Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Energy News Digest for December 12, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS



HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Escaped Atlantic Salmon Found 42 Miles Up Skagit River (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Recovery Plans for Snake River Salmon, Steelhead Released (Associated Press)

Facebook Will Spend ‘Hundreds of Millions’ on Two More Prineville Data Centers (Oregonian, Portland)

British Columbia to Proceed with Peace River Hydroelectric Dam (Globe & Mail, Canada)

Oregon: PacifiCorp’s $3.5 Billion Wind Plan Gets PUC Blessing, with Caveats (Portland Business Journal, OR)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • British Columbia to Proceed with Peace River Hydroelectric Dam
  • John Horgan’s Site C Choice a Political Loss – A Win May Not Have Been Possible
  • Canadian Consideration: Columbia River Treaty to Be Renegotiated with U-S in Early 2018
  • Two Arrested in Protest against Tacoma Natural Gas Plant
  • Is the End of Coal in the Northwest Near?
  • Idaho: Fall River Electric Pays Member Customers
  • Sempra Secures FERC Approval for Oncor Purchase
  • South Carolina: Santee Cooper Will Slash $1 Billion & Won’t Fill Some Jobs after Failed Nuclear Project
  • Fusion Breakthrough Explained: What Are Quarks Again?
  • Public Power Must Respond to Changing Customer Desires: Kelly
  • Escaped Atlantic Salmon Found 42 Miles Up Skagit River
  • Recovery Plans for Snake River Salmon, Steelhead Released
  • Op/Ed: Judge’s Salmon Spill Program Won’t Work
  • $84,000 – One Person’s Reward for Fishing the Columbia, Snake This Summer
  • What Tumwater Is Doing to Grow Alongside the Mazama Pocket Gopher
  • Air Pollution Levels Reach Unsafe Levels in Tacoma. Burn Ban in Effect
  • Oregon: PacifiCorp’s $3.5 Billion Wind Plan Gets PUC Blessing, with Caveats
  • China Three Gorges Starts World’s Biggest Floating Solar Project
  • Wind Energy Is Supposed to Help Fight Climate Change. It Turns Out Climate Change Is Fighting Back.
  • World Leaders & Investors Ramp Up Efforts to Fight Global Warming at Climate Summit
  • U-S Transit Agencies Cautious on Electric Buses despite Bold Forecasts
  • BMW Is Burning Cow Pies on the Road to Renewable Energy
  • United Kingdom: Vegans in Shock at Fish Used to Make Electricity
  • Facebook Will Spend ‘Hundreds of Millions’ on Two More Prineville Data Centers
  • Get Set: Your Internet Bill Is About to Soar, Thanks to Trump’s FCC
  • Op/Ed: Net Neutrality Repeal Means You’re Going to Hate Your Cable Company Even More
  • Is Bitcoin the Most Obvious Bubble Ever?
  • Editorial: Don’t Give Kids Holiday Gifts That Can Spy on Them
  • Facebook Responds to Criticism That the Network Is ‘Destroying How Society Works’
  • Sorry News Feed Algorithm Haters, Facebook’s Ticker Is Dead
  • Manweller – Washington State GOP Lawmaker Put on Paid Leave at University Pending Investigation
  • Another Evergreen State College Professor Resigns Following Racial Protests
  • Candidate Filing Period Starts Dec. 18 for 4 Shelton City Council Positions
  • Shelton City Council Candidate Salaries Set
  • Airline Made Passenger from Oregon Put Out Cigarette. Then She Threatened to Kill Everyone on the Plane.
  • Your Local Westfield Mall Is Getting Sold in $15.7 Billion Deal
  • Another Human Foot Washes Ashore in Canada. That Makes 13.
  • The Christmas-Tree Shortage Could Last for Years
WORD OF THE DAY

Razzmatazz • \raz-muh-TAZ\ • Noun – 1: a confusing or colorful often gaudy action or display: razzle-dazzle 2: inflated, involved, and often deliberately ambiguous language: double-talk 3: vim, zing.

Bitcoin razzmatazz
Perceived value of bits and bytes
Virtual wallet

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

British Columbia to Proceed with Peace River Hydroelectric Dam (Globe & Mail, Canada)

John Horgan’s Site C Choice a Political Loss – A Win May Not Have Been Possible (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Canadian Consideration: Columbia River Treaty to Be Renegotiated with U-S in Early 2018 (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Two Arrested in Protest against Tacoma Natural Gas Plant (Associated Press)

Is the End of Coal in the Northwest Near? (PubliCola)

Idaho: Fall River Electric Pays Member Customers (KIFI-TV, Idaho Falls, ID)

Sempra Secures FERC Approval for Oncor Purchase (Utility Dive)

South Carolina: Santee Cooper Will Slash $1 Billion & Won’t Fill Some Jobs after Failed Nuclear Project (Charleston, Post & Courier, SC)

Fusion Breakthrough Explained: What Are Quarks Again? (Christian Science Monitor)

Public Power Must Respond to Changing Customer Desires: Kelly (American Public Power Association)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Escaped Atlantic Salmon Found 42 Miles Up Skagit River (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Recovery Plans for Snake River Salmon, Steelhead Released (Associated Press)

Op/Ed: Judge’s Salmon Spill Program Won’t Work (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)

$84,000 – One Person’s Reward for Fishing the Columbia, Snake This Summer (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

What Tumwater Is Doing to Grow Alongside the Mazama Pocket Gopher (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Air Pollution Levels Reach Unsafe Levels in Tacoma. Burn Ban in Effect (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Oregon: PacifiCorp’s $3.5 Billion Wind Plan Gets PUC Blessing, with Caveats (Portland Business Journal, OR)

China Three Gorges Starts World’s Biggest Floating Solar Project (Renewable Energy World)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Wind Energy Is Supposed to Help Fight Climate Change. It Turns Out Climate Change Is Fighting Back. (Washington Post)

World Leaders & Investors Ramp Up Efforts to Fight Global Warming at Climate Summit (Christian Science Monitor)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

U-S Transit Agencies Cautious on Electric Buses despite Bold Forecasts (Reuters)

BMW Is Burning Cow Pies on the Road to Renewable Energy (Car & Driver)

United Kingdom: Vegans in Shock at Fish Used to Make Electricity (The Sunday Times, London, UK)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Facebook Will Spend ‘Hundreds of Millions’ on Two More Prineville Data Centers (Oregonian, Portland)

Get Set: Your Internet Bill Is About to Soar, Thanks to Trump’s FCC (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Op/Ed: Net Neutrality Repeal Means You’re Going to Hate Your Cable Company Even More (USA Today)

Is Bitcoin the Most Obvious Bubble Ever? (Atlantic Magazine)

Editorial: Don’t Give Kids Holiday Gifts That Can Spy on Them (NY Times)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook Responds to Criticism That the Network Is ‘Destroying How Society Works’ (Mashable)

Sorry News Feed Algorithm Haters, Facebook’s Ticker Is Dead (Mashable)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Manweller – Washington State GOP Lawmaker Put on Paid Leave at University Pending Investigation (Northwest Public Radio)

Another Evergreen State College Professor Resigns Following Racial Protests (Crosscut Seattle)

GENERAL NEWS

Candidate Filing Period Starts Dec. 18 for 4 Shelton City Council Positions (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Shelton City Council Candidate Salaries Set (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Airline Made Passenger from Oregon Put Out Cigarette. Then She Threatened to Kill Everyone on the Plane. (Oregonian, Portland)

Your Local Westfield Mall Is Getting Sold in $15.7 Billion Deal (USA Today)

Another Human Foot Washes Ashore in Canada. That Makes 13. (NY Times)

The Christmas-Tree Shortage Could Last for Years (Atlantic Magazine)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

We Can’t Take Any More of 2017, So We’re Watching the Hallmark Channel

Deputy Apologizes with Cake for Shooting Trooper with Taser

“Feminism” – Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2017 Will Give You Hope

Winners of the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Contest

SONG OF THE DAY

Van Morrison - Wonderful Remark

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