Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Energy News Digest for February 13, 2018

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

President Trump’s Budget Goes after Bonneville Power Administration Again (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Idaho Utility Regulators Dismiss Surveillance Complaint over Electric Meters (Associated Press)

Bill That Would Preserve Net Neutrality in Washington State Passes House (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

Customers Get Sticker Shock on Fluorescent Bulbs – An Environmental Handling Charge (Everett Herald, WA)

Shelton City Council, Cooperative High School, Southside Levy – Ballots Due Tonight (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • President Trump’s Budget Goes after Bonneville Power Administration Again
  • American Public Power Association Says It Will Strongly Oppose TVA, PMA Grid Asset Privatization
  • Idaho Utility Regulators Dismiss Surveillance Complaint over Electric Meters
  • Efforts to Save Ponderay Newsprint Plant Lead to Lawsuit Settlement
  • Online Company Taking Town, Wahkiakum PUD Payments without Permission
  • BPA Science Bowl – They've Got It down To a Science
  • Explosion in Puerto Rico knocks out power, emphasizing grid’s frailty after Hurricane Maria
  • South Carolina: Possible Sale of Santee Cooper Attracts Multiple Proposals amid Summer Nuke Fallout
  • Electricity Prices Are Highest in Hawaii – Expenditures Are Highest in South Carolina
  • At Columbia River's Doorstep, an Uneasy Lookout for Invasive Mussels
  • Atlantic Salmon Grower Calls Banning Fish Farms in Puget Sound ‘Foolishness’
  • Oregon Increases Protections for Marbled Murrelet – The Timber Industry Is Not Pleased
  • Native Birds Face Legal Threats, in Oregon & Beyond
  • Op/Ed: Do Solar & Wind Degree Programs Offer College Students a Good Future?
  • Bill That Would Preserve Net Neutrality in Washington State Passes House
  • This Crafty Tactic May Let States Get Around the FCC on Net Neutrality
  • President Trump Infrastructure Plan Leaves Out Rural Broadband Funding
  • Georgia: Netflix Tax Floated for Rural Broadband
  • Bitcoin Growth Sparks Debate on Environmental Impacts
  • Blockchain Explained: It Builds Trust When You Need It Most
  • Customers Get Sticker Shock on Fluorescent Bulbs – An Environmental Handling Charge
  • Is the Third Pillar Of Electricity Delivery Preventing the Building of the First Two?
  • A Hot, Dry Winter in California. Could It Be Drought Again?
  • Columnist: The Evergreen State’s Golden Opportunity to Lead on Climate
  • 13 Words You Should Never Use When Replying to a Customer
  • Lawsuit Takes Aim at Trump Administration Marijuana Policy
  • Massachusetts Agency Wants Efficiency Standards for Nascent Pot Industry
  • Stop Saying 'Smart Cities' – Digital Stardust Won’t Magically Make Future Cities More Affordable or Resilient
  • President Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Puts Burden on State & Private Money
  • President Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Involves Selling National Assets
  • Washington State Could End Statute of Limitations for Sex Offenses
  • Shelton City Council, Cooperative High School, Southside Levy – Ballots Due Tonight
  • If Timing Is Right, Snow Possible on Sunday
  • Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Name to Stay
  • High School Girls Basketball: 2018 All-League Teams
  • Orcas Basketball Team Forfeits But Has a Victory for a Lifetime
  • Spending a Perfect Day at Hoodsport
WORD OF THE DAY

Dolce • \dol-CHAY\ • Adjective - Soft, smooth; used as a direction in music.

“Hello friends,” drawled the smarmy weatherman in dolce tones; honey dripping from every word uttered in his vacuous baritone. “I’ll be back with MY forecast later in the show.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

President Trump’s Budget Goes after Bonneville Power Administration Again (Portland Business Journal, OR)

American Public Power Association Says It Will Strongly Oppose TVA, PMA Grid Asset Privatization (American Public Power Association)

Idaho Utility Regulators Dismiss Surveillance Complaint over Electric Meters (Associated Press)

Efforts to Save Ponderay Newsprint Plant Lead to Lawsuit Settlement (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Online Company Taking Town, Wahkiakum PUD Payments without Permission (Wahkiakum Eagle, Cathlamet, WA)

BPA Science Bowl – They've Got It down To a Science (Pamplin Media Group, Portland, OR)

Explosion in Puerto Rico knocks out power, emphasizing grid’s frailty after Hurricane Maria (Washington Post)

South Carolina: Possible Sale of Santee Cooper Attracts Multiple Proposals amid Summer Nuke Fallout (Utility Dive)

Electricity Prices Are Highest in Hawaii – Expenditures Are Highest in South Carolina (U-S Energy Information Administration)

FISH & WILDLIFE

At Columbia River's Doorstep, an Uneasy Lookout for Invasive Mussels (Oregonian, Portland)

Atlantic Salmon Grower Calls Banning Fish Farms in Puget Sound ‘Foolishness’ (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

Oregon Increases Protections for Marbled Murrelet – The Timber Industry Is Not Pleased (Associated Press)

Native Birds Face Legal Threats, in Oregon & Beyond (Bend Bulletin, OR)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Op/Ed: Do Solar & Wind Degree Programs Offer College Students a Good Future? (Washington Examiner)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Bill That Would Preserve Net Neutrality in Washington State Passes House (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

This Crafty Tactic May Let States Get Around the FCC on Net Neutrality (Washington Post)

President Trump Infrastructure Plan Leaves Out Rural Broadband Funding (C/NET News)

Georgia: Netflix Tax Floated for Rural Broadband (Valdosta Daily Times, GA)

Bitcoin Growth Sparks Debate on Environmental Impacts (Associated Press)

Blockchain Explained: It Builds Trust When You Need It Most (C/NET News)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Customers Get Sticker Shock on Fluorescent Bulbs – An Environmental Handling Charge (Everett Herald, WA)

Is the Third Pillar Of Electricity Delivery Preventing the Building of the First Two? (Utility Dive)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

A Hot, Dry Winter in California. Could It Be Drought Again? (NY Times)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Columnist: The Evergreen State’s Golden Opportunity to Lead on Climate (The Energy Collective)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

13 Words You Should Never Use When Replying to a Customer (AdWeek)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Lawsuit Takes Aim at Trump Administration Marijuana Policy (NY Times)

Massachusetts Agency Wants Efficiency Standards for Nascent Pot Industry (Utility Dive)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Stop Saying 'Smart Cities' – Digital Stardust Won’t Magically Make Future Cities More Affordable or Resilient (Atlantic Magazine)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

President Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Puts Burden on State & Private Money (NY Times)

President Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Involves Selling National Assets (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Washington State Could End Statute of Limitations for Sex Offenses (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton City Council, Cooperative High School, Southside Levy – Ballots Due Tonight (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

If Timing Is Right, Snow Possible on Sunday (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Name to Stay (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

High School Girls Basketball: 2018 All-League Teams (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Orcas Basketball Team Forfeits But Has a Victory for a Lifetime (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Spending a Perfect Day at Hoodsport (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

TRICHINOSIS IN THE GUT – DIVERSIONS

People Are Going Hog Wild over a Monstrous Wild Boar Dubbed 'Pigzilla'

College Professor Replaced after Insisting Australia Isn't a Country

Vic Damone, Who Crooned His Way to Postwar Popularity, Dies at 89

Couple Sells All To Sail The World, Boat Sinks on Day Two

SONG OF THE DAY

Vic Damone - The Shadow of Your Smile

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