Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Energy News Digest for February 6, 2018

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Mining Company Disputes $8 Million Columbia River Environmental-Litigation Bill (Courthouse News Service)

Western Area Power Administration, Other Parties Move Forward with Transmission Project (American Public Power Association)

Oregon Cap & Trade a No-Show in Gov. Kate Brown’s State of State Address (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Op/Ed: Washington State’s Carbon Tax Differs from British Columbia’s (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Seattle Says Facebook Is Violating City Campaign Finance Law (Reuters)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Western Area Power Administration, Other Parties Move Forward with Transmission Project
  • Chelan PUD Looks at Snowpack Forecast
  • U-S Electric Co-op Fuel Mix Trends Away from Coal
  • Grid Complexity Is Increasing Exponentially. Is Blockchain The Answer?
  • The Big Picture: Abandoned Nuclear Power Projects
  • Mining Company Disputes $8 Million Columbia River Environmental-Litigation Bill
  • Squaw Valley Gets Tesla Batteries to Stabilize Tahoe Power Grid
  • Honolulu Energy Storage Permits Surge 1,700% in One Year, New Report Says
  • Op/Ed: Why a Big Utility Is Embracing Wind & Solar
  • Winter Electric Bill Can Be a Great Motivator to Make Changes
  • Op/Ed: Washington State’s Carbon Tax Differs from British Columbia’s
  • Oregon Cap & Trade a No-Show in Gov. Kate Brown’s State of State Address
  • Oregonians Want Solutions on Climate
  • Solar-Powered Trash Compactor Bins to Hit Downtown Spokane Streets
  • Telecoms Lash Out at Plan to Nationalize 5G Network
  • Here’s Ajit Pai’s “Proof” That Killing Net Neutrality Created More Broadband
  • Seattle Says Facebook Is Violating City Campaign Finance Law
  • Why Brands Must Move From Communication with Consumers to Conversation
  • Seven Twitter Hashtag Research Tools for Marketers
  • Belfair Bypass Planning Process in Sight
  • Mason County: Man Sentenced to 50 Months for Shooting, Running Over Man Dragging Raccoon Carcass
  • Assistant Manager Look on Tap to Become Shelton’s Interim City Manager
  • City of Shelton Commissioners May Not Be Entitled to Health Benefits
  • Washington State Boeing Workers to Get $600 Million in Bonuses
  • ‘Extreme’ Rainstorms Becoming More Common In Seattle, Says City Meteorologist
WORD OF THE DAY

Rubicon • \ROOB-ih-kahn\ • Noun – A bounding or limiting line; especially: one that when crossed commits a person irrevocably.

“You have crossed the Rubicon, grasshopper,” intoned the beefy tiddlywinks coach to his wiry young apprentice. “Callouses gained on the amateur circuit show that you are now ready for the professional tour’s ring of honor.” “May god protect your soul.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Western Area Power Administration, Other Parties Move Forward with Transmission Project (American Public Power Association)

Chelan PUD Looks at Snowpack Forecast (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

U-S Electric Co-op Fuel Mix Trends Away from Coal (National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association)

Grid Complexity Is Increasing Exponentially. Is Blockchain The Answer? (Utility Dive)

The Big Picture: Abandoned Nuclear Power Projects (Power Magazine)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Mining Company Disputes $8 Million Columbia River Environmental-Litigation Bill (Courthouse News Service)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Squaw Valley Gets Tesla Batteries to Stabilize Tahoe Power Grid (Bloomberg News)

Honolulu Energy Storage Permits Surge 1,700% in One Year, New Report Says (Utility Dive)

Op/Ed: Why a Big Utility Is Embracing Wind & Solar (NY Times)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Winter Electric Bill Can Be a Great Motivator to Make Changes (Danville Advocate-Messenger, KY)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Op/Ed: Washington State’s Carbon Tax Differs from British Columbia’s (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Oregon Cap & Trade a No-Show in Gov. Kate Brown’s State of State Address (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Oregonians Want Solutions on Climate – Public opinion polling points to climate action in Oregon & among PGE’s customers (Sightline)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Solar-Powered Trash Compactor Bins to Hit Downtown Spokane Streets (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Telecoms Lash Out at Plan to Nationalize 5G Network (Washington Examiner)

Here’s Ajit Pai’s “Proof” That Killing Net Neutrality Created More Broadband (Ars Technica)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

Seattle Says Facebook Is Violating City Campaign Finance Law (Reuters)

Why Brands Must Move From Communication with Consumers to Conversation (AdWeek)

Seven Twitter Hashtag Research Tools for Marketers (Social Media Examiner)

GENERAL NEWS

Belfair Bypass Planning Process in Sight (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Mason County: Man Sentenced to 50 Months for Shooting, Running Over Man Dragging Raccoon Carcass (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Assistant Manager Look on Tap to Become Shelton’s Interim City Manager (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

City of Shelton Commissioners May Not Be Entitled to Health Benefits (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Washington State Boeing Workers to Get $600 Million in Bonuses (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

‘Extreme’ Rainstorms Becoming More Common In Seattle, Says City Meteorologist (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Part of Lake Tahoe Property Featured In ‘Godfather’ Movie for Sale

Scientists May Have Found a Cure for Baldness – In McDonald’s Fries, Study Says

Philly Mayor Cites Fans Falling from Light Poles ‘Like Idiots’

Where Does Music Come From?

SONG OF THE DAY

Dinah Washington - Birth of the Blues

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