Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Energy News Digest for September 13, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Two Mason PUD 3 Linemen Taking Part in Hurricane Irma Recovery Effort (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

Benton PUD Raises Rates. Is Richland Next? (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

Jefferson PUD General Manager Steps Down Early as Commissioners Seek ‘New Direction’ (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

FCC Chairman Outlines Steps to Encourage Mobile Broadband Deployment (ZD-Net – Sweep away local regulations & pole attachment fees…)

Op/Ed: Amazon Is Good for Seattle, So Why the Hostility from City Leaders? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Two Mason PUD 3 Linemen Taking Part in Hurricane Irma Recovery Effort
  • Benton PUD Raises Rates. Is Richland Next?
  • Jefferson PUD General Manager Steps Down Early as Commissioners Seek ‘New Direction’
  • Federal Adjustment Could Cut Some Electricity Bills
  • British Columbia: Peace River Dam Project under Fire in New BC Utilities Commission Investigation
  • Judge Refuses to Dismiss Pacific Gas & Electric from Oakland’s Ghost Ship Fire Case
  • Editorial: A Shameful Sacramento Power Play on the Future of the State’s Electric Grid
  • Regulators Approve Big Arizona Power Line Project
  • Right on Cue: Should the U-S Put Power Lines Underground?
  • Baker River Sockeye: ‘I Can’t Express How Rewarding That Is, To See It Come to Fruition’
  • In Washington State & Idaho, Fishing & Feasts
  • Conservation Groups Raise Gorge Salvage Logging Concerns
  • King County Must Pay Fine, Make Changes for Sewage Spill
  • Harvey Storm-Water Releases Were Unlawful Government Takings: Lawsuits
  • Editorial: California Business Leaders Want 100 Percent Clean Energy Bill
  • Inside Morocco’s Renewable Energy Revolution
  • Editorial: Legislators Wouldn’t Penalize Tesla for Operating In California. Would They?
  • FCC Chairman Outlines Steps to Encourage Mobile Broadband Deployment
  • Grant PUD Fiber Program to Be Discussed September 28
  • Forced Searches of Phones & Laptops at U-S Border Are Illegal, Lawsuit Claims
  • Cryptocurrency Chaos as China Cracks Down on ICOs
  • Denny’s New Mascot Mocked on Social Media
  • Washington State Senator Sheldon Calls Hirst Water Rights Decision a $7 Billion Problem
  • Op/Ed: Amazon Is Good for Seattle, So Why the Hostility from City Leaders?
  • Irma Death Toll in U-S Climbs to 22 as Power Is Restored to over 2 Million Florida Customers
  • Shelton Police Arrest Man for False Homicide Report That Locks Down School
  • Seattle Mayor Resigns in Face of Latest Sexual Abuse Accusations
  • Shelton Commissioners Paid Fourth Highest Board Member Salaries in State
  • Rainbow Valley Founder & Marijuana Activist Gideon Israel Dies
  • Mason Habitat for Humanity to build 27th house
  • Sipping Spirits at Hoodsport’s Hardware Distillery Company
  • Hurricane Irma: Chainsaw Nun Takes Internet by Storm
WORD OF THE DAY

Cubit • \CUE-bit\ • Noun - Any of various ancient units of length based on the length of the forearm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger & usually equal to about 18 inches (46 centimeters).

“You idiot,” thundered the voice of God through the foothills of Mount Ararat. The admonition was uncharacteristic for the Creator, who had always favored the lesser-known Bennie, the older brother of Noah, the “boat builder.” “When I said cubits, I MEANT adult cubits,” thundered the Most High. “Using your infant child to make the measurements makes this thing more of a dinghy, only capable of holding perhaps twenty animals; two-by-two.”

“Where’s that lazy brother of yours?”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Two Mason PUD 3 Linemen Taking Part in Hurricane Irma Recovery Effort (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

Benton PUD Raises Rates. Is Richland Next? (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

Jefferson PUD General Manager Steps Down Early as Commissioners Seek ‘New Direction’ (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Federal Adjustment Could Cut Some Electricity Bills (KIFI-TV, Idaho Falls, ID)

British Columbia: Peace River Dam Project under Fire in New BC Utilities Commission Investigation (Renewable Energy World)

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Pacific Gas & Electric from Oakland’s Ghost Ship Fire Case (Courthouse News Service)

Editorial: A Shameful Sacramento Power Play on the Future of the State’s Electric Grid (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Regulators Approve Big Arizona Power Line Project (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

Right on Cue: Should the U-S Put Power Lines Underground? (Associated Press)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Baker River Sockeye: ‘I Can’t Express How Rewarding That Is, To See It Come to Fruition’ (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

In Washington State & Idaho, Fishing & Feasts (NY Times)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Conservation Groups Raise Gorge Salvage Logging Concerns (Northwest Public Radio)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

King County Must Pay Fine, Make Changes for Sewage Spill (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Harvey Storm-Water Releases Were Unlawful Government Takings: Lawsuits (Reuters)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Editorial: California Business Leaders Want 100 Percent Clean Energy Bill (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Inside Morocco’s Renewable Energy Revolution (Christian Science Monitor)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Editorial: Legislators Wouldn’t Penalize Tesla for Operating In California. Would They? (Sacramento Bee, CA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Chairman Outlines Steps to Encourage Mobile Broadband Deployment (ZD-Net – Sweep away local regulations & pole attachment fees…)

Grant PUD Fiber Program to Be Discussed September 28 (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wa)

Forced Searches of Phones & Laptops at U-S Border Are Illegal, Lawsuit Claims (NY Times)

Cryptocurrency Chaos as China Cracks Down on ICOs (Reuters)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Denny’s New Mascot Mocked on Social Media (USA Today – They should improve the sausage, not promote it to a mascot status)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Washington State Senator Sheldon Calls Hirst Water Rights Decision a $7 Billion Problem (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Op/Ed: Amazon Is Good for Seattle, So Why the Hostility from City Leaders? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS

Irma Death Toll in U-S Climbs to 22 as Power Is Restored to over 2 Million Florida Customers (ABC News)

Shelton Police Arrest Man for False Homicide Report That Locks Down School (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Seattle Mayor Resigns in Face of Latest Sexual Abuse Accusations (Reuters)

Shelton Commissioners Paid Fourth Highest Board Member Salaries in State (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Rainbow Valley Founder & Marijuana Activist Gideon Israel Dies (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Mason Habitat for Humanity to build 27th house (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Sipping Spirits at Hoodsport’s Hardware Distillery Company (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

Hurricane Irma: Chainsaw Nun Takes Internet by Storm (British Broadcasting Corporation)

FRISBEES ON THE ROOF – DIVERSIONS

South Puget Sound Disc Golf Association Grows Local Interest in Sport

Paper Airplane, Sand among 12 Finalists for Toy Hall of Fame

Arkansas Woman Admits Using County Cash to Buy Dog Tuxedo

Merriam-Webster Dictionary Is Using U-S Rep. Barbara Lee’s Words to Explain What ‘Woke’ Means

SONG OF THE DAY

Glenn Miller Orchestra directed by Wil Salden - Tuxedo Junction

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