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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Mason PUD 3 Moves to Protect Incentives for Solar Power
Generators (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Apple Plans Third Data Center in Prineville (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
Managers Aim for Cooler Water in Snake River to Aid Sockeye
Salmon (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
Eugene Water & Electric Board Sells Smith Creek Dam for
$22.1 Million to Pay Down Debt (Eugene
Register-Guard, OR)
Clallam County May Pay $550K after Files for Public Records
Request Found in Basement (Peninsula
Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Eugene Water & Electric Board Sells Smith Creek Dam for $22.1 Million to Pay Down Debt
- City of Ellensburg Reviews Power Sources & Costs
- Petition Aims to Shut Down Richland Nuclear Power Plant
- Diablo Canyon Closure Shows California’s Power Grid Is Changing Fast
- Renewables Cannot Replace the Power of Diablo Canyon
- Piles of Dirty Secrets behind a Model ‘Clean Coal’ Project
- Five Years In, Boulder’s Municipalization Fight Could Be Drawing to a Close
- Study: Greener Grid Invites More Cyberattacks
- New Hampshire: Regulators Agree to Sale of 12 Eversource Power Plants
- Missouri: Electric Co-Op Encourages First Responders to be Safe
- U-S Lawmakers Want EPA Chief to Explain Remarks on Clean Power Plan Stay
- Report Outlines Advice to Public Power on Utility of the Future Issues
- Managers Aim for Cooler Water in Snake River to Aid Sockeye Salmon
- Op/Ed: Removing Snake River Dams is Bad for Economy & Salmon
- Editorial: The Salmon’s Swim for Survival
- Tribal, Off-Channel Commercial Fishing Resumes; Over 280,000 Sockeye Already Past Bonneville
- Agreement Promises BPA Funding of Spokane Tribal Hatchery for another 20 Years
- Neighbors Fight Geoduck Farm in Washington State’s Shellfish Heartland
- Nez Perce Tribe Files Suit to Stop Clear Creek Restoration Project
- Mason PUD 3 Moves to Protect Incentives for Solar Power Generators
- Editorial: The Oregon Energy Department’s Alleged Economic Development ‘Success’
- Why California Is Lagging Behind the Rest of the Country When It Comes to Offshore Wind Farms
- Big Solar Is Leaving Rooftop Systems in the Dust
- California’s Duck Curve Has Arrived Earlier than Expected
- Battle Lines Drawn over Clean Energy
- A New Front Opens in the Smart Thermostat War
- Efforts to Curb Carbon Emissions Grow in Washington State, Beyond
- University of Victoria Researchers Invite Ferry Passengers to Become Citizen Scientists
- Electric Cars Great for Suburbs, Not Cities
- Apple Plans Third Data Center in Prineville
- Verizon Could Soon Increase What You Pay for Cellphone Service
- U-S Senate Finally Ditches Blackberry
- Internet Access Is Now a Basic Human Right
- The Unspoken Tourism Taboo: Why Accounts Should Sometimes Go to Out-of-State Agencies
- Snapchat Is About to Be Overrun with Olds
- Five Ways to Improve Customer Loyalty with Social Media
- The Associated Press Will Use Automated Writing to Cover the Minor Leagues
- Clallam County May Pay $550K after Files for Public Records Request Found in Basement
- FBI Director Says No Charges for Clinton, But Blasts Her Email Security
- Court Rules against White House Science Office in Email Case
- Man Seriously Injured in Thurston County Fireworks Accident
- 100-Year-Old Warehouse Destroyed by Fire Overnight in Downtown Olympia
- Shelton’s Railroad Avenue to Go on a Diet
- Hobby Drones Persistently Interfering at Wildfires despite Repeated Warnings
- REI & Patagonia Throw Their Weight behind Wild Olympics
- UPS Installing a Bunch of Lockers in Stores Because They’re Tired of Driving to Your House
- ‘Happy Birthday’ Now Belongs to Everyone
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these franchises. Franchises, which funnel tons o’ bucks into the gaping maw of
the marketing machine and its beneficiaries.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Eugene Water & Electric Board Sells Smith Creek Dam for
$22.1 Million to Pay Down Debt (Eugene
Register-Guard, OR)
City of Ellensburg Reviews Power Sources & Costs
(Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Petition Aims to Shut Down Richland Nuclear Power Plant (Tri-City Herald, WA)
Diablo Canyon Closure Shows California’s Power Grid Is Changing
Fast (SF Chronicle)
Renewables Cannot Replace the Power of Diablo Canyon (The
Energy Collective)
Piles of Dirty Secrets behind a Model ‘Clean Coal’ Project (NY Times)
Five Years In, Boulder’s Municipalization Fight Could Be
Drawing to a Close (Utility Dive)
Study: Greener Grid Invites More Cyberattacks (Washington
Examiner)
New Hampshire: Regulators Agree to Sale of 12 Eversource Power
Plants (Associated Press)
Missouri: Electric Co-Op Encourages First Responders to be Safe
(Fulton Sun, MO)
U-S Lawmakers Want EPA Chief to Explain Remarks on Clean
Power Plan Stay (American Public Power Association)
Report Outlines Advice to Public Power on Utility of the Future
Issues (American Public Power Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Managers Aim for Cooler Water in Snake River to Aid Sockeye
Salmon (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
Op/Ed: Removing Snake River Dams is Bad for Economy &
Salmon (Seattle Times, WA - Paywall
Advisory)
Editorial: The Salmon’s Swim for Survival (NY Times)
Tribal, Off-Channel Commercial Fishing Resumes; Over 280,000
Sockeye Already Past Bonneville (Columbia River Bulletin)
Agreement Promises BPA Funding of Spokane Tribal Hatchery for
another 20 Years (Columbia River Bulletin)
Neighbors Fight Geoduck Farm in Washington State’s Shellfish
Heartland (SF Chronicle)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Nez Perce Tribe Files Suit to Stop Clear Creek Restoration
Project (Spokesman Review, Spokane,
WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Mason PUD 3 Moves to Protect Incentives for Solar Power
Generators (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Editorial: The Oregon Energy Department’s Alleged Economic Development
‘Success’ (Oregonian, Portland)
Why California Is Lagging Behind the Rest of the Country
When It Comes to Offshore Wind Farms (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Big Solar Is Leaving Rooftop Systems in the Dust (Reuters)
California’s Duck Curve Has Arrived Earlier than Expected (ReNew
Economy)
Battle Lines Drawn over Clean Energy (Washington Examiner)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
A New Front Opens in the Smart Thermostat War (Forbes
Magazine)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Efforts to Curb Carbon Emissions Grow in Washington State,
Beyond (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
University of Victoria Researchers Invite Ferry Passengers to
Become Citizen Scientists (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
Electric Cars Great for Suburbs, Not Cities – Because of a
lack of charging stations, most U-S metro areas are not electric car-friendly (Christian
Science Monitor)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Apple Plans Third Data Center in Prineville (Oregon Public
Broadcasting)
Verizon Could Soon Increase What You Pay for Cellphone
Service (Washington Post)
U-S Senate Finally Ditches Blackberry (USA Today)
Internet Access Is Now a Basic Human Right (Gizmodo)
MARKETING & MEDIA
The Unspoken Tourism Taboo: Why Accounts Should Sometimes Go
to Out-of-State Agencies (AdWeek)
Snapchat Is About to Be Overrun with Olds (Gizmodo)
Five Ways to Improve Customer Loyalty with Social Media (Social
Media Examiner)
The Associated Press Will Use Automated Writing to Cover the
Minor Leagues
POLITICS & MANAGEMENT
Clallam County May Pay $550K after Files for Public Records
Request Found in Basement (Peninsula
Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
FBI Director Says No Charges for Clinton, But Blasts Her
Email Security (Mashable)
Court Rules against White House Science Office in Email Case
(Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
Man Seriously Injured in Thurston County Fireworks Accident (Associated Press)
100-Year-Old Warehouse Destroyed by Fire Overnight in Downtown
Olympia (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
Shelton’s Railroad Avenue to Go on a Diet (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
Hobby Drones Persistently Interfering at Wildfires despite
Repeated Warnings (Northwest Public Radio)
REI & Patagonia Throw Their Weight behind Wild Olympics (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
UPS Installing a Bunch of Lockers in Stores Because They’re
Tired of Driving to Your House (Consumerist)
‘Happy Birthday’ Now Belongs to Everyone (Courthouse News Service)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Soccer: Heavy Rain Turns Chinese Stadium into ‘Bathtub’
Lawyer Who Sued Led Zeppelin Suspended from Practicing Law
PBS Firework Footage: ‘Patriotic’ or Deceptive?
Indian Doctors Grow New Nose on Boy’s Forehead
SONG OF THE DAY
Marco Beltrami – I, Robot Theme (soundtrack end credits)
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