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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
$700 Million Plan to Help Salmon Habitat Faces New Challenge (Associated Press)
Phase One Burn Ban Issued for Some Counties, Including Mason (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Internet, Phone Service Restored for 18,000 Yakima Area Customers after CenturyLink Outage (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
State Route 108: Emergency Outage Thru 3 PM - Nearly 80 Customers Affected – Car vs Pole Accident (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Hempapalooza, Despite Low Turnout, Deemed a Success in Brinnon (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- State Route 108: Emergency Outage Thru 3 PM - Nearly 80 Customers Affected – Car vs Pole Accident
- Ellensburg: Most of City’s Power Comes from Renewable Sources
- New U-S House Bill Could Open Nuclear Waste Storage Opportunity in Texas
- 20 Questions to Ask Before You Buy a Smart Meter
- Outage on Quebec Power Grid Traced to Airborne Attacker
- Communities in Pursuit of Public Power: What Really Drives Them
- U-S Energy Secretary Calls for Modernizing Grid
- iPad Mini Winner in Mason PUD 3’s Paperless Billing Promotion
- $700 Million Plan to Help Salmon Habitat Faces New Challenge
- Strong Sockeye Salmon Run Expected on Hanford Reach This Summer
- Final 2015 Sea Lion Predation Report: 8,474 Salmonids Taken Below Bonneville, Twice Ten-Year Average
- Snowpack, What Snowpack? State Measurements Show Zero
- Ellensburg Tries New Deal for Solar Park Rates, Maintenance
- Montana: Op/Ed – Building on the First Ten Years of Renewable Energy
- U-S Wildlife Looking at Impact of Accidental Kills by Wind Farms
- Cree Recalls the T8 Tube LED Due to Fire Hazard
- Hempapalooza, Despite Low Turnout, Deemed a Success in Brinnon
- Cannabis Industry Flexes Its New Political Muscle
- Pot Entrepreneurs Fill Cannabis Invitational
- Google Just Created a Stunning Visualization of How the World Searches for ‘Global Warming’
- Why Tesla Won’t Disrupt Utilities
- Leonardo DiCaprio & Mark Ruffalo Team Up to Launch New Campaign for Wider Clean Energy
- The Cascade Loop: Electric Vehicle Travel
- Internet, Phone Service Restored for 18,000 Yakima Area Customers after CenturyLink Outage
- Comcast Promises to Stop Giving Your E-mail Addresses Away
- Facebook Gaining Ground on YouTube in Video Ads, Report Says
- Fourteen Interesting Digital Marketing Stats from the Past Week
- How to Build a Blogging Team
- Do-Or-Die Week for Washington Lawmakers as Government Shutdown Looms
- The Washington State Budget Solution Won’t Include a Capital Gains Tax After All
- Phase One Burn Ban Issued for Some Counties, Including Mason
- Olympic National Park: Paradise Fire Moves into Steep Terrain
- Manke Lumber Fined for Safety Violations
- New Rule Would Increase Fuel-Efficiency for Heavy Trucks, Reduce Carbon Pollution
- Washington State University President Elson Floyd Dies at 59 after Battling Cancer
- Spieth Wins a Stunner U-S Open at Chambers Bay
- While The M’s Were Bombing, Thieves Were Hard at Work
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
State Route 108: Emergency Outage Thru 3 PM - Nearly 80 Customers Affected – Car vs Pole Accident (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Ellensburg: Most of City’s Power Comes from Renewable Sources (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
New U-S House Bill Could Open Nuclear Waste Storage Opportunity in Texas (Utility Dive)
20 Questions to Ask Before You Buy a Smart Meter (Transmission & Distribution World)
Outage on Quebec Power Grid Traced to Airborne Attacker (E&E News)
Communities in Pursuit of Public Power: What Really Drives Them (American Public Power Association)
U-S Energy Secretary Calls for Modernizing Grid (Electric Co-op Today)
iPad Mini Winner in Mason PUD 3’s Paperless Billing Promotion (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
$700 Million Plan to Help Salmon Habitat Faces New Challenge (Associated Press)
Strong Sockeye Salmon Run Expected on Hanford Reach This Summer (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Final 2015 Sea Lion Predation Report: 8,474 Salmonids Taken Below Bonneville, Twice Ten-Year Average (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Snowpack, What Snowpack? State Measurements Show Zero (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Ellensburg Tries New Deal for Solar Park Rates, Maintenance (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Montana: Op/Ed – Building on the First Ten Years of Renewable Energy (Bozeman Daily Chronicle, MT)
U-S Wildlife Looking at Impact of Accidental Kills by Wind Farms (St Joseph News-Press, MO)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Cree Recalls the T8 Tube LED Due to Fire Hazard (C/NET News)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Hempapalooza, Despite Low Turnout, Deemed a Success in Brinnon (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Cannabis Industry Flexes Its New Political Muscle (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Pot Entrepreneurs Fill Cannabis Invitational (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Google Just Created a Stunning Visualization of How the World Searches for ‘Global Warming’ (Washington Post)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Why Tesla Won’t Disrupt Utilities (Utility Dive)
Leonardo DiCaprio & Mark Ruffalo Team Up to Launch New Campaign for Wider Clean Energy (Associated Press)
The Cascade Loop: Electric Vehicle Travel (The Cascade Loop Association)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Internet, Phone Service Restored for 18,000 Yakima Area Customers after CenturyLink Outage (Yakima Herald-Republic, WA)
Comcast Promises to Stop Giving Your E-mail Addresses Away (Broadband Reports)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook Gaining Ground on YouTube in Video Ads, Report Says (Reuters)
Fourteen Interesting Digital Marketing Stats from the Past Week (AdWeek)
How to Build a Blogging Team (Social Media Examiner)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Do-Or-Die Week for Washington Lawmakers as Government Shutdown Looms (Northwest Public Radio)
The Washington State Budget Solution Won’t Include a Capital Gains Tax After All (Washington Research Council,)
GENERAL NEWS
Phase One Burn Ban Issued for Some Counties, Including Mason (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Olympic National Park: Paradise Fire Moves into Steep Terrain (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Manke Lumber Fined for Safety Violations (South Sound Business Examiner)
New Rule Would Increase Fuel-Efficiency for Heavy Trucks, Reduce Carbon Pollution (Associated Press)
Washington State University President Elson Floyd Dies at 59 after Battling Cancer (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Spieth Wins a Stunner U-S Open at Chambers Bay (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
While The M’s Were Bombing, Thieves Were Hard at Work (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Boise 10-Year-Old Girl Hooks 330-Pound Halibut
Rose City Beard & Moustache Competition Offered Build-A-Beard & Build-A-Stache Categories
British List Pegs Powell’s as the World’s No. 1 Bookstore
Cat That Gained Viral Fame after Saving Young Boy Wins Hero Dog Award
SONG OF THE DAY
Dimitri Tiomkin – The Old Man & the Sea, Soundtrack Suite
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