Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Energy News Digest for November 28, 2018


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

White House: Federal Climate Change Report ‘Not Based on Facts’ (Washington Examiner)

Global Warming Could Increase Power Costs by Billions (Axios)

Pacific Gas & Electric Chose Not to Cut Power as Winds Raged Before Fatal Fire (Bloomberg News)

Chelan PUD’s Draft Report on Cryptocurrency Goes Live (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

Connecticut: Legal Fight Over Energy Conservation Fund Raids Continues (Hartford Courant, CT)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Pacific Gas & Electric Chose Not to Cut Power as Winds Raged Before Fatal Fire
2.      Global Warming Could Increase Power Costs by Billions
3.      Chelan PUD’s Draft Report on Cryptocurrency Goes Live
4.      Jefferson PUD Passes ‘Revenue Positive’ Budget for 2019
5.      City of Hermiston Postpones Vote on Electric Rate Increase
6.      Benton PUD Celebrates New Payment Kiosks
7.      Public Invited to Millennium Coal Terminal Health Study Open House in Longview
8.      Avista Honored for $1.6 Million of Charitable Giving to WSU Medical School
9.      After a Long Boom, an Uncertain Future for Big Dam Projects
10.   Smart Meter Deployments Slow as Questions Emerge Over Cost Effectiveness, Saturation
11.   British Columbia: Vancouver Salmon Researcher Receives National Nod
12.   The Scientists Who Spend Their Summers Hunting for Whale Poop
13.   Grant PUD Fiber Buildout Set for 2019
14.   Creative Sources for Funding Fiber Infrastructure Projects
15.   Bitcoin Gains Six Percent as It Heads for Best Day Since July
16.   Connecticut: Legal Fight Over Energy Conservation Fund Raids Continues
17.   Oregon Adopts Alternative Code for Energy Efficiency
18.   Trump Administration Ponies Up $449 Million for New California Dam
19.   Environmentalists Sue EPA for Pollution That Acidifies Ocean
20.   White House: Federal Climate Change Report ‘Not Based on Facts’
21.   U-S House Lawmakers Introduce First Bipartisan Carbon Tax Bill in a Decade
22.   New Interactive Climate Tool Reveals Temperature & Rainfall Changes in Your Own Backyard (Or Close to It)
23.   Washington State Lawmakers Call for Limits on Plastic Bags
24.   Washington State House Speaker Frank Chopp to Step Down as Leader Next Spring
25.   Fight Over Wildfire Prevention Threatens to Upend Federal Farm Aid
26.   Skokomish River Flooding Closes Roads
27.   North Cascades Highway to Close for Season Because of Snow
28.   Semi Rolls Over on I-5 near Tumwater, Spills Powdered Milk Everywhere
29.   Over $5,000 In Windows Stolen from Tenino Home Built for Disabled Veteran
30.   Tribal Distillery Bill Heads to Trump
31.   Shelton City Council Approves Artwork for Traffic Signal Boxes

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Betwixt / bih-TWIKST/ adverb or preposition – Between.

Beauty, her splendor
A red rose betwixt two thorns
A fragrance divine


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Pacific Gas & Electric Chose Not to Cut Power as Winds Raged Before Fatal Fire (Bloomberg News)

2.    Global Warming Could Increase Power Costs by Billions (Axios)

3.    Chelan PUD’s Draft Report on Cryptocurrency Goes Live (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

4.    Jefferson PUD Passes ‘Revenue Positive’ Budget for 2019 (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

5.    City of Hermiston Postpones Vote on Electric Rate Increase (Hermiston Herald, OR)

6.    Benton PUD Celebrates New Payment Kiosks (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

7.    Public Invited to Millennium Coal Terminal Health Study Open House in Longview (Longview Daily News, WA)

8.    Avista Honored for $1.6 Million of Charitable Giving to WSU Medical School (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

9.    After a Long Boom, an Uncertain Future for Big Dam Projects (Yale Environment 360)

10. Smart Meter Deployments Slow as Questions Emerge Over Cost Effectiveness, Saturation (Utility Dive)

FISH & WILDLIFE


12. The Scientists Who Spend Their Summers Hunting for Whale Poop (Gizmodo)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

13. Grant PUD Fiber Buildout Set for 2019 (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

14. Creative Sources for Funding Fiber Infrastructure Projects (Institute for Local Self Reliance)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

15. Bitcoin Gains Six Percent as It Heads for Best Day Since July (Reuters)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

16. Connecticut: Legal Fight Over Energy Conservation Fund Raids Continues (Hartford Courant, CT)

17. Oregon Adopts Alternative Code for Energy Efficiency (Electrical Construction & Maintenance Magazine)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

18. Trump Administration Ponies Up $449 Million for New California Dam (Courthouse News Service)

19. Environmentalists Sue EPA for Pollution That Acidifies Ocean (Courthouse News Service)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

20. White House: Federal Climate Change Report ‘Not Based on Facts’ (Washington Examiner)

21. U-S House Lawmakers Introduce First Bipartisan Carbon Tax Bill in a Decade (Washington Examiner)

22. New Interactive Climate Tool Reveals Temperature & Rainfall Changes in Your Own Backyard (Or Close to It) (Geekwire)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

23. Washington State Lawmakers Call for Limits on Plastic Bags (Associated Press)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

24. Washington State House Speaker Frank Chopp to Step Down as Leader Next Spring (Associated Press)

25. Fight Over Wildfire Prevention Threatens to Upend Federal Farm Aid (McClatchy DC Bureau)

GENERAL NEWS

26. Skokomish River Flooding Closes Roads (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

27. North Cascades Highway to Close for Season Because of Snow (Associated Press)

28. Semi Rolls Over on I-5 near Tumwater, Spills Powdered Milk Everywhere (Oregonian, Portland)

29. Over $5,000 In Windows Stolen from Tenino Home Built for Disabled Veteran (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

30. Tribal Distillery Bill Heads to Trump (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

31. Shelton City Council Approves Artwork for Traffic Signal Boxes (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Steer Too Beefy to Become Burgers Reprieved to Life on Farm

Video Shows Arizona Fire Started with Gender Reveal Party

Requiem for SpongeBob SquarePants Creator: A Hilarious Education Interview with SpongeBob himself

God Have Mercy on Your Soul – This $40 Talking Fish Has Amazon Alexa Inside

SONG OF THE DAY

Paul Anka – Having My Baby

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