Friday, June 29, 2018

Energy News Digest for June 29, 2018


Occasionally clear the cache & history of your internet browser. It will help when trying to access news sites that count your visits.

The Energy News Digest is on Facebook, on Twitter, and online on the News Digest Blog.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

California Approves Wide-Ranging Data Privacy Bill (Christian Science Monitor)

Comcast, Other ISPs Suffer Major National Outage (Broadband Reports)

Commissioner Powelson to Leave FERC Deadlocked on Gas Pipelines, Grappling with Resilience (Utility Dive)

With Run Downgrade, Summer Chinook Fishing Below Bonneville Dam Ends Early; Sockeye above Forecast (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

$50 Million Oregon Wave Test Center Locks Down Shoreside Parcel, Gets New Name (Portland Business Journal, OR)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Commissioner Powelson to Leave FERC Deadlocked on Gas Pipelines, Grappling with Resilience
2.      British Columbia: Columbia River Treaty Renegotiation Will Impact Okanagan
3.      Jeff Smith, “Heart & Soul” of Chelan PUD is Retiring
4.      Editorial: Downsides of Mixing Politics with Electricity
5.      With Run Downgrade, Summer Chinook Fishing Below Bonneville Dam Ends Early; Sockeye above Forecast
6.      Corps’ Second Spill Report to Court Details Impacts of High Flows, Involuntary Spill in May
7.      Environmental Group Appeals Massive Juniper Removal in Idaho
8.      $50 Million Oregon Wave Test Center Locks Down Shoreside Parcel, Gets New Name
9.      Comcast, Other ISPs Suffer Major National Outage
10.   Comcast Blames Nationwide Outage on ‘Fiber Cut’
11.   California Approves Wide-Ranging Data Privacy Bill
12.   Bitcoin Bloodbath Nears Levels of Dot-Com Bust; Many Tokens Go to Zero
13.   AT&T Is Raising an Obscure Fee to Make an Extra $970 Million a Year, Analyst Says
14.   Arizona Commits to Producing Drought Plan for Colorado River
15.   Salem Water Crisis: Detroit Lake Hit with Fourth Toxic Algae Advisory
16.   Editorial: Newsprint Tariffs Hard on Community Newspapers
17.   Former Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley Sentenced to One Year in Prison
18.   U-S Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Sweeping Farm Bill, Setting Up Fight with House
19.   Group Funded by Conservative Billionaires Launches Anti-Union Campaign Following Supreme Court Ruling
20.   Eight Simultaneous Mason Roadside Brush Fires under Investigation
21.   Search for Missing Shelton Man Suspended, More Details Leading Up to Disappearance Disclosed
22.   Morning after Newspaper Murders, Maryland Suspect Heads to Court
23.   ‘We Are Putting Out a Damn Paper’: Capital Gazette Journalists Kept Working after Fatal Shooting
24.   “We Can’t Forget Her”: Vigil Planned Saturday for Tahuya Murder Victim

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU

Hoosegow ● \ HOOSE- ow (the “O” sound like ouch!)\● Noun – Jail

The Graybar Motel
In the Hoosegow, the Big House
You’re in trouble, man


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Commissioner Powelson to Leave FERC Deadlocked on Gas Pipelines, Grappling with Resilience (Utility Dive)

2.    British Columbia: Columbia River Treaty Renegotiation Will Impact Okanagan (Salmon Arm Observer, BC)

3.    Jeff Smith, “Heart & Soul” of Chelan PUD is Retiring (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

4.    Editorial: Downsides of Mixing Politics with Electricity (BizWest Media, Boulder, CO)

FISH & WILDLIFE

5.    With Run Downgrade, Summer Chinook Fishing Below Bonneville Dam Ends Early; Sockeye above Forecast (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

6.    Corps’ Second Spill Report to Court Details Impacts of High Flows, Involuntary Spill in May (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

7.    Environmental Group Appeals Massive Juniper Removal In Idaho (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

8.    $50 Million Oregon Wave Test Center Locks Down Shoreside Parcel, Gets New Name (Portland Business Journal, OR)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

9.    Comcast, Other ISPs Suffer Major National Outage (Broadband Reports)

10. Comcast Blames Nationwide Outage on ‘Fiber Cut’ (Gizmodo – PG 13 Language)

11. California Approves Wide-Ranging Data Privacy Bill (Christian Science Monitor)

12. Bitcoin Bloodbath Nears Levels of Dot-Com Bust; Many Tokens Go to Zero (Los Angeles Times, CA)

13. AT&T Is Raising an Obscure Fee to Make an Extra $970 Million a Year, Analyst Says (Los Angeles Times, CA)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

14. Arizona Commits to Producing Drought Plan for Colorado River (Christian Science Monitor)

15. Salem Water Crisis: Detroit Lake Hit with Fourth Toxic Algae Advisory (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

16. Editorial: Newsprint Tariffs Hard on Community Newspapers (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

17. Former Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley Sentenced to One Year in Prison (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

18. U-S Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Sweeping Farm Bill, Setting Up Fight with House (Washington Post)

19. Group Funded by Conservative Billionaires Launches Anti-Union Campaign Following Supreme Court Ruling (Los Angeles Times, CA)

GENERAL NEWS

20. Eight Simultaneous Mason Roadside Brush Fires under Investigation (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

21. Search for Missing Shelton Man Suspended, More Details Leading Up to Disappearance Disclosed (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

22. Morning after Newspaper Murders, Maryland Suspect Heads to Court (Courthouse News Service)

23. ‘We Are Putting Out a Damn Paper’: Capital Gazette Journalists Kept Working after Fatal Shooting (NY Times)

24. “We Can’t Forget Her”: Vigil Planned Saturday for Tahuya Murder Victim (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

HOOCH IN THE HOOSEGOW – DIVERSIONS

Police: Woman Drove Drunk to Pick Up Man Charged with DWI

The Mountain Slide in Oregon That Will Take You on a Ride of a Lifetime

Skyjacker DB Cooper Revealed Real Identity in 1972 Letter to the Oregonian, Code-Breaker Claims

Instant Karma – A Man Put a Camera in His Shoe for Some ‘Upskirting’ Shots. It Exploded on His Foot.

SONG OF THE DAY

Bachman Turner Overdrive – Let It Ride

SUBSCRIBE TO THE ENERGY NEWS DIGEST

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org.

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

Links in the news digest lead to current stories. Media organizations update their websites regularly, which may result in broken links. There may be paywall barriers, unless you are willing to fork over some dough or if you have a clean browser history.