The Energy News Digest: 03/03/16

Day after Indictment – Former Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon Dies in Car Crash
Clean Nuclear Energy Future One Step Closer
Chelan PUD Awarded $1.4 Million for Wildfire Restorations
March 10 – Planned Mason PUD 3 Power Outage for Lake Cushman Area for BPA Substation Maintenance
March 10 Scheduled Power Outage for Mason PUD 1
EPA Head Bullish on Clean Power Plan – Supreme Court Setback Can be Dealt With
LIHEAP Action Day Push for $4.7 Billion
An Electric Education for Missouri Co-op Members
Dwindling California Salmon Put Fishing Season in Peril
Forecasters Offer Conservative Guess on Columbia/Yakima Salmon Runs after Last Year’s Hot Weather
U-S Supreme Court Justice Rejects State Request to Block Mercury & Air Toxics Standards Implementation
Breaking: Puget Soundkeeper & Others Sue EPA (Again) Alleging Failure to Adopt Water Quality Standards
Oregon State Senator Skeptical of Community Solar Benefits for Rural Residents
Lost RECs – Vermont Consumers Receive No Renewable Energy despite Industry’s Growth
United Kingdom: ‘Store More Energy in Water’, Says Scottish Power
Alaska Village Awarded Federal Grant for River Turbine Design
Washington State Legislature OK’s Growing of Industrial Hemp
Future of Pot Farms Hazy in Chelan County
Oregon Lawmakers Approve Pioneering Pro Climate Coal Bill
Does a Carbon Tax Work? Ask British Columbia
Editorial: No on Carbon Tax Initiative 732
Editorial: Examine Carbon Tax
Solar Fight Turns to Presidential-Style Bare-Knuckle Campaign Tactics
Oregon Tax Breaks Approved for Comcast, Frontier, Google
New Canadian ‘Skinny’ TV Bundles Hammer Users with Fees
Verizon to Begin Making a Mockery of Net Neutrality This Week
Canva: How to Easily Create Quality Social Media Images
Washington Supreme Court Puts Nail in Coffin of State Auditor Recall Effort
Washington State Senators Pursue Police-Fire-Teachers Pension Merger
It’s a Popular Job: Eight Aspire to be Lieutenant Governor
Port of Shelton Commissioners Dismiss Executive Director
Shutty Announces Bid for Mason County Commissioner District 2
El Niño’s Parade of ‘Atmospheric River’ Storms Is Finally Coming to California

WORD OF THE DAY

Greek Tragedy (greek TRAj-uh-dee) Noun – In ancient Greek theatre, a play in which the protagonist, usually a man of importance & outstanding personal qualities, falls to disaster through the combination of a personal failing & circumstances with which he cannot deal.

Big Energy Czar

Fiery car crash ends his life

Sad. Greek tragedy

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Day after Indictment – Former Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon Dies in Car Crash (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-chesapeake-enrgy-mcclendon-idUSKCN0W42ME

Clean Nuclear Energy Future One Step Closer (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/story/tech/2016/03/02/clean-nuclear-energy-future-one-step-closer/81203614/

Chelan PUD Awarded $1.4 Million for Wildfire Restorations (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/2675-2/

March 10 – Planned Mason PUD 3 Power Outage for Lake Cushman Area for BPA Substation Maintenance (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

http://www.masonpud3.org/newsdisplay.aspx?newsid=1595

March 10 Scheduled Power Outage for Mason PUD 1 (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/19331

EPA Head Bullish on Clean Power Plan – Supreme Court Setback Can be Dealt With (The Energy Times)

http://tdworld.com/news/epa-head-bullish-clean-power-plan

LIHEAP Action Day Push for $4.7 Billion (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/public-policy-watch/legislation/liheap-action-day-push-for-4-7-billion/90018

An Electric Education for Missouri Co-op Members (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/an-electric-education-for-new-mac-co-op-members/89350

FISH & WILDLIFE

Dwindling California Salmon Put Fishing Season in Peril (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article63699517.html

Forecasters Offer Conservative Guess on Columbia/Yakima Salmon Runs after Last Year’s Hot Weather (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/forecasters-offer-conservative-guess-on-salmon-runs-after-last-year/article_3d3d5c3a-e117-11e5-b97b-473a85d1f1b7.html

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

U-S Supreme Court Justice Rejects State Request to Block Mercury & Air Toxics Standards Implementation (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/chief-justice-rejects-state-request-to-block-mats-implementation/414985/

Breaking: Puget Soundkeeper & Others Sue EPA (Again) Alleging Failure to Adopt Water Quality Standards (Science, Law & the Environment)

http://www.sciencelawenvironment.com/2016/02/breaking-puget-soundkeeper-and-others-sue-epa-again-alleging-failure-to-adopt-water-quality-standards-for-washington-that-account-for-higher-fish-consumption-rates/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Oregon State Senator Skeptical of Community Solar Benefits for Rural Residents (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/03/senator-skeptical-of-community-solar-benefits-for.html

Lost RECs – Vermont Consumers Receive No Renewable Energy despite Industry’s Growth (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/report-vermont-consumers-receive-no-renewable-energy-despite-industrys-gr/414737/

United Kingdom: ‘Store More Energy in Water’, Says Scottish Power (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35666993

Alaska Village Awarded Federal Grant for River Turbine Design (Associated Press)

http://www.alaskapublic.org/2016/03/01/village-awarded-federal-grant-for-river-turbine-design/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Washington State Legislature OK’s Growing of Industrial Hemp (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/legislature-oks-growing-industrial-hemp/

Future of Pot Farms Hazy in Chelan County (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/2680-2/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Oregon Lawmakers Approve Pioneering Pro Climate Coal Bill (Associated Press)

http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2016-03-02/oregon-lawmakers-approve-pioneering-pro-climate-coal-bill

Does a Carbon Tax Work? Ask British Columbia (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/02/business/does-a-carbon-tax-work-ask-british-columbia.html?ref=energy-environment&_r=2

Editorial: No on Carbon Tax Initiative 732 (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/opinion/no-on-initiative/article_3f707a72-0a24-58d6-aa04-f8d0a460f4a3.html

Editorial: Examine Carbon Tax (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/mar/02/in-our-view-examine-carbon-tax/

Solar Fight Turns to Presidential-Style Bare-Knuckle Campaign Tactics (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/solar-fight-turns-to-presidential-style-bare-knuckle-campaign-tactics/414730/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Oregon Tax Breaks Approved for Comcast, Frontier, Google (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2016/03/02/tax-breaks-approved-for-comcast-frontier-google/

New Canadian ‘Skinny’ TV Bundles Hammer Users with Fees (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/New-Canadian-Skinny-TV-Bundles-Hammer-Users-With-Fees-136410

Verizon to Begin Making a Mockery of Net Neutrality This Week (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Verizon-to-Begin-Making-a-Mockery-of-Net-Neutrality-This-Week-136409

MARKETING & MEDIA

Canva: How to Easily Create Quality Social Media Images (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-easily-create-quality-social-media-images/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington Supreme Court Puts Nail in Coffin of State Auditor Recall Effort (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/washington-supreme-court-puts-nail-coffin-state-auditor-recall-effort

Washington State Senators Pursue Police-Fire-Teachers Pension Merger (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article63367867.html

It’s a Popular Job: Eight Aspire to be Lieutenant Governor (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20160302/BLOG13/160309825/It%27s-a-popular-job-8-aspire-to-be-lieutenant-governor

GENERAL NEWS

Port of Shelton Commissioners Dismiss Executive Director (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/26994-port-commissioners-dismiss-director

Shutty Announces Bid for Mason County Commissioner District 2 (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/19368

El Niño’s Parade of ‘Atmospheric River’ Storms Is Finally Coming to California (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/03/03/el-nino-atmospheric-river-storms-california/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Detectives: Fake Teen Doctor Stole $34,000 from Patient

http://q13fox.com/2016/03/02/detectives-fake-teen-doctor-stole-34000-from-patient/

Sheriff: Man Taking Selfies with Gun Fatally Shoots Himself

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/sheriff-man-taking-selfies-with-gun-fatally-shoots-himself/article_5f471841-b60f-5252-9ee7-804ec9abdd7a.html

Cache of Century-Old Ty Cobb Baseball Cards Found

http://koin.com/ap/cache-of-century-old-ty-cobb-baseball-cards-found/

Man Tricks Package Thief with Dog Poop

http://www.khq.com/story/31370815/man-tricks-package-thief-with-dog-poop

SONG OF THE DAY

George Gershwin – Concerto in F

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVHhKU5tVOA

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