Energy News Digest for June 21, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 21, 2016

http://1.usa.gov/28LCMuP

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Safety & Health Concerns – Are LED Streetlights Really the Best Answer to More Efficient Light Sources? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0617/Are-LED-streetlights-really-the-best-answer-to-more-efficient-light-sources

Pacific Gas & Electric Agrees to Close Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in 2025 (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article84993992.html

Tacomans Say Puget Sound Energy Is Using a Poll to Try & Sway Opinion about LNG Project (KPLU Radio, Tacoma, WA)

http://kplu.org/post/tacomans-say-puget-sound-energy-using-poll-try-sway-opinion-about-lng-project

Nevada’s PUC General Counsel out after Tweet under Pseudonym about Solar (Las Vegas Review-Journal, NV)

http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/energy/puc-general-counsel-out-after-tweet-under-pseudonym

F.A.A. Issues Commercial Drone Rules (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/22/technology/drone-rules-commercial-use-faa.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Pacific Gas & Electric Agrees to Close Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in 2025
• Tacomans Say Puget Sound Energy Is Using a Poll to Try & Sway Opinion about LNG Project
• Montana: Judge Says Waste Water from Colstrip Coal Plant Ponds Is ‘Alarming’
• Ninth Circuit: Albeni Falls Dam Operations – Idaho Conservation League vs Bonneville Power Administration
• California’s Top Electricity Regulator Is Lukewarm on Measure to Strip Agency’s Power
• Arizona: Community Groups File Protest against APS Demand Charge Proposal
• Japan Utility: Delay in Declaring ‘Meltdown’ Was a Cover-Up
• Editorial: Utility-Pole Surveillance – Public Needs Assurance from the FBI
• APPA Wins ‘Top Workplaces’ Award from Washington Post
• Hey Look! It’s Rich Riazzi – Duquesne Light Rebrands
• Wildlife Agency Honors PacifiCorp’s Habitat Work
• Greens Send EPA Millions of Dead Bees
• Melting Snow, Water Releases & La Niña Complicate California’s Drought Picture
• Nevada’s PUC General Counsel out after Tweet under Pseudonym about Solar
• What It Really Means to Require Solar Panels on All New Buildings
• Naked Bathers & Tradition Stymie Japan’s Clean Energy Ambition
• Are LED Streetlights Really the Best Answer to More Efficient Light Sources?
• News Release – AMA Adopts Community Guidance to Reduce the Harmful Human & Environmental Effects of High Intensity Street Lighting
• Portland Tax on Recreational Pot Could Head to the Ballot
• Why the Next President Could Be a Buzzkill for Pot Advocates
• Will More Research Result In Better Marijuana Laws?
• Prius Plug-In’s Solar Roof Is Not Safe Enough for U-S Markets, Report Says
• These Tiles Harness Electricity from Your Footsteps
• Sweet! Electrical Trick May Lead to Less Fat in Chocolate
• F.A.A. Issues Commercial Drone Rules
• U-S FCC to Vote on Spectrum for 5G Wireless Networks
• Senate to Question Cable Companies This Week on Awful Support
• The Lopsided Geography of Wikipedia
• Instagram Now Has More Than 500 Million Monthly Users as Explosive Growth Continues
• Twitter Supports 140-Second Videos, Coming Soon to Vine
• Why Handwriting Is Still Essential in the Keyboard Age
• Neighborhood Watch: Online Startups Tackle Local News
• Final Paving on Pioneer Way, Lake Boulevard Scheduled June 27-29
• Boeing’s Deals with Iran Could Be Worth $25 Billion
• Cowlitz Tribe Unveils Name, Design of New Ilani Casino
• The Best & Worst States to be a Kid in America

WORD OF THE DAY

Extemporize • \ick-STEMP-uh-ryze\ • Verb - 1: improvise 2: to get along in a makeshift manner

Duct tape a wonder

Extemporize anything

Better than blue tarp

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Pacific Gas & Electric Agrees to Close Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in 2025 (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article84993992.html

Tacomans Say Puget Sound Energy Is Using a Poll to Try & Sway Opinion about LNG Project (KPLU Radio, Tacoma, WA)

http://kplu.org/post/tacomans-say-puget-sound-energy-using-poll-try-sway-opinion-about-lng-project

Montana: Judge Says Waste Water from Colstrip Coal Plant Ponds Is ‘Alarming’ (Billings Gazette, MT)

http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/judge-says-waste-water-from-colstrip-coal-plant-ponds-is/article_a28e2c0a-4fe5-560c-a776-c8f031d40434.html

Ninth Circuit: Albeni Falls Dam Operations – Idaho Conservation League vs Bonneville Power Administration – The panel denied a petition for review of a decision of the Bonneville Power Administration to move forward with a proposal to change how the Albeni Falls Dam in the Pacific Northwest operates during winter months without first preparing an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act. (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Links to PDF File)

http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2016/06/21/12-70338.pdf

California’s Top Electricity Regulator Is Lukewarm on Measure to Strip Agency’s Power (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-essential-politics-1466457134-htmlstory.html

Arizona: Community Groups File Protest against APS Demand Charge Proposal (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/energy-inc/2016/06/community-groups-file-protest-against-aps-demand.html

Japan Utility: Delay in Declaring ‘Meltdown’ Was a Cover-Up (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-japan-nuclear-meltdown-20160621-snap-story.html

Editorial: Utility-Pole Surveillance – Public Needs Assurance from the FBI (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/utility-pole-surveillance-public-needs-assurance-from-the-fbi/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_opinion

APPA Wins ‘Top Workplaces’ Award from Washington Post (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=45999

Hey Look! It’s Rich Riazzi – Duquesne Light Rebrands (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2016/06/21/duquesne-light-rebrands.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Wildlife Agency Honors PacifiCorp’s Habitat Work (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jun/21/wildlife-agency-honors-pacificorps-habitat-work/

Greens Send EPA Millions of Dead Bees (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/greens-send-epa-millions-of-dead-bees/article/2594398?custom_click=rss

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Melting Snow, Water Releases & La Niña Complicate California’s Drought Picture (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article84891802.html#emlnl=Morning_Newsletter

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Nevada’s PUC General Counsel out after Tweet under Pseudonym about Solar (Las Vegas Review-Journal, NV)

http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/energy/puc-general-counsel-out-after-tweet-under-pseudonym

What It Really Means to Require Solar Panels on All New Buildings (Green Tach Media)

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/what-it-really-means-to-require-solar-panels-on-all-new-buildings

Naked Bathers & Tradition Stymie Japan’s Clean Energy Ambition (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-20/naked-bathers-and-tradition-stymie-japan-s-clean-energy-ambition

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Are LED Streetlights Really the Best Answer to More Efficient Light Sources? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0617/Are-LED-streetlights-really-the-best-answer-to-more-efficient-light-sources

News Release – AMA Adopts Community Guidance to Reduce the Harmful Human & Environmental Effects of High Intensity Street Lighting (American Medical Association)

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/news/news/2016/2016-06-14-community-guidance-street-lighting.page?

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Portland Tax on Recreational Pot Could Head to the Ballot (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2016/06/20/city-tax-on-recreational-pot-could-head-to-the.html

Why the Next President Could Be a Buzzkill for Pot Advocates (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article84846702.html

Will More Research Result In Better Marijuana Laws? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2016/0621/Will-more-research-result-in-better-marijuana-laws

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Prius Plug-In’s Solar Roof Is Not Safe Enough for U-S Markets, Report Says (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/06/21/toyota-prius-phv-solar-panels/#itlnNzQh0gq3

These Tiles Harness Electricity from Your Footsteps (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/business-technology/these-tiles-harness-electricity-from-your-footsteps/

Sweet! Electrical Trick May Lead to Less Fat in Chocolate (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Sweet-Electrical-trick-may-lead-to-less-fat-in-8313532.php

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

F.A.A. Issues Commercial Drone Rules (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/22/technology/drone-rules-commercial-use-faa.html

U-S FCC to Vote on Spectrum for 5G Wireless Networks (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-telecoms-spectrum-idUSKCN0Z620H

Senate to Question Cable Companies This Week on Awful Support (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Senate-to-Question-Cable-Companies-This-Week-on-Awful-Support-137244

The Lopsided Geography of Wikipedia (The Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/06/geography-wikipedia-jimmy-wales/487388/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Instagram Now Has More Than 500 Million Monthly Users as Explosive Growth Continues (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/instagram-now-has-more-500-million-monthly-users-explosive-growth-continues-172133

Twitter Supports 140-Second Videos, Coming Soon to Vine (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/06/21/twitter-video-140-seconds/

Why Handwriting Is Still Essential in the Keyboard Age (NY Times)

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/06/20/why-handwriting-is-still-essential-in-the-keyboard-age/?_r=0

Neighborhood Watch: Online Startups Tackle Local News (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/neighborhood-watch-online-startups-tackle-local-news-40018177

GENERAL NEWS

Final Paving on Pioneer Way, Lake Boulevard Scheduled June 27-29 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/update-final-paving-on-pioneer-way-lake-boulevard-scheduled-june/article_5c233c58-3731-11e6-bbd3-7feb0bb77d96.html

Boeing’s Deals with Iran Could Be Worth $25 Billion (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2016/06/boeing_confirms_sales_to_iran.html

Cowlitz Tribe Unveils Name, Design of New Ilani Casino (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/washington-cowlitz-tribe-casino-new-ilani-design/

The Best & Worst States to be a Kid in America (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/06/21/best-and-worst-states-kid-america/86165476/

FLYING FIGS – DIVERSIONS

Hundreds of People Are Trying to Save Office Squirrel

https://www.thedodo.com/office-squirrel-petition-1870537326.html

Mason County Becoming Popular Disc Golf Destination

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/sports/local_sports/mason-county-becoming-popular-disc-golf-destination/youtube_b52a63a4-3276-11e6-a142-13e15d64a96a.html

Woman Attacked by Bear While Running Marathon in New Mexico

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/19/woman-attacked-bear-marathon-new-mexico

Man Accused of Driving Under Influence on Lawnmower

http://www.usnews.com/news/offbeat/articles/2016-06-21/police-man-accused-of-driving-under-influence-on-lawnmower

SONG OF THE DAY

Julie Fowlis – Touch the Sky, Brave Soundtrack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAD_E1kaYuY

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Energy News Digest for June 20, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 20, 2016

http://1.usa.gov/28JsTyn

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Los Angeles Power Plants May Burn Dirty Diesel Fuel to Avoid Summer Blackouts (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-power-plants-diesel-20160616-snap-story.html

Heat Wave Shatters Temperature Records across Southern California (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-heat-wave-temperature-records-los-angeles-20160619-snap-story.html

Warm Weather Creates Hydropower Challenges (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/tech/science/environment/seattle-city-light-trying-to-manage-through-tricky-year-for-hydro-power/247637417

Cowlitz PUD Reaching Cap for State Renewable Energy Program (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/pud-reaching-cap-for-state-renewable-energy-program/article_4530c66e-1c54-5a6b-9fe9-ca45216cb23d.html

Oregon: Deschutes River Salmon Restoration Remains a Work in Progress (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jun/20/deschutes-river-salmon-restoration-still-work-in-progress/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Los Angeles Power Plants May Burn Dirty Diesel Fuel to Avoid Summer Blackouts
• Warm Weather Creates Hydropower Challenges
• Utah Energy Group Pursues Nuclear Power Project
• Nuclear: Is It Time for a Change to the Idaho Settlement Agreement?
• Snohomish County PUD Increases Security Patrols
• Editorial: Nuclear Energy Is a Carbon-Free Solution We Can’t Ignore
• How to Remove Danger Trees
• Oregon: Deschutes River Salmon Restoration Remains a Work in Progress
• Groups Seek to Protect Rare Butterfly Whose Only Home is San Juan Island
• Federal Appeals Court Backs North Dakota in Cross-Border Pollution Case with Minnesota
• Cowlitz PUD Reaching Cap for State Renewable Energy Program
• Montana Public Service Commission Suspends PURPA Rates for Small Solar Farms
• As Wind Power Lifts Wyoming’s Fortunes, Coal Miners Are Left in the Dust
• California Tries to Capture Offshore Wind Energy – Proposal Off Morro Bay Looks for Approval
• Fishermen Worry about Plan for Wind Farm Off New York Coast
• Vestas Scores Massive Order for Warren Buffett-Backed Wind Farm in Iowa
• Canada: Bay of Fundy Tidal Turbines on Hold over Environmental Concerns
• GE Startup Injects Life to Efficient-Energy Efforts
• Yakima at the Forefront of New Hemp Growing Program
• Pot Unites Businesspeople & Hippies at New York Cannabis Conference
• The Trees on Your Block Are Worth HOW Much Money?! Scientists just showed that money really does grow on trees
• You Can Ditch Your Cable Box Forever If This Gets Approved
• How to Choose Between Comcast & Verizon for Internet Service
• Verizon Urged to Stop ‘#1 Fastest’ Claim After Comcast Complaint
• Amazon to Open Brick-&-Mortar Bookstore in Oregon – Just 10 Miles from Indie Giant Powell’s
• British Exit from European Union? ‘Brexit’ Could Send Shock Waves Across U-S & Global Economy
• Heat Wave Shatters Temperature Records across Southern California
• Health, Power & Safety - State of the Mason County Community
• Major ‘Road Diet’ in West Seattle Draws Debate
• The Wait Is Over: Monday Marks the Day You Can Use Visa at Costco

WORD OF THE DAY

Gonfalon ● \GONE-fuh-lawn\ ● Noun – 1: the ensign of certain princes or states (as the medieval republics of Italy) 2: a flag that hangs from a crosspiece or frame.

Scary wind dancers

Creepy business gonfalon

Nightmare food galore

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Los Angeles Power Plants May Burn Dirty Diesel Fuel to Avoid Summer Blackouts (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-power-plants-diesel-20160616-snap-story.html

Warm Weather Creates Hydropower Challenges (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/tech/science/environment/seattle-city-light-trying-to-manage-through-tricky-year-for-hydro-power/247637417

Utah Energy Group Pursues Nuclear Power Project (Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT)

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865656521/Utah-energy-group-pursues-nuclear-power-project.html?pg=all

Nuclear: Is It Time for a Change to the Idaho Settlement Agreement? (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/dan-yurman/2381243/is-it-time-for-a-change-to-the-idaho-settlement-agreement

Snohomish County PUD Increases Security Patrols (My Edmonds News, WA)

http://myedmondsnews.com/2016/06/snohomish-county-pud-increases-security-patrols/

Editorial: Nuclear Energy Is a Carbon-Free Solution We Can’t Ignore (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/nuclear-energy-is-a-carbon-free-solution-we-cant-ignore/

How to Remove Danger Trees (Transmission & Distribution World)

http://tdworld.com/td-how/how-remove-danger-trees

FISH & WILDLIFE

Oregon: Deschutes River Salmon Restoration Remains a Work in Progress (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jun/20/deschutes-river-salmon-restoration-still-work-in-progress/

Groups Seek to Protect Rare Butterfly Whose Only Home is San Juan Island (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/06/groups_seek_to_protect_rare_bu.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Federal Appeals Court Backs North Dakota in Cross-Border Pollution Case with Minnesota (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/federal-appeals-court-backs-north-dakota-in-cross-border-pollution-case-wit/421153/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Cowlitz PUD Reaching Cap for State Renewable Energy Program (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/pud-reaching-cap-for-state-renewable-energy-program/article_4530c66e-1c54-5a6b-9fe9-ca45216cb23d.html

Montana Public Service Commission Suspends PURPA Rates for Small Solar Farms (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/montana-psc-suspends-purpa-rates-for-small-solar-farms/421151/

As Wind Power Lifts Wyoming’s Fortunes, Coal Miners Are Left in the Dust (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/20/us/as-wind-power-lifts-wyomings-fortunes-coal-miners-are-left-in-the-dust.html

California Tries to Capture Offshore Wind Energy – Proposal Off Morro Bay Looks for Approval (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jun/16/offshore-floating-wind/

Fishermen Worry about Plan for Wind Farm Off New York Coast (Associated Press)

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_WIND_ENERGY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

Vestas Scores Massive Order for Warren Buffett-Backed Wind Farm in Iowa (Denver Business Journal, CO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2016/06/vestas-scores-massive-order-for-warren-buffett.html

Canada: Bay of Fundy Tidal Turbines on Hold over Environmental Concerns (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-june-15-2016-1.3635918/bay-of-fundy-tidal-turbines-on-hold-over-environmental-concerns-1.3636006

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

GE Startup Injects Life to Efficient-Energy Efforts (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2016/06/19/ge-startup-injects-life-efficient-energy-efforts/85997086/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Yakima at the Forefront of New Hemp Growing Program (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/yakima-at-the-forefront-of-new-hemp-growing-program/article_e49c003a-35bd-11e6-a24c-bf23babdbba0.html

Pot Unites Businesspeople & Hippies at New York Cannabis Conference (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jun/17/pot-unites-businesspeople-and-hippies-at-cannabis-/

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

The Trees on Your Block Are Worth HOW Much Money?! Scientists just showed that money really does grow on trees (Mother Jones)

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/06/grist-trees-worth-money

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

You Can Ditch Your Cable Box Forever If This Gets Approved (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article84720127.html

How to Choose Between Comcast & Verizon for Internet Service (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2016/06/19/how-choose-between-comcast-and-verizon-internet-service/86111830/

Verizon Urged to Stop ‘#1 Fastest’ Claim After Comcast Complaint (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Urged-to-Stop-1-Fastest-Claim-After-Comcast-Complaint-137238

MARKETING & MEDIA

Amazon to Open Brick-&-Mortar Bookstore in Oregon – Just 10 Miles from Indie Giant Powell’s (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/books/la-et-jc-amazon-oregon-bookstore-20160620-snap-story.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

British Exit from European Union? ‘Brexit’ Could Send Shock Waves Across U-S & Global Economy (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/18/how-brexit-could-hurt-america/

GENERAL NEWS

Heat Wave Shatters Temperature Records across Southern California (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-heat-wave-temperature-records-los-angeles-20160619-snap-story.html

Health, Power & Safety - State of the Mason County Community (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/20841

Major ‘Road Diet’ in West Seattle Draws Debate (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/traffic/major-road-diet-in-west-seattle-draws-debate/250306297

The Wait Is Over: Monday Marks the Day You Can Use Visa at Costco (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2016/06/17/the-wait-is-over-monday-marks-the-day-you-can-use.html

FLYING FIGS – DIVERSIONS

Washington State Provost Grows Bee Beard to Raise Cash for Bee Center

http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2016/06/washington_state_provost_grows.html

Cool Dad Uses Helicopter to Pull Son’s Loose Tooth

http://komonews.com/news/offbeat/cool-dad-uses-helicopter-to-pull-sons-loose-tooth?e4da3b7fbbce2345d7772b0674a318d5

‘Star Trek’ Actor Anton Yelchin Dies in Freak Car Accident

http://q13fox.com/2016/06/19/star-trek-actor-anton-yelchin-dies-in-freak-car-accident/

Forecast: Summer Arrives with a ‘Strawberry Moon’

http://www.knoxnews.com/weather/forecast-summer-arrives-with-a-strawberry-moon-383597521.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Michael Giacchino – Star Trek Into Darkness, Main Theme

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlHyt_I1rFc

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Energy News Digest for June 17, 2016 – Hot Shots

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 17, 2016

http://1.usa.gov/1rtKvli

Special Weather Statement for Olympic Mountains

http://1.usa.gov/1UEQZ8C

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Lake Washington Sockeye Run Off To a Fast Start – Columbia River Return Still on a Record Pace (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/lake-washington-sockeye-run-off-to-a-fast-start-and-columbia-river-return-still-on-a-record-pace/

Court Says Two Years for New Basin Salmon Recovery Plan, NEPA; Feds Say Will Take Five Years (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/436944.aspx

Tribal Salmon Sales to Begin Soon (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jun/16/tribal-salmon-sales-to-begin-soon/

Benton PUD Replaces Over 20,000 Meters (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/32242790/benton-pud-replaces-over-20000-meters

'Advanced Meters' Coming to Grant County PUD (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/news/advanced-meters-coming-to-grant-county-pud/article_1546e4be-34b2-11e6-bf85-e38b912ccf48.html

NorthWestern Energy Allowed to Negotiate Solar Power Contracts (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jun/16/northwestern-allowed-to-negotiate-solar-power-cont/

DC Regulators Deny Rehearing on Exelon-Pepco Merger; Opponents Plan to Sue (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/breaking-dc-regulators-deny-rehearing-on-exelon-pepco-merger-opponents-pl/421143/

Port of Ridgefield to Host Workshop on High-Speed Internet (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/jun/15/ridgefield-port-to-host-workshop-on-high-speed-internet/

Idaho: Municipal Fiber Network Will Let Customers Switch ISPs in Seconds (Ars Technica)

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/06/what-if-switching-fiber-isps-was-as-easy-as-clicking-a-mouse/

In a Big Biomass Deal, Hermiston's Pacific Ag Bolsters Its Base (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/06/in-a-big-biomass-deal-hermistons-pacific-ag.html

Sierra Pacific Industries’ Shoreline Permit Approved for Shelton Waterfront Sawmill (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/20818

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Energy News Digest for June 16, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 16, 2016

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Solar’s Latest Subsidy Is Squeezing Down Costs -- And Companies (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-16/solar-s-latest-subsidy-is-squeezing-down-costs-and-companies

California’s Landmark Cap & Trade Program Faces Uncertain Future (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-california-carbon-idUSKCN0Z100R

California Governor Wants to Resurrect a Plan to Expand the State’s Power Grid – Some Say It’s Not That Simple (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-electric-grid-20160615-snap-story.html

BC Hydro Acknowledges Dark Past of W.A.C. Bennett Dam in New Exhibit (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-hydro-acknowledges-dark-past-of-wac-bennett-dam-1.3637489?cmp=rss

Mason County Leader Seeks Land Swap to Preserve Angleside Forest in Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-leader-seeks-land-swap-to-preserve-angleside-forest-in/article_76ff85c6-3340-11e6-8854-8b5304361b36.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• California Governor Wants to Resurrect a Plan to Expand the State’s Power Grid – Some Say It’s Not That Simple
• BC Hydro Acknowledges Dark Past of W.A.C. Bennett Dam in New Exhibit
• Powerhouse at Ross Dam Getting New Transformers
• Centralia City Light Rate Increase Approved
• Snohomish PUD Increases Security at its Facilities
• Pepco Merger Done, Exelon CEO Chris Crane Wants Market Reforms to Save Nuclear Fleet
• New York City, Con Ed Blamed for 2nd Ave Building Fires Caused by Illegal Gas Hookups
• We Need Lots More Power Lines – Why Are We So Bad at Planning Them?
• Senate Bill Keeps LIHEAP Funds Level
• How the 1920s Thought Electricity Would Transform Farms Forever
• Pine Beetle Making a Comeback in the Inland Pacific Northwest
• Mason County Leader Seeks Land Swap to Preserve Angleside Forest in Shelton
• Solar’s Latest Subsidy Is Squeezing Down Costs -- And Companies
• California Local Renewables Are Getting Robbed, But CA Independent System Operator Can Help
• U-S Chamber of Commerce Joins Anti-Solar Crusade
• Feds Say Energy Efficiency Will Slow Electricity Sales Growth through 2040
• The Lazy Homeowner’s Guide to Keeping Your House Cool This Summer
• Considering a Career Path in the California Pot Industry? Here’s What You Should Know
• Microsoft Teams with Ancillary Marijuana Company in Landmark Partnership
• California’s Landmark Cap & Trade Program Faces Uncertain Future
• Why the Tesla Boom Could Actually Be Very Good News for the Electric Grid
• Op/ED: Should Single Moms Be Forced to Subsidize Luxury Electric Cars?
• Flying Wi-Fi: Google Accused of Stealing Project Loon Idea
• Facebook Messenger Is Adding a Home Button to Help Keep Track of Conversations
• Nine Visual Tools to Create Awesome Social Media Images
• Shelton Native Accepts Job as City’s Next Top Administrator
• Dramatic Video Shows Hero Disarming Shooter at Seattle Pacific University in 2014
• Weyerhaeuser Sells Final Piece of Cellulose Fibers Business
• Don’t Toss That Burning Cigarette from Your Vehicle – You Could Face $1,025 Fine

WORD OF THE DAY

Frenetic • \frih-NET-tick\ • Adjective - Frenzied, frantic

The three-o’clock return of the office staff from the nearby “Jitters” coffee stand was a constant source of entertainment for the floor supervisor. From his massive cubicle on the tenth floor of the glass and metal corporate castle, the boss watched his staff’s frenetic work as they bounced between the cubicles like the miniature football players on those Tudor Tru-Action Electric Football Games of his youth…only to crash and burn at 4:30.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

California Governor Wants to Resurrect a Plan to Expand the State’s Power Grid – Some Say It’s Not That Simple (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-electric-grid-20160615-snap-story.html

BC Hydro Acknowledges Dark Past of W.A.C. Bennett Dam in New Exhibit (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-hydro-acknowledges-dark-past-of-wac-bennett-dam-1.3637489?cmp=rss

Powerhouse at Ross Dam Getting New Transformers (Skagit Valley Herald, Mt Vernon, WA)

http://www.goskagit.com/news/local_news/powerhouse-at-ross-dam-getting-new-transformers/article_11879164-08a8-54d9-a79a-589381c8d050.html

Centralia City Light Rate Increase Approved (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/06/centralia-city-light-rate-increase.html

Snohomish PUD Increases Security at its Facilities (Snohomish PUD, Everett, WA)

http://www.snopud.com/newsroom.ashx?p=1102&173_na=322

Pepco Merger Done, Exelon CEO Chris Crane Wants Market Reforms to Save Nuclear Fleet (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/pepco-merger-done-exelon-ceo-chris-crane-wants-market-reforms-to-save-nucl/421056/

New York City, Con Ed Blamed for 2nd Ave Building Fires Caused by Illegal Gas Hookups (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/06/16/nyc-con-ed-blamed-for-2nd-ave-building-fires.htm

We Need Lots More Power Lines – Why Are We So Bad at Planning Them? (Vox)

http://www.vox.com/2016/6/9/11881556/power-lines-bad-planning

Senate Bill Keeps LIHEAP Funds Level (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/public-policy-watch/legislation/senate-bill-keeps-liheap-funds-level/92444

How the 1920s Thought Electricity Would Transform Farms Forever (Gizmodo)

http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/how-the-1920s-thought-electricity-would-transform-farms-510917940

FISH & WILDLIFE

Pine Beetle Making a Comeback in the Inland Pacific Northwest (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/32233246/pine-beetle-making-a-comeback-in-the-inland-northwest

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Mason County Leader Seeks Land Swap to Preserve Angleside Forest in Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-leader-seeks-land-swap-to-preserve-angleside-forest-in/article_76ff85c6-3340-11e6-8854-8b5304361b36.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Solar’s Latest Subsidy Is Squeezing Down Costs -- And Companies (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-16/solar-s-latest-subsidy-is-squeezing-down-costs-and-companies

California Local Renewables Are Getting Robbed, But CA Independent System Operator Can Help (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-local-renewables-are-getting-robbed-but-caiso-can-help/420984/

U-S Chamber of Commerce Joins Anti-Solar Crusade (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/climate-energy/u-s-chamber-of-commerce-joins-anti-solar-crusade/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Feds Say Energy Efficiency Will Slow Electricity Sales Growth through 2040 (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/eia-efficiency-will-slow-electricity-sales-growth-through-2040/421000/

The Lazy Homeowner’s Guide to Keeping Your House Cool This Summer (Realtor.com)

http://www.realtor.com/advice/home-improvement/keeping-your-house-cool-summer/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Considering a Career Path in the California Pot Industry? Here’s What You Should Know (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_30016731/working-weed-main?source=rss

Microsoft Teams with Ancillary Marijuana Company in Landmark Partnership (Marijuana Business Daily)

http://mjbizdaily.com/breaking-microsoft-teams-with-ancillary-marijuana-company-in-landmark-partnership/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

California’s Landmark Cap & Trade Program Faces Uncertain Future (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-california-carbon-idUSKCN0Z100R

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Why the Tesla Boom Could Actually Be Very Good News for the Electric Grid (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/06/15/why-teslas-and-other-electric-vehicles-could-actually-be-very-good-news-for-the-grid/

Op/ED: Should Single Moms Be Forced to Subsidize Luxury Electric Cars? (Morning Consult)

https://morningconsult.com/opinions/single-moms-forced-subsidize-luxury-electric-cars/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Flying Wi-Fi: Google Accused of Stealing Project Loon Idea (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/google-accused-of-stealing-project-loon-idea-1782080889

MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook Messenger Is Adding a Home Button to Help Keep Track of Conversations (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/facebook-adding-home-button-conversations-its-messenger-app-172042

Nine Visual Tools to Create Awesome Social Media Images (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/9-visual-tools-to-create-awesome-social-media-images/

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton Native Accepts Job as City’s Next Top Administrator (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-native-accepts-job-as-city-s-next-top-administrator/article_444c8d04-334a-11e6-8824-0bd6d2c4e2c4.html

Dramatic Video Shows Hero Disarming Shooter at Seattle Pacific University in 2014 (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/crime_and_courts/dramatic-video-shows-hero-disarming-shooter-at-seattle-pacific-university/article_e24bffcc-331c-11e6-8801-33beaf998cfc.html

Weyerhaeuser Sells Final Piece of Cellulose Fibers Business (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2016/06/15/weyerhaeuser-sells-final-piece-of-cellulose-fibers.html

Don’t Toss That Burning Cigarette from Your Vehicle – You Could Face $1,025 Fine (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/06/15/dont-bogart-that-burning-cigarette-from-your-vehicle-or-face-1025-fine/

FLYING FIGS – DIVERSIONS

First New Rainier Beer in 20 Years Is Being Brewed in Woodinville

http://q13fox.com/2016/06/15/first-new-rainier-beer-in-20-years-is-being-brewed-in-woodinville/

A Bizarre Avocado Crime Wave is Sweeping through New Zealand

http://gizmodo.com/a-bizarre-avocado-crime-wave-is-sweeping-through-new-ze-1782040962

Cow With Head Stuck in Tree Is Freed by Firefighters

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/cow-head-stuck-tree-freed-firefighters-n590856

Italian Chefs Create Mile-Long Neapolitan to Break Longest Pizza Record

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2016/5/italian-chefs-create-mile-long-neapolitan-to-break-longest-pizza-record-429657

SONG OF THE DAY

Beer Bottle Symphony Orchestra (not Rainier Beer, but still pretty cool)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUru7nSyKxQ

Rainier Beer Commercials

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU7DT75AkLQ&list=PL4hkrePf0QtmjO_spC74SHR62LTtzWj7B

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