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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Electric Bills Could Rise Due to Columbia River Spills
(Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Energy Secretary Promises Walden Not to Privatize Bonneville
Power Administration (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)
Idaho Regulators Accept Rocky Mountain Power’s Planned Shift
from Coal to Renewables (Utility Dive)
CenturyLink to FCC: Allow Fiber Overlashing on Poles to
Accelerate Broadband Deployment (Fierce Telecom)
Three Vast ‘Holes’ Just Appeared on the Sun—and They’re
Bombarding Earth with Geomagnetic Storms (Newsweek)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Energy Secretary Promises Walden Not to Privatize Bonneville Power Administration
- Libby Dam Tribal Prehistoric Artifacts Still in Limbo
- California Winds Die Down after Toppling Trees, Power Lines
- Mason’s PUD 3 Considers New Fee Increases
- Former Jefferson PUD CAB Member to Run for Commission Seat
- U-S Energy Secretary: Emergency Order for Coal, Nukes Is ‘Exactly What Has to Happen’
- Record U-S Natural Gas Production: The Good News & Bad News
- Electric Bills Could Rise Due to Columbia River Spills
- Fish Council OKs Sharp Cut in Sport Chinook Harvest Off Washington State Coast
- Idaho Regulators Accept Rocky Mountain Power’s Planned Shift from Coal to Renewables
- Lawsuits Filed against Los Angeles County, Lenders over Green Energy Program
- Palo Verde Nuclear Plant Could Close If Renewable-Energy Measure Passes, APS Says
- Utilities, Grid Operators Tell FERC They Need Real-Time Data to Better Manage Distributed Energy Resources
- How Much Are Tariffs Holding Solar Back?
- Companies Like Google & Apple Are Funding Enough New U-S Renewable Energy to Power Iceland
- CenturyLink to FCC: Allow Fiber Overlashing on Poles to Accelerate Broadband Deployment
- Oregon: Detroit Lake Expected to Reach ‘Full Pool’ for Summer
- Facebook Takes the Punches While Rest of Silicon Valley Ducks
- Now Even Comcast Wants to Netflix & Chill
- Bless This Designer for Remaking Famous Logos to Teach Us Which Fonts They Use
- How to Make Your Brand Design Flourish with a Human Touch
- Camel-Smoking Ex-House Speaker Boehner Joins Cannabis Company
- Three Vast ‘Holes’ Just Appeared on the Sun—and They’re Bombarding Earth with Geomagnetic Storms
- Insect Farms Emerge as an Alternate Source of Protein
- Seattle Taxes Ranked Most Unfair in Washington
- Tech Billionaire Says His Plan to Break Up California Ready for Voters
- Former U-S Sen. John Melcher of Montana Dies at 93
- Hunger Strike at Washington State Prison in Walla Walla Ends after Six Days
- Kitsap County Flu Season Not Over Just Yet
- Radioactive Sludge Barrel Ruptures at Idaho Nuclear Site
- Publishers Worry about Pricier Newsprint
- Is This an Unusually Poor Spring in the Pacific Northwest?
- Oberto to Get a Canadian Accent: 100-Year-Old Beef Jerky Company Sold to Premium Brands
Today is National Thomas Jefferson Day.
When angry, count to ten before you speak. If very angry,
count to ten.
Jefferson’s 10 Rules for a Good Life
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Energy Secretary Promises Walden Not to Privatize Bonneville
Power Administration (KTVZ-TV, Bend, OR)
Libby Dam Tribal Prehistoric Artifacts Still in Limbo
(Char-Koosta News, Pablo, MT)
California Winds Die Down after Toppling Trees, Power Lines (Associated
Press)
Mason’s PUD 3 Considers New Fee Increases (Kitsap Sun,
Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Former Jefferson PUD CAB Member to Run for Commission Seat
(Port Townsend Leader, WA)
U-S Energy Secretary: Emergency Order for Coal, Nukes Is ‘Exactly
What Has to Happen’ (Utility Dive)
Record U-S Natural Gas Production: The Good News & Bad
News (Forbes Magazine)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Electric Bills Could Rise Due to Columbia River Spills
(Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Fish Council OKs Sharp Cut in Sport Chinook Harvest Off
Washington State Coast (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Idaho Regulators Accept Rocky Mountain Power’s Planned Shift
from Coal to Renewables (Utility Dive)
Lawsuits Filed against Los Angeles County, Lenders over
Green Energy Program (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Palo Verde Nuclear Plant Could Close If Renewable-Energy
Measure Passes, APS Says (Arizona Republic, Phoenix)
Utilities, Grid Operators Tell FERC They Need Real-Time Data
to Better Manage Distributed Energy Resources (Green Tech Media)
How Much Are Tariffs Holding Solar Back? (Utility Dive)
Companies Like Google & Apple Are Funding Enough New U-S
Renewable Energy to Power Iceland (CNBC)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CenturyLink to FCC: Allow Fiber Overlashing on Poles to
Accelerate Broadband Deployment (Fierce Telecom)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Oregon: Detroit Lake Expected to Reach ‘Full Pool’ for Summer
(KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
Facebook Takes the Punches While Rest of Silicon Valley
Ducks (NY Times)
Now Even Comcast Wants to Netflix & Chill (Washington
Post)
Bless This Designer for Remaking Famous Logos to Teach Us
Which Fonts They Use (AdWeek)
How to Make Your Brand Design Flourish with a Human Touch
(AdWeek)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Camel-Smoking Ex-House Speaker Boehner Joins Cannabis
Company (Associated Press)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
Three Vast ‘Holes’ Just Appeared on the Sun—and They’re
Bombarding Earth with Geomagnetic Storms (Newsweek)
Insect Farms Emerge as an Alternate Source of Protein (Christian
Science Monitor)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Seattle Taxes Ranked Most Unfair in Washington – A state
among the harshest on the poor nationwide (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
Tech Billionaire Says His Plan to Break Up California Ready
for Voters (Reuters)
Former U-S Sen. John Melcher of Montana Dies at 93 (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Hunger Strike at Washington State Prison in Walla Walla Ends
after Six Days (Associated Press)
Kitsap County Flu Season Not Over Just Yet (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
Radioactive Sludge Barrel Ruptures at Idaho Nuclear Site
(Associated Press)
Publishers Worry about Pricier Newsprint (Associated Press)
Is This an Unusually Poor Spring in the Pacific Northwest?
(Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
Oberto to Get a Canadian Accent: 100-Year-Old Beef Jerky
Company Sold to Premium Brands (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
This High School Is Banning Homework & Tests to ‘Reduce
Stress’
Mother’s Obituary Helps Officers Nab 1981 Prison Escapee
Threat of Closure Spurs Surge in Sales for Necco Wafers
Booze Not So Great for the Heart After All, Study Says
SONG OF THE DAY
The Archies (Jeff Barry & Andy Kim) – Sugar Sugar
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