Thursday, March 8, 2018

Energy News Digest for March 8, 2018


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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

New Agreements Will Deliver Clean Bonneville Power Administration Power to Portland General Electric Customers (Bonneville Power Administration)

Energy Northwest CEO Picked to Bring New Nuclear Reactors in Abu Dhabi Online (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

Salt Lake City Removes Electric Vehicle Charging Fees to Encourage Use (Utility Dive)

Recycled Water from Sewers Coming to California Taps (SF Chronicle)

The Grim Conclusions of the Largest-Ever Study of Fake News (Atlantic Magazine)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • New Agreements Will Deliver Clean Bonneville Power Administration Power to Portland General Electric Customers
  • Energy Northwest CEO Picked to Bring New Nuclear Reactors in Abu Dhabi Online
  • Kittitas PUD Raises Electric Rates
  • New Jefferson PUD Manager Expected to Start in April
  • From Nuclear Ships to Bonneville Power Administration Electrical Engineer
  • Op/Ed: The Next Standing Rock? A Pipeline Battle Looms in Oregon
  • Sweetheart Deal for Hydro Gets Cold Shoulder from State of Alaska
  • Goodbye Yucca? Feds to Review New Mexico Nuclear Waste Storage Proposal
  • Canada Approves Disputed Northern Pass Transmission Line
  • DOE Pushing Small Modular Coal Plant Development
  • EIA Updates Layers to U-S Energy Mapping System
  • Meetings Planned on Mountain Goat Relocation from Olympic National Park
  • British Columbia Government ‘Very Interested’ in Moving Open-Net Fish Farms onto Land, Minister Says
  • U-S Lifts Ban on Elephant & Lion Trophies (NY Times)
  • Solar Coalition Set to Unveil $700 Million of Projects
  • Cable’s Top Lobbyist Declares Net Neutrality ‘Irrelevant’
  • Salt Lake City Removes Electric Vehicle Charging Fees to Encourage Use
  • Recycled Water from Sewers Coming to California Taps
  • Appeals Court Rejects Trump Administration Push to Shut Down Kids’ Climate Change Lawsuit
  • President Trump Official Said Scientists Went ‘Outside Their Wheelhouse’ by Writing Climate Change ‘Dramatically’ Shrunk Montana Glaciers
  • The Grim Conclusions of the Largest-Ever Study of Fake News
  • 3 Ways Social Media Customer Service Impacts the Bottom Line
  • How the Selfie Conquered the World
  • Your Smart Home Is Spying on You. Here’s How to Spy Back.
  • U-S Forest Service Chief Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Accusations
  • Loud Boom, Bright Flash in Sky Reported over Western Washington State
  • State Patrol Says 3 Dead In Hit-&-Run DUI Crash on I-5 in Lakewood
  • Input Sought on North Mason Log Yard/SR-3 Intersection
  • January Unemployment Falls in Mason, Thurston Counties
  • Snow Storm Pounds U-S Northeast, Closing Schools, Snarling Commutes
  • International Women’s Day 2018: Beyond #MeToo, with Pride, Protests & Pressure
  • Idaho Potatoes Set Record for Production Value Last
  • Clocks Roll Forward Sunday – How Daylight Savings Time Came To Be
WORD OF THE DAY

Lingua Franca • \LING-gwa FRANK-wa\ • Noun: 1: often capitalized: a common language consisting of Italian mixed with French, Spanish, Greek, and Arabic that was formerly spoken in Mediterranean ports 2: any of various languages used as common or commercial tongues among peoples of diverse speech 3: something resembling a common language.

Derwood loudly proclaimed that English was the lingua franca of North America. “It’s not English,” sniffed Nigel. “It’s American.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

New Agreements Will Deliver Clean Bonneville Power Administration Power to Portland General Electric Customers (Bonneville Power Administration)

Energy Northwest CEO Picked to Bring New Nuclear Reactors in Abu Dhabi Online (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

Kittitas PUD Raises Electric Rates (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

New Jefferson PUD Manager Expected to Start in April (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

From Nuclear Ships to Bonneville Power Administration Electrical Engineer (Bonneville Power Administration)

Op/Ed: The Next Standing Rock? A Pipeline Battle Looms in Oregon (NY Times)

Sweetheart Deal for Hydro Gets Cold Shoulder from State of Alaska (Renewable Energy World)

Goodbye Yucca? Feds to Review New Mexico Nuclear Waste Storage Proposal (Utility Dive)

Canada Approves Disputed Northern Pass Transmission Line (Utility Dive)

DOE Pushing Small Modular Coal Plant Development (Utility Dive)

EIA Updates Layers to U-S Energy Mapping System (U-S Energy Information Administration)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Meetings Planned on Mountain Goat Relocation from Olympic National Park (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

British Columbia Government ‘Very Interested’ in Moving Open-Net Fish Farms onto Land, Minister Says (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

U-S Lifts Ban on Elephant & Lion Trophies (NY Times)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Solar Coalition Set to Unveil $700 Million of Projects (Bloomberg News)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Cable’s Top Lobbyist Declares Net Neutrality ‘Irrelevant’ (Broadband Reports)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

Salt Lake City Removes Electric Vehicle Charging Fees to Encourage Use (Utility Dive)

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Recycled Water from Sewers Coming to California Taps (SF Chronicle)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Appeals Court Rejects Trump Administration Push to Shut Down Kids’ Climate Change Lawsuit (Washington Examiner)

President Trump Official Said Scientists Went ‘Outside Their Wheelhouse’ by Writing Climate Change ‘Dramatically’ Shrunk Montana Glaciers (Washington Post)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

The Grim Conclusions of the Largest-Ever Study of Fake News (Atlantic Magazine)

3 Ways Social Media Customer Service Impacts the Bottom Line (AdWeek)

How the Selfie Conquered the World (NY Times)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Your Smart Home Is Spying on You. Here’s How to Spy Back. (Gizmodo)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

U-S Forest Service Chief Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Accusations (Reuters)

GENERAL NEWS

Loud Boom, Bright Flash in Sky Reported over Western Washington State (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

State Patrol Says 3 Dead In Hit-&-Run DUI Crash on I-5 in Lakewood (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

Input Sought on North Mason Log Yard/SR-3 Intersection (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

January Unemployment Falls in Mason, Thurston Counties (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

Snow Storm Pounds U-S Northeast, Closing Schools, Snarling Commutes (Reuters)

International Women’s Day 2018: Beyond #MeToo, with Pride, Protests & Pressure (NY Times)

Idaho Potatoes Set Record for Production Value Last Year (Associated Press)

Clocks Roll Forward Sunday – How Daylight Savings Time Came To Be (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

National Park Scented Candles Are Here for People Who Love the Great Indoors

Congratulations Everybody – ‘Dumpster Fire’ Is Now a Dictionary Entry. Here’s Why

New Jersey Teacher Struck by Lightning While Dismissing Students amid Nor’easter

Bones Found on South Pacific Island ‘99 Percent’ Likely to Be Amelia Earhart’s, Researcher Says

SONG OF THE DAY

Ferde Grofe – Grand Canyon Suite, Cloudburst

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