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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington State Appeals Judge’s Ruling That Invalidated
Carbon Cap (Associated Press)
Avista’s Idaho Customers to Get Rate Credits from Tax Reform
(Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Chelan PUD Extends Bitcoin Service Moratorium (NCW Life
Channel, East Wenatchee, WA)
(Simon Sez “Spill”) – Bonneville
Power Administration Spill Surcharge - FY 2018 (Bonneville Power
Administration)
New Tri-Cities Electric Car Station to Be First of Many to
Charge Economy (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Avista’s Idaho Customers to Get Rate Credits
from Tax Reform
2.
Chelan PUD Extends Bitcoin Service Moratorium
3.
NuScale’s Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Passes
Biggest Hurdle Yet
4.
Canada: Ottawa Won’t Oppose Halt to Peace River
Dam Work Pending Treaty Rights Challenge
5.
Incumbent Cowlitz PUD Commissioner Anagnostou
Has a Challenger
6.
Renewable Northwest’s Rachel Shimshak Receives
Federal Honors
7.
DOE Unveils ‘Integrated Strategy’ to Reduce
Utility Cyberthreats
8.
How Public Power Involves Customers in
Decision-Making
9.
(Simon Sez “Spill”) – Bonneville Power
Administration Spill Surcharge - FY 2018
10.
Virus Found in Farmed Salmon Linked to Disease
in British Columbia Chinook
11.
Snohomish PUD Launches Carbon Solutions
Renewable Energy Program
12.
Shell Spreads Its Bets Around as It Prepares for
a Greener Future
13.
New Tri-Cities Electric Car Station to Be First
of Many to Charge Economy
14.
Nevada Regulators Allow Utilities to Own
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
15.
Columbia River Water Levels 5 to 7 Feet Higher;
Causing Significant Flooding
16.
Washington State Appeals Judge’s Ruling That
Invalidated Carbon Cap
17.
Why Alaska Is Crafting a Plan to Fight Climate
Change: It’s Impossible to Ignore
18.
The World Wants Air-Conditioning. That Could
Warm the World.
19.
‘Feel Good’ Factor Not CO2 Boosts Global Forest
Expansion
20.
With Faster Speeds & Connections, Brands Are
Planning for 5G-Fueled Marketing
21.
Years after I-502, Legal Marijuana in Central
Washington Is Far from Settled Law
22.
Asteroid Big as a Football Field Will Fly By
Earth This Afternoon
23.
The Hungriest Black Hole Ever Detected Gobbles a
Sun-Sized Star Every Two Days
24.
Watch the Lights – Satellite Data Strongly
Suggests That China, Russia & Other Authoritarian Countries Are Fudging
Their GDP Reports
25.
Seattle Passes Tax on Big Business to Fight
Homelessness
26.
Inslee, Wyman Announce Funding for 2018
Washington State Ballot Return Postage
27.
Sports Fans Wager Supreme Court Ruling Won’t
Ruin Their Fun
28.
It’s Not Just Hawaii: The U-S Has 169 Volcanoes
That Could Erupt
29.
City of Shelton Breaks Ground on Downtown
Connector Project
30.
Noise Exposure Becoming ‘The New Secondhand
Smoke’
31.
Study: Despite Modest Income, Nearly All
Teachers Pay for Class Needs Out of Own Pocket
32.
Mike Speaks - New Football Coach at Shelton High
School
WORD OF THE DAY
Winnow • \WIN-oh\ • verb - 1: to remove (as chaff) by a
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 vast amount of material produced
as a result of 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 grim-faced records official.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Avista’s Idaho Customers to Get Rate Credits
from Tax Reform (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
2.
Chelan PUD Extends Bitcoin Service Moratorium
(NCW Life Channel, East Wenatchee, WA)
3.
NuScale’s Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Passes
Biggest Hurdle Yet (Forbes Magazine)
4.
Canada: Ottawa Won’t Oppose Halt to Peace River
Dam Work Pending Treaty Rights Challenge (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
5.
Incumbent Cowlitz PUD Commissioner Anagnostou Has
a Challenger (Longview Daily News, WA)
6.
Renewable Northwest’s Rachel Shimshak Receives
Federal Honors (North American Windpower)
7.
DOE Unveils ‘Integrated Strategy’ to Reduce
Utility Cyberthreats (Utility Dive)
8.
How Public Power Involves Customers in
Decision-Making (American Public Power Association)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
(Simon Sez “Spill”) – Bonneville Power Administration Spill Surcharge - FY
2018 (Bonneville Power Administration)
10. Virus
Found in Farmed Salmon Linked to Disease in British Columbia Chinook (The
Columbia Valley Pioneer, Canada)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
11. Snohomish
PUD Launches Carbon Solutions Renewable Energy Program (My Edmonds News, WA)
12. Shell
Spreads Its Bets Around as It Prepares for a Greener Future (NY Times)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
13. New
Tri-Cities Electric Car Station to Be First of Many to Charge Economy (Tri-City
Herald, Kennewick, WA)
14. Nevada
Regulators Allow Utilities to Own Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (Utility
Dive)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
15. Columbia
River Water Levels 5 to 7 Feet Higher; Causing Significant Flooding (KNDO/KNDU,-TV,
Tri-Cities, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
16. Washington
State Appeals Judge’s Ruling That Invalidated Carbon Cap (Associated Press)
17. Why
Alaska Is Crafting a Plan to Fight Climate Change: It’s Impossible to Ignore (NY
Times)
18. The
World Wants Air-Conditioning. That Could Warm the World. (NY Times)
19. ‘Feel
Good’ Factor Not CO2 Boosts Global Forest Expansion (British Broadcasting
Corporation)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
20. With
Faster Speeds & Connections, Brands Are Planning for 5G-Fueled Marketing (AdWeek
– Sorry rural U-S. This isn’t for you…yet.)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
21. Years
after I-502, Legal Marijuana in Central Washington Is Far from Settled Law (Northwest
Public Broadcasting)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
22. Asteroid
Big as a Football Field Will Fly By Earth This Afternoon (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma,
WA)
23. The
Hungriest Black Hole Ever Detected Gobbles a Sun-Sized Star Every Two Days (Gizmodo)
24. Watch
the Lights – Satellite Data Strongly Suggests That China, Russia & Other
Authoritarian Countries Are Fudging Their GDP Reports (Washington Post)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
25. Seattle
Passes Tax on Big Business to Fight Homelessness (Courthouse News Service)
26. Inslee,
Wyman Announce Funding for 2018 Washington State Ballot Return Postage
(Washington State Wire, Olympia)
27. Sports
Fans Wager Supreme Court Ruling Won’t Ruin Their Fun (Reuters)
GENERAL NEWS
28. It’s
Not Just Hawaii: The U-S Has 169 Volcanoes That Could Erupt (NY Times)
29. City
of Shelton Breaks Ground on Downtown Connector Project (Mason Web TV, Shelton,
WA)
30. Noise
Exposure Becoming ‘The New Secondhand Smoke’ (Oregonian, Portland)
31. Study:
Despite Modest Income, Nearly All Teachers Pay for Class Needs Out of Own
Pocket (USA Today)
32. Mike
Speaks - New Football Coach at Shelton High School (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
SNAKES, DOGS, PEACOCKS, GOATS ON A PLANE – DIVERSIONS
No More Emotional Support Goats — Or Growling Dogs —
Allowed, American Airlines Says
Squirrels Stash 50 Pounds of Pine Cones in Car Engine
Compartment
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/05/15/squirrels-pine-cones-car-engine/611530002/
Ex-Lawmaker: Naked Man Tackled on Alaska Airlines Flight from
Seattle
Tom Wolfe, Pioneering ‘New Journalist,’ Dead at 88
SONG OF THE DAY
Bill Conti – The Right Stuff (Suite, Movie Soundtrack)
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