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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Contractor Dug into Gas Line Before Explosion in NW
Portland, Gas Company Says (Oregonian, Portland)
Liquefied Natural Gas Plant Faces Heated Criticism at
Hearing Over Puget Sound Energy Financial Agreement (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
Caper in the Klamath: Jewell Pressures Grid Watchdog to Raze
Hydroelectric Dams (Washington Examiner)
Prosser Expects $56,000 Cut in Energy Costs with LED Street
Lights (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
Groups Sue Seeking Protection for Forest-Dwelling Fisher
(Associated Press)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Contractor Dug into Gas Line Before Explosion in NW Portland, Gas Company Says
- Liquefied Natural Gas Plant Faces Heated Criticism at Hearing Over Puget Sound Energy Financial Agreement
- Caper in the Klamath: Jewell Pressures Grid Watchdog to Raze Hydroelectric Dams
- Editorial: A Federal Review of the Entire River Will Be Worth Watching
- British Columbia: Peace River Dam’s Worker Lodge Ready to House 1,600 Employees in Fort St. John
- After 20 Years of Nuclear Dormancy, A New Reactor Emerges in the U-S
- New York’s Plan to Save Nuclear Goes to Court
- Clinton Endorses Linking U-S Grid to Mexico, Canada in Third Presidential Debate
- Re-Regulation on the Horizon? State Plant Subsidies Point to Looming ‘Crisis’ in Organized Power Markets
- Groups Sue Seeking Protection for Forest-Dwelling Fisher
- There’s an Enormous Natural Gas Seep Along the West Coast
- California Eyes More Sacramento River Water for Fish, Less for Farms, Cities
- Solar Industry Construction Spending Takes Deep Dive
- Leaked Recording Appears to Expose Deceptive Utility Strategy for Florida Solar Amendment
- Prosser Expects $56,000 Cut in Energy Costs with LED Street Lights
- Seattle’s EnergySavvy Raises $14 Million to Accelerate Growth
- Nine Cities to Live in If You’re Worried About Climate Change
- Amazon ‘Plans to Launch Broadband Service in UK’
- MetLife Cutting Snoopy & the Peanuts Gang Loose After Three Decades
- Excedrin Won the Debate on Twitter Before It Even Started by Curing Your #DebateHeadache
- Facebook’s Livestream Had One Big Advantage Over Everybody Else
- Ballots Out; Voter Resources Available
- State House Race: Bowling’s Fundraising Eclipses That of 35th District Incumbent Griffey
- Five Cars Hit by Rocks Thrown from I-5 Overpasses in Seattle
- Elwha River Bridge Could Need Replacement After Dam Removal
- Washington State Unemployment Rate Drops to 5.6 Percent
- Expect A Wet Winter Around Puget Sound
- Snow Helps Wrap Up Below-Average Wildfire Season in U-S West
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Contractor Dug into Gas Line Before Explosion in NW Portland,
Gas Company Says (Oregonian, Portland)
Liquefied Natural Gas Plant Faces Heated Criticism at Hearing
Over Puget Sound Energy Financial Agreement (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
Caper in the Klamath: Jewell Pressures Grid Watchdog to Raze
Hydroelectric Dams (Washington Examiner)
Editorial: A Federal Review of the Entire River Will Be
Worth Watching (Star of the Grand Coulee, WA)
British Columbia: Peace River Dam’s Worker Lodge Ready to
House 1,600 Employees in Fort St. John (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
After 20 Years of Nuclear Dormancy, A New Reactor Emerges in
the U-S (Christian Science Monitor)
New York’s Plan to Save Nuclear Goes to Court (Washington
Examiner)
Clinton Endorses Linking U-S Grid to Mexico, Canada in Third
Presidential Debate (Utility Dive)
Re-Regulation on the Horizon? State Plant Subsidies Point to
Looming ‘Crisis’ in Organized Power Markets (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Groups Sue Seeking Protection for Forest-Dwelling Fisher (Associated
Press)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
There’s an Enormous Natural Gas Seep Along the West Coast (Gizmodo)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
California Eyes More Sacramento River Water for Fish, Less for
Farms, Cities (Sacramento Bee, CA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Solar Industry Construction Spending Takes Deep Dive (Pacific
Business News, HI)
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2016/10/19/solar-industry-construction-spending-takes-deep.html
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2016/10/19/solar-industry-construction-spending-takes-deep.html
Leaked Recording Appears to Expose Deceptive Utility
Strategy for Florida Solar Amendment (Utility Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Prosser Expects $56,000 Cut in Energy Costs with LED Street
Lights (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
Seattle’s EnergySavvy Raises $14 Million to Accelerate
Growth (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Nine Cities to Live in If You’re Worried About Climate
Change (NY Times)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Amazon ‘Plans to Launch Broadband Service in UK’ (The
Telegraph, UK)
MARKETING & MEDIA
MetLife Cutting Snoopy & the Peanuts Gang Loose After
Three Decades (Consumerist)
Excedrin Won the Debate on Twitter Before It Even Started by
Curing Your #DebateHeadache (AdWeek)
Facebook’s Livestream Had One Big Advantage Over Everybody
Else (Mashable)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Ballots Out; Voter Resources Available (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
State House Race: Bowling’s Fundraising Eclipses That of
35th District Incumbent Griffey (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Five Cars Hit by Rocks Thrown from I-5 Overpasses in Seattle
(KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
Elwha River Bridge Could Need Replacement After Dam Removal (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
Washington State Unemployment Rate Drops to 5.6 Percent (Associated
Press)
Expect A Wet Winter Around Puget Sound (KIRO Broadcasting,
Seattle, WA)
Snow Helps Wrap Up Below-Average Wildfire Season in U-S West
(Associated Press)
LOOKIT MY RED GOOSE SHOES – DIVERSIONS
Seattle Times: Dear D-C, You Can’t Call Yourself ‘State of Washington.’
That’s Our Name
Smithsonian Seeks $300,000 to Save Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers
Merriam-Webster: Searches of ‘Hombre’ Spiked 120,000% During
the Presidential Debate
Postal Worker Caught on Video Dumping Bin After Bin of Mail in
the Woods
SONG OF THE DAY
David Rose – Hombre (Title Theme, Soundtrack)
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