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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Avista CEO: Could Be Midweek Before Power is Fully Restored (KHQ-TV,
Spokane, WA)
Few Snohomish PUD Customers Still without Power (Everett
Herald, WA)
Montana
Voter Initiatives Seek Higher Use of Renewable Electricity (Ravalli Republic,
MT)
Yakima
Water Plan Bill Approved By U-S Senate Committee (Northwest Public Radio)
2015
Almost Certain to be Earth’s Warmest Year on Record by an Enormous Margin
(Washington Post)
- NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Avista CEO: Could Be Midweek Before Power is Fully Restored
- Few Snohomish PUD Customers Still without Power
- Pacific Gas & Electric Crews Head to Pacific Northwest to Help with Storm Restoration
- Snohomish County PUD Warns Against Rogue Repair Attempts
- Global Forces Hurting Chances for Intalco Restart
- Utilities See Potential in Drones to Inspect Lines, Towers
- Talking Nuclear Energy from Washington State to Washington D-C
- Editorial: River Watcher – Wired Together
- As Sabotage Blacks Out Crimea, Tatars Prevent Repairs
- Oregon, Washington Delay Start of Crab Season Because of Toxin, Joining California
- Yakima Water Plan Bill Approved By U-S Senate Committee
- Montana Voter Initiatives Seek Higher Use of Renewable Electricity
- Zero Energy Homeowners in Issaquah Get Checks, Not Bills, from Electric Company
- Solar Home Owner Shows Off Pasco House & Tells Benefits of Solar Energy
- In California, a Campaign to Take Transmission Charges Out of Distributed Energy
- SolarCity Cutting Ties with Rooftop Solar Advocacy Group
- Alexander, Six U-S Senators Oppose “Wasting” Up to $9.4 Billion on Extension of Wind Production Tax Credit
- Major Ocean Energy Project Planned Off Hawaii Waters
- Fall & Winter Energy Saving Tips
- Dim Lights, Smart City – Charlotte Is Banking on Energy Conservation
- Allyn Dentist Wants to Expand into Medical Marijuana
- Oregon Could Change Rules on Growing Marijuana at Home
- 2015 Almost Certain to be Earth’s Warmest Year on Record by an Enormous Margin
- Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions Decreased in Nearly Every State from 2005 to 2013
- Alberta to Introduce Economy-Wide Carbon Tax in New Climate Change Strategy
- Justin Trudeau, Premiers Seek to Unify Canada’s Message on Climate Change
- Judge Denies Washington State Kids’ Petition on Climate Change
- Big Corporations Are Using a Record Amount of Clean Energy
- How Germans Will (May) Get Power When the Sun Doesn’t Shine
- Damaged Currency Notes Used to Generate Electricity in China
- Idaho Panel Approves Moving Away from Failed School Broadband Program
- Five Reasons Millennials Aren’t Answering Your Phone Call
- Businesses with ‘ISIS’ in Their Name Consider Re-Branding
- Republicans Want to Shut Down the U-S Department of Energy – Here’s Why That’s a Really Bad Idea
- Slim Chance of Lowland Snow in Western Washington
- Cold Air, Snow in the Mountains & Strong Winds in & Downstream of Mountain Gaps – Little Lowland Snow
- Thieves Take Advantage of Power Outages
- No Entry Fees at Olympic, Mount Rainier Parks Friday
- Vandals Cause Thousands in Damage at Bellingham Cemetery
- Costco Shopper Who Broke Leg after Shoving Receipt Checker Loses Lawsuit Seeking $610,000
- Utah School Apologizes for ISIS Themed Homework Assignment
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manufacturing floor at Barty’s “Eclectic Tiddlywinks Factory.” Although Marco
could recall in intricate detail the texture, color, even the smell of each
tiddlywink that he inspected for final shipping…that was the ONLY thing he
could recall, which made his talent slightly less impressive to tiddlywink “outsiders.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Avista CEO: Could Be Midweek Before Power is Fully Restored (KHQ-TV,
Spokane, WA)
Few Snohomish PUD Customers Still without Power (Everett
Herald, WA)
Pacific Gas & Electric Crews Head to Pacific Northwest
to Help with Storm Restoration (PG&E Currents)
Snohomish County PUD Warns Against Rogue Repair Attempts (KING-TV,
Seattle, WA)
Global Forces Hurting Chances for Intalco Restart
(Bellinhgham Herald, WA)
Utilities
See Potential in Drones to Inspect Lines, Towers (Associated
Press)
Talking
Nuclear Energy from Washington State to Washington D-C (Northwest Clean Energy)
Editorial:
River Watcher – Wired Together (Chico Enterprise-Record, CA)
As Sabotage Blacks Out Crimea, Tatars Prevent Repairs (NY Times)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Oregon, Washington Delay Start of Crab Season
Because of Toxin, Joining California (Associated Press)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Yakima
Water Plan Bill Approved By U-S Senate Committee (Northwest Public Radio)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Montana
Voter Initiatives Seek Higher Use of Renewable Electricity (Ravalli Republic,
MT)
Zero
Energy Homeowners in Issaquah Get Checks, Not Bills, from Electric Company (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Solar Home Owner Shows Off Pasco House & Tells Benefits
of Solar Energy (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)
In
California, a Campaign to Take Transmission Charges Out of Distributed Energy (Breaking
Energy)
SolarCity
Cutting Ties with Rooftop Solar Advocacy Group (Las Vegas Sun, NV)
Alexander,
Six U-S Senators Oppose “Wasting” Up to $9.4 Billion on Extension of Wind
Production Tax Credit (The Chattanoogan, TN)
Major
Ocean Energy Project Planned Off Hawaii Waters (Pacific Business Journal, HI)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Fall
& Winter Energy Saving Tips (Breaking Energy)
Dim
Lights, Smart City – Charlotte Is Banking on Energy Conservation (Politico)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Allyn
Dentist Wants to Expand into Medical Marijuana (Kitsap
Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Oregon
Could Change Rules on Growing Marijuana at Home (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
2015
Almost Certain to be Earth’s Warmest Year on Record by an Enormous Margin (Washington
Post)
Energy-Related
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Decreased in Nearly Every State from 2005 to 2013 (U-S
Energy Information Administration)
Alberta
to Introduce Economy-Wide Carbon Tax in New Climate Change Strategy (Toronto
Star, Ontario, Canada)
Justin
Trudeau, Premiers Seek to Unify Canada’s Message on Climate Change (Globe &
Mail, Canada)
Judge
Denies Washington State Kids’ Petition on Climate Change (Associated Press)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Big
Corporations Are Using a Record Amount of Clean Energy (Mother Jones)
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/11/record-number-big-corporations-are-using-clean-energy
How
Germans Will (May) Get Power When the Sun Doesn’t Shine (Globe & Mail,
Canada)
Damaged
Currency Notes Used to Generate Electricity in China (Yibada)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Idaho
Panel Approves Moving Away from Failed School Broadband Program (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
MARKETING & THE MEDIA
Five
Reasons Millennials Aren’t Answering Your Phone Call (Inc. Magazine)
Businesses
with ‘ISIS’ in Their Name Consider Re-Branding (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle, WA)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Republicans
Want to Shut Down the U-S Department of Energy – Here’s Why That’s a Really Bad
Idea (Forbes Magazine)
GENERAL NEWS
Slim
Chance of Lowland Snow in Western Washington (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Cold Air, Snow in the Mountains & Strong
Winds in & Downstream of Mountain Gaps – Little Lowland Snow (Cliff Mass
Weather Blog)
Thieves Take Advantage of Power Outages (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
No Entry Fees at Olympic, Mount Rainier Parks Friday (KOMO-TV, Seattle,
WA)
Vandals Cause Thousands in Damage at Bellingham Cemetery (KOMO-TV,
Seattle, WA)
Costco
Shopper Who Broke Leg after Shoving Receipt Checker Loses Lawsuit Seeking
$610,000 (Oregonian, Portland)
Utah School Apologizes for ISIS Themed Homework
Assignment (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Ancient
Seeds Yield Once Extinct Squash
Hibernate
Inside This Bear Sleeping Bag for the Rest of Winter
This
Is the Original Taco Bell Building Being Relocated on the Back of a Truck
Guy
Builds Gigantic Glowing Lightsabers for the Best Christmas Display Ever
SONG OF THE DAY
Gordon
Lightfoot – Song for a Winter’s Night
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