Energy News Digest for April 16, 2018

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Special Weather Statement for Landslide Danger

Small Craft Advisory for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Weather Forecast for April 16, 2018

Marine Forecast for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Olympic Mountain Forecast for Mason County

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Supercomputer Hosting Company Threatens to Abandon Longview (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/supercomputer-hosting-company-threatens-to-abandon-longview/article_ede0855a-0751-5efb-bb70-5a482a2d3811.html

Alaska’s Draft Climate Change Policy Proposes Carbon Price Mechanism (KTUU-TV, Anchorage, AK)

http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Climate-change--479726433.html

President Trump Vows to Back Law to Protect Marijuana Industry (Associated Press)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/gop-senator-says-trump-vows-to-protect-marijuana-industry/2018/04/13/904ee2ae-3f48-11e8-955b-7d2e19b79966_story.html

Introducing the Solar Revenue Put: Insurance for Cloudy Days at the Farm (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2018/apr/15/introducing-the-solar-put-insurance-for-cloudy-days-at-the-farm/

Industries Fight Yakama Nation’s Demand to Clean Up More Fish Habitat (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/industries-fight-yakama-nations-demand-to-clean-up-more-fish-habitat/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Supercomputer Hosting Company Threatens to Abandon Longview
• Bitcoin Mining Operations Moratorium
• Columbia River Treaty Watchers Hope to Right 50 Years of Wrongs
• Energy Secretary Perry Promises to Not Sell Off BPA Assets without Congressional Approval
• Hardie Resigns as Oregon PUC Chair – Governor Brown Appoints Replacement
• Historic SMUD Headquarters in East Sacramento Gets Modern Touch
• Texas: Harvey Blew Out All Victoria Electric Cooperative Meters
• Industries Fight Yakama Nation’s Demand to Clean Up More Fish Habitat
• Court Blocks Company’s Attempt to Restock Puget Sound Fish Farm with Atlantic Salmon
• Introducing the Solar Revenue Put: Insurance for Cloudy Days at the Farm
• Arizona: Feedback Negative for Proposed Windfarm
• Homeowners Association Files another Lawsuit against Radio Tower near Sequim
• ACLU: If Americans Want Privacy & Net Neutrality, They Should Build Their Own Broadband Networks
• New Mexico – How a Rural Electric Co-Op Connected a Community
• Collapse of Broadband Internet Project Might Threaten Kentucky’s ‘Entire Economy’
• Can Unused TV Signals Be Repurposed for Broadband?
• Buckle Up for the Coming ‘Carpocalypse Now’ over Electric Cars
• Transportation Electrification Should Build on Energy Efficiency & Renewables Program Success
• Hillsboro LED Specialist Phoseon Hits Upcycle, Employment Balloons to 175
• BC Hydro’s New Face on TV Wants to Help You Save Energy
• Hackers Exploit Casino’s Smart Thermometer to Steal Database Info
• Oregon Governor Declares Drought Emergency in Second County
• Meeting With Federal Officials Focuses on Elwha Water Facility Impasse
• Alaska’s Draft Climate Change Policy Proposes Carbon Price Mechanism
• Closing Rust Belt Nuke Plants Makes Carbon Pollution Worse: Study
• Wenatchee Learns, Chelan PUD Partnering on Careers after School
• Report for America Supports Journalism Where Cutbacks Hit Hard
• Editing Tweaks That Can Boost Your Video’s Performance on Facebook
• President Trump Vows to Back Law to Protect Marijuana Industry
• The Newest Threat to California’s Redwoods Isn’t What You’d Think – The Environmental Cost of Legalized Pot.
• Cryptocurrency & Cannabis: A Difficult Relationship
• The Flip Phone Is the New Protest Statement
• Dragging an Energy Bill from the Ashes
• Take a Wild Guess: Crypto Confusion Reigns as Tax Deadline Nears
• Saturday’s Awful Weather Set a Record
• Mason Judge Delays Hearing for Accused Murder Defendant
• Increase Property Taxes to Save Shelton Marina?
• More Than 200 Million Eggs Recalled Over Salmonella Fears
• Ferries Slow Down in Hopes of Saving Taxpayer Money
• After Another Copper Wire Theft, Gig Harbor Athletic Director Left Wondering What Else Can Be Done

WORD OF THE DAY

Pelagic • \puh-LAJ-ik\ • adjective – Of, relating to, or living or occurring in the open sea: oceanic

Prior to their mysterious departure from this blue-green planet, the pelagic species known as dolphins sent a cryptic message, “so long, and thanks for all the fish!”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Supercomputer Hosting Company Threatens to Abandon Longview (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/supercomputer-hosting-company-threatens-to-abandon-longview/article_ede0855a-0751-5efb-bb70-5a482a2d3811.html

Bitcoin Mining Operations Moratorium (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2018/04/bitcoin-mining-operations-moratorium.html

Columbia River Treaty Watchers Hope to Right 50 Years of Wrongs (Missoulian, MT)

http://missoulian.com/news/local/columbia-river-treaty-watchers-hope-to-right-years-of-wrongs/article_88620dc3-df3a-5e3c-b065-c0e609b24b7d.html

Energy Secretary Perry Promises to Not Sell Off BPA Assets without Congressional Approval (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)

http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20180413/perry-promises-to-not-sell-off-bpa-assets-without-congressional-approval

Hardie Resigns as Oregon PUC Chair – Governor Brown Appoints Replacement (Portland Business Journal, OR)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2018/04/13/hardie-resigns-as-puc-chair-brown-appoints.html

Historic SMUD Headquarters in East Sacramento Gets Modern Touch (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2018/04/13/historic-smud-headquarters-in-east-sacramento-gets.html

Texas: Harvey Blew Out All Victoria Electric Cooperative Meters (Victoria Advocate, TX)

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/harvey-blew-out-all-victoria-electric-coop-meters/article_ea91c5fe-3f68-11e8-b80a-b768d13389a2.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Industries Fight Yakama Nation’s Demand to Clean Up More Fish Habitat (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/industries-fight-yakama-nations-demand-to-clean-up-more-fish-habitat/

Court Blocks Company’s Attempt to Restock Puget Sound Fish Farm with Atlantic Salmon (Associated Press)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20180414/AP/304149926

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Introducing the Solar Revenue Put: Insurance for Cloudy Days at the Farm (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2018/apr/15/introducing-the-solar-put-insurance-for-cloudy-days-at-the-farm/

Arizona: Feedback Negative for Proposed Windfarm (Mohave Valley Daily News, Bullhead City, AZ)

http://www.mohavedailynews.com/news/feedback-negative-for-proposed-windfarm/article_3adbf208-413c-11e8-87dc-db1f10b5f445.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Homeowners Association Files another Lawsuit against Radio Tower near Sequim (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/homeowners-association-files-another-lawsuit-against-radio-tower-near-sequim/

ACLU: If Americans Want Privacy & Net Neutrality, They Should Build Their Own Broadband Networks (TechDirt)

https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180403/08042539549/aclu-if-americans-want-privacy-net-neutrality-they-should-build-their-own-broadband-networks.shtml

New Mexico – How a Rural Electric Co-Op Connected a Community – By expanding into broadband, Kit Carson Co-op provides high-speed internet to thousands. (High Country News)

https://www.hcn.org/issues/50.7/state-of-change-how-a-rural-electric-co-op-connected-a-community

Collapse of Broadband Internet Project Might Threaten Kentucky’s ‘Entire Economy’ (Lexington Herald-Leader, KY)

http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article208744554.html

Can Unused TV Signals Be Repurposed for Broadband? (GovTech)

http://www.govtech.com/network/Can-Unused-TV-Signals-Be-Repurposed-for-Broadband.html

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

Buckle Up for the Coming ‘Carpocalypse Now’ over Electric Cars (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidkiley5/2018/04/16/buckle-up-for-the-coming-carpocalypse-now-over-electric-cars/#7e5631ff57eb

Transportation Electrification Should Build on Energy Efficiency & Renewables Program Success (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/transportation-electrification-should-build-on-energy-efficiency-and-renewa/521008/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Hillsboro LED Specialist Phoseon Hits Upcycle, Employment Balloons to 175 (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2018/04/hillsboro_led_manufacturer_pho.html

BC Hydro’s New Face on TV Wants to Help You Save Energy (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-hydro-guy-1.4620206?cmp=rss

Hackers Exploit Casino’s Smart Thermometer to Steal Database Info (Mashable)

https://mashable.com/2018/04/15/casino-smart-thermometer-hacked/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Oregon Governor Declares Drought Emergency in Second County (Associated Press)

http://q13fox.com/2018/04/15/oregon-governor-declares-drought-emergency-in-second-county/

Meeting With Federal Officials Focuses on Elwha Water Facility Impasse (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/meeting-with-federal-officials-focuses-on-elwha-water-facility-impasse/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Alaska’s Draft Climate Change Policy Proposes Carbon Price Mechanism (KTUU-TV, Anchorage, AK)

http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Climate-change--479726433.html

Closing Rust Belt Nuke Plants Makes Carbon Pollution Worse: Study (Washington Examiner)

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/closing-rust-belt-nuclear-plants-makes-carbon-pollution-worse-study

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

Wenatchee Learns, Chelan PUD Partnering on Careers after School (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.kpq.com/wenatchee-learns-chelan-pud-partnering-on-careers-after-school/

Report for America Supports Journalism Where Cutbacks Hit Hard (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/15/business/media/report-for-america-service.html

Editing Tweaks That Can Boost Your Video’s Performance on Facebook (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/tv-video/editing-tweaks-that-can-boost-your-videos-performance-on-facebook/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

President Trump Vows to Back Law to Protect Marijuana Industry (Associated Press)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/gop-senator-says-trump-vows-to-protect-marijuana-industry/2018/04/13/904ee2ae-3f48-11e8-955b-7d2e19b79966_story.html

The Newest Threat to California’s Redwoods Isn’t What You’d Think – The Environmental Cost of Legalized Pot. (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/made-by-history/wp/2018/04/15/the-newest-threat-to-californias-redwoods-isnt-what-youd-think/

Cryptocurrency & Cannabis: A Difficult Relationship (Canna Law Blog)

https://www.cannalawblog.com/cryoptocurrency-and-cannabis-a-difficult-relationship/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

The Flip Phone Is the New Protest Statement (SF Chronicle)

https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/The-flip-phone-is-the-new-protest-statement-12835092.php

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Dragging an Energy Bill from the Ashes (Roll Call, Washington, DC)

https://www.rollcall.com/news/policy/dragging-energy-bill-from-ashes

Take a Wild Guess: Crypto Confusion Reigns as Tax Deadline Nears (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bitcoin-taxes-20180412-story.html

GENERAL NEWS

Saturday’s Awful Weather Set a Record (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article208963074.html

Mason Judge Delays Hearing for Accused Murder Defendant (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-judge-delays-hearing-for-accused-murder-defendant/article_53844e14-41a9-11e8-8441-377ab4dd758c.html

Increase Property Taxes to Save Shelton Marina? (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/30109

More Than 200 Million Eggs Recalled Over Salmonella Fears (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/15/business/egg-recall-salmonella.html

Ferries Slow Down in Hopes of Saving Taxpayer Money (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2018/04/13/ferries-slow-down-in-hopes-of-saving-taxpayers-money/

After Another Copper Wire Theft, Gig Harbor Athletic Director Left Wondering What Else Can Be Done (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/community/gateway/g-sports/article208480249.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Milos Forman, Oscar-Winning Director, Dies at 86

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/milos-forman-oscar-winning-director-dies-at-86/

Bathroom Hand Dryers Suck Up Fecal Matter & Sprays It On Your Hands, New Study Reports

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/bathroom-hand-dryers-suck-fecal-153501199.html

A Substitute Teacher Hosted a ‘Fight Club’ at School So Kids Would Like Him, Police Say

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2018/04/13/fight-club-at-school-teacher-hosted-brawls-so-kids-would-like-him-police-say/?utm_term=.4ca0db7c4510

Is the World Going to End THIS MONTH? Conspiracy Theorists Claim Biblical Rapture Is Coming April 23 When the ‘Death Planet’ Nibiru Appears in the Sky

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5605073/Is-world-going-end-MONTH-Conspiracy-theorists-claim-biblical-Rapture-coming-April-23.html

SONG OF THE DAY

R.E.M. - Man on the Moon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLxpNiF0YKs

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Flood Watch for the Skokomish River

Small Craft Advisory for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Weather Forecast for April 13, 2018

Marine Forecast for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Olympic Mountain Forecast for Mason County

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Electric Bills Could Rise Due to Columbia River Spills (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/communities/mason/2018/04/12/electric-bills-could-rise-due-columbia-river-spills/513589002/

Energy Secretary Promises Walden Not to Privatize Bonneville Power Administration (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)

http://www.ktvz.com/news/energy-secretary-promises-walden-not-to-privatize-bpa/728722989

Idaho Regulators Accept Rocky Mountain Power’s Planned Shift from Coal to Renewables (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/idaho-regulators-accept-rocky-mountain-powers-planned-shift-from-coal-to-r/521251/

CenturyLink to FCC: Allow Fiber Overlashing on Poles to Accelerate Broadband Deployment (Fierce Telecom)

https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/centurylink-says-fiber-overlashing-fiber-poles-can-accelerate-broadband-deployment

Three Vast ‘Holes’ Just Appeared on the Sun—and They’re Bombarding Earth with Geomagnetic Storms (Newsweek)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/three-vast-apos-holes-apos-130421042.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Energy Secretary Promises Walden Not to Privatize Bonneville Power Administration
• Libby Dam Tribal Prehistoric Artifacts Still in Limbo
• California Winds Die Down after Toppling Trees, Power Lines
• Mason’s PUD 3 Considers New Fee Increases
• Former Jefferson PUD CAB Member to Run for Commission Seat
• U-S Energy Secretary: Emergency Order for Coal, Nukes Is ‘Exactly What Has to Happen’
• Record U-S Natural Gas Production: The Good News & Bad News
• Electric Bills Could Rise Due to Columbia River Spills
• Fish Council OKs Sharp Cut in Sport Chinook Harvest Off Washington State Coast
• Idaho Regulators Accept Rocky Mountain Power’s Planned Shift from Coal to Renewables
• Lawsuits Filed against Los Angeles County, Lenders over Green Energy Program
• Palo Verde Nuclear Plant Could Close If Renewable-Energy Measure Passes, APS Says
• Utilities, Grid Operators Tell FERC They Need Real-Time Data to Better Manage Distributed Energy Resources
• How Much Are Tariffs Holding Solar Back?
• Companies Like Google & Apple Are Funding Enough New U-S Renewable Energy to Power Iceland
• CenturyLink to FCC: Allow Fiber Overlashing on Poles to Accelerate Broadband Deployment
• Oregon: Detroit Lake Expected to Reach ‘Full Pool’ for Summer
• Facebook Takes the Punches While Rest of Silicon Valley Ducks
• Now Even Comcast Wants to Netflix & Chill
• Bless This Designer for Remaking Famous Logos to Teach Us Which Fonts They Use
• How to Make Your Brand Design Flourish with a Human Touch
• Camel-Smoking Ex-House Speaker Boehner Joins Cannabis Company
• Three Vast ‘Holes’ Just Appeared on the Sun—and They’re Bombarding Earth with Geomagnetic Storms
• Insect Farms Emerge as an Alternate Source of Protein
• Seattle Taxes Ranked Most Unfair in Washington
• Tech Billionaire Says His Plan to Break Up California Ready for Voters
• Former U-S Sen. John Melcher of Montana Dies at 93
• Hunger Strike at Washington State Prison in Walla Walla Ends after Six Days
• Kitsap County Flu Season Not Over Just Yet
• Radioactive Sludge Barrel Ruptures at Idaho Nuclear Site
• Publishers Worry about Pricier Newsprint
• Is This an Unusually Poor Spring in the Pacific Northwest?
• Oberto to Get a Canadian Accent: 100-Year-Old Beef Jerky Company Sold to Premium Brands

JEFFERSON’S RULES TO LIVE BY (NUMBER 10)

Today is National Thomas Jefferson Day.

When angry, count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to ten.

Jefferson’s 10 Rules for a Good Life

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Energy Secretary Promises Walden Not to Privatize Bonneville Power Administration (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)

http://www.ktvz.com/news/energy-secretary-promises-walden-not-to-privatize-bpa/728722989

Libby Dam Tribal Prehistoric Artifacts Still in Limbo (Char-Koosta News, Pablo, MT)

http://www.charkoosta.com/news/libby-dam-tribal-prehistoric-artifacts-still-in-limbo/article_a5fe002e-3e7d-11e8-a538-631bf2cb5dc5.html

California Winds Die Down after Toppling Trees, Power Lines (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2018-04-13/california-winds-die-down-after-toppling-trees-power-lines

Mason’s PUD 3 Considers New Fee Increases (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/communities/mason/2018/04/12/masons-pud-3-considers-new-fee-increases/513579002/

Former Jefferson PUD CAB Member to Run for Commission Seat (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/news/former-pud-cab-member-to-run-for-commission-seat/article_71671216-3d14-11e8-8f80-131b7b155075.html

U-S Energy Secretary: Emergency Order for Coal, Nukes Is ‘Exactly What Has to Happen’ (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/perry-emergency-order-for-coal-nukes-is-exactly-what-has-to-happen/521250/

Record U-S Natural Gas Production: The Good News & Bad News (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidblackmon/2018/04/12/record-u-s-natural-gas-production-the-good-news-and-bad-news/#56a5febc145c

FISH & WILDLIFE

Electric Bills Could Rise Due to Columbia River Spills (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/communities/mason/2018/04/12/electric-bills-could-rise-due-columbia-river-spills/513589002/

Fish Council OKs Sharp Cut in Sport Chinook Harvest Off Washington State Coast (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/fish-council-oks-sharp-cut-in-sport-chinook-harvest-off-washington/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Idaho Regulators Accept Rocky Mountain Power’s Planned Shift from Coal to Renewables (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/idaho-regulators-accept-rocky-mountain-powers-planned-shift-from-coal-to-r/521251/

Lawsuits Filed against Los Angeles County, Lenders over Green Energy Program (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-pace-lawsuits-20180411-story.html

Palo Verde Nuclear Plant Could Close If Renewable-Energy Measure Passes, APS Says (Arizona Republic, Phoenix)

https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/energy/2018/04/12/palo-verde-nuclear-plant-could-close-if-renewable-energy-measure-passes-aps-says/491088002/

Utilities, Grid Operators Tell FERC They Need Real-Time Data to Better Manage Distributed Energy Resources (Green Tech Media)

https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/utilities-grid-operators-tell-ferc-they-need-real-time-data-ders#gs.VKTgilk

How Much Are Tariffs Holding Solar Back? (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/how-much-are-tariffs-holding-solar-back/520839/

Companies Like Google & Apple Are Funding Enough New U-S Renewable Energy to Power Iceland (CNBC)

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/12/companies-funding-enough-new-renewable-energy-to-power-iceland.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

CenturyLink to FCC: Allow Fiber Overlashing on Poles to Accelerate Broadband Deployment (Fierce Telecom)

https://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/centurylink-says-fiber-overlashing-fiber-poles-can-accelerate-broadband-deployment

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Oregon: Detroit Lake Expected to Reach ‘Full Pool’ for Summer (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/detroit-lake-expected-to-reach-full-pool-for-summer/283-537998261

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook Takes the Punches While Rest of Silicon Valley Ducks (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/13/technology/facebook-silicon-valley.html

Now Even Comcast Wants to Netflix & Chill (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/04/13/comcast-wants-to-netflix-and-chill/

Bless This Designer for Remaking Famous Logos to Teach Us Which Fonts They Use (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/creativity/bless-this-designer-for-remaking-famous-logos-to-teach-us-which-fonts-they-use/

How to Make Your Brand Design Flourish with a Human Touch (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/how-to-make-your-brand-design-flourish-with-a-human-touch/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Camel-Smoking Ex-House Speaker Boehner Joins Cannabis Company (Associated Press)

https://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Connelly-Camel-smoking-ex-House-Speaker-Boehner-12826249.php

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Three Vast ‘Holes’ Just Appeared on the Sun—and They’re Bombarding Earth with Geomagnetic Storms (Newsweek)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/three-vast-apos-holes-apos-130421042.html

Insect Farms Emerge as an Alternate Source of Protein (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2018/0413/Insect-farms-emerge-as-an-alternate-source-of-protein

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Seattle Taxes Ranked Most Unfair in Washington – A state among the harshest on the poor nationwide (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/seattle-taxes-ranked-most-unfair-in-washington-a-state-among-the-harshest-on-the-poor-nationwide/

Tech Billionaire Says His Plan to Break Up California Ready for Voters (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-partition/tech-billionaire-says-his-plan-to-break-up-california-ready-for-voters-idUSKBN1HJ36D

Former U-S Sen. John Melcher of Montana Dies at 93 (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/13/former-us-sen-john-melcher-of-montana-dies-at-93/

GENERAL NEWS

Hunger Strike at Washington State Prison in Walla Walla Ends after Six Days (Associated Press)

http://keprtv.com/news/local/hunger-strike-at-washington-state-prison-ends-after-six-days

Kitsap County Flu Season Not Over Just Yet (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2018/04/12/flu-season-not-over-yet-kitsap-county/511304002/

Radioactive Sludge Barrel Ruptures at Idaho Nuclear Site (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/c7b4380362dd4d1995788ce8727dc072

Publishers Worry about Pricier Newsprint (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2018/apr/13/publishers-worry-about-pricier-newsprint/

Is This an Unusually Poor Spring in the Pacific Northwest? (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2018/04/is-this-unusually-poor-spring-in.html

Oberto to Get a Canadian Accent: 100-Year-Old Beef Jerky Company Sold to Premium Brands (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/100-year-old-beef-jerky-company-sold-to-premium-brands-by-founding-oberto-family-1.23265858

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

This High School Is Banning Homework & Tests to ‘Reduce Stress’

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/high-school-banning-homework-tests-reduce-stress-200303836.html

Mother’s Obituary Helps Officers Nab 1981 Prison Escapee

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/mother-s-obituary-helps-officers-nab-prison-escapee/article_d5aaa2ef-2d15-57f7-91d2-e5577465af79.html

Threat of Closure Spurs Surge in Sales for Necco Wafers

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/threat-of-closure-spurs-surge-in-sales-for-necco-wafers/article_8d434865-b737-5a84-845a-d44eaad60536.html

Booze Not So Great for the Heart After All, Study Says

https://gizmodo.com/booze-not-so-great-for-the-heart-after-all-study-says-1825222704

SONG OF THE DAY

The Archies (Jeff Barry & Andy Kim) – Sugar Sugar

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

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Flood Watch for the Skokomish River

Small Craft Advisory for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Weather Forecast for April 12, 2018

Marine Forecast for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Olympic Mountain Forecast for Mason County

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

This Bill Would Save Snake River Dams. It’s Hitting Opposition in Congress (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article208655314.html

81,000 Solar Panels: Washington State’s Largest Solar Farm Planned near Lind (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/08/81000-solar-panels-washingtons-largest-solar-farm-/

Concrete Layers Are Source of Priest Rapids Dam Leak (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

https://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/concrete-layers-are-source-of-priest-rapids-dam-leak/article_6daff14c-ba91-52cb-a315-93d6ce023eca.html

Errors & Arbitrary Assumptions Plague Study on Replacing Energy from Snake River Dams (Washington Policy Center)

https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/publications/detail/errors-and-arbitrary-assumptions-plague-study-on-replacing-energy-from-snake-river-dams

Flood Watch Issued for Skokomish River (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/30081

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• This Bill Would Save Snake River Dams. It’s Hitting Opposition in Congress
• Errors & Arbitrary Assumptions Plague Study on Replacing Energy from Snake River Dams
• Editorial: Despite Their Differences, Murray & Newhouse Agree on This Critical Point About Northwest Dams
• Concrete Layers Are Source of Priest Rapids Dam Leak
• Bonneville Power Administration Taking Steps to Strengthen Financial Health
• Power Marketing Agency Assets: Lamar Alexander Blames ‘Gremlin’ for Bad Trump Policy on Electricity
• Washington Regulators Require Utilities to Offer Smart Meter Opt-Outs
• Dunbar, New Jefferson PUD Manager, Aims for More Effective Utility
• Malinowski to Run Again for Clark PUD Position
• What’s Next for South Carolina’s Embattled Utilities?
• Mini-Versions of Pacific NW Dams Find a Home — In Mississippi
• Columbia River Fall Salmon & Ocean Seasons Set
• 81,000 Solar Panels: Washington State’s Largest Solar Farm Planned near Lind
• United Kingdom – Big Electricity Producers May Be Told to Cut Output as Solar & Wind Power Surges
• A Cryptocurrency Miner Wanted 10 Megawatts of Power. Wait Just a Sec, Mason County PUD Said
• Mason PUD 3 Places Moratorium on New Cryptocurrency Operations
• Mason County PUD 3 Sets Cryptocurrency Moratorium
• How Blockchain Is Threatening to Kill the Traditional Utility
• Central Washington: Epicenter of World-Changing Technology or Ground Zero for Bitcoin’s Epic Fail
• The Latest: FCC Official Targets Lack of Broadband Parity
• Comcast Desperately Wants to Corner the Smart Home Market
• This Environmental Group Is Launching Its Own Satellite to Learn More About Greenhouse Gas Leaks
• The Most Important Exchange of the Zuckerberg Hearing
• Senators Had a Lot to Say About Facebook. That Hasn’t Stopped Them from Using It.
• How to Research & Plan Your Blog Content for a Year
• Gmail Is Set to Get a Major Update
• Los Angeles Painting City Streets White in Bid to Combat Climate Change
• Flood Watch Issued for Skokomish River
• Comment Period Extended on Webb Hill Septic Lagoon
• Boeing Flushes 737 Toilet RFP, Suppliers Upset as Company Considers Doing Work in House
• He Woke Up Boxed in by a Tractor & Covered in Feces. It Was Deputies Doing the Waking

WORD OF THE DAY - THE HORRIBLE HAIKU

Ensky • \in-SKYE\ • Verb - 1: to raise in rank, power, or character 2: to praise highly: glorify

His name is Elvis

Enskied beyond his stature

See his Portland church

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

This Bill Would Save Snake River Dams. It’s Hitting Opposition in Congress (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article208655314.html

Errors & Arbitrary Assumptions Plague Study on Replacing Energy from Snake River Dams (Washington Policy Center)

https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/publications/detail/errors-and-arbitrary-assumptions-plague-study-on-replacing-energy-from-snake-river-dams

Editorial: Despite Their Differences, Murray & Newhouse Agree on This Critical Point About Northwest Dams (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/article208648629.html

Concrete Layers Are Source of Priest Rapids Dam Leak (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

https://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/concrete-layers-are-source-of-priest-rapids-dam-leak/article_6daff14c-ba91-52cb-a315-93d6ce023eca.html

Bonneville Power Administration Taking Steps to Strengthen Financial Health (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-taking-steps-to-strengthen-financial-health.aspx

Power Marketing Agency Assets: Lamar Alexander Blames ‘Gremlin’ for Bad Trump Policy on Electricity (Washington Examiner)

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/lamar-alexander-blames-gremlin-for-bad-trump-policy-on-electricity

Washington Regulators Require Utilities to Offer Smart Meter Opt-Outs (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/washington-regulators-require-utilities-to-offer-smart-meter-opt-outs/521126/

Dunbar, New Jefferson PUD Manager, Aims for More Effective Utility (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/news/dunbar-aims-for-more-effective-utility/article_b7673c36-3d15-11e8-ab23-f376b42e3f22.html

Malinowski to run again for Clark PUD position (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2018/apr/12/malinowski-to-run-again-for-clark-pud-position/

What’s Next for South Carolina’s Embattled Utilities? (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/whats-next-for-south-carolinas-embattled-utilities/520838/

Mini-Versions of Pacific NW Dams Find a Home — In Mississippi (Crosscut Seattle)

https://crosscut.com/2018/04/mini-versions-nw-dams-find-home-mississippi

FISH & WILDLIFE

Columbia River Fall Salmon & Ocean Seasons Set (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2018/apr/11/columbia-river-fall-salmon-and-ocean-seasons-set/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

81,000 Solar Panels: Washington State’s Largest Solar Farm Planned near Lind (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/08/81000-solar-panels-washingtons-largest-solar-farm-/

United Kingdom – Big Electricity Producers May Be Told to Cut Output as Solar & Wind Power Surges (Yahoo Finance)

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/big-electricity-producers-may-told-cut-output-solar-wind-power-surges-100029308.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

A Cryptocurrency Miner Wanted 10 Megawatts of Power. Wait Just a Sec, Mason County PUD Said (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/business/article208635474.html

Mason PUD 3 Places Moratorium on New Cryptocurrency Operations (South Sound Business)

https://southsoundbiz.com/mason-pud-3-places-moratorium-on-new-cryptocurrency-operations/

Mason County PUD 3 Sets Cryptocurrency Moratorium (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/mason-county-pud-3-sets-cryptocurrency-moratorium

How Blockchain Is Threatening to Kill the Traditional Utility (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-09/blockchain-latest-death-knell-of-an-old-school-utility-model

Central Washington: Epicenter of World-Changing Technology or Ground Zero for Bitcoin’s Epic Fail (Inlander, Spokane, WA)

https://www.inlander.com/spokane/central-washington-could-either-be-the-epicenter-of-a-world-changing-technology-or-ground-zero-for-bitcoins-epic-fail/Content?oid=9259625

The Latest: FCC Official Targets Lack of Broadband Parity (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington-dc/articles/2018-04-12/the-latest-fcc-official-targets-lack-of-broadband-parity

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Comcast Desperately Wants to Corner the Smart Home Market (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Desperately-Wants-to-Corner-the-Smart-Home-Market-141600

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

This Environmental Group Is Launching Its Own Satellite to Learn More About Greenhouse Gas Leaks (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2018/04/11/this-environmental-group-is-launching-its-own-satellite-to-learn-more-about-greenhouse-gas-leaks/

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

The Most Important Exchange of the Zuckerberg Hearing (Atlantic Magazine)

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/04/the-most-important-exchange-of-the-zuckerberg-hearing/557795/?utm_source=feed

Senators Had a Lot to Say About Facebook. That Hasn’t Stopped Them from Using It. (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/12/us/politics/facebook-senators-usage.html

How to Research & Plan Your Blog Content for a Year (Social Media Examiner)

https://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-research-and-plan-blog-content-for-a-year/

Gmail Is Set to Get a Major Update (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2018/04/12/gmail-is-set-to-get-a-major-update/?utm_term=.c23b86acaf61

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Los Angeles Painting City Streets White in Bid to Combat Climate Change (FOX61-TV, Hartford, CT)

http://fox61.com/2018/04/11/los-angeles-painting-city-streets-white-in-bid-to-combat-climate-change/

GENERAL NEWS

Flood Watch Issued for Skokomish River (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/30081

Comment Period Extended on Webb Hill Septic Lagoon (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/30083

Boeing Flushes 737 Toilet RFP, Suppliers Upset as Company Considers Doing Work in House (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2018/04/11/boeing-737-lavatory-rfp-suppliers-upset.html?ana=RSS&s=article_search

He Woke Up Boxed in by a Tractor & Covered in Feces. It Was Deputies Doing the Waking (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article208620084.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Contact Lenses That Darken in Sunlight Are Going to Give You Some Creepy Alien Eyes

https://gizmodo.com/contact-lenses-that-darken-in-sunlight-are-going-to-giv-1825210855

Medieval Cheater’s Dice with Double Fours & Fives Found in Norway

https://gizmodo.com/medieval-cheater-s-dice-with-two-fours-and-fives-found-1825171270

‘Donkey Kong’ Record Holder Gets Titles Stripped in Cheating Scandal

https://mashable.com/2018/04/12/donkey-kong-billy-mitchell-scandal/

SONG OF THE DAY

Linda Ronstadt – Tumbling Dice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIpxLot2BNU

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