Friday, July 28, 2017

Energy News Digest for July 28, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

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

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

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

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

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

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!


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FISH & WILDLIFE

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

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

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

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

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

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

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

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

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

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

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

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

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

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

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

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

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

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

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

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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

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

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

MARKETING & MEDIA

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

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

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

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

GENERAL NEWS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Starbucks Closing All 379 Teavana Stores (CBS News)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

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

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

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

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

SONG OF THE DAY

Fleetwood Mac – Hypnotized

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