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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
California: Pacific Gas & Electric Faces at Least $440
Million in Costs for Butte Fire (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
San Francisco Requires Solar Panels on New Buildings
(American Public Power Association)
Water at Three Tacoma Schools Deemed Safe after New Tests;
Ten Still Using Bottled Water (KCPQ-TV,
Seattle, WA)
Oregon: Warm Springs Tribe Breaks Ground on Marijuana Grow
Facility (Associated Press)
Portland State University Study Finds Drugs in Oregon
Oysters (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- California: Pacific Gas & Electric Faces at Least $440 Million in Costs for Butte Fire
- Thanks BPA – Alcoa Won’t Idle Ferndale Smelter in June as Planned
- Tacoma Power Wins National Award for Cushman Dam Floating Fish Collector
- NuScale Making Pitch for State Support of Small Nukes in the Carolinas
- Canadian Red Cross Launches ‘Be Ready’ App for Emergency Preparedness Week
- Portland State University Study Finds Drugs in Oregon Oysters
- Water at Three Tacoma Schools Deemed Safe after New Tests; Ten Still Using Bottled Water
- Mandatory Testing of Lead in Schools Never Funded
- Officials Knew Fireworks at Mount Rushmore Could Cause a Fire – They Didn’t Expect This
- San Francisco Requires Solar Panels on New Buildings
- Inside the Deal That Averted a Net Metering Ballot Showdown in Arizona
- One U-S State – Massachusetts – Holds the Key to $10 Billion Offshore Wind Boom
- California: Does Biomass Still Have a Place in Humboldt County’s Energy Future?
- Room for Debate: What’s Holding Back Renewable Energy?
- As Germany Curtails Wind & Solar, Billion-Euro Grid Projects Help Bring More Green Power On-Line
- Make Energy Efficiency Programs Efficient
- Philips to Pursue I.P.O. of Lighting Business in Amsterdam
- Oregon: Warm Springs Tribe Breaks Ground on Marijuana Grow Facility
- Researchers Aim to Put Carbon Dioxide Back to Work
- Cloud Services Show Their Value in Earnings Reports
- Amazon’s Cloud Business Lifts Its Profit to a Record
- Michigan: Is Broadband Internet a ‘Basic Utility?’ Voters Consider High-Speed Tax
- OP/Ed: ‘Digital Divide’ Bill Will Rip Off California Ratepayers
- Despite AT&T Lawsuit, Google Fiber Proceeds in Louisville
- Google Chrome Dethrones Internet Explorer to Become Most Popular Browser
- How to Create Social Media Videos on a Budget
- Editorial: What’s Needed in the Next State Lands Commissioner – Temperance
- Mason County Shooting Suspect Captured – Mistakenly Released from Cowlitz County Jail
- U-S Supreme Court Rejects Franchises’ Appeal over $15 Seattle Wage
- What Will El Nino Bring to Oregon for Summer 2016?
- Seattle City Council Rejects Street Closing Plan for Proposed Arena
- Voice of Sonics: Seattle Council Decision Sets Back NBA 60 Months
- Marine Corps Investigating Claims about Iconic Iwo Jima Photo
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Try to remember the kind of September
When you were a tender & callow fellow
Try to remember & if you remember
Then follow, follow.
The Fantasticks – Try to Remember (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fantasticks)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
California: Pacific Gas & Electric Faces at Least $440
Million in Costs for Butte Fire (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Thanks BPA – Alcoa Won’t Idle Ferndale Smelter in June as
Planned (Associated Press)
Tacoma Power Wins National Award for Cushman Dam Floating
Fish Collector (Northwest Public Power Association)
NuScale Making Pitch for State Support of Small Nukes in the
Carolinas (Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Canadian Red Cross Launches ‘Be Ready’ App for Emergency
Preparedness Week (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Portland State University Study Finds Drugs in Oregon Oysters
(KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Water at Three Tacoma Schools Deemed Safe after New Tests; Ten
Still Using Bottled Water (KCPQ-TV, Seattle,
WA)
Mandatory Testing of Lead in Schools Never Funded (Northwest
Public Radio)
Officials Knew Fireworks at Mount Rushmore Could Cause a Fire
– They Didn’t Expect This (Washington Post)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
San Francisco Requires Solar Panels on New Buildings (American
Public Power Association)
Inside the Deal That Averted a Net Metering Ballot Showdown in
Arizona (Utility Dive)
One U-S State – Massachusetts – Holds the Key to $10 Billion
Offshore Wind Boom (Bloomberg News)
California: Does Biomass Still Have a Place in Humboldt
County’s Energy Future? (Jefferson Public Radio, Ashland, OR)
Room for Debate: What’s Holding Back Renewable Energy? (NY Times)
As Germany Curtails Wind & Solar, Billion-Euro Grid
Projects Help Bring More Green Power On-Line (Breaking Energy)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Make Energy Efficiency Programs Efficient (Electric Co-op Today)
Philips to Pursue I.P.O. of Lighting Business in Amsterdam (NY Times)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Oregon: Warm Springs Tribe Breaks Ground on Marijuana Grow
Facility (Associated Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Researchers Aim to Put Carbon Dioxide Back to Work (NY Times)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Cloud Services Show Their Value in Earnings Reports (NY Times)
Amazon’s Cloud Business Lifts Its Profit to a Record (NY Times)
Michigan: Is Broadband Internet a ‘Basic Utility?’ Voters Consider
High-Speed Tax (Grand Rapids Press, MI)
OP/Ed: ‘Digital Divide’ Bill Will Rip Off California Ratepayers
(Sacramento Bee, CA)
Despite AT&T Lawsuit, Google Fiber Proceeds in
Louisville (Broadband Reports)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Google Chrome Dethrones Internet Explorer to Become Most
Popular Browser (Consumerist)
How to Create Social Media Videos on a Budget (Social Media
Examiner)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Editorial: What’s Needed in the Next State Lands
Commissioner – Temperance (Seattle
Times, WA - Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
Mason County Shooting Suspect Captured – Mistakenly Released
from Cowlitz County Jail (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
U-S Supreme Court
Rejects Franchises’ Appeal over $15 Seattle Wage (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
What Will El Nino Bring to Oregon for Summer 2016? (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
Seattle City Council Rejects Street Closing Plan for
Proposed Arena (Reuters)
Voice of Sonics: Seattle
Council Decision Sets Back NBA 60 Months (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Marine Corps Investigating
Claims about Iconic Iwo Jima Photo (USA Today)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Behold, A Legal Brief Written in Klingon
Premier Soccer Shocker; Miracle Mets – Meet Lucky Leicester
Why Your Labrador Retriever Loses Its Mind Around Food
Amy Sedaris Is Giving Away Super 8 Motel Art
SONG OF THE DAY
Josh Groban – Try to Remember
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