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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Lower Demand, Higher Operating Costs Help Push Electricity Rates for Seattle-Area Customers (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
How a Math Formula Could Decide Fate of Endangered U-S Species “…direct government money away from…species she calls “over-funded failures” & toward plants & animals that can more easily be saved…” (Reuters)
Federal Regulators Decide to Keep Fee That Inflates Cost of Montana Wind Energy (Billings Gazette, MT)
CenturyLink Accused of Scheme – Employee Claims Whistleblowing Led to Her Firing (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Here’s What Will Be Affected If There’s a State Government Shutdown at End of June (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Lower Demand, Higher Operating Costs Help Push Electricity Rates for Seattle-Area Customers
- Spate of Nuclear Power Plant Closures Could Be Start of Full-Fledged Crisis
- U-S House Committee Clears Nuclear Tax Credit Extension
- Reservoir Water Weight Blamed for Arkansas Earthquake Swarm
- New Jersey: Girl Dies after Being Electrocuted While Playing in Lagoon
- U-S Senators’ Questions to FERC Nominees Reflect Democrats’ Wish List
- Consumers Becoming More Aware of Smart Grid Issues, Offerings: Survey
- Where America Gets Its Electricity
- How a Math Formula Could Decide Fate of Endangered U-S Species
- Salmon-Saving Plan: Seabirds Disappear in the Midst of Plans to Shoot Them
- Pikeminnow Reward Program Continues in 27th Year
- Willamette BiOp for Fish: Four Sub Basins Focus of Corps’ Salmon Reintroduction Programs above Dams
- Conservationists: Imperiled Atlantic Salmon Decline Worsens
- Op/Ed: Chinook Salmon Will Become Extinct If Californians Don’t Take These Steps
- Connelly: ‘Which Effort?’ New EPA Boss Asks of Puget Sound Cleanup
- Pruitt Faces Bipartisan Criticism Over White House Plan to Gut EPA
- Federal Regulators Decide to Keep Fee That Inflates Cost of Montana Wind Energy
- Solar Group: New Trade Sanctions Would Batter Oregon
- Toppenish High Program Will Teach Solar Energy Technology
- Brooklyn’s Latest Craze: Making Your Own Electric Grid
- South Dakota: Wind Turbine Opponents Plan Forums in Lincoln County
- The Enduring, Dubious Belief That Wind Turbines Make People Sick
- The Device That Helps Save Money on Your Electric Bill
- Too Hot to Handle: Study Shows Earth’s Killer Heat Worsens
- U-S Energy Chief: Carbon Dioxide Not Prime Driver of Warming
- President Trump Administration Keeps Trying to Get Rid of Teen Climate Case
- CenturyLink Accused of Scheme – Employee Claims Whistleblowing Led to Her Firing
- Lawmakers Itching to Advance High-Speed Internet Funding
- Google Fiber CEO Promises Deployments to Additional Cities
- For $28, You Can Hack Into a Stranger’s Internet-Enabled Webcam
- Google, YouTube Step Up Fight Against Online Terrorism & Extremism
- Twitter is Getting a Bit Cleaner & More Modern
- U-S Supreme Court Says Law on Offensive Trademarks is Unconstitutional
- Amazon to Buy Whole Foods for $13.7 Billion, Wielding Online Might in Brick-And-Mortar World
- How to Write a Work Email When You’re Really Pissed Off
- Here’s What Will Be Affected If There’s a State Government Shutdown at End of June
- Washington State to Name Forest Panel to Focus on Small Seabird, Harvests
- Tahuya Target Shooting Public Meeting Tuesday
- Sleeping Sailors on USS Fitzgerald Awoke to a Calamity at Sea
- Feds Order Nooksack Tribe to Shutter Casino over Violations
- Seattle’s Mega-Commuters: We Spend More Time than Ever Traveling to Work
- Seattle Storm Take Progressive Tack with Planned Parenthood Partnership
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Lone, Hermetic Frank
Lived thus not by his choice
Garlic was his vice
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Lower Demand, Higher Operating Costs Help Push Electricity Rates for Seattle-Area Customers (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Spate of Nuclear Power Plant Closures Could Be Start of Full-Fledged Crisis (Washington Examiner)
U-S House Committee Clears Nuclear Tax Credit Extension (Utility Dive)
Reservoir Water Weight Blamed for Arkansas Earthquake Swarm (Associated Press)
New Jersey: Girl Dies after Being Electrocuted While Playing in Lagoon (Associated Press)
U-S Senators’ Questions to FERC Nominees Reflect Democrats’ Wish List (RTO Insider)
Consumers Becoming More Aware of Smart Grid Issues, Offerings: Survey (American Public Power Association)
Where America Gets Its Electricity (Bloomberg News)
FISH & WILDLIFE
How a Math Formula Could Decide Fate of Endangered U-S Species “…direct government money away from…species she calls “over-funded failures” & toward plants & animals that can more easily be saved…” (Reuters)
Salmon-Saving Plan: Seabirds Disappear in the Midst of Plans to Shoot Them (Northwest Public Radio)
Pikeminnow Reward Program Continues in 27th Year (Longview Daily News, WA)
Willamette BiOp for Fish: Four Sub Basins Focus of Corps’ Salmon Reintroduction Programs above Dams (Columbia Basin Bulletin)
Conservationists: Imperiled Atlantic Salmon Decline Worsens (Associated Press)
Op/Ed: Chinook Salmon Will Become Extinct If Californians Don’t Take These Steps (Sacramento Bee, CA)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
Connelly: ‘Which Effort?’ New EPA Boss Asks of Puget Sound Cleanup (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, WA)
Pruitt Faces Bipartisan Criticism Over White House Plan to Gut EPA (Utility Dive)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Federal Regulators Decide to Keep Fee That Inflates Cost of Montana Wind Energy (Billings Gazette, MT)
Solar Group: New Trade Sanctions Would Batter Oregon (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Toppenish High Program Will Teach Solar Energy Technology (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
Brooklyn’s Latest Craze: Making Your Own Electric Grid (Politico)
South Dakota: Wind Turbine Opponents Plan Forums in Lincoln County (Associated Press)
The Enduring, Dubious Belief That Wind Turbines Make People Sick (Atlantic Magazine)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
The Device That Helps Save Money on Your Electric Bill (WTSP-TV, Tampa Bay, FL)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Too Hot to Handle: Study Shows Earth’s Killer Heat Worsens (Associated Press)
U-S Energy Chief: Carbon Dioxide Not Prime Driver of Warming (Associated Press)
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/energy-chief-carbon-dioxide-prime-driver-warming-48134405
President Trump Administration Keeps Trying to Get Rid of Teen Climate Case (Northwest Public Radio)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CenturyLink Accused of Scheme – Employee Claims Whistleblowing Led to Her Firing (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
Lawmakers Itching to Advance High-Speed Internet Funding (Washington Examiner)
Google Fiber CEO Promises Deployments to Additional Cities (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Google-Fiber-CEO-Promises-Deployments-to-Additional-Cities-139778
For $28, You Can Hack Into a Stranger’s Internet-Enabled Webcam (Mashable)
Google, YouTube Step Up Fight Against Online Terrorism & Extremism (USA Today)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Twitter is Getting a Bit Cleaner & More Modern (Fast Company)
U-S Supreme Court Says Law on Offensive Trademarks is Unconstitutional (Associated Press – Note: Story contains non-PC content)
Amazon to Buy Whole Foods for $13.7 Billion, Wielding Online Might in Brick-And-Mortar World (Reuters)
How to Write a Work Email When You’re Really Pissed Off (Fast Company)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Here’s What Will Be Affected If There’s a State Government Shutdown at End of June (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA)
Washington State to Name Forest Panel to Focus on Small Seabird, Harvests (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
Tahuya Target Shooting Public Meeting Tuesday (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Sleeping Sailors on USS Fitzgerald Awoke to a Calamity at Sea (NY Times)
Feds Order Nooksack Tribe to Shutter Casino over Violations (Associated Press)
Seattle’s Mega-Commuters: We Spend More Time than Ever Traveling to Work (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Seattle Storm Take Progressive Tack with Planned Parenthood Partnership (NY Times)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Grand Theft Avocado: Three Arrested in $300K California Theft
Survey: 16.4 Million American Adults Think Chocolate Milk Comes from Brown Cows
Giant Rubber Duck Floats into Western Washington State
Yoko Ono Will Share Credit for John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’
SONG OF THE DAY
Little Richard – Rubber Ducky
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