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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Avista Deal Began to Unravel over the Summer with Ontario
Elections (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Bonneville Power Administration Releases 2019 Rate Plan
(KIFI-TV, Idaho Falls, ID)
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accelerate Like a ‘Speeding Freight
Train’ in 2018 (NY Times)
Two More Sea Lions Confirmed Shot & Killed; Brings Total
to 12 (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Digital Divide Is Wider Than We Think, Study Says – Focus on
Ferry County, WA (NY Times)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Avista Deal Began to Unravel over the Summer
with Ontario Elections
2.
Analyst Says Spokane-Based Utility, Avista
Remains Takeover Target
3.
Avista Could Face Limited Options in Wake of
Hydro One Merger Rejection
4.
Shawn Vestal: A Thank You to Regulators Who
Nixed Avista Deal
5.
Bonneville Power Administration Releases 2019
Rate Plan
6.
Overhaul Planned for Hungry Horse Dam Power
Plant
7.
Chelan PUD Purchases Land for Possible Move
8.
Grays Harbor PUD Employee Honored by Washington
PUD Association
9.
California: Camp Fire Cleanup Begins, While
Federal Funding Hangs in the Balance. Pacific Gas & Electric Faces More
Scrutiny
10.
Legalized Marijuana, Electric Vehicles, Data to
Lead Electricity Demand Growth: Morningstar
11.
November U-S Natural Gas Prices Increased Beyond
Previous Market Expectations
12.
Two More Sea Lions Confirmed Shot & Killed;
Brings Total to 12
13.
British Columbia Chinook Salmon Populations in
Decline: Scientists
14.
Vancouver Island Fishers Fight Back against
Salmon Closures
15.
Oregon’s Dungeness Crab Season Delayed Again
16.
‘The Damage Is Already Done’: Idaho Anglers
Celebrate Revival of Steelhead Season
17.
Editorial: Task-Force Compromises Needed to Save
the Orcas
18.
Judgments Sought in Pend Oreille County Silica
Smelter Suit
19.
Pumped Storage Projects, Including Klickitat
County Project, Selected for Techno-Economic Studies
20.
California Officially Becomes First State to
Require Solar Panels on New Homes
21.
It’s Safe & Emissions Free. So Why Is
California in the Doldrums Around Offshore Wind?
22.
Who Owns the View? North Dakotans Tangle over
Proposed Wind Project.
23.
Digital Divide Is Wider Than We Think, Study
Says – Focus on Ferry County, WA
24.
FCC Launches Investigation into Whether Carriers
Lied About Their Coverage
25.
The Feds Are Now Looking into Who Sent Millions
of Fake Net Neutrality Comments to the FCC
26.
How to Plan Your Smart Home - And Weigh Privacy
Risks
27.
Hacker Talks to Arizona Man through The Nest
Security Camera in His Home
28.
White House Proposal to End Electric Vehicle Tax
Credit Comes Under Fire
29.
New Lights Inaugurated at Port Townsend’s
Memorial Athletic Field
30.
Mark Gosvener Honored for Energy Efficiency
Leadership
31.
Hefty Sierra Snowpack More Than Double Last
Year’s Totals, Surveys Show
32.
U-S States to Meet at Deadline on Colorado River
Drought Plan
33.
Meet Bonneville Power Administration’s Weather
& Streamflow Forecasting Team
34.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accelerate Like a
‘Speeding Freight Train’ in 2018
35.
New Governors Plan Aggressive Climate Steps
36.
Op/Ed: The Political Perils of Carbon Taxes, in
Paris & Olympia
37.
How Not to Mess Up on Twitter: Five Rules for
Top-Notch Tweets
38.
TV Gets Top Honors in Poll of How Americans Get
News
39.
Pantone’s 2019 Color of the Year Isn’t Just a
Pretty Pink
40.
Michigan Officially Legalizes Marijuana for
Recreational Use
41.
A Struggling Desert Town Bets Its Future on
Marijuana
42.
Democrat Randall Wins in 26th Senate Race
Recount
43.
Weather Drama on the Way: Lots of Rain in
Seattle, Snow in the Cascades, Wind at the Coast
44.
Snow Storm Kills One, Thousands without Power In
U-S Southeast
45.
Ex-Shelton Resident Sentenced to 75 Years in
Prison for Kidnapping 95-Year-Old Woman
46.
Feds Say ATF Says Lacey Area Kingdom Hall Fire
Was Arson
47.
Tiny Island in Mason County’s Island Lake Named
After Man Who Protected It
WORD OF THE DAY
Repartee /rep-ur-TEE/ Noun – 1a: a quick and witty reply, b:
a succession or interchange of clever retorts: amusing and usually light
sparring with words, 2: adroitness and cleverness in reply: skill in repartee.
Dorothy Parker, she of New York’s Algonquin Roundtable, was
well known for her quick, sharp repartee: “The first thing I do in the morning
is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Avista Deal Began to Unravel over the Summer with
Ontario Elections (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
2.
Analyst Says Spokane-Based Utility, Avista
Remains Takeover Target (Associated Press)
3.
Avista Could Face Limited Options in Wake of Hydro
One Merger Rejection (Utility Dive)
4.
Shawn Vestal: A Thank You to Regulators Who
Nixed Avista Deal (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
5.
Bonneville Power Administration Releases 2019
Rate Plan (KIFI-TV, Idaho Falls, ID)
6.
Overhaul Planned for Hungry Horse Dam Power
Plant (Daily Interlake, Kalispell, Mt)
https://www.dailyinterlake.com/local_news/20181206/overhaul_planned_for_hungry_horse_dam_power_plant
7.
Chelan PUD Purchases Land for Possible Move
(KPQ-Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
8.
Grays Harbor PUD Employee Honored by Washington
PUD Association (KBKW-Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
9.
California: Camp Fire Cleanup Begins, While
Federal Funding Hangs in the Balance. Pacific Gas & Electric Faces More
Scrutiny (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)
10. Legalized
Marijuana, Electric Vehicles, Data to Lead Electricity Demand Growth:
Morningstar (Utility Dive)
11. November
U-S Natural Gas Prices Increased Beyond Previous Market Expectations (U-S
Energy Information Administration)
FISH & WILDLIFE
12. Two
More Sea Lions Confirmed Shot & Killed; Brings Total to 12 (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
13. British
Columbia Chinook Salmon Populations in Decline: Scientists (Canadian Press)
14. Vancouver
Island Fishers Fight Back against Salmon Closures – Orcas’ Main Food Also
Lifeblood of Island Communities, Say Chambers of Commerce (Victoria Times
Colonist, BC)
15. Oregon’s
Dungeness Crab Season Delayed Again (Associated Press)
16. ‘The
Damage Is Already Done’: Idaho Anglers Celebrate Revival of Steelhead Season - Say
Economic Impacts Will Likely Remain for Fishing Guides & Tourism (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
17. Editorial:
Task-Force Compromises Needed to Save the Orcas (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
18. Judgments
Sought in Pend Oreille County Silica Smelter Suit (Bonner County Daily Bee,
Sandpoint, ID)
19. Pumped
Storage Projects, Including Klickitat County Project, Selected for
Techno-Economic Studies (EIN Newsdesk)
20. California
Officially Becomes First State to Require Solar Panels on New Homes (Los
Angeles Times, CA)
21. It’s
Safe & Emissions Free. So Why Is California in the Doldrums Around Offshore
Wind? (Los Angeles Times, CA)
22. Who
Owns the View? North Dakotans Tangle over Proposed Wind Project. (Christian Science Monitor)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
23. Digital
Divide Is Wider Than We Think, Study Says – Focus on Ferry County, WA (NY
Times)
24. FCC
Launches Investigation into Whether Carriers Lied About Their Coverage
(Gizmodo)
25. The
Feds Are Now Looking into Who Sent Millions of Fake Net Neutrality Comments to
the FCC (Gizmodo)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
26. How
to Plan Your Smart Home - And Weigh Privacy Risks (ABC News)
27. Hacker
Talks to Arizona Man through The Nest Security Camera in His Home (USA Today)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
28. White
House Proposal to End Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Comes Under Fire (Utility
Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
29. New
Lights Inaugurated at Port Townsend’s Memorial Athletic Field – Smart LEDs
Replace System Installed in 1974 (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
30. Mark
Gosvener Honored for Energy Efficiency Leadership (Ruralite Services)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
31. Hefty
Sierra Snowpack More Than Double Last Year’s Totals, Surveys Show (Sacramento
Bee, CA)
32. U-S
States to Meet at Deadline on Colorado River Drought Plan (Associated Press)
33. Meet
Bonneville Power Administration’s Weather & Streamflow Forecasting Team (Bonneville
Power Administration)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
34. Greenhouse
Gas Emissions Accelerate Like a ‘Speeding Freight Train’ in 2018 (NY Times)
35. New
Governors Plan Aggressive Climate Steps (The Hill, Washington, DC)
36. Op/Ed:
The Political Perils of Carbon Taxes, in Paris & Olympia (Crosscut Seattle)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
37. How
Not to Mess Up on Twitter: Five Rules for Top-Notch Tweets (PR News)
38. TV
Gets Top Honors in Poll of How Americans Get News (Courthouse News Service)
39. Pantone’s
2019 Color of the Year Isn’t Just a Pretty Pink (Mashable)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
40. Michigan
Officially Legalizes Marijuana for Recreational Use (Huffington Post)
41. A
Struggling Desert Town Bets Its Future on Marijuana (NY Times)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
42. Democrat
Randall Wins in 26th Senate Race Recount (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
43. Weather
Drama on the Way: Lots of Rain in Seattle, Snow in the Cascades, Wind at the Coast
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
44. Snow
Storm Kills One, Thousands without Power In U-S Southeast (Reuters)
45. Ex-Shelton
Resident Sentenced to 75 Years in Prison for Kidnapping 95-Year-Old Woman (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
46. Feds
Say ATF Says Lacey Area Kingdom Hall Fire Was Arson (Olympian, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
47. Tiny
Island in Mason County’s Island Lake Named After Man Who Protected It (News
Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Girl Opens Christmas Present She Gave to Boy When She Dumped
Him in 1971
Puppy Digs up 13,000-Year-Old Discovery in Backyard
Man Who Really Loves Tea Legally Changes His Middle Name to ‘Yorkshire
Tea’
Boy Hits Target, Convinces Town to Scrap Snowball Fight Ban
SONG OF THE DAY
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain – Sweet Dreams
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