Energy News Digest for January 18, 2016

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for January 18, 2017

Flood Watch for Mason County

Coastal Flood Advisory for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Puget Sound Energy Says Colstrip Closure Could Come Before 2022 (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jan/17/utility-says-colstrip-closure-could-come-before-2022/

Removing Dams Could Affect Cowlitz Industry, Electric Rates (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/removing-dams-could-affect-cowlitz-industry-electric-rates/article_6347b242-b7df-5233-8b13-ac42fd8be9b6.html

EPA Denies Petitions Asking It to Reconsider Clean Power Plan (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=47386

Earth Sets a Temperature Record for the Third Straight Year (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/science/earth-highest-temperature-record.html?_r=0

Easing Back: NOAA Finalizes New Columbia River Hatchery Plan (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/noaa-finalizes-new-columbia-river-hatchery-plan

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Removing Dams Could Affect Cowlitz Industry, Electric Rates
• Puget Sound Energy Says Colstrip Closure Could Come Before 2022
• Montana: Keane Introduces Bills to Preserve Colstrip Power, Aid Workers
• Grays Harbor PUD Dealing with Outages Impacting Over 5,000
• Port Ludlow Outage Cause a Mystery: Jefferson PUD Substation Had Seen ‘Major Work Done’
• Bonneville Power Administration Works on Creating a New Process for Modifying Its Open Access Transmission Tariff
• Public Power Utilities Among Those with Top Rankings from JD Power
• Seattle City (spot)Light: Benjamin Rushwald Volunteers for Nicaragua Projects
• New York: Man Warns Public About Energy Supply Companies
• Easing Back: NOAA Finalizes New Columbia River Hatchery Plan
• GOP Targets Landmark Endangered Species Act for Big Changes
• Trump’s Tax Reform Will Threaten Wind-Financing Deals, Spur M&A
• What You Need to Know Before Insulating Your Attic
• Two of Washington State’s Largest Recreational Marijuana Chains on the Selling Block
• Washington Cannabis Sales Boom, May Dwindle Under President Elect Trump
• EPA Denies Petitions Asking It to Reconsider Clean Power Plan
• Earth Sets a Temperature Record for the Third Straight Year
• Ukraine’s Power Outage Was a Cyber Attack
• Video: How People in Rural Areas Deal with Bad or no Internet
• The Triumphant Rise & Epic Collapse of Vine
• What Eight Brand Storytellers Have to Say About the Content People Want to See
• U-S Supreme Court Justices Raise Doubts Over Law Barring Offensive Trademarks
• Central Washington State Ice Storm Impacts Widely Felt
• Specter of Space Heaters – Warming Your House Can Present Dangers
• Federal Grant Brings New Road Signs to Mason County
• Who Decides Who Counts as Native American?
• Walmart Employee Stops Elderly Couple from Losing $2,500 to “Grandparents Scam”

WORD OF THE DAY

Thesaurus ● \thi-SORE-us\ ● Noun – 1:  treasury, storehouse 2a:  a book of words or of information about a particular field or set of concepts; especially:  a book of words & their synonyms b:  a list of subject headings or descriptors usually with a cross-reference system for use in the organization of a collection of documents for reference & retrieval

Today is Thesaurus Day

It’s “Thesaurus Day”

Words morph, meanings stay the same

Roget’s pretty cool

Peter Mark Roget

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Removing Dams Could Affect Cowlitz Industry, Electric Rates (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/removing-dams-could-affect-cowlitz-industry-electric-rates/article_6347b242-b7df-5233-8b13-ac42fd8be9b6.html

Puget Sound Energy Says Colstrip Closure Could Come Before 2022 (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jan/17/utility-says-colstrip-closure-could-come-before-2022/

Montana: Keane Introduces Bills to Preserve Colstrip Power, Aid Workers (Montana Standard, Butte)

http://mtstandard.com/news/government-and-politics/keane-introduces-bills-to-preserve-colstrip-power-aid-workers/article_bdeb4717-047c-5b5a-9fd6-9f0d0e46c979.html

Grays Harbor PUD Dealing with Outages Impacting Over 5,000 (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/pud-dealing-outages-impacting-5000/

Port Ludlow Outage Cause a Mystery: Jefferson PUD Substation Had Seen ‘Major Work Done’ (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/news/outage-s-cause-a-mystery-pud-substation-had-seen-major/article_4c767802-dd11-11e6-a349-ab090d8f7d42.html

Bonneville Power Administration Works on Creating a New Process for Modifying Its Open Access Transmission Tariff (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-works-on-creating-a-new-process-for-modifying-its-open-access-transmission-tariff.aspx

Public Power Utilities Among Those with Top Rankings from JD Power (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=47368

Seattle City (spot)Light: Benjamin Rushwald Volunteers for Nicaragua Projects (City of Seattle, WA)

http://powerlines.seattle.gov/2017/01/12/seattle-city-spotlight-benjamin-rushwald/

New York: Man Warns Public About Energy Supply Companies (WWNY-TV, Watertown, NY)

http://www.wwnytv.com/story/34281330/man-warns-public-about-energy-supply-companies

FISH & WILDLIFE

Easing Back: NOAA Finalizes New Columbia River Hatchery Plan (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/noaa-finalizes-new-columbia-river-hatchery-plan

GOP Targets Landmark Endangered Species Act for Big Changes (Las Vegas Sun, NV)

https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/jan/17/gop-targets-landmark-endangered-species-act-for-bi/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Trump’s Tax Reform Will Threaten Wind-Financing Deals, Spur M&A (Governors’ Wind & Solar Energy Coalition)

http://www.governorswindenergycoalition.org/?p=20370

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

What You Need to Know Before Insulating Your Attic (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/where-we-live/wp/2017/01/17/what-you-need-to-know-before-insulating-your-attic/?utm_term=.7d013ec9a086

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Two of Washington State’s Largest Recreational Marijuana Chains on the Selling Block (Marijuana Business Daily)

http://mjbizdaily.com/washingtons-two-top-selling-cannabis-stores-for-sale/

Washington Cannabis Sales Boom, May Dwindle Under President Elect Trump (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/marijuana/article/WA-cannabis-sales-boom-with-North-America-may-10862739.php

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

EPA Denies Petitions Asking It to Reconsider Clean Power Plan (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=47386

Earth Sets a Temperature Record for the Third Straight Year (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/science/earth-highest-temperature-record.html?_r=0

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Ukraine’s Power Outage Was a Cyber Attack (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-cyber-attack-energy-idUSKBN1521BA

Video: How People in Rural Areas Deal with Bad or no Internet (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/videos/tech/2017/01/17/how-people-rural-areas-deal-bad-no-internet/96675740/

MARKETING & MEDIA

The Triumphant Rise & Epic Collapse of Vine (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/01/17/the-triumphant-rise-and-epic-collapse-of-vine/

What Eight Brand Storytellers Have to Say About the Content People Want to See (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/brandshare/what-8-brand-storytellers-have-say-about-content-people-want-see-175570

U-S Supreme Court Justices Raise Doubts Over Law Barring Offensive Trademarks (Associated Press – Non PC Content)

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/justices-raise-doubts-law-barring-offensive-trademarks-44857138

GENERAL NEWS

Central Washington State Ice Storm Impacts Widely Felt (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/ice-storm-impacts-widely-felt/

Specter of Space Heaters – Warming Your House Can Present Dangers (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170118/ARTICLE/170119925

Federal Grant Brings New Road Signs to Mason County (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/communities/mason/2017/01/13/federal-grant-brings-new-road-signs-mason-county/96517718/

Who Decides Who Counts as Native American? (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/magazine/who-decides-who-counts-as-native-american.html

Walmart Employee Stops Elderly Couple from Losing $2,500 to “Grandparents Scam” (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/01/18/walmart-employee-stops-elderly-couple-from-losing-2500-to-grandparents-scam/

THE GREENBACK DOLLAR – DIVERSIONS

Check Out the Evolution of the US Dollar Bill

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/check-out-the-evolution-of-the-us-dollar-bill-1791313067

Royal palace haunted by friendly ghosts, Sweden’s Queen Silvia says

http://news.sky.com/story/royal-palace-haunted-by-friendly-ghosts-swedens-queen-silvia-says-10718559

It’s The Year of the (Giant Inflatable Trump) Rooster at One Chinese Factory “…likeness to Trump is pure coincidence and unintended…”

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-lunar-newyear-trump-idUSKBN14W201

Mexico’s Lower House Becomes ‘Chamber of Rats’ on Google Maps

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-politicians-google-idUSKBN14V05H

SONG OF THE DAY – CRANK IT UP, IT’S THE LAW

Cream – Badge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSpW6MePb10

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Energy News Digest for January 17, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for January 17, 2017

Flood Watch for the Skokomish River

Small Craft Advisory for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Major Transition to Warmer & Wetter (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2017/01/major-transition-to-warmer-and-wetter_16.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Snake River Dams Ramp Up as Cold Weather Drives Demand for BPA Power (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Snake-River-dams-ramp-up-as-cold-weather-drives-demand-for-BPA-power.aspx

Carbon Footprint Shrinking in Pacific Northwest Thanks to Energy Efficiency – Oh, & Hydropower (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jan/13/carbon-footprint-shrinking-in-northwest-thanks-to-/

Why an Oregon Wave Energy Device Is Being Tested in Colorado (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/01/13/why-an-oregonwave-energy-device-is-being-tested-in.html

Arizona Proposal Funds Rural High-Speed Internet with Phone Bill Fee (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article126607194.html

It’s Finally Warmer — But Here Comes the Rain, With Potential for River Flooding, Avalanches (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2017/01/16/its-finally-warmer-but-here-comes-the-rain-with-potential-for-river-flooding-avalanches/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Snake River Dams Ramp Up as Cold Weather Drives Demand for BPA Power
• News Release: Dam Breaching Undermines Washington State Measures to Reduce Climate Change Impacts
• Oregon Electric Co-Ops Feud Over Service Territory
• Prineville Power Needs Spur Meeting with Oregon Rep. Greg Walden
• Bainbridge Public Utility Campaign Topic of Port Townsend Lunch
• Corvallis-Based NuScale Seeks Regulatory OK for Smaller Nuke Plants
• Double Vision: Plans to Upgrade Bonneville Power Administration Radio Network Spark Debate Over Mary’s Peak
• What to Do Before the Power Goes Out
• U-S Files Trade Complaint Targeting China’s Aluminum Industry
• Angry Protests in Gaza Over Crippling Power Shortages
• Washington Stat Adopts Columbia Salmon Fishing Reforms
• Gillnets on the Columbia River: The Long-Standing Debate Roars Back
• British Columbia: Norovirus Threatens Health of Oyster Industry, Farmer Says
• Columnist: Drought & Storms Prove Again California Needs More Storage
• Why an Oregon Wave Energy Device Is Being Tested in Colorado
• Wyoming Lawmakers Want to Limit Utility Usage of In-State Wind Energy
• North Carolina Legislators Ask President Elect Trump to Squash Wind Farms
• Carbon Footprint Shrinking in Pacific Northwest Thanks to Energy Efficiency – Oh, & Hydropower
• Oregon Lawmakers to Debate Hard Limits On Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• On Climate Change, Even States in Forefront Are Falling Short
• Could Treated Sewage Be a Tool Against Sea-Level Rise?
• A Big Test for Big Batteries
• Arizona Proposal Funds Rural High-Speed Internet with Phone Bill Fee
• This College Just Paid a $28,000 Ransom, in Bitcoin, to Cyberattackers
• Google Fiber in San Antonio Paused After Build Complaints
• Cuba Sees Explosion in Internet Access as Ties with U-S Grow
• Canada: Internal Document Raises Possibility of ‘Netflix Tax’
• How to Use Social Media Emoji to Humanize Your Business
• Proposal Would Repeal Death Penalty in Washington State
• It’s Finally Warmer — But Here Comes the Rain, With Potential for River Flooding, Avalanches
• Ice Storm Warning for Central Washington State
• Woman Dies in Star Lake – Area Fire
• Bent Bine to Be Mason County’s Only Brewery
• Credit, Debit Card Payments at Chehalis Restaurant Routed to Texas Business
• Seattle Mayor Nixes Bike-Share Program

WORD OF THE DAY

Abstemious ● \ab-STEAM-ee-us\ ●• adjective – Marked by restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol; also: reflecting such restraint.

Abstemious Ann

Does this bug you? Blah, blah, blah

I’m not touching you….

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Snake River Dams Ramp Up as Cold Weather Drives Demand for BPA Power (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Snake-River-dams-ramp-up-as-cold-weather-drives-demand-for-BPA-power.aspx

News Release: Dam Breaching Undermines Washington State Measures to Reduce Climate Change Impacts (PR Newswire)

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dam-breaching-undermines-washington-state-measures-to-reduce-climate-change-impacts-300391934.html

Oregon Electric Co-Ops Feud Over Service Territory (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)

http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20170116/electric-co-ops-feud-over-service-territory

Prineville Power Needs Spur Meeting with Oregon Rep. Greg Walden – Not enough power in Crook County to lure big businesses (Bend Bulletin, OR)

http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/4988475-151/prineville-power-needs-spur-meeting-with-rep-greg

Bainbridge Public Utility Campaign Topic of Port Townsend Lunch (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/bainbridge-utility-campaign-topic-of-port-townsend-lunch/

Corvallis-Based NuScale Seeks Regulatory OK for Smaller Nuke Plants (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2017/01/corvallis-based_nuscale_seeks.html

Double Vision: Plans to Upgrade Bonneville Power Administration Radio Network Spark Debate Over Mary’s Peak (Corvallis Gazette-Times, OR)

http://www.gazettetimes.com/albany/news/local/double-vision-plans-to-upgrade-bpa-radio-network-spark-debate/article_7202bec7-6e50-5792-9b72-5bfbe0226393.html

What to Do Before the Power Goes Out (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/life/what-to-do-before-the-power-goes-out/

U-S Files Trade Complaint Targeting China’s Aluminum Industry (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article126193464.html

Angry Protests in Gaza Over Crippling Power Shortages (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/38623932

FISH & WILDLIFE

Washington Stat Adopts Columbia Salmon Fishing Reforms (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jan/14/washington-adopts-columbia-salmon-fishing-reforms/

Gillnets on the Columbia River: The Long-Standing Debate Roars Back (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/01/post_55.html

British Columbia: Norovirus Threatens Health of Oyster Industry, Farmer Says (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/norovirus-oysters-vancouver-island-mainland-1.3938407?cmp=rss

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Columnist: Drought & Storms Prove Again California Needs More Storage (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/dan-walters/article126231024.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Why an Oregon Wave Energy Device Is Being Tested in Colorado (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/01/13/why-an-oregonwave-energy-device-is-being-tested-in.html

Wyoming Lawmakers Want to Limit Utility Usage of In-State Wind Energy (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/wyoming-lawmakers-want-to-limit-utility-usage-of-in-state-wind-energy/434088/

North Carolina Legislators Ask President Elect Trump to Squash Wind Farms – Amazon Wind Farm Developer Speaks Out (Triad Business Journal, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2017/01/13/nc-legislators-ask-trump-to-squash-wind-farms.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Carbon Footprint Shrinking in Pacific Northwest Thanks to Energy Efficiency – Oh, & Hydropower (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jan/13/carbon-footprint-shrinking-in-northwest-thanks-to-/

Oregon Lawmakers to Debate Hard Limits On Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/01/post_191.html

On Climate Change, Even States in Forefront Are Falling Short (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/business/economy/climate-change-california-new-york.html

Could Treated Sewage Be a Tool Against Sea-Level Rise? (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Could-treated-sewage-be-a-tool-against-sea-level-10857771.php

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

A Big Test for Big Batteries (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/14/business/energy-environment/california-big-batteries-as-power-plants.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Arizona Proposal Funds Rural High-Speed Internet with Phone Bill Fee (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article126607194.html

This College Just Paid a $28,000 Ransom, in Bitcoin, to Cyberattackers (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/grade-point/wp/2017/01/13/this-college-just-paid-a-28000-ransom-in-bitcoin-to-cyberattackers/

Google Fiber in San Antonio Paused After Build Complaints (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Fiber-in-San-Antonio-Paused-After-Build-Complaints-138718

Cuba Sees Explosion in Internet Access as Ties with U-S Grow (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Cuba-sees-explosion-in-internet-access-as-ties-10857833.php

MARKETING & MEDIA

Canada: Internal Document Raises Possibility of ‘Netflix Tax’ (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sales-tax-netflix-bell-rogers-digital-melanie-joly-bill-morneau-internet-1.3937955?cmp=rss

How to Use Social Media Emoji to Humanize Your Business (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-use-social-media-emoji-to-humanize-business/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Proposal Would Repeal Death Penalty in Washington State (Associated Press)

http://q13fox.com/2017/01/16/death-penalty-repeal-bill-washington/

GENERAL NEWS

It’s Finally Warmer — But Here Comes the Rain, With Potential for River Flooding, Avalanches (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2017/01/16/its-finally-warmer-but-here-comes-the-rain-with-potential-for-river-flooding-avalanches/

Ice Storm Warning for Central Washington State (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/ice-storm-warning/

Woman Dies in Star Lake – Area Fire (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/23465

Bent Bine to Be Mason County’s Only Brewery (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/life/food/bent-bine-to-be-mason-countys-only-brewery/386478908

Credit, Debit Card Payments at Chehalis Restaurant Routed to Texas Business (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/01/credit-debit-card-payments-at-chehalis.html

Seattle Mayor Nixes Bike-Share Program (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/ap/seattle-mayor-nixes-bike-share-program/

DESIDERATA DIVERSIONS

Humans Are Literally Made of Stardust After All

http://gizmodo.com/humans-are-literally-made-of-stardust-after-all-1791160437

Flight 666 Lands Safely in HEL on Friday the 13^th

http://q13fox.com/2017/01/13/flight-666-lands-safely-in-hel-on-friday-the-13th/

Woman Denied Swiss Citizenship for Complaining About Cowbells

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/01/14/swiss-citizenship-woman-denied-cowbells/96398518/

How High Is Too High for a Pile of Chicken Droppings?

http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/high-high-pile-chicken-droppings-44767310

SONG OF THE DAY

B.J. Thomas – Everybody Loves a Rain Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1yWSi72dB8

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Energy News Digest for January 13, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for January 13, 2017

High Resolution Satellite Imagery of Washington State/Oregon Snow (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2017/01/high-resolution-satellite-imagery-of.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

How Would Washington State Governor Jay Inslee’s Proposed Carbon Tax Work? (Washington State Wire)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/gov-jay-inslees-proposed-carbon-tax-work/

Tesla Contract with Aberdeen Will Be Voided, But May Be Re-Approved (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/tesla-contract-aberdeen-will-voided-may-re-approved/

Kittitas County Places Temporary Moratorium on Commercial Renewable Energy Projects (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/county-places-temporary-moratorium-on-commercial-renewable-energy-projects/article_84baf007-379b-5c95-9f63-bab835f851d6.html

In a Digital World, Americans Have Less Tolerance for Power Outages (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/online_features/tech_talk_and_innovation/americans-have-less-tolerance-for-power-outages-in-a-digital/article_16a15c09-d017-515a-b89f-b612b84eb27c.html

Energy Secretary Seeks to Lock in Free Speech for DOE Scientists (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Inhabit/2017/0112/Energy-secretary-seeks-to-lock-in-free-speech-for-DOE-scientists

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• In a Digital World, Americans Have Less Tolerance for Power Outages
• Montana Lawmakers Push to Increase Scrutiny on Utility Costs
• David Aldrich Resigns from Snohomish PUD Board
• Snohomish PUD in Talks to Buy Building in Everett for $5.5 Million
• BC Hydro Agrees to Pay $1 Million to Municipality Affected by Peace River Dam Project
• There’s Powerful Fun to Be Had with Your Utility in Chelan This Weekend
• New England: Grid in the Balance – Clean, Reliable, Competitively Priced Power – Or Suboptimal Solutions?
• Natural Gas Prices in 2016 Were the Lowest in Nearly 20 Years
• Orca Protection Zone Proposed Near San Juan Island
• Salmon with large tapeworms arrive in the U-S
• Lummi Clammers, Dairy Farmers Team Up to Clean Bacteria-Polluted Bay, Rather Than Fight
• Storms Ease California Drought as Reservoirs Fill Up
• Kittitas County Places Temporary Moratorium on Commercial Renewable Energy Projects
• County Commissioners Deny Solar Farm Permit Near Kittitas
• Montana Bill to Grandfather Net Metering Reels in Utility & Solar Support
• Proponents Hope Winter Weather Boosts Smart Thermostat Adoption in Chicago
• How Would Washington State Governor Jay Inslee’s Proposed Carbon Tax Work?
• Tesla Contract with Aberdeen Will Be Voided, But May Be Re-Approved
• Need A Charge for Your New Tesla? Now It’ll Cost You
• Despite the Hype, Batteries Aren’t the Cheapest Way to Store Energy on the Grid
• Record Shares of Americans Now Own Smartphones, Have Home Broadband
• Satellite Constellations Could Be Poised to Challenge the Broadband Industry
• Alphabet (Google) Ended Drone Internet Project, Saying Economics Didn’t Work Out
• Cellphone Carriers Are Bracing for Massive Data Usage During the Inauguration
• Don’t Confuse New Starbucks’ Latte with Old-Timey Laxative Remedy
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• Energy Secretary Seeks to Lock in Free Speech for DOE Scientists
• Washington State Senate Coalition Selects Sheldon as President Pro Tem
• Governor Kate Brown Declares State of Emergency in Oregon Due to Snow
• Washington State to Help Grant County Clear Roads
• Crippling Ice Storm to Encase 1,000-Mile Stretch of U-S in Ice
• Video: Focus on Shelton - New Job Opening, Comprehensive Plan Update
• How Seattle Can Avoid Becoming San Francisco: Be ‘YIMBYS’ Not ‘NIMBYS’

WORD OF THE DAY

Grog • \GRAWG\ • Noun – Alcoholic liquor; especially: liquor (as rum) cut with water & now often served hot with lemon juice & sugar sometimes added.

“By golly, this is the WORST grog I’ve ever had,” croaked the sailor on the HMS Pinafore. “Watch your mouth,” muttered his fellow sailors. “The next thing you know, we’ll have to be swilling down our salt pork and pea soup with plain old water!”

Did you know? Eighteenth-century English admiral Edward Vernon reputedly earned the nickname “Old Grog” because he often wore a cloak made from grogram (a coarse, loosely woven fabric made of silk or silk blended with mohair or wool). In Old Grog’s day, sailors in the Royal Navy were customarily given a daily ration of rum, but in 1740 the admiral, concerned about the health of his men, ordered that the rum should be diluted with water. The decision wasn’t very popular with the sailors, who supposedly dubbed the mixture “grog” after Vernon. Today, “grog” can be used as a general term for any liquor, even undiluted, and someone who acts drunk or shaky can be called “groggy.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

In a Digital World, Americans Have Less Tolerance for Power Outages (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/online_features/tech_talk_and_innovation/americans-have-less-tolerance-for-power-outages-in-a-digital/article_16a15c09-d017-515a-b89f-b612b84eb27c.html

Montana Lawmakers Push to Increase Scrutiny on Utility Costs (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/montana-lawmakers-push-to-increase-scrutiny-on-utility-costs/433995/

David Aldrich Resigns from Snohomish PUD Board (My Everett News, WA)

https://myeverettnews.com/2017/01/12/aldrich-resigns-snohomish-pud-board/

Snohomish PUD in Talks to Buy Building in Everett for $5.5 Million (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/news/pud-in-talks-to-buy-building-in-everett-for-5-5-million/

BC Hydro Agrees to Pay $1 Million to Municipality Affected by Peace River Dam Project (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/bc-hydro-agrees-to-pay-1m-to-municipality-affected-by-site-c-dam-1.7213078

There’s Powerful Fun to Be Had with Your Utility in Chelan This Weekend (Lake Chelan Mirror, Wa)

http://lakechelanmirror.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=9367

New England: Grid in the Balance – Clean, Reliable, Competitively Priced Power – Or Suboptimal Solutions? (CommonWealth, Boston, MA)

http://commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/grid-in-the-balance/

Natural Gas Prices in 2016 Were the Lowest in Nearly 20 Years (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=29552

FISH & WILDLIFE

Orca Protection Zone Proposed Near San Juan Island (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/tech/science/environment/whale-protection-zone-proposed-near-san-juan-island/385656555

Salmon with large tapeworms arrive in the U-S (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/13/salmon-large-tapeworms-arrive-us/96534500/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Lummi Clammers, Dairy Farmers Team Up to Clean Bacteria-Polluted Bay, Rather Than Fight (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/dairy-farmers-lummi-shellfish-harvesters-team-up-to-clean-bay/

Storms Ease California Drought as Reservoirs Fill Up (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-drought-idUSKBN14X06Y

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Kittitas County Places Temporary Moratorium on Commercial Renewable Energy Projects (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/county-places-temporary-moratorium-on-commercial-renewable-energy-projects/article_84baf007-379b-5c95-9f63-bab835f851d6.html

County Commissioners Deny Solar Farm Permit Near Kittitas (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/county-commissioners-deny-solar-farm-permit-near-kittitas/article_408ef8f5-6339-5a1d-9ee2-2a33485a00dc.html

Montana Bill to Grandfather Net Metering Reels in Utility & Solar Support (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/montana-bill-to-grandfather-net-metering-reels-in-utility-and-solar-support/433840/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Proponents Hope Winter Weather Boosts Smart Thermostat Adoption in Chicago (Midwest Energy News)

http://midwestenergynews.com/2017/01/13/proponents-hope-winter-weather-boosts-smart-thermostat-adoption-in-chicago/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

How Would Washington State Governor Jay Inslee’s Proposed Carbon Tax Work? (Washington State Wire)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/gov-jay-inslees-proposed-carbon-tax-work/

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Tesla Contract with Aberdeen Will Be Voided, But May Be Re-Approved (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/tesla-contract-aberdeen-will-voided-may-re-approved/

Need A Charge for Your New Tesla? Now It’ll Cost You (Silicon Valley Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/01/13/need-a-charge-for-your-tesla-now-itll-cost-you.html

Despite the Hype, Batteries Aren’t the Cheapest Way to Store Energy on the Grid (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/energy-post/2396202/despite-the-hype-batteries-arent-the-cheapest-way-to-store-energy-on-the-grid

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Record Shares of Americans Now Own Smartphones, Have Home Broadband (Pew Research Center)

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/01/12/evolution-of-technology/

Satellite Constellations Could Be Poised to Challenge the Broadband Industry (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/satellite-constellations-could-be-poised-to-challenge-the-broadband-industry/

Alphabet (Google) Ended Drone Internet Project, Saying Economics Didn’t Work Out (Ars Technica)

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/01/alphabet-axed-internet-drones-says-balloon-broadband-is-more-promising/

Cellphone Carriers Are Bracing for Massive Data Usage During the Inauguration (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/01/13/cellphone-carriers-are-bracing-for-massive-data-usage-during-the-inauguration/?utm_term=.6c7e9910aabc

MARKETING & MEDIA

Don’t Confuse New Starbucks’ Latte with Old-Timey Laxative Remedy (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory. My brother made a few extra bucks in high school by harvesting this intestinal distress creator.)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article126286584.html

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/01/13/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-362/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Energy Secretary Seeks to Lock in Free Speech for DOE Scientists (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Inhabit/2017/0112/Energy-secretary-seeks-to-lock-in-free-speech-for-DOE-scientists

Washington State Senate Coalition Selects Sheldon as President Pro Tem (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/senate-coalition-selects-sheldon-as-president-pro-tem/article_0f81b8ce-d8f9-11e6-88f3-2f4a98132e04.html

GENERAL NEWS

Governor Kate Brown Declares State of Emergency in Oregon Due to Snow (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/weather/index.ssf/2017/01/gov_kate_brown_close_to_declar.html

Washington State to Help Grant County Clear Roads (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170113/ARTICLE/170119959

Crippling Ice Storm to Encase 1,000-Mile Stretch of U-S in Ice (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2017/01/13/us-ice-storm/

Video: Focus on Shelton - New Job Opening, Comprehensive Plan Update (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/daybreak/focus-on-shelton---new-job-opening-comp-plan/youtube_b5aa2dbe-d997-11e6-8524-fb8719144979.html

How Seattle Can Avoid Becoming San Francisco: Be ‘YIMBYS’ Not ‘NIMBYS’ (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2017/01/12/how-seattle-can-avoid-becoming-san-francisco-be.html?ana=RSS%26s=article_search

BAWDY BRIDESMAIDS – DIVERSIONS

Microsoft Cortana Has Made Its Picks for the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-cortana-made-picks-divisional-201911228.html

Maid of Honor Turns Wedding into Nightmare

http://q13fox.com/2017/01/11/maid-of-honor-turns-wedding-into-nightmare/

Man’s Stolen Tiny Home Recovered in Hermiston

http://koin.com/2017/01/13/mans-stolen-tiny-home-recovered-in-hermiston/

Dog Fur Sweaters? Yes, It’s a Thing – Here’s Why People Love Them

http://q13fox.com/2017/01/11/dog-fur-sweaters-yes-its-a-thing-heres-why-people-love-them/

SONG OF THE DAY

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Our House

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9I27w8Tuyw

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