Energy News Digest for July 31, 2017 – The “Hot as Hades” Edition

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for July 31, 2017

Excessive Heat Warning for Mason County & Much of Western Washington State

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Hot, Hotter, Hottest - Record Breaking Temps on Tap for Mason County This Week (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

https://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/hot-hotter-hottest-record-breaking-temps-on-tap-for-mason-county-this-week

Avista’s Ownership in a Montana Coal Plant Is under Scrutiny in Ontario, Which Has Banned Coal-Fired Electricity (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jul/29/avistas-ownership-in-a-montana-coal-plant-is-under/

Shelton, WA: Marijuana’s Boost in City Where Timber Was King (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2017/07/31/marijuanas-boost-city-where-timber-king/496123001/

‘A Mountain’ of Silt Moving Down Columbia River, Port Says (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/a-mountain-of-silt-moving-down-columbia-river-port-says/article_d33cfee2-19ce-5cde-b53a-17b4356dd331.html

Call Before You Dig – Generators Arrive as 10,000 Tourists Evacuate North Carolina Islands (TIME Magazine)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/generators-arrive-10-000-tourists-185332639.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Avista’s Ownership in a Montana Coal Plant Is under Scrutiny in Ontario, Which Has Banned Coal-Fired Electricity
• Oregon: Clatskanie PUD Faces Four Yearly Rate Increases
• Officials: Bonneville Power Administration Shift Won’t Affect Pacific Power’s Walla Walla Power Rates
• Cascade Natural Gas – Local Natural Gas Customers Could See Slightly Higher Rates
• Tri-City-Area Utilities Support Proposed Law to Save Snake River Dams
• Montana Coal Production Up 1.5 Million Tons
• Editorial: Why Coal Is Number One
• Call Before You Dig – Generators Arrive as 10,000 Tourists Evacuate North Carolina Islands
• North Carolina: 2 of 3 Cables ‘Compromised’ in Crippling Outer Banks Power Outage
• South Carolina: Utilities to Stop Building Billion-Dollar Nuke Reactors
• Utility Worker Accused of Shooting Dog during Surveying Work for AT&T
• Tagging Tiny Fish: Scientists Aim to Learn More about Lamprey Migration
• OSU Researchers Study Elusive Threatened Seabird, the Marbled Murrelet
• ‘A Mountain’ of Silt Moving Down Columbia River, Port Says
• Wind Farms Are Not Ready for Ransomware
• Utility Helps Wean Vermonters from the Electric Grid
• Brazil: This Dam Has Been a Disaster–Can Turning It into a Solar Plant Save It?
• Shelton, WA: Marijuana’s Boost in City Where Timber Was King
• It’s Not Your Imagination; Summers Are Getting Hotter
• Georgia: Lawmaker Say Electric Cooperatives Could Fill Broadband Gaps
• Cellphone Service Could Be Spotty for Rural Eclipse-Watchers – Bring in the COWS
• FCC Activity Watch: Electric Utility Pole Attachments
• Hackers Threaten ‘Game of Thrones,’ as HBO Confirms Cyberattack
• Steve Bannon Presidential Advisor, Wants to Regulate Facebook & Google as Utilities
• How to Talk Social in the C-Suite
• Every Voting Machine at This Hacking Conference Got Totally Pwned
• Editorial: Washington State Capital Budget Failure Will Cost Local Ratepayers
• Last Word: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
• Hot, Hotter, Hottest - Record Breaking Temps on Tap for Mason County This Week
• Taylor Shellfish to pay $160,000 to settle racial harassment case
• Driver Flees after Three-Vehicle Head-On Crash on Highway 3
• Mason County Primary Ballots Due Tuesday
• Pee Wee Reese World Series at Mason County Recreation Area
• Ten-Digit Dialing Underway in Western Washington State

WORD OF THE DAY

Cockamamy • \kahk-kuh-MAY-mee\ • Adjective -Ridiculous, incredible.

Really? You think an example sentence is necessary?

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Avista’s Ownership in a Montana Coal Plant Is under Scrutiny in Ontario, Which Has Banned Coal-Fired Electricity (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jul/29/avistas-ownership-in-a-montana-coal-plant-is-under/

Oregon: Clatskanie PUD Faces Four Yearly Rate Increases (The Clatskanie Chief, OR)

https://www.thechiefnews.com/news_paid/clatskanie-pud-faces-yearly-rate-increases/article_f9480b6c-73d5-11e7-a9ee-437dc0d97b3c.html

Officials: Bonneville Power Administration Shift Won’t Affect Pacific Power’s Walla Walla Power Rates (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)

http://www.union-bulletin.com/news/business/officials-bpa-shift-won-t-affect-walla-walla-power-rates/article_24612ab8-73b8-11e7-8952-97793ca72285.html

Cascade Natural Gas – Local Natural Gas Customers Could See Slightly Higher Rates (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/business/local/local-natural-gas-customers-could-see-slightly-higher-rates-under/article_2d1c811a-7625-11e7-b97a-5fb6b2cb8144.html

Tri-City-Area Utilities Support Proposed Law to Save Snake River Dams (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article164485612.html

Montana Coal Production Up 1.5 Million Tons (Billings Gazette, MT)

http://billingsgazette.com/news/government-and-politics/montana-coal-production-up-m-tons/article_b38973f0-bb05-5d9a-8a65-be09f97089e1.html

Editorial: Why Coal Is Number One – The ‘booming’ solar energy field accounts for only one percent of American power production (Washington Times)

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/30/coal-remains-king/

Call Before You Dig – Generators Arrive as 10,000 Tourists Evacuate North Carolina Islands (TIME Magazine)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/generators-arrive-10-000-tourists-185332639.html

North Carolina: 2 of 3 Cables ‘Compromised’ in Crippling Outer Banks Power Outage (WTVR-TV, Richmond. VA)

http://wtvr.com/2017/07/30/outer-banks-power-outage-thousands-evacuate/

South Carolina: Utilities to Stop Building Billion-Dollar Nuke Reactors (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/business/national/utilities-to-stop-building-billion-dollar-nuke-reactors/article_86350cc5-ca3d-5d51-9c8b-924e013bb34c.html

Utility Worker Accused of Shooting Dog during Surveying Work for AT&T (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/07/31/utility-worker-accused-of-shooting-dog-during-surveying-work-for-att/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Tagging Tiny Fish: Scientists Aim to Learn More about Lamprey Migration (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/tagging-tiny-fish-scientists-aim-learn-more-about-lamprey-migration

OSU Researchers Study Elusive Threatened Seabird, the Marbled Murrelet (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/osu-researchers-study-elusive-threatened-seabird

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

‘A Mountain’ of Silt Moving Down Columbia River, Port Says (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/a-mountain-of-silt-moving-down-columbia-river-port-says/article_d33cfee2-19ce-5cde-b53a-17b4356dd331.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Wind Farms Are Not Ready for Ransomware (PC Magazine)

https://www.pcmag.com/news/355223/wind-farms-are-not-ready-for-ransomware

Utility Helps Wean Vermonters from the Electric Grid (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/29/business/energy-environment/vermont-green-mountain-power-grid.html

Brazil: This Dam Has Been a Disaster–Can Turning It into a Solar Plant Save It? (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/40444039/this-dam-has-been-a-disaster-can-turning-it-into-a-solar-plant-save-it

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Shelton, WA: Marijuana’s Boost in City Where Timber Was King (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2017/07/31/marijuanas-boost-city-where-timber-king/496123001/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

It’s Not Your Imagination; Summers Are Getting Hotter (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/07/28/climate/more-frequent-extreme-summer-heat.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Georgia: Lawmaker Say Electric Cooperatives Could Fill Broadband Gaps (Valdosta Daily Times, GA)

http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/news/local_news/lawmaker-say-electric-cooperatives-could-fill-broadband-gaps/article_7d27e227-4439-5352-8098-bdffe906fee1.html

Cellphone Service Could Be Spotty for Rural Eclipse-Watchers – Bring in the COWS (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/2017/07/30/cellphone-service-could-be-spotty-for-rural-eclipse-watchers/

FCC Activity Watch: Electric Utility Pole Attachments (American Public Power Association)

http://blog.publicpower.org/sme/?p=1429

Hackers Threaten ‘Game of Thrones,’ as HBO Confirms Cyberattack (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/business/media/hbo-hack-game-of-thrones.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

Steve Bannon Presidential Advisor, Wants to Regulate Facebook & Google as Utilities (Fortune Magazine)

http://fortune.com/2017/07/29/bannon-facebook-google-monopoly/

How to Talk Social in the C-Suite (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/ulrik-bo-larsen-falcon-io-guest-post-how-to-talk-social-in-the-c-suite/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Every Voting Machine at This Hacking Conference Got Totally Pwned (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/every-voting-machine-at-this-hacking-conference-got-tot-1797368945

Editorial: Washington State Capital Budget Failure Will Cost Local Ratepayers (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)

http://www.union-bulletin.com/opinion/editorials/capital-budget-failure-will-cost-local-ratepayers/article_97a4cf6a-731e-11e7-80c6-8fbb927a16cb.html

Last Word: Sen. Lisa Murkowski (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/magazine/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=48577

GENERAL NEWS

Hot, Hotter, Hottest - Record Breaking Temps on Tap for Mason County This Week (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

https://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/hot-hotter-hottest-record-breaking-temps-on-tap-for-mason-county-this-week

Taylor Shellfish to pay $160,000 to settle racial harassment case (Associated Press)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article164374362.html?

Driver Flees after Three-Vehicle Head-On Crash on Highway 3 (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/26725

Mason County Primary Ballots Due Tuesday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/26720

Pee Wee Reese World Series at Mason County Recreation Area (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/26703

Ten-Digit Dialing Underway in Western Washington State (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/state/washington/article164355262.html

SNAKES AROUND YOUR NECK – DIVERSIONS

Neil Armstrong’s Solid Gold Moon Lander Replica Stolen from Museum

http://gizmodo.com/neil-armstrongs-solid-gold-moon-lander-replica-stolen-f-1797392193

12 Double-Yolked Eggs in a Row Is Almost a Mathematical Impossibility, Yet Here We Are

http://mashable.com/2017/07/31/12-double-yolked-aggs/

Lottery Luck Strikes Twice for Quebec Man Who Won Millions

http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/lottery-luck-strikes-quebec-man-won-millions-48923208

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished – Firefighters Rescue Ohio Woman Entangled by Boa Constrictor

http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/firefighters-rescue-ohio-woman-entangled-boa-constrictor-48904704

SONG OF THE DAY

Glenn Frey – The Heat Is On (Beverly Hills Cop Soundtrack)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA_r1xEA_2M

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for July 28, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Down the Mighty Columbia River, Where a Power Struggle Looms (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/07/28/us/columbia-river-privatization.html

Avista Asks for $4 Surcharge on Idaho Customers’ Bills to Address Drop in Sales from Mild 2016 Weather (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jul/27/avista-asks-for-4-surcharge-on-idaho-customers-bil/

Mason General Named 2017 ‘Most Wired’ Hospital for 10th Year (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-general-named-most-wired-hospital-for-th-year/article_f97d2b32-730b-11e7-9123-fbfaf37e5293.html

2017 Snake River Sockeye Return to Lower Snake Dams Nearly Complete, Passage Numbers Low (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/439346.aspx

A Federal Appeals Court Just Pressed Pause on the Much-Watched Youth Climate Lawsuit against President Trump (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/07/27/an-appeals-court-just-pressed-pause-on-the-much-watched-youth-climate-lawsuit-against-trump/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Down the Mighty Columbia River, Where a Power Struggle Looms
• Avista Asks for $4 Surcharge on Idaho Customers’ Bills to Address Drop in Sales from Mild 2016 Weather
• BPA Sets Rates for 2018-19; Includes Surcharge to Recover Costs Associated with Increased Spill
• Oregon: Columbia River PUD Will Soon Decide on Rate Increases
• Pacific Gas & Electric’s Profit Nearly Doubles
• Portland General Electric’s  Piro Set to Retire, Company Taps Familiar Name to Replace Him
• Hydropower Flows Here! Joel Myer & Justin Holzgrove from Mason PUD 3
• Cowlitz PUD Reduces Age Restriction for Senior Discount Program
• U-S House Approves Minibus Spending Bill with Deep Cuts to Department of Energy Funds
• Woodpecker Goes To Town on Snohomish County PUD Power Pole
• 2017 Snake River Sockeye Return to Lower Snake Dams Nearly Complete, Passage Numbers Low
• Nez Perce Leader Casey Mitchell Sworn in as Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission’s New Chairman
• Wasp Populations Low This Summer, But Don’t Celebrate Yet
• Inslee Visits Pacific County Oyster Farm after Vetoing Anti-Pesticide Proviso
• Fertilizers, a Boon to Agriculture, Pose Growing Threat to U-S Waterways
• News Release: ‘Arbitrary’ Transmission Fee Threatens Montana Wind Development
• Oklahoma: This Massive New Wind Project Is Proof Clean Energy Is Doing Fine under President Trump
• Congress Is Still Fighting Over Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs
• California ISO Approves Changes to Enhance Demand Response in Wholesale Markets
• The Do’s & Don’ts of Air Conditioning
• A Federal Appeals Court Just Pressed Pause on the Much-Watched Youth Climate Lawsuit against President Trump
• Pummeled by Drought & Climate Change, Beloved Lake Tahoe in Hot Water
• Your Web Use Leaves a Carbon Footprint, Here’s How You Can Reduce It
• DC Circuit Rules Against EPA Over Renewable Fuel Mandates
• Mason General Named 2017 ‘Most Wired’ Hospital for 10th Year
• CenturyLink’s Acquisition of Colorado Company Approved
• Hackers ‘Could Make Car Wash Attack’
• Tinder Paid for a Woman’s Flight after She Missed It Because Her Date Was Too Good
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• Audio: Governor Inslee Talks Capital Budget, Hirst Water Decision
• Virtual Watercooler: How Employees Tap into Workplace Culture from Afar
• Costly Bids on Theler Center Remodel Delay Project
• Injury Accident: Single Car Roll Over on Highway 3 near Pickering Road
• Oregon Governor Deploys National Guard for Eclipse
• A Solar Eclipse Is Coming in August – Here’s What It Will Look Like Where You Are
• Business Booming For Makers of Solar Eclipse Glasses
• Prices Set to Increase on Washington State Ferries
• Outdoor Recreation a ‘Growing Economic Force’ for State Economies
• Starbucks Closing All 379 Teavana Stores

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Inhere ● \in-HEER\ ● verb – To be inherent: to be a fixed element or attribute.

Hail hydropower

Inhere with green attributes

Reliable too!

https://joelshorriblehaiku.blogspot.com/

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Down the Mighty Columbia River, Where a Power Struggle Looms (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/07/28/us/columbia-river-privatization.html

Avista Asks for $4 Surcharge on Idaho Customers’ Bills to Address Drop in Sales from Mild 2016 Weather (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jul/27/avista-asks-for-4-surcharge-on-idaho-customers-bil/

BPA Sets Rates for 2018-19; Includes Surcharge to Recover Costs Associated with Increased Spill (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/439348.aspx

Oregon: Columbia River PUD Will Soon Decide on Rate Increases (Columbia County Spotlight)

http://www.pamplinmedia.com/scs/83-news/367583-249548-columbia-river-pud-will-soon-decide-on-rate-increases-

Pacific Gas & Electric’s Profit Nearly Doubles (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/PG-E-profit-nearly-doubles-11517302.php

Portland General Electric’s  Piro Set to Retire, Company Taps Familiar Name to Replace Him (Portland Business Journal, OR)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/07/28/pges-piro-set-to-retire-company-taps-familiar-name.html

Hydropower Flows Here! Joel Myer & Justin Holzgrove from Mason PUD 3 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/daybreak/hydropower-flows-here-joel-myer-justin-holzgrove-from-pud/youtube_0ea0ccac-72f4-11e7-a512-9bab92d0062a.html

Cowlitz PUD Reduces Age Restriction for Senior Discount Program (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/pud-reduces-age-restriction-for-senior-discount-program/article_1df88059-c658-5955-8283-d9c2fee184a9.html

U-S House Approves Minibus Spending Bill with Deep Cuts to Department of Energy Funds (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/house-approves-minibus-spending-bill-with-deep-cuts-to-doe-funds/448155/

Woodpecker Goes To Town on Snohomish County PUD Power Pole (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/woodpecker-goes-to-town-on-snohomish-county-power-pole/460230918

FISH & WILDLIFE

2017 Snake River Sockeye Return to Lower Snake Dams Nearly Complete, Passage Numbers Low (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/439346.aspx

Nez Perce Leader Casey Mitchell Sworn in as Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission’s New Chairman (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/439342.aspx

Wasp Populations Low This Summer, But Don’t Celebrate Yet (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/wasp-populations-low-summer-dont-celebrate-yet

Inslee Visits Pacific County Oyster Farm after Vetoing Anti-Pesticide Proviso (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/inslee-visits-pacific-county-oyster-farm-after-vetoing-anti-pesticide/article_d61f39f3-3e6b-5d02-920e-3d829eacac30.html

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Fertilizers, a Boon to Agriculture, Pose Growing Threat to U-S Waterways (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/climate/nitrogen-fertilizers-climate-change-pollution-waterways-global-warming.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

News Release: ‘Arbitrary’ Transmission Fee Threatens Montana Wind Development (North American Wind Power)

http://nawindpower.com/arbitrary-transmission-fee-threatens-montana-wind-development

Oklahoma: This Massive New Wind Project Is Proof Clean Energy Is Doing Fine under President Trump (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/07/27/this-massive-new-wind-farm-is-proof-clean-energy-is-doing-fine-under-trump/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Congress Is Still Fighting Over Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-27/house-renews-fight-on-efficient-light-bulbs-as-industry-moves-on

California ISO Approves Changes to Enhance Demand Response in Wholesale Markets (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-iso-approves-changes-to-enhance-dr-in-wholesale-markets/448138/

The Do’s & Don’ts of Air Conditioning (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/35991494/the-dos-and-donts-of-air-conditioning

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

A Federal Appeals Court Just Pressed Pause on the Much-Watched Youth Climate Lawsuit against President Trump (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/07/27/an-appeals-court-just-pressed-pause-on-the-much-watched-youth-climate-lawsuit-against-trump/

Pummeled by Drought & Climate Change, Beloved Lake Tahoe in Hot Water (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Pummeled-by-drought-and-climate-change-beloved-11537274.php

Your Web Use Leaves a Carbon Footprint, Here’s How You Can Reduce It (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilyeoh/2017/07/26/your-web-use-leaves-a-carbon-footprint-heres-how-you-can-reduce-it/#470f31cc9401

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

DC Circuit Rules Against EPA Over Renewable Fuel Mandates (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/dc-circuit-rules-epa-renewable-fuel-mandates/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Mason General Named 2017 ‘Most Wired’ Hospital for 10th Year (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-general-named-most-wired-hospital-for-th-year/article_f97d2b32-730b-11e7-9123-fbfaf37e5293.html

CenturyLink’s Acquisition of Colorado Company Approved (South Sound Business Examiner)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/07/centurylinks-acquisition-of-colo.html

Hackers ‘Could Make Car Wash Attack’ (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-40754403

MARKETING & MEDIA

Tinder Paid for a Woman’s Flight after She Missed It Because Her Date Was Too Good (TIME Magazine)

http://time.com/4877409/tinder-reimburses-missed-flight-good-date/

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/07/28/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-389/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Audio: Governor Inslee Talks Capital Budget, Hirst Water Decision (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/governor-inslee-talks-capital-budget-hirst-decision-kpq/

Virtual Watercooler: How Employees Tap into Workplace Culture from Afar (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2017/0727/Virtual-watercooler-how-employees-tap-into-workplace-culture-from-afar

GENERAL NEWS

Costly Bids on Theler Center Remodel Delay Project (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/communities/mason/2017/07/14/costly-bids-theler-center-remodel-delay-project/477416001/

Injury Accident: Single Car Roll Over on Highway 3 near Pickering Road (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/26673

Oregon Governor Deploys National Guard for Eclipse (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/oregon-governor-deploys-national-guard-eclipse

A Solar Eclipse Is Coming in August – Here’s What It Will Look Like Where You Are (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-sci-solar-eclipse-2017-map/

Business Booming For Makers of Solar Eclipse Glasses (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/science/2017/07/27/solar-eclipse-2017-business-booming-makers-glasses/517129001/

Prices Set to Increase on Washington State Ferries (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/2017-07-27/prices-set-to-increase-on-washington-state-ferries

Outdoor Recreation a ‘Growing Economic Force’ for State Economies (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/outdoor-recreation-growing-economic-force-state-economies

Starbucks Closing All 379 Teavana Stores (CBS News)

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/starbucks-closing-all-379-teavana-stores/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

June Foray, Voice Of Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Dies at 99

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jul/27/june-foray-voice-of-rocky-the-flying-squirrel-dies/

Blowing Out Birthday Candles Increases Cake Bacteria by 1,400 Percent

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/07/birthday-candle-bacteria/534987/?utm_source=feed

Elderly Couple Couple Traveled 5 Million Miles to Hit Every Cracker Barrel in America Except One – Tualatin, OR

http://time.com/4878055/cracker-barrel-couple-road-trip/

Artist Wins $20,000 Photography Contest with a Blank Photo Her Grandmother Scribbled On

http://gizmodo.com/artist-wins-20-000-photography-contest-with-a-blank-ph-1797338351

SONG OF THE DAY

Fleetwood Mac – Hypnotized

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy-51ZTbFis

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for July 27, 2017

Dry Streak Lives On: Yes, It Drizzled, But Seattle’s Rainless Days Continue, Weather Service Says (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/dry-streak-lives-on-yes-it-drizzled-but-seattles-rainless-days-continue-weather-service-says/

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Bonneville Power Administration Adopts Rates to Strengthen Finances & Adapt to a Rapidly Changing Electricity Industry (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-adopts-rates-to-strengthen-finances-and-adapt-to-a-rapidly-changing-electricity-industry.aspx

Salmon, Tribal Interests at Stake in Columbia River Treaty Update (Water Deeply)

https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2017/07/26/salmon-tribal-interests-at-stake-in-columbia-river-treaty-update

Port Angeles Investigates Possible Data Breach (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/crime/port-angeles-investigates-possible-data-breach/

Portland Prepared to Pull Russian Software Used To Scan Malicious Emails (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-oregon-kaspersky-lab-software-russia-moscow-email/

Council or Commission – Future of Shelton City Commission in Voters’ Hands (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/26658

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Bonneville Power Administration Adopts Rates to Strengthen Finances & Adapt to a Rapidly Changing Electricity Industry
• Bonneville Raising Power Rates to Local Utilities
• Bonneville to Raise Rates 5.4%
• Port Angeles Investigates Possible Data Breach
• Acquisitions: Elliott Wins More Time to Beat Berkshire Hathaway’s Oncor Deal
• Trump Formally Establishes Infrastructure Council, With Focus on Energy
• GOP Preserves Yucca Mountain as Nuclear Waste Storage Site
• Baseload Power Will Keep the Lights On
• Op/Ed: Why the Greens Hate Nuclear Power
• California Prices Increasingly Mimic ‘Duck Curve,’ EIA Says
• British Columbia Man Jumps into Creek to Save Dogs, Suffers Electric Shock
• Salmon, Tribal Interests at Stake in Columbia River Treaty Update
• The Five Red States Leading America in Green Energy (Including HYDRO!)
• Federal Repeal & Replacement of Clean Water Rule Begins Today
• Punch Your Zip Code into This Website to Learn If Your Tap Water Could Be Unsafe
• Should California Start Its Own Bank to Serve Marijuana Companies? It Wouldn’t Be Easy
• Electric Cars: Everything You Need to Know
• Portland Prepared to Pull Russian Software Used to Scan Malicious Emails
• Taking Broadband to the Country
• Op/Ed: Microsoft’s Misguided Broadband Plan Endangers Americans
• ‘My Sky Broadband Was Wiped Out By Neighbor’s Faulty Kettle’
• Facebook Shares Hit Record High as Mobile Ad Sales Soar
• Twitter Lost 2 Million Users in the U-S Last Quarter
• Evergreen State College Professor Who Opposed Anti-Racism Day Threatens to Sue
• Council or Commission – Future of Shelton City Commission in Voters’ Hands
• Mason County Leaders Set Public Hearing on Plan to Raise Property Tax Rate
• State Officials Choose Brewer Road Option to Improve Lynch Road-101 Intersection
• Washington Distracted-Driving Law Has Drivers Wondering If They Can Still Drink Coffee on the Road
• Worsening Drought Conditions in Parts of U-S Stressing Crops

WORD OF THE DAY

Panoptic • \pan-OP-tick\ • Adjective – Being or presenting a comprehensive or panoramic view

Visitors to Mason County PUD No. 3’s Kamilche Peak tower site are treated to a panoptic view which includes the Olympic Mountains, Mount Rainier & Puget Sound.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Bonneville Power Administration Adopts Rates to Strengthen Finances & Adapt to a Rapidly Changing Electricity Industry (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-adopts-rates-to-strengthen-finances-and-adapt-to-a-rapidly-changing-electricity-industry.aspx

Bonneville Raising Power Rates to Local Utilities (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/bonneville-raising-power-rates-local-utilities/

Bonneville to Raise Rates 5.4% (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/bonneville-to-raise-rates/article_9b7ca778-b307-5c6a-ab01-90d1b7c1d1c8.html

Port Angeles Investigates Possible Data Breach (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/crime/port-angeles-investigates-possible-data-breach/

Acquisitions: Elliott Wins More Time to Beat Berkshire Hathaway’s Oncor Deal (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oncor-m-a-idUSKBN1AB2PK

Trump Formally Establishes Infrastructure Council, With Focus on Energy (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/trump-formally-establishes-infrastructure-council-with-focus-on-energy/447916/

GOP Preserves Yucca Mountain as Nuclear Waste Storage Site (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/gop-preserves-yucca-mountain-as-nuclear-waste-storage-site/article/2629831

Baseload Power Will Keep the Lights On (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brighammccown/2017/07/27/baseload-power-will-keep-the-lights-on/#1928e5f2c5b0

Op/Ed: Why the Greens Hate Nuclear Power – Radical environmentalists insist only wind & solar are legitimate sources of power (Washington Times)

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/9/nuclear-power-has-advantages-green-lobby-doesnt-co/

California Prices Increasingly Mimic ‘Duck Curve,’ EIA Says (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=48575

British Columbia Man Jumps into Creek to Save Dogs, Suffers Electric Shock (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-man-jumps-into-creek-to-save-dogs-suffers-electric-shock-1.4221434?cmp=rss

FISH & WILDLIFE

Salmon, Tribal Interests at Stake in Columbia River Treaty Update (Water Deeply)

https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2017/07/26/salmon-tribal-interests-at-stake-in-columbia-river-treaty-update

RENEWABLE ENERGY & POWER STORAGE

The Five Red States Leading America in Green Energy (CNBC – Ha! This evaluation includes HYDRO)

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/26/5-red-states-leading-america-in-going-green-energy.html

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Federal Repeal & Replacement of Clean Water Rule Begins Today (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/repeal-replacement-clean-water-rule-begins-today/

Punch Your Zip Code into This Website to Learn If Your Tap Water Could Be Unsafe (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/punch-your-zip-code-into-this-website-to-learn-if-your-1797264681

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Should California Start Its Own Bank to Serve Marijuana Companies? It Wouldn’t Be Easy (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-public-bank-marijuana-20170727-htmlstory.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Electric Cars: Everything You Need to Know (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/26/electric-cars-everything-you-need-to-know

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Portland Prepared to Pull Russian Software Used to Scan Malicious Emails (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-oregon-kaspersky-lab-software-russia-moscow-email/

Taking Broadband to the Country – Microsoft’s initiative would promote economic growth in the hinterlands (Washington Examiner,)

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/26/broadband-internet-should-be-extended-to-every-ame/

Op/Ed: Microsoft’s Misguided Broadband Plan Endangers Americans (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/technology/343949-microsofts-misguided-broadband-plan-endangers-americans

‘My Sky Broadband Was Wiped Out By Neighbor’s Faulty Kettle’ (The Telegraph, UK)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/bills-and-utilities/broadband/sky-broadband-wiped-neighbours-faulty-kettle/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook Shares Hit Record High as Mobile Ad Sales Soar (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-results-idUSKBN1AB2S8

Twitter Lost 2 Million Users in the U-S Last Quarter (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/07/27/twitter-lost-2-million-users-in-the-u-s-last-quarter/?utm_term=.c1a88c85e660

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Evergreen State College Professor Who Opposed Anti-Racism Day Threatens to Sue (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Professor-suing-Evergreen-State-after-11438156.php

GENERAL NEWS

Council or Commission – Future of Shelton City Commission in Voters’ Hands (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/26658

Mason County Leaders Set Public Hearing on Plan to Raise Property Tax Rate (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-leaders-set-public-hearing-on-plan-to-raise-property/article_c64200d6-724c-11e7-8fa7-b79bccf61ce8.html

State Officials Choose Brewer Road Option to Improve Lynch Road-101 Intersection (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/state-transportation-officials-choose-brewer-road-option-for-lynch-road/article_6ff051e0-7253-11e7-b6f9-bbbd88e5db84.html

Washington Distracted-Driving Law Has Drivers Wondering If They Can Still Drink Coffee on the Road (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/washington-distracted-driving-law-has-drivers-wondering-if-they-can-still-drink-coffee-on-the-road/

Worsening Drought Conditions in Parts of U-S Stressing Crops (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/national_news/worsening-drought-conditions-in-parts-of-us-stressing-crops/article_8f3c72b7-5702-5077-965c-f869b2a483f9.html

DINOSAURS IN THE DUST – DIVERSIONS

Eclipse Creating Record Demand for Marijuana, Liquor

http://www.kgw.com/news/eclipse/eclipse-creating-record-demand-for-oregon-liquor-marijuana/459535936

Los Angeles Man Accused of Smuggling King Cobras in Potato Chip Cans

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-snake-smuggling-idUSKBN1AB01R

A 9-Year-Old Tripped, Fell & Discovered a Million-Year-Old Fossil

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/19/science/boy-fossil-new-mexico.html

Bag with Moon Dust in It Fetches $1.8 Million from a Mystery Buyer

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/us/moon-bag-auction-sothebys.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Jeff Beck & Imelda May – How High the Moon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAUAAn46ji0

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