Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Energy News Digest for November 28, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Oregonians Notice Translucent Creatures Washing Ashore on Coast (KATU-TV, Portland, OR

Washington State Energy Council to Vote on Vancouver Oil-By-Rail Terminal (Northwest Public Radio)

U-S Department of Energy Mulls Changes to Appliance Efficiency Program (Utility Dive)

Internet Businesses Ask U-S to Keep Net Neutrality Rules (Reuters)

King County Executive Dow Constantine Proposes Atlantic Salmon Net-Pen Ban (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Washington State Energy Council to Vote on Vancouver Oil-By-Rail Terminal
  • B-C Hydro Says Peace River Dam Benefits Understated
  • Grays Harbor PUD Passes 2018 Budget – A Rate Increase Is Coming in April
  • Orcas Power & Light Linemen Work Dark to Dark to Bring Back the Light
  • PUD 3 Receives International Recognition for Financial Reporting - National Awards for Communications
  • B-C Hydro in Awkward Spot with Rate-Freeze Request
  • South Carolina: New Audit Shows Utilities Knew of Schedule Problems at V.C. Summer Nuclear Expansion
  • Oregonians Notice Translucent Creatures Washing Ashore on Coast
  • King County Executive Dow Constantine Proposes Atlantic Salmon Net-Pen Ban
  • Urban Streams Surprise with Wild Steelhead in Rogue River Basin
  • Seeking the Source of the Vanishing Great Salt Lake
  • Why Wave Power May Be the Next Big Thing in Green Energy
  • U-S Department of Energy Mulls Changes to Appliance Efficiency Program
  • Traditional Bulbs or LEDs? Here’s How Much It Costs to Wrap Your House in Christmas Lights
  • As California Legalization Looms, an Oregon Leader Calls for Clearer Cannabis Banking Rules
  • Internet Businesses Ask U-S to Keep Net Neutrality Rules
  • Op/Ed: Access to Internet is a Public Benefit. It Should Be Regulated That Way.
  • FCC Proposal Suggests Rural Broadband Expansion Is in the Works
  • What Does Facebook Messenger Mean for the Future of Political Propaganda?
  • The Master’s Guide to Facebook Advertising for Events
  • Allyn Woman Pleads Guilty to Vehicular Homicide
  • Dorcy Beats Incumbent Moore for Shelton Commission Seat
  • Shelton Mayor Apologizes for Public Disclosure Commission Violations
  • Mason County Treasurer Joins Board of Statewide Group
WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Götterdämmerung • \gher-ter-DEM-uh-roong\ • noun – collapse (as of a society or regime) marked by catastrophic violence & disorder; broadly: downfall

Götterdämmerung
Bad music. Unlike Wagner
It’s more like Spike Jones

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Washington State Energy Council to Vote on Vancouver Oil-By-Rail Terminal (Northwest Public Radio)

B-C Hydro Says Peace River Dam Benefits Understated (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

Grays Harbor PUD Passes 2018 Budget – A Rate Increase Is Coming in April (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

Orcas Power & Light Linemen Work Dark to Dark to Bring Back the Light (The Islands’ Sounder, Eastsound, WA)

PUD 3 Receives International Recognition for Financial Reporting - National Awards for Communications (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

B-C Hydro in Awkward Spot with Rate-Freeze Request (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

South Carolina: New Audit Shows Utilities Knew of Schedule Problems at V.C. Summer Nuclear Expansion (Utility Dive)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Oregonians Notice Translucent Creatures Washing Ashore on Coast (KATU-TV, Portland, OR

King County Executive Dow Constantine Proposes Atlantic Salmon Net-Pen Ban (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Urban Streams Surprise with Wild Steelhead in Rogue River Basin (Oregonian, Portland)

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Seeking the Source of the Vanishing Great Salt Lake (NY Times)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Why Wave Power May Be the Next Big Thing in Green Energy (NBC News)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

U-S Department of Energy Mulls Changes to Appliance Efficiency Program (Utility Dive)

Traditional Bulbs or LEDs? Here’s How Much It Costs to Wrap Your House in Christmas Lights (Denver Business Journal, CO)

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

As California Legalization Looms, an Oregon Leader Calls for Clearer Cannabis Banking Rules (Portland Business Journal, OR)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Internet Businesses Ask U-S to Keep Net Neutrality Rules (Reuters)

Op/Ed: Access to Internet is a Public Benefit. It Should Be Regulated That Way. (Washington Post)

FCC Proposal Suggests Rural Broadband Expansion Is in the Works (Healthcare IT News)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

What Does Facebook Messenger Mean for the Future of Political Propaganda? (Fast Company)

The Master’s Guide to Facebook Advertising for Events (AdWeek)

GENERAL NEWS

Allyn Woman Pleads Guilty to Vehicular Homicide (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Dorcy Beats Incumbent Moore for Shelton Commission Seat (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Shelton Mayor Apologizes for Public Disclosure Commission Violations (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Mason County Treasurer Joins Board of Statewide Group (South Sound Business Examiner)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Mysterious North Korean Ghost Ships Full of Skeletons Wash Up in Japan

High Winds Topple Nine Semi Trucks near Wyoming-Colorado Line

Finland Baker Launches Bread Made from Crushed Crickets

‘Cone Weed’ Gets Christmas Makeover in North Carolina Town

SONG OF THE DAY

Buddy Holly & the Crickets - Not Fade Away

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