Energy News Digest for January 10, 2016

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for January 10, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Environmental Groups Want Work Halted on Snake River Dams (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jan/10/environmental-groups-want-work-halted-on-snake-river-dams/

Canada; BC Hydro Offers Special Payment Plan Due to Cold Snap (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-hydro-payment-six-months-1.3928377?cmp=rss

Oregon State University Wave Energy Test Center Looks to State for $4.6 Million (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/01/10/osu-wave-energy-test-center-looks-to-state-for-4.html

Oregon: Nearly Half of Facebook’s Prineville Jobs in Flux as Data Centers Change Security Contractor (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2017/01/nearly_half_of_facebooks_prine.html

Bipartisan Schools Funding Plan Proves Elusive as Washington State Legislature Convenes (Associated Press)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/politics/bipartisan-schools-funding-plan-proves-elusive-as-state-legislature-convenes/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Environmental Groups Want Work Halted on Snake River Dams
• Canada; BC Hydro Offers Special Payment Plan Due to Cold Snap
• Canada: Cabinet Political Staff Control BC Hydro’s PR on Peace River Dam
• San Diego Gauges Interest in 500 MW Pumped Storage Project
• Leavenworth Hatchery Violations
• A Bumblebee Gets New Protection on President Obama’s Way Out
• Mutant Grass Is Terrorizing Oregon
• Oregon State University Wave Energy Test Center Looks to State for $4.6 Million
• President Obama Says Shift to Green Energy Is ‘Irreversible’ Despite President Elect Trump
• Las Vegas Company’s Renewable Energy Efforts Touted by Greenpeace
• President Elect Trump’s Attorney General Pick Is No Fan of Microsoft or Marijuana
• White House Urges Research on Geoengineering to Combat Global Warming
• Oregon: Nearly Half of Facebook’s Prineville Jobs in Flux as Data Centers Change Security Contractor
• Yahoo to Be Named Altaba, Mayer to Leave Board After Verizon Deal
• Greenpeace: Amazon’s Path to Green Cloud Computing Is Unclear
• Russian Hackers Gained ‘Limited’ Access to R.N.C., Comey says
• Not Facebook, Too: Now You’ll See Tests of Ads in Middle of Videos
• Bipartisan Schools Funding Plan Proves Elusive as Washington State Legislature Convenes
• Five Things to Watch in Olympia This Year – Besides Education Funding
• Trump Set to Restrict Program for Foreign Tech Workers Used by Microsoft
• No Relief: Storms Continue to Slam West with Snow, Rain, Wind

WORD OF THE DAY

Jitney ● /JITT-nee/ ● Noun – 1: A small bus that carries passengers over a regular route on a flexible schedule 2: an unlicensed taxicab

Jitney at the curb

Shuddering chassis rattles

Transport most rustic

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Environmental Groups Want Work Halted on Snake River Dams (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jan/10/environmental-groups-want-work-halted-on-snake-river-dams/

Canada; BC Hydro Offers Special Payment Plan Due to Cold Snap (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-hydro-payment-six-months-1.3928377?cmp=rss

Canada: Cabinet Political Staff Control BC Hydro’s PR on Peace River Dam (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/b-c/cabinet-political-staff-control-b-c-hydro-s-pr-on-site-c-dam-1.6849802

San Diego Gauges Interest in 500 MW Pumped Storage Project (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/san-diego-gauges-interest-in-500-mw-pumped-storage-project/433697/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Leavenworth Hatchery Violations (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/leavenworth-hatchery-violations/

A Bumblebee Gets New Protection on President Obama’s Way Out (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/10/science/endangered-bee.html

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Mutant Grass Is Terrorizing Oregon (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/mutant-grass-is-terrorizing-oregon-1790995908

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Oregon State University Wave Energy Test Center Looks to State for $4.6 Million (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/01/10/osu-wave-energy-test-center-looks-to-state-for-4.html

President Obama Says Shift to Green Energy Is ‘Irreversible’ Despite President Elect Trump (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38560216

Las Vegas Company’s Renewable Energy Efforts Touted by Greenpeace (Las Vegas Review-Journal, NV)

http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/energy/las-vegas-company-s-renewable-energy-efforts-touted-greenpeace

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

President Elect Trump’s Attorney General Pick Is No Fan of Microsoft or Marijuana (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2017/01/09/trump-ag-jeff-sessions-marijuana-microsoft.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

White House Urges Research on Geoengineering to Combat Global Warming (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/10/science/geoengineering-climate-change-global-warming.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Oregon: Nearly Half of Facebook’s Prineville Jobs in Flux as Data Centers Change Security Contractor (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2017/01/nearly_half_of_facebooks_prine.html

Yahoo to Be Named Altaba, Mayer to Leave Board After Verizon Deal (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yahoo-m-a-verizon-idUSKBN14T2I7

Greenpeace: Amazon’s Path to Green Cloud Computing Is Unclear (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/retail/greenpeace-amazons-path-to-green-cloud-computing-is-unclear/

Russian Hackers Gained ‘Limited’ Access to R.N.C., Comey says (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/10/us/politics/russia-hack-hearing-clapper-rogers-brennan.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

Not Facebook, Too: Now You’ll See Tests of Ads in Middle of Videos (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/01/10/not-facebook-too-now-youll-see-tests-ofads-in.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Bipartisan Schools Funding Plan Proves Elusive as Washington State Legislature Convenes (Associated Press)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/politics/bipartisan-schools-funding-plan-proves-elusive-as-state-legislature-convenes/

Five Things to Watch in Olympia This Year – Besides Education Funding (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2017/01/olympia-5-things-to-watch-2017-washington-state-legislature-education-funding/

Trump Set to Restrict Program for Foreign Tech Workers Used by Microsoft (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2017/01/09/trump-foreign-tech-h-1b-microsoft-jeff-sessions.html

GENERAL NEWS

No Relief: Storms Continue to Slam West with Snow, Rain, Wind (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2017/01/10/no-relief-storms-continue-slam-west-snow-rain-wind/96389410/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Men, A Dirty Face Is the Latest Grooming Trend

http://mashable.com/2017/01/09/fake-dirt-grooming-trend/#Q4JkgB7PPZqK

‘Monopoly’ Fans Are Voting to Change the Game’s Iconic Tokens

http://mashable.com/2017/01/10/monopoly-token-madness-voting/

‘Sneaky’ Squirrels Have Stolen Dozens of Candy Bars from This Convenience Store

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2017/01/10/sneaky-squirrels-have-stolen-dozens-of-candy-bars-from-this-convenience-store/?utm_term=.9672b2fbe3c6

Video: Drone Footage Captures Frozen Mural of Palouse Falls

http://www.khq.com/story/34221320/watch-drone-footage-captures-frozen-mural-of-palouse-falls

SONG OF THE DAY

Johnny Rivers - Muddy Water

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk8gEVWX83w

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Energy News Digest for January 9, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for January 9, 2017

Small Craft Advisory for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Senator Cantwell Slams House Speaker Ryan Over Grid Cybersecurity in Energy Bill Talks (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/wa-sen-cantwell-slams-speaker-ryan-over-grid-cybersecurity-in-energy-bill/433535/

Energy Demands in North Central Washington State Drop from Record Highs (North Central Washington Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.ncwlife.com/energy-demands-drop-from-record-highs/

Former Snoqualmie PUD General Manager Pleads Guilty (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/former-snoqualmie-pud-general-manager-pleads-guilty/article_1b46c887-ac89-51c6-ad61-f546212099b3.html

Oregon Lawmakers Craft Bill Targeting Comcast’s Unpaid Taxes (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2017/01/oregon_lawmakers_craft_bill_ta.html

British Columbians Pay Tax on the Carbon Tax – One Vernon City Councilor Isn’t Happy About It (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/carbon-tax-politician-1.3926875?cmp=rss

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Energy Demands in North Central Washington State Drop from Record Highs
• Power Restored for 20,000 Seattle City Light Customers
• Lewis County PUD Warns of Phone Scam
• Power Line Falls, Sparks Fire at Redmond’s Bright Wood Mill
• Public Power Council Elects Officers & Board Members for 2017-2018
• New York: Entergy’s Indian Point Nuclear Plant to Shut Down in 2021
• New Obama Report Warns of Changing ‘Threat Environment’ for the Electricity Grid
• Moniz: Energy Department Needs New ‘National Security’ Powers
• Pioneer Cabin Tree in California Felled by Storms
• Former Snoqualmie PUD General Manager Pleads Guilty
• New Vermont GOP Governor Sticking with 90 Percent Renewable Goal
• France: GE Throws in Tidal Towel
• British Columbians Pay Tax on the Carbon Tax – One Vernon City Councilor Isn’t Happy About It
• Oregon Lawmakers Craft Bill Targeting Comcast’s Unpaid Taxes
• Computer System Troubles Plague Tacoma Community College, State Community Colleges
• Op/Ed: The Real Story About Broadband in Rural Montana
• United Kingdom: Church Spires to Get Broadband Transmitters in New Government Drive to Connect Remote Communities
• Twitter Boots Ex-Pharma Exec Martin Shkreli for Harassment
• Washington State Senator Cantwell Slams House Speaker Ryan Over Grid Cybersecurity in Energy Bill Talks
• Montana State Officials Use Personal Emails for Government Business
• Things Washington Politicians (And Journalists) Should Stop Saying in 2017
• Elma Teen Dies in SR 3 Head-On Collision South of Allyn
• Load Restrictions on Shelton Streets Take Effect Today
• Snow Returns Tuesday
• Portland’s Frigid Naughty Bits: No Pants MAX Ride Postponed Due to Winter Weather

WORD OF THE DAY

Stygian • \STIJ-ee-un\ • Adjective (Usage: often capitalized) – 1: Of or relating to the river Styx 2: extremely dark, gloomy, or forbidding

Donetello awoke from his fitful slumber; confused and disoriented. The stygian gloom; the shuddering movement of his seat. All were swept away when his seatmate pulled the eyeshades from his face. His nightmare of a flight to nowhere was replaced with the nightmare of a flight packed with screaming and fussy children on their way to Disneyland.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Energy Demands in North Central Washington State Drop from Record Highs (North Central Washington Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.ncwlife.com/energy-demands-drop-from-record-highs/

Power Restored for 20,000 Seattle City Light Customers (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/power-out-for-20000-seattle-city-light-customers/383657183

Lewis County PUD Warns of Phone Scam (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/01/lewis-county-pud-warns-of-phone-scam.html

Power Line Falls, Sparks Fire at Redmond’s Bright Wood Mill (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)

http://www.ktvz.com/news/power-line-falls-sparks-fire-at-redmonds-bright-wood-mill/256638561

Public Power Council Elects Officers & Board Members for 2017-2018 (Public Power Council, Portland, OR)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/01/public-power-council-elects-officers.html

New York: Entergy’s Indian Point Nuclear Plant to Shut Down in 2021 (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/entergys-indian-point-nuclear-plant-to-shut-down-in-2021/433599/

New Obama Report Warns of Changing ‘Threat Environment’ for the Electricity Grid (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/01/06/new-obama-report-warns-of-changing-threat-environment-for-the-electricity-grid/

Moniz: Energy Department Needs New ‘National Security’ Powers (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/moniz-energy-department-needs-new-national-security-powers/article/2611118

FISH & WILDLIFE

Pioneer Cabin Tree in California Felled by Storms (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38561877

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Former Snoqualmie PUD General Manager Pleads Guilty (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/former-snoqualmie-pud-general-manager-pleads-guilty/article_1b46c887-ac89-51c6-ad61-f546212099b3.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

New Vermont GOP Governor Sticking with 90 Percent Renewable Goal (Associated Press)

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/New-Vermont-GOP-gov-sticking-with-90-percent-10845053.php

France: GE Throws in Tidal Towel (renews)

http://renews.biz/105467/ge-throws-in-tidal-towel/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

British Columbians Pay Tax on the Carbon Tax – One Vernon City Councilor Isn’t Happy About It (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/carbon-tax-politician-1.3926875?cmp=rss

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Oregon Lawmakers Craft Bill Targeting Comcast’s Unpaid Taxes (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2017/01/oregon_lawmakers_craft_bill_ta.html

Computer System Troubles Plague Tacoma Community College, State Community Colleges (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jan/08/computer-system-troubles-plague-tcc-state-community-colleges/

Op/Ed: The Real Story About Broadband in Rural Montana (The Missoulian, MT)

http://missoulian.com/news/opinion/columnists/the-real-story-about-broadband-in-rural-montana/article_bb8a63b3-6c8b-57ed-81da-f6dfdced69ba.html

United Kingdom: Church Spires to Get Broadband Transmitters in New Government Drive to Connect Remote Communities (The Telegraph, UK)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/07/church-spires-get-broadband-transmitters-new-government-drive/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Twitter Boots Ex-Pharma Exec Martin Shkreli for Harassment (Associated Press)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/twitter-boots-ex-pharma-exec-140411801.html?ref=gs

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Senator Cantwell Slams House Speaker Ryan Over Grid Cybersecurity in Energy Bill Talks (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/wa-sen-cantwell-slams-speaker-ryan-over-grid-cybersecurity-in-energy-bill/433535/

Montana State Officials Use Personal Emails for Government Business (Associated Press)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/technology/article125397369.html

Things Washington Politicians (And Journalists) Should Stop Saying in 2017 (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory – I vote for the terms “yet” ‘Yet to be found’ & “still” ‘still under investigation, still on the loose, etc”)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article125354549.html

GENERAL NEWS

Elma Teen Dies in SR 3 Head-On Collision South of Allyn (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/regional_state_news/elma-teen-dies-in-sr-head-on-collision-south-of/article_ef6e5120-d671-11e6-9dd9-775935d164b2.html

Load Restrictions on Shelton Streets Take Effect Today (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/load-restrictions-on-shelton-streets-take-effect-monday/article_347c0df6-d46b-11e6-bdc9-0726ae6519d3.html

Snow Returns Tuesday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/23360

Portland’s Frigid Naughty Bits: No Pants MAX Ride Postponed Due to Winter Weather (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2017/01/08/freezing-rain-wont-stop-pantless-max-riders/

HURRAY FOR RAISINETS – DIVERSIONS

Are Nestlé’s Raisinet Boxes “Recklessly” Under-Filled?

https://consumerist.com/2017/01/06/are-nestles-raisinet-boxes-recklessly-under-filled/

‘Stallions’ as a Nickname at a Kentucky High School is Being Viewed as Offensive

http://www.latimes.com/sports/more/la-sp-stallion-offensive-term-20170106-story.html

South Puget Sound Community College Prepares to Offer Craft Brewing & Distilling Degree

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/education/article125206639.html

‘Dumpster Fire’ Is the American Dialect Society’s 2016 Word of the Year

http://time.com/4627056/dumpster-fire-2016-word-of-the-year/

SONG OF THE DAY

The Rolling Stones – Wild Horses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQTHB4jM-KQ

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Energy News Digest for January 6, 2016

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for January 6, 2017

Small Craft Advisory for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Snow & Freezing Rain Possible for Mason County This Weekend (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/23322

Bonneville Power Administration Load Tops 10,000 MW on Winter Storm (Platts)

http://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/houston/bonneville-power-administration-load-tops-10000-21517800

Avista Spent $10 Million on Idaho Energy Efficiency Programs (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jan/04/avista-spent-10-million-on-idaho-energy-efficiency/

ESA-Listed Chum Salmon Below Bonneville Dam Show Good Spawning Rate – Flows Maintained to Cover Redds (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438156.aspx

Northwest Cable News Set to Go Off Air Friday Night (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jan/06/northwest-cable-news-set-to-go-off-air-friday-nigh/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Bonneville Power Administration Load Tops 10,000 MW on Winter Storm
• Daily Energy Demands in North Central Washington State Hit All-Time Highs Again
• Grant PUD Electrical System Demand Hits Winter Record
• Near Record Demand for Electricity in Centralia
• Nuclear Power in Washington State Continues to Break Records
• Grays Harbor PUD Customers Victim of Scam Once Again
• Dozen Years Enough for Washington State UTC Commissioner Jones
• Power Returns to Vegas’ Rio Casino After Week of Issues
• ESA-Listed Chum Salmon Below Bonneville Dam Show Good Spawning Rate
• Idaho’s Sage Grouse Lawsuit Dismissed by Federal Judge
• Washington State Offers Steelhead License Plates to Help Fund Conservation of Native Steelhead
• ‘Salmon Cannon’ Gives Fish a Boost Over Dams
• Oregon PUC Release Guidelines for Energy Storage Mandate
• Avista Spent $10 Million on Idaho Energy Efficiency Programs
• How Much Marijuana Was Sold in 2016? A Lot!
• What Another Ice Shelf Collapse Might Mean for Antarctica & the Planet
• Falcons, Drones, Data: A Winery Battles Climate Change
• All That Glitters is Not Green: Costa Rica’s Renewables Conceal Dependence on Oil
• Northwest Cable News Set to Go Off Air Friday Night
• KOMO Cuts Positions in Its Newsroom
• Snapchat Stats Are Bogus, Fired Snap Employee Says
• Obama Was Too Good at Social Media
• Stop Using the Phrase Creative Writing
• Lawmakers Seek to Ban Use of Handheld Devices by Drivers
• Washington State Congresswoman DelBene Gets Coveted Seat on House Ways & Means Committee
• A Record 75 Straight Months of Job Growth Under Obama
• Snow & Freezing Rain Possible for Mason County This Weekend
• Forecasters: Cold Temps Could Bring Snow This Weekend
• 18 Dogs Killed in Fire at Warehouse-Like Building Near Tumwater
• City of Shelton – Mason Street Water Main Break
• Montana Not Able to Pay STEM Scholarship Winners for Their Awards
• Inslee Proclaims January 6, 2017 “Seahawks Blue Friday”

WORD OF THE DAY

Anachronism • \ uh-NAH-kruh-nizz-um\ • noun - 1: an error in chronology; especially: a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other 2: a person or a thing that is chronologically out of place; especially: one from a former age that is incongruous in the present 3: the state or condition of being chronologically out of place.

Bobby had to smile every time he filled out a form for a software upgrade for his turbo charged office PC. The order forms were only available as multi part NEC documents. The irony of this anachronism was not lost on him, especially since the documents required him to use his 1949 Royal Standard typewriter to fill them out.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Bonneville Power Administration Load Tops 10,000 MW on Winter Storm (Platts)

http://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/houston/bonneville-power-administration-load-tops-10000-21517800

Daily Energy Demands in North Central Washington State Hit All-Time Highs Again (North Central Washington Life, East Wenatchee, WA)

http://www.ncwlife.com/daily-energy-demands-in-ncw-hit-all-time-highs/

Grant PUD Electrical System Demand Hits Winter Record (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wa)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170106/ARTICLE/170109947

Near Record Demand for Electricity in Centralia (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/01/near-record-demand-for-electricity-in.html

Nuclear Power in Washington State Continues to Break Records (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2017/01/06/nuclear-power-in-washington-state-continues-to-break-records/#770a01a27686

Grays Harbor PUD Customers Victim of Scam Once Again (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/pud-customers-victim-scam/

Dozen Years Enough for Washington State UTC Commissioner Jones (South Sound Business Examiner)

http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/January-2017/Dozen-years-enough-for-UTC-commissioner/

Power Returns to Vegas’ Rio Casino After Week of Issues (Associated Press)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/power-returns-to-vegas-rio-casino-after-week-of-issues/2017/01/06/d99af66e-d432-11e6-9651-54a0154cf5b3_story.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

ESA-Listed Chum Salmon Below Bonneville Dam Show Good Spawning Rate – Flows Maintained to Cover Redds (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438156.aspx

Idaho’s Sage Grouse Lawsuit Dismissed by Federal Judge (Associated Press)

http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/idahos-sage-grouse-lawsuit-dismissed-by-federal-judge/

Washington State Offers Steelhead License Plates to Help Fund Conservation of Native Steelhead (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438151.aspx

‘Salmon Cannon’ Gives Fish a Boost Over Dams (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2017/01/salmon-cannon-gives-fish-a-boost-over-dams.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Oregon PUC Release Guidelines for Energy Storage Mandate (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/oregon-puc-release-guidelines-for-energy-storage-mandate/433462/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Avista Spent $10 Million on Idaho Energy Efficiency Programs (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jan/04/avista-spent-10-million-on-idaho-energy-efficiency/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

How Much Marijuana Was Sold in 2016? A Lot! (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-small-business/wp/2017/01/06/how-much-marijuana-was-sold-in-2016-a-lot/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

What Another Ice Shelf Collapse Might Mean for Antarctica & the Planet (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2017/0106/What-another-ice-shelf-collapse-might-mean-for-Antarctica-and-the-planet

Falcons, Drones, Data: A Winery Battles Climate Change (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/business/california-wine-climate-change.html?ref=energy-environment&_r=0

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

All That Glitters is Not Green: Costa Rica’s Renewables Conceal Dependence on Oil (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/05/costa-rica-renewable-energy-oil-cars

MARKETING & MEDIA

Northwest Cable News Set to Go Off Air Friday Night (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jan/06/northwest-cable-news-set-to-go-off-air-friday-nigh/

KOMO Cuts Positions in Its Newsroom (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/komo-cuts-positions-in-newsroom/

Snapchat Stats Are Bogus, Fired Snap Employee Says (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/01/05/fired-snapchat-employee-lawsuit-fake-metrics/96213136/

Obama Was Too Good at Social Media (Atlantic Magazine)

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/01/did-america-need-a-social-media-president/512405/

Stop Using the Phrase Creative Writing – It’s time to stop devaluing the forms of writing most people engage in (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/inside_higher_ed/2017/01/let_s_banish_the_phrase_creative_writing.html

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Lawmakers Seek to Ban Use of Handheld Devices by Drivers (Associated Press – Glanced over at a driver this morning who appeared to be watching sports videos while driving down the road)

http://www.khq.com/story/34196533/lawmakers-seek-to-ban-use-of-handheld-devices-by-drivers

Washington State Congresswoman DelBene Gets Coveted Seat on House Ways & Means Committee (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Rep-DelBene-gets-coveted-seat-on-House-Ways-and-10838669.php

A Record 75 Straight Months of Job Growth Under Obama (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2017/01/06/final-tally-obama-created-11-3-million-jobs/

GENERAL NEWS

Snow & Freezing Rain Possible for Mason County This Weekend (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/23322

Forecasters: Cold Temps Could Bring Snow This Weekend (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/weather/article/Cold-temps-could-bring-snow-this-weekend-10838540.php

18 Dogs Killed in Fire at Warehouse-Like Building Near Tumwater (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/25-dogs-believed-dead-after-warehouse-like-building-fire-near-tumwater/481641207

City of Shelton – Mason Street Water Main Break (City of Shelton Facebook Page, WA)

https://www.facebook.com/cityofsheltonwa/posts/675052532666857

Montana Not Able to Pay STEM Scholarship Winners for Their Awards (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jan/06/montana-not-able-to-pay-stem-scholarship-winners-f/

Inslee Proclaims January 6, 2017 “Seahawks Blue Friday” (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/34195537/inslee-proclaims-january-6-2017-seahawks-blue-friday

BIRDBRAINS – DIVERSIONS

Hawks Unleashed on Crows in Downtown Portland

http://koin.com/2017/01/05/hawks-unleashed-on-crows-in-downtown-portland/

Facebook Post – Who’s There? Mason PUD 3’s Infrared Inspection Finds High-Powered Owl

https://www.facebook.com/MASONPUD3/posts/1210911912329239

Unique Glass Penny from World War II Sells for $70,000

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jan/06/possibly-unique-glass-penny-from-world-war-ii-sell/

Watch a Man’s Beautiful Waterfall Proposal End in Disaster

http://time.com/4624200/waterfall-proposal-fail/

SONG OF THE DAY

Leonard Cohen - Bird on a Wire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8fT7rnRotY

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for January 5, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Energy Northwest’s Richland Nuclear Plant Sets Generation Record (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article124544564.html

Governor’s Report: Salmon Remain in Trouble in Washington State (Associated Press)

http://mynorthwest.com/503587/governors-report-salmon-remain-in-trouble-in-washington/

Kootenay Mayors Urge ‘Strong Stand’ on Columbia River Treaty (Arrow Lake News, BC)

http://www.arrowlakesnews.com/news/407953536.html

NOAA Challenged the Global Warming ‘Pause’ –New Research Says the Agency Was Right (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/01/04/noaa-challenged-the-global-warming-pause-now-new-research-says-the-agency-was-right/

Generators, Space Heaters Going Fast Due to Frigid Weather (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/generators-space-heaters-going-fast-due-to-frigid-weather/382247979

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Energy Northwest’s Richland Nuclear Plant Sets Generation Record
• Kootenay Mayors Urge ‘Strong Stand’ on Columbia River Treaty
• Bonneville Power Administration Line Crew Works to Restore Power in Icy Eugene
• Southwest Power Pool Seeks DOE Approval for Electricity Sales into Canada
• Natural Gas: Wild Winter Burns Traders Betting on Models That Can’t Keep Up
• Fitch: Declining Consumption Is Manageable for U-S Public Power
• Governor’s Report: Salmon Remain in Trouble in Washington State
• Comment Deadline on Columbia River Dam Review Extended
• Lawmakers Back Columbia River Salmon Reforms
• A Tour of One of America’s Most Toxic Rivers
• U-S Yanks Funds from Unbuilt New Jersey Windmill Farm
• Generators, Space Heaters Going Fast Due to Frigid Weather
• Oregon: Can You Sell a Home with Marijuana Plants? Best to Pull Them Out, Say Experts
• NOAA Challenged the Global Warming ‘Pause’ –New Research Says the Agency Was Right
• Are We Dialing Down Nuclear Power at Precisely the Wrong Time?
• Report: Google Fiber Could Be Spun Off or Sold in 2017
• Another Verizon Exec Has Doubts Over Yahoo Deal
• Hulu Live TV Service to Launch in Months for Under $40
• Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Kayaker Near Allyn
• Flu Levels Reach “Epidemic” Levels in Washington State
• Hang in There! Frigid Weather Slowly Giving Way to Warmer Temps
• Mason County to Open Mental Health Triage Facility
• Here Are All of the Kmart, Sears, & Macy’s Stores Closing This Spring
• Olympic College President to Retire

WORD OF THE DAY

Senary • \SENN-uh-ree \ • adjective – Of, based on, or characterized by six: compounded of six things or six part

“Seymore, you insidious dolt!” thundered the Asian Studies professor to the cowering student. “Any idiot knows that a haiku doesn’t have a senary bone in its body. The first line is always five syllables, the second seven and the third, five.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Energy Northwest’s Richland Nuclear Plant Sets Generation Record (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article124544564.html

Kootenay Mayors Urge ‘Strong Stand’ on Columbia River Treaty (Arrow Lake News, BC)

http://www.arrowlakesnews.com/news/407953536.html

Bonneville Power Administration Line Crew Works to Restore Power in Icy Eugene (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-line-crew-works-to-restore-power-in-icy-Eugene.aspx

Southwest Power Pool Seeks DOE Approval for Electricity Sales into Canada (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/southwest-power-pool-seeks-doe-approval-for-electricity-sales-into-canada/433343/

Natural Gas: Wild Winter Burns Traders Betting on Models That Can’t Keep Up (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-04/wild-winter-burns-traders-betting-on-models-that-can-t-keep-up

Fitch: Declining Consumption Is Manageable for U-S Public Power (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=47307

FISH & WILDLIFE

Governor’s Report: Salmon Remain in Trouble in Washington State (Associated Press)

http://mynorthwest.com/503587/governors-report-salmon-remain-in-trouble-in-washington/

Comment Deadline on Columbia River Dam Review Extended (Daily Astorian, OR)

http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20170104/comment-deadline-on-columbia-river-dam-review-extended

Lawmakers Back Columbia River Salmon Reforms (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jan/05/lawmakers-back-columbia-salmon-reforms/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

A Tour of One of America’s Most Toxic Rivers (Atlantic Magazine)

https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/512129/a-tour-of-one-of-americas-most-toxic-rivers/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

U-S Yanks Funds from Unbuilt New Jersey Windmill Farm (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/apnewsbreak-us-yanks-funds-unbuilt-nj-windmill-farm-44534038

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Generators, Space Heaters Going Fast Due to Frigid Weather (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/generators-space-heaters-going-fast-due-to-frigid-weather/382247979

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Oregon: Can You Sell a Home with Marijuana Plants? Best to Pull Them Out, Say Experts (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/hg/index.ssf/2017/01/home_marijuana_plants_sale_law.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

NOAA Challenged the Global Warming ‘Pause’ –New Research Says the Agency Was Right (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/01/04/noaa-challenged-the-global-warming-pause-now-new-research-says-the-agency-was-right/

Are We Dialing Down Nuclear Power at Precisely the Wrong Time? (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/ftijournal/2395672/are-we-dialing-down-nuclear-power-at-precisely-the-wrong-time

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Report: Google Fiber Could Be Spun Off or Sold in 2017 (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Report-Google-Fiber-Could-be-Spun-Off-or-Sold-in-2017-138631

Another Verizon Exec Has Doubts Over Yahoo Deal (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/01/05/verizon-exec-has-doubts-over-yahoo-deal/95494528/

Hulu Live TV Service to Launch in Months for Under $40 (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Hulu-Live-TV-Service-to-Launch-in-Months-For-Under-40-138652

GENERAL NEWS

Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Kayaker Near Allyn (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/coast-guard-suspends-search-for-missing-kayaker-near-allyn/

Flu Levels Reach “Epidemic” Levels in Washington State (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/flu-levels-reach-epidemic-levels-washington/

Hang in There! Frigid Weather Slowly Giving Way to Warmer Temps (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2017/01/04/hang-in-there-frigid-weather-slowly-giving-way-to-warmer-temps/

Mason County to Open Mental Health Triage Facility (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/communities/mason/2017/01/04/mason-county-open-mental-health-triage-facility/95895690/

Here Are All of the Kmart, Sears, & Macy’s Stores Closing This Spring (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/01/05/here-are-all-of-the-kmart-sears-and-macys-stores-closing-this-spring/

Olympic College President to Retire (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/23302

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Russian Sculptor Creates Giant Manure Rooster

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-38508390

Why Is a Game 9 Innings? These Are the Backstories Behind Baseball’s Iconic Rules

http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2016/12/16/210241338/stories-behind-baseball-rules

Lottery Scratch-Off Loser Keeps Phoning in Threats, Cops Say

https://www.yahoo.com/news/lottery-scratch-off-loser-keeps-184446413.html

Flood of Plastic Eggs Delights Children on North Sea Island

https://www.yahoo.com/news/flood-plastic-eggs-delights-kids-north-sea-island-112943081.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Earth, Wind & Fire - Got to Get You into My Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKskYvTGEHE

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