Energy News Digest for January 11, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for January 11, 2016

http://1.usa.gov/1OmveYX

Freezing Rain Advisory in Effect until 10 This Morning

http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=sew&wwa=freezing%20rain%20advisory

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Colville, Partners, Issue Bid to Study Salmon Habitat above Grand Coulee (Colville Tribune, Nespelem, WA)

http://www.tribaltribune.com/news/article_a8275c4c-b630-11e5-b4ab-cfa01e64f09d.html

Pend Oreille: Cutbacks at Usk Newsprint Operation Would Hurt Rural Utility, Officials Say (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jan/08/cutbacks-at-usk-newsprint-operation-would-hurt-rur/

Clark County Braces for Washington State Carbon Rules (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jan/08/county-braces-for-carbon-rules/

Seattle City Light Pays Mariners, Sounders More Than $300,000 for Energy-Awareness Ads (Seattle Times, WA)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/city-light-pays-mariners-sounders-more-than-300k-for-energy-awareness-ads/

The Government Says Internet Service Isn’t Expanding Fast Enough (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/01/08/the-government-says-your-internet-service-is-too-slow/?wprss=rss_business

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Pend Oreille: Cutbacks at Usk Newsprint Operation Would Hurt Rural Utility, Officials Say
• The World Is Coming to Colstrip, But Not In a Good Way
• Utility Objects to Klamath Basin Public Power Bid – Pacific Power ‘Not for Sale’
• Avista Receives Commission Decision in Washington General Rate Cases
• B-C Hydro Announces Peace River Dam Business Sessions, Job Fairs
• Public Utility, Silicon Valley Power Ditches San Juan Plant Ownership to be Coal Free by the End of 2017
• Alabama: Apprentice Co-op Lineman Saves Co-worker
• Got Scam News? Check Out the Scam Tracker
• Scam Tracker U-S
• This Map Shows Power Outages Caused by Cyber-Terrorist Squirrels
• Colville, Partners, Issue Bid to Study Salmon Habitat above Grand Coulee
• Whale Poop Study Shows Connections between Salmon & Orca
• Oregon Snowpack Suggests Good Streamflows for Summer
• ‘Flying Wind Mills’ & Nuclear Waste: The Future of Energy?
• Utah Regulators Slim Down PURPA Contracts to 15 Years
• Seattle City Light Pays Mariners, Sounders More Than $300,000 for Energy-Awareness Ads
• Avista Utilities: Preparing for the Future by Trying to Create It
• Amazon Plans Wind Farm in Ohio to Help Power Data Centers
• Clark County Braces for Washington State Carbon Rules
• New Oregon Energy Agreement Would Avert a $1 Million-Plus Ballot Measure Battle
• ‘A Millennium’s Worth of Earthquakes’: What Are States Going to Do?
• The Government Says Internet Service Isn’t Expanding Fast Enough
• FCC: 10 Percent of Americans Still Lack Access to Proper Broadband
• Why Amazon’s Data Centers Are Hidden in Spy Country
• CenturyLink Says FTTH Is Helping It Beat Cable, Raise Overall Broadband Speed Awareness
• Comcast Brings Fiber to Fife
• Six Ways to Increase Twitter Engagement
• Short Session, Long List for Washington State Legislators
• Opposition to Navy’s Planned ‘Electronic Warfare’ Training over Olympic Peninsula
• Inslee Requests Federal Disaster Assistance for Fall Storm
• Shelton Officials Still Indecisive on How & When to Hire a City Admin
• Seahawks Snatch Heart-Stopping 10-9 Victory from Vikings in NFC Wild Card Game

WORD OF THE DAY

Immutable • \ih-MYOO-tuh-bul\ • Adjective – Not capable of or susceptible to change

The invisible hand drew back and paused. The immutable force of the market place had been battling a slow start in its contest against the dialectic of Marxist theology. Suddenly the hand moved forward and flung the 16-pound ball down the alley…picking up the 7-10 spare. “YOU WIN!” Exclaimed the Keynesian scorekeeper. “Yeah, but in the long run you’ll all be dead,” chortled the ghost of Thomas Malthus.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Pend Oreille: Cutbacks at Usk Newsprint Operation Would Hurt Rural Utility, Officials Say (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jan/08/cutbacks-at-usk-newsprint-operation-would-hurt-rur/

The World Is Coming to Colstrip, But Not In a Good Way (Associated Press)

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/the-world-is-coming-to-colstrip-but-not-in-a/article_d221a742-0ec5-50b0-8599-df6f699bc5fd.html

Utility Objects to Klamath Basin Public Power Bid – Pacific Power ‘Not for Sale’ (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

http://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/utility-objects-to-public-power-bid/article_2d9567a0-f04e-5f8d-89d3-cb7596034150.html

Avista Receives Commission Decision in Washington General Rate Cases (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/detail_news.php?ID=559352&cat=;90

B-C Hydro Announces Peace River Dam Business Sessions, Job Fairs (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/b-c-hydro-announces-site-c-business-sessions-job-fairs-1.2147813

Public Utility, Silicon Valley Power Ditches San Juan Plant Ownership to be Coal Free by the End of 2017 (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-muni-ditches-san-juan-plant-ownership-to-be-coal-free-by-the-end/411763/

Alabama: Apprentice Co-op Lineman Saves Co-worker (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/apprentice-co-op-lineman-saves-co-worker/88116

Got Scam News? Check Out the Scam Tracker (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/tompor/2016/01/10/got-scam-news-check-out-scam-tracker/78432196/

Scam Tracker U-S (Better Business Bureau)

https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker/us

This Map Shows Power Outages Caused by Cyber-Terrorist Squirrels (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/this-map-shows-power-outages-caused-by-cyber-terrorist-1752196261

FISH & WILDLIFE

Colville, Partners, Issue Bid to Study Salmon Habitat above Grand Coulee (Colville Tribune, Nespelem, WA)

http://www.tribaltribune.com/news/article_a8275c4c-b630-11e5-b4ab-cfa01e64f09d.html

Whale Poop Study Shows Connections between Salmon & Orca (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/detail_news.php?ID=559352&cat=;90

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Oregon Snowpack Suggests Good Streamflows for Summer (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-snowpack-suggests-good-streamflows-for-summer/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

‘Flying Wind Mills’ & Nuclear Waste: The Future of Energy? (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2016/01/08/flying-wind-mills-and-nuclear-waste-future-energy/78387414/

Utah Regulators Slim Down PURPA Contracts to 15 Years (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/utah-regulators-slim-down-purpa-contracts-to-15-years/411790/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Seattle City Light Pays Mariners, Sounders More Than $300,000 for Energy-Awareness Ads (Seattle Times, WA)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/city-light-pays-mariners-sounders-more-than-300k-for-energy-awareness-ads/

Avista Utilities: Preparing for the Future by Trying to Create It (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterdetwiler/2016/01/11/avista-utilities-preparing-for-the-future-by-trying-to-create-it/

Amazon Plans Wind Farm in Ohio to Help Power Data Centers (Associated Press)

http://www.wowktv.com/story/30928585/amazon-plans-wind-farm-in-ohio-to-help-power-data-centers

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Clark County Braces for Washington State Carbon Rules (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jan/08/county-braces-for-carbon-rules/

New Oregon Energy Agreement Would Avert a $1 Million-Plus Ballot Measure Battle (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/01/new-oregon-energy-agreement-would-avert-a-1m-plus.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

‘A Millennium’s Worth of Earthquakes’: What Are States Going to Do? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2016/0110/A-millennium-s-worth-of-earthquakes-What-are-states-going-to-do

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The Government Says Internet Service Isn’t Expanding Fast Enough (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/01/08/the-government-says-your-internet-service-is-too-slow/?wprss=rss_business

FCC: 10 Percent of Americans Still Lack Access to Proper Broadband (PC World)

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3020402/government/fcc-10-percent-of-americans-still-lack-access-to-proper-broadband.html

Why Amazon’s Data Centers Are Hidden in Spy Country – The company powers much of the Internet, but its cloud facilities are difficult to find. (The Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/01/amazon-web-services-data-center/423147/

CenturyLink Says FTTH Is Helping It Beat Cable, Raise Overall Broadband Speed Awareness (Fierce Telecom)

http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/centurylink-says-ftth-helping-it-beat-cable-raise-overall-broadband-speed-a/2016-01-08

Comcast Brings Fiber to Fife (South Sound Business Examiner)

http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/December-2015/Comcast-brings-fiber-to-Fife/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Six Ways to Increase Twitter Engagement (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/6-ways-to-increase-twitter-engagement/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Short Session, Long List for Washington State Legislators (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jan/10/short-session-long-list-for-legislators-washington-2016/

GENERAL NEWS

Opposition to Navy’s Planned ‘Electronic Warfare’ Training over Olympic Peninsula (Associated Press)

http://q13fox.com/2016/01/09/many-oppose-navys-planned-electronic-warfare-training-over-olympic-peninsula/

Inslee Requests Federal Disaster Assistance for Fall Storm (Associated Press)

http://www.khq.com/story/30922523/inslee-requests-federal-disaster-assistance-for-fall-storm

Shelton Officials Still Indecisive on How & When to Hire a City Admin (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/26226-shelton-officials-still-indecisive-on-how-and-when-to-hire-a-city-admin

Seahawks Snatch Heart-Stopping 10-9 Victory from Vikings in NFC Wild Card Game (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/morning_call/2016/01/seahawks-snatch-a-heart-stopping-10-9-victory-from.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Legendary Musician David Bowie Dies of Cancer at 69 (RIP Slim Young Duke)

http://koin.com/ap/iconic-singer-david-bowie-dies-at-69/

Federal Judge Dismisses Naked Portland Violinist's Claims

http://news.yahoo.com/federal-judge-dismisses-naked-portland-violinists-claims-201814065.html

Man Charged with Stealing Thousands of Pounds of Candy

http://news.yahoo.com/man-charged-stealing-thousands-pounds-candy-045145263.html

Solo Entrant in Michigan City Contest Wins $2,000 Package

http://news.yahoo.com/solo-entrant-michigan-city-contest-wins-2-000-131723519.html

SONG OF THE DAY

David Bowie - Life on Mars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAo7YeRkJYo

David Bowie – Fame

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9kuNMdUq_0

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Energy News Digest for January 8, 2016 – Hot Shots Edition

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for January 8, 2016

http://1.usa.gov/1ZS0Eh9

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Oregon State Treasurer Calls for Suspension of State Energy Loan Program That Faces $20 Million Debt (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/01/wheeler-calls-for-suspension-of-state-energy-loan.html

Idaho Power to Rebuild Valley Transmission Line – Increased Capacity Will Create Redundant Line (Idaho Mountain Express, Ketchum)

http://www.mtexpress.com/news/blaine_county/idaho-power-to-rebuild-valley-transmission-line/article_54c8011c-b597-11e5-b7d0-1f428129ca9c.html

Teen Engineer from Washington State Works to Make Global Impact – Airborne Wind Turbines (Bend Bulletin, OR)

http://www.bendbulletin.com/home/3884081-151/teen-engineer-works-to-make-global-impact#

Mason PUD 3 Commission Officers Set for 2016 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/26198-mason-pud-3-commission-officers-set-for-2016

NEEA Announces 2016 Board of Directors – Regional alliance taps key leaders for collaboration on energy efficiency (BusinessWire)

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160107005031/en/NEEA-Announces-2016-Board-Directors

Africa: World's Biggest Dam Has ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Low Water Levels (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-08/world-s-biggest-dam-has-extremely-dangerous-low-water-levels

Audit Suggests Oregon Department of Fish And Wildlife Lacks Long-Term Strategy (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/audit-suggests-oregon-department-fish-and-wildlife-lacks-long-term-strategy

Arrest Made in Suspicious Shelton Death (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/18547

Oregon’s Militia Standoff: Police Shut Off Power at BLM Fire Station near Refuge (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/01/police_shut_off_power_at_far_e.html

Washington State, Oregon in Top 10 as Popular Relocation Destinations (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2016/01/washington-cracks-top-10-as-popular-relocation.html

Ken Griffey, Who Will Visit Seattle This Weekend, Will Go into Hall of Fame as Mariner (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2016/01/griffey-will-visit-seattle-this-weekend.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Love & Kisses – Thank God It's Friday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je5SBsCW7NE

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Energy News Digest for January 7, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for January 7, 2016

http://tinyurl.com/z4fvsu7

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Utilities & Enviros Agree on Radical Shift in Oregon’s Energy Supply (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2016/01/utilities_and_enviros_agree_on.html

Snohomish PUD Officially Pulls the Plug on Tidal-Energy Project (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20160107/NEWS01/160109347

Washington State to Limit Carbon Pollution from Largest Facilities (Associated Press)

http://komonews.com/news/local/washington-to-limit-carbon-pollution-from-largest-facilities

Threatened Chum Salmon Make Columbia River Comeback (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/01/threatened-chum-salmon-make-columbia.html

Effects of Silent Quakes Still a Mystery to Northwest Scientists (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/tech/science/2016/01/06/tremor-and-earthquake-prediction/78392054/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Utilities & Enviros Agree on Radical Shift in Oregon’s Energy Supply
• Klamath Falls Locals Promote Public Power Plan
• British Columbia: Three Arrested at Peace River Dam Site Protest, Charges Possible
• Jackie Flowers, Idaho Falls Power General Manager to Lead Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems
• Canadian Firm Demands $15 Billion, Launches NAFTA Claim over Rejection of Keystone XL Pipeline
• Coal Power Declines in Southwest Power Pool, Aided by Cheap Gas, Wind
• Threatened Chum Salmon Make Columbia River Comeback
• Trout Creek Steelhead Habitat Project Proposed
• Squirreling Away Power
• Port Angeles City Council to Review Options On Fluoridation Vote
• Snohomish PUD Officially Pulls the Plug on Tidal-Energy Project
• Solar Community Garden Blooms in Eugene
• Nevada Wades into National Net Metering Debate
• Tax Credits for Wind & Solar Will Deliver But Will Definitely Be Phased Out
• What Utilities Need to Know about Solar Growth after the Investment Tax Credit Extension
• Wind Power Startup Nabs $200 Million for Projects on Homes, Farms
• Using Weather Forecasts to Manage Power Demand? There’s an App for That
• Judge Dismisses Pot Credit Union Suit – Businesses Blocked from Using National Banking System
• Shelton Officials Look at State’s Amended Pot Laws
• Douglas County Commissioners Consider Pot Growing Ban
• Washington State to Limit Carbon Pollution from Largest Facilities
• Writing State Implementation Plans for the CPP Won’t Be Easy For Regulators, & Time Is Short
• It’s Official: 2015 Was America’s Second Hottest Year on Record
• Proposed Terminal at Grays Harbor Won’t Handle Crude Oil
• Plug-In Electric Vehicles Left Behind in U-S Autos’ Record Year
• Report: Yahoo Plans to Lay Off 10 Percent of Staff
• Yahoo - Where Did It All Go Wrong?
• Utilities on Alert after Ukraine Cyber Attack
• Can the Internet Ever Be Shut Down?
• Advice from the Man Who Sent the First Email – Step Away from the Inbox
• Report: Facebook Intentionally Crashed Android Apps
• Unicorns Are a Bold New Power Source in This Epic British Utility Ad
• Effects of Silent Quakes Still a Mystery to Northwest Scientists
• Oregon: Burns Paiute Tribe – Militants Need to Get Off ‘Our Land’
• Birders & Businesses Fret over Oregon’s Malheur Refuge
• Washington State Patrol Chief Takes Issue with Report on Staffing Woes
• Shelton on Way to Get “Tree City USA” Recognition

WORD OF THE DAY

Hypergamy ● /high-PER-guh-mee/ ● Noun – Marriage into an equal or higher caste or social group.

Erasmus decided that his practice of hypergamy would be complete with his wedding to the rich widow Smith. What he didn’t count on was that his bigamy would get him in the end.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Utilities & Enviros Agree on Radical Shift in Oregon’s Energy Supply (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2016/01/utilities_and_enviros_agree_on.html

Klamath Falls Locals Promote Public Power Plan (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

http://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/locals-promote-public-power-plan/article_e4331177-3f39-50c7-b033-99bf063abf36.html

British Columbia: Three Arrested at Peace River Dam Site Protest, Charges Possible (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/three-arrested-at-site-c-protest-charges-possible-1.2145916

Jackie Flowers, Idaho Falls Power General Manager to Lead Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (City of Idaho Falls, ID)

https://idahofallsidaho.gov/pr/2015/12/idaho-falls-power-general-manager-to-lead-uamps-council-member-mike-lehto-is-honored-at-uamps-meeting/

Canadian Firm Demands $15 Billion, Launches NAFTA Claim over Rejection of Keystone XL Pipeline (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2016/01/06/canadian-firm-demands-15-billion-launches-nafta-claim-over-rejection-of-keystone-xl-pipeline/

Coal Power Declines in Southwest Power Pool, Aided by Cheap Gas, Wind (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/coal-power-declines-in-southwest-power-pool-aided-by-cheap-gas-wind/411701/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Threatened Chum Salmon Make Columbia River Comeback (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/01/threatened-chum-salmon-make-columbia.html

Trout Creek Steelhead Habitat Project Proposed (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jan/07/trout-creek-steelhead-habitat-project-proposed/

Squirreling Away Power (Missoula Independent, MT)

http://missoulanews.bigskypress.com/missoula/electricity/Content?oid=2623053

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Port Angeles City Council to Review Options On Fluoridation Vote – Protestors Liken Decision to Tyranny (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20160107/news/301079982/port-angeles-city-council-to-review-options-on-fluoridation-vote

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Snohomish PUD Officially Pulls the Plug on Tidal-Energy Project (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20160107/NEWS01/160109347

Solar Community Garden Blooms in Eugene (KEZI-TV, Springfield, OR)

http://www.kezi.com/news/Solar_Community_Garden_Blooms_in_Eugene.html

Nevada Wades into National Net Metering Debate (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=44981

Tax Credits for Wind & Solar Will Deliver But Will Definitely Be Phased Out (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2016/01/07/tax-credits-for-wind-and-solar-will-deliver-but-will-definitely-be-phased-out/

What Utilities Need to Know about Solar Growth after the Investment Tax Credit Extension (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/what-utilities-need-to-know-about-solar-growth-after-the-itc-extension/411139/

Wind Power Startup Nabs $200 Million for Projects on Homes, Farms (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-unitedwind-funding-idUSKBN0UJ14520160105

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Using Weather Forecasts to Manage Power Demand? There’s an App for That (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/using-weather-forecasts-to-manage-power-demand-theres-an-app-for-that/411580/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Judge Dismisses Pot Credit Union Suit – Businesses Blocked from Using National Banking System (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jan/06/judge-dismisses-pot-credit-union-suit/

Shelton Officials Look at State’s Amended Pot Laws (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/26163-helton-officials-look-at-state-s-amended-pot-laws

Douglas County Commissioners Consider Pot Growing Ban (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/douglas-county-commissioners-consider-pot-growing-ban/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State to Limit Carbon Pollution from Largest Facilities (Associated Press)

http://komonews.com/news/local/washington-to-limit-carbon-pollution-from-largest-facilities

Writing State Implementation Plans for the CPP Won’t Be Easy For Regulators, & Time Is Short (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2016/01/07/writing-state-implementation-plans-for-the-cpp-wont-be-easy-for-regulators-and-time-is-short/

It’s Official: 2015 Was America’s Second Hottest Year on Record (Mother Jones)

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/01/2015-second-hottest-year-noaa

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Proposed Terminal at Grays Harbor Won’t Handle Crude Oil (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/money/2016/01/06/proposed-terminal-grays-harbor-wont-handle-crude-oil/78385202/

Plug-In Electric Vehicles Left Behind in U-S Autos’ Record Year (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/drive/ci_29351493/plug-electric-vehicles-left-behind-u-s-autos?source=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Report: Yahoo Plans to Lay Off 10 Percent of Staff (New York Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2016/01/07/report-yahoo-plans-to-layoff-10-percent-of-staff.html

Yahoo - Where Did It All Go Wrong? (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35243407

Utilities on Alert after Ukraine Cyber Attack (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/utilities-on-alert-after-ukraine-cyber-attack/article/2579783?custom_click=rss

Can the Internet Ever Be Shut Down? (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/01/07/mashable-explains-post/

Advice from the Man Who Sent the First Email – Step Away from the Inbox (The Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/01/advice-from-the-man-who-sent-the-first-email/421602/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Report: Facebook Intentionally Crashed Android Apps (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/technology/article/Facebook-tests-patience-of-Android-users-with-6741617.php

Unicorns Are a Bold New Power Source in This Epic British Utility Ad (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/unicorns-are-bold-new-power-source-epic-british-utility-ad-168831

GENERAL NEWS

Effects of Silent Quakes Still a Mystery to Northwest Scientists (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/tech/science/2016/01/06/tremor-and-earthquake-prediction/78392054/

Oregon: Burns Paiute Tribe – Militants Need to Get Off ‘Our Land’ (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/01/burns_piaute_tribe_militants_s.html

Birders & Businesses Fret over Oregon’s Malheur Refuge (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/birders-and-businesses-fret-over-oregons-malheur-refuge

Washington State Patrol Chief Takes Issue with Report on Staffing Woes (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/01/07/washington-state-patrol-chief-takes-issue-with-report-on-staffing-woes/

Shelton on Way to Get “Tree City USA” Recognition (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/26164-shelton-on-way-to-become-a-tree-city-usa

SNAKES ON A WINDSHIELD – DIVERSIONS

Judge Rules Monkey Cannot Own Selfie Photos Copyright

http://www.khq.com/story/30904717/judge-rules-monkey-cannot-own-selfie-photos-copyright

Reporter Is Stabbed While Demonstrating ‘Stab-Proof’ Vest

http://news.yahoo.com/reporter-is-stabbed-while-demonstrating-113837366.html

Google Fixed a Bug Where “Russia” Automatically Translated to “Mordor”

http://io9.gizmodo.com/google-fixed-a-bug-where-russia-automatically-transla-1751551321

Traffic Reporter Drives around with Snake Frozen to Her Windshield

http://time.com/4169611/snake-frozen-windshield/

SONG OF THE DAY

Bryan Adams – Cuts Like a Knife

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdq9vvhgS6w

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER NEWS

Weather Forecast for January 6, 2016

http://1.usa.gov/22KNtRg

Meteorologists Say El Nino Storms Its Way into the Record Books, Tying 1997-1998 for Strength (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/science/news/articles/2016-01-05/meteorologists-darth-nino-ties-record-for-strongest-seen

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Hundreds Weigh in on Plan to Build Nation’s Largest Oil Transfer Terminal in Washington State (Associated Press)

http://q13fox.com/2016/01/06/hundreds-weigh-in-on-plan-to-build-nations-largest-oil-transfer-terminal-in-washington/

Nippon & Biomass-Boiler Maker Settle Lawsuits, $17 Million in Charges as Court Date Neared (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20160106/news/301069985/nippon-and-biomass-boiler-maker-settle-lawsuits-17-million-in

Commercial Crabbing Under Way Off Washington State, Oregon Coasts (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/ap/commercial-crabbing-under-way-off-washington-oregon-coasts/

B-C Hydro Reviewing Its Options on Peace River Dam Protest Encampment (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/b-c-hydro-reviewing-its-options-on-site-c-protest-encampment-1.2144945

Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets – Report (Reuters)

http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-considering-10-000-character-limit-tweets-code-171628532--finance.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Hundreds Weigh in on Plan to Build Nation’s Largest Oil Transfer Terminal in Washington State
• B-C Hydro Reviewing Its Options on Peace River Dam Protest Encampment
• Pacific Gas & Electric Monthly Power Bills Are Rising Nearly Seven Percent
• Did Your Port Angeles Power Bill Go Up?
• Montana Governor Appoints 27 to Clean Power Panel
• General Manager Roger Gray to leave Eugene Water & Electric Board – Will Head Up Northwest Requirements Utilities
• Clatskanie PUD Linemen Presented Heroism Awards
• Commercial Crabbing Under Way Off Washington State, Oregon Coasts
• Fewer Spring Chinook Forecast for Wind River, Drano Lake
• Genetically Modified ‘Frankenfish’ Salmon Gets FDA Approval. Now What?
• Could El Niño Storms Solve California’s Drought Problems?
• Nippon & Biomass-Boiler Maker Settle Lawsuits, $17 Million in Charges as Court Date Neared
• Naches School, Yakima Church to Get Solar Panels via Grants From Pacific Power
• SolarCity to Cut 550 Jobs in Nevada
• The Year of the Customer: Five Demand Management Trends to Watch in 2016
• Washington State Scientist Says Some Pot Testing Labs Going Too Easy on Growers
• Snow Harvesting: Pacific Northwest Ski Resorts Adapt to Climate Change
• Florida Power & Light Favors Rate-Based Approach to Clean Power Plan Compliance
• The Quest to Hack Trees & Beat Climate Change
• Internet Explorer 8, 9 & 10 Finally Die Next Week
• Meet the New, Low-Power Wi-Fi Standard
• Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets –Report
• The New York Public Library Just Uploaded over 187,000 Free Images for All to Use
• ESPN Admits: Tweets by Adam Schefter & Chris Mortensen Were Unmarked Ads for Domino’s
• Lumosity ‘Deceived Customers’ About Brain-Training Game
• Head of Washington State Department of Social & Health Services Announces Resignation
• Obama’s Vanishing Administration – Why Are So Many Crucial Jobs Empty?
• Suspect Killed after Incident with Thurston County Deputy
• Mason County Scuba Diver’s Death Ruled Accidental
• Applicants Sought for Open Shelton School Board Position
• Oregon Occupiers Want to Work with Residents; Locals Critical
• NFL Playoffs: Hawks’ Game in Minnesota Could Come Close to Coldest Contest in NFL History
• The Big Wine Lie

WORD OF THE DAY

Nadir • \NAY-deer\ • noun – 1: the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith & vertically downward from the observer 2: the lowest point

Dondi had to admit that after a long run as the “blue haired, big-eared darling” of the Sunday comics that having to play bit parts in the “Nancy” and “Henry” comics represented the nadir of his pulp fiction career.

Lear more about Dondi Here: http://www.toonopedia.com/dondi.htm

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Hundreds Weigh in on Plan to Build Nation’s Largest Oil Transfer Terminal in Washington State (Associated Press)

http://q13fox.com/2016/01/06/hundreds-weigh-in-on-plan-to-build-nations-largest-oil-transfer-terminal-in-washington/

B-C Hydro Reviewing Its Options on Peace River Dam Protest Encampment (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/b-c-hydro-reviewing-its-options-on-site-c-protest-encampment-1.2144945

Pacific Gas & Electric Monthly Power Bills Are Rising Nearly Seven Percent (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_29347759/pg-e-monthly-power-bills-are-rising?source=rss

Did Your Port Angeles Power Bill Go Up? (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/11265

Montana Governor Appoints 27 to Clean Power Panel (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2016/01/05/governor-appoints-clean-power-panel/78310936/

General Manager Roger Gray to leave Eugene Water & Electric Board – Will Head Up Northwest Requirements Utilities (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/33923145-75/general-manager-roger-gray-to-leave-eweb.html.csp

Clatskanie PUD Linemen Presented Heroism Awards (St Helens Chronicle, OR)

http://www.thechronicleonline.com/news/clatskanie-pud-linemen-presented-heroism-awards/article_7e55073a-caf3-5d35-a888-08168b7e3158.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Commercial Crabbing Under Way Off Washington State, Oregon Coasts (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/ap/commercial-crabbing-under-way-off-washington-oregon-coasts/

Fewer Spring Chinook Forecast for Wind River, Drano Lake (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jan/06/fewer-spring-chinook-forecast-for-wind-drano/

Genetically Modified ‘Frankenfish’ Salmon Gets FDA Approval. Now What? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2016/0105/GMO-frankenfish-salmon-gets-FDA-approval.-Now-what

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Could El Niño Storms Solve California’s Drought Problems? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2016/0106/Could-El-Nino-storms-solve-California-s-drought-problems

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Nippon & Biomass-Boiler Maker Settle Lawsuits, $17 Million in Charges as Court Date Neared (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20160106/news/301069985/nippon-and-biomass-boiler-maker-settle-lawsuits-17-million-in

Naches School, Yakima Church to Get Solar Panels via Grants From Pacific Power (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/naches-school-yakima-church-to-get-solar-panals-via-grants/article_bbf15ee6-b444-11e5-9fc0-0f79875e18c0.html

SolarCity to Cut 550 Jobs in Nevada (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-solarcity-employment-idUSKBN0UK1SA20160106

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

The Year of the Customer: Five Demand Management Trends to Watch in 2016 (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/the-year-of-the-customer-5-demand-management-trends-to-watch-in-2016/411384/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Washington State Scientist Says Some Pot Testing Labs Going Too Easy on Growers (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/local-scientist-says-some-pot-testing-labs-going-t/npyQH/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Snow Harvesting: Pacific Northwest Ski Resorts Adapt to Climate Change (KUOW-Radio, Seattle, WA)

http://kuow.org/post/snow-harvesting-northwest-ski-resorts-adapt-climate-change

Florida Power & Light Favors Rate-Based Approach to Clean Power Plan Compliance (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/flordia-power-light-favors-rate-based-approach-to-clean-power-plan-compli/411601/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

The Quest to Hack Trees & Beat Climate Change (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/01/06/the-quest-to-hack-trees-and-beat-climate-change/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Internet Explorer 8, 9 & 10 Finally Die Next Week (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/internet-explorer-8-9-and-10-finally-die-next-week-1751311817

Meet the New, Low-Power Wi-Fi Standard (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2016/01/05/meet-new-low-power-wi-fi-standard/78309526/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets –Report (Reuters)

http://news.yahoo.com/twitter-considering-10-000-character-limit-tweets-code-171628532--finance.html

The New York Public Library Just Uploaded over 187,000 Free Images for All To Use (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/the-new-york-public-library-just-uploaded-over-187-000-1751362999

ESPN Admits: Tweets by Adam Schefter & Chris Mortensen Were Unmarked Ads for Domino’s (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2016/01/06/espn-admits-tweets-by-adam-schefter-chris-mortensen-were-unmarked-ads-for-dominos/

Lumosity ‘Deceived Customers’ About Brain-Training Game (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35241778

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Head of Washington State Department of Social & Health Services Announces Resignation (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/01/05/head-of-state-department-of-social-and-health-services-announces-resignation/

Obama’s Vanishing Administration – Why Are So Many Crucial Jobs Empty?

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/obamas-vanishing-administration-217344

GENERAL NEWS

Suspect Killed after Incident with Thurston County Deputy (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/suspect-shot-thurston-co-deputy-suffers-life-threa/npyBy/

Mason County Scuba Diver’s Death Ruled Accidental (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/18520

Applicants Sought for Open Shelton School Board Position (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/18516

Oregon Occupiers Want to Work with Residents; Locals Critical (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-oregon-militia-idUSKBN0UI1DC20160106

NFL Playoffs: Hawks’ Game in Minnesota Could Come Close to Coldest Contest in NFL History (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/01/05/new-forecasts-say-seahawks-game-in-minnesota-could-come-close-to-being-coldest-game-in-nfl-history/

The Big Wine Lie (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/01/06/how-wine-labels-lie-to-us/?wprss=rss_business

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Monopoly Games Omit Star Wars’ Lead Female, Relocate Des Moines to Ohio

http://consumerist.com/2016/01/05/monopoly-games-omit-star-wars-lead-female-relocate-des-moines-to-ohio-in/

You Can Eat a Doughnut Encrusted with 24k Gold Flakes, But It’ll Cost You

http://mashable.com/2016/01/06/gold-doughnut/

Star Wars Baby Named Jedi by Terrace Parents

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/jedi-baby-terrace-1.3390702?cmp=rss

Manager Pleased His Facebook Reply to Angry Customer Was Well-Received (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/manager-pleased-his-facebook-reply-to-angry-customer-was-well-received/11283014

SONG OF THE DAY

Linda Ronstadt – Ooh Baby Baby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Dfc9EZShRw

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