Energy News Digest for September 27, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for September 27, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Obama Climate Plan, Now in Court, May Hinge on Error in 1990 Law (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/26/us/politics/obama-court-clean-power-plan.html

PacifiCorp, KRRC Submit FERC Filings for Klamath Hydropower Project Removal (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/hydro/2016/09/pacificorp-krrc-submit-ferc-filings-for-klamath-hydropower-project-removal.html

REC Silicon to Reduce Production by 50 Percent (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/business/rec-silicon-to-reduce-production/article_9e9f75c6-8446-11e6-bdf6-bb53152c4eb4.html

U-S Not on Track to Meet 2025 Carbon Pollution Cutting Goal (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/26/u-s-not-on-track-to-meet-2025-carbon-pollution-cutting-goal/

New Seattle Utilities Director Confirmed; Council Considers Increasing Pay Range To $334K (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/new-seattle-utilities-director-confirmed-council-considers-increasing-pay-range-to-334k/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• PacifiCorp, KRRC Submit FERC Filings for Klamath Hydropower Project Removal
• New Seattle Utilities Director Confirmed; Council Considers Increasing Pay Range to $334K
• Higher Cost of Electricity from Bonneville Power Administration Continues to Drive Price of Local Power
• Scammers Targeting Clark Public Utilities Customers
• ‘Eyes Wide Open’ – Despite Climate Risks, Utilities Bet Big on Natural Gas
• Bonneville Power Administration participation in Cascadia Rising Exercise Featured in NWPPA Bulletin
• Armor for the Grid
• U-S Endangered Species Rule Changed, Angering Environmental Group
• Scenes from New England’s Drought: Dry Wells, Dead Fish & Ailing Farms
• REC Silicon to Reduce Production by 50 Percent
• British Columbia Rejects Plan for Low-Carbon Vancouver Power Plant
• SolarCity Accused of Intellectual Property Theft
• Studied to Death – Solar Customers Don’t Harm Non-Solar Ratepayers
• Slow Launch Expected for Oregon’s Full Recreational Marijuana Market
• Obama Climate Plan, Now in Court, May Hinge on Error in 1990 Law
• U-S Not on Track to Meet 2025 Carbon Pollution Cutting Goal
• Study: Transportation Carbon Dioxide Emissions Outpace Power Sector
• Oregon: How Small Forests Can Help Save the Planet
• Fat & Grease Power Creates Cash Savings for Hillsboro Water Agency
• Electric Vehicles Will Reduce U-S Fuel Demand by 300,000 Barrels per Day by 2035
• How Will I Charge My Electric Vehicle – Where - How Much Will It Cost?
• U-S Senators Ask Yahoo CEO for Details of Hack Investigation
• Password Breach Could Have Ripple Effects Well Beyond Yahoo
• Ex-Verizon Worker Accused of Selling Customer Phone Records
• California Cities Plan to Charge New ‘Netflix Tax’
• Microsoft Commits to Running Data Centers Off 50% Renewable Energy by 2018 
• Live Video Breathing New Life into Twitter as It Aims for Broader Success
• Making Video Ads That Work on Facebook’s Silent Screen
• How to Customize Your Videos for Popular Social Networks
• Redesigning Your Website? Read This First
• Will Mason County Commissioners Take Pay Cut to Align Elected Officials’ Salaries?
• Who Won the Debate? Social Media & ‘The Cyber’
• Washington Candidates for Governor Debate Guns, Taxes & Traffic
• After 30 Years, Influential 9th Circuit Judge Will Shift to Half-Time
• This Company Hosted a ‘Bring-Your-Parents-To-Work’ Day
• Dump Truck Rolls Over on 101 North of Shelton
• Some Olympic National Forest Roads Closing Through April
• Public Backlash Grows Against Proposed Ads in National Parks
• Home Prices Climb Again in July Led by Portland, Seattle & Denver
• High School Sports - WIAA to Implement State Format Change, Use RPI System for Seeding

WORD OF THE DAY

Mohair • \MOH-hair\ • Noun - A fabric or yarn made wholly or in part of the long silky hair of the Angora goat; also: this hair.

Say, Candy & Ronnie, have you seen them yet

But they’re so spaced out,

B-B-B-Bennie & the Jetssssssss

Oh but they’re weird & they’re wonderful

Oh Bennie she’s really keen

She’s got electric boots, a mohair suit

You know I read it in a magazine

B-B-B-Bennie & the Jetssssssss

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

PacifiCorp, KRRC Submit FERC Filings for Klamath Hydropower Project Removal (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/hydro/2016/09/pacificorp-krrc-submit-ferc-filings-for-klamath-hydropower-project-removal.html

New Seattle Utilities Director Confirmed; Council Considers Increasing Pay Range to $334K (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/new-seattle-utilities-director-confirmed-council-considers-increasing-pay-range-to-334k/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news

Higher Cost of Electricity from Bonneville Power Administration Continues to Drive Price of Local Power (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

https://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/higher-cost-of-electricity-from-bonneville-power-administration-continues-to-drive-price-of-local-power

Scammers Targeting Clark Public Utilities Customers (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/26/scammers-targeting-clark-public-utilities-customers/

‘Eyes Wide Open’ – Despite Climate Risks, Utilities Bet Big on Natural Gas (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/eyes-wide-open-despite-climate-risks-utilities-bet-big-on-natural-gas/426869/

Bonneville Power Administration participation in Cascadia Rising Exercise Featured in NWPPA Bulletin (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPAs-participation-in-Cascadia-Rising-exercise-featured-in-NWPPA-Bulletin.aspx

Armor for the Grid (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2016/09/26/armor-for-the-grid/

FISH & WILDLIFE

U-S Endangered Species Rule Changed, Angering Environmental Group (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/regulation/energy-environment/297752-rule-changes-petitioning-process-for-animal-protections

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Scenes from New England’s Drought: Dry Wells, Dead Fish & Ailing Farms (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/us/scenes-from-new-englands-drought-dry-wells-dead-fish-and-ailing-farms.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

REC Silicon to Reduce Production by 50 Percent (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/business/rec-silicon-to-reduce-production/article_9e9f75c6-8446-11e6-bdf6-bb53152c4eb4.html

British Columbia Rejects Plan for Low-Carbon Vancouver Power Plant (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-rejects-plan-for-low-carbon-vancouver-power-plant/article32070457/?cmpid=rss1

SolarCity Accused of Intellectual Property Theft (Buffalo Business First, NY)

http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2016/09/27/solarcity-accused-of-intellectual-property-theft.html

Studied to Death – Solar Customers Don’t Harm Non-Solar Ratepayers (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/09/studied-to-death-solar-customers-don-t-harm-non-solar-ratepayers.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Slow Launch Expected for Oregon’s Full Recreational Marijuana Market (Marijuana Business Daily)

http://mjbizdaily.com/slow-launch-expected-for-oregons-full-rec-market/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Obama Climate Plan, Now in Court, May Hinge on Error in 1990 Law (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/26/us/politics/obama-court-clean-power-plan.html

U-S Not on Track to Meet 2025 Carbon Pollution Cutting Goal (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/26/u-s-not-on-track-to-meet-2025-carbon-pollution-cutting-goal/

Study: Transportation Carbon Dioxide Emissions Outpace Power Sector (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/study-transportation-co2-emissions-outpace-power-sector/427033/

Oregon: How Small Forests Can Help Save the Planet (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/science/private-forests-global-warming.html

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Fat & Grease Power Creates Cash Savings for Hillsboro Water Agency (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/09/fat-and-grease-power-creates-cash-savings-for.html

Electric Vehicles Will Reduce U-S Fuel Demand by 300,000 Barrels per Day by 2035 (Green Tech Media)

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/Wood-Mackenzie-EVs-Will-Reduce-US-Gasoline-Demand-by-300000-Barrels-Per-D

How Will I Charge My Electric Vehicle – Where - How Much Will It Cost? (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-agenda-ev-charging-20160920-snap-story.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

U-S Senators Ask Yahoo CEO for Details of Hack Investigation (Reuters)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/senators-ask-yahoo-ceo-details-hack-investigation-145100918--finance.html?ref=gs

Password Breach Could Have Ripple Effects Well Beyond Yahoo (Associated Press)

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/money/business/2016/09/27/password-breach-could-have-ripple-effects-well-beyond-yahoo/91158216/

Ex-Verizon Worker Accused of Selling Customer Phone Records (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/sep/26/ex-verizon-worker-accused-of-selling-customer-phon/

California Cities Plan to Charge New ‘Netflix Tax’ (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/California-Cities-Plan-to-Charge-New-Netflix-Tax-137969

Microsoft Commits to Running Data Centers Off 50% Renewable Energy by 2018 (CIO)

http://www.cio.in/news/microsoft-commits-running-data-centers-50-renewable-energy-2018

MARKETING & MEDIA

Live Video Breathing New Life into Twitter as It Aims for Broader Success (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/live-video-breathing-new-life-twitter-it-aims-broader-success-173742

Making Video Ads That Work on Facebook’s Silent Screen (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/26/business/media/making-video-ads-that-work-on-facebooks-silent-screen.html

How to Customize Your Videos for Popular Social Networks (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-customize-your-videos-for-popular-social-networks/

Redesigning Your Website? Read This First (Houston Business Journal, TX)
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2016/09/27/redesigning-your-website-read-this-first.html

POLITICS & MANAGEMENT

Will Mason County Commissioners Take Pay Cut to Align Elected Officials’ Salaries? (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/will-mason-commissioners-take-pay-cut-to-align-elected-officials/article_aa7b2526-8445-11e6-a528-3fa26180fc98.html

Who Won the Debate? Social Media & ‘The Cyber’ (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2016/09/26/social-media-undisputed-winner-debate/91121390/

Washington Candidates for Governor Debate Guns, Taxes & Traffic (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/washington-candidates-governor-debate-guns-taxes-and-traffic

After 30 Years, Influential 9th Circuit Judge Will Shift to Half-Time (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/09/after_30_years_influential_nin.html

This Company Hosted A ‘Bring-Your-Parents-To-Work’ Day – Not Just Because It Might Get Kids to Tidy Up Their Desks (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-small-business/wp/2016/09/26/this-company-hosted-a-bring-your-parents-to-work-day-and-not-just-because-it-might-get-people-to-tidy-up-their-desks/

GENERAL NEWS

Dump Truck Rolls Over on 101 North of Shelton (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/22055

Some Olympic National Forest Roads Closing Through April (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/olympic-forest-roads-closing-april/

Public Backlash Grows Against Proposed Ads in National Parks (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/09/27/public-backlash-grows-to-proposed-ads-in-national-parks/

Home Prices Climb Again in July Led by Portland, Seattle & Denver (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/09/27/home-prices-housing-mortgage-rates/91159856/

High School Sports - WIAA to Implement State Format Change, Use RPI System for Seeding (Northwest Preps Now)

http://www.nwprepsnow.com/stories/2016/sep/27/wiaa-to-implement-state-format-change-use-rpi-syst/

CRICKETS IN YOUR TEETH – DIVERSIONS

Hillary Clinton’s Name Misspelled on Debate Ticket

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/us/hillary-clintons-name-misspelled-on-debate-ticket.html?_r=0

Sorry, A Cardboard Cutout of Trump’s Head Does Not Qualify You for the HOV Lane

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/09/27/sorry-a-cardboard-cutout-of-trumps-head-does-not-qualify-you-for-the-hov-lane-police-say/?utm_term=.67650e605465

Regional Edible Insect Industry Envisioned by Hopping Startup

http://nwpr.org/post/regional-edible-insect-industry-envisioned-hopping-startup

Domino’s Customer Gets Year of Free Pizza for Returning $5K She Found in Wings Box

https://consumerist.com/2016/09/26/dominos-customer-gets-year-of-free-pizza-for-returning-5k-she-found-in-wings-box/

SONG OF THE DAY

Joni Mitchell - Chinese Cafe/Unchained Melody

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7G333adJxbM

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Energy News Digest for September 26, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for September 26, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Yakima Basin Water Plan Seeking $31 Million in State Funds (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/yakima-basin-water-plan-seeking-million-in-state-funds/article_5930ad14-80f6-11e6-9c3a-738f95b9039a.html

Washington State Governor Requests ‘Commercial Fishery Failure’ Declaration (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/tech/science/environment/inslee-requests-federal-fishery-failure-declaration/324165614

Some Yahoo Users Close Accounts Amid Fears Breach Could Have Ripple Effects (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yahoo-cyber-idUSKCN11T29C

Sawmill Part of Colville Tribes’ Strategy for a Warming Climate (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/sep/25/sawmill-is-part-of-the-colville-tribes-strategy-fo/

Designing A Faster Anacortes Starts with NoaNet (Community Broadband Networks)

https://muninetworks.org/content/designing-faster-anacortes-starts-noanet

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Cheers Reported as Power Comes Back On in Puerto Rico
• FERC to Rethink Market Power Issues in a More ‘Open’ Approach
• Ice Harbor Dam Repair to Slow Passage through Lock
• Portion of Columbia River Closes for Grant PUD Power Line Work
• Vendor to Begin Monthly Snohomish PUD Meter Readings Next Week
• Janet Herrin Selected as Next Chief Operating Officer for Bonneville Power Administration
• Wanapum Culture Featured in Grant PUD Archaeology Days
• Illinois Utility Gets Green Light to Expand Smart Meters to All Customers
• Interactive: What’s Your Future Electricity Mix Look Like?
• Washington State Governor Requests ‘Commercial Fishery Failure’ Declaration
• Tribes Urge Washington State to Drop Appeal of Ninth Circuit’s Fish Culvert Ruling
• Kootenai River Improvements Put Shine on Fall Fishing
• Trucking Spawning Salmon Above Willamette Dam Showing Success in Offspring Survival, Adult Returns
• Yakima Basin Water Plan Seeking $31 Million in State Funds
• Skagit PUD Makes Progress on Water Tank Project
• BMW to Recycle Used EV Batteries into a 2.8 MWh Grid Stability Project
• Sawmill Part of Colville Tribes’ Strategy for a Warming Climate
• Study: Earth’s Roughly Warmest in About 100,000 Years
• Company’s First Public Oregon Station Completes West Coast Natural Gas Highway
• California Eyes Unusual Power Source: Its Gridlocked Roads
• Gary Johnson’s Solution for Climate Change Involves Moving to Other Planets
• Designing A Faster Anacortes Starts with NoaNet
• Portland among Cities Selected for White House Smart Cities Programs
• Some Yahoo Users Close Accounts Amid Fears Breach Could Have Ripple Effects
• Facebook Apologizes for Overstating Key Ad Metric
• Disney Is Thinking About Buying Twitter: Report
• Snapchat to Offer Camera-Equipped Sunglasses in First Hardware Push
• Clinton, Trump Poised for Historic Monday Debate Battle
• Washington State Governor’s Debate Will Follow Presidential Debate
• Mason County Candidates’ Forum in Union Tuesday
• Investigators Search for Clues in Washington State Mall Shooting That Left Five Dead
• The Latest: Documents – Mall Shooting Suspect Confessed
• Earthquakes Rattle Southern Oregon Coast
• Washington State Wildfire Safety Fuels Hot Debate

WORD OF THE DAY

Torrefied ● \TORE-if-fyde\ ● Adjective – Dried or roasted; (biomass fuel) a biomass fuel like wood that is heated to between 100 & 280 degrees.

Nigel could not restrain himself. The torrified chestnuts he purchased near London’s Big Ben were the best he had ever had. His enthusiasm was his undoing. In his haste to gobble down his entire purchase, one of the ultra-heated morsels lodged in his throat. Alas, his gastric emergency occurred in 1973, one year before the famed Heimlich maneuver was described in a 1974 article in ‘Emergency Medicine titled,’ “Pop Goes the Cafe Coronary”.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Cheers Reported as Power Comes Back On in Puerto Rico (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=46763

FERC to Rethink Market Power Issues in a More ‘Open’ Approach (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-to-rethink-market-power-issues-in-a-more-open-approach/426981/

Ice Harbor Dam Repair to Slow Passage through Lock (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, WA)

http://www.union-bulletin.com/news/ice-harbor-dam-repair-to-slow-passage-through-lock/article_de45aaac-82a1-11e6-b4bb-c7428781f26a.html

Portion of Columbia River Closes for Grant PUD Power Line Work (KAPP-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.kapptv.com/article/2016/sep/26/portion-columbia-river-above-vernita-will-closed-p/

Vendor to Begin Monthly Snohomish PUD Meter Readings Next Week (My Everett News, WA)

http://myeverettnews.com/2016/09/26/monthly-pud-meter-readings-next-week/

Janet Herrin Selected as Next Chief Operating Officer for Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Janet-Herrin-selected-as-next-chief-operating-officer.aspx

Wanapum Culture Featured in Grant PUD Archaeology Days (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/community/wanapum-culture-featured-in-pud-archaeology-days/article_2773ef96-8053-11e6-9246-03c0d64ea9c4.html

Illinois Utility Gets Green Light to Expand Smart Meters to All Customers (Midwest Energy News)

http://midwestenergynews.com/2016/09/23/illinois-utility-gets-green-light-to-expand-smart-meters-to-all-customers/

Interactive: What’s Your Future Electricity Mix Look Like? (Inside Energy)

http://insideenergy.org/2016/09/26/interactive-whats-your-future-electricity-mix-look-like/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Washington State Governor Requests ‘Commercial Fishery Failure’ Declaration (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/tech/science/environment/inslee-requests-federal-fishery-failure-declaration/324165614

Tribes Urge Washington State to Drop Appeal of Ninth Circuit’s Fish Culvert Ruling (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/437597.aspx

Kootenai River Improvements Put Shine on Fall Fishing (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/sep/22/kootenai-river-improvements-put-shine-on-fall-fish/

Trucking Spawning Salmon Above Willamette Dam Showing Success in Offspring Survival, Adult Returns (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/437603.aspx

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Yakima Basin Water Plan Seeking $31 Million in State Funds (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/yakima-basin-water-plan-seeking-million-in-state-funds/article_5930ad14-80f6-11e6-9c3a-738f95b9039a.html

Skagit PUD Makes Progress on Water Tank Project (Skagit Valley Herald. Mt Vernon, WA)

http://www.goskagit.com/news/local_news/skagit-pud-makes-progress-on-water-tank-project/article_5e668338-3e7c-5317-9279-ebb96f6c2a78.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

BMW to Recycle Used EV Batteries into a 2.8 MWh Grid Stability Project (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/bmw-to-recycle-used-ev-batteries-into-a-28-mwh-grid-stability-project/426989/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Sawmill Part of Colville Tribes’ Strategy for a Warming Climate (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/sep/25/sawmill-is-part-of-the-colville-tribes-strategy-fo/

Study: Earth’s Roughly Warmest in About 100,000 Years (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/news/articles/2016-09-26/study-earths-roughly-warmest-in-about-100-000-years

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Company’s First Public Oregon Station Completes West Coast Natural Gas Highway (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/09/companys-first-public-oregonstation-completes-west.html

California Eyes Unusual Power Source: Its Gridlocked Roads (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/25/california-eyes-unusual-power-source-its-gridlocked-roads/

Gary Johnson’s Solution for Climate Change Involves Moving to Other Planets (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/gary-johnsons-solution-for-climate-change-involves-movi-1787059010

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Designing A Faster Anacortes Starts with NoaNet (Community Broadband Networks)

https://muninetworks.org/content/designing-faster-anacortes-starts-noanet

Portland among Cities Selected for White House Smart Cities Programs (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/techflash/2016/09/portland-among-cities-selected-for-white-ouse.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

Some Yahoo Users Close Accounts Amid Fears Breach Could Have Ripple Effects (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yahoo-cyber-idUSKCN11T29C

Facebook Apologizes for Overstating Key Ad Metric (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-advertising-idUSKCN11T2HZ

Disney Is Thinking About Buying Twitter: Report (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/disney-evaluating-bid-for-twitter-report-1787094564

Snapchat to Offer Camera-Equipped Sunglasses in First Hardware Push (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-snapchat-glasses-idUSKCN11U0P8

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Clinton, Trump Poised for Historic Monday Debate Battle (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/09/26/clinton-trump-poised-for-historic-debate-battle/

Washington State Governor’s Debate Will Follow Presidential Debate (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/26/washington-governors-debate-will-follow-presidential-debate/

Mason County Candidates’ Forum in Union Tuesday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/22037

GENERAL NEWS

Investigators Search for Clues in Washington State Mall Shooting That Left Five Dead (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/09/investigators_search_for_clues.html

The Latest: Documents – Mall Shooting Suspect Confessed (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2016-09-26/the-latest-documents-mall-shooting-suspect-confessed

Earthquakes Rattle Southern Oregon Coast (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/series/unprepared/oregon-coast-california-earthquakes-cascadia-subduction-zone/

Washington State Wildfire Safety Fuels Hot Debate (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/26/wildfire-safety-fuels-hot-debate/

ALLIGATORS IN THE WATER HAZARD – DIVERSIONS

Golfing Legend Arnold Palmer, 87, Dies

http://www.sacbee.com/sports/golf/article104144401.html

Family Cleans House, Finds Pet Tortoise Missing Since 1982

http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/family-cleans-house-and-finds-pet-tortoise-went-missing-30-years-earlier.html

Everything You Need to Know About Tonight’s Presidential Debate & Drinking Game

http://abovethelaw.com/2016/09/everything-you-need-to-know-about-tonights-presidential-debate-and-drinking-game/

Self-Professed ‘Book Nerd’ Becomes Social Media Star

http://www.king5.com/news/local/self-professed-book-nerd-turns-social-media-sensation/323189486

SONG OF THE DAY

Dave Loggins – The Masters Golf Tournament Theme Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UL4fh_B-j4

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Energy News Digest for September 22, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for September 22, 2016

HOT SHOTS – THE TOP FIVE STORIES OF THE DAY

Secret Puget Sound Energy-Funded Studies Say LNG Plant Poses No Off-Site Danger (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article103328087.html

Yahoo to Provide Details on Massive Data Breach: Recode (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yahoo-cyber-idUSKCN11S16P

Okanogan PUD Sued by Pierce County Couple over New Power Line (Omak Chronicle, WA)

http://www.omakchronicle.com/news/2016/sep/21/pud-sued-over-new-power-line/

Vancouver Heater Manufacturer Cadet Being Sold to Irish Company

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/21/vancouver-heater-manufacturer-sold-to-irish-company/

Native Americans Protest Oregon Water Plant – Opponents of Nestle Believe It Will Harm Salmon (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/21/native-americans-protest-oregon-water-plant/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Secret Puget Sound Energy-Funded Studies Say LNG Plant Poses No Off-Site Danger
• Okanogan PUD Sued by Pierce County Couple over New Power Line
• Washington State Energy Panel Declines Jurisdiction over Methanol Plant
• Public Power Financial Performance Is Holding Steady, Moody’s Says
• Energy Adviser: Speakers Available on Energy Subjects
• Crews Rush to Restore Power in Blacked-Out Puerto Rico
• The Man Who Keeps the Lights On
• Native Americans Protest Oregon Water Plant – Opponents of Nestle Believe It Will Harm Salmon
• More Salmon Cross McNary Dam
• Port Angeles to Post Fluoridation Decision on City Website
• Pacific Power Contracts with Oregon Solar Projects
• Apple to Sell 50 MW Solar Energy to Arizona Public Utility
• SolarWorld Will Lay Off 500 in Germany
• Vancouver Heater Manufacturer Cadet Being Sold to Irish Company
• Your TV May Devour More Energy Than You Think
• What Kind of Water Heater Is Greenest?
• Climate Change Threatens World’s Coffee Supply, Report Says
• Fremont Brewery Converts Waste into Energy, Fertilizer
• Yahoo to Provide Details on Massive Data Breach: Recode
• Yahoo Data Breach Could Affect Verizon Deal
• Comcast Plans to Launch Wireless Service Next Year
• California Supreme Court to Hear Yelp Free-Speech Case
• More than a Third of Both Presidential Candidates’ Twitter Followers Are Bots, Study Finds
• Your Tax Dollars for Political Campaigns? It’s on Washington State’s Ballot
• Tattooed Employees Can Improve Your Company’s Image, Study Finds
• Suspect Identified in Shelton OfferUp Auto Thefts
• Kiss Summer Goodbye: Fall Is Knocking at Our Door
• Seattle Really Did Have a Warmer than Usual Summer
• Green Diamond Tree Farms to Open for Hunters, Other Recreation
• Northwest Exporters Brace for Ocean Freight Cost Increases
• Spiders Coming into Your Home Are ‘Looking For Love, Basically’

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Secret Puget Sound Energy-Funded Studies Say LNG Plant Poses No Off-Site Danger (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article103328087.html

Okanogan PUD Sued by Pierce County Couple over New Power Line (Omak Chronicle, WA)

http://www.omakchronicle.com/news/2016/sep/21/pud-sued-over-new-power-line/

Washington State Energy Panel Declines Jurisdiction over Methanol Plant (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/21/state-energy-panel-declines-jurisdiction-over-methanol-plant/

Public Power Financial Performance Is Holding Steady, Moody’s Says (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=46739

Energy Adviser: Speakers Available on Energy Subjects (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/22/energy-adviser-speakers-available-on-energy-subjects/

Crews Rush to Restore Power in Blacked-Out Puerto Rico (Associated Press)

http://wsvn.com/news/us-world/puerto-rico-entirely-without-electricity-due-to-power-plant-fire/

The Man Who Keeps the Lights On – Tim Miller, an electric-utility lineman, talks about what it’s like to be responsible for distributing his community’s power (Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/09/aep-electricity-lineman/500759/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Native Americans Protest Oregon Water Plant – Opponents of Nestle Believe It Will Harm Salmon (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/21/native-americans-protest-oregon-water-plant/

More Salmon Cross McNary Dam (Sunnyside Daily Sun, WA)

http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2016/sep/14/more-salmon-cross-mcnary/

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Port Angeles to Post Fluoridation Decision on City Website (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/port-angeles-to-post-fluoridation-decision-on-city-website/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Pacific Power Contracts with Oregon Solar Projects (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/20/pacific-power-contracts-with-solar-projects/

Apple to Sell 50 MW Solar Energy to Arizona Public Utility (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/apple-to-sell-50-mw-solar-energy-to-arizona-public-utility/426805/

SolarWorld Will Lay Off 500 in Germany (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/09/solarworld-will-lay-off-500-in-germany.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Vancouver Heater Manufacturer Cadet Being Sold to Irish Company (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/21/vancouver-heater-manufacturer-sold-to-irish-company/

Your TV May Devour More Energy Than You Think (CBS News)

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/your-tv-may-devour-more-energy-than-you-think/

What Kind of Water Heater Is Greenest? (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/living/what-kind-of-water-heater-is-greenest/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Climate Change Threatens World’s Coffee Supply, Report Says (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/23/science/climate-change-threatens-worlds-coffee-supply-report-says.html?_r=0

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Fremont Brewery Converts Waste into Energy, Fertilizer (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/tech/science/environment/fremont-brewery-converts-waste-into-energy-fertilizer/323510467

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Yahoo to Provide Details on Massive Data Breach: Recode (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yahoo-cyber-idUSKCN11S16P

Yahoo Data Breach Could Affect Verizon Deal (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/techflash/2016/09/yahoo-data-breach-could-affect-verizon-deal.html

Comcast Plans to Launch Wireless Service Next Year (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/sep/20/comcast-plans-to-launch-wireless-service-next-year/

MARKETING & MEDIA

California Supreme Court to Hear Yelp Free-Speech Case (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/California-Supreme-Court-to-hear-Yelp-free-speech-9237987.php

More than a Third of Both Presidential Candidates’ Twitter Followers Are Bots, Study Finds (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/09/22/fake-followers-presidential-candidates/

POLITICS & MANAGEMENT

Your Tax Dollars for Political Campaigns? It’s on Washington State’s Ballot (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

http://nwpr.org/post/your-tax-dollars-political-campaigns-it-s-washington-s-ballot

Tattooed Employees Can Improve Your Company’s Image, Study Finds (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/sep/20/tattooed-employees-can-improve-your-companys-image/

GENERAL NEWS

Suspect Identified in Shelton OfferUp Auto Thefts (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/suspect-identified-shelton-offerup-auto-thefts/

Kiss Summer Goodbye: Fall Is Knocking at Our Door (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/396506/kiss-summer-goodbye-fall-is-knocking-at-our-door/

Seattle Really Did Have a Warmer than Usual Summer (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/09/21/seattle-really-did-have-a-warmer-than-usual-summer/

Green Diamond Tree Farms to Open for Hunters, Other Recreation (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/green-diamond-tree-farms-to-open-for-hunters-other-recreation/article_7e562636-8034-11e6-bb00-c34136ddc2ed.html

Northwest Exporters Brace for Ocean Freight Cost Increases (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/northwest-exporters-brace-ocean-freight-cost-increases

Spiders Coming into Your Home Are ‘Looking For Love, Basically’ (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/house-spiders-mating-1.3773271?cmp=rss

DIVERSIONS – SWEET SMELL OF FAILURE

Teen Hospitalized after Air Freshener Causes Car Explosion

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/world_news/teen-hospitalized-after-air-freshener-causes-car-explosion/article_4680afa9-bc09-58e0-886b-3757458094ef.html

‘Marijuana Cannon’ Used to Fire Drugs over US Border Seized in Mexico

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/feb/27/marijuana-cannon-us-border-seized-mexico

Mint Worker Smuggled $180K Worth of Gold in His Bum, Police Say

http://q13fox.com/2016/09/21/police-mint-worker-smuggled-180k-worth-of-gold-in-his-rectum/

Spider Causes Rollover Crash in Portland

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/09/spider_causes_rollover_crash_i.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Shirley Bassey – Goldfinger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IdERD81ySU

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