Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Energy News Digest for December 13, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS



HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Kalispel Tribe Launches Electric Utility to Serve Northern Quest Complex in Airway Heights (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

In Updated Plan, 38 Wind Turbines to Be Located in Lewis County (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

Salmon Fishing Restrictions May Get ‘Severe’ in Washington State (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

New Plans for Some Threatened Salmon Are Insufficient, Feds Say (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

How Repealing Net Neutrality Could Affect Schools’ Internet Access (National Public Radio)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Kalispel Tribe Launches Electric Utility to Serve Northern Quest Complex in Airway Heights
  • Oregon Energy Department & Council Under Fire for Cutting Out Public
  • British Columbia Premier John Horgan Faces Ire of First Nations after Peace River Dam Approval
  • Grant PUD Commissioners Set Budget for 2018
  • Edison’s Stock Price Drop Pegged to Southland Wildfires
  • Japan Court Orders Shutdown of Nuclear Reactor near Volcano
  • Belgium’s Lavish Energy Use Sheds Light on More Than Just Its Roads
  • South Africa: Call to Fix Street Lights after Children Electrocuted
  • Salmon Fishing Restrictions May Get ‘Severe’ in Washington State
  • New Plans for Some Threatened Salmon Are Insufficient, Feds Say
  • British Columbia: Actor William Shatner Calls for ‘Immediate Action’ on Declining Steelhead Population
  • More Than a Dozen Speak Out against Yakima County’s Proposed Water Utility
  • In Updated Plan, 38 Wind Turbines to Be Located in Lewis County
  • Wind Farm Agrees to Sell Power to NorthWestern Energy
  • Trump Admin Withheld $91 Million in Funds from Advanced Research Projects Agency, GAO Report Says
  • Join or Die: How Utilities Are Coping with 100% Renewable Energy Goals
  • How Drones Will Transform Wind Turbine Inspections
  • Cannabis Workers May Not Earn as Much as You, But They Might Be More Optimistic
  • Portland Marijuana Grow Business Catches Fire Twice; Second Fire Destroys Warehouse
  • Scientists Link Hurricane Harvey’s Record Rainfall to Climate Change
  • Public Power Utilities Prepare for Electric Vehicle Boom
  • How Repealing Net Neutrality Could Affect Schools’ Internet Access
  • San Juan County’s Unique Broadband Option to Maintain Net Neutrality
  • Net Neutrality Protests Move Online, Yet Big Tech Is Quiet
  • Web Creator Blasts FCC for Not Knowing How the Internet Works
  • AT&T Begins Testing High-Speed Internet over Power Lines
  • Brace Yourselves: The Tweetstorms Are Coming
  • Teens Don’t Realize How Much Their Parents Track Them Online
  • Once a Long Shot, Democrat Doug Jones Wins Alabama Senate Race
  • Price Tag for Washington State’s Community Colleges IT System Goes Up $45 Million
  • Mason County Hires New Public Works Deputy Director, County Engineer
  • Chances for Snow in Seattle on Christmas Are …
WORD OF THE DAY

Errant • \AIR-unt\ • Adjective – 1: traveling or given to traveling 2*a: straying outside the proper path or bounds b: moving about aimlessly or irregularly c: behaving wrongly

Baby chicks spilled out of the shipping cartons at the post office, scattering hither and yon in their errant travels through the racks of “business direct” publications and tubs of regular mail. Days after the incident, postal clerks would stop still whenever a small chirp was heard to track down the missing chick. Finally, one employee decided to put a food dish out, which was appropriately dubbed the USPS “chick magnet”.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Kalispel Tribe Launches Electric Utility to Serve Northern Quest Complex in Airway Heights (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Oregon Energy Department & Council Under Fire for Cutting Out Public (Oregonian, Portland)

British Columbia Premier John Horgan Faces Ire of First Nations after Peace River Dam Approval (Globe & Mail, Canada)

Grant PUD Commissioners Set Budget for 2018 (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

Edison’s Stock Price Drop Pegged to Southland Wildfires (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Japan Court Orders Shutdown of Nuclear Reactor near Volcano (Associated Press)

Belgium’s Lavish Energy Use Sheds Light on More Than Just Its Roads (NY Times)

South Africa: Call to Fix Street Lights after Children Electrocuted (GroundUp)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon Fishing Restrictions May Get ‘Severe’ in Washington State (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

New Plans for Some Threatened Salmon Are Insufficient, Feds Say (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

British Columbia: Actor William Shatner Calls for ‘Immediate Action’ on Declining Steelhead Population (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

More Than a Dozen Speak Out against Yakima County’s Proposed Water Utility (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

In Updated Plan, 38 Wind Turbines to Be Located in Lewis County (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

Wind Farm Agrees to Sell Power to NorthWestern Energy (Montana Public Radio)

Trump Admin Withheld $91 Million in Funds from Advanced Research Projects Agency, GAO Report Says (Utility Dive)

Join or Die: How Utilities Are Coping with 100% Renewable Energy Goals (Utility Dive)

How Drones Will Transform Wind Turbine Inspections (Renewable Energy World)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Cannabis Workers May Not Earn as Much as You, But They Might Be More Optimistic (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Portland Marijuana Grow Business Catches Fire Twice; Second Fire Destroys Warehouse (KATU-TV, Portland, OR

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Scientists Link Hurricane Harvey’s Record Rainfall to Climate Change (NY Times)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Public Power Utilities Prepare for Electric Vehicle Boom (American Public Power Association)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

How Repealing Net Neutrality Could Affect Schools’ Internet Access (National Public Radio)

San Juan County’s Unique Broadband Option to Maintain Net Neutrality (Island’s Sounder, Eastsound, WA)

Net Neutrality Protests Move Online, Yet Big Tech Is Quiet (NY Times)

Web Creator Blasts FCC for Not Knowing How the Internet Works (Broadband Reports)

AT&T Begins Testing High-Speed Internet over Power Lines (Reuters)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

Brace Yourselves: The Tweetstorms Are Coming (AdWeek – Ed. Note: This looks like a good way to keep outage updates in the same string.)

Teens Don’t Realize How Much Their Parents Track Them Online (USA Today)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Once a Long Shot, Democrat Doug Jones Wins Alabama Senate Race (NY Times)

GENERAL NEWS

Price Tag for Washington State’s Community Colleges IT System Goes Up $45 Million (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

Mason County Hires New Public Works Deputy Director, County Engineer (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Chances for Snow in Seattle on Christmas Are … (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Winlock Time Capsule Prompts Bomb Scare (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

Christmas Tree Eyebrows Are the Festive Beauty Trend No One Asked For

Rock Hall 2018 class: Nina Simone, Bon Jovi, the Moody Blues

Shelter Dogs Could Go Vegan in Los Angeles

SONG OF THE DAY

Ian Matthews – Shake It

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