Monday, June 24, 2019

Energy News Digest for June 24, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS





HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Oregon Republican Lawmakers Continue Climate Bill Boycott (Associated Press)

Nuclear Power Plant near Richland Is Back on the Grid Just in Time for Peak Power Demand (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

California Wildfire Fund Would Put Aside $21 Billion for Damage Claims (NY Times)

Central Washington Stepping Up to Produce Renewable Energy (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

Olympic National Park Plans More Mountain Goat Roundups (Associated Press)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      Nuclear Power Plant near Richland Is Back on the Grid Just in Time for Peak Power Demand
2.      California Wildfire Fund Would Put Aside $21 Billion for Damage Claims
3.      Power Cut South of Belfair After Car Shears Off Power Pole
4.      Wrongful Death Lawsuit Alleges Snohomish PUD Negligent in Fatal Fire
5.      40 Straight Years - Review by Washington State Auditor Shows High Standards in Finance, Operations
6.      Next Round of Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas Public Hearings Planned for Southwest Oregon
7.      General Electric to Scrap California Natural Gas Power Plant 20 Years Early
8.      Some Arizona Electric Utilities Are Shutting Off the Power despite Emergency Rule
9.      Hydro One Chairman Tom Woods Stepping Down from Board at the End of July
10.   Bonneville Power Administration Powers Up Future Energy Industry Workers
11.   Texas: Man Electrocuted While Trying to Steal Copper from Transformer in Dallas
12.   Olympic National Park Plans More Mountain Goat Roundups
13.   Pod of Killer Whales Makes Rare Visit to Monterey Bay
14.   Warmer Waters Mess with the Northeast’s Cod-Given Right to Fish
15.   Invasive Goldfish Draw Concern from Wildlife Officials
16.   ‘We Have a Lot of Shared Values’: Loggers, Environmentalists Team Up in Fight against Wildfires
17.   When Water Demand Rises, This Montana Town Invests in Forests
18.   Central Washington Stepping Up to Produce Renewable Energy
19.   How Solar Could Make Washington State Tribes Energy Independent
20.   What’s Next for Washington State’s 2045 Green Energy Goal? The Legislature Set the Goal, But How Does the State Actually Get There?
21.   Editorial: Community Solar – Sun Setting on Attempts to Fan Coal’s Embers
22.   Four States Updated Their Renewable Portfolio Standards in the First Half of 2019
23.   Arizona Fire Highlights Challenges for Energy Storage
24.   Verizon, Amazon Web Services Outages Reported Throughout Northeastern U.S.
25.   Mapping or Reality – The Penn State Broadband Study
26.   Are Americans Getting Enough Fiber?
27.   5G Phones & Your Health: What You Need to Know
28.   Everything You Need to Know About 5G Conspiracy Theories
29.   Green Bank, WV – The Land Where the Internet Ends
30.   The Real Cloud Wars: The $6 Billion Battle over the Future of Weather Forecasting
31.   Are There Really Millions of Fake Businesses on Google Maps at Any Given Time?
32.   Oregon Republican Lawmakers Continue Climate Bill Boycott
33.   Stimson Lumber Announces It’s Pulling Timber Jobs Out of Oregon, in Rebuke to New Taxes & Carbon Caps
34.   Trump EPA Snubs Carbon Capture, an Emissions Reduction Technique Favored by Environmentalists & Republicans
35.   Honeymoon Hashtag Hell – Pressure to Take Perfectly Posed Photographs
36.   Instagrammers’ Passion for Flowers Is Damaging to Small Farms.
37.   Should Human Feces Be Regulated Like a Drug?
38.   Mason County Man Flown to Harborview After He Is Ejected from Vehicle During Crash
39.   Allyn Man Injured in SR 3 Car-Pole Crash Faces DUI Charge, State Patrol Says
40.   State Patrol: DUI Cause of SR 106 Crash That Knocks Out Power Near Belfair
41.   Mason County Fire Prevention & Community Awareness Presentations Tuesday
42.   Tribal Casino May Be Coming to Tri-Cities. Colvilles Purchase Local Land
43.   Wind Batters Cherry Crop in Washington State

WORD OF THE DAY

Egress • \EE-gress\ • noun - 1: the action or right of going or coming out 2: a place or means of going out: exit

Here’s a great story about how that famous huckster, PT Barnum, put his egress to good use:

Barnum's American Museum was so popular that people would spend the entire day there. This cut into profits, as the museum would be too full to squeeze another person in. In classic Barnum style, old P.T. put up signs that said, "This Way to the Egress." Many customers followed the signs, not realizing that Egress was a fancy word for "Exit." They kept on looking for this strange new attraction, the "Egress". Many patrons followed the signs right out the door! Once they had exited the building, the door would lock behind them, and if they wanted to get back in, they had to pay another admission charge! Modern museums make sure that the last thing you see before you exit is the gift shop. -- PTBarnum.org

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    Nuclear Power Plant near Richland Is Back on the Grid Just in Time for Peak Power Demand (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

2.    California Wildfire Fund Would Put Aside $21 Billion for Damage Claims (NY Times)

3.    Power Cut South of Belfair After Car Shears Off Power Pole (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

4.    Wrongful Death Lawsuit Alleges Snohomish PUD Negligent in Fatal Fire (Everett Herald, WA)

5.    40 Straight Years - Review by Washington State Auditor Shows High Standards in Finance, Operations (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

6.    Next Round of Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas Public Hearings Planned for Southwest Oregon (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

7.    General Electric to Scrap California Natural Gas Power Plant 20 Years Early (Reuters)

8.    Some Arizona Electric Utilities Are Shutting Off the Power despite Emergency Rule (Arizona Republic, Phoenix)

9.    Hydro One Chairman Tom Woods Stepping Down from Board at the End of July (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)

10. Bonneville Power Administration Powers Up Future Energy Industry Workers (Bonneville Power Administration)

11. Texas: Man Electrocuted While Trying to Steal Copper from Transformer in Dallas (KDFW-TV, Dallas, TX)

FISH & WILDLIFE

12. Olympic National Park Plans More Mountain Goat Roundups (Associated Press)

13. Pod of Killer Whales Makes Rare Visit to Monterey Bay (NY Times)

14. Warmer Waters Mess with the Northeast’s Cod-Given Right to Fish (Grist Online)

15. Invasive Goldfish Draw Concern from Wildlife Officials (Associated Press)

“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

16. ‘We Have a Lot of Shared Values’: Loggers, Environmentalists Team Up In Fight against Wildfires (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

17. When Water Demand Rises, This Montana Town Invests in Forests (Christian Science Monitor)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

18. Central Washington Stepping Up to Produce Renewable Energy (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

19. How Solar Could Make Washington State Tribes Energy Independent (Crosscut Seattle)

20. What’s Next for Washington State’s 2045 Green Energy Goal? The Legislature Set the Goal, But How Does the State Actually Get There? (Bothell-Kenmore Reporter, WA)

21. Editorial: Community Solar – Sun Setting on Attempts to Fan Coal’s Embers (Everett Herald, WA)

22. Four States Updated Their Renewable Portfolio Standards in the First Half of 2019 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)

23. Arizona Fire Highlights Challenges for Energy Storage (Associated Press)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

24. Verizon, Amazon Web Services Outages Reported Throughout Northeastern U.S. (Washington Post)

25. Mapping or Reality – The Penn State Broadband Study (Pots & Pans)

26. Are Americans Getting Enough Fiber? (Harvard Law Review)

27. 5G Phones & Your Health: What You Need to Know (C|Net News)

28. Everything You Need to Know About 5G Conspiracy Theories (Android Central)

29. Green Bank, WV – The Land Where the Internet Ends (NY Times)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

30. The Real Cloud Wars: The $6 Billion Battle over the Future of Weather Forecasting (Forbes Magazine)

31. Are There Really Millions of Fake Businesses on Google Maps at Any Given Time? (San Francisco Business Times, CA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

32. Oregon Republican Lawmakers Continue Climate Bill Boycott (Associated Press)

33. Stimson Lumber Announces It’s Pulling Timber Jobs Out of Oregon, in Rebuke to New Taxes & Carbon Caps (Willamette Week, OR)

34. Trump EPA Snubs Carbon Capture, an Emissions Reduction Technique Favored by Environmentalists & Republicans (Washington Examiner)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

35. Honeymoon Hashtag Hell – Pressure to Take Perfectly Posed Photographs (NY Times)

36. Instagrammers’ Passion for Flowers Is Damaging to Small Farms. (Slate Magazine)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE

37. Should Human Feces Be Regulated Like a Drug? (Atlantic Magazine)

GENERAL NEWS

38. Mason County Man Flown to Harborview After He Is Ejected from Vehicle During Crash (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

39. Allyn Man Injured in SR 3 Car-Pole Crash Faces DUI Charge, State Patrol Says (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

40. State Patrol: DUI Cause of SR 106 Crash That Knocks Out Power Near Belfair (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

41. Mason County Fire Prevention & Community Awareness Presentations Tuesday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

42. Tribal Casino May Be Coming to Tri-Cities. Colvilles Purchase Local Land (Tri-City Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)

43. Wind Batters Cherry Crop in Washington State (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Study Finds Spokane Is the Second Most Cat-Friendly City in the Country

‘We’re Never Going to Find Our Lost Lottery Ticket’ – But Somebody Else Did

Woman Fell Asleep on an Air Canada Flight & Awoke to Find Herself Alone on the Plane

Heartbreaking Photo Shows Dog Patiently Waiting for Dead Owner to Come Home

SONG OF THE DAY

La Bouche Manouche Featuring Irene Serra – I'll See You in My Dreams

Joe Brown – I’ll See You in My Dreams (Ukulele Cover)

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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