Microsoft, Amazon Propel Washington to Most Innovative State – “…Washington State arguably owns the cloud…” (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-19/microsoft-amazon-propel-washington-to-most-innovative-state.html

Study Looking for Gaps in Web Access on North Olympic Peninsula (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20131231/NEWS/312319988/study-looking-for-gaps-in-web-access-on-north-olympic-peninsula

Home Electricity Use Plummets: Five Reasons Why (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2013/12/home_electricity_use_plummets.html

Wind’s Tax Credit Winds Down, But Debate at Full Force (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/1230/Wind-s-tax-credit-winds-down-but-debate-at-full-force

When it Comes to Our Need for Electricity, Reliability is Essential (The Energy Collective)

http://theenergycollective.com/mzconsulting/322286/when-it-comes-our-need-electricity-reliability-essential

Energy News Digest Word Cloud for December 31, 2013

Washington’s Top Polluters Reduce Greenhouse Gases by 8 Percent (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/dec/29/washingtons-top-polluters-reduce-greenhouse-gases/

Below Normal Snowpack Brings Concern about Washington State Water Supply (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestlocalnews/1785790-8/below-normal-snowpack-brings-concern-about-water-supply

‘Military-Style’ Raid on California Power Station Spooks U-S (Foreign Policy)

http://complex.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/12/24/power-station-military-assault#sthash.FfQqZjJ9.dpbs

Vermont Sees New Round of Power Outages - Driving Conditions to Worsen with Heavy, Wet Snow (Burlington Free Press, VT)

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/viewart/20131229/NEWS02/312290019/

U-S Struggles to Keep Pace in Delivering Broadband Service (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/30/technology/us-struggling-to-keep-pace-in-broadband-service.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

Energy News Digest Word Cloud for December 30, 2013

Rig Downs Poles While Being Transported on Train in Shelton (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2013/12/26/2902622/live-power-lines-reported-down.html

Reclamation Employee Dies from Injuries Following Fall Monday (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/article_ca67aeda-6e55-11e3-9911-0019bb2963f4.html

Endangered Species Act marks 40 years (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20131227/NEWS01/712279902

Why LED Retrofits Are the ‘Trojan Horse’ of the Internet of Things (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/heatherclancy/2013/12/26/why-led-retrofits-are-the-trojan-horse-of-the-internet-of-things/

Puget Sound Region’s Economy Looks to Rebound in 2014 (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2013/12/27/puget-sound-regions-economy-looks-to.html

U-S Canadian Ice Storm Power Outages Leave Thousands in the Dark - Bad Weather May Hinder Efforts to Restore Electricity (Associated Press)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/26/ice-storm-power-outages_n_4503102.html

Ballot Fight over Oregon Renewable Energy Law Could Be Sparked by Small Rural Utility (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2013/12/battle_over_oregon_renewable_e.html#cmpid=nwsltrhead

Washington State Regulators Approve Aggressive Energy Conservation Goals (Bonney Lake-Sumner Courier-Herald, WA)

http://www.blscourierherald.com/news/237047061.html

Op/Ed: A Pacific Northwest Success Story for the Endangered Species Act (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/2013/12/24/2900526/a-northwest-success-story-for.html

Idaho Tops Nation in Portion of People Cutting Their Landline (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/idaho-tops-nation-portion-people-cutting-their-landline

Energy News Digest Word Cloud for December 26, 2013

Energy News Digest Word Cloud for December 20, 2013

Winter Storm Watch in Effect (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/11817

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Denies NERC Rehearing on Louisiana Bulk Power System Case (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

https://sites.google.com/site/newsdigestcafe/ferc-ruling-on-southeast-louisiana-electric-cooperative-association

So-So Spring Chinook Forecast for Willamette (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/dec/19/so-so-spring-chinook-forecast-willamette/

City of Port Angeles Extends Broadband Contract as Provider Sells (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/9289

U-S Senator Ron Wyden Positioned to Take Finance Chairmanship Early Due to Baucus Exit (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2013/12/sen_ron_wyden_positioned_to_ta.html

Energy News Digest Word Cloud for December 19, 2013

Editorial: Anti-Nuclear Group’s Case against Columbia Generating Station Unconvincing (Tri-City Herald, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/12/18/2735809/our-voice-anti-nuclear-groups.html

Right-Size Reactors Breathing New Life into Nuclear Energy (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2013/12/17/right-size-reactors-breathing-new-life-into-nuclear-energy/

Op/Ed: Oregon Renewable Standards Should Recognize Hydro (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/12/oregon_renewable_standards_sho.html

Vision of Steelhead Dancing in Some Heads (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/12/13/3372750/vision-of-steelhead-dancing-in.html

Climate Change: The Warmest November Worldwide Since 1880 (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/r14/Environment/Latest-News-Wires/2013/1218/Climate-change-The-warmest-November-worldwide-since-1880

Energy News Digest Word Cloud for December 18, 2013

PUDs, Tribes Back Final Recommendation to Modernize Columbia River Treaty with Canada (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2013/dec/13/puds-tribes-favor-final-regional-view-to-modernize-river-treaty-with-canada/

Suspended Bonneville Power Administration Execs Refuse Reassignment, Report Says (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2013/12/suspended_bpa_execs_refuse_rea.html

Salmon Outlook is a Christmas Present That Stocking Stuffers Can Match (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/bill_monroe/index.ssf/2013/12/salmon_outlook_is_a_christmas.html

Dueling Reports Argue For, Against Richland Nuclear Plant (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/latestnews/1757250-8/dueling-reports-argue-for-against-richland-nuclear-plant

U-S Budget Deal Clears Crucial Vote in Senate (Reuters)

http://news.yahoo.com/u-senate-approval-two-budget-deal-likely-week-000324757--business.html

Energy News Digest Word Cloud for December 17, 2013

Group: Shutting Down Richland Nuke Plant Would Save Money - Not So Fast Say Backers (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/12/10/3366592/group-shutting-down-richland-nuke.html

Murray, Ryan Negotiate Bipartisan Budget Deal (U-S News & World Report)

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/12/10/murray-ryan-negotiate-bipartisan-budget-deal?s_cid=rss:murray-ryan-negotiate-bipartisan-budget-deal

Eagle Deaths Split Wind-Farm Debate (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Eagle-deaths-split-wind-farm-debate-5053033.php

All Power in Downtown Portland Back After Sunday Outage (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Multnomah-Couty-Courthouse-closed-on-Monday-234993321.html

Boeing Plant Has Suitors in Several U-S States (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2013/1211/Boeing-plant-has-suitors-in-several-US-states

Energy News Digest Word Cloud for December 11, 2013

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