Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Energy News Digest for May 7, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS





HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

It’s ‘All Hands on Deck’ to Protect Columbia River Salmon from Invasive Northern Pike (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

Oregon DEQ Denies Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas Water Quality Permit (Oregonian, Portland)

Clark Public Utilities Board May Pick New Top Exec Tuesday (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Seattle Passes Electric Vehicle Readiness Requirements (Utility Dive – Love the European License Place in the Stock Photo)

Body of Unidentified Person Found in Shelton’s Goldsborough Creek (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Oregon DEQ Denies Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas Water Quality Permit
2.      Clark Public Utilities Board May Pick New Top Exec Tuesday
3.      Op/Ed: Snake River Dams — Setting the Record Straight
4.      Clallam Against Smart Meters Meeting Set for Wednesday in Port Angeles
5.      The Douglas Electric Cooperative Workers Responsible for Restoring the Power
6.      Massachusetts Communities Hit by Gas Blasts Get $80 Million to Fix Infrastructure
7.      It’s ‘All Hands on Deck’ to Protect Columbia River Salmon from Invasive Northern Pike
8.      With Tears in Their Eyes, Tri-Cities Students Set Their Fish Free. This Man Shows Why It Matters
9.      Saving Salmon: Planning Ahead to Improve Salmon Numbers
10.   Gray Whales Starving to Death in the Pacific Ocean. Scientists Want to Know Why
11.   Salish Sea Boat Noise Making It Difficult for Orcas to Hunt
12.   Separating the Sheep from the Goats: Invasive Mountain Goats Surpass Bighorn Sheep, Cause Issues in the Teton Range
13.   Editorial: Washington State Law Calling for Full Renewable Electricity Is Worthy Goal
14.   Greenlit: British Columbia Lighthouses Upgrading to Wind & Solar Power
15.   Wisconsin: We Energies Proposes Fee for Solar Customers – Again
16.   It’s Microsoft Vs. Comcast in Infrastructure Push to Expand Rural Broadband
17.   Microsoft Petitions FCC for White Spaces Rulemaking
18.   Broadband Economic Impact Bill Introduced
19.   5G Signal Could Jam Satellites That Help with Weather Forecasting
20.   Experts Assess Damage after First Cyberattack on U.S. Grid
21.   Seattle Passes Electric Vehicle Readiness Requirements
22.   This Instagram Account Protects Public Lands by Calling Out Abuse
23.   Microsoft Plans to Have Software Tools to Make Elections Secure Ready This Summer
24.   Body of Unidentified Person Found in Shelton’s Goldsborough Creek
25.   As The 737 MAX Crisis Drags On, Boeing’s CEO Faces Questions About His Own Future
26.   Amid Measles Outbreaks, States Consider Revoking Religious Vaccine Exemptions
27.   Weather Service Says Its Upgraded American Forecasting Model Is About Ready for Prime Time
28.   History of Respect Woven into Pendleton’s Partnership with Cowlitz Tribe

WORD OF THE DAY

Propitiate • \pro-PISH-ee-yate\ • verb - To gain or regain the favor or goodwill of: appease, conciliate

The famous “turkey drop” from ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ was no match for the “Ferret Drop” promotion of KFER radio one bleak, wintry December day. The promotion, meant to propitiate listeners who had been stiffed by the limited edition “ball of sisal twine” give-away, went horribly wrong when the helicopter pilot misread his instructions and hovered 1,000 feet above the mall parking lot (instead of the ten feet as directed in the crumpled and smudged instruction sheet.) Fortunately for the apparently ill-fated weasels, their leader fashioned a makeshift parachute from a discarded mascot costume…which delivered the lucky ferrets into a briar patch from which the fabled “Ferret Foundation” grew.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Oregon DEQ Denies Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas Water Quality Permit (Oregonian, Portland)


3.    Op/Ed: Snake River Dams — Setting the Record Straight (Capital Press)

4.    Clallam Against Smart Meters Meeting Set for Wednesday in Port Angeles (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

5.    The Douglas Electric Cooperative Workers Responsible for Restoring the Power (The World, Coos Bay, OR)

6.    Massachusetts Communities Hit by Gas Blasts Get $80 Million to Fix Infrastructure (Associated Press)

FISH & WILDLIFE

7.    It’s ‘All Hands on Deck’ to Protect Columbia River Salmon from Invasive Northern Pike (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

8.    With Tears in Their Eyes, Tri-Cities Students Set Their Fish Free. This Man Shows Why It Matters (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

9.    Saving Salmon: Planning Ahead to Improve Salmon Numbers (KIVI-TV, Boise, ID)

10. Gray Whales Starving to Death in the Pacific Ocean. Scientists Want to Know Why (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

11. Salish Sea Boat Noise Making It Difficult for Orcas to Hunt (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

12. Separating the Sheep from the Goats: Invasive Mountain Goats Surpass Bighorn Sheep, Cause Issues in the Teton Range (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

13. Editorial: Washington State Law Calling for Full Renewable Electricity Is Worthy Goal (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)

14. Greenlit: British Columbia Lighthouses Upgrading to Wind & Solar Power (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

15. Wisconsin: We Energies Proposes Fee for Solar Customers – Again (Utility Dive)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

16. It’s Microsoft Vs. Comcast in Infrastructure Push to Expand Rural Broadband (Marketwatch)

17. Microsoft Petitions FCC for White Spaces Rulemaking (MultiChannel News)

18. Broadband Economic Impact Bill Introduced (Multichannel News)

19. 5G Signal Could Jam Satellites That Help with Weather Forecasting (The Guardian, UK)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

20. Experts Assess Damage after First Cyberattack on U.S. Grid (E&E News)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

21. Seattle Passes Electric Vehicle Readiness Requirements (Utility Dive – Love the European License Place in the Stock Photo)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

22. This Instagram Account Protects Public Lands by Calling Out Abuse (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

23. Microsoft Plans to Have Software Tools to Make Elections Secure Ready This Summer (USA Today)

GENERAL NEWS

24. Body of Unidentified Person Found in Shelton’s Goldsborough Creek (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

25. As The 737 MAX Crisis Drags On, Boeing’s CEO Faces Questions About His Own Future (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

26. Amid Measles Outbreaks, States Consider Revoking Religious Vaccine Exemptions (National Public Radio)


28. History of Respect Woven into Pendleton’s Partnership with Cowlitz Tribe (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Selah Standoff Ends When Suspect Falls Through Ceiling

A Mysterious Force Has Been Blocking Car Key Fobs in This Small Ohio Town

First Moon Landing Manual Could Fetch $9 Million at Auction

That Coffee Cup Has Been Digitally Removed from ‘Game of Thrones’

SONG OF THE DAY

Ella Fitzgerald - How High the Moon

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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