Programming Note
May 16 & 17,
the Energy News Digest will be getting sand between its toes, in the car, the
hotel room, and eventually at home. Yes, sand gets everywhere. I said something
stupid one day about the beach, “I love it here. Except for all the sand, of
course.”
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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Puget Sound Energy Announces
Planned Closures of Customer Service Offices Because ‘Customer Habits Are
Changing’ – Includes: Bellingham, Ellensburg, Freeland, Oak Harbor, Olympia,
Tacoma & Vashon Island (Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Push Is on to Tear Down Dams to Save Salmon & Orcas. Why
These People Say It’s a Bad Idea (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Puget Sound Dam Jeopardizing Salmon, Endangered Orcas
(KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
California Sues to Sink Planned
Expansion of Shasta Dam (Courthouse News Service)
Asotin PUD to Take Over Clarkston Sewer (Lewiston Tribune,
ID)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Puget Sound Energy Announces Planned Closures of
Customer Service Offices Because ‘Customer Habits Are Changing’
2.
Push Is on to Tear Down Dams to Save Salmon
& Orcas. Why These People Say It’s a Bad Idea
3.
Editorial: Study of Snake River Dams Waste of
Tax Dollars
4.
California Sues to Sink Planned Expansion of
Shasta Dam
5.
Editorial: Selling Off the Bonneville Power
Administration Transmission System Is Shortsighted
6.
NorthWestern Announces Stipulation, Settlement
Agreement in Montana Electric General Rate Review
7.
Maine: Power Companies & Their Critics Clash
Over Proposal for Consumer-Owned Utility
8.
United Kingdom: Smart Meters – Why They Are
Driving Some People Mad
9.
How Arcane Accounting Rules Could Help Save
Coal-Heavy Utilities
10.
Puget Sound Dam Jeopardizing Salmon, Endangered
Orcas
11.
Tribes Seek Ban on Public Hunting of Revered
Grizzly Bears
12.
U.S. Consumers Sue Bumble Bee, Chicken of the
Sea, Starkist Over ‘Dolphin-Safe’ Tuna Claims
13.
Wild Pigs Causing ‘Ecological Disaster’ as They
Spread Rapidly across Canada, Survey Says
14.
Feral Parrots Are Taking Over America
15.
Oregon: Energy Storage Firm Completes Eugene
Water & Electric Board Project
16.
Tax Credit Phaseout Encourages More Wind Power
Plants to Be Added by End of the Year
17.
Asotin PUD to Take Over Clarkston Sewer
18.
Future Tri-Cities Area Reservoir to Be Used as
Central Storage
19.
911 Outage for Grays Harbor Comcast Customers
20.
The Fastest & Slowest Internet in the U.S.
21.
Tribes Across Country Push for Better Internet
Access
22.
Rise of Smaller Rivals Throws Up Fresh Challenge
to Bitcoin
23.
U.S. Senate Moves Forward on Plan to Develop
Electric Vehicle Supply Chain
24.
The Real Reason You’re Not Driving an Electric
Car
25.
Op/Ed: Electric Vehicles Mean More Power to You
26.
‘You Idiots’: Bill Nye’s Fiery Message to
Leaders Stalling on Climate Change
27.
Energy-Intensive Cannabis Industry to Boost
Demand on Electric Grid in Michigan
28.
Study Finds U.S. Journalism Is Becoming More
Subjective
29.
Day Two of Mason County Candidate Filing Week
30.
Oregon Sees Huge Windfall in Tax Revenue
31.
Two Small Planes Crashed in Alaska. Here’s Why
Few Experts Were Surprised.
32.
Before Ethiopian Crash, Boeing Resisted Pilots’
Calls for Aggressive Steps on 737 MAX
33.
Half of Americans Don’t Know About the Fatal
Boeing Crashes & Most Say Ticket Price Is More Important Anyway
34.
Poulsbo Man Sentenced for Olympia Crash That
Killed Teen
35.
Brinnon ShrimpFest Returns Memorial Day Weekend
WORD OF THE DAY
Debutant • \DEB-yoo-tawnt\ • Noun - One making a debut
The new employee was literally shaking in his boots. His
first task was to make a twenty-minute presentation to the board of directors
on the duties of his position. For a debutant, with the entire job description
listed as “other duties as assigned,” the speaking engagement was daunting
enough. To hold forth for 20 minutes on his mysterious duties was the figurative
“Mount Everest” of public speaking.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
2.
Push Is on to Tear Down Dams to Save Salmon &
Orcas. Why These People Say It’s a Bad Idea (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
3.
Editorial: Study of Snake River Dams Waste of
Tax Dollars (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
4.
California Sues to Sink Planned Expansion of
Shasta Dam (Courthouse News Service)
5.
Editorial: Selling Off the Bonneville Power
Administration Transmission System Is Shortsighted (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin,
WA)
6.
NorthWestern Announces Stipulation, Settlement
Agreement in Montana Electric General Rate Review (Daily Energy Insider)
7.
Maine: Power Companies & Their Critics Clash
Over Proposal for Consumer-Owned Utility (Portland Press-Herald, ME)
8.
United Kingdom: Smart Meters – Why They Are
Driving Some People Mad (British Broadcasting Corporation)
9.
How Arcane Accounting Rules Could Help Save
Coal-Heavy Utilities (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
10. Puget
Sound Dam Jeopardizing Salmon, Endangered Orcas (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
11. Tribes
Seek Ban on Public Hunting of Revered Grizzly Bears (Associated Press)
12. U.S.
Consumers Sue Bumble Bee, Chicken of the Sea, Starkist Over ‘Dolphin-Safe’ Tuna
Claims (Reuters)
13. Wild
Pigs Causing ‘Ecological Disaster’ as They Spread Rapidly across Canada, Survey
Says (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
14. Feral
Parrots Are Taking Over America (Gizmodo)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
15. Oregon:
Energy Storage Firm Completes Eugene Water & Electric Board Project (Daily
Energy Insider)
16. Tax
Credit Phaseout Encourages More Wind Power Plants to Be Added by End of the Year
(U.S. Energy Information Administration)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
17. Asotin
PUD to Take Over Clarkston Sewer (Lewiston Tribune, ID)
18. Future
Tri-Cities Area Reservoir to Be Used as Central Storage (KNDO/KNDU-TV,
Tri-Cities, WA)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
19. 911
Outage for Grays Harbor Comcast Customers (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
21. Tribes
Across Country Push for Better Internet Access (Associated Press)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
22. Rise
of Smaller Rivals Throws Up Fresh Challenge to Bitcoin (Reuters)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
23. U.S.
Senate Moves Forward on Plan to Develop Electric Vehicle Supply Chain (Reuters)
24. The
Real Reason You’re Not Driving an Electric Car (Washington Post)
25. Op/Ed:
Electric Vehicles Mean More Power to You (Bloomberg News)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
26. ‘You
Idiots’: Bill Nye’s Fiery Message to Leaders Stalling on Climate Change (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
27. Energy-Intensive
Cannabis Industry to Boost Demand on Electric Grid in Michigan (Crain’s Detroit
Business, MI)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
28. Study
Finds U.S. Journalism Is Becoming More Subjective (Courthouse News Service)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
29. Day
Two of Mason County Candidate Filing Week (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
30. Oregon
Sees Huge Windfall in Tax Revenue (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
31. Two
Small Planes Crashed in Alaska. Here’s Why Few Experts Were Surprised. (NY
Times)
32. Before
Ethiopian Crash, Boeing Resisted Pilots’ Calls for Aggressive Steps on 737 MAX
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
33. Half
of Americans Don’t Know About the Fatal Boeing Crashes & Most Say Ticket
Price Is More Important Anyway (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
34. Poulsbo
Man Sentenced for Olympia Crash That Killed Teen (Olympian, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
35. Brinnon
ShrimpFest Returns Memorial Day Weekend (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Lena Horne Dies At 92; Singer &
Civil Rights Activist Who Broke Barriers
Claude Monet Haystack Painting Fetches $110.7 Million at NY
Auction
Company Offers $1,000, Free Internet for Playing 50 Hours of
‘Fortnite’
Missouri Town’s Tires Aren’t Safe from Richard, an Angry
Wild Turkey
SONGS OF THE DAY
Lena Horne – Yesterday When I Was Young
Lena Horne – Stormy Weather (2002 rerelease)
Lena Horne – Stormy Weather (Soundtrack)
LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY
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organizations update their websites regularly, which may result in broken
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