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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Puget Sound Energy Fined $1.5 Million for Massive Greenwood Explosion (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Oregon Rivers See Historically Low Counts of Steelhead (Oregonian, Portland)
Lewis County: Flood Control Zone District Discusses Options for Chehalis River Dam (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
It's No Longer About Power Outages: Utilities Are Finding New Ways to Communicate with Their Consumers (Utility Dive)
Cable Lobby Tries to Stop State Investigations into Slow Broadband Speeds (Ars Technica)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Puget Sound Energy Fined $1.5 Million for Massive Greenwood Explosion
- Bonneville Power Administration May Increase Electricity Rates 5.5 Percent
- The Dalles Power Outages Caused by Programming Glitch
- Carbon Attributes Discussed at Grant County PUD Meeting
- Tri-Cities: Local Utilities Warn Customers of Telephone Scam
- Kelly Urges Members to Be "At the Barricades" In Advocating for Public Power
- Oregon Rivers See Historically Low Counts of Steelhead
- Lewis County: Flood Control Zone District Discusses Options for Chehalis River Dam
- Rocky Mountain Power Wants to Slash Wyoming PURPA Rates
- Solar & Wind Energy Aren’t “Alternative” Any More
- California: It’s Really Hot. What You Need to Know About Staying Cool – And Saving Electricity
- Utilities in Hot Water: Realizing the Benefits of Grid-Integrated Water Heaters
- Exxon Mobil Lends Its Support to a Carbon Tax Proposal
- Cable Lobby Tries to Stop State Investigations into Slow Broadband Speeds
- Republican Party Data on 198 Million Voters Exposed Online
- You're Sharing Your Cell Phone Number Too Frequently
- Move Over, Bitcoin. Ether Is the Digital Currency of the Moment
- It's No Longer About Power Outages: Utilities Are Finding New Ways to Communicate with Their Consumers
- Coke Tweet Targeting Pittsburghers Uses Map of Philadelphia
- Washington State Senate Committee to Hold Work Session on Public Safety at the Evergreen State College
- U-S Senator Lisa Murkowski: Congress Will Ignore Most of President Trump's Cuts to Interior Department
- Former Washington State Senator Benton’s Fed Promotion Came with a Pay Cut
- When Remote Work Backfires, This Is Usually Why
- Hood Canal District Considering a New High School
- Results of Shelton’s Railroad Avenue Study Released
- Dying Sword Ferns in Washington State Park Mystify Experts
- Got a Drone for Dad’s Day? There’s an Angry Buzz about Where to Fly Them
- Chicken May Get More Expensive Because Birds Are Too Old & Fat to Breed
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Bartholomew was tired and cranky. He wasn’t sure if his lack of initiative and general boredom on that lazy Sunday afternoon was due to a general sense of ennui…or the fact that he had just survived a compulsory “Charles in Charge” marathon at the home of his boss, Charles. “Scott Baio,” he muttered. “Bah”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Puget Sound Energy Fined $1.5 Million for Massive Greenwood Explosion (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
Bonneville Power Administration May Increase Electricity Rates 5.5 Percent (Longview Daily News, WA)
The Dalles Power Outages Caused by Programming Glitch (The Dalles Chronicle, OR)
Carbon Attributes Discussed at Grant County PUD Meeting (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, WA)
Tri-Cities: Local Utilities Warn Customers of Telephone Scam (KNDO/KNDU,-TV, Tri-Cities, WA)
Kelly Urges Members to Be "At the Barricades" In Advocating for Public Power (American Public Power Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Oregon Rivers See Historically Low Counts of Steelhead (Oregonian, Portland)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Lewis County: Flood Control Zone District Discusses Options for Chehalis River Dam (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Rocky Mountain Power Wants to Slash Wyoming PURPA Rates (Utility Dive)
Solar & Wind Energy Aren’t “Alternative” Any More (Fast Company)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
California: It’s Really Hot. What You Need to Know About Staying Cool – And Saving Electricity (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Utilities in Hot Water: Realizing the Benefits of Grid-Integrated Water Heaters (Utility Dive)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Exxon Mobil Lends Its Support to a Carbon Tax Proposal (NY Times)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Cable Lobby Tries to Stop State Investigations into Slow Broadband Speeds (Ars Technica)
Republican Party Data on 198 Million Voters Exposed Online (USA Today)
You're Sharing Your Cell Phone Number Too Frequently (USA Today)
Move Over, Bitcoin. Ether Is the Digital Currency of the Moment (NY Times)
MARKETING & MEDIA
It's No Longer About Power Outages: Utilities Are Finding New Ways to Communicate with Their Consumers (Utility Dive)
Coke Tweet Targeting Pittsburghers Uses Map of Philadelphia (Associated Press)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Washington State Senate Committee to Hold Work Session on Public Safety at the Evergreen State College (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
U-S Senator Lisa Murkowski: Congress Will Ignore Most of President Trump's Cuts to Interior Department (Washington Examiner)
Former Washington State Senator Benton’s Fed Promotion Came with a Pay Cut (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
When Remote Work Backfires, This Is Usually Why (Fast Company)
GENERAL NEWS
Hood Canal District Considering a New High School (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Results of Shelton’s Railroad Avenue Study Released (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Dying Sword Ferns in Washington State Park Mystify Experts (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Got a Drone for Dad’s Day? There’s an Angry Buzz about Where to Fly Them (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Chicken May Get More Expensive Because Birds Are Too Old & Fat to Breed (Consumerist)
BAG O’BUCKS – DIVERSIONS
Couple Retrieves Nearly $100,000 Accidentally Donated to Goodwill
Pet Squirrel That Foiled Idaho Home Burglary Returns to Wild
Finding Hitler: Huge Collection of Nazi Artifacts Discovered Inside Secret Room in Argentina
Mattel Makes Over Ken Doll Line – Man Bun, Cornrows, Nerd, Diverse
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10cc - Dreadlock Holiday
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