Energy News Digest for July 19, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for July 19, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Chelan PUD Commissioners Approve New High Density Load Electric Rate – Will Affect Bitcoin Miners (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/5717-2/

For Utility Customer Satisfaction, J-D Power Says Communication, Control Are Key – Customers are happiest when their utility engages before there's a problem, a new survey shows (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/for-utility-customer-satisfaction-jd-power-says-communication-control-a/422800/

Wind Gives Port of Vancouver a Lift – Renewal of tax incentives boosts import of parts bound for projects throughout U-S (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jul/17/wind-gives-port-vancouver-lift/

Kittitas County Solar Farm Draws Concerns from Neighbors (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/members/solar-farm-draws-concerns-from-neighbors/article_a3d68050-4aeb-11e6-8758-a7566181198b.html

Study Says Drawing Down Lower Granite Reservoir during Summer Could Help Fish (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jul/17/study-says-drawing-down-lower-granite-reservoir-du/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Chelan PUD Commissioners Approve New High Density Load Electric Rate – Will Affect Bitcoin Miners
• For Utility Customer Satisfaction, J-D Power Says Communication, Control Are Key
• NuScale Taps Overseas Partner for Key Small-Scale Nuclear Reactor Part
• Unanimous Vote Bans Oil Facilities in City of Vancouver, WA
• Reno Casino Latest Nevada Company to Request Exit from NV Energy Service
• New Jersey: Woman Electrocuted By Downed Power Lines During Violent Summer Storm
• Study Says Drawing Down Lower Granite Reservoir during Summer Could Help Fish
• Oregon: Low Water Levels Affecting Detroit Lake
• A Dreaded Forecast for Our Times: Algae, and Lots of It
• Wind Gives Port of Vancouver a Lift
• Kittitas County Solar Farm Draws Concerns from Neighbors
• Yamhill County Neighbors: Solar Farms Will Make Land ‘Industrial Site’
• Solar Power Financing Offered to Idaho Power Customers
• How Renewable Energy Is Blowing Climate Change Efforts Off Course
• Urban Smart Bellevue – Energy-Saving Actions, Powerful Results
• The Marijuana Industry, Increasingly Legal, Has a Voracious Energy Appetite
• Growing Pot Indoors Is Consuming Massive Quantities of Energy
• June Was Earth's 14th Straight Record Warm Month
• Opinion: Audubon Backs I-732 to Fight Climate Change – It’s Better than Nothing
• Canada Moves On Carbon Tax – U-S Won't Follow
• Pokémon Go 'A Nightmare' for IT Departments
• Yahoo Prepares for Sale amid Low Earnings
• Microsoft Says Windows 10 Won’t Meet Timeline for 1 Billion Devices Goal
• Facebook Thinks Shoppers Will Use Their Phones More Than Ever This Holiday Season
• Twitter Looking to Score with NBA Deal
• Millennials to Banks: More Mobile, Please
• Selena Gomez's Social Media Posts Are Evidently Worth $550,000 Apiece
• Four Ways to Humanize Your Social Media Updates
• Eight Tricks to Take Better Photos with Your Phone
• Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Renamed to Honor Billy Frank Jr.
• Sigh - Safety Concerns Prompt Boeing to Ban Pokemon Game at Work
• New Utah Law Lets Authorities Jam, Crash Drones at Wildfires
• Ex-Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels: Sonics Were Gone ‘The Day They Were Sold’

WORD OF THE DAY

Infrangible • \in-FRAN-juh-bul\ • Adjective – 1: not capable of being broken or separated into parts *2: not to be infringed or violated  (From Merriam-Webster)

“There they are,” whispered Amber, “The infrangible twins.” “I know,” said Bernice, “you can never tell if they’re there” “Not intangible, you dolt,” muttered Amber. “They’re infrangible; you never see them apart.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Chelan PUD Commissioners Approve New High Density Load Electric Rate – Will Affect Bitcoin Miners (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/5717-2/

For Utility Customer Satisfaction, J-D Power Says Communication, Control Are Key – Customers are happiest when their utility engages before there's a problem, a new survey shows (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/for-utility-customer-satisfaction-jd-power-says-communication-control-a/422800/

NuScale Taps Overseas Partner for Key Small-Scale Nuclear Reactor Part (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/07/nuscale-taps-overseas-partner-for-key-small-scale.html

Unanimous Vote Bans Oil Facilities in City of Vancouver, WA (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jul/18/unanimous-city-council-vote-bans-oil-facilities-in-vancouver/

Reno Casino Latest Nevada Company to Request Exit from NV Energy Service (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/reno-casino-latest-nevada-company-to-request-exit-from-nv-energy-service/422825/

New Jersey: Woman Electrocuted By Downed Power Lines During Violent Summer Storm (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/07/19/woman-electrocuted-summer-storm-new-jersey-downed-live-power-line/87284512/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Study Says Drawing Down Lower Granite Reservoir during Summer Could Help Fish (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jul/17/study-says-drawing-down-lower-granite-reservoir-du/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Oregon: Low Water Levels Affecting Detroit Lake (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2016/07/18/low-water-levels-affecting-detroit-lake/

A Dreaded Forecast for Our Times: Algae, and Lots of It (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/science/a-dreaded-forecast-for-our-times-algae-and-lots-of-it.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Wind Gives Port of Vancouver a Lift – Renewal of tax incentives boosts import of parts bound for projects throughout U-S (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jul/17/wind-gives-port-vancouver-lift/

Kittitas County Solar Farm Draws Concerns from Neighbors (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/members/solar-farm-draws-concerns-from-neighbors/article_a3d68050-4aeb-11e6-8758-a7566181198b.html

Yamhill County Neighbors: Solar Farms Will Make Land ‘Industrial Site’ (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2016/07/18/neighbors-solar-farms-will-make-land-industrial-site/

Solar Power Financing Offered to Idaho Power Customers (Associated Press)

http://www.tulsaworld.com/solar-power-financing-offered-to-idaho-power-customers/article_9159bc70-6c6f-5973-b143-c7d32c5425cc.html

How Renewable Energy Is Blowing Climate Change Efforts Off Course (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/business/energy-environment/how-renewable-energy-is-blowing-climate-change-efforts-off-course.html?_r=0

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Urban Smart Bellevue – Energy-Saving Actions, Powerful Results (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/energy/2016/07/12/urban-smart-bellevue-energy-saving-actions-powerful-results/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

The Marijuana Industry, Increasingly Legal, Has a Voracious Energy Appetite (Bangor Daily News, ME)

http://bangordailynews.com/2016/07/19/the-point/the-marijuana-industry-increasingly-legal-has-a-voracious-energy-appetite/

Growing Pot Indoors Is Consuming Massive Quantities of Energy (Yubanet, Nevada City, CA)

http://yubanet.com/regional/Growing-pot-indoors-is-consuming-massive-quantities-of-energy.php#.V45offkrKUk

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

June Was Earth's 14th Straight Record Warm Month (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2016/07/19/june-record-warm-noaa-global-climate-report/87287346/

Opinion: Audubon Backs I-732 to Fight Climate Change – It’s Better than Nothing (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/audubon-backs-i-732-its-better-than-nothing/

Canada Moves On Carbon Tax – U-S Won't Follow (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/canada-moves-on-carbon-tax-but-u.s.-wont-follow/article/2596785?custom_click=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Pokémon Go 'A Nightmare' for IT Departments (Triangle Business Journal, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2016/07/19/pok-mon-go-a-nightmare-for-it-departments.html

Yahoo Prepares for Sale amid Low Earnings (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2016/0718/Yahoo-prepares-for-sale-amid-low-earnings-video

Microsoft Says Windows 10 Won’t Meet Timeline for 1 Billion Devices Goal (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.siliconbeat.com/2016/07/18/microsoft-says-wont-meet-timeline-1-billion-devices-goal/?source=rss

MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook Thinks Shoppers Will Use Their Phones More Than Ever This Holiday Season (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/facebook-thinks-shoppers-will-use-their-phones-more-ever-holiday-season-172573

Twitter Looking to Score with NBA Deal (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.siliconbeat.com/2016/07/19/twitter-looking-score-nba-deal/?source=rss

Millennials to Banks: More Mobile, Please (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/07/19/millennials-mobile-banking/#5VvOiIBlOqq5

Selena Gomez's Social Media Posts Are Evidently Worth $550,000 Apiece (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/selena-gomezs-social-media-posts-are-evidently-worth-550000-apiece-172552

Four Ways to Humanize Your Social Media Updates (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/4-ways-to-humanize-your-social-media-updates/

Eight Tricks to Take Better Photos with Your Phone (Gizmodo)

http://fieldguide.gizmodo.com/8-tricks-to-take-better-photos-with-your-phone-1783801733

GENERAL NEWS

Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Renamed to Honor Billy Frank Jr. (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/07/19/national-wildlife-refuge-renamed-to-honor-billy-frank-jr/

Sigh - Safety Concerns Prompt Boeing to Ban Pokemon Game at Work (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/business/safety-concern-prompt-boeing-to-ban-pokemon-go-at-work/

New Utah Law Lets Authorities Jam, Crash Drones at Wildfires (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Utah-governor-signs-law-allowing-drones-to-be-8385294.php

Ex-Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels: Sonics Were Gone ‘The Day They Were Sold’ (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/nba/ex-seattle-mayor-greg-nickels-sonics-were-gone-the-day-they-were-sold/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

The Surprising Science of Why a Curveball Curves

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/07/12/the-surprising-science-of-why-a-curveball-curves/

Ford Is Teaming Up with Jose Cuervo to Make Car Parts from Agave

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/ford-teaming-jose-cuervo-make-car-parts-used-tequila-172571

Wild Boar Surfaces from the Sea to Terrorize a Polish Beach

http://mashable.com/2016/07/19/boar-ocean/#wBmxt.VF1Sq6

How Do Hummingbirds Navigate at Such High Speeds?

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0719/How-do-hummingbirds-navigate-at-such-high-speeds

SONG OF THE DAY

Seals & Crofts – Hummingbird

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B412Ij9IAnc

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Energy News Digest for July 18, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for July 18, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Bull Trout Lawsuit Targets 26 Dams in Columbia River Basin (Associated Press)

http://www.paradisepost.com/environment-and-nature/20160713/bull-trout-lawsuit-targets-26-dams-in-columbia-river-basin

Century-Old Bond for Aluminum Smelters & Utilities Falls Apart (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-13/century-old-bond-for-aluminum-smelters-and-utilities-falls-apart

Carbon Initiative Could Cost Grant PUD (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/carbon-initiative-could-cost-grant-pud/article_83cd1102-4a1e-11e6-8b29-07660ca537d7.html

Pacific Northwest Public Power Utilities, Others, Earn High Customer Satisfaction Rankings from J.D. Power (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=46131

Op/Ed: Base Power Plan on Clean, Not Renewable Energy (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article89675842.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Century-Old Bond for Aluminum Smelters & Utilities Falls Apart
• Pacific Northwest Public Power Utilities, Others, Earn High Customer Satisfaction Rankings from J.D. Power
• Op/Ed: Base Power Plan on Clean, Not Renewable Energy
• Op/Ed: Economist’s Attack on Columbia Generating Station Got It Wrong
• Washington State Council Member Rockefeller Retires After Five Years on Northwest Power/Conservation Council
• Lewis County PUD Commissioner Named Officer of National Public Power Council
• How Did Southern California Keep the Lights On During an Historic Heatwave? We Need to Know
• State of Hawaii Says No to Major Electric Utility Merger
• Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Bidding to Buy Oncor Electric
• Impending Electric Shock? Consumers & Investors Should Brace Themselves
• On ‘Life-Support,’ Texas Clean-Coal Project Gets Reprieve
• Bull Trout Lawsuit Targets 26 Dams in Columbia River Basin
• Starving Seabirds Washing Up Dead on Washington State Beaches
• Erosion at Bonneville Dam Forces River Managers to Change Fish Spill Pattern
• Compared to Last Year, Cooler Temperatures Seem to be Giving Snake River Sockeye a Break
• Tribal Fishing Sites along Columbia River Supported by Pacific NW Congressional Members
• Fish Viewing Windows Open at Rocky Reach Dam Visitor Center
• Taylor Shellfish: How a Fifth-Generation Family Raises Sustainable Seafood
• US Representative Kilmer Enlists State Department on Canadian Sewage Issues
• Video: Solar Energy a Growing Domestic Source of Electricity in Mason County
• How Well Do Consumers Understand Rooftop Solar Economics?
• SolarWorld Loses Summary Judgment, Faces $770 Million Claim
• California’s Biggest Utilities Break Record for Solar Power
• Deepwater Wind Proposes Largest Offshore Wind Farm in U-S
• Energy Guzzlers No More: Data Centers Finally Using Less Electricity, New Study Finds
• How to Cool Your House Like a Wonk
• Carbon Initiative Could Cost Grant PUD
• Inslee Carbon Cap Critics Protest, Fast on Capitol Steps – Say it Doesn’t Go Far Enough
• California Governor Proposes Extension of Cap-And-Trade Program to 2050
• Avista Installing Electric Charging Stations in Eastern Washington State
• Driving Lessons: Charging Ahead in the Electric Vehicle Race
• U.-S Regulators Pave Way for Speedy Next-Generation 5G Networks
• Comcast Expands Low-Cost Internet Service to Public Housing Residents
• Rural America Needs Broadband
• Pokémon at Substations? Players Beware!
• Former Kitzhaber Communications Director Files Civil Rights Lawsuit over Firing
• Baton Rouge Gunman’s Motive Remains Unclear after Police Deaths
• Two Belfair Projects Put Pavement to the Highway
• Test of New Look for Railroad Avenue in Downtown Shelton

WORD OF THE DAY

Bombinate • \BAHM-buh-nayt\ • Verb – Buzz, drone.

The “cough quotient” of the audience slowly increased as the second-rate community college economist’s sturdy, yet droning speech on chickpea futures bombinated through the halls of the extension campus of Dirt Junior College.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Century-Old Bond for Aluminum Smelters & Utilities Falls Apart (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-13/century-old-bond-for-aluminum-smelters-and-utilities-falls-apart

Pacific Northwest Public Power Utilities, Others, Earn High Customer Satisfaction Rankings from J.D. Power (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=46131

Op/Ed: Base Power Plan on Clean, Not Renewable Energy (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article89675842.html

Op/Ed: Economist’s Attack on Columbia Generating Station Got It Wrong (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/07/economists_attack_on_columbia.html

Washington State Council Member Rockefeller Retires After Five Years on Northwest Power/Conservation Council (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/437126.aspx

Lewis County PUD Commissioner Named Officer of National Public Power Council (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://www.chronline.com/news/lewis-county-pud-commissioner-named-officer-of-national-public-power/article_4f645d5e-49e6-11e6-b340-8f75c4f352a3.html

How Did Southern California Keep the Lights On During an Historic Heatwave? We Need to Know (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2016/07/15/how-did-southern-california-keep-the-lights-on-during-an-historic-heatwave-we-need-to-know/

State of Hawaii Says No to Major Electric Utility Merger (Associated Press)

http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/local-news/hawaii-commission-says-no-major-electric-utility-merger

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Bidding to Buy Oncor Electric (Houston Business Journal, TX)

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2016/07/buffett-s-berkshire-hathaway-bidding-to-buy-texas.html

Impending Electric Shock? Consumers & Investors Should Brace Themselves (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/uhenergy/2016/07/15/impending-electric-shock-consumers-and-investors-should-brace-themselves/#44e98c8754a3

On ‘Life-Support,’ Texas Clean-Coal Project Gets Reprieve (Bloomberg News)

http://fuelfix.com/blog/2016/07/15/on-life-support-texas-clean-coal-project-gets-reprieve/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Bull Trout Lawsuit Targets 26 Dams in Columbia River Basin (Associated Press)

http://www.paradisepost.com/environment-and-nature/20160713/bull-trout-lawsuit-targets-26-dams-in-columbia-river-basin

Starving Seabirds Washing Up Dead on Washington State Beaches (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/starving-seabirds-washing-dead-washington-beaches

Erosion at Bonneville Dam Forces River Managers to Change Fish Spill Pattern (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/437135.aspx

Compared to Last Year, Cooler Temperatures Seem to be Giving Snake River Sockeye a Break (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/437136.aspx

Tribal Fishing Sites along Columbia River Supported by Pacific NW Congressional Members (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/32448650/tribal-fishing-sites-along-columbia-river-supported-by-nw-congressional-members-with-new-legislation

Fish Viewing Windows Open at Rocky Reach Dam Visitor Center (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.ncwlife.com/outdoors/fishing/fish-viewing-windows-open-at-rocky-reach-dam-visitor-center/article_bfb6b084-4abd-11e6-9fa6-3f0748421d8e.html

Taylor Shellfish: How a Fifth-Generation Family Raises Sustainable Seafood (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ramcommercial/2016/05/18/how-a-fifth-generation-family-raises-sustainable-seafood/#3fda179a732b

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

US Representative Kilmer Enlists State Department on Canadian Sewage Issues (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/11746

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Video: Solar Energy a Growing Domestic Source of Electricity in Mason County (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/solar-energy-a-growing-domestic-source-of-electricity-in-mason/youtube_d41d7f26-4a27-11e6-9e75-c3922901e089.html

How Well Do Consumers Understand Rooftop Solar Economics? (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/how-well-do-consumers-understand-rooftop-solar-economics/422236/

SolarWorld Loses Summary Judgment, Faces $770 Million Claim (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/07/solarworld-loses-summary-judgment-faces-770m-claim.html

California’s Biggest Utilities Break Record for Solar Power (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article89965022.html

Deepwater Wind Proposes Largest Offshore Wind Farm in U-S (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/deepwater-wind-proposes-largest-offshore-wind-farm-in-us/422718/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy Guzzlers No More: Data Centers Finally Using Less Electricity, New Study Finds (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_30135940/energy-guzzlers-no-more-data-centers-finally-using

How to Cool Your House Like a Wonk (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/07/14/how-to-cool-your-house-like-a-wonk/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Carbon Initiative Could Cost Grant PUD (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/carbon-initiative-could-cost-grant-pud/article_83cd1102-4a1e-11e6-8b29-07660ca537d7.html

Inslee Carbon Cap Critics Protest, Fast on Capitol Steps – Say it Doesn’t Go Far Enough (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/inslee-carbon-cap-critics-protest-fast-capitol-steps

California Governor Proposes Extension of Cap-And-Trade Program to 2050 (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-gov-brown-proposes-extension-of-cap-and-trade-program-to-2050/422562/

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Avista Installing Electric Charging Stations in Eastern Washington State (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/32463960/avista-installing-electric-charging-stations-in-e-washington

Driving Lessons: Charging Ahead in the Electric Vehicle Race (American Public Power Association)

http://publicpower.org/Media/magazine/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=46112

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

U.-S Regulators Pave Way for Speedy Next-Generation 5G Networks (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-telecoms-idUSKCN0ZU1V9?il=0

Comcast Expands Low-Cost Internet Service to Public Housing Residents (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2016/07/comcast_expands_low-cost_inter.html

Rural America Needs Broadband (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/newsmakers/co-op-voices/rural-america-needs-broadband/92971

MARKETING & MEDIA

Pokémon at Substations? Players Beware! (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/newsmakers/co-op-news-newsmakers/pokemon-at-substations-players-beware/93066

POLITICS & MANAGEMENT

Former Kitzhaber Communications Director Files Civil Rights Lawsuit over Firing (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/07/former_kitzhaber_communication.html

GENERAL NEWS

Baton Rouge Gunman’s Motive Remains Unclear after Police Deaths (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-police-idUSKCN0ZX0MX

Two Belfair Projects Put Pavement to the Highway (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/separate-belfair-projects-put-pavement-to-the-highway/article_10620122-4abf-11e6-ab90-578c6583c981.html

Test of New Look for Railroad Avenue in Downtown Shelton (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/21164

FLYING FIGS – DIVERSIONS

Thrifty Bride Serves ‘Garbage Food’ to Her Wedding Guests

https://www.yahoo.com/style/thrifty-bride-serves-garbage-food-to-her-wedding-guests-134927281.html

New Hampshire City Police Use Pokemon Go to Lure Fugitives

http://komonews.com/news/offbeat/new-hampshire-city-police-use-pokemon-go-to-lure-fugitives-07-17-2016-185014462

A Man Has Hidden $50,000 worth of $100 Bills around Salem

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2016/07/a_man_has_hidden_50000_worth_o.html

Rare Solar Eclipse Coming to Oregon in 2017, Hotels Already Booked

http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2016/06/rare_solar_eclipse_coming_to_o.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Trevor Rabin – National Treasure Theme (Movie Soundtrack)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElgZad3HwJo

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Energy News Digest for July 12, 2016

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Group Starts Fast in Opposition to Proposed Washington State Carbon Rule (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/340892/group-starts-fast-in-opposition-to-proposed-carbon-rule/

Business Group Emerges to Back Vancouver, WA Oil Terminal (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/07/business-group-emerges-to-back-vancouver-oil.html

Cascade Natural Gas Facing Possible $4M Penalty for Pipeline Safety Violations (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/32428212/cascade-natural-gas-facing-possible-4m-penalty-for-pipeline-safety-violations

Biologists Keep Watchful Eye on Sockeye Migration (Twin Falls Times News, ID)

http://magicvalley.com/lifestyles/recreation/phillips-biologists-keep-watchful-eye-on-sockeye-migration/article_ade77240-49e3-5bf0-b672-7fc638f89418.html

New York’s LED Streetlights: A Crime Deterrent to Some, a Nuisance to Others (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/nyregion/new-yorks-led-streetlights-receive-a-lukewarm-reception.html?ref=energy-environment&_r=0

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Business Group Emerges to Back Vancouver, WA Oil Terminal
• Cascade Natural Gas Facing Possible $4M Penalty for Pipeline Safety Violations
• Op/Ed: Maintaining Low-Cost Electricity Vital for Washington State’s Clean Tech Industries
• Study Says Expansion of California's Electric Grid Would Save Consumers $1.5 Billion
• Arizona: City of Sierra Vista Looks to Hoover Dam for Cheaper Power
• North Carolina: Alcoa’s Yadkin Project Hydroelectric Plants to be Sold
• Greens Sue Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection (PJM), Saying New Capacity Rules Disadvantage Renewables, Demand Response
• Future of Natural Gas Hinges on Stanching Methane Leaks
• Biologists Keep Watchful Eye on Sockeye Migration
• Columbia River Northern Pikeminnow Reward Catch Program Continues to Show Decent Catch Rates
• New Kittitas County Water Bank Website Could Make Shopping for Water Rights Easier
• Is Burning Trees Still Green? Some Experts Now Question Biomass
• Massachusetts Wind Farm Stumbled on Shorebirds
• New York’s LED Streetlights: A Crime Deterrent to Some, a Nuisance to Others
• When Kids Learn to Conserve Energy, Their Behavior Also Spreads to Parents
• Marijuana Ban Ending In Parts of Pierce County
• Group Starts Fast in Opposition to Proposed Washington State Carbon Rule
• California's Climate Change Program: Jerry Brown Pushes Extension of Cap-And-Trade
• Clinton Gives Thumbs Down to Dem Platform's Carbon Tax
• Smart Doesn’t Always Mean an Easy Home
• Harney: Don’t Be Fooled by Fake ‘Green’
• Comcast Experiencing Major Phone Outage
• Wyden, Colleagues Urge FCC: Close Rural Broadband Gap
• Foreign Hackers Target Thousands of Gmail Users Every Month
• Google Fiber Adds New Business Class Tiers, Raises Rates
• Colorado: Big Choices Ahead as Boulder Pursues Faster, Cheaper Broadband
• Cooperative to Start Broadband Project in Northwest Arkansas
• Relax, You're Not Going to Jail for Sharing Your Netflix Password – Consensual Password Sharing
• Mind the Font: London's Underground Getting a New Look
• U-S Senators Strike Deal to Move Forward on Sweeping Energy Bill
• Blood Donation Urged Immediately; Supply 'Alarmingly' Low
• Work Stoppage Continues at Hanford Nuclear Reservation
• Dow Jones Industrial Average Closes at a Record High
• D.B. Cooper Investigation – Unsolved – Is Over after 45 Years, FBI Says

WORD OF THE DAY

Akrasia • \uh-KRAY-zhuh\ • noun – Weakness of will: weakness of will, especially a failure to act according to a sense of moral obligation

Alfonse was ridden with akrasia. On one hand, he knew that the double cheeseburger with jalapenos, blue cheese, thick bacon and avocados was bad for him. On the other hand, he knew that his head would explode if he could not take just one tasty bite of this forbidden fruit. “I know just as Ulysses felt as he had his crew tie him to the mast as they passed by the sirens,” he pondered. In the end, his vegetarian friends came to the rescue, tying him to the bumper of their hybrid vehicle as they slowly glided past the burger joint on their way to the organic “Humus Hut” on south 43rd Avenue.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Business Group Emerges to Back Vancouver, WA Oil Terminal (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/07/business-group-emerges-to-back-vancouver-oil.html

Cascade Natural Gas Facing Possible $4M Penalty for Pipeline Safety Violations (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/32428212/cascade-natural-gas-facing-possible-4m-penalty-for-pipeline-safety-violations

Op/Ed: Maintaining Low-Cost Electricity Vital for Washington State’s Clean Tech Industries (Maple Valley Reporter, WA)

http://www.maplevalleyreporter.com/business/386363121.html

Study Says Expansion of California's Electric Grid Would Save Consumers $1.5 Billion (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-electric-grid-expansion-20160712-snap-story.html

Arizona: City of Sierra Vista Looks to Hoover Dam for Cheaper Power (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)

http://www.svherald.com/news/city-looks-to-hoover-dam-for-cheaper-power/article_0de0b314-47ca-11e6-a99d-f7dd51c69fc3.html

North Carolina: Alcoa’s Yadkin Project Hydroelectric Plants to be Sold (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2016/07/12/alcoa-s-yadkin-project-hydroelectric-plants-to-be.html

Greens Sue Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection (PJM), Saying New Capacity Rules Disadvantage Renewables, Demand Response (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/greens-sue-pjm-saying-new-capacity-rules-disadvantage-renewables-demand-r/422440/

Future of Natural Gas Hinges on Stanching Methane Leaks (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/business/energy-environment/future-of-natural-gas-hinges-on-stanching-methane-leaks.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Biologists Keep Watchful Eye on Sockeye Migration (Twin Falls Times News, ID)

http://magicvalley.com/lifestyles/recreation/phillips-biologists-keep-watchful-eye-on-sockeye-migration/article_ade77240-49e3-5bf0-b672-7fc638f89418.html

Columbia River Northern Pikeminnow Reward Catch Program Continues to Show Decent Catch Rates (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/columbia-river-northern-pikeminnow-reward-catch-program-continues-to-show-decent-catch-rates/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

New Kittitas County Water Bank Website Could Make Shopping for Water Rights Easier (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/new-water-bank-website-could-make-shopping-for-water-rights/article_d1aa6346-47dc-11e6-9400-131bdf057526.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Is Burning Trees Still Green? Some Experts Now Question Biomass (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2016/07/12/482937940/is-burning-trees-still-green-some-experts-now-question-biomass

Massachusetts Wind Farm Stumbled on Shorebirds (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/07/12/massachusetts-wind-farm-stumbled-on-shorebirds.htm

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

New York’s LED Streetlights: A Crime Deterrent to Some, a Nuisance to Others (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/nyregion/new-yorks-led-streetlights-receive-a-lukewarm-reception.html?ref=energy-environment&_r=0

When Kids Learn to Conserve Energy, Their Behavior Also Spreads to Parents (Eurekalert)

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-07/osu-wkl070716.php

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana Ban Ending In Parts of Pierce County (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/07/11/marijuana-ban-ending-in-parts-of-pierce-county/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Group Starts Fast in Opposition to Proposed Washington State Carbon Rule (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/340892/group-starts-fast-in-opposition-to-proposed-carbon-rule/

California's Climate Change Program: Jerry Brown Pushes Extension of Cap-And-Trade (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_30119000/californias-climate-change-program-jerry-brown-pushes-extension?source=rss

Clinton Gives Thumbs Down to Dem Platform's Carbon Tax (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/clinton-gives-thumbs-down-to-dem-platforms-carbon-tax/article/2596171

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Smart Doesn’t Always Mean an Easy Home (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/realestate/smart-doesnt-always-mean-an-easy-home.html

Harney: Don’t Be Fooled by Fake ‘Green’ (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jul/11/harney-dont-be-fooled-by-fake-green/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Comcast Experiencing Major Phone Outage (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/tech/comcast-experiencing-major-phone-outage/270827069

Wyden, Colleagues Urge FCC: Close Rural Broadband Gap (KTVC-TV, Bend, OR)

http://m.ktvz.com/news/wyden-colleagues-urge-fcc-close-rural-broadband-gap/40462718

Foreign Hackers Target Thousands of Gmail Users Every Month (The Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/07/foreign-hackers-target-thousands-of-gmail-users-every-month/490883/?utm_source=feed

Google Fiber Adds New Business Class Tiers, Raises Rates (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Fiber-Adds-New-Business-Class-Tiers-Raises-Rates-137393

Colorado: Big Choices Ahead as Boulder Pursues Faster, Cheaper Broadband (Boulder Daily Camera, CO)

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/boulder/ci_30116487/big-choices-ahead-boulder-pursues-faster-cheaper-broadband

Cooperative to Start Broadband Project in Northwest Arkansas (Associated Press)

http://www.nwitimes.com/business/cooperative-to-start-broadband-project-in-northwest-arkansas/article_c9844b71-a1ba-5634-b935-c88427a1bf5e.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

Relax, You're Not Going to Jail for Sharing Your Netflix Password – Consensual Password Sharing (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-netflix-password-sharing-felony-20160712-snap-story.html

Mind the Font: London's Underground Getting a New Look (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/07/12/globalpost-london-underground-britain/86982450/

POLITICS & MANAGEMENT

U-S Senators Strike Deal to Move Forward on Sweeping Energy Bill (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/287276-senate-to-vote-on-moving-toward-house-compromise-on-energy-bill

GENERAL NEWS

Blood Donation Urged Immediately; Supply 'Alarmingly' Low (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/health/blood-donation-urged-immediately-supply-alarmingly-low/270742899

Work Stoppage Continues at Hanford Nuclear Reservation (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jul/12/work-stoppage-continues-at-hanford-nuclear-reservation/

Dow Jones Industrial Average Closes at a Record High (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jul/12/dow-jones-industrial-average-closes-at-a-record-hi/

D.B. Cooper Investigation – Unsolved – Is Over after 45 Years, FBI Says (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/07/db_cooper_investigation_is_ove.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Craft Breweries Fighting over Ever-Dwindling Supply of Puns about Hops

https://consumerist.com/2016/07/11/craft-breweries-fighting-over-ever-dwindling-supply-of-puns-about-hops/

Morse Code Found on Mars?

http://www.nwcn.com/news/morse-code-found-on-mars-1/270616182

He Gave Her a Ring She Gave Him a Kidney – Now They Start a New Life Together

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jul/11/he-gave-her-a-ring-and-she-gave-him-a-kidney-now-t/

Man Mobbed By Monkeys Gets the Photoshop Battle He So Rightly Deserves

http://mashable.com/2016/07/12/man-mobbed-by-monkeys-memes/#NB6J4ugJTqqx

SONG OF THE DAY

Derek & the Dominos – Layla

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WUdlaLWSVM

Eric Clapton - Layla (Unplugged)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZV7akaSo0s

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LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

All the links in today’s news digest lead to current stories. Please note that some media organizations update their websites regularly, which may result in broken links in the future.

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