Friday, May 25, 2018

Energy News Digest for May 25, 2018


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Investigation Continues as Richland Nuclear Power Plant Restarts (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

Plans for Supercomputers in Longview Have “Gone Quiet” (Longview Daily News, WA)

Tribes & First Nations Say They’re Being Excluded from Columbia River Treaty Negotiations (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Canadian Chinook Salmon Fishery Cut to Protect Southern Resident Orca Population (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Portland General Electric Opens Up Bidding for New Renewable Energy (Portland Business Journal, OR)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Investigation Continues as Richland Nuclear Power Plant Restarts
2.      Tribes & First Nations Say They’re Being Excluded from Columbia River Treaty Negotiations
3.      Power Lines Are Burning the West
4.      Vashon PUD? - Freedom from Burning Coal & Natural Gas?
5.      Settlement Ends Decade-Old Lawsuit with Illinois Coal Plants
6.      Want Cheap Electricity? Move to Austin or San Antonio
7.      NASA Looks to Send a Small Nuclear Reactor to the Moon & Mars
8.      Canadian Chinook Salmon Fishery Cut to Protect Southern Resident Orca Population
9.      Southern Oregon Tribes Sue Feds over Endangered Sucker Fish in Upper Klamath Lake
10.   Utah Asks Boaters to Help Keep the ‘STD of the Sea’ from Spreading
11.   Portland General Electric Opens Up Bidding for New Renewable Energy
12.   Centralia Moves to Align Solar Power Credits with Increased Capacity
13.   Off the Grid: How Renewable Energy Is Helping Remote Towns Take Back the Power
14.   ‘This Noise That Never Stops’: Wind Farms Come to Brazil’s Atlantic Coast
15.   Plans for Supercomputers in Longview Have “Gone Quiet”
16.   Portland Woman Says Amazon Alexa Recorded Personal Conversation, Sent It to Contact
17.   Study: 17% of US Broadband Homes Own Both an Internet-Connected Entertainment Device & a Smart Home Device
18.   Tax Break, or Kickback? Energy Benefit Becomes a Lightning Rod
19.   Idaho Town Warns Against Drinking Water after Man Found Dead
20.   California Is Shattering Renewable Records. So Why Are Greenhouse Emissions Creeping Up?
21.   In Internal Memo, White House Considered Whether to Simply ‘Ignore’ Federal Climate Research
22.   California: Folsom Mailer on Proposed Water-Rate Hike Surprises Residents – And City Council
23.   Facebook & Twitter Plan New Ways to Regulate Political Ads
24.   Crisis Planning: How to Publicly Respond to Business Problems
25.   You’re Going to Flub That Joke in Your Presentation. Try This Instead
26.   ‘Seattle Doesn’t Speak for Entire State’: Lawmaker Proposes Employee Tax Credit in Distressed Counties
27.   Explaining the Local Impact of Federal Policy
28.   Twitter Still Isn’t Subject to the First Amendment — Even If a Judge Said Trump’s Account Is
29.   Puget Sound Experiencing Deep Tremor Event That You Can’t Feel
30.   National Average Gasoline Prices Approach $3 per Gallon Heading Into Memorial Day
31.   Kick-Off to Summer: Top Picks for Memorial Day Weekend
32.   Planning to Travel Memorial Day Weekend? Here’s How to Beat the Traffic
33.   U-S Senate Panel Restores Hanford Cleanup Funds That Trump Wanted to Trim
34.   State Regulators Unveil Nationwide Crackdown on Suspicious Cryptocurrency Investment Schemes
35.   Mason County’s New Adventure on Track, Pedals the Historic Railroad
36.   Be Mine: Maker of Candy Hearts, Necco Wafers Sold at Auction

WORD OF THE DAY

Homogeneous ● /hoh-muh-JEEN-yus/ ● Adjective 1: of the same or a similar kind or nature 2: of uniform structure or composition throughout.

Whitefish, rice, cauliflower, vanilla ice cream, served on white, bone china. Dagwood was intrigued by the homogeneous nature of his dinner at the “White Night” diner.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Investigation Continues as Richland Nuclear Power Plant Restarts (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

2.    Tribes & First Nations Say They’re Being Excluded from Columbia River Treaty Negotiations (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

3.    Power Lines Are Burning the West (Atlantic Magazine)

4.    Vashon PUD? - Freedom from Burning Coal & Natural Gas? (Vashon Loop, WA)

5.    Settlement Ends Decade-Old Lawsuit with Illinois Coal Plants (Associated Press)

6.    Want Cheap Electricity? Move to Austin or San Antonio (Houston Chronicle, TX)

7.    NASA Looks to Send a Small Nuclear Reactor to the Moon & Mars (San Diego Union Tribune, CA)

FISH & WILDLIFE

8.    Canadian Chinook Salmon Fishery Cut to Protect Southern Resident Orca Population (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

9.    Southern Oregon Tribes Sue Feds over Endangered Sucker Fish in Upper Klamath Lake (Oregonian, Portland)

10. Utah Asks Boaters to Help Keep the ‘STD of the Sea’ from Spreading (St George News, UT)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

11. Portland General Electric Opens Up Bidding for New Renewable Energy (Portland Business Journal, OR)

12. Centralia Moves to Align Solar Power Credits with Increased Capacity (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

13. Off the Grid: How Renewable Energy Is Helping Remote Towns Take Back the Power (C/NET News)

14. ‘This Noise That Never Stops’: Wind Farms Come to Brazil’s Atlantic Coast (NY Times)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

15. Plans for Supercomputers in Longview Have “Gone Quiet” (Longview Daily News, WA)

16. Portland Woman Says Amazon Alexa Recorded Personal Conversation, Sent It to Contact (Oregonian, Portland)

17. Study: 17% of US Broadband Homes Own Both an Internet-Connected Entertainment Device & a Smart Home Device (Light Reading)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

18. Tax Break, or Kickback? Energy Benefit Becomes a Lightning Rod (NY Times)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

19. Idaho Town Warns Against Drinking Water after Man Found Dead (Associated Press)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

20. California Is Shattering Renewable Records. So Why Are Greenhouse Emissions Creeping Up? (Grist Online)

21. In Internal Memo, White House Considered Whether to Simply ‘Ignore’ Federal Climate Research (Oregonian, Portland)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

22. California: Folsom Mailer on Proposed Water-Rate Hike Surprises Residents – And City Council (Sacramento Bee, CA)

23. Facebook & Twitter Plan New Ways to Regulate Political Ads (NY Times)

24. Crisis Planning: How to Publicly Respond to Business Problems (Social Media Examiner)

25. You’re Going to Flub That Joke in Your Presentation. Try This Instead (Fast Company)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

26. ‘Seattle Doesn’t Speak for Entire State’: Lawmaker Proposes Employee Tax Credit in Distressed Counties (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

27. Explaining the Local Impact of Federal Policy (American Public Power Association)

28. Twitter Still Isn’t Subject to the First Amendment — Even If a Judge Said Trump’s Account Is (Washington Post)

GENERAL NEWS

29. Puget Sound Experiencing Deep Tremor Event That You Can’t Feel (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

30. National Average Gasoline Prices Approach $3 per Gallon Heading Into Memorial Day (U-S Energy Information Administration)

31. Kick-Off to Summer: Top Picks for Memorial Day Weekend (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

32. Planning to Travel Memorial Day Weekend? Here’s How to Beat the Traffic (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

33. U-S Senate Panel Restores Hanford Cleanup Funds That Trump Wanted to Trim (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

34. State Regulators Unveil Nationwide Crackdown on Suspicious Cryptocurrency Investment Schemes (Washington Post)

35. Mason County’s New Adventure on Track, Pedals the Historic Railroad (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

36. Be Mine: Maker of Candy Hearts, Necco Wafers Sold at Auction (Associated Press)

A FLY IN MY SOUP – DIVERSIONS

Homeowner Trying to Kill Weeds Ends Up Burning Down Garage

A Judge Sides with Parents – Rules Their 30-Year-Old Son Must Move Out

Cockroach Milk? Experts Call Insect Dairy the Next Superfood

Fish Market Buys 70-Pound Octopus Just to Set It Free

SONG OF THE DAY

Ringo Starr – Octopus’s Garden

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