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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Oregon Governor Announces Resignation amid Ethics
Probe (Associated Press)
Snohomish County PUD's CEO Announces Retirement
(Everett Herald, WA)
Bill Would Grant Washington Tax Exemption to
TransAlta for Centralia Coal Plant Transition to Natural Gas (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)
In
Aiming to Reinvent I-937, Critics Question Environmental Benefits of Renewable
Energy (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
Social
Media for Utilities is Becoming Indispensable (Breaking Energy)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Snohomish County PUD's CEO Announces Retirement
- Bill Would Grant Washington Tax Exemption to TransAlta for Centralia Coal Plant Transition to Natural Gas
- Lawmakers Eye Tax Break Extension for Washington State’s Last Two Aluminum Plants
- Montana: Will Closure of Billings Energy Plant Increase the Cost of Electricity?
- Oregon's Nuclear Giant Tests System in Italy, Prepares for U-S Application
- Okanogan PUD Commissioners Preserve All Options for Enloe Dam
- EPA Wants Assurances Coos Bay Natural Gas Project Won't Harm Oregon's Environment
- U-S Senator Murkowski Announces Members of Senate Energy Subcommittees
- Chicago Joins Growing List Opposing Canadian Nuclear Waste Dump near Lake Huron
- California: Ex-PUC Chief’s Tribute Made Everyone Look Bad
- Sea Lions Desperate for Nourishment Dying Off in Alarming Numbers on California Coast
- Environmentalists Warn EPA of Lawsuit over Salmon
- Smelt-Limit Violators Net about 100 Citations in a Single Dipping Day
- Agriculture Agency: Sage Grouse Spending to Top $750 Million by 2018, Conserve 8 Million Acres
- A ‘Megadrought’ Will Grip U-S in the Coming Decades, NASA Researchers Say
- In Aiming to Reinvent I-937, Critics Question Environmental Benefits of Renewable Energy
- Why the Department of Energy is Going Big on Community Shared Solar
- Solar Energy is Playing Surprisingly Well in Conservative Parts of the U-S
- Sally Jewell: ‘Plenty of Time’ for Energy Plan Comment
- The World’s Ten Biggest Solar Farms
- Delay in LEED Decision for Whatcom Jail Makes Green-Building Standard Harder to Attain
- A Glimpse Inside a Super Energy-Efficient Home
- Want to Save Money on Your Energy Bill? There’s a Game for That
- Moses Lake Extends Halt on Medical Marijuana Gardens
- Tribal Cannabis Conference - With State Contract in Legislature & Possible On-Site Tribal Retail And Consumptive Venues This Should Be Informative
- Suquamish Back Tribal Pot Bills
- Judge Denies Dismissal of Marijuana Case against ‘Kettle Falls Five’
- Return of the Dust Bowl? Climate Change Study Highlights How West Must Adapt
- Will the Carbon Bubble be the Next Financial Crisis?
- How One City That’s Vulnerable to Climate Change is Fighting Back
- Poll Results: Lack of Range Thwarts Electric Vehicle Purchases
- Green Ways Boost Manufacturers - Sustainable Building Practices Providing New Opportunities
- Who’s Going to Sue the FCC over Net Neutrality? Probably the Cable Lobby
- 43 Muni-Broadband Communities Say They Oppose Title II
- Waverly, Iowa, Gets Approval to Join Ranks as a Gigabit City
- Judge: State Broadband Contracts for Idaho Schools Are Void
- Comcast Addresses Customer Service - Makeover of Xfinity Stores Aims for Better Experience
- Are You a Hack Waiting to Happen? Your Boss Wants to Know
- Social Media for Utilities is Becoming Indispensable
- A Bit TOO Transparent: Jeb Bush Releases Emails Containing Personal Information of More Than 12,000 People
- Washington State Senators Propose 11.7-Cent Gas Tax Increase for Roads
- Oregon Governor Announces Resignation amid Ethics Probe
- Bustling West Coast Ports Fall Quiet amid Labor Dispute
- Portland's Loss Is Seattle's Gain as Hanjin Ends Operations at Oregon Port
- Mason County Fire Commissioners Discuss Regional Fire Authority
- Exasperated New Englanders Brace for another Snowstorm That Could Bring a Foot or More of Snow
- District Basketball: North Mason & Shelton Fall; Mary M Knight in Semi Finals
Snohomish County PUD's CEO Announces Retirement
(Everett Herald, WA)
Bill Would Grant Washington Tax Exemption to
TransAlta for Centralia Coal Plant Transition to Natural Gas (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)
Lawmakers
Eye Tax Break Extension for Washington State’s Last Two Aluminum Plants (Crosscut
Seattle)
Montana: Will Closure of Billings Energy Plant
Increase the Cost of Electricity? (KTVQ-TV, Billings, MT)
Oregon's Nuclear Giant Tests System in Italy,
Prepares for U-S Application (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Okanogan PUD Commissioners Preserve All Options
for Enloe Dam (Methow Valley News, Twisp, WA)
EPA Wants Assurances Coos Bay Natural Gas Project
Won't Harm Oregon's Environment (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
U-S Senator Murkowski Announces Members of Senate
Energy Subcommittees (American Public Power Association)
Chicago Joins Growing List Opposing Canadian
Nuclear Waste Dump near Lake Huron (Macomb Daily, MI)
California: Ex-PUC Chief’s Tribute Made Everyone
Look Bad (Sacramento Bee, CA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Sea Lions Desperate for Nourishment Dying Off in
Alarming Numbers on California Coast (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Environmentalists Warn EPA of Lawsuit over Salmon
(Associated Press)
Smelt-Limit Violators Net about 100 Citations in
a Single Dipping Day (Longview Daily News, WA)
Agriculture Agency: Sage Grouse Spending to Top
$750 Million by 2018, Conserve 8 Million Acres (Associated Press)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
A
‘Megadrought’ Will Grip U-S in the Coming Decades, NASA Researchers Say (Washington
Post)
RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
In
Aiming to Reinvent I-937, Critics Question Environmental Benefits of Renewable
Energy (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
Why
the Department of Energy is Going Big on Community Shared Solar - DOE's SunShot
initiative awarded $14 million to develop business models for shared solar
(Utility Dive)
Solar
Energy is Playing Surprisingly Well in Conservative Parts of the U-S (Washington
Post)
Sally
Jewell: ‘Plenty of Time’ for Energy Plan Comment (Palm Springs Desert Sun, CA)
The
World’s Ten Biggest Solar Farms (TIME Magazine)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Delay
in LEED Decision for Whatcom Jail Makes Green-Building Standard Harder to
Attain (Bellingham Herald, WA)
A
Glimpse Inside a Super Energy-Efficient Home (Renewable Energy World)
Want
to Save Money on Your Energy Bill? There’s a Game for That (Washington Post)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Moses
Lake Extends Halt on Medical Marijuana Gardens (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses
Lake, WA)
Tribal
Cannabis Conference - With State Contract in Legislature & Possible On-Site
Tribal Retail And Consumptive Venues This Should Be Informative (Washington
State Wire, Olympia, WA)
Suquamish
Back Tribal Pot Bills (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA)
Judge
Denies Dismissal of Marijuana Case against ‘Kettle Falls Five’ (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Return
of the Dust Bowl? Climate Change Study Highlights How West Must Adapt (Christian
Science Monitor)
Will
the Carbon Bubble be the Next Financial Crisis? (Forbes Magazine)
How
One City That’s Vulnerable to Climate Change is Fighting Back (Washington Post)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Poll
Results: Lack of Range Thwarts Electric Vehicle Purchases (Portland Business
Journal, OR)
Green
Ways Boost Manufacturers - Sustainable Building Practices Providing New
Opportunities (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Who’s
Going to Sue the FCC over Net Neutrality? Probably the Cable Lobby (Washington
Post)
43
Muni-Broadband Communities Say They Oppose Title II (Broadband Reports)
Waverly,
Iowa, Gets Approval to Join Ranks as a Gigabit City (American Public Power
Association)
Judge:
State Broadband Contracts for Idaho Schools Are Void (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
Comcast
Addresses Customer Service - Makeover of Xfinity Stores Aims for Better
Experience (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Are
You a Hack Waiting to Happen? Your Boss Wants to Know (Tri-City Herald, WA)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Social
Media for Utilities is Becoming Indispensable (Breaking Energy)
A
Bit TOO Transparent: Jeb Bush Releases Emails Containing Personal Information
of More Than 12,000 People (Associated Press)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington State Senators Propose 11.7-Cent Gas Tax
Increase for Roads (Northwest Public Radio)
GENERAL NEWS
Oregon Governor Announces Resignation amid Ethics
Probe (Associated Press)
Bustling West Coast Ports Fall Quiet amid Labor
Dispute (Associated Press)
Portland's Loss Is Seattle's Gain as Hanjin Ends
Operations at Oregon Port (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Mason County Fire Commissioners Discuss Regional Fire
Authority (Mason Web-TV, Shelton, WA)
Exasperated New Englanders Brace for another
Snowstorm That Could Bring a Foot or More of Snow (Associated Press)
District Basketball: North Mason & Shelton
Fall; Mary M Knight in Semi Finals (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
DIVERSIONS
Poo
Fighters: Detectives Use Doggie DNA to Bust Lazy Owners
This
Oregon Town Had to Put Up Signs Warning People about Its Angry Owl
'Nut
Rage' Heiress Sentenced to Year in Prison
Just
‘Cuz I Can: Washington State Wire Senior Editor Jim Boldt Publishes Second
Novel
SONG OF THE DAY
Ray
Anthony – Theme from Dragnet
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