Energy News Digest for October 17, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for October 17, 2017

Small Craft Advisory: Windy for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Flood Watch for the Skokomish River

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Forecasters: Heavy Rains, High Winds Coming This Week (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/forecasters-heavy-rains-high-winds-coming-this-week/article_22e1cdec-b2af-11e7-8d15-6fd854b7aa04.html

Wildfires Create Worst Crisis for Pacific Gas & Electric since San Bruno Gas Disaster (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article179217751.html

Extreme Low Flows in West Olympic Peninsula Rivers Prompt Closures to Protect Salmon (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/extreme-low-flows-in-west-end-rivers-prompt-closures-to-protect-salmon/

California: Gov. Jerry Brown Vetoes Bill Easing Permits on Cell Phone Towers (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/16/california-gov-jerry-brown-vetoes-bill-easing-permits-on-cell-phone-towers/

EPA Administrator Pruitt Issues Directive to Curb Settlements with Outside Groups (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/epa-administrator-pruitt-issues-directive-to-curb-settlements-with-outside-groups/2017/10/16/b62967ba-b280-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Wildfires Create Worst Crisis for Pacific Gas & Electric since San Bruno Gas Disaster
• Securities Officials Probing South Carolina Nuke Plant Fiasco
• Are Your Trees at Risk for Wind Damage?
• Chelan PUD Hoping to Not Raise Rates
• Public Power Officials Detail Expected Energy Imbalance Market Benefits, Lessons Learned
• Clean Power Plan Repeal Would Not Affect Electric Transmission, Companies Say
• Extreme Low Flows in West Olympic Peninsula Rivers Prompt Closures to Protect Salmon
• Native Mountain Goats Thriving in South Cascades
• After Hurricane Power Outages, Looking to Alaska's Microgrids for a Better Way
• Utility-Scale Solar Integration – What You Need to Know
• Energy Storage Technology: UTC Issues New Policy Statement
• Carbon Emissions Cloud Minnesota Utility’s Growing Electric Water Heater Program
• Op/Ed: Cap-and-Trade Is GOP's Next Best Step on Environmental Regulation
• Electric Vehicles Need Charging Stations for Widespread Adoption. Here’s How to Get Them Built
• Analysis: Who’s Winning the Electric Vehicle Race?
• California: Gov. Jerry Brown Vetoes Bill Easing Permits on Cell Phone Towers
• Broadband Prices Are About to Soar – Wall Street is Thrilled
• FCC Launches Hurricane Task Force after Criticism over Response
• Don’t Leave Your Customers in the Dark: Outage Communication Best Practices
• Women Join Forces against Sexual Assault with 'Me Too' Social Media Campaign
• He Finally Speaks – FCC Chair Says Agency Can’t Revoke TV Licenses over Newscast
• Prank Calls to Safeway Customers Backfire on YouTube Blogger
• EPA Administrator Pruitt Issues Directive to Curb Settlements with Outside Groups
• Patty Murray, Lamar Alexander, Key Senators, Say They Have Outline of Health Insurance Deal
• Sacramento Judge Says City Text Deletions Were ‘Ill-Advised,’ But Not Worthy of Sanctions
• Forecasters: Heavy Rains, High Winds Coming This Week
• Belfair-Area Man’s Murder Trial Moves to February
• Mason Superior Court Judge Sheldon to Retire
• Olympia, Tacoma Hospitals Accused Of Billing the Poor Instead of Offering State-Mandated Charity Care
• Nordstrom Suspends Its Plan to Go Private
• Beyond Black Holes. New Galactic Collision Discovered by Hanford Scientists

WORD OF THE DAY

Bellicose • \BELL-ih-kose\ • Adjective - Favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars.

Marsha could understand John’s intense and bellicose attitude towards the incredibly scrumptious crème brulee that she had whipped up for him at the last minute. Perhaps it was the tart message scrawled in “Sharpie” pen across the bottom of the white, ceramic cup, revealed as he was scraping the last, tasty tidbit of the heavenly creation out of the container: “I want to break up; it’s not me…it’s you.” From that day on, custard-like desserts lost all taste for John. “They just turn to ashes in my mouth,” he was wont to say.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Wildfires Create Worst Crisis for Pacific Gas & Electric since San Bruno Gas Disaster (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article179217751.html

Securities Officials Probing South Carolina Nuke Plant Fiasco (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/17/securities-officials-probing-s-carolina-nuke-plant/

Are Your Trees at Risk for Wind Damage? (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/36611371/are-your-trees-at-risk-for-wind-damage

Chelan PUD Hoping to Not Raise Rates (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.kpq.com/chelan-pud-hoping-not-raise-rates/

Public Power Officials Detail Expected Energy Imbalance Market Benefits, Lessons Learned (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/public-power-officials-detail-expected-eim-benefits-lessons-learned

Clean Power Plan Repeal Would Not Affect Electric Transmission, Companies Say (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.elp.com/articles/2017/10/clean-power-plan-repeal-would-not-affect-electric-transmission-companies-say.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Extreme Low Flows in West Olympic Peninsula Rivers Prompt Closures to Protect Salmon (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/extreme-low-flows-in-west-end-rivers-prompt-closures-to-protect-salmon/

Native Mountain Goats Thriving in South Cascades (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article179214751.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

After Hurricane Power Outages, Looking to Alaska's Microgrids for a Better Way (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2017/10/16/558103413/after-hurricane-power-outages-looking-to-alaskas-microgrids-for-a-better-way

Utility-Scale Solar Integration – What You Need to Know (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/utility-scale-solar-integration-what-you-need-to-know/507376/

Energy Storage Technology: UTC Issues New Policy Statement (CH& Energy Blog)

https://www.cairncross.com/blog/candh-energy-blog/utilities-transportation-commission/energy-storage-technology-utc-issues-new-policy-statement

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Carbon Emissions Cloud Minnesota Utility’s Growing Electric Water Heater Program (Midwest Energy News)

http://midwestenergynews.com/2017/10/17/carbon-emissions-cloud-utilitys-growing-electric-water-heater-program/

Op/Ed: Cap-and-Trade Is GOP's Next Best Step on Environmental Regulation (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/355663-cap-and-trade-is-the-gops-next-best-step-on-environmental

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Electric Vehicles Need Charging Stations for Widespread Adoption. Here’s How to Get Them Built (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/energy-innovation-llc/2414781/electric-vehicles-need-charging-stations-widespread-adoption-heres-get-built

Analysis: Who’s Winning the Electric Vehicle Race? (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/energy/2017/10/17/analysis-whos-winning-electric-vehicle-race/763360001/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

California: Gov. Jerry Brown Vetoes Bill Easing Permits on Cell Phone Towers (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/16/california-gov-jerry-brown-vetoes-bill-easing-permits-on-cell-phone-towers/

Broadband Prices Are About to Soar – Wall Street is Thrilled (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Broadband-Prices-Are-About-to-Soar-Wall-Street-is-Thrilled-140534

FCC Launches Hurricane Task Force after Criticism over Response (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fcc-launches-hurricane-task-force-after-criticism-over-response/article/2637503

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING, & MEDIA

Don’t Leave Your Customers in the Dark: Outage Communication Best Practices (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/dont-leave-your-customers-dark-outage-communication-best-practices

Women Join Forces against Sexual Assault with 'Me Too' Social Media Campaign (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2017/1016/Women-join-forces-against-sexual-assault-with-me-too-social-media-campaign

He Finally Speaks – FCC Chair Says Agency Can’t Revoke TV Licenses over Newscast (Bloomberg News)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/17/fcc-chair-says-agency-cant-revoke-tv-licenses-over/

Prank Calls to Safeway Customers Backfire on YouTube Blogger (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/10/prank_calls_to_safeway_custome.html

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

EPA Administrator Pruitt Issues Directive to Curb Settlements with Outside Groups (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/epa-administrator-pruitt-issues-directive-to-curb-settlements-with-outside-groups/2017/10/16/b62967ba-b280-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html

Patty Murray, Lamar Alexander, Key Senators, Say They Have Outline of Health Insurance Deal (Associated Press)

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/leading-senators-say-have-outline-of-health-insurance-deal/

Sacramento Judge Says City Text Deletions Were ‘Ill-Advised,’ But Not Worthy of Sanctions (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article178769201.html

GENERAL NEWS

Forecasters: Heavy Rains, High Winds Coming This Week (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/forecasters-heavy-rains-high-winds-coming-this-week/article_22e1cdec-b2af-11e7-8d15-6fd854b7aa04.html

Belfair-Area Man’s Murder Trial Moves to February (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/belfair-area-man-s-murder-trial-moves-to-february/article_6ab61aae-b2b6-11e7-b2d1-b720c17d5029.html

Mason Superior Court Judge Sheldon to Retire (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-superior-court-judge-sheldon-to-retire/article_150dc334-b358-11e7-a542-33376909ecc7.html

Olympia, Tacoma Hospitals Accused Of Billing the Poor Instead of Offering State-Mandated Charity Care (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/17/hospitals-accused-of-billing-the-poor-instead-of-o/

Nordstrom Suspends Its Plan to Go Private (Associated Press)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-nordstrom-20171016-story.html

Beyond Black Holes. New Galactic Collision Discovered by Hanford Scientists (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article179082811.html?

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Any Way You Cut It, Richland is a French Fry Powerhouse

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article179148546.html

Spokane Valley Balloon Ends Up 1,400 Miles East

http://www.khq.com/story/36595168/spokane-valley-balloon-ends-up-1400-miles-east

Courthouse Trainer Introduces Readers to ‘Ruth Bader Ginsburg Workout’

https://www.courthousenews.com/rgbs-courthouse-trainer/

Hogwarts Express Rescues Stranded Family in Scotland

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hogwarts-express-rescues-stranded-family-scotland-135803985.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Lena Horne – Stormy Weather

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyQzk0atDs4

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for October 16, 2017

Heavy Rain’s Gonna Fall – Threat of Flooding

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

‘The Big Dark’: Satellite Image Shows Future Rain Clouds Stretching from China to Puget Sound (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/the-big-dark-weather-service-shares-satellite-image-of-future-rain-clouds-stretching-from-china-to-puget-sound/

California Officials Begin Probing Pacific Gas & Electric’s Role in Massive Wildfires (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-officials-begin-probing-pges-role-in-massive-wildfires/507318/

U-S Interior Department Tells Congress It Supports Saving Snake Dams (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article178615271.html

Puget Sound Energy, Industry Group Urge Modified Greenhouse-Gas Regulations (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/pse-industry-group-urge-modified-greenhouse-gas-regulations/

Western Arizona Tribes Could Lease Colorado River Water to Areas Thirsty for Development (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-water/2017/10/15/colorado-river-indian-tribes-could-profit-leasing-water-arizona/714426001/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• U-S Interior Department Tells Congress It Supports Saving Snake Dams
• Friday Accident Injures Three Cowlitz PUD Workers
• Smart Meters: Presentations This Month Will Outline Stances by SMOG, Jefferson PUD
• Okanogan PUD Commissioner Steve Houston Resigns His Seat – Will Apply to be General Manager
• Mason PUD 3 Underground Power Line Work to Delay SR 3 Traffic
• California Officials Begin Probing Pacific Gas & Electric’s Role in Massive Wildfires
• California: Pacific Gas & Electric Shares Plunge 10% as Utility Warns of Potential Liability for North Bay Fires
• NW Natural Signs HQ Lease in One of Downtown’s Highest-Profile New Office Projects
• Salt River Project: See What an Arizona Utility Is Buying for $330 Million
• PREPA Contractor: Progress Slow, Materials Limited in Power Restoration
• Puerto Rico Needs 50,000 Utility Poles, 6,500 Miles of Cable
• Legislators: South Carolina Utility Won’t Be Sold at ‘Fire Sale Price’
• Could Cyberattacks Knock Out Lights in the US? Not So Easily
• The Electricity Required for a Single Bitcoin Trade Could Power a House for a Whole Month
• Pacific Gas & Electric Project Blamed for Harming Endangered Fish in NorCal River
• Fish Traps Were Banned, But Some Now Say ‘It’s The Future’ for Columbia River Salmon
• Douglas PUD Hiring Fish Hatchery Staff
• Western Arizona Tribes Could Lease Colorado River Water to Areas Thirsty for Development
• Regulators Allow Pacific Power to Recover Costs from Customers Who Disconnect Services
• California Utilities Finding Their Way on Renewables Integration
• Nest Is Finally Starting to Feel At Home in Google’s Castle
• Puget Sound Energy, Industry Group Urge Modified Greenhouse-Gas Regulations
• Coal Country Is Finding Little Relief in Trump’s Climate Actions
• Tesla Fires Hundreds of Workers as Part of Annual Reviews
• Court Agrees to Take on US-Microsoft Dispute over Emails
• Cyber Researchers Reveal Serious Wi-Fi Security Flaw
• Frontier Rips Off Taxpayers, Shrugs When Asked For Money Back
• The World Once Laughed at North Korean Cyberpower. No More.
• Pentagon Accidentally Included Reporter in Puerto Rico Spin Talks
• The Hand Has Its Social Media Moment
• AP Analysis: FEMA Rejects Appeals worth $1.2B over a Decade
• Feds Push for Facebook Data on Inauguration Protests
• ‘The Big Dark’: Satellite Image Shows Future Rain Clouds Stretching from China to Puget Sound
• Heavy Rain, Threat of Flooding This Week
• Shelton Police Officer Saves Man’s Life with CPR
• Sgt. Bergdahl Admits to Desertion, Misbehavior Charges
• Family of Four Needs $76,000 Just to ‘Scrape By’ in Seattle, New UW Report Says

WORD OF THE DAY

Sangfroid • \sawn-FWAH\ • noun – self-possession or imperturbability especially under strain – Etymology: French sang-froid, literally, cold blood

“Watch what happens when I open this breaker,” cackled the scientist. Instantly the entire eastern seaboard went dark, sparking a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission study into the hiring of “mad scientists with sangfroid tendencies”. Unfortunately, it also spawned 250 new regulations as part of the National Energy Reliability Corporation’s rule-making activities.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

U-S Interior Department Tells Congress It Supports Saving Snake Dams (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article178615271.html

Friday Accident Injures Three Cowlitz PUD Workers (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/accident-injures-cowlitz-pud-workers/article_7f43b04b-a137-5b4d-9791-43758e7147e1.html

Smart Meters: Presentations This Month Will Outline Stances by SMOG, Jefferson PUD (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/electrical-meters-discussed-presentations-this-month-will-outline-stances-by-smog-pud/

Okanogan PUD Commissioner Steve Houston Resigns His Seat – Will Apply to be General Manager (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)

http://methowvalleynews.com/2017/10/13/pud-commissioner-steve-houston-resigns-his-seat/

Mason PUD 3 Underground Power Line Work to Delay SR 3 Traffic (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-pud-underground-powerline-work-to-delay-sr-traffic/article_b9c44d40-b04b-11e7-9bb7-77d4f0b40c37.html

California Officials Begin Probing Pacific Gas & Electric’s Role in Massive Wildfires (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-officials-begin-probing-pges-role-in-massive-wildfires/507318/

California: Pacific Gas & Electric Shares Plunge 10% as Utility Warns of Potential Liability for North Bay Fires (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/10/13/pg-e-shares-plunge-north-bay-fires-pcg.html

NW Natural Signs HQ Lease in One of Downtown’s Highest-Profile New Office Projects (Portland Business Journal, OR)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/10/13/nw-natural-signs-hq-lease-in-one-of-downtowns.html

Salt River Project: See What an Arizona Utility Is Buying for $330 Million (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2017/10/15/see-what-an-arizona-utility-is-buying-for-330m.html

PREPA Contractor: Progress Slow, Materials Limited in Power Restoration (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/prepa-contractor-progress-slow-materials-limited-in-power-restoration/507361/

Puerto Rico Needs 50,000 Utility Poles, 6,500 Miles of Cable (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/puerto-rico-needs-50000-utility-poles-6500-miles-cable

Legislators: South Carolina Utility Won’t Be Sold at ‘Fire Sale Price’ (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/south-carolina/articles/2017-10-11/legislators-sc-utility-wont-be-sold-at-fire-sale-price

Could Cyberattacks Knock Out Lights in the US? Not So Easily (Associated Press)

https://wtop.com/business-finance/2017/10/could-cyberattacks-knock-out-lights-in-the-us-not-so-easily/

The Electricity Required for a Single Bitcoin Trade Could Power a House for a Whole Month (Business Insider)

http://www.businessinsider.com/electricity-required-for-single-bitcoin-trade-could-power-a-house-for-a-month-2017-10

FISH & WILDLIFE

Pacific Gas & Electric Project Blamed for Harming Endangered Fish in NorCal River (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/pge-project-blamed-harming-endangered-fish-norcal-river/

Fish Traps Were Banned, But Some Now Say ‘It’s The Future’ for Columbia River Salmon (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/fish-traps-for-columbia-river-salmon-get-another-look/

Douglas PUD Hiring Fish Hatchery Staff (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)

http://methowvalleynews.com/2017/10/13/douglas-pud-hiring-fish-hatchery-staff/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Western Arizona Tribes Could Lease Colorado River Water to Areas Thirsty for Development (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-water/2017/10/15/colorado-river-indian-tribes-could-profit-leasing-water-arizona/714426001/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Regulators Allow Pacific Power to Recover Costs from Customers Who Disconnect Services (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/8454-regulators-allow-pacific-power-recover-costs-customers-disconnect-services/

California Utilities Finding Their Way on Renewables Integration (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-utilities-finding-their-way-on-renewables-integration/507299/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Nest Is Finally Starting to Feel At Home in Google’s Castle (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/40479213/nest-is-finally-starting-to-feel-at-home-in-googles-castle

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Puget Sound Energy, Industry Group Urge Modified Greenhouse-Gas Regulations (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/pse-industry-group-urge-modified-greenhouse-gas-regulations/

Coal Country Is Finding Little Relief in Trump’s Climate Actions (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-coal-climate-201710-htmlstory.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Tesla Fires Hundreds of Workers as Part of Annual Reviews (Associated Press)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-fires-hundreds-of-workers-as-part-of-annual-reviews/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Court Agrees to Take on US-Microsoft Dispute over Emails (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/justices-hear-governments-email-dispute-microsoft-50508502

Cyber Researchers Reveal Serious Wi-Fi Security Flaw (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/16/wi-fi-security-flaws-243813

Frontier Rips Off Taxpayers, Shrugs When Asked For Money Back (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Frontier-Rips-Off-Taxpayers-Shrugs-When-Asked-For-Money-Back-140525

The World Once Laughed at North Korean Cyberpower. No More. (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/15/world/asia/north-korea-hacking-cyber-sony.html

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING, & MEDIA

Pentagon Accidentally Included Reporter in Puerto Rico Spin Talks (The Hill, Washington, DC

http://thehill.com/homenews/media/355295-pentagon-accidentally-included-reporter-in-puerto-rico-spin-talks

The Hand Has Its Social Media Moment (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/arts/online-video-hands-buzzfeed-tasty-facebook.html

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

AP Analysis: FEMA Rejects Appeals worth $1.2B over a Decade (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/ap-analysis-fema-rejects-appeals-worth-12b-decade-50492597

Feds Push for Facebook Data on Inauguration Protests (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/feds-fight-facebook-data-inauguration-protests/

GENERAL NEWS

‘The Big Dark’: Satellite Image Shows Future Rain Clouds Stretching from China to Puget Sound (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/the-big-dark-weather-service-shares-satellite-image-of-future-rain-clouds-stretching-from-china-to-puget-sound/

Heavy Rain, Threat of Flooding This Week (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/27695

Shelton Police Officer Saves Man’s Life with CPR (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-police-officer-saves-man-s-life-with-cpr/article_82796f08-b287-11e7-b3ba-b373fbb8efbc.html

Sgt. Bergdahl Admits to Desertion, Misbehavior Charges (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/army-sgt-bergdahl-pleads-guilty-desertion-misbehavior/

Family of Four Needs $76,000 Just to ‘Scrape By’ in Seattle, New UW Report Says (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/report-family-of-4-needs-76000-just-to-scrape-by-in-seattle/

GEEKS IN THE TREES – DIVERSIONS

Microsoft Built Tree Houses for Its Employees

https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/13/16468582/microsoft-tree-houses-employees-redmond-campus

Northern Michigan University Offers Marijuana Degree

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/northern-michigan-university-offers-marijuana-degree/article_c6ea31fe-de2a-51dc-84ff-f9031451c7c6.html

School District Pulls ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ from Reading List; ‘Makes People Uncomfortable’

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/10/mississippi_school_district_pu.html

Birds Gone Wild: Resurgent Turkeys Spar with Human Neighbors

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/feathered-foes-resurgent-turkeys-clash-with-human-neighbors/

SONG OF THE DAY

Rufus & Chaka Khan - Tell Me Something Good

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Energy News Digest for October 13, 2017

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Salmon-Friendly Rulings on Columbia, Snake Dams Could Be Overturned by Congress (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

http://kuow.org/post/salmon-friendly-rulings-columbia-snake-dams-could-be-oveturned-congress

Washington State Utilities Need to Consider Storage in Resource Planning, Regulators Say (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/washington-utilities-need-to-consider-storage-in-resource-planning-regulat/507177/

Fish-Farming Company Offered Money for Lummi Nation’s Silence about Net Pens, Letters Show (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/fish-farming-company-offered-money-for-lummi-nations-silence-about-net-pens-letters-show/

Little-Known Co-Op Could Veto Santee Cooper’s Sale (The State, Columbia, SC)

http://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article178372911.html

Urgent Weather Advisory Warns of Up to 14 Inches of Snow Today in the Cascades (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/traffic/article178435401.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Little-Known Co-Op Could Veto Santee Cooper’s Sale
• Cliff Mass Says ‘Preemptive Blackouts’ Could Lessen Chance of Wildfires
• Power Line Installation to Affect Traffic on SR 3
• Diamonds on the Soles of My Shoes- Diamond Foundry Commits to Wenatchee
• Chelan PUD Customers Invited to Update on New Substation
• How Did Florida Utilities Do with Irma Outages, PSC Asks Customers
• Op/Ed: A Bipartisan View on Modernizing the U-S Electric Grid
• Salmon-Friendly Rulings on Columbia, Snake Dams Could Be Overturned by Congress
• Fish-Farming Company Offered Money for Lummi Nation’s Silence about Net Pens, Letters Show
• Washington State, Others, Request Supreme Court Review Ninth Circuit’s Decision on Culverts
• Sections of Snake River to Open October 15 to Steelhead Retention
• Too Few Returning Chinook Prompts Closure of Samish River Fishing
• Editorial: Desalination Plant in Southern California Is Important to Water Security
• Argument Analysis: Wading Through the “Themeless Pudding” of Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
• Washington State Utilities Need to Consider Storage in Resource Planning, Regulators Say
• Oregon Utilities, Regulators Grapple Over Major Renewables Investments
• Wind & Solar’s Future Hangs on Taxes, Not Clean-Power Plan
• Salt Lake City Ordinance Puts a Spotlight on Efficiency
• Tired of Twee Edison Bulbs? Bring On the Neon
• Marijuana Crop Is Burning in the California Wildfires
• Another El Nino problem: More Carbon Dioxide in Air
• How Americans Lost the Stars & How We Might Be Able to Get Them Back
• Another Shot for Municipal Broadband in Seattle
• Number of Consumers Affected by Data Breaches Up Six Times from Last Year
• Equifax Says Code on Its Website ‘Was Serving Malicious Content’
• ‘The Ravages of Cord-Cutting’: AT&T’s Race against Time to Save Its TV Business
• What Do Millennials Want from Their Energy Providers?
• After Massive Email Leak, the City of Seattle Scrambles
• These Common Email Mistakes Are Ruining Your Credibility
• Urgent Weather Advisory Warns of Up to 14 Inches of Snow Today in the Cascades
• Snowy Winter Forecast Due to La Niña Warms Skiers’ Hearts
• Epic Columbus Day Storm Smashed Oregon 55 Years Ago, Retains Hold on Residents’ Imaginations
• Charred Ruins & Sooty Skies as California Wildfires Kill 31
• Shelton Public Works Chief: Roundabout Proposal on Alder-1st Streets A No-Go
• Flu Season Is Here: Signs Point to a Bad Year
• Study Says Washington & Oregon Are Great for Business (Mississippi Not So Much)
• Yellowstone Supervolcano May Be Only Decades from a Catastrophic Eruption

WORD OF THE DAY

Lagniappe ● /LAN-yap/ ● Noun – A small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase; broadly: something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure.

Lagniappe. The $100 bill handed to Frankie Pantangeli (the Godfather, Part II) just before being garroted in the bar…

Carmine Rosato: We’re all very happy about your decision, Frankie. You’re not going to regret it!

Pentangeli: I don’t like this C-note, Rosato. I take that as an insult.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Little-Known Co-Op Could Veto Santee Cooper’s Sale (The State, Columbia, SC)

http://www.thestate.com/news/politics-government/article178372911.html

Cliff Mass Says ‘Preemptive Blackouts’ Could Lessen Chance of Wildfires (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/781486/cliff-mass-asks-if-preemptive-power-outages-would-have-stopped-deadly-wildfires/

Power Line Installation to Affect Traffic on SR 3 (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/27659

Diamonds on the Soles of My Shoes- Diamond Foundry Commits to Wenatchee (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.kpq.com/diamond-foundry-commits-wenatchee/

Chelan PUD Customers Invited to Update on New Substation (Lake Chelan Mirror, WA)

http://www.lakechelanmirror.com/news/pud-customers-invited-update-new-substation

How Did Florida Utilities Do with Irma Outages, PSC Asks Customers (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/how-did-florida-utilities-do-with-irma-outages-psc-asks-customers/506998/

Op/Ed: A Bipartisan View on Modernizing the U-S Electric Grid (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/a-bipartisan-view-on-modernizing-the-us-electric-grid/506845/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon-Friendly Rulings on Columbia, Snake Dams Could Be Overturned by Congress (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

http://kuow.org/post/salmon-friendly-rulings-columbia-snake-dams-could-be-oveturned-congress

Fish-Farming Company Offered Money for Lummi Nation’s Silence about Net Pens, Letters Show (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/fish-farming-company-offered-money-for-lummi-nations-silence-about-net-pens-letters-show/

Washington State, Others, Request Supreme Court Review Ninth Circuit’s Decision on Culverts (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/439714.aspx

Sections of Snake River to Open October 15 to Steelhead Retention (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/36573327/sections-of-snake-river-to-open-oct-15-to-steelhead-retention

Too Few Returning Chinook Prompts Closure of Samish River Fishing (Skagit Valley Herald, Mt Vernon, WA)

https://www.goskagit.com/news/local_news/too-few-returning-chinook-prompts-closure-of-samish-river-fishing/article_fbd79909-8b70-52ba-87ea-07633e3478ab.html

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Editorial: Desalination Plant in Southern California Is Important to Water Security (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/13/opinion-desalination-plant-in-southern-california-is-important-to-water-security/

Argument Analysis: Wading Through the “Themeless Pudding” of Clean Water Act Jurisdiction (SCOTUS Blog)

http://www.scotusblog.com/2017/10/argument-analysis-wading-themeless-pudding-clean-water-act-jurisdiction/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Washington State Utilities Need to Consider Storage in Resource Planning, Regulators Say (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/washington-utilities-need-to-consider-storage-in-resource-planning-regulat/507177/

Oregon Utilities, Regulators Grapple Over Major Renewables Investments (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/oregon-utilities-regulators-grapple-over-major-renewables-investments/507171/

Wind & Solar’s Future Hangs on Taxes, Not Clean-Power Plan (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/oct/12/wind-and-solars-future-hangs-on-taxes-not-clean-power-plan/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Salt Lake City Ordinance Puts a Spotlight on Efficiency (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/ryanfreed/2414635/salt-lake-city-ordinance-puts-spotlight-efficiency

Tired of Twee Edison Bulbs? Bring On the Neon (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/13/style/neon-is-back.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana Crop Is Burning in the California Wildfires (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/13/us/california-fires-marijuana.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Another El Nino problem: More Carbon Dioxide in Air (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Another-El-Nino-problem-More-carbon-dioxide-in-12273223.php

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

How Americans Lost the Stars & How We Might Be Able to Get Them Back (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/10/13/why-idaho-is-setting-up-a-giant-nature-preserve-in-the-sky/?utm_term=.98bc80066fc8

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Another Shot for Municipal Broadband in Seattle (The Stranger – Note that the artwork is PG-13 Rated)

http://www.thestranger.com/slog/2017/10/12/25465059/another-shot-for-municipal-broadband-in-seattle

Number of Consumers Affected by Data Breaches Up Six Times from Last Year (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/number-consumers-affected-data-breaches-six-times-last-year

Equifax Says Code on Its Website ‘Was Serving Malicious Content’ (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-equifax-social-security-numbers-20171012-story.html

‘The Ravages of Cord-Cutting’: AT&T’s Race against Time to Save Its TV Business (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/10/13/the-ravages-of-cord-cutting-atts-race-against-time-to-save-its-tv-business/

MARKETING & MEDIA

What Do Millennials Want from Their Energy Providers? (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/what-do-millennials-want-from-their-energy-providers/507094/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

After Massive Email Leak, the City of Seattle Scrambles (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2017/10/seattle-information-technology-department-email-leak-city-scrambles/

These Common Email Mistakes Are Ruining Your Credibility (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/40480306/these-common-emails-mistakes-are-ruining-your-credibility?utm_medium=email

GENERAL NEWS

Urgent Weather Advisory Warns of Up to 14 Inches of Snow Today in the Cascades (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/traffic/article178435401.html

Snowy Winter Forecast Due to La Niña Warms Skiers’ Hearts (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/snowy-winter-forecast-due-la-ni-warms-skiers-hearts

Epic Columbus Day Storm Smashed Oregon 55 Years Ago, Retains Hold on Residents’ Imaginations (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/history/2017/10/columbus_day_storm.html

Charred Ruins & Sooty Skies as California Wildfires Kill 31 (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-fire/charred-ruins-and-sooty-skies-as-california-wildfires-kill-31-idUSKBN1CG124

Shelton Public Works Chief: Roundabout Proposal on Alder-1st Streets A No-Go (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/public-works-chief-roundabout-proposal-on-alder--st-streets/article_5f7dc7a6-aecc-11e7-becc-23fe845dca32.html

Flu Season Is Here: Signs Point to a Bad Year (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2017/10/flu_season_is_here_time_for_a.html

Study Says Washington & Oregon Are Great for Business (Mississippi Not So Much) (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/study-says-washington-and-oregon-are-great-business-mississippi-not-so-much

Yellowstone Supervolcano May Be Only Decades from a Catastrophic Eruption (Yahoo News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/yellowstone-supervolcano-may-only-decades-174636284.html

VENISON SANDWICH – DIVERSIONS

Arby’s to Debut Venison & Elk Burgers Nationwide

http://www.ncwlife.com/arbys-debuts-venison-elk-burgers-nationwide/

Half-Smoked Winston Churchill Cigar Sells for $12,000

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/half-smoked-winston-churchill-cigar-sells-for/article_c0a3eceb-8989-53de-93a9-13cd78c10aa1.html

German Man in Hot Water for Running Taps Non-Stop for a Year

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/german-man-in-hot-water-for-running-taps-non-stop/article_2c65e795-66cb-5fe0-8559-7c80420e855e.html

‘Peanuts’ Creator Charles Schultz’s House Burned Down in the California Wildfires

http://time.com/4981221/peanuts-charles-schultz-california-wildfires/

SONG OF THE DAY

Kelly Valleau – Linus & Lucy (Peanuts Theme, Guitar)

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

Vince Guaraldi Trio – Linus & Lucy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6zypc_LhnM

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