Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Energy News Digest for January 17, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




Major Transition to Warmer & Wetter (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Snake River Dams Ramp Up as Cold Weather Drives Demand for BPA Power (Bonneville Power Administration)

Carbon Footprint Shrinking in Pacific Northwest Thanks to Energy Efficiency – Oh, & Hydropower (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Why an Oregon Wave Energy Device Is Being Tested in Colorado (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Arizona Proposal Funds Rural High-Speed Internet with Phone Bill Fee (Associated Press)

It’s Finally Warmer — But Here Comes the Rain, With Potential for River Flooding, Avalanches (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Snake River Dams Ramp Up as Cold Weather Drives Demand for BPA Power
  • News Release: Dam Breaching Undermines Washington State Measures to Reduce Climate Change Impacts
  • Oregon Electric Co-Ops Feud Over Service Territory
  • Prineville Power Needs Spur Meeting with Oregon Rep. Greg Walden
  • Bainbridge Public Utility Campaign Topic of Port Townsend Lunch
  • Corvallis-Based NuScale Seeks Regulatory OK for Smaller Nuke Plants
  • Double Vision: Plans to Upgrade Bonneville Power Administration Radio Network Spark Debate Over Mary’s Peak
  • What to Do Before the Power Goes Out
  • U-S Files Trade Complaint Targeting China’s Aluminum Industry
  • Angry Protests in Gaza Over Crippling Power Shortages
  • Washington Stat Adopts Columbia Salmon Fishing Reforms
  • Gillnets on the Columbia River: The Long-Standing Debate Roars Back
  • British Columbia: Norovirus Threatens Health of Oyster Industry, Farmer Says
  • Columnist: Drought & Storms Prove Again California Needs More Storage
  • Why an Oregon Wave Energy Device Is Being Tested in Colorado
  • Wyoming Lawmakers Want to Limit Utility Usage of In-State Wind Energy
  • North Carolina Legislators Ask President Elect Trump to Squash Wind Farms
  • Carbon Footprint Shrinking in Pacific Northwest Thanks to Energy Efficiency – Oh, & Hydropower
  • Oregon Lawmakers to Debate Hard Limits On Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  • On Climate Change, Even States in Forefront Are Falling Short
  • Could Treated Sewage Be a Tool Against Sea-Level Rise?
  • A Big Test for Big Batteries
  • Arizona Proposal Funds Rural High-Speed Internet with Phone Bill Fee
  • This College Just Paid a $28,000 Ransom, in Bitcoin, to Cyberattackers
  • Google Fiber in San Antonio Paused After Build Complaints
  • Cuba Sees Explosion in Internet Access as Ties with U-S Grow
  • Canada: Internal Document Raises Possibility of ‘Netflix Tax’
  • How to Use Social Media Emoji to Humanize Your Business
  • Proposal Would Repeal Death Penalty in Washington State
  • It’s Finally Warmer — But Here Comes the Rain, With Potential for River Flooding, Avalanches
  • Ice Storm Warning for Central Washington State
  • Woman Dies in Star Lake – Area Fire
  • Bent Bine to Be Mason County’s Only Brewery
  • Credit, Debit Card Payments at Chehalis Restaurant Routed to Texas Business
  • Seattle Mayor Nixes Bike-Share Program
WORD OF THE DAY

Abstemious ● \ab-STEAM-ee-us\ ●• adjective – Marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol; also: reflecting such restraint.

Abstemious Ann
Does this bug you? Blah, blah, blah
I’m not touching you….

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Snake River Dams Ramp Up as Cold Weather Drives Demand for BPA Power (Bonneville Power Administration)

News Release: Dam Breaching Undermines Washington State Measures to Reduce Climate Change Impacts (PR Newswire)

Oregon Electric Co-Ops Feud Over Service Territory (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)

Prineville Power Needs Spur Meeting with Oregon Rep. Greg Walden – Not enough power in Crook County to lure big businesses (Bend Bulletin, OR)

Bainbridge Public Utility Campaign Topic of Port Townsend Lunch (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Corvallis-Based NuScale Seeks Regulatory OK for Smaller Nuke Plants (Oregonian, Portland)

Double Vision: Plans to Upgrade Bonneville Power Administration Radio Network Spark Debate Over Mary’s Peak (Corvallis Gazette-Times, OR)

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

U-S Files Trade Complaint Targeting China’s Aluminum Industry (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Angry Protests in Gaza Over Crippling Power Shortages (British Broadcasting Corporation)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Washington Stat Adopts Columbia Salmon Fishing Reforms (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Gillnets on the Columbia River: The Long-Standing Debate Roars Back (Oregonian, Portland)

British Columbia: Norovirus Threatens Health of Oyster Industry, Farmer Says (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Columnist: Drought & Storms Prove Again California Needs More Storage (Sacramento Bee, CA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Why an Oregon Wave Energy Device Is Being Tested in Colorado (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Wyoming Lawmakers Want to Limit Utility Usage of In-State Wind Energy (Utility Dive)

North Carolina Legislators Ask President Elect Trump to Squash Wind Farms – Amazon Wind Farm Developer Speaks Out (Triad Business Journal, NC)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Carbon Footprint Shrinking in Pacific Northwest Thanks to Energy Efficiency – Oh, & Hydropower (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Oregon Lawmakers to Debate Hard Limits On Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Oregonian, Portland)

On Climate Change, Even States in Forefront Are Falling Short (NY Times)

Could Treated Sewage Be a Tool Against Sea-Level Rise? (Associated Press)

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

A Big Test for Big Batteries (NY Times)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Arizona Proposal Funds Rural High-Speed Internet with Phone Bill Fee (Associated Press)

This College Just Paid a $28,000 Ransom, in Bitcoin, to Cyberattackers (Washington Post)

Google Fiber in San Antonio Paused After Build Complaints (Broadband Reports)

Cuba Sees Explosion in Internet Access as Ties with U-S Grow (Associated Press)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Canada: Internal Document Raises Possibility of ‘Netflix Tax’ (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

How to Use Social Media Emoji to Humanize Your Business (Social Media Examiner)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Proposal Would Repeal Death Penalty in Washington State (Associated Press)

GENERAL NEWS

It’s Finally Warmer — But Here Comes the Rain, With Potential for River Flooding, Avalanches (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

Ice Storm Warning for Central Washington State (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

Woman Dies in Star Lake – Area Fire (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Bent Bine to Be Mason County’s Only Brewery (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Credit, Debit Card Payments at Chehalis Restaurant Routed to Texas Business (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

Seattle Mayor Nixes Bike-Share Program (Associated Press)

DESIDERATA DIVERSIONS

Humans Are Literally Made of Stardust After All

Flight 666 Lands Safely in HEL on Friday the 13th

Woman Denied Swiss Citizenship for Complaining About Cowbells

How High Is Too High for a Pile of Chicken Droppings?

SONG OF THE DAY

B.J. Thomas – Everybody Loves a Rain Song

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