Energy News Digest for October 19, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for October 19, 2017

Saturday Rain = Skokomish River Flooding

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Wednesday Storm Leaves Thousands in Western Washington State without Electricity (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/10/wednesday-storm-leaves-thousands-in.html

Pacific Gas & Electric Faces First Lawsuit over Wine Country Wildfires (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/pge-faces-first-lawsuit-wine-country-wildfires/

Report Shows 5,000 Homes Would Be Underwater Across Puget Sound If Sea Levels Rise Six Feet (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/report-shows-5000-homes-would-be-underwater-across-puget-sound-if-sea-levels-rise-6-feet/626585084?

Washington State Unemployment Rate Unchanged in September (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/27732

Shelton Mayor May Have Violated Public Disclosure Law With Comments Opposing Prop. 1 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-mayor-may-have-violated-public-disclosure-law-with-comments/article_073ac116-b430-11e7-bec9-1fe95ff26a7a.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Wednesday Storm Leaves Thousands in Western Washington State without Electricity
• Pacific Gas & Electric Faces First Lawsuit over Wine Country Wildfires
• Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Plans $4 Rate Increase in November
• Western Energy Imbalance Market Accrues $40 Million in Benefits for Members in Q3, Says California Grid Operator
• Bipartisan Group of Former FERC Commissioners Reject Energy Secretary’s Bid to Help Coal Plants
• Sierra Club: DOE Cost Recovery Rule Could Cost Consumers Billions in Higher Bills
• The Storm(s) After the Calm
• Bill Would Void Court Order on Pacific Northwest Salmon Recovery
• Big Solar Wants to Help Fix California `Duck Curve’ Dilemma
• Video: Wind Turbine Technician Is the Fastest-Growing Job in America
• Report Shows 5,000 Homes Would Be Underwater Across Puget Sound If Sea Levels Rise Six Feet
• The Race to Save Coffee
• U-S Senator Schumer Says Broadband Downgrade Would Be a Detriment
• Cable Providers Hiking Cost of Broadband in Face of Cord-Cutting
• Acquired Frontier Customers Say They’re Still Being Overcharged
• Facebook Bug Puts Pittsburgh Users in Philadelphia for a Day
• Three YouTube Video Optimization Tips for Marketers
• Washington State Senate Race Breaks Spending Record
• Google Will Testify Before Congress with Facebook & Twitter, Too
• Washington State Unemployment Rate Unchanged in September
• Shelton Mayor May Have Violated Public Disclosure Law With Comments Opposing Prop. 1
• Domestic Violence Shelter Working for North Mason Location
• Another Warm Winter Forecast for Swath of the U-S, Colder in the Pacific Northwest

WORD OF THE DAY

Antebellum • \ANT-i-bell-um\ • adjective – Existing before a war; especially: existing before the American Civil War. Etymology: Latin ante bellum before the war

Sitting on the front porch of the antebellum mansion in Mississippi, Beauregard thought dreamily of his old home in the far north of Saskatchewan. “Somewhere near Uranium City,” he mused, “a small child is being carried away by a hungry mosquito. Here, the bugs are so laid back that they just expect you to offer a meaty arm or well-turned ankle for their consideration.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Wednesday Storm Leaves Thousands in Western Washington State without Electricity (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/10/wednesday-storm-leaves-thousands-in.html

Pacific Gas & Electric Faces First Lawsuit over Wine Country Wildfires (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/pge-faces-first-lawsuit-wine-country-wildfires/

Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Plans $4 Rate Increase in November (Blue Mountain Eagle, John Day, OR)

http://www.bluemountaineagle.com/Local_News/20171018/otec-plans-4-rate-increase-in-november

Western Energy Imbalance Market Accrues $40 Million in Benefits for Members in Q3, Says California Grid Operator (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/western-eim-accrues-40m-in-benefits-for-members-in-q3-says-california-gri/507645/

Bipartisan Group of Former FERC Commissioners Reject Energy Secretary’s Bid to Help Coal Plants (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/10/19/former-ferc-commissioners-reject-energy-secretary-perrys-bid-to-help-coal-plants/

Sierra Club: DOE Cost Recovery Rule Could Cost Consumers Billions in Higher Bills (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/sierra-club-doe-cost-recovery-rule-could-cost-consumers-billions-in-higher/507422/

The Storm(s) After the Calm (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/blog/storms-after-calm

FISH & WILDLIFE

Bill Would Void Court Order on Pacific Northwest Salmon Recovery (Idaho Mountain Express, Ketchum, ID)

http://www.mtexpress.com/news/environment/bill-would-void-court-order-on-salmon-recovery/article_8f7c72ea-b38b-11e7-9b7d-c79963d22c2c.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Big Solar Wants to Help Fix California `Duck Curve’ Dilemma (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloombergquint.com/technology/2017/10/19/solar-wants-to-help-fix-california-s-duck-curve-power-dilemma

Video: Wind Turbine Technician Is the Fastest-Growing Job in America (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2017/10/19/wind-turbine-technician-fastest-growing-job-america/106792806/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Report Shows 5,000 Homes Would Be Underwater Across Puget Sound If Sea Levels Rise Six Feet (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/report-shows-5000-homes-would-be-underwater-across-puget-sound-if-sea-levels-rise-6-feet/626585084?

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

The Race to Save Coffee (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/classic-apps/the-race-to-save-coffee/2017/10/19/f49e75a6-a3a0-11e7-ade1-76d061d56efa_story.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

U-S Senator Schumer Says Broadband Downgrade Would Be a Detriment (Herkimer Times-Telegraph, NY)

http://www.timestelegram.com/news/20171018/schumer-says-broadband-downgrade-would-be-detriment/1

Cable Providers Hiking Cost of Broadband in Face of Cord-Cutting (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/10/19/cable-providers-hiking-cost-of-broadband-in-face-of-cord-cutting/

Acquired Frontier Customers Say They’re Still Being Overcharged (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Acquired-Frontier-Customers-Say-Theyre-Still-Being-Overcharged-140547

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook Bug Puts Pittsburgh Users in Philadelphia for a Day (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/facebook-bug-puts-pittsburgh-users-in-philadelphia-for-a-day/article_43986d87-13e8-5ab9-8776-14eb24cc33de.html

Three YouTube Video Optimization Tips for Marketers (Social Media Examiner)

https://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/3-youtube-video-optimization-tips-marketers/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Washington State Senate Race Breaks Spending Record (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/washington-senate-race-breaks-spending-record

Google Will Testify Before Congress with Facebook & Twitter, Too (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2017/10/19/google-testify-russia-congress-facebook-twitter/

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Unemployment Rate Unchanged in September (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/27732

Shelton Mayor May Have Violated Public Disclosure Law With Comments Opposing Prop. 1 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-mayor-may-have-violated-public-disclosure-law-with-comments/article_073ac116-b430-11e7-bec9-1fe95ff26a7a.html

Domestic Violence Shelter Working for North Mason Location (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/communities/mason/2017/10/12/domestic-violence-shelter-working-north-mason-location/759442001/

Another Warm Winter Forecast for Swath of the U-S, Colder in the Pacific Northwest (Associated Press)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/science/another-warm-winter-forecast-for-swath-of-the-us/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Sheriff’s Cadet Uses Dad’s Patrol Car to Pull Over His Ex

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/sheriff-s-cadet-uses-dad-s-patrol-car-to-pull/article_fae23e95-d091-5858-abad-dc6465a44db1.html

Russia Wants Bulgarians to Stop Painting Soviet Monuments to Look Like American Superheroes

http://www.earthlymission.com/russia-wants-bulgarians-to-stop-painting-soviet-monuments-to-look-like-american-superheroes/

Da Vinci Portrait of Christ Expected to Fetch $100 Million at Auction

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-art-davinci/da-vinci-portrait-of-christ-expected-to-fetch-100-million-at-auction-idUSKBN1CF2BJ

Sweet Surrender: Detroit-Area Man Arrested with Doughnuts

http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/sweet-surrender-detroit-area-man-arrested-doughnuts-50540176

SONG OF THE DAY

Al Stewart – Roads to Moscow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKE4Y1Us46o

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for October 18, 2017

Wind Advisory for Mason County & Western Washington State

Gale Warning for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Flood Watch for Mason County

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Wind Advisory for Puget Sound, High Wind Warning for Everett North (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/786428/wind-advisory-for-puget-sound-high-wind-warning-for-everett-north/

Thousands without Power as Windstorm Batters British Columbia (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wind-storm-1.4359660

Power Lines & Electrical Equipment a Leading Cause of California Wildfires (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-utility-wildfires-20171017-story.html

Stormwater Pollution in Puget Sound Streams Killing Coho Before They Can Spawn (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/stormwater-pollution-in-puget-sound-streams-killing-coho-before-they-can-spawn/

E-Rate: Verizon to Pay $17.7 Million to Resolve School Broadband Probe (NASDAQ)

http://www.nasdaq.com/article/verizon-to-pay-177-million-to-resolve-school-broadband-probe-20171017-01488

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Thousands without Power as Windstorm Batters British Columbia
• Power Lines & Electrical Equipment a Leading Cause of California Wildfires
• Coal Company, Railroads Line Up against Spokane Measure
• Overtime Bumps Seattle City Light Workers to Top of Highest Paid City Employee List
• New Pacific PUD Boss Starts with Rate Hike
• Company to Retire Texas Coal-Fired Plants, Cites Market Conditions
• A Move from Natural Gas to Electricity for Homes
• How Leading Utilities Cut Costs While Investing in the Future
• Defending Against Outages: Squirrel Tracker
• Stormwater Pollution in Puget Sound Streams Killing Coho Before They Can Spawn
• Video: Scotland to Unveil World’s First Floating Wind Farm
• Op/Ed: Energy Efficiency as a Resource: The Power of Getting More from Less
• Who’s Buying What When It Comes to Marijuana in Washington State
• Volvo Unveils a Whole New Brand for High-Performance Electric Vehicles
• E-Rate: Verizon to Pay $17.7 Million to Resolve School Broadband Probe
• Google Fiber Is Lighting Up Its First Louisville Neighborhoods Today
• Small Cable Companies Blame Comcast for Their High Prices
• ISP Lobbyists Fight Plan to Improve Broadband Availability Maps
• Twitter Vows New Crackdown on Hateful, Abusive Tweets
• Google Serves Fake News Ads in an Unlikely Place: Fact-Checking Sites
• Trade Talks with Canada & Mexico Dissolve in Harsh Words
• President Reverses Course, Rejects Alexander-Murray Deal on Health Care Subsidies
• Wind Advisory for Puget Sound, High Wind Warning for Everett North
• Shelton Police Arrest Convicted Sex Offender after Child Molestation Investigation
• Search for Missing Bremerton Woman in Mason County Called Off
• How Amazon’s Boom Brought Growing Pains to Seattle

WORD OF THE DAY

Jitney • \JIT-nee\ • Noun – 1: bus; especially: a small bus that carries passengers over a regular route on a flexible schedule 2: an unlicensed taxicab

The decrepit, overloaded jitney huffed and puffed as it made its way up the “Going to the Sun Highway”

ORIGIN STORY: The original jitneys weren’t worth a dime—just a nickel. In the early 1900s, “jitney” was slang for “nickel”, but it wasn’t long before the term was applied to a new mode of public transportation that only cost a nickel.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Thousands without Power as Windstorm Batters British Columbia (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wind-storm-1.4359660

Power Lines & Electrical Equipment a Leading Cause of California Wildfires (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-utility-wildfires-20171017-story.html

Coal Company, Railroads Line Up against Spokane Measure (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/36619532/coal-company-railroads-line-up-against-spokane-measure

Overtime Bumps Seattle City Light Workers to Top of Highest Paid City Employee List (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2017/10/18/overtime-bumps-city-light-workers-to-top-of.html

New Pacific PUD Boss Starts with Rate Hike (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)

http://www.chinookobserver.com/co/local-news/20171017/new-pud-boss-starts-with-rate-hike

Company to Retire Texas Coal-Fired Plants, Cites Market Conditions (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/company-retire-texas-coal-fired-plants-cites-market-conditions

A Move from Natural Gas to Electricity for Homes (Marketplace)

https://www.marketplace.org/2017/10/17/economy/natural-gas

How Leading Utilities Cut Costs While Investing in the Future (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/baininsights/2017/10/17/how-leading-utilities-cut-costs-while-investing-in-the-future-infographic/#6472aa5d51b9

Defending Against Outages: Squirrel Tracker (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/blog/defending-against-outages-squirrel-tracker

FISH & WILDLIFE

Stormwater Pollution in Puget Sound Streams Killing Coho Before They Can Spawn (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/stormwater-pollution-in-puget-sound-streams-killing-coho-before-they-can-spawn/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Video: Scotland to Unveil World’s First Floating Wind Farm (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2017/10/18/scotland-opens-world-first-floating-wind-farm/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Op/Ed: Energy Efficiency as a Resource: The Power of Getting More from Less (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/energy-efficiency-as-a-resource-the-power-of-getting-more-from-less/507499/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Who’s Buying What When It Comes to Marijuana in Washington State (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/marijuana/article179333221.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Volvo Unveils a Whole New Brand for High-Performance Electric Vehicles (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2017/10/17/volvo-polestar-1-electrified-cars/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

E-Rate: Verizon to Pay $17.7 Million to Resolve School Broadband Probe (NASDAQ)

http://www.nasdaq.com/article/verizon-to-pay-177-million-to-resolve-school-broadband-probe-20171017-01488

Google Fiber Is Lighting Up Its First Louisville Neighborhoods Today (Louisville Business First, KY)

https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2017/10/18/google-fiber-is-lighting-up-its-first-louisville.html

Small Cable Companies Blame Comcast for Their High Prices (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/10/17/small-cable-companies-blame-comcast-for-their-high-prices/

ISP Lobbyists Fight Plan to Improve Broadband Availability Maps (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ISP-Lobbyists-Fight-Plan-To-Improve-Broadband-Availability-Maps-140540

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

Twitter Vows New Crackdown on Hateful, Abusive Tweets (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/17/twitter-vows-new-crackdown-on-hateful-abusive-twee/

Google Serves Fake News Ads in an Unlikely Place: Fact-Checking Sites (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/technology/google-fake-ads-fact-check.html

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Trade Talks with Canada & Mexico Dissolve in Harsh Words (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/10/17/trade-talks-with-canada-and-mexico-dissolve-in-harsh-words/

President Reverses Course, Rejects Alexander-Murray Deal on Health Care Subsidies (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/18/trump-reverses-course-rejects-alexander-murray-deal-health-care-subsidies/775389001/

GENERAL NEWS

Wind Advisory for Puget Sound, High Wind Warning for Everett North (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/786428/wind-advisory-for-puget-sound-high-wind-warning-for-everett-north/

Shelton Police Arrest Convicted Sex Offender after Child Molestation Investigation (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-police-arrest-convicted-sex-offender-after-child-molestation-investigation/article_83428410-b38b-11e7-9f10-33f00134e6b8.html

Search for Missing Bremerton Woman in Mason County Called Off (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/search-for-missing-bremerton-woman-in-mason-county-called-off/article_c7d4e918-b35b-11e7-9b9c-271891b63323.html

How Amazon’s Boom Brought Growing Pains to Seattle (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2017/1018/How-Amazon-s-boom-brought-growing-pains-to-Seattle

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Man Vows He’s Penniless in Court; Deputies Find $4K on Him

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/man-vows-he-s-penniless-in-court-deputies-find-k/article_52543cb6-227d-5d67-860b-d5addb02ea25.html

World’s Strongest Man Casually Bends Frying Pan, Lifts BBC Presenter over His Head

http://mashable.com/2017/10/18/worlds-strongest-man-bends-frying-pan-lifts-bbc-presenter/

Baltimore Getting Aggressive in Fight against Fatberg Clogging City Sewer

https://consumerist.com/2017/10/17/baltimore-getting-aggressive-in-fight-against-fatberg-clogging-city-sewer/

‘Jeopardy!’ Contestant from Lacey Wins with Just $1

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article179486101.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Bing Crosby – Brother Can You Spare a Dime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I8-CbJYGMA

George Michael – Brother Can You Spare a Dime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keuyx-ROUA0

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Energy News Digest for October 17, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for October 17, 2017

Small Craft Advisory: Windy for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Flood Watch for the Skokomish River

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Forecasters: Heavy Rains, High Winds Coming This Week (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/forecasters-heavy-rains-high-winds-coming-this-week/article_22e1cdec-b2af-11e7-8d15-6fd854b7aa04.html

Wildfires Create Worst Crisis for Pacific Gas & Electric since San Bruno Gas Disaster (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article179217751.html

Extreme Low Flows in West Olympic Peninsula Rivers Prompt Closures to Protect Salmon (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/extreme-low-flows-in-west-end-rivers-prompt-closures-to-protect-salmon/

California: Gov. Jerry Brown Vetoes Bill Easing Permits on Cell Phone Towers (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/16/california-gov-jerry-brown-vetoes-bill-easing-permits-on-cell-phone-towers/

EPA Administrator Pruitt Issues Directive to Curb Settlements with Outside Groups (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/epa-administrator-pruitt-issues-directive-to-curb-settlements-with-outside-groups/2017/10/16/b62967ba-b280-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Wildfires Create Worst Crisis for Pacific Gas & Electric since San Bruno Gas Disaster
• Securities Officials Probing South Carolina Nuke Plant Fiasco
• Are Your Trees at Risk for Wind Damage?
• Chelan PUD Hoping to Not Raise Rates
• Public Power Officials Detail Expected Energy Imbalance Market Benefits, Lessons Learned
• Clean Power Plan Repeal Would Not Affect Electric Transmission, Companies Say
• Extreme Low Flows in West Olympic Peninsula Rivers Prompt Closures to Protect Salmon
• Native Mountain Goats Thriving in South Cascades
• After Hurricane Power Outages, Looking to Alaska's Microgrids for a Better Way
• Utility-Scale Solar Integration – What You Need to Know
• Energy Storage Technology: UTC Issues New Policy Statement
• Carbon Emissions Cloud Minnesota Utility’s Growing Electric Water Heater Program
• Op/Ed: Cap-and-Trade Is GOP's Next Best Step on Environmental Regulation
• Electric Vehicles Need Charging Stations for Widespread Adoption. Here’s How to Get Them Built
• Analysis: Who’s Winning the Electric Vehicle Race?
• California: Gov. Jerry Brown Vetoes Bill Easing Permits on Cell Phone Towers
• Broadband Prices Are About to Soar – Wall Street is Thrilled
• FCC Launches Hurricane Task Force after Criticism over Response
• Don’t Leave Your Customers in the Dark: Outage Communication Best Practices
• Women Join Forces against Sexual Assault with 'Me Too' Social Media Campaign
• He Finally Speaks – FCC Chair Says Agency Can’t Revoke TV Licenses over Newscast
• Prank Calls to Safeway Customers Backfire on YouTube Blogger
• EPA Administrator Pruitt Issues Directive to Curb Settlements with Outside Groups
• Patty Murray, Lamar Alexander, Key Senators, Say They Have Outline of Health Insurance Deal
• Sacramento Judge Says City Text Deletions Were ‘Ill-Advised,’ But Not Worthy of Sanctions
• Forecasters: Heavy Rains, High Winds Coming This Week
• Belfair-Area Man’s Murder Trial Moves to February
• Mason Superior Court Judge Sheldon to Retire
• Olympia, Tacoma Hospitals Accused Of Billing the Poor Instead of Offering State-Mandated Charity Care
• Nordstrom Suspends Its Plan to Go Private
• Beyond Black Holes. New Galactic Collision Discovered by Hanford Scientists

WORD OF THE DAY

Bellicose • \BELL-ih-kose\ • Adjective - Favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars.

Marsha could understand John’s intense and bellicose attitude towards the incredibly scrumptious crème brulee that she had whipped up for him at the last minute. Perhaps it was the tart message scrawled in “Sharpie” pen across the bottom of the white, ceramic cup, revealed as he was scraping the last, tasty tidbit of the heavenly creation out of the container: “I want to break up; it’s not me…it’s you.” From that day on, custard-like desserts lost all taste for John. “They just turn to ashes in my mouth,” he was wont to say.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Wildfires Create Worst Crisis for Pacific Gas & Electric since San Bruno Gas Disaster (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article179217751.html

Securities Officials Probing South Carolina Nuke Plant Fiasco (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/17/securities-officials-probing-s-carolina-nuke-plant/

Are Your Trees at Risk for Wind Damage? (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/36611371/are-your-trees-at-risk-for-wind-damage

Chelan PUD Hoping to Not Raise Rates (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.kpq.com/chelan-pud-hoping-not-raise-rates/

Public Power Officials Detail Expected Energy Imbalance Market Benefits, Lessons Learned (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/public-power-officials-detail-expected-eim-benefits-lessons-learned

Clean Power Plan Repeal Would Not Affect Electric Transmission, Companies Say (Electric Light & Power)

http://www.elp.com/articles/2017/10/clean-power-plan-repeal-would-not-affect-electric-transmission-companies-say.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Extreme Low Flows in West Olympic Peninsula Rivers Prompt Closures to Protect Salmon (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/extreme-low-flows-in-west-end-rivers-prompt-closures-to-protect-salmon/

Native Mountain Goats Thriving in South Cascades (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article179214751.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

After Hurricane Power Outages, Looking to Alaska's Microgrids for a Better Way (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2017/10/16/558103413/after-hurricane-power-outages-looking-to-alaskas-microgrids-for-a-better-way

Utility-Scale Solar Integration – What You Need to Know (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/utility-scale-solar-integration-what-you-need-to-know/507376/

Energy Storage Technology: UTC Issues New Policy Statement (CH& Energy Blog)

https://www.cairncross.com/blog/candh-energy-blog/utilities-transportation-commission/energy-storage-technology-utc-issues-new-policy-statement

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Carbon Emissions Cloud Minnesota Utility’s Growing Electric Water Heater Program (Midwest Energy News)

http://midwestenergynews.com/2017/10/17/carbon-emissions-cloud-utilitys-growing-electric-water-heater-program/

Op/Ed: Cap-and-Trade Is GOP's Next Best Step on Environmental Regulation (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/355663-cap-and-trade-is-the-gops-next-best-step-on-environmental

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Electric Vehicles Need Charging Stations for Widespread Adoption. Here’s How to Get Them Built (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/energy-innovation-llc/2414781/electric-vehicles-need-charging-stations-widespread-adoption-heres-get-built

Analysis: Who’s Winning the Electric Vehicle Race? (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/energy/2017/10/17/analysis-whos-winning-electric-vehicle-race/763360001/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

California: Gov. Jerry Brown Vetoes Bill Easing Permits on Cell Phone Towers (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/16/california-gov-jerry-brown-vetoes-bill-easing-permits-on-cell-phone-towers/

Broadband Prices Are About to Soar – Wall Street is Thrilled (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Broadband-Prices-Are-About-to-Soar-Wall-Street-is-Thrilled-140534

FCC Launches Hurricane Task Force after Criticism over Response (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fcc-launches-hurricane-task-force-after-criticism-over-response/article/2637503

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING, & MEDIA

Don’t Leave Your Customers in the Dark: Outage Communication Best Practices (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/dont-leave-your-customers-dark-outage-communication-best-practices

Women Join Forces against Sexual Assault with 'Me Too' Social Media Campaign (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2017/1016/Women-join-forces-against-sexual-assault-with-me-too-social-media-campaign

He Finally Speaks – FCC Chair Says Agency Can’t Revoke TV Licenses over Newscast (Bloomberg News)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/17/fcc-chair-says-agency-cant-revoke-tv-licenses-over/

Prank Calls to Safeway Customers Backfire on YouTube Blogger (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/10/prank_calls_to_safeway_custome.html

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

EPA Administrator Pruitt Issues Directive to Curb Settlements with Outside Groups (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/epa-administrator-pruitt-issues-directive-to-curb-settlements-with-outside-groups/2017/10/16/b62967ba-b280-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html

Patty Murray, Lamar Alexander, Key Senators, Say They Have Outline of Health Insurance Deal (Associated Press)

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/leading-senators-say-have-outline-of-health-insurance-deal/

Sacramento Judge Says City Text Deletions Were ‘Ill-Advised,’ But Not Worthy of Sanctions (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article178769201.html

GENERAL NEWS

Forecasters: Heavy Rains, High Winds Coming This Week (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/forecasters-heavy-rains-high-winds-coming-this-week/article_22e1cdec-b2af-11e7-8d15-6fd854b7aa04.html

Belfair-Area Man’s Murder Trial Moves to February (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/belfair-area-man-s-murder-trial-moves-to-february/article_6ab61aae-b2b6-11e7-b2d1-b720c17d5029.html

Mason Superior Court Judge Sheldon to Retire (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-superior-court-judge-sheldon-to-retire/article_150dc334-b358-11e7-a542-33376909ecc7.html

Olympia, Tacoma Hospitals Accused Of Billing the Poor Instead of Offering State-Mandated Charity Care (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/17/hospitals-accused-of-billing-the-poor-instead-of-o/

Nordstrom Suspends Its Plan to Go Private (Associated Press)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-nordstrom-20171016-story.html

Beyond Black Holes. New Galactic Collision Discovered by Hanford Scientists (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article179082811.html?

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Any Way You Cut It, Richland is a French Fry Powerhouse

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article179148546.html

Spokane Valley Balloon Ends Up 1,400 Miles East

http://www.khq.com/story/36595168/spokane-valley-balloon-ends-up-1400-miles-east

Courthouse Trainer Introduces Readers to ‘Ruth Bader Ginsburg Workout’

https://www.courthousenews.com/rgbs-courthouse-trainer/

Hogwarts Express Rescues Stranded Family in Scotland

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hogwarts-express-rescues-stranded-family-scotland-135803985.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Lena Horne – Stormy Weather

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyQzk0atDs4

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for October 16, 2017

Heavy Rain’s Gonna Fall – Threat of Flooding

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

‘The Big Dark’: Satellite Image Shows Future Rain Clouds Stretching from China to Puget Sound (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/the-big-dark-weather-service-shares-satellite-image-of-future-rain-clouds-stretching-from-china-to-puget-sound/

California Officials Begin Probing Pacific Gas & Electric’s Role in Massive Wildfires (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-officials-begin-probing-pges-role-in-massive-wildfires/507318/

U-S Interior Department Tells Congress It Supports Saving Snake Dams (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article178615271.html

Puget Sound Energy, Industry Group Urge Modified Greenhouse-Gas Regulations (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/pse-industry-group-urge-modified-greenhouse-gas-regulations/

Western Arizona Tribes Could Lease Colorado River Water to Areas Thirsty for Development (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-water/2017/10/15/colorado-river-indian-tribes-could-profit-leasing-water-arizona/714426001/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• U-S Interior Department Tells Congress It Supports Saving Snake Dams
• Friday Accident Injures Three Cowlitz PUD Workers
• Smart Meters: Presentations This Month Will Outline Stances by SMOG, Jefferson PUD
• Okanogan PUD Commissioner Steve Houston Resigns His Seat – Will Apply to be General Manager
• Mason PUD 3 Underground Power Line Work to Delay SR 3 Traffic
• California Officials Begin Probing Pacific Gas & Electric’s Role in Massive Wildfires
• California: Pacific Gas & Electric Shares Plunge 10% as Utility Warns of Potential Liability for North Bay Fires
• NW Natural Signs HQ Lease in One of Downtown’s Highest-Profile New Office Projects
• Salt River Project: See What an Arizona Utility Is Buying for $330 Million
• PREPA Contractor: Progress Slow, Materials Limited in Power Restoration
• Puerto Rico Needs 50,000 Utility Poles, 6,500 Miles of Cable
• Legislators: South Carolina Utility Won’t Be Sold at ‘Fire Sale Price’
• Could Cyberattacks Knock Out Lights in the US? Not So Easily
• The Electricity Required for a Single Bitcoin Trade Could Power a House for a Whole Month
• Pacific Gas & Electric Project Blamed for Harming Endangered Fish in NorCal River
• Fish Traps Were Banned, But Some Now Say ‘It’s The Future’ for Columbia River Salmon
• Douglas PUD Hiring Fish Hatchery Staff
• Western Arizona Tribes Could Lease Colorado River Water to Areas Thirsty for Development
• Regulators Allow Pacific Power to Recover Costs from Customers Who Disconnect Services
• California Utilities Finding Their Way on Renewables Integration
• Nest Is Finally Starting to Feel At Home in Google’s Castle
• Puget Sound Energy, Industry Group Urge Modified Greenhouse-Gas Regulations
• Coal Country Is Finding Little Relief in Trump’s Climate Actions
• Tesla Fires Hundreds of Workers as Part of Annual Reviews
• Court Agrees to Take on US-Microsoft Dispute over Emails
• Cyber Researchers Reveal Serious Wi-Fi Security Flaw
• Frontier Rips Off Taxpayers, Shrugs When Asked For Money Back
• The World Once Laughed at North Korean Cyberpower. No More.
• Pentagon Accidentally Included Reporter in Puerto Rico Spin Talks
• The Hand Has Its Social Media Moment
• AP Analysis: FEMA Rejects Appeals worth $1.2B over a Decade
• Feds Push for Facebook Data on Inauguration Protests
• ‘The Big Dark’: Satellite Image Shows Future Rain Clouds Stretching from China to Puget Sound
• Heavy Rain, Threat of Flooding This Week
• Shelton Police Officer Saves Man’s Life with CPR
• Sgt. Bergdahl Admits to Desertion, Misbehavior Charges
• Family of Four Needs $76,000 Just to ‘Scrape By’ in Seattle, New UW Report Says

WORD OF THE DAY

Sangfroid • \sawn-FWAH\ • noun – self-possession or imperturbability especially under strain – Etymology: French sang-froid, literally, cold blood

“Watch what happens when I open this breaker,” cackled the scientist. Instantly the entire eastern seaboard went dark, sparking a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission study into the hiring of “mad scientists with sangfroid tendencies”. Unfortunately, it also spawned 250 new regulations as part of the National Energy Reliability Corporation’s rule-making activities.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

U-S Interior Department Tells Congress It Supports Saving Snake Dams (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article178615271.html

Friday Accident Injures Three Cowlitz PUD Workers (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/accident-injures-cowlitz-pud-workers/article_7f43b04b-a137-5b4d-9791-43758e7147e1.html

Smart Meters: Presentations This Month Will Outline Stances by SMOG, Jefferson PUD (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/electrical-meters-discussed-presentations-this-month-will-outline-stances-by-smog-pud/

Okanogan PUD Commissioner Steve Houston Resigns His Seat – Will Apply to be General Manager (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)

http://methowvalleynews.com/2017/10/13/pud-commissioner-steve-houston-resigns-his-seat/

Mason PUD 3 Underground Power Line Work to Delay SR 3 Traffic (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-pud-underground-powerline-work-to-delay-sr-traffic/article_b9c44d40-b04b-11e7-9bb7-77d4f0b40c37.html

California Officials Begin Probing Pacific Gas & Electric’s Role in Massive Wildfires (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-officials-begin-probing-pges-role-in-massive-wildfires/507318/

California: Pacific Gas & Electric Shares Plunge 10% as Utility Warns of Potential Liability for North Bay Fires (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/10/13/pg-e-shares-plunge-north-bay-fires-pcg.html

NW Natural Signs HQ Lease in One of Downtown’s Highest-Profile New Office Projects (Portland Business Journal, OR)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/10/13/nw-natural-signs-hq-lease-in-one-of-downtowns.html

Salt River Project: See What an Arizona Utility Is Buying for $330 Million (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2017/10/15/see-what-an-arizona-utility-is-buying-for-330m.html

PREPA Contractor: Progress Slow, Materials Limited in Power Restoration (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/prepa-contractor-progress-slow-materials-limited-in-power-restoration/507361/

Puerto Rico Needs 50,000 Utility Poles, 6,500 Miles of Cable (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/puerto-rico-needs-50000-utility-poles-6500-miles-cable

Legislators: South Carolina Utility Won’t Be Sold at ‘Fire Sale Price’ (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/south-carolina/articles/2017-10-11/legislators-sc-utility-wont-be-sold-at-fire-sale-price

Could Cyberattacks Knock Out Lights in the US? Not So Easily (Associated Press)

https://wtop.com/business-finance/2017/10/could-cyberattacks-knock-out-lights-in-the-us-not-so-easily/

The Electricity Required for a Single Bitcoin Trade Could Power a House for a Whole Month (Business Insider)

http://www.businessinsider.com/electricity-required-for-single-bitcoin-trade-could-power-a-house-for-a-month-2017-10

FISH & WILDLIFE

Pacific Gas & Electric Project Blamed for Harming Endangered Fish in NorCal River (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/pge-project-blamed-harming-endangered-fish-norcal-river/

Fish Traps Were Banned, But Some Now Say ‘It’s The Future’ for Columbia River Salmon (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/fish-traps-for-columbia-river-salmon-get-another-look/

Douglas PUD Hiring Fish Hatchery Staff (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)

http://methowvalleynews.com/2017/10/13/douglas-pud-hiring-fish-hatchery-staff/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Western Arizona Tribes Could Lease Colorado River Water to Areas Thirsty for Development (Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ)

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-water/2017/10/15/colorado-river-indian-tribes-could-profit-leasing-water-arizona/714426001/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Regulators Allow Pacific Power to Recover Costs from Customers Who Disconnect Services (Daily Energy Insider)

https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/8454-regulators-allow-pacific-power-recover-costs-customers-disconnect-services/

California Utilities Finding Their Way on Renewables Integration (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-utilities-finding-their-way-on-renewables-integration/507299/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Nest Is Finally Starting to Feel At Home in Google’s Castle (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/40479213/nest-is-finally-starting-to-feel-at-home-in-googles-castle

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Puget Sound Energy, Industry Group Urge Modified Greenhouse-Gas Regulations (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/pse-industry-group-urge-modified-greenhouse-gas-regulations/

Coal Country Is Finding Little Relief in Trump’s Climate Actions (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-coal-climate-201710-htmlstory.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Tesla Fires Hundreds of Workers as Part of Annual Reviews (Associated Press)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-fires-hundreds-of-workers-as-part-of-annual-reviews/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Court Agrees to Take on US-Microsoft Dispute over Emails (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/justices-hear-governments-email-dispute-microsoft-50508502

Cyber Researchers Reveal Serious Wi-Fi Security Flaw (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/16/wi-fi-security-flaws-243813

Frontier Rips Off Taxpayers, Shrugs When Asked For Money Back (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Frontier-Rips-Off-Taxpayers-Shrugs-When-Asked-For-Money-Back-140525

The World Once Laughed at North Korean Cyberpower. No More. (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/15/world/asia/north-korea-hacking-cyber-sony.html

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING, & MEDIA

Pentagon Accidentally Included Reporter in Puerto Rico Spin Talks (The Hill, Washington, DC

http://thehill.com/homenews/media/355295-pentagon-accidentally-included-reporter-in-puerto-rico-spin-talks

The Hand Has Its Social Media Moment (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/arts/online-video-hands-buzzfeed-tasty-facebook.html

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

AP Analysis: FEMA Rejects Appeals worth $1.2B over a Decade (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/ap-analysis-fema-rejects-appeals-worth-12b-decade-50492597

Feds Push for Facebook Data on Inauguration Protests (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/feds-fight-facebook-data-inauguration-protests/

GENERAL NEWS

‘The Big Dark’: Satellite Image Shows Future Rain Clouds Stretching from China to Puget Sound (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/the-big-dark-weather-service-shares-satellite-image-of-future-rain-clouds-stretching-from-china-to-puget-sound/

Heavy Rain, Threat of Flooding This Week (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/27695

Shelton Police Officer Saves Man’s Life with CPR (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-police-officer-saves-man-s-life-with-cpr/article_82796f08-b287-11e7-b3ba-b373fbb8efbc.html

Sgt. Bergdahl Admits to Desertion, Misbehavior Charges (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/army-sgt-bergdahl-pleads-guilty-desertion-misbehavior/

Family of Four Needs $76,000 Just to ‘Scrape By’ in Seattle, New UW Report Says (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/report-family-of-4-needs-76000-just-to-scrape-by-in-seattle/

GEEKS IN THE TREES – DIVERSIONS

Microsoft Built Tree Houses for Its Employees

https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/13/16468582/microsoft-tree-houses-employees-redmond-campus

Northern Michigan University Offers Marijuana Degree

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/northern-michigan-university-offers-marijuana-degree/article_c6ea31fe-de2a-51dc-84ff-f9031451c7c6.html

School District Pulls ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ from Reading List; ‘Makes People Uncomfortable’

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/10/mississippi_school_district_pu.html

Birds Gone Wild: Resurgent Turkeys Spar with Human Neighbors

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/feathered-foes-resurgent-turkeys-clash-with-human-neighbors/

SONG OF THE DAY

Rufus & Chaka Khan - Tell Me Something Good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB4JDJiet5M

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