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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Bonneville Power Admin CFO Moving On – New Omaha Public Power District Chief Financial Officer Held Same Post with Federal Power Marketer (Omaha World-Herald, IA)
No Drought Warnings in Pacific Northwest for First Time Since 2011 (Associated Press)
SolarWorld Says It’s Insolvent –Fate of Hillsboro Factory Unclear (Oregonian, Portland)
Ransomware Attack Hitting FedEx, Hospitals, Utilities, and More in at Least 74 Countries (Consumerist)
What Does Latest ‘Swarm’ of Seattle-Area Earthquakes Mean? (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Bonneville Power Admin CFO Moving On – New Omaha Public Power District Chief Financial Officer Held Same Post with Federal Power Marketer
- News Release: Omaha Public Power District Board Names New Vice President & CFO
- Pacific Gas & Electric’s Rate Hike Approved by California Regulators
- Clallam PUD Recognized as a Reliable Public Power Provider
- Would Creating One Big Electric Grid in the West Threaten California?
- Will President Trump Reimburse California for Oroville Dam? It May Come Down to Pre-Existing Conditions
- Toshiba Said to be Preparing for Bankruptcy as Southern Company Faces Vogtle Nuclear Power Deadline
- Murkowski: Hearings ‘Soon’ on Trump’s FERC Nominees
- CAISO: Wholesale Power Prices Dropped 9% in 2016 to $34/MWh Average
- Changes Needed in Centralized RTO Markets, Public Power Utilities Say
- Lower Columbia Steelhead Season Opening Postponed
- Hatchery Mishap Kills 300,000 Baby Salmon – What Will This Mean for California Fishermen?
- Governor Inslee Visits Future Habitat Restoration & Flood Control Site at Steigerwald Refuge – Bonneville Power Administration to Kick in $17 Million
- Meeting Called about Summit Lake’s Toxic Algae ‘Community Emergency’
- No Drought Warnings in Pacific Northwest for First Time Since 2011
- SolarWorld Says It’s Insolvent –Fate of Hillsboro Factory Unclear
- Going Solar Gets Easier, Cheaper with New Puget Sound Energy Program
- TransAlta Sees 13 GW of Renewable Energy Opportunities
- Women Play Leading Role in Emerging Washington State Marijuana Businesses
- Data Shows Warming Climate Reducing Size of Montana Glaciers, Some by 85 Percent
- Ransomware Attack Hitting FedEx, Hospitals, Utilities, and More in at Least 74 Countries
- Even the Cable Lobby’s Questionable Survey Shows Most Americans Want Net Neutrality
- Privacy Advocates Raise Concerns about Mattel’s Always-On ‘Aristotle’ Baby Monitor
- Facebook Just Added Five Special Features for Mother’s Day
- Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
- Congressman Dave Reichert on the Long List for FBI Director
- Phishing Test – California State Department Tries to Trick Employees with Fake Email over Bonuses
- Weather Service Employees File Unfair Labor Charge over Restrictions on Social Media Use
- What Does Latest ‘Swarm’ of Seattle-Area Earthquakes Mean?
- Washington State Presses Feds for Cleanup of Tunnels, Failing Infrastructure at Hanford
- Washington State Attorney General to Challenge Trump Administration on Hanford Monument Review
- Live Video May Have Helped Spark North Mason Campus Lockdown
- Groups Approach Mason to Help Finance YMCA Branch Study – Funding ‘Tight’
- El Niño Could Be Ready to Party Again as Soon as This Fall
Grokking with Groot - Guardians of the Galaxy Edition
Grok ● \grawk\ ● Verb – To understand profoundly & intuitively.
Smart Rocket Racoon
He groks Groot’s repeated line
The line? “I am Groot”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Bonneville Power Admin CFO Moving On – New Omaha Public Power District Chief Financial Officer Held Same Post with Federal Power Marketer (Omaha World-Herald, IA)
News Release: Omaha Public Power District Board Names New Vice President & CFO (Omaha Public Power District, IA)
Pacific Gas & Electric’s Rate Hike Approved by California Regulators (SF Chronicle)
Clallam PUD Recognized as a Reliable Public Power Provider (Clallam PUD, Sequim, WA)
Would Creating One Big Electric Grid in the West Threaten California? (SF Chronicle)
Will President Trump Reimburse California for Oroville Dam? It May Come Down to Pre-Existing Conditions (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Toshiba Said to be Preparing for Bankruptcy as Southern Company Faces Vogtle Nuclear Power Deadline (Utility Dive)
Murkowski: Hearings ‘Soon’ on Trump’s FERC Nominees (Washington Examiner)
CAISO: Wholesale Power Prices Dropped 9% in 2016 to $34/MWh Average (Utility Dive)
Changes Needed in Centralized RTO Markets, Public Power Utilities Say (American Public Power Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Lower Columbia Steelhead Season Opening Postponed (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Hatchery Mishap Kills 300,000 Baby Salmon – What Will This Mean for California Fishermen? (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Governor Inslee Visits Future Habitat Restoration & Flood Control Site at Steigerwald Refuge – Bonneville Power Administration to Kick in $17 Million (Camas Washougal Post Record, WA)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Meeting Called about Summit Lake’s Toxic Algae ‘Community Emergency’ (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
No Drought Warnings in Pacific Northwest for First Time Since 2011 (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
SolarWorld Says It’s Insolvent –Fate of Hillsboro Factory Unclear (Oregonian, Portland)
Going Solar Gets Easier, Cheaper with New Puget Sound Energy Program (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
TransAlta Sees 13 GW of Renewable Energy Opportunities (Utility Dive)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Women Play Leading Role in Emerging Washington State Marijuana Businesses (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Data Shows Warming Climate Reducing Size of Montana Glaciers, Some by 85 Percent (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Ransomware Attack Hitting FedEx, Hospitals, Utilities, and More in at Least 74 Countries (Consumerist)
Even the Cable Lobby’s Questionable Survey Shows Most Americans Want Net Neutrality (Consumerist)
Privacy Advocates Raise Concerns about Mattel’s Always-On ‘Aristotle’ Baby Monitor (Consumerist – And folks are concerned about the encrypted data in advanced meters.)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Facebook Just Added Five Special Features for Mother’s Day (AdWeek)
Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Congressman Dave Reichert on the Long List for FBI Director (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Phishing Test – California State Department Tries to Trick Employees with Fake Email over Bonuses (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Weather Service Employees File Unfair Labor Charge over Restrictions on Social Media Use (Government Executive)
GENERAL NEWS
What Does Latest ‘Swarm’ of Seattle-Area Earthquakes Mean? (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
Washington State Presses Feds for Cleanup of Tunnels, Failing Infrastructure at Hanford (Northwest Public Radio)
Washington State Attorney General to Challenge Trump Administration on Hanford Monument Review (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
Live Video May Have Helped Spark North Mason Campus Lockdown (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Groups Approach Mason to Help Finance YMCA Branch Study – Funding ‘Tight’ (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
El Niño Could Be Ready to Party Again as Soon as This Fall (Gizmodo)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
How a Humble Pineapple Became Art
The Girls’ Soccer Team That Joined a Boys’ League, and Won It
‘Rare As Winning the Lottery’: New Dinosaur Fossil So Well-Preserved It Looks Like a Statue
Handwritten Harry Potter Prequel Stolen In Burglary
SONG OF THE DAY
Jind Mahi - Bend It Like Beckham (Soundtrack)
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