Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Energhy News Digest for February 21, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


La Nina is Dead. Can El Nino Be Far Behind? (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Trump to Roll Back Obama’s Climate, Water Rules through Executive Action (Washington Post)

Low Temperatures Bring Stress of High Electric Bills (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Elma Council Supports Grays Harbor PUD Fiber Optic Project (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

Weak Coho Run Forecast for Columbia River (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Pot Sales Are Mellowing Out (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Low Temperatures Bring Stress of High Electric Bills
  • Klickitat PUD Bills Rise with Falling Temperatures
  • Jefferson PUD Shutoffs Drop from High in 2013
  • Big Bend Electric Co-Op to Keep Rates Steady in 2017
  • Centralia City Light Payment Drop Box Vandalized
  • Portland General Electric to Seek Rate Increase
  • Continued Erosion of Oroville Dam’s Main Spillway Part of ‘Normal Process,’ State Officials Say
  • Snohomish PUD Says Culmback Dam & Spillway Are Safe
  • Riffe Lake to be lower as hedge against earthquakes
  • Closing Richland Nuclear Plant Would Be a Win for Ratepayers, Study Says
  • BC Hydro Plan to Build Substation beneath School Too Hasty, Say Critics
  • Montana: Ravalli Electric Cooperative Presented Electrical Safety Demonstration to Elementary School Students
  • Bellevue Middle Schoolers Win Regional Science Bowl
  • Weak Coho Run Forecast for Columbia River
  • Spring Salmon Seasons Will Be Set Thursday; Willamette Limit Uncertain
  • NRC moves forward grant to remove Northern Pike from Lake Roosevelt
  • There Will Be Fewer Monarch Butterflies This Year – 22 Million Fewer
  • Trump to Roll Back Obama’s Climate, Water Rules through Executive Action
  • Badgers Threaten an Oregon Dam’s Safety
  • Solar Questions: Kittitas County Looks at Where to Put Solar Farms
  • Tesla Plugs Big Batteries into Pacific Gas & Electric’s Electric Grid
  • The Forgotten Clean Energy Source That Helps Power the Pacific Northwest
  • Pot Sales Are Mellowing Out
  • Pro-Marijuana Lawmakers Form First Ever Congressional Cannabis Caucus
  • Op/Ed: Just Think… New Car Still Be a ‘Fish Killer,’ But Big Step in Right Direction
  • Elma Council Supports Grays Harbor PUD Fiber Optic Project
  • Yahoo & Verizon Agree to Drop the Acquisition Price by $350 Million
  • When a Politician Says ‘Fake News’ & a Newspaper Threatens to Sue Back
  • 20th Century Fox Now Realizes Fake News Movie Promos Were a Terrible Idea
  • Facebook Copies Snapchat Again With a ‘New’ Whatsapp Feature
  • Five Ways to Analyze Your Social Media Marketing Performance
  • A Mild-Mannered Woman from Washington State Is the Democrats’ Deadliest Weapon
  • Mason Coroner Confirms Body Found Near Stretch Island Is That of Missing Kayaker
  • Taylor Shellfish Buys Pacific County’s Ekone Oyster Company
  • Tribes Lay Remains of Kennewick Man to Rest
  • Fire Hits California Refinery; Local Gasoline Prices Could Rise
WORD OF THE DAY

Mundane ● \munn-DAYNE\ ● Adjective – 1:  of, relating to, or characteristic of the world 2:  characterized by the practical, transitory, and ordinary:  commonplace

Who bought Hitler’s phone?
Mundane tool, evil’s mouthpiece
Death dispatched by wire

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Low Temperatures Bring Stress of High Electric Bills (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Klickitat PUD Bills Rise with Falling Temperatures (Goldendale Sentinel, WA)

Jefferson PUD Shutoffs Drop from High in 2013 (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

Big Bend Electric Co-Op to Keep Rates Steady in 2017 (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Centralia City Light Payment Drop Box Vandalized (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

Portland General Electric to Seek Rate Increase (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Continued Erosion of Oroville Dam’s Main Spillway Part of ‘Normal Process,’ State Officials Say (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Snohomish PUD Says Culmback Dam & Spillway Are Safe (Everett Herald, WA)

Riffe Lake to be lower as hedge against earthquakes (Longview Daily News, WA)

Closing Richland Nuclear Plant Would Be a Win for Ratepayers, Study Says (Oregonian, Portland – Just follow the money on this report)

BC Hydro Plan to Build Substation beneath School Too Hasty, Say Critics (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Montana: Ravalli Electric Cooperative Presented Electrical Safety Demonstration to Elementary School Students (Ravalli Republic, MT)

Bellevue Middle Schoolers Win Regional Science Bowl (Bellevue Reporter, WA)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Weak Coho Run Forecast for Columbia River (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Spring Salmon Seasons Will Be Set Thursday; Willamette Limit Uncertain (Oregonian, Portland)

NRC moves forward grant to remove Northern Pike from Lake Roosevelt (Tribal Tribune, Nespelem, WA)

There Will Be Fewer Monarch Butterflies This Year – 22 Million Fewer (USA Today)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Trump to Roll Back Obama’s Climate, Water Rules through Executive Action (Washington Post)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Badgers Threaten an Oregon Dam’s Safety (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Solar Questions: Kittitas County Looks at Where to Put Solar Farms (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

Tesla Plugs Big Batteries into Pacific Gas & Electric’s Electric Grid (SF Chronicle)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

The Forgotten Clean Energy Source That Helps Power the Pacific Northwest (Jefferson Public Radio, Ashland, OR)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Pot Sales Are Mellowing Out (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Pro-Marijuana Lawmakers Form First Ever Congressional Cannabis Caucus (Consumerist)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Op/Ed: Just Think… New Car Still Be a ‘Fish Killer,’ But Big Step in Right Direction (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Elma Council Supports Grays Harbor PUD Fiber Optic Project (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

Yahoo & Verizon Agree to Drop the Acquisition Price by $350 Million (AdWeek)

MARKETING & MEDIA

When a Politician Says ‘Fake News’ & a Newspaper Threatens to Sue Back (National Public Radio)

20th Century Fox Now Realizes Fake News Movie Promos Were a Terrible Idea (Consumerist)

Facebook Copies Snapchat Again With a ‘New’ Whatsapp Feature (Yahoo News)

Five Ways to Analyze Your Social Media Marketing Performance (Social Media Examiner)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

A Mild-Mannered Woman from Washington State Is the Democrats’ Deadliest Weapon (Huffington Post)

GENERAL NEWS

Mason Coroner Confirms Body Found Near Stretch Island Is That of Missing Kayaker (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Taylor Shellfish Buys Pacific County’s Ekone Oyster Company (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Tribes Lay Remains of Kennewick Man to Rest (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

Fire Hits California Refinery; Local Gasoline Prices Could Rise (Reuters)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

How Hermann Rorschach’s ‘Inkblots’ Took on a Life of Their Own

Teacher Suspended after Giving Students Cooking Instructions for Crystal Meth

Hitler’s Phone Sells for More Than $240,000

Follow That Horse: German Police Track Manure to Culprit

SONG OF THE DAY

America - A Horse with No Name

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