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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Reports: White House Could Shutter EPA’s Energy Star Program
(Utility Dive)
Tacoma Power Rep Says Mossyrock Dam Failure Unlikely – Lower
Riffe Lake Levels Still Necessary (Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
Plans for Idaho Dam Water Release Poses Threat to Fish
(Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Spurned by Google Fiber, Oregon Considers Rescinding Gigabit
Tax Break (Oregonian, Portland)
Wrong Plug, Wrong Outlet? Dutch Meter Study finds False
Readings (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Tacoma Power Rep Says Mossyrock Dam Failure Unlikely – Lower Riffe Lake Levels Still Necessary
- Wrong Plug, Wrong Outlet? Dutch Meter Study finds False Readings
- Grays Harbor PUD Commissioners Approve Rate Restructure, Adjustment
- Grant PUD Analysts Say Rates Driven By Expenses
- New Chelan PUD Park Named: Coyote Dunes Natural Area
- Outrage Swells over New York State’s Handling of Indian Point Nuclear Plant Closure
- Editorial: New York Has No Idea How to Keep the Lights on When Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant Closes
- Natural Gas Still Top Generation Fuel, Says Association Report
- Nebraska Public Power District Doesn’t Have to Release Records Showing How Much It Costs to Generate Electricity, Judge Says
- Hackers Drawn to Oil & Gas Energy Sector’s Lack of Sensors, Controls
- Plans for Idaho Dam Water Release Poses Threat to Fish
- British Columbia Fish Farm Company Says It ‘Highly Regrets’ Diesel Spill
- ‘Boomer’ February Means Good News for Washington State’s Water Supply
- Op/Ed: King County Sewage Spill Reveals Double Standard in Environmental Priorities
- Utility-Scale Projects Pushed Solar Power to Record Heights in Oregon in 2016
- Reports: White House Could Shutter EPA’s Energy Star Program
- The Economic Impact of Energy Efficiency Standards
- Energy Savings Can Be Fun, But No Need to Turn Off All the Lights
- Design, Build & Sell Better Housing to Conserve Energy Costs
- As Demand Grows, Tesla Pushes to Multiply Its Production
- Spurned by Google Fiber, Oregon Considers Rescinding Gigabit Tax Break
- Amazon Agrees to Hand Over Data in Echo Murder Case
- Facebook’s Fake News Tag Is Here – Who Is Charged with Flagging Hoaxes?
- Oh Snap? After Bursting Out of the Gate, Snapchat Shares Give Way
- The White House Copied Exxon’s Press Release in a Statement Praising Exxon
- Local Districts Lobbying for Elimination of 1 Percent Property Tax Cap
- House Republicans Unveil Plan to Replace Health Law
- Proposed NOAA Cuts Would Make Predicting Extreme Weather Even Harder
- Daytime Traffic Signal Work Scheduled March 16 in Belfair
- Washington State Senate Votes to Ban Holding Phones While Driving
- Omaha’s Answer to Costly Potholes? Go Back to Gravel Roads
- The Best Country in the World? Survey Says It’s Switzerland
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Tacoma Power Rep Says Mossyrock Dam Failure Unlikely – Lower
Riffe Lake Levels Still Necessary (Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
Wrong Plug, Wrong Outlet? Dutch Meter Study finds False
Readings (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Grays Harbor PUD Commissioners Approve Rate Restructure,
Adjustment (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Grant PUD Analysts Say Rates Driven By Expenses (Columbia
Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
New Chelan PUD Park Named: Coyote Dunes Natural Area (North
Central Washington Live, East Wenatchee, WA)
Outrage Swells over New York State’s Handling of Indian
Point Nuclear Plant Closure (Forbes Magazine)
Editorial: New York Has No Idea How to Keep the Lights on
When Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant Closes (NY Post)
Natural Gas Still Top Generation Fuel, Says Association Report
(American Public Power Association)
Nebraska Public Power District Doesn’t Have to Release
Records Showing How Much It Costs to Generate Electricity, Judge Says (Omaha
World Herald, NE)
Hackers Drawn to Oil & Gas Energy Sector’s Lack of
Sensors, Controls “…Power, chemical & nuclear facilities must adhere to
strict cybersecurity measures, but federal law doesn’t impose such standards on
the oil & gas sector…” (Associated Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Plans for Idaho Dam Water Release Poses Threat to Fish (Spokesman
Review, Spokane, WA)
British Columbia Fish Farm Company Says It ‘Highly Regrets’
Diesel Spill (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
‘Boomer’ February Means Good News for Washington State’s
Water Supply (Northwest Public Radio)
Op/Ed: King County Sewage Spill Reveals Double Standard in
Environmental Priorities (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory – Includes comments
from Rep Drew MacEwen)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Utility-Scale Projects Pushed Solar Power to Record Heights in
Oregon in 2016 (Portland Business Journal, OR)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Reports: White House Could Shutter EPA’s Energy Star Program
(Utility Dive)
The Economic Impact of Energy Efficiency Standards (Northwest
Power and Conservation Council, Portland, OR)
Energy Savings Can Be Fun, But No Need to Turn Off All the
Lights (National Public Radio)
Design, Build & Sell Better Housing to Conserve Energy
Costs (New England Real Estate Journal)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE
As Demand Grows, Tesla Pushes to Multiply Its Production (Oregonian,
Portland)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Spurned by Google Fiber, Oregon Considers Rescinding Gigabit
Tax Break (Oregonian, Portland)
Amazon Agrees to Hand Over Data in Echo Murder Case (Gizmodo)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Facebook’s Fake News Tag Is Here – Who Is Charged with
Flagging Hoaxes? (Christian Science Monitor)
Oh Snap? After Bursting Out of the Gate, Snapchat Shares
Give Way (Associated Press)
The White House Copied Exxon’s Press Release in a Statement
Praising Exxon (TIME Magazine)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Local Districts Lobbying for Elimination of 1 Percent
Property Tax Cap (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
House Republicans Unveil Plan to Replace Health Law (NY
Times)
Proposed NOAA Cuts Would Make Predicting Extreme Weather
Even Harder (Grist Online)
GENERAL NEWS
Daytime Traffic Signal Work Scheduled March 16 in Belfair (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
Washington State Senate Votes to Ban Holding Phones While
Driving (Associated Press)
Omaha’s Answer to Costly Potholes? Go Back to Gravel Roads (NY
Times)
The Best Country in the World? Survey Says It’s Switzerland (NY
Times)
FINDING THE GOLDEN SNITCH – DIVERSIONS
Quidditch Hits the Tri-Cities
Pricey Parking Spot in Brooklyn on the Market for $300,000
It’s National Pancake Day, Which Means Free Pancakes from IHOP
Peeps Oreos & Seven Other Things That Turn Your Poop
Strange Colors
SONG OF THE DAY
Sheryl Crow – Begin the Beguine
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