Friday, November 22, 2019

The Energy News Digest for November 22, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Holiday Travelers Beware, Incoming Storm Will Drop Snow across Lower Washington Elevations (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

Partial Settlement Reached in Avista Request for Washington State Rate Increases (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

Big Money Pouring into Puget Sound Orca Recovery Efforts (KOMO TV, Seattle, WA)

T-Mobile Customers’ Personal Information Exposed in Hack (C|Net News)

Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association Lays Out Financial Case for Snake River Dams (Washington Ag Network)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.        Partial Settlement Reached in Avista Request for Washington State Rate Increases
2.        Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association Lays Out Financial Case for Snake River Dams
3.        Most BC Hydro Customers Are Still Unprepared for Power Outages, Utility Says
4.        Explainer: California Faces Decade of ‘Unique’ Wildfire Blackouts
5.        Futures Markets Signal Lower Natural Gas Prices in Most U.S. Regions in Early 2020
6.        Chelan PUD Employee Named to State Clean Energy Workgroup
7.        Op/Ed: Working Together to Protect Utility Customers from Scams
8.        Big Money Pouring into Puget Sound Orca Recovery Efforts
9.        Program Aims to Rehabilitate Valuable Repeat Steehead Spawners in the Snake River
10.     Microplastics Found in All Arctic Belugas Tested: Simon Fraser University Study
11.     Lewis County to Build Emergency Water Stations
12.     Your State’s Air Pollution Might Be Coming from Another State’s Power Plants
13.     California: Humboldt County Planning Commission Denies Wind Energy Project with 4-2 Vote
14.     Congressional Democrats Move to Take 100% Clean Energy Push National with New Bill
15.     T-Mobile Customers’ Personal Information Exposed in Hack
16.     Includes Lewis PUD Telecom Planning – Washington State Board Approves $5.2 Million for Development Projects in Six Counties
17.     ReConnect Grants – USDA Invests $4.3 Million in Rural Broadband for New York Families
18.     Alphabet’s Loon Will Bring Its Balloon Powered Internet Service to Parts of the Amazonian Rain Forest in Peru
19.     Free Internet Is Proposed in Britain. Is It Even Possible?
20.     Apple’s Online Store Quietly Kills User Reviews & Ratings
21.     California Restaurant Group Sues Over Berkeley’s Natural Gas Ban
22.     Natural Gas, False Hope in Climate Change Campaign?
23.     Why Washington State Shop Owners Say Legalizing Pot Nationally Will Make Business Safer Locally
24.     Thieves Steal $1 Million Worth of Marijuana Products from Cannabis Company in Portland
25.     Why Everyone Is Angry at Facebook Over Its Political Ads Policy
26.     The Public Library: A Photographic Love Letter to Humanity’s Greatest Sanctuary of Knowledge, Freedom, & Democracy
27.     Portland #6, Seattle #14 - The Greenest U.S. Cities – America’s 50 Most Populous Cities, Ranked by Six Sustainability Metrics
28.     Anti-Tax Activist Tim Eyman Says He’ll Run for Washington State Governor Against Inslee
29.     House Democrats Elect Rep. Melanie Morgan as Deputy Floor Leader
30.     Holiday Travelers Beware, Incoming Storm Will Drop Snow across Lower Washington Elevations
31.     Jury Finds Belfair Man Guilty of Second-Degree Murder for Shooting Intruder in Shower
32.     Two Injured in Belfair Crash
33.     A Claw & a Bat. People Arm Themselves as Tensions Rise Over Homeless RVs at the Washington State Capitol
34.     Commissioner Scott Hilburn Receives Governance Excellence Award
35.     Fireball in Rural Oregon Seen Falling from Sky

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Poetaster • \POE-uh-tass-ter\ • Noun - An inferior poet

Orange has no rhyme
Poetaster tries ever
His words are like poop


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      Partial Settlement Reached in Avista Request for Washington State Rate Increases (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

2.      Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association Lays Out Financial Case for Snake River Dams (Washington Ag Network)

3.      Most BC Hydro Customers Are Still Unprepared for Power Outages, Utility Says (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

4.      Explainer: California Faces Decade of ‘Unique’ Wildfire Blackouts (Reuters)

5.      Futures Markets Signal Lower Natural Gas Prices in Most U.S. Regions in Early 2020 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

6.      Chelan PUD Employee Named to State Clean Energy Workgroup (Wenatchee World, WA)

7.      Op/Ed: Working Together to Protect Utility Customers from Scams (Morning Consult)

FISH & WILDLIFE

8.      Big Money Pouring into Puget Sound Orca Recovery Efforts (KOMO TV, Seattle, WA)

9.      Program Aims to Rehabilitate Valuable Repeat Steehead Spawners in the Snake River (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)


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

11.   Lewis County to Build Emergency Water Stations (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

12.   Your State’s Air Pollution Might Be Coming from Another State’s Power Plants (Grist Online)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

13.   California: Humboldt County Planning Commission Denies Wind Energy Project with 4-2 Vote (KRCR-TV, Redding, CA)

14.   Congressional Democrats Move to Take 100% Clean Energy Push National with New Bill (Utility Dive)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

15.   T-Mobile Customers’ Personal Information Exposed in Hack (C|Net News)

16.   Includes Lewis PUD Telecom Planning – Washington State Board Approves $5.2 Million for Development Projects in Six Counties (Washington State Department of Commerce)

17.   ReConnect Grants – USDA Invests $4.3 Million in Rural Broadband for New York Families (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

18.   Alphabet’s Loon Will Bring Its Balloon Powered Internet Service to Parts of the Amazonian Rain Forest in Peru (The Daily Mail, UK)

19.   Free Internet Is Proposed in Britain. Is It Even Possible? (NY Times)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

20.   Apple’s Online Store Quietly Kills User Reviews & Ratings (Gizmodo)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

21.   California Restaurant Group Sues Over Berkeley’s Natural Gas Ban (Associated Press)

22.   Natural Gas, False Hope in Climate Change Campaign? (France 24)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

23.   Why Washington State Shop Owners Say Legalizing Pot Nationally Will Make Business Safer Locally (KOMO TV, Seattle, WA)

24.   Thieves Steal $1 Million Worth of Marijuana Products from Cannabis Company in Portland (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

25.   Why Everyone Is Angry at Facebook Over Its Political Ads Policy (NY Times)

26.   The Public Library: A Photographic Love Letter to Humanity’s Greatest Sanctuary of Knowledge, Freedom, & Democracy (Brain Pickings)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE


GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

28.   Anti-Tax Activist Tim Eyman Says He’ll Run for Washington State Governor Against Inslee (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

29.   House Democrats Elect Rep. Melanie Morgan as Deputy Floor Leader (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

30.   Holiday Travelers Beware, Incoming Storm Will Drop Snow across Lower Washington Elevations (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

31.   Jury Finds Belfair Man Guilty of Second-Degree Murder for Shooting Intruder in Shower (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

32.   Two Injured in Belfair Crash (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

33.   A Claw & a Bat. People Arm Themselves as Tensions Rise Over Homeless RVs at the Washington State Capitol (Northwest News Network)

34.   Commissioner Scott Hilburn Receives Governance Excellence Award (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

35.   Fireball in Rural Oregon Seen Falling from Sky (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

News Anchor Accidentally Emails Entire Company to Call Off Work, Entire Company Responds

Elon Musk Accidentally Busted Two Windows on the Tesla Cybertruck While Demonstrating How Tough They Are

Canned Cranberry Sauce Is America’s Least Favorite Thanksgiving Food, New Survey Says – Green Bean Casserole a Close Second

Nine-Year-Old on Track to Graduate from University in December

SONG OF THE DAY

Joni Mitchell – Raised on Robbery

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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