Friday, June 28, 2019

Energy News Digest for June 28, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Silver Rush: Ocean Salmon Fishing Season Opens with Mother Lode of Coho “…905,800 coho are projected to return…an increase of 619,600 fish from the 2018 forecast…” (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)

High Winds, Rain Hammer Moses Lake, Ephrata Areas – Power Restored after Outages (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Washington State Official Recommends Long-Term Drought Plans (Associated Press)

H5 Data Centers Sues Grant County over 2018 Tax Assessment (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Local Beer, Coffee Companies Pull Any Support from Oregon’s Controversial Climate Bill (Oregonian, Portland)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      High Winds, Rain Hammer Moses Lake, Ephrata Areas – Power Restored after Outages
2.      Seattle: Power Restored After Crow Knocks Out Electricity to Thousands near Green Lake Friday Morning
3.      Pacific Power Launches Wildfire Safety, Preparedness Education Effort
4.      Washington State Clean Energy Transformation Act Establishes Aggressive Mandates for Grid Decarbonization & Renewable Energy Production
5.      Nuclear Power Industry Heading Toward Smaller, Cheaper, Faster Build Designs
6.      U.S. Senate Panel Takes Up What to Do with Nuclear Waste
7.      Venezuelans Charged in U.S. over Florida Energy Contract Bribes
8.      Op/Ed: Ontario’s Electricity Is Reliable & Clean, But It’s Way Too Expensive
9.      Silver Rush: Ocean Salmon Fishing Season Opens with Mother Lode of Coho
10.   Too Many Lake Roosevelt Sturgeon Is a Win for Fish, Anglers & Bonneville Power Administration
11.   Idaho Workgroup Starts Efforts on Salmon, Steelhead Recovery
12.   North Atlantic Right Whales Are Dying in Horrific Ways
13.   Op/Ed: Oregon’s Beaver Conundrum
14.   Washington State Official Recommends Long-Term Drought Plans
15.   State Courts Side with Spokane River Advocates on Summer Minimum Flow Levels, Protecting Recreational Use
16.   Would You Drink Water Out of a Can? Pepsi Wants to Find Out
17.   Pipeline Spill Spoils Geothermal Project Announcement for Oil Company
18.   Air Conditioning Is the World’s Next Big Threat
19.   U.S. House Votes to Block FCC Plan to Kill San Francisco Broadband Law
20.   H5 Data Centers Sues Grant County over 2018 Tax Assessment
21.   Another Hacked Florida City Pays a Ransom, This Time for $460,000
22.   Bitcoin Mining Energy Costs Raise Concern, Prompt Little Action
23.   Local Beer, Coffee Companies Pull Any Support from Oregon’s Controversial Climate Bill
24.   British Columbians Would Fly Less to Reduce Carbon Emissions, BC Hydro Says
25.   Could Saturn’s Moon Sustain Life? A NASA Mission Powered by Idaho Nuclear Energy Will Find Out.
26.   Historic Mission Control Opens to Public 50 Years after Moon Landing
27.   Truckers, Loggers Circle Oregon Capitol amid Climate Fight
28.   Oregon Legislative Standoff: Eight Days Have Passed without a Senate Republican in Sight
29.   Washington State Senate to Conduct Review after Lawmaker Says She Experienced Sexism & Racism in Olympia
30.   Secretary in Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office Resigns amid Accusations That She Illegally Recorded Co-Workers
31.   Update: Wildfire in North Mason County Forest Nearly Contained
32.   Shelton Man Arrested after Allegedly Posing as a Cop
33.   Mason County Authorities Recover Body of Soldier Who Fell Off Cliff in April
34.   Man Accused of Running Over Two People at Washougal Park Says He Had Been Drinking
35.   Grays Harbor County Inmate Escapes After Hiding in Garbage Can

WORD OF THE DAY

Eructation • \ir-uck-TAY-shun\ • noun - An act or instance of belching

“Most impressive,” noted the Episcopalian priest after dainty, elderly, white-haired maiden emitted an unexpected and echoing eructation of the first order in the middle of his sermon. The performance did not go without note. The congregation was kept on edge for the remainder of the half-hour homily…expecting an encore.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    High Winds, Rain Hammer Moses Lake, Ephrata Areas – Power Restored after Outages (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

2.    Seattle: Power Restored After Crow Knocks Out Electricity to Thousands near Green Lake Friday Morning (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

3.    Pacific Power Launches Wildfire Safety, Preparedness Education Effort (Daily Energy Insider)

4.    Washington State Clean Energy Transformation Act Establishes Aggressive Mandates for Grid Decarbonization & Renewable Energy Production (National Law Review)

5.    Nuclear Power Industry Heading Toward Smaller, Cheaper, Faster Build Designs (Utility Dive)

6.    U.S. Senate Panel Takes Up What to Do with Nuclear Waste (Associated Press)

7.    Venezuelans Charged in U.S. over Florida Energy Contract Bribes (Bloomberg News)

8.    Op/Ed: Ontario’s Electricity Is Reliable & Clean, But It’s Way Too Expensive (Financial Post, Canada)

FISH & WILDLIFE

9.    Silver Rush: Ocean Salmon Fishing Season Opens with Mother Lode of Coho “…905,800 coho are projected to return…an increase of 619,600 fish from the 2018 forecast…” (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)

10. Too Many Lake Roosevelt Sturgeon Is a Win for Fish, Anglers & Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville Power Administration)

11. Idaho Workgroup Starts Efforts on Salmon, Steelhead Recovery (Associated Press)

12. North Atlantic Right Whales Are Dying in Horrific Ways (Atlantic Magazine)

13. Op/Ed: Oregon’s Beaver Conundrum (Oregonian, Portland)

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

14. Washington State Official Recommends Long-Term Drought Plans (Associated Press)

15. State Courts Side with Spokane River Advocates on Summer Minimum Flow Levels, Protecting Recreational Use (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

16. Would You Drink Water Out of a Can? Pepsi Wants to Find Out (NY Times)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

17. Pipeline Spill Spoils Geothermal Project Announcement for Oil Company (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

18. Air Conditioning Is the World’s Next Big Threat (Atlantic Magazine)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

19. U.S. House Votes to Block FCC Plan to Kill San Francisco Broadband Law (Ars Technica)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

20. H5 Data Centers Sues Grant County over 2018 Tax Assessment (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

21. Another Hacked Florida City Pays a Ransom, This Time for $460,000 (NY Times)

22. Bitcoin Mining Energy Costs Raise Concern, Prompt Little Action (Roll Call, Washington, DC)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

23. Local Beer, Coffee Companies Pull Any Support from Oregon’s Controversial Climate Bill (Oregonian, Portland)

24. British Columbians Would Fly Less to Reduce Carbon Emissions, BC Hydro Says (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

25. Could Saturn’s Moon Sustain Life? A NASA Mission Powered by Idaho Nuclear Energy Will Find Out. (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

26. Historic Mission Control Opens to Public 50 Years after Moon Landing (Christian Science Monitor)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

27. Truckers, Loggers Circle Oregon Capitol amid Climate Fight (Associated Press)

28. Oregon Legislative Standoff: Eight Days Have Passed without a Senate Republican in Sight (Oregonian, Portland)

29. Washington State Senate to Conduct Review after Lawmaker Says She Experienced Sexism & Racism in Olympia (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

30. Secretary in Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office Resigns amid Accusations That She Illegally Recorded Co-Workers (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

31. Update: Wildfire in North Mason County Forest Nearly Contained (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

32. Shelton Man Arrested after Allegedly Posing as a Cop (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

33. Mason County Authorities Recover Body of Soldier Who Fell Off Cliff in April (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

34. Man Accused of Running Over Two People at Washougal Park Says He Had Been Drinking (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

35. Grays Harbor County Inmate Escapes After Hiding in Garbage Can (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

DOGS AGAINST DIABETES – DIVERSIONS

Stranger writes $5,000 check for Post Falls boy selling lemonade to buy diabetes alert dog

People Are Buying Fillers Online & Injecting Them into Their Own Faces

It’s So Hot in Spain That Manure Self-Ignited, Sparking a 10,000-Acre Wildfire

Man Breaks into King County Sheriff’s Office, Smokes a Cigar, Offers Deputies Doughnuts & Asks to Go to Jail

SONG OF THE DAY

Ohio Players – Fire

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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