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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Eco-Groups Sue Feds, Allege That Glen Canyon Dam Plan
Ignores Climate Change (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)
Celebrating the Sockeye Return in the Okanagan “…60,000
sockeye will return to the Columbia River with 45,000 to 51,000 sockeye heading
to the Okanagan…” (Penticton Western News, BC)
Lewis County: Progress Is Continuing on the Skookumchuck
Wind Energy Project (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
A Look Inside Oregon’s Only Coal-Fired Electric Plant Before
It Closes Next Year (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
City of Shelton Takes Steps on Library Hill Trail (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Eco-Groups Sue Feds, Allege That Glen Canyon Dam
Plan Ignores Climate Change
2.
A Look Inside Oregon’s Only Coal-Fired Electric
Plant Before It Closes Next Year
3.
Three State Commissions, including Oregon,
Upending the Way Utilities Do Business
4.
Jefferson County PUD Adds to Staff
5.
Celebrating the Sockeye Return in the Okanagan
“…60,000 sockeye will return to the Columbia River with 45,000 to 51,000
sockeye heading to the Okanagan…”
6.
Plastic with Your Seafood? Same Question Goes
for Otters & Orcas
7.
Washington Ferries Use New App to Help
Struggling Orca Population
8.
Walla Walla’s Living Bat Heroes
9.
Op/Ed: NW River Partners – Get Rid of Dams to
Save Salmon? Not So Fast
10.
TripAdvisor to End Ticket Sales to Attractions
Featuring Captive Marine Mammals
11.
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry Visits
Hanford to Commemorate K Reactor Sludge Removal
12.
DC Circuit Rejects EPA Air Rule, Requires
Tighter Emission Limits on Power Plants, Other Sources
13.
Lewis County: Progress Is Continuing on the
Skookumchuck Wind Energy Project
14.
EIA Projects That Renewables Will Provide Nearly
Half of World Electricity by 2050
15.
Okanogan PUD Conservation Loan Applications End
Oct. 31 – Does Not Affect Incentive Programs
16.
Energy Adviser: Clark Public Utilities Doubles
Efficiency Rebates
17.
Oregon 9, Washington State 10 - 2019 State
Energy Efficiency Scorecard
18.
Chelan PUD Hosts Open Houses on Broadband
Network
19.
Jefferson PUD Weighs Whether to Partner on
Broadband Service
20.
Research: More Than Half of U.S. Broadband
Households Unfamiliar with 5G
21.
Civil Rights Groups Slam Comcast for Trying to
Weaken a Key Protection Against Racial Discrimination
22.
Sure Sounds Like Things Aren’t Going Well for
Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency Scheme
23.
Washington State’s Coastal Tribes Are Working to
Escape Rising Sea Levels. A Bill in D.C. Could Help
24.
Op/Ed: NW River Partners – Fight Climate Crisis
with Range of Renewables
25.
Missing the Forest for the Trees: In Climate
Change Fight, Simplest Solutions Might Be the Most Obvious
26.
Bernie Sanders Has Heart Procedure, Cancels
Campaign Events
27.
City of Shelton Takes Steps on Library Hill
Trail
28.
Those Living in RVs at Lacey City Hall Parking
Lot Forced to Move
29.
Open House Scheduled on SR 3 Freight Corridor –
Belfair Bypass
30.
Boeing Whistleblower’s Complaint Says 737 MAX
Safety Upgrades Were Rejected Over Cost
31.
For Over 20 Years Washington State Man Cashed
Missing Brother’s Benefits
32.
Next Year, REAL ID Takes Effect, & Your
Standard Washington Driver’s License Won’t Let You Fly.
WORD OF THE DAY
Tendentious • \ten-DEN-shus\ • adjective - Marked by a
tendency in favor of a particular point of view: biased
Yankees, Lakers, Cowboys – the big sports media seem to have
a tendentious fascination with the foibles and successes of each of these franchises.
Franchises which funnel tons o’ bucks into the gaping maw of the marketing
machine and its beneficiaries.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Eco-Groups Sue Feds, Allege That Glen Canyon Dam
Plan Ignores Climate Change (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)
2.
A Look Inside Oregon’s Only Coal-Fired Electric
Plant Before It Closes Next Year (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
3.
Three State Commissions, including Oregon,
Upending the Way Utilities Do Business (Utility Dive)
4.
Jefferson County PUD Adds to Staff (Peninsula
Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
5.
Celebrating the Sockeye Return in the Okanagan “…60,000
sockeye will return to the Columbia River with 45,000 to 51,000 sockeye heading
to the Okanagan…” (Penticton Western News, BC)
6.
Plastic with Your Seafood? Same Question Goes for
Otters & Orcas (Northwest Public Radio)
7.
Washington Ferries Use New App to Help
Struggling Orca Population (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
8.
Walla Walla’s Living Bat Heroes (Walla Walla
Union-Bulletin, WA)
9.
Op/Ed: NW River Partners – Get Rid of Dams to Save
Salmon? Not So Fast (Idaho Statesman, Boise, ID)
10. TripAdvisor
to End Ticket Sales to Attractions Featuring Captive Marine Mammals (Yahoo
Finance)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
11. U.S.
Secretary of Energy Rick Perry Visits Hanford to Commemorate K Reactor Sludge
Removal (KNDO/KNDU TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
12. DC
Circuit Rejects EPA Air Rule, Requires Tighter Emission Limits on Power Plants,
Other Sources (Utility Dive)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
13. Lewis
County: Progress Is Continuing on the Skookumchuck Wind Energy Project (KELA
Radio, Centralia, WA)
14. EIA
Projects That Renewables Will Provide Nearly Half of World Electricity by 2050 (U.S.
Energy Information Administration)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
15. Okanogan
PUD Conservation Loan Applications End Oct. 31 – Does Not Affect Incentive
Programs (Okanogan PUD, Okanogan, WA)
16. Energy
Adviser: Clark Public Utilities Doubles Efficiency Rebates (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
18. Chelan
PUD Hosts Open Houses on Broadband Network (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
20. Research:
More Than Half of U.S. Broadband Households Unfamiliar with 5G (Light Reading)
21. Civil
Rights Groups Slam Comcast for Trying to Weaken a Key Protection Against Racial
Discrimination (Washington Post)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
22. Sure
Sounds Like Things Aren’t Going Well for Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency Scheme
(Gizmodo)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
23. Washington
State’s Coastal Tribes Are Working to Escape Rising Sea Levels. A Bill in D.C.
Could Help (Crosscut Seattle)
24. Op/Ed:
NW River Partners – Fight Climate Crisis with Range of Renewables (Pamplin
Media Group, Portland, OR)
25. Missing
the Forest for the Trees: In Climate Change Fight, Simplest Solutions Might Be the
Most Obvious (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
26. Bernie
Sanders Has Heart Procedure, Cancels Campaign Events (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
27. City
of Shelton Takes Steps on Library Hill Trail (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
28. Those
Living in RVs at Lacey City Hall Parking Lot Forced to Move (Olympian, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
29. Open
House Scheduled on SR 3 Freight Corridor – Belfair Bypass (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
30. Boeing
Whistleblower’s Complaint Says 737 MAX Safety Upgrades Were Rejected Over Cost (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
31. For
Over 20 Years Washington State Man Cashed Missing Brother’s Benefits (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle, WA)
32. Next
Year, REAL ID Takes Effect, & Your Standard Washington Driver’s License Won’t
Let You Fly. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
What Will Happen to Seattle Macy’s Iconic Holiday Star?
Piranhas Found in British Columbia Lake Likely Unwanted
Pets: Conservation Service
Woman Climbed into Bronx Zoo Exhibit to Taunt Lion
SONG OF THE DAY
Ukulele Flash Mob - Lion Sleeps Tonight - by the Lions in
Trafalgar Square
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