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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Summer Spill Starts At Snake & Columbia Dams (Tri-City Herald, WA)
New Electrical Meters Coming to Grant PUD Customers (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
BC Hydro Sues Vancouver Landlord over Refusing Smart Meters (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Community Solar Arrays Greet the Sun – Project funded by utility customer investors is becoming real in Orchards (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Washington State Legislature Preparing for Government Shutdown (Northwest Public Radio)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- New Electrical Meters Coming to Grant PUD Customers
- BC Hydro Sues Vancouver Landlord over Refusing Smart Meters
- The Grid Is Getting Smarter, But Are Customers Keeping Up?
- Chelan PUD & Large Loads
- How Bonneville Power Administration Is Tapping Demand Response to Balance Power from Dams, Wind & Sun
- BC Hydro’s Over-Budget IT Upgrade Proves Too Ambitious
- Cowlitz PUD Attorney Brachvogel Leaves Post
- NuScale Power: Oregon Nuclear Exec Elected Vice Chair of U-S Chamber of Commerce
- Summer Spill Starts At Snake & Columbia Dams
- Pink Salmon Bumper Crop Headed for Puget Sound – Sockeye Bonanza to Upper Columbia
- Chinook Salmon Season on the Boise River Starts Thursday
- Tribal Salmon Sales Start in Columbia Gorge
- California’s Trout Hatcheries Hurt by Drought, Disease
- Port Angeles Ratchets Up Water Alert to Stage Two
- Editorial: Please, Victoria BC, Clean Up Your Poop
- How 15 Years of Drought Has Changed Lake Powell, In One GIF
- Community Solar Arrays Greet the Sun
- Rec Solar Snaps Up Rival to Better Compete in Commercial Solar Market
- Minnesota Is Where You Will Find the New Solar Gold Rush
- This Is How Much Energy Goes into the Super Bowl Every Year
- Pope Francis: ‘Revolution’ Needed to Combat Climate Change
- Americans Are Again Getting More Worried About the Climate
- GM Uses Old Volt Batteries to Power Office Building
- Fungi Perfecti – He Holds the Patent that Could Destroy Monsanto & Change the World
- FCC to Fine AT&T $100M for Deceiving Customers over Unlimited Data Plan
- New York City Is Very Pissed about Verizon’s Failed FiOS Rollout
- Canada Government Websites Taken Down in Cyber Attack
- Report: Comcast Shows Most Interest in Buying Out T-Mobile
- Make Every Co-op Employee a Communicator
- Disney’s Powerful Marketing Force: Social Media Moms
- With LinkedIn’s Powerful Backing, Can Lynda.com Dominate the Digital-Skills Market?
- Ultimate Guide to Social Media Image Sizes
- Washington State Legislature Preparing for Government Shutdown
- Transportation Revenue Talks Stall in Washington State Legislature
- U-S Senator Wyden Threatens to Block DOE Appointment over Hanford Issues
- Mason County Sheriff: Stay Off Trails Below State’s Highest Bridge
- Washington State Unemployment Rate Dropped to 5.4 Percent in May
- Cliff Mass: ‘Tinderbombs’ Diffused by Moist Conditions
- Three Postal Workers Accused of Posing as Children to Steal from Operation Santa
- U-S Treasury: There Will Be a Woman on the $10 Bill
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
New Electrical Meters Coming to Grant PUD Customers (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
BC Hydro Sues Vancouver Landlord over Refusing Smart Meters (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Grid Is Getting Smarter, But Are Customers Keeping Up? (Breaking Energy)
Chelan PUD & Large Loads (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
How Bonneville Power Administration Is Tapping Demand Response to Balance Power from Dams, Wind & Sun (Green Tech Media)
BC Hydro’s Over-Budget IT Upgrade Proves Too Ambitious (Globe & Mail, Canada)
Cowlitz PUD Attorney Brachvogel Leaves Post (Longview Daily News, WA)
NuScale Power: Oregon Nuclear Exec Elected Vice Chair of U-S Chamber of Commerce (Portland Business Journal, OR)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Summer Spill Starts At Snake & Columbia Dams (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Pink Salmon Bumper Crop Headed for Puget Sound – Sockeye Bonanza to Upper Columbia (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Chinook Salmon Season on the Boise River Starts Thursday (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
Tribal Salmon Sales Start in Columbia Gorge (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
California’s Trout Hatcheries Hurt by Drought, Disease (Sacramento Bee, CA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Port Angeles Ratchets Up Water Alert to Stage Two – Sees No Danger of Running Out of Drinking Water (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Editorial: Please, Victoria BC, Clean Up Your Poop (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA - Paywall Advisory)
How 15 Years of Drought Has Changed Lake Powell, In One GIF (Gizmodo)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Community Solar Arrays Greet the Sun – Project funded by utility customer investors is becoming real in Orchards (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Rec Solar Snaps Up Rival to Better Compete in Commercial Solar Market (Forbes Magazine)
Minnesota Is Where You Will Find the New Solar Gold Rush (Forbes Magazine)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
This Is How Much Energy Goes into the Super Bowl Every Year (TIME Magazine)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Pope Francis: ‘Revolution’ Needed to Combat Climate Change (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
Americans Are Again Getting More Worried About the Climate (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
GM Uses Old Volt Batteries to Power Office Building (Reuters)
Fungi Perfecti – He Holds the Patent that Could Destroy Monsanto & Change the World (Progressive Radio Network)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
FCC to Fine AT&T $100M for Deceiving Customers over Unlimited Data Plan (C/Net News)
New York City Is Very Pissed about Verizon’s Failed FiOS Rollout (Gizmodo)
Canada Government Websites Taken Down in Cyber Attack (Reuters)
Report: Comcast Shows Most Interest in Buying Out T-Mobile (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
Make Every Co-op Employee a Communicator (Electric Co-op Today)
Disney’s Powerful Marketing Force: Social Media Moms (Reuters)
With LinkedIn’s Powerful Backing, Can Lynda.com Dominate the Digital-Skills Market? (AdWeek)
Ultimate Guide to Social Media Image Sizes (Social Media Examiner)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Washington State Legislature Preparing for Government Shutdown (Northwest Public Radio)
Transportation Revenue Talks Stall in Washington State Legislature (Longview Daily News, WA)
U-S Senator Wyden Threatens to Block DOE Appointment over Hanford Issues (Tri-City Herald, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Mason County Sheriff: Stay Off Trails Below State’s Highest Bridge (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Washington State Unemployment Rate Dropped to 5.4 Percent in May (Associated Press)
Cliff Mass: ‘Tinderbombs’ Diffused by Moist Conditions (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
Three Postal Workers Accused of Posing as Children to Steal from Operation Santa (NY Times)
U-S Treasury: There Will Be a Woman on the $10 Bill (Consumerist)
DIVERSIONS
Kelso School District’s Diploma Cover Features Wrong State Seal – Oregon’s
http://www.kxly.com/news/northwest/school-districts-diploma-cover-features-wrong-state-seal/33574866
Stuck Squirrel Rescued by Lacey Firefighter
Former Timber Workers Say Assistance Must Continue Despite Derailed Trade Agreement (Northwest Public Radio)
Amusing Monday: It’s So Dry … You Just Have To Laugh
SONG OF THE DAY
Tanya Tucker – Lizzie & the Rain Man
LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY
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