Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Energy News Digest for August 2, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS



HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Sues Comcast for $100 Million over ‘Near Worthless’ Protection Plan (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

Avista Makes Annual Price Adjustment Filings in Idaho (Yahoo News)

First Snake River Sockeye of the Year Makes It to Sawtooth Valley; No Passage Issues at Dams (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Yakama Power Eyeing $24 Million Expansion Deal (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Yahoo Probes Possible Huge Data Breach (British Broadcasting Corporation)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Avista Makes Annual Price Adjustment Filings in Idaho
  • Yakama Power Eyeing $24 Million Expansion Deal
  • California: Pacific Gas & Electric Customers Face Triple Whammy in Gas & Electric Bills
  • NW Natural Taps New CEO from within Its Own Ranks
  • Editorial: Oil Train Blockade? The Spokane City Council is Tilting at Windmills
  • Op/Ed: U-S Energy Policy Must Be Broad, Inclusive
  • Op/Ed: How a Western Regional Electric Grid Can Bring Us into the 21st Century
  • Say Goodbye to City Light’s Iconic Neon Sign
  • Updated: New York PSC Approves 50% Clean Energy Standard, Nuclear Subsidies
  • Two New Scams Target Co-op Members
  • Maine: Editorial – When Dams Matter To Everybody But Their Owners
  • First Snake River Sockeye of the Year Makes It to Sawtooth Valley; No Passage Issues at Dams
  • Science Unsure of Cause for Salmon Decline in Yukon River
  • Effort Helps Endangered Bull Trout Spawn, Survive Possible Extinction
  • Dike Breach Restores Salmon Habitat in Skagit County
  • Another Gopher Change in Thurston County
  • Shelton City Commission Approves Fix for Well #1
  • Washington State Announces New Clean Water Rules
  • Which Sports Held in Rio’s Sewage-Contaminated Waters Present the Biggest Health Risk?
  • Vancouver, BC Plans to Go 100% Renewable
  • Why Renewable Power Can Still Be Wasteful
  • Why Should Only the Wealthy Get Solar Panels?
  • How Saving Natural Gas Helps Businesses
  • 5 Quick Ways to Save Energy on Home Cooling
  • What Can a Tree Do for Your Overworked Air Conditioner?
  • Tricks & Tips for Line Drying Clothes
  • Does I-732 Really Have a “Budget Hole”?
  • Global Heat, Sea Level Hit Record Highs in 2015
  • Can a House Where Wood Is Burned for Heat Really Be Called Green?
  • This Overhead Wire Electric Car Thing-a-Ma-Jig Was Way Ahead of Its Time
  • Washington State Sues Comcast for $100 Million over ‘Near Worthless’ Protection Plan
  • As Fed-Up Customers Unplug, Cable Companies Say They’re Listening to You Now – Really
  • Charter Complains That Google Fiber’s Louisville Franchise Deal ‘Unfair’
  • Solar Panels, Vacation Wi-Fi at Risk for Hacking
  • A Look at the Company Storing Most of MTV’s Archives
  • Yahoo Probes Possible Huge Data Breach
  • Live Video Has Made Facebook the Place to Be
  • Twitter Analytics: How to Know if Your Twitter Marketing Works
  • My Nephew is Such a Mensch: How a Prankster Hijacked Garfield’s Attempted Twitter Q&A
  • Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife Takes Its Budget Case to the People
  • Stabbing on Franklin Street in Shelton
  • City of Shelton Creates ‘Safe Exchange Zone’ For Craigslist Buyers & Sellers
  • Power Struggle: Preservationists Go Nuclear at University of Washington
  • National Parks Become Concert Halls to Celebrate Park Service’s 100th Birthday
WORD OF THE DAY

Fob • \FAWB\ • Verb – To deceive, cheat

“Good grief,” groused Abercrombie. “I bought this stupid Yugo for ten bucks. It was the worst item ever fobbed off on me,” he muttered as he pushed the four-wheeled boat anchor into the nearest driveway off the country lane, abandoning it to its fate.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Avista Makes Annual Price Adjustment Filings in Idaho (Yahoo News)

Yakama Power Eyeing $24 Million Expansion Deal (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

California: Pacific Gas & Electric Customers Face Triple Whammy in Gas & Electric Bills (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

NW Natural Taps New CEO from within Its Own Ranks (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Editorial: Oil Train Blockade? The Spokane City Council is Tilting at Windmills (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Op/Ed: U-S Energy Policy Must Be Broad, Inclusive (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Op/Ed: How a Western Regional Electric Grid Can Bring Us into the 21st Century (Breaking Energy)

Say Goodbye to City Light’s Iconic Neon Sign (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Updated: New York PSC Approves 50% Clean Energy Standard, Nuclear Subsidies (Utility Dive)

Two New Scams Target Co-op Members (Electric Co-op Today)

Maine: Editorial – When Dams Matter To Everybody But Their Owners (Bangor Daily News, ME)

FISH & WILDLIFE

First Snake River Sockeye of the Year Makes It to Sawtooth Valley; No Passage Issues at Dams (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Science Unsure of Cause for Salmon Decline in Yukon River – industrial development & increased fishing…haven’t been factors along the river (Associated Press)

Effort Helps Endangered Bull Trout Spawn, Survive Possible Extinction (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Dike Breach Restores Salmon Habitat in Skagit County (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Another Gopher Change in Thurston County (South Sound Business Examiner)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Shelton City Commission Approves Fix for Well #1 (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Washington State Announces New Clean Water Rules (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Which Sports Held in Rio’s Sewage-Contaminated Waters Present the Biggest Health Risk? (Slate)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Vancouver, BC Plans to Go 100% Renewable. I Asked the City’s Manager about the Challenges It Faces (Vox)

Why Renewable Power Can Still Be Wasteful (Slate Magazine)

Why Should Only the Wealthy Get Solar Panels? (Atlantic Magazine)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

How Saving Natural Gas Helps Businesses (Portland Business Journal, OR)

5 Quick Ways to Save Energy on Home Cooling (Breaking Energy)

What Can a Tree Do for Your Overworked Air Conditioner? (Chicago Tribune, IL)

Tricks & Tips for Line Drying Clothes (Consumer Reports)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Does I-732 Really Have a “Budget Hole”? – No—the tax swap is about as revenue-neutral as it can get (Sightline)

Global Heat, Sea Level Hit Record Highs in 2015 (Yahoo News)

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Can a House Where Wood Is Burned for Heat Really Be Called Green? (Treehugger)

This Overhead Wire Electric Car Thing-a-Ma-Jig Was Way Ahead of Its Time (Gizmodo)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Washington State Sues Comcast for $100 Million over ‘Near Worthless’ Protection Plan (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

As Fed-Up Customers Unplug, Cable Companies Say They’re Listening to You Now – Really (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Charter Complains That Google Fiber’s Louisville Franchise Deal ‘Unfair’ (Broadband Reports)

Solar Panels, Vacation Wi-Fi at Risk for Hacking (USA Today)

A Look at the Company Storing Most of MTV’s Archives (Atlanta Business Journal, GA)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Yahoo Probes Possible Huge Data Breach (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Live Video Has Made Facebook the Place to Be (C/NET News)

Twitter Analytics: How to Know if Your Twitter Marketing Works (Social Media Examiner)

My Nephew is Such a Mensch: How a Prankster Hijacked Garfield’s Attempted Twitter Q&A (AV Club)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife Takes Its Budget Case to the People (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Stabbing on Franklin Street in Shelton (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

City of Shelton Creates ‘Safe Exchange Zone’ For Craigslist Buyers & Sellers (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Power Struggle: Preservationists Go Nuclear at University of Washington (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

National Parks Become Concert Halls to Celebrate Park Service’s 100th Birthday (Northwest Public Radio)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

The Yiddish Handbook: 40 Words You Should Know

I Blame Computers for Ruining My Handwriting

Teachers Share the Most Ridiculous Things Parents Have Ever Said to Them

So Many Australians Are Claiming ‘Jedi’ as Their Religion That It’s Becoming a Problem

SONG OF THE DAY

Thompson Twins – Lies

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