Thursday, March 28, 2019

Energy News Digest for March 28, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

40 Years After a Partial Nuclear Meltdown, a New Push to Keep Three Mile Island Open (National Public Radio)

Many Folks Don’t Like It, But Click Is Headed for Public-Private Model After Council Vote (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Montana Senate Endorses Bill to Allow NorthWest Energy Coal Power Purchase (Associated Press)

Idaho Power to Purchase 120 MW of Solar from Jackpot Holdings (Daily Energy Insider)

Hopes Rise as Endangered ‘Grandmother’ Killer Whale Is Spotted Alive (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      40 Years After a Partial Nuclear Meltdown, a New Push to Keep Three Mile Island Open
2.      Montana Senate Endorses Bill to Allow NorthWest Energy Coal Power Purchase
3.      ‘That’s What Happens When a Big Power Plant Shuts Down in a Small Town.’
4.      Editorial: Columbia River Treaty Complex – But Worth It
5.      Northern Wasco PUD Offers Development Grants
6.      Pacific Gas & Electric Lands $5.5 Billion in Funds to Keep Operating during Wildfire-Linked Bankruptcy
7.      First They Came for Our Power – Squirrels Blamed for Huge Hole in California Road
8.      Hopes Rise as Endangered ‘Grandmother’ Killer Whale Is Spotted Alive
9.      Op/Ed: Salmon & Dams Can (and do) Coexist
10.   Alaska Seeks to Delist Arctic Ringed Seals as Threatened
11.   Environmentalists Sue Over Latest Sage Grouse Plans
12.   Idaho Power to Purchase 120 MW of Solar from Jackpot Holdings
13.   Affordable, Self-Heating Homes of the Future, Inspired by the Past
14.   Many Folks Don’t Like It, But Click Is Headed for Public-Private Model After Council Vote
15.   Vermont House Overwhelmingly Approves Community Broadband
16.   Cuba, Google Move to Improve Island’s Connectivity
17.   How to Protect Your Smart Home from Hackers
18.   California’s Water Infrastructure Could Be Tested This Spring as Massive Winter Snowpack Melts Away
19.   California: Imperial Irrigation District Opposes Draft Federal Drought Bill
20.   Op/Ed: Puget Sound Is Not a Sewer
21.   UN Report: Extreme Weather Hit 62 Million People in 2018
22.   So, What Did California Do with That $1.4 Billion in Cap-&-Trade Money?
23.   Legalizing Hemp in Idaho Heads to State Senate
24.   Legal Hemp or Illegal Pot? Police Can’t Tell Shipments Apart
25.   Why the Plan to Legalize Marijuana in New Jersey Suddenly Unraveled
26.   Bend Bulletin Owner Eyes Sale of Sister Newspapers
27.   How Instagram Replaced the Contacts List
28.   Study: Social Media Has Little Impact on User Beliefs
29.   Microsoft Takes a Stand against Corporate April Fool’s Jokes
30.   Two Killed, Two Wounded as Gunman Opens Fire During Seattle Rush Hour
31.   Woman Who Pushed Friend Off Vancouver, WA Bridge Gets Jail, Work Crew
32.   New Earthquake Map Shows Washington State’s At-Risk Buildings
33.   Washington Prison System Changes Drug-Testing Policy after Inmates Complain of Unwarranted Punishment
34.   Efforts Continue to Preserve Historic Allyn Oyster Processing Facility

WORD OF THE DAY

Polyglot \POLLY – glot\ Adjective - 1a: speaking or writing several languages: multilingual b: composed of numerous linguistic groups 2: containing matter in several languages 3: composed of elements from different languages 4: widely diverse (as in ethnic or cultural origins)

The erudite Franklin Pierpont Jones included his fluency in “Pig Latin” as one of his polyglot talents.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    40 Years After a Partial Nuclear Meltdown, a New Push to Keep Three Mile Island Open (National Public Radio)

2.    Montana Senate Endorses Bill to Allow NorthWest Energy Coal Power Purchase (Associated Press)

3.    ‘That’s What Happens When a Big Power Plant Shuts Down in a Small Town.’ (Washington Post)

4.    Editorial: Columbia River Treaty Complex – But Worth It (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

5.    Northern Wasco PUD Offers Development Grants (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)

6.    Pacific Gas & Electric Lands $5.5 Billion in Funds to Keep Operating during Wildfire-Linked Bankruptcy (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

7.    First They Came for Our Power – Squirrels Blamed for Huge Hole in California Road (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

FISH & WILDLIFE

8.    Hopes Rise as Endangered ‘Grandmother’ Killer Whale Is Spotted Alive (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

9.    Op/Ed: Salmon & Dams Can (and do) Coexist (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

10. Alaska Seeks to Delist Arctic Ringed Seals as Threatened (Associated Press)

11. Environmentalists Sue Over Latest Sage Grouse Plans (Courthouse News Service)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

12. Idaho Power to Purchase 120 MW of Solar from Jackpot Holdings (Daily Energy Insider)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

13. Affordable, Self-Heating Homes of the Future, Inspired by the Past (Christian Science Monitor)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

14. Many Folks Don’t Like It, But Click Is Headed for Public-Private Model After Council Vote (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

15. Vermont House Overwhelmingly Approves Community Broadband (Associated Press)

16. Cuba, Google Move to Improve Island’s Connectivity (Associated Press)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

17. How to Protect Your Smart Home from Hackers (NY Times)

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

18. California’s Water Infrastructure Could Be Tested This Spring as Massive Winter Snowpack Melts Away (Washington Post)

19. California: Imperial Irrigation District Opposes Draft Federal Drought Bill (Associated Press)

20. Op/Ed: Puget Sound Is Not a Sewer (Battleground Reflector, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

21. UN Report: Extreme Weather Hit 62 Million People in 2018 (Associated Press)

22. So, What Did California Do with That $1.4 Billion in Cap-&-Trade Money? (Grist Online)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

23. Legalizing Hemp in Idaho Heads to State Senate (KLEW-TV, Lewiston, ID)

24. Legal Hemp or Illegal Pot? Police Can’t Tell Shipments Apart (Associated Press)

25. Why the Plan to Legalize Marijuana in New Jersey Suddenly Unraveled (NY Times)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

26. Bend Bulletin Owner Eyes Sale of Sister Newspapers (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

27. How Instagram Replaced the Contacts List (Atlantic Magazine)

28. Study: Social Media Has Little Impact on User Beliefs (Courthouse News Service)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

29. Microsoft Takes a Stand against Corporate April Fool’s Jokes (Mashable)

GENERAL NEWS

30. Two Killed, Two Wounded as Gunman Opens Fire During Seattle Rush Hour (Reuters)

31. Woman Who Pushed Friend Off Vancouver, WA Bridge Gets Jail, Work Crew (Associated Press)

32. New Earthquake Map Shows Washington State’s At-Risk Buildings (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

33. Washington Prison System Changes Drug-Testing Policy after Inmates Complain of Unwarranted Punishment (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

34. Efforts Continue to Preserve Historic Allyn Oyster Processing Facility (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

‘Fake’ Botticelli Work Turns Out to Be from Artist’s Studio

New York City Councilman Named as World’s Tallest Politician

Throwing Darts in a Bar Just Became Real! Channel Your Inner Lumberjack-&-Jill. Ax Throwing Comes to Seattle at Blade & Timber on Capitol Hill

Massachusetts Taxpayers Asked to Support Falcons, Fight Pigeon Poop

SONG OF THE DAY

Bread – If

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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