Energy News Digest for November 1, 2017

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for November 1, 2017

Snow Expected over Western Washington (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2017/11/snow-expected-over-western-washington.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

U-S Trade Commissioners Recommend Solar Tariffs & Quotas in Trade Case (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2017/10/commissioners-recommend-solar-tariffs-and-quotas-in-trade-case.html

Northeast Washington Silicon Smelter Plans Raise Concerns (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/nov/01/smelter-plans-raise-concerns/#/0

U-S Senator Cantwell, Others in Congress Call for Investigation into Whitefish Energy Contract in Puerto Rico (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/27/cantwell-among-those-calling-for-investigation-int/

5-G Boosting, Pole Attachments – Broadband-Boosting Bill Draft Circulated (Broadcasting & Cable)

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/broadband-boosting-bill-draft-circulated/169754

Smelly Pot Farms May Be Policed by Clean Air Regulators (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/nov/01/pollution-agency-proposes-regulating-spokane-count/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• U-S Senator Cantwell, Others in Congress Call for Investigation into Whitefish Energy Contract in Puerto Rico
• American Public Power Association Responds to PREPA Request for Power Restoration Assistance
• Columbia Generating Station Shatters Generation Records in Quest for Reliability, Efficiency
• Delaying British Columbia’s Massive Peace River Dam Most Costly Option: Commission
• Lower Increases in 2018 – Idaho Regulators Announce Settlement in Avista Rate Case
• BC Hydro 2-Tier Rates Up for Review, Premier Says
• Pacific Gas & Electric Conundrum: Wine Country Blaze Damage Raised to $3 Billion
• Explosion at Power Plant in India Kills 16, Injures Dozens
• Utilities Focus on Plausibility, Prevention in Preparing for Worst-Case Scenarios
• Northeast Washington Silicon Smelter Plans Raise Concerns
• U-S Trade Commissioners Recommend Solar Tariffs & Quotas in Trade Case
• New Mexico: Oregon-Based Energy Company Operating NM’s Largest Wind Farm Makes Lease Agreement with State Land Office
• Technology, Markets & Contracts — Oh My! The Keys to Profiting from California’s Duck Curve
• Smelly Pot Farms May Be Policed by Clean Air Regulators
• 5-G Boosting, Pole Attachments – Broadband-Boosting Bill Draft Circulated
• Two Grant PUD Commissioners Ask to Have Funding Dedicated to Fiber Build-Out
• Touting Hydropower, Infomart Data Centers’ Portland Facility Awarded LEED Platinum Green Building Certification
• Level 3 Now Part of CenturyLink; $34 Billion Buy Closes
• Here’s How Incognito Mode Can Save You Lots of Money
• Investing in Main Street: Community Engagement, Public Power Style
• Starbucks Ends ‘War on Christmas’ with New Holiday Cup
• Pruitt Bars Some Scientists from Advising EPA
• Washington State Legislative Leaders Respond to Report on Sexual Harassment at the Capitol
• Manhattan Terror Attack Kills 8 & Injures 11
• Shelton City Leaders Mull Proposals to Lower Sewer Rates, Boost Water Rates

WORD OF THE DAY

Ichthyomania • \ick-thee-oh-MANE-ee-yah/ • Noun - An excessive fascination with fish.

Ichthyomancy 1. Divination by means of the heads or entrails of fishes. 2. Divination by examining the heads and/or entrails of fish for prophetic signs or processing the next fish caught.

Bradford was in heaven. As a rabid ichtyomnaniac, working in the fish processing plant let him play with his semi-frozen charges as if they were ventriloquist dummies. Hi Folks! He would exclaim while working the little fish mouths at lunch. It was when he started using ichthyomancy in an attempt to predict the annual salmon runs in the Columbia River that his co-workers started to avoid him like week-old chum.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

U-S Senator Cantwell, Others in Congress Call for Investigation into Whitefish Energy Contract in Puerto Rico (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/27/cantwell-among-those-calling-for-investigation-int/

American Public Power Association Responds to PREPA Request for Power Restoration Assistance (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/association-responds-prepa-request-power-restoration-assistance

Columbia Generating Station Shatters Generation Records in Quest for Reliability, Efficiency (Power Magazine)

http://www.powermag.com/columbia-nuclear-plant-shatters-generation-records-in-quest-for-reliability-efficiency/

Delaying British Columbia’s Massive Peace River Dam Most Costly Option: Commission (Globe & Mail, Canada)

https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/stalling-site-c-dam-more-costly-than-cancelling-or-proceeding-review/article36796974/

Lower Increases in 2018 – Idaho Regulators Announce Settlement in Avista Rate Case (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/31/idaho-regulators-announce-settlement-in-avist-rate/

BC Hydro 2-Tier Rates Up for Review, Premier Says (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hydro-rates-two-tier-review-horgan-mungall-weaver-1.4380417

Pacific Gas & Electric Conundrum: Wine Country Blaze Damage Raised to $3 Billion (San Francisco Business Times, CA)

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2017/11/01/pg-e-conundrumwine-country-blaze-damage-raised-to.html

Explosion at Power Plant in India Kills 16, Injures Dozens (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/nov/01/explosion-at-indian-power-plant-kills-16-injures-d/

Utilities Focus on Plausibility, Prevention in Preparing for Worst-Case Scenarios (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/utilities-focus-on-plausibility-prevention-in-preparing-for-worst-case-sce/508455/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Northeast Washington Silicon Smelter Plans Raise Concerns (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/nov/01/smelter-plans-raise-concerns/#/0

U-S Trade Commissioners Recommend Solar Tariffs & Quotas in Trade Case (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2017/10/commissioners-recommend-solar-tariffs-and-quotas-in-trade-case.html

New Mexico: Oregon-Based Energy Company Operating NM’s Largest Wind Farm Makes Lease Agreement with State Land Office (Albuquerque Business First, NM)

https://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/news/2017/10/31/oregon-based-energy-company-operating-nm-s-largest.html

Technology, Markets & Contracts — Oh My! The Keys to Profiting from California’s Duck Curve (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/technology-markets-and-contracts-oh-my-the-keys-to-profiting-from-calif/508394/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Smelly Pot Farms May Be Policed by Clean Air Regulators (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/nov/01/pollution-agency-proposes-regulating-spokane-count/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

5-G Boosting, Pole Attachments – Broadband-Boosting Bill Draft Circulated (Broadcasting & Cable)

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/broadband-boosting-bill-draft-circulated/169754

Two Grant PUD Commissioners Ask to Have Funding Dedicated to Fiber Build-Out (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)

http://www.ifiberone.com/columbia_basin/two-grant-pud-commissioners-ask-to-have-funding-dedicated-to/article_c2bdc2e4-be8a-11e7-b0e1-efe7ac803617.html

Touting Hydropower, Infomart Data Centers’ Portland Facility Awarded LEED Platinum Green Building Certification (Digital Journal)

http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/3541746

Level 3 Now Part of CenturyLink; $34 Billion Buy Closes (Denver Business Journal)

https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2017/11/01/level-3-now-part-of-centurylink-34-billion-merger.html

Here’s How Incognito Mode Can Save You Lots of Money (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2017/10/31/cyber-security-incognito-mode/#r1ZeSpWuliqB

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

Investing in Main Street: Community Engagement, Public Power Style (American Public Power Association)

https://www.publicpower.org/periodical/article/investing-main-street-community-engagement-public-power-style

Starbucks Ends ‘War on Christmas’ with New Holiday Cup

http://mashable.com/2017/11/01/starbucks-2017-holiday-cups-christmas/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Pruitt Bars Some Scientists from Advising EPA (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/31/climate/pruitt-epa-science-advisory-boards.html

Washington State Legislative Leaders Respond to Report on Sexual Harassment at the Capitol (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/legislative-leaders-respond-report-sexual-harassment-washington-capitol

GENERAL NEWS

Manhattan Terror Attack Kills 8 & Injures 11 (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/31/nyregion/police-shooting-lower-manhattan.html

Shelton City Leaders Mull Proposals to Lower Sewer Rates, Boost Water Rates (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-city-leaders-mull-proposals-to-lower-sewer-rates-boost/article_fed1c424-be67-11e7-9226-6f74cbd269f5.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Winning Seahawks Touchdown Recorded on Seismographs

http://mynorthwest.com/799622/seahawks_td-pass-graham/

Oregon State Rep Who Backed Distracted Driver Law Gets a Ticket for Using Phone in Car

http://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2017/10/state_rep_who_backed_distracte.html

Giant Idaho Publicity Potato to Become Tiny Vacation Rental

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/nov/01/giant-idaho-publicity-potato-to-become-tiny-vacati/

Tourists Will No Longer Be Able to Climb Australia’s Uluru (Ayers Rock) In 2019

http://mashable.com/2017/11/01/uluru-climbing-ban-australia/

SONG OF THE DAY

The Carpenters – Top of the World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRt6dUXtZRw

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for October 31, 2017

Halloween Heads Up: Sunset in Shelton is 5:56 PM

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

FBI to Probe Whitefish-Puerto Rico Contract, WSJ Reports (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/fbi-to-probe-whitefish-puerto-rico-contract-wsj-reports/508530/

Russian Influence Reached 126 Million through Facebook Alone (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/30/technology/facebook-google-russia.html

Apple Solar Farm, Oregon’s Biggest, Goes Live (Portland Business Journal, OR)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/10/30/apple-solar-farm-oregons-biggest-goes-live.html

Washington State Regulators Say Avista Should Get Smaller Rate Increase (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/27/avista-should-get-smaller-rate-increase-staff-for-/

Big Cable on Pace to Lose 1 Million Subscribers This Quarter (Axios)

https://www.axios.com/big-cable-looks-to-broadband-as-cord-cutting-intensifies-2504101694.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• FBI to Probe Whitefish-Puerto Rico Contract, WSJ Reports
• Washington State Regulators Say Avista Should Get Smaller Rate Increase
• Avista’s Washington State Natural Gas Customers to Get Slight Break on Winter Heating Costs
• Idaho Approves $3 Million to Study Raising Boise River Dams
• Oregon: Ferrioli Appointed to Regional Power Council
• Centralia City Light to Speed Up Replacement of Pole “Cut-Outs” after Power Outage
• Grays Harbor PUD Warns That Scammers Are Calling Businesses Again
• Water, Wind & Fire Tour Stopping In Yakima County for Two Presentations Thursday
• The Top Electric Utility Brands of 2017 – 34 Puget Sound Energy, 35 Portland General Electric
• Independent Science Panel Reviews Draft Report on Columbia Basin Salmon Survival
• No Salmon Return to Eastern Canada River, Bringing New England Fears
• Op/Ed: Stop Canadian Pipeline That Threatens Puget Sound, Orcas
• Yes, Oysters Can ‘Hear.’ They Probably Wish We’d Clam Up
• Pollution Limits in Spokane River Prompt City Officials to Seek Reprieve from EPA
• Port Angeles Businesses Get Letter Threatening Blacklisting over Fluoridation
• Apple Solar Farm, Oregon’s Biggest, Goes Live
• Port of Seattle ‘Charts New Course’ with Solar Power
• Las Vegas Shines as a Model for Solar Power
• U-S Trade Panel Set to Recommend Solar Trade Tariffs
• German Electric Customers Encouraged to Use More Power This Weekend
• Marijuana Fund’s $250 Million Target Marks Weed Industry Milestone
• Big Cable on Pace to Lose 1 Million Subscribers This Quarter
• Comcast Loses 134,000 TV Subscribers as Cord Cutting Continues
• In Northern New York, Broadband Expansion Faces Challenges
• Colorado: Comcast Tries to Derail Fort Collins Community Broadband
• FCC Chair Wants to Impose a Cap on Broadband Funding for Poor Families
• A Mysterious Message Is Locking Google Docs Users Out of Their Files
• Russian Influence Reached 126 Million through Facebook Alone
• Your “Inspirational” Social Media Posts Are Hurting Your Career
• White House Blocks Money for Tribal Housing on Columbia River
• Different Issue: Tribal Leaders Call Federal Land-Use Bill Step in Right Direction
• Congressional Vote Expected Next Week on Wildfire Bill
• Mason County Courts: Olympia Man Faces Life in Prison for Child Rape, Molestation, Incest
• In Shelton, a New Form of Government Is on the Ballot
• Rich School Districts Will Benefit More Than Poor Ones from Washington State’s Budget, New Analysis Suggests
• Daylight Saving Time Ending: How to Spend an Hour

WORD OF THE DAY

Vanward • \VAN-werd\ • Adjective - Located in the vanguard: advanced

“Dude, you are an absolute peacock in that suit,” shrilled the ‘Men’s Storage Locker’ salesman to the dubious customer. Although he wanted to be among the vanguard fashion crowd, Barty was unsure that a horizontal pinstripe suit was the way to go.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

FBI to Probe Whitefish-Puerto Rico Contract, WSJ Reports (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/fbi-to-probe-whitefish-puerto-rico-contract-wsj-reports/508530/

Washington State Regulators Say Avista Should Get Smaller Rate Increase (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/27/avista-should-get-smaller-rate-increase-staff-for-/

Avista’s Washington State Natural Gas Customers to Get Slight Break on Winter Heating Costs (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/26/avista-customers-to-get-slight-break-on-winter-hea/

Idaho Approves $3 Million to Study Raising Boise River Dams (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/28/idaho-approves-3-million-to-study-raising-boise-ri/

Oregon: Ferrioli Appointed to Regional Power Council (Blue Mountain Eagle, John Day, OR)
http://www.bluemountaineagle.com/Local_News/20171030/ferrioli-appointed-to-regional-power-council

Centralia City Light to Speed Up Replacement of Pole “Cut-Outs” after Power Outage (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/10/centralia-city-light-to-speed-up.html

Grays Harbor PUD Warns That Scammers Are Calling Businesses Again (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/pud-warns-scammers-calling-businesses/

Water, Wind & Fire Tour Stopping In Yakima County for Two Presentations Thursday (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/water-wind-fire-tour-stopping-in-yakima-county-for-two/article_c23cd816-bdc5-11e7-bf96-231bbd77bf7b.html

The Top Electric Utility Brands of 2017 – 34 Puget Sound Energy, 35 Portland General Electric (Utility Dive)

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/the-top-electric-utility-brands-of-2017/508487/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Independent Science Panel Reviews Draft Report on Columbia Basin Salmon Survival (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/439779.aspx

No Salmon Return to Eastern Canada River, Bringing New England Fears (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/oct/29/no-salmon-return-to-canada-river-bringing-new-england-fears/

Op/Ed: Stop Canadian Pipeline That Threatens Puget Sound, Orcas (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/stop-canadian-pipeline-that-threatens-puget-sound-orcas/

Yes, Oysters Can ‘Hear.’ They Probably Wish We’d Clam Up. (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/science/oysters-noise-pollution.html

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Pollution Limits in Spokane River Prompt City Officials to Seek Reprieve from EPA (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/29/pollution-limits-in-spokane-river-prompt-city-offi/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Port Angeles Businesses Get Letter Threatening Blacklisting over Fluoridation (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/port-angeles-businesses-get-letter-threatening-blacklisting-over-fluoridation/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Apple Solar Farm, Oregon’s Biggest, Goes Live (Portland Business Journal, OR)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/10/30/apple-solar-farm-oregons-biggest-goes-live.html

Port of Seattle ‘Charts New Course’ with Solar Power (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/795792/seattle-port-solar-fishermans-terminal/

Las Vegas Shines as a Model for Solar Power (Christian Science Monitor)

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy/2017/1027/Las-Vegas-shines-as-a-model-for-solar-power

U-S Trade Panel Set to Recommend Solar Trade Tariffs (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-solar/u-s-trade-panel-set-to-recommend-solar-trade-tariffs-idUSKBN1D014T

German Electric Customers Encouraged to Use More Power This Weekend (The Merkle)

https://themerkle.com/german-utilities-customers-encouraged-to-use-more-electricity-this-weekend/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana Fund’s $250 Million Target Marks Weed Industry Milestone (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/29/pot-funds-250-million-target-marks-weed-industry-m/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Big Cable on Pace to Lose 1 Million Subscribers This Quarter (Axios)

https://www.axios.com/big-cable-looks-to-broadband-as-cord-cutting-intensifies-2504101694.html

Comcast Loses 134,000 TV Subscribers as Cord Cutting Continues (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Loses-134000-TV-Subscribers-as-Cord-Cutting-Continues-140600

In Northern New York, Broadband Expansion Faces Challenges (Government Technology)

http://www.govtech.com/network/In-Northern-New-York-Broadband-Expansion-Faces-Challenges.html

Colorado: Comcast Tries to Derail Fort Collins Community Broadband (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Comcast-Tries-to-Derail-Fort-Collins-Community-Broadband-140604

FCC Chair Wants to Impose a Cap on Broadband Funding for Poor Families (Ars Technica)

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/fcc-chair-wants-to-impose-a-cap-on-broadband-funding-for-poor-families/

A Mysterious Message Is Locking Google Docs Users Out of Their Files (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/10/31/a-mysterious-message-is-locking-google-docs-users-out-of-their-files/

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

Russian Influence Reached 126 Million through Facebook Alone (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/30/technology/facebook-google-russia.html

Your “Inspirational” Social Media Posts Are Hurting Your Career (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/40488694/your-inspirational-social-media-posts-are-hurting-your-career

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

White House Blocks Money for Tribal Housing on Columbia River (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/white-house-blocks-money-tribal-housing-columbia-river

Different Issue: Tribal Leaders Call Federal Land-Use Bill Step in Right Direction (Associated Press)

http://www.latimes.com/sns-bc-az--tribal-land-use-bill-20171029-story.html

Congressional Vote Expected Next Week on Wildfire Bill (Associated Press)

http://www.kpq.com/vote-expected-next-week-wildfire-bill/

GENERAL NEWS

Mason County Courts: Olympia Man Faces Life in Prison for Child Rape, Molestation, Incest (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/man-faces-life-in-prison-for-child-rape-molestation-incest/article_4c6d1dce-bdb3-11e7-aef7-23e59005cb98.html

In Shelton, a New Form of Government Is on the Ballot (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)

http://knkx.org/post/shelton-new-form-government-ballot

Rich School Districts Will Benefit More Than Poor Ones from Washington State’s Budget, New Analysis Suggests (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/new-analysis-of-washingtons-schools-budget-suggests-rich-districts-will-benefit-more-than-poor-ones/

Daylight Saving Time Ending: How to Spend an Hour (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2017/10/post_216.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

The Great Pumpkin-Pie Conspiracy

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/10/squashing-the-controversy/544250/

On Reformation’s 500th Anniversary, a German Town Buzzes with ‘Luther Mania’

https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2017/1027/On-Reformation-s-500th-anniversary-a-German-town-buzzes-with-Luther-mania

Even If You’re Locked in a Store’s Beer Cooler, It’s Not Okay to Drink Whatever You Want

https://consumerist.com/2017/10/27/even-if-youre-locked-in-a-stores-beer-cooler-its-not-okay-to-drink-whatever-you-want/

Woman Accused of Pepper-Spraying People at Chuck E. Cheese’s

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/woman-accused-of-pepper-spraying-people-at-chuck-e-cheese/article_faf23a07-ccbb-5458-b033-08b41ee795c5.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Ever Heard ‘Sultans of Swing’ Master Guitar Track? It Sounds Glorious

http://iloveclassicrock.com/ever-heard-sultans-swing-master-guitar-track-sounds-glorious/

Dire Straits – Sultans of Swing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyF1FwiYcoQ

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Weather Forecast for October 30, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Puerto Rico Cancels Whitefish Energy Contract to Rebuild Power Lines (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/29/us/whitefish-cancel-puerto-rico.html

Powerful Storm Leaves More than 1.2 Million without Power in Northeast U-S (CBS News)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thousands-without-electricity-in-northeast-storm/

Lewis County Commissioners Approve Agreement for Wind Energy Project (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/10/lewis-county-commissioners-approve.html

Oregon: Coalition Rallies in Pendleton to Support ‘Cap & Invest’ Bill (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)

http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20171026/coalition-rallies-support-for-cap-and-invest-bill-in-pendleton

Diseased Sea Lions Washing Ashore along Oregon, California Coasts (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/sea-lions-washing-ashore-disease

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Puerto Rico Cancels Whitefish Energy Contract to Rebuild Power Lines
• Powerful Storm Leaves More than 1.2 Million without Power in Northeast U-S
• Owners of Big Montana Coal Mine Due in Court as Layoffs Loom
• Washington State Must Reconsider Longview Coal-Terminal Lease
• New Okanogan PUD Transmission Line Energized in the Methow Valley
• Colyar Will Fill District Two Seat on Okanogan PUD Board
• Orcas Power & Light Board Member Jim Lett to Retire – Candidates Sought for Board Appointment
• Toshiba Achieves Milestone in Wells Dam Hydro Refurbishment Project
• Jefferson PUD Smart Meter Issues Surface
• Diseased Sea Lions Washing Ashore along Oregon, California Coasts
• Orcas Headed to Extinction Unless We Get Them More Chinook & Quieter Waters, Report Says
• Atlantic Salmon Swim Far & Wide after Fish Farm Collapse
• Planned Water Utility for Yakima County Met with Some Pushback in Rural Areas
• Oregon Governor Wants to Cancel Columbia Gorge Water Transfer for Nestle
• Lewis County Commissioners Approve Agreement for Wind Energy Project
• Kittitas County Takes Public Input on the Best Places for Solar Farms
• Portland General Electric Eyes Spending Up to $100 Million on Energy Storage
• Possible Tariff on Imported Solar Panels Makes the Industry Nervous
• City of Bainbridge Island Earns Kudos for Green Power
• Ductless Heat Pump Offers Numerous Benefits, Few Drawbacks
• Chelan County Moves to Ban Legal Marijuana Grows
• Washington State Cannabis Firms May Be without Seed-To-Sale System until 2018
• Oregon: Coalition Rallies in Pendleton to Support ‘Cap & Invest’ Bill
• Clean Planet Is a Civil Right, Kids Tell Alaska
• Grant PUD Commissioners to Make Decision on Fiber
• Op/Ed: Why Does Verizon Care about Telephone Poles?
• Portland: Spirit One’s Collapse Highlights Online Services’ Foibles
• Microsoft Opens “Data Center of the Future”
• Infographic: How Much Consumers Will Use Voice Technology in the Near Future
• Five Social Media Content Marketing Trends to Watch Heading into 2018
• Pam Spettel Named 2017 Ruralite Communicator of the Year
• Ex-Trump Campaign Manager Manafort Indicted on Conspiracy, Other Charges
• Spin Control: Some Answers to Questions about Those Advisory Votes on the Ballot
• Washington State’s Top-Paid Lobbying Firms – Who’s Paying Them
• Northwest Democrats Up in Arms over National Park Fee Hikes
• Shelton Residents See Improvement Plans for Alder Street, Portion of Olympic Highway North
• Olympic College Names Finalists in Presidential Search

WORD OF THE DAY

Homage • \AH-mij (definition 1) OWE-mazh (definition 2)\ • Noun – 1a: a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord b: the relationship between a feudal lord & his vassal: an act done or payment made in meeting the obligations of vassalage 2 a: expression of high regard: respect *b: something that shows respect or attests to the worth or influence of another: tribute

Joel’s obsessive purchase of ukuleles is not ukulele acquisition syndrome, but an act of homage to the diminutive instrument.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Puerto Rico Cancels Whitefish Energy Contract to Rebuild Power Lines (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/29/us/whitefish-cancel-puerto-rico.html

Powerful Storm Leaves More than 1.2 Million without Power in Northeast U-S (CBS News)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thousands-without-electricity-in-northeast-storm/

Owners of Big Montana Coal Mine Due in Court as Layoffs Loom (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/business/national/owners-of-big-montana-coal-mine-due-in-court-as/article_c9a99bbb-e4d2-502c-b785-a8ace995edaf.html

Washington State Must Reconsider Longview Coal-Terminal Lease (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/court-orders-dnr-to-reconsider-a-sublease-in-longview-coal-case/

New Okanogan PUD Transmission Line Energized in the Methow Valley (Wenatchee World, WA)

https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2017/oct/27/new-methow-valley-transmission-line-energized/

Colyar Will Fill District Two Seat on Okanogan PUD Board (Methow Valle News, Twisp, WA)

http://methowvalleynews.com/2017/10/27/colyar-will-fill-district-2-seat-on-okanogan-pud-board/

Orcas Power & Light Board Member Jim Lett to Retire – Candidates Sought for Board Appointment (San Juan Islander, Friday Harbor, WA)

http://sanjuanislander.com/news-articles/utilities/opalco/25940/opalco-board-member-jim-lett-to-retire-candidates-sought-for-board-appointment

Toshiba Achieves Milestone in Wells Dam Hydro Refurbishment Project (BusinessWire)

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171025005657/en/Toshiba-Achieves-Milestone-Hydro-Refurbishment-Project

Jefferson PUD Smart Meter Issues Surface (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/news/pud-smart-meter-issues-surface/article_c695a95e-b903-11e7-80d0-eb1602685c2d.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Diseased Sea Lions Washing Ashore along Oregon, California Coasts (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/sea-lions-washing-ashore-disease

Orcas Headed to Extinction Unless We Get Them More Chinook & Quieter Waters, Report Says (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/orcas-headed-to-extinction-unless-we-get-them-more-chinook-and-quieter-waters-report-says/

Atlantic Salmon Swim Far & Wide after Fish Farm Collapse (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

http://kuow.org/post/atlantic-salmon-swim-far-and-wide-after-fish-farm-collapse

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Planned Water Utility for Yakima County Met with Some Pushback in Rural Areas (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/planned-water-utility-for-yakima-county-met-with-some-pushback/article_0d964f42-bc5c-11e7-94ac-e3da24ebf95f.html

Oregon Governor Wants to Cancel Columbia Gorge Water Transfer for Nestle (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/oregon-governor-wants-cancel-water-transfer-nestle

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Lewis County Commissioners Approve Agreement for Wind Energy Project (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)

https://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2017/10/lewis-county-commissioners-approve.html

Kittitas County Takes Public Input on the Best Places for Solar Farms (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)

https://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/county-takes-public-input-on-the-best-place-for-solar/article_eae50e74-9b0a-50d2-9cf3-314e209fc489.html

Portland General Electric Eyes Spending Up to $100 Million on Energy Storage (Portland Business Journal, OR)

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/10/27/portland-general-electric-eyes-spending-up-to-100m.html

Possible Tariff on Imported Solar Panels Makes the Industry Nervous (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-solar-tariffs-20171029-story.html

City of Bainbridge Island Earns Kudos for Green Power (Bainbridge Island Review, WA)

https://www.bainbridgereview.com/news/city-earns-kudos-for-green-power/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Ductless Heat Pump Offers Numerous Benefits, Few Drawbacks (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/life/ductless-heat-pump-offers-numerous-benefits-few-drawbacks/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Chelan County Moves to Ban Legal Marijuana Grows (Marijuana Business Daily)

https://mjbizdaily.com/washington-state-county-moves-ban-legal-marijuana-grows/

Washington State Cannabis Firms May Be without Seed-To-Sale System until 2018 (Marijuana Business Daily)

https://mjbizdaily.com/wa-cannabis-firms-may-without-seed-sale-system-2018/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Oregon: Coalition Rallies in Pendleton to Support ‘Cap & Invest’ Bill (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)

http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20171026/coalition-rallies-support-for-cap-and-invest-bill-in-pendleton

Clean Planet Is a Civil Right, Kids Tell Alaska (Courthouse News Service)

https://www.courthousenews.com/clean-planet-civil-right-kids-tell-alaska/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Grant PUD Commissioners to Make Decision on Fiber (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wa)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/local_news/20171027/pud_commissioners_to_make_decision_on_fiber

Op/Ed: Why Does Verizon Care about Telephone Poles? (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/03/opinion/wireless-verizon-telephone-poles.html

Portland: Spirit One’s Collapse Highlights Online Services’ Foibles (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2017/10/spirit_ones_collapse_highlight.html

Microsoft Opens “Data Center of the Future” (Washington State Wire)

https://washingtonstatewire.com/microsoft-opens-data-center-future/

PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA

Infographic: How Much Consumers Will Use Voice Technology in the Near Future (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/infographic-how-consumers-feel-about-voice-technology-and-how-much-theyll-use-it-in-the-near-future/

Five Social Media Content Marketing Trends to Watch Heading into 2018 (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/megan-james-mgid-guest-post-5-social-media-content-marketing-trends-2018/

Pam Spettel Named 2017 Ruralite Communicator of the Year (Ruralite)

https://www.ruraliteservices.org/pamspettel/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Ex-Trump Campaign Manager Manafort Indicted on Conspiracy, Other Charges (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-charges-indictment/ex-trump-campaign-manager-manafort-indicted-on-conspiracy-other-charges-idUSKBN1CZ1KT

Spin Control: Some Answers to Questions about Those Advisory Votes on the Ballot (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/oct/29/some-answers-to-questions-about-those-advisory-vot/

Washington State’s Top-Paid Lobbying Firms – Who’s Paying Them (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2017/10/27/washington-top-lobbying-firms-clients.html

GENERAL NEWS

Northwest Democrats Up in Arms over National Park Fee Hikes (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/northwest-democrats-arms-over-national-park-fee-hikes

Shelton Residents See Improvement Plans for Alder Street, Portion of Olympic Highway North (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/shelton-residents-see-improvement-plans-for-alder-st-olympic-highway/youtube_eea434b4-ba8a-11e7-9da3-cbe0509713f7.html

Olympic College Names Finalists in Presidential Search (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/olympic-college-names-finalists-for-presidential-search/article_2346b368-bb62-11e7-9106-abd5d9d23682.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Pumpkins Fly in Union

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/27869

University Sets Record for People Dressed Like Penguins

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/university-sets-record-for-people-dressed-like-penguins/article_d03e9510-ab95-54d9-a02a-309a2e8388a6.html

How Much Candy Would It Take To Kill You? About 262 Halloween Treats, Scientists Say

http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article181559476.html

Winner of High School Golf Tournament Denied Trophy, Because She’s a Girl

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/26/560210230/winner-of-high-school-golf-tournament-denied-trophy-because-shes-a-girl

SONG OF THE DAY

Tuxedo Junction – BBC Big Band Orchestra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqZ9YHrpyTU

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