Thursday, May 2, 2019

Energy News Digest for May 2, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS





HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Forecast Calls for Busy Wildfire Season Along West Coast (Associated Press)

Pacific Gas & Electric Seeks U.S. Court Approval for $105 Million Fund to Help Wildfire Victims (Reuters)

Contaminants in Puget Sound Likely Affecting Salmon Needed for Orcas (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Alaska Will Connect to the Continental US Via a 100-Terabit Fiber Optic Network (The Verge)

‘This Is All Optical’: Sport Fishers Slam Canada’s Chinook Closures (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Pacific Gas & Electric Seeks U.S. Court Approval for $105 Million Fund to Help Wildfire Victims
2.      Cold Forces the Pacific NW to Dip More Deeply into Energy Imbalance Market as Avista Joins
3.      Public Power Utilities Recognized in Rankings of Best Employers
4.      Contaminants in Puget Sound Likely Affecting Salmon Needed for Orcas
5.      ‘This Is All Optical’: Sport Fishers Slam Canada’s Chinook Closures
6.      ‘Dammed to Extinction’ Sneak Preview Coming to Port Townsend
7.      Another Protective Zone for Whales Created Off New England
8.      Dozens of Grey Whales Washing Up Dead along Migration Route – British Columbia Is Their Next Stop
9.      Project Could Bring Skagit PUD Water to Little Mountain Properties
10.   California Tap Water May Increase Risk of Cancer, Study Says
11.   Alaska Will Connect to the Continental US Via a 100-Terabit Fiber Optic Network
12.   FCC Says Revised Broadband Report Still Shows Digital Divide Closing
13.   Does My Phone Really Have 5G? The Next Wave of Wireless Technology Is Coming. But Not Yet.
14.   Microsoft Joins Group Seeking to Kill Off Historic Climate Change Lawsuits
15.   ‘Climate Denial’ Just Made It into the Dictionary. Wait, What?
16.   Portland Marijuana Company Cura Cannabis Sells for $1 Billion
17.   Marijuana Prices Have Collapsed, Forcing Growers to Focus on Energy Efficiency
18.   Chase Got Trashed on Twitter for Promoting Penny-Pinching. The Bank Wasn’t Wrong. It Wasn’t Right, Either.
19.   Instagram Weighs Removing Number of ‘Likes’ on Posts
20.   Meet the Fish Leather Pioneers
21.   Forecast Calls for Busy Wildfire Season Along West Coast
22.   Pedestrian Struck, Injured in Downtown Shelton
23.   Five Students Injured after Large Inflatable Goes Airborne at Zillah High School ASB Event

WORD OF THE DAY

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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Pacific Gas & Electric Seeks U.S. Court Approval for $105 Million Fund to Help Wildfire Victims (Reuters)

2.    Cold Forces the Pacific NW to Dip More Deeply into Energy Imbalance Market as Avista Joins (RTO Insider)

3.    Public Power Utilities Recognized in Rankings of Best Employers (American Public Power Association)

FISH & WILDLIFE

4.    Contaminants in Puget Sound Likely Affecting Salmon Needed for Orcas (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

5.    ‘This Is All Optical’: Sport Fishers Slam Canada’s Chinook Closures (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

6.    ‘Dammed to Extinction’ Sneak Preview Coming to Port Townsend (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

7.    Another Protective Zone for Whales Created Off New England (Associated Press)

8.    Dozens of Grey Whales Washing Up Dead along Migration Route – British Columbia Is Their Next Stop (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

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

9.    Project Could Bring Skagit PUD Water to Little Mountain Properties (Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, WA)

10. California Tap Water May Increase Risk of Cancer, Study Says (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

11. Alaska Will Connect to the Continental US Via a 100-Terabit Fiber Optic Network (The Verge)

12. FCC Says Revised Broadband Report Still Shows Digital Divide Closing (C/NET News)

13. Does My Phone Really Have 5G? The Next Wave of Wireless Technology Is Coming. But Not Yet. (Atlantic Magazine)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

14. Microsoft Joins Group Seeking to Kill Off Historic Climate Change Lawsuits (The Guardian, UK)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/may/01/microsoft-joins-group-seeking-to-avoid-climate-change-lawsuit

15. ‘Climate Denial’ Just Made It into the Dictionary. Wait, What? (Grist Online)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

16. Portland Marijuana Company Cura Cannabis Sells for $1 Billion (Oregonian, Portland)

17. Marijuana Prices Have Collapsed, Forcing Growers to Focus on Energy Efficiency (Utility Dive)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

18. Chase Got Trashed on Twitter for Promoting Penny-Pinching. The Bank Wasn’t Wrong. It Wasn’t Right, Either. (Washington Post)

19. Instagram Weighs Removing Number of ‘Likes’ on Posts (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

20. Meet the Fish Leather Pioneers (British Broadcasting Corporation)

GENERAL NEWS

21. Forecast Calls for Busy Wildfire Season Along West Coast (Associated Press)

22. Pedestrian Struck, Injured in Downtown Shelton (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

23. Five Students Injured after Large Inflatable Goes Airborne at Zillah High School ASB Event (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Crash Test Dummy Failures Send Them Flying Off Roller Coaster into Nearby Hotel

Waze App Can Tell You How to Get to Sesame Street

Former N.J. Superintendent Who Defecated on High School Track Sues Over Release of Mugshot

Strange Buzzing in 9-Year-Old Boy’s Ear Was Actually a Tick Embedded in His Eardrum

SONG OF THE DAY

Emerson Lake & Palmer – Show Me the Way to Go Home

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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