Energy News Digest for April 28, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for April 28, 2017

NOAA Says Pacific Northwest Winter Weather ‘Selected Significant Climate Anomaly’ (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438791.aspx

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Breaking: DC Circuit Halts Clean Power Plan Case in Win for Trump (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/breaking-dc-circuit-halts-clean-power-plan-case-in-win-for-trump/441554/

Bureau of Reclamation Releases Draft Environmental Assessment for Grand Coulee Generator Project (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438794.aspx

California: Could An Offshore Wind Farm in San Luis Obispo County Hurt Endangered Whales? (San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA)

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/environment/article147254914.html

Olympic National Park Tourism Means Big Bucks for Nearby Communities (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/25280

Seattle City Councilmember Sawant Under Fire – Accused of Trying to Incite May Day Problems (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/councilmember-sawant-under-fire-accused-of-trying-to-incite-problems-on-may-day

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Bureau of Reclamation Releases Draft Environmental Assessment for Grand Coulee Generator Project
• Peace River Dam Petition Delivers 120K Signatures Asking Feds to Halt Dam Construction
• Hopes, Suspicions Raised by Smelter Restart Talk in Wenatchee
• California Utilities Propose Bill Charges for Community Aggregation Customers
• San Francisco Clean Power Program’s Customers Could Face Higher Pacific Gas & Electric Fee
• Salt River Project to Participate in Western Energy Imbalance Market
• Editorial: Subsidies Are Subsidies, Whether ‘In’ or ‘Around’ the Market
• Will Salmon Ever Come Back to the Upper Columbia?
• California: Could An Offshore Wind Farm in San Luis Obispo County Hurt Endangered Whales?
• Washington, DC: Merkley Bill Aims U-S Toward 100% Renewables by 2050
• Is Rooftop Solar Just a Toy for the Wealthy?
• Breaking: DC Circuit Halts Clean Power Plan Case in Win for Trump
• State of Washington Doubling Its Electric Vehicle Fleet
• Even the World’s Largest Internet Companies Get Phished, Just Like Your Grandma
• This Program Gets Rural Schools Online – Will It Survive Trump’s FCC?
• Cloud Produces Sunny Earnings at Amazon, Microsoft, & Alphabet
• Google Fiber Confirms Louisville as New Launch City
• FCC Falsely Claims Net Neutrality Took Away Your Freedom
• Op/Ed: The ‘Fix’ for Net Neutrality That Consumers Don’t Need
• Six Interesting Social & Mobile Marketing Stats from This Week
• Sharing More Than 140 Characters on Twitter
• Heineken Just Put Out the Antidote to That Pepsi Kendall Jenner Ad
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• Seattle City Councilmember Sawant Under Fire – Accused of Trying to Incite May Day Problems
• Congress Oks Bill Averting Government Shutdown - For a Week
• Facebook Data ‘Does Not Contradict’ Intelligence on Russia Meddling
• Olympic National Park Tourism Means Big Bucks for Nearby Communities
• Shelton’s Railroad Avenue, 4th Street Traffic Lights to Be Removed Next Friday
• Mumps Case Confirmed in Kitsap County
• New Schools Using Cross-Laminated Timber
• $72,000 Means You’re Low Income in King & Snohomish County

WORD OF THE DAY

Scarify • \SKAIR-uh-fye\ • verb – 1: to make scratches or small cuts in (as the skin) 2: to lacerate the feelings of *3: to cut or soften the wall of (a hard seed) to hasten germination 4: to clear ground of debris in preparation for replanting, as in logging clean up

Ambrose wandered aimlessly through the wasteland that was his backyard. A stunted tree with a crazily angled swing off a cracked limb; an abandoned fish pond filled with frogs eggs and mosquito larvae; and his barren garden plot, half an acre of rocky soil that looked as if God had scarified it as a biblical curse. “Hmm,” he pondered. “Maybe potatoes this year.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Bureau of Reclamation Releases Draft Environmental Assessment for Grand Coulee Generator Project (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438794.aspx

Peace River Dam Petition Delivers 120K Signatures Asking Feds to Halt Dam Construction (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/site-c-petition-1.4089941?cmp=rss

Hopes, Suspicions Raised by Smelter Restart Talk in Wenatchee (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/hopes-suspicions-raised-smelter-restart-talk-wenatchee

California Utilities Propose Bill Charges for Community Aggregation Customers (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-utilities-propose-charges-for-community-aggregation-custome/441406/

San Francisco Clean Power Program’s Customers Could Face Higher Pacific Gas & Electric Fee (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/SF-clean-power-program-s-customers-could-face-11098754.php

Salt River Project to Participate in Western Energy Imbalance Market (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=48005

Editorial: Subsidies Are Subsidies, Whether ‘In’ or ‘Around’ the Market (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/subsidies-are-subsidies-whether-in-or-around-the-market/441548/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Will Salmon Ever Come Back to the Upper Columbia? (Castlegar News, BC)

http://www.castlegarnews.com/news/will-salmon-ever-come-back-to-the-columbia/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

California: Could An Offshore Wind Farm in San Luis Obispo County Hurt Endangered Whales? (San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA)

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/environment/article147254914.html

Washington, DC: Merkley Bill Aims U-S Toward 100% Renewables by 2050 (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/04/27/merkley-bill-aims-u-s-toward-100-renewables-by.html

Is Rooftop Solar Just a Toy for the Wealthy? (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/is-rooftop-solar-just-a-toy-for-the-wealthy/441373/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Breaking: DC Circuit Halts Clean Power Plan Case in Win for Trump (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/breaking-dc-circuit-halts-clean-power-plan-case-in-win-for-trump/441554/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

State of Washington Doubling Its Electric Vehicle Fleet (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/state-washington-doubling-its-electric-vehicle-fleet

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Even the World’s Largest Internet Companies Get Phished, Just Like Your Grandma (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/even-the-worlds-largest-internet-companies-get-phished-1794741454

This Program Gets Rural Schools Online – Will It Survive Trump’s FCC? (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/40404086/this-program-gets-rural-schools-online-will-it-survive-trumps-fcc

Cloud Produces Sunny Earnings at Amazon, Microsoft, & Alphabet (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/27/technology/quarterly-earnings-cloud-computing-amazon-microsoft-alphabet.html

Google Fiber Confirms Louisville as New Launch City (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Fiber-Confirms-Louisville-as-New-Launch-City-139459

FCC Falsely Claims Net Neutrality Took Away Your Freedom (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Boss-Insists-Net-Neutrality-Took-Away-Your-Freedom-139462

Op/Ed: The ‘Fix’ for Net Neutrality That Consumers Don’t Need (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/28/opinion/the-fix-for-net-neutrality-that-consumers-dont-need.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

Six Interesting Social & Mobile Marketing Stats from This Week (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/6-interesting-social-and-mobile-marketing-stats-from-this-week/

Sharing More Than 140 Characters on Twitter (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/technology/personaltech/sharing-screen-shots-on-twitter.html

Heineken Just Put Out the Antidote to That Pepsi Kendall Jenner Ad (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/40412848/heineken-just-put-out-the-antidote-to-that-pepsi-kendall-jenner-ad

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/04/28/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-376/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Seattle City Councilmember Sawant Under Fire – Accused of Trying to Incite May Day Problems (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/councilmember-sawant-under-fire-accused-of-trying-to-incite-problems-on-may-day

Congress Oks Bill Averting Government Shutdown - For a Week (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/apr/28/congress-oks-bill-averting-government-shutdown-for/

Facebook Data ‘Does Not Contradict’ Intelligence on Russia Meddling (Atlantic Magazine)

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/04/facebook-data-does-not-contradict-intelligence-report-about-russia-meddling/524703/?utm_source=feed

GENERAL NEWS

Olympic National Park Tourism Means Big Bucks for Nearby Communities (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/25280

Shelton’s Railroad Avenue, 4th Street Traffic Lights to Be Removed Next Friday (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-s-railroad-ave-th-street-traffic-lights-to-be/article_c0cf0f3a-2b85-11e7-998a-9bd35f502458.html

Mumps Case Confirmed in Kitsap County (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/mumps-case-confirmed-in-kitsap-county/434864226

New Schools Using Cross-Laminated Timber (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/04/new-schools-using-cross-laminated.html

$72,000 Means You’re Low Income in King & Snohomish County (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2017/04/26/72000-means-youre-low-income-in-king-and-snohomish-county/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Color Outside the Lines: Women in STEM 2017 Coloring Book

https://energy.gov/articles/color-outside-lines-women-stem-2017-coloring-book

Shelton Skydiver – After the Free Fall

http://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/luke-aikins-jumped-out-of-a-plane-with-no-parachute-now-he-talks-about-what-happened-after-he-hit-the-net/

The Moon Magically Appears on the Post Office’s New Total Solar Eclipse Stamp

http://gizmodo.com/the-moon-magically-appears-on-the-post-offices-new-tota-1794737081

Teen Cashes In on the Perfect Revenge after Being Dumped by Prom Date (PG-13 Content, Language)

http://mashable.com/2017/04/28/teen-gets-revenge-on-ex-with-pennies/

SONG OF THE DAY

Lola Albright - How High the Moon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4jFd0XYYb0

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Energy News Digest for April 27, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for April 27, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

North Mason Schools: Wednesday’s Active Shooter Report at Hawkins Middle School Was False (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/25265

Thousands of Businesses, Groups Lobby for Defense of EPA Energy Star Program (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/thousands-of-businesses-groups-lobby-for-defense-of-epa-energy-star-progra/441409/

City of Shelton Defends Treatment Plant after Criticism from Shellfish Farmer (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/city-of-shelton-defends-treatment-plant-after-criticism-from-shellfish/article_f69631d2-2add-11e7-97a7-cfbbe7c78de7.html

Including Squaxin Tribe – Indian Tribes Fear Trump Will Be a Buzzkill for Their Marijuana Business (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article146881809.html

California’s Wildflower ‘Super Bloom’ Is So Massive You Can See It from Space (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/04/13/californias-wildflower-superbloom-is-so-prolific-you-can-see-it-from-space/?utm_term=.6630a97d4f1b

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Costs Go Up About $3 Million on Grant PUD’s Priest Rapids Refurbishment
• News Release: Committee Passes Bipartisan Bill to Safeguard Electric Transmission, Enhance Grid Reliability
• Peninsula Light Welcomes New Chief Business Officer
• After Five Years, Illinois Smart Grid Buildout Showing Results
• City of Shelton Defends Treatment Plant after Criticism from Shellfish Farmer
• Includes Annas Bay, North Bay: Six Washington State Shellfish Areas Closed, Other Areas Threatened
• New Population of Invasive Green Crabs Found in Washington
• Tribes Sue Coast Guard over Tanker Traffic’s Risk to Orcas
• Program That Pays Cash for Catching Fish Starts Monday
• Stocking Lakes Keeps Naches Hatchery Busy All Spring
• California’s Wildflower ‘Super Bloom’ Is So Massive You Can See It from Space
• Social Media Investigation – Congressman Newhouse Disagrees with “What’s Upstream” Audit
• Minnesota Power Plant That Burns Turkey Poop Faces Closure
• Imperial Irrigation District Is No. 1 for Storage MW in SEPA Ranking
• Thousands of Businesses, Groups Lobby for Defense of EPA Energy Star Program
• Including Squaxin Tribe – Indian Tribes Fear Trump Will Be a Buzzkill for Their Marijuana Business
• The Trump White House Is at War With Itself about Climate Change
• F.C.C. Chairman Pushes Sweeping Changes to Net Neutrality Rules
• ISPs Trot Out Old Lies to Defend New Attack on Net Neutrality
• Hackers Exploited Word Flaw for Months While Microsoft Investigated
• Digital Ad Spend Jumps 22 Percent to $72.5 Billion in 2016: Report
• Twitter Reports First Quarterly Revenue Decline since Going Public
• Why Instagram Is Becoming Facebook’s Next Facebook
• ESPN Layoffs: The Struggling Industry Giant Sheds On-Air Talent
• How to Create a Social Media Marketing Content Plan in Seven Steps
• President Trump Blasts 9th Circuit over Immigration Rulings
• Free Our #Hashtags: Some State Lawmakers Want to Loosen Up on Social Media – Others Fear It Could Go Too Far
• North Mason Schools: Wednesday’s Active Shooter Report at Hawkins Middle School Was False
• Mason County Commissioners Confront Budget Shortfall – Staff Cuts, New Fees, Vote on Levies Proposed
• Man Charged With Leaving Scene of Fatal Centralia I-5 Crash, Setting Truck on Fire
• Biggest Washington State Patrol Cadet Graduation in Recent Years
• Shelton Robotics Finishes in Top 6% at World Championship

WORD OF THE DAY

Bathos • \BAY-thaws\ • Noun - 1a: the sudden appearance of the commonplace in otherwise elevated matter or style b: anticlimax 2: exceptional commonplaceness: triteness 3: insincere or overdone pathos: sentimentalism

Looking for humor

Bathos rears its ugly head

M Lisa moustache

http://joelshorriblehaiku.blogspot.com/

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Costs Go Up About $3 Million on Grant PUD’s Priest Rapids Refurbishment (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170427/ARTICLE/170429926

News Release: Committee Passes Bipartisan Bill to Safeguard Electric Transmission, Enhance Grid Reliability (U-S House Committee on Natural Resources)

http://naturalresources.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=401875

Peninsula Light Welcomes New Chief Business Officer (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/community/gateway/g-news/article146986854.html

After Five Years, Illinois Smart Grid Buildout Showing Results (Midwest Energy News)

http://midwestenergynews.com/2017/04/27/after-five-years-illinois-smart-grid-buildout-showing-results/

FISH & WILDLIFE

City of Shelton Defends Treatment Plant after Criticism from Shellfish Farmer (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/city-of-shelton-defends-treatment-plant-after-criticism-from-shellfish/article_f69631d2-2add-11e7-97a7-cfbbe7c78de7.html

Includes Annas Bay, North Bay: Six Washington State Shellfish Areas Closed, Other Areas Threatened (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/six-shellfish-areas-close-areas-threatened/

New Population of Invasive Green Crabs Found in Washington (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/apr/27/new-population-of-invasive-green-crabs-found-in-wa/

Tribes Sue Coast Guard over Tanker Traffic’s Risk to Orcas (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/apr/26/tribes-sue-coast-guard-over-tanker-traffics-risk-t/

Program That Pays Cash for Catching Fish Starts Monday (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article147032984.html

Stocking Lakes Keeps Naches Hatchery Busy All Spring (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/stocking-lakes-keeps-hatchery-busy-all-spring/article_e5f7eb10-2b08-11e7-948a-9333bc03007f.html

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

California’s Wildflower ‘Super Bloom’ Is So Massive You Can See It from Space (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/04/13/californias-wildflower-superbloom-is-so-prolific-you-can-see-it-from-space/?utm_term=.6630a97d4f1b

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Social Media Investigation – Congressman Newhouse Disagrees with “What’s Upstream” Audit (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/newhouse-disagrees-whats-upstream-audit/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Minnesota Power Plant That Burns Turkey Poop Faces Closure (Minnesota Public Radio)

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/04/26/minnesota-power-plant-that-burns-turkey-poop-faces-closure

Imperial Irrigation District Is No. 1 for Storage MW in SEPA Ranking (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=47993

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Thousands of Businesses, Groups Lobby for Defense of EPA Energy Star Program (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/thousands-of-businesses-groups-lobby-for-defense-of-epa-energy-star-progra/441409/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Including Squaxin Tribe – Indian Tribes Fear Trump Will Be a Buzzkill for Their Marijuana Business (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article146881809.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

The Trump White House Is at War With Itself about Climate Change (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/04/26/trump-said-he-would-cancel-paris-climate-deal-now-the-white-house-is-having-second-thoughts/?utm_term=.4245e75c9d5a

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

F.C.C. Chairman Pushes Sweeping Changes to Net Neutrality Rules (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/technology/net-neutrality.html

ISPs Trot Out Old Lies to Defend New Attack on Net Neutrality (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ISPs-Trot-Out-Old-Lies-to-Defend-New-Attack-on-Net-Neutrality-139455

Hackers Exploited Word Flaw for Months While Microsoft Investigated (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-cyber-idUSKBN17S32G

MARKETING & MEDIA

Digital Ad Spend Jumps 22 Percent to $72.5 Billion in 2016: Report (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-digital-advertising-idUSKBN17S2V3

Twitter Reports First Quarterly Revenue Decline since Going Public (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/apr/26/twitter-reports-first-quarterly-revenue-decline-since-going-public/

Why Instagram Is Becoming Facebook’s Next Facebook (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/technology/why-instagram-is-becoming-facebooks-next-facebook.html

ESPN Layoffs: The Struggling Industry Giant Sheds On-Air Talent (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/sports/espn-layoffs.html

How to Create a Social Media Marketing Content Plan in Seven Steps (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-create-social-media-marketing-content-plan-in-7-steps/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

President Trump Blasts 9th Circuit over Immigration Rulings (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/04/26/donald-trump-ninth-circuit-supreme-court-william-orrick/100921426/

Free Our #Hashtags: Some State Lawmakers Want to Loosen Up on Social Media – Others Fear It Could Go Too Far (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article147024939.html

GENERAL NEWS

North Mason Schools: Wednesday’s Active Shooter Report at Hawkins Middle School Was False (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/25265

Mason County Commissioners Confront Budget Shortfall – Staff Cuts, New Fees, Vote on Levies Proposed (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-confronts-budget-shortfall-staff-cuts-new-fees-vote-on/article_eb7eefa2-2ad6-11e7-8174-639d8a7b4d90.html

Man Charged With Leaving Scene of Fatal Centralia I-5 Crash, Setting Truck on Fire (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/man-charged-with-leaving-i--crash-setting-truck-on/article_7d699ffe-3197-5050-b825-35e7aa7b326a.html

Biggest Washington State Patrol Cadet Graduation in Recent Years (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/04/biggest-washington-state-patrol-cadet.html

Shelton Robotics Finishes in Top 6% at World Championship (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/25285

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Presidential Naughty Bits – Finally, From Italy, the Full George Washington

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/23/nyregion/george-washington-nude-statue.html

911 Call: Man Wants Police Dog to Search for Stolen Heroin

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/call-man-wants-police-dog-to-search-for-stolen-heroin/article_12341094-93ba-5b2d-ad50-9d195b640a9f.html

The Sly Bird Meme Is the Latest Thing You Have to Know About

http://mashable.com/2017/04/27/sly-bird-meme-is-here-to-stay/

What’s In a Name? Bronx Zoo Proudly Displays ‘Snot Otters’

https://www.yahoo.com/news/whats-name-bronx-zoo-proudly-displays-snot-otters-160534312.html

SONG OF THE DAY

The Grass Roots – Temptation Eyes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THgBQ5nyf7c

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Energy News Digest for April 26, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for April 26, 2017

Small Craft Advisory for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Mass O’ Moisture – Darth Vapor Strikes Again, And Again (Clif Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2017/04/darth-vapor-strikes-again-and-again.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Student in Custody after Bringing Gun to Hawkins Middle School in Mason County (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/shooting-reported-at-mason-county-middle-school/

Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Adopt Plan for Future Substation Funding (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

https://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/pud-3-commissioners-adopt-plan-for-future-substation-funding

Columbia River to Hit Flood Stage Again (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/columbia-river-to-hit-flood-stage-again/article_688f73eb-f62b-5d3b-9c3b-da3dd74b1ee3.html

Protest of Portland General Electric’s Resource Plan Takes a Fracking Twist (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/04/26/protest-of-portland-general-electrics-resource.html

DC Circuit Upholds FERC Ruling in Portland General Electric PURPA Dispute (RTO Insider)

https://www.rtoinsider.com/ferc-purpa-power-purchase-agreement-42104/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Adopt Plan for Future Substation Funding
• Mason PUD 3 Approves Collecting Fees for Substation Construction
• Protest of Portland General Electric’s Resource Plan Takes a Fracking Twist
• Water, Sewer Garbage – Why Seattle’s Transportation Levy Could Lead to Higher Utility Rates
• California Regulators Fine Pacific Gas & Electric $8.3 Million for Deadly Wildfire
• New Study: California Drought Increased Electricity Bills & Air Pollution
• Canada Aims for a Fleet of Small, Modular Nukes
• U-S Lawmakers Push Yucca Nuclear Dump Facing Transport Crunch
• Utilities Face Flat Electricity Use – Demand Not Up with Economy, Firms Look to Shift Model
• Former FERC Chair Jon Wellinghoff No Longer at SolarCity
• Drones-As-A-Service: These Days, Utilities Are Outsourcing Everything
• Kenya: Phasing Out Wooden Power Poles Unwise
• Tri-Cities – 1,300 Students Participate in Salmon Summit at Columbia Park
• Salmon Cannon Shoots for Its Biggest Project Yet
• Columbia River to Hit Flood Stage Again
• King County Launches Investigation of Waste Treatment Facility
• DC Circuit Upholds FERC Ruling in Portland General Electric PURPA Dispute
• Taxes No Longer Certain -- And That’s Affecting Solar Deals
• As Rooftop Solar Challenges Utilities, One Aims for a Compromise
• Man Dies in East Bridgewater Fire – Solar Panels Hinder Firefighters
• Six Ways to Keep Your Home Cool & Your Bills Low This Summer
• Washington’s Marijuana Sales Bumped 79 Percent on 4/20
• Perry Calls for U-S to Remain in Paris Accord, Deepening Climate Split in White House
• Op/Ed: A Carbon Tax Is Right for Environment & Economy
• With Government in Retreat, Companies Step Up on Emissions
• Grant PUD Discusses Fiber Options
• FCC Chief Lays Out Attack on ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules
• AT&T Launches Fake 5G Network in Desperate Attempt to Seem Innovative
• Checking a Website’s Security
• Unroll.me Backlash Shows Us Exactly What’s Wrong with Privacy Policies
• Can Facebook Fix Its Own Worst Bug?
• Instagram Now Has 700 Million Monthly Active Users
• Reactions Mixed on New U-S Tariffs on Canadian Lumber
• British Columbia Moves to Ban U-S Coal Transport in Retaliation for Softwood Duties
• Inslee Names New Corrections Secretary
• Trump Slams Federal Court Ruling on Funding for ‘Sanctuary Cities’
• Student in Custody after Bringing Gun to Hawkins Middle School in Mason County
• Tahuya Residents Fearful of Proposed Clear-cut along North Shore Road
• Seattle Just Broke a 122-Year-Old Record for Rain — Because of Course It Did
• Mason County Unemployment Drops Again
• Seattle, Portland Lead in Rising Home Prices

WORD OF THE DAY

Enfant Terrible • \on-fahnt tuh-REEB-luh\ • Noun - 1a: a child whose inopportune remarks cause embarrassment b: a person known for shocking remarks or outrageous behavior 2: a usually young & successful person who is strikingly unorthodox, innovative, or avant-garde

At 88, Barney was the youngest member of the “Shady Lanes Retirement Home.” Even at the time of life when it becomes OK to blithely blurt out what you really feel about something, He was considered the facility’s “Enfant Terrible” for his truly outrageous, yet painfully accurate, observations of life in the elder care wing.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Mason PUD 3 Commissioners Adopt Plan for Future Substation Funding (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

https://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/pud-3-commissioners-adopt-plan-for-future-substation-funding

Mason PUD 3 Approves Collecting Fees for Substation Construction (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/25244

Protest of Portland General Electric’s Resource Plan Takes a Fracking Twist (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/04/26/protest-of-portland-general-electrics-resource.html

Water, Sewer Garbage – Why Seattle’s Transportation Levy Could Lead to Higher Utility Rates (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/613331/why-seattles-transportation-levy-could-lead-to-higher-utility-rates/

California Regulators Fine Pacific Gas & Electric $8.3 Million for Deadly Wildfire (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2017-04-26/california-regulators-fine-pg-e-83m-for-deadly-wildfire

New Study: California Drought Increased Electricity Bills & Air Pollution (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/04/26/new-study-california-drought-increased-electricity-bills-and-air-pollution/

Canada Aims for a Fleet of Small, Modular Nukes (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2017/04/26/canada-aims-for-a-fleet-of-small-modular-nukes/#56de919330a8

U-S Lawmakers Push Yucca Nuclear Dump Facing Transport Crunch (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-nuclearpower-yucca-idUSKBN17S08J

Utilities Face Flat Electricity Use – Demand Not Up with Economy, Firms Look to Shift Model (Bloomberg News)

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2017/apr/26/utilities-face-flat-electricity-use-201/

Former FERC Chair Jon Wellinghoff No Longer at SolarCity (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/former-ferc-chair-jon-wellinghoff-no-longer-at-solarcity/441213/

Drones-As-A-Service: These Days, Utilities Are Outsourcing Everything (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/drones-as-a-service-these-days-utilities-are-outsourcing-everything/441268/

Kenya: Phasing Out Wooden Power Poles Unwise (All Africa)

http://allafrica.com/stories/201704260158.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Tri-Cities – 1,300 Students Participate in Salmon Summit at Columbia Park (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/35247172/1300-students-participate-in-salmon-summit-at-columbia-park

Salmon Cannon Shoots for Its Biggest Project Yet (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/salmon-cannon-shoots-its-biggest-project-yet

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Columbia River to Hit Flood Stage Again (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/columbia-river-to-hit-flood-stage-again/article_688f73eb-f62b-5d3b-9c3b-da3dd74b1ee3.html

King County Launches Investigation of Waste Treatment Facility (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)

http://knkx.org/post/king-county-launches-investigation-waste-treatment-facility

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

DC Circuit Upholds FERC Ruling in Portland General Electric PURPA Dispute (RTO Insider)

https://www.rtoinsider.com/ferc-purpa-power-purchase-agreement-42104/

Taxes No Longer Certain -- And That’s Affecting Solar Deals (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-24/taxes-are-no-longer-certain-and-that-s-disrupting-solar-deals

As Rooftop Solar Challenges Utilities, One Aims for a Compromise (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2017/04/24/523990714/as-rooftop-solar-challenges-utilities-one-aims-for-a-compromise

Man Dies in East Bridgewater Fire – Solar Panels Hinder Firefighters (Boston Globe, MA)

http://epaper.bostonglobe.com/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=71e52a84-dfa1-4cc6-a6b6-9e102be481e1

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Six Ways to Keep Your Home Cool & Your Bills Low This Summer (USA Today)

http://www.reviewed.com/home-outdoors/features/6-high-tech-ways-to-keep-cool-this-summer-without-running-up-your-electric-bill

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Washington’s Marijuana Sales Bumped 79 Percent on 4/20 (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/marijuana/article/Washington-s-marijuana-sales-bumped-79-percent-on-11098499.php

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Perry Calls for U-S to Remain in Paris Accord, Deepening Climate Split in White House (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/perry-calls-for-us-to-remain-in-paris-accord-deepening-climate-split-in-wh/441272/

Op/Ed: A Carbon Tax Is Right for Environment & Economy (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/a-carbon-tax-is-right-for-environment-and-economy/

With Government in Retreat, Companies Step Up on Emissions (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/25/climate/with-government-in-retreat-companies-step-up-on-emissions.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Grant PUD Discusses Fiber Options (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170426/ARTICLE/170429943

FCC Chief Lays Out Attack on ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/apr/26/fcc-chief-lays-out-attack-on-net-neutrality-rules/

AT&T Launches Fake 5G Network in Desperate Attempt to Seem Innovative (Gizmodo – PG13 Content)

http://gizmodo.com/at-t-launches-fake-5g-network-in-desperate-attempt-to-s-1794645881

Checking a Website’s Security (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/25/technology/personaltech/website-security.html?emc=edit_th_20170426&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=31289114

MARKETING & MEDIA

Unroll.me Backlash Shows Us Exactly What’s Wrong with Privacy Policies (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/04/25/unroll-me-backlash-shows-us-exactly-whats-wrong-with-privacy-policies/?utm_term=.f61a0ee85c44

Can Facebook Fix Its Own Worst Bug? (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/25/magazine/can-facebook-fix-its-own-worst-bug.html?_r=1

Instagram Now Has 700 Million Monthly Active Users (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/instagram-now-has-700-million-monthly-active-users/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Reactions Mixed on New U-S Tariffs on Canadian Lumber (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/reactions-mixed-new-us-tariffs-canadian-lumber

British Columbia Moves to Ban U-S Coal Transport in Retaliation for Softwood Duties (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-moves-to-ban-u-s-coal-transport-in-retaliation-for-softwood-duties-1.4086688?cmp=rss

Inslee Names New Corrections Secretary (Associated Press)

http://www.khq.com/story/35245787/inslee-names-new-corrections-secretary

Trump Slams Federal Court Ruling on Funding for ‘Sanctuary Cities’ (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-ruling-idUSKBN17S1KI

GENERAL NEWS

Student in Custody After Bringing Gun To Hawkins Middle School In Mason County (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/shooting-reported-at-mason-county-middle-school/

Tahuya Residents Fearful of Proposed Clear-cut along North Shore Road (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2017/04/21/tahuya-residents-fearful-proposed-clearcut-along-northshore-road/100764198/

Seattle Just Broke a 122-Year-Old Record for Rain — Because of Course It Did (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory – That is, if you believe in science & data)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/seattle-just-broke-a-122-year-old-record-for-rain-because-of-course-it-did/

Mason County Unemployment Drops Again (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/25257

Seattle, Portland Lead in Rising Home Prices (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/front-porch/index.ssf/2017/04/portland_seattle_lead_in_risin.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Jeans with Fake Mud on Them Selling for $425 at Nordstrom

http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article146617189.html

How to Watch the Spectacular Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower

http://gizmodo.com/how-to-watch-the-spectacular-eta-aquarid-meteor-shower-1794627785

Worth the Watch: FlightLapse – Milky Way

https://vimeo.com/211656397

Rabbit Set to be World’s Biggest Dies on United Airlines Flight in Fresh PR Disaster

https://www.yahoo.com/news/son-worlds-biggest-rabbit-died-transatlantic-united-airlines-flight-075937830.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Some amazing stuff today, featuring Jefferson Airplane, circa 1969. The Woodstock cut is great, but the Grace Slick vocal track is just chilling. YIKES!

Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit (Woodstock, 1969)

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

Amazinger stuff (Thanks Randy L Roadz for the link)

Grace Slick’s “White Rabbit” Vocal Track Surfaces – It’s The Greatest Thing You’ll Hear All Day (and it’s JUST the vocal track, audio starts 31 seconds in)

http://societyofrock.com/grace-slicks-white-rabbit-vocal-track-surfaces-and-its-the-greatest-thing-youll-hear-all-day/

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