Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Energy News Digest for January 4, 2016

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS



Dry Air Storm Hits the Pacific Northwest (Cliff Mas Weather Blog)

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Dam Breaching Will Be an Option Considered for Columbia River System Study (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

Repealing the Clean Power Plan Will Bring More Lawsuits, Democratic Attorney Generals Warn (Utility Dive)

Trump’s Infrastructure Plans: First Fix the Bonds (American Public Power Association)

Crab Boats Tied Up as Strike Extends Up & Down West Coast (Associated Press)

Avista Offers Tips to Avoid a High Heating Bill During Cold Winter Months (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Dam Breaching Will Be an Option Considered for Columbia River System Study
  • Washington State Denies Sublease for Coal Export Terminal
  • President Elect Trump’s Picks for Tennessee Valley Authority Board Could Reshape Federal Agency
  • Vermont Public Power Utility Quick to Isolate Potential Cyber-Threat & Share Information
  • Don’t Read Too Much into the Vermont Hack Debacle
  • Crab Boats Tied Up as Strike Extends Up & Down West Coast
  • Researchers Bid Farewell to ‘Granny,’ The World’s Oldest Known Orca
  • Flashing Lights Work Better Than Steady Ones to Keep Birds from Hitting Towers
  • Data Suggests Puget Sound Aquatic Habitat Remains Healthy
  • Despite Recent Storms, California’s ‘Snow Drought’ Continues
  • For Cheapest Power on Earth, Look Skyward as Coal Falls to Solar
  • Avista Offers Tips to Avoid a High Heating Bill During Cold Winter Months
  • Final Batch of Obama Efficiency Rules Could Test Trump Administration
  • Why Marijuana Marketing Will Be Bigger Than Ever This Year
  • Repealing the Clean Power Plan Will Bring More Lawsuits, Democratic Attorney Generals Warn
  • Tesla’s Gigafactory Starts Mass Producing Battery Cells
  • The Latest: Comcast Wants to Tackle Bad Home Internet
  • It’s Begun: Internet Providers Pushing to Repeal Obama-Era Privacy Rules
  • Editorial The Smart Home Has Ears, And It Can’t Keep a Secret
  • 2017 Arrives with a Flood of Carriage Feuds, TV Blackouts
  • Frontier Drops KATU, Portland’s ABC Affiliate, Amid Spat Over Fees
  • Wendy’s Owned a Twitter Troll So Hard the Harasser Deactivated Their Account
  • Trump’s Infrastructure Plans: First Fix the Bonds
  • Park Service Approves Proposal to Allow Ads Inside National Parks
  • Man Who Used Kayak to Get to Shore Now Missing in North Mason County
  • Shutty Takes Seat as Newest Mason County Commissioner
  • Two Out of Every Three Kids in Shelton Live in Poverty – Here’s How You Can Help Them
  • Prolific Pacific Storms Set to Punch California with Blockbuster Rain, Snow
  • Man Fined $13K for Playing with High-Powered Laser
  • Free Marijuana on Inauguration Day in Washington DC
WORD OF THE DAY

Abscond • \ab-SKOND\ • Verb – To depart secretly & hide oneself.

Huzzah! Shouted Arthur Dent as he absconded with the spaceship for the heart of the sun; unaware of the dangers that lurked in his in the future.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Dam Breaching Will Be an Option Considered for Columbia River System Study (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

Washington State Denies Sublease for Coal Export Terminal (Associated Press)

President Elect Trump’s Picks for Tennessee Valley Authority Board Could Reshape Federal Agency (Chattanooga Times Free Press, TN)

Vermont Public Power Utility Quick to Isolate Potential Cyber-Threat & Share Information (American Public Power Association)

Don’t Read Too Much into the Vermont Hack Debacle (Atlantic Magazine)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Crab Boats Tied Up as Strike Extends Up & Down West Coast (Associated Press)

Researchers Bid Farewell to ‘Granny,’ The World’s Oldest Known Orca (Mashable)

Flashing Lights Work Better Than Steady Ones to Keep Birds from Hitting Towers (USA Today)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Data Suggests Puget Sound Aquatic Habitat Remains Healthy (Associated Press)

Despite Recent Storms, California’s ‘Snow Drought’ Continues (Sacramento Bee, CA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

For Cheapest Power on Earth, Look Skyward as Coal Falls to Solar (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Avista Offers Tips to Avoid a High Heating Bill During Cold Winter Months (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

Final Batch of Obama Efficiency Rules Could Test Trump Administration (Utility Dive)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Why Marijuana Marketing Will Be Bigger Than Ever This Year (AdWeek)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Repealing the Clean Power Plan Will Bring More Lawsuits, Democratic Attorney Generals Warn (Utility Dive)

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Tesla’s Gigafactory Starts Mass Producing Battery Cells (Tech Crunch)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The Latest: Comcast Wants to Tackle Bad Home Internet (Associated Press)

It’s Begun: Internet Providers Pushing to Repeal Obama-Era Privacy Rules (Washington Post)

Editorial The Smart Home Has Ears, And It Can’t Keep a Secret (Los Angeles Times, CA)

MARKETING & MEDIA

2017 Arrives with a Flood of Carriage Feuds, TV Blackouts (Broadband Reports)

Frontier Drops KATU, Portland’s ABC Affiliate, Amid Spat Over Fees (Oregonian, Portland)

Wendy’s Owned a Twitter Troll So Hard the Harasser Deactivated Their Account (BuzzFeed)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Trump’s Infrastructure Plans: First Fix the Bonds (American Public Power Association)

Park Service Approves Proposal to Allow Ads Inside National Parks (Consumerist)

GENERAL NEWS

Man Who Used Kayak to Get to Shore Now Missing in North Mason County (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Shutty Takes Seat as Newest Mason County Commissioner (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Two Out of Every Three Kids in Shelton Live in Poverty – Here’s How You Can Help Them (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Prolific Pacific Storms Set to Punch California with Blockbuster Rain, Snow (Mashable)

Man Fined $13K for Playing with High-Powered Laser (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Free Marijuana on Inauguration Day in Washington DC (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Marlin Drags Fisherman into Remote Waters Off Australia

Man’s Front Door Bricked Up as He Sleeps

Why One Penny May Be Worth More Than $30,000

Forget Smart Meter RF – There’s Something Out There: Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts Originate from Distant Dwarf Galaxy

SONG OF THE DAY

The Carpenters – Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft

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