Energy News Digest for February 2, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for February 2, 2017

Special Weather Statement for Possible Freezing Rain Overnight

Small Craft Advisory for Hood Canal & Puget Sound

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

High Bills Cause Concern for Avista Customers (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/34405880/high-bills-cause-concern-for-avista-customers

After Frigid January, High Wind Warning for Parts of Washington State (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/After-cold-January-high-wind-warning-for-parts-10903434.php

The Latest: California at Heaviest Snowpack in 22 Years (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/The-Latest-California-at-heaviest-snowpack-in-22-10903821.php

Click Cable TV Gets Its First Rate Hike Since 2014 (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article130250189.html

The Internet Is Mostly Bots – More than half of web traffic comes from automated programs (Atlantic Magazine)

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/01/bots-bots-bots/515043/?utm_source=feed

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• High Bills Cause Concern for Avista Customers
• Mason PUD 3 Addresses High Power Bills
• How to Avoid Losing Money to the “Utility Company” Scam
• New Member Sought for Snohomish County Public Utility District Board
• New Lewis County PUD Commissioner Steps into His Position
• California: Pacific Gas & Electric to Withdraw Relicense Application for DeSabla Centerville Hydroelectric Facility
• Massachusetts: Staff ‘Overwhelmed’ at Nuclear Plant, but U-S Won’t Shut It
• Op/Ed: Dam Removal – Often the Smartest, Safest Investment
• Bear Necessity? Plan Would Reintroduce Grizzlies to Cascades
• Op/Ed: Southern Resident Killer Whale Population Is Running Out of Salmon, Running Out of Time
• Tennessee Valley Authority Expected to Close Trial over Pollution Claim
• The Latest: California at Heaviest Snowpack in 22 Years
• Judge Asked to Lift Hold on Yellowstone Irrigation Dam
• British Columbia: Peace River Regional District Shoots Down Wind Development near Dawson Creek
• Op/Ed: Tidal Power Can Make the U.K. a Green Energy Leader
• Scientists Design Electricity Generator That Mimics Trees
• Click Cable TV Gets Its First Rate Hike Since 2014
• Growing Pains: CenturyLink Consumer Complaints Spike as Service Expands
• The Internet Is Mostly Bots – More than half of web traffic comes from automated programs
• Three Ways to Improve Your Facebook Ads
• Washington State Senator Tries to Explain How He’ll Juggle Trump Job — But Gets Stuck in D-C
• After Frigid January, High Wind Warning for Parts of Washington State
• Freezing Rain Possible; Snow in Foothills Tonight
• New Drivers Licenses Coming to Washington
• Bill Calls for Ending Daylight Saving Time in Washington State
• Is Working Late a Necessity or Habit? How to Find Work-Life Balance

WORD OF THE DAY

Palooka • \puh-LOO-kuh\ • Noun - 1: an inexperienced or incompetent boxer 2: oaf, lout

“Man, this just doesn’t sound right Elia,” muttered the sullen Marlon Brando. “You don't understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a ‘palooka,’ which is what I am, let's face it. It was you, Charley.” “OK,” sighed the director, “let’s replace ‘palooka’ with ‘bum.’ How’s that.” Brando brightened instantly, “Perfect!”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

High Bills Cause Concern for Avista Customers (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)

http://www.khq.com/story/34405880/high-bills-cause-concern-for-avista-customers

Mason PUD 3 Addresses High Power Bills (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/23788#more-23788

How to Avoid Losing Money to the “Utility Company” Scam (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/02/02/how-to-avoid-losing-money-to-the-utility-company-scam/

New Member Sought for Snohomish County Public Utility District Board (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/news/new-member-sought-for-snohomish-county-public-utility-district-board/

New Lewis County PUD Commissioner Steps into His Position (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://www.chronline.com/news/new-lewis-county-pud-commissioner-steps-into-his-position/article_83b57bbc-e8db-11e6-84bb-334579d236e3.html

California: Pacific Gas & Electric to Withdraw Relicense Application for DeSabla Centerville Hydroelectric Facility (PG&E Currents)

http://www.pgecurrents.com/2017/02/02/butte-county-pge-to-withdraw-relicense-application-for-desabla-centerville-hydroelectric-facility/

                         

Massachusetts: Staff ‘Overwhelmed’ at Nuclear Plant, but U-S Won’t Shut It (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/us/pilgrim-nuclear-power-plant.html?_r=0

Op/Ed: Dam Removal – Often the Smartest, Safest Investment (Morning Consult)

https://morningconsult.com/opinions/dam-removal-often-smartest-safest-investment/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Bear Necessity? Plan Would Reintroduce Grizzlies to Cascades (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/bear-necessity-plan-would-reintroduce-grizzlies-to-cascades/article_9ddc2b88-e90a-11e6-955e-abdca8554060.html

Op/Ed: Southern Resident Killer Whale Population Is Running Out of Salmon, Running Out of Time (National Geographic)

http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2017/01/31/southern-resident-killer-whale-population-is-running-out-of-salmon-running-out-of-time/

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Tennessee Valley Authority Expected to Close Trial over Pollution Claim (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article130271684.html

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

The Latest: California at Heaviest Snowpack in 22 Years (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/The-Latest-California-at-heaviest-snowpack-in-22-10903821.php

Judge Asked to Lift Hold on Yellowstone Irrigation Dam (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Judge-asked-to-lift-hold-on-Yellowstone-10902889.php

RENEWABLE ENERGY

British Columbia: Peace River Regional District Shoots Down Wind Development near Dawson Creek (Dawson Creek Mirror, BC)

http://www.dawsoncreekmirror.ca/dawson-creek/prrd-shoots-down-wind-development-near-dawson-creek-1.9712543

Op/Ed: Tidal Power Can Make the U.K. a Green Energy Leader (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-02-02/u-k-should-back-tidal-lagoon-plans-for-cheap-green-energy

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Scientists Design Electricity Generator That Mimics Trees (Science Daily)

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170131124330.htm

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Click Cable TV Gets Its First Rate Hike Since 2014 (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article130250189.html

Growing Pains: CenturyLink Consumer Complaints Spike as Service Expands (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)

http://www.kgw.com/news/investigations/growing-pains-century-link-consumer-complaints-spike-as-service-expands/395525834

MARKETING & MEDIA

The Internet Is Mostly Bots – More than half of web traffic comes from automated programs (Atlantic Magazine)

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/01/bots-bots-bots/515043/?utm_source=feed

Three Ways to Improve Your Facebook Ads (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/3-ways-to-improve-facebook-ads/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Senator Tries to Explain How He’ll Juggle Trump Job — But Gets Stuck in D-C (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/whatcom-county-legislator-juggling-jobs-in-olympia-and-dc/

GENERAL NEWS

After Frigid January, High Wind Warning for Parts of Washington State (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/After-cold-January-high-wind-warning-for-parts-10903434.php

Freezing Rain Possible; Snow in Foothills Tonight (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/23811

New Drivers Licenses Coming to Washington (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/new-drivers-licenses-coming-washington/

Bill Calls for Ending Daylight Saving Time in Washington State (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article130292529.html

Is Working Late a Necessity or Habit? How to Find Work-Life Balance (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2017/01/is_working_late_a_necessity_or.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Pennsylvania Groundhog's Handlers: Phil Predicts More Winter

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/national_news/pennsylvania-groundhog-s-handlers-phil-predicts-more-winter/article_49bbb083-128d-505d-80a3-c199966cfd4e.html

Former Canadian Mint Worker Who Hid Stolen Gold in Rectum Sentenced

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/former-mint-worker-who-hid-stolen-gold-in-rectum-sentenced/article_764b9b78-1a7a-55f3-8da8-78a254eef6c9.html

The Purpose of Sleep? To Forget, Scientists Say

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/science/sleep-memory-brain-forgetting.html

A ssssserious issue! Woman ends up in the ER after her pet snake slithered its way through her large EAR PIERCING hole and got stuck

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4178050/Woman-gets-pet-snake-stuck-EAR-PIERCING-hole.html

SONG OF THE DAY

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain – You Don't Bring Me Flowers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMnCkg8dJXI

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Energy News Digest for February 1, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for February 1, 2017

Special Weather Statement for Light Freezing Rain Possible in the Western Washington Lowlands

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Western Washington State Snow, Freezing Rain Possible as Early as Thursday Evening (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/531523/washington-weather-snow-feb-3-2017/

Cold Snaps Mean Centralia City Light, PUD Customers Will See Spike in Utility Bills (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://www.chronline.com/cold-snaps-mean-city-light-pud-customers-will-see-spike/article_3041418c-e516-11e6-850f-6fc64f2b25b3.html

Nez Perce County Officials Oppose Breaching of Dams on Snake, Columbia Rivers (Lewiston Tribune, ID)

http://lmtribune.com/northwest/nez-perce-county-officials-oppose-breaching-of-dams-on-snake/article_ff38ac7b-8058-58ba-b9ff-5859b168d2f9.html

Biodiesel Scam Involving Pasco Firm Lands Man in Federal Prison (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article129865869.html#emlnl=Afternoon_Newsletter

Legislature Told To Target Transportation to Get Oregon on Course to Meet Failing Emissions Goals (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/02/01/legislature-told-to-target-transportation-to-get.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Cold Snaps Mean Centralia City Light, PUD Customers Will See Spike in Utility Bills
• Chelan PUD Power Bills Spike Due to Cold Snap
• High Utility Bills Has Scammers Preying on People, Businesses
• Cheney Loads Demand Additional Power
• Study Examines Whether Public Power Would Work on Bainbridge
• FERC Issues Sunland Ruling for Grant PUD
• New Directors Join Columbia River PUD Board
• Southwest Power Pool Elects Mark Crisson to Board of Directors, Approves 13 Transmission Upgrades
• President Trump Appoints Kristine Svinicki as Chair of Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Natural Gas-Fired Generating Capacity Likely To Increase over Next Two Years
• Nez Perce County Officials Oppose Breaching of Dams on Snake, Columbia Rivers
• Smelt, Seal & Seal Lions Arriving in Local Rivers
• Large Numbers of Salmon Return to Deschutes River
• Editorial: Oregon Right, WA Wrong on Gillnetting
• DOE Picks 13 Solar Integration Projects for $30M in SunShot Funding
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District Launches Energy-Management Program for Business Customers
• Legislature Told To Target Transportation to Get Oregon on Course to Meet Failing Emissions Goals
• Biodiesel Scam Involving Pasco Firm Lands Man in Federal Prison
• Tesla Gives the California Power Grid a Battery Boost
• With New Hybrid, Nissan Offers Cheaper Route to Electric Cars
• Analysis: What President Trump’s New FCC Chairman Thinks about Net Neutrality
• New York: Time Warner Cable Defrauded Customers by Advertising Internet Speeds It Couldn’t Provide
• Here Is How to Fend Off a Hijacking of Home Devices
• It Takes More than Social Media to Make a Social Movement
• Reaching Millennials with Social Media: New Research
• Google Overtakes Apple as the World’s Most Valuable Brand
• Ad Rights: Charlie Brown & the Peanuts Gang Up For Sale
• President Trump Nominates Neil Gorsuch to the U-S Supreme Court
• Republicans Regain Control of the Washington State Senate as Lawmaker Replaced
• Washington State Legislature: Ericksen Confident He Can Work for Senate & EPA; Will Take Full Salary
• Western Washington State Snow, Freezing Rain Possible as Early as Thursday Evening
• Winter Storm Watch Issued for Portland Area; Ice & High Winds Expected
• Washington State’s Homeless Student Population Grows to Nearly 40,000
• Space Heater Blamed for Setting Off Yakima House Fire
• Detectives Find Truck in Mason Connected to Kitsap Quadruple Homicide

WORD OF THE DAY

Lodestar • \LOAD-star\ • noun - One that serves as an inspiration, model, or guide. The literal, albeit archaic, meaning of “lodestar” is “a star that leads or guides; especially: the North Star.” (The first half of the word derives from the Middle English word “lode,” meaning “course.”)

Bertrand realized that his woefully outdated generational references and a hyper-nerdish wardrobe were not to his best advantage. He began to question using Steve Erkle has his cultural and professional lodestar.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Cold Snaps Mean Centralia City Light, PUD Customers Will See Spike in Utility Bills (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://www.chronline.com/cold-snaps-mean-city-light-pud-customers-will-see-spike/article_3041418c-e516-11e6-850f-6fc64f2b25b3.html

Chelan PUD Power Bills Spike Due to Cold Snap (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/chelan-pud-power-bills-spike-due-cold-snap/

High Utility Bills Has Scammers Preying on People, Businesses (The Argus Observer, Ontario, OR)

http://www.argusobserver.com/news/high-utility-bills-has-scammers-preying-on-people-businesses/article_14ff6848-e5db-11e6-b0fb-dfa8cc3666c5.html

Cheney Loads Demand Additional Power (Cheney Free Press, WA)

http://www.cheneyfreepress.com/story/2017/01/26/front-page/cheney-loads-demand-additional-power/19876.html

Study Examines Whether Public Power Would Work on Bainbridge (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2017/01/27/study-examines-whether-public-power-would-work-bainbridge/97142862/

FERC Issues Sunland Ruling for Grant PUD (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170130/ARTICLE/170139983

New Directors Join Columbia River PUD Board (St Helens Chronicle, OR)

http://www.thechronicleonline.com/news/new-directors-join-crpud-board/article_584411aa-e732-11e6-859f-6b591a330920.html

Southwest Power Pool Elects Mark Crisson to Board of Directors, Approves 13 Transmission Upgrades (Marketwire)

https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/17/01/m8973746/southwest-power-pool-elects-mark-crisson-to-board-of-directors-approves

President Trump Appoints Kristine Svinicki as Chair of Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/trump-appoints-kristine-svinicki-as-chair-of-nuclear-regulatory-commission/434960/

Natural Gas-Fired Generating Capacity Likely To Increase over Next Two Years (U-S Energy Information Administration)

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=29732

FISH & WILDLIFE

Nez Perce County Officials Oppose Breaching of Dams on Snake, Columbia Rivers (Lewiston Tribune, ID)

http://lmtribune.com/northwest/nez-perce-county-officials-oppose-breaching-of-dams-on-snake/article_ff38ac7b-8058-58ba-b9ff-5859b168d2f9.html

Smelt, Seal & Seal Lions Arriving in Local Rivers (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/smelt-arriving-in-local-rivers/article_177b1ffd-cf82-5ef7-ae6f-1feb720ab36a.html

Large Numbers of Salmon Return to Deschutes River (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/2017/02/01/large-numbers-of-salmon-return-to-deschutes-river/

Editorial: Oregon Right, WA Wrong on Gillnetting (Chinook Observer, Long Beach, WA)

http://www.chinookobserver.com/co/editorials/20170131/oregon-right-wa-wrong-on-gillnetting

RENEWABLE ENERGY

DOE Picks 13 Solar Integration Projects for $30M in SunShot Funding (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-picks-13-solar-integration-projects-for-30m-in-sunshot-funding/435238/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Sacramento Municipal Utility District Launches Energy-Management Program for Business Customers (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article129811479.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Legislature Told To Target Transportation to Get Oregon on Course to Meet Failing Emissions Goals (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/02/01/legislature-told-to-target-transportation-to-get.html

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Biodiesel Scam Involving Pasco Firm Lands Man in Federal Prison (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article129865869.html#emlnl=Afternoon_Newsletter

Tesla Gives the California Power Grid a Battery Boost (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/30/business/energy-environment/battery-storage-tesla-california.html

With New Hybrid, Nissan Offers Cheaper Route to Electric Cars (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissan-hybrids-idUSKBN15G3VM

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Analysis: What President Trump’s New FCC Chairman Thinks about Net Neutrality (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/feb/01/analysis-what-president-trumps-new-fcc-chairman-th/

New York: Time Warner Cable Defrauded Customers by Advertising Internet Speeds It Couldn’t Provide (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/02/01/state-time-warner-cable-defrauded-customers-by-advertising-internet-speeds-it-couldnt-provide/

Here Is How to Fend Off a Hijacking of Home Devices (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/technology/personaltech/stop-hijacking-home-devices.html?_r=0

MARKETING & MEDIA

It Takes More than Social Media to Make a Social Movement (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/01/31/it-takes-more-than-social-media-to-make-a-social-movement/?utm_term=.6f9ebd45a71f

Reaching Millennials with Social Media: New Research (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/reaching-millennials-with-social-media-new-research/

Google Overtakes Apple as the World’s Most Valuable Brand (Austin Business Journal, TX)

http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2017/02/01/google-overtakes-apple-as-most-valuable-brand.html

Ad Rights: Charlie Brown & the Peanuts Gang Up For Sale (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/01/31/charlie-brown-the-peanuts-gang-up-for-sale/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

President Trump Nominates Neil Gorsuch to the U-S Supreme Court (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article129927269.html

Republicans Regain Control of the Washington State Senate as Lawmaker Replaced (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article129700809.html

Washington State Legislature: Ericksen Confident He Can Work for Senate & EPA; Will Take Full Salary (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article129929289.html

GENERAL NEWS

Western Washington State Snow, Freezing Rain Possible as Early as Thursday Evening (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/531523/washington-weather-snow-feb-3-2017/

Winter Storm Watch Issued for Portland Area; Ice & High Winds Expected (Oregonian, Portland)

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

Washington State’s Homeless Student Population Grows to Nearly 40,000 (Associated Press)

http://q13fox.com/2017/01/31/states-homeless-student-population-grows-to-nearly-40000/

Space Heater Blamed for Setting Off Yakima House Fire (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/space-heater-blamed-for-setting-off-yakima-house-fire/article_8a1beac8-e8a8-11e6-b0b6-a774f45fc9b5.html

Detectives Find Truck in Mason Connected to Kitsap Quadruple Homicide (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/detectives-find-truck-in-mason-connected-to-kitsap-quadruple-homicide/article_46fb8db8-e7cf-11e6-a0e8-b3c9162d5309.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Twelve Moments That Defined Peter Capaldi's Run on Doctor Who

http://io9.gizmodo.com/12-moments-that-defined-peter-capaldis-run-on-doctor-wh-1791833041

The Science of Snot Is Even Grosser Than You Think

http://gizmodo.com/the-science-of-snot-is-even-grosser-than-you-think-1791834423

Pennsylvania Mayor Accused of Disturbing Graves to Construct Cell Tower

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/pennsylvania-mayor-accused-of-disturbing-graves/article_d5a9ec64-e9d0-5cb0-b9a4-cbd5d162448a.html

North Carolina Newborn Girl Shares Birthday with Mom & Dad

https://www.yahoo.com/news/north-carolina-newborn-girl-shares-birthday-mom-dad-165834494.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Manhattan Transfer – Operator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTuso0gvqVQ

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Energy News Digest for January 26, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for January 26, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Suspect in Shelton-Area Double Homicide Dies During Standoff from Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/update-double-homicide-suspect-has-died-from-self-inflicted-gunshot/article_cbbbda3e-e389-11e6-b45c-47817889a513.html

Portland General Electric Draws Fire from All Sides in Power Plan Comments (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/01/25/pge-draws-fire-from-all-sides-in-power-plan.html

Prineville Is Running Out of Electricity, Jeopardizing New Manufacturing Jobs (Oregonian, Portland)

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

500,000 Cowlitz Hatchery Smolt Vanish (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/cowlitz-hatchery-smolt-vanish/article_92f3eb43-2f6a-5b60-ba6b-0d4d83d66b36.html

Pumped-Storage Hydropower Shows Promise for Boosting Energy Storage (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2017/01/pumped-storage-hydropower-shows-promise-for-boosting-energy-storage.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Portland General Electric Draws Fire from All Sides in Power Plan Comments
• Prineville Is Running Out of Electricity, Jeopardizing New Manufacturing Jobs
• Puget Sound Energy Hasn’t Tracked Abandoned Gas Lines; Businesses Want Utility to Pay for Explosion
• Tacoma Power Releasing Water in Skokomish River
• British Columbia: Government Under Pressure to Give Big BC Hydro Businesses Tax Break
• Peace River Dam Site Ruling Shows Canadian Courts Don’t Take Reconciliation Seriously, Says Law Professor
• President Trump’s Infrastructure Priority Plan Includes Transmission, Wind, Energy Storage
• What Can You Do When the Utility Company Says You Owe a Bill You Can’t Pay?
• 500,000 Cowlitz Hatchery Smolt Vanish
• Nisqually Tribe Won’t Fish Chum After Historic Decision
• Oregon Lawmaker Promises ‘Dog Fight’ Over Gillnets in Legislature
• Op/Ed: Partnership Brings New Direction to Columbia Basin Salmon
• Climate Change, Jobs Focus in Second Day of Kalama Shoreline Methanol Hearings
• Feds Look to Increase Water Storage in Boise River System
• Pumped-Storage Hydropower Shows Promise for Boosting Energy Storage
• A Wind Turbine with Flapping Wings Might Be Quieter & Safer for Birds
• Michigan Solar Project Scrapped After Developer ‘Disappeared,’ City Claims
• How Solar Cells Turn Sunlight into Electricity
• Idaho: Moscow Residents Complain About Too-Bright LED Streetlights
• Inside Inslee’s Carbon Tax: A Gift for King Coal
• Alaska Natives to Protect Land for California Carbon Program
• Tesla Charging Stations Staying in Aberdeen
• To Enable EV Grid Services, States Need More Electric Cars on the Road
• Salt Water Is All You Need to Power This Lamp for 80 Hours
• New Push to Restrict Law Enforcement Surveillance Cameras on Seattle City Light Poles
• Verizon Is Reportedly in Talks to Merge with Charter, America’s Second-Biggest Cable Company
• Google & Netflix Join Fight Against Municipal Broadband Restrictions
• It Started in a Park: Rogue Twitter Accounts Spring Up to Fight Donald Trump on Climate Change
• Some Firms Are Harnessing Trump’s Tweets as a Marketing Strategy
• How to Improve Your Blog Posts with YouTube Videos
• Washington Secretary of State: No Evidence of Voter Fraud
• GOP Leaders: Bill to Build Wall Will Cost Up to $15 Billion
• Wildfire Operations Unaffected by Trump Administration’s ‘Media Blackout,’ Hiring Freeze
• Suspect in Shelton-Area Double Homicide Dies During Standoff from Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
• Two Flu Deaths in Mason County
• Spokane County Settles Public Records Lawsuit for $100,000

WORD OF THE DAY

Disremember • \dis-rih-MEM-ber\ • Verb – Forget

“I must say, that I disremember the details of the dismembering of the different elements of my energy company,” droned the energy trader at his trial. “I do remember that our lawyers were out of the room at the time, so we may have just been joking,” he quipped, while slowly winking at attractive juror number 6.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Portland General Electric Draws Fire from All Sides in Power Plan Comments (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/01/25/pge-draws-fire-from-all-sides-in-power-plan.html

Prineville Is Running Out of Electricity, Jeopardizing New Manufacturing Jobs (Oregonian, Portland)

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

Puget Sound Energy Hasn’t Tracked Abandoned Gas Lines; Businesses Want Utility to Pay for Explosion (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/greenwood-business-owners-call-for-pse-to-pay-for-gas-blast/

Tacoma Power Releasing Water in Skokomish River (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/23646

British Columbia: Government Under Pressure to Give Big BC Hydro Businesses Tax Break (Globe & Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-government-under-pressure-to-give-businesses-hydro-tax-break/article33769530/?cmpid=rss1

Peace River Dam Site Ruling Shows Canadian Courts Don’t Take Reconciliation Seriously, Says Law Professor (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/site-c-ruling-shows-canadian-courts-don-t-take-reconciliation-seriously-says-law-professor-1.3952267?cmp=rss

President Trump’s Infrastructure Priority Plan Includes Transmission, Wind, Energy Storage (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/trump-infrastructure-priority-plan-includes-transmission-wind-energy-stor/434754/

What Can You Do When the Utility Company Says You Owe a Bill You Can’t Pay? (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/01/26/what-can-you-do-when-the-utility-company-says-you-owe-a-bill-you-cant-pay/

FISH & WILDLIFE

500,000 Cowlitz Hatchery Smolt Vanish (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/cowlitz-hatchery-smolt-vanish/article_92f3eb43-2f6a-5b60-ba6b-0d4d83d66b36.html

Nisqually Tribe Won’t Fish Chum After Historic Decision (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/tech/science/environment/nisqually-tribe-wont-fish-chum-after-historic-decision/392884477

Oregon Lawmaker Promises ‘Dog Fight’ Over Gillnets in Legislature (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/01/oregon_lawmaker_promises_dog_f.html

Op/Ed: Partnership Brings New Direction to Columbia Basin Salmon (Opinion)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/01/partnership_brings_new_directi.html

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Climate Change, Jobs Focus in Second Day of Kalama Shoreline Methanol Hearings (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/climate-change-jobs-focus-in-second-day-of-shoreline-methanol/article_2b13a4dc-d248-5d59-87dd-244bcbaf5c36.html

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Feds Look to Increase Water Storage in Boise River System (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jan/26/feds-look-to-increase-water-storage-in-boise-river/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Pumped-Storage Hydropower Shows Promise for Boosting Energy Storage (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2017/01/pumped-storage-hydropower-shows-promise-for-boosting-energy-storage.html

A Wind Turbine with Flapping Wings Might Be Quieter & Safer for Birds (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/a-wind-turbine-with-flapping-wings-might-be-quieter-and-1791620135

Michigan Solar Project Scrapped After Developer ‘Disappeared,’ City Claims (Midwest Energy News)

http://midwestenergynews.com/2017/01/25/michigan-solar-project-scrapped-after-developer-disappeared-city-claims/

How Solar Cells Turn Sunlight into Electricity (Cosmos)

https://cosmosmagazine.com/technology/how-solar-cells-turn-sunlight-into-electricity

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Idaho: Moscow Residents Complain About Too-Bright LED Streetlights (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jan/24/moscow-residents-complain-about-too-bright-led-str/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Inside Inslee’s Carbon Tax: A Gift for King Coal (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2017/01/inside-inslees-carbon-tax-a-gift-for-king-coal/

Alaska Natives to Protect Land for California Carbon Program (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article128919944.html

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Tesla Charging Stations Staying in Aberdeen (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/tesla-staying-aberdeen/

To Enable EV Grid Services, States Need More Electric Cars on the Road (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/to-enable-ev-grid-services-states-need-more-electric-cars-on-the-road/434699/

Salt Water Is All You Need to Power This Lamp for 80 Hours (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/salt-water-is-all-you-need-to-power-this-lamp-for-80-ho-1791649112

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

New Push to Restrict Law Enforcement Surveillance Cameras on Seattle City Light Poles (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/523716/surveillance-cameras-on-city-poles/

Verizon Is Reportedly in Talks to Merge with Charter, America’s Second-Biggest Cable Company (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jan/26/verizon-is-reportedly-in-talks-to-merge-with-chart/

Google & Netflix Join Fight Against Municipal Broadband Restrictions (Ars Technica)

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/01/google-and-netflix-join-fight-against-municipal-broadband-restrictions/

MARKETING & MEDIA

It Started in a Park: Rogue Twitter Accounts Spring Up to Fight Donald Trump on Climate Change (Washington Post)

http://gazette.com/rogue-twitter-accounts-spring-up-to-fight-donald-trump-on-climate-change/article/1595199

Some Firms Are Harnessing Trump’s Tweets as a Marketing Strategy (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2017/01/24/511415043/how-businesses-are-using-trump-s-tweets-as-a-marketing-strategy

How to Improve Your Blog Posts with YouTube Videos (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-improve-blog-posts-with-youtube-videos/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington Secretary of State: No Evidence of Voter Fraud (Associated Press)

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/washington/washington-secretary-of-state-no-evidence-of-voter-fraud/393253173

GOP Leaders: Bill to Build Wall Will Cost Up to $15 Billion (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jan/26/gop-leaders-bill-to-build-wall-will-cost-up-to-15-billion/

Wildfire Operations Unaffected by Trump Administration’s ‘Media Blackout,’ Hiring Freeze (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/wildfire-operations-unaffected-trump-administrations-media-blackout-hiring-freeze

GENERAL NEWS

Suspect in Shelton-Area Double Homicide Dies During Standoff from Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/update-double-homicide-suspect-has-died-from-self-inflicted-gunshot/article_cbbbda3e-e389-11e6-b45c-47817889a513.html

Two Flu Deaths in Mason County (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/23663

Spokane County Settles Public Records Lawsuit for $100,000 (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jan/24/spokane-county-settles-public-records-lawsuit-for-/

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Mary Tyler Moore Dies at 80

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/arts/television/mary-tyler-moore-dead.html?_r=0

Charter Takes Heat for Absurdly Bad Security Advice

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Charter-Takes-Heat-For-Absurdly-Bad-Security-Advice-138808

Kraft Heinz Employees Get Day Off After Super Bowl

https://www.yahoo.com/news/kraft-heinz-employees-day-off-super-bowl-152206346.html

Horse Left Behind in Wyoming Wilderness Survives for 6 Weeks

https://www.yahoo.com/news/horse-left-behind-survives-6-weeks-wyoming-wilderness-051953422.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Love Is All Around – Mary Tyler Moore Show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuuYvQsN-ak

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