Monday, June 18, 2018

Energy News Digest for June 18, 2018


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Record-Breaking Heat Likely as Western Washington State Temps Soar to 90 This Week (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

Douglas County: Helicopter Crashes after Hitting Power Lines in Orondo (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

Bitcoin Mining Craze Bypasses Oregon: Here’s Why (Oregonian, Portland)

Bumblebee Blues: Pacific Northwest Pollinator in Trouble (Washington Post)

Here Are the Carbon Pricing Battles to Watch Right Now (Grist Online)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Douglas County: Helicopter Crashes after Hitting Power Lines in Orondo
2.      Maybe $330,000 per Year Isn’t Enough for Tacoma’s New Utilities Director
3.      Avista’s Idaho Customers Will See Drop in Rates from Federal, State Tax Cuts
4.      Restaurant Owner Encouraging Others to Donate Meals to Family of Fallen Chelan PUD Worker
5.      Passion for Trades on Display at Portland Career Fair
6.      Infographic: The Greening of Our Power
7.      Dueling Reports over President Trump’s Coal, Nuclear Bailout
8.      Florida: After 30 Years, Iconic Jacksonville Electric Authority Towers Fall in Seconds
9.      In Energy Choice Debate, Colorado River Commission Considers Bill Draft on Hydropower Contracts
10.   Is Siemens Considering Unloading Its Gas Turbine Business?
11.   Walmart Looks Into Blockchain Electric Bill System
12.   Bumblebee Blues: Pacific Northwest Pollinator in Trouble
13.   Oregon Wildlife Agency Seeks Permission to Kill Sea Lions to Save Protected Fish
14.   Editorial: Where Is Leadership on Salmon, Culverts?
15.   Record Lamprey Return a Cultural Win for Native Tribes – Oh, & Thanks BPA
16.   Endangered British Columbia Orca Believed Dead, Dropping Population to 75
17.   In the Philippines, Dynamite Fishing Decimates Entire Ocean Food Chains
18.   New Mexico National Forest Says No to Geothermal Drilling
19.   Expanding Broadband to Every Corner of Washington State Topic of Governor’s Tour
20.   Minnesota: Can States Regulate VOiP? Ask the Eighth Circuit
21.   Bitcoin Mining Craze Bypasses Oregon: Here’s Why
22.   Blockchain Explained
23.   Goodbye, Denver Post. Hello, Blockchain.
24.   Canada’s First Retail Hydrogen Fueling Station Opens in Vancouver
25.   San Jose Picks Three Companies to Make Street Lights ‘Smart,’ Set Groundwork for 5G
26.   Salem Water: Latest Test Shows Toxins below EPA Advisory Level
27.   Health Advisory Issued for Upper Klamath Lake Due to Algae Bloom
28.   ‘This Is Not Normal.’ Eastern Oregon Ranchers Struggle with Deepening Drought
29.   Here Are the Carbon Pricing Battles to Watch Right Now
30.   National Grid Targets 80% Carbon Cut across Buildings, Transport, Power
31.   How to Get People to Want to Help You
32.   Proposed U-S Banking Fix for Marijuana May Not Open All Doors
33.   Cannabis Businesses Shut Out of Maine’s Energy-Efficiency Programs
34.   Could Fiber Optics Detect Earthquakes?
35.   California Moves to Clear Coffee of Cancer-Risk Stigma
36.   Feds: 300-Million-Year-Old Colossus Threatens the Grid
37.   The Evergreen State College Is Updating after Protests, Decline in Enrollment
38.   Record-Breaking Heat Likely as Western Washington State Temps Soar to 90 This Week
39.   Armed Man Dead, Two Injured in Shooting at Tumwater Walmart
40.   ‘I Think She Just Died:’ He Called 911 Days after Using ‘Everything’ to Beat Wife, Mason County Deputies Say
41.   Tacoma Man Killed after Driving the Wrong Way on I-5 near Lacey
42.   Street, Sewer, Natural Gas Projects Slowing Traffic in Shelton
43.   Extended Comment Period Sought for Case Inlet Geoduck Farm Lease

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

It's the Same, Only Different – Joel’s Horrible Haiku

Homophone • \HOME-uh-fone\ • Noun - A word that is pronounced like another word but is different in meaning, origin, or spelling.

A homophone haiku

I chased your chaste love
Your love is a sweet dessert.
Dear don’t desert me.


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Douglas County: Helicopter Crashes after Hitting Power Lines in Orondo (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

2.    Maybe $330,000 per Year Isn’t Enough for Tacoma’s New Utilities Director (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

3.    Avista’s Idaho Customers Will See Drop in Rates from Federal, State Tax Cuts (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

4.    Restaurant Owner Encouraging Others to Donate Meals to Family of Fallen Chelan PUD Worker (KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

5.    Passion for Trades on Display at Portland Career Fair (Bonneville Power Administration)

6.    Infographic: The Greening of Our Power (American Public Power Association)

7.    Dueling Reports over President Trump’s Coal, Nuclear Bailout (Washington Examiner, Daily on Energy)

8.    Florida: After 30 Years, Iconic Jacksonville Electric Authority Towers Fall in Seconds (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)

9.    In Energy Choice Debate, Colorado River Commission Considers Bill Draft on Hydropower Contracts (Nevada Independent, Las Vegas)

10. Is Siemens Considering Unloading Its Gas Turbine Business? (Utility Dive)

11. Walmart Looks Into Blockchain Electric Bill System (Payments.Com)

FISH & WILDLIFE

12. Bumblebee Blues: Pacific Northwest Pollinator in Trouble (Washington Post)

13. Oregon Wildlife Agency Seeks Permission to Kill Sea Lions to Save Protected Fish (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

14. Editorial: Where Is Leadership on Salmon, Culverts? (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

15. Record Lamprey Return a Cultural Win for Native Tribes – Oh, & Thanks BPA (Oregonian, Portland)

16. Endangered British Columbia Orca Believed Dead, Dropping Population to 75 (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

17. In the Philippines, Dynamite Fishing Decimates Entire Ocean Food Chains (NY Times)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

18. New Mexico National Forest Says No to Geothermal Drilling (Washington Post)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

19. Expanding Broadband to Every Corner of Washington State Topic of Governor’s Tour (Office of WA Governor Jay Inslee)

20. Minnesota: Can States Regulate VOiP? Ask the Eighth Circuit (Courthouse News Service)

HALL OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGY

21. Bitcoin Mining Craze Bypasses Oregon: Here’s Why (Oregonian, Portland)

22. Blockchain Explained (Reuters)

23. Goodbye, Denver Post. Hello, Blockchain. (NY Times)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC, OR HYDROGEN, OR BIOFUELS, OR UNICORN FLATULENT

24. Canada’s First Retail Hydrogen Fueling Station Opens in Vancouver (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

25. San Jose Picks Three Companies to Make Street Lights ‘Smart,’ Set Groundwork for 5G (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

26. Salem Water: Latest Test Shows Toxins below EPA Advisory Level (Oregonian, Portland)

27. Health Advisory Issued for Upper Klamath Lake Due to Algae Bloom (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

28. ‘This Is Not Normal.’ Eastern Oregon Ranchers Struggle with Deepening Drought (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

29. Here Are the Carbon Pricing Battles to Watch Right Now (Grist Online)

30. National Grid Targets 80% Carbon Cut across Buildings, Transport, Power (Utility Dive)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

31. How to Get People to Want to Help You (Fast Company)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

32. Proposed U-S Banking Fix for Marijuana May Not Open All Doors (SF Chronicle)

33. Cannabis Businesses Shut Out of Maine’s Energy-Efficiency Programs (Portland Press Herald, ME)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

34. Could Fiber Optics Detect Earthquakes? (Smithsonian Magazine)

35. California Moves to Clear Coffee of Cancer-Risk Stigma (Associated Press)

36. Feds: 300-Million-Year-Old Colossus Threatens the Grid (Washington Examiner, Daily on Energy)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

37. The Evergreen State College Is Updating after Protests, Decline in Enrollment (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS

38. Record-Breaking Heat Likely as Western Washington State Temps Soar to 90 This Week (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

39. Armed Man Dead, Two Injured in Shooting at Tumwater Walmart (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

40. ‘I Think She Just Died:’ He Called 911 Days after Using ‘Everything’ to Beat Wife, Mason County Deputies Say (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

41. Tacoma Man Killed after Driving the Wrong Way on I-5 near Lacey (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

42. Street, Sewer, Natural Gas Projects Slowing Traffic in Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

43. Extended Comment Period Sought for Case Inlet Geoduck Farm Lease (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

CORN AS HIGH AS REDEYE (WHISKEY) – DIVERSIONS

Fields of Dreams: Texas Project Seeks New Corn Strains for Whiskey

Wicked Winds Send Port-A-Potties Flying High into the Sky at Colorado Park

Sheriff Says Campers Burning Poop in a Hole Started 500-Plus Acre Fire

Ax Throwing Could Become Next Hot Entertainment Trend

SONG OF THE DAY

John Denver - Rocky Mountain High

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