to Keep Cattle Burps from Toasting the Planet (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/news/heres-a-new-way-to-keep-cattle-burps-from-toasting-the-planet/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

‘A Soup of Misery’: Over Half of People Say They’d Abandon Their Cable Company, If Only They Could (Washington Post, DC)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/06/06/a-soup-of-misery-over-half-of-people-say-theyd-abandon-their-cable-company-if-only-they-could/?wprss=rss_technology

Broadband Shouldn’t Be Like Cable TV - Why Consumers Should Care About Peering (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2014/06/07/broadband-shouldnt-be-like-cable-tv-why-consumers-should-care-about-peering/

Without Net Neutrality, ISPs Would Destroy U-S Broadband Speeds (NetworkWorld)

http://www.networkworld.com/article/2226963/data-center/without-net-neutrality--isps-would-destroy-u-s--broadband-speeds.html

The Internet of Things Isn’t about Things. It’s about Cheap Data. (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2014/06/09/the-internet-of-things-isnt-about-things-its-about-cheap-data/

Better Business Bureau: Austin Company's Bitcoin Mining Machines Don't Live Up to Promises (Austin Business Journal, TX)

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/blog/techflash/2014/06/bbb-austin-companys-bitcoin-mining-machines-dont.html

SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING

Facebook's New Listening Feature an Invasion of Privacy? (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/25712568/facebooks-new-listening-feature-an-invasion-of-privacy

Smile & Make Someone Happy is Sacramento Woman’s Goal (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/06/08/6466261/smile-and-make-someone-happy-is.html

GENERAL NEWS

Oregon: Evacuations Eased in Bend Wildfire, 2,000 Homes Still at Risk (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/bend-wildfire-deschutes-two-bulls-262364131.html

Fire Danger High - 'Red Flag Warning' Issued for Parts of Central Washington State (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Red-flag-warning-issued-for-parts-of-Central-Wash-262397471.html

One Dead, another Critically Injured in Crash with Power Pole (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/1-dead-1-critically-injured-in-crash-with-power-pole-262299891.html

Seattle Pacific University Hero Jon Meis Requests 'Hate Be Met with Love,' Donations go to Victims (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2540661/SPU-hero-Jon-Meis-requests-hate-be-met-with-love-donations-go-to-victims

Where Will Legal Marijuana Stash Its Cash? (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jun/08/where-will-legal-marijuana-industry-stash-its-cash/

Uncertainty Dominates New Hemp Market (Associated Press)

http://www.katu.com/news/national/Uncertainty-dominates-new-hemp-market-262234121.html

Judge Approves Sales of Pettit Oil's Remaining Assets (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140608/NEWS/306089991/judge-approves-sales-of-pettit-oils-remaining-assets

Seahawks' Richard Sherman is 'Madden 15' Cover Boy (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2014/06/seahawks-richard-sherman-is-madden-15-coverboy.html

DIVERSIONS

Whiskey Shortage Possible with Soaring Demand

http://www.usnews.com/news/newsgram/articles/2014/06/06/whiskey-shortage-possible-with-soaring-demand

The Soylent Revolution Will Not Be Pleasurable

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/29/technology/personaltech/the-soylent-revolution-will-not-be-pleasurable.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Thousands of Naked Bicyclists Stage Festive Portland Protest Ride

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/08/us-usa-oregon-nakedbikeride-idUSKBN0EJ04K20140608

Car with Smashed Windows another Example of Why You Don’t Park in Front of Fire Hydrants

http://consumerist.com/2014/06/09/car-with-smashed-windows-yet-another-example-of-why-you-dont-park-in-front-of-fire-hydrants/

SONG OF THE DAY

Fredric Myrow - Soylent Green Opening Theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DlZD3003jk

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.