Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Energy News Digest for December 12, 2018


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS





HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Congress OKs Bill to Allow Killing Sea Lions to Help Salmon (Associated Press)

Avista & Hydro One Ask Washington Regulators to Reconsider Denial of $5.3 Billion Sale (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Washington Clean Energy Proposal Would Phase Out Coal by 2025 (Utility Dive)

EPA, Army Release Proposed New “Waters of the U-S” Definition (American Public Power Association)

New Shelton City Manager Selected (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Avista & Hydro One Ask Washington Regulators to Reconsider Denial of $5.3 Billion Sale
2.      Washington Clean Energy Proposal Would Phase Out Coal by 2025
3.      Remember the British Columbia Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion? Here’s What It Will Do to Your Bill
4.      Hermiston City Council Approves Electricity Rate Increase
5.      Camp Fire: Pacific Gas & Electric Finds Bullet Holes, Broken Equipment at Sites Where Blaze Likely Started
6.      Congress OKs Bill to Allow Killing Sea Lions to Help Salmon
7.      Sea Lions in the Crosshairs – Bipartisan Bill to Protect Endangered Fish Species in Pacific Northwest Heads to President Trump for Signature
8.      Washington State Awards over $1 Million for Salmon Recovery Projects in Mason, Thurston Counties
9.      Scientists Help Hatchery Salmon Find the Sweet Smell of Home
10.   Op/Ed: Yes to Whale-Watching Moratorium – Cut the Engine Noise, Save the Orcas
11.   Op/Ed: No to Whale-Watching Moratorium – Done Responsibly, It Can Help Our Orcas Survive
12.   Op/Ed: Let’s Make Sure Orcas Get What They Need from Us
13.   New Report Sheds Light on Washington State’s Use of Renewable Energy
14.   Op/Ed: Wind & Solar Clash with Energy Reality
15.   U-S Investigators Point to China in Marriott Hack Affecting 500 Million Guests
16.   Checking In? No Thanks. I’m Just Here to Use the Wi-Fi
17.   EPA, Army Release Proposed New “Waters of the U-S” Definition
18.   ‘Carbon Removal Is Now a Thing’: Radical Fixes Get a Boost at Climate Talks
19.   Pacific Gas & Electric Sued for Spending on Advertising Instead of Fire Safety
20.   Elisa Hahn, Phuong Le -- Brain Drain of Departures in Seattle Media
21.   Be Impeccable with Customer Service & Stand Out, Online or Off
22.   Mitch McConnell Touting Victory with Hemp Legalization on Federal Farm Bill
23.   Cheney Marijuana Grower Scrutinized for Failed Bacterial Test amid Legal Tussle over Ownership
24.   For Big Tobacco & Brewers, Grass Is Greener
25.   Coal-Friendly Manchin Becomes Top Democrat on U-S Senate Energy Committee – Cantwell to Commerce
26.   New Shelton City Manager Selected
27.   Mason Commissioners OK Purchase of Former Olsen Furniture Building

WORD OF THE DAY

Lunette /loo-NET/ Noun – 1a: something that has the shape of a crescent or half-moon b: an opening in a vault especially for a window c: the surface at the upper part of a wall that is partly surrounded by a vault which the wall intersects & that is often filled by windows or by mural painting d: a low crescentic mound (as of sand) formed by the wind 2: the figure or shape of a crescent moon.

Bartholomew’s first mooning attempt was in 1964, while cruising Main Street with his cousin Bert. Barty was small for a teenager. Therefore, what he thought was a full moon, turned out to be a simple lunette.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Avista & Hydro One Ask Washington Regulators to Reconsider Denial of $5.3 Billion Sale (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

2.    Washington Clean Energy Proposal Would Phase Out Coal by 2025 (Utility Dive)

3.    Remember the British Columbia Natural Gas Pipeline Explosion? Here’s What It Will Do to Your Bill (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

4.    Hermiston City Council Approves Electricity Rate Increase (My Columbia Basin, Pendleton, OR)

5.    Camp Fire: Pacific Gas & Electric Finds Bullet Holes, Broken Equipment at Sites Where Blaze Likely Started (Sacramento Bee, CA)

FISH & WILDLIFE

6.    Congress OKs Bill to Allow Killing Sea Lions to Help Salmon (Associated Press)

7.    Sea Lions in the Crosshairs – Bipartisan Bill to Protect Endangered Fish Species in Pacific Northwest Heads to President Trump for Signature (U-S House Committee on Natural Resources)

8.    Washington State Awards over $1 Million for Salmon Recovery Projects in Mason, Thurston Counties (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

9.    Scientists Help Hatchery Salmon Find the Sweet Smell of Home (Crosscut Seattle)

10. Op/Ed: Yes to Whale-Watching Moratorium – Cut the Engine Noise, Save the Orcas (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

11. Op/Ed: No to Whale-Watching Moratorium – Done Responsibly, It Can Help Our Orcas Survive (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

12. Op/Ed: Let’s Make Sure Orcas Get What They Need from Us (Crosscut Seattle)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

13. New Report Sheds Light on Washington State’s Use of Renewable Energy (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA – Um, Hydro. Hello?)

14. Op/Ed: Wind & Solar Clash with Energy Reality (The Hill, Washington, DC)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

15. U-S Investigators Point to China in Marriott Hack Affecting 500 Million Guests (Washington Post)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

16. Checking In? No Thanks. I’m Just Here to Use the Wi-Fi (NY Times)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

17. EPA, Army Release Proposed New “Waters of the U-S” Definition (American Public Power Association)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

18. ‘Carbon Removal Is Now a Thing’: Radical Fixes Get a Boost at Climate Talks (Washington Post)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

19. Pacific Gas & Electric Sued for Spending on Advertising Instead of Fire Safety (Bloomberg News)

20. Elisa Hahn, Phuong Le -- Brain Drain of Departures in Seattle Media (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

21. Be Impeccable with Customer Service & Stand Out, Online or Off (USA Today)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

22. Mitch McConnell Touting Victory with Hemp Legalization on Federal Farm Bill (Roll Call)

23. Cheney Marijuana Grower Scrutinized for Failed Bacterial Test amid Legal Tussle over Ownership (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

24. For Big Tobacco & Brewers, Grass Is Greener (NY Times)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

25. Coal-Friendly Manchin Becomes Top Democrat on U-S Senate Energy Committee – Cantwell to Commerce (Politico)

GENERAL NEWS

26. New Shelton City Manager Selected (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

27. Mason Commissioners OK Purchase of Former Olsen Furniture Building (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Ton of Liquid Chocolate Spills onto German Street

Winners of the 2018 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Contest

NASA Invites Steph Curry to Show Him ‘There’s Lots of Evidence’ NASA Landed on the Moon

This Chinese City Is Feeding Garbage to a Billion Cockroaches to Combat Waste

SONG OF THE DAY

Gene Wilder - Pure Imagination (Soundtrack, Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory)

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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