Energy News Digest for May 31, 2017

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Weather Forecast for May 31, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Federal Nuclear Panel Moves toward Licensing Nevada’s Yucca Mountain (Las Vegas Review-Journal, NV)

https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/nuclear-panel-moves-toward-licensing-nevadas-yucca-mountain/

Editorial: Sale of Bonneville Power Administration Lines Would Bring Higher Power Bills (Everett Herald, WA)

https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/editorial-sale-of-bpa-lines-would-bring-higher-power-bills/

Comcast Launches Gigabit Internet Service in Oregon, Washington (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2017/05/comcast_launches_gigabit_inter.html

Tribes Call for Stepped-Up Action to Save Chinook (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2017/05/30/tribes-call-stepped-up-action-save-chinook/356290001/

Five More Solar Projects Will Cash In on Oregon Incentive (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/05/30/five-more-solar-projects-will-cash-in-on-oregon.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Federal Nuclear Panel Moves toward Licensing Nevada’s Yucca Mountain
• Editorial: Sale of Bonneville Power Administration Lines Would Bring Higher Power Bills
• Editorial: Privatize BPA? Not a Good Idea
• Seattle City Light Faces Millions in Lost Revenue
• Montana: Big Horn Electric Cooperative Says Tribal Court Can’t Hear Electric Bill Suit
• Unit of Canada’s BC Hydro to Participate in CAISO Energy Imbalance Market
• More Than 30 States Embrace Grid Modernization, New Policy Tracker Finds
• Tribes Call for Stepped-Up Action to Save Chinook
• Feds Accused of Weakening Oregon Trout Species
• Salmon’s Sense of Smell Suffers as Seas Sour, Seattle Scientists Say
• Five More Solar Projects Will Cash In on Oregon Incentive
• Even as Wind Power Rises, It Falls Under a Political Cloud
• Is a Tankless Hot Water Heater Right for You?
• Local Students Build ‘Solar Suitcases’ to Help Spread Renewable Energy in Third-World Countries
• Comcast Launches Gigabit Internet Service in Oregon, Washington
• Amazon to Bring 1,000 Jobs to Troutdale
• Why Rural Washington Is Fed-Up with Olympia & Seattle
• Arrest Made In Deadly Hit & Run at Grays Harbor County Campground
• Lilliwaup Man Pleads Innocent to Killing of Girlfriend
• Trial Date for Belfair-Area Man Charged in Fatal Shower Shooting Reset for October
• Pacific Northwest to Produce Record Cherry Crops This Year
• Oregon Onion Industry Braces for Rough Season
• Hunting Down the Lost Apples of the Pacific Northwest

WORD OF THE DAY

Sangfroid • \sawn-FWAH\ • noun – self-possession or imperturbability especially under strain – Etymology: French sang-froid, literally, cold blood

“Watch what happens when I open this breaker,” cackled the scientist. Instantly the entire eastern seaboard went dark, sparking a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission study into the hiring of “mad scientists with sangfroid tendencies”. Unfortunately, it also spawned 250 new regulations as part of the National Energy Reliability Corporation’s rule-making activities.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Federal Nuclear Panel Moves toward Licensing Nevada’s Yucca Mountain (Las Vegas Review-Journal, NV)

https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/nuclear-panel-moves-toward-licensing-nevadas-yucca-mountain/

Editorial: Sale of Bonneville Power Administration Lines Would Bring Higher Power Bills (Everett Herald, WA)

https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/editorial-sale-of-bpa-lines-would-bring-higher-power-bills/

Editorial: Privatize BPA? Not a Good Idea (Battleground Reflector, WA)

http://www.thereflector.com/opinion/article_5f7b955e-456c-11e7-a021-ebb7140b23d2.html

Seattle City Light Faces Millions in Lost Revenue (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/647139/seattle-city-light-lost-revenue/

Montana: Big Horn Electric Cooperative Says Tribal Court Can’t Hear Electric Bill Suit (Law 360)

https://www.law360.com/articles/925351/cooperative-says-tribal-court-can-t-hear-electric-bill-suit

Unit of Canada’s BC Hydro to Participate in CAISO Energy Imbalance Market (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=48236

More Than 30 States Embrace Grid Modernization, New Policy Tracker Finds (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/more-than-30-states-embrace-grid-modernization-new-policy-tracker-finds/443702/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Tribes Call for Stepped-Up Action to Save Chinook (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2017/05/30/tribes-call-stepped-up-action-save-chinook/356290001/

Feds Accused of Weakening Oregon Trout Species (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/greens-say-feds-weakening-oregon-trout-species/

Salmon’s Sense of Smell Suffers as Seas Sour, Seattle Scientists Say (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

http://kuow.org/post/salmons-sense-smell-suffers-seas-sour-seattle-scientists-say

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Five More Solar Projects Will Cash In on Oregon Incentive (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/05/30/five-more-solar-projects-will-cash-in-on-oregon.html

Even as Wind Power Rises, It Falls Under a Political Cloud (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/30/business/energy-environment/wind-power-base-load.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Is a Tankless Hot Water Heater Right for You? (Thurston Talks)

http://www.thurstontalk.com/2017/05/31/tankless-hot-water-heater-right/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Local Students Build ‘Solar Suitcases’ to Help Spread Renewable Energy in Third-World Countries (KTXL-TV, Sacramento, CA)

http://fox40.com/2017/05/30/local-students-build-solar-suitcases-to-help-spread-renewable-energy-in-third-world-countries/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Comcast Launches Gigabit Internet Service in Oregon, Washington (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2017/05/comcast_launches_gigabit_inter.html

Amazon to Bring 1,000 Jobs to Troutdale (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2017/05/31/amazon-to-bring-1000-jobs-to-troutdale/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Why Rural Washington Is Fed-Up with Olympia & Seattle (Washington Policy Center

http://www.washingtonpolicy.org/publications/detail/why-rural-washington-is-fed-up-with-olympia-and-seattle

GENERAL NEWS

Arrest Made In Deadly Hit & Run at Grays Harbor County Campground (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/arrest-made-in-deadly-hit-run-at-grays-harbor-co-campground

Lilliwaup Man Pleads Innocent to Killing of Girlfriend (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/lilliwaup-man-pleads-not-guilty-to-killing-of-girlfriend/article_4b2e83a0-456b-11e7-bfc8-efb11920e697.html

Trial Date for Belfair-Area Man Charged in Fatal Shower Shooting Reset for October (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/trial-date-for-belfair-area-man-charged-in-fatal-shower/article_2b447cf6-456c-11e7-ab94-7fed325afbef.html

Pacific Northwest to Produce Record Cherry Crops This Year (Associated Press)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/pacific-northwest-to-produce-record-cherry-crops-in-2017/444024924

Oregon Onion Industry Braces for Rough Season (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/may/29/oregon-onion-industry-braces-for-rough-season/

Hunting Down the Lost Apples of the Pacific Northwest (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/us/apple-varieties-pacific-northwest.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Who Was ‘Rosie the Riveter?’

http://tdn.com/news/local/who-was-rosie-the-riveter/article_6654b6fe-4aeb-53cf-9b9a-c3a20b2a480c.html

‘We Are Not Amused’: Belgian Monarchy Angered by Burger King

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-belgium-burgerking-idUSKBN18P1TW

Dry Falls Is the World’s Greatest Waterfall - Just Without the Water (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2017/05/dry_falls_is_the_worlds_greate.html

Scammer Calls A Guy to ‘Fix’ His Computer, Doesn’t Realize It’s the Police

http://mashable.com/2017/05/30/scammer-new-zealand-police/

SONG OF THE DAY

This is truly a cool interview and insight into this album.

Why Remix ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’? Giles Martin, the Man Behind The Project, Explains

http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/05/23/528678711/why-remix-sgt-peppers-giles-martin-the-man-behind-the-project-explains

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Energy News Digest for May 30, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for May 30, 2017

The Cold Blob Is Here: What Does This Imply for This Summer? (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-cold-blob-is-here-what-does-this.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Avista Files 3-Year Plan for Raising Electric & Natural Gas Rates (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/may/26/avista-files-3-year-plan-for-raising-electric-and-/

Editorial: Do Not Privatize the Bonneville Power Administration (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/do-not-privatize-the-bonneville-power-administration/

Despite Trump Rollbacks, Washington State Moves Ahead on Pollution Limits (Associated Press)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/washington-state-moving-ahead-on-carbon-caps-for-big-industries/

The Endangered Species Act Won’t Save Animals. It’s Not Designed To. “...government spending on endangered species protection has more than doubled since 1998 to roughly $1.4 billion in 2014…” (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2017/05/the_endangered_species_act_wasn_t_meant_to_save_the_animals.html

No Washington State Budget = Potential State Employee Layoffs (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/05/no-washington-state-budget-potential.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Avista Files 3-Year Plan for Raising Electric & Natural Gas Rates
• Editorial: Do Not Privatize the Bonneville Power Administration
• Centralia City Light Purchases New Substation Transformer
• Florida Power & Light Conducts "Staging Site" Training to Prepare Employees for Storm Season
• Mosul Dam Risks Devastating Failure as Iraq Government Keeps Stalling
• The Endangered Species Act Won’t Save Animals. It’s Not Designed To.
• Ease Up on Energy Consumption
• Despite Trump Rollbacks, Washington State Moves Ahead on Pollution Limits
• Report: President Trump Set to Pull U-S Out of Paris Climate Accord
• $100 Carbon Tax by 2030 Could Save Climate, Say Economists
• Climate Change Has Everyone Losing Sleep – And It Will Get Worse
• Light Pollution Dimming Views of the Pacific Northwest Night Skies
• Chipotle Says Hackers Hit Most Restaurants in Data Breach
• Tensions Rise as Net Neutrality Battle Begins
• How a Retired Nurse Provides Her Small Vermont Town with Internet
• Six Critical Social Strategy Mistakes to Avoid
• No Washington State Budget = Potential State Employee Layoffs
• Interior Secretary: Mountain Should Remain Denali despite President Trump’s Vow to Rename It
• Two Men Injured in Cushman Area 'Party Rock' Brawl Sent to Hospital
• 20 Year Old Taholah Man Dies Following Donkey Creek Hit-And-Run; No Arrests Made
• President Trump: Portland MAX Attack Victims Were 'Standing Up to Hate & Intolerance'
• Crowdfunding Efforts for Portland Stabbing Victims Top $1 Million Days after Attack
• President Trump’s Budget Eliminates Funding for Earthquake Early Warning System
• Skilled-Labor Sawmill Jobs Going Unfilled; Industry Teams with Colleges to Train Workers
• Missing Rochester Woman Found Alive after Car Accident

WORD OF THE DAY – THE HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Coquetry • \KOE-kut-tree\ • Noun - A flirtatious act or attitude

Fluttering lace fan

Sparkling eyes, a hidden smile

Southern coquetry

“Oh captain, I do declare!”

http://joelshorriblehaiku.blogspot.com/

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Avista Files 3-Year Plan for Raising Electric & Natural Gas Rates (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/may/26/avista-files-3-year-plan-for-raising-electric-and-/

Editorial: Do Not Privatize the Bonneville Power Administration (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/do-not-privatize-the-bonneville-power-administration/

Centralia City Light Purchases New Substation Transformer (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/05/centralia-city-light-purchases-new.html

Florida Power & Light Conducts "Staging Site" Training to Prepare Employees for Storm Season (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/detail_news.php?ID=640054&cat=;90

Mosul Dam Risks Devastating Failure as Iraq Government Keeps Stalling (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/05/30/iraq-government-has-yet-decide-if-renew-critical-work/102198756/

FISH & WILDLIFE

The Endangered Species Act Won’t Save Animals. It’s Not Designed To. “...government spending on endangered species protection has more than doubled since 1998 to roughly $1.4 billion in 2014…” (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2017/05/the_endangered_species_act_wasn_t_meant_to_save_the_animals.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Ease Up on Energy Consumption (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/online_features/home_improvement/ease-up-on-energy-consumption/article_45ab1e9f-05bd-5722-a5bb-5b9be5de3b0d.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Despite Trump Rollbacks, Washington State Moves Ahead on Pollution Limits (Associated Press)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/washington-state-moving-ahead-on-carbon-caps-for-big-industries/

Report: President Trump Set to Pull U-S Out of Paris Climate Accord (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/report-trump-set-to-pull-us-out-of-paris-climate-accord/443783/

$100 Carbon Tax by 2030 Could Save Climate, Say Economists (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/100-carbon-tax-by-2030-could-save-climate-say-11180265.php

Climate Change Has Everyone Losing Sleep – And It Will Get Worse (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/climate-change-everyone-losing-sleep-will-get-worse/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Light Pollution Dimming Views of the Pacific Northwest Night Skies (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/light-pollution-dimming-views-of-the-night-skies/article_3985ac30-44fa-11e7-bc81-8359ad67abe9.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Chipotle Says Hackers Hit Most Restaurants in Data Breach (Reuters)

http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN18M2BY

Tensions Rise as Net Neutrality Battle Begins (St Louis Business Journal, MO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2017/05/30/ensions-rise-as-net-neutrality-battle-begins.html

How a Retired Nurse Provides Her Small Vermont Town with Internet (PC Magazine)

http://www.pcmag.com/article/353523/how-a-retired-nurse-provides-her-small-vt-town-with-interne

MARKETING & MEDIA

Six Critical Social Strategy Mistakes to Avoid (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/john-stevens-hosting-facts-guest-post-6-critical-social-strategy-mistakes-to-avoid/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

No Washington State Budget = Potential State Employee Layoffs (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/05/no-washington-state-budget-potential.html

Interior Secretary: Mountain Should Remain Denali despite President Trump’s Vow to Rename It (Associated Press)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/interior-secretary-mountain-should-remain-denali-despite-trumps-vow-to-rename-it/

GENERAL NEWS

Two Men Injured in Cushman Area 'Party Rock' Brawl Sent to Hospital (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/men-injured-in-party-rock-brawl-sent-to-hospital/article_f795ba74-43da-11e7-bb98-530f264c0afc.html

20 Year Old Taholah Man Dies Following Donkey Creek Hit-And-Run; No Arrests Made (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/20-year-old-taholah-man-dies-following-donkey-creek-hit-run-no-arrests-made/

President Trump: Portland MAX Attack Victims Were 'Standing Up to Hate & Intolerance' (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/05/donald_trump_portland_max_atta.html

Crowdfunding Efforts for Portland Stabbing Victims Top $1 Million Days after Attack (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/05/portland_max_stabbing_crowdfunding_campaigns_fletcher_best_namkai-meche.html

President Trump’s Budget Eliminates Funding for Earthquake Early Warning System (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/trump-s-budget-eliminates-funding-earthquake-early-warning-system

Skilled-Labor Sawmill Jobs Going Unfilled; Industry Teams with Colleges to Train Workers (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/may/30/skilled-labor-sawmill-jobs-going-unfilled-industry/

Missing Rochester Woman Found Alive after Car Accident (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/2017-05-29/missing-rochester-woman-found-alive-after-car-accident

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Hot Air Balloon Crashes after Couple Gets Engaged on Board

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/hot-air-balloon-crashes-after-couple-gets-engaged-on-board/article_db4f9a83-72f4-5395-8ae5-c2c066babdf2.html

WWII Grenades from German Flea Market Blow Up In Summer Heat

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/wwii-grenades-from-german-flea-market-blow-up-in-summer/article_695c9351-71fd-5d09-b538-9f8c3865c365.html

UkeHut in Queens: Where No Ukulele Need Goes Unmet

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/05/23/nyregion/ukehut-ukulele-shop-queens.html

Smell Like Cheesy Pizza with These Novelty Bath Salts

http://mashable.com/2017/05/30/pizza-bath-salts/

SONG OF THE DAY

Victor Young – Around the World in 80 Days (Overture)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3T0IbQ6kco

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Energy News Digest for May 26, 2017

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Weather Forecast for May 26, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Bonneville Power Administration’s Transmission Divestiture Would Drive Up Rates (Idaho Falls Post-Register, ID)

http://www.postregister.com/articles/news-daily-email-todays-headlines/2017/05/25/bpa-divestiture-would-drive-rates

Oregon, California Governors Seek Klamath Salmon Disaster Aid after Second Bad Year (Associated Press)

http://katu.com/news/local/oregon-california-governors-seek-salmon-disaster-aid

SolarWorld Joins Trade Case Alleging Chinese Abuses (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2017/05/solarworld_joins_trade_case_al.html

Experts: 84% Chance of Pacific Northwest Quake in Next 50 Years (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2017/05/25/experts-84-chance-of-pnw-quake-in-next-50-years/

Douglas County PUD GM Bill Dobbins Retires, Gary Ivory to Step in (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.ncwlife.com/douglas-county-pud-gm-bill-dobbins-retires/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Bonneville Power Administration’s Transmission Divestiture Would Drive Up Rates
• Trump Proposal to Sell-Off Bonneville Power Assets Could Impact Intalco, Raise Rates
• Op/Ed: President Trump’s Budget Targets Affordable, Reliable Power
• Douglas County PUD GM Bill Dobbins Retires, Gary Ivory to Step in
• Where to Park Wall Street’s Infrastructure Billions
• Cowlitz PUD Earns National Safety Award
• Murkowski Urges Democrats Not to Blame Energy Nominees for Trump’s Budget
• U-S Senators Defend State Energy Policies in Confirmation Hearing for FERC, DOE Nominees
• Lisa Murkowski Looks to Resurrect Energy Bill This Year
• Florida Firm Sends Angola a $45 Million Electric Bill
• Oregon, California Governors Seek Klamath Salmon Disaster Aid after Second Bad Year
• A Third of the Nation’s Honeybee Colonies Died Last Year. Why You Should Care
• Whale on Grays Harbor Beach Will Be Left to Rot
• New Restaurant Hit with $300K Water Bill Before Doors Even Opened
• SolarWorld Joins Trade Case Alleging Chinese Abuses
• Lights Out! Eclipse to Cut Solar Power in California
• Utility Rebates, Programs Drive Satisfaction - But Few Customers Participate, J.D. Power Finds
• Efficiency Exchange 2017 Delivers Inspiration & Information
• Is a Dishwasher More Efficient Than Washing by Hand?
• Report: EPA Has Early Draft of Clean Power Plan Rollback
• Probe Spots Massive Cyclones at the Poles of Jupiter
• After 16-Year Fiber Expansion, Grant PUD Discusses How – or Whether – to Continue
• Cordcutting Hits All-Time High as Cable TV Reaches New Lows in Popularity
• Why It Took So Long for Data Centers to Discover New Mexico
• Another Social Media Marketing Campaign Just Went Horribly Wrong
• Local Social Media Marketing with Facebook & Instagram
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• WA State Senator Ericksen Is Out of the EPA – Says Work Done There Will Benefit His Constituents
• Greg Gianforte, Montana Republican, Captures House Seat Despite Assault Charge
• Appeals Court Will Not Reinstate President Trump’s Revised Travel Ban
• Experts: 84% Chance of Pacific Northwest Quake in Next 50 Years
• Leavenworth: Washington State Fire at Tourism Spot Mostly Contained
• Washington State Agency Awards City of Shelton $50,000 for Emergency Road Repairs
• Customer Service Reorganization at Shelton Civic Center
• Oregon: New Population Estimates Put Bend among Nation’s Fastest-Growing Cities
• Atlantic Hurricane Season Is Expected to Be Busy
• Why Richard Sherman Can’t Let Go of Seattle’s Super Bowl Loss

WORD OF THE DAY

Lyceum • \LYE-see-um\ • noun – 1: a hall for public lectures or discussions 2: an association providing public lectures, concerts, and entertainments

Mortimer was aquiver with anticipation. His first meeting with the Edgar Rice Burroughs Lyceum Society was to cover all 26 Tarzan books written by the prolific author in 24 hours. The tedium of the recycled story lines was only moderated by the lurid and turgid prose generated by one of the best pulp adventure fiction writers in history.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Bonneville Power Administration’s Transmission Divestiture Would Drive Up Rates (Idaho Falls Post-Register, ID)

http://www.postregister.com/articles/news-daily-email-todays-headlines/2017/05/25/bpa-divestiture-would-drive-rates

Trump Proposal to Sell-Off Bonneville Power Assets Could Impact Intalco, Raise Rates (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article152686479.html

Op/Ed: President Trump’s Budget Targets Affordable, Reliable Power (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-budget/335195-lawmakers-should-reject-any-budget-that-reduces-clean

Douglas County PUD GM Bill Dobbins Retires, Gary Ivory to Step in (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.ncwlife.com/douglas-county-pud-gm-bill-dobbins-retires/

Where to Park Wall Street’s Infrastructure Billions (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2017-05-26/parking-wall-street-infrastructure-billions-in-privatization

Cowlitz PUD Earns National Safety Award (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/cowlitz-pud-earns-national-safety-award/article_63796965-ed05-5d26-8c70-eab140f541bf.html

Murkowski Urges Democrats Not to Blame Energy Nominees for Trump’s Budget (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/murkowski-urges-democrats-not-to-blame-energy-nominees-for-trumps-budget/article/2624161

U-S Senators Defend State Energy Policies in Confirmation Hearing for FERC, DOE Nominees (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/senators-defend-state-energy-policies-in-confirmation-hearing-for-ferc-doe/443678/

Lisa Murkowski Looks to Resurrect Energy Bill This Year (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/lisa-murkowski-looks-to-resurrect-energy-bill-this-year/article/2624142

Florida Firm Sends Angola a $45 Million Electric Bill (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/florida-firm-sends-angola-45-million-electric-bill/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Oregon, California Governors Seek Klamath Salmon Disaster Aid after Second Bad Year (Associated Press)

http://katu.com/news/local/oregon-california-governors-seek-salmon-disaster-aid

A Third of the Nation’s Honeybee Colonies Died Last Year. Why You Should Care (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/05/26/third-nations-honeybee-colonies-died-last-year-why-you-should-care/348418001/

Whale on Grays Harbor Beach Will Be Left to Rot (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/whale-grays-harbor-beach-will-left-rot/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

New Restaurant Hit with $300K Water Bill Before Doors Even Opened (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/05/26/new-restaurant-hit-with-300k-water-bill-before-doors-even-opened/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

SolarWorld Joins Trade Case Alleging Chinese Abuses (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2017/05/solarworld_joins_trade_case_al.html

Lights Out! Eclipse to Cut Solar Power in California (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Lights-out-Eclipse-to-cut-solar-power-in-11174543.php

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Utility Rebates, Programs Drive Satisfaction - But Few Customers Participate, J.D. Power Finds (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/detail_news.php?ID=639847&cat=;90

Efficiency Exchange 2017 Delivers Inspiration & Information (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Efficiency-Exchange-2017-delivers-inspiration-and-information.aspx

Is a Dishwasher More Efficient Than Washing by Hand? (USA Today)

http://dishwashers.reviewed.com/features/please-stop-hand-washing-your-dishes

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Report: EPA Has Early Draft of Clean Power Plan Rollback (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/report-epa-has-early-draft-of-clean-power-plan-rollback/443585/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Probe Spots Massive Cyclones at the Poles of Jupiter (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2017/0526/Probe-spots-massive-cyclones-at-the-poles-of-Jupiter

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

After 16-Year Fiber Expansion, Grant PUD Discusses How – or Whether – to Continue (Government Technology)

http://www.govtech.com/network/After-16-Year-Fiber-Expansion-Grant-County-Wash-Discusses-How-or-Whether-to-Continue.html

Cordcutting Hits All-Time High as Cable TV Reaches New Lows in Popularity (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/cordcutting-hits-an-all-time-high-as-cable-tv-reaches-n-1795565179

Why It Took So Long for Data Centers to Discover New Mexico (Albuquerque Business First, NM)

http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2017/05/26/why-it-took-so-long-for-data-centers-to-discover.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

Another Social Media Marketing Campaign Just Went Horribly Wrong (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2017/05/25/walkers-crisps-social-media-campaign-trolls/

Local Social Media Marketing with Facebook & Instagram (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/local-social-media-marketing-with-facebook-and-instagram-bruce-irving/

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/05/26/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-380/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

WA State Senator Ericksen Is Out of the EPA – Says Work Done There Will Benefit His Constituents (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article152512339.html

Greg Gianforte, Montana Republican, Captures House Seat Despite Assault Charge (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/us/montana-special-election.html

Appeals Court Will Not Reinstate President Trump’s Revised Travel Ban (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/us/politics/trump-travel-ban-blocked.html?emc=edit_th_20170526&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=31289114

GENERAL NEWS

Experts: 84% Chance of Pacific Northwest Quake in Next 50 Years (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2017/05/25/experts-84-chance-of-pnw-quake-in-next-50-years/

Leavenworth: Washington State Fire at Tourism Spot Mostly Contained (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/642837/washington-state-fire-at-tourism-spot-is-mostly-contained/

Washington State Agency Awards City of Shelton $50,000 for Emergency Road Repairs (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/state-agency-awards-city-of-shelton-for-emergency-road-repairs/article_9a50c710-418b-11e7-87ec-9ff832273797.html

Customer Service Reorganization at Shelton Civic Center (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/25851

Oregon: New Population Estimates Put Bend among Nation’s Fastest-Growing Cities (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2017/05/new_population_estimates_put_b.html

Atlantic Hurricane Season Is Expected to Be Busy (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/climate/2017-hurricane-forecast.html?_r=0

Why Richard Sherman Can’t Let Go of Seattle’s Super Bowl Loss (ESPN)

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/19446657/seattle-seahawks-cornerback-richard-sherman-let-go-problem-nfl-2017

BEARS IN THE BAKERY – DIVERSIONS

Bear Who Ripped Bumper Off Doughnut Delivery Car Is All of Us

https://consumerist.com/2017/05/25/bear-who-ripped-bumper-off-doughnut-delivery-car-is-all-of-us/

Woman Sues Jelly Belly Because She Thought Her Jelly Beans Were Sugar-Free

http://time.com/4794972/jelly-belly-sugar-free-lawsuit/

Longview: Installation of Squirrel Span Delayed

http://tdn.com/news/local/installation-of-squirrel-span-delayed/article_ed57bf4f-06b2-55b2-ad79-7461dc1f682d.html

Remembering Miles Davis on His Birthday

http://liveforlivemusic.com/features/miles-davis-birthday/

SONG OF THE DAY

Miles Davis – Blue in Green

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoPL7BExSQU

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