Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Energy News Digest for October 18, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


Why Isn’t the U-S Better at Predicting Extreme Weather? (NY Times)

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Environmental Effects of Columbia, Snake River Dams Scrutinized (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

News Release: America’s Dams Are in Disrepair; CAP Report Calls for New Thinking on Future of Dam Infrastructure and River Health (Center for American Progress)

No on I-732; Carbon Tax Rough Draft Needs Work (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Homeowners with Solar Chose Generators Over Batteries in Survey (American Public Power Association)

Comcast Ready to Roll Out New Pricing Structure in Washington State (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Environmental Effects of Columbia, Snake River Dams Scrutinized
  • News Release: America’s Dams Are in Disrepair; CAP Report Calls for New Thinking on Future of Dam Infrastructure and River Health
  • Report – Aging Dams & Clogged Rivers - An Infrastructure Plan for America’s Waterways
  • Eyeing Canadian Hydro Imports, New York Regulators Call for Transmission Expansion
  • Tennessee Valley Authority Sets Date for Final Round of Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant Auction
  • Will FERC Toughen Standards for Energy M&A? – What's Behind the Agency's Market Power Review
  • Taylor Shellfish to Assess Impact of Geoduck Farm at Burley Lagoon
  • More Elwha Fish Find Way to Dam-Free Upper Watershed
  • Canada: Groups Challenge Federal Approval of Genetically Modified Salmon in Court
  • Homeowners with Solar Chose Generators Over Batteries in Survey
  • Why Everyone is Talking About Baseload Power
  • SolarCity Offers Airbnb Hosts $1,000 Credit Toward Panels
  • Tesla, Panasonic to Collaborate on Solar Manufacturing
  • Oregon’s Recreational Marijuana Sales Top $160 Million for First Nine Months of 2016
  • California Capital Region Could Reap Billions from Legalized Pot, Study Says
  • No on I-732; Carbon Tax Rough Draft Needs Work
  • How a Tax on Carbon Has Divided Pacific Northwest Climate Activists
  • Over Half a Million Plug-In Vehicles Have Been Sold in the United States as of September 2016
  • Comcast Ready to Roll Out New Pricing Structure in Washington State
  • Verizon Just Raised a Big Warning Flag for Yahoo
  • Facebook Messenger Wants to Help You Have Interesting Conversations
  • Stop Sharing This Viral Facebook Hoax
  • Op/Ed: Our Schools Need Money from State Timber Sales
  • Defense Rests with Witness Confirming He Was FBI Informant & Ran Occupation's Shooting Range
  • La Nina Is Here: What It Means for the Pacific Northwest
  • How Much Snow for Western Washington State This Winter?
  • Stink Bug Numbers Increasing Dramatically in Washington
  • Shelton Returns to Playoff Hunt with 31-21 Win Over North Thurston
WORD OF THE DAY

Empyreal ● /emp-pie-REE-ull/ ● Adjective – 1: of or relating to the heavens or firmament: celestial 2: sublime.

Spangled night of stars
Sky of empyreal glory
Pinpoint lights shine bright

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Environmental Effects of Columbia, Snake River Dams Scrutinized (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

News Release: America’s Dams Are in Disrepair; CAP Report Calls for New Thinking on Future of Dam Infrastructure and River Health (Center for American Progress)

Report – Aging Dams & Clogged Rivers - An Infrastructure Plan for America’s Waterways (Center for American Progress)

Eyeing Canadian Hydro Imports, New York Regulators Call for Transmission Expansion (Utility Dive)

Tennessee Valley Authority Sets Date for Final Round of Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant Auction (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)

Will FERC Toughen Standards for Energy M&A? – What's Behind the Agency's Market Power Review (Utility Dive)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Taylor Shellfish to Assess Impact of Geoduck Farm at Burley Lagoon (Associated Press)

More Elwha Fish Find Way to Dam-Free Upper Watershed (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Canada: Groups Challenge Federal Approval of Genetically Modified Salmon in Court (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Homeowners with Solar Chose Generators Over Batteries in Survey (American Public Power Association)

Why Everyone is Talking About Baseload Power (Renewable Energy World)

SolarCity Offers Airbnb Hosts $1,000 Credit Toward Panels (USA Today)

Tesla, Panasonic to Collaborate on Solar Manufacturing (Reuters)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Oregon’s Recreational Marijuana Sales Top $160 Million for First Nine Months of 2016 (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

California Capital Region Could Reap Billions from Legalized Pot, Study Says (Sacramento Bee, CA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

No on I-732; Carbon Tax Rough Draft Needs Work (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

How a Tax on Carbon Has Divided Pacific Northwest Climate Activists (Los Angeles Times, CA)

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Over Half a Million Plug-In Vehicles Have Been Sold in the United States as of September 2016 (U-S Energy Information Administration)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Comcast Ready to Roll Out New Pricing Structure in Washington State (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

Verizon Just Raised a Big Warning Flag for Yahoo (Washington Post)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook Messenger Wants to Help You Have Interesting Conversations (Consumerist)

Stop Sharing This Viral Facebook Hoax (Northwest Cable News Network)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Op/Ed: Our Schools Need Money from State Timber Sales (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Defense Rests with Witness Confirming He Was FBI Informant & Ran Occupation's Shooting Range (Oregonian, Portland)

La Nina Is Here: What It Means for the Pacific Northwest (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

How Much Snow for Western Washington State This Winter? (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

Stink Bug Numbers Increasing Dramatically in Washington (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

Shelton Returns to Playoff Hunt with 31-21 Win Over North Thurston (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

HOLES IN MY INNARDS – DIVERSIONS

He Ate a Pepper So Hot It Burned a Hole in His Esophagus

They've Got Spirit, Yes They Do: Christopher Guest Rallies His Team for 'Mascots'

Man Needed Rescue After Getting Stuck in Tree Watching Storm

PG-13 Language: Man Attaches a Dementor to a Drone & Scares Everyone

SONG OF THE DAY

Carly Simon – Boys in the Trees

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