Monday, March 20, 2017

Energy News Digest for March 20, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS



HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Northwest Tribes Say Salmon Recovery Is Requirement Based on Treaty Rights (Northwest Public Radio)

Carbon Tax Keeps Popping Up In Divided Washington Legislature (Northwest Public Radio)

Chelan PUD-Alcoa Alcoa Talks Ongoing (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

Amazon Planning Third Data Complex near Hermiston (Oregonian, Portland)

Alaska: Golden Valley Electric Association Denies Wind Farm Request (Fairbanks News Miner, AK)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Chelan PUD-Alcoa Alcoa Talks Ongoing
  • Indian Island Facility to Switch to Shore-Based Power Jefferson PUD for Visiting Subs
  • Lewis County: Riffe Lake Drawdown Expected to Last Years
  • Snohomish PUD Picks Logan to Fill Vacancy, Cites Energy Background
  • ‘Silver Tsunami’ of Retirements Ready to Wash over Tacoma Power
  • Texas Sues Fed Energy Chief Rick Perry over Yucca Mountain
  • Darwin Calling: After Electrocution Death, Coroner Says iPhone Should Carry Warning
  • Infographic: Top Causes for Power Outages
  • Here’s How the Light Bulb Has Evolved, in GIF Form
  • Northwest Tribes Say Salmon Recovery Is Requirement Based on Treaty Rights
  • Chinook Run to be Smaller, Predicts NOAA
  • Idaho Sets Spring Chinook Fishing Seasons
  • Can Crowdsourcing Help Save the Steller Sea Lions?
  • Not Everyone's Thrilled Cheerios Gave Away 1.5 Billion Wildflower Seeds to Save the Bees
  • Residents Warned About Rising Snake & Payette Rivers
  • Alaska: Golden Valley Electric Association Denies Wind Farm Request
  • Closure of Utah Trash Incinerator/Power Plant May Help with Air Quality
  • Don't Miss Out on These Federal Energy Tax Credits
  • The Energy Star Program Saves Americans Billions. So, Why Cut It?
  • Marijuana Industry Presses Ahead in California’s Wine Country
  • Carbon Tax Keeps Popping Up In Divided Washington Legislature
  • How Carbon Pricing Will Drive Canadians to Save
  • Amazon Planning Third Data Complex near Hermiston
  • U-S Financial Firms Embrace Cloud, ‘Fat Fingers’ Notwithstanding
  • For Rural Alaska Broadband, the 'Middle Mile' Is Everything
  • Ohio Municipalities Challenge Law Allowing Wireless Antennas
  • One Billion Yahoo Accounts Still for Sale, Despite Hacking Indictments
  • Lessons from Yahoo Hack: Simple Tips to Safeguard Your Email
  • Supreme Law: Tribal Leaders Discuss Treaty Rights under New Administration
  • White House Installs Political Aides at Cabinet Agencies to Be Trump’s Eyes & Ears – Former WA State Senator Don Benton Cited
  • Anarchists in Portland Are Fighting the System by Fixing Potholes
  • NOAA Spring Outlook: Warmer Temps, Added Flood Risks Could Miss Washington State
  • Washington State Weighing Timber Harvest, Bird Protections
  • Woman Gets 30 Years for Stealing $214,000 from Seaside Business
  • Nine Years after Disaster, Fukushima to Host 2020 Olympic Baseball Games
WORD OF THE DAY

Credulous • \KRED-juh-luss\ • Adjective - 1: ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence

“Remember,” admonished the Italian tour guide to his wide-eyed, credulous American flock, “Rolex watches are NOT sold on the streets of Naples, nor are they made in China.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Chelan PUD-Alcoa Alcoa Talks Ongoing (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

Indian Island Facility to Switch to Shore-Based Power Jefferson PUD for Visiting Subs (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

Lewis County: Riffe Lake Drawdown Expected to Last Years (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Snohomish PUD Picks Logan to Fill Vacancy, Cites Energy Background (Everett Herald, WA)

‘Silver Tsunami’ of Retirements Ready to Wash over Tacoma Power (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

Texas Sues Fed Energy Chief Rick Perry over Yucca Mountain (Washington Examiner)

Darwin Calling: After Electrocution Death, Coroner Says iPhone Should Carry Warning (USA Today)

Infographic: Top Causes for Power Outages (American Public Power Association)

Here’s How the Light Bulb Has Evolved, in GIF Form (Gizmodo)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Northwest Tribes Say Salmon Recovery Is Requirement Based on Treaty Rights (Northwest Public Radio)

Chinook Run to be Smaller, Predicts NOAA (The Siuslaw News, Florence, OR)

Idaho Sets Spring Chinook Fishing Seasons (Associated Press)

Can Crowdsourcing Help Save the Steller Sea Lions? (Christian Science Monitor)

Not Everyone's Thrilled Cheerios Gave Away 1.5 Billion Wildflower Seeds to Save the Bees (Mashable)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Residents Warned About Rising Snake & Payette Rivers (Northwest Cable News Network)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Alaska: Golden Valley Electric Association Denies Wind Farm Request (Fairbanks News Miner, AK)

Closure of Utah Trash Incinerator/Power Plant May Help with Air Quality (Associated Press)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Don't Miss Out on These Federal Energy Tax Credits (Consumer Reports)

The Energy Star Program Saves Americans Billions. So, Why Cut It? (The Energy Collective)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana Industry Presses Ahead in California’s Wine Country (NY Times)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Carbon Tax Keeps Popping Up In Divided Washington Legislature (Northwest Public Radio)

How Carbon Pricing Will Drive Canadians to Save (Globe and Mail, Canada)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Amazon Planning Third Data Complex near Hermiston (Oregonian, Portland)

U-S Financial Firms Embrace Cloud, ‘Fat Fingers’ Notwithstanding (Reuters)

For Rural Alaska Broadband, the 'Middle Mile' Is Everything (Alaska Dispatch News)

Ohio Municipalities Challenge Law Allowing Wireless Antennas (Associated Press)

One Billion Yahoo Accounts Still for Sale, Despite Hacking Indictments (NY Times)

Lessons from Yahoo Hack: Simple Tips to Safeguard Your Email (Associated Press)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Supreme Law: Tribal Leaders Discuss Treaty Rights under New Administration (Northwest Public Radio)

White House Installs Political Aides at Cabinet Agencies to Be Trump’s Eyes & Ears – Former WA State Senator Don Benton Cited (Washington Post)

Anarchists in Portland Are Fighting the System by Fixing Potholes (Huffington Post)

GENERAL NEWS

NOAA Spring Outlook: Warmer Temps, Added Flood Risks Could Miss Washington State (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

Washington State Weighing Timber Harvest, Bird Protections (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Woman Gets 30 Years for Stealing $214,000 from Seaside Business (Daily Astorian, OR)

Nine Years after Disaster, Fukushima to Host 2020 Olympic Baseball Games (Christian Science Monitor)

THE DING-A-LING EDITION – DIVERSIONS

Chuck Berry, Rock ’n’ Roll Pioneer, Dies at 90

J*ck*ss Who Risked Lives Flying a Balloon Chair Fined $26k

This Might Be the Greatest March Madness Shot Yet

Lack of (Oxford) Comma Sense Ignites Debate after Ruling in $10M Suit

SONG OF THE DAY

Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Etta James - Rock 'N' Roll Music

Chuck Berry - Roll over Beethoven

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