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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
British Columbia to Go Ahead with Peace River Hydroelectric
Dam Project – Premier argues cancelling would mean higher hydro rates &
less money for other capital projects (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Power Bills. Irrigation. Fishing. All Reasons to Care about Columbia
River Treaty Talks (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Options Narrow in Battle of Salmon Versus Columbia &
Snake River Dams (Northwest Public Radio)
Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions Decreased in Most
States from 2005 to 2015 (U-S Energy Information Administration)
Alleged White Supremacist Ties at Lab Roil Oregon Cannabis
Market (Portland Business Journal, OR)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- British Columbia to Go Ahead with Peace River Hydroelectric Dam Project
- Power Bills. Irrigation. Fishing. All Reasons to Care about Columbia River Treaty Talks
- U-S to Enter Into Columbia River Treaty Renegotiation
- Rethinking Electric Power, Prompted by Politics & Disaster
- Slight Port Angeles Utility Hike Likely; Residents Complain of High Rates
- Seattle City Light CEO Pay Is Not Out of the Ordinary
- South Carolina: Santee Cooper Chairman Says He Won’t Leave Voluntarily after Governor Fires Him
- New Mexico: Crossed Wires at El Paso Electric & the Public Regulation Commission
- Rick Perry Says FERC’s Inability to Meet His Deadline Places U-S Grid at Risk
- PJM Subsidiary Looks to Western Markets, With New RTO a Possibility
- Options Narrow in Battle of Salmon Versus Columbia & Snake River Dams
- A Single Bird Caused a $220,000 Boost to the U-S Economy
- Blackfeet Tribe Wary Of Monument in Montana as Others Reduced by Trump
- Idaho Regulators Trim Renewables Integration Rates under PURPA for Rocky Mountain Power
- Idaho Lawmaker’s Bill Cuts Regulations in Effort to Boost Renewable Energy
- California Feed-In Tariff Not Compliant with PURPA, Federal Court Rules
- Maine: Challenge to Solar Rules Heads to Court
- Worker Dies after Falling Into Hopper at Minnesota Turkey Manure Energy Plant
- DC Smart Energy: Saving a Ton of Energy When You’re “Home Alone”?
- Alleged White Supremacist Ties at Lab Roil Oregon Cannabis Market
- Yolo County Considers Banning Commercial Pot Production, Reversing Previous Policy
- Cannabis Growers the Market – Worm Poop Means Fertilizer & Cash for Student Entrepreneur
- Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions Decreased in Most States from 2005 to 2015
- California: Thanks to Our Dams, Jerry Brown Can Brag about Cutting Greenhouse Gasses
- Green Cash, Carbon Tax: What to Expect at Paris Climate Meet
- How Electric Cars Can Make Your Electricity Cheaper & More Reliable
- NoaNet Helps Ellensburg with Pilot Problems
- How a Remote South African Rural Community, with Barely Any Electricity, Built Its Own ISP
- Bitcoin Soars Then Falls Back, While Breach Raises Security Concerns
- Verizon Says Exec’s Joke about Installing a ‘Verizon Puppet’ at FCC to Kill Net Neutrality Was ‘Funny’
- iGeneration Teens Facing Deadly Consequences for Overuse of Electronic Media
- Stream NFL Games on Your Smartphone Next Year — On Any Carrier
- Netflix’s ‘Creepy’ Tweet Reminds Us All How Closely It’s Watching Us
- Prominent 9th Circuit Judge Accused of Sexual Misconduct
- At Least Four More Days without Rain in Puget Sound; Expect Fog & Poor Air Quality
- Legacy of Mount St. Helens Eruption Puts 50,000 Lives in the Balance
- WSDOT Report: Congestion Growing, Roads Deteriorating Due to Population Boom
- Explosion Rocks New York Commuter Hub, Suspect in Custody
- NFL, Jaguars Working to Identify Fans Who Threw Objects on Field after Seahawks Game
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Noun - Sixty-fourth note.
Some say music, as love, is an international language.
However, a strict British musicologist may confuse his U-S counterparts by
using the term “hemisemidemiquaver” instead of “sixty-fourth note” when
describing the hurry-up nature of the song “Flight of the Bumblebee.”
Harry James - Flight of the Bumblebee
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
British Columbia to Go Ahead with Peace River Hydroelectric
Dam Project – Premier argues cancelling would mean higher hydro rates &
less money for other capital projects (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Power Bills. Irrigation. Fishing. All Reasons to Care about
Columbia River Treaty Talks (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
U-S to Enter Into Columbia River Treaty Renegotiation
(Northwest Public Radio)
Rethinking Electric Power, Prompted by Politics &
Disaster – “The West Coast of the United States has now become the epicenter of
innovation & deployment of new energy systems” (NY Times)
Slight Port Angeles Utility Hike Likely; Residents Complain
of High Rates (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Seattle City Light CEO Pay Is Not Out of the Ordinary (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
South Carolina: Santee Cooper Chairman Says He Won’t Leave
Voluntarily after Governor Fires Him (Charleston Power & Courier, SC)
New Mexico: Crossed Wires at El Paso Electric & the Public
Regulation Commission (Las Cruses Sun-News, NM)
Rick Perry Says FERC’s Inability to Meet His Deadline Places
U-S Grid at Risk (Washington Examiner)
PJM Subsidiary Looks to Western Markets, With New RTO a
Possibility (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Options Narrow in Battle of Salmon Versus Columbia &
Snake River Dams (Northwest Public Radio)
A Single Bird Caused a $220,000 Boost to the U-S Economy
(Gizmodo)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Blackfeet Tribe Wary Of Monument in Montana as Others
Reduced by Trump (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Idaho Regulators Trim Renewables Integration Rates under
PURPA for Rocky Mountain Power (Utility Dive)
Idaho Lawmaker’s Bill Cuts Regulations in Effort to Boost
Renewable Energy (Idaho Statesman, Boise)
California Feed-In Tariff Not Compliant with PURPA, Federal
Court Rules (Utility Dive)
Maine: Challenge to Solar Rules Heads to Court (Associated
Press)
Worker Dies after Falling Into Hopper at Minnesota Turkey
Manure Energy Plant (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, MN)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
DC Smart Energy: Saving a Ton of Energy When You’re “Home
Alone”? (Roseberg News Review, OR)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Alleged White Supremacist Ties at Lab Roil Oregon Cannabis
Market (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Yolo County Considers Banning Commercial Pot Production,
Reversing Previous Policy (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Cannabis Growers the Market – Worm Poop Means Fertilizer
& Cash for Student Entrepreneur (Associated Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions Decreased in Most
States from 2005 to 2015 (U-S Energy Information Administration)
California: Thanks to Our Dams, Jerry Brown Can Brag about
Cutting Greenhouse Gasses (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Green Cash, Carbon Tax: What to Expect at Paris Climate Meet
(Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
How Electric Cars Can Make Your Electricity Cheaper &
More Reliable (Forbes Magazine)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
NoaNet Helps Ellensburg with Pilot Problems (Community
Networks)
How a Remote South African Rural Community, with Barely Any
Electricity, Built Its Own ISP (Quartz Media)
Bitcoin Soars Then Falls Back, While Breach Raises Security
Concerns (Associated Press)
Verizon Says Exec’s Joke about Installing a ‘Verizon Puppet’
at FCC to Kill Net Neutrality Was ‘Funny’ (Gizmodo)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
iGeneration Teens Facing Deadly Consequences for Overuse of
Electronic Media (Washington Examiner)
Stream NFL Games on Your Smartphone Next Year — On Any
Carrier (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
Netflix’s ‘Creepy’ Tweet Reminds Us All How Closely It’s
Watching Us (Washington Post)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Prominent 9th Circuit Judge Accused of Sexual Misconduct
(Sacramento Bee, CA)
GENERAL NEWS
At Least Four More Days without Rain in Puget Sound; Expect
Fog & Poor Air Quality (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
Legacy of Mount St. Helens Eruption Puts 50,000 Lives in the
Balance (Washington Examiner)
WSDOT Report: Congestion Growing, Roads Deteriorating Due to
Population Boom (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
Explosion Rocks New York Commuter Hub, Suspect in Custody
(Reuters)
NFL, Jaguars Working to Identify Fans Who Threw Objects on
Field after Seahawks Game (USA Today)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Ice Cream Shop’s Cow Derriere Logo Gets Icy Reception
Do It Yourself Bed Bug Treatment Attempt Accidentally
Results in Massive Fire
Ugly Sweater Craze Snags Early Boarding on Alaska Airlines
Woman Unaware She’s Pregnant Gives Birth To Surprise Baby
Boy
SONG OF THE DAY
Orleans – Still the One
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