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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
President Trump Announces U-S Departure from Paris Climate Agreement (Christian Science Monitor)
Vestas, World’s Biggest Wind-Turbine Maker Falls as President Trump Drops Paris (Bloomberg News)
Portland General/Deschutes River Alliance Dispute over Lower Deschutes Goes to Ninth Circuit (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Founder of Pasco Green Energy Company Sentenced for Fraud (Associated Press)
The Evergreen State College Will Remain Closed Friday, Officials Announce (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- In Bonneville Case – It’s ‘Recoupment,’ not ‘Refund,’ Court Tells FERC
- Editorial: No Buyers Likely In Budget Bid to Privatize Bonneville Power Administration
- Tillamook PUD Contractors to Inspect & Treat 2,200 Wood Power Poles
- Hydro Flows Here – The Pacific Northwest’s Largest Renewable Makes a Splash
- Los Angeles Muni to Join Western Energy Imbalance Market in 2019
- British Columbia: Political Leader Calls on BC Hydro Not to Finalize Peace River Dam Contracts
- Itron Buys Georgia-Based Comverge in $100 Million Deal
- Portland General/Deschutes River Alliance Dispute over Lower Deschutes Goes to Ninth Circuit
- Spring Chinook Run Size Estimate Upgraded – Low Passage Numbers in Upper Columbia, Lower Snake
- Sea Lion Presence at Bonneville Dam Up – Salmon Predation Exceeds Historical Average
- Water Supply Forecasts Still Going Up; Now Ninth Highest Since 1960, Lower Granite Twelfth Highest
- Vestas, World’s Biggest Wind-Turbine Maker Falls as President Trump Drops Paris
- As President Trump Ditches Paris, California Is One Step Closer To Getting Wind Power from Wyoming
- Washington State Marijuana Regulators Fire Employee Who Leased Deer Park Land for Growing Operation
- Marijuana Farm Plans Overruled by Yamhill County in Favor of Nearby Winery
- President Trump Announces U-S Departure from Paris Climate Agreement
- President Trump Phones Allies to Explain Decision to Exit Paris Climate Deal
- California, New York, Washington State Unite to Back Climate Pact
- Utilities Post-Paris: Uncertainty Rules Power Sector as Trump Shatters Climate Consensus
- Founder of Pasco Green Energy Company Sentenced for Fraud
- Portland Council Says Yes to 100% Renewable Energy by 2050
- CenturyLink Fined $123,000 for Washington State Communications Outage
- OneLogin Data Breach May Have Revealed Encrypted Data
- FCC Fires First Volley in Bid to Close the Internet
- Microsoft’s Skype Draws Inspiration from Snapchat in Big Redesign
- Google’s Chrome Browser to Block Some Ads Starting Next Year
- Facebook Investors Grill Zuckerberg on Fake News, Gender Pay Gap
- Teens Tells Us How to Be Cool on Instagram & Snapchat
- The Only Four Speaking Tips You Need When You’re the Youngest One in the Room
- Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
- U-S Adds 138,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.3 Percent
- Washington State High Court Declines to Review Lake Quinault Ownership Case
- Parking Is About to Get Worse at the Washington State Capitol – And More Expensive
- Ecology: Industrial Shelton Harbor to Get Restoration Work This Fall
- The Evergreen State College Will Remain Closed Friday, Officials Announce
- Grays Harbor County: James Walker Faces Charges of Manslaughter, Assault, Hit & Run
- Homeless Man Arrested for Stealing from Portland MAX Victim
- Grout It: Hanford Leaders Have Plan for Collapsed Tunnel
- Mason County Forest Festival Runs Thursday to Sunday
- Ribbon Cutting for Railroad Avenue Road Diet
- ‘There’s Going to Be A Lot of Dead Gangsters’: Inside King County’s Surging Gang War
Abrogate • \AB-ruh-gayt\ • Verb - 1: to abolish by authoritative action: annul 2: to treat as nonexistent
Thank God it’s Friday
Abrogate weekend yard work
Time for relaxing
Marocain – No One on the Internet Knows What the Winning National Spelling Bee Word Even Means (TIME Magazine)
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
In Bonneville Case – It’s ‘Recoupment,’ not ‘Refund,’ Court Tells FERC (American Public Power Association)
Editorial: No Buyers Likely In Budget Bid to Privatize Bonneville Power Administration (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
Tillamook PUD Contractors to Inspect & Treat 2,200 Wood Power Poles (Tillamook Headlight-Herald, OR)
Hydro Flows Here – The Pacific Northwest’s Largest Renewable Makes a Splash (Bonneville Power Administration)
Los Angeles Muni to Join Western Energy Imbalance Market in 2019 (Utility Dive)
British Columbia: Political Leader Calls on BC Hydro Not to Finalize Peace River Dam Contracts (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Itron Buys Georgia-Based Comverge in $100 Million Deal (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Portland General/Deschutes River Alliance Dispute over Lower Deschutes Goes to Ninth Circuit (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Spring Chinook Run Size Estimate Upgraded – Low Passage Numbers in Upper Columbia, Lower Snake (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Sea Lion Presence at Bonneville Dam Up – Salmon Predation Exceeds Historical Average (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Water Supply Forecasts Still Going Up; Now Ninth Highest Since 1960, Lower Granite Twelfth Highest (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Vestas, World’s Biggest Wind-Turbine Maker Falls as President Trump Drops Paris (Bloomberg News)
As President Trump Ditches Paris, California Is One Step Closer To Getting Wind Power from Wyoming (USA Today)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Washington State Marijuana Regulators Fire Employee Who Leased Deer Park Land for Growing Operation (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Marijuana Farm Plans Overruled by Yamhill County in Favor of Nearby Winery (Oregonian, Portland)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
President Trump Announces U-S Departure from Paris Climate Agreement (Christian Science Monitor)
President Trump Phones Allies to Explain Decision to Exit Paris Climate Deal (Washington Examiner)
California, New York, Washington State Unite to Back Climate Pact (Associated Press)
Utilities Post-Paris: Uncertainty Rules Power Sector as Trump Shatters Climate Consensus (Utility Dive)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE
Founder of Pasco Green Energy Company Sentenced for Fraud (Associated Press)
Portland Council Says Yes to 100% Renewable Energy by 2050 (Portland Business Journal, OR)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CenturyLink Fined $123,000 for Washington State Communications Outage (Associated Press)
OneLogin Data Breach May Have Revealed Encrypted Data (Gizmodo)
FCC Fires First Volley in Bid to Close the Internet (Courthouse News Service)
Microsoft’s Skype Draws Inspiration from Snapchat in Big Redesign (Reuters)
Google’s Chrome Browser to Block Some Ads Starting Next Year (Los Angeles Times, CA)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Facebook Investors Grill Zuckerberg on Fake News, Gender Pay Gap (SF Chronicle)
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Facebook-investors-grill-Zuckerberg-on-fake-news-11189712.php
Teens Tells Us How to Be Cool on Instagram & Snapchat (Mashable)
The Only Four Speaking Tips You Need When You’re the Youngest One in the Room (Fast Company)
Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds (Consumerist)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
U-S Adds 138,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.3 Percent (Atlantic Magazine)
Washington State High Court Declines to Review Lake Quinault Ownership Case (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
Parking Is About to Get Worse at the Washington State Capitol – And More Expensive “...The Legislature eventually opted to build the 1063 Building, but wanted to save money by not paying for a replacement parking garage or other facilities to offset the new parkers… (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
Ecology: Industrial Shelton Harbor to Get Restoration Work This Fall (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
The Evergreen State College Will Remain Closed Friday, Officials Announce (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Grays Harbor County: James Walker Faces Charges of Manslaughter, Assault, Hit & Run
Homeless Man Arrested for Stealing from Portland MAX Victim (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
Grout It: Hanford Leaders Have Plan for Collapsed Tunnel (Northwest Public Radio)
Mason County Forest Festival Runs Thursday to Sunday (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Ribbon Cutting for Railroad Avenue Road Diet (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
‘There’s Going to Be A Lot of Dead Gangsters’: Inside King County’s Surging Gang War (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
The Best Way to Make New Friends According to Science – It’s kind of a big deal. Not having enough friends is the same risk factor as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
Hundreds of Giant Seafloor Craters Produced by Explosive Methane Farts
Scientists Name Protein after Minions, America’s Favorite Movie Characters
How to Stuff Your Face with Free Doughnuts on National Doughnut Day
SONG OF THE DAY
Love & Kisses - Thank God It's Friday
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