Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Energy News Digest for July 31, 2018


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




National Weather Service: After Sweltering Stretch, Seattle’s Heat Wave Is Over for the Year (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Puget Sound Energy Looks Elsewhere for Power as Pollution-Test Failure Idles Most of Montana Coal Plant (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Grieving Mother Orca Falling Behind Family as She Carries Dead Calf for a Seventh Day (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Idaho Approves $2 Billion, 1,150 MW in Wind Projects (Utility Dive)

California Wildfires Stir Up Trouble for State’s Power Grid (Bloomberg News)

Kids’ Climate Change Suit Against US Headed to Trial (Courthouse News Service)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Puget Sound Energy Looks Elsewhere for Power as Pollution-Test Failure Idles Most of Montana Coal Plant
2.      California Wildfires Stir Up Trouble for State’s Power Grid
3.      California: Carr Fire Causes Huge Power Outage at Trinity County
4.      Avista Files Annual Price Adjustment Filings in Idaho
5.      Franklin PUD Stops Accepting Applications for Cryptocurrency Mining
6.      Body Found on Former Tumwater Brewery Property near High Voltage Area
7.      Working in Clark County: Aaron Paulson, Compliance Specialist with Bonneville Power Administration
8.      California Approves Revised San Onofre Closure Settlement, Saving Customers $750 Million
9.      South Carolina Utility Wants Federal Judge to Stop Rate Cuts over Reactor
10.   FirstEnergy Won’t Say What It’s Done with Ohio Grid Modernization Money
11.   Grieving Mother Orca Falling Behind Family as She Carries Dead Calf for a Seventh Day
12.   Editorial: Orca Mom Holds on to Dead Calf for Days. Humans Should Hold on to This Picture of Grief
13.   Butterfly Boom! Why Washington State Is Seeing More Swallowtails This Summer
14.   Invasive Species – The Quiet Threat to Idaho’s Water
15.   Don’t Call Dolphin Hybrid Spotted Off Hawaii a ‘Wholphin’
16.   Idaho Approves $2 Billion, 1,150 MW in Wind Projects
17.   Editorial: Solar Farms Could Heat Up
Economy in the Yakima Valley
18.   How Wind, Hydro Power, & Energy Storage Are Paving the Way to 100 Percent Renewables in Alaska
19.   Solar Panel Glut Is Muting Effect of Trump Tariffs: SunPower
20.   FirstNet - A New Broadband Super Highway, Just for Cops
21.   Audio: Homeland Security Officials Strategize to Thwart Cyberattacks
22.   Op/Ed: Washington’s War on Air Conditioning
23.   How to Stop Your LED Lights from Flickering
24.   California: ‘Deep State’ Isn’t Nunes’ First Conspiracy Theory. Guess Who He Blames for the Drought
25.   Kids’ Climate Change Suit Against US Headed to Trial
26.   Four Ways to Make Sure Your Website Isn’t a Winchester Mystery House
27.   Four Essential Elements to Becoming a Better Writer
28.   Bursts of Solar Energy Severed Radio Communication during 2017’s Hurricane Mayhem
29.   Facebook Says It Has Uncovered a Coordinated Disinformation Operation Ahead of the 2018 Midterm Elections
30.   Huff-n-Puff, Disc Golf – Fire Danger Shuts Down Popular Shelton Recreation Areas
31.   Public Meets Shelton City Manager Finalists
32.   “Let’s Play Chicken & Die,” Wrong-Way Driver Reportedly Said
33.   Suspects Held After Allegedly Smashing 56 Vehicle Windows During Olympia Prowls
34.   Washington, Seven Other States File Suit to Block 3D Printing of Firearms
35.   Red Skies, Siberian Smoke: Blazing Sunrises & Sunsets Are Back

WORD OF THE DAY

Inveterate • \in-VET-uh-rut\ • Adjective – 1: firmly established by long persistence 2: confirmed in a habit: habitual

“I’m not a video game addict,” huffed the pizza-faced hoodlum to his glowering mother. “I’m an inveterate human-digital interface practicioner.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Puget Sound Energy Looks Elsewhere for Power as Pollution-Test Failure Idles Most of Montana Coal Plant (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

2.    California Wildfires Stir Up Trouble for State’s Power Grid (Bloomberg News)

3.    California: Carr Fire Causes Huge Power Outage at Trinity County (KHSL-Tv, Chico, Ca)

4.    Avista Files Annual Price Adjustment Filings in Idaho (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)

5.    Franklin PUD Stops Accepting Applications for Cryptocurrency Mining (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

6.    Body Found on Former Tumwater Brewery Property near High Voltage Area (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

7.    Working in Clark County: Aaron Paulson, Compliance Specialist with Bonneville Power Administration (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

8.    California Approves Revised San Onofre Closure Settlement, Saving Customers $750 Million (Utility Dive)

9.    South Carolina Utility Wants Federal Judge to Stop Rate Cuts over Reactor (Associated Press)

10. FirstEnergy Won’t Say What It’s Done with Ohio Grid Modernization Money (Energy News Network)

FISH & WILDLIFE

11. Grieving Mother Orca Falling Behind Family as She Carries Dead Calf for a Seventh Day (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

12. Editorial: Orca Mom Holds on to Dead Calf for Days. Humans Should Hold on to This Picture of Grief (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

13. Butterfly Boom! Why Washington State Is Seeing More Swallowtails This Summer (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

14. Invasive Species – The Quiet Threat to Idaho’s Water (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

15. Don’t Call Dolphin Hybrid Spotted Off Hawaii a ‘Wholphin’ (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

16. Idaho Approves $2 Billion, 1,150 MW in Wind Projects (Utility Dive)

17. Editorial: Solar Farms Could Heat Up
Economy in the Yakima Valley (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

18. How Wind, Hydro Power, & Energy Storage Are Paving the Way to 100 Percent Renewables in Alaska (Renewable Energy World)

19. Solar Panel Glut Is Muting Effect of Trump Tariffs: SunPower (Reuters)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

20. FirstNet - A New Broadband Super Highway, Just for Cops (The Crime Report)

21. Audio: Homeland Security Officials Strategize to Thwart Cyberattacks (National Public Radio)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

22. Op/Ed: Washington’s War on Air Conditioning (Morning Consult)

23. How to Stop Your LED Lights from Flickering (Washington Post)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

24. California: ‘Deep State’ Isn’t Nunes’ First Conspiracy Theory. Guess Who He Blames for the Drought (Sacramento Bee, CA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

25. Kids’ Climate Change Suit Against US Headed to Trial (Courthouse News Service)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

26. Four Ways to Make Sure Your Website Isn’t a Winchester Mystery House (PR News)

27. Four Essential Elements to Becoming a Better Writer (Fast Company)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

28. Bursts of Solar Energy Severed Radio Communication during 2017’s Hurricane Mayhem (Mashable)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

29. Facebook Says It Has Uncovered a Coordinated Disinformation Operation Ahead of the 2018 Midterm Elections (Washington Post)

GENERAL NEWS

30. Huff-n-Puff, Disc Golf – Fire Danger Shuts Down Popular Shelton Recreation Areas (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

31. Public Meets Shelton City Manager Finalists (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

32. “Let’s Play Chicken & Die,” Wrong-Way Driver Reportedly Said (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

33. Suspects Held After Allegedly Smashing 56 Vehicle Windows During Olympia Prowls (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

34. Washington, Seven Other States File Suit to Block 3D Printing of Firearms (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

35. Red Skies, Siberian Smoke: Blazing Sunrises & Sunsets Are Back (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

FAWNS FROM THE FOREST FIRES – DIVERSIONS

Santa Barbara Approves Jail Time for Straw Ban Violators

Thankful Fawn Licks Officer After Rescue from California Wildfires

What Do 525 Ventriloquists Do at a Convention? Ask Their Dummies

A Customer Couldn’t Find Any Ginger in Canada Dry Ginger Ale, So She’s Suing

SONG OF THE DAY – MORE COWBELL!!!

Hugh Masekela - Grazing in the Grass (Instrumental)

The Friends of Distinction - Grazing in the Grass (Vocal)

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