Energy News Digest for June 13, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Corps Plans to Kill Nearly 16,000 Cormorants Nesting in Columbia River (Jefferson Public Radio, Ashland, OR)

http://ijpr.org/post/corps-plans-kill-nearly-16000-cormorants-nesting-columbia-river

Washington State Governor Issues Oil Train Directive (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jun/12/inslee-issues-oil-train-directive/

Inslee Urges Movement on Victoria Sewage, Gets Soft Squishy Answer (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/06/12/inslee-urges-movement-on-victoria-sewage-gets-soft-squishy-answer/

With Google Fiber on the Horizon, Portland Weighs Process for Placement of Utility Cabinets (Oregonian, Portland)

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

Amazon Launches Prime Music Streaming Service without Fanfare (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Amazon-launches-Prime-Music-streaming-service-without-fanfare-262870861.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Washington State Governor Issues Oil Train Directive
• 12,000 without Power across Portland Region Thursday Night
• Pacific Power to Credit Customers about $45 - Flap over Renewable Energy Credits
• Grays Harbor PUD Approves Harbor Paper Wastewater Demolition Contract
• Scam Artists Pose as Grant PUD, Threaten to Cut Power
• Idaho: Fitch Affirms Boise Kuna Irrigation District’s Arrowrock Hydroelectric Project Bonds at 'A-'
• FERC to Appeal Ruling on Energy Saving Incentives
• Kentucky: Historic Marker Going Up in Cave City on the Importance of Rural Electrification in Region
• Eleven Maps That Explain the U-S Energy System
• U-S Department of Energy’s No. 2 is a Rocker & 'Jeopardy' Star, But Shies from the Public Eye
• Ghana Ensures World Cup on TV by Slowing Power to Smelter
• Corps Plans to Kill Nearly 16,000 Cormorants Nesting in Columbia River
• Inslee Urges Movement on Victoria Sewage, Gets Soft Squishy Answer
• With Data & Resolve, Tacoma Fights Pollution
• Most Water Utilities Are in the Red, Study Finds
• Report: 'Clean' Energy Could Bring 4,000 Montana Jobs
• Wind Power on Tap to Help Texas Meet Carbon Reduction Goals
• Airrow Heating & Sheet Metal Named 2014 Installer of the Year
• Republicans to Try to Block Funds for EPA Emissions Rules
• Next Frontiers in Climate Litigation: Adaptation & Ocean Acidification
• State-by-State Temperature Map: Red-Hot Out West
• How to Land a Green Job in Oregon
• Is The Nation’s 'Greenest' Utility Green Enough? Boulder Says No
• Germans Spend Vacations at Wind Farms & Solar Arrays Because, Duh, They’re Germans
• With Google Fiber on the Horizon, Portland Weighs Process for Placement of Utility Cabinets
• Seattle, the New Center of a Tech Boom
• Comcast Wants You to Share Your Internet Access with Other Customers
• FCC Should Focus Broadband Internet Improvements on Rural Communities
• Colorado: Boulder Seeks Authority to Create Citywide Broadband Network
• CenturyLink Tries to Derail Australian Funding for Utah's Utopia
• AT&T, DirecTV Merger Could Make It Harder to Cut the Cord
• Wireless Companies Put up More 'Stealth' Towers
• Amazon Launches Prime Music Streaming Service without Fanfare
• Comcast to Test Its YouTube Competitor by the End of the Year
• Millions of Spam Text Messages Lead to $4.2 Million Fine
• Facebook: Making Ads Better & Giving You More Control
• Why a Northern California Tribe Spent Millions on an Anti-Redskins Ad during the NBA Finals
• Here Are the Year's Best Photos Taken by the Humble iPhone
• Washington Supreme Court Orders ‘Washington State’ to Contempt Hearing
• Mason County 2014 Candidates Forum June 17
• Reward Increased to $14,500 in Wildfire near Bend
• Port Angles Mans Gets 29 Months in Prison for Bulldozer Rampage; Power Outage
• Former Nike Employee Fired after Letting Son, Others into Campus Gym Loses $27 Million Lawsuit
• Tent Caterpillars Invading Washington Side of the Columbia, Too
• Jean Enersen Stepping Down from KING/5 Anchor Desk

WORD OF THE DAY

Freegan • \FREE-gun\ • Noun - An activist who scavenges for free food (as in waste receptacles at stores and restaurants) as a means of reducing consumption of resources

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 13, 2014

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Washington State Governor Issues Oil Train Directive (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jun/12/inslee-issues-oil-train-directive/

12,000 without Power across Portland Region Thursday Night (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/Almost-12K-without-power-across-region-262960081.html

Pacific Power to Credit Customers about $45 - Flap over Renewable Energy Credits (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/2256771-8/pacific-power-to-credit-customers-about-45

Grays Harbor PUD Approves Harbor Paper Wastewater Demolition Contract (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kxro.wordpress.com/2014/06/12/pud-approves-harbor-paper-waste-water-demolition-contract/

Scam Artists Pose as Grant PUD, Threaten to Cut Power (Ifiber One News, Ephrata, WA)

http://www.ifiberone.com/news/fraud-alert-scam-artists-pose-as-grant-pud-threaten-to/article_9ca07a44-f1b9-11e3-8da1-001a4bcf6878.html

Idaho: Fitch Affirms Boise Kuna Irrigation District’s Arrowrock Hydroelectric Project Bonds at 'A-' (Herald Onliner)

http://www.heraldonline.com/2014/06/12/6052986/fitch-affirms-boise-kuna-irrigation.html?sp=/100/773/385/

FERC to Appeal Ruling on Energy Saving Incentives (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/208998-ferc-to-appeal-ruling-on-energy-saving-incentives

Kentucky: Historic Marker Going Up in Cave City on the Importance of Rural Electrification in Region (Kentucky Forward)

http://www.kyforward.com/our-government/2014/06/12/historic-marker-going-up-in-cave-city-on-the-importance-of-rural-electrification-in-region/

Eleven Maps That Explain the U-S Energy System (Vox)

http://www.vox.com/2014/6/12/5803998/the-us-energy-system-in-11-maps

U-S Department of Energy’s No. 2 is a Rocker & 'Jeopardy' Star, But Shies from the Public Eye (E&E Publishing)

http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060001118

Ghana Ensures World Cup on TV by Slowing Power to Smelter (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-11/ghana-ensures-world-cup-on-tv-by-slowing-aluminum-smelter-power.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Corps Plans to Kill Nearly 16,000 Cormorants Nesting in Columbia River (Jefferson Public Radio, Ashland, OR)

http://ijpr.org/post/corps-plans-kill-nearly-16000-cormorants-nesting-columbia-river

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Inslee Urges Movement on Victoria Sewage, Gets Soft Squishy Answer (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/06/12/inslee-urges-movement-on-victoria-sewage-gets-soft-squishy-answer/

With Data & Resolve, Tacoma Fights Pollution (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/13/us/with-data-and-resolve-tacoma-fights-pollution.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Most Water Utilities Are in the Red, Study Finds (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/katherinetweed/397031/most-water-utilities-are-red-study-finds

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Report: 'Clean' Energy Could Bring 4,000 Montana Jobs (KBZK-TV, Bozeman, MT)

http://www.kbzk.com/news/report-clean-energy-could-bring-4-000-montana-jobs/

Wind Power on Tap to Help Texas Meet Carbon Reduction Goals (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/06/11/6474707/wind-power-on-tap-to-help-texas.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Airrow Heating & Sheet Metal Named 2014 Installer of the Year (Newport News-Times, OR)

http://www.newportnewstimes.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&story_id=44103&page=86

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Republicans to Try to Block Funds for EPA Emissions Rules (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-13/republicans-to-try-to-block-funds-for-epa-emissions-rules.html

Next Frontiers in Climate Litigation: Adaptation & Ocean Acidification (GTH Energy & Natural Resources Law Blog)

http://www.energynaturalresourceslaw.com/2014/06/next-frontiers-in-climate-litigation-adaptation-and-ocean-acidification.html

State-by-State Temperature Map: Red-Hot Out West (Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/06/state-climate-map-red-in-the-west-blue-in-the-midwest/372668/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

How to Land a Green Job in Oregon (Sustainable Business Oregon)

http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/columns/2014/06/how-to-land-a-green-job-in-oregon.html

Is The Nation’s 'Greenest' Utility Green Enough? Boulder Says No (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2014/0612/Is-the-nation-s-greenest-utility-green-enough-Boulder-says-no

Germans Spend Vacations at Wind Farms & Solar Arrays Because, Duh, They’re Germans (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/list/germans-spend-vacations-at-wind-farms-and-solar-arrays-because-duh-theyre-germans/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

With Google Fiber on the Horizon, Portland Weighs Process for Placement of Utility Cabinets (Oregonian, Portland)

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

Seattle, the New Center of a Tech Boom (NY Times)

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/11/seattle-the-new-center-of-a-tech-boom/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=1&

Comcast Wants You to Share Your Internet Access with Other Customers (KIRO-TV, Seattle)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2542579/Comcast-wants-you-to-share-your-Internet-access-with-other-customers

FCC Should Focus Broadband Internet Improvements on Rural Communities (Roll Call)

http://www.rollcall.com/news/fcc_should_focus_broadband_internet_improvements_on_rural_communities-233767-1.html?pos=oopih

Colorado: Boulder Seeks Authority to Create Citywide Broadband Network (Boulder Daily Camera, CO)

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_25949336/boulder-seeks-authority-create-citywide-broadband-network

CenturyLink Tries to Derail Australian Funding for Utah's Utopia (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/CenturyLink-Tries-to-Derail-Australian-Funding-for-Utahs-Utopia-129305

AT&T, DirecTV Merger Could Make It Harder to Cut the Cord (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/06/11/att-directv-merger-could-make-it-harder-to-cut-the-cord/?wprss=rss_business

Wireless Companies Put up More 'Stealth' Towers (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/cross-latest-attempt-stealth-cellphone-towers-24119442

SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING

Amazon Launches Prime Music Streaming Service without Fanfare (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/Amazon-launches-Prime-Music-streaming-service-without-fanfare-262870861.html

Comcast to Test Its YouTube Competitor by the End of the Year (GigaOM)

http://gigaom.com/2014/06/11/comcast-to-test-its-youtube-competitor-by-the-end-of-the-year/

Millions of Spam Text Messages Lead to $4.2 Million Fine (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/06/12/millions-of-spam-text-messages-lead-to-42-million-fine/

Facebook: Making Ads Better & Giving You More Control (Facebook)

https://www.facebook.com/help/585318558251813

Why a Northern California Tribe Spent Millions on an Anti-Redskins Ad during the NBA Finals (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/06/11/6475788/yolo-tribe-pays-for-anti-redskins.html

Here Are the Year's Best Photos Taken by the Humble iPhone (Gizmodo)

http://reframe.gizmodo.com/these-are-some-of-the-most-amazing-iphone-photos-of-the-1590437181/1590448995/+kcampbelldollaghan

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington Supreme Court Orders ‘Washington State’ to Contempt Hearing (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/washington-supreme-court-orders-state-contempt-hearing

Mason County 2014 Candidates Forum June 17 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/15939-2014-candidates-forum-june-17

GENERAL NEWS

Reward Increased to $14,500 in Wildfire near Bend (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/Reward-increased-to-14500-in-Oregon-wildfire-near-Bend-262766831.html

Port Angles Mans Gets 29 Months in Prison for Bulldozer Rampage; Power Outage (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140611/NEWS/306119978/port-angles-mans-gets-29-months-in-prison-for-bulldozer-rampage

Former Nike Employee Fired after Letting Son, Others into Campus Gym Loses $27 Million Lawsuit (Oregonian, Portland)

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

Tent Caterpillars Invading Washington Side of the Columbia, Too (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/tent-caterpillars-invading-washington-side-of-the-columbia-too/article_346a45f8-f1d3-11e3-a3cf-0019bb2963f4.html

Jean Enersen Stepping Down from KING/5 Anchor Desk (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Jean-Enersen-stepping-down-from-KING-5-anchor-desk-5545845.php

DIVERSIONS

Nest of Snakes Found in Wenatchee Sewer Pipe

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Nest-of-snakes-found-in-Wenatchee-sewer-pipe-262889161.html

How Two Women Made Your Watch Glow in the Dark

http://gizmodo.com/how-two-women-made-your-watch-glow-in-the-dark-1590343703

15 Classic Science Fiction Books

http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2014/0613/15-classic-science-fiction-books/Frankenstein-by-Mary-Shelley

Ray Davies, Donovan Inducted into Songwriters Hall; Jon Bon Jovi, Roseanne Cash Perform

http://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2014/06/13/ray-davies-donovan-inducted-into-songwriters-hall

SONG OF THE DAY

The Kinks- All Day and All of the Night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMWNwHof0kc

Donovan - Sunshine Superman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9zxj4RE0O8

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.

Hot Shots Edition - Energy News Digest for June 12, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

In Washington State, Victoria Sewage Hits the Fan (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/In-Washington-State-Victoria-sewage-hits-the-fan--262800061.html

Sportsmen Feud over Wild Summer Chinook Release in Columbia (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/jun/11/outdoors-feud-over-wild-summer-chinook-release-co/

Nippon Biomass Cogeneration Plant Remains Offline; Port Angeles Facility Slated to Undergo Repairs Starting in September (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140612/NEWS/306129985/nippon-biomass-cogeneration-plant-remains-offline-port-angeles

Town of Coulee Dam to Pay Unbilled Bonneville Power Administration Charges (Star of the Grand Coulee, WA)

http://www.grandcoulee.com/story/2014/06/11/news/town-to-pay-unbilled-bpa-charges/4244.html

Mason PUD 3 Commission Report for the June 10, 2014 Business Meeting (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?NewsID=1396

TweetDeck Temporarily Brought Down By XSS Hack (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2014/0611/TweetDeck-temporarily-brought-down-by-XSS-hack

Rep. McMorris Rodgers Won’t Join House GOP Leadership Wars (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/06/11/rep-mcmorris-rodgers-wont-join-house-gop-leadership-wars/

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 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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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.