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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
New Agreements Will Deliver Clean Bonneville Power
Administration Power to Portland General Electric Customers (Bonneville Power
Administration)
Energy Northwest CEO Picked to Bring New Nuclear Reactors in
Abu Dhabi Online (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Salt Lake City Removes Electric Vehicle Charging Fees to
Encourage Use (Utility Dive)
Recycled Water from Sewers Coming to California Taps (SF
Chronicle)
The Grim Conclusions of the Largest-Ever Study of Fake News
(Atlantic Magazine)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- New Agreements Will Deliver Clean Bonneville Power Administration Power to Portland General Electric Customers
- Energy Northwest CEO Picked to Bring New Nuclear Reactors in Abu Dhabi Online
- Kittitas PUD Raises Electric Rates
- New Jefferson PUD Manager Expected to Start in April
- From Nuclear Ships to Bonneville Power Administration Electrical Engineer
- Op/Ed: The Next Standing Rock? A Pipeline Battle Looms in Oregon
- Sweetheart Deal for Hydro Gets Cold Shoulder from State of Alaska
- Goodbye Yucca? Feds to Review New Mexico Nuclear Waste Storage Proposal
- Canada Approves Disputed Northern Pass Transmission Line
- DOE Pushing Small Modular Coal Plant Development
- EIA Updates Layers to U-S Energy Mapping System
- Meetings Planned on Mountain Goat Relocation from Olympic National Park
- British Columbia Government ‘Very Interested’ in Moving Open-Net Fish Farms onto Land, Minister Says
- U-S Lifts Ban on Elephant & Lion Trophies (NY Times)
- Solar Coalition Set to Unveil $700 Million of Projects
- Cable’s Top Lobbyist Declares Net Neutrality ‘Irrelevant’
- Salt Lake City Removes Electric Vehicle Charging Fees to Encourage Use
- Recycled Water from Sewers Coming to California Taps
- Appeals Court Rejects Trump Administration Push to Shut Down Kids’ Climate Change Lawsuit
- President Trump Official Said Scientists Went ‘Outside Their Wheelhouse’ by Writing Climate Change ‘Dramatically’ Shrunk Montana Glaciers
- The Grim Conclusions of the Largest-Ever Study of Fake News
- 3 Ways Social Media Customer Service Impacts the Bottom Line
- How the Selfie Conquered the World
- Your Smart Home Is Spying on You. Here’s How to Spy Back.
- U-S Forest Service Chief Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Accusations
- Loud Boom, Bright Flash in Sky Reported over Western Washington State
- State Patrol Says 3 Dead In Hit-&-Run DUI Crash on I-5 in Lakewood
- Input Sought on North Mason Log Yard/SR-3 Intersection
- January Unemployment Falls in Mason, Thurston Counties
- Snow Storm Pounds U-S Northeast, Closing Schools, Snarling Commutes
- International Women’s Day 2018: Beyond #MeToo, with Pride, Protests & Pressure
- Idaho Potatoes Set Record for Production Value Last
- Clocks Roll Forward Sunday – How Daylight Savings Time Came To Be
Lingua Franca • \LING-gwa FRANK-wa\ • Noun: 1: often
capitalized: a common language consisting of Italian mixed with French,
Spanish, Greek, and Arabic that was formerly spoken in Mediterranean ports 2:
any of various languages used as common or commercial tongues among peoples of
diverse speech 3: something resembling a common language.
Derwood loudly proclaimed that English was the lingua franca
of North America. “It’s not English,” sniffed Nigel. “It’s American.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
New Agreements Will Deliver Clean Bonneville Power Administration
Power to Portland General Electric Customers (Bonneville Power Administration)
Energy Northwest CEO Picked to Bring New Nuclear Reactors in
Abu Dhabi Online (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Kittitas PUD Raises Electric Rates (Ellensburg Daily Record,
WA)
New Jefferson PUD Manager Expected to Start in April (Peninsula
Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
From Nuclear Ships to Bonneville Power Administration Electrical
Engineer (Bonneville Power Administration)
Op/Ed: The Next Standing Rock? A Pipeline Battle Looms in
Oregon (NY Times)
Sweetheart Deal for Hydro Gets Cold Shoulder from State of
Alaska (Renewable Energy World)
Goodbye Yucca? Feds to Review New Mexico Nuclear Waste
Storage Proposal (Utility Dive)
Canada Approves Disputed Northern Pass Transmission Line
(Utility Dive)
DOE Pushing Small Modular Coal Plant Development (Utility
Dive)
EIA Updates Layers to U-S Energy Mapping System (U-S Energy
Information Administration)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Meetings Planned on Mountain Goat Relocation from Olympic
National Park (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
British Columbia Government ‘Very Interested’ in Moving
Open-Net Fish Farms onto Land, Minister Says (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
U-S Lifts Ban on Elephant & Lion Trophies (NY Times)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Solar Coalition Set to Unveil $700 Million of Projects (Bloomberg
News)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Cable’s Top Lobbyist Declares Net Neutrality ‘Irrelevant’
(Broadband Reports)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
Salt Lake City Removes Electric Vehicle Charging Fees to
Encourage Use (Utility Dive)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Recycled Water from Sewers Coming to California Taps (SF
Chronicle)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Appeals Court Rejects Trump Administration Push to Shut Down
Kids’ Climate Change Lawsuit (Washington Examiner)
President Trump Official Said Scientists Went ‘Outside Their
Wheelhouse’ by Writing Climate Change ‘Dramatically’ Shrunk Montana Glaciers (Washington
Post)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
The Grim Conclusions of the Largest-Ever Study of Fake News (Atlantic
Magazine)
3 Ways Social Media Customer Service Impacts the Bottom Line
(AdWeek)
How the Selfie Conquered the World (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
Your Smart Home Is Spying on You. Here’s How to Spy Back.
(Gizmodo)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
U-S Forest Service Chief Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct
Accusations (Reuters)
GENERAL NEWS
Loud Boom, Bright Flash in Sky Reported over Western
Washington State (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
State Patrol Says 3 Dead In Hit-&-Run DUI Crash on I-5 in
Lakewood (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
Input Sought on North Mason Log Yard/SR-3 Intersection
(Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
January Unemployment Falls in Mason, Thurston Counties (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
Snow Storm Pounds U-S Northeast, Closing Schools, Snarling
Commutes (Reuters)
International Women’s Day 2018: Beyond #MeToo, with Pride,
Protests & Pressure (NY Times)
Idaho Potatoes Set Record for Production Value Last Year (Associated
Press)
Clocks Roll Forward Sunday – How Daylight Savings Time Came
To Be (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
National Park Scented Candles Are Here for People Who Love the
Great Indoors
Congratulations Everybody – ‘Dumpster Fire’ Is Now a
Dictionary Entry. Here’s Why
New Jersey Teacher Struck by Lightning While Dismissing
Students amid Nor’easter
Bones Found on South Pacific Island ‘99 Percent’ Likely to
Be Amelia Earhart’s, Researcher Says
SONG OF THE DAY
Ferde Grofe – Grand Canyon Suite, Cloudburst
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