Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Energy News Digest for June 11, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS





HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Record Heat Wednesday, 90s Expected in Some Areas (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

Drought, Irrigation Demands Draw Down Rimrock Lake Levels (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

Avista Seeks 3.5% Electric Rate Increase for Idaho Customers (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Oregon Wave Energy Testing Project Moves Forward (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Small Idaho City Shows the Benefits of Open Access Broadband Networks (Techdirt)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Avista Seeks 3.5% Electric Rate Increase for Idaho Customers
2.      City of Clarkston to Shift Sewer Plant to Asotin County PUD
3.      American Public Power Association: Kelly Calls for Public Power to Address Three Critical Issues
4.      Hawaii: Two Men in Hospital After Electric Shock, What You Can Do If Facing Electric Shock
5.      Electrifying Manitoba: How Hydropower ‘Absolutely Revolutionized’ the Province
6.      Snohomish PUD: Fishing, Mining Are Preventing Winter Steelhead Recovery
7.      Canada Passes ‘Free Willy’ Bill Banning Whale & Dolphin Captivity
8.      Orca Day Is Coming to Pacific County
9.      Drought, Irrigation Demands Draw Down Rimrock Lake Levels
10.   Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson Sues Trump Administration Over Water Quality Standards in Spokane River
11.   California Taps Clean Air Money to Pay for Drinking Water
12.   ‘A Major Punch in the Gut’: Midwest Rains Projected to Create Near-Record Dead Zone in Gulf of Mexico
13.   Paralysis on America’s Rivers: There’s Too Much Water
14.   Oregon Wave Energy Testing Project Moves Forward
15.   Facebook Is Building a Massive Solar Project in Texas
16.   NextEra Loses Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction Fight with Pacific Gas & Electric Over Renewables Contracts
17.   U.S. Wind Energy Industry Is Booming – Tariffs Pose a Threat
18.   Orcas Power & Light Awarded $5.8 Million to Fund Energy Efficiency Projects
19.   Mossyrock Earns State Energy Grant to Upgrade Community Center, City Hall
20.   Small Idaho City Shows the Benefits of Open Access Broadband Networks
21.   States sue to stop $26.5 billion Sprint-T-Mobile deal
22.   U.S. Customs & Border Protection Says Photos of Travelers Were Taken in a Data Breach
23.   Rise of Smaller Rivals Throws Up Fresh Challenge to Bitcoin
24.   Tesla, Facing Setbacks & Skeptics, Tries to Get Back on Course
25.   More U.S. Businesses Making Changes in Response to Climate Concerns
26.   Shelton Fifth Grader Wins Forest Festival Billboard Contest Grand Prize
27.   Record Heat Wednesday, 90s Expected in Some Areas
28.   Bear Creek Fire in Kitsap County 100 Percent Contained
29.   Mason County to Ask Voters to Support a New Criminal Justice Tax
30.   Olympic National Park: Staircase Road at Lake Cushman to Reopen to Visitors Saturday
31.   Poop from thousands of nesting cormorants damaging Astoria-Megler Bridge
32.   Neighbors Pleased as Oregon Department of Transportation Replaces Roses with Boulders to Deter Homeless

WORD OF THE DAY

Nonplussed • \non-PLUST\ • verb - To cause to be at a loss as to what to say, think, or do

The local candidate felt he was prepared for just about any question regarding the office of dog catcher…that is until a left-field question was lobbed during the intense radio debate left him nonplussed, “if elected, what would you do about illegal immigration?”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Avista Seeks 3.5% Electric Rate Increase for Idaho Customers (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

2.    City of Clarkston to Shift Sewer Plant to Asotin County PUD (Lewiston Tribune, ID)

3.    American Public Power Association: Kelly Calls for Public Power to Address Three Critical Issues (American Public Power Association)

4.    Hawaii: Two Men in Hospital After Electric Shock, What You Can Do If Facing Electric Shock (KHON-TV, Honolulu, HI)

5.    Electrifying Manitoba: How Hydropower ‘Absolutely Revolutionized’ the Province (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

FISH & WILDLIFE

6.    Snohomish PUD: Fishing, Mining Are Preventing Winter Steelhead Recovery (Everett Herald, WA)

7.    Canada Passes ‘Free Willy’ Bill Banning Whale & Dolphin Captivity (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

8.    Orca Day Is Coming to Pacific County (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

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

9.    Drought, Irrigation Demands Draw Down Rimrock Lake Levels (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

10. Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson Sues Trump Administration Over Water Quality Standards in Spokane River (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

11. California Taps Clean Air Money to Pay for Drinking Water (Associated Press)

12. ‘A Major Punch in the Gut’: Midwest Rains Projected to Create Near-Record Dead Zone in Gulf of Mexico (Washington Post)

13. Paralysis on America’s Rivers: There’s Too Much Water (NY Times)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

14. Oregon Wave Energy Testing Project Moves Forward (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

15. Facebook Is Building a Massive Solar Project in Texas (Associated Press)

16. NextEra Loses Bankruptcy Court Jurisdiction Fight with Pacific Gas & Electric Over Renewables Contracts (Utility Dive)

17. U.S. Wind Energy Industry Is Booming – Tariffs Pose a Threat (CNBC)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

18. Orcas Power & Light Awarded $5.8 Million to Fund Energy Efficiency Projects (Island Weekly, Eastsound, WA)

19. Mossyrock Earns State Energy Grant to Upgrade Community Center, City Hall (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

20. Small Idaho City Shows the Benefits of Open Access Broadband Networks (Techdirt)

21. States sue to stop $26.5 billion Sprint-T-Mobile deal (Associated Press)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

22. U.S. Customs & Border Protection Says Photos of Travelers Were Taken in a Data Breach (Washington Post)

23. Rise of Smaller Rivals Throws Up Fresh Challenge to Bitcoin (Reuters)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

24. Tesla, Facing Setbacks & Skeptics, Tries to Get Back on Course (NY Times)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

25. More U.S. Businesses Making Changes in Response to Climate Concerns (Washington Post)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

26. Shelton Fifth Grader Wins Forest Festival Billboard Contest Grand Prize (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

27. Record Heat Wednesday, 90s Expected in Some Areas (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

28. Bear Creek Fire in Kitsap County 100 Percent Contained (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

29. Mason County to Ask Voters to Support a New Criminal Justice Tax (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

30. Olympic National Park: Staircase Road at Lake Cushman to Reopen to Visitors Saturday (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

31. Poop from thousands of nesting cormorants damaging Astoria-Megler Bridge (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

32. Neighbors Pleased as Oregon Department of Transportation Replaces Roses with Boulders to Deter Homeless (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

A Lock of Beethoven’s Hair Will Soon Be Up for Auction

Cracking the Tab on Summer: Northwest Wine Brands Increasingly Pour into Cans

Court Agrees to Listen to Led Zeppelin in ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Appeal

Air Force: Obscene Contrails Above Phoenix Unintentional

MUSIC OF THE DAY

Beethoven – Symphony No 3 In E Flat Major, ‘Eroica’

Walter Murphy- A Fifth of Beethoven

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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