Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Energy News Digest for June 12, 2018


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Seattle City Council Repeals ‘Head Tax’ On Big Businesses (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Inspector General: Two U-S Dams at Risk of ‘Insider Threats’ (Associated Press)

Idaho Hearings Scheduled This Week on Avista’s Proposed Sale to Canadian Utility (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

‘This Ruling Gives Us Hope’: Supreme Court Sides with Washington State Tribe in Salmon Case (NY Times)

Montana: Blackfeet Resolve Water Battle with United States (Courthouse News Service)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Inspector General: Two U-S Dams at Risk of ‘Insider Threats’
2.      Idaho Hearings Scheduled This Week on Avista’s Proposed Sale to Canadian Utility
3.      Montana Approves Sale of Colstrip Plant’s Co-Owner
4.      Bonneville Power Administration’s 2017 Sustainability Report Now Available Online
5.      Franklin PUD Pays $1.7 Million in Privilege Tax to Washington State
6.      Canadian Utility Halts Processing Service Requests from Cryptominers
7.      Energy Information Administration: Southern California Could Face Gas Constraints This Summer
8.      Troubled Waters for Powerex in Energy Imbalance Market
9.      Power Marketers Are Increasing Their Share of U-S Retail Electricity Sales
10.   Off Beat: Dam Song Beloved By Many, But Not Dam Staff
11.   ‘This Ruling Gives Us Hope’: Supreme Court Sides with Washington State Tribe in Salmon Case
12.   Opinion Analysis: Court Affirms without Opinion in Washington State Tribal-Fishing-Rights Case
13.   Algae Bloom Decimates Two British Columbia Fish Farms
14.   U-S Department of Energy Announces Funding For Six Marine Energy Projects
15.   Maryland: A Wind Farm Developer Offered Ocean City Free Electricity – The Resort Town Is Still Fighting Offshore Turbines
16.   How Solar Power Is Changing the Lives of Some in the Philippines
17.   Washington First State to Officially Protect Net Neutrality
18.   ‘I Don’t Think Consumers Are Going to See Any Change at All,’ FCC Chief Ajit Pai Says of Net Neutrality Repea
19.   Elon Musk Announces Companywide Tesla Layoffs
20.   Montana: Blackfeet Resolve Water Battle with United States
21.   IHOP Grilled by Burger King, Wendy’s on Twitter over IHob Name Change
22.   IHOP’s Name Change Is What Happens When Brands Exploit the Internet Outrage Cycle
23.   One or Two Spaces after a Period? That New Study Can’t Tell You
24.   Mayors of Six U-S Cities Where Marijuana Is Legal Form Group
25.   Kids in These U.S. ‘Hotspots’ at Higher Risk Because Parents Opt Out of Vaccinations – Hello King & Spokane Counties
26.   Free USB Fan Handed to Journalists at Trump-Kim Summit Raises Security Concern
27.   Seattle City Council Repeals ‘Head Tax’ On Big Businesses
28.   Rantz: Seattle Spent Thousands on ‘Fake’ Head Tax Survey They Ignored
29.   Investigation Finds Washington State Lawmaker Violated Harassment Policy
30.   Report Finds Wage Theft Running Rampant – California Tops the List
31.   Live Updates: Trump-Kim Summit Ends with Promise to Suspend Military Exercises
32.   California Man Accused of Child Kidnapping, Molestation at Shelton Walmart
33.   North Mason High School Seniors’ Last Act Debated as a Show of Pride, or a Real Pain
34.   Shelton City Council Seeks Feedback on Meeting Time
35.   Chinook, Cayuse Passes Open for Season

WORD OF THE DAY

Inenarrable • \in-ih-NAIR-uh-bul\ • Adjective – Incapable of being narrated: indescribable

The fresh-faced cub reporter trod disconsolately to the city desk, certain of his inability to write his story for the morning’s edition. The city’s plan to replace all parks with miniature golf courses came under a withering, excoriating attack; an attack so peppered with a head-to-toe dipping in ‘Roget’s Thesaurus’ that any attempt to recreate the event was utterly inerrable.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Inspector General: Two U-S Dams at Risk of ‘Insider Threats’ (Associated Press)

2.    Idaho Hearings Scheduled This Week on Avista’s Proposed Sale to Canadian Utility (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

3.    Montana Approves Sale of Colstrip Plant’s Co-Owner (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

4.    Bonneville Power Administration’s 2017 Sustainability Report Now Available Online (Bonneville Power Administration)

5.    Franklin PUD Pays $1.7 Million in Privilege Tax to Washington State (Franklin PUD, Pasco, WA)

6.    Canadian Utility Halts Processing Service Requests from Cryptominers (Utility Dive)

7.    Energy Information Administration: Southern California Could Face Gas Constraints This Summer (Utility Dive)

8.    Troubled Waters for Powerex in Energy Imbalance Market (RTO Insider)

9.    Power Marketers Are Increasing Their Share of U-S Retail Electricity Sales (U-S Energy Information Administration)

10. Off Beat: Dam Song Beloved By Many, But Not Dam Staff (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

FISH & WILDLIFE

11. ‘This Ruling Gives Us Hope’: Supreme Court Sides with Washington State Tribe in Salmon Case (NY Times)

12. Opinion Analysis: Court Affirms without Opinion in Washington State Tribal-Fishing-Rights Case (SCOTUS Blog)

13. Algae Bloom Decimates Two British Columbia Fish Farms (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

14. U-S Department of Energy Announces Funding For Six Marine Energy Projects (Renewable Energy World)

15. Maryland: A Wind Farm Developer Offered Ocean City Free Electricity – The Resort Town Is Still Fighting Offshore Turbines (Baltimore Sun, MD)

16. How Solar Power Is Changing the Lives of Some in the Philippines (National Public Radio)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

17. Washington First State to Officially Protect Net Neutrality (Broadband Reports)

18. ‘I Don’t Think Consumers Are Going to See Any Change at All,’ FCC Chief Ajit Pai Says of Net Neutrality Repeal (Washington Post)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

19. Elon Musk Announces Companywide Tesla Layoffs (Mashable)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

20. Montana: Blackfeet Resolve Water Battle with United States (Courthouse News Service)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

21. IHOP Grilled by Burger King, Wendy’s on Twitter over IHob Name Change (USA Today)

22. IHOP’s Name Change Is What Happens When Brands Exploit the Internet Outrage Cycle (Washington Post)

23. One or Two Spaces after a Period? That New Study Can’t Tell You (Forbes Magazine)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

24. Mayors of Six U-S Cities Where Marijuana Is Legal Form Group (Associated Press)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

25. Kids in These U.S. ‘Hotspots’ at Higher Risk Because Parents Opt Out of Vaccinations – Hello King & Spokane Counties (Washington Post)

26. Free USB Fan Handed to Journalists at Trump-Kim Summit Raises Security Concern (Mashable)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

27. Seattle City Council Repeals ‘Head Tax’ On Big Businesses (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

28. Rantz: Seattle Spent Thousands on ‘Fake’ Head Tax Survey They Ignored (KTTH Radio, Seattle, WA)

29. Investigation Finds Washington State Lawmaker Violated Harassment Policy (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

30. Report Finds Wage Theft Running Rampant – California Tops the List (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

GENERAL NEWS

31. Live Updates: Trump-Kim Summit Ends with Promise to Suspend Military Exercises (NY Times)

32. California Man Accused of Child Kidnapping, Molestation at Shelton Walmart (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

33. North Mason High School Seniors’ Last Act Debated as a Show of Pride, or a Real Pain (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

34. Shelton City Council Seeks Feedback on Meeting Time (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

35. Chinook, Cayuse Passes Open for Season (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

The Blimp Industry Is Changing, Right Over Our Noses

Distillery Has New Bourbon Flavored by Beaver Secretion

Six-Day-Old Abandoned Moose Befriends Family, Begs for Attention

Domino’s Pizza Is Fixing Potholes Across America. Come Save Portland!

SONG OF THE DAY

Willie Nelson – Whiskey River

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