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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
President Trump’s Proposed Climate Rule Reconsideration Nears Public Release (The Hill, Washington, DC)
Colstrip, Town That Helped Power Northwest Feels Left Behind in Shift Away from Coal (National Public Radio)
Op/Ed: Contract Lock Clause Likely to Prevent Bonneville Power Administration Asset Sale (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
June Water Supply Forecasts for Columbia Basin Far Above Normal, Continue to Climb (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
A Budget Deal by June 30? Key Washington State Lawmakers Say It’s Realistic (Northwest Public Radio)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Colstrip, Town That Helped Power Northwest Feels Left Behind in Shift Away from Coal
- Op/Ed: Contract Lock Clause Likely to Prevent Bonneville Power Administration Asset Sale
- Umatilla Electric Manager Responds to Proposal Privatizing Assets of Bonneville Power Administration
- Donald Trump Wants to Sell Off the Grid That Gave Us ‘Roll On, Columbia’
- Eagle Knocks Out Power to More Than 1,000 in Mason County
- NRC Head Asks Congress for $30 Million to Restart Yucca Mountain Review
- Drift Is an Entirely New Type of Power Utility That Lets You Take Control of Your Electric Bill
- West Coast Senators Add Voices to Request for Salmon Disaster Declaration
- Columbia River Reopens Friday to Salmon, Steelhead Fishing
- Bonneville Power Administration, Tribal Partners, & Others Celebrate John Day Oxbow Restoration
- Radioactive Waste Still Flooding Columbia River, EPA Says
- June Water Supply Forecasts for Columbia Basin Far Above Normal, Continue to Climb
- Competition for Offshore Wind Ramps Up in Massachusetts
- China Just Built the World’s Biggest Floating Solar Project
- Report: Utility-Scale Solar Prices Drop Below $1/Watt for First Time
- Op/Ed: No, Rick Perry, California’s Renewable Energy Policies Aren’t Dangerous for the Grid
- Smart Thermostats Get Thumbs Up from Bonneville Power Administration
- A New Way to Insulate Your House: Chicken Feathers
- This California County Took in $3.7 Million in Pot Fees. Now It Might Ban Cultivation
- Illegal Pot Grows: Dangerous for Species, Agencies & Recreationalists
- President Trump’s Proposed Climate Rule Reconsideration Nears Public Release
- Macron Invites Americans to Move to France to Research Climate Change
- Input Sought on Quincy Data Center Air Permit Update
- America Has Slower LTE Wireless than Canada or Mexico
- Amazon Axes Unlimited Drive Storage
- New Flat Antenna Could Be New Way To Get Broadband Internet
- Op/Ed: Every Click Tells Silicon Valley Something About You. Press B If That’s Not OK.
- A Budget Deal by June 30? Key Washington State Lawmakers Say It’s Realistic
- U-S Senator Cantwell Says Her Energy Bill Will Combat Cyberattacks
- U-S Congress: Minor Energy Bills Hit House Floor
- Canada & U-S Remain ‘Quite Far Apart’ On Softwood Lumber
- Two Washington State Inmates Who Fled Olympia-Area Prison Captured
- Lands Commissioner Fields Barrage of Questions during Port Angeles Gathering
- Judge: Fed Laws Don’t Protect Oregon in Timber Suit – State of Oregon faces $1.4 billion lawsuit
- What State Has the Best Economy? 49 States Must Be Evergreen with Envy
- South Sound YMCA Considering Building an Outdoor Pool at Briggs Site
- Batman Actor Adam West Dies At 88
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Ignores empirical fact
Northwest system works!
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Colstrip, Town That Helped Power Northwest Feels Left Behind in Shift Away from Coal (National Public Radio)
Op/Ed: Contract Lock Clause Likely to Prevent Bonneville Power Administration Asset Sale (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
Umatilla Electric Manager Responds to Proposal Privatizing Assets of Bonneville Power Administration (East Oregonian, Pendleton, OR)
Donald Trump Wants to Sell Off the Grid That Gave Us ‘Roll On, Columbia’ (Seattle Weekly, WA)
Eagle Knocks Out Power to More Than 1,000 in Mason County (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)
NRC Head Asks Congress for $30 Million to Restart Yucca Mountain Review (Utility Dive)
Drift Is an Entirely New Type of Power Utility That Lets You Take Control of Your Electric Bill (Fast Company)
FISH & WILDLIFE
West Coast Senators Add Voices to Request for Salmon Disaster Declaration (Northwest Public Radio)
Columbia River Reopens Friday to Salmon, Steelhead Fishing (Oregonian, Portland)
Bonneville Power Administration, Tribal Partners, & Others Celebrate John Day Oxbow Restoration (Bonneville Power Administration)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Radioactive Waste Still Flooding Columbia River, EPA Says (Courthouse News Service)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
June Water Supply Forecasts for Columbia Basin Far Above Normal, Continue to Climb (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Competition for Offshore Wind Ramps Up in Massachusetts (Associated Press)
China Just Built the World’s Biggest Floating Solar Project (Yahoo News)
Report: Utility-Scale Solar Prices Drop Below $1/Watt for First Time (Utility Dive)
Op/Ed: No, Rick Perry, California’s Renewable Energy Policies Aren’t Dangerous for the Grid (Los Angeles Times, CA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Smart Thermostats Get Thumbs Up from Bonneville Power Administration (Bonneville Power Administration)
A New Way to Insulate Your House: Chicken Feathers (Fast Company)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
This California County Took in $3.7 Million in Pot Fees. Now It Might Ban Cultivation (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Illegal Pot Grows: Dangerous for Species, Agencies & Recreationalists (Courthouse News Service)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
President Trump’s Proposed Climate Rule Reconsideration Nears Public Release (The Hill, Washington, DC)
Macron Invites Americans to Move to France to Research Climate Change (NBC News)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Input Sought on Quincy Data Center Air Permit Update (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
America Has Slower LTE Wireless than Canada or Mexico (Yahoo News)
Amazon Axes Unlimited Drive Storage (Yahoo News)
New Flat Antenna Could Be New Way To Get Broadband Internet (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Op/Ed: Every Click Tells Silicon Valley Something About You. Press B If That’s Not OK. (Sacramento Bee, CA)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
A Budget Deal by June 30? Key Washington State Lawmakers Say It’s Realistic (Northwest Public Radio)
U-S Senator Cantwell Says Her Energy Bill Will Combat Cyberattacks (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
http://www.king5.com/news/local/sen-cantwell-says-her-energy-bill-with-combat-cyberattacks/447526574
U-S Congress: Minor Energy Bills Hit House Floor (Politico)
Canada & U-S Remain ‘Quite Far Apart’ On Softwood Lumber (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
GENERAL NEWS
Two Washington State Inmates Who Fled Olympia-Area Prison Captured (Associated Press)
Lands Commissioner Fields Barrage of Questions during Port Angeles Gathering (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
Judge: Fed Laws Don’t Protect Oregon in Timber Suit – State of Oregon faces $1.4 billion lawsuit (Associated Press)
What State Has the Best Economy? 49 States Must Be Evergreen with Envy (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
South Sound YMCA Considering Building an Outdoor Pool at Briggs Site (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Batman Actor Adam West Dies At 88 (The Guardian, UK)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
It’s Crow Dive-Bombing Season in Seattle
Montana Golfer Hit Two Holes-In-1 in the Span of Three Holes
Madrid Buses Move to Curtail “Manspreading” Practice
Disney Guests “Healthy & Happy” After Plummeting Poop Pounds Park Patrons
SONG OF THE DAY
Leonard Cohen - Bird on a Wire
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