Energy News Digest for April 25, 2017 – Hot Shots Edition

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for April 25, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Fixing Oroville Dam Will Cost Hundreds of Millions. Who Should Pay the Bill? (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article146429894.html

Fishery Managers Close 200 Miles of West Coast to Salmon Fishing (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-california-coast-close-salmon-fishing-2017/

Federal Court of Appeals Supports Hatchery Fish in Elwha River in Decision (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/court-of-appeals-supports-hatchery-fish-in-elwha-river-in-decision/

Op/Ed: What Trump’s Budget Means for the Filet-O-Fish (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/25/opinion/what-trumps-budget-means-for-noaa.html

Snohomish PUD – Team Effort Helps Marysville Pilchuck High Go Solar (Everett Herald, WA)

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/team-effort-helps-marysville-pilchuck-high-go-solar/

Tesla Charging Expansion Will Bring Eight New Stations to Oregon (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/04/24/tesla-charging-expansion-will-bring-8-new-stations.html

Verizon Launches ‘Gigabit’ Internet Service – $70 Stand-Alone Product (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/apr/24/verizon-launches-gigabit-internet-service/

Google Tweaks Search to Root Out 'Fake News' (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/04/25/google-tweaks-search-root-out-fake-news/100864892/

In New Trade Front, Trump Slaps Tariff on Canadian Lumber (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/us/politics/lumber-tariff-canada-trump.html

Acrimony, Gridlock as Washington Lawmakers Convene for Special Session (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/acrimony-gridlock-washington-lawmakers-convene-special-session

City of Shelton Moving Ahead with Railroad Avenue Road Diet Expansion (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/25223

Driver Who Caused Complete Shutdown of I-5 Faces Hefty Bill (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/611660/driver-who-caused-complete-shutdown-of-i-5-faces-hefty-bill/

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Energy News Digest for April 24, 2017

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Weather Forecast for April 24, 2017

Pacific Mega Moisture Plume Approaches the West Coast “…Washington is a sunless disaster area…” (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2017/04/pacific-mega-moisture-plume-approaches.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State’s Special Legislative Session Starts Today (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170424/ARTICLE/170429972

Snowpack Surplus Roils Pacific Northwest Power Market (The Missoulian, MT)

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/snowpack-surplus-roils-northwest-power-market/article_577409a3-ed27-5ecc-8d03-4fee031b06b0.html

Apple Says New Oregon Solar & Wind Projects Will Help Power Prineville Data Centers (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2017/04/apple_says_new_oregon_solar_an.html

How Google Cashes In on the Space Right Under the Search Bar (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/23/technology/google-parent-company-alphabet-advertising.html?_r=0

Mason County: Serial Intruder Suspected of Hunting Victims through Social Media (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2017/04/22/serial-intruder-suspected-of-hunting-victims-through-social-media/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Snowpack Surplus Roils Pacific Northwest Power Market
• White House Advisor Promises Approval for Oregon’s Controversial Liquefied Natural Gas Project
• Alaska: Chugach Electric Association to Halt Kenai Peninsula Dam Study after Public Outcry
• California: BLM Paves Way for Contested Hydro Project near Joshua Tree
• Areva to Add $12 Million Facility to Its Richland Nuclear Fuel Plant
• Chelan PUD Predicts Challenging Financial Times Ahead
• Should Landmark Status for Tacoma’s Cushman Substation Include Its Interior?
• Mason PUD 3 Administrators Address Substation Fee Proposal to Customers
• Nguyen Appointed Columbia River PUD General Manager
• Last Lawsuit over Pacific Gas & Electric San Bruno Explosion Close to Settlement
• Zambia Turns to Charcoal as Hydroelectricity Sources Drain
• Squaxin Tribe Op/Ed: To Preserve Water & Fish, Ignore False Alarms
• Apple Says New Oregon Solar & Wind Projects Will Help Power Prineville Data Centers
• Grays Harbor Solar Power: Is It Right for Your Home or Business?
• CAISO: California Curtailed 80 GWh of Renewables in March
• Environmentalists Just Killed a Wind Farm near Las Vegas
• Is Wind Power Saving Rural Iowa or Wrecking It?
• Montana: Bonneville Power Administration Helps Job Corps Campus Achieve Dramatic Energy Savings
• It’s Earth Day: Toss Your Old Appliances the Right Way
• Our Favorite Smart Thermostats
• EPA Administrator Tells Electric Co-Ops War on Coal Is Over
• What Americans Really Think About Climate Change
• Tesla to Double Number of Supercharger Stations in Advance of Model 3 Launch
• Comcast Says Customer Service Overhaul Is Showing Results
• Congress Returns, But the Real Cybersecurity Action Is Taking Place Off the Hill
• How Google Cashes In on the Space Right Under the Search Bar
• News Tribune Publisher to Oversee Bellingham Herald
• Washington State’s Special Legislative Session Starts Today
• Clarification on Rural Roads Grants Leads to Confusion
• Will the Federal Government Be Open in a Week? Here Are the Dividing Lines
• Softwood Lumber Decision Tuesday Is Trump’s Next Chance to Hammer Canada
• Mason County: Serial Intruder Suspected of Hunting Victims through Social Media
• Fire Destroys Shelton House near Callanan Park; Displaces Family of Five
• Seattle So Chill as the Pacific Northwest Bucks National Trend of Warm Start to 2017
• Trump Administration Declares Disaster for Benton, Franklin Counties
• Potato Farming In Washington State Involves High-Stakes Investment Due to Competitive Market, Low Profit Margins
• After Years of Work, Cowlitz Tribe Opens Casino This Week

WORD OF THE DAY

Bumptious • \BUMP-shus\ • adjective – Presumptuously, obtusely, and often noisily self-assertive: obtrusive.

“Will you just SHUT UP,” screamed Alice at the bumptious insect that had snuck into her studio apartment. The cricket interrupted her slumber every five minutes with its insistent song. Unknown to Alice, the insect was channeling the ghost of J.P. Morgan, sending secret investment advice. Alas, Alice, not understanding “cricket” ended the sure-fire wealth session by locating and squashing the bug before she headed for work: cleaning up offal at the Eastside Rendering Plant.

Top 30 Commonly Confused Words in English (Grammerly)

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/commonly-confused-words/

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Snowpack Surplus Roils Pacific Northwest Power Market (The Missoulian, MT)

http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/snowpack-surplus-roils-northwest-power-market/article_577409a3-ed27-5ecc-8d03-4fee031b06b0.html

White House Advisor Promises Approval for Oregon’s Controversial Liquefied Natural Gas Project (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/white-house-advisor-promises-approval-oregons-controversial-lng-project

Alaska: Chugach Electric Association to Halt Kenai Peninsula Dam Study after Public Outcry (Alaska Dispatch News, Anchorage, AK)

https://www.adn.com/business-economy/energy/2017/04/20/utility-says-its-halting-effort-to-study-kenai-peninsula-dam-following-strong-public-opposition/

California: BLM Paves Way for Contested Hydro Project near Joshua Tree (Greenwire)

https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060053411

Areva to Add $12 Million Facility to Its Richland Nuclear Fuel Plant (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article146256614.html

Chelan PUD Predicts Challenging Financial Times Ahead (Wenatchee World, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2017/apr/20/pud-predicts-challenging-financial-times-ahead/

Should Landmark Status for Tacoma’s Cushman Substation Include Its Interior? (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article146282619.html

Mason PUD 3 Administrators Address Substation Fee Proposal to Customers (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-pud-administrators-address-fee-proposal-to-customers/article_abee6e8e-26d1-11e7-84d7-eb1293bdabf7.html

Nguyen Appointed Columbia River PUD General Manager (St Helens Chronicle, OR)

http://www.thechronicleonline.com/news/nguyen-appointed-crpud-general-manager/article_aca846c8-26d7-11e7-a087-47c0b0139ad6.html

Last Lawsuit over Pacific Gas & Electric San Bruno Explosion Close to Settlement (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Last-lawsuit-over-PG-E-San-Bruno-explosion-close-11090597.php

Zambia turns to charcoal as hydroelectricity sources drain (Deutsch Welle)

http://www.dw.com/en/zambia-turns-to-charcoal-as-hydroelectricity-sources-drain/a-38515998

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Squaxin Tribe Op/Ed: To Preserve Water & Fish, Ignore False Alarms (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/article146073769.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Apple Says New Oregon Solar & Wind Projects Will Help Power Prineville Data Centers (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2017/04/apple_says_new_oregon_solar_an.html

Grays Harbor Solar Power: Is It Right for Your Home or Business? (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/solar-power-right-home-business/

CAISO: California Curtailed 80 GWh of Renewables in March (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/caiso-california-curtailed-80-gwh-of-renewables-in-march/441078/

Environmentalists Just Killed a Wind Farm near Las Vegas (Palm Springs Desert Sun, CA)

http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/energy-water-summit/2017/04/21/environmentalist-just-killed-wind-farm-near-las-vegas/305796001/

Is Wind Power Saving Rural Iowa or Wrecking It? (The Des Moines Register, IA)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/tech/science/environment/2017/04/20/wind-power-saving-rural-iowa-wrecking/99789758/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Montana: Bonneville Power Administration Helps Job Corps Campus Achieve Dramatic Energy Savings (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-helps-Job-Corps-campus-achieve-dramatic-energy-savings.aspx

It’s Earth Day: Toss Your Old Appliances the Right Way (USA Today)

http://refrigerators.reviewed.com/features/how-to-dispose-of-old-appliances?utm_source=usat&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=collab

Our Favorite Smart Thermostats (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/technology/cnet/article/Our-favorite-smart-thermostats-11090859.php

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

EPA Administrator Tells Electric Co-Ops War on Coal Is Over (Salem News, MO)

http://www.thesalemnewsonline.com/news/local_news/article_80ee1a2a-28f4-11e7-bbcb-d375afabc7bf.html

What Americans Really Think About Climate Change (Atlantic Magazine)

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/04/climate-polling-burnout/523881/?utm_source=feed

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Tesla to Double Number of Supercharger Stations in Advance of Model 3 Launch (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/04/24/tesla-to-double-number-of-supercharger-stations-in-advance-of-model-3-launch/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Comcast Says Customer Service Overhaul Is Showing Results (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2017/04/comcast_says_customer_service.html

Congress Returns, But the Real Cybersecurity Action Is Taking Place Off the Hill (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/congress-returns-but-the-real-cybersecurity-action-is-taking-place-off-the-hill/article/2620808?custom_click=rss

MARKETING & MEDIA

How Google Cashes In on the Space Right Under the Search Bar (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/23/technology/google-parent-company-alphabet-advertising.html?_r=0

News Tribune Publisher to Oversee Bellingham Herald (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article146403309.html

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Washington State’s Special Legislative Session Starts Today (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170424/ARTICLE/170429972

Clarification on Rural Roads Grants Leads to Confusion (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article146246369.html

Will the Federal Government Be Open in a Week? Here Are the Dividing Lines (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/23/us/politics/government-shutdown-congress-trump-administration.html

Softwood Lumber Decision Tuesday Is Trump’s Next Chance to Hammer Canada (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/softwood-lumber-commerce-department-duties-decision-advancer-1.4079900

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County: Serial Intruder Suspected of Hunting Victims through Social Media (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2017/04/22/serial-intruder-suspected-of-hunting-victims-through-social-media/

Fire Destroys Shelton House near Callanan Park; Displaces Family of Five (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/25212

Seattle So Chill as the Pacific Northwest Bucks National Trend of Warm Start to 2017 (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/weather/article/Seattle-so-chill-as-PNW-bucks-national-trend-of-11090242.php

Trump Administration Declares Disaster for Benton, Franklin Counties (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article146014234.html

Potato Farming In Washington State Involves High-Stakes Investment Due to Competitive Market, Low Profit Margins (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/apr/23/a-year-in-the-fields-washington-potato-farmers/

After Years of Work, Cowlitz Tribe Opens Casino This Week (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/apr/23/after-years-of-work-cowlitz-tribe-opens-casino-thi/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Boy aged 12 drives himself 1,300km across Australia

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-39663424

At Air Force Museum, Famed Memphis Belle Undergoes Careful Restoration

http://archive.commercialappeal.com/news/at-air-force-museum-famed-memphis-belle-undergoes-careful-restoration--246ec82f-6ffc-09b3-e053-01000-354019441.html

Yes, of Course Kenny G Gave an Impromptu Performance Mid-Flight

http://mashable.com/2017/04/23/kenny-g-flight-performance/

One Year Later: Kitten Gets New Lease on Life after Severe Burns

http://www.khq.com/story/35215776/one-year-later-kitten-gets-new-lease-on-life-after-severe-burns

SONG OF THE DAY

Alternative Jazz Trio ‘Cool Cat’ – Cool Cat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3nY_tu2-48

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Energy News Digest for April 21, 2017

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Weather Forecast for April 21, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Steens Mountain: Federal Court Kills Large Wind Energy Project in Southeast Oregon (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/04/federal_court_kills_large_wind.html

Conservation Groups Ask to Stop Barging Sockeye around Dams (KLCC Radio, Eugene, OR)

http://klcc.org/post/conservation-groups-ask-stop-barging-sockeye-around-dams

TransCanada Closes $1 Billion Sale of Hydro Assets (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/transcanada-closes-1b-sale-of-hydro-assets/440981/

AP Exclusive: Missteps Made In Handling of Oroville Dam Crisis (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2017-04-19/ap-exclusive-dam-managers-made-missteps-in-handling-crisis

Mason Pot Business Generates More Than $3.9 Million in Excise Tax (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-pot-business-generates-more-than-million-in-excise-tax/article_37e6d056-25fc-11e7-885f-1fdd817842b3.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• TransCanada Closes $1 Billion Sale of Hydro Assets
• AP Exclusive: Missteps Made In Handling of Oroville Dam Crisis
• Chelan PUD & Alcoa to Host Open House
• Jefferson Public Utility District Panel to Discuss More Rate Hikes
• Price of Power Goes Up in Elmer City
• Proposed Kalama Methanol Refinery Hits Snag in Permit Approval
• Washington State “Call Before You Dig” Program Gains Permanence
• Gaza’s Only Power Plant Has Shut Down. Who Will Pay the Bill?
• Q&A: Why Did Los Angeles County Create Another Utility?
• Op/Ed: FERC Needs a Quorum
• Conservation Groups Ask to Stop Barging Sockeye around Dams
• Pikeminnow Reward Program Starts May 1 on Snake, Columbia Rivers
• Judge in Endangered Fish Lawsuit Lifts Hold on Montana Dam
• New Report Finds Cleaner Air for Many, But Not All
• City of Seattle Will Receive $440,000 in Settlement over Unauthorized Cutting of Public Trees
• Steens Mountain: Federal Court Kills Large Wind Energy Project in Southeast Oregon
• Starbucks, REI & Sound Transit Partner with Puget Sound Energy on Renewable Energy Project
• The U-S Wind Industry Now Employs More Than 100,000 People
• California 1, Oregon 6, Washington 8 - Oregon Ranks Nationally In ‘Clean Energy Momentum’ Report
• Is Grid Defection Still a Threat to the Utility Business Model?
• Coming Soon to a Data Center Near You: Energy Efficiency
• Hack Your House: How to Knock $137 Off Your Utility Bill
• Mason Pot Business Generates More Than $3.9 Million in Excise Tax
• Oregon: Marijuana Farm Next Door to Yamhill County’s Prized Vineyards Sparks Legal Fight
• Most Voters Back Legal Weed, Say It’s Less Harmful Than Alcohol
• As Global Warming Continues, Scientists Prep Tests to Artificially Cool the Planet
• ‘We Are Making Electricity:’ Dairy Farmer Making Power from Cow Manure
• Every Time You Poop in Portland, You’re Helping the Environment
• Charge Me Up: Rural Electric Drivers Face ‘Range Anxiety’
• Electric Flying Car That Takes Off Vertically Could Be Future of Transport
• Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Other Hotels Warn of Data Breach
• F.C.C. Leader Seeks Tech Companies’ Views on Net Neutrality
• Ignoring a WhatsApp Scam
• How to Conduct a Social Media Audit
• Netflix Names Its ‘Greatest Enemy’: Sleep
• EPA Offers Early Retirement, Buyout Program
• Some USDA Scientists Say Their Work Has Been Tampered With – Maybe for Political Reasons
• Shelton Police: Intruder Watches Women Sleep, Being Sought
• Three Seattle Cops Shot as 7-Eleven Robbery Turns Deadly
• Person of Interest Identified in Lindsey Baum Disappearance
• Small Earthquake Rumbles near Port Townsend
• Goldendale Observatory Loses Prestigious Dark Sky Park Status
• Mom Who Threw Baby in Trash Could Regain Custody after Jail
• Washington State Unemployment Rate Lowest in Ten Years
• How to Visit a National Park for Free This Weekend
• TIME ‘Most Influential’ List Includes Three from Washington State

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU, MILES IN A DAY

Sketches ● \skech-uz\ ● noun – 1a: a rough drawing representing the chief features of an object or scene & often made as a preliminary study b: a tentative draft 2: a brief description (as of a person) or outline 3a: a short literary composition somewhat resembling the short story & the essay but intentionally slight in treatment, discursive in style, & familiar in tone b: a short instrumental composition usually for piano c: a slight theatrical piece having a single scene; especially: a comic variety act.

Miles Davis. So smooth

Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain

This guy’s in heaven

Joel’s Horrible Haiku Page

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

TransCanada Closes $1 Billion Sale of Hydro Assets (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/transcanada-closes-1b-sale-of-hydro-assets/440981/

AP Exclusive: Missteps Made In Handling of Oroville Dam Crisis (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2017-04-19/ap-exclusive-dam-managers-made-missteps-in-handling-crisis

Chelan PUD & Alcoa to Host Open House (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.ncwlife.com/chelan-pud-alcoa-host-open-house/

Jefferson Public Utility District Panel to Discuss More Rate Hikes (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/jefferson-public-utility-district-panel-to-discuss-more-rate-hikes/

Price of Power Goes Up in Elmer City (Star of the Grand Coulee, WA)

http://www.grandcoulee.com/story/2017/04/19/news/price-of-power-goes-up-in-elmer-city/8736.html

Proposed Kalama Methanol Refinery Hits Snag in Permit Approval (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/proposed-kalama-methanol-refinery-hits-snag-permit-approval/

Washington State “Call Before You Dig” Program Gains Permanence (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/25162

Gaza’s Only Power Plant Has Shut Down. Who Will Pay the Bill? (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/gazas-only-power-plant-has-shut-down-who-will-pay-the-bill/2017/04/20/a7a9233c-246f-11e7-928e-3624539060e8_story.html?utm_term=.dda2ab633ebb

Q&A: Why Did Los Angeles County Create Another Utility? (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-qa-new-utility-20170420-htmlstory.html

Op/Ed: FERC Needs a Quorum (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/ferc-needs-a-quorum/article/2620826?custom_click=rss

FISH & WILDLIFE

Conservation Groups Ask to Stop Barging Sockeye around Dams (KLCC Radio, Eugene, OR)

http://klcc.org/post/conservation-groups-ask-stop-barging-sockeye-around-dams

Pikeminnow Reward Program Starts May 1 on Snake, Columbia Rivers (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2017/apr/21/pikeminnow-reward-program-starts-may-1-snake-columbia/

Judge in Endangered Fish Lawsuit Lifts Hold on Montana Dam (Associated Press)

https://apnews.com/7b137d8c3a9546c3b19ab78943451269

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

New Report Finds Cleaner Air for Many, But Not All (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2017/0420/New-report-finds-cleaner-air-for-many-but-not-all

City of Seattle Will Receive $440,000 in Settlement over Unauthorized Cutting of Public Trees (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory – by the appearance of those stumps, this doesn’t look like the first time)

https://www.seattlemet.com/articles/2017/4/19/city-will-receive-440-000-in-settlement-over-unauthorized-cutting-of-public-trees

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Steens Mountain: Federal Court Kills Large Wind Energy Project in Southeast Oregon (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/04/federal_court_kills_large_wind.html

Starbucks, REI & Sound Transit Partner with Puget Sound Energy on Renewable Energy Project (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2017/04/20/starbucks-rei-and-sound-transit-partner-with-pse.html

The U-S Wind Industry Now Employs More Than 100,000 People (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/04/19/the-u-s-wind-industry-now-employs-more-than-100000-people/?utm_term=.0215baaf81a7

California 1, Oregon 6, Washington 8 - Oregon Ranks Nationally In ‘Clean Energy Momentum’ Report (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/04/20/oregon-ranks-sixth-nationally-in-clean-energy.html

Is Grid Defection Still a Threat to the Utility Business Model? (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/is-grid-defection-still-a-threat-to-the-utility-business-model/440272/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Coming Soon to a Data Center Near You: Energy Efficiency (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/coming-soon-to-a-data-center-near-you-energy-efficiency/440894/

Hack Your House: How to Knock $137 Off Your Utility Bill (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinstoller/2017/04/19/hack-your-house-how-to-knock-137-off-your-yearly-utility-bill/#5b57e61e3e1a

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Mason Pot Business Generates More Than $3.9 Million in Excise Tax (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-pot-business-generates-more-than-million-in-excise-tax/article_37e6d056-25fc-11e7-885f-1fdd817842b3.html

Oregon: Marijuana Farm Next Door to Yamhill County’s Prized Vineyards Sparks Legal Fight (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2017/04/marijuana_farm_next_door_to_ya.html

Most Voters Back Legal Weed, Say It’s Less Harmful Than Alcohol (Morning Consult)

https://morningconsult.com/2017/04/20/voters-back-legal-weed-say-less-harmful-alcohol/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

As Global Warming Continues, Scientists Prep Tests to Artificially Cool the Planet (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2017/04/19/geoengineering-research-launches-harvard-solar-radiation/?utm_cid=hp-n-1#1HJCWH2Ociqs

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

‘We Are Making Electricity:’ Dairy Farmer Making Power from Cow Manure (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/we-are-making-electricity-dairy-farmer-making-power-from-cow-manure

Every Time You Poop in Portland, You’re Helping the Environment (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/technology/article/Every-time-you-poop-in-Portland-you-re-helping-11087225.php

Charge Me Up: Rural Electric Drivers Face ‘Range Anxiety’ (Associated Press)

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/charge-me-up-rural-electric-drivers-face-range-anxiety/

Electric Flying Car That Takes Off Vertically Could Be Future of Transport (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/apr/21/electric-flying-car-lilium-google-uber-vtol-jet-taxi

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Other Hotels Warn of Data Breach (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/money/company-behind-holiday-inn-several-other-hotels-warns-of-data-breach/432665354

F.C.C. Leader Seeks Tech Companies’ Views on Net Neutrality (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/technology/fcc-net-neutrality-ajit-pai.html

Ignoring a WhatsApp Scam (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/technology/personaltech/whatsapp-voice-mail-scam.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

How to Conduct a Social Media Audit (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-conduct-social-media-audit/

Netflix Names Its ‘Greatest Enemy’: Sleep (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Netflix-names-its-biggest-competition-Sleep-11086957.php

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

EPA Offers Early Retirement, Buyout Program (Morning Consult)

https://morningconsult.com/2017/04/19/epa-offers-early-retirement-buyout-program/

Some USDA Scientists Say Their Work Has Been Tampered With – Maybe for Political Reasons (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/04/21/some-usda-scientists-say-their-work-has-been-tampered-with-maybe-for-political-reasons/?utm_term=.b25779ae0452

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton Police: Intruder Watches Women Sleep, Being Sought (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/police-intruder-watches-women-sleep-being-sought/article_10f021ac-260e-11e7-bbea-03245b25b83c.html

Three Seattle Cops Shot as 7-Eleven Robbery Turns Deadly (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/crime/article/SPD-Two-cops-shot-during-robbery-response-11087485.php

Person of Interest Identified in Lindsey Baum Disappearance (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/person-of-interest-identified-in-lindsey-baum-disappearance

Small Earthquake Rumbles near Port Townsend (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/605890/small-earthquake-hits-near-port-townsend/

Goldendale Observatory Loses Prestigious Dark Sky Park Status (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/lower_valley/goldendale-observatory-loses-prestigious-dark-sky-park-status/article_8a5e60a8-2587-11e7-a598-27d8622e4745.html

Mom Who Threw Baby in Trash Could Regain Custody after Jail (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/mom-who-threw-baby-in-trash-could-regain-custody-after-jail-04-19-2017

Washington State Unemployment Rate Lowest in Ten Years (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/washington-unemployment-rate-lowest-ten-years

How to Visit a National Park for Free This Weekend (Yahoo News)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/visit-national-park-free-weekend-145540607.html

TIME ‘Most Influential’ List Includes Three from Washington State (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Three-from-Washington-including-AG-Ferguson-on-11087809.php

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

California Secessionist Leader Throws in Towel, Moves to Russia

https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-secessionist-leader-throws-towel-203104540.html

Here Are the Ways Large Asteroids Can Kill You, Ranked

http://gizmodo.com/here-are-the-ways-large-asteroids-can-kill-you-ranked-1794507711

Cops: Ten Pounds of Pot Wrongly Sent to Pennsylvania Pastor

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cops-10-pounds-pot-wrongly-sent-pennsylvania-pastor-131422656.html

After Three Weeks, French Artist Succeeds in Hatching Eggs

https://www.yahoo.com/news/three-weeks-french-artist-succeeds-hatching-eggs-080932094.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjPqsDU0j2I

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Federal Utility CEO: Coal Plants Not Reopening under Trump (Associated Press)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/federal-utility-ceo-coal-plants-not-reopening-under-trump/2017/04/18/bf4b4876-2479-11e7-928e-3624539060e8_story.html

Tacoma City Council: Click ISPs Can’t Collect or Sell Your Personal Info without Permission (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article145363804.html

Port Angeles: Former Nippon Cogeneration Plant Down; Fewer Than 30 Employees Retained (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/former-nippon-cogeneration-plant-down-fewer-than-30-employees-retained/

Nearly 650 Barred Owls Killed In Bid to Save Spotted Owls (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/nearly-650-barred-owls-killed-bid-save-spotted-owls

Commercial Geoduck Diver Dies in Puget Sound (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/604159/commercial-geoduck-diver-dies-in-puget-sound/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Federal Utility CEO: Coal Plants Not Reopening under Trump
• University of British Columbia Says Peace River Dam Project Has Become ‘Uneconomic’ & Should Be Suspended
• Grays Harbor PUD Commissioners Show Support for LIHEAP Program
• Chelan PUD Takes Next Step in Possible Move to Olds Station
• Mason PUD 3 Safety Wins Regional Praise
• L-A County Plans a Utility to Compete with Southern California Edison
• Boulder City Council Votes to Proceed with Municipalization
• New Mexico: WIPP Seals Off Nuclear Waste for 10,000 Years. Should It be a Model for Storage?
• Cyberattack on Energy Would Leave East Coast Dazed, Energy Dept. Says
• Darwin Award Nominee: Man Hurt Trying To Steal Power with Jumper Cables, Says Blue Ridge Electric
• Nearly 650 Barred Owls Killed In Bid to Save Spotted Owls
• Tree with Nesting Great Blue Herons Nearly Chopped Down in Spokane
• Scientists Are Making Horrible Red-Eye Mutant Wasps Because Why the Hell Not
• Is the EPA Shutting Down Its Chicago Office?
• Idaho Researchers Look to Answer If Cloud Seeding Increases Snowpack
• Port Angeles: Former Nippon Cogeneration Plant Down; Fewer Than 30 Employees Retained
• Op/Ed: The Hidden Costs of Wind Power
• Microsoft Gains Direct Access to Renewable Energy in Washington State
• Nevada Utility Marks Completion of Solar Array near Vegas
• Collaborative Effort Leads Oklahoma to Sunset Wind Tax Credits Early
• California: Some Marijuana Dispensaries Pull Pot Possibly Contaminated with Pesticides
• What the Guys Who Coined ‘420’ Think About Their Place in Marijuana History
• Rising Seas Could Push Some U-S Migration to Areas Far from Coast: Study
• Portland Plan: Turn Waste into Clean Fuel
• Tacoma City Council: Click ISPs Can’t Collect or Sell Your Personal Info without Permission
• Grant PUD Hosting Two Public Meetings to Address Fiber Optic Service Expansion
• Cable TV Regulators Want Oregon Attorney General to Investigate Comcast
• Verizon Drops Billions on New Fiber...for 5G Wireless
• Lawsuit: Bose ‘Secretly’ Collected, Shared Private Data via Wireless Headphones
• Newspaper Decline Continues to Weigh on Associated Press Earnings
• Science: Humans Are Still Facebook’s First Line of Defense against Inappropriate Content
• Everything You Need to Know About What Facebook Announced at F8
• Why Facebook Keeps Beating Every Rival: It’s the Network, of Course
• Adidas’ Poorly Worded Boston Marathon Email Provokes Strong Social Media Backlash
• Google’s Greatest Time-Sucking Invention Just Got a Lot Better
• Washington State Bill Allows Charge for Electronic Copies of Public Records Requests
• Commercial Geoduck Diver Dies in Puget Sound
• Port Angeles Woman Accused of Embezzling Nearly $10,000 from Sequim VFW Post
• City of Shelton Planning to Expand Railroad Avenue Traffic Changes
• Shelton Celebrates Earth Day with March for Science Downtown
• Study Finds Unvaccinated Children Create Path for Whooping Cough to Spread
• Oregon Opens an Additional 1,000 Campsites for Solar Eclipse amid High Demand

WORD OF THE DAY

Tatterdemalion ● /tat-turr-dih-MAIL-yun/ ● Noun – A person dressed in ragged clothing.

“Where is your haul today?” Fagin croaked to his rag-tag gang of youthful tatterdemalions.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Federal Utility CEO: Coal Plants Not Reopening under Trump (Associated Press)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/federal-utility-ceo-coal-plants-not-reopening-under-trump/2017/04/18/bf4b4876-2479-11e7-928e-3624539060e8_story.html

University of British Columbia Says Peace River Dam Project Has Become ‘Uneconomic’ & Should Be Suspended (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/site-c-suspension-ubc-report-1.4074750

Grays Harbor PUD Commissioners Show Support for LIHEAP Program (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/grays-harbor-pud-commissioners-show-support-liheap-program/

Chelan PUD Takes Next Step in Possible Move to Olds Station (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/chelan-pud-takes-next-step-possible-olds-station/

Mason PUD 3 Safety Wins Regional Praise (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/25107

L-A County Plans a Utility to Compete with Southern California Edison (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-county-utility-20170418-htmlstory.html

Boulder City Council Votes to Proceed with Municipalization (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=47940

New Mexico: WIPP Seals Off Nuclear Waste for 10,000 Years. Should It be a Model for Storage? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2017/0418/WIPP-seals-off-nuclear-waste-for-10-000-years.-Should-it-be-a-model-for-storage

Cyberattack on Energy Would Leave East Coast Dazed, Energy Dept. Says (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/cyber-attack-would-leave-east-coast-dazed-energy-dept-says/article/2620604?custom_click=rss

Darwin Award Nominee: Man Hurt Trying To Steal Power with Jumper Cables, Says Blue Ridge Electric (WSPA-TV, Spartanburg, SC)

http://wspa.com/2017/04/17/man-shocked-trying-to-steal-power-with-jumper-cables-says-blue-ridge-electric/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Nearly 650 Barred Owls Killed In Bid to Save Spotted Owls (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/nearly-650-barred-owls-killed-bid-save-spotted-owls

Tree with Nesting Great Blue Herons Nearly Chopped Down in Spokane (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/35182722/tree-with-nesting-great-blue-herons-nearly-chopped-down-in-spokane

Scientists Are Making Horrible Red-Eye Mutant Wasps Because Why the Hell Not (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/scientists-are-making-horrible-red-eye-mutant-wasps-bec-1794450500

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Is the EPA Shutting Down Its Chicago Office? (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/is-the-epa-shutting-down-its-chicago-office/440752/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Idaho Researchers Look to Answer If Cloud Seeding Increases Snowpack (Northwest Cable News Network)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/local/researchers-look-to-answer-if-cloud-seeding-increases-snowpack/432299030

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Port Angeles: Former Nippon Cogeneration Plant Down; Fewer Than 30 Employees Retained (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/former-nippon-cogeneration-plant-down-fewer-than-30-employees-retained/

Op/Ed: The Hidden Costs of Wind Power (Fairbanks News-Miner, AK)

http://www.newsminer.com/opinion/community_perspectives/the-hidden-costs-of-wind-power/article_0f065872-24d1-11e7-9069-fba77274fc7b.html

Microsoft Gains Direct Access to Renewable Energy in Washington (CH& Energy Blog)

https://www.cairncross.com/blog/candh-energy-blog/utilities-transportation-commission/microsoft-gains-direct-access-to-renewable-energy-in-washington

Nevada Utility Marks Completion of Solar Array near Vegas (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/nevada/articles/2017-04-18/nevada-utility-marks-completion-of-solar-array-near-vegas

Collaborative Effort Leads Oklahoma to Sunset Wind Tax Credits Early (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/collaborative-effort-leads-oklahoma-to-sunset-wind-tax-credits-early/440749/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

California: Some Marijuana Dispensaries Pull Pot Possibly Contaminated with Pesticides (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/04/19/some-marijuana-dispensaries-pull-pot-possibly-contaminated-with-pesticides/

What the Guys Who Coined ‘420’ Think About Their Place in Marijuana History (TIME Magazine)

http://time.com/4739364/marijuana-420-day-inventors/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Rising Seas Could Push Some U-S Migration to Areas Far from Coast: Study (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-climatechange-idUSKBN17L04B

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Portland Plan: Turn Waste into Clean Fuel (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/04/18/portland-plan-turn-waste-into-clean-fuel.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Tacoma City Council: Click ISPs Can’t Collect or Sell Your Personal Info without Permission (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article145363804.html

Grant PUD Hosting Two Public Meetings to Address Fiber Optic Service Expansion (iFiberOne, Ephrata, WA)

http://www.ifiberone.com/news/grant-pud-hosting-two-public-meetings-to-address-fiber-optic/article_d57a0b6e-246a-11e7-8fe9-472b4a5b8134.html

Cable TV Regulators Want Oregon Attorney General to Investigate Comcast (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2017/04/cable_tv_regulators_want_orego.html

Verizon Drops Billions on New Fiber...for 5G Wireless (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-Drops-Billions-on-New-Fiberfor-5G-Wireless-139391

Lawsuit: Bose ‘Secretly’ Collected, Shared Private Data via Wireless Headphones (Boston Business Journal, MA – and folks think advanced meters are not secure…)

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2017/04/19/lawsuitbose-secretly-collected-shared-private-data.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

Newspaper Decline Continues to Weigh on Associated Press Earnings (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Newspaper-decline-continues-to-weigh-on-AP-11083204.php

Science: Humans Are Still Facebook’s First Line of Defense against Inappropriate Content (Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/latest-news/2017/04/science-humans-are-still-facebooks-first-line-of.html

Everything You Need to Know About What Facebook Announced at F8 (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2017/04/18/facebook-f8-2017-everything-you-need-to-know/

Why Facebook Keeps Beating Every Rival: It’s the Network, of Course (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/19/technology/facebook-snapchat-instagram-innovation.html?_r=0

Adidas’ Poorly Worded Boston Marathon Email Provokes Strong Social Media Backlash (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2017/04/adidas_boston_marathon_ad_fail.html

Google’s Greatest Time-Sucking Invention Just Got a Lot Better (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/googles-greatest-time-suck-invention-just-got-a-lot-bet-1794440329

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Washington State Bill Allows Charge for Electronic Copies of Public Records Requests (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/04/washington-state-bill-allows-charge-for.html

GENERAL NEWS

Commercial Geoduck Diver Dies in Puget Sound (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/604159/commercial-geoduck-diver-dies-in-puget-sound/

Port Angeles Woman Accused of Embezzling Nearly $10,000 from Sequim VFW Post (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/crime/port-angeles-woman-accused-of-embezzling-nearly-10000-from-sequim-vfw-post/

City of Shelton Planning to Expand Railroad Avenue Traffic Changes (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/25116

Shelton Celebrates Earth Day with March for Science Downtown (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-celebrates-earth-day-with-march-for-science-downtown/article_d03eda64-2477-11e7-8e80-db354d120acc.html

Study Finds Unvaccinated Children Create Path for Whooping Cough to Spread (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/study-finds-unvaccinated-children-create-path-whooping-cough-spread

Oregon Opens an Additional 1,000 Campsites for Solar Eclipse amid High Demand (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/oregon-offers-1000-additional-campsites-for-solar-eclipse/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Austrian Town Finds Its Hermit after International Search

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/austrian-town-finds-its-hermit-after-international-search/article_1bf5c704-e09b-57ce-9b5a-52d4f1ad3749.html

Small Satellites Could Be Playing a Dangerous Game of Bumper Cars in Space

http://gizmodo.com/small-satellites-could-be-playing-a-dangerous-game-of-b-1794431634

Man Discovers a Lost Wallet Drinking Challenge Has Been Held In His Honor for 14 Years

http://mashable.com/2017/04/19/man-discovers-lost-wallet-drinking-challenge/

These Dirty Vehicles Have Been Turned Into Art

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39640344/these-dirty-vehicles-have-been-turned-into-art

SONG OF THE DAY

Eric Carmen - All by Myself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN9CjAfo5n0

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