Friday, September 29, 2017

Energy News Digest for September 29, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

‘Pacific Highway of Storm Systems’ Rolling In (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Puerto Rico’s Debt-Plagued Power Grid Was on Life Support Long Before Hurricanes Wiped It Out (Los Angeles Times, CA)

PacifiCorp Launches RFP for 1,270 MW of Wyoming Wind (Utility Dive)

Oregon’s Public Pension Deficit Reaches $25.3 Billion (Associated Press)

We’ve Grossly Underestimated How Much Cow Farts Are Contributing to Global Warming (Gizmodo)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Puerto Rico’s Debt-Plagued Power Grid Was on Life Support Long Before Hurricanes Wiped It Out
  • Powered Up & Wired? Post-Irma, Here’s How Your Service Providers Performed
  • New Lawsuit Argues SCANA Led ‘Misinformation Campaign’ on South Carolina Nuclear Power Plant
  • Three-Acre Brush Fire Cuts Power to Thousands in Snohomish
  • Natural Gas Inventories Remain Lower Than Last Year, But Higher Than the Five-Year Average
  • Rick Perry Proposes Sweeping New Steps to Support Coal & Nuclear Power Plants
  • Feds Propose Cost Recovery for Baseload Generators in New FERC Rule
  • You Can No Longer Fly Your Drone Over Grand Coulee Dam, Statue Of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, Other Sites
  • U-S Considers Ending Protections for Northwest Montana Bears
  • Sockeye Salmon Numbers Encouraging
  • On an Undammed River – Sockeye Salmon Run In B-C’s Fraser River Remains Low While Ottawa Takes Action
  • Northwest Power & Conservation Council Requests Science Review of 2014 Columbia Basin Fish/Wildlife Program
  • Biologists Report Creek Habitat Project in Northeast Oregon Shows Young Salmon Use Increasing
  • Tsunami Debris Continues to Bring New Marine Species to the Pacific Northwest
  • PacifiCorp Launches RFP for 1,270 MW of Wyoming Wind
  • Why Tampa Electric Is Spending $850 Million on Solar Projects
  • The Future of Wind Turbines Could Be Bladeless
  • Thousands of Marijuana Plants Seized in Lewis County, Police Say
  • We’ve Grossly Underestimated How Much Cow Farts Are Contributing to Global Warming
  • These Solar Farms Have a Secret Hiding under Them: Mushrooms
  • Wave Broadband Completes Underground Oregon Fiber Line – A Gateway to Top Asian Markets
  • More Than 90 Percent of Puerto Rico’s Cell Sites Are out of Action
  • Senator Berates Twitter over ‘Inadequate’ Inquiry into Russian Meddling
  • Oregon’s Public Pension Deficit Reaches $25.3 Billion
  • Judgment Day for Public Unions
  • Proposition 1: Changing to a Seven-Member City Council/Manager Form of Government
  • Vaughn Man Dies When Vehicle Strikes Tree near Allyn
  • ‘Pacific Highway of Storm Systems’ Rolling In
  • Mayor Sees Economic Turn-Around in City of Shelton
  • Build a Brewery, & They Will Come
  • After 103 Years in Storage, Civil War Veteran’s Remains Laid to Rest in Port Orchard
WORD OF THE DAY

Rorschach Test • \ROAR-shack - test\ • noun – a personality & intelligence test in which a subject interprets inkblot designs in terms that reveal intellectual & emotional factors —called also Rorschach, Rorschach inkblot test. Etymology: Hermann Rorschach died 1922 Swiss psychiatrist

Bartholomew befuddled his psychiatrists. During Rorschach Tests, the ink blots elicited mainly silence. That is, until Bart issued odd, braying laughter at unusual times when the most elaborate ink blots were portrayed. Unbeknownst to the psychiatrists, Bartholomew misunderstood the test instructions. Barty thought he was taking a Horshack test. https://news.avclub.com/r-i-p-ron-palillo-welcome-back-kotters-horshack-1798232841

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Puerto Rico’s Debt-Plagued Power Grid Was on Life Support Long Before Hurricanes Wiped It Out (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Powered Up & Wired? Post-Irma, Here’s How Your Service Providers Performed (Miami Herald, FL – Good “lessons learned” information here.)

New Lawsuit Argues SCANA Led ‘Misinformation Campaign’ on South Carolina Nuclear Power Plant (Utility Dive)

Three-Acre Brush Fire Cuts Power to Thousands in Snohomish (Everett Herald, WA)

Natural Gas Inventories Remain Lower Than Last Year, But Higher Than the Five-Year Average (U-S Energy Information Administration)

Rick Perry Proposes Sweeping New Steps to Support Coal & Nuclear Power Plants (Washington Post)

Feds Propose Cost Recovery for Baseload Generators in New FERC Rule (Utility Dive)

You Can No Longer Fly Your Drone Over Grand Coulee Dam, Statue Of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, Other Sites (Consumerist)

FISH & WILDLIFE

U-S Considers Ending Protections for Northwest Montana Bears (Associated Press)

Sockeye Salmon Numbers Encouraging (KPVI-TV, Pocatello, ID)

On an Undammed River – Sockeye Salmon Run In B-C’s Fraser River Remains Low While Ottawa Takes Action (Globe & Mail, Canada)

Northwest Power & Conservation Council Requests Science Review of 2014 Columbia Basin Fish/Wildlife Program (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Biologists Report Creek Habitat Project in Northeast Oregon Shows Young Salmon Use Increasing (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Tsunami Debris Continues to Bring New Marine Species to the Pacific Northwest (Northwest Public Radio)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

PacifiCorp Launches RFP for 1,270 MW of Wyoming Wind (Utility Dive)

Why Tampa Electric Is Spending $850 Million on Solar Projects (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)

The Future of Wind Turbines Could Be Bladeless (CNBC)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Thousands of Marijuana Plants Seized in Lewis County, Police Say (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

We’ve Grossly Underestimated How Much Cow Farts Are Contributing to Global Warming (Gizmodo)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

These Solar Farms Have a Secret Hiding under Them: Mushrooms (Fast Company)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Wave Broadband Completes Underground Oregon Fiber Line – A Gateway to Top Asian Markets (Geekwire)

More Than 90 Percent of Puerto Rico’s Cell Sites Are out of Action (Washington Post)

Senator Berates Twitter over ‘Inadequate’ Inquiry into Russian Meddling (NY Times)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Oregon’s Public Pension Deficit Reaches $25.3 Billion (Associated Press)

Judgment Day for Public Unions (Atlantic Magazine)

Proposition 1: Changing to a Seven-Member City Council/Manager Form of Government (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Vaughn Man Dies When Vehicle Strikes Tree near Allyn (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

‘Pacific Highway of Storm Systems’ Rolling In (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Mayor Sees Economic Turn-Around in City of Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Build a Brewery, & They Will Come (National Public Radio)

After 103 Years in Storage, Civil War Veteran’s Remains Laid to Rest in Port Orchard (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

RODENTS IN THE ROTORS – DIVERSIONS

Rat Damaged Car Engine Leads To $15K Repair Bill

The Nose, Knows – Pierce County Lawsuit against Honey Bucket Certified as Class Action

A Toddler Was Sneakily Stealing Popcorn from Prince Harry – The Photos of Him Realizing It Are Priceless

The Man Who Live-Tweets World War II

SONG OF THE DAY

Ray Parker Jr & Helen Terry – One Sunny Day

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