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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington State Restricts Fishing on Many Rivers Due to Drought (Associated Press)
Sturgeon Fishing on Columbia River Halted July 18 (Tri-City Herald, WA)
42 States Are Reducing Emissions Ahead of the Final Clean Power Plan Rules (Utility Dive)
Washington State’s Record-Long Session Produced Surprisingly Few New Laws (Northwest Public Radio)
The Evolving Role of News on Twitter & Facebook (Pew Research Center)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Landmark Pacific Northwest Study Reveals Smart Grid Pros & Cons
- U-S Nuclear Outages Are Low During Summer Peak Electricity Demand Season
- Fate of Okanogan PUD’s Enloe Dam Still on Hold
- 3K-Plus Hydropower Experts Flood Portland at Energetic Convention
- Children Get Hands-On Lesson at Umatilla Electric Cooperative’s Hydromania
- Remote Co-ops Face Power Challenges
- What's Going On in Germany?
- Washington State Restricts Fishing on Many Rivers Due to Drought
- Sturgeon Fishing on Columbia River Halted July 18
- Biologists Bring Sockeye into Idaho on Trucks to Get Them Out of Hot Water
- Still No Recovery Plan for Coho Salmon – Advocacy Groups Sue NOAA
- Federal Judge Rules on Quileute, Quinault Fishing Grounds after Makah Lawsuit
- Can Montana’s Smith River Survive a Nearby Mine?
- Renewable Energy Advocates Say Montana-Dakota Utilities' Fee Is Unfair
- Nineteen Graphs That Explain Solar Panels for Home Owners – With Maps
- New Software Offerings Helps Utilities Boost Community Solar Program
- Oregon's Pot Trade Heading Up
- U-S Senate Majority Leader McConnell Uses Clout to Help Hemp Industry
- 42 States Are Reducing Emissions Ahead of the Final Clean Power Plan Rules
- California: Wondering Where Cap-And-Trade Dollars Go? Website Maps Out Projects
- Mini Ice Age in 15 Years? Three Reasons Not to Worry
- In Colorado, an Environmental Group Is Caught Misleadingly Listing Companies as Supporters
- Swap Your Noisy AC for This Room Cooling Dining Table
- New Program Helps Low-Income Families Get Broadband
- Do You Think the City of Seattle Should Provide Municipal Broadband?
- Serial Fiber Cutter Strikes Again in California
- What Is Adobe Flash, and How Can You Get Rid of It?
- Police: Taco Bell Customer Upset over Lack of Wi-Fi Dumped Water on Teens, Then Pulled a Knife
- The Evolving Role of News on Twitter & Facebook
- Spam Email Levels at 12-Year Low
- Five Tips for Writing a Blog That People Actually Want to Read
- Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
- Washington State’s Record-Long Session Produced Surprisingly Few New Laws
- Washington State Continues Modest Job Growth in June
- Why Prepare Your Family for an Emergency? Beyond the ‘Doom & Gloom’
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Landmark Pacific Northwest Study Reveals Smart Grid Pros & Cons (American Public Power Association)
U-S Nuclear Outages Are Low During Summer Peak Electricity Demand Season (U-S Energy Information Administration)
Fate of Okanogan PUD’s Enloe Dam Still on Hold (Okanogan Gazette-Tribune, Oroville, WA)
3K-Plus Hydropower Experts Flood Portland at Energetic Convention (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Children Get Hands-On Lesson at Umatilla Electric Cooperative’s Hydromania (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR – Paywall Advisory)
Remote Co-ops Face Power Challenges (Electric Co-op Today)
http://www.ect.coop/public-policy-watch/energy-environment/remote-co-ops-face-power-challenges/82973
What's Going On in Germany? “…Germany has been filling the hole created by the nuclear shutdown mainly with coal…” (Real Clear Energy)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Washington State Restricts Fishing on Many Rivers Due to Drought (Associated Press)
Sturgeon Fishing on Columbia River Halted July 18 (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Biologists Bring Sockeye into Idaho on Trucks to Get Them Out of Hot Water (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
Still No Recovery Plan for Coho Salmon – Advocacy Groups Sue NOAA (Oregonian, Portland)
Federal Judge Rules on Quileute, Quinault Fishing Grounds after Makah Lawsuit (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Can Montana’s Smith River Survive a Nearby Mine? (NY Times)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Renewable Energy Advocates Say Montana-Dakota Utilities' Fee Is Unfair (Associated Press)
Nineteen Graphs That Explain Solar Panels for Home Owners – With Maps (The Energy Collective)
New Software Offerings Helps Utilities Boost Community Solar Programs (Utility Dive)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Oregon's Pot Trade Heading Up (Associated Press)
U-S Senate Majority Leader McConnell Uses Clout to Help Hemp Industry (Roll Call, Washington, DC)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
42 States Are Reducing Emissions Ahead of the Final Clean Power Plan Rules (Utility Dive)
California: Wondering Where Cap-And-Trade Dollars Go? Website Maps Out Projects (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)
Mini Ice Age in 15 Years? Three Reasons Not to Worry (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
In Colorado, an Environmental Group Is Caught Misleadingly Listing Companies as Supporters (National Review)
Swap Your Noisy AC for This Room Cooling Dining Table (Gizmodo)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
New Program Helps Low-Income Families Get Broadband (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Do You Think the City of Seattle Should Provide Municipal Broadband? (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Serial Fiber Cutter Strikes Again in California (Broadband Reports)
What Is Adobe Flash, and How Can You Get Rid of It? (Yahoo! News)
Police: Taco Bell Customer Upset over Lack of Wi-Fi Dumped Water on Teens, Then Pulled a Knife (Consumerist)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
The Evolving Role of News on Twitter & Facebook (Pew Research Center)
Spam Email Levels at 12-Year Low (British Broadcasting Corporation)
Five Tips for Writing a Blog That People Actually Want to Read (Mashable)
Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington State’s Record-Long Session Produced Surprisingly Few New Laws (Northwest Public Radio)
GENERAL NEWS
Washington State Continues Modest Job Growth in June (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Why Prepare Your Family for an Emergency? Beyond the ‘Doom & Gloom’ (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
DIVERSIONS
How Much Can 39 Rolls of Duct Tape Be Worth? $20,000 to These Two Students
Here Are the Four Types of Drunks, According to Science
Oregon Children Take Un-Detonated Mortar Shell to Play Date
Angry Bird Dive-Bombing Customers at Seattle Parking Lot
SONG OF THE DAY
Leon Redbone – Champagne Charlie
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