Friday, August 12, 2016

Energy News Digest for August 12, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS



HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

U-S Lawmakers Urge State Department to Start Negotiations with Canada on Columbia River Treaty (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

Divided America: Global Warming Polarizes More than Abortion (Associated Press)

Legal Pot Is Big Business in Washington State (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

Nippon Paper Mill, Cogeneration Plant in Port Angeles for Sale (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

With Cooler Weather, Snake River Sockeye Showing Decent Numbers Reaching Lower Granite, Sawtooths (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • U-S Lawmakers Urge State Department to Start Negotiations with Canada on Columbia River Treaty
  • Pacific Northwest Congress Members Demand Action on Columbia River Treaty
  • Electricity Gap: Microsoft Taps University, Energy Companies to Bridge Data-Center Divide
  • Seattle City Light May Have Misbilled Big Developments, Audit Finds
  • Honoring the Line Trade
  • Customers Reminded to Dig Safely on National 811 Day & All Year Long
  • With Cooler Weather, Snake River Sockeye Showing Decent Numbers Reaching Lower Granite, Sawtooths
  • Work Set to Begin on First-Of-Its-Kind Salmon Passage at Cle Elum Dam
  • Taskforce Tears Down to Build Up Estuaries
  • Study: Factors Influencing Juvenile Salmon/Steelhead Survival Accumulate as Fish Pass Multiple Dams
  • Bald Eagle’s Comeback Means Bad News for Other Rare Birds
  • Kennewick Irrigation District Sees Water Allotment Increase to 94 Percent
  • Wahkiakum PUD & Town of Cathlamet to Hold Public Meeting on Consolidation of Water Systems
  • Nippon Paper Mill, Cogeneration Plant in Port Angeles for Sale
  • Oregon’s Energy Department Joins Critics Ripping Public Utilities Commission Report That Would Shrink Solar Incentives
  • New Mexico Settlement Blocks Solar Fees Proposed by Xcel Energy
  • Arizona Regulators Block Political Influence Investigation, Delay Solar Rate Changes
  • British Columbia: Tidal Power Technology Rolls into Haida Gwaii Shores
  • Ten Myths about Solar Power, Busted
  • Bill Gates Backs Cleantech Startup to Help Utilities Improve Electric Grid Efficiency
  • Legal Pot Is Big Business in Washington State
  • Pacific Northwest Politicians Feel Burned by DEA’s Marijuana Ruling
  • Divided America: Global Warming Polarizes More than Abortion
  • Monuments Are Being Covered in Living Slime – Officials Aren’t Sure Why
  • After Court Loss, FCC Eyes its Options on Municipal Broadband
  • LinkedIn Hit by ‘Bots’ in Cyberattacks, User Data Compromised
  • KPLU Unveils New Call Letters for Station
  • Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
  • 18 Years Out of Power, Washington State GOP Hopes to Win Control of Legislature
  • Reception Held for Shelton Staffer Steve Goins
  • Manufacturing Error Blamed in 2015 Shelton Parachute Death
  • Family of Gig Harbor Man Killed by Fallen Tree Files Lawsuit
  • Washington State Highway’s Graffiti Problem Costing Taxpayers Big Money
  • Railroad Avenue: Shelton’s ‘Road Diet’ Project Gets Back-In Angle Parking
  • New Avalanche Bridge on I-90 Snoqualmie Pass Opens to All Lanes of Traffic
WORD OF THE DAY

Inculcate • \in-KUL-kayt\ • verb – To teach & impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions.

Despite its constant efforts, history’s failure to inculcate us often dooms us to repeat the mistakes made by our forebears in similar situations. (Insert war, financial shenanigans, dating disasters, clumsy dance steps, open barn doors, political skullduggery and other such feldergarb here _______________.)

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

U-S Lawmakers Urge State Department to Start Negotiations with Canada on Columbia River Treaty (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

Pacific Northwest Congress Members Demand Action on Columbia River Treaty (Politico)

​Electricity Gap: Microsoft Taps University, Energy Companies to Bridge Data-Center Divide (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Seattle City Light May Have Misbilled Big Developments, Audit Finds (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Honoring the Line Trade (Transmission & Distribution World)

Customers Reminded to Dig Safely on National 811 Day & All Year Long (PG&E Currents)

FISH & WILDLIFE

With Cooler Weather, Snake River Sockeye Showing Decent Numbers Reaching Lower Granite, Sawtooths (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Work Set to Begin on First-Of-Its-Kind Salmon Passage at Cle Elum Dam (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Taskforce Tears Down to Build Up Estuaries (The Daily Astorian, OR)

Study: Factors Influencing Juvenile Salmon/Steelhead Survival Accumulate as Fish Pass Multiple Dams (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Bald Eagle’s Comeback Means Bad News for Other Rare Birds (National Public Radio)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Kennewick Irrigation District Sees Water Allotment Increase to 94 Percent (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Wahkiakum PUD & Town of Cathlamet to Hold Public Meeting on Consolidation of Water Systems (Wahkiakum Eagle, Skamokawa, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Nippon Paper Mill, Cogeneration Plant in Port Angeles for Sale (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Oregon’s Energy Department Joins Critics Ripping Public Utilities Commission Report That Would Shrink Solar Incentives (Portland Business Journal, OR)

New Mexico Settlement Blocks Solar Fees Proposed by Xcel Energy (Utility Dive)

Arizona Regulators Block Political Influence Investigation, Delay Solar Rate Changes (Utility Dive)

British Columbia: Tidal Power Technology Rolls into Haida Gwaii Shores (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Ten Myths about Solar Power, Busted (The Energy Collective)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Bill Gates Backs Cleantech Startup to Help Utilities Improve Electric Grid Efficiency (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Legal Pot Is Big Business in Washington State (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

Pacific Northwest Politicians Feel Burned by DEA’s Marijuana Ruling (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Divided America: Global Warming Polarizes More than Abortion (Associated Press)

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Monuments Are Being Covered in Living Slime – Officials Aren’t Sure Why (Gizmodo)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

After Court Loss, FCC Eyes its Options on Municipal Broadband (Broadband Reports)

MARKETING & MEDIA

LinkedIn Hit by ‘Bots’ in Cyberattacks, User Data Compromised (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

KPLU Unveils New Call Letters for Station (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

POLITICS & MANAGEMENT

18 Years Out of Power, Washington State GOP Hopes to Win Control of Legislature (Northwest Public Radio)

Reception Held for Shelton Staffer Steve Goins (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Manufacturing Error Blamed in 2015 Shelton Parachute Death (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Family of Gig Harbor Man Killed by Fallen Tree Files Lawsuit (Everett Herald, WA)

Washington State Highway’s Graffiti Problem Costing Taxpayers Big Money (Northwest Cable News Network)

Railroad Avenue: Shelton’s ‘Road Diet’ Project Gets Back-In Angle Parking (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

New Avalanche Bridge on I-90 Snoqualmie Pass Opens to All Lanes of Traffic (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

You’ll See a Lot Less of the Seahawks’ 12th Man This Football Season

Woman Caught on Video Texting While Using her Feet to Drive

Seattle Wedding Saved by Social Media, Celebrities

Meet the Lightbulb Lady of Portland

SONG OF THE DAY

Electric Light Orchestra – Mr Blue Sky

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