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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
The Most Dramatic Climate Fight of the Election Is in
Washington State (Grist Online)
Tesla Unveils Residential Solar Roof & New Powerwall
Battery (Utility Dive)
Twitter Just Shut Down Vine Four Years After Buying It for
$30 Million (AdWeek)
Could Electric Vehicles Drain the UK’s Power Supply?
(Renewable Energy World)
U-S. Looks to Canada for Green Power (USA Today)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- U-S. Looks to Canada for Green Power
- Vermont Nixes Purchase of TransCanada Hydroelectric Dams
- Landowners Fight Peace River Dam Deadline from BC Hydro
- Despite NW Portland Gas Explosion, Utility Says System Ready for the ‘Big One’
- California: Pacific Gas & Electric Requests 8-Year Rate Increase to Cover Closing Costs of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant
- Yakama Power Lands $30 Million USDA Loan for Expansion
- No Rate Hikes in Next Year’s Cowlitz PUD Budget
- Woodcutting Accident Causes Ferry County Power Outage
- Bonneville Power Offers Rewards to Stop Idaho & Wyoming Vandalism
- Oregon: Scappoose Growth Triggers Need for More Power from Columbia River PUD
- Nevada: Question 3 – Will It Impact Energy Bill in Good or Bad Way?
- Australia: Alcoa – Thousands of Victorian Jobs in the Balance as Portland Smelter Power Deal Expires
- Feds Release Recovery Plan for Snake River Chinook & Steelhead
- Puget Sound Orcas: Would Removing Dams Save the Whales?
- Portland Becomes First ‘Salmon-Safe’ City
- Tesla Unveils Residential Solar Roof & New Powerwall Battery
- Idaho: Project to Convert Energy from Garbage Gets Green Light
- Federal-Lands Rule Pits Green Groups Against Wind, Solar Firms
- First Biomass Test Burn Begins at Salt River Project’s CGS
- How Energy-Efficient Upgrades Can Increase Your Home’s Value
- Thurston Energy Offers You Cold Ca$h for POW&R Energy Rebates
- Tricks, Treats & Tips for a Ghoulishly Low Energy Bill
- The Most Dramatic Climate Fight of the Election Is in Washington State
- Pacific Northwest Forests: Carbon Sink or Carbon Source?
- Editorial: California Has New Carbon Reduction Goal, But Details of Impacts Still Fluid
- Got Bank? Election Could Create Flood of Marijuana Cash with No Place to Go
- Ranked: Seattle & 49 Other Cities Raking in the Green from Pot Sales
- Could Electric Vehicles Drain the UK’s Power Supply?
- Portland Should Probably Be Pissed About Google Fiber ‘Pause’
- CenturyLink to Buy Level 3 in $34 Billion Deal
- California: Editorial – Cities Plot to Tax Streaming Content
- Inside a Hacking Competition to Take Down a Water-Treatment Plan
- Did Your Smart Thermostat Contribute to Last Week’s Big Cyberattack?
- Twitter Just Shut Down Vine Four Years After Buying It for $30 Million
- What Vine Stars Are Saying About the Short-Form Video Platform Shutting Down
- Why Do People Still Use Email — Or at Least Not Secure It?
- How to Reach More Local Customers with Facebook
- Long Before Twitter, Martin Luther Was a Media Pioneer
- Belfair Man Attempted to Disarm, Assault Officer While Being Arrested in Mason County
- Attorney General: Data Breach Affects 500,000 Washingtonians
- Lewis County PUD Crew Stumbles Upon Illegal Marijuana Grow
- Northwest Cable News to Go Dark in January
- Pumpkins Fly in Union
- Pacific Northwest Falls Really Are Getting More Colorful
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
U-S. Looks to Canada for Green Power (USA Today)
Vermont Nixes Purchase of TransCanada Hydroelectric Dams (Utility
Dive)
Landowners Fight Peace River Dam Deadline from BC Hydro (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
Despite NW Portland Gas Explosion, Utility Says System Ready
for the ‘Big One’ (Oregonian, Portland)
California: Pacific Gas & Electric Requests 8-Year Rate
Increase to Cover Closing Costs of Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant (Utility Dive)
Yakama Power Lands $30 Million USDA Loan for Expansion (Yakima
Herald Republic, WA)
No Rate Hikes in Next Year’s Cowlitz PUD Budget (Longview
Daily News, WA)
Woodcutting Accident Causes Ferry County Power Outage (Omak
Chronicle, WA)
Bonneville Power Offers Rewards to Stop Idaho & Wyoming Vandalism
(KIFI-TV, Idaho Falls, ID)
Oregon: Scappoose Growth Triggers Need for More Power from Columbia
River PUD (Pamplin Media Group, Portland, OR)
Nevada: Question 3 – Will It Impact Energy Bill in Good or
Bad Way? (KLAS-TV, Las Vegas, NV)
Australia: Alcoa – Thousands of Victorian Jobs in the Balance
as Portland Smelter Power Deal Expires (Australia Broadcasting Corporation)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Feds Release Recovery Plan for Snake River Chinook &
Steelhead (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Puget Sound Orcas: Would Removing Dams Save the Whales? (Christian
Science Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2016/1029/Puget-Sound-orcas-Would-removing-dams-save-the-whales
Portland Becomes First ‘Salmon-Safe’ City (Portland Business
Journal, OR)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Tesla Unveils Residential Solar Roof & New Powerwall Battery
(Utility Dive)
Idaho: Project to Convert Energy from Garbage Gets Green
Light (KXLY-TV, Spokane, WA)
Federal-Lands Rule Pits Green Groups Against Wind, Solar
Firms (Christian Science Monitor)
First Biomass Test Burn Begins at Salt River Project’s CGS (Biomass
Magazine)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
How Energy-Efficient Upgrades Can Increase Your Home’s Value
(Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Thurston Energy Offers You Cold Ca$h for POW&R Energy
Rebates (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)
Tricks, Treats & Tips for a Ghoulishly Low Energy Bill
(Breaking Energy)
VAULT OF CARBON SEQUESTRATION
The Most Dramatic Climate Fight of the Election Is in Washington
State (Grist Online)
Pacific
Northwest Forests: Carbon Sink or Carbon Source? (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Editorial: California Has New Carbon Reduction Goal, But
Details of Impacts Still Fluid (Sacramento Bee, CA)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Got Bank? Election Could Create Flood of Marijuana Cash with
No Place to Go (Reuters)
Ranked: Seattle & 49 Other Cities Raking in the Green
from Pot Sales (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Could Electric Vehicles Drain the UK’s Power Supply?
(Renewable Energy World)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Portland Should Probably Be Pissed About Google Fiber ‘Pause’
(Broadband Reports)
CenturyLink to Buy Level 3 in $34 Billion Deal (Dallas Business
Journal, TX)
http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2016/10/31/centurylink-to-buy-level-3-in-34-billion-deal.html
California: Editorial – Cities Plot to Tax Streaming Content
(SF Chronicle, CA)
Inside a Hacking Competition to Take Down a Water-Treatment
Plan (Atlantic Magazine)
Did Your Smart Thermostat Contribute to Last Week’s Big
Cyberattack? (Grist Online)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Twitter Just Shut Down Vine Four Years After Buying It for
$30 Million (AdWeek)
What Vine Stars Are Saying About the Short-Form Video
Platform Shutting Down (AdWeek)
Why Do People Still Use Email — Or at Least Not Secure It?
(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
How to Reach More Local Customers with Facebook (Social
Media Examiner)
Long Before Twitter, Martin Luther Was a Media Pioneer (NY
Times)
GENERAL NEWS
Belfair Man Attempted to Disarm, Assault Officer While Being
Arrested in Mason County (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Attorney General: Data Breach Affects 500,000 Washingtonians
(KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Lewis County PUD Crew Stumbles Upon Illegal Marijuana Grow
(The Chronicle, Centralia, Wa)
Northwest Cable News to Go Dark in January (Northwest Public
Radio)
Pumpkins Fly in Union (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Pacific Northwest Falls Really Are Getting More Colorful
(News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Victim Uses App to Find Suspect After Bag with $10,000
Stolen
Man Renames Himself ‘iPhone 7’ to Win the Phone
Powder Sprinkled into Opera Pit May Be Human Ashes
Elevator Door-Close Buttons Don’t Do Anything
SONG OF THE DAY
Rossini – William Tell Overture (Part 2)
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