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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Coalition Moving to Demolish Klamath River Dams without
Congress’s Assent (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Judge Rules in Favor of Yakama Nation Over Columbia River
Island Cleanup (Yakima
Herald-Republic, WA)
Oregon Secretary of State Joins the Crowd Investigating
Energy Department Tax Credits (Oregonian, Portland)
Four Reasons Tribal Lands Lack Better Access to the Internet
(Consumerist)
Seven Words Brands Should Never, Ever Say to Millennials
(AdWeek)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Coalition Moving to Demolish Klamath River Dams without Congress’s Assent
- Bonneville Power Administration Releases Final EIS on High-Voltage Transmission Line
- Opponents Cite Higher Rates, Lack of Reliability in Oregon’s Coal Transition Plan
- Report Released on Priest Rapids Explosion
- Cowlitz PUD Recall Trio Pays $45,000 for Commissioner Ned Piper’s Legal Fees
- Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners Offering Assistance for Those Needing Help with Their Utility Bills
- Wahkiakum PUD Considering Rebuilding Substation
- Yellowstone Courtship: Fall River, Lower Valley Energy in Merger Talks
- Lawmaker Calls for Breakup of California’s Utility Regulator
- What the Supreme Court Decision on FERC Order 745 Means for Demand Response & DERs
- ‘Salvation Fish’ That Sustained Native People Now Needs Saving
- Salmon & Scallops: These Fish Species Are Most Vulnerable to Climate Change
- Judge Rules in Favor of Yakama Nation Over Columbia River Island Cleanup
- Skagit PUD Approves 2016 Budget, New Union Contract
- Sparks Fly on Fluoride Debate at Port Angeles City Council
- California Extends Mandatory Water Cuts despite Growing Snowpack
- California: Buoyed by Recent Rains, Folsom Lake Levels Triple
- Oregon Secretary of State Joins the Crowd Investigating Energy Department Tax Credits
- Power Line Project That Would Carry Wind, Solar Energy to Arizona Faces a Crucial Vote
- Oklahoma: Wind Power Incentive Should be Eliminated in 2020, U-S Sen. James Lankford Says
- California Doctors’ Lobbying Group Formally Backs Marijuana Legalization
- Op/Ed: A Pontification on 732, Plan B? Too/Two Confusing? Governor Signature on I-732 Alternative?
- Pacific Gas & Electric’s Eco-Friendly Offer: Pay More, & We’ll Green the Grid
- Four Reasons Tribal Lands Lack Better Access to the Internet
- ‘AT&T Is the Villain’ in Battle Over Rural Broadband Access, Gardenhire Says
- Why Many Low-Income Families Have Internet Access, But Remain ‘Under-Connected’
- Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus Launches
- Seattle Area Is ‘Cloud Capital’ of the World
- Seven Words Brands Should Never, Ever Say to Millennials
- Don’t Believe Facebook’s Claim That ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ Is Bogus
- Twitter Is Testing a Button That Serves Up Ready-Made GIFs for Users
- 2002 Emails Reveal Officials’ Early Concerns over Ruling That Led to Mistaken Release of Prisoners
- City of Shelton’s C Street Landfill Cleanup Meeting Coming Up
- City of Shelton Staff Prepares to Switch on New Electronic Signs
- Bremerton: Can This City Tempt Seattle’s Tech Workers to Move?
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Coalition Moving to Demolish Klamath River Dams without Congress’s
Assent (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Bonneville Power
Administration Releases Final EIS on High-Voltage Transmission Line (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
Opponents Cite Higher Rates, Lack of Reliability in Oregon’s
Coal Transition Plan (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Report Released on Priest Rapids Explosion (Columbia Basin
Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Cowlitz PUD Recall Trio Pays $45,000 for Commissioner Ned Piper’s
Legal Fees (Longview Daily News, WA)
Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners Offering Assistance for
Those Needing Help with Their Utility Bills (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
Wahkiakum PUD Considering Rebuilding Substation (Wahkiakum
Eagle, Cathlamet, WA)
Yellowstone Courtship: Fall River, Lower Valley Energy in
Merger Talks (Electric Co-op Today)
Lawmaker Calls for Breakup of California’s Utility Regulator
(SF Chronicle)
What the Supreme Court Decision on FERC Order 745 Means for
Demand Response & DERs (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
‘Salvation Fish’ That Sustained Native People Now Needs
Saving (National Geographic Magazine)
Salmon & Scallops: These Fish Species Are Most
Vulnerable to Climate Change (TIME Magazine)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Judge Rules in Favor of Yakama Nation Over Columbia River
Island Cleanup (Yakima Herald-Republic,
WA)
Skagit PUD Approves 2016 Budget, New Union Contract (Skagit
Valley herald, Mount Vernon, WA)
Sparks Fly on Fluoride Debate at Port Angeles City Council (KONP Radio, Port Angeles, WA)
California Extends Mandatory Water Cuts despite Growing
Snowpack (Sacramento Bee, CA)
California: Buoyed by Recent Rains, Folsom Lake Levels
Triple (Sacramento Bee, CA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Oregon Secretary of State Joins the Crowd Investigating Energy
Department Tax Credits (Oregonian, Portland)
Power Line Project That Would Carry Wind, Solar Energy to Arizona
Faces a Crucial Vote (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Oklahoma: Wind Power Incentive Should be Eliminated in 2020,
U-S Sen. James Lankford Says (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
California Doctors’ Lobbying Group Formally Backs Marijuana
Legalization (Sacramento Bee, CA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Op/Ed: A Pontification on 732, Plan B? Too/Two Confusing?
Governor Signature on I-732 Alternative? (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Pacific Gas & Electric’s Eco-Friendly Offer: Pay More, &
We’ll Green the Grid (SF Chronicle)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Four Reasons Tribal Lands Lack Better Access to the Internet
(Consumerist)
‘AT&T Is the Villain’ in Battle Over Rural Broadband
Access, Gardenhire Says (Chattanooga Times Free-Press, TN)
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2016/feb/03/tennessee-supporters-rural-broadband-rally-state-capitol-demand-legislative-action/348317/
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2016/feb/03/tennessee-supporters-rural-broadband-rally-state-capitol-demand-legislative-action/348317/
Why Many Low-Income Families Have Internet Access, But
Remain ‘Under-Connected’ (Christian Science Monitor)
Congressional Rural Broadband Caucus Launches (Multichannel
News)
Seattle Area Is ‘Cloud Capital’ of the World (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Seven Words Brands Should Never, Ever Say to Millennials (AdWeek)
Don’t Believe Facebook’s Claim That ‘Six Degrees of
Separation’ Is Bogus (Gizmodo – PG-13 Language)
Twitter Is Testing a Button That Serves Up Ready-Made GIFs for
Users (Mashable)
GENERAL NEWS
2002 Emails Reveal Officials’ Early Concerns over Ruling
That Led to Mistaken Release of Prisoners (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
City of Shelton’s C Street Landfill Cleanup Meeting Coming
Up (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
City of Shelton Staff Prepares to Switch on New Electronic
Signs (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Bremerton: Can This City Tempt Seattle’s Tech Workers to
Move? (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Shelton is Number Two: These Are the 10 Most Redneck Cities in
Washington State
Oops! Man Returns Library Book 72 Years Late
The Benefits of No-Tech Note Taking – A year after banning
students from taking notes on laptops, a professor reports on the results
Best Of: Super Bowl Ads You Want to Watch Over & Over
SONG OF THE DAY
Barry Manilow - I Write the Songs
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