Energy News Digest for January 5, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for January 5, 2016

http://1.usa.gov/1Pdx91F

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

B-C Hydro Orders Protesters Off Land Slated for Logging Near Peace River Dam Site (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-hydro-orders-protesters-off-land-slated-for-logging-near-site-c-dam/article27997272/?cmpid=rss1

Climate Change Could Challenge the Water Needs of Power Plants (IEEE Spectrum)

http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/environment/climate-change-could-challenge-water-needs-of-power-plants

CenturyLink Loses Court Ruling over Portland Phone Tax (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2016/01/appeals_court_rules_against_ce.html

Washington Drought, Now Over, Cost Farmers Millions (Associated Press)

http://q13fox.com/2016/01/05/washington-drought-now-over-cost-farmers-millions/

Scuba Diver Who Died in Mason County Identified (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article52987020.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• B-C Hydro Orders Protesters Off Land Slated for Logging Near Peace River Dam Site
• How Water Could Fix Utility Energy Storage Woes
• Ukraine: Hackers Caused a Blackout for the First Time, Researchers Say
• Tulalips, Forterra to Preserve Land near Wallace River for Salmon
• Study: Asian Carp Could Develop Huge Presence in Lake Erie
• Washington Drought, Now Over, Cost Farmers Millions
• El Niño Effect: California Preps for Two Weeks of Rain & Snow
• U-S Files Civil Lawsuit against Volkswagen over Emissions Scandal
• Oregon Wind Power: Orion Goes Large at Golden Hill
• North Portland Police Precinct Is Going Solar
• New Jersey & Wind Power: Perfect Together?
• Rates Stay Low with Navajo Nation Solar Farm
• Study: Building Managers Overwhelmed By Energy Options
• Engaging Customers through Energy Management
• ComEd Pilot Targets Power Savings through Enhanced Customer Access to Usage Data
• Chart of the Week: Recreational Cannabis Surplus in Washington State Squeezing Growers
• Colorado: Boulder County Helps Marijuana Growers Reduce Electricity Costs
• Climate Change Could Challenge the Water Needs of Power Plants
• CenturyLink Loses Court Ruling over Portland Phone Tax
• Costs Slow Down Use of Rural Broadband
• Some Yahoo Investors Want to Sell Internet Business Even If It Triggers Big Tax Bill
• Amazon Launches WorkMail to Compete with Microsoft Outlook
• What Does the Internet Actually Look Like?
• U-S Rep. Jim McDermott Announces He Won’t Seek Reelection
• Argument Preview: New Threat to Public Employee Unions
• Scuba Diver Who Died in Mason County Identified
• As Militant Occupation Continues in Oregon, Sheriff Says ‘Go Home’
• Shelton Mayor Proposes Building Fee Moratorium
• Don’t Expect Much More Snow in Western Washington as El Nino Awakens
• Why Seahawks Could Be Affected By L.A. NFL Move Proposals

WORD OF THE DAY

Solon • \SOE-lun\ • noun – 1: a wise & skillful lawgiver *2: a member of a legislative body

The solon with the impressive mane of white hair stood to speak in the assembled chamber that is the State Senate. On and on he droned about the minutia of taxes on fruits and vegetables, meats and fish, milk and dairy. The senator from Springfield was in a woozy haze from all this talk about food and taxes. After two hours of the onslaught, all he saw was a huge talking food pyramid with a white wig.

From Merriam-Webster – Solon was a particularly wise lawgiver in ancient Athens who was born in approximately 630 B.C. & lived until about 560 B.C. He was one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece, & he implemented a number of reforms in Athenian law. In English, his name has been used generically since at least 1625 to refer to any wise statesman. Contemporary American journalists, with whom the term is especially popular, have extended the meaning even further to include any member of a lawmaking body, wise or not. In fact, today the word is sometimes used ironically for a legislator who displays a marked lack of wisdom, rather than a profusion of it.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

B-C Hydro Orders Protesters Off Land Slated for Logging Near Peace River Dam Site (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-hydro-orders-protesters-off-land-slated-for-logging-near-site-c-dam/article27997272/?cmpid=rss1

How Water Could Fix Utility Energy Storage Woes (GreenBiz)

http://www.greenbiz.com/article/how-water-could-fix-utility-energy-storage-woes

Ukraine: Hackers Caused a Blackout for the First Time, Researchers Say (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/01/05/hackers-caused-a-blackout-for-the-first-time-researchers-say/?wprss=rss_business

FISH & WILDLIFE

Tulalips, Forterra to Preserve Land near Wallace River for Salmon (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20160105/NEWS01/160109630

Study: Asian Carp Could Develop Huge Presence in Lake Erie (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/study-asian-carp-develop-huge-presence-lake-erie-36087167

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Washington Drought, Now Over, Cost Farmers Millions (Associated Press)

http://q13fox.com/2016/01/05/washington-drought-now-over-cost-farmers-millions/

El Niño Effect: California Preps for Two Weeks of Rain & Snow (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/0104/El-Nino-effect-California-preps-for-two-weeks-of-rain-and-snow

U-S Files Civil Lawsuit against Volkswagen over Emissions Scandal (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2016/01/04/u-s-files-civil-lawsuit-against-volkswagen-over-emissions-scandal/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Oregon Wind Power: Orion Goes Large at Golden Hill (reNews)

http://renews.biz/101055/orion-goes-large-at-golden-hill/

North Portland Police Precinct Is Going Solar (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/01/north-portland-policeprecinct-is-going-solar.html

New Jersey & Wind Power: Perfect Together? (Associated Press)

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-jersey-and-wind-power-perfect-together/

Rates Stay Low with Navajo Nation Solar Farm (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=44979

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Study: Building Managers Overwhelmed By Energy Options (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/study-building-managers-overwhelmed-by-energy-options/411521/

Engaging Customers through Energy Management (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=44971

ComEd Pilot Targets Power Savings through Enhanced Customer Access to Usage Data (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/comed-pilot-targets-power-savings-through-enhanced-customer-access-to-usage/411515/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Chart of the Week: Recreational Cannabis Surplus in Washington State Squeezing Growers (Marijuana Business Daily)

http://mjbizdaily.com/chart-week-recreational-cannabis-surplus-wa-squeezing-growers/

Colorado: Boulder County Helps Marijuana Growers Reduce Electricity Costs (Marijuana Business Daily)

http://mjbizdaily.com/county-helps-marijuana-growers-reduce-electricity-costs/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Climate Change Could Challenge the Water Needs of Power Plants (IEEE Spectrum)

http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/environment/climate-change-could-challenge-water-needs-of-power-plants

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

CenturyLink Loses Court Ruling over Portland Phone Tax (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2016/01/appeals_court_rules_against_ce.html

Costs Slow Down Use of Rural Broadband (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/trends-reports-analyses/rural-broadband-becoming-too-costly-for-rural-america/87983

Some Yahoo Investors Want to Sell Internet Business Even If It Triggers Big Tax Bill (Reuters)

http://news.yahoo.com/yahoo-investors-want-sell-internet-business-even-triggers-121100340--sector.html

Amazon Launches WorkMail to Compete with Microsoft Outlook (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2016/01/amazon-launches-workmail-to-compete-with-microsoft.html

What Does the Internet Actually Look Like? (The Atlantic)

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/01/in-photos-inside-the-internet/422592/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

U-S Rep. Jim McDermott Announces He Won’t Seek Reelection (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/politics/2016/01/04/rep-jim-mcdermott-announces-he-wont-seek-reelection/78265394/

Argument Preview: New Threat to Public Employee Unions (SCOTUS Blog)

http://www.scotusblog.com/2016/01/argument-preview-new-threat-to-public-employee-unions/

GENERAL NEWS

Scuba Diver Who Died in Mason County Identified (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article52987020.html

As Militant Occupation Continues in Oregon, Sheriff Says ‘Go Home’ (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/01/as_militant_occupation_continu.html

Shelton Mayor Proposes Building Fee Moratorium (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/18512

Don’t Expect Much More Snow in Western Washington as El Nino Awakens (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2885016/Donapost-expect-much-more-snow-in-Western-Washington-as-El-Nino-awakens

Why Seahawks Could Be Affected By L.A. NFL Move Proposals (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/sports/nfl/seahawks/5th-quarter-blog/2016/01/05/why-seahawks-could-affected-l-move-proposals/78298998/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Bee Gees Manager & Grease Producer Robert Stigwood Dies

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35231056

Dog Sneaks into Luggage, Gets Free Flight to Japan

http://mashable.com/2016/01/05/dog-sneaks-into-luggage/

Sheriff: Drinking-&-Driving Facebook Video Leads to Arrest

http://news.yahoo.com/sheriff-drinking-driving-facebook-video-leads-arrest-131157111.html

UK Astronaut Tim Peake Calls Wrong Number from Space

http://news.yahoo.com/oops-uk-astronaut-tim-peake-calls-wrong-number-131335421.html

SONG OF THE DAY

The Trammps - Disco Inferno

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7EfnYwpmOE

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Energy News Digest for January 4, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for January 4, 2016

http://1.usa.gov/1RbyaO6

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

FBI Seeks Peaceful End to Occupation at Oregon Wildlife Refuge (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-oregon-militia-idUSKBN0UI1DC20160104

Current Mt. Hood Snowpack Shreds Last Year’s Levels (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2015/12/current-mt-hood-snowpack-shreds-last-years-levels.html

Montana Mine Lays Off Workers as Coal Industry Slumps (Associated Press)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20160101/BIZ02/160109940

Editorial: Unlocking Carbon Gridlock in Washington a Matter of Inclusion, Not Exclusion (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/matt-driscoll/article52587685.html

AP Source: Washington State Democratic Rep. McDermott to Announce Retirement (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/ap-source-democratic-rep-mcdermott-announce-retirement-144650014--politics.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Montana Mine Lays Off Workers as Coal Industry Slumps
• Union at Eugene Water & Electric Board Will Vote Third Time Tuesday on Proposed Pact with Utility
• Editorial: Threading the Needle – Cheaply – To Meet Pacific Northwest Power Demands
• Alaska Railbelt Utilities Progress on Forming Single Transmission Operator
• Colorado Regulators Affirm Decision Rejecting Part of Boulder’s Public Power Plan
• California: Did Wayward Drone Knock Out Power in Bernal Heights?
• Maine: PUC Data at Center of Bias Allegations to Remain Secret Indefinitely
• Puget Sound Salmon Restoration Efforts Focus on Private Property
• In OTHER Malheur National Wildlife Refuge News: Biologists Hope Fishing Will End Carp Invasion
• Environmental Disaster: Using Bombs for Fishing
• To Save a Rare Forest, Farmers Try a New Crop – Butterflies
• Current Mt. Hood Snowpack Shreds Last Year’s Levels
• Editorial: Picking Up the Pieces in Klamath
• California: Solar Is In, Biomass Energy Is Out – Farmers Are Struggling to Dispose of Woody Waste
• California: Ratepayers Face Unknown Costs for Renewable Power
• Op/Ed: Montana – NorthWestern Rebuts Renewables Criticism
• Google Helps Analyze If Rooftop Solar Panels Are Good Deal
• Hawaii Court Upholds PUC Order Ending Retail Rate Net Metering
• Electrifying India, With the Sun & Small Loans
• Oregon Opens Application Process for Marijuana Licenses
• Cowlitz County: Local Marijuana Retailers Contend with Falling Prices
• Portland Cannabis Cultivator Raises $2.8 Million for a 50-Acre Farm
• Tech Mavericks See Green in Burgeoning Marijuana Industry
• Editorial: Unlocking Carbon Gridlock in Washington a Matter of Inclusion, Not Exclusion
• At the Centers for Disease Control, a Debate behind Recommendations on Cellphone Risk
• Why Cities Need Trees: The Science behind a 30 Percent Canopy
• Can You Download Me Now? NY Payphones Become Wi-Fi Hot Spots
• Group Says BBC Website Hack Was a Test for Attack on ISIS
• Op/Ed: India Deserves Better than Mark Zuckerberg’s Watered-Down Internet
• AP Source: Washington State Democratic Rep. McDermott to Announce Retirement
• Mayor: Records Requests Add to Problems in Gold Bar Audit
• FBI Seeks Peaceful End to Occupation at Oregon Wildlife Refuge
• Another Round of Winter Weather Causes Delays at 60+ Schools in Western Washington State
• 4-H Clubs Booted from Kitsap Co. Buildings after Dispute
• Periodic Table’s Seventh Row Filled; Four Elements Added
• No, That Crazy Viral Snoqualmie Pass Snow Photo Isn’t Real

WORD OF THE DAY

Boycott • \BOY-kaht\ • verb – To engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (as a person, store, or organization) usually to express disapproval or to force acceptance of certain conditions

Ambrose’s global warming protest was less than successful. It seems that his idea to boycott his own carbon dioxide emissions by not breathing was a fatal mistake.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Montana Mine Lays Off Workers as Coal Industry Slumps (Associated Press)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20160101/BIZ02/160109940

Union at Eugene Water & Electric Board Will Vote Third Time Tuesday on Proposed Pact with Utility (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/33901516-75/union-at-eweb-will-vote-third-time-tuesday-on-proposed-pact-with-utility.html.csp

Editorial: Threading the Needle – Cheaply – To Meet Pacific Northwest Power Demands (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/12/threading_the_needle_cheaply_t.html

Alaska Railbelt Utilities Progress on Forming Single Transmission Operator (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/alaska-railbelt-utilities-progress-on-forming-single-transmission-operator/411436/

Colorado Regulators Affirm Decision Rejecting Part of Boulder’s Public Power Plan (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/colorado-regulators-affirm-decision-rejecting-part-of-boulders-muni-plan/411444/

California: Did Wayward Drone Knock Out Power in Bernal Heights? (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Did-wayward-drone-knock-out-power-in-Bernal-6734651.php

Maine: PUC Data at Center of Bias Allegations to Remain Secret Indefinitely (Portland Press-Herald, ME)

http://www.pressherald.com/2016/01/03/puc-data-at-center-of-bias-allegations-to-remain-secret-indefinitely/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Puget Sound Salmon Restoration Efforts Focus on Private Property (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/tech/science/environment/2015/12/31/king-conservation-district-salmon-habitat-restoration-urban-shorelines-program/78158964/

In OTHER Malheur National Wildlife Refuge News: Biologists Hope Fishing Will End Carp Invasion (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2016/01/02/biologists-hope-fishing-will-end-carp-invasion/

Environmental Disaster: Using Bombs for Fishing (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/01/03/bombs-fishing-tanzania-newser/78228698/

To Save a Rare Forest, Farmers Try a New Crop – Butterflies (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/Change-Agent/2015/1231/To-save-a-rare-forest-farmers-try-a-new-crop-butterflies

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Current Mt. Hood Snowpack Shreds Last Year’s Levels (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2015/12/current-mt-hood-snowpack-shreds-last-years-levels.html

Editorial: Picking Up the Pieces in Klamath (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/01/picking_up_the_pieces_in_klama.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

California: Solar Is In, Biomass Energy Is Out – Farmers Are Struggling to Dispose of Woody Waste (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-biomass-closing-20160101-story.html

California: Ratepayers Face Unknown Costs for Renewable Power (Modesto Bee, CA)

http://www.modbee.com/news/business/energy/article52845920.html

Op/Ed: Montana – NorthWestern Rebuts Renewables Criticism (Billings Gazette, MT)

http://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/guest/northwestern-rebuts-renewables-criticism/article_66b97385-ef91-5c50-b89d-75feddeb60c4.html

Google Helps Analyze If Rooftop Solar Panels Are Good Deal (Associated Press)

http://www.theheraldbusinessjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20160104/BIZ02/160109721

Hawaii Court Upholds PUC Order Ending Retail Rate Net Metering (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/hawaii-court-upholds-puc-order-ending-retail-rate-net-metering/411414/

Electrifying India, With the Sun & Small Loans (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/03/business/energy-environment/electrifying-india-with-the-sun-and-small-loans.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Oregon Opens Application Process for Marijuana Licenses (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/marijuana/index.ssf/2016/01/oregon_opens_its_application_p.html

Cowlitz County: Local Marijuana Retailers Contend with Falling Prices (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/local-marijuana-retailers-contend-with-falling-prices/article_72268328-fef1-5905-b2cd-e965add7a149.html

Portland Cannabis Cultivator Raises $2.8 Million for a 50-Acre Farm (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2015/12/portland-cannabis-cultivator-raises-2-8m-for-a-50.html

Tech Mavericks See Green in Burgeoning Marijuana Industry (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/marijuana/article52749005.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Editorial: Unlocking Carbon Gridlock in Washington a Matter of Inclusion, Not Exclusion (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/matt-driscoll/article52587685.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

At the Centers for Disease Control, a Debate behind Recommendations on Cellphone Risk (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/02/technology/at-cdc-a-debate-behind-recommendations-on-cellphone-risk.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Why Cities Need Trees: The Science behind a 30 Percent Canopy (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article52357620.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Can You Download Me Now? NY Payphones Become Wi-Fi Hot Spots (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Can-you-download-me-now-NY-payphones-become-6731664.php

Group Says BBC Website Hack Was a Test for Attack on ISIS (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/01/02/bbc-website-hack-isis/

Op/Ed: India Deserves Better than Mark Zuckerberg’s Watered-Down Internet (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/01/04/india-deserves-better-than-mark-zuckerbergs-watered-down-internet/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

AP Source: Washington State Democratic Rep. McDermott to Announce Retirement (Associated Press)

http://news.yahoo.com/ap-source-democratic-rep-mcdermott-announce-retirement-144650014--politics.html

Mayor: Records Requests Add to Problems in Gold Bar Audit (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20160103/NEWS01/160109791

GENERAL NEWS

FBI Seeks Peaceful End to Occupation at Oregon Wildlife Refuge (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-oregon-militia-idUSKBN0UI1DC20160104

Another Round of Winter Weather Causes Delays at 60+ Schools in Western Washington State (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/01/04/another-round-of-winter-weather-causes-delays-at-60-schools-in-western-washington/

4-H Clubs Booted from Kitsap Co. Buildings after Dispute (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/12/31/4h-clubs-booted-kitsap-county-buildings/78155984/

Periodic Table’s Seventh Row Filled; Four Elements Added (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/nation-now/2016/01/04/periodic-tables-seventh-row-filled-four-elements-added/78253188/

No, That Crazy Viral Snoqualmie Pass Snow Photo Isn’t Real (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/geek/2016/01/snoqualmie_photo_snow_hoax_don.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Cheers! Portland Leads Oregon to ‘Booziest State in Country’ Title

http://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/01/cheers_portland_leads_oregon_t.html

Someone Made a Google Chrome Filter to Block Donald Trump from Your Internet

http://time.com/4164800/donald-trump-filter-google-chrome-extension/

Majestic Clydesdale Horse Masterfully Photobombs Little Girl

http://mashable.com/2016/01/04/horse-photobomb/

This Is What Happens When You Try to Take a Stealthy Picture of Elton John

http://mashable.com/2015/12/31/elton-john-photobomb/

SONG OF THE DAY

Elton John – Song for Guy

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

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Energy News Digest for December 31, 2015

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for December 31, 2015

http://1.usa.gov/1SonACn

Air Stagnation Advisory

http://1.usa.gov/1OsEzxj

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Carbon Initiative Aims to Raise & Cut Taxes (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/12/30/initiative-732-carbon-tax-washington/78106628/

California: Pacific Gas & Electric Details How Much Your Bill Will Rise in 2016 (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/PG-E-details-how-much-your-bill-will-rise-in-2016-6728373.php

Oregon: Canadian Company Plans 10-Megawatt Solar Farm near Redmond (Associated Press)

http://www.ktvz.com/news/canadian-company-plans-solar-farm-near-redmond/37193852

Number of Species Awaiting Endangered Protection Drops to All-Time Low (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2015/1230/Number-of-species-awaiting-endangered-protection-drops-to-all-time-low

Water Reservoir Proposal Could Help Economy & Ecosystem of Yakima Basin (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/proposal-could-help-economy-and-ecosystem-of-yakima-basin/article_85b7fa40-af8c-11e5-881b-2f6254ac370f.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• California: Pacific Gas & Electric Details How Much Your Bill Will Rise in 2016
• Northern Wasco PUD Names New Manager
• Skagit PUD Interim General Manager Told to Step Down
• Grant PUD receives clean audit from the state for 2014
• FERC Rejects Permit for 1,000 MW Pumped Storage Project in Kentucky – Et tu Klickitat
• Number of Species Awaiting Endangered Protection Drops to All-Time Low
• California: Coho Salmon Benefit from Dam Removal on San Mateo County Coastal Creek
• Editorial: Salmon Forecasts Matter Less Than Responsive Management
• Canada: ‘Trap & Kill’ Starlings Program Approved in Abbotsford
• Water Reservoir Proposal Could Help Economy & Ecosystem of Yakima Basin
• Is the Drought Over? No – But December Snow Survey is Good News for California
• Oregon: Canadian Company Plans 10-Megawatt Solar Farm near Redmond
• Hydroelectric Power Could Grow in Kentucky with Interest in Renewable Energy
• Wood & Pellet Heating
• Emerging from the Shadows, Pot Industry Tries to Build Brands
• Oregon: Warm Springs Tribes Work Out Pot Regulations, Taxes
• Oregon: Scappoose Weighs New Vote to Ban Pot Businesses
• Washington State Carbon Initiative Aims to Raise & Cut Taxes
• Forests Face More Fire, Insects, Disease as Climate Warms
• Climate Chaos, Across the Map
• The Future of Architecture is Already Happening in Portland – And It’s Wood
• EPA Chief: Light Pollution ‘In Our Portfolio’
• Comcast Gets Most FCC Complaints by Wide Margin
• Microsoft to Warn of Nation-State Hacks
• Six Tips for Writing Headlines That Drive Traffic
• Amazon Says It Is Donating Its Revenues from a Song by a German Anti-Islam Group to Refugees
• Let Me Google That for You: Here’s What Washingtonians Searched for Most in 2015
• Editorial: Washington State Senate Inches toward Remote Access in Testimony
• Puerto Rico Says It Will Default on Some Bonds
• Body Found near North Mason County Home as Police Investigate Elderly Kitsap Man’s Disappearance
• Idaho: Commissioners Declare Disaster in Kootenai County
• Washington State Gets No Raise in 2016, Loses Distinction of Highest Minimum Wage
• Troopers on Lookout for Intoxicated Drivers Tonight

WORD OF THE DAY

Lachrymose • \ LACK-rim-mose\ • adjective – 1: given to tears or weeping: tearful 2: tending to cause tears: mournful

Tad’s ad campaign for a new variety of onion was not going over so well. After having sold the DeBarto Onion Company on the popular theme “An Onion a Day Keeps Your Spouse Away” he embarked on a new campaign for “Lachrymose Free Onions, They’re All Wet”. The executives were not amused.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

California: Pacific Gas & Electric Details How Much Your Bill Will Rise in 2016 (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/PG-E-details-how-much-your-bill-will-rise-in-2016-6728373.php

Northern Wasco PUD Names New Manager (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)

http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2015/dec/30/pud-names-new-manager/

Skagit PUD Interim General Manager Told to Step Down (Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, WA)

http://www.goskagit.com/all_access/pud-interim-general-manager-told-to-step-down/article_0024b1ca-0093-561f-8ca7-b3bf78351583.html

Grant PUD receives clean audit from the state for 2014 (iFiber One News, Ephrata, WA)

http://www.ifiberone.com/news/grant-pud-receives-clean-audit-from-the-state-for/article_f18e8332-af4c-11e5-ba8c-fb6329cb7db0.html

FERC Rejects Permit for 1,000 MW Pumped Storage Project in Kentucky – Et tu Klickitat (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2015/12/ferc-rejects-permit-for-1-000-mw-pumped-storage-project-in-kentucky.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Number of Species Awaiting Endangered Protection Drops to All-Time Low (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2015/1230/Number-of-species-awaiting-endangered-protection-drops-to-all-time-low

California: Coho Salmon Benefit from Dam Removal on San Mateo County Coastal Creek (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_29322478/coho-salmon-benefit-from-dam-removal-san-mateo?source=rss

Editorial: Salmon forecasts matter less than responsive management (Daily Astorian, OR)

http://www.dailyastorian.com/editorials/20151231/editorial-salmon-forecasts-matter-less-than-responsive-management

Canada: ‘Trap & Kill’ Starlings Program Approved in Abbotsford (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/abbotsford-farms-starlings-1.3382431?cmp=rss

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Water Reservoir Proposal Could Help Economy & Ecosystem of Yakima Basin (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/proposal-could-help-economy-and-ecosystem-of-yakima-basin/article_85b7fa40-af8c-11e5-881b-2f6254ac370f.html

Is the Drought Over? No – But December Snow Survey is Good News for California (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article52304910.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Oregon: Canadian Company Plans 10-Megawatt Solar Farm near Redmond (Associated Press)

http://www.ktvz.com/news/canadian-company-plans-solar-farm-near-redmond/37193852

Hydroelectric Power Could Grow in Kentucky with Interest in Renewable Energy (Lexington Herald-Leader, KY)

http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article52308185.html

Wood & Pellet Heating (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2015/12/29/wood-and-pellet-heating-2/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Emerging from the Shadows, Pot Industry Tries to Build Brands (Associated Press)

http://www.kpbj.com/newsletter/Emerging-from-shadows-pot-industry-tries-to-build-brands--363831471.html

Oregon: Warm Springs Tribes Work Out Pot Regulations, Taxes (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/warm-springs-works-out-pot-regulations-taxes-/

Oregon: Scappoose Weighs New Vote to Ban Pot Businesses (Pamplin Media Group, Portland, OR)

http://cni.pmgnews.com/scs/83-news/287214-163421-scappoose-weighs-new-vote-to-ban-pot-businesses

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Carbon Initiative Aims to Raise & Cut Taxes (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/12/30/initiative-732-carbon-tax-washington/78106628/

Forests Face More Fire, Insects, Disease as Climate Warms (Twin Falls Times-News, ID)

http://magicvalley.com/news/local/forests-face-more-fire-insects-disease-as-climate-warms/article_6bb65ba5-732d-5c94-9330-f35d21c08a1b.html

Climate Chaos, Across the Map (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/31/science/climate-chaos-across-the-map.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

The Future of Architecture is Already Happening in Portland – And It’s Wood (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/the-future-of-architecture-is-already-happening-in-port-1750319689

EPA Chief: Light Pollution ‘In Our Portfolio’ (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/epa-chief-light-pollution-in-our-portfolio/article/2579307

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Comcast Gets Most FCC Complaints by Wide Margin (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2015/12/comcast-most-fcc-internet-service-complaints.html

Microsoft to Warn of Nation-State Hacks (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35204917

MARKETING & MEDIA

Six Tips for Writing Headlines That Drive Traffic (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/6-tips-for-writing-headlines-that-drive-traffic/

Amazon Says It Is Donating Its Revenues from a Song by a German Anti-Islam Group to Refugees (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015-12-31/amazon-gives-revenue-from-anti-islam-group-song-to-refugees

Let Me Google That for You: Here’s What Washingtonians Searched for Most in 2015 (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2015/12/let-me-google-that-for-you-heres-what.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Editorial: Washington State Senate Inches toward Remote Access in Testimony (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/editorials/article51585560.html

Puerto Rico Says It Will Default on Some Bonds (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/31/business/dealbook/puerto-rico-says-it-will-default-on-some-bonds.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

GENERAL NEWS

Body Found near North Mason County Home as Police Investigate Elderly Kitsap Man’s Disappearance (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/body-found-as-police-investigate-elderly-kitsap-mans-disappearance

Idaho: Commissioners Declare Disaster in Kootenai County (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.kxly.com/news/north-idaho-news/commissioners-declare-disaster-in-kootenai-county/37202466

Washington State Gets No Raise in 2016, Loses Distinction of Highest Minimum Wage (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/washington-gets-no-raise-wont-have-the-highest-state-minimum-wage-in-2016/

Troopers on Lookout for Intoxicated Drivers Tonight (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/dec/31/troopers-on-lookout-for-intoxicated-drivers-tonight/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Corpse Comes Back to Life at Russian Morgue, Then Goes to Drink Vodka

http://mashable.com/2015/12/30/dead-russian-man-comes-back-to-life/#hjzh7pl4e8q5

Potent Joint Wrapped In 24-Karat Gold Creates a Buzz

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/marijuana/a-joint-wrapped-in-24-karat-gold-its-the-gift-for-new-years-eve/

Attack Owl Returns in Oregon, Targeting Government Workers

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-oregon-attackowl-idUSKBN0UD1Y620151230

Some Dude Sent His Fiancé’s Engagement Ring into Space on a Spatula

http://mashable.com/2015/12/31/ring-in-space/

SONG OF THE DAY

Manhattan Transfer - Spice of Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6wI4wYxk5Q

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