Energy News Digest for September 30, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for September 30, 2016

Wet Period Ahead (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2016/09/wet-period-ahead.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Columbia River System Operations EIS: Feds Asking Public to Weigh in on Breaching Snake River Dams (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/sep/30/should-lower-snake-river-dams-be-breached/

Puget Sound Energy Goes to Court Again to Block Liquefied Natural Gas Plant Disclosures (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article105070956.html

Record Number of Sockeye to Spawn in Lake Cle Elum (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/record-number-of-sockeye-to-spawn-in-lake-cle-elum/article_1de3269c-86a0-11e6-af53-5b5658b2f442.html

Offshore Wind Farms See Promise in Platforms That Float (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/30/business/energy-environment/offshore-wind-farms-see-promise-in-platforms-that-f.html

How to Email: An Etiquette Update – Brevity Is the Highest Virtue (Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/09/brevity-in-email/501986/?utm_source=feed

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Columbia River System Operations EIS: Feds Asking Public to Weigh in on Breaching Snake River Dams
• Meeting Schedule for Columbia River System Operations EIS
• Puget Sound Energy Goes to Court Again to Block Liquefied Natural Gas Plant Disclosures
• Grays Harbor PUD Runs 15th Straight Clean Audit
• Tacoma Public Utility’s Easy-To-Understand Utility Bill Lands in Mailboxes This Week
• Future of Montana Coal & Renewable Energy Discussed
• Ohio: Family of Disabled Teen Settles Power Line Lawsuit for $60 Million
• Public Service Company of New Mexico Vows Supreme Court Appeal after Regulators Slash Proposed Rate Hike in Half
• Emergency Preparation: How to Be Power Outage Ready
• Tillamook PUD’s Barbara Johnson Receives Prestigious Award
• Unplugging a Way of Life: Maine Island Eyes Trading Local Control for Cheaper Electricity
• There Are Two Issues the South Australian Blackout Should Make Us Think About
• Record Number of Sockeye to Spawn in Lake Cle Elum
• Columbia Tribal Fishers Preparing for New Food Safety Regulations
• U-S Cities Increasingly Dealing with Messy Goose Poop Problem
• The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge’s Greatest Challenge: Phallic Clams
• Wind Turbines Killing More Than Just Local Birds, Study Finds
• Offshore Wind Farms See Promise in Platforms That Float
• SolarCity, Citi Map Out $347 Million Financing Plan for Solar Projects
• Is New York City Ready for Solar Power?
• NREL Report Shows U-S Solar Photovoltaic Costs Continuing to Fall in 2016
• Energy Advisor: Energy Counselors Connected to History
• Montana PSC Votes to Bring $100 Million for Rural Broadband Investment
• A year of Alphabet: Great for Google, Less So for Moonshots
• Cellphones Spill into Yellowstone’s Wilds Despite Park Plan
• In-Flight GoGo Wi-Fi That’s 10x Faster Is Coming in 2018
• How to Email: An Etiquette Update – Brevity Is the Highest Virtue
• Stop Touting the Crazy Hours You Work – It Helps No One
• ‘Massive’ Shortage of Appraisers Causing Home Sales Delays
• Congress Approves Bill to Return Kennewick Man to Tribes
• Feds Think They Know Who Defaced Death Valley Landmark with Tire Tracks

WORD OF THE DAY – (Recipient of a ‘Good Job’ rating by Los Angeles comedy writer Joseph Clift)

Bathos ● \BAY-thoss\ ● Noun - The sudden appearance of a silly idea or event in a book, movie discussion, etc., that is serious in tone.

Painting most lovely

Mustache on Mona Lisa

Marred by bathos

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Columbia River System Operations EIS: Feds Asking Public to Weigh in on Breaching Snake River Dams (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/sep/30/should-lower-snake-river-dams-be-breached/

Meeting Schedule for Columbia River System Operations EIS (PDF File – Columbia River System Operations)

http://www.crso.info/Library/20160929-NR-NOI.pdf

Puget Sound Energy Goes to Court Again to Block Liquefied Natural Gas Plant Disclosures (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article105070956.html

Grays Harbor PUD Runs 15th Straight Clean Audit (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/grays-harbor-pud-runs-15th-straight-clean-audit/

Tacoma Public Utility’s Easy-To-Understand Utility Bill Lands in Mailboxes This Week (the Suburban Times, Lakewood, WA)

http://thesubtimes.com/2016/09/29/tpus-easy-to-understand-utility-bill-lands-in-mailboxes-this-week/

Future of Montana Coal & Renewable Energy Discussed (KPAX-TV, Missoula, MT)

http://www.kpax.com/story/33288447/future-of-montana-coal-and-renewable-energy-topic-of-co-op-meeting

Ohio: Family of Disabled Teen Settles Power Line Lawsuit for $60 Million (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/family-disabled-teen-settles-power-line-lawsuit-60m-42475396

Public Service Company of New Mexico Vows Supreme Court Appeal after Regulators Slash Proposed Rate Hike in Half (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/pnm-vows-supreme-court-appeal-after-regulators-slash-proposed-rate-hike-in/427317/

Emergency Preparation: How to Be Power Outage Ready (KTVA-TV, Anchorage, AK)

http://www.ktva.com/emergency-preparation-how-to-be-power-outage-ready-768/

Tillamook PUD’s Barbara Johnson Receives Prestigious Award (Tillamook Headlight Herald, OR)

http://www.tillamookheadlightherald.com/community/tillamook-pud-s-barbara-johnson-receives-prestigious-award/article_4032fdf4-869f-11e6-b9e8-6fa5dfca5d51.html

Unplugging a Way of Life: Maine Island Eyes Trading Local Control for Cheaper Electricity (Bangor Daily News, ME)

https://bangordailynews.com/2016/09/30/the-point/unplugging-a-way-of-life-maine-island-eyes-trading-local-control-for-cheaper-electricity/

There Are Two Issues the South Australian Blackout Should Make Us Think About (The Guardian, UK)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/30/there-are-two-issues-the-south-australian-blackout-should-make-us-think-about

FISH & WILDLIFE

Record Number of Sockeye to Spawn in Lake Cle Elum (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/record-number-of-sockeye-to-spawn-in-lake-cle-elum/article_1de3269c-86a0-11e6-af53-5b5658b2f442.html

Columbia Tribal Fishers Preparing for New Food Safety Regulations (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/29/columbia-tribal-fishers-preparing-for-new-food-safety-regulations/

U-S Cities Increasingly Dealing with Messy Goose Poop Problem (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/US-cities-increasingly-dealing-with-messy-goose-9516834.php

The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge’s Greatest Challenge: Phallic Clams (The Telegraph, UK)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/28/the-duke-and-duchess-greatest-challenge-phallic-clams/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Wind Turbines Killing More Than Just Local Birds, Study Finds (Purdue Agriculture News)

https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2016/Q3/wind-turbines-killing-more-than-just-local-birds,-study-finds.html

Offshore Wind Farms See Promise in Platforms That Float (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/30/business/energy-environment/offshore-wind-farms-see-promise-in-platforms-that-f.html

SolarCity, Citi Map Out $347 Million Financing Plan for Solar Projects (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/solarcity-citi-map-out-347m-financing-plan-for-solar-projects/427367/

Is New York City Ready for Solar Power? (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/02/realestate/is-new-york-ready-for-solar-power.html

NREL Report Shows U-S Solar Photovoltaic Costs Continuing to Fall in 2016 (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)

http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2016/37745

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy Advisor: Energy Counselors Connected to History (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/29/energy-advisor-energy-counselors-connected-to-history/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Montana PSC Votes to Bring $100 Million for Rural Broadband Investment (Telecompetitor)

http://www.telecompetitor.com/montana-psc-votes-bring-approximately-100-million-rural-broadband-investment/

A year of Alphabet: Great for Google, Less So for Moonshots (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/A-year-of-Alphabet-Great-for-Google-less-so-for-9517539.php

Cellphones Spill into Yellowstone’s Wilds Despite Park Plan (Phys.Org)

http://phys.org/news/2016-09-cellphones-yellowstone-wilds.html

In-Flight GoGo Wi-Fi That’s 10x Faster Is Coming in 2018 (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/09/29/gogo-faster-in-flight-wifi-2018/#1tqspHJOliqp

MARKETING & MEDIA

How to Email: An Etiquette Update – Brevity Is the Highest Virtue (Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/09/brevity-in-email/501986/?utm_source=feed

MANAGEMENT IN A TEACUP

Stop Touting the Crazy Hours You Work – It Helps No One (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2016/09/01/stop-touting-the-crazy-hours-you-work-it-helps-no-one-2/

GENERAL NEWS

‘Massive’ Shortage of Appraisers Causing Home Sales Delays (CNBC)

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/27/massive-shortage-in-appraisers-causing-home-sales-delays.html

Congress Approves Bill to Return Kennewick Man to Tribes (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/house-approves-bill-to-return-kennewick-man-to-tribes/327855418

Feds Think They Know Who Defaced Death Valley Landmark with Tire Tracks (Associated Press)

http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Feds-think-they-know-who-defaced-Death-Valley-landmark-with-tire-tracks-395198581.html

DOGGIE DRESS-UP – DIVERSIONS

Patient Lotto Player Wins $1 Million After Someone Cut in Front of Him in Line

http://q13fox.com/2016/09/29/patient-lotto-player-wins-1-million-after-someone-cut-in-front-of-him-in-line/

Is Your Dog’s Halloween Costume Sexist?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2016/09/29/is-your-dogs-halloween-costume-sexist/

Painting Last Seen in 1913 Found on ‘Roadshow’

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/09/29/long-lost-victorian-painting-turns-up-roadshow/91263190/

Man Who Got Generations Singing Oscar Mayer Wiener Song Dies (Look out! He’s got a banjo ukulele!

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/man-got-generations-humming-oscar-mayer-wiener-song-171803290.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Jerome Courtland - Old Yeller Theme Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7VkpqpoYtM

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Energy News Digest for September 29, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for September 29, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Montana Supreme Court Denies $1.4 Million Electricity Rate Increase for Northwestern Energy (KVGO Radio, Missoula, MT)

http://newstalkkgvo.com/montana-supreme-court-denies-1-4-million-electricity-rate-increase-for-northwestern-energy/

Utility Board Votes for Tacoma Funding of Click Network (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article104761256.html

Lewis County Public Utility District Opposes Proposed Carbon Tax (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://www.chronline.com/news/lewis-county-public-utilities-district-in-opposes-proposed-carbon-tax/article_76cd3fc4-85e5-11e6-9b12-3bc1a9b733e2.html

Smallmouth Bass Invading Lower Deschutes River (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/29/smallmouth-bass-invading-lower-deschutes-river/

Statewide Blackout in Australia Raises Questions Over Renewable Energy (Reuters)

http://www.businessinsider.com/r-statewide-blackout-in-australia-raises-questions-over-renewable-energy-2016-9

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Montana Supreme Court Denies $1.4 Million Electricity Rate Increase for Northwestern Energy
• Statewide Blackout in Australia Raises Questions Over Renewable Energy
• Public Power, Other Groups Take FERC to Court over PJM Capacity Performance Plan
• Bonneville Power Administration to Dedicate $16 Million Pasco Maintenance Hub
• Grant PUD Employee Among 16 Recipients of Governor’s Lifesaving Award
• Public Power Week October 2 – 8
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District Tries New Tactics to Renovate Headquarters for $68 Million
• Colorado: Boulder Drops Push for Xcel Assets in New Supplemental Application
• Hawaii: Utility Company to Use Drones Infrastructure Inspection
• Photos: Power Grid
• Smallmouth Bass Invading Lower Deschutes River
• Snohomish River Opens for Coho Thursday after Run Size Deemed Strong Enough
• Skagit River Coho Opener Wednesday Was Good
• Puyallup Salmon Homecoming Event to Bring Awareness to Salmon Life Cycle
• Batteries Not Included: Swimming Charges Innovative Fish Tags
• Penlight Celebrates Community Solar Project
• California PUC Rejects Rehearing on Revised Net Metering Policy
• What Do Solar Panels & Tomatoes Have in Common? Living Space
• Oregon: Cannabis Farm Fundraiser for House Democrats Shows Weed’s Growing Political Clout
• Meet the U-S Senators & Congressmen Who Support Marijuana Legalization
• Weed Might Make You Feel Chill – Its Impact on the Climate Is Anything But
• Lewis County Public Utility District Opposes Proposed Carbon Tax
• How Obama Could Lose His Big Climate Case
• California Wants to Regulate Cow Belches – It’s Less Weird Than It Sounds
• What the Paris Car Show Says about the Future of Electric Cars
• Utility Board Votes for Tacoma Funding of Click Network
• U-S Senators Push Bill for More Taxpayer-Funded Broadband Projects
• Three States Sue to Block U-S Ceding Control of Internet Group
• FCC Pulls Set-Top Box Rules from Meeting Agenda
• HP Says “Sorry” for Shutting Down Printers Using Others’ Ink
• Ban on Selfies in the Voting Booth Is Unconstitutional
• Londoners Horrified by ‘Tube Chat’ Badge Encouraging Them to Interact on the Tube
• Race for Washington Lieutenant Governor a Study in Contrasts
• Why the U-S Government Will Pay Native Americans Almost Half a Billion Dollars
• Justices Take Up Trademark Case That Could Affect Redskins
• Suspect in Two Shelton ‘Offer Up’ Car Thefts Arrested, Jailed
• Washington State Patrol Investigates Crash Involving School Bus
• Major Seafood Company, Taylor Shellfish, Sued for Racial Harassment at Whatcom County Farm
• Macy’s Store Re-Opens after Last Week’s Deadly Cascade Mall Shooting
• Washington State’s Minimum Wage to Increase January 1st
• OysterFest This Weekend – At Sanderson Field North of Shelton

WORD OF THE DAY – (Given a ‘Good Job’ rating by Los Angeles comedy writer Joseph Clift)

Animus • \AN-i-muss\ • noun – Etymology: Latin, spirit, mind, courage, anger 1: basic attitude or governing spirit: disposition, intention 2: a usually prejudiced & often spiteful or malevolent ill will 3: an inner masculine part of the female personality in the analytic psychology of C.G. Jung.

Johnny Shortbread had a well-known, deep seated animus for pancakes. No one knew why, except Carl Jung, and he was bound by client-psychiatrist confidentiality.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Montana Supreme Court Denies $1.4 Million Electricity Rate Increase for Northwestern Energy (KVGO Radio, Missoula, MT)

http://newstalkkgvo.com/montana-supreme-court-denies-1-4-million-electricity-rate-increase-for-northwestern-energy/

Statewide Blackout in Australia Raises Questions Over Renewable Energy (Reuters)

http://www.businessinsider.com/r-statewide-blackout-in-australia-raises-questions-over-renewable-energy-2016-9

Public Power, Other Groups Take FERC to Court over PJM Capacity Performance Plan (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=46788

Bonneville Power Administration to Dedicate $16 Million Pasco Maintenance Hub (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article104817326.html

Grant PUD Employee Among 16 Recipients of Governor’s Lifesaving Award (iFiber One News, Ephrata, WA)

http://www.ifiberone.com/news/grant-pud-employee-among-recipients-of-governor-s-lifesaving-award/article_34f20df8-85b5-11e6-81f9-d3e8478fe5d9.html

Public Power Week October 2 – 8 (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/22076

Sacramento Municipal Utility District Tries New Tactics to Renovate Headquarters for $68 Million (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2016/09/29/smud-tries-new-tactics-to-renovate-headquarters.html

Colorado: Boulder Drops Push for Xcel Assets in New Supplemental Application (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/boulder-drops-push-for-xcel-assets-in-new-supplemental-application/427246/

Hawaii: Utility Company to Use Drones Infrastructure Inspection (Pacific Business Journal, HI)

http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2016/09/28/utility-company-to-use-drones-to-inspect.html

Photos: Power Grid (U-S News & World Report)

http://www.usnews.com/news/photos/2016/09/28/photos-power-grid

FISH & WILDLIFE

Smallmouth Bass Invading Lower Deschutes River (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/29/smallmouth-bass-invading-lower-deschutes-river/

Snohomish River Opens for Coho Thursday after Run Size Deemed Strong Enough (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/snohomish-river-opens-for-coho-thursday-after-run-size-deemed-strong-enough/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news

Skagit River Coho Opener Wednesday Was Good – Updated Run Size Almost Four Times Larger Than Forecast (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/skagit-river-coho-opener-wednesday-was-good-and-updated-run-size-is-almost-four-times-larger-than-forecasted/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news

Puyallup Salmon Homecoming Event to Bring Awareness to Salmon Life Cycle (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/community/puyallup-herald/ph-news/article104680641.html

Batteries Not Included: Swimming Charges Innovative Fish Tags (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/batteries-not-included-swimming-charges-innovative-fish-tags/article_92b9b89e-8508-11e6-9043-b72fc095519b.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Penlight Celebrates Community Solar Project (Peninsula Light Company, Gig Harbor, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/09/penlight-celebrates-community-solar.html

California PUC Rejects Rehearing on Revised Net Metering Policy (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-puc-rejects-rehearing-on-revised-net-metering-policy/427201/

What Do Solar Panels & Tomatoes Have in Common? Living Space (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/briefly/what-do-solar-panels-and-tomatoes-have-in-common-living-space/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Oregon: Cannabis Farm Fundraiser for House Democrats Shows Weed’s Growing Political Clout (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/09/cannabis-farm-fundraiser-shows-weeds-growing.html

Meet the U-S Senators & Congressmen Who Support Marijuana Legalization (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/09/29/meet-the-senators-and-congressmen-who-support-marijuana-legalization/

Weed Might Make You Feel Chill – Its Impact on the Climate Is Anything But (Grist Online – PUD 3’s cannabis rate is obliquely referred in the cited Green Tech Media article)

http://grist.org/briefly/weed-might-make-you-feel-chill-but-its-impact-on-the-climate-is-anything-but/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Lewis County Public Utility District Opposes Proposed Carbon Tax (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://www.chronline.com/news/lewis-county-public-utilities-district-in-opposes-proposed-carbon-tax/article_76cd3fc4-85e5-11e6-9b12-3bc1a9b733e2.html

How Obama Could Lose His Big Climate Case (Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/09/obama-clean-power-plan-dc-circuit-legal/502115/?utm_source=feed

California Wants to Regulate Cow Belches – It’s Less Weird Than It Sounds (Vox)

http://www.vox.com/2016/9/27/13072714/california-methane-cow-belches

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

What the Paris Car Show Says about the Future of Electric Cars (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2016/0929/What-the-Paris-car-show-says-about-the-future-of-electric-cars

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Utility Board Votes for Tacoma Funding of Click Network (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article104761256.html

U-S Senators Push Bill for More Taxpayer-Funded Broadband Projects (Watchdog.Org)

http://watchdog.org/277114/senators-bill-broadband/

Three States Sue to Block U-S Ceding Control of Internet Group (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/texas/article/3-states-sue-to-block-US-ceding-control-of-9441045.php

FCC Pulls Set-Top Box Rules from Meeting Agenda (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/09/29/fcc-pulls-set-top-box-rules-meeting-agenda/91264890/

HP Says “Sorry” for Shutting Down Printers Using Others’ Ink (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2016/09/hp_says_sorry_for_shutting_dow.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

Ban on Selfies in the Voting Booth Is Unconstitutional (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/09/29/ban-on-selfies-in-the-voting-booth-is-unconstitutional/

Londoners Horrified by ‘Tube Chat’ Badge Encouraging Them to Interact on the Tube (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/09/29/tube-chat-london-response/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Race for Washington Lieutenant Governor a Study in Contrasts (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/race-for-washington-lieutenant-governor-a-study-in-contrasts/

Why the U-S Government Will Pay Native Americans Almost Half a Billion Dollars (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2016/0928/Why-the-US-government-will-pay-native-Americans-almost-half-a-billion-dollars

Justices Take Up Trademark Case That Could Affect Redskins (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory – PG for possible political incorrectness perceived by the weak of heart)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/entertainment/celebrities/article104851111.html

GENERAL NEWS

Suspect in Two Shelton ‘Offer Up’ Car Thefts Arrested, Jailed (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/regional_state_news/suspect-in-shelton-offer-up-car-thefts-arrested-jailed/article_b52888c8-85cc-11e6-bc12-fb49bddb8ea0.html

Washington State Patrol Investigates Crash Involving School Bus (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/washington-state-patrol-investigates-crash-involving-school-bus/article_ebb434c0-85b1-11e6-8386-375a32b23fa8.html

Major Seafood Company, Taylor Shellfish, Sued for Racial Harassment at Whatcom County Farm (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/09/28/major-seafood-company-sued-for-racial-harassment-at-whatcom-county-farm/

Macy’s Store Re-Opens after Last Week’s Deadly Cascade Mall Shooting (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/cascade-mall-re-opens-after-deadly-shooting-last-week

Washington State’s Minimum Wage to Increase January 1^st (North Central Washington Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.ncwlife.com/news/minimum-wage-in-washington-to-increase-january-st/article_02edbaee-85c1-11e6-a2cf-f308d3eb921c.html

OysterFest This Weekend – At Sanderson Field North of Shelton (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/22074

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Who Wants to Punch Martin Shkreli in the Face (for Charity)?

http://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2016/09/martin-shkreli-punch-face/502010/?utm_source=feed

Ball Point Bigwig – Happy Birthday to Laszlo Biro

http://inventionshowcase.com/inventorslaszlobirobio.htm

Life-Sized Scrabble Game Takes Over Busy Street on Seattle’s Capitol Hill

http://komonews.com/news/local/life-sized-scrabble-game-takes-over-busy-street-on-seattles-capitol-hill

A Black Moon Will Rise Friday Night – You Aren’t Going to See It

http://www.nwcn.com/news/local/a-black-moon-will-rise-friday-night-but-you-arent-going-to-see-it/326940993

SONG OF THE DAY

Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon (Full Album)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZaQ5feRrlo

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Energy News Digest for September 28, 2016

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Weather Forecast for September 28, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Judges Question ‘Generation Shifting,’ Congress’ Role in Clean Power Plan Hearing (Morning Consult)

https://morningconsult.com/alert/judges-question-generation-shifting-congress-role-clean-power-plan-hearing/

Gas Utilities Go to Court Against State’s New Clean-Air Rule (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Natural-gas-utilities-challenge-new-state-clean-9306698.php

Bonneville Power Administration Pilot Program Pursues Grid Congestion Solutions (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/27/bpa-pilot-program-pursues-solutions/

Wyoming Rejects Tax on Wind Energy That Will Likely Be Sold in California (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-wyoming-wind-tax-20160926-snap-story.html

Electric Car Tipping Point May Challenge Pioneers (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-autoshow-paris-electric-idUSKCN11X2D1

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Judges Question ‘Generation Shifting,’ Congress’ Role in Clean Power Plan Hearing
• Inside The DC Circuit: What Happened at the Clean Power Plan’s Court Hearing
• Bonneville Power Administration Pilot Program Pursues Grid Congestion Solutions
• Idaho: Mayors Push for New Electric Transmission Line
• Preparing for Windstorm Season
• Op/Ed: Address the Safety of U-S Dams
• Canada: Federal Government Approves Liquefied Natural Gas Project On B-C Coast with 190 Conditions
• British Columbia Chief Calls Out ‘Muzzled’ Justice Minister over Peace River Dam Site Silence
• Canada; Commercial Drive Merchants Miffed BC Hydro Leaving Them in the Dark
• The Australian State Without Power
• What’s Making All Those Fish Off Florida’s Coast Die?
• Migratory Bird Struggles for Shelter as Chimneys Torn Down
• Toxic Algae Triggers Alarm for Port Townsend Public Water Supply
• Water Dominates Discussion Between Governor, Othello Mayor
• Wyoming Rejects Tax on Wind Energy That Will Likely Be Sold in California
• Hydropower Isn’t Carbon Neutral After All, WSU Researchers Say
• California, Massachusetts Tie in Latest Energy Efficiency State Scorecard – WA, OR in Top Ten
• Satsop Business Park Open to the Marijuana Industry
• Marijuana Grow Ops Could Soon Rival Data Center Energy Use
• Gas Utilities Go to Court Against State’s New Clean-Air Rule
• Op/Ed: Carbon Tax Would Hit Working People Hard
• Electric Car Tipping Point May Challenge Pioneers
• Solar Roadways to Go Live as the World Watches
• Birth of Baby with Three Parents’ DNA Marks Success for Banned Technique
• Defending Against Hackers Took a Back Seat at Yahoo, Insiders Say
• Regulators Spar over Whether Unregulated Internet Harms Minorities
• Trump Vs. Clinton: Seattle Cybersecurity Experts Weigh in on ‘The Cyber’
• Microsoft Retools Sales Operation as Azure Takes Central Role
• Facebook May Launch ‘Facebook at Work’ Next Month
• Facebook Reaches Advertising Milestone as Small Businesses Swell
• Six Tips to Optimize Your Facebook Page
• Four Mobile Image Apps That Create Amazing Visuals
• Video: What Makes a Great Media Plan? The Best in the Business Tell All
• Flint Water Deal May Help Avert Government Shutdown
• FCC Wants to Know Why Wi-Fi at the Debate Was $200
• Can Social Media Turn the U-S into a Nation of Voters?
• How the Power of Employee Engagement Will Boost Your Business
• Mason County Officials Say Drinking Water Is Safe
• Washington Community College Software System ctcLink Two Years Behind Schedule, $10 Million Over Budget (
• Wells Fargo CEO Forfeits Millions as Board Orders Review
• It Might Snow on Mount Hood This Weekend

WORD OF THE DAY

Toady • \TOH-dee\ • Noun – One who flatters in the hope of gaining favors: sycophant.

The board room was packed with second tier employees, hanging on every word of the cigar-chomping Chief Executive Officer. “Jump,” he barked. “How high,” the toadies replied. “Speak,” he bellowed. The entire room erupted into an echoing “Woof,” after which one very tiny voice (Michigan Frog) piped “ribbet!”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Judges Question ‘Generation Shifting,’ Congress’ Role in Clean Power Plan Hearing (Morning Consult)

https://morningconsult.com/alert/judges-question-generation-shifting-congress-role-clean-power-plan-hearing/

Inside The DC Circuit: What Happened at the Clean Power Plan’s Court Hearing (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/inside-the-dc-circuit-what-happened-at-the-clean-power-plans-court-hearin/427109/

Bonneville Power Administration Pilot Program Pursues Grid Congestion Solutions (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/sep/27/bpa-pilot-program-pursues-solutions/

Idaho: Mayors Push for New Electric Transmission Line (Idaho Falls Post Register, ID)

http://www.postregister.com/articles/featured-news-daily-email-west/2016/09/27/mayors-push-new-electric-transmission-line

Preparing for Windstorm Season (Northwest Cable News Network)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/preparing-for-windstorm-season/326884450

Op/Ed: Address the Safety of U-S Dams (Morning Consult)

https://morningconsult.com/opinions/address-safety-u-s-dams/

Canada: Federal Government Approves Liquefied Natural Gas Project On B-C Coast with 190 Conditions (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/pacific-northwest-lng-project-1.3780758

British Columbia Chief Calls Out ‘Muzzled’ Justice Minister over Peace River Dam Site Silence (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-tuesday-edition-1.3780771/b-c-chief-calls-out-muzzled-justice-minister-over-site-c-dam-silence-1.3781129?cmp=rss

Canada; Commercial Drive Merchants Miffed BC Hydro Leaving Them in the Dark (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/commercial-drive-merchants-miffed-bc-hydro-leaving-them-in-the-dark-1.3781603?cmp=rss

The Australian State Without Power (Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2016/09/south-australia-power-outage/501992/?utm_source=feed

FISH & WILDLIFE

What’s Making All Those Fish Off Florida’s Coast Die? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/0927/What-s-making-all-those-fish-off-Florida-s-coast-die

Migratory Bird Struggles for Shelter as Chimneys Torn Down (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Migratory-bird-struggles-for-shelter-as-chimneys-9334981.php

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Toxic Algae Triggers Alarm for Port Townsend Public Water Supply (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/news/toxic-algae-triggers-alarm-for-port-townsend-public-water-supply/article_a8b66f9c-8509-11e6-81a7-2fbfd71b45bf.html

Water Dominates Discussion Between Governor, Othello Mayor (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/community/water-dominates-discussion-between-governor-othello-mayor/article_3a28bc4a-8443-11e6-afab-bf0d1a1b3356.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Wyoming Rejects Tax on Wind Energy That Will Likely Be Sold in California (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-wyoming-wind-tax-20160926-snap-story.html

Hydropower Isn’t Carbon Neutral After All, WSU Researchers Say (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/hydropower-isnt-carbon-neutral-after-all-wsu-researchers-say/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

California, Massachusetts Tie in Latest Energy Efficiency State Scorecard – WA, OR In Top Ten (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=46785

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Satsop Business Park Open to the Marijuana Industry (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/satsop-business-park-open-marijuana-industry/

Marijuana Grow Ops Could Soon Rival Data Center Energy Use (Green Tech Media)

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/marijuana-grow-ops-could-soon-rival-data-center-energy-use

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Gas Utilities Go to Court Against State’s New Clean-Air Rule (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Natural-gas-utilities-challenge-new-state-clean-9306698.php

Op/Ed: Carbon Tax Would Hit Working People Hard (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2016/09/carbon-tax-would-hit-working-people-hard/

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Electric Car Tipping Point May Challenge Pioneers (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-autoshow-paris-electric-idUSKCN11X2D1

Solar Roadways to Go Live as the World Watches (Northwest Cable News)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/local/bonner-county/solar-roadways-to-go-live-as-the-world-watches/326935951

Birth of Baby with Three Parents’ DNA Marks Success for Banned Technique (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/28/health/birth-of-3-parent-baby-a-success-for-controversial-procedure.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Defending Against Hackers Took a Back Seat at Yahoo, Insiders Say (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/29/technology/yahoo-data-breach-hacking.html?_r=0

Regulators Spar over Whether Unregulated Internet Harms Minorities (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/regulators-spar-over-whether-unregulated-internet-harms-minorities/article/2603012?custom_click=rss

Trump Vs. Clinton: Seattle Cybersecurity Experts Weigh in on ‘The Cyber’ (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2016/09/trump-clinton-seattle-cybersecurity-experts-cyber.html

Microsoft Retools Sales Operation as Azure Takes Central Role (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft/microsoft-retools-sales-operation-as-azure-takes-central-role/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business

MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook May Launch ‘Facebook at Work’ Next Month (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/techchron/2016/09/27/facebook-may-launch-facebook-at-work-next-month/

Facebook Reaches Advertising Milestone as Small Businesses Swell (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/09/27/facebook-4-million-advertisers-sheryl-sandberg/91142874/

Six Tips to Optimize Your Facebook Page (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/6-tips-to-optimize-your-facebook-page/

Four Mobile Image Apps That Create Amazing Visuals (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/4-mobile-image-apps-that-create-amazing-visuals/

Video: What Makes a Great Media Plan? The Best in the Business Tell All (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/what-makes-great-media-plan-best-business-tell-all-173255

POLITICS & MANAGEMENT

Flint Water Deal May Help Avert Government Shutdown (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/29/us/politics/congress-shutdown-flint-spending.html

FCC Wants to Know Why Wi-Fi at the Debate Was $200 (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Wants-to-Know-Why-WiFi-at-the-Debates-Was-200-137982

Can Social Media Turn the U-S into a Nation of Voters? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2016/0927/Can-social-media-turn-the-US-into-a-nation-of-voters-video

How the Power of Employee Engagement Will Boost Your Business – A meaningful workplace translates to better performance (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/how-power-employee-engagement-will-boost-your-business-173733

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Officials Say Drinking Water Is Safe (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/22067

Washington Community College Software System ctcLink Two Years Behind Schedule, $10 Million Over Budget (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/sep/27/washington-community-college-software-system-ctcli/

Wells Fargo CEO Forfeits Millions as Board Orders Review (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-wells-fargo-accounts-idUSKCN11X2NW

It Might Snow on Mount Hood This Weekend (Willamette Weekly, Portland, OR)

http://www.wweek.com/outdoors/2016/09/01/it-might-snow-on-mount-hood-this-weekend/

FLAG WAVING FINDERS – DIVERSIONS

Man Who Returned 9/11 Flag to Everett Fire House Identified

http://komonews.com/news/local/man-who-returned-911-flag-to-everett-fire-house-identified

Fan Drops Ring During Televised Yankee Stadium Engagement

http://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/national_sports/fan-drops-ring-during-televised-yankee-stadium-engagement/article_5ce80b3f-2444-5c20-bb42-966d709f0da8.html

Inside a Treasure Trove of Rare Ralph McQuarrie Star Wars Art

http://io9.gizmodo.com/inside-a-treasure-trove-of-rare-ralph-mcquarrie-star-wa-1787141768

Meet Mr. Dude! Portland’s Mascot in Japan with an Awesome Song (the animation looks an awful lot like Terry Gilliam’s from Monty Python)

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/editors-picks/meet-mr-dude-portlands-mascot-in-japan-with-an-awesome-song/327010356

SONG OF THE DAY

Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBcDEmNDYW8

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