Monday, January 25, 2016

Energy News Digest for January 25, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for January 25, 2016

Why Are Government Weather Forecasts So Shouty? – They’re one of the best products put out by the NWS. But they have a certain style. (The Atlantic Magazine)

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Alaska Quake Upgraded to Magnitude 7.1; Aftermath Destroyed Four Homes (Associated Press)

Demand Response: Supreme Court Backs Electricity-Saving Rule (Politico)

Seals Blamed For Drop in Juvenile Salmon Stocks in Strait of Georgia: Study (Vancouver Sun, BC)

Marijuana Business Incubator Comes to Tacoma (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Green Groups Brace for Attacks in Olympia (Investigate West)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Demand Response: Supreme Court Backs Electricity-Saving Rule
  • U-S Tribes in Canadian Court Opposing Massive Pipeline Expansion North of the Border
  • Oregon Energy Bills Will Battle for Dominance
  • Cautious New Cowlitz PUD Leader Faces Myriad of Challenges
  • Klamath Falls: Oregon Citizens Petition for People’s Utility District
  • Adrian Dix Slams BC Hydro for Smart Meter Replacements
  • Editorial: Preserve Hydro Assets
  • FERC’s Tony Clark Won’t Seek Reappointment, Warns of CPP Challenges
  • How to Prolong Your Phone’s Life in a Power Outage
  • Seals Blamed For Drop in Juvenile Salmon Stocks in Strait of Georgia: Study
  • Successful Salmon Homing Requires Both Olfactory Imprinting, Geomagnetic Navigation
  • In Victory for Eagles, USFWS Gives Up Fight for 30-Year Take Permits
  • Paying for Water Projects in Yakima Basin Is Complicated
  • ‘Citizen Scientists’ Use Drones to Map El Nino Flooding
  • Feds: California Reservoirs Only Half Full after Big Storms
  • California Utilities Propose Alternative to Regulators’ Net Metering Policy
  • Editorial: Sky Won’t Fall If Solar Companies Share A Little Sun
  • Op-Ed: Smug About Your Solar Roof? Not So Fast
  • Oklahoma: State Pays Millions More in Wind-Energy Incentives than Projected
  • Kansas Bill to Defund Transmission Authority Raises Alarm with Wind Energy Advocates
  • Vermont Solar Growth Slowed for Now as Utilities Hit Limit
  • Watch Your Energy Use - Man Claims Lab Was to Make Botanical Soaps
  • Marijuana Business Incubator Comes to Tacoma
  • Northwest Marijuana Growers Try to Go Green – But It’s Hard
  • Recreational Pot Prices Fall on North Olympic Peninsula as Production Increases
  • Tiny State Agency Tapped To Fight Climate Change Faces Developers’ Attack
  • Op/Ed: Clean Energy Fund Is Making a Difference
  • This High-Tech Soccer Field Generates Its Own Electricity – From the Players
  • 300,000 Drones Registered in 30 Days
  • Disney Loved Its No-Fly Zone – Until It Wanted to Fly Its Own Drones
  • What Management Turmoil at Twitter Means to Service
  • Green Groups Brace for Attacks in Olympia
  • Columnist: Carbon Tax, Corporate Political Spending in State Spotlight
  • Alaska Quake Upgraded to Magnitude 7.1; Aftermath Destroyed Four Homes
  • ‘Slow-Moving’ Earthquake Continues March South through Western Washington
  • U-S East Coast Struggles to Return to Normal after Blizzard
  • U-S Snowstorm: What to Do If It All Goes Wrong
  • Washington State Bill Would Require Students to Learn Cursive
  • Some Oregon Schools Can Keep Native American Mascots
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 wracked with akrasia. On one hand, he knew that a 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 how Ulysses felt when 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 “Hummus Hut” on south 43rd Avenue.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Demand Response: Supreme Court Backs Electricity-Saving Rule (Politico)

U-S Tribes in Canadian Court Opposing Massive Pipeline Expansion North of the Border (Associated Press)

Oregon Energy Bills Will Battle for Dominance (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Cautious New Cowlitz PUD Leader Faces Myriad of Challenges (Longview Daily News, WA)

Klamath Falls: Oregon Citizens Petition for People’s Utility District (American Public Power Association – Slowly I turn. Step by step. Klamath Falls)

Adrian Dix Slams BC Hydro for Smart Meter Replacements – Replacing meters are ‘routine operations’, says BC Hydro, due to damage through house construction, demolition (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Editorial: Preserve Hydro Assets (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

FERC’s Tony Clark Won’t Seek Reappointment, Warns of CPP Challenges (Utility Dive)

How to Prolong Your Phone’s Life in a Power Outage (USA Today)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Seals Blamed For Drop in Juvenile Salmon Stocks in Strait of Georgia: Study (Vancouver Sun, BC)

Successful Salmon Homing Requires Both Olfactory Imprinting, Geomagnetic Navigation (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

In Victory for Eagles, USFWS Gives Up Fight for 30-Year Take Permits (Audubon)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Paying for Water Projects in Yakima Basin Is Complicated (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

‘Citizen Scientists’ Use Drones to Map El Nino Flooding (Associated Press)

Feds: California Reservoirs Only Half Full after Big Storms (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

California Utilities Propose Alternative to Regulators’ Net Metering Policy (Utility Dive)

Editorial: Sky Won’t Fall If Solar Companies Share A Little Sun (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Op-Ed: Smug About Your Solar Roof? Not So Fast (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Oklahoma: State Pays Millions More in Wind-Energy Incentives than Projected (Enid News & Eagle, OK)

Kansas Bill to Defund Transmission Authority Raises Alarm with Wind Energy Advocates (Utility Dive)

Vermont Solar Growth Slowed for Now as Utilities Hit Limit (Associated Press)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Watch Your Energy Use - Man Claims Lab Was to Make Botanical Soaps (Whidbey News Times, Coupeville, WA)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana Business Incubator Comes to Tacoma (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Northwest Marijuana Growers Try to Go Green – But It’s Hard (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

Recreational Pot Prices Fall on North Olympic Peninsula as Production Increases (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Tiny State Agency Tapped To Fight Climate Change Faces Developers’ Attack (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Op/Ed: Clean Energy Fund Is Making a Difference (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

This High-Tech Soccer Field Generates Its Own Electricity – From the Players (Huffington Post)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

300,000 Drones Registered in 30 Days (Associated Press)

Disney Loved Its No-Fly Zone – Until It Wanted to Fly Its Own Drones (Washington Post)

MARKETING & MEDIA

What Management Turmoil at Twitter Means to Service (USA Today)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Green Groups Brace for Attacks in Olympia (Investigate West)

Columnist: Carbon Tax, Corporate Political Spending in State Spotlight (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS

Alaska Quake Upgraded to Magnitude 7.1; Aftermath Destroyed Four Homes (Associated Press)

‘Slow-Moving’ Earthquake Continues March South through Western Washington (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

U-S East Coast Struggles to Return to Normal after Blizzard (Reuters)

U-S Snowstorm: What to Do If It All Goes Wrong (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Washington State Bill Would Require Students to Learn Cursive (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

Some Oregon Schools Can Keep Native American Mascots (Oregonian, Portland)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Darth Vader Delivered a 3D Printed Arm to Boy in Need

Eight Egyptian Museum Officials Face Trial over King Tut’s Broken Beard

This Adorable Sloth Tried to Cross a Road in Ecuador & OMG It’s So Cute

This Beautiful Animation of London’s History Was Made Entirely from Paper

SONG OF THE DAY

The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed Full Album

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