Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Energy News Digest for July 31, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS





HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Snake River Dams Study Points to Removal – Dam Backers Aren’t Buying It (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Opposition Groups Appealing Pend Oreille County Silicon Smelter Ruling (Bonner County Daily Bee, Sandpoint, ID)

Failed Sewage Pumps Led to 2.1-Million-Gallon Spill into Puget Sound (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

Oregon: Steelhead Return to Beaver Creek near LaGrande after Century-Long Absence (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Fish & Skidoo Passage – Personal Watercraft Survives Plunge Over Wanapum Dam (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Snake River Dams Study Points to Removal – Dam Backers Aren’t Buying It
2.      Potential Removal of Snake River Dams Causes More Debate
3.      Costs of Removing Snake River Dams Unknown
4.      Fish & Skidoo Passage – Personal Watercraft Survives Plunge Over Wanapum Dam
5.      Avista Makes Annual Price Adjustment Filings in Idaho, Asks for Nearly Two Percent Increase in Electricity Rates
6.      Oregon: Northern Wasco PUD Board Seeks to Fill Vacancy
7.      Why Eskom’s Power Crisis Is South Africa’s Top Risk
8.      Oregon: Steelhead Return to Beaver Creek near LaGrande after Century-Long Absence
9.      Great White Sharks Attacking Sea Lions at Increase Rate Off California Coast
10.   Governor Inslee Appoints Two New Members to Washington State Fish & Wildlife Commission
11.   Failed Sewage Pumps Led to 2.1-Million-Gallon Spill into Puget Sound
12.   EPA Moves to Scrap Rules for Coal Ash Pollution
13.   Opposition Groups Appealing Pend Oreille County Silicon Smelter Ruling
14.   Op/Ed: Montana Has the Clean Energy That Washington Needs
15.   California Farmers Are Planting Solar Panels as Water Supplies Dry Up
16.   U.S. Launches Duty Investigations of Wind Towers Imported from Canada
17.   New York Congressman Calls Wind Turbines in Lake Erie ‘Devastating’ to Border Security
18.   Energy Adviser: Beating the Heat Can Be Affordable
19.   Independent Show: Small Cable Companies Are Bullish on Rural Broadband Expansion
20.   Alleged Capital One Hacker May Have Hit Other Targets
21.   Capital One’s Data Breach: Why You Need to Read the Fine Print
22.   Study: El Niño Has Outsized Economic Effects on California
23.   South Kitsap Cannabis Producer Investing in High-Tech Greenhouses
24.   How Phones Made the World Your Office, Like It or Not
25.   Washington State House Democrats Poised to Elect First Woman Speaker
26.   Yakamas Recall General Council Chairman Davis Washines, Install Roger Fiander
27.   Back-to-Back Hurricanes Churn Towards Hawaii
28.   Invasive Blackberry Species Conquered the Pacific Northwest a Century Ago
29.   Dolphins’ Hall of Fame Linebacker Nick Buoniconti Dead at 78

WORD OF THE DAY

Garrulous • \GERR-uh-luss \ • Adjective - 1: given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity: pointlessly or annoyingly talkative 2: wordy

Montgomery sagged weakly at his table. The presenter at the Oak Lawn Philatelic Society’s annual dinner droned for 45 minutes about the rare “Inverted Jenny” airmail stamp. The presenter’s garrulous appearance began as a series of distinct words and phrases…and slowly declined into a soporific experience similar to listening to the adults in a “Peanuts” special.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Snake River Dams Study Points to Removal – Dam Backers Aren’t Buying It (Portland Business Journal, OR)

2.    Potential Removal of Snake River Dams Causes More Debate (KNDO/KNDU TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

3.    Costs of Removing Snake River Dams Unknown (Capital Press)

4.    Fish & Skidoo Passage – Personal Watercraft Survives Plunge Over Wanapum Dam (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

5.    Avista Makes Annual Price Adjustment Filings in Idaho, Asks for Nearly Two Percent Increase in Electricity Rates (Yahoo Finance)

6.    Oregon: Northern Wasco PUD Board Seeks to Fill Vacancy (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)

7.    Why Eskom’s Power Crisis Is South Africa’s Top Risk (Washington Post)

FISH & WILDLIFE

8.    Oregon: Steelhead Return to Beaver Creek near LaGrande after Century-Long Absence (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

9.    Great White Sharks Attacking Sea Lions at Increase Rate Off California Coast (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

10. Governor Inslee Appoints Two New Members to Washington State Fish & Wildlife Commission (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

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

11. Failed Sewage Pumps Led to 2.1-Million-Gallon Spill into Puget Sound (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

12. EPA Moves to Scrap Rules for Coal Ash Pollution (Courthouse News Service)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

13. Opposition Groups Appealing Pend Oreille County Silicon Smelter Ruling (Bonner County Daily Bee, Sandpoint, ID)

14. Op/Ed: Montana Has the Clean Energy That Washington Needs (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

15. California Farmers Are Planting Solar Panels as Water Supplies Dry Up (Los Angeles Times, CA)

16. U.S. Launches Duty Investigations of Wind Towers Imported from Canada (The Canadian Press)

17. New York Congressman Calls Wind Turbines in Lake Erie ‘Devastating’ to Border Security (The Buffalo News, NY)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

18. Energy Adviser: Beating the Heat Can Be Affordable (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

19. Independent Show: Small Cable Companies Are Bullish on Rural Broadband Expansion (Telecompetitor)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

20. Alleged Capital One Hacker May Have Hit Other Targets (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

21. Capital One’s Data Breach: Why You Need to Read the Fine Print (LifeHacker)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

22. Study: El Niño Has Outsized Economic Effects on California (Washington Post)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

23. South Kitsap Cannabis Producer Investing in High-Tech Greenhouses (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton – Paywall Advisory)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

24. How Phones Made the World Your Office, Like It or Not (NY Times)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

25. Washington State House Democrats Poised to Elect First Woman Speaker (KING TV, Seattle, WA)

26. Yakamas Recall General Council Chairman Davis Washines, Install Roger Fiander (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

27. Back-to-Back Hurricanes Churn Towards Hawaii (Reuters)

28. Invasive Blackberry Species Conquered the Pacific Northwest a Century Ago (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

29. Dolphins’ Hall of Fame Linebacker Nick Buoniconti Dead at 78 (Associated Press)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Child Hangs from Sixth-Story Balcony, Falls, Caught by Crowd In China

Woman Suspects Porch Pirate Stole Package with Nine Tarantulas

Iowa: Puppies Thrown Over Bridge into Icy Creek Reunite after Being Adopted

Body of 1930s Bank Robber John Dillinger to Be Exhumed – “Why do you rob banks?” “Because that’s where the money is.”

SONG OF THE DAY

Howard Shore – Shelob’s Lair (The Lord of the Rings, soundtrack)

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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