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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Breaching Snake River Dams Could Save Salmon & Orcas,
But Destroy Livelihoods (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
With Columbia River Treaty Set to Expire, Will There Be
Rough Waters Ahead? (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
Cryptocurrency Miners Go to Federal Court to Block ‘Crippling’
Electric Rate Hike (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
Avista Strikes Deal to Purchase Wind Energy from New
Facility in Washington State (Daily Energy Insider)
Measure in Olympia Would Boost Broadband’s Reach in
Underserved Communities, But Only Make a Dent (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Cryptocurrency Miners Go to Federal Court to
Block ‘Crippling’ Electric Rate Hike
2.
Mainzer Reports to Congress on Bonneville Power
Administration’s Competitiveness, Strategy
3.
Clallam PUD Tables Proposal for a Lower Opt-Out
Fee on Smart Meters
4.
Clark Public Utility Customers to Get Credit on
April Bill
5.
Pacific Gas & Electric Objects to Judge’s
Proposals to Prevent Wildfires
6.
Arizona: Navajo Nation Votes to End Efforts to
Purchase Coal-Fired Power Plant, Sealing the Facility’s Fate
7.
Georgia: Feds Reach Reaches Financial Close for
Additional Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant Loan Guarantees
8.
Power Sector Pushed Domestic U-S Natural Gas
Consumption to New Record In 2018
9.
Texas Boy Scouts’ Deaths Spur Power Line Safety
Legislation
10.
Philly Verizon Worker Suspended for Using Work
Equipment to Rescue Cat from Pole
11.
Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling Wants Back
into the Energy Business
12.
With Columbia River Treaty Set to Expire, Will
There Be Rough Waters Ahead?
13.
Montana: Lincoln County Residents Call for
Compensation in Revised Columbia River Treaty
14.
Breaching Snake River Dams Could Save Salmon
& Orcas, But Destroy Livelihoods
15.
Pacific Ocean Salmon Expedition Reports
Unexpected Findings
16.
Report: Ocean Conditions Appear to Be Heading in
Right Direction for Improving Salmon-Steelhead Runs
17.
Report on 2018 BPA Fish/Wildlife Costs Released
for Comment; $16.8 Billion Since 1981
18.
Fishery Science & Policy Manager Picked to
Lead Washington State’s Salmon Recovery Office
19.
Fish Managers Say Late Smelt Run Doesn’t Justify
Fishery
20.
Avista Strikes Deal to Purchase Wind Energy from
New Facility in Washington State
21.
Wind Turbines Coming to Tilikum Crossing
22.
Montana: Judge Temporarily Halts Construction on
Crazy Mountain Wind Project
23.
Measure in Olympia Would Boost Broadband’s Reach
in Underserved Communities, But Only Make a Dent
24.
Tacoma Public Utility Board to Negotiate
Contract with Rainier Connect
25.
Oregon: Better Rural Broadband Speed – Fiber
Optic Comes to Maupin
26.
Microsoft Slams FCC for Inaccurate Measures of
Broadband Availability
27.
Ending Bans on Public Broadband Deployment
28.
Norsk Hydro Recuperating from Cyberattack
29.
Op/Ed: New Trump Tech Czar Seeks ‘American
Dominance,’ Focus on 5G, Internet Access, Drones
30.
Everybody Wants Electric Vehicles Charging
Stations, But Barely Anyone Is Building Them
31.
What First Responders Don’t Know About Fiery
Electric Vehicles
32.
Washington State Gets an ‘F’ for Efforts to
Remove Lead from School Drinking Water
33.
Canadian Company Applies for Permit for
Exploratory Mining in Headwaters of Skagit River
34.
Spin Control: Senate Committee Airs Out a
Cap-&-Trade Proposal for Washington State
35.
Bingo & Bongs: More Seniors Seek Pot for
Age-Related Aches
36.
Tribes at Odds with California Officials Over
the Right to Sell Marijuana
37.
Going Electric: Cooking Schools in the First
Half of the 20th Century
38.
Who Was Garamond, Anyway? The History Behind
Five Classic Typefaces
39.
Here’s How Much Electricity Was Measured in One
Thundercloud
40.
FERC Commission: Coal Companies Join with Rick
Perry to Derail Trump Nominee
41.
FERC Chief of Staff Pugliese Steps Down
42.
Inslee Visits Portland Electrical Workers Union
to Talk Green Jobs
43.
Western Washington State Braces for Tough Year
of Wildfires
44.
As Pollen Levels Spike in Washington, Allergy
Experts Offer Tips for Relief
45.
Crowds Cheer on Wounded Kittitas Officer as He
Leaves Seattle Hospital
46.
Olympic Peninsula Not Best, Not Worst in Health
Rankings
47.
Portland to Clarkston Cruise: Luxury River
Cruise Ship ‘American Song’ Finds New Home on Columbia River
WORD OF THE DAY – THE HORRIBLE HAIKU EDITION
Concrete \CON-creet\
Noun – 1: a mass formed by concretion or coalescence of separate particles of
matter in one body 2: a hard strong building material made by mixing a
cementing material (such as portland cement) & a mineral aggregate (such as
sand & gravel) with sufficient water to cause the cement to set & bind
the entire mass 3: a waxy essence of flowers prepared by extraction &
evaporation & used in perfumery
Ribbons of
concrete
Connected to who
knows where
Welcome to Dallas
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Cryptocurrency Miners Go to Federal Court to
Block ‘Crippling’ Electric Rate Hike (KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
2.
Mainzer Reports to Congress on Bonneville Power
Administration’s Competitiveness, Strategy (Bonneville Power Administration)
3.
Clallam PUD Tables Proposal for a Lower Opt-Out
Fee on Smart Meters (Sequim Gazette, WA)
4.
Clark Public Utility Customers to Get Credit on
April Bill (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
5.
Pacific Gas & Electric Objects to Judge’s
Proposals to Prevent Wildfires (Associated Press)
6.
Arizona: Navajo Nation Votes to End Efforts to Purchase
Coal-Fired Power Plant, Sealing the Facility’s Fate (Arizona Republic, Phoenix)
7.
Georgia: Feds Reach Reaches Financial Close for
Additional Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant Loan Guarantees (American Public Power
Association)
8.
Power Sector Pushed Domestic U-S Natural Gas
Consumption to New Record In 2018 (U.S. Energy Information Administration)
9.
Texas Boy Scouts’ Deaths Spur Power Line Safety
Legislation (KXAS-TV, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX)
10. Philly
Verizon Worker Suspended for Using Work Equipment to Rescue Cat from Pole (The
Epoch Times)
11. Former
Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling Wants Back into the Energy Business (CNBC)
TRUSTING IN THE TREATY
12. With
Columbia River Treaty Set to Expire, Will There Be Rough Waters Ahead? (Idaho
Statesman, Boise)
13. Montana:
Lincoln County Residents Call for Compensation in Revised Columbia River Treaty
(The Missoulian, MT)
FISH & WILDLIFE
14. Breaching
Snake River Dams Could Save Salmon & Orcas, But Destroy Livelihoods
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
15. Pacific
Ocean Salmon Expedition Reports Unexpected Findings (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA
– Paywall Advisory)
16. Report:
Ocean Conditions Appear to Be Heading in Right Direction for Improving
Salmon-Steelhead Runs (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
17. Report
on 2018 BPA Fish/Wildlife Costs Released for Comment; $16.8 Billion Since 1981
(Columbia Basin Bulletin)
18. Fishery
Science & Policy Manager Picked to Lead Washington State’s Salmon Recovery
Office (South Sound Business)
19. Fish
Managers Say Late Smelt Run Doesn’t Justify Fishery (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
20. Avista
Strikes Deal to Purchase Wind Energy from New Facility in Washington State
(Daily Energy Insider)
21. Wind
Turbines Coming to Tilikum Crossing (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
22. Montana:
Judge Temporarily Halts Construction on Crazy Mountain Wind Project (Livingston
Enterprise, MT)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
23. Measure
in Olympia Would Boost Broadband’s Reach in Underserved Communities, But Only
Make a Dent (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
24. Tacoma
Public Utility Board to Negotiate Contract with Rainier Connect (South Sound
Business)
25. Oregon:
Better Rural Broadband Speed – Fiber Optic Comes to Maupin (Hood River News,
OR)
26. Microsoft
Slams FCC for Inaccurate Measures of Broadband Availability (MeriTalk)
27. Ending
Bans on Public Broadband Deployment (Pots & Pans)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
28. Norsk
Hydro Recuperating from Cyberattack (Renewable Energy World)
https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2019/03/norsk-hydro-recuperating-from-cyberattack.html
29. Op/Ed:
New Trump Tech Czar Seeks ‘American Dominance,’ Focus on 5G, Internet Access,
Drones (Washington Examiner)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
30. Everybody
Wants Electric Vehicles Charging Stations, But Barely Anyone Is Building Them (Fast
Company)
31. What
First Responders Don’t Know About Fiery Electric Vehicles (Bloomberg News)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
32. Washington
State Gets an ‘F’ for Efforts to Remove Lead from School Drinking Water (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
33. Canadian
Company Applies for Permit for Exploratory Mining in Headwaters of Skagit River
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
34. Spin
Control: Senate Committee Airs Out a Cap-&-Trade Proposal for Washington
State (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
35. Bingo
& Bongs: More Seniors Seek Pot for Age-Related Aches (Associated Press)
36. Tribes
at Odds with California Officials Over the Right to Sell Marijuana (Washington
Post)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
37. Going
Electric: Cooking Schools in the First Half of the 20th Century (Thurston
Talks, Olympia, WA)
38. Who
Was Garamond, Anyway? The History Behind Five Classic Typefaces (Fast Company)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
39. Here’s
How Much Electricity Was Measured in One Thundercloud (The Weather Network)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
40. FERC
Commission: Coal Companies Join with Rick Perry to Derail Trump Nominee
(Politico)
41. FERC
Chief of Staff Pugliese Steps Down (Utility Dive)
42. Inslee
Visits Portland Electrical Workers Union to Talk Green Jobs (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
GENERAL NEWS
43. Western
Washington State Braces for Tough Year of Wildfires (KIRO Broadcasting,
Seattle, WA)
44. As
Pollen Levels Spike in Washington, Allergy Experts Offer Tips for Relief
(KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
45. Crowds
Cheer on Wounded Kittitas Officer as He Leaves Seattle Hospital (Yakima Herald
Republic, WA)
46. Olympic
Peninsula Not Best, Not Worst in Health Rankings (Peninsula Daily News, Port
Angeles, WA)
47. Portland
to Clarkston Cruise: Luxury River Cruise Ship ‘American Song’ Finds New Home on
Columbia River (Oregonian, Portland)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
There Is Only One Perfect NCAA Tournament Bracket Left
Entering Sweet 16
Forget Lost Productivity, March Madness Provides Huge
Benefits to Office Morale & Motivation, Study Finds
Shoppers Get Drunk, Go Online, And Spend Money on Amazon “…roughly
$48 billion on drunken purchases every year…”
Uri Geller Urges Mass-Telepathy Against Brexit
SONG OF THE DAY
Willie Nelson – Waltz Across Texas
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