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Weather Forecast for January 2, 2018
HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Natural Gas: NW Natural Seeks $40 Million Rate Hike
(Oregonian, Portland)
Oregon Regulators Say Tax Cut Could Mean Savings for Utility
Customers (Portland Business Journal, OR)
Prediction #4: No Carbon Bill in Regular Session; Inslee
Calls Special Session (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
Apple Wind Farm in Oregon Will Use 51 Vestas Turbines
(Denver Business Journal, CO)
https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2017/12/29/apple-wind-farm-in-oregon-will-use-51-vestas.html
https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2017/12/29/apple-wind-farm-in-oregon-will-use-51-vestas.html
Oregon: City of Rainier Approves LED Replacements –
Clatskanie PUD Incentives Cover Nearly Half of Project Cost (St Helens
Chronicle, OR)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Natural Gas: NW Natural Seeks $40 Million Rate Hike
- Oregon Regulators Say Tax Cut Could Mean Savings for Utility Customers
- After Tax Overhaul, Utility Regulators Are Pushing for Lower Customer Rates
- Renewable Energy Group Makes It Official: No Crude Oil Plans for Port of Grays Harbor
- British Columbia: Columbia River Treaty – What’s on the Table?
- Georgia: Frigid Cold (sic) Causing Power Overloads, Outages in Northeast Georgia
- Florida Utilities Eye Recovery of Millions in Hurricane Irma Costs
- South Carolina: Santee Cooper Chairman Reverses Course. Resigns after Fighting for His Job
- Rhode Island: Editorial – Highest Price in the World
- Detroit: Two Fatally Electrocuted in Alleged Attempt to Steal Copper Wiring – Fused Together
- Microsoft Grant Shows How Artificial Intelligence Could Help Salmon Recovery
- Rules That Limit Boat Noise Off British Columbia Coast Are Helping Endangered Killer Whales, Study Says
- Apple Wind Farm in Oregon Will Use 51 Vestas Turbines
- Wyoming Ranch Benefits from Partnership with Wind Energy
- Report: More Utility Customers Produced Electricity in 2016
- Puerto Rico Blackout Sparks Interest in Solar Power for Island’s Electric Grid
- Oregon: City of Rainier Approves LED Replacements – Clatskanie PUD Incentives Cover Nearly Half of Project Cost
- Fighting Climate Change, One Laundry Load at a Time
- California In; Pot Legal along Entire West Coast
- Prediction #4: No Carbon Bill in Regular Session; Inslee Calls Special Session
- Tesla the Car Is a Household Name. Long Ago, So Was Nikola Tesla.
- From Stools to Fuels: The Street Lamp That Runs on Dog Doo
- AT&T Says All U-S States Will Use Its Public Safety Network
- Streaming Becomes Mainstream as Cord-Cutting Accelerates
- President Trump & Congress Prepare to Tackle Broadband Expansion in 2018
- How Do You Turn an Ad Into a Meme? Two Words: Dilly Dilly
- County Governments in Washington State Demand More Money from State
- Editorial: Four Most Interesting Policy Trends I’m Watching This 2018 Washington State Legislative Session
- Washington State Car-Tab Tax Initiative Fails to Garner Enough Signatures
- Lawsuit against Indianapolis Stems from Worker’s ‘Chronic Body Odor’
- Five Tacoma Family Members Die in Crash during Christmas Trip to Mexico
- Record-Breaking Cold Sweeps U-S in First Days of 2018
- A Meteorological ‘Bomb’ Is Set To Go Off Along the East Coast – Dangerous Cold Will Soon Follow
- Congrats? Seattle Completes Wettest Four-Year Stretch in Recorded History
- Shelton City Commission Changing Meeting Schedule in 2018
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ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Natural Gas: NW Natural Seeks $40 Million Rate Hike
(Oregonian, Portland)
Oregon Regulators Say Tax Cut Could Mean Savings for Utility
Customers (Portland Business Journal, OR)
After Tax Overhaul, Utility Regulators Are Pushing for Lower
Customer Rates (Utility Dive)
Renewable Energy Group Makes It Official: No Crude Oil Plans
for Port of Grays Harbor (Aberdeen Daily World, WA)
http://www.thedailyworld.com/news/reg-makes-it-official-no-crude-oil-plans-for-port-of-grays-harbor/
British Columbia: Columbia River Treaty – What’s on the Table?
(Trail Times, BC)
Georgia: Frigid Cold (sic) Causing Power Overloads, Outages in
Northeast Georgia (Athens Banner-Herald, GA)
Florida Utilities Eye Recovery of Millions in Hurricane Irma
Costs (Utility Dive)
South Carolina: Santee Cooper Chairman Reverses Course. Resigns
after Fighting for His Job (South Strand News, Georgetown, SC)
Rhode Island: Editorial – Highest Price in the World
(Providence Journal, RI)
Detroit: Two Fatally Electrocuted in Alleged Attempt to
Steal Copper Wiring – Fused Together (New York Post)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Microsoft Grant Shows How Artificial Intelligence Could Help
Salmon Recovery (KNKX Radio, Tacoma, WA)
Rules That Limit Boat Noise Off British Columbia Coast Are
Helping Endangered Killer Whales, Study Says (Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Apple Wind Farm in Oregon Will Use 51 Vestas Turbines
(Denver Business Journal, CO)
https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2017/12/29/apple-wind-farm-in-oregon-will-use-51-vestas.html
https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2017/12/29/apple-wind-farm-in-oregon-will-use-51-vestas.html
Wyoming Ranch Benefits from Partnership with Wind Energy
(Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne, WY)
Report: More Utility Customers Produced Electricity in 2016
(Associated Press)
Puerto Rico Blackout Sparks Interest in Solar Power for
Island’s Electric Grid (Washington Examiner)
CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY
Oregon: City of Rainier Approves LED Replacements –
Clatskanie PUD Incentives Cover Nearly Half of Project Cost (St Helens
Chronicle, OR)
Fighting Climate Change, One Laundry Load at a Time (NY
Times)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
California In; Pot Legal along Entire West Coast (KOIN-TV,
Portland, OR)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Prediction #4: No Carbon Bill in Regular Session; Inslee Calls
Special Session (Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI – SEETHING STEW OF SCIENCE
Tesla the Car Is a Household Name. Long Ago, So Was Nikola
Tesla. (NY Times)
From Stools to Fuels: The Street Lamp That Runs on Dog Doo
(The Guardian, UK)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
AT&T Says All U-S States Will Use Its Public Safety
Network (Reuters)
Streaming Becomes Mainstream as Cord-Cutting Accelerates
(Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
President Trump & Congress Prepare to Tackle Broadband
Expansion in 2018 (Washington Examiner)
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
How Do You Turn an Ad Into a Meme? Two Words: Dilly Dilly
(NY Times)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
County Governments in Washington State Demand More Money
from State (Northwest Public Radio)
Editorial: Four Most Interesting Policy Trends I’m Watching
This 2018 Washington State Legislative Session (Washington Wire, Olympia, WA)
Washington State Car-Tab Tax Initiative Fails to Garner
Enough Signatures (Associated Press)
Lawsuit against Indianapolis Stems from Worker’s ‘Chronic
Body Odor’ (USA Today)
GENERAL NEWS
Five Tacoma Family Members Die in Crash during Christmas
Trip to Mexico (KCPQ-TV, Seattle/Tacoma, WA)
Record-Breaking Cold Sweeps U-S in First Days of 2018 (Christian
Science Monitor)
A Meteorological ‘Bomb’ Is Set To Go Off Along the East
Coast – Dangerous Cold Will Soon Follow (Mashable)
Congrats? Seattle Completes Wettest Four-Year Stretch in
Recorded History (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Shelton City Commission Changing Meeting Schedule in 2018
(KMAS Radio, Shelton, WA)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Words Banned for the New Year? ‘Fake News’ Gets Top Vote
Glitch in South Carolina Lottery Could Mean $19.6 Million in
Winnings
Definition Mission: A Rhyming Limerick for Each English Word
Police: Woman Ruined $300K Worth Of Art on Date with Lawyer
SONG OF THE DAY
Van Morrison – Celtic Ray
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