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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Judge: More Water for Fish, Less For Power from Columbia,
Snake Dams (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
President Trump Signs Executive Order Unwinding Obama
Climate Policies (NY Times)
Op/Ed: Many Local Governments Impeding Broadband Service
Improvements (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Low Income Energy Assistance Program Funds on the Line with
President Trump’s Budget (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Streetlight Fight in Rome: Golden Glow vs. Harsh LED (NY Times)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- President Trump Signs Executive Order Unwinding Obama Climate Policies
- Why Utilities Don’t Think Trump Will Stop the Clean Energy Transition
- Low Income Energy Assistance Program Funds on the Line with President Trump’s Budget
- Bonneville Power Administration Collaborates with Southern Partner to Improve Regional Operations
- Montana House Gives Preliminary Nod to Colstrip Operating Loans
- Rate Hikes Coming to Grant PUD Customers
- Capturing Generator Efficiently gains – Lawmakers Seek to Reduce Resident Energy Bills
- Man Electrocuted by Downed Power Line in Gold Bar
- Snohomish PUD Issues Reminder about Spring Digging
- California: Oroville Dam Spillway Shut Down Again as State Officials Work on Long-Term Plan
- Public Power, Others Back 50-Year Default Policy for New Hydro Projects
- In Search of a Quorum: Three Potential FERC Nominees Bring Deep Business & Energy Backgrounds
- Judge: More Water for Fish, Less For Power from Columbia, Snake Dams
- Port Angeles to Sue National Park Service in Dispute over Elwha River Water Facilities
- For Water Users on Colorado River, a Mind-Set of Shared Sacrifice
- Washington County at the Epicenter of Oregon’s Solar Jobs Surge
- Streetlight Fight in Rome: Golden Glow vs. Harsh LED
- Tribal Cannabis Update: First Peoples Move Ahead
- How Climate Change May Be Driving Extreme Weather
- Op/Ed: Many Local Governments Impeding Broadband Service Improvements
- Watch Out, Snapchat: Facebook Launches Stories, Camera Effects
- The ‘Rogue’ Government Twitter Account That Wasn’t
- Washington State House Democrats Propose $3 Billion Tax Package, GOP Predicts Special Session
- Attorney General Sessions Escalates Threats against Sanctuary Cities
- Seattle Mayor ‘Willing to Risk Losing Every Penny’ over ‘Sanctuary’ Status
- Head of Washington State Public Disclosure Commission Stepping Down In May
- Truck Runs Out of Control, Plunges into Island Lake
- Shelton’s Del’s Feed to Move into New Tractor Supply Store
- Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman Diagnosed with Colon Cancer
- How a Team in Seattle, of All Places, Changed Hockey Forever
Biophilia • \bye-oh-FILL-ee-uh\ • Noun - A hypothetical
human tendency to interact or be closely associated with other forms of life in
nature’
“Lo, I am one with the lion’s pride,” exulted the wool-clad
environmental enthusiast, stepping from his shiny, black Range Rover into the
hot environment of the circling, big cats. His ill-conceived biophilia would
soon make him into multiple parts INSIDE the pride. And the circle of life continued
on the arid plains of Africa.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
President Trump Signs Executive Order Unwinding Obama
Climate Policies (NY Times)
Why Utilities Don’t Think Trump Will Stop the Clean Energy
Transition (Utility Dive)
Low Income Energy Assistance Program Funds on the Line with President
Trump’s Budget (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Bonneville Power Administration Collaborates with Southern
Partner to Improve Regional Operations (Bonneville Power Administration)
Montana House Gives Preliminary Nod to Colstrip Operating
Loans (Utility Dive)
Rate Hikes Coming to Grant PUD Customers (Wenatchee World,
WA)
Capturing Generator Efficiently gains – Lawmakers Seek to
Reduce Resident Energy Bills (The Lens, The Business Institute of Washington)
Man Electrocuted by Downed Power Line in Gold Bar (Everett
Herald, WA)
Snohomish PUD Issues Reminder about Spring Digging (My
Everett News, WA)
California: Oroville Dam Spillway Shut Down Again as State
Officials Work on Long-Term Plan (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Public Power, Others Back 50-Year Default Policy for New
Hydro Projects (American Public Power Association)
In Search of a Quorum: Three Potential FERC Nominees Bring
Deep Business & Energy Backgrounds (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Judge: More Water for Fish, Less For Power from Columbia, Snake
Dams (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Port Angeles to Sue National Park Service in Dispute over Elwha
River Water Facilities (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
For Water Users on Colorado River, a Mind-Set of Shared
Sacrifice (Christian Science Monitor)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Washington County at the Epicenter of Oregon’s Solar Jobs
Surge (Portland Business Journal, OR)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Streetlight Fight in Rome: Golden Glow vs. Harsh LED (NY
Times)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Tribal Cannabis Update: First Peoples Move Ahead (Canna Law
Blog)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
How Climate Change May Be Driving Extreme Weather (Christian
Science Monitor)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Op/Ed: Many Local Governments Impeding Broadband Service
Improvements (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Watch Out, Snapchat: Facebook Launches Stories, Camera
Effects (USA Today)
The ‘Rogue’ Government Twitter Account That Wasn’t (Mashable)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Washington State House Democrats
Propose $3 Billion Tax Package, GOP Predicts Special Session (Northwest Public
Radio)
Attorney General Sessions Escalates Threats against
Sanctuary Cities (Christian Science Monitor)
Seattle Mayor ‘Willing to Risk
Losing Every Penny’ over ‘Sanctuary’ Status (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Head of Public Disclosure
Commission stepping down in May (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
Truck Runs Out of Control, Plunges into Island Lake (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
Shelton’s Del’s Feed to Move into New Tractor Supply Store
(KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman Diagnosed with Colon
Cancer (Associated Press)
http://www.king5.com/news/local/secretary-of-state-will-undergo-treatment-for-colon-cancer/425957399
How a Team in Seattle, of All Places, Changed Hockey Forever
(NY Times)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
The Crazy, Amazing Life of Immigrant Nikola Tesla
Cat Lovers Rejoice: A New Study Shows Your Cat Actually Does
Want to Hang Out with You
Massive Gold Coin worth Millions Stolen from German Museum
Crayola Is Getting Rid of One Crayon Color from Its 24-Count
Box
https://consumerist.com/2017/03/28/crayola-is-getting-rid-of-one-crayon-color-from-its-24-count-box/
SONG OF THE DAY
The Hues Corporation - Rock the Boat
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