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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Boeing Chairman Threatens to Move Operations Overseas over Political Flap (Oregonian, Portland)
Warm Water 'Blob' Invades Puget Sound (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Franklin PUD Plans New Solar Carport (KVEW-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Idaho Falls Power Pays Off Bonds, Gets Ready for Rate Reduction & ‘Bond Fire’ (American Public Power Association)
Northwest Senators Push to Open Banking to Cannabis Businesses (Northwest Public Radio)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Idaho Falls Power Pays Off Bonds, Gets Ready for Rate Reduction & ‘Bond Fire’
- New Bonneville Power Administration Rates Could Impact Mason PUD 1 Rates This Winter
- Vegas-Area Coal Plant Owners to Pay $4.3 Million to Settle Lawsuit
- Electricity from Natural Gas Surpasses Coal for First Time, But Just for One Month
- U-S Senate Panel Advances Broad Energy Bill
- Salmon Habitat Protected In E. Idaho Bonneville Power Administration Conservation Easement
- Fraser River Sockeye Return Still Lagging Behind Preseason Forecast
- Op/Ed: Sockeye Death Toll a Predictable Disaster
- Warm Water 'Blob' Invades Puget Sound
- Alcoa Fined over Columbia River Discharge
- Effluent Levels in Spokane River Higher Due to Drought
- Epic Drought Reveals Lake Mead's Hidden Historic Sites
- Franklin PUD Plans New Solar Carport
- Hydropower: The Renewable Energy Source That’s About to Boom Again
- Need a Weatherman – Though Wind Generation Is Growing Fast, Much Remains Wrong with the Industry
- Feds to Vacate Energy Efficiency Rule for Commercial Walk-In Coolers & Freezers, Industry Group Says
- Customers Want to Control Energy Use as They Use iPads
- Northwest Senators Push to Open Banking to Cannabis Businesses
- Pot-Centric Colorado Credit Union Sues Federal Reserve Bank for Denying Account
- Editorial: California – Growing Pot Outdoors Is Indeed a Waste of Water
- California: $2.2 Million Approved for 12 Bay Area Hydrogen Refueling Stations
- This Idea by the FCC is Terrifying Apple, Amazon & Microsoft
- Facebook to Test 747-Sized Drones That Will Beam Broadband to the Entire World
- Cable Companies Refuse to Reveal How Much They Make Off of Set-Top Boxes
- Broadband for Baltimore
- Google Fights Effort to Apply ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Ruling Worldwide
- Tough Week for Social Media Stocks – No One is Spared
- Boeing Chairman Threatens to Move Operations Overseas over Political Flap
- Judge Hits Greenpeace with $2,500 per Hour Fine for Blocking Portland Exit of Shell Icebreaker
- Man Reported Missing In Puget Sound Found Alive, Well
- Counties Finding Texts to 911 Mostly Bogus, Misdials
- Russell Wilson, Seahawks Reach Contract Extension
- As Americans Figure Out the Roundabout, It Spreads Across the U-S
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Idaho Falls Power Pays Off Bonds, Gets Ready for Rate Reduction & ‘Bond Fire’ (American Public Power Association)
New Bonneville Power Administration Rates Could Impact Mason PUD 1 Rates This Winter (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)
Vegas-Area Coal Plant Owners to Pay $4.3 Million to Settle Lawsuit (ABC News)
Electricity from Natural Gas Surpasses Coal for First Time, But Just for One Month (U-S Energy Information Administration)
U-S Senate Panel Advances Broad Energy Bill (Washington Examiner)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Salmon Habitat Protected In E. Idaho Bonneville Power Administration Conservation Easement (Associated Press)
Fraser River Sockeye Return Still Lagging Behind Preseason Forecast (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
Op/Ed: Sockeye Death Toll a Predictable Disaster (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Warm Water 'Blob' Invades Puget Sound (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Alcoa Fined over Columbia River Discharge (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
Effluent Levels in Spokane River Higher Due to Drought (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)
Epic Drought Reveals Lake Mead's Hidden Historic Sites (CBS News)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Franklin PUD Plans New Solar Carport (KVEW-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Hydropower: The Renewable Energy Source That’s About to Boom Again (TIME Magazine)
Need a Weatherman – Though Wind Generation Is Growing Fast, Much Remains Wrong with the Industry (The Economist)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Feds to Vacate Energy Efficiency Rule for Commercial Walk-In Coolers & Freezers, Industry Group Says (The Hill, Washington, DC)
Customers Want to Control Energy Use as They Use iPads (American Public Power Association)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Northwest Senators Push to Open Banking to Cannabis Businesses (Northwest Public Radio)
Pot-Centric Colorado Credit Union Sues Federal Reserve Bank for Denying Account (Consumerist)
Editorial: California – Growing Pot Outdoors Is Indeed a Waste of Water (Sacramento Bee, CA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
California: $2.2 Million Approved for 12 Bay Area Hydrogen Refueling Stations (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_28561589/2-2m-approved-bay-area-hydrogen-refueling-stations
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
This Idea by the FCC is Terrifying Apple, Amazon & Microsoft (Washington Post)
Facebook to Test 747-Sized Drones That Will Beam Broadband to the Entire World (The Independent, UK)
Cable Companies Refuse to Reveal How Much They Make Off of Set-Top Boxes (Consumerist)
Broadband for Baltimore (Baltimore Sun, MD)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Google Fights Effort to Apply ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Ruling Worldwide (NY Times)
Tough Week for Social Media Stocks – No One is Spared (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
Boeing Chairman Threatens to Move Operations Overseas over Political Flap (Oregonian, Portland)
Judge Hits Greenpeace with $2,500 per Hour Fine for Blocking Portland Exit of Shell Icebreaker (Northwest Public Radio)
Man Reported Missing In Puget Sound Found Alive, Well (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
Counties Finding Texts to 911 Mostly Bogus, Misdials (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Russell Wilson, Seahawks Reach Contract Extension (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
As Americans Figure Out the Roundabout, It Spreads Across the U-S (NY Times)
DIVERSIONS
90 Percent of Beer in the U-S is Made by These 11 Companies: Bottoms Up
Blue Moon Celebrates 20th Birthday on Actual Blue Moon
Why Buffalo's Dirty Snow Pile Still Hasn't Melted Yet
Washington State Man Arrested after Bizarre Standoff Involving Banjo
SONG OF THE DAY
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Earl Scruggs & Steve Martin – Foggy Mountain Breakdown
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