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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Safety Lapses Led to Six Grant PUD Employees Injuries in
October (iFIBER One, Ephrata, WA)
Columbia River Treaty Fish Passage Proposal on Olympia
Agenda (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Gigabit Speeds for $60 a Month? Lake Oswego Moves Forward on
Muni Fiber (Oregonian, Portland)
Clean Air Agency Holds Hearing on Sierra Pacific Permits for
New Shelton Mill (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Report: Marijuana Industry Worth $5.4 Billion in 2015, Will
Keep on Growing (Consumerist)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Safety Lapses Led to Six Grant PUD Employees Injuries in October
- Cowlitz PUD Issues Response to Customer Complaints of Rising Bills
- New Company Takes on Grays Harbor PUD Vegetation Management
- Pacific Gas & Electric Cleared of Blame in Fatal Fresno County Gas Explosion
- Indiana Utility Requests 80% Fixed Charge Increase
- Electric Co-ops Ask Supreme Court to Block Clean Power Plan
- GOP Looks for Path Forward on Federal Energy Bill Amendments
- Columbia River Treaty Fish Passage Proposal on Olympia Agenda
- Future of Puget Sound Steelhead Hatcheries Worries Anglers
- 17% of Hawaiian Electric Customers Now Have Rooftop Solar
- Report: Marijuana Industry Worth $5.4 Billion in 2015, Will Keep on Growing
- Why a Residential Power Advocate Wants Oregon to Leave Coal Behind
- Gigabit Speeds for $60 a Month? Lake Oswego Moves Forward on Muni Fiber
- Apple Might Dump Amazon Web Services in Favor of Its Own Data Centers
- What is Google’s Project SkyBender?
- Google Parent Now World’s Most Valuable Company
- Yahoo Could Lay Off as Much as 15% of its Staff Today
- The Consumerist Guide to Understanding Your Comcast Bill
- Oregon State Legislature Opens Five-Week Session
- Clean Air Agency Holds Hearing on Sierra Pacific Permits for New Shelton Mill
- Shelton Commissioners Approve New Marijuana Zoning Law
- Gun Crimes Result in Three Shelton Arrests
- Feds May Have Discovered Cause of Destructive 1964 Alaskan Tsunami
- Groundhog Day 2016: Punxsutawney Phil ‘Predicts’ Early Spring
Sturm und Drang • \shturm-oont-DRAWNG\ • Noun – 1: a late
18th century German literary movement characterized by works containing rousing
action and high emotionalism that often deal with the individual’s revolt
against society 2: turmoil
The howling winds lashed the tiny, creaking ship with
streamers of icy salt spray…pushing the shuddering sailing craft far north of
its intended safe, snug harbor. Throughout the perilous night, the shivering
first mate…battling the elements and the rudder with all his strength…could had
only one concern roiling his very soul with Sturm und Drang, “did I leave the
iron on when I left port?”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Safety Lapses Led to Six Grant PUD Employees Injuries in October
(iFIBER One, Ephrata, WA)
Cowlitz PUD Issues Response to Customer Complaints of Rising
Bills (Longview Daily News, WA)
New Company Takes on Grays Harbor PUD Vegetation Management (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Pacific Gas & Electric Cleared of Blame in Fatal Fresno
County Gas Explosion (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Indiana Utility Requests 80% Fixed Charge Increase (Utility
Dive)
Electric Co-ops Ask Supreme Court to Block Clean Power Plan (Electric Co-op Today)
GOP Looks for Path Forward on Federal Energy Bill Amendments
(The Hill, Washington, DC)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Columbia River Treaty Fish Passage Proposal on Olympia Agenda
(Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Future of Puget Sound Steelhead Hatcheries Worries Anglers (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
17% of Hawaiian Electric Customers Now Have Rooftop Solar (Utility
Dive)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Report: Marijuana Industry Worth $5.4 Billion in 2015, Will
Keep on Growing (Consumerist)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Why a Residential Power Advocate Wants Oregon to Leave Coal
Behind (Portland Business Journal, OR)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Gigabit Speeds for $60 a Month? Lake Oswego Moves Forward on
Muni Fiber (Oregonian, Portland)
Apple Might Dump Amazon Web Services in Favor of Its Own
Data Centers (Silicon Valley Business Journal, CA)
What is Google’s Project SkyBender? (Christian Science
Monitor)
Google Parent Now World’s Most Valuable Company (Associated Press)
Yahoo Could Lay Off as Much as 15% of its Staff Today (Dallas
Business Journal, TX)
The Consumerist Guide to Understanding Your Comcast Bill
(Consumerist)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Oregon State Legislature Opens Five-Week Session (Northwest
Public Radio)
GENERAL NEWS
Clean Air Agency Holds Hearing on Sierra Pacific Permits for
New Shelton Mill (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Shelton Commissioners Approve New Marijuana Zoning Law (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Gun Crimes Result in Three Shelton Arrests (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Feds May Have Discovered Cause of Destructive 1964 Alaskan
Tsunami (Associated Press)
Groundhog Day 2016: Punxsutawney Phil ‘Predicts’ Early
Spring (Associated Press)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Offbeat: Stoned, Hallucinating Coyotes Frighten Californians
Infant Seahawks Fans Featured in NFL’s “Super Bowl Babies
Choir” Commercial
Happy Play Your Ukulele Day – The Making of a Ukulele
‘Monster’ New Species of Daddy Longlegs Discovered in Oregon
SONG OF THE DAY
Hurricane Smith – Oh Babe What Would You Say
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