Monday, May 4, 2020

The Energy News Digest for May 4, 2020


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

President Trump Declares National Emergency, as Foreign Hackers Threaten U.S. Power Grid (Forbes Magazine)

Eight Free Wi-Fi Hotspots Are Up & Running in Chelan County, with More to Come (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

Oregon Wave Energy Project Enters Critical Permitting Phase (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Fisheries Finally Get $8.4 Million Disaster Aid with Help of Murray, Cantwell (Longview Daily News, WA)

Officials release list of 100 Washington State Parks reopening May 5 – Mason: Belfair, Hope Island, Jarrell Cove, Potlatch, Schafer, Twanoh. (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.      President Trump Declares National Emergency, as Foreign Hackers Threaten U.S. Power Grid
2.      Klickitat PUD Implements COVID-19 Small Business Customer Assistance Program
3.      Nevada Utilities – New Technologies, New Threats, New Solutions
4.      Fisheries Finally Get $8.4 Million Disaster Aid with Help of Murray, Cantwell
5.      Bill Monroe: Oregon Fishing, Hunting to Return Almost to Normal Next Week
6.      PacifiCorp to Reopen Most Fishing, Day Use Sites on Lewis River
7.      1,000 Km Upstream: 150,000 Sockeye to Make the Journey Back to the Southern Okanagan
8.      Scientists Hope to Hunt Down ‘Murder Hornets’ Before They Decimate U.S. Bees
9.      Federal Environmental Policies During Pandemic Raise Concerns Across the Pacific Northwest
10.   Oregon Wave Energy Project Enters Critical Permitting Phase
11.   Billions in Clean Energy Loans Go Unused as Coronavirus Ravages Economy
12.   Takeaways from Renewable Energy’s Struggles Amid Pandemic
13.   Eight Free Wi-Fi Hotspots Are Up & Running in Chelan County, with More to Come
14.   $1.1 Billion Sale of .Org Registry to Private Equity Leeches Voted Down by ICANN
15.   Musk Caps a Strange Week by Suggesting Tesla’s Stock Price Should Fall. It Did
16.   Look to the Sky This Week for a Meteor Shower with Pieces of Halley’s Comet
17.   Grays Harbor County Not Ready to Apply for COVID-19 Variance, According to Officials
18.   Native American Tribes Sue U.S. Treasury over Stimulus Aid as They Feud over Funding
19.   Mason County COVID-19 Cases Reach 25
20.   Washington State Reports 182 New COVID-19 Cases, 4 Deaths
21.   Hundreds of WA Health Care Workers Sickened by Coronavirus
22.   Lummi Tribe Traces New Outbreak to Children Playing
23.   Costco to Limit Meat Purchases amid Nationwide Outbreak at Processing Plants
24.   Officials release list of 100 Washington State Parks reopening May 5 – Mason: Belfair, Hope Island, Jarrell Cove, Potlatch, Schafer, Twanoh.
25.   In French Fry Heartland, Spring Turns Bitter as Coronavirus Cuts into Global Demand
26.   A Tale of Two Weather Weeks: Seattle Area Expecting Cool Showers & Clouds, But Could Hit 80s by Weekend
27.   Police: Women Dressed as Health Care Workers Suspected of Stealing Packages Off Porches
28.   Tenino to Replicate Depression-Era Printing of Wooden Currency to Support Economy

WORD OF THE DAY

Ken • \KENN\ • Noun - 1a: the range of vision b: sight, view 2: the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge

Oh Rolf, you jerk: “…Totally unprepared are you; To face a world of men; Timid and shy and scared are you; Of things beyond your ken…”
(Sound of Music, Sixteen going on Seventeen)

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      President Trump Declares National Emergency, as Foreign Hackers Threaten U.S. Power Grid (Forbes Magazine)

2.      Klickitat PUD Implements COVID-19 Small Business Customer Assistance Program (Goldendale Sentinel, WA)

3.      Nevada Utilities – New Technologies, New Threats, New Solutions (Nevada Business)

FISH & WILDLIFE

4.      Fisheries Finally Get $8.4 Million Disaster Aid with Help of Murray, Cantwell (Longview Daily News, WA)

5.      Bill Monroe: Oregon Fishing, Hunting to Return Almost to Normal Next Week (Oregonian, Portland)

6.      PacifiCorp to Reopen Most Fishing, Day Use Sites on Lewis River (Longview Daily News, WA)

7.      1,000 Km Upstream: 150,000 Sockeye to Make the Journey Back to the Southern Okanagan (iNFOTEL Multimedia, Canada)

8.      Scientists Hope to Hunt Down ‘Murder Hornets’ Before They Decimate U.S. Bees (Washington Post)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

9.      Federal Environmental Policies During Pandemic Raise Concerns Across the Pacific Northwest (Northwest News Network)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

10.   Oregon Wave Energy Project Enters Critical Permitting Phase (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

11.   Billions in Clean Energy Loans Go Unused as Coronavirus Ravages Economy – The Energy Department is holding on to tens of billions in clean energy loans (NY Times)

12.   Takeaways from Renewable Energy’s Struggles Amid Pandemic (Associated Press)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

13.   Eight Free Wi-Fi Hotspots Are Up & Running in Chelan County, with More to Come (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

14.   $1.1 Billion Sale of .Org Registry to Private Equity Leeches Voted Down by ICANN (Gizmodo)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

15.   Musk Caps a Strange Week by Suggesting Tesla’s Stock Price Should Fall. It Did (Los Angeles Times, CA)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

16.   Look to the Sky This Week for a Meteor Shower with Pieces Of Halley’s Comet (USA Today)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

17.   Grays Harbor County Not Ready to Apply for COVID-19 Variance, According to Officials (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

18.   Native American Tribes Sue U.S. Treasury over Stimulus Aid as They Feud over Funding (NY Times)

SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN

19.   Mason County COVID-19 Cases Reach 25 (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

20.   Washington State Reports 182 New COVID-19 Cases, 4 Deaths (Tri-City Herald, WA)

21.   Hundreds of WA Health Care Workers Sickened by Coronavirus (Associated Press)

22.   Lummi Tribe Traces New Outbreak to Children Playing (Associated Press)

23.   Costco to Limit Meat Purchases amid Nationwide Outbreak at Processing Plants (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

24.   Officials release list of 100 Washington State Parks reopening May 5 – Mason: Belfair, Hope Island, Jarrell Cove, Potlatch, Schafer, Twanoh. (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

25.   In French Fry Heartland, Spring Turns Bitter as Coronavirus Cuts into Global Demand (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

26.   A Tale of Two Weather Weeks: Seattle Area Expecting Cool Showers & Clouds, But Could Hit 80s by Weekend (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

27.   Police: Women Dressed as Health Care Workers Suspected of Stealing Packages Off Porches (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)

28.   Tenino to Replicate Depression-Era Printing of Wooden Currency to Support Economy (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Star Wars’ Official May the Fourth Video Contains a Powerful Message of Hope

It Happened Here: Observatory Built in Goldendale

Man Arrested Trying to Quarantine on Private Disney Island

Don Shula, Winningest Coach in Pro Football History, Dies at 90

SONG OF THE DAY

NFL Films Music – 1972 Dolphins

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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