Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Energy News Digest for November 28, 2017

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Oregonians Notice Translucent Creatures Washing Ashore on Coast (KATU-TV, Portland, OR

Washington State Energy Council to Vote on Vancouver Oil-By-Rail Terminal (Northwest Public Radio)

U-S Department of Energy Mulls Changes to Appliance Efficiency Program (Utility Dive)

Internet Businesses Ask U-S to Keep Net Neutrality Rules (Reuters)

King County Executive Dow Constantine Proposes Atlantic Salmon Net-Pen Ban (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Washington State Energy Council to Vote on Vancouver Oil-By-Rail Terminal
  • B-C Hydro Says Peace River Dam Benefits Understated
  • Grays Harbor PUD Passes 2018 Budget – A Rate Increase Is Coming in April
  • Orcas Power & Light Linemen Work Dark to Dark to Bring Back the Light
  • PUD 3 Receives International Recognition for Financial Reporting - National Awards for Communications
  • B-C Hydro in Awkward Spot with Rate-Freeze Request
  • South Carolina: New Audit Shows Utilities Knew of Schedule Problems at V.C. Summer Nuclear Expansion
  • Oregonians Notice Translucent Creatures Washing Ashore on Coast
  • King County Executive Dow Constantine Proposes Atlantic Salmon Net-Pen Ban
  • Urban Streams Surprise with Wild Steelhead in Rogue River Basin
  • Seeking the Source of the Vanishing Great Salt Lake
  • Why Wave Power May Be the Next Big Thing in Green Energy
  • U-S Department of Energy Mulls Changes to Appliance Efficiency Program
  • Traditional Bulbs or LEDs? Here’s How Much It Costs to Wrap Your House in Christmas Lights
  • As California Legalization Looms, an Oregon Leader Calls for Clearer Cannabis Banking Rules
  • Internet Businesses Ask U-S to Keep Net Neutrality Rules
  • Op/Ed: Access to Internet is a Public Benefit. It Should Be Regulated That Way.
  • FCC Proposal Suggests Rural Broadband Expansion Is in the Works
  • What Does Facebook Messenger Mean for the Future of Political Propaganda?
  • The Master’s Guide to Facebook Advertising for Events
  • Allyn Woman Pleads Guilty to Vehicular Homicide
  • Dorcy Beats Incumbent Moore for Shelton Commission Seat
  • Shelton Mayor Apologizes for Public Disclosure Commission Violations
  • Mason County Treasurer Joins Board of Statewide Group
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Götterdämmerung • \gher-ter-DEM-uh-roong\ • noun – collapse (as of a society or regime) marked by catastrophic violence & disorder; broadly: downfall

Götterdämmerung
Bad music. Unlike Wagner
It’s more like Spike Jones

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Washington State Energy Council to Vote on Vancouver Oil-By-Rail Terminal (Northwest Public Radio)

B-C Hydro Says Peace River Dam Benefits Understated (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

Grays Harbor PUD Passes 2018 Budget – A Rate Increase Is Coming in April (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Orcas Power & Light Linemen Work Dark to Dark to Bring Back the Light (The Islands’ Sounder, Eastsound, WA)

PUD 3 Receives International Recognition for Financial Reporting - National Awards for Communications (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

B-C Hydro in Awkward Spot with Rate-Freeze Request (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

South Carolina: New Audit Shows Utilities Knew of Schedule Problems at V.C. Summer Nuclear Expansion (Utility Dive)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Oregonians Notice Translucent Creatures Washing Ashore on Coast (KATU-TV, Portland, OR

King County Executive Dow Constantine Proposes Atlantic Salmon Net-Pen Ban (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Urban Streams Surprise with Wild Steelhead in Rogue River Basin (Oregonian, Portland)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Seeking the Source of the Vanishing Great Salt Lake (NY Times)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Why Wave Power May Be the Next Big Thing in Green Energy (NBC News)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

U-S Department of Energy Mulls Changes to Appliance Efficiency Program (Utility Dive)

Traditional Bulbs or LEDs? Here’s How Much It Costs to Wrap Your House in Christmas Lights (Denver Business Journal, CO)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

As California Legalization Looms, an Oregon Leader Calls for Clearer Cannabis Banking Rules (Portland Business Journal, OR)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Internet Businesses Ask U-S to Keep Net Neutrality Rules (Reuters)

Op/Ed: Access to Internet is a Public Benefit. It Should Be Regulated That Way. (Washington Post)

FCC Proposal Suggests Rural Broadband Expansion Is in the Works (Healthcare IT News)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

What Does Facebook Messenger Mean for the Future of Political Propaganda? (Fast Company)

The Master’s Guide to Facebook Advertising for Events (AdWeek)

GENERAL NEWS

Allyn Woman Pleads Guilty to Vehicular Homicide (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Dorcy Beats Incumbent Moore for Shelton Commission Seat (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Shelton Mayor Apologizes for Public Disclosure Commission Violations (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Mason County Treasurer Joins Board of Statewide Group (South Sound Business Examiner)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Mysterious North Korean Ghost Ships Full of Skeletons Wash Up in Japan

High Winds Topple Nine Semi Trucks near Wyoming-Colorado Line

Finland Baker Launches Bread Made from Crushed Crickets

‘Cone Weed’ Gets Christmas Makeover in North Carolina Town

SONG OF THE DAY

Buddy Holly & the Crickets - Not Fade Away

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Monday, November 27, 2017

Energy News Digest for November 27, 2017

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Another Storm to Bring Increasing Rain, Wind (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Paying $20,000 to Change Electricity Providers? Critics Say Ruling another Blow to Competition (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

Oregon Eyes Killing Sea Lions to Save Steelhead Trout (Courthouse News Service)

Winlock, Washington: America Is About to Kill the Open Internet – Towns Like This Will Pay the Price (The Guardian, UK)

Utilities’ Holiday Efficiency Tips Are the Gift That Keeps On Saving (Utility Dive)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Paying $20,000 to Change Electricity Providers? Critics Say Ruling another Blow to Competition
  • Op/Ed: The Trouble With Bitcoin & Big Data Is the Huge Energy Bill
  • California Lawmakers Want to Block Utilities from Passing on Wildfire Costs
  • Idaho Power stabilizes Wood River Valley electricity with second major line
  • New Connections: Grant PUD Update Will Take About a Year
  • PNW National Laboratories Protecting Electric Grid from Cyberattack
  • Jefferson PUD Seeks Sixth Chief Financial Officer
  • Op/Ed: Argument to Retain Klamath Dams Doesn’t Hold Water
  • What to Do When the Power Goes Out
  • Op/Ed: Planning Key to Municipal Utilities’ Quick Irma Response
  • McIntyre, Glick Cleared to Take FERC Seats with White House Signoff
  • Oregon Eyes Killing Sea Lions to Save Steelhead Trout
  • Editorial: A Gold Rush in Salmon Country
  • Utilities’ Holiday Efficiency Tips Are the Gift That Keeps On Saving
  • Light Up Your House with LEDs – Tips to Slash Your Electric Bill
  • Battle over Intoxicants: Vineyard Lawsuit Proceeds Against Planned Pot Operation
  • In Sweden, They Are Burning H&M Clothing Instead of Coal
  • Winlock, Washington: America Is About to Kill the Open Internet – Towns Like This Will Pay the Price
  • FCC Will Also Order States to Scrap Plans for Their Own Net Neutrality Laws
  • Cell Signal Woes Sour State Ferry Debut
  • Don’t Touch Our Poles: AT&T & Comcast Lawsuit Has Nullified a City’s Broadband Competition Law
  • Eleven Times Brands Were the Greatest Trolls on Twitter in 2017
  • Washington State Legislative Emails, Calendars Would Be Released Under Republican Proposal
  • Judge Harry Pregerson Dies at 94; One of 9th Circuit’s Most Liberal
  • Justices Ponder Need for Warrant for Cellphone Tower Data
  • Why Is Gratitude So Difficult, Yet Outrage So Easy?
  • Another Storm to Bring Increasing Rain, Wind
  • Schafer State Park Closes Due to Flooding
  • Mason Transit to Mark 25 Years of Service
  • Belfair Winery Earns High Marks
  • Christmas Tree Shortage Affects Prices
WORD OF THE DAY

Cliometrics • \klye-uh-MET-riks\ • Noun – The application of methods developed in other fields (as economics, statistics, and data processing) to the study of history

For a brief moment, Clarence was basked in the glory of his doctoral thesis. Using cliometrics, he proved (on paper at least) that the 1929 stock market crash was not due to marginal trading and “irrational exuberance.” Rather, the financial meltdown was caused by male fashion trends. Specifically the disfavor of spats for men’s shoes. It wasn’t until the defense of his academic paper that the house of cards, the basis of his thesis collapsed. Literally. It had been constructed of 3x5 index cards that fell over when one of the professors sneezed.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Paying $20,000 to Change Electricity Providers? Critics Say Ruling another Blow to Competition (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

Op/Ed: The Trouble With Bitcoin & Big Data Is the Huge Energy Bill (The Guardian, UK)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/26/trouble-with-bitcoin-big-data-huge-energy-bill

California Lawmakers Want to Block Utilities from Passing on Wildfire Costs (Utility Dive)

Idaho Power stabilizes Wood River Valley electricity with second major line (KMVT-TV, Twin Falls, ID)

New Connections: Grant PUD Update Will Take About a Year (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

PNW National Laboratories Protecting Electric Grid from Cyberattack (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

Jefferson PUD Seeks Sixth Chief Financial Officer (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

Op/Ed: Argument to Retain Klamath Dams Doesn’t Hold Water (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

What to Do When the Power Goes Out (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

Op/Ed: Planning Key to Municipal Utilities’ Quick Irma Response (Palm Beach Pilot, FL)

McIntyre, Glick Cleared to Take FERC Seats with White House Signoff (Utility Dive)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Oregon Eyes Killing Sea Lions to Save Steelhead Trout (Courthouse News Service)

Editorial: A Gold Rush in Salmon Country (NY Times)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Utilities’ Holiday Efficiency Tips Are the Gift That Keeps On Saving (Utility Dive)

Light Up Your House with LEDs – Tips to Slash Your Electric Bill (USA Today)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Battle over Intoxicants: Vineyard Lawsuit Proceeds Against Planned Pot Operation (Associated Press)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

In Sweden, They Are Burning H&M Clothing Instead of Coal (Tree Hugger)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Winlock, Washington: America Is About to Kill the Open Internet – Towns Like This Will Pay the Price (The Guardian, UK)

FCC Will Also Order States to Scrap Plans for Their Own Net Neutrality Laws (Ars Technica)

Cell Signal Woes Sour State Ferry Debut (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Don’t Touch Our Poles: AT&T & Comcast Lawsuit Has Nullified a City’s Broadband Competition Law (Ars Technica)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

Eleven Times Brands Were the Greatest Trolls on Twitter in 2017 (Mashable)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Washington State Legislative Emails, Calendars Would Be Released Under Republican Proposal (Northwest Public Radio)

Judge Harry Pregerson Dies at 94; One of 9th Circuit’s Most Liberal (Associated Press)

Justices Ponder Need for Warrant for Cellphone Tower Data (Associated Press)

Why Is Gratitude So Difficult, Yet Outrage So Easy? (Fast Company)

GENERAL NEWS

Another Storm to Bring Increasing Rain, Wind (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Schafer State Park Closes Due to Flooding (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Mason Transit to Mark 25 Years of Service (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Belfair Winery Earns High Marks (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Christmas Tree Shortage Affects Prices (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

SNAKES IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Seattle Family Discovers Python in Apartment Toilet

Dictionary.Com Names ‘Complicit’ Word of the Year

Boom! Luxury Converted Nuclear Missile Silo Lists on Airbnb

Firefighters Work for Hours to Free Man Stuck in Trash Truck

SONG OF THE DAY

Laurie Johnson – The Bomb Run, Dr. Strangelove (Soundtrack)

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Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Energy News Digest for November 22, 2017

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Tropical Air over Seattle (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Avista Shareholders Approve Utility’s Sale to Canadian Utility Hydro One (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Net Neutrality Rules Targeted for Repeal by FCC Chairman (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Texas’ Largest Power Generator Sets Hundreds of Job Cuts with Closure of Plant, Coal Mine (Houston Business Journal, TX)

Carbon Cap-&-Trade Auction between California, Quebec Sells Out (Utility Dive)

Move to Shelton City Council Government Starts Taking Shape (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Avista Shareholders Approve Utility’s Sale to Canadian Utility Hydro One
  • Texas’ Largest Power Generator Sets Hundreds of Job Cuts with Closure of Plant, Coal Mine
  • Siemens to Cut 6,900 Jobs Due to Falling Gas Turbine Demand
  • Mason PUD 3 Leaders Adopt 2018 Budget without Rate Increase
  • Moody’s Assigns Aa3 to Grant PUD’s Bonds, Outlook is Stable
  • Bonneville Power Administration Posts 2017 Annual Report
  • Capital Credit Checks Coming – plus a little extra from Orcas Power & Light
  • Dirty Deals: Roadmap to a Tax Credit Bribery Case – Watchdog Report Part 2 of 2
  • Navajo Family in Utah Gets Electricity from Navajo Tribal Utility Authority in Time for Holidays
  • U.N. Report: Access to Energy Crucial for Escaping Poverty
  • NERC CEO Gerry Cauley Resigns after Arrest on Battery, Family Violence Charges
  • Washington Lakes Stocked In Time for Black Friday Fishing
  • Meet the Eleven-Year-Old Inventor Working to Improve Lead Water Testing
  • Vestas Leads the Nation in Wind Turbine Orders for First Half of 2017
  • Lawmakers Consider Changing the Rules for Small Wind Farms That Sell to Wyoming Utilities
  • Illegal Marijuana Grows Continue Even in Era of Legalization
  • Carbon Cap-&-Trade Auction between California, Quebec Sells Out
  • Battered By Extreme Weather, Americans Are More Worried About Climate Change
  • Turkey Poop Is a Promising Renewable Energy Source
  • Net Neutrality Rules Targeted for Repeal by FCC Chairman
  • As Net Neutrality Heads for Repeal, Oregon’s Walden & Wyden Lead Opposite Ends of the Debate
  • Net Neutrality Is in Trouble. Here’s How to Fight for a Free & Fair Internet.
  • Google Stops Secretly Tracking Cellular Location Info
  • Austria: Bitcoins Stolen Over Public Wireless Network
  • 2017 Social Media Image Sizes Cheat Sheet
  • The Four Secrets Successful Brands Use to Grow Their Facebook Fan Bases
  • Washington State Sen. Christine Rolfes a Strong Choice to Lead Powerful Senate Budget Panel
  • Washington Governor Jay Inslee Visits British Columbia
  • Move to Shelton City Council Government Starts Taking Shape
  • Shelton Commissioner McDowell Apologizes for Her Role in Illegal Messaging with Mayor
  • Uber Reveals Cover-Up of Hack Affecting 57 Million Riders, Drivers – Company Says It Paid Hackers to Destroy Info
  • My Town! Oh No! A Third of Firefighters Resign In Lewis County Town of Onalaska
  • National Park Service to Allow More Time for Comments on Plan to Raise Visitor Fees
  • Inmate Dies from Meth-Laden Kiss, Girlfriend Gets 2 Years
WORD OF THE DAY

Veritable • \VAIR-uh-tuh-bull\ • Adjective – Being in fact the thing named & not false, unreal, or imaginary.

Gertrude had her doubts about her ten year old son’s ability to keep up at Trivial Pursuit. But after the first round, she was convinced that he was a veritable font of useless knowledge.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Avista Shareholders Approve Utility’s Sale to Canadian Utility Hydro One (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Texas’ Largest Power Generator Sets Hundreds of Job Cuts with Closure of Plant, Coal Mine (Houston Business Journal, TX)

Siemens to Cut 6,900 Jobs Due to Falling Gas Turbine Demand (Utility Dive)

Mason PUD 3 Leaders Adopt 2018 Budget without Rate Increase (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Moody’s Assigns Aa3 to Grant PUD’s Bonds, Outlook is Stable (Moody’s Investors Service)

Bonneville Power Administration Posts 2017 Annual Report (Bonneville Power Administration)

Capital Credit Checks Coming – plus a little extra from Orcas Power & Light (San Juan Islander, Friday Harbor, WA)

Dirty Deals: Roadmap to a Tax Credit Bribery Case – Watchdog Report Part 2 of 2 (Oregonian, Portland)

Navajo Family in Utah Gets Electricity from Navajo Tribal Utility Authority in Time for Holidays (NY Times)

U.N. Report: Access to Energy Crucial for Escaping Poverty (Associated Press)

NERC CEO Gerry Cauley Resigns after Arrest on Battery, Family Violence Charges (Utility Dive)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Washington Lakes Stocked In Time for Black Friday Fishing (Northwest Public Radio)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Meet the Eleven-Year-Old Inventor Working to Improve Lead Water Testing (Christian Science Monitor)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Vestas Leads the Nation in Wind Turbine Orders for First Half of 2017 (Denver Business Journal, CO)

Lawmakers Consider Changing the Rules for Small Wind Farms That Sell to Wyoming Utilities (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Illegal Marijuana Grows Continue Even in Era of Legalization (Northwest Public Radio)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Carbon Cap-&-Trade Auction between California, Quebec Sells Out (Utility Dive)

Battered By Extreme Weather, Americans Are More Worried About Climate Change (The Guardian, UK)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Turkey Poop Is a Promising Renewable Energy Source (Israel21)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Net Neutrality Rules Targeted for Repeal by FCC Chairman (Los Angeles Times, CA)

As Net Neutrality Heads for Repeal, Oregon’s Walden & Wyden Lead Opposite Ends of the Debate (Oregonian, Portland)

Net Neutrality Is in Trouble. Here’s How to Fight for a Free & Fair Internet. (Mashable)

Google Stops Secretly Tracking Cellular Location Info (USA Today)

Austria: Bitcoins Stolen Over Public Wireless Network (Associated Press)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

2017 Social Media Image Sizes Cheat Sheet (Websitehub)

The Four Secrets Successful Brands Use to Grow Their Facebook Fan Bases (AdWeek)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Washington State Sen. Christine Rolfes a Strong Choice to Lead Powerful Senate Budget Panel (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Washington Governor Jay Inslee Visits British Columbia (Columbia Valley Pioneer, Invermere, BC)

GENERAL NEWS

Move to Shelton City Council Government Starts Taking Shape (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Shelton Commissioner McDowell Apologizes for Her Role in Illegal Messaging with Mayor (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Uber Reveals Cover-Up of Hack Affecting 57 Million Riders, Drivers – Company Says It Paid Hackers to Destroy Info (Associated Press)

My Town! Oh No! A Third of Firefighters Resign In Lewis County Town of Onalaska (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

National Park Service to Allow More Time for Comments on Plan to Raise Visitor Fees (Washington Examiner)

Inmate Dies from Meth-Laden Kiss, Girlfriend Gets 2 Years (Associated Press)

BEANS IN THE CASSEROLE – DIVERSIONS

Once & for All, Is the Green Bean a Fruit or Vegetable?

Ukulele Euphoria: Strum Away Holiday Stress

Many Admit to Watching Netflix at Work (37%) & In the Bathroom (12%)

David Cassidy: Star of Partridge Family Dies Aged 67

SONGS OF THE DAY

ZZ Top – I Thank You

David Cassidy – I Can Feel Your Heartbeat, Hush & I’ll Meet You Halfway

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