Friday, July 6, 2018

Energy News Digest for July 6, 2018


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

REC Silicon Chief: Closing Moses Lake Plant an ‘Option’ (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Washington State Regulators Want to Turn around State’s Bad Rep on Blockchain & Cryptocurrency (Geekwire)

Heat Wave Puts Southern California Power Grid under Pressure (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)

Audit Finds 70 Percent of British Columbia Fish-Processing Plants Do Not Comply with Environmental Regulations (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Counties Aren’t Gonna Take It Any More – They’re All Gearing Up For Legal Duel with the State over Money & Power (Everett Herald, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Heat Wave Puts Southern California Power Grid under Pressure
2.      Editorial: Exploding Transmission Costs Are the Missing Story in California’s Regionalization Debate
3.      Raccoon Blamed for Seattle Power Outage
4.      Editorial: Sell BPA? No Takers Here
5.      Op/Ed: Columbia River Treaty – Coming to the Table
6.      Northwest Public Power Association Announces 2018-2019 Board Officers
7.      Arizona Corporation Commission Executive Director Resigns Over APS Conflict
8.      Polywood – Northern Powergrid Supports New Manufacturing Technique for Electricity Poles
9.      Audit Finds 70 Percent of British Columbia Fish-Processing Plants Do Not Comply with Environmental Regulations
10.   Taking It to the Bank for Salmon, Shad – Many locations on Columbia River shores have produced solid results
11.   REC Silicon Chief: Closing Moses Lake Plant an ‘Option’
12.   Group behind Arizona Clean Energy Initiative Submits More Than 480,000 Signatures
13.   California Lawmakers Push 100% Clean Energy Bill Closer to Governor’s Desk
14.   Are Zero Net Energy Buildings All They’re Cracked Up to Be?
15.   Washington State Regulators Want to Turn around State’s Bad Rep on Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
16.   Idaho Call Center Lays Off More Than 600 Workers
17.   California’s Net Neutrality Bill Is Back & as Tough as Ever
18.   How Smart TVs in Millions of Homes Track More Than What’s On Tonight
19.   British Columbia BC Hydro Launches Second Phase of Vehicle Charging Stations
20.   Red-Hot Planet: All-Time Heat Records Have Been Set All Over the World During The Past Week
21.   Facebook Censored a Post for ‘Hate Speech.’ It Was the Declaration of Independence.
22.   Hemp Farming Act Could Make Hemp a Legal Federal Crop
23.   Is Seattle’s Straw Ban a Green Gateway Drug or Just Peak Slactivism?
24.   UBC Scientists Say E. Coli Bacteria Could Be the Future of Solar Power
25.   Counties Aren’t Gonna Take It Any More – They’re All Gearing Up For Legal Duel with the State over Money & Power
26.   Op/Ed: State Lawmakers Receive Record Tax Revenues, Then Impose Unfunded Mandates on Local Communities in Violation of State Law
27.   Washington State Voters Likely to Decide Whether to Bar Local Soda Taxes
28.   U-S Tariffs Take Effect, China Announces Retaliation
29.   Long-Embattled, Scott Pruitt Resigns as Head of EPA
30.   Mason County Sheriff: Inmate Assaults Deputy in Shelton
31.   Overstock Looking to Hire for Satsop Location
32.   Expect Delays, Reduced Speed on Dayton Airport Road
33.   I Have the Sads: Costco Food Court Is Dumping the Polish Dog – Here’s What to Expect on the Menu

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Sophistry ● /SAW-fuss-tree/ ● Noun – 1: subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation 2: an argument apparently correct in form but actually invalid; especially: such an argument used to deceive

Political speech
Sound like the “Peanuts” parents
Sophistry deluxe


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Heat Wave Puts Southern California Power Grid under Pressure (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)

2.    Editorial: Exploding Transmission Costs Are the Missing Story in California’s Regionalization Debate (Utility Dive)

3.    Raccoon Blamed for Seattle Power Outage (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

4.    Editorial: Sell BPA? No Takers Here – Trump administration’s proposal an absurd idea that will hurt Northwest economy

5.    Op/Ed: Columbia River Treaty – Coming to the Table (Wildsight)

6.    Northwest Public Power Association Announces 2018-2019 Board Officers (Northwest Public Power Association)

7.    Arizona Corporation Commission Executive Director Resigns Over APS Conflict (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

8.    Polywood – Northern Powergrid Supports New Manufacturing Technique for Electricity Poles (Networks Online)

FISH & WILDLIFE

9.    Audit Finds 70 Percent of British Columbia Fish-Processing Plants Do Not Comply with Environmental Regulations (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

10. Taking It to the Bank for Salmon, Shad – Many locations on Columbia River shores have produced solid results (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

11. REC Silicon Chief: Closing Moses Lake Plant an ‘Option’ (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

12. Group behind Arizona Clean Energy Initiative Submits More Than 480,000 Signatures (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

13. California Lawmakers Push 100% Clean Energy Bill Closer to Governor’s Desk (Utility Dive)

14. Are Zero Net Energy Buildings All They’re Cracked Up to Be? (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

15. Washington State Regulators Want to Turn around State’s Bad Rep on Blockchain & Cryptocurrency (Geekwire)

16. Idaho Call Center Lays Off More Than 600 Workers (Associated Press)

17. California’s Net Neutrality Bill Is Back & as Tough as Ever (Washington Post)

18. How Smart TVs in Millions of Homes Track More Than What’s On Tonight (SF Chronicle)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

19. British Columbia BC Hydro Launches Second Phase of Vehicle Charging Stations (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

20. Red-Hot Planet: All-Time Heat Records Have Been Set All Over the World During The Past Week (Washington Post)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

21. Facebook Censored a Post for ‘Hate Speech.’ It Was the Declaration of Independence. (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

22. Hemp Farming Act Could Make Hemp a Legal Federal Crop (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

23. Is Seattle’s Straw Ban a Green Gateway Drug or Just Peak Slactivism? (Grist Online)

24. UBC Scientists Say E. Coli Bacteria Could Be the Future of Solar Power (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

25. Counties Aren’t Gonna Take It Any More – They’re All Gearing Up For Legal Duel with the State over Money & Power (Everett Herald, WA)

26. Op/Ed: State Lawmakers Receive Record Tax Revenues, Then Impose Unfunded Mandates on Local Communities in Violation of State Law (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

27. Washington State Voters Likely to Decide Whether to Bar Local Soda Taxes (Associated Press)

28. U-S Tariffs Take Effect, China Announces Retaliation (Associated Press)

29. Long-Embattled, Scott Pruitt Resigns as Head of EPA (Courthouse News Service)

GENERAL NEWS

30. Mason County Sheriff: Inmate Assaults Deputy in Shelton (Associated Press)

31. Overstock Looking to Hire for Satsop Location (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

32. Expect Delays, Reduced Speed on Dayton Airport Road (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

33. I Have the Sads: Costco Food Court Is Dumping the Polish Dog – Here’s What to Expect on the Menu (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Tasty Typo Confuses Connecticut State Senate Candidate with a Sandwich

Kent Police Department Officer Gives Local Boy a New Bike

Duke, the Bush’s Baked Beans Dog, Has Died – Claimed by Aggressive Cancer

A Pride of Lions Killed & Ate a Group of Rhino Poachers Who Broke Into a Wildlife Reserve

SONG OF THE DAY

Glenn Shorrock – American Flyers (Movie Soundtrack)

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