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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington State Lawmakers Want Feds to Protect Lower Snake
River Dams (The Lens)
Snake River Dam Opponents Send Letter to President Trump
Seeking Dam Removal (Associated Press)
Idaho Power Caught Between Idaho, Oregon Laws Regarding Fish
Passage at Hells Canyon Complex (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Jackson Hole Ski Resort Forced to Close After ‘Unusual’
Storm (NY Times – Check out the video of downed distribution & transmission
poles. Yikes!)
Wind Power Surpasses Hydroelectric in a Crucial Measure –
Read the Fine Print (NY Times)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Jackson Hole Ski Resort Forced to Close After ‘Unusual’ Storm
- Did You Notice Pacific Gas & Electric Bumped Business Rates as Much as 32% Over the Last Year?
- Mason PUD 3 Commission Report - Advanced Meters: Concerns & Clarifications
- Jefferson Public Utility District Says Newest Audit Clean
- Norman Gets Full Term on Power, Conservation Panel
- Mike Katz, Oregon Political Leader & World Traveler, Dies at 90
- Jerry Brown Wants Trump to Help Fund Controversial Desert Hydropower Project Next to Joshua Tree
- Nuclear CEO Says Industry at ‘Tipping Point’
- How New York City Gets Its Electricity
- South Australia Power: What Is Load Shedding & Why Is It Happening?
- Washington State Lawmakers Want Feds to Protect Lower Snake River Dams
- Snake River Dam Opponents Send Letter to President Trump Seeking Dam Removal
- Idaho Power Caught Between Idaho, Oregon Laws Regarding Fish Passage at Hells Canyon Complex
- Salmon, Steelhead Hatchery Lawsuit Dropped
- Judge Orders More Water Releases from Klamath River Dams
- Warm Waters Named as a Cause of Massive Bird Deaths Off Washington State Coast
- Port Angeles City Council Slams Cut in Fishing – Says Limited Halibut Season Hurts Economy
- California’s Second Largest Reservoir is Damaged. These Water Releases Just Made It Worse
- Big Idaho Snowpack Has Water Managers Pleased & Worried
- Sinking Land Concerns California – Over-Pumping Of Groundwater Due to Drought Is Blamed
- Wind Power Surpasses Hydroelectric in a Crucial Measure – Read the Fine Print
- Panels to the People: ‘Community Solar’ Aims to Democratize the Sun
- Big Indiana Utilities Try to Tilt Solar Energy Market in Their Favor
- Op/Ed: Sunrise From the West: How the California Solar Initiative Points the Way for States
- Jeff Sessions’ Role As U-S Attorney General Unsettles Legalized Pot Industry
- Climate Change Could Mean More Big Snow Storms, Scientists Say
- An Ancient Chinese Beer on Tap in Seattle
- Scientists Are Building Bee-Like Drones to Fight the Coming Bee-Pocalypse
- Some Washington Lawmakers Pushing to Make Internet a Public Utility
- How Fiber Has Expanded In the Towns Google Fiber Forgot — Holly Springs, Wake Forest, Apex
- Comcast Should Stop Claiming It Provides America’s ‘Fastest Internet,’ Advertising Watchdog Says
- How Google Chromebooks Conquered Schools
- Report: Facebook Agrees to Independent Audit after Admitting It Screwed Up Its Metrics
- Twitter Advertising Revenue Falls, Shares Drop More Than Ten Percent
- Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
- Court Refuses to Reinstate Travel Ban, Dealing President Trump another Legal Loss
- ‘Disgraceful Decision!’ Trump Rips Appeals Court over Travel Ban
- Residents Look to Recall Washington State Senator on Trump Transition Team
- Hold on to Your Hats! Western Washington Winds Are About to Blow!
- La Niña Exits Weather Stage as Spring Beckons
- Sewage Dumping into Puget Sound after Heavy Rainfall, High Tides
- Salem Dumps 57 Million Gallons of Sewage
- Public Comment Sought on Tacoma Rail Tacoma Public Utilities Railroad Contingency Plan
- Bobbing for Apples? Slippery Roadway Sends Semi & Its Load of Apples into Columbia River
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a call sounded shortly before taps as notice to go to quarters b: outdoor
military exercise given by troops as evening entertainment
Tattoo ● \tatt-too\ ● Verb – (used with object), tattooed,
tattooing. 1: to mark (the skin) with tattoos 2: to put (tattoos) on the skin.
The love in my heart
Permanent as a tattoo
Lives forever more
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Jackson Hole Ski Resort Forced to Close After ‘Unusual’
Storm (NY Times – Check out the video of downed distribution & transmission
poles. Yikes!)
Did You Notice Pacific Gas & Electric Bumped Business
Rates as Much as 32% Over the Last Year? (Silicon Valley Business Journal)
Mason PUD 3 Commission Report - Advanced Meters: Concerns
& Clarifications (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Jefferson Public Utility District Says Newest Audit Clean
(Peninsula Daily News, WA)
Norman Gets Full Term on Power, Conservation Panel
(Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Mike Katz, Oregon Political Leader & World Traveler,
Dies at 90 (Oregonian, Portland)
Jerry Brown Wants Trump to Help Fund Controversial Desert
Hydropower Project Next to Joshua Tree (The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, CA)
Nuclear CEO Says Industry at ‘Tipping Point’ (Washington
Examiner)
How New York City Gets Its Electricity (NY Times)
South Australia Power: What Is Load Shedding & Why Is It
Happening? (Australia Broadcasting Corporation)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-09/sa-power-what-is-load-shedding-and-why-is-it-happening/8254508
FISH & WILDLIFE
Washington State Lawmakers Want Feds to Protect Lower Snake
River Dams (The Lens)
Snake River Dam Opponents Send Letter to President Trump
Seeking Dam Removal (Associated Press)
Idaho Power Caught Between Idaho, Oregon Laws Regarding Fish
Passage at Hells Canyon Complex (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Salmon, Steelhead Hatchery Lawsuit Dropped (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
Judge Orders More Water Releases from Klamath River Dams
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Warm Waters Named as a Cause of Massive Bird Deaths Off
Washington State Coast (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Port Angeles City Council Slams Cut in Fishing – Says
Limited Halibut Season Hurts Economy (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
California’s Second Largest Reservoir is Damaged. These
Water Releases Just Made It Worse (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Big Idaho Snowpack Has Water Managers Pleased & Worried
(Associated Press)
Sinking Land Concerns California – Over-Pumping Of
Groundwater Due to Drought Is Blamed (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Wind Power Surpasses Hydroelectric in a Crucial Measure – Read
the Fine Print (NY Times)
Panels to the People: ‘Community Solar’ Aims to Democratize
the Sun (Christian Science Monitor)
Big Indiana Utilities Try to Tilt Solar Energy Market in
Their Favor (Associated Press)
Op/Ed: Sunrise From the West: How the California Solar
Initiative Points the Way for States (Utility Dive)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Jeff Sessions’ Role As U-S Attorney General Unsettles
Legalized Pot Industry (Reuters)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Climate Change Could Mean More Big Snow Storms, Scientists
Say – It may seem counterintuitive, but increasing global temperatures mean
more precipitation; including snow (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
SCIENCE SWIMS IN A BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI
An Ancient Chinese Beer on Tap in Seattle (Seattle Weekly,
WA)
Scientists Are Building Bee-Like Drones to Fight the Coming
Bee-Pocalypse (Gizmodo)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Some Washington Lawmakers Pushing to Make Internet a Public
Utility (Washington State Wire, Olympia)
How Fiber Has Expanded In the Towns Google Fiber Forgot — Holly
Springs, Wake Forest, Apex (Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Comcast Should Stop Claiming It Provides America’s ‘Fastest Internet,’
Advertising Watchdog Says (Washington Post)
How Google Chromebooks Conquered Schools (Associated Press)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Report: Facebook Agrees to Independent Audit after Admitting
It Screwed Up Its Metrics (Gizmodo)
Twitter Advertising Revenue Falls, Shares Drop More Than Ten
Percent (Reuters)
Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)
POLITICS & GOVERNANCE
Court Refuses to Reinstate Travel Ban, Dealing President Trump
another Legal Loss (NY Times)
‘Disgraceful Decision!’ Trump Rips Appeals Court over Travel
Ban (Yahoo News)
Residents Look to Recall Washington State Senator on Trump Transition
Team (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
Hold on to Your Hats! Western Washington Winds Are About to Blow!
(Cliff Mass Weather Blog)
La Niña Exits Weather Stage as Spring Beckons (Northwest
Public Radio)
Sewage Dumping into Puget Sound after Heavy Rainfall, High
Tides (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Salem Dumps 57 Million Gallons of Sewage (Associated Press)
Public Comment Sought on Tacoma Rail Tacoma Public Utilities
Railroad Contingency Plan (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
http://kbkw.com/public-comment-sought-tacoma-rail-tacoma-public-utilities-railroad-contingency-plan/
Bobbing for Apples? Slippery Roadway Sends Semi & Its
Load of Apples into Columbia River (North Central Washington Life, East
Wenatchee, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Full Moon, Comet Starring In Night Sky Show This Weekend
Six Tech Hacks You Need In Your Life
Message in a Bottle? – $62 Million of Cocaine Found on Norfolk
Beaches
Teenagers Save 194 Lives after Spotting Fire on Plane Flying
Overhead
SONG OF THE DAY
Nat King Cole – Fly Me to the Moon
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