Thursday, May 5, 2016

Energy News Digest for May 5, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for May 5, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Judge Rejects Feds’ Columbia River Salmon Plan, Calls For a Rewrite (Oregonian, Portland)

Cool Winter Boosts Avista’s Earnings (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Dan James Appointed New Deputy Administrator for Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville Power Administration)

Puget Sound Sport Fishermen Angry over Tribal Gillnetting Salmon Catch (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Oregon Energy Hawks Launch Nonprofit to Make Cannabis Farms More Efficient (Portland Business Journal, OR)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Cool Winter Boosts Avista’s Earnings
  • California: Officials Mull Revamp of Electric System as Blackouts Loom
  • Dan James Appointed New Deputy Administrator for Bonneville Power Administration
  • Alaska Co-op Wins FEMA Reimbursement
  • Judge Rejects Feds’ Columbia River Salmon Plan, Calls For a Rewrite
  • Ruling Reaxn: Court Ruling on Federal Salmon Plan Sets Region Back to Square One
  • Judge: Plan for Restoring Northwest Salmon Runs Not Enough
  • Judge Rejects Feds’ Latest Plan to Help Salmon Survive Columbia River Dams
  • Puget Sound Sport Fishermen Angry over Tribal Gillnetting Salmon Catch
  • Wide Ripple Effect Feared from Salmon Fishing Ban
  • Port Angeles Fluoridation Foes File Petition to Change Form of City Government
  • Solar Power Industry Experts Expect Surge in Interest
  • Sonoma Clean Power: From Startup to Profit in Two Years
  • Port Angeles’ Civic Field to Get LED Lights
  • Oregon Startup Veteran Aims to Raise $1.5M for Energy Efficiency Technology
  • Should We Promote Heat Pumps to Save Energy & Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
  • Oregon Energy Hawks Launch Nonprofit to Make Cannabis Farms More Efficient
  • California: Measure to Legalize Pot Headed for November Ballot
  • Low-Cost Highs: Price of Legal Marijuana Plunges in Washington State
  • On East & West Coast, a Different Approach to Marijuana Debate
  • Climate Change Could Threaten Crater Lake’s Crystal-Clear Water
  • The Biggest Coral Reef in the Continental U-S Is Dissolving Into the Ocean
  • Webmail Firms Probe Login ‘Leak’
  • Analyst: To Seriously Compete, CenturyLink Needs Fiber Upgrades
  • AT&T Hides Anti-Muni-Broadband Language in Missouri Traffic Bill
  • Surprise! People Will Actually Read Long News Stories on Their Smartphones
  • Eight PowerPoints That Show You How to Make the Best Presentations
  • Eight Tips to Simplify Your Social Media Marketing
  • Argentina Uses Trump’s Immigration Comments to Make a Great Soccer Commercial
  • Eugene Water & Electric Board Releases Most of Its Contract to Buy Seneca Biomass Power – Pays the Register-Guard $70,000 for Legal Costs
  • New Evacuations around Fire-Struck Fort McMurray in Canada’s Energy Heartland
  • Faith in Action Opens HUB Center for Seniors in Belfair
  • Study: Insect Damage May Counter Intense Wildfires
  • The Counties with the Best Weather in Each State – Spokane, Kitsap, Yakima, Benton
WORD OF THE DAY

Estoppel • \ess-TOP-pull\ • Noun – A legal bar to alleging or denying a fact because of one’s own previous actions or words to the contrary

The oily mannered politician’s estoppel was at once admirable and maddening to the citizens who attended his town hall meeting. “While I’d love to change my position on that topic,” he oozed, “I must hold true to my previous statements for now.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Cool Winter Boosts Avista’s Earnings (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

California: Officials Mull Revamp of Electric System as Blackouts Loom (E&E Publishing)

Dan James Appointed New Deputy Administrator for Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville Power Administration)

Alaska Co-op Wins FEMA Reimbursement (Electric Co-op Today)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Judge Rejects Feds’ Columbia River Salmon Plan, Calls For a Rewrite (Oregonian, Portland)

Ruling Reaxn: Court Ruling on Federal Salmon Plan Sets Region Back to Square One (Northwest River Partners)

Judge: Plan for Restoring Northwest Salmon Runs Not Enough (Associated Press)

Judge Rejects Feds’ Latest Plan to Help Salmon Survive Columbia River Dams (Oregon Public Radio)

Puget Sound Sport Fishermen Angry over Tribal Gillnetting Salmon Catch (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Wide Ripple Effect Feared from Salmon Fishing Ban (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Port Angeles Fluoridation Foes File Petition to Change Form of City Government (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Solar Power Industry Experts Expect Surge in Interest (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

Sonoma Clean Power: From Startup to Profit in Two Years (Santa Rose Press-Democrat, CA)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Port Angeles’ Civic Field to Get LED Lights (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

Oregon Startup Veteran Aims to Raise $1.5M for Energy Efficiency Technology (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Should We Promote Heat Pumps to Save Energy & Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions? (The Energy Collective)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Oregon Energy Hawks Launch Nonprofit to Make Cannabis Farms More Efficient (Portland Business Journal, OR)

California: Measure to Legalize Pot Headed for November Ballot (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Low-Cost Highs: Price of Legal Marijuana Plunges in Washington State (RT America)

On East & West Coast, a Different Approach to Marijuana Debate (Christian Science Monitor)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Climate Change Could Threaten Crater Lake’s Crystal-Clear Water (Oregonian, Portland)

The Biggest Coral Reef in the Continental U-S Is Dissolving Into the Ocean (Washington Post)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Webmail Firms Probe Login ‘Leak’ (British Broadcasting Corporation)

Analyst: To Seriously Compete, CenturyLink Needs Fiber Upgrades (Broadband Reports)

AT&T Hides Anti-Muni-Broadband Language in Missouri Traffic Bill (Broadband Reports)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Surprise! People Will Actually Read Long News Stories on Their Smartphones (Washington Post)

Eight PowerPoints That Show You How to Make the Best Presentations (Mashable)

Eight Tips to Simplify Your Social Media Marketing (Social Media Examiner)

Argentina Uses Trump’s Immigration Comments to Make a Great Soccer Commercial (Washington Post)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Eugene Water & Electric Board Releases Most of Its Contract to Buy Seneca Biomass Power – Pays the Register-Guard $70,000 for Legal Costs (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

GENERAL NEWS

New Evacuations around Fire-Struck Fort McMurray in Canada’s Energy Heartland (Reuters)

Faith in Action Opens HUB Center for Seniors in Belfair (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Study: Insect Damage May Counter Intense Wildfires (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

The Counties with the Best Weather in Each State – Spokane, Kitsap, Yakima, Benton (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

The Cinco de Mayo Connection to the U-S Civil War

Man Flees Cops with Monkey on His Back – Literally

Should New Pet Owners Get ‘Paw-Ternity’ Leave?

Michigan Couple Avoids Jail over Lost Dr. Seuss Library Book

SONG OF THE DAY

James Taylor – Mexico (Acoustic)

Sheryl Crow & Jackson Browne & David Crosby – Mexico

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