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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Officials: Power Lines Ignited Fatal 2017 Blaze in
California (Associated Press)
Grant PUD: Washington State Carbon Fee Initiative Would
Increase Costs by Millions (iFiberOne News, Ephrata, WA)
To Save Orcas, Removing Snake River Dams May Not Be the
Answer, Feds Say (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
The Little Reactor That Could -- WA State Nuclear Plant
Continues to Break Records (Forbes Magazine)
Google Shutters Google+ After Security Flaw Exposed Data Of
At Least 500,000 Users (Reuters)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
1.
Officials: Power Lines Ignited Fatal 2017 Blaze
in California
2.
The Little Reactor That Could -- WA State
Nuclear Plant Continues to Break Records
3.
Liquefied Natural Gas Plant Would Cut Greenhouse
Gases — If the Fuel Comes from Canada, Report Says
4.
Lewis County PUD Commissioners Offer Manager Job
to Former Finalist Chris Roden
5.
New Officers Named for American Public Power
Association’s Business & Financial Section, Committees
6.
Massachusetts: Senators Say Utility ‘Woefully’
Unprepared for Gas Explosions
7.
To Save Orcas, Removing Snake River Dams May Not
Be the Answer, Feds Say
8.
Salmon, Orcas, Dams - Federal Agencies Hold
Webinar for Media
9.
Stormwater Runoff Is Killing Salmon – You Can
Help Find Where Fish Are Being Affected
10.
U-S Senate Passes Legislation to Compensate
Spokane Tribe for Losses from Grand Coulee Dam
11.
Invasive Crab Species Found in Waters off
Olympic Peninsula
12.
Montana Case Could Set FERC Precedent for Paired
Storage Treatment under PURPA
13.
Orsted, a Giant in Offshore Wind Farms, Makes a
Move in the U-S
14.
Demonstration Home in Sequim on Solar Energy
Tour
15.
Google Shutters Google+ After Security Flaw
Exposed Data Of At Least 500,000 Users
16.
5G Service Rolls Out — But Not without
Controversy
17.
Everett Wastewater Plant Wins $60,000.00
Snohomish PUD Award for Saving Energy
18.
Using Shade Trees for Energy Conservation
19.
Public Forum to Focus on Future of Capitol Lake,
Lower Deschutes River Watershed
20.
Grant PUD: Washington State Carbon Fee
Initiative Would Increase Costs by Millions
21.
Lewis PUD, Farm Bureau Oppose Carbon Fee
Initiative
22.
Grays Harbor PUD Opposes Carbon Fee
Initiative-1631
23.
Bill Gates Endorses Washington State’s
Carbon-Fee Ballot Measure
24.
New United Nations Climate Report Says Put a
High Price on Carbon
25.
Exxon Gives Million-Dollar Backing to Carbon Tax
Push
26.
The Future of Web Design Is Less, Not More
27.
Logo Leaves – Cleveland’s Chief Wahoo Sees an
Ironic End after Sweep to Houston
28.
Infographic: How Agencies Use Color in Their
Logos
29.
Don’t Send an Email Without Doing These Three
Things
30.
These Smart Tiles Will Generate Energy from
Footsteps
31.
Oregon County Group Misused Funds, Mismanaged
Budget, Investigation Finds
32.
Time to Vote on America’s Water Infrastructure
Act
33.
Want Election Results? On West Coast, Patience
Is Required
34.
Tumwater Brewery Fire Ignites City’s Frustration
over Property Access, Lack of Progress
35.
Thieves Caught Stealing Morton Kids’ Backpacks
Arrested by Police
36.
Shelton’s Paul Stamets – How the Mushroom Dream
of a ‘Long-Haired Hippie’ Could Help Save the World’s Bees
WORD OF THE DAY
Ambivalent • \am-BIV-uh-lunt\ • adjective 1: simultaneously
holding contradictory attitudes or feelings (as attraction & repulsion) toward
someone or something 2a: continually fluctuating (as between one thing &
its opposite) b: uncertain as to which approach to follow.
“I’m ambivalent about Horace’s looks,” frumped Juliette. “On
one hand, he’s one of the most handsome men I’ve ever met. But on the other
hand, the large, hairy wart on the very tip of his beautifully formed nose
absolutely repulses me.”
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
1.
Officials: Power Lines Ignited Fatal 2017 Blaze in
California (Associated Press)
2.
The Little Reactor That Could -- WA State
Nuclear Plant Continues to Break Records (Forbes Magazine)
3.
Liquefied Natural Gas Plant Would Cut Greenhouse
Gases — If the Fuel Comes from Canada, Report Says (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA –
Paywall Advisory)
4.
Lewis County PUD Commissioners Offer Manager Job
to Former Finalist Chris Roden (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
6.
Massachusetts: Senators Say Utility ‘Woefully’
Unprepared for Gas Explosions (Associated Press)
FISH & WILDLIFE
7.
To Save Orcas, Removing Snake River Dams May Not
Be the Answer, Feds Say (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
8.
Salmon, Orcas, Dams - Federal Agencies Hold
Webinar for Media (Bonneville Power Administration)
9.
Stormwater Runoff Is Killing Salmon – You Can
Help Find Where Fish Are Being Affected (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
10. U-S
Senate Passes Legislation to Compensate Spokane Tribe for Losses from Grand
Coulee Dam (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
11. Invasive
Crab Species Found in Waters off Olympic Peninsula (Associated Press)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
12. Montana
Case Could Set FERC Precedent for Paired Storage Treatment under PURPA (Utility
Dive)
13. Orsted,
a Giant in Offshore Wind Farms, Makes a Move in the U-S (NY Times)
14. Demonstration
Home in Sequim on Solar Energy Tour (Peninsula Daily News, Port Angeles, WA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
15. Google
Shutters Google+ After Security Flaw Exposed Data Of At Least 500,000 Users (Reuters)
16. 5G
Service Rolls Out — But Not without Controversy (Los Angeles Times, CA)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
17. Everett
Wastewater Plant Wins $60,000.00 Snohomish PUD Award for Saving Energy (My
Everett News, WA)
https://myeverettnews.com/2018/10/03/everett-wastewater-plant-wins-60000-00-award-for-saving-energy/
18. Using
Shade Trees for Energy Conservation (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
19. Public
Forum to Focus on Future of Capitol Lake, Lower Deschutes River Watershed (KMAS
Radio, Shelton, WA)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
20. Grant
PUD: Washington State Carbon Fee Initiative Would Increase Costs by Millions (iFiberOne
News, Ephrata, WA)
21. Lewis
PUD, Farm Bureau Oppose Carbon Fee Initiative (The Chronicle, Centralia, WA)
22. Grays
Harbor PUD Opposes Carbon Fee Initiative-1631 (KXRO Radio, Aberdeen, WA)
23. Bill
Gates Endorses Washington State’s Carbon-Fee Ballot Measure (Seattle Times, WA
– Paywall Advisory)
24. New
United Nations Climate Report Says Put a High Price on Carbon (NY Times)
25. Exxon
Gives Million-Dollar Backing to Carbon Tax Push (Axios)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
26. The
Future of Web Design Is Less, Not More (Fast Company)
27. Logo
Leaves – Cleveland’s Chief Wahoo Sees an Ironic End after Sweep to Houston (News
Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
28. Infographic:
How Agencies Use Color in Their Logos (AdWeek)
29. Don’t
Send an Email Without Doing These Three Things (Fast Company)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
30. These
Smart Tiles Will Generate Energy from Footsteps (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
31. Oregon
County Group Misused Funds, Mismanaged Budget, Investigation Finds (Oregonian, Portland)
32. Time
to Vote on America’s Water Infrastructure Act (Politico’s Morning Energy
33. Want
Election Results? On West Coast, Patience Is Required (Associated Press)
GENERAL NEWS
34. Tumwater
Brewery Fire Ignites City’s Frustration over Property Access, Lack of Progress
(Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
35. Thieves
Caught Stealing Morton Kids’ Backpacks Arrested by Police (KIRO Broadcasting,
Seattle, WA)
36. Shelton’s
Paul Stamets – How the Mushroom Dream of a ‘Long-Haired Hippie’ Could Help Save
the World’s Bees (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Sockeyes or Totems? Announcing the Winner of Our
(Unofficial) Tournament to Name Seattle’s NHL Team
Minnesota Birds Are Getting ‘Drunk’ On Fermented Berries,
Police Say
Man Wins Woman’s Weight in Beer at Wife-Carrying Contest
Lottery Ticket Leads FBI To Illinois Bank Robbery Suspect
SONG OF THE DAY
Doobie Brothers – Take Me in Your Arms
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