Monday, August 15, 2016

Energy News Digest for August 15, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Lowest Canadian Sockeye Run on Record Prompts Fishery Closures, Outcry (Victoria Times Colonist, BC – Fraser River, no dams)

Washington State Carbon-Tax Initiative Backers Press Campaign despite Green Opposition (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Op/Ed: Carbon Tax Proposal Wrong Approach for Washington State (Tri-City Herald, WA)

Who Owns the Wind? We Do, Wyoming Says – It’s Taxing Those Who Use It (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Seattle City Light Takes Feedback on Opt-Out for Smart Meters (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Seattle City Light Takes Feedback on Opt-Out for Smart Meters
  • California: Pacific Gas & Electric Files Joint Proposal to Close Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant
  • Earthquakes & Energy - The San Andreas of the Pacific Northwest
  • Only Major Dam Owned by Tribes: Council Hears Update on Salish Kootenai Dam Operations in Flathead
  • New York Heat Overburdens Utility as Authorities Urge AC Use
  • Exelon Buys New York Nuclear Plant from Entergy
  • It’s Electric: Novel Re-Creates Charged Rivalry Between Edison & Westinghouse
  • DUI Suspect Went to WSP Office to Pay Utility Bill, Troopers Say
  • Lowest Canadian Sockeye Run on Record Prompts Fishery Closures, Outcry
  • Scientists Tackle Mercury Woes in River & Fish on Idaho-Oregon Line
  • Columbia River Northern Pikeminnow Reward Catches on a Decline
  • For $1 a Year, Tumwater Leases Land to Deschutes River Salmon Hatchery
  • Bull Trout Share Secrets That Might Help Revive Their Population
  • Giant Largemouth Bass from Lake Bosworth is New Record for Washington State
  • Court Rules Canadian Smelter Not Responsible for Air Pollution in U-S
  • Who Owns the Wind? We Do, Wyoming Says – It’s Taxing Those Who Use It
  • California: Burney Biomass Plant Gives Notice It Will Shut Down
  • Judge Denies SunEdison Shareholders Official Voice in Bankruptcy
  • Solar Snare: Spend Thousands & Cut Power Bills by $9 a Month
  • How Producing Clean Power Turned Out to Be a Messy Business
  • Q&A: How Solar Could Change the Face of Low-Income Energy Assistance
  • In U-S Jails, a Constitutional Clash over Air-Conditioning
  • Army Heeds Obama Call, Attacks High Energy Bills
  • First-Ever Marijuana Growers’ Fair Opens in Oregon
  • The Pot Industry Is Taking Over Pro-Pot Efforts
  • Editorial: Reefer Madness at the DEA – When Will the Feds Catch Up?
  • Washington State Carbon-Tax Initiative Backers Press Campaign despite Green Opposition
  • Op/Ed: Carbon Tax Proposal Wrong Approach for Washington State
  • California Cow Cops: Dairy Groups Blast Methane Reductions, ‘Cows Expel Gas So They Don’t Explode’
  • Electric Cars Get Fresh Jolt in Rural Oregon
  • Electric Vehicles Everywhere – Public Power Charged
  • Colorado Towns Work to Preserve a Diminishing Resource: Darkness
  • FCC Limits Some Broadband Bids
  • Google Fiber’s Plan: Bringing Wireless Broadband to the Masses
  • Abuse on Twitter Is a ‘Fundamental Feature,’ Report Says
  • Twitter Rolls Out Promoted Stickers
  • Court: AT&T Can Continue to Say ‘Thanks’
  • Internet Sprints to Make That Iconic Usain Bolt Photo a Meme
  • Consultant Recommends Hillsboro Project Name, City Rejects It, Pays $33,000
  • Pentagon Gives Green Light for Boeing Tanker Contracts
  • A Washington State Florist Caught Between Faith & Discrimination
  • Calif. Voters Could Decide Fate of Daylight-Saving Time
  • Ryan Lochte, Three Other Olympic Swimmers Robbed at Gunpoint in Rio
  • Popular Theory on How Humans Populated North America Can’t Be Right, Study Shows
WORD OF THE DAY

Dundrearies • \DUNN-dreer-eeze\ • Noun - Long flowing sideburns.

Bartholomew Hunting-Dance-The-Thames was well known in the upper crust circles as a leader in fashion and grooming for the “Bohemian” set. It wasn’t until after he had died (tragically in a freak cricket match involving the bale somehow getting stuck in his throat, years before the Heimlich maneuver had been invented) that the secret to his impressive dundrearies was discovered. He had tattooed various parts of his face, outlining the intricate shaving necessary for the grooming of beard & sideburns. The discovery was too late for the mortician, who after an impressive shaving job of his own on the dead noble, had no way of covering up the map-like lines in time for the open-casket ceremony in Saint Johns in London.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Seattle City Light Takes Feedback on Opt-Out for Smart Meters (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

California: Pacific Gas & Electric Files Joint Proposal to Close Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant (Utility Dive)

Earthquakes & Energy - The San Andreas of the Pacific Northwest (Politico)

Only Major Dam Owned by Tribes: Council Hears Update on Salish Kootenai Dam Operations in Flathead (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

New York Heat Overburdens Utility as Authorities Urge AC Use (Bloomberg News)

Exelon Buys New York Nuclear Plant from Entergy (American Public Power Association)

It’s Electric: Novel Re-Creates Charged Rivalry Between Edison & Westinghouse (National Public Radio)

DUI Suspect Went to WSP Office to Pay Utility Bill, Troopers Say (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Lowest Canadian Sockeye Run on Record Prompts Fishery Closures, Outcry (Victoria Times Colonist, BC – Fraser River, no dams)

Scientists Tackle Mercury Woes in River & Fish on Idaho-Oregon Line (Associated Press)

Columbia River Northern Pikeminnow Reward Catches on a Decline (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

For $1 a Year, Tumwater Leases Land to Deschutes River Salmon Hatchery (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

Bull Trout Share Secrets That Might Help Revive Their Population (The Missoulian, MT)

Giant Largemouth Bass from Lake Bosworth is New Record for Washington State (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Court Rules Canadian Smelter Not Responsible for Air Pollution in U-S (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Who Owns the Wind? We Do, Wyoming Says – It’s Taxing Those Who Use It (Los Angeles Times, CA)

California: Burney Biomass Plant Gives Notice It Will Shut Down (Redding Record Searchlight, CA)

Judge Denies SunEdison Shareholders Official Voice in Bankruptcy (St Louis Business Journal, MO)

Solar Snare: Spend Thousands & Cut Power Bills by $9 a Month (NY Times)

How Producing Clean Power Turned Out to Be a Messy Business (NY Times)

Q&A: How Solar Could Change the Face of Low-Income Energy Assistance (Midwest Energy News)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

In U-S Jails, a Constitutional Clash over Air-Conditioning (NY Times)

Army Heeds Obama Call, Attacks High Energy Bills (USA Today)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

First-Ever Marijuana Growers’ Fair Opens in Oregon (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

The Pot Industry Is Taking Over Pro-Pot Efforts (Slate Magazine)

Editorial: Reefer Madness at the DEA – When Will the Feds Catch Up? (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Carbon-Tax Initiative Backers Press Campaign despite Green Opposition (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Op/Ed: Carbon Tax Proposal Wrong Approach for Washington State (Tri-City Herald, WA)

California Cow Cops: Dairy Groups Blast Methane Reductions, ‘Cows Expel Gas So They Don’t Explode’ (The Guardian, UK)

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Electric Cars Get Fresh Jolt in Rural Oregon (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Electric Vehicles Everywhere – Public Power Charged (American Public Power Association)

Colorado Towns Work to Preserve a Diminishing Resource: Darkness (NY Times)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Limits Some Broadband Bids (Electric Co-op Today)

Google Fiber’s Plan: Bringing Wireless Broadband to the Masses (Christian Science Monitor)

MARKETING & MEDIA

Abuse on Twitter Is a ‘Fundamental Feature,’ Report Says (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Twitter Rolls Out Promoted Stickers (USA Today)

Court: AT&T Can Continue to Say ‘Thanks’ (Broadband Reports)

Internet Sprints to Make That Iconic Usain Bolt Photo a Meme (Mashable)

POLITICS & MANAGEMENT

Consultant Recommends Hillsboro Project Name, City Rejects It, Pays $33,000 (Oregonian, Portland)

GENERAL NEWS

Pentagon Gives Green Light for Boeing Tanker Contracts (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

A Washington State Florist Caught Between Faith & Discrimination (Christian Science Monitor)

Calif. Voters Could Decide Fate of Daylight-Saving Time (Courthouse News Service)

Ryan Lochte, Three Other Olympic Swimmers Robbed at Gunpoint in Rio (Associated Press)

Popular Theory on How Humans Populated North America Can’t Be Right, Study Shows (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)


ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Glenn Yarbrough, Folk Singer with the Limeliters, Dies at 86

Idiots Can’t Stop Painting Tortoises

Some Editions of the First Harry Potter Book Contain a Valuable Mistake

Dozens of Classic Cars Hidden in Grand Rapids Barn for Decades

SONG OF THE DAY

Glenn Yarbrough – Baby the Rain Must Fall

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