Friday, June 5, 2020

The Energy News Digest for June 5, 2020


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Yakima Basin Water Supply for Irrigators Holds Steady for June (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

Congressman Kilmer Comments on Snake River Dams (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, Wa)

Copper River Fishery Improves but Levels Remain Below Normal (Associated Press)

Oregon’s PacWave Aims to Jump-Start US Marine Energy Market (GreenTech Media

Heat-Trapping Carbon Dioxide in Air Hits New Record High (Associated Press)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.      Congressman Kilmer Comments on Snake River Dams
2.      Spokane Fire, Avista Crews Investigating Vault Fire Leading to Power Outages in Downtown Spokane Buildings
3.      Jefferson PUD Approves Routine Telecommuting Policy
4.      Fight Over New Mexico Nuke Waste Plan Lands in DC Circuit
5.      Massachusetts Attorney General Urges State Examine Shift from Natural Gas Heating
6.      Copper River Fishery Improves but Levels Remain Below Normal
7.      Death of the Giants: Forests Getting Shorter, Younger, in Northwest & Elsewhere
8.      British Columbia Vastly Overestimates Size of Its Old-Growth Forest, Independent Researchers Say
9.      Yakima Basin Water Supply for Irrigators Holds Steady for June
10.   Oregon’s PacWave Aims to Jump-Start US Marine Energy Market
11.   Salt River Project Seeking Information on Projects for Up to 500 MW of Wind Power
12.   Glare Study? – Omaha Utility’s Solar Plan Collides with Suburban Development Aspirations
13.   Small ISP Cancels Data Caps Permanently After Reviewing Pandemic Usage
14.   5G Conspiracy Idiots Now Threatening Telecom Workers That Don’t Even Work in Wireless
15.   Op/Ed: Congress Must Make Access to Affordable, Reliable Broadband a Priority
16.   Heat-Trapping Carbon Dioxide in Air Hits New Record High
17.   WA Gov. Inslee’s Emergency Orders within His Authority, Court Commissioner Says
18.   Washington State Gets Back $333 Million in Stolen Unemployment Benefits - With More to Recover
19.   Washington State Reports 245 New COVID-19 Cases & Three Deaths Thursday
20.   U.S. Unemployment Drops Unexpectedly to a Still-High 13.3%
21.   Alcoa Begins Laying Off Workers at Its Ferndale Aluminum Plant Ahead of Schedule

WORD OF THE DAY

Banshee • \BAN-shee\ • Noun - A female spirit in Gaelic folklore whose appearance or wailing warns a family that one of them will soon die

The small-town newspaper’s music editor faced a dilemma. He wanted to be truthful, but he also did not want to alienate the 1,000 readers of the broadsheet. Therefore, he crumpled the typewritten first draft of his story titled “Local Band Named ‘The Banshees’ Appropriately Named: You Will Want to Die.” His new draft bore the headline “Unique Sounds from Local Band.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      Congressman Kilmer Comments on Snake River Dams (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, Wa)

2.      Spokane Fire, Avista Crews Investigating Vault Fire Leading to Power Outages in Downtown Spokane Buildings (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

3.      Jefferson PUD Approves Routine Telecommuting Policy (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

4.      Fight Over New Mexico Nuke Waste Plan Lands in DC Circuit (Courthouse News Service)

5.      Massachusetts Attorney General Urges State Examine Shift from Natural Gas Heating (Utility Dive)

FISH & WILDLIFE


ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE

7.      Death of the Giants: Forests Getting Shorter, Younger, in Northwest & Elsewhere (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

8.      British Columbia Vastly Overestimates Size of Its Old-Growth Forest, Independent Researchers Say (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

WATER, WATER, ANYWHERE?

9.      Yakima Basin Water Supply for Irrigators Holds Steady for June (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

10.   Oregon’s PacWave Aims to Jump-Start US Marine Energy Market (GreenTech Media

11.   Salt River Project Seeking Information on Projects for Up to 500 MW of Wind Power (American Public Power Association)

12.   Glare Study? – Omaha Utility’s Solar Plan Collides with Suburban Development Aspirations (Energy News Network)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

13.   Small ISP Cancels Data Caps Permanently After Reviewing Pandemic Usage (Ars Technica)

14.   5G Conspiracy Idiots Now Threatening Telecom Workers That Don’t Even Work in Wireless (TechDirt)

15.   Op/Ed: Congress Must Make Access to Affordable, Reliable Broadband a Priority (The Hill, Washington, DC)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

16.   Heat-Trapping Carbon Dioxide in Air Hits New Record High (Associated Press)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

17.   WA Gov. Inslee’s Emergency Orders within His Authority, Court Commissioner Says (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

18.   Washington State Gets Back $333 Million in Stolen Unemployment Benefits - With More to Recover (Associated Press)

SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN

19.   Washington State Reports 245 New COVID-19 Cases & Three Deaths Thursday (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS

20.   U.S. Unemployment Drops Unexpectedly to a Still-High 13.3% (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

21.   Alcoa Begins Laying Off Workers at Its Ferndale Aluminum Plant Ahead of Schedule (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

D.C. Mayor Bowser Has ‘Black Lives Matter’ Painted on Street Leading to White House

Giant Asteroid to Zip Toward Earth This Weekend. But Don’t Freak Out.

On Sad Anniversary, Few to Mourn the D-Day Dead in Normandy

Masks Blossom Among Roses at French Perfume Capital

SONG OF THE DAY

Jim Reeves - Roses Are Red My Love

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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