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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Oregon: Democratic Senate President Says Cap & Trade Is
Dead (Portland Business Journal, OR)
‘Green New Deal’ for Seattle? City Council Members Make
Pledge, Details to Come ((Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line Gets Its First
Public Hearing (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Canada: Peace River Dam Completion One Step Closer with
Diversion Tunnel Breakthrough (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
British Columbia: Rock Slide in Fraser River May Hinder
Salmon Passage (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Canada: Peace River Dam Completion One Step Closer
with Diversion Tunnel Breakthrough
2.
Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line Gets Its
First Public Hearing
3.
‘It’s Beautiful, Shiny & Very Powerful’: New
Substation Shows Commitment & Responsiveness of Bonneville Power
Administration to Its Customers
4.
Arizona, New Jersey Homes Costliest to Cool in
Summer, Sense Finds – Washington State, Oregon the Lowest
5.
Joint Talks on International Treaty: British
Columbia First Nations Mark ‘Historic Moment’
6.
Port of Vancouver Says No to New Fossil Fuel
Projects
7.
Pacific Gas & Electric Bondholders Propose
$30 Billion Reorganization Plan, New Name: Report
8.
Sunday Crash – Suspected Impaired Driver Wipes
Out Power Pole Near Belfair
9.
As Coal Fades in the U.S., Natural Gas Becomes
the Climate Battleground
10.
Op/Ed: Political Power & Electrical Power
Are Inextricably Linked. Ask Arnold Schwarzenegger
11.
Maine: CMP Misled the Public, Mismanaged Rollout
of New Billing System
12.
British Columbia: Rock Slide in Fraser River May
Hinder Salmon Passage
13.
Idaho: Chinook Season Is a No-Go on South Fork
of Salmon River
14.
Idaho Governor Vows to Fight for Abundant,
Sustainable Salmon Populations Through Work Group
15.
Naches Hatchery Safe from Budget Cuts -- For Now
16.
Southern Resident Killer Whales Look Underfed;
Researchers Tracking Chinook Salmon to Find Out Why
17.
Japan Whale Hunting: Commercial Whaling to
Restart in July
18.
Growing Pollution Problem: Smoke from Wildfires
19.
‘Green New Deal’ for Seattle? City Council
Members Make Pledge, Details to Come
20.
Unreliable Nature of Solar & Wind Makes
Electricity More Expensive, New Study Finds
21.
Here’s How a Bird Started a Fire at a California
Solar Farm
22.
To Fund Rural Broadband – Oregon House Approves
Cell Phone Fee
23.
State of 208: Idaho Broadband Task Force
24.
Ex-Chair of FCC Broadband Committee Gets Five
Years in Prison for Fraud
25.
How a Small ISP in Pennsylvania Tanked a Big
Chunk of the Web on Monday
26.
U.S. Warns of Growing Iranian Cyber Threat Using
Destructive Attacks
27.
Iran Warns Its Electricity Grid Is Becoming
Unstable Because Of Power-Hungry Bitcoin Miners
28.
Bitcoin Has Quadrupled in Value in Six Months
29.
In Lobbying Battle for Electric Vehicle Tax
Credit, It’s Car Makers Vs. the Oil & Gas Industry
30.
British Columbia’s Electric Vehicle Incentives
Still Favor Wealthier Homeowners
31.
Oregon: Democratic Senate President Says Cap
& Trade Is Dead
32.
Without Cap & Trade, Oregon’s Climate Goals
Look More Out of Reach
33.
Clash Over Cap-And-Trade in Oregon Reflects Hard
Path of Carbon Pricing in the Pacific Northwest
34.
The Best Estimate Yet of the Impact of Global
Warming on the Pacific Northwest
35.
United Kingdom: ‘Poo Power’ Generates £1.1
Million Worth of Electricity in Three Years
36.
Christine Rolfes Eyes Run for Top Department of
Natural Resources Job
37.
In Oregon, Stark Rural-Urban Divide Fuels Climate
Dispute
38.
Police Arrest Man in Case of Two Run Over,
Killed at Washington State Beach
39.
Inmate Wounded by Prison Guard During Fight at
Washington State Penitentiary
40.
Mason County Fire Prevention Forum
41.
Washington State Homelessness Numbers Decline by
3.1 Percent
42.
Working Class Americans Are Finding It
Increasingly Difficult to Afford Housing
43.
Lawsuit: Idaho Fish & Game Check Stations
Unconstitutional
WORD OF THE DAY
Sepulcher •
\SEP-ul-ker\ • noun - *1: a place of burial: tomb 2: a receptacle for religious
relics especially in an altar
The Church of the
Holy Sepulcher is a crowded place; what with pilgrims and a polyglot of sects
that oversee the shrines and churches within. A diplomatic dance takes place
every day amongst the Eastern Orthodox, Armenian Apostolic, Roman Catholic,
Coptic Orthodox, Ethiopian Orthodox, and Syriac Orthodox
Churches
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Canada: Peace River Dam Completion One Step
Closer with Diversion Tunnel Breakthrough (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
2.
Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line Gets Its
First Public Hearing (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
3.
‘It’s Beautiful, Shiny & Very Powerful’: New
Substation Shows Commitment & Responsiveness of Bonneville Power
Administration to Its Customers (Bonneville Power Administration)
4.
Arizona, New Jersey Homes Costliest to Cool in
Summer, Sense Finds – Washington State, Oregon the Lowest (Utility Dive)
5.
Joint Talks on International Treaty: British
Columbia First Nations Mark ‘Historic Moment’ (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
6.
Port of Vancouver Says No to New Fossil Fuel
Projects (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
7.
Pacific Gas & Electric Bondholders Propose
$30 Billion Reorganization Plan, New Name: Report (Utility Dive)
8.
Sunday Crash – Suspected Impaired Driver Wipes
Out Power Pole Near Belfair (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
9.
As Coal Fades in the U.S., Natural Gas Becomes
the Climate Battleground (NY Times)
10. Op/Ed:
Political Power & Electrical Power Are Inextricably Linked. Ask Arnold
Schwarzenegger (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
11. Maine:
CMP Misled the Public, Mismanaged Rollout of New Billing System (Portland Press
Herald, ME)
FISH & WILDLIFE
12. British
Columbia: Rock Slide in Fraser River May Hinder Salmon Passage (Victoria Times
Colonist, BC)
13. Idaho:
Chinook Season Is a No-Go on South Fork of Salmon River (Idaho State Journal, Pocatello)
14. Idaho
Governor Vows to Fight for Abundant, Sustainable Salmon Populations Through
Work Group (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
15. Naches
Hatchery Safe from Budget Cuts -- For Now (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
16. Southern
Resident Killer Whales Look Underfed; Researchers Tracking Chinook Salmon to
Find Out Why (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
17. Japan
Whale Hunting: Commercial Whaling to Restart in July (British Broadcasting
Corporation)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
18. Growing
Pollution Problem: Smoke from Wildfires (Christian Science Monitor)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
19. ‘Green
New Deal’ for Seattle? City Council Members Make Pledge, Details to Come (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
20. Unreliable
Nature of Solar & Wind Makes Electricity More Expensive, New Study Finds (Forbes
Magazine)
21. Here’s
How a Bird Started a Fire at a California Solar Farm (Renewable Energy World)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
22. To
Fund Rural Broadband – Oregon House Approves Cell Phone Fee (Oregonian,
Portland)
23. State
of 208: Idaho Broadband Task Force (KIVI-TV, Boise, ID)
24. Ex-Chair
of FCC Broadband Committee Gets Five Years in Prison for Fraud (Ars Technica)
25. How
a Small ISP in Pennsylvania Tanked a Big Chunk of the Web on Monday (Slate
Magazine)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
26. U.S.
Warns of Growing Iranian Cyber Threat Using Destructive Attacks (American
Public Power Association)
27. Iran
Warns Its Electricity Grid Is Becoming Unstable Because Of Power-Hungry Bitcoin
Miners (Forbes Magazine)
28. Bitcoin
Has Quadrupled in Value in Six Months (Mashable)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
29. In
Lobbying Battle for Electric Vehicle Tax Credit, It’s Car Makers Vs. the Oil &
Gas Industry (Washington Post)
30. British
Columbia’s Electric Vehicle Incentives Still Favor Wealthier Homeowners
(Vancouver Sun, BC)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
31. Oregon:
Democratic Senate President Says Cap & Trade Is Dead (Portland Business
Journal, OR)
32. Without
Cap & Trade, Oregon’s Climate Goals Look More Out of Reach (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
33. Clash
Over Cap-And-Trade in Oregon Reflects Hard Path of Carbon Pricing in the Pacific
Northwest (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
34. The
Best Estimate Yet of the Impact of Global Warming on the Pacific Northwest
(Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
35. United
Kingdom: ‘Poo Power’ Generates £1.1 Million Worth of Electricity in Three Years
(Jersey Evening Post, UK)
https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2019/06/25/poo-power-generates-11-million-worth-of-electricity-in-three-years/
https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2019/06/25/poo-power-generates-11-million-worth-of-electricity-in-three-years/
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
36. Christine
Rolfes Eyes Run for Top Department of Natural Resources Job (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
37. In
Oregon, Stark Rural-Urban Divide Fuels Climate Dispute (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
38. Police
Arrest Man in Case of Two Run Over, Killed at Washington State Beach (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
39. Inmate
Wounded by Prison Guard During Fight at Washington State Penitentiary (KOMO-TV,
Seattle, WA)
40. Mason
County Fire Prevention Forum (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
41. Washington
State Homelessness Numbers Decline by 3.1 Percent (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle,
WA)
42. Working
Class Americans Are Finding It Increasingly Difficult to Afford Housing
(National Public Radio)
43. Lawsuit:
Idaho Fish & Game Check Stations Unconstitutional (Associated Press)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Detroit Luthier Builds Ukuleles Out of City’s Abandoned
Homes
https://www.ukulelemag.com/stories/news/detroit-luthier-builds-ukuleles-out-of-citys-abandoned-homes
Olympic Games: Breakdancing Takes Step Closer to Paris 2024
Inclusion
Historical Marker Commemorates Reported Mississippi Alien
Abduction
Postal Service Returning Decade-Old Stolen Hawaii Mail
SONG OF THE DAY
Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain – Fly Me Off the Handel
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