Energy News Digest for December 9, 2016

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Weather Forecast for December 9, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

President-Elect Trump to Pick Rep. McMorris Rodgers, WA for Interior Secretary (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/309628-trump-to-pick-rep-mcmorris-rodgers-for-interior-secretary-report

Washington State Suing Monsanto over PCB Pollution (Associated Press)

http://www.kgw.com/money/business/washington-state-suing-monsanto-over-pcb-pollution/366674041

In the Salish Sea - ‘Seafood Sleuths’ Study Mystery of Pacific Northwest Salmon Declines (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/sponsored/seafood-sleuths-study-mystery-of-pacific-northwest-salmon-declines/

Fukushima Radiation Detected on Oregon Shores (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/2016/12/08/fukushima-radiation-detected-on-oregon-shores/

Canada Poised to Implement Carbon Price by 2018 (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/canada-poised-to-implement-carbon-price-by-2018/432021/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Fukushima Radiation Detected on Oregon Shores
• Lewis PUD Approves $74.6 Million Budget for 2017
• Grant PUD Employee Gored by Bull, Suffers Severe Leg Injury
• Balloons Cause Power Outage in South Aberdeen
• Oregon: Turkeys Cause Power Outages in East Medford
• Forest Service OKs Review of Power Line Project in Southeast Alaska
• Arizona: Coal Burning Plant Experiments with Burning Woody Biomass
• As Time Runs Out on Bipartisan Energy Bill, Senators Propose 100% Clean Energy Goal
• In the Salish Sea - ‘Seafood Sleuths’ Study Mystery of Pacific Northwest Salmon Declines
• Canadian Pipeline Expansion Worries Some on Behalf of Southern Resident Orcas
• River Operations in Review: McNary Dam to Bonneville Dam a Tough Stretch for Juvenile Salmonids
• Toutle River Dam – To Raise Spillway, Army Corps Will Have to Spend Millions to Get More Salmon Up the River
• Columnist: Lower Snake River Farmers Seek Federal Ruling to Allow Idaho Salmon to Go Extinct
• Washington State Suing Monsanto over PCB Pollution
• Thousands of Snow Geese Die after Landing on Toxic Mining Water in Montana
• Snohomish PUD in Washington State to Install 2 MW, 8 Mwh Flow Battery
• Fishing Groups Seek Atlantic Wind Farm Delay
• U-S Wind Generation Sets New Records throughout 2016
• Why Apple Is Investing in Wind Turbines in China
• Portland Set to Pass Home Energy Score Requirement
• The Beer Industry Is Taking a Hit Because of Legal Marijuana
• App-Connected Smart Appliance Will Make It Easier to Grow Weed at Home
• Canada Poised to Implement Carbon Price by 2018
• The 99-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Feathers in a Chunk of Amber
• ThyssenKrupp Secrets Stolen in ‘Massive’ Cyber Attack
• Half of U-S Connections Slower Than 25 Mbps
• The Challenge of the Last Mile
• Drat – In-Flight Cellphone Calls May Finally Be Ready for Takeoff
• The Seattle Times Plans Staffing Cuts as Advertising Revenue Falls
• Microsoft Closes $26.2 Billion Deal for LinkedIn
• Math is Hard – Facebook Admits Two More Measurement Errors
• Apple Just Revealed the Most-Downloaded App of 2016
• Pantone’s Color of the Year Is Greenery, Designed to Perk Us Up in 2017
• President-Elect Trump to Pick Rep. McMorris Rodgers, WA for Interior Secretary
• What? Boeing Pledges $1 Million to President-Elect Trump’s Inaugural Fund
• Tacoma Looking for New City Manager after Dallas’ Search Lands on Broadnax
• 24 Hour Snow Totals for Western Washington State
• Polar Vortex Redux? U-S Forecasters Say It Could Hit Next Week
• City of Shelton Pays Back $411,000 In Grant Dollars for Incomplete Projects
• Olympic National Park Wilderness to be Renamed in Honor of Former Washington Governor & US Senator Dan Evans
• City of Olympia Parks Will Be Shutting Out Smoke
• On Oakland Bay: Lighted Boat Parade Friday & Saturday

WORD OF THE DAY

Modus Operandi • \MOE-dus opp-er-RAND-ee\ • noun – A method of procedure; especially: a distinct pattern or method of operation that indicates or suggests the work of a single criminal in more than one crime

“No gentlemen, we are not dealing with a crazed criminal here,” purred Detective Poirot as he absentmindedly stroked his moustache. “What we have here is a person who is so fixed in their modus operandi that they would not change their ways even if confronted with the most secure lock box in the world.” “Non, mon ami, your lunches have not been stolen by a wayward squirrel, crazed dog, or even a trained capuchin monkey…they have been stolen by only one person….your copy repairman: Rick!” (Insert surprised gasp here)

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Fukushima Radiation Detected on Oregon Shores (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/2016/12/08/fukushima-radiation-detected-on-oregon-shores/

Lewis PUD Approves $74.6 Million Budget for 2017 (Lewis County PUD, Chehalis, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/12/lewis-pud-approves-746-million-budget.html

Grant PUD Employee Gored by Bull, Suffers Severe Leg Injury (iFiberone News, Ephrata, WA)

http://www.ifiberone.com/news/grant-pud-employee-gored-by-bull-suffers-severe-leg-injury/article_bd3686de-bd88-11e6-a4a1-0b1d6f75bebc.html

Balloons Cause Power Outage in South Aberdeen (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/balloons-caused-power-outage-south-aberdeen/

Oregon: Turkeys Cause Power Outages in East Medford (Associated Press)

http://q13fox.com/2016/12/09/turkeys-cause-power-outages-in-east-medford/

Forest Service OKs Review of Power Line Project in Southeast Alaska (KFSK Radio, Petersburg, AK)

http://www.kfsk.org/2016/12/07/forest-service-oks-review-of-powerline-project-in-southeast-alaska/

Arizona: Coal Burning Plant Experiments with Burning Woody Biomass (Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff)

http://azdailysun.com/news/local/coal-burning-plant-experiments-with-burning-woody-biomass/article_903aab0d-3c85-591d-86ea-ce3813f602f5.html

As Time Runs Out on Bipartisan Energy Bill, Senators Propose 100% Clean Energy Goal (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/as-time-runs-out-on-bipartisan-energy-bill-senators-propose-100-clean-ene/432036/

FISH & WILDLIFE

In the Salish Sea - ‘Seafood Sleuths’ Study Mystery of Pacific Northwest Salmon Declines (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/sponsored/seafood-sleuths-study-mystery-of-pacific-northwest-salmon-declines/

Canadian Pipeline Expansion Worries Some on Behalf of Southern Resident Orcas (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/pipeline-expansion-worries-some-on-behalf-of-southern-resident-orcas/

River Operations in Review: McNary Dam to Bonneville Dam a Tough Stretch for Juvenile Salmonids (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438072.aspx

Toutle River Dam – To Raise Spillway, Army Corps Will Have to Spend Millions to Get More Salmon Up the River (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/to-raise-spillway-army-corps-will-have-to-spend-millions/article_4972f60a-9dce-5089-aae7-bd7a584db181.html

Columnist: Lower Snake River Farmers Seek Federal Ruling to Allow Idaho Salmon to Go Extinct (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/letters-from-the-west/article119599948.html

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Washington State Suing Monsanto over PCB Pollution (Associated Press)

http://www.kgw.com/money/business/washington-state-suing-monsanto-over-pcb-pollution/366674041

Thousands of Snow Geese Die after Landing on Toxic Mining Water in Montana (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/thousands-of-snow-geese-die-after-landing-on-toxic-mini-1789760515

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Snohomish PUD in Washington State to Install 2 MW, 8 Mwh Flow Battery (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/snohomish-pud-in-washington-to-install-2-mw-8-mwh-flow-battery/431898/

Fishing Groups Seek Atlantic Wind Farm Delay (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/dec/08/fishing-groups-seek-atlantic-wind-farm-delay/

U-S Wind Generation Sets New Records throughout 2016 (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/pikeresearch/2016/12/08/wind-generation/#75a67bb6154a

Why Apple Is Investing in Wind Turbines in China (CNN Money)

http://www.localnews8.com/news/economy/why-apple-is-investing-in-wind-turbines-in-china/202931387

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Portland Set to Pass Home Energy Score Requirement (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2016/12/08/portland-set-to-pass-home-energy-score-requirement.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

The Beer Industry Is Taking a Hit Because of Legal Marijuana (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/12/06/the-beer-industry-is-taking-a-hit-because-of-legal-marijuana/

App-Connected Smart Appliance Will Make It Easier to Grow Weed at Home (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/12/07/leaf-marijuana-weed-growing-smart-appliance/

CARBON SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Canada Poised to Implement Carbon Price by 2018 (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/canada-poised-to-implement-carbon-price-by-2018/432021/

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

The 99-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Feathers in a Chunk of Amber (Atlantic Magazine)

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/12/the-99-million-year-old-dinosaur-feathers-in-a-chunk-of-amber/510050/?utm_source=feed

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

ThyssenKrupp Secrets Stolen in ‘Massive’ Cyber Attack (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-thyssenkrupp-cyber-idUSKBN13X0VW

Half of U-S Connections Slower Than 25 Mbps (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Half-the-Country-Cant-Get-Speeds-of-25-Mbps-138476

The Challenge of the Last Mile (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/The-Challenge-of-the-Last-Mile-138492

Drat – In-Flight Cellphone Calls May Finally Be Ready for Takeoff (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/12/09/in-flight-cellphone-calls-may-finally-be-ready-for-takeoff/

MARKETING & MEDIA

The Seattle Times Plans Staffing Cuts as Advertising Revenue Falls (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2016/12/08/the-seattle-times-plans-staffing-cuts-as.html

Microsoft Closes $26.2 Billion Deal for LinkedIn (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2016/12/08/microsoft-announced-deal-linkedin-satya-nadella.html

Math is Hard – Facebook Admits Two More Measurement Errors (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/12/09/facebook-metric-errors/

Apple Just Revealed the Most-Downloaded App of 2016 (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/12/06/most-downloaded-apps-2016/

Pantone’s Color of the Year Is Greenery, Designed to Perk Us Up in 2017 (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/pantones-color-year-greenery-which-represents-new-beginnings-175023

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

President-Elect Trump to Pick Rep. McMorris Rodgers, WA for Interior Secretary (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/309628-trump-to-pick-rep-mcmorris-rodgers-for-interior-secretary-report

What? Boeing Pledges $1 Million to President-Elect Trump’s Inaugural Fund (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2016/12/09/boeing-pledges-1-million-trump-inaugural-fund.html

Tacoma Looking for New City Manager after Dallas’ Search Lands on Broadnax (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article119940133.html

LOCAL/REGIONAL NEWS

24 Hour Snow Totals for Western Washington State (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/486235/snow-totals-for-the-past-24-hours-in-western-washington/

                           

Polar Vortex Redux? U-S Forecasters Say It Could Hit Next Week (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-weather-idUSKBN13X2OS

City of Shelton Pays Back $411,000 In Grant Dollars for Incomplete Projects (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/city-pays-back-in-grant-dollars-for-incomplete-projects/article_02639e4a-bd93-11e6-8937-1b9fd516cb17.html

Olympic National Park Wilderness to be Renamed in Honor of Former Washington Governor & US Senator Dan Evans (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/olympic-national-park-wilderness-renamed-honor-former-washington-governor-us-senator-dan-evans/

City of Olympia Parks Will Be Shutting Out Smoke (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/dec/08/olympia-parks-will-be-shutting-out-smoke/

On Oakland Bay: Lighted Boat Parade Friday & Saturday (Mason Web TV)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/22961

THE RIGHT STUFF – DIVERSIONS

John Glenn, First American to Orbit Earth, Dies at 95

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-glenn-idUSKBN13X2I1

Women Sue Groom, Event Company after Being Hit by Drone

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/women-sue-groom-event-company-after-being-hit-by-drone/article_df7599c4-1c98-5b5a-a313-56da779e8209.html

Man Sets Porch Pirate Trap With Giant Box Of Dog Poop

https://consumerist.com/2016/12/09/man-sets-porch-pirate-trap-with-giant-box-of-dog-poop/

UK Football Club Seriously Regrets Posting a Job Opening on Twitter

http://mashable.com/2016/12/07/football-club-twitter-job/

SONG OF THE DAY

Bill Conti – The Right Stuff Theme (Soundtrack)

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

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for December 6, 2016

Puget Sound Snow Threat is Done, But More Exciting Weather is Yet to Come (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2016/12/puget-sound-snow-threat-is-done-but.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Puget Sound Energy’s Energize Eastside Taking Its Toll on Newcastle Residents (Newcastle News, WA)

http://www.theeastside.news/newcastlenews/news/local/pse-s-energize-eastside-taking-its-toll-on-newcastle-residents/article_cce57e0e-b735-11e6-8917-d7b352b31937.html

Oregon Governor Leaves Solar Tax Credits Out of 2017-19 Budget Proposal (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/oregon-gov-brown-leaves-solar-tax-credits-out-of-2017-19-budget-proposal/431591/

Grant Boosts Effort to Dismantle Yakima’s Nelson Dam (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/grant-boosts-effort-to-dismantle-yakima-s-nelson-dam/article_f3f2a0d0-b6c2-11e6-8409-ab40a49b12ed.html

Op/Ed: Removing Snake River Dams Would Be Unwise (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/dec/06/brunell-removing-snake-river-dams-unwise/

Google Says It Will Reach 100% Renewable Energy for Global Operations Next Year (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2016/12/06/google-says-it-will-reach-100-renewable-energy-for.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Puget Sound Energy’s Energize Eastside Taking Its Toll on Newcastle Residents
• Chelan PUD Budget Adopted
• Four Percent Rate Increased Proposed as Grays Harbor PUD Approves Budget
• Mason PUD 3 Holding Hearing on Sale of Former Admin Building
• Missouri River Energy Seeks Permit for 1,200-MW Pumped Storage Hydro Project
• How Germany Will Compensate Utilities for Nuclear Shutdown
• Op/Ed: Removing Snake River Dams Would Be Unwise
• Editorial: Future of Idaho’s Wild Salmon Can’t Be Sacrificed for Any Other Interest
• Nez Perce Tribe Seeking Next Step for Steelhead Kelt Facility to Capture, Recondition Spawned Fish
• U-S to Build $1.6 Billion Idaho Facility for Warships’ Nuclear Waste
• Grant Boosts Effort to Dismantle Yakima’s Nelson Dam
• Oregon Governor Leaves Solar Tax Credits Out of 2017-19 Budget Proposal
• University of Washington to Begin Energy Storage Demonstration at Clean Energy Institute
• Wyoming, Montana Back Federal Incentives for Carbon Capture, Storage
• Google Says It Will Reach 100% Renewable Energy for Global Operations Next Year
• Wi-Fi Woes? Google Unleashes Cheap Rival for Eero
• Facebook, Twitter, Google, & Microsoft to Fight Terrorist Posts Together
• Boeing’s Ad Campaign Boasting UK Job Gains Upsets Washington Workers After Year of Cuts
• How to Include All Employees in Your Social Media Marketing
• Dino Rossi Takes Over for Late Washington State Senator Andy Hill
• Mason County Commissioners Approve $63.6 Million 2017 County Budget
• Shelton Mayor Opposes Proposal to Renovate Historic Railroad Roundhouse
• Corrections Secretary: Washington State Sentencing So Complex, More Errors Certain
• Trump Says Air Force One Boeing Order Should Be Cancelled

WORD OF THE DAY

Ziggurat ● \ZIGG-uh-rat\ ● Noun – An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure built in successive stages with outside staircases & a shrine at the top; also: a structure or object of similar form

Tower of Babel

Looming ziggurat ascends

Chaos in its wake

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Puget Sound Energy’s Energize Eastside Taking Its Toll on Newcastle Residents (Newcastle News, WA)

http://www.theeastside.news/newcastlenews/news/local/pse-s-energize-eastside-taking-its-toll-on-newcastle-residents/article_cce57e0e-b735-11e6-8917-d7b352b31937.html

Chelan PUD Budget Adopted (North Central Washington Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.ncwlife.com/chelan-pud-budget-adopted/

Four Percent Rate Increased Proposed as Grays Harbor PUD Approves Budget (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/4-rate-increased-proposed-pud-approves-budget/

Mason PUD 3 Holding Hearing on Sale of Former Admin Building (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/22910

Missouri River Energy Seeks Permit for 1,200-MW Pumped Storage Hydro Project (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/missouri-river-energy-seeks-permit-for-1-200-mw-pumped-storage-hydro-project.html

How Germany Will Compensate Utilities for Nuclear Shutdown (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2016/1206/How-Germany-will-compensate-utilities-for-nuclear-shutdown

FISH & WILDLIFE

Op/Ed: Removing Snake River Dams Would Be Unwise (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/dec/06/brunell-removing-snake-river-dams-unwise/

Editorial: Future of Idaho’s Wild Salmon Can’t Be Sacrificed for Any Other Interest (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/opinion/editorials/article118599463.html

Nez Perce Tribe Seeking Next Step for Steelhead Kelt Facility to Capture, Recondition Spawned Fish (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438041.aspx

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

U-S to Build $1.6 Billion Idaho Facility for Warships’ Nuclear Waste (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/national_news/us-to-build-b-idaho-facility-for-warships-nuclear-waste/article_c9f1a97a-5986-5c24-b01d-08b89ec7b246.html

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Grant Boosts Effort to Dismantle Yakima’s Nelson Dam (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/grant-boosts-effort-to-dismantle-yakima-s-nelson-dam/article_f3f2a0d0-b6c2-11e6-8409-ab40a49b12ed.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Oregon Governor Leaves Solar Tax Credits Out of 2017-19 Budget Proposal (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/oregon-gov-brown-leaves-solar-tax-credits-out-of-2017-19-budget-proposal/431591/

University of Washington to Begin Energy Storage Demonstration at Clean Energy Institute (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/university-of-washington-to-begin-energy-storage-demonstration-at-clean-energy-institute.html

CARBON SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Wyoming, Montana Back Federal Incentives for Carbon Capture, Storage (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/wyoming-montana-back-federal-incentives-for-carbon-capture-storage/431641/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Says It Will Reach 100% Renewable Energy for Global Operations Next Year (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2016/12/06/google-says-it-will-reach-100-renewable-energy-for.html

Wi-Fi Woes? Google Unleashes Cheap Rival for Eero (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/baig/2016/12/06/wi-fi-woes-google-unleashes-cheap-rival-eero/95028908/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook, Twitter, Google, & Microsoft to Fight Terrorist Posts Together (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/12/05/facebook-twitter-partnership-terrorist-content/

Boeing’s Ad Campaign Boasting UK Job Gains Upsets Washington Workers After Year of Cuts (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2016/12/06/boeing-campaign-uk-job-gains-upsets.html

How to Include All Employees in Your Social Media Marketing (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-include-all-employees-in-your-social-media-marketing/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Dino Rossi Takes Over for Late Washington State Senator Andy Hill (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/481964/dino-rossi-takes-over-for-andy-hill/

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Commissioners Approve $63.6 Million 2017 County Budget (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-commissioners-approve-million-county-budget/article_91909dbc-bb49-11e6-84e0-7bd3df9f0d3f.html

Shelton Mayor Opposes Proposal to Renovate Historic Railroad Roundhouse (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-mayor-opposes-proposal-to-renovate-historic-railroad-roundhouse/article_47275444-a606-11e6-b5cf-576b69f20ac7.html

Corrections Secretary: Washington State Sentencing So Complex, More Errors Certain (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/corrections-secretary-washington-sentencing-so-complex-more-errors-certain

Trump Says Air Force One Boeing Order Should Be Cancelled (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38221579

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Customers Complain When Walmart Won’t Honor Pricing Error That Listed 70″ TV for $99

https://consumerist.com/2016/12/05/customers-complain-when-walmart-wont-honor-pricing-error-that-listed-70-tv-for-99/

Thieving Squirrel Ruins the Holiday by Stealing Family’s Christmas Lights

http://mashable.com/2016/12/06/christmas-light-theif-squirrel/

Fairy Lights Are the Only Way to Accessorize Your Beard This Season

http://mashable.com/2016/12/06/beard-lights-trend/

New British Bank Notes Fall Foul of Vegetarians

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-banknote-idUSKBN13O1WD

SONG OF THE DAY

Journey – Lights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIc0Zt-9weo

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Hearings Next Week on Columbia River Salmon Recovery (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/dec/01/hearings-next-week-on-columbia-river-salmon-recovery/

Did Secret Phone Call Jeopardize Oregon Solar Fraud Prosecution? (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/articles/19769705/defense_alleges_prosecutorial.amp

“Salmon Disaster” Designation Requested for Washington State Fisheries (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/request-salmon-disaster-requested-washington-fisheries/

Protesters Gain Victory in Fight Over Dakota Access Oil Pipeline (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/04/us/federal-officials-to-explore-different-route-for-dakota-pipeline.html

A New Kind of Family Farm – Growing Pot Outdoors in Mason County, Washington (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/politics-government/marijuana/article118071123.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Protesters Gain Victory in Fight Over Dakota Access Oil Pipeline
• Federal Energy Bill Dead as GOP Looks for Better Deal Under Trump
• Moniz: U-S Department of Energy Programs Must ‘Show Value Added’ to Survive in Trump Administration
• Montana: Ravalli Electric Cooperative Offers Warming Tree to Help People Stay Warm This Winter
• “Salmon Disaster” Designation Requested for Washington State Fisheries
• Decisions Coming Soon on Columbia Salmon Reforms
• Survey Shows Jump in Mountain Goats on Olympic Peninsula
• Rare Weasel-Like Mammal Makes a Comeback in Washington State
• Hearings Next Week on Columbia River Salmon Recovery
• Lower Snake River Dams at Storm’s Eye
• Op/Ed: Breaching Dams Won’t Help Orcas
• Op/Ed: Dam Removal Across the West a Growing Concern
• Did Secret Phone Call Jeopardize Oregon Solar Fraud Prosecution?
• Port Angeles’ Wind Turbines Generating Regret – $100,000 Turbines to Create $1.50 in Electricity Monthly
• Saddle Butte: Could This Be Oregon’s Next Big Wind Farm?
• Mukilteo Firm Wants to Power the Switch to Renewable Energy
• First U-S Offshore Wind Farm to Begin Production within Days
• White House Rushing Out Energy Efficiency Rules in Flurry of 11th-Hour Actions
• Utilities Embrace E-Commerce in Bid to Boost Efficiency
• Very Cool: Heat Pump Water Heaters Save Energy & Money
• A New Kind of Family Farm – Growing Pot Outdoors in Mason County, Washington
• Without the Clean Power Plan, Are Nuclear Plants Essential to Combat Climate Change?
• Ivanka Trump, Climate Czar?
• Four New Names Officially Added to the Periodic Table of Elements
• AT&T Takes Heat for Opting Out of Lifeline Broadband Program
• Electric Lightwave Sold for $1.4 Billion
• There’s A Powerful New Way to Dig Up Dead Websites
• Social Media Ads to Hit $50 Billion by 2019 –Zenith
• Three Things Kiss Taught Me About Marketing
• Oregon U-S Senator Walden Selected as House Energy & Commerce Committee Chair
• An Earthquake Worse Than the ‘Big One’? – Shattered New Zealand City Shows Danger of Seattle’s Fault
• City of Shelton Halting Work on Highway 3 Pear Orchard/Park & Ride
• In Idaho Lumber Country, Trump Voters Wait to See If He Can Jumpstart Jobs
• Creator of McDonald’s Flagship Sandwich, The Big Mac, Dies

WORD OF THE DAY

Canoodle • \kuh-NOO-dull\ • Verb - To engage in amorous embracing, caressing, and kissing

Every time I hear or read this word, the song “Muskrat Love” starts playing in my head. Curses Merriam-Webster! (It’s not in the song, but implied in one of the latter verses)

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Protesters Gain Victory in Fight Over Dakota Access Oil Pipeline (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/04/us/federal-officials-to-explore-different-route-for-dakota-pipeline.html

Federal Energy Bill Dead as GOP Looks for Better Deal Under Trump (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/energy-bill-dead-as-gop-looks-for-better-deal-under-trump/article/2608561

Moniz: U-S Department of Energy Programs Must ‘Show Value Added’ to Survive in Trump Administration (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/moniz-doe-programs-must-show-value-added-to-survive-in-trump-administrat/431573/

Montana: Ravalli Electric Cooperative Offers Warming Tree to Help People Stay Warm This Winter (Ravalli Republic, Hamilton, MT)

http://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/article_bebc5b88-b846-11e6-9c67-db8d392a5259.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

“Salmon Disaster” Designation Requested for Washington State Fisheries (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/request-salmon-disaster-requested-washington-fisheries/

Decisions Coming Soon on Columbia Salmon Reforms (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/dec/01/decisions-coming-soon-on-columbia-salmon-reforms/

Survey Shows Jump in Mountain Goats on Olympic Peninsula (Associated Press)

http://q13fox.com/2016/12/01/survey-shows-jump-in-mountain-goats-in-olympic-mountains/

Rare Weasel-Like Mammal Makes a Comeback in Washington State (Associated Press)

http://q13fox.com/2016/12/04/rare-weasel-like-mammal-makes-a-comeback-in-washington-state/

THE DAM HEARING SCHEDULE

Hearings Next Week on Columbia River Salmon Recovery (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/dec/01/hearings-next-week-on-columbia-river-salmon-recovery/

Lower Snake River Dams at Storm’s Eye (The Lens)

http://thelens.news/2016/11/30/lower-snake-river-dams-at-storms-eye/

Op/Ed: Breaching Dams Won’t Help Orcas (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/article117168133.html

Op/Ed: Dam Removal Across the West a Growing Concern (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)

http://www.heraldandnews.com/news/dam-removal-across-the-west-a-growing-concern/article_358fe4d6-317c-592a-88f0-f66099315d54.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Did Secret Phone Call Jeopardize Oregon Solar Fraud Prosecution? (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/articles/19769705/defense_alleges_prosecutorial.amp

Port Angeles’ Wind Turbines Generating Regret – $100,000 Turbines to Create $1.50 in Electricity Monthly (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/wind-turbines-generating-regret-100000-turbines-to-create-1-50-in-electricity-monthly/

Saddle Butte: Could This Be Oregon’s Next Big Wind Farm? (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2016/12/02/could-this-be-oregons-next-big-wind-farm.html

Mukilteo Firm Wants to Power the Switch to Renewable Energy (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/news/mukilteo-company-wants-to-power-evolution-to-renewable-energy/

First U-S Offshore Wind Farm to Begin Production within Days (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/dec/02/1st-us-offshore-wind-farm-to-begin-production-with/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

White House Rushing Out Energy Efficiency Rules in Flurry of 11th-Hour Actions (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/white-house-rushing-out-energy-efficiency-rules-in-flurry-of-11th-hour-acti/431554/

Utilities Embrace E-Commerce in Bid to Boost Efficiency (Midwest Energy News)

http://midwestenergynews.com/2016/12/02/utilities-embrace-e-commerce-in-bid-to-boost-efficiency/

Very Cool: Heat Pump Water Heaters Save Energy & Money (Natural Resources Defense Council)

https://www.nrdc.org/experts/pierre-delforge/very-cool-heat-pump-water-heaters-save-energy-and-money

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

A New Kind of Family Farm – Growing Pot Outdoors in Mason County, Washington (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/politics-government/marijuana/article118071123.html

CLIMATE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Without the Clean Power Plan, Are Nuclear Plants Essential to Combat Climate Change? (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/without-the-clean-power-plan-are-nuclear-plants-essential-to-combat-climat/430924/

Ivanka Trump, Climate Czar? (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/ivanka-trump-climate-czar-232031

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Four New Names Officially Added to the Periodic Table of Elements (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/01/science/periodic-table-new-elements.html?_r=0

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AT&T Takes Heat for Opting Out of Lifeline Broadband Program (Fierce Telecom)

http://www.fiercetelecom.com/telecom/at-t-takes-heat-from-groups-opting-out-lifeline-broadband-program

Electric Lightwave Sold for $1.4 Billion (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/nov/30/electric-lightwave-sold-for-1-4-billion/

There’s A Powerful New Way to Dig Up Dead Websites (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/dec/03/theres-a-powerful-new-way-to-dig-up-dead-websites/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Social Media Ads to Hit $50 Billion by 2019 –Zenith (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-advertising-forecast-idUSKBN13U001

Three Things Kiss Taught Me About Marketing – Iconic band knew how to rock brand storytelling (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/3-things-kiss-taught-me-about-marketing-174882

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Oregon U-S Senator Walden Selected as House Energy & Commerce Committee Chair (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/greg-walden-energy-commerce-chair/

GENERAL NEWS

An Earthquake Worse Than the ‘Big One’? – Shattered New Zealand City Shows Danger of Seattle’s Fault (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/science/earthquake-worse-than-big-one-ruined-new-zealand-city-christchurch-shows-danger-seattle-fault/

City of Shelton Halting Work on Highway 3 Pear Orchard/Park & Ride (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/22838

In Idaho Lumber Country, Trump Voters Wait to See If He Can Jumpstart Jobs (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/idaho-lumber-country-trump-voters-wait-see-if-he-can-jumpstart-jobs

Creator of McDonald’s Flagship Sandwich, The Big Mac, Dies (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/nov/30/creator-of-mcdonalds-flagship-sandwich-the-big-mac-dies/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

‘Postal Grinch’ Caught Opening Post Office Packages

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/police-postal-grinch-caught-opening-post-office-packages/article_6decd3f4-e592-59db-9fbb-d5fde45376cd.html

We Hate Fake News – But We Loved ‘Weekly World News’

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2016/12/02/we-hate-fake-news-but-we-loved-weekly-world-news/94698014/

Cheers Greet British Veteran, 89, As He Starts His New Job

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cheers-greet-british-veteran-89-starts-job-163349617--finance.html

Macaw Poses in Man’s Mug Shot After Unlucky Court Appearance

https://www.yahoo.com/news/macaw-confounds-oregon-court-deputies-makes-mug-shot-170201078.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Rose Royce – Car Wash

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

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