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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Mason PUD 3 Commission Votes to Protect Lower Snake River
Dams from Destruction (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Utility Customers Will Pay $10.5 Billion for California
Wildfire Costs Under Bill Sent to the Governor (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Missing Southern Resident Orcas May Have Been Dining Off
California “…they were still at the buffet in California, which is reported to
be experiencing one of the best Chinook returns in about a decade…” (Victoria
Times-Colonist, BC)
A New Bill Would Compensate the Spokane Tribe for Lost Land
from Grand Coulee Dam Construction (The Inlander, Spokane, WA)
Crystal Geyser Mistakenly Emails Chronicle: Randle Bottling
Project Likely ‘Dead’ – Strategy: Company ‘Long Shots’ Could Include Public
Relations Campaign, Suing Community (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
A New Bill Would Compensate the Spokane Tribe
for Lost Land from Grand Coulee Dam Construction
2.
Utility Customers Will Pay $10.5 Billion for
California Wildfire Costs Under Bill Sent to the Governor
3.
Pacific Gas & Electric Knew of Wildfire
Risks for Years, WSJ Reports, Citing Company Documents
4.
Video: Mason PUD 3 Celebrates 80th Anniversary
5.
Colorado: Boulder Takes Key Step in
Municipalization Effort
6.
Coal Could Be Just 11% of U.S. Generation by
2030: Moody’s
7.
Mason PUD 3 Commission Votes to Protect Lower
Snake River Dams from Destruction
8.
Cowlitz PUD Commissioners Vote to Keep Snake
River Dams
9.
Wahkiakum PUD Hears Reports, Opposes Snake River
Dam Removal
10. Op/Ed:
Tom Karier – Dam Breaching Isn’t So Simple
11. Missing
Southern Resident Orcas May Have Been Dining Off California
12. Two
Southern Resident Killer Whales Missing as Experts Fear for the Population
13. Op/Ed:
Flush with Cash, Washington State Should Invest in Orcas Now
14. Sockeye
Fishery a Model of Salmon Recovery, Sustainable Food
15. Trump
Administration Pushes for New Look at Proposed Alaska Mine near Sockeye
Spawning Grounds
16. Here’s
How Ecology Hopes to Prevent a Repeat of the 2017 Atlantic Salmon Pen Collapse
17. Inventors
of the ‘Salmon Cannon’ Propose Novel Solution to Get Fish Past Fraser River
Rock Slide
18. Crystal
Geyser Mistakenly Emails Chronicle: Randle Bottling Project Likely ‘Dead’
19. Public
Meeting Set to Discuss Duckabush River Estuary Restoration
20. Lake
Tahoe Fills to the Top as Massive Winter Snows Melt
21. As
Fresh Water Grows Scarcer, It Could Become a Good Investment
22. Moses
Lake: REC Silicon Going into Long-Term Shutdown Monday
23. SnoPUD’s
Planet Power to Fund Five Local Solar Projects
24. U.S.
Tribes Turn to Solar as New Revenue Source
25. U.S.
Green Building Council Seeks Proposals to Strengthen New LEED Standard
26. Alexa,
Help Me Save Energy: Utilities Have Opportunity with Smart Gadgets
27. FCC
Boosts Broadband Competition by, Er, Banning Broadband Competition in Buildings
28. Fed
Chair Raises ‘Serious Concerns’ About Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Project
29. The
Hard-Luck Texas Town That Bet on Bitcoin – And Lost
30. Judge
Sides with Pentagon & Amazon in Cloud Bidding Case
31. National
Parks Get Electric Vehicle Chargers through BMW Partnership
32. U.S.
Growing Largest Crop of Marijuana for Research in Five Years
33. Colorado
Vets Say Pot-Laced Human Poop Getting Dogs High
34. Clatskanie-Area
Biofuels Developer Signs ‘Peace Agreement’ with Union
35. Washington
State Senator Tim Sheldon Named to Energy Strategy Advisory Committee
36. Olympic
National Forest May See Greater Federal Protection Due to Democrat-Majority
House
37. State
Grants Aim to Bolster Public Records Management
38. Magnitude
4.6 Earthquake Shakes Puget Sound
39. 4.9
Aftershock Rattles Ridgecrest in Aftermath of Two Major Quakes
40. Tenino
Man Charged with Second-Degree Murder in Cold Case Involving Woman Who Was His
Neighbor
41. Fish
Barrier Removal Kicks Off Monday at 101 Shelton-Matlock Interchange
42. Ouch:
Washington Is Fifth-Worst State for Retirement, Bankrate Says
WORD OF THE DAY
Bellicose • \BELL-ih-kose\ • adjective - Favoring or
inclined to start quarrels or wars
The bellicose attitude of the nest leader would have been
much more impressive to his opponents had they not been cats…and their
antagonist had not been a plump, tomato-sized mouse.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
A New Bill Would Compensate the Spokane Tribe
for Lost Land from Grand Coulee Dam Construction (The Inlander, Spokane, WA)
2.
Utility Customers Will Pay $10.5 Billion for
California Wildfire Costs Under Bill Sent to the Governor (Los Angeles Times,
CA)
3.
Pacific Gas & Electric Knew of Wildfire
Risks for Years, WSJ Reports, Citing Company Documents (Utility Dive)
4.
Video: Mason PUD 3 Celebrates 80th Anniversary
(KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
5.
Colorado: Boulder Takes Key Step in
Municipalization Effort (American Public Power Association)
6.
Coal Could Be Just 11% of U.S. Generation by
2030: Moody’s (Utility Dive)
LOWER SNAKE RIVER DAMS
7.
Mason PUD 3 Commission Votes to Protect Lower
Snake River Dams from Destruction (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
8.
Cowlitz PUD Commissioners Vote to Keep Snake
River Dams (Longview Daily News, WA)
9.
Wahkiakum PUD Hears Reports, Opposes Snake River
Dam Removal (Wahkiakum Eagle, Cathlamet, WA)
10. Op/Ed:
Tom Karier – Dam Breaching Isn’t So Simple (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
11. Missing
Southern Resident Orcas May Have Been Dining Off California “…they were still
at the buffet in California, which is reported to be experiencing one of the
best Chinook returns in about a decade…” (Victoria Times-Colonist, BC)
12. Two
Southern Resident Killer Whales Missing as Experts Fear for the Population (Victoria
Times-Colonist, BC)
13. Op/Ed:
Flush with Cash, Washington State Should Invest in Orcas Now (Crosscut Seattle)
14. Sockeye
Fishery a Model of Salmon Recovery, Sustainable Food (Skagit Valley Herald,
Mount Vernon, WA)
15. Trump
Administration Pushes for New Look at Proposed Alaska Mine near Sockeye
Spawning Grounds (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
16. Here’s
How Ecology Hopes to Prevent a Repeat of the 2017 Atlantic Salmon Pen Collapse
(Bellingham Herald, WA – Paywall Advisory)
17. Inventors
of the ‘Salmon Cannon’ Propose Novel Solution to Get Fish Past Fraser River
Rock Slide (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
18. Crystal
Geyser Mistakenly Emails Chronicle: Randle Bottling Project Likely ‘Dead’ – Strategy:
Company ‘Long Shots’ Could Include Public Relations Campaign, Suing Community
(The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
19. Public
Meeting Set to Discuss Duckabush River Estuary Restoration (Peninsula Daily
News, Port Angeles, WA)
20. Lake
Tahoe Fills to the Top as Massive Winter Snows Melt (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
21. As
Fresh Water Grows Scarcer, It Could Become a Good Investment (NY Times)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
22. Moses
Lake: REC Silicon Going into Long-Term Shutdown Monday (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee,
WA)
23. SnoPUD’s
Planet Power to Fund Five Local Solar Projects (Snohomish PUD, Everett, WA)
24. U.S.
Tribes Turn to Solar as New Revenue Source (Renewable Energy World)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
25. U.S.
Green Building Council Seeks Proposals to Strengthen New LEED Standard (Utility
Dive)
26. Alexa,
Help Me Save Energy: Utilities Have Opportunity with Smart Gadgets (Energy News
Network)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
27. FCC
Boosts Broadband Competition by, Er, Banning Broadband Competition in Buildings
(The Register)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
28. Fed
Chair Raises ‘Serious Concerns’ About Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Project (NY
Times)
29. The
Hard-Luck Texas Town That Bet on Bitcoin – And Lost (Wired Magazine)
30. Judge
Sides with Pentagon & Amazon in Cloud Bidding Case (Associated Press)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
31. National
Parks Get Electric Vehicle Chargers through BMW Partnership (Utility Dive)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
32. U.S.
Growing Largest Crop of Marijuana for Research in Five Years (Associated Press)
33. Colorado
Vets Say Pot-Laced Human Poop Getting Dogs High (Associated Press)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
34. Clatskanie-Area
Biofuels Developer Signs ‘Peace Agreement’ with Union (Longview Daily News, WA)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
35. Washington
State Senator Tim Sheldon Named to Energy Strategy Advisory Committee (Mason
Web TV, Shelton, WA)
36. Olympic
National Forest May See Greater Federal Protection Due to Democrat-Majority
House (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
37. State
Grants Aim to Bolster Public Records Management (South Sound Business)
GENERAL NEWS
38. Magnitude
4.6 Earthquake Shakes Puget Sound (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
39. 4.9
Aftershock Rattles Ridgecrest in Aftermath of Two Major Quakes (Los Angeles
Times, CA)
40. Tenino
Man Charged with Second-Degree Murder in Cold Case Involving Woman Who Was His
Neighbor (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
41. Fish
Barrier Removal Kicks Off Monday at 101 Shelton-Matlock Interchange (KMAS Radio,
Shelton, WA)
42. Ouch:
Washington Is Fifth-Worst State for Retirement, Bankrate Says (Seattle Times,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Florida Homeowners Urged to Kill Invasive Green Iguanas ‘Whenever
Possible’
Rare, Smelly Corpse Flower to Bloom at WSU Vancouver
Driver Cited for Using Case of Beer as 2-Year-Old’s Booster
Seat
‘It’s Not Funny to Me’: Georgia Woman Says Dairy Queen Fired
Her after Viral Marijuana Cake Mix-Up
SONG OF THE DAY
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain – Psycho Killer
The Talking Heads – Psycho Killer
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