Thursday, June 1, 2017

Energy News Digest for June 1, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Fed’s FY 2018 Budget Proposal Would Significantly Affect Public Power (American Public Power Association)

Record-Breaking Number of Salmon Released from Baker Lake (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Support for Tidal Energy Is High among Washington State Residents (UW Today)

Oregon Legislature Says Homeowners Associations Can’t Bar Rooftop Solar (Portland Business Journal, OR)

City of Shelton Revenues Fall During Yearlong Fee Reduction – New Homes Permits Rise (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Fed’s FY 2018 Budget Proposal Would Significantly Affect Public Power
  • ACLU Asks Seattle City Council to Beef Up Privacy Protections on Smart Meters
  • U-S Chamber of Commerce Prods Senate for Quick Vote on Trump Energy Nominees
  • Record-Breaking Number of Salmon Released from Baker Lake
  • Columbia River Sturgeon Retention to Resume Monday
  • British Columbia: ‘It’s Deeply Troubling’ – Critics Decry Federal Cuts to Salmon Education Programs
  • Support for Tidal Energy Is High among Washington State Residents
  • Oregon Legislature Says Homeowners Associations Can’t Bar Rooftop Solar
  • More Than Half of Small-Scale Photovoltaic Generation Comes from Residential Rooftops
  • Op/Ed: A Solar Energy Trade War May Be Looming
  • Renewable Energy Continues to Grow Globally, Despite Trump Moving in the Opposite Direction
  • Nest Security Camera Knows Who’s Home with Google Face Tech
  • Harold Evans Wants Americans to Drop Their Bad-Writing Habit
  • ‘Something Fishy’ Is Going on with President Trump’s Twitter Account, Researchers Say
  • Four Tactics for Shooting Memorable Moments
  • Editorial: Statement of Values – Trump Budget Plan Shows Disdain for Schools, Environment, Poor, Pacific Northwest
  • U-S Supreme Court Ruling on Printer Cartridges Changes What It Means to Buy Almost Anything
  • City of Shelton Revenues Fall During Yearlong Fee Reduction – New Homes Permits Rise
  • Court Documents: Man Admits to Grays Harbor Fatal Hit-And-Run
  • Great Wolf Lodge in Thurston County Responds to Bedbugs Facebook Post
  • It’s Official: Seattle’s Had Wettest Fall-Winter-Spring on Record
  • Mason County Forest Festival This Weekend
  • Paul Allen Just Rolled Out the World’s Largest Airplane, And He Is Ready to Take on the Rocket Makers
WORD OF THE DAY

Paladin • \PALL-uh-dinn\ • noun - 1: a trusted military leader (as for a medieval prince) 2: a leading champion of a cause

Ballad of Paladin - TV Series: “Have Gun, Will Travel”

Paladin, Paladin, where do you roam
Paladin, Paladin, far, far from home

Have gun, will travel reads the card of a man
A knight without armor in a savage land
His fast gun for hire heeds the calling wind
A soldier of fortune is the man called Paladin

Paladin, Paladin, where do you roam
Paladin, Paladin, far, far from home

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Fed’s FY 2018 Budget Proposal Would Significantly Affect Public Power (American Public Power Association)

ACLU Asks Seattle City Council to Beef Up Privacy Protections on Smart Meters (Seattle Weekly)

U-S Chamber of Commerce Prods Senate for Quick Vote on Trump Energy Nominees (Washington Post)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Record-Breaking Number of Salmon Released from Baker Lake (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Columbia River Sturgeon Retention to Resume Monday (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

British Columbia: ‘It’s Deeply Troubling’ – Critics Decry Federal Cuts to Salmon Education Programs (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Support for Tidal Energy Is High among Washington State Residents (UW Today)

Oregon Legislature Says Homeowners Associations Can’t Bar Rooftop Solar (Portland Business Journal, OR)

More Than Half of Small-Scale Photovoltaic Generation Comes from Residential Rooftops (U-S Energy Information Administration)

Op/Ed: A Solar Energy Trade War May Be Looming (Washington Examiner)

Renewable Energy Continues to Grow Globally, Despite Trump Moving in the Opposite Direction (Christian Science Monitor)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Nest Security Camera Knows Who’s Home with Google Face Tech (Associated Press)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Harold Evans Wants Americans to Drop Their Bad-Writing Habit (Says the poorly-written headline – Adweek)

‘Something Fishy’ Is Going on with President Trump’s Twitter Account, Researchers Say (Washington Post)

Four Tactics for Shooting Memorable Moments (Ruralite Services)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Editorial: Statement of Values – Trump Budget Plan Shows Disdain for Schools, Environment, Poor, Pacific Northwest (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

U-S Supreme Court Ruling on Printer Cartridges Changes What It Means to Buy Almost Anything (Chicago Tribune, IL)

GENERAL NEWS

City of Shelton Revenues Fall During Yearlong Fee Reduction – New Homes Permits Rise (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Court Documents: Man Admits to Grays Harbor Fatal Hit-And-Run (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Great Wolf Lodge in Thurston County Responds to Bedbugs Facebook Post (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

It’s Official: Seattle’s Had Wettest Fall-Winter-Spring on Record (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Mason County Forest Festival This Weekend (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Paul Allen Just Rolled Out the World’s Largest Airplane, And He Is Ready to Take on the Rocket Makers (Washington Post)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Mr. Met Accused of Physically Impossible Rude Gesture (PG-13 Content)

Nightmare Food – Here’s What That ‘Faceless Fish’ Actually Is

There’s a Lumberjack Competition & It’s Absolutely Ridiculous (the Western Professional Qualifier is in Shelton this Weekend)

Fremont’s Lenin in Focus after Removal of Confederate Monuments

SONG OF THE DAY

Ferde Grofe – Grand Canyon Suite

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