Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Energy News Digest for February 8, 2017

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Puget Sound Energy Customers without Power for Fourth Day (Associated Press)

Editorial: Expand Use of Renewable Energy by Washington State Utilities (Everett Herald, WA)

California Has Glut of Electricity But Residents Still Pay 40% More than National Average (CNBC)

California: Engineers to Begin Inspections at Damaged Oroville Dam – Damaged Spillway (Sacramento Bee, CA)

GOP Senior Statesmen Making Push for a Carbon Tax (Associated Press)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Puget Sound Energy Customers without Power for Fourth Day
  • California Has Glut of Electricity But Residents Still Pay 40% More than National Average
  • Eight British Columbia Mayors Want Provincial Sales Tax Removed on Heavy Industry Power Bills
  • Jefferson PUD Expects Clean Audit from Washington State
  • Chelan PUD Seeks Help Naming New Riverfront Park Land
  • Controversial Dakota Pipeline to Go Ahead After Army Approval
  • Electricity Cable Aims to Link Cyprus, Egypt, Greece
  • Grays Harbor & Willapa Bay Salmon Fisheries Under Review
  • California: Engineers to Begin Inspections at Damaged Oroville Dam – Damaged Spillway
  • Editorial: Expand Use of Renewable Energy by Washington State Utilities
  • Bill to Boost Small-Scale Renewables in Oregon Runs Into Opposition
  • Portland Smart Home Startup Lands Nest Exec for Board
  • Keeping Winter Cold at Bay
  • San Francisco: 100 New Streetlights Planned to Brighten Dark Tenderloin
  • For Washington’s Cannabis Industry, Out-Of-State Owners Could Supply a Lifeline – Or Invite Trouble
  • GOP Senior Statesmen Making Push for a Carbon Tax
  • The Big Melt: Global Sea Ice at Record Low
  • Climate Change Is Off the Table Under Trump
  • Youth Climate Lawsuit Could Go to Trial This Summer
  • How California’s Utilities Are Planning the Next Phase of Electric Vehicle Adoption
  • The FCC Is Stopping Nine Companies from Providing Federally Subsidized Internet to the Poor
  • Hacker Claims He Hacked 150,000 Printers to ‘Raise Awareness’ About Hacking
  • The Internet Just Helped a Staggering Number of People Engage with Their Government
  • Facebook Adds Community Help Feature to Safety Check to Help Folks in Crisis
  • Activist Group Trying to Oust Mark Zuckerberg as Facebook Chairman
  • Seattle City Council Votes to Sever Ties with Wells Fargo
  • Ex-Port of Seattle CEO Fires Back, Says Illegal Payouts Weren’t His Idea
  • City of Shelton Ponders Privatization of Garbage Service
  • Woman Found Dead on Lilliwaup Beach Drowned
  • ‘Big System’ to Dump Rain (up to two inches), Bring Warmer Weather to Seattle Area
  • Weather Expert Predicts Hot, Dry Summer Due to El Nino
  • Weyerhaeuser Posts $1 Billion in Profits for 2016
  • Mary M Knight Girls Advance in District Basketball; Boys Fall
WORD OF THE DAY

Carceral ● /CAR-suh-rull/ ● Adjective – Of, relating to, or suggesting a jail or prison.

In a guilded cage
Songbird sings carceral blues
Tears flow, a sad song

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Puget Sound Energy Customers without Power for Fourth Day (Associated Press)

California Has Glut of Electricity But Residents Still Pay 40% More than National Average (CNBC)

Eight British Columbia Mayors Want Provincial Sales Tax Removed on Heavy Industry Power Bills (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Jefferson PUD Expects Clean Audit from Washington State (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

Chelan PUD Seeks Help Naming New Riverfront Parkland (North Central Washington Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

Controversial Dakota Pipeline to Go Ahead After Army Approval (Reuters)

Electricity Cable Aims to Link Cyprus, Egypt, Greece (Associated Press)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Grays Harbor & Willapa Bay Salmon Fisheries Under Review (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

California: Engineers to Begin Inspections at Damaged Oroville Dam – Damaged Spillway (Sacramento Bee, CA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Editorial: Expand Use of Renewable Energy by Washington State Utilities (Everett Herald, WA)

Bill to Boost Small-Scale Renewables in Oregon Runs Into Opposition (Portland Business Journal, OR)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Portland Smart Home Startup Lands Nest Exec for Board (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Keeping Winter Cold at Bay (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)

San Francisco: 100 New Streetlights Planned to Brighten Dark Tenderloin (SF Chronicle)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

For Washington’s Cannabis Industry, Out-Of-State Owners Could Supply a Lifeline – Or Invite Trouble (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

GOP Senior Statesmen Making Push for a Carbon Tax (Associated Press)

The Big Melt: Global Sea Ice at Record Low (USA Today)

Climate Change Is Off the Table Under Trump (Washington Examiner)

Youth Climate Lawsuit Could Go to Trial This Summer (Northwest Public Radio)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

How California’s Utilities Are Planning the Next Phase of Electric Vehicle Adoption (Utility Dive)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The FCC Is Stopping Nine Companies from Providing Federally Subsidized Internet to the Poor (Washington Post)

Hacker Claims He Hacked 150,000 Printers to ‘Raise Awareness’ About Hacking (Gizmodo)

MARKETING & MEDIA

The Internet Just Helped a Staggering Number of People Engage with Their Government (Washington Post)

Facebook Adds Community Help Feature to Safety Check to Help Folks in Crisis (USA Today)

Activist Group Trying to Oust Mark Zuckerberg as Facebook Chairman (SF Chronicle)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Seattle City Council Votes to Sever Ties with Wells Fargo (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Ex-Port of Seattle CEO Fires Back, Says Illegal Payouts Weren’t His Idea (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS

City of Shelton Ponders Privatization of Garbage Service (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Woman Found Dead on Lilliwaup Beach Drowned (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

‘Big System’ to Dump Rain (up to two inches), Bring Warmer Weather to Seattle Area (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Weather Expert Predicts Hot, Dry Summer Due to El Nino (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Weyerhaeuser Posts $1 Billion in Profits for 2016 (Longview Daily News, WA)

Mary M Knight Girls Advance in District Basketball; Boys Fall (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

The Roman Economy Was a Powerhouse

British Columbia Woman Loses Hot Tea Lawsuit against Starbucks

Oklahoma: Old Ordinance Shuts Down Valentine’s Dance in Town of Henryetta

Richard Hatch, Who Starred in ‘Battlestar Galactica,’ Dies at 71

SONG OF THE DAY

Battlestar Galactica Original Theme

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