Energy News Digest for October 31, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for October 31, 2016

Small Craft Advisory for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

The Most Dramatic Climate Fight of the Election Is in Washington State (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/election-2016/washington-carbon-tax-732/

Tesla Unveils Residential Solar Roof & New Powerwall Battery (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/tesla-unveils-residential-solar-roof-and-new-powerwall-battery/429315/

Twitter Just Shut Down Vine Four Years After Buying It for $30 Million (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/twitter-just-shut-down-vine-4-years-after-buying-it-30-million-174301

Could Electric Vehicles Drain the UK’s Power Supply? (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/10/could-electric-vehicles-drain-the-uk-s-power-supply.html

U-S. Looks to Canada for Green Power (USA Today)

http://amp.usatoday.com/story/92902962/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• U-S. Looks to Canada for Green Power
• Vermont Nixes Purchase of TransCanada Hydroelectric Dams
• Landowners Fight Peace River Dam Deadline from BC Hydro
• Despite NW Portland Gas Explosion, Utility Says System Ready for the ‘Big One’
• California: Pacific Gas & Electric Requests 8-Year Rate Increase to Cover Closing Costs of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant
• Yakama Power Lands $30 Million USDA Loan for Expansion
• No Rate Hikes in Next Year’s Cowlitz PUD Budget
• Woodcutting Accident Causes Ferry County Power Outage
• Bonneville Power Offers Rewards to Stop Idaho & Wyoming Vandalism
• Oregon: Scappoose Growth Triggers Need for More Power from Columbia River PUD
• Nevada: Question 3 – Will It Impact Energy Bill in Good or Bad Way?
• Australia: Alcoa – Thousands of Victorian Jobs in the Balance as Portland Smelter Power Deal Expires
• Feds Release Recovery Plan for Snake River Chinook & Steelhead
• Puget Sound Orcas: Would Removing Dams Save the Whales?
• Portland Becomes First ‘Salmon-Safe’ City
• Tesla Unveils Residential Solar Roof & New Powerwall Battery
• Idaho: Project to Convert Energy from Garbage Gets Green Light
• Federal-Lands Rule Pits Green Groups Against Wind, Solar Firms
• First Biomass Test Burn Begins at Salt River Project’s CGS
• How Energy-Efficient Upgrades Can Increase Your Home’s Value
• Thurston Energy Offers You Cold Ca$h for POW&R Energy Rebates
• Tricks, Treats & Tips for a Ghoulishly Low Energy Bill
• The Most Dramatic Climate Fight of the Election Is in Washington State
• Pacific Northwest Forests: Carbon Sink or Carbon Source?
• Editorial: California Has New Carbon Reduction Goal, But Details of Impacts Still Fluid
• Got Bank? Election Could Create Flood of Marijuana Cash with No Place to Go
• Ranked: Seattle & 49 Other Cities Raking in the Green from Pot Sales
• Could Electric Vehicles Drain the UK’s Power Supply?
• Portland Should Probably Be Pissed About Google Fiber ‘Pause’
• CenturyLink to Buy Level 3 in $34 Billion Deal
• California: Editorial – Cities Plot to Tax Streaming Content
• Inside a Hacking Competition to Take Down a Water-Treatment Plan
• Did Your Smart Thermostat Contribute to Last Week’s Big Cyberattack?
• Twitter Just Shut Down Vine Four Years After Buying It for $30 Million
• What Vine Stars Are Saying About the Short-Form Video Platform Shutting Down
• Why Do People Still Use Email — Or at Least Not Secure It?
• How to Reach More Local Customers with Facebook
• Long Before Twitter, Martin Luther Was a Media Pioneer
• Belfair Man Attempted to Disarm, Assault Officer While Being Arrested in Mason County
• Attorney General: Data Breach Affects 500,000 Washingtonians
• Lewis County PUD Crew Stumbles Upon Illegal Marijuana Grow
• Northwest Cable News to Go Dark in January
• Pumpkins Fly in Union
• Pacific Northwest Falls Really Are Getting More Colorful

WORD OF THE DAY

Croesus • \KREE-sus\ • Noun – A very rich person.

Newton felt every bit a modern Croesus. That is, until he discovered that collecting all the grocery store coupons worth 1/20th of a cent would cost more to warehouse than they were worth.

Croesus was the king of Lydia from 560/561 BC until his defeat by the Persians in about 547 BC. Croesus was renowned for his wealth & in Greek & Persian cultures his name became a synonym for a wealthy man; in English, expressions such as “rich as Croesus” or “richer than Croesus” are used to indicate great wealth.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

U-S. Looks to Canada for Green Power (USA Today)

http://amp.usatoday.com/story/92902962/

Vermont Nixes Purchase of TransCanada Hydroelectric Dams (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/vermont-nixes-purchase-of-transcanada-hydroelectric-dams/429368/

Landowners Fight Peace River Dam Deadline from BC Hydro (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/landowners-fight-site-c-deadline-from-bc-hydro-1.3829056?cmp=rss

Despite NW Portland Gas Explosion, Utility Says System Ready for the ‘Big One’ (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/10/despite_nw_explosion_utility_s.html

California: Pacific Gas & Electric Requests 8-Year Rate Increase to Cover Closing Costs of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/pge-requests-8-year-rate-increase-to-cover-closing-costs-of-diablo-canyon/429275/

Yakama Power Lands $30 Million USDA Loan for Expansion (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/yakama-power-lands-million-usda-loan-for-expansion/article_d7a888d8-9bb8-11e6-b161-3fe2a284096f.html

No Rate Hikes in Next Year’s Cowlitz PUD Budget (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/no-rate-hikes-in-next-year-s-pud-budget/article_535b36c6-dd21-57c5-9f82-0de951d23283.html

Woodcutting Accident Causes Ferry County Power Outage (Omak Chronicle, WA)

http://t.omakchronicle.com/news/2016/oct/26/woodcutting-accident-causes-ferry-county-power-out/?templates=tablet

Bonneville Power Offers Rewards to Stop Idaho & Wyoming Vandalism (KIFI-TV, Idaho Falls, ID)

http://www.localnews8.com/news/bonneville-power-offers-rewards-to-stop-idaho-wyoming-vandalism/132214801

Oregon: Scappoose Growth Triggers Need for More Power from Columbia River PUD (Pamplin Media Group, Portland, OR)

http://www.pamplinmedia.com/scs/83-news/329547-208640-scappoose-growth-triggers-need-for-more-power

Nevada: Question 3 – Will It Impact Energy Bill in Good or Bad Way? (KLAS-TV, Las Vegas, NV)

http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/question-3-will-it-impact-energy-bill-in-good-or-bad-way

Australia: Alcoa – Thousands of Victorian Jobs in the Balance as Portland Smelter Power Deal Expires (Australia Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-31/portland-jobs-at-risk-over-subsidy-expiry/7979270

FISH & WILDLIFE

Feds Release Recovery Plan for Snake River Chinook & Steelhead (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/oct/27/feds-release-recovery-plan-for-snake-river-chinook/

Puget Sound Orcas: Would Removing Dams Save the Whales? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/1029/Puget-Sound-orcas-Would-removing-dams-save-the-whales

Portland Becomes First ‘Salmon-Safe’ City (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2016/10/26/portland-becomes-first-salmon-safe-city.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Tesla Unveils Residential Solar Roof & New Powerwall Battery (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/tesla-unveils-residential-solar-roof-and-new-powerwall-battery/429315/

Idaho: Project to Convert Energy from Garbage Gets Green Light (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.kxly.com/news/northwest/project-to-convert-energy-from-garbage-gets-green-light/42306184

Federal-Lands Rule Pits Green Groups Against Wind, Solar Firms (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Inhabit/2016/1027/Federal-lands-rule-pits-green-groups-against-wind-solar-firms

First Biomass Test Burn Begins at Salt River Project’s CGS (Biomass Magazine)

http://www.biomassmagazine.com/articles/13843/first-biomass-test-burn-begins-at-salt-river-projectundefineds-cgs

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

How Energy-Efficient Upgrades Can Increase Your Home’s Value (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/oct/30/how-energy-efficient-upgrades-can-increase-your-ho/

Thurston Energy Offers You Cold Ca$h for POW&R Energy Rebates (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

http://www.thurstontalk.com/2016/10/30/thurston-energy-rebates/

Tricks, Treats & Tips for a Ghoulishly Low Energy Bill (Breaking Energy)

http://breakingenergy.com/2016/10/26/tricks-treats-and-tips-for-a-ghoulishly-low-energy-bill/

VAULT OF CARBON SEQUESTRATION

The Most Dramatic Climate Fight of the Election Is in Washington State (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/election-2016/washington-carbon-tax-732/

​Pacific Northwest Forests: Carbon Sink or Carbon Source? (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2016/10/26/pacific-northwest-forests-carbon-sink-or-carbon.html

Editorial: California Has New Carbon Reduction Goal, But Details of Impacts Still Fluid (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/dan-walters/article111504647.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Got Bank? Election Could Create Flood of Marijuana Cash with No Place to Go (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-marijuana-banks-idUSKBN12V0D5

Ranked: Seattle & 49 Other Cities Raking in the Green from Pot Sales (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2016/10/28/seattle-and-49-othercities-raking-in-the-green.html

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Could Electric Vehicles Drain the UK’s Power Supply? (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/10/could-electric-vehicles-drain-the-uk-s-power-supply.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Portland Should Probably Be Pissed About Google Fiber ‘Pause’ (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Portland-Should-Probably-be-Pissed-About-Google-Fiber-Pause-138214

CenturyLink to Buy Level 3 in $34 Billion Deal (Dallas Business Journal, TX)

http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2016/10/31/centurylink-to-buy-level-3-in-34-billion-deal.html

California: Editorial – Cities Plot to Tax Streaming Content (SF Chronicle, CA)

http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/saunders/article/Cities-plot-to-tax-streaming-content-10421361.php

Inside a Hacking Competition to Take Down a Water-Treatment Plan (Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/505640/

Did Your Smart Thermostat Contribute to Last Week’s Big Cyberattack? (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/business-technology/did-your-smart-thermostat-contribute-to-last-weeks-big-cyberattack/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Twitter Just Shut Down Vine Four Years After Buying It for $30 Million (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/twitter-just-shut-down-vine-4-years-after-buying-it-30-million-174301

What Vine Stars Are Saying About the Short-Form Video Platform Shutting Down (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/what-vine-stars-are-saying-about-short-form-video-platform-shutting-down-174332

Why Do People Still Use Email — Or at Least Not Secure It? (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/email-hillary-clinton-technology-1.3816903

How to Reach More Local Customers with Facebook (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-reach-more-local-customers-with-facebook/

Long Before Twitter, Martin Luther Was a Media Pioneer (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/arts/design/long-before-twitter-martin-luther-was-a-media-pioneer.html?_r=0

GENERAL NEWS

Belfair Man Attempted to Disarm, Assault Officer While Being Arrested in Mason County (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/belfair-man-attempted-to-disarm-assault-officer-while-being-arrested-in-mason-county/

Attorney General: Data Breach Affects 500,000 Washingtonians (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/441228/data-breache-affecting-500k-washingtonians/

Lewis County PUD Crew Stumbles Upon Illegal Marijuana Grow (The Chronicle, Centralia, Wa)

http://www.chronline.com/crime/lewis-county-pud-crew-stumbles-upon-illegal-marijuana-grow/article_cd02592c-9c67-11e6-b813-2f8d3c2f7704.html?mode=jqm

Northwest Cable News to Go Dark in January (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/northwest-cable-news-go-dark-january

Pumpkins Fly in Union (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/22470

Pacific Northwest Falls Really Are Getting More Colorful (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article110730812.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Victim Uses App to Find Suspect After Bag with $10,000 Stolen

http://komonews.com/news/local/victim-uses-app-to-find-suspect-after-bag-with-10000-stolen

Man Renames Himself ‘iPhone 7’ to Win the Phone

http://www.oregonlive.com/articles/19571715/man_renames_himself_iphone_7_t.amp

Powder Sprinkled into Opera Pit May Be Human Ashes

http://koin.com/ap/powder-sprinkled-into-opera-pit-may-have-been-human-ashes/

Elevator Door-Close Buttons Don’t Do Anything

http://koin.com/2016/10/30/elevator-door-close-buttons-dont-do-anything/

SONG OF THE DAY

Rossini – William Tell Overture (Part 2)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4PS8-_5UFw

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Energy News Digest for October 26, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for October 26, 2016

Small Craft Advisory for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Shelton City Manager Calls for Accountability with City Projects (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-city-manager-calls-for-accountability-with-city-projects/article_15c7fe54-9afc-11e6-94ed-8fbbaf8b89ec.html

Ag Voices Must Be Heard on Columbia River System; Group Says (Capital Press)

http://www.capitalpress.com/Water/20161025/ag-voices-must-be-heard-on-columbia-river-system-group-says

Google Fiber Puts Portland on a Shelf (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2016/10/google_fiber_puts_portland_on.html

Clouds Gather in Rooftop Solar’s Biggest U-S Market (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-solar-rooftop-idUSKCN12Q0C1

Marijuana Tax Brings in $45 Million for Washington – Nine More States Consider Legalization (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2016/10/25/marijuana-washington-sales-taxes-recreational.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Ag Voices Must Be Heard on Columbia River System; Group Says
• NuScale Getting Ready for Design Certification Submission
• Jefferson PUD Sets November 10 for Rate-Hike Hearing
• U-S Wants Mexico Under Electric Grid Security Pact Before Year’s End
• ‘Solar Winds’ Spur Geomagnetic Storm That May Affect Power
• Living on Borrowed Time: Yakima-Tieton Canal Is More Than 100 Years Old, But Replacement Won’t Be Cheap
• Clouds Gather in Rooftop Solar’s Biggest U-S Market
• Rhode Island: Wind Industry Celebrates Offshore Farm, Discusses Next Steps
• Marijuana Tax Brings in $45 Million for Washington – Nine More States Consider Legalization
• France to Drop Carbon Tax Plan: Les Echos
• India’s Air-Conditioning & Climate Change Quandary
• Google Fiber Puts Portland on a Shelf
• Google Fiber Broadband Plan Scaled Back
• Pole Attachments – Comcast Sues Nashville to Slow Google Fiber
• ‘This Attack Was Different’ – Cyberthreat Draws Utility Warnings
• Pennsylvania: Counties Put Telephone Companies on the Hook for Under-Billed 911 Fees
• Three Social Media Tactics for Businesses That Struggle with Social
• Audio: Social Media Company Twitter Struggles Financially
• Shelton City Manager Calls for Accountability with City Projects
• Potential Juror Bias Weighed in Conspiracy Trial of Oregon Militants
• Washington Tribes Call for Better Federal Consultation
• Enough Supplies for Two Weeks? Changes to Earthquake Preparedness
• Vanport, City That Was – Destroyed by Columbia River Flood
• City of Shelton Completes Work on Brockdale Road Pedestrian Pathway
• Vatican Clarifies the Rules for Cremation: Bury, Don’t Scatter

WORD OF THE DAY

Docent • \DOE-sent\ • Noun – 1: a college or university teacher or lecturer 2: a person who leads guided tours especially through a museum or art gallery.

“I wonder what Mona Lisa would look like with a moustache; possibly a goatee,” mused Sergei, as he trailed behind the gravelly-voiced docent who led his group through the gloomy evening darkness of the Louvre.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Ag Voices Must Be Heard on Columbia River System; Group Says (Capital Press)

http://www.capitalpress.com/Water/20161025/ag-voices-must-be-heard-on-columbia-river-system-group-says

NuScale Getting Ready for Design Certification Submission (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/rodadams/2391394/nuscale-getting-ready-for-design-certification-submission

Jefferson PUD Sets November 10 for Rate-Hike Hearing (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/news/pud-sets-nov-for-rate-hike-hearing/article_801eac08-9b06-11e6-ac0f-fbfa854512b5.html

U-S Wants Mexico Under Electric Grid Security Pact Before Year’s End (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/us-wants-mexico-under-grid-security-pact-before-years-end/article/2605577?custom_click=rss

‘Solar Winds’ Spur Geomagnetic Storm That May Affect Power (Bloomberg News)

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-25/-solar-winds-spur-geomagnetic-storm-that-may-affect-power-lines

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Living on Borrowed Time: Yakima-Tieton Canal Is More Than 100 Years Old, But Replacement Won’t Be Cheap (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/living-on-borrowed-time-canal-is-more-than-years-old/article_af717b40-9b4a-11e6-9ea3-b721bfd414d7.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Clouds Gather in Rooftop Solar’s Biggest U-S Market (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-solar-rooftop-idUSKCN12Q0C1

Rhode Island: Wind Industry Celebrates Offshore Farm, Discusses Next Steps (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Wind-industry-celebrates-offshore-farm-discusses-10414260.php

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana Tax Brings in $45 Million for Washington – Nine More States Consider Legalization (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2016/10/25/marijuana-washington-sales-taxes-recreational.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

France to Drop Carbon Tax Plan: Les Echos (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-carbon-idUSKCN12K2OG

India’s Air-Conditioning & Climate Change Quandary (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/27/upshot/indias-air-conditioning-and-climate-change-quandary.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Google Fiber Puts Portland on a Shelf (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2016/10/google_fiber_puts_portland_on.html

Google Fiber Broadband Plan Scaled Back (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37775602

Pole Attachments – Comcast Sues Nashville to Slow Google Fiber (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Sues-Nashville-to-Slow-Google-Fiber-138197

‘This Attack Was Different’ – Cyberthreat Draws Utility Warnings (E&E News)

http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060044751

Pennsylvania: Counties Put Telephone Companies on the Hook for Under-Billed 911 Fees (NACo News)

http://www.naco.org/articles/counties-put-telephone-companies-hook-under-billed-911-fees

MARKETING & MEDIA

Three Social Media Tactics for Businesses That Struggle with Social (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/3-social-media-tactics-for-businesses-that-struggle-with-social/

Audio: Social Media Company Twitter Struggles Financially (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2016/10/26/499409118/social-media-company-twitter-struggles-financially

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton City Manager Calls for Accountability with City Projects (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-city-manager-calls-for-accountability-with-city-projects/article_15c7fe54-9afc-11e6-94ed-8fbbaf8b89ec.html

Potential Juror Bias Weighed in Conspiracy Trial of Oregon Militants (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-oregon-militia-idUSKCN12Q087

Washington Tribes Call for Better Federal Consultation (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/10/25/washington-tribes-call-for-better-federal-consultation/

Enough Supplies for Two Weeks? Changes to Earthquake Preparedness (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/434243/earthquake-supplies-washington-two-weeks/

Vanport, City That Was – Destroyed by Columbia River Flood (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/television/programs/oregonexperience/segment/vanport/

City of Shelton Completes Work on Brockdale Road Pedestrian Pathway (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/city-of-shelton-completes-work-on-brockdale-road-pedestrian-pathway/article_656bd35e-9b79-11e6-af4a-a3a424d3ab9f.html

Vatican Clarifies the Rules for Cremation: Bury, Don’t Scatter (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/world/europe/vatican-bans-scattering-of-human-ashes.html?_r=0

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Message in a Bottle Discovered Long After Cast Out to Sea

http://www.usnews.com/news/offbeat/articles/2016-10-25/bottled-message-sent-out-to-sea-is-found-5-decades-later

Cat Missing for Months Returns on Owner’s Birthday

http://www.khq.com/story/33481980/cat-missing-for-months-returns-on-owners-birthday

Youth League Kicks Out Team After Man Plays in Football Game

https://www.yahoo.com/news/youth-league-kicks-team-man-plays-football-game-103510518.html

94-Year-Old Who Has Been Fire Chief Since 1953 Is Retiring

https://www.yahoo.com/news/94-old-fire-chief-since-1953-retiring-183733079.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Elvis Costello – Penny Lane

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

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Weather Forecast for October 25, 2016

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

U-S Court Says Animals Can Be Listed as Threatened if Climate Change Poses a Risk (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/us-court-says-animals-can-be-listed-as-threatened-if-cl-1788162371

Avista Agrees to Lower Electric Rate Hike for Idaho Customers (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/oct/24/avista-agrees-to-lower-electric-rate-hike-for-idah/

West Coast Waves a World-Class Energy Resource, Researchers Say (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wave-power-vancouver-island-1.3819310?cmp=rss

Tacoma Power Releasing Water from Cushman Dam (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/22398

Tacoma City Council to Weigh Putting Hold on Click’s ‘All-In’ Plan for Broadband System (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article110266342.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Avista Agrees to Lower Electric Rate Hike for Idaho Customers
• Tacoma Power Releasing Water from Cushman Dam
• Feds Look Over Columbia Generating Station's Disaster Flood Plans
• Cowlitz Tribe Asserts Opposition to Longview Coal Terminal
• Residents Question Proposed Snohomish PUD’s Hydroelectric Project’s Operational Costs
• Moniz: Congress Should Authorize Interim Nuclear Fuel Storage
• U-S Court Says Animals Can Be Listed as Threatened if Climate Change Poses a Risk
• Pressure Mounts on Lower Snake Dams as Fish Runs Sag
• Taking Down Dams and Letting the Fish Flow
• Officials Cancel Razor Clam Dig Along Washington State Coast
• Major California River Adding Key Ingredient: Water
• Map of America's River Basins Show Our Nation's Hidden Beauty
• West Coast Waves a World-Class Energy Resource, Researchers Say
• Pacific Northwest Senators Push for Pioneering U-S Wave Energy Test Facility
• Arizona: Big Utility to Spend $1 Million on Regulator Race, Cites Solar Cash
• Plunging Solar Equipment Prices Fuel Trade Complaints
• Perovskite: Game Changer for Solar Energy?
• Study Finds Wind Turbines Killing Migratory Birds
• New Green Energy Power Generation Tech Using Waste Heat Will Be Used at Phoenix Data Center
• Your Doggie Door Is Probably Wasting Energy – But You Can Fix That
• Why Is Support for Marijuana Legalization Hitting Record Heights?
• Washington Carbon Emission Tax & Sales Tax Reduction, Initiative 732
• Tacoma City Council to Weigh Putting Hold on Click’s ‘All-In’ Plan for Broadband System
• Daily Report: Hackers Have New Tools to Bring Down Websites
• Big Brands Are Enlisting Employees to Create an Army of Social Media Mavens
• Can anyone save Twitter?
• How the Hyphen Is Shaping the Future of Advertising
• People Are Too Tired of the Election to Fight About It on Social Media
• New Elway Poll: Inslee Is 12 Points Ahead, A Democratic "Wave" Building?
• Voter Alert: In Three Washington Counties, One Stamp Is Not Enough to Return Your Ballot
• Voters Increasingly Turning to Internet for Information, Survey Shows
• When Do We Vote? Pierce County Auditor Misstates Election Day Date
• Shelton Leaders Look at Eagle Point as New City Park Site
• Alert Level Raised for Alaska Volcano After Explosion Detected
• University of Washington gets $210 Million from Gates Foundation
• Highway 302 Construction Near Victor on Hold Again
• Don’t Drink the Hand Sanitizer

WORD OF THE DAY

Rutilant • \ROO-tuh-lunt\ • Adjective – Having a reddish glow

Basking in the rutilant glow of a Canadian winter sunset, Dougie’s inner contentment slowly diminished with the Northern Rocky Mountain temperatures. He realized he’d be spending the night on the Athabasca Glacier. Sub-zero temperatures had frozen his ample bum to the slow moving, creaking gigantic block of ice.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Avista Agrees to Lower Electric Rate Hike for Idaho Customers (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/oct/24/avista-agrees-to-lower-electric-rate-hike-for-idah/

Tacoma Power Releasing Water from Cushman Dam (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/22398

Feds Look Over Columbia Generating Station's Disaster Flood Plans (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/feds-look-over-columbia-generating-stations-disaster-flood-plans

Cowlitz Tribe Asserts Opposition to Longview Coal Terminal (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/oct/24/cowlitz-tribe-asserts-opposition-to-longview-coal-terminal/

Residents Question Proposed Snohomish PUD’s Hydroelectric Project’s Operational Costs (Monroe Monitor, WA)

http://www.monroemonitor.com/2016/10/24/residents-question-hydroelectric-projects-operational-costs/

Moniz: Congress Should Authorize Interim Nuclear Fuel Storage (Morning Consult)

https://morningconsult.com/2016/10/24/moniz-congress-authorize-interim-nuclear-fuel-storage/

FISH & WILDLIFE

U-S Court Says Animals Can Be Listed as Threatened if Climate Change Poses a Risk (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/us-court-says-animals-can-be-listed-as-threatened-if-cl-1788162371

Pressure Mounts on Lower Snake Dams as Fish Runs Sag (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/oct/24/pressure-mounts-on-lower-snake-dams-as-fish-runs-s/

Taking Down Dams and Letting the Fish Flow (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/25/science/penobscot-river-maine-dam-removal-fish.html

Officials Cancel Razor Clam Dig Along Washington State Coast (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/officials-cancel-razor-clam-dig-along-washington-coast

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Major California River Adding Key Ingredient: Water (Associated Press)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20161022/AP/310229932

Map of America's River Basins Show Our Nation's Hidden Beauty (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/map-of-americas-river-basins-show-our-nations-hidden-be-1788104772/amp

RENEWABLE ENERGY

West Coast Waves a World-Class Energy Resource, Researchers Say (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wave-power-vancouver-island-1.3819310?cmp=rss

Pacific Northwest Senators Push for Pioneering U-S Wave Energy Test Facility (Eurasia Review)

http://www.eurasiareview.com/24102016-pacific-northwest-senators-push-for-pioneering-us-wave-energy-test-facility/

Arizona: Big Utility to Spend $1 Million on Regulator Race, Cites Solar Cash (Associated Press)

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article110212557.html

Plunging Solar Equipment Prices Fuel Trade Complaints (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/world/article/Plunging-solar-equipment-prices-fuel-trade-10222467.php

Perovskite: Game Changer for Solar Energy? (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/perovskite-game-changer-for-solar-energy/428820/

Study Finds Wind Turbines Killing Migratory Birds (WLFI-TV, Providence, RI)

http://wlfi.com/2016/10/21/study-finds-wind-turbines-killing-migratory-birds/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

New Green Energy Power Generation Tech Using Waste Heat Will Be Used at Phoenix Data Center (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2016/10/24/new-green-energy-power-generation-tech-using-waste.html

Your Doggie Door Is Probably Wasting Energy – But You Can Fix That (Grist Online)

http://grist.org/living/your-doggie-door-is-probably-wasting-energy-but-you-can-fix-that/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Why Is Support for Marijuana Legalization Hitting Record Heights? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2016/1021/Why-is-support-for-marijuana-legalization-hitting-record-heights

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington Carbon Emission Tax & Sales Tax Reduction, Initiative 732 (Ballotpedia)

https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Carbon_Emission_Tax_and_Sales_Tax_Reduction,_Initiative_732_(2016)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Tacoma City Council to Weigh Putting Hold on Click’s ‘All-In’ Plan for Broadband System (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article110266342.html

Daily Report: Hackers Have New Tools to Bring Down Websites (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/25/technology/daily-report-hackers-have-new-tools-to-bring-down-websites.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

Big Brands Are Enlisting Employees to Create an Army of Social Media Mavens (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/big-brands-are-enlisting-employees-order-create-army-social-media-mavens-174152

Can anyone save Twitter? (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/10/25/please-save-twitter/

How the Hyphen Is Shaping the Future of Advertising – Ability to do more than one thing is freeing transcreatives (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/how-hyphen-shaping-future-advertising-174215

People Are Too Tired of the Election to Fight About It on Social Media (McClatchy News Service)

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article110315102.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

New Elway Poll: Inslee Is 12 Points Ahead, A Democratic "Wave" Building? (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/New-Elway-poll-Inslee-is-12-points-ahead-a-10186629.php

Voter Alert: In Three Washington Counties, One Stamp Is Not Enough to Return Your Ballot (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/voter-alert-in-some-places-one-stamp-is-not-enough-to-return-your-ballot/

Voters Increasingly Turning to Internet for Information, Survey Shows (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/25/us/politics/voters-increasingly-turning-to-internet-for-information-survey-shows.html

When Do We Vote? Pierce County Auditor Misstates Election Day Date (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Mailing-by-Pierce-County-Auditor-tells-voters-to-10177785.php

GENERAL NEWS

Shelton Leaders Look at Eagle Point as New City Park Site (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-leaders-look-at-eagle-point-as-new-city-park/article_d34e1948-9a4a-11e6-97db-6fcef42f6210.html

Alert Level Raised for Alaska Volcano After Explosion Detected (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-alaska-volcano-idUSKCN12O2RD

University of Washington gets $210 Million from Gates Foundation (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/news/articles/2016-10-25/university-of-washington-gets-210m-from-gates-foundation

Highway 302 Construction Near Victor on Hold Again (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/22405

Don’t Drink the Hand Sanitizer (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/24/well/live/dont-drink-the-hand-sanitizer.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

The U-S Map Redrawn as 50 States with Equal Population

http://mentalfloss.com/article/58809/us-map-redrawn-50-states-equal-population

Man Dressed as Tree Arrested in the Other Portland

http://koin.com/2016/10/24/man-dressed-as-tree-arrested-in-the-other-portland/

Dorothy's Wizard of Oz Slippers to Be Saved After Campaign Hits $300,000

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-37754079

Beer Run! Self-Driving Truck Goes 120-Plus Miles on Delivery

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Beer-run-Self-driving-truck-goes-120-plus-miles-10262631.php

SONG OF THE DAY

Jerry Reed – Eastbound & Down (Soundtrack – Smokey & the Bandit)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAhFtSc70BA

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