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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Fire near Bonneville Dam, Cut-Capacity Nuclear Plant Stretch Bonneville Power Administration (Northwest Public Radio)
Eagle Creek Fire: Ash-Filled Hatcheries Force Early Release of 600,000 Salmon (Oregonian, Portland)
Congressman Dave Reichert Will Not Seek Reelection in 2018 (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Kids Suing Over Climate Change Lose on Appeal (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Op/Ed: Rural Washington Still Waiting for High-Speed Broadband (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Fire near Bonneville Dam, Cut-Capacity Nuclear Plant Stretch Bonneville Power Administration
- Bonneville Power Administration Coordinating With U-S Forest Service on Eagle Creek Fire
- Mason PUD 3: Grid Modernization Journey in the Pacific Northwest Yields Multitude of Benefits
- Witnesses Ask Puget Sound Energy to Do Right by Colstrip
- Cyberattacks Raise Risk of Access to U-S Power System, Symantec Says
- White House Expands Power Grid War Drill to Include Banks, Wall Street & Telecom Companies
- Transmission: The Unsung Hero of the DOE Grid Reliability Study
- Congo: The Power Plants That May Save a Park, & Aid a Country
- Eagle Creek Fire: Ash-Filled Hatcheries Force Early Release of 600,000 Salmon
- Washington State Panel to Discuss Fishing Ban on Elwha River – Agenda Item for Meeting in Port Angeles
- Vancouver Island: BC Hydro Dismantling Salmon River Diversion, Coho Expected This Fall
- Dam Opponents Organize ‘Free the Snake Flotilla’ Sept. 8-9
- Wind Energy in California: The Good News & Bad News
- City of Port Townsend Adopts LED Streetlights as Interim Standard
- How Legalization Caused the Price of Marijuana to Collapse
- Kids Suing Over Climate Change Lose on Appeal
- Sun Unleashes Monster Solar Flare, Strongest in a Decade
- Nissan Shows Leaf Electric Car Revamped with More Range
- Proposal Would Ban Balloons on Bainbridge Island
- Op/Ed: Rural Washington Still Waiting for High-Speed Broadband
- Internet Speeds to Increase for Customers of Comcast’s Reduced-Cost Service
- U-S Senate Democrats Fight FCC Plan to Lower America’s Broadband Standards
- Honeymoon Phase is Over for Google Fiber in Kansas City
- Three Successful Ways to Promote Your Business on Social Media
- Five-Minute Stylebook Guide – Ten Percent of the Rules Cover 90 Percent of Style Questions
- Congressman Dave Reichert Will Not Seek Reelection in 2018
- Washington State Attorney General Presses His Case on Suing over President Trump’s DACA Move
- Columbia River Gorge: Eagle Creek Fire Grows, Spreads to Washington; Officials Say Fire a ‘High Priority’ in the Nation
- Eagle Creek Fire Witness: Young Hikers Giggled as Firecracker Descended into Gorge Canyon
- Pacific Northwest Fires Smother Region in Smoke & Ash
- Oregon Officials Press White House, Congress for Wildfire Aid
- Fire Mode: Full List of Fires Burning in Washington, Idaho & Montana
- Earthquake Swarm Continues to Rattle Idaho
- Hurricane Irma, Packing 185-M.P.H. Winds, Makes Landfall in Caribbean
- Two Shelton Commissioners Approve 20 Percent Building Fees Increase
- Amazon Sued over Eclipse Glasses after Couple Cites Blind Spots
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Fire near Bonneville Dam, Cut-Capacity Nuclear Plant Stretch Bonneville Power Administration (Northwest Public Radio)
Bonneville Power Administration Coordinating With U-S Forest Service on Eagle Creek Fire (Bonneville Power Administration)
Mason PUD 3: Grid Modernization Journey in the Pacific Northwest Yields Multitude of Benefits (American Public Power Association)
Witnesses Ask Puget Sound Energy to Do Right by Colstrip (Billings Gazette, MT)
Cyberattacks Raise Risk of Access to U-S Power System, Symantec Says (Utility Dive)
White House Expands Power Grid War Drill to Include Banks, Wall Street & Telecom Companies (Washington Examiner)
Transmission: The Unsung Hero of the DOE Grid Reliability Study (Utility Dive)
Congo: The Power Plants That May Save a Park, & Aid a Country (NY Times)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Eagle Creek Fire: Ash-Filled Hatcheries Force Early Release of 600,000 Salmon (Oregonian, Portland)
Washington State Panel to Discuss Fishing Ban on Elwha River – Agenda Item for Meeting in Port Angeles (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Vancouver Island: BC Hydro Dismantling Salmon River Diversion, Coho Expected This Fall (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
Dam Opponents Organize ‘Free the Snake Flotilla’ Sept. 8-9 (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Wind Energy in California: The Good News & Bad News (San Diego Union-Tribune, CA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
City of Port Townsend Adopts LED Streetlights as Interim Standard (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
How Legalization Caused the Price of Marijuana to Collapse (Washington Post)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Kids Suing Over Climate Change Lose on Appeal (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
Sun Unleashes Monster Solar Flare, Strongest in a Decade (Space.com)
Nissan Shows Leaf Electric Car Revamped with More Range (Associated Press)
Proposal Would Ban Balloons on Bainbridge Island (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Op/Ed: Rural Washington Still Waiting for High-Speed Broadband (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Internet Speeds to Increase for Customers of Comcast’s Reduced-Cost Service (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
U-S Senate Democrats Fight FCC Plan to Lower America’s Broadband Standards (Ars Technica)
Honeymoon Phase is Over for Google Fiber in Kansas City (Broadband Reports)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Three Successful Ways to Promote Your Business on Social Media (Social Media Examiner)
Five-Minute Stylebook Guide – Ten Percent of the Rules Cover 90 Percent of Style Questions (Convergence Journalism)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Congressman Dave Reichert Will Not Seek Reelection in 2018 (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Washington State Attorney General Presses His Case on Suing over President Trump’s DACA Move (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS – THE IRWIN ALLEN EDITION
Columbia River Gorge: Eagle Creek Fire Grows, Spreads to Washington; Officials Say Fire a ‘High Priority’ in the Nation (Oregonian, Portland)
Eagle Creek Fire Witness: Young Hikers Giggled as Firecracker Descended into Gorge Canyon (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Pacific Northwest Fires Smother Region in Smoke & Ash (NY Times)
Oregon Officials Press White House, Congress for Wildfire Aid (Oregonian, Portland)
Fire Mode: Full List of Fires Burning in Washington, Idaho & Montana (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
Earthquake Swarm Continues to Rattle Idaho (Associated Press)
Hurricane Irma, Packing 185-M.P.H. Winds, Makes Landfall in Caribbean (NY Times)
Two Shelton Commissioners Approve 20 Percent Building Fees Increase (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Amazon Sued over Eclipse Glasses after Couple Cites Blind Spots (USA Today)
OUR BETTER SELVES – DIVERSIONS
How William Shatner’s Famed ‘Wrath of Khan’ Cry Became an Instant ‘Star Trek’ Legend
Idaho Officials Designing Giant, Glow-In-The-Dark Potato
Vatican Declares Mother Teresa a Patron Saint of Calcutta
Fake Architect Sentenced In ‘Vandelay Industries’ Investigation
SONG OF THE DAY
John Williams - The Towering Inferno Soundtrack Suite (see what Star Wars-Indiana Jones-Harry Potter musical similarities you can spot in this…)
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