Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Energy News Digest for February 22, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES

Avista Reports 11 Percent Increase in Profits for 2016 (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Colstrip Owner Pushes for Tax Break to Keep Coal Plant Units Open (Associated Press)

Vestas Rides U-S Turbine Leadership to Global Dominance (Portland Business Journal, OR)

Verizon Set to Pilot 5G Broadband Technology in Seattle (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Avista Reports 11 Percent Increase in Profits for 2016
  • Colstrip Owner Pushes for Tax Break to Keep Coal Plant Units Open
  • Clark Public Utilities to Give Customers Credit on Bill
  • Army Corps of Engineers Exploring Ways to Replace Homes Lost to 1957 Dalles Dam Construction
  • How Booming U-S Natural Gas Exports Could Affect Power Utilities & Consumers
  • Are Dams & Liquefied Natural Gas Shutting Out Biofuels in British Columbia?
  • Anti-Nuke Dogma Trumps Common Sense on Nuclear Energy
  • The Murky Future of Nuclear Power in the United States
  • Power Company Sends Fire-Spewing Drone to Burn Trash Off High-Voltage Wires
  • Vestas Rides U-S Turbine Leadership to Global Dominance
  • In Hot Water: Climate Change Harms Hot Spots of Ocean Life
  • Verizon Set to Pilot 5G Broadband Technology in Seattle
  • The Facebook Algorithm Is Watching You
  • Kitsap County Authorities Arrest 23-Year-Old Man in Seabeck Killing
  • ‘Slightly Better’ Chance of Lowland Snow at Week’s End
  • Atmospheric Rivers: When the West Coast Rains, It Pours
  • Shutty Proposes Biennial Budget for Mason County
  • City of Shelton Leaders Discuss Huff-N-Puff Trail Parking Pact with School District
  • Olive Oil Buyers May Be in for Sticker Shock after Bad Harvest in Italy
WORD OF THE DAY

Immutable • \ih-MYOO-tuh-bul\ • Adjective – Not capable of or susceptible to change.

The invisible hand drew back and paused. The immutable force of the market place had been battling a slow start in its contest against the dialectic of Marxist theology. Suddenly the hand moved forward and flung the 16 pound ball down the alley…picking up the 7-10 spare. “YOU WIN!” Exclaimed the Keynesian scorekeeper. “Yeah, but in the long run you’ll all be dead,” chortled the ghost of Thomas Malthus.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Avista Reports 11 Percent Increase in Profits for 2016 (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Colstrip Owner Pushes for Tax Break to Keep Coal Plant Units Open (Associated Press)

Clark Public Utilities to Give Customers Credit on Bill (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Army Corps of Engineers Exploring Ways to Replace Homes Lost to 1957 Dalles Dam Construction (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

How Booming U-S Natural Gas Exports Could Affect Power Utilities & Consumers (Utility Dive)

Are Dams & Liquefied Natural Gas Shutting Out Biofuels in British Columbia? (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Anti-Nuke Dogma Trumps Common Sense on Nuclear Energy (Forbes Magazine)

The Murky Future of Nuclear Power in the United States (NY Times)

Power Company Sends Fire-Spewing Drone to Burn Trash Off High-Voltage Wires (Gizmodo)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Vestas Rides U-S Turbine Leadership to Global Dominance (Portland Business Journal, OR)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

In Hot Water: Climate Change Harms Hot Spots of Ocean Life (Associated Press)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Verizon Set to Pilot 5G Broadband Technology in Seattle (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

MARKETING & MEDIA

The Facebook Algorithm Is Watching You (Atlantic Magazine)

GENERAL NEWS

Kitsap County Authorities Arrest 23-Year-Old Man in Seabeck Killing (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

‘Slightly Better’ Chance of Lowland Snow at Week’s End (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Atmospheric Rivers: When the West Coast Rains, It Pours (Christian Science Monitor)

Shutty Proposes Biennial Budget for Mason County (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

City of Shelton Leaders Discuss Huff-N-Puff Trail Parking Pact with School District (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Olive Oil Buyers May Be in for Sticker Shock after Bad Harvest in Italy (Associated Press)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Forget Concerns about Advanced Meters – German Parents Told To Destroy Cayla Dolls over Hacking Fears

Japanese Men Hold Competition to Celebrate Baldness

Jeep Stuck in Sand Dune for 40 Years to Be Removed This Week

Ohio Policeman Answers Girl’s Request for Math Homework Help

SONG OF THE DAY

The Cowsills – Hair

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