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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Judges Question ‘Generation Shifting,’ Congress’ Role in
Clean Power Plan Hearing (Morning Consult)
Gas Utilities Go to Court Against State’s New Clean-Air Rule
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
Bonneville Power Administration Pilot Program Pursues Grid
Congestion Solutions (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Wyoming Rejects Tax on Wind Energy That Will Likely Be Sold
in California (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Electric Car Tipping Point May Challenge Pioneers (Reuters)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Judges Question ‘Generation Shifting,’ Congress’ Role in Clean Power Plan Hearing
- Inside The DC Circuit: What Happened at the Clean Power Plan’s Court Hearing
- Bonneville Power Administration Pilot Program Pursues Grid Congestion Solutions
- Idaho: Mayors Push for New Electric Transmission Line
- Preparing for Windstorm Season
- Op/Ed: Address the Safety of U-S Dams
- Canada: Federal Government Approves Liquefied Natural Gas Project On B-C Coast with 190 Conditions
- British Columbia Chief Calls Out ‘Muzzled’ Justice Minister over Peace River Dam Site Silence
- Canada; Commercial Drive Merchants Miffed BC Hydro Leaving Them in the Dark
- The Australian State Without Power
- What’s Making All Those Fish Off Florida’s Coast Die?
- Migratory Bird Struggles for Shelter as Chimneys Torn Down
- Toxic Algae Triggers Alarm for Port Townsend Public Water Supply
- Water Dominates Discussion Between Governor, Othello Mayor
- Wyoming Rejects Tax on Wind Energy That Will Likely Be Sold in California
- Hydropower Isn’t Carbon Neutral After All, WSU Researchers Say
- California, Massachusetts Tie in Latest Energy Efficiency State Scorecard – WA, OR in Top Ten
- Satsop Business Park Open to the Marijuana Industry
- Marijuana Grow Ops Could Soon Rival Data Center Energy Use
- Gas Utilities Go to Court Against State’s New Clean-Air Rule
- Op/Ed: Carbon Tax Would Hit Working People Hard
- Electric Car Tipping Point May Challenge Pioneers
- Solar Roadways to Go Live as the World Watches
- Birth of Baby with Three Parents’ DNA Marks Success for Banned Technique
- Defending Against Hackers Took a Back Seat at Yahoo, Insiders Say
- Regulators Spar over Whether Unregulated Internet Harms Minorities
- Trump Vs. Clinton: Seattle Cybersecurity Experts Weigh in on ‘The Cyber’
- Microsoft Retools Sales Operation as Azure Takes Central Role
- Facebook May Launch ‘Facebook at Work’ Next Month
- Facebook Reaches Advertising Milestone as Small Businesses Swell
- Six Tips to Optimize Your Facebook Page
- Four Mobile Image Apps That Create Amazing Visuals
- Video: What Makes a Great Media Plan? The Best in the Business Tell All
- Flint Water Deal May Help Avert Government Shutdown
- FCC Wants to Know Why Wi-Fi at the Debate Was $200
- Can Social Media Turn the U-S into a Nation of Voters?
- How the Power of Employee Engagement Will Boost Your Business
- Mason County Officials Say Drinking Water Is Safe
- Washington Community College Software System ctcLink Two Years Behind Schedule, $10 Million Over Budget (
- Wells Fargo CEO Forfeits Millions as Board Orders Review
- It Might Snow on Mount Hood This Weekend
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Judges Question ‘Generation Shifting,’ Congress’ Role in
Clean Power Plan Hearing (Morning Consult)
Inside The DC Circuit: What Happened at the Clean Power Plan’s
Court Hearing (Utility Dive)
Bonneville Power Administration Pilot Program Pursues Grid
Congestion Solutions (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Idaho: Mayors Push for New Electric Transmission Line (Idaho
Falls Post Register, ID)
Preparing for Windstorm Season (Northwest Cable News
Network)
Op/Ed: Address the Safety of U-S Dams (Morning Consult)
Canada: Federal Government Approves Liquefied Natural Gas
Project On B-C Coast with 190 Conditions (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
British Columbia Chief Calls Out ‘Muzzled’ Justice Minister over
Peace River Dam Site Silence (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Canada; Commercial Drive Merchants Miffed BC Hydro Leaving
Them in the Dark (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Australian State Without Power (Atlantic Magazine)
http://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2016/09/south-australia-power-outage/501992/?utm_source=feed
FISH & WILDLIFE
What’s Making All Those Fish Off Florida’s Coast Die? (Christian
Science Monitor)
Migratory Bird Struggles for Shelter as Chimneys Torn Down
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
WATER & THE ENVIRONMENT
Toxic Algae Triggers Alarm for Port Townsend Public Water
Supply (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
Water Dominates Discussion Between Governor, Othello Mayor (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Wyoming Rejects Tax on Wind Energy That Will Likely Be Sold in
California (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Hydropower Isn’t Carbon Neutral After All, WSU Researchers
Say (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
California, Massachusetts Tie in Latest Energy Efficiency
State Scorecard – WA, OR In Top Ten (American Public Power Association)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Satsop Business Park Open to the Marijuana Industry (KXRO
Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Marijuana Grow Ops Could Soon Rival Data Center Energy Use
(Green Tech Media)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Gas Utilities Go to Court Against State’s New Clean-Air Rule
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
Op/Ed: Carbon Tax Would Hit Working People Hard (Crosscut
Seattle)
SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
Electric Car Tipping Point May Challenge Pioneers (Reuters)
Solar Roadways to Go Live as the World Watches (Northwest
Cable News)
Birth of Baby with Three Parents’ DNA Marks Success for
Banned Technique (NY Times)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Defending Against Hackers Took a Back Seat at Yahoo,
Insiders Say (NY Times)
Regulators Spar over Whether Unregulated Internet Harms
Minorities (Washington Examiner)
Trump Vs. Clinton: Seattle Cybersecurity Experts Weigh in on
‘The Cyber’ (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Microsoft Retools Sales Operation as Azure Takes Central
Role (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Facebook May Launch ‘Facebook at Work’ Next Month (Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, WA)
Facebook Reaches Advertising Milestone as Small Businesses
Swell (USA Today)
Six Tips to Optimize Your Facebook Page (Social Media
Examiner)
Four Mobile Image Apps That Create Amazing Visuals (Social
Media Examiner)
Video: What Makes a Great Media Plan? The Best in the
Business Tell All (AdWeek)
POLITICS & MANAGEMENT
Flint Water Deal May Help Avert Government Shutdown (NY
Times)
FCC Wants to Know Why Wi-Fi at the Debate Was $200 (Broadband
Reports)
Can Social Media Turn the U-S into a Nation of Voters? (Christian
Science Monitor)
How the Power of Employee Engagement Will Boost Your
Business – A meaningful workplace translates to better performance (AdWeek)
GENERAL NEWS
Mason County Officials Say Drinking Water Is Safe (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
Washington Community College Software System ctcLink Two
Years Behind Schedule, $10 Million Over Budget (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Wells Fargo CEO Forfeits Millions as Board Orders Review (Reuters)
It Might Snow on Mount Hood This Weekend (Willamette Weekly,
Portland, OR)
FLAG WAVING FINDERS – DIVERSIONS
Man Who Returned 9/11 Flag to Everett Fire House Identified
Fan Drops Ring During Televised Yankee Stadium Engagement
Inside a Treasure Trove of Rare Ralph McQuarrie Star Wars
Art
Meet Mr. Dude! Portland’s Mascot in Japan with an Awesome
Song (the animation looks an awful lot like Terry Gilliam’s from Monty Python)
SONG OF THE DAY
Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes
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