Energy News Digest for March 12, 2018

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for March 12, 2018

Marine Forecast for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Olympic Mountain Forecast for Mason County

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

This Is What Happens When Bitcoin Miners Take Over Your Town (Politico)

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/03/09/bitcoin-mining-energy-prices-smalltown-feature-217230

Snow Study Shows Dwindling Snowpack on 9 of 10 Western U-S Peaks (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article204464944.html

Alcoa Restart? Tariffs Give Hope, But It’s Too Early to Tell (Wenatchee World, WA)

https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2018/mar/08/alcoa-restart-tariffs-give-hope-but-its-too-early-to-tell/

Clark County Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Clean Energy Company Scheme (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2018/mar/08/clark-county-man-pleads-guilty-in-federal-court-to-fraudulent-clean-energy-company-scheme/

Coastal Research Increasingly Depends on Citizen Scientists (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2018/0312/Coastal-research-increasingly-depends-on-citizen-scientists

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• This Is What Happens When Bitcoin Miners Take Over Your Town
• Alcoa Restart? Tariffs Give Hope, But It’s Too Early to Tell
• Leader of Longview Data Processing Center Plans Fighting Conspiracy, Copyright Infringement Charges
• SmartHub Application Empowers Mason PUD 3 Electric Customers
• NRG to Shutter Three California Gas Plants
• Power Grid Operators Say They Can Meet Customers’ Energy Needs
• FERC Chair Discloses Brain Tumor, Surgery, Says He Will Continue Work
• Tennessee Valley Authority Proposes Grid Access Fee, Lower Energy Costs in Rate Revamp
• National Hydropower Association Launches HydroWorks campaign, Asks for Industry Action
• West Coast Waters Returning to Normal but Salmon Catches Lagging
• Genetically Engineered Salmon May Be Coming to a Store Near You
• Clark County Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Clean Energy Company Scheme
• Are Renewable Portfolio Standards on the Way Out? Three Ballot Initiatives Say Otherwise
• Los Angeles Eyes Greater Role for Community Broadband
• Getting There: The Electric-Vehicle Buzz Is Real
• Snow Study Shows Dwindling Snowpack on 9 of 10 Western U-S Peaks
• Sheesh – Japan Wants More Women in Construction. Pink Toilets May Not Be Helping.
• Coastal Research Increasingly Depends on Citizen Scientists
• FCC Says Ex-Google, Apple Engineers’ Startup Launched Illegal Satellites
• Mason, Thurston Counties Get Millions of Dollars in State Capital Funds for Public Projects
• Tim Eyman Files Lawsuit against Legislature, Claiming I-940 & HB 3003 Should Appear on the Ballot
• ‘This Is Not an Oops!’ Deadly Crashes Involving DUI Drivers Continue to Climb in Washington
• Kitsap, Mason School Administrators Plan for March 14 Protests
• U-S Northeast Braces for Third Nor’easter in Two Weeks
• Richard Sherman Says He Loves the 12s, But Felt ‘Vengeful’ Toward Seahawks for Letting Him Go

WORD OF THE DAY

Scilicet ● \SKEE-lih-ket\ ● Adverb – That is to say: to wit, namely.

Say goodbye to Richard Sherman, as he leaves the Seattle Seahawks Professional NFL football team (scilicet: the ‘Hawks) for the rival San Francisco (scilicet: Santa Clara) 49er’s.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

This Is What Happens When Bitcoin Miners Take Over Your Town (Politico)

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/03/09/bitcoin-mining-energy-prices-smalltown-feature-217230

Alcoa Restart? Tariffs Give Hope, But It’s Too Early to Tell (Wenatchee World, WA)

https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2018/mar/08/alcoa-restart-tariffs-give-hope-but-its-too-early-to-tell/

Leader of Longview Data Processing Center Plans Fighting Conspiracy, Copyright Infringement Charges (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/leader-of-data-processing-center-plans-in-longview-fighting-conspiracy/article_d22a246d-7b6a-5bf2-8412-6fbebf3de8ae.html

SmartHub Application Empowers Mason PUD 3 Electric Customers (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/smart-hub-application-empowers-mason-pud-electric-customers/article_f79878da-23e6-11e8-bbf6-a7bfba8e3abd.html

NRG to Shutter Three California Gas Plants (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nrg-to-shutter-three-california-gas-plants/518841/

Power Grid Operators Say They Can Meet Customers’ Energy Needs (Washington Examiner)

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/power-grid-operators-say-they-can-meet-customers-energy-needs

FERC Chair Discloses Brain Tumor, Surgery, Says He Will Continue Work (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-chair-discloses-brain-tumor-surgery-says-he-will-continue-work/518913/

Tennessee Valley Authority Proposes Grid Access Fee, Lower Energy Costs in Rate Revamp (Chattanooga Times-Free Press, TN)

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/breakingnews/story/2018/mar/09/tva-proposed-grid-access-fee-lower-energy-costs-rate-revamp/465572/

National Hydropower Association Launches HydroWorks campaign, Asks for Industry Action (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/hydro/2018/03/national-hydropower-association-launches-hydroworks-campaign-asks-for-industry-action.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

West Coast Waters Returning to Normal but Salmon Catches Lagging (Phys.Org)

https://phys.org/news/2018-03-west-coast-salmon-lagging.html

Genetically Engineered Salmon May Be Coming to a Store Near You (Grist Online)

https://grist.org/article/genetically-engineered-salmon-may-be-coming-to-a-store-near-you/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Clark County Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Clean Energy Company Scheme (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2018/mar/08/clark-county-man-pleads-guilty-in-federal-court-to-fraudulent-clean-energy-company-scheme/

Are Renewable Portfolio Standards on the Way Out? Three Ballot Initiatives Say Otherwise (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/are-renewable-portfolio-standards-on-the-way-out-three-ballot-initiatives/518831/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Los Angeles Eyes Greater Role for Community Broadband (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Los-Angeles-Eyes-Greater-Role-for-Community-Broadband-141402

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

Getting There: The Electric-Vehicle Buzz Is Real (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/mar/12/getting-there-in-washington-electric-vehicles-are-/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Snow Study Shows Dwindling Snowpack on 9 of 10 Western U-S Peaks (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article204464944.html

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

Sheesh – Japan Wants More Women in Construction. Pink Toilets May Not Be Helping. (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/08/business/japan-women-construction.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Coastal Research Increasingly Depends on Citizen Scientists (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2018/0312/Coastal-research-increasingly-depends-on-citizen-scientists

FCC Says Ex-Google, Apple Engineers’ Startup Launched Illegal Satellites (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2018/03/12/swarm-technologies-illegal-satellites-fcc.html

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Mason, Thurston Counties Get Millions of Dollars in State Capital Funds for Public Projects (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-thurston-get-millions-of-dollars-in-state-capital-funds/article_d64d66f2-23f2-11e8-99ce-efe2348bc550.html

Tim Eyman Files Lawsuit against Legislature, Claiming I-940 & HB 3003 Should Appear on the Ballot (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)

https://washingtonstatewire.com/tim-eyman-files-lawsuit-against-legislature-claiming-i-940-and-hb-3003-should-appear-on-the-ballot/

GENERAL NEWS

‘This Is Not an Oops!’ Deadly Crashes Involving DUI Drivers Continue to Climb in Washington (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2018/03/11/deadly-crashes-involving-drunk-drivers-continue-to-climb-in-washington/

Kitsap, Mason School Administrators Plan for March 14 Protests (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2018/03/11/kitsap-mason-school-administrators-plan-march-14-protests/411806002/

U-S Northeast Braces for Third Nor’easter in Two Weeks (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-weather/u-s-northeast-braces-for-third-noreaster-in-two-weeks-idUSKCN1GO0E7

Richard Sherman Says He Loves the 12s, But Felt ‘Vengeful’ Toward Seahawks for Letting Him Go (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2018/03/12/sherman-says-he-loves-the-12s-but-felt-vengeful-toward-seahawks-for-letting-him-go/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Daycare Owner Sentenced to 21 Years for Giving Kids Melatonin While She Went Tanning & to Gym

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/daycare-owner-sentenced-21-years-190338230.html

‘10 Things I Hate About You’ House on the Market for $1.6 Million

http://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/10-things-i-hate-about-you-house-on-the-market-for-16-million/283-527533951

Historic, Seattle-Made Electric Bass Guitar Sold for $23,000

http://www.thenewstribune.com/entertainment/celebrities/article204487584.html

Winner of $560 Million Powerball Can Keep Her Name Private, Judge Rules

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/12/us/lottery-winner-privacy.html

SONG OF THE DAY

20 Amazing Bass Lines of All Time! (Instantly Recognizable)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONw0q2ZhEXg

Queen – Another One Bites the Dust

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz_DNrKVrQ8

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Energy News Digest for March 9, 2018

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for March 9, 2018

Marine Forecast for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Olympic Mountain Forecast for Mason County

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Legislature Calls It Quits for 2018 (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/mar/08/washington-legislature-calls-it-quits-for-2018/

Energy Sector Condemns President Trump’s Steel, Aluminum Tariffs (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/energy-sector-condemns-trump-steel-aluminum-tariffs/518762/

Proposal Would Reduce Size of Desert Claim Wind Farm (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

https://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/proposal-would-reduce-size-of-desert-claim-wind-farm/article_9e52c513-11b7-5c6a-b67c-0d01a13e657e.html

Growing Concern: Marijuana Energy Conservation Rules Could Mean Lower Quality Product (Boston Globe, MA)

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/03/08/skeptical-led-lights-marijuana-growers-decry-lighting-efficiency-rule/AC9qm18nmfM9rgaUrl26QK/story.html?ref=yfp

California Salmon Will Have Places to Chill with Dam Removal (Associated Press)

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/california-salmon-places-chill-dam-removal-53622994

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Energy Sector Condemns President Trump’s Steel, Aluminum Tariffs
• Wind Knocks Down Trees, Causes Power Outages around Puget Sound
• Jefferson PUD Puts Smart Meters on Hold
• California: Hayward Town Requires Commercial Property Owners to Switch from Pacific Gas & Electric to Its 100% Renewable Energy Effort
• It’s a Horrible Idea to Privatize the Tennessee Valley Authority & Other Public Energy Assets
• South Carolina: Fight between Santee Cooper, Electric Co-Ops Could Hurt Finances of Both, Standard & Poor’s Says
• FERC Members Hint At Move to Compensate Electric Grid Reliability
• This MIT Project Says Nuclear Fusion Is 15 Years Away (No, Really, This Time)
• California Salmon Will Have Places to Chill with Dam Removal
• The Energy 202: Almost 100,000 Comments Missing from Federal Sage Grouse Conservation Report
• Proposal Would Reduce Size of Desert Claim Wind Farm
• Claims of Fraud, Racketeering – New Mexico Sues Vivint Solar for Its Sunny Promises
• Geothermal: Japan Builds a Head of Steam for an Alternative to Nuclear
• These Huge New Wind Turbines Are a Marvel. They’re Also the Future.
• Owning Fiber, Town of Coulee Dam Considering Broadband Expansion
• Why Low-Income Communities Are Building Their Own Internet Networks
• Big Telcos Set to Hit Many Canadians with Internet Price Hikes
• U-S Finally Passes ‘Dig Once’ Rules for Fiber Deployment
• To Get Rural Kids Online, Microsoft Wants to Put Internet Access on School Buses
• Heavy Snow Packs May Contribute to British Columbia Flooding
• Trump’s Interior Secretary Claimed Wind Power Leads to Global Warming. His Numbers Are Wrong
• Growing Concern: Marijuana Energy Conservation Rules Could Mean Lower Quality Product
• Portland Reaches Milestone in ‘Poop to Power’ Project
• Video: This Space Heater Mines Bitcoin While Keeping Your House Warm
• Washington State Legislature Calls It Quits for 2018
• Washington Legislature Approves Budget Plan That Boosts School Spending
• Legislature Passes, Sends Governor One-Time Property Tax Cut for 2019
• Washington State Legislature Passes Gender Pay Equity Bill
• Public Records: Attorney Dubbed ‘Evil Harry Potter’ by Lindquist Staffers Calls Text Messages ‘Disappointing’
• Trump Administration Warns Idaho against Its Rebel Insurance Plans
• Lockdown at 2 Shelton Schools Lifted, Roads Reopened after Suspicious Device Found
• Police Photos Show Long Beach Bombs
• Governor Appoints Ex-Mason Chief Deputy Prosecutor as Mason Superior Court Judge
• Spring “Heat Wave” Coming to Western Washington & Oregon
• The Word Is Pummeled: Third Nor’easter Still a Possibility for Start of Next Week
• Oregon: Former Columbia County Employee Admits to Stealing Nearly $600,000
• WSDOT Says Expect Delays on I-5 as Crews Clean Bridge over Nisqually River
• NASA Says ‘Fireball’ That Shook Washington Coast about the Size of a Minivan

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU

Pummel ● /PUM-mull/ ● Verb - Pound, beat.

Punch. Pummel. Bam. Pow!

Those Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em Robots

“You knocked my block off!”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Energy Sector Condemns President Trump’s Steel, Aluminum Tariffs (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/energy-sector-condemns-trump-steel-aluminum-tariffs/518762/

Wind Knocks Down Trees, Causes Power Outages around Puget Sound (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/wind-knocks-down-trees-cause-power-outages-in-south-king-county

Jefferson PUD Puts Smart Meters on Hold (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/jefferson-county-pud-puts-smart-meters-on-hold/

California: Hayward Town Requires Commercial Property Owners to Switch from Pacific Gas & Electric to Its 100% Renewable Energy Effort (San Francisco Business Times, CA)

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2018/03/09/hayward-pg-e-renewables.html

It’s a Horrible Idea to Privatize the Tennessee Valley Authority & Other Public Energy Assets (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2018/03/08/feds-consider-privatizing-public-energy-agencies-bpa-and-tva/#522ad6cf733f

South Carolina: Fight between Santee Cooper, Electric Co-Ops Could Hurt Finances of Both, Standard & Poor’s Says (Charleston Post & Courier, SC)

https://www.postandcourier.com/business/fight-between-santee-cooper-electric-co-ops-could-hurt-finances/article_9ca3f876-2195-11e8-a05c-ff9dff4e605b.html

FERC Members Hint At Move to Compensate Electric Grid Reliability (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/ferc-members-hint-at-move-to-compensate-electric-grid-reliability/article/2651065

This MIT Project Says Nuclear Fusion Is 15 Years Away (No, Really, This Time) (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/40541615/this-mit-project-says-nuclear-fusion-is-15-years-away-no-really-this-time

FISH & WILDLIFE

California Salmon Will Have Places to Chill with Dam Removal (Associated Press)

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/california-salmon-places-chill-dam-removal-53622994

The Energy 202: Almost 100,000 Comments Missing from Federal Sage Grouse Conservation Report (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-energy-202/2018/03/09/the-energy-202-almost-100-000-comments-missing-from-federal-sage-grouse-conservation-report/5aa19ac830fb047655a06b95/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Proposal Would Reduce Size of Desert Claim Wind Farm (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

https://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/proposal-would-reduce-size-of-desert-claim-wind-farm/article_9e52c513-11b7-5c6a-b67c-0d01a13e657e.html

Claims of Fraud, Racketeering – New Mexico Sues Vivint Solar for Its Sunny Promises (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/new-mexico-sues-vivint-solar-for-its-sunny-promises/

Geothermal: Japan Builds a Head of Steam for an Alternative to Nuclear (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2018/0309/Japan-builds-a-head-of-steam-for-an-alternative-to-nuclear

These Huge New Wind Turbines Are a Marvel. They’re Also the Future. (Vox)

https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/energy-and-environment/2018/3/8/17084158/wind-turbines-bigger?ref=yfp

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Owning Fiber, Town of Coulee Dam Considering Broadband Expansion (Star of the Grand Coulee, Grand Coulee, WA)

http://www.grandcoulee.com/story/2018/03/07/news/owning-fiber-town-considering-broadband-expansion/10082.html?mc_cid=44695da7a2&mc_eid=66fc878f7f

Why Low-Income Communities Are Building Their Own Internet Networks (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/40540511/why-low-income-communities-are-building-their-own-internet-networks

Big Telcos Set to Hit Many Canadians with Internet Price Hikes (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/internet-bell-rogers-telus-price-hike-1.4564644?cmp=rss

U-S Finally Passes ‘Dig Once’ Rules for Fiber Deployment (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/US-Finally-Passes-Dig-Once-Rules-for-Fiber-Deployment-141387

To Get Rural Kids Online, Microsoft Wants to Put Internet Access on School Buses (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2018/03/08/to-get-rural-kids-online-microsoft-wants-to-put-internet-access-on-school-buses/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Heavy Snow Packs May Contribute to British Columbia Flooding – Snow deposits that feed Columbia, Okangan & Similkameen basins well above normal (Salmon Arm Observer, BC)

https://www.saobserver.net/news/heavy-snow-packs-may-contribute-to-flooding/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Trump’s Interior Secretary Claimed Wind Power Leads to Global Warming. His Numbers Are Wrong (TIME Magazine)

http://time.com/5187877/donald-trump-wind-power-ryan-zinke-birds-global-warming/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Growing Concern: Marijuana Energy Conservation Rules Could Mean Lower Quality Product (Boston Globe, MA)

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/03/08/skeptical-led-lights-marijuana-growers-decry-lighting-efficiency-rule/AC9qm18nmfM9rgaUrl26QK/story.html?ref=yfp

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Portland Reaches Milestone in ‘Poop to Power’ Project (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-reaches-milestone-in-poop-to-power-project/283-527061782

Video: This Space Heater Mines Bitcoin While Keeping Your House Warm (Mashable)

https://mashable.com/2018/03/08/this-heater-warms-your-home-and-mines-cryptocurrency/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Washington State Legislature Calls It Quits for 2018 (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/mar/08/washington-legislature-calls-it-quits-for-2018/

Washington Legislature Approves Budget Plan That Boosts School Spending (Associated Press)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/washington-legislature-approves-budget-plan-that-boosts-school-spending/

Legislature Passes, Sends Governor One-Time Property Tax Cut for 2019 (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2018/03/08/legislature-passes-sends-governor-one-time-property-tax-cut/

Washington State Legislature Passes Gender Pay Equity Bill (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/wa-passes-gender-pay-equity-bill-geekwire/283-527093710

Public Records: Attorney Dubbed ‘Evil Harry Potter’ by Lindquist Staffers Calls Text Messages ‘Disappointing’ (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article204038259.html

Trump Administration Warns Idaho against Its Rebel Insurance Plans (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/trump-administration-warns-idaho-against-its-rebel-insurance-plans/2018/03/08/959dd4bc-2315-11e8-94da-ebf9d112159c_story.html

GENERAL NEWS

Lockdown at 2 Shelton Schools Lifted, Roads Reopened after Suspicious Device Found (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/2-shelton-schools-on-lockdown-suspicious-device-found

Police Photos Show Long Beach Bombs (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)

http://www.chinookobserver.com/co/free/20180308/police-photos-show-long-beach-bombs

Governor Appoints Ex-Mason Chief Deputy Prosecutor as Mason Superior Court Judge (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/governor-appoints-ex-mason-chief-deputy-prosecutor-as-mason-superior/article_a3037bb0-230c-11e8-a2b2-d7777e769ce2.html

Spring “Heat Wave” Coming to Western Washington & Oregon (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2018/03/spring-heat-wave-coming-to-western.html

The Word Is Pummeled: Third Nor’easter Still a Possibility for Start of Next Week (Yahoo News)

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/3rd-noreaster-still-possibility-start-next-week-113004356--abc-news-topstories.html

Oregon: Former Columbia County Employee Admits to Stealing Nearly $600,000 (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/former-columbia-county-employee-admits-to-stealing-nearly/article_7a77180c-e4f9-5e71-9913-41605885767f.html

WSDOT Says Expect Delays on I-5 as Crews Clean Bridge over Nisqually River (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article204190799.html

NASA Says ‘Fireball’ That Shook Washington Coast about the Size of a Minivan (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2018/03/08/nasa-says-fireball-that-shook-washington-coast-about-the-size-of-minivan/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Skinny Jeans Sold at Target Recalled for Making People Bleed

https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Skinny-jeans-sold-at-Target-recalled-for-star-12739063.php

Norwegian Airline Responds to Poem Complaint in Verse

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43343546

Daylight Saving Time 2018: Seven Things to Know about ‘Springing Forward’

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/trending-now/daylight-saving-time-2018-seven-things-to-know-about-springing-forward-1/712859688

Volkswagen to Stop Making the Beetle

https://mashable.com/2018/03/09/vw-kills-the-beetle/

SONG OF THE DAY

Phoebe Snow - Poetry Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTd1iktPJZ8

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Small Craft Advisory for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Weather Forecast for March 8, 2018

Marine Forecast for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Olympic Mountain Forecast for Mason County

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

New Agreements Will Deliver Clean Bonneville Power Administration Power to Portland General Electric Customers (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2018/03/new-agreements-will-deliver-clean.html

Energy Northwest CEO Picked to Bring New Nuclear Reactors in Abu Dhabi Online (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/37670515/energy-northwest-ceo-picked-to-bring-new-nuclear-reactors-online

Salt Lake City Removes Electric Vehicle Charging Fees to Encourage Use (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/salt-lake-city-removes-ev-charging-fees-to-encourage-use/518618/

Recycled Water from Sewers Coming to California Taps (SF Chronicle)

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Recycled-water-from-sewer-OK-d-for-California-12735732.php

The Grim Conclusions of the Largest-Ever Study of Fake News (Atlantic Magazine)

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/03/largest-study-ever-fake-news-mit-twitter/555104/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• New Agreements Will Deliver Clean Bonneville Power Administration Power to Portland General Electric Customers
• Energy Northwest CEO Picked to Bring New Nuclear Reactors in Abu Dhabi Online
• Kittitas PUD Raises Electric Rates
• New Jefferson PUD Manager Expected to Start in April
• From Nuclear Ships to Bonneville Power Administration Electrical Engineer
• Op/Ed: The Next Standing Rock? A Pipeline Battle Looms in Oregon
• Sweetheart Deal for Hydro Gets Cold Shoulder from State of Alaska
• Goodbye Yucca? Feds to Review New Mexico Nuclear Waste Storage Proposal
• Canada Approves Disputed Northern Pass Transmission Line
• DOE Pushing Small Modular Coal Plant Development
• EIA Updates Layers to U-S Energy Mapping System
• Meetings Planned on Mountain Goat Relocation from Olympic National Park
• British Columbia Government ‘Very Interested’ in Moving Open-Net Fish Farms onto Land, Minister Says
• U-S Lifts Ban on Elephant & Lion Trophies (NY Times)
• Solar Coalition Set to Unveil $700 Million of Projects
• Cable’s Top Lobbyist Declares Net Neutrality ‘Irrelevant’
• Salt Lake City Removes Electric Vehicle Charging Fees to Encourage Use
• Recycled Water from Sewers Coming to California Taps
• Appeals Court Rejects Trump Administration Push to Shut Down Kids’ Climate Change Lawsuit
• President Trump Official Said Scientists Went ‘Outside Their Wheelhouse’ by Writing Climate Change ‘Dramatically’ Shrunk Montana Glaciers
• The Grim Conclusions of the Largest-Ever Study of Fake News
• 3 Ways Social Media Customer Service Impacts the Bottom Line
• How the Selfie Conquered the World
• Your Smart Home Is Spying on You. Here’s How to Spy Back.
• U-S Forest Service Chief Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Accusations
• Loud Boom, Bright Flash in Sky Reported over Western Washington State
• State Patrol Says 3 Dead In Hit-&-Run DUI Crash on I-5 in Lakewood
• Input Sought on North Mason Log Yard/SR-3 Intersection
• January Unemployment Falls in Mason, Thurston Counties
• Snow Storm Pounds U-S Northeast, Closing Schools, Snarling Commutes
• International Women’s Day 2018: Beyond #MeToo, with Pride, Protests & Pressure
• Idaho Potatoes Set Record for Production Value Last
• Clocks Roll Forward Sunday – How Daylight Savings Time Came To Be

WORD OF THE DAY

Lingua Franca • \LING-gwa FRANK-wa\ • Noun: 1: often capitalized: a common language consisting of Italian mixed with French, Spanish, Greek, and Arabic that was formerly spoken in Mediterranean ports 2: any of various languages used as common or commercial tongues among peoples of diverse speech 3: something resembling a common language.

Derwood loudly proclaimed that English was the lingua franca of North America. “It’s not English,” sniffed Nigel. “It’s American.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

New Agreements Will Deliver Clean Bonneville Power Administration Power to Portland General Electric Customers (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2018/03/new-agreements-will-deliver-clean.html

Energy Northwest CEO Picked to Bring New Nuclear Reactors in Abu Dhabi Online (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/37670515/energy-northwest-ceo-picked-to-bring-new-nuclear-reactors-online

Kittitas PUD Raises Electric Rates (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

https://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/kittitas-county-pud-raises-electric-rates/article_5d60ff1d-d2da-552b-bbb0-66161ed35a16.html

New Jefferson PUD Manager Expected to Start in April (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/new-jefferson-pud-manager-expected-to-start-in-april/

From Nuclear Ships to Bonneville Power Administration Electrical Engineer (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/From-nuclear-ships-to-BPA-electrical-engineer.aspx

Op/Ed: The Next Standing Rock? A Pipeline Battle Looms in Oregon (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/08/opinion/standing-rock-pipeline-oregon.html

Sweetheart Deal for Hydro Gets Cold Shoulder from State of Alaska (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2018/03/sweetheart-deal-for-hydro-gets-cold-shoulder-from-state-of-alaska.html

Goodbye Yucca? Feds to Review New Mexico Nuclear Waste Storage Proposal (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/goodbye-yucca-nrc-to-review-new-mexico-nuclear-waste-storage-proposal/518653/

Canada Approves Disputed Northern Pass Transmission Line (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/canada-approves-disputed-northern-pass-transmission-line/518647/

DOE Pushing Small Modular Coal Plant Development (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-pushing-small-modular-coal-plant-development/518668/

EIA Updates Layers to U-S Energy Mapping System (U-S Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=35252

FISH & WILDLIFE

Meetings Planned on Mountain Goat Relocation from Olympic National Park (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/meetings-planned-on-mountain-goat-relocation-from-olympic-national-park/article_edfea5b0-2233-11e8-95d4-e331420a6625.html

British Columbia Government ‘Very Interested’ in Moving Open-Net Fish Farms onto Land, Minister Says (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fish-farms-bc-closed-containment-donaldson-tenures-1.4566374?cmp=rss

U-S Lifts Ban on Elephant & Lion Trophies (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/07/science/trump-elephant-trophy-hunting.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Solar Coalition Set to Unveil $700 Million of Projects (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-08/solar-coalition-is-said-set-to-unveil-700-million-of-projects?ref=yfp

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Cable’s Top Lobbyist Declares Net Neutrality ‘Irrelevant’ (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Cables-Top-Lobbyist-Declares-Net-Neutrality-Irrelevant-141383

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

Salt Lake City Removes Electric Vehicle Charging Fees to Encourage Use (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/salt-lake-city-removes-ev-charging-fees-to-encourage-use/518618/

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Recycled Water from Sewers Coming to California Taps (SF Chronicle)

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Recycled-water-from-sewer-OK-d-for-California-12735732.php

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Appeals Court Rejects Trump Administration Push to Shut Down Kids’ Climate Change Lawsuit (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/appeals-court-rejects-trump-administration-push-to-shut-down-kids-climate-change-lawsuit/article/2650977

President Trump Official Said Scientists Went ‘Outside Their Wheelhouse’ by Writing Climate Change ‘Dramatically’ Shrunk Montana Glaciers (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2018/03/07/trump-official-said-scientists-went-outside-their-wheelhouse-by-writing-climate-change-dramatically-shrunk-montana-glaciers/

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

The Grim Conclusions of the Largest-Ever Study of Fake News (Atlantic Magazine)

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/03/largest-study-ever-fake-news-mit-twitter/555104/

3 Ways Social Media Customer Service Impacts the Bottom Line (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/3-ways-social-media-customer-service-impacts-the-bottom-line/

How the Selfie Conquered the World (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/02/style/how-the-selfie-conquered-the-world.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Your Smart Home Is Spying on You. Here’s How to Spy Back. (Gizmodo)

https://fieldguide.gizmodo.com/your-smart-home-is-spying-on-you-here-s-how-to-spy-bac-1822939698

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

U-S Forest Service Chief Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Accusations (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-forestservice-resignation/u-s-forest-service-chief-resigns-amid-sexual-misconduct-accusations-idUSKCN1GK06C

GENERAL NEWS

Loud Boom, Bright Flash in Sky Reported over Western Washington State (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2018/03/07/loud-boom-flash-in-sky-reported-over-grays-harbor-county-and-olympics/

State Patrol Says 3 Dead In Hit-&-Run DUI Crash on I-5 in Lakewood (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2018/03/08/3-dead-in-overnight-crash-on-sb-i-5-multiple-lanes-closed/

Input Sought on North Mason Log Yard/SR-3 Intersection (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/29588

January Unemployment Falls in Mason, Thurston Counties (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/unemployment-falls-in-thurston-mason-counties-during-january/article_4324e66e-2237-11e8-ba8e-a728199db639.html

Snow Storm Pounds U-S Northeast, Closing Schools, Snarling Commutes (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-weather/snow-storm-pounds-u-s-northeast-closing-schools-snarling-commutes-idUSKCN1GK19C

International Women’s Day 2018: Beyond #MeToo, with Pride, Protests & Pressure (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/08/world/international-womens-day-2018.html

Idaho Potatoes Set Record for Production Value Last Year (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/idaho/articles/2018-03-08/idaho-potatoes-set-record-for-production-value-last-year

Clocks Roll Forward Sunday – How Daylight Savings Time Came To Be (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/clocks-roll-forward-this-sunday-how-daylight-savings-time-came/article_5d3a6478-2239-11e8-9291-f305cee895db.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

National Park Scented Candles Are Here for People Who Love the Great Indoors

https://mashable.com/2018/03/07/national-park-candles/

Congratulations Everybody – ‘Dumpster Fire’ Is Now a Dictionary Entry. Here’s Why

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/mar/07/congratulations-everybody-dumpster-fire-is-now-a-d/#/0

New Jersey Teacher Struck by Lightning While Dismissing Students amid Nor’easter

http://q13fox.com/2018/03/07/new-jersey-teacher-struck-by-lightning-during-school-dismissal-amid-noreaster/

Bones Found on South Pacific Island ‘99 Percent’ Likely to Be Amelia Earhart’s, Researcher Says

http://people.com/human-interest/amelia-earhart-bones-found-south-pacific-island/

SONG OF THE DAY

Ferde Grofe – Grand Canyon Suite, Cloudburst

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-7fHOXPln4

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