Energy News Digest for January 13, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for January 13, 2017

High Resolution Satellite Imagery of Washington State/Oregon Snow (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2017/01/high-resolution-satellite-imagery-of.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

How Would Washington State Governor Jay Inslee’s Proposed Carbon Tax Work? (Washington State Wire)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/gov-jay-inslees-proposed-carbon-tax-work/

Tesla Contract with Aberdeen Will Be Voided, But May Be Re-Approved (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/tesla-contract-aberdeen-will-voided-may-re-approved/

Kittitas County Places Temporary Moratorium on Commercial Renewable Energy Projects (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/county-places-temporary-moratorium-on-commercial-renewable-energy-projects/article_84baf007-379b-5c95-9f63-bab835f851d6.html

In a Digital World, Americans Have Less Tolerance for Power Outages (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/online_features/tech_talk_and_innovation/americans-have-less-tolerance-for-power-outages-in-a-digital/article_16a15c09-d017-515a-b89f-b612b84eb27c.html

Energy Secretary Seeks to Lock in Free Speech for DOE Scientists (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Inhabit/2017/0112/Energy-secretary-seeks-to-lock-in-free-speech-for-DOE-scientists

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• In a Digital World, Americans Have Less Tolerance for Power Outages
• Montana Lawmakers Push to Increase Scrutiny on Utility Costs
• David Aldrich Resigns from Snohomish PUD Board
• Snohomish PUD in Talks to Buy Building in Everett for $5.5 Million
• BC Hydro Agrees to Pay $1 Million to Municipality Affected by Peace River Dam Project
• There’s Powerful Fun to Be Had with Your Utility in Chelan This Weekend
• New England: Grid in the Balance – Clean, Reliable, Competitively Priced Power – Or Suboptimal Solutions?
• Natural Gas Prices in 2016 Were the Lowest in Nearly 20 Years
• Orca Protection Zone Proposed Near San Juan Island
• Salmon with large tapeworms arrive in the U-S
• Lummi Clammers, Dairy Farmers Team Up to Clean Bacteria-Polluted Bay, Rather Than Fight
• Storms Ease California Drought as Reservoirs Fill Up
• Kittitas County Places Temporary Moratorium on Commercial Renewable Energy Projects
• County Commissioners Deny Solar Farm Permit Near Kittitas
• Montana Bill to Grandfather Net Metering Reels in Utility & Solar Support
• Proponents Hope Winter Weather Boosts Smart Thermostat Adoption in Chicago
• How Would Washington State Governor Jay Inslee’s Proposed Carbon Tax Work?
• Tesla Contract with Aberdeen Will Be Voided, But May Be Re-Approved
• Need A Charge for Your New Tesla? Now It’ll Cost You
• Despite the Hype, Batteries Aren’t the Cheapest Way to Store Energy on the Grid
• Record Shares of Americans Now Own Smartphones, Have Home Broadband
• Satellite Constellations Could Be Poised to Challenge the Broadband Industry
• Alphabet (Google) Ended Drone Internet Project, Saying Economics Didn’t Work Out
• Cellphone Carriers Are Bracing for Massive Data Usage During the Inauguration
• Don’t Confuse New Starbucks’ Latte with Old-Timey Laxative Remedy
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• Energy Secretary Seeks to Lock in Free Speech for DOE Scientists
• Washington State Senate Coalition Selects Sheldon as President Pro Tem
• Governor Kate Brown Declares State of Emergency in Oregon Due to Snow
• Washington State to Help Grant County Clear Roads
• Crippling Ice Storm to Encase 1,000-Mile Stretch of U-S in Ice
• Video: Focus on Shelton - New Job Opening, Comprehensive Plan Update
• How Seattle Can Avoid Becoming San Francisco: Be ‘YIMBYS’ Not ‘NIMBYS’

WORD OF THE DAY

Grog • \GRAWG\ • Noun – Alcoholic liquor; especially: liquor (as rum) cut with water & now often served hot with lemon juice & sugar sometimes added.

“By golly, this is the WORST grog I’ve ever had,” croaked the sailor on the HMS Pinafore. “Watch your mouth,” muttered his fellow sailors. “The next thing you know, we’ll have to be swilling down our salt pork and pea soup with plain old water!”

Did you know? Eighteenth-century English admiral Edward Vernon reputedly earned the nickname “Old Grog” because he often wore a cloak made from grogram (a coarse, loosely woven fabric made of silk or silk blended with mohair or wool). In Old Grog’s day, sailors in the Royal Navy were customarily given a daily ration of rum, but in 1740 the admiral, concerned about the health of his men, ordered that the rum should be diluted with water. The decision wasn’t very popular with the sailors, who supposedly dubbed the mixture “grog” after Vernon. Today, “grog” can be used as a general term for any liquor, even undiluted, and someone who acts drunk or shaky can be called “groggy.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

In a Digital World, Americans Have Less Tolerance for Power Outages (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/online_features/tech_talk_and_innovation/americans-have-less-tolerance-for-power-outages-in-a-digital/article_16a15c09-d017-515a-b89f-b612b84eb27c.html

Montana Lawmakers Push to Increase Scrutiny on Utility Costs (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/montana-lawmakers-push-to-increase-scrutiny-on-utility-costs/433995/

David Aldrich Resigns from Snohomish PUD Board (My Everett News, WA)

https://myeverettnews.com/2017/01/12/aldrich-resigns-snohomish-pud-board/

Snohomish PUD in Talks to Buy Building in Everett for $5.5 Million (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/news/pud-in-talks-to-buy-building-in-everett-for-5-5-million/

BC Hydro Agrees to Pay $1 Million to Municipality Affected by Peace River Dam Project (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)

http://www.timescolonist.com/bc-hydro-agrees-to-pay-1m-to-municipality-affected-by-site-c-dam-1.7213078

There’s Powerful Fun to Be Had with Your Utility in Chelan This Weekend (Lake Chelan Mirror, Wa)

http://lakechelanmirror.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=9367

New England: Grid in the Balance – Clean, Reliable, Competitively Priced Power – Or Suboptimal Solutions? (CommonWealth, Boston, MA)

http://commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/grid-in-the-balance/

Natural Gas Prices in 2016 Were the Lowest in Nearly 20 Years (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=29552

FISH & WILDLIFE

Orca Protection Zone Proposed Near San Juan Island (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/tech/science/environment/whale-protection-zone-proposed-near-san-juan-island/385656555

Salmon with large tapeworms arrive in the U-S (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/01/13/salmon-large-tapeworms-arrive-us/96534500/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Lummi Clammers, Dairy Farmers Team Up to Clean Bacteria-Polluted Bay, Rather Than Fight (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/dairy-farmers-lummi-shellfish-harvesters-team-up-to-clean-bay/

Storms Ease California Drought as Reservoirs Fill Up (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-california-drought-idUSKBN14X06Y

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Kittitas County Places Temporary Moratorium on Commercial Renewable Energy Projects (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/county-places-temporary-moratorium-on-commercial-renewable-energy-projects/article_84baf007-379b-5c95-9f63-bab835f851d6.html

County Commissioners Deny Solar Farm Permit Near Kittitas (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

http://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/county-commissioners-deny-solar-farm-permit-near-kittitas/article_408ef8f5-6339-5a1d-9ee2-2a33485a00dc.html

Montana Bill to Grandfather Net Metering Reels in Utility & Solar Support (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/montana-bill-to-grandfather-net-metering-reels-in-utility-and-solar-support/433840/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Proponents Hope Winter Weather Boosts Smart Thermostat Adoption in Chicago (Midwest Energy News)

http://midwestenergynews.com/2017/01/13/proponents-hope-winter-weather-boosts-smart-thermostat-adoption-in-chicago/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

How Would Washington State Governor Jay Inslee’s Proposed Carbon Tax Work? (Washington State Wire)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/gov-jay-inslees-proposed-carbon-tax-work/

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Tesla Contract with Aberdeen Will Be Voided, But May Be Re-Approved (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/tesla-contract-aberdeen-will-voided-may-re-approved/

Need A Charge for Your New Tesla? Now It’ll Cost You (Silicon Valley Journal, CA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2017/01/13/need-a-charge-for-your-tesla-now-itll-cost-you.html

Despite the Hype, Batteries Aren’t the Cheapest Way to Store Energy on the Grid (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/energy-post/2396202/despite-the-hype-batteries-arent-the-cheapest-way-to-store-energy-on-the-grid

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Record Shares of Americans Now Own Smartphones, Have Home Broadband (Pew Research Center)

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/01/12/evolution-of-technology/

Satellite Constellations Could Be Poised to Challenge the Broadband Industry (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/satellite-constellations-could-be-poised-to-challenge-the-broadband-industry/

Alphabet (Google) Ended Drone Internet Project, Saying Economics Didn’t Work Out (Ars Technica)

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/01/alphabet-axed-internet-drones-says-balloon-broadband-is-more-promising/

Cellphone Carriers Are Bracing for Massive Data Usage During the Inauguration (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/01/13/cellphone-carriers-are-bracing-for-massive-data-usage-during-the-inauguration/?utm_term=.6c7e9910aabc

MARKETING & MEDIA

Don’t Confuse New Starbucks’ Latte with Old-Timey Laxative Remedy (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory. My brother made a few extra bucks in high school by harvesting this intestinal distress creator.)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article126286584.html

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/01/13/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-362/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Energy Secretary Seeks to Lock in Free Speech for DOE Scientists (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Inhabit/2017/0112/Energy-secretary-seeks-to-lock-in-free-speech-for-DOE-scientists

Washington State Senate Coalition Selects Sheldon as President Pro Tem (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/senate-coalition-selects-sheldon-as-president-pro-tem/article_0f81b8ce-d8f9-11e6-88f3-2f4a98132e04.html

GENERAL NEWS

Governor Kate Brown Declares State of Emergency in Oregon Due to Snow (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/weather/index.ssf/2017/01/gov_kate_brown_close_to_declar.html

Washington State to Help Grant County Clear Roads (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170113/ARTICLE/170119959

Crippling Ice Storm to Encase 1,000-Mile Stretch of U-S in Ice (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2017/01/13/us-ice-storm/

Video: Focus on Shelton - New Job Opening, Comprehensive Plan Update (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/daybreak/focus-on-shelton---new-job-opening-comp-plan/youtube_b5aa2dbe-d997-11e6-8524-fb8719144979.html

How Seattle Can Avoid Becoming San Francisco: Be ‘YIMBYS’ Not ‘NIMBYS’ (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2017/01/12/how-seattle-can-avoid-becoming-san-francisco-be.html?ana=RSS%26s=article_search

BAWDY BRIDESMAIDS – DIVERSIONS

Microsoft Cortana Has Made Its Picks for the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-cortana-made-picks-divisional-201911228.html

Maid of Honor Turns Wedding into Nightmare

http://q13fox.com/2017/01/11/maid-of-honor-turns-wedding-into-nightmare/

Man’s Stolen Tiny Home Recovered in Hermiston

http://koin.com/2017/01/13/mans-stolen-tiny-home-recovered-in-hermiston/

Dog Fur Sweaters? Yes, It’s a Thing – Here’s Why People Love Them

http://q13fox.com/2017/01/11/dog-fur-sweaters-yes-its-a-thing-heres-why-people-love-them/

SONG OF THE DAY

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Our House

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9I27w8Tuyw

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Energy News Digest for January 12, 2017 – Hot Shots Edition

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for January 12, 2017

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Snake River Dam Projects May Be Delayed (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jan/11/snake-river-dam-projects-may-be-delayed/

Jefferson PUD Launches Meter Replacement Plan (Port Townsend Leader, WA

http://www.ptleader.com/news/pud-launches-meter-replacement-plan/article_648a9336-d78c-11e6-9892-9f400b3533f3.html

National Engineers Week – February 19-25 (DiscoverE)

http://www.discovere.org/our-programs/engineers-week

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Sewer Line Replacement Planned for Shelton Neighborhood (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/sewer-line-replacement-planned-for-shelton-neighborhood/article_c41a8b6c-d854-11e6-bcc0-e7cbd36ebc57.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Oregon's Utility-Scale Solar Incentive Brings Flood of Projects (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/01/11/oregons-utility-scale-solar-incentive-brings-flood.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Construction at Grays Harbor County Cannabis Growing Facility Proceeding Quickly (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/news/construction-at-cannabis-growing-facility-proceeding-quickly/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Idaho Legislative Leaders: $8 Million Broadband Settlement Unlikely (Associated Press)

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/01/10/idaho-legislative-leaders-8m-broadband-settlement_ap.html

AT&T Promising Gigabit Speeds from Utility-Pole Antennas (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Promising-Gigabit-Speeds-From-UtilityPole-Antennas-138696

Browser Autofill Used to Steal Personal Details in New Phishing Attack (The Guardian, UK)

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/10/browser-autofill-used-to-steal-personal-details-in-new-phising-attack-chrome-safari

MARKETING & MEDIA

Five Ways to Repurpose Your Popular Social Media Posts (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/5-ways-to-repurpose-popular-social-media-posts/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

In His Second Inaugural Address, Gov. Inslee Calls On Lawmakers to Fully Fund Public Education (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2017/01/11/governor-inslee-urges-lawmakers-to-fund-public-education/

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Government Leaders Discuss Issues at Special Meeting (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/government-leaders-discuss-issues-at-special-meeting/article_438d9ac0-d863-11e6-8c5c-aff12c2491ba.html

Missing Shelton Man Who Was Found Dead Identified (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/23433

Major Snow Bust Around Portland (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2017/01/major-snow-post-around-portland.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

We Simulated the Divisional Round Using Madden 17 – There Were Some Huge Road Wins

https://www.yahoo.com/news/simulated-divisional-round-using-madden-171741431.html

Russell Wilson Is Social Media's Most Valuable U-S Athlete

https://www.cnet.com/news/russell-wilson-is-social-medias-most-valuable-us-athlete/

Nine Fun Tricks You Can Do with Static Electricity

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/9-fun-tricks-you-can-do-with-static-electricity-1791047817

Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ Moon Looks Spooky as Hell in New Cassini Photo

http://gizmodo.com/saturn-s-death-star-moon-looks-spooky-as-hell-in-new-1791070224

SONG OF THE DAY

NFL Films – Drive to Glory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR0WkV881vo

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Energy News Digest for January 11, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for January 11, 2017

Small Craft Advisory for Puget Sound, Hood Canal, & Admiralty Inlet

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Portland General Electric Reports 33,000 Customers without Power, Could Be More Later (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/01/pge_reports_33k_customers_with.html

Plaintiffs Call for More Court-Ordered Spill at Columbia River Dams (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/plaintiffs-call-for-more-court-ordered-spill-at-columbia-river-dams/

Magnitude-2.6 Earthquake Recorded in Tacoma (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/509445/magnitude-2-6-earthquake-recorded-in-tacoma/

Idaho’s Mountain Snowpack, Water Supply Off to Good Start (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jan/11/idahos-mountain-snowpack-water-supply-off-to-good-/

New American Public Power Association Brand Reiterates Community Focus (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Resources/ReleasesDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=47336&RDtoken=38595&userID=

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Portland General Electric Reports 33,000 Customers without Power, Could Be More Later
• Ice Covered High Voltage Lines at Rocky Reach Dam
• Jefferson PUD Electricity Rates to Surge: Board Approves Two 2017 Hikes
• Pacific Gas & Electric to Lay Off 390 Employees (out of 20,000) as It Tightens Its Belt
• Arizona Utility Mulls Closing Major Southwestern Coal Plant
• December’s Ukraine Power Cut ‘Was Cyber-Attack’
• What Electric Utilities Can Learn from the Vermont Hacking Scare
• U-S Energy Information Administration Projects Flat Consumption, Changing Fuel Mix, Between Now & 2050
• Plaintiffs Call for More Court-Ordered Spill at Columbia River Dams
• Environmental Groups Plan to Sue Over Pacific Northwest Suction Dredging
• Trump Taps Well of Protest with Calls for More Drilling in National Parks
• Idaho’s Mountain Snowpack, Water Supply Off to Good Start
• Wyoming Lawmakers Float Measure to Bag Share of Federal Wind Fees
• California Senator Introduces Law to Require Solar on New Buildings State-Wide
• Clark Public Utilities Offers Incentives for Energy Savings
• Survey: Two-Thirds of Cops Say Marijuana Laws Should Be Relaxed
• Tennessee Lab Discovers Method to Remove Carbon from Air
• King County Is Going Electric with 100 Battery Buses
• Grant PUD Broadband Workshop Set for February
• Survey: Comcast Remains America’s Most-Hated Company
• Bitcoin Slides After China Central Bank Launches Investigation
• Norway Starts Tuning Out Analog Radio in Favor of Digital
• New American Public Power Association Brand Reiterates Community Focus
• New Facebook Project Aims to Strengthen Ties with Media
• Yes, Facebook Messenger Has Been Killing Your Android’s Battery
• Four Ways to Promote Your Products on Social Media
• Magnitude-2.6 Earthquake Recorded in Tacoma
• City of Portland, Multnomah County Officials Ask for Help After Fourth Homeless Person Dies During Cold Snap

WORD OF THE DAY

Foozle • \FOO-zul\ • verb – To manage or play awkwardly: bungle

Watching Abercrombie in aerobics class was like watching a large, ponderous bear attempt ballet…only not as good. Just about every move barked out by the harridan leading the class led to a foozled step by Abercrombie. Many times he endangered his fellow classmates with flailing arms or a mistaken left step when a right one was ordered.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Portland General Electric Reports 33,000 Customers without Power, Could Be More Later (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/01/pge_reports_33k_customers_with.html

Ice Covered High Voltage Lines at Rocky Reach Dam (Wenatchee World, WA – Facebook)

https://www.facebook.com/WenatcheeWorld/photos/a.10150612907799077.394787.46046339076/10154309151664077/?type=1&theater

Jefferson PUD Electricity Rates to Surge: Board Approves Two 2017 Hikes (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/news/electricity-rates-to-surge-pud-board-approves-hikes/article_db392c36-d78c-11e6-8265-bb284bef514e.html

Pacific Gas & Electric to Lay Off 390 Employees (out of 20,000) as It Tightens Its Belt (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/PG-E-to-lay-off-390-employees-as-it-tightens-its-10850562.php

Arizona Utility Mulls Closing Major Southwestern Coal Plant (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/arizona-utility-mulls-closing-major-southwestern-coal-plant/433712/

December’s Ukraine Power Cut ‘Was Cyber-Attack’ (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38573074

What Electric Utilities Can Learn from the Vermont Hacking Scare (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/what-electric-utilities-can-learn-from-the-vermont-hacking-scare/433426/

U-S Energy Information Administration Projects Flat Consumption, Changing Fuel Mix, Between Now & 2050 (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=47351

FISH & WILDLIFE

Plaintiffs Call for More Court-Ordered Spill at Columbia River Dams (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/plaintiffs-call-for-more-court-ordered-spill-at-columbia-river-dams/

Environmental Groups Plan to Sue Over Pacific Northwest Suction Dredging (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Environmental-groups-plan-to-sue-over-suction-10848135.php

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Trump Taps Well of Protest with Calls for More Drilling in National Parks (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-energy-nationalparks-idUSKBN14V1EP

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Idaho’s Mountain Snowpack, Water Supply Off to Good Start (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jan/11/idahos-mountain-snowpack-water-supply-off-to-good-/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Wyoming Lawmakers Float Measure to Bag Share of Federal Wind Fees (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/wyoming-lawmakers-float-measure-to-bag-share-of-federal-wind-fees/433705/

California Senator Introduces Law to Require Solar on New Buildings State-Wide (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2017/01/california-senator-introduces-law-to-require-solar-on-new-buildings-state-wide.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Clark Public Utilities Offers Incentives for Energy Savings (The Reflector, Battleground, WA)

http://www.thereflector.com/home_scene/article_e9bc9060-d794-11e6-b5b4-3faeddbfac7e.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Survey: Two-Thirds of Cops Say Marijuana Laws Should Be Relaxed (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/01/11/survey-two-thirds-of-cops-say-marijuana-laws-should-be-relaxed/?utm_term=.55a53f65386e

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Tennessee Lab Discovers Method to Remove Carbon from Air (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/11/tennessee-lab-discovers-method-remove-carbon-air/96446894/

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

King County Is Going Electric with 100 Battery Buses (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/508808/king-county-metro-100-battery-buses/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Grant PUD Broadband Workshop Set for February (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170111/ARTICLE/170119983

Survey: Comcast Remains America’s Most-Hated Company (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Survey-Comcast-Remains-Americas-MostHated-Company-138694

Bitcoin Slides After China Central Bank Launches Investigation (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-markets-bitcoin-pboc-idUSKBN14V10B

Norway Starts Tuning Out Analog Radio in Favor of Digital (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Norway-starts-tuning-out-analog-radio-in-favor-of-10849693.php

MARKETING & MEDIA

New American Public Power Association Brand Reiterates Community Focus (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Resources/ReleasesDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=47336&RDtoken=38595&userID=

New Facebook Project Aims to Strengthen Ties with Media (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/01/11/facebook-friends-media-journalism-project/96428460/

​Yes, Facebook Messenger Has Been Killing Your Android’s Battery (Triad Business Journal, NC)

http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2017/01/11/yes-facebook-messenger-has-been-killing-your.html

Four Ways to Promote Your Products on Social Media (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/4-ways-to-promote-products-on-social-media/

GENERAL NEWS

Magnitude-2.6 Earthquake Recorded in Tacoma (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/509445/magnitude-2-6-earthquake-recorded-in-tacoma/

City of Portland, Multnomah County Officials Ask for Help After Fourth Homeless Person Dies During Cold Snap (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/01/wheeler_kafoury_ask_for_help_a.html

PEOPLE IN THE WALLS – DIVERSIONS

Nearly Naked Man Found Trapped Inside New York City Apartment Wall

http://q13fox.com/2017/01/10/nearly-naked-man-found-trapped-inside-new-york-city-apartment-wall/

Angry Plow Driver Blocks Spokane Business with Snow Pile

http://www.khq.com/story/34232064/angry-plow-driver-blocks-business-with-snow-pile

United Kingdom: Slough Boy’s Adorable Moment with Coldstream Guards at Windsor Castle Goes Viral

http://www.sloughobserver.co.uk/news/15008327.Slough_boy_goes_viral_after_adorable_video_with_Windsor_Castle_guards/

Cows Once as Big as Elephants May Soon Roam Europe

http://www.newser.com/story/236611/cows-as-big-as-elephants-may-soon-roam-europe.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Spinners - The Rubberband Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C4B38etY4k

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Energy News Digest for January 10, 2016

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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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