Energy News Digest for January 26, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for January 26, 2016

http://1.usa.gov/1lOg6LG

Flood Watch for Mason County

http://1.usa.gov/1S8KGhS

Major Atmospheric River Period for the West Coast (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2016/01/major-atmospheric-river-period-for-west.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Alcoa Official: Cheap Power Could Keep Ferndale Smelter Open (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article56549548.html

East Coast Utilities 'Dodged a Bullet' with Winter Storm Jonas (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/east-coast-utilities-dodged-a-bullet-with-winter-storm-jonas/412724/

City of Shelton Moving Forward with Changes to Marijuana Regulations (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/18783

Spokane’s Waste-To-Energy Plant under Scrutiny for Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jan/25/state-orders-spokanes-waste-to-energy-plant-to-cut/

Washington State Senator Pam Roach Kicked Off Sex-Trafficking Panel after Insulting Victims (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/sen-pam-roach-kicked-off-sex-trafficking-panel-after-insulting-victims/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Alcoa Official: Cheap Power Could Keep Ferndale Smelter Open
• East Coast Utilities 'Dodged a Bullet' with Winter Storm Jonas
• GRID DATA Program at Pacific Northwest National Library Funded by $3 Million DOE Grant
• Editorial: Chelan PUD Rates & the Bitcoin Effect
• Supreme Court Ruling Entrenches Demand Response & Customer Engagement into the Energy Marketplace
• Bonneville Power Administration & 700 Students to Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Largest Regional Science Bowl in Nation
• Canadian Tribe Sues Paper Mill for $2 Billion over Fish, Cultural Issues
• Fluoride Activists Call for Withholding Water Payments in Port Angeles
• Ten State Rooftop Solar Debates to Watch in 2016 & Beyond
• Editorial: Stop the Wind Power Mischief
• Transmitting Wind Power to Customers Is a Quixotic Challenge
• City of Shelton Moving Forward with Changes to Marijuana Regulations
• Spokane’s Waste-To-Energy Plant under Scrutiny for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Utilities Seek Flexibility, Emissions Trading in Clean Power Plan Federal Implementation Plan
• How Cloud City Could Protect Seattle from a Tech Bubble
• Op/Ed: Six Ignorant Senators Want to Slow Down High-Speed Internet
• iPhone Users Warned Against Clicking on 'Prank' Website
• Google Glass Disappears from Twitter & Facebook
• Study Asks: How Many Facebook Friends Are Real Friends?
• Here’s What to Know About the ‘Be Like Bill’ Meme Your Friends Keep Sharing on Facebook
• One in Six Americans Has Joined Amazon Prime, Report Says
• Millennials: The New Electric Generation
• Washington State Senator Pam Roach Kicked Off Sex-Trafficking Panel after Insulting Victims
• Editorial: State Shorts Counties; It’s a Hard PILT to Swallow
• Argument over Wi-Fi Leads Father to Fatally Stab Son, Prosecutor Alleges
• It's Surprisingly Easy to Turn Off Niagara Falls

WORD OF THE DAY

Solon • \SOE-lun\ • noun – 1: a wise and skillful lawgiver *2: a member of a legislative body

The solon with the impressive mane of white hair slowly rose to speak before the assembled chamber that is the State Senate. On and on he droned about the minutia of taxes on fruits and vegetables, meats and fish, milk and dairy. The senator from Springfield was in a woozy haze from all the soporific discourse about food and taxes. After two hours of the verbal onslaught, all he saw of the impressive senator holding sway on the floor of the chamber was a huge talking food pyramid with a white wig.

From Merriam-Webster – Solon was a particularly wise lawgiver in ancient Athens who was born in approximately 630 B.C. and lived until about 560 B.C. He was one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece, and he implemented a number of reforms in Athenian law. In English, his name has been used generically since at least 1625 to refer to any wise statesman. Contemporary American journalists, with whom the term is especially popular, have extended the meaning even further to include any member of a lawmaking body, wise or not. In fact, today the word is sometimes used ironically for a legislator who displays a marked lack of wisdom, rather than a profusion of it.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Alcoa Official: Cheap Power Could Keep Ferndale Smelter Open (Bellingham Herald, WA)

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article56549548.html

East Coast Utilities 'Dodged a Bullet' with Winter Storm Jonas (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/east-coast-utilities-dodged-a-bullet-with-winter-storm-jonas/412724/

GRID DATA Program at Pacific Northwest National Library Funded by $3 Million DOE Grant (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://blog.seattlepi.com/energy/2016/01/25/grid-data-program-at-pnnl-funded-by-3m-doe-grant/

Editorial: Chelan PUD Rates & the Bitcoin Effect (Wenatchee World, WA)

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2016/jan/25/pud-rates-and-the-bitcoin-effect/

Supreme Court Ruling Entrenches Demand Response & Customer Engagement into the Energy Marketplace (Forbes Magazine)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2016/01/25/supreme-court-ruling-entrenches-demand-response-and-customer-engagement-into-the-energy-marketplace/#77800c8218ee

Bonneville Power Administration & 700 Students to Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Largest Regional Science Bowl in Nation (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-and-700-students-to-celebrate-25th-anniversary-of-largest-regional-science-bowl-in-nation.aspx

FISH & WILDLIFE

Canadian Tribe Sues Paper Mill for $2 Billion over Fish, Cultural Issues (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/01/26/canadian-tribe-sues-paper-mill-for-2-billion.htm

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Fluoride Activists Call for Withholding Water Payments in Port Angeles (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20160126/NEWS/301269987/fluoride-activists-call-for-withholding-water-payments-in-port-angeles

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Ten State Rooftop Solar Debates to Watch in 2016 & Beyond (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/10-state-rooftop-solar-debates-to-watch-in-2016-and-beyond/412087/

Editorial: Stop the Wind Power Mischief (Bend Bulletin, OR)

http://www.bendbulletin.com/opinion/3940504-151/editorial-stop-the-wind-power-mischief

Transmitting Wind Power to Customers Is a Quixotic Challenge (National Public Radio)

http://www.npr.org/2016/01/26/464399996/transmitting-wind-power-to-potential-customers-is-a-quixotic-challenge

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

City of Shelton Moving Forward with Changes to Marijuana Regulations (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/18783

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Spokane’s Waste-To-Energy Plant under Scrutiny for Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jan/25/state-orders-spokanes-waste-to-energy-plant-to-cut/

Utilities Seek Flexibility, Emissions Trading in Clean Power Plan Federal Implementation Plan (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/utilities-seek-flexibility-emissions-trading-in-cpp-federal-implementation/412755/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

​How Cloud City Could Protect Seattle from a Tech Bubble (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2016/01/how-cloud-city-could-protect-seattle-from-a-tech.html

Op/Ed: Six Ignorant Senators Want to Slow Down High-Speed Internet (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/six-ignorant-senators-want-to-slow-down-high-speed-inte-1755181779

iPhone Users Warned Against Clicking on 'Prank' Website (The Telegraph, UK)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/iphone/12120192/crashsafari-will-crash-apple-iphones-and-safari-if-clicked.html

Google Glass Disappears from Twitter & Facebook (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/01/26/google-glass-social-accounts/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Study Asks: How Many Facebook Friends Are Real Friends? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Technology/2016/0125/Study-asks-How-many-Facebook-friends-are-real-friends

Here’s What to Know About the ‘Be Like Bill’ Meme Your Friends Keep Sharing on Facebook (TIME Magazine)

http://time.com/4192563/be-like-bill-facebook-meme/

One in Six Americans Has Joined Amazon Prime, Report Says (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/one-in-6-americans-has-joined-amazon-prime-report-says/

Millennials: The New Electric Generation (Electric Co-op Today)

http://www.ect.coop/newsmakers/co-op-voices/millennials-the-new-electric-generation/88466

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Senator Pam Roach Kicked Off Sex-Trafficking Panel after Insulting Victims (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/sen-pam-roach-kicked-off-sex-trafficking-panel-after-insulting-victims/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news

Editorial: State Shorts Counties; It’s a Hard PILT to Swallow (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/opinion/editorials/state-shorts-counties-it-s-a-hard-pilt-to-swallow/article_ce5f6982-c165-11e5-b691-37d2ad74bc4c.html

GENERAL NEWS

Argument over Wi-Fi Leads Father to Fatally Stab Son, Prosecutor Alleges (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/01/unusual_murder_motive_prosecut.html

It's Surprisingly Easy to Turn Off Niagara Falls (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/its-surprisingly-easy-to-turn-off-niagara-falls-1755006653

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Class Says Honda’s Soybean-Based Insulation Is Yummy to Mice

http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/01/25/class-says-honda-insulation-is-yummy-to-mice.htm

‘Lazy’ Bloodhound Goes Out for Morning Walk, Finishes 7th in Alabama Half Marathon

http://q13fox.com/2016/01/26/lazy-bloodhound-goes-out-for-morning-walk-finishes-7th-in-alabama-half-marathon/

How to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of 'Star Trek' This Year

http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Culture-Cafe/2016/0125/How-to-celebrate-the-50th-anniversary-of-Star-Trek-this-year

Legendary 'Godfather' & 'Barney Miller' Actor Abe Vigoda Dead at 94

http://mashable.com/2016/01/26/abe-vigoda-dies-dead/

The Godfather - Tessio Is Taken Away to be Killed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d30Y0n1nDH4

SONG OF THE DAY

Will O' the Wisp - Miles Davis, from “Sketches of Spain” (1960)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz7-617UaYc

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Energy News Digest for January 25, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for January 25, 2016

http://1.usa.gov/1nKfIj6

Why Are Government Weather Forecasts So Shouty? – They’re one of the best products put out by the NWS. But they have a certain style. (The Atlantic Magazine)

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/01/forecast-discussions-why-all-caps-shouting/425568/

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Alaska Quake Upgraded to Magnitude 7.1; Aftermath Destroyed Four Homes (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/01/alaska_quake_upgraded_to_magni.html

Demand Response: Supreme Court Backs Electricity-Saving Rule (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/supreme-court-backs-electricity-saving-rule-218182

Seals Blamed For Drop in Juvenile Salmon Stocks in Strait of Georgia: Study (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/seals+blamed+drop+juvenile+salmon+stocks+strait+georgia+study/11673383/story.html

Marijuana Business Incubator Comes to Tacoma (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article55757455.html

Green Groups Brace for Attacks in Olympia (Investigate West)

http://invw.org/2016/01/21/environmentalists-brace-for-attacks-in-olympia/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Demand Response: Supreme Court Backs Electricity-Saving Rule
• U-S Tribes in Canadian Court Opposing Massive Pipeline Expansion North of the Border
• Oregon Energy Bills Will Battle for Dominance
• Cautious New Cowlitz PUD Leader Faces Myriad of Challenges
• Klamath Falls: Oregon Citizens Petition for People’s Utility District
• Adrian Dix Slams BC Hydro for Smart Meter Replacements
• Editorial: Preserve Hydro Assets
• FERC’s Tony Clark Won’t Seek Reappointment, Warns of CPP Challenges
• How to Prolong Your Phone’s Life in a Power Outage
• Seals Blamed For Drop in Juvenile Salmon Stocks in Strait of Georgia: Study
• Successful Salmon Homing Requires Both Olfactory Imprinting, Geomagnetic Navigation
• In Victory for Eagles, USFWS Gives Up Fight for 30-Year Take Permits
• Paying for Water Projects in Yakima Basin Is Complicated
• ‘Citizen Scientists’ Use Drones to Map El Nino Flooding
• Feds: California Reservoirs Only Half Full after Big Storms
• California Utilities Propose Alternative to Regulators’ Net Metering Policy
• Editorial: Sky Won’t Fall If Solar Companies Share A Little Sun
• Op-Ed: Smug About Your Solar Roof? Not So Fast
• Oklahoma: State Pays Millions More in Wind-Energy Incentives than Projected
• Kansas Bill to Defund Transmission Authority Raises Alarm with Wind Energy Advocates
• Vermont Solar Growth Slowed for Now as Utilities Hit Limit
• Watch Your Energy Use - Man Claims Lab Was to Make Botanical Soaps
• Marijuana Business Incubator Comes to Tacoma
• Northwest Marijuana Growers Try to Go Green – But It’s Hard
• Recreational Pot Prices Fall on North Olympic Peninsula as Production Increases
• Tiny State Agency Tapped To Fight Climate Change Faces Developers’ Attack
• Op/Ed: Clean Energy Fund Is Making a Difference
• This High-Tech Soccer Field Generates Its Own Electricity – From the Players
• 300,000 Drones Registered in 30 Days
• Disney Loved Its No-Fly Zone – Until It Wanted to Fly Its Own Drones
• What Management Turmoil at Twitter Means to Service
• Green Groups Brace for Attacks in Olympia
• Columnist: Carbon Tax, Corporate Political Spending in State Spotlight
• Alaska Quake Upgraded to Magnitude 7.1; Aftermath Destroyed Four Homes
• ‘Slow-Moving’ Earthquake Continues March South through Western Washington
• U-S East Coast Struggles to Return to Normal after Blizzard
• U-S Snowstorm: What to Do If It All Goes Wrong
• Washington State Bill Would Require Students to Learn Cursive
• Some Oregon Schools Can Keep Native American Mascots

WORD OF THE DAY

Akrasia • \uh-KRAY-zhuh\ • noun – Weakness of will: weakness of will, especially a failure to act according to a sense of moral obligation

Alfonse was wracked with akrasia. On one hand, he knew that a double cheeseburger with jalapenos, blue cheese, thick bacon and avocados was bad for him. On the other hand, he knew that his head would explode if he could not take just one tasty bite of this forbidden fruit. “I know just how Ulysses felt when he had his crew tie him to the mast as they passed by the sirens,” he pondered. In the end, his vegetarian friends came to the rescue, tying him to the bumper of their hybrid vehicle as they slowly glided past the burger joint on their way to the organic “Hummus Hut” on south 43rd Avenue.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Demand Response: Supreme Court Backs Electricity-Saving Rule (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/supreme-court-backs-electricity-saving-rule-218182

U-S Tribes in Canadian Court Opposing Massive Pipeline Expansion North of the Border (Associated Press)

http://www.kplu.org/post/us-tribes-canadian-court-opposing-massive-pipeline-expansion-north-border

Oregon Energy Bills Will Battle for Dominance (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2016/01/energy-bills-will-battle-for-dominance.html

Cautious New Cowlitz PUD Leader Faces Myriad of Challenges (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/cautious-new-cowlitz-pud-leader-faces-myriad-of-challenges/article_d9725670-a021-5506-b5a9-a9583cc15ce0.html

Klamath Falls: Oregon Citizens Petition for People’s Utility District (American Public Power Association – Slowly I turn. Step by step. Klamath Falls)

http://www.publicpower.org/media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=45051

Adrian Dix Slams BC Hydro for Smart Meter Replacements – Replacing meters are ‘routine operations’, says BC Hydro, due to damage through house construction, demolition (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-hydro-smart-meter-replacement-1.3416524?cmp=rss

Editorial: Preserve Hydro Assets (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)

http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/33972085-78/preserve-hydro-assets.html.csp

FERC’s Tony Clark Won’t Seek Reappointment, Warns of CPP Challenges (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/fercs-tony-clark-wont-seek-reappointment-warns-of-cpp-challenges/412598/

How to Prolong Your Phone’s Life in a Power Outage (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2016/01/23/how-prolong-your-phones-life-power-outage/79222208/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Seals Blamed For Drop in Juvenile Salmon Stocks in Strait of Georgia: Study (Vancouver Sun, BC)

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/seals+blamed+drop+juvenile+salmon+stocks+strait+georgia+study/11673383/story.html

Successful Salmon Homing Requires Both Olfactory Imprinting, Geomagnetic Navigation (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/435912.aspx

In Victory for Eagles, USFWS Gives Up Fight for 30-Year Take Permits (Audubon)

http://www.audubon.org/news/in-victory-eagles-usfws-gives-fight-30-year-take-permits

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Paying for Water Projects in Yakima Basin Is Complicated (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/paying-for-water-projects-in-yakima-basin-in-complicated/article_85c9c5a8-c32e-11e5-8714-bf61a692226e.html

‘Citizen Scientists’ Use Drones to Map El Nino Flooding (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jan/24/citizen-scientists-use-drones-to-map-el-nino-flood/

Feds: California Reservoirs Only Half Full after Big Storms (Associated Press)

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/01/22/feds-california-reservoirs-only-half-full-after-big-storms.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

California Utilities Propose Alternative to Regulators’ Net Metering Policy (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-utilities-propose-alternative-to-regulators-net-metering-policy/412516/

Editorial: Sky Won’t Fall If Solar Companies Share A Little Sun (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article56215810.html

Op-Ed: Smug About Your Solar Roof? Not So Fast (Los Angeles Times, CA)

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0120-borenstein-solar-energy-credits-20160120-story.html

Oklahoma: State Pays Millions More in Wind-Energy Incentives than Projected (Enid News & Eagle, OK)

http://www.enidnews.com/news/ag_energy/state-pays-millions-more-in-wind-energy-incentives-than-projected/article_6260401a-b305-5049-974b-d1c6bdb084bf.html

Kansas Bill to Defund Transmission Authority Raises Alarm with Wind Energy Advocates (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/kansas-bill-to-defund-transmission-authority-raises-alarm-with-wind-energy/412471/

Vermont Solar Growth Slowed for Now as Utilities Hit Limit (Associated Press)

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article56352790.html

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Watch Your Energy Use - Man Claims Lab Was to Make Botanical Soaps (Whidbey News Times, Coupeville, WA)

http://www.whidbeynewstimes.com/news/366255281.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana Business Incubator Comes to Tacoma (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article55757455.html

Northwest Marijuana Growers Try to Go Green – But It’s Hard (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)

http://kuow.org/post/northwest-marijuana-growers-try-go-green-its-hard

Recreational Pot Prices Fall on North Olympic Peninsula as Production Increases (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20160125/NEWS/301259987/recreational-pot-prices-fall-on-north-olympic-peninsula-as-production

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Tiny State Agency Tapped To Fight Climate Change Faces Developers’ Attack (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/politics-government/article56190380.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Op/Ed: Clean Energy Fund Is Making a Difference (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/op-ed/article56146130.html

This High-Tech Soccer Field Generates Its Own Electricity – From the Players (Huffington Post)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pavegen-soccer-field-lagos-nigeria_us_569d467ae4b0778f46fa602c?ir=Technology

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

300,000 Drones Registered in 30 Days (Associated Press)

http://q13fox.com/2016/01/22/300000-drones-registered-in-30-days/

Disney Loved Its No-Fly Zone – Until It Wanted to Fly Its Own Drones (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/01/22/disney-loved-its-no-fly-zone-until-it-wanted-to-fly-its-own-drones/

MARKETING & MEDIA

What Management Turmoil at Twitter Means to Service (USA Today)

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/baig/2016/01/25/what-management-turmoil-twitter-means-service/79297432/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Green Groups Brace for Attacks in Olympia (Investigate West)

http://invw.org/2016/01/21/environmentalists-brace-for-attacks-in-olympia/

Columnist: Carbon Tax, Corporate Political Spending in State Spotlight (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/article55738650.html

GENERAL NEWS

Alaska Quake Upgraded to Magnitude 7.1; Aftermath Destroyed Four Homes (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/01/alaska_quake_upgraded_to_magni.html

‘Slow-Moving’ Earthquake Continues March South through Western Washington (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/11/2899808/aposSlowmovingapos-earthquake-continues-march-south-through-Western-Washington

U-S East Coast Struggles to Return to Normal after Blizzard (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-weather-idUSKCN0V31S3

U-S Snowstorm: What to Do If It All Goes Wrong (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35380848

Washington State Bill Would Require Students to Learn Cursive (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)

http://koin.com/ap/washington-bill-would-require-students-to-learn-cursive/

Some Oregon Schools Can Keep Native American Mascots (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/education/index.ssf/2016/01/some_oregon_schools_can_keep_n.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Darth Vader Delivered a 3D Printed Arm to Boy in Need

http://io9.gizmodo.com/darth-vader-delivered-a-3d-printed-arm-to-boy-in-need-1754697837

Eight Egyptian Museum Officials Face Trial over King Tut’s Broken Beard

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2016/0124/Eight-Egyptian-museum-officials-face-trial-over-King-Tut-s-broken-beard

This Adorable Sloth Tried to Cross a Road in Ecuador & OMG It’s So Cute

http://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniemcneal/cute-sloth-omg#.vc78RmmOK

This Beautiful Animation of London’s History Was Made Entirely from Paper

http://mashable.com/2016/01/25/london-animated-paper-history/

SONG OF THE DAY

The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed Full Album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y_9hwW1eV0

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Energy News Digest for January 22, 2016

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for January 22, 2016

http://1.usa.gov/1PsKqmT

Flood Warning for Skokomish River

http://1.usa.gov/1niR5K0

Atmospheric River Update (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2016/01/atmospheric-river-update.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Soaking Rain Topples Trees, Triggers Mudslides across Puget Sound Area (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/01/21/heavy-rain-toppling-hills-and-trees-across-puget-sound/

Washington State Lawmakers Take Up Partial Closure of Montana Coal Plant (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/washington-takes-up-partial-coal-plant-closure/

Appeals court: Clean Power Plan can proceed pending review (Associated Press)

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/appeals-court-clean-power-plan-proceed-pending-review-223733052--politics.html

Nevada Regulators May Consider ‘Grandfathering’ Solar Users (Associated Press)

http://www.ktnv.com/news/nevada-regulators-may-consider-grandfathering-solar-users_62528718

Should Lake Oswego Offer Its Own Broadband Network? (Portland Tribune, OR)

http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/289972-166620-should-lake-oswego-offer-its-own-broadband-network

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Washington State Lawmakers Take Up Partial Closure of Montana Coal Plant
• Bonneville Power Administration Puts Modernized Celilo Converter Station into Service
• Idaho; Fall River Electric Announces Plan to Consolidate
• Oregon: Umatilla & Morrow Counties Connect on Power Line
• Montana: Clean Power Plan Discussed in Great Falls
• Umatilla Electric Selects Its Next General Manager, Robert Echenrode
• Tacoma Could Be Home to World’s Largest Methanol Refinery
• Oklahoma: Lineman Electrocuted near Stillwater
• Watershed Restoration Brings Fish Back
• Washington State, Tribes Urged to Come to Agreement Regarding Salmon Seasons
• Sea Star Wasting Disease among Worst Recorded Wildlife Die-Offs Say Scientists
• Herrera Beutler Raises Concerns over Cowlitz Tribe’s Proposed Wastewater System
• Nevada Regulators May Consider ‘Grandfathering’ Solar Users
• Why Solar Energy Is Fleeing Nevada
• Why Solar & Wind Are Thriving Despite Cheap Fossil Fuels
• Op/Ed: Puget Sound Energy Says Home Energy Reports Make Difference
• Philips Calls Off Sale of Controlling Stake in LED Business
• Oregon Marijuana: Water, Water Everywhere….
• California: With State Deadline Looming, Cities & Counties Rush to Ban Pot Cultivation
• Appeals Court: Clean Power Plan Can Proceed Pending Review
• Oregon: Dueling Climate Bills Will Duke It Out in Legislature
• British Columbia Energy Minister Bill Bennett Mulling More Electric Car Incentives
• Moooove Over: The U-S Navy Will Power an Entire Fleet with Biofuel Made from Beef Fat
• High-Flying Solar Balloons Could Produce Clean Electricity Night & Day
• Should Lake Oswego Offer Its Own Broadband Network?
• Cable Acquisitions by Charter Communications Face Rising Opposition
• The U-S House Hounded By Phone Trackers
• Facebook Launches Real-Time Sports Platform
• Texts, Internet, Social Networks Are ‘Gift of God’ If Used Wisely: Pope Francis
• The Price to Keep Google’s Search Bar on the Iphone? $1 Billion, With a ‘B’
• Here Are the Eight Most Annoying Types of Ads That Google Blocked in 2015
• KUBE 93 Signs Off, Flips Formats & Moves to Tacoma
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• Latest Tim Eyman Initiative, I-1366, Blocked by King County Judge
• Soaking Rain Topples Trees, Triggers Mudslides across Puget Sound Area
• Flooding Closes Roads in Skokomish River Valley
• Over 5,100 Flights across Two Days Already Cancelled Due to Winter Storm
• NASA Thinks We’ve Hit Peak El Niño
• Woman Critically Injured in Renton Theater Shooting
• Mason, Thurston Join to Aid Homeless Veterans
• Mammoth Fossil Remains Found near Sequim

WORD OF THE DAY

Animus • \ANN-uh-muss\ • Noun - 1: basic attitude or governing spirit: disposition, intention 2: a usually prejudiced & often spiteful or malevolent ill will 3: an inner masculine part of the female personality in the analytic psychology of C. G. Jung

My animus for thick, spongy restaurant pancakes has no bounds. The pancake, cooked thin and almost crepe-like, should be able to stand on its own (so to speak), with just the right amount of butter and syrup. It should not be a vehicle for carrying such flavor enhancements into your alimentary tract.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Washington State Lawmakers Take Up Partial Closure of Montana Coal Plant (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/washington-takes-up-partial-coal-plant-closure/

Bonneville Power Administration Puts Modernized Celilo Converter Station into Service (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/BPA-puts-modernized-Celilo-Converter-Station-into-service.aspx

Idaho; Fall River Electric Announces Plan to Consolidate (The Standard Journal, Rexburg, ID)

http://www.rexburgstandardjournal.com/news/local/fall-river-electric-announces-plan-to-consolidate/article_92dc19ac-c087-11e5-8997-630d3c064617.html

Oregon: Umatilla & Morrow Counties Connect on Power Line (My Columbia Basin Online)

http://www.mycolumbiabasin.com/2016/01/21/counties-connect-on-power-line/

Montana: Clean Power Plan Discussed in Great Falls (Great Falls Tribune, MT)

http://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2016/01/21/clean-power-plan-discussed-great-falls/79146950/

Umatilla Electric Selects Its Next General Manager, Robert Echenrode (Hermiston Herald, OR)

http://www.hermistonherald.com/hh/local-news/20160121/uec-tabs-echenrode-as-new-general-manager

Tacoma Could Be Home to World’s Largest Methanol Refinery (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/tacoma-could-be-home-worlds-largest-methanol-refin/np8tZ/

Oklahoma: Lineman Electrocuted near Stillwater – Work accident on Jan. 14 claims life of contractor employee (Stillwater News-Press, OK)

http://www.stwnewspress.com/news/lineman-electrocuted-near-stillwater/article_2abb4622-c0aa-11e5-a4bc-d3f9ce2ab3cf.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Watershed Restoration Brings Fish Back (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Watershed-Restoration-Brings-Fish-Back.aspx

Washington State, Tribes Urged to Come to Agreement Regarding Salmon Seasons (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20160122/NEWS/301229979/outdoors-state-tribes-urged-to-come-to-agreement-regarding-salmon

Sea Star Wasting Disease among Worst Recorded Wildlife Die-Offs Say Scientists (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/british-columbia/sea-star-wasting-die-off-1.3414607

WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT

Herrera Beutler Raises Concerns over Cowlitz Tribe’s Proposed Wastewater System (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/herrera-beutler-raises-concerns-over-cowlitz-tribe-s-proposed-wastewater/article_c3f0ab12-aa79-5a75-bb17-ec55404cd095.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Nevada Regulators May Consider ‘Grandfathering’ Solar Users (Associated Press)

http://www.ktnv.com/news/nevada-regulators-may-consider-grandfathering-solar-users_62528718

Why Solar Energy Is Fleeing Nevada (Slate Magazine)

http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_juice/2016/01/solarcity_and_vivint_pulled_out_of_nevada_is_solar_power_losing_at_the_state.html

Why Solar & Wind Are Thriving Despite Cheap Fossil Fuels (National Geographic)

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/energy/2016/01/160122-why-solar-and-wind-thrive-despite-cheap-oil-and-ga/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Op/Ed: Puget Sound Energy Says Home Energy Reports Make Difference (Olympian Olympia, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article55818450.html

Philips Calls Off Sale of Controlling Stake in LED Business (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/23/business/dealbook/philips-lumileds-go-lighting.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Oregon Marijuana: Water, Water Everywhere…. (Canna Law Blog)

http://www.cannalawblog.com/oregon-marijuana-water-water-everywhere/

California: With State Deadline Looming, Cities & Counties Rush to Ban Pot Cultivation (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/marijuana/article55965400.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Appeals Court: Clean Power Plan Can Proceed Pending Review (Associated Press)

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/appeals-court-clean-power-plan-proceed-pending-review-223733052--politics.html

Oregon: Dueling Climate Bills Will Duke It Out in Legislature (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/01/lawmakers_will_consider_anothe.html

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

British Columbia Energy Minister Bill Bennett Mulling More Electric Car Incentives (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation – Check it out, all those chargers & none of the “electric cars” are plugged in)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-electric-car-incentives-1.3414713?cmp=rss

Moooove Over: The U-S Navy Will Power an Entire Fleet with Biofuel Made from Beef Fat (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/the-us-navy-will-power-an-entire-fleet-with-biofuel-mad-1754265146

High-Flying Solar Balloons Could Produce Clean Electricity Night & Day (Tree Hugger)

http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/solar-balloons-electricity-night-day.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Should Lake Oswego Offer Its Own Broadband Network? (Portland Tribune, OR)

http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/289972-166620-should-lake-oswego-offer-its-own-broadband-network

Cable Acquisitions by Charter Communications Face Rising Opposition (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/22/business/big-merger-in-cable-faces-rising-opposition.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The U-S House Hounded By Phone Trackers (British Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35381320

MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook Launches Real-Time Sports Platform (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-sports-idUSKCN0UZ2E3

Texts, Internet, Social Networks Are ‘Gift of God’ If Used Wisely: Pope Francis (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-technology-idUSKCN0V0193

The Price to Keep Google’s Search Bar on the Iphone? $1 Billion, With a ‘B’ (New York Business Journal)

http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2016/01/22/the-price-to-keep-googles-search-bar-on-the-iphone.html

Here Are the Eight Most Annoying Types of Ads That Google Blocked in 2015 (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/here-are-8-most-annoying-types-ads-google-blocked-2015-169127

KUBE 93 Signs Off, Flips Formats & Moves to Tacoma (Seattle Times, WA)

http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/kube-93-signs-off-flips-formats-and-moves-to-tacoma/

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2016/01/22/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-318/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Latest Tim Eyman Initiative, I-1366, Blocked by King County Judge (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jan/21/i-1366-blocked-by-king-county-judge/

GENERAL NEWS

Soaking Rain Topples Trees, Triggers Mudslides across Puget Sound Area (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/01/21/heavy-rain-toppling-hills-and-trees-across-puget-sound/

Flooding Closes Roads in Skokomish River Valley (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/18727

Over 5,100 Flights across Two Days Already Cancelled Due to Winter Storm (Consumerist)

http://consumerist.com/2016/01/22/over-5100-flights-across-two-days-already-cancelled-due-to-winter-storm/

NASA Thinks We’ve Hit Peak El Niño (Gizmodo)

http://gizmodo.com/nasa-thinks-weve-hit-peak-el-nino-1754482746

Woman Critically Injured in Renton Theater Shooting (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/article/Woman-critically-injured-in-Renton-theater-6776237.php

Mason, Thurston Join to Aid Homeless Veterans (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://kmasnewsradio.com/news/local-state-news/26405-mason-thurston-join-to-aid-homeless-veterans

Mammoth Fossil Remains Found near Sequim (KONP-Radio, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.konp.com/local/11308

DIVERSIONS

Group Suggests the Earth’s Moon Needs a Name

http://www.oregonlive.com/weather/index.ssf/2016/01/group_suggests_the_earths_moon.html

With 22.3M Digits, New Prime Number Sets Record

http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/with-22-3m-digits-new-prime-number-sets-record/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news

TSA: You Cannot Pack Your Klingon Bat’leth in Your Carry-On

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/01/22/tsa-you-cannot-pack-your-klingon-batleth-in-your-carry-on/?wprss=rss_business

All You Need Is the Love between This Monkey & His New Adopted Puppy

http://mashable.com/2016/01/22/monkey-adopts-puppy/

SONG OF THE DAY

Steely Dan – Rikki Don’t Lose That Number

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

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