Energy News Digest for December 18, 2015
SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
Weather Forecast for December 18, 2015
Flood Warning for Mason County
Small Craft Advisory for Puget Sound & Hood Canal
Understanding El Niño (NY Times)
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
California Billionaire Backing Washington Climate Change
Effort (Associated Press)
Oregon: Warm Springs Tribes Approve Marijuana Sales in
Historic Vote (Oregonian, Portland)
Rainstorms, Flood Stage Rivers Make It Difficult to Maintain
Target Flows for Spawning Chum (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Aluminum Industry Woes Felt Deeply in Washington State
(Everett Herald, WA)
Mason EDC Exec: Sierra Pacific Arrival Bringing Some Jobs (South
Sound Business Examiner)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Aluminum Industry Woes Felt Deeply in Washington State
- Oily Politics: Vancouver Energy Draws New Complaint over Mailer
- Oregon: Columbia River PUD Approves $33.8 Million Budget
- Canada: BC Hydro Boss Orders Investigation into Misleading Statements to Utility Commission
- Arizona’s Head Utility Regulator, Susan Bitter Smith Resigns
- U-S Hydroelectric Power Sector Could Benefit From Pair of Incentive Programs
- Fitch: Natural Gas Record Low is Positive for U-S Public Power
- Widespread Grid Defection: What Are the Odds?
- New Database Provides Monthly Inventory & Status of U-S Electric Generating Plants
- Practice Safety around Electricity This Holiday Season
- Rainstorms, Flood Stage Rivers Make It Difficult to Maintain Target Flows for Spawning Chum
- Public Can Comment on Hatchery Reform Plan for Lower Columbia River
- California: Salmon Season Ending This Week in Sacramento River
- Non-Native Crayfish Invade Crater Lake
- Measure Would Require Labels for Genetically Engineered Salmon
- Snoqualmie Tribe Sues City of Snoqualmie, Mayor over Utility Agreement
- All of a Sudden, Oregon’s Renewable Energy Future Looks Very Bright
- Iberdrola USA, UIL Holdings Merge to Become an ‘American Energy Giant’
- Solar Fight Flares in Florida over Institute Report
- Editorial: Setting the Sun on a Boondoggle
- How a Shift to LED Lighting Is Saving Sports Teams Millions of Dollars
- Obama Administration Unveils ‘Historic’ Efficiency Rules for Air Conditioners
- Oregon: Warm Springs Tribes Approve Marijuana Sales in Historic Vote
- Big Win, Several Losses for Cannabis Businesses in Congressional Bill
- Congress Tries to Clear the Air between States, Feds over Legal Pot
- Why Supreme Court Is Asking the Federal Government about Marijuana
- California Billionaire Backing Washington Climate Change Effort
- Study: World’s Lake Temperatures Rising Fast, Likely to Worsen Problems Such as Algae Blooms
- Just How Fast Is Greenland Melting?
- Don’t Freak Out, But We Might Be Geoengineering With Contrails
- FCC: Phone Companies Don’t Have to Share New Broadband Conduit
- FCC Asks Comcast, AT&T & T-Mobile about ‘Zero-Rating’ Services
- On Internet Freedoms, China Tells the World, ‘Leave Us Alone’
- The Force Is Strong with WSDOT on ‘Star Wars’ Opening Day
- Pandora Soars on Favorable Music Royalties Ruling
- Governor Inslee Announces Supplemental Washington State Budget Proposal
- Employers Applaud ‘Cadillac’ Health Tax Delay But Still Seek Repeal
- Mason EDC Exec: Sierra Pacific Arrival Bringing Some Jobs
- Port of Shelton Releases Tenant Employee Numbers
- Santa Expected to Deliver 1 Million Drones This Christmas
- Mother Teresa to Be Made a Saint after Pope OKs Miracle
- With ‘Force Awakens,’ ‘Star Wars’ Expands Its Universe
Objet Trouvéplay ● \OB-zhay – troo-VAY/ ● Noun – A natural
or discarded object found by chance & held to have aesthetic value.
The objet trouvéplay
Coke bottle; Gods are crazy
Throw the thing away
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Aluminum Industry Woes Felt Deeply in Washington State (Everett
Herald, WA)
Oily Politics: Vancouver Energy Draws New Complaint over
Mailer (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Oregon: Columbia River PUD Approves $33.8 Million Budget
(Pamplin Media Group, Portland, OR)
Canada: BC Hydro Boss Orders Investigation into Misleading
Statements to Utility Commission (Vancouver Sun, BC)
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/hydro+boss+orders+investigation+into+misleading+statements/11597399/story.html?__lsa=c1e1-ddd1
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/hydro+boss+orders+investigation+into+misleading+statements/11597399/story.html?__lsa=c1e1-ddd1
Arizona’s Head Utility Regulator, Susan Bitter Smith Resigns
(Utility Dive)
U-S Hydroelectric Power Sector Could Benefit From Pair of
Incentive Programs (Renewable Energy
World)
Fitch: Natural Gas Record Low is Positive for U-S Public
Power (BusinessWire)
Widespread Grid Defection: What Are the Odds? (American
Public Power Association)
New Database Provides Monthly Inventory & Status of U-S
Electric Generating Plants (U-S Energy Information Administration)
Practice Safety around Electricity This Holiday Season (Glendale
Star, AZ)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Rainstorms, Flood Stage Rivers Make It Difficult to Maintain
Target Flows for Spawning Chum (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Public Can Comment on Hatchery Reform Plan for Lower Columbia
River (Longview Daily News, WA)
California: Salmon Season Ending This Week in Sacramento
River (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Non-Native Crayfish Invade Crater Lake (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Measure Would Require Labels for Genetically Engineered
Salmon (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall
Advisory)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Snoqualmie Tribe Sues City of Snoqualmie, Mayor over Utility
Agreement (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
All of a Sudden, Oregon’s Renewable Energy Future Looks Very
Bright (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Iberdrola USA, UIL Holdings Merge to Become an ‘American
Energy Giant’ (North America Wind Power)
Solar Fight Flares in Florida over Institute Report (Jacksonville
Business Journal, FL)
Editorial: Setting the Sun on a Boondoggle – Costly solar
subsidies are an affront to the taxpayer (Washington Times)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
How a Shift to LED Lighting Is Saving Sports Teams Millions of
Dollars (Forbes Magazine)
Obama Administration Unveils ‘Historic’ Efficiency Rules for
Air Conditioners (The Hill, Washington , DC)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Oregon: Warm Springs Tribes Approve Marijuana Sales in
Historic Vote (Oregonian, Portland)
Big Win, Several Losses for Cannabis Businesses in
Congressional Bill (Marijuana Business Daily)
Congress Tries to Clear the Air between States, Feds over Legal
Pot – Nearly 60 percent of Americans support legalization (Bellingham Herald,
WA)
Why Supreme Court Is Asking the Federal Government about
Marijuana (Christian Science Monitor)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
California Billionaire Backing Washington Climate Change
Effort (Associated Press)
Study: World’s Lake Temperatures Rising Fast, Likely to Worsen
Problems Such as Algae Blooms (Associated
Press)
Just How Fast Is Greenland Melting? (Christian Science
Monitor)
Don’t Freak Out, But We Might Be Geoengineering With
Contrails (Grist Online)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
FCC: Phone Companies Don’t Have to Share New Broadband
Conduit (Broadcasting & Cable)
FCC Asks Comcast, AT&T & T-Mobile about ‘Zero-Rating’
Services (NY Times)
On Internet Freedoms, China Tells the World, ‘Leave Us Alone’
(Christian Science Monitor)
MARKETING & MEDIA
The Force Is Strong with WSDOT on ‘Star Wars’ Opening Day (KOMO-TV,
Seattle, WA)
Pandora Soars on Favorable Music Royalties Ruling (San Jose
Mercury News, CA)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Governor Inslee Announces Supplemental Washington State Budget
Proposal (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
Employers Applaud ‘Cadillac’ Health Tax Delay But Still Seek
Repeal (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
Mason EDC Exec: Sierra Pacific Arrival Bringing Some Jobs (South
Sound Business Examiner)
Port of Shelton Releases Tenant Employee Numbers (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
Santa Expected to Deliver 1 Million Drones This Christmas (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Mother Teresa to Be Made a Saint after Pope OKs Miracle (NY Times)
With ‘Force Awakens,’ ‘Star Wars’ Expands Its Universe
DIVERSIONS
Applebee’s Employee Returns $32K in Cash Left in Booth
Coming to the Washington State Capitol: ‘Festivus’ Display –
Time for the Airing of the Grievances!
Miracle Kitten Comes Back to Life after (Nearly) Freezing to
Death
Lip Balm Containing Pot Ingredient Thrown Out at Anchorage Military
Base
SONG OF THE DAY
The Pretenders – Thin Line between Love & Hate
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