Friday, February 8, 2019

Energy News Digest for February 8, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS






HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

A Snow Event in Two Acts (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

Op/Ed: We Need a National Rural Broadband Plan (NY Times)

Scientific Experts Say Fish Virus Poses Low Risk to Fraser River Sockeye (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Chelan County Public Works & PUD Offer Advice in Storm Preparations (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

Sprint Sues AT&T Over ‘5G E’ Marketing, Calling It Deceptive & Misleading (Washington Post)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Chelan County Public Works & PUD Offer Advice in Storm Preparations
2.      Before the Power Goes Out, Here’s What You Should Do & Know
3.      Judge Says No to Expedited Hearing – Lawsuit Over Willamette Basin Dams Moves Forward
4.      Liberal Democrats Formally Call for a Green New Deal, Giving Substance to a Rallying Cry
5.      ‘Green New Deal’ Rollout Creates Confusion About Role of Nuclear Power, Fossil Fuels
6.      PG&E’s Wildfire Plan Includes More Blackouts, More Tree Trimming & Higher Rates
7.      California’s Biggest Utilities Are Losing Their Monopolies. Is That a Good Thing?
8.      Female Engineers Participate in Important Conversation about Women in Science
9.      What South Africa Is Doing to Keep the Lights On
10.   Australia: Restaurant Owner Mistakenly Pays Her Landlord’s $76,000 Power Bill
11.   Scientific Experts Say Fish Virus Poses Low Risk to Fraser River Sockeye
12.   Nontribal Gill Net Phaseout Bill Introduced in Washington State Legislature
13.   Study: Endangered Orcas Catch Fish Less than Half Their Attempts
14.   Nuisance Pigeons Being Fed Birth Control at a Vancouver SkyTrain Station
15.   Op/Ed: We Need a National Rural Broadband Plan
16.   Sprint Sues AT&T Over ‘5G E’ Marketing, Calling It Deceptive & Misleading
17.   Google Fiber’s Secret Weapon in Its Gigabit Comeback Has Failed
18.   Comcast’s Quiet Expansion
19.   USDA ReConnect Rural Broadband Deadlines Extended
20.   Crypto Bear Market Threatens to Last as Potential Token Supply Weighs
21.   Apple Compensating the Kid Who Figured Out Its Sketchy Eavesdropping FaceTime Bug
22.   Northwest Air Quality Agencies Oppose Possible Delay to Federal Wood Stove Compliance Rules
23.   A ‘Green New Deal’ Is Far from Reality, but Climate Action Is Picking Up in the States
24.   Congressman Kilmer: How U-S Infrastructure Could Soon Be Upgraded
25.   Cathy McMorris Rodgers Introduces Bill to Codify ‘Net Neutrality’ Provisions
26.   A Snow Event in Two Acts
27.   Seattle Area Could See 5 to 8 Inches of Snow in Next Blast – Even More Later
28.   Jury Finds Hoodsport Man Guilty in Sexual Predator Case
29.   Facing Opposition, Amazon Reconsiders NY Headquarters Site, Two Officials Say

WORD OF THE DAY

Transpicuous • \tran-SPIK-yuh-wus\ • adjective – Clearly seen through or understood

“I’ll raise you $1,000,” blustered the sharply-dressed card sharp to players clustered around the dusty table in the rural bar. “I’ll take that bet,” proclaimed the observant ten-year old opponent. “You should never have worn those reflective sunglasses,” the youngster mused silently as he noted the image of a very poor hand in the city-slicker’s sausage-like fingers. “Your bluff is totally transpicuous.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Chelan County Public Works & PUD Offer Advice in Storm Preparations (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

2.    Before the Power Goes Out, Here’s What You Should Do & Know (Everett Herald, WA)

3.    Judge Says No to Expedited Hearing – Lawsuit Over Willamette Basin Dams Moves Forward (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

4.    Liberal Democrats Formally Call for a Green New Deal, Giving Substance to a Rallying Cry (NY Times)

5.    ‘Green New Deal’ Rollout Creates Confusion About Role of Nuclear Power, Fossil Fuels (Washington Examiner)

6.    PG&E’s Wildfire Plan Includes More Blackouts, More Tree Trimming & Higher Rates (NY Times)

7.    California’s Biggest Utilities Are Losing Their Monopolies. Is That a Good Thing? (Los Angeles Times, CA)

8.    Female Engineers Participate in Important Conversation about Women in Science (Bonneville Power Administration)

9.    What South Africa Is Doing to Keep the Lights On (Bloomberg News)

10. Australia: Restaurant Owner Mistakenly Pays Her Landlord’s $76,000 Power Bill (News.Com.Au)

FISH & WILDLIFE

11. Scientific Experts Say Fish Virus Poses Low Risk to Fraser River Sockeye (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

12. Nontribal Gill Net Phaseout Bill Introduced in Washington State Legislature (Northwest Sportsman)

13. Study: Endangered Orcas Catch Fish Less than Half Their Attempts (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

14. Nuisance Pigeons Being Fed Birth Control at a Vancouver SkyTrain Station (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

15. Op/Ed: We Need a National Rural Broadband Plan (NY Times)

16. Sprint Sues AT&T Over ‘5G E’ Marketing, Calling It Deceptive & Misleading (Washington Post)

17. Google Fiber’s Secret Weapon in Its Gigabit Comeback Has Failed (C/Net News)

18. Comcast’s Quiet Expansion (Pots & Pans)

19. USDA ReConnect Rural Broadband Deadlines Extended (Telecompetitor)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

20. Crypto Bear Market Threatens to Last as Potential Token Supply Weighs (Reuters)

21. Apple Compensating the Kid Who Figured Out Its Sketchy Eavesdropping FaceTime Bug (Gizmodo)

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

22. Northwest Air Quality Agencies Oppose Possible Delay to Federal Wood Stove Compliance Rules (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

23. A ‘Green New Deal’ Is Far from Reality, but Climate Action Is Picking Up in the States (NY Times)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

24. Congressman Kilmer: How U-S Infrastructure Could Soon Be Upgraded (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

25. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Introduces Bill to Codify ‘Net Neutrality’ Provisions (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

26. A Snow Event in Two Acts (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

27. Seattle Area Could See 5 to 8 Inches of Snow in Next Blast – Even More Later (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)


29. Facing Opposition, Amazon Reconsiders NY Headquarters Site, Two Officials Say (Washington Post)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Texas Zoo Will Name Cockroach after Your Ex, Feed It to Meerkat on Valentine’s Day

Albert Finney, Cinema’s Original ‘Angry Young Man’, Dies Aged 82

Special Place in Hell – Doctor Who Used Puppies to Smuggle Drugs Gets Six Years

Seal Poop Thumb Drive Mystery (Partially) Solved as Owner Steps Forward

SONG OF THE DAY

The Kinks - Celluloid Heroes

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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