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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Montana Lawmakers Table Colstrip Closure Bill – Would have Cost Puget Sound Energy (Associated Press)
Most Americans Want to Let Cities Build & Sell Homegrown Internet Service (Washington Post)
Kenmore Residents Fed Up with Puget Sound Energy Power Outage Issues (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
Washington State’s Salmon Fisheries Set for 2017 (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
United Airlines Finally Apologizes, as Image Takes Beating (Yahoo News)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Montana Lawmakers Table Colstrip Closure Bill – Would have Cost Puget Sound Energy
- Kenmore Residents Fed Up with Puget Sound Energy Power Outage Issues
- Grant PUD to Consider Contract for Advanced Electric Meters
- Op/Ed: Northern Wasco PUD Board Takes Second Look at Rate Changes
- Pacific Northwest Nuclear Power Plant Gets ‘White Finding’ from Federal Investigation
- California: Governor’s Administration Blocks Public Review of Oroville Dam Records
- Arizona-Mexico Transmission Tie Could Be Complete by 2019
- More Than 100 Public Power Utilities Recognized for High Reliability
- Washington State’s Salmon Fisheries Set for 2017
- West Coast U-S Senators Lead Bipartisan Bid to Save Sea Grant Program
- ‘Blue Tide’ at the Oregon Coast, as Countless Jellyfish-Like Creatures Wash Ashore
- Montana Lawmakers Act to Combat Invasive Zebra Mussels
- Canada: ‘Acoustic Smog’ Hurting Killer Whales Needs Federal Action, Say Scientists
- Mega-Dairy Air Pollution Threat Puts Environmentalists on Alert
- Great Lakes Water Piped to Southwest ‘Our Future,’ Says NASA Scientist
- D.C. Circuit Grants EPA’s Request to Delay Smog Rule Case
- Led By Steep Declines in Coal, U-S Energy Sector Emissions Fell 1.7% Last Year
- Is Utility Rate Design the Key to Widespread Electric Vehicle Adoption?
- Editorial: Clean Energy, And Its Jobs, Are the Future
- Solar Storms Are Doing Something Weird to Our Atmosphere
- Flying Drones That Generate Power from Wind Get Backing from EON
- Most Americans Want to Let Cities Build & Sell Homegrown Internet Service
- Chattanooga Residents Mock Comcast for Belated Gigabit Launch
- Comcast ‘Introduces’ Gigabit Fiber to City That’s Already Had It for Seven Years
- U-S Senators Press the FCC on Rural Broadband Affordability
- Tech Companies Are Pushing the FCC to Preserve Its Net Neutrality Rules
- United Airlines Finally Apologizes, as Image Takes Beating
- United Airlines Made PR Fiasco Worse by Its Initial Response, Spokane Crisis Management Expert Says
- Facebook Messenger Now Reaches 1.2 Billion Users
- Scary: Burger King TV Ad Asks, Hoping Google Home Devices Answer
- Hashtag Holidays Are Just Annoying Opportunities for Our Bad Social Media Habits
- Don Benton, Former Washington State Senator, Gets Reassigned After Three Months at EPA
- Cellphone Fee Cramming: Who Gets the Extra $15 Million? A Federal Judge in Telecom Case Wants To Know
- Detained Immigrants Launch Hunger Strike in Washington State
- Troubled Software for Community Colleges of Spokane on ‘Pause’ as Vendor Files for Bankruptcy
- Washington State’s County Fairs Fight for Funds
- Calling Grant County: Japanese Snack Giant Calbee Hit by Potato Shortage
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The decrepit, overloaded jitney huffed and puffed while making its way up the “Going to the Sun Highway”
The original jitneys weren't worth a dime—just a nickel. In the early 1900s, "jitney" was slang for "nickel", but it wasn't long before the term was applied to a new mode of public transportation that only cost a nickel.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Montana Lawmakers Table Colstrip Closure Bill – Would have Cost Puget Sound Energy (Associated Press)
Kenmore Residents Fed Up with Puget Sound Energy Power Outage Issues (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
Grant PUD to Consider Contract for Advanced Electric Meters (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Op/Ed: Northern Wasco PUD Board Takes Second Look at Rate Changes (Dalles Chronicle, OR)
Pacific Northwest Nuclear Power Plant Gets ‘White Finding’ from Federal Investigation (Northwest Public Radio)
California: Governor’s Administration Blocks Public Review of Oroville Dam Records (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Arizona-Mexico Transmission Tie Could Be Complete by 2019 (Utility Dive)
More Than 100 Public Power Utilities Recognized for High Reliability (American Public Power Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Washington State’s Salmon Fisheries Set for 2017 (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
West Coast U-S Senators Lead Bipartisan Bid to Save Sea Grant Program (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
‘Blue Tide’ at the Oregon Coast, as Countless Jellyfish-Like Creatures Wash Ashore (Oregonian, Portland)
Montana Lawmakers Act to Combat Invasive Zebra Mussels (Associated Press)
Canada: ‘Acoustic Smog’ Hurting Killer Whales Needs Federal Action, Say Scientists (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Mega-Dairy Air Pollution Threat Puts Environmentalists on Alert (Northwest Public Radio)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Great Lakes Water Piped to Southwest ‘Our Future,’ Says NASA Scientist (Detroit Free Press, MI)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
D.C. Circuit Grants EPA’s Request to Delay Smog Rule Case (Washington Post)
Led By Steep Declines in Coal, U-S Energy Sector Emissions Fell 1.7% Last Year (Utility Dive)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE
Is Utility Rate Design the Key to Widespread Electric Vehicle Adoption? (Utility Dive)
Editorial: Clean Energy, And Its Jobs, Are the Future (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Solar Storms Are Doing Something Weird to Our Atmosphere (Gizmodo)
Flying Drones That Generate Power from Wind Get Backing from EON (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Most Americans Want to Let Cities Build & Sell Homegrown Internet Service (Washington Post)
Chattanooga Residents Mock Comcast for Belated Gigabit Launch (Broadband Reports)
Comcast ‘Introduces’ Gigabit Fiber to City That’s Already Had It for Seven Years (Consumerist)
U-S Senators Press the FCC on Rural Broadband Affordability (The Hill, Washington, DC)
Tech Companies Are Pushing the FCC to Preserve Its Net Neutrality Rules (Washington Post)
MARKETING & MEDIA
United Airlines Finally Apologizes, as Image Takes Beating (Yahoo News)
United Airlines Made PR Fiasco Worse by Its Initial Response, Spokane Crisis Management Expert Says (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Facebook Messenger Now Reaches 1.2 Billion Users (USA Today)
Scary: Burger King TV Ad Asks, Hoping Google Home Devices Answer (NY Times)
Hashtag Holidays Are Just Annoying Opportunities for Our Bad Social Media Habits (Mashable)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Don Benton, Former Washington State Senator, Gets Reassigned After Three Months at EPA (Oregonian, Portland)
Cellphone Fee Cramming: Who Gets the Extra $15 Million? A Federal Judge in Telecom Case Wants To Know (USA Today)
GENERAL NEWS
Detained Immigrants Launch Hunger Strike in Washington State (Reuters)
Troubled Software for Community Colleges of Spokane on ‘Pause’ as Vendor Files for Bankruptcy (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Washington State’s County Fairs Fight for Funds (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Calling Grant County: Japanese Snack Giant Calbee Hit by Potato Shortage (British Broadcasting Corporation)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Musician J. Geils, Dies at Massachusetts Home
Is a Riding Mower a Vehicle? Supreme Court Will Have to Decide
Man Gets Two-Cent Check from Government & Doesn’t Know Why
Austrian Town Abuzz After Theft of Some 1 Million Bees
SONG OF THE DAY
J. Geils Band – Freeze Frame
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