Friday, September 7, 2018

Energy News Digest for September 7, 2018


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Judge Rejects King County Plan to Charge Utilities Rent for Use of Roads (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Grant County PUD Adopts Increased Power Rates for Bitcoin Mining Operations (Hydroworld)

The Colorado River Is Evaporating; Climate Change Is Largely to Blame (Mashable)

Not Just Tankers at Fault, Says Canada’s Oceans Minister, Defending Whale Protection Strategy (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Tennessee Valley Authority Accused of Discouraging Solar Power (Courthouse News Service)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Judge Rejects King County Plan to Charge Utilities Rent for Use of Roads
2.      Grant County PUD Adopts Increased Power Rates for Bitcoin Mining Operations
3.      Millennium Sues Ecology, Claiming Bias against Columbia River Coal Dock
4.      How Oregon Works: State’s Utility Line Workers among Nation’s Highest Paid
5.      Nevada Teachers Union Opposes Energy Choice Measure
6.      American Public Power Association, Others Say Government Should Share Responsibility for Protecting U-S Grid
7.      Democrats Urge FERC Chairman to Denounce ‘Petty’ Remarks Supporting President Trump’s Coal Bailout
8.      Japan’s Power Supply System Weak Link in Times of Disaster
9.      Woman Mistakes Dynamite for Candle during Power Outage, Suffers Severe Injuries
10.   Not Just Tankers at Fault, Says Canada’s Oceans Minister, Defending Whale Protection Strategy
11.   Ailing Killer Whale Off British Columbia Coast Diagnosed with Parasitic Worms
12.   Tennessee Valley Authority Accused of Discouraging Solar Power
13.   As Google Turns 20, Questions Over Whether It’s Too Powerful
14.   Subsidizing Rural Broadband
15.   Verizon’s Troubles with AOL Taught It a Lesson: Consumers Care About Privacy, Not Perks
16.   It Sure Looks Like Wireless Carriers Got Busted Throttling Netflix & YouTube
17.   Get Ready for the “Splinternet”: The Web Might Not Be Worldwide Much Longer
18.   A Red Tide on Florida’s Gulf Coast Has Been a Huge Hit to Tourism
19.   The Colorado River Is Evaporating; Climate Change Is Largely to Blame
20.   Sacramento Municipal Utility District Partners with California State Parks to Sponsor 7th Annual Electricity Fair
21.   The Mystery of the Missing $400,000 GoFundMe Money Deepens
22.   Massive Saharan Solar & Wind Farms Could Increase Rainfall
23.   Pierce County Judge Dismisses Lawsuit That Claims Sound Transit Car-Tab Taxes Are Unconstitutional
24.   Feds & Ranchers Working to Find Land to Settle Snake River Property Disputes
25.   737 Problems Have Grown in Renton Despite Boeing’s Reassurances
26.   Reward to Help Capture Thurston County Cat Killer Bumped to $46,000
27.   North Thurston District, Teachers Reach Tentative Contract Deal
28.   Shelton Man Suffers Bite Injuries from Grays Harbor’s K-9 Max During Arrest
29.   California Says Nursing Homes Abandoned Elderly During Fire
30.   Washington State’s Crystal Mountain Ski Resort is Being Sold

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Pareidolia ● \per-eye-DOLE-ee-uh\ ● Noun – The tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern - the human ability to see shapes or make pictures out of randomness.

Pareidolia
Fierce car grills, power outlets
Everywhere I look

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Judge Rejects King County Plan to Charge Utilities Rent for Use of Roads (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

2.    Grant County PUD Adopts Increased Power Rates for Bitcoin Mining Operations (Hydroworld)

3.    Millennium Sues Ecology, Claiming Bias against Columbia River Coal Dock (Longview Daily News, WA)

4.    How Oregon Works: State’s Utility Line Workers among Nation’s Highest Paid (Portland Business Journal, OR)

5.    Nevada Teachers Union Opposes Energy Choice Measure (Las Vegas Review-Journal, NV)

6.    American Public Power Association, Others Say Government Should Share Responsibility for Protecting U-S Grid (Daily Energy Insider)

7.    Democrats Urge FERC Chairman to Denounce ‘Petty’ Remarks Supporting President Trump’s Coal Bailout (Washington Examiner)

8.    Japan’s Power Supply System Weak Link in Times of Disaster (Associated Press)

9.    Woman Mistakes Dynamite for Candle during Power Outage, Suffers Severe Injuries (Associated Press)

FISH & WILDLIFE

10. Not Just Tankers at Fault, Says Canada’s Oceans Minister, Defending Whale Protection Strategy (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

11. Ailing Killer Whale Off British Columbia Coast Diagnosed with Parasitic Worms (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

12. Tennessee Valley Authority Accused of Discouraging Solar Power (Courthouse News Service)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

13. As Google Turns 20, Questions Over Whether It’s Too Powerful (Associated Press)

14. Subsidizing Rural Broadband – “…there are only a few alternatives to fund rural infrastructure…” (Pots & Pans)

15. Verizon’s Troubles with AOL Taught It a Lesson: Consumers Care About Privacy, Not Perks (Washington Post)

16. It Sure Looks Like Wireless Carriers Got Busted Throttling Netflix & YouTube

17. Get Ready for the “Splinternet”: The Web Might Not Be Worldwide Much Longer (Fast Company)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

18. A Red Tide on Florida’s Gulf Coast Has Been a Huge Hit to Tourism (NY Times)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

19. The Colorado River Is Evaporating; Climate Change Is Largely to Blame (Mashable)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

20. Sacramento Municipal Utility District Partners with California State Parks to Sponsor 7th Annual Electricity Fair (EE Online)

21. The Mystery of the Missing $400,000 GoFundMe Money Deepens (Fast Company)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

22. Massive Saharan Solar & Wind Farms Could Increase Rainfall (Courthouse News Service)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

23. Pierce County Judge Dismisses Lawsuit That Claims Sound Transit Car-Tab Taxes Are Unconstitutional (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

24. Feds & Ranchers Working to Find Land to Settle Snake River Property Disputes (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

25. 737 Problems Have Grown in Renton Despite Boeing’s Reassurances (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

26. Reward to Help Capture Thurston County Cat Killer Bumped to $46,000 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

27. North Thurston District, Teachers Reach Tentative Contract Deal (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

28. Shelton Man Suffers Bite Injuries from Grays Harbor’s K-9 Max During Arrest (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

29. California Says Nursing Homes Abandoned Elderly During Fire (NY Times)

30. Washington State’s Crystal Mountain Ski Resort is Being Sold (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Burt Reynolds Dies at 82; Made Hearts Throb & Audiences Laugh

An Inverted Jenny Surfaces. The Flawed Stamp Had Not Been Seen Since 1918.

Cute Blue Bird from the Movie “Rio” Now Believed to Be Extinct in the Wild

Connecticut Restaurant Owner Fined over No Dog Pee Sign

SONG OF THE DAY

Phil Collins – I Wish It Would Rain Down

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