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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Federal Utility CEO: Coal Plants Not Reopening under Trump (Associated Press)
Tacoma City Council: Click ISPs Can’t Collect or Sell Your Personal Info without Permission (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Port Angeles: Former Nippon Cogeneration Plant Down; Fewer Than 30 Employees Retained (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Nearly 650 Barred Owls Killed In Bid to Save Spotted Owls (Northwest Public Radio)
Commercial Geoduck Diver Dies in Puget Sound (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Federal Utility CEO: Coal Plants Not Reopening under Trump
- University of British Columbia Says Peace River Dam Project Has Become ‘Uneconomic’ & Should Be Suspended
- Grays Harbor PUD Commissioners Show Support for LIHEAP Program
- Chelan PUD Takes Next Step in Possible Move to Olds Station
- Mason PUD 3 Safety Wins Regional Praise
- L-A County Plans a Utility to Compete with Southern California Edison
- Boulder City Council Votes to Proceed with Municipalization
- New Mexico: WIPP Seals Off Nuclear Waste for 10,000 Years. Should It be a Model for Storage?
- Cyberattack on Energy Would Leave East Coast Dazed, Energy Dept. Says
- Darwin Award Nominee: Man Hurt Trying To Steal Power with Jumper Cables, Says Blue Ridge Electric
- Nearly 650 Barred Owls Killed In Bid to Save Spotted Owls
- Tree with Nesting Great Blue Herons Nearly Chopped Down in Spokane
- Scientists Are Making Horrible Red-Eye Mutant Wasps Because Why the Hell Not
- Is the EPA Shutting Down Its Chicago Office?
- Idaho Researchers Look to Answer If Cloud Seeding Increases Snowpack
- Port Angeles: Former Nippon Cogeneration Plant Down; Fewer Than 30 Employees Retained
- Op/Ed: The Hidden Costs of Wind Power
- Microsoft Gains Direct Access to Renewable Energy in Washington State
- Nevada Utility Marks Completion of Solar Array near Vegas
- Collaborative Effort Leads Oklahoma to Sunset Wind Tax Credits Early
- California: Some Marijuana Dispensaries Pull Pot Possibly Contaminated with Pesticides
- What the Guys Who Coined ‘420’ Think About Their Place in Marijuana History
- Rising Seas Could Push Some U-S Migration to Areas Far from Coast: Study
- Portland Plan: Turn Waste into Clean Fuel
- Tacoma City Council: Click ISPs Can’t Collect or Sell Your Personal Info without Permission
- Grant PUD Hosting Two Public Meetings to Address Fiber Optic Service Expansion
- Cable TV Regulators Want Oregon Attorney General to Investigate Comcast
- Verizon Drops Billions on New Fiber...for 5G Wireless
- Lawsuit: Bose ‘Secretly’ Collected, Shared Private Data via Wireless Headphones
- Newspaper Decline Continues to Weigh on Associated Press Earnings
- Science: Humans Are Still Facebook’s First Line of Defense against Inappropriate Content
- Everything You Need to Know About What Facebook Announced at F8
- Why Facebook Keeps Beating Every Rival: It’s the Network, of Course
- Adidas’ Poorly Worded Boston Marathon Email Provokes Strong Social Media Backlash
- Google’s Greatest Time-Sucking Invention Just Got a Lot Better
- Washington State Bill Allows Charge for Electronic Copies of Public Records Requests
- Commercial Geoduck Diver Dies in Puget Sound
- Port Angeles Woman Accused of Embezzling Nearly $10,000 from Sequim VFW Post
- City of Shelton Planning to Expand Railroad Avenue Traffic Changes
- Shelton Celebrates Earth Day with March for Science Downtown
- Study Finds Unvaccinated Children Create Path for Whooping Cough to Spread
- Oregon Opens an Additional 1,000 Campsites for Solar Eclipse amid High Demand
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Federal Utility CEO: Coal Plants Not Reopening under Trump (Associated Press)
University of British Columbia Says Peace River Dam Project Has Become ‘Uneconomic’ & Should Be Suspended (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Grays Harbor PUD Commissioners Show Support for LIHEAP Program (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Chelan PUD Takes Next Step in Possible Move to Olds Station (KPQ Radio, Wenatchee, WA)
Mason PUD 3 Safety Wins Regional Praise (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
L-A County Plans a Utility to Compete with Southern California Edison (Los Angeles Times, CA)
Boulder City Council Votes to Proceed with Municipalization (American Public Power Association)
New Mexico: WIPP Seals Off Nuclear Waste for 10,000 Years. Should It be a Model for Storage? (Christian Science Monitor)
Cyberattack on Energy Would Leave East Coast Dazed, Energy Dept. Says (Washington Examiner)
Darwin Award Nominee: Man Hurt Trying To Steal Power with Jumper Cables, Says Blue Ridge Electric (WSPA-TV, Spartanburg, SC)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Nearly 650 Barred Owls Killed In Bid to Save Spotted Owls (Northwest Public Radio)
Tree with Nesting Great Blue Herons Nearly Chopped Down in Spokane (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
http://www.khq.com/story/35182722/tree-with-nesting-great-blue-herons-nearly-chopped-down-in-spokane
Scientists Are Making Horrible Red-Eye Mutant Wasps Because Why the Hell Not (Gizmodo)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Is the EPA Shutting Down Its Chicago Office? (Utility Dive)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Idaho Researchers Look to Answer If Cloud Seeding Increases Snowpack (Northwest Cable News Network)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Port Angeles: Former Nippon Cogeneration Plant Down; Fewer Than 30 Employees Retained (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Op/Ed: The Hidden Costs of Wind Power (Fairbanks News-Miner, AK)
Microsoft Gains Direct Access to Renewable Energy in Washington (CH& Energy Blog)
Nevada Utility Marks Completion of Solar Array near Vegas (Associated Press)
Collaborative Effort Leads Oklahoma to Sunset Wind Tax Credits Early (Utility Dive)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
California: Some Marijuana Dispensaries Pull Pot Possibly Contaminated with Pesticides (Consumerist)
What the Guys Who Coined ‘420’ Think About Their Place in Marijuana History (TIME Magazine)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Rising Seas Could Push Some U-S Migration to Areas Far from Coast: Study (Reuters)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE
Portland Plan: Turn Waste into Clean Fuel (Portland Business Journal, OR)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Tacoma City Council: Click ISPs Can’t Collect or Sell Your Personal Info without Permission (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Grant PUD Hosting Two Public Meetings to Address Fiber Optic Service Expansion (iFiberOne, Ephrata, WA)
Cable TV Regulators Want Oregon Attorney General to Investigate Comcast (Oregonian, Portland)
Verizon Drops Billions on New Fiber...for 5G Wireless (Broadband Reports)
Lawsuit: Bose ‘Secretly’ Collected, Shared Private Data via Wireless Headphones (Boston Business Journal, MA – and folks think advanced meters are not secure…)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Newspaper Decline Continues to Weigh on Associated Press Earnings (Associated Press)
Science: Humans Are Still Facebook’s First Line of Defense against Inappropriate Content (Business Journal)
Everything You Need to Know About What Facebook Announced at F8 (Mashable)
Why Facebook Keeps Beating Every Rival: It’s the Network, of Course (NY Times)
Adidas’ Poorly Worded Boston Marathon Email Provokes Strong Social Media Backlash (Oregonian, Portland)
Google’s Greatest Time-Sucking Invention Just Got a Lot Better (Gizmodo)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Washington State Bill Allows Charge for Electronic Copies of Public Records Requests (KELA Radio, Centralia, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Commercial Geoduck Diver Dies in Puget Sound (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Port Angeles Woman Accused of Embezzling Nearly $10,000 from Sequim VFW Post (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
City of Shelton Planning to Expand Railroad Avenue Traffic Changes (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Shelton Celebrates Earth Day with March for Science Downtown (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Study Finds Unvaccinated Children Create Path for Whooping Cough to Spread (Northwest Public Radio)
Oregon Opens an Additional 1,000 Campsites for Solar Eclipse amid High Demand (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Austrian Town Finds Its Hermit after International Search
Small Satellites Could Be Playing a Dangerous Game of Bumper Cars in Space
Man Discovers a Lost Wallet Drinking Challenge Has Been Held In His Honor for 14 Years
These Dirty Vehicles Have Been Turned Into Art
SONG OF THE DAY
Eric Carmen - All by Myself
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