Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Energy News Digest for April 30, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

State Budgets $750,000 For Outreach Over Impacts of Breaching Lower Snake River Dams (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Tacoma Claims in Lawsuit That Comcast Has Misused Public Property for Private Gain (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Nevada, Washington State Set Goals for 100 Percent ‘Clean’ Power (American Public Power Association)

Aquaculture Company Responsible for Washington State Net Pen Failure to Pay $332,000 Penalty (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

There’s Little Oversight for Mason County’s Vacation Rental Industry (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      State Budgets $750,000 For Outreach Over Impacts of Breaching Lower Snake River Dams
2.      Washington Budget Funds Group to Study Impacts of Snake River Dam Removal
3.      Chelan PUD’s Deal to Power Microsoft Set to Earn Millions in Annual Premiums
4.      Turlock Irrigation District Board OKs Move to Join CAISO Energy Imbalance Market
5.      As Nuclear Waste Piles Up, Private Companies Pitch New Ways to Store It
6.      Suit Over Deadly Electrocution on Tennessee Fishing Trip Gets Second Shot
7.      Massachusetts Utility Settles with Family Hurt in Natural Gas Explosions
8.      Poof, They’re Gone: Power Plant Towers Demolished in Seconds
9.      Aquaculture Company Responsible for Washington State Net Pen Failure to Pay $332,000 Penalty
10.   Dam Projects on Washington Rivers Will Restore Miles of Salmon Habitat
11.   Pikeminnow Season Opens Wednesday – Get Paid to Catch Northern Pikeminnow
12.   ‘Best Day Ever.’ Scientist Celebrates Recovering Sea Stars
13.   Tagged Salmon Released by Students Detected Passing McNary Dam
14.   Massachusetts: Sandwich Lobsterman Raises Concerns About Offshore Wind Farms
15.   Nevada, Washington State Set Goals for 100 Percent ‘Clean’ Power
16.   California: East County Residents Trying to Stop Proposed Wind Farm Near Boulevard
17.   Tacoma Claims in Lawsuit That Comcast Has Misused Public Property for Private Gain
18.   Rural Internet: Mississippi Cooperatives Seek to Learn from Alabama Success
19.   The FCC Wants to Roll Out ‘Improved Broadband’ to Over 106,000 Rural Homes & Businesses By 2028
20.   Tax Break for Electric Vehicles Makes a Comeback in Washington State
21.   Warming Oceans May Pump Out More Greenhouse Gas Than They Absorb
22.   New EPA Document Tells Communities to Brace for Climate Change Impacts
23.   ‘Getting Worse, Not Better’: Illegal Pot Market Booming in California Despite Legalization
24.   Sizing Up Twitter Users
25.   Dead Users May Overrun Facebook by 2070, Study Finds. Researchers Want Their Data.
26.   Chehalis River, Shelton YMCA & Other Projects Gain State Financial Support
27.   After Three Years, Federal Bill to Fix Columbia River Tribal Fishing Sites Could Become Law
28.   There’s Little Oversight for Mason County’s Vacation Rental Industry

WORD OF THE DAY

Aesopian • \ee-SOAP-pee-un\ • Adjective - 1: of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop or his fables 2: conveying an innocent meaning to an outsider but a hidden meaning to a member of a conspiracy or underground movement

“What a sweet little kitten,” cooed the visitor to the Smith Estates. As her hand extended to pat the aggressively cute little ball of fluff, the admirer would have been horrified by the eventual outcome of her shrill mouthings of wonder. Behind those liquid eyes, under the huge, radar-like ears raged the Aesopian mind of a kitten who would be king. Needless to say, the Smith Estates used their entire stock of ‘Band-Aids’ in the aftermath of the encounter.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      State Budgets $750,000 For Outreach Over Impacts of Breaching Lower Snake River Dams (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

2.      Washington Budget Funds Group to Study Impacts of Snake River Dam Removal (Oregonian Public Broadcasting)

3.      Chelan PUD’s Deal to Power Microsoft Set to Earn Millions in Annual Premiums (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

4.      Turlock Irrigation District Board OKs Move to Join CAISO Energy Imbalance Market (American Public Power Association)

5.      As Nuclear Waste Piles Up, Private Companies Pitch New Ways to Store It (National Public Radio)

6.      Suit Over Deadly Electrocution on Tennessee Fishing Trip Gets Second Shot (Courthouse News Service)

7.      Massachusetts Utility Settles with Family Hurt in Natural Gas Explosions (Associated Press)

8.      Poof, They’re Gone: Power Plant Towers Demolished in Seconds (Associated Press)

FISH & WILDLIFE

9.      Aquaculture Company Responsible for Washington State Net Pen Failure to Pay $332,000 Penalty (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

10.   Dam Projects on Washington Rivers Will Restore Miles of Salmon Habitat (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

11.   Pikeminnow Season Opens Wednesday – Get Paid to Catch Northern Pikeminnow (Bonneville Power Administration)

12.   ‘Best Day Ever.’ Scientist Celebrates Recovering Sea Stars (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

13.   Tagged Salmon Released by Students Detected Passing McNary Dam (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

14.   Massachusetts: Sandwich Lobsterman Raises Concerns About Offshore Wind Farms (Cape Cod Times, MA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

15.   Nevada, Washington State Set Goals for 100 Percent ‘Clean’ Power (American Public Power Association)

16.   California: East County Residents Trying to Stop Proposed Wind Farm Near Boulevard (KGTV-TV, San Diego, CA)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

17.   Tacoma Claims in Lawsuit That Comcast Has Misused Public Property for Private Gain (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

18.   Rural Internet: Mississippi Cooperatives Seek to Learn From Alabama Success (The Daily Journal, Tupelo, MS)

19.   The FCC Wants to Roll Out ‘Improved Broadband’ to Over 106,000 Rural Homes & Businesses By 2028 (TechSpot – Wow, 43 states at about 2,500 customers each. That’s like, 300 customers per state, per year, over nine years.)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

20.   Tax Break for Electric Vehicles Makes a Comeback in Washington State (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

21.   Warming Oceans May Pump Out More Greenhouse Gas Than They Absorb (Courthouse News Service)

22.   New EPA Document Tells Communities to Brace for Climate Change Impacts (Washington Post)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

23.   ‘Getting Worse, Not Better’: Illegal Pot Market Booming in California Despite Legalization (NY Times)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

24.   Sizing Up Twitter Users (Pew Research Center)

25.   Dead Users May Overrun Facebook by 2070, Study Finds. Researchers Want Their Data. (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

26.   Chehalis River, Shelton YMCA & Other Projects Gain State Financial Support (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

27.   After Three Years, Federal Bill to Fix Columbia River Tribal Fishing Sites Could Become Law (Oregonian, Portland)

GENERAL NEWS

28.   There’s Little Oversight for Mason County’s Vacation Rental Industry (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Wyoming Man Shoplifted at Store, Applied for Job, Police Say

Finders Keepers? Police Say No Way After $30,000 Spills on Road

Beast from the East: Indian Soldiers Reckon They’ve Found Yeti Footprints

Fishermen Discover Harness-Wearing Whale Trained by Russian Navy

SONG OF THE DAY

Kansas – Dust in the Wind

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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