Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Energy News Digest for December 6, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


Puget Sound Snow Threat is Done, But More Exciting Weather is Yet to Come (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Puget Sound Energy’s Energize Eastside Taking Its Toll on Newcastle Residents (Newcastle News, WA)

Oregon Governor Leaves Solar Tax Credits Out of 2017-19 Budget Proposal (Utility Dive)

Grant Boosts Effort to Dismantle Yakima’s Nelson Dam (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

Op/Ed: Removing Snake River Dams Would Be Unwise (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Google Says It Will Reach 100% Renewable Energy for Global Operations Next Year (Portland Business Journal, OR)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Puget Sound Energy’s Energize Eastside Taking Its Toll on Newcastle Residents
  • Chelan PUD Budget Adopted
  • Four Percent Rate Increased Proposed as Grays Harbor PUD Approves Budget
  • Mason PUD 3 Holding Hearing on Sale of Former Admin Building
  • Missouri River Energy Seeks Permit for 1,200-MW Pumped Storage Hydro Project
  • How Germany Will Compensate Utilities for Nuclear Shutdown
  • Op/Ed: Removing Snake River Dams Would Be Unwise
  • Editorial: Future of Idaho’s Wild Salmon Can’t Be Sacrificed for Any Other Interest
  • Nez Perce Tribe Seeking Next Step for Steelhead Kelt Facility to Capture, Recondition Spawned Fish
  • U-S to Build $1.6 Billion Idaho Facility for Warships’ Nuclear Waste
  • Grant Boosts Effort to Dismantle Yakima’s Nelson Dam
  • Oregon Governor Leaves Solar Tax Credits Out of 2017-19 Budget Proposal
  • University of Washington to Begin Energy Storage Demonstration at Clean Energy Institute
  • Wyoming, Montana Back Federal Incentives for Carbon Capture, Storage
  • Google Says It Will Reach 100% Renewable Energy for Global Operations Next Year
  • Wi-Fi Woes? Google Unleashes Cheap Rival for Eero
  • Facebook, Twitter, Google, & Microsoft to Fight Terrorist Posts Together
  • Boeing’s Ad Campaign Boasting UK Job Gains Upsets Washington Workers After Year of Cuts
  • How to Include All Employees in Your Social Media Marketing
  • Dino Rossi Takes Over for Late Washington State Senator Andy Hill
  • Mason County Commissioners Approve $63.6 Million 2017 County Budget
  • Shelton Mayor Opposes Proposal to Renovate Historic Railroad Roundhouse
  • Corrections Secretary: Washington State Sentencing So Complex, More Errors Certain
  • Trump Says Air Force One Boeing Order Should Be Cancelled
WORD OF THE DAY

Ziggurat ● \ZIGG-uh-rat\ ● Noun – An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure built in successive stages with outside staircases & a shrine at the top; also: a structure or object of similar form

Tower of Babel
Looming ziggurat ascends
Chaos in its wake

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Puget Sound Energy’s Energize Eastside Taking Its Toll on Newcastle Residents (Newcastle News, WA)

Chelan PUD Budget Adopted (North Central Washington Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

Four Percent Rate Increased Proposed as Grays Harbor PUD Approves Budget (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Mason PUD 3 Holding Hearing on Sale of Former Admin Building (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Missouri River Energy Seeks Permit for 1,200-MW Pumped Storage Hydro Project (Renewable Energy World)

How Germany Will Compensate Utilities for Nuclear Shutdown (Christian Science Monitor)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Op/Ed: Removing Snake River Dams Would Be Unwise (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Editorial: Future of Idaho’s Wild Salmon Can’t Be Sacrificed for Any Other Interest (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

Nez Perce Tribe Seeking Next Step for Steelhead Kelt Facility to Capture, Recondition Spawned Fish (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

U-S to Build $1.6 Billion Idaho Facility for Warships’ Nuclear Waste (Associated Press)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Grant Boosts Effort to Dismantle Yakima’s Nelson Dam (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Oregon Governor Leaves Solar Tax Credits Out of 2017-19 Budget Proposal (Utility Dive)

University of Washington to Begin Energy Storage Demonstration at Clean Energy Institute (Renewable Energy World)

CARBON SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Wyoming, Montana Back Federal Incentives for Carbon Capture, Storage (Utility Dive)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Says It Will Reach 100% Renewable Energy for Global Operations Next Year (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Wi-Fi Woes? Google Unleashes Cheap Rival for Eero (USA Today)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook, Twitter, Google, & Microsoft to Fight Terrorist Posts Together (Mashable)

Boeing’s Ad Campaign Boasting UK Job Gains Upsets Washington Workers After Year of Cuts (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

How to Include All Employees in Your Social Media Marketing (Social Media Examiner)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Dino Rossi Takes Over for Late Washington State Senator Andy Hill (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Commissioners Approve $63.6 Million 2017 County Budget (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Shelton Mayor Opposes Proposal to Renovate Historic Railroad Roundhouse (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Corrections Secretary: Washington State Sentencing So Complex, More Errors Certain (Northwest Public Radio)

Trump Says Air Force One Boeing Order Should Be Cancelled (British Broadcasting Corporation)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Customers Complain When Walmart Won’t Honor Pricing Error That Listed 70″ TV for $99

Thieving Squirrel Ruins the Holiday by Stealing Family’s Christmas Lights

Fairy Lights Are the Only Way to Accessorize Your Beard This Season

New British Bank Notes Fall Foul of Vegetarians

SONG OF THE DAY

Journey – Lights

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