Monday, September 10, 2018

Energy News Digest for September 10, 2018


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Organizers Estimate at Least 3,000 Visit Inaugural RiverFest Event (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

More Than 600 Turn Out for Snake River Protest Saturday (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

High Number of Seabird Chicks Washing Up on Oregon Beaches (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

Challenge to Oregon Clean-Fuels Program Tossed by Ninth Circuit (Courthouse News Service)

Ex-Shelton Finance Director Sentenced to Six Months for Embezzlement (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Organizers Estimate at Least 3,000 Visit Inaugural RiverFest Event
2.      More Than 600 Turn Out for Snake River Protest Saturday
3.      Congress Is Holding a Dam Debate in Pasco Monday. Guess Which Side Has More Speakers
4.      Nevada Officials Vow to Fight Federal Plutonium Storage Plan
5.      California Approves Goal for 100% Renewable Energy by 2045
6.      Florida: A Year After Irma Knocked Out Power, Duke Energy Spending More on Trimming Trees
7.      Op/Ed: Eugene Water & Electric Board Working to Improve Affordability, Safety, Reliability
8.      Alternative to San Diego Gas & Electric Could Lower Utility Bills for San Diego Residents
9.      Coal Is the Most-Used Electricity Generation Source in 18 States; Natural Gas in 16
10.   Ex-GOP FERC Chair on Coal Bailout: 'This Too Shall Pass'
11.   High Number of Seabird Chicks Washing Up on Oregon Beaches
12.   Mountain Goat Relocation from Olympic National Park Starts Monday
13.   To Help Orcas, Seattle's PCC Market to Stop Selling Chinook Salmon
14.   Monarch Butterflies Take to the Skies in Cowiche
15.   Oklahoma: Wind Turbine Construction Continues after Cease & Desist Order
16.   Upgrading Broadband Speeds
17.   Beginner’s Guide to Blockchain  Explaining it to a 5 Year Old
18.   Pepco Unveils $15 Million Transportation Electrification Program for Washington, DC
19.   Pacific Northwest Exceeds Two-Year Benchmark for Energy Efficiency
20.   Some of Washington’s Biggest Trees Are Dying – Scientists Don’t Know Why
21.   Long-Running Sewage Spill Discovered at Naval Base Kitsap
22.   Giant Trap Is Deployed to Catch Plastic Littering the Pacific Ocean
23.   Columbia River Shipping Channel Requires a Lot of Upkeep, While Dredged Material Gains Value
24.   Water Wars Should Set Arizona’s Senate Race Alight
25.   Challenge to Oregon Clean-Fuels Program Tossed by Ninth Circuit
26.   You’ve Heard of Outsourced Jobs, But Outsourced Pollution?
27.   Ugh! Look what was in the wildfire smoke we were breathing
28.   Ex-Shelton Finance Director Sentenced to Six Months for Embezzlement
29.   Help After a Pacific Northwest Earthquake Could Take Weeks, 'If Not Months'
30.   Mason County to Consider Rezones for Apartments, Master Resort
31.   The Fall Transition – Summer Is Over West of the Cascade Crest.
32.   Happy 50th Birthday, North Cascades National Park. You Hardly Look Your Age

WORD OF THE DAY

Archipelago • \ark-uh-PELL-uh-goe\ • Noun - 1: an expanse of water with many scattered islands 2: a group of islands 3: something resembling an archipelago; especially: a group or scattering of similar things

Emerald blue water, whitewashed houses tumbling down rocky slopes to the waters’ edge, island time could truly be summed up by a summer in the Aegean archipelago of Greece; far from the madding crowds of Athens.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Organizers Estimate at Least 3,000 Visit Inaugural RiverFest Event (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

2.    More Than 600 Turn Out for Snake River Protest Saturday (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

3.    Congress Is Holding a Dam Debate in Pasco Monday. Guess Which Side Has More Speakers (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

4.    Nevada Officials Vow to Fight Federal Plutonium Storage Plan (Associated Press)

5.    California Approves Goal for 100% Renewable Energy by 2045 (Sacramento Bee, CA)

6.    Florida: A Year After Irma Knocked Out Power, Duke Energy Spending More on Trimming Trees (Tampa Bay Times, FL)

7.    Op/Ed: Eugene Water & Electric Board Working to Improve Affordability, Safety, Reliability (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

8.    Alternative to San Diego Gas & Electric Could Lower Utility Bills for San Diego Residents (KNSD-TV, San Diego, CA)

9.    Coal Is the Most-Used Electricity Generation Source in 18 States; Natural Gas in 16 (U-S Energy Information Administration)

10. Ex-GOP FERC Chair on Coal Bailout: 'This Too Shall Pass' (Utility Dive)

FISH & WILDLIFE

11. High Number of Seabird Chicks Washing Up on Oregon Beaches (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

12. Mountain Goat Relocation from Olympic National Park Starts Monday (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

13. To Help Orcas, Seattle's PCC Market to Stop Selling Chinook Salmon (Associated Press)

14. Monarch Butterflies Take to the Skies in Cowiche (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

15. Oklahoma: Wind Turbine Construction Continues after Cease & Desist Order (KWTV-TV, Oklahoma City)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

16. Upgrading Broadband Speeds (Pots & Pans)

17. Beginner’s Guide to Blockchain  Explaining it to a 5 Year Old (HackeRoom)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

18. Pepco Unveils $15 Million Transportation Electrification Program for Washington, DC (Utility Dive)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

19. Pacific Northwest Exceeds Two-Year Benchmark for Energy Efficiency (NW Power & Conservation Council)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

20. Some of Washington’s Biggest Trees Are Dying – Scientists Don’t Know Why (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

21. Long-Running Sewage Spill Discovered at Naval Base Kitsap (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

22. Giant Trap Is Deployed to Catch Plastic Littering the Pacific Ocean (NY Times)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

23. Columbia River Shipping Channel Requires a Lot of Upkeep, While Dredged Material Gains Value (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

24. Water Wars Should Set Arizona’s Senate Race Alight (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

25. Challenge to Oregon Clean-Fuels Program Tossed by Ninth Circuit (Courthouse News Service)

26. You’ve Heard of Outsourced Jobs, But Outsourced Pollution? (SF Chronicle)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

27. Ugh! Look what was in the wildfire smoke we were breathing (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS

28. Ex-Shelton Finance Director Sentenced to Six Months for Embezzlement (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

29. Help After a Pacific Northwest Earthquake Could Take Weeks, 'If Not Months' (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

30. Mason County to Consider Rezones for Apartments, Master Resort (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

31. The Fall Transition – Summer Is Over West of the Cascade Crest. (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

32. Happy 50th Birthday, North Cascades National Park. You Hardly Look Your Age (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Whooshh's Salmon Cannon at 2018 River Fest

Jet Hand Dryers Are Basically Germ Cannons, Study Finds

Surrey Eagles May Find Nesting Pole in Place of Their Destroyed Tree

Guinness World Records Celebrates Oldest Trapeze Artist, Highest-Jumping Dog

SONG OF THE DAY

Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite

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