Monday, June 5, 2017

Energy News Digest for June 5, 2017

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Western U-S Looks Good – NERC’s Summer Reliability Assessment Highlights Seasonal Electricity Reliability Issues (U-S Energy Information Administration)

Oregon to Join Climate Change Coalition after President Trump Pulls Out of Paris Agreement (Oregonian, Portland)

Wasted Green Power Tests China’s Energy Leadership (Associated Press)

U-S Web Connections Pick Up Speed – Most Are Slower Than ‘Broadband’ (MediaPost)

Washington State Legislators Look at Compromise Ideas to Raise More Revenue (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Western U-S Looks Good – NERC’s Summer Reliability Assessment Highlights Seasonal Electricity Reliability Issues
  • British Columbia: Peace River Dam – It Could Be Time for Plan B on Site C
  • New Education Effort Touts Hydropower Benefits
  • Op/Ed: Privatizing Bonneville Power Administration Transmission System Bad Bet for Salmon
  • Survey Finds Growing Awareness of Smart Grid Programs But Still Low Participation
  • California: With a Lot of Help, Chinook Salmon Return to the San Joaquin River
  • Yellowstone Park Says It’s Winning against Non-Native Fish
  • Ocean Acidity Increasing Along Pacific Coast, Study Finds
  • News Release: It’s Orca Month! Celebrating Endangered Southern Residents
  • Logging Operations Critical to Forest Restoration
  • Wasted Green Power Tests China’s Energy Leadership
  • Solar Power: Installation Should Land Homeless Shelter in (Less Expensive) Hot Water
  • California Senate Votes for 100% Renewable Energy Target by 2045
  • Daylight Savings Time May Be Down for the Count in California
  • While You Weren’t Looking, Energy Efficiency Became One of Our Nation’s Top Energy Resources
  • Hemp Advocates to Celebrate First Planting of Newly Legalized Crop in Washington State
  • Oregon to Join Climate Change Coalition after President Trump Pulls Out of Paris Agreement
  • California Senate Struggles to Extend Cap-And-Trade Program
  • EPA Administrator Defends Paris Climate Decision, Advocates Fuel Diversity in Media Lap
  • How G.O.P. Leaders Came to View Climate Change as Fake Science
  • Corn Ethanol Faces Its Limits under EPA Fuel Mandate
  • U-S Web Connections Pick Up Speed – Most Are Slower Than ‘Broadband’
  • Small Cable Companies Say Selling TV a ‘Failing’ Market
  • To Kill Net Neutrality Rules, FCC Says Broadband Isn’t “Telecommunications”
  • San Francisco: ‘Jarring’ Internet Access Survey Results Embolden Leaders of Citywide Broadband
  • It’s Not Just You: Google Home Users Report Widespread Problems
  • No, Your Phone Didn’t Ring. So Why Voice Mail From a Telemarketer?
  • How to Manage Instagram via the Facebook Inbox
  • Washington State Legislators Look at Compromise Ideas to Raise More Revenue
  • Neo “New Federalism” – President Trump Plans to Shift Infrastructure Funding to Cities, States, and Business
  • Report: Environmental Protection Agency Forges Ahead with Staff Reduction, Buyouts to Meet ‘Changing Mission Requirements’
  • ‘New External Threat’ Cancels Classes Again Monday at the Evergreen State College
  • Diver Dies Sunday in Hood Canal
  • Day of Portland Demonstrations Marked by Arrests, Clashes
  • Florida: Disgruntled Ex-Worker Kills 5, Then Himself, Sheriff Says
  • Maintenance Will Close I-5 Ramps between Olympia & Lakewood
  • 73rd Paul Bunyan Grand Parade Award Winners
  • Kudos to My Alma Mater: Big News in Tiny Onalaska, Washington: All 43 Grads Were Accepted to College
WORD OF THE DAY – THE HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Cube Farm ● \KYOOB – farm \ ● Noun – An office in which employees work in cubicles.

Gray carpet, gray walls
Life in organic cube farm
Are walls edible?


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Western U-S Looks Good – NERC’s Summer Reliability Assessment Highlights Seasonal Electricity Reliability Issues (U-S Energy Information Administration)

British Columbia: Peace River Dam – It Could Be Time for Plan B on Site C (Globe & Mail, Canada)

New Education Effort Touts Hydropower Benefits (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)

Op/Ed: Privatizing Bonneville Power Administration Transmission System Bad Bet for Salmon (Everett Herald, WA – Don’t wanna kill that cash cow!)

Survey Finds Growing Awareness of Smart Grid Programs But Still Low Participation (Midwest Energy News)

FISH & WILDLIFE

California: With a Lot of Help, Chinook Salmon Return to the San Joaquin River (Courthouse News Service)

Yellowstone Park Says It’s Winning against Non-Native Fish (Associated Press)

Ocean Acidity Increasing Along Pacific Coast, Study Finds (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

News Release: It’s Orca Month! Celebrating Endangered Southern Residents (Natural Resources Defense Council)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Logging Operations Critical to Forest Restoration (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Wasted Green Power Tests China’s Energy Leadership (Associated Press)

Solar Power: Installation Should Land Homeless Shelter in (Less Expensive) Hot Water (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

California Senate Votes for 100% Renewable Energy Target by 2045 (Utility Dive)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Daylight Savings Time May Be Down for the Count in California (San Francisco Business Times, CA)

While You Weren’t Looking, Energy Efficiency Became One of Our Nation’s Top Energy Resources (Union of Concerned Scientists)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Hemp Advocates to Celebrate First Planting of Newly Legalized Crop in Washington State (Northwest Public Radio)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Oregon to Join Climate Change Coalition after President Trump Pulls Out of Paris Agreement (Oregonian, Portland)

California Senate Struggles to Extend Cap-And-Trade Program (Utility Dive)

EPA Administrator Defends Paris Climate Decision, Advocates Fuel Diversity in Media Lap (Utility Dive)

How G.O.P. Leaders Came to View Climate Change as Fake Science (NY Times)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Corn Ethanol Faces Its Limits under EPA Fuel Mandate (Washington Examiner)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

U-S Web Connections Pick Up Speed – Most Are Slower Than ‘Broadband’ (MediaPost)

Small Cable Companies Say Selling TV a ‘Failing’ Market (Broadband Reports)

To Kill Net Neutrality Rules, FCC Says Broadband Isn’t “Telecommunications” (Ars Technica)

San Francisco: ‘Jarring’ Internet Access Survey Results Embolden Leaders of Citywide Broadband (SF Examiner)

It’s Not Just You: Google Home Users Report Widespread Problems (Consumerist)

MARKETING & MEDIA

No, Your Phone Didn’t Ring. So Why Voice Mail From a Telemarketer? (NY Times)

How to Manage Instagram via the Facebook Inbox (Social Media Examiner)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Washington State Legislators Look at Compromise Ideas to Raise More Revenue (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Neo “New Federalism” – President Trump Plans to Shift Infrastructure Funding to Cities, States, and Business (NY Times)

Report: Environmental Protection Agency Forges Ahead with Staff Reduction, Buyouts to Meet ‘Changing Mission Requirements’ (Utility Dive)

GENERAL NEWS

‘New External Threat’ Cancels Classes Again Monday at the Evergreen State College (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Diver Dies Sunday in Hood Canal (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Day of Portland Demonstrations Marked by Arrests, Clashes (Associated Press)

Florida: Disgruntled Ex-Worker Kills 5, Then Himself, Sheriff Says (Associated Press)

Maintenance Will Close I-5 Ramps between Olympia & Lakewood (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

73rd Paul Bunyan Grand Parade Award Winners (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Kudos to My Alma Mater: Big News in Tiny Onalaska, Washington: All 43 Grads Were Accepted to College (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Mom Spends $25,000 on Exotic Cars, Sand, Camel for Son’s Prom

Rock-Balancing Robots Could Build Our Future Habitats on Mars

NASA’s Plan to Fill the Sky with Red & Green Clouds Has Been Postponed

Ingenious British Woman Is Slowing Down Speeding Drivers with a Hairdryer

SONG OF THE DAY

Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now

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