Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Energy News Digest for May 3, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for May 3, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

California: Pacific Gas & Electric Faces at Least $440 Million in Costs for Butte Fire (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

San Francisco Requires Solar Panels on New Buildings (American Public Power Association)

Water at Three Tacoma Schools Deemed Safe after New Tests; Ten Still Using Bottled Water (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Oregon: Warm Springs Tribe Breaks Ground on Marijuana Grow Facility (Associated Press)

Portland State University Study Finds Drugs in Oregon Oysters (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • California: Pacific Gas & Electric Faces at Least $440 Million in Costs for Butte Fire
  • Thanks BPA – Alcoa Won’t Idle Ferndale Smelter in June as Planned
  • Tacoma Power Wins National Award for Cushman Dam Floating Fish Collector
  • NuScale Making Pitch for State Support of Small Nukes in the Carolinas
  • Canadian Red Cross Launches ‘Be Ready’ App for Emergency Preparedness Week
  • Portland State University Study Finds Drugs in Oregon Oysters
  • Water at Three Tacoma Schools Deemed Safe after New Tests; Ten Still Using Bottled Water
  • Mandatory Testing of Lead in Schools Never Funded
  • Officials Knew Fireworks at Mount Rushmore Could Cause a Fire – They Didn’t Expect This
  • San Francisco Requires Solar Panels on New Buildings
  • Inside the Deal That Averted a Net Metering Ballot Showdown in Arizona
  • One U-S State – Massachusetts – Holds the Key to $10 Billion Offshore Wind Boom
  • California: Does Biomass Still Have a Place in Humboldt County’s Energy Future?
  • Room for Debate: What’s Holding Back Renewable Energy?
  • As Germany Curtails Wind & Solar, Billion-Euro Grid Projects Help Bring More Green Power On-Line
  • Make Energy Efficiency Programs Efficient
  • Philips to Pursue I.P.O. of Lighting Business in Amsterdam
  • Oregon: Warm Springs Tribe Breaks Ground on Marijuana Grow Facility
  • Researchers Aim to Put Carbon Dioxide Back to Work
  • Cloud Services Show Their Value in Earnings Reports
  • Amazon’s Cloud Business Lifts Its Profit to a Record
  • Michigan: Is Broadband Internet a ‘Basic Utility?’ Voters Consider High-Speed Tax
  • OP/Ed: ‘Digital Divide’ Bill Will Rip Off California Ratepayers
  • Despite AT&T Lawsuit, Google Fiber Proceeds in Louisville
  • Google Chrome Dethrones Internet Explorer to Become Most Popular Browser
  • How to Create Social Media Videos on a Budget
  • Editorial: What’s Needed in the Next State Lands Commissioner – Temperance
  • Mason County Shooting Suspect Captured – Mistakenly Released from Cowlitz County Jail
  • U-S Supreme Court Rejects Franchises’ Appeal over $15 Seattle Wage
  • What Will El Nino Bring to Oregon for Summer 2016?
  • Seattle City Council Rejects Street Closing Plan for Proposed Arena
  • Voice of Sonics: Seattle Council Decision Sets Back NBA 60 Months
  • Marine Corps Investigating Claims about Iconic Iwo Jima Photo
WORD OF THE DAY

Callow ● \KAL-oh\ ● Adjective – Lacking adult sophistication: immature.

Try to remember the kind of September
When you were a tender & callow fellow
Try to remember & if you remember
Then follow, follow.

The Fantasticks – Try to Remember (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fantasticks)

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

California: Pacific Gas & Electric Faces at Least $440 Million in Costs for Butte Fire (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Thanks BPA – Alcoa Won’t Idle Ferndale Smelter in June as Planned (Associated Press)

Tacoma Power Wins National Award for Cushman Dam Floating Fish Collector (Northwest Public Power Association)

NuScale Making Pitch for State Support of Small Nukes in the Carolinas (Triangle Business Journal, NC)

Canadian Red Cross Launches ‘Be Ready’ App for Emergency Preparedness Week (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Portland State University Study Finds Drugs in Oregon Oysters (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Water at Three Tacoma Schools Deemed Safe after New Tests; Ten Still Using Bottled Water (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Mandatory Testing of Lead in Schools Never Funded (Northwest Public Radio)

Officials Knew Fireworks at Mount Rushmore Could Cause a Fire – They Didn’t Expect This (Washington Post)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

San Francisco Requires Solar Panels on New Buildings (American Public Power Association)

Inside the Deal That Averted a Net Metering Ballot Showdown in Arizona (Utility Dive)

One U-S State – Massachusetts – Holds the Key to $10 Billion Offshore Wind Boom (Bloomberg News)

California: Does Biomass Still Have a Place in Humboldt County’s Energy Future? (Jefferson Public Radio, Ashland, OR)

Room for Debate: What’s Holding Back Renewable Energy? (NY Times)

As Germany Curtails Wind & Solar, Billion-Euro Grid Projects Help Bring More Green Power On-Line (Breaking Energy)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Make Energy Efficiency Programs Efficient (Electric Co-op Today)

Philips to Pursue I.P.O. of Lighting Business in Amsterdam (NY Times)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Oregon: Warm Springs Tribe Breaks Ground on Marijuana Grow Facility (Associated Press)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Researchers Aim to Put Carbon Dioxide Back to Work (NY Times)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Cloud Services Show Their Value in Earnings Reports (NY Times)

Amazon’s Cloud Business Lifts Its Profit to a Record (NY Times)

Michigan: Is Broadband Internet a ‘Basic Utility?’ Voters Consider High-Speed Tax (Grand Rapids Press, MI)

OP/Ed: ‘Digital Divide’ Bill Will Rip Off California Ratepayers (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Despite AT&T Lawsuit, Google Fiber Proceeds in Louisville (Broadband Reports)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Google Chrome Dethrones Internet Explorer to Become Most Popular Browser (Consumerist)

How to Create Social Media Videos on a Budget (Social Media Examiner)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Editorial: What’s Needed in the Next State Lands Commissioner – Temperance (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Shooting Suspect Captured – Mistakenly Released from Cowlitz County Jail (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

U-S Supreme Court Rejects Franchises’ Appeal over $15 Seattle Wage (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

What Will El Nino Bring to Oregon for Summer 2016? (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

Seattle City Council Rejects Street Closing Plan for Proposed Arena (Reuters)

Voice of Sonics: Seattle Council Decision Sets Back NBA 60 Months (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Marine Corps Investigating Claims about Iconic Iwo Jima Photo (USA Today)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Behold, A Legal Brief Written in Klingon

Premier Soccer Shocker; Miracle Mets – Meet Lucky Leicester

Why Your Labrador Retriever Loses Its Mind Around Food

Amy Sedaris Is Giving Away Super 8 Motel Art

SONG OF THE DAY

Josh Groban – Try to Remember

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