Energy News Digest for September 19, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for September 19, 2016

Small Craft Advisory for Hood Canal & Puget Sound

Pacific Moisture & the Jet Stream Are Back (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2016/09/pacific-moisture-and-jet-stream-is-back.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

New State Carbon Rules to Be Felt in Clark County – WaferTech, G-P, Clark Public Utilities assessing impact (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/16/new-state-carbon-rules-to-be-felt-in-clark-county/

Solar Rooftop Revolution Fizzles in U-S on Utility Pushback (Bloomberg News)

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-solar-5bb47560-7aa3-11e6-8064-c1ddc8a724bb-20160918-story.html

Are California’s Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Markets Losing Power? (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/transportation/article102087442.html

Municipal Utilities Had Lowest Frequency, Duration of Outages in 2015 (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=46685

Dubious Washington State Voter-Turnout Claims in Heated Race for Secretary of State (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/elections/dubious-voter-turnout-claims-in-heated-race-for-secretary-of/article_244babdf-084b-567c-a2bc-43bd264d8e28.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Municipal Utilities Had Lowest Frequency, Duration of Outages in 2015
• Here’s How the Changing Energy Field Is Impacting Tennessee Valley Authority & Other Utility Companies
• Columbia River PUD & Former GM Settle Out of Court
• City of Everett Utility Rate Increase Would Pay for $70 Million Building Projects
• NWPPA announces 2016 Excellence in Communication recipients
• Millennials: A Co-op Challenge
• Marbled Murrelet Plans to Have Little Impact on County Harvests, Says Clallam Commissioner
• Coho Fishing Season Opens on Lake Washington, Duwamish River
• Spokane Tribe Given Chance to Rename, Reimagine Canada Island in Riverfront Park
• Solar Rooftop Revolution Fizzles in U-S on Utility Pushback
• Nevada Agrees to Grandfather Net Metering Customers Under Agreement
• Getting the Most Out of Solar Panels
• Wind Power Is Going to Get a Lot Cheaper as Wind Turbines Become Bigger
• First Wave-Produced Electricity in US Goes Online in Hawaii
• Republicans to Rally Around Renewable Energy in Washington, D-C
• Does a Range Hood Waste a Lot of Energy?
• Following Its Country Music, Nashville May Loosen Up on Marijuana
• New State Carbon Rules to Be Felt in Clark County – WaferTech, G-P, Clark Public Utilities assessing impact
• Washington Adopts Rule to Cap Emissions from Large Polluters
• Most U-S States on Track to Meet Emissions Targets They Call Burden
• Canada Will Impose Nationwide Carbon Price: Minister
• Are California’s Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Markets Losing Power?
• FairPoint Irks Residential Customers with New $3 Broadband Fee
• Facebook Chooses New Mexico for New Data Center over Utah
• Op/Ed: Rural Areas Are in Critical Need of Technological Infrastructure
• Senior Official Says Britain Exploring National Internet Filter
• Runaway Success of ‘Hamilton’ Shows the Power of Creating Buzz on Social Media
• Facebook Is Outsmarting Ad Blockers, For Now
• Colleges Give Up On Bookstores, Just Send Students to Amazon
• Four Tips to Get Your Business Started on Social Media
• If a Sentence in an Email Ends in ‘J,’ It’s OK
• Dubious Washington State Voter-Turnout Claims in Heated Race for Secretary of State
• Washington State Survey Puts Focus on Public Disclosure Costs
• City of Seattle Wants to Spend Millions to Replace Pronto Bike Share with Electric-Assist Bikes
• New York Bombing Suspect Captured in New Jersey
• Week-Long Closure of Highway 302 Set for October
• Threat of Wildfires Growing in the Pacific Northwest amid Climate Change
• FAA Contemplating Whether Millions of Drones Will Fill Skies
• Coming Soon, Economists Hope: Big Spending on Roads, Bridges & Ports
• Grisdale: America’s Last Logging Camp Was a Child’s Paradise; Now It’s Gone

WORD OF THE DAY

Mephitic - \mu-FIT-ick\ - Adjective – Of, relating to, or resembling mephitis: foul-smelling .

Mystery Science Theater 3000. The robots talk about fellow astronaut Joel Hodgson’s lack of personal hygiene. Especially. The mephitic stench of his feet: “Even though your feet smell like cheese, Joel, we prefer to think they smell like ‘good’ cheese.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Municipal Utilities Had Lowest Frequency, Duration of Outages in 2015 (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=46685

Here’s How the Changing Energy Field Is Impacting Tennessee Valley Authority & Other Utility Companies (Chattanooga Times Free Press, TN)

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2016/sep/15/power-shiftelectric-demand-slows-efficiency-r/386719/

Columbia River PUD & Former GM Settle Out of Court (St Helens Chronicle, OR)

http://www.thechronicleonline.com/news/crpud-and-former-gm-settle-out-of-court/article_e4522db2-7c6b-11e6-bf17-53cc57e8c92d.html

City of Everett Utility Rate Increase Would Pay for $70 Million Building Projects (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/news/everett-prepares-for-70-million-rebuilding-project/

NWPPA announces 2016 Excellence in Communication recipients (Northwest Public Power Association)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/09/nwppa-announces-2016-excellence-in.html

Millennials: A Co-op Challenge (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/industry/trends-reports-analyses/millennials-a-co-op-challenge/94348

FISH & WILDLIFE

Marbled Murrelet Plans to Have Little Impact on County Harvests, Says Clallam Commissioner (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA – What, did the commissioner interview a bird for his statement?)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/marbled-murrelet-plans-to-have-little-impact-on-county-harvests-says-clallam-commissioner/

Coho Fishing Season Opens on Lake Washington, Duwamish River (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/coho-fishing-season-opens-on-lake-washington-duwamish-river/319521745

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Spokane Tribe Given Chance to Rename, Reimagine Canada Island in Riverfront Park (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/sep/19/spokane-tribe-given-chance-to-rename-reimagine-can/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Solar Rooftop Revolution Fizzles in U-S on Utility Pushback (Bloomberg News)

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-solar-5bb47560-7aa3-11e6-8064-c1ddc8a724bb-20160918-story.html

Nevada Agrees to Grandfather Net Metering Customers Under Agreement (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=46716

Getting the Most Out of Solar Panels (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/09/getting-the-most-out-of-solar-panels.html

Wind Power Is Going to Get a Lot Cheaper as Wind Turbines Become Bigger (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/15/wind-power-is-going-to-get-a-lot-cheaper-as-wind-turbines-become-even-more-enormous/

First Wave-Produced Electricity in US Goes Online in Hawaii (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/wave-produced-electricity-us-online-hawaii-42187915

Republicans to Rally Around Renewable Energy in Washington, D-C (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/republicans-to-rally-around-renewable-energy-in-d.c./article/2602138

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Does a Range Hood Waste a Lot of Energy? (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/living/does-a-range-hood-waste-too-much-energy/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Following Its Country Music, Nashville May Loosen Up on Marijuana (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/19/us/following-its-country-music-nashville-may-loosen-up-on-marijuana.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

New State Carbon Rules to Be Felt in Clark County – WaferTech, G-P, Clark Public Utilities assessing impact (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/16/new-state-carbon-rules-to-be-felt-in-clark-county/

Washington Adopts Rule to Cap Emissions from Large Polluters (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/washington-adopts-rule-to-cap-emissions-from-large-polluters/426524/

Most U-S States on Track to Meet Emissions Targets They Call Burden (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-climatechange-lawsuit-insight-idUSKCN11O0E1?il=0

Canada Will Impose Nationwide Carbon Price: Minister (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-climatechange-idUSKCN11O0Q3

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Are California’s Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Markets Losing Power? (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/transportation/article102087442.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FairPoint Irks Residential Customers with New $3 Broadband Fee (Fierce Telecom)

http://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/fairpoint-irks-residential-customers-new-3-broadband-fee

Facebook Chooses New Mexico for New Data Center over Utah (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/sep/14/facebook-chooses-new-mexico-for-new-data-center-ov/

Op/Ed: Rural Areas Are in Critical Need of Technological Infrastructure (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2016/09/19/prosperity-is-up-but-not-for-rural-america/rural-areas-are-in-critical-need-of-technological-infrastructure

Senior Official Says Britain Exploring National Internet Filter (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Senior-official-says-Britain-exploring-national-9223484.php

MARKETING & MEDIA

Runaway Success of ‘Hamilton’ Shows the Power of Creating Buzz on Social Media (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/runaway-success-of-hamilton-shows-the-power-of-creating-buzz-on-social-media/2016/09/15/4a6584fe-79e8-11e6-ac8e-cf8e0dd91dc7_story.html

Facebook Is Outsmarting Ad Blockers, For Now (Austin Business Journal, TX)

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2016/09/19/facebook-is-outsmarting-ad-blockers-for-now.html

Colleges Give Up On Bookstores, Just Send Students to Amazon (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/09/16/colleges-give-up-on-bookstores-just-send-students-to-amazon/

Four Tips to Get Your Business Started on Social Media (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/4-tips-to-get-your-business-started-on-social-media/

If a Sentence in an Email Ends in ‘J,’ It’s OK (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2016/09/18/if-sentence-email-ends-j-s-ok/90621702/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Dubious Washington State Voter-Turnout Claims in Heated Race for Secretary of State (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/elections/dubious-voter-turnout-claims-in-heated-race-for-secretary-of/article_244babdf-084b-567c-a2bc-43bd264d8e28.html

Washington State Survey Puts Focus on Public Disclosure Costs (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/editorials/article102371292.html

City of Seattle Wants to Spend Millions to Replace Pronto Bike Share with Electric-Assist Bikes (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/394673/city-wants-to-spend-millions-to-replace-pronto-bike-share-with-electric-assist-bikes/

GENERAL NEWS

New York Bombing Suspect Captured in New Jersey (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-attacks-idUSKCN11O0ZB

Week-Long Closure of Highway 302 Set for October (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/21939

Threat of Wildfires Growing in the Pacific Northwest amid Climate Change (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/394423/climate-change-wildfires-in-nw/

FAA Contemplating Whether Millions of Drones Will Fill Skies (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/faa-contemplating-millions-drones-fill-skies-42140804

Coming Soon, Economists Hope: Big Spending on Roads, Bridges & Ports (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/19/business/economy/coming-soon-economists-hope-big-spending-on-roads-bridges-and-ports.html?emc=edit_th_20160919&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=31289114&_r=0

Grisdale: America’s Last Logging Camp Was a Child’s Paradise; Now It’s Gone (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)

http://knkx.org/post/americas-last-logging-camp-was-childs-paradise-now-its-gone

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Daredevil Successfully Jumps Rocket over Snake River Canyon

http://www.khq.com/story/33119725/daredevil-successfully-jumps-rocket-over-canyon

Avast, Ye! Free Doughnuts for Talk Like a Pirate Day

http://www.nwcn.com/news/local/avast-ye-free-doughuts-for-talk-like-a-pirate-day-1/321569750

‘Five-Second Rule’ for Food on Floor Is Untrue, Study Finds

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/20/science/five-second-rule.html?_r=0

Man Who Gets Head Stuck Between Two Rocks Freed with Help of Olive Oil

http://q13fox.com/2016/09/18/man-who-gets-head-stuck-between-2-rocks-freed-with-help-of-olive-oil/

SONG OF THE DAY

Jimmy Buffet – A Pirate Looks at 40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQGTaS0IFOs

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Energy News Digest for September 16, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for September 16, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State’s New Cap-And-Trade Rule Tackles Global Warming (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article102159747.html

City of Kenmore Threatens to Drop Puget Sound Energy (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/its-just-very-frustrating-city-of-kenmore-threatens-to-drop-puget-sound-energy

Washington State’s Long-Term Water Supply Report: Wetter Winters/Springs, Drier Summers, Less Snowpack (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

https://www.cbbulletin.com/437534.aspx

Guy Norman – Washington State Taps New Member for Northwest Power & Conservation Council (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

https://www.cbbulletin.com/437526.aspx

Seattle City Council Expected to Add Municipal Broadband to Long-Term Master Plan (GeekWire)

http://www.geekwire.com/2016/seattle-city-council-expected-add-municipal-broadband-long-term-master-plan/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• City of Kenmore Threatens to Drop Puget Sound Energy
• News Release: Transmission Upgrades to Improve Reliability in Kenmore, Bothell
• Guy Norman – Washington State Taps New Member for Northwest Power & Conservation Council
• Snohomish PUD Plans Clean Energy Center in Arlington
• Cowlitz PUD Cuts Bond Debt by Additional $18 Million
• Grant PUD Commissioners Discuss Customer Privacy Policy
• Grays Harbor PUD Workshop to Feature Arc Trailer Display
• Text Message Scam Targets Columbia River PUD Customers
• British Columbia Court of Appeal Upholds Peace River Dam’s Environmental-Assessment Report
• High-Tech Sampling Finds Urban Waters Surprisingly Rich in Marine Life
• More Blasting Done on Elwha River Dam Site
• An Era of Limits: California Proposes Steering More Water to Fish, Less to Farms, Cities
• Watch 35,000 Fishing Vessels Move Around the World in This Map
• News Whiz: “Free the Snake Flotilla” Renews Calls for Pacific NW Dam Removal
• Washington State’s Long-Term Water Supply Report: Wetter Winters/Springs, Drier Summers, Less Snowpack
• Clallam PUD Expands Area of Call for Voluntary Water Savings
• Vancouver Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Planned Across the Water
• Portland General Electric Lays Out Defenses It Might Use in Deschutes River/Clean Water Act Lawsuit
• The Government Just Decided the Future of California’s Desert – Solar Companies Aren’t Happy
• Feds Say 86 GW Offshore Wind Possible in U-S by 2050
• Co-op Solar for Learning & Power
• Watch a GIF of U-S Wind Power Growing Like Crazy
• Washington State’s New Cap-And-Trade Rule Tackles Global Warming
• Washington State Ecology Launches New Carbon Cap – Four Cowlitz County Sites Hit
• Why U-S Military Officials Are Worried about Climate Change
• Tesla Wins Massive Contract to Help Power the California Grid
• Electric Car Event Sunday at Clark Public Utilities
• Wind, Solar & Electric Cars Are Booming. Too Bad That’s Not Enough to Stop Climate Change
• Seattle City Council Expected to Add Municipal Broadband to Long-Term Master Plan
• Free Wi-Fi Kiosks Were to Aid New Yorkers. An Unsavory Side Has Spurred a Retreat
• Broadband 101 for Co-ops Eyeing Fiber
• Why This Analyst Isn’t Worried about Google Fiber’s Rollout
• Drones Ready for Take-Off at Warm Springs Training Center
• Six Ways Businesses Leverage Social Media During Live Events
• Five Ways to Promote Your Products on Facebook
• What Role Will Facebook, Snapchat & Google Play in the Presidential Debates?
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• Thief Uses Phone App to Steal Shelton Cars
• Washington State Releases Proposed Shelton C Street Landfill Cleanup Comments
• Hacker Tries to Ransom Bremerton Housing Authority Data
• City of Shelton Tree Removal to Close Brockdale Road Section Monday
• Vicki Look Returning to Shelton as Assistant City
• Washington Lights Big Burns for Forest Health

WORD OF THE DAY

Myrmidon ● \MER-muh-dahn\ ● Noun – A loyal follower; especially: a subordinate who executes orders unquestioningly or unscrupulously.

Slavish myrmidon

Does anything asked to do

Even eat a bug

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

City of Kenmore Threatens to Drop Puget Sound Energy (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/its-just-very-frustrating-city-of-kenmore-threatens-to-drop-puget-sound-energy

News Release: ​Transmission Upgrades to Improve Reliability in Kenmore, Bothell (Puget Sound Energy)

http://pse.com/aboutpse/PseNewsroom/PSENews/Pages/Transmission-upgrades-to-improve-reliability-in-Kenmore,-Bothell.aspx

Guy Norman – Washington State Taps New Member for Northwest Power & Conservation Council (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

https://www.cbbulletin.com/437526.aspx

Snohomish PUD Plans Clean Energy Center in Arlington (North County Outlook, Marysville, WA)

http://www.northcountyoutlook.com/story/2016/09/14/communities/snohomish-pud-plans-clean-energy-center-in-arlington/10157.html

Cowlitz PUD Cuts Bond Debt by Additional $18 Million (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/cowlitz-pud-cuts-bond-debt-by-additional-million/article_89dd4505-bc0c-54fc-85d1-955b6e018cf4.html

Grant PUD Commissioners Discuss Customer Privacy Policy (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/community/pud-commissioners-discuss-customer-privacy-policy/article_89312ebc-7acf-11e6-832a-2bcbafca353d.html

Grays Harbor PUD Workshop to Feature Arc Trailer Display (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/news/pud-workshop-to-feature-arc-trailer-display/

Text Message Scam Targets Columbia River PUD Customers (St Helens Chronicle, OR)

http://www.thechronicleonline.com/news/text-message-scam-targets-crpud-customers/article_d7bbe5b4-79cf-11e6-bf2d-cf7127561eac.html

British Columbia Court of Appeal Upholds Peace River Dam’s Environmental-Assessment Report (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-court-of-appeal-upholds-site-c-environmental-assessment-report/article31898473/?cmpid=rss1

FISH & WILDLIFE

High-Tech Sampling Finds Urban Waters Surprisingly Rich in Marine Life (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/urban-waters-surprisingly-rich-marine-life-finds-high-tech-sampling

More Blasting Done on Elwha River Dam Site (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/more-blasting-done-on-elwha-river-dam-site/

An Era of Limits: California Proposes Steering More Water to Fish, Less to Farms, Cities (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article101983402.html

Watch 35,000 Fishing Vessels Move Around the World in This Map (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/watch-35-000-fishing-vessels-move-around-the-world-in-t-1786686325

News Whiz: “Free the Snake Flotilla” Renews Calls for Pacific NW Dam Removal (Public News Service)

http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-09-16/endangered-species-and-wildlife/free-the-snake-flotilla-renews-calls-for-nw-dam-removal/a54059-1

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Washington State’s Long-Term Water Supply Report: Wetter Winters/Springs, Drier Summers, Less Snowpack (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

https://www.cbbulletin.com/437534.aspx

Clallam PUD Expands Area of Call for Voluntary Water Savings (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/clallam-pud-expands-area-of-call-for-voluntary-water-savings/

Vancouver Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Planned Across the Water (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/wastewater-treatment-plant-planned-across-the-water/

Portland General Electric Lays Out Defenses It Might Use in Deschutes River/Clean Water Act Lawsuit (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

https://www.cbbulletin.com/437529.aspx

RENEWABLE ENERGY

The Government Just Decided the Future of California’s Desert – Solar Companies Aren’t Happy (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/09/14/the-government-just-decided-the-future-of-californias-desert-and-solar-companies-arent-happy/?utm_term=.120516b3c244

Feds Say 86 GW Offshore Wind Possible in U-S by 2050 (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=46704

Co-op Solar for Learning & Power (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/power-supply/renewable-energy/co-op-solar-for-learning-and-power/94283

Watch a GIF of U-S Wind Power Growing Like Crazy (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/briefly/watch-a-gif-of-u-s-wind-power-growing-like-crazy/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State’s New Cap-And-Trade Rule Tackles Global Warming (Associated Press)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article102159747.html

Washington State Ecology Launches New Carbon Cap – Four Cowlitz County Sites Hit (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/ecology-launches-new-carbon-cap-cowlitz-county-sites-hit/article_3ed1eff8-db63-53d5-b88c-04281a0aa160.html

Why U-S Military Officials Are Worried about Climate Change (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/0914/Why-US-military-officials-are-worried-about-climate-change

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Tesla Wins Massive Contract to Help Power the California Grid (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-15/tesla-wins-utility-contract-to-supply-grid-scale-battery-storage-after-porter-ranch-gas-leak

Electric Car Event Sunday at Clark Public Utilities (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/16/electric-car-event-is-sunday-at-clark-pud/

Wind, Solar & Electric Cars Are Booming. Too Bad That’s Not Enough to Stop Climate Change (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/09/14/wind-solar-and-electric-cars-are-booming-too-bad-thats-not-enough/?utm_term=.b81594dbce41

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Seattle City Council Expected to Add Municipal Broadband to Long-Term Master Plan (Geekwire)

http://www.geekwire.com/2016/seattle-city-council-expected-add-municipal-broadband-long-term-master-plan/

Free Wi-Fi Kiosks Were to Aid New Yorkers. An Unsavory Side Has Spurred a Retreat (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/15/nyregion/internet-browsers-to-be-disabled-on-new-yorks-free-wi-fi-kiosks.html?_r=0

Broadband 101 for Co-ops Eyeing Fiber (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/broadband-101-for-co-ops-eyeing-it/94252

Why This Analyst Isn’t Worried about Google Fiber’s Rollout (Nashville Business Journal, TN)

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2016/09/16/why-this-analyst-isnt-worried-about-google-fibers.html

Drones Ready for Take-Off at Warm Springs Training Center (Bend Bulletin, OR)

http://www.bendbulletin.com/home/4659646-151/drones-ready-for-take-off-in-warm-springs

MARKETING & MEDIA

Six Ways Businesses Leverage Social Media During Live Events (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/6-ways-businesses-leverage-social-media-during-live-events/

Five Ways to Promote Your Products on Facebook (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/5-ways-to-promote-your-products-on-facebook/

What Role Will Facebook, Snapchat & Google Play in the Presidential Debates? (Triangle Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2016/09/16/what-role-will-facebook-snapchat-and-google-play.html

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/09/16/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-348/

GENERAL NEWS

Thief Uses Phone App to Steal Shelton Cars (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/21919

Washington State Releases Proposed Shelton C Street Landfill Cleanup Comments (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/state-dept-of-ecology-releases-proposed-shelton-c-street-landfill/article_482a1fd4-7abe-11e6-9ec3-bb6344f5d360.html

Hacker Tries to Ransom Bremerton Housing Authority Data (Associated Press)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/bremerton/hacker-tries-to-ransom-bremerton-housing-authority-data/319367446

City of Shelton Tree Removal to Close Brockdale Road Section on Monday (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/tree-removal-to-close-brockdale-road-section-on-monday/article_975a72f0-7b7e-11e6-8e55-f32b3bb2c912.html

Vicki Look Returning to Shelton as Assistant City Manager (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/21895

Washington Lights Big Burns for Forest Health (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/washington-lights-big-burns-forest-health

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Strange Brews: Making Beer with Boston River Water

http://www.yakimaherald.com/lifestyle/health/strange-brews-making-beer-with-boston-river-water/article_d0a74a41-873a-5d09-9cb2-d38284ffa171.html

Oregon Goat Yoga Classes Draw International Attention

http://www.nwcn.com/news/local/editors-picks/oregon-goat-yoga-classes-draw-international-attention/318858473

Miniature horses becoming the new therapy animal

http://www.nwcn.com/news/local/pets-and-animals/miniature-horses-becoming-the-new-therapy-animal/319349377

Harvest Moon Rises Friday Night

http://www.nwcn.com/tech/science/environment/keep-an-eye-on-the-sky-harvest-moon-rises-friday/319222360

SONG OF THE DAY

Leon Redbone – Shine On Harvest Moon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGUW0uAwDyw

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Energy News Digest for September 9, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for September 9, 2016

La Nina Watch Canceled by NOAA (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2016/09/la-nina-watch-canceled-by-noaa.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Oregon: Offshore Wind Power Project Near Coos Bay Appears Sunk (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2016/09/offshore_wind_power_project_ne.html

NOAA Fisheries Stipulates No Mitchell Act Funds for Ten Hatcheries Until Hatchery BiOp Completed (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/437460.aspx

Federal Appeals Court Upholds California Energy Crisis Manipulation Findings (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/court-upholds-california-energy-crisis-manipulation-findings-41958952

California Tightens Climate Change Rules Under Bills Signed by Governor (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-climate-law-idUSKCN11E2XN

Neutral Weather Pattern Sets Up ‘Anything Goes’ Pacific Northwest Winter (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/neutral-weather-pattern-sets-anything-goes-northwest-winter

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Federal Appeals Court Upholds California Energy Crisis Manipulation Findings
• North Dakota Governor Calls in National Guard Ahead of Pipeline Ruling
• Tennessee Valley Authority: For Sale, Two Unfinished Reactors, With Hope for Jobs
• Montana: Mission Valley Power General Manager Clarifies Latest Fee Increases
• Fitch Rates Benton PUD Electric Revenue Bonds ‘A+’; Outlook Stable
• Bonneville Power Administration Wins Awards for Recycling, Reducing, & Repurposing
• German Power Companies – Breaking Bad
• NOAA Fisheries Stipulates No Mitchell Act Funds for Ten Hatcheries Until Hatchery BiOp Completed
• Oregon: Offshore Wind Power Project Near Coos Bay Appears Sunk
• Southeast Asian Students Explore Ravalli Electric Co-Op’s Bitterroot Solar Project
• Oregon PUC Staff Says State Should Adopt ‘Value of Solar’ Payments
• U-S Forests Are So Full of Dead Trees That Some Scientists Want to Burn Them Instead of Coal
• Newly-Released Text Messages Draw Scrutiny to Arizona Public Service Relationship with State Consumer Advocate
• Xcel Energy reaches settlement on 600 MW Colorado wind farm
• United Kingdom Will Miss Its 2020 Renewable Energy Targets, Warn Ministers of Parliament
• Puyallup Tribe Aims to Become First in Washington State to Grow, Test, Sell Cannabis
• California Tightens Climate Change Rules Under Bills Signed by Governor
• Washington Attorney General: Comcast Wasn’t Blindsided by Lawsuit, ‘They Lied’
• FCC Moves Forward with Plan to Crack Down on Set-Top Boxes
• Comcast Already Crying That FCC Set-Top Box Proposal Violates Federal Law
• FAA ‘Strongly Advises’ You to Turn Off Your Explosive Samsung Phone While on Planes
• Nine Digital Marketing Stats That You Need to See from This Week
• Twitter Already Hates the New Apple AirPods
• From ‘High on Life’ to ‘High Noon’: Shamed Canadians Set for Yellowstone Showdown
• With Hopes Fading, Federal Lawmakers Meet on Energy Bill
• Opportunity for Olympia Threatens Lawsuit as Income Tax Goes to November Ballot
• Greg Walden Wants to Chair Energy & Commerce Panel
• On Camera – Grays Harbor County Commissioner Accused of Removing Opponent’s Sign
• Neutral Weather Pattern Sets Up ‘Anything Goes’ Pacific Northwest Winter
• Wells Fargo Fined Millions, 5,300 Employees Fired – Opened Millions of Unauthorized Customer Accounts to Meet Sales
• Container Ships Stranded at Sea after South Korean Company Goes Bankrupt
• Social Media Helps Shelton Police Retrieve Family Wood Carving

WORD OF THE DAY

Sylvan /SILL-vun/ Adjective – 1 a: living or located in the woods or forest b: of, relating to, or characteristic of the woods or forest 2 a: made from wood: wooden b: abounding in woods, groves, or trees: wooded.

Shaded sylvan glade

Mottled sunlight filters through

Leaves dance in the breeze

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Federal Appeals Court Upholds California Energy Crisis Manipulation Findings (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/court-upholds-california-energy-crisis-manipulation-findings-41958952

North Dakota Governor Calls in National Guard Ahead of Pipeline Ruling

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pipeline-nativeamericans-idUSKCN11F031

Tennessee Valley Authority: For Sale, Two Unfinished Reactors, With Hope for Jobs (E&E Publishing)

http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060042473

Montana: Mission Valley Power General Manager Clarifies Latest Fee Increases (Char-Koosta News, Pablo, MT)

http://www.charkoosta.com/2016/2016_09_08/MVP-fee_increase.html

Fitch Rates Benton PUD Electric Revenue Bonds ‘A+’; Outlook Stable (BusinessWire)

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160908006482/en/Fitch-Rates-Benton-County-WA-PUD-No.

Bonneville Power Administration Wins Awards for Recycling, Reducing, & Repurposing (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/09/bonneville-power-administration-wins.html

German Power Companies – Breaking Bad (The Economist)

http://www.economist.com/news/business/21706565-breaking-bad?fsrc=rss

FISH & WILDLIFE

NOAA Fisheries Stipulates No Mitchell Act Funds for Ten Hatcheries Until Hatchery BiOp Completed (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/437460.aspx

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Oregon: Offshore Wind Power Project Near Coos Bay Appears Sunk (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2016/09/offshore_wind_power_project_ne.html

Southeast Asian Students Explore Ravalli Electric Co-Op’s Bitterroot Solar Project (KPAX-TV, Missoula, MT)

http://www.kpax.com/story/33058198/southeast-asian-students-explore-bitterroot-solar-project

Oregon PUC Staff Says State Should Adopt ‘Value of Solar’ Payments (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=46600

U-S Forests Are So Full of Dead Trees That Some Scientists Want to Burn Them Instead of Coal (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/09/08/so-many-u-s-trees-have-died-that-some-scientists-want-to-burn-them-instead-of-coal/

Newly-Released Text Messages Draw Scrutiny to Arizona Public Service Relationship with State Consumer Advocate (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/newly-released-text-messages-draw-scrutiny-to-aps-relationship-with-az-cons/426027/

Xcel Energy reaches settlement on 600 MW Colorado wind farm (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/xcel-energy-reaches-settlement-on-600-mw-colorado-wind-farm/425999/

United Kingdom Will Miss Its 2020 Renewable Energy Targets, Warn Ministers of Parliament (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/09/uk-will-miss-its-2020-renewable-energy-targets-warn-mps

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Puyallup Tribe Aims to Become First in Washington State to Grow, Test, Sell Cannabis (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article100713282.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

California Tightens Climate Change Rules Under Bills Signed by Governor (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-climate-law-idUSKCN11E2XN

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Washington Attorney General: Comcast Wasn’t Blindsided by Lawsuit, ‘They Lied’ (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2016/09/washington-attorney-general-comcast-wasnt.html

FCC Moves Forward with Plan to Crack Down on Set-Top Boxes (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/09/08/fcc-moves-forward-with-plan-to-crack-down-on-set-top-boxes/

Comcast Already Crying That FCC Set-Top Box Proposal Violates Federal Law (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/09/08/comcast-already-crying-that-fcc-set-top-box-proposal-violates-federal-law/

FAA ‘Strongly Advises’ You to Turn Off Your Explosive Samsung Phone While on Planes (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/faa-strongly-advises-you-turn-your-explosive-samsung-ph-1786407956

MARKETING & MEDIA

Nine Digital Marketing Stats That You Need to See from This Week (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/9-digital-marketing-stats-you-need-see-week-173370

Twitter Already Hates the New Apple AirPods (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/technology/article/Twitter-already-hates-the-new-Apple-Airpods-9208519.php

From ‘High on Life’ to ‘High Noon’: Shamed Canadians Set for Yellowstone Showdown (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/shamed-canadians-yellowstone-1.3753453

POLITICS & MANAGEMENT

With Hopes Fading, Federal Lawmakers Meet on Energy Bill (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/hopes-fading-lawmakers-meet-energy-bill-41953391

Opportunity for Olympia Threatens Lawsuit as Income Tax Goes to November Ballot (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article100750882.html

Greg Walden Wants to Chair Energy & Commerce Panel (Morning Consult)

https://morningconsult.com/alert/greg-walden-wants-to-chair-energy-and-commerce/

On Camera – Grays Harbor County Commissioner Accused of Removing Opponent’s Sign (Northwest Cable News Network)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/politics/grays-harbor-county-commissioner-accused-of-removing-opponents-sign/315721726

GENERAL NEWS

Neutral Weather Pattern Sets Up ‘Anything Goes’ Pacific Northwest Winter (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/neutral-weather-pattern-sets-anything-goes-northwest-winter

Wells Fargo Fined Millions, 5,300 Employees Fired – Opened Millions Of Unauthorized Customer Accounts To Meet Sales Goals (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/2016/09/08/wells-fargo-fined-millions-5300-employees-fired/

Container Ships Stranded at Sea after South Korean Company Goes Bankrupt (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/09/08/493157924/container-ships-stranded-at-sea-after-south-korean-company-goes-bankrupt

Social Media Helps Shelton Police Retrieve Family Wood Carving (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/social-media-helps-shelton-police-retrieve-family-wood-carving/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Mariners’ Cotton-Candy Girl is New Internet Hero

http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/mariners-cotton-candy-girl-is-new-internet-hero/440271525

A Jet Ended Up in Melbourne Instead of Malaysia after the Pilot Entered the Wrong Navigation Code

http://time.com/4483384/airasia-plane-malaysia-melbourne-sydney-gps/

TV-Watching Just Got Even Chiller Thanks to New Beer Mug

http://mashable.com/2016/09/09/tv-watching-beer-mug/

Truck Crashes, Spills Penny Blanks on I-95 in Delaware

http://6abc.com/traffic/one-lane-reopens-on-i-95-nb-after-penny-spill/1502898/

SONG OF THE DAY

Paul Pena - Jet Airliner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cjr5U7g6aiA

Steve Miller Band – Threshold/Jet Airliner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL8108xgzFU

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