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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
McMorris Rodgers Bill Speeding Up Hydropower Dam Licensing Clears U-S House (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Environmental Groups to Sue Corps over Willamette River Fish Passage Shortfalls (HydroWorld)
End May Be Nearing for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant (SF Chronicle)
Hood Canal Communications Receives Grant to Expand Broadband to Lake Cushman (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA
Developers of Shelton Hill Business Park ‘Optimistic’ About Progress (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- McMorris Rodgers Bill Speeding Up Hydropower Dam Licensing Clears U-S House
- Hydropowering Through
- End May Be Nearing for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant
- Jefferson PUD Proposes 2018 Rate Increases
- Chelan PUD Commissioners Direct Staff to Move Forward with Chelan Substation Site
- Pacific Gas & Electric’s Vegetation Management Program under New Scrutiny after Wine Country Fires
- Kim Thompson Named Vice President of Bonneville Power Administration’s Energy Efficiency Program
- Environmental Groups to Sue Corps over Willamette River Fish Passage Shortfalls
- Film ‘Memory of Fish’ Documents Hope for Post-Dam Recovery of Elwha River Fishery
- Wahkiakum PUD Considering Acquisition of Water System in Skamokawa
- Solving the Pacific Northwest’s Energy Storage Puzzle
- Tree-Hugging Turbines? Try Cut-Throat Capitalism
- Why Is America Wasting So Much Energy?
- Oregon Congressman Blumenauer to Use PAC to Target Anti-Pot Legislators
- California Governor Delivers a Blunt Climate Change Message in Germany
- Wind & Solar Power Advance – Carbon Refuses to Retreat
- We Can Brighten Clouds to Reflect Heat & Reduce Global Warming – Should We?
- This Electric Highway Powers Trucks without Recharging
- Hood Canal Communications Receives Grant to Expand Broadband to Lake Cushman
- Sorry, Comcast: Voters Say “Yes” to City-Run Broadband in Colorado
- Awards Recognize Excellence in Public Power Communications
- Snapchat User Growth Disappoints in Another Down Quarter
- Your Employee Flipped Off the President–What Happens Next?
- Thursday’s Mason County Vote Count Showing Dorcy Leading by Ten for Shelton Commission – No Votes Left Outstanding
- With Manka Dhingra’s Washington State Senate Win, Democrats Plot Ambitious Course in Olympia
- Kshama Sawant Wants City of Seattle to Double Proposed Head Tax on Business
- Developers of Shelton Hill Business Park ‘Optimistic’ About Progress
- Mason General Hospital Unveils Plans for $35 Million Medical Office Building
- Pacific: A Washington State County That Went for Trump Is Shaken as Immigrant Neighbors Start Disappearing
- Hoh Rain Forest: Lessons in Stillness from One of the Quietest Places on Earth
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
McMorris Rodgers Bill Speeding Up Hydropower Dam Licensing Clears U-S House (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Hydropowering Through (Politico)
End May Be Nearing for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant (SF Chronicle)
Jefferson PUD Proposes 2018 Rate Increases (Port Townsend Leader)
Chelan PUD Commissioners Direct Staff to Move Forward with Chelan Substation Site (Lake Chelan Mirror, WA)
Pacific Gas & Electric’s Vegetation Management Program under New Scrutiny after Wine Country Fires (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
Kim Thompson Named Vice President of Bonneville Power Administration’s Energy Efficiency Program (Bonneville Power Administration)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Environmental Groups to Sue Corps over Willamette River Fish Passage Shortfalls (HydroWorld)
Film ‘Memory of Fish’ Documents Hope for Post-Dam Recovery of Elwha River Fishery (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Wahkiakum PUD Considering Acquisition of Water System in Skamokawa (Wahkiakum County Eagle, Cathlamet, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Solving the Pacific Northwest’s Energy Storage Puzzle (Northwest Public Radio)
Tree-Hugging Turbines? Try Cut-Throat Capitalism (Bloomberg News)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Why Is America Wasting So Much Energy? (NY Times)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Oregon Congressman Blumenauer to Use PAC to Target Anti-Pot Legislators (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
California Governor Delivers a Blunt Climate Change Message in Germany (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Wind & Solar Power Advance – Carbon Refuses to Retreat (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
We Can Brighten Clouds to Reflect Heat & Reduce Global Warming – Should We? (Sacramento Bee, CA)
This Electric Highway Powers Trucks without Recharging (Fast Company)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Hood Canal Communications Receives Grant to Expand Broadband to Lake Cushman (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA
Sorry, Comcast: Voters Say “Yes” to City-Run Broadband in Colorado (Ars Technica)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
Awards Recognize Excellence in Public Power Communications (American Public Power Association)
Snapchat User Growth Disappoints in Another Down Quarter (NY Times)
Your Employee Flipped Off the President–What Happens Next? (Fast Company)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Thursday’s Mason County Vote Count Showing Dorcy Leading by Ten for Shelton Commission – No Votes Left Outstanding (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
With Manka Dhingra’s Washington State Senate Win, Democrats Plot Ambitious Course in Olympia (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Kshama Sawant Wants City of Seattle to Double Proposed Head Tax on Business (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Developers of Shelton Hill Business Park ‘Optimistic’ About Progress (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Mason General Hospital Unveils Plans for $35 Million Medical Office Building (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Pacific: A Washington State County That Went for Trump Is Shaken as Immigrant Neighbors Start Disappearing (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Hoh Rain Forest: Lessons in Stillness from One of the Quietest Places on Earth (NY Times)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Woman Accused of Swapping Barcodes at Walmart – Paid Only $3.70 for $1,800 Worth of Electronics
Hey! A Baboon Took My Golf Ball!
Drivers Get Turkeys Instead of Traffic Tickets in Montana
New Jersey Diner Adding Gratuities to Kids’ Bills
SONG OF THE DAY
Steve Miller Band – Take the Money & Run
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