Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Energy News Digest for August 1, 2018


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Congress Voting to Let More Sea Lions Be Killed to Protect Salmon (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

High Temps Can Put Added Stress on the Power Grid (KONA Radio, Pasco, WA)

Microsoft Wants to Add 72 Generators at Quincy Data Center (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Warmer Soil Releasing More Carbon, Worsening Climate Change (Associated Press)

Wildfire on Harstine Island Grows to 19 Acres – 60 Percent Contained (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      High Temps Can Put Added Stress on the Power Grid
2.      Power Usage Hits Record Summer High in British Columbia
3.      Homeland Security Walks Back Utility Cyber Warnings as Southern CEO Says No Grid Emergency
4.      California’s Huge Energy Decision: Link Its Grid to Its Neighbors, or Stay Autonomous?
5.      Phase-In Recommended for New Grant PUD “Emerging Industries” Rate Class
6.      RiverFest 2018 - Our Rivers, Our Way of Life
7.      Puerto Rico Utility’s New Deal to Relieve About $9 Billion of Debt
8.      Move Over, Bitcoin Bros: A Green Cryptocurrency Is Here
9.      Congress Voting to Let More Sea Lions Be Killed to Protect Salmon
10.   Spring Chinook Return to the Skokomish River to Start a New Salmon Run
11.   Scientists Can’t Help Distraught Orca Holding Dead Calf — But They Can Try to Keep It Safe
12.   Mountain Goat Relocation Beginning in September at Olympic National Park
13.   California to Import Power From New Mexico Wind Farm by 2020
14.   Microsoft Wants to Add 72 Generators at Quincy Data Center
15.   Blockchain, Once Seen as a Corporate Cure-All, Suffers a Slowdown
16.   An Alaskan Borough Turns to Typewriters & Handwriting after Its Computers Were Hacked
17.   The Pent-up Demand for Cord Cutting
18.   ‘Electrification of Everything’ Would Spike U-S Electricity Use, but Lower Final Energy Consumption
19.   Deal Reached to Clean Land Around Three Plutonium Reactors at Hanford
20.   Warmer Soil Releasing More Carbon, Worsening Climate Change
21.   Raising Eyebrows in Alaska – A Carbon Tax?
22.   Facebook Is Making Its Navigation Bar a Little More Personal
23.   North Carolina Newspaper Blames Newsprint Tariffs for Dropping Sunday Comics
24.   State Legislators in U-S Ask Congress to Legalize Marijuana
25.   Trump Administration Links Gas Mileage to Risk for Drivers
26.   Wildfire on Harstine Island Grows to 19 Acres – 60 Percent Contained
27.   Statewide Emergency Declared for Washington Wildfire Threats
28.   More Than 58,000 Acres of Crops Reported within Substation Fire Boundary
29.   Four People Missing in Northern California Wildfire, 16 Found Safe
30.   Mismanaged, Overcrowded Forests Provide Fuel to Historic California Wildfires, Experts Say
31.   Body of Swimmer Found in Lost Lake
32.   Kroger May Expand Visa Credit Card Ban to More Stores

WORD OF THE DAY

Risorgimento ● /reeze-or-jih-MENT-toe/ ● Noun – 1: often capitalized: the 19th century movement for Italian political unity 2: a time of renewal or renaissance: revival.

Abernathy exhaled a deep sigh. The typewriter bars, hammering against onion-skin typing paper, wrapped around the coal black platen seemed to suck all the tension from his rigid, body. He exulted in his ALL CAPS, mono-spaced, neo-Luddite diatribe against electronic work processing. “NOW IS THE TIME FOR A RISORGIMENTO FOR THE TYPEWRITER,” his prose thundered. Unaware of the irony, he handed the letter to his secretary to scan and send as a PDF file to all his journalist friends.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    High Temps Can Put Added Stress on the Power Grid (KONA Radio, Pasco, WA)

2.    Power Usage Hits Record Summer High in British Columbia (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

3.    Homeland Security Walks Back Utility Cyber Warnings as Southern CEO Says No Grid Emergency (Utility Dive)

4.    California’s Huge Energy Decision: Link Its Grid to Its Neighbors, or Stay Autonomous? (Vox)

5.    Phase-In Recommended for New Grant PUD “Emerging Industries” Rate Class (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

6.    RiverFest 2018 - Our Rivers, Our Way of Life (Pasco Chamber of Commerce, WA)

7.    Puerto Rico Utility’s New Deal to Relieve About $9 Billion of Debt (Utility Dive)

8.    Move Over, Bitcoin Bros: A Green Cryptocurrency Is Here (Grist Online)

FISH & WILDLIFE

9.    Congress Voting to Let More Sea Lions Be Killed to Protect Salmon (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

10. Spring Chinook Return to the Skokomish River to Start a New Salmon Run (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

11. Scientists Can’t Help Distraught Orca Holding Dead Calf — But They Can Try to Keep It Safe (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

12. Mountain Goat Relocation Beginning in September at Olympic National Park (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

13. California to Import Power From New Mexico Wind Farm by 2020 (Bloomberg News)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

14. Microsoft Wants to Add 72 Generators at Quincy Data Center (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

15. Blockchain, Once Seen as a Corporate Cure-All, Suffers a Slowdown (Los Angeles Times, CA)

16. An Alaskan Borough Turns to Typewriters & Handwriting after Its Computers Were Hacked (Washington Post)

17. The Pent-up Demand for Cord Cutting (Pots & Pans)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

18. ‘Electrification of Everything’ Would Spike U-S Electricity Use, but Lower Final Energy Consumption (GreenTech Media)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

19. Deal Reached to Clean Land Around Three Plutonium Reactors at Hanford (Associated Press)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

20. Warmer Soil Releasing More Carbon, Worsening Climate Change (Associated Press)

21. Raising Eyebrows in Alaska – A Carbon Tax? (Politico, Morning Energy)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

22. Facebook Is Making Its Navigation Bar a Little More Personal (The Verge)

23. North Carolina Newspaper Blames Newsprint Tariffs for Dropping Sunday Comics (Associated Press)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

24. State Legislators in U-S Ask Congress to Legalize Marijuana (Associated Press)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

25. Trump Administration Links Gas Mileage to Risk for Drivers – “…people would drive more & be exposed to increased risk if their cars get better gas mileage…” (Sacramento Bee, CA)

GENERAL NEWS

26. Wildfire on Harstine Island Grows to 19 Acres – 60 Percent Contained (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

27. Statewide Emergency Declared for Washington Wildfire Threats (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

28. More Than 58,000 Acres of Crops Reported within Substation Fire Boundary (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

29. Four People Missing in Northern California Wildfire, 16 Found Safe (Reuters)

30. Mismanaged, Overcrowded Forests Provide Fuel to Historic California Wildfires, Experts Say (Washington Examiner)

31. Body of Swimmer Found in Lost Lake (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

32. Kroger May Expand Visa Credit Card Ban to More Stores (USA Today)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

New Zealand Girl Gets Sexist Road Signs Changed

British Columbia: Orca Tows Sailboat across Comox Harbor to the Astonishment of Onlookers

Why Many Bird Seed Mixes Are Filled with Stuff Birds Won’t Eat

Death Valley Posts Hottest Month Ever Recorded on Earth, for the Second July in a Row

SONG OF THE DAY

Bruce Springsteen - I’m on Fire

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