Thursday, February 4, 2016

Energy News Digest for February 4, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for February 4, 2016

Skokomish River – Flood Watch

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Coalition Moving to Demolish Klamath River Dams without Congress’s Assent (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Judge Rules in Favor of Yakama Nation Over Columbia River Island Cleanup (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Oregon Secretary of State Joins the Crowd Investigating Energy Department Tax Credits (Oregonian, Portland)

Four Reasons Tribal Lands Lack Better Access to the Internet (Consumerist)

Seven Words Brands Should Never, Ever Say to Millennials (AdWeek)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Coalition Moving to Demolish Klamath River Dams without Congress’s Assent
  • Bonneville Power Administration Releases Final EIS on High-Voltage Transmission Line
  • Opponents Cite Higher Rates, Lack of Reliability in Oregon’s Coal Transition Plan
  • Report Released on Priest Rapids Explosion
  • Cowlitz PUD Recall Trio Pays $45,000 for Commissioner Ned Piper’s Legal Fees
  • Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners Offering Assistance for Those Needing Help with Their Utility Bills
  • Wahkiakum PUD Considering Rebuilding Substation
  • Yellowstone Courtship: Fall River, Lower Valley Energy in Merger Talks
  • Lawmaker Calls for Breakup of California’s Utility Regulator
  • What the Supreme Court Decision on FERC Order 745 Means for Demand Response & DERs
  • ‘Salvation Fish’ That Sustained Native People Now Needs Saving
  • Salmon & Scallops: These Fish Species Are Most Vulnerable to Climate Change
  • Judge Rules in Favor of Yakama Nation Over Columbia River Island Cleanup
  • Skagit PUD Approves 2016 Budget, New Union Contract
  • Sparks Fly on Fluoride Debate at Port Angeles City Council
  • California Extends Mandatory Water Cuts despite Growing Snowpack
  • California: Buoyed by Recent Rains, Folsom Lake Levels Triple
  • Oregon Secretary of State Joins the Crowd Investigating Energy Department Tax Credits
  • Power Line Project That Would Carry Wind, Solar Energy to Arizona Faces a Crucial Vote
  • Oklahoma: Wind Power Incentive Should be Eliminated in 2020, U-S Sen. James Lankford Says
  • California Doctors’ Lobbying Group Formally Backs Marijuana Legalization
  • Op/Ed: A Pontification on 732, Plan B? Too/Two Confusing? Governor Signature on I-732 Alternative?
  • Pacific Gas & Electric’s Eco-Friendly Offer: Pay More, & We’ll Green the Grid
  • Four Reasons Tribal Lands Lack Better Access to the Internet
  • ‘AT&T Is the Villain’ in Battle Over Rural Broadband Access, Gardenhire Says
  • Why Many Low-Income Families Have Internet Access, But Remain ‘Under-Connected’
  • Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus Launches
  • Seattle Area Is ‘Cloud Capital’ of the World
  • Seven Words Brands Should Never, Ever Say to Millennials
  • Don’t Believe Facebook’s Claim That ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ Is Bogus
  • Twitter Is Testing a Button That Serves Up Ready-Made GIFs for Users
  • 2002 Emails Reveal Officials’ Early Concerns over Ruling That Led to Mistaken Release of Prisoners
  • City of Shelton’s C Street Landfill Cleanup Meeting Coming Up
  • City of Shelton Staff Prepares to Switch on New Electronic Signs
  • Bremerton: Can This City Tempt Seattle’s Tech Workers to Move?
WORD OF THE DAY

Lyceum • \LYE-see-um\ • Noun – 1: a hall for public lectures or discussions 2: an association providing public lectures, concerts, and entertainments

Mortimer was aquiver with anticipation. His first meeting of the Edgar Rice Burroughs Lyceum Society was to cover all 26 Tarzan books written by the prolific author in 24 hours. The tedium of the recycled story lines was only moderated by the lurid and turgid prose generated by one of the best pulp adventure fiction writers in history.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Coalition Moving to Demolish Klamath River Dams without Congress’s Assent (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Bonneville Power Administration Releases Final EIS on High-Voltage Transmission Line (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Opponents Cite Higher Rates, Lack of Reliability in Oregon’s Coal Transition Plan (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Report Released on Priest Rapids Explosion (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Cowlitz PUD Recall Trio Pays $45,000 for Commissioner Ned Piper’s Legal Fees (Longview Daily News, WA)

Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners Offering Assistance for Those Needing Help with Their Utility Bills (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

Wahkiakum PUD Considering Rebuilding Substation (Wahkiakum Eagle, Cathlamet, WA)

Yellowstone Courtship: Fall River, Lower Valley Energy in Merger Talks (Electric Co-op Today)

Lawmaker Calls for Breakup of California’s Utility Regulator (SF Chronicle)

What the Supreme Court Decision on FERC Order 745 Means for Demand Response & DERs (Utility Dive)

FISH & WILDLIFE

‘Salvation Fish’ That Sustained Native People Now Needs Saving (National Geographic Magazine)

Salmon & Scallops: These Fish Species Are Most Vulnerable to Climate Change (TIME Magazine)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Judge Rules in Favor of Yakama Nation Over Columbia River Island Cleanup (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Skagit PUD Approves 2016 Budget, New Union Contract (Skagit Valley herald, Mount Vernon, WA)

Sparks Fly on Fluoride Debate at Port Angeles City Council (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

California Extends Mandatory Water Cuts despite Growing Snowpack (Sacramento Bee, CA)

California: Buoyed by Recent Rains, Folsom Lake Levels Triple (Sacramento Bee, CA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Oregon Secretary of State Joins the Crowd Investigating Energy Department Tax Credits (Oregonian, Portland)

Power Line Project That Would Carry Wind, Solar Energy to Arizona Faces a Crucial Vote (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

Oklahoma: Wind Power Incentive Should be Eliminated in 2020, U-S Sen. James Lankford Says (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

California Doctors’ Lobbying Group Formally Backs Marijuana Legalization (Sacramento Bee, CA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Op/Ed: A Pontification on 732, Plan B? Too/Two Confusing? Governor Signature on I-732 Alternative? (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Pacific Gas & Electric’s Eco-Friendly Offer: Pay More, & We’ll Green the Grid (SF Chronicle)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Four Reasons Tribal Lands Lack Better Access to the Internet (Consumerist)

‘AT&T Is the Villain’ in Battle Over Rural Broadband Access, Gardenhire Says (Chattanooga Times Free-Press, TN)
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2016/feb/03/tennessee-supporters-rural-broadband-rally-state-capitol-demand-legislative-action/348317/

Why Many Low-Income Families Have Internet Access, But Remain ‘Under-Connected’ (Christian Science Monitor)

Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus Launches (Multichannel News)

Seattle Area Is ‘Cloud Capital’ of the World (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Seven Words Brands Should Never, Ever Say to Millennials (AdWeek)

Don’t Believe Facebook’s Claim That ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ Is Bogus (Gizmodo – PG-13 Language)

Twitter Is Testing a Button That Serves Up Ready-Made GIFs for Users (Mashable)

GENERAL NEWS

2002 Emails Reveal Officials’ Early Concerns over Ruling That Led to Mistaken Release of Prisoners (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

City of Shelton’s C Street Landfill Cleanup Meeting Coming Up (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

City of Shelton Staff Prepares to Switch on New Electronic Signs (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Bremerton: Can This City Tempt Seattle’s Tech Workers to Move? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Shelton is Number Two: These Are the 10 Most Redneck Cities in Washington State

Oops! Man Returns Library Book 72 Years Late

The Benefits of No-Tech Note Taking – A year after banning students from taking notes on laptops, a professor reports on the results

Best Of: Super Bowl Ads You Want to Watch Over & Over

SONG OF THE DAY

Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs

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