Thursday, September 22, 2016

Energy News Digest for September 22, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


HOT SHOTS – THE TOP FIVE STORIES OF THE DAY

Secret Puget Sound Energy-Funded Studies Say LNG Plant Poses No Off-Site Danger (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Yahoo to Provide Details on Massive Data Breach: Recode (Reuters)

Okanogan PUD Sued by Pierce County Couple over New Power Line (Omak Chronicle, WA)

Vancouver Heater Manufacturer Cadet Being Sold to Irish Company

Native Americans Protest Oregon Water Plant – Opponents of Nestle Believe It Will Harm Salmon (Associated Press)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Secret Puget Sound Energy-Funded Studies Say LNG Plant Poses No Off-Site Danger
  • Okanogan PUD Sued by Pierce County Couple over New Power Line
  • Washington State Energy Panel Declines Jurisdiction over Methanol Plant
  • Public Power Financial Performance Is Holding Steady, Moody’s Says
  • Energy Adviser: Speakers Available on Energy Subjects
  • Crews Rush to Restore Power in Blacked-Out Puerto Rico
  • The Man Who Keeps the Lights On
  • Native Americans Protest Oregon Water Plant – Opponents of Nestle Believe It Will Harm Salmon
  • More Salmon Cross McNary Dam
  • Port Angeles to Post Fluoridation Decision on City Website
  • Pacific Power Contracts with Oregon Solar Projects
  • Apple to Sell 50 MW Solar Energy to Arizona Public Utility
  • SolarWorld Will Lay Off 500 in Germany
  • Vancouver Heater Manufacturer Cadet Being Sold to Irish Company
  • Your TV May Devour More Energy Than You Think
  • What Kind of Water Heater Is Greenest?
  • Climate Change Threatens World’s Coffee Supply, Report Says
  • Fremont Brewery Converts Waste into Energy, Fertilizer
  • Yahoo to Provide Details on Massive Data Breach: Recode
  • Yahoo Data Breach Could Affect Verizon Deal
  • Comcast Plans to Launch Wireless Service Next Year
  • California Supreme Court to Hear Yelp Free-Speech Case
  • More than a Third of Both Presidential Candidates’ Twitter Followers Are Bots, Study Finds
  • Your Tax Dollars for Political Campaigns? It’s on Washington State’s Ballot
  • Tattooed Employees Can Improve Your Company’s Image, Study Finds
  • Suspect Identified in Shelton OfferUp Auto Thefts
  • Kiss Summer Goodbye: Fall Is Knocking at Our Door
  • Seattle Really Did Have a Warmer than Usual Summer
  • Green Diamond Tree Farms to Open for Hunters, Other Recreation
  • Northwest Exporters Brace for Ocean Freight Cost Increases
  • Spiders Coming into Your Home Are ‘Looking For Love, Basically’
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Secret Puget Sound Energy-Funded Studies Say LNG Plant Poses No Off-Site Danger (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Okanogan PUD Sued by Pierce County Couple over New Power Line (Omak Chronicle, WA)

Washington State Energy Panel Declines Jurisdiction over Methanol Plant (Associated Press)

Public Power Financial Performance Is Holding Steady, Moody’s Says (American Public Power Association)

Energy Adviser: Speakers Available on Energy Subjects (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Crews Rush to Restore Power in Blacked-Out Puerto Rico (Associated Press)

The Man Who Keeps the Lights On – Tim Miller, an electric-utility lineman, talks about what it’s like to be responsible for distributing his community’s power (Atlantic Magazine)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Native Americans Protest Oregon Water Plant – Opponents of Nestle Believe It Will Harm Salmon (Associated Press)

More Salmon Cross McNary Dam (Sunnyside Daily Sun, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Port Angeles to Post Fluoridation Decision on City Website (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Pacific Power Contracts with Oregon Solar Projects (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Apple to Sell 50 MW Solar Energy to Arizona Public Utility (Utility Dive)

SolarWorld Will Lay Off 500 in Germany (Portland Business Journal, OR)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Vancouver Heater Manufacturer Cadet Being Sold to Irish Company (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Your TV May Devour More Energy Than You Think (CBS News)

What Kind of Water Heater Is Greenest? (Grist Online)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Climate Change Threatens World’s Coffee Supply, Report Says (NY Times)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Fremont Brewery Converts Waste into Energy, Fertilizer (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Yahoo to Provide Details on Massive Data Breach: Recode (Reuters)

Yahoo Data Breach Could Affect Verizon Deal (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/techflash/2016/09/yahoo-data-breach-could-affect-verizon-deal.html

Comcast Plans to Launch Wireless Service Next Year (Associated Press)

MARKETING & MEDIA

California Supreme Court to Hear Yelp Free-Speech Case (SF Chronicle)

More than a Third of Both Presidential Candidates’ Twitter Followers Are Bots, Study Finds (Mashable)

POLITICS & MANAGEMENT

Your Tax Dollars for Political Campaigns? It’s on Washington State’s Ballot (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

Tattooed Employees Can Improve Your Company’s Image, Study Finds (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Suspect Identified in Shelton OfferUp Auto Thefts (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Kiss Summer Goodbye: Fall Is Knocking at Our Door (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Seattle Really Did Have a Warmer than Usual Summer (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Green Diamond Tree Farms to Open for Hunters, Other Recreation (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Northwest Exporters Brace for Ocean Freight Cost Increases (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

Spiders Coming into Your Home Are ‘Looking For Love, Basically’ (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

DIVERSIONS – SWEET SMELL OF FAILURE

Teen Hospitalized after Air Freshener Causes Car Explosion

‘Marijuana Cannon’ Used to Fire Drugs over US Border Seized in Mexico

Mint Worker Smuggled $180K Worth of Gold in His Bum, Police Say

Spider Causes Rollover Crash in Portland

SONG OF THE DAY

Shirley Bassey – Goldfinger

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