Energy News Digest for August 16, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for August 16, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Portland Prepared to Enter Secret Deal with Portland General Electric (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/08/portland_to_consider_deal_with.html

U-S Energy Secretary Perry Visits McNary Dam; Mum on Bonneville Power Administration Sale (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)

http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20170814/energy-secretary-perry-visits-mcnary-dam-mum-on-bpa-sale

Utility Companies Not Worried about Loss of Energy during Eclipse (KRCR-TV, Redding, CA)

http://www.krcrtv.com/news/local/shasta/utility-companies-not-worried-about-loss-of-energy-during-eclipse/605330757

Grim Projections for Columbia, Snake Steelhead Just Got Worse (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2017/aug/15/grim-projections-columbia-snake-steelhead-just-got-worse/

Solar Trade Case Weighs Whether Protection Will Save or Sink Industry (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/08/15/solar-trade-case-weighs-whether-protection-will-save-or-sink-industry/?utm_term=.0692ced61c22

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Portland Prepared to Enter Secret Deal with Portland General Electric
• U-S Energy Secretary Perry Visits McNary Dam; Mum on Bonneville Power Administration Sale
• Energy Secretary: Hanford Budget Will Be Enough to ‘Get the Job Done’
• Editorial: U-S Energy Secretary Perry Arrives at Critical Time for Energy Funding
• Utility Companies Not Worried about Loss of Energy during Eclipse
• British Columbia: Leading Peace River Dam Contractor to Be Placed in Receivership
• Ohio: Streetsboro Teen Electrocuted While Climbing Transmission Tower in Akron
• South Carolina Utility Unsure When It Will Re-File Plans to Bail on Project
• America Electric Power Smart Meters Are Coming to Ohio – Delaware Is First
• Grim Projections for Columbia, Snake Steelhead Just Got Worse
• Solar Trade Case Weighs Whether Protection Will Save or Sink Industry
• Op/Ed: Road to Renewable Energy Is Filled With Potholes of ‘Magic Thinking’
• Missouri Regulators Reject Massive Midwest Wind Power Line
• Chelan County Commissioners Say Marijuana Is Not an Agricultural Product
• Washington State Officials Warn of Solar Eclipse Armageddon: Wildfires, Unprecedented Traffic Jams, GPS Miscues
• A Single Donald Trump Tweet Just Lost Amazon $6 Billion in Value
• Obama’s Charlottesville Tweet Is Now the Most-Liked Tweet Ever
• Applebee’s Gives Up On Millennials after Failed Rebranding Efforts
• The British Library Offers over a Million Free Vintage Images for Download
• Three-Nation Efforts to Revise NAFTA Begin
• You Need an Afternoon Routine
• Another ‘Sexualized Culture’ Investigation at Washington State Fish & Wildlife Leads to Firings
• Pioneer & Hood Canal School Districts talk Cooperative High School
• Olympic College Shelton Celebrates New Welding Shop
• Sidewalks Chalked Around Shelton

WORD OF THE DAY

Torpor • \TORE-perr\ • Noun - 1a : a state of mental & motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility b: a state of lowered physiological activity typically characterized by reduced metabolism, heart rate, respiration, & body temperature that occurs in varying degrees especially in hibernating & estivating animals 2: apathy, dullness

Like lizards on a cold day, the cubicle dwellers on the tenth floor began falling into torpor at their desks; their QWERTY keyboards making square impressions into their flaccid faces. “My nefarious plan worked,” the young mail boy mused as he strolled, unencumbered, through the maze of offices. “A full serving of doughnuts and glazed pastries at mid-morning…sugar crash by noon. Excellent.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Portland Prepared to Enter Secret Deal with Portland General Electric (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/08/portland_to_consider_deal_with.html

U-S Energy Secretary Perry Visits McNary Dam; Mum on Bonneville Power Administration Sale (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)

http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20170814/energy-secretary-perry-visits-mcnary-dam-mum-on-bpa-sale

Energy Secretary: Hanford Budget Will Be Enough to ‘Get the Job Done’ (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/energy-secretary-hanford-budget-will-be-enough-get-job-done

Editorial: U-S Energy Secretary Perry Arrives at Critical Time for Energy Funding (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/editorials/article167359247.html

Utility Companies Not Worried about Loss of Energy during Eclipse (KRCR-TV, Redding, CA)

http://www.krcrtv.com/news/local/shasta/utility-companies-not-worried-about-loss-of-energy-during-eclipse/605330757

British Columbia: Leading Peace River Dam Contractor to Be Placed in Receivership (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/leading-site-c-contractor-to-be-placed-in-receivership-1.21920314

Ohio: Streetsboro Teen Electrocuted While Climbing Transmission Tower in Akron (Akron Beacon Journal, OH)

https://www.ohio.com/akron/news/local/teen-electrocuted-while-climbing-transmission-tower-in-akron

South Carolina Utility Unsure When It Will Re-File Plans to Bail on Project (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/national_news/utility-unsure-when-it-will-re-file-plans-to-bail/article_e708e934-a2ab-57d5-9891-bd15deac2855.html

America Electric Power Smart Meters Are Coming to Ohio – Delaware Is First (Columbus Business First, OH)

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/08/16/aeps-smart-meters-are-coming-to-ohio-and-delaware.html?ana=RSS%26s=article_search

FISH & WILDLIFE

Grim Projections for Columbia, Snake Steelhead Just Got Worse (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2017/aug/15/grim-projections-columbia-snake-steelhead-just-got-worse/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Solar Trade Case Weighs Whether Protection Will Save or Sink Industry (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/08/15/solar-trade-case-weighs-whether-protection-will-save-or-sink-industry/?utm_term=.0692ced61c22

Op/Ed: Road to Renewable Energy Is Filled With Potholes of ‘Magic Thinking’ (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/energy-environment/346666-road-to-renewable-energy-is-filled-with-potholes-of

Missouri Regulators Reject Massive Midwest Wind Power Line (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/missouri/articles/2017-08-16/missouri-regulators-reject-massive-midwest-wind-power-line

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Chelan County Commissioners Say Marijuana Is Not an Agricultural Product (NCW Life Channel, East Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.ncwlife.com/chelan-county-commissioners-say-marijuana-not-agricultural-product/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Washington State Officials Warn of Solar Eclipse Armageddon: Wildfires, Unprecedented Traffic Jams, GPS Miscues (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

(“Dogs & Cats; living together. Mass hysteria!)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/state-officials-warn-of-solar-eclipse-armageddon-wildfires-unprecedented-traffic/article_263b1169-8f80-5b67-8733-9dc011c18892.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

A Single Donald Trump Tweet Just Lost Amazon $6 Billion in Value (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2017/08/16/donald-trump-amazon-tweet/

Obama’s Charlottesville Tweet Is Now the Most-Liked Tweet Ever (ABC News)

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/obamas-charlottesville-tweet-now-most-liked-tweet-ever-034105111--abc-news-topstories.html

Applebee’s Gives Up On Millennials after Failed Rebranding Efforts (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/08/15/543707953/applebees-ditches-millennials

The British Library Offers over a Million Free Vintage Images for Download (Digital Arts)

http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/news/illustration/british-library-over-million-free-vintage-images-download/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Three-Nation Efforts to Revise NAFTA Begin (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/aug/15/three-nation-efforts-to-revise-nafta-begin/

You Need an Afternoon Routine (Fast Company)

http://lifehacker.com/you-need-an-afternoon-routine-1797797871

GENERAL NEWS

Another ‘Sexualized Culture’ Investigation at Washington State Fish & Wildlife Leads to Firings (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/another-sexualized-culture-investigation-fish-and-wildlife-leads-firings

Pioneer & Hood Canal School Districts talk Cooperative High School (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/daybreak/pioneer-hood-canal-school-districts-talk-cooperative-high-school/youtube_2b2eefa8-81da-11e7-97bd-bf48b170ffa4.html

Olympic College Shelton Celebrates New Welding Shop (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/26928

Sidewalks Chalked Around Shelton (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/26915

BATS IN THE BELFRY – DIVERSIONS

Big Ben Backlash: Plan to Silence Beloved Bell under Review

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/world_news/big-ben-backlash-plan-to-silence-beloved-bell-under-review/article_e9490b7e-1ab3-5347-b4c2-c86f9f59fa08.html

German Customs Intercepts Package with 20 Snake Heads

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/world_news/german-customs-intercepts-package-with-snake-heads/article_6c361974-c287-55d1-bd07-e25237be5acc.html

Wisconsin Man Drives to Hospital after Nail Shot into Heart

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/wisconsin-man-drives-to-hospital-after-nail-shot-into-heart/article_0251747c-087e-59be-9bac-62f56dc4bd50.html

This Website Translates English into “Elephant”

https://www.fastcompany.com/40453177/this-website-translates-english-into-elephant

SONG OF THE DAY

Jerry Vale – You Belong to My Heart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DapD9EFzxc8

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

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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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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