Thursday, January 9, 2020

The Energy News Digest for January 9, 2020


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS






HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Snow Update (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

Dams Vs. Salmon: Workshops Aim to Get Past ‘My Study Can Beat Up Your Study’ on Snake River (Northwest News Network)

Climate Activists Sue Oregon Secretary of State on Clean Energy Initiatives (Portland Business Journal, OR)

As Huge Tides Bear Down on Oregon Coast, Researchers Warn This is the Future (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

Seattle Mayor: City-Owned Buildings to Get Off Fossil Fuels (Associated Press)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.        Dams Vs. Salmon: Workshops Aim to Get Past ‘My Study Can Beat Up Your Study’ on Snake River
2.        Editorial: Report Underscores Hazards of Dam Breaching
3.        Seattle Mayor: City-Owned Buildings to Get Off Fossil Fuels
4.        Op/Ed: Americans Should Moderate Expectations & Broaden Perspective on Modernized Columbia River Treaty
5.        Chelan PUD Offers Advanced Meter Opt-Out for Monthly Fee
6.        Resource Adequacy: Meeting the Region’s Energy Needs
7.        Hydro Dams in British Columbia’s Northeast at Risk from Fracking, Report Claims
8.        Natural Gas Prices in 2019 Were the Lowest in the Past Three Years
9.        New Fish Detection Gathers Salmon Survival Data Faster than the Blink of an Eye
10.     Vancouver Island University Fish Farm Closes After Accident Kills Hundreds of Trout
11.     Climate Activists Sue Oregon Secretary of State on Clean Energy Initiatives
12.     Tennessee Valley Authority’s Push for Lengthy Utility Deals Could Set Back Green Initiatives in Tennessee Cities
13.     No Contract Awarded for Anacortes Fiber Installation
14.     Facebook Riles Tiny Oregon Coast Town with Plan for Undersea Cable
15.     CES 2020: FCC’s Pai Says 5G Can Help Close Rural Divide
16.     Ring Has Terminated Employees for Abusing Access to People’s Video Data, Amazon Tells Lawmakers
17.     Spokane, Inland Northwest See Increase in Electric Vehicles
18.     Tesla’s Market Value Zooms Past That of GM & Ford – Combined
19.     As Huge Tides Bear Down on Oregon Coast, Researchers Warn This is the Future
20.     Alaska Sees Warmest Year on Record in 2019, While US Sees Second Wettest
21.     Glacier National Park Is Replacing Signs That Predicted Its Glaciers Would Be Gone by 2020
22.     Facebook Again Refuses to Ban Political Ads, Even False Ones
23.     Ignore the Absurd Claim That Streaming TV Is Terrible for the Climate
24.     Sign of the Times: Being Labeled a Domestic Terrorist May Be Making Rep. Matt Shea More Popular
25.     Shelton Mayor Resigns for Personal Reasons, New Mayor Elected
26.     City of Shelton Looking for Public Works Director
27.     Feds OK $1.5 Million Grant for Cleaner Hybrid-Electric Bainbridge Ferry
28.     ‘It’s Completely Tragic’: Portlanders Raise Money to Rescue Wildlife from Australian Bush Fires
29.     Snow Update
30.     When’s Snow Coming to Olympia? Here’s What Meteorologists Say
31.     Arctic Front to Bring Bitter Cold & Possibility of Snow to Seattle Area
32.     Light Thursday Snow Only the Beginning for Puget Sound Region
33.     Brace Yourselves: Several Inches of Snow Expected Around Inland Northwest Friday

WORD OF THE DAY

Woebegone • \WOE-bih-gahn\ • adjective - Strongly afflicted with woe: woeful 2: exhibiting great woe, sorrow, or misery 3: being in a sorry state

Barty’s “Droopy Dog” expression was directly related to the limited inventory of toroidal pastry in the staff break room. Throughout the day, his woebegone expression haunted the staff member ordered by the boss to reduce the weekly purchase as a battle of the beltline. The only substitute was a box of stale “Triscuits,” a poor substitute for the doughy, sugar loaded pastry that haunted Barty’s lonely afternoon vigil.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      Dams Vs. Salmon: Workshops Aim to Get Past ‘My Study Can Beat Up Your Study’ on Snake River (Northwest News Network)

2.      Editorial: Report Underscores Hazards of Dam Breaching (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

3.      Seattle Mayor: City-Owned Buildings to Get Off Fossil Fuels (Associated Press)

4.      Op/Ed: Americans Should Moderate Expectations & Broaden Perspective on Modernized Columbia River Treaty (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

5.      Chelan PUD Offers Advanced Meter Opt-Out for Monthly Fee (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

6.      Resource Adequacy: Meeting the Region’s Energy Needs (Bonneville Power Administration)

7.      Hydro Dams in British Columbia’s Northeast at Risk from Fracking, Report Claims (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

8.      Natural Gas Prices in 2019 Were the Lowest in the Past Three Years (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

FISH & WILDLIFE

9.      New Fish Detection Gathers Salmon Survival Data Faster than the Blink of an Eye (NOAA Fisheries)

10.   Vancouver Island University Fish Farm Closes After Accident Kills Hundreds of Trout (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

11.   Climate Activists Sue Oregon Secretary of State on Clean Energy Initiatives (Portland Business Journal, OR)

12.   Tennessee Valley Authority’s Push for Lengthy Utility Deals Could Set Back Green Initiatives in Tennessee Cities (Knoxville News Sentinel, TN)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

13.   No Contract Awarded for Anacortes Fiber Installation (Skagit Valley Herald, Mt Vernon, WA)

14.   Facebook Riles Tiny Oregon Coast Town with Plan for Undersea Cable (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

15.   CES 2020: FCC’s Pai Says 5G Can Help Close Rural Divide (Multichannel News)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

16.   Ring Has Terminated Employees for Abusing Access to People’s Video Data, Amazon Tells Lawmakers (Washington Post)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

17.   Spokane, Inland Northwest See Increase in Electric Vehicles (KREM-TV, Spokane, WA)

18.   Tesla’s Market Value Zooms Past That of GM & Ford – Combined (Reuters)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

19.   As Huge Tides Bear Down on Oregon Coast, Researchers Warn This is the Future (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

20.   Alaska Sees Warmest Year on Record in 2019, While US Sees Second Wettest (Courthouse News Service)

21.   Glacier National Park Is Replacing Signs That Predicted Its Glaciers Would Be Gone by 2020 (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

22.   Facebook Again Refuses to Ban Political Ads, Even False Ones (Associated Press)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

23.   Ignore the Absurd Claim That Streaming TV Is Terrible for the Climate (Mashable)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

24.   Sign of the Times: Being Labeled a Domestic Terrorist May Be Making Rep. Matt Shea More Popular (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS

25.   Shelton Mayor Resigns for Personal Reasons, New Mayor Elected (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)


27.   Feds OK $1.5 Million Grant for Cleaner Hybrid-Electric Bainbridge Ferry (KOMO TV, Seattle, WA)

28.   ‘It’s Completely Tragic’: Portlanders Raise Money to Rescue Wildlife from Australian Bush Fires (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

FREAKING OUT OVER FROSTED FLAKES

29.   Snow Update (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

30.   When’s Snow Coming to Olympia? Here’s What Meteorologists Say (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

31.   Arctic Front to Bring Bitter Cold & Possibility of Snow to Seattle Area (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

32.   Light Thursday Snow Only the Beginning for Puget Sound Region (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

33.   Brace Yourselves: Several Inches of Snow Expected Around Inland Northwest Friday (KHQ TV, Spokane, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Buck Henry, Who Helped Create ‘Get Smart’ & Adapt ‘The Graduate,’ Dies at 89

Mississippi Men Arrested for Gluing Winning Numbers to Lottery Ticket

See the Proposed Plans for Underground ‘Sleeping Pods’ in San Francisco

Sacramento McDonald’s Blasts Bagpipe Music to Chase Homeless Away, Angers Neighbors

SONG OF THE DAY

Bill Withers – Lovely Day

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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