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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES
Washington State Lawmakers Set to Kick Off 60-Day Session
(Associated Press)
Op/Ed; Columbia River Treaty Talks Offer Hope for River, Native
Peoples (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Atlantic Salmon-Farming Company Sues Washington State to
Keep Its Port Angeles Site Open (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Snowpack Update: Slightly Low Today – More Snow is Expected (Cliff
Mass Weather Blog)
Carbon Taxing: A Distinction with a Difference, Franz/Inslee
(Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
- Op/Ed; Columbia River Treaty Talks Offer Hope for River, Native Peoples
- Report: Neglect & Human Error Led to Near-Catastrophe at Oroville Dam
- Australia: Blackout Concerns Run High as Temperatures Soar
- Dr. Wood: If You Have Special Needs, Planning for an Emergency Is Essential
- Tacoma Restaurant Owner, Utility Board Chair Running to Lead Washington State Republican Party
- Atlantic Salmon-Farming Company Sues Washington State to Keep Its Port Angeles Site Open
- California Coho Salmon to Remain on Endangered List
- Snowpack Update: Slightly Low Today – More Snow is Expected
- Tidal Energy Capture Poised for Growth
- Pot Industry Frets, Then Shrugs Off Sessions’ New Policy
- Spokane County Air Pollution Regulators Approve New Rules, Fees to Battle Smelly Marijuana Farms
- Environmentalists Alarmed at Marijuana Industry’s Massive Use of Carbon-Based Electricity
- Carbon Taxing: A Distinction with a Difference, Franz/Inslee
- Some Comcast Customers Are Reporting Increased Internet Speeds, Free of Charge
- Apple Investors Urge Action on ‘Smartphone Addiction’
- Op/Ed: FCC Uses Bogus Data to Show Big Increases in Broadband Access
- As Low-Power Local Radio Rises, Tiny Voices Become a Collective Shout
- Here’s How People Say Google Home & Alexa Impact Their Lives
- Washington State Lawmakers Set to Kick Off 60-Day Session
- Things to Watch In the Washington State Legislature This Year
- Q&A: Gov. Jay Inslee Talks Carbon Pricing, Trump, & Open Washington State Government
- Washington State Republican Sen. Doug Ericksen Appointed to EPA Adviser Job
- Pierce County Deputy Shot during Chase Dies from Gunshot Wounds
- Rattlesnake Ridge: Officials Say Slide May Happen Later than First Predicted
- Weather & Climate Disasters Cost the U-S a Record $306 Billion in 2017
- “Period of Maximum Constraint” – If You Think Seattle Traffic Is Bad Now, Just Wait until These Projects Start
- Costco Invites Customers Upset with Sugary Drink Tax to Shop outside Seattle
Salubrious • \suh-LOO-bree-us\ • Adjective – Favorable to or
promoting health or well-being
“C’mon dear, just take the spoonful of medicine like a good
boy,” cooed Derwent’s mother. Even as an inarticulate child the boy knew
instinctively that all salubrious brews tasted awful. “If only she’d give that
dreck to me with a spoonful of sugar…the medicine would go down a lot better,”
his inner voice intoned.
ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES
Op/Ed; Columbia River Treaty Talks Offer Hope for River,
Native Peoples (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Report: Neglect & Human Error Led to Near-Catastrophe at
Oroville Dam (Courthouse News Service)
Australia: Blackout Concerns Run High as Temperatures Soar
(Nine News)
Dr. Wood: If You Have Special Needs, Planning for an Emergency
Is Essential (Olympian, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Tacoma Restaurant Owner, Utility Board Chair Running to Lead
Washington State Republican Party (News Tribune, Tacoma, WA – Paywall Advisory)
FISH & WILDLIFE
Atlantic Salmon-Farming Company Sues Washington State to
Keep Its Port Angeles Site Open (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
California Coho Salmon to Remain on Endangered List (Courthouse
News Service)
WATER, THE SOURCE OF ALL LIFE
Snowpack Update: Slightly Low Today – More Snow is Expected (Cliff
Mass Weather Blog)
RENEWABLE ENERGY & SELF STORAGE
Tidal Energy Capture Poised for Growth (The Daily,
University of Washington, Seattle, WA)
KILOWATTS FOR CANNABIS
Pot Industry Frets, Then Shrugs Off Sessions’ New Policy (Associated
Press)
Spokane County Air Pollution Regulators Approve New Rules,
Fees to Battle Smelly Marijuana Farms (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
Environmentalists Alarmed at Marijuana Industry’s Massive
Use of Carbon-Based Electricity (Washington Times)
CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT
Carbon Taxing: A Distinction with a Difference, Franz/Inslee
(Washington State Wire, Olympia, WA)
TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Some Comcast Customers Are Reporting Increased Internet
Speeds, Free of Charge (Sacramento Bee, CA)
Apple Investors Urge Action on ‘Smartphone Addiction’ (British
Broadcasting Corporation)
Op/Ed: FCC Uses Bogus Data to Show Big Increases in
Broadband Access (The Daily Yonder)
http://www.dailyyonder.com/fcc-uses-bogus-data-show-big-increases-broadband-access/2018/01/08/23104/
PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING & MEDIA
As Low-Power Local Radio Rises, Tiny Voices Become a
Collective Shout (NY Times)
Here’s How People Say Google Home & Alexa Impact Their
Lives – People are increasingly willing to let go of their privacy concerns in
exchange for a whole lot of convenience (Fast Company)
GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
Washington State Lawmakers Set to Kick Off 60-Day Session (Associated
Press)
Things to Watch In the Washington State Legislature This
Year (Associated Press)
Q&A: Gov. Jay Inslee Talks Carbon Pricing, Trump, & Open
Washington State Government (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall Advisory)
Washington State Republican Sen. Doug Ericksen Appointed to EPA
Adviser Job (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)
GENERAL NEWS
Pierce County Deputy Shot during Chase Dies from Gunshot
Wounds (Associated Press)
Rattlesnake Ridge: Officials Say Slide May Happen Later than
First Predicted (Yakima Herald Republic, WA)
Weather & Climate Disasters Cost the U-S a Record $306
Billion in 2017 (Mashable)
http://mashable.com/2018/01/08/2017-record-year-billion-dollar-disasters-third-warmest/#Sapv_AFNXmql
“Period of Maximum Constraint” – If You Think Seattle Traffic
Is Bad Now, Just Wait until These Projects Start (Seattle Times, WA – Paywall
Advisory)
Costco Invites Customers Upset with Sugary Drink Tax to Shop
outside Seattle (KGW-TV, Portland, OR)
ALLIGATORS IN THE SEWER – DIVERSIONS
Winning $570 Million Powerball Ticket Sold in New Hampshire
Ohio: Postal Carriers Say Aggressive Turkeys Stopping Mail
Service
Connecticut Baseball Team Offering Yoga with Goats
The Story of How Otis Redding’s ‘Dock of the Bay’ Got Released
https://www.npr.org/2018/01/08/576413464/the-story-of-how-otis-reddings-dock-of-the-bay-got-released
SONG OF THE DAY
Otis Redding - Sitting On the Dock of the Bay
Justin Timberlake & Steve Cropper – Sitting On the Dock
of the Bay (Cropper co-wrote)
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