Friday, May 31, 2019

Energy News Digest for May 31, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS





HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

TransAlta to Buy 49 Percent Interest in Skookumchuck Wind Project (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

Moses Lake: These Solar Workers Will Lose Their Jobs If Trump Doesn’t Get a China Deal (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Chinook Bust on the Columbia: Spring Returns Worse Than Forecast on Northwest’s Largest River (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Utility Watchdog OK’s Pacific Gas & Electric Wildfire Prevention Plan (Courthouse News Service)

Olympia Sewage Spill Threatens Budd Inlet, Capitol Lake & Percival Creek (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Utility Watchdog OK’s Pacific Gas & Electric Wildfire Prevention Plan
2.      More Hearings Set for Boardman-To-Hemingway Transmission Project
3.      Mason PUD 1’s Ron Gold Elected to Nuclear Board
4.      Colorado: Boulder, Xcel Settle Lawsuit over Municipalization
5.      New Hampshire: Safety, Reliability Key When Maintaining 97-Year Old, 17.5 MW Hydropower Assets
6.      Chinook Bust on the Columbia: Spring Returns Worse Than Forecast on Northwest’s Largest River
7.      Fish & Wildlife Make Changes in Puget Sound Summer Salmon Fisheries for 2019
8.      British Columbia Chinook Salmon Populations in Decline: Scientists
9.      Rare White Young Killer Whale Swimming Off the British Columbia Coast
10.   Drone Video of a Sea Lion Hunting in the Middle of Salmon Bait Ball
11.   Olympia Sewage Spill Threatens Budd Inlet, Capitol Lake & Percival Creek
12.   Idaho Couple Appeals Government Wetlands Ruling on Property
13.   TransAlta to Buy 49 Percent Interest in Skookumchuck Wind Project
14.   Moses Lake: These Solar Workers Will Lose Their Jobs If Trump Doesn’t Get a China Deal
15.   Utah: Facebook to Run Data Center with Power from First Solar Project
16.   Sacramento Municipal Utility District Set to Develop Its Largest Solar Array with Lendlease
17.   Utah Lays Claim to World’s Largest Renewable Storage Project
18.   Massachusetts Looks to Beef up Commitment to Offshore Wind
19.   Ocean Energy Could Be the Wave of the Future
20.   Tired of Sluggish Internet Service? This Deal Could Punch Up Tri-Cities’ Speeds
21.   Experts Are Furious Over the FCC’s Rosy Picture of Broadband Access
22.   T-Mobile’s Sprint Deal Should Be on Death Watch
23.   Internet Satellites: Are Elon Musk & SpaceX About to Ruin Seattle’s View of the Night Sky?
24.   Protesting 5G
25.   Oregon’s Cap on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Opposed by Groups on Both Sides
26.   Too Much Pot in Oregon: State Wants to Rein in Licenses
27.   Cannabis Companies Push F.D.A. to Ease Rules on CBD Products
28.   Are Likes & Followers the Problem with Social Media?
29.   One Killed after Six Climbers Caught in Rockfall on Mt. Rainier
30.   Smoke from Canadian Wildfires Drifts into Five U.S. States
31.   Boeing’s 737 Max Crisis May Cost It the Upper Hand
32.   More on the Washington State Drought Situation
33.   It’s Mason County Forest Festival Time This Weekend in Shelton
34.   Beer by the Numbers: Craft Beer Jobs Grow While Big Beer Stalls, New Study Finds
35.   Washington State’s #1 Rated Disc Golf Course Is Hiding at Shelton Springs

WORD OF THE DAY

Nidifugous • \nye-DIFF-yuh-gus\ • adjective - Leaving the nest soon after hatching

One of my favorite comic bits comes from Paula Poundstone, as she recounts her nidifugous adventures as an infant, “I was born in Alabama, but I had only lived there a month before I had done everything that there is to do. Even as an infant I was bored and crawled to the state line.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Utility Watchdog OK’s Pacific Gas & Electric Wildfire Prevention Plan (Courthouse News Service)

2.    More Hearings Set for Boardman-To-Hemingway Transmission Project (LaGrande Observer, OR)

3.    Mason PUD 1’s Ron Gold Elected to Nuclear Board (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

4.    Colorado: Boulder, Xcel Settle Lawsuit over Municipalization (American Public Power Association)

5.    New Hampshire: Safety, Reliability Key When Maintaining 97-Year Old, 17.5 MW Hydropower Assets (Renewable Energy World)

FISH & WILDLIFE

6.    Chinook Bust on the Columbia: Spring Returns Worse Than Forecast on Northwest’s Largest River (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

7.    Fish & Wildlife Make Changes in Puget Sound Summer Salmon Fisheries for 2019 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

8.    British Columbia Chinook Salmon Populations in Decline: Scientists (Global News, Canada)

9.    Rare White Young Killer Whale Swimming Off the British Columbia Coast (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)


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

11. Olympia Sewage Spill Threatens Budd Inlet, Capitol Lake & Percival Creek (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

12. Idaho Couple Appeals Government Wetlands Ruling on Property (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

13. TransAlta to Buy 49 Percent Interest in Skookumchuck Wind Project (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

14. Moses Lake: These Solar Workers Will Lose Their Jobs If Trump Doesn’t Get a China Deal (Los Angeles Times, CA)

15. Utah: Facebook to Run Data Center with Power from First Solar Project (Bloomberg News)

16. Sacramento Municipal Utility District Set to Develop Its Largest Solar Array with Lendlease (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

17. Utah Lays Claim to World’s Largest Renewable Storage Project (Utility Dive)

18. Massachusetts Looks to Beef up Commitment to Offshore Wind (Associated Press)

19. Ocean Energy Could Be the Wave of the Future (Sciences News for Students)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

20. Tired of Sluggish Internet Service? This Deal Could Punch Up Tri-Cities’ Speeds (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

21. Experts Are Furious Over the FCC’s Rosy Picture of Broadband Access (The Verge)

22. T-Mobile’s Sprint Deal Should Be on Death Watch (Bloomberg News)

23. Internet Satellites: Are Elon Musk & SpaceX About to Ruin Seattle’s View of the Night Sky? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

24. Protesting 5G (Pots & Pans)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

25. Oregon’s Cap on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Opposed by Groups on Both Sides (National Public Radio)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

26. Too Much Pot in Oregon: State Wants to Rein in Licenses (Courthouse News Service)

27. Cannabis Companies Push F.D.A. to Ease Rules on CBD Products (NY Times)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

28. Are Likes & Followers the Problem with Social Media? (NY Times)

GENERAL NEWS

29. One Killed after Six Climbers Caught in Rockfall on Mt. Rainier (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

30. Smoke from Canadian Wildfires Drifts into Five U.S. States (Associated Press)

31. Boeing’s 737 Max Crisis May Cost It the Upper Hand (Bloomberg News)

32. More on the Washington State Drought Situation (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

33. It’s Mason County Forest Festival Time This Weekend in Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

34. Beer by the Numbers: Craft Beer Jobs Grow While Big Beer Stalls, New Study Finds (Oregonian, Portland)

35. Washington State’s #1 Rated Disc Golf Course Is Hiding at Shelton Springs (Thurston Talk, Olympia, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Scripps Spelling Bee Names Eight Champions after 47 Perfect Spellings

Kids Keep Baseball Game Going Even as Tornado Moves Through the Area

Deputies: Florida Man Calls 911 to Brag after Fleeing Traffic Stop “…No cop can catch me in my Hyundai Elantra, that thing is fast…”

Singer Leon Redbone Dies at 69

SONG OF THE DAY

Leon Redbone- I’ll See You in My Dreams

Leon Redbone & Zooey Deschanel - Baby, It’s Cold Outside

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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