Thursday, August 16, 2018

Energy News Digest for August 16, 2018


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Environmentalists Sue Federal Government in Seattle to Protect Endangered Orcas (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Will Washington State Voters Make History on Climate Change? (Atlantic Magazine)

Proposed Longview Data Center Appears Dead (Longview Daily News, WA)

High-Speed Internet Comes to Rural Mason County Neighborhoods (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

PacifiCorp, Sierra Club Head to Court Over Confidential Coal Fleet Study (Utility Dive)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Proposed Longview Data Center Appears Dead
2.      PacifiCorp, Sierra Club Head to Court Over Confidential Coal Fleet Study
3.      Hydro in the Pacific Northwest: The Region’s Electricity Powerhouse
4.      Arizona: Potential Buyer Would Operate Navajo Generating Station at Less Than Half Capacity
5.      Louisiana: Private Equity Firm Eyes Lafayette Utility Services, May Approach Other Utilities
6.      Commissioner Glick ‘At a Loss’ Over FERC Role in Trump Coal & Nuclear Bailout
7.      Environmentalists Sue Federal Government in Seattle to Protect Endangered Orcas
8.      Op/Ed: Blaming Snake River Dams for Orca Woes a Hoax
9.      Budget Request to Keep Naches Fish Hatchery Open Goes to Legislature
10.   In China, Salmon is Salmon, Even if It’s Trout
11.   Get Ready for the Calls: Arcadia Power Nets $25 Million to Expand Clean Energy Connections
12.   High-Speed Internet Comes to Rural Mason County Neighborhoods
13.   Rural Broadband Is the Gateway to Better Politics
14.   A Community-Run ISP Is the Highest Rated Broadband Company in America
15.   FCC Must Halt Cuts to Lifeline Broadband Subsidies in Tribal Regions, Says Court
16.   Rural, Public Utilities Enhance Cyber Preparedness with Grant Help
17.   Where’s the Beef? Wyoming Ranchers Bet on Blockchain to Track It
18.   Energy Costs Estimated at $67 Per Year for This Award-Winning Seattle Custom Home
19.   Logging in Upper Skagit River Watershed Put on Hold as Seattle Has ‘Grave Concern’
20.   Will Washington State Voters Make History on Climate Change?
21.   Newspapers Take Up Pens to Assail Fake-News Rhetoric
22.   Pacific Gas & Electric Sponsors TV Wildfire Commercials — Though You Wouldn’t Know by Watching Them
23.   Doctor on Smart Device Blue Light Study: ‘Don’t Freak Out’
24.   Olympia City Council Meeting Interrupted as Pair Tries to Deliver Lawsuit to Mayor
25.   Olympic National Forest: Maple Fire Grows to 1,396 Acres — 52 Percent Contained
26.   Air Quality Around South Sound Expected to Improve with Winds Picking Up
27.   Remains Found in Olympic National Park Belong to Hiker Missing Since 2017
28.   Kitten Found Killed in Lacey; Possible Link to 7 Other Mutilations
29.   Washington State Unemployment Rate Hits Lowest Point in Eleven Years
30.   Yakima Police Say Fake Microsoft Tech Support Cost Woman More Than $180,000

WORD OF THE DAY

Pizzicato • \pitts-sih-KAW-toe\ • Noun - A note or passage played by plucking strings.

The dancing mice in the orchestral score of “Three Blind Mice” will be represented by sharp, pizzicato passages. (To be read in a soft, nasally, pretentious manner…)

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Proposed Longview Data Center Appears Dead (Longview Daily News, WA)

2.    PacifiCorp, Sierra Club Head to Court Over Confidential Coal Fleet Study (Utility Dive)

3.    Hydro in the Pacific Northwest: The Region’s Electricity Powerhouse (Hydro Review)

4.    Arizona: Potential Buyer Would Operate Navajo Generating Station at Less Than Half Capacity (Utility Dive)

5.    Louisiana: Private Equity Firm Eyes Lafayette Utility Services, May Approach Other Utilities (American Public Power Association)

6.    Commissioner Glick ‘At a Loss’ Over FERC Role in Trump Coal & Nuclear Bailout (Utility Dive)

FISH & WILDLIFE

7.    Environmentalists Sue Federal Government in Seattle to Protect Endangered Orcas (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

8.    Op/Ed: Blaming Snake River Dams for Orca Woes a Hoax (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)

9.    Budget Request to Keep Naches Fish Hatchery Open Goes to Legislature (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

10. In China, Salmon is Salmon, Even if It’s Trout (NY Times)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE


TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

12. High-Speed Internet Comes to Rural Mason County Neighborhoods (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

13. Rural Broadband Is the Gateway to Better Politics (Albuquerque Journal, NM)

14. A Community-Run ISP Is the Highest Rated Broadband Company in America (MotherBoard)

15. FCC Must Halt Cuts to Lifeline Broadband Subsidies in Tribal Regions, Says Court (C/NET News)

16. Rural, Public Utilities Enhance Cyber Preparedness with Grant Help (Bloomberg News)

17. Where’s the Beef? Wyoming Ranchers Bet on Blockchain to Track It (National Public Radio)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

18. Energy Costs Estimated at $67 Per Year for This Award-Winning Seattle Custom Home (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

19. Logging in Upper Skagit River Watershed Put on Hold as Seattle Has ‘Grave Concern’ (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

20. Will Washington State Voters Make History on Climate Change? (Atlantic Magazine)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

21. Newspapers Take Up Pens to Assail Fake-News Rhetoric (Courthouse News Service)

22. Pacific Gas & Electric Sponsors TV Wildfire Commercials — Though You Wouldn’t Know by Watching Them (San Francisco Business Times, CA)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

23. Doctor on Smart Device Blue Light Study: ‘Don’t Freak Out’ (CBS News)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

24. Olympia City Council Meeting Interrupted as Pair Tries to Deliver Lawsuit to Mayor (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS

25. Olympic National Forest: Maple Fire Grows to 1,396 Acres — 52 Percent Contained (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

26. Air Quality Around South Sound Expected to Improve with Winds Picking Up (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

27. Remains Found in Olympic National Park Belong to Hiker Missing Since 2017 (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

28. Kitten Found Killed in Lacey; Possible Link to 7 Other Mutilations (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

29. Washington State Unemployment Rate Hits Lowest Point in Eleven Years (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

30. Yakima Police Say Fake Microsoft Tech Support Cost Woman More Than $180,000 (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, Dead at 76

Ramen Thief Escapes with $100,000 Worth of Illicit Noodles, Georgia Cops Say

Mom Who Threw Son $25,000 Dubai-Themed Prom Party, Complete with Camel, Is Charged with Fraud

Should Coffee Come with Cancer Warnings? California Says No

SONGS OF THE DAY

Aretha Franklin – Bridge Over Troubled Water

Aretha Franklin – A Natural Woman

Aretha Franklin – Respect

Aretha Franklin - I Say a Little Prayer

Aretha Franklin - Think (Blues Brothers Soundtrack)

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