Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Energy News Digest for March 21, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS



HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

PacifiCorp Says Smarter Use of Coal Is Cleaning Up Its Grid (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Washington State Fines Cascade Natural Gas $1 Million over Safety Violations (Associated Press)

Big Wind Development Returning to Gilliam County, Oregon with a Mystery Power Buyer (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Oregon Backs Off Hard Stand, Curtails Some Gillnetting on Columbia River (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Washington State GOP Senators Propose Two-Year Budget with No General Tax Increase (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • PacifiCorp Says Smarter Use of Coal Is Cleaning Up Its Grid
  • Washington State Fines Cascade Natural Gas $1 Million over Safety Violations
  • British Columbia Government Says Peace River Hydroelectric Project Surpasses 2,000 Workers
  • President’s Budget Proposal Includes Elimination of LIHEAP Funding
  • Two Ohio Coal-Fired Plants to Close, Deepening Industry Decline
  • Arizona Public Service Details How It Spent $10 Million on Elections
  • Oregon Backs Off Hard Stand, Curtails Some Gillnetting on Columbia River
  • 600,000 Chinook Fry Lost at Nez Perce’s Kooskia Hatchery
  • Rusty Patched Bumblebee Joins Endangered Species List
  • Skagit PUD: Students Get Behind-The-Scenes Look at Their Water Supply
  • Big Wind Development Returning to Gilliam County, Oregon with a Mystery Power Buyer
  • Avista Seeks Proposals for a Second Solar Energy Project
  • Google: Majority of U-S Rooftops Could Support Solar Power
  • Olympia Senior Raises Money for Hemp-Insulated Tiny House Project
  • Department of Energy Secretary Perry Extends Freeze on Energy Efficiency Rules into Fall
  • Washington State: A Big Thing Marijuana Opponents Warned You About Is Definitely Not Happening
  • California Bill Seeks to Extend Cap-And-Trade Program
  • Forests & Energy: Using Wood to Fuel a Sustainable, Green Economy
  • Google Fiber Installs Are Being Cancelled in Kansas City
  • In New York, Bringing Broadband to Everyone by 2018
  • Wi-Fi on Wheels: Google Helps Students Get Online, On the Go
  • Sharers Rather Than Authors More Important on Social Media
  • How to Maximize Your Facebook Reach
  • Twitter Is Opening Up Live Video to All Users to Take on Facebook
  • Washington State GOP Senators Propose Two-Year Budget with No General Tax Increase
  • White House Issues Gag Order to Officials on Federal Budget Details
  • State Patrol: Three Injured In Head-On SR 3 Collision – Closed Highway for Hours
  • Boeing Stays True to Its Plan, Lays Off Everett Workers
  • City of Shelton Joins with Mason Conservation District for Services
  • Women’s NCAA: Kelsey Plum Scores 38 as Washington Races Past Oklahoma
  • Face Recognition Flushes Out China's Toilet Paper Crooks
HAPPY WORLD POETRY DAY – WORD OF THE DAY

Coo ● \koo\ ● Verb – 1:  to make the low soft cry of a dove or pigeon or a similar sound 2:  to talk fondly, amorously, or appreciatively.

Soft is dove’s spring song
Sweet coo rouses me from sleep
Day’s promise foretold

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

PacifiCorp Says Smarter Use of Coal Is Cleaning Up Its Grid (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Washington State Fines Cascade Natural Gas $1 Million over Safety Violations (Associated Press)

British Columbia Government Says Peace River Hydroelectric Project Surpasses 2,000 Workers (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

President’s Budget Proposal Includes Elimination of LIHEAP Funding (American Public Power Association)

Two Ohio Coal-Fired Plants to Close, Deepening Industry Decline (Reuters)

Arizona Public Service Details How It Spent $10 Million on Elections (Arizona Daily Star, Tucson)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Oregon Backs Off Hard Stand, Curtails Some Gillnetting on Columbia River (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

600,000 Chinook Fry Lost at Nez Perce’s Kooskia Hatchery (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Rusty Patched Bumblebee Joins Endangered Species List (Associated Press)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Skagit PUD: Students Get Behind-The-Scenes Look at Their Water Supply (Skagit Valley Herald, Mt Vernon, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Big Wind Development Returning to Gilliam County, Oregon with a Mystery Power Buyer (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Avista Seeks Proposals for a Second Solar Energy Project (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Google: Majority of U-S Rooftops Could Support Solar Power (Utility Dive)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Olympia Senior Raises Money for Hemp-Insulated Tiny House Project (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Department of Energy Secretary Perry Extends Freeze on Energy Efficiency Rules into Fall (Washington Examiner)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Washington State: A Big Thing Marijuana Opponents Warned You About Is Definitely Not Happening (Washington Post)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

California Bill Seeks to Extend Cap-And-Trade Program (Utility Dive)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Forests & Energy: Using Wood to Fuel a Sustainable, Green Economy (Reuters)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Fiber Installs Are Being Cancelled in Kansas City (Broadband Reports)

In New York, Bringing Broadband to Everyone by 2018 (NY Times)

Wi-Fi on Wheels: Google Helps Students Get Online, On the Go (Associated Press)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Sharers Rather Than Authors More Important on Social Media (Associated Press)

How to Maximize Your Facebook Reach (Social Media Examiner)

Twitter Is Opening Up Live Video to All Users to Take on Facebook (AdWeek)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Washington State GOP Senators Propose Two-Year Budget with No General Tax Increase (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

White House Issues Gag Order to Officials on Federal Budget Details (Associated Press)

GENERAL NEWS

State Patrol: Three Injured In Head-On SR 3 Collision – Closed Highway for Hours (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Boeing Stays True to Its Plan, Lays Off Everett Workers (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

City of Shelton Joins with Mason Conservation District for Services (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Women’s NCAA: Kelsey Plum Scores 38 as Washington Races Past Oklahoma (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Face Recognition Flushes Out China's Toilet Paper Crooks (Yahoo! News)

FLAT EARTH FALDERAL – DIVERSIONS

Shaquille O'Neal Seriously Believes the Earth Is Flat, Agrees with Kyrie Irving

The Case of the Missing Tom Brady Super Bowl Jersey Has Only Gotten Better

Legendary Tomb of Jesus Resurrected

California Today: A 1960s License Plate Revival

SONG OF THE DAY

The Beach Boys – 409

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