Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Energy News Digest for August 6, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Blunder That Sent Texas Power Prices Surging 24,000% Ends Up on Bills (Bloomberg News)

Where Are the Salmon & the Orcas? Tribe, Scientists Grapple with Unprecedented Disappearance in Washington State Waters (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

July Confirmed as Hottest Month Recorded (Cable News Network)

Lewis County Approves Moratorium That Would Stop Crystal Geyser Project (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

Wildfire Between Connell & Kahlotus Grows, Threatening Homes. Fires All Around Mid-Columbia (Tri-City Herald, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Blunder That Sent Texas Power Prices Surging 24,000% Ends Up on Bills
2.      Montana: Beetle-Killed Trees Near Power Lines Bring Increased Wildfire Risk
3.      Downen to Represent Montana on NW Power & Conservation Council
4.      Op/Ed: Don’t Act in Haste on Energy
5.      Where Are the Salmon & the Orcas? Tribe, Scientists Grapple with Unprecedented Disappearance in Washington State Waters
6.      Washington State’s King County ‘Doubling Down’ to Help Killer Whales
7.      Help Coming to Make Central Kitsap County Streams Friendlier to Fish
8.      The First Sockeye Arrives at Redfish, But Biologists Worry Few Will Follow. Here’s Why
9.      New Salmon Agreement Could Impact Columbia River Treaty
10.   Data Rigging Is Latest Chile Salmon Farm Scandal
11.   Lewis County Approves Moratorium That Would Stop Crystal Geyser Project
12.   Washington State Warns of Possible Water Restrictions in Parched Little Spokane River Basin
13.   Jefferson to Vote on Amendment for Brinnon-Area Rocky Brook Hydro Facility
14.   Wave Broadband Notifies City of Port Orchard of Cable Rate Increase
15.   Hyundai Releases Car with Solar Panel Roof
16.   July Confirmed as Hottest Month Recorded
17.   Alaska’s Sea Ice Has Completely Melted Away
18.   Climate Could Be an Electoral Time Bomb, Republican Strategists Fear
19.   Newspaper Chain GateHouse buying Gannett, USA Today Owner
20.   The Perseids Have Arrived. Here’s How to Enjoy the Year’s Best Meteor Shower
21.   Where the Last Pristine Skies in America Are
22.   Presidential Campaign Keeps Washington Governor Out of State
23.   Small City, Big Trouble: Wapato Has Spent Close to $500,000 on Settlements, Severance & Attorney Fees Since 2018
24.   Wildfire Between Connell & Kahlotus Grows, Threatening Homes. Fires All Around Mid-Columbia
25.   Triple Whammy: Seattle Seeing Smoke from Wildfires in Siberia, Alaska & E. Washington
26.   Wheat Harvest Underway One Year after Devastating Fire Near The Dalles
27.   Ocean Shores Chamber of Commerce Stops Operating amid Missing Funds

WORD OF THE DAY

Totem /TOE-tum/ Noun – 1a: An object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan & often as a reminder of its ancestry; also: a usually carved or painted representation of such an object b:
a family or clan identified by a common totemic object 2: one that serves as an emblem or revered symbol.

Orca, Black and White
Totem of the Salish Sea
Whither thou goest

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Blunder That Sent Texas Power Prices Surging 24,000% Ends Up on Bills (Bloomberg News)

2.    Montana: Beetle-Killed Trees Near Power Lines Bring Increased Wildfire Risk (Montana Public Radio)

3.    Downen to Represent Montana on NW Power & Conservation Council (Northwest Public Power Association)

4.    Op/Ed: Don’t Act in Haste on Energy (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

FISH & WILDLIFE

5.    Where Are the Salmon & the Orcas? Tribe, Scientists Grapple with Unprecedented Disappearance in Washington State Waters (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

6.    Washington State’s King County ‘Doubling Down’ to Help Killer Whales (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

7.    Help Coming to Make Central Kitsap County Streams Friendlier to Fish (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton – Paywall Advisory)

8.    The First Sockeye Arrives at Redfish, But Biologists Worry Few Will Follow. Here’s Why (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)

9.    New Salmon Agreement Could Impact Columbia River Treaty (Capital Press)

10. Data Rigging Is Latest Chile Salmon Farm Scandal (Los Angeles Times, CA)

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

11. Lewis County Approves Moratorium That Would Stop Crystal Geyser Project (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

12. Washington State Warns of Possible Water Restrictions in Parched Little Spokane River Basin (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

13. Jefferson to Vote on Amendment for Brinnon-Area Rocky Brook Hydro Facility (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

14. Wave Broadband Notifies City of Port Orchard of Cable Rate Increase (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

15. Hyundai Releases Car with Solar Panel Roof (British Broadcasting Corporation)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

16. July Confirmed as Hottest Month Recorded (Cable News Network)

17. Alaska’s Sea Ice Has Completely Melted Away (Mashable)

18. Climate Could Be an Electoral Time Bomb, Republican Strategists Fear (NY Times)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

19. Newspaper Chain GateHouse buying Gannett, USA Today Owner (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

20. The Perseids Have Arrived. Here’s How to Enjoy the Year’s Best Meteor Shower (Quartz)

21. Where the Last Pristine Skies in America Are (Washington Post)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

22. Presidential Campaign Keeps Washington Governor Out of State (Associated Press)

23. Small City, Big Trouble: Wapato Has Spent Close to $500,000 on Settlements, Severance & Attorney Fees Since 2018 (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS

24. Wildfire Between Connell & Kahlotus Grows, Threatening Homes. Fires All Around Mid-Columbia (Tri-City Herald, WA)

25. Triple Whammy: Seattle Seeing Smoke from Wildfires in Siberia, Alaska & E. Washington (KOMO TV, Seattle, WA)

26. Wheat Harvest Underway One Year after Devastating Fire Near The Dalles (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

27. Ocean Shores Chamber of Commerce Stops Operating amid Missing Funds (KING TV, Seattle, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison Dead at 88

Texas Dog Gives Birth to 20 Pups!

Stranded Alaska Ferry Visitors Keep Busy by Painting Fence

Franky Zapata Crosses English Channel by Hoverboard at Second Attempt

SONG OF THE DAY

Bonnie Raitt – Can’t Find My Way Home

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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