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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Tesla offers $2.8 billion for SolarCity in ‘no brainer’ deal
for Musk (Reuters)
U-S Senator Maria Cantwell Prods Federal Watchdog over Fears
of Western Blackouts (Washington Examiner)
Chelan PUD to Invest $60 Million for New Rock Island Dam
Turbines (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
Obama Chooses PNNL to Lead Northwest Manufacturing Center (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Decision on Cormorants, Reviled Sea Birds, Has Foes Feeling
Helpless (Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- U-S Senator Maria Cantwell Prods Federal Watchdog over Fears of Western Blackouts
- Chelan PUD to Invest $60 Million for New Rock Island Dam Turbines
- Ex-Pacific Gas & Electric Gas System Official Wants to Take the Fifth in San Bruno Explosion Trial
- Jefferson PUD Windfall Goes to Jail – County gets bulk of money; some goes to city
- Oregon Trail Electric Co-Op’s Capital Credit Notices Are in the Mail
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District Still Aims for $68 Million Headquarters Remodel
- Obama Fracking Rules Are Struck Down by Court
- California Shutters Its Last Nuclear Plant, Irking Some Environmentalists
- Can Renewables Replace Nuclear Power?
- Rogue Bounce House Flies Away & Hits Power Line in New York
- Decision on Cormorants, Reviled Sea Birds, Has Foes Feeling Helpless
- Tesla Offers $2.8 Billion for SolarCity in ‘No Brainer’ Deal for Musk
- As San Diego Gas & Electric Edges Closer to Net Metering Cap, Solar Installations Not Expected to Slow
- California: Dead Trees Raise Possibility of Firing Up New Burners
- Obama Chooses PNNL to Lead Northwest Manufacturing Center
- This Tiny Change to Nest Thermostats Could Have Big Energy Consequences
- U-S Senate May Ease Banking for Marijuana Businesses
- Treat Marijuana Industry Like Washington Wines
- Clean Power Plan Implementation Decisions Affect CO2 Emissions & Electricity Prices
- Is Your Favorite Pizza Joint Hurting the Environment?
- BMW’s Recycled Electric Car Batteries to Power Homes
- YouTube Went Down This Morning for the First Time in Forever
- DSL Accounts for Just 15% of All US Broadband Connections
- Netflix Accounts for 35.2% of North American Internet Traffic
- Why It’s A Good Idea to Cover Up Your Webcam
- Study: Social Media Now a Workplace Tool for Some
- Malheur Defendants Want Facebook Evidence Thrown Out of Court
- Trump Could Take a Few Lessons from Sanders in Email Marketing
- Report: Facebook Is Paying More Than $50 Million to Publishers & Celebs for Live Streaming
- Hands Off My Smiley Face: Emoji Become Corporate Tools
- Port of Shelton Commissioners Offer Director’s Job to Wendy Smith
- Three dead, One Hurt in Thurston County shooting
- Opposition to Proposed Mason Boating Regulations Extends Public Hearing, Delays Decision
- Little Skookum Creek Culvert Replacement under SR 108 in Kamilche Planned This Summer
- Visit Lake Cushman on the Olympic Peninsula
- Oregon #1 Destination for Summer Road Trips
- Why Some of America’s Richest People Are Living in the Middle-Of-Nowhere
Dystopia • \diss-TOPE-ee-uh\ • Noun - An imaginary place
where people lead dehumanized & often fearful lives 2: anti-utopia
Anticipated utopia turned to dystopia. See the Twilight Zone’s
“Time Enough at Last,” featuring Burgess Meredith: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Enough_at_Last
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
U-S Senator Maria Cantwell Prods Federal Watchdog over Fears
of Western Blackouts (Washington Examiner)
Chelan PUD to Invest $60 Million for New Rock Island Dam
Turbines (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
Ex-Pacific Gas & Electric Gas System Official Wants to Take
the Fifth in San Bruno Explosion Trial (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Jefferson PUD Windfall Goes to Jail – County gets bulk of
money; some goes to city (Port Townsend Leader, WA – in conjunction with odd
headline theater)
Oregon Trail Electric Co-Op’s Capital Credit Notices Are in
the Mail (Blue Mountain Eagle, John Day, OR)
Sacramento Municipal Utility District Still Aims for $68
Million Headquarters Remodel (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Obama Fracking Rules Are Struck Down by Court (NY Times)
California Shutters Its Last Nuclear Plant, Irking Some
Environmentalists (Christian Science Monitor)
Can Renewables Replace Nuclear Power? (Scientific American)
Rogue Bounce House Flies Away & Hits Power Line in New
York (TIME Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Decision on Cormorants, Reviled Sea Birds, Has Foes Feeling
Helpless (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Tesla Offers $2.8 Billion for SolarCity in ‘No Brainer’ Deal
for Musk (Reuters)
As San Diego Gas & Electric Edges Closer to Net Metering
Cap, Solar Installations Not Expected to Slow (Utility Dive)
California: Dead Trees Raise Possibility of Firing Up New
Burners (SF Chronicle)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Obama Chooses PNNL to Lead Northwest Manufacturing Center (Tri-City Herald, WA)
This Tiny Change to Nest Thermostats Could Have Big Energy
Consequences (Washington Post)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
U-S Senate May Ease Banking for Marijuana Businesses (Salem
Statesman-Journal, OR)
Treat Marijuana Industry Like Washington Wines (Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Clean Power Plan Implementation Decisions Affect CO2 Emissions
& Electricity Prices (U-S Energy Information Administration)
Is Your Favorite Pizza Joint Hurting the Environment? (Christian
Science Monitor)
SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
BMW’s Recycled Electric Car Batteries to Power Homes (Christian
Science Monitor)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
YouTube Went Down This Morning for the First Time in Forever
(Mashable)
DSL Accounts for Just 15% of All US Broadband Connections (Broadband Reports)
Netflix Accounts for 35.2% of North American Internet
Traffic (Broadband Reports)
Why It’s A Good Idea to Cover Up Your Webcam (Mashable)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Study: Social Media Now a Workplace Tool for Some (USA Today)
Malheur Defendants Want Facebook Evidence Thrown Out of Court
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Trump Could Take a Few Lessons from Sanders in Email
Marketing (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall
Advisory)
Report: Facebook Is Paying More Than $50 Million to
Publishers & Celebs for Live Streaming (Mashable)
Hands Off My Smiley Face: Emoji Become Corporate Tools (NY
Times)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Port of Shelton Commissioners Offer Director’s Job to Wendy Smith
(KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Three dead, One Hurt in Thurston County shooting (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Opposition to Proposed Mason Boating Regulations Extends
Public Hearing, Delays Decision (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
Little Skookum Creek Culvert Replacement under SR 108 in Kamilche
Planned This Summer (KMAS Radio,
Shelton, WA)
Visit Lake Cushman on the Olympic Peninsula (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)
Oregon #1 Destination for Summer Road Trips (KOIN-TV,
Portland, OR)
Why Some of America’s Richest People Are Living in the Middle-Of-Nowhere
(Washington Post)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Alleged Drunk Driver Hits Truck with Anti-DUI Message
Led Zeppelin Defense Rests in ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Trial
Watch Old Dollar Bills Get Turned into Dirt
Man Arrested for Blasting Mets Stadium with Music
SONG OF THE DAY
Peter, Paul, & Mary - I Dig Rock & Roll Music
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