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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Seattle City Light CEO Addresses Destruction
Caused by Fallen Power Lines (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
Washington State Lawmakers Pass on Whale-Watching
Ban Aimed at Helping Orcas (Crosscut Seattle)
Montana Judge Rules Public Service Commission
Intentionally Set PURPA Rates to Kill Solar Projects (Utility Dive)
Washington State Considers New Broadband Program
to Expand Internet Access to Underserved Communities (Geekwire)
Mason Sheriff’s Office Seeks Soldier Lost Near
High Steel Bridge (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Seattle City Light CEO Addresses Destruction
Caused by Fallen Power Lines
2.
Couple Survives Power Line Pole Impaling SUV in
Seattle
3.
Op/Ed: Colstrip Transmission System Is Vital
4.
Pacific Gas & Electric’s New CEO Brings
Experience from a Highly Political Management Job, Tennessee Valley Authority
5.
Bill Johnson Leaves Leaner, Greener Utility, But
Critics Say He Took the Public Out of Tennessee Valley Authority
6.
Arizona Public Service Company to Try to Switch
Coal Power Plant to Wood
7.
Washington State Lawmakers Pass on
Whale-Watching Ban Aimed at Helping Orcas
8.
The Last Generation: Southern Resident Orcas in
Danger of Extinction
9.
Op/Ed: More Hatchery Fish Needed
10.
Editorial: Revisit Fisheries Study to Save Orcas
11.
How Big Should a Clam Get? Maine Eyes New
Harvest Rules
12.
Russia Says It Will Try to Free Almost 100
Whales Held in ‘Jail’
13.
Montana Judge Rules Public Service Commission
Intentionally Set PURPA Rates to Kill Solar Projects
14.
Researchers in Sequim Studying How New Energy
Technology Could Impact Fish
15.
Missoula Becomes First City in Montana to Commit
to 100% Renewable Energy
16.
The Easy Way to Create a Smart Home
17.
Washington State Considers New Broadband Program
to Expand Internet Access to Underserved Communities
18.
Verizon to Retire Copper Networks
19.
Hoods Canal Communications VP & GM to
Testify in Washington, D.C. on Broadband Mapping Challenges & Solutions
20.
In a First for New Hampshire, A Small Town Is
Paying to Get Fiber-To-The-Home Broadband for All
21.
USDA ReConnect Broadband Funding Program Will
Begin Accepting Applications April 23
22.
Access Broadband Act Reintroduced in Congress
23.
This Montana County Wants to Crimp Bitcoin to
Save the Earth
24.
Cryptocurrency Firm Owners Fight Suit That
Alleges They Perpetrated a $30 Million Fraud
25.
Proposed Peshastin Water District & Chelan
PUD Merger Topic of Wednesday Meeting
26.
Oregon Snowpack Is Above Average Overall
27.
Ecology Finds 15 Old Transformers on Former
Tumwater Brewery Site — Oil Samples Taken
28.
Melting Glaciers, Rising Seas: 9 Trillion Tons
of Ice Thawed in Last 50 Years
29.
White House Will Promote Carbon Capture
Technology in Climate Change Fight
30.
Blamed for Climate Change, Oil Companies Invest
in Carbon Removal
31.
How Bauhaus Redefined What Design Could Do for
Society
32.
Washington State Democrats Vote to Use a
Presidential Primary — Not Caucuses — To Choose a 2020 Nominee
33.
Tim Eyman Loses in Court, Faces Possible
Lifetime Ban on Managing Political Finances
34.
A Washington State Senator Praised the Cambodian
Government Last Year. Then It Gave Him a $500,000 Lobbying Contract.
35.
Cyberattack Diverts Almost $500,000 Out of City
of Tallahassee Payroll Account
36.
Mason Sheriff’s Office Seeks Soldier Lost Near
High Steel Bridge
37.
Weapons & Explosives Found at Shelton Home
38.
Boeing’s 737 Production Cut Hits Its Shares
& Those of Suppliers
39.
Hanford: Trump Officials Blamed for Slowing Down
Nuke Site Cleanup
40.
Washington State Dept of Corrections to Change
Policy & Allow Used Books for Prisoners
WORD OF THE DAY
Petal \PET-ull\ Noun – One of the modified often
brightly colored leaves of the corolla of a flower
A tree’s sweet spring tears
Spent blossoms, swirling like snow
Drifts of pink petals
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Seattle City Light CEO Addresses Destruction
Caused by Fallen Power Lines (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
2.
Couple Survives Power Line Pole Impaling SUV in
Seattle (Associated Press)
3.
Op/Ed: Colstrip Transmission System Is Vital
(Montana Standard, Butte)
4.
Pacific Gas & Electric’s New CEO Brings
Experience from a Highly Political Management Job, Tennessee Valley Authority
(Washington Post)
5.
Bill Johnson Leaves Leaner, Greener Utility, But
Critics Say He Took the Public Out of Tennessee Valley Authority (Chattanooga
Times Free Press, TN)
6.
Arizona Public Service Company to Try to Switch
Coal Power Plant to Wood (Associated Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
7.
Washington State Lawmakers Pass on
Whale-Watching Ban Aimed at Helping Orcas (Crosscut Seattle)
8.
The Last Generation: Southern Resident Orcas in
Danger of Extinction (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
9.
Op/Ed: More Hatchery Fish Needed (The Chronicle,
Centralia, WA)
10. Editorial:
Revisit Fisheries Study to Save Orcas (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
11. How
Big Should a Clam Get? Maine Eyes New Harvest Rules (Associated Press)
12. Russia
Says It Will Try to Free Almost 100 Whales Held in ‘Jail’ (NY Times)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
13. Montana
Judge Rules Public Service Commission Intentionally Set PURPA Rates to Kill
Solar Projects (Utility Dive)
14. Researchers
in Sequim Studying How New Energy Technology Could Impact Fish (KING-TV,
Seattle, WA)
15. Missoula
Becomes First City in Montana to Commit to 100% Renewable Energy (KTMF TV,
Missoula, MT)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
16. The
Easy Way to Create a Smart Home (NY Times)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
17. Washington
State Considers New Broadband Program to Expand Internet Access to Underserved
Communities (Geekwire)
18. Verizon
to Retire Copper Networks (Pots & Pans)
19. Hoods
Canal Communications VP & GM to Testify in Washington, D.C. on Broadband
Mapping Challenges & Solutions (Hood Canal Communications)
20. In
a First for New Hampshire, A Small Town Is Paying to Get Fiber-To-The-Home
Broadband for All (Concord Monitor, NH)
https://www.concordmonitor.com/broadband-municiplnh-24371898
https://www.concordmonitor.com/broadband-municiplnh-24371898
21. USDA
ReConnect Broadband Funding Program Will Begin Accepting Applications April 23 (Telecompetitor)
22. Access
Broadband Act Reintroduced in Congress (MeriTalk)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
23. This
Montana County Wants to Crimp Bitcoin to Save the Earth (Wired Magazine)
24. Cryptocurrency
Firm Owners Fight Suit That Alleges They Perpetrated a $30 Million Fraud
(Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
25. Proposed
Peshastin Water District & Chelan PUD Merger Topic of Wednesday Meeting
(KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
26. Oregon
Snowpack Is Above Average Overall (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
27. Ecology
Finds 15 Old Transformers on Former Tumwater Brewery Site — Oil Samples Taken
(KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
28. Melting
Glaciers, Rising Seas: 9 Trillion Tons of Ice Thawed in Last 50 Years
(Courthouse News Service)
29. White
House Will Promote Carbon Capture Technology in Climate Change Fight
(McClatchy, DC)
30. Blamed
for Climate Change, Oil Companies Invest in Carbon Removal (NY Times)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
31. How
Bauhaus Redefined What Design Could Do for Society (NY Times)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
32. Washington
State Democrats Vote to Use a Presidential Primary — Not Caucuses — To Choose a
2020 Nominee (Crosscut Seattle)
33. Tim
Eyman Loses in Court, Faces Possible Lifetime Ban on Managing Political
Finances (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
34. A
Washington State Senator Praised the Cambodian Government Last Year. Then It
Gave Him a $500,000 Lobbying Contract. (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
35. Cyberattack
Diverts Almost $500,000 Out of City of Tallahassee Payroll Account (USA Today)
GENERAL NEWS
36. Mason
Sheriff’s Office Seeks Soldier Lost Near High Steel Bridge (KMAS Radio, Shelton,
WA)
37. Weapons
& Explosives Found at Shelton Home (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
38. Boeing’s
737 Production Cut Hits Its Shares & Those of Suppliers (Reuters)
39. Hanford:
Trump Officials Blamed for Slowing Down Nuke Site Cleanup (Associated Press)
40. Washington
State Dept of Corrections to Change Policy & Allow Used Books for Prisoners
(KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
TIPTOE THROUGH THE TULIPS – DIVERSIONS
‘Poop Smart’ If You Visit the Skagit Valley Tulips
This Season
A Suspected Rhino Poacher Was Killed by an
Elephant - Then Eaten by Lions, Authorities Say
Gasoline Poured on Baseball Field, Set on Fire to ‘Dry
the Field Quicker’
No Kidding: Woman Pulled Over Had Baby Goat on Lap
SONG OF THE DAY
Bruce Springsteen - I’m on Fire
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