Thursday, November 17, 2016

Energy News Digest for November 17, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Calling Natural Gas – Portland General Electric Unveils Energy Plan, Including Boardman Replacement Strategy (Oregonian, Portland)

Federal Surveyors Investigating Oregon Dams (Northwest Public Radio)

Portland Wave Energy Team Snags a Coveted $1.5 Million Prize (Portland Business Journal, OR)

LinkedIn Opens Eight-Megawatt Hillsboro Data Center (Oregonian, Portland)

SWAT Team Responds to Shelton Home, Standoff Ensues (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Calling Natural Gas – Portland General Electric Unveils Energy Plan, Including Boardman Replacement Strategy
  • Federal Surveyors Investigating Oregon Dams
  • Okanogan PUD Suspends Work on Pateros-Twisp High Voltage Powerline until Spring
  • Jefferson PUD Board Hears Support for Energy Conservation
  • Cowlitz PUD Hopes to Prevent Complaints with New Bills
  • Wahkiakum PUD to Install Automated Meters on Puget Island
  • FCC: Don’t Be Fooled by Callers Posing as Utility Employees Demanding Payment
  • Waterfowl Hunters Wary of Shillapoo Salmon Habitat Proposal
  • Feds Adopt Washington State Water Rules to Protect Fish-Eaters from Pollution
  • Columbia Basin Project, Then & Now
  • Portland Wave Energy Team Snags a Coveted $1.5 Million Prize
  • What’s Better: New Solar Panels or Old Hydropower?
  • Next Milestone for Alaska’s Young Pot Industry: Paying Taxes
  • Michigan: Marijuana Growing in Homes Gets Public Spotlight
  • Despite Tiny Market Share, Electric Cars Continue Receiving Big Automaker Backing
  • LinkedIn Opens Eight-Megawatt Hillsboro Data Center
  • What the Proliferation of Fake News on Google & Facebook Means for Advertisers
  • Snapchat Quietly Files for $25B Initial Public Offering
  • 11 Helpful Social Media Tools for Marketers
  • Shelton City Manager Hires New Finance Director
  • Patty Murray Elected Third-Ranking Democrat in Senate
  • SWAT Team Responds to Shelton Home, Standoff Ensues
  • Washington State Unemployment Rate Down to 5.4 Percent
  • Future Full of Doubt for Central Washington Timber Industry
  • What Are the Chances of a ‘Snowpocalypse’ This Winter?
  • Charge: Upset Over No Shopping Carts, Women Set Fire to Kent Strip Mall
WORD OF THE DAY

Imbroglio • \im-BROLE-yo\ • Noun – 1: a confused mass 2a: an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel) b: an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding c: a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation: embroilment d: scandal

Like some unholy game of Twister, the rugby players piled themselves on the loose ball, readying themselves for the inevitable scrum. That is, until the 400 pound fullback flung himself into the imbroglio, causing the entire pile to sink at least six inches into the muddy, bloody field below.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Calling Natural Gas – Portland General Electric Unveils Energy Plan, Including Boardman Replacement Strategy (Oregonian, Portland)

Federal Surveyors Investigating Oregon Dams (Northwest Public Radio)

Okanogan PUD Suspends Work on Pateros-Twisp High Voltage Powerline until Spring (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)

Jefferson PUD Board Hears Support for Energy Conservation (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

Cowlitz PUD Hopes to Prevent Complaints with New Bills (Longview Daily News, WA)

Wahkiakum PUD to Install Automated Meters on Puget Island (Wahkiakum Eagle, Cathlamet, WA)

FCC: Don’t Be Fooled by Callers Posing as Utility Employees Demanding Payment (Consumerist)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Waterfowl Hunters Wary of Shillapoo Salmon Habitat Proposal (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Feds Adopt Washington State Water Rules to Protect Fish-Eaters from Pollution (Associated Press)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Columbia Basin Project, Then & Now (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Portland Wave Energy Team Snags a Coveted $1.5 Million Prize (Portland Business Journal, OR)

What’s Better: New Solar Panels or Old Hydropower? (Grist Online)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Next Milestone for Alaska’s Young Pot Industry: Paying Taxes (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

Michigan: Marijuana Growing in Homes Gets Public Spotlight (Lansing State Journal, MI)

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Despite Tiny Market Share, Electric Cars Continue Receiving Big Automaker Backing (Oregonian, Portland)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

LinkedIn Opens Eight-Megawatt Hillsboro Data Center (Oregonian, Portland)

MARKETING & MEDIA

What the Proliferation of Fake News on Google & Facebook Means for Advertisers (AdWeek)

Snapchat Quietly Files for $25B Initial Public Offering (Consumerist)

11 Helpful Social Media Tools for Marketers (Social Media Examiner)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Shelton City Manager Hires New Finance Director (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Patty Murray Elected Third-Ranking Democrat in Senate (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

GENERAL NEWS

SWAT Team Responds to Shelton Home, Standoff Ensues (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Washington State Unemployment Rate Down to 5.4 Percent (Associated Press)

Future Full of Doubt for Central Washington Timber Industry (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

What Are the Chances of a ‘Snowpocalypse’ This Winter? (KATU-TV, Portland, OR)

Charge: Upset Over No Shopping Carts, Women Set Fire to Kent Strip Mall (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

MONKEY BUSINESS – DIVERSIONS

Baby Monkey Finds a Home on a Bunch of Goats – Yes It’s Very Cute

NASA Discovers Mysterious Electron Superhighway above Earth

A Cross Country Runner Got Pummeled by a Deer during a NCAA Race

Time Magazine Picks 100 Most Influential Photos of All Time (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

SONG OF THE DAY

Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Energy News Digest for November 15, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Big Crowd Turns Out in Spokane to Talk About Lower Snake River Dams (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Conservation Groups Ask for Changes to Snake River Dams Hearings (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Congressman Newhouse Pushes for Law Protecting Snake River Dams (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

Utah Solar Installer Legend Sees Portland as Ripe Opportunity – Despite The Trees (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Puget Sound Energy Closing in on Tideflats Liquefied Natural Gas Plant Construction Start (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Congressman Newhouse Pushes for Law Protecting Snake River Dams
  • Puget Sound Energy Closing in on Tideflats Liquefied Natural Gas Plant Construction Start
  • No Rate Increase Planned for Chelan County PUD Customer Owners
  • Former British Columbia Leaders Divided on Merits of the Peace River Hydroelectric Project
  • Scam Targets Cowlitz PUD Business Customers
  • Central Lincoln PUD Board Member Announces Intent to Resign
  • Bonneville Power Administration Posts 2016 Annual Report
  • Pacific Gas & Electric Names Geisha Williams as CEO & President
  • NRC Commissioner in Running for Energy Secretary
  • Big Crowd Turns Out in Spokane to Talk About Lower Snake River Dams
  • Conservation Groups Ask for Changes to Snake River Dams Hearings
  • Oregon Timber Interests Welcome Trump Win as Environmentalists Worry
  • Utah Solar Installer Legend Sees Portland as Ripe Opportunity – Despite the Trees
  • Alaska: Wind-farm Developer Asks Court to Overturn State Agency’s Approval of ‘Illegal’ GVEA Tariff
  • Microsoft Announces Biggest-Ever Wind Energy Buy
  • New Solar, Wind Competitive Leasing Program to Start for U-S Public Lands
  • First Electricity from Tidal Power Scheme in Scotland
  • Inside T3, The First Mass Timber Building in the U-S
  • Alaska Airlines Makes First Commercial Flight Using Fuel Made from Trees, Forest Residuals
  • Government Requiring Electric Cars to Make Noise
  • Your Unsecure Devices Contributed to a Huge Rise in Internet Outages This Year
  • Google, Facebook, Twitter, Others Have 30-Item Wish List for Trump
  • Why Branded Video Should Be Marketers’ Top Priority in 2017
  • Twitter Adds New Options to Curb Abuse, Harassment
  • Facebook Staffers Form an Unofficial Task Force to Look into Fake News Problem
  • Five Ways to Persuade Via Social Media
  • Updated Mason County Election Results from November 14, 2016
  • Petition Calls to Remove Socialist Seattle Councilwoman for ‘Abuse of Power’
  • Republican Washington State Senators Challenge Decision to Stop Calling Prison Inmates ‘Offenders’
  • Belfair Woman Dies in North Shore Road Crash
  • Belfair Man Dies in Kitsap County Crash
  • Weekend Fire Damages Hiawatha Evergreens Building
  • Tips from Shelton Police Department for Preventing Cybercrime
  • Cowlitz Tribe’s Ilani Casino Preparing for Hiring Spree
WORD OF THE DAY

Incubus • \INN-kyuh-buss\ • - 1: an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep 2: nightmare 3: one that oppresses or burdens like a nightmare

“May you live in interesting times,” was the benediction from the elderly Chinese priest to the inattentive occidental tourist. The traveler didn’t get the meaning at first. However, after losing his luggage in Nanking; losing his fortune in a Hong Kong casino; and losing his tonsils in Canton, the parting phrase began to prey on the tourist’s mind like an incubus…pushing him close to the edge of snapping his reason.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Congressman Newhouse Pushes for Law Protecting Snake River Dams (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

Puget Sound Energy Closing in on Tideflats Liquefied Natural Gas Plant Construction Start (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

No Rate Increase Planned for Chelan County PUD Customer Owners (KOZI Radio, Chelan, WA)

Former British Columbia Leaders Divided on Merits of the Peace River Hydroelectric Project (Globe & Mail, Canada)

Scam Targets Cowlitz PUD Business Customers (Longview Daily News, WA)

Central Lincoln PUD Board Member Announces Intent to Resign (Umpqua Post, Coos Bay, OR)

Bonneville Power Administration Posts 2016 Annual Report (Bonneville Power Administration)

Pacific Gas & Electric Names Geisha Williams as CEO & President (BizWomen)

NRC Commissioner in Running for Energy Secretary (Politico, Morning Energy)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Big Crowd Turns Out in Spokane to Talk About Lower Snake River Dams (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Conservation Groups Ask for Changes to Snake River Dams Hearings (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Oregon Timber Interests Welcome Trump Win as Environmentalists Worry (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Utah Solar Installer Legend Sees Portland as Ripe Opportunity – Despite The Trees (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Alaska: Wind-farm Developer Asks Court to Overturn State Agency’s Approval of ‘Illegal’ GVEA Tariff (KUAC-Radio, Fairbanks, AK)

Microsoft Announces Biggest-Ever Wind Energy Buy (Fortune Magazine)

New Solar, Wind Competitive Leasing Program to Start for U-S Public Lands (Renewable Energy World)

First Electricity from Tidal Power Scheme in Scotland (British Broadcasting Corporation)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Inside T3, The First Mass Timber Building in the U-S (Construction Dive)

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Alaska Airlines Makes First Commercial Flight Using Fuel Made from Trees, Forest Residuals (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Government Requiring Electric Cars to Make Noise (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Your Unsecure Devices Contributed to a Huge Rise in Internet Outages This Year (Gizmodo)

​Google, Facebook, Twitter, Others Have 30-Item Wish List for Trump (San Francisco Business Times, CA)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Why Branded Video Should Be Marketers’ Top Priority in 2017 (AdWeek)

Twitter Adds New Options to Curb Abuse, Harassment (Associated Press)

​Facebook Staffers Form an Unofficial Task Force to Look into Fake News Problem (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)

Five Ways to Persuade Via Social Media (Social Media Examiner)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Updated Mason County Election Results from November 14, 2016 (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Petition Calls to Remove Socialist Seattle Councilwoman for ‘Abuse of Power’ (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Republican Washington State Senators Challenge Decision to Stop Calling Prison Inmates ‘Offenders’ (Northwest Public Radio)

GENERAL NEWS

Belfair Woman Dies in North Shore Road Crash (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Belfair Man Dies in Kitsap County Crash (Mason Web TV)

Weekend Fire Damages Hiawatha Evergreens Building (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Tips from Shelton Police Department for Preventing Cybercrime (Mason Web TV)

Cowlitz Tribe’s Ilani Casino Preparing for Hiring Spree (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Pesky Peacocks Pose Problems for Newton's Neighbors in Vegas

After Poll Failure, Expert Makes Good On Promise to Eat Bug

College Student Has Kit-Kat Stolen, Company Sends 6,500 More

Slovak Brothers Win Burial Competition with Fastest, Neatest Grave

SONG OF THE DAY

George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today

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Monday, November 14, 2016

Energy News Digest for November 14, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Under Pressure, Corps Adds Dams Meeting in Tri-Cities (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

Bonneville Power Administration Proposes Raising Wholesale Electricity Rates (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

Washington State Carbon Tax Backers Undeterred by Vote Defeat (Associated Press)

Editorial: Canada Finally Acts on Raw Sewage Pumping into Our Waters (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Oregon: Eugene Internet Startup Wants to Connect Rural Towns (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Under Pressure, Corps Adds Dams Meeting in Tri-Cities
  • Bonneville Power Administration Proposes Raising Wholesale Electricity Rates
  • Grant PUD Approves 2017 Budget, Without Rates
  • Canada’s Big Dams Produce Clean Energy, & High Levels of Mercury
  • Spiker Named Senior Advisor for Hydropower at Bureau of Reclamation
  • New Day for Nuclear Waste
  • President Trump: Nuclear Energy Is the Mother Lode of Untapped Potential
  • Boulder: City-Owned Utility Would Be Cost Effective, Cleaner
  • Australia: Western Power Worker Hospitalized as Copper Wire Thieves Strike Repeatedly
  • Salmon, Climate Change Cast Doubt on Future of Dams
  • Cedar River Salmon Carcass Survey Finds Deadly Parasite
  • Editorial: Canada Finally Acts on Raw Sewage Pumping into Our Waters
  • It’s Not Just California. The Deep South Is Also Reeling from a Drought
  • Trump Insider: New Administration Won’t Attack Renewable Energy
  • Montana: Glacier Electric Cooperative Has Lots of Bright Ideas to Help with Lighting & Heating Costs
  • Washington State Carbon Tax Backers Undeterred by Vote Defeat
  • Stunningly Good News for the Planet: Carbon Emissions Were Flat for the Third Straight Year
  • Federal Judge Rejects Government’s Arguments, Sides with Youth Plaintiffs in Climate Lawsuit
  • Oregon: Eugene Internet Startup Wants to Connect Rural Towns
  • This Is the Worst “Reply Allpocalypse” We’ve Ever Seen
  • Denver Doesn’t Know Who’s Running the ‘City of Denver’ Instagram Account
  • Ten Metrics to Track for Social Media Success
  • Oregon’s Energy & Climate Outlook Unmoved by Trump Win
  • Zuckerberg Again Rejects Claims of Facebook Impact on U-S Election
  • Shelton Parks Director Ziegler Promoted to Community Development Director
WORD OF THE DAY

Misconstrue • \miss-kun-STREW\ • Verb – To understand or explain wrongly: misinterpret

Construe • \kun-STREW\ • Verb – 1: to analyze the arrangement & connection of words in 2: to understand or explain the sense or intention of usually in a particular way or with respect to a given set of circumstances

“I don’t want you to construe that you misconstrued my prior statement regarding the appropriateness of your garb,” puffed the imposing clothing designer to his diminutive, mousy assistant. “What I meant to say is: go home and change.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Under Pressure, Corps Adds Dams Meeting in Tri-Cities (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

Bonneville Power Administration Proposes Raising Wholesale Electricity Rates (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

Grant PUD Approves 2017 Budget, Without Rates (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

Canada’s Big Dams Produce Clean Energy, & High Levels of Mercury (NY Times)

Spiker Named Senior Advisor for Hydropower at Bureau of Reclamation (Hydroworld)

New Day for Nuclear Waste (Politico Morning Energy)

President Trump: Nuclear Energy Is the Mother Lode of Untapped Potential (The Energy Collective)

Boulder: City-Owned Utility Would Be Cost Effective, Cleaner (Utility Dive)

Australia: Western Power Worker Hospitalized as Copper Wire Thieves Strike Repeatedly (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon, Climate Change Cast Doubt on Future of Dams (News Deeply)

Cedar River Salmon Carcass Survey Finds Deadly Parasite (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Editorial: Canada Finally Acts on Raw Sewage Pumping into Our Waters (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

It’s Not Just California. The Deep South Is Also Reeling from a Drought (Los Angeles Times, CA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Trump Insider: New Administration Won’t Attack Renewable Energy (Utility Dive)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Montana: Glacier Electric Cooperative Has Lots of Bright Ideas to Help with Lighting & Heating Costs (Pioneer Press, Cut Bank, MT)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Carbon Tax Backers Undeterred by Vote Defeat (Associated Press)

Stunningly Good News for the Planet: Carbon Emissions Were Flat for the Third Straight Year (Washington Post)

Federal Judge Rejects Government’s Arguments, Sides with Youth Plaintiffs in Climate Lawsuit (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Oregon: Eugene Internet Startup Wants to Connect Rural Towns (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

This Is the Worst “Reply Allpocalypse” We’ve Ever Seen (Gizmodo – Warning: PG-13 Language)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Denver Doesn’t Know Who’s Running the ‘City of Denver’ Instagram Account (KTHV-TV, Houston, TX)

Ten Metrics to Track for Social Media Success (Social Media Examiner)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Oregon’s Energy & Climate Outlook Unmoved by Trump Win (Oregonian, Portland)

Zuckerberg Again Rejects Claims of Facebook Impact on U-S Election (Reuters)

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton Parks Director Ziegler Promoted to Community Development Director (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Sacramento Woman Sets World Record Doing 555 Pushups

Local Girl Fierce on the Football Field Hits Harder Than the Boys

‘Aspiring Weatherman’ Allegedly Starts Forest Fire for Facebook Views

Man Sues Ex-Fiancée for $125,000 Ring

SONG OF THE DAY

Pat Benatar – Hit Me with Your Best Shot

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Friday, November 4, 2016

Energy News Digest for November 4, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS



HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

One-Third of Washington State Voters Have Cast Ballots (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Mason PUD No. 3’s $7 Million Grid Modernization Project Underway (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Hood Canal Group Eyes Internet Project (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Environmental Groups to Petition Feds for ‘Whale Protection Zone’ Off Part of San Juan Island (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

Seattle Cannabis Firm Privateer Raises $40 Million for Legal Pot Business (SF Chronicle)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Mason PUD No. 3’s $7 Million Grid Modernization Project Underway
  • Puget Sound Energy Reportedly Installed Toxic Utility Poles in Kenmore Wetland
  • Electricity Fee Charges, Rates Differ Locally – Kootenai Electric Cooperative Customers Critical of Increase
  • Idaho-Wyoming Wedding – Fall River Will Not Merge with Jackson Area Electric Co-Op
  • Tax-Averse Spokane Valley City Council Proposes New Utility Tax
  • Paris Resort in Las Vegas Crippled by Accidental Power-Line Cut
  • Moniz Shares His “Keep Awake” List of Issues on the Future of Nuclear Energy in U-S
  • Dams in the Amazon – Not in My Valley
  • Environmental Groups to Petition Feds for ‘Whale Protection Zone’ Off Part of San Juan Island
  • Chum Salmon Flows Begin from Bonneville Dam in Anticipation of the Fish Building Redds
  • Campbell River Waterfalls Surge with Record Rains
  • Wood-Fueled Power Plant in Heppner Could See New Life
  • First Solar Plummets 18% After Global Surplus of Panels
  • What the Renewable-Energy Economy Looks Like
  • Energy Adviser: Don’t Let Vampires Bleed Your Electric Bill
  • Google Home Is Promising – Still a Work in Progress
  • Home is Where the Smart Is – First-of-its-Kind Study Reveals Importance of Smart Technology & Low-Water Clean Energy
  • Washington State Vote on Nation’s First Carbon Tax Divides Greens
  • Are You Melting the Arctic? How Your Carbon Dioxide Emissions Add Up
  • Wal-Mart Sets Environmental Plan as People Seek Green Items
  • Seattle Cannabis Firm Privateer Raises $40 Million for Legal Pot Business
  • Rating The Governors on Cannabis: The A+ Governor Will Surprise You
  • Hood Canal Group Eyes Internet Project
  • Google to Fiber Cities: Don’t Freak Out, We’re Not Cancelling Anything
  • In Illinois, Rural Co-Ops See Energy Advantage with Broadband
  • CenturyLink Selling Data Centers to Help Pay for Level 3 Buy
  • Each Facebook User Is Worth $14 in Annual Ad Revenue, According to New Report
  • Watch Netflix Over Cable – It’s Happening as Comcast X1 Deal Goes Live
  • Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
  • One-Third of Washington State Voters Have Cast Ballots
  • Last Economic Snapshot Before the Election Shows Healthy Job Growth
  • Feds Learn Hard Lessons in Bundy Case
  • Most Americans Don’t Want the Electoral College. Why Does It Prevail?
  • Washington State Doing Away with Standard Terms to Describe Inmates
  • Feds Checking Terror Threat Info Timed to Election
  • The Kitsap Opportunity Is a Marketing Opportunity
  • When Does Daylight Saving Time 2016 End? Get Ready to Change Your Clocks This Weekend
  • Yes, We Might Have No Bananas – Can Science Prevent the Fruit’s Extinction?
WORD OF THE DAY

Verity ● \VER-uh-tee\ ● Noun - 1: the quality or state of being true or real 2: something (as a statement) that is true; especially: a fundamental & inevitably true value 3: the quality or state of being truthful or honest.

Hued levels of truth
True verity gone missing
Tuesday’s final test

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Mason PUD No. 3’s $7 Million Grid Modernization Project Underway (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Puget Sound Energy Reportedly Installed Toxic Utility Poles in Kenmore Wetland (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Electricity Fee Charges, Rates Differ Locally – Kootenai Electric Cooperative Customers Critical of Increase (Coeur d’Alene Press, ID)

Idaho-Wyoming Wedding – Fall River Will Not Merge with Jackson Area Electric Co-Op (Teton Valley News, Driggs, ID)

Tax-Averse Spokane Valley City Council Proposes New Utility Tax (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Paris Resort in Las Vegas Crippled by Accidental Power-Line Cut (Associated Press)

Moniz Shares His “Keep Awake” List of Issues on the Future of Nuclear Energy in U-S (The Energy Collective)

Dams in the Amazon – Not in My Valley (The Economist Magazine)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Environmental Groups to Petition Feds for ‘Whale Protection Zone’ Off Part of San Juan Island (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

Chum Salmon Flows Begin from Bonneville Dam in Anticipation of the Fish Building Redds (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Campbell River Waterfalls Surge with Record Rains – BC Hydro opens spillway as rain fills Vancouver Island reservoir (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Wood-Fueled Power Plant in Heppner Could See New Life (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)

First Solar Plummets 18% After Global Surplus of Panels (CNBC)

What the Renewable-Energy Economy Looks Like (Atlantic Magazine)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy Adviser: Don’t Let Vampires Bleed Your Electric Bill (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Google Home Is Promising – Still a Work in Progress (Washington Post)

Home is Where the Smart Is – First-of-its-Kind Study Reveals Importance of Smart Technology & Low-Water Clean Energy (The Energy Collective)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Vote on Nation’s First Carbon Tax Divides Greens (The Hill, Washington, DC)

Are You Melting the Arctic? How Your Carbon Dioxide Emissions Add Up (Christian Science Monitor)

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Wal-Mart Sets Environmental Plan as People Seek Green Items (Los Angeles Times, CA)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Seattle Cannabis Firm Privateer Raises $40 Million for Legal Pot Business (SF Chronicle)

Rating The Governors on Cannabis: The A+ Governor Will Surprise You (Canna Law Blog)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Hood Canal Group Eyes Internet Project (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Google to Fiber Cities: Don’t Freak Out, We’re Not Cancelling Anything (Consumerist)

In Illinois, Rural Co-Ops See Energy Advantage with Broadband (Midwest Energy News)

CenturyLink Selling Data Centers to Help Pay for Level 3 Buy (Denver Business Journal, CO)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Each Facebook User Is Worth $14 in Annual Ad Revenue, According to New Report (AdWeek)

Watch Netflix Over Cable – It’s Happening as Comcast X1 Deal Goes Live (USA Today)

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

One-Third of Washington State Voters Have Cast Ballots (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Last Economic Snapshot Before the Election Shows Healthy Job Growth (NY Times)

Feds Learn Hard Lessons in Bundy Case (Courthouse News Service)

Most Americans Don’t Want the Electoral College. Why Does It Prevail? (Christian Science Monitor)

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Doing Away with Standard Terms to Describe Inmates (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

Feds Checking Terror Threat Info Timed to Election (USA Today)

The Kitsap Opportunity Is a Marketing Opportunity (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

When Does Daylight Saving Time 2016 End? Get Ready to Change Your Clocks This Weekend (Oregonian, Portland)

Yes, We Might Have No Bananas – Can Science Prevent the Fruit’s Extinction? (Christian Science Monitor)

TURKEY IN THE OVEN – DIVERSIONS

Butterball’s Turkey Hotline Has Been Preventing Thanksgiving Disasters for 35 Years – it’s changed with the times

Little Girl’s Dance Moves Are Way Better Than Whatever Sports Event Is Also Happening

Muggles Rejoice! National Quidditch Tournament Comes to British Columbia

The Real ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Soldier Saved 75 Souls without Ever Carrying a Gun

SONG OF THE DAY

Elton John – Tiny Dancer

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