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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington State Bans Campfires on DNR Lands (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Conservationists File Lawsuit against Portland General
Electric over Lower Deschutes Water Quality (Oregonian, Portland)
CenturyLink Restores Services after Widespread Outage in
Central Washington State (Northwest Cable News Network)
Vestas Stays on a Roll as U-S Market Share Soars, Pipeline
Fills Up (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Twitter Suspends 235,000 Accounts for Promoting Terrorism
(Gizmodo)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Conservationists File Lawsuit against Portland General Electric over Lower Deschutes Water Quality
- British Columbia: Removal of Old Dams Brings Fish Back to Britannia Watershed
- Pacific Gas & Electric Asks Judge to Overturn Guilty Verdict in San Bruno Blast Trial
- ‘Yes Nukes’ in New York & Tennessee as Old Plants & New Get New Lease on Life
- Maryland: Bethesda Family Lives without Power While Refusing To Pay Pepco Advanced Meter Opt-Out Fees
- Obsessed Audiophiles in Japan Are Installing Their Own Power Poles to Improve Sound
- Port Angeles City Council to Form Subcommittee Focused on Education, Fluoride Options
- Can America’s National Parks Defeat the Developers at Their Gates?
- Vestas Stays on a Roll as U-S Market Share Soars, Pipeline Fills Up
- Federal Court Upholds DOE’s Energy Efficiency Standards for Appliances
- California: Roseville Solar Firm Reports Record Revenue in Second Quarter
- Pay as You Save: Co-Ops Are Reaching New Customers with a Novel Way to Pay for Efficiency
- Energy Adviser: Close Energy Gap between Landlord & Tenant
- British Columbia’s Climate Plan to Leave out Carbon Price, Greenhouse Gas Targets
- Alaska Native Village Votes to Relocate in the Face of Rising Sea Levels
- Federal Court Blocks Challenge to Social Cost of Carbon
- Washington State Governor Announces Clean Energy Fund Grid Modernization Grants – Beneficiaries: Avista, Energy Northwest, Orcas Power & Light, Seattle City Light, Snohomish PUD
- CenturyLink Restores Services after Widespread Outage in Central Washington State
- T-Mobile Offers Unlimited Data to All Customers
- AT&T Says Goodbye to Frustrating Overage Fees
- Seattle Mayor, City Council Award $320,000 in Grants to Promote Digital Equity, Literacy
- Lafayette, Colorado Will Put Municipal Broadband to a Vote
- Twitter Suspends 235,000 Accounts for Promoting Terrorism
- National Public Radio Website to Get Rid of Comments
- More Small Businesses Put Focus on a Mobile-First Strategy
- Three Brands Using Facebook in Particularly Effective Ways during the Rio Games
- Tribune Broadcasting-Dish Skirmish is Getting Nastier
- Gubernatorial Debate: Inslee, Bryant Face Off in Spokane
- Official Mason County Primary Election Results Released
- Washington State Bans Campfires on DNR Lands
- New Wildfires Prompt Evacuation Notices in Southern Oregon, Near Sunriver
- California Wildfire Brings Destruction & Uncertainty
- Will This Be the Pacific Northwest’s Last Heat Wave of the Summer?
- Getting Your Car & Home Ready for the Heat
- Did Your School District Improve On State Tests? Compare 2016 Results To 2015
- Oregon’s Spirit Mountain Casino to Lose Millions on Development of Cowlitz Gaming
Welcome to Bad Poetry Day for PR People – Joel’s Horrible
Haiku
Gild the lily • \GILD-thuh-LILL-ee\ • phrasal verb – To add
unnecessary ornamentation to something beautiful in its own right
Verbalized Feces
Gilding the Lily of Time
History Is Changed
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Conservationists File Lawsuit against Portland General
Electric over Lower Deschutes Water Quality (Oregonian, Portland)
British Columbia: Removal of Old Dams Brings Fish Back to Britannia
Watershed (Victoria Times Colonist,
BC)
Pacific Gas & Electric Asks Judge to Overturn Guilty
Verdict in San Bruno Blast Trial (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
‘Yes Nukes’ in New York & Tennessee as Old Plants &
New Get New Lease on Life (The Energy Collective)
Maryland: Bethesda Family Lives without Power While Refusing
To Pay Pepco Advanced Meter Opt-Out Fees (Bethesda Magazine, MD)
Obsessed Audiophiles in Japan Are Installing Their Own Power
Poles to Improve Sound (Gizmodo)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Port Angeles City Council to Form Subcommittee Focused on Education,
Fluoride Options (Peninsula Daily
News, Port Angeles, WA)
Can America’s National Parks Defeat the Developers at Their
Gates? (Los Angeles Times, CA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Vestas Stays on a Roll as U-S Market Share Soars, Pipeline
Fills Up (Portland Business Journal, OR)
California: Roseville Solar Firm Reports Record Revenue in
Second Quarter (Sacramento Bee, CA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Federal Court Upholds DOE’s Energy Efficiency Standards for
Appliances (American Public Power Association)
Pay as You Save: Co-Ops Are Reaching New Customers with a Novel
Way to Pay for Efficiency (Utility Dive)
Energy Adviser: Close Energy Gap between Landlord &
Tenant (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
British Columbia’s Climate Plan to Leave out Carbon Price,
Greenhouse Gas Targets (Globe & Mail, Canada)
Alaska Native Village Votes to Relocate in the Face of Rising
Sea Levels (Grist Online)
Federal Court Blocks Challenge to Social Cost of Carbon (National
Public Radio)
SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Washington State Governor Announces Clean Energy Fund Grid
Modernization Grants – Beneficiaries: Avista, Energy Northwest, Orcas Power
& Light, Seattle City Light, Snohomish PUD (KNDO/KNDU-TV, Tri Cities, WA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CenturyLink Restores Services after Widespread Outage in Central
Washington State (Northwest Cable News Network)
T-Mobile Offers Unlimited Data to All Customers (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
AT&T Says Goodbye to Frustrating Overage Fees (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
Seattle Mayor, City Council Award $320,000 in Grants to
Promote Digital Equity, Literacy (Puget
Sound Business Journal, WA)
Lafayette, Colorado Will Put Municipal Broadband to a Vote
(Boulder Daily Camera, CO)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Twitter Suspends 235,000 Accounts for Promoting Terrorism (Gizmodo)
National Public Radio Website to Get Rid of Comments (National
Public Radio)
More Small Businesses Put Focus on a Mobile-First Strategy (Associated Press)
Three Brands Using Facebook in Particularly Effective Ways during
the Rio Games (AdWeek)
Tribune Broadcasting-Dish Skirmish is Getting Nastier
(Chicago Business Journal, IL)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Gubernatorial Debate: Inslee, Bryant Face Off in Spokane (Northwest
Public Radio)
Official Mason County Primary Election Results Released
(Mason Web Tv, Shelton, Wa)
GENERAL NEWS
Washington State Bans Campfires on DNR Lands (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
New Wildfires Prompt Evacuation Notices in Southern Oregon,
Near Sunriver (Oregonian, Portland)
California Wildfire Brings Destruction & Uncertainty (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
Will This Be the Pacific Northwest’s Last Heat Wave of the
Summer? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle,
WA)
Getting Your Car & Home Ready for the Heat (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
Did Your School District Improve On State Tests? Compare 2016
Results To 2015 (Seattle Times, WA -
Paywall Advisory)
Oregon’s Spirit Mountain Casino to Lose Millions on
Development of Cowlitz Gaming (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF – DIVERSIONS
British Columbia: ‘Guard Dog’ Cat Attacks Pit Bull, Leaving
Dog & Owner Bloodied
Couple Dressed in Victorian-Era Costumes Asked to Leave
Butchart Gardens
Report: American Swimmers Broke Down Gas Station Door,
Fought with Security on Night of Alleged Robbery
Australian Goldfish Are Growing into Monsters in the Wild
SONG OF THE DAY
Heat Wave – The Grooveline
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