Monday, April 13, 2020

The Energy News Digest for April 13, 2020


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Amid COVID-19 School Closures, Some Students Stranded in Digital Desert – Mason PUD 3 Works to Help (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Oregon Insight: Electricity Demand Up Even as the Economy Goes Down (Oregonian, Portland)

Salmon, Dams Study Comment Period Nears End – Critics Say Coronavirus Stay-Home Orders Interfered with Proper Feedback (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

Feds Looking at Protections for Spring-Run Chinook Salmon in Oregon (Courthouse News Service)

Mason Is Number Three – Coronavirus Flight: As the Affluent Head to Washington Vacation Homes, Some Year-Rounders Worry (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.      Oregon Insight: Electricity Demand Up Even as the Economy Goes Down
2.      Salmon, Dams Study Comment Period Nears End – Critics Say Coronavirus Stay-Home Orders Interfered with Proper Feedback
3.      Op/Ed: Don’t Ditch Columbia River Treaty; Renew, Improve It
4.      Editorial: Fix Seattle City Light’s Systematic Failure
5.      Op/Ed: Snohomish PUD Keeping Lights on ‘til ‘Storm’ Passes
6.      Ravalli Electric Cooperative Electrifies Village in Bolivia
7.      Ethiopia to Press Ahead with Africa’s Biggest Hydropower Dam on Nile Tributary
8.      Feds Looking at Protections for Spring-Run Chinook Salmon in Oregon
9.      Washington Salmon Seasons Tentatively Set for 2020-21
10.   Canada: Grey Whale Research Halted Due to COVID-19 Concerns
11.   Wildlife Is Reclaiming Yosemite National Park: ‘The Bear Population Has Quadrupled’
12.   Amid COVID-19 School Closures, Some Students Stranded in Digital Desert – Mason PUD 3 Works to Help
13.   Report: ‘American Dream’ Distant for Teens Without Broadband
14.   Trump Administration Moves Against Chinese Telecom Firms Citing National Security
15.   You’ve Heard of 5G. Now Meet Wi-Fi 6.
16.   A Washington State Tribe’s Uphill Battle Against Climate Change
17.   New Emoji Will Arrive Six Months Late Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic
18.   Coronavirus Updates: Washington State Passes 10,400 Cases, 500 Deaths
19.   Elected Officials, Construction Industry Want Gov. Inslee to Classify Washington State Home Building as ‘Essential’
20.   California, Oregon & Washington to Work on a Post-Lockdown Recovery Plan
21.   President Trump Says He’ll Decide on Easing Guidelines, Not Governors
22.   Washington State to Release Up to 950 Nonviolent Offenders Early in Response to COVID-19
23.   White House Rejects Bailout for U.S. Postal Service Battered by Coronavirus
24.   Mason Is Number Three – Coronavirus Flight: As the Affluent Head to Washington Vacation Homes, Some Year-Rounders Worry
25.   Visitors Steal Away to British Columbia’s Small Towns, Even as Locals Beg Them to Stay Home
26.   Washington State to Lose Billions in Revenue from COVID-19 Closures
27.   Boeing’s Problems Predate the Virus. Should the U.S. Come to Its Rescue?
28.   Longtime NFL QB Tarvaris Jackson Dies in Car Crash

WORD OF THE DAY – PLAYING FAST & LOOSE WITH MOVIE QUOTES EDITION

Hypnagogic /hip-nuh-GAW-jick/ Adjective – Of, relating to, or occurring in the period of drowsiness immediately preceding sleep

“You know that hypnagogic place between awake and sleep, that place where you still remember dreaming? That’s where I’ll always love you. That’s where I’ll be waiting.” Well, almost the direct quote of Tinkerbell, from the movie “Hook”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      Oregon Insight: Electricity Demand Up Even as the Economy Goes Down (Oregonian, Portland)

2.      Salmon, Dams Study Comment Period Nears End – Critics Say Coronavirus Stay-Home Orders Interfered with Proper Feedback (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

3.      Op/Ed: Don’t Ditch Columbia River Treaty; Renew, Improve It (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

4.      Editorial: Fix Seattle City Light’s Systematic Failure (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

5.      Op/Ed: Snohomish PUD Keeping Lights on ‘til ‘Storm’ Passes (Everett Herald, WA)


7.      Ethiopia to Press Ahead with Africa’s Biggest Hydropower Dam on Nile Tributary (Bloomberg News)

FISH & WILDLIFE


9.      Washington Salmon Seasons Tentatively Set for 2020-21 (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

10.   Canada: Grey Whale Research Halted Due to COVID-19 Concerns (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

11.   Wildlife Is Reclaiming Yosemite National Park: ‘The Bear Population Has Quadrupled’ (Los Angeles Times, CA)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

12.   Amid COVID-19 School Closures, Some Students Stranded in Digital Desert – Mason PUD 3 Works to Help (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

13.   Report: ‘American Dream’ Distant for Teens Without Broadband (Government Technology)

14.   Trump Administration Moves Against Chinese Telecom Firms Citing National Security (Washington Post)

15.   You’ve Heard of 5G. Now Meet Wi-Fi 6. (Bloomberg News)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

16.   A Washington State Tribe’s Uphill Battle Against Climate Change (Reuters)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

17.   New Emoji Will Arrive Six Months Late Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic (USA Today)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

18.   Coronavirus Updates: Washington State Passes 10,400 Cases, 500 Deaths (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

19.   Elected Officials, Construction Industry Want Gov. Inslee to Classify Washington State Home Building as ‘Essential’ (Northwest News Network)

20.   California, Oregon & Washington to Work on a Post-Lockdown Recovery Plan (Los Angeles Times, CA)

21.   President Trump Says He’ll Decide on Easing Guidelines, Not Governors (Associated Press)

22.   Washington State to Release Up to 950 Nonviolent Offenders Early in Response to COVID-19 (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

23.   White House Rejects Bailout for U.S. Postal Service Battered by Coronavirus (Washington Post)

SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN

24.   Mason Is Number Three – Coronavirus Flight: As the Affluent Head to Washington Vacation Homes, Some Year-Rounders Worry (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

25.   Visitors Steal Away to British Columbia’s Small Towns, Even as Locals Beg Them to Stay Home (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

26.   Washington State to Lose Billions in Revenue from COVID-19 Closures (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

27.   Boeing’s Problems Predate the Virus. Should the U.S. Come to Its Rescue? (NY Times)

28.   Longtime NFL QB Tarvaris Jackson Dies in Car Crash (Yahoo Sports)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Walmart CEO Says We’re in the ‘Hair Color’ Phase of Panic Buying

COVID-19 Protection: Put Origami on Your Face?

Visitors Seeking ‘Essential’ Drinks Face $7,000 in Lockdown Fines, California Cops Say

Russians Decorate Isolation by Recreating Artworks

SONG OF THE DAY

Crosby, Stills, and Nash – Wasted on the Way

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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