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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Oregon State Energy Official Admits Taking Bribes: ‘I’m Dirty’ (Oregonian, Portland)
Columbia Generating Station Reconnects to Pacific Northwest Power Grid (Energy Northwest)
Debate Heats Up over Teaching Climate Change in U-S Schools (Associated Press)
State of Oregon Seeks Permit to Remove, Kill Sea Lions at Willamette Falls (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
Government Shutdown Looms as Washington Lawmakers Head for Third Special Session (Northwest Public Radio)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Oregon State Energy Official Admits Taking Bribes: ‘I’m Dirty’
- Columbia Generating Station Reconnects to Pacific Northwest Power Grid
- Groups Push Bonneville Power to Drop Transmission Fee & Encourage Wind Development in Montana
- 38 Straight Years for Mason PUD 3 - Review by Washington State Auditor Shows High Standards in Finance, Operations
- Perry Defends Proposed U-S Department of Energy Cuts, Baseload Review at House Hearing
- U-S House Passes Tax Bill to Boost Nuclear Power
- Yucca Mountain Funding a Bright Spot for Republicans, Trump’s Budget
- Southwest U-S Heat Wave: Customers Consume Record-Breaking Electricity
- Ohioans ‘Could Pay Higher Electricity Charges’ to Help Utility Credit Ratings
- Op/Ed: Expanding Hydropower Opportunities
- State of Oregon Seeks Permit to Remove, Kill Sea Lions at Willamette Falls
- Salmon Harvest Impacts Northwest Culture
- Fund to Aid Commercial Columbia River Gillnetters Never Tapped
- Editorial: Fish Culverts Case Emits another Wake-Up Beep
- Chehalis Man Arrested after Witnessed Driving through, Killing, Seagulls on Ocean Shores Beach
- Report: Renewable Energy Is No Threat to Power Reliability
- Big Companies Are America’s Hungriest Wind & Solar Power Users
- Why Rising Temperatures Don’t Make Solar Power Rise
- San Francisco Replacing Streetlights with Brighter, Energy-Efficient LEDs
- Pacific Gas & Electric Offers Tips to High Energy Users during Summer Heat
- Clark County Cannabis Market Booming
- As Marijuana Comes Out of Black Market, Regulators Face Scrutiny
- Debate Heats Up over Teaching Climate Change in U-S Schools
- Judge Upholds California’s Low-Carbon Fuel Standards
- Op/Ed: Join the Electric Car Revolution
- Three Class Actions Accuse CenturyLink of Billing Fraud
- Small Business Claims Comcast’s Dirty Dealing Ruined It
- Fed-Up with Your Cable Company? Consumer Reports Survey Confirms You Are Not Alone
- Five Trends to Watch in Utility Customer Engagement
- Facebook Ads & Metrics: New Research for Marketers
- Germany Raids Homes of 36 People Accused of Hateful Postings over Social Media
- Government Shutdown Looms as Washington Lawmakers Head for Third Special Session
- Revenue Projections for Washington State Are Slightly Up
- $530,000 Stolen, PNNL Manager Claims Retaliation
- The Evergreen State College President Describes How Protests ‘Blew Up’
- EPA Just Gave Notice to Dozens of Scientific Advisory Board Members That Their Time Is Up
- Warmer than Normal Weather Expected This Weekend
- Eastern Washington Braces for Dust Storms, Wildfire Warnings
- Heat Wave Hits Southwest U-S on First Day of Summer
- Tropical Storm Cindy Threatens Gulf Coast with Heavy Rains
- Washington State Agency Suggests Sites for Target Shooting in Tahuya State Forest
- Mason County Unemployment Rate Holds Steady
- Boeing Admits Its 747 ‘Queen of the Skies’ Has No Future as Passenger Plane
Riven • \RIV-enn\ • verb – 1a: to wrench open or tear apart or to pieces: rend b: to split with force or violence 2a: to divide into pieces: shatter b: fracture
The “Save the Sturgeon & Sea Lions” club was unfortunately riven by internal strife since their furry mascots started eating their other finned mascots. “This is truly a case of irony,” twittered the club secretary, Rosalinda Moonbeam.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Oregon State Energy Official Admits Taking Bribes: ‘I’m Dirty’ (Oregonian, Portland)
Columbia Generating Station Reconnects to Pacific Northwest Power Grid (Energy Northwest)
Groups Push Bonneville Power to Drop Transmission Fee & Encourage Wind Development in Montana (The Inlander, Spokane, WA)
38 Straight Years for Mason PUD 3 - Review by Washington State Auditor Shows High Standards in Finance, Operations (Mason PUD 3, Shelton, WA)
Perry Defends Proposed U-S Department of Energy Cuts, Baseload Review at House Hearing (Utility Dive)
U-S House Passes Tax Bill to Boost Nuclear Power (Washington Examiner)
Yucca Mountain Funding a Bright Spot for Republicans, Trump’s Budget (Washington Examiner)
Southwest U-S Heat Wave: Customers Consume Record-Breaking Electricity (Associated Press)
Ohioans ‘Could Pay Higher Electricity Charges’ to Help Utility Credit Ratings (Columbus Business First, OH)
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Op/Ed: Expanding Hydropower Opportunities (Springfield News-Leader, MO)
FISH & WILDLIFE
State of Oregon Seeks Permit to Remove, Kill Sea Lions at Willamette Falls (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
Salmon Harvest Impacts Northwest Culture “…You want to see our salmon come back? You lift those nets out of the Columbia…You’d be able to walk across the Clearwater on these fishes’ backs…” (The Daily Evergreen, WSU, Pullman, WA)
Fund to Aid Commercial Columbia River Gillnetters Never Tapped (KOIN-TV, Portland, OR)
Editorial: Fish Culverts Case Emits another Wake-Up Beep (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Chehalis Man Arrested after Witnessed Driving through, Killing, Seagulls on Ocean Shores Beach (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Report: Renewable Energy Is No Threat to Power Reliability (Utility Dive)
Big Companies Are America’s Hungriest Wind & Solar Power Users (The Indian Express)
Why Rising Temperatures Don’t Make Solar Power Rise (SF Chronicle)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
San Francisco Replacing Streetlights with Brighter, Energy-Efficient LEDs (SF Chronicle)
Pacific Gas & Electric Offers Tips to High Energy Users during Summer Heat (KERO-TV, Bakersfield, CA)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Clark County Cannabis Market Booming (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
As Marijuana Comes Out of Black Market, Regulators Face Scrutiny (Associated Press)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Debate Heats Up over Teaching Climate Change in U-S Schools (Associated Press)
Judge Upholds California’s Low-Carbon Fuel Standards (SF Chronicle)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – DRIVING ON SUNSHINE
Op/Ed: Join the Electric Car Revolution (Port Townsend Leader, WA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Three Class Actions Accuse CenturyLink of Billing Fraud (Courthouse News Service)
Small Business Claims Comcast’s Dirty Dealing Ruined It (Courthouse News Service)
Fed-Up with Your Cable Company? Consumer Reports Survey Confirms You Are Not Alone (USA Today)
MARKETING & MEDIA
Five Trends to Watch in Utility Customer Engagement (Utility Dive)
Facebook Ads & Metrics: New Research for Marketers (Social Media Examiner)
Germany Raids Homes of 36 People Accused of Hateful Postings over Social Media (NY Times)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Government Shutdown Looms as Washington Lawmakers Head for Third Special Session (Northwest Public Radio)
Revenue Projections for Washington State Are Slightly Up (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
$530,000 Stolen, PNNL Manager Claims Retaliation (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
The Evergreen State College President Describes How Protests ‘Blew Up’ (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
EPA Just Gave Notice to Dozens of Scientific Advisory Board Members That Their Time Is Up (Washington Post)
GENERAL NEWS – FROGS, BOILS, LOCUSTS, BURNING HAIL, ETC.
Warmer than Normal Weather Expected This Weekend (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Eastern Washington Braces for Dust Storms, Wildfire Warnings (Northwest Public Radio)
Heat Wave Hits Southwest U-S on First Day of Summer (ABC News)
Tropical Storm Cindy Threatens Gulf Coast with Heavy Rains (NY Times)
Washington State Agency Suggests Sites for Target Shooting in Tahuya State Forest (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Mason County Unemployment Rate Holds Steady (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Boeing Admits Its 747 ‘Queen of the Skies’ Has No Future as Passenger Plane (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
YEAR OF THE CAT – DIVERSIONS
New Study Shows Ancients Cats Traveled the World with Their Human Owners
Friendly Dog Photobombs Every Google Street View of Korean Island
What’s So Great about Walla Walla Sweet Onions?
The Rainbow Armpit Hair Trend Has Finally Arrived
SONG OF THE DAY
Van Morrison – Into the Mystic
Joe Cocker – Into the Mystic
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