Thursday, December 31, 2015

Energy News Digest for December 31, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for December 31, 2015

Air Stagnation Advisory

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Carbon Initiative Aims to Raise & Cut Taxes (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

California: Pacific Gas & Electric Details How Much Your Bill Will Rise in 2016 (SF Chronicle)

Oregon: Canadian Company Plans 10-Megawatt Solar Farm near Redmond (Associated Press)

Number of Species Awaiting Endangered Protection Drops to All-Time Low (Christian Science Monitor)

Water Reservoir Proposal Could Help Economy & Ecosystem of Yakima Basin (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • California: Pacific Gas & Electric Details How Much Your Bill Will Rise in 2016
  • Northern Wasco PUD Names New Manager
  • Skagit PUD Interim General Manager Told to Step Down
  • Grant PUD receives clean audit from the state for 2014
  • FERC Rejects Permit for 1,000 MW Pumped Storage Project in Kentucky – Et tu Klickitat
  • Number of Species Awaiting Endangered Protection Drops to All-Time Low
  • California: Coho Salmon Benefit from Dam Removal on San Mateo County Coastal Creek
  • Editorial: Salmon Forecasts Matter Less Than Responsive Management
  • Canada: ‘Trap & Kill’ Starlings Program Approved in Abbotsford
  • Water Reservoir Proposal Could Help Economy & Ecosystem of Yakima Basin
  • Is the Drought Over? No – But December Snow Survey is Good News for California
  • Oregon: Canadian Company Plans 10-Megawatt Solar Farm near Redmond
  • Hydroelectric Power Could Grow in Kentucky with Interest in Renewable Energy
  • Wood & Pellet Heating
  • Emerging from the Shadows, Pot Industry Tries to Build Brands
  • Oregon: Warm Springs Tribes Work Out Pot Regulations, Taxes
  • Oregon: Scappoose Weighs New Vote to Ban Pot Businesses
  • Washington State Carbon Initiative Aims to Raise & Cut Taxes
  • Forests Face More Fire, Insects, Disease as Climate Warms
  • Climate Chaos, Across the Map
  • The Future of Architecture is Already Happening in Portland – And It’s Wood
  • EPA Chief: Light Pollution ‘In Our Portfolio’
  • Comcast Gets Most FCC Complaints by Wide Margin
  • Microsoft to Warn of Nation-State Hacks
  • Six Tips for Writing Headlines That Drive Traffic
  • Amazon Says It Is Donating Its Revenues from a Song by a German Anti-Islam Group to Refugees
  • Let Me Google That for You: Here’s What Washingtonians Searched for Most in 2015
  • Editorial: Washington State Senate Inches toward Remote Access in Testimony
  • Puerto Rico Says It Will Default on Some Bonds
  • Body Found near North Mason County Home as Police Investigate Elderly Kitsap Man’s Disappearance
  • Idaho: Commissioners Declare Disaster in Kootenai County
  • Washington State Gets No Raise in 2016, Loses Distinction of Highest Minimum Wage
  • Troopers on Lookout for Intoxicated Drivers Tonight
WORD OF THE DAY

Lachrymose • \ LACK-rim-mose\ • adjective – 1: given to tears or weeping: tearful 2: tending to cause tears: mournful

Tad’s ad campaign for a new variety of onion was not going over so well. After having sold the DeBarto Onion Company on the popular theme “An Onion a Day Keeps Your Spouse Away” he embarked on a new campaign for “Lachrymose Free Onions, They’re All Wet”. The executives were not amused.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

California: Pacific Gas & Electric Details How Much Your Bill Will Rise in 2016 (SF Chronicle)

Northern Wasco PUD Names New Manager (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)

Skagit PUD Interim General Manager Told to Step Down (Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, WA)

Grant PUD receives clean audit from the state for 2014 (iFiber One News, Ephrata, WA)

FERC Rejects Permit for 1,000 MW Pumped Storage Project in Kentucky – Et tu Klickitat (Renewable Energy World)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Number of Species Awaiting Endangered Protection Drops to All-Time Low (Christian Science Monitor)

California: Coho Salmon Benefit from Dam Removal on San Mateo County Coastal Creek (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Editorial: Salmon forecasts matter less than responsive management (Daily Astorian, OR)

Canada: ‘Trap & Kill’ Starlings Program Approved in Abbotsford (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Water Reservoir Proposal Could Help Economy & Ecosystem of Yakima Basin (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Is the Drought Over? No – But December Snow Survey is Good News for California (Sacramento Bee, CA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Oregon: Canadian Company Plans 10-Megawatt Solar Farm near Redmond (Associated Press)

Hydroelectric Power Could Grow in Kentucky with Interest in Renewable Energy (Lexington Herald-Leader, KY)

Wood & Pellet Heating (Breaking Energy)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Emerging from the Shadows, Pot Industry Tries to Build Brands (Associated Press)

Oregon: Warm Springs Tribes Work Out Pot Regulations, Taxes (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Oregon: Scappoose Weighs New Vote to Ban Pot Businesses (Pamplin Media Group, Portland, OR)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Carbon Initiative Aims to Raise & Cut Taxes (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Forests Face More Fire, Insects, Disease as Climate Warms (Twin Falls Times-News, ID)

Climate Chaos, Across the Map (NY Times)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

The Future of Architecture is Already Happening in Portland – And It’s Wood (Gizmodo)

EPA Chief: Light Pollution ‘In Our Portfolio’ (Washington Examiner)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Comcast Gets Most FCC Complaints by Wide Margin (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Microsoft to Warn of Nation-State Hacks (British Broadcasting Corporation)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Six Tips for Writing Headlines That Drive Traffic (Social Media Examiner)

Amazon Says It Is Donating Its Revenues from a Song by a German Anti-Islam Group to Refugees (Associated Press)

Let Me Google That for You: Here’s What Washingtonians Searched for Most in 2015 (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Editorial: Washington State Senate Inches toward Remote Access in Testimony (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

Puerto Rico Says It Will Default on Some Bonds (NY Times)

GENERAL NEWS

Body Found near North Mason County Home as Police Investigate Elderly Kitsap Man’s Disappearance (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Idaho: Commissioners Declare Disaster in Kootenai County (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)

Washington State Gets No Raise in 2016, Loses Distinction of Highest Minimum Wage (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Troopers on Lookout for Intoxicated Drivers Tonight (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Corpse Comes Back to Life at Russian Morgue, Then Goes to Drink Vodka

Potent Joint Wrapped In 24-Karat Gold Creates a Buzz

Attack Owl Returns in Oregon, Targeting Government Workers

Some Dude Sent His FiancĂ©’s Engagement Ring into Space on a Spatula

SONG OF THE DAY

Manhattan Transfer - Spice of Life

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