Energy News Digest for December 19, 2016

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for December 19, 2016

High Wind Watch for Mason County & Western Washington State

The Warm Up (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

http://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-warm-up.html

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Columbia Generating Station Shuts Down Unexpectedly Sunday (Associated Press)

http://komonews.com/news/local/northwests-only-nuclear-plant-shuts-down-unexpectedly

Environmentalists Rip Portland General Electric on New Natural Gas Plant Possibility (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2016/12/16/environmentalists-rip-pge-on-new-natural-gas-plant.html

British Columbia: Local Politicians Travel to Ottawa for Columbia River Treaty Discussions (Nelson Star, BC)

http://www.nelsonstar.com/news/407131566.html

Lower Returns Than Last Year Expected for Spring/Summer Chinook, Sockeye (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438095.aspx

Warmer, Windy, Wet Weather Awaits This Week (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/weather/article121659147.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Columbia Generating Station Shuts Down Unexpectedly Sunday
• Columbia Generating Station Offline
• Environmentalists Rip Portland General Electric on New Natural Gas Plant Possibility
• British Columbia: Local Politicians Travel to Ottawa for Columbia River Treaty Discussions
• Mason County PUDs Celebrate Hydropower Appreciation Day
• Salt River Project Board Gives Go-Ahead to $40 Million Price Decrease
• Trump Election Throws Wrench in California ISO Plan for Western Power Market
• Pacific Gas & Electric Lineman’s Wife Writes Children’s Book to Share Dad’s Important Work
• Lower Returns Than Last Year Expected for Spring/Summer Chinook, Sockeye
• Oregon, Idaho Differ on Clean Water Act Interpretations Regarding Snake River’s Hells Canyon Complex
• Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation Wants to Get Its Ecological Message Out
• Lawsuits Filed Over Klamath Basin Operations That Plaintiffs Say Allowed for Parasite to Kill Salmon
• President Obama Signs $10 Billion Water Bill That Helps Flint
• New York: Hydroelectric Engineers Find Potential in Centuries-Old Mine
• Waste-to-Energy: The Carbon Negative Power Machine
• Officials Worry Water Will Go to Marijuana Growers
• State of Cannabis: Washington
• House ‘Freedom Caucus’ Pushes President-Elect Trump to Rescind Climate Measures in First 100 Days
• United Kingdom: Risk of Electricity Blackouts Due to ‘Overly Ambitious’ Climate Change Targets
• Tesla to Fine Drivers Hogging Supercharger Stations: Could It Backfire?
• How Seattle Became ‘Cloud City’: Amazon & Microsoft Are Leading a Tech Revolution
• AT&T, Verizon Laugh Off the FCC’s Net Neutrality Concerns
• Verizon Has Second Thoughts About Buying Yahoo
• How to Build Community on Facebook
• The Salvation Army Just Scored One of the NFL’s Best Product Placements Ever
• Washington State Rep. MacEwen Appointed to 2 House Budget Panels
• Electors Start Voting to Officially Pick Donald Trump as President
• Warmer, Windy, Wet Weather Awaits This Week
• One Injured in Crash North of Allyn
• UPDATE: Up to 30 Staffers Would Work at Mental Health Facility in Shelton
• Portland Wants Seattle to Adopt Its CEO Tax

WORD OF THE DAY

Ergo • \AIR-go\ • Adverb - Therefore, hence

The order was void

The cargo was escargot

Ergo it was yuck

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Columbia Generating Station Shuts Down Unexpectedly Sunday (Associated Press)

http://komonews.com/news/local/northwests-only-nuclear-plant-shuts-down-unexpectedly

Columbia Generating Station Offline (Energy Northwest, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://energynewsfeed.blogspot.com/2016/12/columbia-generating-station-offline.html

Environmentalists Rip Portland General Electric on New Natural Gas Plant Possibility (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2016/12/16/environmentalists-rip-pge-on-new-natural-gas-plant.html

British Columbia: Local Politicians Travel to Ottawa for Columbia River Treaty Discussions (Nelson Star, BC)

http://www.nelsonstar.com/news/407131566.html

Mason County PUDs Celebrate Hydropower Appreciation Day (Bonneville Power Administration)

https://www.bpa.gov/news/newsroom/Pages/Mason-County-PUDs-celebrate-Hydropower-Appreciation-Day.aspx

Salt River Project Board Gives Go-Ahead to $40 Million Price Decrease (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=47198

Trump Election Throws Wrench in California ISO Plan for Western Power Market (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/trump-election-throws-wrench-in-california-iso-plan-for-western-power-marke/432611/

Pacific Gas & Electric Lineman’s Wife Writes Children’s Book to Share Dad’s Important Work (PG&E Currents)

http://www.pgecurrents.com/2016/12/19/lineman%E2%80%99s-wife-writes-children%E2%80%99s-book-to-share-dad%E2%80%99s-important-work/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Lower Returns Than Last Year Expected for Spring/Summer Chinook, Sockeye (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438095.aspx

Oregon, Idaho Differ on Clean Water Act Interpretations Regarding Snake River’s Hells Canyon Complex (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438093.aspx

Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation Wants to Get Its Ecological Message Out (Idaho Statesman, Boise)

http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/business/business-insider/article121490967.html

Lawsuits Filed Over Klamath Basin Operations That Plaintiffs Say Allowed for Parasite to Kill Salmon (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/438089.aspx

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

President Obama Signs $10 Billion Water Bill That Helps Flint (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/obama-signs-10b-water-bill-that-helps-flint/article/2609870

RENEWABLE ENERGY

New York: Hydroelectric Engineers Find Potential in Centuries-Old Mine (Associated Press)

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/18/the-associated-press-hydroelectric-engineers-find-potential-in-centuries-old-mine.html

Waste-to-Energy: The Carbon Negative Power Machine (Renewable Energy World)

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/12/waste-to-energy-the-carbon-negative-power-machine.html

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Officials Worry Water Will Go to Marijuana Growers (Medford Mail Tribune, OR)

http://www.mailtribune.com/news/20161219/officials-worry-water-will-go-to-pot

State of Cannabis: Washington (Canna Law Blog)

http://www.cannalawblog.com/state-of-cannabis-washington/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

House ‘Freedom Caucus’ Pushes President-Elect Trump to Rescind Climate Measures in First 100 Days (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/house-freedom-caucus-pushes-trump-to-rescind-climate-measures-in-first-10/432594/

United Kingdom: Risk of Electricity Blackouts Due to ‘Overly Ambitious’ Climate Change Targets (The Actuary, UK)

http://www.theactuary.com/news/2016/12/risk-of-electricity-blackouts-due-to-overly-ambitious-climate-change-targets/

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Tesla to Fine Drivers Hogging Supercharger Stations: Could It Backfire? (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2016/1218/Tesla-to-fine-drivers-hogging-Supercharger-stations-Could-it-backfire

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

How Seattle Became ‘Cloud City’: Amazon & Microsoft Are Leading a Tech Revolution (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/how-seattle-became-cloud-computing-city-amazon-microsoft-are-leading-tech-revolution/

AT&T, Verizon Laugh Off the FCC’s Net Neutrality Concerns (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/ATT-Verizon-Laugh-Off-the-FCCs-Net-Neutrality-Concerns-138559

Verizon Has Second Thoughts About Buying Yahoo (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/dec/16/verizon-has-second-thoughts-about-buying-yahoo/

MARKETING & MEDIA

How to Build Community on Facebook (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-build-community-on-facebook/

The Salvation Army Just Scored One of the NFL’s Best Product Placements Ever (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/salvation-army-just-scored-one-nfls-best-product-placements-ever-175174

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Rep. MacEwen Appointed to 2 House Budget Panels (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/state-rep-mcewen-appointed-to-house-budget-panels/article_b042c56e-c3dc-11e6-b0c9-3bcd7f57ba13.html

Electors Start Voting to Officially Pick Donald Trump as President (Cable News Network)

http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/19/politics/electoral-college-donald-trump-vote/index.html

GENERAL NEWS

Warmer, Windy, Wet Weather Awaits This Week (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/weather/article121659147.html

One Injured in Crash North of Allyn (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/23120

UPDATE: Up to 30 Staffers Would Work at Mental Health Facility in Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/regional_state_news/administrator-shares-facts-about-proposed-mental-health-facility-in-shelton/article_56559f96-c3c7-11e6-bb80-7399ee7a842a.html

Portland Wants Seattle to Adopt Its CEO Tax (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/492082/portland-ceo-tax-and-seattle/

SAD STORIES FOR $500, ALEX – DIVERSIONS, THE JEOPARDY EDITION

‘Jeopardy!’ Champion Dies Before She Could See Her Triumph On TV

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/us/cindy-stowell-jeopardy-death.html

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor Dies at Age 99

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-gabor-idUSKBN1470YP

Pennsylvania Store Seeks Customer – So They Can Apologize

https://www.yahoo.com/news/pennsylvania-store-seeks-customer-apologize-141138641.html

Sanitation Workers Dig Through Garbage, Find Woman’s Cash

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sanitation-workers-dig-garbage-womans-cash-114115070.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Diana Krall – Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (Elton John Cover)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hSn4-F4zjE

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News Digest for December 16, 2016

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for December 16, 2016 – Chance of Snow Showers Saturday Night

Small Craft Advisory for Puget Sound & Hood Canal

Sub-Zero Temperatures Expected in E. Washington State Friday Night (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Sub-zero-temperatures-expected-in-E-Washington-10800849.php

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Avista Denied Washington Rate Hike for 2017 (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/dec/15/avista-wont-get-washington-rate-hike-in-2017/

Cascade Natural Gas Agrees to $2.5 M Penalty for Pipeline Safety Violations (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/34068312/cascade-natural-gas-agrees-to-25-m-penalty-for-pipeline-safety-violations

Changes Proposed for Lower Columbia Salmon, Steelhead Hatcheries (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/dec/15/changes-proposed-for-lower-columbia-salmon-steelhead-hatcheries/

How Oregon Became a Top Ten U-S Solar State (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2016/12/15/how-oregon-became-a-top-10-u-s-solar-state.html

Nineteen Arrests, Including Four from Mason County, In Drug Ring – 44 Pounds of Meth Seized (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/regional_state_news/arrests-including-from-mason-county-in-drug-ring-pounds-of/article_ad1be570-c33f-11e6-a66e-5719366c02c7.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Avista Denied Washington Rate Hike for 2017
• Cascade Natural Gas Agrees to $2.5 M Penalty for Pipeline Safety Violations
• Backers of Rejected Coos Bay LNG Terminal to File New Application with Feds
• Bonneville Power Administration Seeks CIO
• Energy Northwest Helps Santa & His Elf Visit Head Start Students Around the Area
• Report Offers Roadmap for Overhaul of U-S Electrical Grid
• News Release: Dep’t of Interior’s Dam Plan Undermines Hydropower
• “Light Bringers” Help Hungary’s Impoverished Roma Power Their Homes
• Changes Proposed for Lower Columbia Salmon, Steelhead Hatcheries
• Lake Pend Oreille Project Helps Improve Kokanee Spawning Habitat
• Washington State Drains Capitol Lake to Help Fight Invasive Mud Snails
• British Columbia Offers Anglers Gift-Card Reward for Help in Trout Research Project
• Audit: Oregon’s Water Watchdog Agency Is Understaffed, Overworked, Has No Plan for Future
• Editorial: Don’t Mess with Washington Water & Fish, California
• How Oregon Became a Top Ten U-S Solar State
• Final Wind-Turbine Rule Permits Thousands of Eagle Deaths
• The New Guide to the Community Solar Galaxy
• U-S Senators Say All-Cash Marijuana Shops Pose a Danger for Vendors
• NOAA: Global Warming Played Role in 24 Weather Cases
• Coalition of 24 States Urges Trump to Kill Obama’s Carbon Emission Plan
• Fitch: U-S Public Power Still Faces Long-Term Carbon Pressures
• Portland Accelerates Zero-Emission Vehicle Adoption to Hit Climate Goals
• California: Pacific Gas & Electric to Launch Biggest Installation of Electric Car Chargers in U-S
• Yahoo’s Mega Breach Shows How Just How Vulnerable Data Is
• Hacked Yahoo Data Is for Sale on Dark Web
• Click! Cable TV Could See Steep Rate Hikes in 2017 & 2018
• Colorado: Electric Co-Op Helps Wire Remote Areas for Broadband
• Verizon Will Finally Kill the Galaxy Note 7... After the Holidays
• Southwest Airlines Admits It Has Inferior Onboard Wi-Fi, Makes Plans to Fix It
• British Columbia Government Sends Out More Than 2,600 News Releases in 2016
• New Jersey: News Media Blame Christie for Bill That Could Devastate Newspapers
• Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
• Washington State Governor Announces Plans to Restructure Family & Children Services Under New Department
• Idaho Governor Being Vetted for U-S Agriculture Secretary
• U-S Sen. Cantwell: ‘Potential Ramifications Are Chilling’ From Trump Transition Team Request
• Nineteen Arrests, Including Four from Mason County, In Drug Ring – 44 Pounds of Meth Seized
• Mount Vernon Officer in Stable Condition, Suspect in Custody After Shooting
• Washington State Comes Up Short for Severely Mentally Ill
• Portland City Council Bans New Bulk Fossil Fuel Terminals
• Seahawks Clinch NFC West Title with Ugly Win Over Rams
• In “Action Green” Uniforms, Under Lights Energized by Hydropower!

WORD OF THE DAY

Toroidal • \ tor-OYD-ul \ • Adjective - Of, relating to, or shaped like a torus or toroid: doughnut-shaped.

Frederic could not understand the lack of business at his new bakery. In a town renowned for its love of doughnuts, no one was interested in visiting his aptly, but unfortunately named, “Frederic’s Toroidal Pastry Shack”.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Avista Denied Washington Rate Hike for 2017 (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/dec/15/avista-wont-get-washington-rate-hike-in-2017/

Cascade Natural Gas Agrees to $2.5 M Penalty for Pipeline Safety Violations (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/34068312/cascade-natural-gas-agrees-to-25-m-penalty-for-pipeline-safety-violations

Backers of Rejected Coos Bay LNG Terminal to File New Application with Feds (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2016/12/backers_of_coos_bay_lng_export.html

Bonneville Power Administration Seeks CIO (FCW Insider)

https://fcw.com/blogs/fcw-insider/2016/12/bpa-cio-rockwell.aspx

Energy Northwest Helps Santa & His Elf Visit Head Start Students Around the Area (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/34067586/santa-and-his-elf-visit-head-start-students-around-the-area

Report Offers Roadmap for Overhaul of U-S Electrical Grid (Midwest Energy News)

http://midwestenergynews.com/2016/12/16/report-offers-roadmap-for-overhaul-of-u-s-electrical-grid/

News Release: Dep’t of Interior’s Dam Plan Undermines Hydropower (U-S House Natural Resources Committee)

http://naturalresources.house.gov/newsroom/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=401438

“Light Bringers” Help Hungary’s Impoverished Roma Power Their Homes (The Daily Mail, UK)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-4040720/Light-bringers-help-Hungarys-impoverished-Roma-power-homes.html

FISH & WILDLIFE

Changes Proposed for Lower Columbia Salmon, Steelhead Hatcheries (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/dec/15/changes-proposed-for-lower-columbia-salmon-steelhead-hatcheries/

Lake Pend Oreille Project Helps Improve Kokanee Spawning Habitat (Coeur d’Alene Press, ID)

http://cdapress.com/news/outdoors/article_6c01cc13-690f-5f20-9cf8-9464c4c58ce7.html

Washington State Drains Capitol Lake to Help Fight Invasive Mud Snails (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article121168128.html

British Columbia Offers Anglers Gift-Card Reward for Help in Trout Research Project (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-offers-anglers-gift-card-reward-for-help-in-trout-research-project-1.3899535?cmp=rss

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Audit: Oregon’s Water Watchdog Agency Is Understaffed, Overworked, Has No Plan for Future (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2016/12/audit_oregons_water_watchdog_a.html

Editorial: Don’t Mess with Washington Water & Fish, California (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/article121196828.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY

How Oregon Became a Top Ten U-S Solar State (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2016/12/15/how-oregon-became-a-top-10-u-s-solar-state.html

Final Wind-Turbine Rule Permits Thousands of Eagle Deaths (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/dec/14/final-wind-turbine-rule-permits-thousands-of-eagle/

The New Guide to the Community Solar Galaxy (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/the-new-guide-to-the-community-solar-galaxy/431130/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

U-S Senators Say All-Cash Marijuana Shops Pose a Danger for Vendors (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/marijuana/article121097213.html

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

NOAA: Global Warming Played Role in 24 Weather Cases (Associated Press)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/dec/15/noaa-global-warming-played-role-in-24-weather-cases/

Coalition of 24 States Urges Trump to Kill Obama’s Carbon Emission Plan (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-carbon-idUSKBN14505K

Fitch: U-S Public Power Still Faces Long-Term Carbon Pressures (BusinessWire)

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fitch-u-public-power-still-195400212.html

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Portland Accelerates Zero-Emission Vehicle Adoption to Hit Climate Goals (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/portland-accelerates-zero-emission-vehicle-adoption-to-hit-climate-goals/432540/

California: Pacific Gas & Electric to Launch Biggest Installation of Electric Car Chargers in U-S (SF Chronicle)

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/PG-E-to-launch-biggest-installation-of-electric-10799314.php

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Yahoo’s Mega Breach Shows How Just How Vulnerable Data Is (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/dec/15/yahoos-mega-breach-shows-how-just-how-vulnerable-d/

Hacked Yahoo Data Is for Sale on Dark Web (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/15/technology/hacked-yahoo-data-for-sale-dark-web.html

Click! Cable TV Could See Steep Rate Hikes in 2017 & 2018 (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article121135158.html

Colorado: Electric Co-Op Helps Wire Remote Areas for Broadband (Pueblo Chieftain, CO)

http://www.chieftain.com/news/region/sanluis/5444664-120/cooperative-broadband-howard-internet

Verizon Will Finally Kill the Galaxy Note 7... After the Holidays (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/12/15/verizon-will-disable-samsung-note-7/

Southwest Airlines Admits It Has Inferior Onboard Wi-Fi, Makes Plans to Fix It (Orlando Business Journal, FL)

http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2016/12/15/southwest-airlines-admits-it-has-inferior-onboard.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

British Columbia Government Sends Out More Than 2,600 News Releases in 2016 (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-government-sends-out-more-than-2-600-news-releases-in-2016-1.3899354?cmp=rss

New Jersey: News Media Blame Christie for Bill That Could Devastate Newspapers (NY Times)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/14/nyregion/chris-christie-newspaper-legal-ads.html?_r=0

Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/12/16/consumerist-friday-flickr-finds-359/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Washington State Governor Announces Plans to Restructure Family & Children Services Under New Department (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/inslee-announces-plans-restructure-family-and-children-services

Idaho Governor Being Vetted for U-S Agriculture Secretary (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/dec/15/idaho-governor-being-vetted-for-us-agriculture-sec/

U-S Sen. Cantwell: ‘Potential Ramifications Are Chilling’ From Trump Transition Team Request (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/sen-cantwell-potential-ramifications-are-chilling-from-trump-transition-team-request/

GENERAL NEWS

Nineteen Arrests, Including Four from Mason County, In Drug Ring – 44 Pounds of Meth Seized (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/regional_state_news/arrests-including-from-mason-county-in-drug-ring-pounds-of/article_ad1be570-c33f-11e6-a66e-5719366c02c7.html

Mount Vernon Officer in Stable Condition, Suspect in Custody After Shooting (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/12/washington_officer_in_stable_c.html

Washington State Comes Up Short for Severely Mentally Ill (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Washington-coming-up-short-for-severely-mentally-10795075.php

Portland City Council Bans New Bulk Fossil Fuel Terminals (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/12/portland_city_council_bans_new.html

Seahawks Clinch NFC West Title with Ugly Win Over Rams (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/12/15/seahawks-clinch-nfc-west-title-with-ugly-win-over-rams/

In “Action Green” Uniforms, Under Lights Energized by Hydropower! (Mason PUD 3,

https://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/hydropower-appreciation-day

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Pilot Congratulates Passengers for Finishing All the Booze Aboard a Plane

http://mashable.com/2016/12/15/pilot-congratulates-passengers-finishing-alcohol-raiders/

Squirrels Declaring War on Christmas? Fury Critters Causing Mayhem on Lights & Decorations

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/dec/16/squirrels-declaring-war-on-christmas/

Math Book Sells for Record $3.7 Million (Or the Price of Like Two College Textbooks)

http://gizmodo.com/math-book-sells-for-record-3-7-million-or-the-price-o-1790168348

Eiffel Tower Closed for 4th Day, Ruining Honeymoon Plans

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/eiffel-tower-closed-4th-day-ruining-honeymoon-plans-44238981

“ROGUE ONE OFFRAMP”

Good & Bad – ‘Rogue One’ Reviews: Here’s What the Critics Say

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/movies/reviews-star-wars-rogue-one.html

An Exclusive Look Inside the Gorgeous Art of Rogue One

http://io9.gizmodo.com/an-exclusive-look-inside-the-gorgeous-art-of-rogue-one-1790185737

‘Star Wars’ Fans Disappointed When Power Outage Interrupts ‘Rogue One’ in Cupertino

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Star-Wars-fans-disappointed-when-power-outage-10800066.php

SONG OF THE DAY

Soundtrack Rogue One A Star Wars Story (Theme Song)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtTVByFByH4

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Energy News Digest for December 15, 2016 - The Hydro Appreciation Day Edition

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SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for December 15, 2016 – Chance of Snow Saturday Night

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Wear Your Action Green to Celebrate Hydropower Appreciation Day Today! (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

https://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/hydropower-appreciation-day

Yahoo says one billion accounts exposed in newly discovered security breach (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yahoo-cyber-idUSKBN1432WZ

Feds Unveil Ten-Year Recovery Plan for Threatened Coastal Coho (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2016/12/feds_plan_for_threatened_coast.html

Seattle City Light Signs Agreement to Participate in CAISO Energy Imbalance Market (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=47213

Climate Monitoring – Jerry Brown Strikes Defiant Tone: ‘California Will Launch Its Own Damn Satellite’ (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article120928688.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Seattle City Light Signs Agreement to Participate in CAISO Energy Imbalance Market
• Jefferson Public Utility District OKs Rate Hikes for 2017
• California Regulators Force Sothern Cal Edison, Stakeholders to Renegotiate San Onofre Nuclear Settlement
• Fish, Not Bird, on Wire Causes South Seattle Power Outage
• Feds Unveil Ten-Year Recovery Plan for Threatened Coastal Coho
• Anglers Cashed in on Pikeminnow Rewards
• Unprecedented Images Show Orcas Hunting & Killing Rare Beaked Whales
• Arizona Water Leaders Confer with Colorado River States on Drought Contingency Plan
• Port of Grays Harbor “Deeper Draft” Dredging Project Applauded
• Hawaii Regulators Nix Bid to Raise Caps on Grid-Supply Rooftop Solar Incentive
• Wind Industry to Trump: Transmission Vital to Sustain Record Growth
• Benton PUD Shows Ways to Lower Energy Bills This Winter
• Home Heating Safety Tips for This Winter Season
• Marijuana Growers Are Seeing the (LED) Light on Energy Efficiency
• Climate Monitoring – Jerry Brown Strikes Defiant Tone: ‘California Will Launch Its Own Damn Satellite’
• Climate Change is Threatening Earth’s Best Place to Study Mars
• Yahoo Says One Billion Accounts Exposed in Newly Discovered Security Breach
• Verizon Considers Changing Yahoo Deal After Latest Breach
• FCC Boss Tom Wheeler Announces His Resignation
• Google Fiber Turns to ‘Microtrenching’ to Speed up Fiber Build
• Facebook Just Launched a Boatload of Tools for Fighting Fake News
• Evernote: Update to Privacy Policy Was “Communicated Poorly”
• Murray to Fight Any Trump Administration Cutbacks at Hanford, PNNL, Impacts to BPA
• Seahawks Wearing ‘Action Green’ Uniforms in Tonight’s ‘Color Rush’ Game
• Wear Your Action Green to Celebrate Hydropower Appreciation Day Today!
• Green Diamond Leases 15,850 Acres in Mason County to Motorcycle Group
• Washington State Unemployment Rate Down to 5.3 Percent
• Ten Years Ago Today, Historic Hanukkah Eve Windstorm Pummeled Western Washington State

WORD OF THE DAY

Semiotic • \sem-mee-AWE-tick\ • Adjective - A general philosophical theory of signs & symbols that deals especially with their function in both artificially constructed & natural languages & comprises syntactics, semantics, & pragmatics.

The bristling electrical engineer pounded his fist on the table during the safety meeting with his insurance adjuster. “The big glowing signs be blasted,” he thundered. “A semiotic approach would be best advanced by a low voltage shock when someone tries to break into our substation. Now there’s a sign that those copper stealing vermin would notice.”

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Seattle City Light Signs Agreement to Participate in CAISO Energy Imbalance Market (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=47213

Jefferson Public Utility District OKs Rate Hikes for 2017 (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/jefferson-public-utility-district-oks-rate-hikes-for-2017/

California Regulators Force Sothern Cal Edison, Stakeholders to Renegotiate San Onofre Nuclear Settlement (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-regulators-force-sce-stakeholders-to-renegotiate-san-onofre-nuc/432429/

Fish, Not Bird, on Wire Causes South Seattle Power Outage (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/news/local/fish-not-bird-on-wire-causes-s-seattle-power-outage

FISH & WILDLIFE

Feds Unveil Ten-Year Recovery Plan for Threatened Coastal Coho (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2016/12/feds_plan_for_threatened_coast.html

Anglers Cashed in on Pikeminnow Rewards (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2016/dec/15/anglers-cashed-in-on-pikeminnow-rewards/

Unprecedented Images Show Orcas Hunting & Killing Rare Beaked Whales (Gizmodo – Note: Graphic Images)

http://gizmodo.com/unprecedented-images-show-orcas-hunting-and-killing-rar-1790146914

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Arizona Water Leaders Confer with Colorado River States on Drought Contingency Plan (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2016/12/14/arizona-water-leaders-confer-with-colorado-river.html

Port of Grays Harbor “Deeper Draft” Dredging Project Applauded (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/port-grays-harbor-deeper-draft-dredging-project-applauded/

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Hawaii Regulators Nix Bid to Raise Caps on Grid-Supply Rooftop Solar Incentive (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/hawaii-regulators-nix-bid-to-raise-caps-on-grid-supply-rooftop-solar-incent/432464/

Wind Industry to Trump: Transmission Vital to Sustain Record Growth (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/wind-industry-to-trump-transmission-vital-to-sustain-record-growth/431602/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Benton PUD Shows Ways to Lower Energy Bills This Winter (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://keprtv.com/news/local/benton-pud-shows-ways-to-lower-energy-bills-this-winter

Home Heating Safety Tips for This Winter Season (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/34052712/home-heating-safety-tips-for-this-winter-season

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Marijuana Growers Are Seeing the (LED) Light on Energy Efficiency (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/marijuana-growers-are-seeing-the-led-light-on-energy-efficiency/431991/

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Climate Monitoring – Jerry Brown Strikes Defiant Tone: ‘California Will Launch Its Own Damn Satellite’ (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article120928688.html

SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Climate Change is Threatening Earth’s Best Place to Study Mars (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-december-15-2016-1.3896671/climate-change-is-threatening-earth-s-best-place-to-study-mars-1.3896734

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Yahoo Says One Billion Accounts Exposed in Newly Discovered Security Breach (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yahoo-cyber-idUSKBN1432WZ

Verizon Considers Changing Yahoo Deal After Latest Breach (Reuters)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-senator-seeks-probe-yahoo-security-massive-hack-153828270--finance.html?ref=gs

FCC Boss Tom Wheeler Announces His Resignation (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/FCC-Boss-Tom-Wheeler-Announces-His-Resignation-138547

Google Fiber Turns to ‘Microtrenching’ to Speed up Fiber Build (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Fiber-Turns-to-Microtrenching-to-Speed-up-Fiber-Build-138534

MARKETING & MEDIA

Facebook Just Launched a Boatload of Tools for Fighting Fake News (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2016/12/15/facebook-fake-news-feed-changes/

Evernote: Update to Privacy Policy Was “Communicated Poorly” (Consumerist)

https://consumerist.com/2016/12/15/evernote-update-to-privacy-policy-was-communicated-poorly/

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

Murray to Fight Any Trump Administration Cutbacks at Hanford, PNNL, Impacts to BPA (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article120844193.html

GENERAL NEWS

Seahawks Wearing ‘Action Green’ Uniforms in Tonight’s ‘Color Rush’ Game (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2016/12/15/seahawks-wearing-action-green-uniforms-in-tonights-color-rush-game/

Wear Your Action Green to Celebrate Hydropower Appreciation Day Today! (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)

https://www.pud3.org/blog/articles--blog/post/hydropower-appreciation-day

Green Diamond Leases 15,850 Acres in Mason County to Motorcycle Group (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/green-diamond-leases-acres-to-motorcycle-group/article_051e568a-c265-11e6-8d39-0bb69054e1aa.html

Washington State Unemployment Rate Down to 5.3 Percent (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/regional_state_news/washington-state-unemployment-rate-down-to-percent/article_8a7770da-c2e4-11e6-98c3-5f1bb04800da.html

Ten Years Ago Today, Historic Hanukkah Eve Windstorm Pummeled Western Washington State (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://komonews.com/weather/scotts-weather-blog/10-years-ago-today-historic-hanukkah-eve-windstorm-pummeled-western-washington

PENNIES FROM HEAVEN – DIVERSIONS

Astronomers Discover Alien Planet with Clouds Made of Jewels

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/1213/Astronomers-discover-alien-planet-with-clouds-made-of-jewels

Climate Change Could Mean the End of Fish & Chips

http://www.grubstreet.com/2016/12/climate-change-could-mean-the-end-of-fish-and-chips.html

Drat. Humbug! Uh, Oh: Heartbreaking Story of Boy Who Died in Santa’s Arms Unravels

http://q13fox.com/2016/12/14/uh-oh-heartbreaking-story-of-boy-who-died-in-santas-arms-unravels/

Court Order Can’t Stop Stray Golf Balls from Hitting Home

http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/court-order-stop-stray-golf-balls-hitting-home-44211513

SONG OF THE DAY

Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyLY8YDWzrQ

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