Energy News Digest for February 13, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for February 13, 2017

Mason County & Western Washington – Landslide Danger

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Crumbling California Dam Spillway Forces Nearly 200,000 to Evacuate (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2017/0213/Crumbling-California-dam-spillway-forces-nearly-200-000-to-evacuate

25 Candidates Vie For Seat on Snohomish County PUD Commission (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/news/25-candidates-vie-for-seat-on-county-pud-commission/

Bill Would Let Washington State Public Utilities Team with Private Companies on Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (GeekWire)

http://www.geekwire.com/2017/bill-let-public-utilities-team-private-companies-ev-charging-stations/

Oregon: Frontier Communications Will Close Beaverton Dispatch Center, Lay Off 57 (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2017/02/frontier_communications_will_c.html

Pioneering Kitsap County Recreational Pot Grow Shut Down by State (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2017/02/10/pioneering-recreational-pot-grow-shut-down-state/97767268/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• 25 Candidates Vie For Seat on Snohomish County PUD Commission
• Teton County Declares Disaster; Power Restored
• Conservatives Want to Slash FEMA’s Disaster Budget
• Oregon Governor to Nominate Port Lawyer with Green Connections to Public Utility Commission
• Snohomish County PUD Offers Assistance for Low-Income Customers
• Infographic: Stay Balloon-Safe for Valentine’s Day
• Australia: Electricity Market Operator Denies Being ‘Asleep at the Wheel’ During Blackout
• After 90 Years, Salmon Are Returning to Upper Sultan River
• Almost 500,000 Coho Forecast to Columbia River in 2017
• Oregon Governor Kate Brown Criticizes Fish & Wildlife Panel’s Call on Columbia River Gillnets
• Bonneville Power Administration Comes to the Rescue for Utility Customer, Millions of Young Fish
• White House Blocks Listing of Bumble Bee as Endangered Species
• Crumbling California Dam Spillway Forces Nearly 200,000 to Evacuate
• The Frantic Fight to Keep the Oroville Dam Crisis from Turning into a Catastrophe
• Idaho Flooding Leads to State Disaster Declarations
• Montana Energy Uncertainty Comes as Large Solar Farm Planned
• Las Vegas City Buildings 100% Renewable Energy Powered
• California: Suisun City Plan Affirmed, Reports Heard on Turbines, Wildlife & Drones
• Is the Reduced Production Tax Credit Still Relevant to the Wind Industry?
• Pioneering Kitsap County Recreational Pot Grow Shut Down by State
• Sierra Nevada Lakes Hold Climate Clues
• Bill Would Let Washington State Public Utilities Team with Private Companies on Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
• Electrify America to Manage $2 Billion Investment in Electric Vehicles across U-S
• Oregon: Frontier Communications Will Close Beaverton Dispatch Center, Lay Off 57
• Verizon Brings Back Unlimited Data Plan on 4G Network
• New FCC Chair Closely Guards His Strategy to Restructure Net Neutrality
• U-S Trial Set over Bitcoin Exchange Linked To JPMorgan Hack Probe
• Is Google Trying To Make Maps A Social Network?
• Attempt To Make Washington Next ‘Right to Work’ State Met with Hefty Opposition
• U-S House Energy Panel to Begin Heavy Lift on Trump’s Infrastructure Plan
• A 51st State, Called Liberty, Would Have Political Clout & an Ag-Based Economy
• Medical Emergency Causes Crash on Highway 101; Driver Dies
• Lacey Man, 80, Who Triggered Silver Alert, Found Dead In Tumwater
• Meeting on City of Shelton Comp Plan Update & Urban Growth Area Expansion Monday
• Boeing, Machinists Face Off Over Union at South Carolina Plant
• ‘Help Me Kill My Wife,’ Monroe Man Accidentally Texts to His Former Boss
• Greenbergs, Former Owners of KMAS Radio, Pass Away

WORD OF THE DAY

Weltanschauung ● \VELT-ahn-show-ung (“ow” as in “ouch”)\ ● noun – (often capitalized) a comprehensive conception or apprehension of the world especially from a specific standpoint.

Walter Mitty often drifted away from the reality of his soul-crushing job. In his personal state of Weltanschauung, everything was perfect: he was the conquering hero, he won the beautiful princess, and he was in charge. His daydreams were his reality…his real life the illusion.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

25 Candidates Vie For Seat on Snohomish County PUD Commission (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/news/25-candidates-vie-for-seat-on-county-pud-commission/

Teton County Declares Disaster; Power Restored (Jackson Hole News & Guide, WY)

http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/jackson_hole_daily/local/county-declares-disaster-power-is-restored/article_b641e076-fee5-5c01-a637-cfe912f43cf1.html

Conservatives Want to Slash FEMA’s Disaster Budget (Mother Jones Magazine)

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2017/01/fema-disaster-funding

Oregon Governor to Nominate Port Lawyer with Green Connections to Public Utility Commission (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/02/10/gov-kate-brown-to-nominate-port-lawyer-with-green.html

Snohomish County PUD Offers Assistance for Low-Income Customers (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/business/snohomish-county-pud-offers-assistance-for-low-income-customers/

Infographic: Stay Balloon-Safe for Valentine’s Day (Currents, Pacific Gas & Electric)

http://www.pgecurrents.com/2017/02/13/infographic-stay-balloon-safe-for-valentines-day/

Australia: Electricity Market Operator Denies Being ‘Asleep at the Wheel’ During Blackout (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/feb/10/electricity-market-operator-denies-being-asleep-at-the-wheel-during-blackout

FISH & WILDLIFE

After 90 Years, Salmon Are Returning to Upper Sultan River (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/news/after-90-years-salmon-are-returning-to-upper-sultan-river/

Almost 500,000 Coho Forecast to Columbia River in 2017 – Other Returns to be Unveiled Feb. 28 (Seattle Times – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/almost-500000-coho-forecast-to-columbia-river-in-2017-others-to-be-unveiled-on-feb-28/

Oregon Governor Kate Brown Criticizes Fish & Wildlife Panel’s Call on Columbia River Gillnets (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2017/02/kate_brown_condemns_gillnettin.html

Bonneville Power Administration Comes to the Rescue for Utility Customer, Millions of Young Fish (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-comes-to-the-rescue-for-utility-customer-millions-of-young-fish.aspx

White House Blocks Listing of Bumble Bee as Endangered Species (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/white-house-blocks-listing-of-bumble-bee-as-endangered-1792271532

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Crumbling California Dam Spillway Forces Nearly 200,000 to Evacuate (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2017/0213/Crumbling-California-dam-spillway-forces-nearly-200-000-to-evacuate

The Frantic Fight to Keep the Oroville Dam Crisis from Turning into a Catastrophe (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-oroville-dam-crisis-20170213-story.html

Idaho Flooding Leads to State Disaster Declarations (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/34482324/idaho-flooding-leads-to-state-disaster-declarations

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Montana Energy Uncertainty Comes as Large Solar Farm Planned (Associated Press)

http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170212/AP/302129873

Las Vegas City Buildings 100% Renewable Energy Powered (WKBW-TV, Buffalo, NY)

http://www.wkbw.com/news/las-vegas-city-buildings-100-renewable-energy-powered

California: Suisun City Plan Affirmed, Reports Heard on Turbines, Wildlife & Drones (The Vacaville Reporter, CA)

http://www.thereporter.com/general-news/20170210/suisun-city-plan-affirmed-reports-heard-on-turbines-wildlife-and-drones

Is the Reduced Production Tax Credit Still Relevant to the Wind Industry? (ReCharge)

http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/1214711/is-the-reduced-ptc-still-relevant-to-the-wind-industry

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Pioneering Kitsap County Recreational Pot Grow Shut Down by State (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2017/02/10/pioneering-recreational-pot-grow-shut-down-state/97767268/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Sierra Nevada Lakes Hold Climate Clues (Reno Gazette-Journal, NV)

http://www.rgj.com/story/life/outdoors/2017/02/11/sierra-nevada-lakes-hold-climate-clues/97800584/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Bill Would Let Washington State Public Utilities Team with Private Companies on Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (GeekWire)

http://www.geekwire.com/2017/bill-let-public-utilities-team-private-companies-ev-charging-stations/

Electrify America to Manage $2 Billion Investment in Electric Vehicles across U-S (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=47519

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Oregon: Frontier Communications Will Close Beaverton Dispatch Center, Lay Off 57 (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2017/02/frontier_communications_will_c.html

Verizon Brings Back Unlimited Data Plan on 4G Network (CNBC)

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/12/verizon-brings-back-unlimited-data-plan-on-4g-network.html

New FCC Chair Closely Guards His Strategy to Restructure Net Neutrality (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fcc-chairman-idUSKBN15Q007

U-S Trial Set over Bitcoin Exchange Linked To JPMorgan Hack Probe (Reuters)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-trial-set-over-bitcoin-exchange-linked-jpmorgan-110148290--sector.html?ref=gs

MARKETING & MEDIA

Is Google Trying To Make Maps A Social Network? (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/02/13/is-google-trying-to-make-maps-a-social-network/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Attempt To Make Washington Next ‘Right to Work’ State Met with Hefty Opposition (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/attempt-make-washington-next-right-work-state-met-hefty-opposition

U-S House Energy Panel to Begin Heavy Lift on Trump’s Infrastructure Plan (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/house-energy-panel-to-begin-heavy-lift-on-trumps-infrastructure-plan/article/2614521

A 51st State, Called Liberty, Would Have Political Clout & an Ag-Based Economy (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/feb/12/a-51st-state-called-liberty-would-have-political-c/

GENERAL NEWS

Medical Emergency Causes Crash on Highway 101; Driver Dies (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/24032

Lacey Man, 80, Who Triggered Silver Alert, Found Dead In Tumwater (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article132290994.html

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

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/24036

Boeing, Machinists Face Off Over Union at South Carolina Plant (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-boeing-machinists-idUSKBN15S1A9

‘Help Me Kill My Wife,’ Monroe Man Accidentally Texts to His Former Boss (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/crime_and_courts/help-me-kill-my-wife-monroe-man-accidentally-texts-to/article_07e3a88c-f205-11e6-ab07-f7fd92af86fb.html

Greenbergs, Former Owners of KMAS Radio, Pass Away (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/greenbergs-former-owners-of-kmas-radio-die/article_5eb4f4c2-efd5-11e6-afcc-33703c2b8380.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Al Jarreau, Singer Who Spanned Jazz, Pop & R&B Worlds, Dies at 76

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/12/arts/music/al-jarreau-singer-who-spanned-jazz-pop-and-rb-worlds-dies-at-76.html?_r=0

Here’s What Scientists Say Is the Perfect Workweek

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/02/10/heres-what-scientists-say-perfect-work-week/97739498/

Library of Congress Store Removes Misspelled Trump Poster

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/library-of-congress-store-removes-misspelled-trump-poster/article_acde2e73-3702-5583-beb3-780828a4e6a3.html

Rio’s Olympic Venues Look Like H*ll Just Six Months after the Games

http://gizmodo.com/rios-olympic-venues-look-like-hell-just-six-months-afte-1792294386

SONG OF THE DAY

Al Jarreau - Boogie Down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL8vHOAp9E8&index=6&list=PLh10YcUO7kPtl3xfC8eRywclhSNjzMtkW

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Energy News Digest for February 10, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for February 10, 2017

Wind Advisory for Mason County & Most of Western Washington State

Coastal Flood Advisory for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Special Weather Statement for Landslide Danger

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Lawmakers Want Feds to Protect Lower Snake River Dams (The Lens)

http://thelens.news/2017/02/08/lawmakers-want-feds-to-protect-lower-snake-river-dams/

Snake River Dam Opponents Send Letter to President Trump Seeking Dam Removal (Associated Press)

http://www.khq.com/story/34460230/dam-opponents-send-letter-to-trump-seeking-dam-removal

Idaho Power Caught Between Idaho, Oregon Laws Regarding Fish Passage at Hells Canyon Complex (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438308.aspx

Jackson Hole Ski Resort Forced to Close After ‘Unusual’ Storm (NY Times – Check out the video of downed distribution & transmission poles. Yikes!)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/us/jackson-hole-wyoming-ski-resort-closed.html?_r=0

Wind Power Surpasses Hydroelectric in a Crucial Measure – Read the Fine Print (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/business/energy-environment/wind-energy-renewable.html?_r=0

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Jackson Hole Ski Resort Forced to Close After ‘Unusual’ Storm
• Did You Notice Pacific Gas & Electric Bumped Business Rates as Much as 32% Over the Last Year?
• Mason PUD 3 Commission Report - Advanced Meters: Concerns & Clarifications
• Jefferson Public Utility District Says Newest Audit Clean
• Norman Gets Full Term on Power, Conservation Panel
• Mike Katz, Oregon Political Leader & World Traveler, Dies at 90
• Jerry Brown Wants Trump to Help Fund Controversial Desert Hydropower Project Next to Joshua Tree
• Nuclear CEO Says Industry at ‘Tipping Point’
• How New York City Gets Its Electricity
• South Australia Power: What Is Load Shedding & Why Is It Happening?
• Washington State Lawmakers Want Feds to Protect Lower Snake River Dams
• Snake River Dam Opponents Send Letter to President Trump Seeking Dam Removal
• Idaho Power Caught Between Idaho, Oregon Laws Regarding Fish Passage at Hells Canyon Complex
• Salmon, Steelhead Hatchery Lawsuit Dropped
• Judge Orders More Water Releases from Klamath River Dams
• Warm Waters Named as a Cause of Massive Bird Deaths Off Washington State Coast
• Port Angeles City Council Slams Cut in Fishing – Says Limited Halibut Season Hurts Economy
• California’s Second Largest Reservoir is Damaged. These Water Releases Just Made It Worse
• Big Idaho Snowpack Has Water Managers Pleased & Worried
• Sinking Land Concerns California – Over-Pumping Of Groundwater Due to Drought Is Blamed
• Wind Power Surpasses Hydroelectric in a Crucial Measure – Read the Fine Print
• Panels to the People: ‘Community Solar’ Aims to Democratize the Sun
• Big Indiana Utilities Try to Tilt Solar Energy Market in Their Favor
• Op/Ed: Sunrise From the West: How the California Solar Initiative Points the Way for States
• Jeff Sessions’ Role As U-S Attorney General Unsettles Legalized Pot Industry
• Climate Change Could Mean More Big Snow Storms, Scientists Say
• An Ancient Chinese Beer on Tap in Seattle
• Scientists Are Building Bee-Like Drones to Fight the Coming Bee-Pocalypse
• Some Washington Lawmakers Pushing to Make Internet a Public Utility
• How Fiber Has Expanded In the Towns Google Fiber Forgot — Holly Springs, Wake Forest, Apex
• Comcast Should Stop Claiming It Provides America’s ‘Fastest Internet,’ Advertising Watchdog Says
• How Google Chromebooks Conquered Schools
• Report: Facebook Agrees to Independent Audit after Admitting It Screwed Up Its Metrics
• Twitter Advertising Revenue Falls, Shares Drop More Than Ten Percent
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• Court Refuses to Reinstate Travel Ban, Dealing President Trump another Legal Loss
• ‘Disgraceful Decision!’ Trump Rips Appeals Court over Travel Ban
• Residents Look to Recall Washington State Senator on Trump Transition Team
• Hold on to Your Hats! Western Washington Winds Are About to Blow!
• La Niña Exits Weather Stage as Spring Beckons
• Sewage Dumping into Puget Sound after Heavy Rainfall, High Tides
• Salem Dumps 57 Million Gallons of Sewage
• Public Comment Sought on Tacoma Rail Tacoma Public Utilities Railroad Contingency Plan
• Bobbing for Apples? Slippery Roadway Sends Semi & Its Load of Apples into Columbia River

WORD OF THE DAY

Tattoo ● \tatt-too\ ● Noun – 1: a rapid rhythmic rapping 2a: a call sounded shortly before taps as notice to go to quarters b: outdoor military exercise given by troops as evening entertainment

Tattoo ● \tatt-too\ ● Verb – (used with object), tattooed, tattooing. 1: to mark (the skin) with tattoos 2: to put (tattoos) on the skin.

The love in my heart

Permanent as a tattoo

Lives forever more

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Jackson Hole Ski Resort Forced to Close After ‘Unusual’ Storm (NY Times – Check out the video of downed distribution & transmission poles. Yikes!)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/us/jackson-hole-wyoming-ski-resort-closed.html?_r=0

Did You Notice Pacific Gas & Electric Bumped Business Rates as Much as 32% Over the Last Year? (Silicon Valley Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/02/09/pge-business-rate-increase-gas-electricity.html

Mason PUD 3 Commission Report - Advanced Meters: Concerns & Clarifications (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

https://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/commission-report-advanced-meters-concerns-and-clarifications

Jefferson Public Utility District Says Newest Audit Clean (Peninsula Daily News, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/jefferson-public-utility-district-says-newest-audit-clean/

Norman Gets Full Term on Power, Conservation Panel (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jan/26/norman-gets-full-term-on-power-conservation-panel/

Mike Katz, Oregon Political Leader & World Traveler, Dies at 90 (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2017/02/mike_katz_oregon_political_lea.html

Jerry Brown Wants Trump to Help Fund Controversial Desert Hydropower Project Next to Joshua Tree (The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, CA)

http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2017/02/09/jerry-brown-wants-trump-help-fund-controversial-mojave-desert-hydropower-project/97670618/

Nuclear CEO Says Industry at ‘Tipping Point’ (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/nuclear-ceo-says-industry-at-tipping-point/article/2614438

How New York City Gets Its Electricity (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/10/nyregion/how-new-york-city-gets-its-electricity-power-grid.html?_r=0

South Australia Power: What Is Load Shedding & Why Is It Happening? (Australia Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-09/sa-power-what-is-load-shedding-and-why-is-it-happening/8254508

FISH & WILDLIFE

Washington State Lawmakers Want Feds to Protect Lower Snake River Dams (The Lens)

http://thelens.news/2017/02/08/lawmakers-want-feds-to-protect-lower-snake-river-dams/

Snake River Dam Opponents Send Letter to President Trump Seeking Dam Removal (Associated Press)

http://www.khq.com/story/34460230/dam-opponents-send-letter-to-trump-seeking-dam-removal

Idaho Power Caught Between Idaho, Oregon Laws Regarding Fish Passage at Hells Canyon Complex (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438308.aspx

Salmon, Steelhead Hatchery Lawsuit Dropped (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/feb/09/salmon-steelhead-hatchery-lawsuit-dropped/

Judge Orders More Water Releases from Klamath River Dams (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/more-water-releases-klamath-river-dams/

Warm Waters Named as a Cause of Massive Bird Deaths Off Washington State Coast (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/warm-waters-named-cause-massive-bird-deaths-off-washington-coast/

Port Angeles City Council Slams Cut in Fishing – Says Limited Halibut Season Hurts Economy (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/council-slams-cut-in-fishing-limited-halibut-season-hurts-economy-port-angeles-council-says/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

California’s Second Largest Reservoir is Damaged. These Water Releases Just Made It Worse (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-oroville-spillway-damage-20170209-story.html

Big Idaho Snowpack Has Water Managers Pleased & Worried (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/feb/09/big-idaho-snowpack-has-water-managers-pleased-and-/

Sinking Land Concerns California – Over-Pumping Of Groundwater Due to Drought Is Blamed (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/feb/09/sinking-land-concerns-california/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Wind Power Surpasses Hydroelectric in a Crucial Measure – Read the Fine Print (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/business/energy-environment/wind-energy-renewable.html?_r=0

Panels to the People: ‘Community Solar’ Aims to Democratize the Sun (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Inhabit/2017/0209/Panels-to-the-people-Community-solar-aims-to-democratize-the-sun

Big Indiana Utilities Try to Tilt Solar Energy Market in Their Favor (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/feb/09/big-utilities-try-to-tilt-solar-energy-market-in-t/

Op/Ed: Sunrise From the West: How the California Solar Initiative Points the Way for States (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/sunrise-from-the-west-how-the-california-solar-initiative-points-the-way-f/435873/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Jeff Sessions’ Role As U-S Attorney General Unsettles Legalized Pot Industry (Reuters)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sessions-role-u-attorney-general-unsettles-legalized-pot-022956252--finance.html?ref=gs

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Climate Change Could Mean More Big Snow Storms, Scientists Say – It may seem counterintuitive, but increasing global temperatures mean more precipitation; including snow (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/climate-change-snowfall-1.3974782

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

An Ancient Chinese Beer on Tap in Seattle (Seattle Weekly, WA)

http://www.seattleweekly.com/food/an-ancient-chinese-beer-on-tap-in-seattle/

Scientists Are Building Bee-Like Drones to Fight the Coming Bee-Pocalypse (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/scientists-are-building-pollinator-drones-in-preparatio-1792171458

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Some Washington Lawmakers Pushing to Make Internet a Public Utility (Washington State Wire, Olympia)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/washington-lawmakers-pushing-make-internet-public-utility/

How Fiber Has Expanded In the Towns Google Fiber Forgot — Holly Springs, Wake Forest, Apex (Triangle Business Journal, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2017/02/10/how-fiber-has-expanded-in-the-towns-google-fiber.html

Comcast Should Stop Claiming It Provides America’s ‘Fastest Internet,’ Advertising Watchdog Says (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/02/09/comcast-should-stop-claiming-it-provides-americas-fastest-internet-advertising-watchdog-says/

How Google Chromebooks Conquered Schools (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/How-Google-Chromebooks-conquered-schools-10923047.php

MARKETING & MEDIA

Report: Facebook Agrees to Independent Audit after Admitting It Screwed Up Its Metrics (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/report-facebook-agrees-to-independent-audit-after-admi-1792216514

Twitter Advertising Revenue Falls, Shares Drop More Than Ten Percent (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-twitter-results-idUSKBN15O1FE

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/02/10/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-366/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Court Refuses to Reinstate Travel Ban, Dealing President Trump another Legal Loss (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/us/politics/appeals-court-trump-travel-ban.html

‘Disgraceful Decision!’ Trump Rips Appeals Court over Travel Ban (Yahoo News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/disgraceful-decision-trump-rips-appeals-court-over-travel-ban-151745331.html?ref=gs

Residents Look to Recall Washington State Senator on Trump Transition Team (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/state/washington/article131935344.html

GENERAL NEWS

Hold on to Your Hats! Western Washington Winds Are About to Blow! (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2017/02/hold-on-to-your-hats-western-washington.html

La Niña Exits Weather Stage as Spring Beckons (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/la-ni-exits-weather-stage-spring-beckons

Sewage Dumping into Puget Sound after Heavy Rainfall, High Tides (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Wastewater-plant-bypassing-to-Puget-Sound-after-10921099.php

Salem Dumps 57 Million Gallons of Sewage (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/2017/02/09/salem-dumps-57-million-gallons-of-sewage/

Public Comment Sought on Tacoma Rail Tacoma Public Utilities Railroad Contingency Plan (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/public-comment-sought-tacoma-rail-tacoma-public-utilities-railroad-contingency-plan/

Bobbing for Apples? Slippery Roadway Sends Semi & Its Load of Apples into Columbia River (North Central Washington Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.ncwlife.com/bobbing-apples-slippery-roadway-sends-semi-carrying-apples-columbia-river/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Full Moon, Comet Starring In Night Sky Show This Weekend

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Full-moon-comet-starring-in-night-sky-show-this-10917572.php

Six Tech Hacks You Need In Your Life

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2017/02/10/six-tech-hacks-you-need-your-life/97572370/

Message in a Bottle? – $62 Million of Cocaine Found on Norfolk Beaches

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-38934738

Teenagers Save 194 Lives after Spotting Fire on Plane Flying Overhead

http://mashable.com/2017/02/10/goair-flight-fire/

SONG OF THE DAY

Nat King Cole – Fly Me to the Moon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLvLo6-XOnI

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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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