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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Vaughn Palmer: Columbia River Treaty Interesting Option as New Democratic Party Ponders Peace River Dam (Vancouver Sun, BC)
No - Is the Government Planning A Nationwide Blackout November 4th? (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
U-S House of Representatives Passes Wildfire Management Bill (Washington Examiner)
Federal Agencies Update Court on NEPA, EIS Process for Columbia/Snake Salmon, Steelhead (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Stanford Professor Files $10 Million Lawsuit against Scientific Journal over Clean Energy Claims (Washington Post)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Vaughn Palmer: Columbia River Treaty Interesting Option as New Democratic Party Ponders Peace River Dam
- No - Is the Government Planning A Nationwide Blackout November 4th?
- Oroville Dam: California Launches Overall Safety Review at Tallest US Dam
- $1-Billion Campbell River Generating Station on Time, on Budget, BC Hydro Says
- Portland General Electric to Spend Up to $100M for 39 MW of Energy Storage
- USDA Invests $2.5 Billion in Rural Electric Infrastructure – Including Oregon’s Harney Electric Co-op
- Buy a South Carolina Power Company? Southern Company Calls It ‘A Long Putt’ Amid Furor over Nuclear Project
- U-S Senate Confirms McIntyre, Glick to FERC, Filling Commission Seats
- Federal Agencies Update Court on NEPA, EIS Process for Columbia/Snake Salmon, Steelhead
- Southwest Washington Legislators Weigh in on Plans to Protect Endangered Seabird
- No Chum Yet, But Annual Operations for Spawning Fish Slated to Begin Next Week
- Saving Beavers from Federal Wildlife-Killing Agency Will Help Salmon Survive: Lawsuit
- Lead in Portland Water Exceeded Federal Limits
- Stanford Professor Files $10 Million Lawsuit against Scientific Journal over Clean Energy Claims
- In New Trend, Utilities Propose Separate Rate Classes for Solar Customers without Rate Increase
- Op/Ed: Ashland’s Energy Ordinance
- Budding Marijuana Sector Brings Big Load Growth, Efficiency Challenges for Utilities
- Hemp State Highlight: Oregon Positioned for National Dominance with Tested Products
- Fed Report: ‘Extremely Likely’ Humans Are Main Cause of Warming
- Trump Team to Promote Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Power at Bonn Climate Talks
- Texas Congressman Seeks to Undo Electric Vehicle Tax Credit
- U-S Senators Call for Reliable Broadband in Rural Areas
- Comcast Lobbies FCC to Block State Broadband Laws
- One Bitcoin Transaction Now Uses as Much Energy as Your House in a Week
- Rogue Twitter Employee Briefly Shuts Down President Trump’s Account
- Five Ways to Integrate Your Social Media with Your Marketing
- Creating Public Power Ambassadors from Customers
- The Only Three Notes You Need to Write Before Speaking Off-Script
- U-S House of Representatives Passes Wildfire Management Bill
- Washington State Worker Unions Get Court Victory in Public Records Clash with Conservative Group
- Shelton Mayor Solicited Campaign Dollars in 2015 Using City Email Account
- Forecasters Say It’s Not Unusual for Snow This Early
- We “Fall Back” on Sunday as Daylight Saving Time Ends
- Shelton Football Ends Season with Win
Hibernaculum • \hy-ber-NAK-yuh-lum\ • Noun – A shelter occupied during the winter by a dormant animal (as an insect or reptile)
With the arrival of spring, Alfredo awoke, grunted and heaved himself out of an overstuffed recliner. His basement sanctuary was dark, warm and well stocked with food: cheap beer, pork rinds and other tasty goodies designed to help him hunker down for the winter. His wife enjoyed the annual three month reprieve from her husband’s monosyllabic grunts and inopportune moments of bodily functions while her friends visited. The formal sealing of the door to Alfredo’s self-styled hibernaculum every winter was celebrated by a neighborhood party, highlighted by the latch clicking shut on the basement door.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Vaughn Palmer: Columbia River Treaty Interesting Option as New Democratic Party Ponders Peace River Dam (Vancouver Sun, BC)
No - Is the Government Planning A Nationwide Blackout November 4th? (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Oroville Dam: California Launches Overall Safety Review at Tallest US Dam (Washington Post)
$1-Billion Campbell River Generating Station on Time, on Budget, BC Hydro Says (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
Portland General Electric to Spend Up to $100M for 39 MW of Energy Storage (Utility Dive)
USDA Invests $2.5 Billion in Rural Electric Infrastructure – Including Oregon’s Harney Electric Co-op (The Fance Post)
Buy a South Carolina Power Company? Southern Company Calls It ‘A Long Putt’ Amid Furor over Nuclear Project (Charleston Post & Courier, SC)
U-S Senate Confirms McIntyre, Glick to FERC, Filling Commission Seats (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Federal Agencies Update Court on NEPA, EIS Process for Columbia/Snake Salmon, Steelhead (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Southwest Washington Legislators Weigh in on Plans to Protect Endangered Seabird (Longview Daily News, WA)
No Chum Yet, But Annual Operations for Spawning Fish Slated to Begin Next Week (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Saving Beavers from Federal Wildlife-Killing Agency Will Help Salmon Survive: Lawsuit (Northwest Public Radio)
http://nwpr.org/post/saving-beavers-federal-wildlife-killing-agency-will-help-salmon-survive-lawsuit
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Lead in Portland Water Exceeded Federal Limits (Oregonian, Portland)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Stanford Professor Files $10 Million Lawsuit against Scientific Journal over Clean Energy Claims (Washington Post)
In New Trend, Utilities Propose Separate Rate Classes for Solar Customers without Rate Increase (Utility Dive)
Op/Ed: Ashland’s Energy Ordinance (Ashland Daily Tidings, OR)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Budding Marijuana Sector Brings Big Load Growth, Efficiency Challenges for Utilities (Utility Dive)
Hemp State Highlight: Oregon Positioned for National Dominance with Tested Products (Marijuana Business Daily)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Fed Report: ‘Extremely Likely’ Humans Are Main Cause of Warming (San Jose Mercury News, CA)
Trump Team to Promote Fossil Fuels & Nuclear Power at Bonn Climate Talks (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
Texas Congressman Seeks to Undo Electric Vehicle Tax Credit (San Antonio Buisness Journal, TX)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
U-S Senators Call for Reliable Broadband in Rural Areas (FarmFutures)
Comcast Lobbies FCC to Block State Broadband Laws (MediaPost)
One Bitcoin Transaction Now Uses as Much Energy as Your House in a Week (Motherboard)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
Rogue Twitter Employee Briefly Shuts Down President Trump’s Account (NY Times)
Five Ways to Integrate Your Social Media with Your Marketing (AdWeek)
Creating Public Power Ambassadors from Customers (American Public Power Association)
The Only Three Notes You Need to Write Before Speaking Off-Script (Fast Company)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
U-S House of Representatives Passes Wildfire Management Bill (Washington Examiner)
Washington State Worker Unions Get Court Victory in Public Records Clash with Conservative Group (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
Shelton Mayor Solicited Campaign Dollars in 2015 Using City Email Account (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Forecasters Say It’s Not Unusual for Snow This Early (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
We “Fall Back” on Sunday as Daylight Saving Time Ends (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
Shelton Football Ends Season with Win (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Scientists Found a Secret Chamber in the Great Pyramid. They’re Wondering What It Is
Here’s to the Brave Laika, Who Became the First Doggonaut 60 Years Ago Today
Papa John’s Gets Badly Burned in Twitter War with DiGiorno
Fears Squashed: Zucchini Mistaken for WWII Bomb in Germany
SONG OF THE DAY
The Alan Parsons Project- Pyramid (full album)
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