Energy News Digest for April 25, 2018

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for April 25, 2018

Marine Forecast for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Olympic Mountain Forecast for Mason County

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

McMorris Rodgers Bill to Protect Columbia & Snake River Dams Passes House (Rep Cathy McMorris Rodgers)

https://mcmorris.house.gov/mcmorris-rodgers-bill-to-protect-columbia-and-snake-river-dams-passes-house/

Treaty Talk: Americans & Canadians Discuss Hopes for New Columbia River Treaty (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/24/treaty-talk-americans-and-canadians-discuss-hopes-/

Grant PUD Fiber Will Expand North of Moses Lake (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/local_news/20180425/grant_pud_fiber_will_expand_north_of_moses_lake

Initial Shelton City Council, Southside Levy Election Results (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/30249

Journalists, I Implore You to Stop the "Big Story Coming" Tweet (Mashable)

https://mashable.com/2018/04/25/big-story-coming-tweet-bad/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Treaty Talk: Americans & Canadians Discuss Hopes for New Columbia River Treaty
• As Talks Begin on New U.S.-Canada River Treaty, Salmon & Native Issues Loom
• International River Debate Has Montanans Focusing North, East & West
• Washington State Utilities Commission Hosts Hearing on Avista Sale
• Copper Wire Thieves Hitting Area Substations
• Shan Rowbotham Will Run for Re-Election for Kittitas PUD Commissioner
• Columbia River PUD to Offer New Grant Program for Nonprofits
• Robber Steals Chelan PUD Lineman’s Hard Hat
• Nebraska Groups Try to Protect Oregon Trail from Power Line
• McMorris Rodgers Bill to Protect Columbia & Snake River Dams Passes House
• Federal Bill Would Void Spill Order at Columbia & Snake Dams
• Dye: Science Not Emotion to Lead Dams Decisions
• Cycle of Life Begins on the Columbia River
• Oregon's Transformative Wave Test Center Pushes State toward Energy Conquest
• New York Utilities Plan Aggregated & Electric Vehicle Storage Projects
• Grant PUD Fiber Will Expand North of Moses Lake
• Comcast Boosts Internet Speeds for About Half Its Oregon Subscribers
• Grant PUD Ponders New Rate Class
• Power-Sucking Bitcoin 'Mines' Spark Backlash
• Chinese Police Confiscate 600 Bitcoin Mining Rigs in 'Largest Power Theft Case' in Years
• Journalists, I Implore You to Stop the "Big Story Coming" Tweet
• Twitter Tops Earnings Projections as Turnaround Gains Steam
• In New Move, Facebook Publishes Guidelines on Inappropriate Content
• Brands Unwilling to Commit to a Set of Values Risk Losing Consumers
• Connelly: Rep. Al Swift Was a Man of Martinis, Cigars -- And Class
• Initial Shelton City Council, Southside Levy Election Results
• Police: Shelton Mobile Home Fire Was Intentionally Set
• Federal Report Says Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant Construction Still In Question
• Get Outside. Olympia Broke a Temperature Record Yesterday, & More Sun Is on the Way
• Amazon's Got a New Way to Beat 'Porch Pirates' – Delivery to Your Car’s Trunk

WORD OF THE DAY

Indefeasible • \in-dih-FEE-zuh-bul\ • adjective - Not capable of being annulled or voided or undone

“Sorry sonny,” growled the wizened, small town attorney. “Yer contract is so indefeasible that even a gnat couldn’t squeeze through a loophole in it.” “Great,” thought the local entrepreneur as he recounted his furtive encounter with a ‘major video game dealer’. “And what am I gonna do with 10,000 Atari video games in 2018?”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Treaty Talk: Americans & Canadians Discuss Hopes for New Columbia River Treaty (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/24/treaty-talk-americans-and-canadians-discuss-hopes-/

As Talks Begin on New U.S.-Canada River Treaty, Salmon & Native Issues Loom (The Missoulian, MT)

http://missoulian.com/news/government-and-politics/as-talks-begin-on-new-u-s--canada-river/article_0e9b28a6-00d6-5159-9cdb-93a84ca99e84.html

International River Debate Has Montanans Focusing North, East & West (The Missoulian, MT)

http://missoulian.com/montana-untamed/get-outside/international-river-debate-has-montanans-focusing-north-east-and-west/article_02f8f289-0428-513e-8640-9b04ea387d37.html

Washington State Utilities Commission Hosts Hearing on Avista Sale (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/38032653/utilities-commission-hosts-hearing-on-avista-sale

Copper Wire Thieves Hitting Area Substations (Hermiston Herald, OR)

http://www.hermistonherald.com/hh/local-news/20180424/copper-wire-thieves-hitting-area-substations

Shan Rowbotham Will Run for Re-Election for Kittitas PUD Commissioner (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

https://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/shan-rowbotham-will-run-for-re-election-for-pud-commissioner/article_b63b00c6-e01c-57f6-8540-eb2bd71cd721.html

Columbia River PUD to Offer New Grant Program for Nonprofits (St. Helens Chronicle, OR)

https://www.thechronicleonline.com/news_paid/crpud-to-offer-new-grant-program-for-nonprofits/article_9aa8cf4c-480f-11e8-8dc3-cfce7c98a7e8.html

Robber Steals Chelan PUD Lineman’s Hard Hat (NCW Life Channel, East Wenatchee, WA)

https://www.ncwlife.com/robbery-linemans-hard-hat/

Nebraska Groups Try to Protect Oregon Trail from Power Line (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/nebraska/articles/2018-04-25/nebraska-groups-try-to-protect-oregon-trail-from-power-line

FISH & WILDLIFE

McMorris Rodgers Bill to Protect Columbia & Snake River Dams Passes House (Rep Cathy McMorris Rodgers)

https://mcmorris.house.gov/mcmorris-rodgers-bill-to-protect-columbia-and-snake-river-dams-passes-house/

Federal Bill Would Void Spill Order at Columbia & Snake Dams (Idaho Mountain Express, Ketchum, ID)

https://www.mtexpress.com/news/state_regional/bill-would-void-spill-order-at-columbia-and-snake-dams/article_9a3c1740-480e-11e8-858e-ff62ca5ba528.html

Dye: Science Not Emotion to Lead Dams Decisions (Washington Ag Network)

https://www.washingtonagnetwork.com/2018/04/24/dye-science-not-emotion-to-lead-dams-decisions/

Cycle of Life Begins on the Columbia River (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article209747399.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Oregon's Transformative Wave Test Center Pushes State toward Energy Conquest (Portland Business Journal, OR)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2018/04/24/oregons-transformative-wave-test-center-pushes.html

New York Utilities Plan Aggregated & Electric Vehicle Storage Projects (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/ny-utilities-plan-aggregated-and-ev-storage-projects

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Grant PUD Fiber Will Expand North of Moses Lake (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/local_news/20180425/grant_pud_fiber_will_expand_north_of_moses_lake

Comcast Boosts Internet Speeds for About Half Its Oregon Subscribers (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2018/04/comcast_boosts_internet_speeds_2.html

CORNUCOPIA OF CRYPTOCURRENCY

Grant PUD Ponders New Rate Class (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/local_news/20180425/pud_ponders_new_rate_class

Power-Sucking Bitcoin 'Mines' Spark Backlash (Associated Press)

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/power-sucking-bitcoin-mines-spark-backlash-54681097

Chinese Police Confiscate 600 Bitcoin Mining Rigs in 'Largest Power Theft Case' in Years (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/chinese-police-confiscate-600-bitcoin-mining-rigs-in-la-1825529406

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

Journalists, I Implore You to Stop the "Big Story Coming" Tweet (Mashable)

https://mashable.com/2018/04/25/big-story-coming-tweet-bad/

Twitter Tops Earnings Projections as Turnaround Gains Steam (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-twitter-earnings-report-20180425-story.html

In New Move, Facebook Publishes Guidelines on Inappropriate Content (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2018/0424/In-new-move-Facebook-publishes-guidelines-on-inappropriate-content

Brands Unwilling to Commit to a Set of Values Risk Losing Consumers (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/brands-unwilling-to-commit-to-a-set-of-values-risk-losing-consumers/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Connelly: Rep. Al Swift Was a Man of Martinis, Cigars -- And Class (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

https://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Connelly-Rep-Al-Swift-a-man-of-martinis-12857272.php

GENERAL NEWS

Initial Shelton City Council, Southside Levy Election Results (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/30249

Police: Shelton Mobile Home Fire Was Intentionally Set (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/police-shelton-mobile-home-fire-was-intentionally-set/article_6fc75184-4825-11e8-84d7-4fe20c32e0be.html

Federal Report Says Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant Construction Still In Question (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/federal-report-says-hanford-s-waste-treatment-plant-construction-still-question

Get Outside. Olympia Broke a Temperature Record Yesterday, & More Sun Is on the Way (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article209792404.html

Amazon's Got a New Way to Beat 'Porch Pirates' – Delivery to Your Car’s Trunk (Business Journals)

https://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/latest-news/2018/04/amazons-got-a-new-way-to-beat-porch-pirates.html

FOODCHAIN IN ACTION – DIVERSIONS

Photo of Osprey Carrying Shark, Carrying Fish Displays Food Chain in Action

https://www.outdoorhub.com/news/2018/04/25/photo-osprey-carrying-shark-carrying-fish-displays-food-chain-action/

Museum Realizes Collection's Rare Elephant Bird Egg Is Real

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/museum-realizes-collection-s-rare-elephant-bird-egg-is-real/article_5ffe658f-120a-57b3-8dfe-4510ea3c33ba.html

Airline Passenger Fined After Keeping Free Airline Apple from International Flight

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/business/national/airline-passenger-fined-after-keeping-free-airline-apple/article_ebfc3ee8-6be2-58cb-ac10-f46b3af5e98e.html

Uranus Smells Like Farts, Science Proves (this is even funnier if you read it out loud)

http://q13fox.com/2018/04/24/uranus-smells-like-farts-science-proves/

SONG OF THE DAY

Thunderclap Newman – Something in the Air

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBH_0Nqp61w

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Energy News Digest for April 24, 2018

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for April 24, 2018

Marine Forecast for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Olympic Mountain Forecast for Mason County

Trump Administration Official Says It’s a ‘Top Priority’ to Improve US Weather Forecasting Model (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/04/23/trump-administration-official-says-its-a-top-priority-to-improve-american-weather-forecasting-model/

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington Regulators Hear from Skeptical Crowd at Hearing on Avista’s Sale to Canadian Utility (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/23/washington-regulators-hear-from-skeptical-crowd-at/

Mason PUD 3 Sets Opt Out Fee for Smart (sic) Meters (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/30244

Columbia River Treaty: The Whole Dam Thing – Is Montana Getting Short-Changed to the Tune of $60 Million Per Year? (The Daily Interlake, Kalispell, MT)

http://www.dailyinterlake.com/letters_to_the_editor/20180422/the_whole_dam_thing

Pacific Power Analysis Shows Storage Pilot Projects Currently Uneconomical (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pacific-power-analysis-shows-storage-pilot-projects-currently-uneconomic/522065/

Association of Washington Business: MC McAleer Discusses the Complexity of Washington State’s Carbon Pricing Initiative (Washington State Wire)

https://washingtonstatewire.com/mc-mcaleer-discusses-the-complexity-of-washingtons-carbon-pricing-initiative/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Washington Regulators Hear from Skeptical Crowd at Hearing on Avista’s Sale to Canadian Utility
• Mason PUD 3 Sets Opt Out Fee for Smart (sic) Meters
• Columbia River Treaty: The Whole Dam Thing – Is Montana Getting Short-Changed to the Tune of $60 Million Per Year?
• Op/Ed: A Modern Columbia River Treaty Needs to Treat the Columbia as One River
• Chelan PUD Still Shutting Down Cryptocurrency Operations
• Locals Pursue Public Utility District Option for Klamath Dams
• Longview Coal Project Says It Will Appeal Latest Permit Defeat
• California Customer Choice Advocates, IOUs Face Off on Departing Load Charge
• FERC Affirms Jurisdiction over Energy Efficiency Resources
• The Bipartisanship at the Core of the Trump Infrastructure Plan – Including BPA, TVA!
• Close Call: Washington-Bound Boat Carrying Invasive Mussels Stopped in Montana
• Study Traces IHNV Virus in Salmon – Scientists Discover How Deadly Disease Infects Hatchery Fish
• Pacific Power Analysis Shows Storage Pilot Projects Currently Uneconomical
• If Solar & Wind Are So Cheap, Why Are They Making Electricity So Expensive?
• Op/Ed: Are Eco-Friendly Renewables Key to a Non-Carbon Energy Future?
• Snohomish PUD Offering Carbon Solutions Program
• EPA Director Pruitt Declares That Burning Wood Is Carbon Neutral
• Maine: Fed Up with '1950s' Technology, Maine Town Sets Out for Broadband
• Mason County Commissioner Kevin Shutty Talks about Webb Hill Septic Lagoon
• At Intel, It's Water, Water Everywhere as Major Reuse Project Takes Shape
• Association of Washington Business: MC McAleer Discusses the Complexity of Washington State’s Carbon Pricing Initiative
• Researchers Predict ‘Climate Whiplash’ in California
• How Southwest Communicated News and Empathy in the Aftermath of Flight 1380
• 10 Grammatical Errors That Damage Credibility and How to Fix Them
• Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee To Bill Maher: ‘We’ve Got the Best Weed’
• Pierce County Prosecutor’s Spokesman Banned, Then Outed for Scrubbing Lindquist’s Wikipedia Page
• Dan Newhouse Announces Bid for Reelection
• President Trump Tries to 'Get Ahead of the Blame Game' on Rising Pump Prices
• The Upcoming Heat Wave in the Pacific Northwest
• Ballots for Shelton City Council Election Due Today
• Footage Shows Men Swimming at Palouse Falls before 1 Disappears
• Police Arrest Suspect in Death of South Kitsap Man
• City of Shelton Holding Community Workshops
• Puget Sound Recreational Shrimp Fishery Opens May 5

WORD OF THE DAY

Cabal • \kuh-BAHL\ • noun – *: the artifices and intrigues of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government); also: a group engaged in such artifices and intrigues 2: club, group

The “Lord of the Rings” fanboys were aghast. It wasn’t until it was too late that they discovered an anti-Gandalf cabal of Saruman clones in center of their role playing community. “The White Wizard takes your game piece,” crowed the leader of the renegade group, as he reached forth his “Cheetos”-stained fingers to snatch the small, collector’s edition statue of the Gray Wizard from the game board.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Washington Regulators Hear from Skeptical Crowd at Hearing on Avista’s Sale to Canadian Utility (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/23/washington-regulators-hear-from-skeptical-crowd-at/

Mason PUD 3 Sets Opt Out Fee for Smart (sic) Meters (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/30244

Columbia River Treaty: The Whole Dam Thing – Is Montana Getting Short-Changed to the Tune of $60 Million Per Year? (The Daily Interlake, Kalispell, MT)

http://www.dailyinterlake.com/letters_to_the_editor/20180422/the_whole_dam_thing

Op/Ed: A Modern Columbia River Treaty Needs to Treat the Columbia as One River (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/24/dr-michel-a-modern-columbia-river-treaty-needs-to-/

Chelan PUD Still Shutting Down Cryptocurrency Operations (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.kpq.com/chelan-pud-still-shutting-down-cryptocurrency-operations/

Locals Pursue Public Utility District Option for Klamath Dams (Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka, CA)

http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/news/20180420/locals-pursue-public-utility-district-option-for-klamath-dams

Longview Coal Project Says It Will Appeal Latest Permit Defeat (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.kgw.com/article/money/business/longview-coal-project-says-it-will-appeal-latest-permit-defeat/283-544951698

California Customer Choice Advocates, IOUs Face Off on Departing Load Charge (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-customer-choice-advocates-ious-face-off-on-departing-load-charg/521358/

FERC Affirms Jurisdiction over Energy Efficiency Resources (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/ferc-affirms-jurisdiction-over-energy-efficiency-resources

The Bipartisanship at the Core of the Trump Infrastructure Plan – Including BPA, TVA! (Governing)

http://www.governing.com/gov-institute/voices/col-bipartisan-consensus-infrastructure-financing-trump-plan.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Close Call: Washington-Bound Boat Carrying Invasive Mussels Stopped In Montana (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/23/close-call-washington-bound-boat-carrying-invasive/

Study Traces IHNV Virus in Salmon – Scientists Discover How Deadly Disease Infects Hatchery Fish (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2018/apr/23/study-traces-ihnv-virus-in-salmon/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Pacific Power Analysis Shows Storage Pilot Projects Currently Uneconomical (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pacific-power-analysis-shows-storage-pilot-projects-currently-uneconomic/522065/

If Solar & Wind Are So Cheap, Why Are They Making Electricity So Expensive? (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2018/04/23/if-solar-and-wind-are-so-cheap-why-are-they-making-electricity-more-expensive/#226de4fa1dc6

Op/Ed: Are Eco-Friendly Renewables Key to a Non-Carbon Energy Future? (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/editorials/article209376979.html

Snohomish PUD Offering Carbon Solutions Program (My Everett News, WA

https://myeverettnews.com/2018/04/22/snohomish-pud-offering-carbon-solutions-program/

EPA Director Pruitt Declares That Burning Wood Is Carbon Neutral (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/384441-pruitt-declares-that-burning-wood-is-carbon-neutral

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Maine: Fed Up with '1950s' Technology, Maine Town Sets Out for Broadband (Government Technology)

http://www.govtech.com/network/Fed-Up-with-1950s-Technology-Maine-Town-Sets-Out-for-Broadband.html

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Mason County Commissioner Kevin Shutty Talks about Webb Hill Septic Lagoon (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/daybreak/mason-county-commissioner-kevin-shutty-talks-about-the-septic-lagoon/youtube_4a7e9f48-4723-11e8-bcd3-7fce3e3524c4.html

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

At Intel, It's Water, Water Everywhere as Major Reuse Project Takes Shape (Portland Business Journal, OR)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2018/04/23/at-intel-its-water-water-everywhere-as-major-reuse.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Association of Washington Business: MC McAleer Discusses the Complexity of Washington State’s Carbon Pricing Initiative (Washington State Wire)

https://washingtonstatewire.com/mc-mcaleer-discusses-the-complexity-of-washingtons-carbon-pricing-initiative/

Researchers Predict ‘Climate Whiplash’ in California (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/study-predicts-severe-future-climate-in-california/

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

How Southwest Communicated News and Empathy in the Aftermath of Flight 1380 (PR News)

http://www.prnewsonline.com/prnewsblog/how-southwest-communicated-news-and-empathy-in-the-aftermath-of-flight-1380/#.Wt3QuoGkJ2g.twitter

10 Grammatical Errors That Damage Credibility and How to Fix Them (Grammarly Blog)

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/grammatical-errors/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee To Bill Maher: ‘We’ve Got the Best Weed’ (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/washington-state-gov-jay-inslee-to-bill-maher-weve-got-the-best-weed/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Pierce County Prosecutor’s Spokesman Banned, Then Outed for Scrubbing Lindquist’s Wikipedia Page (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article209480014.html

Dan Newhouse Announces Bid for Reelection (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wa)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/local_news/20180424/dan_newhouse_announces_bid_for_reelection

President Trump Tries to 'Get Ahead of the Blame Game' on Rising Pump Prices (Washington Examiner)

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/trump-tries-to-get-ahead-of-the-blame-game-on-rising-pump-prices

GENERAL NEWS

The Upcoming Heat Wave in the Pacific Northwest (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-upcoming-heat-wave-in-pacific.html

Ballots for Shelton City Council Election Due Today (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/30240

Footage Shows Men Swimming at Palouse Falls before 1 Disappears (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article209640549.html

Police Arrest Suspect in Death of South Kitsap Man (Associated Press)

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/police-arrest-man-in-death-of-south-kitsap-man/article_7d04033e-fcdd-5dce-afa6-d471d446bc55.html

City of Shelton Holding Community Workshops (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/30237

Puget Sound Recreational Shrimp Fishery Opens May 5 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/recreational-shrimp-fishery-opens-may-in-puget-sound/article_3f9d9db4-473b-11e8-9c0a-0f1fc6205d89.html

GEESE ON THE GOLF COURSE – DIVERSIONS

Michigan High School Golfer Attacked by Goose, Photos Go Viral

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/23/michigan-high-school-golfer-attacked-goose-photos-go-viral/544670002/?ref=yfp

Texas Man Sentenced to 50 Years for $1.2M Theft of Fajitas

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/texas-man-sentenced-to-years-for-m-theft-of-fajitas/article_a50278f8-dde1-567c-94f0-02de4d6a3c66.html

Ninth Circuit Rejects ‘Monkey Selfie’ Copyright Claim

https://www.courthousenews.com/ninth-circuit-rejects-monkey-selfie-copyright-claim/

California, Coffee and Cancer: One of These Doesn’t Belong

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/23/upshot/california-coffee-and-cancer-one-of-these-doesnt-belong.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong – April in Paris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCsNg6XB3dg

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Energy News Digest for April 23, 2018

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for April 23, 2018

Marine Forecast for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Olympic Mountain Forecast for Mason County

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Copper Wire Theft Estimated at $10,000 at Bonneville Power Administration’s McNary Substation (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)

http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20180420/copper-wire-theft-estimated-at-10000-at-mcnary-substation

Think Tank Slams Dam-Breaching Study (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/21/think-tank-slams-dam-breaching-study/

Xcel Energy Not So Into Markets after All (Politico Morning Energy)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2018/04/xcel-energy-not-so-into-markets-after.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Tropical Dolphins Are Appearing In Pacific Northwest Waters (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

https://www.opb.org/news/article/bottlenose-dolphin-northwest-british-columbia-false-killer-whale/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

How Windmills as Wide as Jumbo Jets Are Making Clean Energy Mainstream (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/04/23/business/energy-environment/big-windmills.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Touts $1.8 Billion Investment in Oregon Data Center (Associated Press)

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/google-touts-billion-investment-in-oregon-data-center/article_2f7f6c48-70d6-5366-9f26-c4e475709861.html

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Four Aberdeen Schools Shut Off Water Due to Elevated Lead Levels (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/news/four-aberdeen-schools-shut-off-water-due-to-elevated-lead-levels/

California Water Commission Looks to Funding of Dam Projects (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/ca-water-commission-looks-to-funding-of-dam-projects/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Michael Bloomberg to Write $4.5 Million Check for U-S Share of Paris Climate Pact (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-climate-bloomberg/michael-bloomberg-to-write-4-5-million-check-for-paris-climate-pact-idUSKBN1HT0QW

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Schumer Backs Decriminalizing Marijuana at the Federal Level (SF Chronicle)

https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Schumer-Backs-Decriminalizing-Marijuana-at-the-12849240.php

Everything You Need To Know About the Weed Grown by the Feds (Mashable)

https://mashable.com/2018/04/20/does-federal-government-grow-weed/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Al Swift, Former Washington State Congressman, Dies at 82 (Associated Press)

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/al-swift-former-washington-state-congressman-dies-at/article_2ec1c5a1-db2d-5edd-a89c-556c6c008ff4.html

On Tuesday, Tumwater Voters Will Decide on the City’s Fireworks Ban. Again. (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article209500729.html

GENERAL NEWS

Washington State Lottery Official Fired after Ethics Investigation (Associated Press)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/state-lottery-official-fired-after-ethics-investigation/article_5956fede-45b1-11e8-9b80-bf18309e6f99.html

Shelton voters to choose 4 new city council members on Tuesday (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-voters-to-choose-new-city-council-members-on-tuesday/article_5eacb474-44ca-11e8-ba79-9f301bc03e0b.html

Mason Transit Seeks Additional Input on Intersection Options at Log Yard Road & SR-3 (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/30217

City Launches Economic Development Strategic Planning Survey (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/30214

USA Today Nominates Sequim, Port Townsend in “Best Of” Contests (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/usa-today-nominates-sequim-port-townsend-in-contests/

Waffle House Suspect Still at Large a Day after Nashville Shooting (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tennessee-shooting/waffle-house-suspect-still-at-large-a-day-after-nashville-shooting-idUSKBN1HU0FY

MAIL IN THE SECOND BEDROOM – DIVERSIONS

Officials Say Postal Worker Hoarded Over 17K Pieces of Mail

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/officials-say-postal-worker-hoarded-over-k-pieces-of-mail/article_d4f62e33-6ae5-5d13-ac83-4ae97be630aa.html

Mom: Preschool's Ban of the Term 'Best Friend' Is Silly

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/mom-preschool-s-ban-of-the-term-best-friend-is/article_f3552da6-c7fe-5110-a2db-b6806a55f750.html

This Is William Shakespeare Day: 10 of His Best Quotes about Love

https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/books/william-shakespeare-day-2018-10-of-his-best-quotes-about-love-a3820496.html

A Squirrel Named Furry Boi Wins UC Berkeley Student Government Election

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article209566084.html#emlnl=Morning_Newsletter

SONG OF THE DAY

Carole King - It's Too Late

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

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for April 20, 2018

Small Craft Advisory for Puget Sound & Hood Canal – Tonight through Saturday Afternoon

Marine Forecast for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Olympic Mountain Forecast for Mason County

Why Is Weather Forecasting in the Pacific Northwest So Difficult? (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/article/weather/why-is-weather-forecasting-in-the-nw-so-difficult/283-543500395

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

After Alert on Russian Hacks, Bigger Push To Protect Power Grid (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2018/04/19/602252391/after-alert-on-russian-hacks-bigger-push-to-protect-power-grid

Clark Public Utilities Doesn’t Foresee Rate Increase – BPA Weighs Options in Wake of Court’s Dam-Spill Ruling (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2018/apr/18/clark-public-utilities-doesnt-foresee-rate-increase/

Snohomish PUD CEO/General Manager Craig Collar Announces Retirement (Snohomish PUD, Everett, WA)
https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2018/04/snohomish-pud-ceogeneral-manager-craig.html

Judge Lifts Requirement for Feds To Produce New Salmon/Steelhead BiOp in 2018; Offers Flexibility (Columbia Basin Bulletin)(

http://www.cbbulletin.com/440567.aspx

Nevada’s Retail Choice Battle Will Greatly Impact Solar, Everyone Agrees. But for Better or Worse? (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nevada-voters-to-choose-between-buffett-backed-utility-and-casino-backed-po/521359/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Clark Public Utilities Doesn’t Foresee Rate Increase – BPA Weighs Options in Wake of Court’s Dam-Spill Ruling
• Snohomish PUD CEO/General Manager Craig Collar Announces Retirement
• Underground Power Lines Could Be Coming to Tacoma’s Brewery District
• Mason PUD 3 Wins Second Place in Northwest Safety Contest
• Lewis County PUD Equal Payment Plan
• Power in Puerto Rico Restored after Islandwide Blackout
• Lawmakers Urge Feds to Reconsider Tennessee Valley Authority Asset Sale Plan
• Xcel First Utility to Get FAA Approval to Run Inspection Drones Beyond Line of Sight
• Mason County PUD Halts Bitcoin Mining Operations
• Invasion of the Power Snatchers
• Bitcoin Miners Facing Shakeout as Profitability Wanes
• Judge Lifts Requirement for Feds To Produce New Salmon/Steelhead BiOp in 2018; Offers Flexibility
• 8 Months after Farmed-Fish Escape, Lively Atlantic Salmon Caught 40 Miles Upriver
• B.C. First Nation Wins Right to Its Own Commercial Fishery
• Hundreds of 5th Graders Participate in Salmon Release Field Trip
• Thanks BPA: Tribal Fish Restoration Work Highlighted, Awarded $4.9 Million in Federal Money.
• Nevada’s Retail Choice Battle Will Greatly Impact Solar, Everyone Agrees. But for Better or Worse?
• Target Is Tops In Corporate Solar-Energy Users
• The U-S Wind Turbine Database
• After Alert on Russian Hacks, Bigger Push To Protect Power Grid
• Can a Loud Noise Really Bring Down a Data Center?
• Top GOP Lawmaker Says Internet ‘Fast Lanes’ Are Just Like Priority TSA Lines, & Who Doesn’t Love Those?
• Another Voice: A Model for Energy Efficiency in Sacramento
• Senate Confirms Climate Change Denier to Lead NASA
• How Blockchain Will Disrupt the Future of Social Media Influencers
• Egypt’s Mufti Issues Fatwa against Buying Facebook ‘Likes’
• Grow Op Farms in Spokane Valley Expanding Its Already-Huge Marijuana Business
• Attack on Richland Pot Ban Launches on ‘Marijuana Holiday’
• Happy 4/20? How Marijuana Legalization Is Ruining the Unofficial Stoner Holiday.
• State Senator Wants to Stop Seattle from Implementing a Head Tax
• Opportunity Zones - An Incentives to Invest in Lower-Income Areas
• Wells Fargo Said To Be Target of $1 Billion U-S Fine
• Washingtonians Are Less Religious Than Ever, Gallup Poll Finds
• 2 Shelton Power Lifters Break Records at Invitational
• Seahawks 2018 Schedule Features Five Prime-Time Games, Four of Final Five Games at Home
• The Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend. Here’s How to See It.
• Chewing Tobacco Banned at Safeco, Centurylink

WORD OF THE DAY

Gesamtkunstwerk • \guh-ZAHMT-koonst-verk\ • Noun - From the German. The total work of art, meaning the architect designs everything, soup to nuts.

The architect as artist had begun the meeting with a bright-eyed exuberance. His vision, his gesamtkunstwerk was to be the crowning achievement…a shining structure in the dusty, Midwest town that would be a beacon for students everywhere. By the time the design had been festooned with folk art and rustic, rural design suggestions…his vision had declined into a thousand square-mile collection of kitsch. ‘Great,’ he mused. ‘I started with the Guggenheim, and wound up with Green Acres.’

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Clark Public Utilities Doesn’t Foresee Rate Increase – BPA Weighs Options in Wake of Court’s Dam-Spill Ruling (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2018/apr/18/clark-public-utilities-doesnt-foresee-rate-increase/

Snohomish PUD CEO/General Manager Craig Collar Announces Retirement (Snohomish PUD, Everett, WA)
https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2018/04/snohomish-pud-ceogeneral-manager-craig.html

Underground Power Lines Could Be Coming to Tacoma’s Brewery District (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article209293819.html

Mason PUD 3 Wins Second Place in Northwest Safety Contest (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-pud-wins-second-place-in-northwest-safety-contest/article_6fd6ba4e-441e-11e8-b5f6-f72f643ae0bb.html

Lewis County PUD Equal Payment Plan (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2018/04/lewis-county-pud-equal-payment-plan.html

Power in Puerto Rico Restored after Islandwide Blackout (NBC News)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/power-puerto-rico-largely-restored-after-islandwide-blackout-n867436

Lawmakers Urge Feds to Reconsider Tennessee Valley Authority Asset Sale Plan (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/lawmakers-urge-omb-reconsider-tva-asset-sale-plan

Xcel First Utility to Get FAA Approval to Run Inspection Drones Beyond Line of Sight (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/xcel-first-utility-to-get-faa-approval-to-run-inspection-drones-beyond-line/521686/

BITCOIN, BLOCKCHAIN, OH MY!

Mason County PUD Halts Bitcoin Mining Operations (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2018/04/19/mason-county-pud-halts-bitcoin-mining-operations/530664002/

Invasion of the Power Snatchers (Capital Press)

http://www.capitalpress.com/Washington/20180419/invasion-of-the-power-snatchers

Bitcoin Miners Facing Shakeout as Profitability Wanes (SF Chronicle)

https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Bitcoin-miners-facing-shakeout-as-profitability-12849139.php

FISH & WILDLIFE

Judge Lifts Requirement for Feds To Produce New Salmon/Steelhead BiOp in 2018; Offers Flexibility (Columbia Basin Bulletin)(

http://www.cbbulletin.com/440567.aspx

8 Months after Farmed-Fish Escape, Lively Atlantic Salmon Caught 40 Miles Upriver (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/atlantic-salmon-caught-in-skagit-8-months-after-escape-from-pen-had-eaten-a-fish/

B.C. First Nation Wins Right to Its Own Commercial Fishery (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canada-given-1-year-to-sort-out-b-c-first-nations-commercial-fishery-1.4627855?cmp=rss

Hundreds of 5th Graders Participate in Salmon Release Field Trip (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/37999775/hundreds-of-5th-graders-participate-in-salmon-release-field-trip

Thanks BPA: Tribal Fish Restoration Work Highlighted, Awarded $4.9 Million in Federal Money. (Blue Mountain Eagle, John Day, OR)

http://www.bluemountaineagle.com/Local_News/20180419/tribal-fish-restoration-work-highlighted

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Nevada’s Retail Choice Battle Will Greatly Impact Solar, Everyone Agrees. But for Better or Worse? (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nevada-voters-to-choose-between-buffett-backed-utility-and-casino-backed-po/521359/

Target Is Tops In Corporate Solar-Energy Users (Denver Business Journal, CO)

https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2018/04/20/target-is-tops-in-corporate-solar-energy-users.html

The U-S Wind Turbine Database (U-S Geological Survey)

https://eerscmap.usgs.gov/uswtdb/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

After Alert on Russian Hacks, Bigger Push To Protect Power Grid (National Public Radio)

https://www.npr.org/2018/04/19/602252391/after-alert-on-russian-hacks-bigger-push-to-protect-power-grid

Can a Loud Noise Really Bring Down a Data Center? (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/can-a-loud-noise-really-bring-down-a-data-center-1825419462

Top GOP Lawmaker Says Internet ‘Fast Lanes’ Are Just Like Priority TSA Lines, & Who Doesn’t Love Those? (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/top-gop-lawmaker-says-internet-fast-lanes-are-just-like-1825414287

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Another Voice: A Model for Energy Efficiency in Sacramento (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2018/04/20/another-voice-a-model-for-energy-efficiency-in.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Senate Confirms Climate Change Denier to Lead NASA (Huffington Post)

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jim-bridenstine-nasa-confirmation_us_5ad8aab7e4b03c426dac081c

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

How Blockchain Will Disrupt the Future of Social Media Influencers (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/how-blockchain-will-disrupt-the-future-of-social-media-influencers/

Egypt’s Mufti Issues Fatwa against Buying Facebook ‘Likes’ (Associated Press)

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/egypt-s-mufti-issues-fatwa-against-buying-facebook-likes/article_4d0ab44e-acee-5d65-9c4b-9885b4dd5c25.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Grow Op Farms in Spokane Valley Expanding Its Already-Huge Marijuana Business (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/20/grow-op-farms-in-spokane-valley-expanding-its-alre/#/0

Attack on Richland Pot Ban Launches on ‘Marijuana Holiday’ (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article209275199.html

Happy 4/20? How Marijuana Legalization Is Ruining the Unofficial Stoner Holiday. (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/04/19/420-cannabis-cup-so-cal-is-denied-marijuana-permit-by-san-bernardino/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.139b239ff0ee

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

State Senator Wants to Stop Seattle from Implementing a Head Tax (Associated Press)

http://mynorthwest.com/958681/state-senator-wants-to-stop-seattle-from-implementing-a-head-tax/

Opportunity Zones - An Incentives to Invest in Lower-Income Areas (Washington State Department of Commerce, Olympia)

http://www.commerce.wa.gov/growing-the-economy/opportunity-zones/

GENERAL NEWS

Wells Fargo Said To Be Target of $1 Billion U-S Fine (SF Chronicle)

https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Wells-Fargo-said-to-be-target-of-1-billion-U-S-12849162.php

Washingtonians Are Less Religious Than Ever, Gallup Poll Finds (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/washingtonians-are-less-religious-than-ever-gallup-poll-finds/article_2a4bd67e-44ac-11e8-8719-df8def41b2a1.html

2 Shelton Power Lifters Break Records at Invitational (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/sports/local_sports/shelton-power-lifters-break-records-at-invitational/article_344107f6-4422-11e8-bd5c-87ac67566950.html

Seahawks 2018 Schedule Features Five Prime-Time Games, Four of Final Five Games at Home (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/sports/article209393639.html

The Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend. Here’s How to See It. (Mashable)

https://mashable.com/2018/04/20/lyrid-meteor-shower-peaks-weekend/

Chewing Tobacco Banned at Safeco, Centurylink (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2018/04/chewing_tobacco_banned_at_safe.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Bear Destroys SUV, Starts Honking Horn after Accidentally Locking Itself Inside

http://q13fox.com/2018/04/18/bear-destroys-suv-starts-honking-horn-after-accidentally-locking-itself-inside/

Read the Sweet Letter Barbara Bush Once Wrote to Marge Simpson

https://mashable.com/2018/04/18/barbara-bush-marge-simpson/

Alabama Mayor: ‘Poop Train’ Finally Empty; Sludge Gone

http://mynorthwest.com/gallery/alabama-mayor-poop-train-finally-empty-sludge-gone/ap_c6f91d040e9f451eb2affeb09e66976a-jpg-5/

Walla Walla Sweet Onions Become Washington’s Official State Vegetable on April 20, 2007.

http://www.historylink.org/File/8236

SONG OF THE DAY

Dave Berry - The Crying Game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c9W2-uGvQQ

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