Energy News Digest for January 10, 2018

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Weather Forecast for January 10, 2018

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Winter Weather Advisory for Higher Elevations of the Olympic Mountains

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Governor Inslee’s Carbon Tax Announced, Washington State House Republicans Counter with Alternative Bill (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

https://washingtonstatewire.com/inslees-carbon-tax-announced-house-republicans-counter-alternative-bill/

Oregon Lawmakers Unveil ‘Cap & Invest’ Carbon Pricing Bills (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/01/oregon_lawmakers_unveil_carbon.html

Small Nukes Pass Key Step as Regulators Approve NuScale Safety System (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/small-nukes-pass-key-step-as-regulators-approve-nuscale-safety-system/514470/

Pacific Gas & Electric Moves Closer to Retiring Diablo Canyon Nuke With Proposed State Decision (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pge-moves-closer-to-retiring-diablo-canyon-nuke-with-proposed-decision-fro/514500/

Rainy, Windy Days Ahead, Especially Thursday; Heavy Snowfall Expected in Passes (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2018/01/09/rainy-windy-days-ahead-especially-thursday-heavy-snowfall-expected-in-passes/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Small Nukes Pass Key Step as Regulators Approve NuScale Safety System
• Pacific Gas & Electric Moves Closer to Retiring Diablo Canyon Nuke With Proposed State Decision
• U-S Department of Energy Pivots on NOPR, Will ‘Respect’ & ‘Honor’ FERC Order
• Coal Executive Blasts Federal Energy Regulators for ‘Bureaucratic Cop-Out’ on Trump Administration Power Plan
• South Carolina: Santee Cooper’s Biggest Customers Want a Special Committee to Decide If It Should Be Sold
• By the Way: New Meters Allow Smarter Energy Use
• Alaska: A Look at the Salmon Habitat Ballot Initiative
• Court Approves Plan to Help Salmon by Spilling More Water over Columbia River Dams
• Smart Appliances: Whirlpool, Apple Partner on Home Appliance Front
• How to Stay Warm during Winter for Less Money
• Governor Inslee’s Carbon Tax Announced, Washington State House Republicans Counter with Alternative Bill
• It’s Time to Step Up’: Washington State Gov. Inslee Revives Push for Carbon Tax in New Plan
• Gov. Inslee’s Washington State Emissions Tax Plan Draws Raves, Jeers
• Cowlitz PUD Outlines Desires for Potential State Carbon Policy
• Oregon Lawmakers Unveil ‘Cap & Invest’ Carbon Pricing Bills
• Exclusive: Trump’s EPA Aims to Replace Obama-Era Climate, Water Regulations in 2018
• Maybe It’s Not as Hard as We Thought to Solve the Electric Charging Infrastructure Problem
• President Trump’s Focus on Rural Broadband Should Include Community-Owned Networks
• President Trump’s Rural Broadband Order Doesn’t Do Anything New
• Comcast Speed Boost Goes Live — But You Have to Activate It
• Oregon: Spirit One Customers Say It Keeps Taking Their Money Months after Service Stopped
• Microsoft Says Security Patches Slowing Down PCs, Servers
• Kentucky Governor Fights Release of Facebook Filter to Hide Comments
• Facebook’s Newest Test Feature Pushes Local News & Events to Users
• Here Are the Four Creative Agencies That Ruled YouTube in 2017
• Bishop Bullish on Federal Energy Bill
• Judge’s Study Calls for More Security in Washington State Courtrooms
• Drafting Error Shorts Idaho $27.5 Million for Road Projects
• Rainy, Windy Days Ahead, Especially Thursday; Heavy Snowfall Expected in Passes
• Heavy Rain Thursday; Flooding Possible
• Suspect in Fatal Shooting of Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy Held without Bail
• Contractor Charged With Felony for Death in Seattle Trench Collapse
• Report: Seahawks Fire Offensive Coordinator Darrell Bevell
• Listicles Are Us: The Ten Most Dangerous Volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU

Loo ● \loo\ ● – Noun – Bathroom.

Gardex l’eau she cried.

“Too late” groused the soused old man.

Chamber pot emptied.

From Oxford Living Dictionary & Kottkey

When people flung their potty waste out of the window, they would shout “Gardez l’eau” [gar-day low]. That’s French for “watch out for the water”. We probably get the word “loo” from this expression. Some people think it comes from “Room 100” which is what European people used to call the bathroom. A third theory refers to the trade name ‘Waterloo’, which appeared prominently displayed on the iron cisterns in many British outhouses during the early 20th century.

https://joelshorriblehaiku.blogspot.com/

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Small Nukes Pass Key Step as Regulators Approve NuScale Safety System (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/small-nukes-pass-key-step-as-regulators-approve-nuscale-safety-system/514470/

Pacific Gas & Electric Moves Closer to Retiring Diablo Canyon Nuke With Proposed State Decision (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pge-moves-closer-to-retiring-diablo-canyon-nuke-with-proposed-decision-fro/514500/

U-S Department of Energy Pivots on NOPR, Will ‘Respect’ & ‘Honor’ FERC Order (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-pivots-on-nopr-will-respect-and-honor-ferc-order/514442/

Coal Executive Blasts Federal Energy Regulators for ‘Bureaucratic Cop-Out’ on Trump Administration Power Plan (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2018/01/09/coal-executive-blasts-federal-energy-regulators-for-bureaucratic-cop-out-on-trump-administration-power-plan/?utm_term=.678d89357570

South Carolina: Santee Cooper’s Biggest Customers Want a Special Committee to Decide If It Should Be Sold (Post & Courier, Charleston, SC)

https://www.postandcourier.com/business/santee-cooper-s-biggest-customers-want-a-special-committee-to/article_bf462e6c-ea86-11e7-a617-abe3e4d3b753.html

By the Way: New Meters Allow Smarter Energy Use (Hermiston Herald, OR)

http://www.hermistonherald.com/hh/local-news/20180109/by-the-way-new-meters-allow-smarter-enery-use

FISH & WILDLIFE

Alaska: A Look at the Salmon Habitat Ballot Initiative (Peninsula Clarion, Kenai, AK)

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/local/state/2018-01-09/look-salmon-habitat-ballot-initiative

Court Approves Plan to Help Salmon by Spilling More Water over Columbia River Dams (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/news/article/court-approves-spilling-water-columbia-dams/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Smart Appliances: Whirlpool, Apple Partner on Home Appliance Front (Dayton Business Journal, OH)

https://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/news/2018/01/10/whirlpool-apple-partner-on-home-appliance-front.html

How to Stay Warm during Winter for Less Money (Dummies Books)

http://www.dummies.com/personal-finance/how-to-stay-warm-during-winter-for-less-money/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Governor Inslee’s Carbon Tax Announced, Washington State House Republicans Counter with Alternative Bill (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

https://washingtonstatewire.com/inslees-carbon-tax-announced-house-republicans-counter-alternative-bill/

It’s Time to Step Up’: Washington State Gov. Inslee Revives Push for Carbon Tax in New Plan (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/its-time-to-step-up-washington-gov-inslee-revives-push-for-carbon-tax/514467/

Gov. Inslee’s Washington State Emissions Tax Plan Draws Raves, Jeers (South Sound Business Journal)

http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/January-2018/Gov-Inslees-emissions-tax-plan-draws-raves-jeers/

Cowlitz PUD Outlines Desires for Potential State Carbon Policy (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/cowlitz-pud-outlines-desires-for-potential-state-carbon-policy/article_ad690c0e-47e2-5004-bb7e-f15f893dbb04.html

Oregon Lawmakers Unveil ‘Cap & Invest’ Carbon Pricing Bills (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/01/oregon_lawmakers_unveil_carbon.html

Exclusive: Trump’s EPA Aims to Replace Obama-Era Climate, Water Regulations in 2018 (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-epa-pruitt-exclusive/exclusive-trumps-epa-aims-to-replace-obama-era-climate-water-regulations-in-2018-idUSKBN1EZ079

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Maybe It’s Not as Hard as We Thought to Solve the Electric Charging Infrastructure Problem (Jalopnik)

https://jalopnik.com/maybe-its-not-as-hard-as-we-thought-to-solve-the-electr-1821934370

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

President Trump’s Focus on Rural Broadband Should Include Community-Owned Networks (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/washingtonbytes/2018/01/09/trumps-focus-on-rural-broadband-should-include-community-owned-networks/#359925161062

President Trump’s Rural Broadband Order Doesn’t Do Anything New (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Trumps-Rural-Broadband-Order-Doesnt-Do-Anything-New-141023

Comcast Speed Boost Goes Live — But You Have to Activate It (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2018/jan/09/comcast-speed-boost-goes-live-but-you-have-to-activate-it/

Oregon: Spirit One Customers Say It Keeps Taking Their Money Months after Service Stopped (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2018/01/spirit_one_customers_say_it_ke.html

Microsoft Says Security Patches Slowing Down PCs, Servers (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-microchips-amd/microsoft-says-security-patches-slowing-down-pcs-servers-idUSKBN1EY17X

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

Kentucky Governor Fights Release of Facebook Filter to Hide Comments (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/kentucky-governor-fights-release-of-facebook-filter/

Facebook’s Newest Test Feature Pushes Local News & Events to Users (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2018/01/10/facebook-local-news-today-in-feature/#dnfGArFrhmqi

Here Are the Four Creative Agencies That Ruled YouTube in 2017 (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/creativity/here-are-the-4-creative-agencies-that-ruled-youtube-in-2017/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Bishop Bullish on Federal Energy Bill (Politico, Morning Energy)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2018/01/bishop-bullish-on-federal-energy-bill.html

Judge’s Study Calls for More Security in Washington State Courtrooms (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jan/10/judges-study-calls-for-more-security-in-washington/#/0

Drafting Error Shorts Idaho $27.5 Million for Road Projects (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/idaho/articles/2018-01-10/drafting-error-shorts-idaho-275m-for-road-projects

GENERAL NEWS

Rainy, Windy Days Ahead, Especially Thursday; Heavy Snowfall Expected in Passes (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2018/01/09/rainy-windy-days-ahead-especially-thursday-heavy-snowfall-expected-in-passes/

Heavy Rain Thursday; Flooding Possible (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/28744

Suspect in Fatal Shooting of Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy Held without Bail (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article193853069.html

Contractor Charged With Felony for Death in Seattle Trench Collapse (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2018/jan/10/contractor-charged-with-felony-for-death-in-trench-collapse/

Report: Seahawks Fire Offensive Coordinator Darrell Bevell (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2018/01/09/report-seahawks-fire-offensive-coordinator-darrell-bevell/

Listicles Are Us: The Ten Most Dangerous Volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2018/01/the_10_most_dangerous_volcanoe.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Woman Finds Out Her $250 Painting Is Actually Worth $300,000

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/woman-finds-250-painting-actually-worth-300000-041253320.html

Gardez L’eau – Giant Chunk of Ice Falls, Crushes Parked Car in New York City

http://q13fox.com/2018/01/10/giant-chunk-of-ice-falls-crushes-parked-car-in-new-york-city/

Passengers Recall People Crying, Vomiting ‘All Over’ Cruise Ship That Sailed into ‘Bomb Cyclone’

http://q13fox.com/2018/01/09/passengers-recall-people-crying-vomiting-all-over-cruise-ship-that-sailed-into-bomb-cyclone/

Rome’s Mangy Christmas Tree to Be Carved Up into Souvenirs

https://www.yahoo.com/news/romes-mangy-christmas-tree-carved-souvenirs-183011603.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Maureen McGovern – The Morning After (Poseidon Adventure Soundtrack)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y00UGD92UtA

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for January 9, 2018

Skokomish River, Hydrologic Outlook

                                        

Snow in Mountains, Wind, & Ample Precipitation: A La Nina-Like Pattern This Week (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2018/01/snow-in-mountains-wind-and-ample.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Judge OKs Plan to Boost Spill at Columbia & Snake River Dams (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jan/09/judge-oks-plan-to-boost-spill-at-columbia-and-snak/

FERC Rejects DOE NOPR, Kicking Resilience Issue to Grid Operators (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-rejects-doe-nopr-kicking-resilience-issue-to-grid-operators/514334/

More Equipment, Crews Head to Puerto Rico for Power Boost (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jan/08/more-equipment-crews-head-to-puerto-rico-for-power/

Bill Could Allow More New Washington State Wells for Domestic Use (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jan/08/bill-could-allow-more-new-wells-for-domestic-use/

Seven Takeaways from Gov. Inslee’s 2018 State Of The State Speech (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/863464/2018-washington-state-of-the-state/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• FERC Rejects DOE NOPR, Kicking Resilience Issue to Grid Operators
• ‘FERC Did Its Job:’ Former Regulators, Lawyers Laud DOE NOPR Rejection
• More Equipment, Crews Head to Puerto Rico for Power Boost
• Almost All Power Plants That Retired In the Past Decade Were Powered by Fossil Fuels
• MIT: Cheap Gas, Not Renewables, Caused Nuclear Woes
• South Carolina Utility Wants Lawsuit over Nuclear Plant Costs Tossed Out of Court
• Chelan PUD has Aggressive Capital Improvement Plan
• British Columbia: The Great Flicker of 2018 (2.5 Second Outage) Was Caused by a Car Crash, BC Hydro Says
• Damming the Nile – Egypt, Sudan & Ethiopia Battle It Out
• Bitcoins Should Be Called BTUcoins – That’s a Problem
• Judge OKs Plan to Boost Spill at Columbia & Snake River Dams
• Bill Could Allow More New Washington State Wells for Domestic Use
• The Nation’s Rivers & Streams Are Getting Dangerously Saltier
• Oregon: Solar Developer Disputes Blockage of 80-Acre Project on Farmland
• Roadmap to Nowhere: The Myth of Powering the Nation 100% with Renewable Energy
• $30K Award another Example of How Naval Station Everett Is a Top Base
• Inslee’s Carbon Tax Would Raise Costs for Consumers, Polluters to Fund Environmental Projects
• Oregon Business Groups Blast Cap-And-Trade Bills
• Op/Ed: We Don’t Want California’s Cap-And-Trade Law
• Your Bathroom Could Soon Be a ‘Smart Bathroom’ Thanks to Kohler
• President Trump Is Pushing Rural Internet Access. Here’s What Montana Is Doing Already
• Donald Trump’s Executive Orders on ‘Great, Great’ Rural Broadband Don’t Really Do Anything
• Trump Rural Broadband Initiatives: Where’s the Beef?
• Congressional Democrats Try to Force a Vote to Keep Net Neutrality
• Pole Contact Switcheroo: Judge Backs AT&T Effort to Slow Google Fiber in Nashville
• Comcast under Fire for Using Sneaky Fees to Jack up Rates
• Seven Takeaways from Gov. Inslee’s 2018 State Of The State Speech
• Washington State Legislature Opens amid Protest, Calls for Action
• GOP Washington State Senator Staying in Olympia, Won’t Join Trump Administration
• America’s Rural Hospitals Are Dangerously Fragile
• Suspect Due In Court in Death of Washington State Sheriff’s Deputy
• 35 MPH Wind Gusts Possible Around Puget Sound Thursday
• Residents Rescued as Mud Inundates California Burn Areas
• Washington State Senator Floats Idea of Ferry Service between Olympia & Seattle
• New Frontier for Craft U-S Whiskey May Be Underfoot in Olympic Peninsula Bog Near Shelton

WORD OF THE DAY

Conurbation • \kah-ner-BAY-shun\ • Noun - An aggregation or continuous network of urban communities.

Welcome to “EverSeaTacoOly,” blared the tour guide. His grating mashing of the conurbation along the central Puget Sound I-5 parking lot of a freeway was only slightly tinged with irony.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

FERC Rejects DOE NOPR, Kicking Resilience Issue to Grid Operators (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-rejects-doe-nopr-kicking-resilience-issue-to-grid-operators/514334/

‘FERC Did Its Job:’ Former Regulators, Lawyers Laud DOE NOPR Rejection (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-did-its-job-former-regulators-lawyers-laud-doe-nopr-rejection/514394/

More Equipment, Crews Head to Puerto Rico for Power Boost (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jan/08/more-equipment-crews-head-to-puerto-rico-for-power/

Almost All Power Plants That Retired In the Past Decade Were Powered by Fossil Fuels (U-S Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=34452

MIT: Cheap Gas, Not Renewables, Caused Nuclear Woes (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/mit-cheap-gas-not-renewables-caused-nuclear-woes/514310/

South Carolina Utility Wants Lawsuit over Nuclear Plant Costs Tossed Out of Court (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/south-carolina/articles/2018-01-09/south-carolina-utility-wants-lawsuit-tossed-out-of-court

Chelan PUD has Aggressive Capital Improvement Plan (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.kpq.com/chelan-pud-aggressive-capital-improvement-plan/

British Columbia: The Great Flicker of 2018 (2.5 Second Outage) Was Caused by a Car Crash, BC Hydro Says (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/the-great-flicker-of-2018-was-caused-by-a-car-crash-bc-hydro-says-1.4478139?cmp=rss

Damming the Nile – Egypt, Sudan & Ethiopia Battle It Out (Jerusalem Post)

http://www.jpost.com/Blogs/A-Mid-East-Journal/Damming-the-Nile-Egypt-Sudan-and-Ethiopia-battle-it-out-533183

Bitcoins Should Be Called BTUcoins – That’s a Problem (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/maxauffhammer/2419263/bitcoins-called-btucoins-thats-problem

FISH & WILDLIFE

Judge OKs Plan to Boost Spill at Columbia & Snake River Dams (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jan/09/judge-oks-plan-to-boost-spill-at-columbia-and-snak/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Bill Could Allow More New Washington State Wells for Domestic Use (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jan/08/bill-could-allow-more-new-wells-for-domestic-use/

The Nation’s Rivers & Streams Are Getting Dangerously Saltier (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2018/01/08/the-nations-rivers-and-streams-are-getting-dangerously-saltier/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Oregon: Solar Developer Disputes Blockage of 80-Acre Project on Farmland (Capital Press)

http://www.capitalpress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2018180109931

Roadmap to Nowhere: The Myth of Powering the Nation 100% with Renewable Energy (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/mike-conley/2419278/roadmap-nowhere-myth-powering-nation-100-renewable-energy

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

$30K Award another Example of How Naval Station Everett Is a Top Base (My Everett News, WA)

https://myeverettnews.com/2018/01/07/another-example-of-how-naval-station-everett-is-a-top-base/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Inslee’s Carbon Tax Would Raise Costs for Consumers, Polluters to Fund Environmental Projects (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article193750759.html

Oregon Business Groups Blast Cap-And-Trade Bills (Portland Business Journal, OR)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2018/01/09/oregon-business-groups-blast-cap-and-trade-bills.html

Op/Ed: We Don’t Want California’s Cap-And-Trade Law (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/36307938-78/we-dont-want-californias-cap-and-trade-law.html.csp

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Your Bathroom Could Soon Be a ‘Smart Bathroom’ Thanks to Kohler (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2018/01/09/kohler-launches-smart-bathroom/#v0QuQzp3X5qp

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

President Trump Is Pushing Rural Internet Access. Here’s What Montana Is Doing Already (KTVQ-TV, Billings, MT)

http://www.ktvq.com/story/37218013/the-current-state-of-broadband-internet-access-in-rural-montana

Donald Trump’s Executive Orders on ‘Great, Great’ Rural Broadband Don’t Really Do Anything (Gizmodo – PG-13 for Language)

https://gizmodo.com/donald-trumps-executive-orders-on-great-great-rural-br-1821895792

Trump Rural Broadband Initiatives: Where’s the Beef? (Telecompetitor)

http://www.telecompetitor.com/trump-rural-broadband-initiatives-wheres-the-beef/

Congressional Democrats Try to Force a Vote to Keep Net Neutrality (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/democrats-try-to-force-a-vote-to-keep-net-neutrality/

Pole Contact Switcheroo: Judge Backs AT&T Effort to Slow Google Fiber in Nashville (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Judge-Backs-ATT-Effort-to-Slow-Google-Fiber-in-Nashville-141015

Comcast under Fire for Using Sneaky Fees to Jack up Rates (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Under-Fire-For-Using-Sneaky-Fees-to-Jack-up-Rates-141013

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Seven Takeaways from Gov. Inslee’s 2018 State Of The State Speech (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/863464/2018-washington-state-of-the-state/

Washington State Legislature Opens amid Protest, Calls for Action (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jan/08/legislature-opens-amid-protest-calls-for-action/#/0

GOP Washington State Senator Staying in Olympia, Won’t Join Trump Administration (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article193588434.html

America’s Rural Hospitals Are Dangerously Fragile (Atlantic Magazine)

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2018/01/rural-hospitals/549050/

GENERAL NEWS

Suspect Due In Court in Death of Washington State Sheriff’s Deputy (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/suspect-due-court-death-washington-sheriffs-deputy-52239639

35 MPH Wind Gusts Possible Around Puget Sound Thursday (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2018/01/09/35-mph-wind-gusts-possible-around-puget-sound-thursday/

Residents Rescued as Mud Inundates California Burn Areas (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jan/09/residents-rescued-as-mud-inundates-california-burn/

Washington State Senator Floats Idea of Ferry Service between Olympia & Seattle (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article193587074.html#emlnl=Morning_Newsletter

New Frontier for Craft U-S Whiskey May Be Underfoot in Olympic Peninsula Bog Near Shelton (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jan/07/new-frontier-for-craft-us-whiskey-may-be-underfoot/#/0

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Some People Curse & Say Nasty Things in Their Sleep. There’s a Good Reason.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/some-people-curse-and-say-nasty-things-in-their-sleep-theres-a-good-reason/2018/01/05/b424a1ce-f172-11e7-b390-a36dc3fa2842_story.html

Buzzkill: Starbucks Wins Dismissal in U-S of Under Filled Latte Lawsuit

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-starbucks-lawsuit/starbucks-wins-dismissal-in-u-s-of-underfilled-latte-lawsuit-idUSKBN1EW0V5

Man Trying to Kill Spider Sets Apartment on Fire, Tenants Forced to Move Out

http://q13fox.com/2018/01/08/man-trying-to-kill-spider-sets-apartment-on-fire-tenants-forced-to-move-out/

Here Are 50 Pictures of Mount Hood Looking Beautiful Over the Last 70 Years

http://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2018/01/pictures_of_mt_hood_looking_be.html

SONG OF THE DAY

The K Sisters – Java Jive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXc27S_WDr4

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Lawmakers Set to Kick Off 60-Day Session (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/2018-01-08/washington-lawmakers-set-to-kick-off-60-day-session

Op/Ed; Columbia River Treaty Talks Offer Hope for River, Native Peoples (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/columbia-river-treaty-talks-offer-hope-for-river-native-peoples/

Atlantic Salmon-Farming Company Sues Washington State to Keep Its Port Angeles Site Open (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/atlantic-salmon-farming-company-sues-washington-state-to-keep-its-port-angeles-site-open/

Snowpack Update: Slightly Low Today – More Snow is Expected (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2018/01/snowpack-update-slightly-low-today-but.html

Carbon Taxing: A Distinction with a Difference, Franz/Inslee (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

https://washingtonstatewire.com/carbon-taxing-distinction-difference-franz-inslee/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Op/Ed; Columbia River Treaty Talks Offer Hope for River, Native Peoples
• Report: Neglect & Human Error Led to Near-Catastrophe at Oroville Dam
• Australia: Blackout Concerns Run High as Temperatures Soar
• Dr. Wood: If You Have Special Needs, Planning for an Emergency Is Essential
• Tacoma Restaurant Owner, Utility Board Chair Running to Lead Washington State Republican Party
• Atlantic Salmon-Farming Company Sues Washington State to Keep Its Port Angeles Site Open
• California Coho Salmon to Remain on Endangered List
• Snowpack Update: Slightly Low Today – More Snow is Expected
• Tidal Energy Capture Poised for Growth
• Pot Industry Frets, Then Shrugs Off Sessions’ New Policy
• Spokane County Air Pollution Regulators Approve New Rules, Fees to Battle Smelly Marijuana Farms
• Environmentalists Alarmed at Marijuana Industry’s Massive Use of Carbon-Based Electricity
• Carbon Taxing: A Distinction with a Difference, Franz/Inslee
• Some Comcast Customers Are Reporting Increased Internet Speeds, Free of Charge
• Apple Investors Urge Action on ‘Smartphone Addiction’
• Op/Ed: FCC Uses Bogus Data to Show Big Increases in Broadband Access
• As Low-Power Local Radio Rises, Tiny Voices Become a Collective Shout
• Here’s How People Say Google Home & Alexa Impact Their Lives
• Washington State Lawmakers Set to Kick Off 60-Day Session
• Things to Watch In the Washington State Legislature This Year
• Q&A: Gov. Jay Inslee Talks Carbon Pricing, Trump, & Open Washington State Government
• Washington State Republican Sen. Doug Ericksen Appointed to EPA Adviser Job
• Pierce County Deputy Shot during Chase Dies from Gunshot Wounds
• Rattlesnake Ridge: Officials Say Slide May Happen Later than First Predicted
• Weather & Climate Disasters Cost the U-S a Record $306 Billion in 2017
• “Period of Maximum Constraint” – If You Think Seattle Traffic Is Bad Now, Just Wait until These Projects Start
• Costco Invites Customers Upset with Sugary Drink Tax to Shop outside Seattle

WORD OF THE DAY

Salubrious • \suh-LOO-bree-us\ • Adjective – Favorable to or promoting health or well-being

“C’mon dear, just take the spoonful of medicine like a good boy,” cooed Derwent’s mother. Even as an inarticulate child the boy knew instinctively that all salubrious brews tasted awful. “If only she’d give that dreck to me with a spoonful of sugar…the medicine would go down a lot better,” his inner voice intoned.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Op/Ed; Columbia River Treaty Talks Offer Hope for River, Native Peoples (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/columbia-river-treaty-talks-offer-hope-for-river-native-peoples/

Report: Neglect & Human Error Led to Near-Catastrophe at Oroville Dam (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/report-neglect-human-error-led-to-near-catastrophe-at-oroville-dam/

Australia: Blackout Concerns Run High as Temperatures Soar (Nine News)

https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/01/05/07/37/blackout-concerns-running-high-as-temperatures-soar

Dr. Wood: If You Have Special Needs, Planning for an Emergency Is Essential (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article193308389.html

Tacoma Restaurant Owner, Utility Board Chair Running to Lead Washington State Republican Party (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article193260979.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Atlantic Salmon-Farming Company Sues Washington State to Keep Its Port Angeles Site Open (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/atlantic-salmon-farming-company-sues-washington-state-to-keep-its-port-angeles-site-open/

California Coho Salmon to Remain on Endangered List (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/coho-salmon-to-remain-on-endangered-list/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Snowpack Update: Slightly Low Today – More Snow is Expected (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2018/01/snowpack-update-slightly-low-today-but.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Tidal Energy Capture Poised for Growth (The Daily, University of Washington, Seattle, WA)

http://www.dailyuw.com/science/article_71a24b64-f42c-11e7-a6be-df815072d97b.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Pot Industry Frets, Then Shrugs Off Sessions’ New Policy (Associated Press)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article193344419.html

Spokane County Air Pollution Regulators Approve New Rules, Fees to Battle Smelly Marijuana Farms (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jan/04/spokane-county-air-pollution-regulators-approve-ne/

Environmentalists Alarmed at Marijuana Industry’s Massive Use of Carbon-Based Electricity (Washington Times)

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jan/7/marijuana-growers-pressed-mass-electricity-use/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Carbon Taxing: A Distinction with a Difference, Franz/Inslee (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

https://washingtonstatewire.com/carbon-taxing-distinction-difference-franz-inslee/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Some Comcast Customers Are Reporting Increased Internet Speeds, Free of Charge (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/article193317359.html

Apple Investors Urge Action on ‘Smartphone Addiction’ (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42608822

Op/Ed: FCC Uses Bogus Data to Show Big Increases in Broadband Access (The Daily Yonder)

http://www.dailyyonder.com/fcc-uses-bogus-data-show-big-increases-broadband-access/2018/01/08/23104/

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

As Low-Power Local Radio Rises, Tiny Voices Become a Collective Shout (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/06/us/low-power-radio.html

Here’s How People Say Google Home & Alexa Impact Their Lives – People are increasingly willing to let go of their privacy concerns in exchange for a whole lot of convenience (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/40513721/heres-how-people-say-google-home-and-alexa-impact-their-lives

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Washington State Lawmakers Set to Kick Off 60-Day Session (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/2018-01-08/washington-lawmakers-set-to-kick-off-60-day-session

Things to Watch In the Washington State Legislature This Year (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/2018-01-07/things-to-watch-in-washington-legislature-this-year

Q&A: Gov. Jay Inslee Talks Carbon Pricing, Trump, & Open Washington State Government (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/qa-gov-jay-inslee-talks-carbon-pricing-trump-and-open-state-government/

Washington State Republican Sen. Doug Ericksen Appointed to EPA Adviser Job (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/jan/05/republican-sen-doug-ericksen-appointed-to-epa-advi/

GENERAL NEWS

Pierce County Deputy Shot during Chase Dies from Gunshot Wounds (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/2018/01/08/wa-deputy-shot-during-chase-dies-from-gunshot-wounds/

Rattlesnake Ridge: Officials Say Slide May Happen Later than First Predicted (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/rattlesnake-ridge-officials-say-slide-may-happen-later-than-first/article_10390f3e-f440-11e7-9155-0b9d3bbfb1db.html

Weather & Climate Disasters Cost the U-S a Record $306 Billion in 2017 (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2018/01/08/2017-record-year-billion-dollar-disasters-third-warmest/#Sapv_AFNXmql

“Period of Maximum Constraint” – If You Think Seattle Traffic Is Bad Now, Just Wait until These Projects Start (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://projects.seattletimes.com/2018/one-center-city/

Costco Invites Customers Upset with Sugary Drink Tax to Shop outside Seattle (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/money/consumer/dont-like-seattles-sugary-drink-tax-costco-invites-you-to-shop-outside-the-city/505517246

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Winning $570 Million Powerball Ticket Sold in New Hampshire

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2018/01/winning_570_million_powerball.html

Ohio: Postal Carriers Say Aggressive Turkeys Stopping Mail Service

https://www.courthousenews.com/postal-carriers-say-aggressive-turkeys-stopping-mail-service/

Connecticut Baseball Team Offering Yoga with Goats

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2018/01/connecticut_minor_league_baseb.html

The Story of How Otis Redding’s ‘Dock of the Bay’ Got Released

https://www.npr.org/2018/01/08/576413464/the-story-of-how-otis-reddings-dock-of-the-bay-got-released

SONG OF THE DAY

Otis Redding - Sitting On the Dock of the Bay

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

Justin Timberlake & Steve Cropper – Sitting On the Dock of the Bay (Cropper co-wrote)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqOnW2xdZPM

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