Wednesday, June 3, 2020

The Energy News Digest for June 3, 2020


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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS




HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Planned Umatilla Electric Cooperative Transmission Line Draws Opposition (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)

Google Faces $5 Billion Lawsuit in U.S. for Tracking 'Private' Internet Use (Reuters)

Puget Sound Energy Moves Quickly to Implement Clean Energy Law – Thanks To BPA Hydro & PUD Renewable Gas (The Lens)

For the Yakama Nation, Saving a River Means Saving the Sturgeon (NY Times)

Washington Eviction Moratorium Extended Until August 1 (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)

1.        Planned Umatilla Electric Cooperative Transmission Line Draws Opposition
2.        Puget Sound Energy Moves Quickly to Implement Clean Energy Law – Thanks To BPA Hydro & PUD Renewable Gas
3.        Grant PUD Refinances Some Debt
4.        The 3 Key Challenges to Expanding the West's Real-Time Energy Market to Day-Ahead Trading
5.        Oregon: Canby Then Shines Light on City’s Electric History
6.        Op/Ed: The New Reality – Don’t Ignore the Black Swan Events
7.        For the Yakama Nation, Saving a River Means Saving the Sturgeon
8.        Warming Waters Could Put Rare, Fragile Glass Sponge Reefs at Risk, UBC Researcher Says
9.        The Air Inside Your Home May Be More Polluted Than You Think
10.     U.S. Residential Energy Storage Posts Record Quarter – COVID-19 Threat Looms: Report
11.     The Future of Solar Is Double-Sided Panels that Follow the Sun
12.     As Utility Solar Costs Drop 82%, US Renewable Leaders Target Majority Generation Share by 2030
13.     Chelan PUD and LocalTel Offer Lower Cost Internet Option
14.     Congressional Leaders: Invest in Broadband, Domestic Supply Chains to Restore Economy
15.     Google Faces $5 Billion Lawsuit in U.S. for Tracking 'Private' Internet Use
16.     Zoom Booms as Pandemic Drives Millions to Its Video Service
17.     House Democrats Roll Out $500B Green Transportation Infrastructure Bill
18.     Study: Climate Change, Industry Harming Old-Growth Forests
19.     How The Internet Transformed Climate Activism
20.     Washington Eviction Moratorium Extended Until August 1
21.     Governors Warn Congressional Leaders of Billion-Dollar Shortfalls Due to Coronavirus
22.     Mason County Looking at Phase 3 for COVID-19 Recovery
23.     Health Officials Worried About New Cases Of COVID-19 Due to Protests
24.     County Extending Building Permits Due to COVID-19
25.     Harrison Medical Center No Longer: Hospital Changes Its Name to St. Michael
26.     Climate Prediction Center – Latest Summer Weather Outlook

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES


2.      Puget Sound Energy Moves Quickly to Implement Clean Energy Law – Thanks To BPA Hydro & PUD Renewable Gas (The Lens)

3.      Grant PUD Refinances Some Debt (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

4.      The 3 Key Challenges to Expanding the West's Real-Time Energy Market to Day-Ahead Trading (Utility Dive)

5.      Oregon: Canby Then Shines Light on City’s Electric History (Canby Now, OR)

6.      Op/Ed: The New Reality – Don’t Ignore the Black Swan Events (Power Magazine)

FISH & WILDLIFE

7.      For the Yakama Nation, Saving a River Means Saving the Sturgeon (NY Times)

8.      Warming Waters Could Put Rare, Fragile Glass Sponge Reefs at Risk, UBC Researcher Says (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE

9.      The Air Inside Your Home May Be More Polluted Than You Think (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

10.   U.S. Residential Energy Storage Posts Record Quarter – COVID-19 Threat Looms: Report (Utility Dive)

11.   The Future of Solar Is Double-Sided Panels that Follow the Sun (Gizmodo)

12.   As Utility Solar Costs Drop 82%, US Renewable Leaders Target Majority Generation Share by 2030 (Utility Dive)

TELECOMMUNICATIONS


14.   Congressional Leaders: Invest in Broadband, Domestic Supply Chains to Restore Economy (USA Today)

THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

15.   Google Faces $5 Billion Lawsuit in U.S. for Tracking 'Private' Internet Use (Reuters)

16.   Zoom Booms as Pandemic Drives Millions to Its Video Service (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)

I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC

17.   House Democrats Roll Out $500B Green Transportation Infrastructure Bill (The Hill, Washington, DC)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

18.   Study: Climate Change, Industry Harming Old-Growth Forests (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

19.   How The Internet Transformed Climate Activism (Grist Online)

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

20.   Washington Eviction Moratorium Extended Until August 1 (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

21.   Governors Warn Congressional Leaders of Billion-Dollar Shortfalls Due to Coronavirus (Los Angeles Times, CA)

SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN

22.   Mason County Looking at Phase 3 for COVID-19 Recovery (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

23.   Health Officials Worried About New Cases Of COVID-19 Due to Protests (KIRO News, Seattle, WA)

GENERAL NEWS

24.   County Extending Building Permits Due to COVID-19 (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

25.   Harrison Medical Center No Longer: Hospital Changes Its Name to St. Michael (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

26.   Climate Prediction Center – Latest Summer Weather Outlook (The Everett Post, WA)

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Foe of ‘Tiger King’ Zookeeper Granted Oklahoma Property

Scientists Learn How Tiny Critters Make Ocean 'Snot Palaces'

Looters Burned Her Business, Then a Complete Stranger Stepped in to Help

Lost Monument of Early Maya Civilization Discovered in Mexico

SONG OF THE DAY

George Harrison – Crackerbox Palace

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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