Energy News Digest for October 4, 2017 – HOT SHOTS EDITION

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Weather Forecast for October 4, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Up to 30 inches of snow, power outages in northern Montana (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/03/up-to-30-inches-of-snow-power-outages-in-northern-/

U-S Dept. of Energy Cost Recovery Rule Divides Power Sector in House Hearing (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/updated-doe-cost-recovery-rule-divides-power-sector-in-house-hearing/506452/

Warm Waters Off West Coast Have Lingering Effects for Salmon (Associated Press)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/warm-waters-off-west-coast-has-lingering-effects-for-salmon/

Company behind Farmed Fish Escape to Move More Salmon into Puget Sound (Associated Press)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/company-behind-farmed-fish-escape-to-move-more-salmon/

Hundreds of Students See Energy Firsthand at REACH (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/36514421/hundreds-of-students-see-energy-firsthand-at-reach

Solar Energy Is Fastest Growing Source of Power (Associated Press)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/10/04/solar-energy-fastest-growing-source-power/730594001/

Washington State Considers the Sticky Politics of Homegrown Pot (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/marijuana/washington-considers-sticky-politics-of-home-grown-pot/

Yahoo: 3 Billion Accounts Breached In 2013. Yes, 3 Billion (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/business/national/yahoo-billion-accounts-breached-in-yes-billion/article_c2b1e98d-77ea-5ead-9718-a678d0ef060d.html

Ex-Shelton Finance Director Gets Court Reprieve to Allow for Mental Evaluation (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/ex-shelton-finance-director-gets-court-reprieve-for-mental-evaluation/article_14681c6a-a7c1-11e7-b66e-13a9fc66efec.html

With No Capital Budget, Wave of Layoffs Hits Washington State Parks (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/northwest/with-no-capital-budget-wave-of-layoffs-hits-state-agency/

Here’s Where to Score Free Tacos & Other Deals for National Taco Day (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/10/04/heres-where-to-score-free-tacos-other-deals-for-national-taco-day/

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Energy News Digest for October 3, 2017

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Weather Forecast for October 3, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Portland General Electric Joins California Power Trading Market (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/portland-general-electric-joins-california-power-trading-market/506366/

A Huge Solar Storm Is Coming & Could Cost $20 Trillion in Damage (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/tech/2017/10/03/-huge-solar-storm-coming-and-could-cost-20-trillion-damage/106263984/#

Split U-S Solar Industry to Debate Tariffs at Hearing (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-solar/split-u-s-solar-industry-to-debate-tariffs-at-hearing-idUSKCN1C80C5

Tropical Forests Now Release More Carbon than Trucks & Cars in the U-S, Study Finds (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article176349706.html

Op/Ed: Brevity Is the Soul of Twit (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/28/opinion/twitter-280-characters.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Portland General Electric Joins California Power Trading Market
• A Huge Solar Storm Is Coming & Could Cost $20 Trillion in Damage
• 22,000 Avista Customers Lose Power in Spokane
• Feds Say Residential Prices Were Up in First Half of 2017
• Belfair’s Salmon Center Receives $91,000 from EPA
• Washington State Cuts King Fishing Short on Cowlitz River, Other Tributaries
• Split U-S Solar Industry to Debate Tariffs at Hearing
• California Solar Farm Inks Deal With Modesto Irrigation District for Cheap Solar
• The Opportunities of Solar Panel Recycling
• Energy-Efficient Apartments Appeal to Tenants
• A Growing Problem: Lightening the Carbon Footprint of Cannabis Farms
• Tropical Forests Now Release More Carbon than Trucks & Cars in the U-S, Study Finds
• GM: The Future Is All-Electric
• He Knows It’s Crazy, But This Seattle Guy Is Pushing a Total Ban on Gas Cars
• Is 5G Really a Fiber Replacement?
• Senate Reconfirms FCC Chairman Ajit Pai for Five More Years, a Big Victory for Your ISP
• Utah’s 911 Service for the Deaf Was Down for Days Because a Company Forgot to Renew Its Domain
• Op/Ed: Brevity Is the Soul of Twit
• Facebook’s Russia-Linked Ads Came in Many Disguises
• A Burst of Gunfire, a Pause, & Then Carnage in Las Vegas That Would Not Stop
• Woman from Spokane Killed in Las Vegas Shooting
• Failure to Vaccinate Is Likely Driver of U-S Measles Outbreaks, Report Says
• Grab a Clam Gun. (or shovel) You Might Be Digging Razor Clams This Weekend If Tests Are Good

WORD OF THE DAY

Caitiff • \KAY-riff\ • Adjective - Cowardly, despicable

Another fresh sheet of foolscap and Frankie was ready to introduce his third character to his loyal readers. “Ah,” he sighed to his son Bobby. “Now I get to introduce the ‘Caitiff Lion’ to this wonderful story.” The child winced, “c’mon dad, no one knows what that means. Just call ‘im the ‘Cowardly Lion’ and be done with it.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Portland General Electric Joins California Power Trading Market (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/portland-general-electric-joins-california-power-trading-market/506366/

A Huge Solar Storm Is Coming & Could Cost $20 Trillion in Damage (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/tech/2017/10/03/-huge-solar-storm-coming-and-could-cost-20-trillion-damage/106263984/#

22,000 Avista Customers Lose Power in Spokane (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/03/1000-avista-customers-lose-power-in-spokane/

Feds Say Residential Prices Were Up in First Half of 2017 (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/eia-says-residential-prices-were-first-half-2017

FISH & WILDLIFE

Belfair’s Salmon Center Receives $91,000 from EPA (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/communities/mason/2017/09/20/salmon-center-receives-91-k-epa/686584001/

Washington State Cuts King Fishing Short on Cowlitz River, Other Tributaries (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://www.chronline.com/news/wdfw-cuts-king-fishing-short-on-cowlitz-river-other-tributaries/article_4e866ce0-a7b1-11e7-87b6-4f9908989dd2.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Split U-S Solar Industry to Debate Tariffs at Hearing (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-solar/split-u-s-solar-industry-to-debate-tariffs-at-hearing-idUSKCN1C80C5

California Solar Farm Inks Deal With Modesto Irrigation District for Cheap Solar (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-solar-farm-inks-deal-with-farm-district-for-cheap-solar/506328/

The Opportunities of Solar Panel Recycling (GreenMatch)

https://www.greenmatch.co.uk/blog/2017/10/the-opportunities-of-solar-panel-recycling

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy-Efficient Apartments Appeal to Tenants (Denver Business Journal, CO)

https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2017/10/03/energy-efficient-apartments-appeal-to-tenants.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

A Growing Problem: Lightening the Carbon Footprint of Cannabis Farms (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/business/a-growing-problem-lightening-the-carbon-footprint-of-cannabis-farms/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Tropical Forests Now Release More Carbon than Trucks & Cars in the U-S, Study Finds (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article176349706.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

GM: The Future Is All-Electric (CNN – Tech)

http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/02/technology/gm-electric-cars/index.html

He Knows It’s Crazy, But This Seattle Guy Is Pushing a Total Ban on Gas Cars (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/he-knows-its-crazy-but-this-seattle-guy-is-pushing-a-total-ban-on-gas-cars/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Is 5G Really a Fiber Replacement? (POTS & PANS)

https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2017/09/29/is-5g-really-a-fiber-replacement/

Senate Reconfirms FCC Chairman Ajit Pai for Five More Years, a Big Victory for Your ISP (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/senate-reconfirms-fcc-chairman-ajit-pai-for-five-more-y-1819084578

Utah’s 911 Service for the Deaf Was Down for Days Because a Company Forgot to Renew Its Domain (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/utah-s-911-service-for-the-deaf-was-down-for-days-becau-1819100108

MARKETING & MEDIA

Op/Ed: Brevity Is the Soul of Twit (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/28/opinion/twitter-280-characters.html

Facebook’s Russia-Linked Ads Came in Many Disguises (NY Times)

http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/02/technology/gm-electric-cars/index.html

GENERAL NEWS

A Burst of Gunfire, a Pause, & Then Carnage in Las Vegas That Would Not Stop (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/us/las-vegas-shooting-live-updates.html

Woman from Spokane Killed in Las Vegas Shooting (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Woman-from-Spokane-killed-in-Las-Vegas-shooting-12248156.php

Failure to Vaccinate Is Likely Driver of U-S Measles Outbreaks, Report Says (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/10/03/failure-to-vaccinate-is-likely-driver-of-u-s-measles-outbreaks-report-says/

Grab a Clam Gun. (or shovel) You Might Be Digging Razor Clams This Weekend If Tests Are Good (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article176683116.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

R.I.P. – The Humble Hugeness of Tom Petty

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/10/the-humble-hugeness-of-tom-petty/541785/?utm_source=feed

Ranked: Remember Tom Petty with His Ten Best Songs

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2017/10/03/ranked-remember-tom-petty-his-10-best-songs/726633001/#

Born In Same Hospital, On Same Day. Now They’re Married

https://www.yahoo.com/news/born-same-hospital-same-day-now-theyre-married-173341719.html

Crayfish Staff Help Czech Brewery Keep Its Water as Pure as Can Be

https://www.yahoo.com/news/crayfish-staff-help-czech-brewery-keep-water-pure-170023819.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Tom Petty – Wildflowers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozgmyx919a4

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Energy News Digest for October 2, 2017

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Weather Forecast for October 2, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Idaho Power Seeks $220 Million in Snake River Dam Licensing Costs from Idaho, Oregon Ratepayers (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/01/utility-seeks-220-million-from-idaho-oregon-ratepa/

Oregon Democrats’ $1.4 Billion Carbon Pricing Plan Looms over 2018 Session (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/09/oregon_democrats_14_billion_ca.html

Tesla Pledges ‘Hundreds’ of Powerwall Battery Packs for Puerto Rico (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/tesla-pledges-hundreds-of-powerwall-battery-packs-for-puerto-rico/506272/

Local Leaders Tour Site of Proposed Chehalis River Dam (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

https://www.thedailyworld.com/news/local-leaders-tour-site-of-proposed-chehalis-river-dam/

Tesla Pledges ‘Hundreds’ of Powerwall Battery Packs for Puerto Rico (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/tesla-pledges-hundreds-of-powerwall-battery-packs-for-puerto-rico/506272/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Idaho Power Seeks $220 Million in Snake River Dam Licensing Costs from Idaho, Oregon Ratepayers
• Avista’s Idaho Customers Will See Slight Increase in Electric Bills
• Idaho: Fall River Coop to Absorb Bonneville Power Administration Rate Hike
• Grant PUD Making Progress on Transmission Line Project along SR 17
• Pasco Teen’s Death Linked to Faulty Pump Wiring
• What Stinks? It Might Be Your New Scratch-And-Sniff Utility Bill
• “Public Power Week” - Mason County’s Public Power Legacy - PUD 3 Celebrates Service to Community
• How the Fed’s Baseload Power Rule ‘Would Blow the Market Up’
• Nuclear - Power the Extraordinary - New Ad Campaign Touting Marvels of Atomic Technology
• Advanced Metering: Making the Most of Connectivity for a Modern Grid
• Study: 300 Species of Sea Creatures Hitchhiked Across the Pacific on Tsunami Debris
• Healing the Columbia River – Activists & Supporters Discuss the Sustainability of Washington State’s Mightiest Waterway
• As Seas Warm, Whales Face New Dangers
• Local Leaders Tour Site of Proposed Chehalis River Dam
• Kennewick Goes Dry as Irrigation District Seeks Leak Source
• Tesla Pledges ‘Hundreds’ of Powerwall Battery Packs for Puerto Rico
• California: Lawmakers Missed a ‘Green’ Opportunity; Could Consumers Pay the Price?
• California: Roseville-Based Solar Company Wins Major Contract
• Oregon Convention Center Investments in Energy Efficiency & Solar Help Power Local Economy
• The Best Smart Thermostats of 2017
• Tribes Urged to Consider Boosting Revenue via Cannabis Industry
• As the Top Marijuana-Producing State in the Nation, California Could Be on Thin Ice with the Federal Government
• Poll: Americans Want Local Leaders to Fight Warming
• Comcast to Lead Doubling of Consumer Broadband Pricing, Analyst Says
• Missed Deadlines, Non-Answers Raise Questions for Google Fiber
• In Appalachia, a Public Broadband Project Hits Snags
• Editorial: FCC Plan Leaves Rural America in Internet Slow Lane
• Google Drops “First Click Free,” Loathed By Many Publishers
• Oregon Democrats’ $1.4 Billion Carbon Pricing Plan Looms over 2018 Session
• Head of Washington State Government Technology Leaves Post as Audit Reveals Troubles in the Agency
• Worst Mass Shooting in U-S History at Las Vegas Concert
• Belfair Man Involved in Fatal Grays Harbor County Crash
• 80 Evergreen State College Students Sanctioned Following Protests

WORD OF THE DAY

Contraband • \KAHN-truh-band\ • Noun - 1: illegal or prohibited traffic in goods: smuggling 2: goods or merchandise whose importation, exportation, or possession is forbidden; also: smuggled goods 3: a slave who during the American Civil War escaped to or was brought within the Union lines.

Amber was the face of “Barty’s Biscuits for Health,” the foremost health food product in the small town of Weezy-Breath in Brandyvine on the Barrel, Devon. Unbeknownst to the strict diet police in the excruciatingly clean and painfully bright factory, Amber hid a dark, whiskery secret in her bottom left desk drawer (the one that shrieked horribly when opened). A stash of contraband Hostess Twinkies languished there, biding its time.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Idaho Power Seeks $220 Million in Snake River Dam Licensing Costs from Idaho, Oregon Ratepayers (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/01/utility-seeks-220-million-from-idaho-oregon-ratepa/

Avista’s Idaho Customers Will See Slight Increase in Electric Bills (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/sep/29/avistas-idaho-customers-will-see-slight-increase-i/

Idaho: Fall River Coop to Absorb Bonneville Power Administration Rate Hike (KIFI-TV, Idaho Falls, ID)

http://www.localnews8.com/news/fall-river-coop-to-absorb-bpa-rate-hike/628166481

Grant PUD Making Progress on Transmission Line Project along SR 17 (iFiber One News, Ephrata, WA)

http://www.ifiberone.com/columbia_basin/grant-pud-making-progress-on-transmission-line-project-along-sr/youtube_c2c2892a-a579-11e7-b74a-73dbdb91b03b.html

Pasco Teen’s Death Linked to Faulty Pump Wiring “…Razor wire encircled the top of the wire fence…to keep people off the wall. Somehow the teens got around it…” (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article176463481.html

What Stinks? It Might Be Your New Scratch-And-Sniff Utility Bill (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article176235816.html

“Public Power Week” - Mason County’s Public Power Legacy - PUD 3 Celebrates Service to Community (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

https://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/public-power-week-mason-countys-public-power-legacy-pud-3-celebrates-service-to-community

How the Fed’s Baseload Power Rule ‘Would Blow the Market Up’ (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/how-does-baseload-power-rule-would-blow-the-market-up/506269/

Nuclear - Power the Extraordinary - New Ad Campaign Touting Marvels of Atomic Technology (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rodadams/2017/09/30/nuclear-power-the-extraordinary-new-ad-campaign-touting-marvels-of-atomic-technology/#4697a79e2ef5

Advanced Metering: Making the Most of Connectivity for a Modern Grid (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/coley-girouard/2413835/advanced-metering-making-connectivity-modern-grid

FISH & WILDLIFE

Study: 300 Species of Sea Creatures Hitchhiked Across the Pacific on Tsunami Debris (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/study-300-species-of-sea-creatures-hitchhiked-across-the-pacific-on-tsunami-debris/

Healing the Columbia River – Activists & Supporters Discuss the Sustainability of Washington State’s Mightiest Waterway (The Daily, University Of Washington, Seattle, WA)

http://www.dailyuw.com/news/article_591dedb2-a717-11e7-80b6-ffc3e30c5c76.html

As Seas Warm, Whales Face New Dangers (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/science/humpbacks-right-whales.html

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Local Leaders Tour Site of Proposed Chehalis River Dam (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

https://www.thedailyworld.com/news/local-leaders-tour-site-of-proposed-chehalis-river-dam/

Kennewick Goes Dry as Irrigation District Seeks Leak Source (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/article176439471.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Tesla Pledges ‘Hundreds’ of Powerwall Battery Packs for Puerto Rico (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/tesla-pledges-hundreds-of-powerwall-battery-packs-for-puerto-rico/506272/

California: Lawmakers Missed a ‘Green’ Opportunity; Could Consumers Pay the Price? (Palm Springs Desert Sun, CA)

http://www.desertsun.com/story/tech/science/energy/2017/10/02/lawmakers-missed-green-opportunity-could-consumers-pay-price/719180001/

California: Roseville-Based Solar Company Wins Major Contract (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2017/10/02/roseville-based-solar-company-wins-major-contract.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Oregon Convention Center Investments in Energy Efficiency & Solar Help Power Local Economy (Portland Business Journal, OR)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/10/01/oregon-convention-center-investments-in-energy.html

The Best Smart Thermostats of 2017 (USA Today)

http://smarthome.reviewed.com/best-right-now/the-best-smart-thermostats-of-2017

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Tribes Urged to Consider Boosting Revenue via Cannabis Industry (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/latest-news/article176314406.html

As the Top Marijuana-Producing State in the Nation, California Could Be on Thin Ice with the Federal Government (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-marijuana-surplus-export-20171001-story.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Poll: Americans Want Local Leaders to Fight Warming (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/02/poll-americans-want-local-leaders-to-fight-warming/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Comcast to Lead Doubling of Consumer Broadband Pricing, Analyst Says (Fierce Cable)

http://www.fiercecable.com/cable/comcast-to-lead-doubling-consumer-broadband-pricing-analyst-says

Missed Deadlines, Non-Answers Raise Questions for Google Fiber (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Fiber-is-Missing-Deadlines-And-Alienating-Supporters-140435

In Appalachia, a Public Broadband Project Hits Snags (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/In-Appalachia-a-public-broadband-project-hits-12244325.php

Editorial: FCC Plan Leaves Rural America in Internet Slow Lane (Portland Press Herald, ME)

http://www.pressherald.com/2017/10/02/our-view-fcc-plan-leaves-rural-america-in-internet-slow-lane/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Google Drops “First Click Free,” Loathed By Many Publishers (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/02/google-drops-first-click-free-loathed-by-many-publishers/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Oregon Democrats’ $1.4 Billion Carbon Pricing Plan Looms over 2018 Session (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/09/oregon_democrats_14_billion_ca.html

Head of Washington State Government Technology Leaves Post as Audit Reveals Troubles in the Agency (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article176236041.html

GENERAL NEWS

Worst Mass Shooting in U-S History at Las Vegas Concert (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2017/1002/Worst-mass-shooting-in-US-history-at-Las-Vegas-concert

Belfair Man Involved in Fatal Grays Harbor County Crash (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/27520

80 Evergreen State College Students Sanctioned Following Protests (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/state/washington/article176537671.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Ohio Residents Say Monkeys on the Loose in Neighborhood

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ohio-residents-monkeys-loose-neighborhood-193727197.html

Police: Moving Help Unwitting Accomplices in Montana Theft

https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-moving-help-unwitting-accomplices-montana-theft-183425393.html

Mystery Couple Picking Up Tabs at Pennsylvania Restaurant

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mystery-couple-picking-tabs-pennsylvania-restaurant-130148357.html

Fish Fall from Sky with Rain in Northern Mexico

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fish-fall-sky-rain-northern-mexico-112249260.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Eric Clapton – Let It Rain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M15y9NL3ANQ

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Energy News Digest for September 29, 2017

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Weather Forecast for September 29, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

‘Pacific Highway of Storm Systems’ Rolling In (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/766555/pacific-highway-of-storm-systems-rolling-in/

Puerto Rico’s Debt-Plagued Power Grid Was on Life Support Long Before Hurricanes Wiped It Out (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-puerto-rico-power-20170925-story.html

PacifiCorp Launches RFP for 1,270 MW of Wyoming Wind (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/pacificorp-launches-rfp-for-1270-mw-of-wyoming-wind/506106/

Oregon’s Public Pension Deficit Reaches $25.3 Billion (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/oregon/articles/2017-09-28/oregons-public-pension-deficit-reaches-253-billion

We’ve Grossly Underestimated How Much Cow Farts Are Contributing to Global Warming (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/we-ve-grossly-underestimated-how-much-cow-farts-are-con-1818993089

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Puerto Rico’s Debt-Plagued Power Grid Was on Life Support Long Before Hurricanes Wiped It Out
• Powered Up & Wired? Post-Irma, Here’s How Your Service Providers Performed
• New Lawsuit Argues SCANA Led ‘Misinformation Campaign’ on South Carolina Nuclear Power Plant
• Three-Acre Brush Fire Cuts Power to Thousands in Snohomish
• Natural Gas Inventories Remain Lower Than Last Year, But Higher Than the Five-Year Average
• Rick Perry Proposes Sweeping New Steps to Support Coal & Nuclear Power Plants
• Feds Propose Cost Recovery for Baseload Generators in New FERC Rule
• You Can No Longer Fly Your Drone Over Grand Coulee Dam, Statue Of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, Other Sites
• U-S Considers Ending Protections for Northwest Montana Bears
• Sockeye Salmon Numbers Encouraging
• On an Undammed River – Sockeye Salmon Run In B-C’s Fraser River Remains Low While Ottawa Takes Action
• Northwest Power & Conservation Council Requests Science Review of 2014 Columbia Basin Fish/Wildlife Program
• Biologists Report Creek Habitat Project in Northeast Oregon Shows Young Salmon Use Increasing
• Tsunami Debris Continues to Bring New Marine Species to the Pacific Northwest
• PacifiCorp Launches RFP for 1,270 MW of Wyoming Wind
• Why Tampa Electric Is Spending $850 Million on Solar Projects
• The Future of Wind Turbines Could Be Bladeless
• Thousands of Marijuana Plants Seized in Lewis County, Police Say
• We’ve Grossly Underestimated How Much Cow Farts Are Contributing to Global Warming
• These Solar Farms Have a Secret Hiding under Them: Mushrooms
• Wave Broadband Completes Underground Oregon Fiber Line – A Gateway to Top Asian Markets
• More Than 90 Percent of Puerto Rico’s Cell Sites Are out of Action
• Senator Berates Twitter over ‘Inadequate’ Inquiry into Russian Meddling
• Oregon’s Public Pension Deficit Reaches $25.3 Billion
• Judgment Day for Public Unions
• Proposition 1: Changing to a Seven-Member City Council/Manager Form of Government
• Vaughn Man Dies When Vehicle Strikes Tree near Allyn
• ‘Pacific Highway of Storm Systems’ Rolling In
• Mayor Sees Economic Turn-Around in City of Shelton
• Build a Brewery, & They Will Come
• After 103 Years in Storage, Civil War Veteran’s Remains Laid to Rest in Port Orchard

WORD OF THE DAY

Rorschach Test • \ROAR-shack - test\ • noun – a personality & intelligence test in which a subject interprets inkblot designs in terms that reveal intellectual & emotional factors —called also Rorschach, Rorschach inkblot test. Etymology: Hermann Rorschach died 1922 Swiss psychiatrist

Bartholomew befuddled his psychiatrists. During Rorschach Tests, the ink blots elicited mainly silence. That is, until Bart issued odd, braying laughter at unusual times when the most elaborate ink blots were portrayed. Unbeknownst to the psychiatrists, Bartholomew misunderstood the test instructions. Barty thought he was taking a Horshack test. https://news.avclub.com/r-i-p-ron-palillo-welcome-back-kotters-horshack-1798232841

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Puerto Rico’s Debt-Plagued Power Grid Was on Life Support Long Before Hurricanes Wiped It Out (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-puerto-rico-power-20170925-story.html

Powered Up & Wired? Post-Irma, Here’s How Your Service Providers Performed (Miami Herald, FL – Good “lessons learned” information here.)

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article175913791.html

New Lawsuit Argues SCANA Led ‘Misinformation Campaign’ on South Carolina Nuclear Power Plant (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-lawsuit-argues-scana-led-misinformation-campaign-on-summer-plant/506128/

Three-Acre Brush Fire Cuts Power to Thousands in Snohomish (Everett Herald, WA)

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/3-acre-brush-fire-cuts-power-to-thousands-in-snohomish/

Natural Gas Inventories Remain Lower Than Last Year, But Higher Than the Five-Year Average (U-S Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=33132

Rick Perry Proposes Sweeping New Steps to Support Coal & Nuclear Power Plants (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/09/29/rick-perry-proposes-sweeping-new-moves-to-support-coal-and-nuclear-plants/

Feds Propose Cost Recovery for Baseload Generators in New FERC Rule (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/breaking-doe-proposes-cost-recovery-for-baseload-generators-in-new-ferc-ru/506137/

You Can No Longer Fly Your Drone Over Grand Coulee Dam, Statue Of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, Other Sites (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/09/29/you-can-no-longer-fly-your-drone-over-the-statue-of-liberty-mount-rushmore-other-sites/

FISH & WILDLIFE

U-S Considers Ending Protections for Northwest Montana Bears (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/sep/29/us-considers-ending-protections-for-northwest-mont/

Sockeye Salmon Numbers Encouraging (KPVI-TV, Pocatello, ID)

http://www.kpvi.com/news/local_news/sockeye-salmon-numbers-encouraging/article_b6957c38-a3b8-11e7-b3ba-f3a7f10d90d0.html

On an Undammed River – Sockeye Salmon Run In B-C’s Fraser River Remains Low While Ottawa Takes Action (Globe & Mail, Canada)

https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/sockeye-salmon-run-in-bcs-fraser-river-remains-low-while-ottawa-takes-action/article36430613/

Northwest Power & Conservation Council Requests Science Review of 2014 Columbia Basin Fish/Wildlife Program (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/439633.aspx

Biologists Report Creek Habitat Project in Northeast Oregon Shows Young Salmon Use Increasing (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/439634.aspx

Tsunami Debris Continues to Bring New Marine Species to the Pacific Northwest (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/tsunami-debris-continues-bring-new-marine-species-pacific-northwest

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

PacifiCorp Launches RFP for 1,270 MW of Wyoming Wind (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/pacificorp-launches-rfp-for-1270-mw-of-wyoming-wind/506106/

Why Tampa Electric Is Spending $850 Million on Solar Projects (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)

https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2017/09/28/why-tampa-electric-is-spending-850-million-on.html

The Future of Wind Turbines Could Be Bladeless (CNBC)

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/29/the-future-of-wind-turbines-could-be-bladeless.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Thousands of Marijuana Plants Seized in Lewis County, Police Say (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/crime/article176112386.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

We’ve Grossly Underestimated How Much Cow Farts Are Contributing to Global Warming (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/we-ve-grossly-underestimated-how-much-cow-farts-are-con-1818993089

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

These Solar Farms Have a Secret Hiding under Them: Mushrooms (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/40469425/these-solar-farms-have-a-secret-hiding-under-them-mushrooms

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Wave Broadband Completes Underground Oregon Fiber Line – A Gateway to Top Asian Markets (Geekwire)

https://www.geekwire.com/2017/wave-broadband-completes-underground-oregon-fiber-line-providing-gateway-top-asian-markets/

More Than 90 Percent of Puerto Rico’s Cell Sites Are out of Action (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/09/28/this-is-how-bad-cell-service-in-puerto-rico-is-right-now/

Senator Berates Twitter over ‘Inadequate’ Inquiry into Russian Meddling (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/28/us/politics/twitter-russia-interference-2016-election-investigation.html

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Oregon’s Public Pension Deficit Reaches $25.3 Billion (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/oregon/articles/2017-09-28/oregons-public-pension-deficit-reaches-253-billion

Judgment Day for Public Unions (Atlantic Magazine)

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/09/judgment-day-for-public-unions/541449/

Proposition 1: Changing to a Seven-Member City Council/Manager Form of Government (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/proposition-changing-to-a--member-city-council-manager-form/youtube_cad13338-a497-11e7-b87f-27d5382334fe.html

GENERAL NEWS

Vaughn Man Dies When Vehicle Strikes Tree near Allyn (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/vaughn-man-dies-when-vehicle-strikes-tree-near-allyn/article_41e9daa0-a52a-11e7-a68c-8fede1b1b592.html

‘Pacific Highway of Storm Systems’ Rolling In (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/766555/pacific-highway-of-storm-systems-rolling-in/

Mayor Sees Economic Turn-Around in City of Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mayor-sees-economic-turn-around-in-city-of-shelton/article_9b4f5bd4-a4a2-11e7-b2d8-c77468996f86.html

Build a Brewery, & They Will Come (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/28/554331255/build-a-brewery-and-they-will-come

After 103 Years in Storage, Civil War Veteran’s Remains Laid to Rest in Port Orchard (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/after-103-years-in-storage-civil-war-vets-remains-laid-to-rest/

RODENTS IN THE ROTORS – DIVERSIONS

Rat Damaged Car Engine Leads To $15K Repair Bill

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/rats-damage-cars-1.4312381?cmp=rss

The Nose, Knows – Pierce County Lawsuit against Honey Bucket Certified as Class Action

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/2017-09-29/lawsuit-against-honey-bucket-certified-as-class-action

A Toddler Was Sneakily Stealing Popcorn from Prince Harry – The Photos of Him Realizing It Are Priceless

https://www.yahoo.com/news/toddler-sneakily-stealing-popcorn-prince-144704937.html

The Man Who Live-Tweets World War II

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/09/world-war-twitter-tweeting/541134/?utm_source=feed

SONG OF THE DAY

Ray Parker Jr & Helen Terry – One Sunny Day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akX6Qf29LI0

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