Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Energy News Digest for March 14, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS



HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Carbon Tax Floated as Possible Replacement to Inslee’s ‘Clean Air Rule’ (Northwest Public Radio)

Ocean Salmon Fishery Closures Proposed to Protect Klamath River Fish (Northwest Public Radio)

Editorial: Washington State House Should Pass Senate Dam Policy (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

Chelan County Close to Prohibiting Outdoor Pot Farms (Wenatchee World, WA)

Skokomish River Flood Watch in Effect; Landslide Risk Increasing (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • California Dam Emergency Sparks Push for Better Flood Protection
  • Editorial: Washington State House Should Pass Senate Dam Policy
  • Tacoma Click! Network Lawsuit Threatens to Restrict Authority of Publicly-Owned Utilities to Meet Community Needs
  • Panel Gives Small Victory to Utilities in Nuke Plant Lawsuit
  • How to Get the Most Out of Grid Modernization, In Five Simple Steps
  • Ocean Salmon Fishery Closures Proposed to Protect Klamath River Fish
  • Eagle Being Monitored In Clallam County after Electrocution from Power Line
  • Nisqually River Expected To Rise with Dam Release
  • Solar Experiment Lets Neighbors Trade Energy among Themselves
  • Community Solar Is Surging, Says NRECA
  • Everyone’s Buying a Smart Thermostat—Here’s How to Pick One
  • Chelan County Close to Prohibiting Outdoor Pot Farms
  • Baker Technologies Raises $3.5 Million to Become a “Salesforce for Pot”
  • Washington State Carbon Tax Floated as Possible Replacement to Inslee’s ‘Clean Air Rule’
  • Washington State Republicans Reiterate Their Stance on a Possible Carbon Tax: No
  • On Cap & Trade, Oregon Designers Hope to Learn from California
  • Internet-Connected Toys: Parents, Do Your Homework
  • New York City Sues Verizon, Claiming Broken Promises of Fios Coverage
  • Verizon Proposes Rooftop Cellular Equipment
  • Panel to Study Wiring San Francisco with High-Speed Internet
  • A World without Wi-Fi Looks Possible as Unlimited Plans Rise
  • America’s Broadband Market Needs More Competition
  • Google Balloon Mistaken for UFO as It Crashes in Colombia
  • Pandora Starts On-Demand Music Subscription Service
  • Op/Ed: Four Ways You’re Killing Your Brand’s Reputation on Social Media
  • Langley Mayor Learns There’s No Billing a Free Press
  • Public-Records Access: Washington State Not Too Bad, But It Could Be Better
  • Skokomish River Flood Watch in Effect; Landslide Risk Increasing
  • Northeastern Utilities Gear Up for Winter Storm Stella as Thousands Face Blackouts
  • East Coast Snowstorm Forces Flight Cancellations at Sea-Tac Airport
  • Everett Sues Pharmaceutical Company for Alleged Role in Opioid Crisis
WORD OF THE DAY

Lugubrious • \luh-GOO-bree-us\ • Adjective – 1: mournful; especially: exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful 2: dismal

The sad hobo clowns were at a loss. The circus had unwittingly hired a team of spotlight operators with attention deficit disorder. The grand finale of their lugubrious memorial to famed clown Emmett Kelly was a disaster, as clowns with brooms rushed frantically about the circus tent in a futile attempt to sweep the diminishing pools of light into nothingness. “It was a clown calamity,” intoned the distraught Clown Colonel.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

California Dam Emergency Sparks Push for Better Flood Protection (Washington Examiner)

Editorial: Washington State House Should Pass Senate Dam Policy (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

Tacoma Click! Network Lawsuit Threatens to Restrict Authority of Publicly-Owned Utilities to Meet Community Needs (CH& Energy Blog)

Panel Gives Small Victory to Utilities in Nuke Plant Lawsuit (Associated Press)

How to Get the Most Out of Grid Modernization, In Five Simple Steps (Utility Dive)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Ocean Salmon Fishery Closures Proposed to Protect Klamath River Fish (Northwest Public Radio)

Eagle Being Monitored In Clallam County after Electrocution from Power Line (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Nisqually River Expected To Rise with Dam Release (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Solar Experiment Lets Neighbors Trade Energy among Themselves (NY Times)

Community Solar Is Surging, Says NRECA (Energy Manager Today)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Everyone’s Buying a Smart Thermostat—Here’s How to Pick One (USA Today)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Chelan County Close to Prohibiting Outdoor Pot Farms (Wenatchee World, WA)

Baker Technologies Raises $3.5 Million to Become a “Salesforce for Pot” (Tech Crunch)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Carbon Tax Floated as Possible Replacement to Inslee’s ‘Clean Air Rule’ (Northwest Public Radio)

Washington State Republicans Reiterate Their Stance on a Possible Carbon Tax: No (Washington State Wire)

On Cap & Trade, Oregon Designers Hope to Learn from California (Portland Business Journal, OR)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Internet-Connected Toys: Parents, Do Your Homework (USA Today)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

New York City Sues Verizon, Claiming Broken Promises of Fios Coverage (NY Times)

Verizon Proposes Rooftop Cellular Equipment (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Panel to Study Wiring San Francisco with High-Speed Internet (SF Chronicle)

A World without Wi-Fi Looks Possible as Unlimited Plans Rise (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

America’s Broadband Market Needs More Competition (Salon Magazine)

Google Balloon Mistaken for UFO as It Crashes in Colombia (British Broadcasting Corporation)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Pandora Starts On-Demand Music Subscription Service (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Op/Ed: Four Ways You’re Killing Your Brand’s Reputation on Social Media (AdWeek)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Langley Mayor Learns There’s No Billing a Free Press (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Public-Records Access: Washington State Not Too Bad, But It Could Be Better (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Skokomish River Flood Watch in Effect; Landslide Risk Increasing (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Northeastern Utilities Gear Up for Winter Storm Stella as Thousands Face Blackouts (Utility Dive)

East Coast Snowstorm Forces Flight Cancellations at Sea-Tac Airport (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Everett Sues Pharmaceutical Company for Alleged Role in Opioid Crisis (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Politician Denies Sending Tweet, Giant Screen behind Him Shows the Tweet

Joni Sledge of Vocal Group Sister Sledge Dies at 60

Everything You Need to Know About ‘Pi Day’

Tiller, Oregon, Could Be Yours for $3.85 Million

SONG OF THE DAY

Sister Sledge - We Are Family (EP Version)

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