Energy News Digest for October 9, 2017

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Trump Administration to Terminate Obama’s Climate Plan (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/09/epa-chief-says-administration-to-roll-back-climate/

Microsoft to Help Expand Rural Broadband in Six States, Including Washington (Denver Post, CO)

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/10/05/microsoft-expand-rural-broadband/

Empty Nets Signal Trouble for Columbia River Salmon (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/empty-nets-signal-trouble-for-columbia-river-salmon/article_cc54a066-af29-529b-bd77-3bc36fd6c6ef.html

Seattle City Light Has Paid $7.8M to Off-Duty Cops in ‘Unusual Relationship’ (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-city-light-has-paid-7-8m-to-off-duty-cops-in-unusual-relationship/?utm_source=The+Seattle+Times&utm_campaign=4363d35d89-Morning_Brief_10_09_2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5beb38b61e-4363d35d89-120295609

For Electric Car Owners, ‘Range Anxiety’ Gives Way to ‘Charging Time Trauma’ (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/automobiles/wheels/electric-cars-charging.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Seattle City Light Has Paid $7.8M to Off-Duty Cops in ‘Unusual Relationship’
• Oregon Energy Department Will Look for New Leadership – Again
• Peace River Dam Construction Delays to Increase Costs by $610-Million, BC Hydro Says
• Audit Finds Grays Harbor PUD Complying with State Law, Safeguarding Public Resources
• Special Report: The Bankrupt Utility behind Puerto Rico’s Power Crisis
• Minus Electrical Grid, Puerto Rico Becomes Generator Island
• Musk: Tesla Can Rebuild Puerto Rico Power Grid
• South Carolina: Santee Cooper Names Retired In-House Lawyer as Interim CEO after Failed Nuclear Project
• Worker Dies at Kentucky Coal-Fired Power Plant
• Rick Perry's Vision of Hot Tub-Sized Nuclear Power Plants Isn't So Far-Fetched
• Nuclear Power: Recognizing the Whole Value
• Empty Nets Signal Trouble for Columbia River Salmon
• Irrigators Seek Hearing in Federal Court on Spill/Transportation Protocol in Low Water 2015
• Idaho Approves Coho Season; Once Extinct, Now Back With Nez Perce Tribe Reintroduction Program
• Battle over Two Owl Species Takes Flight at 9th Circuit
• Interior Department Rejects 25 Endangered Species Petitions, Including Several Linked to Climate Change
• Skagit PUD’s Mount Vernon Water Tank Nears Completion
• Editorial: Ellensburg Power Discussion Not Over
• Germany’s Shift to Green Power Stalls, Despite Huge Investments
• Ten Tips for Saving Energy, And Money
• What Retailers Need to Know about Their Energy Bill — and How to Lower it
• Oregon Doles Out $85 Million in Marijuana Tax Revenue
• Trump Administration to Terminate Obama’s Climate Plan
• Cowlitz County Power Plants Could Face Tighter Greenhouse Gas Standards
• For Electric Car Owners, ‘Range Anxiety’ Gives Way to ‘Charging Time Trauma’
• Why Utilities Need to Respond Now to the Electric Vehicle Boom
• Solar Cars Begin Race across Australian Desert
• Microsoft to Help Expand Rural Broadband in Six States, Including Washington
• Microsoft Reaching Out in Effort to Provide Broadband to Rural Communities
• Google to Use Balloons to Provide Puerto Rico Cell Service
• FCC Accused of Distorting Data to Minimize Competition Woes
• Mattel Scraps Always-On ‘Aristotle’ Monitor Amid Slew of Privacy Concerns
• What's the Weather Forecast for Your Utility's Brand Reputation?
• Familiar Names: Adams Publishing Acquiring Pioneer News Media Division
• Seattle Could Spend a Bundle Defending Itself, Kshama Sawant, in Defamation Suits
• U-S Department of Energy Email on Stopping Leaks Gets Leaked
• Craftsman Farmhouse from Shelton Begins Journey to Sequim
• Thanks to La Niña, Long-Range Forecast Suggests Lots of Snow in Cascades
• Hurricane Nate Sets Record for Most Consecutive Atlantic Hurricanes since at Least 1893
• Winds, Floods, And Fire: U-S Ties Record for Costly Weather
• Results from Shuck & Share 5K
• Iconic Photo - Y.A. Tittle, Hall of Fame Quarterback, Dies at 90

WORD OF THE DAY

Panache • \puh-NAWSH\ • Noun - 1: an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet 2: dash or flamboyance in style and action: verve

The atmospheric scientist loved his work. Field trips to the eastern plains of Oregon to proclaim the dangers of the looming stacks of a coal-fired power plant; his espousing the dangers of particulates emitted from wood-burning power plants; all delivered with a soft, whispering voice that made his acolytes wonder why ANYONE would dare use such technologies. As an extra special touch of panache, the erstwhile professor would end each semester with a salmon barbeque feast served by his very own hands. Hands blackened and anointed by the billowing, greasy charcoal emissions from his $500 Char Griller Trio - Gas/Charcoal Grill and Smoker. Yum!

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Seattle City Light Has Paid $7.8M to Off-Duty Cops in ‘Unusual Relationship’ (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-city-light-has-paid-7-8m-to-off-duty-cops-in-unusual-relationship/?utm_source=The+Seattle+Times&utm_campaign=4363d35d89-Morning_Brief_10_09_2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5beb38b61e-4363d35d89-120295609

Oregon Energy Department Will Look for New Leadership – Again (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/10/energy_department_will_look_fo.html

Peace River Dam Construction Delays to Increase Costs by $610-Million, BC Hydro Says (Globe & Mail, Canada)

https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/site-c-delays-to-increase-costs-by-610-million-bc-hydro-says/article36508608/?

Audit Finds Grays Harbor PUD Complying with State Law, Safeguarding Public Resources (Grays Harbor PUD, Aberdeen, WA)

https://www.ghpud.org/stay-informed/news-releases/468-audit-finds-pud-complying-with-state-law-safeguarding-public-resources

Special Report: The Bankrupt Utility behind Puerto Rico’s Power Crisis (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-puertorico-utility-specialreport/special-report-the-bankrupt-utility-behind-puerto-ricos-power-crisis-idUSKBN1C92B5

Minus Electrical Grid, Puerto Rico Becomes Generator Island (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/us/puerto-rico-power-generators.html

Musk: Tesla Can Rebuild Puerto Rico Power Grid (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/policy/technology/354154-musk-tesla-can-rebuild-puerto-rico-power-grid

South Carolina: Santee Cooper Names Retired In-House Lawyer as Interim CEO after Failed Nuclear Project (Charleston Power & Courier, SC)

http://www.postandcourier.com/business/santee-cooper-names-retired-in-house-lawyer-as-interim-ceo/article_78a48b72-aa1a-11e7-8187-0383598c4aa3.html

Worker Dies at Kentucky Coal-Fired Power Plant (Associated Press)

http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Worker-dies-at-Kentucky-coal-fired-power-plant-12256760.php

Rick Perry's Vision of Hot Tub-Sized Nuclear Power Plants Isn't So Far-Fetched (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/rick-perrys-vision-of-hot-tub-sized-nuclear-power-plants-isnt-so-far-fetched/article/2636694

Nuclear Power: Recognizing the Whole Value (Northwest Clean Energy)

https://northwestcleanenergy.com/2017/10/05/recognizing-the-whole-value/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Empty Nets Signal Trouble for Columbia River Salmon (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/empty-nets-signal-trouble-for-columbia-river-salmon/article_cc54a066-af29-529b-bd77-3bc36fd6c6ef.html

Irrigators Seek Hearing in Federal Court on Spill/Transportation Protocol in Low Water 2015 (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/439681.aspx

Idaho Approves Coho Season; Once Extinct, Now Back With Nez Perce Tribe Reintroduction Program (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/439678.aspx

Battle over Two Owl Species Takes Flight at 9th Circuit (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/battle-two-owl-species-takes-flight-9th-circuit/

Interior Department Rejects 25 Endangered Species Petitions, Including Several Linked to Climate Change (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/10/05/interior-department-rejects-25-endangered-species-petitions-including-several-linked-to-climate-change/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Skagit PUD’s Mount Vernon Water Tank Nears Completion (Skagit Valley Herald, Mt Vernon, WA)

https://www.goskagit.com/news/mount-vernon-water-tank-nears-completion/article_34c73b7f-52e0-5e84-aec5-aaf892cbbe43.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Editorial: Ellensburg Power Discussion Not Over (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

https://www.dailyrecordnews.com/opinion/editorial-power-discussion-not-over/article_47d921a5-fd3b-577a-bc26-e2ceb3ad9695.html

Germany’s Shift to Green Power Stalls, Despite Huge Investments (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/business/energy-environment/german-renewable-energy.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Ten Tips for Saving Energy, And Money (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/10-tips-for-saving-energy-and-money.aspx

What Retailers Need to Know about Their Energy Bill — and How to Lower it (Chain Store Age)

https://www.chainstoreage.com/store-spaces/what-retailers-need-know-about-their-energy-bill-and-how-lower-it/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Oregon Doles Out $85 Million in Marijuana Tax Revenue (Portland Business Journal, OR)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/10/09/oregon-doles-out-85m-in-marijuana-tax-revenue.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Trump Administration to Terminate Obama’s Climate Plan (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/09/epa-chief-says-administration-to-roll-back-climate/

Cowlitz County Power Plants Could Face Tighter Greenhouse Gas Standards (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/cowlitz-power-plants-could-face-tighter-greenhouse-gas-standards/article_3bfad285-8145-5169-bd8b-a8ebf5e7f515.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

For Electric Car Owners, ‘Range Anxiety’ Gives Way to ‘Charging Time Trauma’ (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/automobiles/wheels/electric-cars-charging.html

Why Utilities Need to Respond Now to the Electric Vehicle Boom (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/why-utilities-need-to-respond-now-to-the-ev-boom/506761/

Solar Cars Begin Race across Australian Desert (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-race-australia-solar/solar-cars-begin-race-across-australian-desert-idUSKBN1CD04Y

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Microsoft to Help Expand Rural Broadband in Six States, Including Washington (Denver Post, CO)

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/10/05/microsoft-expand-rural-broadband/

Microsoft Reaching Out in Effort to Provide Broadband to Rural Communities (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/microsoft-reaching-effort-provide-broadband-rural-communities/

Google to Use Balloons to Provide Puerto Rico Cell Service (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-puertorico-cellular/google-to-use-balloons-to-provide-puerto-rico-cell-service-idUSKBN1CC02F

FCC Accused of Distorting Data to Minimize Competition Woes (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Accused-of-Distorting-Data-to-Minimize-Competition-Woes-140467

Mattel Scraps Always-On ‘Aristotle’ Monitor Amid Slew of Privacy Concerns (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/10/05/mattel-scraps-always-on-aristotle-monitor-amid-slew-of-privacy-concerns/

MARKETING & MEDIA

What's the Weather Forecast for Your Utility's Brand Reputation? (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/whats-the-weather-forecast-for-your-utilitys-brand-reputation/506306/

Familiar Names: Adams Publishing Acquiring Pioneer News Media Division (Associated Press)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/regional_state_news/adams-publishing-acquiring-pioneer-news-media-division/article_066ae3be-aab3-11e7-86c3-ab3082470028.html

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Seattle Could Spend a Bundle Defending Itself, Kshama Sawant, in Defamation Suits (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-could-spend-a-bundle-defending-itself-kshama-sawant-in-defamation-suits/

U-S Department of Energy Email on Stopping Leaks Gets Leaked (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/energy-department-email-on-stopping-leaks-gets-leaked/article/2636564

GENERAL NEWS

Craftsman Farmhouse from Shelton Begins Journey to Sequim (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/27601

Thanks to La Niña, Long-Range Forecast Suggests Lots of Snow in Cascades (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/thanks-to-la-ni-a-long-range-forecast-suggests-lots/article_13f35ca4-aa50-11e7-a617-5743d143e133.html

Hurricane Nate Sets Record for Most Consecutive Atlantic Hurricanes since at Least 1893 (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/hurricane-nate-sets-record-for-most-consecutive-atlanti-1819264248

Winds, Floods, And Fire: US Ties Record for Costly Weather (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Winds-floods-and-fire-US-ties-record-for-costly-12258815.php

Results from Shuck & Share 5K (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/27610

Iconic Photo - Y.A. Tittle, Hall of Fame Quarterback, Dies at 90 (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2017/10/09/ya-tittle-dies-obituary-giants-niners-lsu/746474001/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Centralia College to Celebrate ‘Onalaska Day’ in Honor of Class of 2017

http://www.chronline.com/news/centralia-college-to-celebrate-onalaska-day-in-honor-of-class/article_3fb97424-a94a-11e7-9770-b321decbbefb.html

Would-Be Thief in Rio Chased Out by Jiu-Jitsu Students

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/would-be-thief-in-rio-chased-out-by-jiu-jitsu/article_be68150c-8136-5413-8314-6ed07e6c029b.html

Arrested Drunk Man Claims He Time Traveled to Warn of Aliens

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/arrested-drunk-man-claims-he-time-traveled-to-warn-of/article_8dd5f547-9c6f-5de5-b2cf-85191fedcd34.html

The Financial Firm That Bankrolled the “Fearless Girl” Statue Gets Busted For Underpaying Female & Minority Employees

https://www.fastcompany.com/40478225/the-financial-firm-that-bankrolled-the-fearless-girl-statue-gets-busted-for-underpaying-female-and-minority-employees

SONG OF THE DAY

John Williams – The Time Tunnel Soundtrack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOuXPumL3l8

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Negotiations Expected to Resume on Columbia River Treaty (Capital Press)

http://www.capitalpress.com/Idaho/20171004/negotiations-expected-to-resume-on-columbia-river-treaty

HiTest Sand picks Newport for silicon production facility (Chewelah Independent, WA)

http://chewelahindependent.com/hitest-sand-picks-newport-silicon-production-facility/

Solar Resolution Rejected by Ellensburg Council, City to Explore Other Options (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

https://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/solar-resolution-rejected-by-ellensburg-council-city-to-explore-other/article_57d692b1-93d5-55f4-8a56-1acdde55a6e0.html

Bonneville Power Administration Makes 34th Consecutive U-S Treasury Payment (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-makes-34th-consecutive-US-Treasury-payment.aspx

Jefferson PUD Hires Financial Services Manager (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/10/jefferson-pud-hires-financial-services.html

The Energy 202 from APPA: Why It Will Take So Long To Bring Power Back to Puerto Rico (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-energy-202/2017/10/04/the-energy-202-why-it-will-take-so-long-to-bring-power-back-to-puerto-rico/59d40c6430fb0468cea81d50/

Oregon, California Senators Step Up Pressure on Trump Administration to Approve Salmon Emergency Cash (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/10/oregon_california_senators_ste.html

Trump Takes a First Step toward Scrapping Obama’s Global Warming Policy (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/04/climate/trump-climate-change.html

Western States Push to Expand Electric Vehicle Charging Network (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/western-states-push-to-expand-ev-charging-network/506580/

FDA: ‘Love’ Is Not a Real Ingredient in Bakery’s Granola

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/fda-love-is-not-a-real-ingredient-in-granola/

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

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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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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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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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