Friday, October 7, 2016

Energy News Digest for October 7, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS



NOAA: Atmospheric River Possible for West Coast Next Week (SnowBrains)

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

U-S Ready to Start Talks on Columbia River Treaty (U-S Senator Maria Cantwell)

Hurricane Matthew: Some 600,000 Florida Homes without Power Due to Storm (Reuters)

Washington State Carbon-Tax Initiative Pencils Out Nicely for Boeing (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Pumped Hydro: Oregon to Transform Lakes into Batteries to Charge Electricity Grid (PBS Newshour)

Fall Chinook Run Size Downgraded for Fourth Straight Week – Early Run Coho Far Below Average (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • U-S Ready to Start Talks on Columbia River Treaty
  • Hurricane Matthew: Some 600,000 Florida Homes without Power Due to Storm
  • Strong Winds Hit Western Washington, Knock Out Power
  • Energy Northwest Report Identifies Opportunities for Improvement, But No Systemic Chilled Work Environment
  • Energy Northwest Corrective Actions in Response to Workplace Report Outlined
  • Power Management Subject of Grant PUD Discussion
  • Natural Gas Association Expects Upward Pressure on Gas Prices This Winter
  • Drill Baby, Drill? Oil Glut? Here Comes Some More!
  • For Utilities Hoping to Unlock Smart Grid Opportunities, Data Is the Key
  • This Young Engineer Wants to Convince You That Nuclear Power Is Just What the Climate Needs
  • Fall Chinook Run Size Downgraded for Fourth Straight Week – Early Run Coho Far Below Average
  • House Natural Resources Committee Passes Bill to Expedite Columbia River Sea Lion Removal
  • Pumped Hydro: Oregon to Transform Lakes into Batteries to Charge Electricity Grid
  • Wind Is the New Corn for Struggling Farmers
  • Recreational Marijuana Nearly Ready for Sale in Alaska
  • Washington State Carbon-Tax Initiative Pencils Out Nicely for Boeing
  • U-S Megadroughts Are Likely to Become More Common, Study Concludes
  • Op/Ed: Canada May Already Be Carbon Neutral, So Why Are We Keeping It a Secret?
  • Washington State Seeking Comments on Changes to Microsoft Data Center Air Permit in Quincy
  • Comcast’s Internet Just Got a Lot More Like Cellphone Service
  • Comcast Expands Data Caps to Another 23 Markets Starting November 1
  • Verizon Pushes for $1 Billion Discount on Yahoo Deal
  • New York Cities Pin Economic Growth on $750M Gigabit Internet Plan
  • U-S Surgeon General Investigating Possible Computer Breach
  • Twitter Shares Plunge on Report Bidders Are Scarce
  • Voter Registration Deadline Is Monday for General Election
  • Death Toll from Hurricane Matthew Surges in Haiti, Storm Hugs Florida Coast
  • What Does Hurricane Category 1, 2, 3 Really Mean?
  • City of Seattle Cancels Business with Wells Fargo After ‘Betrayal of Public Trust’
  • Dozens Arrested at India Call Center Linked to IRS Scam Calls
WORD OF THE DAY

Macadam ● \muh-KAD-um\ ● • Noun – A roadway or pavement of small closely packed broken stone

Septivus urged his donkey through the close packed streets of Pompeii. His valuable cargo from Londinium jostled to and fro, as the iron wheels of his cart clanged a raucous chorus across the macadam lane past the local amphitheater. Unfortunately, his hope to seize the culinary class of Rome was dashed, along with his comestibles, when Vesuvius belched out its anger at the first arrival of Haggis on Mediterranean shores.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

U-S Ready to Start Talks on Columbia River Treaty (U-S Senator Maria Cantwell)

Hurricane Matthew: Some 600,000 Florida Homes without Power Due to Storm (Reuters)

Strong Winds Hit Western Washington, Knock Out Power (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Energy Northwest Report Identifies Opportunities for Improvement, But No Systemic Chilled Work Environment (Energy Northwest)

Energy Northwest Corrective Actions in Response to Workplace Report Outlined (Energy Northwest)

Power Management Subject of Grant PUD Discussion (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Natural Gas Association Expects Upward Pressure on Gas Prices This Winter (American Public Power Association)

Drill Baby, Drill? Oil Glut? Here Comes Some More! (NY Times)

For Utilities Hoping to Unlock Smart Grid Opportunities, Data Is the Key (Utility Dive)

This Young Engineer Wants to Convince You That Nuclear Power Is Just What the Climate Needs (Grist Online)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Fall Chinook Run Size Downgraded for Fourth Straight Week – Early Run Coho Far Below Average (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

House Natural Resources Committee Passes Bill to Expedite Columbia River Sea Lion Removal (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Pumped Hydro: Oregon to Transform Lakes into Batteries to Charge Electricity Grid (PBS Newshour)

Wind Is the New Corn for Struggling Farmers – Seventy percent of U-S turbines are in low-income rural areas (Bloomberg News)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Recreational Marijuana Nearly Ready for Sale in Alaska (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Carbon-Tax Initiative Pencils Out Nicely for Boeing (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

U-S Megadroughts Are Likely to Become More Common, Study Concludes (Washington Post)

Op/Ed: Canada May Already Be Carbon Neutral, So Why Are We Keeping It a Secret? (Financial Post)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Washington State Seeking Comments on Changes to Microsoft Data Center Air Permit in Quincy (North Central Washington Live, East Wenatchee, WA)

Comcast’s Internet Just Got a Lot More Like Cellphone Service (Washington Post)

Comcast Expands Data Caps to Another 23 Markets Starting November 1 (Consumerist)

Verizon Pushes for $1 Billion Discount on Yahoo Deal (Reuters)

New York Cities Pin Economic Growth on $750M Gigabit Internet Plan (USA Today)

U-S Surgeon General Investigating Possible Computer Breach (Associated Press)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Twitter Shares Plunge on Report Bidders Are Scarce (Reuters)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Voter Registration Deadline Is Monday for General Election (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Death Toll from Hurricane Matthew Surges in Haiti, Storm Hugs Florida Coast (Reuters

What Does Hurricane Category 1, 2, 3 Really Mean? (Coastal Living Magazine)

City of Seattle Cancels Business with Wells Fargo After ‘Betrayal of Public Trust’ (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

Dozens Arrested at India Call Center Linked to IRS Scam Calls (Associated Press)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

This Invasion of Kick-Ass Star Wars Furniture Can Only Mean One Thing: It’s Time to Redecorate

Matt Drudge Takes Heat for Tweet Implying Hurricane Is Government Lie

Can’t Get Enough of Apple Products? Now You Can Get a Candle That Smells Like a Freshly Unboxed Mac

This Was the Bicycle of the Future in 1946 (I WANT this bike)

SONG OF THE DAY

Natalie Merchant – Like the Weather

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