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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Bonneville Power Administration Stops Wind Power Generation
for the First Time in Four Years (Bonneville Power Administration)
Data Centers Boost Prineville’s Economy, But Not Without
Growing Pains (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Bonneville Power Administration Runs Two-Year Test on
Transmission System (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Conservationists Sue Oregon over Endangered Coho (Portland
Business Journal, OR)
Jobs in Legislature, Trump Administration Add Up to Big
Payday for State Sen. Doug Ericksen (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Bonneville Power Administration Stops Wind Power Generation for the First Time in Four Years
- Bonneville Power Administration Runs Two-Year Test on Transmission System
- New York: National Grid Service Shutoffs Soar; Utility Urges Trump Not to Ax Aid for Poor
- NRG, a Power Company Leaning Green, Faces Activist Challenge
- Op/Ed: Making American Hydropower Great Again
- California Utilities Say Pacific Gas & Electric Transmission Rates Are ‘Excessive’
- California Solar Spike Leads to Negative CAISO Real-Time Prices in March
- Nuclear Plant Owners Expand Search for Rescue to More States
- Nebraska Legislature Tables Measures to Impose Retail Competition
- Schweitzer Engineering to Expand in Spokane
- Conservationists Sue Oregon over Endangered Coho
- Seals, Sea Lions Studied to Track Fish Health
- Vandalism of Four Corners Arch Infuriates Nature Enthusiasts
- California Governor Declares End to Drought Emergency
- Nippon Paper Plant to Be Shut Down, Power Plant Idled
- When Solar Panels Became Job Killers
- ‘More for Less’: Renewable Power Surges into Mainstream as Costs Fall
- Iowa: Berkshire Subsidiary on Renewable Energy Push across the West
- Kentucky Coal Museum Switching to Solar Power
- Knowledge Gained as Power Conserved
- U-S Households’ Heating Equipment Choices Are Diverse – Vary by Climate Region
- Washington State’s Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Considers Opening Marijuana Businesses
- Canada: Marijuana Legalization Plan to Be Released Thursday
- Court Could Decide Next Week If Trump Has Its Blessing on Climate Regulation Rollback
- California’s Cap-And-Trade Program Isn’t a Tax, Court Rules
- Tesla Hits a New Milestone, Passing General Motors in Valuation
- Data Centers Boost Prineville’s Economy, But Not Without Growing Pains
- Should Broadband Be Included in President Trump’s Infrastructure Plan?
- Comcast Wants Be Your New Cellphone Carrier – Here’s Everything You Need to Know.
- Yet More Executives Leave Google Fiber
- Do Cellphones Boost Cancer Risk? Jury’s Still Out, Some Scientists Say
- What Is “Brain Hacking”? Tech Insiders on Why You Should Care
- How on Earth Does an Ad Like Pepsi’s Get Approved?
- Jobs in Legislature, Trump Administration Add Up to Big Payday for State Sen. Doug Ericksen
- I’m Not Texting. I’m Taking Notes.
- Woman Dies in Tumwater Fire
- Belfair Woman Had Bank Account Emptied after Shopping Trip
- New Earthquake Alert System Rolls Out in Oregon, Washington
- Sequim, Port Townsend in Top 10 of Online Contest for Best Northwestern Small Town
- Belfair Winery, Mosquito Fleet, Wins “Best of Show”
- Study Links Puget Sound Residents’ Happiness to Their Interactions with Natur
- What in the World Is Causing the Retail Meltdown of 2017?
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Bonneville Power Administration Stops Wind Power Generation
for the First Time in Four Years (Bonneville Power Administration)
Bonneville Power Administration Runs Two-Year Test on
Transmission System (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
New York: National Grid Service Shutoffs Soar; Utility Urges
Trump Not to Ax Aid for Poor (Syracuse Post-Standard, NY)
NRG, a Power Company Leaning Green, Faces Activist Challenge
(NY Times)
Op/Ed: Making American Hydropower Great Again (Morning
Consult)
California Utilities Say Pacific Gas & Electric
Transmission Rates Are ‘Excessive’ (American Public Power Association)
California Solar Spike Leads to Negative CAISO Real-Time
Prices in March (Utility Dive)
Nuclear Plant Owners Expand Search for Rescue to More States
(Associated Press)
Nebraska Legislature Tables Measures to Impose Retail
Competition (American Public Power Association)
Schweitzer Engineering to Expand in Spokane (KHQ-TV, Spokane,
WA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Conservationists Sue Oregon over Endangered Coho (Portland
Business Journal, OR)
Seals, Sea Lions Studied to Track Fish Health (KING-TV,
Seattle, WA)
http://www.king5.com/tech/science/environment/seals-sea-lions-studied-to-track-fish-health/429667666
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Vandalism of Four Corners Arch Infuriates Nature Enthusiasts
(USA Today)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
California Governor Declares End to Drought Emergency
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Nippon Paper Plant to Be Shut Down, Power Plant Idled – New
Owner to Close Ediz Hook Plant for Up to 18 Months (Peninsula Daily News, Port
Angeles, WA)
When Solar Panels Became Job Killers (NY Times)
‘More for Less’: Renewable Power Surges into Mainstream as
Costs Fall (Christian Science Monitor)
Iowa: Berkshire Subsidiary on Renewable Energy Push across the
West (Omaha World-Herald, IA)
Kentucky Coal Museum Switching to Solar Power (Cable News
Network)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Knowledge Gained as Power Conserved (Spokesman Review,
Spokane, WA)
U-S Households’ Heating Equipment Choices Are Diverse – Vary
by Climate Region (U-S Energy Information Administration)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Washington State’s Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Considers
Opening Marijuana Businesses (Associated Press)
Canada: Marijuana Legalization Plan to Be Released Thursday
(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Court Could Decide Next Week If Trump Has Its Blessing on
Climate Regulation Rollback (Washington Examiner)
California’s Cap-And-Trade Program Isn’t a Tax, Court Rules
(Grist Online)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE
Tesla Hits a New Milestone, Passing General Motors in
Valuation (NY Times)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Data Centers Boost Prineville’s Economy, But Not Without
Growing Pains (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Should Broadband Be Included in President Trump’s
Infrastructure Plan? (Washington Post)
Comcast Wants Be Your New Cellphone Carrier – Here’s
Everything You Need to Know. (Washington Post)
Yet More Executives Leave Google Fiber (Broadband Reports)
Do Cellphones Boost Cancer Risk? Jury’s Still Out, Some
Scientists Say (Sacramento Bee, CA)
MARKETING & MEDIA
What Is “Brain Hacking”? Tech Insiders on Why You Should
Care (CBS, Sixty Minutes)
How on Earth Does an Ad Like Pepsi’s Get Approved? (Atlantic
Magazine)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Jobs in Legislature, Trump Administration Add Up to Big
Payday for State Sen. Doug Ericksen (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
I’m Not Texting. I’m Taking Notes. (NY Times)
GENERAL NEWS
Woman Dies in Tumwater Fire
(KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Belfair Woman Had Bank Account
Emptied after Shopping Trip (KIRO-TV, Seattle, WA)
New Earthquake Alert System Rolls Out in Oregon, Washington
(Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Sequim, Port Townsend in Top 10 of Online Contest for Best
Northwestern Small Town (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Belfair Winery, Mosquito Fleet, Wins “Best of Show” (Mason
Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Study Links Puget Sound Residents’
Happiness to Their Interactions with Nature (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
What in the World Is Causing the
Retail Meltdown of 2017? (Atlantic Magazine)
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/04/retail-meltdown-of-2017/522384/?utm_source=feed
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
After Two Decades, Sergio Garcia Finally Gets to Wear the
Masters Green Jacket
Video Shows Man Forcibly Removed from Overbooked United
Airlines Flight (USA Today)
The Mystery of Knitting ... Remains a Mystery
Delightfully Geeky Beanies Are the Perfect Headwear for Scientists
of the Resistance
SONG OF THE DAY
B.J. Thomas – Everybody Loves a Rain Song
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