Thursday, April 25, 2019

Energy News Digest for April 25, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Salmon Conference Calls for Innovative Solutions to Protect Fish (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Mason PUD 3 Hiring New Line Crew (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Tesla Solar Installations Continue to Plummet amid SolarCity’s Slow Collapse (San Francisco Business Times, CA)

Editorial: Bridge the Digital Divide (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Intercity Transit Will Remove Ads from Its Buses after Complaints: ‘It’s Not a Good Business Proposition.” (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Mason PUD 3 Hiring New Line Crew
2.      Mason PUD 1’s TJ Goos Water Operator of Year
3.      California: Parents of Electrocuted Teens File Wrongful Death Claim against North Bay Irrigation District
4.      Salmon Conference Calls for Innovative Solutions to Protect Fish
5.      Why Are Gray Whales Washing Up Dead on Pacific Northwest Beaches?
6.      Duckabush River Estuary Restoration Moving Forward on Hood Canal
7.      Tesla Solar Installations Continue to Plummet amid SolarCity’s Slow Collapse
8.      Op/Ed: Where’s the Future of Clean Energy? Right Here in Washington State
9.      New Wind & Solar Power Projects Tend to Come Online at the End of the Year
10.   Editorial: Bridge the Digital Divide
11.   Virginia Co-op Efforts: Gigabit Internet Access Changes Broadband Landscape in Floyd County
12.   Verizon Is Launching 5G in These 20 Cities This Year
13.   Microsoft’s Profit Rises 19% as Its Cloud Business Drives Strong Results
14.   Study Ranks Yakima No. 6 In Nation for Short-Term Air Pollution Spikes
15.   Is Washington State Air Quality Getting Better or Worse?
16.   Oregon’s Air Is Getting Worse, According to American Lung Association
17.   Vanishing Mountain Glaciers Will Kill Off Ecosystems & the Creatures within Them
18.   Oregon Directs Utilities to Show Plans for Accelerating Transportation Electrification
19.   Daimler Will Convert Portland Factory to Make Electric Trucks
20.   Spokane Chosen for Electric Sports Car Factory with Promise of 850 Jobs
21.   Cannabis, Marijuana, Weed, Pot? Just Call It a Job Machine
22.   Intercity Transit Will Remove Ads from Its Buses after Complaints: ‘It’s Not a Good Business Proposition.”
23.   Facebook Beats Profit Estimates, Sets Aside $3 Billion for Privacy Penalty
24.   Canada Accuses Facebook of Breaking Local Privacy Law, Threatening to Take Company to Court
25.   Washington Democrats Have Days Left to Negotiate a New State Budget – And Decisions on Taxes
26.   After Washington State Senator’s Debate Gaffe – Legislature Requires Hospitals to Give Rest & Meal Breaks to Nurses
27.   Washington State’s House Democrats Will Select New Speaker This Summer
28.   Shelton School Board Approves Layoffs, Budget Cuts
29.   Shelton Downtown Connector Project Nears Completion, Save for the Roundabout at First Street
30.   North Mason Voice Gets Update on Highway 3 Freight Corridor/Belfair Bypass Project
31.   Washington State’s Missing Indigenous Women Spotlighted as Bill Signed
32.   Small Plane Crash Lands on Top of Idaho Tree, Pilot Rescued

WORD OF THE DAY

Longueur • \lawn-GURR \ • Noun - A dull & tedious passage or section (as of a book, play, or musical composition) — usually used in plural.

Cool story about coded messages to the French Underground in World War II prior to the Normandy invasions on D-Day:

In preparation for Operation Overlord, the BBC had signaled to the French Resistance that the opening lines of the 1866 Verlaine poem “Chanson d’Automne” were to indicate the start of D-Day operations. The first three lines of the poem, Long sobs of autumn violins, meant that Operation Overlord was to start within two weeks. These lines were broadcast on 1 June 1944. The next set of lines, wound my heart with a monotonous languor, meant that it would start within 48 hours & that the resistance should begin sabotage operations especially on the French railroad system; these lines were broadcast on 5 June at 23:15.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Mason PUD 3 Hiring New Line Crew (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

2.    Mason PUD 1’s TJ Goos Water Operator of Year (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

3.    California: Parents of Electrocuted Teens File Wrongful Death Claim against North Bay Irrigation District (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

FISH & WILDLIFE

4.    Salmon Conference Calls for Innovative Solutions to Protect Fish (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

5.    Why Are Gray Whales Washing Up Dead on Pacific Northwest Beaches? (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

6.    Duckabush River Estuary Restoration Moving Forward on Hood Canal (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

7.    Tesla Solar Installations Continue to Plummet amid SolarCity’s Slow Collapse (San Francisco Business Times, CA)

8.    Op/Ed: Where’s the Future of Clean Energy? Right Here in Washington State (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

9.    New Wind & Solar Power Projects Tend to Come Online at the End of the Year (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

10. Editorial: Bridge the Digital Divide (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

11. Virginia Co-op Efforts: Gigabit Internet Access Changes Broadband Landscape in Floyd County (WDBJ-TV, Roanoke, VA)

12. Verizon Is Launching 5G in These 20 Cities This Year (Mashable)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

13. Microsoft’s Profit Rises 19% as Its Cloud Business Drives Strong Results (NY Times)

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

14. Study Ranks Yakima No. 6 In Nation for Short-Term Air Pollution Spikes (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

15. Is Washington State Air Quality Getting Better or Worse? (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

16. Oregon’s Air Is Getting Worse, According to American Lung Association (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

17. Vanishing Mountain Glaciers Will Kill Off Ecosystems & the Creatures within Them (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

18. Oregon Directs Utilities to Show Plans for Accelerating Transportation Electrification (Utility Dive)

19. Daimler Will Convert Portland Factory to Make Electric Trucks (Oregonian, Portland)

20. Spokane Chosen for Electric Sports Car Factory with Promise of 850 Jobs (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

21. Cannabis, Marijuana, Weed, Pot? Just Call It a Job Machine (NY Times)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

22. Intercity Transit Will Remove Ads from Its Buses after Complaints: ‘It’s Not a Good Business Proposition.” (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

23. Facebook Beats Profit Estimates, Sets Aside $3 Billion for Privacy Penalty (Reuters)

24. Canada Accuses Facebook of Breaking Local Privacy Law, Threatening to Take Company to Court (Washington Post)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

25. Washington Democrats Have Days Left to Negotiate a New State Budget – And Decisions on Taxes (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

26. After Washington State Senator’s Debate Gaffe – Legislature Requires Hospitals to Give Rest & Meal Breaks to Nurses (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

27. Washington State’s House Democrats Will Select New Speaker This Summer (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

28. Shelton School Board Approves Layoffs, Budget Cuts (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

29. Shelton Downtown Connector Project Nears Completion, Save for the Roundabout at First Street (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

30. North Mason Voice Gets Update on Highway 3 Freight Corridor/Belfair Bypass Project (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

31. Washington State’s Missing Indigenous Women Spotlighted as Bill Signed (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

32. Small Plane Crash Lands on Top of Idaho Tree, Pilot Rescued (Associated Press)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Educators Donate Over 100 Sick Days to Teacher after His Baby’s Cancer Diagnosis

Workers Save Dog Spotted More Than 100 Miles Off Thailand Coast

Artists Use Ukraine President’s Candy Wrappers for Critical Portrait

Lawsuit Says TGI Fridays Potato Skins Contain No Potato Skins

SONG OF THE DAY

Willie Nelson & Ray Price – Faded Love

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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