Thursday, November 7, 2019

The Energy News Digest for November 7, 2019


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Pacific Gas & Electric Shares Plunge after $1.6 Billion Quarterly Loss amid Wildfire Costs (San Jose Mercury News, CA – Paywall Advisory)

Salmon on Prozac? A New Study Will Look at What King County’s Wastewater Chemicals Do to Fish & Orcas (Crosscut Seattle)

Tacoma’s Public Broadband Network Will Be Privately Operated (KING TV, Seattle, WA)

Idaho, Energy Department Sign Deal on Spent Nuclear Fuel (Associated Press)

Inslee Shelves Transportation Projects in Wake of I-976 Approval (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

1.        Pacific Gas & Electric Shares Plunge after $1.6 Billion Quarterly Loss amid Wildfire Costs
2.        Idaho, Energy Department Sign Deal on Spent Nuclear Fuel
3.        Columbia River Treaty Negotiators Invite First Nations Observers to Speak
4.        Fall River Electric Co-Op Board Offsets Wholesale Rate Hike
5.        Sacramento Municipal Utility District CEO Arlen Orchard to Step Down Next August
6.        Benton PUD Introduces New “Pay as You Go” Program
7.        Clark Public Utilities, Mason PUD 3, Snohomish PUD, Tacoma Power Earn Smart Energy Provider Title
8.        Colorado: Power Supplier Tri-State Faces Potential of More Defections, Complaints from Electric Associations
9.        U.S. Senate Committee Holds Hearing on New Nominee to FERC
10.     Africa’s Largest Power Dam Stokes Regional Tensions
11.     Salmon on Prozac? A New Study Will Look at What King County’s Wastewater Chemicals Do to Fish & Orcas
12.     Express Lane for Fish: Migrating Salmon Get a Boost Past Dams
13.     The Beat Blast Gets Chummy with Salmon
14.     Donkey Creek Still Needs Work for Salmon Runs
15.     As Lake Coeur d’Alene Gets Sicker, Idaho Governor Orders Review of Data
16.     Editorial: Add Columbia River’s Polluted Bradford Island to Superfund
17.     Large Water Purveyor Set to Acquire Rainier View, Which Serves Gig Harbor, Puyallup
18.     Seattle: Activists Protest Plan for New Pioneer Square Cruise Ship Terminal
19.     Eureka, California: Wind Project Opponents Say Environmental Impacts Haven’t Been Mitigated
20.     Some Wonder if Electric Microgrids Could Light the Way in California
21.     States, Enviros Sue Against Light Bulb Energy-Saving Rule Reversal
22.     Opinion: Trump’s Attack on Lightbulb Standards Is His Most Inane Environmental Rollback Yet
23.     Tacoma’s Public Broadband Network Will Be Privately Operated
24.     Another ReConnect Program Announcement: USDA Invests $23.7 Million in Rural Broadband for NC Families
25.     Lacey Utility Customers Urged to Check Credit/Debit Cards after Website Hacked
26.     California Reveals Facebook Probe, Says Social Media Company Stonewalling Investigation
27.     Inslee Shelves Transportation Projects in Wake of I-976 Approval
28.     Debra Stephens Elected as New Chief Justice of Washington State Supreme Court
29.     Equal Rights Amendment Activists Are Eyeing a Win in Virginia. Is Now the Time?
30.     Changes in the Offing for Shelton/Matlock Road Interchange
31.     Ex-Twitter Worker Arrested in Seattle Is Charged with Spying for Saudi Arabia
32.     Seattle Approaches Record Streak of Rain-Free Days
33.     Eastern Half of Nation to Be Swallowed by Deep Freeze as Arctic Blasts Surge South

WORD OF THE DAY

Repartee • \rep-er-TEE\ • noun - 1a: a quick & witty reply *b: a succession or interchange of clever retorts: amusing & usually light sparring with words 2: adroitness & cleverness in reply

I will leave today’s discussion to Merriam-Webster: One person often noted for her repartee was Dorothy Parker, writer and legendary member of the Algonquin Round Table. Upon hearing that Calvin Coolidge had died, she replied, “How can they tell?” The taciturn Coolidge obviously did not have a reputation for being the life of the party, but he himself came out with a particularly famous repartee on one occasion. When a dinner guest approached him and told him she had bet someone she could get him to say more than two words, he replied, “You lose.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

1.      Pacific Gas & Electric Shares Plunge after $1.6 Billion Quarterly Loss amid Wildfire Costs (San Jose Mercury News, CA – Paywall Advisory)

2.      Idaho, Energy Department Sign Deal on Spent Nuclear Fuel (Associated Press)

3.      Columbia River Treaty Negotiators Invite First Nations Observers to Speak (Columbia Valley Pioneer, BC)

4.      Fall River Electric Co-Op Board Offsets Wholesale Rate Hike (KIFI-TV, Idaho Falls, ID)
https://www.localnews8.com/news/fall-river-board-offsets-wholesale-rate-hike/1139340565


6.      Benton PUD Introduces New “Pay as You Go” Program (KVEW-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

7.      Clark Public Utilities, Mason PUD 3, Snohomish PUD, Tacoma Power Earn Smart Energy Provider Title (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

8.      Colorado: Power Supplier Tri-State Faces Potential of More Defections, Complaints from Electric Associations (Denver Post, CO)

9.      U.S. Senate Committee Holds Hearing on New Nominee to FERC (Daily Energy Insider)

10.   Africa’s Largest Power Dam Stokes Regional Tensions (France 24)

FISH & WILDLIFE

11.   Salmon on Prozac? A New Study Will Look at What King County’s Wastewater Chemicals Do to Fish & Orcas (Crosscut Seattle)

12.   Express Lane for Fish: Migrating Salmon Get a Boost Past Dams (Capital Press)

13.   The Beat Blast Gets Chummy with Salmon (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton – Paywall Advisory)

14.   Donkey Creek Still Needs Work for Salmon Runs (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

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

15.   As Lake Coeur d’Alene Gets Sicker, Idaho Governor Orders Review of Data (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

16.   Editorial: Add Columbia River’s Polluted Bradford Island to Superfund (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

17.   Large Water Purveyor Set to Acquire Rainier View, Which Serves Gig Harbor, Puyallup (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

18.   Seattle: Activists Protest Plan for New Pioneer Square Cruise Ship Terminal (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

19.   Eureka, California: Wind Project Opponents Say Environmental Impacts Haven’t Been Mitigated (Redwood Times, Eureka, CA)

20.   Some Wonder if Electric Microgrids Could Light the Way in California (The Pew Charitable Trust)

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

21.   States, Enviros Sue Against Light Bulb Energy-Saving Rule Reversal (Reuters)

22.   Opinion: Trump’s Attack on Lightbulb Standards Is His Most Inane Environmental Rollback Yet (Los Angeles Times, CA)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

23.   Tacoma’s Public Broadband Network Will Be Privately Operated (KING TV, Seattle, WA)

24.   Another ReConnect Program Announcement: USDA Invests $23.7 Million in Rural Broadband for NC Families (WNCT-TV, Greenville, NC)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

25.   Lacey Utility Customers Urged to Check Credit/Debit Cards after Website Hacked (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

26.   California Reveals Facebook Probe, Says Social Media Company Stonewalling Investigation (Reuters)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

27.   Inslee Shelves Transportation Projects in Wake of I-976 Approval (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

28.   Debra Stephens Elected as New Chief Justice of Washington State Supreme Court (Associated Press)

29.   Equal Rights Amendment Activists Are Eyeing a Win in Virginia. Is Now the Time? (Associated Press)

GENERAL NEWS

30.   Changes in the Offing for Shelton/Matlock Road Interchange (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

31.   Ex-Twitter Worker Arrested in Seattle Is Charged with Spying for Saudi Arabia (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

32.   Seattle Approaches Record Streak of Rain-Free Days (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

33.   Eastern Half of Nation to Be Swallowed by Deep Freeze as Arctic Blasts Surge South (Washington Post)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Dying for a Better Life: South Koreans Fake Their Funerals for Life Lessons

Labrador Sworn in at State’s Attorney’s Office in Chicago – Therapy Dog for Children in Court

Matchbox Cars, Coloring Book, Magic Make Toy Hall of Fame

Orangutan Granted Human Status Settles into New Florida Home

SONG OF THE DAY

Interesting Rendition:

Angel City Chorale – Africa

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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