Friday, December 9, 2016

Energy News Digest for December 9, 2016

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

President-Elect Trump to Pick Rep. McMorris Rodgers, WA for Interior Secretary (The Hill, Washington, DC)

Washington State Suing Monsanto over PCB Pollution (Associated Press)

In the Salish Sea - ‘Seafood Sleuths’ Study Mystery of Pacific Northwest Salmon Declines (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Fukushima Radiation Detected on Oregon Shores (Associated Press)

Canada Poised to Implement Carbon Price by 2018 (Utility Dive)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Fukushima Radiation Detected on Oregon Shores
  • Lewis PUD Approves $74.6 Million Budget for 2017
  • Grant PUD Employee Gored by Bull, Suffers Severe Leg Injury
  • Balloons Cause Power Outage in South Aberdeen
  • Oregon: Turkeys Cause Power Outages in East Medford
  • Forest Service OKs Review of Power Line Project in Southeast Alaska
  • Arizona: Coal Burning Plant Experiments with Burning Woody Biomass
  • As Time Runs Out on Bipartisan Energy Bill, Senators Propose 100% Clean Energy Goal
  • In the Salish Sea - ‘Seafood Sleuths’ Study Mystery of Pacific Northwest Salmon Declines
  • Canadian Pipeline Expansion Worries Some on Behalf of Southern Resident Orcas
  • River Operations in Review: McNary Dam to Bonneville Dam a Tough Stretch for Juvenile Salmonids
  • Toutle River Dam – To Raise Spillway, Army Corps Will Have to Spend Millions to Get More Salmon Up the River
  • Columnist: Lower Snake River Farmers Seek Federal Ruling to Allow Idaho Salmon to Go Extinct
  • Washington State Suing Monsanto over PCB Pollution
  • Thousands of Snow Geese Die after Landing on Toxic Mining Water in Montana
  • Snohomish PUD in Washington State to Install 2 MW, 8 Mwh Flow Battery
  • Fishing Groups Seek Atlantic Wind Farm Delay
  • U-S Wind Generation Sets New Records throughout 2016
  • Why Apple Is Investing in Wind Turbines in China
  • Portland Set to Pass Home Energy Score Requirement
  • The Beer Industry Is Taking a Hit Because of Legal Marijuana
  • App-Connected Smart Appliance Will Make It Easier to Grow Weed at Home
  • Canada Poised to Implement Carbon Price by 2018
  • The 99-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Feathers in a Chunk of Amber
  • ThyssenKrupp Secrets Stolen in ‘Massive’ Cyber Attack
  • Half of U-S Connections Slower Than 25 Mbps
  • The Challenge of the Last Mile
  • Drat – In-Flight Cellphone Calls May Finally Be Ready for Takeoff
  • The Seattle Times Plans Staffing Cuts as Advertising Revenue Falls
  • Microsoft Closes $26.2 Billion Deal for LinkedIn
  • Math is Hard – Facebook Admits Two More Measurement Errors
  • Apple Just Revealed the Most-Downloaded App of 2016
  • Pantone’s Color of the Year Is Greenery, Designed to Perk Us Up in 2017
  • President-Elect Trump to Pick Rep. McMorris Rodgers, WA for Interior Secretary
  • What? Boeing Pledges $1 Million to President-Elect Trump’s Inaugural Fund
  • Tacoma Looking for New City Manager after Dallas’ Search Lands on Broadnax
  • 24 Hour Snow Totals for Western Washington State
  • Polar Vortex Redux? U-S Forecasters Say It Could Hit Next Week
  • City of Shelton Pays Back $411,000 In Grant Dollars for Incomplete Projects
  • Olympic National Park Wilderness to be Renamed in Honor of Former Washington Governor & US Senator Dan Evans
  • City of Olympia Parks Will Be Shutting Out Smoke
  • On Oakland Bay: Lighted Boat Parade Friday & Saturday
WORD OF THE DAY

Modus Operandi • \MOE-dus opp-er-RAND-ee\ • noun – A method of procedure; especially: a distinct pattern or method of operation that indicates or suggests the work of a single criminal in more than one crime

“No gentlemen, we are not dealing with a crazed criminal here,” purred Detective Poirot as he absentmindedly stroked his moustache. “What we have here is a person who is so fixed in their modus operandi that they would not change their ways even if confronted with the most secure lock box in the world.” “Non, mon ami, your lunches have not been stolen by a wayward squirrel, crazed dog, or even a trained capuchin monkey…they have been stolen by only one person….your copy repairman: Rick!” (Insert surprised gasp here)

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Fukushima Radiation Detected on Oregon Shores (Associated Press)

Lewis PUD Approves $74.6 Million Budget for 2017 (Lewis County PUD, Chehalis, WA)

Grant PUD Employee Gored by Bull, Suffers Severe Leg Injury (iFiberone News, Ephrata, WA)

Balloons Cause Power Outage in South Aberdeen (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Oregon: Turkeys Cause Power Outages in East Medford (Associated Press)

Forest Service OKs Review of Power Line Project in Southeast Alaska (KFSK Radio, Petersburg, AK)

Arizona: Coal Burning Plant Experiments with Burning Woody Biomass (Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff)

As Time Runs Out on Bipartisan Energy Bill, Senators Propose 100% Clean Energy Goal (Utility Dive)

FISH & WILDLIFE

In the Salish Sea - ‘Seafood Sleuths’ Study Mystery of Pacific Northwest Salmon Declines (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Canadian Pipeline Expansion Worries Some on Behalf of Southern Resident Orcas (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

River Operations in Review: McNary Dam to Bonneville Dam a Tough Stretch for Juvenile Salmonids (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Toutle River Dam – To Raise Spillway, Army Corps Will Have to Spend Millions to Get More Salmon Up the River (Longview Daily News, WA)

Columnist: Lower Snake River Farmers Seek Federal Ruling to Allow Idaho Salmon to Go Extinct (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Washington State Suing Monsanto over PCB Pollution (Associated Press)

Thousands of Snow Geese Die after Landing on Toxic Mining Water in Montana (Gizmodo)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Snohomish PUD in Washington State to Install 2 MW, 8 Mwh Flow Battery (Utility Dive)

Fishing Groups Seek Atlantic Wind Farm Delay (Associated Press)

U-S Wind Generation Sets New Records throughout 2016 (Forbes Magazine)

Why Apple Is Investing in Wind Turbines in China (CNN Money)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Portland Set to Pass Home Energy Score Requirement (Portland Business Journal, OR)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

The Beer Industry Is Taking a Hit Because of Legal Marijuana (Consumerist)

App-Connected Smart Appliance Will Make It Easier to Grow Weed at Home (Mashable)

CARBON SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Canada Poised to Implement Carbon Price by 2018 (Utility Dive)

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

The 99-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Feathers in a Chunk of Amber (Atlantic Magazine)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

ThyssenKrupp Secrets Stolen in ‘Massive’ Cyber Attack (Reuters)

Half of U-S Connections Slower Than 25 Mbps (Broadband Reports)

The Challenge of the Last Mile (Broadband Reports)

Drat – In-Flight Cellphone Calls May Finally Be Ready for Takeoff (Consumerist)

MARKETING & MEDIA

The Seattle Times Plans Staffing Cuts as Advertising Revenue Falls (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Microsoft Closes $26.2 Billion Deal for LinkedIn (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Math is Hard – Facebook Admits Two More Measurement Errors (Mashable)

Apple Just Revealed the Most-Downloaded App of 2016 (Mashable)

Pantone’s Color of the Year Is Greenery, Designed to Perk Us Up in 2017 (AdWeek)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

President-Elect Trump to Pick Rep. McMorris Rodgers, WA for Interior Secretary (The Hill, Washington, DC)

What? Boeing Pledges $1 Million to President-Elect Trump’s Inaugural Fund (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

Tacoma Looking for New City Manager after Dallas’ Search Lands on Broadnax (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

LOCAL/REGIONAL NEWS

24 Hour Snow Totals for Western Washington State (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
                           
Polar Vortex Redux? U-S Forecasters Say It Could Hit Next Week (Reuters)

City of Shelton Pays Back $411,000 In Grant Dollars for Incomplete Projects (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Olympic National Park Wilderness to be Renamed in Honor of Former Washington Governor & US Senator Dan Evans (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

City of Olympia Parks Will Be Shutting Out Smoke (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

On Oakland Bay: Lighted Boat Parade Friday & Saturday (Mason Web TV)

THE RIGHT STUFF – DIVERSIONS

John Glenn, First American to Orbit Earth, Dies at 95

Women Sue Groom, Event Company after Being Hit by Drone

Man Sets Porch Pirate Trap With Giant Box Of Dog Poop

UK Football Club Seriously Regrets Posting a Job Opening on Twitter

SONG OF THE DAY

Bill Conti – The Right Stuff Theme (Soundtrack)

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