Energy News Digest for March 14, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for March 14, 2017

Landslide Danger – Special Weather Statement

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Carbon Tax Floated as Possible Replacement to Inslee’s ‘Clean Air Rule’ (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/carbon-tax-floated-possible-replacement-inslees-clean-air-rule

Ocean Salmon Fishery Closures Proposed to Protect Klamath River Fish (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/ocean-salmon-fishery-closures-proposed-protect-klamath-river-fish

Editorial: Washington State House Should Pass Senate Dam Policy (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/editorials/article137765063.html

Chelan County Close to Prohibiting Outdoor Pot Farms (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2017/mar/13/chelan-county-close-to-prohibiting-outdoor-pot-farms/

Skokomish River Flood Watch in Effect; Landslide Risk Increasing (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/24497

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• California Dam Emergency Sparks Push for Better Flood Protection
• Editorial: Washington State House Should Pass Senate Dam Policy
• Tacoma Click! Network Lawsuit Threatens to Restrict Authority of Publicly-Owned Utilities to Meet Community Needs
• Panel Gives Small Victory to Utilities in Nuke Plant Lawsuit
• How to Get the Most Out of Grid Modernization, In Five Simple Steps
• Ocean Salmon Fishery Closures Proposed to Protect Klamath River Fish
• Eagle Being Monitored In Clallam County after Electrocution from Power Line
• Nisqually River Expected To Rise with Dam Release
• Solar Experiment Lets Neighbors Trade Energy among Themselves
• Community Solar Is Surging, Says NRECA
• Everyone’s Buying a Smart Thermostat—Here’s How to Pick One
• Chelan County Close to Prohibiting Outdoor Pot Farms
• Baker Technologies Raises $3.5 Million to Become a “Salesforce for Pot”
• Washington State Carbon Tax Floated as Possible Replacement to Inslee’s ‘Clean Air Rule’
• Washington State Republicans Reiterate Their Stance on a Possible Carbon Tax: No
• On Cap & Trade, Oregon Designers Hope to Learn from California
• Internet-Connected Toys: Parents, Do Your Homework
• New York City Sues Verizon, Claiming Broken Promises of Fios Coverage
• Verizon Proposes Rooftop Cellular Equipment
• Panel to Study Wiring San Francisco with High-Speed Internet
• A World without Wi-Fi Looks Possible as Unlimited Plans Rise
• America’s Broadband Market Needs More Competition
• Google Balloon Mistaken for UFO as It Crashes in Colombia
• Pandora Starts On-Demand Music Subscription Service
• Op/Ed: Four Ways You’re Killing Your Brand’s Reputation on Social Media
• Langley Mayor Learns There’s No Billing a Free Press
• Public-Records Access: Washington State Not Too Bad, But It Could Be Better
• Skokomish River Flood Watch in Effect; Landslide Risk Increasing
• Northeastern Utilities Gear Up for Winter Storm Stella as Thousands Face Blackouts
• East Coast Snowstorm Forces Flight Cancellations at Sea-Tac Airport
• Everett Sues Pharmaceutical Company for Alleged Role in Opioid Crisis

WORD OF THE DAY

Lugubrious • \luh-GOO-bree-us\ • Adjective – 1: mournful; especially: exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful 2: dismal

The sad hobo clowns were at a loss. The circus had unwittingly hired a team of spotlight operators with attention deficit disorder. The grand finale of their lugubrious memorial to famed clown Emmett Kelly was a disaster, as clowns with brooms rushed frantically about the circus tent in a futile attempt to sweep the diminishing pools of light into nothingness. “It was a clown calamity,” intoned the distraught Clown Colonel.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

California Dam Emergency Sparks Push for Better Flood Protection (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/california-dam-emergency-sparks-push-for-better-flood-protection/article/2616828

Editorial: Washington State House Should Pass Senate Dam Policy (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/editorials/article137765063.html

Tacoma Click! Network Lawsuit Threatens to Restrict Authority of Publicly-Owned Utilities to Meet Community Needs (CH& Energy Blog)

https://www.cairncross.com/blog/candh-energy-blog/washington-state-government/tacoma-click-network-lawsuit-threatens-to-restrict-authority-of-publicly-owned-utilities-to-meet-community-needs

Panel Gives Small Victory to Utilities in Nuke Plant Lawsuit (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Panel-gives-small-victory-to-utilities-in-nuke-10999457.php

How to Get the Most Out of Grid Modernization, In Five Simple Steps (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-grid-modernization-in-5-simple-steps/437900/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Ocean Salmon Fishery Closures Proposed to Protect Klamath River Fish (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/ocean-salmon-fishery-closures-proposed-protect-klamath-river-fish

Eagle Being Monitored In Clallam County after Electrocution from Power Line (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/eagle-being-monitored-after-electrocution-from-power-line/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Nisqually River Expected To Rise with Dam Release (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article138309198.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Solar Experiment Lets Neighbors Trade Energy among Themselves (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/business/energy-environment/brooklyn-solar-grid-energy-trading.html?ref=energy-environment&_r=0

Community Solar Is Surging, Says NRECA (Energy Manager Today)

https://www.energymanagertoday.com/community-solar-surging-says-nreca-0168227/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Everyone’s Buying a Smart Thermostat—Here’s How to Pick One (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/reviewedcom/2017/03/14/smart-thermostats-are-2017s-hottest-home-gadgetheres-how-to-pick-the-right-one-for-you/99125582/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Chelan County Close to Prohibiting Outdoor Pot Farms (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2017/mar/13/chelan-county-close-to-prohibiting-outdoor-pot-farms/

Baker Technologies Raises $3.5 Million to Become a “Salesforce for Pot” (Tech Crunch)

https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/14/baker-raises-3-5-million-to-become-a-salesforce-for-pot/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Carbon Tax Floated as Possible Replacement to Inslee’s ‘Clean Air Rule’ (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/carbon-tax-floated-possible-replacement-inslees-clean-air-rule

Washington State Republicans Reiterate Their Stance on a Possible Carbon Tax: No (Washington State Wire)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/state-republicans-reiterate-stance-possible-carbon-tax-no/

On Cap & Trade, Oregon Designers Hope to Learn from California (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/03/13/on-cap-and-trade-oregon-designers-hope-to-learn.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Internet-Connected Toys: Parents, Do Your Homework (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/nation-now/2017/03/14/internet-connected-toys-what-to-know/99019212/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

New York City Sues Verizon, Claiming Broken Promises of Fios Coverage (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/nyregion/ny-sues-verizon-fios.html

Verizon Proposes Rooftop Cellular Equipment (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/mar/13/verizon-proposes-rooftop-cellular-equipment/

Panel to Study Wiring San Francisco with High-Speed Internet (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Panel-to-study-wiring-San-Francisco-with-10999099.php

A World without Wi-Fi Looks Possible as Unlimited Plans Rise (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/mar/11/a-world-without-wi-fi-looks-possible-as-unlimited-/

America’s Broadband Market Needs More Competition (Salon Magazine)

http://www.salon.com/2017/03/12/americas-broadband-market-needs-more-competition_partner/

Google Balloon Mistaken for UFO as It Crashes in Colombia (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-39265813

MARKETING & MEDIA

Pandora Starts On-Demand Music Subscription Service (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/mar/13/pandora-starts-on-demand-music-subscription-service/

Op/Ed: Four Ways You’re Killing Your Brand’s Reputation on Social Media (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/james-jorner-effective-inbound-marketing-guest-post-4-ways-youre-killing-your-brands-reputation-on-social-media/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Langley Mayor Learns There’s No Billing a Free Press (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/langley-mayor-learns-theres-no-billing-a-free-press/

Public-Records Access: Washington State Not Too Bad, But It Could Be Better (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/mar/12/public-records-access-washington-state-not-too-bad/

GENERAL NEWS

Skokomish River Flood Watch in Effect; Landslide Risk Increasing (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/24497

Northeastern Utilities Gear Up for Winter Storm Stella as Thousands Face Blackouts (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/northeastern-utilities-gear-up-for-winter-storm-stella-as-thousands-face-bl/438054/

East Coast Snowstorm Forces Flight Cancellations at Sea-Tac Airport (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/life/travel/east-coast-snowstorm-forces-flight-cancellations-at-sea-tac-airport/

Everett Sues Pharmaceutical Company for Alleged Role in Opioid Crisis (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/everett-opioid-purdue-1.4023219?cmp=rss

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Politician Denies Sending Tweet, Giant Screen behind Him Shows the Tweet

http://mashable.com/2017/03/13/liam-fox-political-gaffe-tweet-live-tv/

Joni Sledge of Vocal Group Sister Sledge Dies at 60

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/11/us/joni-sledge-of-sister-sledge-dies/

Everything You Need to Know About ‘Pi Day’

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/03/13/everything-you-need-know-pi-day/99119560/

Tiller, Oregon, Could Be Yours for $3.85 Million

http://www.kgw.com/money/business/tiller-oregon-could-be-yours-for-385-million/422135643

SONG OF THE DAY

Sister Sledge - We Are Family (EP Version)

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

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Energy News Digest for march 13, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for March 13, 2017

Rain = Skokomish River Flooding

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Montana Lawmakers Unveil Bills to Address Colstrip Coal Unit Retirements (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/montana-lawmakers-unveil-bills-to-address-colstrip-coal-unit-retirements/437968/

Tacoma Utility Board Member Says Voting Down Power Rate Hikes Could Reopen Click! Funding Talks (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article137884203.html

Higher Fees, Other Changes to Public Records Law Advance at Washington State Capitol (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article137850218.html

The Coldest Winter in a Generation for the Pacific Northwest (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-coldest-winter-in-generation-for.html

Port of Vancouver Meeting Hindered by Cyberattack “…an attendee…unknowingly had a virus on their computer…once connected to the port’s Wi-Fi, the virus started attacking the port’s network…” (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/mar/10/port-of-vancouver-meeting-hindered-by-cyberattack/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Montana Lawmakers Unveil Bills to Address Colstrip Coal Unit Retirements
• Tacoma Utility Board Member Says Voting Down Power Rate Hikes Could Reopen Click! Funding Talks
• Is There Too Much Water Behind Oroville Dam? Critics Say Army Corps Standards Unsafe
• Mason PUD 3 Awards Students for Electricity-Related Projects
• WSDOT Reports Wire Thefts on Two Vancouver-Area State Highways
• State Probes into New York Utilities’ Windstorm Response Sought
• Hydroelectric Generators Are Among the United States’ Oldest Power Plants
• Columbia River Salmon Forecast Lacks Big Numbers of Recent Years
• Nez Perce Reintroduce Coho Salmon to Grande Ronde Basin
• Editorial: Don’t Let President Trump Trample on Puget Sound’s Environmental Gains
• Tesla’s Solar Energy Plant in Hawaii Flips the ‘On’ Switch
• ‘LED Street Lights Are Disturbing My Sleep’
• Chelan County Cannabis Group Protests Over Threat to Jobs
• Behind the Quiet State-by-State Fight Over Electric Vehicles
• Elon Musk Bets His Batteries Can Stop Australia’s Blackouts – Or They’re Free
• Port of Vancouver Meeting Hindered by Cyberattack
• Miscue Calls Attention to Amazon’s Dominance in Cloud Computing
• Report: AT&T Failed to Upgrade Poor Areas to Broadband
• Arby’s Reports Data Breach
• Smartphones Have You Pegged – For Better or Worse, They’ll Soon ID You
• An Unconfirmed Change in How Google Ranks Web Pages Is Freaking Some People Out
• Huge Number of Twitter Accounts Are Not Operated by Humans
• Marketers Can’t Win without Being Direct & Honest, SXSW Expert Panel Says
• Higher Fees, Other Changes to Public Records Law Advance at Washington State Capitol
• Cities Groan Under Weight of Huge Public Records Requests
• Legal Bills Mounting in Court Battle over Pierce County Prosecutor’s Texts
• Langley Mayor Bills Newspaper $64 for Sanctuary City Question
• Seattle Now Has Its First ‘Chief Resilience Officer’
• The Coldest Winter in a Generation for the Pacific Northwest
• Northwest States Write Up Wake Up Call for ‘The Big One’
• City of Shelton Installs Stop Signs at 4th Street, Railroad Ave.
• Mumps Outbreak Spreads Across the Nation
• Oregon Lumber Community Looks to Trump & Innovation to Survive
• Oregon Alcohol Industry Jobs Outpace Software Sector
• Firefighters Climb Seattle’s Columbia Center for a Cause

WORD OF THE DAY

Vade mecum ● \vay-dee-MEE-kum\ ● Noun – 1: a book for ready reference: manual 2: something regularly carried about by a person

See Funk and Wagonalls

Vade mecum of “Laugh In”

Sock it to me babe

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Montana Lawmakers Unveil Bills to Address Colstrip Coal Unit Retirements (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/montana-lawmakers-unveil-bills-to-address-colstrip-coal-unit-retirements/437968/

Tacoma Utility Board Member Says Voting Down Power Rate Hikes Could Reopen Click! Funding Talks (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article137884203.html

Is There Too Much Water Behind Oroville Dam? Critics Say Army Corps Standards Unsafe (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article138081313.html

Mason PUD 3 Awards Students for Electricity-Related Projects (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/24480

WSDOT Reports Wire Thefts on Two Vancouver-Area State Highways (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/mar/11/wsdot-reports-wire-thefts-on-two-state-highways/

State Probes into New York Utilities’ Windstorm Response Sought (Associated Press)

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/13/the-associated-press-state-probes-into-ny-utilities-windstorm-response-sought.html

Hydroelectric Generators Are Among the United States’ Oldest Power Plants (U-S Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=30312#

FISH & WILDLIFE

Columbia River Salmon Forecast Lacks Big Numbers of Recent Years (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/mar/12/columbia-river-salmon-forecast-lacks-the-big-numbe/

Nez Perce Reintroduce Coho Salmon to Grande Ronde Basin (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2017/mar/10/nez-perce-reintroduce-coho-salmon-grande-ronde-basin/

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Editorial: Don’t Let President Trump Trample on Puget Sound’s Environmental Gains (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/dont-let-president-trump-trample-on-puget-sounds-environmental-gains/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Tesla’s Solar Energy Plant in Hawaii Flips the ‘On’ Switch (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2017/0313/Tesla-s-solar-energy-plant-in-Hawaii-flips-the-on-switch

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

‘LED Street Lights Are Disturbing My Sleep’ (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38526254

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Chelan County Cannabis Group Protests Over Threat to Jobs (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/chelan-county-cannabis-group-protests-threat-jobs/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Behind the Quiet State-by-State Fight Over Electric Vehicles (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/11/business/energy-environment/electric-cars-hybrid-tax-credits.html?_r=0

Elon Musk Bets His Batteries Can Stop Australia’s Blackouts – Or They’re Free (LA Biz, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2017/03/10/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-bets-big-on-his-batteries.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Port of Vancouver Meeting Hindered by Cyberattack “…an attendee…unknowingly had a virus on their computer…once connected to the port’s Wi-Fi, the virus started attacking the port’s network…” (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/mar/10/port-of-vancouver-meeting-hindered-by-cyberattack/

Miscue Calls Attention to Amazon’s Dominance in Cloud Computing (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/12/business/amazon-web-services-outage-cloud-computing-technology.html

Report: AT&T Failed to Upgrade Poor Areas to Broadband (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Report-ATT-Failed-to-Upgrade-Poor-Areas-to-Broadband-139129

Arby’s Reports Data Breach (South Florida Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/news/2017/03/13/arbys-reports-data-breach.html?ana=RSS%26s=article_search

Smartphones Have You Pegged – For Better or Worse, They’ll Soon ID You (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory – Wait a minute. You say my lack of privacy is MY fault?)

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/smartphones-have-you-pegged-and-for-better-or-worse-theyll-soon-id-you/

MARKETING & MEDIA

An Unconfirmed Change in How Google Ranks Web Pages Is Freaking Some People Out (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-small-business/wp/2017/03/10/an-unconfirmed-change-in-how-google-ranks-web-pages-is-freaking-some-people-out/?utm_term=.43fc112e8e36

Huge Number of Twitter Accounts Are Not Operated by Humans (Yahoo! Tech)

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/huge-number-twitter-accounts-not-092556520.html

Marketers Can’t Win without Being Direct & Honest, SXSW Expert Panel Says (Austin Business Journal, TX)

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2017/03/12/marketers-cant-win-without-being-direct-and-honest.html

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Higher Fees, Other Changes to Public Records Law Advance at Washington State Capitol (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article137850218.html

Cities Groan Under Weight of Huge Public Records Requests (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article137887588.html

Legal Bills Mounting in Court Battle over Pierce County Prosecutor’s Texts (Associated Press)

http://mynorthwest.com/571081/legal-bills-mounting-in-court-battle-over-prosecutors-texts/

Langley Mayor Bills Newspaper $64 for Sanctuary City Question (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/langley-mayor-bills-newspaper-64-for-sanctuary-city-question/421894007

Seattle Now Has Its First ‘Chief Resilience Officer’ “...lead citywide efforts to build holistic resilience to the social, physical & economic challenges that are an increasing part of the 21st Century…” (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-now-has-its-first-chief-resilience-officer

GENERAL NEWS

The Coldest Winter in a Generation for the Pacific Northwest (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-coldest-winter-in-generation-for.html

Northwest States Write Up Wake Up Call for ‘The Big One’ (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/northwest-states-write-wake-call-big-one

City of Shelton Installs Stop Signs at 4th Street, Railroad Ave. (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/city-of-shelton-installs-stop-signs-at-th-street-railroad/article_64a202f6-05cb-11e7-882b-0bc15ba60feb.html

Mumps Outbreak Spreads Across the Nation (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/mumps-outbreak-spreads-across-the-nation-1793186134

Oregon Lumber Community Looks to Trump & Innovation to Survive (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2017/03/12/519638180/oregon-lumber-community-looks-to-trump-and-innovation-to-survive

Oregon Alcohol Industry Jobs Outpace Software Sector (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2017/03/12/oregon-alcohol-industry-jobs-outpace-software-sector/

Firefighters Climb Seattle’s Columbia Center for a Cause (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/firefighters-climb-seattles-columbia-center-for-a-cause/421976633

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

2017 NCAA Men’s Tournament Bracket: Villanova, Kansas, North Carolina, & Gonzaga on Top

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/12/sports/ncaa-tournament-selection-sunday.html

Thieves Caught Ransacking Girls’ Basketball Team Bus in Portland

http://www.kgw.com/news/south-salem-high-school-girls-basketball-team-catch-thieves-in-the-act/421993543

Officials Deny Hug from Little Brother Sister after Her Big State Championship Win

http://mashable.com/2017/03/13/siblings-denied-hug-by-wiaa-official/

Sleepy Colorado Town Comes Alive During ‘Frozen Dead Guy Days’

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sleepy-colorado-town-comes-alive-during-frozen-dead-230424601.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Bob Dylan & Tom Petty - Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJVtHBHcuV0

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Energy News Digest for March 10, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for March 10, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

About 4,000 Lose Power as High Winds Whip Western Washington State “…There was (sic) also outages on the Kitsap Peninsula, around Southworth & Bremerton, with about 1,000 customers affected…” (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/about-4000-lose-power-as-high-winds-whip-western-washington/

Lobbying Frenzy over Access to Public Infrastructure for Small Cell Technology (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/lobbying-frenzy-over-access-public-infrastructure-small-cell-technology

Judge Considering Ordering More Columbia River Dam Spill for Fish in 2018 – With Study Design to Test Benefits (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438457.aspx

Oregon Legislature Mulls Options on Comcast’s $147 Million Tax Dispute (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2017/03/comcast_says_it_doesnt_oppose.html

Arrest of Former Shelton Finance Director Sparks Investigation in Whitman County (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/crime/article137456938.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• About 4,000 Lose Power as High Winds Whip Western Washington State (none at Mason PUD 3)
• BC Hydro Abandons Plans to Build Underground Substations in Vancouver
• Lewis County PUD Staff Describes Need for Rate Hikes
• Oroville Dam: Feather River Release Increased, Second Power Plant Turbine Online
• White House Doesn’t Want Reporters Talking Up Energy Cuts
• Public Power’s Sue Kelly Recognized as 2017 Woman of the Year
• Judge Considering Ordering More Columbia River Dam Spill for Fish in 2018 – With Study Design to Test Benefits
• Mason County: Washington State to Hold Public Hearing Held on Webb Hill Biorecycling
• Bottled Water to Outsell Soda for First Time This Year
• No Flush, No Shower: Mississippi Capital City in Water Pinch
• Girl Scout Troop Challenges Pot Dispensary in the Name of Charity
• EPA Chief: Carbon Dioxide Not Main Cause of Warming
• Diapers for Baby Boomers Help Papermakers Offset Print Loss
• Oregon Legislature Mulls Options on Comcast’s $147 Million Tax Dispute
• Idaho: $3.4 Million School Broadband Settlement Reached
• The 9-1-1 Paradox – Emergency Call Lines in the United States Rarely Fail, Yet They’re More Vulnerable Than Ever
• Op/Ed: Rural Broadband Subsidy Programs Are a Failure. We Need to Fix Them
• A Lineworker’s Twitter Takeover: Ten Tips for Engagement
• The Dos & Don’ts of Reaching Millennials via Social Media
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• Lobbying Frenzy over Access to Public Infrastructure for Small Cell Technology
• Washington State Senate Approves Two Measures to Expand Carbon-Free Power & Energy Technologies
• The Great Green Wall of America – This design firm wants to make President Trump’s wall big, beautiful & sustainable
• Arrest of Former Shelton Finance Director Sparks Investigation in Whitman County
• Internal Whitman County Audit Now ‘Ongoing’ Following Arrest of Former Shelton Finance Director
• Two Earthquakes in Washington State Today, Near Mt. St. Helens, Tacoma
• University of Washington Women’s Rowing-Team Numbers Inflated, Avoiding Title IX Scrutiny
• VW Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges in ‘Dieselgate’ Scandal
• “Spring Ahead” Sunday, Change Smoke Detector Batteries

WORD OF THE DAY

Auctorial • \awk-TOR-ee-ul\ • adjective – Of or relating to an author

Of all his auctorial duties, Dagwood’s required appearances at signing parties were the most feared and loathed. It wasn’t until the fourth such appearance at a bookstore in Dirt, North Dakota that he decided to only sign books in his personal secret code. Therefore, the recipient of the book would never know that although the inscription said “best wishes” the real meaning was “get lost”. Dagwood’s quality life was thereby improved immeasurably, and he looked forward to his appointments with glee.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

About 4,000 Lose Power as High Winds Whip Western Washington State “…There was (sic) also outages on the Kitsap Peninsula, around Southworth & Bremerton, with about 1,000 customers affected…” (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/about-4000-lose-power-as-high-winds-whip-western-washington/

BC Hydro Abandons Plans to Build Underground Substations in Vancouver (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-hydro-abandons-plans-to-build-underground-substations-in-vancouver-1.4018315?cmp=rss

Lewis County PUD Staff Describes Need for Rate Hikes (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://www.chronline.com/crime/lewis-county-pud-staff-describes-need-for-rate-hikes/article_fed65cfc-04f7-11e7-a9e1-e3a5b3a569ef.html

Oroville Dam: Feather River Release Increased, Second Power Plant Turbine Online (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/03/08/oroville-dam-feather-river-releases-increased-second-powerplant-turbine-online/

White House Doesn’t Want Reporters Talking Up Energy Cuts (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/white-house-doesnt-want-reporters-talking-up-energy-cuts/article/2616864?custom_click=rss

Public Power’s Sue Kelly Recognized as 2017 Woman of the Year (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=47689

FISH & WILDLIFE

Judge Considering Ordering More Columbia River Dam Spill for Fish in 2018 – With Study Design to Test Benefits (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438457.aspx

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Mason County: Washington State to Hold Public Hearing Held on Webb Hill Biorecycling (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/24444

Bottled Water to Outsell Soda for First Time This Year (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-02/bottled-water-to-outsell-soda-for-first-time-with-nod-to-flint

No Flush, No Shower: Mississippi Capital City in Water Pinch (Associated Press)

http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/no-flush-no-shower-mississippi-capital-city-in-water-pinch/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Girl Scout Troop Challenges Pot Dispensary in the Name of Charity (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/03/10/girl-scout-troop-challenges-pot-dispensary-in-the-name-of-charity/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

EPA Chief: Carbon Dioxide Not Main Cause of Warming (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/2017/03/09/epa-chief-carbon-dioxide-not-main-cause-of-warming/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Diapers for Baby Boomers Help Papermakers Offset Print Loss (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/mar/10/diapers-for-baby-boomers-help-papermakers-offset-p/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Oregon Legislature Mulls Options on Comcast’s $147 Million Tax Dispute (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2017/03/comcast_says_it_doesnt_oppose.html

Idaho: $3.4 Million School Broadband Settlement Reached (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170309/AP/303099741

The 9-1-1 Paradox – Emergency Call Lines in the United States Rarely Fail, Yet They’re More Vulnerable Than Ever (Atlantic Magazine)

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/03/the-9-1-1-paradox/519192/?utm_source=feed

Op/Ed: Rural Broadband Subsidy Programs Are a Failure. We Need to Fix Them (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/technology/323200-rural-broadband-subsidy-programs-are-a-failure-we-need-to-fix

MARKETING & MEDIA

A Lineworker’s Twitter Takeover: Ten Tips for Engagement (American Public Power Association)

http://blog.publicpower.org/sme/?p=1201

The Dos & Don’ts of Reaching Millennials via Social Media (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/courtney-simpson-startek-guest-post-the-dos-and-donts-of-reaching-millennials-via-social-media/

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/03/10/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-370/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Lobbying Frenzy over Access to Public Infrastructure for Small Cell Technology (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/lobbying-frenzy-over-access-public-infrastructure-small-cell-technology

Washington State Senate Approves Two Measures to Expand Carbon-Free Power & Energy Technologies (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/34713052/senate-approves-two-measures-to-expand-carbon-free-power-and-energy-technologies

The Great Green Wall of America – This design firm wants to make Trump’s wall big, beautiful & sustainable (Politico Magazine)

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/03/beautiful-border-wall-214882

GENERAL NEWS

Arrest of Former Shelton Finance Director Sparks Investigation in Whitman County (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/crime/article137456938.html

Internal Whitman County Audit Now ‘Ongoing’ Following Arrest of Former Shelton Finance Director (Whitman County Gazette, Colfax, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/03/internal-whitman-county-audit-now.html

Two Earthquakes in Washington State Today, Near Mt. St. Helens, Tacoma (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/vancouver/two-earthquakes-in-wash-today-near-mt-st-helens-tacoma/421428772

University of Washington Women’s Rowing-Team Numbers Inflated, Avoiding Title IX Scrutiny (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/uw-womens-rowing-team-numbers-inflated-avoiding-title-ix-scrutiny/

VW Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges in ‘Dieselgate’ Scandal (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/03/10/vw-pleads-guilty-to-criminal-charges-in-dieselgate-scandal/

“Spring Ahead” Sunday, Change Smoke Detector Batteries (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/03/spring-ahead-sunday-change-smoke.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Wild New Theory Suggests Radio Bursts beyond Our Galaxy Are Powering Alien Starships

http://gizmodo.com/wild-new-theory-suggests-radio-bursts-beyond-our-galaxy-1793130515

School Assignment Leads to Discovery of WWII Plane with Pilot’s Body Still Inside

http://gizmodo.com/school-assignment-leads-to-discovery-of-wwii-plane-with-1793083542

In Vermont, the Most Interesting Man in the World Will Judge Your Beard

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/03/07/vermont-most-interesting-man-world-judge-your-beard/98881716/

Pain in the Ash: Cops Find Soot-Covered Suspect Stuck in Chimney

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pain-ash-cops-find-soot-covered-suspect-stuck-chimney-n715676

SONG OF THE DAY

Dick Van Dyke – Chim Chim Cher-ee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_mpaF5-SlU

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