Energy News Digest for March 20, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for March 20, 2017

Special Weather Statement for Landslide Threat

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Northwest Tribes Say Salmon Recovery Is Requirement Based on Treaty Rights (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/northwest-tribes-say-salmon-recovery-requirement-based-treaty-rights

Carbon Tax Keeps Popping Up In Divided Washington Legislature (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/carbon-tax-keeps-popping-divided-washington-legislature

Chelan PUD-Alcoa Alcoa Talks Ongoing (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/alcoa-talks-ongoing/

Amazon Planning Third Data Complex near Hermiston (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2017/03/amazon_planning_third_data_com.html

Alaska: Golden Valley Electric Association Denies Wind Farm Request (Fairbanks News Miner, AK)

http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/gvea-denies-wind-farm-request/article_b35df7fa-0bb2-11e7-b742-c78820ce4a03.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Chelan PUD-Alcoa Alcoa Talks Ongoing
• Indian Island Facility to Switch to Shore-Based Power Jefferson PUD for Visiting Subs
• Lewis County: Riffe Lake Drawdown Expected to Last Years
• Snohomish PUD Picks Logan to Fill Vacancy, Cites Energy Background
• ‘Silver Tsunami’ of Retirements Ready to Wash over Tacoma Power
• Texas Sues Fed Energy Chief Rick Perry over Yucca Mountain
• Darwin Calling: After Electrocution Death, Coroner Says iPhone Should Carry Warning
• Infographic: Top Causes for Power Outages
• Here’s How the Light Bulb Has Evolved, in GIF Form
• Northwest Tribes Say Salmon Recovery Is Requirement Based on Treaty Rights
• Chinook Run to be Smaller, Predicts NOAA
• Idaho Sets Spring Chinook Fishing Seasons
• Can Crowdsourcing Help Save the Steller Sea Lions?
• Not Everyone's Thrilled Cheerios Gave Away 1.5 Billion Wildflower Seeds to Save the Bees
• Residents Warned About Rising Snake & Payette Rivers
• Alaska: Golden Valley Electric Association Denies Wind Farm Request
• Closure of Utah Trash Incinerator/Power Plant May Help with Air Quality
• Don't Miss Out on These Federal Energy Tax Credits
• The Energy Star Program Saves Americans Billions. So, Why Cut It?
• Marijuana Industry Presses Ahead in California’s Wine Country
• Carbon Tax Keeps Popping Up In Divided Washington Legislature
• How Carbon Pricing Will Drive Canadians to Save
• Amazon Planning Third Data Complex near Hermiston
• U-S Financial Firms Embrace Cloud, ‘Fat Fingers’ Notwithstanding
• For Rural Alaska Broadband, the 'Middle Mile' Is Everything
• Ohio Municipalities Challenge Law Allowing Wireless Antennas
• One Billion Yahoo Accounts Still for Sale, Despite Hacking Indictments
• Lessons from Yahoo Hack: Simple Tips to Safeguard Your Email
• Supreme Law: Tribal Leaders Discuss Treaty Rights under New Administration
• White House Installs Political Aides at Cabinet Agencies to Be Trump’s Eyes & Ears – Former WA State Senator Don Benton Cited
• Anarchists in Portland Are Fighting the System by Fixing Potholes
• NOAA Spring Outlook: Warmer Temps, Added Flood Risks Could Miss Washington State
• Washington State Weighing Timber Harvest, Bird Protections
• Woman Gets 30 Years for Stealing $214,000 from Seaside Business
• Nine Years after Disaster, Fukushima to Host 2020 Olympic Baseball Games

WORD OF THE DAY

Credulous • \KRED-juh-luss\ • Adjective - 1: ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence

“Remember,” admonished the Italian tour guide to his wide-eyed, credulous American flock, “Rolex watches are NOT sold on the streets of Naples, nor are they made in China.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Chelan PUD-Alcoa Alcoa Talks Ongoing (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)

http://kpq.com/alcoa-talks-ongoing/

Indian Island Facility to Switch to Shore-Based Power Jefferson PUD for Visiting Subs (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/indian-island-facility-to-switch-to-shore-based-power-for-visiting-subs/

Lewis County: Riffe Lake Drawdown Expected to Last Years (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article139416748.html

Snohomish PUD Picks Logan to Fill Vacancy, Cites Energy Background (Everett Herald, WA)

http://www.heraldnet.com/news/pud-picks-logan-to-fill-vacant-district-1-position/

‘Silver Tsunami’ of Retirements Ready to Wash over Tacoma Power (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://www.chronline.com/news/silver-tsunami-of-retirements-ready-to-wash-over-tacoma-power/article_91acad94-0a6e-11e7-a6eb-03d2f09b62ee.html

Texas Sues Fed Energy Chief Rick Perry over Yucca Mountain (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/texas-sues-energys-rick-perry-over-yucca-mountain/article/2617589?custom_click=rss

Darwin Calling: After Electrocution Death, Coroner Says iPhone Should Carry Warning (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/03/19/coroner-says-iphones-should-carry-electrocution-warning/99378822/

Infographic: Top Causes for Power Outages (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/magazine/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=47667

Here’s How the Light Bulb Has Evolved, in GIF Form (Gizmodo)

http://studioatgizmodo.kinja.com/here-s-how-the-light-bulb-has-evolved-in-gif-form-1792936966?rev=1488930532760

FISH & WILDLIFE

Northwest Tribes Say Salmon Recovery Is Requirement Based on Treaty Rights (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/northwest-tribes-say-salmon-recovery-requirement-based-treaty-rights

Chinook Run to be Smaller, Predicts NOAA (The Siuslaw News, Florence, OR)

http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/v2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=73&story_id=10466

Idaho Sets Spring Chinook Fishing Seasons (Associated Press)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/local/idaho/idaho-sets-spring-chinook-fishing-seasons/423786840

Can Crowdsourcing Help Save the Steller Sea Lions? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2017/0318/Can-crowdsourcing-help-save-the-Steller-sea-lions

Not Everyone's Thrilled Cheerios Gave Away 1.5 Billion Wildflower Seeds to Save the Bees (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2017/03/19/cheerios-bee-campaign-controversy/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Residents Warned About Rising Snake & Payette Rivers (Northwest Cable News Network)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/residents-warned-about-rising-snake-and-payette-rivers/423935144

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Alaska: Golden Valley Electric Association Denies Wind Farm Request (Fairbanks News Miner, AK)

http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/gvea-denies-wind-farm-request/article_b35df7fa-0bb2-11e7-b742-c78820ce4a03.html

Closure of Utah Trash Incinerator/Power Plant May Help with Air Quality (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article139612168.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Don't Miss Out on These Federal Energy Tax Credits (Consumer Reports)

http://www.consumerreports.org/energy-efficiency/dont-miss-out-on-these-federal-energy-tax-credits/

The Energy Star Program Saves Americans Billions. So, Why Cut It? (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/edfenergyex/2400610/energy-star-program-saves-americans-billions-cut

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana Industry Presses Ahead in California’s Wine Country (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/18/us/california-marijuana-wine-country.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Carbon Tax Keeps Popping Up In Divided Washington Legislature (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/carbon-tax-keeps-popping-divided-washington-legislature

How Carbon Pricing Will Drive Canadians to Save (Globe and Mail, Canada)

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/how-carbon-pricing-will-drive-canadians-to-save/article34341664/?cmpid=rss1

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Amazon Planning Third Data Complex near Hermiston (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2017/03/amazon_planning_third_data_com.html

U-S Financial Firms Embrace Cloud, ‘Fat Fingers’ Notwithstanding (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-finance-cloud-analysis-idUSKBN16O0FO

For Rural Alaska Broadband, the 'Middle Mile' Is Everything (Alaska Dispatch News)

https://www.adn.com/features/business-economy/2017/03/18/for-rural-alaska-broadband-the-middle-mile-is-everything/

Ohio Municipalities Challenge Law Allowing Wireless Antennas (Associated Press)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article139631068.html

One Billion Yahoo Accounts Still for Sale, Despite Hacking Indictments (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/technology/yahoo-hack-data-indictments.html

Lessons from Yahoo Hack: Simple Tips to Safeguard Your Email (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/business/technology/article/Lessons-from-Yahoo-hack-Simple-tips-to-safeguard-11012524.php

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Supreme Law: Tribal Leaders Discuss Treaty Rights under New Administration (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/supreme-law-tribal-leaders-discuss-treaty-rights-under-new-administration

White House Installs Political Aides at Cabinet Agencies to Be Trump’s Eyes & Ears – Former WA State Senator Don Benton Cited (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/white-house-installs-political-aides-at-cabinet-agencies-to-be-trumps-eyes-and-ears/2017/03/19/68419f0e-08da-11e7-93dc-00f9bdd74ed1_story.html?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.e1f873f9c72c

Anarchists in Portland Are Fighting the System by Fixing Potholes (Huffington Post)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/anarchists-fixing-potholes-portland_us_58caaa7be4b0ec9d29d9575b

GENERAL NEWS

NOAA Spring Outlook: Warmer Temps, Added Flood Risks Could Miss Washington State (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/weather/article/NOAA-spring-outlook-Warmer-temps-added-flood-11007230.php

Washington State Weighing Timber Harvest, Bird Protections (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article139445138.html

Woman Gets 30 Years for Stealing $214,000 from Seaside Business (Daily Astorian, OR)

http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20160316/woman-gets-30-years-for-stealing-214000-from-seaside-business

Nine Years after Disaster, Fukushima to Host 2020 Olympic Baseball Games (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2017/0317/Nine-years-after-disaster-Fukushima-to-host-2020-Olympic-baseball-games

THE DING-A-LING EDITION – DIVERSIONS

Chuck Berry, Rock ’n’ Roll Pioneer, Dies at 90

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/18/arts/chuck-berry-dead.html?emc=edit_th_20170319&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=31289114&_r=0

J*ck*ss Who Risked Lives Flying a Balloon Chair Fined $26k

http://gizmodo.com/jackass-who-risked-lives-flying-a-balloon-chair-fined-1793408816

This Might Be the Greatest March Madness Shot Yet

http://mashable.com/2017/03/19/destiny-slocum-maryland-march-madness-ncaa-tournament/

Lack of (Oxford) Comma Sense Ignites Debate after Ruling in $10M Suit

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/lack-of-comma-sense-ignites-debate-after-ruling-in-m/article_aeb58481-26f2-5ffe-b2a0-912025f5d0f8.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Etta James - Rock 'N' Roll Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb5BifGi-6Q

Chuck Berry - Roll over Beethoven

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ykCYwhfdMs

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for March 17, 2017

Flood Watch for Mason County

Special Weather Statement: Continued Landslide Danger

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Businesses Slam Carbon Tax (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/washington-businesses-slam-carbon-tax

Idaho Power Appeals Transmission Line Permit Denial (Associated Press)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/local/idaho-power-appeals-transmission-line-permit-denial/422763383

Seattle Energy Consultant: Brother Forged Oregon Solar Documents (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/mar/16/seattle-energy-consultant-brother-forged-documents/

Portland General Electric’s Downtown ‘Electric Avenue’ Powers One Million Miles of Driving (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/03/15/pges-downtown-electric-avenue-powers-1m-miles-of.html

Three Ways to Create a Video Studio on Any Budget (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/3-ways-to-create-a-video-studio-on-any-budget/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Idaho Power Appeals Transmission Line Permit Denial
• How Good Are Seattle’s Dams? City Council Briefed on Safety
• Residents Fill Second Lewis County PUD Meeting Over Proposed Rate Increases
• Franklin PUD Holds Hearings for Proposed Rate Increase, Would Raise Average Bill $5
• ‘Watchdog’ Wins $18,000 Judgment against Jefferson PUD
• Scammers Target Clallam PUD Customers
• Skagit PUD Names George Sidhu General Manager
• Oregon, Washington Legislators Push for More Funding for Columbia River Tribal Housing Effort
• Energy Northwest Employees Bring Free Science Event to Community
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District Celebrates 70 Years of Powering What You Love
• CAISO: Renewable Energy Curtailment Could Hit 8,000 MW This Spring
• Idaho: Bonneville Power Administration Comes to the Rescue for Utility Customer, Millions of Young Fish
• General Mills Giving Away Wildflower Seeds to Help Save the Bees
• Seattle Energy Consultant: Brother Forged Oregon Solar Documents
• Utility Wind Rush Set to Strengthen as Low Prices Allow Resource to Spread across Nation
• Jeff Sessions Goes Full ‘Reefer Madness’ on Pot
• Washington State Businesses Slam Carbon Tax
• Washington State House Carbon Tax Bill Sees Hours of Supportive, Critical Public Testimony
• No El Nino? No Problem. Earth Sizzles to Near Record Heat
• ‘Biggest Case on the Planet’ Pits Kids vs. Climate Change
• Portland General Electric’s Downtown ‘Electric Avenue’ Powers One Million Miles of Driving
• Portland Teens’ Solar Device Gives Electricity to Homeless
• Grant County Customers to Be Asked about PUD Fiber System
• Russian Hackers Targeted Just One Yahoo Employee in Order to Breach 500 Million Accounts
• Shareholders of CenturyLink, Level 3 Approve Merger
• Susan Crawford: Google Fiber’s Backpedal Provides Useful Lessons
• Tennessee Internet Providers Wary of Bill Allowing Co-Ops to Offer Broadband
• Three Ways to Create a Video Studio on Any Budget
• Woman Fatally Stuck by Train While Posing for Photos
• FBI Arrests Man for Allegedly Sending Journalist Seizure-Causing GIF
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• Washington State Supreme Court Ruling Touted as ‘Landmark’ for Tribal Sovereignty
• President’s Budget Plan Would End Subsidies for Rural Airline Service
• 9th U-S Circuit Appeals Court Judges to Congress: Leave Us Alone
• ‘I Deserved to Win That One’: Shelton Man Subdues Gunman after Being Shot Three Times
• Bail Set at $750,000 for Spencer Lake Bar & Grill Shooter
• Emergency Declaration for Winter Storms Includes Mason County
• Mason, Kitsap Sheriffs Try to Reassure Immigrant Community at Belfair Meeting
• Port of Shelton Awarded $300,000 Economic Revitalization Grant
• Kids Wow at Skookum Rotary’s Mason County Science & Engineering Fair

WORD OF THE DAY

Effulgence ● /if-FULL-juns/ ● Noun – Radiant splendor: brilliance.

Sunflower’s vast bloom

Golden effulgence, bee’s feast

Peaceful green giant

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Idaho Power Appeals Transmission Line Permit Denial (Associated Press)

http://www.nwcn.com/news/local/idaho-power-appeals-transmission-line-permit-denial/422763383

How Good Are Seattle’s Dams? City Council Briefed on Safety (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://www.king5.com/news/local/how-safe-are-seattles-dams-city-council-briefed-on-safety/422532769

Residents Fill Second Lewis County PUD Meeting Over Proposed Rate Increases (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)

http://www.chronline.com/news/residents-fill-second-lewis-county-pud-meeting-over-proposed-rate/article_51382eec-091e-11e7-b0e4-f76e27f4bf72.html

Franklin PUD Holds Hearings for Proposed Rate Increase, Would Raise Average Bill $5 (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://keprtv.com/news/local/franklin-pud-holds-hearings-for-proposed-rate-increase-would-raise-average-bill-5

‘Watchdog’ Wins $18,000 Judgment against Jefferson PUD (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/news/watchdog-wins-judgment/article_4c984180-090d-11e7-8ac7-bf6a88969608.html

Scammers Target Clallam PUD Customers (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://konp.com/the_full_story.php?news_id=12358

Skagit PUD Names George Sidhu General Manager (Skagit Valley Herald, Mount Vernon, WA)

http://www.goskagit.com/news/skagit-pud-names-george-sidhu-as-general-manager/article_801692ca-b84f-5ec2-9075-5d6364b411ea.html

Oregon, Washington Legislators Push for More Funding for Columbia River Tribal Housing Effort (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/03/oregon_washington_legislators.html

Energy Northwest Employees Bring Free Science Event to Community (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/34871167/energy-northwest-employees-bring-free-science-event-to-community

Sacramento Municipal Utility District Celebrates 70 Years of Powering What You Love (Electric Energy Online)

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/detail_news.php?ID=626979&cat=;90

CAISO: Renewable Energy Curtailment Could Hit 8,000 MW This Spring (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/caiso-renewable-energy-curtailment-could-hit-8000-mw-this-spring/438188/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Idaho: Bonneville Power Administration Comes to the Rescue for Utility Customer, Millions of Young Fish (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-comes-to-the-rescue-for-utility-customer-millions-of-young-fish-20170316.aspx

General Mills Giving Away Wildflower Seeds to Help Save the Bees (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/34888452/general-mills-giving-away-wildflower-seeds-to-help-save-the-bees

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Seattle Energy Consultant: Brother Forged Oregon Solar Documents (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/mar/16/seattle-energy-consultant-brother-forged-documents/

Utility Wind Rush Set to Strengthen as Low Prices Allow Resource to Spread across Nation (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/utility-wind-rush-set-to-strengthen-as-low-prices-allow-resource-to-spread/437409/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Jeff Sessions Goes Full ‘Reefer Madness’ on Pot (Rolling Stone Magazine, Man)

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/jeff-sessions-goes-full-reefer-madness-on-pot-w472282

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Businesses Slam Carbon Tax (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/washington-businesses-slam-carbon-tax

Washington State House Carbon Tax Bill Sees Hours of Supportive, Critical Public Testimony (Washington State Wire)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/house-carbon-tax-bill-sees-hours-supportive-critical-public-testimony/

No El Nino? No Problem. Earth Sizzles to Near Record Heat (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/ap/no-el-nino-no-problem-earth-sizzles-to-near-record-heat/

‘Biggest Case on the Planet’ Pits Kids vs. Climate Change (National Geographic Magazine)

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/03/kids-sue-us-government-climate-change/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Portland General Electric’s Downtown ‘Electric Avenue’ Powers One Million Miles of Driving (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/03/15/pges-downtown-electric-avenue-powers-1m-miles-of.html

Portland Teens’ Solar Device Gives Electricity to Homeless (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/03/high_school_students_provide_j.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Grant County Customers to Be Asked about PUD Fiber System (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170315/ARTICLE/170319953

Russian Hackers Targeted Just One Yahoo Employee in Order to Breach 500 Million Accounts (BGR News)

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/russian-hackers-targeted-just-one-yahoo-employee-order-165903944.html

Shareholders of CenturyLink, Level 3 Approve Merger (Denver Business Journal, CO)

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2017/03/17/shareholders-of-centurylink-level-3-approve-merger.html

Susan Crawford: Google Fiber’s Backpedal Provides Useful Lessons (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Susan-Crawford-Google-Fibers-Backpedal-Provides-Useful-Lessons-139159

Tennessee Internet Providers Wary of Bill Allowing Co-Ops to Offer Broadband (Tennessee Watchdog)

http://watchdog.org/290985/tennessee-cooperatives-broadband/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Three Ways to Create a Video Studio on Any Budget (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/3-ways-to-create-a-video-studio-on-any-budget/

Woman Fatally Stuck by Train While Posing for Photos (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/mar/17/woman-fatally-stuck-by-train-while-posing-for-phot/

FBI Arrests Man for Allegedly Sending Journalist Seizure-Causing GIF (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/fbi-arrests-man-for-allegedly-sending-journalist-seizur-1793375081

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2017/03/17/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-371/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Washington State Supreme Court Ruling Touted as ‘Landmark’ for Tribal Sovereignty (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/washington-supreme-court-ruling-touted-landmark-tribal-sovereignty

President’s Budget Plan Would End Subsidies for Rural Airline Service (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/mar/16/trump-would-end-subsidies-for-rural-airline-servic/

9th U-S Circuit Appeals Court Judges to Congress: Leave Us Alone (Associated Press)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/regional_state_news/th-circuit-judges-to-congress-leave-us-alone/article_7b705076-0b09-11e7-b0d3-f3cfcffe5224.html

GENERAL NEWS

‘I Deserved to Win That One’: Shelton Man Subdues Gunman after Being Shot Three Times (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/shelton-man-subdues-gunman-after-being-shot-three-times

Bail Set at $750,000 for Spencer Lake Bar & Grill Shooter (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/24549

Emergency Declaration for Winter Storms Includes Mason County (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/24538

Mason, Kitsap Sheriffs Try to Reassure Immigrant Community at Belfair Meeting (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2017/03/15/mason-kitsap-sheriffs-try-reassure-immigrant-community-belfair-meeting/99210900/

Port of Shelton Awarded $300,000 Economic Revitalization Grant (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/24546

Kids Wow at Skookum Rotary’s Mason County Science & Engineering Fair (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/communities/mason/2017/03/14/kids-wow-skookum-science-fair/99174958/

CHICKENS IN SWEATERS – DIVERSIONS

Boot, Wheelbarrow, Thimble Ousted from Monopoly Board Game

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/national_news/boot-wheelbarrow-thimble-ousted-from-monopoly-board-game/article_66a1aa84-2fe7-5c89-9291-4beb69c21678.html

Retirees Knit Sweaters for Chilly Chickens – Efforts Keep Poultry Warm in Cold New England Winters

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/mar/17/retirees-knit-sweaters-for-chilly-chickens/

Vasectomy Requests Peak during March Madness

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/2014/03/march-madness-not-just-on-the-basketball-court/

Teenager Finds 7.44 Carat Diamond in Arkansas State Park

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/teenager-finds-carat-diamond-in-arkansas-state-park/article_dda8a482-3633-5fbe-a307-07e5be4de589.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e3rVcSy3IQ

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Energy News Digest for March 14, 2017

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Weather Forecast for March 14, 2017

Landslide Danger – Special Weather Statement

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Washington State Carbon Tax Floated as Possible Replacement to Inslee’s ‘Clean Air Rule’ (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/carbon-tax-floated-possible-replacement-inslees-clean-air-rule

Ocean Salmon Fishery Closures Proposed to Protect Klamath River Fish (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/ocean-salmon-fishery-closures-proposed-protect-klamath-river-fish

Editorial: Washington State House Should Pass Senate Dam Policy (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/editorials/article137765063.html

Chelan County Close to Prohibiting Outdoor Pot Farms (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2017/mar/13/chelan-county-close-to-prohibiting-outdoor-pot-farms/

Skokomish River Flood Watch in Effect; Landslide Risk Increasing (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/24497

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• California Dam Emergency Sparks Push for Better Flood Protection
• Editorial: Washington State House Should Pass Senate Dam Policy
• Tacoma Click! Network Lawsuit Threatens to Restrict Authority of Publicly-Owned Utilities to Meet Community Needs
• Panel Gives Small Victory to Utilities in Nuke Plant Lawsuit
• How to Get the Most Out of Grid Modernization, In Five Simple Steps
• Ocean Salmon Fishery Closures Proposed to Protect Klamath River Fish
• Eagle Being Monitored In Clallam County after Electrocution from Power Line
• Nisqually River Expected To Rise with Dam Release
• Solar Experiment Lets Neighbors Trade Energy among Themselves
• Community Solar Is Surging, Says NRECA
• Everyone’s Buying a Smart Thermostat—Here’s How to Pick One
• Chelan County Close to Prohibiting Outdoor Pot Farms
• Baker Technologies Raises $3.5 Million to Become a “Salesforce for Pot”
• Washington State Carbon Tax Floated as Possible Replacement to Inslee’s ‘Clean Air Rule’
• Washington State Republicans Reiterate Their Stance on a Possible Carbon Tax: No
• On Cap & Trade, Oregon Designers Hope to Learn from California
• Internet-Connected Toys: Parents, Do Your Homework
• New York City Sues Verizon, Claiming Broken Promises of Fios Coverage
• Verizon Proposes Rooftop Cellular Equipment
• Panel to Study Wiring San Francisco with High-Speed Internet
• A World without Wi-Fi Looks Possible as Unlimited Plans Rise
• America’s Broadband Market Needs More Competition
• Google Balloon Mistaken for UFO as It Crashes in Colombia
• Pandora Starts On-Demand Music Subscription Service
• Op/Ed: Four Ways You’re Killing Your Brand’s Reputation on Social Media
• Langley Mayor Learns There’s No Billing a Free Press
• Public-Records Access: Washington State Not Too Bad, But It Could Be Better
• Skokomish River Flood Watch in Effect; Landslide Risk Increasing
• Northeastern Utilities Gear Up for Winter Storm Stella as Thousands Face Blackouts
• East Coast Snowstorm Forces Flight Cancellations at Sea-Tac Airport
• Everett Sues Pharmaceutical Company for Alleged Role in Opioid Crisis

WORD OF THE DAY

Lugubrious • \luh-GOO-bree-us\ • Adjective – 1: mournful; especially: exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful 2: dismal

The sad hobo clowns were at a loss. The circus had unwittingly hired a team of spotlight operators with attention deficit disorder. The grand finale of their lugubrious memorial to famed clown Emmett Kelly was a disaster, as clowns with brooms rushed frantically about the circus tent in a futile attempt to sweep the diminishing pools of light into nothingness. “It was a clown calamity,” intoned the distraught Clown Colonel.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

California Dam Emergency Sparks Push for Better Flood Protection (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/california-dam-emergency-sparks-push-for-better-flood-protection/article/2616828

Editorial: Washington State House Should Pass Senate Dam Policy (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/opinion/editorials/article137765063.html

Tacoma Click! Network Lawsuit Threatens to Restrict Authority of Publicly-Owned Utilities to Meet Community Needs (CH& Energy Blog)

https://www.cairncross.com/blog/candh-energy-blog/washington-state-government/tacoma-click-network-lawsuit-threatens-to-restrict-authority-of-publicly-owned-utilities-to-meet-community-needs

Panel Gives Small Victory to Utilities in Nuke Plant Lawsuit (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/science/article/Panel-gives-small-victory-to-utilities-in-nuke-10999457.php

How to Get the Most Out of Grid Modernization, In Five Simple Steps (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-grid-modernization-in-5-simple-steps/437900/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Ocean Salmon Fishery Closures Proposed to Protect Klamath River Fish (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/ocean-salmon-fishery-closures-proposed-protect-klamath-river-fish

Eagle Being Monitored In Clallam County after Electrocution from Power Line (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/eagle-being-monitored-after-electrocution-from-power-line/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Nisqually River Expected To Rise with Dam Release (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article138309198.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Solar Experiment Lets Neighbors Trade Energy among Themselves (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/business/energy-environment/brooklyn-solar-grid-energy-trading.html?ref=energy-environment&_r=0

Community Solar Is Surging, Says NRECA (Energy Manager Today)

https://www.energymanagertoday.com/community-solar-surging-says-nreca-0168227/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Everyone’s Buying a Smart Thermostat—Here’s How to Pick One (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/reviewedcom/2017/03/14/smart-thermostats-are-2017s-hottest-home-gadgetheres-how-to-pick-the-right-one-for-you/99125582/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Chelan County Close to Prohibiting Outdoor Pot Farms (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2017/mar/13/chelan-county-close-to-prohibiting-outdoor-pot-farms/

Baker Technologies Raises $3.5 Million to Become a “Salesforce for Pot” (Tech Crunch)

https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/14/baker-raises-3-5-million-to-become-a-salesforce-for-pot/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Washington State Carbon Tax Floated as Possible Replacement to Inslee’s ‘Clean Air Rule’ (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/carbon-tax-floated-possible-replacement-inslees-clean-air-rule

Washington State Republicans Reiterate Their Stance on a Possible Carbon Tax: No (Washington State Wire)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/state-republicans-reiterate-stance-possible-carbon-tax-no/

On Cap & Trade, Oregon Designers Hope to Learn from California (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/03/13/on-cap-and-trade-oregon-designers-hope-to-learn.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Internet-Connected Toys: Parents, Do Your Homework (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/nation-now/2017/03/14/internet-connected-toys-what-to-know/99019212/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

New York City Sues Verizon, Claiming Broken Promises of Fios Coverage (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/nyregion/ny-sues-verizon-fios.html

Verizon Proposes Rooftop Cellular Equipment (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/mar/13/verizon-proposes-rooftop-cellular-equipment/

Panel to Study Wiring San Francisco with High-Speed Internet (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Panel-to-study-wiring-San-Francisco-with-10999099.php

A World without Wi-Fi Looks Possible as Unlimited Plans Rise (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/mar/11/a-world-without-wi-fi-looks-possible-as-unlimited-/

America’s Broadband Market Needs More Competition (Salon Magazine)

http://www.salon.com/2017/03/12/americas-broadband-market-needs-more-competition_partner/

Google Balloon Mistaken for UFO as It Crashes in Colombia (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-39265813

MARKETING & MEDIA

Pandora Starts On-Demand Music Subscription Service (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/mar/13/pandora-starts-on-demand-music-subscription-service/

Op/Ed: Four Ways You’re Killing Your Brand’s Reputation on Social Media (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/james-jorner-effective-inbound-marketing-guest-post-4-ways-youre-killing-your-brands-reputation-on-social-media/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Langley Mayor Learns There’s No Billing a Free Press (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/langley-mayor-learns-theres-no-billing-a-free-press/

Public-Records Access: Washington State Not Too Bad, But It Could Be Better (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/mar/12/public-records-access-washington-state-not-too-bad/

GENERAL NEWS

Skokomish River Flood Watch in Effect; Landslide Risk Increasing (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/24497

Northeastern Utilities Gear Up for Winter Storm Stella as Thousands Face Blackouts (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/northeastern-utilities-gear-up-for-winter-storm-stella-as-thousands-face-bl/438054/

East Coast Snowstorm Forces Flight Cancellations at Sea-Tac Airport (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/life/travel/east-coast-snowstorm-forces-flight-cancellations-at-sea-tac-airport/

Everett Sues Pharmaceutical Company for Alleged Role in Opioid Crisis (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/everett-opioid-purdue-1.4023219?cmp=rss

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Politician Denies Sending Tweet, Giant Screen behind Him Shows the Tweet

http://mashable.com/2017/03/13/liam-fox-political-gaffe-tweet-live-tv/

Joni Sledge of Vocal Group Sister Sledge Dies at 60

http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/11/us/joni-sledge-of-sister-sledge-dies/

Everything You Need to Know About ‘Pi Day’

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/03/13/everything-you-need-know-pi-day/99119560/

Tiller, Oregon, Could Be Yours for $3.85 Million

http://www.kgw.com/money/business/tiller-oregon-could-be-yours-for-385-million/422135643

SONG OF THE DAY

Sister Sledge - We Are Family (EP Version)

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

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