Friday, June 8, 2018

Energy News Digest for June 8, 2018


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS





HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Whiteout Conditions Possible in W. Washington Mountains This Weekend, Thunderstorms in Seattle (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Idaho Power Sues EPA over Hells Canyon Dams Requirement (Associated Press)

Flows Drop on Columbia/Snake, Allows Transition to Court-Ordered Spill; Water Supply Forecasts Good (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Anti-Smelter Groups File Suit against Pend Oreille PUD, Proposed Silicon Smelter HiTest (The Inlander, Spokane, WA)

Washington State Supreme Court Ends Decade-Long School Funding Case (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Idaho Power Sues EPA over Hells Canyon Dams Requirement
2.      Washington State’s “Move Over Law” Now Include Linemen & Other Utility Workers
3.      Bonneville Power Administration’s Integrated Program Review Effort Evolves to Reflect Strategic Plan
4.      Fall River Electric Coop to Mark 80th Anniversary
5.      Nuclear Option: Santee Cooper Wants to Settle Legal Fight with Electric Co-Ops Out of Court
6.      Flows Drop on Columbia/Snake, Allows Transition to Court-Ordered Spill; Water Supply Forecasts Good
7.      Study: Ocean Warming Cause of Massive West Coast Seabird Die-Off in 2014
8.      Anti-Smelter Groups File Suit against Pend Oreille PUD, Proposed Silicon Smelter HiTest
9.      Tesla Has Installed a Truly Huge Amount of Energy Storage
10.   Spat over Solar – ‘Top Chef’ Restaurateur Accused of Poisoning Neighbor’s Giant Tree
11.   Facebook Says ‘Bug’ Made 14 Million Private Updates Public
12.   More Than Half of U-S Households Have Ditched Landline Phones
13.   The Message Is Lost: Yahoo Kills Off Its Messenger Service
14.   The Energy Sector Is Driving Job Growth, But Not Where You Think
15.   Dairy Farms Battle Environmentalists over Manure
16.   Did Climate Trigger Toxic Algae Bloom Hurting Salem’s Water?
17.   Mr. Rogers Had a Simple Set of Rules for Talking to Children
18.   President Trump Says He Is Likely to Support Ending Federal Ban on Marijuana
19.   Are Google & Facebook Responsible for the Medical Quackery They Host?
20.   Washington State Supreme Court Ends Decade-Long School Funding Case
21.   Whiteout Conditions Possible in W. Washington Mountains This Weekend, Thunderstorms in Seattle
22.   Eight Hepatitis C Cases Confirmed at Puyallup Hospital
23.   Flu Killed 172 Children This Season, the Highest Death Toll in Nearly a Decade
24.   Man Found Guilty of Killing Olympia Woman
25.   Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Loses Workplace Health & Safety Program ‘Star Site’ Recognition
26.   Ex-Shelton City Employees Wheaton, Mell Take on Partnership at Shelton’s John L. Scott Real Estate, Guardian Property Management
27.   Capitals Beat Golden Knights to Win Their First Stanley Cup

WORD OF THE DAY

Weltschmerz • \VELT-shmertz\ • Noun - 1: mental depression or apathy caused by comparison of the actual state of the world with an ideal state 2: a mood of sentimental sadness

“Ah, to live in the world of the 1500’s, when things were simpler…and you knew where you stood,” sighed the grizzled English lord to his bootblack. His state of weltschmerz was only slightly tempered by the historic realities of disease, dirt, body odor, and rampant halitosis.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Idaho Power Sues EPA over Hells Canyon Dams Requirement (Associated Press)

2.    Washington State’s “Move Over Law” Now Include Linemen & Other Utility Workers (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

3.    Bonneville Power Administration’s Integrated Program Review Effort Evolves to Reflect Strategic Plan (Bonneville Power Administration)

4.    Fall River Electric Coop to Mark 80th Anniversary (KIFI-TV, Idaho Falls, ID)

5.    Nuclear Option: Santee Cooper Wants to Settle Legal Fight with Electric Co-Ops Out of Court (Charleston Post & Courier, SC)

FISH & WILDLIFE

6.    Flows Drop on Columbia/Snake, Allows Transition to Court-Ordered Spill; Water Supply Forecasts Good (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

7.    Study: Ocean Warming Cause of Massive West Coast Seabird Die-Off in 2014 (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

8.    Anti-Smelter Groups File Suit against Pend Oreille PUD, Proposed Silicon Smelter HiTest (The Inlander, Spokane, WA)

9.    Tesla Has Installed a Truly Huge Amount of Energy Storage (Fast Company)

10. Spat over Solar – ‘Top Chef’ Restaurateur Accused of Poisoning Neighbor’s Giant Tree (Associated Press)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

11. Facebook Says ‘Bug’ Made 14 Million Private Updates Public (Oregonian, Portland)

12. More Than Half of U-S Households Have Ditched Landline Phones (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

13. The Message Is Lost: Yahoo Kills Off Its Messenger Service (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

14. The Energy Sector Is Driving Job Growth, But Not Where You Think (Utility Dive)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

15. Dairy Farms Battle Environmentalists over Manure (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

16. Did Climate Trigger Toxic Algae Bloom Hurting Salem’s Water? (Oregonian, Portland)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

17. Mr. Rogers Had a Simple Set of Rules for Talking to Children (Atlantic Magazine)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

18. President Trump Says He Is Likely to Support Ending Federal Ban on Marijuana (Los Angeles Times, CA)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

19. Are Google & Facebook Responsible for the Medical Quackery They Host? (UnDark)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

20. Washington State Supreme Court Ends Decade-Long School Funding Case (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

GENERAL NEWS

21. Whiteout Conditions Possible in W. Washington Mountains This Weekend, Thunderstorms in Seattle (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

22. Eight Hepatitis C Cases Confirmed at Puyallup Hospital (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

23. Flu Killed 172 Children This Season, the Highest Death Toll in Nearly a Decade (Washington Post)

24. Man Found Guilty of Killing Olympia Woman (Associated Press)

25. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Loses Workplace Health & Safety Program ‘Star Site’ Recognition (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

26. Ex-Shelton City Employees Wheaton, Mell Take on Partnership at Shelton’s John L. Scott Real Estate, Guardian Property Management (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

27. Capitals Beat Golden Knights to Win Their First Stanley Cup (Reuters)

KITCHEN CAPERS – DIVERSIONS

Anthony Bourdain, Celebrity Chef, Dead in Apparent Suicide at 61

Anthony Bourdain: Five of His Tips for Eating Out

A Corporate Executive Led a Secret Double Life – As Australia’s ‘Poo Jogger’

Sheriff Loses Election to His Deputy, Fires Him Moments Later

Online Map Shows Crabby Crows Dive Bombing Pedestrians in Metro Vancouver, BC

SONG OF THE DAY

Eric Burdon & War – Spill the Wine

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