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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP STORIES
Feds Target Operational Advanced Reactors as Soon as 2025,
Launches $230 Million Program (Utility Dive)
Electrifying Space Heating Will Require a Herculean Effort
(GreenTech Media)
Washington State Halts Unemployment Payments for Two Days
After Finding $1.6 Million In Fraudulent Claims Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
(Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Hood Canal Paddleboarder Surrounded by Orcas, Reacts
Accordingly (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (See Stories Below)
1.
Feds Target Operational Advanced Reactors as
Soon as 2025, Launches $230 Million Program
2.
Colorado Tri-State Ruling Could Provide Co-Op
Exit Template Amid Rising Tensions with Generation & Transmission Providers
3.
Grid Mod: Bonneville Power Administration
Minimizes Outages & Lowers Costs
4.
EIA Expects Lower Natural Gas Production in 2020
5.
United Kingdom: Bull’s Bid to Scratch ‘Itchy
Bum’ Cuts Off Power to 800 Homes
6.
Hood Canal Paddleboarder Surrounded by Orcas,
Reacts Accordingly
7.
Trump Administration Rejects Endangered Species
Protection for Rare Mammal in Oregon
8.
These Drones Will Plant 40,000 Trees in a Month.
By 2028, They’ll Have Planted 1 Billion
9.
Electrifying Space Heating Will Require a
Herculean Effort
10.
How a Rural California Town Got Universal
Broadband
11.
Crowdsourcing Our Broadband Access
12.
How Faxes & Email Are Slowing the U.S.
COVID-19 Response
13.
Seattle World’s Fair Meets ‘Salish Geek’ in New
(Virtual) Art Show
14.
Facebook Acquires Giphy, A Popular Search Engine
for Viral, Animated Images
15.
Washington State Halts Unemployment Payments for
Two Days After Finding $1.6 Million In Fraudulent Claims Amid Coronavirus
Pandemic
16.
Dems Push $3 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill
Toward House OK
17.
Mason County Elections Filing
18.
Rep. Matt Shea Fined for Damaging Washington
State Capitol Steps with Oil
19.
One New Confirmed Case, Five Active Cases in
Mason County
20.
Newport Begins to Return to ‘Normalcy’ As Rural
Counties Cautiously Reopen for Business
21.
All of Oregon – Including Portland – Can Reopen
Friday to Some Extent: Questions Answered
22.
Three Dead, Including Suspected Shooter, at Home
Near Sequim
23.
Semi Crash Blocks 101 Near Brinnon, Cuts Power
24.
New Supervisor Selected for the Olympic National
Forest
25.
‘It Could Happen Anytime’: Scientists Warn of
Alaska Tsunami Threat
26.
National Guard Helps Hand Out 200,000 Pounds of
Free Potatoes in Tacoma
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Feds Target Operational Advanced Reactors as Soon
as 2025, Launches $230 Million Program (Utility Dive)
2.
Colorado Tri-State Ruling Could Provide Co-Op
Exit Template Amid Rising Tensions with Generation & Transmission Providers
(Utility Dive)
3.
Grid Mod: Bonneville Power Administration Minimizes
Outages & Lowers Costs (Bonneville Power Administration)
4.
EIA Expects Lower Natural Gas Production in 2020
(U.S. Energy Information Administration)
5.
United Kingdom: Bull’s Bid to Scratch ‘Itchy Bum’
Cuts Off Power to 800 Homes (British Broadcasting Corporation)
FISH & WILDLIFE
6.
Hood Canal Paddleboarder Surrounded by Orcas,
Reacts Accordingly (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
7.
Trump Administration Rejects Endangered Species
Protection for Rare Mammal in Oregon (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFLATUS – CLEAN UP ON AISLE THREE
8.
These Drones Will Plant 40,000 Trees in a Month.
By 2028, They’ll Have Planted 1 Billion (Fast Company)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
9.
Electrifying Space Heating Will Require a
Herculean Effort (GreenTech Media)
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
10.
How a Rural California Town Got Universal
Broadband (KCRW Radio, Santa Monica, CA)
11.
Crowdsourcing Our Broadband Access (Washington
State University)
THE WIZARDING WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY
12.
How Faxes & Email Are Slowing the U.S. COVID-19
Response (ABC News)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
13.
Seattle World’s Fair Meets ‘Salish Geek’ in New
(Virtual) Art Show (Crosscut Seattle)
14.
Facebook Acquires Giphy, A Popular Search Engine
for Viral, Animated Images (Washington Post)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
15.
Washington State Halts Unemployment Payments for
Two Days After Finding $1.6 Million In Fraudulent Claims Amid Coronavirus
Pandemic (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
16.
Dems Push $3 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill
Toward House OK (Associated Press)
17.
Mason County Elections Filing (Mason County
Auditor, Shelton, WA)
18.
Rep. Matt Shea Fined for Damaging Washington
State Capitol Steps with Oil (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
SICKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
19.
One New Confirmed Case, Five Active Cases in
Mason County (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
20.
Newport Begins to Return to ‘Normalcy’ As Rural
Counties Cautiously Reopen for Business (Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA)
21.
All of Oregon – Including Portland – Can Reopen Friday
to Some Extent: Questions Answered (Oregonian, Portland)
GENERAL NEWS
22.
Three Dead, Including Suspected Shooter, at Home
Near Sequim (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
23.
Semi Crash Blocks 101 Near Brinnon, Cuts Power
(Mason Web TC, Shelton, WA)
24.
New Supervisor Selected for the Olympic National
Forest (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
25.
‘It Could Happen Anytime’: Scientists Warn of
Alaska Tsunami Threat (NY Times)
26.
National Guard Helps Hand Out 200,000 Pounds of
Free Potatoes in Tacoma (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
CATS ON MY BACK – DIVERSIONS
Virtual Kitten Yoga Is the PURR-Fect Home Workout You’ve
Been Looking For
Mask Contest Yields Winners from Near & Far
Hong Kong Shop Offers ‘Tear Gas’ Flavor Ice Cream
Researchers Accidentally Got High on Laughing Gas from Penguin
Poop
SONG OF THE DAY
The Guess Who – Laughing
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