Energy News Digest for October 11, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for October 11, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

EPA Says It Will Write a New Carbon Rule – No One Can Say When (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/climate/epa-pruitt-climate-rule.html

PacifiCorp Facing Regulatory Blowback on Wind Power Plans (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2017/10/pacificorp_facing_regulatory_b.html

Feds Say U-S Heating Costs Forecast to Be Higher This Winter (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-energy-heatingoil/u-s-heating-costs-forecast-to-be-higher-this-winter-eia-idUSKBN1CG1OU

Mason PUD 3 Responds to Muni Fiber Demand with Fiberhoods (Institute for Local Self-Reliance)

https://muninetworks.org/content/mason-pud-3-responds-muni-fiber-demand-fiberhoods-community-broadband-bits-podcast-274

California Fires Lay Waste to 140,000 Acres & Rage On (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/us/california-fires.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• PacifiCorp Facing Regulatory Blowback on Wind Power Plans
• Feds Say U-S Heating Costs Forecast to Be Higher This Winter
• Online Utility Payments in Port Angeles Remain Suspended as Investigation Continues
• Grant PUD to Install Advanced Meters
• 25% of Remaining U-S Coal Fleet Headed for Retirement or Conversion, New Report Says
• Audio: Repairing Puerto Rico’s Power Grid Could Top $5 Billion
• Bristol Bay: This Is the Most Valuable Wild Salmon Fishery in the World
• Idaho: Students Wild about Learning at Wetland Restoration Project
• EPA Chief: I’d ‘Do Away With’ Wind, Solar Tax Credits
• Canada’s Largest Marijuana Grower Plans to Double Capacity in B-C
• EPA Says It Will Write a New Carbon Rule – No One Can Say When
• Pruitt Axes Clean Power Plan, Asks Industry to Shape Replacement
• The Future of Regulated Electric Utilities Is Tied to Electric Vehicle Charging
• Mason PUD 3 Responds to Muni Fiber Demand with Fiberhoods
• Google Home Mini Starts Waking Up Thousands of Times a Day, Recording Everything It Hears
• Facebook Went Down Wednesday, Taking Instagram with It
• President Trump Threatens NBC’s Broadcast Licenses Following Critical Stories
• Tax-Free Status of Lewis PUD Remains Intact after Commissioner Provides Input
• California Fires Lay Waste to 140,000 Acres & Rages On
• First Significant Snowfall Coming to the Cascades
• Shelton Man Convicted of Double Slaying Faces New Trial
• Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting at Lucky Eagle Casino
• Kobe Steel’s Falsified Data Is another Blow to Japan’s Reputation
• Why You Should Care About an Aluminum Supply Scandal in Japan
• Couple Brings House to Sequim from Shelton via Barge

WORD OF THE DAY

Tendentious • \ten-DENT-chuss\ • adjective – Marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view: biased

The roundtable of political hacks spent over an hour discussing how their Democratic or Republican leanings were of no concern when discussing the facts of the last election. If readers, viewers or listeners thought that their comments and bleating support for their chosen candidates showed tendentious tendencies, then it was misinterpreted…because they were speaking the truth. (Note the little t…some pundits believe they speak the truth with a capital T)

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

PacifiCorp Facing Regulatory Blowback on Wind Power Plans (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2017/10/pacificorp_facing_regulatory_b.html

Feds Say U-S Heating Costs Forecast to Be Higher This Winter (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-energy-heatingoil/u-s-heating-costs-forecast-to-be-higher-this-winter-eia-idUSKBN1CG1OU

Online Utility Payments in Port Angeles Remain Suspended as Investigation Continues (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/online-utility-payments-in-port-angeles-remain-suspended-as-investigation-continues/

Grant PUD to Install Advanced Meters (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20171011/ARTICLE/171019981

25% of Remaining U-S Coal Fleet Headed for Retirement or Conversion, New Report Says (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/25-of-remaining-us-coal-fleet-headed-for-retirement-or-conversion-new-rep/506997/

Audio: Repairing Puerto Rico’s Power Grid Could Top $5 Billion (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2017/10/11/557051712/repairing-puerto-ricos-power-grid-could-top-5-billion

FISH & WILDLIFE

Bristol Bay: This Is the Most Valuable Wild Salmon Fishery in the World (CNN)

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/10/politics/bristol-bay-salmon-invs/index.html

Idaho: Students Wild about Learning at Wetland Restoration Project (Bonner County Daily Bee, Sandpoint, ID)

http://www.bonnercountydailybee.com/front_page_slider/20171010/studentswild_about_learning_atwetland_restoration_project

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

EPA Chief: I’d ‘Do Away With’ Wind, Solar Tax Credits (The Hill, Washington DC)

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/354594-epa-chief-id-do-away-with-wind-solar-tax-credits

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Canada’s Largest Marijuana Grower Plans to Double Capacity in B-C (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canada-s-largest-pot-grower-plans-to-double-capacity-in-b-c-1.4349286?cmp=rss

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

EPA Says It Will Write a New Carbon Rule – No One Can Say When (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/climate/epa-pruitt-climate-rule.html

Pruitt Axes Clean Power Plan, Asks Industry to Shape Replacement (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/pruitt-axes-clean-power-plan-asks-industry-to-shape-replacement/506916/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

The Future of Regulated Electric Utilities Is Tied to Electric Vehicle Charging (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/the-future-of-regulated-electric-utilities-is-tied-to-ev-charging/506624/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Mason PUD 3 Responds to Muni Fiber Demand with Fiberhoods (Institute for Local Self-Reliance)

https://muninetworks.org/content/mason-pud-3-responds-muni-fiber-demand-fiberhoods-community-broadband-bits-podcast-274

Google Home Mini Starts Waking Up Thousands of Times a Day, Recording Everything It Hears (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/10/11/google-home-mini-starts-waking-up-thousands-of-times-a-day-recording-everything-it-hears/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook Went Down Wednesday, Taking Instagram with It (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2017/10/11/facebook-is-down-oct-11/

President Trump Threatens NBC’s Broadcast Licenses Following Critical Stories (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-pol-essential-washington-updates-president-trump-goes-after-nbc-s-1507732128-htmlstory.html

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Tax-Free Status of Lewis PUD Remains Intact after Commissioner Provides Input (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://www.chronline.com/news/tax-free-status-of-pud-remains-intact-after-commissioner-provides/article_3c1298f4-ade7-11e7-b684-1fc3e3313c2d.html

GENERAL NEWS

California Fires Lay Waste to 140,000 Acres & Rages On (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/us/california-fires.html

First Significant Snowfall Coming to the Cascades (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2017/10/11/1st-significant-snowfall-coming-to-the-cascades/

Shelton Man Convicted of Double Slaying Faces New Trial (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-man-convicted-of-double-slaying-faces-new-trial/article_ce4efb64-ae0e-11e7-a015-5369de0ac6fc.html

Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting at Lucky Eagle Casino (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/10/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting.html

Kobe Steel’s Falsified Data Is another Blow to Japan’s Reputation (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/business/kobe-steel-japan.html

Why You Should Care About an Aluminum Supply Scandal in Japan (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/10/11/why-you-should-care-about-an-aluminum-supply-scandal-in-japan/

Couple Brings House to Sequim from Shelton via Barge (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/couple-brings-house-to-sequim-from-shelton-via-barge/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

The Man with 7,000 License Plates

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41532658

Impatient Mom Gets Jail Time for Pulling Gun on Son’s Barber

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/impatient-mom-gets-jail-time-for-pulling-gun-on-son/article_6754564f-ca2e-5586-8157-448f45c3f737.html

Four Adults Arrested in Yet another Kiddie Party Brawl at Chuck E. Cheese’s

https://consumerist.com/2017/10/11/4-adults-arrested-in-yet-another-kiddie-party-brawl-at-chuck-e-cheeses/

Report: Motorist Falls Short in Bid to Jump Car Over Canal

https://www.yahoo.com/news/report-motorist-falls-short-bid-jump-car-over-194902216.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Van Halen – Jump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq-potK_7Ts

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Weather Forecast for October 10, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

EPA Announces Repeal of Major Obama-Era Carbon Emissions Rule (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/09/climate/clean-power-plan.html

Trump Official Says Government Won’t Stand in the Way of Removing Klamath Dams (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article177691451.html

Fish Farm Has 60 Days to Fix Bainbridge Island Net Pens as 1 Million Atlantic Salmon Move In (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/fish-farm-has-60-days-to-fix-net-pens-outside-seattle-as-1-million-atlantic-salmon-move-in/

Governors of Seven Western States Sign Agreement for Electric Vehicle Corridor (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/governors-7-western-states-sign-agreement-ev-corridor

First Hearing in Washington State Public Records Lawsuit against Legislature (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/06/first-hearing-in-public-records-lawsuit-against-le/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Trump Official Says Government Won’t Stand in the Way of Removing Klamath Dams
• Survey: Most Utility Executives Say Cybersecurity Is a Top Concern
• Richland Nuclear Power Plant OK’d to Ship Radioactive Waste
• Downsizing Paying Off for Eugene Water & Electric Board
• The Dirt: Avista to Construct Vehicle Maintenance Building at Headquarters
• Florida: Altamonte Springs Forms Its Own Utility as It Moves Toward Renewable Energy
• Fish Farm Has 60 Days to Fix Bainbridge Island Net Pens as 1 Million Atlantic Salmon Move In
• Summer Chinook Fishery Reopens on the Lower Columbia River
• Summer Chum Return in Record Numbers to Union River near Belfair
• Five Things We’ve Learned about the Pacific Northwest’s Endangered Salmon
• Draft Annual Salmon Survival Study Considers Impacts of Lower Snake Dam Breaching, More Spill
• Your Mom’s Love of Cheap Salmon May Have Paid for North Korea’s Nukes
• “Is This a Water Bill or a New Car Payment?” Bonney Lake Residents Shocked, Frustrated
• State of Montana Extends Energy, PURPA Contracts to 15 Years
• Easy Winter Weatherproofing: Keep the Chill Out as Temperatures Drop
• Washington’s Cannabis Industry Isn’t as Green as You’d Think
• EPA Announces Repeal of Major Obama-Era Carbon Emissions Rule
• Why Aren’t Renewables Decreasing Germany’s Carbon Emissions?
• Governors of Seven Western States Sign Agreement for Electric Vehicle Corridor
• Five Ways Utilities Can Gain From Building Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
• Is British Columbia Ready for the Coming Electric Vehicle Revolution?
• Tech Giants Call Broadband a Necessity, Say Montana’s Gaps Must Be Addressed
• CenturyLink Testing Fixed Wireless Service
• Spirit One Claims Its Internet Service Is Back; Customers Say ‘Fiasco’ Continues
• Striking Charter Workers Ramp up Attacks on Cable Giant
• First Hearing in Washington State Public Records Lawsuit against Legislature
• California: More Than 100 Reported Missing in Sonoma County Wildfires
• Aerial Photos Show Wildfire Losses in Columbia River Gorge
• As the 747 Begins Its Final Approach, a Pilot Takes a Flight Down Memory Lane

WORD OF THE DAY

Gregarious • \grih-GAIR-ee-us\ • adjective – 1a: tending to associate with others of one’s kind: social *b: marked by or indicating a liking for companionship: sociable c: of or relating to a social group 2a: (of a plant) growing in a cluster or a colony b: living in contiguous nests but not forming a true colony -- used especially of wasps & bees.

Happy and jolly, Raul was well known for his gregarious disposition in public. Woe be to the person who questioned his authority on all matters “Brady Bunch” in private, for their fate has not been told….

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Trump Official Says Government Won’t Stand in the Way of Removing Klamath Dams (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article177691451.html

Survey: Most Utility Executives Say Cybersecurity Is a Top Concern (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/survey-most-utility-executives-say-cybersecurity-is-a-top-concern/506509/

Richland Nuclear Power Plant OK’d to Ship Radioactive Waste (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/article177674516.html

Downsizing Paying Off for Eugene Water & Electric Board (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/36028998-75/downsizing-paying-off-for-eweb.html.csp

The Dirt: Avista to Construct Vehicle Maintenance Building at Headquarters (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/07/avista-to-construct-vehicle-maintenance-building-a/

Florida: Altamonte Springs Forms Its Own Utility as It Moves Toward Renewable Energy (Orlando Sentinel, FL)

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/seminole/os-altamonte-springs-electric-renewable-power-20171005-story.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Fish Farm Has 60 Days to Fix Bainbridge Island Net Pens as 1 Million Atlantic Salmon Move In (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/fish-farm-has-60-days-to-fix-net-pens-outside-seattle-as-1-million-atlantic-salmon-move-in/

Summer Chinook Fishery Reopens on the Lower Columbia River (Clark County Today)

http://www.clarkcountytoday.com/sports/summer-chinook-fishery-reopens-on-the-lower-columbia-river/

Summer Chum Return in Record Numbers to Union River near Belfair (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2017/10/07/summer-chum-return-record-numbers-union-river/736460001/

Five Things We’ve Learned about the Pacific Northwest’s Endangered Salmon (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/environment/article177709856.html

Draft Annual Salmon Survival Study Considers Impacts of Lower Snake Dam Breaching, More Spill (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/439682.aspx

Your Mom’s Love of Cheap Salmon May Have Paid for North Korea’s Nukes (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/40477519/your-moms-love-of-cheap-salmon-may-have-paid-for-north-koreas-nukes

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

“Is This a Water Bill or a New Car Payment?” Bonney Lake Residents Shocked, Frustrated (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article178061976.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

State of Montana Extends Energy, PURPA Contracts to 15 Years (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/montana-psc-extends-energy-purpa-contracts-to-15-years/506856/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Easy Winter Weatherproofing: Keep the Chill Out as Temperatures Drop “…Households heating with natural gas, which is almost half of U.S. homes, are expected to spend an average of $635 on heating this winter — 22 percent more than last winter…” (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/online_features/tech_talk_and_innovation/easy-winter-weatherproofing-keep-the-chill-out-as-temperatures-drop/article_6a88b2f0-9610-5b8f-a63e-222f4f44f245.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Washington’s Cannabis Industry Isn’t as Green as You’d Think (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2017/10/washingtons-pot-industry-not-environmentally-friendly-marijuana/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

EPA Announces Repeal of Major Obama-Era Carbon Emissions Rule (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/09/climate/clean-power-plan.html

Why Aren’t Renewables Decreasing Germany’s Carbon Emissions? (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2017/10/10/why-arent-renewables-decreasing-germanys-carbon-emissions/#72b0ed5e68e1

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Governors of Seven Western States Sign Agreement for Electric Vehicle Corridor (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/governors-7-western-states-sign-agreement-ev-corridor

Five Ways Utilities Can Gain From Building Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/energyinnovation/2017/10/10/five-ways-utilities-can-gain-from-building-electric-vehicle-charging-infrastructure/#6b312c2c324d

Is British Columbia Ready for the Coming Electric Vehicle Revolution? (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-electric-vehicles-1.4331148?cmp=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Tech Giants Call Broadband a Necessity, Say Montana’s Gaps Must Be Addressed (Montana Public Radio)

http://mtpr.org/post/tech-giants-call-broadband-necessity-say-montanas-gaps-must-be-addressed

CenturyLink Testing Fixed Wireless Service (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/CenturyLink-Testing-Fixed-Wireless-Service-140485

Spirit One Claims Its Internet Service Is Back; Customers Say ‘Fiasco’ Continues (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2017/10/spirit_one_claims_its_internet.html

Striking Charter Workers Ramp up Attacks on Cable Giant (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Striking-Charter-Workers-Ramp-up-Attacks-on-Cable-Giant-140480

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

First Hearing in Washington State Public Records Lawsuit against Legislature (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/06/first-hearing-in-public-records-lawsuit-against-le/

GENERAL NEWS

California: More Than 100 Reported Missing in Sonoma County Wildfires (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/fires/article178018931.html

Aerial Photos Show Wildfire Losses in Columbia River Gorge (Associated Press)

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/aerial-photos-show-wildfire-losses-in-columbia-river-gorge/

As the 747 Begins Its Final Approach, a Pilot Takes a Flight Down Memory Lane (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/10/travel/747-airplane-jet-pilot.html

CLOWNING AROUND – DIVERSIONS

The Last Jedi Trailer: Four Big Questions We Want the Answers To

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41564581

Gang of Ronald McDonald Clowns Storms Burger King, Taunting Workers

https://consumerist.com/2017/10/05/gang-of-ronald-mcdonald-clowns-storms-burger-king-taunting-workers/

Great Pumpkins! Grower Wins Trifecta of Giant Food Titles

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/great-pumpkins-grower-wins-trifecta-of-giant-food-titles/article_5cb583f6-4fa8-586f-89f9-8a3a7314a3cd.html

These Insanely Impressive Pumpkin Carvings Take the Art to the Next Level

http://time.com/4974613/insane-pumpkin-carving/

SONG OF THE DAY

Miles Davis – Autumn Leaves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsz6TE6t7-A

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Weather Forecast for October 9, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Trump Administration to Terminate Obama’s Climate Plan (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/09/epa-chief-says-administration-to-roll-back-climate/

Microsoft to Help Expand Rural Broadband in Six States, Including Washington (Denver Post, CO)

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/10/05/microsoft-expand-rural-broadband/

Empty Nets Signal Trouble for Columbia River Salmon (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/empty-nets-signal-trouble-for-columbia-river-salmon/article_cc54a066-af29-529b-bd77-3bc36fd6c6ef.html

Seattle City Light Has Paid $7.8M to Off-Duty Cops in ‘Unusual Relationship’ (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-city-light-has-paid-7-8m-to-off-duty-cops-in-unusual-relationship/?utm_source=The+Seattle+Times&utm_campaign=4363d35d89-Morning_Brief_10_09_2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5beb38b61e-4363d35d89-120295609

For Electric Car Owners, ‘Range Anxiety’ Gives Way to ‘Charging Time Trauma’ (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/automobiles/wheels/electric-cars-charging.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Seattle City Light Has Paid $7.8M to Off-Duty Cops in ‘Unusual Relationship’
• Oregon Energy Department Will Look for New Leadership – Again
• Peace River Dam Construction Delays to Increase Costs by $610-Million, BC Hydro Says
• Audit Finds Grays Harbor PUD Complying with State Law, Safeguarding Public Resources
• Special Report: The Bankrupt Utility behind Puerto Rico’s Power Crisis
• Minus Electrical Grid, Puerto Rico Becomes Generator Island
• Musk: Tesla Can Rebuild Puerto Rico Power Grid
• South Carolina: Santee Cooper Names Retired In-House Lawyer as Interim CEO after Failed Nuclear Project
• Worker Dies at Kentucky Coal-Fired Power Plant
• Rick Perry's Vision of Hot Tub-Sized Nuclear Power Plants Isn't So Far-Fetched
• Nuclear Power: Recognizing the Whole Value
• Empty Nets Signal Trouble for Columbia River Salmon
• Irrigators Seek Hearing in Federal Court on Spill/Transportation Protocol in Low Water 2015
• Idaho Approves Coho Season; Once Extinct, Now Back With Nez Perce Tribe Reintroduction Program
• Battle over Two Owl Species Takes Flight at 9th Circuit
• Interior Department Rejects 25 Endangered Species Petitions, Including Several Linked to Climate Change
• Skagit PUD’s Mount Vernon Water Tank Nears Completion
• Editorial: Ellensburg Power Discussion Not Over
• Germany’s Shift to Green Power Stalls, Despite Huge Investments
• Ten Tips for Saving Energy, And Money
• What Retailers Need to Know about Their Energy Bill — and How to Lower it
• Oregon Doles Out $85 Million in Marijuana Tax Revenue
• Trump Administration to Terminate Obama’s Climate Plan
• Cowlitz County Power Plants Could Face Tighter Greenhouse Gas Standards
• For Electric Car Owners, ‘Range Anxiety’ Gives Way to ‘Charging Time Trauma’
• Why Utilities Need to Respond Now to the Electric Vehicle Boom
• Solar Cars Begin Race across Australian Desert
• Microsoft to Help Expand Rural Broadband in Six States, Including Washington
• Microsoft Reaching Out in Effort to Provide Broadband to Rural Communities
• Google to Use Balloons to Provide Puerto Rico Cell Service
• FCC Accused of Distorting Data to Minimize Competition Woes
• Mattel Scraps Always-On ‘Aristotle’ Monitor Amid Slew of Privacy Concerns
• What's the Weather Forecast for Your Utility's Brand Reputation?
• Familiar Names: Adams Publishing Acquiring Pioneer News Media Division
• Seattle Could Spend a Bundle Defending Itself, Kshama Sawant, in Defamation Suits
• U-S Department of Energy Email on Stopping Leaks Gets Leaked
• Craftsman Farmhouse from Shelton Begins Journey to Sequim
• Thanks to La Niña, Long-Range Forecast Suggests Lots of Snow in Cascades
• Hurricane Nate Sets Record for Most Consecutive Atlantic Hurricanes since at Least 1893
• Winds, Floods, And Fire: U-S Ties Record for Costly Weather
• Results from Shuck & Share 5K
• Iconic Photo - Y.A. Tittle, Hall of Fame Quarterback, Dies at 90

WORD OF THE DAY

Panache • \puh-NAWSH\ • Noun - 1: an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet 2: dash or flamboyance in style and action: verve

The atmospheric scientist loved his work. Field trips to the eastern plains of Oregon to proclaim the dangers of the looming stacks of a coal-fired power plant; his espousing the dangers of particulates emitted from wood-burning power plants; all delivered with a soft, whispering voice that made his acolytes wonder why ANYONE would dare use such technologies. As an extra special touch of panache, the erstwhile professor would end each semester with a salmon barbeque feast served by his very own hands. Hands blackened and anointed by the billowing, greasy charcoal emissions from his $500 Char Griller Trio - Gas/Charcoal Grill and Smoker. Yum!

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Seattle City Light Has Paid $7.8M to Off-Duty Cops in ‘Unusual Relationship’ (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-city-light-has-paid-7-8m-to-off-duty-cops-in-unusual-relationship/?utm_source=The+Seattle+Times&utm_campaign=4363d35d89-Morning_Brief_10_09_2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5beb38b61e-4363d35d89-120295609

Oregon Energy Department Will Look for New Leadership – Again (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/10/energy_department_will_look_fo.html

Peace River Dam Construction Delays to Increase Costs by $610-Million, BC Hydro Says (Globe & Mail, Canada)

https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/site-c-delays-to-increase-costs-by-610-million-bc-hydro-says/article36508608/?

Audit Finds Grays Harbor PUD Complying with State Law, Safeguarding Public Resources (Grays Harbor PUD, Aberdeen, WA)

https://www.ghpud.org/stay-informed/news-releases/468-audit-finds-pud-complying-with-state-law-safeguarding-public-resources

Special Report: The Bankrupt Utility behind Puerto Rico’s Power Crisis (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-puertorico-utility-specialreport/special-report-the-bankrupt-utility-behind-puerto-ricos-power-crisis-idUSKBN1C92B5

Minus Electrical Grid, Puerto Rico Becomes Generator Island (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/us/puerto-rico-power-generators.html

Musk: Tesla Can Rebuild Puerto Rico Power Grid (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/policy/technology/354154-musk-tesla-can-rebuild-puerto-rico-power-grid

South Carolina: Santee Cooper Names Retired In-House Lawyer as Interim CEO after Failed Nuclear Project (Charleston Power & Courier, SC)

http://www.postandcourier.com/business/santee-cooper-names-retired-in-house-lawyer-as-interim-ceo/article_78a48b72-aa1a-11e7-8187-0383598c4aa3.html

Worker Dies at Kentucky Coal-Fired Power Plant (Associated Press)

http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Worker-dies-at-Kentucky-coal-fired-power-plant-12256760.php

Rick Perry's Vision of Hot Tub-Sized Nuclear Power Plants Isn't So Far-Fetched (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/rick-perrys-vision-of-hot-tub-sized-nuclear-power-plants-isnt-so-far-fetched/article/2636694

Nuclear Power: Recognizing the Whole Value (Northwest Clean Energy)

https://northwestcleanenergy.com/2017/10/05/recognizing-the-whole-value/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Empty Nets Signal Trouble for Columbia River Salmon (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/empty-nets-signal-trouble-for-columbia-river-salmon/article_cc54a066-af29-529b-bd77-3bc36fd6c6ef.html

Irrigators Seek Hearing in Federal Court on Spill/Transportation Protocol in Low Water 2015 (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/439681.aspx

Idaho Approves Coho Season; Once Extinct, Now Back With Nez Perce Tribe Reintroduction Program (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/439678.aspx

Battle over Two Owl Species Takes Flight at 9th Circuit (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/battle-two-owl-species-takes-flight-9th-circuit/

Interior Department Rejects 25 Endangered Species Petitions, Including Several Linked to Climate Change (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/10/05/interior-department-rejects-25-endangered-species-petitions-including-several-linked-to-climate-change/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Skagit PUD’s Mount Vernon Water Tank Nears Completion (Skagit Valley Herald, Mt Vernon, WA)

https://www.goskagit.com/news/mount-vernon-water-tank-nears-completion/article_34c73b7f-52e0-5e84-aec5-aaf892cbbe43.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Editorial: Ellensburg Power Discussion Not Over (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

https://www.dailyrecordnews.com/opinion/editorial-power-discussion-not-over/article_47d921a5-fd3b-577a-bc26-e2ceb3ad9695.html

Germany’s Shift to Green Power Stalls, Despite Huge Investments (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/business/energy-environment/german-renewable-energy.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Ten Tips for Saving Energy, And Money (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/10-tips-for-saving-energy-and-money.aspx

What Retailers Need to Know about Their Energy Bill — and How to Lower it (Chain Store Age)

https://www.chainstoreage.com/store-spaces/what-retailers-need-know-about-their-energy-bill-and-how-lower-it/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Oregon Doles Out $85 Million in Marijuana Tax Revenue (Portland Business Journal, OR)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/10/09/oregon-doles-out-85m-in-marijuana-tax-revenue.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Trump Administration to Terminate Obama’s Climate Plan (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/09/epa-chief-says-administration-to-roll-back-climate/

Cowlitz County Power Plants Could Face Tighter Greenhouse Gas Standards (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/cowlitz-power-plants-could-face-tighter-greenhouse-gas-standards/article_3bfad285-8145-5169-bd8b-a8ebf5e7f515.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

For Electric Car Owners, ‘Range Anxiety’ Gives Way to ‘Charging Time Trauma’ (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/automobiles/wheels/electric-cars-charging.html

Why Utilities Need to Respond Now to the Electric Vehicle Boom (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/why-utilities-need-to-respond-now-to-the-ev-boom/506761/

Solar Cars Begin Race across Australian Desert (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-race-australia-solar/solar-cars-begin-race-across-australian-desert-idUSKBN1CD04Y

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Microsoft to Help Expand Rural Broadband in Six States, Including Washington (Denver Post, CO)

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/10/05/microsoft-expand-rural-broadband/

Microsoft Reaching Out in Effort to Provide Broadband to Rural Communities (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/microsoft-reaching-effort-provide-broadband-rural-communities/

Google to Use Balloons to Provide Puerto Rico Cell Service (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-puertorico-cellular/google-to-use-balloons-to-provide-puerto-rico-cell-service-idUSKBN1CC02F

FCC Accused of Distorting Data to Minimize Competition Woes (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Accused-of-Distorting-Data-to-Minimize-Competition-Woes-140467

Mattel Scraps Always-On ‘Aristotle’ Monitor Amid Slew of Privacy Concerns (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/10/05/mattel-scraps-always-on-aristotle-monitor-amid-slew-of-privacy-concerns/

MARKETING & MEDIA

What's the Weather Forecast for Your Utility's Brand Reputation? (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/whats-the-weather-forecast-for-your-utilitys-brand-reputation/506306/

Familiar Names: Adams Publishing Acquiring Pioneer News Media Division (Associated Press)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/regional_state_news/adams-publishing-acquiring-pioneer-news-media-division/article_066ae3be-aab3-11e7-86c3-ab3082470028.html

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Seattle Could Spend a Bundle Defending Itself, Kshama Sawant, in Defamation Suits (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-could-spend-a-bundle-defending-itself-kshama-sawant-in-defamation-suits/

U-S Department of Energy Email on Stopping Leaks Gets Leaked (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/energy-department-email-on-stopping-leaks-gets-leaked/article/2636564

GENERAL NEWS

Craftsman Farmhouse from Shelton Begins Journey to Sequim (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/27601

Thanks to La Niña, Long-Range Forecast Suggests Lots of Snow in Cascades (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/thanks-to-la-ni-a-long-range-forecast-suggests-lots/article_13f35ca4-aa50-11e7-a617-5743d143e133.html

Hurricane Nate Sets Record for Most Consecutive Atlantic Hurricanes since at Least 1893 (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/hurricane-nate-sets-record-for-most-consecutive-atlanti-1819264248

Winds, Floods, And Fire: US Ties Record for Costly Weather (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Winds-floods-and-fire-US-ties-record-for-costly-12258815.php

Results from Shuck & Share 5K (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/27610

Iconic Photo - Y.A. Tittle, Hall of Fame Quarterback, Dies at 90 (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2017/10/09/ya-tittle-dies-obituary-giants-niners-lsu/746474001/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Centralia College to Celebrate ‘Onalaska Day’ in Honor of Class of 2017

http://www.chronline.com/news/centralia-college-to-celebrate-onalaska-day-in-honor-of-class/article_3fb97424-a94a-11e7-9770-b321decbbefb.html

Would-Be Thief in Rio Chased Out by Jiu-Jitsu Students

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/would-be-thief-in-rio-chased-out-by-jiu-jitsu/article_be68150c-8136-5413-8314-6ed07e6c029b.html

Arrested Drunk Man Claims He Time Traveled to Warn of Aliens

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/arrested-drunk-man-claims-he-time-traveled-to-warn-of/article_8dd5f547-9c6f-5de5-b2cf-85191fedcd34.html

The Financial Firm That Bankrolled the “Fearless Girl” Statue Gets Busted For Underpaying Female & Minority Employees

https://www.fastcompany.com/40478225/the-financial-firm-that-bankrolled-the-fearless-girl-statue-gets-busted-for-underpaying-female-and-minority-employees

SONG OF THE DAY

John Williams – The Time Tunnel Soundtrack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOuXPumL3l8

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