Friday, September 8, 2017

Energy News Digest for September 8, 2017

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Managers Work to Keep Bonneville Dam Going despite Fires (Northwest Public Radio)

Florida Power & Light: Rebuilding after Hurricane Irma Could Take Weeks (Utility Dive)

Volatile Power Market Could Bring Budget Uncertainties to BPA-Funded Basin Fish & Wildlife Program (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

A Cybersecurity Breach at Equifax Left Pretty Much Everyone’s Financial Data Vulnerable (Atlantic Magazine)

Washington State to Spend $ 1 Million on Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Managers Work to Keep Bonneville Dam Going despite Fires
  • Florida Power & Light: Rebuilding after Hurricane Irma Could Take Weeks
  • Change “May” to “Will” – Hurricane Irma May Cause Problems for East Coast Energy Infrastructure
  • Some of California’s Major Utilities Are Trying to Block the Growth of Government-Owned Electricity Programs
  • Oroville Dam: Lack of Technology Left Officials in the Dark during Crisis
  • Alaska Railbelt Utilities Seek Joint Transmission Company
  • U-S Department of Energy Grid Study Dominates FERC Nomination Hearing
  • Volatile Power Market Could Bring Budget Uncertainties to BPA-Funded Basin Fish & Wildlife Program
  • NOAA Fisheries: Ocean Surveys Show Poor Conditions for Columbia Basin Salmon
  • Do Humans Have It Wrong? Treating Salmon as Commodity May Threaten Their Wild Existence
  • First Nations Leaders Rally in Support of British Columbia Salmon Farm Occupation
  • Where Have the West’s Monarch Butterflies Gone?
  • Edison Bulbs Add an Old-Fashioned Comfort to Any Room
  • Federal Audit Shows the Government Improperly Used Funds to Help Plan for California's Proposed Massive Water Tunnel
  • Banned Pesticides from Illegal Pot Farms Seep into California Water
  • Teen Marijuana Use Falls to 20-Year Low, Defying Legalization Opponents’ Predictions
  • Op/Ed: The Nature Conservancy Is Forging a New Coalition to Push for Statewide Climate Policy
  • Washington State to Spend $ 1 Million on Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations
  • Canada’s Largest Radio Telescope Unveiled in British Columbia
  • Sun Firing Powerful Solar Flares at Earth; Expect Auroral Delights
  • A Cybersecurity Breach at Equifax Left Pretty Much Everyone’s Financial Data Vulnerable
  • Comcast Is the Fastest Broadband ISP, T-Mobile Is the Fastest Wireless Carrier, Ookla Says
  • US Download Speeds Ranked 15th, Upload Speeds 24th
  • Google Will Kill Off Google Drive Completely by March 2018
  • Really Simple Syndication: News Digest Approved – Why RSS Still Beats Facebook & Twitter for Tracking News
  • Benedict Cumberbatch Plays Thomas Edison in the New Trailer for “The Current War”
  • #Fail – Mother! Director ‘Furious’ over Sydney Mural Bungle
  • City of Shelton’s Commission to Council Measure Moves to November Ballot
  • Eagle Creek Fire Containment Level Reaches Seven Percent
  • Montana Asks FEMA Head to Ease Wildfire Assistance Requests
  • Pacific Northwest Expected To Spend $343 Million Fighting Wildfires
  • The U-S West Had a Snowy Winter, So Why the Fiery Summer?
  • Mexico Hit by One of Biggest Quakes Ever, 15 Killed
  • Amazon Plans Second Headquarters, Opening a Bidding War among Cities
  • Shelton Couple Envision Food Trucks, Tap Room, Hotel at Railroad Avenue & Front Street
  • OysterFest on BLT’s “You Won’t Want to Miss” List
  • Port Angeles Man Faces Charges for Supergluing ATM Machines
  • Salishan – Renowned Oregon Coast Resort Heading to the Auction Block
  • City of Spokane Regrets Using Boulders to Move Homeless
WORD OF THE DAY

Epiphany • \i-PIH-fun-ee\ • Noun: 1 capitalized : January 6 observed as a church festival in commemoration of the coming of the Magi as the first manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles or in the Eastern Church in commemoration of the baptism of Christ 2: an appearance or manifestation especially of a divine being 3a (1): a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something (2): an intuitive grasp of reality through something (as an event) usually simple & striking (3): an illuminating discovery b: a revealing scene or moment

“I have no Bulwer-Lyttonesque example sentences for this word,” sighed the news digest editor. “Even this small realization could be considered some sort of an epiphany,” he muttered, “but I doubt it”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Managers Work to Keep Bonneville Dam Going despite Fires (Northwest Public Radio)

Florida Power & Light: Rebuilding after Hurricane Irma Could Take Weeks (Utility Dive)

Change “May” to “Will” – Hurricane Irma May Cause Problems for East Coast Energy Infrastructure (U-S Energy Information Administration)

Some of California’s Major Utilities Are Trying to Block the Growth of Government-Owned Electricity Programs (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Oroville Dam: Lack of Technology Left Officials in the Dark during Crisis (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Alaska Railbelt Utilities Seek Joint Transmission Company (Associated Press)

U-S Department of Energy Grid Study Dominates FERC Nomination Hearing (Utility Dive)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Volatile Power Market Could Bring Budget Uncertainties to BPA-Funded Basin Fish & Wildlife Program (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

NOAA Fisheries: Ocean Surveys Show Poor Conditions for Columbia Basin Salmon (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Do Humans Have It Wrong? Treating Salmon as Commodity May Threaten Their Wild Existence (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

First Nations Leaders Rally in Support of British Columbia Salmon Farm Occupation (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Where Have the West’s Monarch Butterflies Gone? (Northwest Public Radio)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Edison Bulbs Add an Old-Fashioned Comfort to Any Room (Mashable)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Federal Audit Shows the Government Improperly Used Funds to Help Plan for California's Proposed Massive Water Tunnel (Los Angeles Times, CA)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Banned Pesticides from Illegal Pot Farms Seep into California Water (Reuters)

Teen Marijuana Use Falls to 20-Year Low, Defying Legalization Opponents’ Predictions (Washington Post)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Op/Ed: The Nature Conservancy Is Forging a New Coalition to Push for Statewide Climate Policy (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Washington State to Spend $ 1 Million on Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Canada’s Largest Radio Telescope Unveiled in British Columbia (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Sun Firing Powerful Solar Flares at Earth; Expect Auroral Delights (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

A Cybersecurity Breach at Equifax Left Pretty Much Everyone’s Financial Data Vulnerable (Atlantic Magazine)

Comcast Is the Fastest Broadband ISP, T-Mobile Is the Fastest Wireless Carrier, Ookla Says (PC World)

US Download Speeds Ranked 15th, Upload Speeds 24th (Broadband Reports)

Google Will Kill Off Google Drive Completely by March 2018 (Consumerist)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Really Simple Syndication: News Digest Approved – Why RSS Still Beats Facebook & Twitter for Tracking News (Gizmodo)

Benedict Cumberbatch Plays Thomas Edison in the New Trailer for “The Current War” (Gizmodo)

#Fail – Mother! Director ‘Furious’ over Sydney Mural Bungle (British Broadcasting Corporation)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

City of Shelton’s Commission to Council Measure Moves to November Ballot (City of Shelton, WA)

DISASTER NEWS CENTRAL

Eagle Creek Fire Containment Level Reaches Seven Percent (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Montana Asks FEMA Head to Ease Wildfire Assistance Requests (Associated Press)

Pacific Northwest Expected To Spend $343 Million Fighting Wildfires (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

The U-S West Had a Snowy Winter, So Why the Fiery Summer? (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

Mexico Hit by One of Biggest Quakes Ever, 15 Killed (Associated Press)

GENERAL NEWS

Amazon Plans Second Headquarters, Opening a Bidding War among Cities (NY Times)

Shelton Couple Envision Food Trucks, Tap Room, Hotel at Railroad Avenue & Front Street (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

OysterFest on BLT’s “You Won’t Want to Miss” List (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Port Angeles Man Faces Charges for Supergluing ATM Machines (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Salishan – Renowned Oregon Coast Resort Heading to the Auction Block (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

City of Spokane Regrets Using Boulders to Move Homeless (Associated Press)

WHAT’S BUGGING YOU – DIVERSIONS

Pro Surfer, 16, Dies Catching Wave during Hurricane Irma

Yuck or Yum? Swiss Offer Insect Burgers of Mealworm Larvae

Rube Goldberg Enterprise: Caught Stealing – Let’s Marvel at the Deep Stupidity of the Red Sox’s Sign-Stealing Scheme

Indiana Farmer Creates Corn Maze in the Shape of Princess Leia

SONG OF THE DAY

NFL Films Music, Sam Spence – Over the Hill Gang, Autumn Thunder

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