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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
President-Elect Trump to Pick Rep. McMorris Rodgers, WA for
Interior Secretary (The Hill, Washington, DC)
Washington State Suing Monsanto over PCB Pollution
(Associated Press)
In the Salish Sea - ‘Seafood Sleuths’ Study Mystery of
Pacific Northwest Salmon Declines (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Fukushima Radiation Detected on Oregon Shores (Associated
Press)
Canada Poised to Implement Carbon
Price by 2018 (Utility Dive)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Fukushima Radiation Detected on Oregon Shores
- Lewis PUD Approves $74.6 Million Budget for 2017
- Grant PUD Employee Gored by Bull, Suffers Severe Leg Injury
- Balloons Cause Power Outage in South Aberdeen
- Oregon: Turkeys Cause Power Outages in East Medford
- Forest Service OKs Review of Power Line Project in Southeast Alaska
- Arizona: Coal Burning Plant Experiments with Burning Woody Biomass
- As Time Runs Out on Bipartisan Energy Bill, Senators Propose 100% Clean Energy Goal
- In the Salish Sea - ‘Seafood Sleuths’ Study Mystery of Pacific Northwest Salmon Declines
- Canadian Pipeline Expansion Worries Some on Behalf of Southern Resident Orcas
- River Operations in Review: McNary Dam to Bonneville Dam a Tough Stretch for Juvenile Salmonids
- Toutle River Dam – To Raise Spillway, Army Corps Will Have to Spend Millions to Get More Salmon Up the River
- Columnist: Lower Snake River Farmers Seek Federal Ruling to Allow Idaho Salmon to Go Extinct
- Washington State Suing Monsanto over PCB Pollution
- Thousands of Snow Geese Die after Landing on Toxic Mining Water in Montana
- Snohomish PUD in Washington State to Install 2 MW, 8 Mwh Flow Battery
- Fishing Groups Seek Atlantic Wind Farm Delay
- U-S Wind Generation Sets New Records throughout 2016
- Why Apple Is Investing in Wind Turbines in China
- Portland Set to Pass Home Energy Score Requirement
- The Beer Industry Is Taking a Hit Because of Legal Marijuana
- App-Connected Smart Appliance Will Make It Easier to Grow Weed at Home
- Canada Poised to Implement Carbon Price by 2018
- The 99-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Feathers in a Chunk of Amber
- ThyssenKrupp Secrets Stolen in ‘Massive’ Cyber Attack
- Half of U-S Connections Slower Than 25 Mbps
- The Challenge of the Last Mile
- Drat – In-Flight Cellphone Calls May Finally Be Ready for Takeoff
- The Seattle Times Plans Staffing Cuts as Advertising Revenue Falls
- Microsoft Closes $26.2 Billion Deal for LinkedIn
- Math is Hard – Facebook Admits Two More Measurement Errors
- Apple Just Revealed the Most-Downloaded App of 2016
- Pantone’s Color of the Year Is Greenery, Designed to Perk Us Up in 2017
- President-Elect Trump to Pick Rep. McMorris Rodgers, WA for Interior Secretary
- What? Boeing Pledges $1 Million to President-Elect Trump’s Inaugural Fund
- Tacoma Looking for New City Manager after Dallas’ Search Lands on Broadnax
- 24 Hour Snow Totals for Western Washington State
- Polar Vortex Redux? U-S Forecasters Say It Could Hit Next Week
- City of Shelton Pays Back $411,000 In Grant Dollars for Incomplete Projects
- Olympic National Park Wilderness to be Renamed in Honor of Former Washington Governor & US Senator Dan Evans
- City of Olympia Parks Will Be Shutting Out Smoke
- On Oakland Bay: Lighted Boat Parade Friday & Saturday
Modus Operandi • \MOE-dus opp-er-RAND-ee\ • noun – A method
of procedure; especially: a distinct pattern or method of operation that
indicates or suggests the work of a single criminal in more than one crime
“No gentlemen, we are not dealing with a crazed criminal
here,” purred Detective Poirot as he absentmindedly stroked his moustache.
“What we have here is a person who is so fixed in their modus operandi that
they would not change their ways even if confronted with the most secure lock
box in the world.” “Non, mon ami, your lunches have not been stolen by a
wayward squirrel, crazed dog, or even a trained capuchin monkey…they have been
stolen by only one person….your copy repairman: Rick!” (Insert surprised gasp
here)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Fukushima Radiation Detected on Oregon Shores (Associated
Press)
Lewis PUD Approves $74.6 Million Budget for 2017 (Lewis
County PUD, Chehalis, WA)
Grant PUD Employee Gored by Bull, Suffers Severe Leg Injury
(iFiberone News, Ephrata, WA)
Balloons Cause Power Outage in South Aberdeen (KXRO Radio,
Aberdeen, WA)
Oregon: Turkeys Cause Power Outages in East Medford
(Associated Press)
Forest Service OKs Review of Power Line Project in Southeast
Alaska (KFSK Radio, Petersburg, AK)
Arizona: Coal Burning Plant Experiments with Burning Woody
Biomass (Arizona Daily Sun, Flagstaff)
As Time Runs Out on Bipartisan Energy Bill, Senators Propose
100% Clean Energy Goal (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
In the Salish Sea - ‘Seafood Sleuths’ Study Mystery of
Pacific Northwest Salmon Declines (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Canadian Pipeline Expansion Worries Some on Behalf of
Southern Resident Orcas (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
River Operations in Review: McNary Dam to Bonneville Dam a
Tough Stretch for Juvenile Salmonids (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Toutle River Dam – To Raise Spillway, Army Corps Will Have
to Spend Millions to Get More Salmon Up the River (Longview Daily News, WA)
Columnist: Lower Snake River Farmers Seek Federal Ruling to
Allow Idaho Salmon to Go Extinct (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Washington State Suing Monsanto over PCB Pollution
(Associated Press)
Thousands of Snow Geese Die after Landing on Toxic Mining
Water in Montana (Gizmodo)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Snohomish PUD in Washington State to Install 2 MW, 8 Mwh
Flow Battery (Utility Dive)
Fishing Groups Seek Atlantic Wind Farm Delay (Associated
Press)
U-S Wind Generation Sets New Records throughout 2016 (Forbes
Magazine)
Why Apple Is Investing in Wind Turbines in China (CNN Money)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Portland Set to Pass Home Energy Score Requirement (Portland
Business Journal, OR)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
The Beer Industry Is Taking a Hit Because of Legal Marijuana
(Consumerist)
App-Connected Smart Appliance Will Make It Easier to Grow
Weed at Home (Mashable)
CARBON SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Canada Poised to Implement Carbon
Price by 2018 (Utility Dive)
SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
The 99-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Feathers in a Chunk of
Amber (Atlantic Magazine)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ThyssenKrupp Secrets Stolen in ‘Massive’ Cyber Attack
(Reuters)
Half of U-S Connections Slower Than 25 Mbps (Broadband
Reports)
The Challenge of the Last Mile (Broadband Reports)
Drat – In-Flight Cellphone Calls May Finally Be Ready for
Takeoff (Consumerist)
MARKETING & MEDIA
The Seattle Times Plans Staffing Cuts as Advertising Revenue
Falls (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Microsoft Closes $26.2 Billion Deal for LinkedIn (Puget
Sound Business Journal, WA)
Math is Hard – Facebook Admits Two More Measurement Errors
(Mashable)
Apple Just Revealed the Most-Downloaded App of 2016
(Mashable)
Pantone’s Color of the Year Is Greenery, Designed to Perk Us
Up in 2017 (AdWeek)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
President-Elect Trump to Pick Rep. McMorris Rodgers, WA for
Interior Secretary (The Hill, Washington, DC)
What? Boeing Pledges $1 Million to President-Elect Trump’s
Inaugural Fund (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Tacoma Looking for New City Manager after Dallas’ Search
Lands on Broadnax (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
LOCAL/REGIONAL NEWS
24 Hour Snow Totals for Western Washington State (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Polar Vortex Redux? U-S Forecasters Say It Could Hit Next
Week (Reuters)
City of Shelton Pays Back $411,000 In Grant Dollars for
Incomplete Projects (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Olympic National Park Wilderness to be Renamed in Honor of
Former Washington Governor & US Senator Dan Evans (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen,
WA)
City of Olympia Parks Will Be Shutting Out Smoke (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
On Oakland Bay: Lighted Boat Parade Friday & Saturday
(Mason Web TV)
THE RIGHT STUFF – DIVERSIONS
John Glenn, First American to Orbit Earth, Dies at 95
Women Sue Groom, Event Company after Being Hit by Drone
Man Sets Porch Pirate Trap With Giant Box Of Dog Poop
UK Football Club Seriously Regrets Posting a Job Opening on
Twitter
SONG OF THE DAY
Bill Conti – The Right Stuff Theme (Soundtrack)
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