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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
California Wine Country Fire Began Near Damaged Pacific Gas
& Electric Tower, 2,000 Flee (Reuters)
Puget Sound Energy Wants 14% Increase on Natural-Gas Bills
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/puget-sound-energy-wants-14-increase-on-natural-gas-bills/
Editorial: Removing Dams Would Damn N.W. Economy (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
Export Markets Cool for Washington’s Giant Clam, The
Geoduck, as Tariffs Mount & Chinese Consumers Get Picky (Seattle Times, WA
– Paywall Advisory)
For Readers in Tacoma & Olympia, A Saturday Newspaper
Will Soon Be a Thing of the Past (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Puget Sound Energy Wants 14% Increase on
Natural-Gas Bills
2.
Pair of Rate Hikes to Hit NW Natural Customers
in Clark County
3.
Editorial: Removing Dams Would Damn N.W. Economy
4.
Op/Ed: The Path to Carbon Free Flows Through
Hydropower
5.
McMorris Rodgers: Dams an Eco-Friendly Form of
Transportation
6.
Chelan PUD Plans to Fire-Harden Electric Grid in
Chelan Area
7.
Franklin PUD Inspects a Thousand Utility Poles
Yearly
8.
Unpaid Debts & Lost Grants: Co-Ops Struggle
with 2017 Tax Law as Congress Moves to Address Impacts
9.
California Wine Country Fire Began Near Damaged
Pacific Gas & Electric Tower, 2,000 Flee
10.
For California, Massive Power Blackouts Could
Become a Way of Life
11.
Three Key Solutions to California’s Wildfire
Safety Blackout Mess – Grid Hardening, Land-Use Reform, & Restructuring
PG&E
12.
Export Markets Cool for Washington’s Giant Clam,
The Geoduck, as Tariffs Mount & Chinese Consumers Get Picky
13.
Federal Government Wants Your Opinion on
Whale-Watching Rules to Protect Orcas
14.
Bonneville Power Administration Helps Restore
Floodplain Habitat in the Lower Columbia River Estuary
15.
Scientists Warn of Salmon Extinction if Snake
River Dams Stay
16.
Small Planes Are Flying Kokanee Salmon to Orcas
Island Hatchery
17.
Corps of Engineers Extends Deadline to Review
Pebble Mine Comments
18.
Air Pollution Is Getting Worse – Data Show More
People Are Dying
19.
Wyoming: Largest Planned Wind Farm in US Gets
Key Federal Approval
20.
Montana: PacifiCorp Outlines Launch of Wind Farm
Near Bridger
21.
Grant PUD Fiber Slightly Behind Schedule
22.
High-Speed Internet Still Rare in Parts of Rural
Texas
23.
Op/Ed: Rural Broadband in Jeopardy Unless
Congress Fixes Taxing Problem
24.
Old Windows & Bad Passwords: Utility Cyber
Vulnerabilities Grow Despite Comparative Strengths
25.
Wahkiakum PUD Studies Charger for Electric Cars
26.
Oregon Trail Electric Co-op Gets Green Light to
Install Charging Station
27.
Is Population Control the Answer to Fixing
Climate Change?
28.
For Readers in Tacoma & Olympia, A Saturday
Newspaper Will Soon Be a Thing of the Past
29.
Washington State Investigating City of Olympia
Mailer Urging No Vote on Car-Tab I-976
30.
Supreme Court: State Employee Birthdates Are
Public Record
31.
Ninth and Second Circuit Picks Advance to Full
Senate
32.
Federal Judge Weighs Allegations of Hanford
Kickbacks, Fraud & Inflated Pricing
33.
North Mason Chamber Board Votes to Support Fire
Bond
34.
Everett: Section of US 2 Closed as Crews Work to
Clear Massive Logjam from River
35.
In Landslide Victory, Fawn Sharp Elected to Lead
National Congress of American Indians
WORD OF THE DAY
Foppery • \FAHP-uh-ree\ • noun - *1: foolish character or
action: folly 2: the behavior or dress of a fop
Pressure was mounting in the small utility’s outage center.
What started out as a trickle of calls from customers quickly became a torrent
of whining and abuse for the harried phone operators. It was at that critical
moment that Belvedere set the stage for his eventual firing. He jumped on the
table and belted out “I Will Survive” before the astonished dispatchers and
engineers. Needless to say, his foppery was about as welcome as a beer belch in
church.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Puget Sound Energy Wants 14% Increase on Natural-Gas
Bills (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/puget-sound-energy-wants-14-increase-on-natural-gas-bills/
2.
Pair of Rate Hikes to Hit NW Natural Customers in
Clark County (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
3.
Editorial: Removing Dams Would Damn N.W. Economy
(Vancouver Columbian, WA)
4.
Op/Ed: The Path to Carbon Free Flows Through
Hydropower (The Hill, Washington, DC)
5.
McMorris Rodgers: Dams an Eco-Friendly Form of
Transportation (Washington Ag Network)
6.
Chelan PUD Plans to Fire-Harden Electric Grid in
Chelan Area (NCW Life News, East Wenatchee, WA)
7.
Franklin PUD Inspects a Thousand Utility Poles
Yearly (KEPR TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
8.
Unpaid Debts & Lost Grants: Co-Ops Struggle with
2017 Tax Law as Congress Moves to Address Impacts (Utility Dive)
DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
9.
California Wine Country Fire Began Near Damaged Pacific
Gas & Electric Tower, 2,000 Flee (Reuters)
10. For
California, Massive Power Blackouts Could Become a Way of Life (NBC News)
11. Three
Key Solutions to California’s Wildfire Safety Blackout Mess – Grid Hardening,
Land-Use Reform, & Restructuring PG&E (Vox)
FISH & WILDLIFE
12. Export
Markets Cool for Washington’s Giant Clam, The Geoduck, as Tariffs Mount & Chinese
Consumers Get Picky (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
13. Federal
Government Wants Your Opinion on Whale-Watching Rules to Protect Orcas (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
14. Bonneville
Power Administration Helps Restore Floodplain Habitat in the Lower Columbia
River Estuary (Bonneville Power Administration)
15. Scientists
Warn of Salmon Extinction if Snake River Dams Stay (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
16. Small
Planes Are Flying Kokanee Salmon to Orcas Island Hatchery (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle,
WA)
“CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE” – WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
17. Corps
of Engineers Extends Deadline to Review Pebble Mine Comments (Associated Press)
18. Air
Pollution Is Getting Worse – Data Show More People Are Dying (Washington Post)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
19. Wyoming:
Largest Planned Wind Farm in US Gets Key Federal Approval (Utility Dive)
20. Montana:
PacifiCorp Outlines Launch of Wind Farm Near Bridger (KTVQ-TV, Billings, MT)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
21. Grant
PUD Fiber Slightly Behind Schedule (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wa)
22. High-Speed
Internet Still Rare in Parts of Rural Texas (Courthouse News Service)
23. Op/Ed:
Rural Broadband in Jeopardy Unless Congress Fixes Taxing Problem (The Hill,
Washington, DC)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
24. Old
Windows & Bad Passwords: Utility Cyber Vulnerabilities Grow Despite
Comparative Strengths (Utility Dive)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
25. Wahkiakum
PUD Studies Charger for Electric Cars (Wahkiakum County Eagle, Cathlamet, WA)
26. Oregon
Trail Electric Co-op Gets Green Light to Install Charging Station (LaGrande
Observer, OR)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
27. Is
Population Control the Answer to Fixing Climate Change? (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
28. For
Readers in Tacoma & Olympia, A Saturday Newspaper Will Soon Be a Thing of
the Past (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
29. Washington
State Investigating City of Olympia Mailer Urging No Vote on Car-Tab I-976 (Aberdeen
Daily World, WA)
30. Supreme
Court: State Employee Birthdates Are Public Record (Associated Press)
31. Ninth
and Second Circuit Picks Advance to Full Senate (Courthouse News Service)
GENERAL NEWS
32. Federal
Judge Weighs Allegations of Hanford Kickbacks, Fraud & Inflated Pricing (Tri-City
Herald, WA)
33. North
Mason Chamber Board Votes to Support Fire Bond (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
34. Everett:
Section of US 2 Closed as Crews Work to Clear Massive Logjam from River (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
35. In
Landslide Victory, Fawn Sharp Elected to Lead National Congress of American
Indians (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
According to Unicode, This Is the Emoji We Use the Most
This Almond Roca Candy Factory Leftover Will Go to Hungry
Bees
Almost 400 Drivers Flood Tire Centers After Running Over
Screws Near Port Angeles
Soaring Bills: Scientists' Budget Blown by Texting Eagles
SONG OF THE DAY
Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band (with Space Intro)
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