Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Energy News Digest for June 28, 2016

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Weather Forecast for June 28, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Gas Tax, Fees on Electric Cars Set to Increase July 1 (KPLU Radio, Tacoma, WA)

Federal Appeals Court: Washington State Must Fix Salmon-Blocking Culverts (Associated Press)

Oregon Lawmakers Grill State Energy Department’s Leader (Northwest Cable News Network)

British Columbia: Drought Alert Issued – Vancouver Islanders Asked to Conserve Water (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

Berkeley Lab: It Takes 70 Billion-Kilowatt Hours a Year to Run the Internet (Forbes Magazine)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Federal Appeals Court: Washington State Must Fix Salmon-Blocking Culverts
  • Culvert Dilemma: Top Court Ruling to Protect Salmon Could Cost Washington State $2.4 Billion
  • Section of Columbia River in Hanford Reach Area Opens for Sockeye Fishing
  • Sea-Tac Becomes First “Salmon Safe” Airport in the Nation
  • British Columbia: Drought Alert Issued – Vancouver Islanders Asked to Conserve Water
  • The Prospect of Turning Human Waste into Drinking Water
  • California Regulators Update Interconnection Rules for Renewables
  • In New York, Solar Companies & Utilities Form an Unlikely Alliance
  • U-S Senators Put Pressure on the Feds to Reschedule Marijuana
  • Chart of the Week: Monthly Recreational Marijuana Sales in U-S Averaging $124 Million
  • Why the Marijuana Business Is Appealing to Female Entrepreneurs
  • Electric Motorcycles Creep into California’s Legendary Biker Culture
  • Berkeley Lab: It Takes 70 Billion-Kilowatt Hours a Year to Run the Internet
  • Google’s Satellite Map Gets a 700-Trillion-Pixel Makeover
  • How Much Fiber Internet Could Make Your Rent Increase
  • Olympics: The Cable Empire Strikes Back
  • At Cannes, the Ad Industry Confronts the Rise of Facebook
  • Microsoft Broke an Age-Old Rule with Windows 10 Updates & Paid the Price
  • Three Tools to Create Social Media Visuals
  • How to Save Old Film Photos with Your Phone
  • U-S Supreme Court Rejects Washington Pharmacists’ Religious Rights Appeal
  • Public Lands Commissioner Candidates Face Off in Belfair
  • Infographic: From Town Halls to Targeting, Political Advertising Has Come a Long Way
  • Washington State Gas Tax, Fees on Electric Cars Set to Increase July 1
  • Nation’s Interstate Highways Celebrate 60th Birthday with Growing Congestion, Repair Backlogs
  • Mason Transit Opens Public Parking Lot in Belfair
  • Volkswagen to Pay Washington State $26 Million
  • City of Shelton Reaches Employment Agreement with New Administrator
  • Thurston County Commissioners Vote to Ban Fireworks during Burn Bans
  • Baby Boomers’ Retirement: The Country’s Biggest & Most Predictable Train Wreck?
  • Panama Canal Expansion Could Spell Doom for Seattle, Tacoma Ports
WORD OF THE DAY

Licit ● /LISS-it/ ● Adjective – Conforming to the requirements of the law: not forbidden by law: permissible.

Rose Petals drift by
‘Neath the bower, licit kiss
Sigh of summer love

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Oregon Lawmakers Grill State Energy Department’s Leader (Northwest Cable News Network)

Oregon Department of Energy Director Calls Tax Credits an Economic Development Success (Oregonian, Portland)

U-S, Mexico, Canada Pledge 50% Renewables & Nuclear by 2025 in New Climate Pact (Utility Dive)

City of Centralia Warns of Suspicious Activity at City Light Dropbox (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

California PUC Approves Gas Rate Hike for California Utilities & SoCalGas (Utility Dive)

Think We Can Abandon Nuclear Energy? Don’t Look at This Chart. (The Motley Fool)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Federal Appeals Court: Washington State Must Fix Salmon-Blocking Culverts (Associated Press)

Culvert Dilemma: Top Court Ruling to Protect Salmon Could Cost Washington State $2.4 Billion (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Section of Columbia River in Hanford Reach Area Opens for Sockeye Fishing (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Sea-Tac Becomes First “Salmon Safe” Airport in the Nation (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA – Except at Anthony’s Restaurant)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

British Columbia: Drought Alert Issued – Vancouver Islanders Asked to Conserve Water (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

The Prospect of Turning Human Waste into Drinking Water (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

California Regulators Update Interconnection Rules for Renewables (Utility Dive)

In New York, Solar Companies & Utilities Form an Unlikely Alliance (Buffalo News, NY)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

U-S Senators Put Pressure on the Feds to Reschedule Marijuana (Marijuana Business Daily)

Chart of the Week: Monthly Recreational Marijuana Sales in U-S Averaging $124 Million (Marijuana Business Daily)

Why the Marijuana Business Is Appealing to Female Entrepreneurs (The Atlantic Magazine)

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Electric Motorcycles Creep into California’s Legendary Biker Culture (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Berkeley Lab: It Takes 70 Billion-Kilowatt Hours a Year to Run the Internet (Forbes Magazine)

Google’s Satellite Map Gets a 700-Trillion-Pixel Makeover (The Atlantic Magazine)

How Much Fiber Internet Could Make Your Rent Increase (Louisville Business First, KY)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Olympics: The Cable Empire Strikes Back – The 2016 Olympics will be a test of how well Comcast & NBC can deliver live programming in the digital, on-demand era (The Atlantic Magazine)

At Cannes, the Ad Industry Confronts the Rise of Facebook (NY Times)

Microsoft Broke an Age-Old Rule with Windows 10 Updates & Paid the Price (Mashable)

Three Tools to Create Social Media Visuals (Social Media Examiner)

How to Save Old Film Photos with Your Phone (Gizmodo)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

U-S Supreme Court Rejects Washington Pharmacists’ Religious Rights Appeal (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Public Lands Commissioner Candidates Face Off in Belfair (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Infographic: From Town Halls to Targeting, Political Advertising Has Come a Long Way – A Look at the Programmatic Trail to the Presidency (AdWeek)

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Gas Tax, Fees on Electric Cars Set to Increase July 1 (KPLU Radio, Tacoma, WA)

Nation’s Interstate Highways Celebrate 60th Birthday with Growing Congestion, Repair Backlogs (Consumerist)

Mason Transit Opens Public Parking Lot in Belfair (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Volkswagen to Pay Washington State $26 Million (Northwest Cable News Network)

City of Shelton Reaches Employment Agreement with New Administrator (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Thurston County Commissioners Vote to Ban Fireworks during Burn Bans (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Baby Boomers’ Retirement: The Country’s Biggest & Most Predictable Train Wreck? (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

Panama Canal Expansion Could Spell Doom for Seattle, Tacoma Ports (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Ohio Becomes One of the First States to Legally Protect Paramedics Who Save Pets’ Lives

Dad Pulls Out Daughter’s Loose Tooth with a Wild Squirrel

Skeletons & Coins Found at Pompeii Dig

Puppy Presumed Dead at Sea Reunited with Family, Thanks to Facebook Post

SONG OF THE DAY

Henry Gross – Shannon

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