Energy News Digest for April 30, 2018

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for April 30, 2018

Marine Forecast for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Olympic Mountain Forecast for Mason County

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

NuScale, Oregon’s Small-Nuke Company Wins $40 Million Federal Grant (Portland Business Journal, OR)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2018/04/27/oregon-small-nuke-company-nuscale-wins-40m-federal.html

Drilling Crews Search for More Leaks at Priest Rapids Dam (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/drilling-crews-search-more-leaks-priest-rapids-dam

First Steps toward Renegotiation of Columbia River Treaty Get Underway in Spokane (Revelstoke Review, BC)

https://www.revelstokereview.com/news/first-steps-toward-renegotiation-of-columbia-river-treaty-get-underway-in-spokane/

Mason County’s Taylor Shellfish Farm, Hama Hama Oysters Help Form Climate Coalition (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-county-s-taylor-shellfish-farm-hama-hama-oysters-help/article_1e6a1556-4a64-11e8-992e-cf5b04f8a2d2.html

Sprint & T-Mobile to Merge, in Bid to Remake Wireless Market (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/29/business/dealbook/sprint-tmobile-deal.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• NuScale, Oregon’s Small-Nuke Company Wins $40 Million Federal Grant
• Drilling Crews Search for More Leaks at Priest Rapids Dam
• First Steps toward Renegotiation of Columbia River Treaty Get Underway in Spokane
• Columbia River: Stanford Students Explore the Complexities of Creating Energy
• Editorial: Use Common Sense When Deciding Fate of Dams
• Avista Building $1.6 Million Corporate Plane Hangar at Spokane International Airport
• California Fines Pacific Gas & Electric $97.5 Million for Improper Talks in San Bruno Pipeline Case
• Mount Vernon Councilman to Run for Skagit PUD Board
• Former Bonneville Power Administration Employee to Seek Clark Utility Board Seat
• The Highs & Lows of American Electricity
• New York To Launch Utility Energy Registry This Summer in Data-Gathering Effort
• Florida: Jacksonville Mayor Will Not Offer JEA Privatization Plan
• New Mexico: Learning About Electricity
• India Says Electrified All Villages Ahead of Prime Minister’s Deadline
• Hoover Gets His Dam
• Op/Ed: This Is What Washington State’s Getting Wrong about Salmon Recovery
• The Solar Power Potential of Rooftops in the U-S
• Could Blockchain Tech Be the Future of Renewable Energy?
• Editorial: Wind, Sun, Electricity
• Sprint & T-Mobile to Merge, in Bid to Remake Wireless Market
• T-Mobile & Sprint CEOs Announce Merger with 7-Minute Explainer Touting Future 5G
• Inside The Alaska Broadband Company Whose Former CEO Is Charged with Wire Fraud
• Utilities, Oil Interests Clash over EV Policy at Conservative Policy Summit
• Mason County’s Taylor Shellfish Farm, Hama Hama Oysters Help Form Climate Coalition
• Study: Public Health Concerns Play Minor Role in Climate Change Lawsuits
• Video: Is Alexa Spying On You?
• Bill Gates Warns 30 Million People Could Die From Flu Pandemic if We Don’t Get It Together
• President Trump Calls on Montana Democrat to Resign in Fight Over Failed V.A. Nomination
• 3 Earthquakes Off Oregon Coast in 4 Days
• Get Ready for the Most Expensive Driving Season in Years
• 126 Pounds of Meth Found in Semi Carrying Starbucks Products from California to Spokane
• Centralia Man Arrested After Threatening Coach during Little League Baseball Game
• National Park Service Says Tourism Contributes $677 Million to Washington State Economy
• Camera Comes Loose during Bonney Lake Sewer Inspection. City Sues to Recover the $377,000 It Spent to Avoid a Big Mess

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Betwixt • \bi-TWICKTS\ • Adverb - Between

Betwixt or between

Redundant grammar, oh no!

Like Pete and repeat.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

NuScale, Oregon’s Small-Nuke Company Wins $40 Million Federal Grant (Portland Business Journal, OR)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2018/04/27/oregon-small-nuke-company-nuscale-wins-40m-federal.html

Drilling Crews Search for More Leaks at Priest Rapids Dam (Northwest Public Broadcasting)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/drilling-crews-search-more-leaks-priest-rapids-dam

First Steps toward Renegotiation of Columbia River Treaty Get Underway in Spokane (Revelstoke Review, BC)

https://www.revelstokereview.com/news/first-steps-toward-renegotiation-of-columbia-river-treaty-get-underway-in-spokane/

Columbia River: Stanford Students Explore the Complexities of Creating Energy (Stanford News)

https://news.stanford.edu/2018/04/27/exploring-complexities-creating-energy/

Editorial: Use Common Sense When Deciding Fate of Dams (Sunnyside Daily Sun, WA)

http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2018/apr/27/use-common-sense-when-deciding-fate-dams/

Avista Building $1.6 Million Corporate Plane Hangar at Spokane International Airport (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/28/avista-building-corporate-plane-hanger-at-spokane-/

California Fines Pacific Gas & Electric $97.5 Million for Improper Talks in San Bruno Pipeline Case (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-fines-pge-975m-for-improper-talks-in-san-bruno-pipeline-case/522367/

Mount Vernon Councilman to Run for Skagit PUD Board (Skagit Valley Herald, Mt Vernon, WA)

https://www.goskagit.com/news/mount-vernon-councilman-to-run-for-pud-board/article_d66f551e-1976-5578-97c6-dcbfd7f949f6.html

Former Bonneville Power Administration Employee to Seek Clark Utility Board Seat (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

https://www.columbian.com/news/2018/apr/27/former-bpa-employee-to-seek-utility-board-seat/

The Highs & Lows of American Electricity (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-04-28/u-s-electricity-prices-don-t-always-match-consumer-bills

New York To Launch Utility Energy Registry This Summer in Data-Gathering Effort (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-york-to-launch-utility-energy-registry-this-summer-in-data-gathering-ef/522266/

Florida: Jacksonville Mayor Will Not Offer JEA Privatization Plan (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/jacksonville-fla-mayor-will-not-offer-jea-privatization-plan

New Mexico: Learning About Electricity (Ruidoso News, NM)

https://www.ruidosonews.com/story/news/local/community/2018/04/27/learning-electricity/559207002/

India Says Electrified All Villages Ahead of Prime Minister’s Deadline (Reuters)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/india-says-electrified-villages-ahead-prime-ministers-deadline-094757623.html

Hoover Gets His Dam (Slate Magazine)

https://slate.com/briefing/2018/04/join-slates-open-thread-for-the-week-of-april-30.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Op/Ed: This Is What Washington State’s Getting Wrong about Salmon Recovery (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article209805289.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

The Solar Power Potential of Rooftops in the U-S (Forbes Magazine)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2018/04/29/the-solar-power-potential-of-rooftops-in-the-u-s/#5fa446ff5109

Could Blockchain Tech Be the Future of Renewable Energy? (The Merkle)

https://themerkle.com/could-blockchain-tech-be-the-future-of-renewable-energy/

Editorial: Wind, Sun, Electricity (Baker City Herald, OR)
http://www.bakercityherald.com/opinion/6199153-151/wind-sun-electricity

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Sprint & T-Mobile to Merge, in Bid to Remake Wireless Market (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/29/business/dealbook/sprint-tmobile-deal.html

T-Mobile & Sprint CEOs Announce Merger with 7-Minute Explainer Touting Future 5G (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/t-mobile-and-sprint-ceos-announce-merger-with-7-minute-explainer-touting-future-5g/

Inside The Alaska Broadband Company Whose Former CEO Is Charged with Wire Fraud (Anchorage Daily News, AK)

https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2018/04/28/it-sounded-too-good-to-be-true-inside-the-alaska-broadband-company-whose-former-ceo-is-charged-with-wire-fraud/

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

Utilities, Oil Interests Clash over EV Policy at Conservative Policy Summit (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/utilities-oil-interests-clash-over-ev-policy-at-conservative-policy-summit/522424/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Mason County’s Taylor Shellfish Farm, Hama Hama Oysters Help Form Climate Coalition (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-county-s-taylor-shellfish-farm-hama-hama-oysters-help/article_1e6a1556-4a64-11e8-992e-cf5b04f8a2d2.html

Study: Public Health Concerns Play Minor Role in Climate Change Lawsuits (U-S News & World Report)

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-care-news/articles/2018-04-27/study-public-health-concerns-play-minor-role-in-climate-change-lawsuits

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

Video: Is Alexa Spying On You? Hackers have found a way to eavesdrop on your conversations through Alexa’s listen feature. (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/video/is-alexa-spying-on-you/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

Bill Gates Warns 30 Million People Could Die From Flu Pandemic if We Don’t Get It Together (Gizmodo)

https://gizmodo.com/bill-gates-warns-30-million-people-could-die-from-flu-p-1825615528/amp

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

President Trump Calls on Montana Democrat to Resign in Fight Over Failed V.A. Nomination (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/28/us/politics/trump-tester-jackson-va.html

GENERAL NEWS

3 Earthquakes Off Oregon Coast in 4 Days (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

https://www.kgw.com/amp/article?section=news&subsection=local&headline=3-earthquakes-off-oregon-coast-in-4-days&contentId=283-547189404

Get Ready for the Most Expensive Driving Season in Years (CNBC)

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/30/get-ready-for-the-most-expensive-driving-season-in-years.html

126 Pounds of Meth Found in Semi Carrying Starbucks Products from California to Spokane (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2018/04/27/126-pounds-of-meth-found-in-semi-carrying-starbucks-products-from-california-to-spokane/amp/

Centralia Man Arrested After Threatening Coach during Little League Baseball Game (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://amp.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article210103169.html

National Park Service Says Tourism Contributes $677 Million to Washington State Economy (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/national-park-says-tourism-contributes-677-million-to-washington-economy/

Camera Comes Loose during Bonney Lake Sewer Inspection. City Sues to Recover the $377,000 It Spent to Avoid a Big Mess (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://amp.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article210023249.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Incredible New Photo Shows Mars Bathed in Dramatic Light

https://mashable.com/2018/04/26/new-photo-mars-dramatic-light/

Auburn Police Rescue Litter of Kittens Duct Taped in Abandoned Box

http://q13fox.com/2018/04/27/auburn-police-rescue-litter-of-kittens-duct-taped-in-abandoned-box/

Oof! Uhh! Mom? Meet the Peewee Powerlifters

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/style/is-it-safe-for-kids-to-power-lift.html

Wayward Cat Captured at JFK Airport after a Week on the Lam

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/29/wayward-cat-captured-at-jfk-airport-after-a-week-o/

SONG OF THE DAY

The Weight - The Band

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFqb1I-hiHE

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Small Craft Advisory for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Weather Forecast for April 27, 2018

Marine Forecast for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Olympic Mountain Forecast for Mason County

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Avista’s Three-Year Rate Plan Denied by Washington State Regulators – Small Electric Increase Approved (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/26/avistas-three-year-rate-plan-denied-by-washington-/

Solar Panels on Farmland? In Central Washington, That Stirs a Fight. (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/solar-panels-on-farmland-in-central-washington-that-stirs-a-fight/

Just Like Last Year, Sea Lions at Willamette Falls Hammering Wild Winter Steelhead Run (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/440611.aspx

Editorial: Will Washington Voters Warm to a New Carbon Tax Initiative? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/will-washington-voters-warm-to-a-new-carbon-tax-initiative/

Tesla’s Foe in Fight over Electric Vehicle Rebate: Utilities (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-27/tesla-s-foe-in-fight-over-electric-vehicle-rebate-utilities

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Avista’s Three-Year Rate Plan Denied by Washington State Regulators – Small Electric Increase Approved
• Northwest Tribes Noticeably Absent in Columbia River Treaty Renegotiations
• Decision on Okanogan PUD General Manager Could Come Monday
• California: Can a City Ditch the Power Company? Not without a Fight
• Editorial: Bitcoin Miners May Threaten the Pacific NW’s Low-Cost Power
• Editorial: You May Be Able to Opt Out of Smart Meters
• Connecticut: Regulators Investigate a Nearly Doubled Increase in Utility’s Power Shut-Offs
• Perry Begins Doling Out Millions in Bid to Save Nuclear Power
• Just Like Last Year, Sea Lions at Willamette Falls Hammering Wild Winter Steelhead Run
• Federal Bill to Protect Columbia, Snake Dams — And Keep Your Power Rates Down — Passes House
• Yakamas Release Lamprey – Tribe, Others Celebrate Eel-Like Fish Contribution to Yakima River
• Lowland Lake Fishing Season Starts Saturday
• Save The Bees: Citizen Scientists Asked To Track Bumble Bees In Pacific Northwest
• Solar Panels on Farmland? In Central Washington, That Stirs a Fight.
• Arizona Utilities Cautious over Costs, Reliability for Proposed 80% Clean Energy Mandate
• Poo Power: Is It Time To Embrace Our Waste as a Source of Renewable Energy?
• Rural Oregon Joins Push for Faster Internet
• Microsoft’s Cloud Has Business Booming Again
• AT&T Thinks Fiber Makes More Sense than Fixed 5G
• Op/Ed: Net Neutrality Is Vital – But So Is Rural Broadband
• Tesla’s Foe in Fight over Electric Vehicle Rebate: Utilities
• Energy Use Disaggregation Is Coming. Here Are Three Ways Utilities Can Make the Most of It.
• Kittitas County to Expand Water Metering Program
• Editorial: Will Washington Voters Warm to a New Carbon Tax Initiative?
• As Climate Change Zaps Their Snow, Winter Sports Fans Seek to Change Washington
• Have We Underestimated the Power of the Hashtag?
• What the Mona Lisa Tells Us about Art in the Instagram Era
• Dr. Pepper Must Face Suit over Ginger Ale Labeling
• This Is What a Perfect Professional Email Signature Looks Like
• WSU Halts Research into Marijuana Breath Test in Fear of Trump Administration Reversal on Pot Enforcement
• How a Genealogy Website Led to the Alleged Golden State Killer
• Herrera Beutler Pushes Distillery Tribal Bill – Lawmaker Says 1834 Prohibition Stymies Opportunity
• With 14 Ballots Left to Count, Races for Shelton City Council Decided
• Mason Transit Plans for Highway 3 Roundabout near Belfair
• Consultant Recommends Belfair Bypass Connectors
• Bill Cosby, Once Beloved ‘America’s Dad,’ Convicted of Sexual Assault
• Shelton Fourth-Graders Take On High School Courses
• Three Questions for the Seahawks as the NFL Draft Enters Its Second Day

WORD OF THE DAY

Footle • \FOO-tul\ • Verb - 1: To talk or act foolishly 2: to waste time: trifle, fool

“MISTER Peebles, stop your footling around,” bellowed the master sergeant to the fresh-faced recruit. For some reason the combination of Peebles and Footle made the observing General laugh…thinking what a wonderful name that would be for a pub in his West Virginia home town.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Avista’s Three-Year Rate Plan Denied by Washington State Regulators – Small Electric Increase Approved (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/26/avistas-three-year-rate-plan-denied-by-washington-/

Northwest Tribes Noticeably Absent in Columbia River Treaty Renegotiations (KLCC Radio, Eugene, OR)

http://klcc.org/post/northwest-tribes-noticeably-absent-columbia-river-treaty-renegotiations

Decision on Okanogan PUD General Manager Could Come Monday (Omak Chronicle, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.omakchronicle.com/news/2018/apr/26/decision-pud-general-manager-could-come-monday/

California: Can a City Ditch the Power Company? Not without a Fight (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/27/business/energy-environment/electricity-san-diego.html

Editorial: Bitcoin Miners May Threaten the Pacific NW’s Low-Cost Power (Capital Ag Press)

http://www.capitalpress.com/Opinion/Editorials/20180426/editorial-bitcoin-miners-may-threaten-nws-low-cost-power

Editorial: You May Be Able to Opt Out of Smart Meters – State utilities commission requires private & inverstor-owned (sic) utilities to offer opt-out (Sunnyside Daily Sun, WA)

http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2018/apr/20/you-may-be-able-opt-out-smart-meters/

Connecticut: Regulators Investigate a Nearly Doubled Increase in Utility’s Power Shut-Offs (Associated Press)

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/27/regulators-investigate-increase-in-utilitys-power-/

Perry Begins Doling Out Millions in Bid to Save Nuclear Power (Washington Examiner, Daily on Energy)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2018/04/perry-begins-doling-out-millions-in-bid.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Just Like Last Year, Sea Lions at Willamette Falls Hammering Wild Winter Steelhead Run (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/440611.aspx

Federal Bill to Protect Columbia, Snake Dams — And Keep Your Power Rates Down — Passes House (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article209832824.html

Yakamas Release Lamprey – Tribe, Others Celebrate Eel-Like Fish Contribution to Yakima River (Sunnyside Daily Sun, WA)

http://www.dailysunnews.com/news/2018/apr/23/yakamas-release-lamprey/

Lowland Lake Fishing Season Starts Saturday (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2018/04/lowland-lake-fishing-season-starts.html

Save The Bees: Citizen Scientists Asked To Track Bumble Bees In Pacific Northwest (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/27/save-the-bees-citizen-scientists-asked-to-track-bu/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Solar Panels on Farmland? In Central Washington, That Stirs a Fight. (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/solar-panels-on-farmland-in-central-washington-that-stirs-a-fight/

Arizona Utilities Cautious over Costs, Reliability for Proposed 80% Clean Energy Mandate (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/arizona-utilities-cautious-over-costs-reliability-for-proposed-80-clean-e/522261/

Poo Power: Is It Time To Embrace Our Waste as a Source of Renewable Energy? (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/bristols-green-energy/2018/apr/26/poo-power-is-it-time-to-embrace-our-waste-as-a-source-of-renewable-energy

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Rural Oregon Joins Push for Faster Internet (Walla Walla Union Bulletin, WA)

http://www.union-bulletin.com/news/local_governments/umatilla_county/rural-oregon-joins-push-for-faster-internet/article_0888b924-48aa-11e8-9409-5b5afd3aba01.html

Microsoft’s Cloud Has Business Booming Again (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/26/technology/microsoft-cloud-quarterly-report.html

AT&T Thinks Fiber Makes More Sense than Fixed 5G (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Thinks-Fiber-Makes-More-Sense-Than-Fixed-5G-141708

Op/Ed: Net Neutrality Is Vital – But So Is Rural Broadband (Anchorage Daily News, AK)

https://www.adn.com/opinions/national-opinions/2018/04/26/net-neutrality-is-vital-but-so-is-rural-broadband/

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

Tesla’s Foe in Fight over Electric Vehicle Rebate: Utilities (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-27/tesla-s-foe-in-fight-over-electric-vehicle-rebate-utilities

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy Use Disaggregation Is Coming. Here Are Three Ways Utilities Can Make the Most of It. (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/energy-use-disaggregation-is-coming-here-are-three-ways-utilities-can-make/522267/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Kittitas County to Expand Water Metering Program (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

https://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/county-to-expand-water-metering-program/article_40ffb62e-5361-5f29-9ffc-68e365a87ca3.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Editorial: Will Washington Voters Warm to a New Carbon Tax Initiative? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/will-washington-voters-warm-to-a-new-carbon-tax-initiative/

As Climate Change Zaps Their Snow, Winter Sports Fans Seek to Change Washington (McClatchy News)

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/article209706434.html

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

Have We Underestimated the Power of the Hashtag? (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/have-we-underestimated-the-power-of-the-hashtag/

What the Mona Lisa Tells Us about Art in the Instagram Era (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/27/arts/design/mona-lisa-instagram-art.html

Dr. Pepper Must Face Suit over Ginger Ale Labeling (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/dr-pepper-must-face-suit-over-ginger-ale-labeling/

This Is What a Perfect Professional Email Signature Looks Like (Grammarly)

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/email-signature-tips/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

WSU Halts Research into Marijuana Breath Test in Fear of Trump Administration Reversal on Pot Enforcement (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/25/wsu-halts-research-into-marijuana-breath-test-in-f/#/0

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

How a Genealogy Website Led to the Alleged Golden State Killer (Atlantic Magazine)

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/04/golden-state-killer-east-area-rapist-dna-genealogy/559070/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Herrera Beutler Pushes Distillery Tribal Bill – Lawmaker Says 1834 Prohibition Stymies Opportunity (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2018/apr/26/herrera-beutler-pushes-distillery-tribal-bill/

GENERAL NEWS

With 14 Ballots Left to Count, Races for Shelton City Council Decided (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/with-ballots-left-to-count-races-for-shelton-city-council/article_813d76b4-49ab-11e8-a967-53837e098b78.html

Mason Transit Plans for Highway 3 Roundabout near Belfair (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2018/04/26/mason-transit-plans-highway-roundabout/554841002/

Consultant Recommends Belfair Bypass Connectors (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/communities/mason/2018/04/26/consultant-recommends-belfair-bypass-connectors/552353002/

Bill Cosby, Once Beloved ‘America’s Dad,’ Convicted of Sexual Assault (Reuters)

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-cosby/bill-cosby-once-beloved-americas-dad-convicted-of-sexual-assault-idUSKBN1HX1B7

Shelton Fourth-Graders Take On High School Courses (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/communities/mason/2018/04/23/shelton-fourth-graders-take-high-school-courses/543550002/

Three Questions for the Seahawks as the NFL Draft Enters Its Second Day (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/three-questions-for-the-seahawks-as-the-nfl-draft-enters-its-second-day/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Winning Wildlife Photo Disqualified Because of Suspected Fake Anteater

https://gizmodo.com/winning-wildlife-photo-disqualified-because-of-suspecte-1825594611

Theater Accidentally Plays Horror Movie Trailer before Peter Rabbit, Families Run Out Screaming

https://gizmodo.com/theater-accidentally-plays-horror-movie-trailer-before-1825592621

Brought Back to Life! Two of Four Kittens Saved from Chesapeake IHOP Fire

http://wtkr.com/2018/04/25/brought-back-to-life-kittens-saved-from-chesapeake-ihop-fire/

ABBA Announce First New Music Since 1982

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43924609

SONG OF THE DAY

ABBA – Money, Money, Money

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

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Citing Costs, U-S House Votes to Halt Additional Water Spills for Salmon (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/25/citing-cost-house-blocks-breaching-of-snake-river-/

Brad Sawatzke Named Energy Northwest CEO (Energy Northwest)

https://www.energy-northwest.com/whoweare/news-and-info/Pages/NR-18-04-New-Energy-Northwest-CEO-Announced.aspx

A Proposed Silicon Smelter in Northeast Washington Has Neighbors Worried About Pollution & Health (Inlander, Spokane, WA)

https://www.inlander.com/spokane/a-proposed-silicon-smelter-in-northeast-washington-hasneighbors-worried-about-pollution-and-potential-health-impacts/Content?oid=9504983

Longview Supercomputer Project Leader for MiningSky Inc. Headed to Prison (Longview Daily News, WA)

https://tdn.com/news/local/longview-supercomputer-project-leader-headed-for-prison/article_ac9cf97d-45cd-579f-817a-48cea7ad9d0b.html

Washington State to End Tax Exemptions for ‘Green’ Vehicles (Associated Press)

http://q13fox.com/2018/04/26/washington-state-to-end-tax-exemptions-for-green-vehicles/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Brad Sawatzke Named Energy Northwest CEO (Energy Northwest)
• Can Puerto Rico Recover from Maria Before the Next Storm Hits?
• Washington State’s Move Over Law Expanding to Include Linemen
• Mothballed Reactors: Fight over South Carolina Utility Fees
• Grant PUD Installing New Meters
• Inside & Outside Directors Elected to Executive Board
• PUD Commissioners Gott & Janda Elected to Energy NW Board
• Callaghan, Grays Harbor PUD Commissioner Elected to Energy Northwest Executive Board
• Lewis County PUD Commissioner Elected President of State Association
• Citing Costs, U-S House Votes to Halt Additional Water Spills for Salmon
• U-S House OKs Newhouse Bill to Protect Dams, Advocates Warn It Will “Push Salmon Closer To Extinction”
• Columbia & Snake River Dam Protection Bill Passes U-S House Vote
• U-S House Passes Bill Rejecting Court-Ordered Snake River Dam Spills to Help Fish
• Bishop, McMorris Rodgers Praise House Passage of Bill to Save Western Ratepayers Millions
• It’s Not Just About Culverts – The Most Important Washington Lawsuit You Have Never Heard Of
• A Proposed Silicon Smelter in Northeast Washington Has Neighbors Worried About Pollution & Health
• California: Tule Wind Project Knocked Offline
• Iowa Wind Turbine Blade Plant Plans to Rehire Dozens of Laid-Off Workers
• Renewable Energy Subsidies Decline as Tax Credits, Other Policies Diminish
• Longview Supercomputer Project Leader for MiningSky Inc. Headed to Prison
• Port of Woodland Pursues $1 Million Rural High-Speed Internet Plan
• A Former Top Wall Street Regulator Turns to the Blockchain
• Washington State to End Tax Exemptions for ‘Green’ Vehicles
• Nest To Provide 1 Million Smart Thermostats to Low-Income Homes
• French President Macron Breaks with Trump on Climate Change: ‘There’s No Planet B’
• How to Perfect the Art of Connecting With Your Community & Encouraging Authentic Engagement
• Public Lands Crucial for U-S Senator Tester, MT
• Passerby Pulls Amputee from Johns Prairie Road House Fire
• Small Tremor Strikes Off Oregon Coast
• Sierra Pacific Donates Lumber, Windows to House Shelton Veteran Severely Injured in Bomb Blast
• Report Slams Problems at Hanford Nuclear Waste Site
• Kevin Schmelzlen Announces Bid for Mason County Commissioner

WORD OF THE DAY

Debutant • \DEB-yoo-tawnt\ • Noun - One making a debut

The new employee was shaking in his freshly–shined loafers. His first task was to make a twenty minute presentation to the board of directors on the duties of his position. For a debutant, having the entire job description being listed as “other duties as assigned,” was daunting enough…but to hold forth for 20 minutes on his mysterious duties was the figurative “Mount Everest” of public speaking.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Brad Sawatzke Named Energy Northwest CEO (Energy Northwest)

https://www.energy-northwest.com/whoweare/news-and-info/Pages/NR-18-04-New-Energy-Northwest-CEO-Announced.aspx

Can Puerto Rico Recover from Maria Before the Next Storm Hits? (Atlantic Magazine)

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/04/puerto-ricos-next-public-health-challenges/558896/

Washington State’s Move Over Law Expanding to Include Linemen (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/38040673/wa-move-over-law-expanding-to-include-linemen

Mothballed Reactors: Fight over South Carolina Utility Fees (Associated Press)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/mothballed-reactors-fight-over-south-carolina-utility-fees/2018/04/25/383cb388-48cc-11e8-8082-105a446d19b8_story.html

Grant PUD Installing New Meters (Star of the Grand Coulee, WA)

http://www.grandcoulee.com/story/2018/04/25/news/pud-installing-new-meters/10288.html

Inside & Outside Directors Elected to Executive Board (Energy Northwest)

https://www.energy-northwest.com/whoweare/news-and-info/Pages/NR-18-03---Inside-and-Outside-Directors-Elected-to-Executive-Board.aspx

PUD Commissioners Gott & Janda Elected to Energy NW Board (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/30279

Callaghan, Grays Harbor PUD Commissioner Elected to Energy Northwest Executive Board (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://kbkw.com/pud-commissioner-elected-to-energy-northwest-executive-board-2/

Lewis County PUD Commissioner Elected President of State Association (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2018/04/lewis-county-pud-commissioner-elected.html

TAKE ME TO THE RIVER

Citing Costs, U-S House Votes to Halt Additional Water Spills for Salmon (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/apr/25/citing-cost-house-blocks-breaching-of-snake-river-/

U-S House OKs Newhouse Bill to Protect Dams, Advocates Warn It Will “Push Salmon Closer To Extinction” (Associated Press)

https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/state_news/us-house-oks-newhouse-bill-to-protect-dams-advocates-warn/article_613721ed-22bc-5298-ae0d-85bc6b5cd994.html

Columbia & Snake River Dam Protection Bill Passes U-S House Vote (NCW Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

https://www.ncwlife.com/23537-2/

U-S House Passes Bill Rejecting Court-Ordered Snake River Dam Spills to Help Fish (Portland Business Journal, OR)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2018/04/26/house-passes-bill-rejecting-court-ordered-snake.html

Bishop, McMorris Rodgers Praise House Passage of Bill to Save Western Ratepayers Millions (U-S House Committee on Natural Resources)

https://naturalresources.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=404583

FISH & WILDLIFE

It’s Not Just About Culverts – The Most Important Washington Lawsuit You Have Never Heard Of (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/967315/washington-native-american-tribes-salmon-case/?

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

A Proposed Silicon Smelter in Northeast Washington Has Neighbors Worried About Pollution & Health (Inlander, Spokane, WA)

https://www.inlander.com/spokane/a-proposed-silicon-smelter-in-northeast-washington-hasneighbors-worried-about-pollution-and-potential-health-impacts/Content?oid=9504983

California: Tule Wind Project Knocked Offline (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/energy-green/sd-fi-tule-offline-20180425-story.html

Iowa Wind Turbine Blade Plant Plans to Rehire Dozens of Laid-Off Workers (Associated Press)

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2018/04/26/siemens-gamesa-fort-madison-iowa-wind-turbine-blade-plant-rehiring-laid-off-workers/553951002/

Renewable Energy Subsidies Decline as Tax Credits, Other Policies Diminish (U-S Energy Information Administration)

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=35952

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Longview Supercomputer Project Leader for MiningSky Inc. Headed to Prison (Longview Daily News, WA)

https://tdn.com/news/local/longview-supercomputer-project-leader-headed-for-prison/article_ac9cf97d-45cd-579f-817a-48cea7ad9d0b.html

Port of Woodland Pursues $1 Million Rural High-Speed Internet Plan (Longview Daily News, WA)

https://tdn.com/news/local/port-of-woodland-pursues-million-rural-high-speed-internet-plan/article_c02669ad-5506-5d71-b9f2-6695e961a444.html

A Former Top Wall Street Regulator Turns to the Blockchain (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/22/technology/gensler-mit-blockchain.html

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

Washington State to End Tax Exemptions for ‘Green’ Vehicles (Associated Press)

http://q13fox.com/2018/04/26/washington-state-to-end-tax-exemptions-for-green-vehicles/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Nest To Provide 1 Million Smart Thermostats to Low-Income Homes (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/nest-to-provide-1m-smart-thermostats-to-low-income-homes/522124/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

French President Macron Breaks with Trump on Climate Change: ‘There’s No Planet B’ (NBC News)

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/french-president-macron-breaks-trump-climate-change-there-s-no-n869041

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

How to Perfect the Art of Connecting With Your Community & Encouraging Authentic Engagement (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/how-to-perfect-the-art-of-connecting-with-your-community-and-encouraging-authentic-engagement/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Public Lands Crucial for U-S Senator Tester, MT (Politico Morning Energy)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2018/04/public-lands-crucial-for-u-s-senator.html

GENERAL NEWS

Passerby Pulls Amputee from Johns Prairie Road House Fire (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/30291

Small Tremor Strikes Off Oregon Coast (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2018/04/small_tremor_strikes_off_orego.html

Sierra Pacific Donates Lumber, Windows to House Shelton Veteran Severely Injured in Bomb Blast (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/sierra-pacific-donates-lumber-windows-to-house-shelton-veteran-severely/article_46798b6c-48d4-11e8-b70d-3fa63f436999.html

Report Slams Problems at Hanford Nuclear Waste Site (Associated Press)

http://www.khq.com/story/38043179/report-slams-problems-at-hanford-nuclear-waste-site

Kevin Schmelzlen Announces Bid for Mason County Commissioner (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/30282

CONJUNCTION JUNCTION – DIVERSIONS

‘Fake’ Gold Rush Coin Declared Real: ‘It’s Like Finding an Original Picasso at a Garage Sale’

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Fake-1854-Gold-Rush-coin-Half-Eagle-San-Francisco-12864134.php

‘Schoolhouse Rock’ Composer & Musician Bob Dorough Dies at 94

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/04/24/schoolhouse-rock-composer-and-musician-bob-dorough-dies-94/545879002/

‘Tase Me, And You’ll See What Happens,’ An American Airlines Flier Said. Police Did — 10 Times.

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/tase-me-and-youll-see-what-happens-an-american-airlines-flier-said-police-did-10-times/

Epic Deluge in Kauai May Have Broken All-Time U-S Rainfall Record, with 4 Feet in 24 Hours

https://mashable.com/2018/04/26/kauai-24-hour-rainfall-record/

SONG OF THE DAY

Talking Heads - Take Me to the River

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ar2VHW1i2w

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