Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Energy News Digest for July 12, 2017

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

A Washington State Solar Incentives Bill Has Industry Seeing Sunny Days (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Immense Iceberg Finally Splits from Antarctic Ice Shelf (Christian Science Monitor)

Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Seek to Expand Broadband Availability with “Fiberhood Program” (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

Sierra Pacific Agreement Nets Grays Harbor PUD $13 Million Savings (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

Edmonds Takes Clean-Energy Pledge, But Is That Achievable? (Everett Herald, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Sierra Pacific Agreement Nets Grays Harbor PUD $13 Million Savings
  • Edmonds Takes Clean-Energy Pledge, But Is That Achievable?
  • Eugene Water & Electric Board Plans To Shed Jobs, Offer Customers a 2018 Dividend
  • Cowlitz PUD’s Prepay Utility Customers to Pay $6 More Monthly
  • Sheriff’s Office: Shot Fired at Jefferson PUD Building in Hadlock Likely Unintentional
  • President Trump Triggers Fight over Yucca Waste Site
  • France May Cut Its Nuclear Energy Fleet, Which Is Core to Its Economy
  • Navigating Smart Meter Privacy a Challenge for Smart Grid Innovators
  • Salmon Fishing Starts Slowly Off Oregon’s Pacific Coast, Picks Up Off Columbia
  • Fish or Farms? A New Battle Rages over California Water
  • Eight Travel Tips for Visiting the Lower 48’s Largest Salmon Fishery
  • City Of Shelton to Settle C Street Landfill Lawsuit
  • Wenatchee Area – Olds Station Water Safe, Boil Advisory Lifted
  • California Is Going to Use Toilet Water (re-use water) to Grow Your Vegetables
  • A Washington State Solar Incentives Bill Has Industry Seeing Sunny Days
  • This Palestinian Village Had Solar Power — Until Israeli Soldiers Took It Away
  • Study: New Kelso Streetlights Save Money, Energy
  • California: Emerald Triangle Pot Growers Resist State Regulation
  • Immense Iceberg Finally Splits from Antarctic Ice Shelf
  • 87 Percent of Americans Unaware There’s Scientific Consensus on Climate Change
  • Climate Change Cage Match – EPA Chief Wants Scientists to Debate Climate on TV
  • This Vertical Farm Wants to be an Agriculture Company, Not a Tech Company
  • Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Seek to Expand Broadband Availability with “Fiberhood Program”
  • Microsoft Pushes Fast Internet for U.S. Heartland to Bridge Broadband Gap
  • Google, Twitter & Dozens of Other Sites Are Taking a ‘Net Neutrality Day of Action.’ Here’s What That Means.
  • Broader Implications – Twitter Users Blocked by President Trump File Lawsuit
  • How Consumers Respond to Brands on Social Media: New Research
  • Calibri, Microsoft’s Bland Default Word Font, Is a Major Factor in Pakistan’s Corruption Scandal
  • Mason County Sheriff Fears Layoffs Would Increase Crime
  • Mason County Sheriff Takes to Twitter to Fight Budget Cuts
  • Seattle Income Tax Has Its First Challenger
  • UPDATE: Washington State Patrol Lifts Lockdown on Olympia Capitol Campus
  • Fire Authorities Declare Mason County Burn Ban, Effective Saturday
  • Suspect Arrested In Shooting of Mason County Man Who Was Dragging Dead Raccoon
  • Shelton Commissioners Look At, Almost Vote on Change in City Government
  • Commissioner Jean Farmer Resigns from Port of Allyn Post
  • Nisqually Tribe Could Bring Convention Center, Concert Venue & Second Casino to Lacey
  • Cano 10th-Inning Homer Gives AL 2-1 All-Star Win
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Subterfuge • \SUB-terr-fyooj\ • Noun - 1: deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade 2: a deceptive device or stratagem

When racing with your luge
Beware of the subterfuge
Opponents may cheat


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Sierra Pacific Agreement Nets Grays Harbor PUD $13 Million Savings (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

Edmonds Takes Clean-Energy Pledge, But Is That Achievable? (Everett Herald, WA)

Eugene Water & Electric Board Plans To Shed Jobs, Offer Customers a 2018 Dividend (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

Cowlitz PUD’s Prepay Utility Customers to Pay $6 More Monthly (Longview Daily News, WA)

Sheriff’s Office: Shot Fired at Jefferson PUD Building in Hadlock Likely Unintentional (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

President Trump Triggers Fight over Yucca Waste Site (The Hill, Washington, DC)

France May Cut Its Nuclear Energy Fleet, Which Is Core to Its Economy (Forbes Magazine)

Navigating Smart Meter Privacy a Challenge for Smart Grid Innovators (Midwest Energy News)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon Fishing Starts Slowly Off Oregon’s Pacific Coast, Picks Up Off Columbia (Oregonian, Portland)

Fish or Farms? A New Battle Rages over California Water (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Eight Travel Tips for Visiting the Lower 48’s Largest Salmon Fishery (Outdoorhub)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
                    
City Of Shelton to Settle C Street Landfill Lawsuit (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Wenatchee Area – Olds Station Water Safe, Boil Advisory Lifted (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

California Is Going to Use Toilet Water (re-use water) to Grow Your Vegetables (Nation Swell)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

A Washington State Solar Incentives Bill Has Industry Seeing Sunny Days (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

This Palestinian Village Had Solar Power — Until Israeli Soldiers Took It Away (Washington Post)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Study: New Kelso Streetlights Save Money, Energy (Longview Daily News, WA)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

California: Emerald Triangle Pot Growers Resist State Regulation (Courthouse News Service)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Immense Iceberg Finally Splits from Antarctic Ice Shelf (Christian Science Monitor)

87 Percent of Americans Unaware There’s Scientific Consensus on Climate Change (The Weather Channel)

Climate Change Cage Match – EPA Chief Wants Scientists to Debate Climate on TV (Reuters)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

This Vertical Farm Wants to be an Agriculture Company, Not a Tech Company (Fast Company)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Seek to Expand Broadband Availability with “Fiberhood Program” (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

Microsoft Pushes Fast Internet for U.S. Heartland to Bridge Broadband Gap (Bloomberg News)

Google, Twitter & Dozens of Other Sites Are Taking a ‘Net Neutrality Day of Action.’ Here’s What That Means. (Washington Post)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Broader Implications – Twitter Users Blocked by President Trump File Lawsuit (NY Times)

How Consumers Respond to Brands on Social Media: New Research (Social Media Examiner)

Calibri, Microsoft’s bland default Word font, is a major factor in Pakistan’s corruption scandal (Mashable)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Mason County Sheriff Fears Layoffs Would Increase Crime (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Mason County Sheriff Takes to Twitter to Fight Budget Cuts (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Seattle Income Tax Has Its First Challenger (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

UPDATE: Washington State Patrol Lifts Lockdown on Olympia Capitol Campus (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Fire Authorities Declare Mason County Burn Ban, Effective Saturday (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Suspect Arrested In Shooting of Mason County Man Who Was Dragging Dead Raccoon (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

Shelton Commissioners Look At, Almost Vote on Change in City Government (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Commissioner Jean Farmer Resigns from Port of Allyn Post (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Nisqually Tribe Could Bring Convention Center, Concert Venue & Second Casino to Lacey (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Cano 10th-Inning Homer Gives AL 2-1 All-Star Win (Associated Press)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Klickitat County Firefighters Report for Duty -- And Learn Gear Stolen from Station

California Teen Wins Lottery Twice in a Week

Monkey Business: Florida Man Says Primates Swarm Property

U-S Customs Agents Find Cobras inside Mail at JFK Airport

SONG OF THE DAY

Jethro Tull – Bungle in the Jungle

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