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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Think It’s Hot Now? Here’s What Climate Models Say about the Future of the Pacific Northwest (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
With Shipping Down on Snake River, Farmers Worry About Dams’ Future (Bellingham Herald, WA)
Oregon Warns Willamette Steelhead Face Extinction If Sea Lions’ Feast Continues (Oregonian, Portland)
Warren Buffett Likes Solar, But Not the Price Tag (Bloomberg News)
Draft Government Report Finds Drastic Impact of Climate Change on U-S (NY Times)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- With Shipping Down on Snake River, Farmers Worry About Dams’ Future
- Chelan PUD Announces Two Deals Worth $40 Million
- Idaho Falls Power Proposes Rate Increase
- TVA – Federal Judge Orders Nation’s Largest Public Utility to Remove Coal Waste
- Massachusetts: Utilities Want Higher Rates to Update Electric Grid
- (New York) Massive Steam Generator Goes Down Hudson River to New Jersey
- Should Northern New England Host Massachusetts’ Renewable Energy Extension Cord?
- Texas: Third Boy Scout Dies after Sailboat Strikes Power Line on Lake
- Oregon Warns Willamette Steelhead Face Extinction If Sea Lions’ Feast Continues
- Bill That Could Stabilize West Coast Crab Industry Heads to Trump’s Desk
- Op/Ed: Working Forests Help Purify Water Sources for Salmon Habitat
- Free Alaskan Salmon: Just Bring a Net & Expect a Crowd
- Report Proposes Steps to Keep Asian Carp Out of Great Lakes
- Warren Buffett Likes Solar, But Not the Price Tag
- Opportunity Abounds as Washington State Builds the Modern Electricity Grid
- Editorial: Eugene Water & Electric Board - Gone With the Wind, EWEB Seeks To Reduce Power Resources
- EIA: Aug. 21 Eclipse Expected to Affect Solar Units – Not Reliability
- Germans Just Love Paying Sky-High Prices for Green Energy
- Think It’s Hot Now? Here’s What Climate Models Say about the Future of the Pacific Northwest
- Draft Government Report Finds Drastic Impact of Climate Change on U-S
- U-S Department of Agriculture Is Censoring Use of Term ‘Climate Change’, Emails Reveal
- City Pledges for ‘100% Renewable Energy’ Are 99% Misleading
- Garage Science Project Lands Seattle Sisters an Opportunity to Work with NASA
- Want to More Than Just Watch The Eclipse? Become a Citizen Scientist
- Some Rural Co-Ops Investing To Bring Broadband to Rural Areas, Just as They Did with Electricity
- Hackers Demand Millions in Ransom for Stolen HBO Data
- Comcast Fails To Shut Down Customer Lawsuit over ‘Broadcast TV’ & ‘Regional Sports’ Fees
- How to Grow Your Facebook Following: A Six-Step Plan
- Threat of State Employee Layoffs Still Real as Capital Budget Impasse Persists
- Public Works Funding Falls as Infrastructure Deteriorates
- Google Fires Engineer Who Asserted Women Not Biologically Suited for Leadership Roles
- Citations Down, Warnings Up on New Distracted Driving Law
- Del Griffey Takes Farmers’ Position on Port of Allyn Commission
- Shelton’s Log & Band Saw Monuments Placed on Historic Register
- Community Rallies to Raise Funds for Young Boys Whose Mom Was Struck by Lightning
- Report: Dead Body on a Gurney Flies Into Olympia Traffic
Monstrous ● \MON-struss\ ● 1: strange, unnatural 2: having extraordinary often overwhelming size 3: gigantic 3a: having the qualities or appearance of a monster 3b: teeming with monsters 4a: extraordinarily ugly or vicious: 4b: shockingly wrong or ridiculous 5: deviating greatly from the natural form or character: 6: very great — used as an intensive
Ode to Godzilla
Man in rubber suit
Tiny Tokyo destroyed
Monstrous behavior
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
With Shipping Down on Snake River, Farmers Worry About Dams’ Future (Bellingham Herald, WA)
Chelan PUD Announces Two Deals Worth $40 Million (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
Idaho Falls Power Proposes Rate Increase (East Idaho News)
TVA – Federal Judge Orders Nation’s Largest Public Utility to Remove Coal Waste (Washington Examiner)
Massachusetts: Utilities Want Higher Rates to Update Electric Grid (Gloucester Times, MA)
New York: Massive Steam Generator Goes Down Hudson River to New Jersey (Associated Press)
Should Northern New England Host Massachusetts’ Renewable Energy Extension Cord? (New England Public Radio)
Texas: Third Boy Scout Dies after Sailboat Strikes Power Line on Lake (Associated Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Oregon Warns Willamette Steelhead Face Extinction If Sea Lions’ Feast Continues (Oregonian, Portland)
Bill That Could Stabilize West Coast Crab Industry Heads to Trump’s Desk (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Op/Ed: Working Forests Help Purify Water Sources for Salmon Habitat (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Free Alaskan Salmon: Just Bring a Net & Expect a Crowd (NY Times)
Report Proposes Steps to Keep Asian Carp Out of Great Lakes (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Warren Buffett Likes Solar, But Not the Price Tag (Bloomberg News)
Opportunity Abounds as Washington State Builds the Modern Electricity Grid (Xconomy)
Editorial: Eugene Water & Electric Board - Gone With the Wind, EWEB Seeks To Reduce Power Resources (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
EIA: Aug. 21 Eclipse Expected to Affect Solar Units – Not Reliability (American Public Power Association)
Germans Just Love Paying Sky-High Prices for Green Energy (Fortune Magazine)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Think It’s Hot Now? Here’s What Climate Models Say about the Future of the Pacific Northwest (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Draft Government Report Finds Drastic Impact of Climate Change on U-S (NY Times)
U-S Department of Agriculture Is Censoring Use of Term ‘Climate Change’, Emails Reveal (The Guardian, UK)
City Pledges for ‘100% Renewable Energy’ Are 99% Misleading (Wall Street Journal)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE
Garage Science Project Lands Seattle Sisters an Opportunity to Work with NASA (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
Want to More Than Just Watch The Eclipse? Become a Citizen Scientist (Northwest Public Radio)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Some Rural Co-Ops Investing To Bring Broadband to Rural Areas, Just as They Did with Electricity (Jefferson City News-Tribune, MO)
http://www.newstribune.com/news/local/story/2017/aug/06/some-rural-co-ops-investing-to-bring-broadband-to-rural-areas-just-as-they-did-electricity/685280/
http://www.newstribune.com/news/local/story/2017/aug/06/some-rural-co-ops-investing-to-bring-broadband-to-rural-areas-just-as-they-did-electricity/685280/
Hackers Demand Millions in Ransom for Stolen HBO Data (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
Comcast Fails To Shut Down Customer Lawsuit over ‘Broadcast TV’ & ‘Regional Sports’ Fees (Consumerist)
MARKETING & MEDIA
How to Grow Your Facebook Following: A Six-Step Plan (Social Media Examiner)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Threat of State Employee Layoffs Still Real as Capital Budget Impasse Persists (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Public Works Funding Falls as Infrastructure Deteriorates (NY Times)
Google Fires Engineer Who Asserted Women Not Biologically Suited for Leadership Roles (Washington Examiner)
GENERAL NEWS
Citations Down, Warnings Up on New Distracted Driving Law (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
Del Griffey Takes Farmers’ Position on Port of Allyn Commission (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Shelton’s Log & Band Saw Monuments Placed on Historic Register (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Community Rallies to Raise Funds for Young Boys Whose Mom Was Struck by Lightning (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
Report: Dead Body on a Gurney Flies Into Olympia Traffic (KIRO-TV, Seattle, WA)
MEN IN RUBBER SUITS ON A RAMPAGE – DIVERSIONS
Century-Old $5 Bill Sold at Auction for $11,000
India Police Pair Sacked over Faked Everest Climb
Original Godzilla Suit Actor Haruo Nakajima Dies
San Francisco Street Sells for $90,000. Neighbors Aren’t Happy
SONG OF THE DAY
Alexandre Desplat – Godzilla (2014 Soundtrack Main Title Theme)
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