Energy News Digest for April 5, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for April 5, 2017

Congress Passes Comprehensive Weather Forecasting & Research Bill “…An entire section of the bill…is devoted to improving weather forecasts between two weeks & two years into future, which would prove tremendously valuable for farmers & utilities…” (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/04/04/congress-passes-comprehensive-weather-forecasting-and-research-bill/?utm_term=.ebde34cca3b2

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Fishing-Industry Groups Blast Washington State Governor over His Picks for Federal Council (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/fishing-industry-groups-blast-inslee-over-his-picks-for-federal-council/

Tacoma City Council Approves Power Rate Hikes for Next Two Years (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article142750189.html

Enloe Dam on Hold as Washington State Agency Re-Advertises Meeting (Omak Chronicle, WA)

http://www.omakchronicle.com/news/2017/apr/04/enloe-dam-hold-state-agency-readvertises-meeting/

Centralia College Gets $189,000 Grant for Solar Energy System (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://www.chronline.com/news/centralia-college-gets-grant-for-solar-energy-system/article_17ef50a6-195a-11e7-b5b6-830ae820667d.html

The Inventor of the Web Predicts ‘A Massive Outcry’ over Online Privacy (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/04/04/the-inventor-of-the-web-explains-why-you-shouldnt-use-a-vpn/?utm_term=.c7d1b380de47

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Tacoma City Council Approves Power Rate Hikes for Next Two Years
• Enloe Dam on Hold as Washington State Agency Re-Advertises Meeting
• Brush Prairie Resident Honored by Bonneville Power Administration for Technology Innovation
• President Trump: Hydropower Is ‘Great’
• Panel Calls for Congressional Action to Expand Hydropower Infrastructure
• Coal Is on the Way Out at Electric Utilities, No Matter What President Trump Says
• National Grid Proposes 1,200 MW Canada-New England Transmission Line
• As DOE Prepares for Cyberattacks, Energy Industry Wants More Clearances
• American Public Power Association Voices Support for Federal Vegetation Management Legislation
• Fishing-Industry Groups Blast Washington State Governor over His Picks for Federal Council
• Sea Lions Ate Lots of Columbia Salmon in Early 2016
• Clallam County: Cooke Aquaculture Plans to Relocate Salmon Farm East of Ediz Hook
• U-S Senator: Invasive Species Causing ‘Catastrophic’ Fires
• Celebrate Arbor Day 2017 with Tree Plantings & Tree Stories
• Mason County Falls behind Neighbors in Water Quality Work
• Pump Problem Delays Start of Kennewick Irrigation District Water Season
• Defying President Trump, Supreme Court Will Continue With Waters of the U-S Case
• A Full Lake Tahoe May Lead to Smaller, Crowded Beaches
• Centralia College Gets $189,000 Grant for Solar Energy System
• Living Green: Benton PUD’s Community Solar Program Is Shining Bright
• Portland a ‘Shining City’ in Solar Power Capacity
• Despite Claims of ‘Grid Parity,’ Wind & Solar Are Still More Expensive Than Fossil Fuels
• Never Touch a Switch Again with These Ten Smart Lighting Options
• Marijuana on the Hill: Bills Introduced In 2017 Congress
• What Financial Markets Can Teach Us about Managing Climate Risks
• Tri-Cities, WA –Local Utilities Working Together to Potentially Install New Car Charging Stations
• The Inventor of the Web Predicts ‘A Massive Outcry’ over Online Privacy
• Lawmakers in Olympia Take Up Data Privacy after Congress Repeals Internet Rules
• Facebook’s Ninth Data Center Will Be Built in Papillion, Nebraska
• Why Colocation May Be Best for Your Business
• YouTube Launches TV Service
• Amazon Scores Streaming Rights for NFL’s Thursday Night Football
• Pepsi Pulls Widely Mocked Ad Featuring Kendall Jenner
• Social Media Firms Faces Huge Hate Speech Fines in Germany
• Oregon Governor Kate Brown Secures Release of Records for Small, Rural Newspaper
• Put Down That Cellphone! Mason County to Launch Distracted Driving Campaign
• Construction Workers Rescue Drowning Boy in Renton
• Oregon: Seven Years in Prison for Son Who Hid Dead Dad in Freezer, Stole His Retirement Money
• President Trump Faces Test as Boeing Announces Deal to Sell Jetliners to Iran
• With New I-5 Exit Complete, Cowlitz Tribe Ready for Casino
• Pros Teach High-Schoolers Career Options Other Than College
• What You Need to Know about Thursday’s World War I Centennial Event

WORD OF THE DAY

Oath ● \ˈōth\ ● Noun – 1a: a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says, 2: a solemn attestation of the truth or inviolability of one’s words. b: something (as a promise) corroborated by an oath. 2: an irreverent or careless use of a sacred name; broadly: swear word.

Promise me something

Any little oath will do

My undying love

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Tacoma City Council Approves Power Rate Hikes for Next Two Years (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article142750189.html

Enloe Dam on Hold as Washington State Agency Re-Advertises Meeting (Omak Chronicle, WA)

http://www.omakchronicle.com/news/2017/apr/04/enloe-dam-hold-state-agency-readvertises-meeting/

Brush Prairie Resident Honored by Bonneville Power Administration for Technology Innovation (The Reflector, Battleground, WA)

http://www.thereflector.com/home_family/article_c302854e-1973-11e7-931d-573214071249.html

President Trump: Hydropower Is ‘Great’ (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-hydropower-is-great/article/2619290

Panel Calls for Congressional Action to Expand Hydropower Infrastructure (U-S House Committee on Natural Resources)

http://naturalresources.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=401813

Coal Is on the Way Out at Electric Utilities, No Matter What President Trump Says (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/business/dealbook/coal-utilities-regulation-trump.html

National Grid Proposes 1,200 MW Canada-New England Transmission Line (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/national-grid-proposes-1200-mw-canada-new-england-transmission-line/439691/

As DOE Prepares for Cyberattacks, Energy Industry Wants More Clearances (Morning Consult)

https://morningconsult.com/2017/04/04/doe-prepares-cyberattacks-energy-industry-wants-clearances/

American Public Power Association Voices Support for Federal Vegetation Management Legislation (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=47846

FISH & WILDLIFE

Fishing-Industry Groups Blast Washington State Governor over His Picks for Federal Council (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/fishing-industry-groups-blast-inslee-over-his-picks-for-federal-council/

Sea Lions Ate Lots of Columbia Salmon in Early 2016 (The Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)

http://www.chinookobserver.com/co/fishing-aquaculture/20170404/sea-lions-ate-lots-of-columbia-salmon-in-early-2016

Clallam County: Cooke Aquaculture Plans to Relocate Salmon Farm East of Ediz Hook (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/cooke-aquaculture-plans-to-relocate-salmon-farm-to-east-of-ediz-hook/

U-S Senator: Invasive Species Causing ‘Catastrophic’ Fires (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/barrasso-invasive-species-causing-catastrophic-fires/article/2619317?custom_click=rss

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Celebrate Arbor Day 2017 with Tree Plantings & Tree Stories (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/hg/index.ssf/2017/04/arbor_day_2017.html

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Mason County Falls behind Neighbors in Water Quality Work (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/communities/mason/2017/04/04/mason-county-falls-behind-neighbors-water-quality-work/100047292/

Pump Problem Delays Start of Kennewick Irrigation District Water Season (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article142506764.html

Defying President Trump, Supreme Court Will Continue With Waters of the U-S Case (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/defying-trump-supreme-court-will-continue-with-wotus-case/439782/

A Full Lake Tahoe May Lead to Smaller, Crowded Beaches (KCRA-TV, Sacramento, CA)

http://www.kcra.com/article/a-full-lake-tahoe-may-lead-to-smaller-crowded-beaches/9235096

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Centralia College Gets $189,000 Grant for Solar Energy System (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://www.chronline.com/news/centralia-college-gets-grant-for-solar-energy-system/article_17ef50a6-195a-11e7-b5b6-830ae820667d.html

Living Green: Benton PUD’s Community Solar Program Is Shining Bright (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/35071213/living-green-benton-puds-community-solar-program-is-shining-bright

Portland a ‘Shining City’ in Solar Power Capacity (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR – Now, about that PGE fuel mix…)

http://koin.com/2017/04/04/portland-a-shining-city-in-solar-power-capacity/

Despite Claims of ‘Grid Parity,’ Wind & Solar Are Still More Expensive Than Fossil Fuels (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/uhenergy/2017/04/04/despite-claims-of-grid-parity-wind-and-solar-are-still-more-expensive-than-fossil-fuels/#635767cf40e4

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Never Touch a Switch Again with These Ten Smart Lighting Options (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/reviewedcom/2017/04/05/10-ways-to-add-smart-lighting-to-your-home-and-never-touch-a-switch-again/100068212/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana on the Hill: Bills Introduced In 2017 Congress (Marijuana Business Daily)

https://mjbizdaily.com/marijuana-hill-bills-introduced-congress-2017/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

What Financial Markets Can Teach Us about Managing Climate Risks (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/upshot/what-financial-markets-can-teach-us-about-managing-climate-risks.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Tri-Cities, WA –Local Utilities Working Together to Potentially Install New Car Charging Stations (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/35068734/local-utilities-working-together-to-potentially-install-new-car-charging-stations

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The Inventor of the Web Predicts ‘A Massive Outcry’ over Online Privacy (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/04/04/the-inventor-of-the-web-explains-why-you-shouldnt-use-a-vpn/?utm_term=.c7d1b380de47

Lawmakers in Olympia Take Up Data Privacy after Congress Repeals Internet Rules (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2017/04/05/lawmakers-in-olympia-take-up-internet-data-privacy.html

Facebook’s Ninth Data Center Will Be Built in Papillion, Nebraska (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/facebook-data-center-papillion-nebraska/

Why Colocation May Be Best for Your Business (Kansas City Business Journal, MO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2017/04/05/why-colocation-may-be-best-for-your-business.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

YouTube Launches TV Service (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/YouTube-launches-TV-service-11052275.php

Amazon Scores Streaming Rights for NFL’s Thursday Night Football (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-nfl-idUSKBN17700I

Pepsi Pulls Widely Mocked Ad Featuring Kendall Jenner – “Clearly we missed the mark, & we apologize” (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2017/04/05/pepsi-mum-on-plans-for-widely-mocked-protest-ad/

Social Media Firms Faces Huge Hate Speech Fines in Germany (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39506114

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Oregon Governor Kate Brown Secures Release of Records for Small, Rural Newspaper (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/04/gov_kate_brown_secures_release.html

GENERAL NEWS

Put Down That Cellphone! Mason County to Launch Distracted Driving Campaign (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/crime/article142588969.html

Construction Workers Rescue Drowning Boy in Renton (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/life/drowning-boy-rescued-by-heroic-construction-workers/428870589

Oregon: Seven Years in Prison for Son Who Hid Dead Dad in Freezer, Stole His Retirement Money (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2017/04/son_who_hid_dead_dad_in_freeze.html

President Trump Faces Test as Boeing Announces Deal to Sell Jetliners to Iran (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/world/middleeast/iran-boeing-737-trump.html

With New I-5 Exit Complete, Cowlitz Tribe Ready for Casino (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/cowlitz-casino-ilani-southwest-washington-la-center-portland/

Pros Teach High-Schoolers Career Options Other Than College (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/news/professionals-teach-high-schoolers-options-other-than-college/

What You Need to Know About Thursday’s World War I Centennial Event (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/04/05/world-war-i-centennial-ceremony-kansas-city/100074430/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

A Teen Asked His Grandmother to Her First Prom – Too Old, Said the School

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/apr/04/a-teen-asked-his-grandmother-to-her-first-prom-too/

Man Nearly Electrocuted While Lying in Bed with iPhone – “It Was God Who Saved My Life”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-nearly-electrocuted-while-lying-173600449.html

Jimmy the Cat Reunited With His Family after 2½ Years

http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/passaic/wanaque/2017/04/05/cat-found-and-reunited-wanaque-family-after-years/99885788/

Man in Drunk Lives Matter Shirt Charged with Drunken Driving

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/man-in-drunk-lives-matter-shirt-charged-with-drunken-driving/article_0d3f828d-0a66-5567-b935-5830689c26b8.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Van Halen – Dance the Night Away

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ9pYwCKopE

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for April 3, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Op/Ed: Snake River Dams or Shiny New Things (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/mar/31/sue-lani-madsen-snake-river-dams-or-shiny-new-thin/

Portland General Electric Defends Plans, Trims Estimate of New Power Needs (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/04/03/pge-defends-plans-trims-estimate-of-new-power.html

Moody’s: More Renewable Energy Will Mean More Demand for Gas-Fired Electricity (Business Insider)

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/moodys-more-renewable-energy-will-mean-more-demand-for-gas-fired-electricity-2017-4

Oregon: Federal Agency Checks Stability of Ochoco Dam (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2017/04/02/federal-agency-checks-stability-of-ochoco-dam/

States – Including Washington & Oregon – Sue Trump Administration for Delaying Energy Efficiency Standards on Multiple Products (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/04/03/states-sue-trump-administration-for-delaying-energy-efficiency-standards-on-multiple-products/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Op/Ed: Snake River Dams or Shiny New Things
• Portland General Electric Defends Plans, Trims Estimate of New Power Needs
• More to the Story: City Light Gives A Couple More Reasons for Higher Bills
• No Big Outcry over Cowlitz PUD Electric Bills This Year
• Restructuring of Troubled Oregon Energy Department Brings Its Own Controversy
• Colorado: Boulder’s New Munipalization Plan Would Allow Xcel to Retain Distribution Control during Transition
• Arkansas: Bentonville, Wal-Mart Partner for Electric Substation
• How Connecticut’s Nuclear Energy Bill Could Open a New Front in the Plant Subsidy Debate
• If You Like Lox on Your Bagel, You Might Not Like This Trump Proposal
• Native American Tribes Find It’s Not Always Easy Being Green
• Oregon: Federal Agency Checks Stability of Ochoco Dam
• Tri-Cities, WA: Burrowing Animals Causing Canal Concerns
• Moody’s: More Renewable Energy Will Mean More Demand for Gas-Fired Electricity
• Lawmakers Aim to Safeguard Renewable Energy Credits in Tax Overhaul
• Tesla Says It Will Take Orders for the Solar Roof in April – No Sign of Solar Sales in Stores Yet
• Why Isn’t Everything Powered by Solar Yet?
• Feature: In Energy Starved Indian Villages, Solar Mini-Grids Light the Way
• States – Including Washington & Oregon – Sue Trump Administration for Delaying Energy Efficiency Standards on Multiple Products
• U-S Senate Committee Approves Energy Efficiency Bill
• Lobbying Group Aims to Influence Federal Cannabis Policy
• Trump’s EPA Chief Says There Is Warming Trend – ‘The Real Issue Is How Much We Contribute to It’
• GeoGirls Accepting Applications for Summertime Science Trek to Mount St. Helens
• Harvard Thinks It’s Found the Next Einstein — And She’s 23
• Trump Administration Picks AT&T to Develop Broadband Network for First Responders
• Frustration Mounts at Google Fiber’s Slow Pace, Non-Answers
• Major Internet Providers Say Will Not Sell Customer Browsing Histories
• Google: Please Don’t Look at Our Very Tiny Ad Problem
• Facebook Post Costs Woman $500,000
• Tools to Reshape Digital Etiquette
• Oregon: Free Press? State Hits Tiny Paper with Pricey Lawsuit after It Seeks Public Records
• AG Seeks More than $2 Million in Campaign Finance Lawsuit against Tim Eyman, Others
• U-S Supreme Court Pick Gorsuch Wins Approval from Senate Panel on Party-Line Vote, Setting Up Historic Filibuster
• New EPA Documents Reveal Even Deeper Proposed Cuts to Staff & Programs
• Mason County Homeowner Arrested after Fatally Shooting Showering Intruder
• Plane Crash near Mount Jupiter Injures Two in Olympic National Park
• Police: Abandoned Baby Found Lying in Grass in Lakewood Neighborhood
• Lawsuit over Seattle Sidewalks Could Cost City Millions
• What Happens Next for Bertha & Seattle’s Waterfront Tunnel
• Gonzaga Earns Chance to Prove It Belongs among Basketball’s Elite

WORD OF THE DAY

Scaramouch • \SCARE-uh-moosh\ • Noun - A cowardly buffoon b: rascal, scamp

I see a little silhouetto of a man,

Scaramouch! Scaramouch!

Will you do the Fandango?

Thunderbolt & lightning, very, very frightening

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Op/Ed: Snake River Dams or Shiny New Things (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/mar/31/sue-lani-madsen-snake-river-dams-or-shiny-new-thin/

Portland General Electric Defends Plans, Trims Estimate of New Power Needs (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/04/03/pge-defends-plans-trims-estimate-of-new-power.html

More to the Story: City Light Gives A Couple More Reasons for Higher Bills (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/more-to-the-story-city-light-gives-a-couple-more-reasons-for-higher-bills/

No Big Outcry over Cowlitz PUD Electric Bills This Year (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/no-big-outcry-over-electric-bills-this-year/article_d9163abf-6be7-5984-9891-eedefc9b50f8.html

Restructuring of Troubled Oregon Energy Department Brings Its Own Controversy (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/04/restructuring_of_troubled_ener.html

Colorado: Boulder’s New Munipalization Plan Would Allow Xcel to Retain Distribution Control during Transition (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/boulders-new-muni-plan-would-allow-xcel-to-retain-distribution-control-dur/439573/

Arkansas: Bentonville, Wal-Mart Partner for Electric Substation (Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette)

http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2017/apr/02/bentonville-wal-mart-partner-for-electr/

How Connecticut’s Nuclear Energy Bill Could Open a New Front in the Plant Subsidy Debate (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/how-connecticuts-nuclear-bill-could-open-a-new-front-in-the-plant-subsidy/439509/

FISH & WILDLIFE

If You Like Lox on Your Bagel, You Might Not Like This Trump Proposal (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/03/31/if-you-like-lox-on-your-bagel-you-may-not-like-this-trump-proposal/?utm_term=.0affc76a4fcf

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Native American Tribes Find It’s Not Always Easy Being Green (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/native-american-tribes-find-its-not-always-easy-being-green/article/2618903?custom_click=rss

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Oregon: Federal Agency Checks Stability of Ochoco Dam (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2017/04/02/federal-agency-checks-stability-of-ochoco-dam/

Tri-Cities, WA: Burrowing Animals Causing Canal Concerns (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/35052380/burrowing-animals-causing-canal-concerns

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Moody’s: More Renewable Energy Will Mean More Demand for Gas-Fired Electricity (Business Insider)

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/moodys-more-renewable-energy-will-mean-more-demand-for-gas-fired-electricity-2017-4

Lawmakers Aim to Safeguard Renewable Energy Credits in Tax Overhaul (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bna.com/lawmakers-aim-safeguard-n57982086018/

Tesla Says It Will Take Orders for the Solar Roof in April – No Sign of Solar Sales in Stores Yet (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2017/04/03/tesla-says-it-will-take-orders-for-the-solar-roof-in-april-but-no-sign-of-solar-sales-in-stores-yet/

Why Isn’t Everything Powered by Solar Yet? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/Complexity/2017/0403/Why-isn-t-everything-powered-by-solar-yet

Feature: In Energy Starved Indian Villages, Solar Mini-Grids Light the Way (Reuters)

http://news.trust.org/item/20170403000813-keq73/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

States – Including Washington & Oregon – Sue Trump Administration for Delaying Energy Efficiency Standards on Multiple Products (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/04/03/states-sue-trump-administration-for-delaying-energy-efficiency-standards-on-multiple-products/

U-S Senate Committee Approves Energy Efficiency Bill (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=47828

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Lobbying Group Aims to Influence Federal Cannabis Policy (Canna Law Blog)

http://www.cannalawblog.com/lobbying-group-aims-to-influence-federal-cannabis-policy/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Trump’s EPA Chief Says There Is Warming Trend – ‘The Real Issue Is How Much We Contribute to It’ (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/326901-pruitt-says-there-is-warming-trend-the-real-issue-is-how-much-we

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

GeoGirls Accepting Applications for Summertime Science Trek to Mount St. Helens (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://www.chronline.com/news/geogirls-accepting-applications-for-summertime-science-trek-to-mount-st/article_ebf4bcfa-156e-11e7-bf08-630b10b73365.html

Harvard Thinks It’s Found the Next Einstein — And She’s 23 (Second Nexus)

http://secondnexus.com/technology-and-innovation/23-year-old-einstein/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Trump Administration Picks AT&T to Develop Broadband Network for First Responders (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-administration-picks-att-to-develop-broadband-network-for-first-responders/article/2618938?custom_click=rss

Frustration Mounts at Google Fiber’s Slow Pace, Non-Answers (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Frustration-Mounts-at-Google-Fibers-Slow-Pace-NonAnswers-139281

Major Internet Providers Say Will Not Sell Customer Browsing Histories (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fcc-data-idUSKBN1722D6

MARKETING & MEDIA

Google: Please Don’t Look at Our Very Tiny Ad Problem (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/google-please-dont-look-at-our-very-tiny-ad-problem-1793957115

Facebook Post Costs Woman $500,000 (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kiro7.com/news/trending-now/facebook-post-costs-woman-500000/507687813

Tools to Reshape Digital Etiquette (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2017/0402/Tools-to-reshape-digital-etiquette

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Oregon: Free Press? State Hits Tiny Paper with Pricey Lawsuit after It Seeks Public Records (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/free-press-state-hits-tiny-paper-with-lawsuit-after-it-seeks-public-records/

AG Seeks More than $2 Million in Campaign Finance Lawsuit against Tim Eyman, Others (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/ag-seeks-more-2m-campaign-finance-lawsuit-against-tim-eyman-others

U-S Supreme Court Pick Gorsuch Wins Approval from Senate Panel on Party-Line Vote, Setting Up Historic Filibuster (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-gorsuch-wins-approval-from-senate-panel-1491230152-htmlstory.html

New EPA Documents Reveal Even Deeper Proposed Cuts to Staff & Programs (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/03/31/new-epa-documents-reveal-even-deeper-proposed-cuts-to-staff-and-programs/?utm_term=.70084013c002

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Homeowner Arrested after Fatally Shooting Showering Intruder (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/deputies-homeowner-shoots-kills-intruder-in-mason-county

Plane Crash near Mount Jupiter Injures Two in Olympic National Park (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/plane-crash-injures-two-in-olympic-national-park/

Police: Abandoned Baby Found Lying in Grass in Lakewood Neighborhood (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/police-abandoned-baby-found-lying-in-grass-in-lakewood-neighborhood

Lawsuit over Seattle Sidewalks Could Cost City Millions (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/lawsuit-over-sidewalks-could-cost-seattle-millions/article_a68ca7e1-1bad-5753-8922-f0df1af4e35f.html

What Happens Next for Bertha & Seattle’s Waterfront Tunnel (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/588705/bertha-has-arrived-what-now/

Gonzaga Earns Chance to Prove It Belongs among Basketball’s Elite (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/02/sports/ncaabasketball/gonzaga-final-four-north-carolina.html?emc=edit_th_20170403&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=31289114&_r=0

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Revealed: Self-Styled UK ‘Grammar Vigilante’ Corrects Badly Punctuated Shop Signs in Dead of Night

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/03/revealed-self-styled-grammar-vigilante-corrects-badly-punctuated/

Who’s A Good Girl? Florida Principal Sorry for Prom Dress Poster

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/national_news/who-s-a-good-girl-florida-principal-sorry-for-prom/article_9a3a15b3-5e4f-554e-8507-4cb658ecc707.html

Nine Oregon Hotels Investigated over Eclipse Reservations

http://koin.com/2017/04/03/9-oregon-hotels-investigated-over-eclipse-reservations/

Wife Dies Just Minutes after Her Husband of 71 Years Passed Away

http://mashable.com/2017/04/03/couple-married-71-years-dies/

SONG OF THE DAY

The Kinks – Come Dancing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEeH5OkjeIY

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Energy News Digest for March 30, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for March 30, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Northwest’s Biggest Climate Polluter: Scrapping Clean Power Plan Won’t Affect Us (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/northwest-s-biggest-climate-polluter-scrapping-clean-power-plan-won-t-affect-us

Lower Deschutes Water Quality Lawsuit Can Go Forward, Judge Simon Rules (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/lower-deschutes-water-quality-mix-machine-pge-lawsuit/

Sockeye to Be Moved from Flood-Threatened Idaho Hatchery (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170329/AP/303299858

Snohomish PUD Installs Second Energy Storage System (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.elp.com/articles/2017/03/snohomish-pud-installs-second-energy-storage-system.html

Twitter Will No Longer Count Usernames against Character Limit in Replies (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/03/30/twitter-will-no-longer-count-usernames-against-character-limit-in-replies/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Northwest’s Biggest Climate Polluter: Scrapping Clean Power Plan Won’t Affect Us
• Grant PUD Work Proceeding on Priest Rapids Refurbishment
• Lewis County PUD Rate Increase
• Bonneville Power Administration Hosts Gathering to Brainstorm Hot Topic in Electric Industry
• Oregon: Power Outage – Future of Cove Hydro Plant Cloudy
• New Energy Northwest Fountain Captures Importance of Nuclear Power
• Westinghouse Files for Bankruptcy, in Blow to Nuclear Power
• Fusion: A Dream of Clean Energy at a Very High Price
• Mapping How the United States Generates Its Electricity
• Reliability: We’ll Be There Before the Pizza
• Sockeye to Be Moved from Flood-Threatened Idaho Hatchery
• Trout Lost at Chelan Hatchery from Heavy Rain Will Be Replaced by Other Hatcheries
• Columbia River Steelhead Fishing Restrictions, Closures Loom
• Oregon: Gov. Kate Brown Fires Majority of State Environmental Commissioners
• Lower Deschutes Water Quality Lawsuit Can Go Forward, Judge Simon Rules
• Columbia River Threatens Woodland Homes
• Snohomish PUD Installs Second Energy Storage System
• Oregon Legislature Wrestles With Extending Rooftop Solar Incentive – Or Letting It Die
• Washington State UTC Will Revise PURPA Policy
• Xcel Energy Plans Investment in 11 Wind Farms across Seven States
• Study: Efficiency Programs Return Results – But Not In All Buildings
• Slew of New Bills Aim to Reform Marijuana Laws at Federal Level
• The Only Certainty in Trump’s Climate Orders? More Lawsuits
• Why President Trump’s Environmental Order Will Have Little Impact on the Tennessee Valley Authority
• A Political Organization That Doubts Climate Science is Sending This Book to 200,000 Teachers
• Physicist Wants to Beam Solar Energy Back from Moon’s Surface
• Wastewater: The Best Hidden Energy Source You’ve Never Heard Of
• Anacortes: Fiber Optics Coming to City via Water Pipes
• What the Repeal of Online Privacy Protections Means for You
• What Makes a Cyberattack? Experts Lobby to Restrict the Term
• Twitter Will No Longer Count Usernames against Character Limit in Replies
• Twitter Just Ruined Twitter
• Facebook Added ‘Paid’ to Branded Content – More Pages Can Now Start Publishing It
• Seattle Mayor Ed Murray Announces City Lawsuit against Trump Administration for Immigration Executive Order
• Energy Department Climate Office Bans Use of Phrase ‘Climate Change’
• Four Dead, Power Cut after Storms Hit Texas & Neighboring States
• City of Shelton Seeks Input on Railroad Avenue Changes
• Wells Fargo Will Pay $110M to Settle Lawsuits over Unauthorized Accounts
• Forecasts for This Past Winter Were Mostly Awful – Blame the Fickle Pacific Ocean

WORD OF THE DAY

Cadre • \COD-ray\ • Noun - 1: frame, framework 2: a nucleus or core group especially of trained personnel able to assume control and to train others; broadly: a group of people having some unifying relationship 3: a cell of indoctrinated leaders active in promoting the interests of a revolutionary party 4: a member of a cadre.

It was the most formidable tiger team ever assembled. The cadre of engineers had the unenviable task of designing the first “Ohio-Arts” ten-foot capable tiddlywink chip.

Note: A tiger team is a group of experts assigned to investigate and/or solve technical or systemic problems. A 1964 paper defined the term as “a team of undomesticated and uninhibited technical specialists, selected for their experience, energy, and imagination, and assigned to track down relentlessly every possible source of failure in a spacecraft subsystem.” (Wikipedia)

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Northwest’s Biggest Climate Polluter: Scrapping Clean Power Plan Won’t Affect Us (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/northwest-s-biggest-climate-polluter-scrapping-clean-power-plan-won-t-affect-us

Grant PUD Work Proceeding on Priest Rapids Refurbishment (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170330/ARTICLE/170339993

Lewis County PUD Rate Increase (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/03/lewis-county-pud-rate-increase-kela.html

Bonneville Power Administration hosts gathering to brainstorm hot topic in electric industry (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-hosts-gathering-to-brainstorm-hot-topic-in-electric-industry.aspx

Oregon: Power Outage – Future of Cove Hydro Plant Cloudy (LaGrande Observer, OR)

http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/home/5190350-151/power-outage-future-of-cove-hydro-plant-cloudy

New Energy Northwest Fountain Captures Importance of Nuclear Power (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/35028247/new-energy-northwest-fountain-captures-importance-of-nuclear-power

Westinghouse Files for Bankruptcy, in Blow to Nuclear Power (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/business/westinghouse-toshiba-nuclear-bankruptcy.html

Fusion: A Dream of Clean Energy at a Very High Price (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/science/fusion-power-plant-iter-france.html?_r=0

Mapping How the United States Generates Its Electricity (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/power-plants/?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.e1061346adda

Reliability: We’ll Be There Before the Pizza (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/magazine/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=47666

FISH & WILDLIFE

Sockeye to Be Moved from Flood-Threatened Idaho Hatchery (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170329/AP/303299858

Trout Lost at Chelan Hatchery from Heavy Rain Will Be Replaced by Other Hatcheries (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/trout-lost-at-chelan-hatchery-from-heavy-rain-will-be-replaced-by-other-hatcheries/

Columbia River Steelhead Fishing Restrictions, Closures Loom (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/mar/30/steelhead-fishing-restrictions-closures-loom/

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Oregon: Gov. Kate Brown Fires Majority of State Environmental Commissioners (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/03/gov_kate_brown_fires_majority.html

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Lower Deschutes Water Quality Lawsuit Can Go Forward, Judge Simon Rules (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/lower-deschutes-water-quality-mix-machine-pge-lawsuit/

Columbia River Threatens Woodland Homes (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/columbia-threatens-woodland-homes/article_c12db58d-1a1c-5c97-ab04-073431cfec8e.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Snohomish PUD Installs Second Energy Storage System (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.elp.com/articles/2017/03/snohomish-pud-installs-second-energy-storage-system.html

Oregon Legislature Wrestles With Extending Rooftop Solar Incentive – Or Letting It Die (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/03/30/oregon-legislature-wrestles-with-extending-rooftop.html

Washington State UTC Will Revise PURPA Policy (CH& Energy Blog)

https://www.cairncross.com/blog/candh-energy-blog/utilities-transportation-commission/washington-utc-will-revise-purpa-policy

Xcel Energy Plans Investment in 11 Wind Farms across Seven States (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2017/03/xcel-energy-plans-investment-in-11-wind-farms-across-seven-states.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Study: Efficiency Programs Return Results – But Not In All Buildings (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/study-efficiency-programs-return-results-but-not-in-all-buildings/439245/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Slew of New Bills Aim to Reform Marijuana Laws at Federal Level (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/03/30/slew-of-new-bills-aim-to-reform-marijuana-laws-at-federal-level/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

The Only Certainty in Trump’s Climate Orders? More Lawsuits (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/the-only-certainty-in-trumps-climate-orders-more-lawsuits/439356/

Why President Trump’s Environmental Order Will Have Little Impact on the Tennessee Valley Authority (Nashville Business Journal, TN)

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2017/03/29/why-trump-s-environmental-order-will-have-little.html

A Political Organization That Doubts Climate Science is Sending This Book to 200,000 Teachers (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/03/29/a-political-organization-that-doubts-climate-science-is-sending-this-book-to-200000-teachers/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.383b6644f850

Hmmm. The picture of the dam on the cover of the previously mentioned book looks very familiar….

http://www.seattle.gov/light/damtours/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Physicist Wants to Beam Solar Energy Back from Moon’s Surface (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucedorminey/2017/03/28/physicist-wants-to-beam-solar-energy-back-from-moons-surface/#28633a9e5743

Wastewater: The Best Hidden Energy Source You’ve Never Heard Of (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2017/03/29/wastewater-the-best-hidden-energy-source-youve-never-heard-of-alternative-energy-clean/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Anacortes: Fiber Optics Coming to City via Water Pipes (Go Anacortes, WA)

http://m.goanacortes.com/all_access/article_d05da474-0e85-11e7-af70-2b5e2185fb03.html

What the Repeal of Online Privacy Protections Means for You (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/technology/personaltech/what-the-repeal-of-online-privacy-protections-means-for-you.html?emc=edit_th_20170330&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=31289114

What Makes a Cyberattack? Experts Lobby to Restrict the Term (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/What-makes-a-cyberattack-Experts-lobby-to-11033145.php

MARKETING & MEDIA

Twitter Will No Longer Count Usernames against Character Limit in Replies (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/03/30/twitter-will-no-longer-count-usernames-against-character-limit-in-replies/

Twitter Just Ruined Twitter (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/twitter-just-ruined-twitter-1793843817

Facebook Added ‘Paid’ to Branded Content – More Pages Can Now Start Publishing It (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/facebook-paid-branded-content-pages/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray Announces City Lawsuit against Trump Administration for Immigration Executive Order (Washington Wire, Olympia, WA)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/mayor-ed-murray-announces-city-lawsuit-trump-administration-immigration-executive-order/

Energy Department Climate Office Bans Use of Phrase ‘Climate Change’ (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/03/energy-department-climate-change-phrases-banned-236655

GENERAL NEWS

Four Dead, Power Cut after Storms Hit Texas & Neighboring States (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-weather-idUSKBN17026M

City of Shelton Seeks Input on Railroad Avenue Changes (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/24774

Wells Fargo Will Pay $110M to Settle Lawsuits over Unauthorized Accounts (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2017/03/wells_fargo_to_pay_110m_to_set.html

Forecasts for This Past Winter Were Mostly Awful – Blame the Fickle Pacific Ocean (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/mar/29/forecasts-for-this-past-winter-were-mostly-awful-b/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

‘Tonight Show’ Puppies Pick Oregon to Win National Championship

http://www.kgw.com/mb/sports/ncaa/ducks/tonight-show-puppies-pick-oregon-to-win-national-championship/426764569

Georgie the Beloved Hospital Cat Moves on to New Pastures

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/georgie-royal-jubilee-victoria-cat-1.4044854?cmp=rss

Crayola Decides To Weed ‘Dandelion’ Hue from Its Crayon Garden

https://consumerist.com/2017/03/30/crayola-decides-to-weed-dandelion-hue-from-its-crayon-garden/

Creator Joel Hodgson on the Return of Mystery Science Theater 3000 & the Hidden Beauty of Bad Movies

http://io9.gizmodo.com/creator-joel-hodgson-on-the-return-of-mystery-science-t-1793682355

SONG OF THE DAY

Mystery Science Theater 3000 – Closing Theme

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

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