Wednesday, May 27, 2020

The Energy News Digest for May 27, 2020


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

All Washington State Counties ‘Will Probably Not’ Reopen June 1, State Says (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Columbia Generating Station Steps Up to Ease Bonneville Power Administration Oversupply (Bonneville Power Administration)

Dams Central Focus of Willamette River Endangered Fish Dispute in Oregon (Courthouse News Service)

Boeing Cutting More Than 12,000 Jobs with Layoffs, Buyouts (Everett Herald, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.        Columbia Generating Station Steps Up to Ease Bonneville Power Administration Oversupply
2.        The Risk to Beneficial Electrification: Residential Demand Charges
3.        Cowlitz PUD in Healthy Financial Position Despite Pandemic
4.        Additional LIHEAP Funding Urged for Struggling Families as Senate Considers More COVID-19 Relief
5.        Op/Ed: The Michigan Dam Failures Are a Warning
6.        Dams Central Focus of Willamette River Endangered Fish Dispute in Oregon
7.        Idaho: Governor’s Workgroup on Salmon Recovery to Meet Today, Thursday
8.        Judge Strikes Down Energy Leasing Rules in Sage Grouse Habitat
9.        Residents Warned to Avoid Olympia’s Percival Creek, Other Areas After Another Sewage Spill
10.     Landfills Emerge as Promising Battery Storage Sites to Back Up Renewable Energy
11.     GE Selling Century-Old Lighting Unit to Savant Systems
12.     President Trump Threatens Social Media After Twitter Fact-Checks Him
13.     Fill-In Judge for Lawsuit Against Gov. Inslee Tests Positive for COVID-19
14.     All Washington State Counties ‘Will Probably Not’ Reopen June 1, State Says
15.     COVID-19 Transmission Increasing in Eastern Washington, Dropping in Western Washington, Report Says
16.     Boeing Cutting More Than 12,000 Jobs with Layoffs, Buyouts
17.     Mason County Unemployment Up Ten Percentage Points
18.     Woman Shot in Head After Exchanging Gunfire with Trooper Near Chehalis
19.     An ‘Avalanche of Evictions’ Could Be Bearing Down on America’s Renters
20.     Lynn Eaton Appointed to Shelton School Board
21.     Chehalis Tribe First in the Nation to Open A Distillery on Tribal Land

WORD OF THE DAY

Longueur /lawn-GUR/ Noun – Dull & tedious passage or section (as of a book, play, or musical composition) — usually used in plural

The coded BBC broadcast that gave the warning of the D-Day attack to France “Blessent mon coeur d’une longueur monotone”
(Translation: The violins of autumn, wound my heart with monotonous languor”)

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      Columbia Generating Station Steps Up to Ease Bonneville Power Administration Oversupply (Bonneville Power Administration)

2.      The Risk to Beneficial Electrification: Residential Demand Charges (Utility Dive)

3.      Cowlitz PUD in Healthy Financial Position Despite Pandemic (Longview Daily News, WA)

4.      Additional LIHEAP Funding Urged for Struggling Families as Senate Considers More COVID-19 Relief (Daily Energy Insider)

5.      Op/Ed: The Michigan Dam Failures Are a Warning – Many need repairs. Let’s fix them before climate-related flooding gets worse. (NY Times)

FISH & WILDLIFE

6.      Dams Central Focus of Willamette River Endangered Fish Dispute in Oregon (Courthouse News Service)

7.      Idaho: Governor’s Workgroup on Salmon Recovery to Meet Today, Thursday (Idaho Falls Post-Register, ID)

8.      Judge Strikes Down Energy Leasing Rules in Sage Grouse Habitat (Associated Press)

ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE

9.      Residents Warned to Avoid Olympia’s Percival Creek, Other Areas After Another Sewage Spill (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

10.   Landfills Emerge as Promising Battery Storage Sites to Back Up Renewable Energy (Utility Dive)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

11.   GE Selling Century-Old Lighting Unit to Savant Systems (Associated Press)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

12.   President Trump Threatens Social Media After Twitter Fact-Checks Him (Associated Press)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

13.   Fill-In Judge for Lawsuit Against Gov. Inslee Tests Positive for COVID-19 (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)

SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN

14.   All Washington State Counties ‘Will Probably Not’ Reopen June 1, State Says (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

15.   COVID-19 Transmission Increasing in Eastern Washington, Dropping in Western Washington, Report Says (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

16.   Boeing Cutting More Than 12,000 Jobs with Layoffs, Buyouts (Everett Herald, WA)

17.   Mason County Unemployment Up Ten Percentage Points (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

18.   Woman Shot in Head After Exchanging Gunfire with Trooper Near Chehalis (Associated Press)

19.   An ‘Avalanche of Evictions’ Could Be Bearing Down on America’s Renters (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

20.   Lynn Eaton Appointed to Shelton School Board (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

21.   Chehalis Tribe First in the Nation to Open A Distillery on Tribal Land (KOMO News, Seattle, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Mask Fairies Give Away More Face Coverings in Port Angeles

Burger King Modifies Cardboard Crowns to Encourage Social Distancing

Purple Jellyfish ‘Bigger Than All Three of Our Kids’ Washes Up on Beach

Car Wash Worker Returns Stimulus Check Discovered in Trash

SONG OF THE DAY

Tears for Fears – Everybody Wants to Rule the World

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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