Energy News Digest for May 23, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for May 23, 2016

http://1.usa.gov/1U77tpy

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Thousands of Cormorants Abandon Their Nests on the Columbia River (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/thousands-of-cormorants-abandon-their-nests-on-the-columbia-river/

Report: Branches on Power Line Started Fatal Fire near Twisp (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/report-branches-on-power-line-started-fatal-fire-near-twisp/

Marijuana Millionaires Cashing in on Cannabis Legalization (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/may/22/cashing-in-on-cannabis-legalisation

Washington State’s Snowpack Collapsing Fast, Stream Flow at Risk (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Washington-s-snowpack-collapsing-fast-stream-7865140.php

Historic Shelton Hotel Catches Fire, Collapses (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/mb/news/historic-hotel-catches-fire-collapses/208356636

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Report: Branches on Power Line Started Fatal Fire near Twisp
• FERC Seeks Input on Rivertec’s 4.2-MW Hydro Project in Oregon
• USDA Rural Utility Service Marks 80th Anniversary with Co-op Loans
• Nuclear Energy Institute: More Than a Dozen Nuclear Plants ‘At Risk’ of Early Closure
• Real People Are Harmed When Other People Decide to Close Nuclear Plants
• PG&E Sees Drone Technology as Opportunity with Safety & Reliability Benefits
• America’s Crumbling Dams Are a Disaster Waiting to Happen
• Power Sector Preparing for EMP Attack among Grid Risks, EEI Official Tells U-S Senate
• Thousands of Cormorants Abandon Their Nests on the Columbia River
• Pinniped-Fishery Task Force to Reconvene to Consider Five More Years of Killing Sea Lions at Bonneville
• Will the Feds Change Course on Columbia River Management?
• Potential Disease Discovered in Salmon at a British Columbia Fish Farm
• Lake Roosevelt Trout Released Early
• Washington State’s Snowpack Collapsing Fast, Stream Flow at Risk
• Lake Mead Hits All-Time Low amid Ongoing Drought
• The Death & Birth of the American Dam
• Oregon: Proposed Ashland Initiative Calls for More Clean Energy Locally
• Top States for Renewable Energy – Look at Washington, Oregon, Idaho & California!
• Arizona Begins Hearings on Co-Op Plan for Higher Fixed Charges, Lower Net Metering Rates
• Mirrors Spark Fire at World’s Largest Solar-Thermal Plant
• Oklahoma Landowners Register Private Airstrips to Keep Wind Farms at Bay
• BPA, Energy Northwest Demand Response Project Wins National Award
• Marijuana Millionaires Cashing in on Cannabis Legalization
• Medford Voters to Decide City Ban on Growing Pot Outdoors
• A New Growth Industry for Native Americans: Weed
• Benton PUD Plans Hearing on Carbon Tax Initiative
• Portland Public Schools Ban Educational Materials Denying Climate Change
• EPA Boss: Clean Power Plan ‘Will Restore Your Faith in Government’
• What’s the Difference Between Arctic & Antarctic Sea Ice Growth?
• Op/Ed: Can Citizens Sue the Government Over Climate Change?
• Vermont Passes Oregon for No. 3 Spot in Latest Cleantech Ranking – Washington State Drops to Ninth
• U-S Clean Tech Leadership Index
• Microsoft Commits to Cleaning Up Its Cloud Energy Sources
• Unemployed Detroit Residents Are Trapped by a Digital Divide
• This Dark Side of the Internet Is Costing Young People Their Jobs & Social Lives
• Prepare to Communicate During Any Co-op Crisis
• Content Creation Hacks: How to Quickly Produce Valuable Content
• Facebook’s Troubling One-Way Mirror
• Time for a Talk: Tech Expert Says We Settle for Connection But Crave Conversation
• Historic Shelton Hotel Catches Fire, Collapses
• Weyerhaeuser to Allow Camping, Hunting, Fishing, & Exclusive Leases on Forest Lands
• Mushroom Hunting Heating Up in Wake of Pacific Northwest Wildfires
• 14 Festivals in Washington State Food Lovers Should NOT Miss

WORD OF THE DAY

Propitiate • \pro-PISH-ee-yate\ • Verb - To gain or regain the favor or goodwill of: appease, conciliate

The famous “turkey drop” from ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ was no match for the “Ferret Drop” promotion of KFER radio one bleak, wintry day in December. The promotion, meant to propitiate listeners who had been stiffed by the limited edition “ball of sisal twine” give-away, went horribly wrong when the helicopter pilot misread his instructions and hovered 1,000 feet above the mall parking lot (instead of the ten feet as directed in the crumpled and smudged instruction sheet.) Fortunately for the apparently ill-fated weasels, their leader fashioned a makeshift parachute from a discarded mascot costume…which delivered the lucky ferrets into a briar patch from which the fabled “Ferret Foundation” grew.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Report: Branches on Power Line Started Fatal Fire near Twisp (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/report-branches-on-power-line-started-fatal-fire-near-twisp/

FERC Seeks Input on Rivertec’s 4.2-MW Hydro Project in Oregon (Hydroworld)

http://www.hydroworld.com/articles/2016/05/ferc-seeks-input-on-rivertec-s-4-2-mw-hydro-project-in-oregon.html

USDA Rural Utility Service Marks 80th Anniversary with Co-op Loans (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/power-supply/transmission-distribution/rural-electrification-anniversary-electric-cooperative-loans91832/91832

Nuclear Energy Institute: More Than a Dozen Nuclear Plants ‘At Risk’ of Early Closure (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/nei-more-than-a-dozen-nuclear-plants-at-risk-of-early-closure/419651/

Real People Are Harmed When Other People Decide to Close Nuclear Plants (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/rodadams/2378969/real-people-are-harmed-when-other-people-decide-to-close-nuclear-plants-2

PG&E Sees Drone Technology as Opportunity with Safety & Reliability Benefits (Pacific Gas & Electric Currents)

http://www.pgecurrents.com/2016/05/18/pge-sees-drone-technology-as-opportunity-with-safety-and-reliability-benefits/

America’s Crumbling Dams Are a Disaster Waiting to Happen (Huffington Post)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/america-crumbling-dam-infrastructure_us_573a332be4b08f96c183deac

Power Sector Preparing for EMP Attack among Grid Risks, EEI Official Tells U-S Senate (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/power-sector-preparing-for-emp-attack-among-grid-risks-eei-official-tells/419576/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Thousands of Cormorants Abandon Their Nests on the Columbia River (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/thousands-of-cormorants-abandon-their-nests-on-the-columbia-river/

Pinniped-Fishery Task Force to Reconvene to Consider Five More Years of Killing Sea Lions at Bonneville (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/436760.aspx

Will the Feds Change Course on Columbia River Management? (High Country News)

http://www.hcn.org/articles/can-federal-agencies-change-course-on-columbia-river-dam-management

Potential Disease Discovered in Salmon at a British Columbia Fish Farm (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/disease-found-in-salmon-on-one-fish-farm-in-bc-but-more-research-needed-study/article30109962/?cmpid=rss1

Lake Roosevelt Trout Released Early (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/may/23/lake-roosevelt-trout-released-early/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Washington State’s Snowpack Collapsing Fast, Stream Flow at Risk (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Washington-s-snowpack-collapsing-fast-stream-7865140.php

Lake Mead Hits All-Time Low amid Ongoing Drought (Associated Press)

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/lake-mead-hits-all-time-low-amid-ongoing-drought/

The Death & Birth of the American Dam (Wired Magazine)

http://www.wired.com/2016/05/death-birth-american-dam/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Oregon: Proposed Ashland Initiative Calls for More Clean Energy Locally (Ashland Daily Tidings, OR)

http://www.dailytidings.com/news/20160519/proposed-initiative-calls-for-more-clean-energy-locally

Top States for Renewable Energy – Look at Washington, Oregon, Idaho & California! (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/slideshow/elp/2015/top-states-for-renewable-energy.html

Arizona Begins Hearings on Co-Op Plan for Higher Fixed Charges, Lower Net Metering Rates (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/arizona-begins-hearings-on-co-op-plan-for-higher-fixed-charges-lower-net-m/419604/

Mirrors Spark Fire at World’s Largest Solar-Thermal Plant (Associated Press)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/article78797282.html

Oklahoma Landowners Register Private Airstrips to Keep Wind Farms at Bay (The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City)

http://newsok.com/article/5499575

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

BPA, Energy Northwest Demand Response Project Wins National Award (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-Energy-Northwest-demand-response-project-wins-national-award.aspx

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana Millionaires Cashing in on Cannabis Legalization (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/may/22/cashing-in-on-cannabis-legalisation

Medford Voters to Decide City Ban on Growing Pot Outdoors (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/05/medford_voters_to_decide_city.html

A New Growth Industry for Native Americans: Weed (Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/05/weed-to-revive-native-american-reservations/483566/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Benton PUD Plans Hearing on Carbon Tax Initiative (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article79180517.html

Portland Public Schools Ban Educational Materials Denying Climate Change (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-05-20/portland-public-schools-ban-educational-materials-denying-climate-change

EPA Boss: Clean Power Plan ‘Will Restore Your Faith in Government’ (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/epa-boss-clean-power-plan-will-restore-your-faith-in-government/article/2591971?custom_click=rss

What’s the Difference Between Arctic & Antarctic Sea Ice Growth? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0523/What-s-the-difference-between-Arctic-and-Antarctic-sea-ice-growth

Op/Ed: Can Citizens Sue the Government Over Climate Change? (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2016/05/23/can-citizens-sue-the-government-over-climate-change

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Vermont Passes Oregon for No. 3 Spot in Latest Cleantech Ranking – Washington State Drops to Ninth (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/05/vermont-passes-oregon-for-no-3-spot-in-latest.html

U-S Clean Tech Leadership Index (Clean Edge)

http://cleanedge.com/indexes/u.s.-clean-tech-leadership-index

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Microsoft Commits to Cleaning Up Its Cloud Energy Sources (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/may/20/microsoft-commits-to-cleaning-up-its-cloud/

Unemployed Detroit Residents Are Trapped by a Digital Divide – Detroit has the worst rate of Internet access of any big American city (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/23/technology/unemployed-detroit-residents-are-trapped-by-a-digital-divide.html?_r=0

This Dark Side of the Internet Is Costing Young People Their Jobs & Social Lives (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/for-many-young-americans-compulsive-internet-use-is-a-very-very-real-struggle/2016/05/20/be637a24-130d-11e6-8967-7ac733c56f12_story.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

Prepare to Communicate During Any Co-op Crisis (Electric Co-Op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/prepare-to-communicate-during-any-co-op-crisis/91620

Content Creation Hacks: How to Quickly Produce Valuable Content (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/content-creation-hacks-how-to-produce-valuable-content-quickly/

Facebook’s Troubling One-Way Mirror (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/23/business/facebooks-troubling-one-way-mirror.html?_r=0

Time for a Talk: Tech Expert Says We Settle for Connection But Crave Conversation (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/technology-human-conections-1.3579309?cmp=rss

GENERAL NEWS

Historic Shelton Hotel Catches Fire, Collapses (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/mb/news/historic-hotel-catches-fire-collapses/208356636

Weyerhaeuser to Allow Camping, Hunting, Fishing, & Exclusive Leases on Forest Lands (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/weyerhaeuser-allow-camping-hunting-fishing-exclusive-leases-forest-lands/

Mushroom Hunting Heating Up in Wake of Pacific Northwest Wildfires (Associated Press)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/local/northwest/mushroom-hunting-heating-up-in-wake-of-northwest-wildfires-1/210795075

14 Festivals in Washington State Food Lovers Should NOT Miss (Only in Your Town)

http://www.onlyinyourstate.com/washington/food-festivals-wa/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Laughing Chewbacca Mom Viewed 135 Million Times

http://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2016-05-23/chewbacca-moms-infectious-laugh-draws-more-than-135m-views

Massachusetts Man Runs for 10,000 Consecutive Days

http://www.usnews.com/news/offbeat/articles/2016-05-23/massachusetts-man-runs-for-10-000-consecutive-days

No Joke: Three Mayors Walk into an Elevator, Get Stuck

http://koin.com/ap/no-joke-3-mayors-walk-into-an-elevator-get-stuck/

Scale of Hearst Plot to Discredit Orson Welles & Citizen Kane Revealed

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/28/scale-of-hearst-plot-to-discredit-orson-welles-and-citizen-kane-revealed

SONG OF THE DAY

Steely Dan’s “Aja”: Eight Minutes of Genius

http://culturesonar.com/steely-dans-aja-eight-minutes-genius/

Steely Dan – Aja

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG2seugAgnU

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for May 20, 2016

http://1.usa.gov/1rYWyrO

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Utilities (Including Benton, Franklin PUDs) Reach Solar Incentive Cap, Foreshadowing Net Metering Limits (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/washington-utilities-reach-solar-incentive-cap-foreshadowing-net-metering/419310/

Nearly 100 Turn Out at Bellevue City Hall to Protest New Puget Sound Energy Power Line Project (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/05/17/nearly-100-turn-out-at-bellevue-city-hall-to-protest-new-power-project/

Group to Sue PGE over Deschutes River Water Quality – Blames Lake Billy Chinook Water Withdrawal Tower (Columbia River Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/436757.aspx

New Turbines at Ice Harbor Dam Aim to Improve Fish Passage (Associated Press)

http://www.heraldnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20160514/NEWS03/160519415&template=MobileArt

New Area Code Coming to Western Washington State (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/new-area-code-coming-to-western-washington/294232202

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Nearly 100 Turn Out at Bellevue City Hall to Protest New Puget Sound Energy Power Line Project
• New Turbines at Ice Harbor Dam Aim to Improve Fish Passage
• Snohomish PUD Employee Dies after Falling from the Second Floor of Lynnwood Warehouse
• Independent Audit Finds Cowlitz PUD Meters Are Accurate
• Jefferson PUD Dismisses Financial Officer; State Audit Continues
• Mason PUD 1’s Denison Elected to Nuclear Facility’s Review Board
• Piper Won’t Run for Reelection to Cowlitz PUD Commission
• Montana Energy Committee Members Visit the Flathead
• Editorial: Columbia River Treaty Works, But Needs Thoughtful Updating
• U-S Senator Cantwell: We Must Address Nuclear Power Problems
• Hydropower Conditions Improve as West Coast Drought Eases
• Hydropower’s Next Act: Becoming a Less-Controversial Renewable
• D-C Circuit Court of Appeals to Skip Three-Judge Panel, Hear Clean Power Plan ‘En Banc’ in September
• Group to Sue PGE over Deschutes River Water Quality
• BiOp Judge Approves Extension for Feds in Delivering a Plan for Responding to Court Directives
• Carbon Pollution Could Be a Big Problem for Pacific Northwest Crab Business
• Hearings Board Rules Against Thurston County in Gopher Fight
• Two Shelton City Commissioners Support Delay in Replacing Water Well
• Voters Pass Measure to Keep Nestle Out of Cascade Locks
• Thanks El Nino: Status Some of California’s Big Reservoirs
• Washington State Utilities (Including Benton, Franklin PUDs) Reach Solar Incentive Cap, Foreshadowing Net Metering Limits
• Clallam PUD Commissioners Discuss Solar Project Monday
• Making Waves: DOE Reboots Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Program to Push Commercialization – SnoPUD Interviewed
• Solar Power Grows in the Pacific Northwest
• An Enormous 500MW Wind Farm Could Soon Grace the Fields of Eastern Oregon
• The World’s Largest Solar Plant Just Torched Itself
• Mason County Leaders Raise Concerns about Number of Marijuana Retailers
• No Cannabis Empire in Washington State?
• Federal Appeals Court Delays Clean Power Plan Arguments; Lawmakers Seek EPA Answers
• Carbon Dioxide’s 400 Parts per Million Milestone Shows Humans Are Rewriting the Planet’s History 
• This Agency Made Edible Six-Pack Beer Rings to Feed Marine Life Instead of Killing It
• Peek Inside Google’s Secretive New Portland Office
• What the Massive LinkedIn Data Breach Can Teach Your Business
• Church Offers Its Spires as Beacons for Those without Fast Broadband
• Netflix Launches Its Own Speed Test Website
• Snapchat Advertising Data Reveals What Kinds of Brands Have Bought Into the App
• Three Ways to Use Psychology in Your Social Media Marketing
• This Is How You Fail At Sponsored Social Media Posts
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• Didier Seeks Rematch against Newhouse for U-S House Seat
• ‘Eye-Popping’ Voter Turnout for Washington Presidential Primary So Far
• Hopes for Speedy Federal Energy Bill Fade as Lawmakers Plan Rare Conference Committee
• New Area Code Coming to Western Washington State
• Port of Allyn Stalls Belfair Park Talks
• Olympia City Council Responds to Local Income Tax Plan with Its Own
• More Than a Ton of Trash Left Behind after Anti-Oil Protest
• Suitcases of Cash Leave Sea-Tac as Hawala Banking
• Rockaway Beach: Oregon Coast Town Lands on List of Most Affordable Beach Towns

WORD OF THE DAY

Epitome ● /ih-PIT-oh-mee/ ● Noun – 1a: a summary of a written work b: a brief presentation or statement of something 2: a typical or ideal example: EMBODIMENT 3: brief or miniature form.

Walter Cronkite was the epitome of what a news anchor should be. We will never see his like again.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Nearly 100 Turn Out at Bellevue City Hall to Protest New Puget Sound Energy Power Line Project (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/05/17/nearly-100-turn-out-at-bellevue-city-hall-to-protest-new-power-project/

New Turbines at Ice Harbor Dam Aim to Improve Fish Passage (Associated Press)

http://www.heraldnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20160514/NEWS03/160519415&template=MobileArt

Snohomish PUD Employee Dies after Falling from the Second Floor of Lynnwood Warehouse (My Edmonds News, WA)

http://myedmondsnews.com/2016/05/pud-employee-dies-after-falling-from-the-second-floor-of-lynnwood-warehouse/

Independent Audit Finds Cowlitz PUD Meters Are Accurate (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/independent-audit-finds-pud-meters-are-accurate/article_f87ce213-e25b-5232-b6be-54293b12e9f2.html

Jefferson PUD Dismisses Financial Officer; State Audit Continues (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/news/pud-dismisses-financial-officer-state-audit-still-underway/article_b8d64000-1c81-11e6-af9e-c788f160eed8.html

Mason PUD 1’s Denison Elected to Nuclear Facility’s Review Board (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/20451

Piper Won’t Run for Reelection to Cowlitz PUD Commission (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/piper-won-t-run-for-reelection-as-pud-commissioner/article_4cec5f0a-9b00-5f3b-abd0-540a7da091a2.html

Montana Energy Committee Members Visit the Flathead (Flathead Beacon, Kalispell, MT)

http://flatheadbeacon.com/2016/05/14/energy-committee-visits-the-flathead/

Editorial: Columbia River Treaty Works, But Needs Thoughtful Updating (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/columbia-river-treaty-works-but-needs-thoughtful-updating/

U-S Senator Cantwell: We Must Address Nuclear Power Problems (Morning Consult)

https://morningconsult.com/alert/cantwell-must-address-nuclear-power-problems/

Hydropower Conditions Improve as West Coast Drought Eases (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=26332

Hydropower’s Next Act: Becoming a Less-Controversial Renewable (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy/2016/0513/Hydropower-s-next-act-becoming-a-less-controversial-renewable

D-C Circuit Court of Appeals to Skip Three-Judge Panel, Hear Clean Power Plan ‘En Banc’ in September (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/dc-circuit-to-skip-3-judge-panel-hear-clean-power-plan-en-banc-in-septem/419348/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Group to Sue PGE over Deschutes River Water Quality – Blames Lake Billy Chinook Water Withdrawal Tower (Columbia River Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/436757.aspx

BiOp Judge Approves Extension for Feds in Delivering a Plan for Responding to Court Directives (Columbia River Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/436764.aspx

Carbon Pollution Could Be a Big Problem for Pacific Northwest Crab Business (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

http://kuow.org/post/carbon-pollution-could-be-big-problem-northwest-crab-business

Hearings Board Rules Against Thurston County in Gopher Fight (South Sound Business Examiner)

http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/April-2015/Hearings-Board-rules-against-county-in-gopher-fight/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Two Shelton City Commissioners Support Delay in Replacing Water Well (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-commissioners-support-delay-in-replacing-water-well/article_51d825e0-1c67-11e6-8243-1f3bf4cedc6b.html

Voters Pass Measure to Keep Nestle Out of Cascade Locks (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2016/05/17/hood-river-county-voters-water-bottling-measure-nestle-05172016/

Thanks El Nino: Status Some of California’s Big Reservoirs (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-california-drought-slider-htmlstory.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Washington State Utilities (Including Benton, Franklin PUDs) Reach Solar Incentive Cap, Foreshadowing Net Metering Limits (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/washington-utilities-reach-solar-incentive-cap-foreshadowing-net-metering/419310/

Clallam PUD Commissioners Discuss Solar Project Monday (Sequim Gazette, WA)

http://www.sequimgazette.com/news/379983911.html

Making Waves: DOE Reboots Marine Hydrokinetic Energy Program to Push Commercialization – SnoPUD Interviewed (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/making-waves-doe-reboots-marine-hydrokinetic-energy-program-to-push-commer/419200/

Solar Power Grows in the Pacific Northwest (Northwest Power & Conservation Council)

http://www.nwcouncil.org/news/blog/solar-power-in-the-nw/

An Enormous 500MW Wind Farm Could Soon Grace the Fields of Eastern Oregon (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/05/an-enormous-500mw-wind-farm-could-soon-grace-the.html

The World’s Largest Solar Plant Just Torched Itself (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/the-world-s-largest-solar-plant-just-torched-itself-1777767880

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Mason County Leaders Raise Concerns about Number of Marijuana Retailers (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-leaders-raise-concerns-about-number-of-marijuana-retailers/article_1a91c06a-1955-11e6-a3d2-cba13e5a1a06.html

No Cannabis Empire in Washington State? (Canna Law Blog)

http://www.cannalawblog.com/no-cannabis-empire-in-washington/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Federal Appeals Court Delays Clean Power Plan Arguments; Lawmakers Seek EPA Answers (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=45818

Carbon Dioxide’s 400 Parts per Million Milestone Shows Humans Are Rewriting the Planet’s History (The Guardian, UK)
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/planet-oz/2016/may/20/carbon-dioxides-400ppm-milestone-shows-humans-are-re-writing-the-planets-history?CMP=twt_a-environment_b-gdneco

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

This Agency Made Edible Six-Pack Beer Rings to Feed Marine Life Instead of Killing It (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/agency-made-edible-six-pack-beer-rings-feed-marine-life-instead-killing-it-171566

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Peek Inside Google’s Secretive New Portland Office (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2016/05/peek_inside_googles_secretive.html

What the Massive LinkedIn Data Breach Can Teach Your Business (Albuquerque Business Journal, NM)

http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/blog/morning-edition/2016/05/linked-in-data-breach-hacker-cybersecurity-lnkd.html

Church Offers Its Spires as Beacons for Those without Fast Broadband (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/15/church-offers-spires-fast-broadband-rural-wireless-internet

Netflix Launches Its Own Speed Test Website (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/05/19/netflix-launches-its-own-speed-test-website/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Snapchat Advertising Data Reveals What Kinds of Brands Have Bought Into the App (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/snapchat-advertising-data-reveals-what-kinds-brands-have-bought-171562

Three Ways to Use Psychology in Your Social Media Marketing (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/3-ways-to-use-psychology-in-your-social-media-marketing/

This Is How You Fail At Sponsored Social Media Posts (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/05/20/this-is-how-you-fail-at-sponsored-social-media-posts/

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/05/20/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-333/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Didier Seeks Rematch against Newhouse for U-S House Seat (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article78651192.html#emlnl=Afternoon_Newsletter

‘Eye-Popping’ Voter Turnout for Washington Presidential Primary So Far (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/296283/eye-popping-voter-turn-out-for-washington-presidential-primary-so-far/

Hopes for Speedy Federal Energy Bill Fade as Lawmakers Plan Rare Conference Committee (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/hopes-for-speedy-energy-bill-fade-as-lawmakers-plan-rare-conference-committ/419406/

GENERAL NEWS

New Area Code Coming to Western Washington State (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/new-area-code-coming-to-western-washington/294232202

Port of Allyn Stalls Belfair Park Talks (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/local/mason/port-stalls-park-talks-32572d00-fdf7-0524-e053-0100007f9c42--379554601.html?d=mobile

Olympia City Council Responds to Local Income Tax Plan with Its Own (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article78267042.html#emlnl=A_Roundup_of_the_Days_Top_Stories

More Than a Ton of Trash Left Behind after Anti-Oil Protest (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/tech/science/environment/ton-of-trash-left-behind-after-environmental-protest/197524056

Suitcases of Cash Leave Sea-Tac as Hawala Banking (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/suitcases-full-of-cash-leaving-sea-tac-airport/201218389

Rockaway Beach: Oregon Coast Town Lands on List of Most Affordable Beach Towns (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2016/05/oregon-coast-town-lands-on-list-of-most-affordable.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Hanford High School Students Raise over $1,000 to Buy Goats for Impoverished In Haiti

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/32010443/hanford-high-school-students-raise-over-1000-to-buy-goats-for-impoverished-in-haiti

Michigan Man Charged after Stripper Paid with Fake $100 Bill

https://www.yahoo.com/news/michigan-man-charged-stripper-paid-fake-100-bill-195217142.html?nhp=1

German Shepherd Known as ‘Freeway Frida’ Survives 5 Weeks Trapped on Highway Median in NorCal

http://ktla.com/2016/05/17/german-shepherd-freeway-frida-survives-5-weeks-trapped-on-median/

In Lieu of Flowers: Families Reveal Political Hopes in Obits

https://www.yahoo.com/news/obit-woman-chose-death-over-picking-between-trump-152302873--election.html?nhp=1

SONG OF THE DAY

Blood, Sweat & Tears – And When I Die

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gxwutvlTw8

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Energy News Digest for May 13, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for May 13, 2016

http://1.usa.gov/1TaYJ2c

Major Cooling Ahead (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2016/05/major-cooling-ahead.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Bonneville Power’s Fish/Wildlife Costs $757 Million in 2015, $15 Billion Since 1978 (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/436717.aspx

Promoters Say New Banks Lake Hydropower Project Could Employ Thousands (Star of the Grand Coulee, WA)

http://www.grandcoulee.com/story/2016/05/11/news/promoters-say-new-hydropower-project-could-employ-thousands/7298.html

Okanogan PUD Gives Go-Ahead to Enloe Dam (Omak Chronicle, WA)

http://www.omakchronicle.com/news/2016/may/11/enloe-dam-gets-go-ahead/

Colstrip Coal Plant’s Fate Discussed by Montana Governor, Executives (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/may/11/colstrip-plants-fate-discussed-by-montana-governor/

Clallam PUD Formally Opposes Carbon Tax Initiative (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/11584

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Promoters Say New Banks Lake Hydropower Project Could Employ Thousands
• Okanogan PUD Gives Go-Ahead to Enloe Dam
• Colstrip Coal Plant’s Fate Discussed by Montana Governor, Executives
• Raccoon Causes 38,000 Seattle Customers to Lose Power Wednesday
• California PUC’s Big Scandal over San Onofre Closure Heats Up
• California Looks to Texas to Solve Nuclear Waste Problem
• NuScale to Hold United Kingdom Supplier Day July 13 in Sheffield
• Senate Overwhelmingly Approves Energy & Water Funding Bill
• Bonneville Power’s Fish/Wildlife Costs $757 Million in 2015, $15 Billion Since 1978
• Harvest Managers Reaffirm Pre-Season Spring Chinook Return of 188,800 Fish
• Greenpeace Files Complaint about UW Fishery Professor
• Port Angeles Man Reels in Behemoth Halibut in Freshwater Bay
• 28% of U-S Bees Wiped Out This Winter, Suggesting Bigger Environmental Issues
• British Columbia Snowpack Reaches Record Low for May
• Clallam PUD Commissioners to Discuss Community Solar Project
• Facebook, Microsoft Aim to Shift the Nation to Green Energy
• Why Germany Is Paying People to Use Electricity
• Othello Switching to LED Streetlights
• Remember Those Smart Streetlights GE Announced? That Already Happened
• Better Buildings Challenge Partners Exceed $1.3 Billion in Energy Cost Savings
• Just How Much Power Do Your Electronics Use When They Are ‘Off’?
• Energy Efficiency Is Key for Compliance, Customer Satisfaction, Panel Says
• No Shortage of Marijuana in Washington Say Researchers
• Clallam PUD Formally Opposes Carbon Tax Initiative
• Clallam Public Utility District Affirms Carbon Tax Opposition
• Op/Ed: British Columbia’s Carbon Tax Is an Opportunity for Christy Clark
• Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Electricity Generation in 2015 Were Lowest Since 1993
• Plastic Bags Might Kickstart the Carbon Capture Industry
• Dyson Could Become Next Tesla with Its Electric Car, Says Expert
• Electric Co-op Members Get Discounts on Ford Electric Cars
• Grant County Is One-Sixth Seattle’s Size – Here’s Why Microsoft, Yahoo, CenturyLink Are All Expanding There
• Cable Lobby Group: Broadband Competition is Bad for Customers
• Instagram’s New Logo Is a Travesty – ‘Modernizing’ Effort Goes Awry
• How Uber, Netflix & Google’s App Redesigns Compare with Instagram’s
• How to Create Quality Facebook Canvas Ads
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• Indicted Washington State Auditor Lashes Out at Governor
• MacEwen Announces Re-Election Bid for Washington State House
• Mason County Commissioner – Neatherlin Announces Re-Election Bid
• Conservative Group Requests Personal Information of State Employees
• America’s Most (and Least) Popular Governors
• City of Shelton Names Five Finalists for Administrator
• Man Pulled From Lake Cushman Tuesday Dies
• Olympia Mayor ‘Very’ Concerned about City Income Tax
• Clark County Inmates’ Identity Swap Fools Jailers, Leads to Escape

WORD OF THE DAY

Cerulean • \suh-ROO-lee-un\ • Adjective – Resembling the blue of the sky.

Irving Berlin was stumped. “Cerulean skies, smiling at me…nothing but cerulean skies, do I see…” He took a deep sigh, “I just can’t see anyone singing that…it sounds like a commercial for Cheerios cereal.”

One of my favorite quotes is attributed to Irving Berlin: “Never write a bad song for Ethel Merman…Because you’ll HEAR it!”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Promoters Say New Banks Lake Hydropower Project Could Employ Thousands (Star of the Grand Coulee, WA)

http://www.grandcoulee.com/story/2016/05/11/news/promoters-say-new-hydropower-project-could-employ-thousands/7298.html

Okanogan PUD Gives Go-Ahead to Enloe Dam (Omak Chronicle, WA)

http://www.omakchronicle.com/news/2016/may/11/enloe-dam-gets-go-ahead/

Colstrip Coal Plant’s Fate Discussed by Montana Governor, Executives (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/may/11/colstrip-plants-fate-discussed-by-montana-governor/

Raccoon Causes 38,000 Seattle Customers to Lose Power Wednesday (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/seattle/raccoon-de-energized-power-to-38000-in-seattle/185341641

California PUC’s Big Scandal over San Onofre Closure Heats Up (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/dan-walters/article76830107.html

California Looks to Texas to Solve Nuclear Waste Problem (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/article76532967.html

NuScale to Hold United Kingdom Supplier Day July 13 in Sheffield (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/dan-yurman/2377932/nuscale-to-hold-uk-supplier-day-on-july-13th-in-sheffield

Senate Overwhelmingly Approves Energy & Water Funding Bill (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/senate-overwhelmingly-approves-energy-and-water-funding-bill/article/2591180

FISH & WILDLIFE

Bonneville Power’s Fish/Wildlife Costs $757 Million in 2015, $15 Billion Since 1978 (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/436717.aspx

Harvest Managers Reaffirm Pre-Season Spring Chinook Return of 188,800 Fish (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/436714.aspx

Greenpeace Files Complaint about UW Fishery Professor (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/science/greenpeace-files-complaint-about-uw-fishery-professor/

Port Angeles Man Reels in Behemoth Halibut in Freshwater Bay (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20160513/news/305139970/port-angeles-man-reels-in-behemoth-halibut-in-freshwater-bay

28% of U-S Bees Wiped Out This Winter, Suggesting Bigger Environmental Issues (The Guardian, UK)
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/11/bee-colony-deaths-environmental-problems?CMP=share_btn_tw

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

British Columbia Snowpack Reaches Record Low for May (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-snowpack-may-1.3578112?cmp=rss

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Clallam PUD Commissioners to Discuss Community Solar Project (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/11577

Facebook, Microsoft Aim to Shift the Nation to Green Energy (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/facebook-microsoft-aim-to-shift-the-nation-to-green-energy/article/2591193

Why Germany Is Paying People to Use Electricity (Fortune Magazine)

http://fortune.com/2016/05/11/germany-excess-power/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Othello Switching to LED Streetlights – Conversion will reduce streetlight costs by 30 percent (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/othello-switching-to-led-streetlights/article_cbd69f8a-1892-11e6-8cf5-c70a4ae5a686.html

Remember Those Smart Streetlights GE Announced? That Already Happened (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2016/05/12/remember-those-smart-streetlights-ge-announced.html

Better Buildings Challenge Partners Exceed $1.3 Billion in Energy Cost Savings – Share Hundreds Of Solutions To Help Spur Future Efficiency Efforts (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2016/05/11/better-buildings-challenge-partners-exceed-1-3-billion-in-energy-cost-savings-share-hundreds-of-solutions-to-help-spur-future-efficiency-efforts/

Just How Much Power Do Your Electronics Use When They Are ‘Off’? (NY Times)

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/science/just-how-much-power-do-your-electronics-use-when-they-are-off.html?em_pos=large&emc=edit_nn_20160510&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=67008124&_r=2&referer=

Energy Efficiency Is Key for Compliance, Customer Satisfaction, Panel Says (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=45800

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

No Shortage of Marijuana in Washington Say Researchers (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/no-shortage-marijuana-washington-say-researchers

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Clallam PUD Formally Opposes Carbon Tax Initiative (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/11584

Clallam Public Utility District Affirms Carbon Tax Opposition (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20160513/NEWS/305139983

Op/Ed: British Columbia’s Carbon Tax Is an Opportunity for Christy Clark (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/british-columbias-carbon-tax-is-an-opportunity-for-christy-clark/article29968435/?cmpid=rss1

Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Electricity Generation in 2015 Were Lowest Since 1993 (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=26232

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Plastic Bags Might Kickstart the Carbon Capture Industry (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2016/05/10/plastic-bags-might-kickstart-the-carbon-capture-industry/

Dyson Could Become Next Tesla with Its Electric Car, Says Expert (The Guardian, UK)

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/11/dysons-electric-car-development-could-become-the-next-tesla

Electric Co-op Members Get Discounts on Ford Electric Cars (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/added-discount-for-ford-electric-cars/91477

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Grant County Is One-Sixth Seattle’s Size – Here’s Why Microsoft, Yahoo, CenturyLink Are All Expanding There (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2016/05/this-county-is-one-sixth-seattles-size-heres-why.html

Cable Lobby Group: Broadband Competition is Bad for Customers (Ars Technica)

http://arstechnica.com/business/2016/05/cable-lobby-group-broadband-competition-is-bad-for-customers/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Instagram’s New Logo Is a Travesty – ‘Modernizing’ Effort Goes Awry (Adweek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/instagrams-new-logo-travesty-can-we-change-it-back-please-171398

How Uber, Netflix & Google’s App Redesigns Compare with Instagram’s (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/05/13/10-icon-app-redesign-instagram/

How to Create Quality Facebook Canvas Ads (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-create-quality-facebook-canvas-ads/

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/05/13/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-332/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Indicted Washington State Auditor Lashes Out at Governor (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/crime/article/Indicted-Washington-auditor-lashes-out-at-governor-7463254.php

MacEwen Announces Re-Election Bid for Washington State House (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/20341

Mason County Commissioner – Neatherlin Announces Re-Election Bid (Mason Web Tv, Shelton, Wa)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/20320

Conservative Group Requests Personal Information of State Employees (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/289340/conservative-group-requests-personal-information-of-state-employees/

America’s Most (and Least) Popular Governors (Morning Consult)

https://morningconsult.com/state-governor-rankings/

GENERAL NEWS

City of Shelton Names Five Finalists for Administrator (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/city-names-finalists-for-shelton-administrator/article_2326a58a-1895-11e6-87ae-f373e9974862.html

Man Pulled From Lake Cushman Tuesday Dies (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/20331

Olympia Mayor ‘Very’ Concerned about City Income Tax (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/olympias-mayor-very-very-concerned-about-city-income-tax/188137653

Clark County Inmates’ Identity Swap Fools Jailers, Leads to Escape (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2016/05/12/inmates-identity-switch-fools-jailers-leads-to-escape/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Bride’s Uncle Arrested in Theft of Park Rose Trellis

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article76753322.html

Your Boss Can’t Force You to Be Happy at Work, Federal Board Rules

http://www.oregonlive.com/window-shop/index.ssf/2016/05/happy_at_work_ruling.html

That’s Right, $63 Million for a Football Stadium … for High Schoolers

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/05/12/sports/high-school-football-stadium-texas-63-million.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0&referer=http://m.facebook.com

Government Says He’s Dead, But Man Insists He’s Very Much Alive

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/government-says-he-s-dead-but-man-insists-he-s/article_f3cbab78-c8e8-5e9f-83de-a910b2465ad7.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Patrick Hernandez - Born To Be Alive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaTktEf9h4A

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