Energy News Digest for August 15, 2017

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Weather Forecast for August 15, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Regulators Say ‘No’ to Avista’s Request for Higher Electric Rates in Washington State (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/aug/14/regulators-say-no-to-avistas-request-for-higher-el/

U-S Energy Secretary Makes First Tri-City Area Stop, Says It’s a Chance to Learn (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article167232712.html

Solar Developers & Panel Makers Clash over Tariff Request (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/business/energy-environment/solar-trade-tariffs-imports.html

Nonprofit Provider Could Speed Up Internet in Rural Snohomish County (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/nonprofit-provider-could-speed-up-internet-in-rural-snohomish-county/464373842

Eclipse Weather Forecast: Looks Good for BOTH Sides of the Cascades (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2017/08/eclipse-weather-forecast-looks-good-for.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Regulators Say ‘No’ to Avista’s Request for Higher Electric Rates in Washington State
• U-S Energy Secretary Makes First Tri-City Area Stop, Says It’s a Chance to Learn
• U-S Energy Secretary Rick Perry Tours Grid Reliability Lab, But Still No Study
• California: Utility Commission Judge Hears From Bakersfield Residents about Pacific Gas & Electric Rates
• BC Hydro Taps Powerley for Smart Home Pilot
• Nebraska: Increase in Copper Wire Theft at Local Substations
• Sierra Club Sues U-S Energy Department over Grid Study
• Tacoma Power Explains Counting Miscues at Cowlitz Trout Hatchery
• Pacific Northwest Federal Agencies Come Together to Protect Cold Water for Fish
• Solar Developers & Panel Makers Clash over Tariff Request
• Rural Co-Ops & Public Utilities Have Voluntarily Built Nearly 100MW of Community Solar. Here’s Why
• Australia: Electric Vehicles, Renewable Energy Driving Demand, & Price, for Copper
• Grays Harbor County Enacts Marijuana Production Moratorium with Amendment
• Eclipse Weather Forecast: Looks Good for BOTH Sides of the Cascades
• A Solar Eclipse Is Coming August 21 – Here’s What It Will Look Like Where You Are
• Nonprofit Provider Could Speed Up Internet in Rural Snohomish County
• Broadband Economic Benefits: Why Invest in Broadband Infrastructure & Adoption?
• Pantone Creates Shade of Purple Named for Prince Symbol
• Pacific Gas & Electric Earns E Source’s Award for Top Energy Company Website in North America
• Tiki Torch Makers: ‘We Do Not Support’ White Supremacists
• Canada Wants a New NAFTA to Include Gender & Indigenous Rights
• Lilliwaup Man Sentenced to More Than 18 Years in Prison for Strangulation Murder of Girlfriend
• Trial Delayed for Shelton-Area Man in Voyeurism, Burglary, Gun Possession Case
• City, South Sound YMCA Propose Shelton Site for Future Shelton Branch
• Despite Death Threats, Man Behind Twitter Account Outing Racists ‘Isn’t Going Away’
• Science Says: Lightning Is Zapping Fewer Americans, Not More

WORD OF THE DAY

Foozle • \FOO-zul\ • Verb – To manage or play awkwardly: bungle.

Watching Abercrombie in aerobics class was like watching a large, ponderous bear attempt ballet…only not as good. Every maneuver barked out by the harridan leading the class resulted in a foozled step by Abercrombie. Many times he endangered his fellow classmates with flailing arms or a left step when a right one was ordered.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Regulators Say ‘No’ to Avista’s Request for Higher Electric Rates in Washington State (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/aug/14/regulators-say-no-to-avistas-request-for-higher-el/

U-S Energy Secretary Makes First Tri-City Area Stop, Says It’s a Chance to Learn (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article167232712.html

U-S Energy Secretary Rick Perry Tours Grid Reliability Lab, But Still No Study (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/rick-perry-tours-grid-reliability-lab-but-still-no-study/article/2631507

California: Utility Commission Judge Hears From Bakersfield Residents about Pacific Gas & Electric Rates (Bakersfield Californian, CA)

http://www.bakersfield.com/news/state-utility-commission-judge-hears-from-bakersfield-residents-about-pg/article_eefbb1ac-814c-11e7-b3b4-83b985fb975b.html

BC Hydro Taps Powerley for Smart Home Pilot (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/bc-hydro-taps-powerley-for-smart-home-pilot/449329/

Nebraska: Increase in Copper Wire Theft at Local Substations (KOLN-TV, Lincoln, NE)

http://www.nbcneb.com/content/news/Increase-in-copper-wire-theft-at-local-substations-435288933.html

Sierra Club Sues U-S Energy Department over Grid Study (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sierra-club-sues-energy-department-over-grid-study/article/2631462

FISH & WILDLIFE

Tacoma Power Explains Counting Miscues at Cowlitz Trout Hatchery (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://www.chronline.com/tacoma-power-explains-counting-miscues-at-cowlitz-trout-hatchery/article_f2c390ba-7f1d-11e7-9552-2f3cfee2e74e.html

Pacific Northwest Federal Agencies Come Together to Protect Cold Water for Fish (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Northwest-federal-agencies-come-together-to-protect-cold-water-for-fish.aspx

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Solar Developers & Panel Makers Clash over Tariff Request (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/business/energy-environment/solar-trade-tariffs-imports.html

Rural Co-Ops & Public Utilities Have Voluntarily Built Nearly 100MW of Community Solar. Here’s Why (Green Tech Media)

https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/rural-coops-and-public-utilities-have-built-nearly-100mw-of-community-solar

Australia: Electric Vehicles, Renewable Energy Driving Demand, & Price, for Copper (Australia Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-08-15/copper-demand-and-price-up-on-electric-vehicle-demand/8799106

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Grays Harbor County Enacts Marijuana Production Moratorium with Amendment (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/county-enacts-marijuana-production-moratorium-amendment/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Eclipse Weather Forecast: Looks Good for BOTH Sides of the Cascades (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2017/08/eclipse-weather-forecast-looks-good-for.html

A Solar Eclipse Is Coming August 21 – Here’s What It Will Look Like Where You Are (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-sci-solar-eclipse-2017-map/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Nonprofit Provider Could Speed Up Internet in Rural Snohomish County (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/nonprofit-provider-could-speed-up-internet-in-rural-snohomish-county/464373842

Broadband Economic Benefits: Why Invest in Broadband Infrastructure & Adoption? (The Daily Yonder)

http://www.dailyyonder.com/broadband-economic-benefits-invest-broadband-infrastructure-adoption/2017/08/07/20695/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Pantone Creates Shade of Purple Named for Prince Symbol (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2017/08/14/pantone-creates-shade-of-purple-named-for-prince-symbol/

Pacific Gas & Electric Earns E Source’s Award for Top Energy Company Website in North America (Electric Energy Online)

http://electricenergyonline.com/detail_news.php?ID=649990&cat=%3B90

Tiki Torch Makers: ‘We Do Not Support’ White Supremacists (NY Post)

http://nypost.com/2017/08/13/tiki-torch-makers-we-do-not-support-white-supremacists/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Canada Wants a New NAFTA to Include Gender & Indigenous Rights (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/14/world/americas/canada-wants-a-new-nafta-to-include-gender-and-indigenous-rights.html

GENERAL NEWS

Lilliwaup Man Sentenced to More Than 18 Years in Prison for Strangulation Murder of Girlfriend (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/lilliwaup-man-sentenced-to-more-than-years-in-prison-for/article_6dba22c2-81d8-11e7-b4c6-c7ebec9ad8ac.html

Trial Delayed for Shelton-Area Man in Voyeurism, Burglary, Gun Possession Case (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/trial-delayed-for-shelton-area-man-in-voyeurism-burglary-gun/article_38078db4-8123-11e7-bae1-bbd8206ece4d.html

City, South Sound YMCA Propose Shelton Site for Future Shelton Branch (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/city-south-sound-ymca-propose-shelton-site-for-future-y/article_74db5d24-8146-11e7-8738-cb61cd45ce61.html

Despite Death Threats, Man Behind Twitter Account Outing Racists ‘Isn’t Going Away’ (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article167202762.html

Science Says: Lightning Is Zapping Fewer Americans, Not More (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/science-lightning-zapping-fewer-americans-49221945

LAW & JUSTICE – DIVERSIONS

Gamer Tracks Down Kidnapped Girl by Ordering Abductor a Pizza

https://www.yahoo.com/news/gamer-tracks-down-kidnapped-girl-014754530.html

Jury Finds for Taylor Swift in DJ Groping Case – Swift’s Court Award? One Dollar

https://www.courthousenews.com/jury-finds-taylor-swift-dj-groping-case/

Inflatable Trump Chicken for Sale on eBay

http://www.khq.com/story/36114824/inflatable-trump-chicken-for-sale-on-ebay

Just a Few More Bongs for Big Ben Before London Bell Is Silenced for Four Years

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/aug/14/just-a-few-more-bongs-for-big-ben-before-london-be/#/0

SONG OF THE DAY

Steve Miller Band – Take the Money & Run

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MneA9pgLVw

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Energy News Digest for August 14, 2017

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Weather Forecast for August 14, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Oregon Regulators Push Back on Portland General Electric’s Green Energy Plan (Oregonian, Portland)

https://articles.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2017/08/regulators_reject_pges_plan_on.amp

New Reservoir Will Help Yakima Valley Farmers When More Water Is Needed (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/new-reservoir-will-help-yakima-valley-farmers-when-more-water/article_465b02dc-7f21-11e7-9030-cb89e7701c23.html

Severing Ties with Electric Utilities Isn’t as Easy as Cutting the Cable Cord (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-home-energy-storage-20170813-story.html

U-S Secretary of Energy Rick Perry to Visit McNary Dam (East Oregonian, Pendleton)

http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20170811/secretary-of-energy-rick-perry-to-visit-umatilla-county

Lumber Prices Soar Alongside Construction (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2017/08/13/lumber-prices-soar-alongside-construction/561222001/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Oregon Regulators Push Back on Portland General Electric’s Green Energy Plan
• U-S Secretary of Energy Rick Perry to Visit McNary Dam
• Burden of Decision: A Native Son Climbs to Avista’s Top Job, Then Arranges the Sale of the Company
• Editorial: Bloodless Coup at Tacoma Public Utilities Not Good for Utility Ratepayers
• Columnist: Hey, Tacoma, Your Electrical Utility Faces Big Challenges That Will Affect You
• Electrified Pipe Likely Led to Chiawana Sophomore’s Drowning in Columbia River
• Tri-Cities Utilities Warn Customers of Telephone Scam
• Editorial: How Cuomo Is ‘Building’ Blackouts for New York City
• U-S Poised to Become Leader in Gas Exports, But Some Fear Price Impacts
• New FERC Quorum Faces Hefty Backlog as Market Issues Loom
• Klickitat River Has Hedge against Season’s Grim Fish Run Forecasts
• Op/Ed: Bill Would Rubber-Stamp Salmon Failure
• Lawsuit Targets Federal Oversight of Shellfish Farming
• Reward Offered to Catch Nevada Lake Invasive Fish Dumper
• New Reservoir Will Help Yakima Valley Farmers When More Water Is Needed
• Thurston County to Conduct Water Survey in Response to Hirst Decision on Wells
• Severing Ties with Electric Utilities Isn’t as Easy as Cutting the Cable Cord
• Chile’s Energy Transformation Is Powered by Wind, Sun & Volcanoes
• Nest Thermostats to Save Power during August 21 Eclipse
• U-S Pot States Try to Curb Smuggling, Fend Off Administration
• Clock Starts on Integrating Carbon Pricing in New York Market
• A Swiss Town Wants to Save its Local Glacier with Artificial Snow
• Eclipse 2017: Don’t Even Think About Parking along I-5 to Gaze Skyward
• Amazon Recalls Viewing Glasses 9 Days before Total Solar Eclipse
• For Electric Cars to Take Off, They’ll Need Place to Charge
• FCC Takes Heat for Plan to Lower Broadband Deployment Bar
• Tigard, OR: Smart Home Makes Injured Veteran’s Life Easier
• How a Conservative TV Giant Is Ridding Itself of Regulation
• Detroit Red Wings Are Not Pleased Their Logo Is Now White Nationalist Propaganda
• Longview City Council to Continue Allowing Campaign Speeches at Business Meetings
• Lumber Prices Soar Alongside Construction
• Olympic College to Dedicate New Welding Shop in Shelton
• Mason County: Awards Stack Up for Salish Cliffs Golf Club
• Shelton’s Chalk the Walks Tuesday
• Why Your Avocados Are About to Get Much More Expensive - As High as $3 Apiece

WORD OF THE DAY

Bifurcate • \BYE-fur-kate\ • Verb – To cause to divide into two branches or parts.

Alfred was distraught. The debate over treatment for his halitosis had fallen into bifurcated disarray among the medical community. One group was debating for large doses of antibiotics parsley pills and other questionable treatments. The second medical team contended that just brushing his teeth occasionally would provide a measure of success.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Oregon Regulators Push Back on Portland General Electric’s Green Energy Plan (Oregonian, Portland)

https://articles.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2017/08/regulators_reject_pges_plan_on.amp

U-S Secretary of Energy Rick Perry to Visit McNary Dam (East Oregonian, Pendleton)

http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20170811/secretary-of-energy-rick-perry-to-visit-umatilla-county

Burden of Decision: A Native Son Climbs to Avista’s Top Job, Then Arranges the Sale of the Company (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/aug/13/burden-of-decision-a-native-son-climbs-to-avistas-/#/0

Editorial: Bloodless Coup at Tacoma Public Utilities Not Good for Utility Ratepayers (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/article166801957.html

Columnist: Hey, Tacoma, Your Electrical Utility Faces Big Challenges That Will Affect You (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article166328352.html

Electrified Pipe Likely Led to Chiawana Sophomore’s Drowning in Columbia River (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article166680132.html

Tri-Cities Utilities Warn Customers of Telephone Scam (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/36108487/local-utilities-warn-customers-of-telephone-scam

Editorial: How Cuomo Is ‘Building’ Blackouts for New York City (New York Post, NY)

http://nypost.com/2017/08/12/how-cuomo-is-building-blackouts-for-nyc/

U-S Poised to Become Leader in Gas Exports, But Some Fear Price Impacts (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/us-poised-to-become-leader-in-gas-exports-but-some-fear-price-impacts/448989/

New FERC Quorum Faces Hefty Backlog as Market Issues Loom (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-ferc-quorum-faces-hefty-backlog-as-market-issues-loom/449072/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Klickitat River Has Hedge against Season’s Grim Fish Run Forecasts (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/aug/11/klickitat-river-has-hedge-against-seasons-grim-fis/

Op/Ed: Bill Would Rubber-Stamp Salmon Failure (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/aug/12/josh-mills-bill-would-rubber-stamp-salmon-failure/

Lawsuit Targets Federal Oversight of Shellfish Farming (Associated Press)

http://tdn.com/news/local/lawsuit-targets-federal-oversight-of-shellfish-farming/article_df8ce3e9-5722-53a0-9a65-04637e424c1b.html

Reward Offered to Catch Nevada Lake Invasive Fish Dumper (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/crime/article/Reward-offered-to-catch-Nevada-lake-invasive-fish-11783471.php

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

New Reservoir Will Help Yakima Valley Farmers When More Water Is Needed (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/new-reservoir-will-help-yakima-valley-farmers-when-more-water/article_465b02dc-7f21-11e7-9030-cb89e7701c23.html

Thurston County to Conduct Water Survey in Response to Hirst Decision on Wells (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article166964517.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Severing Ties with Electric Utilities Isn’t as Easy as Cutting the Cable Cord (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-home-energy-storage-20170813-story.html

Chile’s Energy Transformation Is Powered by Wind, Sun & Volcanoes (NY Times)

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/08/12/world/americas/chile-green-energy-geothermal.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Nest Thermostats to Save Power during August 21 Eclipse (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Nest-thermostats-to-save-power-during-Aug-21-11752172.php

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

U-S Pot States Try to Curb Smuggling, Fend Off Administration (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/us-pot-states-try-to-curb-smuggling-fend-off-administration/article_04e3f9d8-bbd4-5c78-9d34-44d68ef6b407.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Clock Starts on Integrating Carbon Pricing in New York Market (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/clock-starts-on-integrating-carbon-pricing-in-new-york-market/449170/

A Swiss Town Wants to Save its Local Glacier with Artificial Snow (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/briefly/a-swiss-town-wants-to-save-their-local-glacier-with-artificial-snow/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Eclipse 2017: Don’t Even Think About Parking along I-5 to Gaze Skyward (Oregonian, Portland)

https://articles.oregonlive.com/eclipse/2017/08/dont_even_think_about_parking.amp

Amazon Recalls Viewing Glasses 9 Days before Total Solar Eclipse (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/eclipse/2017/08/amazon_recalls_glasses_9_days.html

For Electric Cars to Take Off, They’ll Need Place to Charge (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/aug/11/for-electric-cars-to-take-off-theyll-need-place-to/#/0

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Takes Heat for Plan to Lower Broadband Deployment Bar (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Takes-Heat-for-Plan-to-Lower-Broadband-Deployment-Bar-140118

Tigard, OR: Smart Home Makes Injured Veteran’s Life Easier (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2017/08/11/smart-home-makes-injured-veterans-life-easier/

MARKETING & MEDIA

How a Conservative TV Giant Is Ridding Itself of Regulation (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/14/us/politics/how-a-conservative-tv-giant-is-ridding-itself-of-regulation.html

Detroit Red Wings Are Not Pleased Their Logo Is Now White Nationalist Propaganda (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2017/08/12/red-wings-denounce-racists.amp

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Longview City Council to Continue Allowing Campaign Speeches at Business Meetings (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/longview-council-to-continue-allowing-campaign-speeches/article_42aca583-bf70-5d30-a0e9-73021d068c1f.html

GENERAL NEWS

Lumber Prices Soar Alongside Construction (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2017/08/13/lumber-prices-soar-alongside-construction/561222001/

Olympic College to Dedicate New Welding Shop in Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/olympic-college-to-dedicate-new-welding-shop-in-shelton/article_1975dddc-7ee0-11e7-90c0-4b547c5013b9.html

Mason County: Awards Stack Up for Salish Cliffs Golf Club (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/sports/local_sports/awards-stack-up-for-salish-cliffs-golf-club/youtube_d34f25c8-7ee1-11e7-9e26-b784f54db0ba.html

Shelton’s Chalk the Walks Tuesday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/26897

Why Your Avocados Are About to Get Much More Expensive - As High as $3 Apiece (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article166768937.html

EATING HISTORY – DIVERSIONS

Judge Dismisses DJ’s $3 Million Case Against Taylor Swift

https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-dismisses-djs-case-taylor-swift/

100-Year-Old Fruitcake Found in Antarctica Is ‘Almost’ Edible

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/08/antarctica-fruitcake-scott-terra-nova/

Britain’s New Bank Notes: Secure. Durable. Not for Vegetarians.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/10/business/dealbook/uk-pound-note-vegan-vegetarian.html

Florida Woman Charged with Faking Cancer, Keeping Donations from New York Towns

https://www.yahoo.com/news/woman-charged-faking-cancer-keeping-donations-york-towns-212702523.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Leo Sayer – Long Tall Glasses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P7EkR8UjFs

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for August 11, 2017 – Chance of Rain Showers Saturday Night & Sunday

Air Quality Alert for Mason County & the Rest of Western Washington until Noon Today

The End of Smoke, the First Rain, & Cooler Temperatures Return: But Are There Dangers with this Change? (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-end-of-smoke-first-rain-and-cooler.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Pacific Northwest Lobby Petitions President Trump to End Salmon Protection (Associated Press)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2017/0810/Northwest-lobby-petitions-Trump-to-end-salmon-protection

Op/Ed: Feds Step Up to Claim Dam Authority (Dalles Chronicle, OR)

http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2017/aug/10/guest-column-feds-step-claim-dam-authority/

Marion County Judge Rules That Oregon Department of Energy Improperly Collected Tax (Willamette Week, OR)

http://www.wweek.com/news/2017/08/10/marion-county-judge-rules-that-department-of-energy-improperly-collected-tax/

Is Wildfire Smoke Going Away? Forecasters Say Conditions Right (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/is-wildfire-smoke-going-away-forecasters-say-conditions-right/article_20275cda-7e15-11e7-b8b9-6f0c1dc060a5.html

2016 Confirmed as Planet’s Hottest Year (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/10/2016-broke-global-temperature-records-again-241486

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Op/Ed: Feds Step Up to Claim Dam Authority
• Editorial: President Trump Wants to Steal Pacific Northwest Resources
• Benton PUD Considering a Rate Increase Effective October 1, 2017
• Okanogan County Electric Cooperative Proposes Three-Percent Rate Increase
• Power Outage Hits Oregon Music Festival in Pocketbook
• Seagull Causes Moclips Power Outage
• South Carolina: Two Million Spared from Santee Cooper Rate Hikes for Bungled Nuclear Project
• Total U-S Energy Expenditures in 2015 Were the Lowest in More Than a Decade
• Yucca Mountain Hearings Approach as NRC Tells Staff to Prepare
• FERC Chairman Says Lack of Quorum Was Historic
• American Public Power Association CEO Asks IRS to Withdraw Proposal Affecting Tax-Exempt Bonds ‘In Entirety’
• The Biggest Power Plants in the World -- Hydro & Nuclear
• Pacific Northwest Lobby Petitions President Trump to End Salmon Protection
• Fish Recolonizing Areas Upriver of Former Dam Sites on Elwha River
• Snake River Sockeye Trickling into Stanley Basin; Upper Columbia Sockeye Numbers Far Below Average
• Dam Operators: Oil Leaked From Lower Monument Dam into Snake River over Seven Months
• Marion County Judge Rules That Oregon Department of Energy Improperly Collected Tax
• SolarWorld Ripple Effect — Hillsboro Supplier Ulbrich Shuts Down
• Net Metering Debates Rev Up – Regulators Are Skeptical of Utility Proposals
• Staid Utility Investing World Upended by Green Energy Revolution: James Saft
• New Map Shows Wind Farms Spreading Rapidly across U-S
• Washington State Now Allows Cannabis Producers to Own Multiple Licenses. Let the M&A Frenzy Begin.
• Vote on Chelan County Cannabis Rules Delayed over Growers Concerns
• 2016 Confirmed as Planet’s Hottest Year
• Challenge to Carbon Rules for New Power Plants Delayed Indefinitely
• Op/Ed: New York Times Guilty Of Large Screw-Up on Climate-Change Story
• Texas: Environmentalists Swarm Austin City Hall in Push for Carbon-Free Electricity
• Study: Median U-S Broadband User Pays $80 for Broadband
• FCC Not Worried About Lack of Broadband Because We Really Just Need Our Phones
• Gigabit Broadband Gives Me Tomorrow’s Internet Today
• Facebook Finally Launching Long-Rumored “Facebook Watch” TV-Like Feature
• Smirking Cat Face, Bento Box, Tornado. Where Do Emoji Come From?
• Why Brands & Agencies Are Preparing for the Era of Six-Second Ads
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• Washington State Supreme Court Upholds Seattle Gun Tax
• Lewis County Commissioners Settle Open Meetings Lawsuit
• Washington State Lawmakers Had a Fight So Bad, They Came Back in August to Say, ‘We Good?’
• Paper Company Norpac Asks Feds to Stop ‘Unfair’ Canadian ‘Dumping’ – Includes Cut-Rate Electricity
• Is Wildfire Smoke Going Away? Forecasters Say Conditions Right
• 4.5 quake hits Pacific Ocean off California, Oregon
• Work To Start on Idaho Facility for Warships’ Nuclear Waste
• Body Found in Eld Inlet Identified as Missing California Man
• Smoking Mo’s Opens Downtown Shelton Sidewalk Café
• There’s Wenatchee – 25 Best Places to Retire in the U-S

WORD OF THE DAY

Pandemonium • \pan-duh-MONE-ee-um\ • noun –1: the capital of Hell in Milton’s Paradise Lost 2: the infernal regions: hell 3: not capitalized: a wild uproar: tumult

(From the Greek: pan + the Latin: daemonium or demon)

Early release from school resulted in a joyous pandemonium on the front lawn of the local high school. Streamers of two-ply toilet paper soared through the air. The only thought going through the mind of the school’s budget analyst was that two rolls of one-ply would be more cost-effective.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Op/Ed: Feds Step Up to Claim Dam Authority (Dalles Chronicle, OR)

http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2017/aug/10/guest-column-feds-step-claim-dam-authority/

Editorial: President Trump Wants to Steal Pacific Northwest Resources (The Daily Astorian, OR)

http://www.dailyastorian.com/editorials/20170810/our-view-trump-wants-to-steal-northwest-resources

Benton PUD Considering a Rate Increase Effective October 1, 2017 (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/36108563/benton-pud-considering-a-rate-increase-effective-october-1-2017

Okanogan County Electric Cooperative Proposes Three-Percent Rate Increase (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)

http://methowvalleynews.com/2017/08/10/electric-cooperative-proposes-3-percent-rate-increase/

Power Outage Hits Oregon Music Festival in Pocketbook (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2017/08/10/power-outage-hits-music-festival-in-pocketbook/

Seagull Causes Moclips Power Outage (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/seagull-caused-power-outage/

South Carolina: Two Million Spared from Santee Cooper Rate Hikes for Bungled Nuclear Project (The State, Columbia SC)

http://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article166673857.html

Total U-S Energy Expenditures in 2015 Were the Lowest in More Than a Decade (U-S Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=32432

Yucca Mountain Hearings Approach as NRC Tells Staff to Prepare (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/yucca-mountain-hearings-approach-as-nrc-tells-staff-to-prepare/449003/

FERC Chairman Says Lack of Quorum Was Historic (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-ferc-chairman-says-lack-of-quorum-was-historic/article/2631234

American Public Power Association CEO Asks IRS to Withdraw Proposal Affecting Tax-Exempt Bonds ‘In Entirety’ (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=48658

The Biggest Power Plants in the World -- Hydro & Nuclear (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2017/08/10/the-biggest-power-plants-in-the-world-hydro-and-nuclear/#687d03e2c887

FISH & WILDLIFE

Pacific Northwest Lobby Petitions President Trump to End Salmon Protection (Associated Press)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2017/0810/Northwest-lobby-petitions-Trump-to-end-salmon-protection

Fish Recolonizing Areas Upriver of Former Dam Sites on Elwha River (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/fish-recolonizing-areas-upriver-of-former-dam-sites-on-elwha-river/

Snake River Sockeye Trickling into Stanley Basin; Upper Columbia Sockeye Numbers Far Below Average (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/439414.aspx

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Dam Operators: Oil Leaked From Lower Monument Dam into Snake River over Seven Months (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/tech/science/environment/corps-oil-leaked-from-dam-into-snake-river-over-7-months/463286571

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Marion County Judge Rules That Oregon Department of Energy Improperly Collected Tax (Willamette Week, OR)

http://www.wweek.com/news/2017/08/10/marion-county-judge-rules-that-department-of-energy-improperly-collected-tax/

SolarWorld Ripple Effect — Hillsboro Supplier Ulbrich Shuts Down (Portland Business Journal, OR)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/08/10/solarworld-ripple-effect-hillsboro-supplier.html

Net Metering Debates Rev Up – Regulators Are Skeptical of Utility Proposals (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/net-metering-debates-rev-up-but-regulators-are-skeptical-of-utility-propos/448703/

Staid Utility Investing World Upended by Green Energy Revolution: James Saft (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-markets-saft-idUSKBN1AR03N

New Map Shows Wind Farms Spreading Rapidly across U-S (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/10/new-map-shows-wind-farms-spreading-rapidly-across-us/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Washington State Now Allows Cannabis Producers to Own Multiple Licenses. Let the M&A Frenzy Begin. (Canna Law Blog)

http://www.cannalawblog.com/breaking-news-washington-state-now-allows-cannabis-producers-to-own-multiple-licenses-let-the-ma-frenzy-begin/

Vote on Chelan County Cannabis Rules Delayed over Growers Concerns (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/vote-on-cannabis-rules-delayed-over-growers-concerns/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

2016 Confirmed as Planet’s Hottest Year (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/10/2016-broke-global-temperature-records-again-241486

Challenge to Carbon Rules for New Power Plants Delayed Indefinitely (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/challenge-to-carbon-rules-for-new-power-plants-delayed-indefinitely/449163/

Op/Ed: New York Times Guilty Of Large Screw-Up on Climate-Change Story (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2017/08/09/new-york-times-guilty-of-large-screw-up-on-climate-change-story/?utm_term=.72bf85177bbc

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Texas: Environmentalists Swarm Austin City Hall in Push for Carbon-Free Electricity (The Austin Monitor, TX)

https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2017/08/environmentalists-swarm-city-hall-push-carbon-free-electricity/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Study: Median U-S Broadband User Pays $80 for Broadband (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Study-Median-US-Broadband-User-Pays-80-for-Broadband-140099

FCC Not Worried About Lack of Broadband Because We Really Just Need Our Phones (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/08/10/fcc-not-worried-about-lack-of-broadband-because-we-really-just-need-our-phones/

Gigabit Broadband Gives Me Tomorrow’s Internet Today (C/Net News)

https://www.cnet.com/news/gigabit-broadband-gives-me-tomorrows-internet-today/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook Finally Launching Long-Rumored “Facebook Watch” TV-Like Feature (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/08/10/facebook-finally-launching-long-rumored-facebook-watch-tv-like-feature/

Smirking Cat Face, Bento Box, Tornado. Where Do Emoji Come From? (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/40447070/smirking-cat-face-bento-box-tornado-where-do-emoji-come-from

Why Brands & Agencies Are Preparing for the Era of Six-Second Ads (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/why-brands-and-agencies-are-preparing-for-the-era-of-6-second-ads/

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/08/11/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-391/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Washington State Supreme Court Upholds Seattle Gun Tax (Associated Press)

http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2017/08/10/washington-state-supreme-court-upholds-seattle-gun-tax/

Lewis County Commissioners Settle Open Meetings Lawsuit (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/2017-08-11/lewis-county-commissioners-settle-open-meetings-lawsuit

Washington State Lawmakers Had a Fight So Bad, They Came Back in August to Say, ‘We Good?’ (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/lawmakers-had-fight-so-bad-they-came-back-august-say-we-good

Paper Company Norpac Asks Feds to Stop ‘Unfair’ Canadian ‘Dumping’ – Includes Cut-Rate Electricity (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/norpac-asks-feds-to-stop-unfair-canadian-dumping/article_302ff927-e993-5878-893d-8b7f9f76a901.html

GENERAL NEWS

Is Wildfire Smoke Going Away? Forecasters Say Conditions Right (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/is-wildfire-smoke-going-away-forecasters-say-conditions-right/article_20275cda-7e15-11e7-b8b9-6f0c1dc060a5.html

4.5 quake hits Pacific Ocean off California, Oregon (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2017/08/11/4-5-quake-hits-pacific-ocean-off-california-oregon/

Work To Start on Idaho Facility for Warships’ Nuclear Waste (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/work-to-start-on-idaho-facility-for-warships-nuclear-waste/article_cc9daa2d-0e75-5767-9c87-6d9e64724a28.html

Body Found in Eld Inlet Identified as Missing California Man (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article166495817.html

Smoking Mo’s Opens Downtown Shelton Sidewalk Café (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/26860

There’s Wenatchee – 25 Best Places to Retire in the U-S (AARP)

http://www.aarp.org/home-family/friends-family/info-2017/25-best-places-to-retire-fd.html

ROLLING THUNDER – DIVERSIONS

Moped Driver Arrested After 20 Mph Chase through Port Angeles

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/crime/moped-driver-arrested-after-20-mph-chase-through-port-angeles/

Thief Steals Surveillance Camera, Which Is Captured By — Yep, You Guessed It

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/crime_and_courts/thief-steals-surveillance-camera-which-is-captured-by-yep-you/article_b11afa6e-7e54-11e7-9bf6-037981f13539.html

St. Louis Cardinals Ask for Help in Finding the Rally Cat

http://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/national_sports/st-louis-cardinals-ask-for-help-in-finding-the-rally/article_c6a0ca0d-a4d6-52a7-9e20-2d50a5c0185d.html

Item Delivered to West Olympia Store Had a Not-So-Legal Surprise Stashed Inside

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article166542922.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4WiyxXpyZc

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