Thursday, November 1, 2018

Energy News Digest for November 1, 2018


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS





The Olympic Mountains Protect Puget Sound from Westerly Atmospheric Rivers (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Poison Tests Underway after ‘Criminal Act’ Targets Water Supply near North Bend (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

Environmentalists Threaten to Stop Idaho Steelhead Fishing (KIVI-TV, Boise, ID)

Avista Utilities Speaks Out on Washington’s Carbon Fee Initiative (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

Tacoma & Tideflats’ Future Take Center Stage at Liquefied Natural Gas Hearing, Council Meeting (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Phishing Attempts on Oregon Election Officials Increase (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Tacoma & Tideflats’ Future Take Center Stage at Liquefied Natural Gas Hearing, Council Meeting
2.      Bonneville Power Administration Reps to Talk in Tri-Cities on Why Your Electric Bill Keeps Rising, & What It Plans to Do About It
3.      Jefferson PUD Bids Farewell to Man Who Built Up Electrical Service
4.      Scam Alert: No, PenLight Isn’t Coming to Disconnect Your Electricity
5.      15 Most Dangerous Jobs in the United States
6.      California: Is Oroville Dam Ready for the Rainy Season? Main Spillway Fixed, But Work Remains
7.      Warrant: Wisconsin Contractor Mismarked Gas Line Before Deadly Blast
8.      U-S Wind Industry Installed 612 MW of New Capacity in the Third Quarter of 2018
9.      Environmentalists Threaten to Stop Idaho Steelhead Fishing
10.   Editorial: Restore Gillnetting on Columbia River
11.   Op/Ed: Talking Treaty – Putting Columbia River Salmon Restoration at Risk
12.   These Owls May Live on a Nuclear Reservation, But They’ve Got a New Home
13.   Wahkiakum County Broadband Committee Ready to Submit Planning Grant Application
14.   Verizon Won’t Speed Up 5G Buildout Despite FCC Preempting Local Fees
15.   Major Caveat – Major Study Finds ‘Some Evidence’ of Link Between Cellphone Radiation & Brain Cancer
16.   How to Use an Internet Speed Test to Check Just How Fast Your Connection Really Is
17.   Alas, the Blockchain Won’t Save Journalism After All
18.   Three Tons of Oysters Planted in Seattle’s Elliott Bay to Clean Water
19.   Poison Tests Underway after ‘Criminal Act’ Targets Water Supply near North Bend
20.   Avista Utilities Speaks Out on Washington’s Carbon Fee Initiative
21.   Two Views on Washington’s Carbon Fee Initiative 1631
22.   Startling New Research Finds Large Buildup of Heat in the Oceans, Suggesting a Faster Rate of Global Warming
23.   Phishing Attempts on Oregon Election Officials Increase
24.   Google Walkout: Employees Stage Protest Over Handling of Sexual Harassment
25.   Suspect Sought after Explosive Set Off in Bremerton
26.   Authorities Identify Suspect in Weekly Olympia Bomb Threats
27.   The Trails End – City of Tumwater to Demolish Abandoned Buildings for New Facility, Park
28.   Ribbon Cutting for Chehalis’ New Interstate 5 Chamber Way Overpass
29.   Studded Tires Will Be Legal Again in Washington State Starting Thursday
30.   Former Seattle Seahawks Coach Jack Patera, the Team’s First, Dead at 85

WORD OF THE DAY

Hypaethral \hye-PEETH-rul\ Adjective - *1: having a roofless central space 2: open to the sky

Anastasia was captivated by her host’s Tulsa home. “I love the hypaethral feeling of your courtyard, even down to moving your furniture outside she enthused.” A major faux pas on her part. Seems the fellow lives in tornado alley, and the roof had been violently removed by a recent twister.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Tacoma & Tideflats’ Future Take Center Stage at Liquefied Natural Gas Hearing, Council Meeting (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

2.    Bonneville Power Administration Reps to Talk in Tri-Cities on Why Your Electric Bill Keeps Rising, & What It Plans to Do About It (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

3.    Jefferson PUD Bids Farewell to Man Who Built Up Electrical Service (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

4.    Scam Alert: No, PenLight Isn’t Coming to Disconnect Your Electricity (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

5.    15 Most Dangerous Jobs in the United States (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

6.    California: Is Oroville Dam Ready for the Rainy Season? Main Spillway Fixed, But Work Remains (Sacramento Bee, CA)

7.    Warrant: Wisconsin Contractor Mismarked Gas Line Before Deadly Blast (Associated Press)

8.    U-S Wind Industry Installed 612 MW of New Capacity in the Third Quarter of 2018 (American Public Power Association)

FISH & WILDLIFE

9.    Environmentalists Threaten to Stop Idaho Steelhead Fishing (KIVI-TV, Boise, ID)

10. Editorial: Restore Gillnetting on Columbia River (The Daily Astorian, OR)

11. Op/Ed: Talking Treaty – Putting Columbia River Salmon Restoration at Risk (Troy Media, Canada)

12. These Owls May Live on a Nuclear Reservation, But They’ve Got a New Home (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

13. Wahkiakum County Broadband Committee Ready to Submit Planning Grant Application (Wahkiakum Eagle, Cathlamet, WA)

14. Verizon Won’t Speed Up 5G Buildout Despite FCC Preempting Local Fees – Verizon Also Lowering Capital Investment in 2018 Despite Net Neutrality Repeal. (Ars Technica)

15. Major Caveat – Major Study Finds ‘Some Evidence’ of Link Between Cellphone Radiation & Brain Cancer – Only if you are a male rat, & are exposed to out of use radio frequencies… (NY Times)

THE WIZARDING WORLD – TECHNOLOGY

16. How to Use an Internet Speed Test to Check Just How Fast Your Connection Really Is (USA Today)

17. Alas, the Blockchain Won’t Save Journalism After All (NY Times)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

18. Three Tons of Oysters Planted in Seattle’s Elliott Bay to Clean Water (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

19. Poison Tests Underway after ‘Criminal Act’ Targets Water Supply near North Bend (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

20. Avista Utilities Speaks Out on Washington’s Carbon Fee Initiative (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

21. Two Views on Washington’s Carbon Fee Initiative 1631 (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

22. Startling New Research Finds Large Buildup of Heat in the Oceans, Suggesting a Faster Rate of Global Warming (Washington Post)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

23. Phishing Attempts on Oregon Election Officials Increase (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

24. Google Walkout: Employees Stage Protest Over Handling of Sexual Harassment (NY Times)

GENERAL NEWS

25. Suspect Sought after Explosive Set Off in Bremerton (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

26. Authorities Identify Suspect in Weekly Olympia Bomb Threats (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

27. The Trails End – City of Tumwater to Demolish Abandoned Buildings for New Facility, Park (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

28. Ribbon Cutting for Chehalis’ New Interstate 5 Chamber Way Overpass (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

29. Studded Tires Will Be Legal Again in Washington State Starting Thursday (NCW Life Channel, East Wenatchee, WA)

30. Former Seattle Seahawks Coach Jack Patera, the Team’s First, Dead at 85 (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Rare 3,000-Year-Old Sculpture Sells for $31 Million, Smashing Record for Assyrian Art

Psychologists Explain Why It Feels So Good to Sing in Your Car

KFC Gives Parents $11,000 for Naming Baby Girl after Colonel Sanders

Starbucks Is Doubling Down on Christmas with Its New Holiday Cups

SONG OF THE DAY

BJ Thomas – Rock & Roll Lullaby

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