Energy News Digest for May 9, 2017

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Emergency Declared at Hanford Nuclear Reservation (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article149475209.html

Epic Snow & Rain Help Salmon Now, But Conflicts with Hydropower Lie Ahead on Columbia River (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/salmon-hydropower-both-need-columbia-river-water-this-year-theres-plenty-but-conflict-lies-ahead/

Congressman Newhouse Asks President Trump for Small Modular Reactor Money (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article149108814.html

Washington State Governor Delays Action on Biomass Bill (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/governor-delays-action-on-biomass-bill/article_bf1d20f3-bc46-555f-8657-0022068f7fd5.html

FCC Says Its Web Site Got Attacked Sunday Preventing Net Neutrality Comments (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/05/08/fcc-says-its-web-site-got-attacked-sunday-preventing-net-neutrality-comments/101447400/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Congressman Newhouse Asks President Trump for Small Modular Reactor Money
• Iowa: Omaha Public Power District Picks Finalists for CFO Post- One with Bonneville Power Administration Ties
• Jordan Cove Spends Heavily to Kill Coos County Anti-Liquefied Natural Gas Measure
• Mason PUD 3 Receives National Recognition for Reliable Electric Operations
• Walla Walla Man Electrocuted from Wood Art Process
• Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration: Who Is Elliot Mainzer?
• Nevada: Google Eyes Defection from NV Energy Service
• Itron Acquires Demand Response Provider Comverge for $100 Million
• President Trump to Nominate Powelson, Chatterjee to FERC
• Epic Snow & Rain Help Salmon Now, But Conflicts with Hydropower Lie Ahead on Columbia River 
• British Columbia: Making a Path for Columbia Salmon
• Leavenworth Hatchery Ordered to Limit Discharges
• Researchers Seek Better Ways to Farm Popular Pacific Fish
• Excrement in Puget Sound Sickened Customers, But Really Hurt Oyster Industry
• E.P.A. Dismisses Members of Major Scientific Review Board
• Washington State Governor Delays Action on Biomass Bill
• California: Group Files Appeal to Stop Part of the Tule Wind Project
• Greens Challenge Montana’s Clean-Energy Cap
• Climate Activists Shut Down Chase Banks in Seattle
• Editorial: Consumers Will Pay for California’s New Carbon Scheme – No Matter How It’s Written
• FCC Says Its Web Site Got Attacked Sunday Preventing Net Neutrality Comments
• Op/Ed: Electricity Ratepayers Should Not Subsidize Telecom Industry
• Comcast & Charter Communications Forge Wireless Alliance
• The Dangerous Mission to Undermine North Korea with Flash Drives
• Audio: Draft Horses Are Enlisted to Help Maintain Remote Cell Towers
• Sinclair To Pay $3.9 Billion for Tribune Media, Expanding Its Local TV Reach
• Are Facebook’s Recent Changes to Videos Affecting Its User Experience?
• Former Councilman from Puyallup Takes Email Privacy Case to U-S Supreme
• Emergency Declared at Hanford Nuclear Reservation
• Grapeview Man Dies in Idaho Boating Accident
• Shelton-Area Man Pleads Innocent to Voyeurism, Burglary, Weapons
• Boeing Got a Record Tax Break from Washington State & Cut Jobs Anyway. Now the State Wants to Strike Back
• Solar Eclipse or Bust: Small Oregon Towns Grapple with How to Prepare for Thousands
• Sequim Wins USA TODAY Best Northwestern Small Town Competition

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Congressman Newhouse Asks President Trump for Small Modular Reactor Money (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article149108814.html

Iowa: Omaha Public Power District Picks Finalists for CFO Post- One with Bonneville Power Administration Ties (Omaha World Herald, IA)

http://www.omaha.com/money/oppd-picks-finalists-for-cfo-post-one-has-already-taken/article_5c6f5871-5d94-5b9b-a8e6-bcbcd811f091.html

Jordan Cove Spends Heavily to Kill Coos County Anti-Liquefied Natural Gas Measure (Oregonian, Portland)

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

Mason PUD 3 Receives National Recognition for Reliable Electric Operations (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

https://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/mason-pud-3-receives-national-recognition-for-reliable-electric-operations

Walla Walla Man Electrocuted from Wood Art Process (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/35375732/man-electrocuted-to-death-from-wood-art-process

Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration: Who Is Elliot Mainzer? (AllGov)

http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/administrator-of-the-bonneville-power-administration-who-is-elliot-mainzer-170509?news=860173

Nevada: Google Eyes Defection from NV Energy Service (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/google-eyes-defection-from-nv-energy-service/442222/

Itron Acquires Demand Response Provider Comverge for $100 Million (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/itron-acquires-demand-response-provider-comverge-for-100m/442188/

President Trump to Nominate Powelson, Chatterjee to FERC (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/trump-to-nominate-powelson-chatterjee-to-ferc/442292/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Epic Snow & Rain Help Salmon Now, But Conflicts with Hydropower Lie Ahead on Columbia River (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/salmon-hydropower-both-need-columbia-river-water-this-year-theres-plenty-but-conflict-lies-ahead/

British Columbia: Making a Path for Columbia Salmon (Agassiz Observer, BC)

http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/421525523.html

Leavenworth Hatchery Ordered to Limit Discharges (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2017/may/05/leavenworth-hatchery-ordered-to-limit-discharges/

Researchers Seek Better Ways to Farm Popular Pacific Fish (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/washington/2017/05/07/researchers-seek-better-ways-farm-popular-pacific-fish/101416186/

Excrement in Puget Sound Sickened Customers, But Really Hurt Oyster Industry (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/may/08/excrement-in-puget-sound-sickened-customers-but-re/

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

E.P.A. Dismisses Members of Major Scientific Review Board (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/07/us/politics/epa-dismisses-members-of-major-scientific-review-board.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Washington State Governor Delays Action on Biomass Bill (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/governor-delays-action-on-biomass-bill/article_bf1d20f3-bc46-555f-8657-0022068f7fd5.html

California: Group Files Appeal to Stop Part of the Tule Wind Project (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/energy-green/sd-fi-tule-appeal-20170505-story.html

Greens Challenge Montana’s Clean-Energy Cap (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/greens-challenge-montanas-clean-energy-cap/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Climate Activists Shut Down Chase Banks in Seattle (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/tech/science/environment/climate-activists-shut-down-chase-banks-seattle/437937557

Editorial: Consumers Will Pay for California’s New Carbon Scheme – No Matter How It’s Written (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/dan-walters/article148930799.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

FCC Says Its Web Site Got Attacked Sunday Preventing Net Neutrality Comments (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/05/08/fcc-says-its-web-site-got-attacked-sunday-preventing-net-neutrality-comments/101447400/

Op/Ed: Electricity Ratepayers Should Not Subsidize Telecom Industry (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/editorials/article149314264.html

Comcast & Charter Communications Forge Wireless Alliance (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/business/dealbook/comcast-charter-communications-deal.html?_r=0

The Dangerous Mission to Undermine North Korea with Flash Drives (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/40418835/the-dangerous-mission-to-undermine-north-korea-with-flash-drives

Audio: Draft Horses Are Enlisted to Help Maintain Remote Cell Towers (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2017/05/09/527541039/draft-horses-are-enlisted-to-help-maintain-remote-cell-towers

MARKETING & MEDIA

Sinclair To Pay $3.9 Billion for Tribune Media, Expanding Its Local TV Reach (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/may/08/sinclair-broadcast-to-buy-tribune-media-for-39-bil/

Are Facebook’s Recent Changes to Videos Affecting Its User Experience? (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/emerson-spartz-dose-guest-post-facebook-changes-videos-user-experience/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Former Councilman from Puyallup Takes Email Privacy Case to U-S Supreme Court (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article148709624.html

GENERAL NEWS

Emergency Declared at Hanford Nuclear Reservation (Tri-City Herald, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article149475209.html

Grapeview Man Dies in Idaho Boating Accident (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/25430

Shelton-Area Man Pleads Innocent to Voyeurism, Burglary, Weapons Charges (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-area-man-pleads-not-guilty-to-voyeurism-burglary-weapons/article_9eb74f9c-3414-11e7-b059-2751de7928c0.html

Boeing Got a Record Tax Break from Washington State & Cut Jobs Anyway. Now the State Wants to Strike Back (Chicago Tribune, IL)

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-hiltzik-boeing-washington-tax-break-20170504-story.html

Solar Eclipse or Bust: Small Oregon Towns Grapple with How to Prepare for Thousands (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/radio/article/oregon-solar-eclipse-small-towns-preparation-spray/

Sequim Wins USA TODAY Best Northwestern Small Town Competition (Sequim Gazette, WA)

http://www.sequimgazette.com/news/sequim-wins-usa-today-best-northwestern-small-town-competition/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Woman Accused of Faking Cancer to Collect $38K from Fundraising Campaign

https://consumerist.com/2017/05/05/woman-accused-of-faking-cancer-to-collect-38k-from-fundraising-campaign/

Flutes in the Rotunda: Celebrating Moms & Music

http://www.thurstontalk.com/2017/05/09/flutes-rotunda-celebrating-moms-music/

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