Energy News Digest for July 17, 2017

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Weather Forecast for July 17, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Portland General Electric & PacifiCorp Face Big Headwinds on Resource Plans (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2017/07/utilty_plans_hit_big_headwinds.html

Renewable Energy Not a Threat to Grid, Draft of U-S Study Finds (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-14/renewable-energy-not-a-threat-to-grid-draft-of-u-s-study-finds

Oregon Rooftop Solar Squeeze: Tax Credit Expiring, Rebates Shrinking (Portland Business Journal, OR)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/07/17/oregon-rooftop-solar-squeeze-tax-credit-expiring.html

U-S Reps Kilmer, Herrera Beutler Add Funding for Fishery Disasters to Key Appropriations Bill (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

https://www.thedailyworld.com/news/kilmer-herrera-beutler-add-funding-for-fishery-disasters-to-key-appropriations-bill/

Another Standoff Threatens another Budget in Olympia (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/another-standoff-threatens-another-budget-olympia

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Portland General Electric & PacifiCorp Face Big Headwinds on Resource Plans
• Renewable Energy Not a Threat to Grid, Draft of U-S Study Finds
• Washington State Republicans Join Democrats in Opposing Trump Energy Budget Cuts
• President Trump to Nominate Attorney to Become FERC Chairman
• Hydropower Flows Here: Chelan PUD Offers Tours of Rocky Reach Dam
• Houston Company Helps You Find Best Electric Plan – For a Fee
• U-S Reps Kilmer, Herrera Beutler Add Funding for Fishery Disasters to Key Appropriations Bill
• Columbia River’s Salmon Success Subject of TV Series
• Oregon Rooftop Solar Squeeze: Tax Credit Expiring, Rebates Shrinking
• California Requires Solar Panels on All Homes & Windmills on All Farms
• Chinese Company Tries to Win Over Wyoming Wind Workers
• Kentucky: Utility Giant Announces Solar Plants in the Heart of Coal Country
• Tomorrow’s Smart Homes Call for Integrating Technology into the Dwelling, Not Adding It On
• States Keep Saying Yes to Marijuana Use. Now Comes the Federal No
• Spokane City Council Takes on Climate Change Legislation
• Better to Target Zero Emissions Than 100% Renewable Energy
• Somalia’s Internet Returns after 3-Week Outage Caused Outcry
• How to Use Facebook Messenger for Social Customer Service
• What We Lose When the World Moves on from Email
• Another Standoff Threatens another Budget in Olympia
• President’s Election Commission Releases Personal Info of Voters Worried about Personal Info
• Okanogan County: Canyon Creek Fire, The Latest
• 3000-Acre Wildfire Threatens Crops, Cell Towers in Southeast Washington
• Reminder: Mason County Burn Ban in Effect
• Health Insurers Seek Double-Digit Rate Increases in Washington State – Despite Billion-Dollar Reserves
• Olympia Woman Who Extorted Online Dates Gets One Month in Jail
• Ballots Delivered to Shelton Voters for Aug. 1 City Commissioner Primary Election

WORD OF THE DAY

Copacetic ● \coe-puh-SET-tick\ ● Adjective – Very satisfactory.

Relaxing gulf breeze

Tall, frosty peach daiquiri

Copacetic? Yes!

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Portland General Electric & PacifiCorp Face Big Headwinds on Resource Plans (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2017/07/utilty_plans_hit_big_headwinds.html

Renewable Energy Not a Threat to Grid, Draft of U-S Study Finds (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-14/renewable-energy-not-a-threat-to-grid-draft-of-u-s-study-finds

Washington State Republicans Join Democrats in Opposing Trump Energy Budget Cuts (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

http://kuow.org/post/wa-republicans-join-democrats-opposing-trump-energy-budget-cuts

President Trump to Nominate Attorney to Become FERC Chairman (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=48531

Hydropower Flows Here: Chelan PUD Offers Tours of Rocky Reach Dam (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.ncwlife.com/chelan-pud-offers-tours-rocky-reach-dam/

Houston Company Helps You Find Best Electric Plan – For a Fee (KPRC-TV, Houston, TX)

http://www.click2houston.com/consumer/website-helps-you-save-on-electricity

FISH & WILDLIFE

U-S Reps Kilmer, Herrera Beutler Add Funding for Fishery Disasters to Key Appropriations Bill (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

https://www.thedailyworld.com/news/kilmer-herrera-beutler-add-funding-for-fishery-disasters-to-key-appropriations-bill/

Columbia River’s Salmon Success Subject of TV Series (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170717/ARTICLE/170719925

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Oregon Rooftop Solar Squeeze: Tax Credit Expiring, Rebates Shrinking (Portland Business Journal, OR)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/07/17/oregon-rooftop-solar-squeeze-tax-credit-expiring.html

California Requires Solar Panels on All Homes & Windmills on All Farms (Townhall)

https://townhall.com/columnists/brucebialosky/2017/07/16/california-requires-solar-panels-on-all-homes-and-windmills-on-all-farms-n2354430

Chinese Company Tries to Win Over Wyoming Wind Workers (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2017/07/15/537381224/chinese-company-tries-to-win-over-wyoming-wind-workers

Kentucky: Utility Giant Announces Solar Plants in the Heart of Coal Country (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/utility-giant-announces-solar-plants-in-the-heart-of-coal-country/article/2628705

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Tomorrow’s Smart Homes Call for Integrating Technology into the Dwelling, Not Adding It On (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/where-we-live/wp/2017/07/17/tomorrows-smart-homes-call-for-integrating-technology-into-the-dwelling-not-adding-it-on/?utm_term=.20cabb1ce81d

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

States Keep Saying Yes to Marijuana Use. Now Comes the Federal No (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/15/us/politics/marijuana-laws-state-federal.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Spokane City Council Takes on Climate Change Legislation (National Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/spokane-city-council-takes-climate-change-legislation

Better to Target Zero Emissions Than 100% Renewable Energy (The Economist)

https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21725001-goal-after-all-curb-global-warming-not-favour-particular-technologies-better

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Somalia’s Internet Returns after 3-Week Outage Caused Outcry (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/somalias-internet-returns-week-outage-caused-outcry-48678725

MARKETING & MEDIA

How to Use Facebook Messenger for Social Customer Service (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-use-facebook-messenger-for-social-customer-service/

What We Lose When the World Moves on from Email (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/12/technology/what-we-lose-when-the-world-moves-on-from-email.html

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Another Standoff Threatens another Budget in Olympia (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/another-standoff-threatens-another-budget-olympia

President’s Election Commission Releases Personal Info of Voters Worried about Personal Info (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article161517223.html#emlnl=Morning_Newsletter

GENERAL NEWS

Okanogan County: Canyon Creek Fire, The Latest (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jul/16/state-resources-tapped-to-combat-growing-wildfire-/

3000-Acre Wildfire Threatens Crops, Cell Towers in Southeast Washington (Associated Press)

http://katu.com/news/local/wildfire-threatens-crops-cell-towers-in-washington-state-07-15-2017

Reminder: Mason County Burn Ban in Effect (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/26525

Health Insurers Seek Double-Digit Rate Increases in Washington State – Despite Billion-Dollar Reserves (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/health-insurers-seek-double-digit-rate-increases-despite-billion-dollar-reserves/

Olympia Woman Who Extorted Online Dates Gets One Month in Jail (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/crime/article/Woman-who-extorted-online-dates-gets-1-month-in-11290046.php

Ballots Delivered to Shelton Voters for Aug. 1 City Commissioner Primary Election (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/ballots-delivered-to-shelton-voters-for-aug-city-commissioner-primary/article_718b3602-68ba-11e7-be9b-1fb7fc3ae48e.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

American Airlines: No, Passenger’s Farts Didn’t Make Entire Plane Sick

https://consumerist.com/2017/07/17/american-airlines-no-passengers-farts-didnt-make-entire-plane-sick/

Watt?? City Tells Employees to Shut Off Devices during Work

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/national_news/watt-city-tells-employees-to-shut-off-devices-during-work/article_7379077c-ac71-5b68-a53f-c5bef9b1f47c.html

‘Curious’ Baboon Knocks Out Power to Zambian Tourist Town

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/curious-baboon-knocks-out-power-to-zambian-tourist-town/article_024f9742-3b64-53f0-9c78-75992c9b6188.html

Forever’s Gonna Start Tonight: Wedding Set for Total Eclipse

https://www.yahoo.com/news/forevers-gonna-start-tonight-wedding-set-total-eclipse-210118921.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra – Valerie (check out the Olympia T-Shirt! Shout out to New Zealand)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhgSGJI8qoQ

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Weather Forecast for July 14, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Oregon, Washington & Tribes Again Take Aim at Sea Lions in Dispute over Salmon (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/07/oregon_washington_and_tribes_a.html

Appropriations Bill Includes Language Prohibiting Dam Removal without Congress’ OK (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/439263.aspx

Plan Enables Microsoft to Buy More Green Power (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jul/13/plan-enables-microsoft-to-buy-more-green-power/

Oregon: Wind Farm Changing Hands – NextEra Energy, Based In Florida, Has Purchased Development Rights for the Wheatridge Wind Energy Facility. (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)

http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20170713/wind-farm-changing-hands

Concerns Expressed About Quincy Data Center Diesel Generators (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170714/ARTICLE/170719936

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Appropriations Bill Includes Language Prohibiting Dam Removal without Congress’ OK
• Decision Be Dammed – Congressional Reps Want To Sidestep Ruling on Lower Snake Dams; Enviro Groups Say Salmon a Priority
• Plan Enables Microsoft to Buy More Green Power
• Op/Ed: Bonneville Power Administration Rate Increases to Continue
• Police Identify Albany Man Who Fell from Bonneville Power Administration Transmission Tower
• There’s Far More Opportunity than Crisis in California Renewables Curtailment
• The Western U-S Sub-Hourly Wholesale Electricity Market Is Expanding
• Trump Names Energy Industry Adviser to Chair FERC (Washington Examiner)
• Oregon, Washington & Tribes Again Take Aim at Sea Lions in Dispute over Salmon
• Hazing Sea Lions: Like the Sheep Dog & Coyote Fable, But On Water
• Some Columbia River Chum Salmon Populations above Delisting Goals, Others Risk of Extinction
• Insect Attack! Mormon Crickets Swarm U-S West
• Oregon: Wind Farm Changing Hands
• Northern Lights Electric Co-Op Launching Solar Project
• ‘Solar Trees’ Sprout Across Florida in Push to Promote Solar Energy
• Campaign Launches to Tell Clean Energy Jobs Story: Site Visits, Turbine Climbs, Videos on Deck
• Nevada Rushes to Address Shortage of Newly Legalized Marijuana
• Bank Shuts Account for Marijuana Advocacy Group
• Facebook Takes Down Pages of Some Legal Alaska Pot Shops
• Climate-Altering Gases Spiked in 2016, Federal Scientists Report
• Concerns Expressed About Quincy Data Center Diesel Generators
• Why Your Email Font Is Ruining Your Life
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• Bail Set At $300,000 for Suspect Accused of Shooting, Running Over Man Dragging Dead Raccoon
• Timber Giant, Sierra Pacific, Loses in Court Again over $100 Million Moonlight Fire Settlement
• 2017 Allyn Days This Weekend
• Social Security Beneficiaries May Get Biggest Raise in Six Years

WORD OF THE DAY

Torrid • \TORE-idd\ • Adjective - 1a: parched with heat especially of the sun: hot b: giving off intense heat: scorching 2: ardent, passionate

Amber was looking forward to her lunch-hour escape with the latest romance novel from her book club. Her hopes of reading another torrid pulp tome were quickly dashed. The racy cover belied the phone book-like prose of the book itself.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Appropriations Bill Includes Language Prohibiting Dam Removal without Congress’ OK (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/439263.aspx

Decision Be Dammed – Congressional Reps Want To Sidestep Ruling on Lower Snake Dams; Enviro Groups Say Salmon a Priority (The Inlander, Spokane, WA)

https://www.inlander.com/spokane/decision-be-dammed/Content?oid=4757824

Plan Enables Microsoft to Buy More Green Power (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jul/13/plan-enables-microsoft-to-buy-more-green-power/

Op/Ed: Bonneville Power Administration Rate Increases to Continue (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/opinion/guest_columns/guest-column-bpa-rate-increases-to-continue/article_99a8ed5b-6380-5d38-8e25-aa56882edfdc.html

Police Identify Albany Man Who Fell from Bonneville Power Administration Transmission Tower (Bonneville Power Administration)

http://www.ktvz.com/news/police-id-albany-man-who-fell-from-bpa-transmission-tower/586811969

There’s Far More Opportunity than Crisis in California Renewables Curtailment (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/raponline/2408580/theres-far-opportunity-crisis-california-renewables-curtailment

The Western U-S Sub-Hourly Wholesale Electricity Market Is Expanding (U-S Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=32052

Trump Names Energy Industry Adviser to Chair FERC (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trump-names-energy-industry-adviser-to-chair-ferc/article/2628679

FISH & WILDLIFE

Oregon, Washington & Tribes Again Take Aim at Sea Lions in Dispute over Salmon (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/07/oregon_washington_and_tribes_a.html

Hazing Sea Lions: Like the Sheep Dog & Coyote Fable, But On Water (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/07/hazing_sea_lions_like_the_shee.html

Some Columbia River Chum Salmon Populations above Delisting Goals, Others Risk of Extinction (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/439271.aspx

Insect Attack! Mormon Crickets Swarm U-S West (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/07/ravenous_mormon_crickets_swarm.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Oregon: Wind Farm Changing Hands – NextEra Energy, Based In Florida, Has Purchased Development Rights for the Wheatridge Wind Energy Facility. (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)

http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20170713/wind-farm-changing-hands

Northern Lights Electric Co-Op Launching Solar Project (Bonner County Daily Bee, ID)

http://www.bonnercountydailybee.com/business/20170714/northern_lights_launching_solar_project

‘Solar Trees’ Sprout Across Florida in Push to Promote Solar Energy (Deerfield Sun-Sentinel, FL)

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boynton-beach/fl-pn-boynton-solar-trees-20170711-story.html

Campaign Launches to Tell Clean Energy Jobs Story: Site Visits, Turbine Climbs, Videos on Deck (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2017/07/campaign-launches-to-tell-clean-energy-jobs-story-site-visits-turbine-climbs-videos-on-deck.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Nevada Rushes to Address Shortage of Newly Legalized Marijuana (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/13/us/nevada-legal-marijuana-shortage.html

Bank Shuts Account for Marijuana Advocacy Group (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/14/pot-lobby-bank-account-shuttered/477996001/

Facebook Takes Down Pages of Some Legal Alaska Pot Shops (ABC News)

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/facebook-takes-pages-legal-alaska-pot-shops-48573335

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Climate-Altering Gases Spiked in 2016, Federal Scientists Report (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/13/climate/greenhouse-gases-spike-noaa-global-warming.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Concerns Expressed About Quincy Data Center Diesel Generators (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170714/ARTICLE/170719936

MARKETING & MEDIA

Why Your Email Font Is Ruining Your Life (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2015/07/27/email-font-ruining-life/#ig4iL.LsTaqk

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/07/14/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-387/

GENERAL NEWS

Bail Set At $300,000 for Suspect Accused of Shooting, Running Over Man Dragging Dead Raccoon (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/bail-set-at-for-suspect-accused-of-shooting-running-over/article_2081bcae-67f7-11e7-888e-afce030543cb.html

Timber Giant, Sierra Pacific, Loses in Court Again over $100 Million Moonlight Fire Settlement (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article161204183.html

2017 Allyn Days This Weekend (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/26517

Social Security Beneficiaries May Get Biggest Raise in Six Years (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2017/07/13/social-security-2018-benefits-rise-28-monthly/476968001/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

London Underground Announcements Get a Gender-Inclusive Update

http://mashable.com/2017/07/13/london-tube-gender-annoucements/

Eels from Overturned Truck Slime Cars on Oregon Highway

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/eels-from-overturned-truck-slime-cars-on-oregon-highway/article_03d3e54e-7334-5b1f-85a2-650054eb36ea.html

Abused Dog & Her Headbands Become Face of Dog Fighting

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/humankind/2017/07/14/after-severe-abuse-pit-bull-gets-new-home-and-adorable-head-gear/476936001/

Watch a Woman Destroy $200,000 worth of Art While Taking a Selfie

http://gizmodo.com/watch-a-woman-destroy-200-000-worth-of-art-while-takin-1796906705

SONG OF THE DAY

Paul Simon - Slip Slidin’ Away

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

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Editorial: An Audacious 5G Power (Pole) Grab “…The telecommunication industry has been pushing this “streamlining” strategy in other states…other states, like Washington, have been more skeptical…” (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-power-pole-grab-20170705-story.html

TransAlta Responds to Inslee’s Veto of Coal Conversion Incentives (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://www.chronline.com/news/transalta-responds-to-inslee-s-veto-of-coal-conversion-incentives/article_1f5615e4-665f-11e7-a155-1b707ff1f659.html

Including Clark Public Utilities, Seattle City Light, & SMUD – Public Power Utilities Recognized for High Customer Satisfaction (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=48522

Land-Use Group Tries to Stop Oregon Solar Farm (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jul/11/land-use-group-tries-to-stop-oregon-solar-farm/

Non-Wires Alternatives: What’s Up Next in Utility Business Model Evolution (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/non-wires-alternatives-whats-up-next-in-utility-business-model-evolution/446933/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• TransAlta Responds to Inslee’s Veto of Coal Conversion Incentives
• Including Clark Public Utilities, Seattle City Light, & SMUD – Public Power Utilities Recognized for High Customer Satisfaction
• Non-Wires Alternatives: What’s Up Next in Utility Business Model Evolution
• Wyoming: PacifiCorp Power Plant Unit Back at Full Operation
• District of Columbia Residents Spend Less on Energy Bills Than Any State, Study Finds
• Gaza Power Plant Shuts Down, Causing Unprecedented Blackout
• Young’s Bay, Oregon: From Farm Land to Wetland: A Tidal Marsh Returns to Life after 120 Years
• Helicopters to Drop 350,000 Trout into Oregon’s High Mountain Lakes
• Montana: Critical Water Shortage Hits Rocky Boy Indian Reservation
• Land-Use Group Tries to Stop Oregon Solar Farm
• Editorial: Tackling Reasons Behind Kittitas County Solar Moratorium
• SolarWorld Gets $6 Million Lifeline, Confirms 360 Layoffs in Hillsboro
• Massachusetts: Two Cape Windmills Have Stopped Spinning – Someone Still Has to Pay
• Keep Cool & Save Money this Summer with Tips from Grant PUD
• California: Tax Cuts for Power Companies Offered in Jerry Brown’s Climate Plan
• Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Carbon Capture & Utilization
• Electric Vehicle Rebates Included in Oregon Transportation Bill
• Electric Cars Will Fuel Huge Demand for Power, Says National Grid
• Behold Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
• Editorial: An Audacious 5G Power (Pole) Grab
• CenturyLink Faces New Fraud Suit from Over-Billing Charges
• Security Lapse Leaks Data from Millions of Verizon Customers
• AT&T Tricked Its Customers into Opposing Net Neutrality
• How to Create a Social Media Policy for Your Employees
• 22,000 People Accidentally Signed Up to Clean Toilets Because People Don’t Read Wi-Fi Terms (Mashable)
• Video: Belfair SR 3 Widening Work Nears Completion
• Feds Recommend No Changes to Idaho, Washington Monuments

WORD OF THE DAY – Horrible Haiku Edition

Meme ● \MEEM\ ● Noun – 1: an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture 2: an amusing or interesting item (such as a captioned picture or video) or genre of items that is spread widely online especially through social media.

Those internet memes

Sometimes lead to howling screams

Can has Cheezburger?

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

TransAlta Responds to Inslee’s Veto of Coal Conversion Incentives (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://www.chronline.com/news/transalta-responds-to-inslee-s-veto-of-coal-conversion-incentives/article_1f5615e4-665f-11e7-a155-1b707ff1f659.html

Including Clark Public Utilities, Seattle City Light, & SMUD – Public Power Utilities Recognized for High Customer Satisfaction (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=48522

Non-Wires Alternatives: What’s Up Next in Utility Business Model Evolution (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/non-wires-alternatives-whats-up-next-in-utility-business-model-evolution/446933/

Wyoming: PacifiCorp Power Plant Unit Back at Full Operation (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jul/12/pacificorp-power-plant-unit-back-at-full-operation/

District of Columbia Residents Spend Less on Energy Bills Than Any State, Study Finds (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/dc-residents-spend-less-on-energy-bills-than-any-state-study-finds/article/2628419

Gaza Power Plant Shuts Down, Causing Unprecedented Blackout (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/gaza-power-plant-shuts-causing-unprecedented-blackout-48612887

FISH & WILDLIFE

Young’s Bay, Oregon: From Farm Land to Wetland: A Tidal Marsh Returns to Life after 120 Years (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/From-farm-land-to-wetland-A-tidal-marsh-returns-to-life-after-120-years.aspx

Helicopters to Drop 350,000 Trout into Oregon’s High Mountain Lakes (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/helicopters-to-drop-350000-trout-into-oregons-high-mountain-lakes/456425980

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Montana: Critical Water Shortage Hits Rocky Boy Indian Reservation (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jul/13/critical-water-shortage-hits-rocky-boy-indian-rese/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Land-Use Group Tries to Stop Oregon Solar Farm (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jul/11/land-use-group-tries-to-stop-oregon-solar-farm/

Editorial: Tackling Reasons Behind Kittitas County Solar Moratorium (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-tackling-reasons-behind-solar-moratorium/article_3d42b2db-eaff-5581-bc23-fe20d33c0534.html

SolarWorld Gets $6 Million Lifeline, Confirms 360 Layoffs in Hillsboro (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2017/07/solarworld_lays_off_360_in_hil.html

Massachusetts: Two Cape Windmills Have Stopped Spinning – Someone Still Has to Pay (Boston Globe, MA)

https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/talking-points/2017/07/12/these-cape-windmills-have-stopped-spinning-but-someone-still-has-pay/dpEfAzZfIZrzKzMlsKQF5I/story.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Keep Cool & Save Money this Summer with Tips from Grant PUD (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/keep-cool-save-money-summer-tips-grant-pud/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

California: Tax Cuts for Power Companies Offered in Jerry Brown’s Climate Plan (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article161001959.html

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Carbon Capture & Utilization (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/senators-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-support-carbon-capture-and-utilizatio/447035/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Electric Vehicle Rebates Included in Oregon Transportation Bill (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/electric-vehicle-rebates-included-in-oregon-transportation-bill/456245265

Electric Cars Will Fuel Huge Demand for Power, Says National Grid (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jul/13/electric-car-boom-power-demand-national-grid-hinkley-point-c

Behold Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40594126

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Editorial: An Audacious 5G Power (Pole) Grab “…The telecommunication industry has been pushing this “streamlining” strategy in other states…other states, like Washington, have been more skeptical…” (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-power-pole-grab-20170705-story.html

CenturyLink Faces New Fraud Suit from Over-Billing Charges (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/07/12/centurylink-faces-minnesota-ags-fraud-case-beyond-12-billion-class-action-suit/473670001/

Security Lapse Leaks Data from Millions of Verizon Customers (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Security-lapse-leaks-data-from-millions-of-11284454.php

AT&T Tricked Its Customers into Opposing Net Neutrality (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Tricked-Its-Customers-Into-Opposing-Net-Neutrality-139952

MARKETING & MEDIA

How to Create a Social Media Policy for Your Employees (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-create-social-media-policy-for-employees/

22,000 People Accidentally Signed Up to Clean Toilets Because People Don’t Read Wi-Fi Terms (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2017/07/13/wifi-terms-conditions-toilets/

GENERAL NEWS

Video: Belfair SR 3 Widening Work Nears Completion (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/belfair-sr-widening-work-nears-completion/youtube_4f290030-6752-11e7-a067-77f5c89181b3.html

Feds Recommend No Changes to Idaho, Washington Monuments (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/2017-07-13/zinke-recommends-no-changes-to-idaho-washington-monuments

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

German Enigma Machine Found at Flea Market Fetches $51,000 at Auction

http://gizmodo.com/german-enigma-machine-found-at-flea-market-fetches-51-1796845819

Man Trapped in Texas Cash Machine Sends ‘Help Me’ Notes

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40589631

Union Grievance Filed Over Mowing Goats at University in Michigan

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/07/13/us/ap-us-odd-goat-grievance.html

No Monkeying Around: Court Weighs If Animal Owns Its Selfies

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Battle-over-selfies-taken-by-macaque-monkey-back-11282375.php

SONG OF THE DAY

Queen – Killer Queen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS54zmuEY3s

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

A Washington State Solar Incentives Bill Has Industry Seeing Sunny Days (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/solar-incentives-bill-has-industry-seeing-sunny-days/

Immense Iceberg Finally Splits from Antarctic Ice Shelf (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2017/0712/Immense-iceberg-finally-splits-from-Antarctic-ice-shelf

Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Seek to Expand Broadband Availability with “Fiberhood Program” (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

https://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/pud-3-commissioners-seek-to-expand-broadband-availability-with-fiberhood-program

Sierra Pacific Agreement Nets Grays Harbor PUD $13 Million Savings (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/news/sierra-pacific-agreement-nets-pud-13-million-savings/

Edmonds Takes Clean-Energy Pledge, But Is That Achievable? (Everett Herald, WA)

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/edmonds-targets-100-percent-clean-renewable-energy-by-2025/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Sierra Pacific Agreement Nets Grays Harbor PUD $13 Million Savings
• Edmonds Takes Clean-Energy Pledge, But Is That Achievable?
• Eugene Water & Electric Board Plans To Shed Jobs, Offer Customers a 2018 Dividend
• Cowlitz PUD’s Prepay Utility Customers to Pay $6 More Monthly
• Sheriff’s Office: Shot Fired at Jefferson PUD Building in Hadlock Likely Unintentional
• President Trump Triggers Fight over Yucca Waste Site
• France May Cut Its Nuclear Energy Fleet, Which Is Core to Its Economy
• Navigating Smart Meter Privacy a Challenge for Smart Grid Innovators
• Salmon Fishing Starts Slowly Off Oregon’s Pacific Coast, Picks Up Off Columbia
• Fish or Farms? A New Battle Rages over California Water
• Eight Travel Tips for Visiting the Lower 48’s Largest Salmon Fishery
• City Of Shelton to Settle C Street Landfill Lawsuit
• Wenatchee Area – Olds Station Water Safe, Boil Advisory Lifted
• California Is Going to Use Toilet Water (re-use water) to Grow Your Vegetables
• A Washington State Solar Incentives Bill Has Industry Seeing Sunny Days
• This Palestinian Village Had Solar Power — Until Israeli Soldiers Took It Away
• Study: New Kelso Streetlights Save Money, Energy
• California: Emerald Triangle Pot Growers Resist State Regulation
• Immense Iceberg Finally Splits from Antarctic Ice Shelf
• 87 Percent of Americans Unaware There’s Scientific Consensus on Climate Change
• Climate Change Cage Match – EPA Chief Wants Scientists to Debate Climate on TV
• This Vertical Farm Wants to be an Agriculture Company, Not a Tech Company
• Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Seek to Expand Broadband Availability with “Fiberhood Program”
• Microsoft Pushes Fast Internet for U.S. Heartland to Bridge Broadband Gap
• Google, Twitter & Dozens of Other Sites Are Taking a ‘Net Neutrality Day of Action.’ Here’s What That Means.
• Broader Implications – Twitter Users Blocked by President Trump File Lawsuit
• How Consumers Respond to Brands on Social Media: New Research
• Calibri, Microsoft’s Bland Default Word Font, Is a Major Factor in Pakistan’s Corruption Scandal
• Mason County Sheriff Fears Layoffs Would Increase Crime
• Mason County Sheriff Takes to Twitter to Fight Budget Cuts
• Seattle Income Tax Has Its First Challenger
• UPDATE: Washington State Patrol Lifts Lockdown on Olympia Capitol Campus
• Fire Authorities Declare Mason County Burn Ban, Effective Saturday
• Suspect Arrested In Shooting of Mason County Man Who Was Dragging Dead Raccoon
• Shelton Commissioners Look At, Almost Vote on Change in City Government
• Commissioner Jean Farmer Resigns from Port of Allyn Post
• Nisqually Tribe Could Bring Convention Center, Concert Venue & Second Casino to Lacey
• Cano 10th-Inning Homer Gives AL 2-1 All-Star Win

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Subterfuge • \SUB-terr-fyooj\ • Noun - 1: deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade 2: a deceptive device or stratagem

When racing with your luge

Beware of the subterfuge

Opponents may cheat

http://joelshorriblehaiku.blogspot.com/

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Sierra Pacific Agreement Nets Grays Harbor PUD $13 Million Savings (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/news/sierra-pacific-agreement-nets-pud-13-million-savings/

Edmonds Takes Clean-Energy Pledge, But Is That Achievable? (Everett Herald, WA)

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/edmonds-targets-100-percent-clean-renewable-energy-by-2025/

Eugene Water & Electric Board Plans To Shed Jobs, Offer Customers a 2018 Dividend (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/35756504-75/eweb-plans-to-shed-jobs-offer-customers-a-dividend-next-year.html.csp

Cowlitz PUD’s Prepay Utility Customers to Pay $6 More Monthly (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://m.tdn.com/news/local/prepay-utility-customers-to-pay-more-monthly/article_d2b1ad9b-049f-58b9-90b6-8d73dc92ba83.html

Sheriff’s Office: Shot Fired at Jefferson PUD Building in Hadlock Likely Unintentional (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/sheriffs-office-shot-fired-at-pud-building-in-hadlock-likely-unintentional/

President Trump Triggers Fight over Yucca Waste Site (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/341369-trump-triggers-fight-over-yucca-waste-site

France May Cut Its Nuclear Energy Fleet, Which Is Core to Its Economy (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2017/07/12/france-may-cut-its-nuclear-energy-fleet-which-is-core-to-its-economy/#1fe0338b1d27

Navigating Smart Meter Privacy a Challenge for Smart Grid Innovators (Midwest Energy News)

http://midwestenergynews.com/2017/07/12/navigating-smart-meter-privacy-a-challenge-for-smart-grid-innovators/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon Fishing Starts Slowly Off Oregon’s Pacific Coast, Picks Up Off Columbia (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/bill_monroe/index.ssf/2017/07/salmon_fishing_starts_slowly_o.html

Fish or Farms? A New Battle Rages over California Water (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article160771149.html

Eight Travel Tips for Visiting the Lower 48’s Largest Salmon Fishery (Outdoorhub)

https://www.outdoorhub.com/news/2017/07/11/8-travel-tips-visiting-lower-48s-largest-salmon-fishery/

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

                    

City Of Shelton to Settle C Street Landfill Lawsuit (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/city-of-shelton-to-settle-c-street-landfill-lawsuit/article_585e744c-6684-11e7-9ea7-b766b7dc289f.html

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Wenatchee Area – Olds Station Water Safe, Boil Advisory Lifted (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/olds-station-water-safe-boil-advisory-lifted/

California Is Going to Use Toilet Water (re-use water) to Grow Your Vegetables (Nation Swell)

http://nationswell.com/california-gray-water-irrigate-vegetables/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

A Washington State Solar Incentives Bill Has Industry Seeing Sunny Days (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/solar-incentives-bill-has-industry-seeing-sunny-days/

This Palestinian Village Had Solar Power — Until Israeli Soldiers Took It Away (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/this-palestinian-village-had-solar-power--until-israeli-soldiers-took-it-away/2017/07/05/d4b8a5fc-6036-11e7-a4f7-af34fc1d9d39_story.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Study: New Kelso Streetlights Save Money, Energy (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://m.tdn.com/news/local/study-new-kelso-streetlights-save-money-energy/article_3acd6439-4fa7-5bdd-b26e-4e265b2fc433.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

California: Emerald Triangle Pot Growers Resist State Regulation (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/emerald-triangle-pot-growers-resist-state-regulation/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Immense Iceberg Finally Splits from Antarctic Ice Shelf (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2017/0712/Immense-iceberg-finally-splits-from-Antarctic-ice-shelf

87 Percent of Americans Unaware There’s Scientific Consensus on Climate Change (The Weather Channel)

https://weather.com/science/environment/news/americans-climate-change-scientific-consensus

Climate Change Cage Match – EPA Chief Wants Scientists to Debate Climate on TV (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-epa-pruitt-idUSKBN19W2D0

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

This Vertical Farm Wants to be an Agriculture Company, Not a Tech Company (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/40439281/this-vertical-farm-wants-to-be-an-agriculture-company-not-a-tech-company

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Seek to Expand Broadband Availability with “Fiberhood Program” (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

https://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/pud-3-commissioners-seek-to-expand-broadband-availability-with-fiberhood-program

Microsoft Pushes Fast Internet for U.S. Heartland to Bridge Broadband Gap (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-11/microsoft-pushes-fast-internet-for-u-s-heartland-to-bridge-broadband-gap

Google, Twitter & Dozens of Other Sites Are Taking a ‘Net Neutrality Day of Action.’ Here’s What That Means. (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/07/11/your-favorite-websites-might-look-a-little-different-soon-heres-why/?utm_term=.627db599e784

MARKETING & MEDIA

Broader Implications – Twitter Users Blocked by President Trump File Lawsuit (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/us/politics/trump-twitter-users-lawsuit.html

How Consumers Respond to Brands on Social Media: New Research (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-consumers-respond-to-brands-on-social-media-new-research/

Calibri, Microsoft’s bland default Word font, is a major factor in Pakistan’s corruption scandal (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2017/07/12/pakistani-pm-corruption-calibri-font/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Mason County Sheriff Fears Layoffs Would Increase Crime (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com//news/local/mason-county-sheriff-fears-layoffs-would-increase-crime/455615147

Mason County Sheriff Takes to Twitter to Fight Budget Cuts (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article160769849.html

Seattle Income Tax Has Its First Challenger (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/689036/freedom-foundation-seattle-income-tax/

GENERAL NEWS

UPDATE: Washington State Patrol Lifts Lockdown on Olympia Capitol Campus (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/update-state-patrol-lifts-lockdown-on-olympia-capitol-campus/article_bd1d3698-672e-11e7-86a9-1f5970789c74.html#tncms-source=article-nav-next

Fire Authorities Declare Mason County Burn Ban, Effective Saturday (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/fire-authorities-declare-mason-county-burn-ban-on-saturday/article_c4140f92-671c-11e7-a658-6fab2276b0c4.html

Suspect Arrested In Shooting of Mason County Man Who Was Dragging Dead Raccoon (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2017/07/11/suspect-arrested-in-shooting-of-mason-county-man-who-was-dragging-dead-raccoon-down-road/

Shelton Commissioners Look At, Almost Vote on Change in City Government (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-commissioners-look-at-almost-vote-on-change-in-city/article_bc7c561a-65c6-11e7-92a9-739e4d2c5051.html

Commissioner Jean Farmer Resigns from Port of Allyn Post (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/commissioner-farmer-resigns-from-port-of-allyn-post/article_e7fb8a82-6732-11e7-9a8b-33f1072eb41f.html

Nisqually Tribe Could Bring Convention Center, Concert Venue & Second Casino to Lacey (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article160727529.html

Cano 10th-Inning Homer Gives AL 2-1 All-Star Win (Associated Press)

http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2017/07/11/cano-10th-inning-homer-gives-al-2-1-all-star-win/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Klickitat County Firefighters Report for Duty -- And Learn Gear Stolen from Station

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2017/07/gear_stolen_after_break-in_at.html

California Teen Wins Lottery Twice in a Week

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/california-teen-wins-lottery-twice-in-a-week/article_ac7f6192-6b18-5370-b2d3-c62305486568.html

Monkey Business: Florida Man Says Primates Swarm Property

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/monkey-business-florida-man-says-primates-swarm-property/article_44ce2436-b3b4-541d-a977-1787fd0bebd1.html

U-S Customs Agents Find Cobras inside Mail at JFK Airport

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/us-customs-agents-find-cobras-inside-mail-at-jfk-airport/article_d332c951-bcf8-529e-b355-7113a8cb6210.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Jethro Tull – Bungle in the Jungle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0frSN92mTGo

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