Energy News Digest for May 5, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for May 5, 2017

Small Craft Advisory for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Extraordinary Lightning Strikes over the Northwest (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2017/05/extraordinary-lightning-strikes-over.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Powerful Thunderstorms Cause Major Damage in Thurston County (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/powerful-thunderstorms-cause-major-damage-in-lacey

Portland General Electric Shifts Focus Away from New Natural Gas Plant (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/05/04/portland-general-electric-shifts-focus-away-from.html

Avista Reports Higher First Quarter Earnings on Robust Snowpack (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/may/03/avista-reports-higher-first-quarter-earnings-on-ro/

Hells Canyon Fish Passage: Idaho, Oregon Governors' Letter Sets Up Process to Resolve Differences (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438853.aspx

Columnist: 'Mr. Floatie' to Be Retired as Victoria, BC Touts Sewage Treatment (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Connelly-Mr-Floatie-to-be-retired-as-11118756.php

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Portland General Electric Shifts Focus Away from New Natural Gas Plant
• Idaho Power Wants to Speed Closure of Nevada Coal Plant
• Avista Reports Higher First Quarter Earnings on Robust Snowpack
• Lacey Motorists Trapped In Cars by Downed Power Lines Rescued
• Small Modular Reactor Possibilities Expand
• Nuclear Waste Debate: Turn It Into Glass or Encase in Cement?
• California Consumer Groups Oppose Utilities Panel Appointee
• EPA Chief Pruitt: Coal Plants Necessary to Ensure Grid Reliability
• Energy Projects Worth $50 Billion Are Stalled Until Trump Fills Empty Posts
• Canadian Irony: A Gas Ban Is Coming for Gastown – Your City Could Be Next
• Hells Canyon Fish Passage: Idaho, Oregon Governors' Letter Sets Up Process to Resolve Differences
• 5,192 Springers Pass Bonneville by May 3 – Good Late Run?
• Oysters, Despite What You’ve Heard, Are Always in Season
• Columnist: 'Mr. Floatie' to Be Retired as Victoria, BC Touts Sewage Treatment
• Port Angeles Council Members Give Nod to Second-Class-City Question, Fluoridation Advisory Vote
• City Of Flint Charged Resident $1,090 in Back Payments for Contaminated Water
• Listen Up: How Often Should I Clean My Solar Panels
• Canada: Bay of Fundy Tidal Power – Further Snag Hits Fundy Tidal
• Does Electrifying Mosquitoes Protect People from Disease?
• Who Needs The FCC? Seattle Writes Its Own Broadband Privacy Rule
• Lawmakers That Killed Internet Privacy Rules Get Shamed Via Billboards
• Did Net Neutrality Keep Broadband Out of Low-Income Neighborhoods, As FCC Claims?
• Twenty Things We Don’t Do Anymore Because of Technology
• Port Of Shelton to Get Award for Community Outreach
• Hulu Just Joined the Live TV Wars
• Unicorn Frappuccino Lands Starbucks in Hot Water
• Lewis County Commissioners’ Office: Only One Commissioner Can Answer Any Given Question from Media
• Senate Moves Obamacare Repeal to Slow Lane after House Vote
• Powerful Thunderstorms Cause Major Damage in Thurston County
• Shelton Police Receive High Marks on Washington State Patrol Compliance Report
• Mason County School Districts Looking at Possibly Creating another High School
• A Disease That’s Felled Forests in California & Oregon Shows up in Washington
• Oregon: With Eclipse In View, Some Hotels Canceling Reservations & Raising Prices
• Canadian Drinkers, Listen: Too-Potent Batch of Gin Is Recalled
• America’s Love Affair with the Hindenburg

WORD OF THE DAY

Onomastics • \ah-nuh-MAS-tiks\ • Noun - 1a: the science or study of the origins and forms of words especially as used in a specialized field b: the science or study of the origin and forms of proper names of persons or places 2: the system underlying the formation and use of words especially for proper names or of words used in a specialized field.

Hidden away in the basement of the Federal Trade Commission was a little-known, but highly influential agency: the Bureau for Onomastics – Verb, Adjective, Noun, and Gerund Agency. “Our job is quite important,” huffed Agnew Spangler, BOVANAGA spokesman. “Imagine where say, electrical utilities would be without fifty pages of acronyms and shortcuts for concepts and equipment?”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Portland General Electric Shifts Focus Away from New Natural Gas Plant (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/05/04/portland-general-electric-shifts-focus-away-from.html

Idaho Power Wants to Speed Closure of Nevada Coal Plant (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/may/04/idaho-power-wants-to-speed-closure-of-nevada-coal-/

Avista Reports Higher First Quarter Earnings on Robust Snowpack (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/may/03/avista-reports-higher-first-quarter-earnings-on-ro/

Lacey Motorists Trapped In Cars by Downed Power Lines Rescued (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/crews-rescue-drivers-trapped-in-cars-by-power-lines/436991886

Small Modular Reactor Possibilities Expand (Idaho Falls Post-Register, ID)

http://www.postregister.com/articles/featured-news-daily-email/2017/05/04/small-modular-reactor-possibilities-expand#

Nuclear Waste Debate: Turn It Into Glass or Encase in Cement? (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/2017-05-04/report-offers-different-treatment-for-hanford-nuclear-waste

California Consumer Groups Oppose Utilities Panel Appointee (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/sd-me-cpuc-nominee-20170504-story.html

EPA Chief Pruitt: Coal Plants Necessary to Ensure Grid Reliability (Utility Dive – Howzabout just saying baseload is necessary. See what I did there. I did your report for you.)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/epa-chief-pruitt-coal-plants-necessary-to-ensure-grid-reliability/442049/

Energy Projects Worth $50 Billion Are Stalled Until Trump Fills Empty Posts (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-05/trump-s-delay-stalls-50-billion-of-energy-projects-in-pipeline

Canadian Irony: A Gas Ban Is Coming for Gastown – Your City Could Be Next (Financial Post, Canada)

http://business.financialpost.com/fp-comment/a-ban-on-natural-gas-could-be-coming-to-gastown-and-your-city-is-next

FISH & WILDLIFE

Hells Canyon Fish Passage: Idaho, Oregon Governors' Letter Sets Up Process to Resolve Differences (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438853.aspx

5,192 Springers Pass Bonneville by May 3 – Good Late Run? (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438854.aspx

Oysters, Despite What You’ve Heard, Are Always in Season (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/science/oysters-summer-safe-r-months.html

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Columnist: 'Mr. Floatie' to Be Retired as Victoria, BC Touts Sewage Treatment (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Connelly-Mr-Floatie-to-be-retired-as-11118756.php

Port Angeles Council Members Give Nod to Second-Class-City Question, Fluoridation Advisory Vote (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/port-angeles-council-members-give-nod-to-second-class-city-question-fluoridation-advisory-vote/

City Of Flint Charged Resident $1,090 in Back Payments for Contaminated Water (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/05/05/city-of-flint-charged-resident-1090-in-back-payments-for-contaminated-water/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Listen Up: How Often Should I Clean My Solar Panels (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2017/05/listen-up-how-often-should-i-clean-my-solar-panels.html

Canada: Bay of Fundy Tidal Power – Further Snag Hits Fundy Tidal (ReNews)

http://renews.biz/106938/further-snag-hits-fundy-tidal/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Does Electrifying Mosquitoes Protect People from Disease? (Slate Magazine)

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/05/zapping-mosquitoes/525594/?utm_source=feed

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Who Needs The FCC? Seattle Writes Its Own Broadband Privacy Rule (Tech Crunch)

https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/04/who-needs-the-fcc-seattle-writes-its-own-broadband-privacy-rule/

Lawmakers That Killed Internet Privacy Rules Get Shamed Via Billboards (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Lawmakers-That-Killed-Privacy-Rules-Get-Shamed-Via-Billboards-139503

Did Net Neutrality Keep Broadband Out of Low-Income Neighborhoods, As FCC Claims? (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/05/05/did-net-neutrality-keep-broadband-out-low-income-neighborhoods/100979808/

Twenty Things We Don’t Do Anymore Because of Technology (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2017/05/05/20-things-we-dont-do-anymore-because-technology/101250148/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Port Of Shelton to Get Award for Community Outreach (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/daybreak/port-of-shelton-to-get-award-for-community-outreach/youtube_9e57979c-30f8-11e7-8ae4-db765450b223.html

Hulu Just Joined the Live TV Wars (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/may/03/hulu-just-joined-the-live-tv-wars/

Unicorn Frappuccino Lands Starbucks in Hot Water (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/623781/unicorn-frappuccino-puts-starbucks-in-hot-water/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Lewis County Commissioners’ Office: Only One Commissioner Can Answer Any Given Question from Media (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://www.chronline.com/news/commissioners-office-only-one-commissioner-can-answer-any-given-question/article_8cfb071c-30ef-11e7-8563-afafc71a86b9.html

Senate Moves Obamacare Repeal to Slow Lane after House Vote (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-05/senate-moves-obamacare-repeal-to-slow-lane-after-house-squeaker

GENERAL NEWS

Powerful Thunderstorms Cause Major Damage in Thurston County (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/powerful-thunderstorms-cause-major-damage-in-lacey

Shelton Police Receive High Marks on Washington State Patrol Compliance Report (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/25413

Mason County School Districts Looking at Possibly Creating another High School (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/25403

A Disease That’s Felled Forests in California & Oregon Shows up in Washington (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/disease-s-felled-forests-california-and-oregon-shows-washington

Oregon: With Eclipse In View, Some Hotels Canceling Reservations & Raising Prices (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/investigations/hotels-canceling-reservations-for-eclipse-viewing-jacking-prices/424498814

Canadian Drinkers, Listen: Too-Potent Batch of Gin Is Recalled (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/business/bombay-sapphire-recall.html?_r=0

America’s Love Affair with the Hindenburg (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history/2017/05/america_s_love_affair_with_the_hindenburg.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Delta Apologizes for Forcing Family Off Flight

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-delta-air-passenger-idUSKBN1802SP

Kraft Wants Moms to Swear Like Mother Trucking Melonfarmers (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/40418436/kraft-wants-moms-to-swear-like-mother-trucking-melonfarmers

Ex-Deputy Mayor to Revive Burlesque Career for Charity

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/ex-deputy-mayor-to-revive-burlesque-career-for-charity/article_a0c3e21b-b964-5979-aff2-bd8055ff3557.html

Oregon State University Scientists Responsible for New Crayola Color (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/2017/05/05/osu-scientists-responsible-for-new-crayola-color/

SONG OF THE DAY

Life Is a Rock – Reunion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07NAXZH4gN4

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Energy News Digest for May 4, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for May 4, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Spring Salmon Run: On Hold? On Tap? Oregon & Washington Watch Pensively (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/bill_monroe/index.ssf/2017/05/spring_salmon_run_on_hold_on_t.html

Panel: Hydropower Reforms Needed to Streamline Relicensing and Incentivize New Development (U-S House Committee on Natural Resources)

http://naturalresources.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=401927

Shelton Leaders Look at Options to Pay Grant Funds for C Street Landfill Cleanup Study (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-leaders-look-at-options-to-pay-grant-funds-for/article_af1bf9f0-3054-11e7-bd45-778b5f045d80.html

Editorial: ‘Climate-Change Agnosticism’ Is a Cop-Out (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/climate-change-agnosticism-is-a-cop-out/article34886432/

Facebook Just Extended Reactions to Comments (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/facebook-reactions-comments/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Panel: Hydropower Reforms Needed to Streamline Relicensing and Incentivize New Development
• California: ‘We Are Very, Very Sorry.’ State Water Officials Face Frustrated Oroville Crowd
• Idaho Power: Malheur County Fair Won’t Have to Pay Back Utility Company’s Clerical Error
• Grays Harbor PUD Budget Billing Sees Increase Along With All Customers
• Energy Adviser: Electricity Has Long, Powerful History
• Arizona Regulator Wants Federal Support to Save Embattled 2,250 MW Coal Plant
• Why Canada Is Selling Advanced Nuclear Reactors to China
• South Dakota: Electric Cooperatives Warn Farmers of Power Line Dangers
• Myth-Busting the 2017 Electric Utility Customer
• Spring Salmon Run: On Hold? On Tap? Oregon & Washington Watch Pensively
• Tacoma Power Wins National Award for New Cushman Hatcheries
• In Puget Sound, Water Quality Is Measured In a Salty, Smoky Package
• Trees or Shrubs? Study Disputes Success of China’s $100 Billion Forest Effort
• Shelton Leaders Look at Options to Pay Grant Funds for C Street Landfill Cleanup Study
• Oregon: Detroit Lake Is Full for First Time in Years
• Washington State Senate Approves Hirst Water Bill for Second Time
• Wahkiakum PUD recognizes National Drinking Water Week May 7-13
• Research Aims to Protect Eagles from Wind Turbines
• Wind Turbines Affect Behavior of Desert Tortoise Predators
• Pacific Gas & Electric Turns Dead Trees Into Renewable Energy
• Can State Run on Sun & Wind Alone? California Weighs Aggressive Climate Change Measures
• End of State Tax Credit Expected to Impact Iowa Clean Energy Growth
• Green Designs: Corporate Demand Pushes New Generation of Utility Green Tariffs
• Solar Jobs: State of the States
• Audio: Struggling to Survive, a Small Town Banks on Energy Efficiency
• Editorial: ‘Climate-Change Agnosticism’ Is a Cop-Out
• Cord Cutting Losses Set another Record
• Frontier Loses another 102,000 Frustrated DSL Customers
• Facebook Just Extended Reactions to Comments
• How to Win at Trade Shows (Hint: It Involves Social Media)
• Happy Friendaversary! How Facebook Enhances – And Limits – Your Relationships
• Passage of Republican Health Care Bill Divides Northwest Delegation
• This Question Can Make Your To-Do List a Lot More Manageable
• City of Shelton Removes Trees Posing Danger on North 13th Street

WORD OF THE DAY

Disconcert • \diss-con-SERT\ • noun – 1: to throw into confusion 2: to disturb the composure of

It was a “critical moment” for the local high school bowling team. Down by one pin, the least proficient member of the group stepped to the line and eyed the 1-9 split. Her laser-like focus was coming into synch, nothing could disconcert her now. Nothing that is, except for the blustery sneeze of a passing barfly who had just wandered out of the men’s room at the “critical moment.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Panel: Hydropower Reforms Needed to Streamline Relicensing and Incentivize New Development (U-S House Committee on Natural Resources)

http://naturalresources.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=401927

California: ‘We Are Very, Very Sorry.’ State Water Officials Face Frustrated Oroville Crowd (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article148433089.html

Idaho Power: Malheur County Fair Won’t Have to Pay Back Utility Company’s Clerical Error (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)

http://www.argusobserver.com/news/fair-won-t-have-to-pay-back-utility-company-s/article_60afc166-3022-11e7-b5e0-0bf511142f16.html

Grays Harbor PUD Budget Billing Sees Increase Along With All Customers (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/pud-budget-billing-sees-increase-along-customers/

Energy Adviser: Electricity Has Long, Powerful History (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/may/04/energy-adviser-electricity-has-long-powerful-history/

Arizona Regulator Wants Federal Support to Save Embattled 2,250 MW Coal Plant (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/arizona-regulator-wants-federal-support-to-save-embattled-2250-mw-coal-pla/441958/

Why Canada Is Selling Advanced Nuclear Reactors to China (Motherboard)

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/canada-china-nuclear-power-candu-thorium

South Dakota: Electric Cooperatives Warn Farmers of Power Line Dangers (KSFY-TV, Sioux Falls, SD)

http://www.ksfy.com/content/news/Electric-cooperative-warn-farmers-of-power-line-dangers-421242043.html

Myth-Busting the 2017 Electric Utility Customer (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/myth-busting-the-2017-electric-utility-customer/441466/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Spring Salmon Run: On Hold? On Tap? Oregon & Washington Watch Pensively (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/bill_monroe/index.ssf/2017/05/spring_salmon_run_on_hold_on_t.html

Tacoma Power Wins National Award for New Cushman Hatcheries (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/25395

In Puget Sound, Water Quality Is Measured In a Salty, Smoky Package (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/puget-sound-water-quality-measured-salty-smoky-package

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Trees or Shrubs? Study Disputes Success of China’s $100 Billion Forest Effort (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/world/asia/study-disputes-success-of-chinas-100-billion-forest-effort.html

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Shelton Leaders Look at Options to Pay Grant Funds for C Street Landfill Cleanup Study (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-leaders-look-at-options-to-pay-grant-funds-for/article_af1bf9f0-3054-11e7-bd45-778b5f045d80.html

Oregon: Detroit Lake Is Full for First Time in Years (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2017/05/04/detroit-lake-is-full-for-first-time-in-years/

Washington State Senate Approves Hirst Water Bill for Second Time (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170504/ARTICLE/170509966

Wahkiakum PUD recognizes National Drinking Water Week May 7-13 (Wahkiakum Eagle, Cathlamet, WA)

http://www.waheagle.com/story/2017/05/04/opinion/pud-recognizes-national-drinking-water-week-may-7-13/12933.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Research Aims to Protect Eagles from Wind Turbines (Oregon State University)

http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2017/may/research-aims-protect-eagles-wind-turbines

Wind Turbines Affect Behavior of Desert Tortoise Predators (U-S Geological Service)

https://www.usgs.gov/news/wind-turbines-affect-behavior-desert-tortoise-predators?qt-news_science_products=6#qt-news_science_products

Pacific Gas & Electric Turns Dead Trees Into Renewable Energy (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.elp.com/articles/2017/05/pg-e-turns-dead-trees-into-renewable-energy.html

Can State Run on Sun & Wind Alone? California Weighs Aggressive Climate Change Measures (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article148503269.html

End of State Tax Credit Expected to Impact Iowa Clean Energy Growth (Midwest Energy News)

http://midwestenergynews.com/2017/05/04/end-of-state-tax-credit-expected-to-impact-iowa-clean-energy-growth/

Green Designs: Corporate Demand Pushes New Generation of Utility Green Tariffs (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/green-designs-corporate-demand-pushes-new-generation-of-utility-green-tari/441580/

Solar Jobs: State of the States (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2017/05/solar-jobs-state-of-the-states.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Audio: Struggling to Survive, a Small Town Banks on Energy Efficiency (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2017/05/04/526833479/struggling-to-survive-a-small-town-banks-on-energy-efficiency

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Editorial: ‘Climate-Change Agnosticism’ Is a Cop-Out (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/climate-change-agnosticism-is-a-cop-out/article34886432/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Cord Cutting Losses Set another Record (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Cord-Cutting-Losses-Set-Another-Record-139501

Frontier Loses another 102,000 Frustrated DSL Customers (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Frontier-Loses-Another-102000-Frustrated-DSL-Customers-139499

MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook Just Extended Reactions to Comments (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/facebook-reactions-comments/

How to Win at Trade Shows (Hint: It Involves Social Media) (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/how-to-win-at-trade-shows-hint-social-media/

Happy Friendaversary! How Facebook Enhances – And Limits – Your Relationships (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/happy-friendaversary-how-facebook-enhances-and-limits-your-relationships-1.4097882?cmp=rss

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Passage of Republican Health Care Bill Divides Northwest Delegation (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/republican-house-health-care-bill-passes/

This Question Can Make Your To-Do List a Lot More Manageable (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/40416851/this-question-can-make-your-to-do-list-a-lot-more-manageable

GENERAL NEWS

City of Shelton Removes Trees Posing Danger on North 13th Street (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/city-of-shelton-removes-trees-posing-danger-on-north-th/article_7aeadc1c-3056-11e7-b6fa-a76e071c3dde.html

SHEEP IN THE SHIRE– DIVERSIONS

May the Fourth Be With You on National Star Wars Day

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/05/04/may-the-fourth-be-with-you-star-wars/

Lunar Colonists May Make Bricks from Moon Dust & Sunlight

http://gizmodo.com/lunar-colonists-may-make-bricks-from-moon-dust-and-sunl-1794891871

Kate Middleton Feeding This Lamb a Bottle of Milk Is the Break the Internet Needs Today

http://time.com/4765292/kate-middleton-feeds-lamb/

Hundreds of Tourists End Up in Small Norwegian Village Thanks to Google Maps Error

http://mashable.com/2017/05/04/google-maps-error-norway/

SONGS OF THE DAY

Dave Brubeck Day - Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five (Music is in 5/4 time)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WLLzawm56Y

John Williams – Main Theme, Star Wars

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rQSJDLM8ZE

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Energy News Digest for May 3, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for May 3, 2017

70s & Thunderstorms Headed for Our Region (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2017/05/70s-and-thunderstorms-headed-for-our.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Solid Snowpack Heading into Dry Season (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/weather/solid-snowpack-heading-into-dry-season/436178617

Bonneville Power Administration’s Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Outlook Improving (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-fiscal-year-2017-financial-outlook-improving.aspx

Mason PUD 3 Restores Power to 3,300 Customers in Downtown Shelton (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

https://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/mason-pud-3-working-to-restore-power-to-3300-customers-in-downtown-shelton

Incentives for Washington State Solar Begin to Sunset (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)

http://knkx.org/post/incentives-solar-begin-sunset

Eclipse to Test U-S Electric Grid Reshaped by Solar Power (Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/1e951508-2eae-11e7-9555-23ef563ecf9a

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Bonneville Power Administration’s Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Outlook Improving
• Mason PUD 3 Restores Power to 3,300 Customers in Downtown Shelton
• Mason PUD 3 Expects Growth, Plans Ahead with New Capacity Fees
• Chelan PUD Agrees to ALCOA “Buying Time” Agreement
• Contract Gives Okanogan PUD More Power from Wells Dam
• Oregon: Utility Rate Hikes on Ashland City Council Agenda
• $800 Avista Bill for Kettle Falls Home under Construction Explained – Air Handler on Two Weeks, 24/7 for Drywall
• Clean Energy Celebrated at Mason PUD 3 – Resolution Supports Columbia Generating Station, a Carbon-Free Electricity Source
• Grays Harbor PUD Commissioners Say “We Are Lucky to Have Carbon Free Power” With Resolution
• Oregon Senators to President Trump: Jordan Cove LNG Isn’t Your Call
• University of British Columbia Peace River Dam Analysis Misses Mark on Electricity Demand
• Federal Budget Bill Agreement Includes Funding for LIHEAP, DOE Programs
• Op/Ed: U-S Hydropower: Room to Grow in Renewable Energy Production & Water Storage
• Energizing Local Leaders to Promote Public Power
• More Than 100 Animals Illegally Poached, 10 People under Investigation
• Solid Snowpack Heading into Dry Season
• This Dam Protects Jobs South of Seattle – Someday It Won’t
• The Colorado: How a River Rules the West
• Once Again, the River Runs Wild – The Now-Undammed Penobscot River Has Brought Bounty to My Backyard
• Incentives for Washington State Solar Begin to Sunset
• California: Woodland Biomass Firm to Pay $4.22 Million Settlement Involving Hazardous Waste Disposal
• Wind Turbines Provide 8% of U-S Generating Capacity, More Than Any Other Renewable Source
• Study Shows National Solar Firms Prices Are 10% Higher Than Local Firms
• German Project Looks to Home Photovoltaic Systems to Help Grid
• SmartRG Rides the Wave of Smart Homes
• A Small Victory for Cannabis in U-S Budget Agreement
• Debate over Paris Climate Deal Could Turn on a Single Phrase
• The Carbon Consensus: Generators, Analysts Back CO2 Price at FERC Technical Conference
• Eclipse to Test U-S Electric Grid Reshaped by Solar Power
• Op/Ed: Utilities Are Key to Boosting Electric-Vehicle Adoption
• The One-Two Knockout Punch for Broadband – Co-ops Partner with Local Government
• How a Small ISP Delivers Ultra-Fast Broadband When the Giants Won’t
• Why This Google Docs Phishing Attack Is Particularly Sneaky
• Thanks To Alexa, You Can Now Have Conversations with Your Thermostat
• Facebook Is Hiring 3,000 Staffers to Monitor Its Platform after a String of Livestreamed Murders & Suicides
• Three Common Sins Brands Commit on Social Media
• How to Legally Use Images in Your Social Media Marketing
• Maybe It’s Time to Treat Facebook like a Public Utility
• Business Groups Target Washington State House Majority Leader over Support of Tax Plan in Olympia
• U-S Senator Murkowski Frustrated over Nomination Process
• Colorado Congressmen Are Trying to Move the Bureau of Land Management to the West
• North Mason Schools Receive another Phony Student-With-Gun Report
• Police: Small Plane Crashes on Mukilteo Street; No Injuries
• Families Sue Lewis County Midwife after One Newborn Dies, another Injured
• Farmers Hope New ‘Cosmic Crisp’ Will Be America’s Next Top Apple
• Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians to Build Salem-Area Casino

WORD OF THE DAY (Horrible Haiku Edition)

Bioturbation ● /Bye-oh-tur-BAY-shun/ ● Noun - The restructuring of sedimentary deposits (as in a lake bottom or seabed) by moving organisms (as worms & burrowing clams)

Bioturbation

Clams and worms love to do it

Dig-Dug arcade game

http://joelshorriblehaiku.blogspot.com/

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Bonneville Power Administration’s Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Outlook Improving (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-fiscal-year-2017-financial-outlook-improving.aspx

Mason PUD 3 Restores Power to 3,300 Customers in Downtown Shelton (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

https://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/mason-pud-3-working-to-restore-power-to-3300-customers-in-downtown-shelton

Mason PUD 3 Expects Growth, Plans Ahead with New Capacity Fees (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/communities/mason/2017/05/02/mason-pud-no-3-expects-growth-plans-ahead-new-capacity-fees/101220270/

Chelan PUD Agrees to ALCOA “Buying Time” Agreement (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/chelan-pud-agrees-alcoa-buying-time-agreement/

Contract Gives Okanogan PUD More Power from Wells Dam (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2017/may/02/contract-gives-okanogan-pud-more-power-from-wells-dam/

Oregon: Utility Rate Hikes on Ashland City Council Agenda (Ashland Daily Tidings, OR)

http://www.dailytidings.com/news/20170502/utility-rate-hikes-on-council-agenda

$800 Avista Bill for Kettle Falls Home under Construction Explained – Air Handler on Two Weeks, 24/7 for Drywall (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/35298803/800-avista-bill-for-kettle-falls-home-under-construction-explained

Clean Energy Celebrated at Mason PUD 3 – Resolution Supports Columbia Generating Station, a Carbon-Free Electricity Source (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

https://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/pud-3-news-releases/clean-energy-celebrated-at-mason-pud-3

Grays Harbor PUD Commissioners Say “We Are Lucky to Have Carbon Free Power” With Resolution (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/grays-harbor-pud-commissioners-say-we-are-lucky-to-have-carbon-free-power-with-resolution/

Oregon Senators to President Trump: Jordan Cove LNG Isn’t Your Call (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/05/03/oregon-senators-to-trump-jordan-cove-lng-isn-t.html

University of British Columbia Peace River Dam Analysis Misses Mark on Electricity Demand (Business Vancouver, BC)

https://www.biv.com/article/2017/5/ubc-site-c-dam-analysis-misses-mark-electricity-de/

Federal Budget Bill Agreement Includes Funding for LIHEAP, DOE Programs (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=48030

Op/Ed: U-S Hydropower: Room to Grow in Renewable Energy Production & Water Storage (Washington Times)

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/1/us-hydropower-room-to-grow-in-renewable-energy-pro/

Energizing Local Leaders to Promote Public Power (American Public Power Association)

http://blog.publicpower.org/sme/?p=1375

FISH & WILDLIFE

More Than 100 Animals Illegally Poached, 10 People under Investigation (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/more-than-100-animals-illegally-poached-10-people-under-investigation-05-03-2017

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Solid Snowpack Heading into Dry Season (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/weather/solid-snowpack-heading-into-dry-season/436178617

This Dam Protects Jobs South of Seattle – Someday It Won’t (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

http://kuow.org/post/dam-protects-jobs-south-seattle-someday-it-wont

The Colorado: How a River Rules the West (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2017/0503/The-Colorado-how-a-river-rules-the-west

Once Again, the River Runs Wild – The Now-Undammed Penobscot River Has Brought Bounty to My Backyard (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/The-Home-Forum/2017/0503/Once-again-the-river-runs-wild

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Incentives for Washington State Solar Begin to Sunset (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)

http://knkx.org/post/incentives-solar-begin-sunset

California: Woodland Biomass Firm to Pay $4.22 Million Settlement Involving Hazardous Waste Disposal (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article148225709.html

Wind Turbines Provide 8% of U-S Generating Capacity, More Than Any Other Renewable Source (U-S Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=31032

Study Shows National Solar Firms Prices Are 10% Higher Than Local Firms (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/solarleaderboard/2403543/study-shows-national-solar-firms-price-10-higher-local-firms

German Project Looks to Home Photovoltaic Systems to Help Grid (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennet-hldg-power-blockchain-idUSKBN17X2GY

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

SmartRG Rides the Wave of Smart Homes (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/05/03/smartrg-rides-the-wave-of-smart-homes.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

A Small Victory for Cannabis in U-S Budget Agreement (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/05/02/a-small-victory-for-cannabis-in-u-s-budget.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Debate over Paris Climate Deal Could Turn on a Single Phrase (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/02/climate/trump-paris-climate-accord.html

The Carbon Consensus: Generators, Analysts Back CO2 Price at FERC Technical Conference (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/the-carbon-consensus-generators-analysts-back-co2-price-at-ferc-technical/441862/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Eclipse to Test U-S Electric Grid Reshaped by Solar Power (Financial Times)

https://www.ft.com/content/1e951508-2eae-11e7-9555-23ef563ecf9a

Op/Ed: Utilities Are Key to Boosting Electric-Vehicle Adoption (Boston Business Journal, MA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2017/05/03/viewpoint-utilities-are-key-to-boosting-electric.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

The One-Two Knockout Punch for Broadband – Co-ops Partner with Local Government (Digital Communities)

http://www.govtech.com/dc/articles/One-Two-Knockout-Punch-for-Broadband-Co-ops-Partner-With-Local-Government.html

How a Small ISP Delivers Ultra-Fast Broadband When the Giants Won’t (CIO)

http://www.cio.com/article/3193735/consumer-electronics/how-a-small-isp-delivers-ultra-fast-broadband-when-the-giants-won-t.html

Why This Google Docs Phishing Attack Is Particularly Sneaky (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/05/03/why-this-google-docs-phishing-attack-is-particularly-sneaky/?utm_term=.4f387330b226

Thanks To Alexa, You Can Now Have Conversations with Your Thermostat – Another Non-Advanced Meter Hacking Avenue (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/reviewedcom/2017/05/03/alexa-continues-invading-homes-with-new-ecobee-smart-thermostat-and-light-switch/101243838/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook Is Hiring 3,000 Staffers to Monitor Its Platform after a String of Livestreamed Murders & Suicides (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/facebook-hiring-3000-people-facebook-live-safe/

Three Common Sins Brands Commit on Social Media (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/jordan-decker-steelhouse-guest-post-3-common-sins-brands-commit-on-social/

How to Legally Use Images in Your Social Media Marketing (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-legally-use-images-in-social-media-marketing/

Maybe It’s Time to Treat Facebook like a Public Utility (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/40414024/maybe-its-time-to-treat-facebook-like-a-public-utility

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Business Groups Target Washington State House Majority Leader over Support of Tax Plan in Olympia (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/business-groups-target-house-majority-leader-over-support-tax-plan-olympia

U-S Senator Murkowski Frustrated over Nomination Process (Politico Morning Energy)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/05/u-s-senator-murkowski-frustrated-over.html

Colorado Congressmen Are Trying to Move the Bureau of Land Management to the West (The Denverite, CO)

https://www.denverite.com/colorado-senators-trying-move-bureau-land-management-west-34866/

GENERAL NEWS

North Mason Schools Receive another Phony Student-With-Gun Report (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/update-north-mason-schools-receive-another-phony-student-with-gun/article_16712cf6-301e-11e7-b6a2-631732da8f45.html

Police: Small Plane Crashes on Mukilteo Street; No Injuries (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/ap/police-small-plane-crashes-on-mukilteo-street-no-injuries/

Families Sue Lewis County Midwife after One Newborn Dies, another Injured (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/health/families-sue-midwife-after-one-newborn-dies-and-another-is-injured/436296907

Farmers Hope New ‘Cosmic Crisp’ Will Be America’s Next Top Apple (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/05/03/farmers-hope-new-cosmic-crisp-will-be-americas-next-top-apple/

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians to Build Salem-Area Casino (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2017/05/02/confederated-tribes-of-siletz-indians-to-build-casino/

MULES IN THE SCHOOLS – DIVERSIONS

Donkey Offers Finals Week Stress Relief at Montana State

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/donkey-offers-finals-week-stress-relief-at-montana-state/article_c24ab42b-dde5-5e75-a670-6f206c01f3bb.html

Friend Flushes Baseball Fan’s Remains Down Ballpark Toilets

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/hit-and-run-plumber-s-ashes-flushed-at-ballparks/article_a4cff05b-0af3-5cfb-890e-b7f61270433f.html

Oregon Man Accused of Trying to Put Co-Worker into Chipper

http://www.heraldandnews.com/ap/state/oregon-man-accused-of-trying-to-put-co-worker-into/article_2695863b-9c49-5f42-bcc8-fd56125a3d2d.html

Antique Shaving Brushes Could Come With Free Vintage Anthrax

https://consumerist.com/2017/05/02/antique-shaving-brushes-could-come-with-free-vintage-anthrax/

SONG OF THE DAY

Jeff Russo – Fargo (Main Theme, Soundtrack)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3ldqG92chI

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