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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
U-S Supreme Court Tie in Salmon-Habitat Case Will Cost
Washington State (Courthouse News Service)
Pacific Gas & Electric May Face Criminal Charges after
Probe of Deadly Wildfires (Bloomberg News)
One State’s Plan to Save a Protected Species (Salmon) Is to
Kill another Species – Sea Lions (Washington Post)
The FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Are Officially Repealed
Today. Here’s What That Really Means. (Washington Post)
UPDATE: Total of Five People Killed in Explosion, Fire near
Brinnon (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric May Face Criminal
Charges after Probe of Deadly Wildfires
2.
NuScale ‘Breakthrough’ Could Allow 20% Uprate of
Small Nukes
3.
Major Alaska Gas Utility Deal Nearly Complete
4.
Hugh Haffner, Long-Time Clallam County PUD
Commissioner Suffers Stroke, Resigns from Post
5.
Shifts of Market & Region
6.
Consumer Choice Has Suddenly Revolutionized the
Electricity Business in California – Utilities Are Striking Back
7.
Cryptocurrency Selloff Deepens; Bitcoin Is Down
More Than 50% This Year
8.
Apple’s New Guidelines for the iOS App Store
Include a Total Ban on Crypto-Mining
9.
U-S Supreme Court Tie in Salmon-Habitat Case
Will Cost Washington State
10.
One State’s Plan to Save a Protected Species
(Salmon) Is to Kill another Species – Sea Lions
11.
Bill Sacrifices Willamette Falls Sea Lions to
Save Salmon
12.
Washington State Could Pull Plug on Naches Fish
Hatchery as Way to Scale Back Costs
13.
Panel Discusses Kittitas County Solar Projects,
Agricultural Land
14.
Solar Energy Developers Eager to Lease
Washington State-Owned Grazing Lands
15.
Sustainable Missoula: Solar Is No Longer an
‘Alternative’ Energy Source
16.
The Kilauea Eruption Flooded Hawaii’s First
Geothermal Plant. What Next?
17.
Op/Ed: State Renewable Energy Mandates Can Do
More Harm than Good
18.
The FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Are Officially
Repealed Today. Here’s What That Really Means.
19.
Net Neutrality Is Dead Again, But It’s Not
Buried
20.
Net Neutrality Rollback Tests Mettle of Small
& Low-Income Schools
21.
FCC Helps Some Rural Broadband Providers
22.
5G: What Is It Good For?
23.
Tennessee Valley Authority Phases Out Rebates
for Home Energy Upgrades That Do Not Build Their Electric Load
24.
Microsoft Is Using Artificial Intelligence to
Cut the Cloud’s Electric Bill
25.
Puget Sound Waters Are Turning Orange &
Cascade Snow Is Becoming Pink. Neither Are Good Signs
26.
DC Circuit Rejects Energy Industry Challenge to
How EPA Interprets Court Rulings
27.
Oregon Capital City’s Toxic Water Advisory
Extended Two Weeks
28.
New Director Brings Sense of Urgency to Chehalis
Basin’s Work
29.
Ontario’s Election Brought Down Carbon Prices
2,000 Miles Away
30.
Facebook Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data
on Users & Friends
31.
Judge Orders Washington State Prison to Provide
Ramadan Meals
32.
Enough Signatures Collected to Get Repeal of
Seattle’s Head Tax on November Ballot
33.
Toronto Stocks Trade Higher, Loonie Moves Lower
after Trump Trade Tirade
34.
UPDATE: Total of Five People Killed in Explosion,
Fire near Brinnon
35.
Aberdeen Mayor Says Recovery Efforts Are
Underway after Fire: ‘Our History Is Not Lost’
36.
Financially Ailing Grays Harbor Hospital Has
Paid $1 Million to Consulting Firm
37.
Washington State is Number One? 2018’s Best
& Worst State Economies
38.
Baby Raccoons Rescued from Mason County Crash
WORD OF THE DAY
Abscond • \ab-SKOND\ • Intransitive verb: to depart secretly
& hide oneself
Huzzah! Shouted Arthur Dent as he absconded with the
spaceship for the heart of the sun; unaware of the dangers that lurked in his near
future.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Pacific Gas & Electric May Face Criminal
Charges after Probe of Deadly Wildfires (Bloomberg News)
2.
NuScale ‘Breakthrough’ Could Allow 20% Uprate of
Small Nukes (Utility Dive)
3.
Major Alaska Gas Utility Deal Nearly Complete
(Fairbanks News Miner, AK)
4.
Hugh Haffner, Long-Time Clallam County PUD Commissioner
Suffers Stroke, Resigns from Post (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
5.
Shifts of Market & Region (Idaho State
Journal)
6.
Consumer Choice Has Suddenly Revolutionized the
Electricity Business in California – Utilities Are Striking Back (Los Angeles
Times, CA)
7.
Cryptocurrency Selloff Deepens; Bitcoin Is Down
More Than 50% This Year (Los Angeles Times, CA)
8.
Apple’s New Guidelines for the iOS App Store
Include a Total Ban on Crypto-Mining (Gizmodo)
FISH & WILDLIFE
9.
U-S Supreme Court Tie in Salmon-Habitat Case
Will Cost Washington State (Courthouse News Service)
10. One
State’s Plan to Save a Protected Species (Salmon) Is to Kill another Species –
Sea Lions (Washington Post)
11. Bill
Sacrifices Willamette Falls Sea Lions to Save Salmon (Portland Tribune, OR)
12. Washington
State Could Pull Plug on Naches Fish Hatchery as Way to Scale Back Costs
(Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
13. Panel
Discusses Kittitas County Solar Projects, Agricultural Land (Ellensburg Daily
Record, WA)
14. Solar
Energy Developers Eager to Lease Washington State-Owned Grazing Lands
(Northwest Public Radio)
15. Sustainable
Missoula: Solar Is No Longer an ‘Alternative’ Energy Source (Missoula Current,
MT)
16. The
Kilauea Eruption Flooded Hawaii’s First Geothermal Plant. What Next? (The Daily
Beast)
17. Op/Ed:
State Renewable Energy Mandates Can Do More Harm than Good (The Hill,
Washington, DC)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
18. The
FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules Are Officially Repealed Today. Here’s What That
Really Means. (Washington Post)
19. Net
Neutrality Is Dead Again, But It’s Not Buried (Gizmodo)
20. Net
Neutrality Rollback Tests Mettle of Small & Low-Income Schools (Christian
Science Monitor)
21. FCC
Helps Some Rural Broadband Providers - Agency votes not to apply USF
contribution rules (Broadcasting & Cable)
22. 5G:
What Is It Good For? (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory – Rural users will
benefit? Who’s gonna build the infrastructure & load up all the
transmitters to make it technically feasible…not to mention financially
feasible?)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
23. Tennessee
Valley Authority Phases Out Rebates for Home Energy Upgrades That Do Not Build
Their Electric Load (Knoxville News, TN)
24. Microsoft
Is Using Artificial Intelligence to Cut the Cloud’s Electric Bill (Fast
Company)
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOT LOCKER
25. Puget
Sound Waters Are Turning Orange & Cascade Snow Is Becoming Pink. Neither
Are Good Signs (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
26. DC
Circuit Rejects Energy Industry Challenge to How EPA Interprets Court Rulings (Courthouse
News Service)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
27. Oregon
Capital City’s Toxic Water Advisory Extended Two Weeks (Associated Press)
28. New
Director Brings Sense of Urgency to Chehalis Basin’s Work (The Chronicle,
Centralia, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
29. Ontario’s
Election Brought Down Carbon Prices 2,000 Miles Away (Bloomberg News)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
30. Facebook
Gave Device Makers Deep Access to Data on Users & Friends (NY Times)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
31. Judge
Orders Washington State Prison to Provide Ramadan Meals (Associated Press)
32. Enough
Signatures Collected to Get Repeal of Seattle’s Head Tax on November Ballot (KIRO
Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
33. Toronto
Stocks Trade Higher, Loonie Moves Lower after Trump Trade Tirade (Victoria
Times Colonist, BC)
GENERAL NEWS
34. UPDATE:
Total of Five People Killed in Explosion, Fire near Brinnon (Peninsula Daily
News, Port Angeles, WA)
35. Aberdeen
Mayor Says Recovery Efforts Are Underway after Fire: ‘Our History Is Not Lost’
(KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
36. Financially
Ailing Grays Harbor Hospital Has Paid $1 Million to Consulting Firm (Olympian,
WA – Paywall Advisory)
37. Washington
State is Number One? 2018’s Best & Worst State Economies (WalletHub)
38. Baby
Raccoons Rescued from Mason County Crash (KHQ-TV, Spokane, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Florida Didn’t Run FBI Background Checks on Gun Buyers for a
Year Because of a Forgotten Login
Kim Jong Un Impersonator Questioned on Arrival in Singapore
IHOP Becomes IHOb, the International House of ... Burgers?
Pet Monkey Attacks Home Depot Employee after Owner Brought
It Shopping
SONG OF THE DAY
Laurie Johnson – Dr. Strangelove: Bomb run (Soundtrack)
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