Energy News Digest for June 19, 2017

Occasionally clear the cache & history of your internet browser. It will help when trying to access news sites that count your visits.

The Energy News Digest is on Facebook.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 19, 2017

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Lower Demand, Higher Operating Costs Help Push Electricity Rates for Seattle-Area Customers (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/lower-demand-higher-operating-costs-help-push-electricity-rates-for-seattle-area-customers/

How a Math Formula Could Decide Fate of Endangered U-S Species “…direct government money away from…species she calls “over-funded failures” & toward plants & animals that can more easily be saved…” (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-endangered-species-triage-idUSKBN19A1DK

Federal Regulators Decide to Keep Fee That Inflates Cost of Montana Wind Energy (Billings Gazette, MT)

http://billingsgazette.com/news/government-and-politics/federal-regulators-decide-to-keep-fee-that-inflates-cost-of/article_f38a8f3f-0e5a-5784-b428-28f638ba2178.html

CenturyLink Accused of Scheme – Employee Claims Whistleblowing Led to Her Firing (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jun/16/centurylink-accused-of-scheme/

Here’s What Will Be Affected If There’s a State Government Shutdown at End of June (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2017/06/15/heres-what-will-be-affected-if-theres-a-state-government-shutdown-at-end-of-june/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Lower Demand, Higher Operating Costs Help Push Electricity Rates for Seattle-Area Customers
• Spate of Nuclear Power Plant Closures Could Be Start of Full-Fledged Crisis
• U-S House Committee Clears Nuclear Tax Credit Extension
• Reservoir Water Weight Blamed for Arkansas Earthquake Swarm
• New Jersey: Girl Dies after Being Electrocuted While Playing in Lagoon
• U-S Senators’ Questions to FERC Nominees Reflect Democrats’ Wish List
• Consumers Becoming More Aware of Smart Grid Issues, Offerings: Survey
• Where America Gets Its Electricity
• How a Math Formula Could Decide Fate of Endangered U-S Species
• Salmon-Saving Plan: Seabirds Disappear in the Midst of Plans to Shoot Them
• Pikeminnow Reward Program Continues in 27th Year
• Willamette BiOp for Fish: Four Sub Basins Focus of Corps’ Salmon Reintroduction Programs above Dams
• Conservationists: Imperiled Atlantic Salmon Decline Worsens
• Op/Ed: Chinook Salmon Will Become Extinct If Californians Don’t Take These Steps
• Connelly: ‘Which Effort?’ New EPA Boss Asks of Puget Sound Cleanup
• Pruitt Faces Bipartisan Criticism Over White House Plan to Gut EPA
• Federal Regulators Decide to Keep Fee That Inflates Cost of Montana Wind Energy
• Solar Group: New Trade Sanctions Would Batter Oregon
• Toppenish High Program Will Teach Solar Energy Technology
• Brooklyn’s Latest Craze: Making Your Own Electric Grid
• South Dakota: Wind Turbine Opponents Plan Forums in Lincoln County
• The Enduring, Dubious Belief That Wind Turbines Make People Sick
• The Device That Helps Save Money on Your Electric Bill
• Too Hot to Handle: Study Shows Earth’s Killer Heat Worsens
• U-S Energy Chief: Carbon Dioxide Not Prime Driver of Warming
• President Trump Administration Keeps Trying to Get Rid of Teen Climate Case
• CenturyLink Accused of Scheme – Employee Claims Whistleblowing Led to Her Firing
• Lawmakers Itching to Advance High-Speed Internet Funding
• Google Fiber CEO Promises Deployments to Additional Cities
• For $28, You Can Hack Into a Stranger’s Internet-Enabled Webcam
• Google, YouTube Step Up Fight Against Online Terrorism & Extremism
• Twitter is Getting a Bit Cleaner & More Modern
• U-S Supreme Court Says Law on Offensive Trademarks is Unconstitutional
• Amazon to Buy Whole Foods for $13.7 Billion, Wielding Online Might in Brick-And-Mortar World
• How to Write a Work Email When You’re Really Pissed Off
• Here’s What Will Be Affected If There’s a State Government Shutdown at End of June
• Washington State to Name Forest Panel to Focus on Small Seabird, Harvests
• Tahuya Target Shooting Public Meeting Tuesday
• Sleeping Sailors on USS Fitzgerald Awoke to a Calamity at Sea
• Feds Order Nooksack Tribe to Shutter Casino over Violations
• Seattle’s Mega-Commuters: We Spend More Time than Ever Traveling to Work
• Seattle Storm Take Progressive Tack with Planned Parenthood Partnership

WORD OF THE DAY – HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION

Hermetic • \herr-MET-tick\ • Adjective - 1: relating to or characterized by occultism or abstruseness: recondite 2a: airtight b: impervious to external influence c: recluse, solitary

Lone, Hermetic Frank

Lived thus not by his choice

Garlic was his vice

http://joelshorriblehaiku.blogspot.com/

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Lower Demand, Higher Operating Costs Help Push Electricity Rates for Seattle-Area Customers (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/lower-demand-higher-operating-costs-help-push-electricity-rates-for-seattle-area-customers/

Spate of Nuclear Power Plant Closures Could Be Start of Full-Fledged Crisis (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/spate-of-nuclear-power-plant-closures-could-be-start-of-full-fledged-crisis/article/2626092

U-S House Committee Clears Nuclear Tax Credit Extension (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/house-committee-clears-nuclear-tax-credit-extension/445273/

Reservoir Water Weight Blamed for Arkansas Earthquake Swarm (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/arkansas/articles/2017-06-19/reservoir-water-weight-blamed-for-arkansas-earthquake-swarm

New Jersey: Girl Dies after Being Electrocuted While Playing in Lagoon (Associated Press)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/national_news/girl-dies-after-being-electrocuted-while-playing-in-lagoon/article_7a80f34e-ef4e-58f3-b81b-f9f872deabb2.html

U-S Senators’ Questions to FERC Nominees Reflect Democrats’ Wish List (RTO Insider)

https://www.rtoinsider.com/ferc-nominees-chatterjee-powelson-44559/

Consumers Becoming More Aware of Smart Grid Issues, Offerings: Survey (American Public Power Association)

http://www.publicpower.org/Media/daily/ArticleDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=48368

Where America Gets Its Electricity (Bloomberg News)

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-06-14/where-america-gets-its-electricity

FISH & WILDLIFE

How a Math Formula Could Decide Fate of Endangered U-S Species “…direct government money away from…species she calls “over-funded failures” & toward plants & animals that can more easily be saved…” (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-endangered-species-triage-idUSKBN19A1DK

Salmon-Saving Plan: Seabirds Disappear in the Midst of Plans to Shoot Them (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/seabirds-disappear-midst-plans-shoot-them

Pikeminnow Reward Program Continues in 27th Year (Longview Daily News, WA)

http://tdn.com/news/local/pikeminnow-reward-program-continues-in-th-year/article_93584d27-9ca8-575e-871d-38514bf722d0.html

Willamette BiOp for Fish: Four Sub Basins Focus of Corps’ Salmon Reintroduction Programs above Dams (Columbia Basin Bulletin)

http://www.cbbulletin.com/439107.aspx

Conservationists: Imperiled Atlantic Salmon Decline Worsens (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jun/18/conservationists-imperiled-atlantic-salmon-decline/

Op/Ed: Chinook Salmon Will Become Extinct If Californians Don’t Take These Steps (Sacramento Bee, CA)

http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/california-forum/article156433144.html

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Connelly: ‘Which Effort?’ New EPA Boss Asks of Puget Sound Cleanup (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Connelly-Which-effort-EPA-boss-says-asked-11223656.php

Pruitt Faces Bipartisan Criticism Over White House Plan to Gut EPA (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/pruitt-faces-bipartisan-criticism-over-white-house-plan-to-gut-epa/445199/

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Federal Regulators Decide to Keep Fee That Inflates Cost of Montana Wind Energy (Billings Gazette, MT)

http://billingsgazette.com/news/government-and-politics/federal-regulators-decide-to-keep-fee-that-inflates-cost-of/article_f38a8f3f-0e5a-5784-b428-28f638ba2178.html

Solar Group: New Trade Sanctions Would Batter Oregon (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/06/15/solar-group-new-trade-sanctions-would-batter.html

Toppenish High Program Will Teach Solar Energy Technology (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/education/toppenish-high-program-will-teach-solar-energy-technology/article_df4fb12a-54ad-11e7-b77f-37162585003b.html

Brooklyn’s Latest Craze: Making Your Own Electric Grid (Politico)

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/06/15/how-a-street-in-brooklyn-is-changing-the-energy-grid-215268

South Dakota: Wind Turbine Opponents Plan Forums in Lincoln County (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/south-dakota/articles/2017-06-18/wind-turbine-opponents-plan-forums-in-lincoln-county

The Enduring, Dubious Belief That Wind Turbines Make People Sick (Atlantic Magazine)

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/06/wind-turbine-syndrome/530694/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

The Device That Helps Save Money on Your Electric Bill (WTSP-TV, Tampa Bay, FL)

http://www.wtsp.com/money/consumer/the-device-that-helps-save-money-on-your-electric-bill-1/450192361

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Too Hot to Handle: Study Shows Earth’s Killer Heat Worsens (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/hot-handle-study-shows-earths-killer-heat-worsens-48133208

U-S Energy Chief: Carbon Dioxide Not Prime Driver of Warming (Associated Press)

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/energy-chief-carbon-dioxide-prime-driver-warming-48134405

President Trump Administration Keeps Trying to Get Rid of Teen Climate Case (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/trump-administration-keeps-trying-get-rid-teen-climate-case

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

CenturyLink Accused of Scheme – Employee Claims Whistleblowing Led to Her Firing (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jun/16/centurylink-accused-of-scheme/

Lawmakers Itching to Advance High-Speed Internet Funding (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/lawmakers-itching-to-advance-high-speed-internet-funding/article/2626081

Google Fiber CEO Promises Deployments to Additional Cities (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Fiber-CEO-Promises-Deployments-to-Additional-Cities-139778

For $28, You Can Hack Into a Stranger’s Internet-Enabled Webcam (Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2017/06/19/china-webcam-hacking/

Google, YouTube Step Up Fight Against Online Terrorism & Extremism (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/06/19/google-looks-better-battle-terrorism-online/103003888/

MARKETING & MEDIA

Twitter is Getting a Bit Cleaner & More Modern (Fast Company)

https://news.fastcompany.com/twitter-is-getting-a-bit-cleaner-and-more-modern-4040852

U-S Supreme Court Says Law on Offensive Trademarks is Unconstitutional (Associated Press – Note: Story contains non-PC content)

http://www.yakimaherald.com/sports/national_sports/justices-say-law-on-offensive-trademarks-is-unconstitutional/article_1fd3e2a5-0397-5a6a-8ef5-2630b158be4c.html

Amazon to Buy Whole Foods for $13.7 Billion, Wielding Online Might in Brick-And-Mortar World (Reuters)

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-whole-foods-m-a-amazon-idUSKBN1971QJ

How to Write a Work Email When You’re Really Pissed Off (Fast Company)

https://www.fastcompany.com/40431961/how-to-write-a-work-email-when-youre-really-pissed-off

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Here’s What Will Be Affected If There’s a State Government Shutdown at End of June (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)

http://q13fox.com/2017/06/15/heres-what-will-be-affected-if-theres-a-state-government-shutdown-at-end-of-june/

Washington State to Name Forest Panel to Focus on Small Seabird, Harvests (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/business/article156851299.html

GENERAL NEWS

Tahuya Target Shooting Public Meeting Tuesday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/26161

Sleeping Sailors on USS Fitzgerald Awoke to a Calamity at Sea (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/18/world/asia/navy-uss-fitzgerald-japan.html

Feds Order Nooksack Tribe to Shutter Casino over Violations (Associated Press)

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Feds-order-Nooksack-Tribe-to-shutter-casino-over-11225728.php

Seattle’s Mega-Commuters: We Spend More Time than Ever Traveling to Work (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/seattles-mega-commuters-we-are-spending-more-time-than-ever-traveling-to-work/

Seattle Storm Take Progressive Tack with Planned Parenthood Partnership (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/15/sports/basketball/wnba-seattle-storm-planned-parenthood.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Grand Theft Avocado: Three Arrested in $300K California Theft

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/grand-theft-avocado-arrested-in-k-california-theft/article_77656bfb-b3c3-5fda-b6a2-23c350e29713.html

Survey: 16.4 Million American Adults Think Chocolate Milk Comes from Brown Cows

http://www.kiro7.com/news/trending-now/there-are-some-adults-who-think-chocolate-milk-comes-from-brown-cows-survey-says_/533999179

Giant Rubber Duck Floats into Western Washington State

http://www.khq.com/story/35685279/giant-rubber-duck-floats-into-western-washington

Yoko Ono Will Share Credit for John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/15/arts/music/yoko-ono-to-share-credit-for-imagine-john-lennon.html

SONG OF THE DAY

Little Richard – Rubber Ducky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtgFVk70yMc

SUBSCRIBE TO THE ENERGY NEWS DIGEST

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org.

GET SOCIAL WITH THE NEWS DIGEST

The Energy News Digest is on Facebook.

Follow the news digest on Twitter for breaking news & notices.

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

Links in the news digest lead to current stories. Media organizations update their websites regularly, which may result in broken links. There may be paywall barriers, unless you are willing to fork over some dough or if you have a clean browser history.

Energy News Digest for June 15, 2017

Occasionally clear the cache & history of your internet browser. It will help when trying to access news sites that count your visits.

The Energy News Digest is on Facebook.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 15, 2017

There’s a forecast of heavy rain periods through tonight. Mason County rainfall is expected to reach about three quarters of an inch.

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Lights Out for Public Electric Utility on Bainbridge Island (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/communities/bainbridge-islander/2017/06/14/lights-out-public-electric-utility-bainbridge/395196001/

Portland to Foot SoloPower's Bill after Company Defaults on $10 Million Loan (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/06/portland_to_foot_solopowers_bi.html

Pacific Northwest Governors Will Join Global Leaders to Discuss Climate Accord (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/northwest-governors-will-join-global-leaders-discuss-climate-accord

As Cannabis Industry Grows, Tensions Rise Over Energy Use (Oregon Business)

http://www.oregonbusiness.com/article/item/17822-as-cannabis-industry-grows-tensions-rise-over-energy-use

Hood Canal Hatchery Chinook Season Opens July 1 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/hatchery-chinook-season-opens-july-on-hood-canal/article_4efb9d74-514b-11e7-915d-33a28e4dd6a1.html

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Lights Out for Public Electric Utility on Bainbridge Island
• Utility CEOs to DOE: Hands Off State Energy Policies, Grid Planning
• British Columbia Utilities Commission Denies New Democratic Party Consulted It about Peace River Dam
• Women Make Up 27 Percent of Tacoma Public Utility’s Workforce – A New Group Could Change That
• Mason PUD 1’s Karl Denison Receives Lifetime Member Award
• Missouri Governor Signs Electric Rate Break for Metal Makers
• Cyber, Physical Attacks against the Grid Increasing
• Hood Canal Hatchery Chinook Season Opens July 1
• Pacific Northwest Tribes to Hold Salmon Ceremony in Kettle Falls
• Oregon Governor Signs Bill Protecting Salmon Habitat from River Mining
• Tribe, Groups Sue Navy over Ship Cleaning in Puget Sound
• Flint Public Health & Safety Officials Charged in Water Contamination Case
• Portland to Foot SoloPower's Bill after Company Defaults on $10 Million Loan
• Wind Power Group's New Ad Campaign Aims to Win over President Trump
• PNNL Technology-Based Battery Wins Green Chemistry Challenge Award
• The Results Are In: Here Are the Most Energy-Efficient Utilities in the U-S
• Heat Waves: Demand Response's Time to Shine
• As Cannabis Industry Grows, Tensions Rise Over Energy Use
• Pacific Northwest Governors Will Join Global Leaders to Discuss Climate Accord
• Energy Department Closes Office Working on Climate Change Abroad
• Neighbors, Church Accuse Seattle of Breaking Own Rules to Site New Cell Tower
• 80% Cut the Cord Because Cable TV is Simply Too Expensive
• Reviewed.com's Guide to Cord Cutting
• The NSA Has Linked the WannaCry Computer Worm to North Korea
• Here Are the 2017 Facebook Awards Winners
• Former White House Press Secretaries Have Some Advice for Sean Spicer … And It’s Not Pretty
• Fox News Drops 'Fair & Balanced' Slogan: Report
• EBay Urges Customers to Oppose Washington State Internet Tax
• Trump Touts Apprenticeships, Turning to an Issue with Bipartisan Support
• Washington, DC: After Ballpark Shooting, a Call for Civility, Courage
• Man Dead of Gunshot Wound Found at Yacht Club Lot — Suicide Suspected
• Energy Department Official Says More Hanford Nuke Mishaps Likely
• Motorists See Roadwork Delays on SR 119 between Hoodsport, Lake Cushman
• Patriot Prayer Group to Protest at Evergreen State College Amid Campus Furor
• North Carolina Man Severely Burned after Falling Into Hot Spring at Yellowstone
• Mason EDC Announces Winners of Shelton High School Business Plan Competition

WORD OF THE DAY

Jubilate • \JOO-buh-layt\ • verb: rejoice

Little known “fact”: Rare Earth had originally intended to use the song title “I Just Want to Jubilate”, but no one knew what it meant. Hence, we got the song “I Just Want to Celebrate”.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Lights Out for Public Electric Utility on Bainbridge Island (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/communities/bainbridge-islander/2017/06/14/lights-out-public-electric-utility-bainbridge/395196001/

Utility CEOs to DOE: Hands Off State Energy Policies, Grid Planning (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/utility-ceos-to-doe-hands-off-state-energy-policies-grid-planning/445083/

British Columbia Utilities Commission Denies New Democratic Party Consulted It about Peace River Dam (Globe & Mail, Canada)

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-utilities-commission-denies-ndp-consulted-it-about-site-c/article35305267/?cmpid=rss1

Women Make Up 27 Percent of Tacoma Public Utility’s Workforce – A New Group Could Change That (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article156155339.html

Mason PUD 1’s Karl Denison Receives Lifetime Member Award (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/26109

Missouri Governor Signs Electric Rate Break for Metal Makers (Associated Press)

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/missouri/articles/2017-06-15/missouri-governor-signs-electric-rate-break-for-metal-makers

Cyber, Physical Attacks against the Grid Increasing (Washington Examiner)

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/cyber-physical-attacks-against-the-grid-increasing/article/2626035

FISH & WILDLIFE

Hood Canal Hatchery Chinook Season Opens July 1 (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/hatchery-chinook-season-opens-july-on-hood-canal/article_4efb9d74-514b-11e7-915d-33a28e4dd6a1.html

Pacific Northwest Tribes to Hold Salmon Ceremony in Kettle Falls (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwpr.org/post/northwest-tribes-hold-salmon-ceremony-kettle-falls

Oregon Governor Signs Bill Protecting Salmon Habitat from River Mining (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/06/brown_signs_bill_protecting_sa.html

ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER

Tribe, Groups Sue Navy over Ship Cleaning in Puget Sound (Associated Press)

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jun/14/tribe-groups-sue-navy-over-ship-cleaning-in-puget-/

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Flint Public Health & Safety Officials Charged in Water Contamination Case (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2017/0614/Flint-public-health-and-safety-officials-charged-in-water-contamination-case

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

Portland to Foot SoloPower's Bill after Company Defaults on $10 Million Loan (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/06/portland_to_foot_solopowers_bi.html

Wind Power Group's New Ad Campaign Aims to Win over President Trump (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/337791-wind-power-group-launches-major-dc-focused-ad-campaign

PNNL Technology-Based Battery Wins Green Chemistry Challenge Award (AZO Cleantech)

http://www.azocleantech.com/news.aspx?newsID=24129

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

The Results Are In: Here Are the Most Energy-Efficient Utilities in the U-S (The Energy Collective)

http://www.theenergycollective.com/aceee/2406754/results-energy-efficient-utilities-u-s

Heat Waves: Demand Response's Time to Shine (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/heat-waves-demand-responses-time-to-shine/444996/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

As Cannabis Industry Grows, Tensions Rise Over Energy Use (Oregon Business)

http://www.oregonbusiness.com/article/item/17822-as-cannabis-industry-grows-tensions-rise-over-energy-use

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Pacific Northwest Governors Will Join Global Leaders to Discuss Climate Accord (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/northwest-governors-will-join-global-leaders-discuss-climate-accord

Energy Department Closes Office Working on Climate Change Abroad (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/15/climate/energy-department-closes-office-working-on-climate-change-abroad.html

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Neighbors, Church Accuse Seattle of Breaking Own Rules to Site New Cell Tower (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

http://mynorthwest.com/664051/neighbors-church-accuse-seattle-of-breaking-own-rules-to-site-new-cell-tower/

80% Cut the Cord Because Cable TV is Simply Too Expensive (Broadband Reports)

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/80-Cut-the-Cord-Because-Cable-TV-is-Simply-Too-Expensive-139758

Reviewed.com's Guide to Cord Cutting (USA Today)

http://televisions.reviewed.com/features/reviewedcoms-guide-to-cord-cutting

The NSA Has Linked the WannaCry Computer Worm to North Korea (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/the-nsa-has-linked-the-wannacry-computer-worm-to-north-korea/2017/06/14/101395a2-508e-11e7-be25-3a519335381c_story.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

Here Are the 2017 Facebook Awards Winners (AdWeek)

http://www.adweek.com/digital/2017-facebook-awards-winners/

Former White House Press Secretaries Have Some Advice for Sean Spicer … And It’s Not Pretty (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/former-white-house-press-secretaries-have-some-advice-for-sean-spicer-and-its-not-pretty/

Fox News Drops 'Fair & Balanced' Slogan: Report (The Hill, Washington, DC)

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/337797-fox-news-drops-fair-and-balanced-slogan

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

EBay Urges Customers to Oppose Washington State Internet Tax (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/ebay-urges-customers-oppose-washington-internet-tax

Trump Touts Apprenticeships, Turning to an Issue with Bipartisan Support (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/06/15/trump-to-tout-apprenticeships-turning-to-an-issue-with-bipartisan-support/?utm_term=.c04856be1f4a

GENERAL NEWS

Washington, DC: After Ballpark Shooting, a Call for Civility, Courage (Christian Science Monitor)

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2017/0614/After-ballpark-shooting-a-call-for-civility-courage

Man Dead of Gunshot Wound Found at Yacht Club Lot — Suicide Suspected (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/man-who-died-from-gunshot-wound-found-at-yacht-club/article_1dcfcd06-51ff-11e7-9b58-d70cb00e7f93.html

Energy Department Official Says More Hanford Nuke Mishaps Likely (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2017/06/official_says_more_hanford_nuk.html

Motorists See Roadwork Delays on SR 119 between Hoodsport, Lake Cushman (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/motorists-see-roadwork-delays-on-sr-between-hoodsport-lake-cushman/article_1765ac5e-5143-11e7-9a6e-9b0bb900b20a.html

Patriot Prayer Group to Protest at Evergreen State College Amid Campus Furor (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/pro-trump-patriot-prayer-group-to-protest-at-evergreen-state-college-amid-campus-furor/

North Carolina Man Severely Burned after Falling Into Hot Spring at Yellowstone (USA Today)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/06/15/n-c-man-severely-burned-after-falling-into-hot-spring-yellowstone/399056001/

Mason EDC Announces Winners of Shelton High School Business Plan Competition (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/26106

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

Bat Signal to Light Up Los Angeles in Tribute to Adam West

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2017/06/15/bat-signal-to-light-up-los-angeles-in-tribute-to-adam-west/102876964/

Museum of Failure Celebrates Products That Flopped

http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Museum-of-Failure-celebrates-products-that-flopped-11217612.php

Digital Burnout Leads to a Resurgence of Vintage Typewriters – It Isn't Just a Fad

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2017/0615/Digital-burnout-leads-to-a-resurgence-of-vintage-typewriters-and-it-isn-t-just-a-fad

In Wurst Case, German Sausage Seller Prepared to Go to Jail

http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/oddities/in-wurst-case-german-sausage-seller-prepared-to-go-to-jail/

SONG OF THE DAY

Neil Hefti – 1960's Batman Theme (I remember playing the grooves of this album!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWUn6tzOAwU

SUBSCRIBE TO THE ENERGY NEWS DIGEST

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org.

GET SOCIAL WITH THE NEWS DIGEST

The Energy News Digest is on Facebook.

Follow the news digest on Twitter for breaking news & notices.

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

Links in the news digest lead to current stories. Media organizations update their websites regularly, which may result in broken links. There may be paywall barriers, unless you are willing to fork over some dough or if you have a clean browser history.

Energy News Digest for June 14, 2017

Occasionally clear the cache & history of your internet browser. It will help when trying to access news sites that count your visits.

The Energy News Digest is on Facebook.

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS

Weather Forecast for June 14, 2017

Heavy rain Thursday. Possible accumulations between one-half and one inch.

HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Seattle-Based Conservation Group Weighs Potential Carbon-Tax Measure (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/seattle-based-conservation-group-weighs-potential-carbon-tax-measure/

Seattle City Council Wants Puget Sound Energy to Stop Using Coal-Fired Facility (Seattle Met)

https://www.seattlemet.com/articles/2017/6/12/seattle-city-council-wants-puget-sound-energy-to-stop-using-coal-fired-facility

Op/Ed: Idea to Sell BPA Is Tired, Makes No Economic Sense (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/06/idea_to_sell_bpa_is_tired_and.html

Washington State Legislature Is Planning for the World of 5G (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2017/06/broadband-washington-state-legislature-utility-poles/

Bill to Reverse Hirst Decision Passes Out of Washington State Senate, Again (Washington State Wire, Olympia)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/bill-reverse-hirst-decision-passes-senate/

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)

• Seattle City Council Wants Puget Sound Energy to Stop Using Coal-Fired Facility
• Op/Ed: Idea to Sell BPA Is Tired, Makes No Economic Sense
• Grant PUD Commissioners Discuss Dam Refurbishment
• Oregon Delays Vote On Portland General Electric Fuel-Tank Sale Opposed by Environmentalists
• Grays Harbor PUD Says That Outages Were Less in 2016
• Jefferson PUD to Check Out Bank Property – Utility Has Grown from 8 to 45 Employees Since 2013
• 2017 Utility Customer Study: Evaluating the Reliability of Utility Providers
• Spawning Time, When Sockeye Salmon Change From Blue to Red
• Bill to Reverse Hirst Decision Passes Out of Washington State Senate, Again
• Rivers Rage across the West as Snow Thaws, Days Warm
• 20 Megawatt Solar Project to Be Built in Richland
• Will California's 100% Renewables Goal Survive the Political Process?
• Washington State among Those Suing Trump Administration over Energy Standards
• Oregon Defends Legal Marijuana Market to Feds
• Grays Harbor County OKs Six-Month Moratorium on Marijuana Production, Process Operations
• Jeff Sessions Personally Asked Congress to Let Him Prosecute Medical-Marijuana Providers
• Seattle-Based Conservation Group Weighs Potential Carbon-Tax Measure
• How Retiring Nuclear Power Plants May Undercut U-S Climate Goals
• After President Trump's Withdrawal from Paris, Nukes Are More Crucial Than Ever
• Texas Governor Fights Cities’ Protection of Trees as ‘Socialistic’
• Washington State Legislature Is Planning for the World of 5G
• Verizon Completes $4.48 Billion Purchase of Yahoo, Ending an Era
• How to Repurpose Content for Your Blog & Beyond: A Plan for Creators
• How to Make Bullet Points Compelling, Not Compulsory
• Third Washington State Special Legislative Session Called Likely
• Did Inslee Really 'Kickstart' Washington Budget Negotiations?
• Former State Senator Don Benton Says He Wasn’t Pushed Out of the EPA. “Nothing But Fake News” 
• Mason 35th District Lawmakers Support Budget Reform
• Washington, DC: Rifle-Wielding Gunman Wounds Lawmaker, Killed by Cops
• Son of Fatal Kitsap County Fire Victim Charged with Illegal Marijuana Grow
• City of Shelton Privatizes Garbage Pickup
• Mason County Commissioners Support Overpass at Lynch Road-Highway 101 Crossing
• Taking the Banking Out of Blood Banking to Save Lives in Remote Places
• Mason County: Olympic Mountain Owners Lose Sleep to Make Their Top-Shelf Ice Cream

WORD OF THE DAY

Scarify • \SKAIR-uh-fye\ • verb – 1: to make scratches or small cuts in (as the skin) 2: to lacerate the feelings of *3: to cut or soften the wall of (a hard seed) to hasten germination 4: to clear ground of debris in preparation for replanting, as in logging clean up

Ambrose wandered aimlessly through the wasteland that was his backyard. A stunted tree with a crazily angled swing off a cracked limb; an abandoned fish pond filled with frogs eggs and mosquito larvae; and his barren garden plot, half an acre of rocky soil that looked as if God had scarified it as a part of a biblical curse. “Hmm, maybe potatoes this year,” he pondered.

ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Seattle City Council Wants Puget Sound Energy to Stop Using Coal-Fired Facility (Seattle Met)

https://www.seattlemet.com/articles/2017/6/12/seattle-city-council-wants-puget-sound-energy-to-stop-using-coal-fired-facility

Op/Ed: Idea to Sell BPA Is Tired, Makes No Economic Sense (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/06/idea_to_sell_bpa_is_tired_and.html

Grant PUD Commissioners Discuss Dam Refurbishment (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)

http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/article/20170614/ARTICLE/170619969

Oregon Delays Vote On Portland General Electric Fuel-Tank Sale Opposed by Environmentalists (Portland Business Journal, OR)

http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2017/06/14/puc-delays-vote-on-pge-fuel-tank-sale-opposed-by.html?ana=RSS%26s=article_search

Grays Harbor PUD Says That Outages Were Less in 2016 (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

http://www.kxro.com/grays-harbor-pud-says-outages-less-2016/

Jefferson PUD to Check Out Bank Property – Utility Has Grown from 8 to 45 Employees Since 2013 (Port Townsend Leader, WA)

http://www.ptleader.com/news/pud-to-check-out-bank-property-utility-has-grown-from/article_c4b7194a-5087-11e7-8cf2-1b2e8e7e862d.html

2017 Utility Customer Study: Evaluating the Reliability of Utility Providers (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/2017-utility-customer-study-evaluating-the-reliability-of-utility-provider/444597/

FISH & WILDLIFE

Spawning Time, When Sockeye Salmon Change From Blue to Red (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/09/science/sockeye-salmon-blue-red-color-change.html

WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE

Bill to Reverse Hirst Decision Passes Out of Washington State Senate, Again (Washington State Wire, Olympia)

http://washingtonstatewire.com/bill-reverse-hirst-decision-passes-senate/

Rivers Rage across the West as Snow Thaws, Days Warm (Associated Press)

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/06/rivers_rage_across_the_west_as.html

RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE

20 Megawatt Solar Project to Be Built in Richland (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/35652840/solar-project-to-be-built-in-richland

Will California's 100% Renewables Goal Survive the Political Process? (Utility Dive)

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/will-californias-100-renewables-goal-survive-the-political-process/444706/

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Washington State among Those Suing Trump Administration over Energy Standards (South Sound Business Examiner)

http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/June-2017/WA-among-states-suing-Trump-administration-over-energy-standards/

KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS

Oregon Defends Legal Marijuana Market to Feds (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.oregonlive.com/marijuana/index.ssf/2017/06/oregons_top_federal_prosecutor.html

Grays Harbor County OKs Six-Month Moratorium on Marijuana Production, Process Operations (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)

http://www.thedailyworld.com/news/county-oks-6-month-moratorium-on-marijuana-production-process-operations/

Jeff Sessions Personally Asked Congress to Let Him Prosecute Medical-Marijuana Providers (Washington Post)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/06/13/jeff-sessions-personally-asked-congress-to-let-him-prosecute-medical-marijuana-providers/?utm_term=.bfcd658b9786

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Seattle-Based Conservation Group Weighs Potential Carbon-Tax Measure (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/seattle-based-conservation-group-weighs-potential-carbon-tax-measure/

How Retiring Nuclear Power Plants May Undercut U-S Climate Goals (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/climate/nuclear-power-retirements-us-climate-goals.html?_r=0

After President Trump's Withdrawal from Paris, Nukes Are More Crucial Than Ever (Scientific American)

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/after-trumps-withdrawal-from-paris-nukes-are-more-crucial-than-ever/

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE

Texas Governor Fights Cities’ Protection of Trees as ‘Socialistic’ (Courthouse News Service)

http://www.courthousenews.com/texas-governor-fights-cities-protection-trees-socialistic/

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Washington State Legislature Is Planning for the World of 5G (Crosscut Seattle)

http://crosscut.com/2017/06/broadband-washington-state-legislature-utility-poles/

Verizon Completes $4.48 Billion Purchase of Yahoo, Ending an Era (NY Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/technology/yahoo-verizon-marissa-mayer.html

MARKETING & MEDIA

How to Repurpose Content for Your Blog & Beyond: A Plan for Creators (Social Media Examiner)

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-repurpose-content-for-blog-and-beyond-plan-for-creators/

How to Make Bullet Points Compelling, Not Compulsory (Grammarly Blog)

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/bullet-points/

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Third Washington State Special Legislative Session Called Likely (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

http://www.columbian.com/news/2017/jun/14/third-special-session-called-likely/

Did Inslee Really 'Kickstart' Washington Budget Negotiations? (Northwest Public Radio)

http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/did-inslee-really-kickstart-washington-budget-negotiations

Former State Senator Don Benton Says He Wasn’t Pushed Out of the EPA. “Nothing But Fake News” (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article156056899.html

Mason 35th District Lawmakers Support Budget Reform (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-th-district-lawmakers-support-budget-reform/article_940ac18c-506b-11e7-801b-7fa21cd52377.html

GENERAL NEWS

Washington, DC: Rifle-Wielding Gunman Wounds Lawmaker, Killed by Cops (Associated Press)

http://koin.com/2017/06/14/reports-of-shooting-at-congressional-baseball-game/

Son of Fatal Kitsap County Fire Victim Charged with Illegal Marijuana Grow (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2017/06/13/son-fatal-fire-victim-charged-marijuana-grow/394784001/

City of Shelton Privatizes Garbage Pickup (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

http://masonwebtv.com/archives/26091

Mason County Commissioners Support Overpass at Lynch Road-Highway 101 Crossing (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)

http://www.ifiberonenewsradio.com/news/local_news/mason-commissioners-support-overpass-at-lynch-road--crossing/article_0716a002-5084-11e7-9420-a39947435064.html

Taking the Banking Out of Blood Banking to Save Lives in Remote Places (Oregonian, Portland)

http://www.opb.org/news/article/northwest-blood-bank-buddy-transfusion/

Mason County: Olympic Mountain Owners Lose Sleep to Make Their Top-Shelf Ice Cream (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article155783369.html

ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS

That's No Normal Runner: Bear Crosses Through Colorado Race

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/weird_news/that-s-no-normal-runner-bear-crosses-through-colorado-race/article_61b4174c-9c7c-504f-8531-28def1b585e2.html

Report: 25 Percent of Adults Swim While Having Diarrhea, 20 Percent Pee in Pool

http://komonews.com/news/offbeat/report-25-percent-of-adults-swim-while-having-diarrhea-20-percent-pee-in-pool-06-08-2017

Police: Naked Man Goes On Rampage inside Antiques Store

http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/national_news/police-naked-man-goes-on-rampage-inside-antiques-store/article_6b929295-a42a-54dc-a70f-01dd47c1006b.html

Giant Flying Turkeys Once Roamed Australia Because of Course They Did

http://gizmodo.com/giant-flying-turkeys-once-roamed-australia-because-of-c-1796096335

SONG OF THE DAY

Antonin Dvorak - New World Symphony

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

SUBSCRIBE TO THE ENERGY NEWS DIGEST

To subscribe, email jmyer@masonpud3.org.

GET SOCIAL WITH THE NEWS DIGEST

The Energy News Digest is on Facebook.

Follow the news digest on Twitter for breaking news & notices.

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

Links in the news digest lead to current stories. Media organizations update their websites regularly, which may result in broken links. There may be paywall barriers, unless you are willing to fork over some dough or if you have a clean browser history.