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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Despite Shutdowns, Richland Nuclear Plant Ranked Top
Performer after All (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Legal Maneuvers Resist Solar Farms on Farmland in Oregon,
Washington (Northwest Public Broadcasting)
Washington State Law Ordered Public Agencies to Buy Electric
Cars – They’re Falling Short, Report Says. (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
Cryptocurrency Mining in Tri-Cities Requires New Electricity
Policy (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
Op/Ed: Donnelly: Courts Shouldn’t Be Managing Columbia River
(Vancouver Columbian, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Despite Shutdowns, Richland Nuclear Plant Ranked
Top Performer after All
2.
Cryptocurrency Mining in Tri-Cities Requires New
Electricity Policy
3.
Snohomish PUD Switches On Two New Hydro Projects
near Snoqualmie Falls
4.
Canadian Public Meeting Dates Set for Columbia
River Treaty Consultations
5.
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation Not Taking a Stand on Dam Removal
6.
Benton PUD Is Not Calling You. It’s a Scam
7.
Canada: Peace River Dam Flood Zone Continues to
Reveal Biological Treasures
8.
Op/Ed: The Shifting Winds of the Northwest
Energy World
9.
Editorial: President Trump’s Energy Bailout Is a
Big Mistake
10.
New Jersey: Owner of Nation’s Oldest Nuclear
Power Plant Files $1.4 Billion Closing Plan
11.
With A Notable Legacy, the Tennessee Valley
Authority Says It Is Becoming a ‘Utility of the Future’
12.
Duke Agrees to Cut North Carolina Grid
Modernization Plan by $5.3 Billion
13.
Op/Ed: Donnelly: Courts Shouldn’t Be Managing
Columbia River
14.
Legal Maneuvers Resist Solar Farms on Farmland
in Oregon, Washington
15.
California: Tule Wind Project Back Up after
Being Offline for More Than Five Weeks
16.
Will FERC Uphold State Support for Clean Energy?
17.
A Year after President Trump’s Paris Pullout,
U-S Companies Are Driving a Renewables Boom
18.
So How Do Wind Turbines Work, Anyway?
19.
Frustration at Google Fiber Delays Grow in
Numerous Cities
20.
Comcast Settles Oregon Property Tax Dispute,
Will Pay $155 Million
21.
Restricting Rural Utility Service Funding
22.
Washington State Law Ordered Public Agencies to
Buy Electric Cars – They’re Falling Short, Report Says.
23.
California to Spend $768 Million toward Cleaning
Up Carbon Emission
24.
Mason PUD 1 Welcomes over 650 New Water
Customers
25.
Oregon: Toxins Decrease in Salem’s Water, But
More Apologies from City Officials
26.
Judge Brings EPA to Fore on Climate Change
Position
27.
That Texas Natural Gas Power Plant with No
Carbon Emissions or Air Pollution? It Works.
28.
Facebook Disputes Report It Grants Phone Makers
Deep Data Access
29.
Selfie Inflicted Damage? Social Media’s Growing
Role in Mountaineering Mishaps
30.
Six Public Speaking Tips for the First Two
Minutes of Any Presentation
31.
California: City Leaders – Tax Plans Aimed at
Apple, Google Could Start Wave
32.
Business Economists Worry About a Possible
Recession in 2020
33.
Jon Tester, a Democrat in Deep-Red Montana,
Isn’t Sweating Trump’s Threats
34.
Mason County Residents Opposed to ‘Septic
Lagoon’ Despite State Paving Way for Approval
35.
Bonney Lake Teen Found Safe by Puyallup Police
36.
National Park Service to Relocate Western
Regional Office to Vancouver, Wash.
37.
Paul Bunyan Grand Parade Award Winners
38.
Result of Forest Festival Goldsborough Creek Run
& Walk
WORD OF THE DAY
Nota Bene • \note-uh BEEN-ee\ • From the Latin, mark well.
Used to call attention to something important (Used as a phrase or the
initials: NB)
Alfredo was confused by his employer’s misreading of a complex
contract with a new client. Although he had peppered the document with nota
bene references to an extensive appendix, the warnings never got through.
Unbeknownst to ‘Fredo, his boss misunderstood the references. The executive thought
“NB” notes in the document’s margins were bizarre doodlings about “New
Brunswick, Canada”.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Despite Shutdowns, Richland Nuclear Plant Ranked
Top Performer after All (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
2.
Cryptocurrency Mining in Tri-Cities Requires New
Electricity Policy (Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, WA)
3.
Snohomish PUD Switches On Two New Hydro Projects
near Snoqualmie Falls (Everett Herald, WA)
4.
Canadian Public Meeting Dates Set for Columbia
River Treaty Consultations (Columbia Valley Pioneer, BC)
5.
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation Not Taking a Stand on Dam Removal (My Columbia Basin, Pendleton,
OR)
6.
Benton PUD Is Not Calling You. It’s a Scam (Tri-City
Herald, Kennewick, WA)
7.
Canada: Peace River Dam Flood Zone Continues to
Reveal Biological Treasures (Victoria Times Colonist, BC)
8.
Op/Ed: The Shifting Winds of the Northwest Energy
World (Idaho Press)
9.
Editorial: President Trump’s Energy Bailout Is a
Big Mistake (Washington Examiner)
10. New
Jersey: Owner of Nation’s Oldest Nuclear Power Plant Files $1.4 Billion Closing
Plan (Associated Press)
11. With
A Notable Legacy, the Tennessee Valley Authority Says It Is Becoming a ‘Utility
of the Future’ (Forbes Magazine)
12. Duke
Agrees to Cut North Carolina Grid Modernization Plan by $5.3 Billion (Utility
Dive)
FISH & WILDLIFE
13. Op/Ed:
Donnelly: Courts Shouldn’t Be Managing Columbia River (Vancouver Columbian, WA)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
14. Legal
Maneuvers Resist Solar Farms on Farmland in Oregon, Washington (Northwest
Public Broadcasting)
15. California:
Tule Wind Project Back Up after Being Offline for More Than Five Weeks (San
Diego Union-Tribune, CA)
16. Will
FERC Uphold State Support for Clean Energy? (Utility Dive)
17. A
Year after President Trump’s Paris Pullout, U-S Companies Are Driving a
Renewables Boom (NY Times)
18. So
How Do Wind Turbines Work, Anyway? (Earther)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
19. Frustration
at Google Fiber Delays Grow in Numerous Cities (Broadband Reports)
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Frustration-at-Google-Fiber-Delays-Grow-in-Numerous-Cities-141938
20. Comcast
Settles Oregon Property Tax Dispute, Will Pay $155 Million (Oregonian,
Portland)
21. Restricting
Rural Utility Service Funding “giant telcos are not willing to invest in their
own networks – but they also don’t want anybody else building there…” (Pots
& Pans)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
22. Washington
State Law Ordered Public Agencies to Buy Electric Cars – They’re Falling Short,
Report Says. (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
23. California
to Spend $768 Million toward Cleaning Up Carbon Emission (Christian Science
Monitor)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
24. Mason
PUD 1 Welcomes over 650 New Water Customers (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
25. Oregon:
Toxins Decrease in Salem’s Water, But More Apologies from City Officials (Oregon
Public Broadcasting)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
26. Judge
Brings EPA to Fore on Climate Change Position (Courthouse News Service)
27. That
Texas Natural Gas Power Plant with No Carbon Emissions or Air Pollution? It Works.
(Vox)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
28. Facebook
Disputes Report It Grants Phone Makers Deep Data Access (Spokesman Review, Spokane,
WA)
29. Selfie
Inflicted Damage? Social Media’s Growing Role in Mountaineering Mishaps (Yakima
Herald Republic, WA)
30. Six
Public Speaking Tips for the First Two Minutes of Any Presentation (PR News)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
31. California:
City Leaders – Tax Plans Aimed at Apple, Google Could Start Wave (Vancouver
Columbian, WA)
32. Business
Economists Worry About a Possible Recession in 2020 (USA Today)
33. Jon
Tester, a Democrat in Deep-Red Montana, Isn’t Sweating Trump’s Threats (NY
Times)
GENERAL NEWS
34. Mason
County Residents Opposed to ‘Septic Lagoon’ Despite State Paving Way for Approval
(Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA – Paywall Advisory)
35. Bonney
Lake Teen Found Safe by Puyallup Police (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
https://www.kiro7.com/news/south-sound-news/bonney-lake-teen-found-safe-by-puyallup-police/761201026
36. National
Park Service to Relocate Western Regional Office to Vancouver, Wash. (Seattle
Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
37. Paul
Bunyan Grand Parade Award Winners (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
38. Result
of Forest Festival Goldsborough Creek Run & Walk (Mason Web TV, Shelton,
WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Cat Running for Mayor of Bend Hopes to Raise Political
Awareness
Small Asteroid Hits Earth Hours after Being Spotted by Astronomers
Italians Shocked by Man’s Selfie after Train Accident in Piacenza
Boise Football Team Won a Championship, Then Helped Rescue
Two People on the Drive Home
SONG OF THE DAY
Bad Company - Shooting Star
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