Energy News Digest for September 23, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Biologists Try to Figure Out Large Fall Chinook Runs (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

http://kuow.org/post/biologists-try-figure-out-large-fall-chinook-runs

Port Angeles’ Nippon Biomass Cogeneration Plant Targets November 1 Start (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140923/news/309239995/nippon-biomass-cogeneration-plant-targets-nov-1-start

Editorial: It’s Time to Tweak Columbia River Treaty (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/sep/23/in-our-view-its-time-to-tweak-treaty/

Human Role in Warming of Pacific Northwest Played Down (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/us/study-discounts-human-impact-on-rising-temperatures-in-northwest.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Simpson Lumber Company Explores Possible Sale (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/09/22/3393587_simpson-lumber-co-up-for-sale.html?rh=1

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Editorial: It’s Time to Tweak Columbia River Treaty
• Employee Survey Scorches Management at the Bonneville Power Administration
• Grays Harbor PUD to Celebrate Public Power Week
• Pacific Gas & Electric Ranks No. 1 in Smart Meter Deployments
• Illinois: Commonwealth Edison Must Pay $46 Million
• Will Pro-Nuclear Abe Government Overcome Japan’s Nuke Fears?
• A Nuclear Primer - It’s All About Uranium
• Biologists Try to Figure Out Large Fall Chinook Runs
• Shellfish Farmers: Willapa Bay Herbicides ‘Work Tremendously’
• Port Angeles’ Nippon Biomass Cogeneration Plant Targets November 1 Start
• Portland-Based Element Power Cancels Plans for Missouri’s Largest Wind Farm
• University of Washington’s Grid Gets Smart with Living Lab
• Breaking with Tradition, Philips Splits Off Lighting
• Human Role in Warming of Pacific Northwest Played Down
• California, Quebec to Hold First Joint Carbon Auction
• New Carbon Dioxide Emissions Report Shows China’s Central Role in Shaping World’s Climate Path
• Your Electric Car Isn’t Making California’s Air Any Cleaner
• What’s Next for Net Neutrality? Five Things We Learned from the Debate Ahead of the FCC’s Decision
• Google+ Was Never a Good Social Network. But It Didn’t Have to Be
• Threat to Tax-Exempt Bonds from Tax Reform is Still There, Attorney Tells Public Power Officials
• Google: We’re Parting with the Climate Change Skeptics at ALEC
• California Billionaire Tom Steyer Drops $1 Million on Washington State Elections
• Simpson Lumber Company Explores Possible Sale
• Simpson Lumber May Sell Longview Mill
• Our Summer Was Second Hottest Ever
• Marijuana Legalization Could Mean Millions in Tax Revenue for Florida, Alaska, & Others

WORD OF THE DAY

Enthrall • \in-THRAWL\ • verb - To hold spellbound: charm

Esther sat enthralled in the darkened, cavernous concert hall, her mouth agape…her unblinking eyes focused on the orchestra pit. She had never seen anyone play a glockenspiel with the speed & focus shown by the diminutive musician hammering away at the sparkling metal instrument.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Editorial: It’s Time to Tweak Columbia River Treaty (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/sep/23/in-our-view-its-time-to-tweak-treaty/

Employee Survey Scorches Management at the Bonneville Power Administration (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/09/employees_survey_scorches_mana.html

Grays Harbor PUD to Celebrate Public Power Week (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/local-news/233569

Pacific Gas & Electric Ranks No. 1 in Smart Meter Deployments (PG&E Currents)

http://www.pgecurrents.com/2014/09/19/pge-ranks-no-1-in-smart-meter-deployments/

Illinois: Commonwealth Edison Must Pay $46 Million (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/09/22/71617.htm

Will Pro-Nuclear Abe Government Overcome Japan’s Nuke Fears? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2014/0922/Will-pro-nuclear-Abe-government-overcome-Japan-s-nuke-fears

A Nuclear Primer - It’s All About Uranium (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2014/09/20/a-nuclear-primer-its-all-about-uranium/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Biologists Try to Figure Out Large Fall Chinook Runs (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

http://kuow.org/post/biologists-try-figure-out-large-fall-chinook-runs

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Shellfish Farmers: Willapa Bay Herbicides ‘Work Tremendously’ (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/green/2014/09/20/shellfish-farmers-willapa-bay-herbicides-work-tremendously/15972271/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Port Angeles’ Nippon Biomass Cogeneration Plant Targets November 1 Start (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140923/news/309239995/nippon-biomass-cogeneration-plant-targets-nov-1-start

Portland-Based Element Power Cancels Plans for Missouri’s Largest Wind Farm (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2014/09/portland-based_element_power_c.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

University of Washington’s Grid Gets Smart with Living Lab (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/UWs-grid-gets-smart-with-living-lab.aspx

Breaking with Tradition, Philips Splits Off Lighting (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/23/us-philips-spin-off-idUSKCN0HI0FV20140923

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Human Role in Warming of Pacific Northwest Played Down (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/us/study-discounts-human-impact-on-rising-temperatures-in-northwest.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

California, Quebec to Hold First Joint Carbon Auction (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/09/22/6726997/california-quebec-to-hold-first.html

New Carbon Dioxide Emissions Report Shows China’s Central Role in Shaping World’s Climate Path (NY Times)

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/new-co2-emissions-report-shows-chinas-central-role-in-shaping-worlds-climate-path/?_php=true&_type=blogs&partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Your Electric Car Isn’t Making California’s Air Any Cleaner (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/business-technology/your-electric-car-isnt-making-californias-air-any-cleaner/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

What’s Next for Net Neutrality? Five Things We Learned from the Debate Ahead of the FCC’s Decision (GigaOM)

https://gigaom.com/2014/09/22/whats-next-for-net-neutrality-5-things-we-learned-from-the-debate-ahead-of-the-fccs-decision/

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Google+ Was Never a Good Social Network. But It Didn’t Have to Be (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/09/22/google-was-never-a-good-social-network-but-it-didnt-have-to-be/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Threat to Tax-Exempt Bonds from Tax Reform is Still There, Attorney Tells Public Power Officials (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=286179&issueID=34948

Google: We’re Parting with the Climate Change Skeptics at ALEC (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/09/22/google-were-parting-with-the-climate-change-skeptics-at-alec/

California Billionaire Tom Steyer Drops $1 Million on Washington State Elections (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/politicsnorthwest/2014/09/22/california-billionaire-tom-steyer-drops-1-million-on-wa-elections/

GENERAL NEWS

Simpson Lumber Company Explores Possible Sale (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/09/22/3393587_simpson-lumber-co-up-for-sale.html?rh=1

Simpson Lumber May Sell Longview Mill (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/simpson-lumber-may-sell-longview-mill/article_aee82cec-42ea-11e4-906f-2bfcd28a8a41.html

Our Summer Was Second Hottest Ever (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/Our-summer-was-second-hottest-ever-5772578.php

Marijuana Legalization Could Mean Millions in Tax Revenue for Florida, Alaska, & Others (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Saving-Money/2014/0923/Marijuana-legalization-could-mean-millions-in-tax-revenue-for-Florida-Alaska-and-others

DIVERSIONS

You Won’t Get Through Airport Security with 58 Bricks of Pot, 2 Guns & 350 Rounds of Ammo, FYI

http://consumerist.com/2014/09/22/you-wont-get-through-airport-security-with-58-bricks-of-pot-2-guns-and-350-rounds-of-ammo-fyi/

Google Street View is Blurring the Faces of Ancient Gods

http://gizmodo.com/google-street-view-is-blurring-the-faces-of-ancient-god-1637791534

Mysterious Radar Cloud Over the Midwest Was Actually... Butterflies

http://gizmodo.com/mysterious-radar-cloud-over-the-midwest-turned-out-to-b-1638047279

Portland Police Protect & Serve Pizza after Crash

http://koin.com/2014/09/22/portland-police-protect-and-serve-pizza-after-crash/

SONG OF THE DAY

The Alan Parsons Project - In the Lap of the Gods

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUZ3tijNe3A

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Energy News Digest for September 22, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Snake River Sockeye Show Highest Returns to Sawtooth Valley since 1950’s (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/432131.aspx

Washington State’s Once Extinct Tahuya River Salmon Run on Its Own after Restoration Effort (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/09/washingtons_once_extinct_tahuy.html

Puget Sound Energy to Give Back More of Proceeds from Jefferson County Sale — But Only to Current Customers (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140921/news/309219940/puget-sound-energy-to-give-back-more-of-proceeds-from-jefferson

Southwest Braces as Lake Mead Water Levels Drop (Associated Press)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140812/NEWS02/140819727

Taking a Call for Climate Change to the Streets (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/22/nyregion/new-york-city-climate-change-march.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Puget Sound Energy to Give Back More of Proceeds from Jefferson County Sale
• Seattle City Light Apologizes for I-5 Southcenter Backup
• Electric, Water & Sewer: Proposed Port Angeles’ Five-Year Utility Rate Plan Could Cost Residents Hundreds of Dollars More
• Idaho: Avista Rate Settlement Adopted
• Clatskanie PUD to Sell Power to Georgia Pacific Camas Mill
• Columbia River Treaty Reaches Age 50 This (Last) Week; British Columbia, U.S. Considering Future Options
• Editorial: Columbia River Treaty Needs an Update
• Pacific Gas & Electric Email Scandal: Utility to Acknowledge “Accountability,” Expects Fine
• Rating Agencies: Jury Is Still Out on Credit Impact of Proposed EPA Greenhouse Gas Rule
• Illinois: Copper Thieves Cut Co-op Poles
• Olivier Burnham, Quebec Blacksmith, Makes Device to Prevent Smart Meter Swap
• Snake River Sockeye Show Highest Returns to Sawtooth Valley since 1950’s
• Washington State’s Once Extinct Tahuya River Salmon Run on Its Own after Restoration Effort
• Grant & Chelan PUDs: New Penticton Sockeye Hatchery Has Big Tie to North Central Washington State
• $1 Million Project Saves Fish that Get Trapped in Willamette Side Channel
• Klamath Basin Project Restores River for Endangered Fish
• Southwest Braces as Lake Mead Water Levels Drop
• Op/Ed: Freshwater Shortage Looming As Next World Crisis
• Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Nears Release
• Taking a Call for Climate Change to the Streets
• Climate Protesters Pledge to Risk Arrest during Wall Street Sit-In
• The Dirty Secret of Electric Cars - Are They Better Than Hybrids? Depends on Your Zip Code
• Apple Sold 10 Million iPhone 6s & iPhone 6 Pluses in Record Debut
• Where in the World is the Fastest Broadband? Hint: It’s Not the U-S
• Brand Publishers Are Ditching Facebook in Favor Of Microsites - They Want To Own Their Data, Content
• Muslims Launch Powerful Social Media Campaign Against ISIS with #NotInMyName
• Iran Prosecutor Gives Government 30 Days to Block Social Media
• Newspapers Want to Charge Subscribers Extra to Receive Black Friday Ads
• Another Lawsuit Filed against North Mason Schools over Public Records Requests & Theler
• Barge Runs over Pontoon Boat on Snake River – Boat Had Drifted into Shipping Lanes
• Man Gets 4 Months for Poaching Puget Sound Geoduck
• Oregon Starts Preparing Before State Votes on Legalizing Pot
• Cash That Smells Like Pot & Other Challenges Washington State’s Newest Industry Faces
• OysterFest Still Going Strong to Support Community
• Autumn Arrives at Tonight at 7:29 Pacific Time: The Fall Equinox Explained in Six Images

WORD OF THE DAY

Ashram • \AWSH-rum\ • noun – 1: a secluded dwelling of a Hindu sage; also: the group of disciples instructed there 2: a religious retreat

It was widely rumored that Beauregard’s disappearance each morning at ten was for a daily walk to Starbucks for coffee. His co-workers were horrified one day to find that he had constructed a hidden shrine in his office dedicated as a kind of ashram for daily Elvis devotionals. He was discovered when a co-worker heard the thudding baseline from “Burning Love” reverberating through the walls of Beauregard’s hidden retreat.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Puget Sound Energy to Give Back More of Proceeds from Jefferson County Sale — But Only to Current Customers (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140921/news/309219940/puget-sound-energy-to-give-back-more-of-proceeds-from-jefferson

Seattle City Light Apologizes for I-5 Southcenter Backup (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/traffic/2014/09/22/seattle-city-light-interstate-5-southcenter/16043613/

Electric, Water & Sewer: Proposed Port Angeles’ Five-Year Utility Rate Plan Could Cost Residents Hundreds of Dollars More (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20140921/NEWS/309219939/proposed-port-angeles-five-year-utility-rate-plan-could-cost

Idaho: Avista Rate Settlement Adopted (Coeur d’Alene Press, ID)

http://www.cdapress.com/news/local_news/article_d0404cbb-f8d4-5240-abfe-9a027c233a56.html

Clatskanie PUD to Sell Power to Georgia Pacific Camas Mill (St. Helens Chronicle, OR)

http://www.thechronicleonline.com/news/article_3b616b76-4056-11e4-8c7c-b7bd3b1be9c3.html

Columbia River Treaty Reaches Age 50 This (Last) Week; British Columbia, U.S. Considering Future Options (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/432128.aspx

Editorial: Columbia River Treaty Needs an Update (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140921/OPINION01/140929848/NW-treaty-needs-an-update-

Pacific Gas & Electric Email Scandal: Utility to Acknowledge “Accountability,” Expects Fine (San Francisco Business Times, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/09/19/pg-e-email-cpuc-accept-responsibility-fine.html

Rating Agencies: Jury Is Still Out on Credit Impact of Proposed EPA Greenhouse Gas Rule (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=285982&issueID=34947

Illinois: Copper Thieves Cut Co-op Poles (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/copper-theft/copper-thieves-cut-co-op-poles/73750

Olivier Burnham, Quebec Blacksmith, Makes Device to Prevent Smart Meter Swap (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/olivier-burnham-quebec-blacksmith-makes-device-to-prevent-smart-meter-swap-1.2770177

FISH & WILDLIFE

Snake River Sockeye Show Highest Returns to Sawtooth Valley since 1950’s (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/432131.aspx

Washington State’s Once Extinct Tahuya River Salmon Run on Its Own after Restoration Effort (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/09/washingtons_once_extinct_tahuy.html

Grant & Chelan PUDs: New Penticton Sockeye Hatchery Has Big Tie to North Central Washington State (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2014/sep/20/new-penticton-sockeye-hatchery-has-big-tie-to-ncw/

$1 Million Project Saves Fish that Get Trapped in Willamette Side Channel (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.katu.com/news/local/1-million-project-to-save-fish-trapped-in-Willamette-side-channel-275852211.html

Klamath Basin Project Restores River for Endangered Fish (Associated Press)

http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/green/2014/09/19/klamath-basin-project-restores-river-for-endangered-fish/15902485/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Southwest Braces as Lake Mead Water Levels Drop (Associated Press)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140812/NEWS02/140819727

Op/Ed: Freshwater Shortage Looming As Next World Crisis (Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/kpbj/freshwater-shortage-looming-as-next-world-crisis

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Nears Release (The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, CA)

http://www.desertsun.com/story/tech/science/energy/2014/09/19/desert-renewable-energy-conservation-plan/15919331/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Taking a Call for Climate Change to the Streets (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/22/nyregion/new-york-city-climate-change-march.html

Climate Protesters Pledge to Risk Arrest during Wall Street Sit-In (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/22/us-usa-climatechange-wallstreet-idUSKCN0HH17220140922

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

The Dirty Secret of Electric Cars - Are They Better Than Hybrids? Depends on Your Zip Code (The Stranger)

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/the-dirty-secret-of-electric-cars/Content?oid=20608318

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Apple Sold 10 Million iPhone 6s & iPhone 6 Pluses in Record Debut (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/09/apple_sold_10_million_iphone_6.html

Where in the World is the Fastest Broadband? Hint: It’s Not the U-S (ReadWrite)

http://readwrite.com/2014/09/22/top-10-global-broadband-us-internet-infographic

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Brand Publishers Are Ditching Facebook in Favor Of Microsites - They Want To Own Their Data, Content (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/brand-publishers-are-ditching-facebook-favor-microsites-160263

Muslims Launch Powerful Social Media Campaign Against ISIS with #NotInMyName (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/09/22/notinmyname-muslims-anti-isis-social-media-campaign/

Iran Prosecutor Gives Government 30 Days to Block Social Media (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/21/us-iran-socialmedia-idUSKBN0HG0J820140921

Newspapers Want to Charge Subscribers Extra to Receive Black Friday Ads (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/09/18/newspapers-want-to-charge-subscribers-extra-to-receive-black-friday-ads/

GENERAL NEWS

Another Lawsuit Filed against North Mason Schools over Public Records Requests & Theler; Settlement Offer Made (Mason Web TV)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/13531

Barge Runs over Pontoon Boat on Snake River – Boat Had Drifted into Shipping Lanes (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/26593872/barge-runs-over-pontoon-boat-on-snake-river

Man Gets 4 Months for Poaching Puget Sound Geoduck (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/18930-man-gets-4-months-for-poaching-geoducks

Oregon Starts Preparing Before State Votes on Legalizing Pot (Associated Press)

http://union-bulletin.com/news/2014/sep/22/oregon-starts-preparing-state-votes-legalizing-pot/

Cash That Smells Like Pot & Other Challenges Washington’s Newest Industry Faces (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2014/09/19/cash-that-smells-like-pot-and-other-challenges.html

OysterFest Still Going Strong to Support Community (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/local-news/north-mason/oysterfest-still-going-strong-to-support-community

Autumn Arrives at Tonight at 7:29 Pacific Time: The Fall Equinox Explained in Six Images (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/09/22/autumn-arrives-the-fall-equinox-explained-in-six-images/

DIVERSIONS

Judge: Yes, You Can Serve Legal Papers over Facebook

http://gizmodo.com/judge-yes-you-can-serve-legal-papers-over-facebook-1637014243

Seahawks CB DeShawn Shead Proposes to Girlfriend after Game

http://www.kirotv.com/news/sports/seahawks-db-deshawn-shead-proposes-girlfriend-afte/nhRkH/

Banana Peel Slipperiness Wins IgNobel Prize in Physics

https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/scicurious/banana-peel-slipperiness-wins-ignobel-prize-physics

California Lawyer Faces Discipline for Phony Celebrity Photo-Ops

http://news.yahoo.com/california-lawyer-faces-discipline-phony-celebrity-photo-ops-000737028.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Miles Davis - Autumn leaves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsp5OASh7bg

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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Energy News Digest for September 19, 2014

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Fate of Aluminum Subsidy Warrants Explanation from Bonneville Power Administration, Court Says (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/09/18/71560.htm

Pacific Power Wants 9.5% Residential Rate Increase (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/2507771-8/pacific-power-wants-95-residential-rate-increase

Columbia River Fall Salmon Surge, But Endangered Chinook & Sockeye Runs Are Still Struggling (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/09/columbia_river_fall_salmon_sur.html

Oregon: Wind Project Planners Consider Golden Eagles - A count of the birds is ongoing near proposed wind farm close to John Day River (Bend Bulletin, OR)

http://www.bendbulletin.com/home/2422694-151/wind-project-planners-consider-golden-eagles#

Simpson Lumber Company: Mill Sale Rumors? (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/18823-simpson-mill-rumors

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Fate of Aluminum Subsidy Warrants Explanation from Bonneville Power Administration, Court Says
• ICNU vs Bonneville Power Administration
• Pacific Power Wants 9.5% Residential Rate Increase
• Canadian Company Shelves Similkameen Dam Plan
• Energy Northwest Picked for Bonneville Power Administration Pilot Project
• California's Chief Energy Regulator Recuses Himself from Critical Utility Proceeding
• Woman Gets $2,000 Power Bill from Seattle City Light
• Tennessee: First American Nuke Plant in 21st Century to Open Soon
• FERC Moves to Clarify Role for Public Power in Order 1000 Transmission Planning
• U-S Senate Confirms Obama's Pick for No. 2 at Department of Energy
• Maryland:  Chevy Chase Woman Refuses to Pay Pepco to Opt Out of Smart Meters
• Twelve Tips to Prepare for Power Outages #NatlPrep
• Columbia River Fall Salmon Surge, But Endangered Chinook & Sockeye Runs Are Still Struggling
• Columbia River Spawning Salmon Ready for Their Close Up
• Building Bridges for Fish
• Judge Tosses Lawsuit over Washington State Fish Consumption Rates
• Shellfish Tell Puget Sound's Polluted Tale
• Oregon: Wind Project Planners Consider Golden Eagles
• U-S to Train Veterans to Install Solar Panels
• When the Power's Out, Solar Panels May Not Keep the Lights On
• Heating a Skyscraper with a Data Center: Amazon's One-Of-A-Kind Solution
• New Refrigerator Efficiency Standards Mean Your Next Fridge Will Cost More But Sip Electricity, Says U-S DOE & Industry
• Antarctic Ice at Record-High Growth, Arctic Continues to Lose
• Canada Set to Fuel U-S. Emission Reduction Efforts
• Local Group Shows It's Simple to Drive Electric During National Drive Electric Week
• Op/Ed: Is an All-Green Energy Strategy Worth the Cost?
• Use Your Dead Pet to Power The Grid. It’s What Miss Toots Would Have Wanted
• Wheeler: We Shouldn't Subsidize Broadband Slower than 10 Mbps
• World Wide Web Inventor Slams Internet Fast Lanes: ‘It’s Bribery.’
• Net Neutrality Comments to FCC Overwhelmingly One-Sided, Study Says
• Adventures in Press Restrictions in the Olympic Wilderness
• Facebook Tweaks News Feed to Surface Fresher Content
• Microsoft-NFL Tablet Deal Confuses TV Announcers
• Retailer Forgets to Check the News, Sends Email Welcoming an Independent Scotland
• ‘Happy in Tehran’ Dancers Are Given Suspended Sentences
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• Internal Review Shows University of Washington’s GEAR UP Program Misused $50K in Expenses
• Simpson Lumber Company: Mill Sale Rumors?
• Microsoft Cutting 2,100 Jobs in Second Round of Layoffs
• Marijuana Money Boosts Washington’s Budget
• Hundreds of People Expected at Washington State’s First Cannabis Job Fair
• Scots Spurn Independence in Historic Vote, Nationalist Leader Resigns
• Fall is Just Around the Corner

WORD OF THE DAY

Unctuous • \UNK-choo-uss\ • adjective - 1. Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy 2. Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals. 3. Insincerely or excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; marked by a false or smug earnestness or agreeableness.

After spending four excruciating hours listening to the unctuous sales pitch from a “no money down” real estate shyster, Ambrose left the meeting with three things: a headache crying out for the strongest remedy he could find; a cheap combination flashlight, radio, can opener, espresso maker; and a strong desire for a long, hot shower with plenty of soap.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Fate of Aluminum Subsidy Warrants Explanation from Bonneville Power Administration, Court Says (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/09/18/71560.htm

ICNU vs Bonneville Power Administration (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals)

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxuZXdzZGlnZXN0Y2FmZXxneDoxNDk0OTllODQxNTQ5NjI

Pacific Power Wants 9.5% Residential Rate Increase (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/2507771-8/pacific-power-wants-95-residential-rate-increase

Canadian Company Shelves Similkameen Dam Plan - Proposed 541 Foot Dam Is Not Financially Viable, Says Fortis Inc. (Oroville Gazette-Tribune, WA)

http://www.gazette-tribune.com/news/canadian-company-shelves-similkameen-river-dam-plan/68721/

Energy Northwest Picked for Bonneville Power Administration Pilot Project (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/09/18/3160227_energy-northwest-picked-for-bpa.html?sp=/99/177/&rh=1

California's Chief Energy Regulator Recuses Himself from Critical Utility Proceeding (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2014/09/16/californias-chief-energy-regulator-recuses-himself-from-critical-utility-proceeding/

Woman Gets $2,000 Power Bill from Seattle City Light (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/Woman-gets-2-000-power-bill-from-City-Light-5761368.php

Tennessee: First American Nuke Plant in 21st Century to Open Soon “…“an investment in that [low-carbon] demand for at least 40 years to come…” (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2014/09/17/first-american-nuke-plant-in-21st-century-to-open-soon/

FERC Moves to Clarify Role for Public Power in Order 1000 Transmission Planning (American Public Power Association)

http://www.naylornetwork.com/app-ppd/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=285735&issueID=34946

U-S Senate Confirms Obama's Pick for No. 2 at Department of Energy (Politico)

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/218281-senate-confirms-obamas-pick-for-no-2-at-doe

Maryland:  Chevy Chase Woman Refuses to Pay Pepco to Opt Out of Smart Meters (Gaithersburg Gazette, MD)

http://m.gazette.net/article/20140916/NEWS/140919353/1124mobile&template=gazette

Twelve Tips to Prepare for Power Outages #NatlPrep (American Public Power Association)

http://blog.publicpower.org/sme/?p=221

FISH & WILDLIFE

Columbia River Fall Salmon Surge, But Endangered Chinook & Sockeye Runs Are Still Struggling (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/09/columbia_river_fall_salmon_sur.html

Columbia River Spawning Salmon Ready for Their Close Up (Oregon Public Braodcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/blog/newsblog/columbia-river-swawning-salmon-ready-for-their-close-up/

Building Bridges for Fish (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Building-bridges-for-fish.aspx

Judge Tosses Lawsuit over Washington State Fish Consumption Rates (Associated Press)

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Judge-tosses-lawsuit-over-fish-consumption-rates-275683741.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Shellfish Tell Puget Sound's Polluted Tale (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/shellfish-tell-puget-sounds-polluted-tale

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Oregon: Wind Project Planners Consider Golden Eagles - A count of the birds is ongoing near proposed wind farm close to John Day River (Bend Bulletin, OR)

http://www.bendbulletin.com/home/2422694-151/wind-project-planners-consider-golden-eagles#

U-S to Train Veterans to Install Solar Panels (Associated Press)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/kpbj/us-to-train-veterans-to-install-solar-panels

When the Power's Out, Solar Panels May Not Keep the Lights On (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2014/09/17/348987688/when-the-powers-out-solar-panels-may-not-keep-the-lights-on

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Heating a Skyscraper with a Data Center: Amazon's One-Of-A-Kind Solution (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2014/09/heating-a-skyscraper-with-a-data-center-amazons.html

New Refrigerator Efficiency Standards Mean Your Next Fridge Will Cost More But Sip Electricity, Says U-S DOE & Industry (Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH)

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/09/new_refrigerator_efficiency_st.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Antarctic Ice at Record-High Growth, Arctic Continues to Lose (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0919/Antarctic-ice-at-record-high-growth-Arctic-continues-to-lose

Canada Set to Fuel U-S. Emission Reduction Efforts (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/canada-set-to-fuel-us-emission-reduction-efforts/article20681592/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Local Group Shows It's Simple to Drive Electric During National Drive Electric Week (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/26561697/local-group-shows-its-simple-to-drive-electric-during-national-drive-electric-week

Op/Ed: Is an All-Green Energy Strategy Worth the Cost? (Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/kpbj/commentary-is-an-all-green-energy-strategy-worth-the-cost

Use Your Dead Pet to Power The Grid. It’s What Miss Toots Would Have Wanted (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/list/use-your-dead-pet-to-power-grid-what-miss-toots-would-have-wanted/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Wheeler: We Shouldn't Subsidize Broadband Slower than 10 Mbps (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Wheeler-We-Shouldnt-Subsidize-Broadband-Slower-Than-10-Mbps-130505

World Wide Web Inventor Slams Internet Fast Lanes: ‘It’s Bribery.’ (Washington Post)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/09/19/world-wide-web-inventor-lashes-out-at-internet-fast-lanes-its-bribery/

Net Neutrality Comments to FCC Overwhelmingly One-Sided, Study Says (NY Times)

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/net-neutrality-comments-to-f-c-c-overwhelmingly-one-sided-study-says/?_php=true&_type=blogs&partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

Adventures in Press Restrictions in the Olympic Wilderness (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)

http://pugetsoundblogs.com/trails-and-tides/2014/09/17/adventures-in-press-restrictions-in-the-olympic-wilderness/#axzz3DOm3aezU

Facebook Tweaks News Feed to Surface Fresher Content (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2014/09/18/facebook-news-feed-fresher/

Microsoft-NFL Tablet Deal Confuses TV Announcers (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140919/BIZ/140918931

Retailer Forgets to Check the News, Sends Email Welcoming an Independent Scotland (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/09/19/retailer-forgets-to-check-the-news-sends-email-welcoming-an-independent-scotland/

‘Happy in Tehran’ Dancers Are Given Suspended Sentences (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/world/middleeast/happy-in-tehran-dancers-are-given-suspended-sentences.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2014/09/19/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-257/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Internal Review Shows University of Washington’s GEAR UP Program Misused $50K in Expenses (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/yhr/friday/2510032-8/internal-review-shows-gear-up-program-misused-50k

GENERAL NEWS

Simpson Lumber Company: Mill Sale Rumors? (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/18823-simpson-mill-rumors

Microsoft Cutting 2,100 Jobs in Second Round of Layoffs (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.komonews.com/news/business/Microsoft-cutting-2100-jobs-275641301.html

Marijuana Money Boosts Washington’s Budget (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/sep/19/marijuana-money-boosts-washingtons-budget/

Hundreds of People Expected at Washington State’s First Cannabis Job Fair (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/hundreds-people-expected-washingtons-first-cannabi/nhQTt/

Scots Spurn Independence in Historic Vote, Nationalist Leader Resigns (Reuters)

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/09/19/uk-scotland-independence-idUKKBN0HB2PE20140919

Fall is Just Around the Corner (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/story/weather/blog/2014/09/17/fall-soon-to-arrive/15811143/

DIVERSIONS

From Bugs Bunny to Wile E. Coyote: The Animation Genius of Chuck Jones

http://gizmodo.com/from-bugs-bunny-to-wile-e-coyote-the-animation-genius-1613973537

September 19 - International Talk Like a Pirate Day

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html

Dude, Your Armpit is on Fire - Prankster's Caper Led to Idaho Car Crash

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/18/us-usa-crash-idaho-idUSKBN0HD0GJ20140918

First Person to Buy an iPhone 6 Drops It on Live TV

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/person-buy-iphone-drops-live-tv/story?id=25617192

SONG OF THE DAY

Warner Brothers - What’s Opera Doc

https://archive.org/details/WhatsOperaDoc

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