Energy News Digest for September 22, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for September 22, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Maria Hits Puerto Rico Energy Infrastructure Hard (Politico)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/09/maria-hits-puerto-rico-energy.html

International Trade Commission Finds Injury to US Solar Manufacturers, Sending Tariff Decision to Trump (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/breaking-itc-finds-injury-to-us-solar-manufacturers-sending-tariff-decisi/505602/

Puget Sound Energy Settlement Paves Way to Close Older Units at Coal-Fired Power Plant (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/business/article173644011.html

Decision Expected Soon on Grant PUD Fiber Expansion (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170921/ARTICLE/170929976

Editorial: Uh-Oh – Dueling Washington State Carbon Initiatives (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/editorials/article174204291.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Maria Hits Puerto Rico Energy Infrastructure Hard
• Puerto Rico Dam Bursts in Wake of Hurricane Maria
• Class Action Lawsuit Targets Florida Power & Light, Hurricane Irma Recovery
• Puget Sound Energy Settlement Paves Way to Close Older Units at Coal-Fired Power Plant
• State of Idaho Approves New Transmission Line from Hailey to Ketchum
• Cowlitz PUD Slates Hearing on Power Rate Increase
• Belfair Woman Protests Mason PUD 3 Meters
• Video: Protestors Spread Out across Puget Sound Energy Offices
• British Columbia Utilities Regulator Raises Questions about Peace River Dam in New Report
• Jackson County Transformer Manufacturer Will Lay Off 110
• Trump May Not Get His Wall, But He May Make Dams Great Again
• Salmon Run Rolls into Rivers – Catch in Columbia Tributaries Starts to Pick Up
• Biologists Tell Northwest Power and Conservation Council That Sea Lion Predation Puts Willamette Winter Steelhead at Extinction Risk
• Illegal Gillnetters Busted on Deschutes River with 85 Chinook Salmon (sic)
• Escaped Atlantic Salmon Continue to be Caught – WDFW Says Fish Not Expected to Establish Themselves
• Judge OKs Lawsuit Seeking Better Protection of Puget Sound
• Puget Sound Partnership – State of the Sound Report
• International Trade Commission Finds Injury to US Solar Manufacturers, Sending Tariff Decision to Trump
• Oregon: Upgrading Technology Reduces Dyno Nobel's Electric Usage
• Should Washington Allow Home Grows of Recreational Pot?
• Marijuana Industry Looks to Get More Women, Minorities in the Pot Business
• Editorial: Uh-Oh – Dueling Washington State Carbon Initiatives
• States Supporting Paris Climate Deal Claim Status as Third-Largest Economy
• Toilet Paper Power: How Used Bathroom Tissue (Yuck) Could Generate Electricity
• Decision Expected Soon on Grant PUD Fiber Expansion
• Marysville-Arlington Fiber-Optic Link Planned By Comcast
• Verizon Abandoning 8,500 Rural Customers Is Proof that Wireless Is Not Broadband
• Your Internet Isn’t Getting Any Faster – The Government Might Soon Call It ‘High-Speed’ Anyway
• FCC Op/Ed: Expanded Broadband Can Help Combat Rural Flight
• Facebook to Turn Over Russian-Linked Ads to Congress
• Facebook’s Frankenstein Moment
• Product Evangelism: How to Evangelize and Create Advocates
• Washington State Sen. Dino Rossi Says He’s Running for 8th District Seat to Replace Rep. Reichert
• Strong Economy Takes State Revenue Forecast Up $288 Million
• Mason County Officials Lift Burn Ban
• Budget Conflicts Plague Mason County
• Brinnon Man Sentenced for Trafficking Narwhale Tusks
• Montana Wildfires Reignite Logging Debate
• Stepping Out After a Day and Night of Fear, Puerto Ricans Find an Island in Tatters
• NOAA Pegs La Nina at 55-60 Percent for Coming Months; Could Mean Colder, Wetter than Normal

WORD OF THE DAY – THE HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Holus-bolus ● \hoh-lus-BOH-lus\ ● Adverb – All at once

POTUS news presser

The holus bolus shouting

Sound, Fury, Nothing

https://joelshorriblehaiku.blogspot.com/

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Maria Hits Puerto Rico Energy Infrastructure Hard (Politico)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/09/maria-hits-puerto-rico-energy.html

Puerto Rico Dam Bursts in Wake of Hurricane Maria (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41368478

Class Action Lawsuit Targets Florida Power & Light, Hurricane Irma Recovery (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/class-action-lawsuit-targets-fpl-hurricane-irma-recovery/505315/

Puget Sound Energy Settlement Paves Way to Close Older Units at Coal-Fired Power Plant (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/business/article173644011.html

State of Idaho Approves New Transmission Line from Hailey to Ketchum (Idaho Mountain Express, Ketchum, ID)

http://www.mtexpress.com/news/blaine_county/idaho-puc-approves-new-transmission-line/article_4588da42-9d8e-11e7-bd2f-7fb06d4700c0.html

Cowlitz PUD Slates Hearing on Power Rate Increase (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/pud-slates-hearing-on-power-rate-increase/article_d215e8ff-8b56-5080-a49c-313d28923a97.html

Belfair Woman Protests Mason PUD 3 Meters (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/communities/mason/2017/09/20/belfair-woman-protests-pud-meters/686768001/

Video: Protestors Spread Out across Puget Sound Energy Offices (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/protestors-spread-out-across-pse-offices/477702329

British Columbia Utilities Regulator Raises Questions about Peace River Dam in New Report (Globe & Mail, Canada)

https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-utilities-regulator-raises-questions-about-site-c-dam-in-new-report/article36362013/

Jackson County Transformer Manufacturer Will Lay Off 110 (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2017/09/jackson_county_transformer_man.html

Trump May Not Get His Wall, But He May Make Dams Great Again (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelkrancer/2017/09/21/trump-may-not-get-his-wall-but-he-may-make-dams-great-again/#6904ec2a5ecc

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon Run Rolls into Rivers – Catch in Columbia Tributaries Starts to Pick Up (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2017/sep/20/salmon-run-rolls-into-rivers/

Biologists Tell Northwest Power and Conservation Council That Sea Lion Predation Puts Willamette Winter Steelhead at Extinction Risk (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/439601.aspx

Illegal Gillnetters Busted on Deschutes River with 85 Chinook Salmon (sic) (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2017/sep/21/illegal-gillnetters-busted-deschutes-85-chinook/

Escaped Atlantic Salmon Continue to be Caught – WDFW Says Fish Not Expected to Establish Themselves (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/439602.aspx

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Judge OKs Lawsuit Seeking Better Protection of Puget Sound (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/judge-oks-lawsuit-seeking-better-protection-of-puget-sound/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Puget Sound Partnership – State of the Sound Report (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/puget-sound-partnership-state-sound-report

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

International Trade Commission Finds Injury to US Solar Manufacturers, Sending Tariff Decision to Trump (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/breaking-itc-finds-injury-to-us-solar-manufacturers-sending-tariff-decisi/505602/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Oregon: Upgrading Technology Reduces Dyno Nobel's Electric Usage (St Helens Chronicle, OR)

https://www.thechronicleonline.com/news_paid/upgrading-technology-reduces-dyno-nobel-s-electric-usage/article_137928ee-9cae-11e7-aa52-d3b7ef5754af.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Should Washington Allow Home Grows of Recreational Pot? (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/should-washington-allow-home-grows-recreational-pot

Marijuana Industry Looks to Get More Women, Minorities in the Pot Business (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/marijuana-industry-looks-to-get-more-women-minorities-in-the-pot-business/2017/09/21/c5772522-9e30-11e7-84fb-b4831436e807_story.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Editorial: Uh-Oh – Dueling Washington State Carbon Initiatives (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/editorials/article174204291.html

States Supporting Paris Climate Deal Claim Status as Third-Largest Economy (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/states-supporting-paris-climate-deal-claim-status-as-third-largest-economy/article/2635073

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Toilet Paper Power: How Used Bathroom Tissue (Yuck) Could Generate Electricity (Live Science)

https://www.livescience.com/60448-used-toilet-paper-turned-into-electricity.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Decision Expected Soon on Grant PUD Fiber Expansion (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170921/ARTICLE/170929976

Marysville-Arlington Fiber-Optic Link Planned By Comcast (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/news/marysville-arlington-fiber-optic-link-planned-by-comcast/

Verizon Abandoning 8,500 Rural Customers Is Proof that Wireless Is Not Broadband (Motherboard)

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8x8gyx/verizon-abandoning-8500-rural-customers-is-proof-that-wireless-is-not-broadband

Your Internet Isn’t Getting Any Faster – The Government Might Soon Call It ‘High-Speed’ Anyway (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/09/21/your-internet-isnt-getting-any-faster-but-the-government-might-soon-call-it-high-speed-anyway/

FCC Op/Ed: Expanded Broadband Can Help Combat Rural Flight (Wichita Eagle, KS)

http://www.kansas.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article174579201.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook to Turn Over Russian-Linked Ads to Congress (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/21/technology/facebook-russian-ads.html

Facebook’s Frankenstein Moment (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/21/technology/facebook-frankenstein-sandberg-ads.html

Product Evangelism: How to Evangelize and Create Advocates (Social Media Examiner)

https://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/product-evangelism-evangelize-and-create-advocates/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Washington State Sen. Dino Rossi Says He’s Running for 8th District Seat to Replace Rep. Reichert (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/state-sen-dino-rossi-announces-congressional-bid-to-replace-dave-reichert/

Strong Economy Takes State Revenue Forecast Up $288 Million (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/sep/20/strong-economy-takes-state-revenue-forecast-up-288/

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Officials Lift Burn Ban (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-county-officials-lift-burn-ban/article_96e257f4-9fb6-11e7-849e-976082d8b8f9.html

Budget Conflicts Plague Mason County (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/communities/mason/2017/09/20/budget-conflicts-plague-mason-county/687608001/

Brinnon Man Sentenced for Trafficking Narwhale Tusks (Associated Press)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/regional_state_news/brinnon-man-sentenced-for-trafficking-whale-tusks/article_6bc9258a-9eed-11e7-bdfd-ff38e5fd73a1.html

Montana Wildfires Reignite Logging Debate (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/21/552708146/montana-wildfires-reignite-logging-debate

Stepping Out After a Day and Night of Fear, Puerto Ricans Find an Island in Tatters (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/21/us/puerto-rico-maria-scene.html

NOAA Pegs La Nina at 55-60 Percent for Coming Months; Could Mean Colder, Wetter than Normal (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/439606.aspx

FIRST DAY OF ATUMN – DIVERSIONS

Indian Summer: What, Why, And When

https://www.almanac.com/content/indian-summer-what-why-and-when

These Adorable Goats Are Helping to Restore Brooklyn’s Last Natural Forest

https://www.fastcompany.com/40468479/these-goats-arent-just-cute-theyre-also-helping-to-restore-brooklyns-last-natural-forest

Silly Rabbit: General Mills Bringing Back “Vibrant” Trix, Including Artificial Flavors & Colors

https://consumerist.com/2017/09/21/general-mills-bringing-back-vibrant-trix-including-artificial-flavors-colors/

Charmin Offers a Year Supply of Toilet Paper to the 'Mad Pooper' If She Turns Herself In

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/charmin-offers-a-year-supply-of-toilet-paper-to-the-mad-pooper-if-she-turns-herself-in/477729219

SONG OF THE DAY

Poco – Indian Summer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZJ-6o5300Y

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Energy News Digest for September 15, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Rain Expected Sunday – Weather Forecast for September 15, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Apple Incorporated’s Massive Oregon Wind Farm Breaks Ground (Portland Business Journal, OR)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/09/14/apple-farm-wind-that-is-under-construction-in.html

Court Rules In Favor Of Oregon PUDs in Energy Supplier Assessments Case (Pamplin Media Group, Portland, OR)

http://pamplinmedia.com/scs/83-news/372356-256271-court-rules-in-favor-of-pud

At Least 8,500 Verizon Wireless Customers Booted Off the Network (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/At-Least-8500-Verizon-Wireless-Customers-Booted-Off-the-Network-140339

Energy Firms Battle Startups to Wire Europe’s Highways for Electric Cars (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-electricity-autos-charging/energy-firms-battle-startups-to-wire-europes-highways-for-electric-cars-idUSKCN1BQ0JG

The Silent Film Returns — on Social Media (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/movies/silent-film-youtube-videos.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Court Rules In Favor Of Oregon PUDs in Energy Supplier Assessments Case
• Richland City Council Considers 6.5 Percent Rate Increase for Power Customers
• Snohomish PUD Offers Tips on Preparing for Winter
• Public Power Continues to Demonstrate Sound Financial Performance: Moody’s
• FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee Won’t Commit to Propping Up Coal, Nuclear Power
• Baseload Compensation a High Priority for FERC, Chatterjee Tells Congress
• Interior’s Ryan Zinke Issues Order to Boost Hunting, Fishing In Parks & Monuments
• Apple Incorporated’s Massive Oregon Wind Farm Breaks Ground
• Trump on Climate Change: ‘We’ve Had Bigger Storms’
• Boulder’s Energy Tax is the Right Idea, But Energy Sources Matter
• Energy Firms Battle Startups to Wire Europe’s Highways for Electric Cars
• At Least 8,500 Verizon Wireless Customers Booted Off the Network
• Verizon Gives Up, Decides It Doesn’t Want to Buy Comcast or Charter After All
• In Amish Country, the Future Is Calling
• The Silent Film Returns — on Social Media
• Facebook Is Considering Allowing Users to Hit the Snooze Button
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• Home-Made Bomb Injures 22 on Packed London Commuter Train
• Student Accused in Washington State School Shooting Blamed ‘Bullying’
• At Devil’s Cauldron – Search Called Off for British Columbia Dad Who Fell from Oregon Cliff during Vacation
• La Nina? We Thought Neutral? Why You Might Want to Start Preparing for a Cold, Wet Winter
• Stargazers Eye the Nation’s First Dark Sky Reserve in Idaho

WORD OF THE DAY

Gelid • \JELL-id\ • Adjective – Extremely cold: icy

“Eeee! This creeps me out!” Howled Norberto as he bit into the old, rubbery Jello that he fished from the back of the refrigerator. The gelid, gelatinous mass was the last “edible” scrap of food in the confirmed bachelor’s ‘fridge, and he was determined not to let it go to waste, regardless of what his gag reflex told him.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Court Rules In Favor Of Oregon PUDs in Energy Supplier Assessments Case (Pamplin Media Group, Portland, OR)

http://pamplinmedia.com/scs/83-news/372356-256271-court-rules-in-favor-of-pud

Richland City Council Considers 6.5 Percent Rate Increase for Power Customers (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article173431276.html

Snohomish PUD Offers Tips on Preparing for Winter (Stanwood Camano News, WA)

http://www.scnews.com/news/article_2742f65a-9724-11e7-90af-8bfbd5842fa3.html

Public Power Continues to Demonstrate Sound Financial Performance: Moody’s (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=48841

FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee Won’t Commit to Propping Up Coal, Nuclear Power (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/ferc-chairman-neil-chatterjee-wont-commit-to-propping-up-coal-nuclear-power/article/2634413

Baseload Compensation a High Priority for FERC, Chatterjee Tells Congress (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/baseload-compensation-a-high-priority-for-ferc-chatterjee-tells-congress/505031/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Interior’s Ryan Zinke Issues Order to Boost Hunting, Fishing In Parks & Monuments (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/interiors-ryan-zinke-issues-order-to-boost-hunting-fishing-in-parks-and-monuments/article/2634570

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Apple Incorporated’s Massive Oregon Wind Farm Breaks Ground (Portland Business Journal, OR)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/09/14/apple-farm-wind-that-is-under-construction-in.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Trump on Climate Change: ‘We’ve Had Bigger Storms’ (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/14/trump-climate-change-hurricanes-242733

Boulder’s Energy Tax is the Right Idea, But Energy Sources Matter (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/brucemenzies/2412838/boulders-energy-tax-right-idea-energy-sources-matter

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Energy Firms Battle Startups to Wire Europe’s Highways for Electric Cars (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-electricity-autos-charging/energy-firms-battle-startups-to-wire-europes-highways-for-electric-cars-idUSKCN1BQ0JG

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

At Least 8,500 Verizon Wireless Customers Booted Off the Network (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/At-Least-8500-Verizon-Wireless-Customers-Booted-Off-the-Network-140339

Verizon Gives Up, Decides It Doesn’t Want to Buy Comcast or Charter After All (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/09/15/verizon-gives-up-decides-it-doesnt-want-to-buy-comcast-or-charter-after-all/

In Amish Country, the Future Is Calling (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/15/business/amish-technology.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

The Silent Film Returns — on Social Media (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/movies/silent-film-youtube-videos.html

Facebook Is Considering Allowing Users to Hit the Snooze Button (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/facebook-snooze-test/

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/09/15/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-395/

GENERAL NEWS

Home-Made Bomb Injures 22 on Packed London Commuter Train (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-security-london/home-made-bomb-injures-22-on-packed-london-commuter-train-idUSKCN1BQ0S1

Student Accused in Washington State School Shooting Blamed ‘Bullying’ (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-washington-school-shooting/student-accused-in-washington-school-shooting-blamed-bullying-idUSKCN1BQ00J

At Devil’s Cauldron – Search Called Off for British Columbia Dad Who Fell from Oregon Cliff during Vacation (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/joe-lescene-missing-oregon-1.4291934?cmp=rss

La Nina? We Thought Neutral? Why You Might Want to Start Preparing for a Cold, Wet Winter (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article173549956.html

Stargazers Eye the Nation’s First Dark Sky Reserve in Idaho (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/sep/15/stargazers-eye-the-nations-first-dark-sky-reserve-/

LADY SINGS THE BLUES – DIVERSIONS

Bluetiful! Crayola Names New Blue Hue

http://koin.com/2017/09/14/bluetiful-crayola-announces-name-of-new-blue-hue/

Research on Big Ears, Crocodile Gambling Wins Ig Nobels

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/research-on-big-ears-crocodile-gambling-wins-ig-nobels/article_db30c2e0-b667-53b7-9c7c-9da6e00feaa9.html

Boy Mowing White House Lawn Is Startled By the President

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/15/trump-invites-11-year-old-boy-to-mow-rose-garden-lawn/

Carbon Dating Reveals Earliest Origins of Zero Symbol

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-41265057

SONG OF THE DAY

Kinks - Celluloid Heroes

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

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Energy News Digest for September 14, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for September 14, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Florida Faces Enormous Task of Restoring Power after Hurricane Irma (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/13/550757756/florida-faces-enormous-task-of-restoring-power-after-hurricane-irma

Jefferson PUD May Put Brakes on Marrowstone Internet Plans (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/news/pud-may-put-brakes-on-marrowstone-internet/article_b3cf8296-980a-11e7-937e-a780bc5ef248.html

Should Utilities Build Charging Stations for Electric Cars? (Huffington Post)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/should-utilities-build-charging-stations-for-electric_us_59b696e7e4b0bef3378ce201

Escaped Atlantic Salmon Reported 250 Km (155 Miles) North of Collapsed Fish Farm (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/escaped-atlantic-salmon-reported-250-km-north-of-collapsed-fish-farm-1.4288626?cmp=rss

‘South Park’ Episode Triggers Viewers’ Amazon Alexa & Google Home (Hollywood Reporter - PG-13 Language & Content)

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/south-park-premiere-messes-viewers-amazon-alexa-google-home-1039035

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Florida Faces Enormous Task of Restoring Power after Hurricane Irma
• Power Crews Make Headway after Irma, But More Work Is Ahead
• Two Florida Men Accused of Stealing Enormous Power Pole after Irma
• NW Natural Gas Rates May Soon Fall Again
• Cowlitz PUD to Host Rate Hearing
• Mason PUD 3 on the Air: September is National Preparedness Month
• Power Lines to Connect Wyoming Wind Energy to Southwest
• Japan’s Nuclear Disaster Didn’t Affect Fish or Human Health: B.C. Scientist
• Escaped Atlantic Salmon Reported 250 Km (155 Miles) North of Collapsed Fish Farm
• Mountain Goats in Olympic National Park: Their Days May Be Numbered
• Scientists: Future of Oldest Tree Species on Earth in Peril
• Distributed Energy: The Utility-Scale Solution
• Distributed Energy Resources: Alectra Utilities CEO, ‘Someone’s Going to Cannibalize Our Business
• Washington State Department of Commerce Adopts New Rule for Renewable Generation from Biomass
• M&Ms’s New Ad Is Selling Renewable Energy & Wind Power
• Anheuser-Busch Buys Enough Wind Power to Brew 20 Billion Beers a Year
• Cannabis Board to Make Recommendations to Legislature for Home Grows – Public Hearing Set
• Some Good News about Global Warming for Once – Plants Are Speeding Up Their Use of Carbon
• With Government Silent, Corporations Price Emissions to Help Fight Climate Change
• Should Utilities Build Charging Stations for Electric Cars?
• California Lawmakers Mull Using Carbon Trading Revenues for Electric Vehicle Incentives
• Where Are Canada’s Missing Electric Cars?
• Jefferson PUD May Put Brakes on Marrowstone Internet Plans
• A Key Barrier for Amazon Suitors: Broadband Availability
• Equifax Says Web Server Vulnerability Led to Hack
• Spotting the Phish in a Sea of Email
• Kaspersky Lab Antivirus Software Ordered Off U-S Government Computers
• In China’s Hinterlands, Workers Mine Bitcoin for a Digital Fortune
• Everyone Is Trying to Outdo Each Other with Cute Wi-Fi Names
• ‘South Park’ Episode Triggers Viewers’ Amazon Alexa & Google Home
• Pinterest Tops 200 Million Members
• Facebook Is Testing a Group Video Chat App Called Bonfire
• Google Hit with Class Action Lawsuit over Gender Pay
• Spokane: Student Opens Fire at Washington State School, Killing Classmate
• Accused Freeman Shooter Told Detectives He Did It to ‘Teach Everyone a Lesson’ About Bullying
• U-S Senator Wyden Renews Call for Congress to Fix Wildfire Funding
• Law Prevents Washington from Preparing for a Nuclear Attack. So What Should We Do?
• Chairwoman: Tulalips to Build New $100 Million Casino

WORD OF THE DAY

MacGuffin • \muh-GUFF-fin\ • Noun - An object, event, or character in a film or story that serves to set & keep the plot in motion despite usually lacking intrinsic importance.

Hitchcock’s MacGuffins are considered to be among the best in film: What are the “39 Steps,” what are in those champagne bottles in “Notorious,” that stupid little statue with the microfilm in “North by Northwest,” the birds in “The Birds,” the lighter in “Strangers on a Train.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Florida Faces Enormous Task of Restoring Power after Hurricane Irma (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/13/550757756/florida-faces-enormous-task-of-restoring-power-after-hurricane-irma

Power Crews Make Headway after Irma, But More Work Is Ahead (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=48835

Two Florida Men Accused of Stealing Enormous Power Pole after Irma (Huffington Post)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/2-florida-men-accused-stealing-113610619.html

NW Natural Gas Rates May Soon Fall Again (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/sep/14/nw-natural-gas-rates-may-soon-fall-again/

Cowlitz PUD to Host Rate Hearing (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/pud-rate-hearings-brief/article_16449156-48b5-56ea-96cb-818648b2c052.html

Mason PUD 3 on the Air: September is National Preparedness Month (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/daybreak/september-is-national-preparedness-month/youtube_e669a606-994e-11e7-9161-e715abefec37.html

Power Lines to Connect Wyoming Wind Energy to Southwest (Associated Press)

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article173267431.html

Japan’s Nuclear Disaster Didn’t Affect Fish or Human Health: B.C. Scientist (Globe & Mail, Canada)

https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/japans-nuclear-disaster-didnt-affect-fish-or-human-health-bc-scientist/article36257317/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Escaped Atlantic Salmon Reported 250 Km (155 Miles) North of Collapsed Fish Farm (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/escaped-atlantic-salmon-reported-250-km-north-of-collapsed-fish-farm-1.4288626?cmp=rss

Mountain Goats in Olympic National Park: Their Days May Be Numbered (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/mountain-goats-in-olympic-national-park-their-days-may-be-numbered/

Scientists: Future of Oldest Tree Species on Earth in Peril (Associated Press)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article173145026.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Distributed Energy: The Utility-Scale Solution (Atlantic Magazine)

https://www.theatlantic.com/video/sponsored/539706/distributed-energy-the-utility-scale-solution/?utm_source=feed

Distributed Energy Resources: Alectra Utilities CEO, ‘Someone’s Going to Cannibalize Our Business — It May As Well Be Us’

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/alectra-utilities-ceo-someones-going-to-cannibalize-our-business-it-ma/504934/

Washington State Department of Commerce Adopts New Rule for Renewable Generation from Biomass (Washington State Department of Commerce, WA)

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WADOC/bulletins/1b6a928

M&Ms’s New Ad Is Selling Renewable Energy & Wind Power (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/40466919/mms-new-ad-is-selling-renewable-energy-and-wind-power

Anheuser-Busch Buys Enough Wind Power to Brew 20 Billion Beers a Year (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/anheuser-busch-buys-enough-wind-power-to-brew-20-billion-beers-a-year/504922/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Cannabis Board to Make Recommendations to Legislature for Home Grows – Public Hearing Set (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/cannabis-board-to-make-recommendations-to-legislature-for-home-grows/article_8971115a-98cc-11e7-8aed-eb51d7d7ff2b.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Some Good News about Global Warming for Once – Plants Are Speeding Up Their Use of Carbon (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/09/14/some-good-news-about-global-warming-for-once-plants-are-speeding-up-their-use-of-carbon/?utm_term=.af94b1e5e3fe

With Government Silent, Corporations Price Emissions to Help Fight Climate Change (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/government-silent-corporations-price-emissions-help-fight-climate-change/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Should Utilities Build Charging Stations for Electric Cars? (Huffington Post)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/should-utilities-build-charging-stations-for-electric_us_59b696e7e4b0bef3378ce201

California Lawmakers Mull Using Carbon Trading Revenues for Electric Vehicle Incentives (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-lawmakers-mull-using-carbon-trading-revenues-for-ev-incentives/504915/

Where Are Canada’s Missing Electric Cars? (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/desmog/2412777/canadas-missing-electric-cars

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Jefferson PUD May Put Brakes on Marrowstone Internet Plans (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/news/pud-may-put-brakes-on-marrowstone-internet/article_b3cf8296-980a-11e7-937e-a780bc5ef248.html

A Key Barrier for Amazon Suitors: Broadband Availability (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/economy/a-key-barrier-for-amazon-suitors-broadband-availability/

Equifax Says Web Server Vulnerability Led to Hack (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-equifax-cyber/equifax-says-web-server-vulnerability-led-to-hack-idUSKCN1BP0CB

Spotting the Phish in a Sea of Email (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/14/technology/personaltech/spotting-the-phish-in-a-sea-of-email.html

Kaspersky Lab Antivirus Software Ordered Off U-S Government Computers (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/us/politics/kaspersky-lab-antivirus-federal-government.html

In China’s Hinterlands, Workers Mine Bitcoin for a Digital Fortune (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/business/bitcoin-mine-china.html

Everyone Is Trying to Outdo Each Other with Cute Wi-Fi Names (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/style/wifi-network-names.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

‘South Park’ Episode Triggers Viewers’ Amazon Alexa & Google Home (Hollywood Reporter - PG-13 Language & Content)

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/south-park-premiere-messes-viewers-amazon-alexa-google-home-1039035

Pinterest Tops 200 Million Members (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/09/14/pinterest-tops-200-million-members/660055001/

Facebook Is Testing a Group Video Chat App Called Bonfire (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/facebook-testing-group-video-chat-app-bonfire/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Google Hit with Class Action Lawsuit over Gender Pay (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Google-hit-with-lawsuit-over-gender-pay-12198073.php

GENERAL NEWS

Spokane: Student Opens Fire at Washington State School, Killing Classmate (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-washington-school-shooting/student-opens-fire-at-washington-state-school-killing-classmate-idUSKCN1BO2FM

Accused Freeman Shooter Told Detectives He Did It to ‘Teach Everyone a Lesson’ About Bullying (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/36368096/court-docs-accused-freeman-shooter-told-detectives-he-did-it-to-teach-everyone-a-lesson-about-bullying

U-S Senator Wyden Renews Call for Congress to Fix Wildfire Funding (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/index.ssf/2017/09/wyden_renews_call_for_congress.html

Law Prevents Washington from Preparing for a Nuclear Attack. So What Should We Do? (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2017/08/09/law-prevents-washington-from-preparing-for-a-nuclear-attack/

Chairwoman: Tulalips to Build New $100 Million Casino (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/regional_state_news/chairwoman-tulalips-to-build-new-million-casino/article_28cd3ee4-9964-11e7-896d-7b886d5c5042.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Grave Humor: House Next to Cemetery Has ‘Quiet Neighbors’

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/grave-humor-house-next-to-cemetery-has-quiet-neighbors/article_1c83212f-c1c9-5590-807d-c50386323a4e.html

Goodbye Cassini: Saturn Spacecraft Gets Funny Opera Send-Off

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/goodbye-cassini-saturn-spacecraft-gets-funny-opera-send-off/article_50fac42e-69b0-530b-80f3-c6ad0ce766b3.html

Shkreli Ordered Jailed After Online Bounty on Hillary Clinton’s Hair

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-crime-shkreli/shkreli-ordered-jailed-after-online-bounty-on-hillary-clintons-hair-idUSKCN1BO2T8

Biologist Subjects Himself to an Electric Eel Attack for Science

http://gizmodo.com/biologist-subjects-himself-to-an-electric-eel-attack-fo-1806489312

SONG OF THE DAY

Hush – Deep Purple

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLNtzn492m8

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