Thursday, May 9, 2019

Energy News Digest for May 9, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS





HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Gov. Inslee Signs Range of Bills Aimed at Helping Endangered Orcas (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

In Surprise Reversal, Inslee Opposes Washington Natural Gas Projects (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

U.S. Solar Hits Two Million Installations, Will Double in Four Years (Reuters)

Three Mile Island Power Plant to Close After Bailout Bill Stalls in Pennsylvania Legislature (Utility Dive)

Wild Olympics Plan Unveiled -- 126,000 Acres Proposed for Wilderness (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Three Mile Island Power Plant to Close After Bailout Bill Stalls in Pennsylvania Legislature
2.      In Surprise Reversal, Inslee Opposes Washington Natural Gas Projects
3.      Clean Energy Law Will Mean “A Brave New World” for Cowlitz PUD
4.      Electricity Restored to Hundreds of Clallam PUD Customers After Wreck Causes 11-Hour Outage
5.      Jefferson PUD General Manager Role Now Permanent for Streett
6.      Largest Contributor to 2018 Grant PUD Race Fined $10,000
7.      Hydro One Reports First Quarter Profit Down on Costs to End Avista Deal, Dividend Up
8.      Insurance Claims from Deadly California Wildfires Top $12 Billion
9.      EIA Expects Less Electricity to Come from Coal This Summer as Natural Gas, Renewables Rise
10.   Gov. Inslee Signs Range of Bills Aimed at Helping Endangered Orcas
11.   Listening Session: “The Future of Our Dams”
12.   Commentary: New ‘Cycle’ Targets Lower Snake River Dams
13.   New Fish Scanning Technology Now On-Line at Bonneville Dam Fish Handling Facility
14.   Springer Return Count Still Uncertain; Managers Opt for No Fishing Below Bonneville, Two Days Above
15.   U.S. Solar Hits Two Million Installations, Will Double in Four Years
16.   New Kind of Battery Make Solar, Wind Worth Its Salt
17.   CenturyLink Stock Is Getting Crushed After Earnings. One Analyst Upgraded It Anyway.
18.   U.S. House Passes ACCESS BROADBAND Act
19.   Wild Olympics Plan Unveiled -- 126,000 Acres Proposed for Wilderness
20.   Congressional Republicans Show Increasing Appetite for Climate Action, Despite Opposition to Paris Accord Bill
21.   UN Chief Says ‘Total Disaster’ if Warming Not Stopped
22.   Attorneys General from 33 States Urge Pot Banking Reform
23.   These Everyday Items Can Be Dirtier Than a Toilet Seat
24.   Shelton Home Heavily Damaged in Overnight Fire
25.   Outdoor Burn Restrictions in Unincorporated Lewis County
26.   Pacific County Burn Ban Issued Due to Warm & Dry Weather
27.   31% Pay Raise for Mason County Sheriff Approved; Other Elected County Officials OK’d for Small Raise
28.   Crashes on Highway 3 Near Bremerton Airport Make for Rough Commute
29.   Oregon Teachers Walk Out en Masse in Search of School Funding
30.   Why Desperate Americans Are Driving to Canada in Caravans for Insulin

WORD OF THE DAY

Vexatious • \vex-ay-shuss\ • Adjective - 1a: causing vexation: distressing b: intended to harass 2: full of disorder or stress: troubled

“I am NOT paranoid or a vexatious litigator. Did my mother tell you that? Or maybe my brother; he never liked me, that weasel,” bellowed the whiskered, barrel-chested jailhouse lawyer to the judge in his case. “Everyone has wronged me or will wrong me sometime in my life. This is just my way of protecting my rights.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Three Mile Island Power Plant to Close After Bailout Bill Stalls in Pennsylvania Legislature (Utility Dive)

2.    In Surprise Reversal, Inslee Opposes Washington Natural Gas Projects (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

3.    Clean Energy Law Will Mean “A Brave New World” for Cowlitz PUD (Longview Daily News, WA)

4.    Electricity Restored to Hundreds of Clallam PUD Customers After Wreck Causes 11-Hour Outage (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)


6.    Largest Contributor to 2018 Grant PUD Race Fined $10,000 (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

7.    Hydro One Reports First Quarter Profit Down on Costs to End Avista Deal, Dividend Up (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

8.    Insurance Claims from Deadly California Wildfires Top $12 Billion (Associated Press)

9.    EIA Expects Less Electricity to Come from Coal This Summer as Natural Gas, Renewables Rise (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

FISH & WILDLIFE

10. Gov. Inslee Signs Range of Bills Aimed at Helping Endangered Orcas (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

11. Listening Session: “The Future of Our Dams” (Congressman Dan Newhouse)

12. Commentary: New ‘Cycle’ Targets Lower Snake River Dams (Capital Press)

13. New Fish Scanning Technology Now On-Line at Bonneville Dam Fish Handling Facility (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

14. Springer Return Count Still Uncertain; Managers Opt for No Fishing Below Bonneville, Two Days Above (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

15. U.S. Solar Hits Two Million Installations, Will Double in Four Years (Reuters)

16. New Kind of Battery Make Solar, Wind Worth Its Salt (Christian Science Monitor)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

17. CenturyLink Stock Is Getting Crushed After Earnings. One Analyst Upgraded It Anyway. (Barron’s)

18. U.S. House Passes ACCESS BROADBAND Act (Multichannel News)

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

19. Wild Olympics Plan Unveiled -- 126,000 Acres Proposed for Wilderness (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

20. Congressional Republicans Show Increasing Appetite for Climate Action, Despite Opposition to Paris Accord Bill (Utility Dive)

21. UN Chief Says ‘Total Disaster’ if Warming Not Stopped (Associated Press)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

22. Attorneys General from 33 States Urge Pot Banking Reform (Associated Press)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

23. These Everyday Items Can Be Dirtier Than a Toilet Seat (USA Today)

GENERAL NEWS

24. Shelton Home Heavily Damaged in Overnight Fire (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

25. Outdoor Burn Restrictions in Unincorporated Lewis County (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

26. Pacific County Burn Ban Issued Due to Warm & Dry Weather (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

27. 31% Pay Raise for Mason County Sheriff Approved; Other Elected County Officials OK’d for Small Raise (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

28. Crashes on Highway 3 Near Bremerton Airport Make for Rough Commute (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

29. Oregon Teachers Walk Out en Masse in Search of School Funding (Associated Press)

30. Why Desperate Americans Are Driving to Canada in Caravans for Insulin (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Anti-Vaccination Student Who Sued Health Department After Being Banned from School Now Has Chickenpox

Scientists Liken Anglo-Saxon Burial Site to King Tut’s Tomb

Hot Off the Grille: Is California Ready to Legalize Roadkill Cuisine?

Child Finds $40,000 Worth of Meth in Lego Box from South Carolina Consignment Shop

SONG OF THE DAY

Canned Heat - On the Road Again

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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