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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Regulators, Puget Sound Energy Reach $1.5 Million Settlement
Over 2016 Greenwood Explosion (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
Higher Rates, Colder Temps Led to Big Bills, City Light Says
(KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
As Trump Halts Federal Action on Climate Change, Cities
& States Push On (Washington Post)
Governor Inslee’s Carbon Tax Gets Little Love from
Washington State Lawmakers (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
UW Professor: The Information War Is Real, And We’re Losing
It (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Regulators, Puget Sound Energy Reach $1.5 Million Settlement Over 2016 Greenwood Explosion
- Higher Rates, Colder Temps Led to Big Bills, City Light Says
- Franklin PUD to Raise Rates May 1, 2017
- Pacific PUD Ends Tokeland Expansion Plans
- Clallam County PUD Warns of Potential Scams
- Central Lincoln PUD Chosen for National Grid Modernization Study Program
- Longview, Kalama Ports Join Regional Group to Fight Dam Removal
- Snake River: Ice Harbor Dam Lock Returns to Service
- Local PUDs Pass Resolution Supporting Columbia Generating Station
- Making the Case for Nuclear Energy: Five Questions
- South Carolina: Santee Cooper Board Keeps Secret a Plan to Address Financial Woes at South Carolina Nuclear Plant
- Editorial: The Fight for Green Power Has to Go Nuclear
- Arizona Electric Power Cooperative on the Hook for $7 Million in Taxes
- Policy Shift Helps Coal, but Other Forces May Limit Effect
- Raw Oysters Linked To Norovirus Outbreak in Seattle
- Nine Years after Accidental Fish Kill, Wapato Lake to Get Algae Treatment Again
- Long Beach Remains Closed for Razor Clam Digging; Copalis & Mocrocks Will Open
- California: Massive Whale Formation Gathers Off Pt. Reyes
- Overflowing Sewage Puts Puyallup Mobile Home Residents in a Fix That Stinks
- Wenatchee Facility Source of Biodiesel in Columbia River
- Court Halts Timber Sale in Southern Oregon for Environmental Study
- Washington State Lawmakers Seek Solution to Fight over Rural Water Uses
- Skagit PUD Looks at Land Purchase as Way to Protect Water
- Decades-Old Green Power Law Is a Fresh Nuisance to U-S Utilities
- Grays Harbor College Is LEED Certified for the Second Time
- As Trump Halts Federal Action on Climate Change, Cities & States Push On
- EPA Administrator Takes Fire from Conservatives in Climate Showdown
- Faraday Pulls Plug on Massive Electric Car Factory
- The World’s Largest Brewer Commits to 100% Renewable Electricity
- Congress Just Gave Internet Providers the Green Light to Sell Your Browsing History without Consent
- Vote to Repeal U-S Broadband Privacy Rules Sparks Interest in VPNs
- Survey Says Tacoma Is a ‘Connected’ City
- Tennessee: Broadband Internet Still Rare in Rural Communities
- Broadband Internet Expansion: Fight Brewing Over How to Pay for It All
- UW Professor: The Information War Is Real, And We’re Losing It
- NBC Hears Your Internet Whining & Will Air the 2018 Winter Olympics Live
- Governor Inslee’s Carbon Tax Gets Little Love from Washington State Lawmakers
- Op/Ed: State Carbon Tax Would Be Harmful
- Mason County Unemployment Rate Down in February
- Olympia Area One of Fastest Growing Regions in the U-S
- Studded Tires Must Be Removed Friday
- Tacoma Power Plans Siren Test April 5 at Cushman Dam on Lake Kokanee
- Seattle Has Had Almost No Sunny Days since October
- Without More Sand, SoCal Stands to Lose Big Chunk of Its Beaches
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Regulators, Puget Sound Energy Reach $1.5 Million Settlement
Over 2016 Greenwood Explosion (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
Higher Rates, Colder Temps Led to Big Bills, City Light Says
(KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Franklin PUD to Raise Rates May 1, 2017 (Franklin PUD,
Pasco, WA)
Pacific PUD Ends Tokeland Expansion Plans (Chinook Observer,
Long Beach, WA)
Clallam County PUD Warns of Potential Scams (Sequim Gazette,
WA)
Central Lincoln PUD Chosen for National Grid Modernization Study
Program (Siuslaw News, Florence, OR)
Longview, Kalama Ports Join Regional Group to Fight Dam
Removal (Longview Daily News, WA)
Snake River: Ice Harbor Dam Lock Returns to Service
(Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Local PUDs Pass Resolution Supporting Columbia Generating
Station (Benton PUD, Franklin PUD, Tri-Cities, WA)
Making the Case for Nuclear Energy: Five Questions
(Northwest Clean Energy)
South Carolina: Santee Cooper Board Keeps Secret a Plan to
Address Financial Woes at South Carolina Nuclear Plant (Charleston Post &
Courier, SC)
Editorial: The Fight for Green Power Has to Go Nuclear (New
York Post)
Arizona Electric Power Cooperative on the Hook for $7
Million in Taxes (Arizona Daily Star, Tucson)
Policy Shift Helps Coal, but Other Forces May Limit Effect
(NY Times)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Raw Oysters Linked To Norovirus Outbreak in Seattle (Consumerist)
Nine Years after Accidental Fish Kill, Wapato Lake to Get
Algae Treatment Again (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Long Beach Remains Closed for Razor Clam Digging; Copalis &
Mocrocks Will Open (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
California: Massive Whale Formation Gathers Off Pt. Reyes
(SF Chronicle)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Overflowing Sewage Puts Puyallup Mobile Home Residents in a
Fix That Stinks (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Wenatchee Facility Source of Biodiesel in Columbia River
(Associated Press)
Court Halts Timber Sale in Southern Oregon for Environmental
Study (Associated Press)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Washington State Lawmakers Seek Solution to Fight over Rural
Water Uses (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Skagit PUD Looks at Land Purchase as Way to Protect Water
(Skagit Valley Herald, Mt Vernon, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Decades-Old Green Power Law Is a Fresh Nuisance to U-S
Utilities (Reuters)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Grays Harbor College Is LEED Certified for the Second Time
(KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
As Trump Halts Federal Action on Climate Change, Cities
& States Push On (Washington Post)
EPA Administrator Takes Fire from Conservatives in Climate
Showdown (Politico)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE
Faraday Pulls Plug on Massive Electric Car Factory (San
Francisco Business Times, CA)
The World’s Largest Brewer Commits to 100% Renewable
Electricity (Clean Technica)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Congress Just Gave Internet Providers the Green Light to
Sell Your Browsing History without Consent (Gizmodo)
Vote to Repeal U-S Broadband Privacy Rules Sparks Interest
in VPNs (Reuters)
Survey Says Tacoma Is a ‘Connected’ City (South Sound
Business Examiner)
Tennessee: Broadband Internet Still Rare in Rural
Communities (WBIR-TV, Knoxville, TN)
Broadband Internet Expansion: Fight Brewing Over How to Pay
for It All (Washington Examiner)
MARKETING & MEDIA
UW Professor: The Information War Is Real, And We’re Losing
It (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NBC Hears Your Internet Whining & Will Air the 2018
Winter Olympics Live (Mashable)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Governor Inslee’s Carbon Tax Gets Little Love from
Washington State Lawmakers (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Op/Ed: State Carbon Tax Would Be Harmful (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Mason County Unemployment Rate Down in February (Mason Web
TV, Shelton, WA)
Olympia Area One of Fastest Growing Regions in the U-S (KING-TV,
Seattle, WA)
Studded Tires Must Be Removed Friday (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen,
WA)
Tacoma Power Plans Siren Test April 5 at Cushman Dam on Lake
Kokanee (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Seattle Has Had Almost No Sunny Days since October (Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, WA)
Without More Sand, SoCal Stands to Lose Big Chunk of Its
Beaches (Christian Science Monitor)
SHELOB WAITS IN THE SHADOWS – DIVERSIONS
Washington State Ranks among Top 5 for UFO Sightings, Says
Author of New Book
Maybe We Should Stop Using Internet Votes to Name Things
“You brought the Birds. You’re evil” – Birds Blamed for Fire
at Massachusetts Water Treatment Plant
Spiders Could Theoretically Eat Every Human on Earth in One Year
SONG OF THE DAY
Fleetwood Mac – Landslide
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