Energy News Digest for August 15, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for August 15, 2016 – Beware of another Weekend Heatwave

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Lowest Canadian Sockeye Run on Record Prompts Fishery Closures, Outcry (Victoria Times Colonist, BC – Fraser River, no dams)

http://www.timescolonist.com/lowest-sockeye-run-on-record-prompts-fishery-closures-outcry-1.2322010

Washington State Carbon-Tax Initiative Backers Press Campaign despite Green Opposition (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/carbon-tax-initiative-backers-press-campaign-despite-green-opposition/

Op/Ed: Carbon Tax Proposal Wrong Approach for Washington State (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article95459227.html

Who Owns the Wind? We Do, Wyoming Says – It’s Taxing Those Who Use It (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-sej-wyoming-wind-tax-snap-story.html

Seattle City Light Takes Feedback on Opt-Out for Smart Meters (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/city-light-takes-feedback-on-opt-out-for-smart-meters

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Seattle City Light Takes Feedback on Opt-Out for Smart Meters
• California: Pacific Gas & Electric Files Joint Proposal to Close Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant
• Earthquakes & Energy - The San Andreas of the Pacific Northwest
• Only Major Dam Owned by Tribes: Council Hears Update on Salish Kootenai Dam Operations in Flathead
• New York Heat Overburdens Utility as Authorities Urge AC Use
• Exelon Buys New York Nuclear Plant from Entergy
• It’s Electric: Novel Re-Creates Charged Rivalry Between Edison & Westinghouse
• DUI Suspect Went to WSP Office to Pay Utility Bill, Troopers Say
• Lowest Canadian Sockeye Run on Record Prompts Fishery Closures, Outcry
• Scientists Tackle Mercury Woes in River & Fish on Idaho-Oregon Line
• Columbia River Northern Pikeminnow Reward Catches on a Decline
• For $1 a Year, Tumwater Leases Land to Deschutes River Salmon Hatchery
• Bull Trout Share Secrets That Might Help Revive Their Population
• Giant Largemouth Bass from Lake Bosworth is New Record for Washington State
• Court Rules Canadian Smelter Not Responsible for Air Pollution in U-S
• Who Owns the Wind? We Do, Wyoming Says – It’s Taxing Those Who Use It
• California: Burney Biomass Plant Gives Notice It Will Shut Down
• Judge Denies SunEdison Shareholders Official Voice in Bankruptcy
• Solar Snare: Spend Thousands & Cut Power Bills by $9 a Month
• How Producing Clean Power Turned Out to Be a Messy Business
• Q&A: How Solar Could Change the Face of Low-Income Energy Assistance
• In U-S Jails, a Constitutional Clash over Air-Conditioning
• Army Heeds Obama Call, Attacks High Energy Bills
• First-Ever Marijuana Growers’ Fair Opens in Oregon
• The Pot Industry Is Taking Over Pro-Pot Efforts
• Editorial: Reefer Madness at the DEA – When Will the Feds Catch Up?
• Washington State Carbon-Tax Initiative Backers Press Campaign despite Green Opposition
• Op/Ed: Carbon Tax Proposal Wrong Approach for Washington State
• California Cow Cops: Dairy Groups Blast Methane Reductions, ‘Cows Expel Gas So They Don’t Explode’
• Electric Cars Get Fresh Jolt in Rural Oregon
• Electric Vehicles Everywhere – Public Power Charged
• Colorado Towns Work to Preserve a Diminishing Resource: Darkness
• FCC Limits Some Broadband Bids
• Google Fiber’s Plan: Bringing Wireless Broadband to the Masses
• Abuse on Twitter Is a ‘Fundamental Feature,’ Report Says
• Twitter Rolls Out Promoted Stickers
• Court: AT&T Can Continue to Say ‘Thanks’
• Internet Sprints to Make That Iconic Usain Bolt Photo a Meme
• Consultant Recommends Hillsboro Project Name, City Rejects It, Pays $33,000
• Pentagon Gives Green Light for Boeing Tanker Contracts
• A Washington State Florist Caught Between Faith & Discrimination
• Calif. Voters Could Decide Fate of Daylight-Saving Time
• Ryan Lochte, Three Other Olympic Swimmers Robbed at Gunpoint in Rio
• Popular Theory on How Humans Populated North America Can’t Be Right, Study Shows

WORD OF THE DAY

Dundrearies • \DUNN-dreer-eeze\ • Noun - Long flowing sideburns.

Bartholomew Hunting-Dance-The-Thames was well known in the upper crust circles as a leader in fashion and grooming for the “Bohemian” set. It wasn’t until after he had died (tragically in a freak cricket match involving the bale somehow getting stuck in his throat, years before the Heimlich maneuver had been invented) that the secret to his impressive dundrearies was discovered. He had tattooed various parts of his face, outlining the intricate shaving necessary for the grooming of beard & sideburns. The discovery was too late for the mortician, who after an impressive shaving job of his own on the dead noble, had no way of covering up the map-like lines in time for the open-casket ceremony in Saint Johns in London.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Seattle City Light Takes Feedback on Opt-Out for Smart Meters (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/city-light-takes-feedback-on-opt-out-for-smart-meters

California: Pacific Gas & Electric Files Joint Proposal to Close Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/pge-files-joint-proposal-to-close-diablo-canyon-nuclear-plant/424401/

Earthquakes & Energy - The San Andreas of the Pacific Northwest (Politico)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/08/earthquakes-energy-san-andreas-of.html

Only Major Dam Owned by Tribes: Council Hears Update on Salish Kootenai Dam Operations in Flathead (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/437297.aspx

New York Heat Overburdens Utility as Authorities Urge AC Use (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-14/new-york-heat-overburdens-utility-as-authorities-urge-ac-use

Exelon Buys New York Nuclear Plant from Entergy (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=46481

It’s Electric: Novel Re-Creates Charged Rivalry Between Edison & Westinghouse (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2016/08/13/489655417/its-electric-novel-re-creates-charged-rivalry-between-edison-and-westinghouse

DUI Suspect Went to WSP Office to Pay Utility Bill, Troopers Say (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/crime/dui-suspect-went-to-wsp-office-to-pay-utility-bill-troopers-say/296889467

FISH & WILDLIFE

Lowest Canadian Sockeye Run on Record Prompts Fishery Closures, Outcry (Victoria Times Colonist, BC – Fraser River, no dams)

http://www.timescolonist.com/lowest-sockeye-run-on-record-prompts-fishery-closures-outcry-1.2322010

Scientists Tackle Mercury Woes in River & Fish on Idaho-Oregon Line (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Scientists-tackle-mercury-woes-in-river-on-9141925.php

Columbia River Northern Pikeminnow Reward Catches on a Decline (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/columbia-river-northern-pikeminnow-reward-catches-on-a-decline/

For $1 a Year, Tumwater Leases Land to Deschutes River Salmon Hatchery (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article95084052.html

Bull Trout Share Secrets That Might Help Revive Their Population (The Missoulian, MT)

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/bull-trout-share-secrets-that-might-help-revive-their-population/article_2de579dc-8991-59c7-9049-04f0aea14ab3.html

Giant Largemouth Bass from Lake Bosworth is New Record for Washington State (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.kxly.com/news/northwest/giant-largemouth-bass-is-new-record-for-washington-state/41197206

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Court Rules Canadian Smelter Not Responsible for Air Pollution in U-S (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/aug/12/canadian-smelter-not-responsible-for-air-pollution/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Who Owns the Wind? We Do, Wyoming Says – It’s Taxing Those Who Use It (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-sej-wyoming-wind-tax-snap-story.html

California: Burney Biomass Plant Gives Notice It Will Shut Down (Redding Record Searchlight, CA)

http://www.redding.com/business/local/burney-biomass-plant-gives-notice-it-will-shut-down-39befbc2-2a3a-0489-e053-0100007f6940-390047131.html

Judge Denies SunEdison Shareholders Official Voice in Bankruptcy (St Louis Business Journal, MO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2016/08/15/judge-denies-sunedison-shareholders-official-voice.html

Solar Snare: Spend Thousands & Cut Power Bills by $9 a Month (NY Times)

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/08/14/your-money/solar-snare-spend-thousands-and-cut-power-bills-by-9-a-month.html?smid=fb-share&referer=

How Producing Clean Power Turned Out to Be a Messy Business (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/14/business/energy-environment/how-producing-clean-power-turned-out-to-be-a-messy-business.html?ref=energy-environment&_r=1

Q&A: How Solar Could Change the Face of Low-Income Energy Assistance (Midwest Energy News)

http://midwestenergynews.com/2016/08/15/qa-how-solar-could-change-the-face-of-low-income-energy-assistance/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

In U-S Jails, a Constitutional Clash over Air-Conditioning (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/us/in-us-jails-a-constitutional-clash-over-air-conditioning.html

Army Heeds Obama Call, Attacks High Energy Bills (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/2016/08/14/army-heeds-obama-call-attacks-high-energy-bills/88622040/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

First-Ever Marijuana Growers’ Fair Opens in Oregon (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2016/08/14/first-ever-marijuana-growers-fair-opens-in-oregon/

The Pot Industry Is Taking Over Pro-Pot Efforts (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/08/big_weed_is_throwing_some_of_its_new_money_into_politics.html

Editorial: Reefer Madness at the DEA – When Will the Feds Catch Up? (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/reefer-madness-at-the-dea-when-will-the-feds-catch-up/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Carbon-Tax Initiative Backers Press Campaign despite Green Opposition (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/carbon-tax-initiative-backers-press-campaign-despite-green-opposition/

Op/Ed: Carbon Tax Proposal Wrong Approach for Washington State (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article95459227.html

California Cow Cops: Dairy Groups Blast Methane Reductions, ‘Cows Expel Gas So They Don’t Explode’ (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/10/cow-methane-reduction-california-dairy-industry

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Electric Cars Get Fresh Jolt in Rural Oregon (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/aug/12/electric-cars-get-fresh-jolt-in-rural-oregon/

Electric Vehicles Everywhere – Public Power Charged (American Public Power Association)

http://blog.publicpower.org/?p=480

Colorado Towns Work to Preserve a Diminishing Resource: Darkness (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/13/us/colorado-dark-sky-project-stars-perseid.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Limits Some Broadband Bids (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/emerging-technologies/telecom-emerging-technologies/fcc-limits-some-co-op-broadband-bids/93582

Google Fiber’s Plan: Bringing Wireless Broadband to the Masses (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2016/0814/Google-Fiber-s-plan-bringing-wireless-broadband-to-the-masses

MARKETING & MEDIA

Abuse on Twitter Is a ‘Fundamental Feature,’ Report Says (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.siliconbeat.com/2016/08/12/abuse-twitter-fundamental-feature-says-report/?source=rss

Twitter Rolls Out Promoted Stickers (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/08/15/twitter-rolls-out-promoted-stickers/88756096/

Court: AT&T Can Continue to Say ‘Thanks’ (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Court-ATT-Can-Continue-to-Say-Thanks-137652

Internet Sprints to Make That Iconic Usain Bolt Photo a Meme (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/08/15/usain-bolt-grin-memes/

POLITICS & MANAGEMENT

Consultant Recommends Hillsboro Project Name, City Rejects It, Pays $33,000 (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2016/08/consultant_recommends_hillsbor.html

GENERAL NEWS

Pentagon Gives Green Light for Boeing Tanker Contracts (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2016/08/pentagon-gives-green-light-for-boeing-tanker.html

A Washington State Florist Caught Between Faith & Discrimination (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2016/0815/A-florist-caught-between-faith-and-discrimination

Calif. Voters Could Decide Fate of Daylight-Saving Time (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/08/12/calif-voters-could-decide-fate-of-daylight-saving-time.htm

Ryan Lochte, Three Other Olympic Swimmers Robbed at Gunpoint in Rio (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/olympics/index.ssf/2016/08/report_of_olympic_swimmer_ryan.html

Popular Theory on How Humans Populated North America Can’t Be Right, Study Shows (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/ice-free-corridor-north-americans-1.3715397?cmp=rss

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Glenn Yarbrough, Folk Singer with the Limeliters, Dies at 86

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/08/13/arts/music/glenn-yarbrough-folk-singer-with-the-limeliters-dies-at-86.html

Idiots Can’t Stop Painting Tortoises

http://gizmodo.com/people-cant-stop-painting-tortoises-and-its-a-problem-1785208165

Some Editions of the First Harry Potter Book Contain a Valuable Mistake

https://consumerist.com/2016/08/12/some-editions-of-the-first-harry-potter-book-contain-a-valuable-mistake/

Dozens of Classic Cars Hidden in Grand Rapids Barn for Decades

http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/08/10/classic-cars-wayland-auction-barn/88508792/

SONG OF THE DAY

Glenn Yarbrough – Baby the Rain Must Fall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJO8ZUVL1xs

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for August 12, 2016

Special Weather Statement for Mason County & Western Washington

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

U-S Lawmakers Urge State Department to Start Negotiations with Canada on Columbia River Treaty (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/us-lawmakers-urge-state-department-to-start-negotiations-with-canada-on-columbia-river-treaty/

Divided America: Global Warming Polarizes More than Abortion (Associated Press)

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/national/georgia/story/2016/aug/12/divided-america-global-warming-polarizes-more/380892/

Legal Pot Is Big Business in Washington State (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/08/legal-pot-is-big-business-in-washington.html

Nippon Paper Mill, Cogeneration Plant in Port Angeles for Sale (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/nippon-paper-mill-cogeneration-plant-in-port-angeles-for-sale/

With Cooler Weather, Snake River Sockeye Showing Decent Numbers Reaching Lower Granite, Sawtooths (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/437301.aspx

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• U-S Lawmakers Urge State Department to Start Negotiations with Canada on Columbia River Treaty
• Pacific Northwest Congress Members Demand Action on Columbia River Treaty
• Electricity Gap: Microsoft Taps University, Energy Companies to Bridge Data-Center Divide
• Seattle City Light May Have Misbilled Big Developments, Audit Finds
• Honoring the Line Trade
• Customers Reminded to Dig Safely on National 811 Day & All Year Long
• With Cooler Weather, Snake River Sockeye Showing Decent Numbers Reaching Lower Granite, Sawtooths
• Work Set to Begin on First-Of-Its-Kind Salmon Passage at Cle Elum Dam
• Taskforce Tears Down to Build Up Estuaries
• Study: Factors Influencing Juvenile Salmon/Steelhead Survival Accumulate as Fish Pass Multiple Dams
• Bald Eagle’s Comeback Means Bad News for Other Rare Birds
• Kennewick Irrigation District Sees Water Allotment Increase to 94 Percent
• Wahkiakum PUD & Town of Cathlamet to Hold Public Meeting on Consolidation of Water Systems
• Nippon Paper Mill, Cogeneration Plant in Port Angeles for Sale
• Oregon’s Energy Department Joins Critics Ripping Public Utilities Commission Report That Would Shrink Solar Incentives
• New Mexico Settlement Blocks Solar Fees Proposed by Xcel Energy
• Arizona Regulators Block Political Influence Investigation, Delay Solar Rate Changes
• British Columbia: Tidal Power Technology Rolls into Haida Gwaii Shores
• Ten Myths about Solar Power, Busted
• Bill Gates Backs Cleantech Startup to Help Utilities Improve Electric Grid Efficiency
• Legal Pot Is Big Business in Washington State
• Pacific Northwest Politicians Feel Burned by DEA’s Marijuana Ruling
• Divided America: Global Warming Polarizes More than Abortion
• Monuments Are Being Covered in Living Slime – Officials Aren’t Sure Why
• After Court Loss, FCC Eyes its Options on Municipal Broadband
• LinkedIn Hit by ‘Bots’ in Cyberattacks, User Data Compromised
• KPLU Unveils New Call Letters for Station
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• 18 Years Out of Power, Washington State GOP Hopes to Win Control of Legislature
• Reception Held for Shelton Staffer Steve Goins
• Manufacturing Error Blamed in 2015 Shelton Parachute Death
• Family of Gig Harbor Man Killed by Fallen Tree Files Lawsuit
• Washington State Highway’s Graffiti Problem Costing Taxpayers Big Money
• Railroad Avenue: Shelton’s ‘Road Diet’ Project Gets Back-In Angle Parking
• New Avalanche Bridge on I-90 Snoqualmie Pass Opens to All Lanes of Traffic

WORD OF THE DAY

Inculcate • \in-KUL-kayt\ • verb – To teach & impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions.

Despite its constant efforts, history’s failure to inculcate us often dooms us to repeat the mistakes made by our forebears in similar situations. (Insert war, financial shenanigans, dating disasters, clumsy dance steps, open barn doors, political skullduggery and other such feldergarb here _______________.)

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

U-S Lawmakers Urge State Department to Start Negotiations with Canada on Columbia River Treaty (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/us-lawmakers-urge-state-department-to-start-negotiations-with-canada-on-columbia-river-treaty/

Pacific Northwest Congress Members Demand Action on Columbia River Treaty (Politico)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/08/pacific-northwest-congress-members.html

​Electricity Gap: Microsoft Taps University, Energy Companies to Bridge Data-Center Divide (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2016/08/electricity-gap-microsoft-taps-university-energy.html

Seattle City Light May Have Misbilled Big Developments, Audit Finds (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/ineffective-seattle-city-light-may-have-misbilled-big-developments-audit-finds/

Honoring the Line Trade (Transmission & Distribution World)

http://tdworld.com/supplements/honoring-line-trade

Customers Reminded to Dig Safely on National 811 Day & All Year Long (PG&E Currents)

http://www.pgecurrents.com/2016/08/11/customers-reminded-to-dig-safely-on-national-811-day-and-all-year-long/

FISH & WILDLIFE

With Cooler Weather, Snake River Sockeye Showing Decent Numbers Reaching Lower Granite, Sawtooths (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/437301.aspx

Work Set to Begin on First-Of-Its-Kind Salmon Passage at Cle Elum Dam (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/work-set-to-begin-on-first-of-its-kind-salmon/article_f27597d2-6044-11e6-b799-5bb00ac39321.html

Taskforce Tears Down to Build Up Estuaries (The Daily Astorian, OR)

http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20160811/taskforce-tears-down-to-build-up-estuaries

Study: Factors Influencing Juvenile Salmon/Steelhead Survival Accumulate as Fish Pass Multiple Dams (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/437300.aspx

Bald Eagle’s Comeback Means Bad News for Other Rare Birds (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2016/08/11/489661982/bald-eagles-comeback-means-bad-news-for-other-rare-birds

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Kennewick Irrigation District Sees Water Allotment Increase to 94 Percent (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article95197942.html

Wahkiakum PUD & Town of Cathlamet to Hold Public Meeting on Consolidation of Water Systems (Wahkiakum Eagle, Skamokawa, WA)

http://www.waheagle.com/story/2016/08/11/wahkiakum-people/pud-and-town-to-hold-public-meeting-on-consolidation-of-water-systems/11815.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Nippon Paper Mill, Cogeneration Plant in Port Angeles for Sale (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/nippon-paper-mill-cogeneration-plant-in-port-angeles-for-sale/

Oregon’s Energy Department Joins Critics Ripping Public Utilities Commission Report That Would Shrink Solar Incentives (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/08/oregons-energy-department-joins-critics-ripping.html

New Mexico Settlement Blocks Solar Fees Proposed by Xcel Energy (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-mexico-settlement-blocks-solar-fees-proposed-by-xcel-energy/424357/

Arizona Regulators Block Political Influence Investigation, Delay Solar Rate Changes (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/arizona-regulators-block-political-influence-investigation-delay-solar-rat/424131/

British Columbia: Tidal Power Technology Rolls into Haida Gwaii Shores (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tidal-power-haida-gwaii-1.3717132?cmp=rss

Ten Myths about Solar Power, Busted (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/brookenally/2385177/10-myths-about-solar-power-busted

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Bill Gates Backs Cleantech Startup to Help Utilities Improve Electric Grid Efficiency (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2016/08/bill-gates-backs-cleantech-startup-to-help.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Legal Pot Is Big Business in Washington State (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/08/legal-pot-is-big-business-in-washington.html

Pacific Northwest Politicians Feel Burned by DEA’s Marijuana Ruling (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/dea-marijuana-schedule-i-northwest-politicians/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Divided America: Global Warming Polarizes More than Abortion (Associated Press)

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/national/georgia/story/2016/aug/12/divided-america-global-warming-polarizes-more/380892/

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Monuments Are Being Covered in Living Slime – Officials Aren’t Sure Why (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/monuments-are-being-covered-in-living-slime-and-officia-1785186516

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

After Court Loss, FCC Eyes its Options on Municipal Broadband (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/After-Court-Loss-FCC-Eyes-its-Options-on-Municipal-Broadband-137636

MARKETING & MEDIA

LinkedIn Hit by ‘Bots’ in Cyberattacks, User Data Compromised (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2016/08/linkedin-hit-by-bots-in-cyberattacks-user-data.html?ana=RSS%26s=article_search

KPLU Unveils New Call Letters for Station (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article95270862.html

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/08/12/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-344/

POLITICS & MANAGEMENT

18 Years Out of Power, Washington State GOP Hopes to Win Control of Legislature (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/18-years-out-power-washington-gop-hopes-win-control-legislature

Reception Held for Shelton Staffer Steve Goins (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/21540

GENERAL NEWS

Manufacturing Error Blamed in 2015 Shelton Parachute Death (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/21547

Family of Gig Harbor Man Killed by Fallen Tree Files Lawsuit (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/news/family-of-gig-harbor-man-killed-by-fallen-tree-files-lawsuit/

Washington State Highway’s Graffiti Problem Costing Taxpayers Big Money (Northwest Cable News Network)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/local/graffiti-problem-costing-taxpayers-big-money-1/296101780

Railroad Avenue: Shelton’s ‘Road Diet’ Project Gets Back-In Angle Parking (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/railroad-ave-road-diet-project-gets-back-in-angle-parking/youtube_47d9d8e2-601c-11e6-ba4d-c7ccda9040c2.html

New Avalanche Bridge on I-90 Snoqualmie Pass Opens to All Lanes of Traffic (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.ncwlife.com/news/new-avalanche-bridge-on-i--snoqualmie-pass-opens-to/article_90d6821c-5fee-11e6-8f74-0f5756599442.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

You’ll See a Lot Less of the Seahawks’ 12th Man This Football Season

http://komonews.com/sports/seahawks/youll-see-a-lot-less-of-the-12th-man-this-football-season

Woman Caught on Video Texting While Using her Feet to Drive

http://6abc.com/news/woman-caught-on-video-texting-driving-with-feet/1465137/

Seattle Wedding Saved by Social Media, Celebrities

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/seattle-wedding-saved-by-social-media-celebrities/296146932

Meet the Lightbulb Lady of Portland

http://www.opb.org/artsandlife/series/oregonlens/mississippi-portland-lightbulb-store/

SONG OF THE DAY

Electric Light Orchestra – Mr Blue Sky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjPqsDU0j2I

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Energy News Digest for August 11, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for August 11, 2016

Special Weather Statement for Very Warm Temperatures Expected Across Much of Western Washington

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Bonneville Power Administration Already Projecting Electricity Rate Increase for 2018 (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://m.tdn.com/news/local/bonneville-already-projecting-electricity-rate-increase-for/article_3836f321-53b3-5886-8778-6a81aee582cf.html

Washington (Puget Sound Energy), Arizona Utilities Begin Testing CAISO EIM Integration (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/washington-arizona-utilities-begin-testing-caiso-eim-integration/424182/

Risk of Major Quake on Cascadia Subduction Zone Higher than Previously Thought (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/08/risk_of_major_quake_on_cascadi.html

Feds Deny Governors’ Petitions to Reclassify Marijuana for Medical Use (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/08/11/dea-denies-governors-petitions-to-reclassify-marijuana-for-medical-use/

Tennessee/North Carolina: U-S Court Blocks FCC Bid to Expand Public Broadband (Reuters)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-court-blocks-fcc-bid-expand-public-broadband-000655761.html?ref=gs

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Bonneville Power Administration Already Projecting Electricity Rate Increase for 2018
• Washington (Puget Sound Energy), Arizona Utilities Begin Testing CAISO EIM Integration
• Blackouts Looming, California Speeds Battery Deployment after Aliso Canyon Gas Leak
• Northern Wasco PUD System Upgrades Top $12 Million
• Putting Bonneville Power Administration’s Newest Asset to the Test
• Alcoa Intalco Celebrates 50 Years
• BC Hydro Refuses to Halt Peace River Dam Project, Despite Amnesty Report
• New Mexico: Regulatory Staff Say Utility’s Smart Meter Plan Might Not Bring Immediate Savings
• Scientists on the Lookout for Invasive European Green Crabs in Washington State
• On the Hunt for Pygmy Rabbits
• Clock Ticking on Oregon Wind, Solar Projects
• Oregon Department of Energy Backs Proposed Wheatridge Wind Farm
• Turns Out Wind & Solar Have a Secret Friend: Natural Gas
• Massachusetts Governor Signs Wind, Hydro Bill into Law
• Forget Solar Panels, Elon Musk Wants to Sell You a Solar Roof
• Editorial: How Billings Saves with Energy Conservation
• Feds Deny Governors’ Petitions to Reclassify Marijuana for Medical Use
• Political Push to Get Banks into Marijuana Business
• Supporters Say Legal Marijuana Has Enough Signatures for Arizona Ballot
• If You Build It, Will They Charge? Utilities Cautious in Plans to Spur Electric Vehicle Adoption
• Audi’s New Shock Absorber System Generates Electricity as Car Drives over Bumpy Roads
• Tennessee/North Carolina: U-S Court Blocks FCC Bid to Expand Public Broadband
• Google Fiber Applies to Test Ultra-Fast Wireless in 24 Cities
• Delta Computer Outage Included ‘Small Fire’ at Data Center
• Hillary Clinton Says Every American Should Have High Speed Internet by 2020
• That Was Fast: Ad-Blocker Announces Block for Facebook’s Ad-Blocker Blocking
• U-S Viewers Blast NBC Coverage of Rio Olympics
• Runner Symmonds Talks ‘Double Standard’ of Olympics Marketing
• The U-S Gymnastics Team Dominates in Competition & Social Media
• Roger Millar Appointed secretary of Washington State Department of Transportation
• Sportscaster Tony Ventrella Relaunches Congressional Campaign
• Risk of Major Quake on Cascadia Subduction Zone Higher than Previously Thought
• Shelton School District to Seek $64.8 Million Bond
• Mason County: Another Approach to Salary Alignment for ALL Elected Officials
• Mason County Park District Commissioner Candidate Filing Period Announced
• Why Are There So Many Crashes on I-90 This Year?
• Perseid Meteor Shower ‘Outburst’ Coming Thursday Night

WORD OF THE DAY

Pastiche \pass-TEESH\ Noun – Something (such as a piece of writing, music, etc.) that imitates the style of someone or something else; a piece of writing, music, etc., made up of selections from different works: a mixture of different things

The pastiche that hides the hollow reality – “Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood, and you’ll find the real tinsel underneath.” Oscar Levant

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Bonneville Power Administration Already Projecting Electricity Rate Increase for 2018 (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://m.tdn.com/news/local/bonneville-already-projecting-electricity-rate-increase-for/article_3836f321-53b3-5886-8778-6a81aee582cf.html

Washington (Puget Sound Energy), Arizona Utilities Begin Testing CAISO EIM Integration (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/washington-arizona-utilities-begin-testing-caiso-eim-integration/424182/

Blackouts Looming, California Speeds Battery Deployment after Aliso Canyon Gas Leak (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/blackouts-looming-california-speeds-battery-deployment-after-aliso-canyon/424241/

Northern Wasco PUD System Upgrades Top $12 Million (The Dalles Chronicle OR)

http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2016/aug/09/pud-upgrades-top-12m/

Putting Bonneville Power Administration’s Newest Asset to the Test (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Putting-BPAs-newest-asset-to-the-test.aspx

Alcoa Intalco Celebrates 50 Years (KGMI Radio, Bellingham, WA – Public Power is still waiting for that thank you card…)

http://kgmi.com/news/007700-alcoa-intalco-celebrates-50-years/

BC Hydro Refuses to Halt Peace River Dam Project, Despite Amnesty Report (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/site-c-peace-river-bc-hydro-indigenous-people-1.3714753

New Mexico: Regulatory Staff Say Utility’s Smart Meter Plan Might Not Bring Immediate Savings (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=46461

FISH & WILDLIFE

Scientists on the Lookout for Invasive European Green Crabs in Washington State (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/08/10/scientists-on-the-lookout-for-invasive-european-green-crabs-in-washington/

On the Hunt for Pygmy Rabbits (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/hunt-pygmy-rabbits

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Clock Ticking on Oregon Wind, Solar Projects (Pamplin Media Group, Portland, OR)

http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/318149-197128-clock-ticking-on-wind-solar-projects

Oregon Department of Energy Backs Proposed Wheatridge Wind Farm (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)

http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20160809/department-of-energy-backs-proposed-wind-farm

Turns Out Wind & Solar Have a Secret Friend: Natural Gas (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/08/11/turns-out-wind-and-solar-have-a-secret-friend-natural-gas/?utm_term=.397e39d4c35b

Massachusetts Governor Signs Wind, Hydro Bill into Law (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/massachusetts-gov-baker-signs-wind-hydro-bill-into-law/424132/

Forget Solar Panels, Elon Musk Wants to Sell You a Solar Roof (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/08/10/forget-solar-panels-elon-musk-wants-to-sell-you-a-solar-roof/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Editorial: How Billings Saves with Energy Conservation (Billings Gazette, MT)

http://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/editorial/gazette-opinion/gazette-opinion-how-billings-saves-with-energy-conservation/article_15fbabbd-80ac-56d1-a56e-d4cdb1858d43.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Feds Deny Governors’ Petitions to Reclassify Marijuana for Medical Use (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/08/11/dea-denies-governors-petitions-to-reclassify-marijuana-for-medical-use/

Political Push to Get Banks into Marijuana Business (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/political-push-get-banks-marijuana-business

Supporters Say Legal Marijuana Has Enough Signatures for Arizona Ballot (Associated Press)

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/supporters-say-legal-marijuana-has-enough-signatures-for-arizona-ballot/

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

If You Build It, Will They Charge? Utilities Cautious in Plans to Spur Electric Vehicle Adoption (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/if-you-build-it-will-they-charge-utilities-cautious-in-plans-to-spur-elec/423982/

Audi’s New Shock Absorber System Generates Electricity as Car Drives over Bumpy Roads (The Daily Mail, UK)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3733661/Audi-s-new-shock-absorber-generates-electricity-car-drives-bumpy-roads.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Tennessee/North Carolina: U-S Court Blocks FCC Bid to Expand Public Broadband (Reuters)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-court-blocks-fcc-bid-expand-public-broadband-000655761.html?ref=gs

Google Fiber Applies to Test Ultra-Fast Wireless in 24 Cities (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Fiber-Applies-to-Test-UltraFast-Wireless-in-24-Cities-137631

Delta Computer Outage Included ‘Small Fire’ at Data Center (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/aug/11/delta-computer-outage-included-small-fire-at-data-/

Hillary Clinton Says Every American Should Have High Speed Internet by 2020 (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/hillary-clinton-says-every-american-should-have-high-sp-1785160012

MARKETING & MEDIA

That Was Fast: Ad-Blocker Announces Block for Facebook’s Ad-Blocker Blocking (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/08/11/that-was-fast-ad-blocker-announces-block-for-facebooks-ad-blocker-blocking/

U-S Viewers Blast NBC Coverage of Rio Olympics (AFP)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-viewers-blast-nbc-coverage-rio-olympics-143823017--oly.html

Runner Symmonds Talks ‘Double Standard’ of Olympics Marketing (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/sports/olympics/runner-symmonds-talks-double-standard-of-olympics-marketing/291930835

The U-S Gymnastics Team Dominates in Competition & Social Media (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/us-gymnastics-team-dominates-competition-and-social-media-172914

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Roger Millar Appointed secretary of Washington State Department of Transportation (NWC Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.ncwlife.com/news/inslee-announces-appointment-of-roger-millar-as-secretary-of-department/article_270b652a-5f2e-11e6-9bc5-03da38fca0d8.html

Sportscaster Tony Ventrella Relaunches Congressional Campaign (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/politics/sportscaster-tony-ventrella-emerges-as-the-accidental-candidate/287101441

GENERAL NEWS

Risk of Major Quake on Cascadia Subduction Zone Higher than Previously Thought (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/08/risk_of_major_quake_on_cascadi.html

Shelton School District to Seek $64.8 Million Bond (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/21509

Mason County: Another Approach to Salary Alignment for ALL Elected Officials (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/another-approach-to-salary-alignment-for-all-elected-officials/article_a4e8c9ea-5e4f-11e6-8723-d7503aa2936c.html

Mason County Park District Commissioner Candidate Filing Period Announced (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/21515

Why Are There So Many Crashes on I-90 This Year? (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/why-are-there-so-many-crashes-on-i--this/article_8b5e70a4-5f8c-11e6-955c-87fd6feed186.html

Perseid Meteor Shower ‘Outburst’ Coming Thursday Night (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/perseid-meteor-shower-outburst-coming-this-week/294970652

FISH ON CRANES, SQUIRRELS ON CAMERA – DIVERSIONS

Photo: Alaska Fishermen Pull In 400-Pound, Eight-Foot Halibut

http://komonews.com/news/local/photo-alaska-fishermen-pull-in-400-pounds-8-foot-halibut

Squirrel Steals GoPro, Records Harrowing Escape

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/experience-life-as-a-squirrel-through-this-stolen-gopro-1785026606

A Few British Words & Phrases I’ve Confused My American Co-Workers With

http://io9.gizmodo.com/a-few-of-the-british-words-and-phrases-ive-confused-my-1785030650

Congratulations Internet, You Were Correct About Why the Rio Diving Pool Turned Green

http://www.sbnation.com/2016/8/10/12423204/green-diving-pool-rio-olympics-algae-photo?yptr=yahoo&ref=yfp

SONG OF THE DAY

Dimitri Tiomkin – The Old Man & the Sea, Soundtrack Suite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iTn8Ftq9Sg

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