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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Maria Hits Puerto Rico Energy Infrastructure Hard (Politico)
International Trade Commission Finds Injury to US Solar Manufacturers, Sending Tariff Decision to Trump (Utility Dive)
Puget Sound Energy Settlement Paves Way to Close Older Units at Coal-Fired Power Plant (Associated Press)
Decision Expected Soon on Grant PUD Fiber Expansion (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Editorial: Uh-Oh – Dueling Washington State Carbon Initiatives (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Maria Hits Puerto Rico Energy Infrastructure Hard
- Puerto Rico Dam Bursts in Wake of Hurricane Maria
- Class Action Lawsuit Targets Florida Power & Light, Hurricane Irma Recovery
- Puget Sound Energy Settlement Paves Way to Close Older Units at Coal-Fired Power Plant
- State of Idaho Approves New Transmission Line from Hailey to Ketchum
- Cowlitz PUD Slates Hearing on Power Rate Increase
- Belfair Woman Protests Mason PUD 3 Meters
- Video: Protestors Spread Out across Puget Sound Energy Offices
- British Columbia Utilities Regulator Raises Questions about Peace River Dam in New Report
- Jackson County Transformer Manufacturer Will Lay Off 110
- Trump May Not Get His Wall, But He May Make Dams Great Again
- Salmon Run Rolls into Rivers – Catch in Columbia Tributaries Starts to Pick Up
- Biologists Tell Northwest Power and Conservation Council That Sea Lion Predation Puts Willamette Winter Steelhead at Extinction Risk
- Illegal Gillnetters Busted on Deschutes River with 85 Chinook Salmon (sic)
- Escaped Atlantic Salmon Continue to be Caught – WDFW Says Fish Not Expected to Establish Themselves
- Judge OKs Lawsuit Seeking Better Protection of Puget Sound
- Puget Sound Partnership – State of the Sound Report
- International Trade Commission Finds Injury to US Solar Manufacturers, Sending Tariff Decision to Trump
- Oregon: Upgrading Technology Reduces Dyno Nobel's Electric Usage
- Should Washington Allow Home Grows of Recreational Pot?
- Marijuana Industry Looks to Get More Women, Minorities in the Pot Business
- Editorial: Uh-Oh – Dueling Washington State Carbon Initiatives
- States Supporting Paris Climate Deal Claim Status as Third-Largest Economy
- Toilet Paper Power: How Used Bathroom Tissue (Yuck) Could Generate Electricity
- Decision Expected Soon on Grant PUD Fiber Expansion
- Marysville-Arlington Fiber-Optic Link Planned By Comcast
- Verizon Abandoning 8,500 Rural Customers Is Proof that Wireless Is Not Broadband
- Your Internet Isn’t Getting Any Faster – The Government Might Soon Call It ‘High-Speed’ Anyway
- FCC Op/Ed: Expanded Broadband Can Help Combat Rural Flight
- Facebook to Turn Over Russian-Linked Ads to Congress
- Facebook’s Frankenstein Moment
- Product Evangelism: How to Evangelize and Create Advocates
- Washington State Sen. Dino Rossi Says He’s Running for 8th District Seat to Replace Rep. Reichert
- Strong Economy Takes State Revenue Forecast Up $288 Million
- Mason County Officials Lift Burn Ban
- Budget Conflicts Plague Mason County
- Brinnon Man Sentenced for Trafficking Narwhale Tusks
- Montana Wildfires Reignite Logging Debate
- Stepping Out After a Day and Night of Fear, Puerto Ricans Find an Island in Tatters
- NOAA Pegs La Nina at 55-60 Percent for Coming Months; Could Mean Colder, Wetter than Normal
WORD OF THE DAY – THE HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION
Holus-bolus ● \hoh-lus-BOH-lus\ ● Adverb – All at once
POTUS news presser
The holus bolus shouting
Sound, Fury, Nothing
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Maria Hits Puerto Rico Energy Infrastructure Hard (Politico)
Puerto Rico Dam Bursts in Wake of Hurricane Maria (British Broadcasting Corporation)
Class Action Lawsuit Targets Florida Power & Light, Hurricane Irma Recovery (Utility Dive)
Puget Sound Energy Settlement Paves Way to Close Older Units at Coal-Fired Power Plant (Associated Press)
State of Idaho Approves New Transmission Line from Hailey to Ketchum (Idaho Mountain Express, Ketchum, ID)
Cowlitz PUD Slates Hearing on Power Rate Increase (Longview Daily News, WA)
Belfair Woman Protests Mason PUD 3 Meters (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Video: Protestors Spread Out across Puget Sound Energy Offices (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
British Columbia Utilities Regulator Raises Questions about Peace River Dam in New Report (Globe & Mail, Canada)
Jackson County Transformer Manufacturer Will Lay Off 110 (Oregonian, Portland)
Trump May Not Get His Wall, But He May Make Dams Great Again (Forbes Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Salmon Run Rolls into Rivers – Catch in Columbia Tributaries Starts to Pick Up (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Biologists Tell Northwest Power and Conservation Council That Sea Lion Predation Puts Willamette Winter Steelhead at Extinction Risk (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Illegal Gillnetters Busted on Deschutes River with 85 Chinook Salmon (sic) (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Escaped Atlantic Salmon Continue to be Caught – WDFW Says Fish Not Expected to Establish Themselves (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Judge OKs Lawsuit Seeking Better Protection of Puget Sound (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Puget Sound Partnership – State of the Sound Report (Northwest Public Radio)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
International Trade Commission Finds Injury to US Solar Manufacturers, Sending Tariff Decision to Trump (Utility Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Oregon: Upgrading Technology Reduces Dyno Nobel's Electric Usage (St Helens Chronicle, OR)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Should Washington Allow Home Grows of Recreational Pot? (Northwest Public Radio)
Marijuana Industry Looks to Get More Women, Minorities in the Pot Business (Washington Post)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Editorial: Uh-Oh – Dueling Washington State Carbon Initiatives (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
States Supporting Paris Climate Deal Claim Status as Third-Largest Economy (Washington Examiner)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
Toilet Paper Power: How Used Bathroom Tissue (Yuck) Could Generate Electricity (Live Science)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Decision Expected Soon on Grant PUD Fiber Expansion (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Marysville-Arlington Fiber-Optic Link Planned By Comcast (Everett Herald, WA)
Verizon Abandoning 8,500 Rural Customers Is Proof that Wireless Is Not Broadband (Motherboard)
Your Internet Isn’t Getting Any Faster – The Government Might Soon Call It ‘High-Speed’ Anyway (Washington Post)
FCC Op/Ed: Expanded Broadband Can Help Combat Rural Flight (Wichita Eagle, KS)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Facebook to Turn Over Russian-Linked Ads to Congress (NY Times)
Facebook’s Frankenstein Moment (NY Times)
Product Evangelism: How to Evangelize and Create Advocates (Social Media Examiner)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Washington State Sen. Dino Rossi Says He’s Running for 8th District Seat to Replace Rep. Reichert (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Strong Economy Takes State Revenue Forecast Up $288 Million (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
Mason County Officials Lift Burn Ban (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Budget Conflicts Plague Mason County (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Brinnon Man Sentenced for Trafficking Narwhale Tusks (Associated Press)
Montana Wildfires Reignite Logging Debate (National Public Radio)
Stepping Out After a Day and Night of Fear, Puerto Ricans Find an Island in Tatters (NY Times)
NOAA Pegs La Nina at 55-60 Percent for Coming Months; Could Mean Colder, Wetter than Normal (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
FIRST DAY OF ATUMN – DIVERSIONS
Indian Summer: What, Why, And When
These Adorable Goats Are Helping to Restore Brooklyn’s Last Natural Forest
Silly Rabbit: General Mills Bringing Back “Vibrant” Trix, Including Artificial Flavors & Colors
Charmin Offers a Year Supply of Toilet Paper to the 'Mad Pooper' If She Turns Herself In
SONG OF THE DAY
Poco – Indian Summer
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