Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Energy News Digest for April 10, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Pacific Gas & Electric Says ‘Every Bolt’ Will Be Checked Before Next Fire Season (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Microsoft Claims Nearly Half of People in the U.S. Don’t Use the Internet at Broadband Speeds (Gizmodo)

Gary Huhta Appointed General Manager of Cowlitz PUD (Longview Daily News, WA)

100% Clean Electricity in Washington State: Achievable, Affordable & Reliable (Utility Dive)

Grant PUD Will Get Clean Water Act Permit Despite Lawsuit by Columbia Riverkeeper (Grant PUD, Ephrata, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Pacific Gas & Electric Says ‘Every Bolt’ Will Be Checked Before Next Fire Season
2.      100% Clean Electricity in Washington State: Achievable, Affordable & Reliable
3.      Gary Huhta Appointed General Manager of Cowlitz PUD
4.      Grant PUD Will Get Clean Water Act Permit Despite Lawsuit by Columbia Riverkeeper
5.      Skagit PUD Considering Move
6.      U.S. Natural Gas-Fired Combined-Cycle Capacity Surpasses Coal-Fired Capacity
7.      Public Power Crews Gather to Help Bring Power to the Navajo Nation
8.      Gas Shut-Off Valve Could Save Your Home from Catching Fire When an Earthquake Hits
9.      Op/Ed: Grid Modernization Is the Best New Deal
10.   Video: Freeing Chico Creek for Salmon
11.   Oh, Deer! Urban Herds Overrun British Columbia Communities
12.   Rep Hawkins Washington State Bill on PUDs’ Hydrogen Manufacture Heads to Inslee’s Desk
13.   In Colorado & Beyond, Community ‘Barn Raising’ Helps Tribes Build Solar
14.   Microsoft Claims Nearly Half of People in the U.S. Don’t Use the Internet at Broadband Speeds
15.   Please, Not Another Mapping Debacle
16.   AT&T Announces 5G Rollout in Austin – Won’t Say Where
17.   Bill Would Likely Approve Dredging & Flood-Prevention Project on Satsop River
18.   Oregon: The Cost of Clean Water in Warm Springs
19.   R.I.P. to a Startling Facebook Feature: Reminders of Dead Friends’ Birthdays
20.   The Forecast for the Midwest’s Next Giant Storm Just Got Way Worse
21.   Human Composting Gets Final Approval in Washington State House
22.   Water Recedes in Pullman After Flooding Forces Hundreds of Evacuations
23.   Earthquake, Aftershocks Hit Rural Southwestern Montana
24.   Wild Police Chase Ends with Capture of Suspect Wanted in ATM Blasts
25.   Shelton Police Arrest Suspected Mt. View Elementary Burglar
26.   Boeing Shareholders Sue Over 737 MAX Crashes, Disclosures
27.   Farmers Nervous as Major Northwest Crops Are Weeks Late in Planting
28.   City of Olympia Tells Homeless Campers Under 4th Avenue Bridge They Have to Move

WORD OF THE DAY

Amanuensis • \uh-man-yuh-WENTS-sis\ • Noun - One employed to write from dictation or to copy manuscript

“I’ve been suffering from an irritating amanuensis every day,” bemoaned the new judge to his grizzled, yet distracted mentor. “Maybe you should put some ointment on it and it will eventually go away.” A week later, the court reporter issued her resignation to HR.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Pacific Gas & Electric Says ‘Every Bolt’ Will Be Checked Before Next Fire Season (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

2.    100% Clean Electricity in Washington State: Achievable, Affordable & Reliable (Utility Dive)

3.    Gary Huhta Appointed General Manager of Cowlitz PUD (Longview Daily News, WA)

4.    Grant PUD Will Get Clean Water Act Permit Despite Lawsuit by Columbia Riverkeeper (Grant PUD, Ephrata, WA)

5.    Skagit PUD considering move (Skagit Valley Herald, Mt Vernon, WA)

6.    U.S. Natural Gas-Fired Combined-Cycle Capacity Surpasses Coal-Fired Capacity (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

7.    Public Power Crews Gather to Help Bring Power to the Navajo Nation (American Public Power Association)

8.    Gas shut-off valve could save your home from catching fire when an earthquake hits (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

9.    Op/Ed: Grid Modernization Is the Best New Deal (Utility Dive)

FISH & WILDLIFE

10. Video: Freeing Chico Creek for Salmon (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

11. Oh, Deer! Urban Herds Overrun British Columbia Communities (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

12. Rep Hawkins Washington State Bill on PUDs’ Hydrogen Manufacture Heads to Inslee’s Desk (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

13. In Colorado & Beyond, Community ‘Barn Raising’ Helps Tribes Build Solar (Energy News Network)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

14. Microsoft Claims Nearly Half of People in the U.S. Don’t Use the Internet at Broadband Speeds (Gizmodo)

15. Please, Not Another Mapping Debacle (Pots & Pans)

16. AT&T Announces 5G Rollout in Austin – Won’t Say Where (Austin Business Journal, TX)

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

17. Bill Would Likely Approve Dredging & Flood-Prevention Project on Satsop River (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

18. Oregon: The Cost of Clean Water in Warm Springs (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

19. R.I.P. to a Startling Facebook Feature: Reminders of Dead Friends’ Birthdays (NY Times)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

20. The Forecast for the Midwest’s Next Giant Storm Just Got Way Worse (Gizmodo)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

21. Human Composting Gets Final Approval in Washington State House (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

22. Water Recedes in Pullman After Flooding Forces Hundreds of Evacuations (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

23. Earthquake, Aftershocks Hit Rural Southwestern Montana (Associated Press)

24. Wild Police Chase Ends with Capture of Suspect Wanted in ATM Blasts (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

25. Shelton Police Arrest Suspected Mt. View Elementary Burglar (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

26. Boeing Shareholders Sue Over 737 MAX Crashes, Disclosures (Reuters)

27. Farmers Nervous as Major Northwest Crops Are Weeks Late in Planting (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

28. City of Olympia Tells Homeless Campers Under 4th Avenue Bridge They Have to Move (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Last of WW2 ‘Doolittle Raiders’ Dick Cole Dies Aged 103 (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Beyond the Summer of Love, ‘Get Together’ Is an Anthem for Every Season

Tiny Bees Found in Woman’s Eye, Feeding Off Tears

This Is the First Ever Photo of a Black Hole

FBI’s ‘Art Cops’: In Hot Pursuit of Renoirs, Rembrandts Ruby Slippers

SONG OF THE DAY

Roxane Elfasci – Clair de Lune (Debussy, Acoustic Guitar)

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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