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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
States, Federal Agencies Will Seek Removal of Klamath Dams
(Washington Post)
Carbon Market Opportunities Could Benefit Oregon’s Private
Timberland Owners (Portland Business Journal, OR)
From Silicon Valley to Main Street, Firms Say SunEdison Owes
Money (Reuters)
Google Submits Key Permit in Portland (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Record High Temps Possible Thursday (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- States, Federal Agencies Will Seek Removal of Klamath Dams
- British Columbia: Peace River Dam Landowners Back In Court
- Seattle Council Questions $34 Million in Cost Overruns on Utility-Billing System
- Snohomish PUD to Consider Monthly Meter Readings in Costly Billing Fix
- Public Power Weekly Exclusive: Seattle City Light Takes a ‘Not Your Grandfather’s Substation’ Approach
- BPA Celebrates Administrator’s Excellence Awards Honorees
- Judge OKs Giant Coal Mine in Montana
- New Hampshire: TransCanada to Sell Dams on Connecticut River
- New Mexico: Taos Electric Rate Case Set for Hearing in August
- Hydropower Helps Households in Off-The-Grid Areas of Pakistan
- Oregon Legislators Make New Promise to Columbia River Tribes -- Action on Houses This Year
- Small Fish Eaten By Bigger Species Protected On West Coast
- West Coast Ocean Chemistry is Changing
- From Silicon Valley to Main Street, Firms Say SunEdison Owes Money
- Washington State Solar Policy: Impact & Gaps
- California: Floating Offshore Wind Project Proposed
- Editorial: Making Way for Wind Power
- Palo Alto City to Pay Double Wholesale Market Price for Solar Energy Contracts
- McCleary City Council OKs Pot Production
- Washington Hemp, Hemp, Hooray!
- Oldest U-S Senators Accused of Holding Biased Marijuana Hearing
- Carbon Market Opportunities Could Benefit Oregon’s Private Timberland Owners
- The $100 Billion Prize: Why Electric Vehicles Are the Opportunity of the Century for Utilities
- The Surprising Thing That Happened after These Democrats Recycled a Water Bottle
- Going Green Backfires at Sports Facility in Kamloops
- Google Submits Key Permit in Portland
- San Juan County EDC Supports OPALCO/Rock Island Broadband Expansion Efforts
- Editorial: Telemedicine May Have a Role in Primary Care
- FCC Proposes Nutrition-Like Labels for Broadband
- Twitter to Stream Thursday Night NFL Games in 2016 Season
- Inslee to Allow Severe Layoffs for Washington State Spending Watchdogs?
- New Washington State Laws Could Prevent Suicides, Keep People Warm during Power Outages
- Record High Temps Possible Thursday
- Suspect in Mason County Pursuit & Shooting Apprehended
- Buzzer-Beater Lifts Villanova to NCAA Basketball Title
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
States, Federal Agencies Will Seek Removal of Klamath Dams
(Washington Post)
British Columbia: Peace River Dam Landowners Back In Court (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Seattle Council Questions $34 Million in Cost Overruns on
Utility-Billing System (Seattle Times,
WA - Paywall Advisory)
Snohomish PUD to Consider Monthly Meter Readings in Costly
Billing Fix (Everett Herald, WA)
Public Power Weekly Exclusive: Seattle City Light Takes a ‘Not
Your Grandfather’s Substation’ Approach (American Public Power Association)
BPA Celebrates Administrator’s Excellence Awards Honorees (Bonneville Power Administration)
Judge OKs Giant Coal Mine in Montana (Courthouse News Service)
New Hampshire: TransCanada to Sell Dams on Connecticut River
(Valley News, West Lebanon, NH)
New Mexico: Taos Electric Rate Case Set for Hearing in August
(Taos News, NM)
Hydropower Helps Households in Off-The-Grid Areas of Pakistan
(Christian Science Monitor)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Oregon Legislators Make New Promise to Columbia River Tribes
-- Action on Houses This Year (Oregonian, Portland)
Small Fish Eaten By Bigger Species Protected On West Coast (Associated Press)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
West Coast Ocean Chemistry is Changing (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
From Silicon Valley to Main Street, Firms Say SunEdison Owes
Money (Reuters)
Washington State Solar Policy: Impact & Gaps (Washington
Business Alliance)
California: Floating Offshore Wind Project Proposed
(Breaking Energy)
Editorial: Making Way for Wind Power (NY Times)
Palo Alto City to Pay Double Wholesale Market Price for
Solar Energy Contracts (Utility Dive)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
McCleary City Council OKs Pot Production (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Washington Hemp, Hemp, Hooray! (Canna Law Blog)
Oldest U-S Senators Accused of Holding Biased Marijuana
Hearing (U-S News & World Report)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Carbon Market Opportunities Could Benefit Oregon’s Private
Timberland Owners (Portland Business Journal, OR)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
The $100 Billion Prize: Why Electric Vehicles Are the
Opportunity of the Century for Utilities (Utility Dive)
The Surprising Thing That Happened after These Democrats
Recycled a Water Bottle (Washington Post)
Going Green Backfires at Sports Facility in Kamloops (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Google Submits Key Permit in Portland (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
San Juan County EDC Supports OPALCO/Rock Island Broadband
Expansion Efforts (Island Sounder, Eastsound, WA)
Editorial: Telemedicine May Have a Role in Primary Care “…limited
by the speed, quality & availability of Internet connections in underserved
areas…” (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)
FCC Proposes Nutrition-Like Labels for Broadband (Memphis
Business Journal, TN)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Twitter to Stream Thursday Night NFL Games in 2016 Season
(Yahoo News)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Inslee to Allow Severe Layoffs for Washington State Spending
Watchdogs? (Crosscut Seattle)
New Washington State Laws Could Prevent Suicides, Keep
People Warm during Power Outages (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Record High Temps Possible Thursday (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Suspect in Mason County Pursuit & Shooting Apprehended
(Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Buzzer-Beater Lifts Villanova to NCAA Basketball Title (Associated Press)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
“It’s a Trap!” – Erik Bauersfeld, Admiral Ackbar Voice Actor
in ‘Star Wars’ Films, Dies at 93
From Mid-March – Pronto Pup Opens Grandly This Weekend in
Rockaway Beach
NCAA Basketball Championship: Villanova vs. North Carolina –
Final Minutes of National Title Game
Whoops! Walmart Pulls T-Shirt That Mixed Up Massachusetts &
Maryland
SONG OF THE DAY
Star Wars: A New Hope Soundtrack – The Battle Of Yavin
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