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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Solar Plan Collides with Farm Tradition in Pacific Northwest
(NY Times)
After an Epic Ecological Comeback, the Local, Versatile
Rockfish Has Become a Restaurant Rock Star (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
All Yakima Basin Irrigators at 100 Percent Water (Yakima
Herald Republic, WA)
Electricity Will Cost More in Seattle Next Year (KUOW Radio,
Seattle, WA)
Officials: Be Aware of Scams Targeting Jefferson PUD
Customers (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Electricity Will Cost More in Seattle Next Year
2.
Officials: Be Aware of Scams Targeting Jefferson
PUD Customers
3.
Revised Grant PUD Application Fees Proposed for
Industrial Customers
4.
Chelan PUD Approves Nonprofit Hydropower
Institute
5.
Sammamish Water Utility First to Install
Earthquake Early Warning Technology
6.
Natural Gas-Fired Electricity Generation This
Summer Expected to be Near Record High
7.
CEO of Puerto Rico’s Bankrupt Power Company
Abruptly Resigns
8.
Norway’s Oil Fund Sells Out of Buffett-Owned
Utility, Citing Coal Business
9.
Ten-Year-Old Girl Electrocuted while Trying to
Rescue Kittens From Behind a Dryer
10.
After an Epic Ecological Comeback, the Local,
Versatile Rockfish Has Become a Restaurant Rock Star
11.
EPA Provides NW Indian Fisheries Commission
$350K for Habitat Projects
12.
Op/Ed: Partisanship Shouldn’t Undermine Our
Fisheries
13.
Solar Plan Collides with Farm Tradition in
Pacific Northwest
14.
New York Power Users Fear Paying Twice for Clean
Energy Attributes
15.
A Deeper Look at 5G “...cost between $65,000
& $100,000 to deploy a new 5G node…”
16.
Tesla’s Latest Aim: Build 500,000 Cars a Year in
China
17.
Feeling the Heat? Energy Experts Share Ways to
Save While Keeping Cool
18.
All Yakima Basin Irrigators at 100 Percent Water
19.
Appeals Court Rejects Effort to Drain Yosemite
Reservoir
20.
On the Yuba River, Climate Change Means It’s
Time for a Dam Makeover
21.
Opinion: Washington State Carbon Tax Is About
Money, Not Science
22.
Twitter Will Remove Millions of Accounts from
Follower Numbers ‘To Build Trust’
23.
Journalists From Across the Country Line Up to
Help the Capital Gazette after Newsroom Massacre
24.
How Animals on Social Media Are Redefining Cute
25.
Uganda Protest over New Social Media Tax Turns
Violent
26.
Shelton City Council Approves Lease with YMCA
27.
Advocacy Center to Help North Mason Domestic
Violence Victims
28.
Shelton School District Offers Free
Back-To-School Immunization Clinic
29.
He’d Been Drinking & Had Fireworks. What
Could Go Wrong?
30.
“Haboob” & Rain Blast Arizona
31.
Peanut Allergies Spur Southwest to Switch Its
Free Onboard Snacks
WORD OF THE DAY
Shibboleth • \SHIBB-uh-leth\ • Noun - 1a: a word or saying
used by adherents of a party, sect, or belief and usually regarded by others as
empty of real meaning b: a widely held belief c: truism, platitude 2a: a use of
language regarded as distinctive of a particular group b: a custom or usage
regarded as distinguishing one group from others
“We are the party of the people!” proclaimed the animal
rights group spokesman. “Did he just realize what he said,” whispered the
dubious reporter to her seatmate over the odd shibboleth that rolled off the
tongue of the wide-eyed speaker.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Electricity Will Cost More in Seattle Next Year (KUOW
Radio, Seattle, WA)
2.
Officials: Be Aware of Scams Targeting Jefferson
PUD Customers (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
3.
Revised Grant PUD Application Fees Proposed for Industrial
Customers (Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wa)
4.
Chelan PUD Approves Nonprofit Hydropower
Institute (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
5.
Sammamish Water Utility First to Install
Earthquake Early Warning Technology (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)
6.
Natural Gas-Fired Electricity Generation This
Summer Expected to be Near Record High (U-S Energy Information Administration)
7.
CEO of Puerto Rico’s Bankrupt Power Company
Abruptly Resigns (Associated Press)
8.
Norway’s Oil Fund Sells Out of Buffett-Owned
Utility, Citing Coal Business (Seeking Alpha)
9.
Ten-Year-Old Girl Electrocuted while Trying to Rescue
Kittens From Behind a Dryer (The Evening Standard, UK)
FISH & WILDLIFE
10. After
an Epic Ecological Comeback, the Local, Versatile Rockfish Has Become a
Restaurant Rock Star (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
11. EPA
Provides NW Indian Fisheries Commission $350K for Habitat Projects (KBKW Radio,
Aberdeen, WA)
12. Op/Ed:
Partisanship Shouldn’t Undermine Our Fisheries (The Hill, Washington, DC)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/396249-partisanship-shouldnt-undermine-our-fisheries
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/396249-partisanship-shouldnt-undermine-our-fisheries
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
13. Solar
Plan Collides with Farm Tradition in Pacific Northwest (NY Times)
14. New
York Power Users Fear Paying Twice for Clean Energy Attributes (Utility Dive)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
15. A
Deeper Look at 5G “...cost between $65,000 & $100,000 to deploy a new 5G
node…” (Pots & Pans)
I SING THE CAR ELECTRIC
16. Tesla’s
Latest Aim: Build 500,000 Cars a Year in China (NY Times)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
17. Feeling
the Heat? Energy Experts Share Ways to Save While Keeping Cool (KEPR-TV, Tri-Cities,
WA)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
18. All
Yakima Basin Irrigators at 100 Percent Water (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
19. Appeals
Court Rejects Effort to Drain Yosemite Reservoir (Courthouse News Service)
20. On
the Yuba River, Climate Change Means It’s Time for a Dam Makeover (News Deeply)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
21. Opinion:
Washington State Carbon Tax Is About Money, Not Science (KIRO Broadcasting,
Seattle, WA)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
22. Twitter
Will Remove Millions of Accounts from Follower Numbers ‘To Build Trust’ (Mashable)
23. Journalists
From Across the Country Line Up to Help the Capital Gazette after Newsroom Massacre
(Washington Post)
24. How
Animals on Social Media Are Redefining Cute (Washington Post)
25. Uganda
Protest over New Social Media Tax Turns Violent (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
26. Shelton
City Council Approves Lease with YMCA (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)
27. Advocacy
Center to Help North Mason Domestic Violence Victims (Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, WA
– Paywall Advisory)
28. Shelton
School District Offers Free Back-To-School Immunization Clinic (KMAS Radio,
Shelton, WA)
29. He’d
Been Drinking & Had Fireworks. What Could Go Wrong? (Tri-City Herald,
Kennewick, WA)
30. “Haboob”
& Rain Blast Arizona (WTVG-TV, Toledo, OH)
31. Peanut
Allergies Spur Southwest to Switch Its Free Onboard Snacks (Los Angeles Times,
CA)
SNAKES IN THE HARD DRIVE – DIVERSIONS
Live Python ‘Artfully Concealed’ in Hard Drive Enclosure
Fails to Get on Plane
World’s Ugliest Dog Dies Weeks after Winning Title
Lithuanian Couple Win World Wife-Carrying Championship Title
in Finland
Another Mud Day Oozes into the Books near Detroit
SONG OF THE DAY
Henry Gross - Shannon
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