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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Western U-S Looks Good – NERC’s Summer Reliability
Assessment Highlights Seasonal Electricity Reliability Issues (U-S Energy
Information Administration)
Oregon to Join Climate Change Coalition after President
Trump Pulls Out of Paris Agreement (Oregonian, Portland)
Wasted Green Power Tests China’s Energy Leadership
(Associated Press)
U-S Web Connections Pick Up Speed – Most Are Slower Than ‘Broadband’
(MediaPost)
Washington State Legislators Look at Compromise Ideas to
Raise More Revenue (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Western U-S Looks Good – NERC’s Summer Reliability Assessment Highlights Seasonal Electricity Reliability Issues
- British Columbia: Peace River Dam – It Could Be Time for Plan B on Site C
- New Education Effort Touts Hydropower Benefits
- Op/Ed: Privatizing Bonneville Power Administration Transmission System Bad Bet for Salmon
- Survey Finds Growing Awareness of Smart Grid Programs But Still Low Participation
- California: With a Lot of Help, Chinook Salmon Return to the San Joaquin River
- Yellowstone Park Says It’s Winning against Non-Native Fish
- Ocean Acidity Increasing Along Pacific Coast, Study Finds
- News Release: It’s Orca Month! Celebrating Endangered Southern Residents
- Logging Operations Critical to Forest Restoration
- Wasted Green Power Tests China’s Energy Leadership
- Solar Power: Installation Should Land Homeless Shelter in (Less Expensive) Hot Water
- California Senate Votes for 100% Renewable Energy Target by 2045
- Daylight Savings Time May Be Down for the Count in California
- While You Weren’t Looking, Energy Efficiency Became One of Our Nation’s Top Energy Resources
- Hemp Advocates to Celebrate First Planting of Newly Legalized Crop in Washington State
- Oregon to Join Climate Change Coalition after President Trump Pulls Out of Paris Agreement
- California Senate Struggles to Extend Cap-And-Trade Program
- EPA Administrator Defends Paris Climate Decision, Advocates Fuel Diversity in Media Lap
- How G.O.P. Leaders Came to View Climate Change as Fake Science
- Corn Ethanol Faces Its Limits under EPA Fuel Mandate
- U-S Web Connections Pick Up Speed – Most Are Slower Than ‘Broadband’
- Small Cable Companies Say Selling TV a ‘Failing’ Market
- To Kill Net Neutrality Rules, FCC Says Broadband Isn’t “Telecommunications”
- San Francisco: ‘Jarring’ Internet Access Survey Results Embolden Leaders of Citywide Broadband
- It’s Not Just You: Google Home Users Report Widespread Problems
- No, Your Phone Didn’t Ring. So Why Voice Mail From a Telemarketer?
- How to Manage Instagram via the Facebook Inbox
- Washington State Legislators Look at Compromise Ideas to Raise More Revenue
- Neo “New Federalism” – President Trump Plans to Shift Infrastructure Funding to Cities, States, and Business
- Report: Environmental Protection Agency Forges Ahead with Staff Reduction, Buyouts to Meet ‘Changing Mission Requirements’
- ‘New External Threat’ Cancels Classes Again Monday at the Evergreen State College
- Diver Dies Sunday in Hood Canal
- Day of Portland Demonstrations Marked by Arrests, Clashes
- Florida: Disgruntled Ex-Worker Kills 5, Then Himself, Sheriff Says
- Maintenance Will Close I-5 Ramps between Olympia & Lakewood
- 73rd Paul Bunyan Grand Parade Award Winners
- Kudos to My Alma Mater: Big News in Tiny Onalaska, Washington: All 43 Grads Were Accepted to College
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Western U-S Looks Good – NERC’s Summer Reliability
Assessment Highlights Seasonal Electricity Reliability Issues (U-S Energy
Information Administration)
British Columbia: Peace River Dam – It Could Be Time for Plan
B on Site C (Globe & Mail, Canada)
New Education Effort Touts Hydropower Benefits (KTVZ-TV,
Bend, OR)
Op/Ed: Privatizing Bonneville Power Administration Transmission
System Bad Bet for Salmon (Everett Herald, WA – Don’t wanna kill that cash
cow!)
Survey Finds Growing Awareness of Smart Grid Programs But
Still Low Participation (Midwest Energy News)
FISH & WILDLIFE
California: With a Lot of Help, Chinook Salmon Return to the
San Joaquin River (Courthouse News Service)
Yellowstone Park Says It’s Winning against Non-Native Fish (Associated
Press)
Ocean Acidity Increasing Along Pacific Coast, Study Finds (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation)
News Release: It’s Orca Month! Celebrating Endangered
Southern Residents (Natural Resources Defense Council)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Logging Operations Critical to Forest Restoration (Yakima
Herald Republic, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Wasted Green Power Tests China’s Energy Leadership (Associated
Press)
Solar Power: Installation Should Land Homeless Shelter in (Less
Expensive) Hot Water (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
California Senate Votes for 100% Renewable Energy Target by 2045
(Utility Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Daylight Savings Time May Be Down for the Count in California
(San Francisco Business Times, CA)
While You Weren’t Looking, Energy Efficiency Became One of
Our Nation’s Top Energy Resources (Union of Concerned Scientists)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Hemp Advocates to Celebrate First Planting of Newly
Legalized Crop in Washington State (Northwest Public Radio)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Oregon to Join Climate Change Coalition after President Trump
Pulls Out of Paris Agreement (Oregonian, Portland)
California Senate Struggles to Extend Cap-And-Trade Program (Utility
Dive)
EPA Administrator Defends Paris Climate Decision, Advocates
Fuel Diversity in Media Lap (Utility Dive)
How G.O.P. Leaders Came to View Climate Change as Fake
Science (NY Times)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE
Corn Ethanol Faces Its Limits under EPA Fuel Mandate (Washington
Examiner)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
U-S Web Connections Pick Up Speed – Most Are Slower Than ‘Broadband’
(MediaPost)
Small Cable Companies Say Selling TV a ‘Failing’ Market
(Broadband Reports)
To Kill Net Neutrality Rules, FCC Says Broadband Isn’t “Telecommunications”
(Ars Technica)
San Francisco: ‘Jarring’ Internet Access Survey Results
Embolden Leaders of Citywide Broadband (SF Examiner)
It’s Not Just You: Google Home Users Report Widespread
Problems (Consumerist)
MARKETING & MEDIA
No, Your Phone Didn’t Ring. So Why Voice Mail From a
Telemarketer? (NY Times)
How to Manage Instagram via the Facebook Inbox (Social Media
Examiner)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Washington State Legislators Look at Compromise Ideas to
Raise More Revenue (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Neo “New Federalism” – President Trump Plans to Shift
Infrastructure Funding to Cities, States, and Business (NY Times)
Report: Environmental Protection Agency Forges Ahead with Staff
Reduction, Buyouts to Meet ‘Changing Mission Requirements’ (Utility Dive)
GENERAL NEWS
‘New External Threat’ Cancels Classes Again Monday at the Evergreen
State College (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Diver Dies Sunday in Hood Canal (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Day of Portland Demonstrations Marked by Arrests, Clashes (Associated
Press)
Florida: Disgruntled Ex-Worker Kills 5, Then Himself,
Sheriff Says (Associated Press)
Maintenance Will Close I-5 Ramps between Olympia & Lakewood
(Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
73rd Paul Bunyan Grand Parade Award Winners (Mason Web TV,
Shelton, WA)
Kudos to My Alma Mater: Big News in Tiny Onalaska, Washington:
All 43 Grads Were Accepted to College (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Mom Spends $25,000 on Exotic Cars, Sand, Camel for Son’s
Prom
Rock-Balancing Robots Could Build Our Future Habitats on
Mars
NASA’s Plan to Fill the Sky with Red & Green Clouds Has
Been Postponed
Ingenious British Woman Is Slowing Down Speeding Drivers with
a Hairdryer
SONG OF THE DAY
Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now
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