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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Portland Prepared to Enter Secret Deal with Portland General Electric (Oregonian, Portland)
U-S Energy Secretary Perry Visits McNary Dam; Mum on Bonneville Power Administration Sale (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)
Utility Companies Not Worried about Loss of Energy during Eclipse (KRCR-TV, Redding, CA)
Grim Projections for Columbia, Snake Steelhead Just Got Worse (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Solar Trade Case Weighs Whether Protection Will Save or Sink Industry (Washington Post)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Portland Prepared to Enter Secret Deal with Portland General Electric
- U-S Energy Secretary Perry Visits McNary Dam; Mum on Bonneville Power Administration Sale
- Energy Secretary: Hanford Budget Will Be Enough to ‘Get the Job Done’
- Editorial: U-S Energy Secretary Perry Arrives at Critical Time for Energy Funding
- Utility Companies Not Worried about Loss of Energy during Eclipse
- British Columbia: Leading Peace River Dam Contractor to Be Placed in Receivership
- Ohio: Streetsboro Teen Electrocuted While Climbing Transmission Tower in Akron
- South Carolina Utility Unsure When It Will Re-File Plans to Bail on Project
- America Electric Power Smart Meters Are Coming to Ohio – Delaware Is First
- Grim Projections for Columbia, Snake Steelhead Just Got Worse
- Solar Trade Case Weighs Whether Protection Will Save or Sink Industry
- Op/Ed: Road to Renewable Energy Is Filled With Potholes of ‘Magic Thinking’
- Missouri Regulators Reject Massive Midwest Wind Power Line
- Chelan County Commissioners Say Marijuana Is Not an Agricultural Product
- Washington State Officials Warn of Solar Eclipse Armageddon: Wildfires, Unprecedented Traffic Jams, GPS Miscues
- A Single Donald Trump Tweet Just Lost Amazon $6 Billion in Value
- Obama’s Charlottesville Tweet Is Now the Most-Liked Tweet Ever
- Applebee’s Gives Up On Millennials after Failed Rebranding Efforts
- The British Library Offers over a Million Free Vintage Images for Download
- Three-Nation Efforts to Revise NAFTA Begin
- You Need an Afternoon Routine
- Another ‘Sexualized Culture’ Investigation at Washington State Fish & Wildlife Leads to Firings
- Pioneer & Hood Canal School Districts talk Cooperative High School
- Olympic College Shelton Celebrates New Welding Shop
- Sidewalks Chalked Around Shelton
Torpor • \TORE-perr\ • Noun - 1a : a state of mental & motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility b: a state of lowered physiological activity typically characterized by reduced metabolism, heart rate, respiration, & body temperature that occurs in varying degrees especially in hibernating & estivating animals 2: apathy, dullness
Like lizards on a cold day, the cubicle dwellers on the tenth floor began falling into torpor at their desks; their QWERTY keyboards making square impressions into their flaccid faces. “My nefarious plan worked,” the young mail boy mused as he strolled, unencumbered, through the maze of offices. “A full serving of doughnuts and glazed pastries at mid-morning…sugar crash by noon. Excellent.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Portland Prepared to Enter Secret Deal with Portland General Electric (Oregonian, Portland)
U-S Energy Secretary Perry Visits McNary Dam; Mum on Bonneville Power Administration Sale (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)
Energy Secretary: Hanford Budget Will Be Enough to ‘Get the Job Done’ (Northwest Public Radio)
Editorial: U-S Energy Secretary Perry Arrives at Critical Time for Energy Funding (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Utility Companies Not Worried about Loss of Energy during Eclipse (KRCR-TV, Redding, CA)
British Columbia: Leading Peace River Dam Contractor to Be Placed in Receivership (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
Ohio: Streetsboro Teen Electrocuted While Climbing Transmission Tower in Akron (Akron Beacon Journal, OH)
South Carolina Utility Unsure When It Will Re-File Plans to Bail on Project (Associated Press)
America Electric Power Smart Meters Are Coming to Ohio – Delaware Is First (Columbus Business First, OH)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Grim Projections for Columbia, Snake Steelhead Just Got Worse (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Solar Trade Case Weighs Whether Protection Will Save or Sink Industry (Washington Post)
Op/Ed: Road to Renewable Energy Is Filled With Potholes of ‘Magic Thinking’ (The Hill, Washington, DC)
Missouri Regulators Reject Massive Midwest Wind Power Line (Associated Press)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Chelan County Commissioners Say Marijuana Is Not an Agricultural Product (NCW Life Channel, East Wenatchee, WA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
Washington State Officials Warn of Solar Eclipse Armageddon: Wildfires, Unprecedented Traffic Jams, GPS Miscues (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
(“Dogs & Cats; living together. Mass hysteria!)
MARKETING & MEDIA
A Single Donald Trump Tweet Just Lost Amazon $6 Billion in Value (Mashable)
Obama’s Charlottesville Tweet Is Now the Most-Liked Tweet Ever (ABC News)
Applebee’s Gives Up On Millennials after Failed Rebranding Efforts (National Public Radio)
The British Library Offers over a Million Free Vintage Images for Download (Digital Arts)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Three-Nation Efforts to Revise NAFTA Begin (Associated Press)
You Need an Afternoon Routine (Fast Company)
GENERAL NEWS
Another ‘Sexualized Culture’ Investigation at Washington State Fish & Wildlife Leads to Firings (Northwest Public Radio)
Pioneer & Hood Canal School Districts talk Cooperative High School (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Olympic College Shelton Celebrates New Welding Shop (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Sidewalks Chalked Around Shelton (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
BATS IN THE BELFRY – DIVERSIONS
Big Ben Backlash: Plan to Silence Beloved Bell under Review
German Customs Intercepts Package with 20 Snake Heads
Wisconsin Man Drives to Hospital after Nail Shot into Heart
This Website Translates English into “Elephant”
SONG OF THE DAY
Jerry Vale – You Belong to My Heart
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