Energy News Digest for February 8, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for February 8, 2017

Flood Watch for the Skokomish River

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Puget Sound Energy Customers without Power for Fourth Day (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/feb/08/puget-sound-energy-customers-without-power-for-fou/

Editorial: Expand Use of Renewable Energy by Washington State Utilities (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/editorial-expand-use-of-renewable-energy-by-utilities/

California Has Glut of Electricity But Residents Still Pay 40% More than National Average (CNBC)

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/06/californias-electricity-glut-residents-pay-more-than-national-average.html

California: Engineers to Begin Inspections at Damaged Oroville Dam – Damaged Spillway (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article131348349.html

GOP Senior Statesmen Making Push for a Carbon Tax (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/business/national/gop-senior-statesmen-making-push-for-a-carbon-tax/article_ff33dfb2-1480-5b07-80fb-928563a7ee56.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Puget Sound Energy Customers without Power for Fourth Day
• California Has Glut of Electricity But Residents Still Pay 40% More than National Average
• Eight British Columbia Mayors Want Provincial Sales Tax Removed on Heavy Industry Power Bills
• Jefferson PUD Expects Clean Audit from Washington State
• Chelan PUD Seeks Help Naming New Riverfront Park Land
• Controversial Dakota Pipeline to Go Ahead After Army Approval
• Electricity Cable Aims to Link Cyprus, Egypt, Greece
• Grays Harbor & Willapa Bay Salmon Fisheries Under Review
• California: Engineers to Begin Inspections at Damaged Oroville Dam – Damaged Spillway
• Editorial: Expand Use of Renewable Energy by Washington State Utilities
• Bill to Boost Small-Scale Renewables in Oregon Runs Into Opposition
• Portland Smart Home Startup Lands Nest Exec for Board
• Keeping Winter Cold at Bay
• San Francisco: 100 New Streetlights Planned to Brighten Dark Tenderloin
• For Washington’s Cannabis Industry, Out-Of-State Owners Could Supply a Lifeline – Or Invite Trouble
• GOP Senior Statesmen Making Push for a Carbon Tax
• The Big Melt: Global Sea Ice at Record Low
• Climate Change Is Off the Table Under Trump
• Youth Climate Lawsuit Could Go to Trial This Summer
• How California’s Utilities Are Planning the Next Phase of Electric Vehicle Adoption
• The FCC Is Stopping Nine Companies from Providing Federally Subsidized Internet to the Poor
• Hacker Claims He Hacked 150,000 Printers to ‘Raise Awareness’ About Hacking
• The Internet Just Helped a Staggering Number of People Engage with Their Government
• Facebook Adds Community Help Feature to Safety Check to Help Folks in Crisis
• Activist Group Trying to Oust Mark Zuckerberg as Facebook Chairman
• Seattle City Council Votes to Sever Ties with Wells Fargo
• Ex-Port of Seattle CEO Fires Back, Says Illegal Payouts Weren’t His Idea
• City of Shelton Ponders Privatization of Garbage Service
• Woman Found Dead on Lilliwaup Beach Drowned
• ‘Big System’ to Dump Rain (up to two inches), Bring Warmer Weather to Seattle Area
• Weather Expert Predicts Hot, Dry Summer Due to El Nino
• Weyerhaeuser Posts $1 Billion in Profits for 2016
• Mary M Knight Girls Advance in District Basketball; Boys Fall

WORD OF THE DAY

Carceral ● /CAR-suh-rull/ ● Adjective – Of, relating to, or suggesting a jail or prison.

In a guilded cage

Songbird sings carceral blues

Tears flow, a sad song

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Puget Sound Energy Customers without Power for Fourth Day (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/feb/08/puget-sound-energy-customers-without-power-for-fou/

California Has Glut of Electricity But Residents Still Pay 40% More than National Average (CNBC)

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/06/californias-electricity-glut-residents-pay-more-than-national-average.html

Eight British Columbia Mayors Want Provincial Sales Tax Removed on Heavy Industry Power Bills (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-mill-power-1.3971456?cmp=rss

Jefferson PUD Expects Clean Audit from Washington State (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/news/pud-expects-clean-audit-from-state/article_168013e2-ed89-11e6-aeb3-8f55fe041899.html

Chelan PUD Seeks Help Naming New Riverfront Parkland (North Central Washington Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.ncwlife.com/pud-seeks-help-naming-new-riverfront-parkland/

Controversial Dakota Pipeline to Go Ahead After Army Approval (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-north-dakota-pipeline-idUSKBN15M2DU

Electricity Cable Aims to Link Cyprus, Egypt, Greece (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/business/national/electricity-cable-aims-to-link-cyprus-egypt-greece/article_227896a7-94b9-5893-8c15-32b416a33f56.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Grays Harbor & Willapa Bay Salmon Fisheries Under Review (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/grays-harbor-willapa-bay-salmon-fisheries-review/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

California: Engineers to Begin Inspections at Damaged Oroville Dam – Damaged Spillway (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article131348349.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Editorial: Expand Use of Renewable Energy by Washington State Utilities (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/editorial-expand-use-of-renewable-energy-by-utilities/

Bill to Boost Small-Scale Renewables in Oregon Runs Into Opposition (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/02/07/bill-to-boost-small-scale-renewables-in-oregon.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Portland Smart Home Startup Lands Nest Exec for Board (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/02/07/portland-smart-home-startup-lands-nest-exec-for.html

Keeping Winter Cold at Bay (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)

http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2017/feb/07/keeping-winters-cold-bay/

San Francisco: 100 New Streetlights Planned to Brighten Dark Tenderloin (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/100-new-streetlights-planned-to-brighten-dark-10915786.php

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

For Washington’s Cannabis Industry, Out-Of-State Owners Could Supply a Lifeline – Or Invite Trouble (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/marijuana/for-washingtons-pot-industry-out-of-state-owners-could-supply-a-lifeline-or-invite-trouble/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

GOP Senior Statesmen Making Push for a Carbon Tax (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/business/national/gop-senior-statesmen-making-push-for-a-carbon-tax/article_ff33dfb2-1480-5b07-80fb-928563a7ee56.html

The Big Melt: Global Sea Ice at Record Low (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2017/02/08/sea-ice-record-low-arctic-antarctic/97646824/

Climate Change Is Off the Table Under Trump (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/climate-change-is-off-the-table-under-trump/article/2613993

Youth Climate Lawsuit Could Go to Trial This Summer (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/youth-climate-lawsuit-could-go-trial-summer

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

How California’s Utilities Are Planning the Next Phase of Electric Vehicle Adoption (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/how-californias-utilities-are-planning-the-next-phase-of-electric-vehicle/435493/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The FCC Is Stopping Nine Companies from Providing Federally Subsidized Internet to the Poor (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/02/03/the-fcc-is-stopping-9-companies-from-providing-subsidized-broadband-to-the-poor/?utm_term=.064fd1c6ab2c

Hacker Claims He Hacked 150,000 Printers to ‘Raise Awareness’ About Hacking (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/hacker-claims-he-hacked-150-000-printers-to-raise-aware-1792067012

MARKETING & MEDIA

The Internet Just Helped a Staggering Number of People Engage with Their Government (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/02/07/the-internet-just-helped-a-staggering-number-of-people-engage-with-their-government/?utm_term=.ea53d5d7f893

Facebook Adds Community Help Feature to Safety Check to Help Folks in Crisis (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/baig/2017/02/08/facebook-adds-community-help-feature-safety-check-help-folks-crisis/97618408/

Activist Group Trying to Oust Mark Zuckerberg as Facebook Chairman (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/technology/article/Activist-group-is-trying-to-oust-Mark-Zuckerberg-10915144.php

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Seattle City Council Votes to Sever Ties with Wells Fargo (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/seattle-city-council-to-vote-on-plan-to-sever-ties-to-wells-fargo/491855093

Ex-Port of Seattle CEO Fires Back, Says Illegal Payouts Weren’t His Idea (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/ex-port-of-seattle-ceo-fires-back-says-illegal-payouts-werent-his-idea/

GENERAL NEWS

City of Shelton Ponders Privatization of Garbage Service (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/city-leaders-ponder-privatization-of-garbage-service/article_88907c22-ed86-11e6-b7de-6f18f3594a18.html

Woman Found Dead on Lilliwaup Beach Drowned (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/23924

‘Big System’ to Dump Rain (up to two inches), Bring Warmer Weather to Seattle Area (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/big-system-to-dump-rain-on-seattle-area-forecasters-say/

Weather Expert Predicts Hot, Dry Summer Due to El Nino (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/feb/07/ag-weather-expert-predicts-hot-dry-summer-due-to-e/

Weyerhaeuser Posts $1 Billion in Profits for 2016 (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/weyerhaeuser-posts-billion-in-profits-for/article_46c2eacb-63cb-5911-9cba-c8f48ee7de88.html

Mary M Knight Girls Advance in District Basketball; Boys Fall (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/23929

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

The Roman Economy Was a Powerhouse

http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/the-roman-economy-was-a-powerhouse-1792097743

British Columbia Woman Loses Hot Tea Lawsuit against Starbucks

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/starbucks-too-hot-tea-1.3970429?cmp=rss

Oklahoma: Old Ordinance Shuts Down Valentine’s Dance in Town of Henryetta

http://ktul.com/news/local/old-ordinance-shuts-down-valentines-dance-in-town-of-henryetta

Richard Hatch, Who Starred in ‘Battlestar Galactica,’ Dies at 71

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/arts/richard-hatch-dead-.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Battlestar Galactica Original Theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHp9oZPqs8E

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for February 7, 2017

Chance of Flooding for Skokomish River

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Oregon’s Sunny Employment News: Solar Jobs Surged in 2016 (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/02/07/oregons-sunny-employment-news-solar-jobs-surged-in.html

Army Corps of Engineers Weighs Privatizing Oregon Hatcheries (Associated Press)

http://katu.com/news/local/army-corps-of-engineers-weighs-privatizing-oregon-hatcheries

Grant PUD Sees Spike in Scam Phone Calls Targeting Utility Customers (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

http://www.ifiberone.com/news/grant-pud-sees-spike-in-scam-phone-calls-targeting-utility/article_819b5a14-ec95-11e6-a46b-ab878f5dc891.html

Jefferson PUD: Website Hack Is ‘Digital Version of Graffiti’ (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/jefferson-pud-hack-is-digital-version-of-graffiti/

Portland Finds Parasite in Drinking Water, Raising Possible Need for Treatment Plant (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/02/portland_finds_parasite_in_dri.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Grant PUD Sees Spike in Scam Phone Calls Targeting Utility Customers
• Chelan PUD Shows 20 Million Dollar End of Year Budget Savings
• Avista’s Board Votes to Increase Quarterly Dividend on Shares of Common Stock
• California: Bay Area Customers Cry Foul as Pacific Gas & Electric Enacts Double-Digit Rate Hikes
• FERC & Oregon PUC Provide Key Guidance for Energy Storage Projects
• Can Nuclear Power Rise From The Chaos In Washington, DC?
• Back to the Future: Senators Want to Go Low-Tech to Improve Electrical Grid Security
• This Drone Operator Is Helping Power Companies Mechanize Their Most Dangerous Jobs
• Army Corps of Engineers Weighs Privatizing Oregon Hatcheries
• Low Numbers Result in No Sport Smelt Dipping Season
• Portland Finds Parasite in Drinking Water, Raising Possible Need for Treatment Plant
• Oregon’s Sunny Employment News: Solar Jobs Surged in 2016
• Solar Industry Clamors for Workers as Jobs Climb by 25 Percent
• NRG’s Massive California Solar Plant Finally Making Enough Power
• Utah House Committee Clears Bill to Phase Out Solar Tax Credit
• Hawaii: Bill Would Boost Untapped Potential of Hydroelectricity on Oahu
• Offshore Wind Moves into Energy’s Mainstream
• Jefferson PUD: Website Hack Is ‘Digital Version of Graffiti’
• Millions of Smart TVs Were Apparently Spying on Their Owners
• YouTube Takes on Facebook Live with Mobile Live Streaming
• Op/Ed: The Private Model Must Prevail When It Comes to Broadband
• Broadband Boondoggles: A Map of Failed Taxpayer-Funded Networks
• Twitter’s Going to Start Weeding out Abusive Tweets before You See Them
• Five Ways to Improve Business’ Social Media Presence
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to Hear Arguments on President Trump’s Travel Ban
• British Columbia Forestry Minister Prepares for ‘Challenging’ Softwood Lumber Negotiations
• Lawmakers Consider Expanding Self-Serve Gas in Rural Oregon

WORD OF THE DAY

Brummagem • \BRUM-uh-jumm\ • Adjective - Not genuine: spurious; also: cheaply showy: tawdry

The rural town’s tinker had an eye for genuine articles…and could spot the various brummagem trinkets hawked at the community fair as “treasures from afar.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Grant PUD Sees Spike in Scam Phone Calls Targeting Utility Customers (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

http://www.ifiberone.com/news/grant-pud-sees-spike-in-scam-phone-calls-targeting-utility/article_819b5a14-ec95-11e6-a46b-ab878f5dc891.html

Chelan PUD Shows 20 Million Dollar End of Year Budget Savings (North Central Washington Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.ncwlife.com/pud-shows-20-million-dollar-end-year-budget-savings/

Avista’s Board Votes to Increase Quarterly Dividend on Shares of Common Stock (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/feb/03/avistas-board-votes-to-increase-quarterly-dividend/

California: Bay Area Customers Cry Foul as Pacific Gas & Electric Enacts Double-Digit Rate Hikes (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/02/07/pge-hikes-rates-gas-electricity-pcg-utility.html

FERC & Oregon PUC Provide Key Guidance for Energy Storage Projects (CH& Energy Blog)

https://www.cairncross.com/blog/candh-energy-blog/energy-research-and-development/ferc-and-oregon-puc-provide-key-guidance-for-energy-storage-projects

Can Nuclear Power Rise From The Chaos In Washington, DC? (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2017/02/05/can-nuclear-power-rise-from-the-chaos-in-washington/#54bebb20633d

Back to the Future: Senators Want to Go Low-Tech to Improve Electrical Grid Security (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/senators-want-to-go-low-tech-to-improve-electrical-grid-security/article/2613743

This Drone Operator Is Helping Power Companies Mechanize Their Most Dangerous Jobs (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-business/wp/2017/02/07/this-drone-operator-is-helping-power-companies-mechanize-their-most-dangerous-jobs/?utm_term=.773a6c71b1b4

FISH & WILDLIFE

Army Corps of Engineers Weighs Privatizing Oregon Hatcheries (Associated Press)

http://katu.com/news/local/army-corps-of-engineers-weighs-privatizing-oregon-hatcheries

Low Numbers Result in No Sport Smelt Dipping Season (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/low-numbers-result-in-no-sport-smelt-dipping-season/article_ee2033d8-6343-59b3-b13d-6480f7802324.html

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE (INCLUDING THE LIFE IN IT)

Portland Finds Parasite in Drinking Water, Raising Possible Need for Treatment Plant (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/02/portland_finds_parasite_in_dri.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Oregon’s Sunny Employment News: Solar Jobs Surged in 2016 (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/02/07/oregons-sunny-employment-news-solar-jobs-surged-in.html

Solar Industry Clamors for Workers as Jobs Climb by 25 Percent (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/feb/07/solar-industry-clamors-for-workers-as-jobs-climb-b/

NRG’s Massive California Solar Plant Finally Making Enough Power (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-01/nrg-s-massive-california-solar-plant-finally-making-enough-power

Utah House Committee Clears Bill to Phase Out Solar Tax Credit (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/utah-house-committee-clears-bill-to-phase-out-solar-tax-credit/435593/

Hawaii: Bill Would Boost Untapped Potential of Hydroelectricity on Oahu (Pacific Business Journal, HI)

http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2017/02/06/bill-would-boost-the-untapped-potential-of.html

Offshore Wind Moves into Energy’s Mainstream (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/07/business/energy-environment/renewables-offshore-wind-green-power-dong.html?_r=0

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Jefferson PUD: Website Hack Is ‘Digital Version of Graffiti’ (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/jefferson-pud-hack-is-digital-version-of-graffiti/

Millions of Smart TVs Were Apparently Spying on Their Owners (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article131094069.html

YouTube Takes on Facebook Live with Mobile Live Streaming (C/NET News)

https://www.cnet.com/news/youtube-takes-on-facebook-live-with-mobile-live-streaming/

Op/Ed: The Private Model Must Prevail When It Comes to Broadband (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/technology/318122-the-private-model-must-prevail-when-it-comes-to-broadband

Broadband Boondoggles: A Map of Failed Taxpayer-Funded Networks (Taxpayers Protection Alliance)

http://www.munibroadbandfailures.com/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Twitter’s Going to Start Weeding out Abusive Tweets before You See Them (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/02/07/twitters-going-to-start-weeding-out-abusive-tweets-before-you-see-them/?utm_term=.6619189146f8

Five Ways to Improve Business’ Social Media Presence (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2017/02/07/improve-business-social-media-presence/97586500/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to Hear Arguments on President Trump’s Travel Ban (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-idUSKBN15L0GC

GENERAL NEWS

British Columbia Forestry Minister Prepares for ‘Challenging’ Softwood Lumber Negotiations (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/we-re-not-naive-b-c-forestry-minister-prepares-for-challenging-softwood-lumber-negotiations-1.3970413?cmp=rss

Lawmakers Consider Expanding Self-Serve Gas in Rural Oregon (Associated Press)

http://www.kgw.com/money/lawmakers-consider-expanding-self-serve-gas-in-rural-oregon/401173778

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

There Are Over 200 Bodies on Mount Everest, And They’re Used as Landmarks

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/there-are-over-200-bodies-on-mount-everest-and-theyre-used-as-landmarks-146904416/

Merriam-Webster Adds New Words: Photobomb, Ghost & Microaggression

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/02/07/merriam-webster-adds-new-words-photobomb-ghost-and-microaggression/97586314/

Hawaii’s Epic Lava ‘Fire Hose’ Has Returned with a Vengeance

http://gizmodo.com/hawaii-s-epic-lava-fire-hose-has-returned-with-a-vengea-1792084362

Slow Food? Black Hole Taking Entire Decade to Devour Star

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2017/0207/Slow-food-Black-hole-taking-entire-decade-to-devour-star

SONG OF THE DAY

Annie Lennox – Into the West

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgcoBKWTW14

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for February 6, 2017

Winter Storm Warning for Mason County – Through 4:00 PM

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Power Knocked Out for Tens of Thousands in the Pacific Northwest (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/power-knocked-out-for-tens-of-thousands/400405416

Ellensburg Power Bills Rise as Temperatures Drop (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/power-bills-rise-as-temperatures-drop/article_0bb283b4-f071-5522-80b6-67b34381ee59.html

The Dalles: Cold Brings Higher Power Bills (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)

http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2017/feb/03/cold-brings-higher-power-bills/

Northern California Customers Fume as Pacific Gas & Electric Bills Soar (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article130906174.html

New England Carbon Dioxide Emissions Spike after Vermont Yankee Nuclear Closure (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-england-co2-emissions-spike-after-vermont-yankee-nuclear-closure/435520/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Power Knocked Out for Tens of Thousands in the Pacific Northwest
• Ellensburg Power Bills Rise as Temperatures Drop
• The Dalles: Cold Brings Higher Power Bills
• Northern California Customers Fume as Pacific Gas & Electric Bills Soar
• Oregon: Portland General Electric Gas Opponents Hit State Siting Council with Deluge of Comments
• Californians Are Paying Billions for Power They Don’t Need
• Federal Grid Watchdog Heads into Limbo
• The World’s Largest Nuclear Plants Differ by Age, Number of Reactors, & Utilization
• Captain Bonneville Led a Life of Adventure While Exploring the West
• Embattled Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commissioners Will Face Public at Sportsmen’s Show
• Farmed Geoduck’s Sustainability Rating Takes a Hit
• Into the Weeds: Exclusive First Look Inside a Legal Washington State Marijuana Farm
• Weed 101: Colorado Agriculture Agency Shares Pot Know-How
• New England Carbon Dioxide Emissions Spike after Vermont Yankee Nuclear Closure
• Tesla Drops ‘Motors’ from Company Name Following SolarCity Acquisition, Signals Directional Change
• FCC Commissioner Thinks Ultra-Fast Broadband Just a ‘Novelty’
• Super Bowl Ads Score Eyeballs with Political Football
• Seattle Port CEO Secretly Gave Himself $24,500 Pay Raise
• New Washington State Lands Commissioner Has a Lot on Her Plate
• Scott Pruitt Is Seen Cutting the E.P.A. With a Scalpel, Not a Cleaver
• Northwest Snow Closes Schools, Cuts Power
• Burien Legislator Proposes Tougher Washington State Carbon Emissions Bill
• Trump Rails against Seattle Judge: Blame the Courts ‘If Something Happens’
• Three Mason County Basketball Teams Playoff Bound

WORD OF THE DAY

Auteur • \AWT-ur\ • Noun - 1: a film director whose practice accords with the auteur theory; broadly: director 2: an artist (as a musician or writer) whose style & practice are distinctive

I guess if used in a literal sense, “Tiny Tim” was a ukulele auteur. As an artist, perhaps not.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Power Knocked Out for Tens of Thousands in the Pacific Northwest (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/power-knocked-out-for-tens-of-thousands/400405416

Ellensburg Power Bills Rise as Temperatures Drop (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/power-bills-rise-as-temperatures-drop/article_0bb283b4-f071-5522-80b6-67b34381ee59.html

The Dalles: Cold Brings Higher Power Bills (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)

http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2017/feb/03/cold-brings-higher-power-bills/

Northern California Customers Fume as Pacific Gas & Electric Bills Soar (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article130906174.html

Oregon: Portland General Electric Gas Opponents Hit State Siting Council with Deluge of Comments (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/02/03/pge-gas-opponents-hit-state-siting-council-with.html

Californians Are Paying Billions for Power They Don’t Need (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-fi-electricity-capacity/

Federal Grid Watchdog Heads into Limbo (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/federal-grid-watchdog-heads-into-limbo/article/2613864

The World’s Largest Nuclear Plants Differ by Age, Number of Reactors, & Utilization (US Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=29832

Captain Bonneville Led a Life of Adventure While Exploring the West (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/state/idaho/history/article130841399.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Embattled Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commissioners Will Face Public at Sportsmen’s Show (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/bill_monroe/index.ssf/2017/02/embattled_oregon_fish_and_wild.html

Farmed Geoduck’s Sustainability Rating Takes a Hit (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2017/02/05/farmed-geoducks-sustainability-rating-takes-hit/97410252/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Into the Weeds: Exclusive First Look Inside a Legal Washington State Marijuana Farm (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/34431332/into-the-weeds-exclusive-first-look-inside-a-legal-marijuana-farm

Weed 101: Colorado Agriculture Agency Shares Pot Know-How (Associated Press)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/weed-101-colorado-agriculture-office-shares-pot-know-071657227.html?ref=gs

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

New England Carbon Dioxide Emissions Spike after Vermont Yankee Nuclear Closure (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-england-co2-emissions-spike-after-vermont-yankee-nuclear-closure/435520/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Tesla Drops ‘Motors’ from Company Name Following SolarCity Acquisition, Signals Directional Change (New York Daily News)

http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/news/tesla-drops-motors-solarcity-acquisition-article-1.2961504

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Commissioner Thinks Ultra-Fast Broadband Just a ‘Novelty’ (Broadband Reports – Yup, just like anything over 56K, right?)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Commissioner-Thinks-UltraFast-Broadband-Just-a-Novelty-138866

MARKETING & MEDIA

Super Bowl Ads Score Eyeballs with Political Football (Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nfl-superbowl-advertising-idUSKBN15L0EY

POLITICS, GOVERNANCE, AND MANAGEMENT

Seattle Port CEO Secretly Gave Himself $24,500 Pay Raise (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/535388/seattle-port-ceo-secretly-gave-himself-pay-raise/

New Washington State Lands Commissioner Has a Lot on Her Plate (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/news/new-lands-commissioner-has-a-lot-on-her-plate/

Scott Pruitt Is Seen Cutting the E.P.A. With a Scalpel, Not a Cleaver (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/05/us/politics/scott-pruitt-is-seen-cutting-the-epa-with-a-scalpel-not-a-cleaver.html?ref=energy-environment&_r=1

GENERAL NEWS

Northwest Snow Closes Schools, Cuts Power (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/northwest-snow-closes-schools-cuts-power/article_c51758ba-3c44-5924-9392-903b5b33584f.html

Burien Legislator Proposes Tougher Washington State Carbon Emissions Bill (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/news/legislator-proposes-tougher-carbon-emissions-bill/

Trump Rails against Seattle Judge: Blame the Courts ‘If Something Happens’ (Yahoo News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-rails-against-judge-blame-the-courts-if-something-happens-214316878.html?ref=gs

Three Mason County Basketball Teams Playoff Bound (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/23885

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Tom Brady, Patriots Win in Overtime over Falcons in Wild Super Bowl 51

http://www.oregonlive.com/nfl/index.ssf/2017/02/new_england_patriots_vs_atlant_1.html

Michigan Sinkhole Not Worsened by Super Bowl Fans’ Halftime Flushing

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/sinkhole-not-worsened-by-super-bowl-fans-halftime-flushing/article_24df7226-17b4-5b95-813e-22a2521922a8.html

Yellow Car Loathed By Visitors to English Village Vandalized

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/yellow-car-loathed-by-visitors-to-english-village-vandalized/article_b1205bb5-ab63-5a9f-baca-934d43da5fa9.html

Ad Watchdog Weighs in on Jelly Beans “Clinically Proven” to Improve Sports Performance

https://consumerist.com/2017/02/06/ad-watchdog-weighs-in-on-jelly-beans-clinically-proven-to-improve-sports-performance/

SONG OF THE DAY

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain – Born This Way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMW03_WKljU

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for February 3, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Benton PUD Says Electric Usage Up 60 to 100 Percent More as Heating Bills Skyrocket (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://keprtv.com/news/local/benton-pud-says-electric-usage-up-60-to-100-percent-more-as-heating-bills-skyrocket

Mason PUD 3 Commission Report - Near Historic Cold Affects Mason County Energy Consumption (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

https://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/commission-report-winter-bill-briefing

Oregon: Cold Temperatures Fuel Skyrocketing Heating Bills (The Chief, Clatskanie, OR)

http://www.thechiefnews.com/news/weather-cold-temperatures-fuel-skyrocketing-heating-bills/article_a14103ae-e8c7-11e6-9bb2-5705f676d687.html

Corps Racing to Reopen Columbia, Snake to River Traffic on Time (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article130494844.html

Oregon Is Getting Warmer, Climate Report Finds (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/35221629-75/oregon-is-getting-warmer-climate-report-finds.html.csp

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Benton PUD Says Electric Usage Up 60 to 100 Percent More as Heating Bills Skyrocket
• Mason PUD 3 Commission Report - Near Historic Cold Affects Mason County Energy Consumption
• Oregon: Cold Temperatures Fuel Skyrocketing Heating Bills
• Grant PUD Contract Changes Will Impact Irrigation Districts
• New York: Indian Point Nuclear Plant Closure Leaves Locals Scrambling To Deal with 'Major Economic Loss'
• News Release: NRG and NFL Power Super Bowl LI with Clean, Renewable Energy
• Washington State Survey Shows Spring Chinook Spawning Higher Up in White Salmon River above Old Condit Dam Site
• Video: Still No Answer for Cowlitz Hatchery Vanishing Fish
• Hatching A New Fish Plan – Big Creek Hatchery to Reduce Salmon Production
• Washington State Congressman, Larsen Backs Bill Banning Orca Captivity
• Nature Lovers Ask BC Hydro to Delay Destruction of Rarely-Seen Bird's Nesting Ground
• Corps Racing to Reopen Columbia, Snake to River Traffic on Time
• Water, Water Everywhere in California – And Not Enough Reservoir Space to Store It
• Excess Electricity Aids Aquifer Recharge
• New Mexico Lawmakers Propose Expanding Renewable Portfolio Standard to 80% by 2040
• The Danger of Using Electric Heaters
• The Trump Cannabis Advisory Group: What Does it Mean?
• Oregon Is Getting Warmer, Climate Report Finds
• Concerned About President Trump, UC Davis Experts Spend Day Archiving Climate Change Research
• Sequim Lab Looks to Find the Best Biofuel in Algae
• Local partnership changing renewable energy
• Folsom’s PowerSchool Extends Reach into Half of U-S Schools with $850 Million Acquisition
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• McMorris Rodgers Asks That Wildfire Fighters Be Exempted from Federal Hiring Freeze
• Belfair SR3 Improvement Project Work to Shift Traffic
• City of Shelton Seeking Comments on Comp Plan Update & Urban Growth Area Expansion
• Neighbors Return Home after Huge Lynnwood Fire
• Bad Oysters from British Columbia Could Be Making Ontarians Sick
• Tillamook Rock Lighthouse
• WORD OF THE DAY

Farceur • \far-SUR\ • noun: 1: joker, wag *2: a writer or actor of farce

Galahad was the preeminent office clown; the “farceur” of Acme Pen and Novelty Company. At least he was, until the unfortunate “whoopee cushion” incident with the CEO at the annual meeting. Now, Galahad is the restroom attendant.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Benton PUD Says Electric Usage Up 60 to 100 Percent More as Heating Bills Skyrocket (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://keprtv.com/news/local/benton-pud-says-electric-usage-up-60-to-100-percent-more-as-heating-bills-skyrocket

Mason PUD 3 Commission Report - Near Historic Cold Affects Mason County Energy Consumption (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

https://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/commission-report-winter-bill-briefing

Oregon: Cold Temperatures Fuel Skyrocketing Heating Bills (The Chief, Clatskanie, OR)

http://www.thechiefnews.com/news/weather-cold-temperatures-fuel-skyrocketing-heating-bills/article_a14103ae-e8c7-11e6-9bb2-5705f676d687.html

Grant PUD Contract Changes Will Impact Irrigation Districts (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170203/ARTICLE/170209949

New York: Indian Point Nuclear Plant Closure Leaves Locals Scrambling To Deal with 'Major Economic Loss' (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jaredanderson/2017/02/03/indian-point-nuclear-plant-closure-leaves-locals-scrambling-to-deal-with-major-economic-loss/#11f2cfcc2088

News Release: NRG and NFL Power Super Bowl LI with Clean, Renewable Energy “…will purchase and retire one Renewable Energy Certificate…” (BusinessWire)

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/game-nrg-nfl-power-super-124600076.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Washington State Survey Shows Spring Chinook Spawning Higher Up in White Salmon River above Old Condit Dam Site (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438283.aspx

Video: Still No Answer for Cowlitz Hatchery Vanishing Fish (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/tech/science/environment/still-no-answer-for-cowlitz-hatchery-vanishing-fish/396065494

Hatching A New Fish Plan – Big Creek Hatchery to Reduce Salmon Production (The Daily Astorian, OR)

http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20170202/hatching-a-new-fish-plan

Washington State Congressman, Larsen Backs Bill Banning Orca Captivity (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/WA-congressman-introduces-bill-to-ban-orca-10904506.php

Nature Lovers Ask BC Hydro to Delay Destruction of Rarely-Seen Bird's Nesting Ground (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nature-lovers-ask-b-c-hydro-to-delay-destruction-of-rarely-seen-bird-s-nesting-ground-1.3964201?cmp=rss

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Corps Racing to Reopen Columbia, Snake to River Traffic on Time (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article130494844.html

Water, Water Everywhere in California – And Not Enough Reservoir Space to Store It (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article130352819.html

Excess Electricity Aids Aquifer Recharge (Capital Press)

http://www.capitalpress.com/SpecialSections/Water/20170202/excess-electricity-aids-aquifer-recharge

RENEWABLE ENERGY

New Mexico Lawmakers Propose Expanding Renewable Portfolio Standard to 80% by 2040 (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-mexico-lawmakers-propose-expanding-rps-to-80-by-2040/435425/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

The Danger of Using Electric Heaters (Saudi Gazette)

http://saudigazette.com.sa/opinion/local-viewpoint/danger-using-electric-heaters/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

The Trump Cannabis Advisory Group: What Does it Mean? (Canna Law Blog)

http://www.cannalawblog.com/the-trump-cannabis-advisory-group-what-does-it-mean/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Oregon Is Getting Warmer, Climate Report Finds (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/35221629-75/oregon-is-getting-warmer-climate-report-finds.html.csp

Concerned About President Trump, UC Davis Experts Spend Day Archiving Climate Change Research (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article130458774.html

BARRELS O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Sequim Lab Looks to Find the Best Biofuel in Algae (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/sequim-lab-looks-to-find-the-best-biofuel-in-algae/

Local partnership changing renewable energy (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/34414269/local-partnership-changing-renewable-energy

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Folsom’s PowerSchool Extends Reach into Half of U-S Schools with $850 Million Acquisition (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/cathie-anderson/article130361544.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/02/03/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-365/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

McMorris Rodgers Asks That Wildfire Fighters Be Exempted from Federal Hiring Freeze (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA – Famous Photo of Irony: anti-tax/gov’t proponent thanks firefighters – funded by taxes – for saving his home)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/feb/02/mcmorris-rodgers-asks-that-wildfire-fighters-be-ex/

GENERAL NEWS

Belfair SR3 Improvement Project Work to Shift Traffic (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/belfair-sr-improvement-project-work-to-shift-traffic/article_4a23b1b2-e9a7-11e6-bab5-637a0f15dcd3.html

City of Shelton Seeking Comments on Comp Plan Update & Urban Growth Area Expansion (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/23798

Neighbors Return Home after Huge Lynnwood Fire (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/neighbors-return-home-after-huge-lynnwood-fire-investigation-continues

Bad Oysters from British Columbia Could Be Making Ontarians Sick (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-oyster-warning-1.3964520?cmp=rss

Tillamook Rock Lighthouse (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/television/programs/ofg/segment/tillamook-rock-lighthouse/

IT’S CHICKEN MAN (HE’S EVERYWHERE) – DIVERSIONS

'Notorious B.O.B' Downs 409 Wings to Reign at Wing Bowl

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/notorious-b-o-b-downs-wings-to-reign-at-wing/article_5bcddf6a-66c7-505d-bbd7-e82c6fdcd448.html

Pooh the Cat Gets a Pair of Bionic Legs in Bulgaria

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/pooh-the-cat-gets-a-pair-of-bionic-legs-in/article_b0e8d6b6-8ff1-59ff-8293-e95d674b0a4c.html

Target Refusing to Pay for Damage after Its Two-Ton Red Ball Rolls into Driver’s Car

https://consumerist.com/2017/02/03/target-refusing-to-pay-for-damage-after-its-two-ton-red-ball-rolls-into-drivers-car/

Thoughtful Dad Sent Bouquet of Roses Not to His Wife, But to His Dog

http://mashable.com/2017/02/03/dad-sends-flowers-to-dog/

SONG OF THE DAY

Cyrcle – Red Rubber Ball

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9aHrgtf2zY

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