Monday, November 4, 2019

The Energy News Digest for November 4, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Why Are Birds & Seals Starving in a Bering Sea Full of Fish? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

Lewis County: Clean Energy Utility Purchases Majority Stake in Skookumchuck Wind Farm (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom Hints at Government Control of Pacific Gas & Electric if Bankruptcy Effort Fizzles (Los Angeles Times, CA)

Kitsap County, Cities of Bremerton & Port Orchard Team Up for Climate Change Impact Study (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton – Paywall Advisory)

TikTok Said to Be Under National Security Review (NY Times)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.      California Gov. Gavin Newsom Hints at Government Control of Pacific Gas & Electric if Bankruptcy Effort Fizzles
2.      Fire Sparked as Edison Turned Power Back On Points to Another Hazard for Utilities
3.      Clarkston Official Retracts Statements about Asotin County PUD & Sewer Costs
4.      Snohomish PUD Offers Ways to Help Customers Keep the Heat On
5.      California ISO Takes Expanded Western Reliability Services Live
6.      Why Are Birds & Seals Starving in a Bering Sea Full of Fish?
7.      Washington State’s Latest Plan to Save Endangered Southern Resident Orcas: Hatch More Salmon
8.      National Group Says Pesticides Poisoning Pacific Northwest Salmon
9.      Cooke Aquaculture Seeks to Farm Native Steelhead in Puget Sound after 2017 Atlantic Salmon Escape
10.   Trump Administration Eases Obama-Era Rules on Coal Pollution
11.   Lewis County: Clean Energy Utility Purchases Majority Stake in Skookumchuck Wind Farm
12.   Squeezed for Profits, Cranberry Farmers Turn to Solar Power
13.   Plug Power Has a $1 Billion Revenue Goal – That’s Going to Require a Lot More Hydrogen – 85 Tons a Day
14.   U.S. Dept of Energy Awards Nearly $25 Million for Innovative Hydropower Projects
15.   Report: Why “Digital Equity” Will Get You Fiber Internet Access Sooner Than You Might Think; Local Leaders Agree
16.   British Columbia Cryptocurrency Exchange Shuts Amid Questions, Complaints & Lawsuits
17.   Federal Safety Agency Launches Probe of Tesla Battery Fires
18.   Kitsap County, Cities of Bremerton & Port Orchard Team Up for Climate Change Impact Study
19.   Proposed Plan Aims for Carbon-Neutral Port Angeles by 2030
20.   Op/Ed: Two Pen Strokes Could Help Wean Washington State Off Natural Gas
21.   TikTok Said to Be Under National Security Review
22.   Everyone’s Laughing at Facebook’s Boomer Rebrand to FACEBOOK
23.   Salt Lake Tribune Gets IRS Approval to Convert to Nonprofit
24.   Color Me Underwhelmed – What’s The 2020 Color of the Year? There Are Three So Far
25.   Spin Control: Play It Again, Congress – As Daylight Time Goes By
26.   Washington State Audit Finds Improperly Transferred Voter Registration Requests
27.   California Fires: President Trump Threatens to Pull Federal Aid
28.   Is Washington State Barreling Toward a Recession?
29.   New Study Means Olympia Can Keep Dreaming About Ferry Service to Tacoma Or Seattle
30.   Columbia Sportswear’s Gert Boyle, Iconic & Influential Portland Business Giant, Dies at Age 95

WORD OF THE DAY

Saxicolous • \sak-SIK-uh-lus\ • adjective - Inhabiting or growing among rocks

Boulders and caverns made up Barty’s saxicolous home on the slopes of a remote western mountain. His domain is becoming overrun by survivalists and conspiracy theorists. What he had envisioned as a hermit’s retreat had evolved into a nut’s dream of how the world would end…not with a whimper…but with a whine.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.    California Gov. Gavin Newsom Hints at Government Control of Pacific Gas & Electric if Bankruptcy Effort Fizzles (Los Angeles Times, CA)

2.    Fire Sparked as Edison Turned Power Back On Points to Another Hazard for Utilities (Los Angeles Times, CA)

3.    Clarkston Official Retracts Statements about Asotin County PUD & Sewer Costs (Lewiston Tribune, ID)

4.    Snohomish PUD Offers Ways to Help Customers Keep the Heat On (Everett Herald, WA)

5.    California ISO Takes Expanded Western Reliability Services Live (Utility Dive)

FISH & WILDLIFE

6.    Why Are Birds & Seals Starving in a Bering Sea Full of Fish? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

7.    Washington State’s Latest Plan to Save Endangered Southern Resident Orcas: Hatch More Salmon (Crosscut Seattle)

8.    National Group Says Pesticides Poisoning Pacific Northwest Salmon (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

9.    Cooke Aquaculture Seeks to Farm Native Steelhead in Puget Sound after 2017 Atlantic Salmon Escape (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

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

10. Trump Administration Eases Obama-Era Rules on Coal Pollution (Associated Press)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

11. Lewis County: Clean Energy Utility Purchases Majority Stake in Skookumchuck Wind Farm (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

12. Squeezed for Profits, Cranberry Farmers Turn to Solar Power (Christian Science Monitor)

13. Plug Power Has a $1 Billion Revenue Goal – That’s Going to Require a Lot More Hydrogen – 85 Tons a Day (Albany Business Review, NY)

14. U.S. Dept of Energy Awards Nearly $25 Million for Innovative Hydropower Projects (Daily Energy Insider)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

15. Report: Why “Digital Equity” Will Get You Fiber Internet Access Sooner Than You Might Think; Local Leaders Agree (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

16. British Columbia Cryptocurrency Exchange Shuts Amid Questions, Complaints & Lawsuits (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

17. Federal Safety Agency Launches Probe of Tesla Battery Fires (Los Angeles Times, CA)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

18. Kitsap County, Cities of Bremerton & Port Orchard Team Up for Climate Change Impact Study (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton – Paywall Advisory)

19. Proposed Plan Aims for Carbon-Neutral Port Angeles by 2030 (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

20. Op/Ed: Two Pen Strokes Could Help Wean Washington State Off Natural Gas (Sightline Institute)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

21. TikTok Said to Be Under National Security Review (NY Times)

22. Everyone’s Laughing at Facebook’s Boomer Rebrand to FACEBOOK (Mashable)

23. Salt Lake Tribune Gets IRS Approval to Convert to Nonprofit (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

24. Color Me Underwhelmed – What’s The 2020 Color of the Year? There Are Three So Far (Fast Company)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE


GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

26. Washington State Audit Finds Improperly Transferred Voter Registration Requests (KHQ TV, Spokane, WA)

27. California Fires: President Trump Threatens to Pull Federal Aid (British Broadcasting Corporation)

GENERAL NEWS

28. Is Washington State Barreling Toward a Recession? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

29. New Study Means Olympia Can Keep Dreaming About Ferry Service to Tacoma Or Seattle (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

30. Columbia Sportswear’s Gert Boyle, Iconic & Influential Portland Business Giant, Dies at Age 95 (Portland Business Journal, OR)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Krispy Kreme Orders Student to Halt Doughnut Resale Service

Just a Girl? Not Fife QB Brynna Nixon, Who Throws TD Pass in Playoff Win

61-13 - Long Island High School Football Coach Suspended for Running Up the Score

Beached Big Rig Gets Caught by Tide on Oregon Coast

SONG OF THE DAY

The Moody Blues – Driftwood

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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