Energy News Digest for February 25, 2016

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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Montana: Hungry Horse Dam Project Could Cost $200 Million
• Argument Analysis: Will the New FERC Case before the U-S Supreme Court Turn Out to be Easy?
• New Agreement Sparks Hope for Ferndale Smelter’s Future
• John Janney Named New CFO at Grant PUD
• Montesano Has New CFO – Doug Streeter from Grays Harbor PUD
• Oregon: Columbia River PUD Recall Fails
• Centralia Utilities Phone Scam
• Mystery of Why Oregon Occupiers' Power Wasn't Cut Is Solved
• Former CIA Director Warns of Nuclear-Generated Electromagnetic Pulse Attack
• Wastewater Entering Puget Sound Contains Drugs like Prozac
• Groups Ask for Emergency Measures to Protect Columbia/Snake River Salmon Runs
• Oregon: Sea Lions Take Over Rainier City Dock
• Oregon: Detroit Lake Is 35 Feet Higher than Last Year
• Why Utilities Want to Eliminate Coal & Double Renewables in Oregon
• County, City to Purchase Solar Panels from Missoula Electric Cooperative
• Your Home Water Heater May Soon Double as a Battery
• Facebook Deletes Pages of Pot Shops in Washington State
• Carbon-Tax Initiative’s Backers Say It’s Flawed, Needs Legislative Fix
• Op/Ed: Don’t Give Oregon’s Utilities Monopoly Authority over EV Charging
• Made in Seattle: New Device Speeds Up Data Center Openings
• 'Wow': Facebook Launches 'Reactions' Worldwide
• Mason County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Runaway Teen in Shelton
• Shelton City Commissioners Divided on Construction Fee Reduction Plan – “Growth Should Pay for Growth”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Montana: Hungry Horse Dam Project Could Cost $200 Million (The Daily Interlake, Kalispell, MT)
http://www.dailyinterlake.com/members/dam-project-could-cost-million/article_6fd66a00-db64-11e5-846a-d32edff326e9.html

Argument Analysis: Will the New FERC Case before the U-S Supreme Court Turn Out to be Easy? (SCOTUS Blog)

http://www.scotusblog.com/2016/02/argument-analysis-will-the-new-ferc-case-turn-out-to-be-easy/

New Agreement Sparks Hope for Ferndale Smelter’s Future (KGMI Radio, Bellingham, WA)

http://kgmi.com/news/007700-ferndale-alcoas-intalco-smelter-may-be-staying-open/

John Janney Named New CFO at Grant PUD (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/community/john-janney-named-new-cfo-at-grant-pud/article_64848ca4-da97-11e5-8d8c-7b3f5c8e7fc2.html

Montesano Has New CFO – Doug Streeter from Grays Harbor PUD (KXRO-Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/montesano-new-cfo/

Oregon: Columbia River PUD Recall Fails (St Helens Chronicle, OR)

http://m.thechronicleonline.com/news/crpud-recall-fails/article_06091930-da90-11e5-8c7e-f707409248b7.html?mode=jqm

Centralia Utilities Phone Scam (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/02/centralia-utilities-phone-scam-kela.html

Mystery of Why Oregon Occupiers' Power Wasn't Cut Is Solved (E&E Publishing)

http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060032910

Former CIA Director Warns of Nuclear-Generated Electromagnetic Pulse Attack (PJ Media)

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/2016/02/22/former-cia-director-warns-of-nuclear-generated-electromagnetic-pulse-attack/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Wastewater Entering Puget Sound Contains Drugs like Prozac (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/tech/science/environment/2016/02/24/wastewater-entering-puget-sound-contains-drugs-like-prozac/80866726/

Groups Ask for Emergency Measures to Protect Columbia/Snake River Salmon Runs (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)

http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20160224/groups-ask-for-emergency-measures-to-protect-salmon-runs

Oregon: Sea Lions Take Over Rainier City Dock (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/sea-lions-take-over-rainiers-city-dock/55233358

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Oregon: Detroit Lake Is 35 Feet Higher than Last Year (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2016/02/24/detroit-lake-is-35-feet-higher-than-last-year/

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Why Utilities Want to Eliminate Coal & Double Renewables in Oregon (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/02/why-the-utilities-want-to-eliminate-coal-and.html

County, City to Purchase Solar Panels from Missoula Electric Cooperative (The Missoulian, MT)

http://missoulian.com/news/local/county-city-to-purchase-solar-panels-from-missoula-electric-cooperative/article_90488890-f3e9-5bac-9667-a62b74c826b9.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Your Home Water Heater May Soon Double as a Battery (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/02/24/the-secret-power-of-your-most-boring-home-appliance/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Facebook Deletes Pages of Pot Shops in Washington State (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/31309658/facebook-deletes-pages-of-pot-shops-in-washington-state

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Carbon-Tax Initiative’s Backers Say It’s Flawed, Needs Legislative Fix (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/carbon-tax-initiative-flawed-needs-legislative-fix-say-backers/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Op/Ed: Don’t Give Oregon’s Utilities Monopoly Authority over EV Charging (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/02/don-t-give-oregon-s-utilities-monopoly-authority.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Made in Seattle: New Device Speeds Up Data Center Openings (Puget Sound Business Journal, Seattle, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2016/02/made-in-seattle-new-device-speeds-up-data-center.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

'Wow': Facebook Launches 'Reactions' Worldwide (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-reactions-idUSKCN0VX1L7

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Sheriff’s Office Seeks Runaway Teen in Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/26900-mason-sheriff-s-office-seeks-runway-teen-in-shelton

Shelton City Commissioners Divided on Construction Fee Reduction Plan – “Growth Should Pay for Growth” (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/26876-city-commissioners-divided-on-construction-fee-reduction-plan

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