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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Trump Administration to Terminate Obama’s Climate Plan (Associated Press)
Microsoft to Help Expand Rural Broadband in Six States, Including Washington (Denver Post, CO)
Empty Nets Signal Trouble for Columbia River Salmon (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
Seattle City Light Has Paid $7.8M to Off-Duty Cops in ‘Unusual Relationship’ (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
For Electric Car Owners, ‘Range Anxiety’ Gives Way to ‘Charging Time Trauma’ (NY Times)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Seattle City Light Has Paid $7.8M to Off-Duty Cops in ‘Unusual Relationship’
- Oregon Energy Department Will Look for New Leadership – Again
- Peace River Dam Construction Delays to Increase Costs by $610-Million, BC Hydro Says
- Audit Finds Grays Harbor PUD Complying with State Law, Safeguarding Public Resources
- Special Report: The Bankrupt Utility behind Puerto Rico’s Power Crisis
- Minus Electrical Grid, Puerto Rico Becomes Generator Island
- Musk: Tesla Can Rebuild Puerto Rico Power Grid
- South Carolina: Santee Cooper Names Retired In-House Lawyer as Interim CEO after Failed Nuclear Project
- Worker Dies at Kentucky Coal-Fired Power Plant
- Rick Perry's Vision of Hot Tub-Sized Nuclear Power Plants Isn't So Far-Fetched
- Nuclear Power: Recognizing the Whole Value
- Empty Nets Signal Trouble for Columbia River Salmon
- Irrigators Seek Hearing in Federal Court on Spill/Transportation Protocol in Low Water 2015
- Idaho Approves Coho Season; Once Extinct, Now Back With Nez Perce Tribe Reintroduction Program
- Battle over Two Owl Species Takes Flight at 9th Circuit
- Interior Department Rejects 25 Endangered Species Petitions, Including Several Linked to Climate Change
- Skagit PUD’s Mount Vernon Water Tank Nears Completion
- Editorial: Ellensburg Power Discussion Not Over
- Germany’s Shift to Green Power Stalls, Despite Huge Investments
- Ten Tips for Saving Energy, And Money
- What Retailers Need to Know about Their Energy Bill — and How to Lower it
- Oregon Doles Out $85 Million in Marijuana Tax Revenue
- Trump Administration to Terminate Obama’s Climate Plan
- Cowlitz County Power Plants Could Face Tighter Greenhouse Gas Standards
- For Electric Car Owners, ‘Range Anxiety’ Gives Way to ‘Charging Time Trauma’
- Why Utilities Need to Respond Now to the Electric Vehicle Boom
- Solar Cars Begin Race across Australian Desert
- Microsoft to Help Expand Rural Broadband in Six States, Including Washington
- Microsoft Reaching Out in Effort to Provide Broadband to Rural Communities
- Google to Use Balloons to Provide Puerto Rico Cell Service
- FCC Accused of Distorting Data to Minimize Competition Woes
- Mattel Scraps Always-On ‘Aristotle’ Monitor Amid Slew of Privacy Concerns
- What's the Weather Forecast for Your Utility's Brand Reputation?
- Familiar Names: Adams Publishing Acquiring Pioneer News Media Division
- Seattle Could Spend a Bundle Defending Itself, Kshama Sawant, in Defamation Suits
- U-S Department of Energy Email on Stopping Leaks Gets Leaked
- Craftsman Farmhouse from Shelton Begins Journey to Sequim
- Thanks to La Niña, Long-Range Forecast Suggests Lots of Snow in Cascades
- Hurricane Nate Sets Record for Most Consecutive Atlantic Hurricanes since at Least 1893
- Winds, Floods, And Fire: U-S Ties Record for Costly Weather
- Results from Shuck & Share 5K
- Iconic Photo - Y.A. Tittle, Hall of Fame Quarterback, Dies at 90
Panache • \puh-NAWSH\ • Noun - 1: an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet 2: dash or flamboyance in style and action: verve
The atmospheric scientist loved his work. Field trips to the eastern plains of Oregon to proclaim the dangers of the looming stacks of a coal-fired power plant; his espousing the dangers of particulates emitted from wood-burning power plants; all delivered with a soft, whispering voice that made his acolytes wonder why ANYONE would dare use such technologies. As an extra special touch of panache, the erstwhile professor would end each semester with a salmon barbeque feast served by his very own hands. Hands blackened and anointed by the billowing, greasy charcoal emissions from his $500 Char Griller Trio - Gas/Charcoal Grill and Smoker. Yum!
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Seattle City Light Has Paid $7.8M to Off-Duty Cops in ‘Unusual Relationship’ (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Oregon Energy Department Will Look for New Leadership – Again (Oregonian, Portland)
Peace River Dam Construction Delays to Increase Costs by $610-Million, BC Hydro Says (Globe & Mail, Canada)
Audit Finds Grays Harbor PUD Complying with State Law, Safeguarding Public Resources (Grays Harbor PUD, Aberdeen, WA)
Special Report: The Bankrupt Utility behind Puerto Rico’s Power Crisis (Reuters)
Minus Electrical Grid, Puerto Rico Becomes Generator Island (NY Times)
Musk: Tesla Can Rebuild Puerto Rico Power Grid (The Hill, Washington, DC)
South Carolina: Santee Cooper Names Retired In-House Lawyer as Interim CEO after Failed Nuclear Project (Charleston Power & Courier, SC)
Worker Dies at Kentucky Coal-Fired Power Plant (Associated Press)
Rick Perry's Vision of Hot Tub-Sized Nuclear Power Plants Isn't So Far-Fetched (Washington Examiner)
Nuclear Power: Recognizing the Whole Value (Northwest Clean Energy)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Empty Nets Signal Trouble for Columbia River Salmon (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
Irrigators Seek Hearing in Federal Court on Spill/Transportation Protocol in Low Water 2015 (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Idaho Approves Coho Season; Once Extinct, Now Back With Nez Perce Tribe Reintroduction Program (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Battle over Two Owl Species Takes Flight at 9th Circuit (Courthouse News Service)
Interior Department Rejects 25 Endangered Species Petitions, Including Several Linked to Climate Change (Washington Post)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Skagit PUD’s Mount Vernon Water Tank Nears Completion (Skagit Valley Herald, Mt Vernon, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Editorial: Ellensburg Power Discussion Not Over (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Germany’s Shift to Green Power Stalls, Despite Huge Investments (NY Times)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Ten Tips for Saving Energy, And Money (Bonneville Power Administration)
What Retailers Need to Know about Their Energy Bill — and How to Lower it (Chain Store Age)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Oregon Doles Out $85 Million in Marijuana Tax Revenue (Portland Business Journal, OR)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Trump Administration to Terminate Obama’s Climate Plan (Associated Press)
Cowlitz County Power Plants Could Face Tighter Greenhouse Gas Standards (Longview Daily News, WA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
For Electric Car Owners, ‘Range Anxiety’ Gives Way to ‘Charging Time Trauma’ (NY Times)
Why Utilities Need to Respond Now to the Electric Vehicle Boom (Utility Dive)
Solar Cars Begin Race across Australian Desert (Reuters)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Microsoft to Help Expand Rural Broadband in Six States, Including Washington (Denver Post, CO)
Microsoft Reaching Out in Effort to Provide Broadband to Rural Communities (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Google to Use Balloons to Provide Puerto Rico Cell Service (Reuters)
FCC Accused of Distorting Data to Minimize Competition Woes (Broadband Reports)
Mattel Scraps Always-On ‘Aristotle’ Monitor Amid Slew of Privacy Concerns (Consumerist)
MARKETING & MEDIA
What's the Weather Forecast for Your Utility's Brand Reputation? (Utility Dive)
Familiar Names: Adams Publishing Acquiring Pioneer News Media Division (Associated Press)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Seattle Could Spend a Bundle Defending Itself, Kshama Sawant, in Defamation Suits (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
U-S Department of Energy Email on Stopping Leaks Gets Leaked (Washington Examiner)
GENERAL NEWS
Craftsman Farmhouse from Shelton Begins Journey to Sequim (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Thanks to La Niña, Long-Range Forecast Suggests Lots of Snow in Cascades (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
Hurricane Nate Sets Record for Most Consecutive Atlantic Hurricanes since at Least 1893 (Gizmodo)
Winds, Floods, And Fire: US Ties Record for Costly Weather (Associated Press)
Results from Shuck & Share 5K (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Iconic Photo - Y.A. Tittle, Hall of Fame Quarterback, Dies at 90 (USA Today)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Centralia College to Celebrate ‘Onalaska Day’ in Honor of Class of 2017
Would-Be Thief in Rio Chased Out by Jiu-Jitsu Students
Arrested Drunk Man Claims He Time Traveled to Warn of Aliens
The Financial Firm That Bankrolled the “Fearless Girl” Statue Gets Busted For Underpaying Female & Minority Employees
SONG OF THE DAY
John Williams – The Time Tunnel Soundtrack
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