Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Energy News Digest for January 30, 2018

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Bonneville Power Administration Releases Five-Year Strategic Plan (Bonneville Power Administration)

The Next Generation Broadband 5G Network Could Be Nationalized under President Trump (Mashable)

Oregon Senate Democrats Say 2018 Session Is Too Short to Pass Cap & Trade Plan (Oregonian, Portland)

Salmon Recovery Agencies Award Nearly $6 Million in Grants for Thurston, Mason Projects (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Shelton Hills Update (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Bonneville Power Administration Releases Five-Year Strategic Plan
  • Second Verse, Same as the First: Privatizing Federal Electricity Infrastructure
  • Washington State Governor Rejects Permit for Vancouver Oil Terminal
  • After Weekend Outages, Mason County PUDs Discuss Progress towards Better Reliability
  • Jefferson PUD Smart Meter ‘Opt Out’ Decision on Hold
  • Alberta: Cheap Electricity Rates Have Miners Digging for Bitcoin, Not Dino Bones in Drumheller
  • Coal Firms Plead to Courts, Trump for West Coast Export Terminals
  • The Best Laid Plans of State Regulators Are Now Aimed at Building a Better Distribution System
  • Salmon Recovery Agencies Award Nearly $6 Million in Grants for Thurston, Mason Projects
  • Sea Lion Predation – Inslee Beats Drum for Herrera Beutler Bill
  • Op/Ed: Washington State’s Dams Balance Clean Energy Needs, Fish Protections
  • Op/Ed: New Columbia River Treaty Must Address Ecosystem Concerns
  • Powering the Silent Revolution: Electric Vehicles & New Routes to Utility Revenue
  • CLEAResult to Purchase Ecova’s Utility Division
  • Washington Hemp Growers in Limbo, Some Cast Eyes to Oregon
  • Trump Says America Open for Business. Marijuana Industry Asks “What About Us?”
  • Oregon Senate Democrats Say 2018 Session Is Too Short to Pass Cap & Trade Plan
  • The Next Generation Broadband 5G Network Could Be Nationalized under President Trump
  • FCC Chief Opposes Trump Administration 5G Network Plan
  • Rural Oregonians Weigh In On Need for Broadband
  • Port of Chehalis Sets Organizational Goals for 2018, Including Lewis PUD Fiber Optics
  • Telecom Company to Provide Internet, Phone to Navajo Nation through Solar
  • Hacked Tokyo Cryptocurrency Exchange to Repay Owners $425 Million
  • Facebook Made Its Privacy Principles Public for the First Time Ever
  • You Can’t Have Success in Social Media without Thinking about Social Care
  • The Follower Factory – Inside Social Media’s Black Market
  • Cleveland Indians Bidding Adieu to Controversial Chief Wahoo Logo
  • Washington State Legislative Delegation Secures $6 Million in Capital Funding for Shelton
  • Yelm Cleanup of Homeless Camp Sparks Outrage on City Facebook Page
  • Shelton Hills Update
  • Increased Threat of Western Washington State Landslides
  • Atmospheric River Takes Aim at Western Washington State; Flooding, Landslides & Avalanches Possible
  • Mason Commissioner Drexler Won’t Seek Re-Election
  • Jobs on the Rise in Mason & Thurston Counties
  • Prepare for 1.8 Million More People in Central Puget Sound Region
  • AG Warns Comcast Customers to Check Bills for Unwanted Fees
  • Super Blue Blood Moon, Plus Total Lunar Eclipse, to Grace Oregon Skies Wednesday Morning
WORD OF THE DAY

Winnow • \WIN-oh\ • verb - 1: to remove (as chaff) by a current of air; also: to free (as grain) from waste in this manner 2: to remove, separate, or select as if by winnowing *3: to narrow or reduce 4: to blow on or fan

Bertie was stunned by the mountain of documents resulting from his information request. “I might as well toss this pile in the air and randomly pick a page rather than winnow it down by reading each document,” he whined to the sympathetic secretary.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Bonneville Power Administration Releases Five-Year Strategic Plan (Bonneville Power Administration)

Second Verse, Same as the First: Privatizing Federal Electricity Infrastructure (Cato Institute)

Washington State Governor Rejects Permit for Vancouver Oil Terminal (Associated Press)

After Weekend Outages, Mason County PUDs Discuss Progress towards Better Reliability (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Jefferson PUD Smart Meter ‘Opt Out’ Decision on Hold (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

Alberta: Cheap Electricity Rates Have Miners Digging for Bitcoin, Not Dino Bones in Drumheller (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Coal Firms Plead to Courts, Trump for West Coast Export Terminals (Reuters)

The Best Laid Plans of State Regulators Are Now Aimed at Building a Better Distribution System (Utility Dive)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon Recovery Agencies Award Nearly $6 Million in Grants for Thurston, Mason Projects (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Sea Lion Predation – Inslee Beats Drum for Herrera Beutler Bill (Longview Daily News, WA)

Op/Ed: Washington State’s Dams Balance Clean Energy Needs, Fish Protections (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Op/Ed: New Columbia River Treaty Must Address Ecosystem Concerns (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

Powering the Silent Revolution: Electric Vehicles & New Routes to Utility Revenue (Utility Dive)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

CLEAResult to Purchase Ecova’s Utility Division (Utility Dive)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Washington Hemp Growers in Limbo, Some Cast Eyes to Oregon (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

Trump Says America Open for Business. Marijuana Industry Asks “What About Us?” (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Oregon Senate Democrats Say 2018 Session Is Too Short to Pass Cap & Trade Plan (Oregonian, Portland)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The Next Generation Broadband 5G Network Could Be Nationalized under President Trump (Mashable)

FCC Chief Opposes Trump Administration 5G Network Plan (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

Rural Oregonians Weigh In On Need for Broadband (Capital Press)

Port of Chehalis Sets Organizational Goals for 2018, Including Lewis PUD Fiber Optics (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

Telecom Company to Provide Internet, Phone to Navajo Nation through Solar (Albuquerque Business First, NM)

Hacked Tokyo Cryptocurrency Exchange to Repay Owners $425 Million (Reuters)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook Made Its Privacy Principles Public for the First Time Ever (AdWeek)

You Can’t Have Success in Social Media without Thinking about Social Care (AdWeek)

The Follower Factory – Inside Social Media’s Black Market (NY Times)

Cleveland Indians Bidding Adieu to Controversial Chief Wahoo Logo (Mashable)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Washington State Legislative Delegation Secures $6 Million in Capital Funding for Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Yelm Cleanup of Homeless Camp Sparks Outrage on City Facebook Page (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton Hills Update (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Increased Threat of Western Washington State Landslides (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Atmospheric River Takes Aim at Western Washington State; Flooding, Landslides & Avalanches Possible (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

Mason Commissioner Drexler Won’t Seek Re-Election (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Jobs on the Rise in Mason & Thurston Counties (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Prepare for 1.8 Million More People in Central Puget Sound Region (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

AG Warns Comcast Customers to Check Bills for Unwanted Fees (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Super Blue Blood Moon, Plus Total Lunar Eclipse, to Grace Oregon Skies Wednesday Morning (Oregonian, Portland)

THE POSTMAN NEVER RINGS TWICE – DIVERSIONS

Half-Ton of Undelivered Mail Found in Italy Postman’s Garage

German Police Hunt Thieves Who Stole 44 Tons of Chocolate

Deep State, Wisconsin Style: Daughter Says EPA Official Wore Disguise to Spy on Driving Test

Spelling Error on State of the Union Tickets May Force Them to Be Recalled

SONG OF THE DAY

Aaron Copeland – Fanfare for the Common Man

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Friday, January 26, 2018

Energy News Digest for January 26, 2018

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington Solar Company ‘Devastated’ Over Trump Tariff (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

REC Silicon Wants Action, Not Tariffs (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Salmon BiOp Challengers Argue New 2018 BiOp Due End of Year Would Be Illegal without EIS Foundation (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Pacific Gas & Electric Trims or Removes 30,000 Fire-Damaged Trees In Northern & Central California (Napa Valley Register, CA)

Comcast Unveils Faster Broadband Speeds in South Sound (South Sound Business Examiner)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Pacific Gas & Electric Trims or Removes 30,000 Fire-Damaged Trees In Northern & Central California
  • Proposed Jefferson PUD Rate Increase Up for Comment
  • Grant PUD Customers Complaining about Unusually High Utility Costs; PUD Responds
  • Coast To Coast, Public Power Costs Less
  • British Columbia Government to Maintain BC Hydro Rates in Apparent Counter to Horgan Comments
  • City of Yakima Repairs Streetlight near Scene of Fatality
  • Columbia REA Exec to Retire in July
  • Salmon BiOp Challengers Argue New 2018 BiOp Due End of Year Would Be Illegal without EIS Foundation
  • Oregon State Policies Could Pit Salmon against Clean Air
  • Endangered Orcas Are Starving. Should We Start Feeding Them?
  • Probe of Farmed Salmon Collapse Focuses on Nets
  • U-S EPA Reverses Policy on ‘Major Sources’ of Pollution
  • Washington Solar Company ‘Devastated’ Over Trump Tariff
  • REC Silicon Wants Action, Not Tariffs
  • President Trump Offers Consolation Prize to Solar Industry after Tariffs
  • Wind Turbine Blade Maker Siemens to Lay Off about 200 Workers in Iowa
  • Chinese Company Convicted of Stealing Wind Turbine Secrets
  • California: More State Buildings to Go Solar Under New Agreement with Sacramento Municipal Utility District
  • Maine’s Governor Puts the Kibosh on New Wind Power in the State
  • At Portland Auto Show, Tough Math for Electric Vehicle Advocates
  • Off-The-Shelf Nuclear Plants Could Soon Help Power Electric Cars
  • Energy Adviser: Reduce Risk of Electrical Fires with These Tips
  • Congress Members Urge Trump to Ease Off Legalized Pot States
  • Planting Trees to Save the Planet Is Turning into Big Business
  • Comcast Unveils Faster Broadband Speeds in South Sound
  • Charter Rural Broadband Strategy Could Include Fixed Wireless & Wireline Options
  • The FCC’s Dedication to ‘Rural Broadband’ Rings Hollow
  • Verizon Shows What It Took to Wire U-S Bank Stadium for 73,000 Fans at the Super Bowl
  • A Venerable Pacific Northwest Newspaper Is Sold
  • The Reason Your Facebook & Instagram Feeds Are Looking Bare
  • Storytelling with Video: The Journey
  • Oregon Is Unprepared to Deal with Major Earthquake, Tsunami, Says Audit
  • Amtrak Engineer Says He Misjudged Train Location in Deadly Washington Derailment
  • Driver Dies after Vehicle Plunges Off Anacortes Ferry Dock
  • U-S Trade Court Rules against Boeing in Dispute with Canada
  • $2 Million Bail for Third Suspect Charged in Connection to Pierce County Deputy’s Death
  • Downtown Shelton Roundabout Planned for First & Alder Streets
  • Mason County Ballots Mailed to Voters
WORD OF THE DAY – THE DARK SCIENCE EDITION

Immutable • \ih-MYOO-tuh-bul\ • adjective – Not capable of or susceptible to change

The invisible hand drew back and paused. The immutable force of the market place had been battling a slow start in its contest against the dialectic of Marxist theology. Suddenly the hand moved forward and flung the 16 pound ball down the alley…picking up the 7-10 spare. “YOU WIN!” Exclaimed the Keynesian scorekeeper. “Yeah, but in the long run you’ll all be dead,” chortled the ghost of Thomas Malthus.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Pacific Gas & Electric Trims or Removes 30,000 Fire-Damaged Trees In Northern & Central California (Napa Valley Register, CA)

Proposed Jefferson PUD Rate Increase Up for Comment (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

Grant PUD Customers Complaining about Unusually High Utility Costs; PUD Responds (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

Coast To Coast, Public Power Costs Less (American Public Power Association)

British Columbia Government to Maintain BC Hydro Rates in Apparent Counter to Horgan Comments (Globe & Mail, Canada)

City of Yakima Repairs Streetlight near Scene of Fatality (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

Columbia REA Exec to Retire in July (Walla Walla Union, Bulletin, OR)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon BiOp Challengers Argue New 2018 BiOp Due End of Year Would Be Illegal without EIS Foundation (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Oregon State Policies Could Pit Salmon against Clean Air (Willamette Weekly)

Endangered Orcas Are Starving. Should We Start Feeding Them? (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)

Probe of Farmed Salmon Collapse Focuses on Nets (Associated Press)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

U-S EPA Reverses Policy on ‘Major Sources’ of Pollution (Reuters)

RENEWABLE ENERGY, & SELF STORAGE

Washington Solar Company ‘Devastated’ Over Trump Tariff (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

REC Silicon Wants Action, Not Tariffs (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

President Trump Offers Consolation Prize to Solar Industry after Tariffs (Bloomberg)

Wind Turbine Blade Maker Siemens to Lay Off about 200 Workers in Iowa (USA Today)

Chinese Company Convicted of Stealing Wind Turbine Secrets (Politico, Morning Energy)

California: More State Buildings to Go Solar Under New Agreement with Sacramento Municipal Utility District (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

Maine’s Governor Puts the Kibosh on New Wind Power in the State (Utility Dive)

ELECTRIC DAY TRIPPERS

At Portland Auto Show, Tough Math for Electric Vehicle Advocates (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Off-The-Shelf Nuclear Plants Could Soon Help Power Electric Cars (Business Insider)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy Adviser: Reduce Risk of Electrical Fires with These Tips (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Congress Members Urge Trump to Ease Off Legalized Pot States (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Planting Trees to Save the Planet Is Turning into Big Business (Fast Company)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Comcast Unveils Faster Broadband Speeds in South Sound (South Sound Business Examiner)

Charter Rural Broadband Strategy Could Include Fixed Wireless & Wireline Options (Telecompetitor)

The FCC’s Dedication to ‘Rural Broadband’ Rings Hollow (Broadband Reports)

Verizon Shows What It Took to Wire U-S Bank Stadium for 73,000 Fans at the Super Bowl (AdWeek)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

A Venerable Pacific Northwest Newspaper Is Sold (Portland Business Journal, OR)

The Reason Your Facebook & Instagram Feeds Are Looking Bare (Mashable)

Storytelling with Video: The Journey (Social Media Examiner)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Oregon Is Unprepared to Deal with Major Earthquake, Tsunami, Says Audit (Oregonian, Portland)

GENERAL NEWS

Amtrak Engineer Says He Misjudged Train Location in Deadly Washington Derailment (Oregonian, Portland)

Driver Dies after Vehicle Plunges Off Anacortes Ferry Dock (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

U-S Trade Court Rules against Boeing in Dispute with Canada (Associated Press)

$2 Million Bail for Third Suspect Charged in Connection to Pierce County Deputy’s Death (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Downtown Shelton Roundabout Planned for First & Alder Streets (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Mason County Ballots Mailed to Voters (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

CAMELS ON THE CATWALK – DIVERSIONS

A Dozen Camels Disqualified From Saudi Beauty Pageant over Botox Injections

Clerk Tells Lottery Winner His Prize Is Only $5. She Picked the Wrong Man to Scam, Cops Say.

Angry Taco Bell Worker Beans Boss with Burrito

Freshman Emails Every Claudia on Campus after Tinder Dating App Mishap

SONG OF THE DAY

Maurice Jarre – Lawrence Of Arabia, Soundtrack Suite

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Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Energy News Digest for January 24, 2018

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Amid Uncertainty, SolarWorld Continues to Hire (Portland Business Journal, OR)

New Phone Scam Hitting Tacoma Utility Customers (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

6,000 Without Power – Winter Storm Hits Northeastern Washington State & North Idaho (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Five Proposals in Olympia to Tackle Climate Change (The Stranger)

More Than 750 American Communities Have Built Their Own Internet Networks (Motherboard)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • 6,000 Without Power – Winter Storm Hits Northeastern Washington State & North Idaho
  • New Phone Scam Hitting Tacoma Utility Customers
  • Grant PUD Customers to See Average 1.5 Percent Electricity Rate Increase
  • This Farming County in Washington Is a Bitcoin Mining Hub
  • Oregon: Bonneville Power Administration Unveils Marys Peak Communications Options
  • U-S Department of Energy: Deep Freeze Shows Risks to Grid from Coal Retirements
  • Emails: New Jersey Utility Worked with Christie Staff to Shield Data
  • Connecticut: Nuclear Power Should Be Allowed to Compete with Wind, Solar
  • Tennessee Valley Authority CEO Regrets Memphis Aquifer Decision
  • Nova Scotia: That Dam Project: The Carbon Question
  • SEC Investigating General Electric Charge; Company Posts $10 Billion Loss
  • Why Hundreds of Dead Salmon Are Being Left in Eastern Washington State’s Tucannon River
  • Amid Uncertainty, SolarWorld Continues to Hire
  • Solar Panel Tariffs Threaten to Increase Customer Cost & Slow Growth, But the Industry Remains Optimistic
  • Trump’s Solar Tariffs Are Clouding the Industry’s Future
  • Wind Expected to Surpass Hydro as Largest Renewable Electricity Generation Source
  • How Many Electric Cars Can the Grid Take? Depends on Your Neighborhood
  • Small Marijuana Farmers Seek Protection from Corporate Growers in California
  • Five Proposals in Olympia to Tackle Climate Change
  • Washington State Panel OKs Low Carbon Fuels Standard
  • Op/Ed: Oregon Carbon Emissions Bills – Cap-&-Trade Proposal Unnecessary & Harmful
  • Melting Glaciers Could Reveal How Our Ancestors Dealt with Changing Climates
  • I Got Chipped: A Dispatch from the Frontier of Wearable Tech
  • More Than 750 American Communities Have Built Their Own Internet Networks
  • Including Broadband – State Senator Tim Sheldon Talks on Legislative Session on Daybreak
  • New York Decrees Net Neutrality for Web Firms with State Contracts
  • Apple Launches Homepod Voice Speaker, Takes On Google, Amazon
  • Facebook Defends Its Simple, 2-Question Survey on the Trustworthiness of News Publishers
  • Op/Ed: Five Trends That Will Shape Social Media in 2018
  • Burger King Deviously Explains Net Neutrality by Making People Wait Longer for Whoppers
  • Editorial: Lawmakers Should Not Fight Ruling in Public-Records Case
  • Washington State Speaker of the House Looking to Help Rural Economies
  • Lawmakers Pressured to Eliminate State Ban on Rent Control
  • Experts Think They Know When a 1,800-Foot-Tall Ridge Slipping Near Yakima Will Break Loose
  • Allyn Woman’s Vehicle Strikes, Kills Man on SR3 in Bremerton
  • Aberdeen Woman Charged With Theft from Credit Union
  • On Washington Coast, Residents Slumber Through Tsunami Watch
  • Shelton City Commission Approves Proposed Location for YMCA
  • WSU’s Luke Falk Will Wear Tyler Hilinski’s No. 3 Jersey in Senior Bowl
WORD OF THE DAY

Genuflect • \JEN-yuh-flekt\ • Verb - 1a: to bend the knee b: to touch the knee to the floor or ground especially in worship 2: to be servilely obedient or respectful.

Wilbur stood, like a statue of stone, at the gates to Graceland. Like other pilgrims, he had to fight off a Pavlovian urge to genuflect before the elaborately decorated iron gates at Elvis’ storied mansion.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

6,000 Without Power – Winter Storm Hits Northeastern Washington State & North Idaho (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

New Phone Scam Hitting Tacoma Utility Customers (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Grant PUD Customers to See Average 1.5 Percent Electricity Rate Increase (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

This Farming County in Washington Is a Bitcoin Mining Hub (Yahoo Finance)

Oregon: Bonneville Power Administration Unveils Marys Peak Communications Options (Albany Democrat Herald, OR)

U-S Department of Energy: Deep Freeze Shows Risks to Grid from Coal Retirements (Washington Examiner)

Emails: New Jersey Utility Worked with Christie Staff to Shield Data (Associated Press)

Connecticut: Nuclear Power Should Be Allowed to Compete with Wind, Solar (Associated Press)

Tennessee Valley Authority CEO Regrets Memphis Aquifer Decision (Memphis Business Journal, TN)

Nova Scotia: That Dam Project: The Carbon Question (The Gander Beacon, NS, Canada)

SEC Investigating General Electric Charge; Company Posts $10 Billion Loss (Reuters)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Why Hundreds of Dead Salmon Are Being Left in Eastern Washington State’s Tucannon River (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

DAY TRIPPERS, RENEWABLE ENERGY, & SELF STORAGE

Amid Uncertainty, SolarWorld Continues to Hire (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Solar Panel Tariffs Threaten to Increase Customer Cost & Slow Growth, But the Industry Remains Optimistic

Trump’s Solar Tariffs Are Clouding the Industry’s Future (NY Times)

Wind Expected to Surpass Hydro as Largest Renewable Electricity Generation Source (U-S Energy Information Administration)

How Many Electric Cars Can the Grid Take? Depends on Your Neighborhood (Ars Technica)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Small Marijuana Farmers Seek Protection from Corporate Growers in California (Courthouse News Service)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Five Proposals in Olympia to Tackle Climate Change (The Stranger)

Washington State Panel OKs Low Carbon Fuels Standard (Associated Press)

Op/Ed: Oregon Carbon Emissions Bills – Cap-&-Trade Proposal Unnecessary & Harmful (Oregonian, Portland)

Melting Glaciers Could Reveal How Our Ancestors Dealt with Changing Climates (National Geographic)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

I Got Chipped: A Dispatch from the Frontier of Wearable Tech (Fast Company)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

More Than 750 American Communities Have Built Their Own Internet Networks (Motherboard)

Here’s the Community Networks Map (Institute for Local Self Reliance)

Including Broadband – State Senator Tim Sheldon Talks on Legislative Session on Daybreak (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

New York Decrees Net Neutrality for Web Firms with State Contracts (Associated Press)

Apple Launches Homepod Voice Speaker, Takes On Google, Amazon (Reuters)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook Defends Its Simple, 2-Question Survey on the Trustworthiness of News Publishers (Washington Post)

Op/Ed: Five Trends That Will Shape Social Media in 2018 (AdWeek)

Burger King Deviously Explains Net Neutrality by Making People Wait Longer for Whoppers (AdWeek)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Editorial: Lawmakers Should Not Fight Ruling in Public-Records Case (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Washington State Speaker of the House Looking to Help Rural Economies (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

Lawmakers Pressured to Eliminate State Ban on Rent Control (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Experts Think They Know When a 1,800-Foot-Tall Ridge Slipping Near Yakima Will Break Loose (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Allyn Woman’s Vehicle Strikes, Kills Man on SR3 in Bremerton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Aberdeen Woman Charged With Theft from Credit Union (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

On Washington Coast, Residents Slumber Through Tsunami Watch (Northwest News Network)

Shelton City Commission Approves Proposed Location for YMCA (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

WSU’s Luke Falk Will Wear Tyler Hilinski’s No. 3 Jersey in Senior Bowl (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

RATS IN PARIS FLOODWATERS – DIVERSIONS

‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ To Be Visible in the U-S Jan. 31

My Brain Can’t Handle This Guy Carving a Pencil on the End of a Pencil on the End of a Pencil

Chinese Scientists Have Successfully Cloned Monkeys for the First Time

Paris Garbage Men Complain of Rat Attacks, Share Disgusting Video of Rodents

SONG OF THE DAY

Camille – Le Festin (“The Feast” – Ratatouille Soundtrack)

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