Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Energy News Digest for July 10, 2019


Programming Note

The Energy News Digest will be away from the overheated keyboard July 11 for personal reasons. It will return rested and relaxed for the July 12 edition.

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS





HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Randle Residents Oppose Crystal Geyser Water Plant on Cowlitz River (Longview Daily News, WA)

Canada: Politicians Consider Trucking, Helicoptering Fraser River Salmon Trapped by Rock Slide (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

City of Tacoma to Continue Negotiations with Rainier Connect (South Sound Business)

Tacoma Liquefied Natural Gas Project Faces Legal Challenge from Local Group (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

It’s New York vs. California in a New Climate Race. Who Will Win? (NY Times)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Oregon: Coalition Maintains Intent to See Boardman-Hemingway Transmission Lines Stopped
2.      Tacoma Liquefied Natural Gas Project Faces Legal Challenge from Local Group
3.      Future of Grant PUD Power Sales Topic of Discussion
4.      California ISO Marks First Phase of Reliability Coordinator Operations
5.      Energy Adviser: High-Density Loads Can Pose Risks
6.      Bonneville Power Administration Science Bowl Winner Conquers Jeopardy’s 2019 Teen Tournament
7.      Canada: Politicians Consider Trucking, Helicoptering Fraser River Salmon Trapped by Rock Slide
8.      Canada Funds 23 Projects to Help Restore British Columbia’s Fragile Salmon Stocks
9.      Washington State Awards Nearly $7 Million in Mason, Thurston & Kitsap Salmon Projects
10.   Whatcom County: Grants Will Help Remove One Dam While Creating Several Logjams to Aid Salmon
11.   Southern Resident Killer Whales Last Seen in Poor Health Now Missing
12.   Tour Boats: ‘If the Whales Go Away, We Go Away. We Don’t Want That Either’
13.   Washington State to Cut Hundreds of Trees to Save Salmon
14.   Randle Residents Oppose Crystal Geyser Water Plant on Cowlitz River
15.   Washington State Fines Developer for Causing 'Significant' Environmental Damage to Port Orchard Wetlands
16.   New York Program Promotes Renewable Energy Through Hydro-Electricity
17.   Without Transmission Lines, Renewable Energy Still has a Long Way to Go — Literally
18.   Tips To Keep Your Home Cool & Your Electric Bill Low
19.   City of Tacoma to Continue Negotiations with Rainier Connect
20.   It’s New York vs. California in a New Climate Race. Who Will Win?
21.   Yakama Nation Radio Station Gets Tuned Back on Air 8 Months after Burglary Knocked It Off
22.   U.S. Lawyer Gored Taking Video Selfie at Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls
23.   Colorful Self-Made Billionaire H. Ross Perot Dies at 89
24.   Troopers investigating deadly 2-car crash near Shelton
25.   Dry Weather Sparks Preparations for Wildfires in Olympics
26.   Analysis: Western Washington Wildfires Differ from Their East Side Counterparts
27.   Swarm of Small Earthquakes Shakes Slopes of Mount Hood
28.   Former Shelton Furniture Store Would Be Remodeled for New Courtroom Space under Sales Tax Proposal
29.   Little Skookum Shellfish Growers: Harvesting History

WORD OF THE DAY – AN ADAGE BIOMASS CALLBACK

Hysteroid • \HISS-tuh-royd\ • adjective - Resembling or tending toward hysteria

“The sky is falling… the sky is fa…….” Unfortunate last words from a hysteriod air pollution protester; killed instantly by a single exposure to the largest airborne particulate ever: a 500-pound meteorite.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Oregon: Coalition Maintains Intent to See Boardman-Hemingway Transmission Lines Stopped (LaGrande Observer, OR)

2.    Tacoma Liquefied Natural Gas Project Faces Legal Challenge from Local Group (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

3.    Future of Grant PUD Power Sales Topic of Discussion (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

4.    California ISO Marks First Phase of Reliability Coordinator Operations (American Public Power Association)

5.    Energy Adviser: High-Density Loads Can Pose Risks (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

6.    Bonneville Power Administration Science Bowl Winner Conquers Jeopardy’s 2019 Teen Tournament (Bonneville Power Administration)

FISH & WILDLIFE

7.    Canada: Politicians Consider Trucking, Helicoptering Fraser River Salmon Trapped by Rock Slide (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

8.    Canada Funds 23 Projects to Help Restore British Columbia’s Fragile Salmon Stocks “…12 of 13 Fraser chinook runs are endangered…” (Globe & Mail, Canada)

9.    Washington State Awards Nearly $7 Million in Mason, Thurston & Kitsap Salmon Projects (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

10. Whatcom County: Grants Will Help Remove One Dam While Creating Several Logjams to Aid Salmon (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

11. Southern Resident Killer Whales Last Seen in Poor Health Now Missing (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

12. Tour Boats: ‘If the Whales Go Away, We Go Away. We Don’t Want That Either’ (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

13. Washington State to Cut Hundreds of Trees to Save Salmon (KOMO TV, Seattle, WA)

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

14. Randle Residents Oppose Crystal Geyser Water Plant on Cowlitz River (Longview Daily News, WA)

15. Washington State Fines Developer for Causing 'Significant' Environmental Damage to Port Orchard Wetlands (KING TV, Seattle, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

16. New York Program Promotes Renewable Energy Through Hydro-Electricity (WABC-TV, New York, NY – “Hydro-Electricity,” how grammatically quaint)

17. Without Transmission Lines, Renewable Energy Still has a Long Way to Go — Literally (Texas Observer)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

18. Tips to keep your home cool and your electric bill low (KEPR TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

19. City of Tacoma to Continue Negotiations with Rainier Connect (South Sound Business)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

20. It’s New York vs. California in a New Climate Race. Who Will Win? (NY Times)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

21. Yakama Nation Radio Station Gets Tuned Back on Air 8 Months after Burglary Knocked It Off (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

22. U.S. Lawyer Gored Taking Video Selfie at Pamplona’s Running of the Bulls (Huffington Post)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

23. Colorful Self-Made Billionaire H. Ross Perot Dies at 89 (Seattle Times – Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS

24. Troopers investigating deadly 2-car crash near Shelton (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

25. Dry Weather Sparks Preparations for Wildfires in Olympics (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton – Paywall Advisory)

26. Analysis: Western Washington Wildfires Differ from Their East Side Counterparts (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA – Scroll down to hear interviews with Central Mason Fire Chief Tim McKern & Mason County Commissioner Kevin Shutty)

27. Swarm of Small Earthquakes Shakes Slopes of Mount Hood (Oregonian, Portland)

28. Former Shelton Furniture Store Would Be Remodeled for New Courtroom Space under Sales Tax Proposal (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

29. Little Skookum Shellfish Growers: Harvesting History (South Sound Business)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Man Swept Over Niagara Falls Survives with Non-Life-Threatening Injuries

Volkswagen's Last Beetle to Leave the Factory This Week

Poorly Timed Flatulence Helps Deputies Sniff Out Suspect Hiding from Arrest

Lithuanian Couple Defends World Wife-Carrying Championship Title

SONG OF THE DAY

Anthony Philip Heinrich - The War of the Elements & the Thundering of Niagara

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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