Friday, June 24, 2016

Energy News Digest for June 24, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 24, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Sockeye Surging over Bonneville Dam; Far Exceeding Pre-Season Forecast (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Cantwell, Canadian Ambassador Meet to Discuss Columbia River Treaty Ahead of North American Summit (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

California Regulators Voice Support for Cap & Trade Program (Reuters)

Pacific Gas & Electric Monthly Gas Bills Set to Jump about Eleven Percent (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Experts Ponder National Guard’s Role in Protecting Utilities (E&E Publishing)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Nuke-Plant Probe into Whistleblower Complaints Absolves Management
  • Pacific Gas & Electric Monthly Gas Bills Set to Jump about Eleven Percent
  • Reactive Power – Feds End ‘Unjust’ Exemption for Wind Energy
  • Seattle’s Public-Utilities Director to Step Down
  • Three Transmission Projects That Illustrate the Importance of Modernizing the Grid – Big power line expansions in ERCOT, SPP & MISO
  • Sockeye Surging over Bonneville Dam; Far Exceeding Pre-Season Forecast
  • Columbia Basin Salmon/Hydro Managers Gear Up for Another Hot Summer: Will Sockeye Get Slammed Again?
  • The Orca Are Starving
  • More Profit, Less Fish: Study Shows Canada Failing at Ocean Stewardship
  • Cantwell, Canadian Ambassador Meet to Discuss Columbia River Treaty Ahead of North American Summit
  • More Water for Eastern Washington, But Not When It’s Needed Most
  • Chelan PUD Reminds Public That Warm Weather Can Increase Chances for Algae Blooms
  • North Carolina Lawmakers Push Measure to Restrict Wind Farms
  • The Big Picture: State-By-State Marijuana Ballot Initiative Update
  • California Regulators Voice Support for Cap & Trade Program
  • The Country’s First Public Solar Road Will Roll out on Route 66
  • Experts Ponder National Guard’s Role in Protecting Utilities
  • Capped Users Rejoice: Netflix to Soon Let Users Download Videos
  • How to Boost Your Wi-Fi for $50
  • Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson Getting Paid to Do Facebook Live
  • Wells Fargo Must Remove Signs Built to “Photo Bomb” New Minnesota Vikings Stadium
  • Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
  • Britain Votes to Leave European Union: Cameron to Resign; Markets Rocked
  • Climbers Survive Two-Day Storm near Top of Mount Rainier
  • 2.9 Quake Rattles South Sound Region Friday Morning
  • Costco’s Transition to Visa Cards Riddled with Problems
  • Behind Those Amazon Prime Boxes, A Bull Market in Warehouses
  • Feds Hope Apps Will Keep Drones Away from Wildfires
  • This Surprising Activity Is More Dangerous Than Using Your Phone While Driving
  • Man in Iwo Jima Flag Photo Was Misidentified, Marine Corps Says
WORD OF THE DAY

Inviolable• \in-VYE-uh-luh-bul\ • Adjective – 1: secure from violation or profanation *2: secure from assault or trespass: unassailable

Gaston was horrified by his morning discovery. He thought a seven-foot tall fence around his prize rose bushes would make them inviolable to deer. A foolproof solution, he thought. Until he discovered that fools are ingenious. The deer had apparently created a “deer pyramid” to get over the fence. Unfortunately, for them (and fortunately for the local Nimrod Club), the wily ruminants had not figured how to get out after wreaking their havoc.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Nuke-Plant Probe into Whistleblower Complaints Absolves Management (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Pacific Gas & Electric Monthly Gas Bills Set to Jump about Eleven Percent (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Reactive Power – Feds End ‘Unjust’ Exemption for Wind Energy (Washington Examiner)

Seattle’s Public-Utilities Director to Step Down (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Three Transmission Projects That Illustrate the Importance of Modernizing the Grid – Big power line expansions in ERCOT, SPP & MISO (Utility Dive)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Sockeye Surging over Bonneville Dam; Far Exceeding Pre-Season Forecast (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Columbia Basin Salmon/Hydro Managers Gear Up for Another Hot Summer: Will Sockeye Get Slammed Again? (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

The Orca Are Starving (Crosscut Seattle)

More Profit, Less Fish: Study Shows Canada Failing at Ocean Stewardship (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Cantwell, Canadian Ambassador Meet to Discuss Columbia River Treaty Ahead of North American Summit (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

More Water for Eastern Washington, But Not When It’s Needed Most (Northwest Public Radio)

Chelan PUD Reminds Public That Warm Weather Can Increase Chances for Algae Blooms (NCW Life Channel)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

North Carolina Lawmakers Push Measure to Restrict Wind Farms (Utility Dive)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

The Big Picture: State-By-State Marijuana Ballot Initiative Update (Marijuana Business Daily)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

California Regulators Voice Support for Cap & Trade Program (Reuters)

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

The Country’s First Public Solar Road Will Roll out on Route 66 (Curbed)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Experts Ponder National Guard’s Role in Protecting Utilities (E&E Publishing)

Capped Users Rejoice: Netflix to Soon Let Users Download Videos (Broadband Reports)

How to Boost Your Wi-Fi for $50 (USA Today)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson Getting Paid to Do Facebook Live (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Wells Fargo Must Remove Signs Built to “Photo Bomb” New Minnesota Vikings Stadium (Consumerist)

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Britain Votes to Leave European Union: Cameron to Resign; Markets Rocked (Sacramento Bee, CA)

GENERAL NEWS

Climbers Survive Two-Day Storm near Top of Mount Rainier (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

2.9 Quake Rattles South Sound Region Friday Morning (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

Costco’s Transition to Visa Cards Riddled with Problems (NY Times)

Behind Those Amazon Prime Boxes, A Bull Market in Warehouses (Reuters)

Feds Hope Apps Will Keep Drones Away from Wildfires (Associated Press)

This Surprising Activity Is More Dangerous Than Using Your Phone While Driving (Washington Post)

Man in Iwo Jima Flag Photo Was Misidentified, Marine Corps Says (NY Times)

FLYING FIGS – DIVERSIONS

750-Mile Boat Race to Alaska Launches from Port Townsend

Don’t Look Down! Skyslide to Open 1,000 Feet above Los Angeles

Dozens Burned Walking Across Hot Coals at Tony Robbins Event

High School Withholds Diploma from Student Who Proposed to Girlfriend at Graduation

SONG OF THE DAY

Christopher Cross – Sailing

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