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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Managers Work to Keep Bonneville Dam Going despite Fires
(Northwest Public Radio)
Florida Power & Light: Rebuilding after Hurricane Irma
Could Take Weeks (Utility Dive)
Volatile Power Market Could Bring Budget Uncertainties to
BPA-Funded Basin Fish & Wildlife Program (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
A Cybersecurity Breach at Equifax Left Pretty Much Everyone’s
Financial Data Vulnerable (Atlantic Magazine)
Washington State to Spend $ 1
Million on Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Managers Work to Keep Bonneville Dam Going despite Fires
- Florida Power & Light: Rebuilding after Hurricane Irma Could Take Weeks
- Change “May” to “Will” – Hurricane Irma May Cause Problems for East Coast Energy Infrastructure
- Some of California’s Major Utilities Are Trying to Block the Growth of Government-Owned Electricity Programs
- Oroville Dam: Lack of Technology Left Officials in the Dark during Crisis
- Alaska Railbelt Utilities Seek Joint Transmission Company
- U-S Department of Energy Grid Study Dominates FERC Nomination Hearing
- Volatile Power Market Could Bring Budget Uncertainties to BPA-Funded Basin Fish & Wildlife Program
- NOAA Fisheries: Ocean Surveys Show Poor Conditions for Columbia Basin Salmon
- Do Humans Have It Wrong? Treating Salmon as Commodity May Threaten Their Wild Existence
- First Nations Leaders Rally in Support of British Columbia Salmon Farm Occupation
- Where Have the West’s Monarch Butterflies Gone?
- Edison Bulbs Add an Old-Fashioned Comfort to Any Room
- Federal Audit Shows the Government Improperly Used Funds to Help Plan for California's Proposed Massive Water Tunnel
- Banned Pesticides from Illegal Pot Farms Seep into California Water
- Teen Marijuana Use Falls to 20-Year Low, Defying Legalization Opponents’ Predictions
- Op/Ed: The Nature Conservancy Is Forging a New Coalition to Push for Statewide Climate Policy
- Washington State to Spend $ 1 Million on Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations
- Canada’s Largest Radio Telescope Unveiled in British Columbia
- Sun Firing Powerful Solar Flares at Earth; Expect Auroral Delights
- A Cybersecurity Breach at Equifax Left Pretty Much Everyone’s Financial Data Vulnerable
- Comcast Is the Fastest Broadband ISP, T-Mobile Is the Fastest Wireless Carrier, Ookla Says
- US Download Speeds Ranked 15th, Upload Speeds 24th
- Google Will Kill Off Google Drive Completely by March 2018
- Really Simple Syndication: News Digest Approved – Why RSS Still Beats Facebook & Twitter for Tracking News
- Benedict Cumberbatch Plays Thomas Edison in the New Trailer for “The Current War”
- #Fail – Mother! Director ‘Furious’ over Sydney Mural Bungle
- City of Shelton’s Commission to Council Measure Moves to November Ballot
- Eagle Creek Fire Containment Level Reaches Seven Percent
- Montana Asks FEMA Head to Ease Wildfire Assistance Requests
- Pacific Northwest Expected To Spend $343 Million Fighting Wildfires
- The U-S West Had a Snowy Winter, So Why the Fiery Summer?
- Mexico Hit by One of Biggest Quakes Ever, 15 Killed
- Amazon Plans Second Headquarters, Opening a Bidding War among Cities
- Shelton Couple Envision Food Trucks, Tap Room, Hotel at Railroad Avenue & Front Street
- OysterFest on BLT’s “You Won’t Want to Miss” List
- Port Angeles Man Faces Charges for Supergluing ATM Machines
- Salishan – Renowned Oregon Coast Resort Heading to the Auction Block
- City of Spokane Regrets Using Boulders to Move Homeless
Epiphany • \i-PIH-fun-ee\ • Noun: 1 capitalized : January 6
observed as a church festival in commemoration of the coming of the Magi as the
first manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles or in the Eastern Church in
commemoration of the baptism of Christ 2: an appearance or manifestation
especially of a divine being 3a (1): a usually sudden manifestation or
perception of the essential nature or meaning of something (2): an intuitive
grasp of reality through something (as an event) usually simple & striking
(3): an illuminating discovery b: a revealing scene or moment
“I have no Bulwer-Lyttonesque example sentences for this
word,” sighed the news digest editor. “Even this small realization could be
considered some sort of an epiphany,” he muttered, “but I doubt it”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Managers Work to Keep Bonneville Dam Going despite Fires
(Northwest Public Radio)
Florida Power & Light: Rebuilding after Hurricane Irma Could
Take Weeks (Utility Dive)
Change “May” to “Will” – Hurricane Irma May Cause Problems
for East Coast Energy Infrastructure (U-S Energy Information Administration)
Some of California’s Major Utilities Are Trying to Block the
Growth of Government-Owned Electricity Programs (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Oroville Dam: Lack of Technology Left Officials in the Dark during
Crisis (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Alaska Railbelt Utilities Seek Joint Transmission Company
(Associated Press)
U-S Department of Energy Grid Study Dominates FERC
Nomination Hearing (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Volatile Power Market Could Bring Budget Uncertainties to
BPA-Funded Basin Fish & Wildlife Program (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
NOAA Fisheries: Ocean Surveys Show Poor Conditions for
Columbia Basin Salmon (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Do Humans Have It Wrong? Treating Salmon as Commodity May
Threaten Their Wild Existence (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
First Nations Leaders Rally in Support of British Columbia
Salmon Farm Occupation (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Where Have the West’s Monarch Butterflies Gone? (Northwest
Public Radio)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Edison Bulbs Add an Old-Fashioned Comfort to Any Room
(Mashable)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Federal Audit Shows the Government Improperly Used Funds to
Help Plan for California's Proposed Massive Water Tunnel (Los Angeles Times,
CA)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Banned Pesticides from Illegal Pot Farms Seep into California
Water (Reuters)
Teen Marijuana Use Falls to 20-Year Low, Defying
Legalization Opponents’ Predictions (Washington Post)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Op/Ed: The Nature Conservancy Is Forging a New Coalition to
Push for Statewide Climate Policy (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
Washington State to Spend $ 1 Million
on Electric-Vehicle Charging Stations (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Canada’s Largest Radio Telescope
Unveiled in British Columbia (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Sun Firing Powerful Solar Flares
at Earth; Expect Auroral Delights (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
A Cybersecurity Breach at Equifax Left Pretty Much Everyone’s
Financial Data Vulnerable (Atlantic Magazine)
Comcast Is the Fastest Broadband ISP, T-Mobile Is the
Fastest Wireless Carrier, Ookla Says (PC World)
US Download Speeds Ranked 15th, Upload Speeds 24th
(Broadband Reports)
Google Will Kill Off Google Drive Completely by March 2018
(Consumerist)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Really Simple Syndication: News Digest Approved – Why RSS
Still Beats Facebook & Twitter for Tracking News (Gizmodo)
Benedict Cumberbatch Plays Thomas Edison in the New Trailer for
“The Current War” (Gizmodo)
#Fail – Mother! Director ‘Furious’ over Sydney Mural Bungle
(British Broadcasting Corporation)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
City of Shelton’s Commission to Council Measure Moves to
November Ballot (City of Shelton, WA)
DISASTER NEWS CENTRAL
Eagle Creek Fire Containment Level Reaches Seven Percent
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Montana Asks FEMA Head to Ease Wildfire Assistance Requests
(Associated Press)
Pacific Northwest Expected To Spend $343 Million Fighting
Wildfires (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
The U-S West Had a Snowy Winter, So Why the Fiery Summer? (KOIN-TV,
Portland, OR)
Mexico Hit by One of Biggest Quakes Ever, 15 Killed
(Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
Amazon Plans Second Headquarters, Opening a Bidding War
among Cities (NY Times)
Shelton Couple Envision Food Trucks, Tap Room, Hotel at
Railroad Avenue & Front Street (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
OysterFest on BLT’s “You Won’t Want to Miss” List (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
Port Angeles Man Faces Charges for Supergluing ATM Machines
(Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/crime/port-angeles-man-faces-charges-for-supergluing-atm-machines/
Salishan – Renowned Oregon Coast Resort Heading to the
Auction Block (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
City of Spokane Regrets Using Boulders to Move Homeless
(Associated Press)
WHAT’S BUGGING YOU – DIVERSIONS
Pro Surfer, 16, Dies Catching Wave during Hurricane Irma
Yuck or Yum? Swiss Offer Insect Burgers of Mealworm Larvae
Rube Goldberg Enterprise: Caught
Stealing – Let’s Marvel at the Deep Stupidity of the Red Sox’s Sign-Stealing
Scheme
Indiana Farmer Creates Corn Maze in
the Shape of Princess Leia
SONG OF THE DAY
NFL Films Music, Sam Spence – Over the Hill Gang, Autumn
Thunder
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