Monday, November 19, 2018

Energy News Digest for November 19, 2018


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Public Lands Commissioner Franz Lays Out $90 Million Request for Washington State Orca, Salmon Habitat (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

Mason PUD 3, Northwest RiverPartners Applaud Orca Task Force – Focus Is on Swift, Meaningful, Actionable Steps to Help Puget Sound Orcas (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

California: Insured Losses from Camp & Woolsey Wildfires Estimated at $9-13 Billion (Reuters)

Pacific Gas & Electric’s Wildfire Crisis Could Impact California’s Ambitions Clean Energy Targets (Renewable Energy World)

Mysterious Mass Bird Deaths in Hillsboro (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      California: Insured Losses from Camp & Woolsey Wildfires Estimated at $9-13 Billion
2.      Power Lines Keep Sparking Wildfires. Why Don’t California Utility Companies Bury Them?
3.      Widespread Pattern of Sexism Not Found at Seattle City Light, Report Says
4.      The Electrification of British Columbia: How a 2030 Deadline Is Tipping the Balance of Power
5.      Sue Kelly to Retire from the American Public Power Association at the End of 2019
6.      Op/Ed: There’s Still Life in Rural Tennessee, & Electric Co-Ops Power It
7.      Public Lands Commissioner Franz Lays Out $90 Million Request for Washington State Orca, Salmon Habitat
8.      Mason PUD 3, Northwest RiverPartners Applaud Orca Task Force – Focus Is on Swift, Meaningful, Actionable Steps to Help Puget Sound Orcas
9.      Washington State Task Force Names 36 Ways to Save Orcas. What Does That Mean for Tearing Down Dams?
10.   The Orca Task Force Finally Has a Plan. Will It Work?
11.   Puget Sound Orcas Are in Town, Chasing Chum & Wowing Ferry Riders
12.   Mysterious Mass Bird Deaths in Hillsboro
13.   Bald Eagles Flock to Coeur d’Alene in Record Numbers
14.   Helicopters Place Thousands of Logs in Washington Streams for Fish
15.   Saving Salmon: British Columbia Business Man Believes Hatcheries Can Help Bring Back the Fish
16.   Pacific Gas & Electric’s Wildfire Crisis Could Impact California’s Ambitions Clean Energy Targets
17.   FCC Tells SpaceX It Can Deploy Up to 11,943 Broadband Satellites
18.   A Solution to Bitcoin’s Energy Waste: Use It to Warm Buildings
19.   Climate Activists Must Come to Grips with the Role Natural Gas Will Have
20.   Closing Nuclear Power Plants Risks Rise in Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Report Warns
21.   Orcas Power & Light Reaches Out to Membership with Listening Sessions
22.   Here’s What Evergreen Is Doing to Turn Its Reputation & Enrollment Woes Around
23.   Oregon Marijuana Prices Plunge, Sales Soar
24.   U-S Senate Majority Leader Guarantees Industrial Hemp Legalization
25.   4.1-Magnitude Earthquake Recorded in Olympic National Park
26.   Kitsap Airporter Shuttle Bus Crashes & Bursts into Flames, Killing Driver
27.   Finally! Heavy Rain, Wind, & Snow Headed for the Pacific Northwest & California
28.   Rain Looms as Search for California Wildfire Missing Continues
29.   North Carolina: Anti-Vaccination Stronghold Hit with State’s Worst Chickenpox Outbreak in 2 Decades

WORD OF THE DAY

Clairvoyant • \klair-VOY-unt\ • Adjective – 1: having the ability to see beyond the range of ordinary perception *2: of or relating to the power or faculty of discerning objects not present to the senses

Bartholomew and his blind date sat in uncomfortable silence in the busy, high-class restaurant. His bulging eyes and searching gaze reflect his inner concentration. Barty hoped, that through some miracle, he would be gifted with clairvoyant talents to read the mind of his date. The only message he received was “we’re sorry, the number you have dialed has been changed or disconnected. Please hang up your mind and try again.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    California: Insured Losses from Camp & Woolsey Wildfires Estimated at $9-13 Billion (Reuters)

2.    Power Lines Keep Sparking Wildfires. Why Don’t California Utility Companies Bury Them? (Sacramento Bee, CA)

3.    Widespread Pattern of Sexism Not Found at Seattle City Light, Report Says (Crosscut Seattle)

4.    The Electrification of British Columbia: How a 2030 Deadline Is Tipping the Balance of Power (Globe & Mail, Canada)


6.    Op/Ed: There’s Still Life in Rural Tennessee, & Electric Co-Ops Power It (The Tennessean, Nashville, TN)


7.    Public Lands Commissioner Franz Lays Out $90 Million Request for Washington State Orca, Salmon Habitat (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

8.    Mason PUD 3, Northwest RiverPartners Applaud Orca Task Force – Focus Is on Swift, Meaningful, Actionable Steps to Help Puget Sound Orcas (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

9.    Washington State Task Force Names 36 Ways to Save Orcas. What Does That Mean for Tearing Down Dams? (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

10. The Orca Task Force Finally Has a Plan. Will It Work? (Crosscut Seattle)

11. Puget Sound Orcas Are in Town, Chasing Chum & Wowing Ferry Riders “…chase the chum runs just now returning to Puget Sound rivers, and were actively hunting…” (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

FISH & WILDLIFE

12. Mysterious Mass Bird Deaths in Hillsboro (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

13. Bald Eagles Flock to Coeur d’Alene in Record Numbers (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

14. Helicopters Place Thousands of Logs in Washington Streams for Fish (Bonneville Power Administration)

15. Saving Salmon: British Columbia Business Man Believes Hatcheries Can Help Bring Back the Fish (Columbia Valley Pioneer, BC)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

16. Pacific Gas & Electric’s Wildfire Crisis Could Impact California’s Ambitions Clean Energy Targets (Renewable Energy World)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

17. FCC Tells SpaceX It Can Deploy Up to 11,943 Broadband Satellites (Ars Technica)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

18. A Solution to Bitcoin’s Energy Waste: Use It to Warm Buildings (Fast Company)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

19. Climate Activists Must Come to Grips with the Role Natural Gas Will Have (Forbes Magazine)

20. Closing Nuclear Power Plants Risks Rise in Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Report Warns (The Guardian, UK)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

21. Orcas Power & Light Reaches Out to Membership with Listening Sessions (The Islands’ Sounder, Eastsound, WA)

22. Here’s What Evergreen Is Doing to Turn Its Reputation & Enrollment Woes Around (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

23. Oregon Marijuana Prices Plunge, Sales Soar (Oregonian, Portland)

24. U-S Senate Majority Leader Guarantees Industrial Hemp Legalization (Canna Law Blog)

GENERAL NEWS

25. 4.1-Magnitude Earthquake Recorded in Olympic National Park (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

26. Kitsap Airporter Shuttle Bus Crashes & Bursts into Flames, Killing Driver (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

27. Finally! Heavy Rain, Wind, & Snow Headed for the Pacific Northwest & California (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

28. Rain Looms as Search for California Wildfire Missing Continues (Reuters)

29. North Carolina: Anti-Vaccination Stronghold Hit with State’s Worst Chickenpox Outbreak in 2 Decades (Washington Post)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

British Columbia: Two Arrested Following Rash of Butter Thefts

Oregon Officials Worry ‘World’s Smallest Harbor’ Could Shrivel Unless Dredged

A Rogue Turkey Becomes the Unofficial ‘Mayor’ of Wisconsin Town

Take a Weight Off: ‘Grand K’ Kilo Being Retired

SONG OF THE DAY

The Band, with the Staples Singers – The Weight (Soundtrack: The Last Waltz)

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