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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Bonneville Power Administration Releases Five-Year Strategic
Plan (Bonneville Power Administration)
The Next Generation Broadband 5G Network Could Be
Nationalized under President Trump (Mashable)
Oregon Senate Democrats Say 2018 Session Is Too Short to
Pass Cap & Trade Plan (Oregonian, Portland)
Salmon Recovery Agencies Award Nearly $6 Million in Grants
for Thurston, Mason Projects (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Shelton Hills Update (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Bonneville Power Administration Releases Five-Year Strategic Plan
- Second Verse, Same as the First: Privatizing Federal Electricity Infrastructure
- Washington State Governor Rejects Permit for Vancouver Oil Terminal
- After Weekend Outages, Mason County PUDs Discuss Progress towards Better Reliability
- Jefferson PUD Smart Meter ‘Opt Out’ Decision on Hold
- Alberta: Cheap Electricity Rates Have Miners Digging for Bitcoin, Not Dino Bones in Drumheller
- Coal Firms Plead to Courts, Trump for West Coast Export Terminals
- The Best Laid Plans of State Regulators Are Now Aimed at Building a Better Distribution System
- Salmon Recovery Agencies Award Nearly $6 Million in Grants for Thurston, Mason Projects
- Sea Lion Predation – Inslee Beats Drum for Herrera Beutler Bill
- Op/Ed: Washington State’s Dams Balance Clean Energy Needs, Fish Protections
- Op/Ed: New Columbia River Treaty Must Address Ecosystem Concerns
- Powering the Silent Revolution: Electric Vehicles & New Routes to Utility Revenue
- CLEAResult to Purchase Ecova’s Utility Division
- Washington Hemp Growers in Limbo, Some Cast Eyes to Oregon
- Trump Says America Open for Business. Marijuana Industry Asks “What About Us?”
- Oregon Senate Democrats Say 2018 Session Is Too Short to Pass Cap & Trade Plan
- The Next Generation Broadband 5G Network Could Be Nationalized under President Trump
- FCC Chief Opposes Trump Administration 5G Network Plan
- Rural Oregonians Weigh In On Need for Broadband
- Port of Chehalis Sets Organizational Goals for 2018, Including Lewis PUD Fiber Optics
- Telecom Company to Provide Internet, Phone to Navajo Nation through Solar
- Hacked Tokyo Cryptocurrency Exchange to Repay Owners $425 Million
- Facebook Made Its Privacy Principles Public for the First Time Ever
- You Can’t Have Success in Social Media without Thinking about Social Care
- The Follower Factory – Inside Social Media’s Black Market
- Cleveland Indians Bidding Adieu to Controversial Chief Wahoo Logo
- Washington State Legislative Delegation Secures $6 Million in Capital Funding for Shelton
- Yelm Cleanup of Homeless Camp Sparks Outrage on City Facebook Page
- Shelton Hills Update
- Increased Threat of Western Washington State Landslides
- Atmospheric River Takes Aim at Western Washington State; Flooding, Landslides & Avalanches Possible
- Mason Commissioner Drexler Won’t Seek Re-Election
- Jobs on the Rise in Mason & Thurston Counties
- Prepare for 1.8 Million More People in Central Puget Sound Region
- AG Warns Comcast Customers to Check Bills for Unwanted Fees
- Super Blue Blood Moon, Plus Total Lunar Eclipse, to Grace Oregon Skies Wednesday Morning
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current of air; also: to free (as grain) from waste in this manner 2: to
remove, separate, or select as if by winnowing *3: to narrow or reduce 4: to
blow on or fan
Bertie was stunned by the mountain of documents resulting
from his information request. “I might as well toss this pile in the air and
randomly pick a page rather than winnow it down by reading each document,” he
whined to the sympathetic secretary.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Bonneville Power Administration Releases Five-Year Strategic
Plan (Bonneville Power Administration)
Second Verse, Same as the First: Privatizing Federal
Electricity Infrastructure (Cato Institute)
https://www.cato.org/publications/tax-budget-bulletin/privatizing-federal-electricity-infrastructure
Washington State Governor Rejects Permit for Vancouver Oil
Terminal (Associated Press)
After Weekend Outages, Mason County PUDs Discuss Progress towards
Better Reliability (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Jefferson PUD Smart Meter ‘Opt Out’ Decision on Hold (Port
Townsend Leader, WA)
Alberta: Cheap Electricity Rates Have Miners Digging for
Bitcoin, Not Dino Bones in Drumheller (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Coal Firms Plead to Courts, Trump for West Coast Export
Terminals (Reuters)
The Best Laid Plans of State Regulators Are Now Aimed at Building
a Better Distribution System (Utility Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Salmon Recovery Agencies Award Nearly $6 Million in Grants
for Thurston, Mason Projects (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Sea Lion Predation – Inslee Beats Drum for Herrera Beutler
Bill (Longview Daily News, WA)
Op/Ed: Washington State’s Dams Balance Clean Energy Needs,
Fish Protections (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Op/Ed: New Columbia River Treaty Must Address Ecosystem
Concerns (Eugene Register-Guard, OR)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
Powering the Silent Revolution: Electric Vehicles & New
Routes to Utility Revenue (Utility Dive)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
CLEAResult to Purchase Ecova’s Utility Division (Utility
Dive)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Washington Hemp Growers in Limbo, Some Cast Eyes to Oregon
(KUOW Radio, Seattle, WA)
Trump Says America Open for Business. Marijuana Industry
Asks “What About Us?” (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Oregon Senate Democrats Say 2018 Session Is Too Short to Pass
Cap & Trade Plan (Oregonian, Portland)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
The Next Generation Broadband 5G Network Could Be
Nationalized under President Trump (Mashable)
FCC Chief Opposes Trump Administration 5G Network Plan
(KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
Rural Oregonians Weigh In On Need for Broadband (Capital
Press)
Port of Chehalis Sets Organizational Goals for 2018,
Including Lewis PUD Fiber Optics (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
Telecom Company to Provide
Internet, Phone to Navajo Nation through Solar (Albuquerque Business First, NM)
Hacked Tokyo Cryptocurrency Exchange to Repay Owners $425
Million (Reuters)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
Facebook Made Its Privacy Principles Public for the First
Time Ever (AdWeek)
You Can’t Have Success in Social Media without Thinking about
Social Care (AdWeek)
The Follower Factory – Inside Social Media’s Black Market
(NY Times)
Cleveland Indians Bidding Adieu to Controversial Chief Wahoo
Logo (Mashable)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Washington State Legislative Delegation Secures $6 Million in
Capital Funding for Shelton (KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
Yelm Cleanup of Homeless Camp Sparks Outrage on City
Facebook Page (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
GENERAL NEWS
Shelton Hills Update (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Increased Threat of Western Washington State Landslides
(Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
Atmospheric River Takes Aim at Western Washington State;
Flooding, Landslides & Avalanches Possible (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
Mason Commissioner Drexler Won’t Seek Re-Election (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
Jobs on the Rise in Mason & Thurston Counties (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
Prepare for 1.8 Million More People in Central Puget Sound Region
(KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
AG Warns Comcast Customers to Check Bills for Unwanted Fees
(KING-TV, Seattle, WA)
Super Blue Blood Moon, Plus Total Lunar Eclipse, to Grace Oregon
Skies Wednesday Morning (Oregonian, Portland)
THE POSTMAN NEVER RINGS TWICE – DIVERSIONS
Half-Ton of Undelivered Mail Found in Italy Postman’s Garage
German Police Hunt Thieves Who Stole 44 Tons of Chocolate
Deep State, Wisconsin Style: Daughter Says EPA Official Wore
Disguise to Spy on Driving Test
Spelling Error on State of the Union Tickets May Force Them to
Be Recalled
SONG OF THE DAY
Aaron Copeland – Fanfare for the Common Man
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