Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Energy News Digest for October 1, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Possible Waste-to-Energy Industrial Park Coming to Pierce County (South Sound Business)

New 24 Cent Per Gallon Tax on Heating Oil Signed into Law by Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Sticker Shock for Washington State’s Hybrid & Electric Car Owners: $75 Fee in Their New Car-Tab Bills (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Jefferson PUD Considers Draft Broadband Plan (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Shellfish Growers Fight to Keep Species Thriving amid Rising Acid Levels in Puget Sound (KING TV, Seattle, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      New 24 Cent Per Gallon Tax on Heating Oil Signed into Law by Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan
2.      United Grain Regains Stride After Bonneville Lock Closure
3.      Op/Ed: Orcas Power & Light – Visionary Integrated Resource Plan, But Dam Removal Opposition Should Wait for Scientific Study Completion
4.      Energy Pulse NW Podcast: BPA’s Weather Forecasters Usher in the New Year for Water
5.      40 Under 40: Kristin Masteller Brings Transparency to Her Mason PUD 1
6.      Tennessee Valley Authority: Cost Drives Climate Decisions in Largest U.S. Public Power Provider
7.      U.S. Group Forms to Defend Natural Gas Against Anti-Fossil Fuel Measures
8.      President Trump Nominates Republican James Danly for FERC
9.      The Evolution of the Hard Hat
10.   Shellfish Growers Fight to Keep Species Thriving amid Rising Acid Levels in Puget Sound
11.   Developer Plans E-Commerce Warehouse on Duwamish River Property Coveted by Salmon Advocates
12.   Canada: Liberal Promise to End Open-Pen Salmon Farms in British Columbia Making Waves on East Coast
13.   Thurston County: Toxic Algae Advisory Issued for Pattison Lake
14.   Possible Waste-to-Energy Industrial Park Coming to Pierce County
15.   Vestas Wins New Orders in U.S. & Germany
16.   Jefferson PUD Considers Draft Broadband Plan
17.   Getting Connected: Where Broadband, Rural Prosperity & Health Care Intersect
18.   Court: FCC Can Dump Net Neutrality, But Can’t Bar State Laws
19.   Former Yahoo Engineer Pleads Guilty to Hacking Thousands of Accounts
20.   Sticker Shock for Washington State’s Hybrid & Electric Car Owners: $75 Fee in Their New Car-Tab Bills
21.   Groups Voice Support for Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Expansion
22.   In Restored Forests, Hope for World Beset by Climate Change
23.   Op/Ed: Innovators Could Solve Climate Crisis
24.   House Democrats Struggle with Their Impeachment Hashtag Game
25.   Earthworms ‘Worm’ Their Way into Sustainable Dairy Farming in Washington State
26.   Firm Ordered to Pay More Than $1 Million After Illegally Funneling Money to Initiative Activist Tim Eyman
27.   Fishtailing Trailer on Highway 101 near Shelton Leads to Head-On Collision
28.   Two Indicted, Accused of Starting Maple Fire Near Lena Lake to Burn a Bees Nest
29.   Winter Already? All-Time Snow Records Fall in Spokane; Cascades Get First Snow Too...
30.   Olympia Farmers Prepare for Unseasonably Cold Temperatures & Frost
31.   Blood, Beer Can Found at Old Faithful After Man Falls in Scalding Water, Rangers Say

WORD OF THE DAY

Defalcate • \dih-FALL-cayt\ • verb – Embezzle

“Two dollars for the treasury, fifty-cent administrative fee for me. Two dollars for…” was the sing-song chant that rationalized the bewhiskered money changer’s nefarious plan to defalcate the “Widows and Orphans Fund” at the local church. Unfortunately for him, he forgot his Sunday school classes where he supposedly learned that “God is Watching.” “Hot coals all around,” shouted the devil when the money-changer met his ethereal “reward.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    New 24 Cent Per Gallon Tax on Heating Oil Signed into Law by Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

2.    United Grain Regains Stride After Bonneville Lock Closure (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

3.    Op/Ed: Orcas Power & Light – Visionary Integrated Resource Plan, But Dam Removal Opposition Should Wait for Scientific Study Completion (Island Sounder, Eastsound, WA)

4.    Energy Pulse NW Podcast: BPA’s Weather Forecasters Usher in the New Year for Water (Bonneville Power Administration)


6.    Tennessee Valley Authority: Cost Drives Climate Decisions in Largest U.S. Public Power Provider (Washington Examiner)

7.    U.S. Group Forms to Defend Natural Gas Against Anti-Fossil Fuel Measures (Reuters)

8.    President Trump Nominates Republican James Danly for FERC (Washington Examiner)

9.    The Evolution of the Hard Hat (NY Times)

FISH & WILDLIFE

10. Shellfish Growers Fight to Keep Species Thriving amid Rising Acid Levels in Puget Sound (KING TV, Seattle, WA)

11. Developer Plans E-Commerce Warehouse on Duwamish River Property Coveted by Salmon Advocates (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

12. Canada: Liberal Promise to End Open-Pen Salmon Farms in British Columbia Making Waves on East Coast (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

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

13. Thurston County: Toxic Algae Advisory Issued for Pattison Lake (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

14. Possible Waste-to-Energy Industrial Park Coming to Pierce County (South Sound Business)

15. Vestas Wins New Orders in U.S. & Germany (Renewable Energy Magazine)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS


17. Getting Connected: Where Broadband, Rural Prosperity & Health Care Intersect (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)


THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

19. Former Yahoo Engineer Pleads Guilty to Hacking Thousands of Accounts (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

20. Sticker Shock for Washington State’s Hybrid & Electric Car Owners: $75 Fee in Their New Car-Tab Bills (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

21. Groups Voice Support for Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Expansion (American Public Power Association)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

22. In Restored Forests, Hope for World Beset by Climate Change (Associated Press)

23. Op/Ed: Innovators Could Solve Climate Crisis (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

24. House Democrats Struggle with Their Impeachment Hashtag Game (Slate Magazine)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

25. Earthworms ‘Worm’ Their Way into Sustainable Dairy Farming in Washington State (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

26. Firm Ordered to Pay More Than $1 Million After Illegally Funneling Money to Initiative Activist Tim Eyman (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS

27. Fishtailing Trailer on Highway 101 near Shelton Leads to Head-On Collision (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

28. Two Indicted, Accused of Starting Maple Fire Near Lena Lake to Burn a Bees Nest (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton – Paywall Advisory)

29. Winter Already? All-Time Snow Records Fall in Spokane; Cascades Get First Snow Too... (KOMO TV, Seattle, WA)

30. Olympia Farmers Prepare for Unseasonably Cold Temperatures & Frost (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

31. Blood, Beer Can Found at Old Faithful After Man Falls in Scalding Water, Rangers Say (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

433 Men Named Nigel Gathered in a British Pub to Honor Their Legendary First Name

University Students Folding 1,000 Origami Ravens as Part of ‘Wish’ for Reconciliation

Ryan & the Giant Pumpkin: Coupeville Resident Grows Half-Ton Gourd

Thief Nets $4,000 Worth of Ornamental Fish from New Mexico Pond

SONG OF THE DAY

Dave Grusin - On Golden Pond (Soundtrack)

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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