Energy News Digest for March 3, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for March 3, 2017

Special Weather Statement for Snow

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

U-S Senate Votes to Confirm Former Texas Governor Rick Perry as Energy Secretary (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/03/02/senate-votes-to-confirm-former-texas-governor-rick-perry-as-energy-secretary/?utm_term=.e47fb095c041

Washington State’s U-S Senators Join Effort Urging Feds to Be Hands off on State Marijuana Laws (Washington Wire, Olympia, WA)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/washington-congress-members-join-effort-urging-doj-hands-off-state-pot-laws/

War of the Wells: Hirst Decision Draws Stealthy Demonstration to Washington State Capitol (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/war-wells-hirst-decision-draws-stealthy-demonstration-washington-capitol

Amazon Blames Human Error for Cloud-Service Disruption (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-aws-outages-idUSKBN1692N2

Another Bout of Snowfall in the Forecast for Puget Sound (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/561734/another-bout-of-snowfall-in-the-forecast-for-puget-sound/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• U-S Senate Votes to Confirm Former Texas Governor Rick Perry as Energy Secretary
• Army Corps of Engineers Reclassifies Some Columbia Basin Dams from ‘Moderate Risk’ to ‘Low Risk’
• California: Oroville Dam’s Power Plant May Resume Operations Friday
• Portland General Electric Asks Oregon Regulators for 5.6 Percent Rate Increase
• Franklin PUD Is Considering a Rate Increase – Will Hold Public Hearing
• Pacific Gas & Electric Changes Billing Tiers, Increases Electric Rates
• Jefferson PUD Plans to Replace Old Power Meters throughout County
• Pacific PUD Board Considers Ending Tokeland Expansion
• Jefferson PUD Picks New Chief Financial Officer
• Bonneville Power Administration Engineers Help Introduce Girls to Engineering
• Nuclear Industry Braces for Record Outages as Plants Refuel
• Environmental & Fishing Groups Sue to Save Columbia River Salmon
• Agencies Receive Over 250,000 Comments on Scoping For Upcoming EIS on Columbia/Snake Hydro System
• Ocean Conditions Appear Improving for Salmon
• Washington Gives Anglers First 2017 Salmon Return Forecast
• California Faces another Bleak Salmon-Fishing Season, a Holdover from the Drought
• Climate Change & Oregon Oysters: ‘One Morning We Came In Everything Was Dead’
• War of the Wells: Hirst Decision Draws Stealthy Demonstration to Washington State Capitol
• Mason County Leaders Hear Plan to Finance, Expand Belfair Sewer System
• President Trump Signs Order Aimed at Eliminating ‘Waters of US’ Rule
• SolarWorld Lauds President Trump’s ‘Tough Stance on Unfair Trade’
• Amazon Plans to Tap Solar Energy at 50 Fulfillment Centers
• Report: Appliance Standards Generate Big Savings for Energy Consumers
• Nest Thermostat Earns ENERGY STAR Designation
• Washington State’s U-S Senators Join Effort Urging Feds to Be Hands off on State Marijuana Laws
• U-S Attorney General Comments on Marijuana, But Doesn’t Outline Policy Plan
• Oregon Lawmakers Push to Protect Cannabis Users’ Info from U-S Gov’t
• Long-Shot Bill Sparks Hope for De-Scheduling Cannabis
• Pacific Gas & Electric Gives Marijuana Growers Ag Electricity Rates
• Oregon Business Groups Oppose Cap & Trade as Legislature Digs into Climate Bills
• Tesla Wants to Double Fast Charging Stations in North America by End of 2017
• Washington State Utilities & Transportation Commission Issues Guidance for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
• Amazon Blames Human Error for Cloud-Service Disruption
• Dish Gets Into another Contract Fight – Local Networks Go Off Air in 30 States
• FCC Blocks Stricter Broadband Privacy Rules from Taking Effect
• How Seattle Is Betting on Better Broadband
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• Senator Tim Sheldon Talks Hirst Decision, 5G Cell Service & Preventative Health
• Griffey Bill to Aid Nonprofit Senior Centers Unanimously Passes House
• California: Government Officials Can’t Use Private Devices to Hide Texts & Emails, Court Rules
• Another Bout of Snowfall in the Forecast for Puget Sound
• Blizzard Dumps Snow on Hawaii, California Set for Record Winter Rain
• ‘Strong’ Tremors Recorded For the Past Week under Hood Canal
• Port Angeles Nippon Mill Sold to Subsidiary of Mexican Firm – Biomass Power to Cut Back Later in March
• U-S News & World Report: Washington among Top Five States #1 in Affordable Rates, #5 in renewable energy
• DNA Test: Subway Serving Chicken That’s Only 50% Chicken

WORD OF THE DAY

Truculent • \TRUCK-you-lunt\ • Adjective – 1: feeling or displaying ferocity: cruel, savage 2: deadly, destructive 3: scathingly harsh: vitriolic 4: aggressively self-assertive: belligerent

“I absolutely love the pink and purple paint on my house,” gloated Gertrude. Her other neighbors blanched at the horrific color choice of their truculent local gadfly. “I know that she’s doing this to get back at us for denying her motorized Elvis lawn ornament,” whispered the head of the homeowners’ association to the assembled board members.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

U-S Senate Votes to Confirm Former Texas Governor Rick Perry as Energy Secretary (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/03/02/senate-votes-to-confirm-former-texas-governor-rick-perry-as-energy-secretary/?utm_term=.e47fb095c041

Army Corps of Engineers Reclassifies Some Columbia Basin Dams from ‘Moderate Risk’ to ‘Low Risk’ (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438414.aspx

California: Oroville Dam’s Power Plant May Resume Operations Friday (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article136033298.html

Portland General Electric Asks Oregon Regulators for 5.6 Percent Rate Increase (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2017/03/pge_asks_regulators_for_56_per.html

Franklin PUD Is Considering a Rate Increase – Will Hold Public Hearings (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://keprtv.com/news/local/franklin-pud-is-considering-a-rate-increase-and-will-hold-public-hearings

Pacific Gas & Electric Changes Billing Tiers, Increases Electric Rates (KFSN-TV Fresno, CA)

http://abc30.com/business/pg-e-changes-billing-tiers-increases-electric-rates/1778134/

Jefferson PUD Plans to Replace Old Power Meters throughout County (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/jefferson-pud-plans-to-replace-old-power-meters-throughout-county/

Pacific PUD Board Considers Ending Tokeland Expansion (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)

http://www.chinookobserver.com/co/local-news/20170228/pud-board-considers-ending-tokeland-expansion

Jefferson PUD Picks New Chief Financial Officer (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/news/pud-picks-new-chief-financial-officer/article_b6310fb8-fe0a-11e6-a0ae-0bf2c4753648.html

Bonneville Power Administration Engineers Help Introduce Girls to Engineering (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPAs-engineers-help-introduce-girls-to-engineering.aspx

Nuclear Industry Braces for Record Outages as Plants Refuel (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/nuclear-industry-braces-for-record-outages-as-plants-refuel/437245/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Environmental & Fishing Groups Sue to Save Columbia River Salmon (Associated Press)

http://komonews.com/news/local/environmental-and-fishing-groups-sue-to-save-columbia-river-salmon

Agencies Receive Over 250,000 Comments on Scoping For Upcoming EIS on Columbia/Snake Hydro System (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438422.aspx

Ocean Conditions Appear Improving for Salmon (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/mar/02/ocean-conditions-appear-improving-for-salmon/

Washington Gives Anglers First 2017 Salmon Return Forecast (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/washington-gives-anglers-first-salmon-return-forecast/article_191b7b20-ff8e-11e6-83e3-6f3ca4f39db6.html

California Faces another Bleak Salmon-Fishing Season, a Holdover from the Drought (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article136096708.html#emlnl=Morning_Newsletter

Climate Change & Oregon Oysters: ‘One Morning We Came In Everything Was Dead’ (KVAL-TV, Eugene, OR)

http://kval.com/news/local/one-morning-we-came-in-and-everything-was-dead-climate-change-and-oregon-oysters

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

War of the Wells: Hirst Decision Draws Stealthy Demonstration to Washington State Capitol (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/war-wells-hirst-decision-draws-stealthy-demonstration-washington-capitol

Mason County Leaders Hear Plan to Finance, Expand Belfair Sewer System (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-leaders-hear-plan-to-finance-expand-belfair-sewer-system/article_a0c994f8-fecb-11e6-bc4e-cf7102e1c3c0.html

President Trump Signs Order Aimed at Eliminating ‘Waters of US’ Rule (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=47632

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

SolarWorld Lauds President Trump’s ‘Tough Stance on Unfair Trade’ (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/03/02/solarworld-lauds-trump-s-tough-stance-on-trade.html

Amazon Plans to Tap Solar Energy at 50 Fulfillment Centers (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2017/03/02/amazon-tap-solar-energy-50-fulfillment-centers.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Report: Appliance Standards Generate Big Savings for Energy Consumers (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/report-appliance-standards-generate-big-savings-for-energy-consumers/436956/

Nest Thermostat Earns ENERGY STAR Designation (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/nest-thermostat-earns-energy-star-designation/437352/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Washington State’s U-S Senators Join Effort Urging Feds to Be Hands off on State Marijuana Laws (Washington Wire, Olympia, WA)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/washington-congress-members-join-effort-urging-doj-hands-off-state-pot-laws/

U-S Attorney General Comments on Marijuana, But Doesn’t Outline Policy Plan (Washington Wire, Olympia, WA)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/sessions-comments-marijuana-doesnt-outline-policy-plan/

Oregon Lawmakers Push to Protect Cannabis Users’ Info from U-S Gov’t (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/business/national/oregon-lawmakers-push-to-protect-pot-users-info-from-us/article_0c2c387b-8000-5f2f-aca5-54c4f8469418.html

Long-Shot Bill Sparks Hope for De-Scheduling Cannabis (Canna Law Blog)

http://www.cannalawblog.com/long-shot-bill-sparks-hope-for-de-scheduling-cannabis/

Pacific Gas & Electric Gives Marijuana Growers Ag Electricity Rates (Redding Record Searchlight, CA)

http://www.redding.com/story/news/2017/03/01/pge-gives-marijuana-growers-break/98611352/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Oregon Business Groups Oppose Cap & Trade as Legislature Digs into Climate Bills (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/03/02/business-groups-oppose-cap-and-trade-as.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Tesla Wants to Double Fast Charging Stations in North America by End of 2017 (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/tesla-wants-to-double-fast-charging-stations-in-north-america-by-end-of-201/437243/

Washington State Utilities & Transportation Commission Issues Guidance for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (CH& Energy Blog)

https://www.cairncross.com/blog/candh-energy-blog/utilities-transportation-commission/washington-utc-issues-guidance-for-electric-vehicle-charging-infrastructure

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Amazon Blames Human Error for Cloud-Service Disruption (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-aws-outages-idUSKBN1692N2

Dish Gets Into another Contract Fight – Local Networks Go Off Air in 30 States (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/03/03/dish-gets-into-another-contract-fight-local-networks-go-off-air-in-30-states/

FCC Blocks Stricter Broadband Privacy Rules from Taking Effect (Reuters)

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1685K9

How Seattle Is Betting on Better Broadband (StateScoop)

http://statescoop.com/how-seattle-is-betting-on-better-broadband

MARKETING & MEDIA

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/03/03/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-369/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Senator Tim Sheldon Talks Hirst Decision, 5G Cell Service & Preventative Health (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA – 5-G Discussion at the 4:48 mark on the video)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/daybreak/senator-tim-sheldon-talks-hirst-decision-g-cell-service-and/youtube_a37436f0-ff74-11e6-979b-db0f11a8fad6.html

Griffey Bill to Aid Nonprofit Senior Centers Unanimously Passes House (Washington State House Republicans, Olympia, WA)

http://dangriffey.houserepublicans.wa.gov/2017/02/28/griffey-bill-aid-nonprofit-senior-centers-unanimously-passes-house/

California: Government Officials Can’t Use Private Devices to Hide Texts & Emails, Court Rules (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article136123468.html

GENERAL NEWS

Another Bout of Snowfall in the Forecast for Puget Sound (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/561734/another-bout-of-snowfall-in-the-forecast-for-puget-sound/

Blizzard Dumps Snow on Hawaii, California Set for Record Winter Rain (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-weather-idUSKBN1692WA

‘Strong’ Tremors Recorded For the Past Week under Hood Canal (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/strong-tremors-recorded-for-the-past-week-under-hood-canal/498251255

Port Angeles Nippon Mill Sold to Subsidiary of Mexican Firm – Biomass Power to Cut Back Later in March (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/nippon-mill-sold-to-subsidiary-of-mexican-firm-opening-date-pushed/

U-S News & World Report: Washington among Top Five States #1 in Affordable Rates, #5 in renewable energy (Governor Jay Inslee, Olympia, WA)

https://medium.com/wagovernor/washington-among-top-5-states-according-to-u-s-a59932d0d7d5#.i2abxw44p

DNA Test: Subway Serving Chicken That’s Only 50% Chicken (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/mb/money/consumer/dna-test-subway-serving-chicken-thats-only-50-chicken/416220953

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Tin Foil Hats Actually Make it Easier for the Government to Track Your Thoughts

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/09/tin-foil-hats-actually-make-it-easier-for-the-government-to-track-your-thoughts/262998/

Ohio Carjacking Duo Stymied by Stick Shift: Police

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/weird-news/ohio-carjacking-duo-stymied-stick-shift-police-n728581

Penicillin Mold Cultured By Alexander Fleming Auctioned for Over $14,000

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/penicillin-mold-cultured-alexander-fleming-auctioned-14000/story?id=45886199

The Mouse That Soared: Rodent Discovery Disrupts Flight to San Francisco

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-mouse-airplane-idUSKBN1692LC

SONG OF THE DAY

Paul Pena – Jet Airliner (Steve Miller’s version was a remake)

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

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for February 23, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

4.2 Earthquake near Dewatto (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/24196

Puget Sound Energy Still Seeking Cause of 161 Gas Leaks Found in Bonney Lake Area Tract (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article134343494.html

Internet Outages in Eastern Washington Restored (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/regional_state_news/internet-outages-in-eastern-washington-restored/article_0d7627c2-f9ce-11e6-9bb0-0301cb6d7a41.html

Montana: Advocates Urge Judge to Keep Injunction on Yellowstone Dam (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/feb/23/advocates-urge-judge-to-keep-injunction-on-yellows/

Pot Sales Pump $5.3M More into Oregon State Coffers (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/feb/22/pot-sales-pump-5-3m-more-into-oregon-state-coffers/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Puget Sound Energy Still Seeking Cause of 161 Gas Leaks Found in Bonney Lake Area Tract
• Environmental Group Appeals Approval of Southwest Idaho Power Line
• Lake Pend Oreille Water Level to Rise Behind Albeni Falls Dam
• Chelan County PUD Monitoring Water Levels in Lake Chelan Basin
• America’s Aging Dams Are in Need of Repair
• Suspect Arrested in Centralia Utility Payment Drop Box Break-In
• Squirrel to Blame for Puyallup Power Outage
• Fishermen at Odds Over Impact of Trump Executive Order on Regulations
• Montana: Advocates Urge Judge to Keep Injunction on Yellowstone Dam
• Drone Video: Check Out Washington State’s Largest Rooftop Solar Array at New Ikea in Renton
• Mill Official: Nippon Has Pared Down Port Angeles Production
• Canada: Wind Power Company Sues Federal Government for $28 Million
• Clean Energy’s Dirty Secret – Wind & Solar Power Are Disrupting Electricity Systems
• Chelan PUD Studies Switch to LED Streetlights
• Six Filters You Don’t Want to Forget to Change
• Pot Sales Pump $5.3M More into Oregon State Coffers
• Marijuana Industry Projected To Create More Jobs than Manufacturing by 2020
• Rosalia: Avista Opens Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Rural Eastern Washington
• Tesla Says Model 3 on Track for Volume Production by September
• Internet Outages in Eastern Washington Restored
• Google Expanding Gigabit Wireless to Denver, Seattle
• Broadband Has a Problem on the Pole
• When His Electricity Went Out, New EPA Chief Reached Out to Lobbyist for Faster Restoration Response
• Earthquake near Dewatto
• Youth Baseball World Series Coming to Shelton
• Trump Talk Rattles Aerospace Industry, Up & Down Supply Chain
• Canadian Government Launches Task Force for U-S Lumber Battle
• Discovery of Seven Earth-Like Planets Heats Up Search for Life
• Stolen Nazi Gate Returned To Memorial at Dachau

WORD OF THE DAY

Campestral • \cam-PESS-trull\ • Adjective – Of or relating to fields or open country: rural

“Come on Fred, have a little creativity,” the Bonneville Power Administration contract manager exhorted to his hesitant project team member. “Think of it: a ‘Campestral Discount’ sounds so much more lyrical than ‘Low Density Discount.’ “

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Puget Sound Energy Still Seeking Cause of 161 Gas Leaks Found in Bonney Lake Area Tract (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article134343494.html

Environmental Group Appeals Approval of Southwest Idaho Power Line (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/feb/22/environmental-group-appeals-sw-idaho-power-line-ap/

Lake Pend Oreille Water Level to Rise Behind Albeni Falls Dam (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2017/feb/22/lake-pend-oreile-water-level-rise-behind-albeni-falls-dam/

Chelan County PUD Monitoring Water Levels in Lake Chelan Basin (KOZI Radio, Chelan, WA)

http://kozi.com/chelan-county-pud-monitoring-water-levels-in-lake-chelan-basin/

America’s Aging Dams Are in Need of Repair (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/23/us/americas-aging-dams-are-in-need-of-repair.html

Suspect Arrested in Centralia Utility Payment Drop Box Break-In (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/02/suspect-arrested-in-centralia-utility.html

Squirrel to Blame for Puyallup Power Outage (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article134389489.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Fishermen at Odds Over Impact of Trump Executive Order on Regulations (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article134476759.html

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Montana: Advocates Urge Judge to Keep Injunction on Yellowstone Dam (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/feb/23/advocates-urge-judge-to-keep-injunction-on-yellows/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Drone Video: Check Out Washington State’s Largest Rooftop Solar Array at New Ikea in Renton (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/retail/drone-video-check-out-states-largest-rooftop-solar-array-installed-at-new-renton-ikea/

Mill Official: Nippon Has Pared Down Port Angeles Production (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/mill-official-nippon-has-pared-down-production/

Canada: Wind Power Company Sues Federal Government for $28 Million (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/windstream-energy-demands-nafta-funds-1.3993669

Clean Energy’s Dirty Secret – Wind & Solar Power Are Disrupting Electricity Systems (The Economist)

http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21717371-thats-no-reason-governments-stop-supporting-them-wind-and-solar-power-are-disrupting

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Chelan PUD Studies Switch to LED Streetlights (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/chelan-pud-studies-switch-led-streetlights/

Six Filters You Don’t Want to Forget to Change – “…Neglecting HVAC filters can increase your power bill or strain your system & damage it…” (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/feb/23/6-filters-you-dont-want-to-forget-to-change/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Pot Sales Pump $5.3M More into Oregon State Coffers (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/feb/22/pot-sales-pump-5-3m-more-into-oregon-state-coffers/

Marijuana Industry Projected To Create More Jobs than Manufacturing by 2020 (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/debraborchardt/2017/02/22/marijuana-industry-projected-to-create-more-jobs-than-manufacturing-by-2020/#3b41fa0e7deb

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Rosalia: Avista Opens Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Rural Eastern Washington (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://nwpr.org/post/avista-opens-electric-vehicle-charging-station-rural-eastern-washington

Tesla Says Model 3 on Track for Volume Production by September (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-results-idUSKBN1612QO

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Internet Outages in Eastern Washington Restored (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/regional_state_news/internet-outages-in-eastern-washington-restored/article_0d7627c2-f9ce-11e6-9bb0-0301cb6d7a41.html

Google Expanding Gigabit Wireless to Denver, Seattle (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Expanding-Gigabit-Wireless-to-Denver-Seattle-139002

Broadband Has a Problem on the Pole (Light Reading)

http://www.lightreading.com/services/broadband-services/broadband-has-a-problem-on-the-pole/d/d-id/730465

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

When His Electricity Went Out, New EPA Chief Reached Out to Lobbyist for Faster Restoration Response (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/electricity-epa-chief-reached-lobbyist-45680285

GENERAL NEWS

Earthquake near Dewatto (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/24196

Youth Baseball World Series Coming to Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/youth-baseball-world-series-coming-to-shelton/article_e0d1a1f0-f94c-11e6-9a67-c3a8480b298b.html

Trump Talk Rattles Aerospace Industry, Up & Down Supply Chain (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/23/us/trump-talk-rattles-aerospace-industry-up-and-down-supply-chain.html?_r=0

Canadian Government Launches Task Force for U-S Lumber Battle (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/business/federal-government-launches-task-force-for-u-s-lumber-battle-1.10265303

Discovery of Seven Earth-Like Planets Heats Up Search for Life (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/Spacebound/2017/0222/Discovery-of-seven-Earth-like-planets-heats-up-search-for-life

Stolen Nazi Gate Returned To Memorial at Dachau (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/feb/22/stolen-nazi-gate-returned-to-memorial-at-dachau/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Oklahoma Town Abolishes Decades-Old Dance Ban

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/henryetta-abolishes-decades-old-dance-ban/article_8fc1f618-d265-5aaf-b108-23bfa7e22a02.html

Sushi Donuts Are Here – They’re Blowing the Internet’s Mind

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/02/23/sushi-donuts-here-and-theyre-blowing-internets-mind/98299666/

New Jersey: Lieutenant Governor Gets Resignation Letter – From Her Husband

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_LIEUTENANT_GOVERNOR_HUSBANDS_RESIGNATION_NJOL-?SITE=GAGAI&SECTION=WEATHER&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-02-21-17-41-37

Kellogg’s Unveils Pop-Tarts Pizza, Tacos at New York City Café

http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ODD_POP_TARTS_CAFE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-02-21-13-03-17

SONG OF THE DAY

Rare Earth – I Just Want to Celebrate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aY3vu6fzeU

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Energy News Digest for February 22, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Avista Reports 11 Percent Increase in Profits for 2016 (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/feb/22/avista-reports-11-percent-increase-in-profits-for-/

Colstrip Owner Pushes for Tax Break to Keep Coal Plant Units Open (Associated Press)

http://mynorthwest.com/552306/colstrip-owner-pushes-for-tax-break-to-keep-plant-units-open/

Vestas Rides U-S Turbine Leadership to Global Dominance (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/02/22/vestas-rides-u-s-turbine-leadership-to-global.html

Verizon Set to Pilot 5G Broadband Technology in Seattle (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2017/02/22/verizon-to-pilot-5g-broadband-technology-seattle.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Avista Reports 11 Percent Increase in Profits for 2016
• Colstrip Owner Pushes for Tax Break to Keep Coal Plant Units Open
• Clark Public Utilities to Give Customers Credit on Bill
• Army Corps of Engineers Exploring Ways to Replace Homes Lost to 1957 Dalles Dam Construction
• How Booming U-S Natural Gas Exports Could Affect Power Utilities & Consumers
• Are Dams & Liquefied Natural Gas Shutting Out Biofuels in British Columbia?
• Anti-Nuke Dogma Trumps Common Sense on Nuclear Energy
• The Murky Future of Nuclear Power in the United States
• Power Company Sends Fire-Spewing Drone to Burn Trash Off High-Voltage Wires
• Vestas Rides U-S Turbine Leadership to Global Dominance
• In Hot Water: Climate Change Harms Hot Spots of Ocean Life
• Verizon Set to Pilot 5G Broadband Technology in Seattle
• The Facebook Algorithm Is Watching You
• Kitsap County Authorities Arrest 23-Year-Old Man in Seabeck Killing
• ‘Slightly Better’ Chance of Lowland Snow at Week’s End
• Atmospheric Rivers: When the West Coast Rains, It Pours
• Shutty Proposes Biennial Budget for Mason County
• City of Shelton Leaders Discuss Huff-N-Puff Trail Parking Pact with School District
• Olive Oil Buyers May Be in for Sticker Shock after Bad Harvest in Italy

WORD OF THE DAY

Immutable • \ih-MYOO-tuh-bul\ • Adjective – Not capable of or susceptible to change.

The invisible hand drew back and paused. The immutable force of the market place had been battling a slow start in its contest against the dialectic of Marxist theology. Suddenly the hand moved forward and flung the 16 pound ball down the alley…picking up the 7-10 spare. “YOU WIN!” Exclaimed the Keynesian scorekeeper. “Yeah, but in the long run you’ll all be dead,” chortled the ghost of Thomas Malthus.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Avista Reports 11 Percent Increase in Profits for 2016 (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/feb/22/avista-reports-11-percent-increase-in-profits-for-/

Colstrip Owner Pushes for Tax Break to Keep Coal Plant Units Open (Associated Press)

http://mynorthwest.com/552306/colstrip-owner-pushes-for-tax-break-to-keep-plant-units-open/

Clark Public Utilities to Give Customers Credit on Bill (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/feb/21/clark-public-utilities-to-give-customers-credit-on-bill/

Army Corps of Engineers Exploring Ways to Replace Homes Lost to 1957 Dalles Dam Construction (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/army-corps-of-engineers-exploring-ways-to-replace-homes-lost/article_d34148ee-f800-11e6-91d0-d74e14fa98d3.html

How Booming U-S Natural Gas Exports Could Affect Power Utilities & Consumers (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/how-booming-us-natural-gas-exports-could-affect-power-utilities-and-consume/435366/

Are Dams & Liquefied Natural Gas Shutting Out Biofuels in British Columbia? (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/are-dams-and-natural-gas-shutting-out-biofuels-in-bc-1.3988526?cmp=rss

Anti-Nuke Dogma Trumps Common Sense on Nuclear Energy (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2017/02/22/anti-nuclear-group-ideology-trumps-common-sense-on-nuclear-energy/#577e752941ac

The Murky Future of Nuclear Power in the United States (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/business/energy-environment/nuclear-power-westinghouse-toshiba.html

Power Company Sends Fire-Spewing Drone to Burn Trash Off High-Voltage Wires (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/power-company-sends-fire-spewing-drone-to-burn-trash-of-1792482517

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Vestas Rides U-S Turbine Leadership to Global Dominance (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/02/22/vestas-rides-u-s-turbine-leadership-to-global.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

In Hot Water: Climate Change Harms Hot Spots of Ocean Life (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/In-hot-water-Climate-change-harms-hot-spots-of-10951414.php

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Verizon Set to Pilot 5G Broadband Technology in Seattle (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2017/02/22/verizon-to-pilot-5g-broadband-technology-seattle.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

The Facebook Algorithm Is Watching You (Atlantic Magazine)

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/02/the-algorithm-is-watching-you/517440/?utm_source=feed

GENERAL NEWS

Kitsap County Authorities Arrest 23-Year-Old Man in Seabeck Killing (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/regional_state_news/authorities-arrest--year-old-man-in-seaside-town-killing/article_ea41cb58-f90f-11e6-9cb6-0bdb74d1425b.html

‘Slightly Better’ Chance of Lowland Snow at Week’s End (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/552893/chance-for-lowland-snow/

Atmospheric Rivers: When the West Coast Rains, It Pours (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2017/0221/Atmospheric-rivers-When-the-West-Coast-rains-it-pours

Shutty Proposes Biennial Budget for Mason County (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/24188

City of Shelton Leaders Discuss Huff-N-Puff Trail Parking Pact with School District (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-leaders-discuss-huff-n-puff-trail-parking-pact-with/article_68722ef6-f937-11e6-b813-67b04fba600c.html

Olive Oil Buyers May Be in for Sticker Shock after Bad Harvest in Italy (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/feb/21/olive-oil-buyers-may-be-in-for-sticker-shock-after/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Forget Concerns about Advanced Meters – German Parents Told To Destroy Cayla Dolls over Hacking Fears

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39002142

Japanese Men Hold Competition to Celebrate Baldness

https://www.yahoo.com/news/japanese-men-hold-competition-celebrate-baldness-202930400.html

Jeep Stuck in Sand Dune for 40 Years to Be Removed This Week

https://www.yahoo.com/news/jeep-stuck-sand-dune-40-years-removed-week-200513177.html

Ohio Policeman Answers Girl’s Request for Math Homework Help

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_POLICE_HOMEWORK_HELP_OHOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-02-22-08-39-22

SONG OF THE DAY

The Cowsills – Hair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3qhle8Oy9s

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