Monday, July 9, 2018

Energy News Digest for July 9, 2018


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

‘Alarm Bell’ Over City Light Spending as Seattle Council Considers Rate Increases (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

REC Silicon Chief Hopeful about Future (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Orcas of the Pacific Northwest Are Starving & Disappearing (NY Times)

Vestas to Supply PacifiCorp in Washington State Wind Repowering (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Kilmer: Bill Aims to Expand Broadband Access (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      ‘Alarm Bell’ Over City Light Spending as Seattle Council Considers Rate Increases
2.      Editorial: It’s Time to Bury Plan to Sell the Bonneville Power Administration
3.      Op/Ed: Bonneville Power Administration at a Crossroads
4.      Weekend Heat Wave Cuts Power to Over 80K around Los Angeles
5.      An Oxygen Machine Was Keeping An Ailing Woman Alive. Then the Power Company Shut Off Her Electricity.
6.      Sacramento Municipal Utility District Details Home Electrification Rebate Offerings
7.      Orcas of the Pacific Northwest Are Starving & Disappearing
8.      To Protect Salmon in the Columbia, Will We Have to Kill More Sea Lions?
9.      Colville Tribes’ Fish & Wildlife Utilize Beavers in Methow Salmon Recovery Work
10.   REC Silicon Chief Hopeful about Future
11.   Vestas to Supply PacifiCorp in Washington State Wind Repowering
12.   Energy Boost: Yakima County Could Soon Use Sun, Wind to Its Advantage
13.   The Roiled Solar Power Market Shows How Trump’s Tariffs Can Disrupt an Industry
14.   Kilmer: Bill Aims to Expand Broadband Access
15.   FCC Stands By Decision to Raise Broadband Prices on American Indians
16.   Getting Militant for Broadband
17.   Exclusive: Starbucks to Ditch Plastic Straws by 2020
18.   Connelly: ‘Roll On Columbia’ -- Exploring Washington’s Master Stream
19.   We Could Have a Serious Air Conditioning Problem by Mid-Century
20.   Seven Do’s & Don’ts for Engaging with Journalists on Social Media
21.   Editorial: America’s Craft Beer Diplomacy
22.   IHOB Is Dead – We’re Back to IHOP Again
23.   Vegan Electricity? Company Offers Green Alternative to Energy Made from Animal Byproducts
24.   Washington Secretary of State: ‘Significant’ Constitutional Concerns Raised over Petition Format for Gun Measure I-1639
25.   The Three Initiatives That Made It to the November Ballot & Two That Didn’t
26.   He Called Older Employees ‘Dead Wood.’ Two Sued for Age Discrimination.
27.   Road Work in Shelton Affects Traffic This Week
28.   Disabled U.S. Marine Veteran Honored with Big Shelton Welcome – Group Builds Home for Him
29.   Baby Survives Nine Hours Buried In Western Montana Woods
30.   Man Drowns in Alder Lake, Deputies Say
31.   Centralia, a Washington State Town Had Become Listless. Then a Bar Came to Town & Everything Began to Change

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Subterfuge • \SUB-terr-fyooj\ • Noun - 1: deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade 2: a deceptive device or stratagem.

Racing with your luge
Beware of the subterfuge
Opponents may cheat


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    ‘Alarm Bell’ Over City Light Spending as Seattle Council Considers Rate Increases (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

2.    Editorial: It’s Time to Bury Plan to Sell the Bonneville Power Administration - Despite assurances that BPA was not for sale, the Trump administration has resurrected the plan. (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, WA)

3.    Op/Ed: Bonneville Power Administration at a Crossroads – Battling growing competition & looking at costly upgrades, Northwest power agency is trying to right its ship. Could dam breaching be a solution? (Lewiston Tribune, ID)

4.    Weekend Heat Wave Cuts Power to Over 80K around Los Angeles (Utility Dive)

5.    An Oxygen Machine Was Keeping An Ailing Woman Alive. Then the Power Company Shut Off Her Electricity. (Washington Post)

6.    Sacramento Municipal Utility District Details Home Electrification Rebate Offerings (American Public Power Association)

FISH & WILDLIFE

7.    Orcas of the Pacific Northwest Are Starving & Disappearing (NY Times)

8.    To Protect Salmon in the Columbia, Will We Have to Kill More Sea Lions? (Sacramento Bee, CA)

9.    Colville Tribes’ Fish & Wildlife Utilize Beavers in Methow Salmon Recovery Work (Tribal Tribune, Nespelem, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

10. REC Silicon Chief Hopeful about Future (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

11. Vestas to Supply PacifiCorp in Washington State Wind Repowering (Portland Business Journal, OR)

12. Energy Boost: Yakima County Could Soon Use Sun, Wind to Its Advantage (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

13. The Roiled Solar Power Market Shows How Trump’s Tariffs Can Disrupt an Industry (Los Angeles Times, CA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

14. Kilmer: Bill Aims to Expand Broadband Access (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

15. FCC Stands By Decision to Raise Broadband Prices on American Indians (Ars Technica)

16. Getting Militant for Broadband (Pots & Pans)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

17. Exclusive: Starbucks to Ditch Plastic Straws by 2020 (Fast Company)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

18. Connelly: ‘Roll On Columbia’ -- Exploring Washington’s Master Stream (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

19. We Could Have a Serious Air Conditioning Problem by Mid-Century (Earther)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

20. Seven Do’s & Don’ts for Engaging with Journalists on Social Media (PR News)

21. Editorial: America’s Craft Beer Diplomacy (NY Times)

22. IHOB Is Dead – We’re Back to IHOP Again (Mashable)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

23. Vegan Electricity? Company Offers Green Alternative to Energy Made from Animal Byproducts (Newsweek)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

24. Washington Secretary of State: ‘Significant’ Constitutional Concerns Raised over Petition Format for Gun Measure I-1639 (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

25. The Three Initiatives That Made It to the November Ballot & Two That Didn’t (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

26. He Called Older Employees ‘Dead Wood.’ Two Sued for Age Discrimination. (NY Times)

GENERAL NEWS

27. Road Work in Shelton Affects Traffic This Week (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

28. Disabled U.S. Marine Veteran Honored with Big Shelton Welcome – Group Builds Home for Him (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

29. Baby Survives Nine Hours Buried In Western Montana Woods (Associated Press)

30. Man Drowns in Alder Lake, Deputies Say (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

31. Centralia, a Washington State Town Had Become Listless. Then a Bar Came to Town & Everything Began to Change (Los Angeles Times, CA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Police: Pair High on Bath Salts Fired Gun at Fireflies, Mistaking Them for Alien Lasers

‘Star Wars’ Actor Said Hate Toward His Character Jar Jar Binks Almost Ruined His Life

Office Napping Climbs Out from Under the Desk & Into High-Tech Pods

Rat Extermination Causes Barn Fire

SONG OF THE DAY

Peter Frampton - Baby I Love Your Way (Acoustic)

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