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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
B-C Hydro Orders Protesters Off Land Slated for Logging Near
Peace River Dam Site (Globe & Mail, Canada)
Climate Change Could Challenge the Water Needs of Power
Plants (IEEE Spectrum)
CenturyLink Loses Court Ruling over Portland Phone Tax
(Oregonian, Portland)
Washington Drought, Now Over, Cost Farmers Millions (Associated Press)
Scuba Diver Who Died in Mason County Identified (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- B-C Hydro Orders Protesters Off Land Slated for Logging Near Peace River Dam Site
- How Water Could Fix Utility Energy Storage Woes
- Ukraine: Hackers Caused a Blackout for the First Time, Researchers Say
- Tulalips, Forterra to Preserve Land near Wallace River for Salmon
- Study: Asian Carp Could Develop Huge Presence in Lake Erie
- Washington Drought, Now Over, Cost Farmers Millions
- El Niño Effect: California Preps for Two Weeks of Rain & Snow
- U-S Files Civil Lawsuit against Volkswagen over Emissions Scandal
- Oregon Wind Power: Orion Goes Large at Golden Hill
- North Portland Police Precinct Is Going Solar
- New Jersey & Wind Power: Perfect Together?
- Rates Stay Low with Navajo Nation Solar Farm
- Study: Building Managers Overwhelmed By Energy Options
- Engaging Customers through Energy Management
- ComEd Pilot Targets Power Savings through Enhanced Customer Access to Usage Data
- Chart of the Week: Recreational Cannabis Surplus in Washington State Squeezing Growers
- Colorado: Boulder County Helps Marijuana Growers Reduce Electricity Costs
- Climate Change Could Challenge the Water Needs of Power Plants
- CenturyLink Loses Court Ruling over Portland Phone Tax
- Costs Slow Down Use of Rural Broadband
- Some Yahoo Investors Want to Sell Internet Business Even If It Triggers Big Tax Bill
- Amazon Launches WorkMail to Compete with Microsoft Outlook
- What Does the Internet Actually Look Like?
- U-S Rep. Jim McDermott Announces He Won’t Seek Reelection
- Argument Preview: New Threat to Public Employee Unions
- Scuba Diver Who Died in Mason County Identified
- As Militant Occupation Continues in Oregon, Sheriff Says ‘Go Home’
- Shelton Mayor Proposes Building Fee Moratorium
- Don’t Expect Much More Snow in Western Washington as El Nino Awakens
- Why Seahawks Could Be Affected By L.A. NFL Move Proposals
Solon • \SOE-lun\ • noun – 1: a wise & skillful lawgiver
*2: a member of a legislative body
The solon with the impressive mane of white hair stood to
speak in the assembled chamber that is the State Senate. On and on he droned
about the minutia of taxes on fruits and vegetables, meats and fish, milk and
dairy. The senator from Springfield was in a woozy haze from all this talk
about food and taxes. After two hours of the onslaught, all he saw was a huge
talking food pyramid with a white wig.
From Merriam-Webster – Solon was a particularly wise
lawgiver in ancient Athens who was born in approximately 630 B.C. & lived
until about 560 B.C. He was one of the Seven Wise Men of Greece, & he
implemented a number of reforms in Athenian law. In English, his name has been
used generically since at least 1625 to refer to any wise statesman.
Contemporary American journalists, with whom the term is especially popular,
have extended the meaning even further to include any member of a lawmaking
body, wise or not. In fact, today the word is sometimes used ironically for a
legislator who displays a marked lack of wisdom, rather than a profusion of it.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
B-C Hydro Orders Protesters Off Land Slated for Logging Near
Peace River Dam Site (Globe & Mail, Canada)
How Water Could Fix Utility Energy Storage Woes (GreenBiz)
Ukraine: Hackers Caused a Blackout for the First Time,
Researchers Say (Washington Post)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Tulalips, Forterra to Preserve Land near Wallace River for
Salmon (Everett Herald, WA)
Study: Asian Carp Could Develop Huge Presence in Lake Erie (Associated Press)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Washington Drought, Now Over, Cost Farmers Millions (Associated Press)
El Niño Effect: California Preps for Two Weeks of Rain &
Snow (Christian Science Monitor)
U-S Files Civil Lawsuit against Volkswagen over Emissions
Scandal (Consumerist)
http://consumerist.com/2016/01/04/u-s-files-civil-lawsuit-against-volkswagen-over-emissions-scandal/
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Oregon Wind Power: Orion Goes Large at Golden Hill (reNews)
North Portland Police Precinct Is Going Solar (Portland
Business Journal, OR)
New Jersey & Wind Power: Perfect Together? (Associated Press)
Rates Stay Low with Navajo Nation Solar Farm (American
Public Power Association)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Study: Building Managers Overwhelmed By Energy Options (Utility
Dive)
Engaging Customers through Energy Management (American
Public Power Association)
ComEd Pilot Targets Power Savings through Enhanced Customer
Access to Usage Data (Utility Dive)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Chart of the Week: Recreational Cannabis Surplus in
Washington State Squeezing Growers (Marijuana Business Daily)
Colorado: Boulder County Helps Marijuana Growers Reduce
Electricity Costs (Marijuana Business Daily)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Climate Change Could Challenge the Water Needs of Power
Plants (IEEE Spectrum)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CenturyLink Loses Court Ruling over Portland Phone Tax (Oregonian,
Portland)
Costs Slow Down Use of Rural Broadband (Electric Co-op Today)
Some Yahoo Investors Want to Sell Internet Business Even If
It Triggers Big Tax Bill (Reuters)
Amazon Launches WorkMail to Compete with Microsoft Outlook (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
What Does the Internet Actually Look Like? (The Atlantic)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
U-S Rep. Jim McDermott Announces He Won’t Seek Reelection (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Argument Preview: New Threat to Public Employee Unions
(SCOTUS Blog)
GENERAL NEWS
Scuba Diver Who Died in Mason County Identified (Olympian - Paywall Advisory)
As Militant Occupation Continues in Oregon, Sheriff Says ‘Go
Home’ (Oregonian, Portland)
Shelton Mayor Proposes Building Fee Moratorium (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
Don’t Expect Much More Snow in Western Washington as El Nino
Awakens (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle,
WA)
Why Seahawks Could Be Affected By L.A. NFL Move Proposals (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Bee Gees Manager & Grease Producer Robert Stigwood Dies
Dog Sneaks into Luggage, Gets Free Flight to Japan
Sheriff: Drinking-&-Driving Facebook Video Leads to Arrest
UK Astronaut Tim Peake Calls Wrong Number from Space
SONG OF THE DAY
The Trammps - Disco Inferno
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