Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Energy News Digest for November 2, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS



HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Why Natural Gas Supply Will Be Crucial in Preventing Winter Power Outages (Utility Dive)

U-S Owes Six California Wind Farms $206 Million (Courthouse News Service)

Tree-Trimmer Causes Comcast Service Problems in Vancouver (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

City of Tacoma OKs Up to $100,000 For an Independent Look at Click! Cable’s Books (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Shelton City Leaders Get First Look at Proposed 2017 City Budget (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Why Natural Gas Supply Will Be Crucial in Preventing Winter Power Outages
  • World’s Priciest Gas Bound for One U-S Region This Winter
  • America’s Nuclear-Waste Plan Is a Giant Mess
  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspection Finds ‘Substantial Weaknesses’ in TVA Safety Culture at New Nuclear Plant
  • Bob McKinney, Former Cowlitz PUD Manager Dies
  • Snohomish PUD Invests $11.2 Million in Energy-Storing Units
  • Eugene Water & Electric Board Approves Deal to Relicense Carmen-Smith Dam for $80 Million Less
  • Oregon: Portland General Electric CEO Not Sold on Merkley’s 100% Renewables Vision
  • Chum Salmon Beat the Odds, Return to Metro Vancouver, BC Streams
  • The Price of Farmers’ Conservation: Group Looks at Federal Program’s Efficiency
  • Washington State Supreme Court Ruling on Wells May Constrain Rural Development
  • U-S Owes Six California Wind Farms $206 Million
  • Report: California Needs to Invest $5 Billion in Transmission to Support Renewables Goals
  • Tesla Says SolarCity Would Add $1 Billion to 2017 Revenue
  • Renewable Energy Could Lose European Power Grid Priority, Documents Reveal
  • Legal Pot Is Still a Tough Deal for Investors
  • Washington State: Can A British Columbia-Inspired U-S Carbon Tax Compete with Trump & Clinton?
  • Amazon Gets an ‘F’ from the Carbon Disclosure Project
  • Tree-Trimmer Causes Comcast Service Problems in Vancouver
  • City of Tacoma OKs Up to $100,000 For an Independent Look at Click! Cable’s Books
  • Cable Rates Have Risen at Twice Inflation Rate for 20 Years
  • Hulu’s Bid to Replace Cable
  • 41% of Cable TV Customers Plan to Cut, Scale Back Service
  • Protecting the Internet’s Purpose
  • How the Internet Is Loosening Our Grip on the Truth
  • How the Internet Is Changing Pronunciation
  • Insert Eye-Roll Here: Starbucks’ New ‘Unity’ Cup Draws Fire Ahead of Election
  • Photos from Nat Geo’s Nature Photographer of the Year Contest
  • The Four Races That Could Tip Control of the Washington State Senate
  • Popular Washington State Senator Andy Hill Dies of the Lung Cancer He Once Defeated
  • Where Electric Utilities Are Putting Their Money in the 2016 Election
  • Talk of Holding a U-S Supreme Court Seat Vacant for Four Years Is without Precedent
  • Can You Take a Voting Selfie? States Wage Legal Battles Days Before Election
  • Shelton City Leaders Get First Look at Proposed 2017 City Budget
  • Oregon: 3.8 Quake Hits About Ten Miles West of Astoria
  • Washington State Mother Accused of Giving Children Heroin to Make Them Sleep
  • Cowlitz Casino Opponents Appealing Case to U-S Supreme Court
  • The Secret to the Seahawks’ Success? This Book.
WORD OF THE DAY

Mien • \MEEN\ • noun: 1: air or bearing especially as expressive of attitude or personality: demeanor 2: appearance, aspect

The white-maned ghost of Louis Rukeyser strode confidently onto the trading floor. A shudder went through the assembled traders, who cowered at his mien of respectability and cold, steely glare.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Why Natural Gas Supply Will Be Crucial in Preventing Winter Power Outages (Utility Dive)

World’s Priciest Gas Bound for One U-S Region This Winter (Bloomberg News)

America’s Nuclear-Waste Plan Is a Giant Mess (Atlantic Magazine)

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspection Finds ‘Substantial Weaknesses’ in TVA Safety Culture at New Nuclear Plant (Chattanooga Times Free Press, TN)

Bob McKinney, Former Cowlitz PUD Manager Dies (Longview Daily News, WA)

Snohomish PUD Invests $11.2 Million in Energy-Storing Units (Everett Herald, WA)

Eugene Water & Electric Board Approves Deal to Relicense Carmen-Smith Dam for $80 Million Less (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

Oregon: Portland General Electric CEO Not Sold on Merkley’s 100% Renewables Vision (Portland Business Journal, OR)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Chum Salmon Beat the Odds, Return to Metro Vancouver, BC Streams (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

The Price of Farmers’ Conservation: Group Looks at Federal Program’s Efficiency (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Washington State Supreme Court Ruling on Wells May Constrain Rural Development (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

U-S Owes Six California Wind Farms $206 Million (Courthouse News Service)

Report: California Needs to Invest $5 Billion in Transmission to Support Renewables Goals (Utility Dive)

Tesla Says SolarCity Would Add $1 Billion to 2017 Revenue (Reuters)

Renewable Energy Could Lose European Power Grid Priority, Documents Reveal (The Guardian, UK)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Legal Pot Is Still a Tough Deal for Investors (USA Today)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State: Can A British Columbia-Inspired U-S Carbon Tax Compete with Trump & Clinton? (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Amazon Gets an ‘F’ from the Carbon Disclosure Project (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Tree-Trimmer Causes Comcast Service Problems in Vancouver (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

City of Tacoma OKs Up to $100,000 For an Independent Look at Click! Cable’s Books (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Cable Rates Have Risen at Twice Inflation Rate for 20 Years (Broadband Reports)

Hulu’s Bid to Replace Cable (Atlantic Magazine)

41% of Cable TV Customers Plan to Cut, Scale Back Service (Broadband Reports)

Protecting the Internet’s Purpose (Christian Science Monitor)

MARKETING & MEDIA

How the Internet Is Loosening Our Grip on the Truth (NY Times)

How the Internet Is Changing Pronunciation (Atlantic Magazine)

Insert Eye-Roll Here: Starbucks’ New ‘Unity’ Cup Draws Fire Ahead of Election (NBC News)

Photos from Nat Geo’s Nature Photographer of the Year Contest (USA Today)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

The Four Races That Could Tip Control of the Washington State Senate (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Popular Washington State Senator Andy Hill Dies of the Lung Cancer He Once Defeated (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

Where Electric Utilities Are Putting Their Money in the 2016 Election (Utility Dive)

Talk of Holding a U-S Supreme Court Seat Vacant for Four Years Is without Precedent (Washington Post)

Can You Take a Voting Selfie? States Wage Legal Battles Days Before Election (NY Times)

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton City Leaders Get First Look at Proposed 2017 City Budget (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Oregon: 3.8 Quake Hits About Ten Miles West of Astoria (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

Washington State Mother Accused of Giving Children Heroin to Make Them Sleep (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Cowlitz Casino Opponents Appealing Case to U-S Supreme Court (Longview Daily News, WA)

The Secret to the Seahawks’ Success? This Book. (Christian Science Monitor)

THE EMPTY TOMB – DIVERSIONS

Jesus’ Tomb Opened: What Did We Learn So Far?

Mom Held Hostage in Louisiana Sends Daughter to School with SOS Note

Scientists Just Completed a Census of the Creepy Crawlies That Live in Our Homes

Social Media Has Been Flooded with People Mourning the Death of the Peach Butt Emoji

SONG OF THE DAY

The Outlaws - Hurry Sundown


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