Thursday, July 7, 2016

Energy News Digest for July 7, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Fire at Moses lake REC Silicon Plant Will Impact Third Quarter Production (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Sockeye Fishing Opens, Salmon Limits Raised In Columbia above Priest Rapids Dam (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

California: State Electric Grid Expansion Would Add Coal-Heavy Utility (Los Angeles Times, CA)

This New Facebook Device Aims to Bring Internet to the Ends of the Earth (Washington Post)

Grays Harbor County Commissioners Take Heat after Public Services BBQ (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • California: State Electric Grid Expansion Would Add Coal-Heavy Utility
  • Op/Ed: Close the Expensive Columbia Generating Station
  • Columbia Generating Station States & Value
  • Marysville Neighbors Catch, Tie Up Suspected Metal Thief
  • BC Hydro, McLeod Lake Indian Band Reach Agreement on 1,100-MW Peace River Hydroelectric Project
  • Clean Power Plan Implementation Choices by States Could Affect Electricity Generation Mix
  • Utilities Rebuild an Aging Lexicon to Keep Pace with Change
  • Bystander Electrocuted in Detroit Plane Crash Has Died – Damaged Power Line Struck Her
  • Sockeye Fishing Opens, Salmon Limits Raised In Columbia above Priest Rapids Dam
  • Oregon Can Kill Salmon-Eating Sea Lions until 2021
  • New Warning to Leave Harbor Seal Pups Alone
  • Shelton Commissioners Hear Second Plea to Replace or Rehab City’s Main Water Well
  • Facing Historically Low Levels, Lake Mead Officials Are Fending Off a Water War. Here’s How
  • Fire at Moses lake REC Silicon Plant Will Impact Third Quarter Production
  • Vestas Gets Big Order from Xcel for $1 Billion Colorado Wind Farm Project
  • Advocacy Group Briefs FBI in Arizona Corporation Commission Inquiry
  • MGM Resorts Beats Toys ‘R’ Us with Biggest Rooftop Solar Energy System
  • Google Defeats the Pentagon on Green Energy Use
  • Pot Backers Hope California Vote Will Pressure Congress to Ease Laws
  • Google Preparing to Work with the Cannabis Industry?
  • One of the Big Questions in Marijuana Research Has Been Answered – How Much is in a Typical Joint
  • ‘Hot, Wet & Wild’ 2016 Weather as U-S Has Warmest June
  • The Democrats’ Climate Change Conundrum
  • Climate Scientists Are Under Attack from Frivolous Lawsuits
  • Ecotrust, National Labor Group Tout Clean Energy Jobs Potential in New Study
  • This New Facebook Device Aims to Bring Internet to the Ends of the Earth
  • Ten States Challenge FCC Broadband Subsidy Fast-Track
  • Glitches Afflict Payments on Etsy, Angering Sellers
  • Online, Digital News Overtakes TV for Most Americans, Newspapers on Life Support
  • Verizon Promotion of New Plans on Twitter Goes Horribly Wrong
  • The Republican National Convention Mobile App Has Livestreaming & a 360-Degree View
  • Grays Harbor County Commissioners Take Heat after Public Services BBQ
  • What Power Does a Lieutenant Governor Have? Washington State Candidates Disagree
  • U-S House Members, Staff Offered Blood Testing after Lead Found in Cannon House Office Building Water
  • When You Don’t Have a Direct Competitor, Invent a Phantom One
  • Eight U-S Airlines, Including Alaska, Win Tentative Approval to Fly to Cuba
  • Port of Shelton Commissioners to Discuss Options for Ex-Fairgrounds Buildings
  • Mason County Recognized as a Stormready County
  • 34th Annual Allyn Days July 15-17
  • A Lesson Learned in Minutes May Save Lives: ‘Hands-Only CPR’
  • Seahawks QB (and Alaska Airlines CFO) Russell Wilson, Singer Ciara Had Top-Secret European Wedding
WORD OF THE DAY

Cadillac ● /CADD-uh-lack/ ● Noun – 1. Trademark, a large luxury car that is the most prestigious brand of General Motors. 2. Something that is an outstanding example of its kind, especially in terms of luxury, quality, or size.

Took some liberties with Boston’s “Rock & Roll Band” lyrics.

Guy saw us one night
A cigar, Cadillac Car
“This band’s outa sight”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

California: State Electric Grid Expansion Would Add Coal-Heavy Utility (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Op/Ed: Close the Expensive Columbia Generating Station (Oregonian, Portland)

Columbia Generating Station States & Value – 4.7 - 5.2 cents/kWh; Natural Gas 6 - 14 cents/kWh; Wind 7 - 10 cents/kWh; Solar 11 - 42 cents/kWh. (Energy Northwest)

Marysville Neighbors Catch, Tie Up Suspected Metal Thief (Everett Herald, WA)

BC Hydro, McLeod Lake Indian Band Reach Agreement on 1,100-MW Peace River Hydroelectric Project (Renewable Energy World)

Clean Power Plan Implementation Choices by States Could Affect Electricity Generation Mix (The Energy Collective)

Utilities Rebuild an Aging Lexicon to Keep Pace with Change (E&E News)

Bystander Electrocuted in Detroit Plane Crash Has Died – Damaged Power Line Struck Her (Associated Press)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Sockeye Fishing Opens, Salmon Limits Raised In Columbia above Priest Rapids Dam (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Oregon Can Kill Salmon-Eating Sea Lions until 2021 (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

New Warning to Leave Harbor Seal Pups Alone (Northwest Cable News Network)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Shelton Commissioners Hear Second Plea to Replace or Rehab City’s Main Water Well (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Facing Historically Low Levels, Lake Mead Officials Are Fending Off a Water War. Here’s How (Los Angeles Times, CA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Fire at Moses lake REC Silicon Plant Will Impact Third Quarter Production (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Vestas Gets Big Order from Xcel for $1 Billion Colorado Wind Farm Project (Denver Business Journal, CO)

Advocacy Group Briefs FBI in Arizona Corporation Commission Inquiry (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)

MGM Resorts Beats Toys ‘R’ Us with Biggest Rooftop Solar Energy System (Bloomberg News)

Google Defeats the Pentagon on Green Energy Use (Washington Examiner)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Pot Backers Hope California Vote Will Pressure Congress to Ease Laws (Sacramento Bee, CA)

Google Preparing to Work with the Cannabis Industry? (Marijuana Business Daily)

One of the Big Questions in Marijuana Research Has Been Answered – How Much is in a Typical Joint (Washington Post)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

‘Hot, Wet & Wild’ 2016 Weather as U-S Has Warmest June (Associated Press)

The Democrats’ Climate Change Conundrum (Christian Science Monitor)

Climate Scientists Are Under Attack from Frivolous Lawsuits (The Guardian, UK)

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Ecotrust, National Labor Group Tout Clean Energy Jobs Potential in New Study (Portland Business Journal, OR)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

This New Facebook Device Aims to Bring Internet to the Ends of the Earth (Washington Post)

Ten States Challenge FCC Broadband Subsidy Fast-Track (Bloomberg News)

Glitches Afflict Payments on Etsy, Angering Sellers (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Online, Digital News Overtakes TV for Most Americans, Newspapers on Life Support (Washington Examiner)

Verizon Promotion of New Plans on Twitter Goes Horribly Wrong (USA Today)

The Republican National Convention Mobile App Has Livestreaming & a 360-Degree View (AdWeek)

POLITICS & MANAGEMENT

Grays Harbor County Commissioners Take Heat after Public Services BBQ (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

What Power Does a Lieutenant Governor Have? Washington State Candidates Disagree (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

U-S House Members, Staff Offered Blood Testing after Lead Found in Cannon House Office Building Water (The Hill, Washington, DC)

When You Don’t Have a Direct Competitor, Invent a Phantom One (Idaho Statesman, Boise – Cites former BPA Administrator Peter Johnson)

GENERAL NEWS

Eight U-S Airlines, Including Alaska, Win Tentative Approval to Fly to Cuba (NY Times)

Port of Shelton Commissioners to Discuss Options for Ex-Fairgrounds Buildings (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Mason County Recognized as a Stormready County (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

34th Annual Allyn Days July 15-17 (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

A Lesson Learned in Minutes May Save Lives: ‘Hands-Only CPR’ (Washington Post)

Seahawks QB (and Alaska Airlines CFO) Russell Wilson, Singer Ciara Had Top-Secret European Wedding (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

FLYING FIGS – DIVERSIONS

Nepal Says an Indian Couple Faked Mt. Everest Summit Conquest Pictures

Delay Those New Year’s Plans: 2016 Is Getting a Leap Second

Man Eats 153-Year-Old Cracker from the Civil War

Ikea’s Black Hot Dog Looks Like It Came from Hell’s Snack Bar

SONG OF THE DAY

Boston – Rock & Roll Band

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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Energy News Digest for July 6, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Grays Harbor PUD Commission Opposes Carbon Tax Initiative (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Claim from Imperial Irrigation District – Another California Electricity Crisis Ahead? (Courthouse News Service)

California Dreaming: Utilities Uneasy with Regulator’s Vision to Remake Their Business Model (Utility Dive)

July in the Pacific Northwest Will Be Wet, Cool in the Wake of El Nino (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Buyers Should Be Wary of Houses That Are Marketed as Energy-Efficient (Washington Post)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Claim from Imperial Irrigation District – Another California Electricity Crisis Ahead?
  • Oregon: Federal Regulators Seek Input on Permit for 500-MW Owyhee Pumped Storage Project
  • Reservoir Levels Will Fluctuate During Turbine Tests for Nine Mile Dam
  • Vandals Shoot Windows at Grays Harbor PUD
  • Pacific Gas & Electric Sought to Skirt Federal Rules for Pipeline Pressure
  • Report: Warren Buffett Energy Company Could Be Eyeing Bid for Hawaiian Electric
  • Energy Adviser: Electrifying Facts about Energy
  • Video: Pilgrim – The End of a Nuclear Power Plant
  • After Avoiding Default, Puerto Rico Utility Secures 26% Rate Hike to Help Cover Restructuring
  • Florida: July 4th Balloons Knock Out Power to Thousands in Kissimmee
  • Once Again, Dworshak Reservoir, Columbia River Make Bassmaster’s List for Best Bass Fishing
  • Fairly Good Catch of Hatchery Chinook in the Strait of Juan de Fuca
  • Op/Ed: Dam-Managing Agencies Won’t Do the Right Thing for Snake River Dams
  • Washington State Vineyards Use Drone to Capture Irrigation Data
  • Editorial: Southern California Doesn’t Have the Money to Buy Its Way to Clean Air
  • California Dreaming: Utilities Uneasy with Regulator’s Vision to Remake Their Business Model
  • California Outshines Other States in Solar Power
  • Oil Fire Put Out at REC Silicon
  • Tapping in to Geothermal Energy – Touring the Newberry Geothermal Energy research facility
  • Wind Turbine Industry Aims to Keep Tailwind Blowing
  • Buyers Should Be Wary of Houses That Are Marketed as Energy-Efficient
  • Grays Harbor PUD Commission Opposes Carbon Tax Initiative
  • Florida: Miami-Dade Could Ask Developers to Pay for Climate Change Costs
  • Science Groups Blasted for Crossing Line into Activism with Climate-Change Letter to Congress
  • The ‘Holy Grail’ for Earthquake Scientists Has Been Accidentally Destroyed
  • Silicon Valley: Yahoo Third-Round Bids Due Wednesday
  • Here’s How to Make Google Forget All Those Embarrassing Things You’ve Done Online
  • Comcast Leaves Cable Dangling in Back Yard of Non-Customer for More Than Two Years
  • Snapchat Unveils Memories to Save Photos, Videos
  • Twitter Debuts Livestreaming with High Definition Broadcast of Wimbledon
  • 26 Ways to Use Video for Your Social Media Marketing
  • ‘Selfie Elbow’ Is the Latest in a Long Line of Tech-Related Injuries
  • Why You Should Stop Using the Word ‘Foodie’ & 21 Other Awful Food Terms
  • Belfair Man’s Trump Truck Pelted during Burien 4th of July Parade
  • Editorial: Verner, Upthegrove Top Lands Commissioner Field
  • Trailer Rollover Blocks U-S 101 Traffic, Seven Rescued
  • Group Says It Sabotaged Oregon Lumber Mill’s Logs
  • Hot Spot Reignites Blaze in Downtown Olympia Warehouse Overnight
  • July in the Pacific Northwest Will Be Wet, Cool in the Wake of El Nino
  • NASA Live-Tweeted the Juno Spacecraft Entering Jupiter’s Orbit, & Basically Won the Internet
  • Tech Snafu Forces Starbucks to Apologize, Reveal Higher Prices
WORD OF THE DAY

Particular ● \per-TICK-yuh-lurr\ ● Adjective – Used to indicate that one specific person or thing is being referred to and no others. Special or more than usual. Having very definite opinions about what is good or acceptable.

My particular use of the term “Pacific Northwest” as opposed to “the Northwest” has its genesis in a phone call I made in the 1980’s to book an Amtrak Ticket from Washington State to a city in Oregon. It is a “hair shirt” pet peeve.

The customer service rep seemed clueless as to the location of Washington State. When I said it was in the “Northwest,” she said, “Oh, you mean near Ohio.” Sigh. Her reference was to the Old Northwest Territories, which in the late 1700’s meant Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and part of Minnesota (see the name origin of Northwestern University in Evanston, IL). I just could not penetrate the person’s wall of ignorance: a person who responsible for booking Amtrak tickets. I drove to my destination.

Even the term “Pacific Northwest” is amorphous. Sometimes including only Washington State, Oregon & Idaho. Other times adding northern California, British Columbia, Alaska, and west Montana.

Is it a pet peeve of mine? Yes. Just like the use of the geographic name “Washington,” when someone actually means “Washington State.” Not to confuse it with Washington, DC.

Now, get off my lawn!

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Claim from Imperial Irrigation District – Another California Electricity Crisis Ahead? (Courthouse News Service)

Oregon: Federal Regulators Seek Input on Permit for 500-MW Owyhee Pumped Storage Project (Renewable Energy World)

Reservoir Levels Will Fluctuate During Turbine Tests for Nine Mile Dam (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Vandals Shoot Windows at Grays Harbor PUD (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Pacific Gas & Electric Sought to Skirt Federal Rules for Pipeline Pressure (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Report: Warren Buffett Energy Company Could Be Eyeing Bid for Hawaiian Electric (Utility Dive)

Energy Adviser: Electrifying Facts about Energy (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Video: Pilgrim – The End of a Nuclear Power Plant (The Atlantic)

After Avoiding Default, Puerto Rico Utility Secures 26% Rate Hike to Help Cover Restructuring (Utility Dive)

Florida: July 4th Balloons Knock Out Power to Thousands in Kissimmee (Kissimmee Utility Authority, FL)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Once Again, Dworshak Reservoir, Columbia River Make Bassmaster’s List for Best Bass Fishing (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

Fairly Good Catch of Hatchery Chinook in the Strait of Juan de Fuca (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Op/Ed: Dam-Managing Agencies Won’t Do the Right Thing for Snake River Dams (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Washington State Vineyards Use Drone to Capture Irrigation Data (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)

Editorial: Southern California Doesn’t Have the Money to Buy Its Way to Clean Air (Los Angeles Times, CA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

California Dreaming: Utilities Uneasy with Regulator’s Vision to Remake Their Business Model (Utility Dive)

California Outshines Other States in Solar Power (Forbes Magazine)

Oil Fire Put Out at REC Silicon (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Tapping in to Geothermal Energy – Touring the Newberry Geothermal Energy research facility (Northwest Power & Conservation Council)

Wind Turbine Industry Aims to Keep Tailwind Blowing (USA Today)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Buyers Should Be Wary of Houses That Are Marketed as Energy-Efficient (Washington Post)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Grays Harbor PUD Commission Opposes Carbon Tax Initiative (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Florida: Miami-Dade Could Ask Developers to Pay for Climate Change Costs (Miami New-Times, FL)
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-dade-could-ask-developers-to-pay-for-climate-change-costs-8576071

Science Groups Blasted for Crossing Line into Activism with Climate-Change Letter to Congress (Washington Times)

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

The ‘Holy Grail’ for Earthquake Scientists Has Been Accidentally Destroyed (Los Angeles Times, CA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Silicon Valley: Yahoo Third-Round Bids Due Wednesday (BizWomen)

Here’s How to Make Google Forget All Those Embarrassing Things You’ve Done Online (Consumerist)

Comcast Leaves Cable Dangling in Back Yard of Non-Customer for More Than Two Years (Consumerist)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Snapchat Unveils Memories to Save Photos, Videos (USA Today)

Twitter Debuts Livestreaming with High Definition Broadcast of Wimbledon (AdWeek)

26 Ways to Use Video for Your Social Media Marketing (Social Media Examiner)

‘Selfie Elbow’ Is the Latest in a Long Line of Tech-Related Injuries (Washington Post)

Why You Should Stop Using the Word ‘Foodie’ & 21 Other Awful Food Terms (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

POLITICS & MANAGEMENT

Belfair Man’s Trump Truck Pelted during Burien 4th of July Parade (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Editorial: Verner, Upthegrove Top Lands Commissioner Field (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

Trailer Rollover Blocks U-S 101 Traffic, Seven Rescued (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

Group Says It Sabotaged Oregon Lumber Mill’s Logs (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

Hot Spot Reignites Blaze in Downtown Olympia Warehouse Overnight (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

July in the Pacific Northwest Will Be Wet, Cool in the Wake of El Nino (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

NASA Live-Tweeted the Juno Spacecraft Entering Jupiter’s Orbit, & Basically Won the Internet (Yahoo News)

Tech Snafu Forces Starbucks to Apologize, Reveal Higher Prices (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Human Slingshot Launches People 300 Feet into the Air

101 Bivalves Down the Gullet – 2016 Oyster Eating Challenge Has A New Champion

How Champion Eater Joey ‘Jaws’ Chestnut Scarfed Down 70 Hot Dogs in 10 Minutes

Orphaned Elk Shows Up at Wildfire, Nuzzles Firefighters

SONG OF THE DAY

Duran Duran – Hungry Like the Wolf

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Energy News Digest for July 5, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for July 5, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Mason PUD 3 Moves to Protect Incentives for Solar Power Generators (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Apple Plans Third Data Center in Prineville (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Managers Aim for Cooler Water in Snake River to Aid Sockeye Salmon (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

Eugene Water & Electric Board Sells Smith Creek Dam for $22.1 Million to Pay Down Debt (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

Clallam County May Pay $550K after Files for Public Records Request Found in Basement (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Eugene Water & Electric Board Sells Smith Creek Dam for $22.1 Million to Pay Down Debt
  • City of Ellensburg Reviews Power Sources & Costs
  • Petition Aims to Shut Down Richland Nuclear Power Plant
  • Diablo Canyon Closure Shows California’s Power Grid Is Changing Fast
  • Renewables Cannot Replace the Power of Diablo Canyon
  • Piles of Dirty Secrets behind a Model ‘Clean Coal’ Project
  • Five Years In, Boulder’s Municipalization Fight Could Be Drawing to a Close
  • Study: Greener Grid Invites More Cyberattacks
  • New Hampshire: Regulators Agree to Sale of 12 Eversource Power Plants
  • Missouri: Electric Co-Op Encourages First Responders to be Safe
  • U-S Lawmakers Want EPA Chief to Explain Remarks on Clean Power Plan Stay
  • Report Outlines Advice to Public Power on Utility of the Future Issues
  • Managers Aim for Cooler Water in Snake River to Aid Sockeye Salmon
  • Op/Ed: Removing Snake River Dams is Bad for Economy & Salmon
  • Editorial: The Salmon’s Swim for Survival
  • Tribal, Off-Channel Commercial Fishing Resumes; Over 280,000 Sockeye Already Past Bonneville
  • Agreement Promises BPA Funding of Spokane Tribal Hatchery for another 20 Years
  • Neighbors Fight Geoduck Farm in Washington State’s Shellfish Heartland
  • Nez Perce Tribe Files Suit to Stop Clear Creek Restoration Project
  • Mason PUD 3 Moves to Protect Incentives for Solar Power Generators
  • Editorial: The Oregon Energy Department’s Alleged Economic Development ‘Success’
  • Why California Is Lagging Behind the Rest of the Country When It Comes to Offshore Wind Farms
  • Big Solar Is Leaving Rooftop Systems in the Dust
  • California’s Duck Curve Has Arrived Earlier than Expected
  • Battle Lines Drawn over Clean Energy
  • A New Front Opens in the Smart Thermostat War
  • Efforts to Curb Carbon Emissions Grow in Washington State, Beyond
  • University of Victoria Researchers Invite Ferry Passengers to Become Citizen Scientists
  • Electric Cars Great for Suburbs, Not Cities
  • Apple Plans Third Data Center in Prineville
  • Verizon Could Soon Increase What You Pay for Cellphone Service
  • U-S Senate Finally Ditches Blackberry
  • Internet Access Is Now a Basic Human Right
  • The Unspoken Tourism Taboo: Why Accounts Should Sometimes Go to Out-of-State Agencies
  • Snapchat Is About to Be Overrun with Olds
  • Five Ways to Improve Customer Loyalty with Social Media
  • The Associated Press Will Use Automated Writing to Cover the Minor Leagues
  • Clallam County May Pay $550K after Files for Public Records Request Found in Basement
  • FBI Director Says No Charges for Clinton, But Blasts Her Email Security
  • Court Rules against White House Science Office in Email Case
  • Man Seriously Injured in Thurston County Fireworks Accident
  • 100-Year-Old Warehouse Destroyed by Fire Overnight in Downtown Olympia
  • Shelton’s Railroad Avenue to Go on a Diet
  • Hobby Drones Persistently Interfering at Wildfires despite Repeated Warnings
  • REI & Patagonia Throw Their Weight behind Wild Olympics
  • UPS Installing a Bunch of Lockers in Stores Because They’re Tired of Driving to Your House
  • ‘Happy Birthday’ Now Belongs to Everyone
WORD OF THE DAY

Tendentious • \ten-DEN-shus\ • adjective - Marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view: biased

Yankees, Lakers, Cowboys, Knicks – the big sports media seem to have a tendentious fascination with the foibles and successes of each of these franchises. Franchises, which funnel tons o’ bucks into the gaping maw of the marketing machine and its beneficiaries.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Eugene Water & Electric Board Sells Smith Creek Dam for $22.1 Million to Pay Down Debt (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

City of Ellensburg Reviews Power Sources & Costs (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

Petition Aims to Shut Down Richland Nuclear Power Plant (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Diablo Canyon Closure Shows California’s Power Grid Is Changing Fast (SF Chronicle)

Renewables Cannot Replace the Power of Diablo Canyon (The Energy Collective)

Piles of Dirty Secrets behind a Model ‘Clean Coal’ Project (NY Times)

Five Years In, Boulder’s Municipalization Fight Could Be Drawing to a Close (Utility Dive)

Study: Greener Grid Invites More Cyberattacks (Washington Examiner)

New Hampshire: Regulators Agree to Sale of 12 Eversource Power Plants (Associated Press)

Missouri: Electric Co-Op Encourages First Responders to be Safe (Fulton Sun, MO)

U-S Lawmakers Want EPA Chief to Explain Remarks on Clean Power Plan Stay (American Public Power Association)

Report Outlines Advice to Public Power on Utility of the Future Issues (American Public Power Association)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Managers Aim for Cooler Water in Snake River to Aid Sockeye Salmon (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

Op/Ed: Removing Snake River Dams is Bad for Economy & Salmon (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Editorial: The Salmon’s Swim for Survival (NY Times)

Tribal, Off-Channel Commercial Fishing Resumes; Over 280,000 Sockeye Already Past Bonneville (Columbia River Bulletin)

Agreement Promises BPA Funding of Spokane Tribal Hatchery for another 20 Years (Columbia River Bulletin)

Neighbors Fight Geoduck Farm in Washington State’s Shellfish Heartland (SF Chronicle)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Nez Perce Tribe Files Suit to Stop Clear Creek Restoration Project (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Mason PUD 3 Moves to Protect Incentives for Solar Power Generators (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Editorial: The Oregon Energy Department’s Alleged Economic Development ‘Success’ (Oregonian, Portland)

Why California Is Lagging Behind the Rest of the Country When It Comes to Offshore Wind Farms (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Big Solar Is Leaving Rooftop Systems in the Dust (Reuters)

California’s Duck Curve Has Arrived Earlier than Expected (ReNew Economy)

Battle Lines Drawn over Clean Energy (Washington Examiner)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

A New Front Opens in the Smart Thermostat War (Forbes Magazine)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Efforts to Curb Carbon Emissions Grow in Washington State, Beyond (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

University of Victoria Researchers Invite Ferry Passengers to Become Citizen Scientists (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Electric Cars Great for Suburbs, Not Cities – Because of a lack of charging stations, most U-S metro areas are not electric car-friendly (Christian Science Monitor)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Apple Plans Third Data Center in Prineville (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Verizon Could Soon Increase What You Pay for Cellphone Service (Washington Post)

U-S Senate Finally Ditches Blackberry (USA Today)

Internet Access Is Now a Basic Human Right (Gizmodo)

MARKETING & MEDIA

The Unspoken Tourism Taboo: Why Accounts Should Sometimes Go to Out-of-State Agencies (AdWeek)

Snapchat Is About to Be Overrun with Olds (Gizmodo)

Five Ways to Improve Customer Loyalty with Social Media (Social Media Examiner)

The Associated Press Will Use Automated Writing to Cover the Minor Leagues

POLITICS & MANAGEMENT

Clallam County May Pay $550K after Files for Public Records Request Found in Basement (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

FBI Director Says No Charges for Clinton, But Blasts Her Email Security (Mashable)

Court Rules against White House Science Office in Email Case (Associated Press)

GENERAL NEWS

Man Seriously Injured in Thurston County Fireworks Accident (Associated Press)

100-Year-Old Warehouse Destroyed by Fire Overnight in Downtown Olympia (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

Shelton’s Railroad Avenue to Go on a Diet (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Hobby Drones Persistently Interfering at Wildfires despite Repeated Warnings (Northwest Public Radio)

REI & Patagonia Throw Their Weight behind Wild Olympics (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

UPS Installing a Bunch of Lockers in Stores Because They’re Tired of Driving to Your House (Consumerist)

‘Happy Birthday’ Now Belongs to Everyone (Courthouse News Service)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Soccer: Heavy Rain Turns Chinese Stadium into ‘Bathtub’

Lawyer Who Sued Led Zeppelin Suspended from Practicing Law

PBS Firework Footage: ‘Patriotic’ or Deceptive?

Indian Doctors Grow New Nose on Boy’s Forehead

SONG OF THE DAY

Marco Beltrami – I, Robot Theme (soundtrack end credits)

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