Monday, October 21, 2019

Energy News Digest for October 21, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS






HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Blackout Threats Haunt California Again as Dry Winds Persist (Bloomberg News)

Tri-Citians Need a Say on the Columbia River Treaty Affecting Their Lives, Argues Newhouse (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Puget Sound Energy Proposes New Transmission Link to Improve Bainbridge Power Reliability (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton – Paywall Advisory)

Gig Harbor, Other Cities Feel Steamrolled by FCC Rules on Accepting 5G Cellular Technology (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Why Growing Antibiotic Resistance in the Salish Sea’s Marine Mammals Is Bad News for Humans (Crosscut Seattle)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Tri-Citians Need a Say on the Columbia River Treaty Affecting Their Lives, Argues Newhouse
2.      Puget Sound Energy Proposes New Transmission Link to Improve Bainbridge Power Reliability
3.      Seattle City Light Continues Lynnwood Link Wire Relocations on I-5
4.      Kittitas PUD Announces Rate Increases, Has Multiple Projects in the Works to Upgrade Power Delivery to Customers
5.      Idaho Rate Decrease Tied to Coal Plant Exit
6.      Jefferson PUD to Begin Renovation of Its Main Office
7.      Blackout Threats Haunt California Again as Dry Winds Persist
8.      Pacific Gas & Electric Warns of Ten Years of Power Shut-Offs. California Officials Don’t Like It
9.      Pacific Gas & Electric ‘Failed on So Many Levels’ in Executing Mass Power Shutoff, CPUC Tells Utility Execs
10.   Why Growing Antibiotic Resistance in the Salish Sea’s Marine Mammals Is Bad News for Humans
11.   NW River Partners Op/Ed: Plight of the Orcas – Five major reasons the Southern Resident orcas are in trouble...and what we can do to help them.
12.   Expert: Removing Dams Won’t Fix Columbia River’s Problems
13.   British Columbia: The Sockeye Salmon Finally Has a Passage to Okanagan Lake
14.   Canadian Company Pleads Guilty to Importing Rejected Fish
15.   Power Is Trading Below Zero in Middle America Amid Strong Winds
16.   Gig Harbor, Other Cities Feel Steamrolled by FCC Rules on Accepting 5G Cellular Technology
17.   Portland-Area Municipal Broadband Study Group Kicks Off
18.   Are Electric Cars as ‘Green’ as You Think?
19.   Olympia: How to Make Ambitious Climate Goals a Reality? ‘Upend the Status Quo,’ Student Activist Says
20.   Four Puget Sound Counties May Do What the State Couldn’t: Pass a Clean-Fuel Standard
21.   Should Green Homes Have Gas Stoves & Wood Fireplaces?
22.   WSU Study of Connection Between Marijuana Legalization, Crime Turns Up Surprises
23.   When the Student Newspaper Is the Only Daily Paper in Town
24.   Mitt Romney Admits to Running Secret Twitter Account Under the Alias ‘Pierre Delecto’
25.   This Is Why You Won’t Be Saying Goodbye to Email Anytime Soon
26.   Secrets of Street Photography
27.   6,000 Pounds of Dog Poop a Day: Kirkland Locked in Dirty War
28.   Flood Watch Issued for Mason County
29.   Tornado Turned Waterspout Damages Homes Near Shelton, Weather Service Says
30.   ‘Pineapple Express’ Brings Rain, Flooding, Possible Landslides to Puget Sound Region
31.   Man, 61, Is Hurt After Head-On Collision on State Route 3
32.   Circuit of the Northwest to Start Construction on Motorsports Park Next Year
33.   Can Circuit of the Northwest Race Track Succeed in Busy Puget Sound Sports Market?
34.   Move Over, Honeycrisp: New Apple, Cosmic Crisp, to Debut at Grocery Stores

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Vermicular • \verr-MICK-yuh-lerr\ • adjective - 1: resembling a worm in form or motion 2: of, relating to, or caused by worms

Noodles are funny
Vermicular in their shape
Slurp them with gusto


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Tri-Citians Need a Say on the Columbia River Treaty Affecting Their Lives, Argues Newhouse (Tri-City Herald, WA)

2.    Puget Sound Energy Proposes New Transmission Link to Improve Bainbridge Power Reliability (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton – Paywall Advisory)

3.    Seattle City Light Continues Lynnwood Link Wire Relocations on I-5 (Seattle City Light, WA)

4.    Kittitas PUD announces rate increases, has multiple projects in the works to upgrade power delivery to customers (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

5.    Idaho Rate Decrease Tied to Coal Plant Exit (Daily Energy Insider)

6.    Jefferson PUD to Begin Renovation of Its Main Office (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

DARKNESS AT THE EDGE OF TOWN

7.    Blackout Threats Haunt California Again as Dry Winds Persist (Bloomberg News)

8.    Pacific Gas & Electric Warns of Ten Years of Power Shut-Offs. California Officials Don’t Like It (Los Angeles Times, CA)

9.    Pacific Gas & Electric ‘Failed on So Many Levels’ in Executing Mass Power Shutoff, CPUC Tells Utility Execs (Utility Dive)

FISH & WILDLIFE


11. NW River Partners Op/Ed: Plight of the Orcas – ​Five major reasons the Southern Resident orcas are in trouble...and what we can do to help them. (Seattle Patch, WA)

12. Expert: Removing Dams Won’t Fix Columbia River’s Problems (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

13. British Columbia: The Sockeye Salmon Finally Has a Passage to Okanagan Lake (Kelowna Now, BC)

14. Canadian Company Pleads Guilty to Importing Rejected Fish (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

15. Power Is Trading Below Zero in Middle America Amid Strong Winds (Bloomberg News)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

16. Gig Harbor, Other Cities Feel Steamrolled by FCC Rules on Accepting 5G Cellular Technology (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

17. Portland-Area Municipal Broadband Study Group Kicks Off (Portland Business Journal, OR)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

18. Are Electric Cars as ‘Green’ as You Think? (British Broadcasting Corporation)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

19. Olympia: How to Make Ambitious Climate Goals a Reality? ‘Upend the Status Quo,’ Student Activist Says “…Nearly 60 percent of Puget Sound Energy’s (2017) energy…came from coal & natural gas…” (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

20. Four Puget Sound Counties May Do What the State Couldn’t: Pass a Clean-Fuel Standard (Crosscut Seattle)

21. Should Green Homes Have Gas Stoves & Wood Fireplaces? (Tree Hugger)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

22. WSU Study of Connection Between Marijuana Legalization, Crime Turns Up Surprises (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

23. When the Student Newspaper Is the Only Daily Paper in Town – As more than 2,000 newspapers across the country have closed or merged, student journalists from Michigan to Arizona have stepped in to fill the void. (NY Times)

24. Mitt Romney Admits to Running Secret Twitter Account Under the Alias ‘Pierre Delecto’ (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

25. This Is Why You Won’t Be Saying Goodbye to Email Anytime Soon (Fast Company)

26. Secrets of Street Photography (Medium)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

27. 6,000 Pounds of Dog Poop a Day: Kirkland Locked in Dirty War (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS

28. Flood Watch Issued for Mason County (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

29. Tornado Turned Waterspout Damages Homes Near Shelton, Weather Service Says (KOMO TV, Seattle, WA)

30. ‘Pineapple Express’ Brings Rain, Flooding, Possible Landslides to Puget Sound Region (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

31. Man, 61, Is Hurt After Head-On Collision on State Route 3 (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)



34. Move Over, Honeycrisp: New Apple, Cosmic Crisp, to Debut at Grocery Stores (Tri-City Herald, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Phone Cases Made of Artificial Human Skin Are 100% Pure Nope

Strangers Bless Bellingham Bride with Wedding Donations After Wrong-Number Text

A Girls Soccer Team Was Penalized for Their ‘Equal Pay’ Shirts. Now Their Message Is Being Celebrated

Spanish Shepherds Guide Hundreds of Sheep Across Madrid

SONG OF THE DAY

Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral)

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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