Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Energy News Digest for October 10, 2018


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Puget Sound Energy Warns Customers to Limit Gas & Electricity Consumption (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Breaching Snake River Dams Could Be ‘A Deadly Distraction for Orca’ (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Opponents Say Portland Clean Energy Measure Could Cost More Than Originally Thought (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Broadband ‘Disconnect’ Has Big Consequences for Midwest Farmers “…the U.S. offers $6 billion in subsidies to telecommunications companies for installing rural broadband, but the funds aren’t making their way out to the farms…” (Phys.Org)

Whitefish Energy Gets U-S Contracts after Puerto Rico Ouster (Associated Press)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Puget Sound Energy Warns Customers to Limit Gas & Electricity Consumption
2.      Whitefish Energy Gets U-S Contracts after Puerto Rico Ouster
3.      One of Oldest Coal Companies in U-S, Colstrip Supplier Files for Bankruptcy
4.      Cowlitz PUD Regulatory Director Accepts New Position at Lewis PUD
5.      Water Resources Bill Would Speed Hydropower Licensing
6.      Pacific Gas & Electric Lines Caused 2017 Cascade Fire That Killed 4, State Officials Say
7.      U-S Home Heating Bills Likely to Be Slightly Higher This Winter
8.      Breaching Snake River Dams Could Be ‘A Deadly Distraction for Orca’
9.      Audio: Energy Companies in Alaska Fight Controversial Salmon Initiative
10.   Washington State to Hear Public Comments on Columbia Salmon Policy at Oct. 15 Meeting
11.   Opponents Say Portland Clean Energy Measure Could Cost More Than Originally Thought
12.   Nevada PUC Eyes Blockchain to Track Renewable Credits
13.   Broadband ‘Disconnect’ Has Big Consequences for Midwest Farmers
14.   Funding the Universal Service Fund Broadband Programs
15.   Verizon Pats Itself on the Back After Throttling Firefighters in California
16.   Google Challenges Record $5 Billion European Union Antitrust Fine
17.   Facebook’s New Gadget Is a Video-Chat Screen with a Camera That Follows You
18.   Tax Break for Electric Vehicles in the Crosshairs
19.   Are Regulators Hindering Electric Vehicle Acceleration?
20.   States Agree on Plan to Manage Overtaxed Colorado River
21.   Seattle City Councils Endorses State Carbon Tax on November Ballot
22.   Op/Ed: Brunell – Carbon Fee Hurts Business, Families
23.   How High Does Carbon Need to Be? Somewhere From $20-$27,000
24.   Those Facebook Double Friend Requests Are a Hoax
25.   Stop Writing to Yourself.
26.   Toke Off! Marijuana Is Set to Become Legal Across Canada
27.   Geoengineering Is Inevitable
28.   Congress Passes Mandate That Trump Administration Complete Village for Northwest Tribes
29.   Five Washington State Children Hospitalized with Mysterious Polio-Like Illness
30.   Thurston County Commissioners Declare ‘Emergency’ To Address Recent Courthouse Complex Power Problems
31.   Lies, Lies & More Lies. Out of an Old Tacoma House, Fact-Checking Site Snopes Uncovers Them
32.   Lighthouse Keeper Shortage on British Columbia Coast ‘Critical,’ Says Union

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Puget Sound Energy Warns Customers to Limit Gas & Electricity Consumption (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

2.    Whitefish Energy Gets U-S Contracts after Puerto Rico Ouster (Associated Press)

3.    One of Oldest Coal Companies in U-S, Colstrip Supplier Files for Bankruptcy (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

4.    Cowlitz PUD Regulatory Director Accepts New Position at Lewis PUD (Longview Daily News, WA)

5.    Water Resources Bill Would Speed Hydropower Licensing (Roll Call, Washington, DC)

6.    Pacific Gas & Electric Lines Caused 2017 Cascade Fire That Killed 4, State Officials Say (Utility Dive)

7.    U-S Home Heating Bills Likely to Be Slightly Higher This Winter (U-S Energy Information Administration)

FISH & WILDLIFE

8.    Breaching Snake River Dams Could Be ‘A Deadly Distraction for Orca’ (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

9.    Audio: Energy Companies in Alaska Fight Controversial Salmon Initiative (National Public Radio)

10. Washington State to Hear Public Comments on Columbia Salmon Policy at Oct. 15 Meeting (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

11. Opponents Say Portland Clean Energy Measure Could Cost More Than Originally Thought (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

12. Nevada PUC Eyes Blockchain to Track Renewable Credits (American Public Power Association)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

13. Broadband ‘Disconnect’ Has Big Consequences for Midwest Farmers “…the U.S. offers $6 billion in subsidies to telecommunications companies for installing rural broadband, but the funds aren’t making their way out to the farms…” (Phys.Org)

14. Funding the Universal Service Fund Broadband Programs (Pots & Pans)

15. Verizon Pats Itself on the Back After Throttling Firefighters in California (AdWeek)

16. Google Challenges Record $5 Billion European Union Antitrust Fine (Reuters)

17. Facebook’s New Gadget Is a Video-Chat Screen with a Camera That Follows You (NY Times)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

18. Tax Break for Electric Vehicles in the Crosshairs (Roll Call, Washington, DC)

19. Are Regulators Hindering Electric Vehicle Acceleration? (Utility Dive)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

20. States Agree on Plan to Manage Overtaxed Colorado River (Las Vegas Sun, NV)
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2018/oct/09/states-agree-on-plan-to-manage-overtaxed-colorado/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

21. Seattle City Councils Endorses State Carbon Tax on November Ballot (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

22. Op/Ed: Brunell – Carbon Fee Hurts Business, Families (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

23. How High Does Carbon Need to Be? Somewhere From $20-$27,000 (Bloomberg News)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

24. Those Facebook Double Friend Requests Are a Hoax (USA Today)

25. Stop Writing to Yourself. (The Writing Cooperative)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

26. Toke Off! Marijuana Is Set to Become Legal Across Canada (Associated Press)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

27. Geoengineering Is Inevitable (Gizmodo)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

28. Congress Passes Mandate That Trump Administration Complete Village for Northwest Tribes (Oregonian, Portland)

GENERAL NEWS

29. Five Washington State Children Hospitalized with Mysterious Polio-Like Illness (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

30. Thurston County Commissioners Declare ‘Emergency’ To Address Recent Courthouse Complex Power Problems (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

31. Lies, Lies & More Lies. Out of an Old Tacoma House, Fact-Checking Site Snopes Uncovers Them (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

32. Lighthouse Keeper Shortage on British Columbia Coast ‘Critical,’ Says Union (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Treasure Hunters Challenge FBI Over Dig for Civil War Gold

New Jersey: Determined Runner Struck by Deer Finishes Half Marathon

Inside the Rooms Where 20 Famous Books Were Written

Chinook Jargon – North America’s Nearly Forgotten Language

SONG OF THE DAY

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