Friday, December 28, 2018

Energy News Digest for December 28, 2018


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS





HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

911 Services Return, But Some Issues Remain (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

PacifiCorp Wants to Charge Californians for Upgrades to Out-Of-State Coal Plants (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Washington State Senator Renews Push for Carbon Fee (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Tesla Scrambles to Sell Cars Before a Tax Break Disappears (NY Times)

Washington State Sens. Schoesler, Short Offer GOP Perspective for Upcoming Legislative Session (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      PacifiCorp Wants to Charge Californians for Upgrades to Out-Of-State Coal Plants
2.      California: Whittier Gets a New Electricity Provider Come February, Here’s What That Means
3.      New York Sky Turns Bright Blue after Transformer Explosion
4.      Pakistan: 20,000 Workers Booked for Abetting in Power Theft
5.      Gray Whales Will Be Counted as They Migrate Along Oregon Coast
6.      Tesla Scrambles to Sell Cars Before a Tax Break Disappears
7.      Overheating in New York City Apartments Leads Tenants to Throw Money Out the Window
8.      Portland Sewage Flows into Willamette River
9.      Washington State Senator Renews Push for Carbon Fee
10.   Op/Ed: Forget the Carbon Tax for Now
11.   Inside Facebook’s Secret Rulebook for Global Political Speech
12.   Instagram’s Botched Experiment is a Reminder That the Future of Facebook is Stories
13.   New Study Says Sleep Texting is a Thing
14.   ‘No Good Option’ for Handling California Marijuana Funds, Report Finds
15.   Sad News: No More BLOB
16.   Washington State Sens. Schoesler, Short Offer GOP Perspective for Upcoming Legislative Session
17.   911 Services Return, But Some Issues Remain
18.   A Nationwide CenturyLink Outage is Disrupting 911 – The FCC is Investigating
19.   Washington State Auditor Criticizes City of Shelton over ‘Inadequate’ Accounting, Financial Statements
20.   Mason County’s November Unemployment Rises
21.   Walla Walla in Shock After Commissioner Dies Hours Before Being Sworn in to Office
22.   Wind, Heavy Rain This Weekend – Drying Out for New Year’s Eve

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU

Canorous /kuh-NORE-us/ Adjective - Pleasant sounding: melodious

The sounds of heaven
Canorous strains, Clair de Lune
Great work DeBussy!


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    PacifiCorp Wants to Charge Californians for Upgrades to Out-Of-State Coal Plants (Los Angeles Times, CA)

2.    California: Whittier Gets a New Electricity Provider Come February, Here’s What That Means (Whittier Daily News, CA)

3.    New York Sky Turns Bright Blue after Transformer Explosion (NY Times)

4.    Pakistan: 20,000 Workers Booked for Abetting in Power Theft (Dawn, Pakistan)

FISH & WILDLIFE

5.    Gray Whales Will Be Counted as They Migrate Along Oregon Coast (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

6.    Tesla Scrambles to Sell Cars Before a Tax Break Disappears (NY Times)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

7.    Overheating in New York City Apartments Leads Tenants to Throw Money Out the Window (Breaking Energy)

“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

8.    Portland Sewage Flows into Willamette River (Associated Press)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

9.    Washington State Senator Renews Push for Carbon Fee (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

10. Op/Ed: Forget the Carbon Tax for Now “…the climate movement has…turned this potentially useful tool into a fetish…” (NY Times)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

11. Inside Facebook’s Secret Rulebook for Global Political Speech (NY Times)

12. Instagram’s Botched Experiment is a Reminder That the Future of Facebook is Stories (Mashable)

13. New Study Says Sleep Texting is a Thing (Mashable)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

14. ‘No Good Option’ for Handling California Marijuana Funds, Report Finds (Courthouse News Service)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

15. Sad News: No More BLOB (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT


GENERAL NEWS

17. 911 Services Return, But Some Issues Remain (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

18. A Nationwide CenturyLink Outage is Disrupting 911 – The FCC is Investigating (Washington Post)

19. Washington State Auditor Criticizes City of Shelton over ‘Inadequate’ Accounting, Financial Statements (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

20. Mason County’s November Unemployment Rises (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

21. Walla Walla in Shock After Commissioner Dies Hours Before Being Sworn in to Office (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

22. Wind, Heavy Rain This Weekend – Drying Out for New Year’s Eve (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Washington State Social Worker Left Surprise $11 Million to Children’s Charities

Ohio Weed That Sprouted Holiday Cheer Mysteriously Uprooted

Tossed from a Car – Hundreds Offer to Rehome Snoop the Abandoned Dog

Frenchman, 71, Aims to Cross the Atlantic in a Giant Barrel

SONG OF THE DAY

Claude DeBussy – Clair de Lune (Ocean’s Eleven Soundtrack)

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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