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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Orcas Thrive in a Land to the North. Why Are Puget Sound’s Dying?
(Phys.org)
Columbia River Salmon, Steelhead Fisheries Reopen January 1
(Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
American Public Power Association Seeks Review of FCC Order
Tied to Pole Attachments (American Public Power Association)
No Rate Increase Included - Mason PUD 3 Commissioners
Approve 2019 Budget (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Thanksgiving Week: EIA Data Highlight How Energy Is Used in
the Kitchen (U-S Energy Information Administration)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
No Rate Increase Included - Mason PUD 3
Commissioners Approve 2019 Budget
2.
Grays Harbor PUD Says It’s on the Right Track
with 2019 Operating Budget
3.
Okanogan PUD Staff to Pursue Other Options for
Enloe Dam
4.
Pacific Gas & Electric Transmission Line
Eyed in Camp Fire Had Collapsed During 2012 Storm
5.
In the Heat of the Blaze: WAPA Powers Local
Communities
6.
Tennessee Valley Authority Ponders Closure of Iconic
Coal Units
7.
FERC Nominee McNamee Slams Renewables, Green
Groups in February Video
8.
Are GE Insiders the Best Choice for Its Power
Fix?
9.
Orcas Thrive in a Land to the North. Why Are
Puget Sound’s Dying?
10.
Why Famished Orcas May Have to Wait 90 Years for
More Salmon
11.
Editorial: Banning Orca-Watching Cruises Would
Make Big Splash. That Doesn’t Make It Good Policy
12.
Editorial: Solutions for Saving Our Salmon &
Orcas
13.
New App Lets Users Help Scientists Save Starving
Orcas
14.
Columbia River Salmon, Steelhead Fisheries
Reopen January 1
15.
Exclusion of Indigenous Voices in U.S.-Canada
Water Agreement Puts Salmon Restoration in Columbia River at Risk
16.
Two Tough Years for Tuna Pacific Northwest
Fishermen
17.
American Public Power Association Seeks Review
of FCC Order Tied to Pole Attachments
18.
Bitcoin Falls Below $4,225. The Crypto Sell-Off
Has No End in Sight
19.
Rural Americans Are Rebooting the Spirit of the
Internet
20.
Thanksgiving Week: EIA Data Highlight How Energy
Is Used in the Kitchen
21.
The Utility Case for Smart Street Lighting:
Insights from Georgia Power
22.
Is It Time to Drain the Water Heater? There’s an
App for That
23.
Op/Ed: America’s Water Supply, A Perfect Target
for Cybercriminals
24.
California Aims to Hit Ambitious Climate Goals
Through Electrification
25.
Ruralite Names Sarah Johnson of Clatskanie PUD
2018 Communicator of the Year
26.
Report: Oregon Needs a Separate State Agency for
Legal Pot
27.
Op/Ed: Canada’s Grand Cannabis Experiment Has
Set Scientists Free
28.
Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet.
Instead It Unleashed a Catastrophe.
29.
Forecast Shows Uptick in Washington State
Revenue
30.
Lacey Suspect Said He Shot Roommates Because
They Bullied Him, Court Records Show
31.
Gov. Inslee’s Political Trips Strain Security;
WSP Seeks Additional Funds
32.
Series of Six-Hour Closures Planned for Hood
Canal Bridge
33.
Timberland Admins Planned Randle Library Closure
for Months, Silenced Staff Who Tried to Warn Public
WORD OF THE DAY
Gestalt • \guh-STALT\ • Noun - A structure, configuration,
or pattern of physical, biological, or psychological phenomena so integrated as
to constitute a functional unit with properties not derivable by summation of
its parts (think of the statement that the whole is greater than the sum of its
parts).
A football team is a perfect example of gestalt; a
quarterback, lineman, or running back alone cannot win a game. But as a unit,
their varied talents enable the individual talents to overcome defenders and
score.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
No Rate Increase Included - Mason PUD 3
Commissioners Approve 2019 Budget (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
2.
Grays Harbor PUD Says It’s on the Right Track with
2019 Operating Budget (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
3.
Okanogan PUD Staff to Pursue Other Options for Enloe
Dam (Okanogan PUD, Okanogan, WA)
4.
Pacific Gas & Electric Transmission Line
Eyed in Camp Fire Had Collapsed During 2012 Storm (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
5.
In the Heat of the Blaze: WAPA Powers Local
Communities (T & D World)
6.
Tennessee Valley Authority Ponders Closure of
Iconic Coal Units (Power Magazine)
7.
FERC Nominee McNamee Slams Renewables, Green
Groups in February Video (Utility Dive)
8.
Are GE Insiders the Best Choice for Its Power
Fix? (Washington Post)
THE ORCA ARENA
9.
Orcas Thrive in a Land to the North. Why Are
Puget Sound’s Dying? (Phys.org)
10. Why
Famished Orcas May Have to Wait 90 Years for More Salmon (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
11. Editorial:
Banning Orca-Watching Cruises Would Make Big Splash. That Doesn’t Make It Good
Policy (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
12. Editorial:
Solutions for Saving Our Salmon & Orcas (Everett Herald, WA)
13. New
App Lets Users Help Scientists Save Starving Orcas (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
14. Columbia
River Salmon, Steelhead Fisheries Reopen January 1 (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
15. Exclusion
of Indigenous Voices in U.S.-Canada Water Agreement Puts Salmon Restoration in
Columbia River at Risk (Kimberley Bulletin, BC)
16. Two
Tough Years for Tuna Pacific Northwest Fishermen (Oregonian, Portland)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
17. American
Public Power Association Seeks Review of FCC Order Tied to Pole Attachments (American
Public Power Association)
18. Bitcoin
Falls Below $4,225. The Crypto Sell-Off Has No End in Sight (Los Angeles Times,
CA)
19. Rural
Americans Are Rebooting the Spirit of the Internet (Wired Magazine)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
20. Thanksgiving
Week: EIA Data Highlight How Energy Is Used in the Kitchen (U-S Energy
Information Administration)
21. The
Utility Case for Smart Street Lighting: Insights from Georgia Power (Forbes
Magazine)
22. Is
It Time to Drain the Water Heater? There’s an App for That (NY Times)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
23. Op/Ed:
America’s Water Supply, A Perfect Target for Cybercriminals (NY Times)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
24. California
Aims to Hit Ambitious Climate Goals Through Electrification (Breaking Energy)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
25. Ruralite
Names Sarah Johnson of Clatskanie PUD 2018 Communicator of the Year (Ruralite
Services)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
26. Report:
Oregon Needs a Separate State Agency for Legal Pot (Associated Press)
27. Op/Ed:
Canada’s Grand Cannabis Experiment Has Set Scientists Free (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
28. Palm
Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet. Instead It Unleashed a Catastrophe. (NY
Times)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
29. Forecast
Shows Uptick in Washington State Revenue (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
30. Lacey
Suspect Said He Shot Roommates Because They Bullied Him, Court Records Show (Olympian,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
31. Gov.
Inslee’s Political Trips Strain Security; WSP Seeks Additional Funds (Yakima
Herald Republic, WA)
32. Series
of Six-Hour Closures Planned for Hood Canal Bridge (Peninsula Daily News, Port
Angeles, WA)
33. Timberland
Admins Planned Randle Library Closure for Months, Silenced Staff Who Tried to
Warn Public (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
‘That Could Have Been Our National Anthem’: The Power of ‘Fanfare
for the Common Man’
The Worst Bad Poem? There’s a Contest for That
How a Pac-12 Football Team’s Mustache Mania & a Town’s
Festival Nearly Broke NCAA Rules
‘Mystery Science Theater 3000’ at 30: Still Talking Back to
the Screen
SONG OF THE DAY
Aaron Copeland – Fanfare for the Common Man
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