Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Energy News Digest for June 21, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 21, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Safety & Health Concerns – Are LED Streetlights Really the Best Answer to More Efficient Light Sources? (Christian Science Monitor)

Pacific Gas & Electric Agrees to Close Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in 2025 (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Tacomans Say Puget Sound Energy Is Using a Poll to Try & Sway Opinion about LNG Project (KPLU Radio, Tacoma, WA)

Nevada’s PUC General Counsel out after Tweet under Pseudonym about Solar (Las Vegas Review-Journal, NV)

F.A.A. Issues Commercial Drone Rules (NY Times)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Pacific Gas & Electric Agrees to Close Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in 2025
  • Tacomans Say Puget Sound Energy Is Using a Poll to Try & Sway Opinion about LNG Project
  • Montana: Judge Says Waste Water from Colstrip Coal Plant Ponds Is ‘Alarming’
  • Ninth Circuit: Albeni Falls Dam Operations – Idaho Conservation League vs Bonneville Power Administration
  • California’s Top Electricity Regulator Is Lukewarm on Measure to Strip Agency’s Power
  • Arizona: Community Groups File Protest against APS Demand Charge Proposal
  • Japan Utility: Delay in Declaring ‘Meltdown’ Was a Cover-Up
  • Editorial: Utility-Pole Surveillance – Public Needs Assurance from the FBI
  • APPA Wins ‘Top Workplaces’ Award from Washington Post
  • Hey Look! It’s Rich Riazzi – Duquesne Light Rebrands
  • Wildlife Agency Honors PacifiCorp’s Habitat Work
  • Greens Send EPA Millions of Dead Bees
  • Melting Snow, Water Releases & La Niña Complicate California’s Drought Picture
  • Nevada’s PUC General Counsel out after Tweet under Pseudonym about Solar
  • What It Really Means to Require Solar Panels on All New Buildings
  • Naked Bathers & Tradition Stymie Japan’s Clean Energy Ambition
  • Are LED Streetlights Really the Best Answer to More Efficient Light Sources?
  • News Release – AMA Adopts Community Guidance to Reduce the Harmful Human & Environmental Effects of High Intensity Street Lighting
  • Portland Tax on Recreational Pot Could Head to the Ballot
  • Why the Next President Could Be a Buzzkill for Pot Advocates
  • Will More Research Result In Better Marijuana Laws?
  • Prius Plug-In’s Solar Roof Is Not Safe Enough for U-S Markets, Report Says
  • These Tiles Harness Electricity from Your Footsteps
  • Sweet! Electrical Trick May Lead to Less Fat in Chocolate
  • F.A.A. Issues Commercial Drone Rules
  • U-S FCC to Vote on Spectrum for 5G Wireless Networks
  • Senate to Question Cable Companies This Week on Awful Support
  • The Lopsided Geography of Wikipedia
  • Instagram Now Has More Than 500 Million Monthly Users as Explosive Growth Continues
  • Twitter Supports 140-Second Videos, Coming Soon to Vine
  • Why Handwriting Is Still Essential in the Keyboard Age
  • Neighborhood Watch: Online Startups Tackle Local News
  • Final Paving on Pioneer Way, Lake Boulevard Scheduled June 27-29
  • Boeing’s Deals with Iran Could Be Worth $25 Billion
  • Cowlitz Tribe Unveils Name, Design of New Ilani Casino
  • The Best & Worst States to be a Kid in America
WORD OF THE DAY

Extemporize • \ick-STEMP-uh-ryze\ • Verb - 1: improvise 2: to get along in a makeshift manner

Duct tape a wonder
Extemporize anything
Better than blue tarp

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Pacific Gas & Electric Agrees to Close Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in 2025 (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Tacomans Say Puget Sound Energy Is Using a Poll to Try & Sway Opinion about LNG Project (KPLU Radio, Tacoma, WA)

Montana: Judge Says Waste Water from Colstrip Coal Plant Ponds Is ‘Alarming’ (Billings Gazette, MT)

Ninth Circuit: Albeni Falls Dam Operations – Idaho Conservation League vs Bonneville Power Administration – The panel denied a petition for review of a decision of the Bonneville Power Administration to move forward with a proposal to change how the Albeni Falls Dam in the Pacific Northwest operates during winter months without first preparing an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act. (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Links to PDF File)

California’s Top Electricity Regulator Is Lukewarm on Measure to Strip Agency’s Power (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Arizona: Community Groups File Protest against APS Demand Charge Proposal (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

Japan Utility: Delay in Declaring ‘Meltdown’ Was a Cover-Up (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Editorial: Utility-Pole Surveillance – Public Needs Assurance from the FBI (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

APPA Wins ‘Top Workplaces’ Award from Washington Post (American Public Power Association)

Hey Look! It’s Rich Riazzi – Duquesne Light Rebrands (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Wildlife Agency Honors PacifiCorp’s Habitat Work (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Greens Send EPA Millions of Dead Bees (Washington Examiner)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Melting Snow, Water Releases & La Niña Complicate California’s Drought Picture (Sacramento Bee, CA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Nevada’s PUC General Counsel out after Tweet under Pseudonym about Solar (Las Vegas Review-Journal, NV)

What It Really Means to Require Solar Panels on All New Buildings (Green Tach Media)

Naked Bathers & Tradition Stymie Japan’s Clean Energy Ambition (Bloomberg News)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Are LED Streetlights Really the Best Answer to More Efficient Light Sources? (Christian Science Monitor)

News Release – AMA Adopts Community Guidance to Reduce the Harmful Human & Environmental Effects of High Intensity Street Lighting (American Medical Association)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Portland Tax on Recreational Pot Could Head to the Ballot (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Why the Next President Could Be a Buzzkill for Pot Advocates (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Will More Research Result In Better Marijuana Laws? (Christian Science Monitor)

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Prius Plug-In’s Solar Roof Is Not Safe Enough for U-S Markets, Report Says (Mashable)

These Tiles Harness Electricity from Your Footsteps (Grist Online)

Sweet! Electrical Trick May Lead to Less Fat in Chocolate (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

F.A.A. Issues Commercial Drone Rules (NY Times)

U-S FCC to Vote on Spectrum for 5G Wireless Networks (Reuters)

Senate to Question Cable Companies This Week on Awful Support (Broadband Reports)

The Lopsided Geography of Wikipedia (The Atlantic Magazine)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Instagram Now Has More Than 500 Million Monthly Users as Explosive Growth Continues (AdWeek)

Twitter Supports 140-Second Videos, Coming Soon to Vine (Mashable)

Why Handwriting Is Still Essential in the Keyboard Age (NY Times)

Neighborhood Watch: Online Startups Tackle Local News (Associated Press)

GENERAL NEWS

Final Paving on Pioneer Way, Lake Boulevard Scheduled June 27-29 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Boeing’s Deals with Iran Could Be Worth $25 Billion (Associated Press)

Cowlitz Tribe Unveils Name, Design of New Ilani Casino (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

The Best & Worst States to be a Kid in America (USA Today)

FLYING FIGS – DIVERSIONS

Hundreds of People Are Trying to Save Office Squirrel

Mason County Becoming Popular Disc Golf Destination

Woman Attacked by Bear While Running Marathon in New Mexico

Man Accused of Driving Under Influence on Lawnmower

SONG OF THE DAY

Julie Fowlis – Touch the Sky, Brave Soundtrack

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